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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-29
TRACE NAME TO THE FRENCH
Jonathan Carver Believed to Have
Derived Word "Oregon" from
Early Explorers.

We believe II most probable that
circumstance connected with western
explorations under direction of the
French. Earlier than the English, the
French had pressed on westward from
the Great Lakes to the Red river, to
the Saskatchewan and to the foot OF
the Rocky mountains. They were ran
ging the country Of the upper Mis-
sissippi In search Of furs and for
trade with he natives; they were
full Of curiosity and active in in
quiry about the great distant west
and the unknown western sea. or
this sea they possessed Spanish
charts and probably used among the
natives the word "Aragon" as homo
nym Of Spain. When Jonathan Car
yer of Connecticut, was on his ex-
petition To the upper Mississippi
country, In 1T67'68, he made all pos
sible inquiries, he tells US, about the
country toward the west, the western
river and the sea and the word
Oregon" and the name was written
for the first time, so far as we know,
or possibly can ever know, In Car
ver's book, published in London in
1878. IL Is a book Of little importance
or value, except for the fact that II
gives to the world the name Of Ore
gon, which Carver says he got from
natives In the country of the upper
Mississippi. Recent writer's have
shown that much of Carvsr's book is
made up Of unacknowledged extracts
from French explorers before him,
particularly from Hennepin, Labon-
tan and Charlevoix; and. as Carver
had no scholarship, IL is believed the
book was compiled In London, partly
from Carver's own story and partly
from the records of French and Eng
fish exploration. IL is significant, fur
Their. that In Carver's book tribes of
Indians and various objects are often
designated by French names or terms.
Portland Oregonian.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-29
get somewhere in these days. Mr..
Chapple can relate reminescence along
this line that would make the good old
days seem like "tiowery beds of ease. y
Great Crowds at Circus

The Barnum Il Bailey greatest show
on earth exhibits in Grand Rapids
Aug 3. A great many of our citizens
have already expressed themselves as
having made up their minds TO attend.
A glance at the list of wonders TO be
seen with this big SHOW would lead one
TO believe that the limit i'm tremendous
size as we'll as number of novelties TO
be seen has finally been reached. Bar
mum Il Bailey present this year under
their city of Ii acres of tents more
things new than have been offered by
all other shows in years. "Jupiter, the
balloon horse" Karolly's troupe of 10
Hungarian coal black stations, the
musical elephants, celebrated Konyot
troupe of equestrians, seven troupes of
foreign acrobats, four troupes of aerial
lists and hundreds of other arenic novel
ties all go TO complete circus perform
ance that has never been equalled.
The big menagerie has been augmented
by the addition of many new strange
beasts and is larger than all the zoologi-
cal gardens in this country combined.
The street parade SO gorgeous and so
tremendous in size, beggars description
and in all is fair index To the wonder
full performances that follow.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-29
Greenville Saloonmen Pinched.

Four of Greenville's saloon men, John
G, Nielsen, William Rae, John M. Fell
and Peter l.. Johnson, were arrested
last Friday and arraigned before Justice
Briggs of this city. All are charged
with not removing the screens from
their saloons on Sunday, June 20. All
except Johnson waived examination
and were held for trial in the circuit
court. Johnson will have his examina-
ton September Z. Nelson was also ar
rested on two charges for selling liquor
to minors.-Stanton Clipper.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-29
HORTICULTURE
MyeRAA4gg4e
-ses(s
RABBIT AS AN ORCHARD PEST
Because Of Their Great Abundance
Little Animals Destroy Much
Grain and Vegetable Matter.

