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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-13

"A tremendous car shortage exists
for use in moving valuable food pro-
ducts urgently needed, but thousands
of refrigerator cars are regularly as
signed to breweries and in daily use
on the railroads of the United States,
loaded to full capacity, carrying beer
for saloons and blind pigs.
millions of bushels of wheat want
ed for food, but millions of bushels of
barley wasted for beer, when an order
from the government closing the
breweries could save it.
at is right that we should save to
serve.
at is wrong for the government to
permit waste in enormous quantities
of the same foods they ask US to
painstaking substitute and use here
with rigid economy that others bet
ter adapted for use abroad on the
fighting front may be made available
there in abundance.
"How much longer must this waste
continue?
as it more important that beer be
hauled regularly and supplied to de-
bauch our people, soldiers and sailors
included, that barley shall be turned
into worse than waste to furnish fat
profits for an unprincipled, unscrupu-
lous few, than it is to Save Food and
Win the War
make it plain to those in author
ity, in no uncertain language, that you
emphatically condemn this glaring in
consistency between the savings urg-
ed by the government and the waste
permitted by the government; that for
the period of the war Americans de-
mand nothing less than the fullest use
of all means at hand for the conduct
of the war and prompt suppression of
every industry, thing or individual
that even in the least degree tends to
impair or interfere with its successful
prosecution.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-13

Fuel Angels
The painters linn the angels
AS creations wearing wings
Who fit about in heaven
And play on harps and things; =
But il l were an artist
With ready drawing-pen,
I know I'd show an angel
AS something else again.
For as / sit and shiver
Whiting my icy room,
Or view my empty cellar
AS chill as any tomb,
And hear the plumbing bursting
In kitchen and in bath
And think of bills to follow
CA certain ALTERNATELY.
know for sure that angels
Are not seraphic bands,
But smudgy-faced and dusty
With shovels in their hands,
Aye, in the dead of winter
When north winds freeze the soul,
The really truly angels
Are men who bring you coal.
Oh beautifc being
Of heavy voice and foot
What words than these are sweeter,
"Where do you want it putt"
If they are common angels
They bring one ton maybe
But when they're true arch-angels
They bring you two or three!
Berton Braley.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-13
Willing to Paw Double

A Tommy on furlough entered a
jewelers. shop and placing a much
battered gold watch on the counter,
said: II want this ere mended."
After a careful survey the watch
of repairing will be double what you
gave for it."
~ don't mind that" sal dthe sold
Ter. evil you mend it,"
"YeA" said the jeweler, "at the
price"
"Well," remarked Tommy, smiling,
az gave a German a punch on the
nose for it, and I'm quite ready to
give you two if you'll men it."
a Common sense is so rare quality
as to seem almost the mark Of genius.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-13
From Weak and Lame
To Wen and Strong

Try them Foley Kidney Pills win
do for other men and women--Quick-
ly-what they have done for Mrs.
Last year, got almost down with
my back. writes Mrs. II. +. Straynge
Of Gainesville. Ca. r. No. 3: II sur
fered from Inflammation Of the blad-
der, and whenever ! stopped doctoring
grew worse Il tried Foley Kidney
Pills, and after taking them awhile
my bladder action became regular and
the singing sensation disappeared /
am now stronger In my back than I've
been for several years, and since get
ting well. I've stayed wen and had
Start in now to use Foley Kidney
Plls. You will feel an Improvement
how quickly they act on Kidneys and
bladder. They stop irregular urinary
action. ease pain In back and sides.
timber up sta joints and aching mus
cles They put the kidneys and blad-
Der in sound healthy condition. Try
Wortley q French
ConnelI's Drug Store
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-13
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON


