davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-31

greatly decreased; the loss of chicks
was small; and the fowls were lay
ing more winter eggs than formerly.
Inbreeding of turkeys makes the
raising of these fowls hazardous as
they are more susceptible to diseases
than even chickens, and the loss of
whole flock of young birds some
times occurs where inbreeding has
been practiced for several years..
If successful turkey raising is to
be carried on it is necessary to i'm
port new blood into the flock almost
every year. The turkeys from near
by neighbours flocks will not do, as
this bird is a great forager and con-
sequently wanders many miles from
home. Therefore they come in con-
tact with the fiocks of other farmers
surrounding you and in this way be-
come related to them If you would
have strong turkeys send away and
get a wild gobbler occasionally and
you will find that the ability of your
turkeys to withstand diease is great
ly increased.
Tit inbreeding of any fowls is a
deplorable condition that should be
done away with, and is due mostly to
the ignorance of the owner, who, with
the hundreds of good farm papers
existing in this country, has no ex-
cuse for the poor condition of his
flock from this cause.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-31

/ have friend who hath Summer
Cottage by the Seaside. And he said
unto me, Come and spend day with
me and / will give thee the Time of
the Sweet Young Life. And / spent
the day, and he did all that he said
he would do, and among other things
that he did to me was Shore Dinner.
And we ate Clam Chowder and Fried
Mackerel, and Stewed Cod and Baked
Bluefish, and Lobster Salad. Likewise
did we eat Stewed CLANS and Oysters
on the Half Shell. And / gave thanks
to God who made me to such of the
Abundance of the Seas and of treas
ures hid in the Sands.
Now while we, were eating the
Oysters / was thinking, and l SAID.
He was Brave Man who ate the first
Oyster. And as spake l bit upon
something hard. And behold it was
pearl, albeit not a very good one.
And we spake of the Pearl, and
how it coWeth Of an Hurt to the
Oyster, that Is made by Grain of
Sand, that getteth into the Shell,
and the Oyster cannot get it out; and
how it woundeth him sore, SO that
there cometh from the Oyster a very
Precious juice that congealeth where
the Sand doth irritate, and maketh
a pearl.
And my friend saith, 1t is a pity
that Pearl thou hast found is not q
good one; for then couldest thou have
sold it and gotten thee gain.
And l answered, Though / sell it
not, yet have / gotten gain therefrom.
And he said, Tell me how.
And said, The oyster is not in all
respects the highest type of Christ
ian; yet In this hath he to teach even
to Christian men, so that there is no
man but may learn from him and be
wiser.
And he said, It may be SO, but all
this Is news to me.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-31

The Last Leaf
! saw him once before,
As he passed by the door,
And again
The pavement stones resound,
AS he totters Ger the ground
With his cane.
They say that in his prime,
Ere the pruning knife of Time
Cut him down,
Not better man was found
By the crier on his round
Through the town.
And now he walks the streets,
And he looks at all he meets
Sad and wan,
And he shakes his feeble head,
That it seems as il he said,
"All are gone"
The messy marbles rest
On the lips that he has prest
In their bloom,
And the names he loved to hear
Have been carved for many year
On the tomb.
Ny grandmama has said
Poor old lady, she is dead
Long ago
That he had Roman nose,
And his cheek is like a rose,
In the snow.
But now his nose is thin,
And it rests upon his chin
Like staff,
And a crook is in his back,
And a melancholy crack
In his laugh.
know it is a sin
For me to sit and grin
At him here;
And the old three-cornered hat,
And the breaches, and all that,
Are so queer!
And if should live to be
The last leaf upon the tree
In the spring,
Let them smile, as l do now,
At the old forsaken bough
Where / cling.
oliver Wendell Holmes.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-31

Here are some extracts from a sci
of commandments for soldiers, writ.
ten by Major w. f. p. French of the
United States army, which most Of
us, both in and out Of the army might
well learn by heart.
Keep your eyes at the-ready, your
ears at full cock and your mouth at
the safety notch"
Keep your accoutrements clean
and in good order"
Treat your animals kindly and
fairly"
do not waste your ammunition,
your gas, your food, your time, your
opportunity"
"Tell the truth squarely, face the
music and take your punishment like
a man.
Remember Edith Cavell, Belgium,
Serbia, the Lusutania, Louvain and
the U-boats."
''Be merciful to the women Of your
foe, and shame them not, for you are
. man, not beast, and q woman bore
you. And pity and shield the children
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-31

