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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-20
COURTS WILL SETTLE TT

Strikes, no less than war, must be
ended by a plan for compulsory
peace, says the goth Century. 1t is
a reflection upon the intelligence of
the American people that they sit
helplessly by, while even the prime
necessity of life, milk for babies, is
cut off first in New York, and then
in Chicago, by a. quarrel between the
farmers and the milk dealers. The
surrender of the whole nation,
through President and Congress, to
the "cave men" who demanded that
81 day men should be given 50 a
day more by instant legislation, with
out discussion, at the cost of the
great average So a day public"
should be calmly reconsidered, now
that the election is over, first in the
courts and then in Congress, for the
general railroad strike is only post
poned. The ninety-five per cent Pub
lie that has so long suffered from the
strike duarrels among the five per
cent. should decree that in all cases
involving necessities Of life, includ-
ing the channels of interstate COM
merce, quarrels must be settled where
all other private quarrels have so
long, been settled in civilized lands
in Che courts
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-20

Primary and intermediate Grades
The pupils are having good sue
cess in the sale of the Red Cross
Christmas seals, Louva Lessiter
having sold one hundred seals and is
entitled to q child's crusade medal.
Joe and Donalda Cannon, Lyle Hess
Ter, Edwin Brooks, Bonnie Ashley
and Walter Lessiter have sold twen-
ty-five seals and are entitled to Red
Cross pins.
There will be vacation between
the holidays. School begins January
2.
Having noticed the interest that
Is being aroused by the school news
and through special request of the
editor, our school will place items in
the Banner from time to time.
A Christmas tree and program will
be given by the school Friday after
noon. A cordial invitation is extend
ed to all. Lack Of space will not
permit US to publish the program.
The seventh grade are much In
terested in their new supplementary
readers-Perry's and Beebe's Four
American Pioneers.
Anyone desiring books along the
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-20
|; Don't Open Till Christmas ]!

A certain chap In Chicago last
Christmas almost made reputation
as a joker by using the tags marked
Don't open until Christmas" But he
didn't use them on packages that cost
money. Not much. What he did was
to buy a lot of penny Christmas post
cards, and on each one he stuck tag.
Don't open till Christmas"
Then be sent them to all his friends,
and they were so tickled with the idea
that they never thought about how
cheaply he had got of. Mind over
matter, see?
And nearly as funny as the joke was
the fact that lot Of women who re-
ceived these cards soaked them In
warm water and split them open, or
tried to split them open, in the firm
belief that the cards could really be
opened.
Observation-Disclosures
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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-20

We are very busy at present pre-
pairing for our Christmas party
which consists Of Christmas songs,
story, Christmas games and last
of all our tree. The committee Tor
decorating the tree is Florence Wer-
ner and Richard Deitz. The commit
tee for putting on the presents is
Irene Deitz and Warren Rich. Santa
Claus will be there. Our parents
and friends are cordially invited.
Our organ which has been out Of
commission for several weeks, is
again making itself heard.
The monitors for the week are: r..
r. Hale, Hugh Ross, Ralph LeVac,
Alvin Storey, Max Hoppough and
Carlton Reeves.
The language classes are busy
writing letters to Santa Claus and
also original stories.
We expect to have two weeks
vacation at Christmas time.
Cross questions and crooked
answers:
Teacher-(to fifth grade spelling
class) What is an artery?
Clarson Luce docking very wise)-
Why, it's a kind of overshoe.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-20

C. Nj. Wilson, the local agent, for
the Adams Express company makes
the following suggestions about ship
ing Christmas packages:
1st. Ship your package early, by
the 18th of December If possible. The
express company will give you q
small label to paste on the package
reading: "Don't open until Christ
mas" This will insure the package
reaching it's destination before
Christmas and give the additional
pleasure to the recipient of the gift
Of having it on Christmas morning.
End. Use wooden boxes for pack
ing. Glass or fragile articles should
be well protected. 1t may cost few
cents more but the danger of loss or
damage is very much reduced. True,
if the shipment is lost, or damaged
the express company will pay for it,
but that will give your friend no
pleasure.
3rd. Write the address in full
state, county, city, street and number
ON the box or package with ink or
crayon. Tags are frequently torn off
and lost.
4th. If you want to prepay the
charges, write the word "Paid" in
large, plain letters on the package.
9Th. Insist on a receipt and see
that the amount paid is marked on
the receipt and package, and the value
of the package declared thereon.
9th. Write your own address in
full somewhere on the package, fol-
lowing with the prefix "From--."
7th. Enclose card in each box or
package reading:
From ................ Your Address
To ........... Consignee's Address
This is in order that the outer
marks be destroyed, the inner mark
will insure prompt forwarding and
delivery.
9Th. If not convenient to ship in
wooden boxes, use strong wrapping
paper mot newspaper and tie with
strong cord.
9th. If package contains anything
Of perishable nature, write the word
"Perishable" in large plain letters on
the box or package, to insure special
attention and first delivery.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-20
s.
Pretty Christmas Customs

