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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-15
Mems Furnishings

Mems 25c Fancy Balbriggan
Underwear, goes in this public
Sale for 10
SOC Ties goes in this Public
Sale Price for 80
25c Ties in this Public Sale
for II
Mems 50c work shirts, in all
sizes go at this public sale for 80
SOC Mems Soft Shirts, collar
attached, colors, go in this pub
lie Sale for 80
25c Suspenders go in this Pub
lie Sale for 10
Mems loo Grey Mixed Hose
go in this Public Sale for S
DC White Handkerchief go in
this sale for 8
DC Bandannas go in this Pub
lie Sale for 3
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-15

Be careful how you handle the hose
there is dollar at the business end OF
it for the city.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-15
BELDINC BANNER
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR
Published every Thursday at Belding,
(Ionia County, Mich, by
The BANNER PUBLISHING &C
e. q. LAPHAM, EoIroR

collected monthly Cards Of Thanks. 25c to
soc. Resolutions from 50c up
Entered at the Postoffice, Bedding, Michigan
for transmission through the Malls as Sec.
ond class Matter
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-15
Mems Pants

Mems Pants, worth Sl.25, go
in this Public Sale for soc
Mems $500 Pants go in this
Public Sale for S1.25
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-15
A Useful Thlnq.

Three days after a man becomes the
owner of an automobile he begins to
learn what a useful tool the monkey
wrench is.-Washington Post.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-15

Checks in Large, medium and
small checks, in green, brown,
green and white, black and
white, brown and white; full
80 inches wide, real value Csc;
Public Sale Price 80
$l.25 all wool taffetas in styl-
ish and handsome shades the
latest predominating, chick ser
viceable material; Public Sale
Price 79
Latest weaves in panamas
and Voiles, sponged and shrunk
in white, black and newest col
orings, soft sheer quality, inn
possible TO be obtained for less
than 81 anywhere. Public Sale
Price 35c and 69
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-15

For Sale-Complete job printing out
fit, three presses, 40 fonts type, paper
cutter, furniture and stock.
6tf /. S. Morris
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-15
House and Lot

Here is bargain; don't let it slip if
you want to buy house. Good six
room house on Front street; fine loca-
ton; three minutes walk from post of
flee; best neighborhood in the city. Can
help you buy it. Inquire ofaE. b. Lap
ham, Banner office.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-15
XXTo-<o For Sale and
w anus Business Chances !
ADVERTISE FOUND ARTICLES.

ADVERTISE FOUND ARTICLES.
THE MICHIGAN LAW SAYS IN EFFECT,
A person who Ids lost property UNI
der circumstances which give him
knowledge or means of inquiring as TO
the true owner, and who appropriates
such property TO his own use or TO the
of another person who is not entitled
thereto, without having first made ev-
cry reasonable effort TO find the owner
and restore the property To him, is
guilty of interpretation 4739-4O OF
the Compiled Laws Of Michigan.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-15

For Sale or Rent-Large new room
house, good walks, $1,000. Z. q. Ash
by, phone l46.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-15

For Sale-30 Brown Leghorn Pull
lets. John Higgins at Foster u Ritters.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-15

For Sale-Second Hand Deering
Binder, Mccormick Mower and Wag-
on all in good running order. A. h.
Dorr d Co. Phone 105.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-15

Fo- Sale Cheap - Nearly new six
room house. Good location, good Gel
lar, cistern and city water. Inquire
w. $. Lambertson.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-15

My Property for sale
offer for sale my residence property
on w ashington street, 8 room house
good barn, fine location.
36tf Mark McNett
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-15

For Sale Cheap-A good square
piano. Inquire of w. r. Menkee. 5w2
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-15
Shoe Department

