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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-11-02
THE MASONIC HOME
Fine Quarters For Aged Masons Their
Wives and Widows Ready
For Occupancy

The new Michigan Masonic home,
formerly the Alma sanitarium, was
opened for occupancy recently, under
the able management of III. Montague
an erstwhile Traverse City business
man, many important changes and
Improvements have been made. Be-
sides being thoroughly cleaned and
painted inside and out, fifteen new
batbtubs have been put in so that each
bed room has complete toilet equip
ment, cement floors have been laid in
the laundry and the elevator repaired
and supplied with "plunger" type
apparatus. A heating plant of the
most modern make has been installed.
There are two five by fourteen boilers,
one of these alone will heat adequately
the entire building. An up-to-date
system of hot and cold water has been
put in while the entire building has
been rewired with the most modern of
electrical conveniences. The thirty
thousand feet of gravel roofing has been
re-coated, the kitchen enlarged and fit
ted out with new gasoline ranges.
These ranges will be fed from tank
on the outside by means of air pressure.
The beautiful sun parlor has been re-
furnished and is perhaps one of the
most attractive parlors of its kind in
the middle west. The management
will use the large gymnasium for an
assembly room where concerts, recitals,
conclaves and features of kindred nature
may be given. Much of the repair
work has been delayed because of the
non arrival of the new boilers. There
are about sixty inmates, and the home
will be officially dedicated about the
fifteenth of November.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-11-02
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To Rent-Four room house on Front
Street-Inquire of Mrs. VIM. Pollock.
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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-11-02
Wants Business nS1 Sale Chances anS

For Sale-Single buggy nearly new
with automobile seat Call John b.
Arnwine.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-11-02

For Sale-A room house piped
with gas for cooking, electric lights, at
lot Division St., also two second hand
carriages and heavy horse blankets
and heavy robe.-Inquire Of w. ID.
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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-11-02
Baked At Cold Steel

81 wouldn't let doctor cut my foot
off, said H. ID. Ely, Bantam. Ohio,
"although horrible ulcer had been the
plague of my life for four years. In
stead ] used Bucklen's Arnica Salve,
and my foot was soon completely cur
ed" Heals Burns, Boils, Sores,
Bruises, Eczema, Pimples, Corns.
Surest Pile cure 25c at Connell IS Drug
Store.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-11-02

Leaving Time p. M. Railroad
To Grand Rapids-l0:l2 a. M; 1907 and
9O8 p. m.
To Saginaw-8:23 a. M; Dab and 1882
p. IN.
To Ionia and Detroit-l0:40 a. M; 4:44
p. n.
To Howard City-7:l7 a. M; 5:36 p. m
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26

house will shortly be opened as a mov ing picture and vaudeville house. Tn building was erected in 1920, and from it earliest days was notable for theatrica enterta inments In which the most prOmi nent actors of the day took part. Amonl them were Brutus Booth, John McCul tough. Edwin Forrest and William WaI ren. Where these mighty actors hel forth the pictures of Indians, bandits an other moving picture films will be dis played, as well as the batter of the bucl and wing dancer, the shouts of the rag time singer, and the jokes of the nor ologue men will be heard.
 Baroness Elizabeth Blanc has opened moving picture house of the nickel vs riety on Eixty-fifth street, near Broad! way. The Baroness 20 years ago was or) of the sensations of this city; she drovl her costly equipages in the parks and diI tributed tips with lavish hand. Then is little to recall the pretty woman whI bad some Of the richest men in this cit among her admirers.
 This city has the youngest theatrica manager in the business. namely, Victd Hermann, aged 1T. He has resigned hI position with the Stock Managers Prd ducing association, and has accepted q important and remunerative post wit the United Booking offices in the Putna} building. Hermann is widely known. H will have charge of the dramatic end | the business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26

