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The Spectator., 1915-06-22
Woman Guides Must Answer Foolish Questions

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The Spectator., 1915-06-22

DulIuIng. It IS nara to DeIIeVe lHaI the foolish questions put to those guides come from the lips of appar- ently sane adults. Can you picture 8 dignified, middle-aged gentleman, ap' parently in possession of all his facui. ties, turning to the young woman at his side and asking seriously:
 Why are those notes green on one side?" Or a sensible-appearihg matron putting this one
 What happens to all this money?" No ouerulous infant with
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-16

A. c. Dixon, pastor OF the Sturgeon
Church of London, will deliver his vital
and highly entertaining lecture on
Taking Stock Of Town
Sylvester A. Long will speak on the
opening day upon some OF the real
foundations OF community building.
Thomas Brooks Fletcher, the great
dramatic orator, pronounced leader
OF the younger lecturers and thinkers
OF this generation, will lecture upon
the striking subject, The Martyrdom
of Fools
Giuseppe Bartolotta, the Italian ten
or, who studied in the Conservatory of
Naples and who. before corr'rg 10 this
country, sang at concerts IN England
in conjunction with some OF the most
famous artists, will appear In solos on
the coming Chautauqua program
The Music Makers Male Quartette
in vocal solos and ensemble and with
a special feature in the form of a
modern marimbaphone, will comprise
another musical feature.
The Savranoffs, trio of Russian
players, in a program filled with dash
and brilliancy, are also announced for
this program.
Joy Night" with its fun and free
dom from care, will be in charge of
John b. Ratio, that prince of enter
tainers, who is already we'll known in
the South, where he appeared on the
opening night of the Redpath Chau-
tauqua year ago. He is returned by
popular request for a later night in
C.hautauqua week, when more people
can hear him. The Maurer Sisters
now in their tenth year on the Chau-
tauQua platform, will furnish the mu-
sic for this day and evening. The in
struments which they play are: the
cornet. flute, violin, cello and piano.
Wells Watson CHM will give a rem
dition of that stirring play, The Man
from Home" by Booth Harrington and
Harry Leon Wilson.
The usual attention will be given TO
morning hour work and 10 the story
hours and playground features for the
children.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-16

|. MIR. Gunsolus OF the Board OF Com
merce has distributed placards TO all
of the merchants ana professional
men who are members OF the local
board, on which is printed Member OF
the Bedding Board of Commerce, all
solicitors must present endorsement
carus from above association" Upon
beng solicited by persons asking for
funds TO help charitable organizations,
etc, the merchants are TO refer the
solicitors TO the cards and ask them
10 show an o. X. card from the secre-.
tary, Mr.. Gunsolus.
This will save the merchants and
other people OF the city hundreds of
dollars in a year, as the merits of all
solicitors will be carefully investigated
by MIR, Gunsolus before he gives his
o. X. Everyone should cooperate
with the BOARD In the work and not
give funds TO anyone except such as
are properly credentialed
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-16
To Improve service

J. l.. Hayes, division superintendent
OF the Saginaw n Grand Rapids divi-
SION OF the Pere Marquette, also
Messrs. Young and McDermott, off,
GERS of the road were in the city Tues
day comforting with Mr.. Gunsolus and
other citizens in regard 10 the service
given by the Pere Marquette to the
people of Bedding. Ii is expected that
the platform conditions at the station
will be improved so that passengers
will not be compelled TO board and
leave the trains by tramping through
mud, etc. The tracks may be shifted
to the north TO allow more room.
While il is not the usual practice of
the Pere Marquette to repair stock
shipping conditions as stock hauling
is not considered profitable part of
their business, yet Mr.. Hayes has pro-
missed that he will have the local stock
pens put in first class order, and that
II the scales are not beyond repair
they will be overhauled and placed in
good condition,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-16
ALICE NELSON TO
HEAD THE COMING
CHAUTAUQUA HERE
CONTINUED from Page u