Over 1900 pairs Ladies' Shoes
of the very finest of this seasons
arrivals, hand sewed, lace or
buttoned, suitable both for dress
or street wear, light, medium
and heavy weight, French kid
or patent leather, Wei calf, by
far the best of any shoes brought
to this market. Cuban and
French heels, worth from $500
TO 800; come and pick them
out at this Public Sale; price
sos, $40, S1.9S, S1.63, $1.4i
900 pairs of Ladies Finest Ok
fords. All the new feathers and
toes are represented in this line.
Standard $3.50 and 1915 values
at this Public Sale S1.4t
Ladies' Oxfords, come blucher
style, patent and vici kid,
French and leather heels, select
ed from lines where there were
only few left; latest styles,
worth 1925. Public Sale
Price $1.4s
Dress Goods and Silk
Department.
Alpaca, mohair, fancy suit
ings, voiles and cheviots, in all
the latest colorings, full 3S in
ches wide, guaranteed 65c value
Public Sale Price 38c
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-15

! Wanted-A dish washer at Hotel
Bedding. Apply at once.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-15
Mems Shoes

We have on hand a lot of
Mems shoes. These are worth
800 but will go in this public
sale for csc
MEMS work shoes, double sole
and good leather. They are
worth $500 but will go in this
Public Sale for SI.2g
Mems Dress Shoes, vici-bluch-
er worth $500, but they go in
this Public Sale for SOS
Mems $3.50 Oxfords in patent
and oxblood, go in this Public
Sale for $3.50
Youths Oxfords i'm sizes from
y to 6, worth $3.50, but go i'm
this Public Sale for S1.Sg
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-15

Plus, 200 count, one paper, in
this Public Sale tor
Pearl Buttons, all sizes, per
card at this Public Sale
Long Silk Gloves, black or
white, genuine 800 value, at
this Public Sale for
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-01
s.The Knock OUT at Auctions.

There are, we all suppose, in a certain
sale half a dozen "lots" Of choice old
china. Four first GLASS dealers in this
property attend the auction. Call them
A, B, C and D. It is mutually arranged
that A shall do the bidding and the re-
manning three kesp silent. We will sup
pose, with a view to simplicity, that each
of these six lots is worth to a dealer "a,
but as our four friends are probably the
only persons in the room who could dis
pose Of such property and who understand
its value, and as they refrain from COM
peting, it Is not at all surprising to find
that the six lots are bought by A at the
rate of 10 shillings apiece.
So much for the first stage In the plot.
The sale being concluded, A, B, G and d
forgather at some obscure public house.
where they can have the use Of a private
room, and then begins the second auction.
Lot No. ! Is offered, and after some com.
petition is allotted to G, for, let US say,
e3 los. Hepays over this sum to A, who
acts as auctioneer, and who, after deduct
ing the 10 shillings he has paid for the
lot, proceeds to divide the balance Of So
among the members Of the party. Conse-
quently G gets his piece Of china for eS
los! and 10 shillings back into the bar
gain, while the others each receive a like
amount. So with the next lot, which D
buys for more or lees, as the case may be,
and, in fact, the procedure as quoted may
serve as an illustration Of how the affair
is conducted throughout. - Chambers
journal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-01
You Nav Swallow Leeches.

What Imagination will do I can show
from my own experience. When a boy,
in the Pyrenees, I once drank from a
spring and Jaw, to my horror, when I had
already swallowed a mouthful, that the
water was alive with small leeohes. I
had a bad time Of 1t for two or three days.
I firmly believed I had leeches alive and
sucking my blood inside me. I felt them.
I became languid. I believed they would
drain my blood away. Happily my father
heard what was the matter with me and
explained to me the corrosive nature OF
the gastric fluid and assured me that moth
Ing living and Of the nature Of a leech
could resist it. "My dear boy" said be,
"from personal observation Of your pro-
ceedings at mealtime I am convinced you
could digest a pair of boots, and no leeches
could stand a moment against the force
of your gastric fluid" I believed him and
forgot all about my imaginary malady.-
Good Words.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-01
DO TT NOW
Abbeville People Should Not wai'
Until it Is Too Late.


