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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-24
BACK FROM THE EAST
Mrs. +. ID. Lincoln Returned Last
Week From New York


Mrs. +. ID. Lincoln returned last week
from trip 10 New York City where
she went on her annual trip for the
purchase of goods for their great depart
ment store. TO be able TO buy right is
a profession in its self and Mrs. Lincoln
mas certainly acquired the art, AMI the
trade papers of the East ali speak OF her
ability along that line.
To buy stock for as large store as
the Lincoln store naturally requires
considerable time but Mrs. Lincoln has
done so many jobs of buying that it has
come 10 be an easy thing for her to Sc
lect rapidly just the line Of goods which
she believes will meet the approval of
the ladies of Bedding and vicinity who
have come to recognize the Lincoln
store as the proper place for buying the
class of goods sold in that store.
While in the East Mrs. Lincoln
bought several thousand dollars worth
OF goods, among them being many of
the very latest creations in coats, furs
and ready TO wear suits that will at
once appeal TO the critical eye of the
dress loving ladies of Bedding. These
goods are now arriving and are being
placed on display as fast as possible,
and the ladies of Bedding will certainly
find il TO their interes. TO call and see
the finest line ever brought TO this city
representing fashions latest foibles from
the great fashion center of America.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-24
Leaving Time p. M. Railroad

To Grand Rapids-l0:l2 a. M; 1907 and
9:0S p. m.
To Saginaw-S:23 a. m; DAB and 6:52
p m.
To Ionia and Detroit-l0:40 a. M; 4:4l
p. n.
70 Howard City-7:l7 a. m; 1886 p. m
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-24
Local ~
Brevities.

Races at Lowell Saturday, August
Goth.
Rev. q. w. Maxwell was in Ionia on
business, Tuesday.
Mrs. w. G. Spicer went 10 Grand
Rapids, Wednesday.
A. T.. Weter made business trip TO
Grand Rapids, Wednesday.
There will be no church supper at the
Congregational church Saturday night.
Charles Brown and wife left for Grand
Rapids, Wednesday, for visit with
friends.
VIM. j. Altenburg has returned from
two weeks trip and visit in Gratiot
county.
Andrew Johnson of Ionia was in the
city Tuesday, he came up TO go out To
his farm.
Mrs. Fred +. Ireland is receiving
visit from her father, +. A. Potter OF
Honolulu.
Every body 20 on the Royal Neigh
bors excursion 10 Grand Rapids, Aug
ust 30th.-See Time Card.
Harry and Milton Jackson of Alma
are spending week or more in Belding
and vicinity, guests of friends.
frank Wilson and wife of Muir, who
have been visiting her brother left for a
visit in Barryton, Wednesday.
Mrs. +. III. Nudge and daughter of
Ashley are guests of her brother, Clay
ton Kimberly. Mr.. Nudge will join
them for a visit here over Sunday.
A large size delegation of our citizens
attended the big picnic in Saranac,
Wednesday, many automobiles being
decorated with advertising matter for
the Labor day picnic TO be held here a
week from Monday.
Mrs. Richard Hale of San Diego, Cal.
is visiting at the home of her sister,
Mrs. w. ID. Smith in Ronald. Mrs.
Hale expects TO spend the remainder of
the summer and early fall with Mich
igan relatives.-Ionia Standard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Welch of Phelps,
N. Y. have been guests of her brother,
Thomas A. Welsh. Mrs. WEIGH was a
resident here about twenty years ago,
and they are now on a trip further
west They went TO Grand Rapids,
Wednesday.
TIE Cooks Corners Church Aid Soci-
ETY. will hold ten cent musical social
in the church at the Corners, Thursday
evening, August 81, for the benefit of the
church. DR.. Joe Berry and Mrs. Berry
are on the program for number of
selections with violin, piano and song.
G. III. Gardner of Traverse City was
in Bedding, Tuesday. He was on his
way TO Ionia where he had been called
TO investigate their water supply situa-
ton. Ionia was hard hit on its water
supply this season and does not propose
To take chances on another such a dry
time. The city will go after more wells
il possible.
Word reached here the first of the
week of the death of Arthur Upper, a
former well known Bedding young man.
Art, as he was Familiarity known, was
travelling in the west and was taken
with typhoid fever which caused his
death. The remains were brought To
Grand Rapids for burial. He was a
brother of Joseph and Guy Upper OF
this city.
About thirty-six of the young friends
of Miss Marjory Hall gathered at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Irving Hall, last Saturday afternoon 10
remind the young lady of the impor.
lance of reaching the age of eighteen
The affair, which was complete sur
prise on Marjory was most enjoyable
one. Supper was served on the lawn
and the young lady was presented with
a fine locket and chain as gentle re
minder of the event.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-24
Newsy Business Locals
For Busy People Looking
For Bargains. ......


