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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
HERRINes NO LONGER SMOKED.
They Are Now Painted with Harm
less Chemical Extract.

Extract of smoke" said the can
ner. dipping his brush into a pot of
brown fluid.
Extract of smoker" repeated the
dazed reporter.
Smoke extract" said the Gamer.
He took up fresh herring, painted it
with the dark mixture, and laid it on
board beside long. long line of
brother behring's. Nov, In the past, !"
he explained. you smoked herrings
by hanging them up for days In smoke
houses wherein smoldered fires OF
costly aromatic woods. That process
was slow and expensive we have
quite improved It out of existence.
We paint our herring now with this
really quite harmless chemical extract
OF smoke-a coal tar product-and as
soon az he Ia dry he is ready for the
market"
The reporter tasted one OF the her
rings. "But this isn't half as good
a. the smoked herring of my boy.
hood" he protested.
Not as good. perhaps" agreed the
Gamer. but ever SO much more profit.
able"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
National Magazine-Febr

The National Magazine, the sprightly
Boston publication, is attracting uni
versal attention with a series of illus
tarted articles, 'The Story of Great
Nation" Every department of the
government at Washington is being de-
scribed by the chiefs of the bureaus
who are actually doing the work. Ev-
cry member of the Presidents Cabinet
will contribute to this sries, which
prominent educators and public men all
over the country are commencing as
the most conspicuous federal education
al work ever accomplished. The series
is difiusing wider knowledge of the
inside operations and Eactual processes
of the work of the government. There
is freshness and quality ing the Ma
TIoNAL that makes it one of the popu-
lar favorites on news stands, for fur
nishing entertaining evenings at home
with Joe Chapple.
The February National celebrates
Lincoln's Centenary with twenty pages
concerning 1.-THE Living Lincoln" pro-
fusely illustrated.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
Unique Total Abstinence Society,

A unique total abstinence society
exists at Sheffield, England. being
constituted entirely of deaf-mutes.
The society was organized by the Or
der Of Good Tenplers in the deaf-mute
institute in that city, and is the first
society of its kind to be organized by
that body. The members are stated
to be especially active temperance
workers. and during its brief exist
ence the society has attained remark
able growth. Branch work, chiefly by
the lecture method, has been extended
among this large class of society in
London, under the auspices of the c.
K. Temperance society. and recently a
branch organization was formed with
an initial membership of 100.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
No Campmeeting.

There will be no camp meeting on
Methodist camp grounds at Long Lake
this year, that question having been
decided at a recent meeting of the Off
Gals held in Ionia.
An assessment of S1.00 each of the
100 or more members of the association
who held stock was levied for the pur-
pose of taking care of the insurance and
other expenses incident TO the owner
ship of the grounds.
A majority of the board of trustees
are in favor of selling the grounds as
tiers of the district do not support the
district campmeeting idea which is
looked upon as dead issue in Michigan.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04

lodging and had spent nothing for
drink. but he said: 1T is true | have
been drinking; however, some ac-
quaintances paid for it." And he add
ed: at is much easier to get drink
than anything else" He told me also
that he had been out of work for six
weeks and had been without means.
yet he had consumed a great deal of
liquor every day.
AS head Of the Brother Welfare as
sociation in Chicago for two years
had heard this story many times. 1t
was easier TO get drink than some
thing to eat. | decided to find out how
1t worked for myself. / started on my
investigation equipped with a list of
l50 saloons In New York city where
five-cent whisky is sold. | WAS dressed
as ragged tramp. | first tried to beg
drinks from the bartender. | found
that the average man behind the bar
refused drinks to tramps he did
not know, but old timers, patrons of
the saloon, had no difficulty in getting
drinks free or on credit, and as / was
unknown, ! tried another scheme
approached the man standing In front
Of the bar and began conversation
with him. We had hardly been talk
Ing two minutes when he invited me
to have a drink, and another. Pretty
soon another man joined the CONVEX
sation, which happened to be concern
ing the navy. He, too, bought drinks.
After each of the men had bought sew
eral rounds of drinks, said to them:
Friends. i am hungry, and have not
eaten anything all day. Win any one
here give me diner" The men who
moment ago had been generous
with liquor called me a beggar, and
complained TO the bar tender; the lat
ter promptly ordered me out.
In the next saloon asked man for
match. He invited me to have a
drink. He told me he was from st.
Paul, and when i said l was born
there he became quite friendly, or
dered more drinks and asked me to
show him the town. I consented, of
course. When we reached the street
] suggested we go to a restaurant, as
had not eaten all day. us that so?"
said my newly acquainted friend; lex
cuse me-" and he took TO his heels.
/ purposely staggered into the third
saloon. and bumped into a man stand
Ing at the bar. l made my apologies
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
REAL ORIGIN OF "MEAL TIME"
Has Come Down to Us from the An
slo-Saxon "Mael."

