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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-13
GREAT VOLCANO IN SAMOA.
In Eruption Nearly Four Years ana
Has Emitted Enormous Mass
of Molten Lava.

Letters recently received in this city
from people who, journeying across the
Pacific, made a stop at Samoa, give
some idea of the stupendous volcanic
outburst that is going on in the island
of Savii, German Samoa. This volcano
broke out three and half years ago,
but it is so far away from the usual
lines of travel across the Pacific that
but little has been learned of its activ-
ity. Ii has been in constant eruption
the whole of that time and must have
thrown out a far more enormous mass
of molten matter than has any other
volcano within historic times. The
fiery river that flows from a great rent
in the side of the mountain is eight
miles wide and has buried under its
lava about sixty square miles OF coun-
try. The activity of the volcano and
the amount of the flow are increasing.
Hills 600 feet high have been sub
merged and valleys as deep have been
filled to their rims with the molten
rock. The outflow of the volcano has
been estimated to be at least 800, 900
tons a minute. by the side of such a
mass as that, kept up steadily for more
than three years, the disgorgings of
Vesuvius would be no more than a
spoonful.
AS the island of Savii is very sparse
ly inhabited, evn by the natives, while
its white population consists OF a few
missionaries and traders, there has
been but little damage to life or prop
erty in the neighborhood of the vol
cano. To the seismologist, however,
this island offers fruitful subject for
study, although its remote situation
has as yet kept it out of the reach of
science.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-13
He Had Reason to Flee.

This affidavit was filed in court of
common pleas in Dublin in 1922: And
this deponent further saith, that on
arriving at the home of the said de-
PENDANT for the purpose of personally
serving him with the said writ, he, the
said deponent, knocked three several
times at the outer, commonly called
the hall door. but could not obtain
admittance; whereupon this deponent
was proceeding to knock fourth
time, when a man, to this deponent
unknown, holding in his hands mus
ket or bnnderbuss, loaded with balls
or slugs. as this deponent has since
heard and verify believes. appeared at
one of the upper windows of the said
house, and presenting said musket or
blunderbuss at this deponent, threat
ened that If said deponent did not in
stantly retire, he would send his (the
deponent's) soul to hell which this
deponent verify believes he would
have done, had not this deponent pre-
cipitately escaped"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-13
Retains Health by Fasting.

To prove that complete abstinence
from food for indefinite periods is not
only conducive to good health but also
to perennial youth. Miss Claire de
Serval. niece of the famous fasting"
DR.. Tanner. is submitting herself to a
remarkable series of experiments at
the Royal Charlie hospital In Berlin
Miss Serval ended at noon the other
day In perfect health a fast of ten
days. without nourishment of any
kind, either liquid or solid. During
that time she lived In a glass cage.
into which fresh air was pumped by
a motor. She was then removed from
the cage and placed In the ordinary
ward. but she intends to abstain from
food for another 20 days. living In the
meantime on mineral water. Her
weight has decreased from ia pounds
TO 101 pounds. but her condition other
wise Is perfectly normal. She stated.
at the end Of the tenth day. that she
never once felt iii from lack of food
and drink. and was entirely free from
fever or headache. The young lady
says that she was induced to become
faster" In order to cure herself of
chronic headaches and lack of appe-
tite, and also because she finds she
energies rejuvenated after a period Of
self-imposed starvation.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-13

The foreign Office stan of the kings
house service messengers has just lost
one Of It's members, to whose nick
name. "Sir Joseph" story belongs. II
occurred when Mr.. Chamberlain was
at the colonial office.
One night. or rather very early In
the morning, the messenger was sent
to Princes Gardens with an important
cabinet circulation" Mr.. Chamberlain
was working late and had sent all his
servants to bed. and the messenger had
to wait long time before getting an
answer to his knock.
AT last he gave a laundering rat-tat
and presently had the satisfaction Of
seeing some one whom he supposed to
be the butler appear in answer to his
call. wearing plain smoking jacket
and smoking clay pipe. oh" said
the messenger, you have come at last,
have you? There's no hurry. It's only
a message from the prime minister"
The butler" smiled serenely, and the
messenger, then recognizing his man,
stammered out: II beg your pardon.
Sir Joseph. have dispatch box for
YOU"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-13

