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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-04-13

funds and a recital of work accomplish
ed that is proudly pointed to.
Although the first Methodist mission
was founded in Seoul. the Korean cap
ital. in 1885, the quarter centennial Is
being carried over to 1911 because Of
the replenishment campaign. In that
period the church claims the CONVEX
sion to Christianity Of more than $780,
600 persons, or an average Of more
than one convert an hour for every
hour of the day and night.
To an American familiar with the
revival campaigns Of Moody and San
key I'm days gone by and such men as
Chapman today the news that Korea
has been covered in an even more
thorough manner Is likely to be some
thing Of a surprise.
Yet during the latter part Of last
year an attack was made on Seoul In
this manner: The city was divided into
fourteen parishes, and band Of fifty
volunteer workers in each parish visit
ed every house once a day for six
successive days. Every theater and
pupllc nun III tue city was enSoSCu Aoi
one month. thus securing a monopoly
Of the public meeting facilities Of the
city. In addition, one column daily in
each Of the six newspapers was pur-
chased and devoted to the revival. The
result of this campaigning, according
to the church statistics, was a CONVEX
sion Of 1000 Koreans during the first
two weeks.
BY agreements with missions OF
other denominations Korea has be
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-04-13
Midnight In The Ozarks

and yet sleepleess Hiram Scranton, of
Clay City, H., coughed and coughed.
He was in the mountains on the ad vice
Of five doctors, who said he had con-
sumption, but found no help in the
climate, and started home. Hearing of
DIR. Kings New Discovery, he began to
use it. 81 believe it saved my life. :"
me, SO that l can now do good work
again" For all lung diseases, coughs,
colds, la grippe, asthma, Group, whoop-
ing cough, hry fever, hemorrhages,
hoa:seness or quinsy its the best known
remedy. Price zoe and Sl.OO. Trial
bottle free. Guarantee by Connell's
Drug Store.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-04-13
ROUND ABOUT 70.
Weekly Grist of Newsy items Reported by
Oar Special Correspondents.
Cooks Corners

Will McNaughton has returned 10
Ionia, having been with his brother
Jay for the past few months.
Mrs. Decker Hoppough visited her
parents in Greenville over Sunday.
John Gown and wife were in Bel
ding Friday.
Mrs. j. 5. Morse returned from her
visit at Ionia Friday.
Miss Leila Race spent Sunday at
home at Saranac.
John Morse and wife were at Orleans
Saturday.
The Ladies' Aid Society will give a
box social at the Cleaner hall Friday
evening, April 81.
Mrs. Chas. Rich was in Bedding
Friday and Saturday, the guest of Mrs.
Bert Rowley.
Sunday School will be held at 1890
beginning April Is.
l.. J. Kimberly is able to be at the
store again.
Chauncey Hubbard wife and daugh-
Ter, Agnes visited at Ed Reeves We'd
nesday.
Mrs. Willard Phillips returned home
Wednesday after spending few days
in Bedding with her mother, Mrs. J. w
Whitsell.
Mrs. Fred Thompson and daughter,
Winifred have been sick the past week.
Briggs Storey returned to his home
at Nc Bride Monday.
Mrs Dennis Skellenger spent Fri
day in Belding guest of her daughter
Mrs. Will Rogers.
A meeting of the Cemetery Associa-
ton was held at the home of Mrs. Geo
Brown Monday afternoon ut which
Mrs. Updike was elected president,
Mrs. Frank White Secretary, and Mrs.
Walter Fiske treasurer.
Josephine Hess has come TO live
with Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Brown.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-04-13
Anniversary
Christianity

animals and even the diseases that af.
fiict him are gods.
Up to 1881 foreigners were viewed
with enmity In Korea, but at that time
Admiral Shufeldt OF the American
navy negotiated treaty. and the fol.
lowing year a Korean embassy was
dispatched to America. 1t was on this
occasion that DR.. John f. Goueher Of
Baltimore became interested In Ko
rean missions. He met the ambassa.
doris and started a fund for the con
version of the PARKWAY land That
gift resulted in the first band of mis-
sionaries arriving in Seoul in 1885.
!, 1t is now said that Korea was large
ly opened to Christian missions by the
lancet Of the doctor. Previous to the
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-04-13

