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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-30
william Thorpc Dead

William Thorne an aged and respected
resident of this city died Sunday at the
nome Of his daughter, Mrs. William Ortt
aged 20 years After the death of his
wife about six years ago he lived with his
daughter, Mrs. johnson, in Mecosta county
out recently has resided here He was
oorn in New York state and was a
veteran of the civil war
The funeral service was held at his
late residence Wednesday, Rev. n. j.
Myers Of the Congres ational church offici-
atlng There were many beautiful
flowers and the National flag draped the
casket. A large number of comrades
we're present besioes the friends and his
remains were laid to rest in the River
Ridge cemetery. He leaves six children,
Harry Thorne and Mrs Ortt, Bedding,
Mrs. L. E. Johnson, Mecosta, M. E.
Thorne, Wexford county, and two children
in Portland, Ore.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-30
HIS EFFORT NOT APPRECIATED.
Young Mans Voice Really Impressed
Congregation, But

Jacob II. Schiff, on the way to Egypt
on the Caronia, was criticising In the
smoke-room the tenor singing OF a
young man who gave, all by himself.
a little musicale every night after
dinner.
with a voice like that" said Mr..
Schiff, zone is apt to meet with ex-
traordinary experiences.
Il have a friend with a voice like
that, a young broker. For his Christ
mas holidays my friend made little
tour of New England, visiting many
quaint old houses, many picturesque
churches.
"One Sunday he went to church In
Salem or Gloucester or some such
place. and lifted up his tenor voice In
the hymns and responses with fervor
and force that made the congregation
stare.
PLEASED with the attention he at
tracted my friend threw back his head,
pulled out his chest. and, abandoning
the last vestige of restraint, sang with
all his might and main. A high note
was approaching. He collected all
his powers to meet it. They were
staring at him now-well, he would
give them something to stare for.
What a glorious thing this congrega-
tional singing was. He must have
more of it, Every Sunday, on his re-
turn TO New York
"A heavy hand fell on his shoulder.
He turned with a start, and saw the
sexton, an old, bent man, glowering
at him.
Here, young Teller, hold yer noise,
said the sexton, in wheezy whisper
audible all over the building We pay
people to do that here"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-30
NUMBERS THAT ARE UNLucKY.
Two Foundations for the Superstition
About Thirteen.

Why is 13 unlucky? 1t is usually
stated that the superstitious objection
to sitting 10 at table in Christian
countries was based on the fact of the
last supper, when Christ and His IL
disciples sat down to eat together
Immediately before the Saviour was
seized by His enemies But in the
Morse mythology, which is supposed
to antedate the introduction of Chris
tianity among the Mortimer, the
superstition referred to the fact that
at the banquet OF the gods, Loki, the
spirit of mischief. intruded himself,
making 10 at the table, wherefore
young hero especially loved by the
gods, was killed
So far as France is concerned, ii is
the number IA that has played a con-
spicuous, and generally portentous,
part in her history. On May IA, 1854,
the Rue de la Ferronncrie was en-
larged by order of Henri H. and four
times 10 years later Henri w was as
sassinated there by Ravaillac, namely,
on May H. 1910. Henri had lived four
times IA days, i. e.. So years and five
months Then Henri's son, Louis Kill,
died May IA, 1913 (the same day and
month as his father) And 1913 added
together makes IA. Louis XIV. as
cended the throne 1913, which, added
together, makes IA, and similarly the
year of his death Q715) makes IA.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-30
Only Three ounces of sugar

Scientists have figured it out and say
there is but very little sugar in the body
so young man. that beautiful girl whom
ynu worship as pillar of una6ulterated
sweetness doesent contain even three
ounces of sugar. 1t has been shown by
analysis that young person weighing
l54 pounds is composed of 90 pounds of
water, three pounds of white of eggs, a
little less than ! pound of glue, 5415
pounds of fat, 81 pounds Of phosphate of
lime, 5 ounces of sugar and starch, z
ounces of chloride of calcium. 6 ounces Of
phosphate Of magnesia and little ordinary
table salt
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-30
Armor-PIated Whales.