And ! said, Oh, my friend, the race
of mankind liveth. Each man in his
own Oyster Shell, and no man know
eth fully what hurt another man hid
eth. But there is no shell that shut
teth out the irritating Sands of Grief
and Circumstance, and few men meet
the cutting, wounding intrusions of
life so well as doth the Oyster.
have been young and am now old,
and have seen them meet life's adver-
sites in every possible manner.
There may not be much that Christ
ian can learn from an Oyster, but the
Good God so made the world as that
even the Oyster may speak to men
who now are crushed by their sorrows
and say to them, Heal thy hurt with
a Pearl.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-31

Bill Nye, the humorist, had COW
to sell, the story goes, and advertised
her jas follows: lowing to my i'll
health, l will sell at my residence, in
township 10, range Is, according to
the government survey, one plush
raspberry cow, aged eight years. She
is of undoubted courage and gives
milk frequently. To one who does
not fear death in any form she would
be great boon, She is very much
attached to her present home with a
stay chain, but she will be sold to
anyone who will agree to treat her
right. She is one-fourth shorthorn
and three-fourths hyena. l will also
throw in a double-barrel shotgun,
which goes with her.. Her name is
Rose. would rather sell her to a
nonresident.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-31

A good citizen is not only one who
wouldn't steal from his neighbor, or
murder him, or embezzle from his
employer. Nor is he necessarily a
good citizen who pays his bills
promptly and votes regularly. He
does all these things and more. He
believes in his community and the
laws that are made for its betterment
He avoids doing himself all those
things that he hires men to punish
the other fellow for doing. Instead
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-31
FREE METHODIST CHURCH

Sunday school, 1000.
Morning worship, HOO.
Class meeting, 1900.
Evening service, TOO. Sermon by
the pastor.
Holiness meeting, Tuesday evening,
7:30.
Prayer service, Thursday evening,
7:30.
You are welcome.
j. Fred Iulg, Pastor.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-31
Soil Tilth and Texture

Texture of the soil, like texture of
cloth has reference to the size of the
elements which give it its evident
structure; and just as the threads of
a piece of cotton, piece of wooden
or piece of silk are made by twist
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-31

The shame-faced man smiled apollo
getically. .
ct was going to be thrown away"
said he, land I thought I'D rescue it
and trade it for a potato or two
down at the grocery store"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-31
THE BELDING BANNER-MACAzlNE SECTION

of considering himself an exception
to restrictions, he endeavors to be a
splendid example Of the wisdom Of
them. In word, he does cheerfully
and gladly what the law says others
must do.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-31


For inexperienced sheep raisers
there are several important advan-
tages in purchasing eve lambs in
stead of mature breeding ewes. In
the first place, says the United States
Department of Agriculture, the ewes
of breeding age that are offered Tor
sale are mostly western ewes with a
long-wool cross, while the eve lambs
coming from the West are mostly
black-faced lambs, thus showing a
cross of some of the Down breeds,
which is the kind of blood most farm
ers wish to have in their fiocks. By
buying such eve lambs one gets the
advantage of starting with the first
cross of the type to be used in grad
ing up flock to the mutton type. .
Moreover. good breeding ewes are
selling high. Lower prices are I'M
likely. as the demand is strong and
the available supply is small. With
probable high prices for mutton and
wool in the future the farmer who I'M
derstands sheep and will properly
care for them from the start has good
prospects of success.
While breeding stock is selling high,
the eve lambs can be bought at about
IS a head less than breeding ewes
This is an important point in starting
a flock, although until the lambs come
TO a breeding age no returns from
the flock will be forthcoming except
the wool clip. However, for the be-
ginner in sheep husbandry, no better
plan of obtaining experience could be
-.s.opted than in caring for flock OF
eve lambs for a year. The expert
ence gained in wintering eve lambs
and managing the flock throughout
thes ummer season would be lnvalu-
able.
Investment in flock of eve lambs
will give the advantage of the flrsl
cross of blood of the Down breeds
lower price, and necessary experience
The wool clip will at least offset the
first years keep and the yearline
ewes will be a benefit to weedy pas.
lures next spring if moved frequently
and not stocked so heavily as to eat
the grass into the ground. Those who
contemplate going into sheep raising
should consult Farmers Bulletin $40
Farm Sheep Raising for Beginners,
which will be sent free on request
from the Division of Publications, De
partment of Agriculture, Washington
d. c.
Stable Floors
The essential features of gooc
stable floor are: % Imperviousnes'
TO water and urine. (2) A surface
sufficiently even to be readily anc
thoroughly cleaned with a small
amount of labor. go A durability
approximately that Of the building
itself. (4) A reasonably low first
cost. There are two materials which
have been used in construction Of
stable floors which fulfill these re-
quirements; they are concretes made
either with Portland cement or asp
halt. The asphalt is superior to the
Portland concrete in being poorer
conductor of heat while the cement
has the advantage of less first cost
1t is urged against the concrete a,
compared with wood floors that they
are cold. The meaning is that they
are better conductors of heat and 81
serve to carry the heat away from thu
body of the animal rapidly. 1t j!
true that they do convey heat faster
than wood and when used in cold eli
mates without bedding are worse thar
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-31
: CHURCH OF CHRIST

