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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-09
Soft, Fluffy Hair Aids
Beauty and Personality

Girls and women of all ages want to
be charming, beautiful and attractive
its their birthright-but stringy,
thin and lifeless hair destroys hal: the
beauty of a pretty face.
If your hair is not beautiful, is fall
ing out, streaky, full of dandruff. too
dry, or if the scalp itches and burns,
use Partisan Sage. Rub it well int
the roots, nourish them, and stimulate
the hair to grow strong and luxuriant.
Partisan Sage removes dandruff with
one application cools and invigorates
the scalp and makes the hair doubly
beautiful.
Partisan Sage Is a scientifically made
preparation that gives the hair just
what is needed TO make it soft, fluffy.
thick and gloriously radiant. 1t is in
expensive, and can be had from any
druggist or from Wortley and French.
ADV.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-09
THIN FABRICS.
EDUCATIONAL NOTES
Items OF Interest to Friends and
Patrons OF our Schools.
How About the school Children?

Beginning with the first week OF
September the sound OF the school
bells was again heard in Michigan and
the eight hundred thousand boys and
girls OF this state have resumed their
studies after enjoying in most cases
pleasant and profitable summer vaca-
tions. With the resumption of the
school work the doors OF about thirty
thousand school houses were thrown
open to receive the students. The
pertinent question arises, What are
we going to do to protect the lives and
safety Of these boys and girls ?" This
vast army which FIVE days in the week
will be found seated at their desks"
Each year about three million dollars
worth of school buildings burn in the
United States. Ten structures Of this
kind are destroyed every week. Last
year ten schools were destroyed by
fire in Michigan. In Michigan we
have a law on our statute books which
provides that all schools shall conduct
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-09
Homo.

Where the family skeleton hasn't
any funnybone.
Where a telephone is a device by
which men escape coming home to
dinner.
Where the fire OF love may be
covered with ashes of poverty.
Where the key is changed from y
natural to two sharps.
Where the sins of the fathers are
the excuses Of the children.
Where the family tree has many
fallen leaves.
Where the family cupboard has
many borrowed dishes.
Where the family ties are often
knotted
Where please" thank you" and
beg pardon" are reserved for visitors.
Where a wifes relative and a friend
are two different things
Where tolerance, tenacity and tact
may be the three ruling muses..
--Sphhie Irene Loeb in Smart Set
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-09
New Use for Potato Juice

Potato juice as a remedy for
sprains, lumbago, govt rheumatism
and bruises is recommended by DR..
Heaton c. Howard of London, in an
article i'm the Lancet. He cites nu-
merous cases in his own practice in
which the pain has been relieved
quickly, sometimes by the first appli-
cation, and the fluid that has exuded
into the joint or the membranes has
been absorbed within n few days.
Potato juice is used as an ointment.
a liniment or a plaster. The raw
potatoes are squeezed in a hydraulic
press: the starch and heterogeneous mat
ter are removed and the juice is boiled
down until it is made five times as
strong as when fresh; glycerin is add
ed to preserve ii.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-09
Well Cooked Meals

Study your husbands digestion for
your own peace and happiness. Take
1t from woman who knows that up
on nothing more than upon we'll cook
ed nourishing food depends the
smooth running of the domestic ma
chinery. Do you know that you
poison mans disposition when you
starve his body with i'll cooked food
There are men, robust and hearty,
blessed with hearty appetite and a
good digestion, to whom nothing that
is set before them comes much amiss
as long as there is plenty OF 1t. But
they are not in the majority OF hus-
bands-not by long odds.
Happy is the wife who has one of
these paragons for a husband--if she
is a bad cook.
But suppose you are bad cook and
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-09
Today's Poem
STAR sPANGLED BANNER
JE]u DC


