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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-13
Agricultural Department
Conducted by G. W. PeHett-Asncuhurai Teach
R.IIrc IEolc .Lo

certainly does, and may call on you
next.
1. Is the fly dangerous? Yes,
he spreads disease.
IL. How does he spread disease :?
BY carrying Infection on his legs and
wings, and by "fly Especks" after he
has been feeding ON infectious ma
terial.
10. What diseasts may the fly
thus carry? He may convey typhoid
fever, tuberculosis, cholera, dysen-
terry and summer complaint"
Ia. Did the fly Ever kill anyone?
He killed more American soldiers in
the Spanish-Americhn war than the
bullets of the Spanidrds, and was the
direct cause of much Of the typhoid
fever in the United States last year.
10. Where are the greatest num-
Der of cases of typhoid fever and
summer complaint? Where there are
the most flies.
16. Where are the most flies
Where there is most filth.
II. Is the presence of flies there
fore an indication Of nearby filth?
It most certainly is, land that is dis
graceful.
IS. How may we successfully fight
the fly? By destroying or removing
his breeding place, the manure pile,
removing all garbage dnd making the
privy vault fy-proof,. fnd by keeping
our yard and alley clean; by screen
ing the house; by the Use Of the wire
swatter and sticky fly-I'aper; by trap
ping the fly.
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1t it too late materially to increase
our national food supply this spring?
Not if our farmers in the eastern
half of the country will promptly re-
sort to the use of the cheapest and
quickest known agency for speeding
up national production of foodstuffs
namely, lime.
Prices of most commercial fertiliz-
ers at present are high. Potash is
almost unobtainable. Only by most
scrupulous conservation of stable
manure, and an increased use of le-
gumes as green manure, and of
ground rock phosphate, can the COM
mercial fertilizer shortage be met,
even temporarily. There remains
one thing, however, that may be done
to increase yields, which costs no
more now than it did before. It
may safely be said, believe, that if
all sources of artificial chemical fer
tilizers failed, our total farm output
in many sections could not only be
maintained, but even increased for a
considerable time simply by the APP
plication of lime to acreages that
now are low in yield or lying fallow
because they are too sour to grow
profitable crops. Lime can and
should be put on all sour land BY a
plentiful use of lime we can, fgura-
lively speaking, make our ''war
bread" of stones.
There is perhaps no considerable
section of the United States without
some local supply of limestone, mari,
or oyster shells. Ground limestone
for direct application to the soil costs
delivered on the nearest siding from
81 per ton up, depending on the
length of the haul. If crushed lime
stone is not available, burned lime,
either ground or hydrated for agri-
cultural purposes, or the ordinary
lump lime carried by all dealers in
building materials, may be used in
emergency, though lime in this form
is frequently more expensive. On
other hand, if burned or hydrated
lime is used the applications should
be less than one-haf those of ground
limestone,
Thus, there is available for almost
every farmer, at normal cost in spite
of war conditions, material which,
for the time being, may avail to in
crease our agricultural output enor-
mously. The initial returns from the
application of lime to sour land are
simetimes remarkable. An invest
ment of limestone often pays a divid-
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-13
POULTRY
CONSULTING DEPARTMENT
Feeding Young Chicks


Young chickens. should be fed from
three to five times daily, depending
upon ones experience in feeding, say
the poultry specialists of the United
States Department of Agriculture.
Undoubtedly chickens will grow fast
er when fed five times than when
fed only three times daily, but it
should be borne in mind that more
harm can be done to the young chick
ems by overlooking than by under
feeding. Young chickens should be
fed not more than barely enough to
satisfy their appetites and to keep
them exercising, except at the even
ing or last meal, when they should
be given all they will eat. Greater
care must be exercised not to over
feed young chicks that are confined
than those that have free range, as
leg weakness is apt to result in those
confined.
The young chicks may be fed any
time after they thirty-six to forty
eight hours old, whether they are
with hen or in a brooder. The first
feed may contain either moistened
hard-boiled eggs, johnnycake, stale
bread, pinhead oatmeal, or rolled
oats, which feeds or combinations
may be used with good results.
Washes mixed with milk are of con-
siderable value IN giving the chickens
good start in life. The mixtures
should be fed in a crumbly mash and
not in a sloppy condition. Johnny
cake composed of the following in
gradients in the proportions named is
very good feed for young chicks
One dozen infertile eggs or one pound
of sifted beef scrap TO ten pounds of
cornmeal; add enough milk to make
pasty mash, and one tablespoonful
of baking soda, and bake until done.
Dry bread crumbs may be mixed with
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Facts About the Common Fly Which
Everyone Should Know

