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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-06
lonu Health Fast.

Mrs. E. " Haining. Of Dillon. Mont.
who has been a guest at Battle
Creek health home for the past month,
reached her 31st day of fasting We'd
nesday When she first came to the
city she was suffering from stomach
trouble which hs~ resulted in giving
her some organic disturbances and
she was also quite obese. During the
so days OF fasting she has lost %
pounds She has taken all of the gym
nastic exercises given at the place
during her stay and has INDUCED in
out-of-door sports generally.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-06

The new Cunard line steamships.
Luisitania and Mauritania, built under
an arrangement with the British gov
eminent by which the company is to
receive an annual subsidy OF $4,000
IL the ships maintain an average
speed OF "a knots an hour in fair
weather, have proved their ability to
keep up the required speed. The Brit
ish government pays the subsidy to en-
courage the building of fast ships.
which may be used by the navy In
case of need
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-06

After all the trouble and publicity
attending the search, discovery and
TRANSPORTATION here of the body of
Paul Jones 1t is hardly creditable to
the name OF the nation to have his
body lying neglected without honor
able sculpture because there is lack
of money for constructing the perman-
ent crypt. This country is rich enough
10 complete the task of honoring the
man whose services meant so much in
the war for our independence. To rele-
gate his body to the same obscurity
and neglect from which II was rescued
would be q national disgrace.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-06
His Last Ascension

In the presence of over 1000 people,
who gathered at Hague Park, Wander
cook lake. a resort three miles south
OF Jackson. Thursday afternoon. to
attend the Maccabee picnic and to wit
ness the balloon ascension, William
oliver, % years old, an aeronaut,
dropped over 1000 feet when the
strings of his parachute broke, and
landed amid the crowd OF merry max
ers, who but few minutes before
had watched him soar over their
heads. Medical aid was summoned.
as there was still signs of life. but
the aeronaut died in a few minutes.
An examination Of the parachute
which was still fastened to the belt
OF Oliver showed that three of the
braids OF common Irvine with which
the thing had been made had parted
close to the ring which bound them
together, releasing one entire side.
The parachute had been made by DIV
er himself
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-06
Robbed the Guests.

Sheriff Ginger Tuesday made pub
lie the story of a neat gentleman
crook and gambler, who, while ming
ling among the guests at the fash
ionable Lake Harbor hotel and pos
ing as an author from Indiana about
to produce new novel. robbed
guests of vsluables amounting to
nearly $500. He registered as Louis
Greenburg Of Chicago, but investiga-
ton showed the name to be fictitious.
Information regarding him has been
spread broadcast over the country.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-06

Members of a Chicago ministers
meeting were solemnly warned by one
OF their number against the democrat
izing influences of summer hotels and
the dangers incident to vacations gen
orally. Then the meeting adjourned
until September with this program:
Vacation Experiences and Fish
Stories" scheduled. When those fish
stories have been told that sermon on
the bad effect of vacations may need
10 be repeated.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-06

l.. c. Champion, who has been sec.
rotary OF the railroad commission
since its organization, has rendered
his resignation. Mr.. Champions duties
as editor of his paper in Lapeer de-
mand more of his time. He has an
nounced that he will be a candidate
for the legislature TO succeed Rep.
Ivory, who will be a candidate for the
senate.
In the inquest into the death of
Edward Stewart, who was killed in
the interurban wreck near here last
week, the coroner's jury brought in
a verdict saying that Stewart met
his death through a defect in the
mechanism of the limited car which
rendered 1t impossible for the motor
man TO control It.
Information received at the 500
from semi-official source says that
deal announced at Philadelphia
Wednesday means that interests
which acquired control of the Lake
Superior corporation will sell the rail
mill in the Canadian 500 to a trust
which Is to Invade Canada.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-06
Cadets Reinstated.

