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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-10
THE PILOT FISH.
He's Just Common Beggar and Not
Guide For the Shark.

ne JUST a OOfUTnOU Dc99dT tNot
Guide For the Shark.
People who named this fish believed
he served as guide and pilot, whereas
he is nothing more than a beggar. Be.
cause he is usually found swimming
ahead of shark people used to think
he was serving as sentry TO warn
the shark when danger approached.
Now we know he is lingering around
for crumbs of food he can beg or pick
up from the shark. yet the old name
sticks, and he's called the pilot fish.
There is another old story to the ef.
feet that the pilot fish warned sailors
when their ships were nearing the
rocks, and for that reason the fish was
held sacred by the ancients. They
thought the fish suddenly disappeared
when the ship was approaching land,
thereby giving the warning.
The shark phase Of the story was
that the pilot fish accompanied the
shark continually, and when the shark
was about to take fisherman's hook
the pilot went through such contor-
tons that the shark was warned to
leave the bait alone
So instead OF standing guard as a
sentry the pilot fish keeps company
with the shark to pick up the frag-
ments of food which the larger fish
ignores. - Philadelphia North Ameri-
can.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-10

this is baseball season other
things happen durin' sumner but
baseball is the most important some
peepul makes lots of mony out Of
baseball but the boys hev all the fun
i'm glad i'm boy mebbe wen get to
be q man i'll own baseball TEEN but
/ won't buy one unles all their battin'
avurges are 500 pa SEE battin'
avurges are important specially if
you expect the public to pay good
money to see bum games
our team at skool has bats but we
don't keep avurges cause we don't
charge admission yet when grow up
i'm goin' to be fireman or a banker
or baseball man haven't decided
yet
pa SEE that mebbe the boss III do
the decidin' for me and raz me from
the shippin' department to the book
keepin' if i'm good pa SEE he never
played baseball mulch when he was a
boy.
so he has to be contented with bein'
just an ordinary banker.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-10

The largest flower in the world is
said to be the Rafflesia Arnold or Ar
nold's Rafflesia. 1t was discovered
on the island Of Sumatra by DIR.
Joseph Arnold, noted English botan-
list, l728-1S18. This floral monster is
parasite on the roots of a species
of wild vine. AS it possesses no
leaves, it may be said to consist of
flower alone. The center, containing
stamens and pistils, is foot wide.
Each petal is a foot long and one
quarter of an inch thick in the thin
mist part, The entire flower measures
thirty-six inches across and weighs
about fifteen pounds. Its ground tint
is flesh colored or yellow, with heavy
mottlings of dull purple. In christ
ening this flower, DIR. Arnold linked
his own name with that of Sir STAN
matra, by whom he was employed
From The Peoples Home Journal for
May.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-10
STABBED IN THE OCEAN.
This Horse is Not Only Henpecked, but
Lives In the Sea.


There is a horse that eats no oats,
hay or corn. He is stabbed i'm the
deep waters of the Mediterranean and
the Atlantic ocean and pastures in sub
marine fields Of seaweed. He wears
bony armor and tail curved like a
monkeys. and yet he's fish His
animal head has given him his popu
lar name-sea l.OrSa
With all these varied characteristics
the sea horse is not fast. vicious nor
handsome Like his cousin. the pipe
fish he Is a poor swimmer: also. he is
henpeckcl Mrs. Sea Horse makes him
take care 90 the children.
To help him in his work as nurse
maid he has a pouch beneath his tail.
formed by folds Of skin and complete
ly closed except for a small hole in
front In this pouch the eggs are de-
posted, and they remain there until
they are Matched.
There are about twenty species of
sea horses i'm the waters OF tie globe
a common one being the SORT shouted
variety. Around Austria. is Il sea
horse which is decorated with numer-
Gus spines. termina ted 10y leafiike ap-
pendages. These are SO near the color
Of the seaweeIs among which they
live that they appear actually part
Of the vegetation Philadelphia North
American.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-10
Too Much Already

