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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-02-15
MAIL ORDER DEAL
No More OF 1t For Oklahoma Man
Will Buy At Home


Down in Oklahoma the other day a
man went into a store TO buy a saw.
He saw the kind he wanted and asked
the price. 1t was S1.65, the dealer said
"Good gracious" said the man. 81
can get the same thing from Sears,
Roebuck Il Go. for $1.35n
"That's less than it cost me- said
the dealer, shut I'll sell il on the same
terms as the mail order house just the
same.n
"All right" said the customer.
"You can send it along and charge ii
TO my account"
.Not on your life" the dealer replied.
'No charge accounts. You can't do
business with the mail order house that
way. Fork over the cash"
The customer complied.
"Now cents for postage and cents
for money order"
"What-"
"Certainly, you have to send letter
dlu ihoiiCy oluSi w HAL OiuSf
house, you know"
The customer, inwardly raving, kept
to his agreement and paid the nickel.
"Now rs cents expressage."
"Well, I'll be-" he said, but paid
it, saying, "Now hand me that saw
and I'll take it home myself and be
rid of this foolery."
"Hand it TO you? Where do you
think you are? You're in Oklahoma
and I'm in Chicago, and you'll have TO
wait two weeks for that saw"
Whereupon the dealer hung the saw
on peg and put the money in his cash
drawer,
"That makes $l.67," he said. at
has cost you 2 cents more and taken
you two weeks longer to get il than if
you had paid my price in the first
place"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-02-15
A Central African Tree.

A remarkable tree has been discov-
cred about the region of Lake Chad
Its powers of increase In every way
is remarkable. In few months an ex-
tensive tract of land, we read, DO
comes an impenetrable forest In one
season II is said to grow to the height
of from four to FIVE meters; In other
words, from Is to over l6 feet.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-02-15
At Grin Hanks

Wednesday, February Z, forty-fo'
of the friends and neighbors Of Or
Hanks and wife went to their hon
for good time and they certainly kno
how to enjoy themselves.
The following poem was write
especially for the occasion by III.
Forman:
My dear old friends and neighbors,
We have all met here to-day,
To have a social visit
And TO drive dull care away.
The reason why we came here,
You just can bet your life,
Is TO cheer jolly couple,
1t is Grin Hanks and wife.
Oh yes! have known Grin,
From just little lad,
l also know his mother,
And likewise knew his dad.
l knew him when growing boy,
knew him as youth,
l always found him honest,
He always spoke the truth.
OF course in time he married,
And settled down for life,
And has always lived contented,
With fond and loving wife.
There is just one thing about him.
Some folks might call it bad,
| never yet have heard one say,
He ever was dad.
Oh yes! they have been married
For three and thirty years,
OF course have had their sorrows,
Also their joys and fears.
They have fought the battle together,
They have struggled side by side,
To build for them happy home,
Yes both OF them have tried.
How well they have succeeded,
1 do not care to say,
But just you look around a bit,
AS you are here to-day.
Oh yes! they have got it,
Their home is surely fine,
And now that they are aged,
1t surely comes in line.
The wolf is driven from the door,
No more he will be seen,
No more he'll hang around the place,
With body lank and lean.
Now they have money plenty,
And living at their ease,
And taking solid comfort,
And do just as they please.
May they live long to enjoy it,
For many happy years,
Free from care and sorrow,
From sickness and from fears.
And when they do have to come
And cross the big divide,
Let's hope they find happy home,
AS they go on the other side.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-02-15

Mrs. Phebe Temple returned Satur.
day evening, from her visit at Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Tuttle, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Tuttle and family of Grattan
and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Stokes of
Greenville spent Thursday with Mr..
and Mrs. George Hall.
Eugene Nicholson and Luther Hall
spent Sunday with &. w. Hall.
Pete Peterson is moving on Jay
Cooley's new farm.
Glen Tower is moving on the Cole
farm.
The saw mill on p. g. Wright's place
is doing good deal of custom work.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-02-15
FIVE MINUTES
Sourness, Gas, Heartburn and Stom-
ach Distress will Disappear

