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Destruction Of Rats.

An East Africa publication contains
a description OF a method Of destroy.
ing rats. followed in Java. in which
carbon bisulphate In employed. In
carrying out the method a small GUAM.
tity. usually about half q teaspoonful
Of the carbon bisulphide Is poured In.
to the rat hole and after waiting q
few moments to let the liquid evap-
crate. the mixture Of air and vapor is
lighted, a small explosion resulting and
filing the hole with poisonous gas.
killing the rats i~nstantly. Such a pro.
less practiced openly might be objec.
tionable under some circumstances be-
cause Of danger from fire resulting
from the explosion and q field for In
vention appears to offer itself to pro
vide some form OF fre-proof gun or
explosion chamber suitably formed To
be inserted In the mouth Of the rar
hole and adapted to enclose the ex.
plosion and discharge the resulting
noxious gas into the hois.-Scisnxns
American
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-02-29
RECALLS BUSY CANAL DAYS
mans Many Unique Experiences
Up the Schuy!kiII Valley.

Auburn, Pa.-Boating on the Schuyl-
kill canal continued this winter for a
longer period than some of the very
Oldest canal boatmen a remember.
At least this is what Capt. Henry Rep
pert, a retired boatman, says, and he
ought t know, for he served 40 years
as a boatman, and cultivated some Pc
culiar traits. He recalls incidents
that occurred on the Schuylkill canal
when there were 1000 boats plying be-
tween Port Clinton and Philadelphia,
end when 5000 men earned a liveli-
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-02-29
Skull 10000 Years Old.

At the time of finding the fossil Mr.
Woolley considered 1t nothing more
than a stone Of unusual form and
structure, and took 1t home to his
children, who have called 1t their In
dian doll baby. The features in the
fossil are very distinct, the mouth be-
ing especially large in proportion to
the other features.
DIR. Curlette said In discussing the
fossil:
This fossil was found in a stream,
and the action of the water upon 1t un
doubtedly accounts for the reduced
size, and to some extent the deface-
ment of the features.
"In studying the fossil remains of
this human skull / wondered whether
the person upon whose shoulders once
rested this head was not killed by a
blow Of a war club In the hands OF
some warlike enemy ages ago. for l
noticed upon the side of the head an
indentation as though a blow had been
struck there which broke the skull"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-02-29

mouth. Here were several large oaks.
evidencing q richer soil. The erosion
of ages from the hillside mad slowly
formed this deposit of fat earth. I'm
der the oaks, almost buried In them,
stood a rough. implanted cabin, the
wide veranda of which. with chairs
and hammocks. advertised an out-of.
doors bedchamber. Daylight's keen
eyes took In everything. The clearing
was irregular. following the patches
Of the best soil. and every fruit tree
and berry bush. and even each vege-
table plant, had the water personally
conducted to It. The tiny irrigation
channels we're everywhere, and along
some of them the water was running.
Ferguson looked eagerly into his
visitors face for signs Of appreciation.
what do you think OF 1t. eh?"
'Hand-reared and manicured, every
blessed tree" Daylight laughed. but
the joy and satisfaction that shone In
his eyes contented the little man.
why. dye know. / know every one
Of those trees as II they we're sons OF
mine. planted them, nursed them
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strain. or course my body went back
on me, and my mind. too, for that mat
atr. 1t had to be bolstered up with
whisky. which wasn't good for 1t any
more than was the living In clubs
and hotels good for my stomach and
the rest OF me-. So I quit, quit every
thing, absolutely. and came to live in
the Valley of the Moon-that's the
Indian name. you know, for Sonoma
Valley. lived In the lean-to the first
year; then l built the cabin and SEN
for my books. l never knew what hap
piness was before. nor health. Look
at me now and dare to tell me that /
look forty-seven."
IL wouldn't give a day over forty"
Daylight confessed.
Yet the day I came here I looked
nearer sixty. and that was fifteen
years ago."
They talked along. and Daylight
looked at the world from new angles.
.tere was a man. neither bitter nor
cynical. who laughed at the city-dwall-
ers Hnd called them lunatics; q man
who did not care for money, and In
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-02-29
Capt. Henry Reppert.