The American farmer encounters
many obstacles in the practice OF his
calling. In addition TO innumerable
insect enemies and plant diseases
which assail his crops at every stage
of growth, he has to contend against
great numbers of destructive rodents
Pocket gophers. woodchucks, prairie
dogs, ground squirrels, rats, mice and
rabbits levy heavy toll upon the pro-
ducts of field, garden and orchard. No
annual losses due to rodent pests In
the United States are available, but as
early as 1861 writer In the American
Agriculturist estimated that rats
alone caused losses of $10,000,O00 a
year In the country.
Because of their wide distribution
and great abundance, rabbits hold a
prominent place among rodent pests.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-29

editor Lapham is the ony justie of
the peace in Bedding, and those who do
not like his sentences can't get mad
and take their case TO the other fellow.
This condition does not arise through
Editor Lapham's good looks entirely,
though we get it from good authority
that if the ladies of Bedding could vote
there would never be anything TO il
except Editor Lapham, but George w.
Moulton, long dispenser of judicial
dope fell by the wayside, meaning at
the polls and on the 4th day of July he
retired TO private life. w. +. Fisher,
elected to fill his place, didn't care
enough about the office TO qualify and
our editorial brother with the auburn
locks, the ready and quaint humor,
sits on the judicial throne with no one
crowding him.-Portland Review.
Premature, Brother Mauren, we are
not alone, Judge" Spencer has been
appointed and with his mature years
and gray locks will lend dignity and
gravity to the Bedding bench.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-29

They are larger than rats and mice,
and almost as prolific, and under
some circumstances infiict upon crops
and trees damages greater even than
those caused by field mice.
Rabbits feed upon nearly all grow
ing crops, but the damage to small
grains is usually so slight as to pass
abundant pasture for rabbits during
open winters, and this without appar-
ent effect upon the yield of grain.
Rabbits eat very little mature grain,
except corn in winter, and this is but
seldom damaged as long as green
heritage can be obtained.
Glover and alfalfa are favorite foods
with all our rabbits, and these crops
are badly damaged by them. In the
west alfalfa is the principal forage
crop over considerable areas, grow
ing often amid arid surroundings. II
10 green throughout the greater part
of the year, and thus furnishes a rich
succulent and attractive food for the
cottontail and jack rabbits. Where an
alfalfa patch is isolated, like a small
oasis in a desert, rabbits sometimes
keep it pastured down, so that little
II any forage can be cut. Besides eat
ing the plants the animals keep we'll
worn paths beaten through the fields.
On open western ranges, ordinarily,
the rich native grasses, though often
of sparse growth, furnish ample food
for rabbits; and when the animals are
numerous the amount of pasturage
available for stock is considerably re-
duced. In the west and southwest
the rabbits are destructive to water
melons and cantaloupes, eating the
young plants as well as the fruit
Rabbits are fond Of nearly all gar.
den vegetables, but are particularly
partial to peas and cabbages, eating
the plants at all stages of growth, es-
pecially when small. They often in
wade market gardens and truck
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-29
Those FralI Boats.

I'm an account of q wreck on the
Long Island coast that l read the
other day" observed the retired
yachtsman, II was panied to notice
in one paper that the crew left the
schooner in 'frail boat, the said
craft being properly described In the
Press as the ships long boat l know
that Is the conventional phrase to de-
scribe vessels small boat, but as I
read II / wondered II the 'frail boat
writer ever had seen one Of those
ponderous fabrics of oak called the
ships long boat? Or II he ever had
tried to haul 14-foot yawl OF a
beach after II had been left high and
dry by the tide? Such q Job on q
hot July day probably would cure him
forever describing even such . boat
as frail."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-29

THERE is to be harness racing at
Grand Rapids four days beginning
Aug. 10. and the Driving club has set
out to make things lively. 1t has Of
fered two purses of $1,000 each, one for
trotters and one for PAGERS, and has Sc
cured some of the best horses in the
country TO race for them. There will
be four races for purses of $1,000 each
and eight races for $500 each. Local
lovers of harness racing will find
plenty TO interest them at the Grand
Rapids meeting.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-29
HACK Ferguson

The marriage of Thomas Hack and
Miss Jennie Ferguson took place in
Grand Rapids Sunday night, July %.
The Rev. Elder Watson, clergyman of
the F. M. church, performed the cere-
mony. The bride is the daughter of
Mrs. Alvin Camp and Mr.. Hack has
been employed in the machine room at
Belding Bros. a. Co. After short
honeymoon trip TO Saginaw they will
return here, and then will go west to
look up location. Their friends wish
them much joy.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-29
just an Ordinary Kansas Man.