Montraville Wood, well known
scientist and inventor is to give some
wonderful demonstrations in a pro-
gram OF three parts on Popular
Science" night, in which he will be as
sisted by his daughter There will be
a thrill and surprise every minute.
The program will also be interspersed
with music, Typical OF the interest
ing features which he will present may
be mentioned the handwriting on the
walls OF the tent by means OF the
ultraviolet ray; the wrestling OF
member Of the audience with a 2S-
pound gyroscope running at the rate
of 5000 revolutions minute; the
operating of a monorail car in mid
air above one of the aisles of the tent.
Ex-Governor Shallenberger of Ne
braska, recently elected to Congress
after most remarkable campaign,
will speak on the sixth day upon
Political Patriotism" This will be
known as Patriotic Day"
Frank Dixon, the widely known lee
turer, brother of Tom Dixon, who
wrote the Leopard Spots" and Of Or.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-16
Pike-Bfanck

At the beautiful home of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. r. Sprague Wednesday after
noon at , o'clock, Mr. Kenneth Pike
was united in matrimony TO Miss Mary
Rachel Blanck niece of Mr.. and Mrs.
Sprague, the ceremony being perform
ed by Rev. ST. Clare Parsons in the
presence of about 90 relatives and
friends.
The Sprague home was beautifully
adorned for the occasion with ferns,
carnations, bladiolus. tiuer de-lis,
spireas, the coler scheme of all the
rooms being pink.
AT the appointed hour the couple
were united before a large bank of
ferns and carnations, Miss Blanck be-
ing accompanied by Miss Vernona
Pike of Belding, both the bride and
bridesmaid carrying pink roses. Mr.
Percy Watkins of Ionia accom- panied
the groom
A luncheon was served Immediately
after the marriage ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Vile Call
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-16
THE KNOCKEts AND THE BOOST


When the Creator had made all the
good things, there was still some dirty
work 10 do, so he made the beasts and
reptiles and poisonous insects; and
when He had finished He had some
scraps that were too bad 10 put i'm the
rattlesnake, the hyena, the scorpion
and the skunk; so He put all these
together, covered il with suspicion;
wrapped il with jealousy; marked 1T
with a yellow streak and called il
KNOCKER.
This product was so fearful to con-
template that He had to make some
thing to counterfeit il, so He took
sunbeam and put in il the heart of a
child, the brain OF a man, wrapped
these in civic pride, covered ii with
brotherly love, gave it a mask Of vel
vet and grassy of steel and called il
BOOSTER; made him a lover of fields
and flowers, and manly sports; a be-
lever in equality and Justice; and ever
since these two were, mortal man has
had the privilege of choosing his as
sociates.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-16

Earl and Hazel Madison of Sidney
are spending the week at the home of
their aunt, Mrs. Martha Holmes
Benjamin Hunt has taken the
agency for the Prudential Insurance
Co, and will hereafter do the collect
ing in place of j. w. Scott, who re-
signed the position.
The congregational parsonage is be-
ing greatly improved in appearance
with a new coat of paint.
Don Paradise Of Detroit and Glen
non Beebe of Albion are here to spend
commencement week with their friend
Harry Holmes.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-16

ing on business trip 10 Cedar Springs
Howard City, Sparta, and several other
points selling his Ideal Window Clean
er. He is manufacturing them in
large quantities at his home here.
Grant Francisco returned from Long
Lake Wednesday morning where he
had been on fishing trip and brought
home a market basket full Of fine
bullheads and blue gills.
Childrens day will be observed at
the Congregational church next sun
day. The service at the morning hour
will be in charge of the Sunday school
Ford Hicks is here visiting friends
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-16

suit against the estate for services
claimed to have been rendered to Mr..
Curtis during his sickness.
Rev. j. A Hudnutt went to Morley
Wednesday TO preach the funeral SER
mon of Mrs. Thomas Brewer, formerly
Miss Lottie Staffans OF this city,
Miss Iris McElroy is home from
Cadillac for the summer vacation. She
will teach there again the coming
school year.
Mrs. Miles Wood visited her son
Will Conklin and wife in Lowell over
Sunday.
+. d. Wertz left Wednesday morn,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-16

Did you get his number" muir
INJURED the man who had been run
over by the auto 10 the policeman,
No
Well. what kind of a looking car
was it"
II don't know. / was trying 10 get
his mum Der. Life.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-16
NOTICE

We now have the agency for the
American Laundry of Grand Rapids
who have one of the most modern and
uP-to-date Laundries i'm the state.
Their prices are right and the work
done in the best possible manner.
We call for and deliver all packages
promptly. Laundry sent every Tues
day afternoon.
Office under the old Idle Hour
Theatre.
Dry Cleaning Specially.
All Work Guaranteed.
6. W. KIneSBURY & SON
NEWS AND LAUNDRY AGENTS
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-05-21
SPRING SHOE STYLES.