1t was beautiful evening and Ole
who had screwed up courage to take
Mary for a ride, was carried away by
the magic of the night.
MARY" he asked, twill you marry
me?"
eyes, OLE" she answered softly.
Ole lapsed into silence that at last
became painful to his fancee.
"Ole," she said desperately, "why
don't you say something ?"
"Ay tank" Ole replied, "they bane
too much said already"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-10
The Test

"They made awfully good paper
when my grandmother was young"
said the little Irrepressible to the WIS.,
itor.
"They certainly did," said sisters
Best Beau. "Have you been looking
at some of her letter's?"
mo, indeedyi" returned the Little
Irrepressible, 81 was watching Sis
scratch out the date of her birth in
Grandma's big Bible, and fixing it to
suit herself-and the paper didn't
hardly show at all where it was
scratched"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-10
Bungalows.

A bungalow is primarily never more
than one story high. In addition to
this, it must be surrounded by veran-
das, and II must be built of either
thatch or tile. The type was intro
duced into India from Bengal, and 1t
was called a ''bangla." or Bengal
house, because that was the kind of
modest homes the Bengalese erected.
1t Is SO well suited to the climate OF In
dia that It is generally used by even
the better class OF British residents.
1t Is also used by the government for
the accommodation OF travellers along
the public roads. Oak bungalows are
erected at intervals Of about fifteen
miles, and here any traveller can get
accommodation at 40 cents day. At
the end of twenty-four hours IL his
room is demanded by some later conner
he is compelled to give it up and move
on.-Exchange
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-10
Not Such a Fool.
The Secret Of Success.

There has been altogether too much
talk about the secret of success" says
DIR. Russell ii. Conwell In the Ameri-
can Magazine. Success has no secret.
Her voice is forever ringing through
the market place and crying In the
wilderness, and the burden of her cry
is one word-will. Any normal young
man who hears and heeds that cry is
equipped fully to climb to the very
heights Of life"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-10
Changed Conditions.

1T used to please me-" said the old
man, when the barber asked IL 1
wanted a shave when was a young
ster."
"Indeedr
"Yes, and now be sometimes fiatters
me by asking IL want hair CUT
London Telegraph.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-10
RFSOLITTTON

WHEREAS, 4. H. Rollins & Sons
Of Chicago, Illinois, are the highest
and best bidders for the twenty-five
thousand dollar (e25, 00O) bond issue
Of the City Paving Bonds to be issued
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-10

by the City of Bedding Michigan, dat
interest at four and one-half per cent
AN per cent?, payable semi-annually,
to mature as specified in their bid
bearing the date of May 5, 1916.
NOW THEREFORE BE 1T RE-
SOLVED, That the said bonds be and
are hereby awarded to said K. III.
Rollins & Sons and that the Mayor
and Clerk Of the said city be and are
hereby authorized and directed 20
execute said bonds, and when SO exc
them with the terms Of their bid on
file in the Office Of the city clerk.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-10
Sure Of Il.

did you post that letter ! gave you
this morning, Johnf"
Yes, love-"
"Are you quite sure?"
Absolutely, my dear. I remember
particularly / forgot to put stamp
on it."-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-10

1t used to be white horse and a
red-haired girl went together. Now
it seems to be a purple-wigged fem
mine and tango red dress.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-10

Once there was a man who passed
a fence with fresh paint sign hang
ing it--and yet didn't touch it. He
was blind.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-10

Young Husband (angrily) II want
you to understand that / intend to be
master In my own house, and 1 don't
want any back talk from you about It
Young Wife (wearily) = why, dear,
that's Just like the rows father used
60 make.--Baltimore American.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-10

Shallow men believe In luck and cir
cumstances. Strong men believe In
cause and effect
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-10
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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-10

A man thinks he has many sins of
omission and but very few of commits
sion.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-10

You can reason q man out Of any
thing he hasn't been reasoned into.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-10
\ ln#Aqreement.

