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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-31

Mr.. A. Cooper was in town on Tues
day. He has been holding interesting
meetings at Greenville, and is now in
Hubbardston. He spends next Sun
T. b. Willard reports that in Ron
aid worm is destroying apple trees.
The worm is black and nearly an inch
long. He examined the fine orchard
of Sheriff Mattison and says there is
not vestige of leaves or fruit left.
The destroyer is new to this section,
and its habits are not understood.
AT the school meeting held at the
school house on Tuesday evening,
twenty-six votes were cast upon the
proposition to borrow money not ex-
ceeding $4,000 for the purpose of con-
structing new school house. Eigh-
teen votes were cast in favor of the
loan and eight against. 1t is surpris-
ing that these meetings, in which all
are so much interested financially,
have been so slimly attended. The
meeting adjourned one week, when
plans will be submitted for considera-
ton and a building committee APP
pointed.
Died.--At Smyrna, May 25th, of tu-
NOR in the stomach, Mrs. Morris
Earle, aged 63 years. She leaves a
husband, two sons, and two daughters
to mourn her loss.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-31

NOte.-l MS VIII De kept staining
during the month of May and added
to and corrected as money is paid.
A small addition is being built on
the sawmill.
Many thanks to Mr.. Cooper from
Birdie, for the nice autograph album.
A wee bit of stranger at the
home of J. T. Connell-it's a little
boy. Congratulations.
Mrs. Broas is at Lansing visiting
her son, Charles, who is rejoicing
over the recent advent little SON
his first born.
Oh, Mr.. Steele,
How nice you feel!
A baby boy
Is the source of joy.
Mr. J. T. Connell had the misfor-
tune to lose an excellent COW last
week, but on Tuesday he was sur
prised to find a COW at his door to
take its place. 1t was the free will
offering of the fraternal Of A. 0. u.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-31
From Our Exchange

From the Iona Standard.
The census enumerators for this
city will be John II. WEIGH and K. S.
Johnson. V. c. Common has been APP
pointed for Easton township, and j.
o. Probasco for Lyons. Joe Morse
of Otisco and Mr.. Holbrook of Port
land will also get appointed.
Hon. j. G. Blanchard, while coming
from the stonequarry one day last
week on a hand car, was met by a
freight train and collision took
place. 1t was a one-sided affair, and
the astute lawyer received big tum-
bic. He was uninjured.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-31
The Story of A woodchuck

Here is good story of a wood
chuck involving Merit caves, rural
mail carrier Elmer f. Cook, city
hall custodian and Henry c. Friedley,
assistant clerk in Lambs grocery
store.
Saturday Mr.. Eaves rounded up the
animal near Tom Reeds corners on
his route and aught him in a stone
pile. He was fine specimen of the
grounding and INERT" at once con-
Guided to bag it for Mr. Cooks coll
lection at the city hall park.
On arriving at the park Cook as
certained the "chuck" was an old one
and fearful that he would kill the two
he already had if he should put him
in the cage, declined the gift. Eaves
drove on toward home wondering how
to get the animal off his hands. Hap
PLY he met Friedly coming from din
ner and asked him if he would carry
the animal in the bag to the park and
give it to Cook, who was very anxious
TO get it for the zoo. Henry did the
errand as a favor to INERT" but was
wrathy when Cook declined it with
thanks and made an explanation.
Hank" whipped out jack-knife
saying he would get even with that
limb of the postoffice department
sometime and slit the bag. A wood
chuck is now at large somewhere in
the confines of the city corporation.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-31
State News

A $1O,150 hotel is to be built at
Portland this summer. A Grand
Rapids party has the contract.
Jas. W. Hine of the Lowell Journal
has been on a three months trip to
Texas and the Southwest.
The villages of Hubbardston and
Carson City now declare that the
Marshall and Coldwater road is to be
built soon. Hope so.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-31

From the Greenville Independent.
The new Congregational church at
Greenville will be dedicated Sunday,
June 9th. The cushions will be ship
ped from Chicago May Goth, and the
organ is now being built by master
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-31
Roll of Honor