Distress after eating, sourness, gas
-, tal,;no, 80, - t,,,o NfI ~ X -,
ach tablets.
case Of indigestion, acute or chronic
stomach ailment no matter what it is
called, or money back.
MI-O-NA stomach tablets are small
and easily swallowed. They are sold
by w. !. Benedict and druggists every
where for 30 cents box. They are
put up in neat metal box that cBn
conveniently be carried in the vest
pocket. They are especially recon-
mended for nervousness, sleeplessness,
bad dreams, constipation, dizziness
and biliousness.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-02-15

You are probably aware that
but you never heard of cold resulting
i'm pneumonia when Chamberlainis
Cough Remedy was used. Why take
the risk when this remedy may be had
for trifie? For sale by All Dealers.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-02-15

How TO cure cold is a question in
which many are interested just now
Chamberlain Cough Remedy has won
its great reputation and immense sale
by its remarkable cure of colds. 1t can
always be depended upon. For sale by
All Dealers.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-02-15

A piece of flannel dampened with
Chamberlain's Liniment and bound on
to the affected parts is superior to any
plaster. When troubled with lame
back or pains in the side or chest give
il trial and you are certain TO be more
than pleased with the prompt relief
which it pffords. Sold by All Dealers.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-02-15

az blamed my heart for severe distress
in my left side for two years." writes
w. Evans, Danville, Va, "but | know
now it was indigestion, as DIR. Kings
New Life Pills completely cured me. T"
Best for stomach, liver and kidney
troubles, constipation, headache or
debility. 25c at Connell's Drug Store.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-02-15

No more limping for Tom Moore of
Cochran, Ga. al had a bad sore on my
instep that nothing seemed TO help till
| used Bucklen's Arnica Salve," he
writes, "but this wonderful healer soon
cured me.n Heals old, running sores,
ulcers, boils, burns, cuts, bruises, ecze-
ma or piles. Tryit. Only 20 cents at
Connell's Drug Store.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-02-15
Keene Center

Items are scarce this week probably
owing to the depressed condition of our
thermometers
Mrs. b. +. Wilkinson visited her
mother, Mrs. A. &. Lee in Elsie, last
week. Mrs. Lee has recently broken
her hip again and one arm, SO is in a
helpless condition.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-02-15

Mr.. and Mrs. X. Longstreet are
spending few days i'm Detroit.
Miss Lucy Nelson is the guest Of
Roy Clifford and wife.
The Five Hundred Club met with
Glen Smith and wife, all reported ms
much fun as ever
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-02-15

In. Value.
A chemis ven'cd way 10
convert e. or petrol into . stiff
vhits ,eIly. II "a done by adding IN
mar cent. Of steatite and alcohol. An
economy Of 30 per cent 70 claimed
sw the solid form.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-02-15

Sedentary habits, lack of outdoor ex-
ercise, insufficient mastication of food,
constipation, torpid liver, worry and
anxiety, are the most common causes
of stomach troubles. Correct your
habits and take Chamberlain Stomach
and Liver Tablets and you will soon be
well again. For sale by All Dealers.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-02-15

Constipation is the cause of many all
ments and disorders that make life
miserable. Take Chamberlain's Stom-
ach and Liver Tablets, keep your
bowels regular and you will avoid these
diseases For sale by All Dealers
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-02-15
Alton-Moseley

Weather cold forty days and not a
thawing day, your scribe never saw
the like i'm Michigan through January
TO date February 18th, 1912, near sixty
years.
| Nick Bowlers house burned Sunday
morning, known as the rooming house
in Grattan, caught fire in the roof.
Peter Esterley's house, at Vergennes,
burned last Wednesday.
Willard Sayles' house in Fallasburg,
burned last week.
Contents from many of the houses
burned last week was saved.
A letter from San Diego, February
A, says the thermometer dropped to 40
above zero which is considered cold
snap for that country and fruit and
oranges is thought TO be damaged.
When her child Is i'm danger a woman
will risk her life 10 protect il. No
great act Of heroism or risk of life il
necessary TO protect child from croup.
Give Chamberlain's Cough remedy and
all danger is avoided. For sale by All
Dealers.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-12-19

