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]. 5 FLEET At melbourne
AFTER UNEVENTFUL VOYAGE
FROM oYDNEV, BATTLEsHIPS
GET WARM WELCOME.
CITY OF FLAGS AND BUNTING
Indications Now Point to a Most En-
IoyabIs Visit for the Americans
from Rear Admiral
Sperry Down.

Melbourne, Aug. 29.-The American
atlantic bsttleship feet, under com
mand of Rear Admiral Sperry. an
shored in Port Phillip Bay this after
noon after an uneventful voyage from
Sydney
After passing Port Phillips Heads
at 1870 o'clock this morning. the
ships received a continued ovation
nom shore and a vast excursion feet
followed them to the anchorage
grounds. The weather was beautiful,
4 warm sunshine having taken place
Of the lowering clouds of the morn
ing, which seemed to indicate dreary
day for the welcome to the feet. for
which Melbourne has made such elab-
crate preparations.
Turning their noses toward the city,
thA vessels of the feet were greeted
~ SO OF the Queenscliff fishing boats
saautifully befagged and the Cruiser
Psychic, a salute was fired and the
cruiser dipped its flag TO the Con-
necticut which was leading the van.
simultaneously there belched forth
From the American flagship an answer
ing salute and her flag at the fore
vas dipped to the British union jack.
The small populacs of Queenscliff has
been augmented by Thousands of Wis
itors all of whim crowded the shore
to witness the passage of the Ameri-
can armada.
Craft Of every character dotted the
bay and there was a constant exchange
Of salutss between them and the
American ships. Sirens screeched \
welcome and cannon doomed from the
decks Of the Australian pleasure craft,
while the Tags on the visiting ships
we're constantly being dipped in an
Swor. ThS procession uD the bay was
stately and. gorgeous, the cleaning
white bulls Of the American vessels
against the background of the green
wooded shores making II beautiful
spectacle. The feet was 10 minutes
passing a given point as they steamed
An accurate alignment toward the city.
The guns OF the shors batteries ana
the ships resOundsd over the placid
waters Of the bay and were re-schsOd
BY the surrounding hills,
Melbourne today is city of waving
nRGS and bunting, aside from the pre-
fusion of regular decorations, the cabs
and tradesmsnS carts are dying Avs
traliAn and American nags and men.
women and children are carrying the |
American oolors. which are bsing sold
on every street corner. The popuiace
b enthusiastic to a degree over the
arrival Of the ships and all indications
now point to a most enjoyable visit
Tor the personnel of the feet from Al
miral sperry down.
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WILEYS GREAT WORK
HooslER SCIENTIST WHO HEADS
BUREAU or CHEMISTRY.
Has Done More Than Any Other One
Man TO Place American AerieuI-
ture on Scientific 5asls-Fa-
ther Of Pure Food Laws.

Washington.-No branch of applied
science has made greater progress
during the last % years than agricul.
tural chemistry and DR.. Harvey w.
Wiley, present chief of the bureau G.
Chemistry in the department OF agri-
culture unquestionably has accom-
plished more than any other living
man in the work of placing American
agriculture ON more scientific basis.
thereby adding enormously to the pro.
ductiveness and wealth of the country.
Scientific agriculture, or as il may
otherwise be termed, agriculture al
chemistry. is a science of comparative
ly recent origin, and the Indiana man
has been the leading spirit in II for
aearly a generation.
Prof. Wiley's interest In scientific
agriculture began with his connection
With Purdue university as professor Of
chemistry. In 1874, a year after his
graduation at Harvard. when he was
also appointed state chemist OF In.
diana. He remained at Purdue nine
years.
DR.. Wiley's connection with the gov.
eminent work began in 1883 VIXEN he
was offered the position Of chief OF
the bureGu OF chemistry Of the depart.
ment OF agriculture. The offer was &C.
cepted, and from that time the devel.'
opment OF that bureau and its activi-
ties became DR.. Wiley's life-work. To
day he Is recognized as one of the
worlds great chemists. with mem
bership in many foreign and Americas
scientific societies.
Arriving in Washington to take up
the duties of his new post, DR.. Wiley
found his quarters confined to a lab
oratory in the basement of the anti
Quated agricultural department build
ing and little office upstairs. His
full working force consisted Of four
assistant chemists and a dishwasher.
The first years appropriation for the
work of the bureau was SIS 900. Dur.
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canadian Pacific claims Victory