With regard TO the difficulty Of de-
fining a meal" 1t may be observed
that, originally, meal meant a re
past taken at fixed time. II is the
Anglo Saxon '.mael." a mark, sign,
measure, fixed time, and so food par
taken of then, and has no connection
with meal Of the oatmeal kind, ex-
cept by one of those verbal coinciden-
ces In which language abounds. All
the other senses of "mael" but that OF
q repast have vanished except in the
word "piecemeal," but German has
still both "mal." time Gas in "ein-
NAL" once) and "mahl," a meal
or "mahl," however, tourists should
beware. There is story Of IA
tigued English pedestrian staggering
into a German inn with a demand
for "Abendmahl. What he wanted
was supper ("Abendesseno; what he
got was a clergyman ready to admin
lister the holy sacrament (Which
"Abendmahl" In practice means), I'M
der the impression that he was dying.
Meal time" has got into the Ger
man language of greeting. 1t was
the old fashion after supper in the
home to shake hands all round and
say "Gesegnete Mahlzeit"- blessing
on the meal-time. And the German
digestion is so vigorous that the stu
dents at the universities part from
each other, not with good-by or adieu,
or any such supraterrestrial allusion
but--"Mahlzeit!"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
WATER SIMPLY HAD TO FALL.
Would Have Been Considerably More
Remarkable IL II Had Not.

Bradley Martin, Jr., who has mar
ried Miss Phipps of Pittsburg, has a
dry humor that has been likened to
Mark Twain's. On his last visit to
America the young man went to MI
agara for the first time.
He was accompanied on his tour by
a Harvard instructor who admires
nature profoundly. The Instructor
hoped to see Mr.. Martin impressed, al
most overcome, by Niagara's gran
deur. The young man, for joke, was
determined to disappoint his friend.
Their first view of the falls was by
moonlight. The great water was beau
tiful under the pale light of the moon,
and the air was filled with deep,
sweet music. Mr.. Martin really was
moved, but he yawned, lighted a
cigarette, and said:
Lets be going"
His poor friend was thunderstruck
at such Indifference.
why" he cried, where are your
eyes? Aren't you amazed? Aren't you
impressed? Aren't you transported
"Of course not" said Mr.. Martin.
What is there here to make such a
fuss about?"
Look" cried, the Harvard man,
look how that mighty river pours
over into that deep abyss"
Well" said Mr.. Martin, what Is
there to prevent it?"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
The Maiscca Wildcats.

In the forests OF Malacca and other
islands in the Indian ocean may still
be found the animal known as a wild
cat The upper parts of 1t are gener
ally OF clear yellow color. with black
spots; the lower parts are white with
black spots also. On the back the
spots lengthen almost into lines o.
tlngs, black on yellow.
The average length of the animal
excluding the tall is almost two feet
the tail averages nine inches. It's
height when standing erect Is about
~ inches at the shoulder and is
inches at the hindquarters. It's tenn
per is mild and gentle; 1t plays al
most like domestic cat, or rather
kitten, chasing its tail and amusing
itself with anything that 1t can roll
with its paws.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
His Saturday Night.

The pretty, broad-faced, blue-eyed
woman was telling how 1t happened
that her husband came home so late
of Saturday night.
when he goes to get shaved for
Sunday" she said, "he waits so Ions
for the line that gets there before him
that he goes to sleep in the chair
while he is being shaved. Then the
barber, who is a friend of his, lets him
sleep as long as he likes after he has
finished with him. But don't see how
he can fall asleep with dangerous
razor scraping all over his face.
couldn't. Could your"
1T isn't the most plausible excuse
ever heard" said one to whom the
question was put, "but 1t ought to pass
on account of its originality"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
GOLF TRACED TO MOSES DAY.
Scotchman Tells of Famous Game at
the Red Sea Crossing.