Written by Francis Scott Key, 1914
This song is printed because at this
| time when war is raging so fiercely in
Europe a patriotic poem has a special
appeal and also because this week in
Baltimore near which place the poem
was written 100 years ago is being
held the National Star Spangled Ban
ner Centennial.
o say can you see by the dawns early
light,
What so proudly we hailed at the
twilights last cleaning;
Whose broad stripes and bright stars,
thro' the perilous fight,
Ger the ramparts we watched were
so gallantly streaming;
And the rockets red glare, and the
bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof thro' the night that our
flag was still there.
Q, say does that Star Spangled Ban
ner yet wave
Ger the land of the free and the
home OF the brave?
on the shore dimly seen thro' the
mists of the deep.
Where the foes naughty host in
dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, DER
the towering steep.
AS it fitfully blows, half conceals,
half discloses?
Now it catches the CLEAN OF the morn
ing's first beam.
In full glory reflected, now shines on
the stream;
IT'S the Star Spangled Banner; O,
long may it wave
Ger the land of the free and the
home of the brave.
And where is that band who so
vauntingly swore,
That the havoc of war and the bat
ties confusion,
A home and a country shall leave us
no more?
Their blood has washed out their
foul footsteps pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and
slave
From the terror of fight or the gloom
of the grave;
And the Star Spangled Banner in tri-
umph doth wave
Ger the land of the free and the
home Of the brave.
Q, thus be 1t ever when Freemen shall
stand
Between their loved home and the
wars desolation:
Blest with vict'ry and peace, may the
heaven rescued land
Praise the power that hath made
and preserved us a nation!
And conquer we must when our cause
il is just.
And this be our motto, "Tn God is
our trust!' ..
And the Star Spangled Banner in tri-
umph shall wave
Ger the land of the free and the home
of the brave.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-09
The Flower Stone

A very rare stone (and an unusual
specimen at that was recently found
on the beach near Redondo. Cal. The
stone is fttingly called the flower
stone. The specimen found is a very
hard and fine semitranslucent jasper
of black brown color, with white
fiower-like figures scattered through
the mass. These white figures assume
great variety Of tlower-like shapes,
such as the iris. morning glory, daisy
and lily, and in the various stones
found almost no two similar figures
are ever seen.
The stone is rarely found in black,
or in black brown, with white figures
For this reason and it's great size and
bright, clear colors, this particular
stone is remarkable.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-09

fire drills at least once month, that
all exit doors must swing outwardIy
and that all school buildings shall be
equipped with proper fire escapes.
School directors and officers should go
even farther than this. They should
see to 1t that buildings are equipped
with FIRE extinguishers and that waste
paper and other infiammable material
is not allowed to accumulate. Teachers
can help by giving instructions in fire
prevention and by encouraging the
pupils 10 use proper care TO prevent
fres.-Bulletin State Dept. Insurance.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-09
CHECKS AND SATIN.

Ever on the alert for the new,
Dame Fashion has decreed that shep-
herd checks. combined with the
strictly tailored. shall be worn with
black satin. and the result is most
harmonious combination. A box plait-
ed tunic of the checked serge falls over
a plain foundation skirt of black broad
cloth silk. which is but satin in new
form. Sleeves, reyers and girdle In
vest effect are also of the broadcloth
silk.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-09

which nothing can be done, which
devours all that is little and gives per-
manent life To all that is great. Nothing
is longer than time, because ii Is the
measure of eternity. Nothing Is
shorter, because it is insufficient for
all our plans. Nothing is slower for
him who waits, nothing more rapid
for him who enjoys. Time stretches
out to the infinite in greatness. and 1t
is infinitely divisible in littleness. All
men neglect time, all regret it's loss.
nothing can be done without time. IL
wipes out all that is unworthy OF
posterity and immortalizes great
things. -Voltaire.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-09
Natural Deduction

one day two farm laborers were dis
cussing the wiseness Of the present
generation. Said the first:
I'VE be wiser than our fathers was.
and they were wiser than their fathers
was"
The second one, after bordering a
while and gazing at his companion, re-
piled:
well, George, what a fule thy
grandfather must have been!"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-09

in the same manner as the percolated
coffee, adding to il one-third of hot
milk, or hot cream, and spoonful of
whipped cream.
Turkish Coffee-Use half ounce of
pulverized coffee TO each cup, and add
boiling water gradually, stirring the
coffee into a paste. Place the vessel
over the fire and remove 1t as soon as
it comes TO boil 1t is then served
grounds and all, and sweetened. This
coffee rarely pleases the palate Of the
American.
French Coffee-Use l ounce OF pull
verified coffee for each cup, but pour
only one-third cup of boiling water
over the coffee; when this is served
fill the remaining two-thirds Of the
cup with hot milk or milk and cream.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-09
MiIdew Stains

