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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-31
Parable of the Good Sense of the
Conductor

Now rode upon Railway, and the
Conductor Punched my Ticket. And
he was Cheerful Man, and he spake
to one and another as he came
through the car. And he spake like
a man who was Happy. And he
limped little as he walked, so that
/ judged he had some time had an
Accident. And / spake to a Passen-
ger who had had speech with the
Conductor, and he said, Yes, that is
Old Flatwheel. He had a Wreck a
good many years ago, and he got his
Leg Crushed saving Folk from the
Wreck. He hath been long on this
Run, and everybody Liketh him.
Now the next day l returned, and
behold on the Train / met the same
Conductor. And as he passed by and
Punched my Ticket, he spake to me,
saying that he remembered l had been
on his Train on the day before.
And / asked him about his Work.
And | said, Thou seemest to me like
unto a man who enjoyeth Good
Health and Liveth an Happy Life.
And he said, l am indeed an Happy
Man. / am the husband of One Wife,
and she is Peach, and we have Chill
dren and Grandchildren, who are the
Finest, / reckon, the Lord ever made.
And / own my home, and every other
Night am there, and also one day
Week | have off. And / owe no man
and hate no man.
And / said, Thou art indeed an Hap
ply Man. Dost thou sometimes get
Weary Of the Jobf
And he answered, Yea. But l new
er get so weary Of the Job as | am to
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-31
ACT QUICKLY
Delay Has Been Dangerous in Belding

Do the right thing at the right
time.
Act quickly in time OF danger.
In time Of kidney danger Doan's
Kidney Pills are most effective.
Plenty of Belding evidence Of their
worth.
Mrs. Glenn Wasnick, 811 S. Pearl
St, Belding, says: 81 have kept
Doan's Kidney Pills in the house for
years and from the benefit / have re-
ceived, / am only too glad to advise
their use to others. Whenever my
back has been weak or lame or have
been dizzy and my kidneys irregular
in action, have used Doan's Kidney
Pills. This medicine has never fail
ed to give quick relief, soon curing
the attack"
Price Soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills--the same that
Mrs. Wasnick uses. Foster-Mi lburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y.-adv.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-31
In Frankfort. Indiana

This city has been dry under local
option for six years. 1t has more
than 10000 people and for a days
during the months Of July and Aug
ust there was not a single case Of
drunkenness in the city. Since local
option was adopted Frankfort has
increased in population 35 per cent.
There is not an empty storeroom in
the city and but few vacant resid-
ences. During the past six years
many improvements have been made
in the city, including the erection Of
100000 office building, a 100000
Masonic temple, a $4,000 bank build
ing, a 100000 school house and many
fine homes and business structures.
The people of Frankfort are entirely
satisfied with conditions as they are.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-31
The Boy and the Beer

my son." said the father, take
that jug and fetch me some BEER
"Give me the money, then, father.
my, son, to get beer with money,
anybody can do that, but to get beer
without money, that's clever"
So the boy took the jug, and out
he goes. Shortly he enters and places
the jug before the father.
Drink" said the son.
"How can / drink" says the father,
"when there is no beer in the jug p
ITO drink beer out of Jug" says
the boy, "where there is beer, any
body can do that; but to drink beer
out Of jug where there is no beer,
that's clever"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-31

cent annual meeting of the Washing
ton Association, the president, c. w.
Johnson, in his address recommended
that the sale of intoxicants in any
form by drug stores be abolished by
law. The secretary Of the associa-
ton, Mr.. d. b. Garrison, said: elm
toxicants in any form are not needed
for medicinal purposes. The bill if
drafted will prevent the sale of liquor
or alcohol by druggists. The only
use we have for alcohol is in making
up prescriptions. There are tonics
superior to liquor"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-31

Get Back to it when / am away.
And he said further, / keep in Per-
feet Health as long as i keep Jolting
Up and Down the Road on this Old
Train. But just as soon as / Take a
Little Time Off, overeat, and take
not enough Exercise, and | get Indig-
estion or Some Other Internal Thing
the Matter with me, and / hasten
back to Work that | may Get Well.
And the Train Stopped at Sta
ton, and he left me and Went About
his Business; neither did we speak
more one to another save that made
him a Salaam when | left his train,
and he likewise saluted me.
But thought often Of the Wisdom
Of the Conductor whom the Railroad
Men called Old Flatwheel, and how
he kept Healthy, Wealthy, Wise and
Well, so long as he Jolted Up and
Down the Track on his Old Train.
And | would that more men, some of
whom grow weary at their Jobs,
would think Of Life as doth Old Flat
wheel.
Yea, and mine own Job sometimes
groweth wearisome, so that | groan
in spirit by reason of the bondage
thereof Yet am / better in body and
mind when | Jolt Up and Down the
Road each day on mine Own Job.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-31
Today's Poem
When Wi 1.-the Stream Run Dry?