Facts About the Common Fly Which
Everyone Should Know
/. Where is the house fly born?
In filth, chiefly in horse manure and
outhouses.
2. How long is the life cycle Of
his birth? About ten days from the
time the egg is laid until the mature
fly is born.
3. What are the steps in the trans
foramtion from the egg to the fly?
The egg, the maggot, the pupa, the
fly.
d. Where does the fly live? Where
there is filth.
5. Is there anything too filthy for
the fly TO eat? No.
6. Does the fly like clean food,
too? Yes, and it appears to be his
delight to wipe his feet on clean food.
z. Where is his favorite place of
feeding? The manure heap, the gar
bage can, the privy vault, and the
8. Where does the fly go after
leaving the manure pile, the garbage
can, the privy vault and the spit
toon7 Into the kitchen, dining room
and bedroom.
8. What does he do in the kitch-
en-? He wipes his feet on the food,
bathes in the milk, and annoys the
sleeper.
10. Does the fly visit those sick
with typhoid fever, consumption,
smallpox and cholera infantum? He
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-13
First Insertion May 80, ~
STATE OF MICHIGAN-The pro


bate court for the county Of Ionia.
In the matter Of 7 the estate of
Charles G. Ashby, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that by vir-
tue of an order made on the twelfth
day of March, A. ID. 1917, l shall sell,
at public auction, on Saturday, July
seventh, A. ID. 1917, at two o'clock in
the afternoon at the premises here
matter described, same being house
number 513 South Hridge street in
the City Of Bedding in said county,
the interest of the said estate in the
following described real estate, to-
wit: the North forty-two feet (42 it,
off lot number eighty 500 of Broas'
addition to the Village, now City of
Belding, Ionia County, Michigan, ac-
cording to the recorded plat thereof;
adso Lot number one hundred and
six (106) of Broas' Second Addition
to the Village, now City of Belding,
Ionia county, Michigan, according to
the recording to the recorded plat
thereof.
Dated this twenty-sixth day of
May, A. ID. 1917.
ANNA ASHBY,
Administrators pf Said Estate.
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has built up our large practice.
Another is, we have been making
for the last five years full sets of
teeth without plate covering roof
of mouth and need none of your
natural teeth for attachment. Adj
vantages: More tongue room, no
gagging, sense of taste increased,
food not working under like the
old style and many others. Call
and read the testimonials. Caution
Beware of ImitatOrs and Expert
menters. C. ID. Owens, Inc, Den
fists, 100 Monroe, opposite Her
polsheimer's. Drs. Jarvis and jar
Wis. Office open Tues, and Sat.
evenings only, p. m. to 8 a. m.
during June, July and August, and
closed on Sundays, Both phones.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-13
Oil for Road Improvement
(By Z. I. M'CausIand, missouri
Agricultural College.)

Agricultural College,
Attempts are now being made IN
several parts of the state to keep dust
down by the use Of coal oils. Super
visors should be careful to investi-
gate the quality of oil they use be-
fore putting it on the highways. 1t
is not generally understood that there
are two distinct types of oil on the
market. One of these oils has an
asphalt base which serves as a bind
er on the road as soon as the lighter
oil evaporates. The other has a
paraffin base and is to all intents and
purposes q lubricating OIL This kind
of oil, however, does not hold the
road hard, or is not binding. 1t
leaves the roads musty and sticky.
Road oiling, properly done, gives a
good surface. The City of Joplin has
done some of this work on its roads
that have already carried heavy traf-
fic more than a year and now look as
good as asphalt pavement.
Any Missourian may send samples
of road oils to the engineering Ex-
pertinent Station, University of Mis-
souri,, Columbia, and have. them exam
ined at a moderate cost-merely
enough to pay for the use of mater
ials in the laboratory. Some time
ago the experiment station issued a
bulletin giving complete information
on the quality of various materials
throughout the state for road-making
purposes. This bulletin is till in print
and will be sent free.
Large Increase in Road Mileage
Continued from Last Week.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-13
Surface OF Improved Road


