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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-09-21
Oakfield

Clarence Stuart will spend a week in
Detroit and attend the State Fair.
Howard Thompson is sick with
pleurisy and Earnest Fuller has
typhoid fever.
Invitations are cut announcing the
marriage of Mr.. Walter Miles of Grand
Rapids and Miss ORR Cowan of Cannon.
The wedding 10 take place at the brides
home, September Nth.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. b. Clemens OF Ada
and Mr.. and Mrs. Clint Green OF Graf
tan we're visitors at Frank Bowman's,
Saturday night and Sunday.
Michael Ward of Harvard is very low
with pneumonia consultation Of
physicians from Grand Rapids was
held Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Phelps, Mrs. Rachel
Stuart and Miss Eva Peterson of Grand
Rapids called on old friends in this
vicinity.
Calvin Thompson received the grand
championship and six premiums on
his hogs at the fair at Grand Rapids
last week.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-09-21
ROUND ABOUT US.
Weekly Grist of Neusy items Reported by -
- Oar Special Correspondents.

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Palmer attended
the Grand Rapids fair.
Guy Glazier entertained his sister
and husband from Ionia over Sunday.
Andrew Kuttler was in Ionia, Satur-
day.
Charles Allen visited at John Gard
ner's, Sunday.
John Gardner has bought a work
horse Of William Nodden.
Leon Johnson spent Sunday at Long
Lake.
John Lambertson is on the gain.
Mrs. Harvey +. Towne and daughter
Judith of Grand Rapids, visited Orleans
friends this week.
George Hill is painting his hog pen.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-09-21

Weather cooler since the recent rains.
ii. Converse and wife of Keene visit
ed at Day Condon's, Sunday.
Willis Purdy is on the sick list.
Mrs. farmhouse of East Saginaw
visited Alton friends ovir Sunday.
The peach market is nearly ended,
the crop has been fairly good one.
Mrs. Lenr Frost is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Earl Adams.
Mrs. Earl Adams of Keene attended
the Condor Unfair Saturday night.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-09-21
Forced To Leave Home

Every year large number Of poor
sufferers, whose lungs are sore and rack
ed with coughs, are urged TO go TO an
other climate. But this is costly and
not always sure. There's better way.
Let DR.. Kings New Discovery cure you
at home. "It cured me of lung trouble, /"
writes w. II. Nelson, of Calamine, Ark,
"when all else failed and gained AZ
pounds in weight. Its surely the king
of all cough and lung cures Thous-
ands owe their liver and health TO il.
It's positively guaranteed for Coughs,
Colds, LaGrippe, Asthma, Croup-all
Throat and Lung troubles. soc Il $l.00.
Trial bottle free at Connells Drug Store.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-09-21
No Need To Stop Work

When yonr doctor orders you 10 stop
work, il staggers you. 81 CAN'T you
say. Yon know you are weak, run
down and failing in health, day by day,
but you must work as long as you can
stand. What you need is Electric Bit
tiers to give tone, strength, and vigor to
your system, TO prevent breakdown and
build you up. Don't be weak, sickly
or ailing when Electric Bitters will
benefit you ftom the first dose. Thous-
ands bless them for their glorious health
and strength. Try them. Every bot
tie is guaranteed TO satisfy. Only soc
at Connell's Drug Store.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-09-21
HAIR THAT FASCINATES


Start now madam, September is just
the month TO begin to acquire glorious
head OF hair of which you will be Justly
proud during the social events of winter
time.
III you haven't used PARTISAN
SAGE you Amt on the high road of
beauty. PARTISAN SAGE is the
most delightful preparation that des-
troys the dandruh germs and by so do
ing removes in short time the cause
OF dandrufi, falling hair, itching scalp,
faded and lifeless hair.
DandruH germs are obstructionists;
they prevent the hair from receiving it's
proper nourishment by ravenously de-
vouring the same nourishment. Use
PARTISAN SAGE for one week and
note the wonderful improvement w.
|. Benedict guarantees it, so cents a
bottle.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-09-21
GOOD STOMACH
Keep a Box of MONA in Your
House and You'll Always
Have One

Some people eat too much, some drink
too much, and hundreds of thousands
of men smoke too much-especially in
the evening.
Use discretion If you can, but IL you
can't; use wisdom. Take two MONA
stomach tablets before you go to bed
and you'll awake minus headache in
the morning.
MI-O-NA stomach tablets are guaran-
teed to end indigestion acute or chronic;
co promptly Danish gas, heartburn, sour
risings, etc. They a:e the best remedy
for dizziness, biliousness, nervousness,
headache, constipation, vomiting Of
pregnancy, car or sea sickness, foul
breath, nightsweats, bad dreams, coated
tongue, languid feeling.
And box only costs 80 cents ut w.
/. Benedict's and druggists everywhere.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-09-21
South Orleans