f-e-c-t-l-y. Bernhardt's French is so la reezhun, you know
 "The other he (on the other side of her): I understand her better, in fact, much better. than do those other wom- en-cr-er Nichette and-er-er-er.' ''She docking at the Libretto): I know whom you mean. Nichette and--er-er Nanne.'
 "The first he: (doubtfully): Is that Nanine? Why, I thought she was the one with the red hair
 She-'No, no. That's Madame Pru- dence Of course you know her and understand what she says, don't you ?'' The First He-"Oh. yes, of course 1 don't speak French much but write it and read 1t very well. I studied it when I was a boy and I understand it better than I speak it. You see, I don't catch all the words. but I get the-er --er-drift as it were. You under stand?'
 The Other He-"Yes-er-kind I understand"
 How interestingly exclaimed The | Spinster.
 l Well every word is true that I have said," declared The Major" and while | this remarkable conversation was go- ing on behind me "rhe Divine Sarah had full steam on and was having a blow out" like a seven-passenger tour ing car. What those people-the trio of them-professed to understand sounded to me like this: "Jamais! Vous ne savez done pas. "Comme nous nous aimons? "Vous .. S-s-s-s-s-s-s "Br-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-
 Trout eela pour-r-r-r-r- Toujours-Br-r-r-r- "Br-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r "Jamais is.-Br-r-r-r-r-r-r "Br-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r 'Br-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r- "Br-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r "Quitter Armand, Monster autant Me tuer tout de suite!!!!" Tt was ma gnificent that scene between Armand's father and Camille, but-well. I didn't exactly catch every syllable of 1t correctly, but I took their word for it. anyway. twas the candid admission. You are probably not alone as I said before dear Major, in your inability to understand The Beauties of French as spoken by real Parisiennes," The Spin ster consoled.g
 T fear that the admission I have made though will be fatal,' sighed The Major. T suppose among the Highbrows. from now on, shall be a marked man. My pink-cottoned debutante nieces will prob ably cease to speak to me. My literary friends will no doubt cut me- strangers will point at me the finger of scorn. But now that I've got 1t out of my system, can rest seasier." "Oh, you poor thing." sighed The Spin ster.
 Yes, I feel utterly alone and despised,' The Major repeated. "As toll down the pathway of life I suppose I cannot even look forward to an honorable burial IS other men do, because I did not under stand the French play. Intelligent ca- davers will probably shrink from con- tact with my ignorant body Fortunate
 indeed will I be. if on my tombstone | be not engraven
 He could not understand the Frencl,
 play!''
 And suppose my ignominious exist.
 ence and stupid mind will finally end
 in the Potter's field, where there will
 be at least a few congenial spirits whc | If they could would say:
 We, too. did not understand the
 French play!"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26

New York, March 25.-The theatres and other houses of amusement, contrary to report, have been hit pretty hard by Lent. A few nights ago I attended show at a house which almost invariably is not only filled, but crowded. The play was one of the best now on the stage. The night was fine. And yet there were less
 than 400 people in the orchestra and 200,
 have since learned, had gotten in on
 free passes. This is but an isolated in
 stance. Of course, there are some houses
 where splendid business is the rule, but
 they are in sections where there IS not much religious sentiment.
 Martin Beck, manager of the Orpheum circuit, is back from Europe He says; '"There is just one element that will preserve vaudeville, and that is novelty. Without it vaudeville in America will stagnate and become decadent, just as It has done in Germany. There it is dead, because managers have permitted it to 6e. London has taken warning and America must take warning"
 President Charles Burnham of the As scciation of Theatrical Managers, who has been active In the crusade against theatre ticket spectators who sell their
 goods in front of theatres, says: That
 the speculators are buying seats wherever possible far beyond that date (March 15, when the prohibitive ordinance took ef- fecD, which is evidence that they pro- pose to sell tickets. if possible, either il defiance of the law or in the hope of hav- ing some sort of technical legal inter- ference. desire, in behalf of the Thea Ire Managers association, to thank the newspapers for the help they gave in having the ordinance passed, and we ask their further aid now in impressing upon
 the police and other authorities the i'm
 portance of helping us in the enforcement of the law on the night. If the police will
 cooperate actively, there Is no doubt that
 we can abolish this long-endured hui sance."
 The Vaudeville managers blacklist has
 been abolished, it is said, on fairly reiia-
 be authority. Players may in sense
 select the managers for whom they Will play.
 A big class of young actors and ac-
 tresses was recently graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and
 the Empire Theatre Dramatic school
 Henry Miller, who addressed the grad
 uates, praised Franklin H. Sargent for
 what he had accomplished during his ad-
 mInistration of the schools.
 ] Mr. Sargent himself stated that lC0( l, graduates of the amalgamated schools
 were earning their living as actors and
 actresses throughout the world. The school is 27 years old.
 | The rigid theatre laws which prevail here are to be applied to Rhode Island.
 A bill now pending in the Legislature
 provides that asbestos scenery, automatic sprinklers and fire hose are to be re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26
How to Make Better Cough Syrup fhan You Can Buy
A Family Supply, Saving e9 and
 Fully Guaranteed.