"How is your boy Josh getting along
with his employer"
We'll" replied Farmer Corntossel,
they have come to an agreement at
last. Josh said he was goin' to quit,
an the boss he said so too."--Wash-
ington Star
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-10

CORPORATIONS ORGANIZED IN
SOUTH DAKOTA OR ANY OTHER
state. Promotions of merit en-
tertained. Inventors should write
US as we can assist them to secure
patents. First Mortgage Bond Is
sues prepared, issued and handled.
Address, Detroit Office,
CORPORATION SERVICE BUREAU,
So Lafayette Blvd. Detroit, Michigan
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-10

Repartee.
Beauty is only skin Deep" she
sneered.
eyes, my dear" retorted the other.
But wouldn't you like to change skins
with me T'-Detroit Free Press.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-10


In Morocco the strange season of the
Mohammedan new year, beginning
March 8, is generally called "Ait-el-
Hanwela," the rain feast. The people
OF Morocco pay more elaborate atten-
ton to the item of sacrifice than any
other Moslems. In every town a SUI
preme Offering Of ram or he goat
pal mosque. Immediately after 1t is
struck by the Official imam I'm pres
ence OF the multitude IL is flung on the
shoulders Of stalwart Moor, who, ex-
erting his utmost strength, runs like
deer through the narrow streets, pur-
sued by fabble. The poor animal is
pelted with stones by boys and is
jeered ar with excavations from every
house, as II is reputed TO be carrying
the sins of the people. The man
rushes along with his burden till he
reaches the door OF the cadis palace.
If the animal is still breathing the
augury is excellent. for good luck is
to be expected all through the year.
But If the ram is dead all sorts of evil
representations are muttered.
Not Such Fool.
Here's a strange case" said Mrs.
Spotter to her husband. "A man they
called the town fool died. and they
weighed his brain. 1t was heavier than
the average"
us that all it says about himy'
"Yes-except that he was for many
years entirely dependent on well to do
relatives"
Huh, he was no fool! If you have
well to do relatives. why use your
rainsT'-Judee.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-09-08
MANANA

Manana, which is Mexican for
"watchful waiting" is the Democratic
keynote in the campaign. The Wilson
drive is to begin sometime" after
September 1; but no definite engage
ments have been made, it Is an
nounced, for him to commence making
political speeches. He has tentative
engagements to make some Western
visits about the middle of September
but nothing positive. Plans are be-
ing formulated for carrying on cam
paign to capture the woman vote OF
the country, but who will make the
speeches on this phase of the con-
.troversy has not been determined. 1t
had been expected that Mr.. Bryan
would speak in the Maine campaign,
but it is now believed he cannot do
so, but will make some speeches later
And so 1t goes. Watchful waiting
will prevail while, in the meantime,
Mr.. Hughes Is carrying on a positive
campaign and arousing the entire
Western country.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-09-08
oriain Of "The MarseiIIaise.n

Strange as 1t may seem, neither the
poem nor the music of the French ma
tional hymn, The Marseillaise," was
written at Marseilles, and the original
title included no suggestion of the
great seaport on the Mediterranean.
It was In translation War Song of
the Army of the Rhine" and it was
composed in the city of Strasburg by
a civil engineer three years after the
fall of the Bastile.
Word had come that the South Ger
man states had combined with France
against Prussia and Austria, and In
the home of Mayor Dietrich of Stras-
burg the new song was sung. The mu-
sic was arranged for military band and
was widely disseminated. On the Both
Of July, 1892, company of soldiers
from Marseilles entered Paris singing
Rouget de Isles song. which was
then about nine weeks old. To this
same tune they marched to the attack
on the Tuileries on the 10th Of August
1t had been intended as a marching
song for the army of the Rhine, but
the people of Marseilles pre-empted 1t.
and 1t has always borne their name
St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-09-08
Cost of Misdirscted Letters.

