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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-30

stopped until shutdown, then met the
regiment returning and went into
camp. The roads were very muddy
and the wagon trains had hard work
moving. We hard that the rebel
general, Johnston, had surrendered
but were not certain of it.
Sunday April 16, 1865.
At daylight we were up and were
ready to march at sunrise. Arrived
at camp about $3.50 a. M, and as the
army was soon to move we did again
pitch our tents, but lay down and
read and slept until noon. At two p.
m. we fell in and moved back to the
woods about half a mile and went
into camp. We put up our tents in
good shape as we expected to remain
here for some time. After we were
through fixing up we had very nice
camping place indeed. The evening
was pleasant and warm and the boys
thought we were too well situated to
have it last long. Sure enough at
eight o'clock that evening orders
came to be ready to march at six a.
m. Such are a soldiers prospects
generally nipped in the bud. We
turned in in order to get up early
We had been to bed about two hours
when we were awakened by firing
and cheering. We listened to it for
an hour or so, the whole army, except
our division seemed to be trying to
make as much noise as possible, but
as we heard nothing to make us cheer,
we went TO sleep again. Pleasant
and warm today.
Monday, April II, 1866.
A cool night. Reveille sounded at
4:30 a. m. There were no signs of
our moving. but we were jim readiness.
We heard about the cause of the noise
last night. 1t was that General
Johnston had promised to surrender
TO General Sherman at ten o'clock
that morning.
Tuesday, April Is, 1865.
No disturbance in camp, and no
news Of Johnston's surrender this
morning. We got the sad intelli-
gence of President Lincoln's death
and that he was assassinated, which
cast a gloom over the whole camp,
making the boys DESTROYS for revenge.
wrote letters home and played ball
until noon. In the afternoon l read
and sat around. 1t rained toward
nightfall.
Wednesday, April 10, 1865.
After breakfast this morning
Lieutenant Hill and / went down to
look at the city. Saw nothing of
special interest, the incest things be-
ing the gardens, which were in full
bloom. We visited the principal
business portion of the city, but
found nothing of special interest.
In one place a printing press was
going, and two or three suffers shops
and a few barber shops were open
and doing business. Raleigh is a
place of few enterprises for the cap
itol Of the state, the houses being
nearly all small and low, and are
built mostly of wood. Not Fifteen
rods from the state house were old
log houses. We returned to camp at
noon. In the afternoon / slept, read
and drew rations.
Thursday. April &c, 1866.
We saw in Raleigh paper this
an order from General
Sherman stating that cessation of
hostilities had been agreed upon, to
arrange for terms of peace, and that
in few days he hoped to be able
to lead us all home. IL caused much
rejoicing among the boys, who are
delighted at a speedy termination of
the tolls of the field and march. Moth
ing to do so read and played ball.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-30
Banana Supply Threatened

Fear is expressed in various quar-
tiers that our banana supply will be
cut off. Ships owned by British COM
panies have dealt largely in the ban
ana industry but many Of these YES
sells have been requisitioned by the
British government, leaving only Nor
wegian ships to carry on the trade.
These also may be withdrawn by their
owners, it is said, and put to other
use. The people of the United
States consume about 38,000,000 tons
of bananas every year. With almost
every means Of transportation taken
away a serious shortage here. will in
evitably result.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-30
Saves So Buying at Home.

Professor Paul III. Nystrom placed
an order with local merchant in
Madison, Wis, amounting to nearly
$50, In the provision line. The total
cost to him amounted to So less than
mail order house prices before con.
sidering the freight at all. The total
saving, including the freight charges.
amounted to not less than $3.50 on a
$50 purchase.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-30

In the course Of comparative in
vestigation Of mail order houses and
retail stores o. A. Charles, president
Of the National Home Trade league,
Muncie, Ind, purchased more than
200 articles from mail order houses
and In each case proved that he could
have bought them as cheaply or for
less In his local stores.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-30
80 Per Cent Profit For NJ. 0. House

The largest mail order house in Chi
cago sells for $1.21 a fountain pen
which can be obtained from the manu-
facturers in New York for 500 per
gross, or GO 2-3 cents each. At this
cost the pens net the house 81 per
cent profit. The usual profit on foun-
tain pens sold directly to retailers by
manufacturers is GO 2-3 per cent on the
cost.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-30
local GROCERY cheaper Than NJ. o.