There are many pretty customs
which are observed at Christmas time
in different countries. One of the
prettiest OF these customs is thus de-
scrfbed by a traveller In Sweden. He
writes: Zone wintry afternoon at
Christmastide I had been skating on
a pretty lake three miles from Gothen-
burg. On my way home noted that
at every farmers house there was
erected. in the middle OF the dooryard.
a pole. to the top Of which was bound
a large. full sheaf Of grain. This, ]
was informed, was for the little wild
birds They must hare merry Christ
mas. too, was told. Not a peasant
in Sweden will sit down with his chill
dren to Christmas dinner indoors I'M
til he has first raised aloft a Christ
mas dinner for the little birds that live
In the cold and snow outside"
- G0ngIt 30 1V8S f4
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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-20
Holiday Pudding.

Soak a pint of small breadcrumbs
(stale) in quart of milk one hour
Beat four eggs. then put together one
quarter cupful sugar, teaspoonful
salt, saltspoonful cinnamon or nut
meg and tablespoonful softened but
ter. Stir this mixture into the well
beaten eggs. Then stir the whole to-
gether with a cupful raisins boiled un-
til they are plump and soft in milk and
breadcrumbs. Bake In buttered pud-
ding dish for sixty minutes. This will
be found to be very tasty and tempting.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-20
AFrER.rHE-MxR compErrrIoN

Just what is to be theltarih policy
of President Wilson With reference
to the changed conditions that will
prevail following the restoration OF
peake in Europe Isl becoming more
and more matter of speculation. II
is \ question of the highest import
anck and it is now receiving serious
confederation by the President. The
Mabhing dispatch To- the New York
Times says:
( E"This is matter that is being
discussed by members of Con-
gfess-mostly Republican men,
bxrs. Some of the Presidents
cities are predicting that he will
bA pronounced protectionist
before the end of his second
tkrm, but they are basing their
view on their own ideas of what
the end of the war viii mean in
an economic way to America,
and not on any definite know.
ledge of the Presidents way OF
looking at it.
f"The President does not share
the apprehension that q fierce
trade rivalry between the nations
of the world will Immediately
IOttOW tUc fClOSC VI ftoSkiitttCos
He holds that it will be long
time before Europe will be able
to cover an economic balance,
and that the United States will
be in a better position than any
other country to compete in the
: worlds markets. In his opinion
J, Europe burdened by debt, with
taxes on the people heavily in
creased, industries paralyzed and
unable to be restored for a long
time on account of lack of money
and inability to get structural
material, and with. the skilled
working population shockingly
Z reduced by the casualties of the
war, will be unable to compete
with America on the same terms
as formerly"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-20

:. -
Christmas I'm Anglo-Saxon days In
England Swabeeiabtated as the princi-
pal festiyalof the year. the Anglo-Sax-
on forefathers delightine inrthe festivi-
ties Of the holy month. as they called
the month Of December. At these
fines the Anglo-Saxon and afterward
the Danish kings Of England lived In
state. and were surrounded with all the
great men OF their kingdom, who were
sumptuously entertained. There was
also an outflow of generous hospitality
toward the poor.
During the reign OF Alfred the Great
a law was passed with relation to
holidays by virtue OF which the twelve
days after the Nativity were set apart
for the celebration Of tho Christmas
festival. II Is said that but for Al
freds strict observance OF the "full
twelve holy days" he would not have
been defeated by the Danes.
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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-20

