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the capture OF any one of the members of the
body that King George would have him strung
up speedily should there be written evidence
that he had spoken against the supremacy of
the crown. When the Brunswick monarch,
however, had been forced to relinuuish his grip
on the united colonies, some of the delegates
told what they had said what others had
said. These fragmentary speeches had never
before been gathered together, it is believed
Bits of them appear here and there in revolu-
tionary-day stories. Others are to be found in
the correspondence of some of the fathers of
the republic, and two others have had their
spirit. but not their letter preserved through
one of the almost matchless orations of Web.
ster
1t is well-known fact that the declaring of
the colonies Independent was not thought of
seriously before the converting of the memoir
able congress of the spring of 1916 Washing
ton was bitterly opposed to any such decara-
ton until 1t became military and civil neces.
sity Patrick Henry was perhaps the only out
spoken advocate of the year when the cutting
was actually accomplished though BENJAMIN
Franklin and Timothy Dwight thought and
sometimes said, that the yoke should be re-
moved. Henry, by the way, in one of his
speeches, undoubtedly gave the keynote to
which Robert Emmett afterward attuned the
last sentence of his speech when condemned
to die. AS early as 177S Patrick Henry de-
clared that the colonies should strike for inde-
pendence and prophesied that France would
not be backward in coming to their aid. The
last words of his speech were almost literally
part of the concluding words of Robert
Emmet's speech: Then our country shall
take her place among the nations of the
earth"
The original declaration of independence
was local affair. Meckenberg county North
Carolina. at public meeting held in the town
of Charlotte. in August. ITS. declared that
lit threw off forever all allegiance to the Brit
ish crown" 1t was not long after this that
North Carolina instructed its delegates to the
continental congress to vote first, last and
always" for the independence of the united
colonies 1t must be said that many historians
doubt the authenticity of the Meckenberg
declaration.
The congress that was to declare America
free convened in Philadelphia and in a general
way discussed the matter of throwing of the
woke. Richard Henry Lee of Virginia intro
douced this resolution: Moved. That these
united colonies are. and of right ought to be.
free and independent states, and that all po-
ltical connection between us and Great Brit
ain Is and ought to be, dissolved"
John Adams of Massachusetts seconded the
motion but the names of both mover and sec
onder were omitted from the record. because
IL was the belief that If the British authorities
got hold of them as prisoners they would
stretch hemp without a trial, Before the dis
cussion of the resolution congress adjourned
and came together again in June. when began
the debate. perhaps the most rdomentous In
history, the details of which. save in detached
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&c o m o
here, young
man." S a l d
[ h e inQuisi-
or, a II q
W h @ II l. Q @
approa ched
the English
man said to
h i'm : ID o
you k IL o W
we will soon
have y o u r
fathers head
on T O w e r
hill?"
"You may
have it when
you can get
it," was the
boys spirit
ed answer.
John Dick
e N s o n o I
p e n n 8 y l.
v a n ia, al
[ h o u & h he
had been one
of the fore
m o S t advo-
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form, were never pre-
served. During a part
of the proceedings Ben
jamin Franklin pre-
sided.
In a letter written 20
years after the debate
one of the uslegates
said that when Benja-
min Franklin. after the
signing. said: "NoW
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What's the matter q
with | D A H 0 Z

u Thousands OF acres OF land have
been reclaimed to cultivation by
irrigation in that State during
the past 10 years. Thousands
more will be- reclaimed within
the next 10 years. This means
an opening for many thousands
: of homes.
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long ago there was held in Wash
ington a convention of the descend
ants of the signers. 1t is expected
that as the result of the labors of
this hereditary organization there
will be gathered together for pres
ervation in one safe place all the
things that are attainable which
had intimate association with the
men who on the Ath of July. 1776.
took their lives and their pens in
hand
In the year 1916 lived a woman
who was fond of giving curtain
lectures to her husband. She was
the original Mrs. Caudle, though
her name was Mrs. Dickinson. the
wife OF John Dickinson of Penn
sylvania, whose Letters of
pennsylvania Farmer" had done
much to arouse a spirit OF liberty
among the people. One night sew.
eral weeks before the meeting of
the continental congress. of which
Dickinson was member. his
spouse, speaking from beneath the
SHADOW OF her nightcap. said:
Johnny, If you have ANYTHING tn
40 with this independence business
you'll be hanged. and leave a most
excellent widow" John Dickinson
spoke against the resolution de-
claring the colonies to be free and
independent.
Inc great independence debate
was held within closed doors, and
no record of the speeches was kept.
because 1t was felt that in case of
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HAVE You INVESTIGATED IDAHOf
1t has been truthfully termed
Land of Opportunities
A Land of Homes

