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Belding banner., 1914-04-15
What the superintendent Says

From now until the close OF the
school year our schools will begin at
S:15 in the morning, closing earlier in
the afternoon BY past experience
this plan works well during these
lengthening days.
We are all congratulating Miss Lila
Mosher in her success at the sub-dis-
trict contest. She won first place in
the estimation of all three judges in
delivering. We were very much sur
prised to see only 40 adults at the con-
test. We thought the people of Beld-
ing would be more interested in things
educational than the attendance show
ed. The state officers wished to hold
the district contest in Belding but we
had to tell them that we did not make
expenses in the sub-district contest and
had to refuse and give up the benefit
that such an arrangement would be to
our local contestant, Miss Lila Mosher
who represents our High School Time
and place Of the district contest have
not yet been fixed.
Mr. Mccormick with his dog Bronte
gave the children a very fine enter
tainment last Thursday afternoon at
four o'clock in the High School assem-
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FAILURE HAS MADE
MANY CONOUERORS

There is something also to be said
may tell itself that failure lis often an
eliminative process, by which success
IS finally reached. We may sail past
the wrecks of our failures, TO a pleas
ant and happy haven; for, just as long
as we have the power to fail, we re-
tain the capacity TO succeed. Never
let us say to ourselves that we have
passed our last chance! Rather, let
us consider that every failure was an
exercise of our ability, i'm that special
direction. That we have not succeed
ed is proof, not of our inability TO do
so finally, but of something wrong in
our methods,-or, perhaps, in our
judgment. There is far more hope
for those who make false steps in their
beginnings, than for those timorous in
capables who would rather shirk an
effort than make it. 1t is a great mis-
take to lose heart because of one fail
ure. Weavers of a web of cloth do
not count piece Of it ruined, If a
thread breaks they join it, and go for
ward so many a one has finally walk
ed up to success who has had broken
the thread of his intent not once, but
a dozen times.
Failures are often brought about by
some one bad habit which destroys
all the qualities leading to success
or by association with people who
have this fault. IL may be only little
subleties of temper strange perver-
stiles that come at critical moments
one Of those moods which we can on
ly define as that infatuation which the
ancients said their gods gave to the
men whom they would destroy. An
other reason for failure is a dislike
Belding banner., 1914-04-15

for details, and items, and any fore
thought that includes labor; or else.
more frequently, the energy is wasted
in resolves for the future, while the
present drifts away, and the future
never comes. Such failures are all
of people out Of moral training. AS
before said, those in good moral
training may get tremendous blows
from the enemy Circumstance, but
they are soon up again. There is all
the difference in the world between
the failure of a healthy, well-ballasted
character, and the failure of a man
who shilly-shallies with life,-one
thing to-day, another thing to-mor-
row,-deliberating and fluctuating,
until some accident settles the matter
with no regard to his credit.
After all, a commercial failure is
not the worst form Of failure. 1t is so
common, and it brings with it so many
duties and cares, that men have not
much time to feel its sting. Besides,
it usually has been long foreseen and
feared, and the actual crash is really
something Of a relief. The worst
always has mitigations. More unhap-
by are those failures where men of
undoubted distinction and originality
cannot make their generation under
stand them. They are distinct from
the crowd, and forget that this very
distinction" prevents any wide ap-
probation; for, if their work is sup
remedy good, how can the great, sup
remedy commonplace understand and
accept it? 1t is necessary that a great
man must have a fiber Of the common
place in him, If he would make that
success which the world tests by mo-
ney and fame.
Belding banner., 1914-04-15
COURT HOUSE NEWS

j. ]. Heaiy Chiropractor of Belding
arrested for practicing medicine with
out being registered was arraigned
and pleaded not guilty.
Fred Chrystler and Lyle Madden
both of Belding arrested for taking
the auto Of F. a. Washburn were ar
raigned and pleaded guilty. Both
were placed on probation for period
Of three years during which time they
cannot leave the county unless by or
der of the Court. They are each also
ordered to pay costs in the sum of
$3.50. Madden is ordered not to drive
an automobile for one year unless ac-
companied by his mother or father.
Mary Price of Ionia has filed bill
for divorce against Jay Price charg-
ing non-support.
Ray A. Colwell of Ionia has started
suit against John Miller Of Lake Odes-
sa in assumpsit.
John Il. Chapman of Ionia City was
granted a divorce from Mary Chap
man on the grounds Of extreme and
repeated cruelty.
Hans Chris Hansen of Orleans was
admitted to citizenship before Frank
ID. NJ. Davis, Circuit Judge and nat
uralization examiner from Chicago.
Belding banner., 1914-04-15

