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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-13

The many friends Of Mrs. Howard
Shannon will be glad to hear that she
is improving in health since she has
been in Pine, Colorado. She speaks
very highly Of her new home and
thinks the climate has done her a
great deal of good. Her two chill
dren are with her there. Her friends
her hope she will regain her health
again.
AFRO Cole of Greenville was in the
city Monday.
Mrs. ii. N. Shute, who had been the
guest of Mrs. Klingensmith, left for
Greenville and Sheridan Tuesday.
Hear the Cary-Williams Colored
Concert company at the Church OF
Christ Monday, 500 ps m. Solos,
duets, quartettes, readings, imperson-
ations, saxaphone and banjo solos.
The worlds greatest basso. Admis-
sion 25c.-adv.
Mrs. Emma Browns Sunday school
F.. church dining room Saturday,
December 16. Tickets 35c.-adv.
Mrs. Ralph Mason and son, Aronld,
left for Battle Creek Friday, their
new home.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. Patterson of
Butternut were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Boyer Thursday.
Mrs. Wilbur Whitney returned
Wednesday from visiting relatives in
Sparta and Grand Rapids.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Filkins were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Merton Smith
the first Of the week.
Mrs. Verne Brown spent Tuesday
and Wednesday in Grand Rapids.
Mrs. Anna Ashby and mother, Mrs.
Define spent Tuesday and Wednesday
in Grand Rapids.
Miss Florence Nash left Tuesday
for her home in Titusville, Pa. Miss
Allie Sabine accompanied her to
Grand Rapids and spent the day there.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Moulton of
Ionia were guests of relatives here
Tuesday.
Mrs. VIM. Anderson was in Ionia
on business Monday.
Miss Allie Arnwine spent the
weekend in Grand Rapids.
Mrs. W. l.. Cusser, Mrs. Frank
O'Bryon. Mrs. E. w. Durham and
Mrs. w. H. Angel spent Thursday
in Grand Rapids.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Leonard spent
Thursday and Friday in Grand
Rapids. They saw the play, "Exper-
ience," while there.
Rev. and Mrs. Quick, who have
been visiting old friends here for
some time. left Friday for the east.
George Crawford spent Wednesday
in Grand Rapids.
Misses Christine Robinson and
Carolyn Broker spent Tuesday in
Grand Rapids.
Mrs. VIM. Reed left Tuesday for
Detroit, where she is the guest of
her son, George Y. Reed.
Lee Post was in Chicago on bust
ness Thursday.
Thanksgiving guests Of Mrs. Mary
Sears were: Frank Sears of Lansing
and Miss Rose Wohlscheid of Port
land.
Mrs. Mary Sears entertained Mrs.
Ira Pottruff and daughter, Eva, Jessie
Cahoon and Eva Potruff of Lowell re-
Gently.
Elmer B. Essex of Detroit spent
Thanksgiving with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. B. Essex and his son,
Lyle.
Scott Carter of Detroit was the
guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. F. Carter. of East Otisco, over
Thanksgiving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Stanton and
Miss Allie Sabine spent Thanksgiv-
ing with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. p. Sabine of Orleans.
If you're going to have good health,
feel we'll, enjoy winter, you've got to
keep your bowels regular. Winters
indoor life, heavy foods, clogs them
up. HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea
cleans them out, and does it quick. It's
to make you well and keep you well.
35c. Tea or Tablets. II. j. Council.
adv
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-13
EAST GRATTAN

Mr.. and Mrs. Lawn Clemens and
daughter were Sunday guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Glenn Spicer and family.
George Mason injured his knee one
day last week, while at work.
Mrs. Bonnie Tower and daughter,
Ethel, were in Bedding on business
one day last week.
Mrs. Geo. Rhodes was Sunday
caller at her son and daughter-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Eltsr Rhodes, of Green
vile.
Risty Richmond and sister will
spend the winter in California.
Miss Myrlin Rhodes is going to
school at Greenville this winter.
Mrs. Ira Warren and daughter
were Sunday callers at Mr.. and Mrs.
Glenn Spicer's and family.
Mrs. Spicer and son are getting
along nicely.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-13

business meeting number Of articles
were sold which had been made by
the members. Some things were left
which will be offered for sale at the
next meeting.
Miles Merritt went to Ionia' Tues
day. He is getting ready to spend
the winter there. j.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-13