Regular services on Sunday, 1880
a. m. Worship and communion.
1900 noon, Bible school; 600 p, m,
senior c. E.; TOO p. m, evangelistic
service.
Mid-week prayer meeting and
training class Thursday at 1880 p. m.
You are cordially invited to all SER
vices of the church.
Chas. M. Pease, Pastor.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-31
METHODIST

Sunday, 1000, class meeting; 1890,
morning SERVICE; 11:45, Sunday
school; Epworth league, 600; even
ing service at 700 p. m.
Prayer meeting for young women
in Philathea room and young men in
Baraca room Tuesday evening, 1880.
Thursday evening at 1880, general
prayer meeting followed by Bible
stury. p. Ray Norton, Pastor.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-31
HOLY TRINITY MISSION
(EpiscOpaD

Corner of Congress and Alderman
streets. Hours of service Sunday:
Thursday, November (All
Saints) Holy Communion 8 a. m.
Sunday services, 0:30-morning
worship and Holy Communion.
12.00-Sunday school.
7:00-Evening service.
Rev. Robert S. Nash,
Priest-in-C Charge.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-31
BAPTIST CHURCH

STRENGTHENING worship, 1890 a.
m; Bible school, 1900; b. Y. p. u,
500 p. m; evening service, TOO;
prayer meeting, Thursday evening at
1880. w. A. Bliss, Pastor.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-31
The Fashioned Howl

Clarence announced his coming by
a series of howls. ooh, my finger;
my finger!" he said.
NPoor little finger!" mother echoed
"How did you hurt ;t?"
with hammer
"When?"
"a long time ago." Clarence sobbed,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-31
CONGREGATIONAL

Sunday-Morning service, 10:30 q
m; Sunday school, 11:45; Y. p. 8. c.
E., 600 p. m; evening service and
sermon, TOO; prayer meeting, Thurs
day evening, 1880.
A. 7. blair. Pastor.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-31

CONSULTING DEPARTMENT


On many farms, ducks receive
shabby treatment through the win
ter. Because they are water fowl
the assumption seems to be that they
can stand any amount of water. Big
pans in the duck runs are stopped
over until the litter is thoroughly
wet; the ducks cannot find dry place
to sleep in, and when they go lame as
a natural consequence, their owners
wonder what disease has attacked
them.
Ducks require a dry bed. They can
stand a good deal of cold, and some
neglect as to food, but dryness at
night they must have if they are to
thrive.
Another cause of lameness in ducks
is careless handling. Do not pick up
a duck by the legs. Grasp it by the
neck if you would avoid lameness.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-31
LATTER DAY SAINTS

Sunday school, 1890 q. m; preach
ing service, 1870 q. m; religious SER
vice, 1880 p. m; prayer meeting, 1880
p. m, Wednesday evening.
j. d. Aelick, Pastor.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-31
In The Churches
ST. JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC

ST. JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC
Mass every other Sunday at 8 a. m,
every alternate Sunday at 1890 a. m.
Mass, every week day at 7:30 a. m.
Rectory residence, 400 South Bridge
street.
Rev. John M. Zindler, Rector.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-31
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

