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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-03
CHRISTMAS SEASON
WILL SOON BE HERE

1t is only eight weeks from next
Saturday until Christmas. The
day will be here before many of US
are ready for it.
There is a charm about Christ
mas and the holiday season that
grips the heart of every citizen of
our grand country. AS Washing
ton Irving has said There is
something in the very season of
the year that gives a charm to the
festivity of Christmas. In the
depth of winter, when nature lies
dispoiled of her charms, wrapped
in her shroud of sheeted snow, we
turn for our qualification to moral
sources. Heart calleth to heart,
and we draw our pleasures from
the deep wells of living kindness
which lie in the quiet recesses of
our bosoms."
Christmas is the season of gifts
between one friend and another.
If you expect to have the best sue
cess in selecting your presents you
should begin early to buy the ar
ticles you expect to give. In the
columns Of the Banner each week
you will find dozens of suggestions
for gift buying. The merchants
who advertise in our columns have
the best to offer of everything
needed TO make your selection of
gifts complete. Read the adver-
tisements in the Banner each week
and take advantage of these good
offerings.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-03
A Curious Experience.

Lombroso, the famous Italian crimi-
nologist, once had curious expert
enee. He was In printing office cor
recting the proofs in his Delinquent
Man" with the chief reader when on
reaching n page which dealt with a
young man who, impelled by jealousy,
had stabbed his flancee he made a sur
prising discovery. The proofreader
was this man.
Suddenly" Lombroso said I'm telling
the story, "he threw himself at my
feet, declaring that he would commit
suicide II ! published this story with
his name. His face, before very gen
tie, was completely altered and almost
terrifying, and was really afraid that
he would kill himself or me on the spot
tore up the proofs and for several
editions omitted his story"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-03
Tighten THE LIvER'S LOAD

A French professor has proved, at
least to his own satisfaction, that the
hours at which most of us eat are
the worst possible.
When you get up in the morning
your liver has had long rest and is
ready for days work-and the liver,
you know, is the organ which chiefly
sees to it that you aren't poisoned by
the various dopes and bugs and things
with which man, in his boasted wis
dom, overloads himself.
But instead of giving it its biggest
work when it is most rested and
freshest, the chances are you eat
only a nibble of breakfasts bit of
fruit, perhaps; some denatured cereal
with the wholesome husks missing,
an egg and pint or so of a fluid
called coffee.
You reserve it's hard work for the
middle or end of the day, when it has
become tired; and then wonder, next
morning, why you find fur on your
tongue.
The. Frenchman tells US that the
time to take aboard the huskiest meal
it as the days start, when the hu-
man machine is tuning up for bust
ness. Eat enough then, he advises,
to last till the stress of the days toll
is over. About p. m. have a light
luncheon-say bowl of milk with
whole wheat-and shortly before you
go to bed, eat substantial nightcap
meal, taking care not to overdo it.
If for any reason you want to cut
out one meal, do away with the
luncheon.
There's very little doubt that the
Frenchman's logic is sound. If we
ate according to logic we could wisely
try his schedule. But most of us
don't; we follow habit. Otherwise we
could save our overtaXed livers a lot
of unnecessary work.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-03
DANGER OF BONFIRES

The season of the year has arrived
when parents should warn the chill
dren of the danger of bonfires. Ev-
cry precaution should be taken to
prevent children from being burned
to death while playing around burn
ing leaves. During the past few
twelve months twelve small children
loot their lives in Michigan and many
others were seriously burned when
their clothing caught fire from bon
fires. The list of fatalities is always
greater in the fall of the year when
bonfires of burning leaves near ev-
cry home cause children to congreg-
ate. Your child may be the next lit
tie victim to be brought home burn
ed and blackened corpse or hurried
to the hospital burned and disfgured
for life. Don't let this happen, keep
matches out of reach of children and
if you can not prevent them playing
around bonfires look after the burn
ing leaves yourself and watch the
children closely.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-03
LEGAL NOTICES
OF ADMINISTRA.
TOR
(First insertion Oct. 20. 1915)

