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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-25
THINGS WOMEN WANT AS
TOLD BY BEATRICE HALE

One of our valued correspondents
has submitted the following article
entitled, "The Good Old Times
which she asks to have printed. 1t is
with pleasure that we reproduce it.
The extract is from Beatrice Hale's
famous book, What Women Want"
Here is the article:
IF the farmers children were eco
nomic assets to him, his wife was
more so. In the good old days be-
loved of sentimentalists, it was only
the Arcadian shepherd who begged
his mistress to live with me and be
my love- The real formula, had it
been uttered, would have run some
thing like this: Marry me and bear
me child each year. Cook my food,
my children's and that of my farm
hands. Wash the dishes. Empty
the water, Keep the house clean.
Make the fire, bake the bread, make
the jam, pickles, candles and soap.
Spin, weave and dye all the stuffs
needed for our clothing, and make the
clothes. Knit the family stockings.
Don't forget to sew my buttons on.
Keep the scraps for the pigs. Run the
dairy and feed tho chickens.
Keep the egg money if you like, you
can buy the groceries with it. Teach
the children their letters. See that
they go clean to church and school.
Nurse me when | am i'll, and always
greet me with a fresh, smiling face
when | come home after my hard
days work in the fields. Obey me in
all things. Did I forget to mention
that | shall need an extra hand at
harvest time? OF course, if | can
afford to keep help enough indoors, as
well as out, you won't have to do all
these things yourself; you will do
some and supervise all the others. Do
this for me (I am glad to see that you
are a strong worker) and | will cher
ish you-and support you for lifew
The results of this essay in equal
partnership are easy to trace. Go
into any old graveyard in New Eng
land, for instance, and read the head
stones: "Hepsibah, beloved wife of
Simeon Doolittle, aged thirty-two.
Also Sarah, his second wife aged for
ty-three. Rachel, his infant daugh-
ter, aged two months; Timonthy, his
son, aged one year; Daniel, his son,
aged four years. The Lord Giveth
and the Lord Taketh Away" And
then large stone-"To the memory
of Simeon Doolittle, who passed away
in the fullness Of his days, aged
eighty-three ;"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-25
SOUTH ORLEANS

Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Andersen spent
over Sunday at Greenville with Mr..
and Mrs. Hubert Satterlee.
Miss Hattie Towne spent Sunday
with Lydia and Lelah Towne.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. l.. Wilson of New
York and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sher-
wood and daughter Of Berlin spent
Monday and Tuesday at Will Nod
dins.'
Miss Iva Hill spent last week with
her cousins in Ionia.
Ethel Chickering spent Thursday
and Friday with Minnie Haney of
Ionia.
Warren Crane was seen riding
around in his new automobile Sun
day.
Anthony Kohn, S. d. Chickering,
and James Wynn went fishing at
Grattan Thursday and Friday.
All who attended the free fair at
Ionia from this vicinity Friday report
good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Berthold Chickering
entertained seventeen for dinner Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Towne spent
Sunday in Belding.
Miss Mabel Marker of Vaudeville
returned to her home Tuesday, after
a three weeks visit with Hazel Gard
ner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Noddins and
daughter Ruth and son Robert and
Mrs. Elon johnson called at Bert
hold Chickering's Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Kohn took
dinner with his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
John Kohn Sunday.
Mrs. Charlotte Sherwood of Berlin
is visiting relatives here for two
weeks.
Mrs. Ruth Jensen took dinner with
Eta Hill Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Noddins and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Sherwood
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-25
Local Items
All About Our Town And II. People