Montreal, Que, Aug. 29.-The Cana
alan Pacific railway claims 10 have
abe eastern end of the strike so we'll
IN hand that they have begun TO ship
mechanics engaged in Montreal to
their shops in the west FOrty-two
mechanics we're sent forward from
aere Friday The strike committee re-
ports the situation as unchanged.
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DIXON TO OInEcr SPEAKERS.
Montana Senator Chosen Because Of
Acquaintance with conaressmsn.

Chicago. Sept 1.-Senator Joseph
M. Dixon, Of Montana, was Monday
appointed by Chairman Frank II.
Hitchcock, OF the Republican National
committee, as the director of the
Speakers bureau Of the Chicago head
quarters. The long service Of Senator
Dixon as a member Of the house OF
representatives and later in the
United States senate has equipped
him, for the reason that he Is familiar
with the qualifications of members OF
congress for active campaigning. He
has wide acquaintance also smons
leaders of the Republican party in
the western states, who will be called
upon to Ill speaking engagements
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Ten Thousand Need cIothInu.

Augusta, Ga, Sept. Item thou
sand people in Augusta are in actual
need Of clothing and bed clothing.
Captain A. s. Husuet. sent here from
Fort Mcpherson. after a days inVesti-
cation found six thousand In such
need.
Augusta is battling brsvely TO ward
on suffering; but still declines to ask
outside aid. saying the city will accept
all contributions.
The bee., 1908-09-03

New York-The local team lost two
games to Philadelphia by a margin OF
one run. Dygfiert got the better of Lake
In the first and Schiller won out in the
other.
First game RHE.
Philadelphia 80 o. 10000 O-l S /
New York .0 0 o 0 o o o 0 90 s 2
Batteries-PhilRdelphia Schreck and
Dygert; New York. Klenow and Lake.
fwo-baSe hits - Manusch. Moriarity.
Three base hits-Nichols, Lake.
Second game RH.E.
Philadelphia 81 0 o1 0 0 o 0 % s /
New York .m.1 0 BE 0 0 o 0 OIL o
BatteTies--INilade Blue and
Schlitzer; New York, KleinoW and Hogs
Two-base hit-Conroy. Double play
Moriarity, Laporte and Chase.
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BASEBALL
AMERIcAN LaAeUK.
sd. Louls. Ia chIoaao. 0.

st. L.ouis-Waddel won No. l for the
Browns Monday from the White Sox, op-
posing Walsh and Owen
The SCORE: RHE
st. Louis ..O OoO22O OK s
Chicago ......0 o 0 0 0 o 0 0 % s .
Batteries-St. Louis, Waddell and
Smith; Chicago Walsh. Owen and Sulli-
van. TwO-base hits-Ferries. Three-bRse
hits-T Jones. Double plays-WilIiams
and T. Jones
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EarI Of Res. bead a So.

london, Aug. 31.-The earl OF Ross
ned here Sunday Lawrence Parsons,
fourth earl OF Ross, was born Nov n.
1890. He was a representative peer
for Ireland since 1883, and was chan
eellor OF the university OF Dublin since
1885.
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Cleveland. z; petroIt. 3.

Detroit-Detroit played very cratic
ball. errors giving Cleveland all three
mers paved the way to three Of the
others.
The score RHE
Detroit .........0 Oil 10 0 O-3 10 8
Cleveland ......1 0 s 0 I o 0 81 9 0
Batteries-Detroit. Schmidt and Som
mers; Cleveland ]. Clarke and Checht
Two base hits-Coughln. Bradley, Per-
ring. Three-baSe hits-Schaefer Home
O'Leary and Schaefer Lajoie Perriug
and Stovall
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Boston. ?; WashInoton. 3.