Christian Science society, log So.
Pleasant street.
Sunday morning service at 10:45.
Sunday school at 11:45.
Testimonial meeting every We'd
nesday evening at 1880.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-31

in your captured territory, for only q
bastard makes war on the weak"
"You shall kill in the name and for
the sake of Liberty, Equality and
Fraternity, until Right shall triumph
over Might and Victory crown JUS
"You shall fight shoulder to should
er with your brothers in the League
Of Liberty, to the end that Despotism,
Autocracy and Frightfulness shall
perish upon the earth, and the Free
dom and Democracy shall become the
heritage of humankind"
Fear dishonor, dread defeat, be of
good cheer and high courage, and do
not shirk work or danger. Fear not
death, dread not wounds, suffer in ST.
lence and die game"
Too Much Writing For the Money
1t was in a country store in Arkan-
sas. A one-gallus customer drifted
In.
Gimme a nickle's worth of asafet-
ida"
The clerk poured some asafetida in
to paper bag and pushed it across
the counter.
Charge it," drawled the customer
Whats your name?" asked the
clerk.
"Honeyfunkle."
take it," said the clerk, 81
wouldn't write asafetida and Honey.
funkle for five cents"
"Are you Son of the Revolution p
mo: Only by marriage"
|. "Huh!"
"Son-in-law-My wife's a Daugh.
ter of it."-Browning's Magazine.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-31
Feed Fowls Sprouted Oats

Sprouted oats are excellent feed for
hens in the winter time. 1t matters
not how long the sprouts get. The
longer they get the more green food
they furnish. They are easily
sprouted in the house in large fiat
box that can be placed over the range
by hanging it from the ceiling.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-31
Inbreeding and Disease

Is ODt VI Jut kTtdttSL
menaces to- successful poultry rails
ing that can be found. Inbreeding Of
fowls takes place more frequently in
the farmers flock than in that of the
fancier or commercial egg producer.
This is the cause Of many of the fail
ures in poultry raising on the farm,
and the reason why so many fiocks do
not pay because inbreeding saps
the birds vitality and makes them
more susceptible to diseases.
Instances have been known where
fiocks have been inbred year after
year and in these cases the loss of
fowls from disease, and especially
among the chicks was greatly increas-
cd from year to year. The chicks
in most cases we're weak and unable
to walk for several days, many of
them dying, and those that survived
were weak and sickly, and became
practically useless as layers OF breed
ers.
However, this same flock became
one of the best in the vicinity. The
owner read an article on inbreeding-
and at once knew why his flock did
not pay. He traded with a nearby
neighbor for one of his ROSTERS and
the next Matching season scarcely no
chicks were lost. He followed the
same plan, in fact, he has follow it
ever since, of changing the male birds
every year. At the end Of two or
three years disease in his flock had
The Brinkley argus., 1917-12-21
SACRED MISTLET0E.

The druids with ceremonies of great solemnity used to collect Inistletoe with a golden sickle against the festival of winter solstice" Only the oaks bear ing mistletoe were sacred to this an- cient order of men.
 It is recorded that the peoples rev erence for the priests proceeded R great measure from the cures which the priests effected by means of this curious green plant of the pear-like berries. It was collected thus cere- moniously by the druids because it was supposed to drive away evil spirits.
 The reason among the druids for bringing In bits of evergreen from the woods and adorning the house is a most charming and lovable one: "The houses were decked with evergreen In December that the Sylvan spirits might repair to them and remain un- nipped with frost and cold winds until q milder season had renewed the foli- age of their darling abodes. s."-Crafts- man.
The Brinkley argus., 1917-12-21
TN place built, like Bethlehem, in

