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The Washington herald., 1915-03-06
VIII REPEAT TABLEAUx.
Anacostia child Welfare AssOcia-
ton Plans Entertaianent.

The next regular meeting of the Child
Welfare Association of Anacostia is to
be held on the evening Of March Il. Be-
cause Of the favorable comments made
The Washington herald., 1915-03-06
LOCAL MENTION

Fat Norway msckerel. Sc and 1oc,
large bloaters, 2hc: 4 lbs choice evan
peaches: CSC: large tomatoes, Csc: large
cans Cal peaches. loo: 4 cans peas. sc;
cans corn, Csc; cans Peerless milk
loo: 3 doz. safety matches, loo; 4 cans
baked beans. CSC: navy beans. &c Ib, ::
hominy. 2Ec; lbs. buckwheat' Csc: II
lbs. white meat; 25c: 5-ib. cans Karo
syrup, 19c; white potatoes, lie nix :.
onions 20c; large grape fruit. &c; lem
ons. loo: oieine soap. 1oc: Argo
lard. aye: butter. 3Sc: fresh eggs. 2Sc:
Wonder coffee. a0c: cheese. zoe: lima
beans, Sc h.: sour pickles, lee doz: I5L
OF. catsup: lie. 412 18th st. s. E., and
all the ]. T. ID. Pylcs stores
Ask your druggist for Perry ys,es
Chocolates.
ShaRer's yiolets sre Always Fresh s,d
fragrant. Popular for corsages. 800 18th.
Keystone Daily-virginis, o00 0th,
Best bu0lneos lunch In waAhaneeon-
Ecketein's. Ladies' and HentiOmen. iIl1
New York Ave. SIC. LIST and ID doofR,
The Washington herald., 1915-03-06
BIRTHS REPORTED.
WHITE

WHITE
Thomas VI. and Katherine Taylor. girl.
Henry B. and Annie y. Morris. girl.
Anton and Edna L. Kamprnolte girl.
JOHN q. and Anna c. Hserer. boy.
Peter NJ. and Mary A. Dorsch, girl
Harry W. and Mary B. Benson. girl.
William II. and Mary A. Brown, boy
Daniel and Amelia Baker. boy.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-06
Keysss.e Daiiy-virxi.ia. sss stA,

ShaRer's yiolets are Always Fresh s,a
fragrant. Popular for corsages. 800 Iith.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-06
TEMPERATURES ~ OTHER CITIES
Tide Table.

Tide Table.
Todsy-Iox tide sd a. m. and els p. m; high
tide II e a m. and II IS y. m
The Sun and Moon.
Tcday-Sun risc- 2 a m sun sets, D. p. H.
Moon rises 10 20 T. IN.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-06

Chocolates.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-06

Bricks made of peat are being sue
cessfully used in Sweden for small
The Washington herald., 1915-03-06

Best bU0lne0g lunch In w00hln9eon-
Ecketein'A Ladies' and Eentl0men. M
New York Ave. SIC. LIST and "a doofl
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-08
High School Notes

The high school has undergone sew
eral improvements. Twenty-four
new seats have been added to the au-
ditorium. A large window has been
placed between the commercial and
typewriUng rooms. New teachesr'
desks have been installed in the COM
mercial room and high school assem-
bly, room.
Sixty non-residents have enrolled in
the high school up to this time. OF
this number eight come from the vii
lage of Orleans.
The Friday afternoon exercises will
be known as the "Convocation" rath-
er than Friday exercises this year.
Miss Helen M. Wright visited at
her home in Lyons over Sunday and
Monday.
Miss Evelyn Sprague of Vermont
vile, Mich, has been engaged as in
structor of mathematics at the high
school. Miss Sprague is graduate
of Olivet college and later did gradu-
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-08
THRILLING AIR BATTLES AT
WEST MICHIGAN FAIR

