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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-11

All the "libersi' rsliEious bodies that did not come within the scope of tho Federation of Churches which was perfected In Philadelphia this winter have organized Q National Federa- ton of Religious Liberals" A con- vention will be held in one of the ErriendE Meeting Houses of Philadel- phia, April a7-so. and the speakers in-
 clude former Attorney General Char los ,. BouApRrto. Former Secretary of Commerce and Labor; Oscar s. straus. pr. Booker T. Washington, John Mit-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-11

While an immense amount of mis. sfonary literature has been poured forth by the publishing houses of iats years. there are several department of this faid as yet comparatively un. occupied, One is good missionary fic, tion. Few nret-class writers have uset this wealth of material. The romancs of missions is yet to be presented 1T the guise of fiction.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-11

Your chairman of State monument work and the chairmen of co-opera- tion monument work vii be glad to hear from every chapter before our convention. For Gettysburg send your burn. Ala. u.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-11

staniey's Through Darkest Africa. written many years ago, stil1 ranks ai . great book. of permanent value. Il Is not designed primarily as a mfs, sionary work. yet its picture of Liv. ingstone's character is profoundly i'm, pressive. For there In the heart oi Africa. the life of the missionary mad. Christian of the trayeier and journ. alist.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-11

In ilse's small things be resoluts and
 great To keep thy muscles trained knowest
 thou when Fate Thy measure, takes. or when she'll say
 to thee. T find thee worthy: do this deed for
 mef" Lowell
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-11

4 curious development of church work. allied to the psycho-therapeu- tic movement. is the establishment of "silence" room in the Emmanuel Baptist Church. Chicago. No one who crosses the threshold will be permit ted to utter c word. even in a whisper. The pastor. Rev. Johnston Meyers. declaring that many women are on tn @ verge of Q nervous breakdown for the simple reason that they have no place where they can remain absolutely quiet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-11

They who live for eternity should live aa immortals. The prince may not demean himself as does the begEar. ''Noblesse oblige." A heavenly crown calls for heavenly conduct. The glory of the life eternal and supernal sh ouid be brought down to irradiate earth by all who possess it as az in- herttance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-11

Seven Sentence sermssns. dare no more fret than I dare curse and swear.--John Wesley.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-11

Christians are sharers; they share the humiliation of. their Lord. and they share his resurrection. and. like him., they share themselves with the world.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
THE GIRL FROM THE COUNTRY.
Habit That Enabled Her Instantly &c
Be Singled Out.

Said visitor to a teacher In a bust
ness college:
THAT girl from the country seems
TO be the brightest student In the
room"
At the request of the teacher she
designated more particularly the girl
she had in mind
s.Oh, yes" said the teacher, "she
is very bright, but how did you know
she is from the country? She doesn't
look countrified"
Her habit of washing her hands
so often gave her away" said the Wis.
itor. Il have been sitting here about
two hours. In that time she has
washed her hands three times. No
city girl would have done that; she
would have sharpened pencils or
turned over the dusty books, and sim
ply have polished her hands on her
pocket handkerchief and gone on
working. The country girl would find
it impossible to work under such con-
ditions. She must have clean hands.
All country people have mania for
washing their hands. After each task
down go their hands into basin OF
water. City life cures most country
habits; frequent bathing Of the hands
Is the last to CO."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
OPEN THEIR DOORS TO WOMEN
German Universities Now Admit Stu
dents of the Fair Sex.

The universities In Saxony and in
the southern half OF the empire--Ba-
aria, Baden and Wurtemburg-have
I'll opened their doors to female stu
dents, and granted them all academic
rights, naturalization, graduation, etc.
others admit them only as>yisitors to
lectures, but refuse to them all other
privileges. The University of Berlin
has adopted a compromise, refusing
matriculation to women, but allowing
them TO attend courses of study as Wis
ltors, and also, with the approval of
their instructors, to present them
selves as candidates for the examina-
tons leading to the doctors degree.
During the last winter the 81 Ger
man universities enrolled 800 matricu-
lated women, and 1884 female Wis
itors. There was an increase over the
preceding winter of 35 matriculates
and OF 800 visitors. The matriculates
were divided among the eight universe
ties, where they are allowed entrance,
as follows: Munich, 1875; Heidelberg,
%; Freilburg, So; Leipzig, So; Jena,
70; Tubingen, 8; Wurzburg. 9. and
Erlangen, A.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
ENVELOPES TO SEND ABROAD.
Made Now Lined with Thin Tissue
Paper Of Any Desired Color.