Albert Brown was in Bedding Mon
day.
Mrs. L. j. Whitford and Mrs. Frank
Hall were Bedding visitors Monday.
The gravel teams are hauling ev-
cry day, but we haven't noticed any
Of it on our road to Shiloh.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lott and Mr.. and Mrs.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-13

Moore visited their sister last week,
Mrs. Raymond Hall.
Mrs. Fred Emery had the misfor-
tune to fall down the cellar stairs
Monday. Although no bones were
broken she was pretty badly shaken
up and was unconscious for an hour
and half.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-13
Baxter Laundry Agency

The boys of Bailey's Y. M. C. A.
group have taken the agency for the
be at Kingsbury's newsstand. Service
all the time at right prices. Will
collect Mondays. Deliveries any
place in the city.-adv.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-13
LONG LAKE

The Long Lake Ladies Aid society
met with Mrs. Will Moore last Thurs
day. There was chicken pie dinner
which everybody enjoyed. A goodly
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-13

We have tried to anticipate the
Christmas desires of our custom
ers and have a very complete
stock of useful gifts that will be
appreciated by every member of
the family. :. :. :. :.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-13
He Had Qualified

A stranger in an Indiana village
thought he might improve the time
by attending service in the local
church. At the conclusion of a
lengthy sermon the minister announc-
ed that he should like to meet the
board. The stranger, in company
with several other persons, proceed
ed to walk to the front of the church.
The pastor, thinking there must be
some misunderstanding, said to him /:
81 believe, sir you are mistaken. This
is just to be meeting of the board"
"Well," replied the visitor, 81 have
listened TO you talk for more than an
hour, and if anyone has been more
bored than have been / should like
to know who it s."-Christian
Herald.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-13
Obliging

At certain church in a Jersey
town it is the invariable custom Of
the clergyman to kiss the bride after
the ceremony. A young woman, who
was about to be married in the
church, did not relish the prospect
and instructed her prospective bus-
band to tell the clergyman that she
did not wish him to kiss her. The
bridegroom obeyed the instructions
given.
"Well, Harry" said the young
woman when he appeared. "did you
tell the minister that ! did not wish
him to kiss me?"
Eyes"
"And what did he say?"
"He said that in that case he would
charge only half the usual fee"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-11-02

Before the opening of the present
season, when styles for 1t were in prep
aration, some of the famous authorities
in Paris promised that the slim sill
houette would become the fashion.
Whereupon the slender woman con-
graduated herself because draperies
were to return to graceful lines and
her slimness was to be emphasized in
stead of being concealed. The plump
woman approved also because she
might hope to convey an appearance
of slenderness in draperies less ample
and outstanding than those of the sum-
mer season.
The transition from bouffant to
straight lines has been rather gradual
and much more apparent in street suits
and afternoon gowns than in evening
clothes. But the slim silhouette is
gaining ground. Skirts are full but
straight hanging. and they are some
what longer, which adds to the appear
ance of height. But women did not
take kindly to much added length in
suits, and skirts now are not much be
low the shoetops.
The handsome suit shown in the pic
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ture is u fine exponent of good style
in the richest of materials. 1t Is plain
silk velours, or it might be made in
japanese velvet. The skirt hangs
straight but is full and is laid in plaits
about the waist. 1t is finished with
three-inch hem and the weight and sup
pleness of the material make 1t cling
to the figure.
The coat is an unusual and original
design and is trimmed with plain vel
vet in dark color. The back Is long
and shaped into the figure ut the waist
line with small plaits. There Is piait-
ed fan OF velvet set over the long
panel. There is full double ripple
over the hips and plain front. A belt
extends from the side seams at the
back and fastens in front. The cuffs
are faced with velvet. and round but
tons that finish them are covered with
1t.
A scarf of the same material made
to wear with this suit adds n wonder
fully chic finish to it. 1t is wound
about the throat and knotted at the
left side, where n long pointed end
hangs to the bottom of the coat.
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Hot-Water System.

