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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-08
A Cellar Garden

With very little trouble and prac-
tically no expense, one may nave y
considerable variety of garden sass
during the bleak winter and early
spring. from December to April. Last
year / had had rhubarb, and abund-
ance of tender asparagus, parsley ana
spearmint.
For the rhubarb it is necessary to
dig it up Just before the ground
freezes. Choose good, healthy stock
which has been i'm position two or
three years. After digging up the
roots, they should be left out of doors
for week or two until they have had
a chance to freeze solid, then take
them down cellar and allow to thaw
out gradually. Have ready a good
sized box and plant the roots in this,
covering we'll with the soil. AS rhu-
barb does not need the light to de-
velop. | set the box in dark corner
and cover il with another box which
helps to keep it clean and free from
dust. We have no furnace in our cell
lar and it is cool there, always at
about fifty degrees. This seemed just
right for the rhubarb. When ready
for use it will be found exceedingly
tender, making much better buildings,
sauces, pies, etc, than the canned ar
ticle. After the winters forcing, 1t
may be returned to the garden and
will grow again.
The asparagus roots are planted In
rich garden soil which is placed in the
cellar floor in convenient sized boxes.
Plant deep and place where there is
some light, but it is not necessary to
have sunshine. Water sparingly and
YOU will be rewarded with goodly
supply of tender asparagus equal to
any raised in the out-of-door garden.
The uses of parsley are unlimited
for salads, soups, etc. The flavor is
always liked and for garnishing pur-
poses, it has no equal. Last winter |
prepared three boxes which | filled
with rich garden soil. In these l
planted good vigorous parsley roots.
/ watered the parsley boxes thorough
ly and set them in the sunny south
cellar window. When the first box
had grown to suitable size to use, |
brought it up in the kitchen and used
it freely until pretty well down, then
| returned it to the cellar window and
brought up another box.
The spearmint is grown In the
same way as the parsley and it is
necessary to keep the soil pretty
moist.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-08
F A r M A N d
O r CHI A II d


individual requirements, ETC., that
must be given due consideration by
the average farmer i'm planning for
the calf crop, since there are advan-
tages i'm both fall and winter hand
ling of calves.
1t must be admitted that the spring
season is the natural period during
which most animals bring forth their
young, and considering that the
weather grows brighter and warmer,
while the grass springs up fresh and
nourishing as grazing for both cows
and calves, the cost of raising the Off
spring to a salable age, or getting
them we'll started in developing them
into mature animals, will be lowered
materially from what it would be with
winter calves.
However, there are some good
points in favor of the fall and winter
calves. The vote to the care of cal
yes and the feeding of cows for pro-
fitable dairy production; while the
price for cream, milk and butter will
be considerably higher, because of the
fact that there is very little of either
to be bought at any price. Of
course, the calves will cost a trifle
more in care and feed, but by provid-
ing a snug, warm place for them, and
feeding them little extra grain and
mill feed, the additional cost will be
small, and the calves will develop into
stronger, healthier and more vigor-
Gus animals, as there will be no eX-
cessive heat to stunt their growth;
while the absence of flies will remove
an annoyance that is most detrimen-
tai during the heat of summer.
The farmer who keeps dairy herd
of moderate size will find it greatly
to his advantage to have part of
the COWS drop their calves in the
spring and part of them freshen in
the fall or early winter. This not
only insures a steady income from
the dairy, but the farmer will not be
compelled to give so much attention
to dairying during the spring months,
when it is so important that the field
crops be put in at the proper period
and in the best of shape. 1t should
be remembered, however, that the
cost of production will be slightly
raised, and provision must be made
for wide variety of grains, rough
ages and mill-feeds for the fall-calv-
ing COW.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-08
LEGAL NOTICES
ORDER FOR PUBLICATION
First Insertion Aug. 25)
STATE OF MICHIGAN-The mr.

