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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-04
LONG LAKE
Too Late for Last Week.

(Ioo Late for Last Week.
The ball game Sunday between Sar-
anac and Fenwick was IA to in fav-
or of Saranac.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Shippee are
spending a few days at L. J. Whit
ford's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rowley from
near Wyman spent Sunday here.
Mrs. Fred Morris of Grand Rapids
is visiting friends in this vicinity.
Mrs. Sylvia Garfield and children
called at Mrs. Albert Browns Monday
evening.
Allie Brown was in Belding We'd
nesday.
Webber's houseboat on the lake tip
ped over to one side Monday. How
ever, they removed the furniture to
land but have not as yet succeeded in
righting up the house.
The Rebecca Thimble club of Beld-
ing to the number of A met with
Mrs. Moffit last week at Lang lake.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-04
Mortgage Forest Income

The secretary of agriculture plans
to anticipate future receipts from the
national forests by securing an adj
vance of money from Congress for
the construction of roads, trails,
bridges, and other public works would
stimulate agricultural development
and would relieve many struggling
communities from their present bur-
dens of taxation, says an article con-
tributed by the Chief of the Forest
Service to the Department of Agri-
culture Year Book, just issued. This
policy, says the article, would apply
exclusively in those counties where
there is considerable area of national
forest land so located that the forest
resources can not now be marketed,
although later they will yield large
revenue. 1t would fully meet the
local difficulties arising from the fact
that the national forests are not sub
ject to taxation, would aid in the pro-
lection and development of the forest
resources, and would remove the one
barrier which in a few places pre-
vents farmers from Immediately en-
joying the benefits of the national
forests.
Millions of acres Of farm land are
today undeveloped because of a lack
of good roads. IN opening any new
country, road building constitutes a
hard problem for the settlers. AT
first while the settler is struggling
to erect his home and farm buildings
and to clear his land, he usually can
not afford to pay high taxes or other
wise contribute toward the expense of
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-04
Good Roads Department
Conducted Especially for the Banner by Hon. p.
L. Cogrove, President of the Michigan
Good Roads Association.

road building. The national forests
comprise the remotest and latest set
tied regions of the country. In many
cases farming in these localities is
still pioneering, under as difficult con-
ditions as have ever existed in the
United States. One of the principal
reasons for the failure to develop the
large areas of excellent agricultural
tracts which lie near the forests is the
lack of roads.
The government is trying to meet
this problem in two ways, first by
public Improvements being made on
the national forests, and second by
the direct contribution to the coun-
ties of share in the forest receipts.
Up to date the Forest Service has
constructed on the forests more than
1900 miles of roads, II 900 miles of
trails, nearly 600 bridges, and 49,
600 miles of telephone lines. Every
one of these improvements benefits
settlers and ranchers. In addition,
there is appropriated annually for
the use of the counties in which the
national forests lie % per cent of the
gross receipts from timber sales and
other sources, to be used for road
and school purposes. Some of the
individual forests are bringing in
over 100000 a year, and the business
of the entire national forest system
is increasing so that this direct con-
tribution to community upbuilding
is rapidly growing. In fact, already
a total of nearly 100000 is obtained
from the forests every year for coun-
ty road and school purposes.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-04
Battalion Meets In Belding

The annual meeting OF the Iona
County Battalion and its Auxiliary
will be held at Belding, on Wednes-
day, August IS. The meeting of the
Battalion and its Auxiliary will be
held in the G. A. r. hall. All soldiers
sailors and marines, with their fam
lies are most cordially invited 20 at
tend. Dinner 25c. The officers of the
Battalion are: Matthias Kohn, presi-
dent; Frank r. Chase, LIST vice presi-
dent; Myron Currier, 2nd vice presi-
dent; B. F. Tower, treasurer; Edgar
L. Perry, secretary.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-04
SURPRISED On Birthday

Last Thursday was John Cart
ridges 9th birthday and his wife
planned a complete surprise on him
by inviting in about thirty relatives
and friends. The evening was spent
in visiting and lunch was served of
ice cream and cake.
Before the crowd departed John
Taylor presented him with number
of presents from the guests among
them was a watch from his wife. They
all left wishing him many more hap
Ply birthdays.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-04
Money Orders Are Good


