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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-27
Keene Center

Miss Anna Feehan of Bedding is Wis
iting Mrs. Frank Daniels this week.
Mrs. Arthur Spoon of Grandville Wis
tied her sister Mrs. Robt Brock from
Thursday until Sunday.
b. Anderson lost little colt Monday
forenoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Harley Hunter of
Ionia are working for her father, Geo.
Raymond this summer.
Miss Myrtle Raymond visited her
brother Frank and family at Lopers
Corners from Tuesday until Thursday
last week.
Miss Blanche Steel, Lee Lampl<in,
Myrtle Colds and Clarissa Davenport
passed the eighth grade examination
and will receive their diplomas at the
commencement i'm Ionia Friday of this
week.
Keen was the scene of considerable
auto inactivity last Sunday One con-
tanning party of Merrimans from
Grand Rapids suspended power near
the home of, Earl Adams, and was sta
toned there several hours while repairs
were being made, and the Herpolshim-
er auto enroute from Bedding stopped
to assist, and while the members of the
latter party were busily engaged on
the Merriman auto, one of the Herpol
sinner tires exploded. At a late hour
all damages were repaired and the par
ties went on their way TO Grand Rap
ids.
Entertainment at Grange Hall June
4th. 7:30 D. m. Adult l0c Children DC.
Everybody come. Light refreshments.
School Days --- Song by School
Twentythird Psalm. -. Third Grade
Vocal Duet Misses Leita and Leota
Hook
Dumbell Drill
Recitation Miss Leata Hook
Quotations from Hiawatha. Eighth
Grade
Song-Uncle Ned----------- Glass
Scarf Drill
Song-Pansy ---L Lee Lampkin and
Will Daller
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-27
Alton-Moseley

Mrs. Tommy Condons is quite i'll al
her home here. DR.. McDaniels is at
tending her.
w. III. Keech who has been i'll fol-
some time, is no better.
Mrs. J. ID. Frost has gone TO Ann
Arbor for treatment.
Mrs. Bert Norton is suffering an at
tack of la-grippe.
Otis White is again able TO be out, he
goes about OH crutches and is feeling
quite well considering his serious ILL
ness. Mrs. White was out Kidding
Thursday for the first time since Christ
mas.
Born, To Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Fran
cisco of Mosely Friday, son.
The residence of Tommy Condons
caught fire Monday, but plenty OF
help near at hand saved the building
with light damage TO the furniture and
carpets with water.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-27
Grattan

Grattan
+. V. Storey will soon have the frame
for his new barn ready to raise.
All kinds of fruit trees are i'm blossom
and promise an abundant yield.
Venus Chapter o. +. s. will hold
the annual meeting June 9Th and will
have fine program with appropriate
music. All members of the order are
invited TO be present.
sGrandma" Wolf reached her S7th
birthday, last Thursday, May 20. The
children coming home TO be with her
including Mr.. and Mrs. s. +. Kennedy
of Lakeview.
The surprise silver wedding given
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Warner last week
was most enjoyable affair. A purse
of money was presented Mr.. and Mrs.
Warner by those present and picnic
dinner was served.
The three last days of May will all
NC SlNCn w CACIClSCo. hS
Ashley cemetery association will OBJ
serve the occasion on May 20 with a
most interesting program.
Mrs. j. A. Lessiter and daughter,
Bernice, were Bedding visitors Monday.
The Misses Bernice and Kittie Les
sitter were callers on Bedding friends,
Tuesday.
Edgar Seeley and family have moved
to Bedding.
Mrs. Palmer Stocking has rested bet
ter for few days, but is still very
weak. Her son, Eddie Stocking, and
wife of South Dakota are now with
her, and Mrs. Miller Stocking of Grand
Rapids visited her over Sunday.
Regular Communication of Grattan
lodge f. Il A. M. next Saturday night.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-27

Mrs. j. l.. Morse and daughter Ger
trude spent Sunday at A. j. Moons.
Leroy Buttolph and sister Lydia
visited Saturday and Sunday with
their parents near Spencer Mills.
i. X. Luscombe and wife visited at
A. X. Ross's Sunday.
Mrs. Dennis Skellenger spent Sunday
in Grand Rapids.
Mrs. Jno. Devendorf and Mrs. X.
King Of Orleans called OH Mrs. G. NJ.
Hubbard sunday.
Miss Bessie Gould of Bedding spent
Sunday with Bessie Fisk.
Jos. Curtis and Mr.. McNaughton
are shingling l.. j. Kimberly's store
building.
l.. J. Severy of Otsego has been at
&. NJ. Hubbard's for few days.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-27
Backache,
Kidney Pain