Surely the spring modes of 1915 were
not designed for a climate where warm
weather early in spite OF the
fact that most Of them are supposed to
have been designed in America. Choker
collars, floating wells, long sleeves and
high boots, is there 4 more alluring list
II winter We're only advancing instead
of fading into spring? But, to return
to the subject of footwear, there is no
question but that high boots + vast
ly becoming and suitable for street
wear, and it is high time that some n
came to the rescue of the long suffer-
ing woman who for many moons has
been buying silk stockings by the hum
dred in order to appear decently neat
about the feet in gauzy coverings that
scarcely allow of more than n wear
ing.
There are, of course, plenty of smart
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-05-21
Religious
"Get Thorn Out" Plan Approved.

"Get Thorn Out" Plan Approved.
Methodist Episcopal clergymen at
tending Il New York conference recent
ly received with applause the details Of
Newburgh's On. W get them out"
campaign. All denominations united,
newspaper advertisements and other
publicity measures were adopted, and
a church attendance of $4,000 was OBJ
tanned in a city whose population is
$1,000.
Hiram b. Odell, an ~Episcopalian and
a brother of former Governor Odell.
was chairman of the get them out"
committee. 1t was announced that the
plan would be adopted permanently.
Marietta, o., is the only other city
where it has been tried.
Members of the conference thought
that the United States could end the
war by placing an embargo on military
supplies. The opinion was expressed
by Bishop Luther B. Wilson and other
clergymen in discussing the Rev. An
drew Schriver's motion to appoint a
committee to report on the general
state Of the country.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-05-21
SPELLING OUT QUESTIONS.

Seat all the players i've three in a
row. The first of these three goes to
each player and whispers in his ear
IN sentence descriptive of where he
is supposed to be, the second player fol
lows with Il sentence telling what he is
supposed to be doing and the third tells
him whom he is supposed to be with.
The first Of the three then calls the
name of some player and that player
must give in one long sentence the
three given him. If he laughs he pays
a forfeit. AS the three leaders are
each ignorant of what the other gives
the results are apt to be ludicrous.
One player saying 81 am in the mid
die of the Atlantic ocean popping corn
with Mary Smith," while another de-
clares 81 am in an airship darning stock.
ings for Joe Brown" is apt to produce i
gale of merriment.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-05-21
IRISH CROCHET.
One Use For This Lace Which FASH
ionabiy Is a Bit Passe.

One admirable use of Irish crochet
was made by a well known New York
dressmaker whose customer had great
quantities of this lace and wanted to
use it. An entire clinging underrobe
was made of the lace, and this was en-
tirely yelled in 4 deep electric blue
chiffon, SO sheer that all the bold pat
tern Of the lace could be seer through
1t. This chiffon overdress was quite
without trimmings, but the skirt was
full and tloated out from the narrow
under silhouette in cloud-like fashion.
a wide girdle Of silver tissue was
wound round the waist and a very
narrow line of silver lace finished the
shallow round neck and the loose, short
bell sleeves. To any one who has a
left YER frock of Irish crochet and
net such as vas worn so generally
some years ago this idea should com
mend itself.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-05-21
LAUNDERING REPORTERS.
Mistakes That Mang|ed the Speakers'
Words and Feelings.


drunkenness is folly!' earnestly x
claimed Bishop Magee in the house of
lords on a celebrated occasion. How
Mortified was the prelate to read in the
papers next morning that he had given
utterance to the very bacchanalian SEN
timent, drunkenness is jolly!'
Lord Salisbury was Il master phrase
maker, but one OF his best points was
spoiled when Il careless reporter turned
his reference to ''manacleS and Mani
toba'' into the meaningless "manacles
and men at the bar"
Sir William Harcourt was badly mis-.
quoted once. Great is Diana of the
Ephesians..' he exclaimed upon the
platform. but one paper had it: "Great
Dinah! What Il farce is this"
Lack of knowledge of familiar quo,
tations is a prolific source of misrepOrt.
ing. 70 instance. Il speaker once made
use of the we'll known lines from Mil
tons IL Allegro"
But come, thou goddess, fair and free,
In heaven yclept f1uphrosyne.
The brilliant reporter deputed to
'take him down" WI: in despair. He
could not make head or tail of this
mysterious utterance. But. following
the sound as far as possible, he seized
his pen and produced the following
gem:
But come, thou goddess, fair and free,
In heaven she crept and froZe her knee.
The speaker was taken down in more
senses than one.-LondOn Answers.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-05-21
THE ~DARDANELLES.
A Strait Famed In Mythology as Well
as In History.