Washington Boston punched three
singles a double and a triple In the fifth
inning Monday. defeating Washington
The score: RH.E.
Washington 81 90 OOO1 o-3 IL
Boston .........0 0 0 0 8 o / OF IL 2
Johnson; Boston. criger and c. Young
Iwo-base hits-Unglaub. Wagner, Ganley,
Three-base hits-Gessler. 2 Double
plays-Wagner and Criger; Wagner, Nc
Connell and Stahl; Young. Criger and
Stahl
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Refused 10 coal ReIIef.

sydney, N. S. W.. Aug. 29.-The
Jumpers union has refused to permit
It's members to coal the American hos
pital ship Relief on the ground that
the battleships Of the American At
lantic feet were coaled by It's own
men. American sailors are now coal
ms the Relief
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At Kansas Cily-st Paul. l1-i5-I:
Kansas City, 9-l2-i
AT Milwaukee, Minneapolis, 4-5-2, NIL
Raukee, 2-6-4,
i-tO-I;. Louisville O-s-5. Second game
Columbus 1-S-: Louisville, 5-IO-O
AZ oledO-Indianapolis. 4-4-O; Toledo.
9-T-E
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Massachusetts Socialists Name Tickle,

Boston. Sept. 1.-The Socialist party
al IT'S state convention Monday nom
mated a complete state ticket headed
by James r. Carey OF Haverhill, as
candidate for governor The secre.
tary's report stated that the party had
made net gain OF n per cent In
membe ship duripg the past year.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.


Chicago, 2; st. Louis, o.
Chicago.-BOth Overall and Raymond
pitched great ball Monday, but overall
was the stsadier in pinches, striking out
eleven men.
The score: RHE
Chicago .......10O OO10Ox-2 4 1
st. Louis ...0o 0 0 o 0 o 0 Dc 1
BattOries-Chicago. Killing and Overall;
st. Louis Moran and Raymond. Struck
out, Overall. IL; Raymond, ..
The bee., 1908-09-03
Olympic Champions, 1908.

Olympic Champions, 1908.
Melvin shepard, 3O0-meter run.
Melvin Shepard. 1,500.meter run.
Martin Sheridan, discus Greek
style)
Martin Sheridan, discus free style).
Forest Smithsen, 110-meter hurdles.
Charles Bacon. 400-meter hurdles
Ray Ewry. standing broad jump.
F. c. Irons, running broad jump.
Harry F. Porter, running high Jump.
A. c. Gilbert and e. T. Cook, pole
vault
John Flanagan, hammer throw.
The bee., 1908-09-03

Washington. AUG. 3l,--Consul TIL
4. rat Toronto has reported 10 Wash
rave no e.Nt according TO certain state.
troubles 2, the Ontario lumbermen
2 ana simply " reduce The cut OF lupl-
Eays he pope
The bee., 1908-09-03

Government statistics place United
states first among great oll-producing
fel4s
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PIttsburq, s, cincinnati. 2

Cincinnau-Cincin made but two
two hits on willis Monday, Hulswitt get
ting both. Only one Of the locals reached
second base.
The score: RHE
Cfnoinnati .0Oo 1900 2 0
PiStsburg ...004 30 0 1 0 0-5 10 o
Cincinnati, Mclean ana
Spade and Dubuo; PittEbuTG, Gibson and
Willisp. Three-base hits--Clarke and
Wagner. Double play-Wagnsr to Alb
batichio
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STANDING or THE cLUss.
National Lsaaua.
AMgRIcAN AssocIATIoN.

