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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-07
THE COST OF RURAL NAIL DE-
LIVERY

If any congressman in 1888 had
moved that the sum OF s47,377,07O be
annropriated for the purpose of car
rving mail around TO the houses OF
farmers. he would have been thought
crazy. Yet that is what the service
cost i'm 1914. Not merely that but the
department has just taken In she9V
more families.
The enormous cost of this service
causes criticism. The expense per
route is much more than was thought
i'm the beginning. The carriers ana
their friends have become powerful
political interest. They demanded
and secure liberal payment
The people along route are saia
largely TO pay for il, the stamps they
buy and those that are bought 10 ue-
liver mail matter TO them. fossl ply'
vet the same people might be hNlhs
| elsewhere and buying the same stamps
AT a regular post office were there no
route.
AS a time saver the service Is very
effective. 1t is cheaper for one man
10 spend a day taking mail TO nun
dred farmers, than for a hundred
farmers each 10 spend an hour OF wv
a day driving TO the post once me
! critic may say 10 NlllSi hCNNNNA' 49,
the cost of the service should be palo
bv the farmer, since he gets the pene'
III Of this enormous time saving.
Country and city must each thlhf
broadly of the interest Of the other
There are certain drawbacks OF lone
illness TO life on the farms. This ma
led people TO rush TO the towns ah'
has made living costs higher for al
town dwellers. Unless the town PEG
ple wish this tendency to continue
they must go TO the limit to brln
modern conveniences to the outlaylh
, rural sections
Rural delivery gives the farme
daily touch with the markets, so n
! can buy and sell intelligently
: brings the newspaper promptly to III
p door. so that he does not feel isolated
The little mail cart is the thin threa
, that binds him TO the moving wori'
! Any politician who should favor cu'
ting it out would be regarded as Jus
as crazv today, as if he had suggeste
spending all this money in 1888.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-07

Many lessons are being taught the
world by the European war and one
of the most important is that II is inn
possible to kill the enemy fast enough
with the rifle, and that the machine
gun is being made the companion
weapon Of troops. Germany is taking
the lead in equipping the subjects Of
the Kaiser with these deadly weapons
and the other nations will be COM
PEELED TO follow in the same direc-
ton. This is one of the indications
that war will be made so horrible in
the future that there is little chance
of another world conflict. Man kill
ing by the present war is being reduc-
ed TO a science and the more under
handed it can be done the better II
suits the militaristic element.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-07

Figures show that the Panama canal
finances have reached point where
the income is greater than the ex-
penses by close 10 a hundred thou-
sand dollars. This is shown in the
April report and there is every lndl-
cation that there will be steady gam
in income during the future. with a
showing of this kind in war time IL Is
easy to see that in time OF peace the
canal will prove to be an exception
a11v good investme nt for the govern
ment. The receipts for the year Will
be large enough experts figure to
wipe out all the existing deficit since
the canal was opened to traffic. The
figures show that the government
conducts large business enterprise as
proftabIy as a private corporation
owing to the strict accounting nee
essarv under the federal system
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-07
LONG LAKE

John Kern, wife and daughter re-
turned 10 their home in Bay City Tues
day after spending a few days at Mr..
Kern's parents, Il. Kern's.
Laura Milton and Elizabeth Han
came Saturday to visit their grandpar-
ents.
Mrs. Sylvia Garfield and children re-
turned Monday from a few days visit
in Sebewa.
Quite crowd here to spend the
Fourth.
Chas Schultz, who has not oeen
home for ten years, is visiting his par
ents and friends near here.
The Schultz family held a reunion
Sunday at William Schultz's.
Mary Wood helped Mr.. BowersoX in
his ice cream parlor the Fourth.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-07
Morning Game
Afternoon Game
LOCAL TEAM SHOWED
GOOD FORM FRIDAY