Races at Lowell Saturday, August
18th.
In purity and richness OF tone, in
perfection of mechanical adjustment,
the Packard piano stands today one OF
the most distinctive among distinctive
amos. Sold by Belding Furnitu re {
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-24
=, eunln,te on the Classics.

A Houston COW went right into a
Congress avenue book store Monday.
Our town cows are noted for their
literary taste. and We have no doubt
that before long they will take up
theosophy and 0reek--Houston (Tsx)
poat
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-24

Races at Lowell Saturday, August
10Th.
Leave your hair orders with Esther
Olsen. Braids, pufis and pompadours
made from your own combings or fur
nished upon application. Your pat
ronage solicited, and pleasing results
promised. COS Harrison Ave. Phone
62-3
See our new fall stock of rugs. Beld-
ing Furniture Co.
Cash paid for cut hair and combings
trs. w rights hairdressing parlor.
Ladies Automobile Rain Coats, re-
gular 1915 kind, only s3.4S, at Patter-
sons.
Genuine leather seat diners, $500
each at the Bedding Furnitur Co. this
week.
Ladies in need of hair goods will
find what they want at Mrs. Wright's,
over the Peoples Bank. Phone 1876.
One-fourth Off on porch furniture al
Bedding furniture Co.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-24
convict, Identify concealed.

Convicts in German prisons are COM
PEELED to wear black masks when leav-
ing their cells for exercise. In order
that they may not be recognized By
other prisoners.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-24
A sIeuth.

Police Oficer-In order that the vii
lain who caught and kissed you in the
dark may be tracked, we must set our
police dog after him. So to trace the
scent you must give Nero kiss.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-03-10
MR.. BRYAN is SATISFIED.
Other Men Carrying Out His Pol
icies in White House, He Says.

Chicago, March 4.-Replying to hui
morous sally of the POSTMASTER at a
Press Club luncheon here today, William
Jennings Bryan reiterated the state
ment that he would not be a candidate
for Office again. DIR. G. Frank Lyds-
ton, the POSTMASTER, had remarked
facetiously that the running for Office
of Col. Bryan had become an institution
rather than an instance.
Mr.. Bryan in his reply declared that
Roosevelt and Taft had borrowed Dem
ocratic doctrine, 49," said he, why
should | seek the hardships of the White
House when can get other men willing
to carry out my policies? Do.not think
however, that because l am not can
didate for any Office that | am out of
politics. - Washington Post.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-03-10
CLIFFORD PlNCHOT ALARMED
Sees Destruction of National
Forests Threate

Washington, March 2.-Destruction
of the national forests, according to
Clifford Pinchot, former chief forester
and president of the National Conser-
walton Association, will follow the pas
sage of the agricultural appropriation
bill as amended yesterday. The state
ment was made to the convention of the
National Wholesale Lumber Dealers
Association to-day.
The amendment to which Mr. Pinchot
objected provides that all land on which
less than four thousand feet of mer-
charitable timber is growing in con-
tigous areas of not less than one
hundred and sixty acres shall be eX-
Guided from the forests. Senator Hey
burn had this amendment adopted as a
compromise after still more stringent
one aimed at the Forest Service had
been rejected. For years the Idaho
Senator has been bitter and implaca-
BILE enemy of the Forest Service, which
he maintains is eXtravagant and abusive
in power.
"Thislamendment," said Mr.. Pinchot,
Twill exclude from the national forests
every tract on which trees have been or
are being planted; every area where the
mature timber has been harvested and
young growth is coming back; every
stretch of reproductions; substantially,
every body of trees less than fifty years
old (of which there are many million
acres about to become commercially
valuable), every mountain park, every
watershed above timber line, every
burned-over area coming back into
bearing-in fact, every tract of every
kind that is not covered with mature
timber, and many that are"
Mr.. Pinchot said he made the state
ment with all seriousness and after
considering the amendment and its
scope. He said that Senator Warren,
of Wyoming, and Representative Scott,
of Kansas, were the principal conferrees
on the bill, and urged the delegates to
the convention to bring pressure at
once to bear on them to have the amend
ment eliminated.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-03-10
BOY KILLED BY AUTOMO-
BILE.
Runs in Front Of m achine While at
Play in the Streets