arrival of the American workers the
Koreans knew nothing of medical
science or even simple remedies. Now
Korean girls are trained as nurses, and
the belief In American medical meth
DDS has assisted In many conversions.
Many stories are told by the mission
aries Of the devout character Of their
Korean converts. and the following is
q sample:
A Korean came into the study of a
missionary one day and said, 81 have
been memoriZing some verses I'm the
Bible and thought / would come and
recite them to YOU" The missionary
listened while this convert repeated
In Korean without verbal error the
entire Sermon on the Mount.
Feeling that some practical advice
might be helpful. the missionary said:
you have marvellous memory 10 be
able to repeat this long passage with
out mistake. However. If you sim.
ply memoriZe il 1t will do you no
good. You must practice it." The
Korean Christian smiled as he replied
THAT'S the way l learned It,"
Somewhat surprised. the missionary
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-04-13

ingenuity. 1t Ii
recorded that in
1892 they con-
structed q sus-
pension bridge
across the I'm
chin river. north
of Seoul, using
for cables strands
Of tough hbrous
vine twisted to-
gether and an
cnored AT the
ends. They also
invented a NOR
tar aud bomb,
known in those
days as "the fly
ing thunderbolt,"
and during the
japanese inva-
sion Of the six
teenth century
fhay 1avicad an
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-04-13
Saved His Mothers Life

-Four doctors had given me up, +"
writes NJ RS. Laura Gaine, $ of Avoca, La, ,
''and my children and all my friends
were looking for me TO die, when my
son insisted that | use Electric Bitters.
| did so, and they have done me a
world OF good. | will always praise
them" Electric Bitters is IA priceless
TO women troubled with tainting and
dizzy spells, back ache, headache, weak
ness, ddility, constipation or kidney
disorders. Use them and gain new
health, stength and vigor. They're
guaranteed to satisfy or money refund
ed. Only soc nj Connell's Drug Store.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-04-13
Bartonville

Mrs. Ross spent last week at the
home of Mrs. A. Gardner.
Mrs. Abbie Douglas il visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Geo. Hanks, of Smyrna.
Miss Lucie Richmond is on the sick
list.
Peter Kohn had horse kicked quite
badly one day last week.
Misses Chloea and Ruby Douglas
spent Sunday with their parents.
Mrs. Susan Krupp is visiting her
daughter in Bedding.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-04-13

Every family and especially those
who reside in the country should be
provided at all times with bottle of
Chamberlain's Liniment. There is no
telling when it may be wanted in case
OF an accident or emergency. 1t is
most excellent in all cases of rheuma-
tism, sprains and bruises. Sold by al
alers.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-04-13
WHY BE BALD
When Partisan Sage is Guaranteed to
stop Falling Hair or Money Back

Partisan Sage is the most delightful
hair dressing i'm the world; IL is pleas
ant, invigorating and refreshing. II
makes the hair soft beautiful and lux
uriant. Wherever Partisan Sage is
known, it is the ladies' favorite hair
dressing.
IL, after using one bottle, you do not
say 1t is the most delightful hair dres-
sing you have ever used, you can have
your money back. The price is only
so centr q large bottle at w. l. Bene-
diets. 1t is guaranteed TO cure dan
druff and falling hair, or money back.
The girl with the Auburn hair is on
every bottle.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-04-13


lronclad warshlp called, because Of its
appearance and characteristics. the
tortoise ship" The Koreans also
used movable type metal before the
days Of Gutenberg. and the books pro-
duced by those fonts are considered
leaders among the best specimens Of
Aslatic Typography. The Hermit King
dom Is also known for the excellence
IF its brassware.
The Christian missionaries had to
combat three religions. Shamanism,
Buddhism and Confucianism. and
many Koreans embrace all three re-
ligions. The belief Of the Korean in
many gods is the reason for this re-
ligious capacity. He believes that the
sky, thunder, trees, mountains, various
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-04-13
Twenty=fifth
OF Korean

)REA Is now the
cause of celebra :
ton In the Meth
odist Episcopal
church of the
United States be-
cause Of the TWEEN
ty-hfth or silver
a n II 1 yersary of
the introduction
Of Christian mis-
sions into the
III erm 1t King
dom. The cele-
bration Is also be
ing made the &C.
casion for an ap-
peal for more mis-
ofnn n rfao and
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-04-13

like Chsmberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy not only cures
promptly but produces no unpleasant
after effects. 1t never fails and is
pleasant to take. Sold by all druggists.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-04-13
A Clean DaiIy

