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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-12

Mrs. Mark Brown and her mother
Mrs. Daniels went to Lowell Wednes-
day. Mrs. Brown will attend the Kent
county district Eastern Star associa-
ton while there.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-12

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Bliss of
Ionia, Saturday. May 8, 6A, pound
boy. Mrs. Bliss was formerly Miss
Nora Harrington Of this city
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-05-18
AND OLD DAY
THIS THIEF COMPOSER.
Steals Violin and Old Coins. But Re.
jccts Ordinary VaIuables.

Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The "connoiseur thief" who in sew
eral visitadons to homes Of wealthy
Main Line residents has confined him.
self to rarities, art objects and a few
valuable paintings, returned again
on Saturday night, is was learned
yesterday, to the temporarily vacant
house of John w. Converse. at Rose
mont. After r~ansacking the rooms
and rejecting scores Of valuable ar+
ticles, the thief stole only ar ancient
Cremona violin Of great value, a num-
Der Of coins and pieces of paper money
from a collection Of antiquities and
two guns.
These articles, so far as could 30
learned by employees Of Mr.. Converse
in a hasty search. were the only ar
ticles taken. Their value as rarltles.
however, probably amounts to thou
sands Of dollars.
To Capt. Hulhall and Cergt- Rahlii'
Who are investigating the robbery.
the peculiar selections Of the thief are
significant. A short time ago me
hOmeO f Oswald Chew was robbed %
several old and valuable oil PAINTINGS.
Preceding hat robbery was one at ne
home Of Henry F. Mitchell, a leather
merchant, in Upper Merton township
There the thief, passing many VAIL
able trinketS and other articles, cor
tented himself with stealing a Collec-
ton of meZZOtintS, valued at $l0,V0V.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-05-18
POOR FISH WE'RE DROWNED.
Lake "BlOOmed' and Cut On Their
Supply Of Oxygen.
NoU York World

AS chemist m bacteriClogist OF the
water department, Thomas W. Melia.
has decided officially that the recent
deaths Of about 200 carp and a few
perch in kissena Lake, Flushing. L. l..
were caused by drowning. When the
fish were found floating On the Lake
a week ago there were sensational re-
ports that they had been poisoned.
Then a subtle humOrist suggested they
had committed suicide.
But upon a thorough investigation
Mr.. Melia discovered no foreign ele-
ment that would have caused the
deaths. He learned that in a lake in
New Jersey in 1906 there prevailed
conditions like those that confront tina
Queens park department. The fish III
the New Jersey lake died from no ap
parent cause. Experiments We're con-
Quoted and it was found that the an
nual changes in the water, known as
"the lake bloom caused by sudden
changes in a temperature, absorbed
all the oxygen in the water and the
fish were actually drowned.
Mr.. Melia found hat a SIMILAR con-
dition existed in Kissena Lake.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-05-18

afternoon because OF the terrible he,.
Most white men wear spine protaC-o-~~
consisting Of several folds OF cl-+hs
along their backs, to prevent the -
from sapping their strength. Fvar -
a covered veranda one feels tho -
I have gotten headaches from basr.
out on a veranda without a har -
rays We're so intense. And 10 90 -
in the sun without a hat would =
course, mean DEATH.
Speaks Three Kongo Dialects.
"Quinine is necessary. We usea -.
take ten grains at a time. somathfo.
every other day. If a Qan should .
without %quinine for any length Of tins
he would fall a prey 10 fever even 4
acclimated."
During his travels, Mr.. Chart1
learned to speak three dialects Of tbs
Kongo tribes-kiswahili, spoken nv
the natives under Arab influence
Bangala, on the Upper Kongo. and
FiOte, on the Lower kOngo. Or
course, with the white men there ina
language most generally used vas
French.
Much in the way Of anthropoIorv
was accomplished during the first two
years. The Mangbetu. one OF the
most intelligent of the kongo peoples
furnished much valuable data. Dixon
| do, king OF the Mangbetu, went out Of
his way to give the expedition oppor-
tunity to study tribal and
customs. At Dongu, Parade and
Abbas much more material was ac-
quired, including valuable insight5
into the life and characteristics OF the
shy dWarfs Of the great forest.
At the outbreak of the war the ex-
petition vas in StanleyVille.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-05-18
PAPER HANGERS PASTE.