light ts4ek most business men have
these days. 20 that they can see your
face in full light. while you have din
Guilty In reading theirs-yet from his
tone ] felt that he was iavaFdly
amused At ny anxiety.
I'm afraid yos overrats ny Aeteet-
I've ability and ~ povers - . Dost-
ONCE inspector" he said. while a.
inclined to agree with you that this bit
of paper may have some bearing o.
the case. there ID nothing to show froa
what post-ofnce 1t came. through who's
hands 1t passed. or by whom It vas ~
oeived. It may not have come through
the mail at all. More than likely sons
brought It. Before I cosld
undertake a investigation ! would
have to know. nrst. that It had ooos
through the mail: ssooad. that tAsss
was some evidsacs that the malls we're
being used for ~ unlawful Daspeos;
and third. woull want 70 - certain
before began ths Investigates. ~
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-12-19
GRAIN FEEDER FOR POULTRY
Newly lNvsRtsd Device Depends on
Same Principle - 10 Ussd In
0aitin0 Animal Trap.

A newly invented type of automatic
poultry feeder depends upon the same
principle that ID used In batting tran
for the feeder has bait that u peckeo
By the hungry fowls and, in response,
the machine lets a shower Of grair
fall on the ground, which they devour
says the Popular Mechanics.
The machine consists of q kalvan-
izediron supply fount filled with grain
and . revolving toothed wheel at the
base Of 1t. This wheel is mounted on
very delicate bearings which admit Of
its movement at the slightest touch.
Attached to the wheel is q shaft which
supports the bait The bait consists
Of q hollow tube of wire netting con-
tanning wheat. The fowls see the
wheat through the netting and peck at
1t. causing the toothed wheel to re-
volve and throw out grain from the TOP
supply fount which falls on the low
er metal cone and Is scattered over
the ground almost as efficiently as by
hand. This prevents the fowls from
gorging themselves.
After the feeder has been in use for
. time there is no great rush BY the
fowls to peck the bait as one would
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-12-19
CHICKS HATCHED IN OCTOBER
Sets in and cockereis Attain
SAiable Size.

rBy SYLVANUS VAN AKEN.D
These late hatched chicks may be
made profitable if one has . separate
pen for them. Good fertile eggs car
usually be secured In September on
early October At a reasonable cost.
The chicks will feather opt before
cold weather sets in and the ceckerels
attain salable size at time when they
command good prices. Lice are NOD
likely to be troublesome at this time
OF year.
The pullets will begin laying As soon
as they are old enough, which u just
~ the natural breeding season arrives
in spring. They are not nature
enough to make good breeding stock,
but WIN lay we'll all summer sna fall
when other fowls have largely stopped.
II yoa have accommodates fos
them set . few hens or start n.
Incubator and later you viii - able
TO report good results.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-12-19
RANGE TO FATTEN TURKEYS
Birds Must Have Plenty Of Exercise to
Promote Good Appstite-Fesd
Plenty Of Corn.
(By ANNA GALIGHER)

By ANNA GALIGHER.)
Turkeys should have free range
while being fattened for market.
We used to fatten the turkeys in
small enclosures but discontinued this
several years ago because they did
not seem to thrive WELL
After the first few days they would
begin to lose their appetite, no mat
ter how great variety of food was
given.
The whole trouble was lack of ex-
ercise. II q turkey cannot get plenty
of exercise 1t cannot have a good ap-
petite and Of course will not gain in
weight.
Give the turkeys plenty of corn
these days and see that they have
plenty Of sharp grit.
Better still, let the turkeys have
free access to = corn neld for = few
weeks,
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-12-19
PQDKQYQM1S

Filth and health are arch enemies.
Recklessness is q short road to
failure.
During inclement weather fowls are
better indoors than out.
1t is the wise poultryman who STU
dies the comfort of his fowls.
The merits of the scratching shed
are shown during bad weather.
pint Of kerosene in a Gallon of
whitewash makes an excellent insecti-
eide.
The closer fowls are confined the
greater the need for variety in their
food ration.
1t is an easy matter to overfeed
fowls, and poultrymen should bear
this in mind.
AS a rule, the larger the number Of
fowls kept the smaller the expense
in proportion.
In poultry breeding, utility should
be the first consideration; beauty
should follow.
Washing the eggs opens the pores
and hastens decay. It is best to keep
the nests clean.
Chills, wet food and lack of sun
shine are the main causes Of bowel
trouble in chicks.
The oily nature Of ducks feathers
keeps them from being seriously
bothered with lice.
IN order to manufacture eggs it is
necessary for hen to be supplied
with the proper material.
TO make sure that fowls have
enough grit it should be kept where
they can help themselves at will.
A good poultryman is industrious.
not easily discouraged, filled with
pf1ck and grit. and full of ambition.
1t is a good rule to give fowls all
they will eat up clean. Some days the
appetite will be greater than other
days.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-12-19
CHAPTER III.
The Second Clue.