Gladys Carpenter was home at Lake
Odessa over Sunday, returning Sunday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John VanGiesen visit
ed at Frank Treynor's, Sunday.
will Brooks was in Grand Rapids,
Wednesday and Thursday.
Vada Burns has been quite sick the
past week.
Elon Johnson is on the sick list
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-09-21
Bartonville

Morris Kinds and wife were callers
at Walter Whites, Sunday.
Miss Cora Douglas OF Bedding spent
Saturday night and Sunday with her
parents.
Mrs. Verne Davis and children re-
turned home last Thursday from an
extended visit with her parents in
Wisconsin.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-09-21

G. Francisco and wife of Cadillac are
visiting his aunt, Mrs. John Hapeman
and Judd Hapeman.
Clyde Condor and Miss Hoffman,
who were married in Grand Rapids
last Wednesday went to Bay City and
returned Saturday.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-09-21
Orleans

Mrs. o. III. York went TO Detroit,
Monday for a ten days visit among
relatives.
Mr.. Hopkin Clark was an over SUM-
day guest at James McCobery.
All Olmstead and family Of Ionia
spent Sunday with relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Clark of Easton
were Sunday visitors at o. IL. Yorks.
Chas. Doty and family spent Sunday
at Ray Bixbys Of Easton.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-09-21

Mrs. F. l.. Moon spent Sunday at
Mrs. +. J. Richmond's.
John Lewis from Muskegon is visit
ing at M. J. Richmond's.
Misses Chloea and Ruby Douglas re-
turned home from Petoskey last Mon
day.
Miss Anna Brown is assisting Mrs.
Will Hogan with her housework.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-09-21

Diarrhoea is always more or less pre-
valent during September. BE prepar-
ed for it. Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy Is prompt and
effectual. 1t can always be depended
upon and is pleasant TO take. For sale
by all dealers.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-09-21

81 have word of confidencei in Cham
berlain's Cough Remedep for ! have
used il with perfect success writes
Mrs. M. l. Basford, Poolsville, Md.
For sale by all dealers.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-09-21
A Great Bargain

Nine room house, gas, electric lights,
barn, chicken park, well, cistern, fine
location, 81, $50. Call at once.
9-tf Banner Ornce.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-28
ABUSING THE FARMERS.

Central Pomona, speaking by reso-
luton, says that the executive COM
mittee Of the Connecticut State
Grange has been grossly misrepre-
sented. The matter is connected with
the refusal of the Grange officers to
participate in the Connecticut State
fair, should the president attend. The
charge is truthful, but not with re-
spect to this newspaper, which has
straightforwardly asserted that re-
ciprocity is all at the expense of the
farmers, and has continued to show
that the presidents demand for post
poned tariff revision was all for man
ufacturers and none for farmers. The
farmers are justly indignant with an
executive who vetoes tariff bills that
would benefit the farmers and ap-
proves tariff bills that do not benefit
the farmers. President Taft does not
subscribe. SO far as we, know, to a
single newspaper in Connecticut So
far as we know he does not even read
one. Just why these newspapers
should hasten to mangn the farmers.
who both subscribe and read, and
have right on their side. is one Of
the mysteries of politics.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-28
THE BENTYTOWN BARD
IN THE MELON PATCH

(From the Baltimore Sum-
I never saw smile SO sweet,
AS Major Melons down the street,
I never saw a smile SO red
AS that inside the Majors head;
I never saw, I never will.
A sight so fit to fill the bill:
Eat up, eat up, and let us swing
The old foot in the maze
Of melon dreams in melon dells
OF sweet old yesterdays!
never saw a smile 50 grand
Come up the summer of the land
AS Major Melon always wears
When at his face the morning stares
And in they bring him from the patch
To those who wait beneath the thatch
Put off the woe, drive out the strife
Pitch in and be content
With such sweet moments of our life
In heavenly kindness sent!
I'd know his rolling gait a mile,
And anywhere I'd know that smile!
I'd know his rotund form, the sheen
That sits upon his vest of green,
And, oh, my Soul, 1t needs no art
For any one to know his heart!
Brace up, brace up, and don't give
in
To care while he is here;
But wet your chin with one more
OF this delightful cheer!
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-28
A STAGECOACH STATESMAN