The busy man, who only has time to
read the headlines of a newspaper,
hustled up to bunch of his friends the
other day with the remark Remark
able case, that. Very seldom you ever
hear Of a Chinaman committing sui
eide" Il should say It is" said one of
the friends, did Chinaman commit
suicide?" Eyes. indeed; fellow commit
ted beri-beri down at Point Breeze He
was a sailor" Indeed? l was always
under the impression that beri-beri was
a disease. and not method Of self-de-
struction." mot on your life," said the
busy one; "beriben is one Of the most
horrible forms Of suicide known. At
this juncture another In the group re-
marked: Don't get beri-beri confused
with hari-kari. Hari-kari Is a way to
commit suicide. but beri-beri is a trop-
ical disease" Nov, there's Just where
you're wrong" said the wise one
"Hari-kari IL the Japanese word for
suicide, but beri-bei Is the Chinese
name" II was several hours before
they finally convinced him of his mis-
take.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-13
Dramatic Protest In Church.

In a Northumberland (Eng.) coast
village chapel recently the preacher
referred to Christ's fishermen dis
ciples as rough. ignorant, uncouth
types OF men," Hey. stop that. mis-
ter" dramatically interrupted fish.
erman worshiper. Don't talk that
way about fishermen" continued the
interrupter, who went on to loudly de-
clare that they were as good as those
in any other walk OF life. Congrega.
ton and preacher were alike so sur
prised at the incident that the man de-
livered his protest unchecked. The
pastor afterwards resumed his SER
mon.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-13
JOLLYING A JOKER
YOUNG WOMAN GOT EVEN WITH
MERRY JESTER.
Had to Sit Up Late to Do II, but the
Trick Was Accomplished
Victims Rather Lame
Excuse for Call.

To start with-Robert l.. Beck Is
the most diligent practical Joker In
Cleveland and environs. with the one
possible exception OF Johnny Bren-
nan.
Among the regular victims OF
Beck's jokes and jests are a crowd OF
young women, friends Of his wife.
A pair of these young women lowed
one evening that they would get
square with Beck. The joke they
planned required them to sit up far
beyond their bedtime but they didn't
let that prey on their minds.
At about 1:20 a. IN. Beck was
aroused from a sound sleep by the
ringing of the telephone. He crawled
out of bed. yawnfully. took down the
receiver, and learned that q woman
relative-cousin or something OF that
sort-was lying critically Ill at her
home In the other end Of town.
Beck. then fully awake. inserted
himself quickly into his trousers and
other things. and hustled out to wait
for an owl car.
He had some difficulty getting In at
the home OF his relative Everybody
seemed to be sleeping Just as soundly
as he had been up to the time that his
telephone rang. II began to dawn
on him that perhaps he didn't have a
monopoly on the practical Joke game
IN this community. At last a servant
came to the door. II was then just
$3.50 o'clock
| Beck inquired how everybody was,
The servant. wonderingly, replied that
everybody had retired In the best Of
health. But why? Was any one there
supposed to be III?
Beck was on, when he heard that.
He was indeed the victim Of Joke.
But man does not like to admit that
he Is joker's victim. And In this In
stance he didn't think II was wise to
have his relative shocked by the news
that her state of health was a matter
of telephone discussion In the middle
of the night.
20, no, didn't think anybody was
SICK" Beck told the servant. Just tell
the family that I was walking by. and
thought I'd drop In and inquire how
they were. No, no, didn't want any
thing special. Just took a notion TO
drop In, don't you know. Well. I must
be off. Beautiful night. isn't it?"-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-13
HAS 4 PERSISTENT HoODOO.
Mr.. oliver J. 0osIington Gives a Faint
Outline Of the Troubles That
Pursue Him.