Miss Dana Bailey and Clarence
Bailey spent Sunday in Grand Rap
ids.
Mrs. DR.. Long of Detroit was the
guest OF Mrs. Mary +. II. Coville
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. J. R. Thomas and daughter
and Mrs. 1. B. Nicholson of Craw-
fordsville, Ind, who have been guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Patterson the
past two weeks, left Friday. Mrs.
Thomas and daughter returned
TO Charlottesville, but Mrs. Nicholson
went to Bay View for the hay fever
season.
"Sal" Maurer was recently present
ed with a fine rain coat by members
of the Bedding Base Ball Association
IN appreciation of his services here
this summer. Mr.. Maurer is indeed
proud of the gift.
Mrs. Edgar Stanton and Miss Allie
Sabine returned last Friday from De-
troit and Buffalo where they had been
selecting their fall and winter stock
OF millinery goods. They will soon
have their opening, showing the lat
est in all lines of millinery.
Red Cedar Shingles $298. West
field & Fall River Lumber Co.-adv.
The road from Lowell to Grand
Rapids has been rendered dustless
and is in much better condition as a
result of liberal application of cal
cium chloride. The work was done the
first of this week.-Lowell Journal.
Lee Post left Sunday night for De-
troit where he will attend to business
affairs.
Miss Gertrude BEDFORD of South
Eureka spent the weekend here with
her sisters, Mrs. J. c. Randall and
Mrs. Alice Smith.
Olaf Burgess left Sunday for a
three weeks vacation. He will take
in the Panama Exposition at San
Francisco and San Diego, Calf.
Henry Patterson made a business
trip to Pewamo Monday. Mr.. Pat
terson is installing stock of goods
in that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Gals enter
Mucka- Marines club Sunday.
Floyd Haynes left Sunday night
for Alma where he will spend his
two weeks vacation.
Miss Myrtle De Jean of Toledo,
Ohio, is here visiting her aunt Mrs.
Mason Burns and friends.
Lawrence Nicholson of Crawfords-
vile, Ind, is here visiting at the
Henry Patterson home.
Guy Alexander of Grand Rapids
spent Sunday here at the home of W.
j. Clarke.
Mrs. William A. Clemence and
Miss Ruth Tillotson of Detroit spent
last week here, guests of Mrs. VIM.
Piatt, Art and Orba Mccoy and fam
lilies.
Full line of composition roofings.
Westfield & Fall River Lumber Co.
adv.
Mrs. Vern Leach spent Sunday
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. S. c.
Snyder in McCords.
Mrs. Frank Conant and two daugh-
tiers returned Monday morning from
a two weeks visit at Cedar Springs
and Grant
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-25
SARANAC

Mr.. and Mrs. B. n. Talcott and son
Rex and Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Covert
spent last week at Long Lake.
Miss Hazel Vaughn and Miss Ella
Schneider were in Ionia Friday.
Commissioner Lowrey has finished
his work at the summer school at
Mt. Pleasant.
Mrs. Arnold and daughters Luella
and Julia Meta of Bedding are visit
ing relatives and friends here this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Clyde Watt and
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Jepson were in
Grand Rapids Friday.
Earl Heron, who has been a clerk
for a number of years at A. w.
Huntley's drug store, has resigned
to accept the management of a store
in Shepard.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Locher and
daughter Esther are visiting in
Grand Rapids and Barryton this
week
Mr.. and Mrs. L. l.. Winslow went
to Ann Arbor Wednesday.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-25
Wrote Their Name on Eggs

In a spirit of fun two Elsie young
ladies wrote their addresses on a
couple of eggs just before they were
sent out from the store of a local
merchant to begin their journey to
the land Of the ultimate consumer.
Not long ago the girls got a letter
from a man in Cordiff. n s. wales,
to the effect that the eggs had been
purchased by him and judging from
their apparent age they must both be
married by this time and the mothers
of nice large families.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-25
Mexican Uprising on Border a Jok,


Willard F. Holt, formerly of Belle
vue and editor of the Bellevue Ga
zette. but now residing in Deming,
n. Mexico, is back to Michigan on a
visit.
Mr.. Holt says the Mexican uprising
against Americans along the border
is a Joke. If a drunken Mexican
crosses the line and acts a little
rebellious the news is sent out over
the country that an uprising of large
parts is threatening. The former
Bellevue editor says the police de-
partment of any large city has more
to do in a day than all the troubles
caused by MeXicans attacking Ameri-
cans along the border. He says the
Mexican army is almost comic sup
plement, they dress so grotesquely.
They don't care who wins. They
swear allegiance to one chieftian to-
day and another one tomorrow.
Fighting is their business and their
loyalty depends entirely on who wins.
There is no principle involved in the
Mexican war, says Holt.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-25