The local boys showed excellent
form in an outclassed game with the
American Giants, colored of Chicago,
here last Friday in a fast game re-
sulting in a ten TO four victory for the
Giants. The local squad got into the
game from the start and used very
commendable team work all through
the game. Voss was in the box and
pitched a good ball, holding the Giants
to ten hits. He walked only four, and
hit one man.
Voss was hit on the arm by the
Giants pitcher in the eighth when he
was up TO bat, but showed the colored
fellow he was game by going into the
box in the nineth and pitching the best
inning of the game. He suffered ter
ribly with the lame wing for several
days.
The visitors were all good hitters
and all-around players. They are In
the game all the year and consequent
! Nv outclassed the locals by several
points. The local boys received many
! com pliments from the Giants on the
way they played the game. They
claimed the Bedding team was the oes'
amateur team they had played with
this year
The home boys showed up good a.
the stick, getting six hits off the col
ored twirler Hoolehan, Ireland ano
Siner got wo-baggers. Three or th'
local hitters were walked and two
struck out at the plate. the score
1886 9-R II /
Belding 10000 / 0--4 3
Am. Giants ..2011 1902 10 10
Batteries-Voss, Siner; jenkins
Wickvare and Allison. Umpire-Rik
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-07
WHEN \ TELLER NEEDS
FRIEND

There is a certain youthful sense
of isolation when things go wrong
and everybody seems TO misunder-
stand for which Frances Garside'
writing in the American Magazine Of
fers philosophical consultations:
Every boy should have dog,
SO that when his father scolds him
for getting up late in the morning,
and his mother criucises the condl-
ton of his finger nails, he can feel
that he has at least one friend in this
great big world 70 whom he is entire
ly satisfactory.
About all a boy is good for till he
is Il is 70 run on errands and eat
the last piece of pie.
II wonder, every boy thinks
when getting up from lunch, if moth
er has anything in the house for
dinner
The bond of sympathy between
father and son is cemented before
the latter has donned his first trous-
ers.
Psyche Analysis
Max Eastman, formerly professor
of philosophy at Columbia describes
some of the achievements of the
psycho-analysis i'm an article in
Everybody's:
Psycho-analysis" means analysis
of the soul or mind.
Let me illustrate with a story OF
friend Of mine who was cured OF
fainting spells in the psycho-analytic
hospital at Zurich, Switzerland. lie
is a young man Of muscular body and
sound health, and he never had any
chronic trouble except these attacks
of nausea and swooning, which nc
doctor Of medicine could explain. Al
the hospital in Zurich he was asked
TO relate 10 the physician the whole
story of his lifel emitting nothing
that he could remember, no matter
how trivial. And he was asked also
every morning TO relate the dreams
he had dreamed the night before. Il!
piecing together all the signihcan
things he related in the course o
several months confessional, and b,
interpreting his dreams, the physician
managed TO bring my friend TO realiz
for himself what it was in his MINE
that was unconsciously causing tn
trouble. He had been in love with
girl and engaged to her. She ha
broken the engagement. In doing S
she had told him that she hoped,
he were ever sick or in trouble, h
would tell her and she would com
10 him. He had gone far away an
tried to forget her, and, so far as
consciously knew, he had succeeded
But unconsciously he was thinking
her all the time, and he was recoilin
from all other interests and activitie
and longing 10 be with her. This VI
conscious longing found eXpress1o
in fits of sickness-perhaps just bt
cause she had told him If he wer
ever sick or in trouble she woul
come to him. The best pa
of his story is that after the day m
friend told the physician that he III
derstood the unconscious cause of h
fainting spells, they absolutely nev'
returned"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-07
THE BELDING BANNER

IL Ye colored fifterf will move
come forward.
rs. We bruthren will MOVE fynge.
49, "Mrandas Gone, PhehA
Smith.
20. fyngerf will fynge We are
Going"
81. Dialogue.
22. Ye Deacon's wye will fynge for
We people
23. Tymothy Pitkinf will blowe a
tune
"a. Yankee Doodle"-all ye fyn-
gerf.
25. "Ye Wonderful one-Hoss
Shay" by We Smyling Sufan,
20. Come where ye lyhel
/ Bloome," of We fyngerf.
| 27. AUD Lang Syne."
The Ende
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-07
BELDING WAS BEATEN BY
CHARLOTTE ON THURSDAY