II don't know why It is." said Mr..
Goslington. but when I travel l al
ways seem TO get the worst of 1t In
some way; II there's anything going
that isn't pleasant II comes to me.
Yesterday I made little trip to a
place about fifty miles from the city.
I went to the station early TO get a
seat by window. managed that all
right: got a window seat and just
car, but about two-thirds back from
the front, where I would ride easy and
at the same time have something to
look at ahead, and OF course that all
pleased me very much.
AT the first station out there got
aboard the car at the forward end
seven men. very assorted lot Of men,
some tall. some short, some thick,
some thin. and among them one man
Of phenomenal proportions, giant OF
q man, with legs sticking out beneath
and head projecting up on top. and
then I watched with fearful interest
the procession as II started down the
car. for I was seized with mortal
terror that the big man would want
to sit with me. Really he ought not
to. for sat two-thirds of the way
down the car and there were plenty Of
vacant seats ahead; but you never can
tell about thing till It's settled.
Il watched that procession coming
with a great and fearful interest. the
big man bringing up the rear. anu
then with increasing hopefulness
saw II dwindle as one member after
another Of 1t dropped out to take the
first seat he came to, until all were
seated except the giant. who was left
alone still four rows In front of me
and with three vacant seats In those
four rows TO choose from. and then
my hope ran high. but he kept Accom-
ing and passed them all until he came
to mine, where he halted.
"Ts this seat taken?' he said to
me. and what could say but:
No. SIR, and then he sat down,
sitting partly on that vacant place In
the seat and partly on Oliver j. Cos.
lington.
so I drew the fat man after all !;
but things like that happen to me
whenever I travel"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-13
Board of Review Notice

Notice is hereby given that the Board
of Equalization and Review of the city
of Bedding will meet in the Council
rooms in said city at 8 o'clock in the
forenoon on Monday, May II, 1909, and
on Tuesday, May 25, 1909, and as long
thereafter as may be deemed necessary,
for the purpose of reviewing the assess
ment rolls of the city of Belding. Said
board of review will be in session from
nine o'clock i'm the forenoon to II O'Clock
noon, and from one o'clock in the
afternoon until five o'clock i'm the after
noon of each day.
Dated at the city of Belding, Mich,
this 9Th day of May, a. d., 1909.
w. $. EDDY, City Clerk.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-13

Every newspaper in the state will re-
sent the attempt of the legislature to
force 1.-THE railroads To publish their
time cards in the papers in the towns
through which they pass. This is
simply another "freak bill" The rail
roads should be allowed TO spend their
money as they see fit in advertising
their roads. No publisher ever asks or
wants such law.-Saranac Advertiser.
Quite right, brother, such law savors
of coercion
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-13

Whats Johnny been doing" asked
the patient father.
"He had an alteration with the
neighbors' children, was warned by
the police. broke the cellar window.
tried TO put cartridge In the furnace.
and that's all can think Of Just now. "
IT'S absolutely marvellous. isn't IT."
What is?"
THAT anybody should have the
nerve to kidnap a small boy!"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-13
Something That Survived.

1T ia my ambition" said the earnest
young man, ito write something that
will be handed down to posterity."
WELL" answered Farmer Corntos
sci, "all have to say Is be careful
how you go about It. My grandfather
wrote his name to mortgage on his
farm and II looks as II my grandchil-
dren will have to go ahead struggling
with It."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-13

Wanted-Trustworth man or wo-
man IN each county to advertise, receive
orders and manage business for New
York Mail Order House. $500 weekly
permanent position; no investment re-
quired. Previous experience not es-
sential TO engaging. Spare time valu-
able. Enclose self addressed envelope
for full particulars. Address, Clark Co.
Wholesale dept, 1913 Park Ave, New
York. 48t10
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-13
of coercion

The meeting which is called in an
other column TO be held in the Episco-
pal church relating TO tuberculosis
should be largely attended by repre-
sentatives of the fraternal orders, ladies
clubs, societies in general and the
churches. Systematic methods should
be adopted and proper committees ap-
pointed for effectual work.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-13
vivIsectIon.