A Kansas woman, while in New
York last summer with her husband,
visited Lake ChautauQua. She wanted
q veil, and held out her hand to her
husband for money He just laid his
pocketbook in her hand and walked
unconcernedly around the store.
MY" calculated the clerk, and he
never asked you how much you
wanted nor what you were going to
do with II. You ought to hear the
arguments that they get into right
here some times when q woman asks
q man for money. My. but you ought
to be thankful to have a husband like
that"
"Oh, I don't know" she returned,
nonchalantly, he is Just q Kansas
man. That's the style out there
Kansas City Journal.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-29
Fad for Clean Money.

There is 4 fad at present for dis
daining dirty money and seeing to II
that ones purse contains only bills
and coins that are immaculate. Fresh,
clean bills can be procured from the
bank, where soiled ones will be taken
In exchange. but clean silver is an
other matter. and those who follow
fads must either accomplish II them
selves or by instructing their maids
to do II for them. The silver is
washed in a strong solution of soap
suds and ammonia, scrubbed with a
brush and polished with a chamois,
the result being glistening coins in
clearly enough condition to suit the
most fastidious.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-29

TALK about the trials and tribula-
tons and hardships that our forefather
had to endure in the early OK team
days, corduroy roads and blazed trails,
it isn't patching" with the troubles
aud nerve racking experiences of the
automobile owner and his attempts TO
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-29
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 i'm the city. Can
help you buy it. Inquire of +. b. Lap
ham, Banner office.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-29
Text from Br'er Williams.

Oars some wolves in sleeps cloth
in in dis day an time, but mos in
ginrully de wide-awake folks skins de
sheep TO de wolf kin git lick at
'um. Atlanta Constitution.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-29
PicKinu Out a Job.

Work" observed the reflective
deadbeat--"work is all right II you can
get the sort TO suit your individual
needs. |, for instance. wouldn't object
to calling out the stations on an At
lantic liner"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-29
BELD|NC BANNER
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR
Published every Thursday at Belding,
(Ionia County, Mich, by
the BANNER. PUBLISHING CO
Z. q. LAPHAM. EoiToR

Advertising Rates upon application Bills
collected monthly Cards Of Thanks. 25c to
soc Resolutions from 50c up.
Entered at the Postofice, Bedding, Michigan
for transmission through the Mails as Sec
ond class Matter
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-29
Plant Some MIIlet.

Millet should be sown before July
1. One of the most serious mistakes
in the raising Of milist IL to allow Il
TO get too rips-
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-29

Wanted-A second cook, Also dish
washer for white dishes. Good wages,
board and room. Apply at Hotel Beld-
ing.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-29

Banner Liners Bring Results
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-29

For Sale Cheap-An Olds run about
automobile i'm first class condition.
Inquire of Geo. Haysmer. Wv
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-29

Found-A gentleman's band ring
Owner can have same by proving prop
erty and paying for this adj.
Ralph Leblanc.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-14
Short Stories For Evening Hours
OPEN CONFESSION

cer--he is only car-carpenter and
-"
"One live carpenter Is worth a
hundred dead army officers" ex-
claimed solemnly.
And | never ran away from a
maiden aunt who wanted me to go to
Daden-Baden. And | have not any
fortune, and 1 had to save up for six
months to come down here"
Then she broke down, and as I
took her in my arms could feel her
little heart beating rapidly against
mine.
You dear little fool" said. kiss
ing her lips. 81 knew that was only
joke, because while you were tell
ing 1t to me something slipped from
your pocket as you drew out your
handkerchief"
What was It. jacques" she ask
ed, bewildered.
Something that said you were n
brave little worker and made me re-
spect you a great deal more than II
you had really been rinch."
DO tell me what II was. Jac-
ques.'
First want nice big kiss"
There, now"
drew from my pocket a slip OF
cardboard and read:
Mile. Clair Dessaix, No. 1OS Bou-
levard Menilmontanc, Paris. "--Raoul
Duval In Woman's National Daily.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-14
COELHO GETS fire.
engine FOR MAUI