A full pint of cough syrup-as mud as you could buy for $2.50-can eaet5 be made at home. You will find notniu that takes hold of an obstinate coua more quickly, usually ending It insi9 of 24 hours. Excellent, too, Tor wnoo5 ing cough, sore lungs. astnma. hoa1sl ness and other throat troubles.
 Mix l pint of granulateo sugar Wi1 x pint of warm water and stir TOT minutes, Put 2k ounces of Pinex cents; worthy in a pint bottle; then ad the Sugar Syrup. It keeps perlect4 Take a teaspoonful every one. two \
 This is just laxative enough to hel cure a cough. Also stimulates the appI tite, which Is usually upset by cou6l The taste is pleasant.
 The effect of pine and sugar syrup the infiamed membranes is we'll knowl Pinex is the most valuable concentrat{ compound of Norway white pine e} tract, rich in guiaicol and all the nal ural healing pine clements. Other preI arations will not work in this formul
 The Pinex and Sugar Syrup recipe now used by thousands of housewiv| throughout the United States and Cal ada. The plan has been initiated. b| the old successful formula ,lev|
 A guarantee of absolute satisfnctic| or money promptly refunded goes vii this recipe. Your druggist has Pinq or will get 1t for you. If not, send Ehs Pinex Co., Ft Wayne. Ind
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26
WEEKLY THEATRICAL LETTER
By JAMES GRANT THURsToN

quisites of every theatre in the state. The bill provides that the stage and access sories of every theatre in Rhode Island where there is water service shall be equipped with automatic sprinklers, fire hose and fireproof scenery; that an as- bestos curtain shall be provided, and also asbestos scenery arranged In such way that they will respond to quick action; that the same shall be tested before every performance.
 Grace George, the actress, who Is Mrs. William A. Brady in private life, re- gently acquired the Richard Mansfield home on Riverside drive near Gen. Grants tomb. Now, Amelia Bingham, the asctress. has bought the former resi- dence of the late Joseph Jefferson on Riverside drive.
 A moving picture machine was recently witness in the supreme court at the trial of the suit brought by Jack Binns against the American Vitagraph com pany Binns wanted $50, 1000 damages from the company, which, he claims, displayed moving picture films purporting to depict the scenes in the wireless room of the Republic after that ship collided with the Florida two years ago.
 Binns won on first trial, the court of appeals ordered a new trial, and he has secured verdict for s12,0o0 on the sec- ond trial
 Magistrate Breen, who a few days ago sat as vaudeville critic, admitted that many laws are ignored.
 s.Is it a violation of the Sunday law for dancer to wear heavy shoes?" and "What is juggling ?" were two of the questions before which his honor baked. Frank A. Rosebush, manager of Percy Williams Bronx theatre, and Thomas Miner, manager of Miners Bronx thea tre, were present in answer to sum- monses.
 The magistrate fell down in his knowl- edge of. vaudeville language when De- tective Thiel began to describe jug gling act. Breen interrupted him and remarked, "Why, thought Juggling was where a man put a broken egg in hat and drew out a gold watch.'' The detectiye began to move his arms up and down rapidly in imitation of a performer manipulating six rubber balls, lamp and lighted cigar. He went on to describe other acts Mag istrate Breen said he could not see where the law had been violated and dismissed the complaint
 Edward Harrigan, the comedian, DOT trayer of old New York types, the ''MulIi- gan Guard: series of his own making, is slowly improving after 20 months of serI. ous illness. He Is still confined to his health. MT. Harrigan suffered an almost room. Following long continued i'll health, Mir. Harrigan suffered an almost fatal at tack last November, and was dangerously ill for two months. and only recently has begun to recover. if
 The historic old Clinton street court
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26
The Way of a Cat

From the Portland Press.
 A husband and wife of Presque Isle started out last week to visit some friends who live about three miles from that town. On reaching their destination they were greatly surprised to find their pet house cat hidden under the seat among the horse blankets. While greetings were being passed the cat disappeared. After short visit and hurried search the visitors started for home. More astonish- ment than before was their share to fini pussy awaiting them, as demure as though nothing had happened.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26