1t does not appear to be generally
known that the new postal money or
ders may be cashed at any money or
der office in the continental United
States, alaska excepted), regardless
of the Office upon which they were
drawn, provided the order is present
ed within 80 days from the date of
issue. After 80 days it is payable
only at the Office upon which it is
drawn. A contemplated innovation
in the postal service is the issue of a
postal card which will bear the tele-
phone number of the addressee. When
the card arrives at the postoffice of
its destination, the postmaster will
call up the addressee, and read the
message over the telephone, as is now
done by the telegraph companies.
Later the card will be delivered in
the usual manner. This plan will
beat the special delivery service by
good margin.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-04
Watch Your Children

Often children do not let parents know
they are constipated. They fear some.
thing distasteful. They will like Rexall
Orderlies-a mild laxative that tastes
like sugar. Sold only by us, 10 cents.
ConneII's Drug Store.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-04
Something To Do

The School Arts Publishing COM
pany Issue a very excelienc maya
zine, the name of which is Some
thing To Do, for Boys and Girls
Everywhere. The magazine contains
something to look for, something to
model, something to grow, something
to work out and in fact things of
every nature that will be both a
benefit and profit to the children of
every home. The Banner will for
ward subscriptions to Something To
Do in combination with the Banner.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-04
Grattan Grange

The next meeting of Grattan
Grange will be held Thursday even
ing, August II.
The Lecturers hour will be given
to the children for a children's day
program. Would like to have all the
children come and help make good
program.
Ice cream and cake will be served
for refreshments. Lecturer.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-04
Has Choice Honey

S. Crankshaw and company has a
choice lot of new Michigan honey that
is being sought for by many of his
customers. You can't help but like
it. He also sells cider vinegar guar
anteed to be pure. Read his adver-
tisement about these goods.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-04
O. f. s. Meeting

The regular meeting of the o. E. S.
will be held Tuesday evening, August
10, at z o'clock, sharp, on account of
Chautauqua.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-04
Farmers Social Band Picnic

The Farmers Social Band will hold
their annual picnic in Bedding park
Thursday, August 10. Every men,
Der is expected to be present, help
eat the ice cream and enjoy the day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-13

Spain the taint showed itself in Charles V.'s son, Philip H., gloomy bigot and melancholiac, who threatened to put to death his own son Don Carlos, who him self showed symptoms of insanity. There after for generations the kings of Spain were mental and physical degenerates. It is noteworthy that Charles V. had natural son, Don John of Austria, who was the most famous general of his time, showing that the introduction of one healthy parent might produce good re- suits.
 In Austria the more important branch of the Hapsburg family continued to propagate idiots. Ferdinand had eleven children. The fact that only one of these showed the defects of her grandmother, Joanna the Mad, is considered an illus tration of eugenic principles. This son, Maximilian H., however, married cousin, who was also granddaughter Of Joanna the Mad. and from this union the results to be expected followed
 The results were 1.-Two children eub ject to melancholia, two eccentrically slow and reserved, with the other five normal. A result to be expected, since
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-13

the majority should resemble their par ents and normal ancestors
 For three generations the family mar ried relatively sound stock, and the worst mental failings were dullness and eccentricity. Then Ferdinand II. mar ried princess of the tainted house of Spain and had two children who were mental weddings. One of these. Leo pold l., married an intellectual wife Of an unrelated stock, and their child was the distinguished Empress Maria Theresa. Her children by her cousin were normal, 2 but in her grandchildren the mental de- fects of the family again predominated.
 The Emperors Ferdinand V. and Fran cis Charles. in the early nineteenth cen tury, proved unfit to rule and gave place to the present Emperor. Francis Joseph. We know that his only Son, Rudolph, was killed in a mysterious orgy in 1889, when, it is believed, he killed himself and his companion, Baroness Vecsera.
 Rudolph's mother, the Empress Eliza beth, assassinated by an anarchist in 1898, came from the Bavarian Wittels- bachs, who produced the mad King Lud- wig. Richard Wagners patron, and the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-13

unrelated partner, the mental defects dis appear in all but about one-fourth of the descendants. In them, however, the de- fleets persist strongly, and when such persons mate with related stock we obtain the well-def1ned Bourbon-Hapsburg type of idiot, with unsymmetrical features. pro- jecting underlip and indented upper lip and other stigmata of degeneracy.
 As it is an essential condition of the royal system that it's members should intermarry, am forced to believe that they are all doomed to become insane. Intermarriage outside the royal caste ap- pears to injure them in the esteem of the common people of Europe
 Dr. Woods's conclusions. thoughfinter- esting. seem to me too optimistic to be justified by the facts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-13

for her mental weakness. but it is notice able that her nephew is the present King Albert of Belgium, whose physical vigor and splendid mental and moral qualities have excited the admiration of the whole world. His qualities must be mainly at- tributed to sound mother of an unre- lated stock.
 My own study of royal pedigrees has led me to the conclusion that after the union of tainted person with a sound,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-13