Every change bewilders somebody
Governm entail changes, which trans
pfre over . wide territory, slowly,
through long periods Of time, burst
upon certain minds, as they near real
ization, with a sensation of novelty
and shock which are absent from
the perceptions of the better inform
ed. Caught in the maze of modern
Improvement, social political, spirit
ual and material, is United States
complains that I'VE are not content
to jog along in the old family car
riage, but prefer automobiles He
mourns because the Twentieth Cen
fury Limited has replaced the stage
fcoach, because sometimes men pre-
fer to telegraph instead of waiting
for the mails and so on and so on.
with much sorrowful nonsense.
Thus speaking, Senator Sutherland
passes to the burden of his lugubri-
Gus lay, which is that the country
should continue political forms and
systems that went with the stage
coach method of doing things.
The initiative, referendum, and re-
call, direct primaries, popular cleo
ton of United States senators, and the
whole machinery of modern Demo-
cratic government are deploredN by
the aged statesmen. We are no long
er content to jog along under the
despotism of an old fashioned abso-
lutism, like that of Henry the Eighth.
We are not even willing to accept a
limited monarchy, like that of George
", nor an oligarchy, such as the
Council of Ten was, in Venice. We
are not even willing to. accept the
kind of old fashioned government
that the senator represents, which
is sort of arrangement between priv
ilege and United States Senators for
American people. Many old fashion
ed things, are gone or going.
u Among those that are going we
have faith to believe is Senator Suth-
erland. Even polygamy is on the
wane, that most popular of social in
situations, which Solomon approved,
Joseph Smith practiced and the red
light district of every city harbors.
Most Of the governmental changes
which Senator Sutherland bemoans
have been under consideration by
the American people for many
years. No brand new proposition for
social change has as much chance
of being immediately installed
throughout this nation as the prac-
tice Of plural marriage has of receiv-
ing an endorsement from the Roman
See.
Senator Sutherland is undoubtedly
a very nice man. But he must I'M
derstand that stage coach political
institutions cannot survive in q
Twentieth Century Limited World.
and stage coach statemen must give
way to men who know something
about things as they are today and
as they ought to be tomorrow and
the day after tomorrow.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-28
THE EUROPEAN LESSON.

Mr.. S. E. Vincent has returned
from a trip to Europe, where he
made a study of municipal govern
ment in European cities. His con-
illusions, drawn from the experience
he obtained. are interesting and worth
attention. Much of the economic ex-
Fermentation now in progress in this
country is based upon European, or
colonial models. Municipal owner
ship of public utilities has proceeded
to point abroad far beyond that at
tanned here Telegraph and tele-
phone lines are usually owned by the
governments over there Railroads
frequently are. ii is probable that
the government owned railroad of
Europe is not conducted upon as ex-
cellent lines as our privately owned
q railroads. But the comparison is be-
tween privately owned railroads and
publicly owned railroads there, since
mechanically Europe is behind us in
almost every way.
Mr.. Vincent seems to have fallen
into one error only. which is doing
pretty well. considering the immen-
sity of the field and the little time
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-28

given to review it. He looks with
approval upon the larger powers CIV
en- to property under European insti-
tutions, and seems to think that the
excellent government of European
cities proceeds from the advantage
that is given to property.
In this he is mistaken. European
cities were obliged to stagger out of
the maze of incompetence and cor
ruption from which American cities
are emerging. The first step in al
most every instance was a demand
for manhood suffrage. AS men gain
ed the vote and property lost it, gov
ernment improved. To this point
read the history of the Rotten
Borough system in England and the
conditions that preceded the destruc-
ton of that system.
Again, private ownership of public
utilities was a bar to good municipal
government in Europe, just as it IS
here. The Europeans, beginning
their struggle first, have largely mum
'icipalized the monopolies, have gain
ed control of their own cities, and
are in position to govern somewhat
for the benefit of the governed The
agitation for municipal ownership in
the United States rests upon the same
philosophy and is proceeding in much
the same way to its conclusion, which
will be in public ownership of all
public utilities,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-28
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

