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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-09
NAPKIN RING IS HOMEMADE
Attractive and Pretty Little Souvenir
That Any Young Lady Can
Mako for Friends.

A very pretty napkin ring can be
made from extremely simple mate
rails. all of which are to be found In
any household.
To make the ring you need a round
piece Of wood a few inches long.
around which the ring II to be work
ed. A piece of curtain pole will Ill
the purpose admirably. A round bot
lie will do very well.
Now cut several strips Of thin card
board about two inches wide. These
are to be pasted one over the other,
in order to make solid, stift founda-
ton for the ring.
Wherever the cardboard ovsrlaps II
must be shaved thin, 80 that, when
glued together, the points will be per-
fectly smooth. Figure / shows Just
how this is to be done.
Each strip of pasteboard should be
long enough to overlap about one
fourth of an inch. After the strips
have all been glued together fasten
the whole thing somewhere where 1t
will be held tightly. until 1t is per-
fectly dry.
After this cut the ends of the paste
board perfectly smooth with a very
sharp knife. Figure shows this
operation.
The next step is to make the raised
rims for the ring This Is done by
pasting narrow strips of paper one
fourth of an inch wide on top OF each
other, in the same manner as the
pasteboard strips were pasted.
After these strips are solid. they
are to be covered with a narrow strip
OF gayly colored calico, as shown in
Figure g.
The rest of the napkin ring can be
covered with pretty colored paper
or with some other pattern OF calico.
Gold paper makes a pretty covering.
Another very attractive covering can
be made from lowered crepe paper
The inside OF the napkin ring must
be lined with smooth materials. A
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-09
Newsy Business Locals
For Busy People Looking
For Bargains. -. ......

Special at Star Theater Wednesday
night, February Is, under auspices of
Work committee OF Ladies Social Cir
Gle. Good music, good pictures. Do
not forget the date. All for 3 cents.
Do not miss the benefit at the Star
Theater, Wednesday night.
The ladies of st. Mary's Guild will
hold a rummage sale at Lamb Bros.
store Saturday, February IL. Numer-
GUS articles have been received from
Chicago and other outside places for
sale. Any person having any articles
to donate that are useless to them, may
help some others. Notify Mrs. Bush,
phone 226, and the goods will be called
for or leave them at Lamb Bros. store.
night. 1000 feet reel with special songs
and music, &c.
You will find plenty of perfectly new
garments mt the Rummage Sale at
Lamb Bros. grocery Saturday. Call
In and look the things over. There
may be something you need.
The Free Sewing Machine Co. is the
only company which has enough faith
In their machine TO ENSURE it,"
Special at Star Theater Wednesday
Attachments which go with the Free
are the best and do beautiful work.
Clothing Cleaned and Pressed by
III. A. Loewe, the tailor, 307 w. Main
street, have that appearance which
only machanic can produce.
Valentine and St. Patrick's Day post
cards. 8 for cents at O'Bryon's.
Sale OF underwear at the Rummage
Sale at Lamb Bros. store Saturday.
All kinds of Fancy and Brick ice
cream TO order, for party use. Phone
1873. O'Bryon.
Ladies' cloaks and dresses for sale
cheap ut the Rummage Sale at Lamb
Bros. store Saturday.
Cash paid for cut hair and combings
trs. Wrights hair-dressing parlor.
Don't worry how to make that suit
last while longer bun bring Il to VI.
A. Loewe, the tailor, 307 w. Main St.
He knows how.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-09
Coming Attraction

The Southern Jubilee Singers, a
company of leight Cosored people
acknowledged to be the st company
of jubilee singers on the continent will
appear at the M. E. church, Thursday
evening, February 10, for the fourth
number ONT the lecture course. Our
citizens who find delight in music and
song will find all that their hearts can
desire in this famous attraction. Don't
miss the date but be there to enjoy it..
Remember this is not the company
that disappointed Bedding people last
year, but bigger and grander organ
ization who will surely he here to enter
tain you.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-09
Bedding School Snap Shots

The fire drill is being rehearsed at the
Ellis building. Miss Thompson had
her pupils out of the building in 81
seconds. Sometimes they go through
windows and down fire escapes.
Miss Florence Butler entertained the
Teachers club in delightful manner al
Mrs. Earl Wilson'S with a valentine
party. Hearts were the decorations.
In contest for points at the popular
game Miss Japman took first prize
"Cupld asleep" and Mrs. Williams
the consolation, most gorgeous
diamond ring.
Quite a number of the teachers are
learning the secret of roller skating
these days and enjoying the exercise
very much.
The lives of Lincoln and Washing
ton are being studied in all the grades
this month and negro history also in
with Lincoln.
When the new building is completed
it is proposed to hold dedicatory exer-
cises.
Hubbell Hall is being used for bas-
ket ball and athletics. Several teams
have been organized. A game will be
played Friday night. High School,
beat independents ii TO 15 last Friday
night. Altenburg and Mcmahon star
red for High School.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-09
NAM Es.