Considering that the dismissal from
the United States military academy
at West Point of the eight cadets
found guilty of hazing would be too
severe punishment for the offenses
they committed, President Roosevelt
and Secretary of War Luke K. Wright
decided that the eight young men be
reinstated in their classes and other
punishment be visited on them by the
superintendent of the academy.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-06

The Master Car Builders associa.
ton which has just closed a session
a. Atlantic City. adopted report
made by a committee after careful in
vestigation and urging numerous i'm
provements designed to secure better
ventilation Of passenger cars. The de-
mand for fresh air and more Of 1t is
becoming insistent.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-06

The discontinuance of the old Full
ton street line of horse-cars in New
York city was chronicled by a news
paper correspondent with an amusing
comment. I'm some ways" he said.
this line was the best in the city.
For one thing, 1t was entirely destitute
of the straphanging evil. In the first
place, nobody would trust the straps,
and in the second place, most of the
patrons walked"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-06
Roasted TO Death

Amanda Talmage, a Jackson widow.
90 years OF age, was pinned down to
the floor by an overturned wardrobe
on Sunday and roasted to death be-
fore she could be released. With a
Kerosene lamp In one hand she
climbed on stool to reach her hat
from shelf. She must have over
balanced herself and in trying TO save
herself pulled the wardrobe over. The
lamp was smashed in the fall and set
fire to the clothing in the wardrobe.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-06

One of the lady lecturers declares
that men who wear starched collars
er approve If the men were to go
around with their shirts cut low or
their arms showing through open-work
sleeves?
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-06

A Virginia lady has just obtained a
divorce from a bogus lord" who has
several other wives scattered through
out the country. In our opinion he
has reason to suspect that she did not
marry him for love alone.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-06

Several Columbus men are anxious
to sell their fingers at $500 each. A
story once came out of the Klondike
that a thirsty, but flush, prospector
paid $4,000 for three fingers.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-06

A young man in Kentucky COM
planned that girl had imprisoned him
against his will in her parents home
for four days and forced ring on his
finger in attempts to get him to marry
her Apparently, there are getting to
be strenuous times this particular leap
year, but masculine gallantry should
not force lone femininity to such ex.
fIemeS
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-06

A New York landlord has reduced
his rent because of hard times. The
men think him a good landlord, but
the women are Withholding judgment
until they find out what he intends to
do about papering the front parlor and
the back bedroom next fall
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-06

II Betsy Ross didn't make the first
flag the story is about as harmless
piece of fiction as ever crept into his
tory and we see no reason for taking
up any valuable time proving that it
isn't So
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-06

A Chicago woman is charged with
stealing a set of teeth. This is one
of those rare morsels for the men,
bers Of the paragraphers' union to
chew on.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-06

How some of the small boys who
towns will envy the accomplished gen.
sleman who as an expert is testing the
tobacco to be purchased for the navy!
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-06
AMusEMENTs IN pETRoIT.
Week Ending August s.

Week Ending August 3.
NEW LAFAYETTE-Movi pic
lures and vaudeville. and 10 cents.
ELECTRIC PARK. Belle Isle Bridge,
furnishes entertainment for all. Free
vaudeville by high-class talent. a spe-
cial feature
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-06

Minister WI says that he is going
to live 200 years, in which time he
probably hopes to find out all he
wants to know.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-06

This years crops will be worth
$4,000, 100000. exclusive of the anna
teur lettuce and radish-growers' har.
vest
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-06

In the case of the Cossacks there is
no evidence that the free and untram-
meled life Of the steppes inculcates an
appreciation of other peoples liberty.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-06
THE MARKETS.


