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The courier-index., 1918-03-29
CITIZENS OF AUBREY
 HOLD CELEBRATION
GOV. BROUGH DELIVERS PAT RIoTIc ADDRESS TO LARGE cROWD-BAND FROM MARIAN MA SUPPLIES MUSIC.

For more than ten days Dr. W. B. Snipes and other prominent citizens of Aubrey have been making prepara- tions to hold big rally on Wednes- day of this week, with Geo. R. James and Thos. B. King of Memphis. as the principal speakers of the, occa- sion. On Monday Dr. Snipes was advised that MT. James had been called to Washington and that he and MT. King could not fill their appoint ment. Dr. Snipes immediately got in communication with Gov. Brough and invited him to Aubrey to deliver an address and the governor accept ed. The enterprising doctor then came to Marianna and invited the Marianna Band to be the guests of Aubrey on this occasion, and al though the members of the band had spent Tuesday on an intensive whirl- wind campaign of the county, they accepted Dr. Snipe's invitation and lon Wednesday morning they went to Aubrey Fifteen or twenty others from this city also joined the people of Aubrey in their celebration. Gov. Brough made a characteristically en- thusiastic- speech-the kind that stir red the patriotism of the people. It is estimated that more than five hundred people heafd the address and were much pleased with what the governor said.
 A most excellent barbecued din- ner was served by the domestic science class of the Aubrey school assisted by the ladies of Aubrey science class of the Aubrey school, building. Those from Marianna who attended the celebration are loud in their praise of the splendid manner in which the people of Aubrey enter tained their visitors.
 The work being done in the school at that place is especially noteworthy The domestic science class has made wonderful progress during the year. Recently a Junior Red Cross was organized in the school and the mem bers have entered upon the patriotic work with great enthusiasm.
The courier-index., 1918-03-29
CHANGE TIME PIECES
 ON SATURDAY NIGHT
SIGNAL. WILL BE GIVEN AT ff WHEN ALL CLOCKS SHOULD BE MOVED TO 12 O'CLOCK MIDNIGHT.


 The daylight saving law just pass ed by congress will become effective after midnight Saturday night, when all time pieces will be advanced one hour. In Marianna arrangements have been made with the manager of the local light and power plant to blow eleven short blasts of the whistle at the plant at eleven o'clock Saturday night. This will be the signal to advance all watches and clocks to twelve o'clock.
 This change in the time pieces will doubtless result in some con- fusion for few days, but it is be- lieved it will prove beneficial and satisfactory as soon as the people become accustomed to beginning the days duties one hour earlier. The hour of daylight saved at the close of the day will enable many to work in their gardens and perform other useful labor. Of course it is expect ed people will retire an hour earlier than has been their custom.
 Three of the churches will ob- serve the new schedule Sunday. Services will begin by the clock at the same time as on other Sundays, but by the sun this time will be one hour earlier than heretofore. Rev. c. c. Burke rector of St. Andrews church; Rev. w. c. Boone, pastor of the Baptist church and Rev. J. A. Womack, pastor of the Methodist church. stated yesterday they would open their services one hour earlier by sun time. For example, Sunday school begins at 9:45. On next Sun day this service, as usual, will open at 9:45 by the clock, but by sun time 1t will be 8:45. Rev. J. B. Easley, pastor of the Christian church, and Rev. w. K. Johnston, pastor of the Presbyterian church, stated their services would be run on the old schedule next Sunday, and that on the following Sunday they will con- form to the new schedule. Rev. Eas- ley explained his congregation had prepared a special Easter program and that because the change in time would be confusing he thought best to run on the old schedule this time, and make the change to conform to the new schedule on the Sunday fol- lowing
 The schedule of trains on the Mis- souri Pacific road will be unchanged so far as the clocks are concerned. Bv sun time, however, the schedule will be moved up one hour. The southbound passenger, now due here at 20 will still come at S:2e (maybel but by sun time 1t will be s:2G. The same change holds true with reference to the trains on the Mud Line.
 Business and banking firms will open at the usual hour by the time pieces but one hour earlier by the sun.
 Superintendent MacChesney of the public schools stated yesterday the time for opening and dismissing the schools would conform to the new schedule This means that parents who usually arise at six or six thirty in order that their children may get to school will have to get up an hour earlier by the sun. School will open at $40 as heretofore. but by the sun the time will correspond with TAO now.
The courier-index., 1918-03-29
o,I,rE IMPOSSIBLE

Wix-'I see by this paper that more than half of the worlds popu- lation is feminine"
 NIT don't believe 1t. If it were SO how do you account for the fact that one half of the world doesn't know how tho other half iives"'~- Idle Hour.
The courier-index., 1918-03-29
4 MILWAUKEE HINT

Now that men have taken up knit' ting. why do the men not carry those big flowery knitting bags with them? They would come in handy when you are taking your soiled stuff to the laundry or when you are packing home a dozen bottles. oi beer.-Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-12-11
HELP THE KIDNEYS
Bedding Readers Are Learning the
Way.