hood as boatmen, towpRth walkers and
assistants; while today there are only
3S boats in service on this, one of the
few canals in this state still used for
freight purposes.
Although Capt. Reppert was not
then employed as a canal boatman, he
easily remembers when, in 1S49, the
first steam barge called Experiment"
came all the way from Wilmington,
Del, through the Delaware river, and
thence piled through the waters of the
Schuylkill to the coal regions, carry
He remembers when the first large
steam barge, known in 1852 as the
Daniel P. Shenfelder, was built at
Reading and carried coal down the
Schuylkill into the Union canal, and
finally found its course all the way to
Albany, N. Y. This boat. had a ca
pacity Of 152 tons.
He also recalls the packet boats
that carried passengers from Reading
to Philadelphia and return. They left
ASSouih5 az 4 TWIN S'SlS hih5
and arrived in Philadelphia at 6
o'clock in the evening. There was a
relay Of horses every 10 or II miles.
The boats were known as the Planet
and the Swan. A year later, in 1847,
other packet boats were put in serv.
ice, carrying both freight and pas
sengers.
When Capt. Reppert started his life
as a tow-path t~rotter, the smaller canal
boats were still In use-boats 10 feet
wide, 40 feet long and carrying from
25 to 80 tons.
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cAAprgR XII.

Instead OF returning to the city on
Monday, Daylight rented the butchers
horse for another day and crossed the
bed OF the valley to its eastern hills.
An on the previous day. Just for the
Joy OF II, he followed cattle-trails at
haphaxard and worked his way up to-
ward the SUBMITS. Coming put upon
. wagon road that led upward. he fol-
lowed 1t for several miles, emerging
IN q small. mountain-encircled valley.
where half a dozen poor ranchers
farmed the wine-grapes on the steep
slopes. Beyond. the road pitched up
ward. Dense chaparral covered the
exposed hillsides, but In the creases
OF the canyons huge spruce trees
grew. and wild oats and flowers.
Late ia the afternoon he broke
through. and followed a welldenned
trail down q dry canyon. The dry
canyon gave place to n with a slen-
der ribbon of running water. The
trail ran Into a wood-road, and the
vood-road emerged acros a small nat
upon q slightly travelled country road.
There were no farms in this immedi-
ate section. and no houses. The soil
was meager. the bedrock either close
20 the surface or constituting the sur
face itself. Manzanita and s~crub-oak.
however, fiourished and walled the
road on either side with Q Jungle
growth. Add out . runway through
1his growth q man suddenly scuttlsd
n q war that reminded Daylight Of .
nbhxL
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KiAm HarnIsh. known all through Alas
n ms Burning Daylight" celebrates hts
Nth birthday with a crowd OF miners At
ths Circle City Tivoli. The dance leads
70 heavy gambling. IN which over 100000
o staked. Harnish loses his money ana
his mine but wins the mail contract. He
starts on his mail trip with dogs and
eledge. telling his friends that he Will De
% the big Yukon gold strike at the start.
Burning Daylight makes q se~ns1tionally
rapid run across country with the mail,
appears at the Tivoli and Is now ready
20 Join. his friends in a dash TO the new
gold fields. Deciding that gold will be
found in the up-river district Harnish
buys two tons OF flour. which he declares
will be worth its weight In gold. but
when he arrives with his -four he hnds
the big fiat desolate. A comrade discoV-
err gold ana Daylight reaps a rich har-
vest. He goes 20 Dawson, becomes the
most prominent ngure In the Klondike
and defeats a combination of capitalists
IN a vast mining deal. He returns to
civilization. and, amid the bewildering
complications OF high finance. Daylight
finds tina he has been led to invest his
eleven millions in a manipulated scheme.
He goes 10 New York, and confronting
his disloyal partners with a revolver, he
threatens TO kill them n his none Is not
returned. They are cowed, return their
stealings and Harnlsh goes back to San
Francisco where he meets his fate in
Dede Mason. a pretty stenographer. He
makes large Investments and gets Into the
political ring. For a rest he goes TO the
country.
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SKULL USED FOR PLAYTHING
Physician Finds Youngsters Playing
With a Fossil Supposed to Be Ten
Thousand Years Old.

