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Putnam patriot., 1912-07-12

The maid respectfully withdrew few paces, when her mistress came up.
 What a place to meet a man of gasolenel" greeted Valerie Carlisle. in her low. assured tones. Or are you also in distress, MT. Stanton, and forced to prosaic train travel?"
 Her manner was that of one meet ing an ordinary acquaintance. she held out her hand, in its miniature tan gauntlet. with perfect ease. No one could have guessed how uncoRven- tional and slight had been their intro duction.
 "I am going to Massachusetts" Stan. ton answered as composedly.
 "To Massachusetts? But so are vel At least. we had everything ar ranged to motor out to our country place. until twenty minutes ago our chauffeur was taken violently i'll. Now I suppose we must go by train" she broke the sentence, her large brown eyes sweeping Floyd wfth de 1iberate question and scrutiny.
 Miss Carlisle, Mir Floyd. whom you saw beside be for many hours at the Beach motordrome." Stanton made the presentation.
 Her face cleared swiftly, he could have said it was relief which shot across her expression.
 Your mechanician7 Is 1t possiblef You also are going to Lowell. Mir. Floyd?"
 "Yes, since my next work Is there" Floyd replied. unsmiling and laconic. It was evident he and Miss Carlisle dlsliked each other at sight.
 She turned from him indifferently.
 MT. Stanton, I am going to make you a selfish invitation. Our place Is about seventy-ave miles from New York; will you not try our new motor car and give me the honor of being driven there by you? You could go on to Lowell with us tomorrow morn- ing, or, if you insisted. finish the jour ney by train after dinner"
 Amazed, Stanton looked at her. Once again he mentally asked himself what she could want of him.
 Thank you I have arranged to take this train" he declined.
 Decidedly"
 Decidedly, Miss Carlisle"
 She bent her head, batting her small tan shoe on the platform. She was even more handsome than his night glimpse of her had shown, with an ivory-tinted, cultivated beauty whose one defect was coldness.
 "Of course. can not urge you" she slowly rejoined. "But stroll back to the depot with me, pray; l bad some thing to say"
 
 ITO De Continued
Putnam patriot., 1912-07-12

The mist have grown thicker, in the lights dazzling silver curtain before mems eyes, and the track had been worn to deep grooves at the turns. The Mercury was sweeping past the grand-stand. when one of the two slower cars. being overtaken, slipped its drivers control, caught in a foot deep rut, and swerved crashing into the machine next it. Twice over it rolled, splintering sickeningly. but fiinging both of its men clear of the wreck. The car struck, plunged on around the curve into the mist, ap- parently unhurt.
 Out across the damp dusk pierced the shriek of the klaxon, mingled with the cry of the people and the tinkle of the hospital telephone. Stanton, swinging wide to avoid the pitiful wreckage, kept on his course
 "Stopi" Floyd shouted imperatively beside him. Stop. Stanton, stop,"
 Stanton sped on, disregarding what he supposed was a novice's nervous sympathy. He could not aid the stunned men lying on the track, and one glance had told him that they could be safely passed; as indeed they had been.
 "Stop!" the command rang again; and as Stanton merely shook his head with impatient annoyance, the mechanician swiftly stopped forward.
 The motor slackened oddly. Before the astounded driver had time to grasp the situation, the power died from under his hands and the car was only carried forward by its own momen- tum. Automatically he damned down the brakes and turned in his seat to confront his companion in a wrathful amazement choking speech. Floyd faced him, even his lips white beneath his mask, but with steadfast eyes.
 T know" he forestalled the tenn pest. You've got the right to put me off the carl threw your switch I've got nothing to say. But the mist lifted and I saw what lay ahead"
 What lay ahead? The klaxon was shrieking madly, from all around the track came the sound of halting cars. The rising wind pushed along the fog walls again. and they opened to reveal the second machine of the late acci- dent, not twenty-five feet ahead, . tilted, motionless heap. After the collision 1t had staggered this far, to go down with broken rear axle and two lost rear wheels. Its men were still In their seats unhurt.
 There was an instant of silence. The avoided disaster was no excuse for the mechanician's interference, nor did Floyd offer 1t as such, we'll aware that his driver was perfectly justified in any course he chose to take There can be but one pilot at any wheel
 Since l suppose you are not equal to cranking a ninety Mercury, you had better fix the spark and gas while l start it." dryly suggested Stanton. "And-never do that again"
 He stepped out and went to the front of his car, seizing the crank and starting the big motor with an ex- ertion of superb strength which would indeed have been impossible to the slender Floyd When he retook his seat, the mechanician made his equal ly laconic apology and acknowledg- ment of error.
 T never will" Floyd gave his word.
 The wind shook the mist more strongly, streamers of pink and gold trembled across the sky. The day had commenced.
Putnam patriot., 1912-07-12
Colds Affect
 the Kidneys
Many Putnam People Have
 Found This to be True

