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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-07-04
MEDICAL VALUE OF SPICES
They Arouse tho Appetite and Pro-
mote the, Secretion Of the Gas
trio Juice.

The spices are a very interesting
group Of substances; they are the
foundation of a considerable industry.
they have their medical uses and final
ly are of special importance In dietet-
les.
Their value resides In their richness
In aromatic substances and essential
oils; strictly speaking. they are not
foods. but often enough they are es-
sential elements in the diet. Spices
have been the subject of classic re-
search, as, for example, in the clover
and important investigation which
Pawlow undertook as to the psychic
Influences OF food and as to the value
of xest In nutrition.
Spices were shown to arouse appe-
tite and to promote the secretion Of
the gastric Juice. and the role they
play therefore In dieteties Is a very
important one. The medicinal action
of some Of them Is further OF value.
Allspice, for example, is used as an
aromatic and has been successfully ad-
ministered for fatulency or for over
coming gripping due to purgatives, and
occasionally 1t is reported that the oil
gives relief In rheumatism and neural
gia
The medical uses of cinnamon are
we'll known. Cardamoms are used In
the form Of tincture as aromatic and
stomachic and they are also employed
as favoring agent in curry powder,
cakes and liqueurs. The applications
OF capsicum and the peppers general
ly are well known Gloves are aro-
matte. carminative and stimulant and
have been used In dyspepsia, gastric
irritation and In cases OF vomiting in
pregnancy.
OIL OF cloves is also a popular rem
edy for toothache. II has also It's uses
In microscopy as a preservative and
for clearing sections The uses of
nutmeg are wide, vanilla has an enor-
nous application as a fiavoring pat
ronage on account of It's bright yellow
color and pleasant musky flavor
lancet
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-07-04

| Mrs. VIM. Phillips was Greenyill
visitor Monday,
Mrs. &. l.. Brown left Saturday L
visit friends at Cadillac.
Miss Eva Hysell is enjoying a shor
vacation nj her home in Pierson.
Miss Gladys Cusick is spending he
vacation with her parents at Leroy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Carter went {,
Coral Saturday TO visit her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. +. Hale left Monda,
to visit their son I'm Houghton county
Miss Louise Clark of Gary, Indiana
arrived home Tuesday for her summer
vacation.
Miss Lille Noble went TO Ionia,
Monday for few days visit with bel
brother Charles.
Mrs. Martha Gilmer of Paris, and
her two daughters, were guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. Wess Porter Monday.
Mrs. Geo w. French of Ionia was an
over Sunday guest Of her mother and
sisters, Mrs. A. Hopkins and daughters
Mrs. Alfred Locke, of Ionia, was an
over Sunday guest at the home her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Morse,
Fof Otisco.
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Runnels went 10
Sand Lake Monday-Niek 10 return in
a week, but Mrs. Runnells will stay
few weeks.
Miss Matilda Holmes returned to her
home at YpsiIanti, Tuesday, after
spending several days with Mrs. Guy
ID. Weter of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Allen are enter
tanning this week his parents and sister,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Allen and Miss
Mae Allen, all of Breckenridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Rockefeller, of
Grand Rapids, returned home Monday
after few days visit at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Rockefeller
Mrs. Huntley Russell of Grand Rap
ids was in the city Tuesday on her
way to Stanton where she was going in
the interest of the women suffrage
campaign, which is just beginning TO
develope and bids fair tn grow into
great proportions later. She says the
work is progressing finely and there is
quite pronounced sentiment in favor
OF the proposed amendment To the
state constitution giving women the
ballot. She is anxious that an organi-
cation be formed for the purpose of
pushing the campaign in this city and
community and expects to come here
later and talk it up with the ladies.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-07-04
Charles NJ. Beckwith Dead

The many friends of Mrs. Emma
Whitney Beckwith in this city will
smypathize with her in the loss by
death of her husband Charles M. Beck
with aged forty-five years, in Grand
Rapids, Tuesday. He was manager Of
the Kelley Institute, but on account of
poor health has not been actively
engaged in business for two years.
Mrs. Beckwith is a sister of Mrs.
Harry Lamb.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-07-04
Local ~
Brevities.