First Insertion Oct. 20, 1879
STATE OF MICHIGAN-The Pro
bate Court for the County of Ionia
At session of said Court, held at
the Probate Office in the City of Ionia
in said county, on the eighteenth day
of October, A. d. 1915.
Present: Hon. Montgomery Web
ster, Judge of Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Fred
f. Ireland, deceased, Marcia p. ire
land, widow of said deceased, having
filed in said court her petition praying
that the administration of said estate
be granted to Marcia p. Ireland or to
some other suitable person.
1t is ordered, That the fifteenth day
of November, A. ID. 1915, at ten
o'clock in the forenoon, at said Pro-
bate Office, be and is hereby appointed
for hearing said petition.
1t is further ordered, That public
notice thereof be given by publication
of copy of this order, for three sue
cessive weeks previous to said day of
hearing, in the Bedding Banner, a
newspaper printed and circulated in
said county.
MONTGOMERY WEBSTER,
Judge of Probate.
A true copy.
ANNA P. WEBSTER,
Register of Probate.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-03
TRADE AND PROSPERITY

Do the people who buy goods away
from home stop to think how retail
trade lies at the foundation of our
prosperity?
A very large share of the taxes of
any community is paid by the retail
merchants or their employees. Many
of the employees may pay no direct
eaXes, but they rent houses on which
taxes are paid. If the home stores
didn't employ these people, the
houses would stand empty, or more
likely would never have been built.
If everyone would make it a point
to buy goods whenever possible in the
home town, our merchants would in
crease their BUSINESS and pay more
taxes. This would make possible
more public improvements, lower
tax rate or both.
If we all got the Buy away from
home" fever, some of our merchants
would have to quit, while others
would have to reduce their stocks,
and turn off part of their help. Many
houses would be vacant. Taxable
property would fall off, and strict
municipal economy would be neces-
sary. 1t would hurt every public
service supported out of taxes.
The success of retail trade is es-
sential to the towns advancement in
all lines of progress. If the mer-
chants and their employees are doing
well, they contribute freely to church
es, lodges charities, and all our phil
anthropies. Taking money away
from the home trade currents is TAX
ing it away from all these interests,
so vital to the advancement of the
town.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-03
The School Plant and Recreation

Men VIII not tolerate in a public
school building a performance they
might witness without protest in 9TH
er places, says Clarence A. Perry, in
a bulletin just issued by the United
States Bureau of Education For this
reason DR.. Perry thinks the movement
to use the school plant for social and
recreational purposes is destined to
purify as well as popularize amuse-
ments.
''The teaching staff and other ma
chinery of the public schools are dedi-
Gated by the people to betterment
service says DR.. Perry, therefore
society will not permit the building
erected solely for that purpose to be
put to contrary use"
Statistics gathered by DR.. Perry
from 45 leading cities in the United
States show that in one month there
were over 100000 attendances upon
evening functions in the public school
buildings of these cities. The bulletin
declares that these figures mean so
many evenings spent in wholesome
activity by persons many Of whom
would otherwise have spent that time
in less beneficial or in positively
harmful pastimes. "'These 800. 900
school in one month, whether scatter
ed over many persons or concentrat-
ed upon few, indicates the tremendous
force for righteousness that was ex-
tended by one months extention work
in these 40 cities"
"The public character of all func-
tons held in the school buildings has
the effect of censoring those func-
tions," asserts DR.. Perry. The "activ-
ity which a group heartily, publicly
and unshamedly seeks, affords the
kind of expression that its members
need. When youths and maidens
consort in the public school building
in social life we may be certain that
instincts of racial Importance are be-
ing cherished instead Of exploited"
Unfortunately" says DIR. Perry,
"a large number of young people, in
the heyday of life, are devoting their
ample margins of energy to passive
amusements and degenerating salts
factions. What holds these young
people back from profitable pastime
is lack of meeting places and of lead
ership. Suitable meeting places and
wise leadership would, for vast ma
jority of them, change the evenings of
waste and drifting into times of up
building and character strengthening.
The opportunity which society needs
for this purpose it possesses in the
vast equipment of the public school;
which lies idle otherwise during the
period of popular leisure"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-03
GETTING THE HABIT

