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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-27
Hard Times Party


The Royal Neighbors held their
regular meeting February 20, with
Mrs. Florence West on South Bridge
street.
A hard times party had been plan
ned. Mrs. Z. +. Cook drew the adj
miring comments from everyone--as
her costume best suited the occasion.
The event was surely a pleasing one.
A short program was enjoyed after
which a strictly Hooverized hard time
lunch was served. Mush and milk
was one of the many delicacies.
The next social meeting of the or
der will be held at Mrs. Charles Jen-
sens, March 6.
Towers more than 500 feet high
have been built at Sayville, L. l., and
various electrical additions have been
made which treble the power of the
Telefunken wireless station there,
making it the most powerful in the
world. Much difficulty has been ex-
perienced in receiving messages at
certain times in the year, owing to
peculiar static conditions, but it is be-
lieved that communication will now
be possible at any time in the day
and at any season of the year. 1t lis
at this station that most of the COM
mnications from Germany to the
United States are received, commune
cations from this country to Germany
going out from the sending station at
Tuckerton, N. ].
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-27

Last month q Kansas City woman
took to q pawnshop q ring which she
had picked up in the street two OF
dren had been playing with as q toy
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-27
Woolens Are Scarce But
We are Amply Prepared

1t is pleasure to see such worthy
selection of wool dress goods and your
own good judgment will tell you that
it is best to buy now before market
prices advance still further. We sug-
gest you anticipate your needs fully,
not alone because the prices may not
be duplicated later but because it will
be difficult even to duplicate the ma
terialsEthe markets are SO uncertain.
38-inch Wool Plaid in wonderful
color combinations .$1.OO
40-inch Wool Serge, an extra value,
all staple colors. .,.. .$1.OO
46-inch, All-Wool Serge, from the
Broadhead Mills ....... $3.50
56-inch Wool Plaid Skirtings. $500
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-27


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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-01
Grattan Grange

Grattan Grange met last Thursday
evening and gave the fourth degree.
One new name was presented which
makes US that much nearer our SER
vice flag. The worthy lecturer was
presented with that new broom, so all
come out to Grange and make this
year clean sween. Twenty pounds
of maple sugar in its liquid state
vas served the crowd before depar-
ture.
Program for May 8: Song, Grange;
SIS there time for everything or
can we wait for the weather and still
ra.se a successful corn crop" Chas.
Godfrey; reading, Orley Emmons;
song, Carroll and Raymond Smith;
"All things considered, which do you
prefer, early or late planting of
beans?" Earl Nash.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-01

crippled. In many cases where large
numbers are killed they are neither
bitten nor wounded but simply chased
until they die from exhaustion. After
dog has once formed the habit of
killing sheep it seemingly becomes a
mania with him and he is seldom, if
ever, broken of it, He not only de-
stroys sheep himself but leads other
dogs to the work. No consideration
should be given such dogs; they
should be killed as soon as their
habits are known.
The desirability Of a maximum in
crease in the number of sheep is gen
orally admitted and steps now are be-
ing taken toward a rehabilitation of
the sheep industry. But it is recog-
nized that one of the most effective
means of insuring the farmer a profit
on sheep is to make and enforce laws
against sheep-killing dogs. Several
States recently have passed laws
which adequately protect the farmers
flock, but in most of the States the
present dog laws fail in their pur-
pose.
In the publication mentioned in a
previous paragraph the Federal
specialists describe the needs of uni
form legislation and outline a sug-
gested State dog law.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-01
NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH
POWERS THEATRE MAY "a

William Collier, Americas foremost
comedian is coming to the Powers
Theater, Grand Rapids, for three days
starting Thursday, May 2, in moth
.ng But The Truth" and it is one of
sne funniest plays of recent years.
ats success has been great for play
and star enjoyed a run of a solid
year at the Langacre Theatre, New
York. Mr.. Collier and his company
and it IS the original company, too
are on their way to Chicago TO be-
gin an engagement at the Coeb
Theatre, opening there ON Sunday
night.
Bob Bennett, is young broker who
believes in telling the truth, both in
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-01

A boy. yours or your neighbor's.
lies shivering In the trenches "over
there" Wet, cold. weary, or, worse
yet, on the stretches of No Mans
Land, wounded, alone. dying. You
cannot bear for him one agony; you
cannot give him life. health or happi-
ness. But II all America does her
duty you can give to every American
lad who goes over the top the glory
OF hope-the reasonable certainty of
victory-the emulation of knowing
that he does not die in vain-that
America has risen as one to make the
world fit for life, fit for home, fit for
freedom.
Invest in Liberty bonds now. Sub
scribe until II hurts. Take what you
can outright. and take on the install.
ment plan as many as you can stagger
under.
Remember-it's no longer do your
bit" but do your all. Hold fast for
victoryl
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-01
Urge Laws Against Sheep-Killing Dogs
Keeping Farmers from Raising Sheep Not Monetary Loss
Serious Damage Caused by PesDog Lovers Can Aid
by Supporting Fair State Legislation Regulating Menace