The Detroit Daily Times motto is
"a Clean Paper for Careful Homes,
No Objectional Advertisement" in
bination with the Banner may be
had for 800 until January 1912
The Daily Times alone for $1.25 t.
January 1919 Hand in yolr sub
cription. 3S-tf
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-04-13
Two Strong Specials In Dress Goods

Fine Washable Silks-all pure silk; come
in pleasing assortment of pretty stripes
on white grounds, full Is inches wide;
silks that are sure to give satisfactory
wear. Save on them now-this week only
the special price per yard is. ........ 43c
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-04-13

$4,000 square miles. about the size of
Oregon, or 10000 square miles larger
than all New England with New Jer-
sey and Maryland and Delaware add
ed. The population is estimated at
100000. The great mass of the
people live In small towns and ham,
lets. and there are but few large cities.
Seoul has population of 100000,
Songdo. Pingyang and Taiku 10000
each, and Chemulpo and Haiju 10000
each.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-04-13

asked him what
he meant, and he
said: II am only
a stupid farmer,
and when / tried
to memorize II
the verses would
not stick. So ]
bit on this plan.
I memorized one
verse and then
went out and
practiced { b q I
rse on my
neighbors until !
had IL. Then |
took the next
verse and repeat
ed the process.
and the expe-
rience has been
such q blessed
one that l am de-
termined to learn
A. As
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-04-13

MEMS Regular S1.OO Union Suits, made
of pure combed Egyptian yam, of an extra
line quality; knit IN strong elastic rib; full
sizes and good fitting proportions Come
IN either long or short sleeves, in sizes
30 to 40; special April l5to to 22nd; choice
TIC. Not more than four to customer.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-04-13
Extraordinary Bargains In Union Suits

WOmen's E'atra Fine Ribbed Union Suits
with fine mercerized silk tape neck and
arm holes, run through pretty crocheted
lace; lace trimmed drawers. These Union
Suits are regular soc values from April
18th to 22nd we offer them special st 39c
Not over four to Que customer.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-04-13

Lot No. comprises skirts which
regularly sell for So. so to $40. They are
made of Panamas, serges, novelties and
voles, in a large number of pretty styles,
nicely trimmed Take your pick for ouly
................. 81. 95
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-04-13

BeautatI Dress Goods many
OF the newest materials for Spring; such
as novelty wool suitings in brand new pat
terms in the popular black and white, tan
and white, and green and white mixtures;
also shepherd checks and panamas, per
yard. S0c
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-04-13

Lot No. 2-includes the skirts that
would ordinarily sell for $40 to SIS. They
are excellently tailored in a big variety of
styles, from chiffon, panamas. serges,
imported novelties, etc.,-pick for only
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-04-13
Special Sale OF Stylish Skirts

Here special bargains fine surely
possible through fortunate
pickup from regular sto
them big bargain
The Ordway new era., 1911-06-02
Minor Mention.

Gov. Shafroth has returned from
Washington.
Cutworms are doing great damage
in northern Colorado.
The town OF Simla IL to have a
state bank. capital $4,000.
The new Sterling opera house at
Greeley has been opened.
The Elks fair, which has Just closed
at Ouray. was grand success.
1t is now proposed to connect Evans
and Greeley by electric railway.
Water has been turned into the
Eaton ditch for the first time this
season.
James P. McGarvey has been ap.
pointed postmaster at Hebron. Huerfa-
no county.
Mrs. Sarah Markley. wife OF Mat.
thew Markley. who came to Platteville
in 1870. Is dead.
james Lee. wealthy Johnstown
farmer has been convicted OF kidnap'
ping his own child.
An attempt will be made to change
the name of the postoffice at New
Windsor to Windsor.
With forty.eight members. new
company OF militiamen has been or
ganized at Fort Lupton.
The total appropriations made by
the Eighteenth General Assembly
amounts to $4.455,369.
The Grand Junction section has suf-
fered from terrific wind storm.
Property damage was considerable.
Frederick Dearborn Wight. one Of
Colorado's wealthiest citizens. died
suddenly at his home. in Denver.
Mayor Hassenplug OF Cripple Creek
is supervising gardens titled by pupils
of the different schools OF that city.
In a collision with an automobile
during a dust storm In Grand juno
ton. Theodore Clark had his nose cut
off.
Joseph l.. Lamb and Mrs. Sophia
Hayden. each Of whom are over &c
years OF age. were married at Canon
City
Beet seeding around Fort Morgan
is finished. and considering the dry
spring the crops look exceptionally
well.
George W. Click has been appointed
carried and Walter C. Aten substitute
carrier on Grand Junction rural route
No. 4.
Greeley has cat which has adopted
a brood Of chickens and OH more than
one occasion has fought for their pro-
lection.
June 7th Is the day planned for the
big parade at Salida on account OF
The Ordway new era., 1911-06-02
WESTERN.