The pupils receiving the highest
marks for December in the Kidd
school are: Martin Wacha and VIM.
Hatton in the second grade; Lyle
Jones in the first grade; Frank Wa
cha, fourth grade; Charles Mosure,
third grade; Gladys Higgins, fifth
grade; Frank Raymond, sixth grade;
and Harry Mosure, eighth grade.
Those who were neither absent nor
tardy were: Elsie. and VIM. Hatton,
and Harold Raymond.
Those ranking highest in deport-
inent were: Harry Mosure, Frank
Raymond, Elsie Hatton, VIM. Wacha,
Martin Wacha and GLADYS Higgins.
-Leoni L. Gore.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-20

(By Bert Ohl1ngerJ
Christ came to teach US how TO live
One Christmas long ago..
And by His pure and holy life
The Way Of Life did show.
He cleansed the lepers, raised the
dead,
He made the blind to see;
And opened up the eyes of one
So poor and blind like me.
He is my light, the Marrow Way,
His path I'll follow day by day;
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-20
High School Notes


Friday, December Is, the classes
in agriculture visited the Grange
fair, scoring the grains according to
score card and making general OBJ
servation of the farm crops. Among
the many interesting exhibits was
demonstration prepared by the farm
crops class. The agriculture course
was introduced this year and under
the able teaching of Mr.. Pellet it
promises to be one of the most popu-
lar as. well as most profitable Of the
vocational courses. Bedding is to be
congratulated upon having an instruc-
tor on the teaching force, who is
qualified to act in the capacity Of
Judge at such fair as the one held
in the city hall. le
Carl Huntley was on the sick list
few days last week. He returned
Monday wearing a red flannel about
his throat which serves to explain
the cause of his absence.
Why is it, Agnes A. woud prefer
a nephew instead of niece.
Leila Greenop, Lloyd Dean, Dom
aid Byrne and Clair Keech have left
school.
Pupils of the high school and 9TH
ers may be interested to know that
Edward Johnson, junior, won the
highest prize in the exhibition of
farm products at the Grange fair last
Friday. 1t might be well for others
to try next year.
Ivah Gaunt and Bertha Runnell
visited high school Monday.
A short Christmas program will be
given Friday afternoon.
Some "specsr were found by
sixth grade girl Monday morning
and Miss Gallagher brought them up
to the high room to see If they be-
longed to anyone. No one claimed
them (something Unusually and at
noon when Miss Gallagher went to
get hers, she discovered that she had
lost them. Investigation proved that
the unclaimed article belonged to her.
Cooks Corners School Notes
Ira Kosher is the editor this week.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-20

And in that bright and heavenly
land
He'll come and take me by the
hand.
Let US accept Him as our guide,
Our pattern here below,
And strive each day to do His will
AS he would have US do.
Then will our lives be filled with joy
AS we press on our way,
With Christ to lead US on and up
Unto thst perfect day.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-20
SCHOOL LIFE

lines of education are requested to
call at the schoolhouse and take adj
vantage Of the travelling library.
The school attendance fell of con-
siderable last week on account of the
zero weather. &C. A. Slater.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-20
Christmas Poetry
h7ITH gentle deeds and kindly
w thoughts

NV LII 6ChtAe uccuS anu Ainu<J
w thoughts
And loving words withal,
Welcome the merry Christmas N
And hear a brothers call.
IF. Lawrence.
Christmas comes, he comes, he comes,
Ushered with a rain Of plums.
Hollies in the windows greet him,
Every mouth delights to name him.
Schools come driving home to meet
him.
Wet and cold and wind and dark
Make him but the warmer mark.
Leigh Hunt.
Long ere the dawn can claim the
sky
The tempest rolls subservient by,
While bells on all sides ring and say
How Christ the child was born to-
day. Lord Houghton.
Then pealed the bells more loud,
more deep.
God is not dead, nor doth he sleep.
The wrong shall fail, the right pre-
vail,
With peace on earth, good will to
men. --Longfellow.
A stitch in time NAV close the
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-20
Green School Notes

Bertha Johnson is the editor this
week.
Edward and Alice Howe, who have
been having the chickenpox have re-
turned to school.
We are getting along very well
with our Christmas exercises, which
will be heidi at the schoolhouse Fri
day afternoon.
= Everyone is cordially invited to
attend our Christmas exercises next
Friday afternoon, December %.
School will close Friday night for
a weeks vacation. l9S
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-20
/, Brink School Notes