America, Germany, France and
Italy will be represented in the big
European war drama, Battle in the
Air" that will be a daily feature of
the West Michigan Fair, Grand Rap
ids, Sept. 20-24.
Expert aviators from the war zone
of Europe will take part in this, the
most spectacular feature ever pres
ented in America.
With the dare-devils of the air fly
ing high over the fair grounds, drop
ping shells that will destroy pictures
que towns and villages, the American
public will for the first time have an
opportunity to see how modern war
fare is fought.
Without doubt, Battles in the Air"
is the most desperate and dangerous
amusement event of the year, and
Western Michigan people will never
have the opportunity of witnessing it
again.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-08
SEPTEMBER 8, 1915

high school graduates who can not
take a newspaper and read it aloud
without stumbling at every line. The
same thing could be said of some col
lege graduates.
The case becomes far worse when
you consider the large number of
foreigners found in many schools. The
child of alien parents hears little Eng
lish at home. Unless he learns TO
read fuently in school, his talk will
always seem foreign. He may have
excellent mentality, and may be COM
petent for high grade of work. Yet
if his speech has this thick burr of an
alien brogue, it will be handicap to
him all through life. He will pass
for a great deal more stupid person
than he is. Employers of labor will
set him TO shovelling coal when he
might be directing gang of work
men, merely because his thick speech
makes him seem like a foreigner.
Similarly with young people des-
cended from English speaking par
ents,. In daily life one is constantly
called upon TO read something aloud.
If a young man cannot read report
TO a committee or board of directors
without hesitation and tripping over
ordinary words, he is set down as an
ignoramous. The time has not come
when the schools can drop reading
aloud.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-08
LAW BREAKERS WERE
COMMON EVEN Then
Newcomb and Vandenbergh We're
Prominent Dealers Here
Then

The above firm is composed of w.
p NeWcomb and c. A. Nandenbergh.
The senior member was born in York,
Genesee county. n. Y, in 1921, and
continued to reside with his parents in
that county until 1884, when they mi
grated to this State and settled at
Rawlin. Lenewee county. Mr.. New
comb continued at home, working on a
farm with his father, until 1856, when
he opened boarding house and groc-
cry store at Kendallville, Ind. He was
here six years, and by misplaced con-
fidence he lost several thousand dol
lars-all he was worth. He then re-
moved to White Pigeon where for ten
years he was engaged first in peddling,
then in a wagon shop, and finally in
the drug trade. In 1872 he settled in
Belding, where he has since resided.
He at first rented one side of the front
end Of the store he now occupies-the
other side being used for tin shop,
and the rear portion set off as dwell
ling. On the 23rd of March, 1878, he
entered into partnership with his
son-in-law, G. A. Vandenbergh. Mr..
Vandenbergh was born in Warren,
Herkimer county, N. Y, in 1851. When
3 years Of age his parents removed
to East Bloomfield, Ontario county. In
1873, when % years of age, he came
to Bedding and engaged to L. Urdle,
who was then hunning the lumber mill
of w. L e. w. Six months later he
took the position of bookkeeper in the
office of w. l.. g. W., and served with
entire satisfaction in that relation un-
til he retired from the post upon en-
tering into co-partnership as above
stated. The firm now carry stock
of about $4,000, and occupy the entire
store situated at the corner of Main
and Pearl streets. They make a spec
ialty of drugs, druggists sundries and
wall paper. They also keep constant
ly in stock large assortment of fam
lily groceries, and full line of school
books, stationery and notions, and
evidently receive their full share of
the public patronage.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-08
DO NOT WANT WAR

While there are some who are anX-
ious for this country to take part in
the European war the great bulk of
the population are in favor of peace
so long as it can be maintained with
credit to the nation. In the first place
there is nothing for this country to
gain from participation in the conflict,
because there is nothing in common
between the United States and Eu-
rope so far as the present issues of
the conflict are concerned. The chief
concern of the administration at the
present time is to protect American
citizens upon the high seas and the
indications are that an amicable I'M
derstandng will be reached in the pre-
sent dispute with Germany. There is
no desire on the part Of Germany to
drag the United States into the war
and it is reasonable to assume that
the German diplomats will go the
limit in their efforts to maintain the
present friendly relations between the
two countries
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-08
TAKING THE WHOLE ROAD

As the number of the automobiles
on the highways is multiplied by the
price reduction of the past year or
two, the complaints become more than
ever numerous of the people who
"hog the whole road.
The owner of his own car, in the
great majority of cases, is reasonably
careful. 1t costs him good money,
and he has no liking for repair bills.
With hired chauffeurs the case is
frequently different. They are young
fellows who have often acquired little
prudence of their own. They would
not have to pay for new car if their
machine was smashed.
Also they acquire a great deal Of
skill, so that they can turn out the
least possible distance, and make the
turn at the last possible moment be-
fore collision. They come tearing
down the middle of the street. Other
cars go away out on the side. The
speeder keeps rejoicing along in the
center of the road, thus abandoned to
his sole use, and congratulates him
self that his daring operation saved
him from losing two seconds by max
ing a curve.
Owners of a car that is operated in
such a fashion should realize what a
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-08
BRYANT'S POETIC CAREER.
Two Facts About His Greatest Work,
"Thanatopsis."