We have seen how they counted Jesus
as one beside himself. and doing his
works In the power of the devil, and
how they determined to kill him MARK
3 g. 20, Ply. or as II is written in Jno.
l 10, IL, "He was In the world and
the world was made by him, and the
world knew him not: He came unto
his own, and his own received him not"
According to the prediction. OF the
prophet "he Is despised and rejected
of men, a man OF sorrows and ac-
Quainted with grief cut of out
of the land of the living" ''The Mes
siah shall be cut off. and have nothing"
elsa. So g, 8; Dan. 8 90 Margin). This
being their treatment Of him and his
kingdom which was at hand but re-
jected. and therefore postponed till he
shall come again. He began to teach
In parallels that they might not per-
ceive and not understand Tvs. III, 12).
A parable has been called an earthly
story with a heavenly meaning, hiding
the truth from the indolent and unbe-
lieving. but keeping II for the diligent
who hunger for the truth. See In
verses 10. IL how he explained his par
ables to some of his disciples when
they were alone with him. telling them
that unto them 1t was given to know
the mystery Of the kingdom Of God,
but unto them that are without (hav-
Ing of their own accord shut them
selves out by their unbelief). all these
things are done In parallels. Note that
these parallels concern the mystery Of
the kingdom Of God, or as In Matt.
Sill. the kingdom Of heaven, for the
terms are often used anonymously
and the origin of each is found In Dan.
2:4<. where we read that the God Of
heaven shall set up q kingdom which
shall break In pieces and consume all
Kingdoms. and II shall stand forever.
These parallels do not concern that
kingdom bat the present age Of the re
lection Of that kingdom which he calls
the mystery Of the kingdom Of God or
Of heaven. A study Of the word "mys-
terry" will be a great help to all who
desire to understand It.
The kingdom Is one Of the most
clearly revealed things in the Bible,
but that an age should Intervene be-
tween the rejection of the kingdom and
the return Of the King to set II up is
the mystery. explained In his parallels
and elsewhere In the New Testament.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-13

Use medium white sauce, hot
mashed potatoes, left-overs of meat.
Put meat through food chopper, first
removing all gristle and bone. Sea-
son highly with salt and pepper. But.
ter an earthenware baking dish. Add
enough medium white sauce to the
ground meat to moisten, and bind il
together. Turn into the baking dish
spread over in a layer, the hot, we'll
seasoned, mashed potato. Bake in a
hot oven until brown.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-13
FREE METHODIST CHURCH

Sunday school, 1000.
Morning worship, HOO.
Class meeting, 1900.
Evening service, 700. Sermon by
the pastor.
Holiness meeting, Tuesday evening,
7:30.
Prayer service, Thursday evening,
1880.
You are welcome.
Trad Tulo, Daotcr
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-13
Chocolate Crullers

Beat three tablespoonful of butter
to cream with half a cupful of SUI
gar; add gradually to this the we'll
beaten yolks Of three eggs, one cup
full and half more of sugar, one cup
full of sour milk, one teaspoonful OF
vanilla extract, two ounces of choco-
late grated and melted over hot wa
dissolved in one tablespoonful of OF
hot water. the whites of eggs beaten
to stiff froth and sufficient flour tc
make a soft dough.
Roll out and cut with cutter. Fry
in plenty of smoking-hot fat.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-13


The soldier glitters on parade,
The goldsmith plies his art,
The scientists pursues his germs
Der this terrestrial ball,
The sailor navigates his ship,
But the farmer feeds them all.
The preacher pounds the pulpit desk
The broker reads the tape,
The tailor cuts and sews the cloth
To fit the human shape,
The dame of fashion dressed in
Silk goes forth to dine or call,
Or drive, or dance, or promenade,
But the farmer feeds them all.
Teh workman wields hi shining tool
The merchant shows his wares,
The aeronaut above the clouds
A dizzy journey dares;
But art and science soon would fade
And commerce dead would fall,
II the farmer ceased to reap and sow
For the farmer feeds them all.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-13
CHURCH OF CHRIST

Regular services on Sunday, 1890
a. M. Worship and communion.
1900 noon, Bible school; 600 p, m,
senior c. E.; 700 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, 1918-02-13
METHODIST

Sunday, 1000, class meeting; 1920,
morning service; l1:45, Sunday
school; Epworth league, 600; even
ing service at TOO p. m.
Prayer meeting for young women
in Philathea room and young men in
Baraca room Tuesday evening, 7:30.
Thursday evening at 1880, general
prayer meeting followed by Bible
stury. p. Ray Norton, Pastor.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-13
Wat Other Women Have Found Out
To Elk ButtOnhOles

