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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25
G. o.'s TO PLAY GEMS.
Members of Team Think Well of New
Savage Catcher,

The Santa Fe general office ball
team will play the first of a series of
three games with the Gem grocery
team, winners of the City league PEN
nant, Sunday, for the championship of
Topeka. The G.. o. team has been
playing on the road Saturdays and
Sundays during the season and has
played some of the fastest semi-pro
teams in Kansas and Missouri.
Wright and Simpson will do the
twirling for the G. O.'s and Wells will
pitch for the Gems tomorrow.
The C. O. team has played against
Weising, the new catcher for the Saw
ages, and all speak well of his ireceiv-
ing. He delivered a home run with
three men on bases and beat the rail-
readers at Linneus, Mo-, recently and
did some nifty catching and hitting in
the other games played.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25
BURNS FATAL TO SMALL GIRL.
Child Dies After Dress Caught Fire
From Oil Stove.

Gypsum, Kan, Sept. 25.-Ariine
Van Buskirk, the nine year old daugn-
ter of Mrs. May Van Buskirk, DIED
of burns received when her dress
caught fire from an oil stove. She
was helping her mother with the
dishes Her brother tried to extin--
guish the flames by wrapping com
fort about her but it was burned, too.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25
GILMORE TO BE OUsTED?
Rumor Says Fed. President Will Take
the O'Neill Route.

st. Louis, Mo-, Sept. 25.-There is
strongly defined rumor here that
President Gilmore of the Federal
league is to be deposed as head of the
organization and another man who
has been very prominent in baseball
elected to the position.
Presidents Ward and Sinclair of the
Brooklyn and Newark Federal league
clubs respectively are mentioned as
leading the opposition to Gilmore.
The question of the league leader
ship will come up at a special meet
ing to be held in New York City soon
after the close of the championship
season.
Experts IN China are investigating
the possibility of using bamboo pulp in
the manufa cture of naner nanlkins
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25

all games if accompanied by one paid
admission. A poster gotten up by the
Delphos fans reads: Come and see
Delphos reach up and gather the
plumes out of Simpsons honors-"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25

1t is supposed that the unusually
heavy rains of this season has, at
tracted the birds from the southern
states The blue heron mas peen
seen here in rare instances. There is
a. heavy penalty for killing these var
ieties of birds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25
MibiIization General.

Sofia, Sept. 25.-Although a partial
mobilization of the Bulgarian army
has been announced here as immi-
nent it is now general and comprises
all the reserves since 1886, thus in
Guiding men approaching their fiftieth
year. The total Bulgarian forces, in
Guiding Macedonian, is likely to reach
100000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25

Glass paving blocks, used in an ex-
perimenta1 way in a French city
street, lasted less than two years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25
Topeka, Kansas, April z, 1918
Mr.. F. M. Sanders, Tr.
Old Line Bankers Life ms. Co.


or the maturity policy No 3513 for 100000.
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the settlement $3399
W. G. sHIREY
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BRINK

Mrs. Flossie Rothgang of Marion.
Ohio came Saturday to visit a week
with her mother Mrs. Ed. Carpenter
and other relatives and friends.
Mrs. VIII Leach visited Mrs. Rose
King of Belding and her daughter
Mrs Vandenburg of Grand Rapids last
Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Anderson spent
Saturday night and Sunday forenoon
with Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Snow.
Mr.. and Mrs Emory Chickering
were the supper guests Of their son
and wife Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Chick
ering Thursday evening.
Mrs. Tom Rich and daughter Edith
of Ionia were home visitors Monday
and Tuesday.
Miss Hazel Snow and lady friend
of Belding spent Sunday and Mon
day with the formers parents Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Snow.
Vern Leach of Belding spent Sun
day at Will Leach's.
Ernest Anderson and wife motored
down in Keene Thursday. Mr.. Ander-
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THE YELLOW FLAG.
A Ruse That Once Saved British Ship
From Capture.