Everybody come to the Christmas
tree Friday evening, December %
Mrs. J. H. Morgan and Mrs. Chris
Choate visited school last Wednes-
day afternoon.
Ivah L. Kinsman, Teacher.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-20

H0ppOugh School Notes
Richard Cowles and Florence
Murphy are the editors this week.
u We are al glad to ysee the snow
again because we have warm dinners.
Those absent during the past week
were: Clair Compton, Ethel Murphy,
Lloyd Hdgway, Ethel Compton
Florence Murphy, Essie Vanden-
brock and Clyde Murphy.
The eighth grade has begun "Snow
Bound" for reading and are also
working ratio and proportion prob
lens and we find them very easy on
account Of our teachers clear explain
ations. We are also reviewing his
tory.
Clyde Murphy won the prize for
having the most correct lessons in
seat work.
The children were brought to
school in sleighs Thursday morning.
Ruth Morgenthau, Teacher.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-20

zero weather. &C. A. Slater.
Chittle School Notes
Here are some of the letters which
the primary classes have written, to
Santa Claus:
December II, 1916.
Dear Santa Claus:
Will you come to our Christmas
tree? ] wish you could bring me
pair of leather mittens, q tablet, pen
Gil, cars, and some candy. Thank you.
From Mildred Garfield.
Orleans Mich,
December II, 1916.
Dear Santa Claus:
I'd like a new doll, box of candy,
a tablet and pencil, little lamp,
little clock, and will be very much
pleased. Your little friend,
Emma Pretzel.
Orleans, Michigan,
December II, 1916.
Dear Santa Claus:
like dolls. Will you please bring
be one for Christmas? / would like
a dolls cab, and little set Of
dishes, too. Be sure not to forget
lots of candy and nuts.
Your dear little friend,
Ethel Hall.
Orleans, Michigan,
December IL, 1916.
Dear Santa:
Please bring me a great big doll,
a pair of mittens, a pencil, and
buggy cab; and dear Santa, you
know l always do like candy and
nuts. Your dear little friend,
Lulu Olger.
Orleans, Michigan,
December II, 1916.
Dear Santa Claus:
I'd like a new doll, the box of
candy, and a Handkerchief, AMI a
new book, and writing paper. Will
you please come to us all.
Your little friend,
Elma F. Hall.
December II, 1916.
Dear Santa Claus:
hope you will come to our Christ
mas tree this year and our program.
If you can spare us all some pres
ents we will thank you. l will tell
you what I'd like, then you can give
me the ones you can spare. 1t is a
sled, some mittens or gloves, some
stockings, colors, pencils, tablet, a
ring, and some candy.
From your little friend,
Roland Garfield.
December II, 1916.
Dear Santa Claus:
I'd like a horse, drum, box Of can
dy and nuts, gun, soldiers, gum, kite,
cap, doll, and hat. Your friend,
Elmer +. Hall.
Orleans, Michigan,
December II, 1916.
Dear Santa Claus:
Please! A box of candy and some
nuts, and a teddy bear, a big doll
it. Please, hair ribbon and pencil.
Errabelle.
Orleans, Michigan,
December II, 1916.
Dear Santa Claus:
/ would ike box Of writing pap
er and a pencil, and hair ribbon. and
a tea set, and a big doll. If you
bring them to me | will be very
pleased. From your little friend,
Ruth Dodson.
Orleans, Michigan,
December II, 1916.
Dear Santa Claus:
l would like a box of writing pap
er, box of candy, a dress, sled,
doll, a hair ribbon, a pencil and box
of nuts, little lamp, a box of can
dies, and a Christmas bell.
From. voa,- LITTLE friend
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-20

A stitch in time may close the
mouth Of gossip.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-20
Day School Notes

Mrs. Fred Gramer visited school
one day this week. sooI-rl 81 -1t
Bernice RickeIt was absent two
days on account of sickness recently.
We are all busy preparing for
Christmas. Excitement prevails ev-
anywhere and the one topic of con-
versation is Christmas" and "Santa
Claus" Excited whisperings may
be heard in distant corners of the
room and an air of mystery prevails.
Cora b. Smith, Teacher.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-20