The appalling death-rate from kid
new disease is due in most cases to the
fact that the little kidney troubles are
usually neglected until they become
serious. The slight symptoms give
place to chronic disorders and the SUI
ferer goes gradually into the grasp o.
diabetes, dropsy, Brights disease,
gravel or some other serious form o.
kidney complaint. 49,,
IF O suffer from backache, head
aches, dizzy spells; if the kidney secre'
tions are irregular of passage D un'
natural in appearance. do not delay
Help the kidneys at once.
Doan's Kidney Pills are especially
for kidney disorders-they cure where
others fail. Over n hundred thou
sand people have recommended them
Here is one Of many cases IN THIS
vicinity:
J. D. Watson, 217Swygert ST., Green
wood, S. c., says: ~ have been using
Doan's Kidney Pills for the past
month and am happy to state that the
results have been entirely satisfactory
NV trouble was the irregular passage
of the kidney secretions. Deans kld'
new Pills relieved me at once. They
strengthen the kidneys, and remove
the uric acid from the system: L have
no hesitation in recommending thls
remedy to other kidney sufferers"
For sale by all dealers. Price, SO cents
Milburn Co., Buffalo, New
York, sole agents for the United States,
Remainder the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-01
A A NONClIMBER.
He Shows O Singular Repugnanoo to
Becoming "Arboreal."

He Shows q Singular Repugnanoo e
Becoming "Arboreal."
Climbing runs in families, for steeple'
Jacks are often the sons Of fathers who
were in the business, but it is somewhat
odd that man, though he learns to swim
80 well that armed only with q knife he
can encounter a shark in its native ele'
ment, and judged by the extent Of hii
mining operations in comparison with the
size of his body surpasses by q thousand
times all animals that work underground,
has never become a good climber or shown
the slightest tendency to become "arbo-
real," as he has become aquatic and sub
terranean.
South sea babies that cannot walk
will roll into the sea and swim, collier
boys at II will take pick and lamp and de-
scend into the mine almost as naturally al
young moles, but we believe that In spite
Of the danger from wild beasts In forest
regions and the fact that in such places
there is ten times more life IN the level ot
the tree tops than on the ground there II
no single instance Of a tribe which, proper.
" speaking, has become "arboreal" and
learned to climb like monkeys. Though
not a few make huts In trees they approach
these by ladders, and except In the huts
which they use as a refuge and sleeping
place they spend their time on the ground.
Even in forests where the upper levels
of the trees are so closely laced together
that a comparatively slight adaptation
would enable the Indians to progress from
tree to tree, and where nearly the whole
Of the fruit and the greater part Of the
birds and animals used for food are found
only In this upper story" man Ii not,
and always refuses to become, a"olimbing
animal" Natural repugnanco to this
form of enterprise seems characteristic OF
savage men, and even Of animals which
run no risks whatever. African natives
who have only lived in n stored huta
show the greatest dislike to going up
stairs and have been known to creep up on
hands and knees, while large dogs when
required to ascend stairs for the first time
often refuse to do 30 except under strong
persuasion and with evident reluctance
London Spectator.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-01
A N SHERMAN.
Mary Anderson de Navarro Pays Both OF
Them Pretty Tributes.