For mending buttonholes in the
neckbands of shirts, stitch pieces of
tape fiat along each edge of the but
tonhole, bringing them together at its
ends. The tape on each side should
be just wide enough to extend to the
edge of the neckband, where it should
also be stitched. This new button
hole will outlast the rest of the shirt.
A new way to make beds may be
described thus: Sew two short loops
one one end of each covering, these
loops being the distance apart of the
width of the bed and equally distant
from the corners of the coverings.
Then take brass rod cut just as long
as the bed is wide and cover it with
a thin padding of cotton and some
durable material. This rod is run
through the loops of the bed cover
ings and tucked in at the foot of the
bed. When the bed is put to air the
bedclothes may be readily thrown
This device is especially adapted for
childrens' beds, or is good to use when
there is illness in the home.
When boiling ham leave it in the
water in which it has been boiled un-
til it is quite cold. This will make it
juicy and quite tender.
When milk, soup or other liquid
boils over on the stove and threatens
to fill the place with unpleasant doors,
cover the spot quickly with salt.
Chicken salad is delicious if mixed
with small pieces of green pepper and
mayonnaise. Press the meat into
pepper cases.
Stuffed olives chopped fine, mixed
with cream cheese and made into balls
are delicious if served with plain
salad.
If you are baking anything and the
oven gets too hot, put in a basin of
cold water, instead of leaving the
oven door open.
To entertain a sick child who can
not sit up in bed arrange a mirror
on an easel in such a way as to re-
fleet the moving panorama to be seen
fro mthe window. If the street
scene wearies the invalid the glass
may be so fixed as to show the rest
full blue sky and fleeing clouds. If
no easel is at hand an upright stick
fastened to the back Of a chair will
answer the purpose.
Cut flowers will last longer if the
stems are split up about an inch be-
fore putting them in water. Maiden
hair fern will last longer if, when it
e he IL -.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-13
WOMAN AND HOME


"On st. Valentines morning our
Mother Nature goes to her closet and
takes down her green cloak which be-
fore many weeks she will resume for
the festivals of April. Hadn't we
better look over our own wardrobe of
the heart also? The dust of for
mality and the moth of doubt play
sad havoc with the souls garment of
love-" Bliss Carmen.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-13
one level tablespoonful to each one
half cupful of sauce.
Vocational

The family terror was entertaining
the caller until his mother was suit
ably arrayed..
Sister LOUIS young mai is going
to be a painter" he remarked.
"a painter ~ the caller asked.
"Uh-huh, / guess So" he replied.
"Him and pa was in the library quite
spell the other night, and heard pa
tell him he'd need more of the blues,
and he said it cost too much to draw"
Judge.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-13
serrfzEzExznzuzEf~~r1sa
CHURCH eqA.ssks
utl1dl5 school.
ST. JOsEPH's CATHOLIC

Mass every other Sunday at a. m,
every alternate Sunday at 1890 a. m.
Mass every week day at 1880 a. m.
Rectory residence, 400 South Bridge
street.
Rev. John A. Klich, Rector.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-13
HOLY TRINITY MISSION
(EpiaeoDan

Corner of Congress and Alderman
streets. Hours of service Sunday:
:30-Morning service. III
Rev. Robert S. Nash,
Priest-in-C Charge.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-13
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

Christian Science society, LOG So
Pleasant street.
Sunday morning service at 10:45
Sunday school at l1:45.
Testimonial meeting every We'd
nesday evening at 1880.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-13
Creamed Onions

Cook rather small white onions in
boiling salt water until tender. While
hot pour over them for each. cupful OF
onions, one-half cupful of medium
white sauce. The sauce may be pref
tily garnished with finely chopped
fresh or finely sifted dried parsley,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-13
Before the Spring Fruits Come