''The dialoss that went on around me- The Major related. sardonically. were side-splitting. and showed me that I was the really deficient one, while my ncigEbors were entirely at ease. For in- stance, just back of me heard this frag- ment:
 He: You understand 1t pretty well, don't your
 "she: Of course understand per
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-03-22

on the more serv1ceable olive drab.
Overcoats, the regulation bell top hats
and blankets are all made of the olive
drab. For colder countries the same
cloth is used with corresponding in
crease in weight. The blue, of course,
remains for the dress and full dress
uniforms.
The absence of all possible cere-
monies, such as parades and reviews,
while in field service is noticeable to
the veteran visiting a modern military
camp.
The units of troops in order of mag
nitude with their commanding officers
offer another subject of interest. Start
ing with the company, theoretically
made up of 105 men and three officers,
the next unit is the battalion, headed
by Il major. The organization of the
battalion, however, is very elastic, it
being composed of two, three or four
companies. Following that division
comes the regiment which, having a
full quota of men, numbers fifty-one
officers, fifteen being mounted, and
1900 enlisted men.
Theoretically three regiments, or
4,5O0 men, make a brigade of infantry.
At the head of that organization is a
brigadier general, who in turn has his
staff.
The next organization is the division,
composed of three infantry brigades, a
regiment of cavalry, two regiments of
artillery, a battalion of the signal
corps, an ammunition train, supply
train, four ambulance companies, a
field hospital and reserve supplies. A
major general commands and has
under him approximately 10000 men.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-03-22

In a short time there is a palatable
first meal of the iron ration he thinks
it is a pretty small matter, but very
shortly he has the opinion that after
all it was a square meal. The other
ration which is of interest just now,
called the travel ration, is served out
for troops travelling otherwise than
marching and without cooking facili
ties.
When pack trains are possible port.
able stoves and ovens are used, but
when body of troops find themselves
in actual service and perhaps pushing
the campaign into the enemy's terri
tory it is necessary to fall back on the
severe haversack ration, sometimes
with only water as a beverage, and
then, again, in an extremity the iron
ration comes into play.
The sanitary corps, practiced in the
science of keeping filth and cOnse-
quent disease out of the camps, is of
the greatest Importance in field work
and has come to be one of the princi
pal departments of the army. Attach
ed to regiment of 1000 men and Off
GERS is a sanitary corps in command
of a major, the usual head of a bat
talon. Under him the major has his
staff of assistants, who inspect the dis
posal of refuse. Huge pits placed as
far away from the camp as advisable
are Immediately dug and the strictest
of orders given to see that all waste il
put in the proper place.
At certain times the pits are covered
with cloth and thoroughly sprinkleC
with disinfectants, and whenever pos
| sible the process of incineration is car
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-03-22

ment, not only in strength saving, but
also in actual wear and tear, The use
of aluminium plates, knives, forks and
spoons, together with haversacks, tent
halves, ponchos, tent poles, etc, of
lesser weight, it is thought will bring
down the total number of pounds per
man.
The Soldiers Kit.
At present soldier carries, be
sides his piece, a Springfield maya
zine. which weighs nine and half
pounds, and ninety pounds of car
tridges. which weigh four and half
pounds; a bayonet, bayonet scabbard,
Il rifle sling, cartridge belt, pair of
cartridge belt suspenders which tend
to lessen the weight by help from the
shoulders, first aid packet, canteen
and strap, Il set of blanket roll straps,
a haversack, a meat can, one cup, one
plate, one knife, one fork, one spoon,
half a shelter tent, one tent pole and
five tent pegs Then, in addition to
that, comes his tield kit, the weight of
which is included in the total tifty-four
pounds. consisting of IA blanket, pom
cho and personal effects, such as q
comb toothbrush, towel, extra under
clothing, soap, etc.
But besides the soldiers individual
load there are intrenching tools which
are given out and carried by company
and squad A full company is made
up of 1O8 men and officers in time o.
war and sixty men and officers in timt
of peace. A squad, the second unit o.
company, consists of eight men. Th'
intrenching tools are four hand pick
TO be carried by n company, a picl
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-03-22
HOW UNCLE SAN
Each Man Carries a Weight
Of Fitty-FOur
Pounds