We are very busy planning our
Christmas tree and program, which
will be Friday afternoon at two
o'clock.
The sixth grade had an oral test
in geography Friday and the fifth
grade a test in arithmetic.
The fifth and sixth grade are 60
ing to have reading after the holi-
days.
: The sixth grade history class have
just finished the Revolutionary war.
The following is our Christmas
program for Friday afternoon: Song,
"Invitation," by school; welcome"
Ruth Kelley; recitation, "Old Santa
Claus in His Den," veva Morgan;
recitation, 1.-TWO Little Stockings"
Pearl Rhodes; recitation, Santa
Claus" Vernice Peabody; song,
Herald the Story" Grace Anderson,
May Wilkinson, Vernice Peabody and
Hattybelle Gleason; recitation, "San-
ia Claus Letter." Hazel Zero; reci-
tation, Something Wrong" Leta
Spanogle; A Christmas Exercise by
six boys; recitation, christmas Ev-
erywhere," Evelyn Sherwood; recita-
ton, "a Note to Santa Claus" Ar
NTH Christensen; dialogue, "Uncle
'Lijah's Christmas Offering" Helen
Longan Susan, Glenn Piper Uncle
'Lijah, Lennie Bright Jack, their
sailor son; recitation, "One Holy
Night" Mildred Flanagan; recita-
ton, "The Red Stocking" Hazel Sell
heck; duet, Bethlehem Star" Hat
tybelle Gleason and May Wilkinson
recitation, "a Puzzled Young Lady,"
Margaret Warner; recitation, II
II II L. 81
Christmas Snowbirds," by five girls;
recitation, "Other Shepherds" Grace
Anderson; song, "Sleep, Little Ones,
Sleep" Ethel Wilkinson, Veva Nor
gan, Ruthel Kelley and Evelyn Sher-
wood; recitation, "a Lucky Mistake"
Ethel Wilkinson.
We wish our school friends a
Merry Christmas and Happy New
Year. So, goodbye, until after va.
cation. ALennie Bright.
Esther Leach, Teacher.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-20
Orleans, Michigan,

December II, 1916
Dear Santa Claus:
/ would like a box of writing pap
er, box of candy, a dress, sled, a
doll, hair ribbon, "a, pencil and box
of nuts, little lamp, a box of cam
dies, and Christmas bell.
From your little friend,
Mary Whitford.
Cleo Schultz and Sylvester Can
field are the editors this week.
Elizabeth H. Sontag, Teacher.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-20

Cooks Corners School Notes
Ira Kosher Is the editor this week.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-20

Orleans, Michigan,
December IL, 1915.
Dear Santa Claus:
/ would ike box of writing pap
er and a pencil, and hair ribbon. and
a tea set, and a big doll. If you
bring them to me l will be very
pleased. From your little friend,
Ruth Dodson.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-20

OTItdHS, MICflIRdH,
December II, 1916.
Dear Santa Claus:
Please! A box of candy and some
nuts, and a teddy bear, big doll
and cab, and little bed to go with
it. Please, a hair ribbon and pencil.
From your little,
Errabelle.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-20
December II, 1916.

December II, 1916.
Dear Santa Claus:
I'd like a horse, drum, box of can
dy and nuts, gun, soldiers, gum, kite,
cap, doll, and hat. Your friend,
Elmer +. Hall.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-02-16
TROUBLE FOR LOCAL EDITOR
Cricketer Threatened Physical Resent
ment of Report of His Prowess
In the Game.

At village cricket match the field
ing side were for a time man short
A farm laborer was pressed into serv-
ice. Just before the teams own man
arrived a ball was hit in the substi-
tute's direction. To the surprise OF the
spectators generally. and himself in
particular. he made the catch.
The local paper the following Satur-
day was anxiously scanned for the
record of this feat. and disappointedly
found it reported merely caught sub. :"
Whats caught subj" he asked q
friend.
Don't thee know? That means
'twere accidental" was the reply.
Next morning the editor OF the local
paper was greatly amused by the fol-
lowing epistle:
Deer sur-You say in yore paper
as how ] cort a man out in Saturdays
match-accidenta mite summon
you for libel, but | won't, but should
you 'appen to git dump on the nose
one day wen we meat you will know
Bill Virgins has done 1t, and it won't
be no sub neither. London Tit-Bits.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-02-16
RELIABLE REMEDY
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Swamp-Root is a strengthening medi-
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Swamp Root has stood the test of years.
1t is sold by all druggists on its merit and
it will help you. No other remedy can
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Be sure to get Swamp-Root and start
treatment at once.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper-Adv.