mice sorts OF envelopes they have
nowadays for foreign correspondents"
said a girl who writes letters abroad.
you know the envelopes, like the
letter sheets, are made of thin paper
so that they won't weigh too much
and increase the postage.
with an envelope of thin, plain
paper the writing on the letter might
show through. So they came to make
these envelopes Of paper that was
printed on the inner side with close
lines In pretty plaid pattern that you
couldn't see through and that served
very well, but now you can buy for
eign letter envelopes that are made
opaque with lining Of the thinnest
tissue paper of any desired color.
"Such envelopes you will find and
with lining of various colors in stock,
envelopes lined with blue or with red
or purple or tan or violet, but II you
don't find among these just what you
want they will show you book of
tissues with samples of so or more col
ors or shades from which you can Sc
lect first just the color you do fancy
or the color you call your own and
then you have the envelopes made to
order"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
Has Made Quartz FusibIe.

1t is not so long ago that the text
books on minerals used to describe
quartz as "infusible." The electric
furnace has made this an error, and
now some manufacturers of chemical
devices devote special catalogues to
apparatus made of this substance.
There are two grades on the market
the transparent kind, made from rock
crystal and looking almost precisely
like ordinary glass, and the cheaper
translucent variety, made of common
silica, and sometimes called In the
trade "electroquartz." Both kinds are
valuable in the chemical laboratory,
because vessels made of either resist
all acids but hydrofiuoric, and cannot
be cracked by the change Of temper
ature, however violent. Quartz Is USE
full also for its insulating properties,
which are nearly perfect.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
Scots as pilates Body Guard.

OF Andrew Carnegie the London
Chronicle remarks: Mr.. Carnegie is
not only a millionaire of millionaries;
he is also a Scot of Scots, who, in
spite of all temptations to belong to
other nations, remains a Scotsman.
Ever since the fifth century, he says,
'Scotsmen had led the world, but he
might h. gene FIVE centuries further
back still and severated that the body
guard OF Pontius Iilate was composed
of Caledonians, the Dugald Dalgettys
of their time. Such at least is the
claim put forward by the Royal Scots,
now the premier regiment of the Brit
ish line, who are alternatively known
as Pontius Pilates bodyguard.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
MODEL ONLY LOOKED THE PART.
Was Different When He Came Down
from the Pedestal.

The model had sat, with the neces.
sary rests, for three hours in one
position. the pose of a splendid sena-
tor OF Washington. elegant, aristocrat-
&c. He had a fine head. He was
quite noted for that. He had been
model for illustrations of many heroic
figures.
But the model with the fine head
wore about the rustiest suit of clothes
you ever saw. His cuffs were frayed.
His collar stayed up with difficulty, it
was so old.
When the three hours were up he
gave a sigh of relief, for posing Is
hard work. There is no work harder.
The artist drew forth his wad and
paid him. The model thanked him
with grateful smile.
"He is down and out" said the art.
ist when he had gone. "He hadn't
a penny to get his lunch with"
And he looked at the picture he
had drawn of him as splendid SEN
ator Of Washington with complacent
smile Of satisfaction with the fine
dignity of it.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
Worth That Much.

was standing In front Of one Of the
paper from home" stands in Broad
way recently, when a seedy gent with
feeble eye stepped up and bought
papers from Oshkosh, Kalamazoo and
Wheeling. My curiosity overcame my
manners and l ventured to inquire re-
garding the purchase. He only slipped
rapidly away and followed. Finally,
after chase of two blocks, he stopped
and made a motion Of mystery.
"Sh-h." he whispered: "are you .
confidence man?"
mo. l merely want to know why
you purchase papers from such
places?"
"Oh, I do that to throw any conn
dence men that may be following mo
OF the track" he retorted.
He only got my Ingersoll. II pays to
carry them.-Beau Broadway In New
York Telegraph.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
A Fellow Sufferer.