Mrs. Iva Bunting who visited rela-
tives and friends here and in Grand
Rapids returned to Pontiac Saturday
Little Miss Lillian Coates who has
been in Belding visiting relatives was
called home TO Walkerville, Ont.
Saturday To see her father, who has
enlisted in the service of his country
and will go to the battle grounds OF
Europe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Tower OF
Greenville were guests of his brother
Rufus Tower over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Willard who
have been visiting his father and
mother for the past week, left for
Jersey City Tuesday. Mr.. Willard
came back from the east to Detroit
to work recently but concluded Jer-
sey City was the place for him and
will again reside there.
| Mrs. Anna Moldenhauer who has
been the guest of her sister Mrs
Wesley Porter, left Monday for a
visit in Paris, Mich, before returning
to her home in Wisconsin.
John Mulhall returned to Trufant
Monday after a few days visit with
his daughter Mrs. Wright.
/ Miss Ann Bracken is entertaining
her friend Miss Catherine Coffy OF
Chicago.
r. M. Babcock of Charlevoix has
| been the guest this week of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. j. McCauley and other rela-
tives in the city.
Charles Coon and family and
/ Claude Brockway and wife motored
to Grand Rapids Sunday and spent
several hours at Romona.
| The silk association of America
/ has guaranteed to manufacturers of
clothing, shoes and other articles
sewed with silk, neat tag showing
! that pure silk has been used in the
manufacture of the articles. This
will be mark of merit which will be
appreciated by the public. Seams
sewed with silk will last longer than
those sewed with any other material
J. c. Crittenden of Portland was in
Bedding last week visiting old friends
and acquaintance.
l.. f. futile and wife of West Otis
co spent Sunday at the Samuel Raby
home.
st. Mary's Guild will meet with
Mrs. NJ. l.. Willoughby, Wednesday
afternoon, September 1, at 2:30.
The Farmers Social Band held
their annual picnic at the city park
last Thursday. There were fifty
members present to consume the eX-
cellent chicken dinner and FIVE gal
! Ions of ice cream.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Skellenger
visited in Smyrna Sunday, also called
on William Gardner.
Arthur J. Reed of Saranac, COM
mercial teacher in Bedding schools
for the coming year, was in the city
Monday.
J. NJ. Langston was called to Hast
ings Saturday by the illness of his
father. He returned home Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Carten and
Miss Esther Carten of Ionia were in
the city Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. f. Ranney of
Granville were Bedding visitors Sum-
day
The Misses Carrie and Hattie Ran
ney of Greenville spent part of Sun
day with friends in Belding.
Max Weber and Harold Bradley
of Ionia, called on Bedding friends
Sunday. They took dinner at Hotel
1 Bedding.
Leo Burt and sister were in Grand
Rapids over Sunday visiting at the
home of an aunt
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. King have
returned from their visit in Detroit
] and Howell
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-25

Noddins and Mr.. and Mrs. L. l.. Will
son and Charlotte Sherwood spent
Thursday in Grand Rapids.
Mrs. Elmer Hart of Lowell spent
from Tuesday until Friday at John
Gardeners. Her husband came We'd
nesday to return home with her.
Miss Mabel Howe spent Thursday
and Friday with Mrs. Anthony Kohn.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL. Comstock and
family of Bushnell spent Sunday
evening at Will Noddins'.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-25
EAST DISCO

Mr., and Mrs. Carl Hopough and
daughter of Smyrna were the Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Sussex
and family.
Mrs. L. o. Johnson of Grand Rap
ids and Miss Edna and Donald John
son of Bedding spent Friday with D..
c. Johnson and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orson Rowley and
family spent Sunday with William
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-25
Moon and wife.

Moon and wife.
d C. Johnson and son Willard were
in Greenville on business Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith Rowley spent
Sunday at their farm near Long
Lake.
Miss Luella Johnson of Belding
spent from Friday night until Mon
day with her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
ID. c. Johnson.
Quite number of this vicinity at
tended the Ionia free fair last week.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-08-12

hfB head, ana LOT very strange thing
happened-the whole OF his hair slip
ped OFT
OF course. II turned out that the
master wore a wig but he had always
tfiaI and when sss he had had found out who
had played the trick on him, Master
Tim spent very uncomfortable auar-
Ter Of an hour.
This ought to have taught him q
lesson, but 1t old not for on coming
out Of school one day he saw the post
Tim. I. must tell you, lived in a little
village four long miles from the neaf-
est town, 10 that the poDtman often
road over on his tricycle. when he
brought the letters.
come and have a ride" and having
persuaded his friend 10 mount, he
jumped up behind.
stop, boygf~ cried the postnan,
when he saw what they were doing.
GO onI" cried Tim; and on they
they hey co1id not stop fse1nseiveS. Thes
had started downhiu and the machine
simply ran away with them.
When they reached the bottom there
was q crash and a smash, and two
With torn clothes and cut faces. but
fortunately more frightened than hurt
Az for the tricycle., II was 20 much
damaged that Il took MI TINS savings
70 pay for II, Il was only fair that he
should have II mended
Now. IS Tim had been saving up
for a long time past 20 buy himself 9
bicycle. this was a severe punishment
for him, but o very wholesome one
for from this time forth, he began 70
see thar II was better TO leave other
peoples goods alone.
ROSE ALMA DEMUTH. Age 10.
Baltic.
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Birds and Berries.