OIdnSe OpouSe."IuL luItt IdDit-
spoonfuls of gelatin into saucepan,
add the rind of four oranges, the juice
of eight oranges, the rind and juice of
one lemon, five tablespoonfuls of
sugar, one bay leaf, the whites and
fire until they boil; remove the beat
err, allow to boil up, draw on one side,
leav covered for FIVE minutes and
pour through hot jelly-bag. When
cold and thick, but not firm, beat to a
solid froth, then fold in one cupful of
grated cocoanut and pour into wet
mold to harden. Turn out and gar
nish with whipped cream, cubes of
orange jelly and laurel leaves.
Banana Sandwiches--Peel as many
chile dripe bananas as there are per-
sons to be served. Split lengthwise,
put the halves together with a filling
of raisins, walnuts and preserved GIN
ger, chopped fine and moistened with
lemon juice, and arrange on individual
salad-plates. Garnish with lemon and
watercress. Serve with whipped
cream mayonnaise.
Grapefruit Cocktail.-Cut each
grapefruit carefully to resemble a
basket, remove the pulp and scallop
the edges. Cut the pulp moderately
fine, mix with canned white cherries
and sweeten to taste. Other fruits if
desired may also be added. Chill and
serve in the grapefruit baskets, with
garnish of red cherries.
Celery and Grapefruit Salad.-Cut
the fruit in thirds lengthwise, remove
the pulp and cut up with equal
amount of crisp celery. Refill the
shells with this mixture and garnish
with celery-tips. Serve with mayon-
naise dressing.
Mint and Orange Salad.-Three
tablespoonfuls of finely chopped mint,
six oranges, the juice of half lemon
and two tablespoonfuls of powdered
sugar. Remove the pulp from the
oranges with a spoon, mix with it the
other ingredients and chill. Serve in
dainty glasses.
Banana Salad.-This banana salad
is wholesome and quickly made. Split
bananas in quarters lengthwise and
lay on shredded lettuce. Sprinkle
with chopped nut meats and serve
with French dressing.
Chilled bananas arranged in this
way with chopped walnut, served with
whipped cream, make a wholesome
dessert to serve with a light dinner.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-13
w. c. t. U. ITEMS
To Help the Just Cause

There are today so many sign posts
pointing the way to patriotic service
that no man, even though deficient in
mentality, may err in taking the
right direction. When, therefore, the
retail liquor dealers of Illinois, in
convention assembled, voiced the de-
sire TO ''uncomplainingly and willing
ly submit to any measure within rea-
son to help the just cause in which
our country is engaged" they must
have done so with full knowledge of
what was involved in such an admis-
sion.
Viewing the matter from any angle,
these men must realize that the one
measure that would most definitely
help this country in its present emer-
gency is to close up every place for
the manufacture and sale TO alcoholic
beverages. They do not need to take
the word of prohibition fanatics;
the action of the United States gov
eminent and Congress during the past
months ought to satisfy them on this
point. What other business has been
compelled, as a war emergency mea-
sure, to submit to such restrictions as
has the liquor trade? (No soldier in
uniform is permitted to have alcohol
Soiu VI Diiu, HO tiliSltu man III Qiii-
form is allowed inside of a saloon un-
der penalty of court martial; dry
zones surround training camps and
naval stations; cantonments or mobi-
cation centers have been placed, when
possible, in dry territory, and the dis
tilling of beverage liquors is absolute
ly stopped). Can any other inter
probation be placed on these orders of
the government than that the bust
ness of selling liquor is considered
inimical to the welfare of the country
during the war?
Inconsistence and Determination
There has arisen new prophet cry
ing out against the Inconsistencies
and determinations practiced in our
food conservation campaign toward
the product of the brewery and pro-
testing against making Huns Of the
population of the United States by
I the beer process. In q plea which
covers almost the entire front page
of recent issue, The Masonic OBJ
server urges its readers as individuals
and organizations to demand the sup
preston Of such industries as are
standing in the way Of full and com
plete victory for the armies of the
United States. The appeal reads as
| follows:
"This country has grown the larg-
est crop of potatoes ever known in Its
| history, but freezing will ruin much
Iof It unless cars are made available
to ship them.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-13

boiling water and allowed to stand in
it until the water is cold before ar
ranging them in vases.
Avoid knocking the furniture when
using dry mop on bare floor, by
wrapping the fixtures of the mop with
strips of soft cloth, such as old stock
ings; also by covering the handle as
far up as may be necessary. Such a
precaution will prevent the furniture
and Dashboard from being married.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-13
CONGREGATIONAL