The Belding squad was sent nome
from Charlotte Thursday with de-
feat of TO l to report TO their nome
town. This is the first game in when
the Eaton county bunch have pulled
victory this year Mooney was In the
box for the locals. Myers twirled Tor
Charlotte. Fuller Of Charlotte con-
nected with the ball four times out OF
a possible five. The score:
r II r
Belding .OOO0OO1OO-1 s
Charlotte -. l 0 0 10 ~ .
Batteries-Mooney and Siner; My
ers and Bibbins.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-07
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

will be at the treasurers office in
the city hall to receive the summer
taxes as follows: Every week day on
and after July 6 from a. m. to IL
noon and from 100 to 400 p. M, and
pay nights from 700 to 500 p. m. All
taxes that are not payed on or before
September 10 will be charged 4 per
cent collection, thus giving 30 days
more than the law allows at one per
cent G. A. Rowley,
adv. Treasurer City OF Bedding.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-07
BELO|NG CHASED
EAGLES OFF LOCAL j.,
LOT LAST MONDAY
DOURI,E-HEADER GAME RESULT
EDIN TWO VICTORIES
OF : TO

The Eagles were put to flight from
the local sand lot Monday in a double
header game both of which resulted
in victories of TO l for the locals.
The Eagles former game i'm which
they scored II runs 10 Belongs 4,
through a series of loose plays by the
locals, was made TO look sick in the
close formation plays and continued
good form of Monday.
In the morning game McheiVer
was the twirler for the visitors. He
got away so we'll in the game here
June 26 and as he was a left handed
pitcher so they put him in the box TO
oppose Bailey. Belongs hard hitters
connected with his delivery all of the
time, hammering him for nine hits in
six times to bat. Mckeiver walked
five and Bailey two men. The re-
friserator boys were slow in finding
Bailey's delivery and five of them were
retired at the plate; three were walk
ed and they got five hits.
Mooney starred in the afternoon 10y
pitching a one-hit game. lie crossed
off seven at the plate and walked only
three. He had good support all the
time. Johnson made sensational
catch in the nineth that closed the
game. and shut out all impending
scores.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-07
HAPPY" HOOLEHAN new
SECOND Stacker HERE

Happy" Hoolehan of Kansas city
and formerly with Cadillac In the
league last year was picked up at
Mt. Pleasant last week and given
try-out at second base, on the local
team He showed good form In the
Charlotte game here Wednesday and
also in the Thursdays game at Char-
lotte.
Hoolehan is a school teacher and
plays ball during vacation
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-07

DR.. Will and wife and daughter
Pauline Of Jackson have been guests
Of Mark II. Brown, While here fish
ing party was made up with Frank
Daniels and wife and DIR. Pinkham
and the Browns, they went to Musk
rat Lake for a big fish feed and good
time.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-07
PFAB LEAVES LOCAL CLUB
AND GOES TO DETROIT

Chas Pfab the locals second base
man for the past two seasons has re-
tired from the club. He went TO
Detroit Monday, where he has been
offered a job with the Northway Mo-
tors company Pfab will be tried out
on the team that plays in the manu-
facturers league and will also have
employment in the factory at odd
times.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-07
1850
Ode Folkes Concerto

We old time Singerf Will give
create concerto of mufie, confifting OF
facred fongf and likewife worldye
fongf Of We olden time, at ye Chriftian
Meeting Houfe with we Stepple, on We
Friday We 9th day of we month of July
in We year of our Lord MDCCCLNAN.
william Fifher will open we doorf at
I of we clock, Synginge will begin at
early candle lyte. Ye price to get in
fhall be Is cent? for we growne peo-
pie and 10 cent? for we children, OF
good money, and certayne well formed
younge men will fhow we people to
comfortable fittynfe.
PROGRAMME:
1. We fingers will fynge We tune
out of We fynging book on we page SO.
2. Martha Warrington will faye a
fewe wordes.
3. Eyefighte Of We fyngerf may
fynge "Olde Folke at Home"
4. Peterkin Timothy Pipkin will
blowe We a tune on We horne.
5. "Greenville," page 156, we all
fynge at once.
6. Eraftus Hodenpyle will move
fpeake a while.
7. Princef Louie will move fynge
tune attended by We fiddle.
s. Tabitha Hicklepitcher will move
telle a ftory abovte we trampe.
Q. Foure fyngerf will move fynge
:.Jerufha, Put we Kittle on"
10. 'windome," page 20, We whole
of uf.
II. Rhuben and Rachel, 2 Quakerf
70. Ohe of ye Penelope girlf will
| fynge.
10. Ye goode time-pitcher viii
move fiddle tune.
ID. All We fyngerf will move fyng'
a tune on We page 102.
Is. Kate O'Leary Sthory.
l ls. Patience Penelope and Charity
Pringle will fynge a tune.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-07
CARn OF thanks

we wish to thank our many friends
for their kindness during the illness
and death Of our loved one and for
the beautiful floral offerings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Holcomb
and family.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-07