Dear Uncle JED: am going to tell
you what / am doing this summer.
l am spending q part of my vacation
at my grandfather's. had a very
pleasant ride from my home, coming
here in an automobile
/ saw many pretty things on my
way down. 1t is a distance OF about
20 or % miles.
Grandpa has fine cows and a baby
calf He makes n lot Of butter. 1t
is very interesting TO watch him.
Grandma has a hower-bed.
They have two pigs
Grandma has lots Of birds here. They
are very tame. They build their nests
close to the door where little houses
are put for them
There is one house that has had
three hatchings OF bluebirds in IL.
There are a great many goldfinches
here. They have about every kind
OF a bird there Is.
Grandpa has apple, peach, plum,
ounce, apricot, cherry and pear trees,
and a lot of currants.
Four birds built their nests In the
currant bush, there were so many
currants on the bush. Grandma
wouldn't let anybody picluthe cuErants
because she didn't want to disturb the
birds.
I picked currants most every day
when first came here. The currants
are going by now.
They have huckleberries here. 1
went huckleberrying once and expect
white and black raspberries, and
blackcaps too.
MARIAN z. SHERMAN, Age IL.
South Coventry.
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The Rabbit.

Two years ago my brothers set some
box-traps 50 as to catch squirrels and
rabbits. Sometimes, my sister and
used to go with them, and we thought
II lots OF fun.
One day when my brothers were not
ut bone my younger sister. Grace and
I went to look at the traps. They
had quite few and there were paths
that were easily seen, that led up to
them, for there was snow on the
ground, so we found our way very
easily. We had looked at most OF the
traps and found no game; but We
thought we might find something in
the ones that were left, and when we
had gotten almost to a trap, We heard
something scratching inside. We
opened the trap a little way and I saw
that there was a little rabbit inside.
wanted TO take the trap home be-
cause was afraid II we tried to take
1t out, 1t would run away. My sister
said she knew she could take it out,
SO held the trap up and she took 1t
out. / thought 1t would bite her, but
it was so frightened that 1t kept very
still, and did not even try to get
away.
When we reached home we put II
an a box and put some boards over
the top so 1t would not get away. ]
put some pieces OF apple in for it to
eat but it was SO frightened it just
cuddied up in one corner Of the box
and trembled like leaf
and so decided to let it go and the
hext day We brought 1t to the edge OF
the woods and it soon disappeared in
to the forest
BERTHA n. BURREI., Age Is.
Stafford Springs.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-08-12
THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE
BOYS AND GIRLS DEPARTMENT

What does?" =
The weather."
The weather. my dear sir. is a con-
dition. Rain is water in the act Of
falling from the clouds. It Is fmpossi-
BILE that they should hook alike!"
What I meant was that the sky
looked like rain"
Equally impossible The sky 70 the
blue vault above us-the seeming arch
or dome that We call the heavens. It
does not resemble falling water In the
least"
We'll then, IL you are SO thunder
fngly particular, it looks as II It would
rain"
"As II what would rain?" 4
The weather, Of Counsel"
The weather, as before stated, be-
ing condition, cannot rain"
The clouds. then. confound you!
\ do. but I've got enough sense TO get IN
ont OF It. and you haven't" said the
man. as he raised his umbrella and
walked away In a hun.
Such conversations NJ these are
common, and m future when you over
hear one 1t will make you laugh.
There are signs Of rain In the sky
and clouds. Sometimes the atmosphere
and the wind bear the indications q
rain.
People do not always say what they
mean, but we readily understand
what they are trying to tell LIS.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-08-12

