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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-06
Model OF Stone Mountain Made
By Sculptor and Plans Laid
For Huge D. of C.. Memorial

The Stone Mountain confederate
memorial which provides for sculp-
ture on the mountain side on scale
surpassing anything else in history,
beside which the pyramids and other
ancient monuments will appear almost
insignificant, is getting into definite
status. Actual developments are ex-
pected after the first of the year.
SURVEYS have already been made OF
themountain, and Gutzon Borglum, the
the SCULPTOR has made model of the
monument in scale. Lawyers are now
working on the papers which will con-
vey from the Venable family to the
monument association the perpetual
use of the mountain.
A subscription campaign Will De
started early next year. This, it is ex-
pected, will be national in scope With
out any solicitation at all, men in the
east have promised to give 100000.
Mr.. Borghum's original estimate fig
ured the cost of the work at 5000
O0O.. After consultation with expert
Ouarryman, he has reduced that esti-
mate by about 100000.
Mr.. Borglum has just returned to
New York; from a visit to s. H. Vena-
Bile. He intends to make speeches be-
fore various Southern societies in the
east, setting forth the plan. Later on
state campaigns will be started by the
various Confederate organizations.
1t is hoped to raise large part OF
tae necessary amount in the South, al
though the whole nation will be in
terested. The sculpture will depict the
war from a Southern standpoint.
Mention has already been made OF
the plans details. Figures forty r
fifty feet high, representing the South
ern generals and marching regiments
showing the Confederate and Union
armies, will be carved out OF the noun
tain granite. These will be visible for
miles.
In addition there will be thirteA0
columns carved out of the mountain,
these representing the original states.
Pchind them, enclosed in heavy plate
glass, will be rooms for each state,
followed from the granite
The plans also provide for an extern
s:ve park around the mountain, in
which there will be additional statues
showing the military leaders of the
c vii war.
The work will be done section at a
time, in three sections, it's completion
requiring eight years.
Aside from it's historic and artistic
value the memorial would pay for it
self in making Atlanta and Georgia Il
mecca for tourists.
Mr.. Borglum says that nature, in
providing a mountain of granite, has
done more for Georgia in a monumen-
tai way than any other state he knows
about.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-06

tcrests are buster than for several
years, and similar conditions prevail
in many lines of industry.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-06
HAD BRONCHIAL ASTHMA
So BADLY MAN COULD NOT LIE
DOWN-CURED BY yINOL.


For years and years we have been
telling the people of Americas that vi
mol is a wonderful remedy for bron-
chial troubles. Here is positive proof:
Tilden, Ill. For five years | suf-
fered from bronchial asthma. In the
winter time ! was obliged to sit in
a Morris chair all night, as I could
not lie down, owing to that dreadful
choking sensation. l tried nearely
every known remedy, but nothing
gave me any relief until one day l
net the station agent at Willisville,
ILL.,, and he said he had been a suf-
ferer for years, but had been cured
by Vinol. l at once commenced to
take it, and the result is my cough
is gone, my appetite has improved,
and | can lie down and sleep all night,
and my experience leads me to be-
lieve that vinoi Is certain remedy
for bronchial asthma" John H. Con-
dell, Tiiden, III,
The reason that cough syrups fail
in such cases is because they are
piliative only, while Vinol removes
the cause, being a constitutional REM
edy in which are combined the heal
ing elements of fresh cod livers, to-
gether with tonic iron and beef pep
tone. 1t strengthens and revitalizes
tc eXpel the disease. Hooks Phar-
macy, Americas, Ca
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-06

TIVE BRoMO QUININE is better than ordinary
Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor
ringing in head. Remember the full name and
look for the signature of Z. w. GROVE. 25c.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-02
Trial by Jury.

The New York Law Journal says on
the subject Of trial by jury:
while we do not think that trial by
jury ought to be abolished or that there
is any increasing sentiment in that di.
rection. we do believe that the system
should be modified by dispensing with
the requirement for unanimous verdicts.
This would obviate the element of in.
dividual eccentricity as an impeachment
to the administration of justice. Men
tai idiosyncrasy on. the part Of judges
is constantly exhibited and scarcely
excites comment An eminent and
very able judge will dissent from the
ruling of his associates when It is ex.
tremely difficult TO understand how SO
gifted II mind could have gone off on
that particular tangent. BY permitting
affirmances or reversals, notwithstand
ing dissent, the personal equation is
eliminated"
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ORDER OF THE BATH.
II Was . Realistic Ceremony In the
Time of Charles u.