Pains in the small of the back.
There's no installing this sign of kidney
trouble.
Other indications are frequent urination,
pain or smarting when passing water, deposits
in the urine, headache and loss Of flesh.
DIR. A. w. Chases Kidney and Liver Pills
overcome kidney arrangements more prompt
ly and thoroughly han any treatment you can
obtain because of their combined and direct
action on liver and kidneys.
This letter to prove our claim.
Mr.. b. F. TREGo, Polk, Pa. writes:-
''During eight years of suffering from kidney
disease six doctors treated me with little bene-
fit. On the third day after beginning the use
Of DR.. A. w. Chase's Kidney and Liver Pill 8
I noticed an improvement and after using three
boxes had gained z3 pounds and felt bett r
than had for nine years. / have told many
about my wonderful cure"
One pill dose, rs cts. box, at all dealers
or Dr. A. w. Chase Medicine Co. Buffalo, N. Y
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-27
Eureka-Fair Plain

Corn Planting is the order of the
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson jerks and
daughter visited her mother Mrs.
Spencer Sunday.
The spring term of Beardsley School
closed last Friday May 81.
Born TO Mr.. and Mrs. Elon Murray a
fine baby boy May 81, weight nine
pounds.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Antcliff attended
preaching services at the Blystone
school house Sunday.
Flora Blystone is on the sick list.
Mrs. Mary Richardson visited Viola
hurry last Tuesday.
A niece of VIM. Murry's of South
Boardman has been visiting him for a
few days.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-27
Lived Isl years.

VIM. Parr-England' oldest man
married the third time at 120, worked
in the field till 1872 and lived 20 years
longer. People should be youthful at
so. James Wright, of Spurlock KY,
shows how to remain young. 81 feel
just like "a l6-year-old boy" he writes
after taking six bottles of Electric
Bttles. For thirty years Kidney tro-
uble made life burden, but the first
bottle of this wonderful medicine con-
WINGED me / had found the greatest
cure on earth.u They're godsend to
weak, sicllly rundown or old people.
Try them soc. at Connell Bros.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-27
Southwest Eureka

Mrs. w. s. Mcclure has been quite
sick the past week.
Ed Stokes and son Fred took dinner
at Israel Smiths last Sunday.
Leroy Stokes was the guest of his
parents the last of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Luscombe visited
their daughter, Mrs. Charles Jensen, in
Bedding on Wednesday af last week.
They also attended the funeral of Jas.
Granger in Bedding, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Daley were the
guests of +. A. Stokes, Sunday.
Mrs. Ada Kaiser, and baby Viva,
spent Saturday night and Sunday with
Mrs. Fred Summerfeldt. She expects
to leave shortly for the North to join
her husband who is working in saw
mill.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. III. Moon of Keene
Center were guests at +. A. Stokes last
Friday.
Miss Alice Whittier closed very sue
cessful year of school in District No. &,
May 18th. Assisted by the Misses Neva
Sturgeon and Bertha Snyder, she gave
picnic dinner to her parents the last
day of school.
Mrs Rhoda Moon is slowly recover
ing her health and has returned 10 her
home for the summer.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-27
NOBODY SPARED
Kidney Troubles Attack Bedding
Men and Women. Old and Young.

Kidney Troubles Attack Bedding
Men and Women, Old and Young.
Kidney will sieze young and old.
Come qnickly with little warning.
Children suffer il their early years.
Cant control the kidney secretion.
Girls are lanquid nervous suffer pain
Women worry, can't do daily work.
Men have lame and aching back.
The cure for man, women or child,
is 10 cure the cause.-The kidney.
Doan's Kidney Pill cure sick kidneys
Cure al! forms of kidney suffering.
The following testimony proves ii.
Mrs. Eliza Estes, sos Ottawa st. st.
Johns, Mich. says; "Some years ago,
we commenced To use Doan's Kidney
Pills in our family for backache and
pains that indicated disordered kidneys.
We found this remedy TO be reg
ulator of the kidneys and a cure for all
the aches and pains, caused by these
organs failing To do their work prop
erly. | have often endorsed Doan's
Kidney Pills and am glad TO do so
whenever the opportunity occurs.
For sale by all dealers. Price 30 cents.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States. Re-
member the name-Doan's-and take
no other.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Lou Tucker of st.
Johns visited at Mrs. Chas. Drinks Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Cobb of Bedding
came To their farm Saturday and
planted some early potatoes. Their
friends here will be glad when they get
moved on their farm.
Mark Hoppough, Beal Cole, and Guy
Purdy are grading the road and board
ing at Mrs. Ed. Carpenters.
Mrs. n. Lapham and daughter,
Margaret of Bedding visited with Mr..
and Mrs. Ed. Carpenter, Sunday.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-27
Won't Slight A Good Friend