Do you know that 40 per cent of the
mail handled by the postal department
is wrongly addressed? Business men
are chiefly responsible for the receipt
and dispatch of improperly addressed
mail This statement applies to the
dealer in the small interior town as
well as to the business men of the larg-
er city.
In the larger cities letters are sent
without writing the street address on
the envelope In the smaller towns an
equally great mistake is made in not
more definitely designating the location
of the town. These errors result in an
enormous expenditure Of time and
money for the postal department In
looking up addresses and going through
volumes of indexes to find the proper
address and costs the postal depart
ment as high as $4,000 month in
some Of the larger cities alone. This
expense is proportionately large In the
smaller piaces.-Farm Machinery.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-09-08
Mr.. HUGHES ANSWERS.
Those Who Clamored for His vlews
Are Hearing Them.

Those friends of Democracy who
clamored so loudly for Mr.. Hughes
opinions upon current issues while
he still held the high Office Of justice
Of the supreme court, are now fully
answered by the private citizen, who
surrendered his judicial position to
accede to the wishes of a majority of
the people as expressed through their
instructions to their delegates to the
Republican national convention.
Mr.. Hughes has not disappointed
those who have reposed confidence In
his character and judgment. In his
speech of acceptance he has clearly
set forth the vital issues upon which
the Republican party proposes to
conduct the campaign this fall. On
the platform he is telling the nation
wherein the present administration
has been at fault and what is neces-
sary to be done to restore the United
States to the place of respect and
honor to which 1t is entitled in the
eyes of the world.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-09-08

as reversals. According to this list
Judge Grimshaw, of Chelan county,
stands third highest among all the SUI
perior cdurt judges of the state during
the period covered by his present term.
This is presented for the reason that it
comes from an absolutely unprecedented
source.
RECORDS OF SUPERIOR COURT
JUDGES OF WASHINGTON SINCE
JANUARY, 1913.
Considerable interest has been
aroused during the present campaign
In the records of the superior judges of
this state. A dispute has arisen in
Whatcom county as to the batting av-
erages" of the local judges, and in order
to present their standings, the records
of all the jurists in the state have been
compiled, showing the number of cases
affirmed and reversed by the supreme
court, with the percentage of affirma-
tions. Following is the complete re-
cord of the cases passed upon by the SUI
preme court since January, 1913:
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-09-08
HARRY [. HAMILTON FROM
MALAGA, FOR co. ASSESSOR
Seeks the Support of the Voters of
LeayenwOrth for His Candidacy

Mr.. Hamilton, who was here We'd
nesday for the first time since the cam
paign opened, met many Of the voters
and made very favorable impression.
He has been citizen Of the county
for eight years, seven Of which was
spent in the service of the Malaga
Land Company, the affairs Of which
company was in his sole charge. The
company owned large body of land,
live stock of all kinds and developed
an orchard. While with the company
he had abundant opportunity to famil-
iarize himself with the varied industries
OF the county, the taxable values OF
property of all kinds in different parts
of Chelan county, and is confident OF
his ability to discharge the duties of
the Office which he seeks to the salts
faction of the voters. Those who do
not happen to know him personally are
referred to his neighbors and to the
business men of Wenatchee with most
Of whom he has had business connec-
tons.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-09-08
ADVERTISEMENT
Crimshaw Near Last
In List Of Judges

been compiled by himself, computing
the percentages from it for all the time
he has held the office, and then placing
it in the proper position in the list OF
percentages of the different judges as
published in the Bellingham paper.
And we submit to impartial readers and
thinkers that this is the only fair and
correct way. A selected portion OF
time proves nothing. All the time
proves much.
Judge Grimshaw's campaign cards
show that during his entire term there
were % cases affirmed and Is reversed.
One case was modified and one remand
ed; both of these latter show the rul-
ings of the trial judge were wrong and
should be included in the list of revers-
ais. In addition, another, case has
been reversed since the cards were
printed-the Violette insurance case
reported in the World last week. BY
including these cases in the computa-
ton as they should be, Judge Grim
shaw's percentage of affirmances for
his entire term of nearly years is only
fraction over go per cent and which
if based on 1000 as the perfect mark,
would place him 37th down the list OF
48 judges instead of third.
The principle of striking an average
from only n norton of his term is not
only unfair to the public but to Judge
Grimshaw as well; for if that portion
OF his term since the campaign opened
had been used as "a basis, his record
would be 90, because the only case APP
pealed from his court upon which the
Supreme Court has passed since that
time was reversed.
Very respectfully,
Louis j. Crollard.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-09-08
paid for by the Grimshaw NonPartan conmttee
Judge Grimshaw's Record Third
Best in State According to the
Bellingham Herald Of Aug. Il