The Rochester On. " Herald is
responsible for this strange story:
Some time ago Rochester woman
in going through some old papers
which had come into her possession
came across a clipping which con-
tanned the ancient letter which is
printed here. 1t has set forth in the
clipping that, according to the history
of the letter, it was written by Christ
just after His crucifiXion, and was
signed by the angel Gabriel, so years
after the birth of the Savior, and pre-
sumable deposited by Him under a
stone at the foot of the cross.
1t is declared that on the stone, al
the time of the discovery of the let
ter, was carved the legend; BLESSED
is he who shall turn me over" No
one at that time knew the meaning
of the inscription, goes on the history
of the letter, but the letter lay under
the stone and both letter and stone
were preserved until some one took
the trouble to translate the inscrip-
ton and the epistle. 1t is told that
the discoverer of the stone and the
letter was a little child. The letter
follows;
"Whosoever works on the Sabbath
shall be cursed. l command you TO
go to church and keep holy the Lord S
day, without any manner of work. You
should not idle or misspend your time
in bedecking yourselves in superflui-
ties of costly apparel and vain dress
ing, for j have ordered it day Of rest.
will have that day kept holy that
your sins may be forgiven you. You
will not break my commandments, but
observe them and keep them, they be-
ing written by my hand and spoken by
my mouth.
You shall not only go TO church
yourselves, but also your man servant
and your maid servant. Observe my
words and learn my commandments.
You shall finish your work every Sat
urday at o'clock i'm the afternoon,
at which hour the Sabbath begins. /
advise you to fast five days in the year,
beginning on Good Friday and contin-
uing the five days following in remem-
brance of the five bloody wounds ! re-
ceived for you and mankind.
You shall love one another and
come TO church and receive the Holy
Sacrament, that is TO say, baptism,
and then the support Of the Lord, and
be made a member thereof, and in so
doing / will give you long life and
many blessings. Your land shall be
replenished and bring forth abund-
ance and I will comfort you in the
greatest temptation, and surely he
that doeth to the contrary shall be
cursed. i will send hardness of the
heart on them and especially on hard
ened and unpenitent believers. He that
hath given to the poor shall find it
profitable. Remember TO keep the
Sabbath day, for the seventh day /
have taken as a restful day to myself.
And he that hath a copy of this
letter written by my own hand and
spoken by my own mouth and keep
eth it without publishing it to others
shall not prosper, but he that publish
es it to others shall be blessed by me,
Belding banner., 1914-04-15
WEAR THE WHITE RIBBON

You make me think of temperance
whether | want to or not" said busi-
ness man to a white ribboner, as he
hurriedly passed her on the street one
day. There was no opportunity to ask
questions then, but later she asked
him what he meant by the remark. Il
meant exactly what | said, he answer
ed. You women who wear the white
ribbon in our sight compel us busy
men to think of the temperance ques-
ton every time we see a white ribbon,
even if at that time il is the furthest
from our thoughts" Isn't il worth
while to set busy men thinking, when
we can do it simply by wearing our
little pure badge?
Lady, do you know where / can get
job?" young lad in his teens asked
a woman passing down a busy street
busy city. He looked tired and
hungry and forlorn. The lady
didn't know where he could find work,
and told him so. Then she said. But
my boy why did you ask me?" my
mother told me before / left home"
was the reply, that if / was in any
trouble and saw a woman with a white
ribbon on, to tell her about it, for she
said the women who wear the white
ribbon are always ready to help any
one in trouble" The mother heart of
the white ribboner opened wide to the
boy in a strange city, who had appeal
ed to her in this way, and she took
him to her home and kept him until
he secured work. Isn't il worth while
to let our white ribbon emblem speak
help TO the forlorn in strange places?
81 see you wear the white ribbon,
lady" was said to a woman on a train
by brakeman in a seat behind her.
Yes" was her reply. Are you inter-
ested in the white ribbon?" Mymother
used to wear it," he answered. After a
little more conservation she inquired,
"Are you the kind of a young man
your white ribbon mother would like
you to be?" "Oh, no." he said, Il
don't live as she would want me to.
But when L sec a white ribbon, / al
ways think Of my mother, for when
l saw her in her casket for the last
time, she had on the white ribbon"
Isn't it worth while to remind these
young men OF their mothers?
mo, 1 can't go with you this morn
ing. L can't face Mrs. Howe's white
ribbon with the smell Of beer on me-"
said a groeer's clerk to another one
day. If all our women wore white
ribbons, would there be others who
wouldn't take their beer when coming
to our homes? Isn't 1t worth while
to wear the white badge?
The writer told some of the above
and other incidents at w. c. T. u
meeting one day. Afterwards a woman
came to her and said, II would like
you TO see a letter / received today
from my son who is in Ohio. She
passed il along. IL was written during
the campaign out there about a year
ago. The young man said, when /
was going down the street the other
evening i met a woman with q white
ribbon on. She made me think of
you, mother, and all you had taught
me. / knew / couldn't vote out here,
but / thought perhaps j could help
some one else to vote right; so the
next morning l began to talk to the
boys, and before we finished our talk,
three OF them promised to vote the
way you would like TO have them
Mother, it was all because you had
made me love the white ribbon, and
that other woman made me think OF
you"
Belding banner., 1914-04-15
MarueIs Claimed for Letter Which
Jesus Christ Is Said to Haze Written