Al RICK IsIand-Decatur, O-b-O; Rock
Island, 2-2-O.
At Clinton Springfield. 3; Clinton. g.
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GIVE OVATION 70 ATHLETES.
SOLDIERS, MARINES AND SAIL.
oRs LEAD MONSTER PA
oEANT IN NEW YORK.
AUTOMOBILES CARRY THEM

Thousands From All Parts Of the
Country DO Honor to Olympic
Heroes--Automobiles Garry
Team In Demonstration.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-10

During the course of the present
month there will occur the anniver
saries of the three greatest mine dis.
asters in the history Of the Lake Su
perior region. These fatalities were
enacted at the Osceola copper proper.
ty and the Mansfield and Rolling Mill
iron mines, all in Michigan, and con.-
bined they cost the lives of SO work.
ers.
Frank McGlynn, the eastern college
football player. who was found wan.
dering in Grand Rapids with his mind
a blank, has recovered his reason He
went to sleep Wednesday afternoon,
and when he awoke declared that he
had recovered his faculties. He will
return TO his home in Poughkeepsie,
N. Y.
Mrs. Anna Sander, of Port Huron.
whose husband disappeared eight
years ago, has asked the court to de-
clare him legally dead and award her
$1,000 OF insurance In the Modern
Maccabees. She says she heard from
him in Seattle shortly after he left,
but not since.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-10
DR.. Bradley at Home.

Owing to the uncertainty Of the out.
come of the Republican gubernatorial
primary election the celebration which
the friends Of DR.. James B. Bradley
had planned for Thursday night over
mis- supposed victory was changed in.
TO a reception in honor of the doctor
DR.. Bradley has expressed wish
that the affair might be called off al
together, but it had been so widely
advertised that this was impossible.
Nearly 5000. people assembled at
McCauiey island. A big delegation
came from Charlotte, accompanied by
the Charlotte band and all the county
officials. Addresses were made by
Justice Robert NJ. Montgomery, of the
state supreme court: Clyde Webster
]. NJ. c. Smith, chairman of the Re-
publican county committee. and other
prominent local Republicans. DR.
Bradley responded briefly. He de.
clared that he had not yet given up
hope and mentioned some of the re
forms that he intended inaugurating
If he was elected. An elaborate display
OF fireworks closed the festivities.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-10

The returns on the state primaries
that came In on Friday showed some
very remarkable changes in the re-
suit as at first announced, when the
nomination of a candidate for COVER.
nor on the Republican ticket was as
signed to DR.. Bradley on the face OF
the reports made from the various
counties. There were many precincts
from which no returns were received
on Tuesday, but II was thought little
difference would result from them
Wednesday and Thursday reports be-
gan coming in that created douot
as to the result and Friday some
startling discrepancies developed
which utterly changed the situation.
The county canvassing board discov-
cred errors in the count OF the Kent
county vote for governor, which. when
corrected, Yielded Gov. Warner a net
gain OF S45 votes. The error was dis
covered when the board cast up the
totals. Election night somebody ell
gagged in calling off the township re-
turns made q mistake and called the
wrong figures. Thus the column was
totaled wrong. There does not appear
to have been intentional fraud in
volved Somebody Numbered. An effort
is being made TO find out who did It,.
Bradley was credited with GAS votes,
though the correct vote is 6.134. War
ner was credited with 3,115: his cor
rect vote is BAG.
Until the result of the official can
vass is known Gov. Warner will be-
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-10
MILLIONS LOST.
Four Counties Fire-swept Causing .
Great Calamity

'Cdt SdiShiNy'
With St Louis, Itasca and Carleton
counties In Minnesota, and Douglas
county, Wisconsin, laid waste, the for
est fires which ragged near Duluth Tor
S6 hours came under control Monday
and further destruction of property
was not expected. Prompt action was
taken following the issuance of Gov.
Johnson's proclamation to relieve the
suffering Of the ID 900 people rendered
homeless by the fire
A city of tents sprang up on the
outskirts of the town of Hibbing, and
In them the thousands of refugees
from the devastated towns found shell
ter
Three men and one woman persisted
in the fire outside of Hibbing. They
are three lumbermen and the wife of
one Of them.
Martial law was declared in the
burned district, and the property that
is still intact following the visit Of the
flames is under the guard of militia.
A property loss of $4,000000 has
been caused. Chisholm, GO miles north
of Duluth, sustained the greatest loss.
Only blackened ruins, smoking piles
of charred wood and little gray heaps
OF ashes comprise what on Saturday
was the most fiourishing town on tho
Mesaba range.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-10
AND SHE LEFT HIM GUESSING.
Woman's Directions of Little Help to
Travelling Lawyer.