Senator Coelho, who Is also the chief
OF the Wailuku.Kahului fire department
has secured a fire engine for that city.
The engine will be FOR the use of the
Kahului and Wailuku people, though 1t
viii be stationed for the present in Ka.
hului. The Senator says that this will
be done because Waikiki has a water
pressure that would last for half an
hour, the time necessary for the trans.
portation by train Of the engine from
Kahului
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-14
TO LET

rooms at 1863 Nuuanu
Ave. 4207-lw
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-14

Collie pups, from pedigreed S,ocK.
Price from $40 to $50; female $40.
Horner's Ranch. 4l4O-u
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-14
w A N t S
@O0 5000 O O@D@
FOR SALE

Advertisements Under this Heading
One Cent Per Word Esen DAY. No Ad.
vertisenents Inserted for Less Than
Ten Cents.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-14
BAND CONCE RT.

Mrs. William X. Vanderbilt, former
San Francisco girl. is rumored to be
at outs with millionaire husband.
Centenarian dies In California claim.
Ing to be son Of Marshal Ney of
France.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-14

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Mile. Claire Dessaix. that being
fun name, was the orphan daughter
Of an army officer who had died. leav-
ing her not too well of. but comfor-
tably provided for. Further. the
reason for her not being chaperoned
was a reluctance to accompany her
maiden aunt to Baden. which
had ended In open rebellion and
flight to Trouyille. This little story
she poured into me as special mark
OF confidence the night OF my intro
duction.
After we had known each other a
few days, | noticed n growing reti-
cence about her escapade. To tell
the truth. l think she was sorry she
had told me-yes, knew she was.
We did Trouville and the surroun-
ding neighborhood thoroughly, every
place Of interest was visited: we
poked about old ruins. went for
moonlight trips on the steamers; we
danced at Kursaal, We gladdened the
heart OF every itinerant performer
who claimed our patronage, and fin
ally we fell in love with each other.
make no excuse for this appar-
ent weakness on my part. To see
her dear face tanned by the sun, her
dear face tanned by the sun. her
sweet lips parted In a cupid's bow.
drinking In health and happiness,
would have conquered stronger
hearts than mine, so two days before
her departure l asked her to be my
wife.
1t was a beautiful moonlight night.
and as we sat together on the cliffs
we could hear the soft strains OF mu-
sic from the band that played on the
distant pier.
Claire, ! whispered, and my arm
stole around her tiny waist. Il love
YOU dear, and want you to be my
wife' that l may go on loving ana
protecting you forever.
waited Tor moment to hear her
reply ana as none came l turned her
race towards me ana saw she was III
tears.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-14

Small furnished cottage, above Dere-
tania st. preferred. Address with
particulars, M" =. o. Box 1902.
4l7l-tf
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-14
WANTED

Advertisements Under this Heading
One Cent Per Word Each Day, No Ad.
refreshments inserted for Less Than
Ten Cents. r.r
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-14

A valuable collection OF stamps. This
collection is the property OF the
widow Of the late IL. W. Bowen.
and is the result of his effort In
many years Of labor: they can be
seen at the Hawaiian News Co..
Young building. 3gll-tf
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-14

HAWAIIAN FERTILIZER CO., LTD.
Dealers in FERTILIZERS suitable
for all crops, climatic and soil con-
ditions.
0FFICE-Brewer Building, Homo
lulu; Tel 272.
FACTORY at Iwilei; Tel. 400.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-14

Detached cottage of two rooms, one
room furnished, convenient to CEN
ter of town. Address ct. X,
Bulletin. 42O6-3t
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-14
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
Entered for Record Jan. IL, 1909,
from 10: 30 a m. to 4 %. m.

Giovanni A Long Ell al to Carlos A
Long .................. n
Gear. Lansing & Co by Trs to Mrs
c X Hargreaves .................D
e McLennan ct al to Laupahoehoe
sugar Co ................... l.
George Namokueha and VT to Ka.
neohe Rice Mill Co Ltd ..........D
A. + Cooke and VT to Margaret Cul.
zen ''''' ''''''''''. ...,.''.,' u
Entered for Record Jan. 10, 1909,
from 9 a. n, to 10: 80 a. m.
Ed Towse and VT to Theresa VI
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-11-19
Where Things Are Not Always What They Seem to Be to the
 Observer.