The Oregon Short Line Railroad Co.
will be pleased to send descriptive mat
ter regarding idaho's resources. Write
to ID. 4. Burley, G P. A., or ID. 5. Spen-
Ger. A. G. P. A., salt Lake City, Utah.
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ASHINGTON. - There
was unveiled in the ma
tons capital recently n
statue of the Rev. John
Witherspoon. one of
the signers of the Dec
laration of lndepen.
dence. More and more
attention is being given
throughout the country
to the memories of the
men who signed the
liberty dpc1lmpu: Not
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jured but as ambitious, subjects
Il shudder before this responsibility.
will be on us IL. reinquishing the ground
on which we have stood so long, and stood
safely. we proclaim independence
and carry on war for that object, while
these cities burn. these pleasant fields
whiten and bleach with the bones of their
owners and these streams RIM blood re
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-21
|THEBELDINC BANNER
BELDING.
Free Public Lectures.
MICHIGAN

II is not uncommon to hear cultivat-
ed men and women of middle age Ia
ment the decline of the lyceum system.
which did much to raise the standard
of taste and knowledge a generation
ago. There are still courses Of public
lectures and entertainments which en-
liven winter evenings in many small
towns and in the cities, but the old sys-
tenn has changed its characteristics
and lost q measure of its influence. In
| It's place, however, has risen something
which may be even more Important
| the free lecture courses maintained by
many of the larger municipalities, such
as New York, Chicago and Boston. The
old lyceum lecture dealt frequently
with philosophical subjects, and was
usually delivered by some one of wide
reputation. An admission fee was
charged, and the illustrations, IL there
were any, and that was not often, were
produced by the magic lantern. The
patrons were drawn mainly from the
cultivated and well-to-do. The modern
municipal lectures are free, and are
usually delivered in the public school
houses. The audiences, says Youth s
Companion, are composed largely Of
persons who cannot afford to pay much
for the instruction and entertainment
they receive, but who eagerly embrace
the opportunity for mental culture. The
subjects of the lectures cover an i'm
mense range. The courses are fire.
quently diversified by evenings which
are given to music or other wholesome
entertainment. They enjoy the great
advantage of the stereopticon and tho
vitascope, and enlist the services of
many eminent specialists. Their pur-
pose is to reach those into whose lives
comes the least of healthful joy and the
smallest opportunity for knowledge.
New York city alone has more than a
hundred of these lecture centers, all
well-known and well patronized AL
though free to the audiences, these lee
lures and other entertainments are, OF
course not free to the municipalities
which maintain them. Yet they are so
useful, and so admirably adapted to
Educating, entertaining and uplifting
the people, that even the country town
could spend money wisely by the or
ganization of such courses.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-21
Those Canal Stories.

Six Washington correspondents Of
out-of-town papers on Saturday re-
ceived subpenas TO appear before fed
eral grand juries and give testimony,
presumably in connection with state
ments appearing in their publications
bearing on the Panama canal purchase.
All of the parties when interviewed
declared that they were wholly ignor-
ant OF the nature of the case regard
ing which they were called upon to
testify.
There is no doubt in Washington
that the subpenas all have to do with
q suit for libel which it is believed
has been brought by the government
IN New York against the World.
Nowhere in the annals OF govern
ment has such action before been
taken as the United State government
suing for criminal libel. The president
in his message was most emphatic
III saying that it should not be left TO
q private citizen to enter the suit. and
ne was particular to state that he did
not believe Eve should concern our
selves with the particular individual
who wrote the lying and libelous edi-
torials. articles from correspondents,
or articles In the news columns. The
real offender is Mr.. Joseph Pulitzer,
editor and proprietor or the World"
1t therefore Is inferred that the cor
respondents were summoned as wit
nesses and not with the ultimate idea
of making them co-defendants.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-21
TO APPEAL TO VARIOUS RACES.
Missionaries Provide "Holy Families"
Of Different Aspects.