When Wi 1.-the Stream Run Dry?
Nv chum is on the other side ana
I'm a helpless child;
There is no bridge where i may cross,
the water surges wild.
| cannot build a craft to bear me on
its raging crest
And if | could I'd hardly dare TO make
the trying test
And so upon the bank / wait as time
rolls slowly by;
will the stream run dry?"
Ny chum is on the other side and
verdant youth is here,
IT'S pleasures realm that holds me
now, the skies are bright and
clear.
IT'S mine to take in all Of life that to
my quest belongs,
And yet there's something unap-
preached in all its care-free
songs.
/ dream of perfect things beyond, it's
rainbow courts my eye,
Ny chum is on the other side, when
will the stream run dry!"
Ny chum is on the other side, and now
AT HldIlIOOu pIliuc
/ surely can his presence gain, In this
LIES golden time.
In ways the world hands out its joys
I've found success and fame,
I've conquered much that can appeal
to daring souls a-fame.
But there's still fond longing yet,
hope that ne'er can die,
Ny chum is on the other side, when
will the stream run dry!"
My chum is on the other side and now
LIES afternoon
Brings much to me that fortune rare
has woven in its loom.
Care-free, the best there is is mine,
/ come and go at will,
And judged by all the that goes
with men, mine is its JOY and
thrill.
But no perfection has been found to
fully satisfy,
NV chum is on the other side, when
will the stream run dry?"
Ny chum is on the other side, the sun
sinks in the west,
With faltering step / grope my way,
INcrave the nearing rest.
No mortal regrets steal Ger my soul;
In words and act and deed
I've tried to brighten this "old world"
to help it in it's need.
must believe all will be well in that
sweet by and by"
When / have crossed the stream that
lies between my chum and /.
Hart, Mich. L. B. Mitchell.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-31
w. G. T. u. ITEMS
IL Christ Had His Way

II Christ had His way in Washing
ton, there would be no minority vote
against prohibition and no sarcasm
about temperance fanatics INDUCED
in by politicians who play to the gal
leries. II He had His way there and
in our state legislatures, the rum
power, with all it's legions, like the
Gadarene swine, would go scurrying
down over the steep place into the
sea. If He had His way in affairs of
state, questions Of righteousness
would be uppermost, questions of
justice would head the docket, ques-
tons of finance would yield the floor
to questions Of morals, the welfare of
the people would have the precedence
over all interests Of property, folks
would be vastly more than dividends.
There would be fading out of small
politics, the wranglings of petty par
tisanship would be buried, and the
Representatives of our citizenship
would seek to be on the side where
the eternal rectitude is.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-31
Lemon Meringue Pie with milk

One and one-half cupfuIs milk, one
cupful sugar, three tablespoonful
cornstarch, two eggs, juice two lem
ons, grated rind one lemon, a few
grains of salt, and one pastry-shell.
Scald the milk, and thicken with the
sugar and cornstarch thoroughly
mixed. Combine the egg-yolks with
two tablespoonfuls/ of the hot milk,
and stir into the thickened mixture.
Cook ten minutes, remove from the
heat, add salt, and beat thoroughly.
When cold add the lemon-juice and
rind, pour into the pastry-shell, and
heap with meringue made of the two
egg-whites and a third-cupful Of SUI
gar. Brown for ten minutes in a slow
oven.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-31
Brown-Bread Omelet

Two slices brown bread, two table
spoonfuls flour, three cupfuls milk,
eight eggs, two teaspoonfuls salt,
one-half teaspoonful pepper, and two
tablespoonful butter. Cut the bread
in small pieces and fry in butter
Rub the flour smooth in a little Of
the milk. Add the egg-yolks beaten,
the remainder of the milk, the fried
bread, and lastly the egg-whites
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-31
Old Toners Are Reforming