That the game of golf is Of more an
cient origin than generally supposed
was made clear recently to the men,
bers of the Arsdale Golf club, who as
sembled in English's hall, East Or
ange, N. j., for their annual dinner,
says the New York World. President
Angus Sinclair, whose name is EVIL
dence enough that he came from the
land where golf is next to religion in
the hearts of the people, was the man
to lay the history Of the game before
his hearers.
"a few days after the Israelites
finished their toilsome tramp over the
rocky bed of the Red sea-" said MI
Sinclair, Moses and Aaron went out
for a friendly game of golf on the
sand bunkers along the seashore.
"A fishermans house happened to
obtrude itself between Moses and the
first green. The great law giver was
not ratified, however. He grasped his
mashie with firm hold, sending the
ball over the house directly into the
hole. Then Aaron turned In wrath
and exclaimed: Look here, Moses,
govt is govt, and didna COON out tae
sac mair o. your miracles. Caddie,
COON AVA ham, we Gamma stand that
kind o. ply
THAT historical incident proves
that Aaron doubted the skill Of his
famous brother, a sentiment that finds
no place among the members of the
Arsdale Golf club respecting the skill
OF their fellow members"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
The EIittlnq.

Meath the street lamps flicker she
stood and wept softly. A gentleman
approached her.
my good woman" he said; per
haps I can help you IL you are In
trouble
Trouble" said the good woman, be
tween her sobs; at isn't the word
Everything-everything's against us
even the moon."
Il am afraid, my dear woman, that
you have absorbed some foolish super
stition."
mo, amt sir, but It's true. Here's
me at work all day packing up, and
now I've heard that there's going to
be an eclipse"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
Advertised Letfers

Mr.. James Baker, Mrs. Alfred Crook,
w. f. Holt, Miss Florence Hanson 2,
Cora Hatfield, Mr.. Steare Lagness,
Mrs. j. I. McNaughton, Lee Riley,
Miss Della Reemer, Mrs. Lon Riley,
Miss Anna Roggow, Jennie Short, Mrs.
Eliza Stewart, Miss Eva b. Sheldon,
Mrs. Henry Spicer, Lille Tener, Mrs.
Mammie Ward, Mr.. Geo. Webster.
Feb. 1, 1909. ID. +. Wilson, Il. NJ.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04

very humbly. The man laughed and
said: That's all right; have a drink"
After the second drink, | said "Old
man, have no place to sleep, can you
help me?" II am sorry my boy, but
I'm broke myself" was his answer.
This scheme tried, not only in the
barrel houses, but in a number of first
class saloons and hotels. always with
the same success, plenty to drink
1t is therefore automatic that any man
talkative or pleasant can get drunk
without price and without cost.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
THE PRUDENTIAL
Industrial Old Line Insurance Al
Much Lower Cost


Than is generally understood. A child
one year of age for cents per week can
secure policy of 1913 in immediate
benefit for definite amount payable
instantly through the National City
Bank without any red tape when the
policy becomes claim. AT the end of
five years this policy has a paid-up
value of Sl9.5S, which is $500 more
than has been paid in, or it will be car
ried by the company without further
cost To the insured for Is years and 20
weeks, thus giving % years and 70
weeks of protection for a total cost OF
S13.30, or 50 cents per year. Who can
say that industrial insurance is sold al
a high rate? The $3.50 can be paid in
advance in lump sum, or it may be
paid in installments of from to 26O
and the company sends collector call
ing 260 times for $3.50, or once week
for five years and then answer is old
line insurance sold ut high rate? And
the money is where you can put your
hand on il as soon rs the policy becomes
claim. The policies are without
restriction as TO residence, occupation
or cause of death from the date of issue
and are non-forfeitable after three years.
If you are interested talk the matter
over at your earliest convenience with
ID A. thinner, agent, Bedding.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
School Concert.