A Ruse That Once Saved British Ship
From Capture.
An effective ruse de guerre In the way
OF flag flying was that practiced in the
Mediterranean at the beginning Of the
last century by Lord Dundonald while
cruising in the British ship Speedy.
This little brig had captured so many
OF the enemy's merchantmeB that a
Spanish frigate was specially fitted out,
disguised as merchantmen, to bring
her to book.
Dundonald. I'm order TO deceive the
merchant craft OF the enemy, adopted
similar tactics and disguised the Spec
dy as a Danish merchant brig. The
two disguised boats soon sighted each
other. Dundonald at once gave chase
and discovered his mistake when the
Spaniard suddenly revealed her true
nature and started lowering boat TO
examine the Speedy's papers.
But Dundonald was equal to the oc-
casion. He hoisted the yellow flag
signal OF sickness. And when the
Spanish boat was within hail an Eng
lish officer in Danish uniform shouted
that they were only two days out of
Algiers. As the plague was raging in
Algiers, the ruse was completely sue
cessful.-London Chronicle.
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son going down 10 look after his
potatoes.
John Reeves and family of Cooks
Corners were the Sunday guests of
Mrs. Reeves parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Emory Chickering.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kemp and Miss
Mary Cornea of Miriam and Mrs. John
kohn motored to Ionia last Sunday
and attended services at the prison
chapel.
The guests at Chauncey Chase's
Tuesday were: Ed. Carpenter and
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Rich and
baby Edith Of Ionia. Mrs Flossie
Rothgang of Ohio, Hawley Woodbeck
Mrs. Laura Perkins of Detroit and
Leo Loden of Bedding.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Locke Of Ionia
and Mr.. and Mres. Alfred locke and
Mrs. Joe Morse were callers at Chaun-
cey Chase's Monday evening.
Mrs, Frank Gibson and daughter
Bessie We're guests of Mrs. c. Chase
Saturday.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Howe and Mrs Ernest
Anderson attended the W. c. T. u.
meeting at Mrs. Dewitt Wilbur's.
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Lincoln Amona Other Men.

Some years ago series of pictures
was printed showing Lincoln ia many
attitudes. either alone or in company
with statesmen or military men in
Washington or in camp. Attention
was called by the writer, who had as
sembled the pictures, to the singular
isolation and dignity Of Lincoln when
taken with any group of men. They,
almost without exception, showed that
they were conscious of observation, at
titudes were studies. and the effort to
look well in the picture was often evi-
dent No matter in what company he
was, the president seemed not to be
conscious either of the artist. OF him
self or OF the men who surrounded
him. He stood or sat alone. as If he
were an impersonal figure representing
native strength and unique sublimity
Of haracter.-Christian Register.
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.THI. SENIOR PLAY"

The members of the senior class are
preparing themselves for the class
play. which is comedy called "A
Strenuous Life" There are four
teen characters each doing his share
in making things complicated. The
| following is a brief synopsis of the
play
Tom Harrington. the leading char
1 acter, is captain of the University Of
California foot ball team. While in
pursuit OF his athletics, he has neg
lected his work in classes. At the
opening of the plan. when he is about
10 be disciplined by the faculty for
his short -comings, he receives a note
from his father that that gentleman is
10 visit him, and see how we'll he has
been doing. Now, since Tom has led
his father 10 believe that he is an
exemplary student. the situation is
embarrassing. In the midst of all his
concern, father appears.
Toms chum, Reginald Black
evolves a great plan of dressing up
some one to look like a professor and
have that person tell Toms father
that his son is a splendid student.
They impress a freshman for this
purpose Unfortunately, the name
chosen is that of a new professor eX-
pected to arrive-Professor James of
the rival university. And the newly
created professor is taken for the real
man who is expected
Tom makes the best of this, but to
his CONSERVATION, the real Professor
James arrives on the. scene, and in
order TO save himself, Tom is COM
PEELED 10 introduce him as a fresh
man. Then the fun begins There
is an Initiation of the real professor
into a bogus fraternity, and the
bogus fraternity. and the troubles of
the freshman trying TO act the part Of
the professor.
At the same time, a girl that Tom
has made love 10 the night before at
ball, turns up and is enmeshed in
the general tangle, These situations
besides many more are finally un-
tangled by one word "Yis." Come and
see how.
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Oldest Chess Problem.