Local Grocery Cheaper Than NJ. o.
The Dry Goods Reporter, published
liz Chicago. calls attention to Wis
consln grocery store that advertised in
the local newspapers list Of seventy.
three articles, giving mail order house
prices and its own. In every case the
store was as low or lower than the
mail order house. The grocer made an
offer of saving of % per cent over
the mail order price to any customer
who would place twenty-five dollar
order with him.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-30
The Light That Failed

al can't understand why Jenkins
and his wife fell out. She used to call
him the light of her life"
eyes, so she did, but he went out
too often"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-30

If your business is not. built on an
honesty foundation it has no founda-
tion, and some day it ST going to tum-
bic down around your head.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-30

The more money a man has the
more he is abused-and the less he
cares.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-30

Sympathize with the under dog in
the fight, but bet your money on the
top one.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-30

Have you garden in your back
yard 2"
II don't know yet. / have planted
a lot of things, but I'm not sure
whether I'm to have a garden or a
free lunch for chickens.--Washing
Star.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-30
RIVER RIDGE

Mrs. Floyd Bush called on Mrs.
Thos. Antcliff Friday.
Mrs. James Farrar spent Wednes-
day with her aunt, Mrs. G. Rollo near
Greenville.
George Hetchler spent Friday at
Jim Morgan's near Orleans.
:, viii, Murray of Six Lakes spent
Thursday night with Thos. Antcliff.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-30

Troop II, 10Th Cavalry, Fort Brown
Brownsville, Texas.
Evening star., 1917-12-25
FASHIONS

An excellent frock for utilising rem
nant counter bargains or for making over
a last season gown or turning an old
fashioned suit into q smart one-piece
dress Is shown in the sketch. This little
gown fastens simply in the center back.
and 1t would be charming made OF dark
brown yelveteen and tan-coIored satin or
equally smart in one tone. with touch
Of color contrast given by the embroider-
ed motifs and the cord girdle. Navy serge
might be used for skirt. sleeves and
yoke Of the dress. with center section OF
plaid tafreta and a very good looking and
;erviceabIe garment will be the result.
The economy wave that has swept the
country of late is working in exactly tho
,7ay 1t should work. in that people are
not foolishly refraining from spending
money, but are learning to spend wisely
and to get value received for every dol
lar spent, and women are learning the
yaluable lesson that thinking Is really
worth while. and that by putting little
thought into the purchase and planning
Of their clothes they not only get bet
Ter results from financial but from an
artistic point of view.
, Old clothes are often made over; half
worm garments of grown-up members OF
Jhe family are freshened and cut down
tor the younger ones, and SO thoroughly
have the demands of war perneated the
Itmosphere of American homes, even the
youngsters may be made to feel proud
Evening star., 1917-12-25

That they are doing their 'Fbit" by wearing
unprotestingly these made-overs.
There Is no lack Of spending for clothes.
the spending Is merely moro properly dis
tributed. The wealthier class, which for
merly bought too much. 10 retrenching
somewhat. and women who have become
brand-new wage earners are spending
more literally. SO that matters are evened
Up.
And all are learning to utilize to the
best possible advantage the materials
and the garments they already possess.
Hence the many recommendation and
style suggestions designed to help those
who are interested in remodeling or max
ing over last seasons clothes. or in haunt
ing the remnant counters for rare short
ends Of rich fabrics to be turned into
aliuring garments by deft and careful
handling.
II made Of new fabric, the little frock
shown in the sketch will require two
and three-quarters yards Of material
thirty-six inches wide for skirt, sleeves
and yoke. and one yard Of contrasting
fabric for the center or girdle part of the
gown. The skirt may be one and three
quarters or two Yards wide. not more.
Evening star., 1917-12-25

toner has q two-week supply. 1t was
discovered that one man had two cell
lars connected by a long tunnel. He
was ordering half-tons and carrying
the coal from one cellar to the other.
BY the time his scheme was unearthed
he had accumulated four tons. but he
was still out after more coal.
The dealer he applied to sent him to
the fuel administrator. where he made
afiidavit that he had no coal at all.
The next step was an Indictment for
perjury, the case being booked for the
next court. In addition, the onender
was made to take his littlebucket and
carry three and a half tons OF his III
gotten coal to the sidewalk and thence
load II on to q coal cart.
Evening star., 1917-12-25
Tricks Which Fuel Officials
List With Crooked Practices
Man Borroys Baby With Which to Excite Sympathy Of
Dealer-JeDeler az "DTipey" Deliuers
Coal to HimseN.