Everybody agrees that the surface
of road must be oval in its con-
tour" says Farm and Fireside, "but
not all understand that this oval
ought to be as fiat as the character
of the road material and the lay of
the land will permit. With brick or
concrete construction the oval may
be very fiat, because, the traffic
makes no ruts to carry the water
lengthwise of the road, nor does the
pavement soften and develop depres-
sions when kept in contact with wa
ter. But broken stone (water-bound
macadam), being susceptible to pene-
tration by water, and subject to great
damage if frozen while soaked, must
be given a higher oval; and for gra-
vel roads a still sleeper pitch is de-
manded
GAS for earth roads, the steepness
must be governed by the combined
in fluence of a number of factors.
Perhaps the leading factor is the
quality of the earth in each particu-
lar case. And the next might be
placed the presence or absence OF
'eeps' or 'spouts;' while another OF
these vital factors would be the
longitudinal pitch of the highway"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-13
Ask the Kids Mother

Willis-That new baby of mine is
the smartest kid in the world.
Gillis--That's what they all say.
You can't prove it.
Willis-I sure can. If you don't
believe me, just ask the kids mother
and grandmothers.
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CHURCH OF CHRIST

Regular services on Sunday, 1880
a. m. Worship and communion.
1900 noon, Bible school; $3.50 p. m,
senior c. E.; 7;30 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.
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Prayer meeting. 1880 p. m, Wed.
nesday evening.
]. d. Aelick. Pastor.
CONGREGATIONAL

Morning service at 1880. Sunday
school at 11:45. Y. p. s. c. e. at
6:45 and Junior c. E. at 500 p. m,
evening service and sermon at 1880.
Prayer meeting Thursday evening.
A. j. Blair. Pastor.
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HOLY TRINITY MISSION
(EpiscOpaD

Corner of Congress and Alderman
streets.
Hours of service Sunday:
Trinity Sunday, Holy Communion
1890 a. m, morning service.
1900 (noon), Bible class and Sun
day school.
500 p. m, evening service.
Rev. Robt. S. Nash,
Priest-in-Charge.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-13

We have made it a
life study to give the
best in dentistry. We
remove old roots and
badly decayed teeth
(by our well known
method) so easily that
you will hardly believe
it possible. 1t is one
of the methods that
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-13
A Cynical Parent

Daughter-0h, but men are so
dreadfully lacking in self-control.
Mother-Don't get excited about it,
dear. If they weren't most girls
would die old maids.
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

Christian Science society, LOG s.
Pleasant street.
Sunday morning service at 10:45.
Sunday school at HAS.
Testimonial meeting every Wednes-
day evening at 1880.
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In The Churches
ST. JosEPH's CATHOLIC

Mass every other Sunday at 8 a. m,
every alternate Sunday at 1920 a. m.
Mass every week day at 1880 a. m.
Rectory residence, 400 South Bridge
street.
Rev. John M. Zindler, Rector.
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Free Methodist Church

Sunday school, 1000.
Morning worship, HOO; sermon by
the pastor.
Glass meeting, 1900.
Tuesday evening, holiness meeting,
7:30.
Prayer meeting Thursday evening,
7:30.
A cordial invitation extended to all.
j. Fred Iulg, Pastor.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-13
LATTER DAY SAINTS

Sunday school, 1890 a. m.
Preaching service, 1880 a. Il.
Religious service, 1880 p. m.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-13

A comparison of the yearly incomes
of 124 farmers where purebred bulls
were kept at the head of the dairy
herd, with 466 dairy farms where a
grade bull was used, has been made
by the Illinois Agricultural college.
The average farm income for the
first list of farms was $1,102 after de-
Quoting taxes, interest on investment,
etc. Where a grade bull was used
the farm income was 1874. On SO
farms where scrub bulls wer used the
farm income was only 1894, or only
half enough to pay interest on the in
vestment, to say nothing about any
pay for the owners time.
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F A r. M A N d
O r G HI A II d


end of 100 per cent or more the first
year, If care is taken at the same
time to maintain the organic content
of the soil.
1t is the duty of American farmers,
in this national crisis, to make the
most of this, our cheapest and most
easily available agency for speeding
up production. War or no war, a
carload of crushed limestone where
needed is always money in the farm
er's pocket at the end of the crop
year. And a carload of limestone,
judiciously used by each farmer
whose land is too acid, will augment
prising number of millions Of bushels.
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Church of Christ

The Church of Christ will hold
Sunday school and communion SER
vice Sunday at 1915 o'clock.
Morning worship, HOO a. m.
Class meeting, 1900 o'clock.
'm q O0:OI Iooqos HepunS
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BAPTIST CHURCH