The remarkable fact that the earli-
est known ancestor. or primitive type,
Of the modern whale bore heavy armor
on its back, in the form of strong,
bony plates, has recently been set
forth by the German paleontologist,
DR.. Abel The plates occasionally
found associated with the remains of
the primeval form of whale. have gen
orally been regarded as having be
longed to gigantic turtles, but the Ger
man Investigations show that they
were part of the skeleton itself. They
resemble in their character the impen-
etrable bony shells of the huge glypto-
donts that formerly inhabited South
America.
The suggestion is made that at
the time when they carried armor
whales were amphibious creatures, liv-
ing on the coasts and needing special
protection from breakers and from
sharks.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-30
SMALL TALK IN "eIDDY WHlRL."
Couple Impressed Each other with
Their Mutual knowledge.

Miss Agnes Repplier, the essayist.
at a dinner in Philadelphia, repeated
an overheard conversation as an ex-
ample of mental crudity.
ut was" she said, "at a reading,
I won't say where, that this conversa-
ton was overheard. A young man and
a girl conducted It, 1t ran like this:
"'Good crowd here
'Yes-literary, too
"'Oh, very. Are you fond of litera-
ture?'
"'Oh, very. l just dote on it.
ct suppose you like Shakespeare,
eh?'
".Oh, yes. indeed. Do your
Every much. i like, Dryden, too
$50 do I; very much, indeed
"'Do you like Browning?'
"'Oh, very much. Do you like Gold
smiths?
at adore him. And Byron, do you
like him.?
"'Oh, yes. naturally. Do you like
Shelley?
Every, very much. And Pope?'
"rHes fine. I'll tell you a good
writer
'Who?'
Milton
eyes; he Is good, isn't he?
."Afterward," said Miss Repplier,
"the young man told his friends that
the girl was wonderfully well read
while she declared of him: oh, he has
read everything"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-30
Send Wives to coIonlsts.

In the German colonies there are
large tracts of land, larger even than
Germany, where men and women could
make a good living. At present there
are about 10000 men in these colonies
and only 1000 women. The Woman's
German Colonial union has been or
ganized under the patronage of the
grand duke of Mecklenburg. nearly
every member being the wife of a
government official or army officer.
The union is working to interest WON
en- In the colonies and to help them to
emigrate. Many German women have
been sent to make wives for the colon
lists. The union also looks forward
to helping families by establishing
schools and other necessary aids tc
good living.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-30
Too Strenuous a Lover.

Girls, and all you love sick SWANS
listen to this happened to Bob
McGregor Of brooklyn He is locked
up on Bellevue island because he per-
sisted in writing love letters to Mrs.
Mary Stroker, pretty typewritist of
81 Broadway. This wasn't so bad.
but McGregor got to writing five let
tiers day and then coming around in
the evening to see why Mrs. Stroker
hadn't answered all of them. This was
too much for Mrs Stroker and she
told the police. The police decided
that Bob was indeed too amorons with
his messages and that he'd have to
restrict the output. Bob declined to
listen and after Mrs. Stroker had re-
ceived more than 100 letters, each
getting more fervid than its predeces-
sor, she went to the police again and
now Mr.. McGregor is locked up to
consider the course OF true love.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-30
Accomplishinu Results.

When President Garfield was In COL
lege he was striving for honors In
Latin. His strongest rival for the
honors lived in room directly across
the campus from his own. Garfield
found out that the rival studied his
Latin the last hour before retiring
Garfield adopted the plan of studying
his Latin at the same hour-in fact, he
studied until the rival turned out his
light each night. And then he studied
just 10 minutes longer. He won the
bonors. The 10 minutes extra each
night gave him the necessary slight
advantage over the other man In the
final markings
The man who puts forth effort &C
complishes results. But the man who
puts forth extra effort accomplishes
greater results.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-30
Why He Was Invited to Dinner.

"One of Lord Palmerston's COL
leagues In the cabinet-well known for
his love of dining out-asked him why
a certain ambassador was constantly
asking him to dinner. Lord Palmer
ston replied:
Don't you know? His government
always pays for the dinner If a cab
met minister is present. The ambas-
sador knows that In you there is a sure
find. In fact you pay for nearly half
his dinners. The rest are distributed
among our other colleagues. From
Rambling Recollections," by Sir
Henry Drummond Wolff.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-30
Delegates Elected

The following delegates were elected
10 the republican county convention Tues
day evening. First ward; j. B. Arnwine
J. n. Armstrong w. H. Fargo, Robt.
PEBBLES, E E. Hudson, o. j Barker.
Second ward D. E Wilson, B F. Hall
j T. Angel, w. |. Benedict, Geo. G
Crawford, Geo W. Moulton. Third ward
Z. E. Fales, G. M. Wise, A. B. Hull, F. W
howard W. F. Sandell, Z B, Lapham
At each Of the caucuses Fred A Wash
burn was accorded the privilege of max
ing choice of the delegates in as much
as ne is candidate for delegate to the
National Convention, Mr. washburn thank:
MS many friends for the favor shown
aim.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-30
HAD HIS SCARE FOR NOTHING.
Little Mans Humorous RecoIIectlons
of Uneasy Period.