Mary Anderson de Navarro Pays Both OF
Them Pretty Tributes.
In all her letters and writings Mary An
derson de Navarro's fondness for the
friends of her early days is clearly shown.
In The Ladies' Home Journal she recalls
some of those who have passed away, no.
tably Booth, Manager Macauley, John II
Ford, and thus records her meeting with
and estimate of General Grant: ut was
during my delightful southern tour (the
frst) that DR.. Griffin presented me to Gen
eral-then President-Grant, whom he
had known in old soldering days, when
the general had captured and imprisoned
him. 1t was pleasant to see these enemies
In wal so friendly in times of peace. Kind
illness and simplicity were marked traits
of the president, while q certain rugged
ness of manner and speech that was sug-
gestive of his earlier life gave an addition
al interest to all he said and did. In show
ing us over the White House his pleasure
in pointing out various trophies was IN
disguised and boyish. While lunching
with him, the natural way in which he
brought himself down to the level of my
youth and small experience Of life without
q touch of that visible condescenslon so
annoying to the young was charming"
Meeting him some years after, and failing
to recognize him, Mrs. de Navarro records
that after his speaking to her and an
~nouncing himself as General Grant, before
she recalled him, he said jokingly in re.
sponso to her confused utterance that he
had $50 changed" Eyes, I have grown
thinner and paler; I am no longer presi-
dent, you see, and am consequently less
banqueted."
sit was about this time that my friend
ship with General Sherman also began"
writes Mrs. de Navarro. He was one OF
the few eminent men I have met whose
interest in every subject of conversation
was so great that his particular meter
could not have BEEN guessed. He knew
much about the stage, Shakespeare and
the drama generally and was a passionate
lover of the arts, thinking them all worthy
Of equal regard. LAS a critic he was good,
though perhaps too enthusiastic over any
excellence, however small, If genuine en-
thusiasm can be oalleda fault. His man.
.ner was brisk and hearty. His personality
gave the impression Of a rugged strength,
SO much SO that his entrance into a roo1n
was like q breath Of fresh, invigorating
air. He soorned fear and encouragement
Of every kind and refused to allow any
one to give way to either"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-01
Spanking Convtcts.

When convicts in the Colorado STATE
prison become unruly, instead Of being
confined to bread and water solitary con-
fnement they ara spanked, the instru'
ment used being a paddle a little mors
than Q feet long, 8 inches wide and weigh.
ing 15N ounces. According to tho ohiei
Of the institution, this method La entirely
satisfactory and is free from the pernicioua
effects that often follow the ordinary
treatment.
During the spanking process" says
the warden, "the prisoner has no time b
brood-to store away In his mind vioioul
thoughts and grow mentally one sided a
he grows physically weaker, for all Of hil
time and thoughts are concentrated into
one spot for q minute or two, and when II
Is over he goes back to his work none tho
worse for the treatment. San Erancisoo
Arponaut.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-01
PECULIAR ENGLISH SPELLING.
most Difficult of All Systems to Aes
quire Except the Chinese.

qufre Except the Chinese.
English spelling is the most unsystem.
attic and therefore the most difficult Of all
systems to acquire, except the Chinese.
The French has not a complete alphabet
! to represent all its sounds in a simple and
| systematic manner, but the French use
the incomplete and defective Roman al
phabet much more consistently thar we.
The object of writing is to convey thought.
An ideal system would allow Of the con
yeyance Of thought with the least expendi-
ture Of energy on the part of both writer
and reader.
The sounds Of the spoken language
should be represented by the simplest,
most complete and most logical system.
There are in English 40 distinct sounds;
40 distinct letters are needed to represent
them. With such a system the intermina-
| Bile difficulty of learning to spell would
disappear, the time spent in printing and
writing unnecessary letters would be saved
and the learning Of the language by chill
dren and foreigners would be greatly IA
cilitated. There is no valid objection to
phonetic spelling except the difficulty Of
Introducing 1t. The genealogical objec-
GlOQ Is unworthy VI ooIiouo SohoiucAooioa
The etymology, for example, of "soph-
Ism" (Which, by the way, does not import
q wise saying) resides in the real word,
not in its spelling. Any n who knows
the history Of the. word would associate
that history with it, however it might be
spelled. The Pathological association Ia
vors phonetic spelling. It is, Of course,
impossible to make so radical a change at
once, but it does not follow that the bene-
fits of phonetic spelling, the metric system
or any other great improvement will come
to us in the surest and best way by simply
leaving the matter to chance. There Is q
tendency to shorten spelling, but the bene-
fits to be derived from improvement are
so great that definite action should be
taken to secure them early and to make
the changes in the way that will be most
beneficial. Changes for better and for
worse will continue to come by chance as
they have come in the past, but chance
change in 80 important q matter as the
language of the most enlightened and
most progressive people Of h world
should not be satisfactory.-Sef Culture
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-01
Wax FiRures.