Monticello, N. Y.-While making a
professional call at the home of Will
liam Woolley here the other day DR..
James F. Curlette found the Woolley
children playing with the fossil of a
human skull which had become petri-
fed. Mr.. Woolley said the fossil had
come from Great Neck, Long Island,
and was picked up by him in a stream
which flows through his farm there.
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whom the lust for power had long
since died.
1t was not until ten o'clock that
Daylight parted from Ferguson. AS
he rode along through the starlight, the
idea came to him of buying the ranch
on the other side Of the valley. There
was no thought In his mind of ever
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-02-29
FICTION IN THE MARCH CENTURY

The fiction of the March Century
will include short stories by Lucy
Thurman, Frances r. Sterrett, L.
Frank Tooker, and j. w. Muller; and
In the serial, Stella Maris." william
j. Locke will introduce the aunt OF
John Risca as that journalists pros
pective housekeeper, and after de-
scribing him as the author Of three
or four novels which had ell been
rejected by all the publishers IN Lon
dom Will offer an amusing homily
on n art of novel writing, which
VIII Greatly Interest lovers Of Mr..
Locke's novels.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-02-29
LITERARY Il

A. Dallas Williams, compiler Of The
Praise of Lincoln. a collection of
poems in praise of the martyred presi-
dent and published by The Bobbs-
Merrill Company, writes only as a side
line. In everyday life he is a min
ister of the United Brethren denomin-
alton.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-02-29

There were two times when father
never said anything, one was when he
was asleep and the other when he was
escaping from the police.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-02-29
s..H
st.ls.
FATHER SAYS.

II you don't backslide once in a
while goodness won't be goodness, but
a habit.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-02-29

1t would take the constitution OF an
ostrich, the empty head Of a fool and
the nerves OF a prize-ighter to stand
poverty.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-02-29

Gelett Burgess pays a tribute to
newspaper men in his latest book,
Find the Woman. IF you knew any
thing about the profession he says,
you ought to know that any informa-
ton is safer with a good newspaper
nan than with any one else" Elk
p]erience has taught many people the
truth of this statement.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-02-29

II what you've done makes a fight
explanations will only make another
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-02-29

Since writing Secretary of Frivol-
Gus Affairs, Mrs. May FutrelIe has
been besieged by young ladies who
are anxious to secure positions as
social secretaries such as that held
by Loulie Goldman, heroine Of the
story. One young woman confided to
the novelist that she could do every
thing Louie could do except talk
baseball. Another was frank in con-
Tossing that she thought this would
afford her a good chance to pick al
husband from among the wealthy set
Mrs. Futrelle has been compelled to
answer that she is not running an
employment bureau, and that she
fears positions like Loulie's are few
and far between.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-02-29

Anything colossal, even stupidity, IL
worthy of admiration.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-02-29

Since the announcement of a short
time g that a posthumous novel by
Vaughn Hester is to be published in
the future, the publishers of Mr..
Kester's last success. The Prodigal
Judge, have received hundreds Of let
ters from all over the United States
and Canada. 1t seems that no book
of recent years has made such a broad
appeal as The Prodigal Judge. Ono
reader # the book expresses the opin-
lon that Mr.. Kester must have labor
ed under the influence Of a genuine
inspiration while writing this novel.
All of those who have written the
publishers express their delight at
the prospect of reading another book
from Mr.. Kester's pen.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-02-29

Gelett Burgess, the author of Find
the Woman, one of the sure hits of
the seasons novels, is continually
whining about his fate. A recent
caller found the originator of tho
purple COW looking moodily at himI
self in the mirror.
I'm sorry I'm not a Greek god,
eight feet TALL" he sighed.
The caller tried to console him by
saying she hated gods of that height,
and Greek ones anyhow.
A African god, them" pleaded
Burgess.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-02-29

Great credit should be given Hon.
w. G. Smith, railroad commissioner,
who has been working diligently for
the benefit Of the settlers in the west
ern part of the state for the free grain
rate, and also to the different railroad
companies who have granted it. -
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-02-29
A RECORD ORDER
FOR SEED GRAIN
o. S. Jones Seed Co., Sioux Falls, Will
Furnish Seed Grain for Lyman
County Officials