Bryant was nearly twenty-th
years old when 'Thanatopsis" was first
printed In the North American Review.
So much has been said about the as
founding precocity OF this poet and so
many errors have accumulated around
the publication Of his masterpiece that
It may be well to state the facts.
We know just two facts about this
work. First, II was published when
Bryant was almost twenty-three-not
young for a poetic genius; second, that
In its original published form In the
North American Review 1t is not re-
markable poem.
1t was in the 1921 edition Of Bryant's
poems, when the author was twenty
six or twenty-seven, that the work first
appeared In its universally known
form. Only a few minor changes were
made after that date. This disposes of
the generally accepted statement that
"Thanatopsis' is n juvenile master
piece.
Bryant was, however, a precocious
poet, although his precocity is not dis
played in his greatest work. One Of
the most extraordinary facts about his
poetical career is that he actually pub
lished verse during the administration
Of Thomas jefferson and during the
administration of Rutherford b. Hayes.
So long a period and so slender an out
put speak well for his fastidious taste.
North American Review.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-08
NAP0LE0N'S MAXIM.
4 Can Be Traced Back to Tacitus In
the Second Century.

Napoleon's maxim was, IL is said,
that Providence is on the side Of the
big battalions, but by what right ii has
become the property of the little cor
poral" is not quite clear. Though he
may have acted upon it, he did not in
vent 1t. and It is his merely by right of
conquest
In the first place, we can trace it
back to Tacitus. who In the fourth
book of his history. written somewhere
In the second century. says, "Deos for
tioribus adesse" c'The gods are on the
side Of the stronger. From Tacitus
we jump to M. ussy-Rabutin, French
htterateur, who lived in the seventeenth
century. God is generally on the side
Of the large battalions against the lit
te," he wrote. From him or more prob
ably from her mother wit Nine. de Sc
vigne, his contemporary, wrote, For
tune is always on the side Of the lar
gest battalions."
Some fifty years later came Voltaire
who wrote In a letter to M. lie Richie,
ut is said that God is always on the
side Of the heaviest battalions." That
letter was written in ITO, when Napo-
leon was but one year old. Thus we
come TO him whose maxim IL is said to
be, but here the reference books help
us but little and help Napoleon less.
Providence is always on the side of
the last reserve" is given as his YER
sion Of the trite phrase, and even this
is not credited to him freely, but only
ster Gazette.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-08
Caution Is Needed

If the treasury deposits S30,000,000
of government money in the South,
the cotton interests are likely to OBJ
tain what accommodation they need
at very low interest rates. Everything
should be done to extend assistance
where assistance is really needed, but
care should be taken to prevent in
flation, for the national banks hold
today according to the statement
just made by the Comptroller of the
Currency very much the largest ex-
cess reserves that they have ever held.
Taking the figures of June % last,
this excess for the banks in the Fed
eral Reserve System, amounts to
three-quarters of billion dollars.
There are in addition exceptionally
large excess reserves held by the trust
companies, state banks, and other in
situations operating under state char
tiers. On the face of things, there
fore, it would seem as if there were
less need than usual this year for the
distribution of government deposits in
the agricultural districts. The re-
discount facilities Of the Federal Re-
serve banks are also available should
need arise for such assistance, and il
ever the banks Of the country were
in good shape to finance the crop
movement demand, they would seem
to be so today.-National City Bank
of Chicago.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-08
ARMS OF ANTWERP.
They Recall the Queer Custom That
Gave the City Its Name.