Born 10 Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Biyins
son, June 18th.
The Misses Viola and Ethel Conners
left Friday for a vacation at Stanwood
Harry Stacey left Friday for a week },
visit with his brother, Herbert Stacey
at Stanwood.
Percy Hanks and family, including
the dog, are enjoying weeks outing
at Stanwood.
Mrs. Martha 5. Joiner left Friday fol
Benzonia TO visit her sons, Martin and
Robert Joiner.
Mrs. Emma Fig left Friday for a
few months visit with relatives and
friends at Reed City.
Miss Josie Schous went to Reed City,
Friday, TO spend her vacation with
relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Mcqueen left Fri
day for two weeks visit with relatives
and friends at Vickeryville.
Mrs. +. ID. Hager and two children
left Friday for a weeks visit with rel
atives at Sheridan and Carson City.
The Misses Minnie Schutt and Nina
Kierstead left Friday for Boyne City
where they will spend their vacation.
Charles Williams and family left
Monday for weeks visit at Tenary
and Marquette, in the Upper Penineula.
Mrs. Flora Thompson and Miss Lena
Thompson, left Friday for Bay View,
where they expect TO spend the sum-
mer.
Miss Mable Barnum started Satur-
day for few visit with relatives at
Hutchinson, Kansas and Victor, Colo
RADIO.
Mrs. Harry Stacey and Mrs. M. Ken
nedy went to Stanwood, Friday, for a
few days visit with relatives at that
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernie Grinell are enjoy
ing few weeks vacation at the home |
of Mrs. Grinell's parents near Reed |
City.
Mr.. and Mrs George Kingsbury and
daughter left Sundy for weeks visit
with their daughter, Mrs. Ray stanton
in Detroit.
Miss Ella Armour left Friday for
Petoskey 10 spend the summer with
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Horn, formerly
of this city.
Mrs. Mary Currie, who has been n
guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Olds, left for her home at Tawas
City, Friday.
Mrs. +. Mumby and daughter Edith
returned To their home at Coral, Friday, |
after short visit at the home of George
Mumby of this city.
Mrs. Eva Thompson and daughter
Pearl, of Stanton, returned home Fri
day, after weeks visit at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dawes.
Mrs. Clara Stanton and daughter
Miss Ina stanton of Detroit, were in
the city Saturday, they are visiting at
the old homestead in Grattan. A new
automobile is one of the equipments at
the old farm and the Slaytons are
enjoying it very much.
j. p. Presley returned last week from
ckbridge where he accompanied his
wife who will remain few weeks to
attend the homecoming event to be
held there in August. While there Mr..
Presley fished in several lakes near his
old home and proved TO be the crack
fisherman of the season, landing several
black bass one of which weighed more
than five pounds, the largest caught
there this season.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-07-04
Short Hens of Interest Re-
Latins 10 the Tovn aaj It's
People. told In a Single
Paragraph.

Mrs. Ella Lewis is visiting relative
at Sand Lake.
Miss Gladys Eggleston left Monda.
for few weeks outing at Bay View.
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Brown left Tues
day for few weeks visit at Carson
City.
Miss Rebecca Balloon left Tuesday
for a summer vacation with her grand
ma at Riverdale.
Mesdames Lucy and Vern Bowen left
Monday for short visit with relatives
and friends at Howard City.
Mrs. Lewis Walser, who has been q
gnest at the home of Max Walser for q
week, left Monday for her home al
Chesaning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lorenzo Birtless re-
turned To their home at Leroy, Mon
day, after few days visit at the home
of w. +. Little.
The Misses Ruth Morganthau and
May Hubbard left Monday To attend
the summer school at the Ferris Insti-
tute at Big Rapids.
Miss Hazel X. Dutt returned Friday
from Ann Arbor where she has COM
pleted the literary course and secured
the degree of B.A.
Mrs. George Leonard and son left
Monday for Marquette TO join Mr.
Leonard, who has fine position in a
barber shop in that city.
Melvin Wagner was home from Ann
Arbor this week and the degree of
Master of Mason was conferred on him
nj the Masonic lodge Saturday night.
DIR. aud Mrs. G. +. Smith have had
as a guest the past week, Miss Grace
Parmerlee of Detroit, and on Saturday
Mrs. Smith entertained q
of ladies To meet Miss
Parmerlee.
Ever on the alert 10 please his
patrons Manager Drager of the Rex
Theatre has just installed six rotary
electric fans which makes the Rex the |
coolest place in Bedding. Go in some
hot night and get cooled off.
DIR. j. III. Dumon of Centralia,
w Washington, +. h. Benn, DIR. T.. Smits
and Arie Smits of Aberdeen, Washing
on, have been visiting in this part of |
Michigan. Mr. Dunnon is a brother /
If Charles Dumon of Smyrna and Mrs.
NJ. Unger OF this city.
Cards were received this week an
loouncing the birth of daughter TO |
Nr. and Mrs. Claude l.. n ash of Union
jity, Mich. Congratulations are most |
\ ash have many friends in this vicin-
ty. Mrs. Nash will be remembered as
Mss Cherrie Campbell.
Dean Swift Face returned last Frid-
rom Ann Arbor and is now q FULL
lodged lawyer having acquired his
IL. b. of the u. of M. Owing to the
act that Dean completed the course
'efore reaching the age of twenty-one
lie will be obliged TO wait severa
months before the people of the great
tate Of Michigan can avail themselves
# the valuable advice he is now able TO
i've them. The Banner is sure proud
# Dean.
Notices have been published frequent.
y in regard TO the use of water illegal
yior in other words during hours pro-
libited by the water board, but SEEM
ngly without avail. Last Saturday
hight six different ones were APP
pretended in the act of violating the
'ules and had their water turned off
After paying a fine they were allowed
o use it again and will doubtless be
careful in the future.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-06