- NE of the chief values of the
n m present mobilization of one
fourth of the United States
regular army along the Mexi-
can border, to military men at least is
the opportunity offered to try out the
more modern and lighter personal
equipment for the individual soldier.
Ever since military experts began a
real study of conditions with the in
tention, If possible, of tightening the
tnfantryman's burden the one fore
most idea has been in lessening the
number of pounds of accouterment
necessarily carried when under full
field equipment.
While the officers had i'll mind the
reduction of the actual weight of the
outfit, it was figured that there must
be no deviation in efficiency. Under
lations the full field equipment for
active service, including the rifle and
ninety rounds of ammunition. weighs
fifty-four pounds. 1t is the hope of
the military experts to reduce this
from fifteen to seventeen pounds, but
the ever present idea remains in their
mind-namely, that an equal efficiency
must be obtained from the lighter ar
tices But ii may be said also that it
is hoped that greater worth may be
obtained from the lighter accouter-
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-03-22
Sacrificing the Woman.

That Carlyle could contemplate with
equanimity being unpraised. unmoney-
ed and neglected all his life, that he
required neither the worlds pudding
nor its breath and could be happy
without them. was pardonable and per-
haps commendable. That he should
expect another person to share this
unmoneyed. puddingless and rather
forlorn condition was scarcely con-
sistent with such lofty principles. Men
may sacrifice themselves, If they please,
to imagined high duties and ambitions.
but they have no right to marry wives
and sacrifice them.-Exchange.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-03-22
How PeopIe Die,

1t is estimated that the average
duration of human life is thirty-three
years. A quarter of the people die dur
ing the seventh year and half before
the seventeenth. OF every 1000 per-
sons one only reaches 100 years, six in
100 get to 65 and one in 500 to so. 1t
is further estimated that throughout
the world 5oO0O,000 die annually. 1885,
600 a day, nearly 5000 an hour, 80 a
minute. or three in every two seconds.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-03-22
The Desideraturn.

George. what do. you have to do
when you draw some money out of a
bank?" asked an innocent young wife.
You have to put some money in the
bank beforehand" replied the hus-
hand. "That's always been my ex
nerience!"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-03-22
Discretion,

Wife (whose husband, the local
mayor. has just been knighted)-Have
you heard from the man who offered
to trace our pedigree? Husband-Yes:
he has found out more than enough
Wife-What did you pay him? Hus-
band = Fifty pounds - to hold his
tongue!-London Opinion.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-03-22
Physicians.
Livery,
ERIE TRAINS,

Trains leave Onion depot at S25
a. M. and 2.4S p. m, week days.
Trains arrive Union depot at 1.sO
and sos p. m. week days.
Saturday only, Erie and Wyoming
arrives at 3.45 p. IN. and leaves at
$50 p. IN.
Sunday trains leave 2.4S and ar
rive az 7.02.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-03-22

WM. H. LEE,
w ATTORNEY d CoUNsELoR-AT-LAw.
Office over post Office. All legal business
promptly attended to. Honesdaie, Pa.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-03-22
How Army Is Fed.

The different classification of rations
given out to the regular army is an
other interesting point. In all there are
some six specific rations, the principal
ones being the haversack ration, the
garrison ration, the travel ration and
the emergency or iron ration. The hav-
ersack ration. such as dealt out to the
troops in the field, consists of meat,
coffee, hardtack, sugar, pepper and
salt. The emergency ration is COM
posed of compressed food having
among it's ingredients beef, sugar, salt,
beans, potato and wheat. The soldiers
are supposed to keep it in the sealed
tins until express orders are given for
it's devouring. A small cake sufficient
for a meal is broken into the regula-
tion cup filled with boiling water, and
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-03-22
FEEDS IND ARNS
Regular RdtiOnS and ThO3e
For Emergencies.
"ITOn Ration"

mattock per squad, three shovels per
squad, three wire cutters per company
and a two foot folding rule per COM
pany. These tools are in addition to
the regular fifty-four pounds, and the
soldiers take turns in carrying them.
Most of the troops in the Mexican
border "war game" are equipped with
the fifty-four pound outfit, but enough
are using the lighter articles to insure
a thorough tryout. Tin plates, meat
cans, ETC., instead of aluminium ones,
are the staple mess equipment carried
by the majority of the soldiers.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-03-22

II P. KIMBLE,
IL ATTORNEY & CCUNSELoR-AT-LAw
Office over the post office Honesdale. Pa