"A1rs fair In love and war;" runs an
old saying. but the United States fuel
administration doesn't believe that just
because the nation 10 at war unfair
tricks should. be resorted to IN order to
obtain coal. It IL trying to SEQ toNit
that everybody gets q square deal. and
It purposes to mako things hot--or
rather cold-for those who repay this
effort with crooked practices.
To some of the subterfuges resorted
to the fuel administration 10 granted
an unwilling admiration. believing the
talent might we'll be utilised to better
end. Ono field agent tells Of a retailer
at Newark. N. J., who has been supply
ing his regular customers with small
lots Of coal. but has declined all new
business. unless there was sickness in
the family. He was appealed to by a
prospective customer, who demon
strated that his was case Of dire need
Evening star., 1917-12-25
SAID SHE WOULDN'T WED
If SHE HAD TO TELL AGE

The marriage license clerk at
Rockville. No. received . big sur
prise yesterday. when Miss Dora
Belle Simmons. who. with william
Luther Davis sixty years old. both
Of Washington. applied for q mar
riage license. refused to divulge her.
age.
The bride said she would not get
married II she was compelled to
give tho information. Rather than
break up the wedding the clerk
adopted a suggestion Of the BRIDE
groom elect to make It forty"
Tho couple returned to this city
Immediately after the ceremony.
which was performed by Rev. ]. w.
Duffey of the Rockville Methodist
Church.
Evening star., 1917-12-25

by wheeling up delicate-looking baby
accompanied by q pale wife. to the coal
yard. The coal he 20 earnestly sought
was delivered and then It was discov-
cred that the new customer had oor-
rowed the baby.
Jeweler "Hires outn as Driver.
In the same town there was a jew
eler. who took day on from his regu-
lar employment and got Job driving
coal cart for local dealer. His hrsi
trip out was with two tons OF coal
This he promptly dumped into his own
cellar and then resigned. saying that
the work was too hard for him.
Another shrewd case came before one
of the Pennsylvania county fuel ad-
ministrators whose directions are that
the dealers shall deliver only one-ton
and half-ton lots. and no coal Is to be
delivered where the prospective Gus
Evening star., 1917-12-25
KAISER WOULD FORCE
PEACE WITH iron FIST
We Must Batter in Doors of Those
Who Oppose, Ruler Tells
His Soldiers.

AMSTERDAM. December 25.-In his
address before his troops at verdun
the kaiser SAID:
1--WE do not know what is stfll In
store for us. but you have seen how
In this last of the four years of war
Gods hand has visibly prevailed. pun
ished treachery and rewarded heroic
persistence. From this we can gain
Arm confidence that the Lord will be
with us In the future also.
IF the enemy does not want peace
then we must bring peace to the world
by battering In with the iron fist and
shining sword the doors OF those who
will not have peace"
Evening star., 1917-12-25

ticeable effect in the pounds of fat
It. When you are eating sweetbreads
may have the satisfying knowledge
at they will not add to your delight.
icy are always included in the meats
,at must be eaten plentifuily by those
no are on a reduction diet.
Here are two sweetbread recipes:
Sweetbread patties-Cook q pair of
.weetbreads until tender In very lit
lie water. take out and chop fine, sea-
IN with salt and pepper. Keep the
water in which the sweetbreads were
cooked. add to It half q pint OF cream,
-abIespoon Of butter and two of fIour
blended to thicken It Throw In this
dressing the chopped sweetbreads, and
Just before serving add three hard
boiled eggs chopped finely.
Sweetbread cutlets-One pair of
sweetbreads. chopped fine with a silver
knife. Boil a teacup Of sweet milk.
Rub together a tablespoon of butter
and two OF -four, add to the milk, let
II boil until thick. then beat In the
yolks Of two eggs and let II cool Add
the chopped sweetbreads. a half dozen
chopped mushrooms, salt, pepper and
turn all in dish to cool. Now form into
cakes or outlets, dip in egg and bread
crumbs and fry AZ you would croquettes.
A porcelain kettle should be used al.
wavs for sweetbreads
Evening star., 1917-12-25
Sweetbread for Economy.

You can eat sweetbreads and fec
that you are doing your patriotic dut!
at the same time, for sweetbreads Ar
listed among the luxuries. and nova
days anybody is entitled to indulge
IN as many of the luxuries as his purse
win allow. Sugar. meat pork. wheat
and butter-these could hardly be cali
ed luxuries. They are in fact what we
would call. in normal times. real ne
cessities. and these are taboo. That is
you must eat them as sparingly az you
can and at the same time preserve your
health. But luxuries-among them
sweetbreads--arep permissible. Many Of
the hotels are specializing in this
dainty and the housekeeper who can
afford them and whose family likes
them would do well to follow the hotel
lead.
Doubtless the war is doing much to
restore to their normal slender proper
tions many men and women who have
IN years of plenty overeaten just a bit.
zhe decrease in the amount of sugar
consumed must certainly have had a
Evening star., 1917-12-25
Christmas in the 0lden Time.
HENRY oLDYs.