Dear Uncle Jed: Two birds came
and bunt q nest on the SIDE o. q beam
In the ceiling Of our horse barn. They
made II Of mud and straw or hay here
when / nrst saw the nest being
built j could not think u would stay
After WINE fbsrs wers four ssss
WINE the mother bird sat on tho
nest would go down 90 me barn and
look ND NJ her. She would pnsk ever
tho edge Of thu nest ~ mo, and fben
seemed contenfeA
-Four tiny birds matched out and
Then the mother ana father bird had
% gather food Tor them. as well as
feed themselves. When the baby birds
heard their mother coming near the
nest they would al open their mouths
very wide. The mother would put tina
food away down the Iitfis bird's throat
They seemed 10 be led IN fnrn After
they are all satisfied they all droop
their heads and go 70 sleep.
Now they have learned 70 ny: but
come 70 Che nest TO stay a. NIGHT,
When the cats are around the birds
scoop down and seem 10 cry out A. II
they were afraid they might get too
near the nest.
The birds like 20 catch the fiev IN
the early evening.
Another nest IN being built under
the caves OF our other barn and Il
looks 20 me n the little birds were
Matched In that nest they might fall
out as the opening Ia near the bottom
of the nest.
The birds in these two nests ars
barn swallows.
ALICE PALMER. Age 10.
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A MortifYinn Mistas.

Dear Uncle Jed: Dorothy rushed into
the house with a very unpleasant ex-
preston on her face. She was rather
tall and slim, with long black curls
and large, swapping black eyes. Her
face was flushed and I thought at
once something was wrong with Dor
othy.
1 asked her why she seemed TO be
50 different from what she was IN
the morning. before going to school.
for she seemed very happy.
She said she had played with her
best doll and had called her. Fifty
four" which was q horrid name for
such a lovely doll. so that she could
remember the answer to six times
nine
That day the teacher called on EIfz-
abeth Wigglesworth. saying What
is the answer to six. times miner and
Miss Elizabeth, who is so proud, said
'Fifty-two."
II laughed aloud" said Dorothy, but
wish hadn't. because teacher call
ed on me and / thought OF my doll
and answered, Marie Agnes"
MAY DANAHY, Age Is.
NOrUiCh
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-08-12

his games. Whenever his mother ask
ed him TO do anything that took him
away from his games, 1t made him
very cross and hateful.
One night his mother asked him to
take basket Of food and some wood
to q poor old Efoman. IL was winter
and there was fine skating ON the pond.
He got to the pond and his playmates
wanted him 70 come and play with
them, 50 he went. They had q nice
time and before he knew Il the town
clock struck 10. II was too late to go
to Mrs. Whites house that night. 80
he ran home and went 10 bed.
In the morning his mother said TO
him: We'll, John, how ala you find
His face began 20 get red. ! shall
never forget the look Of pain in MA
mothers face.
Once more started for Mrs.
Whites. I found the house, an old
hut. ] raped but no one came TO thu
door. ! opened the door and went in
fand there on the bed lay the old wom-
an with no food and no fire TO keep heE
warm.
Mrs. White. here are some things
How thankful ! am that you have
come. Last night as lay here. e
cold. without food. thought should
not live 70 see another day"
Then the boy bufit a IRE for her
The sight Of the poor woman In need
and pain made a change come over rny
feelings. The poor woman called me
TO, her bedside and thanked me.
He told the other boys about Mrs
white and IL was not long before al
the boys helped the poor old woman.
ESTELLA u. BENNETT, Age IL.
South Canterbury.
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A Christian mother died ana left
two children with a father, who was
a drunkard. They were taken to q
chfldreuis home and soon adopted:
katncri1e Y Mrs.. Aver and Horace
minded man. They were devoted 70
each other, and 81 nearly broke their
hearts 20 be separated.
Though Katherine was now rich,
she grew 70 b a eweet loveable
children Of her city. sbo often Thought
OF her poor brother and VIA siso could
see him.
Horace was given a good saucafion
and All the t1oney be wanted, but no
religious training. He Rot with q
One day while IN fhs city In which
Katherine lived. be INST an acuuGlut-
ance. who took him % q party that
one drearv evening in peoembsr
Rage 70 take h.r 70 = fSsens's 70 a
party. She looked very attractive
with her golden hair hxed beuominEiy
and dressed I'm white. with n cluster
Of roses at her waist. As she entered
the house % her friend. ehe was sur
rounded by q crowd % 1dnirers; but
though she lnughed and talked her
thoughts WE'RE fnr awHy. This was
the day, years aga. when she parted
with her brother.
Az she entered the par1Dr SITTER sup
per, a young man was 1eanfng on the
mantel gazing into the FIRE, but ~
she entered he looked Up. Kafhsrine
gave one CRY, SBrotheri" and threw
her arms about his neck. she had
found him ut last, nor did she lose
track Of him again.
Her pure NE had not been IN van.
for by her love and Influence Horace
was led back from his errfng path
and gave his life 10 God.
NANCY TETREAULT. Age II.
Versailles