The last knights of the Bath made
according to the ancient forms were at
the coronation Of Charles H.. when
various rites and ceremonies. one OF
which was bathing, were enforced.
According to Froissart. the court bar
Der prepared bath. and the candidate
for membership in the order. having
been addressed by. his esquires. was
thereupon placed In the bath. his cloth
es and collars being the perquisites
Of the barber. He was then removed
from the water TO the words May this
be an honorable bath to you" and vas
placed In a plain bed quite wet and
naked to dry.
As soon rs he was quite dry he was
removed from the bed, dressed In new
and rich apparel and conducted by
his sponsors to the chapel. where be
offered taper to the honor of God and
penny piece to the honor Of the king.
Then he went TO the monarch and.
kneeling before him. received from the
royal sword tap on the shoulder. the
king exclaiming. Arise. Sir -" and
then embraced him. saying, BE thou
a good knight and true."-London
Strand Magazine.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-02
The Almanac Trust.

The sale of almanacs was once a In.
crative monopoly. Queen Elizabeth
granted the sole right TO publish "al-
MANAGES and prognostications" TO the
Stationers' company. and James |. ex-
tended the privilege to the universities
of oxford and Cambridge, but for cen
turtles only these three bodies were per
mitted to issue printed calendars, The
monopoly ended when the claim Of the
king TO the privileges of granting or
Withholding permission to issue calen-
dars-a survival. perhaps, from days
when kings asserted their right to reg
ulate all things. including even the
times and seasons-was definitely dis
proved and proclaimed nonexistent
Now anybody can say who's who any
where.-London Spectator.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-02
"Choir.n

Churchgoers who follow the service
In their prayer books would certainly
miss the dear old phrase" concerning
''quires and places where they sing"
and In time the old fashioned "quires"
may be made new fashioned again by
the coming Of rationalized spelling.
Choir was a most unnecessary ont
rage upon the language. The old Eng.
fish "quer" or 'quere" became quite
naturally "quyer" or "quire." and so
1t remained until the end Of the seven
teenth century. when somebody seems
to have introduced choir" because IL
looked more like the French "choeur,"
as IL that were valid reason. There
could have been no danger of confus-
Ing a church "qure" and "quire' of
paper, which is different word. the
French "cahier." probably from Latin
'quaternarium." collection Of four
leaves. London Standard.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-02
Modelled After an Ancient Tomb.

The temple of the Scottish rite in
Washington is handsome white mar
bic structure about 100 feet square and
rises TO a height Of 80 feet above the
street level. At either side of the main
entrance is an immense marble sphinx
A row Of tall Ionic columns surrounds
the second story. The architects fol-
lowed closely the design of the ancient
tomb of King Mausolus, which stood
in Halicarnassus and was one of the
seven wonders of the world. 1t was
built by the wife of the king and was
decorated with hundreds of wonderful
statues. This old tomb became so ia
nous that many buildings were model
ed after it, but this is the only struc-
ture in America in which the design
has been used.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-02
Traditions of Sandwich.

Sandwich is the hub of the universe
of golf. In times medieval it was
one of Englands five gates, through
which passed heroes and saints, priests
and kings. Here it was that King
Arthur set out to play the emperor Of
Rome with Excalibur, and here on his
return Guinevere welcomed him. St
Paul, says tradition, landed at Sand
witch, but 1t is history that marks it
as the landing place Of St Augustine.
Picts and Scots were here beaten back
by the Army of the eastern Julian, and
Theodosius landed to repel the Saxons.
Beckett escaped from England via
Sandwich to France. Here Richard 1.
landed after his Austrian imprison-
ment and John, king Of France, came
as a prisoner Of the black prince
London Chronicle.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-02
Orleans