years ago. was swept by a tidal wave.
The story goes that at the time OF the
tidal wave a ball was in progress at a
summer resort on the island, and every
one of the three hundred couples were
drowned. The music is said to be won
derfully realistic.
The Fillmore Street Whist club met
Thursday with Mrs. w. T. Crosby at
her home on Topeka avenue.
X X
Mrs. D. E. Palmer will entertain the
Lakota club next Monday, at her home
on West Tenth avenue.
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs. Alvarado M. Fuller, who has
been in San Jose, California, with her
mother for some time, is expected to
return home next week.
Miss Bernice johnson, of Atchison.
will go to Kansas City Saturday, after
a short visit to Mrs. Frank GFiggs.
Miss Josephine Norton has gone to
Springfield, Ohio, to visit relatives.
Mrs. a. H. Horton. who has been i'll
in hospital, has been taken to her
apartments in the Devon, and is con-
valescing. Her daughter. Mrs. E. B.
Mcdowell, of Kansas City. who has
been with her during her illness, will
remain two weeks longer.
Save White Swan bread wrappers
Adv.
Mrs. w. E. Drechsel, of Leavenworth
will be the guest of Mrs. Charles
Mitchell during the holidays.
Mrs. Chauncey Dewey. of Chicago,
who is visiting her parents, Bishop
and Mrs. F. r. Millspaugh, will return
home the first of next week.
Miss Helen Creager. of Kansas City,
is the guest of Miss Mary Paxton.
Mr.. A. A GODDARD has returned from
a business trip to Kansas City.
Mrs. NJ. E. Swift. of Chicago. is visit
ing her cousin, Mrs. Carr Taylor. Mrs.
has returned from Washington. d. c.,
Miss Mary Vose, Mrs. Charles Brooks
Thomas. Miss Lenore Monroe, Miss
Welcome Aver. and Judge T. F. Carver
meeting of the Board of Charities and
Corrections.
Miss Witwer and Mrs. Coppedge
Christmas sale of hand painted china
and oil paintings. Friday and Satur-
day, Dec. and T. 1925 Western Ave.
ADV
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Afford left yes
terday for Detroit, Michigan, where
they will spend two weeks.
Miss Dorothy Edward. of Hutchinson
who has been visiting Miss Jessie Tip
ton at the Manspeaker. returned home
Thursday.
Mrs. Clifford Hall of Kansas City. is
spending a week with. her sister, Mrs
T. r. Paxton
Among Wichitans who are planning
a European trip for some time IN the
near future are Mrs. w. e. Stanley
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and Miss Harriet Stanley. They have
not as yet decided the date for their
trip and their plans are indefinite but
they will probably sail some time with
in the next few months.-Wichita
Eagle.
Captain Dorsey Cullen arrived Thurs
day to Join Mrs. Cullen in a visit to
Mr.. and Mrs. A A. Hurd. They will
be here until after the holidays.
Mrs Theodore Snattinger, of Mime
apolis, Minnesota, is visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Howell Jones, Mr..
Snattinger will come to spend the hoi-
days in Topeka and they Will return
home together
The marriage of Miss Fanny Jarboe
and Mr. c. A Bassett, both of Burlin-
game, took place Thursday afternoon
at $3.50 O'Clock, Rev. Paul Schenk Of
ficiatfng The marriage took place in
Topeka at the parsonage Mr.. Bassett
is the son of Judge and Mrs J. r.
Bassett, formerly of Topeka, and the
brother of Mr. Frank Bassett, of Clay
street. They will make their home in
Burlingame.
Dr. and Mrs. s. A Johnson enter
tanned at dinner Thursday evening for
Mr.. and Mrs GatecIiff. in honor of
Mrs. GatecIiff's birthday anniversary.
At Miss Witwer's sale there will be
a special table of soc and $1.00 China.
ADV.
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c)OCHvy