In Philadelphia they tell story OF
man whose wife had arranged an
authors evening" and persuaded her
reluctant husband to remain at home
and help her receive the so guests who
were asked to participate in this In.
tellectual feast.
The first author was dull enough,
but the second was worse. More.
over, the rooms were intolerably warm.
So, on pretense Of letting in some cool
air, the unfortunate host escaped to
the hall. where he found servant
comfortably asleep ON the settee.
Wake up" sternly commanded the
Philadelphia in the mans ear. Wake
up, / say. You must have been lis.
tening at the Acknowledgements Mag
aZine.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
USED PARABLE TO MAKE POINT
Authors Clever, if Somewhat Egotisti
cal Answer to Query.

A reporter being a great admirer oil
the novels of William Dean Howeils,
once asked this famous writer why IL
was that his novels did not sell nearly
so well as those of-and here the re-
porter mentioned a half-dozen we'll
known names.
MIR. Howells with a smile replied:
"A certain quack stood one after
noon before the door of his rich man
sion when a physician of great learn
ing and talent passed.
THE two men fell into talk, and the
physician, a plain-spoken person, said
rather bitterly to the quack:
How comes it that you, without
education, skill or the least knowledge
of medicine, are able to live In the
style you do? You keep your town
house, your carriage, your motor and
your country house, while |, allowed
to possess some knowledge, have none
Of these things, and indeed can little
more than pick UP bare subsistence.
"The quack laughed good-naturedly.
"Look here, said he: how many
people do you think have passed us
since you asked that question?
We'll, said the other, about a hun
dred'
And out of that hundred how
many do you think possess good COM
mon sense?
Possibly one, was the reply.
"Well, said the quack, that one
comes to you, and l take care of the
other ninety-nine.'
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
Able to Operate on Lungs.

A German physician, by means of a
glass cabinet with a partial vacuum,
has solved the problem of operating
on the lungs. He probably has paved
the way to successful surgery In cases
of internal cancer, and possibly of
consumption where the lung tissue is
affected. BY the use Of his cabinet
the patient, 1t Is said, can breathe
easily with the chest cavity open and
without danger of collapse Of the
lungs, which has been the danger
hitherto, owing to atmospheric pres
sure. After the surgeon and his as
sistants have taken their place inside
this cabinet the subject Is placed up
on the operating table and his head al
lowed to project through tight-fitting
rubber collar in the wall of the cabi-
net. BY means Of a suction pump the
air inside is then reduced to negative
pressure
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04

THE Palo Post says: GO We wish to
congratulate our townsman Geo. i.
Strachan, on his good fortune in hay
ing been selected as one of the four de
putty state trespass agents under Land
Commissioner Russell. His territory
covers the western part of the state as
far north as Grand Traverse bay. His
expects to begin at once. We know OF
no one who would take more interest
or is better fitted for the work than Mr..
Strachan." Mr.. Strachan takes the
place of Geo. W. Moulton of this city
who has so ably filled the place for the
past four years.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
BEAR REvELED IN LuxURIEs
Bruins Feed Somewhat Expensive to
Railroad Company.

A large brown bear, the property OF
the traveller, Count Schoenborn, was
being taken by train to his masters
estate ip Saxony, when he broke the
bars of his cage and turned his atten-
ton to the contents of the luggage
van. He smashed two egg boxes and
sucked 112 eggs, and then exploited
four butter casks. What he did not
devour he smeared over himself and
the sides of the van.
Some crates containing poultry for
market next attracted bruin, who con.
sumed three fat geese and several
ducks and fowls. He quenched his
thirst with a hamper of cherries and
was discovered at Halle in the act of
sampling some cheese.
The officials, threatened by bruin.
fed for their lives. A long time
elapsed before the animal was per
suaded to re-enter his cage, during
which time the train was delayed
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
GOOD RIGHT TO RECOGNITION.
Chinese Author of "Poetical Enigmas"
Brother to Browning.