 "There is." he says. mo degeneration in modern royalty to be ascribed to their exceptional and exalted position. per SC.
 If we compare the eight hundred odd persons who form the main body of this study with the world in general, we can not but be struck with the relatively large number of exceptional geniuses who have from time to time appeared in their genealogical charts and have taken their places as actual and undisputed leaders in many of the greatest moVe- nents in European history.
 "That Is all to be expected. Men of arn- bition seek power. In the generations long ago, soon after the downfall of Rome, in the age when modern royalty was forming into distinct class. the natural leaders, the strongest, came to the front and made themselves kings. They married only among their own kind. They waged wars one with an- other, leading to a survival of the Attest; and all along down the line their OK elusive ranks were recruited with fresh gratis, always in the nature of vigorous personalities who won their way into the royal fold. The very formation of royal families was thus question of selection of the most able In government and war.
 "The greater survival of the morally superior and the correlation between mental and moral qualities would, how ever. always tend toward raising their average if all be considered as unit and if all branches of descent be traced out. though great and exceptional geniuses might be less frequently expected.
 ITO the minds of some theory of the preponderating influence of heredity is but gloomy and pessimistic outlook.
 And yet this same view of heredity, when looked at in its bearings on the future condition of the human race as whole, far from being pessimistic, is on the contrary an actual basis for optim- ism: for we have found among royal families the morally superior surviving, and in the inheritance of mental and moral excellence we see ground for belief in the necessary progress of man kind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-13

Her Nephew, the Present King Albert of Belgium, Whose Heroic Character Has -Ex- cited Universal Admiration, Illustrating How the Fam lily Faint May Complete
 ly Disappear in a
 Generation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-13
How Practical Eugenists Are Deriving Valuable
 Lessons For Future Humanity From the
Rulers Who Hold Life and Happiness of Millions m Their Tainted Hands

The Young Archduke Charles Francis Joseph, Heir to the Austrian Throne and the Most Insanity Tainted Family In Europe, with His Wife, Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parna, tho Only Sane Child Out of Nineteen.
 (And BeIow)
 The Late Empress Elizabeth of Austria, Who Brought the
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-08-12
Address all correspondence to-
~Ignacio E. Lozano.
so7 Dolorosa St. San Antonio, Tex

la PRENSN g 81 peri6dico mcNiCano de
MAYOR circulation en- los E>tadOS tnldOs,
y por 10 tanio ei mcjor para los anGncian-
ses.
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Diccionario Manual.
Encyclopedias

Este diccIonarIo de la Iengus
castellana es e! mas complete y
noderno. Esta ilustra6o COZ mas
ie seis mi grabados en- negro y
ID dolores, mas de $50 mapas:
cien'o der-traCos de hombres &c.
ebres eciic!0s y monumentoe
aistorIc0 de todas parties del
10, etc E. y nsjor de los enci
'lopeoic g manusles y solo vale
$500 ei e~ieEnplar.
Haganse los pedidos acompana
los de 81 impo-te {
IGNACL0 E. LOZANO
607 Dolofosa st. San Antonio.
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La INVASION
AMERICANA
EN- MEYCO-
DE1ALLrs GRAFICOs DE LA
TOMA DE VERACRUZ.

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tecimientos del q de Abrll de
1914, fecha en- que los marines
americanos, por orden del Pre-
sidente Wilson, hollaron ell he
r6ico suelo veracruzano. Com
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ma de Veracruz," en- ell cual
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remos los meXicanOs.
VALE so CENTAVOS.
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6 %DoLORCSA ST. .,;.' -
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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-02-11
HEALTH OF FLOCK
TOLD BY DROPPINGS