The oldest chess problem on record
is thought 10 be that contained in an
ancient Persian manuscript attributed
to Caliph Kalifen Mutasin Billah, who
reigned in Bagdad A. ID. S33 TO S42.
But the reader would have to learn the
old rules before it was ineligible. For
example. the queen could make move
Of only one square at a time and that
on diagonal, but q queen promoted
from a pawn was allowed TO make a
move Of two squares diagonally. The
bishop had no power over any square
except the third from which IT stood
on its own diagonal line, but it was
allowed to vault over any piece that
happened to be between. In short, il
was a totally different game. Chess In
the precise form in which we know ii
and play it today is comparatively
modern game.-London Strand Maga-
zine.
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That Odd Fish, the Electric Ray. Is a
Terror In His Own Way.

error IN Fis OWn way.
There is a queer fish. bearing the
name torpedo, that In Its own peculiar
way Is "A good deal Of a terror. This
Is the torpedo. or electric ray, "A dweller
In the southern seas, which grows to
large size. sometimes weighing seventy
or eighty pounds. This peculiar fish
has nearly circular body, short tail
and very small mouth.
The back Is brownish in color, and
the underneath parts are white.
The torpedo obtains it's name from
its power OF giving a violent shock,
similar TO an electric shock. to any
thing with which il comes In contact
Whenever an enemy approaches the
fish emits from its body a kind Of elec-
tricity, which incapacitates the attack
er Immediately.
In capturing its food the torpedo
finds this power OF use. Being very
inactive, 1t cannot pursue the small
fish which form its diet. so 1t lies in
wait until they swim close by and then
throws out its powerful shock, which
instantly renders them helpless.
If person touches this strange fish
he is attacked by cramp, which affects
the stomach. producing a kind of con-
vulsion. For this reason the torpedo
Is sometimes known as the "cramp
fish. Answers.
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Misnomers of Chemistry.

One of the strangest features of
chemistry is the fact that many of the
chemical names are misleading and do
not describe the articles Here are a
few examples: Oil Of vitriol is no oil,
neither are oils of turpentine and kero-
sene. Copperas IS an iron compound
and contains no copper
Salts of lemon is the exceedingly
poisonous oxalic acid. Carbolic acid
is not an acid. but an alcohol. Cobalt
contains none Of that metal, but
arsenic. Soda water has no trace of
soda, nor has sulphuric acid of sui
phur Sugar of lead has no sugar,
cream of tartar has nothing Of cream.
nor milk of lime any milk. German
silver has no silver and black lead no
lead. Mosaic gold is only a sulphide
of in.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Rules Of Good Behavior In the Early
Eighteenth Century.

In work entitled Youths Behav-
ior," published In 1106 there is this
injunction to young gentlemen, Put
of thy Cap or Hat to persons OF Des-
ert as are Churchmen, Justices and the
like. turning the Cap or Hat to thy
selfwards; making a Reverence. bow
Ing thyself more or less according TO
the custom OF the better bred"
In the midst OF remarks which indi-
cate the utmost refinement we come
suddenly upon such directions as this;
"'Tis not manners as soon as you
are set at Table to bawl out, 4 eat
none OF this, eat none Of that, | care
for no Rabbit; love nothing that
tastes of Pepper. Nutmeg, Onyons,
etc.
After stating that "some have been
so refined in Foreign parts that they
will neither be covered. nor sit with
their backs TO the picture of an emf
nent Person." the writer goes on to
remark that there are some who eat
with that eagerness and impatience,
they eat themselves out OF breath and
will pant like n broken winded Horse,
but these are not to be injured"
He also warns his pupil thus:
when you are talking to any one do
not Continually punch him in the side,
as some people do; who. after every
sentence keep asking the person they
are conversing with, Did | not tell
you so?'= What say you, sir?' and in
the meantime they are every moment
jogging and thrusting him with their
elbows. which cannot be considered as
a mark of respect
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A Cautious Reply.