Detrolt.-Cattle-Extra dryfed steers
and heifers one on sale: steers and
heifers. 1000 to 1900, .s5@515; steers
srd he STEERS s 500 to
500 to 1000, ,$3.75@44O; grass steers
and heifers that are fat. 500 to 700.
SEQ a $50; choice fat cows, $500
cows. ,s2.5O@2.S5; Gamers. s1.25G2;
choice heavy bulls. s2.25@ $50; fair to
good bolognas, bulls. sS@3.15; stock
bulls, $2M2.S5: choice feeding steers.
500 TO 1000. s404.25: fair feeding
steers. 500 TO 1000. s3.50@3.75; choice
stockers. 500 TO 200, os$@S;5o; fair
heifers, S2.50@3; mixers, large. young
medium age, s40q45; common mixers,
Veal calves-Market soc lower: best.
s6.50@7: others. s3q6; milch cows and
springers steady.
sheep and nd, Lambs-Market so to 75c
lambs, ssSs'$ 20; fair to S0, eood LAMBS nfst
$5.50@5.75; light to common lambs.
s4@5; fair to god butcher sheep. $3.50
@t eslf apS fOm steadv I sst
prices. Range OF prices: Light to good
butchers, s6.5o@6. 20: pigs, ,595.s0
light workers., $50 $3.50; roughs, $3.50
a $50; stays, Ia off.
East Buffalo-Cattle-Exp steers,
az Ses C sest TO shPBnf steers steers sSsS
good. s3.25@3.50 common, s2.25@2.5O:
trimmers. 81; best fat heifers. s4.75@
$500 butcher heifers. S3.50@3.75 light
butcher heifers, s3.25QS5o: best feed
ers, s3.75@4; stockers, S3@3,50: export
bulls, s425 @475; bologna bulls, $3.50
$50: stock bulls, s2.75@3: fresh cows
steady: god cows. s45@55; mediums,
s33@i5; common, s20G2S.
Hogs-Lower heavy. ss.75@6.so;
roughs, s55O@560; stays, s4@450.
sheep and lambs-Slow: best lambs.
s6@6.25: culls, S565.25: wethers. s425
as.
Calves = Steady; best. s750Q775;
heavy, $500 500
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-06

At the age OF 104 a Kentucky mnn
look paris green. Bet that the local
paper called IL a rash act.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-06

Englishwomen are getting splendid
practice. They will know how to run
an election IL they ever get the ballot
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-06

A suit case containing $4,000 in
stocks and bonds, supposed TO have
been stolen from John T. Burford In
Chicago, has been recovered.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-06
Grain, Etc.

oit-Wheat-Cash No. 2 red. I
car al 92hc: TO arrive, cars at 92A c.,
closing at 92Ac for spot; September
wheat opened unchanged at 92hc. ad-
vanced to 93hc and declined to 93c
December opened at 94hc, advanced to
nc and declined to csc; May opened
at CSC. touched s9Ac. declined to 9s% c
and closed at 99c; No. red. S9Ac; No
white, 91Ac.
car at sic; No. yellow. 1 car at SOC
oats-Cash No. 3 white. cars at
64c; August 5000 bu at 46&c; Septem-
Der, 5000 bu at As &C.
Rye-Cash No. 2, nc; August. TIC.
Beans-Cash. s2;65; October $3.50
bid November. $50.
Cloverseed-Prime October. 100 bags
at $40: December $40; March 100
bags at $40: sample alsike. IL bags at
1926, s at 1926. at sS.75. 4 at 81.
Feed-In 100-lb. sacks. jobbing lots:
Bran. s26: coarse middlings. s26: fine
middlings. s2S; cracked corn and coarse
cornmeal, s34; corn and oat chop. s21
per ton.
Flour-Michgan patent. best. $500;
ordinary patent. S475: straight. $40:
clear 34.15 per bbl. in wood.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-06

The shah of Persia is master Of the
situation in Teheran, but doesn't know
just how long he'll hold the job.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-06

But IL We should stop eating meat
what would we do for leather and the
other by-products of the bovine?
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-06

Yeggs blew the safe OF he Wlscon.
sin Michigan railroad i'm Koss and
got $50 in cash and $3.50 in stamps.
The thermometer stood at sc in Me-
nominee Wednesday Several prostra-
tions were reported and number OF
horses succumbed to the heat
Fire destroyed the shaft house and
adjoining buildings OF the Tamarack
Junior branch Of the Osceola CONSOLE
dated mine; damage $4,000.
A wild" man. believed TO have es-
capped from some state asylum. has for
two days been leading officers of Mus
kegon county a merry chase He was
captured at ] o'clock this morning
In the woods near Whitehall. He can
give no coherent explanation OF his
presence in the woods or identify him
self
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-06
And He Got Nothinn

