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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-02-05

Live Stock.
AS l have stated before my father
always aimed to keep about as much
live stock as he could produce feed for.
Among the live stock were a couple
of good brood mares, which made a
splendid team of work animals, with
the exception of a few weeks when
they were turned out while their colts
were very young. Three or four other
horses furnished an extra draft team
riding and driving horse for family
use. The young colts were coming on
all the time and each year we had some
two or three year olds for sale. The
hogs were fed on the small corn
ground mixed grains and in the sum
mer we i:ad piece of clover for them
to run III and feed. We aimed to mar
ket our hogs about the time they were
large enough to dress 100 pounds, al
we figured they were the most pro
fitable at that weight. The cows
furnished an abundance of milk ant
butter for family use and for market
in addition to bringing forth a fine
herd of calves each summer. Much o.
the surplus milk produced was fet
the young pigs, as we had no place
to market the milk. This caused TIL
young porkers to grow as If by magic
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-30
Advertising

Display rates on application. Card OF
rhanks-one cent word. Business
locals on first page-I2h cents q line.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-30

There is a good deal of talk being
INDUCED In these days about the Unit
ed states army. In fact, the amount
or talk has been out OF proportion TO
the size OF the army. Secretary Gar
rison has recently given out the fig
ures and they do not make a very for
midable array. comparatively speak
ing Last June there was In all a.
7Ol officers and S7.7S1 men. Even
this looks good deal larger than Il
really is In promptly available forces
In this total are counted about 5000
In the hospital corps and quartermas-
ters department Out OF the first
number also must come 1853 officers
and 1901 men who are engaged at
the several coast defense stations. In
the event OF war they would be very
much needed right there, and would
be in an important position, but could
not be moved around TO any other
field of operations. Then there are
LOSS officers and 1S,434 men who be-
long to the so-called non com Blatant
branch, such as staff. recruiting duty.
etc. When the forces in the posses
sions, such as the Philippines, are taxi
en- out of the total. ii is shown that
there are actually 1895 officers and
2s,4O5 men in this country
Compared with the army of Ger
many, for example, this is but a hand
full. 1t is proper and pardonab BILE to
believe that man for man our army is
better than any other, but that is a
detail. Granting that one American
can whip any other man in the world
is not claiming that he can whip five
a 6nZan 90 al q
once. Then there is the state militia
under the various names and of very
widely varying grades OF efficiency.
Calling ii all the National Guard and
counting all the names enrolled gives
a total OF 1928 officers and 119,0S7
men. Adding these to the regular
army and the aggregate is still a little
band contrasted with real European
army. All of IL would at best con-
stitute only a skeleton, and there is
no body of men who have had one or
two or more years Of training in the
army and who could get back into
fighting trim in a few weeks This
admitted and the meagerness OF the
outfit conceded, does not make a rea-
son why this country cares or needs
to vie with European nations in main
tanning great standing army at
enormous annual expense. In the
first place. the probability of war is
very remote, and indeed the bare pos
sibility does not amount to a probable
ity at all. If the worst should hap
pen, the skeleton of an army would
soon take on sinew and muscle along
with plenty of nerve. There is no
call in this country for anything like
Prussian militarism. Our people have
seen its dangers and consequences too
plainly at long distance to desire il to
come any Observation-Disclosures Trades
man.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-30
GETTING BACK AT KANSAS