and if their sins be as many as the
stars of the night. and if they truly
believe, they shall be pardoned, and
they that believe not this writing and
my commandments will have my
plaques upon you, and will be con
sumed with your children, goods and
cattle, and sall other worldly enjoy
ments that l have given you. Do you
once think of what l suffered for you
If you do it will be well for you in this
world and in the world which is to
come.
"Whosoever shall have a copy OF
this letter and keep it in their house
nothing shall hurt them, whether pes
thence, thunder or lightning, and if
any woman be in birth and put her
trust in me she shall be delivered of
her child.
you shall hear no more news of
me, except through the Holy Scrip
lures until the day of judgment. All
goodness and prosperity shall be in the
be found. Finished"
AS the story of the letter goes, the
child who found it passed il on to one
who became a convert to Christianity.
He did not have the letter published,
but passed il on 10 succeeding mem
bers of his family and it was in the
possession of his descendants for more
than a thousand years, during which
time great misfortune followed the
family.
One of the family came to America
and settled in Virginia. Still the letter
had not been published and the last
member of that branch of the family,
a woman, on her dying bed, gave ii to
a neighbor a Mrs. Thompson, who
had it published for the first time in
the Rome, Ga, Tribune, oct. 81, 1861.
1t has since been published several
times in various parts of the country
and the tradition has grown up about
IL that he who has copy of the letter
in his house and who sees that it is
circulated will prosper in all that he
does; but that to him who lets the
good in the epistle lie idle misfortune
will come surely.
The Rochester woman into whose
possession a copy Of the letter came,
sent il to the Herald with the request
that it be published, sending with it
the history and traditions which ac-
companied it when she found it.
Belding banner., 1914-04-15
CENTRAL SCHOOL BUILDING

bly, room. All were we'll pleased and
will be glad to see their friend Bronte
any time. The exhibition proved
conclusively what can be done with
dumb brutes through kindness
The second semester OF our school
year is one half gone. Parents please
see to il that you examine your child's
report card this month. Spring
fever" is contagious and not conducive
to hard work in the school room. An
encouraging word TO them from you
will help them very much.
Belding banner., 1914-04-15
Letter From senator smith

The president OF the local w. c. T.
u. has received the following letter
from Senator William Alden Smith:
Washington, ID. c., April s, 1914.
Dear Madam:
| am just in receipt of the petition,
signed by you and others, praying for
the adoption of an amendment to the
Constitution to prohibit the manufac-
ture. sale and importation of alcoholic
beverages, and 1t will give me pleasure
TO bring the same TO the attention of
the senate.
With kind regards, l am
Very truly,
William Alden Smith.
Mrs. +. J.. Hamman,
Belding, Mich.
Belding banner., 1914-04-15
TAFT, 30 LBS. LIGHTER,
GIVES OBESITY CURE

Cambridge, Mass.-William ii. Taft
has lost 20 pounds since he left the
presidential chair a year ago. In a re-
ply 10 a letter from J. Edward Barry,
the 235-pound mayor Of this city, ask
ing for advice on how to get thin, the
ex-president gave these diet rules:
Don't drink more than one glass of
water at meals.
Give up Toasted bread and butter
and all kinds Of food that contain
fats, including pork and veal.
Fat mutton, beef or fowl.
Est TO sweets of any sort.
J-se all vegetables but potatoes.
Belding banner., 1914-04-15
True Giving

That is no true aims which the hand
can hold.
He gives nothing but worthless gold
Who gives from a sense of duty;
But he who gives but a slender mite
And gives to that which is out of sight,
That thread OF all sustaining beauty
Which runs through all and doth all
unite,
The hand cannot clasp the whole of
his aims,
The heart outstretches it's eager palms,
For a god goes with it and makes 1t
store
To the soul that was starving in dark
ness before.-J. II. Lowell.
Belding banner., 1914-04-15
Base Ball Games.