ond floor. In order to operate this
ventilation scheme in mild or still
weather, it will be found necessary to
have return air duct. A fireplace is
an ideal foul-air escape.
Such an escape will add from So
to $50 to the cost of chimney, for
it must have an independent fiue.
Three hash-light pictures were
taken in adjoining rooms, one u by
u feet and the other u by % feet.
The rooms were almost filed with
smoke. The outside temperature was
a little below zero, so door could not
be left open very long. Six pounds of
newspapers We're burned in the fire.
place to create draft. In half an
hour the smoke was cleared from the
rooms, and one door had been open
for about five minutes. There was no
perceptible change in temperature.
Fireplace.
In section where wood is plend-
full, the comfort and satisfaction of
an open fire should not be overlooked.
In early spring and late fall few
sticks of wood on CRATE fire will
amount in a heater.
If provided for at the time of build
ing the expense need not exceed S60
This will provide facing, mantle,
hearth, damper and ash traps, to-
gether with the added fiue in the
chimney. The flue should be large.
A flue s by s inches is usually too
small. A fireplace should be at least
80 inches wide, 2S inches high, and 10
inches deep, or as near these dimen-
sions as the commercial facing and
lining materials will make. Colored
brick with rough face, make most
Satisfactory facing, and may be placed
ut the time the chimney is built. The
lining should. of course, be of fire.
brick. A hearth is easily built, using
n smooth hard brick or tile.
The essentials of satisfactory fire.
place are: G) large flue; (2) q
smooth throat set well to the front |;
(3) thin lip. A smoking fireplace
can usually be remedied by adding q
thin lip-member.
Firing.
Economical stoking is an art. Hard
coal is popular because the average
person does not care to fire every
half hour. However, little admix-
ture of brains with the coal will pay,
even with hard coal. In general. add
as small an amount of coal as possible
at each firing. and fire often. Do not
entirely cover the bed of live Goals,
but leave n small hole, where sufficient
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stroy the vacuum and it will become
II steam system pure and simple.
Choosing Fuel.

stroy the vacuum and it will become
steam system pure and simple.
Choosing Fuel.
For hard coal deep firebox gives
best results. Hard coal burns slowly
and requires less air than soft coal
or wood, and the deep fire serves as
II check on the air. Soft coal and
wood burn best in thin layer over a
larger surface, and of course will re-
quire more frequent firing. All-round
steam and hot-water boilers are made
for hard coal. A sectional boiler may
be heightened by adding sections and
the size of the tireboX be thereby in
creased.
In round hot-water boilers, two
styles are offered; one with fiat
top fireboX, and one with water arms
The one with the fiat top is much
more easily cleaned than the one hay
ing water arms, and the heating coil
is much more easily installed. The
latter style is intended to give more
heating surface in the tireboX, but
this feature is more than offset by
the advantages mentioned.
In placing any of these heaters the
clean-out doors should not be backed
up against chimney or partition.
Radiators.
The radiators are of cast or sheet
Iron, made up in sections, which may
be placed together to give the re-
quired amount of radiating surface.
The standard size is IS inches high,
three-column, and contains square
feet of radiation per section. A four
column 3S-inch radiator contains s
square feet of radiating surface. They
sell for is to 20 cents square foot.
Each radiator has a valve at one end
to cut off the water. In this valve is
n pinhole, through which circulation
will continue and thus prevent freez-
ing when the radiation is cut off. At
the top of each radiator, at one end,
is an air valve, which must be opened
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-11-02

cred with asbestos paper TO protect
the pipes and to save heat. a damp
er in every pipe and also in the smoke
fiue will aid materially in controlling
and distributing heat. Chimney hues
should be 10 by 10 inches or larger.
Hot Water.
A hot-water system is only slight
elaboration of the principle. Enlarge
the base to inclose the fire, and re-
duce the size of the tube or pipe be
tween the fire and the rooms to be
heated, and make that part of the
circuit in the rooms large, to give
enough radiating surface. The main
body, cast in sections for convenience
in handling, is often made quite ir-
regular, in order to expose more sur
face to the fire. Water is conducted
through large pipe, from which
smaller pipes connect with one end
of the radiator in each room. The
other end of the radiator is con-
nected to n large return pipe, which
enters the heater at the crate level.
This allows for more rapid circula-
tiOn than if single pipe were used
for each radiator.
Allowance must be made for the
expansion of the water. This is done
by placing an open tank In the attic,
or in II second-fioor room above the
top of the highest radiator, and con-
meeting with the system ut some con-
venient point The system may be
filled through this tank if there is no
pressure system ut hand.
This is called the open-tank hot
water system. If the tank We're
capped tight, and little or no water
reached the tank, there would be n
quantity of air confined which would
be compressed. because the water in
the heater, pipes and radiators eN-
pands when heated. This is the
closed tank or semisteam system.
The advantage is higher tempera-
ture of the water before the boiling
point is reached. The higher tenn
perature will allow of smaller pipes
and smaller radiators, and the prac-
tice is to install n smaller heater
also. The cost of installation will
consequently be less.
Objections to this system are: The
need of safety devices, which may
fail, and harder firing. which requires
more fuel.
Vapor or Vacuum System.
The vnpor or vacuum system is n
comparatively recent development. 1t
is the opposite in principle of the
closed-tank hot-water system as the
air Is exhausted from the pipes and
radiators and water stands in fhe
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Hot-A Air Furnace.