We who live on farms sometimas
have trouble in getting p~aperhanserS
when we want them. With the help
of the men the work can often he
done without these professionals. IN
the first place the walls should Pc
scraped as clean as possible Of oIa
paper. To aid this, go over it with q
wet brush. This will soak up the
paper and old paste and make ths
work easier. Another essential Ter
success is a good paste. For this, STU
two pounds Of white -four and VT T
with enough water to make a batter.
Add 1 ounce Of powdered alum
When it is we'll mixed pour over N
boiling water, stirring constantly -
prevent Jumps forming. When it IS
sufficiently cooled the white 1o4Iy
appearance Will disappear and il VII
look clear. Allow it to cool before
using and, if too thick, hin it with
cold water. This is q small amount
but can easily be increased as cc-
casion requires.-J. F. w.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-05-18

Feed is high but we cannot af1oTd
to stint the producing COWS.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-07-22
Strangle Education
With Scholarship

standardized;
collapse surely does for college and false
dardzaion leads disgrace and definitely and in much the
unong weak rich into paying tens Of thousands Of dol
lars for luxe books dollars the promise that they
resell them fabulous advance.
The danger and great danger that who standard
ling with millions behind them, range education with
scholarship These that scholarship edu
cation than mankn
Education thing Of life and scholarship feless Scholarship
deals only with what has BEEN education deals wholly with What and
is to be- Scholarship faces gadfathes education faces grand
children.
modern standardizers arc alive
may They life all
of dangers anything alive For mankn has blood
poison, pneumonia any other men It can be kept closet
without danger perfacon 1t is beautiful thing to look at Illus
rates delightfully."- lasts forever
Scholarship the dead.
standarers have opposed every dea and they always WILL Stan
darzers tried prevent anyons believing that the earth rotated
They crufed Jesus imprisoned Paul. and they drove Smnweis
insanity Vienna less than sixty years because he reduced the
death childbirth from II in 100 in 100 by insisting that the
physician should wash his hands before he attended the patient Standard
lied physicians insisted that this reflection upon the standardization
They positively refused do simple thing that because it
Sammewes ard his school reduced the death so low that they
prosecuted him insanity There nothing their scholarship that
suggested clean hands.
They fought Pacur like enquerng
hydphoba and they fy aaed Lister because his theory of treat
ment not of their standards
all the standardizers Of the past harmless compared with
today they merely had the gvaon of human
inherited prejudice while today mess millions put
the hands stranng every idea that beah
educational institution
professor prefers scholarship
amhouse him while old might await him.
institution prefers live education dead scholarship doom
The STANDARDIZATION Of today is wolf sleeps clothing. 1t is
using every and device bribery deceive the public Under the
petense that they protecting the public from youthful Inconsistency the
Standardization nfusing germs Of senliy
To andardne in the right directions andardze nothing backward
but standardize everything forward and upward
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-07-22
BEAUTIFUL AND MURDEROUS
PLANTS

At a recent flower show in New
York there was a most remarkable
collection of insect-eating plants, in
Guiding pitcher plants, nepenthes, sar-
racecia mandaiana and inoccasin
flowers. They were brought from Aus,
tralia by w. A. Manda, formerly cur
ator at Harvard university botanical
gardens Sensitive plants which close
up when they hear sharp sounds were
also in the group.
A publisher from Buenos Aires,
Brazil, has in his collection some re-
markable sensitive plants, among them
an unnamed species which differenti-
ates between the sound of violin play
ing tremendously and harsh sound
either too loud or unpleasantly shrill
70 be appreciated by the human ear.
In one case the plant apparently
enjoys the sweet music by moving the
PETALS OF its blossoms slightly, and
n the ether haad closing up almost
completely
Certain varieties OF sarracenia are
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-07-22