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 seventeenth
day of August, A. ID. 1915.
Present: Hon. Montgomery Web
ster, Judge of Probate.
In the matter Of the estate of An
drew M. Caravan, deceased, William
F. Sandell, a creditor of said deceas-
ed, having filed in said court his pc
tition praying that the administra-
ton of said estate be granted to
Frederick Pitt or to some other suit
able person.
1t is ordered, That the twentieth
day of September, A. ID. 1915, at ten
o'clock in the forenoon, at said pro-
bate office, be and is hereby appoint
ed for hearing said petition.
1t is further ordered, That public
notice thereof be given by publica-
ton of a copy of this order, for three
successive weeks previous to said day
of hearing, in the Belding 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, 1915-09-08
ORDER FOR PUBLICATION
First Insertion Aug. 25l
STATE OF MICHIGAN-The Pr

STATE OF MICHIGAN-TheP Pro-
bate court for the county of Ionia,
At a session of said court, held at
the probate office, in the city of Ionia,
in said county, on the eighteenth day
of August, A. ID. 1915.
Present: Hon. Montgomery Web
ster, Judge of Probate.
In the matter of the estate of AL
ton J. Moon, deceased, Mary Christ
ina Moon, widow and one of the
heirs-at-law Of said deceased, having
filed in said court her petition pray
ing that the administration .of said
estate be granted to Frank l.. Moon,
or to some other suitable person.
1t is ordered, That the twentieth
day of September, A. ID. 1915, at ten
o'clock in the forenoon, at said pro-
bate office, be and is hereby appoint
ed for hearing said petition.
IL 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, 1915-09-08
Y. M. C. A. NOTES


Within almost every community
there is some man or men fitted to
meet every. task that arises there.
To discover and enlist these men for
training is the significant task of the
Association Secretary.
His plan of training will vary with
the individual. With one leader who
lacks self-confidence the method will
be by example and this leader after
seeing the task done feels that he too
can carry it through. With another
who lacks tact perhaps a method of
suggestion is used and the leader
comes to see that his bluntness de-
tracts from his efficiency. With
another who lacks executive ability
the leader is taught by precept upon
precept and line upon line to see that
the great development of any group
of men and boys comes by getting
them to feel their aggressiveness is
given such heavy responsibility that
he must swim or go down under, with
the Secretary as a coach he is not al
lowed to become discouraged. So on
with every leader, the thing that he
most lacks is developed in his char
acter and all are fitted in the school
of experience, training themselves by
doing, some special task.
Mere inspiration is not enough to
fit the leader for task, but must be
followed by a plan of training that
will help the leader to grow both in
capacity and ability.
After all is said and done only an
insight into human character and ex-
perience combined with that spiritual
insight of the will of God concerning
His children and Christ's sacrificial
patience and perseverance will mark
the successful discoverer of leader
ship for the Kingdom.
Mr.. G. f. Angel, Secretary of Ionia
County, gave these hints: 81 have no
set rule for discovering leaders. A
good sure way is to make them and
then you know what you have. The
best way | know of training young
men is to give them a task which they
can do and then coax them into larger
things. Leaders are found in all
kinds of ways. One of my best has
no visible characteristics but leader
ship is so important that | would say
unless you can find it do not begin,
and with it you can surely win"
win ~
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-08
Treat Fowls With Kindness

If you start making friends with
your young fowls, your next hens will
be tame ones. Wild hens cause COM
motion and loss all through the sea-
son of Matching and rearing. The
young birds will fatten and thrive
better when kindly treated and kept
quiet and contented. Anything that
scares poultry and sets them in a
futter works against their well-being.
If you have few choice birds you
desire to exhibit at shows this season
handle them gently and kindly and
then when they are on exhibition they
will not huddle down in a corner, too
flustered to show off to a good advan-
tage. | have a friend who has fine
flock of pure-bred fowls but he takes
no pains to gentle them, when he
wants to call them up TO show visit
ing fancier they will not come, and
they are tight-feathered and fright
ened into looking bad when one hap
pens to get near them.
There are many things that fright
en- poultry and fill them with appre-
hension. A hurried trip to the nest
or chasing a cockerel with the dog
when you want chicken for dinner,
will do more harm than can be undone
in a long time A fright is recorded
in their memories more incisively
than all ones good offices. If birds
are kept tame, and if you will move
among them slowly and quietly, admit
nothing to the poultry yard that will
cause commotion, they will come to
you quickly at the call.
The docility of any breed depends
good deal upon the docility of the
owner. Even the Leghorns, SO often
spoken of as a wild breed, may be
made fairly docile if treated right.
the caretaker may win their confid-
ence by habitual Kindness. We begin
with the young birds at meal time,
talk to them while they are eating
and accustom them to being handled.
1t is a mistake to try to brighten
the desire to sit out of a broody hen.
The mother instinct should be treated
sympathetically Her broodiness the
hen cannot help and we should cure
this feverish condition, not brighten
or punish her. Some folks will throw
broody hens violently off the nest sew
eral times a day. This is cruel and
demoralizing to the rest of the flock.
1t is expensive to disturb the normal
chatter and cackle of busy flock.
Excitement of any kind | have notice
ed causes a very perceptible and inn
mediate falling off in the egg yield.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-08
Strength of Water