The Bellingham Herald, under date
of August 81, 1916, publishes the fol-
lowing itemized statement of the re-
cords of the superior court judges of
the state of Washington as shown by
the disposition made by the supreme
court of cases heard since January, 1913.
This comprises the present term of all
superior court judges of the state up to
the time this statement was compiled.
1t is not brought down to date, but in
cludes only cases which have appeared
in the published reports of the supreme
court and does not include cases which
have been disposed of in the supreme
court during the past few months but
which are not yet Published in the reg
ular bound volumes of Washington re-
ports. A record made at this time
would change the percentage of many
of the judges, but would not materially
change their relative positions in the
list. Nor does the Herald take into
consideration cases modified in part or
special writs. which in percentages
made by Judge Grimshaw are counted
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-09-08
Editor Cashmere Valley Record.

Editor Cashmere Valley Record.
In last Fridays issue of the Daily
World appeared an article headed
"Judge Grimshaw's record third best
in the State, according to Bellingha
Herald of August 81" There was a
serious error or two in the article,
which we feel the voters should know
about. For, instead of standing third
in the list, Judge Grimshaw stands
nearly fortieth in list of forty eight.
We believe in praise where praise is
due, but do not think that even the
Bellingham Herald has any license to
distort facts and figures so that the pub
lie may either be deceived or draw
wrong conclusions therefrom.
The Grimshaw article says the figures
were compiled from January, 1913, "up
to the time this statement was COM
piled" but does not state when it was
compiled. 1t will therefore be easy to
see how most any percentage that might
be desired could be reached by such a
method. The article also states that
the figures given "do not take into con.
sideration cases modified in part, OF
special writs." A case that has beer
modified by the supreme court shows
that it was not correctly decided by
Grimshaw; likewise when a special
writ is issued against him, this also
operates either to reverse some action
he has enormously taken, or to com
mand him to do something which he
has enormously refused to do. In each
instance his ruling was wrong.
Now, how do we arrive at the figures
which place him nearly fortieth down
the list? Simply by taking one of his
own campaign cards, known to have
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-09-08
.AAaGRicA FIRST AND AMER
YEA EFFfctENT."

We come 70 state In q plain
and direct manner our faith,
ssr purpose and our pledge.
This representative gathering 10
. happy augury. Il means the
strength Of reunion. II means
that the party Of Lincoln lie re-
stored, alert, effective. II means
the unity Of common percep-
tlon Of paramount national
needs. II means that we are
neither deceived nor benumbed
by abnormal conditions. We
know that we are in a critical
period, perhaps more critical
than any period since the Civil
War. We need a dominant
sense Of national unity; the ex-
erelse Of our best constructive
powers; the vIgor and resource
fuIneos Of a qulekened America.
We desire that the Republican
Party az q great liberty party
shall be the agency Of national
achievement, the organ Of tho
effective expression of dominant
AmerlcanIsm. What do | mean
by that7 ! mean America con.
solous Of power, awake to obli-
cation, erect In self-respeot, pre-
pared for every emergency, de-
voted to tho Ideals Of peace, In
stlnot with the spirit Of human
brotherhood, safeguarding both
Individual opportunity and the
public Interest, maintaining q
weIl-ordered constitutional sys-
TEN adapted to local self-govern-
ment without the sacrifice Of
essential national authority, ap-
preciating the necessity Of sta
bllity, expert knowledge and
thorough organization as the In
dlspensabie conditions Of Sc
ourIty and progress; country
loved by lie oisIzens with a pa
trlotIe fervor permitting no, dlvI-
slon In their allegiance and no
rivals In their Affection mean
America first and America eff
client. IL is In this spirit that
! respond to your summons
From MIR. Hughes speech Of &C
eeptaroe.