NJ evening" Feb 49, 1909 commencing at
program will by the pupils of Miss Adams room
outside local taant The proceeds are
be used for purposes and Is
Duet Is Young H. kngemann
MssesM Fargo, Beth Barnard
Louis L
Solo, A Somewhere Ashford
Music (seected) Ladies Quartet
Hudson, Fnedley, Barnard, Stanton
Knapp
Solo, And Don't See Why She Should Harvey b. Gau
From udsof the Girl Piano and Violin
Beth Barnard Ethel Kennedy
Solo, King the Winds Frank David
+. l.
instrumental Fantasa-mpromtu Ley bach
Grand Rapids
Chouse, (a) Marching Song
Break 18th, 5h and 9th grades
Neyin's Swing
I'D Skating Song, 9th grades
The BY girls and boys of End grade
Solo, Buetels Grow, Mildred Ellis
Written andar arranged H. Ellis
Songs, "A Milk Maids Girls and Boys 18th grade
10 Daisy Maids Girls of 9TH grade
Cradle Song Helen Hudson
Songs a Chicadee Boys kindergarten
slumter BY girls of 9TH grade
Songs, Bells, grades
The Whstlng Boy BY y boys
BY h
Drill (I2ed, White and Blue Girls and boys, kindergarten
"Turkee Turks BY Girls of 18th grade.
kindness walbnn.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
TEMPERANCE AND BASEBALL.
Successful Playing Only Possible
Where Liquor Is Tabooed.

Hal Chase the famous first base
man, was advocating teetotalism
among the ball players He argued
well, and in the midst of his argument
he told story.
Leroy Vigors, a friend Of NINE"
he said, turned up to play in an
amateur game with a skate on.
when Vigors stepped to the bat
he smiled silly smile and said to
the umpire:
see three bats and three balls
here. What am / to do-hic-do? p
Hit the middle ball. said the um-
pire.
"But Vigors struck out.
:" Durn We, Vigors, said a coach,
why didn't you hit the middle ball
like the umpire told your
81 did, says Vigors, with an in.
jured air, only | hit it with the-hic-
outside bat. Washington Star.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
The HIahwayman,s Prayer.

Tom l. Johnson was criticising. at a
holiday banquet gresping corpora.
ton.
They are too transparent" he said
"in asking for the passage of this
bill. In fact, they remind me wildly
of the continental highwayman who
laying his bludgeon and revolver be
side him, knelt down on the road in
front of a wayside shrine and prayed
81 DO not ask thee, o Madonna
for money-only send this way an an
tomebils with full poeketA
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
Show Bio Growth.

The Swedish Society for Student
Total Abstainers now has a member
ship of 1862, an increase from last
year of more than Is per cent.
A strong body of student abstain
ers has also been formed in Norway,
where temperance is progressing rap
idly among all classes. In the new
Norwegian ministry the minister of
commerce. M. Abrahamsen, is a total
abstainer, and was previously leader
of the abstainers' group of the storth.
ing.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
The Ascent of Ar.

Yes, he has had quite varied ex-
perience. He began his artistic career
by painting sign for livery stable"
Indeed"
Then he climbed steadily Have
you seen his latest and best work.
mo. What is it?'
Its a calendar for book beer
brewer. Plain Dealer.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
Justice FuIIer's Idea Of Interpreters.
caruso. But STILL

AT performance of Aida" Caruso,
as usual. scared into the highest alti-
tudes OF song with such consummate
ease and thrilling power that he
brought down the house-with the ex.
ception of one critical young woman
in the family circle
Lou" she observed to her compan.
ion, "ain't IL funny that Caroozer don't
seem to grippe your MOVES the way
he does on the record? Queer. amt II p
An Important Decision.
The Georgia court of appeals has
handed down an important decision
In the ruling that the solicitation
through the mails Of orders for intox-
icating beverages in another state as
well as in Georgia is a violation of
Georgia's constitution. Judge Russell.
who handed down the decision, de.
clares that a state may punish such a
violation of its laws without infringing
upon the right of the United States
government to control the mails of the
country.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
knights Attention.!

Another of those popular X. of p.
dancesiwill be given in the Knights of
Pythias hall Thurday evening, Feb. IL.
All of the X. of IS and their friends
are invited. Good music, good lunch
andgthe best Of good times assured.
Entertainment Committee.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
Card of Thanks

To the-Knights and Ladies of the
Modern Maccabees and also the kind
friends and neighbors who so kindly
assisted us during the hours of our re-
cent bereavement, we desire to return
our heartfelt thanks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Link.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
ks5al,AAGIl'EsiagR'g|!s'!I7EIb
Nv -E3SN a
WHY TRAMPs DRINK.
Or. Ben /. Reitman, the king Of
Tramps,' Gives the Reason.