Mrs. Frank Hale. Leone and Marion
spent Sunday afternoon at Ernest
Leach's.
The annual field meet will be Sat
urday, June at Ionia.
Hazel Warner entertained her cou-
sin from Ionia over Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Howard visited
relatives in Greenville Sunday.
Ernest Young of Remus spent the
past week with his parents Henry
Young and wife.
Mrs. Sutherland. MIR. and Mrs. Bay
Emery and daughter OF Greenville
were Saturday and Sunday guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Clements.
Mrs Jacob LaDow and Dean of
Ionia Sundayed with Chas LaDow and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs Carey Nichols of Beld-
ing visited friends here Sunday.
Rev Tate gave a fine discourse at
the town hall Sunday evening.
The Orleans Ladies' Aid Society will
give parcel post social at the home
of Mrs Sam Clements on the even
ing of June 10. Super will be served
from o'clock to 8. A good program
has been prepared. Everybody come.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester Dennehy of
Ionia Sundayed with the latter's par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. James Lane.
Mrs. Robt. Howe spent Sunday with
Grandma White.
If there is one thing more than
another that the citizens of Orleans
should be proud of ii is the sleeping
place of our dead. In the past few
years there has been more land pur-
chased and a handsome ornamental
fence placed along the road, also a
large number of shrubs, and ever
green's have been planted. We can
not give our sexton, James Lane, too
much praise for our beautiful cemeter-
les. Mr. Lane will willingly water
and care for all the plants that are
placed in the ground. They are GER
tainly beauty spots in Orleans.
Mrs. Alderman and son Frank
Henry Young and wife were callers
at II. Cranes Sunday afternoon. Mr.
Crane has a hennery which is sight
well worth seeing. They have nearly
5000 young chicks of the White Leg
horn variety.
Mrs. Chas. Leach and Mrs. Fern
Chaplin and daughter of Hart are visit
ing the formers son Ernest Leach and
wife and other friends.
There was a good crowd attended
the memorial exercises held at the
town hall Saturday afternoon. There
was a fine program rendered OF which
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-02
Smyrna

Leslie Human and wife and little
baby daughter of Grand Rapids came
Friday night TO spend Decoration Day
with Mr.. Humans mother. Mrs. John
Tebbell
Geo. Hanks is visiting his brother
Grin Hanks of Brink for a few days
while his wife is visiting her daughter
Mrs. Virgil Gardner OF Merritt.
Mr.. and Mrs. r, +. Barry went "a
Ionia Sunday to visit for the day with
her brother Sam Downing. Monday
they together with Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Downing visited in Sunfield with
another brother f.. j. Downing and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Cook and Mr.
and Mrs. Herb Mehney. Mr.. and Mrs
Ed 1nsley, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Tebbell
and son Arlo were in Ionia Sunday
evening TO attend the vaudette.
Miss Minnie Lampke OF Bedding
spent Monday afternoon with Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Compton.
Mrs. Edna Boyd and son spent Mon
day afternoon at Alfred Davis
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Hoppough, Mrs
Carl Hoppough and daughter Mar
guerite were in Grand Rapids last Sat
urday. Carl Hoppough came home
with them.
Miss Nellie Tebbell is in Lansing
visiting her sisters, Mesdames Fay and
VIM. Williams.
Mrs. Ed Tower of Belding visited
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. JOS
lin Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Helen Purdy came home Sum
day for a short time TO see TO things.
In short time she expects TO come
home TO stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. +. Barry and Mrs.
Henry Harris were in Lowell Tuesday
afternoon.
About $50 people were in the auto
parade Monday when Smyrna was
reached the Lady Maccabees had a hot
dinner of roast beef, brown gravy,
mashed potatoes, salads, pickles, bis
cults and butter, doughnuts, cake. pie.
coffee and tea, ready for the G. A. r..
w. r. c., S. OF VS. and d. of VS.,
when they arrived at Maccabee hall AT
one o'clock. After dinner they went
to the Smyrna cemetery where they
had their memorial service and recita-
lions by the school children, after
which they returned TO the Belding
cemeteries.
Mrs. VIM. Wacha and son Ellis were
in Stanton from Wednesday until
Monday evening. Mr.. Wacha went up
Saturday and stayed until Sunday
night. Mrs. Wacha went 10 attend the
graduating exercises.
Archie Gray has gone 10 Fenwick
to work for Geo. Kohn.
r. w. Condor, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Northway and Lou Compton were in
Grand Rapids last Friday. Lou stay
ed over until Saturday night TO visit
his sister.
Jessie Frost has been sick for a few
days.
Don Deringer of Battle Creek is
visiting his uncle j. r.. lnsley.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-02

Nis Vivid Imagination Once Nearly
Got ColeridQs In Trouble.

Got Colerid9s In Trouble.
From his early youth Coleridge lived
N world OF books and dreams. yet
his favorite walk seems to have been
the Strand, the last place In the world
for a poet to lose himself In reverie.
AS he strolled down the street he i'm
agined himself swimming the Helles-
pont. the feat Of which other poets
had written and which the poet Byron
was to accomplish later. Once while
the mind Of Coleridge was thus far
from the busy Strand he absently
thrust his hands before him In the
manner Of one swimming Suddenly
one hand came in contact with a gen.
tleman's pocket
The gentleman. thinking to capture
a thief. seized the hand and exclaimed:
What! So young and so wickedw
He accused the poor. poetic boy Of an
attempt at pocket picking.
With some fright and a few tears
the boy explained. and We can imag-
Inc that words did not fail him who
was to become the most brilliant talk
er of his age. The gentleman was de-
lighted with Coleridge's Imagination.
which could turn the Strand into the
Hellespont The intelligence Of the
young Leander made the stranger In
quire into Coleridge's tastes. and when
he found the boy liked books he open
ed for him a subscription at the circu-
lating library in Cheapside.-We stmin-
ster Gazette.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-02
ANCIENT MEDICAL SKILL.
Peru Had Clever Physicians and Sur
seons Ages Ago.