\ many cases against the soft
 limestone rock it often happens that the existence of cave where the house was to be was great at traction since it offered a ready made, dry, above ground cellar as well as a specially suitable spot for the household animals and for a storeroom. It would seem that Jo- seph was at last able to get room In some such back portion of house, and there, we are told, Mary bore her divine Son.
 A cave below the high altar of the Church of the Nativity is now shown as the very place where this august event tpanspired; little re- cess, shaped like clam shell, its floor of marble wrought into a star in the center, bearing in Latin the words, "Here Jesus Christ Was Born of the Virgin Mary" A row of lamps hangs round the outer edge, the right to attend to them be- ing a jealously watched matter, each of th3 ancient churches, the Greek, the Latin, the Armenian and the Coptic, having one or more of these under its care
 The evidence\ for this site is so strong that most persons accept 1t as sufficient, reaching up, as it does, to within living memory of the days of the apostles. But even if this be an illusion the fact remains that in this petty village the Saviour of the world was made man for our re- demption. No wonder that we read of the anthem of the angels, for surely nothing could draw forth the interest of the heavenly population like the exceeding grace Gdd was showing to sinful man.
 The scene of the visit of the shep- herds is pointed out as on a rough slope, facing the village, at some distance to the east, Bethlehem ly. ing far above on its mountain seat. One can follow the shepherds in their journey to see the unspeakable wonder. They would go along the rich valley of Boaz and then up the terraced hill by path still in use, nor IS it uninstructiye to reflect that, while simple shepherds were jed by angels to the manager, the high priest and the great of Jeru- salem, so near, slept through that most i!lustrious night of all history, quite unconscious of what had hap pened But we know of it, and may God grant that if we cannot go with the shepherds to Bethlehem we may one day go to the right hand of God and worship him there, who that night lay a little child in Mary'a arns.-Dr. Cunningham Geikie.
The Brinkley argus., 1917-12-21

ding clothes, lying in man. ger at Bethlehem! Prophets were interested, angels were interested, the ages have been most deeply ln- terested since. The shepherds had perhaps some premonition. The seventy weeks of Daniels prophecy were about fulfilled. It may be at that very time they were talking of the coming of Christ.
 Suddenly their attention was ar rested by strange sight in the heavens. It grew brighter and took the form of an angel, and then they heard a voice announcing the birth of Christ as glad tidings for all peo' pie, not to the Jews only. Then suddenly the air was filled with an, gels singing as if they had come right out from the air.
 We know not their wonderful song, but part came to mortal ears, "Glory to God in the highest" etc. We know not who those angels were. but we fancy they were the redeem ed. Adam was there; Eve was there. Eve, who in her maternal earnestness declared at the birth o1 her frstborn, "I have got man from the Lord," hoping that that was he who should bruise the ser pent's head. Now, in the fullnesa of time she had come to witness the birth of the babe who was to be the Saviour of her race. David, Elijah. Moses, the patriarchs, we believe. were with the heavenly host.
 This song reveals three things:
 First.-The glorifcation of God through the incarnation. God has glory through his vast work in na- ture, his providence building up and casting down nations, etc.
 In the incarnation there was spe, cial glory. It was glory to God in the highest-highest, in that 1t was above all other glory, in that it ex- tended to all time and in that il wrought such wondrous good.
 Second.-The great results to the earth.A It would result in peace Strifes, thorns and thistles were aboundingN The earth was torn and bleeding bE constant contention With Christ came peace. The result would be universal peace.
 Third.-The effect on the individ. ual man. Good will toward men" :" from one another, from God. Out of this good will would finally spring peace on earth and glory to God in the highest.-Dr. Matthew Simpson.
The Brinkley argus., 1917-12-21
Commissioners Sale

Notice is hereby given in pursuance of the authority and direction contained in a decretal order of the Chancery Court Q Monroe County. made and entered on the 23rd day of October, 1917 then bending therein between Eliza Williams ct al Plaintiff and A. Flora, Defendant, the as Commissioner of said court, will offer for sale at public yendue to the highest bidder at the front door of the county court house, in which said court is held in the County of Monroe, within the hours prescribed by law for judicial sales, on the 22nd day of Deoem- Der. 1917, on the following.described real estate to-wit: The Northeast quarter (N E l4) of the Southwest quarter $ W l-4) of Section Thirty-four, Township North, Range West, containing 40 acres, moro or less situated in Monroe County Arkansas.
 TERMS OF SALE---On a credit of three months, purchaser being required to execute bond as required by law and the order and decree in said cause with approved security, bearing interest at the rate of percent per annum from date of sale until paid, and lien on the premises to secure the payment of the purchase money.
 Given under my hand this 22na day of November, 1917.
 R. A. Holloway,
 Commissioner.
The Brinkley argus., 1917-12-21
Forerunner of Christmas.

The spirit of merrymaking that marks our Christmas holidays had its origin with the Roman feast called the Saturnalia. This was a festival in honor of Saturn, father of the gods. It lasted for week or two, beginning about the 10th of December, and was the occasion for great revelry among all classes. No business was transact ed during this period, war was sus- pended, private feuds were forgotten or forgiven, and general good fellow ship reigned supreme. Friends ex- changed presents with one another, and the slaves were waited upon by their masters and mistresses.