Are you wretched in bad weather?
 Does every cold settle on your kidneysl
 Does your back ache and become weak
 Are urinary passages irregular and dis tressing9
 These symptoms show kidney weak ness.
 The kidneys need quick help.
 Doan's Kidney Pills cure kidney sui fering.
 Putnam people say so.
 Mrs. D. Cady, 3l Grove street, Putnam, Conn, says: "For three or four years Q mem Der of my family suffered from se- we're pains across the small of the back. He was unable to sleep well and tossed about for hours. A day or two before a storm he always noticed that his trouble was worse and when he caught cold his suffering was also intensified. Added to this was an annoying kidney weakness, the kidney secretions being unnatural. Until Doan's Kidney Pills, procured at Dresser's Drug Store, were used nothing relieved him. This preparation disposed of the kidney difficulty and removed the backache." (5tatement given March ?, 1906.)
 Confirmed Proof.
 On July II, 1911, Mrs. Cady said l: l willingly repeat all I have Trevioosiy said about Doan's Kidney Pills. The cure this remedy effected Tn our house. hold has been permanent 1 have also taken Doan's Kidney Pills for symptoms of disordered kidneys with benefit"
 For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents Foster Milburn Co.,, Buffalo, New York sole agents for the United States.
 Remember the nsme-Do@n's and take no other.
Putnam patriot., 1912-07-12
"some one is calling you.- be signi.

"Some one is calling you.- he signi. fed
 Stanton turned, and found s pant ing. black gowned young woman be- hind him.
 My mistress bade me ask you to wait. sir" she apologized.
 Your mistress?'
 She stepped aside. and he saw a tall. fair-haired girl gowned with finished richness in a motor costume of pale tan silk, who advanced with leisurely grace toward them.
 Miss Carlisle, sir" supplemented the maid
 There Is no need for you to go.- Stanton checked. ss Floyd moved to continue on his way. Stay here"
 He was obeyed without comment.
Putnam patriot., 1912-07-12

(To Be Continued)
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-27

Ci les, however large, far-famed
and well advertised they may be,
are judged to "A great extent by
the appearance of their stores and
business places. First Impressions
are always lasting and count for
much. Many prospective customers
are Influenced for or against
ore solely by first impressions.
On that score the I. Frank Ire
land Company has lit le to fear.
1.-THE big store with the yellow
front is one Of the most imposing
STRUCTURES on Main st. Con-
structed Of brick and stone, three
$ cries high and fully as large as
two ordinary store buildings, it
adds greatly to the attractiveness
Of our business section. The four
plate glass show windows are al
ways tastefully and seasonably
decorated wi h the best of every
thing in the hardware line.
The excellent impression one Sc
cures with his first view Of the
store is in no way lessened upon
more careful examination. As
the accompanying picture of the
interior clearly shows, the entire
building from cellar to garnet is
neat, modern and up-to-date. 1t is
well lighted by day and night,
and rehec 5 in every way the
progressive spirit Of the firm.
Quite naturally, the store is one
Of the busiest in the city. Mr.. Ire
land has always believed III and
rigidly adhered to a policy Of fair,
honest dealing, prompt and ef-
fcient service, big values and
reasonable profits. A survey of a
few of the lines the firm features
clearly bears out this statement.
Among it s internationally cele-
brated leaders may be mentioned
the New Perfection Oil Heaters,
Jewel gasoline stoves, Boydell
Bros. paints, Adelac varnishes.
Wiss cutlery, Spalding's sport
ing goods, Favorite stoves, Ma
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-27
there.
Our Streets And Sidewalks.