Andrew d. White tells this story Of
Robert Browning. The poet one morn
ing, hearing a noise In the street be-
fore his house, went TO his window
and saw a great crowd gazing at some
Cinnamon in gorgeous costumes who
were just leaving their carriages to
mount his steps. Presently they were
announced as the Chinese minister at
the court Of st. James and his suite.
A solemn presentation having taken
place, Browning said to the interpre-
ter, May / ask to what | am indebted
for the honor of his excellency's
visit?" The Interpreter replied: His
excellency is a poet in his own coun-
try" Thereupon the two poets shook
hands heartily. Browning then said:
May | ask to what branch of poetry
his excellency devotes himself?" To
which the interpreter answered.:
His excellency devotes himself to
poetical enigmas." At this Browning,
recognizing fully the comic element in
the situation, extended his hand most
cordially, saying: His excellency is
hrice welcome; he is a brother In
deedi"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04

ONE hundred and twenty-five mem
bers of the Michigan club of Spokane
made merry at the annual reunion and
business meeting in the assembly rooms
of the chamber of commerce the even
ing of Jan. %, in Spokane, Wash. The
Michigan club was organized at the
Interstate fair grounds last fall, when
III names were enrolled 1T now has
159 and is one of the strongest state
clubs in the city and gives promise OF
leading all the others in membership
before the end of the year, though the
New England club has more than soc
members.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
Llahtnlna Struck His Watch.

Lightning played a strange joke on
J. Fl. Palmer of Kenwood Springs, Mo.
Palmer was sitting at table with a
friend, when there was a-heavy clap
OF thunder and a binding flash. He
saw the cupola of the church across
the street totter and fall.
A streak of fire leaped through the
door and shot across the table. The
friend fell backward and was dazed.
When he came to Palmer was laugh
ing at him. 1T never touched me-"
he said.
Later he had occasion to look at
his watch. II was golden-hued no
longer. The lightning had oxidized II,
and It was a dull, Drowned black. The
chain. too, was oxidized, and along
the line where Il had touched his
trousers the cloth was a brilliant yell
low.-St. Louis Dispatch to Philadel.
phia Record.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04

Representatives anted--to secure
subscriptions and advertising for the
New Amstel Magazine monthly,
whose mission is 'to uplift and enliyen
and cut out the bad" Satisfactory ac-
acknowledgements have been received
from many distinguished men includ-
ing Hon. William Jennings Bryan,
Secretaries Root and Cortelyou, Attor-
ney General Bonaparte, Sir Wilfred
Laurier, Julian Hawthorne, Mark
Twain, Henry Handy Hay, Hiram w.
Hayes. Write at once for terms. Sam
pie copy upon request
New Amstel Magazine Company
1925 Market ST., Wilmington, bel.
3itf
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
aNothlna Fussyv PUDDING.

One cupful Of sugar, one cupful OF
lukewarm water, whites of three
eggs dissolve two tablespoonfuls of
gelatine in warm water; mix all in
gradients together and beat until stiff;
then add one can of grated pineapple
and color with extract of rose. Serve
with whipped cream.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
EOLEY,S EIeDEyEyANbTA CAR
for children; safe. sure. No opiafes
w. F. Bricker
REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE
NEW LIST 1909.

Beautiful Home South Bridge
street 81, 500.
Six room modern style house
on A derman street to sell on
easy payment plan about 5000
or $500 down; balance monthly.
Price $1,000.
A fine home property one
block from red silk mill, good
house and barn. Price $1,000.
Farms For Sale-S0 acre farm
Orleans township, 315 miles
from Belding, S3,7O0.
AZ Acre Farm, Orleans town
ship, good land, good buildings,
orchard, y 3 miles south east of
Bedding $1,000.
10 Acre Farm, township of
Disco, good buildings, all i'm
proved, SPLENDID land and best
location, So, 800.
Two good houses in Belding,
also $1,000 or more cash to ex-
change for first-class so acre
farm; must have good buildings
and orchard also DE on main
road within five miles of Beld-
ing.
For all of above and many
other chances. see
BRICKER AT THE STORE
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
The PITY Of II.

Il saw woman coming across
Stuyvesant park" said she, holding
a string with little white dog at the
end of it, She said, You darling little
precious baby, you'll to the dog.
II like dogs all right enough, but
about half block from the park there
are the raggedest sort of children who
haven't enough to eat half the time 1t
seems a sort of pity they can't dress
them up in white, tie strings around
their necks and say, You darling little
precious baby, YOU to them."-N Y.
Press.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
Sherlock Holmes Again.