A New York lawyer was called re-
Gently 70 a hamlet in Berks county.
Pennsylvania, in the interest Of
large coal corporation. and now he is
telling this story on himself:
He was driving along & country rcGi
and feared he might have lost his
bearings. The village he wanted TO
reach seemed elusive, so he halted in
front of farmhouse to make in
quiries.
Madam" he called out to broad
German woman. who stood looking at
him from beneath a poke bonnet,
can you tell me how far i. IS to the
next v!llage?"
"Oh, yust a leedle ways" came the
response.
But, my good woman, how far is
it? Is it two, four, six or eight miles?
That's what want to know.
Yah, thinks So"
And the Wall street lawyer drove
on a wiser man.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-10
WIRELETS.

Total excavation for the Panama
canal in August was $3.50, 500 against
1,2SS,592 the same month a year ago.
The average daily digging was 125,09G
cubic yards.
Mrs. Paula Chaves de Mendez, wife
of planter living near Moralla,
Mexico, has given birth to her sixth
set of triplets. She is SO years old and
has had 80 children, all living.
The war department has decided to
disinter the remains of 1877 bodies OF
soldiers in the burial grounds of Fort
Keogh, in Miles City, Mont, now
abandoned and renter them near Fort
Custer
The geographical commission APP
pointed by the Mexican government
seven years ago TO map all the towns
OF the country has reported that they
have discovered 1879 towns not Of
ficially known to exist before. Many
are OF considerable size, population
ranging from 5000 to $4,000.
Prof. Francis Darwin, son OF the
great naturalist, delivered an address
at the opening OF the British scien-
lists convention i'm Dublin Wednes-
day. in which he declared that plants
might be classed as animals in the
way they responded to touch, and that
they have memory and develop hab-
It's.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-10

( lieve his plurality Is 2,19S. The re-
turns collected by Maj LOOMS, his
secretary, show that Gov. Warner re-
ceived $3.50 votes and DR.. Bradley
S6,4S1. In reply TO Maj. LOOMS re.
quest for the fficial results from their
counties, 10 county clerks responded.
Figures from the other seven counties
were obtained by Maj. Loomis from
what he believed TO be reliable au.
thorities
II is believed in Lansing that Wei.
lington r. Burt, Of Saginaw was nom
mated for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS on the
Democratic ticket, but the definite re-
suit in this instance will also lot be
known until the official canvass has
been made. Scattering returns on the
lieutenant governorship so far re.
ceived show that Burt got about 20
votes. Walter NJ. Watson. an Albion
alderman, believes he also has a
chance. He got 13 votes in his home
city alone.
DR.. Bradley makes this manly state.
ment: Il am, of course, disappointed.
but | am a good loser and If the Of
fetal canvass shows | am not nomi.
mated | will turn 10 and stand by the
nominee with the party. There will be
no recount as far as | am concerned.
! will abide by the result of the
primary | wish to thank all my
friends for their support and assure
them that ] am deeply grateful to the
thousands of people who voted for
me "
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-10
NEWS
Of MICHIGAN
HIllSDALE TEACHER SAYS CHE
WAS ATTACKED BY A
HIRED THUG.
MADE 1T A RECEPTION,
Various Bits Of News Gathered Here
and There About the State and
Briefly Told.