Historians relate that Antwerp take.
its name from castle which in Frank
ish times marked the site Of the city
This castle was built to protect the
entrance to the Scheldt and to pre-.
vent foreign traders introducing goods
into the country without paying toll to
the sovereign lord
The penalty for theft and smuggling
was In those days the cutting Off of a
hand, and, as in this case the severed
members were thrown into the Scheldt
the castle came to be known as And
hunerbo-or, in Flemish, Antwerpen-
"the place Of hand throwing" The
castle and two severed hands appear
on the city arms to this day.
Antwerp cathedrars tapering spire
was once compared by Charles V. to
mechlin lace. The towers OF the old
Steen castle, the fortress palace Of the
former counts OF Antwerp, break the
center of the line of docks and look as
stolid and formidable as in the days
when the castle was necessary to guard
the shipping. Here were held those
great fairs which during the middle
ages served to attract merchants from
all parts OF the civilized world.-Lon.
don Standard.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-08
MEMS BIBLE CLASS
SERVED FINE SUPPER
Baptist Sunday School Members En-.
joyed Social Even
ing

The Mems Bible class of the Baptist
Sunday school enjoyed social get-to-
gether evening and fine supper in
the church dining room Monday night.
Rev. w. A. Bliss is the teacher of the
class which has an enrolment Of more
than twenty members. When it was
decided to give this supper the major
ity voted to have fish as the meat
course and the members of the class
were to catch them for the spread.
Unfavorable weather interviewed; no
fish were caught and meat was sub
stituted. William Orser did the cook
ing and the feast was great.
A pleasing feature of the gathering
was the presence of the ladies and a
number of young men who were invit-
ed to share in the feast More than
fifty were present and the table SER
vice, with the decorations, by the gen.
tlemen was very fine.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-08
MEANING OF "JITNEY."
There Are Many Theories as to the
Origin of the Word.


The meaning Of the word jitney is a
five cent piece. The origin of the word
rests wholly on supposition, and many
explanations are given. One interested
in the subject gathered the following
information: A correspondent from
Soda Creek, b. c., said he knew the
term as slang in Glasgow, Scotland,
over fifty years ago. 1t was used TO
designate something small or insignif-
cant. The word was said to come from
the Scottish "jitty," which means de-
ception, and the French missy" cor
rectly mails" meaning a ninny or sim
pleton.
Another correspondent said it is a
foreign word which originated in Rus
STA as the name Of a small Russian
coin. A Russian scholar, however, de-
clares there is no such coin and that
the word in Russian means rye"
A correspondent from Tacoma
Wash, says the word "jit," meaning a
five cent piece can be traced back a
hundred years and was the original
word used by slave traders for that
coin.
An Oakland, Cal, correspondent said
that jitney is a word coined by the
when told to run an errand says, do
get jitney, boss?"
A Los Angeles man says that the
term is Mexican vernacular for nickel.
Philadelphia Press.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-08
ORLEANS M. {. CHURCH
WAS DEDICATED SUNDAY
Excellent Talks Given by Rev. and
Mrs. Dildine and Superin-
tendent Phelps

The Methodist church at Orleans
was dedicated last Sunday. Appropri-
ate exercises were held both in the af-
ternoon and evening. District Su-
perintendent Rev. w. H. Phelps of
Lansing was present and presided at
the meetings. He was assisted by
Rev. Hoag of Ionia and Rev. H. G. Dill
dine, a returned missionary from
Hinghwa, China.
The church was beautifully decorat-
ed with cut flowers. A selected choir
gave excellent music at both services,
and all the addresses were excellent.
The talks by Rev. and Mrs. Dildine
on their work in China were very
good. In the evening Rev. Hoag
preached and the choir sang several
choice selections.
The Methodist people of Orleans
feel justly proud of their fine new
church building. 1t has meant a great
sacrifice to the members of the con-
gregation to bring about the realiza-
tion of the new structure. Too much
thanks cannot be given to Rev. F w.
Nichols for his untiring work in help
ing plan and complete the edifice.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-08
TOWER OF BABEL.
70 Remnants Are Believed to Stand
Near Babylon's Ruins.