The maple-in some form is widely
disseminated. Its leaf is graceful liz
outline, the flowers and fruit are
dainty, and the tree is charming in
its autumn dress.
The catalpa is a favorite in parts
of the West because of its quick
growth. The flowers are also dainty
Yet there is never the stability Of the
oak, and the hammock is preferas
bly, hung from a more sturdy speci
men.
The tulip tree or white wood is
one of the best of our native species,
the queerly cut Leaves, tulip-shaped
flowers with their beautiful orange
crescents marking each petal and com
pact forms rendering them most use
full shade trees. The tree is relative
to the magnolia, and one of our most
valuable timber trees
The Eastwood, so serviceable as
bee pasturage, and several of the oaks
are satisfactory and highly recon-
mended. In fact, when lamenting
that you cannot afford to pay high
prices 10 nurSeryman, just go to.
your own woods and select few tall
straight specimens. AS they can be
replanted at once there is no danger
of injury through exposure of the
roots They are in the best possible
condition to grow.
Do not neglect to include one or two
evergreens. for the birds if not for
yourself. They do SO enjoy the shelter
of the leafy branches when caught III
a bclated snowstorm. The hemlock
and cedar are the most pleasing of
this class, their slender branches be-
ing much more graceful than the stiff
spruces. BY all means avoid the
pines. Their gummy nature may lead
to the ruin of valuable clothing
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-07-22
SHADE FOR THE FARM HOME

! An abundance of shade is one of the
Iluxuries which every farm home can
and should have. The city dweller is
often a renter and must take things
as they are. Or if he owns home,
the lot is restricted in size, and large
trees are an impcssibility. But on
the farm land for q commodious yard
should always be reserved.
Those having a grand old elm,
maple, or oak to begin with, are for
tunate, indeed. Eut the idea that
trees planted now OF these species will
be a comfort only to succeeding gen
erations is quite a mistake.
Most of the naples, and especially
the sugar and red naples are of rapid
growth, and at a few years at most
will give an abundance of shade.
Do not make the mistake Of using
fruit or nut trees in the yard. Both
make litter at certain seasons, which
renders them sort of nuisance en-
tirely unnecessary. If you had no
room for an orchard it would be
different matter. You want the yard
for solid comfort, and not as crop
producer.
Because the city man uses the
horse chestnut for shade. do not follow
his example. He does it because this
tree is low growing and compact-just
the thing where there is little room
either on the ground or in the air.
With your broad expanse more as
piring species should be chosen. Be-
sides the burs are nuisance.
There is nothing better on the farm
lawn than native trees. They thrive
admirably, and in every community
here are those well worth attention.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-07-22
Vital Importance Of
Weight Standards
By Chas. Quinn. City sealer. Buffalo. N. Y.

Of vital importance believe should into the breach and
Go the needfu eaing uniform weight for known
universally used For instance ush Of onions
accredited weighing about pounds while other the
weight classified about SO pounds The hardship consists in the
that farmers ship commodities from another and
where they ship hundreds Of bushels of vegetables at stated weight the
consgnee has but for the weight estimated by the which
he resides
carload of may weigh accurately much state but
when the cnsgnee of another has for the weight Of the
bushe in that jurisdiction be less the may be-
Every should have uniform weight all the
United and barrel potatoes should be judged have
much weight New York California But this condition does
exist
Then again. all grain hoppers should be tested stated intervals
Buao port has shipments amounting 3ooooo0oo bushels
annually and the weights often vary alarming extent because the
elsewhere killer Who the differ
Why, the poor consumer, Of
This situation that cannot be forcby impressed upon
eress to afford remedy
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-07-22
PLANTS neudna pitcher Plants

said not only to eat insects but will
stretch toward the spot where insects
are. In any event, they have been
found extended in the direction of
tree upon which insects were feeding
on sap running from an incision.
Persons of wealth are now import
ing fine plants from foreign countries.
and amateur horticuiturlsts are now
endeavoring to secure rare varieties
and freak plants.
An American woman, Mrs Treat,
proved conclusively that leaves Of
certain plants could hear insects or
were conscious of the nearness of in
sects even when there was no con-
tact between the plant and the body
of the insect, and demonstrated it by
pinning live fly half an inch from a
leaf of sundew, whereupon the leaf
moved itself within the succeeding
two hours near enough to fasten its
tentacles upon the insect.
Possibly this was due to the sense
Of smell, but the fact that the buzzins
of the fy's wings as it died made
hum would indicate that the sense of
hearing actuatsd this carnivorous
plant.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-07-22

brought him to the
the vernon as experimental
much knowledge to
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-07-22
"TORPS" OF THE BRITISH NAVY