The best a figures in the world an
made in New York. One firm here hal
two to show in its store. Each Of thess
figures cost 5000. They are made entirely
Of wa1 and are the exact counterparts Of
two famous New York models. The first
figure was sculptured after q French girl.
Almost the only difference between the
little French model and the polite, dainty
figure in wax Ii that the girl Of fesh and
blood has dark hair and the hair Of the
wax figure Ia yellow. The second figure
il that Of an American woman. Her fig
ure and the soft pink flush Of the skin
seem almost perfect. The woman who
stood for the model Of this n was said
to have the best American figure In Now
York.-Boston journal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-01
Dumas' Adaptations.

Alexandra Dumas, who hated the Eng.
tish, would have cursed In his breezieet
style had he known Of the number Of IN.
authorized adaptations and annexations Of
his Three Musketeers" which bristle on
our boards. Beerbohm Tree put on the his.
torio conglomeration in gorgeously pano-
ramio style at Her Majesty's. Sidney
Grundy, play adapter In ordinary, prepar'
ed that version for the stage, and his name
appeared in bigger type on the posters than
that of Dumas. Dumas was lucky to b
mentioned at all. Most Of the play tinkers
here erase the name Of the original author
altogether and insert their own. As Iwalk
along the Strand I sometimes think
hear Grundy and Comyns Carr and Ham
nton and Rose, all the modish native
adapters Of the day, sing in chorus tha
good old couplets:
Bring me the works Of v. sardou,
Bring ne the works Of E. Angler,
Bring me the paste and scissors. too
am the man to write q play,
London Letter.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-01
Round to Have Style.

After the new minister had delivered
his first sermon in the Presbyterian church
of a little Washington town recently a
deacon approached him and said:
"You didn't give US eny Latin er Greek
in yer sermon today"
No." said the minister, II did not. I
was not aware that the congregation in
cluded any who Understood those lam
guages." And this was a bit of sarcasm.
WAL, ther amt none wot duz, re-
piled the deacon, but we folks here want
to hev watts goin on in them city churches,
an We'll hev to Ak yer tn give ct tn us."-
Northwest Magazine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-01
A SEAMLESS TUBE.
There Are Three Operations ~
Which It May BE Made.

There Arc Three operations ~
Which II May BE Made.
Henry Souther said at a recent meeting
Of the National Association Of Mechanical
Engineers that the scientific and technical
designation of Q tube, whether scanned on
seamless, depended solely upon the tubs
itself and not upon the process followed
In its manufacture. Referring to the do
tionary you will find that the word "seam.
less'' means without seam, which conveys
no light upon the subject. Turning to tbs
word "seam," 1t isfound that it Is defined
as a Joint, suture, or line Of union and hers
In the last term we find the key. A tubs
jointed in any way cannot be seamless. Il
In the primary stages Of its manufacture
1t be lap, butt or lock jointed, it cannot
by any subsequent operation be deprived
Of the seam and therefore cannot be con.
sidered when completed as being seamless.
A strictly seamless tube may be made
by any one Of three operations-frst, .
billet may be by successive steps punched
into the form of q tube with extremely
thick sides, and these may then by the Or
binary drawing processes be reduced to
tube with thin walls; next, the billet may
be bored or the blank may be cast with
hole in 1t and In either case then drawn
to the required dimensions; thirdly, thu
tube may be made by the cupping process,
which consists in taking a disk Of the
metal, forming 1t into a cup shape, grad
ually ~elongating the cup and reducing IL
In diameter and finally by this means pro-
dueing a tube.
Each and all Of these processes yield .
tube which Is absolutely seamless and
about which there Is and an be no dis.
pute. In all tubes formed with a seam
the edges have first been separated, then
united, either by lap or butt weld or by
some lock joint system, and In these ths
Joint cannot be eliminated by any after
processes. The custom houses Of the
United States recognize the difference b.
tween a seam and a seamless tube. A
seamless tube Is one in which the WALL
have never been separated from the tims
the metal was in q molten condition to the
time Of the completion Of the tube.-lros
Ace.