Thousands of sheep are ruthlessly
killed every year by dogs. The none
tary loss of more than a million dol
lars a year TO sheep owners does not
cover the most serious aspect Of the
damage. The fact that the dog men
ace keeps many farmers from engag-
ing in the sheep business, even at this
time when there are urgent demands
for more wool and meat is the most
serious result which may be attr but
ed to sheep-killing dogs. Specialists
of the United States Department of
Agriculture are urging efficient State
legislation as one of the best ways to
deal with the sheep-killing dog prob
lem. Dog-proof fences also are de-
scribed and advocated in a recent pub
LEGATION of the Department of Agri-
culture dealing with this subject,
"The Sheep-killing Dog Farmers
Bulletin 935.
That dogs are real hindrance to
the sheep industry is not only ac-
claimed by the testimony of thousands
of sheep owners but is verified by ac-
tual conservative statistics. An in
vestigation of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture among sheep
owners in Is States east of the Rocky
Mountains shows that out of a total
of $3.50. 492 sheep in the SOP counties
reporting, 34,683 were killed by dogs
in one year-1913-an paid for by
the counties. At the same rate Of
loss in other farm States the total
annual destruction Of sheep by dogs
would be 107,760 head But these
figures are based only upon the num-
Der actually paid for, and specialists
of the United States Department of
Agriculture say it is more than prob
able that the true losses far exceed
this. 1t is known that many sheep
are killed which are never reported to
the county officials.
Sheep-killing dogs work both sing
ly and in groups, but usually in twos
orthrees. They do not limit their
attacks to the fiocks Of the immediate
vicinity in which they are kept, but
travel for miles in all directions.
spreading destruction in the flocks
with which they come in contact.
Because their work is so often done
under cover of darkness it is almost
impossible to catch them in the act
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-01
WOMEN AND THE
LIBERTY LOAN
BY MARION LUCE.

American women are protected FROM
the hardships OF the trenches by the
courage OF the American men. II will
never be necessary TO recruit an
American Battalion of Death-but In
the other two branches of war serv-
Ice women can and must take their
places.
Women are taking mems places In
the workshop. the Office. even In the
fields. Wherever there is work to do.
American women will do IL. No other
nation has given It's women so much
none other deserves so much from
them.
Women can invest In Liberty bonds
Women can curtail waste and stimu-
late thrift. and invest In more Liberty
bonds.
When women save money 10 invest
In Liberty bonds. they serve doubly,
for they release all the labor and the
materials that would have been used
In manufacturing the things they
didn't buy, at the same time aiding
their government In continuing Amer
ica's holy war.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-01
He Was Supar-Cnated

Sparta.-A story has leaked out to
the effect that certain Sparta man
took bath in maple syrup not very
long ago. 1t seems that many of
Sparta's houses are only semi
modern and that Saturday night bath
water must be heated in pals on the
kitchen stove. Anyhow pail of ma
pie syrup stood on the stove along
with other pals which contained the
precious bath water. In his haste to
battle before the water cooled this
citizen cleaned up on all the pals on
the stove. which included the pail Of
syrup. Everything was lovely until
he commenced to dry off when he dis
covered that he stuck to everything
he touched and also tasted sweet. His
wife soon ferreted out the mystery
when she discovered that the syrup
was missing. "Weh, you are certain
w a sugar-coated pill" said she as
she got out the garden nose.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-01
19ZShhob000
EsVEMBI p
Escaped From Hospital

Muskegon.-Escaping from a hos
pital with nothing but light wrap
per per and @ pair s of sp atSsr to protect
Griffin is at large for the third time in
be mildly insane and possessed Of a
travel mania. She escaped during the
writing letters to her people in the in
terval of her absence from a number
of places, evidently to throw the au-
thorities off her tracks.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-01
Tractors Doing Splendid Work