Showing the names of donors who
have paid their pledges, in whole or in
part, to relieve the Christian church
of Bedding of its mortgaged indebted
ness. Honor to whom honor is due:
Nanas nf nnnnrs Pladnnd Paid
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-31

of Vern Leach and wife of Bedding
last Sunday. The formers sons,
Frank and Ernest, of Grand Rapids
were also their guests.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-31

The atmosphere of store reflects
the personality Of the heads. There
Is food for thought in this.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-31

If woman is going away on visit
she never finishes packing her trunk
until after the expressman calls Tor II.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-31

The little deficiencies in personal
manner and appearance may not be
as noticeable as the big ones, but
they all count against you. Correct
the little ones along with the big
ones.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-31

AS a rule there is fire where there 5
smoke, but often the smoke comes
from a pipe dream.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-31

The place to begin to save money
is on the little items rather than wait
ing for a chance to make some big,
spectacular saving-which will never
be made
Misfortune is no respecter of per-
sons-and neither is fortune, for the
matter of that
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-31
Cast Out the Devil

To make man happy fill his hands
with work, his heart with affection,
his mind with purpose, his memory
with useful knowledge, his future
with hope, and his stomach with food.
The devil never enters a man except
one of these rooms be vacant. Cast.
him out and sweep and garnish the
room, and he will return with seven
other devils. The only way to be rid
of him is to fill the room and take
down your ITO Let" sign.
Frank Crane.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-31

That new leaf possibly needs to be
fastened down with fool-proof ce-
ment.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-31

workman. The organ was billed as
1920 pounds.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-31
You Can Afford Good Light

You uptodae farmers who your propery-take pride
your home and love your good wife and Cldreyou should
have good light.
The day has passed when good light in the farm home could
be considered novelty expensive luxury Nor it
of big investment Today good light inexpensive necessity
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-31

Grattan Gleanings
Mr.. Lagee Hall and Miss Mary
Smith were united in matrimony last
Wednesday.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-31

The PILOT is going to save her lot of
hard work dirty work - filling, cleaning
and carrying lamps about the house-the
meanest work woman has to do. Think.
too, what gas cook stove will mean to her
on hot days and when quick meals are
wanted in hurry.
If you can afford improvements for
your farm, surely you can afford This one
great Improvement for your hon,e-your
tDife--ond your children. II is the one
thing that you and your whole family will
enjoy every night--36 5 times every year.
Consider the PILOT from every standpoint-safety.
comfort, convenience and better living Your ae;s,
will be what 100000 other country home owners have
decided-you can't afford TO Be s0ifhouf it,
Write for illustrated catalogs and descriptive booklets
giving all the facts Find out today, about the PIIOT
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-31
A. r. GRAHAM, Supervisor

$40 Mason ST., FLINT, MICH
OxwEID AcETYLENE COMPANY. crucAcr,
Lassesf Makers Of P,issfe Lirhsins and cook;.~
Plants in che World
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-09-26
Poor Thackeray!

Sir William Howard Russell's diary
for April, 1852. has this amusing
glimpse Of Thackeray:
"The sportsmen among whom l had
the honor to be numbered were Of the
Winkle order. Thackeray, Dickens.
John Beech. Jerrold, Lemon. lbbotson,
were invited. and carriages were re-
served to Watford. AS we were start
ing written excuse was brought from
Dickens to be conveyed to Mrs. K. by
Thackeray. The party drove up to the
house, and after compliments Thack-
cray delivered the billet The effect
was unpleasant Mrs. K. fed along
the hall, and the guests heard her call
ing to the cook: Martin, don't roast
the ortolans. Mr.. Dickens isn't COM
ing
'Thackeray said he never felt so
small There's test Of popularity for
YOU! No ortolans for Pendennis?
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-09-26
OPOSSUM Is TREED
N PRIVATE YARD.
Dutch Weather Prophet Finds
Animal Visitor EnscOned on
His Premises.