A colporteur. delivering q New Year
address before a Sunday school. dis
played number of pictures and
images of the Holy Family.
Here is a Holy Family for export to
China" he said
The children laughed, for the Mary
OF the group was China woman, with
dwarfed feet and slanting eyes: 10
seph was an old Chinaman with a
long. thin mustache and a queue; the
sacred infant had the fiat nose and
oblique eyes of China
Here" said the colporteur, lis q
Holy Family for the Congo people"
The children laughed again. Mary
was now fat and black. with woolly
hair: Joseph was stalwart black war
rior. spear in his hand, a girdle OF
feathers about his waist; the infant
too. was black.
Our Holy Families for missionary
USE" the colporteur explained, "are
always made in the likeness of the
people they are TO go among.
Those simple and childlike people
would be estranged by a white Holy
Family. Only this sort shows them
the Deity's real kinship with them.
selves"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-21
FLASHES FROM THE WIRES

]. J. Barden, of Rochester, n. r.,
state department of agriculture inspec-
tor, has discovered brown-tail moth
infection al Dansville, NJ Y.
Passengers from Guatemala declare
that serious outbreak of smallpox
has occurred there. In Gautamala City
it is said, there have been 1000 cases
A committee of the Finland senate
is engaged in making preparations to
bring about reform in the conditions
under which Hebrews live in Finland.
Fire practically destroyed the Peek
skill military academy at Peekskill n.
y, causing a loss of $4,000. The $50
students in the place escaped in
safety.
Extreme cold prevails throughout
the Adirondacks, thermometers record.
ing 3S degrees below zero at Saranac
Lake. 32 below at Nepasane, % below
at Topper Lake and 81 below at Loon
Lake.
Instructions have been given by
the state department to Stuart X Lup-
ton, the American vice consul at Mes
sina, to establish that consulate at
Catania, which is in the Messina con.
Sulaf district.
A man in Oklahoma has right to
carry from the depot TO his own home
liquor intended for his own use
shipped from outside the state. accord.
ing to decision given by the state
supreme court.
The Inauguration as governor of
North Carolina of w. w. Kitchin, of
Roxboro, for twelve years Demo
cratic member of congress from North
Carolina, took place at Raleigh in the
presence of thousands.
Prof Alfred Battelli, representing
Italy; Adolph Schneider, represent
ing Germany, and Albert Wilckes, of
America, three of the four men who
have undertaken to walk around the
world in five years, have reached Chi
cagO.
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Weiahed in Well.

Thirteen prisoners in the Kent coun.
ty Jail presented petition to Sheriff
Hurley asking for more rations. They
drew a pitiful picture of the manner
in which they were slowly but surely
pining away, and declared that unless
there was an immediate change in con.
ditions they would appeal to the board
OF supervisors. They were taken to
the Office and weighed Every man
had gained from two to five pounds
since he had been incarcerated. Sheriff
Hurley made few remarks.
Il want you to understand that this
isn't a pleasure resort or health sani
tarium," he said. THE bill of fare
isn't planned with the idea of attract.
ing guests here. II you fellows don't
like it, stay away. Now go back to
your cells"
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Although not shot was fired when.
the Dutch warship captured the Vene-
zuelan scow-much to the relief, for
all we know, of the officers and crew
the capture will go down in Dutch his
tory a&second Only to the historic TAX
ing of Holland by the Hollanders,
says the Youths Companion. School
boys will gloat over the occurrence,
which will appear to them grand and
heroic. Their patriotic blood will be
so stirred that they will want to enlist
in the navy and knock the stuffing out
Of some minor nation. On the other
hand if Venezuela deigns to notice the
CAPTURE, Venezuelan school histories
will treat it as a minor incident in
which a Dutch Dreadnought stole up
on peaceful sailboat and captured it
after the crew had resisted TO the last
drop of blood. Each schoolboy of Ven
eZuela will see in the heroic defenders
of the vessel an example for him. Thus
is history made. 1t isn't so much the
way things occur as the way they are
reported by the truthful authors of the
school histories that causes them to
live in the minds of the rising genera
ton.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-21
How to Know the Trees.