According to the Youths Compan-
ion, if a passenger in a vessel skim
ming through the water at 80 miles
an hour should thrust his hand into
the water his arm would probably be
broken because of that speed the wa
ter would act almost as a rigid body,
change shape quickly. Water issuing
under enormous pressure from a
small opening is so unyielding that
swordsman could not cut through
the stream. His sword would prob
ably be broken i'm pieces.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-08
AFTER 7 YEARS
Simplicity Wins Over Expense

Sometimes, as most Michigan horse
owners know. a simple liniment may
cure an external i'll, whereas an eX-
pensive treatment may fail. For in
stance, James Miller of Pottstown, Pa,
cured a horse OF pollevil with three
bottles Of Hanford's Balsam Of Myrrh.
He says: THE veterinarians had
been trying to cure the horse for seven
years. adv.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-08

A shipment consisting of boilers,
dismantled locomotives, huge cranes,
and derricks and other machinery us
ed in the construction of the Panama
canal has been taken to Alaska
where it will be utilized in the con-
struction of the government railroad.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-08

To Ionia and Detroit. 1896 a. m,
1882 y. m.
To Greenville and Saginaw. $500 a.
m, 1884 p. m, and '6:35 y. m.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-08

ooh, Ethel, why don't you use your
finger bowl ?"
"What's the use o. wastin' this
good jam, mother, when / can lick my
fingers ?" st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-08

1t was formerly believed that all
of the great ground-sloths of South
America, many fossil remains Of
which have been found, became eM
tinct several thousand years ago but
the remains of one which was found
in Pategonian cave some time ago
and presented to Col, Roosevelt who
in turn presented it TO the American
museum of natural history in New
York, indicating, from their condl-
ton and the surroundings in which
they were found, that these animals
were common only a few centuries
ago and that they were domesticated
to some extent by the primitive peo-
pie of South America.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-08
Pere Marquette train time at Beldine
Corrected June Fl, 1915

ne II, 1B15
To Greenville and Big Rapids 7:os
a. m. and $3.50 d. I'M.
To Lowell and Grand Rapids 1920
a. m, 3;0s p. m. and 1920 D. m.
Da''y ~-.s4flU
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-08

Fall or Spring Calves
1t is not so much a question of pro-
fits, but one of existing conditions,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-08
Propose I,OOO-Mile Road

Central western Canada will have
federal highway much after the
plan of the Lincoln highway proposed
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-08
Good Roads Department
Conducted Especially for the Banner by Hon. r.
+. Colgrove, President of the Michigan
Good Roads Association.

across the United States. This prd
ject contemplates the construction OF
a concrete highway from Winnipeg to
Calgary, to go through the more
thickly settled territory tapped Dy
the Canadian Pacific railway.
The thousand miles Of highway
through the provinces of Manitoba,
Saskatchewan, and half way into Al
berta will be financed by the NUM-
cipalties by which the roadway
would be traversed. Special appro-
priations also will be sought from the
provincial governments. The project
has been received with enthusiasm IN
number of the larger cities along
the proposed route.
1t has been pointed out by the pro-
moters of the highway through the
prairie provinces it's const 'uctlon
enhance the value of farm lands for
several miles on both sides Of the
concrete roadway.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-09-09
EnuIjsio Mead,