An usher, whose conversation crawls forth in badly bruised con- dition from just abaft his left bicus- pid, condescends to show you where your seat is. And you climb anxious ly and warily and apologetically over the legs of truculent young man with obstinate but well-watered hair and a brass watchchain big enough to tie an elephant with, and take your place between him and svelte girl with her hair full of rats and her mouth full of gum.
 The girl is gossiping glibly anent a swell guy-a fried of hern, who is chowfer fer one O them rich, million aire stockbroker guys, and who took her down to Coney Toosday in the masheen an give her tn time of her fife
 The envious receptacle of her con- versation is tall. gaunt, hungry-look-
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-11-19
Extracts Too Many Teeth

Mr. Mason's side of the story IS that, being warned that enough teeth had been drawn for one afternoon, MT. Hawthorne declared that he nao screwed up his courage for the ex- traction of the 22, and that if he de- sisted after the removal of five teeth, he would not be able to nerve himself up to the ordeal again.
 Further allegations were that MT. Hawthorne became so i'll after the ex- traction that he had to spend three weeks in bed, and that IA stumps were left which had to be drawn by another dentist subsequently,. When he went to the institute he had agreed to pay $68.75 on the installment system for extraction and new teeth.
 My screams were terrible" said the baker, giving evidence. T screamed as he took out each tooth up to the number of five. When he in sisted on going on I tainted"
 Mr. Mason, while asserting that he had done his work properly, admitted that he did not possess aSdiploma in
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-11-19
PROFIT IN IOWA DEER FARM
Conducted by Trapper Who Had Tried Wild Geese and Wolves with
 No Success.

Des Moines, Ia.-Twenty miles south west of Mason City is the only deer farm in the west. It is operated by John w. Griggs. hunter and trap per of pioneer days, who has herd of 100 deer, from which he yearly re- alizes a good profit.
 Griggs' farm has been a geological retreat for years. First he reared wolves. then wild geese, then ante lope, then elk, and now deer. He be- gan 15 years ago with a pair of Vir- ginia deer and has experimented with white tails, black tails and other hy- brids, but the climate of Iowa has evolved a type of the northern deer as the one hardy enough for all pur- poses.
 Griggs pays as much attention to the breeding of the deer as the aver age former does to the breeding of horses. This is necessary to prevent inbreeding, which means scrubs The mating season is in November, the f;-wns are born in May or June and by fall the spots have all left the lawns and their normal coat of hair appears.
 Deer in captivity breed as we'll as in the wild state. Young does usually give birth to a single fawn, but the older ones usually have twins Last year Griggs' 35 does brought him 56 lawns. These require no care.
 The deer corral, which includes large piece of woodland, is surround ed by an eight-foot woven wire fence, doubly strengthened as to posts The natural food of deer is the green bits of the forest, but they can be taught to like. corn, while alfalfa and cl(7er are delicacies that appeal to their ap- petites.
 Griggs markets yearly ali the deer he cares to sell. For park purposes he gets from $25 to $S0 each, while for venison he secures as much from carcass, the antlers bringing in an average of five dollars each. About the only losses come from injuries in- f1icted when a deer is frightened and from conflicts of angry or jealous bucks.
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-11-19

their hands in. Law was, in fact, that Elizabethan substitute for golf. This accounts for the number of great fam flies founded by lawyers, who were in those days the only people who heaped up wealth.
 There are literally millions of sheep skin parchments relating to lawsuits stored up within these fireproof walls One has a vision, first, of hills white with the fiocks which yielded up the writing material; then of the litigants -sharp-eyed, apple-cheecked farmers, cunning, smooth-spoken townsmen, jolly abbots and warrior bishops, great noblemen, living like princes, dignified masters of provincial trade guilds; finally, of the vicissitudes these records have passed through be- fore being housed in safety here.
 Every single document tells a story, carries one back at a bound into the past. Here is writ of King Edward