Michael Malley, the Muskegon town.
ship farmer who herded II cattle in
his barn and refused TO let the owners
have them until they paid him for
damages done to his corn field, capt.
ulated when the sheriff's deputies ar
rived with replevins and took the cat
tie from him. Malley would have re-
ceived a small sum from each farmer
II he had been willing to compromise
for less than S. head, but he held
out for SIS damages.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-22

which is that exercising AUTHORITY o,.
the stone wall on South Temple sim,
running from Main towards First E,,
street. refused to consider the mattar !,
revenue, against the matter of a hs..
tiful horizon. The bill board cOnnsr,
wanted to rebuild more handsos,.
board but this, too, was denied AM
the boards will have their passin,
come another two weeks.
ATTRACTIVE TOWN PROMISES
With their disappearance from "a.
outside of the wall 81 great wort v
transformation will he commenced w ~,
the inside in which tennis courts ~.
l.. ID. s. u. students, and lawn horas,'
for the spectators will replace I'M,
BILE of wagon sheds and allevus,,
echoing the needs of a. day when msI.
and horse power was the PRINCIPAL NM
cess of transportation.
This summer there has been fnnu
demonstrated the fact that SAT- ii,
citizens are on a hunt, still and mn
for more beautiful horizons Ar,ih.
summer will demonstrate that thehr,,
carried on through two season, NV
accomplish much more In results ~,
In one. The work of making NAV
attractive town promises TO becoms,
most serious occupation in which t,
citizens are engaging themselves
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-22

sparrow birds may battle in the spray
from thousand little jets of water
shoWering over green banks of street
lawn, where year ago the gentle
bird could only have prospected among
dreary weeds for a stray edible seed
or bit OF transportable refuse that
could be used In his nesting activity.
North on Main street along the
block that faces into South Temple.
beautiful green lawns flank the &C.
ment and concrete roadway. and here
the observer may see a new phase of
the desire for beauty
Not many years ago a lawn such as
is planted there would have been
considered purely as a matter of prt-
waite concern for the abutting property
owner The passing public would
have almost looked upon it as an in
trusion into vested rights, and they
would have strolled, tramped or run
over II at will
NO KEEP OFF-GRASS SIGNS.
Now no legend, Keep off the grass"
is necessary for its protection. The inn
pulse looking to more beautiful vista
that worked among the planters of the
lawn lives also among the people who
pass along the way and they make it
part of their own duties to see that no
haSm comes, recognizing that any de-
struction to the lawn is a harm to
themselves by contributing to restore
again the ancient usliness that every
Where affronted the horizon
In the city identifying what once was
matter purely of personal and indi-
vidual concern. Is now a matter of
community concern. The citizen stand
ing best in any community of neighbors,
Is the one whose lot Is most trinity kept
most free from unsanitary corners, and
gives to the climbing Virginia creeper
the festive twining nasturtium. and the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-22

spreading blue grass of Kentucky the
most expansive development
Public grounds have been caught In
the infection. and the thing most apt
ly illustrating this is the attention now
bestowed upon the city and county
building grounds. Formerly the street
pavements We're kept along their near
by borders, lust how the gardener hap
pened to care to keep them.
Now the gardener works under pres
sure of a public demand to keep the
lawn in good condition the hedges
trimmed and free from dead wood, and
the edges up against the pavement Wen
watered. And the demand comes from
everyone who passes the grounds, not
overlooking the ianitor or the stenog-
rainier girl who works in the treasurers
office.
LIBERTY PARK BEHIND.
one place however has seemed inn
pervious to the new spirit. This is
Liberty park. Few citizens are proud
of the park. except for its possibilities
for future development While a part
of 1t is kept up the great majority of
the space is fun of dead weeds and
brushwood from trees that have shed
part of their limbs, and presents the
general appearance OF a place much i'm
need of attention. An interesting ques-
ton, with all the spirit of Improvement
working itself out in each new door
yard. in the principal streets, and out
into the suburbs. is concerned with how
long Liberty park can remain in it's
present condition, resisting the demand
for park in which the city can take
pride?
BEAUTGFYING THE HOME
That the desire for art in city hori-
IONS is more extensive than any class
of citizens or any grade of wealth, Is
well indicated to him who would stroll
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-22
Production Of the
Rhode Island Greening.