A drink very little known in this
country is an old English mead. ac
cording to Farm and Home. 1t allows
any number of variations and to the
children is us entertaining as the cor
ner drug store with its soda fountain.
The foundation is a sirup made of two
pounds of sugar, two ounces of tar
taric acid, half a cupful of -four, the
juice of one lemon and three pints of
water. Boil five minutes. When cool
stir in the beaten whites Of three eggs
and flavor with wintergreen. Bottle
cool. Use two tablespoonfuls of this
in a glass nearly full of water. Foam
with quarter of teaspoonful Of So
da. Instead of filling the glass full of
water you may add a tablespoonful of
any fresh or bottled fruit juices
orange or lemon, chocolate, etc.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-09-09

Hundreds of farmers throughout
Montana make the chicken division
of the barn yard pay the grocery bills
for the year. The poultry shows
which are held in Montana have en-
tered in them birds which have no
superiors any place in the world. At
the last annual show of the Montana
State Poultry Breeders association a
famous poultry judge from the East
remarked that the only reason Mon,
tana birds did not win national hon.
ors was because they had not been
entered in national shows. However,
several Montana birds shown at the
big Chicago show last year came
away with some of the big winnings.
The poultry department of the Mon
tana State Fair, which will be held
Sept 1925 at Helena, is one of the
biggest shows of it's kind in the whole
country. The Fair this year offers ST.
800 in cash and special prizes in the
poultry and pet stock division. The
accompanying picture shows blue
b1ooded chicken which won honors at
the 1914 State Fair.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-09-09
CHARM OF VENICE.
1.-THE White Swan Of Cities" Il Was
Called by LongfeIIow.

1.-THE White Swan Of Cities" It Was
Called by LongfeIIow.
Venice is the mecca OF tourists be-
cause Of its beauty and its history. 1t
was the link connecting Rome and
Athens. 1t felt the influence of Ara
bia and Of Persia. It saved some of
the Greek masterpieces from oblivion.
Its architecture shows the effect of all
the ancient civilizations. Seated on its
III islands. with canals for streets. 1t
has been renowned as
The pleasant place of all festivity,
The reve of the earth, the masque of
Italy.
Longfellow called it the white swan
of Cities" and other poets have cele-
brated it's glories above those of any
other city of the world. Its political
history is of enhancing interest. 1t is
saturated with romantic traditions.
The numerous churches, the bridges,
the tombs. the palace of the doges, the
old library, the campanile and the
Academy Of the Arts are among the
most attractive show places of Europe.
The masterpieces Of those master art
lists of the sixteenth century. Titan.
Tintoretto, Giorgione. Bellini, Paolo
Veronese. Sansovino. Palladio and Da-
ponte, have given city undying glory.
In Venice the renaissance is seen
at it's best and at it's worst Realism
and idealism have We'd for mastery.
Perhaps in no other city of the world
is there preserved such a rich colec-
ton of the styles of painting and archi-
lecture of the different centuries.-St.
Louis Globe Democrat
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-09-09
SLIPS OF THE TONGUE.
One of Them Told Bishop Truth He
Didn't Care to Hear.


Didn't Care to Hear.
The misguided old lady who would
persist in misapplying words with lu-
dicrous results is as much among us
today as she was when Sheridan wrote
Of her in his play, 1.-The Rivals" two
centuries ago. One dear old lady re-
Gently inquired Of a we'll known pro.
fessor whether soda water should be
written as two separate words OF
with a siphon between.
A we'll known bishop who is very
stout tells the story Of a maidservant
who had been instructed to address
the prelate as your eminence." I'm
agine his horror, however, when the
girl dropped courtesy to him one
morning with the words, Eyes, your i'm.
mense!"
An American policeman became ia
nous for his slips of the tongue. He
used always to explain to recruits that
Third avenue ran paralyzed to Lex.
ington," and on one occasion he proud
ly stated that he never paid any at
tention to 'unanimous'' letters.
A Jealous temperance worker used
to have habit of confding to her
friends that certain persons We're
adapted to drink. while another gen
tleman in mixed moment once asked
a friend to open the window and
'putrefy'' the air.-London Spectator.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-09-09
BASEBALL RECORDS.
Some Facts That Will Interest All
Lovers of the Game.