"Torps' is the nickname of the
torpedo lieutenant on a battleship. Sir
Henry Jackson, new first sea lord Of
the admiralty, is the "Torps' of the
British navy, for he is unquestionably
its leading torpedo expert. His Sc
lection as successor to Lord Fisher is
recognized as most fitting, for Ger
many's naval tactics have forced Eng
land to admit the importance of SUBJ
marine warfare.
When Sir Henry entered the navy
In 1868 the world was still chiefly
thinking about the crude "spar" tor
pedoes which Cushing and other Amer
leans had used in the Civil war, with
the result that they were apt to blow
up the torpedoer as well as the tor
pedoed. In 1881 ne was appointed to
the Vernon, the old torpedo school
ship at Portmouts, as a young lieu
tenant fer a course OF instruction.
When that was completed he was able
TO start his career as torpedo lieuten-
ant on a battleship, ana that soon
brought him to the command of the
the Vernon as an experimental vessel
so much zeal and kpowledoa tbat he
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-07-22
AID TO SANTA CLAUS

At one of the desks in the United
States patent Office sits young wom-
an scanning pile of drawings. They
are odd-looking sketches, consisting of
hundreds of dotted lines, big circles
and little circles, almost all the letters
of the alphabet. and shadowy forms of
human beings and animals. She is Miss
Alice Purinton, an assistant examiner
in the patent office, and it is her duty
to pass upon the patentability of chill
dren's toys.
Hundreds of drawings and specifi-
cations OF every toy imaginable find
their way to her desk daily, and this
material must explain exactly how the
toys are made and operated 1t is abb
solutely necessary that the toys work
as the specifications state, and any
skilled mechanic is supposed to be able
to make them. If the description of a
certain toy is not lucid enough for
Miss Purinton to derive clear under
standing of the mechanism model
must be submitted. The submission
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-07-22
VICTIM OF RACE HATRED

Sir Edgar Speyer, member OF a
banking firm that has houses in Lon.
don, Frankfort and New. York, has
truly become victim of race hatred
generated by the war. Because he is
a native of Germany, his loyalty to
England, his adopted country, was
fiercely attacked, and finally he re-
signed his post as privy councillor and
came to America He tried also to re-
sign his baronetcy, but found he would
have to remain nobleman for life.
Sir Edgar has lived most of his
life in England and was made baro-
net because of his munificent philan-
thropies and his public spirit. Up to
the outbreak of the war he was one
OF the most popular men in London,
and he remained popular until last
spring, when the undercdrrent of Eng
fish resentment toward Germany and
Germans became vindictive He was
attacked in the newspapers. and
despite public assurance by Premier
Asquith, long his friend, that he was
tn Mace a guard around his oDdop
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-07-22
ORDINARY
vpEOPIE
DOES NOT SEEK PUBLICITY

Ask almost any man in Washing
ton to name the assistant secretaries
of state and this is the kind of an an
swer you will get:
Lets see. There is Adee, who
has been in the department since it
was invented, and Phillips, a. Repub-
lican, who came in in the midst of
this administration because they
wanted another experienced man in
the department. Why, hang it all,
there must be another assistant some
where, ] have it, What's that fell
lows name who came here from Wy
oming? / think he was druggist.
and, If remember correctly, he is the
Democratic national committeeman
from that state"
John E. Osborne?"
"Sure, that's the fellow. BY jim
miny, have not heard of him since
he was first appointed Where does
he keep himself27
John E. Osborne keeps himself
pretty much out of sight, SO far as
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-07-22
European War Does
mot Curtail Music
By Gustav A. Judd. Berlin. Germany