1t is doubtful If there Is any place
In the world so rich in ancient remains
as the valley of the Euphrates. In
Mesopotamia. The result Is that to
archaeologists and scholars the place
Is veritable TON Tiddler's ground"
and new finds" are constantly being
reported.
When Ii is remembered that tradi-
ton places the site Of the Garden Of
Eden here, while among its many
ruins are those of ancient Babylon, the
promising nature of the valley to the
scientific excavator becomes apparent.
1t is near the ruins Of Babylon that
we find what many scholars believe to
be the remains of the tower Of Babel
an immense cube of brickwork. called
by the natives Birs Nimrud
Recent exhaustive examination of
the strange pile and its site has reveal
ed the fact that the tower that once
stood here consisted Of seven stages Of
brickwork on an earthen platform. each
being of different color.
The tower boosted of base meas
urement Of nearly COO square feet and
rose to an unknown height Even to-
day the ruins rise some 100 feet above
the level Of the surrounding plain
Wide World Magazine.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-08
ARE THESE MEXICAN PATRIOTS

Recently an incident occurred which
showed what kind of men are posing
as patriots in Mexico and fomenting
trouble on both sides of the border.
In what is known as Eagle Pass in
the mountains of Texas a posse of
armed citizens cornered a gang of
horse thieves. During the battle in
the dark the Americans fired at the
flashes from the rifles of the Mexi-
cans and their aim was so good that
the entire band was killed. Among
the slain was found General Pascuel
Orozco, who had been one of the most
imposing leaders of the revolution and
who had fought on the side of all the
opposing malcontents during the past
four years. The fact that one of the
revolutionary leaders was found dead
among a pack of horse thieves gives
the American public some idea of the
calibre of men who are posing lead
ers in Mexico. They are the men who
are looked to by the people of Mexico
to lead them out of their troubles and
form new nation on the ruins of the
old. 1t further illustrates the hope
lessness Of the cause of Mexico so
long as present conditions prevail and
shows the necessity for outside action
on the part of the American powers
in order to establish a government
within the stricken country. A ma
ton whose people are led by horse
thieves stands poor chance of TAX
ing its place in the family circle of
nations until this undesirable element
is eliminated, and it is evident that
this elimination will have to be done
by outside forces.-Traverse City
Eagle.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-08
THE LACK OF SKILLED LABOR

A man connected with a concern
now making war material remarked a
few days ago, that il seemed almost
impossible to get enough skilled work
men. He found that there is a good
deal of help that can be had. But
only a faction of the applicants are
men who can do a high grade of me-
chanical adjustment.
In rush times almost any kind of
an employee can get work. His in
ferior product slips along. But when
customers are clamoring for delivery
or orders, many faults slip through
that ought not to pass.
In the dull times of the past few
years, inferior workmen have found
themselves left out in the shuttle. If
there was work for only part of the
force, the skilled man was kept at
the bench, while the less efficient man
was informed that there was nothing
doing. No complaint might be made
of the quality of his work. But some
how there was never anything for
him.
Just now the rush of war orders
is providing work for many men
whose product is of inferior quality.
But when the war orders stop, and
before the normal trade of peace
times is reestablished, there will be
many an idle day for second rate arti-
sans. These conditions are true not
merely of workmen in the lines MAX
ing war material, but in all lines of
mechanical employment.
The young mechanic should put
some brains into his work. He should
study the philosophy Of mechanical
processes and physical forces, and
learn the one perfect way of perform
ing every motion. If some of the time
spent in discussing socialism and
base ball were spent in get
ting information about the best meth
DDS of producing the desired mechan-
ical results, there would be more
meat for the family table and more
clothes for the kidlets. Also in ev
cry trade there are practical books of
technical science that gives good
ideas If they cannot be had in
mans own town, they can be borrow
ed at slight cost from circulating Ii
braries.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-08
Methodist
The prayer meetings of the week

The prayer meetings of the week
will be held as usual.
Miss Gertrude Voightlander, re-
turned missionary, will speak next
Sunday morning. Sunday school fol-
lowing the morning service and jun
Tor league at three o'clock in the af-
ternoon. There will be no evening
services, on account Of Rev. Doty be-
ing at Hastings attending the annual
conference.
The last quarterly conference Of
the conference yeas was held in the
parlors Saturday evening. Rev. w.
II. Phelps, district superintendent was
present. The regular conference bust
ness was transacted Miss Beulah
Clement, who was the deaconess here
a year ago, received a renewal of
her license for another year. Mrs.
Celia Hoover was elected lay dele
gate to the annual conference in
Hastings this week, and Frank II.
Hudson was chosen as alternate.
A call was extended to Rev. Doty
for his return to this city another
year, and instructions sent to the
conference to this effect.
Rev. w. E. Doty, Pastor.