Mrs. H. o. Carney will give an in
formal afternoon party Saturday from
8 to 6 for Mrs. W. E. Hahn, of New
York city, and for Mrs. Halm's daugh-
ter, Mrs. Herman H. Hahn, of St
Louis, who arrived today to visit Mrs
Garvey. The guests at the affair to-
morrow will be old time friends of Mrs
Hahn, who formerly made her home in
Topeka.
The tenth annual law scrimmage will
be held tonight in Lawrence This is
one of the two exclusive law functions
of the school year at the university
and is given at the close of the foot
ball season in honor of the football
warriors Besides the football squad
consisting of 80 men, the guests of
honor will be the managers and their
wives, the faculty of the law school
and the members of the supreme court
of Kansas and their wives Music for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-06
Practical Gifts
for Men

the evening will be furnished by Halls
orchestra of Topeka. The men of the
court and their wives, who are asked
to share honors, are: Chief Justice and
Mrs. w. A. Johnston, Justice and Mrs.
Silas Porter, Justice and Mrs. Henry
Mason, Justice and Mrs. Rousseau A
Burch, Justice and Mrs. ]. 5. West,
Justice and Mrs. A. W. Benson, and
Justice and Mrs. Clark A Smith, all
of Topeka.
The HelianthuS club gave a dance
Thursday night at the Elks' hall.
Among those who attended were: Mr..
and Mrs. J. c. Mohler Mr.. and Mrs. F.
w. Griggs Mr.. and Mrs. Don Null
vane. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Davis, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Morgan, Mr.. and Mrs.
lief Felix, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mitch
ELL Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Davis, Mr..
and Mrs. w. w. Wikidal, Mr.. and Mrs.
Norman Wear, Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard
Crosby, Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Eastman,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Davis, Mrs. Arthur
Lingafelt of Oklahoma, Mrs. Marie
Price Wear, Miss Helen Lindsay, Miss
Clyde Bonebrake. Miss Frances Dor
sey of Columbia, Mo-. Miss Marian
Wear. Miss Helen Spielman, Miss
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-06
Is CENT s'DANDERINE'' FOR FALLING
HAIR AND DANDRUFF---G GROWS HAIR
C pay for worthless hair toncsUse old. reliable.
harmless "Danderine"-Get results.

Get a 20 cent bottle of Knowfton's
Danderine from any drug store or
toilet counter, and after the first ap-
plication you will say it was the best
investment you ever made. Your hair
will Immediately take on that life,
lustre and luxuriance which is so beau
tiful. 1t will become wavy and fluffy
and have the appearance of abundance;
an Incompatible gloss and softness, but
what will please you most will be after
Just a few weeks use, when you VIII
actually see a lot of fine, downy hair
new hair-growing all over the scalp.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-06

Inin. brittle, colorless and scraggy
hair is mute evidence OF a neglected
scalp; of dandruff-that awful scurf-
the hair as dandruff It robs the hair
of its lustre, it's strength and its very
life; eventually producing a feverish-
ness and itching of the scalp, which
If not remedied causes the hair roots
to shrink, loosen and die-then the
hair falls out fast.
A little Danderine tonight-noU-
anytime-will surely save your hair.
ADV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-06

The program that Mr.. Edward Bax-
ter Perry will give tonight in Wash
burn chapel will include two Beethoven
numbers. Moonlight Sonata and the
Dance of the Dervishes (from Ruins of
Athens; two Liszt selections. Condo
leria and the Sixth Rhapsodie: Die
Schoen Zeit. by Hoffman. the Dryad. by
Jensen. and two numbers by Mr.. Perry
and Etude and balIade. Lost Island
Mr., Perry's concert will be a lecture
recital, and he is himself the Original
tor of that form of musical entertain
ment- He has been totally blind since
he was nine years of age. yet he plays
with bTiIliance and precision. He is a
linguist, being master of three Ian
guages. and having a good knowledg e
of three others His Lost Island Bal
laIe is musical Interpretation of
Safcsbie Heam's article on the island
in the Gulf of Mexico which. some
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-06