Our streets, for the most part,
are substantially constructed of
stone and crushed gravel. A move
ment is now under way looking
toward the pavement of all the
stree in the business district with
brick or some similar substance
and in all probability the work
will soon be undertaken and
rushed through TO completion.
Every travelled street is bordered
by a cement sidewalk of the best
possible construction and most of
the streets are intersected at every
corner by cement cross walk.
Substantial, solidly constructed
steel bridges span the river in the
different places in the city where
he streets and river intersect,
bridges that have been built to last
for all time to come. Magnificent
shade trees line the streets in those
sections of the city devoted to
homes, and substantial, artistic
ly constructed residences are to be
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-27
Belongs Beautiful Park.

The City Park, ten acres in ex-
tent and four blocks from the CEN
err OF the city, was presented to
he city by Belding Brothers and
ompany ten years ago, at the
ime of the construction of their
mill number two.
1t is beautifully situated on the
southern bank of the Flat river
The grounds slope rather steeply
up from the rivers edge to ii
eighth Of about 100 feet. A grove
Of magnificent shade rees covers
he entire area. Bordering the
liver is a gravel driveway leading
o the water pumping station al
the far erd of the park. Benches
ire convenient, placed in the
ME. shaded spots along the road.
~ay and during the summer
lonths the park finds high favor
'mong tie young people of the
ity as well as with their elders.
Comfort for the Traveller.
Our hotel facilities are unex-
elled. The Hotel Bedding. exten.
lively considered elsewhere, is one
f the leading hostelries Of the
state and is without a peer in any
If the smaller cities of Michigan.
Manager w. p. Hetherington con
lucts it s affairs in a manner tina
merits and receives nothing but
sincere and honest praise from it s
many par ons. 1t enjoys an envi-
able reputation with the travelling
fraternity and does much to win
favorable comment from people
who have visited Bedding and been
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-27

is able to furnish an adequate sup
ply of water to a city several
times the present population of
Bedding.
I'm the event of fire the pumps
are connected directly with the
mains and within five minutes
after receiving a notice of fire,
they are prepared to deliver a
nozzle pressure of one hundred
pounds TO our fire fighting force
in any part Of the city. This high
3ressure system is similar to that
employed in New York City as a
means Of combating the con
hagrations in the heart of the bus
mess district. and provides the
most effec i've means of eXtin-
gushing fires yet devised. Our fire
department. can easily throw an
immense stream of water over the
highest building Of which our
.ity boasts. The department is
equipped with modern hose cart
and ladder wagon and has been
able to easily cope with every fire
with which we have ever been
threatened
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-27

toners and that each successive
year his list of patrons has grown
longer and his trade has increased
in this year, 1912. His well equip
ped and completely stocked store,
Just north of the Bridge st. bridge
is well up among the leading re-
tail business houses of the Silk
City.
He handles nothing but the best
in every line. The Hart canned
goods that you find upon his
shelves. are second to none In the
country. Ask anyone who is fond
of good teas if they ever drank
any better than w. G. j. and Elk
hop Japan. If they ever tried it
they are drinking il today. If they
ion't know it yet they have a treat
i'm store for them as soon as they
can order pound from Mr.. Hud-
son. His Royal Valley Coffee Cos.
coffee needs no better introduce
ton than that it is the only brand
handled by Peter Smith & Sons
Co., the leading grocers of Detroit.
And so on through his entire
stock. Nothing but the best of ev-
erything at the lowest possible
price consistent with good quality.
Once his customer, always his Gus
toner.
Ever courteous and obliging,
With a genial word and hand
.lasp for every one, Mr.. Hudson
not only enjoys the friendships
and esteem of his patrons, but of
everyone with whom he comes in
contact. He's honest with himself
and honest with his trade.
Can you wonder at his success
The test Of time is the test that
ellis. 1t is the only dependable
| me. Minute inspections by experts
nay err. time never does. Lincoln S
Expression, "You can t fool all the
people all the time" is but an
elaboration Of the concise "'Time
will tell. f" Hidden defects, weak
nesses and inspections are sooner
or later revealed by the relentless
searcher. Time. Had the construc.
ton of the Sphinx or the pyra-
mids been faulty we would have
known it by now. To withstand
the onslaught of Time, of age, OF
decay, things which endure must
be constructed Of stern, substantial
stuff.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-27