To remove mildew stains. ruba little
soap over them and on top of this
rub chalk and then wet it with lemon
juice. Then put the garments in the
sun and after the spots have been
exposed for a couple of hours washing
in the usual way causes the stains to
disappear entirely.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-09
Soft Soan

Use three-quarters Of a pound of
potash for every pound of grease.
Soak the potash in cold water over
night, and next day boil it until the
potash dissolves, then while boiling
hot pour it over the grease, which has
been placed i'm the receptacle in which
you intend to keep the soap. Every
day pour on more boiling water. ac-
cordng TO the quantity of soap being
made. and stir thoroughly. Twenty-Five
pounds of grease will make about one
barrel of soap. Pour on a kettle of
hot water each day until it comes to
the right consistency.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-09
Easy

There was new parlor maid in the
house. and Mrs Blocker was in some
doubt as to her intelligence. So she
asked at dusk.
Bridget, have you turned on the
gas in the parlor, as j told you?"
Eyes, mum-ivery burner. Cane
yez smell il ?"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-09
\ HannY Condition

In these days when agitators find
time TO point out the various defects
In each sex, we can not but reflect how
perfect we would be if we were neither
men nor women.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-09
Wnshing Chinese Crepe

TO clean Chinese crepe. make a
strong lather OF boiling water, and
when nearly cold wash the crepe
quickly and rinse in hard, salty water
To set the colors and hang to dry in
the open air.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-09
T | M E

Time is Of all things in the world
the longest and the shortest the
quickest and the slowest, the most
minute and the greatest, the most neg
lected and the most regarded, without
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-09
As TO Heat

Extreme heat is a powerful depres-
SAINT. Under it's influence the body be-
comes more susceptible to the action
OF germs.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-09
Grass Stains

To remove grass stains from white
woolens, use cream Of tartar and
water, or alcohol. Remove them
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-09
SHINING Ice Wafer

Ice water, if taken at all. should be
taken in small sips and retained in the
mouth until warmed
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-09

Peace porridge hot, peace porridg'
cold, peace porridge gone to pot, nine
days old, more or less.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-09
Three Methods of Making Coffee

Vienna Coffee-Use three quarters
Of an ounce of pulverized or very
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-09
WOMAN AND HOME

from muslin with molasses; keep
covering the stain until it fades away.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-04
Every Attack of Reinforced
German Army in Flanders
Is Countered by the Allies I'm
That Region.
BRITISH LINE STRENGTHENED
French Has Received 100000
Men in q Month.
He and Joffre Are Slowly As.
Stunning the Offensive.

Paris, Dec 4-Every attack of the
reinforced German forces In Flanders
is now being met with a vigorous coun-
ter offense Of the allies.
Four hundred thousand fresh British
troops have reached France within the
last month and are now on the firing
line. The British now hold the line
along the User. where the Germans are
expected to center their main attack in
a final effort to break through to the
coast. Heavy cannonading has been in
progress during the last twenty-four
hours, and the Germans continue to
mass forces between Ostend and Ypres
for the general engagement that is
expected.
The full force OF the counter offense of
the allies has by no means yet been felt
ty the enemy. This is gradually develop
ing, however. toward an engagement of
the greatest proportions.
Reports indicate that the allies are de-
veloping an offensive movement in the
region of Arras. A drive which has for
its objects the throwing back of the Ger
mans upon their line of communication
has never been lost sight Of and with re-
Inducements now on hand a new attack
may be expected If the enemy's line In
this region is anywhere weakened by
Withdrawals to strengthen the force
along the User for the German offensive.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-04
TO DISTRIBUTE AID.
American Rhodes Scholars Volunteer
for Work in Belgium.