Divine worship, 1880 q. m; Bible
school at noon; B. Y. p. Y. 5:30 to
600 p. m; evening service, 700 p.
m; prayer and praise Tsas. meeting,
meeting, Thursday evening before
the first Sunday; communion service,
first Sunday of the month.
w. A. Bliss, Pastor.
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METHODIST

Sunday, 1000, class meeting; 1890,
morning service; 11:45, Sunday
school; 300, Junior League; $3.50 Ep-
worth League; evening service at
1880 p. m.
Prayer meeting for young women
in Philathea room and young men in
Baraca room Tuesday evening at 7:30.
Thursday evening at 1880, general
prayer meeting followed by Bible
study. w. +. Doty, Pastor.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-10-26
SENDING THINGS TO SOLDIERS
THINK BEFORE YOU DO IT

Ladies' Home Journal:
The women of Anne rica are about
to take on their task of sending TO
the soldiers" in the great mobiliza-
ton camps. A little thought, a little
care, will make what is sent mean
more to the soldier and sender as we'll
Consider first the situation Of the
soldier in cantonment. What he wears
is furnished him by the Government,
and he has no discretion as to whether
he will wear it or not. He is not al
lowed to substitute for any part of
his outer uniform any article of his
own choosing, or to add TO or sub
tract from it. Therefore, outer cloth
ing sent the soldier is wasted, with a
few exceptions covered chiefly by what
the Red Cross is authorized to furnish.
The Government also feeds the SOL
der. The Army fare does not include
many delicacies, but that doesn't mean
that the soldier can't get them. He
can buy them with his own money
either from the army stores or at COM
mercial establishments outside; or he
can get them at company mess thru
purchases from his company funds.
Besides the difficulties and risks of
sending thru the mails perishable
things to eat, the soldier has no place
to keep them; once thrust upon him,
they may draw flies, muss up his bunk
or clothing and be in the way general
ly before he can dispose of them. He
will not and can not carry them on
even the shortest march.
/ The best ways, then, to provide a
soldier with delicacies are: First, send
him some money with which he can
/ buy what he wants; second, send mon
ey to him to his company mess for
treat for all; third, join with other
women in sending aboxful of delicacies
I to the home company to be served
to all at their mess.
At home the young man used and
enjoyed thousand conveniences not
practicable in camp life. Be careful
how you send him boxes for collars,
silver-mounted toilet sets and other
things for which he will have neither
use nor room.
Remember, in place of a room of his
own he has a few square feet in q
building with scores of other young
men, and perhaps only a small space
in a tent. He will sleep in the upper
or lower section Of double-tier bunk
On either side he can reach out and
touch another bed; the spaces be-
tween he must share not only with the
man in the same section, but with the
two other on either side.
He has no closet or wardrobe; q
foot or two Of narrow shelving At the
head Of his bunk, An interest in Z
short row Of nails below. and half the
floor space under his bunk are al he
has for ''keeping things"
The man in the navy has = hammocl
l...l;-I- . ~ nd ,.-c v.lr.,le combined
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-10-26
OUT OF THE LETTER BOX
(T~enty Years Ago.