''If ever need a cough medicine again
l know what TO get" declared Mrs.A.
l.. Alley of Beals, Me-, ''for, after using
ten bottles of DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry, and seeing its excellence results
in my own family and others, l am
convinced it is the best medicine made
for Coughs, Colds and lung trouble. F"
Every one who tries it feels just that
way. Relief is felt at once and its
Quick cure surprises you. For Bronch-
tits, Asthma. Hemorrhage, Group La
Grippe, Sore Throat, pain in chest or
lungs its supreme. SOC and $1.O0. Trial
bottle free. Guarantee by Connell
Bros.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-27
Brink

Joe Osburn is papering for Mrs. NJ.
l.. Howe this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Reeves and son,
Carlton, of Cooks Corners visited her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Emorey Chick
ering, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Chickering
has boy baby, born Wednesday.
Weight six pounds
Miss Vevo Carpenter and Geo. Per-
kins of Bath, Mich, have been guests
of Mrs. Chauncey Chase.
Miss Julia Bell of Alma visited the
Misses Nummers Friday and Satur-
day.
Wild Howe of Bedding is visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Chancey Chase for few
days.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-27
Smashes All Records.

AS an all-round laxative tonic and
health-builder no other pills can COM
pare with DR.. Kings New Life Pills.
They tone and regulate stomach, liver,
and kidneys, purify the blood, streng-
then the nerves; cures Constipation
Dyspepsia, Biliousness, Jaundice, Head
ache, Chills and Malaria. Try them.
25c at Cornell Bros.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-27
The kIondlke Discovery.

The di. overy of gold in the Kion
Ike is sad 20 have been made by a
..r0spector named j. w. Carmack, who
married a squaw and learned from the
lnfians that there we're deposits Of
coll in the Klondike region. In Au
gust, 1896, he verified the story by
aking out several hundred dollars
worth of gold in few days by print
i've methods.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-27

If you desire clear complexion take
Foley's Orino Laxative for constipation
and liver trouble as it will stimulate
these organs and thoroughly cleanse
your system, which is what everyone
needs in spring in order TO feel well.
Wortley * French.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-27

This is TO certify that all druggist
are authorized to refund your money if
Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure
your cough or cold. 1t stops the cough
heals the lungs and prevent pneumonia
and consumption. Contains no opiates
The genuine is in yellow package.
Wortley d French.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-27
Eczema And All Skin Diseases

Are quickly cured by Zemo, clean
liquid for external use.
Cornell Bros, the druggists, says
"Zemo is the best remedy he has sold
for the cure of Piles, Eczema, Dandrufi,
Ringworm, letter, Rashes, Prickly
Heat and any disease of the skin caus-
ed by germ. See display and photos
of cures made by Zemo.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-27

Recitation - Miss Leota Hook
Dialogue-A Thorn and Rose
Song-Little Tots - Jennie Colds
Butterfly Drill Girls in Costumes
Duet-Vocal Misses Leila and Leata
Hook
Recitation - Flora Ruegsegger
Song-Geography Glass
Joan of Arc with Tableaux
Lee amplin-Reader)
Myrtle Golds-Impersonator)
Teacher and Pupils of Keene Nos.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-27
Generally.

man can generally make wife
happy as long as he Az cod coz.
vincing her that he Is jsJl.s-.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-27
Daily Thouuht.