mace is produced which will heat two
or more rooms. one for each pipe.
Later improvements gave us the hot
water and steam systems; and these
now find some competition in the vapor
system.
A combination of hot air with either
hot water, steam or vapor, known as
combination system, is now often
used.
The outside of stove becomes hot
from the fire within which heats the
air in contact with it. This air in turn
becomes lighter. rises, and is replaced
by cold air from below and Mt the
sides. This displacement of warm air
by cold air continues, and produces
currents. The room can be made
comfortable with stove when 1t is
not too cold outside. If very cold out
side, say ten degrees below, the cur
rent of air will become so cold while
passing down the cold walls that the
stove cannot heat the room comforta-
bly,.
A sheet iron jacket, with neither
top nor bottom, set up from the floor
will increase the rapidity of air cir
culation. since only the air within
the jacket is heated. This air gets hot
ter and rises faster, thus making n
more rapid circulation and more eff
fective heat.
A Furnace.
stove with jacket, placed in the
cellar, becomes furnace. a brick
wall may be substituted for the steel
Jacket. A return flue through the
floor some distance from the furnace,
makes the system complete. Such II
scheme is used for many churches,
schools and assembly rooms, where the
basement can be used as II furnace
room.
When this furnace is set little
lower in the ground and the neck
divided. into several small pipes. 1t
may be used to heat several rooms.
Heat is conducted to the second-fo
rooms by rectangular pipes set in the
walls between the studs. over each
opening in the floor or walls is n
register of perforated cast iron.
In each pipe leading from fur
mace Is n damper. so that any pipe
may be closed at will. There is IL
return air duct, to be used when the
weather is too cold to allow the
heated and used air to pass out of
the house. The rooms are full of air
at all times, and more air cannot be
forced ipto them by the small pressure
exerted by the warm air in the pipes
below. In order to get this warm air
into the rooms way must be pro-
vided for the cold air to get out. This
is done by means of n return air duct.
which may open into chimney and
allow the air to pass out; or under
the furnace and permit the air to be
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-11-02

At the cafe dinner the loveliest mil
linery is to be seen to the best advan-
tage. Every woman realizes that her
hat and her blouse are sure to come In
for close and deliberate inspection df
they are at all worth looking att when
she dimes in a smart hotel or restau-
rant. And the passing show is worth
going out of ones way to see.
There are hats of all sizes and Of
all sorts of rich materials and intri-
cate workmanship. There are shapes
Inspired by headwear in all the four
corners. and more, of the world. They
bring to mind far countries and re-
mote periods of history. The imagina-
ton is kept busy, for the student of
costuming, by all that is suggested in
this endless procession of really WON
derful hats.
Three brilliant examples of millinery
hre pictured here. They include
big picture hat Of gray velvet with
shirred band of velvet about the side
crown and a collar Of skunk fur.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-11-02