One method Tor raising needed
money in England is the imposition
of an import duty on automobiles.
This bears directly on American ma
chimes, large numbers of which are
sold abroad to be used for war pur-
poses. But the English and others
must have them, so the business is
likely to be large Notwithstanding the
Tariff "tax." Now that "Free-Trade"
Great Britain is getting the habit of
imposing duties it is possible she may
yet blossom out into a full-fedged
Protection nation.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-03
APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRA-
TOR
First Insertion Oct. 20, 1879

(FlrSt insertion Oct. ~, 1919
STATE OF MICHIGAN-The Pro-
bate Court for the County of Ionia.
At session of said Court, held at
the Probate Office in the City of Ionia,
in said county, on the nineteenth day
of October, A. d. 1915.
Present: Hon. Montgomery Web
ster, Judge of Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Bes-
sic f. Johnston, deceased, Sidney F.
Gould, brother and heir-at-law of said
deceased, having filed in said court his
petition praying that the administra-
ton of said estate be granted to Ell
mer E. Cook or to some other suitable
person.
1t is ordered, That the sixteenth day
of November, A. d. 1915, at ten
o'clock in the forenoon, at said pro-
bate Office, be and is hereby appointed
for hearing said petition.
1t is further ordered, That public
notice thereof be given by publication
of a copy of this order, for three
successive weeks previous to said day
of hearing, in the Bedding Banner, a
newspaper printed and circulated in
said county.
MONTGOMERY WEBSTER,
Judge of Probate.
A true copy.
ANNA p. WEBSTER,
Register Of Probate.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-03
Not For STRANGERS.

What in the world does that mean?"
asked the traveller through a sparsely
settled region on the Cape. There's
no such place on my road map
took leisurely survey of the traveller
and his horse and then turned his
eyes toward the weatherbeaten sign.
which bore the single word "ToIpom. $
THAT amt Il name" he said, with
dignity; its. jest an indication. 1t
means TO Long pond one mile. It's
plain enough to folks from nearby
that's hunting for the pond. and we
don't reckon on strangers taking much
interest. Youths Companion.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-03
HOW CANADA HAS pROFITED

how Canada has profted by the re-
duction of the tariff, which was es-
pecially heavy on many of the COM
modities brought from the Dominion.
1t appears that last year we import
ed from Canada goods worth $780,
$4,000, which was S40,000,000 more
than in 1913, $52,000000 more than
in 1912, S6O,O0O,OOO more than in
1911 and $65,OO0,000 more than in
1910 On the other hand. our ex-
than the preceding year. Canada is
into direct competition with the pro-
ducts of American farms, forests and
factories.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-03
BELDING, MICHIGAN

Olivet high school was recently
placed upon the university list for a
period of two years.
j. F. Dodge of Detroitfi has given
the U. of M. $4,000 to be used as a
loan fund for students in the engineer
ing department.
After the Iron Rivers tambaugh
football game the Iron River girls
gave the members of both teams an
excellent supper in the domestic
science rooms of the high school.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-03
A Master Of One Art.

Have you ever loved any other
girfsT breathed the maiden tremu-
lousy.
well, | have attempted a few kin.
dergarten. prep school and college
courses in affection" responded the
man in the case. but this represents
real purpose to get rid Of my bache-
lor's degree"
Whereupon he took little firIner
hoid.-Richmond Times Dispatch.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-03
Grammar Grades

Clyde Heaston from Akron, Ohio,
has just entered the six-two grade.
Olive Glass has returned to school
after an absence Of about week on
account of chiekenpox.
The pupils in the sixth grade are
contributing experience money for the
purpose of identifying their rooms.
The seven-one arithmetic class are
trying the Curtis" tests.
Mr.. Bailey spent Sunday at his
home in Mcbride.
Miss Celia Creaser spent the week
end at her home in Alma.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-03
High School Notes

The Friday program which was to
be given by the junior class, Novem-
Der 5, is postponed until November
IL.
Doris Mulholland has returned after
weeks absence on account of illness.
Among the leading speakers at the
state teachers convention at Saginaw,
we're: Ex-President Taft, David Starr
Jordan and Mary Antin.
Elva Wheeler has returned after a
two weeks absence on account of ILL
ness.
The tenth grade English class has
completed the work on "Silas Mariner"
The ancient history classes are be-
ginning Greek history.
Miss Eaton spent the weekend in
Flint.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-03
State Educational

Lexington high school is organic
ing an orchestra.
A class in household chemistry has
been started at Stambaugh high
school.
The Missaukee county inspirational
institute had record enrolment of
ia.
Cedar Springs seniors or 1915 have
given total of $65 for a class men,
orial.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-03
Last Weeks notes.