Belding High School base ball team
will play a practice game with Lowell
High School Thursday p. mat $3.50 at
the new baseball grounds.
We play Saranac Saturday y. m.
$500 at the same place. Let's have a
crowd at both games. Admission 20
cents.
Belding banner., 1914-04-15
Base Ball Schedule.

The following is the Bedding division
Of the Ionia County Interscholastic
base ball league:
Saranac plays at Belding April IS.
Belding plays at Saranac May 23.
Ionia plays at Belding May 8.
Belding plays at Ionia April 13.
Saranac plays at Ionia May 13.
Ionia plays at Saranac April 30.
1t might be good idea to save this
for future use.
Belding banner., 1914-04-15
New National President.

Portland. Meas vice president at
large of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance association Miss Anne A.
Gordon Of Evanston. ILL.,, succeeds the
late Mrs. Lillian NJ. n. Stevens as
president Of the w. C. T. IT,, an office
first held by Francis Willard. The new
president was Francis WIZARDS pri-
vate secretary for twenty-one years.
Belding banner., 1914-04-15
COntentnent.

A little log cabin in de woods,
Close by a splashin' stream,
Whar | can lay dis soul an res
An Of far heaven dream.
No cares o. dis cold worp j feel,
My heart am light an gay
Contentedly / set an watch
My oldes' chillun play.
My wife hors lovin' on her knee
Our wee liz baby blossom
My han Use got deep in de pot
O. tates an o. 'possum!
New York Times
Belding banner., 1914-04-15
DIAMOND MEDAL CONTEST

At Sparta w c. r. u. District Con-
vention April 20, 80 and May /, viii
occur a Diamond Medal contest also a
Gold Medal contest, one for young men
the other for young women. Every
union in the district is urged to send
full quota Of delegates. DO not miss
this convention. Reporter
Belding banner., 1914-04-15
THE BELDlNG BANNER

Eat only fruits that contain little
sugar.
Take good. moderate exercise. like
PLAYING golf, or walking five miles a.
dag.
As a postscript Mr.. Taft adds: i
don's smoke or drink Intoxicating
rqlcis."
Belding banner., 1914-04-15
Senior Annual.

The Seniors are pushing their year
book TO the limit. Tuesday morning
they had the pictures of the Fresh
men, Sophomore, Junior and Senior
classes taken separately and at noon
the picture of the whole High School.
They will put the pictures in their
year book.
Belding banner., 1914-04-15
Notes.

Howard Griffith has left school.
The 60 grade are making some
maps of North America.
Tavern Waldron entered the fourth
grade Monday.
Harold Pike has left school.
Belding banner., 1914-04-15
APRIL rs. 1914

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday al Ionia-
They will give reports of the confer
ence in the near future.
Belding banner., 1914-04-15
Marriage Licenses.

Carl Bliss, %, Belding.
Nora Harrington, 21, Belding.
Carl i. Remer, "a, Belding.
Jessie r.. Witbeck, IS, Sand Lake.
Elmer e. Buxton, S2, Ionia.
Edna Vincent, II, Ionia.
Belding banner., 1914-04-15

There is no prayer worth the name
that is accompanied by effort to make
the prayer come true.-Herbert l..
Willett.
Belding banner., 1914-04-15
v NJ G.. A. Conference.

4. VT, z. n, NUIIItFtTItt.
About twelve fellows from Belding
attended the first annual y. M. G.. A.
Conference of Ionia county held last
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-19
MAYoR READS REPoRT

Mayor Harrison made his annual
report to the city council last night.
Most of it waSla review Of the various
departments He also sounded a
warning to be on the lookout against
any attempt to grab the city's s13.-
O0O, 900 traction fund.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-19
COUNCIL TO PROBE

COUNCIL q PROBE CRIME
On motion of Aid. Chas. E.. Mer-
RAM last night the City Council voted
for an extensive investigation into
the increase of crime. After the mo-
ton was passed the mayor appointed
a committee Of five aldermen to make
the investigation. Merriam was nam
ed as chairman.
Merriam said there had been 14Ol
murders in the last four years, to-
gether with l 200 burglaries, 1000
larcenies and 1000 assaults. While
the motion was before the council
last night several people were shot
and wounded.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-19
$4,000 MINERS STRIKE