All of a sudden little man who had
seat about midway of the car, and
who looked like tailor, burst out
laughing, and he laughed so long and
SO heartily that the man next to him
inquired:
MY friend. something tickles your
Eyes, 1t does. can't help but laugh
every time l think of it,"
"Well?"
well, I was in the run on one Of
the banks in October"
II see. You were one of the crazy
ones"
Cray as loon. ! was so scared
that l went all to pieces. / heard OF
1t while at home, and paid three dol
lars for a hanson to hustle me right
over there. Then | stood all night In
line, and didn't get into the bank un-
til next day at. two o'clock. Lord, but
how I did fume and sweat! A Teller
had to give me a drink of brandy to
prevent collapse-ha! ha! hal
"Well, you got into the bank?"
81 did-ha! hal"
And you got to the teller's win
dow"
"Yes-ha, hal"
And drew your money!"
mo. That's where the laugh comes
in. / got there to find that the bal
ance wasn't blamed cent, and that
I'd gone through all that scare FOR
nothing-ha! ha! hall"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-30
The Proud Maid.

Robert Barr, the English novelist,
was entertained at dinner by North
Woodward avenue family. The men
adjourned to the smoking room and
the hostess fingered to give orders to
the maid.
60" said the young girl. Il was so
proud to have been able to wait on
Mr. Barr He is the first famous man
| have ever attended"
And then in burst of maidenly en-
thusiasm, she exclaimed:
Perhaps some day | may be called
to wait on Shakespeare. Detroit
Free Press.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-30
Obscure Art,

I'm afraid that you don't appre-
ciate that composition" remarked the
musician.
No. answered Mr.. Cumrox; "in
all frankness, l must say l don't. 1t
keeps me guessing"
Keeps you guessing?"
yes. l always have three guesses
why anybody wrote it In the first
place, why anybody plays it in the
second place, and why anybody listens
to it in the third"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-30
Great Strata of Coal.

1t is announced from Hazleton, Pa
that the Lehigh Valley Coal company
has opened at Lattimer what is be
lieved to be the largest stripping in
the world--a solid bed of anthracite,
1900 feet wide and 30 feet in thick
ness, extending from Lattimer 70
Drifton, distance of at least six
miles. 1t is estimated that with an
output of 500 tons a day IL would re.
quire steady operation for $50 years
to exhaust this newly discovered de.
post
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-30
Literary Exchange

On Thursday afternoon of last week
the Ladies Literary Exchange opened the
doors Of their club to goodly number OF
invited guests at the home of their presi-
dent, Mrs. H. A. Lamb and a most de
Iightful time was enjoyed by all present
1t was the anniversary of William Shake
speare's birthday, and the thought was
borne in mind in the program for the af-
ternoon from the opening roll call to the
final, The Winters Tale Mrs. Lamb
and Miss Marguerite Lamb sang Shake
peare's Come when the Sweet Thyme
Blows" arranged as duet, and receiving
hearty appreciation Mrs w. |. Bene-
dict gave most excellent paper on, why
Women are Better Actors then Men. -"
Mrs. Ralph Mason gave most interest,"
ing synopsis of the first three acts Of "A
Winters Tale Mesdames Keeney,
Schleigel, E. Lamb. Gooding, Barnes and
Foster taking the characters and very
ably presenting the closing acts. Light
refreshments we're served in the dining
room from a table prettily decorated with
English volets and smilax. The other
decorations for the afternoon we're roses.
carnations and smlax. The club ladies
can well be congratulated upon the sue
cess Of the afternoon not only for the
pleasure Of the few hours enjoyed but as
an index Of the life and standing Of the
club.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-30
Attention

| buy cut hair and combings
and have a full line of Switches
.Curls, Puffs, Pompadors and
Gibson front. All colors and
sizes, or do any kind of work to
order. If you have cut hair
or combings now is your oppor-
tunitv to have your work done
in your own city. Ny styles
are the latest and prices right
| also do facial and scalp mas
sage, shampooing, smuggling and
clipping the hair. l carry a
full line of high grade concen-
trated toilet articles.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-30
Aliens or Americans