The State.
William P. Houseal, "the Dutch
weather prophet" came home from
the movies last evening and found
his setter dog all agog over something
he had discovered up tree in the
backyard. A pocket fashlight re-
vealed a sizable but lean opossum
perched in "a, crotch at about the
height OF a mans head. He was
yanked down by the tail and con
signed to box. Mr. Houseal has
visions Of "possum an taters.' at his
house after fattening and condition
ing period of about two weeks. Neigh
bors have lost several chickens lately,
and it is suspected that the opossum
may know something about the mat
ter. Mr.. Houseal lives at TIT Hamp-
ton street
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-09-26
NEW CONGRESSMAN FOB THIRD.

Walhalla Courier.
Hon. Wyatt Aiken, Of Abbeville,
Congressman fer our (the Third
Congressional District for sixteen
years, has been defeated by Hon.
Fred H. Dominick, of Newberry, for
mer Assistant Attorney General for
South Carolina. Mr.. Dominick car
ried every county in the district, ex
cept Oconee, and this county gave
hm a handsome vote,
That Mr.. Dominck will prove him
self competent and able Congress
man, We sincerely hope, and our be-
lief is as our hope. Mr.. Domiaick has
ability-marked ability-and while
his political alignment in South Car
china has been always on that side
which The Courier has consistently
opposed, We sincerely trust that Nr.
Doninick will make our district the
best Congressman We have ever had.
AS We said in the ouset, he has the
Utility; and, while representing fac
ton in our State party with which
We have never had any great sympa-
thy, We have noted with no small de-
gree Of pleasure that Fred Dominick
rose head and shoulders above his
political associates.
I'VE have lost a good Congressman in
Wyatt Aiken. We believe that Mr..
Dominick will represent the entire
district ably and we'll. With no dis
aragement to Mr.. Aiken, we hope
and to that end each citizen OF the
district should lend every aid and en-
courag agement-that Fred Dominick will
make even better Congressman than
his predecessor.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-09-26
COVER CROPS.

1t is now time to begin sowing
some crops on your land that would
Otherwise be left bare during the
winter. It is a known fact that nitro
gen readily teaches from the soil
when there is no growing crop on land
to take it up.
Save the nitrosea that you already
have by sowing eats or rye en- the
land and turn in the spring as q green
manure crop. Better still, sow GRIM
son or bur clover. and hairy Tetch
watch being legumes, will not only
conserve the nitrogen already in the
soil, but will gather more from the
air and store it in the soil for the
use OF the crop next summer. Sow
bur clover just as soon as you can,
whether you have good season or not.
It will come up when you do have a
good wetting rain. If this is your
FIRST experience with bur clover, SOW
it in your turnip patch, or similar
rich plot Of ground; or if you have
NO such plot, broadcast some stable
manure on the land so as to insure
you a good growth the first year.
Seed are too expensive to buy to
seed large areas 1t will be far more
economical for you to properly pre-
pare you a good seed plot and grow
your own seed. A small plot if
properly prepared will produce enough
seed for several acres next year.
If you are going to SOW crimson
clover, by all means wait until there
is a good season in the ground, about
the first October. is probably the
best time to SOW crimson clover in
Newberry county, provided the soil is
wet enough. 1t is very tender plant
when it is young and few days OF
hot sunshine and dry weather often
destroys the young plants before they
are sufficiently deep-rooted to sus-
tain themselves.
Be sure to cover your clover 'el
very lightly, just about as you wo
tarnip seed.
Be sure to inoculate.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-09-26
Protection From Lightning.

Sir Oliver Lodge stated that the
problem Of securing protection from
lightning consisted in finding the best
method Of dissipating the enormous
energy Of the fash, but that it was not
wise to get rid of the energy too quick
~. A thin iron wire is considered the
best lightning conductor from the elec-
trical point Of view. but it is almost
impossible to protect building from
lightning unless it is completely enVel-
oped in metal cage. 1t is by no means
true that a building is safe when pro-
v1ded with a conductor reaching up to
the highest part Of the building.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-09-26
BURIED IN SECRET.
Two Famous Kings Whose Last Rest
ina Places Are Unknown.