The Second Clue.
II can't do 1t. Harding. You are
asking an impossibility."
was sitting In Inspector Davis
room in the post-ofaoe building. Tho
first thing in the morning I had gone
there to enlist his aid in clearing up
the mystery that hung over the Far
rish home. With the confidence based
on = friendship that had its begin
nings in boyhood association felt
sure he would do all he could to help
me. wanted. II possible. to learn
through him whence had come the
yellow letter.
Miller Davis, though only q year old.
er than l, already had become one of
the governments most trusted secret
agents. His rise in the service had
been phenomenally rapid. The rob-
berry of the post-ofaoe. where he was
employed had given him his start. A
little later. with the merest thread to
follow. he had run to earth skilful
band Of stamp counterfeiters, and
three of its members were now serv-
ing long terms. Only year ago. when
all the other inspectors had failed to
hnd the flaw In the registry service
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-12-19

that permitted red-striped sack with
two hundred thousand dollars worth
of registered mail to disappear, Da-
Wis. putting his keen. analytical mind
on the case, within a week had dis
covered the flaw in the system and
only few days later had arrested the
ex-convict who had profited by II.
With the natural interest of An old
friend had followed his career and
was familiar with most Of his brilliant
achievements. Even though the scrap
which was puzzlng me had no en-.
velope and bore no postmark, so conf.
dent was in his far-reaching povers
/ would hardly have been amazed II he
had told me all about it ~ soon as I
showed 1t 10 him. Imagine, then. nv
disappointment at his absolute refusal
to take up the matter at all.
Don't you see how important # is?'
cried. This little scrap is tho key
to the whole mystery"
He was sitting with his back ia the
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-12-19

She haA called . policemaa. vho sent
for an ambulance. Ths ambulance
doctor found that Mr.. Elsse had takes
poison.
II struck me ~ Q peculiar ooinci-
dence that two persons % far apert in
the social scale as KathariAs Parrish
and Andrew Elser should have chosen
the same hour Of the same day to seek
death. Was there something In as
trology after allI Had the stars de-
creed that both should de! Had
some conjunction of the planets. some
evil aspect in the Zodiac driven both
of them-the young hsirsss. In the
bloom Of Joyous youth. aaA the aged
lawyer. in his decrepit povssty-re-
Ientlessly. helplessly. to salS-Aestruc-
ton!
80 deep was the impressioa naAs on
mo by tho coincidence that I teok the
paper with ne and read the accoant of
Elser's suicide to Louise. Bvsa %
read II aloud. this inexplicabls thought
came to me with startling foecs:
Suppose that these two SuiciAss At
the same hour we're more than . mere
Was It possible that the
same shadow had fallen on both thsse
lives? Had the same nystsry driven
them to \ death-pact?
1t seemed absurd. II was unlikeiy
that Katharine Parrish had ever heard
Of Andrew Elser. II the family had
known him Louise would have men
toned 1t. And yet-why had these
two persons sought to die ON the same
hour Of the same day! The question
would not let me sleep that night.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-12-19
CONSTITUTION OF GOOD FOWL
poiats - Nssk sNd stss~a Bird
charoetoetsed BY psof. W. \.
Graham ef oatario otstloW.

Prof. W. r. Graham Of the Ontario
stattoa chsrseterises the points OF .
weak and . oonstitutionally strong
fowl - follow:
What We want 10 q good feeder and
an economical producer. Generally.
bird with short. stout. well-curved
beak. . broad head mot too long,,
and BRIGHT clear eye. has . good
constitution. And ! have noticed
that when bird has . long. narrow
beak, . thin. long comb and head.
and an eye somewhat sunken In the
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-12-19