Everyone has read William Allen
Whites 42-centimeter editorial shot at
Nebraska inspired by the New York
Times error in assigning Nebraska
instead OF Kansas as the native state
of General Fred Funston. Now comes
Harvey Newbranch, editor OF Senator
Hitchcocks Omaha World-Herald,
with the following whitening fire of
literary shrapnel:
Base envy, as the poet remarked,
withers at another's JOY and hates
that excellence it cannot reach. SO
was II ever with Kansas.
Nebraska raises corn and alfalfa
and wheat and pork and beef and
Kansas raises hell. Nebraska piles up
wealth and Kansas piles up sand
dunes. Nebraska is so righteous that
she can trust herself TO freedom, and
Kansas so wicked that she must re-
strain herself in gives and chains
then cries out, See how good / am!
Kansas tries all things and Nebraska
picks up those that are good and holds
onto them. Kansas keeps the rest.
Nebraska is philosophic and happy,
Kansas is fretful, impatient insomnia.
Kansas vainly seeks surcease in fads
and follies and chimeras, Nebraska
finds it in the simple virtues our moth
ers taught, reinforced by all the good
things that a rational use of honestly
acquired wealth can procure. Nebras-
ka is courteous and unobtrusive, Kan
sas a shrieking self-advertiser, boast
ing even of her billiards. and hot
winds as colder and hotter and more
destructive than can be found any
where else on earth. Nebraska out
ranks Kansas in all the eXcellencies
and blessings and Kansas outranks
Nebraska in her ability as ballyhoo
artist.
eff this man White really thinks we
are a milk-eyed. placid. bluestocking-
ed old maid who never had throb of
emotion let him come up and try us.
Let him sneak around Lincoln, which
is Kansas burg transplanted by a
Kansas breeze and not a Nebraska
town at ALL and make his way straight
to Omaha. Let him come with his
/ hair in a braid and a glad, mad light
in his eye. He may go home tagged
and dazed and bent and broke, but at
the least he can say, L have lived"
And he will have the rest Of his life
to devote to recuperating-and re-
Numbering. He will have been to
Carcasonne."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-30
ON WHICH SIDE is THE BALANCE

January is considered a good time
to close accounts for the farmers as
well as other business men 1t is a
good time to take an inventory of
everything on the farm which pos
sesses any commercial value, includ-
ing tenant houses. all barns and other
buildings (also chicken houses), crops,
the wood lot, the tillable pasture land.
the live stock Ga value put on each
one). poultry tools, and improve
ments, which should all be valued
with a ten per cent discount for de-
precation. and in setting these values
1t is we'll to be very conservative, for
the higher the valuation, the greater will
the investment appear on the balance
sheet and the larger will be the inter-
est. Thus IL the belongings are fig
ured up as worth $4,000. the annual
interest at per cent would be $500.
and the amount has to be made up
by the owners work and energy, be-
fore there can be any profit in farm
ing, for the simple reason that $lO,-
900 would enable him to retire to
some pleasant boarding house Gf he
could possibly find one), and live on
the $500 interest without doing
stroke of work. Thus, if he really
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-30

JESSE X. COATES, President
J. M. IiANGSTON. Vice Pres.
FORD HICKS, Editor and Mgr.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-30

Howard City Thursday for visit with
relatives Mr.. Dennis returned Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Nichols, who
have been visiting their nephews, Fred
and George Walters, returned TO their
home at London, Canada, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Scheid and
daughter of Ionia, who have been
visiting relatives at Miriam, returned
home Monday.
To surely and safely rid yourself of
catarrh get Hyomei outfit from
Wortley & French. There is no bet
ter remedy, yet harmless, pleasant and
easy to use-you bI eathe it.-Adv.
F. Sidney Washburn returned to De-
troit Sunday after a brief visit with
Mr. and Mrs. +. A. Washburn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Kennedy en-
tertained at Christmas dinner, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. p. Hilton. Mrs. A. Putnam and
Miss Mae Putnam of Grand Rapids.
Mrs. Hilton remained to spend the
weekend, while the rest OF the party
returned Christmas night.
Silas Ward and Mrs. Will Ward
spent Monday in Grand Rapids.
John S. Donovan leaves Saturday
for Jacksonville, Florida, where he
will spend the winter.
Geo. w. Caldwell of Carson City
spent Monday at the home of c. G.
Bailey OF Masonic avenue.
Miss Hazel Woodin OF Rockford,
ILL.,. was a guest at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Eddy, Monday.
Mrs. Frank Derrick spent the week
end at the home OF her brother, VIM.
Huntley.
Mrs. Sadie Mclaughlin has been
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-30
Local Items
All About Our Town And Il. People