Nothing would be lesson to " II
Il did not come too late-Georgs HlSst
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-11-02
RecipeCure
Weak Men Fran
Send Name and Address TOd3;-.
You Gan Have i Free ami Re-
Strong and Vigorous.

have in my possession a Drss-~.-
ton for debility. lack
vigor, weakened manhood, fatr.r-
memory and lame back. brought NJ,
by excuses, unnatural drains. or III.
follies Of youth, that has cured
many worn and nervous men right ii,
the1r W homes-WithOut any ada
tlonai help or medicine-that tafr.
every man who wishes to regain hs
manly power and yirility, quickly and
quietly, should have a copv. So
have determined to send q cory r.
the prescription free of charge. in .
plaln, ordinary sealed envelope In
any man who will write me for il.
n prescription ome from q
physician who has made a special
study Of men and I am convinced i
is the surest acting combination for
the cure Of deficient manhood and
Vigor failure ever put together.
l think [ W it to my fellow man
to send them a copy in confidence SD
that any man anywhere who is weak
and discouraged with repeated fail
ures may stop druggtng himself with
harmful patent medicines. secure
what [ believe is the understanding
restorative, upbuildtn2, SPOT
TOUCHING remedy ever devised. and
SO cure himself at home quietly and
quickly. Just drop me a line like
this: DR.. A. Z. Robinson. 4S4J LUX
Building, Detroit, Mich. ana I viii
send you a copy Of this splendid re-
cipe in a plain ordinary envelope free
of charge. A great many doctors
would charge So 90 to $500 for
merely writing cut d prescription like
this-but 7 SEND IT entirely free.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-11-02

spreading willow where the water Was
somewhat deep. We found several
I picked my hole, and taking one Of
the tow sacks, put into it some OF
the bread. some of the crushed amt
sWeet-stinking Maypops and a big
rock for a sinker: tied it to Il grape
vine n chucked it into the hole in
the river.
Hodge went a little further down
river and suited a hole to himself
when he went through the same op"-
ration except he put crushed cotton
see. and the carcass of a COWS head
in his tow sack. He also put it
onions. We then went home for the
day, in order to give the lures fair
play.
| asked him on the way what about
the onion part Of the bait. II" said
onions were not only one Of the best
sinking lures for fish, but that they
would drive away terrapins and -arrs
from Fostering a nearby bajted hopk-
in fact no terrapin would bother Ills
side Of New Bern if onions were p"r
in the water up here. [ welcomed
this news.
When [ suggested that terrap.ts
and frogs We're now having one Of
those Eskimo sleeps where they for
get anything; he replied, never mind.
a terrapin will not forget that onion
Sllilh IOl SOlIlc SGlltl dtloLS any 49,
than a white mar will forget that he
has once been a Democrat. Ed Hodge
may have been a Red Shirt had ne
not been here, and he may have been
anyhow. He is free and u white
man.
The next morning ] caught some
red horse and some perch ar my
hole, but not enough TO justify u"
fooling with Maypops. Hodge cauSAe
a big string Of bull-heads (cathSh'
but they will come miles to inspect u
decayed COW or Sleeps head, and wa
bite q hook as if they were mad VIII
prickley things. Besides, I insisted
upon Hodge batting his hole aroun'
a bend where the noise would h9,s
disturb hose fishing, but being aea'
he insisted upon talking all the t'IhT.
and thereby did me more daln"7'
than the onions did the ~terrapIn>'
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-11-02
IN THE RELIGIOUS WORLD
What the Church Folk Are Thinking About and Coiag--Relgious
News From Elsewhere

offices. Paul had no dignity that
would stand in the way Of his being
helpful. So We find him. as usual,
to the fore in the capacity of a helper.
This time he gathered sticks for the
fire. to warm the bodies of those hulk
ing soldiers who had so ruthIessls
counselled his death q few hours be-
fore. While about this office of use
fulness a viper fastened itself to his
hand. and the whole company, seeing
it, expected him to drop dead.
But no viper that Wriggled could Kill
Paul, even as the waves and winds
Of the Mediterranean had been fmpo-
tent. He had a through ticket to
Rome, authorized by the General SUI
p~crintendent of all roads. The ma
tives did not know this: and they
thought that Paul himself was ON
sort of deity. He was a friend of
God, and a fellow worker With Jesus
Christ, which is as near to being a
deity as mortal ever comes.
Still animated by the passion for
heIpfulness, Paul found ar oppor-
unity for service when he had become
the guest Of Governor Publius for
three days. The %latter's father was
i'll, and Paul cured him. That started
toward him the familiar procession Of
the sick and MANNED. and he healed
them. The world is full of need. and
there is everywhere work for hearts
that ask no career of heroiSnl, but only
a chance to be helpful.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-11-02