London. Dec. 4.-The American
students at oxford. who have volun-
teered for relief work in Belgium
leave today for the continent to take
up the work Of assisting the American
relief commission in the distribution
Of food. Since the first squad of vol
unteers was chosen the commission
has received applications from many
other Rhodes scholars whose services
will be accepted IL they prove to be
qualified for the work.
The first volunteers are to serve for
the six weeks of the mid-term vacA-
ton. Efforts will be made to obtain
a six months leave Of absence for
them, so as that they may devote all
their time to this service as the COM
mission considers 1t Of great impor-
tance to have this type Of American
college men In charge of the actual
distribution of supplies.
The students are to be sent In pairs
to remote points where distribution
depots will be established. 1t IL ex-
pected that they will greatly facilitate
the work, as unlike the Belgian MEM
bers OF the local distribution agencies
they will be permitted by the German
authorities to travel freely. Not only
will passes be given to them, but they
will have the use Of military lines Of
communication in their travels. They
are to have supervision over the actual
distribution of the ,foodstuffs sent in
by the commission. An English speak
ing Belgian will be attached to each
pair of students.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-04
But 1T Was an Ottawa Boys
Entire ~Pile.'
Wanted to Do Something for
the Belgians.
THE POOR KNOW HOW TO GIVE
Kansas Flour Ship VIII Be
Late in Starting.
Contributions to Fund Have
Been a Little Slow.

of flour from KansasSwin not be
started for Belgium by December 10
as was hoped. The campaign for funds
in the state has taken longer than
was expected, several counties having
only just been organized. But car
loads of flour are being dispatched
daily to New York, and the good ship
Kansas will be on her way across
the Atlantic as soon after December
10 as it isspossible to load hkr
Many Instances where money is
given for Belgian relief at great sacri-
flee come to light daily. Those per-
sons who can least afford to do so
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-04
ARMY IS HIDDEN
The French Soldiers Are Buried
i'm the Trenches.
Burst of Flame Alone Indicates
Location of Batteries.
CONTINUED on Page Two.J

In Flanders via Paris. Dec. IA visit
to the French trenches in Flanders by
a correspondent of the Associated Press
under the auspices of the French gen.
eral staff, is here described. Standing
in the shelter of a wonderfully ingen-
ious and deep dug trench on what un-
doubtedly is the bloodiest battle field
in European history. the first and most
notable impression OF an observer ie
one of utter surprise at the absence of
movement and the lack of noise. With
in range of vision, with a strong field
glass. there are probably concealed
100, 600 men. yet except for the few
French soldiers with rifles in their
hands standing or kneeling in the i'm
mediate vicinity and keenly peering
, over the flat land toward the positions
known to be held by the Germans. no
human presence was noticeable.
| A staff officer supplied the informa-
| ton that behind slight slope some
| 800 yards away many German guns
were hidden from sight, but only an
| occasional burst of flame and a sharT
whirring sound coming from an in
definite point told of the presence OF
! this artillery.
| A little forest to the left is believed
to be bristling with machine guns
backed by infantry in rifle pits and
| covered trenches. The approach t.
these positions has been made almos
| impossible from the standpoint of al
infantry attack by barbed wire en-
4 tanglements strewn with brush anS
i branches OF tree&
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-04
P0ST'MEN
Kansas City May Have Aerial
Mail Route.
Line Proposed From X. C.
Kan, to Union Station.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. Mail by
aeroplane is being contemplated by
Washington postal authorities JOS
eph Stewart, second assistant post
master general. is writing to Chief
Clerk Hovey in the railway rnail SER
vice division. asking information re-
garding the topography of the Kansas
City district and an opinion on The as1-
visibility of the plan.
The letter was turned ove- 20 Post
master Firstenberger of Kansas City,
Kan, who replied that he believed
aeroplanes could be used advantage
ously in carrying mail from the Kan
sas side postofice and sub-stations TO
the new union depot in Kansas City.
Mo.
TT takes As minutes to transport
mail by street car from the Kansas
side to the new station said Mr..
Firstenberger. AN aeroplane could
do the work in six or seven minutes.
A registered letter for New York,
mailed here a half hour before train
time would miss the mail 1nd be a
whole day late in reaching its desti-
nation. An aeroplane would enable
us to give quick action on important
mail and would be entirely practica-
ble."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-04
Want THEIR SHARE.
Advanced Economic Theory Put For
ward by Railroad Employees.