A Roman citizen generally had
three names-a praenomen, denot-
ing the individual; a nomen, indi-
eating the gems or clan to which he
belonged, and cognomen, specify
ing the particular branch of the clan
to which he belonged. Sometimes
he had also the agnomen, so that his
full name would run as follows
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus.
For a long time men had but a
single name, which was given them
to indicate their special physical OF
mental peculiarities, as Plato, which
signifed 1.-THE man with the broad
forehead. Chicago Examiner.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-09

In culling flock Of either chick
ems or turkeys. try to choose and
market birds of nearly the Same size
and weight at the same time.
A big hen will eat more than .
small ono. but she will have enough
extra weight at the end of the year
to make up for the extra feed.
Lettuce may be sown any time
during January or February. They
should be picked out of the seed bed
somewhat sooner than cabbage.
No farm animal. particularly the
pig, can stand out In zero winds,
shivering with the cold while eating
his meals and make profitable gains.
The preparation Of soil previous to
the planting Of An orchard will de-
pend entirely upon its nature, its
texture and its condition Of fertility.
There are several comparatively
new varieties of early cabbage which
are very promising Woods Early
and Race Horse are among these early
types.
Certain breeds of cows produce yel-
low butter twelve months In the year.
and the color of butter from all cows
Is Influenced by the character OF feed
they receive.
When acorns are fed to pigs. their
flesh IL apt to become very soft and
oily but this difiiculty may BE- over
come by feeding corn for three weeks
before slaughtering.
The plan of feeding hens In winter
Is the best that will provide the con-
tent of the egg in the most econom-
ical form, and at tho Same time COM
pei the hens to exercise TO get Il.
When q mare does not foal after
protracted efforts, veterinary aid
should be summoned at once. for do
lay often results In the loss Of either
the foal or mare, and many times
both.
A good sheep breeder contrivss 10
have some kind Of green crop 70 wean
his lambs to. such as rape. vstchss or
whatever he may best be able TO grow.
aud keep them on plowed land a.
much AZ possible TO escape the worms.
According to the best authorities .
standard ration for q 1.0oo-pound COW
should contain "a pounds of dry mat
ter. In which there are rs pounds o.
digestible protein. and 1s.4 pounds Of
digestible carbohydrates and fat.
which gives II . nutriuvs ratio -
1,S,A
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-09

MH. Henry Amperse was called tc
Mason Tuesday on account Of the sick
ness Of q friend.
The Ladies Aid of Otisco will hold a
social Friday evening, February IL, AT
the Cleaner hall.
Mrs. Lawrence Goodale, who has
been making an extended visit with
her parents, left Wednesday for her
home at Mason City, Iowa.
The ladies of the Baptist church will
serve their regular monthly supper at
the church Wednesday, February Is
from 10 o'clock. Bill 15c.
Drs. Smith, Willard and Little al
tended the meeting of the West Mich
igan Dental association at Grand Rap
ids last week Wednesday and report il
u most interesting meeting.
Quarterly meeting services will be
held in Orleans Center. The first SER
vice will be held Friday evening.
Preaching Saturday afternoon and
evening and also on the Sabbath. Rev.
A. A. York of Grand Ledge will con-
duct the meetings. All invited TO at
tend.
AT the M. K. church Sunday morn
ing communion services will be OBJ
served. The new individual COM
munion set will be used and the pastor
would like to see every member of the
church present.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-09
Congregational Church

At the Congregational church sun
day morning the following is the pro-
gram. Organ Voluntary, Mrs. Ire
land. Doxology, Invocation, Hymn
No. 8 Responsive reading Anthem,
Art Thou Weary, Hymn 42S Violin
solo Mr.. Slater, solo Geo. Wagner,
Sermon, Hymn 143. The Sunday
school has prepared Lincoln Gay
program which will be interesting.
Everybody invited TO be present.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-09
lumber Through a Table.