Judge Lagnguth Of the Portland
(Ore.) municipal (police) court, in
fning a man who had carried liquor
to public gathering, is reported by
the Morning Oregonian to have said
MANY of the old topers are swearing
off and are consequently not coming
back before the court. The city is in
better shape, / suppose, than it has
been for forty years, as a result of
the closing of the saloons"
In the same paper a dispatch from
Pendleton says: THAT prohibition
has done much to lessen the drinking
among the Indians as well as the
whites is. borne out by compilation
of figures from the city recorders Of
flee. During the first six months Of
1915 there were 173 Indians arrested
for drunkenness. The first six months
of this year there have been only
thirty arrests made among the red
men for this offense."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-31

years of successful practice is the
proof we have to offer. A few years
ago we made the announcement we
were making full sets of teeth with
out covering the roof of mouth and
that we did not need any of the ma
tural teeth for attachment. I'm
possible as it seemed to some, we
have many in this city and sur
rounding towns whom we can refer
you to as to the success Of this
class of work. G.. ID. Owen, Inc,
Dentists. Drs. J. A. & F. c. Jarvis,
LOG Monroe, opposite Herpolsheim-
er's, Grand Rapids, Mich. Both
phones. Open Mon, Tues, Thurs,
Sat. Evenings. Sun, 10 to /.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-31
Baked Puddings

ing buildings that prevents their ris-
ing and spilling over the edge of the
dish. Place the utensil containing
the pudding in another pan of greater
diameter, but not quite SO deep. Eill
this outside pan half-full of water,
with the pudding pan in it, and place
the two pans in the oven. | find that
this is good way to reheat biscuits,
instead of dampening them before
hand.
Let us not forget to feed our friends
in feathers, that give life to our
frosty streams and snow-fringed trees
and shrubbery.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-31
Cheese Rolls

One small jar pimiento cheese, one
tablespoonful butter, one-half cupful
finely chopped nut-meats, and one
fresh-baked loaf Of bread. Slice the
bread thin, and remove the crusts.
Cream together the pimiento cheese
and butter until very soft. Spread
the slices with this, and sprinkle spar
secure each with a toothpick, place
in a very hot oven, and warm
through. They may be served with
salad, or at afternoon tea. The pi-
mento butter and nuts combined make
good sandwich filling.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-31

You don't need alcohol for health;
you don't need it for strength; you
don't need it for drink. 1t never
does you any good; it always does you
harm. Let it alone; get on the water
wagonl
Do you love babies? You cannot
drink liquor and have strong babies.
Sickening liquor or healthy babies
which? Take your choice.-New York
Health Bulletin.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-31
PROGRESSIVE DENTISTRY

Several years ago
when we announced
the fact we would re-
move old roots and
badly decayed teeth
without pain or use
of drugs to produce
Inconsistencies t h e
public thought it
nnn1I not Ia Inn. h,A
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-31
A Skirt-Making Hint

1t is sometimes hard to make all
buttonholes with the same slant on a
gored skirt. If you take a small
draftsman's triangle and place it
evenly on the edge, marking the but
tonholes across the top, they will all
be perfectly true with the edge and
one another.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-31
Suuatters' Hash

Six Irish potatoes, one large can
deviled ham, and one onion, minced.
Cook and mash the potatoes, season as
usual with salt, pepper, and butter,
add the deviled ham and onion, form
into flat cakes, dip in flour, and fry
until golden brown.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-31
Down or Up

Down or Up
cts always dreary weather, in coun-
tryside or town,
When you wake and find the corners
of your mouth turned down.
There's joy a-plenty in this world to
fill life's silver cup
If you'll only keep the corners Of your
mouth turned up" Anon.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-31

beaten stiff, together with the season
ings. Pour into the smoking-hot pan
in which the bread has been fried
and bake in hot oven until set. 1t
will take from twenty minutes to half
an hour.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-31
Mixed the Contents

Scharkey-"What's them buckets
for?"
Blanding-"Can't you read you
crazy. 1t says, For fire only"
Seharkey-"Then why have they
put water in them?"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-31
Camp Stew