Bile at home. Both men have held
the highest positions as viceroys. Yuan
has governed the capital province
from Tientsin, and Chang has had I'M
der him the mighty y~iceroyaity Of
HankOW.
Chang Chi Tung was recently asked
to take the position of tutor to the
baby emperor, but he declined the
honor because Of his three score years
and the want of more time for his
government papers. He has been the
chief literary man Of the present ad-
m~iniStratiOn, and the flOWery edicts
which We're sent out about the fun
erals and the deaths of the dOWager
and the emperor We're penned by him.
Chang Chi Tung's Monkey.
notwithstanding his ability and
scholarship, l am told that old Chang
Chi Tung was as full Of Superstition
as a Chinese cOolie. He believed in
the transmigratiOn OF souls. and
imagined that he came from q mon
key. The origin of this belief is from
3 tradition concerning a monkey
which was kept IN his father's house
up to the time Of his death. On the
day that the stork brought the little
Chang this moneky mysteriously van
ished, and, according to the theory Of
the spirit doctors of that time, its soul
- ~ ISSo'1" -iiIo X NV ooii
child. That Chang Chi Tung really be-
lieVed this [ cannot say. but his friends
tell me that whenever he was accused
of fOoliShness or Of iIiprudent action
he usually replied:
"How can | help it? That is the way
/ was born; it must be the monkey in
me"
In addition to the men / have men
toned, there are a dozen or more con
nected with the government who are
ambitious to control. One of the
strongest is Tang Shao vi, who re-
Gently visited the United States to re
turn h BoNe indemnity; mother is
Natung, the head Of the foreign office,
and a third is TieL Ling, who is at the
head Of the department Of war. There
are a half dozen great viceroys, each
Of whom has an army of tens of thou
sands of men, and all OF whom are big
figures in the new movement for the
mOdernizatiOn OF China. At the same
time, the imperial family has some
princes with mighty ambitions; and
should Pu Vi die there are others of
this Manchu line who ma reasonably
hope to sit pom the dragon throne.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-11-02
MAYPOP FISHING IN OCTOBER
ON THE NEUSE
By a. v. Dockery.

[ had several years g been q guest
of Ed Hodge, as he is Familiarity
known throughout Wake county. Now
anybody who only casually knows Ed
Hodge, don't know him at all.
Although he was born with a ready
made, rough, silver spoon in the vi
entity of his stOmach's mex best
friend, and was educated at this
States chief school. for paupers, and
took up his finishing educational
touches after the Wah, on q Texas
ranch; Ed Hodge has a glittering, hui
name. interior about the chest region.
If he likes anyone, he is much more
than apt to be a friend. II he is
otherwise it is otherwise, almost more
so.
He has wanted the writer to spend
several days with him fishing or SPUR
rel hunting, for several years; and the
writer did it, or intended to do it.
l could hardly get up heart to hin
that I cOuld learn anything new about
fishing from so MISUNDERSTANDING
person as Ed Hodge, but recollecting'
thai diamonds n peruvian guano
come out Of very rough stuff l con-
Guided to listen to the rough and
tough suggestions about fishing. I
had learned hat to write q book on
fishing and not get paid for the book,
entitled me to believe there was
thing more to learn
Hode said something about May
pops and Onions being very intimate
friends of the fishes; really more SO
than the Moon or Assafoetida as
lures.
I always want to earn something
more about everything except Radi-
cal politics since simplified by the in
casted Democrats. SO I lost no time
in going out to Neuse River to verify
some queer things. I found my friend
had moved nearer down to the river
and was nicely ensconced in a hol-
low two hundred yards from the
rivers normal banks. He confided to
me that when the river chose to get
upon it's ar" he could easily stand
on his door step and throw a rock
int it. He is not very strong now.
But from having got very near
again to nature-in the country-I
had a natural and delightful sleep.
until awakened so early in the morn
ing not to go fishing but to feed. After
this forced operation I must go to
the river and fish. My expostulation
that 1t was cruel to wake I'D fish in
crisp October SO early in the morn
ing availed until the Sun got down to
zeal business. Then we gathered A.
lot Of frost cured Maypops, took some
bread baked without salt, and some
mashed cotton seed TO bait the river
for the fish.
The chance, il not the object. was
to md an eddy alongside an out
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-11-02
A Return in Kind.

Mark Twain once asked a neighco
il he might borrow a set Of his pooN9,
The neighbcr replied ungraclCuSr1
hat he was welcome to read l"s1.
In his library, but he had a rule Eez1s
to let his books leave his house. Sohl9
weeks later the same n~eighbof go
over to ask for the loan OF Ma"
Twain+s lawn mower.
Certainly" sair Mark, bur So ,
I make it a rule never to let my ~"
YOU will be obliged to use II thS'"
ladies. Home Journal.