Dr. and Mrs. w. A. Dutt entertained
Mrs. Quits brother X. L. Hawley. OF
Ionia. Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs Ray Stanton and FL
mer Kingsbury of Detroit and Miss
Cora Kingsbury of Grand Rapids
spent Christmas with their parents
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kingsbury.
Miss Emma Erickson went to AL
pena Monday for ten days visit with
her father and sister.
Miss Clara McLaren and Miss Ber-
tina Benson went To Lansing Friday
for weeks visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Mcconnell are
visiting Mrs. McConnells parents at
Lake View this week.
Miss Florence Wilson spent Christ
mas in Saginaw with her sister. Mrs.
John Lemley.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Coulter are the
recipients OF a box OF cocoanuts. They
came all the way from Honolulu. Ha-
wall, and were a gift of Mr.. Coulters
brother and wife who reside there.
Miss Nellie Hilbig is spending the
Christmas holidays with her parents at
Morley.
Mrs Lorene Nichols is visiting rel
tives at Grand Rapids.
Mrs III. Mercer and daughter,
Blanche, are at Big Rapids spending
the Christmas holidays with Mrs. Mer-
GERS parents.
Mrs. Jessie Hewitt received a large
Christmas box from her sister, Mrs.
Clay Weaver, who resides at Marshall.
Il. r. Hudson has had the services
Of Fred Cornell, expert window trim
mer and decorator, who has wonder
fully frightened up the store.
w. G. Rasmussen of Sheridan was
the Christmas day guest of Mrs. Jessie
Hewitt and family.
Mrs. Irene Newington spent Christ
mas with her husband at Detroit.
Mrs. Eliza Hanks wishes to thank
the Woman's Relief Corps for the
shower which they rendered her re-
Gently. Mrs. Hanks is the recipient of
a widows pension but she nevertheless
feels gratified for the vegetables, etc,
which formed the greater part of the
articles presented by the corps.
Robert Reeves. principal OF the
Pentwater high school is spending the
holiday vacation with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. l.. Reeves.
Leonard Howe of Detroit visited
friends here the first OF the week.
NJ. L. Wagner Of Chicago is visiting
relatives here this week.
Miss lisa Sprague is visiting her
brother. F.. +. Sprauge OF Elk Rapids.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Crane Of Ionia
were guests of Mrs. Cranes mother,
Mrs. Nettie Childs.
Miss Jennie Hughes has returned
from Lansing, where she spent Christ
mas with Mrs. George Fewlace.
Miss Erma Shaw is visiting at the
home of her uncle, T.. T.. Sprague, at
Elk Rapids, where her mother has
been spending several weeks.
Miss Edna Bliss has completed her
work at the Kalamazoo Normal and
will go to Flushing, Saturday, where
she has accepted a position as teacher
of mathematics and English.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Dennis went to
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-30
NOTE ALL YOUR OLD ERRORS

Although with most of us the Gus
tom of making an elaborate set of
resolutions-all Of them TO be broken
perhaps in week-belongs to the
past, il is by no means bad idea TO
sit down and quietly think over their
significance in calm retrospect. Such
a view is indeed to be commended
Without making vain and foolish reso-
lutions one may carefully note all
errors and evade as many of them as
possible during the next year.
If the past year has contained more
tears than smiles tear off the old page,
with its blots and mistakes. and throw
it away. A clean new sheet, pure and
white, lies before you. Forget to pity
yourself so much and contemplate the
condition of those more unfortunate.
Cease your lamentations for bygone
opportunities and plan for the future
Brace up! If the fates have been un-
kind to you during the past year try
to turn the tables on them now Do
not be discouraged with your lot.
Meet it and face it. 1t is not nearly
so bad as ii might be.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-30

very i'll at the home of her aunt, Miss
II. Beebe on Congress street
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ashby spent
Christmas in Greenville with Mrs.
Ashby's mother, Mrs. Define and sis
ter, Mrs. Rushton.
Miss Erie Evans of Muskegon is the
guest of her cousin, Miss Reva Hunt
ley, this week.
Miss Mae Hubbard is home from
Muskegon for a short visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Hubbard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Shurte and two
sons OF Muir were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Zenas Dow from Thursday until
Monday.
If your hair is fading, too dry, or
falling out, surely use Partisan Sage,
the delightful and inexpensive tonic
sold by Wortley q French. 1t sup
plies all hair needs. One application
removes dandruff. stops itching head
and makes the hair fluffy. soft and
lustrous.-Adv.
Miss Cleo Anslow of Ypsilanti spent
the weekend with her grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Smith.
Lawrence Griffin OF Grand Rapids
was the guest of Miss Dana Bailey of
Masonic avenue. Christmas week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Andres of
Easton were guests OF Mrs. Andres
uncle, l.. A. Krupp, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Bolenbaugh of
Detroit spent Christmas with Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w Bolenbaugh.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Mason are en-
pertaining Mrs. Mason's mother and
sister, Mrs. l.. A. Arnold and Miss Err
ma Arnold of Evanston Illinois
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-30