wv INiIIS0 SN'SSS -SS~ 'ASo~
ing Places Are Unknown.
Two ancient kings were buried in Sc
cret. Attila. king of the Huns. after
his siege of Rome. died III Hungary
A. D. 453. His soldiers, desirous OF
giving their great leader right royal
burial, inclosed his body first in cas-,
ket Of gold. this in one Of silver and
this in one Of lead. and transported it
into a desert. There slaves were Sc
lected, and under the direction of men
who were sworn to secrecy they dug
the grave of the dead monarch. When
this was accomplished no traces Of the
spot were left. The slaves were all
cruelty slain.
Alaric, king of the Goths. the cele
brated conqueror of Rome. died when
with his army at Cozenza, south Italy
His men turned the course Of river.
inferred the body of their sovereign
with much treasure, in its bed and re-
stored the stream to it's channel.
No man has ever lighted on the rest
ing place Of either Of these kings. who
in this respect resemble Moses. Of
whom it is written. mo man knoweth
Of his sepulcher unto this day. LION
don Standard.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-09-26
BETTING 9 TO l HUGHES
The Curb and the Cotton Market
Each Report Cash Wager.

New York, Sept. PA bet Of S. 000
on Hughes to $1,000 on Wilson was
reported on the curb yesterday, and a
similar bet on the Cotton Exchange.
Edward McQuado, Curb broker, said
that a proprietor of an uptown hotel
had $4,000 to bet on Wilson at to 2
A Western visitor to the Curb mar
ket was quoted as saying that it was
difficult to get even money bets
against the President in the West.
Odds of 10 to 8 on Governor Whit
man for reelection and of 10 to 9
or Calder against McCombs for United
States Senator were offered without
takers.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-09-26
TOLD IN FEW WORDS.
Some Famous Nominating Speeches In
Presidential Campaigns.

Some Famous Nominating Speeches IN
Presidential Campaigns.
On the third day of the 1860 conven
ton when other business had been dis
posed of and nominations were in or
der Mr.. Eyarts of New York in fewer
than thirty words presented William
H. Seward for the nomination Mr.
Judd of Illinois was equally brief in
presenting Abraham Lincoln.
The names Of William L. Dayton Of
New Jersey. of Simon Cameron Of
Pennsylvania. Of Salmon P. Chase Of
Ohio, Of Edward Bates Of Missouri and
Of John Mclean Of Ohio were present
ed, but fewer than two dozen words
were used in any instance.
It is not by elaborate and eloquent
nominating speeches that the choice Of
presidential candidates is determined
The reasons influencing delegates are
of different character. But II
speeches must be made a reasonable
brevity will make them all the more
effective.
Two OF the best remembered nomi-
mating speeches ever made in a ma
tional convention were by Robert G.
Ingersoll for Blaine in 1876 and by
Daniel Dougherty nol,2lating Hancock
in 1880-one Republican. the other a
Democrat-and neither speech occu-
pied more than ten minutes in delivery.
Philadelphia Telegraph.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-09-26
DEATH OF MRS. PENNINGTON.
Mother of Mrs. JnO. Maddox Dies at
Age of So Years.
Anderson Mail.

Anderson Mail.
Mrs. Caroline Summers Pennington
wife of the late Capt. B. Frank Pen
nington. for many years railway
conductor, died at the home Of her
son-in-laW. Mr.. John Maddox, 101
East Orr street, at 5 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, after IAN illness of some
time.
funeral services were held at the
home of MIR. Maddox at 2::3O o'clock
this afternoon, being conducted by
Dr. John E. White. Interment will
follow at 5 o'clock in the Belton ceme-
terry.
Mrs. Pennington was SO years of
age. Her husband preceded her to the
grave about one year ago. Besides
Mrs. Maddox, the deceased is survived
by three other children, Mrs. Ned
Oliver of Laurens, Mrs. Harvey Will
liams of Orangeburg and Leroy Pen
nington of Newport News, Va. Also
by one sister, Mrs Laura Edwards of
Abbeville. Mr.. Clint Summers, ST., Of
Autun, is an uncle of Mrs. Penning
ton.
Mrs. Pennington was the daughter Of
the late B. F. Summers Of NeWberry,
where she was reared. Mrs. Pc
nington had long been ia faithful and
consistent member Of the Baptist
church and lived up to all its teach
ings- She was a kind and affection
ate neighbor, wife and mother and
her death will be deeply mourned by
all who knew her.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-09-26