Both cocaine and quinine were first
discovered and used by the prehistoric
inhabitants Of Peru, Ecuador and Bo-
iivia. A cup made from the wood Of
the tree yielding quinine was filed
with water and allowed 10 stand over
night. In the morning the liquid had
become saturated with the medicinal
properties possessed by the wood and
its bitter contents were drunk. The
quassia cups sold In drug stores In this
country during the past century were
the early method used TO administer
quinine.
The leaf from the tree giving cocaine
Is chewed today by the Indians living
In the mountainous districts of Peru,
Ecuador and Bolivia. 1t acts as a
heart stimulant in those high attitudes
and deadens the pangs OF hunger so
frequently felt by the half starved ma
tives.
The Chumus, who lived in Peru, ac-
cOrding TO some authorities. 2500
years before Christ and whose domin-
Ions extended into Bolivia, Ecuador
and parts OF Brazil and Colombia, had
a pharmacopoeia of their own. Most
of the articles used by them as medi-
cines aeons ago are used by the physi-
clan Of today. Their surgeons were
highly skilled too. l have seen skulls
dug up in their old cemeteries that
showed their owners during life had
been injured many times in battle by
blunt instruments, presumably clubs,
and their lives had been saved by
trephining. recall one skull with four
silver plates, several with three, very
many with two and hundreds with one.
-Leslie's Weekly.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-02
Munchausen.

1.-THE Travels of Baron Munchausen,
as we have them, are compound from
a great variety Of sources. The first
instalment which processes to he
based on the real baron's own tales, is
scarcely a quarter of the whole, and
even this has been traced in great part
guese origins. Afterward the author
cribbed avowedly from Lucian and
added second volume intended as a
satire on Bruces Travels" Most of
the early editions were entitled "Gulli-
yer Revived; or, the Vice of Lying
Properly Exposed. London Taller.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-02

every number was highly appreciated
At the close of the exercises they pro-
ceeded TO the cemeteries where the
school children strewed flowers on the
graves OF the dead soldiers.
Frank Hannah and wife of Bedding
were i'm town Saturday.
The Orleans w. c. T. u. will have
the following program TO be held al
the town hall Thursday. June IL TO
cele citrate the close of the mem bership
contest, under the leadership of Idella
Wilbur and ola Graf. Forty new
mem bers have been enrolled:
Crusade Psalm, Mrs. Alberta Damn
prayer, Mrs. Estella McKibbon; song
America, congregation; address of well
come, President Mrs. Edith Face: well
come recitation, Mrs. Sarah Howe; ad-
dress, Social Purity, Mrs. Alberta
Damn, fifth district president; vocal
duet, Mable Howe and Maude Howe:
Few Points from History, Mrs. FL
sic Lambertson; song, j. Il. Smith; re-
citation, Agnes Van Giesen: vocal duet.
Hattibell Gleason, Grace Anderson;
flower mission, Mrs. Gertie Van Gle
sen: reading, Mrs. NJ. L. Howe vocal
solo, Mrs Mary Ehlers; dialogue,
Marion York, Sylvia Hoyt; marching
songs, Bringing in the Sheaves, On
ward Christian Soldiers; initiation,
Mrs. Alberta Damn; song, God Be With
You, by congregation; benediction. All
are cordially invited.
Mrs Elmer Fales was a guest of
Mesdames Purdy and York Wednes-
day.
Mrs. A. j. Hale of Lowell was cal
ling on friends Thursday and attend
ed the w. G. T. u. at Mrs Wilbur's
Friday.
Mrs Rissie Emory and daughter
Florence of Ionia were here Friday.
They also attended the w. T. c. u.
Friends congratulated Miss Florence
for being teacher of the Mud street
school which received the pennant
from the town of Berlin.
Mrs. Sabine visited her daughters in
Bedding Wednesday.
Mr.. and MrsI VIM. Rowley and
daughter were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ben Conner Saturday Afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gladding of
Haynor were Saturday night guests of
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Fullert
Christensen.
Miss Birdsell of Ionia was an over
Sunday guest at the Muselman home.
Miss Bessie Face and friend of Ho-
mer were Sunday dinner guests of the
formers aunt Mrs. Alva Face and
family.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-02
SHILOH