One may know to a certainty wheth-
er or not he is feeding his flock cor
rectly by taking a look at the drop
pings occasionally. In health the
droppings are sufficiently hard to re-
tain their shape. They are dark in
color, tinged with white. Any de-
parture from the normal in color and
consistency, indicates disease unsani-
tary conditions or unsanitary food or
water, or that the different foods are
not supplied in the correct proportion.
If the droppings are soft and of yell
lowish color it indicates that the food
supplied is of a toofattening nature,
and one should feed less of fat-produc-
ing foods, such as corn, wheat, etc,
and CORRESPONDENCE increase the
quantity of foods rich in protein. On
the other hand If the droppings are
dark and watery and contain traces
of mucus, it plainly indicates that the
fowls are fed an excess of foods rich
in protein and the meat in the ration
should be reduced. Unsanitary sur
roundings, soured or spoiled food is
indicated when the droppings are thin
and of a greenish color.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-02-11

Now, having In view the further de-
velopment of the swine industry Of
the State, 1t Las been fought a good
plan to follow the example of one of
our sister Sout ern Sta es by the or.
ganization of Boys Pig Clubs.
Tie object OF such Club would be:
l. To stimulate an Interest in swine
to raise better and cheaper hogs by
the use of improved blood and the
growing of forage crops.
2. To increase TIE number CT hogs
raised on the farm in order that the
meat for tie home and that required to
feed the extra farm labor may be pro.
vided instead of being bought.
3. To complement the work of the
Boys Corn Club by showing the boys
how they can protitably sell their corn
through hogs.
4, TO encourage the home curing
of meats on the farm.
5. TO teach the boys how to Judge
hogs and to select them for breeding
or market purposes.
6. TO encourage the growing OF
forage crops and discourage the use of
high-priced feeds.
7. To instruct ne boy in a prac-
teal way in the management of feed
ing, sanitation, and prevention of dis
eases Of swine. all of which informa-
ton proves valuable with respect to
other forms of live stock work
s. TO give the boys means OF
earning some money for themselves
while at home.
8. TO instill in the boys while
young, love Of animals which will re,
suit in their taking more interest in
farm life, and to furnish them at the
same time, work which WILL in prac-
teal way. give an insight into the
business side of farm life and incte
in them a desire to struggle for and
attain success. Is not such an effort
worth while?
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-02-11
POULTRY CORNER
FOR THE BOYS
About Thin SheIIed Eggs.
Bv j. n. REED.

Have you any hens which are lay
ing soft-shelled eggs? Do you know
why? Well, it is because they aren't
getting any lime to make egg shells
out of.
You couldn't expect mason to
build a silo without cement. So you
can't expect hens to put shells around
their eggs without lime. They must
have the materials to work with be-
fore they can build eggs. And the
better materials they are furnished,
the better eggs they manufacture.
Speaking about masons, common
plaster makes fairly good source OF
lime for hens. Crush it up and put it
in a hopper where they can get it
when they need it. They will make
very good shells from it.
But the best materials for hens to
get their lime from are shells These
can be 6; thered along some lake or
river shore and crushed by putting
them in a bag and breaking them up
with a hammer. If you desire, any
feeding company will supply you
with crushed oyster shell at nominal
price.
A soft-shelled egg is worthless, be-
cause 1t can't be shipped. Put a hop
per in your poultry house and keep
1t filled with crushed shell. 1t will not
cost much And you will not be both
cred any more with soft-shelled eggs.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-02-11
SOME COMMON SENSE ADVICE ON
THE MARKETING QUESTION.

l.. b. FLOHR,
Y. s. Office of Markets, in an address
to the Maryland State Grange,
Dec. 16. 1914.
Parcel post marketing above all
other methods necessitates good
product, because there is no inter-
mediary through whom the identity of
the producer is lost and poor goods
will reflect directly on the producer
In fact. | know it would we'll repay
any community to have community
spirit enough to build up reputation
for high-grade produce, just as the
dairymen have in many communities
with one or another of dairy breeds Of
cattle. This will go a long way to.
ward removing the suspicion that may
exist in the minds of the city house.
wives that farmers are always en-
deavoring to hoodwink them in some
way OF another. New York butter
dealers send their representatives
through the dairy districts in the West
to bid for the output of creameries
known to produce butter of high
grade, and reputation for superior
product is we'll worthy the ambition of
any individual or community, COM
munity preferably, because it lifts
every individual and proves an attrac-
ton for buyers that one isolated in
dividual never could prove.
AS | have observed, there is great
loss in marketing perishable products.
The more directly you can market
your products the more you can reduce
this loss and the better returns you
can enjoy. We often hear the ques.
ton, Does farming pay?" AS long as
we leave our marketing to other peo-
pie we will have to take the prices
they offer. We must not asst down,
and wait for something to turn up;
we must get busy and turn something
up for ourselves. Then and only then,
will we come into our rights.