When making sweet croquettes, add
little sugar to the crumbs in which
the croquettes are to be rolled
. A pinch of soda added to water in
which tough meat or vegetables are
boiled WILL make them more tender.
Pans creased with butter will make
the bottom crust of pies soft and flaky
and prevent them from being soggy.
Celery can be much improved by
soaking it for an hour in cold water
in which lemon has been squeezed.
Instead of using soap and water to
polish painted surfaces, boil pound
Of bran. in a gallon of water and strain
It.
Neuralgia may be often relieved by
applying cloth saturated with essence
of peppermint to the seat Of the pain
and leaving it there.
To keep tulips, used as table decor
ations from opening wide, a tiny bit
Of wax should be dropped into the
calyx of each flower
Bent whalebone, the genuine article
may be Strengthened by soaking 1T In
boiling water for few minutes and
then ironing 1t straight.
ChfropodiStS say that shoe thai
will not allow the great toe to lie in
straight line should not be worn If II
is desired to avoid bunions.
While the whole egg is generally
used for dipping croquettes, the yolR
alone, with a little water added, will
be found quite aus satisfactory.
If mutton chops simmer in just a
little water on the back of the stove
before being broiled or fried, the fla
vor will be quite like lamb chops.
1t is wise to break eggs one at a
time into cup and to transfer each
one as it is broken. Then, II one proves
bad, the whole dish will not be spoil
ed.
1t is possible to buy remnants OF
fine carpets, very cheap, and these, cut
into rug lengths and with fringe add
ed, make excellent and handsome
rugs.
Sratches on polished wood, if not
too deep, can be removed by rubbing
gently with fine sandpaper, and then
with a mixture of olive Oil and vine
gar.
Baby bottles may be cleaned by fill
ling them with hot water and fine
ashes or baking soda. Shake we'll and
rinse. The bottles will be perfectly
clean.
If you desire to serve a baked fish
whole, and to have it stand upright on
the platter put a carrot inside the fish
before cooking, and 1t will remain In
position.
The simplest of buildings. such as
chocolate, bread or rice, can be made
much more tasty by adding little
cocoanut, a few chopped nuts, or some
chopped figs.
When next cooking hominy. stir in a
wefl-beaten egg just before serving. II
will give the cereal delicate yellow
tinge and the change In flavor will
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-28

the editorial end of newspaper max
Ing. They were superb business men.
They gave the Palladium the best Of
everything in machinery, gave it 4
fine building and the best of adver-
Using. But they never gave it a
soul. The Palladium never had an
editorial policy that was not subject
to the business office. Its failure is
one more illustration of the truth
that a newspaper is not, and cannot
be, merely a business institution. 1t
may be a newspaper and be under
excellent business management, but
no excellency in business will keep a
newspaper from being a mere car
cass, uniformed by the life of the
spirit, unless the news end of the
paper is the dominant and ruling
end. For long time it was a race
between the Palladium and the Jour
nal-Courier to see which would die
first. The latter newspaper was for
tunate enough to fall into the hands
of journalism and the dying thing
sprang into life. The Palladium had
no such good fortune. The best bust
ness management did not keep it
from decease.
Ask no more, why did the Pal
ladium die at seventy-five? Why
wasn't it immortal?" Only the soul
is immortal. The Palladium had no
soul.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-28
INSURGENCY IN GREENWICH.

The general division in the Repub
lican party, through which the sheep
will ultimately be separated from the
goats, is nowhere more sharply de-
fined than in Greenwich, the aristo-
cratic little city near the New York
line, where insurgents and machine
men have contested through several
elections, with the scale falling heav-
lily upon the side of virtue. Now
comes the Greenwich machine, the
smell of which has been offensive in
the nostrils of the state for many
years, with a proposal for reconcilia-
newest insurgent understands it, The
machine would enlarge the town
committee by putting a few of the
insurgent leaders on it. The lamb
would be swallowed by the lion and
the insurgent rank and file would oe
left on the outside, as has often hap
pened before. But this particular bit
of assimilation is not likely to go
through, since the Greenwich Press,
a model newspaper and a righteous
one, has timely warning of what is
attempted and opposes the program,
after the fashion of those who have
the tiger by the tail and don't want
to let go. The Press is a public bene-
factor. Anything that will tend to
keep those unspeakable representa-
tives of the old regime from getting
back to the General Assembly ought
to be encouraged. Greenwich now
has men in the Assembly who vote
with reasonable frequency for the
public good, but the old crowd
faugh! Had they lived in Sodom, not
even Lot would have been saved.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-28

prove pleasing.
A tasty salad is made with colo
boiled oyster plant, cut in pieces, piece!
of cold boiled beets and sprays OF
cauliflower, dressed with Oil and vine
gar or with mayonnaise
If simple brown frame for photo
graph seems too dark, it may b.
greatly lightened by introducing {
tiny moulding of gold just inside the
inner edge or the frame
It is an excellent plan to cut ths
stems Of flowers with a sharp knife
rather than scissors. Scissors compress
the stems, and close the tiny pores tt
the ife-giving water.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-28
PASSING OF THE PALLADIUM.