Entered into the Bedding Michigan
Postoffice as second class matter.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-30
AS WE APPROACH A YEAR

We approach a new and untried
gear. AS we cross it's threshold to
meet new and enlarged opportunities
let it be with a steadfast purpose to
Increase our fund OF knowledge, our
strength of character. our usefulness
and helpfulness as never before,
realizing that, at best, 1.-The time is
short" May the thoughts we have
been considering so take possession Of
as. the purposes born OF them so
govern, that our lives will be sweeter
happier, more practically and truly
successful during such time as remains
TO us here and better fitted for the
dawn Of that new time which shall be
reckoned not by years and have no
end
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-30

wishes to know where he stands II Is
a great mistake to fool himself on the
inventory.
The inventory finished add the tot
al sales and purchases. keeping the
household expenses separate. except
where the house Is indebted to the
farm for eggs. milk. etc., and the diff
ference will show the cash gain or
loss. providing the cash book has been
properly kept up. The bills receiv-
able and payable, OF course, tell their
own tale, and all these placed on the
sides of the sheet where they belong,
will show how matters stand. I'm
provements. in the way OF extensive
repairs, or clearing fields, or addi-
tons TO building, all go to show in
creased valuation, but one should be
able to show added income as the
result of the improvements. The busy
man cannot be expected TO keep an
elaborate set OF books, but for his
peace of mind at least a record should
be kept of all his transactions, so
that he may know whether his efforts
are bringing in returns sufficient TO
warrant their continuance.
There are many things a family
may get from farm besides mere
dollars and cents, but certain income
they must have, and If country life
appeals to them they can well afford
to overlook the question of interest
on capital. and be content TO think
of this interest as a veritable profit.
The balancing OF accounts has still
another important lesson, in that ii
brings one face to face with facts
which are often very disagreeable
things with which to be confronted.
For example, farmer may have eight
or ten cows, and think he is making
a handsome profit on his milk, where
as when he tries to balance the labor,
grain bill, hay consumed, cost OF rails
ing crops, etc. against his milk re-
ceipts, he may find himself many
dollars in the rear, and just here is
where the balancing of the annual ac-
counts is found to make or mar.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-30
PROSPERITY
FOR 1915

If you want to be happy and
prosperous. first place your teeth in
order. We remove teeth by the
Owensolar method without pain.
No drugs used TO produce uncon-
sciousness; no bad after effects as
cocaine leaves. We make full sets
of teeth without plate covering roof
of mouth. Call and investigate for
yourself. Examination FREE. G. d.
Owens, Inc, Dentists, loo Monroe.
opposite Herpolsheimer's Formerly
Fulton ST.. Ground Floor, j. A. Jar
Wis, Vice Pres. f. c. Jarvis, Secy.
Open Tuesday. Thursday and Sat
urady evenings; Sundays, 10 to 1.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-30

Geography is to be taught by NOV
ing pictures in Philadelphia Pupils
nowadays can scarcely appreciate
their advantages over the youth of
thirty years ago. who had only the
few pictures in their geography
books to delight in.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-30

One may worry over the situation in
Europe, but Europeans are really the
ones to do the worrying.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-30

than all other local weekly papers
combined In it's territory.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-30
THE BELDING BANNER
TWENTY sixth YEAR

mt. In 1889 and published every We'd
nesday by Banner Publishing Co.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-13
THE OTHER SIDE OF A BEAUTIFUL EASTER
SUNDAY AS SEEN BY JANE whitaker
BY JANE WHITAKER.