Hillsdale officers are investigating
The story told by Miss Louise
Schwartz, a teacher and Hillsdale col
ege student, who says she was at
tackled late at night on her way home
from the depot. Miss Schwartz says
that while passing the Hillsdale col
iege church man rushed out and
threw her to the ground.
He placed a gag in her mouth. but
she pulled it out and pleaded hard for
mercy, she says. The man relented,
according to her story, and then told
her that he had been hired by an
enemy to chloroform her and place
her in a conveyance waiting near the
driver of which was to take her to a
designated spot. where the enemy
would be waiting. The man then told
her to go home she says, but instead
she went to the house Of friends near
by.
Shortly after a man came to the
house where Miss Schwartz lives and
handed in her purse and umbrella
which she had dropped, He made no
explanation but simply said they were
the teachers property. The stranger
did not seem at all agitated.
Miss Schwartz says that after she
had left the scene of the attack she
heard the tramp of horses feet and
saw a carriage driven up TO the place
where she lives. She gave good de-
scription Of the alleged assailant. but
the authorities have not been able to
locate him. Neither can they find that
carriage was hired to drive to that
vicinity
Miss Schwartz thinks that perhaps
an incident which occurred nearly a
wear ago had something to do with
the attack. At that time, she says, she
tore an obscene picture which she saw
hanging in the caboose of a way
freight train. which carried passen-
gers. A brakeman at the time be-
came angry and threatened to get re-
venge on her, she declares.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-10
The G. a. r.

In his annual report at the annual
meeting in Toledo Charles G. Burton
commander-in-chief of the G. A. r..
said in part:
"On December 81, 1906, the mem
bers in good standing numbered 1929,
1872. On December 81, 1907, the mum
Der was 225,157. net loss in mem
bership during the year 1907 OF 4,775
During 1907 our loss by death was
10,242, partly offset by 5,467 members
added to our roll by muster-in and re
instatement. The suspended list is
very large and / suggest that when
ever it is apparent a comrade cannot
pay his dues, his post remit them"
Quartermaster-Gener Charles Bur
rows reported that $4,000 in U. s.
bonds owned by the G. A., r. had been
taken over by the committee Of three
trustees having charge of perma'
nent fund. In addition 81 900 gift
from Mrs Helen r. Blackman. widow
OF deceased commander-in-chief
was added TO this fund.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-10
Husband Vanished.

Harvey Parker, % years old, smooth
shaver and with unlimited nerve and
an automobile, is in no danger Of be.
ing arrested for leaving a week-old
bride and heavy board bill at a De-
troit hotel without notice. His father.
in-law at Saginaw has settled the no.
tel account. Also Ida Schmidtke. the
bride of week, was taken back home
to mother by her brother. Parker
disappearance brought to a premature
and rather tragic close a honeymoon
that started auspiciously week be.
fore when Miss Schmidtke came from
her home in Saginaw and Mr.. Parker
came from his home in Conneaut. O.,
and they were married by a Detroit
justice of the peace. They naively adj
mitted to the justice that they wera
broke. but said their hopes were
bright
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-10
To Raise Ducks,

Three hundred square miles OF fav-
orite hunting grounds for water fowl
will be converted by the National AS
ISOLATION of Audubon societies into a
protected home for the numerous
breeds gradually undergoing extermin-
alton for commercial purposes. Two
tracts presented by the government
for this purpose are in Oregon and
California, about the Klamath, Nal.
heur and Harvey Lakes. Whole races
of the wild fowl. prosecuted by seek
ers after plumes and food for the
markets, will be restored ON the pre-.
serves.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-10

Thousands of American women
in our homes are daily sacrificing
their lives to duty.
In order to keep the home neat
and pretty, the children well dressed
and tidy, women overdo. A female
weakness or displacement is often
brought on and they suffer in silence,
drifting along from bad to worse,
knowing well that they ought to
have help to overcome the pains and
aches which daily make life burden.
1t is to these faithful women that
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-10
Pastor Once More.

Found guilty of improper conduct
while pastor of the Third Reformed
church in Muskegon, Rev. John Van
Der Walk returned TO Holland, and is
now In charge OF an successful indie
pendent church there. When Rev. MI.
Van Der Walk returned to his native
land he was reinstated in the church
there and given a charge. He had diff
ficulties with his wife and after OBJ
tanning divorce married a 17-year-old
girl in London. He then returned to
Rotterdam and started the independ-
ent church