At West Point they tell a story of
man known as Ginger, on account of
the peculiar color OF his hair, who grad
uated at the foot Of his class after six
years at the Point
Ginger distinguished himself while
reciting to an instructor in ordnance
by a remarkable answer to the ques-
ton How many pieces will twelve
pound shell burst intoi" the average
number having been determined well
by experiment. After due reflection
Ginger lifted his eyes to those Of the
instructor and replied:
'Not less than two" - New York
Times
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TIME TO BALk.
The Chinaman Thought the Missionary
Was Going Too Far.

Was Gotng 90 r Sr.
DIR. Frank Garrett. who has been n
missionary 10 China for the last seven
teen years, says that the first thing
you have to do is TO get the Chinese
viewpoint. Like many OF their Gus
toms. II seems to us upside down. In
the United States II you call a man a
liar you are likely to get into serious
trouble. In China the man would be
rather complimented than insulted.
A missionary had established little
church somewhere In the interior and
put a native preacher in charge while
he visited some other mission points.
When he returned he missed one young
man from the congregation. The na-
tive preacher said they had put him
out OF the church.
"Why. what was the matter? What
did he do?" asked the missionary.
HE stole bamboo rod" returned
the preacher.
"Why." answered the missionary, "a
bamboo rod Is worth only about 10
cents. Don't you think you were lit
tie severeT'
mo, no." and he shook his head in
dignantly. I'VE can't have a thief in
the church. The Bible says thief
can't go 10 heaven. and we couldn't
have any one in the church who
couldn't go TO heaven. Besides. 1t
would give us bad name in the COM
munity."
"Well." returned the missionary, 1.-THE
Bible says liar can't so to heaven.
too?
"Oh," cried the preacher, that's diff.
ferent! Entirely different! We all
lie."-Youth's Companion.
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THE BILLBOARD

June 5-Annual County Field Meet
at Ionia.
June 10-11-High School final ex-
aminations.
June l3-Bacculaureate sermon.
June l4-i5-Grade final eXamina-
tions.
June 1.-THE Seniors will give a
comic playette in three acts called
"A Strenuous Life There are four
teen characters each doing his share
10 make matters complicated.
June l7-Commencement. Thorn
ton A. Mills will give the address i'm
the place Of Rev. Bready.
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PARNELL

The children Of 81, Patrick's parish
will make their first holy communion
next Sunday, June g.
VIM. Laughlin had the misfortune
to break his ankle last week.
Carl Werner has bought "A new auto.
Miss Beulah Bush was in Grand
Rapids Monday.
Ray Farr and Mr.. McDermott spent
Sunday with Alden Bush.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clealand Hunt and
Miss Beulah Bush spent Sunday after
noon with friends in Grattan.
Mrs. Patrick Bresnahan entertained
company from Grand Rapids Sunday.
VIM. Jones has a fine new auto.
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BELDING, MICH.