day of Spring that the whole out-of-
doors seemed shouting: Come on
out and play! Come on out and play"
WANTED to go into the country and
wander along the lanes where the
ground is carpeted with its new
spring dress of green; where the sun
glints in the streams as though it;
were caressing the water; where the
violets are signalling with their green
leaves that soon sturdy little flowers
will adorn the woods; where the birds
twitter glad song, and even the bark
of dog is half-friendly.
But it is selfish to go away in the
solitude just to gorge oneself with
happiness, so l resolved to see how
the people in the city were welcoming
the spring.
On the boulevards femininity was
preening itself in its bright colors like
proud peacock. Young girls in new
gowns tried to seem unconscious of
their splendor, and did not succeed.
Men were no less vain in their new
suits and fancy cravats and patent
ledIEGI SuOSS. CuluTSu were COIl-
scious of even new hair ribbons.
From the boulevard | wandered
down Madison street. From Halsted
to Canal the streets were lined with
the "down-and-outs," shabby, hun
CRY, but not hopeless, for the warm
balm of the spring air promises
months when one doesn't SILVER even
if one hasn't a place to sleep.
l saw shabby man who seemed
only wreck of what he once was, 4
man Of about forty; face cruelty lined
with the struggle of life, eyes bleared
with the knowledge of defeat; Shout
Grrs dropping and feet tagging.
And even as 1 wondered if the
spring had power any longer to cast
its sunshine glitter in his life, he spied
something on the sidewalk and stoop-
ed to pick it up.
For a moment | could not decide
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-13


nose, and saw it was white car
nation that some one had dropped
and many people had carelessly step
ped on, but to the man on whose face
life had written defeat it was as pre-
cious as thought it came fresh from
a garden.
He almost caressed it. He tried to
straighten out it's crushed petals. He
rubbed his hand over it softly, and as
l passed along l saw him sniff at it
again, look around guiltily and then
slip it into his pocket.
Near a nickel show two dirty-faced
little urchins loitered, peering with
their tOo-wise eyes into the faces of
the people who possessed the magic
price of admission. Edging closer to
those their eyes trusted, but afraid to
voice their plea lest someone should
send them away.
purposely loitered, apparently in
terested in the gaudy posters of an
Indian battle.
They. looked at me and appraised
me and | wondered would their too
WAoC I1C VI "OuIO
they trust me.
They whispered something to. each
other and then they edged a little
nearer and still | stood apparently abb
sorbed in the poster.
And then, in just the merest whis-
per, so faint l hardly heard it, one
of the little urchins asked:
Lady, will you take us in with
your"
IF you will sit with me-" 1 an
swered.
And so we entered the place of
magic to the little boys with too-wise
eyes, and we found three seats to-
gether and in the half darkness
watched their eagerness as the Indian
drama unfolded Vigorously they ap-
plauded and they stamped and whis-
tied
They forgot that l was beside them
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-12-07
MEDALS FOR ESSAYISTS
Patriotic Society Gives Youngsters
Chance to Distinguish Themselves

.. Boise Statesman: In line with one
of it's main objects, that of imparting
patriotic instruction to the youth of the
state, the Idaho Society of the Sons Of
the American Revolution is offering
three medals, one gold, one silver, and
one bronze, as first, second and third
Iprizes for the best essay on some pa
triotic subject by any regularly enroll
ed high school students of either sex
in the state, for the school year 1914
Is.
| Miss Grace M. Shepherd, state SUI
perintendent of public instruction,
heartily approves of the contest, and
suggests that contestants place the
emphasis upon the growth of the
country rather than upon war.
Each medal will be specially en-
graved. The committee in charge of
this part of the work of the Sons of
the Revolution is w. H. Gibson, Harry
Keyser and Edward L. Wells.
The following rules will be observed
in the contest:
The essay must be on the some pa
triotic subject, to be chosen by the con-
testant.
1t must contain not less than fifteen
hundred words nor more than four
thousand
1t must be in ink, on unruled paper,
in the handwriting of the contestant,
and must bear a statement of he Il
name, address, age, school and class
of he writer.
One medal only shall be awarded to
any high school.
The instructors in English and his
tory in each school shall select the
best essay from that school and for
ward the same to Edward L. Wells,
secretary, Boise. In case of disagree
nent, the principal shall decide The
winners of the several medals shall be
determined by committee of persons
prominent in educational circles, who
hall pass on all essays forward
d from the several schools.
All essays, to be considered, must :
e in the hands of the secretary not
alter than February /, 1915.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-12-07
BEFORE AND AFTER

you used to send me candy before
we were married." she said bitterly.
Yes" he replied just as bitterly;
"and before we were married your ia
Their would occasionally hand me few
good cigars Washington Star.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-12-07

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cents per line first insertion, minimum
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