STRENGTHENING service, 1890 a
m; Sunday school, 11:45; Y. p. S. G.
E., 600 p. M; evening service and
sermon, TOO; prayer meeting, Thurs
day evening, 1880.
A. j. Blair, Pastor.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-13
LATTER DAY SAINTS

Sunday school, 10:30; prayer SER
vice, 1870; religo, 2:30; preaching,
j. d. Aelick, Pastor.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-13
Meat and Bread Crumb Cakes

To four parts of chopped or ground
meat, add one part soaked bread
crumbs, small quantity of chopped
onion, and salt and pepper to taste.
Mix and form into small round cakes.
Brown the cakes in butter or other
fat, turning them.
Raw ground meat may be used. If
so, the pan should be covered so that
greater heat will be applied.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-13
BAPTIST CHURCH

BAPTIST CHURCH
STRENGTHENING worsh p, 1890 a.
M: Bible school, 1900; B. Y. p. u,
500 p. M; evening service, 700;
prayer meeting, Thursday evening at
1880. w. A. Bliss, Pastor.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-13
Barley Baking Powder biscuits

Two cups barley flour, three table
spoonfuls fat, one-half teaspoonful
salt, four teaspoonfuls baking powder,
two thirds cup milk. Sift the dry in
gradients together, rub in the fat, and
add the liquid, until soft dough is
formed. Roll to about three-fourths
of an inch thick, cut with a cookie
cutter and bake in not oven.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-13

Cut flowers will last longer if the
stems are split up about an inch be-
fore putting them in water. Maiden
hair fern will last longer if, when it
is gathered, the stems are inserted in
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-13
Steamed Barley Pudding

One cup molasses, one cup sour
milk, one egg, one teaspoonful soda,
three-fourths cup cornmeal, one cup
barley flour, one-fourth teaspoonful
salt, one cup raisins. Beat egg, add
molasses, milk and soda, dissolved in
little cold water Sift cornmeal and
barley flour together and combine
with first mixture. Add chopped rails
ms, and pour into well-greased small
baking powder tins or popover cups.
If the latter are used, cover each cup
with a well-greased paper. Steam two
hours. Serve with foamy sauce.
Foamy Sauce.-One egg, three
fourths cup sugar, one teaspoonful
vanilla, one-fourth cup hot milk. Beat
egg until very light, add sugar, and
continue beating. Just before serv-
ing add the hot milk.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-13
RIVE Mullins

One cup of rye flour, one cup flour,
two tablespoonfuls sugar or two ia
blespoonfuls molasses, one teaspoon
full salt. one cup milk, one egg, one
one tablespoonful melted fat, four
teaspoonfuls baking powder. Mix and
sift dry ingredients; add milk gradu-
ally, egg well beaten, and melted fat.
Bake in hot oven in we'll CREASED gem
pans twenty-five minutes.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-13

All men are created equal, but
some Of them soon get over It.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-13

If you are baking anything and the
oven gets too hot, put in a basin of
cold water, instead of leaving the
oven door open.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-13

Stuffed olives chopped fine, mixed
with cream cheese and made into balls
are delicious if served with a plain
salad.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-07
GERMANY SURRENDERS
Unofficial Reports say that Germany has
Accepted the Allies Peace Terms and
That Fighting Ceased at Noon
Report is Not Confirmed

United Press Association wires also all grain
the report that Germany surrendered to Marshal
Foch at today The Associated press however saws
the report but that the conferences have begun
and the peace treaty be signed any time German sail
ors and soldiers have munied and have captured
towns It is reported the whole country is in disoreanzed
estate and on the verge Of anarchy.
Omaha Sioux CITY, Des Moines Chicago and most Of tho
larger cities are holding big celebrations today.
F1 EST WHAT RESPUBLICAS
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-07
Most Famous of Thrones.

The peacock throne formed part of
the interior decoration of a costly
building in Delhi, the ancient capital
of the Mogul empire in India. The
throne had the figures of two peacocks
standing behind it, their tails expand.
cd and the whole SO inlaid with sap
phires, rubies, emeralds, pearls and
other precious stones as to represent
real peacock plumage. The throne,
valued at several million dollars, was
carried off by invading armies and now
figures N palace in Persia.