At the Baptist church next Sunday
Pastor Maxfed will give the third in his
series of Stereoptlcon lectures, showing a
inc set Of slides on the screen.
In this lecture the great question, what
shall we do with the the millions of
foreigners coming into this country, SO
important to every American citizen will
oe discussed Much information, and
much that is Of intense interest will be
brought out. An effort will be made to
nave some beautiful hymn slides to open
the service with. Everybody cordially
invited.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-30
NEEDLE TRAVELLED OVER BODY
For Seventy-Five Years Had Bothered
Connecticut Man.

The oldest man in Norfolk, Conn, is
Egbert T. Butler, who is 90 years
old, and for rs OF those so years has
had needle travelling about all over
his body Although Mr.. Butler says
that he has never been sick a day in
his whole life he had often been Wis
tied with strange pains in various
parts of his body. When the pains
came in his arms or legs he thought
them pleurisy. and when they came in
his stomach he spoke Of them as a
"crick." But the doctor who took the
needle from the-old mans foot said
that all of these pains were caused by
the travels of the needle, for surgeons
have found out that needle travels
through flesh by going alternately
backward and forward, like a railroad
train switching Thus they were able
to trace the course of the needle,
which passed twice very close to the
heart and through the lungs. AT last
It lodged in his foot, and it was there
the doctors found it, well, | de.
clare, said the old gentleman when
he saw it. and he at once remembered
how when a child his mother had been
frightened because he had swallowed a
needle. 1t had remained in his body
for IS years.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-30
FINDING THE SILVER LINING.
Wherein All Might Do S,m ,thing to
Make the World Better.

please say: L guess you didn't
mean to!'" sobbed a child pitifully
when it was discovered in some
childish misdemeanor: and the com
forting words not only eased the
sore hearts trouble, but plainly
helped to ward a better life for the
rest of that day, and perhaps for
other days. A little boy in one Of
the kindergarten primaries In
country town few years ago beg,
ged wistfully for gold star" when
he saw the other boys and girls all
getting them But" said the
teacher, you do spell so dreadful
ly, you know, and you don't half
make your letters yet so | can read
them!" Don't you s'pose that may
be you could scuse a little?" he
pleaded; "'cause I'm doing just the
very bestest that / can!" 1t is the
cry our human hearts are always
making. Often the world seems
hard and cold and does not heed it.
But We might heed it. We might
turn every cloudy action round and
find the silver lining Wrongdoing
is wrongdoing in ourselves or in
another, but we might at least set
the worst deeds in the best light,
and see what comes of it. That is
the rule of fairness for a picture
why not for peoples failings? 1t
was sweet eulogy pronounced on
a sweet woman by her grieving
friends. "She was such an excusing
sort of person-always SO good at
finding excuses for everybody
Congregationalist.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-30
FIattery.

THAT supercilious editorial of yours
this morning." said the caller, was a
palpable imitation OF Macaulay."
"Ah!" replied the editor, you are
in mood for fiattery."
'T did not intend to flatter YOU" re-
joined the caller icily.
Me? oh, dear, no. ] was thinking
Of Macaulay."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-30

Mrs. Al thought that Mrs. G. was
a friend of yours?
Mrs. B.-And so she is.
Mrs. A.-Wel1, she isn't. She's a
hypocrite.
Mrs. BLOW do you know that?
Mrs. A.-Because she tried to get
me to say something mean about you.
Mrs. B.-She did? How?
Mrs. A.-Why, she asked me to tell
her what l really thought of you.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-30
Discovered.

Church, am disappointed in Cut.
ter.
Gotham-Why so?
81 took dinner with him the other
day."
Have a poor dinner?"
ut wasn't that; but. you know, he's
well-known sculptor"
yes, | know"
well, noticed that he couldn't
carve at the table any better than l
can!"-Yonkers Statesman.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-30
Had Been Busy.

A man who served as a hackman in
Hampstead, Long Island. for over so
years died. Some days previous, as
he sat doing in front of the rail-
road depot, commuter said to him:
you must have seen some queer
things, Luke, In your half century Of
going to and fro?" -Dunno as have. :
was the allow answer. "Just Aacks4 $
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-30
LADIES

Don't forget, my rooms are
over Peoples Savings Bank
and all ladies wishing hair work
done give me your
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-30
Qualifying His Remark.