Bernice Johnson of Atchison, Miss Nell
Kouns, Miss Sara Kouns, Miss Eva
Smith, Miss Frances Connell Miss
Helen Smith, Miss Hazel Howe, Miss
Dorothy Brown, Miss Welcome Aver,
DR.. Merrill Lindsay, Mr.. Edwin Kist-
Ter, Mr. Clarkson Millspaugh, Mr.: Dick
Hall, Mr.. Joe Risteen, Mr.. Allen Nc
Neal, Mr.. Harry Eagle, Mr.. John Mich
olson Mr.. Bert Reid, Mr.. Arthur Wolf,
Mr.. Ed Kellam, Mr.. Tom King, Mr..
Clarence Jordan, Mr.. Clay Hamilton,
Mr.. Ed Curry, Mr. c. B. Mckee, Mr..
w. B. Collinson and Mr.. Frank South
wick.
The interest of a large share of the
society women is divided this week
between spending their money for
Christmas presents and inducing other
people to spend theirs for the same
purpose 1t has been a week of ba-
zaars. The Methodist women held a
two days sale in the new addition to
the church. The counter of fancy ar
ticIes in one day returned more than
a hundred dollars. The first evening
of the bazaar the women fed 300 peo-
pie, and there were not enough frag-
ments left to feed those who served.
In the kitchen back of the big Sunday
school room, where the serving was
done, there were three stoves and in
addition an immense oven with five
tiers of drawers, in which 200 pounds
of turkey were roasted at one time.
Potatoes were peeled by the dishpan
full and gravy made by the gallon.
Two women came in to the bazaar and
met in the fancy article department
each caught. red-handed with the
goods. buying the other a Christmas
present.
The women of Grace cathedral held
a sale in the store of the Santa Fe
Watch company Thursday afternoon
and evening, and in the evening they
added to the attractions of plum pud-
ding, brown bread, sewing aprons. ETC.
a Victrola concert, which was thrown
in for good neaSura
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-06

Try state journal Ads for Results.
Chariton courier., 1912-03-01
for president if it is rendered, to

for president if it is rendered T.
me, and / will adhere to this
decision until the convention has
expressed its preference. One
of the chief principles for which
! have stood and for which / now
stand and which ! have always
endeavored and always shall en-,
deavor to reduce to action is the
genuine rule of the people; and
therefore, ! hope that so far al
possible the people may be giver
the chance, through direct pri,
maries, to express their prefer,
ence as to who shall be the nom.
inee of the Republican Nationa,
Convention.
Very truly yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Here is what the Colonel said
on the subject of a third term in
1904 and again in 1907:
The wise custom which limits
a president to two terms is in
regard to the substance and moi
the form and in no circumstances
will l be a candidate, or accep,
another nomination"
Theodore Roosevelt on election
night, 1904.
Il have not changed and viii
not change the decision thus an
nounced."
Theodore Roosevelt on Decem
Der ii, 1907, after repeating hit
declaration Of 1904.
But the Spectacular Statesman
is in the race, and il anybody
understands what that will near
from now to the end of the
Chicago convention, il is Presi
dent Taft. Democrats will lost
no time watching the game be
tween Republican politicians ant
patronage postmasters, however
We are in the Sweep stakes rims
with Speaker Clark against Ted
dy or Taft Mox nix.
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didate ever since he was presi-
dent) but on the contrary lure
him so far from his recent re-
serve that they and others could
head him off in case he grew
panicky. dispatched il to him
about two weeks ago. That let
ter is not so material now as the
reply. Here It's. brief and brisk:
NEW YORK. FEB. "a. 1912.
Gentlemen: deeply apDre-
ciate your letter and realize tc
the full the heavy responsibility
Il puts upon me, expressing as i
does the carefully considered
convictions of the men elected
By popular vote TO stand as the
heads Of government in their
several states.
Il absolutely agree with YOU
that this matter is not one to be
decided with any reference to the
personal preferences or interests
Of any man. but purely from the
standpoint Of the interests Of
the people Us a whole.
II will accept the nomination