LAST Weeks Notes.
Mrs. Arthur Moore and Mrs. Todd
visited the kindergarten last week.
Kendall Brown celebrated his
birthday one day last week. He
treated his schoolmates to cake.
The kindergarten children are busy
making Halloween posters, playing
Halloween games, and making jack
O-Lanterns.
Mrs. Will Darling visited the first
grade room last Friday afternoon.
The first grade pupils are making
Halloween post cards.
Mrs. Dow visited the fourth grade
room Friday.
The fourth grade children made Hal
lowe'en lanterns for drawing work.
They are also making match holders
for manual training.
Mr.. Angel of Ionia visited the Ell
lis building last Friday.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-03
Professional Reticenca.

did that man quote you correctly in
that interview"
II can't tell" replied Senator Sor-
ghum.
Don't you known"
Yes, l know. but | can't tell until
1 have learned how my constituents
like the article. "-Washington Star.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-03
ONLY FOR ADEQUATE DEFENSE

The National Council OF C0ngrega-
tional Churches at New Haven, Conn.,,
last week placed on record its belief
that ornaments in the United States
should not be greater than adequate
national defense requires. The presi-
dent and members of Congress were
asked to recognize this principle and
urged to bend their energies toward
working out, in cooperation with
other governments, a plan for an in
ternational organization that will
render a recurrence, together with
sible. The resolution, together with
one adopted earlier in the day ap-
pealing to the president to do some
thing to stop the Armenian atroci-
ties, will be carried TO Washington by
a committee of five.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-03
You Are A Buyer

Read the announcements from
time to time of the merchants of
Belding. They make as good
reading as the catalogue of the
mail order house, and there is this
advantage-that one can return
the goods one purchases If they
are not satisfactory. Advertise
ments are often the most interest
ing and profitable news to be
found in even the most newsy
paper. They have to do with things
that one has to be concerned
about. They are not simply so
much filling a paper, but genuine
announcements of buying oppor-
tunities. And all Of US have to
be buyers, whether we wish to or
not.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-03
Ellis School Notes

Tillson McCracken is out of school
on account of broken arm.
The fourth grade children are
learning Thanksgiving songs.
Helen Todd is absent on account Of
chickenpox.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-03
Second Ward Notes

Carolyn French and Chas. Pearce
of the first grade celebrated their
birthdays Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mrs. Earl French, Mrs. Frank
O'Bryon and Mrs. Pearce were visit
ors in the first grade this week.
The second grade enjoyed two
birthday treats of candy last week
Harley McIntyres on Monday and
Isabelle Hammontree's on Friday.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-03
EDITORIAL STAFF

Editor-in-C hief-Gayle Soules.
Literary Editor-Mura Treat.
Athletics-Virgil Altenburg.
Social-Hazel Gotta.
State--Lena Russell.
REPORTERS
High Elfnda Mason.
Junior High School Gladys Har-
rison.
Third Ward-Wilford Blair.
Second Ward-Laura Stanton.
Ellis School-Floyd Warner.
State Educational-Lena Russell.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-03
Auto Delivery

John De Vlieger e. Son have pur-
chased fine new auto truck to use in
delivering goods from their store.
They will now call and receive orders
and deliver the same for anyone who
requests il.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-03
BANKERS AND FARMERS

Bankers are trying to get IN clos
er touch with the farmer, and their
efforts are bound to produce results
profitable to both. This paper, again
and again, has urged a closer CO.
operation between banker and farm
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-03
THIRD WARD

Robert Hunt has moved to Cold
water and Lucille Barton to Lansing.
The girls of the five-two grade are
| making sewing bags.
The third grade has just finished
studying "October's Bright Blue
Weather"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-03