The Gre goes roaring up the Cue:
The fsWl In On the spit,
And on the wan Of the dining hall
Ths ehadows come and ait;
The apples MI the cellar bin;
The nuts are In the sack:
Ths sparkling mead, with Its foamy bead.
10 standing By T. the rack.
Then. hey, the holly
And Christmas follyi
TIE yule-log giows and the night II jolly.
Ths frost hangs on the window-pape;
.rhs snow beats in at the door:
The rosd lies white in the moonbeams bright;
The wood-pile's covered DER;
And tale and Jest 20 round. 80 round.
And the noor creaks with the Ig,
And the laugh rings out and the merry shout.
And the DOCTORS lost his wig.
Then. hey. the holly
And Christmas folly.
The yule-log giows and the night is jolly.
Evening star., 1917-12-25
Gives Women Right to Office.

ZURICH. December 26.-The franchise
reform bill, which has Just been intro
duced in the lower house Of the Hun
garian parliament. in addition to CIV
ing the vote to every Hungarian citizen.
male or female, twenty-four years Of
age, provides for the election Of women
to parliament.
Evening star., 1917-12-25
Last Straw.

From the Passing sboW
waiter-Cup o tea, pehn'orth o. ginger
nuts, a small lemon. a stone ginger,
muni.ion beer and one am sandwidge-
wot the bioomin' business is a-comin'
TO don't know.
Evening star., 1917-12-25

merchant. diplomatist and former cab
met officer. was born in Georgia, sixty
seven years ago Sunday.
Evening star., 1917-12-25
By ANNE R1rTENHousE.


Special Correspondence Of The Star.
NEW YORK, December 24.-Once,
many years ago. when there was peace
on the planet, Mrs william K. Wander
bilt. ST., appeared at the races in Paris
In a gown of Burgundy cloth made by
Evening star., 1917-12-25

Untrimmed Velvet Hats,
$1.OO Each.
Were $1.o5.
Good quality velvet. black only, in small
and large shapes.
Untrimmed Velvet Hats,
$1.95 Each.
Were $500.
Black and navy blue-the two best selling
colors; small medium and large shapes.
Banded or Tailored Velvet Hats,
$1.95 Each.
Were $3.50.
Some with soft crush brims and others are
mushroom and sailor Shapes of Fitted Velvet.
These have bands and bows of grosgrain rib
bon to match. The colors are navy blue and
black.
ThiEd door, Msvsnth strssl
Evening star., 1917-12-25
Band-trimmed Tailored Hats,
$3.95 Each.

Were $3.50.
Hatter's Plush Hats, Velour and Silk
Beaver Hats, in tailored, mushroom and rolled
brim shapes and in small and medium sizes; a
variety of very becoming new models. In
navy, black and purple.
Evening star., 1917-12-25
Dress, Tailored and Sports
Hats
In Separate Price Groups at Practically
Half Price,
$3.95, $5.75, SITS, $1O.75 and $12.75
Each.
Former prices, $50 to $500

The variety of modes is practically as
great as have been the seasons creations
and requirements. Velvet, Silk Beaver and
Plush Hats; Beautiful Gold and Silver Lace
Dress Hats, Fur and Fur-trimmed Hats;
combinations of beaver and duvetine and
lace and velvet. Many choice styles, and
every hat remarkable value.
Evening star., 1917-12-25

Hats, Hats, Hats for SemiFormal Wear,
aloredH Street, Hats Outing Hats, Sport Hats
and Velvet Hats
which all about 200 Hats from
o Hats
! wilw three months
Evening star., 1917-12-25
ONE-HALF THE USUAL PRICES

Including choice volumes from readers point of
which begin to show signs of age and
These include Travels and foreign lands;
of naions Biographies of noted persons Memoirs
"reminiscences both women; Standard
we'll known authors Finely bound booksj Political Economy
Social Problems and Topics of the day. Theological Works
large abundance Poetry and Drama Essays and many misce
volumes; Fiction and CMdren's Books in variety
These will be placed on open tables and priced at
oNE-HALF OR LESS THAN HALF USUAL PRICES
An early call is highly desirable in many only
single copy of book may be found.
rAisls
Evening star., 1917-12-25
Business Hours:
$3.50 Am. to
$3.50 PM.
Sale of
Young Mems Fashionable
Overcoats.