From injuries received by being run
over by an automobile William Schri-
ever, thirteen years old, of No. 81 ST.
Felix street, Brooklyn, died last even
ing in the Brooklyn hospital. The boy
was playing late yesterday afternoon
with school companions at Lafayette
avenue and Ashland place, Brooklyn,
when he ran in front of an automobile
operated by Melville Woodruff of No.
AZ Utica avenue, and said to be owned
by John Gelhardt, of No. 26 Johnson
avenue.
Summoned by the police, DIR. Nc
Clellan took the lad to the hospital,
where it was discovered that he was
suffering from internal injuries, bro
ken right wrist and fracture of sew
eral ribs. New York Tribune.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-03-10
Something About Rub Der.

Rubber has many peculiarities in its
crude state, according to P. w. Litch-
field, general superintendent of the
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company's
extensive plant at Akron, Ohio, which
he has seen grow from midget concern
to its present mammoth proportions.
''The crude rubber we get from Ceylon
comes in entirely different form from
that which we get from Brazil, "
stated Supt. Litchfeld during an inter-
view at the factory. "Yet it is the
same kind of rubber-para rubber-and
of practically the same quality. Seeds
of the Hevea tree, which produces the
Brazilian para rubber, were taken to
Ceylon some years ago and planted in
soil very similar to that to which it is
indigenous in the valley of the Amazon.
Some day those young trees are going
to be just as good as those in the Anna
zonian forests, and in the trade it is be-
| lieved to be only a matter of time when
what is called the cultivated rubber
crop will be sufficient to supply the
needs of the world; and probably at a
much lower cost than manufacturers
have been paying. In 1908 this cult
waited crop of rubber from Ceylon did
not exceed 1000 tons; the next year il
was q, 1000 tons; last year it had grown
beyond 5000 tons, and this years CROP
is estimated as likely to reach 14,0OC
tons. A few years hence the cult
waited crop will equal the wild or natural
crop of South America.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-03-10

rule favor retaining the well-known
title, which calls instantly to mind the
peculiar-shaped formation at the sum-
nit of the Mountain, while non-Ver-
monters, or Vermonters by adoption,
are inclined to think the name too home
ly and too inappropriate and suggest
some change. Of these latter sugges-
tions, that of j. w. E. Milholland of
New York City seems the most appro-
pirate if we were to change the name.
Mr.. Milholland suggests The Sphinx
because of the resemblance of the noun
tain summit to the famous constructions
in Egypt. 1t is name, Mr.. Milholland
says, w hich he had in secret conferred
on the noble peak for some time, and he
now divulges it in view of the fact that
the Mountain has become public prop
erty, making the suggestion that if the
name of the Mountain is to be changed
at all it should bear The Sphinx.
However, it seems to us that the
sentiment and desires of the home peo-
pie of Vermont should be the guide in
this matter. The name Cancels Hump
may be homely and it may not, perhaps,
be as fitting a description as The
Sphinx, The Crouching Lion, or some
other designation, but its very homei-
ness makes it attractive to those who
have been accustomed to it for years and
years. AS Mrs. Rowland E. Robinson
so aptly writes: yet wherever per-
son reared in sight of that peak may
wander, that name conjures up the
noble outlines of the mountain rising in
everlasting beauty above ranges of
green foothills just as grand and ma
jestic today as when Samuel de Cham
plain saw it against the east from his
little boat on the lake that bears his
name Others than Vermonters can
not perhaps realize the power of the
name Cancels Hump and its suggestive
ness to those who know the contour of
the mass, for they have not treasured
the same associations. Hence, it should
be left to the people of Vermont to de-
eide what name the mountain shall bear.
If left to them, we feel sure that the
name will ever remain Cancels Hump.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-03-10
Throws Poisoned Meat from Mo-
tor Cars to Dogs.