One-fourth pound shredded, dried
beef, one tablespoonful butter; two
tablespoonful flour, three slices diced
bacon, two cupfuls sliced potatoes,
one-half cupful sliced onions, one
quart hot water. Cook together the
butter, flour, and bacon until brown
ed. Then add the water, potatoes,
and onions; cook twenty minutes
more, then turn in the beef, boil ten
minutes, and serve. A little pepper
may be added if desired.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-31
WOMAN AND HOME


moderate oven at about 375 degrees
f. If carefully made as directed this
cake will be of very fine texture.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-31

Do you omit the price from some
Of the goods you show or from some
of your advertisements because you
are forgetful, or because your prices
are high! It's a mistake in either
ease
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-31

Among the queer articles taken by
burglars who broke open a showcase
in a drug store Of San Francisco, were
a dozen bottles of flea powder. With
that the burglars ought to be able to
flee from justice.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-31
FOR MATINEES.
A Gown Designed For
Decorative Afternoon Use.

Brown chiffon velvet and satin COM
bined feature this frock. trimmed with
velvet buttons and narrow cordings.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-31
No IJse for Intoxicants

No Use for IntOxicants
The attitude being taken by reput-
able druggists concerning the liquor
problem offers great encouragement
to the prohibition forces. At the re-
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-31
Foley's Honey and Tar for
LA GRIPPE

Stops coughing and heals raw in
famed throats and bronchial tubes.
For many years the standard family
rough remedy.-adv.
CONNELL'S DRUG STORE
WORTLEY & FRENCH
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-31

To make good tea for you and me
Wen heat this earthen pot, you see,
Then in it place just one, two, three
Full teaspoons of the fragrant tea.
One each for urn, and me and thee,
And when the water boiling be,
Turn on; then steep it thoroughly
Three minutes to set the flavor free.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-11-28
THURSDAY WILL Be
HOLIDAY At POST

Tomorrow will be holiday at the
coast defenses here, under an order
issued yesterday by Col. w. c. Davis.
The order follows:
Headquarters Coast Defenses of
Pensacola, Ft. Barrancas, Fla.
Nov. 26, 1917.
General Orders No. %.
1. Thursday, November 80, 1917,
having been designated legal holt
day for national thanksgiving by
proclamation Of the President of the
United States, all military duty in
these defenses, except necessary
guard and fatigue, will be suspended.
BY order of Colonel Davis.
VIM. GRIMSHAW,
Second Lieutenant, Coast Artillery
Corps, Adjutant.
(Official SeaI)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-11-28
AVAILABLE LADDER
KEEPS FIRE Loss
DOWN TO minimum

Yesterday morning at 11:15 o'clock
0 small fire was discovered on the
roof of the dwelling at 10 East
Wright street, and a call from the
box, q few yards away, brought the
department down in a hurry. The
flames were extinguished without
much trouble and the presence OF 2
ladder on the premises greatly aided
in keeping the losses down to the
minimum.
Being in the vicinity of the railroad
shops, the fire was given more than
passing attention by the railroad
company's engines and crews, having
been held in readiness to lend assist
ance If called on.
"a ladder is handy thing to have
on any premises said one of the
railroad men, when such was hoisted
to the side of the house and bucket
brigade was in process of organiza-
ton when the East Hill truck dashed
south on Eighth avenue and fire
man extinguished the flames. The
loss was slight,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-11-28
ANNUAL FISHING
TOURNAMENT BY
THE YACHT CLUB

Arrangements have been completed
for the Yacht Club annual fishing
tournament and it has been decided to
award suitable prize to the indi-
vidual registering the largest catch
of the day. 1t has been determined
this year to register the fisk as fol-
lows: All under 1 pound, 10 points;
to pounds, 20 points; 2 to 8
pounds, 80 points; 8 to 4 pounds, 40
points, to pounds, so points. and
all over pounds will be credited with
100 points for each pound over 5
pounds: for example, a fish weighing
1-2 pounds will point $50.
Only edible fish, such as will be
used in the supper to be given at the
club on Saturday night, will be reg
istered, and the individual catches
must be registered at the clubhouse
not later than 10 o'clock Thanksgiv-
ing night.
All members and a large number
of non-members are expected to take
part in the tournament, and those
who intend going are urged to regis
ter with either Capt. James C. Wat
SON or E. c. Ketchum today, SO that
the teams may be selected and or
ganized by Thursday morning.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-11-28
CONGRATUlATES
PEOPLE T|CK-FREE
FLORIDA COUNTY