Chicago, Dec. 4-That profit sharing
is a correct economic theory as be-
tween employer and employee. and
that many of the demands of the en-
giremen Of SO western roads which
are being arbitrated here. are based
on that theory, was emphatfcally
stated on the witless stand today by
William S. Carter, president of the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen. Carter's announce
ment of the advanced economic stand
of the enginemen, coupled with the
fact that they are trying to have
an award embodying it put in effect
as a matter of right whereas at pres
ent it is in effect only by concessions
of employers more or less voluntar-
lily made, caused something of a thrill
in the court ON where the hearings
are being held.
Carter's declaration came in the
course of an intricate cross examina-
ton by James M. Sheean. attorney for
the railroads. The requests of the
men for higher wages are in the main
based on the allegations of the in
creased productive efficiency of the
railroads. Larger locomotives over
| lighter grades haul a larger tonnage
| and the men claim a share OF the
money saved by these economies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-04
FRENCH BEATEN BACK
Berlin Reports the Allies Acting ON
the Offensive.

Berlin, Dec 4.-The French troops
in Flanders ar repeatedly attacking
the German line, says the official
statement given out today at the war
office, which adds that these assaults
have been repulsed. The statement
follows:
I'm the western theater of war
French attacks against our troops in
Flanders were repeatedly repulsed, as
they were also in the region northwest
of Altkirch. where the French suffer-
ed considerable losses.
''In the eastern theater of war the
enemy's attacks east of the plain Of
the Mazurian lakes were repulsed
with heavy losses to the Russians
"Our offensive in Poland is taking
its normal course.
His majesty, the emperor. arrived
in Berlin last night for a short stay.
(Signed) "Chief of the Army Ad-
ministratfOn.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-04

are the ones who have been con-
tributing most generously.
Caddy Gives a Dollar.
The Ottawa Herald publishes this
interesting story:
"In for eight weeks and unable to be
out of bed for five, did not affect the
sympathies of Francis Rose. the n-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. o. c. Rose, SO
North Poplar street. When he heard of
the Belgian relief fund he sent a dollar
to the committee as his donation to the
starving nation. The dollar was money
he had earned as caddy during the
summer.
"Master Francis is suffering from an
abcess of the lung. He is gaining slowly.
and is able to be up part of the time
Abilene is raising money for a Christ
mas fund to assure cheer for some Of the
women and children OF Belgium This Is
entirely distinct from the Belgian renel
efforts in that town. .
Gs rnett has raise1 q fund Of nearly s6oo
and Anderson county expects to SEND =
full carload of flour. Another $500 mas
been raised at Leavenwortn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-04
Who's Who in the War.

Crown Prince Alexander of Ser
via. who has commanded an army
at the front ever since the out
break of the war between the
Serbs and the Austrians. will pass
his twenty sixth milestone today.
having been born December 4.
1888. Prince Alexander is the Sec
ond son of Peter l.. the Servian
king, but he ecame the heir to the
throne five years ago when his eld-
er brother. Prince George, re-
nOunced his rights g the success
sion. Prince Georges wild esca-
pades made him very unpopular,
and he was accused Of crimes so
serious that his abdication of royal
rights became necessary to the sal
walton of the dynasty.
In the Balkan wa-, and in the
present conflict. Prince George has
demonstrated that lie is a daring
and gallant soldier, 1t is related
that during the recent battle with
the Austrians. when the tide was
turning against the Serbs. Prince
George galloped to the front Of the
wavering forces, shouting. II am
George of Servia. Ill those not
afraid. follow met" In the en-
gagement which flowed the
prince was wounded. but the day
was saved for the Servians. Prince
Alexander is said to be as straight
laced in his conduct as his brother
is wild. and is very popular with
the people. He was educated in st.
Petersburg. and is a -.reat admirer
OF Russian institutions. The
princes mother, now dead, was a
Montenegrin princess. a sister Of
the queen Of Italy. Crown Prince
Alexander was at the head of the
state during the negotiations with
Austria which were destined to set
Europe aflame. King Peter, after
a quarrel with army officers, left
Belgrade early in July and appoint
ed the crown prince as regent of
the country.