MoIuHbus, o. May 19.-Omcials
of the Ohio mine workers here today
sent out circular letters to the $4,000
miners fthe state notifying them
that they are now'on strike and will
draw strike benefits from May 2. The
sum of Sc, or SO a week, will be paid
each miner some time during the
week.
The district executive decided to
sign contracts with individual oper-
ators willing to pay the scale demand
ed by the miners.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-19

eminent; !. how they are operated and
how effectively they, deal with the in
dustrial problems presented; and a.
the courts and the law, and their re-
latiOns to labor disputes, free speech,
mjunctions, etc.
Although the work is scarcely be-
gun, it seems certain that the COM
mission will recommend the creation
of national board of mediation and
Cancellation to deal with all strikes
and lockouts anywhere il, the United
States which seem likely to involve
the federal government.
When it finds out, as it will, that Sc
a week is too little to enable a girl
to exist upon in decency, twill rec
ommend as a remedy that the COM
munity get in the habitAof regarding
as mot respectable" an employer
who pays such wages.
The job which the commission sees
before it, above all others, is educa-
ton of the public by making facts
known, so that the publish shall de-
mand better things for its workers.
and shall make it unpleasant for en-
ployers who refuse such demand.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-19
TELLS OF TERRIBLE TIME AT
SEA IN OPEN BOAT

SEA IN OPEN BOAT
Halifax, N. s., May 1s.-Pitifully
emaciated, with his feet so badly
frozen that they have to be amputat-
ed, First Officer There, one of the four.
men rescued after fourteen days at
sea in an open boat, gave further de-
tails of the horrors suffered by the
men who escaped from the burning
steamer Columbian.
There said that nearly all of the
eleven shfpmates who died in the
open boat became insane in their last
agonies.
One of the most heart-rending eX-
periences of the terrible days afoat
was when. the weakened survivors
saw at least three liners nearby and
were unable to attract their atten-
ton.
''Our matches had been dampened
and were useless so we could fire no
rockets" There said. 81 think one
vessel was the Olympic. The next
day we sighted a tramp steamer and
another liner. We shouted, but our
voices did not carry and they sped
out of sight
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-19
PLITT JoLTS BECKER DEFENSE
NIa,,y VOrL Nav 1o-The nrOsncI1-

New York, May 19.-The prosecu-
ton closed its case yesterday against
ex-Police Lieut.. Charles Becker after
Charles B. Pitt, who had testified for
Becker in the first trial against him.
Pitts testimony yesterday was stag
gering to the defense.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-17

DROP AROUND AND SEE NfE. Real Estate advertisements look alike. I can offer the home. or other invest mept you want Prices, terms and vaI1es right. McAvoy, Security Building. Tel 49SO. R 12 eff
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-17

SHORE COTTAGES s1. 900 to $4, 500. shore lots $50 to $1.500: New Ha- ven cottages; tenements. also farmss sale and exchange. Warrington. 39 Center St.. New Haven. Conn.
 R 1e stR
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-17

Lynx, Skunk, Fox, Wolf. Broad Tail sets $75=noW $50. Chfnchil1a and near Lynx $35.0O-now $20.0O. Beaver gloves, Ladies' Auto Cap $20 now at S10. Repairing reason able at Tesiny's Fur Shop, 1916 Main St. e 15 ss
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-17
Dog Kennels

GENERAL DEH1N1AH registered Bos- ton terrier stud. dark brindIe, white markings. screw tails 13 pounds by Major De1mar. Fee $1O. Hairs Boarding Kennels LdndIey St, Bridgeport. Com 1s ale
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-17
Real Estate For Sale

FOR SALE OR RENT at Fairfield
 beach. room single cottage. D. \ W S. Pickett. Phone 21o. Fairfield.
 Conn. D I1 s=ze
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-17
Employment Registry

WANT SUPPLY REGISTRY. now Ic- cated 15 Fairfield Ave. offices 10T:
 Employment of better class for men and women, first class parties on list hour, day. week or month. Domestic and trained nurses. Phone. 1888. s 14 alI
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-17

WHY PAT RENF2=-VV.e suild houses anywhere. Small deposit balance payable monthly; also houses now ready for occupancy. The Home Construction Co.,. 147 Stratford Avenue, GIncorporatedo. Bridge port, Ct. I B. dss
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-17
Engraved Calling Cards

WAR OR NO WAR-Get married just the same. Southworth's Engraved Cards and Wedding Invitations, 10 Arcade. Greeting cards that please
 L. 19 %tf