Score-2:1-3:6: 6;3-6:2.
Doubles-Davis and Benson, Beld-
ing; Spencer and Hemans, Ionia.
Score Oil; 6:3
The Belding high school base ball
team has forfeited its games to
Ionia and Portland.
Portland high was defeated by Pc
wamo in a decisive game and Beld-
ing's forfeiting 10 Ionia placed the
Prison City team safely in the lead
for the championship.
The seventh annual county track
meet will be held al Ionia Saturday.
June ). The following entries will
be made by Belding:
One Mile Run-Phillip Jakeway.
Rae Price. Lester Jersey, Wilford
Blair.
220 Yard Dash-Carrol Spicer.
Kenneth Moon, Virgil Altenburg,
Lester Jersey
Running Broad Jump-Kenneth
Moon, Loetes Benson, Clarence Alien
burg, Earl Price.
440 Yard Dash-Carroll Spicer.
Bruce Moulton. Clarence Werner.
Pole Nault-Kenneth Moon, Earl
Price, Clarence Werner Carroll Spic-
er, II. Price
One-half Mile Run-Lester Jersey,
l.. Price. r. Price Herbert Noble,
Carroll Spicer. Bruce Moulton.
Discus Throw-Nirgil Altenburg,
VALLEY Helm, Alvin Davis. Wells Hall.
One-half Mile Relay-Carroll Spic-
er. Kenneth Moon, Virgil Altenburg,
Lester Jersey, Harold Caldwell, f..
Price.
100 Yard Dash--Kenneth Moon,
Harold Caldwell, Clarence Altenburg,
Virgil Altenburg.
Twelve Pound Shot Put-Walley
Helm, Alvin Davis, George Menkee.
Running Hop, skip and Jump
Leates Benson, Clarence Altenburg,
Lester Jersey Carroll Spicer
220 Yard Hurdles-Kenneth Moon,
Carroll Spicer, Clarence Werner Les
ter Jersey.
Running High Jump-Harold Cald-
well, Virgil Altenburg, Rae Price.
120 Yard Hurdles-Carroll Spicer,
Virgil Altenburg.
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Orange Juice. Prunes and Water

Orange Juice, Pruncs and Water
Small children who suffer from con-
stipation should have fruits and fruit
juices in the morning of every day.
Let the child begin his breakfast with
orange juice or stewed prunes. During
the summer pineapple juice may be
given instead Of the orange juice. Af-
ter he takes his fruit, then give oat-
meal and cream, bread and butter and
milk TO drink. During the day en-
courage him TO drink water. Give
him a glass of fresh water as soon as
he wakes up in the morning Restless
and cross children become quiet and
sweet-tempered if they have plenty of
water TO drink. Infants and small
children have feeble digestive organs.
This is one reason why they require
great deal of water to drink-the
water dissolves the food thoroughly
and divides il, so il is easier of diges-
ton. Water is also needed in large
quantities for rapid elimination Of the
waste of the body In proportion 10
its weight. an average infant during
the first year of life requires a little
more than six times as much water
as an adult. Daring the time when
the child is upon an entirely fluid diet,
the addition of water other than that
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OAKFIELD

The Ladies' Aid will be held with
Mrs. Charles Becker Thursday after
noon, June 10.
Lizzie Milor and daughter Minnie
of Big Rapids have been recent visit
ors at @. l.. Cthy's.
A. j. Reynolds and family visited
VIII Reynolds and family in Grand
Rapids Sunday.
Miles Bowman and family, Albert
Bowman Of Flint took dinner with
their parents Sunday and visited the
Ashley cemetery in the afternoon.
Rachel Stewart. Mrs Lafe Phelps.
Fred Vanderpool and family of Grand
Rapids We're recent guests at 5. NJ.
Stewards.
Sam Tower and family, and Mrs.
Lewis Tower were visitors at W Bow
mans Monday
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Stopping the Idle Talk.