From Sioux Falls Argus-Leader, %.
In competition with some ffte&l
different seed concerns, the O. ),
Jones Seed company of Sioux Falls
succeeded in landing the contract to
furnish to the county. officials of Ly-
man county, this state, seed grain
amounting to the splendid sum OF
$3S,674.00. The seed selected is to be
delivered to the commissioners OF
Lyman county for distribution among
the farmers OF that county. The deal
was closed following a careful inspec-
ton of the local plant and product
Of the Jones Seed company, by rep
resentatives of the above named Of
ficials. The excellent equipment and
unusual facilities for cleaning and
preparing the seeds, coupled with the
fact nat this was the only house
bidding in a position to furnish full
lines of properly cleaned seeds requir-
ed to fill the order, Were important
factors in landing his prize order.
The contract calls for wheat, oats.
barley, millet, corn and alfalfa
The o. S. Jones Seed company is
sIrely to be congratulated for their
success in this instance, which is suf-
hcient evidence that this firm is in a
position to deliver the goods when IL
ONE to quality and quantity of seed
gratn.- y ~ss--N 4
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-07-11

The Misses Beatrice Patrick and
Mable Harger are Greenville visitors
today.
The well men at the water works
park brought i'm a fine new well We'd
nesday, it is SO feet deep and has fine
flow.
Ellis Ranney and family of Green
vile have moved down TO the Ranney
farm for the summer. They came last
Friday.
Mrs. J. l.. Park and daughter
Beatrice returned today from three
weeks visit at Colon, Saugatuck, South
Haven and Grand Rapids.
Mr.. and Mrs. &. III. Pierce of Rou-
lette, Pennsylvania, are guests of Mr..
and Mrs. +. +. Hudson, for a week.
Mr.. Pierce is a brother of Mrs. Hudson.
Mrs. w. +. Coulter, who went TO
Ann Arbor several weeks ago for an
operation at the University hospital,
has so far recovered from the operation
as to be able TO return home. She is
expected home Saturday.
Miss Alkaline Welte left today for an
extended visit in the East She will
visit New York City, Boston, Mass
achusetts, and Manchester, New
Hampshire during her absence, SPEND
ing week in the two latter places.
She will also enjoy weeks camping
on the Hudson River.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-07-11
Order OF Publication

STATE OF MICHIGAN,
The Circuit Court for the County of
Ionia s. SIN Chancery.
Bedding Building Il Loan Association,
Complainant,
VS..
Frank Maturean, Orpha Maturean,
Defendants.
Suit pending in the Circuit Court for
the County OF Ionia in Chancery, at the
City of Ionia in said County, on the
End day OF July A. ID. 1912.
In this cause ii appearing from affi-
davit on file, that the Defendants,
Frank Maturean and Orpha Maturean,
place OF residence is unknown To the
complainant in the above cause and
that il has been unable TO ascertain the
same after due search and inquiry on
motion of Fred l.. Warner Complain
ants solicitor it is ordered that the said
DEPENDENTS, Frank Maturean and
Orpha Maturean cause their appearance
TO be entered herein, within five months
from the date OF this order and in case
of their appearance that they cause
their answer TO the Compliments bill
of complaint to be filed, and copy
thereof 10 be served on said Complain
ants solicitor within twenty days after
service on them Of a copy OF said bill
and notice of this order; and that in de-
fault thereof, said bill be taken as con-
fessed by the said Defendants.
And tits Further Ordered, That with
in twenty days the said Complainant
cause a notice of this order TO be pub
lished in the Bedding Banner news
paper printed, published and circulat-
ing in said County, and that such pub
LEGATION be continued therein at least
once in each week for six weeks in sue
cession, or that IL cause copy OF this
order TO be personally served on said
DEPENDENTS at least twenty days before
the time above prescribed for their
appearance. FRANK ID. M. DAVIS
Circuit Judge.
Fred l.. Warner,
Solicitor for Complainant.
Attest-A true Copy.
Lula NJ. Cook,
Deputy Register
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-07-11
Becomes A Benedict