Three soft, shaded plumes are grouped
at the back, and bride of black vel
vet ribbon extends over the brim and
under the hair at the back. The plumes
are shaded from white to gray, and a
white ostrich neckpiece adds to the
charm of the hat.
In the second hat-of black velvet
wreath of white ostrich is finished
with a single short plume at the back,
and small metallic pink rose seems
placed in the best of all settings at the
front. To this hat white fox neck
piece lends more than its ordinary
charm.
Another brilliant black-and-white
model Is made of white felt shane
with wide puff of velvet on the
crown and overlapping the brim. 1t is
splendidly trimmed with a pompon of
white feathers at one side and is
worn with a scarf of moleskin. Mole
colored velvet might be substituted
for black, If it Is desired to match up
the hat and neckpiece, in this day Of
matched sets.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-11-02

heat can get through to fire the gases
as they distill off from the new coal,
otherwise they are lost up the Chin
ney. These gases burn clear and hot,
and form large part of the coal.
Keep the CRATES clean and clear Of
clinkers. Use slice-bar, and pre-
vent tendency to cake ut the bot
tom of the fire.
Three instances of firing came to
notice recently, in houses of nearly
the same size. The cost in one case
was SAT- in another, $50; and in the
third, SIG All the houses were warm
and comfortable nt all times. In one
the coal was fired. in the other two
it was dumped in.
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while filling the system, in order to
let the air out, else the water cannot
get in. When water flows from the
valve it may be closed. This valve
should be opened from time to time
after filling the system, to let out air
that has separated from the water and
gathered in the top of the radiator.
The small chamber of air will very
effectively check the circulation
through the radiator and it will not
heat.
The cost of hot-water system for
six-room house will be about S275
or $500. 1t will cost about two-thirds
more than hot air, but hot-air outfits
last only from Z to years, with yearly
repairs, while the hot-water system
will last from three to six times as
long, with no expense or upkeep.
The cost of hot-water system will
be about $S5 or 500 for radiators, S13O
for the heater, and about S65 for in
stallaton. Any farmer who is at all
handy as mechanic can do the work,
leaving S210 for the plant, compared
with S175 for hot air.
A hot-air system may give reason
ably satisfactory results in small
buildings, but for large houses and
under most conditions either steam or
hot water is unhesitatingly recon-
mended. The higher cost is more
than offset, in a few years, by saw
ing of fuel and better results.
systems. Little need be said. They
are like water systems in makeup. ex-
cept that the expansion tank is closed.
There is no water in the radiators,
only in the heater. There is no cir
culation until the water in the boiler
is boiling, and there is pressure in the
pipes and radiators. This pressure,
while not intended to be heavy, may
become so if not watched carefully.
| This is impossible in the average
home. In the mill, factory, or large
hat building, there is reason for keep
ing a man on duty constantly, but not
so in the home.
BY the process of elimination, it can
safely be claimed that steam is not
safe, and hot air is not satisfactory to
any degree; while hot water, not per-
| feet because 1t costs too much, is the
best system of the three for heating u
! home.
Combination System.
! A combination syStem-a combina-
/ ton of hot water and hot airs the
ideal system. However, instead of
using a standard hot-air furnace, with
coil in the firebox for heating the
water (similar to that used in a
kitchen range), 1t is much better to
place large radiator or a coil of
, common pipe in n box in the cellar,
which is open to the room above and
to the outside air. This system may
| be installed at an additional cost of
S25, and provides fresh-air supply
at all times. 1t is claimed, and with
much reason, that ventilation Is not
necessary in the average house; that
! the air In the rooms is rharoad "ftar
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heater only, as in steam system.
The exhaustion of the air makes 1t
possible to produce steam at a tenn
perature as low as 125 degrees Fab
renheit, which means that a small fire
will produce results in n few minutes,
because there are only few gallons
of water in the heater. 1t is virtually
steam system, and requires protec-
tive devices as carefully adjusted and
attended as a steam system. Further
more, leaks in the system will de-
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reheated and returned to
the room. When this is
done the fresh-air duct
may be closed or partly
closed.
The burning of the air
in order to get heat sut-
ticient to warm the rooms,
limits the usefulness OF
this style of heating to
small houses, and general
ly to one floor. To be sue
cessful, the furnace must
be large and the pipes
from 30 to 100 per cent
larger than are ordinarily
used.
All pipes, in cellar and
in walls, should be COW
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-11-02

There are several different
styles of house-heating plants
on the market, the eheapness
and convenience of 4uhich
make it unnecessary for farm
houses to be euithoa a heat
ing system 1uhieh means
comfort for the household
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enough to meet all requirements, ex.
cept when an unusual number OF
people are present. 1t is true that,
with an average winter wind blowing
at ten miles per hour, the air in the
rooms will change about every half
hour. This is certainly all that Is
required for the average family. This
rate of change can be increased 80
per cent by opening a door to the sec