At time when we would be justified in holding rig
idly to all of our clothing stock offering Fine
Overcoats at genuine reductions. They in various
models and splendid quality fabrics.
Overcoats, Sale Price, $17.75 Each.
Plain grays of various shades, also plain blue.
Three-button pinch-back model with peak lapel and
soft roll velvet collar and slantng flap pockets; satin
yoke and sleeve lining. Sizes "a to 49, Special price,
S1775 each.
Oxford Gray Double-Breasted Overcoats,
Sale Price, $2475 EACH
Three-button Trench model with storm collar and
an a-around belt with buckle back has inverted plait
from shoulder blades bottom and the slash pockets
are a very effective touch. Satin yoke and sleeve lin
ing Length ~ inches Sizes "a to 40. Special at
S24z5 each.
Tenth street
Evening star., 1917-12-25

A Special Sale Of
White Voile and 0rgandy Waists
At $2.95 Each.
Duplicates of these waists have been in our stock
at 1896, $500 and $5.75
lust six dozen in the lot, and one-ofa-knd styles.
Fresh, new plain-tailored styles.
Tucked styles in many varieties.
Lace and embroidery trimmed styles.
Sizes So to ~ in the entire lot but not all sizes of
any one style Specially priced, $2o5 each.
Tnrdn G street..
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-22
Funston: A Real Soldier.

. If Funston's military record depended
in any large degree on the Mexican cam.
gaign it could be dismissed in a line.
But the Mexican campaign was not his,
and for it he was not responsible. He
was never a watchful waiter. but he
obeyed orders, and to the president him
self must be given all the credit due
to anybody for our remarkable Mexican
adventure.
Funston achieved distinction and even
glory in the days, not so many years ago,
when watchful waiting was not looked
upon with approval, when the leader
who did something before the other fell
low could think of doing it was the man
who counted, and when notes had not
become generally popular as instruments
for prolonging indefinitely an interna-
tional disagreement
As a soldier of fortune before he be-
came soldier of his country Funston
schooed himself undoubtedly for his
spectacular success when given military
responsibility and opportunity. Dull and
drab seems his later career, but whatever
he was told to do-even to the doing of
did it as it should have been
done. There cannot be too many men OF
the Funston type in any army that is
to be used for the purposes to which ar
mics hitherto have been devoted.-Bos-
ton Traveller.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-22

to be well worth while to turn attention
to the fallow acres of New Hampshire
and other eastern states.
AT present, with a hungry world clam
oring to be fed. il would seem as if
such crops might be raised hereabouts
with proft-yes, with much profit. As
to the permanence Of the undertaking
well, that is going to be, like any other
form of agriculture or other business, de-
pendent upon the question of profit or
loss. And here, we take it, the latter
day quickening of interest in agriculture
in New Hampshire, the introduction of
scientific farming, the popularization of
q sound system of farm accounting, all
these will figure potently. The European
war can not go on for ever. Peace must
come sooner or later, and with peace
a gradual restoration of depleted food
supplies. the world over. Probably con-
ditious will never again be quite the
same as they were before the conflict;
for a considerable time to
come, food prices will rule high-high,
at least, as eonstrasted with rates pre-
vailing before the war; and during this
time there should be favorable oppor-
tunity for the establishment of the
cultivation of small grains here.
May the test be made with the vim
and vigor which 20 far to assure vic
tory.-Manchester Union.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-22
LETTERS TO THE
EDITOR
Something About AFRO Moves.

Editor, Times: The Office OF assessor
is a very important Office and we need
a man well qualified to occupy that DO.
sition.
In presenting the name of AFRO Moves
as a candidate, his friends claim that
he is well fitted for that Office both by
education and practical knowledge of the
value OF real estate. He has been res
ident OF this city for eight years and
has bought and sold property and at the
present time owns new house on Wash
ington street.
1t is believed by his friends that the
slur cast upon him by one of the asses
sors by asking what town he hailed from
after the nomination speech supporting
him at the caucus, should not be any
reproaeh to him for some of our best
men have come from the back towns;
and whether he came from Orange or
Old Ireland, man can be a man for all
that; and we have conclusive evidence
that good mer have come from both
places.
Therefore, his friends present his name
as candidate for your consideration, ask
ing for your support of him at the poles.
The name on the ballot is AFRO Moves.
the caucus nominee.
Citizen