Philadelphia, March 4.-Free meals
distributed from yellow racing auto
mobile have resulted in the death of
twelve valuable dogs near Mt. Airy.
The canine epidemic results from the
habit of dogs chasing automobiles.
Chunks of meat poisoned with strych-
nine and arsenic were thrown the dogs
by the killer"
The identity of the automobilist is
suspected and prosecution is planned
by the Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Animals. New Y ork Times.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-03-10

The scheme is certainly very broad
and excellent in its plans; to have the
vehicles on each track of the same kind,
and going in the same direction. 1t
also includes having no crossings of
railways on grades, which has been pro-
ductive of many very serious accidents,
especially to automobiles.
Of course, if the honest horse and his
near of kin, the OK, and the ass are
satisfied with the old routes, it will re-
duce the expense of the undertaking
quite bit.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-03-10
The Cost of Good Roads,"
the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The taxpayers of the State, or,
more properly, majority of them,
have voted $50, 100000 for so-called
"good roads," The engineers say that
an additional $40, 900, 600 is needed, or
800, 900, 600 in all.
They say also that there are 80, 200
miles of highways in the State. This
would allow SLIPS a mile; it is a
sufficient sum for the purpose if
honestly, fairly and economically spent,
and would put the side roads, the hill
roads. the cross roads-which are
the farmers roads-in fine condition.
These are not the roads that are being
built, however; the moneyed interests
that have brought this good roads ques-
ton forward and are pushing it so vigor-
ously have little use for these roads
which the farmer wants and is so sorely
in need of.
These boulevards, which ninety out
of every hundred of the taxpayers will
never even see, are costing the State
$40, 900 mile q give the engineers
estimate of that part of one them which
passes through Montgomery County,
At that rate the 800, 900, 900 will build
a, 500 miles of road, sufficient, probably,
to encircle the Adirondacks, build a
couple of lines from New York to Buffalo
and perhaps north and south road or
two. If the whole 800, ZOO, 900 is to
be spent to build 1850 miles of such
roads as will pass muster with the auto
mobiles, where does the farmer come
in with his roads 1880 miles long?
Still he must pay his part of the $50,
600, 900 and also take care of the roads
in his own town, which, under the new
law, are worse than they were and cost
more
Moreover, why is it that these auto
mobile highways cost so vastly more
than they do elsewhere. They are
built in other States at cost of 5000 a
mile, the lowest figure, and $4,000 a
mile the highest A road was built in
this county by one of the towns for
5000 a mile. Another road in this
county was built by the State; it cost
So, 600 mile, and went all to pieces ir
two years.
This automobile road between Albany
and Buffalo runs through Montgomery
County for thirty miles. 1t has for {
foundation the solid strata of the
Silurian rocks and the stone bed of the
old Mohawk turnpikes. 1t passes
through country of granite boulders
gneiss, sandstone, limestone, all kind!
of lodges, cliffs and quarries, and
yet $4,000 a mile! And the grade
some two feet to the mile, with nc
hills!
S. L. FREY.
Palatine Bridge, Feb. %, 1911.
New York Tribune, Feb. 81.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-03-10
PILOTS RUNAWAY TEAM.
Girl Probably Saves Herself and
Friend From Serious Jury.
MISS LYDIA BUSH-BROWN AND MISS
MARGARET AMES FINALLY JUMP
FROM GARDENING VEHICLE.

FROM GARDENING VEHICLE.
Holding on to the reins of two runa-
away horses throughout their wild dash,
Miss Lydia Bush Brown, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry X. Brown. of 1929
G. street northwest, saved herself and
guest, Miss Margaret Ames, of st. Paul,
Mimi, from possible serious injury when
she turned the horses into an I'M
frequented street, where the girls
jumped from the carriage.
The two Young women were out for a
drive about the city. At Massachusetts
and Wisconsin avenues northwest the
horses took fright at passing automo-
mobile and started their mad race. Miss
Bush Brown, who was driving, pluckily
kept her seat and urged her frightened
companion to do the same.
The horses continued unchecked.
They were turned into rough bit of
street, where the vehicle rocked and
bounced until it became evident that
the danger of upsetting was imminent.
Miss Bush-Brown told Miss Ames to
jump, and in a moment, seeing that her
companion had escaped injury, she, too,
leaped from the carriage.
The horses were finally stopped.
Both young women were so overcome
by the accident that they were taken
home in an automobile. Both young
women received bad bruises as the re-
suit of the runaway. Washington
Times.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-03-10