In a letter addressed: to Governor
Cats, David F. Houstot secretary of
agriculture, congratulate the people
of Monroe county on their success in
Graduating the cattle tick and free
ing their area from federal quaran-
tine restrictions on account of this
insect enemy of the cattle industry.
"Your citizens the letter says in
part, working through their state
and county agencies and in co-opera-
ton with the United States depars-
ment of agriculture, this year have
dipped out the tick from 100 square
miles, and thus have cleaned this de-
structive parasite from Monroe coun-
ty. This area, thus freed, together
with the counties previously freed
from quarantine, gives your state a
toal of 1900 square miles free from
tick.
81 am hopeful that the success of
this county which has dipped the tick
from it's land will serve as a potent
example to other communities to free
their territories of this pest. With
the deadly tick eradicated, owners of
farms are safe in bringing in the best
of breeding animals to improve their
herds of beef and dairy cattle, and
thus to introduce live stock into their
farming systems to their direct profit
and the maintenance of soil fertility.
"Now, that the tick has been elm
mated from Monroe county, / trust
that She peoPie of this county will dill
igently see that it does not again
become blight on their agriculture
"For the department of agriculture
and especially for the tick eradica-
ton agencies of it's bureau of animal
industry, l would say that it has been
a privilege to cooperate with your
state and local agencies in this i'm
portant undertaking"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-11-28
LEEINE PROMISE NO
SEPARATE PEACE SOUGHT.

Petrograd, Friday, Nov. %, mid
night. premier Lenine, in replying
to criticism, has directed again an
order that soldiers open negotiations
for an armistice, and proclaimed that
the order is issued in a desire to COM
bat any counter revolutionary tao
tics of General DulIhonin or other
high officers. He said the soldiers
are not empowered to sign an arnis-
tice, but only to negotiate it. He de-
clared that Russia did not contem-
plate separate peace with Germany,
and before doing so he would COM
,nunicate with the allies in making
certain proposals "to the imperialis-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-11-28
Pensacola Boy Writes of
Conditions at Camp Wheeler

A. Pensacola boy, who is in camp
at Macon, Ga, does not want to let
the impression go abroad that they
are as badly treated as some of the
press reports make out. In letter
to his father and mother he sent this
message:
"You have all read lot of stuff
about how bad they are treating US.
Well, none of it is so. 1t is fact
that some of US were slow in getting
our winter clothes, but / think now
that every boy in the camp is now
well supplied with plenty of warm
clothing. / know that in our bat
TALON we all have wooden uniforms
and big overcoats, three shirts, two
pairs of shoes, heavy underwear, rain
coat, five pairs of wooden socks, four
big army blankets and mattress full
of hay. We also have hot water
baths, and we have three guards on
duty each night to see that all are
covered up. Our captain is an old
country fellow, and he sure is good to
US. We have the same major who
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-11-28
CIGARETTE SALES
GET 8 DEALERS IN
COSTLY LAWSUITS

In the court of record yesterday
three young foreigners who were ar
rested on charges of furnishing cl-
garettes to minors, entered plea OF
guilty as each was arraigned. 1t APP
pears that Steve Tabarras, who OPP
crates a store on West Intendencia
street, has been before the court of
record on q similar charge In the
past, and his fine was $25 and costs,
which would make the Zoe worth OF
cigarettes sold cost the seller about
$40.
Will Nicholas and Apostle Crist,
who We're up on their first charge OF
this nature, were allowed to pay the
costs of prosecution or serve a few
days in the county Jail.
There are several other cases pend
ing in the court of record wherein
the defendants are all charged with
selling cigarettes to minors, and it is
expected these viii be passed on to-
day.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-11-28

was in the depot brigade, and he is
a good one.
81 sure wish you all could have
seen the parade we had Monday in
honor of General Wheeler's daugh-
tiers. There We're 1000 soldiers in
it, and they sure did drill good.
"Don't worry about sending me
anything, for get all / want. just
thought --- and them would
send me some cake, but guess ] get
more to eat than they. We have meat
three times a day some times; oat-
meal or sweet rice every morning,
coffee, tea or cocoa if we want it
three times day, and I think it is
more than any boy here gets home on
the average. And to think they write
and tell the people that they are not
getting anything to eat. Some of
them ought to be thankful that they
are in the army"
And the letter closes with this mes
sage: with love and best wishes to
all, and please kiss all the little ones
for me-