Henry Peck-Such weather! I'm
free to say the
Mrs. Peck--What's that, Henry?
Henry Peck (meekly)-Beg pardon,
my dear, / mean, with your permits.
sion, am free to say this Is the worst
climate under the sun.-Philadelphia
Press. 1Ns.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-30

II you do not have one natural, easy movement OF
the bowels each day, you are unconsciousy expos
tive Iron.ox Tablets tone and strengthen the
bowels. 80 that they do the work nature intended
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-13
BY AUTHORITY
SEALED TENDERS.

SEALED TENDERS will be recelv-
ed by the Superintendent of Public
Works until IL m. of Monday, jan
uary goth, 1908, for furnishing all
material and labor and constructing
a three-room teachers cottage at Ka-
paa, Kauai, T. of II.
Plans and specifications on file in
Office of Superintendent of Public
Works and in Office of the Garden
Island Publishing Co., Lihue, Kauai.
A deposit of $500 will be required
on securing plans and Specifications
which will be refunded on return Of
same to the Superintendent of Pub
lie Works.
All tenders to be on blanks fur
nished by the Superintendent OF
Public Works. They must be ac-
companied by certified check in the
sum of 10000 made payable to
Marston Campbell, Superintendent OF
Public Works.
The superintendent of Public
Works reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
MARSTON CAMPBELL,
Superintendent of Public Works.
Department of Public Works,
Honolulu, January 9th, 1908.
3S95-3t
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-13
SEALED TENDERS.

Sealed tenders will be received by
the Superintendent OF Public Works
until IL O'Clock noon Of Thursday,
Feb. 6. 1908. for the completion OF
Nuuanu Dam and Reservoir No. 4.
Plans and specifications on file in
the Office of the Superintendent Of
Public Works of the Territory of Ha-
wall. Copies can be procured on
payment of $500, which sum will
be refunded on return of same to the
Office of the Superintendent of Pub
lie Works.
All tenders must be on blank
forms furnished by the Superintend-
ent of Public Works.
Each tender must be accompanied
by a certified check in the sum of
100000, made payable to Marston
Campbell. Superintendent OF Public
Works.
The Superintendent OF Public
Works reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
MARSTON CAMPBELL,
superintendent of Public Works.
Honolulu, Jan. 7, 1908. 3S92-7t
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-13
William SIMPSON
. wins TROPHY TWICE
The Monthly Tournament
At Moanalua Brings
Large Crowd

william Simpson was the bright
particular star inthe golfing play
at Moanalua yesterday, and as evil
dence of his prowess at swinging the
clubs his name will be engraved on
the White Rock trophy cup. This is
the second time he has won the tour
nament for this cup, and, as a conse-
quence, for the first time since the
play started, n man has the right to
have his name engraved on the cup
for the second time. Simpsons play
ing throughout was strong, and his
gross score was SO, brought down to
n by his handicap of ~. Frank
IIalstcad, the taker OF second place,
covered the course in so, assisted by
a handicap of two. Halstead's gross
score was the best of the day, being
closely followed by 4. o. White with
a score of Sc. 1t is worthy of note
that one of McLaren's pupils took
second place and two were tied for
third.
Officers and ladies from Fort Shaf-
ter rendered the gathering a gay one
and as the weather was ideal for the
sport splendid time was enjoyed by
all. The new course at the links Is a
good one, as all the players will tes-
tify, and reflects great credit on Al
exander McLaren, who laid It out.
All the scores were good, as the fol-
lowing list will tell:
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-13
SpORT|TE yPIUR(ES

The disgraceful exhibition OF I'M
sportsmanlike conduct which was CIV
en- in Saturdays socker football con-
test certainly warrants the suspen-
sion from the league for the rest OF
the year of the participants. II such
actions were allowed to continue
without any notice on the part OF the
management of the league, there Is
no doubt that the game would
soon deteriorate.
These cool morns are great dope
for the tennis player who has am
bish enough to get out on the courts
before breakfast. Morning tennis
beats afternoon work all to pieces.
Try 1t and see.
Good sportsmen never allow their
temper to get the best of them. Play
the game every time, but always play
on the square.
q . %
William Simpson has the best
show so far for that White Rock cup.
Go it, Bill.