George Welte, our Main street
photographer. For many years
engaged in the work, he has be-
come seeker after the best
there is in photography. until to-
day, there is but slight chance
for Improvement from the view
point of the present. Whether
large or small, be it life size or
miniature, cabinet or postal card,
the patrons of the Welte Studio
are sure to secure the best there
is in photography of the present,
and Welte is always on the job to
do your bidding.
The fact that life is but an un-
certainty, and the passing a
reality, would make it important
that we possess ourselves of
photos of ourselves and loved
ones while in health and strength,
Much of sorrow and pain has
been felt in days gone by because
a loved one has crossed the great
divide without leaving behind
them photo of the face so dear
to those with whom their lives
were cast.
True wisdom would suggest
that while in life you look to the
interests of loved ones by visit
to this gallery and a small outlay
at least in providing them with a
photo of yourself, and Mr.. Welte
will give you satisfaction, what
ever your choice in photographs
may be.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-27
F.. E. Hudson
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Popular Retail Grocer

1t is not given to all men to
succeed in the grocery business.
Only those who are unafraid Of
long hours and hard work, who
are strictly attentive to every de-
tail, who are by nature courteous
and obliging and who sincerely
believe in honesty as the best
policy can achieve any noteworthy
success as retails of the every
day necessities of life, none but
men Of that calihre can commence
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-27
Wolverine Elastic Roof
ing Paint.
1.-The Kind That Stays Is The Kind That Pays"

heat. of rain and wind and yet re-
main tough and pliable. lie knew
that it must not crack or peel, that
it must be sun proof, water proof
and fire proof. He knew that his
paint must be easy to apply and
that the ingredients must be equal
~ suspended SO as not to divide
in the container or on the roof
when applied.
With these facts in mind MIR.
Knapp went to work. He studied
conditions carefully, experimental
on all kinds Of roofs and roofings,
made changes and improvements
and watched their effects and
eventually evolved secret process
of combining and mixing mater
ials TO give him the results desired.
I'm this way Wolverine Elastic
Roofing Paint was originated and
developed, and was given the paint
qualities that have always kept
it in a class by itself, away and
above it's every competition.
Today it has been on the market
since 1892. For eighteen years it
has been showing a record of salts
fed users. 1t has stood the test OF
time and stood it well.
The largest consumers of pre-
sentative paint in the United
States have used it and continue
to use it year after year. 1t has
proven it's quality.
Associated with Mr.. Knapp in
the factory is his son, Alderman
Clyde A. Knapp, and his son-in.
law, Mr.. Luther M. Berry.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-27

healthful moral tone among the
young ladies. These homes have
been means of elevating the city
of Bedding to a plane far above
that of the eastern textile centers.
Moral conditions are so far SUI
perior to those encountered among
the mill operatives in the east that
there is virtually no ground for
comparison. Here the young wom-
en- employed in the mills are re-
quired to be ladies in every sense
of the word and they are received
by the people of the city as such.
The clean, pure moral atmosphere
of Bedding is without doubt it s
most praiseworthy attribute, and
is treated at length in this issue
under another head.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-27

The wells, IL in number, are of
the artesian type and average 125
feet in depth. They are all flowing
wells and are imbedded in solid
bed rock, rendering the admission
of surface water an absolute i'm
possibility. The water under a
careful analitical test, has been
shown to be totally free from any
impurities and is recognized by ex-
perts to be as pure drinking wa
ter as has been obtained at any
other point in the state.
From the wells the water is
pumped into huge reservoir with
a capacity of 100000 gallons on
he hill side directly above the
plant. The water is lifted from
the wells a distance of $50 feet to
the top of the reservoir. Thence it
is conveyed by the forces of grav-
ity to the mains and throughout
the city. Each of the pumps has a
maximum capacity of 100000
gallons every twenty-four hours
and as the average daily consump-
ton of water in Bedding is about
! 10000 gallons the present plant
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-27
The Sewer System.