There is an auctioneer whose gift
OF CAB" and native wit draw many
purchasers to his sales, but some
times he is the subject rather than
the cause of amusement.
The mans name is o. A. Kelley. Not
long ago he had to sell, among other
things, lot of pine logs. and the day
before the sale he went over them
and marked the end of each log with
his initials.
On the day of the auction an Irish
man came along and Immediately no
ticed the logs with the letters on them.
20. A. k he read loud enough
for all round to hear. "Begorra, If tits
not just like Kelley to deceive us into
behaving thin pine logs are oak!"--
Springfield Republican,.
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So even the Esperantists intend to
abolish the world language" which
they sought to introduce. The New
York Esperanto has decided that the
language is too full of logical defects
to be worth wasting any mora time
on" This is giving the world lam
guage" the cold shake. And really
there does not seem to be much room
for 1t. Some one who has been making
lingual census reports that there are
now 10000 more words in the English
tongue than in French, German, Span
ish and Italian combined, and at the
rate English is growing in popularity it
bids fair to become a pretty satisfac-
tory worlds language itself. Then
there is the baseball language, the golf
language, football lingo, horse talk"
and whole lot of others. Esperanto
never will be missed.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-21
THORNTON ]. HAMS
NOT GUILTY
AGED MOTHER PRAYED NIGHT
AND DAY THAT HER SON
MIGHT BE ACQUITTED.
JURY WAS OUT 20 HOURS
Crowd Cheers the Notwithstanding
Scene Is Enacted in Court Between
Thornton and His Brother Peter.

thornton Jenkins Hams was acquit.
ted OF the murder of VIM. L. Annis at
the Bayside Yacht club at Flushing,
u. Y. The jury was out 20 hours.
Eleven jurors were for acluittal
all the time. One man stood out.
While IL men battled with the testi-
nony introduced in the trial of Thorn
Ton jenkins Hams, his white-haired
mother, enfeebled by the strain OF the
past few months, on her knees In her
room in the Hotel Astor, New York
city, prayed and imploring God to
gave the life OF her boy.
Nurse and | have tried in every
way TO induce her to take some rest,
said Gen. Peter c. Hams, father of the
prisoner, but she has remained con
stantly on her knees praying for
Thornton and Connie. | pray we get
come definite news soon for I fear
The effect of the strain upon her life
and reason"
The Tragedy.
Not since the Thaw case has the en-
tire public been SO stirred up over a
murder case and trial as ii has been
Ia this. In full view of scores of mem
bers OF the fashionable Bayside Yacht
club and the victims wife, Capt. Hams
shot and killed Annis, a magazine pub.
Usher, the afternoon of August Is
Hams arrived at the yacht club, &C
companied only by his brother, Thorn
ton Jenkins Hams, better known as
t. jenkins Hams, who has just been
acquitted.
Annis had been out sailing and was
inc htip cir Il - int
ing yacht club dock when Capt. Hams
drew an automatic revolver and fired
several shots into the helpless man
When spectators sought to interfere
Thornton Hams drew a revolver and
shouting, Keep back. he is my broth
err" prevented the angry club mem
bers from laying hands on his brother
Both quietly submitted to arrest, and
few hours afterward Annis died, his
wife at his side.
He betrayed my wife and ruined
my home" was the motive for the
staying as given by Capt. Hams. He
alleges that while away in the Philip
pines his wife's relations with Annis
were such as TO cause much contempt
According to servants and others, Mrs
Hains spent several days in a hotel
With Annis. and in her own home had
drunk until intoxicated and smoked
cigarettes with the publisher. On one
occasion she is said to have turned
somersaults. for the captain while
CARRIED only in night dress.
On Capt. Hams return from the
Philippines these stories were brought
% him, he says, and when confronted
with them. Mrs. Hams, it Is alleged
made written confession and de
family declared:
Il don't care. love Billy Annis."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-21
HIGH UP MEN.
Numerous Indictments for Land
Frauds Are Made.