Chief of Police Seymour Of San
Francisco, has been suspended from
duty by the Board of Police.
In broad daylight the State Bank
of Albany, OKLA. was robbed by Two
masked men who entered the bank and
secured $4,000.
President F. A. Delano OF Chicago
of the Wabash railroad system, speak
ing before the Chicago Traffic Club,
advocated the regulation OF newspa-
pers by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission as semi.public utilities.
Clarence Henderson. bookkeeper In
bank at Beggs. Okla. is dead. and
Edward Bright, son OF real estate
man of the same place, will die as the
result of mistaking quart can OF
nitro-glycerine for muddy water.
Clarence Patrick. a telegraph opera
tor of Oklahoma City, broke fast
of forty days and ate an orange. Pat
rick claims to have cured himself Of
rheumatism and other Ills. He de-
clares he took nothing but pure water
during his fast. He lost thirty pounds.
In the hurry attendant upon the last
night OF the session Of the Missouri
legislature, the revenue bill providing
the tax levy under which appropria-
tions amounting to $19.50o.0OO are to
be raised got lost in. the Senate and
failed to pass. The discovery was
made the next day.
After being separated from her hus-
band, Peter C. Sharp OF Pittsburg,
Kan, since the Chicago fire in 1871.
Mrs. Anna Catherine Sharp of Oak
land, Cal, arrived and was welcomed
| into her old home. Her husband and
his present wife, Mrs. Louisa Sharp,
whom he married nine years ago. aft
er giving up search for his first wife,
met her at the train.
Bert H. Corners and J. Mansel
Parks, both said to be members, and
the latter former officer in the Los
Angeles local union of the Structural
Iron and Bridge Workers. have been
arrested in Los Angeles by detectives
working under the direction of Dis.
trict Attorney Fredericks, on a charge
of heing implicated in an attempt to
destroy with dynamite the new Los
Angeles county Hall of Records last
September, some weeks before the
blowing up of the Times building.
The Ordway new era., 1911-06-02

Senator Frye. after forty-one years
Of continuous service in Congress. Is
leaving Washington late for his home
In Maine.
With snow falling in Montana and
freezing temperatures In Nevada and
Oregon. a hot wave is now centered
over the middle West and the South.
1t is announced that the Democrats
Of the House will not stop with re-
vision of the wool schedule. but will
follow with a revision of the cotton,
metals and chemical schedules.
Washington motorists are working
hard to bring about the enactment
of bill introduced in Congress by
Representative Jones. Of Virginia. to
establish a national highway from
Washington to Fredericksburg, Va, by
way of Mount Vernon.
President Taft has issued a drastic
order designed to prevent the return
OF deported convicts to the Panama
canal zone. Any convict who has
served an Imprisonment sentence In
the canal zone and been deported and
then returns to the zone Is to be-
deemed" guilty of felony and pun
ished by Imprisonment for one year
and thereafter removed from the canal
zone.
President Taft has denied the appli-
caticn for the pardon of Charles W.
Morse of New York and of John r.
Walsh of Chicago, the two most prom
inert bankers ever convicted and SEN
fenced to federal prisons under the
national banking law.
Representative Taylor. acting for the
atto'n ney general Of Colorado, filed in
the Supreme Court petition for re-
hearing in the case of the United
States vs.. Fred Light, involving the
LEGALITY of the grazing regulations es.
tablished by the forestry service in ma.
tiona! forests.
| An immediate investigation Of
sweeping scope OF the renewed
charges that Senator ,Lorimer of Illi-
nois is not entitled to his seat, is pro.
vided for in two resolutions called up
by Senators Dillingham; and La Fol
lette in the Senate.
Charges that American newspaper
publishers are compelled to pay high.
er prices for news print paper be.
cause the International Paper Com.
pany is practically in control of the
industry in this country, were made at
the Canadian reciprocity bill hearing
before Senate Finance committee.
The Ordway new era., 1911-06-02