Somebody wondered how long a Ger
tain woman who had just left the room
had been married.
About fifteen years." said the Jew
eier. =
How do you known" asked his wife.
you never saw her until tonight"
II can tell by the size Of her wed
ding ring" the jeweler replied. THE
width of wedding rings changes about
every FIVE years. The kind she wears
was In style Is years ago."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
VINEGAR in Erostlno.

A teaspoonfu Of vinegar beaten into
boiled frosting when the fiavoring is
added will keep it from being brittle
and breaking when cut, and II will be
as moist in a week as the day it was
made Also a teaspoonful of vinegar
added to each pint of homemade strip
will prevent it from candying.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04

THERE is no question but that the
city would receive great moral uplift
not only in its social relations but also
in its already good name abroad if the
Chautauqua idea could be carried out.
1t can be pushed to success if our citi-
zens and near by country people will
give it aid and encouragement. There
is no such thing as fail, push along the
Silk City Chautauqua for 1909.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
Value Of Sense Of Humor.

Mirth is curative. Grim care. gloom,
'nxiety. all thisrust of life ought to be
secured off by the oil of. mirth. 1t Is.
better than emery. Blessed is he who
has sense Of the humorous! He has
hat which is worth more than money.
Henry Ward Deecher.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
ouster cocktail Sauce.

Into one tablespoonful of tomato
catsup stir the following: Ope-half
tablespoonful each horse radish,
Worcestershire sauce, mustard, vine
gar; one tablespoonful of lemon juice,
quarter teaspoonful tobasco sauce or
red pepper and salt. Serve cold.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
How Men and Women Face Death

How do men and women face death
the doctor? A medical man tells us
his experience. Tell the man of
higher type and greater intelligence,
he says, that he Is facing death, and
he begins to fight, demands a con.
sultation, talks about going to special.
lists, and fights grimly to the finish
Tell woman the same facts, and she
lies back to await her fate. All women
are fatalists. On the other hand, tell
a man that he has one chance In q
thousand to recover If he will undergo
an operation, and he will trust to his
own strength and endurance rather
than undergo the knife. The woman
will choose the thousandth chance.
and submit to the operation with as
founding calmness.-ChicaRn Journal
A Real Heroine.
At a recent evening performance at
one Of the fashionable theaters on
Broadway, New York, two women
came into one OF the boxes attired in
smart frocks of pale gray, who were
completely overshadowed in the inter
est of the audience by the sight of the
third woman, who had entered the box
q moment later. She was dressed in
the deepest of black with crepe veil
that hung straight down, covering her
face completely. AS soon as she had
seated herself she lifted the.veil, dis
closing an extremely pretty blonde
face, her fair hair covered with the
very latest things in widows mats,
white ruche and all. AS soon as the
audience had recovered from its aston
ishment and bad time to note that she
was smiling merrily as she talked
man in one of the chairs nearest to
the box turned to his companion and
remarked: AT last one of my ambi-
lions is satisfied. / have seen real
merry widow"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04

Wanted-Girls and women for our
room Excellent pay, steady work. An
industrious woman can earn from SIPS
to $3.50 per day Lee Paper Co.
3lw3 Vicksburg, Mich.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04

THE question growing out of the state
prison warden scandal now is, ''Did
Green trap the warden, or did the war
den trap Green? Warden Armstrong
says he was trapping Green and that
will be his defense if the matter gets
into the courts.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04

Miss Elizabeth Abbott, piano gradu-
ate of Albion College Conservatory
teacher of piano. Residence over Tn
gers Restaurant. 31-4w
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04
A Furniture puster.

For carved furniture there is no bet
ter buster than a new paint brush
just large enough to work nicely into
the crevices.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04

So far in the Jackson prison warden
ship imbroglio relative TO trapping
there was none of good roads Earle s
trap-rock scheme developed.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04

ANYHOW Gen. Fred Green was
"aginn the ninistration during the
primary campaign.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04

Lost-Pair of ladies gold bowed
glasses in case marked A. b. Hull.
Finder leave ut Banner Office.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04

Wanted-A kitchen girl at once at
Hotel Belding.' $1,000 IA month, board
and room.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-04

Lost-pair of gents gold bowed
glasses, double lens, in case. Finder
leave at Banner Office. 33tf