Con. Brigham, for many years 4,
employe OF the Pere Marquette in this
city and for several years past station
agent here has Joined the ranks of the
benedicts, as the following from the
Ionia Standard of Wednesday July 10,
would explain matters:
"Mr. Conrad w. Brighman, p. M.
station agent at Bedding and Miss
Edith Johnson OF Six Lakes were mar
ried at 200 o'clock this afternoon at the
pastoral residence by Rev. DIR. Callen.
They went TO Grand Rapids this after
noon, and will go from their to Detroit.
They will make their home in Beld-
ing"
Cons many friends will join with
the Banner in wishing Mr.. and Mrs.
Brigham a long and happy life.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-07-11

Mrs. Rose King left Monday for q
few days visit with friends i'm Green.
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernie Grinnell return
ed Monday from two weeks visit al
Reed City.
&. T.. Densmore of Bellaire has been
guest of his sister, Mrs. T.. 1. Arnold
for few days.
Miss Neva Curtis of Edmore was an
over Sunday guests al the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. G.. Eddy.
Miss Emma Holland OF breckenridge
was an over Sunday guest al the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Steele.
The Misses Maude and Daisy Ed
wards of Chicago, arrived here Tuesday
for two weeks visit with Mrs. VI. J..
Osborn.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-07-11
Short Items of Interest Re
Lafins TO the Tozpn and Its
People. told In . Single
Paragraph.
Local ~
BreVitieS.

+. +. Doty Of Battle Creek was call
ing on fielding friends, Monday.
Mrs. u. ID. Dow left Monday for a
few days visit with relatives nj Muir.
| Mr.. and Mrs. w. ID. Sumner return
ell Monday, from two weeks visit
with relatives Mt Crystal.
Mrs. w. IL. Kennedy went To Green
Vile, Tuesday, for days visit with
Mr. and Mrs Ray Watson.
Mrs. George Stevens, who has been
enjoying vacation at 81. Louis, re-
turned To this city Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Lee returned
Monday, from weeks visit with
relatives and friends al. Lowell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Walser returned
Monday, from few days visit with
their daughter in Grand Rapids.
Mrs. Levi Smith and son Lewis, of
Rudyard, are guests for the week nj
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. III. Shaw.
Mrs. o. NJ. Fisher and two daughters
OF Newton, Mass arrived here Tuesday
for few weeks visit with her sister,
MIS-. M. j. Demorest.
N. p. Werner went 10 Macatawa
Park, Tuesday, TO attend a meeting OF
the Michigan agents of the Preferred
Life Insurance Co.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Bap
fist church will hold baked goods
sale Saturday, July IL, at Wilson Il
Skellenger's grocery store.
The Belding Independents will play
the Shiloh ball team nj Long Lake
next Sunday, July l4lh. The game
will he played on the south side of the
lake.
Mrs. +. l.. Kelner and two children,
of Kalamazoo, who have been guests
for the past ten days at the home Of
Mrs. L.. &. Fales, left for their home in
that city Tuesday.
Rev. N. j. Myers, a former pastor
here is now serving the Pilgrim Congre-
gational church in Denver, Colorado.
During his vacation he is engaged in |
the parsonage.
Mrs. j. III. Mol and daughter Nina, |
Mrs James Williams and Miss Almeda |
Smith returned TO Grand Rapids, Mon |
day, after spending the Fourth al the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Shaw.
In the absence OF Mr.. Maxwell Rev. |
III. III. Harris M. +. pastor at Sheridan
will occupy the pulpit al the Methodist
church Sunday morning July IA and
will preach at the open air service at |
500
An entertainment Will be given |
Tuesday evening, July Is, by the +. +.
u. lodge A good attendance is de-
sired. Each member may bring a
friend. Lady members please furnish
cake.
Complaints have reached the officers
at Bedding that someone is stealing
flowers from the graves in the cemetery
at thst city. The party is evidently
fond Of flowers and Sheriff Taylor
promises some forget-me-nots If the
culprit is caught.-Portland Review.
Rev. &. |. Taylor, pastor of the Con-
gregational church, goes to Pueblo,
Colo, this week and will remain in
that city about two months, during
which time he will fill the pulpit of
the Pilgrim church. There is no secret
about the fact that the church in that
city is looking for pastor and that
Rev. Taylor's occupation OF the pulpit
for the next seven Sundays is for the
purpose of allowing both church and
pastor To decide what their future rel
atoms shall be.-Portland Review.