~ 0AIatk = i've I'LL NtyktOlO4y do vVV1
as In History.
The Dardanelles and the H%ellespont
are names for the anne thing. At it's
narrOWcst place the strait is less than
a mile wide. On one side is Asia, and
IN the other is Europe.
The strait is famous in mythology.
The pre-Christian incursions Of barba-
rians into Europe often We're halted
there.
XerXes and Alexander ferried across.
One determined to destroy the civiliza-
ton Of Greece and the other to diffuse
Grecian culture over the whole world.
Crusaders went back and forth over
this strait. The Roman empire Of the
east commanded it even after the Mo-
hammedans had established themselves
at Adrianople.
By treaty and by consent and by her
situation Turkey was given control Of
this strait.
Strange to say. in modern times the
first ship Of war that ever passed
through flew the flag of America.
cambridge ran by the guns Of the
forts and unfurled the stars and stripes
in front Of Constantinople, and in that
city he and the American crew We're
deliberately entertained.
For many centuries Russia has look
ed with eager eyes for the control Of
the shores along this strait.-Memphis
Commercial Appeal.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-05-21
.Omen's Ways and Fancies
FASHION HINTS.
Women Must Look Supple and Have
Small Heads.

Small Heads.
Coats are complicated and very var
led. A delightful little model is some
thing like Il mess jacket, another is
like Il Russian blouse with a f1Ounce,
and there is Il whole series Of semi
fitting thrce-quarter coats with and
without collars, just as there are some
quite long models and some boleros.
The shoulders may be said to follow
the line of the body, but as the line
of the body is so often faulty, accord
ing to the tailor's idea, this point has
to be decided at the fittings. In all the
models, in spite Of their military cut,
there is no suggestion of stiffness or
that old fashioned tailor built look
which used to mark us when we wore
high, masculine collars, red ties, square
toed boots and tan gloves, with white
les a. q concession to afternoon calls.
The unalterable law of fashion today
is that Il woman must look supple, and
with a loose waist, q free chest and
properly balanced boots she should ar
rive at the springy, fleet movements Of
a Diana. At present, however. the bad
habits Of last years tight skirts still
make her walk anything but grace
fully.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-05-21
For the P~aper'sY0un@er Readers
HOW THE FIAT MAN" GROWS.
Explaining a Stage Trick Which Has
Mystified Many,

How many of the readers of this pa
per have seen the fat man" trick in Il
pantomime and wondered how it was
done? One Of the characters in the
pantOmime sits at a table and raven
ously eats dish after dish of food that
a servant brings to him. Presently
the man, who. like most aveno eat
crs. was rather thin and scrawny. be-
gins to grow plump. His clothes fit
him snugly. His w%aistcoat steadily
swells out under the very Eyes of the
audience. All the while he is eating
like a sausage machine. In Il few
minutes he has grown to be a giant
eight or nine feet tall and with the pro-
portions of an inflated balloon. How
is it done? To begin with. of course the
food is not real food. 1t is ingeniously
made of tissue paper-joints. vegetl-
bles, fowls and eve the bread-and the
actor chews it up into little pellets
while using his napkin. His clothes
are all of rubber and made to fit air
tight around the wrists and neck. In
sitting down he puts the heel of II
boot owe a little trap in the stage. An
assistant below Immediately couples a
tube running from Il bellows to Il hole
in the boot heel. Then he blows him
up. BY the time the suit has grown 50
big that there is danger of bursting the
wind supply is cut off and the boot heel
is plugged up. Then by an ingenious
arrangement of springs under the ac-
tors feet the height is acquired.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-05-21
Parrots Win Where Statesmen
Lose; or, How to Gain a Husband !
By PAULINE RANDOLPH