there having been another suicide that
day, but there 1t was:
Mystery in Self-Murder Of Aged Law
yer.
Ordinarily pay little attention to
stories of crime. But the afternoon
had given me new and bitter appre-
citation Of the meaning of suicide.
Standing there under the light Of
Fifth avenue corner read the hastily
written article word by word.
Andrew Elser. the article explained,
had lived for many years In West
Twenty-third street clearinghouse
Little was known about him there ex-
cept that he was a lawyer. Several
years ago he had given up his down
town Office. Most Of his income was
derived from his fees as custodian Of
an orphan boys estate. About four
o'clock in the afternoon the landlady
had heard a noise IN his room like that
OF body falling. On entering she
had found him lifeless On the floor
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-12-19
william
Johnston.
I" "MzAaNkwAN171uJ

snstcbed one Of his papsrs from hin.
Had the reporters. after all, learned Of
the tragedy In the Parrish home? Doc
tor Wilcox and l had discussed the
matter Of notifying the police and the
coroner. We both felt that 1t would
be wiser not to communicate with
them. for such . course would newt
ably bring publicity.
There was enough agony In the Far
rish home without having this sorrow-
full secret blazoned to . curious world
in three-inch type. without having .
horde of reporters and camera men
constantly surrounding the house. Be-
sides. II Katharine recovered, sooner
or later she would BE- sure to learn
what the papers had said. The knowl.
edge that her foolish crime against
herself had been thus sensationally
proclaimed would be q blow from
which the sensitive girl-hitherto
jealously shielded-would never re-
cover. II she should not recover-Doc-
tor Wilcox and were trusting to
chance to find a way Of explaining her
death. The servants-all of them
trustworthy and long in service-had
been cautioned not to talk to anyone
about the afternoons events. The
doctors aides and nurses, Of course,
had been silent. This Is part Of their
business. How. then. had the papers
obtained the news SO quickly? l
could think Of but one possible way.
More than likely some telephone girl
who had heard Louise calling Doctor
Wilcox had given it to the press. Even
In the half-darkness of the middle of
the block where l stood I could read
the word "S-U-I-C-LDE" stretched
across the page in letters of red. l
hastened to the corner where the dou-
BILE globes shed down a brilliant light,
anxious yet dreading to read what the
paper said. At the first glance l
breathed sigh Of relief The article
was not about Katharine Parrish. I
had not thought Of the possibility Of
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-12-19

through the center and one side nat
tened. Across the flattened side are
plots and through these slots the type
protrudes. The type is mounted on
wheels which revolve on the axle and
can be adjusted to suit the date in an
Instant. When adjusted the owner is
provided with rubber stamp with
which he can implant on each egg the
time Of its arrival into the world and
The place where it was laid. The
cylinder opens At one end for easy
access to the type wheels.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-12-19

head. 1t is usually lacking in consti.
tuition. Such bird is likely to have
narrow. long body and long legs,
upon which It seldom stands straight.
There are some exceptions to this
rule, yet generally speaking II q bird
has q good head the chances are
favorable for good body; and. II It
has . poor head. the chances are
against 1t. have frequently noticed
In the rose-comb breeds that a good
shaped one Is seldom found with
long. narrow comb.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-12-19
The Barred Rocks.

The Barred Plymouth Rocks are at
tractiDe when properly selected and
rigidly bred. and much can be said
OF this breed as profitable farmyard
birds. AS layers they are well-known.
and few breeds excel them when it
comes to broilers and frfers.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-12-19
AGE OF EGGS IS INDICATED
Rubber Stamp. Invented by Washing
ton Man, Prints Date and Name
Of Farm a. Guarantee.

Recently a great many egg dealers.
especially those who own their poul-
try farms. have the eggs stamped with
the date on which they were laid and.
sometimes, with the name Of the farm
a. a guarantee. An egg stamp in
vented by a man in the state Of Wash
ington appears herewith. 1t consists
Of a hollow cylinder with an axle
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-12-19
svMoPsla

Harding Kent calls on Louise Parrish to
Droposs marriage and finds the house in
6seat excitement over the attempted sui
49, Of her sister Katharine Kent starts
- investigation and nnds that Hugh
Cvan1ail suitor for Katharine. who had
Ssen forbidden the house by General Far
sieh. had talked with Katharine over the
eslepho0e Just before she shot herself
a torn piecs Of yellow paper IL found.
ot sight Of which General Parrish 70
stricken with pAralysis
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-12-19
Automatic Poultry Feeder.

imagine. Some fowls. the wise
ones, wait around in a circle where the
grain will be thrown and the one
which pecks the grain usually gets
very little of it.