above where no parting tears are
shed, but all will be bright and happy
on that golden shore.
May the God of all peace comfort
the bereaVed ones and may they be
as true as Miss Alma has been and
strive to meet her in a fairer land
where there will be no parting.
Dear one thou hast left us,
Here thy loss we deeply feel
But 'tis God who has bereft us,
He can all our sorrows heal.
How We miss your gentle footsteps,
Miss your kind and gentle words,
No more in that lonely home
Will your tender voice be heard.
The golden gates were opened wide
A gentle voice said come,
And angels from the other side
Welcomed our dear one home.
Yet again we hope to meet thee
When the day Of life is fed.
Then in heaven with joy to greet thee
Where no farewell tears are shed.
Alma thou was mild and lovely,
Gentle as the summer breeze
Pleasant as the air Of evening
When it floats among the trees.
Another precious one from rs is gone
A voice we loved is still.
A place is vacant in that home
Which never can be filled.
You have crossed the cold lax river
Angels hold you by the hand.
You are safe from storms forever
Safe within that promised land.
Sc farwell Dear Alma
You nave only gone before,
And if we are just as faithful
Ne shall reach the golden shore.
Written by her cousin and friend
Georgia Hair and Ada Hunt.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-09-26
WE SALUTE LACRENS COUNTY.

Skc@1 SeAAhOoA . 1ANAS&ANs
In another column OF The Herald
this morning will be found news
item from Laurens which should De
of great interest to every flrmer in
Spartaaburg county and to many who
are not farmers, but who have not
Sost taeir love CT the soil.
Two hundred farmers in our neigl-
Dor county have purchased y tons OF
crimson clover seed and will this fall
SOW 1900 acres to this remarkable
soil-building plant. The order for seed
is undoubtedly one of the largest
ever placed in America. The seed
will be planted under the direction
and supervision of Mr.. P. w. Moore,
farm demonstrator for the county.
This is the biggest thing Laureus
county has ever started. and kno-i-
ing the people of that county as we
do, our prediction is that they Will
push it to complete success. 1t is
big think for Laurers and it is just
as big a thing for the state of South
Carolina. Indeed, it is big thing for
the South, and we heartily congratu-
late our neishbors on having had the
nerve and the initiative they have
shown.
The remarkable feature of this ex-
pertinent is that this clover is to be
soWn las a cover crop, and next spring,
after grazing the lands during the
late winter and early spring, the crop
will be turned under and followed by
other crops. This cover crop is ex-
pected to protect the lands on which
# is sown during the winter. The
South has lost many millions of dol
lars each year, by leaving cultivated
lands bare ,after the autumn harvest
tn he washed and weakened Cy the
winter rains. If, ct the close OF tie
civil war, our farmers had appre-
cisted the value of cover crops Oh
clover and. had been able to plant
them. and the practice had been fol'
lowed to this day, it is perhaps under
statinz the facts when we say that
the productiveness of Southern helds
todav would be twice as great as 1t
is When we think that the cotton
crop of South Carolina alone is worth
in the neighbcrhood of, one hundred
million dollars a year, we get some
idea of the gigantic losses which
have come through our lack of prop
erly protecting our soils and allow
ing their fertility to be washed away
by rain.
This movement in Laurens is in
tended to demonstrate on a large
scale what the lcguminous cover crop
will do. Some of these farmers Will
perhaps fail to get Ia stand, out
enough of them will do so to show
conclusively the excellent results
whihc follow the growing of this nj
trogen collecting plant, of using 1t
during winter to hold the soil against
the ravages of the rains. and later
turning 1t under as a humus maker.
With Spartanburg opening her al
nalfa campaign and Laurens her great
crimson clover experiment, W. are
doing things up in this part OF
South Carolina-doing big things.
Watch US grow!
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-09-26
A Fairy Story.

Three men stood before the good
fairy.
"Why do you want Wealth. de-
manded the good fairy Of one.
81 want to fix somebody"
"And you?"
Il want to show somebody"
"And your
81 want to help somebody.
Which one did the good fairy as
s1st?-Eansas City Journal.