Pardon my interrupting you, old
chap, but really you're wasting your
time"
whats the matter? Aren't you in
terested In what I'm saying"
Not particularly. Besides, 1t won't
accomplish anything"
81 don't understand you"
Its no use telling me how your boss
ought to run his business. Tell 1t to
him or keep still about it."-Detroit
Free Press.
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ELLIS SCHOOL

Alvin McBain had birthday party
Friday afternoon and treated his
friends to cake and candy.
Mrs. Little has invited the kinder
garten 10 her home 10 help celebrate
her daughter Blanche's birthday.
Edwin Brakeman brought candy to
his classmates in honor of his birth
day which was during his illness.
Mrs. Little visited school Thursday
afternoon.
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Hard Both Ways.

when children want to marry they
sometimes have a hard time In getting
their parents to consent"
children have no kick when 1t comes
to being hard hearted. When parents
want to marry they almost never sue
ceed in getting the children's consent"
Pittsburgh Post
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SOUTH ORLEANS

Mr.. and Mrs. Emery Chickering
spent Saturday evening at Anthony
Kohn's.
Chas Doty and family spent Sunday
at Berthold Chickering's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Johnson of
Belding spent over Sunday with his
folks
Mr.. and Mrs VIII Warner and Mrs
+, G. Johnson of Ionia visited their
daughter Mrs. Robt. Palmer Sunday
Mrs. Alva Hill and Harry spent sun
day with her parents.
Mrs Joe Anderson visited the school
here Monday afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Noddins and Mr.
and Mrs. Sherwood Noddins and fami-
lies took an auto trip TO Berlin TO visit
the cemetery Sunday.
Will Brooks lost a fine COW last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs John Lam bertson and
baby John spent Sunday at Long Lake
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Graft and
daughter spent Sunday at Ionia with
his folks.
John Lam bertson lost horse Sum
day.
Mrs. Minnie Towne is helping Mrs
VIII Noddins clean house this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Woodbridge and
children spent Sunday with her sister
Mrs. Daisy Chickering
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Woodbridge
and Mrs. Ernest Woodbridge were in
Ionia Monday
Mr. and Mrs. George Robins of
Clarkesville spent Sunday at Edward
Wooldridges.
Mrs. Will Noddins and two sons
Howard and Robert and Ruth and
Mrs. Iva Anderson were in Ionia Sat
urday.
Mrs. John Clark and granddaughter
E,ssie visited at Elon Johnson's Mon
day and Tuesday
Miss Anna Robins closes her school
here Friday.
Mrs. Arthur Johnson was in Beldng
Monday.
You never can tell. The boy with
the clipper-neck hair cut and the
moleskin moustache, sometimes puts
il all over the efficiency expert with
a heavy crease in his forehead.
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What He Wished TO Know.

Here's an article in this magazine
entitled How to Meet Trouble" said
Mrs. Wedderly. shall / read 1t to
your
Ne, thank you,' replied his wife's
husband. How TO dodge trouble is the
brand of information I'm looking for"
Chicago News.
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supplied by the food is unnecessary,
but when the number of feelings be-
come less frequent, and solid food is
given in larger quantities. water
should be given freely between the
feelings at all seasons. especially in
the summer.
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Goina Down.

Redd-He started out with a $4,000
automobile.
Greene-And what car is he using
now?
"a street car."-Yonkers Statesman.
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Let Us Rent 1t

Where one man sees the For
Rent" For Sale" or Wanted" sign
in your window hundreds see it in the
Banner. II you want results send in
your ad. at once.
THE BANNER, Phone 21.
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ATHLETIC NOTES

The Tennis Meet with Ionia played
on the high school court Thursday af-
ternoon resulted in a victory for Ionia
in both singles and doubles. The line
up and scores were as follows:
SinGles-Davis, Beldine; Spencer,
Ionia.
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A Definition,

Banquet-A social function at which
one endures a poor meal for the sake
of the speaking which Is to follow and
then endures poor speaking for the
sake Of politeness.-Life.
rs been poor week for the men
who have been buying straw hats on
margin.
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Famous Literary Compositions.

destroy this letter"
81, John Doe, being OF sound body
and mind. do make and declare this to
be my last WILL"
Subscribed and sworn to before me-"
"Please remit"
ar. s. V. P."-Milwaukee Free Press.
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Remarkable

Colonel Roosevelt's memory, it will
be observed. is all right on the things
he wanted to Pittsburg
Dispatch.