resentation In That Body Provokes
Considerable Discussion-No EIec-
ton of officers This Year.
1t was in 1905 that the national
grange last met in this city by the
sea. Again, on Nov. 10, there con-
vened there not only the members Of
the national grange proper-that is,
two delegates from each grange state
but hundreds of Patrons from the
eastern and middle west states to at
tend the session Of the national body
and incidentally to regale themselves
In the ozone, If not in the waters, Of
the old ocean. Atlantic City is an at
tractive place even In autumn. A
large excursion was run from the New
England states and eastern New York,
and the itinerary was extended to
Washington for as many as cared to
go.
The sessions of the national grange
were held in q music hall on the steel
pier, probably the finest meeting place
ever provided for such an occasion
The grange headquarters were at the
Hotel Chalfonte, and here the state
masters and the New York delegation
Of visitors were located.
The first Wednesday evening of the
Is always devoted to public meeting,
and for this occasion the following
program had been prepared for the
evening of Nov. 16: Welcome address,
Governor John F. Fort of New Jer-
sey; response, Hon. N. ]. Bachelor.
master of the national grange; ad-
dress, Hon. Franklin P. Stoy, mayor
Of Atlantic City; response Hon. Aaron
Jones of South Bend, Ind. address,
Hon. George W. Gaunt, master of
New Jersey state grange; response.
Hon. Oliver Wilson, lecturer nation
al grange. The sixth degree, or de-
gree of Flora. was conferred on Thurs
day evening. Nov. II. The seventh
degree, or degree of Ceres, was con-
ferred on Friday evening, Nov. IS.
Memorial exercises were held Sunday
afternoon. Nov. 20.
The chief officers of the national
grange are n. ]. Bachelor Of Concord,
n. H, national master; Professor 7.
c. Atkeson of Morgantown, w. Va,
overseer; Oliver Wilson of Peoria, H.,
lecturer; c. NJ. Freeman of Tippecanoe
City, o., secretary. There was no cleo
ton of officers this year, as they were
chosen for two years at the last session
held in Des Moines, la.
Much interest was taken in the prop
osition to change the basis of repre-
sentation in the national grange. Ever
since the order was founded in 1867
the only voting delegates in the ma
tional body have been the master Of
each state grange and his wife, If hap
PLY he possessed one. Not having a
wife, the state master must then be
the only representative from that state
entitled to a vote. 1t was proposed at
the Des Moines Oa) session last year
to change this representation to one
based on the grange membership In
each state giving one delegate to about
10000 of the membership, thus max
ing it a popular representation CORE
spending to that of the lower house of
congress. whereas the old system cor
responds to the senate or state repre-
sentation. Important questions of a
public nature and dealing with farm
ers' interests generally were also dis
cussed.
National Secretarys Report.
Secretary Freeman of the national
grange reports as follows for the fiscal
year ended Sept. 80 last:
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-03-10

The last issue of the Middlebury Reg
lister contains the auto bill introduced
by Mr.. Battell in full, set in the same
style as the House and Senate bills.
He devotes considerable space to the
subject making all in all valuable con-
tribution to the discussion of the
question of the proper control of these
vehicles. -Vergennes Enterprise.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-03-10

A lady reader of these notes living
near Massillon, o.. writes inquiring II
there is any truth in the articles which
have been published lately as to in
furious effects from eating food cooked
in aluminium vessels. While we have
heard statements TO this effect and ar
ticles charging such to be the case
have been published, inquiry of med
ical men does not show that the claim
that stomach trouble is due to the eat
ing of foods cooked in aluminium yes
sells has been conclusively proved. We
would suggest to our correspondent,
however. If her family use aluminium
utensils and some of them have stom-
ach trouble seemingly as result, that
1t might be n good idea to go back to
iron and granite ware for time and
see If the disorders referred to disap-
pear. Should they do so there would
be considerable reason for supposing
that the use of the aluminium vessels
was the cause If any of our readers
can furnish us definite proof on the
point under discussion we would be
glad to present their experience and
findings in these columns.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-03-10
AUTO DASHEs INTO TROOPS
Fourteen Men Injured by Runa-
wav Military Transport Ma
chine

Berlin, March "a military trans
port automobile, of which the chauffeur
had lost control, dashed at full speed
through company of infantry last
night. Fourteen men were injured, six
of the number, including a lieutenant,
seriously. The chauffeur was attempt
ing to avoid the column by turning out
of the road when his machine got away
from him. New York Tribune.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-03-10

An observation made by a syndicate
writer the other day was to the effect
that weeds require poor land to do
we'll Probably what the writer meant
was that weeds would flourish where
some grasses and cultivated plants
would not; yet, other conditions being
equal. the richer the land the more
rank weeds will grow, as they take
from the soil in the main the same
elements as do other crops.