GreenvilIe.-The two Ford tractors
working near Greenville are doing
splendid and satisfactory work. Mon
day, Clyde Nielsen tried out his trac-
tor and plowed 80 acres in the fore
noon with two-bottom pillow and in
the afternoon dragged it. He is now
acres in seven hours and used thirteen
gallons of kerosene. Yesterday he
was dragging and doing about one
third more than four horses on anoth-
er drag in the same field. These trac-
tors are new to the men, but it is
surprising how quickly they learn to
handle them. Doubtless they will
operate them much faster when more
used to them.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-01

his business and social affairs. He
rashly remarks b his two partners
that there is too much prevaricating
done and that if there was more truth
telling and less tampering with the
truths everybody would be happy. His
partners laugh at him and cheerfully
the troubles that greet him every
minute of the "a hours of truthtelling
convince him that lies are necessary
adjuncts TO our business and social
structures.
Mail orders for the night or Satur-
day matinee will receive the usual
prompt attention.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-01

the third nationwide call to universal
service-the third sword sharpened
for victory In the forge of freedom.
America must whit dares not fail
lit Is America. the unconquered. that
calls.
+ Women. Il Is said, spend nine
tenths Of all the money that is spent.
Let every woman scrutinize her fam
lily budget. She must do the major
part In taking her family's share of
Liberty bonds. Upon the women of
America must rest. in q large measure,
success of the Third Liberty loan.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-01
Wife Drank In Public

st. Louis.-In an answer to suit
for divorce filed by his wife, Ernest
Jackson Cole of this city, charged
that she drank in public, kept a mem
orandum of the off color anecdotes
she persuaded men friends to relate,
and that on one occasion she rode
downstairs on her escorts back at
The Sunset Hill club here. He de-
clared she frequented cafes, and after
partaking of numerous high-balls'
would urge men to tell her stories. He
added that for fear of forgetting them
she would jot them down in little
notebook which she guarded with
care. Cole is now serving his coun-
try with a regiment of engineers at
Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-01
Rehearsing For First Aid

Camp Custer.-A night march TO the
trench area and work in rescuing
wounded in the dark and conveying
them to first aid stations. field hospi-
tails and the base hospitals, was in
dulged in by members of the sanitary
outfit of she 338th Infantry regiment
on Tuesday night at Camp Custer.
The work lasted for several hours.
A march to the trench area was made
soon after dark when men who were
supposed TO be wounded were search
ed for and discovered by comrades.
The men were first conveyed to the
first aid station as in the outline fol-
lowed at the front. Later they were
taken to the field hospital and then to
the base hospital.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-01
DOGS KEEP MANY
FROM GROWING SHEEP

Crop reporters In thirty-slx farm
States submitted estimates in 1918 which
showed that the number OF sheep in
those States could be increased $50 per
cent without dispIacina other live stock.
Such an increase would place approx
mateIy 100000 more sheep in these
States than there are now. OF l.4tt
answers received to the question as to
whether sheep raising Is profitable in
the farm States, 887 answered "Yes"
OF 894 answers as to the causes pre-
venting increase in the numbers OF
sheep 53i said "006Sw
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-01
Nav Purchase Records

Stanton.-T board of supervisors
adjourned last Friday afternoon. Be
fore adjournment the board passed q
resolution to submit the question of
purchasing the abstract records of
Delos A. Towle of this city to the
voters Of the county at the election
next fall. Mr.. Towle's records are
complete and he offers to take $22,500
for them-$2, 500 in 1919 and $4,000 a
year thereafter at five per cent. The
work Of keeping up the records is
very confirming and Mr.. Towle wishes
to be relieved.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-01
Get a25 Gallons Sxrnn

Charlotte. = The 1247 buckets
bought by the city for the use of the
municipal sugar bush have been paint
ed and stored away. These buckets
represent a cost of about 80 cents
each and will be available for use an
other year. The spiles, which cost
three cents each, will also be avail
able for next years use, as they have
1900 trees tapped in the city and 1876
lotte at $500 per gallon, which is APP
proximately cost. The cost is high
err this year than it will be another
year.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-01
HOW DOG LOVERS CAN HELP SAVE SHEEP

The doc HhnuS holds n the man.
Is andwo the
habit o. s "mo's"y ssss 10 the front during the daytime
and
the
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-01
Women Must Save and Work.

Women, stand beside our fighting
boys in spirit Keep up the morale
Of our army by unflinching courage
and heroic devotion at home. The
Third Liberty loan nnints your duty
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-01

of worrying sheep, hence they can
seldom be positively identified. The
ways in which different dogs attack
and destroy sheep vary greatly. Some
dogs simply kill one or two in flock,
while others continue to attack until
all the sheep are either destroyed or
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-01
Unbalanced Youth Takes Life

GrandviIIe.-His mind believed 20
have become unbalanced, the result of
brooding over a matter involving an
untruth, George Hubbard, 17-year-
old sophomore at the Granville high
school, committed suicide Tuesday
night at his home in that town by
shooting himself. He was the step
son of Fred w. French, former presi-
dent of the village and now connected
with the City Trust and Savings bank
of Grand Rapids.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-01
Halcyon DAYS of Courtship