Place the spectators at some little
distance on level on the opposite
side of the table to where you sit,
having spread unperceived handker-
chief across your knees. Take a drink
ing glass-a tumbler with no stem Is
preferable-and, covering II with pa
per, mold the covering as nearly as
possible to the shape of the glass
While uttering some cabalistic
phrases drop the glass into your hand
kerchief unobserved, and as the pa
per retains the shape there is no diff
fculty in making the lockers on be-
lieve the tumbler to be still beneath
II. Passing the glass In the left hand
beneath the table, you now crush the
paper down with your right, when
the glass will appear to have been
sent through the table. II cloth 10
over the table the trick can be more
easily performed.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-09
TEDpY's SENTINEL.

Last night I woke up In the dark,
All shiv'rfng In my bed
For fear a giant would come In
And roar. II want you. Ted!"
My sword was in the nursery.
My shield and helmet. too.
And. all defenseless az ] was,
S'death. what could I dor
But all at once i sat right up.
AZ happy az q lark,
Because way down I'm our front yard
i heard old Rover bark.
And then / knew that / was safe
The giant d never dare
To even touch our picket fence,
With Rover watching there!
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-09

Ladies in need of hair goods will
find what they want at Mrs. Wrigbt's,
over the Peoples Bank. Phone 800.
Children's shoes and dresses cheap at
Lamb Bros. store Saturday.
Leave that order for your new
Spring and Summer Suit mt RI. A.
Loewe. the tailor, 307 w. Main st.
Watch for February sale in Mission
Lamps. Belding Furniture Co.
Rummage Sale at Lamb Bros. store
Saturday, Benefit ST. Mary's Guild.
Valentine postcards for cents Mt
O'Bryon's.
We are exclusive agents for the Free
Come and zee It. Foster welch 20.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-09

Leaving Time p. M. Railroad
To Grand Rapids-l0:l2 q. m; 3:07 and
sos p. m.
To Saginaw-8:23 a. m; 2:43 and 1852
p. IN.
To Ionia and Detroit-10:40 a. M; 4:59
pm.
To Howard City-7:l7 a. M; 5:36 p. m
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-09

Little Jack one day undertook to
entertain a caller of his big sister un-
I'll she came downstairs.
why, Mr.. Carson, It isn't SO at all.
You're just as white as ] am. and not
one bit black"
Black, my boy; what made you
think me a colored man?"
why, / heard Sister Sue say you
wouldn't even buy her a soda. you was
80 awful niggardly."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-09

Little Mary was inclined to be so
stout that the doctor and her mother,
greatly to the child's distress. forbade
her to eat sugar and candy. OF which
she was fond.
One day at the circus Mary stood
lost In admiration Of the fat boy.
Mamma" she finally said, what
kind mother that boy must have
had"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-09
Local -
Brevities.

Mrs. ID. <. Wilson went to Ionis
Wednesday for q few days visit.
VIII Durkee of I.akeview was guest
OF Wild Howe the last OF the week.
Mrs. Willard Peck left Monday for
few days visit with friends at Muir.
The Ladies Aid OF Disco will hold a
social Friday evening, February II, ut
the Cleaner hall.
Mrs. Emma Rathsack Of Ionia was
the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
johnson over Sunday.
Rev. @. w. Maxwell will begin q
series of revival meetings at Green's
hurch Sunday evening February 10.
The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Rowley was gladdened Monday morn
ing by the arrival OF q Z pound daugh-
ter.
Mrs. Virginia Crittenden OF Portland
was An over Sunday guest OF her son,
j. G. Crittenden, teacher in our eighth
grade.
The Banner has received several
copies of the Havana Post from Ed III.
Wilson who has been spending q few
weeks in Cuba.
The snow plows did excellent service
the fore part of the week in clearing
the way for pedestrians. The storm Of
Sunday night and Monday was furi-
GUS one
Mrs. Nellie Willard and Miss Cecil
lngraham, her trimmer, made bust
ness trip TO Chicago this week TO view
the styles in millinery and purchase
goods for the spring opening.
The body of Alfred J. Hendricks was
brought here for burial last Saturday.
The deceased was q resident OF Kent
county and a brother of Mrs. A. ID.
jerks. His age was Al years.
Payne Rimes and wife returned last
week from few weeks visit at their
old home near Entrican.. They lived
there many years before coming TO this
city to reside. Mrs. Rimes is in poor
health this winter.
Announcements are out for Valen-
tine party TO be held in Millisrd Hall
Tuesday evening, February IA, to be
given by the ladies and every lady is
invited TO bring their best friend. Bill /
rs cents. The party given there Febru-
AIRY was pronounced great success.
The Iannouncements Of the marriage
OF Mr.. Palmer Loren Fales and Miss
Florence A. Wagner at Hood River,
January "a, have been received this
week from Portland, Oregon, where
they will be at home to their friends at
S69 East 10Th street north, after March
LIST.
Horace Foreman Of Bedding is circu-
lating petition to have a law passed
prohibiting the hunting Of rabbits In
Ionia county with ferrets. Clinton
county has such law, but the pesky
rabbits don't know enough to keep
over the line aud the ferrets get them
when they build their homes in Ionia
county. 1t is probably murder of
certain privileged sort TO kill q rabbit
by any method, but it is certainly
murder OF the first degree to send a
ferret after him, while hunter, gun
and dog await his exit from the hole.
Portland Review.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-09
Slaughter House Case