Good authorities assert that our
men spend more for neckties and
our women more for buttons than
either does for books. Of course we
read magazines and newspapers, and
many utilize the opportunity offered
by libraries. But none of these
worthy things take the place of the
ownership of an excellent book. To
have it handy by. To read it at your
leisure. To mark favorite passages
To return to it frequently for re-
freshment and stimulus. To revel in
its associations. To discuss it with
friends. Oh, let's buy good book
or so each year!
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-03

Entered into the Bedding Michigan
Postoffice as second class matter.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-11-03

er, and the cry has been echoed all
over the country. The Missouri Bank
ers' association is making a first de-
finite step in cooperating with the
state board of agriculture and other
organizations TO organize rural as
sociations in every county in the
state for the purpose of working up
sentiment for good roads, farm advis-
ers, better schools and more scientific
methods of agriculture. Men will
represent the bankers association in
each county, and will be charged with
the duty of organizing the county as
sociations. The state board of agri-
culture then steps in, and will lend
assistance. The new movement is
the dawn of the era of rock roads and
the death knell of the little back
woods schoolhouse on the hill.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-10
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Mrs Clara Barrett and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Fred GrOsbeck, returned
from Lagrange, Ind, Monday, where
they spent a few days with the for
mer's sister Mrs. Jennie Cosgrove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown of CassOpolls,
Mich. spent Sunday with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. l.. a. Michels, lis II Lin
coin highway +.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schon of Scherers-
vile, Ind, are visiting with their son,
Rev. Charles Scholl.
Miss Anna Ganser has returned TO
Laporte after spending Sunday with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Ganser, w. Sixth st.
Mrs William PaOlsOn and daughter,
Dorothy, of Akron, O., have gone to
Kewana. Ind, where they will visit
relatives, after spending a week visit
ing with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank POalson.
w. Sixth st.
Clarence Kamm has returned from
several days visit with friends at
Purdue university.
William KrauS and Harold Tremel
spent Sunday with Paul Barrett at
Findlay, o.
Mr.. and Mrs Lester Roberts are
visiting with relatives in Chicago.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-10
MOTHERS DAY IS
OBSERVED IN CITY
Rev. Or. Loren M. Edwards
breaches Special Sermon
on SubieCt-CarnatiOnS Are
Much in Evidence.

The observance Of Mothers day in
MishaWaka Sunday was more genera!
than on any similar occasion since
the inauguration of the day, Refer
ence was made in several Of the
churches to the occasion, while
special music appropriate to the day
was rendered. At the Methodist Ne
mortal church Rev. Or. Loren NJ. Ed
wards at the morning service had for
his discourse the subject: "a Call to
Methodist Mothers" The church was
crowded. automobiles having been
used to bring the older people TO the
church.
The subject was handled by the
Rev. DIT Edwards in his usual mas
terly style He traced the growth of
MethOdism from the days of John
Wesley who. he said. It was impossible
TO understand without a knowledge OF
his talented mother, Susannah Wesley.
The first lesson which sounded forth
this Mothers day is a call to the true
dignity OF motherhood, and in this
connection the speaked quoted the old
prOverb which says, God could not be
everywhere; so he made mothers"
The divine care for human lives
has no better symbol than the tire
less and unremitting attention which
true mother gives to her children"
he said. ITO bear and nourish chill
dren 10 pour into their young lives
the radiance of mother love. to guard
their health and guide their minds. to
train them i'm industry, in gentleness
in usefulness. TO lead them into paths
OF moral reCtitude and spiritual power,
10 make home the happy, wholesome,
attractive place it ought TO be. is this
not a field for talent and for genius
worthy the highest ambitiOn2"
The speaker then referred to the
second lesson as a call TO family re-
ligiOn, pointing out how the family
idea runs entirely through religion
The Kingdom itself is the family of
God. the church is the household Of
faith. In this day there is no ques-
ton more searching or significant
than this-will the family altar stand,
viii the religion Of the hearthstone
surviVe2
The moral and religious issues. after
all are fought out in the arena of the
home. and whoever shows a guiding
hand there may we'll be the envy of
kings or bishops.
The third lesson was a call TO con-
secration. the need of the personal
spiritual life, OF prayer and reading
the scriptures and the individual cul-