Sheridan.-One of our most popular
young ladies played a cruel joke on
pened. She Accidentally a " found a love love
letter that her father had written to
her mother in their halcyon days Of
courtship. She read the letter to her
mother substituting her own name
and that of her lover. The mother
raved with anger and stafped her foot
in disgust, forbidding her daughter to
have anything to do with a man who
could write such nonsenical stuff to a
girl. Shegave the letter to her moth
er to read and the home suddenly be-
came SO quiet that she could hear the
snowfakes falling in the back yard.
Baseball weather means goodbye
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-01

The class of people who never bor-
row trouble are everlastingly borrow
ing everything else.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-01
Fi1e Hundred Thousand
American Soldiers in France

We dare not delay the VICTORY now.
American lives stake safety the safety of the
world If proong the slaughter and the uerings
risk defeat inconcu quck
put forth effort
The army is doing its part. Five hundred
thousand American soldiers France today There will
be more tomorrow And the day going
army large enough that when strike with Allies drive
VICTORY will make freedom safe, and establish
and lasting peace.
But the whole nation must take part. Our
armies France looking to furnish them
abundance the ordnance the the supplies that will
make their VICTORY possible We fail them.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-01

The Third Liberty Loan is our share in
the winning of this war; Upon it depends
the safety and success of five hundred
thousand American soldiers in France.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-05-01

Baseball weather means goodbye
school books to lot of youngsters.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-06
New Kind OF Calomel
Safe and Delightful

The new kind of calomel, known as
.Calotabs, retains all of the good medi-
cinal virtues of the old style calomel
yet is entirely purified from all of the
nauseating, disagreeable and danger
GUS qualities. You can, therefore, eat
what you please and 60 where you
please, with no loss of time from your
work.
One Calotab at bedtime,wi tn swal
low of water-that's all. Next morn
ing you awake feeling fine, your liver
cleansed, your system purified and
with a hearty appetite for breakfast
Calotabs are sold only in original
sealed packages, price thirty-five
cents. Your druggist recommends
them and will refund your money II
you are not delighted.-'Advt)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-06

his return from brief visit made to
England and France. Asserting that
I'VE have to make good" a pledge he
had given to the allied food admin
istrators while sitting "at a common
table in a common cause" Mr. Hoov-
err said that to do so America will
next year have to supply the allies
with 1900, 100000 pounds of fats,
900, 100000 pounds of beef products,
500, 100000 bushels Of cereals and
100000 tons of sugar.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-06
AFTER BENEFITS
FOR FRUIT MEN
Railroad Commission Secures Re-
movaI Of Minimum Charge
On Citrus Fruits

The Florida Railroad commission
will continue to endeavor to have the
SIS minimum charge removed from
short-haul shipments of crate mater
ials in time for the benefit to be de-
rived during the coming shipping
season.
R. Hudson Burr, chairman of the
commission, in a letter from ITALIA
hassee to growers and shippers Of
citrus fruits, says:
1.-THE commissioners are just in re-
ceipt of the following telegram from
Director Prouty with reference 10
cul petition Of June Is, in which we
asked for the modification Of the rail-
road administration order No. %,
assessing a minimum charge Of SIS
per car on all movements of carload
traffic, with reference to citrus fruits
to packing houses, crate material,
and other commodities In which Flor
ida shippers are directly interested:
Washington, D. c., Aug. "a, 1918.
"R. Hudson Burr. chairman,
Railroad Commission,
Tallahassee, Fla
Substantial relief afforded on pc
tition of June Is, and am handling by
wire exemption SIS minimum on cit
trus fruit shipments. Am afraid II
will be impossible to exempt crate
material
&C. A. PROUTY, Director.
This is the result of our etition O
June Is, which was personally car
ried to Washington and placed be
fore Director Prouty, and which was
the subject Of later ersonal confer
ence with railroad administration IT
ficials in Washington. The commits
sioners will not allow the matter
rest here, but will redouble their eff
forts to have the SIS minimum charge
removed from short haul shipments
of crate material"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-06

Many able Chemists and called service perfectg this
Line Of Red Cross Remedies
This Specialists and while have distinguished achieve
his credit particular exceng something else
that very thing makes possible have Red Cross Remedy for each
charge
Each formula compounded with much and precision
c2t GDslad that Remedy That's why NEUROTONE
shattered ad led Gross STONE ROOT and BUCHU puts
kidneys q normal and Healthy condition.
#P tnS r2C Patent Medicines The formula printed
plain English tatyou know what they are composed
nd what taking More than hundred Red Cross Remedies and
Toilet Preparations rc'a crd rr2~anteed only by
HENLEWs DRUG STORES Lakeland, Fla