'In the agony of death a dog has
been known to caress his master. and
every one has heard of the dog SUI
fering under vivisection. who licked
the hand of the operator; this man.
unless the operation was fully justi-
fed by an increase of our knowledge.
or unless he had a heart OF stone.
must have felt remorse TO the last
hour OF his life. "-"Descent of Man."
Appleton's, 1906 edition, page 70.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-13

WITH base ball the all-absorbing
topic of the day, state and national
legislation fails TO get its customary
consideration these days. Have you
heard from Detroit?
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-13

The Legislature is still hanging fire AT
Lansing, but reports from there fail to
show that the people are profiting very
much by the grind.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-13
House and Lot

Here is a bargain; don't let it slip if
you want to buy house. Good six
room house on Front street; fine loca-
ton; three minutes walk from post Of
flee; best neighborhood in the city. Can
help you buy it. Inquire of +. b. Lap
ham, Banner Office.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-13

OF COURSE if the governor appoints
any other man than Fales for warden
of Jackson prison we shall not be re-
sponsible for the results.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-13
BELD|NC BANNER
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR
Published every Thursday at Bedding,
(Ionia County, Mich, by
THE BANNER PUBLISHING CO
e. q. LAPHAM. EpIroR

Advertising Rates upon application. Bills
collected monthly Cards of Thanks. 25c to
soc. Resolutions from SOC up
Entered at the Postoffice, Bedding, Michigan
for transmission through the Mails as Sec
ond class Matter
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-13

WITH wheat at $3.50 per bushel, Eoul
farmer friends would doubtless be very
happy if they had any wheat.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-13
AbnormaIlty OF Genius.

Genius. like criminality, is mani
CESSATION of the abnormal. No man Of
genius was ever absolutely sane. This
does not. of course. mean that he Is a
subject for Incarceration in a mad
house.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-13

Wanted-A good secondhand double
harness and also second hand light
lumber wagon. Inquire at Banner
Office.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-13

Sale or Rent-l00 acre farm, 500 peach
trees, 400 apple trees, so pear trees, only
3 miles from market; or will exchange
for desirable residence or business prop
erty. Inquire of w. S. Lambertson.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-13

Found--A small package of silk.
Owner can have same by, calling at
Banner office proving property and
paying for this notice 1912
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-13

BELDING is certainly following the
dry proposition TO dry end.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-13

Wanted-Middle aged hall lady at
Ashfield. Write or phone Mrs. Unger
at the home. Bedding Bros. d Co.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-13

For Sale-Farm of twenty acres in
side of the corporation, poultry yard,
good hen house and fine place for gar
dening; also two cows, fresh, horse and
wagon, tools, and household furniture.
Reason for selling, sickness. Inquire
at Banner Office.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-13

For Rent-Five room house and
large garden. Inquire w. b. Travis
Phone 1852 rings.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-13

For Sale-Single harness and horse
blanket, a valuation of 81. Will take
$3.50. Come quick. w. b. Stewart
Ii blocks east OF Church of Christ. 49t2
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-13

My Property for Sale
/ offer for sale my residence property
on Washington street, 8 room house
good barn, fine location.
36tf Mark McNett
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-13

Lost-Last Friday night, a small
bunch of keys. Liberal reward for re-
turn TO this Office.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-13

For Sale-House and lot and vacant
lot on North Side. Inquire of l.. M.
Sagendorf. 46tf.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-13

Pigs For Sale-A fine lot of young pigs
at VIM. Wilson's. Phone 123-2R. 49tf
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-13
Common Fault.

The average young man worries too
much about getting his salary and not
enough about earning it.-Atchison
Globe.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-13

For Sale or Rent-Large new room
house, good walks, $1,000. G. q. Ash
by, phone 146.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-13

For Sale A 240 egg incubator and
brooder. 43tf Chas. Wagner
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-13
ADVERTISE FOUND ARTICL ES.

TIE MICHIGAN law SAYS IN EFFECT,
A person who finds lost property UNI
der circumstances which give him
knowledge or means of inquiring as TO
the true owner, and who appropriates
such property to his own use or to the
of another person who is not entitled
thereto, without having first made ev-
cry reasonable effort to find the owner
and restore the property to him, is
guilty of larceny-Section 4739-40 of
the Compiled Laws of Michigan.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-03
THE POWER oF WATER.
A Stream from a Fireman's Iiose VIII
Knock a Man Down.