Frauds Are Made.
One hundred and thirty-eight indict-
ments were returned by the grand
Jury at Eagle Pass. Texas. after two
weeks session, which grew out OF a
hearing of a subcommittee OF the
committee on Indian affairs of the
United States senate last year, which
was held at Shawnee, Okla, Eagle
Pass, Texas, and Douglass, Arizona,
and Washington.
II is understood many Of these In
dicted parties hold high state positions
in Oklahoma and government posi-
tions In Mexico and are high In finan-
cial and political circles in the United
States and Mexico.
In June, 1906, an effort was made to
remove restrictions from the sale OF
Kickapoo Indian lands in Oklahoma
The latter had been allotted to them
in 1894 by the United States govern
ment, giving the Indians the use and
occupancy for 20 years, at the end of
which time the Indians would receive
patents in fee simple. These lands
were among the most valuable in Okla
homa. Forgery and other fraud Is
charged, by which the Indians were
greatly wronged.
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WIRELETS.

Prof Simon Newcombe, of Washing
ton, the renowned astronomer ana
mathematician, is a patient at Johns
Hopkins hospital Baltimore, Md.
Judge Thomas G.. Jones, of the
United States court for the middle
district OF Montgomery, Ala, In an
elaborate opinion this afternoon held
the Carmichael prohibition act, un.
der which that state is operating, con
stitutional.
The general assembly OF Ohio in
Joint session at Columbus officially de-
clared Congressman Theodore Il. Bur.
ton. of Cleveland, successor of ]. B.
Foraker in the United States senate.
w. II. Ray. former special deputy
sheriff, was shot and instantly killed
from ambush at Arcadia mines near
Birmingham, Ala.
Binding, gagging and assaulting
Solomon Loughner, so years old. near
Pittsburg. Pa, and his two sisters. both
OF whom arc about so years old. six
masked robbers secured about S1,500
In cash, ate their supper, and then
disappeared
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-21
HER MoTHER-IN-LAW
Proved a Wise, Good Friend.

A young woman out in Ia. found al
wise, good friend in her mother-in-law,
jokes notwithstanding. She writes:
1T is two years since We began US
ing Postum in our house. was great
ly troubled with my stomach, complex
ion was blotchy and yellow. After
meals l often suffered sharp pains and
would have to lie down. My mother
often told me it was the coffee drank
at meals. But when Id quit coffee I'd
have a severe headache.
While visiting my mother-in-law 1
remarked that she always made such
good coffee, and asked her to tell me
how. She laughed and told me It was
easy TO make good coffee when you
use Postum.
II began to use Postum as soon as
got home, and now We have the same
good coffee (Postum) every day, and
l have no more trouble. Indigestion is
thing Of the past, and my complex
ion has cleared up beautifully.
MY grandmother suffered q great
deal with her stomach. Her doctor
told her to leave of coffee She then
took tea but that was just as bad.
"She finally was induced to try
Postum which she has used for over a
year. She Travelled during the winter
over the greater part of Iowa, visiting.
something she had not been able to do
for years. She says she owes he
present good health to Postum"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read, THE Road to Well
ville," in pkgs. "There's a Reason"
Ever read the above Ietterg A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full OF human
interest.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-21
Quits the Church.

} The Battle Creek sanitarium is no
longer connected with the Seventh
Day Adventist church. One hundred
and twenty-eight members of the SAM
tarium and Benevolent association
have been dropped for lack OF sym.
pathy with the work and the institu.
ton, while remaining benevolent as.
sociation, is now undenominational
Eight of the 12s resigned, but the rest
were ousted
I The action is the result of strained
relations between the followers OF
Mother" Ellen G.. White, long ac
cepted head of the Adventist church
and DR.. John II. Kellogg. head of the
sanitarium system, now international
in scope.
Every one of the IFS were sent reg
istered letters requiring them to show
cause why they should not be rein.
stated as members of the Sanitarium
association, but all failed to show
cause.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-21
MIX FOR RHEUMATISM

The following is a never failing rem.
edy for rheumatism, and il followed
up it will effect a complete cure Of
the very worst cases: Mix one-half
pint OF good whiskey with one ounce
Of Toris Compound and add one ounce
Syrup Sarsaparilla Compound. Take
in tablespoonful doses before EACH
meal and at bedtime" The ingre-i
dents can be procured at any drug
store and easily mixed at home.