@oVeFS OF t0o 0aNos
The greatest number of bases on
balls in single season were given by
Amos Rusie Of the New York National
league club in 1892. Els total was 261.
Adrian G. Arson in the sixteen sea-
sons between 1876 and 1892 played In
1852 games and made 1852 hits. His
grand average for the entire sixteen
seasons was .344.
A worlds record no hit contest was
played at Winchester, KY, May 10,
1909, when in a Blue Grass league
championship game Winchester de-
feated Lexington to 0. The battle
went seventeen innings, and not hit
was made off Toney, the Winchester
twirler, who famed nineteen men.
A record for speed in playing regu-
lation nine inning game was hung up
Sept. 10, 1910, at Atlanta, Ca, on the
last day Of the Southern league season,
when the Atlanta and Mobile teams
finished a full contest in thirty-two
minutes.
In 1880 eight SCALED balls'' entitled
batter to first base. This was re-
duced to seven in 1882. to six in 1885,
to five in 1887 and to four in 1889.
The Knickerbocker club Of New York
adopted the first baseball uniform in
1S49. 1t was blue and white.
In game played July %. 1906. be-
tween the Quakers and Reds Cinc!n-
natl did not make a single assist. the
Philies going out on flies or Strikes
Ed A. Goewey in Leslie's.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-09-09
A Curious Toy.

In an East Indian museum there is
to be seen singular instrument, in
vented for the delectation Of Mppoo
Sahib in his palace at Mysore. 1t is
in the form of an automaton tiger, life
size, represented in the act Of devour-
ing British soldier, who lies PROSTATE
under its paws. Inside this automaton
is rude organ, turned by handle.
and emitting sounds in imitation of
the growls of tiger and the means of
the dying victim. At the taking Of
Seringapatam this curious object was
found in Tippoo's palace along with
other evidences of the horribly cruel
nature of the conquered prince.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-09-09
The Guild of Scriveners,

Little is heard, as a general rule. of
the Guild of Scriveners. The company
consists entirely of members OF the
legal profession, the duty of the scrive-
ner being ''to make charters and deeds
concerning lands, tenements and in
hcritances and all other writings which
by law are required to be sealed" No
ten miles Of the Royal Exchange I'M
less he is a member of the company
Pail Mall Gazette.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-09-09
Just Like a Comet.

A well known astronomer and math-
ematician was on his way home one
evening after having spent an hour or
two in an observatory looking through
telescope at comet.
Directly opposite him in the car sat
man with loud voice, whose mis-
information concerning comets would
have supplied the material for a libra
~ and who appeared to be talking for
the benefit of the passengers. The as
tronomer listened patiently for time,
then he said in a low tone to the man
sitting next to him:
"Our friend on the other side of the
aisle reminds me somewhat of a comet
himself"
How so?"
"He is emptying his head to make a
long tale."-Youth's Companion.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-09-09
A QUEEN AND A STYLE.
Handkerchiefs Are Made Square Be-
cause Of Royal Whim.


cause Of Royal Whim.
1t is not necessary to insist on the
utility OF the handkerchief, for no one
will contest it, but why should it he
eterhally woven in the stereotyped
form of square? The square may be
large, the square may be small, but
why square instead of oval or oblong?
The unfortunate young Queen Marie
Antolnette Is responsible for the shape
Of the handkerchief.
On Jan 2, 1855, a royal command
was issued that henceforth the regu-
lated form of the handkerchief should
be In the form that we are so. accus-
toned to see. Before this we are led
to believe that divers forms were used
-triangles, heart shaped, points Of a
star, etc.
These individual conceptions did not
please her majesty. She carried her
complaints to the pliable Louis XVI.
It was her belief that the handkerchief
In the form Of a square was more ele-
CANT
At the above date Louis had the fol-
lowing decree issued: 1.-The length Of
all handkerchiefs manufactured in the
kingdom shall be equal to their
breadth"
During all the changes of govern
ment in France. from the revolution
to the third republic, the law passed
under Louis XVI. is the only one that
has been immovable. as far as things
to be worn are concerned. 1t has de-
fed every change, and the rest of the
Christian world has in this respect
faithfully followed the wishes of
Queen Marie Antoinette.-New York
American,