When a man goes il C-i'.:a:,,..-.-5 ct
the seashore and slaps tie Wl,er TO-
cibly with his hand, o. tl,.cs back
dive from q pier and Ia dis So ,lreiy
on his back, he realizes that Tue Ill
stable liquid offers not q little resist
ance. Yet, says 4 writer in the New
York Tribune, it would surprise almost
anybody to see what water will do ull-
der certain conditions.
A stream from a fireman's hose will
knock a man down. The jet from q
nozzle used in placer-mining in the
West eats away large piece of land
in a day, toys with great boulders as
II they were pebbles, and would shoot
a man over the country as though he
were projectile from cannon.
There is story of an Eastern
blacksmith who went West and made
a bet that he could knock a hole
through the jet of one OF these noz-
zles with a sledge-hammer. He lifted
his arms, swung the sledge, and came
down on the ten-inch stream with Il
force that would have dented an anvil.
But the jet, never penetrated, whisked
the massive hammer out of the black.
smiths hands, and tossed it several
hundred feet away into the debris OF
gold-bearing gravel beneath a crum-
bling cliff. After this the blacksmith
left out iron when he spoke of hard
substances.
There is also a power plant near
Durango, Colorado, where Il United
States cavalryman one day thought ho
had an easy job in cutting a two-inch
stream with his sword. He made
valiant attack. Tho result was that
his sword was shivered in two and
his wrist broken.
A little thinner Jet OF water descend
ing sixteen hundred foe. 10 a manu-
factory at Grenoblc Spain, and travel
ing at the moderate sNced of one hun
drcd yards a second, fractures the best
blades of Toledo
OF course sOJe people will not be-
lieye such stories without having seen
the thing, and one may think it
proof of the scientific imagination to
say that an inch-thicll sheet Of W;Jc-,
provided it had sufficient yelonit-,
would ward off bomosnells rs well rs
steel plate.
Nevertheless, many persons, wh'la
travelling have seen brakeman put
a small hydraulic jack under one end
Of a Pullman car and lit twenty tons
or so Ivy few leisurcly strokes CT tir
hnn,1I, ~ ,r
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-03

There Is = 9nCd p!unt i'll making
butter at home, if you can make
high grado product ana have 4 good
you only for an exact round of butter
fat. with two or three pounds of milk
thrown in for nothing. Churning the
cream at home. you save the cost of
churnins which the creamery
charges for; you gain about 1G per
cent. in weight of the butter; and
you gain the buttermilk. These com.
bineI gains amount to about % per
cent, or one pound in every four In
other words, you make about % cents
on every dollars worth OF butter;
and you gain the buttcrmilk. These
combined gains amount to about %
per cent, or one pound in every four,
In other words, you make about 25
cents on every dollars worth of but
ter, if you make as good butter as the
creamery product.
BY the use of the hand separator it
is possible to make the highest grade
of butter at home, provided the cream
is properly handled and churned. BY
the use OF the separator you are not
only able to make a higher grade of
butter and sell it for higher price,
but you will be able to extract more
cream from the milk and hence make
more butter Also. the warm sweet
skim milk will have higher food
value either for human use or for ami
NAL feeding, If you keep more than
three or four COWS, by all means buy
a separator. 1t will soon pay for it.
self
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-03

Wordsworth's lines o. the child at
play, "as if his whole vocation were
endless imitation" were recently re-
called by q conversation overheard in
the children's wand at the John Hop
kins Hospital.
~ little Girl Of minc. whose role was
that of nurse, rang an imaginary tele-
phone on the wall to talk to her COM
panion at the farther end of the room,
who played the part OF doctor.
"Tello!" said the nurse. SIS this
the doctor?"
yes" answered deep voice; this
is the doctor"
This lady is very sick" he was il.
formed.
"Well, what seems to be the trou.
ble?" bit grufny.
She has swallowed a whole bottle
of ink" said the nurse.
The doctor, not furried, inquired
what had been done for the patient;
but the nurse, too, was ready in emer.
gencics. She answered.
81 gave her two large pads of blot.
ting paper!"
Ben, aged 8. was inclined last au.
tumn to dispute the fact, as taught
him by his father, that God gave him
all he had, After an incredulous Even
those peanuts from the store?" he
yielded to an older mind, and, screw.
Ing his eyes tight shut, continued his
evening prayer.
After asking blessing for each
member of the family he said,-
THANK God for the peanuts and my
express wagon" adding after slight
pause, but, oh, Lord, you certainly
did send baby some wormy chestnuts. :"