Those who passed the eighth grade
examination We're: ollie Faunt,
Dorothy Wilson, Meta Hall, and Rus
sell Waldron.
Hardscrabble school closed with
picnic.
Some Grand Rapids parties are
building a new cottage at the Branch
park
Ben Comstock went TO Carson City
Monday 10 meet his brother Bert and
wife who will visit here for a while.
F. f. Brown was in Stanton Friday.
Mrs. Beulah Falkner visited Mrs.
Rae Mikesell Thursday.
Mrs. Ella Maynard and Mrs. Ora
Decker both of Ionia visited friends
here Friday
Rob Hall received fine collie pup
py from Ionia last week.
The jitney bus started on its daily
Journey for the season Saturday, car
rying passengers from Ionia to Long
Lake and return.
Mr. and Mrs. Bronson Conner left
with their car for Hudson for a few
days visit there.
No one could help having a good
time at the dance given at Heth's rink
Saturday night with fine music given
by Graham's orchestra. There will be
another dance in two weeks with the
same music.
Mrs. Harry Straub of Ionia is visit
ing Mrs. Len Warren.
Richard Nibber of Saranac and Mrs.
Sylvia mellow were married in De-
troit Monday. They will make that
city their home.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-02
Seventeenth Century Sheep.

The best and biggest sheep" says
Fuller in his famous "Worthies OF
England" published in the year 1862
"are those of the vale of Aylesbury, In
Buckinghamshire. where ii is nothing
to give flo or more for breed ram
So that should n foreigner hear of the
price thereof he would guess that ram
rather to be some Norman engine OF
battery than the creature commonly SC
called. Foreigners" he adds. much
admire our English sheep because they
do not, as those beyond the seas. fol.
low their shepherds like pack of
dogs. but wander wide abroad"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-02
SKILL OF THE BEAVER.
As a Canal Digger He 10 an Engineer of
Rare Ability.

According to a legend. the beaver Is
supposed to be a reincarnation of man,
put back on earth to expiate past Of.
early drawings it is depicted with the
face of a man. And when we consider
its extraordinary intelligence and skill
as woodcutter, engineer dam and ca
nal maker, house builder and food
storer the notion does not seem at
all farfetched. Describing the canals
which the animals make by scooping
out the earth with their hands, A. r.
Dugmore in the Romance of the Bea.
ver' remarks:
1T might be presumed that these ca
nails are only run through level coun-
try, but here is the greatest evidence
of the engineering ability of the bea
vers: They build their canals uphill by
means of weirs or dams. the distance
between them varying according to the
gradient. Yet they never work uphill
unless it is made absolutely necessary
by the contour of the land. The width
OF these canals is usually about three
feet, with a depth from one to three
feet, seldom deeper except when small
pools are made, evidently with the idea
Of providing a hiding place in the event
Of danger. The direction Of the canals
must necessarily be variable. Wher-
ever conditions are favorable they are
as straight as though laid out by hu
man engineers, but when there is any
advantage to be gained by curves they
make curves"
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Locating the Laughs.

Once upon time De Wolf Hopper
was required to play Falstaff in spe-
cial performance Of The Merry Wives
of Windsor" He sought the help of
William III. Crane. a famous FalstafI
twenty-five years ago. II will help
you" Mr.. Crane said II will lend you
my wig, my beard, my costume and
my pad. and / will go page by page
through the text with you. pointing
out as go just where the laughs are
not. "-Indianapolis News.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-02
Tart Retort.

OF Lord Jeffreys, noted for his heart
less cruelty. it is recorded when he
was chief justice he had witness be-
fore him whose evasive answers
aroused the judges ire. The witness
wore an exceedingly long and bushy
beard. Said Jeffreys, IF your con-
science is as large as your beard you'll
swear anything" Unabashed, the wit
ness retorted, IF your lordship meas
ures consciences 10y boards your lord
ship has none ut ALL"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-02
LONG LAKE

School closes in the Chittle district
Friday with a picnic at the lake.
w. Shippee and wife were over Sun
day visitors of l.. j. Whitford's.
Don't forget the children's aid at
Mrs +. Morris Thursday, June 10.
Everybody invited, especially the chill
dren.
Mrs. r. Morris called on Mrs. a.
Brown Friday.
Mrs. George Brown of Bedding visit
ed her sister Mrs. Emery Monday.