The Of as taken musicians but there
bands and ocea abundant all the cities of Europe is not
the trenches where rs, the cities it has done
patriotism anything Everybody knows that The people
c~nnot get along without music That why opmist
The United States after the doubtless will be the
of the world 1t that have the old world
for greatest particularly panist but Americans learn
and in time great will be developed There
musical this London has such orchestra
the Boston, and probably the only that in
Berlin
There time when the musician affected long hair if to
his ability, but that time has passed musician
insanity entrty,
necessarily. The Intellectual = lakes three four
generations make great intrumentalis.
Those criticize when the weather dagreeabe have
little praise offer when day calling for joy and thanksgiving bursts
forth from heaven.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-07-22

publicity
Although publicity
which job everybody
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-07-22

In some parts Of the
country the European war
has injured almost every in
dustry and profession, and
music has suffered just as
other lines, but generally
war makes little difference
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-07-22

The question of weights
and measures and the prob
lens which the people Of
the United States have to
contend with without their
knowledge or perhaps their
appreciation is one which is
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-07-22

models discouraged
patent office, collecting Il
One OF the first and foremost
that entirely.
Mechanical
according
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-07-22

Standards are as essential
as law5, and as vital as
books Of pedigree.
The significant feature of
Standardization is know
ing what is significant in
Standardization. There is
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-26
LET'S NOT TINKER WITH
CONSTITUTION, SAYS TAFT

Baltimore. Nd. April 2s.-In address
ing Johns Hopkins university Saturday.
former president william Howard Taft
said:
q have often thought IL would Be
better TO make the presidential term
SIX or seven years, with ineIgibility for
rejection. But I don't want to tinker
with the constitution There are so
many people who think IL should be
radically changed that ] prefer to have
a few spots on the situation rather than
run the risk Of its going altogether"
Mr.. Taft caustically criticised those
who put pressure on the president to
approve bills OF doubtful constitution
ality passed "to please the folks back
home" and defended the supreme court
OF the United States for throwing out
these measures later on the ground OF
uEconstitutionality.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-26

not liking butter at all and so much
yellow dust from the dendelion flowers
got up his nose that he had to sneeze:
"A-ker-chOOi A-ker-chooi A-ker-
choor"
Three times. Just like that, he
sneezed- Then he had to get out his
pocket handkerchief. and, OF course. TO
do this he had TO take his claws or
Uncle Wiggily and Susie
"NOw's our chance Uncle Wiggily!
Run. RUM shouted Susie, and she and
the old gentleman rabbit soon hoped
safely away. And the alligator kept
on sneezing so hard from the yellow
dandelion dust that he could not see to
chase them
-Oh, what a cold I havei What an
epizOotict" cried the slcllery-scalerv
alligator, sneezing again and again.
And he crawled or to find a doctor.
while Uncle WigEily and Susie went
safely on home with their bouquets
So this teaches US that a sueeze In
time saves two rabbits. And in the
next story I'm going to tell you about
Uncle Wiggily and the roller skates.
And hope the washboard doesn't put
clOthespin on the nose Of the tea
Kettle, or there may be no carpets for
the egg beaten to whip and get the
dust out of.-Copyright. 1915, by Nc
Clure Newspaper Syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-26

4 MODEST man is a man who out
n runs the reporter who is trying
TO Interview him, instead Of tell
ing him in two columns that he has
nothing TO say.
There are many modest men extant,
but owing to the said modesty. most
of them haven't been discovered. Al
most all men are modest in one line or
another. Some men are so modest that
they will not allow the newspapers to
publish pictures Of their magnificent
new residences; and some are so mod
est that they write whole articles about
their unwillingness to spend money for
pretentious living. Many financiers are
so modest that they make as much as
$4,000. 900 in a year, and nobody knows
it until the grand jury roots il out;
while some statesmen cannot do their
best work, and are nervous as cats
when they think anyone is listening
through the keyhOle.
Some men are too modest to wear a
necktie, and use q S20O diamond collar
button instead. Others pay an agent