about love or marriage, though l adj
mit-but l am getting ahead of my
story.
well, Jack, as l have said, spent
nearly every evening during July and
August at our house. Sometimes my
mother used to sit with us, but moth
err was afraid of the night air, and
since we always sat on the porch
h didn't trouble us very much. Jack
used to apologize for being at the
house so much. saying that if we could
stand him till his mother and sisters
came home he would give us a rest. I
knew very we'll that he said this to
prevent my considering his attentions
serious. OF purse l told him he was
quite welcome and since all our friends
we're out of town ! was al needful of
his company as he was of mine.
"On the LIST of September Rogers
owner returned to the city and the
am evening came around for her pet.
Jack was there, as usual, and mother
and the lady came out on to the porch
for the parrot. Jack rose and was in
troduced to the lady. He did not re-
seat himself, but stood on the step
where he usually stood when l bid him
good night on his leaving me.
"Roger was evidently quite pleased to
see his mistress again and strutted
about, whetting his beak or his perch
When Jack said that he would bid us
good evening the parrot suddenly ex-
claimed:
"'Goodby.'
every one laughed. and doubtless
this excited the parrot to further re-
mark.
"'Give me another, Beck cried the
bird.
"Our porch was furnished with an
electric light. which Jack and l always
kept turned off. Tonight it was turned
on, and my crimson cheeks betrayed
Rogers meaning. Jack in confusion
was walking away when the parrot
cried out:
"'Come back, Jack. You may have
N more
81 turned and ran into the house and
up to my room. where l suffered no
end of modification. l knew the story
would soon be all over town, and il
was. Every time Jack met an &C
q%uaintance he was hailed with the
words Give me another and my cir
friends tainted me with Come back
Jack: you may have II more Tn.
result was that Jack was driven int
matrimony with me and l with him
We We're married and have lived hap
PLY ever since"
'.Aunty,'' said Lucy. ''where can
get a parrot and how much would on
cost"
You don't need a parrot. dearie
There are plenty Of other devices tina
will do as WE'LL
"Yes, %auntie, but the parrot does j
| all HIMSELF"
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-05-21

ICY" said Mrs. Arnold to her
niece, Lucy Macknight, how
about this affair between you
and George Horbison? George
has been attentive to you for six
months, and so far as l know nothing
has ro1ne of it,
What can l do, Aunt Rebecca? l
n make him propose"
My dear" said the old lady in a
kindly tone, Il have a suggestion to
make
What is it, Aunt Beck:"
"Gct Il parrot"
"A parrot..'
Eyes, a parrot. But you'll understand
me better after l have told you a story.
When | was your age a number OF
young men at different times showed
me IL good deal of attention, but any
one who married me must furnish all
the income Oh which we would live, for
| hadn't a cent. There's many a splen-
did girl who has remained Il maid for
this reason. Any prudent young man
is liable to balk because the girl he
would make his wife can furnish moth
ing toward the family support.
Half a dozen young men had been
devoted to me, but when each had be-
came convinced that he must shoulder
the whole load if he married me he
withdrew. One day at the beginning
Of the summer a friend of my mothers
came in and said that she and her fam
lily We're going to the country and ask
ed if we would take care of her parrot
while they We're gone. Mother said
She would be happy to accommodate
her, and the parrot-they called him
Roger-was brought over. He was a
queer looking bridal parrots are
and vas very amusing. The way he
would climb about his cage. muttering
to himself, made us all laugh. To me
he seemed like an alderman in a red
WaiStcoat.
I'VE put Roger on the porch, which
was nicely fitted for summer lounging,
and usually left him there all night,
except when it stormed. In the even
ing we sat there ourselves; at least 1
did. for | found it a very convenient
place to receive my friends.
THAT spring l had met a young man
who seemed to be as much pleased
with me as the others had been, and
by the time summer came he was Civ
ing me the usual devotion. But he
was a clerk on something like $1,000
Il year salary. with nothing laid up or
in prospect. and l expected that when
September came and those away fol
the summer returned l should be left
out in the cold again.
During August there was scarcely
any one in town. and my admirer haG
no place to go except to our house
and he was there four or five evenings
a week. The truth is. this fact of his
having nowhere else to go was tho
principal reason for his coming 81
often to see me. He " said Il wore
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-05-21
Use of Cards..

If Il double lard is used with Mr.. and
Mrs. engraved on it when calling on a
married woman leave just one. In
making Il first call on a married couple,
however, the wife leaves her own card
and two of her husbands, keeping the
combination card for use in subsequent
calls. An engagement announcement
with or without Il polite acknowledge
ment and greeting in q few words,
such a. congratulations and good
wishes" In making IN evening call a
mar waits until the maid tells him he
will be received. when he removes his
hat. Goa and gloves in the hall before
being ushered into the reception room.