AS in it S water works, Bedding
points with justifiable pride to it 5
sewer sys EN-. Built at a cost OF
$50. 10000 it reaches from one linn
it of the city to the other with
numerous lateral branches extend
ing in every direction within the
corporate boundaries. In practical
y any see ION of the city it can be
readily reached for new connec-
ions. The sewer pipes are large
and well laid, eight feet beneath
he surface of the streets and are
amply able to care for the sewer
ige of Belding for many years to
.Ome, even in the event of rapid
md immediate growth.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-27

jestic ranges and many other
equally well and favorably known
articles of hardware. Every last
thing offered for sale, from tacks
to furnaces, is the best, most sub
santial and serviceable that can
be obtained. AS result. the firm
has built up business that is
credit not only to Manager Ire
land and his associates but to the
city as well. Hundreds of satisfied
customers will cheerfully testify
that the Ireland store is one OF
,he reasons why life is worth liv-
ing in Bedding
In connection with the hard
ware business, The company main
tains the most complete plumbing
and heating shop in the city. No
job is too large or too small for
their careful, competent attention,
day or night. 1t is truthfully said
Of this department that 1t never
sleeps" Any time and all the time
it is prepared to render prompt
and efficient service to the UNI
fortunate citizen whose plumb
ing has Unexpectedly failed him.
The business was established in
1889 by Mr.. I. Frank Ireland, who
built up and successfully main
taiued it until his death III 1906.
1t was then taken over by his son,
who managed the store until 1907
In that year the business was in
corporated under the firm name
of the 7. Frank Ireland Company,
with Mr.. Fred Ireland as it s man.
ager and active head, and has
been so conducted ever since.
Manager Ireland is one Of the
most deservedly popular mer-
chants on the street. He has had
long experience in the hardware
business. and has fully earned his
success. The Banner is glad to ex-
tend to him and his firm it s best
wishes for a long, continued and
uninterrupted prosperity.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-27

sidered as established
Industrially. Bedding is exceed
ingly well favored
1t has good transportation facil-
tiles
1t has an abundance of water
power.
1t is 81 uated on the border of
a great manufacturing area.
1t is within easy reach of the
greatest automobile and furniture
manufacturing centers of the
world.
The many industries we have
here are undisputed leaders in
heir respective lines.
Labor troubles are unknown.
There is work for every man or
woman who seeks it.
The cost of living is low.
Our financial institutions are
among the strongest in the state,
making for the safety of the saw
ings Of the people and the secur-
lily of established business.
Our public schools are of the
best.
Our streets, sidewalks, bridges,
sewers. water works, have beee,i
built substantially and permanent
ly.
Man and nature have joined
hands to give Belding every pos
sible advantage conducive to resi-
den ial peace and industrial pros
perity. and it should favorably
commend itself TO the considera-
ton of the people of the country.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-27
The Public Schools.

Perhaps the most important OF
the public institutions in the
country today is the public school.
1t is in truth, the bulwark of the
nation. From them will come the
builders and the leaders of the
future America. To them we must
look for the bearers of the stan
dard of liberty, the custodians of
the torch of civilization. There
fore, the educational advantages
of town or city must bear the
closest scrutiny and merit the most
careful consideration at the in
stance of those who have to weigh
municipal values and pass upon
the desirability of community
either as a place of residence or of
financial profit. One of the great
est inducements any city can offer
TO prospective resident is a mod
ern school system.
The public schools of Belding
at the present time, compete splen.
didly with the modern. well ar
ranged sys. ems of our largest clt-
les. The ward schools are convent
emily located in the centers Of
population, and the high school. a
large, modern structure of stone
and brick is suitably situated sew.
eral blocks from the active bus.
mess center. In it's curriculum il
maintains the high standard Of ex
cellence demanded by the Univer-
sity of Michigan to entitle it 5
graduates to admission without
preliminary examination. The
Board of Education is differed by
the best and most capable business
men in the city and only teachers
of the highest degree Of peda-
gogic proficiency are employed.
Our school system is a great credit
to Bedding, and a page Of this
issue has been devoted to it. that
it may be given the attention it
merits in a more extensive resume
of it s activities