Enraged by the announcement that
President Diaz and Vice President
Corral would not resign Immediately,
spectators In the galleries Of the
Chamber OF Deputies in Mexico City
precipitated riot that resulted in
seven or more deaths and many
wounded by police and troops.
President Diaz. in a letter read by
the president Of the chamber of depu-
ties, in Mexico City. resigned the
presidency Of the republic of Mexico
and the acceptance of the resignation
by the deputies was announced. Vice
President Romon Carol. who is In
France. also resigned. Francisco
Leon De La Barra. late ambassador
to Washington, was elected temper
ary president. pending the general
election.
The Ordway new era., 1911-06-02
WEEKS NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS

The cut in price of steel bars an
nounced by the Republican Iron &
Steel Company will be met by the
Carnegie Steel Company.
boy threw fire cracker into 100
pounds Of dynamite at jefferson City,
Mo-. and one man will die and five
persons were injured.
Paul Revcre's old homestead at
Sharon. Mass. and powder MILL
built in Revolutionary days, were de.
stroyed by fire recently.
More than 10000 lives and 2,cOo,.
100000 worth of property have been
sacrificed to fire In the United States
during the last fifteen years.
trade point to rupture between at
lease one of the so-called "independ-
ent" companies-theR Republic Iron &
Stee. Company-in which John W.
Gates Is factor-and the United
States Steel Corporation.
The National Steamship line steam
er Taboga struck rock off Punta
Mala and sank short time afterward.
OF the 100 passengers on board only
forty are known to have been saved.
The scene Of the accident is about 100
miles from Panama. the nearest tele
graph station.
1t has been decided by the general
board of appraisers in New York that
Chinese sausage is not bologna. Bo.
logna gets in free, and the importers
had claimed that the Chinese sausage
had come subtle affinity with the Ital-
ian product and should be similarly
classified. The sausage will hereafter
pay tax.
Five years of agitation and effort to
restore navigation to the Missouri riv-
err will come to fruition soon, when the
first boat of the Kansas City Missouri
River Navigation Company will start
from St. Louis to Kansas City loaded
with a miscellaneous cargo of mer.
chandise. Within a month two other
boats will be in regular service.
The General Assembly of the South
ern Presbyterian church has with.
drawn from the federal council Of
the Church of Christ. While no Off.
cial reason was given, it was stated
the reason was because the council
was regarded as semi-political in
character.
Nine girls and women of Westmore.
land City, Pa, said to be wives and
daughters of striking miners, are pris.
oners in the county Jail at Greens.
burg, serving twenty-day sentences on
charges of having disturbed the peace
The Ordway new era., 1911-06-02
GEM ERAL,

Miss Sarah M. Scheidley, whose
holdings in Kansas City realty were
valued at 100000, is dead.
Fire destroyed the Northwestern Car
Company's building, five-story brick
structure. causing a loss Of 100000.
Backed by prominent Boston men, a
hospital is to be established in Boston
which will be exclusively for the rich.
Three persons were drowned by the
overturning Of canoe in the city
reservoir on the outskirts of Hamil-
ton, Ohio.
A bill providing that no woman shall
be permitted to work more than nine
hours in any day or more than fifty
hours in any week in Missouri will
take effect June goth.
The Ordway new era., 1911-06-02
SPORT,

Tony Caponi has been signed to
fight fifteen rounds June 18th with
Eddie McGorty of Oshkosh. Wis.
Milwaukee.-John Neville, manager
of Al Kaufman, has agreed with a To-
cal fight club to match Kaufman
against Jim Flynn for ten rounds.
The University of Washington eight
oar crew defeated the varsity crew Of
the University Of California on Lake
Washington at Seattle, by ten lengths.
Charles Pierson, the fighting news
boy Of New York City, outclassed
Johnny Ryan of San Francisco in the
sixth round IN scheduled 2O-round
bout at Leadville.