The long drawn out Slaughter Housl
case, which has been running in the
Circuit court for more than year, and
in which the township OF Otisco and l..
Z. Upson were compiainanls aga.ns,
Clay III. Keeney for maintaining a nu.
sance at his slaughter yards, wa.
decided in Mr.. Keeney's favor this
week.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-09

Homemade Napkin Rings.
brown glazed paper is the best. Fig.
ure shows the best way to insert the
lining with the help OF the index and
third fingers.
Figure 8 shows the ring complete.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-09

Don't fail to see those new styles
for Spring and Summer Clothing at H.
A. Loswe, the Tailor, 3O7 w. Main st.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-05-17
At a Luncheon,

Six or eight persons make a good
number for an informal luncheon.
In the arrangement of luncheons a>
well as dinners there is a decided tend.
ency to simplicity of effect. Not only
is the menu shorter than in former
years. but the dishes are lighter and
not so rich, the equipment of silver.
glass and china not so elaborate and
the display Of flowers more simple.
At a luncheon guests remove wraps
In dressing room on arrival, but hats
are kept on. Gloves are removed when
taking ones seat at table.
The hostess may lead the way in go
ing in to luncheon, walking beside IA
guest, or she may ask her friends TO
precede her, At an informal party the
hostess tells the guests where to sit in.
stead OF having name cards.
Guests are not expected to remain
more than half an hour after a lunch
con.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-05-17
Lady and Gentleman.

There are some persons who seem 10
imagine it impolite to allude to wo.
man as woman and are bent on call
ing her lady, while others alude to
a man as a gentleman. Ii is always
more correct to say "a nice girl"
where the word girl is admissible mnd
nowadays an unmarried woman of for
ty may pose as a girl provided she
looks like one) or where it is not to al.
lude to a woman as a pleasant or Il
charming or an attractive woman.
You talk of a sweet or a delightful
woman. not of a sweet or a delightful
lady" but in the case of an elderly
dame you occasionally say "a dear old
LADY, and such kind old lady" lady"
being used as mark of reverence for
age. But. however old a man may bp.
he is always man. never a gentle
man." in conversational language "A
clever man" or "a charming man" Is
often alluded to, but never "a clever
gentleman" and "a charming gentle.
man"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-05-17
Using Christian Names.

A vulgar habit is prevalent among
young girls, that of too freely using the
Christian names of their young male
acquaintances. Girls when grown ND
do not use the Christian names or nick.
names of young men unless they have
some special reason for so doing.
An intimacy of years may be an ex.
cuse for retaiNlng the use of the Chris
tan name, for when Angelina in a pig.
tail has played hide and seek or blind
mans bun with Edwin in knickerbock-
ers it is difficult to become suddenly
ceremonious. But acquaintances of a
few months standing-unless a love
affair has changed the position of the
parties toward each other-is no ex-
cuse for excessive familiarity.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-05-17
Good
form
Servants References

OSTNaHIS neTeTenceS
The utmost formality should be OBJ,
served when writing references tor
servants. The employers are judged
by the writing quite as much as the
woman who is the subject of the com.
munication.
AS servants written reference il
likely to go into the hands of persons
who are total strangers to the writer,
IT is best to employ the third person
In the note. The communicate should
always begin with the name of he for
mer employer.
Care should be taken to put into the
reference the reason of q maids eav.
ing, for 1t is the first question asked
of the woman when she is seeking a
new place Another important point
In the communication is that the serv.
ants honesty should be vouched for If
the former employer believes In 1t. 1t
is also wise to include in the written
good worker If she has so proved her.
self
For her own protection person writ.
ing reference should date 1t not only
with the month. but with the year.
Otherwise If the womans character
should change as time passes the per.
son who vouched for her formerly will
find herself indorsing an individual as
she would not do later perhaps Such
communication should always be writ.
ten in ink
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-05-17
A Mans Devotion.