Lovers OF that famous apple, the
Rhode Island Greening. VIII he much
Interested in the following history given
by C. H. Adams in an address before
the Rhode Island State grange;
Rhode Islands first settlers must
have been firm believers in the old
saying that the apple is the best
friend of man and most beloved by
him, following him wherever he goes,
and that his homestead Is not planted
until IL is planted The first orchard
which bore fruit in Rhode Island was
planted by Rev. William Blackstone at
Study hill. within the town OF Cum
berland, in 1886. The second orchard
was planted by william Coddington in
the present town of Portsmouth This
orchard was probably planted in 1888.
us we find in the colonial records
that on April of that year the
freeholders Of Newport gave To
William Coddington six acres OF land
TO be used Tor an orchard. Thus we
see that the early settlers We're fully
home in the country is one which Is
supplied with an abundance of fruit.
Thus the teachings OF the grange are
simply those of our foretathers.
OLD NEW ENGLAND ORCHARD.
OF the varieties which comprised
these carly orchards very little is
known. ii being very probable that Il
few of the trees may have been graft
ed stock imported from England by the
settlers OF Massachusetts bay colony,
who furnished the trees 20 the Rhode
Islanders although 1t is believed that
the larger proportion of the orchards
We're Seeding trees From the records
of Blackstone's orchard we know that
some OF his trees we're Seeding, for
Governor Hopkins, in writing OF his
orchard I'm lies, says He had the
first OF that sort called Yellow Sweet
ings that were ever In the world, per-
haps the richest and most delicious
of the whole kind It was probably
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-22

from the district where the immense
mission styles replace the old time
brick and stone mansions up 10 the
hillsides In the suburbs where the
homes cost 1000 each To $4,000 put
in farther down. Instead OF the ugly
creation of square brick, straight llned
with stingy little caves, and an aren't.
tect In charge who recently graduated
from stone masonry, there is the
beauty of proportion and execution III
the bungalow or modest mission style.
The architect is found to be man OF
some feeling and even touch or
poetry in his soul, and the engineer in
him is subordinated to the lover OF
beauty.
In the business district the sentt-
ment Is working itself out in multi
tude of forms Compare the glimpse
of architecture which tho new Utah
Savings and Trust Co, building af-
fords with that of the styles for the
dozen years preceding 1t, with a few
notable exceptions.
TELEPHONE MASTS DOOMED.
on upper Main street painters are at
work completing the new steel poles
of the Utah Light a. Railway company
which are the assurance that the I'M
slightly wooden pole is soon to be
banashed from this important high
way. Underground men are at work
laying wires through the telephone
company conduits and soon these
sources of public annoyance may be
expected to he heard of no more.
Certain matters Of public sentiment
are growing up through the concen-
tratng hunt for beauty. One is that
every dollar of public money that goes
for useless clerk, a fake inspector
a multiplication of red tape or an Of
flee holder that could be eliminated, is
public loss from work in street
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-22

which the votes for him may come
Time after time they found him out
glad-handing, and so the wrath of those
that wanted good roads arose, and from
mouth to mouth 1t is passed that some
one else Is needed in that particular
office who will work"
To be in favor of good roads from
now on is to have a political asset.
whether for county, city or state office.
To be alien to the sentiment is to risk
opposition from growing force in the
community.
WORK HARDLY STARTED.
And with the survey In mind of all
that has been quietly accomplished this
summer the question becomes promi-
nent OF what may be expected, come
the ending of another growing season.
There is Liberty park, much in need
of undermining. There are the cam
yons to be made accessible by wide
driveways and decent approaches
There is Patrick j. Moran to remove
nom City Creek canyon as
public nuisance. There is hill
side boulevard to COMPLETE, to
give some value TO the Commercial
club expenditure of $4,000 in a bridge
over City creek, and a boulevard down
the east canyon wall to Tower Heights.
and there are bill boards to Danish from
many d locdilty where they are suffered
with less tolerance each season.
DEATH IlNELL TO BILL BOARD.
And of the bill board era something
like a death knell has just been heard.
Much ado against them has been made
in times past, but this month board
of directors controlling space on which
half a dozen bill boards repose, abso-
lutely refused to renew the contract
under which they stand. This contract
expires Sept. l, and at that date the
boards will so. The board of control,