Gunnison. Oct. 26, 1897.
Dearest Mary
Now, for little chat. Have been
down town, and am tired out, so while
! rest my feet, III use my fingers writ
ing TO you.
We are trying TO organize a Choral
Society here, and | have been asked TO
join. / don't know yet how it will turn
out
On my way home, called at our new
job printing plant, which C. T. Rawalt
has just started up, and ordered some
calling cards to be printed. Next
week. | am going calling. owe every
lady in town n call. ! am going to
call first on Mrs. d. L. Richardson, as
Miss Marie Block of Crested Butte, is
visiting her here, and | want to meet
her. was down to say goodby to
Mrs. Celia Mullins daughter, Mrs. B.
d. Hill, who was leaving to Join her
husband in Mexico. Mrs. Walker Bur
nett and Miss Leah Norville left Sum
day for visit in Triplett, Mo. Wish
! was going away some place too.
just saw load of furniture pass
by the door. Guess it belongs to Jesse
Owens. They are moving into the
Frank Adams house on Ruby Ave.
What have you been doing lately I?
Seems so dull and lonesome here lust
now. All the social affairs of the week
were outside of my set, SO did not get
an invite TO any of them Mrs. r,li
Bates had lovely surprise party for
her son, Charles, in honor of his TWEEN
tieth birthday.
The Clover Leaf club met this week
at the home of Miss Katherine Theisz
TO organize for the winter. They are
going to meet every week at the
homes of the lady members, and play
cards and games. The members are
the Misses Allen, Ferguson, Goad, In
gersoll, Marsh, Reeser, Smith, and
Theisz; and Messrs. Barrett, Boyles,
Harper, Nourse, OIeary, Ritiker, and
Reed. Miss Theisz is president and
Miss Smith is secretary and treasurer.
Doesn't it make you feel sick to
hear of such accidents as that one at
the sawmill last week? This mill is
located between Waunita and Ohio
City. and {. B. Ellis was oiling up the
machinery, when his clothing caught
In the pulley shaft, and he was whirl-
led around several times. His right
leg was dislocated and the other one
crushed. DR.. Holmes is attending him.
No, we haven't had any weddings
here lately, although | know of a num-
ber of couples who are going to be
married soon. A couple from. Lake
City were married here today. Their
names were VIM. Vogel and Miss Anna
CTaw.
see Miss Rena Trevarthen is home
from Doyleville, where she has been
teaching school.
Well dear, l must close as it is al
most time to start supper, and must
build n fire. Next Sunday, we are all
going to take our dinner out. We are
going to the Gunnison hotel. They
serve lovely chicken and ice cream
dinners there for only twenty-five
cents, so it will only cost my family
dollar. Wish you were here to 20 with
US.
Write soon and tell me all the do
ings up your way. Tell your hubby
hello for Jack and l.
With love,
AGNES.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-10-26
RAISIN LOAF
Mrs. Jesse G.. Crooks, (Salida)

When baking light bread. make one
loaf into a raisin loaf as follows:
To the amount of dough , tcnough
70, one Loaf, add one cup Of raisins,
which have been washed and rolled or
busted with flour. and l-2 cup Of Eng
n-h walnut meats. Mix well into the
dough. shape into a loaf. and let raise.
Bake with the rest Of your bread. This
does not call for shortening or eggs,
and takes the place Of cake or cookies
on the tahln
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-10-26
DAINTY SANDWICHES
Contributed

IL cup Of minced cooked ham, IA
an onion, and eggs; fry them all and
put between thin slices of buttered
bread. Serve with olives.
jelly with chopped nuts and little
chopped cold boiled chicken make a
toothsomc sandwich when spread be-
tween thin slices of buttered graham
bread.
Mash hard boiled egg with enough
salad dressing to make a smooth paste,
spread on thin slices of buttered bread,
dust over each slice some ground nuts
and put slices together.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-10-26
- "a -
Normal News Letter.

Normal News Letter.
An interesting letter from Miss
Leola Bates Of Somerset, gives news
of our people in that place. Miss
Hazel Hewitt, II, has the primary
grade of forty-six pupils. Mr.. F. j.
Rouck, 'l6, has high school work and
is also principal of the school. Be-
sides his school work he is scout mas
ter for the Colorado A-1-Wolf Patrol;
he teaches night school, his class con-
sisting of twenty-five foreign men;
and he conducts an orchestra. Miss
Bates is herself beginning her third
year in Somerset. She has three
grades, the fifth, sixth, and seventh.
She is Guardian of the "Good Spirit"
Camp Fire, which has a membership
of fourteen. These girls are planning
q concert for the 25th of October. She
also has private class Of six girls
in dramatics and impersonation and
reports that they are doing splendid
work. The three teachers are trying
to arouse an interest in gymnastics;
Miss Hewitt coaches the girls basket
ball team, and Miss Bates gives the
boys wand drill and gymnastics.
John dear, l wish you would scold
the cook. saw her fringing the pie
with her false teeth this morning"
Puck
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-10-26
PICK ALLIL1
Mrs. Belle Cooper

Chop fine half-and-half cabbage,
green tomatoes. and onions. Let them
stand in salt water over night. Drain
OF all the water and heat enough
vinegar to cover nicely, add sugar to
taste. also. allspice. cloves, celery seed,
tumcric powder. mustard seed. Let
come to q boil and then put in the
cabbagc. tomatoes and onions. Cook
until tender. Cover tightly in stone
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-10-26

simplicity" and satin" ara words
that the fall modes in afteruooo frocks
will bring oftenest to the lips of those
who discuss them. Paris decfee4 that
gowns shall be simple and designers
with one accord appear to have turned
to satin to be sure that gowns shall
be beautiful.
The lovely gown pictured has -
front panel and sleeves Of georgefte
crepe. 1t is made with q tunie and u
altogether charming.