The passing of the Palladium is no
mystery to those intimately familiar
with it's history. It became the tool
of politicians. Finally it passed into
the hands of men who sincerely de-
sired to make it strong newspaper.
But these men were not trained in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-28
A HAMPERED WILL.

The Springfield Republican asks
why Connecticut frees one bridge of
tolls, and promptly establishes an
other. To this the Hartford Courant
replies that Connecticut is a sovereign
state and does what it pleases. Its
own will issthe sonlt,wiu it knows.
The explanation lis eohvincing. But
why does a sovereign state, over sew
en-, act like a spoiled and petulant
child? What is the matter with the
states will. The state is like a man
whose brain is in good working ord
er, but who is unable to communicate
TALLY. The mechanism through
which the will of the state is largely
expressed Is based on, land and not
on mind. This mechanism is hamper
ed and impeded by the activities of
a lobby employed by great corpora
tons, which have assisted in the
duress Of the state to obtain valu-
able franchises and unusual and I'M
constitutional privileges. The state
is also somewhat hampered In its will
by the peculiar quality Of its party
newspapers. which are also sovereign
and say what they please. The toll
gates on the new Connecticut River
Bridge are no more dncongruous in
their way. than are the state tax ar
guments which some of our esteem
ed contemporaries riot in.
'The tax should be levied whether
our expenses exceed our receipts or
not" szxy-aszvz -. sszs.s..zs s.,r:s<s.
1.-The tar IS an evidence of the
authority Of the ktake over its towns
Eft is the. only directtax levied by
+ the state.
I'VE have pushed indirect taxation
pretty nearly to- tf1eo limit "1fT
These are some Of the arguments.
The first is an argument for laying
a tax just to lay it, for fun, 50 to
speak. Never mind whether it is
needed.
The second two assertions are not
so. The state levies no indirect tax
es. The state lays nothing but direct
taxes.
Internal revenue taxes, tariff taxes
and whiskey taxes as practiced by
the Federal government are common
ly called indirect.
The state withdrawsJc certain
properties from local taxation.
Among these are the properties of
railroad and railway companies, tel
ephone and telegraph companies, de-
posits in savings banks and SO on. But
these taxes are directly laid upon the
properties, and ,reaeh practically the
whole of the taxable property in this
state of the species of owners select
ed
The trouble is that the state under
values some of this property and
taxes it at less rate than property
in the cities has to pay
AS for the need of a special kind
of a tax to prove the authority Of
the states over the towns" is
that necessary? Isn't every tax m
Connecticut an evidence Of the au-
thority Of the state over its towns.
every charter, every public service
monopoly, every court, every JUS
tice of the peace, not to mention par
ty platforms demanding home rule for
cities? n
What we need in Connecticut is
notaas state TAX. but Just taxation.
Take some Of the tax burden off
homes and farms and put it where
it belongs. Incidentally the esteem
ed edAor of the Journal-Courier Is
reminded that the platform Of the
Democratic party. in this state. pledg-
ed against the state, tax.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-28
Chr q. @. Rfan Gnntpattt}.,

THIS is A SPLENDID LOT or
SOLES AND IS JUST WHAT is
WANTED FOR MAKING UP SLIP
PERS.
BEST STOCK OF YARN WE
EVER HAD AND WE ARE NOTED
FOR THE VARIETY AND GOOD
NESS OF OUR YARNS.
FOUR AND EIGHT FOLD GER
MANTOWN OR FLEJSHER'S KNIT
TING YARN FOR THE SLIPPERS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-28
PERSONAL MENTION.

The many friends of Seleetman Will
liam Koch will be pleased to know that
he will soon be about again, following
an operation performed last Tuesday
for the removal of tumor. Select
man Koch is making rapid progress at
his home in Shelton street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-28
THOSE WHO TAKE
FOLEY KIDNEY PILLS

For their kidneys and bladder all
ments, and for annoying urinary ir-
Irregularities are always grateful both
for the quick and permanent relief
they afford, and for their tonic and
Strengthening effect as well. Try
Foley Kidney Pills. F. B. Brill, Cur
tbs Pharmacy. *135