Greenville will have Sunday ball.
A diamond is being prepared close 10
the north city limits
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-07

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.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-07
THE LOCALS GOT
INTO FORM AGAIN
HERE WEDNESDAY
WON TFN-INNING GAME FROM
CHARLOTTE BY FEATURE
PLAY IN TENTH

The locals called Charlotte home 10
supper last Wednesday evening AFTER
fast ten-inning tussle on the nome
lot, resulting in Belongs victory 10
4. The game was called three times be-
cause of rain and the last session was
started just before five o'clock. Noss
was i'm the box for the locals, but was
relieved in the second by Bailey, VINO
held the visitors TO four hits. Bailey
got five strikeouts and Noss two. the
visitors were given three walks.
Fleischman walked six, struckout
four and gave the locals ten hits.
Maurer featured in the seventh with
double play i'm which he caught
Felter's fly and tagged McHale when
he attempted a return from second
on the out retiring the side.
i Johnson starred when he came 70
\ the plate i'm the tenth. The score
was tied, two men were down and the
first and second sacks were tlled
Johnson landed on the horsehide fol
a long two-bagger over right field and
into the fence, letting in the winning
score. The score:
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-07
Our
Garments

are that kind of gar
ment, whether coat, suit
or dress, you know the
style right, atthe same
time, you have a gar
ment that has individu-
atty, it is made for you.
Perhaps you don't be-
lieve it? Come right
here and let us show you.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-07-07

Entered into the Bedding Michigan
Postoffice as second class matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-28
NAVY BOARD EXPERT GIVES GREAT BOOST
 ID MUSCLE SHOALS
Gov. O'Neal Calls Attention to Endorsement of Great est Interior Water
 Power Project

My plea in Sundays Age-Herald for the development of the enormous power at Muscle Shoals as an essential part of any comprehensive plan of national pre- paredness has been fortified by the rec concentrations of the naval consulting board,' said former Gov. Emmet ONeal yesterday.
 When it is recalled that this board is composed of the leading technical and scientific experts of the country, headed by Americas greatest inventor, Thomas A. Edison as president. any recommenda- tions they make should at once command the confidence of the American people. quote from their report published in Breakland, chairman of the committee on ordnance and explosive. pointed out that this country would make a big mistake if 1t ran short of smokeless powder. ITO make this powder said MT. Breakland, nitric acid is needed. There are two ele- ments on which this country is dependent on outside sources, potash, salts and nitrates, which come from Chile. Should this country be at war with a foreign power, all that would be necessary to absolutely cripple us would be to stop the export of nitrates from Chile. Ger many is in this same condition. but the German chemists have made nitric acid synthetically from the nitrogen in the air. Our committee has suggested that the department obtain some water power
 in the interior and establish a unit for the manufacture of nitric acid
 "The government already owns the water power at Muscle Shoals. It is in the
 interior and next to Niagara Falls is the greatest water power in the United States. The war department has already indorsed the Muscle Shoals project rec ommending the expenditure of over $lS.- 100000. If Congress is to give the Ameri- can people an adequate and comprehen- sive plan of preparedness, they will not ignore the unselfish recommendations of the great experts that compose the naval consulting board"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-28
HUNTSVILLE HAS NEW CITY CHAMBER Body Is Reorganized With 360 Me-n5ers-FavOr
 the Bond Issue

Huntsville has just reorganized it's Chamber of Commerce and now has S60 members of that body, all of whom are pledged to pay s25 per year." said l.. c. Sugg, who was in Birmingham last night at the Notion We have just had a campaign for membership in our town and the results have been most gratifying Our civic organiza- tion now has an income of about 5000 annually and this amount is guar anteed for three years. Our club is looking over the field with a view to employing an experienced secretary and then we expect the work to go for ward with rush.
 The great majority of the citizens of Huntsville and Madison county are in favor of the bond issue" stated MT Sugg. While I was supporter of Governor Conner in the recent elec- tion, I do not think that is an issue in the bond issue race. The bond is- sue is plain business proposition and should be decided on that basis. Poli- tics should not enter into the matter The state owes the money and the only feasible and reasonable way which has been suggested for paying off the states indebtedness is by the issuance o1 the DondS. tnlnk the people of Alabama are honor bound to vote for the Nonds. We can meet all our debts with an interest rate of per cent with the issuance of bonds and that in it. self is good reason for voting the bonds. Otherwise, we should have to pay s per cent on all our debts. have no doubt that the voters of the state will rise to the occasion and meet the issue. Then Alabama will no longer be placed in the nondebt- paying class.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-28
Suits Filed