He objection that
the charity work
er or the casual
passer has in Civ.
ing a tramp mon
ey is that he will
use it for drink.
Many of the men
who apply for
aims have a dis
tin C t o d or Of
liquor. A man
came to my hotel
and asked for
help. | gave him a
quarter and told
him TO see me
again. He returned
the next day and
asked for more
money. / asked
him about 1t. He
said he had used
the money | gave
him for food and
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
o,adstone's Opinion Of the King.

H. w. Lucy, dean of the house Of
commons reporters, who has known
every prominent politician for the last
quarter of a century. continues his rem
iniscences In the Cornhill Magazine
He gives the following as Mr.. Glad
stones characteristic summary Of King
Edward. given apparently about 1887:
"A shrewd man, keen observer, full
OF tact, always educating himself with
out deliberately sitting down to learn
q lesson; rarely opening book. but
keeping himself au courant with what
ever is going on In the world and when
the time comes for him to take his
part in public business doing 1t thor
oughly."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
Sore
Throat
Wisdom
If every mother could

cure every time a child has it.
Your family physician will verify the
statement that it is positive fact that every
child with sore throat is in immediate dan
ger of contracting Group, Quinsy, Tonsilitis
or Diphtheria, and is mot removed from thai
danger until the throat is cured. Think of it
Liniments or outward application Of
medicines do not and cannot cure the all
ment, though they may offer temporary
relief. Neither can you cure sore throat
with cough syrup or cold cure.
To cure, you must get at the seat Of
the disease, removing the cause. Moth.
ing does that so quickly, safely and
surely as TONSILINE. A single dose OF
TONSiLiNE taken upon the first appear
ance OF sore throat may save long weeks OF
sickness, great expense, worry, even death
TONSiLINE is the stitch in time.
Use little sore throat wisdom and buy
a bottle of TONSILINE today. You may
need it tomorrow.
TONSiLINE is the standard sore -.
throat remedy-best known and IN
most effective and most nsed. Look
for the long necked fellow on the E9
% or so cent sized bottle when you IN
90 to the drug store to get 1T.
The Tonsiline Co., Canton, Ohio. +!
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
Al, Depends.

IT'S a lucky man." declared Dusty
Rhodes. dat children an dorgs likes
20 foiler about. Don't yer agree wit
me. pard?"
mot II the children want to chuck
rocks" answered Wayside Wages. AN
de dorgs wanter bite"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
The Power of suuoestIon.

II know what I am going to do
said the exasperated head of the fam
lily as he listened for the twentieth
time to the only tune his daughter
knew how to play on the piano, Il am
going to ioin this fresh air crusade"
Popularity OF Some Men.
There are some men who are %
popular that they, act as II man
ought to regard II rs a privilege to
have one of them regularly borrow
his tobacco of him. --Somerville Jour
nal.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
Unusual Freedom.

Are all married men as carefully
watched as jokesmiths say they are?''
Certainly not. know a married
man who is allowed two nights out
every week. just SO he comes home be-
fore IL o'clock, and tells his wife ex.
actly where he has been and brings
some sort OF little gift. Just to show
that he has been thinking about her
all the time.-Birmingham Age-Herald
Justice FuIIer's Idea of interpreters.
Chief Justice Fuller has but small
opinion of expert witnesses and en-
tertains scarcely more favorable opin-
ion of interpreters. He Is not at all
averse to expressing his mind on these
subjects, and on one occasion summed
up his idea of an interpreter as fol-
lows:
"An interpreter is a person who
translates a language he does not un-
derstand into one that he does not
speak"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
g et|i1IEE|||l(!lIIl||E|||ljEl
~'s .-EgA4<
DOLLARS AND DRINK.
Continuing Saloons Robs lie Labor
Ing Man.

Y Venice township,
in a prosperous
middle west coun-
ty and state, the
enormous cost of
the liquor traffic
is almost beyond
the comprehension
of the human mind.
Here on this little
strip of land, aver
aging less than
two miles wide
and six miles long.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04

Corrected each week on Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-05-13

"A collection of 1000 eggs of British
birds. the work of single ornith-
ologist during twenty years, has been
presented to the natural history de-
partment of Aberdeen University.