Womanly dignity will always receive
respect. Yet how many wives are
there who do not demand respect OF
their husbands They ask for I'd.
miration. devotion, yet know that II
mans nature will not cling. will unt
be constant. when he cannot look up
to the woman he loves.
The mother who permits rudeness
from her sons. the wife who permits
1t from her husband. the sweetheart
who does not resent it in her lover.
will all find themselves some day won
dering why they are not treated with
Difference and consideration. and the
real reason will be that they have per-
mitted in themselves some lack of man
ners or of morals which has lowered
them in the eyes of the men they love.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-05-17
In DIE Course.

Champ Clark. at a dinner in Wash.
ington, pleaded indulgence for a some
what rambling speaker.
Hell arrive" said the Democratic
leader, ''if you'll only give him time
He is like DR.. Thirdly.
''Dr. Thirdly was dividing up his SER
mon into its appropriate heads one
Sunday morning when member of
the congregation shouted irascibly;
"'Meat, man! Give us meat!
"'Well,' said DR.. Thirdly promptly,
hold on, then, till I'm done carving"
-pittsburg Gazette-Times.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-05-17
HUMOR or TIE DAY
Pats Nie't r -

rat Me y =.
Mr.. Dobbl,i 81 in {, ~
with the piogre$s n atn thoue nr
by an occasional T6afSWlfh his hired
man. Pat. Pat is fresh faced. blue
eyed son of the Emerald Isle, who is
faithful in all things and does a lot
of Independent thinking along lines
strictly his own, and more than once
Dobbleigh has found considera BILE en-
lightenment in difficult problems by
listening to his views. So the other
morning, when Pat came into the Ii
brary with an armful of logs to re-
plenish the wood fire, Dobbeigh, who
had been reading n rather acrimonious
editorial in the morning paper on the
subject of the suffragettes, ventured to
ask Pats opinion on the subject.
"Do you think women ought to be
allowed to vote. Pat| he queried.
"Sure OF do" was the instant re-
sponse. 1--WE need 'em."
1--WE need them, eh?" smiled Mr..
Dobbleigh. That's a novel idea. What
has brought you to that conclusion"
"Oi've watched the situaytion," re-
turned Pat, land livery year since
Owe been in this country the COM
plaint has been the same. There amt
enough votes: there amt enough votes;
there amt enough votes.'
Mr. .Dohbleigh laughed and rubbed
his chin in perpleXity.
Not enough votes, eh?" he repeated.
"Naw, sorr," returned Pat. "Whin I
worruked for Mr.. Hawkins, who run
for mayor here foive years ago he was
licked, and whin Oi asht him whoy he
says, Not enough votes Whin Mr.
Bryan was licked tree tonnes for pris-
ident, what was tn reason? The same
mot enough votes. And so on in livery
campaign we've iver had, sorr, It's
the same ould complaint-nOt enough
votes SO Oh says let the wimmen vote
and maybe we'll hov enough for wanst
to ilict Everybody" y."-Harrer's Weekly
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-05-17
Telephone Etiquette.

Correct though it is to employ a tele-
phone for social purposes, there have
been established certain rules in re-
gard to it, and to offend against them
is to show ignorance of etiquette.
1t Is not good form to reply to a writ
ten invitation with a telephone mes
sage, both because the manner Of invi-
tations should always be duplicated
and also that 1t is by no means certain
that a hostess will receive a verbal
message If 1t is sent through a maid.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-05-17
Korea's Principal Ports.

Fusan and Jinsen are the two prin,
cipal ports of Korea. Fusan is one of
the best ports in the far east, only
thirty miles from the northern ex-
tremity of Tsushima island, Japan.
The town has fine streets and is
densely populated. All over the town
commercial activity is in evidence.
The population includes 10000 Japa-
nese, whose administration of the
towA is rapidly increasing its prosper
ity. Jinsen, open to trade since 1882,
was then only small fishing village
1t is also prosperous, with a popula-
tion of $500, one-third Japanese.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-05-17
DinlomacN.

'No matter where you meet Miss
Clymer, there is always such a dis.
greeable smell of gasoline about her"
she puts some on her handkerchief
to make people think she has just
been i'll an automobile. Baltimore
American.