l.. Cook filed suit in the city court syesterday for s2OCO against Edgar Falk- ner alleging that on August 2S an auto mobile operated by the defendant, ran over the plaintiff, anr his body was Iwrenched, sprained, cut bruised and otherwise injured Plaintiff ayers that he was put to a great expense in and about lchring his wounds and injuries.
 | D. B. Reaves filed suit in the circuit Icourt yesterday for 5000 against the Bir- Emingham Railway, Light and Power com ipany, alleging that on December 23 Iwhile the plaintiff was a passenger on lone of the defendants cars, plaintiff was ,Ibruised in and about his body. and he ssuffered internal injuries.
 \ N. E. Thomas filed suit in the circuit Ecourt yesterday for $15,OOO against John Ware and Ada Ware, alleging that on November 6 the defendants their agents Tor servants, malicously, wrongfully and
 illegally nailed up the plaintiffs office door as to prevent entrance thereto by the plaintiff and his clients.
 < George Williams filed suit in the circuit 3court yesterday against the Tennessee }Coal, Iron and Railroad company, for $500, alleging that piece of pig iron Jas caused to fall upon or against one sof the plaintiffs feet, and as conse- tquence thereof. plaintiffs foot instep ttoes and ankle were thereby lacerated.
 bruised, mashed and injured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-28
|SAY DERANGEMENT IS REAL TRAGEDY 0F
 THE HOLIDAY SEASON
NeighbOrs of Miss Annie Pulliam Make Statement About Her Heroic Strug-
 gle and Unselfishness

The sudden mental Arrangement of Miss Annie Pulliam of Woodlawn is regarded by those who know her as the most tragic event of Brmingham's holiday season. She became violent early Sunday morn ing at her home at 5007 First avenue, and in the confusion which ensued among neighbors and officers who were called in some inaccuracies have been published in the Birmingham papers about the circum- stances surrounding the sad event.
 Yesterday evening three of Miss Pull 'iam's neighbors, who have known her for long time and all of whom are well known citizens, wrote signed statement regarding the case and asked that it be published in justice to all concerned Their statement reads as follows
 We wish to correct some impressions that the public may have regarding a re- port given in the Birmingham papers to- day concerning Miss Annie Pullam, 5O07 First avenue. Woodlawn, who became mentally deranged a few days ago. These reports are repugnant to the friends and relatives of this most excele ent young lady. for she is known to be one of the most noble and intelligent young ladies in the community
 Miss Pulliam has been in the employ- ment of Moore & Handley Hardware com
 
 ported that she is a grandmother and 55 years old, and has worked herself down washing and ironing and living upon poor food. This is an unjust reflection upon this most worthy young lady. She not only served as stenographer. but cared for her grandmother. Mrs Shaw, who is 80 years old, but also took in charge three of her deceased sisters children, ages z, 10 and IA.
 Tt is true she worked hard to care for these. She kept her home in excellent or der, the children well dressed and neat, also lived we'll from all appearances. She evidently took upon herself too great task, due to her good heart and tender sympathy she had for those in her care. To this we attribute her nervous break down. She is only 2S years old.
 IS. A. ELLIS,
 'sD. J. COX.
 "A. Fl ARI4Er
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-28
Remouing the Cause
 of Much Sickness

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 It is this caking on the walls of the intestines that prevents their nat pral action and function. and is the direct cause Of so much of the sick ness and misery that makes consti- patton the curse of our present day. For 1t Is constipation that Is respon- sible for a large share of headaches. depressed feelings. and many other serious bodily ills
 w. A. McRae, an elderly gentleman living at Raleigh, Ga, writes: Foley Cathartic Tablets are the only ones have ever taken that cleanse my system thoroughly and do, not gripe or hurt me at all They are entirely ent and more pleasant than anythine l have ever used"
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