Bedding Readers Are Learning the
Way.
It's the little kidney ills
The lame, weak or aching back
The unnoticed urinary disorders
That may lead to dropsy and
Bright's disease.
When the kidneys are weak,
Help them with Doan's Kidney
Pills.
A remedy especially for weak kid
neys.
Doan's have been used in kidney
troubles for so years.
Endorsed by $4,000 people-endcrs-
ed at home.
Proof in Belding citizens state
ment.
Mrs. H. Gilmore, 215 s. Front St.,
says: 81 have used Doan's Kidney
Pills in the past, getting my supply
at Connell's drug store and in each
instance, they have given good results.
l advise anyone subject to disorders
of the kidneys to take Doan's."
Price Coo at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Gilmore had. Foster-M ilburn
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-12-11
Muslin on German Music.

In a communication to the New York
Herald, the noted Belgian violinist and
teacher, Divide Musin, writes as fol-
lows:
The recent editorial in the Herald
headed "Teutons Losing in the Arts"
which says another Teutonic myth
passes" ETC., should awaken every
American to increased perception of
the workings of the Prussian propa-
ganda. Another myth which must
pass before Americans have their
rights in that fetish of so-called Ger
man music. There were great must
clans who happened to have been born
in Germany, just as there were and
are other great musicians who hap
pened to be born in other countries,
but there is no such thing as German
music. If Bach, Beethoven, Wagner
and the rest were alive today they
would be the first to deny that the
German nation had anything to do
with IL. Frederick the
Great said he "would rather hear a
horse laugh than to hear a German
trying to be prima DONNA"
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-12-11

There are still American rural COM
munities in which the corrupting in
fluence of the city is proverbial, and
where, when a youth begins TO turn
his eyes downward, mother shakes her
head sadly and father leads the young
man to the wood lot for counsel in
privacy.
Whatever the city may be doing to
the moral fibre of the country youth,
there can be no doubt that it is ruin
ing the country road. For the road
that goes to town is putting on city
airs and losing that bucolic simplicity
which made it wholesome lure to
the pave-weary denizen of town.
1t is unfortunate that most Of our
highway engineers are either city
bred or city trained. The blighting
effect of their ideas upon country
roads is something more than a sub
ject for sentimental reflection; it
challenges serious thought and deci-
sive action. For they are convention
alizing the country road, they are
making Of it a thing Of stiff borders
and deadly monotony, highway paw
ed and guttered just so, with scores OF
bridges all alike, shaded by trees just
30 far apart-evening dressed. high
hated and monocled thoroughfares.
For all the inspiration one may de-
rive from a drive along a road of the
prevalent type one might as well save
ones horseflesh or gasoline and do a
few miles on the nearest parkway. All
that lent charm to a country road has
been eliminated by the ambitious en-
gineer who keeps in mind the work Of
his confrere who turned out the per-
fectly tailored driveway of the metro
polls.
There are only two or three types
Of Pathways but once there were as
many kinds Of country roads as there
were rural regions Every little
nook and corner Of our infinitely var
led land had its own types to offer,
and most of them were charming.
They differed one from another as
much as the average men do before
they put on.
Many are the ways Of accomplish
ing the desired result. Rather, there
are many ways Of refraining from
spelling the natural beauty Of . road.
Let ID have done with boe-line
roads. Enough Of the psrfocty
starched and ironsd hiehwsyl They
are justified only In places where
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-12-11
EDITED by NOBLE FOSTER HOCCS0N
PRESIDENT HoccsoN BRoTHERs BUILDERS

heavy traffic makes it imperative to
find. the shortest distance between
two points. But when highway is
cut through hill, leaving raw gap,
where all the allurfng curves are
Strengthened out, where neither road
nor border varies mile after mile, the
real JOY of the highway is gone. AS
we'll travel just so many miles around
a roof ledge bordered with ported
evergreens.
Worthy sirs, you who design our
improved" highways, take the mud,
but leave us those sense-wooing al
lurements of the road which take an
ache out of our eyes and another out
of our hearts. If curve be too
sharp, straighten it just little, very
gently, when you put in your maca-
dam. or what you wish. Let us have
adequate drainage but, if you please,
let us not painfully gutter our road
until it gives us a weary impression
of leagues on leagues of unyielding
starched collar and cuff.
And il you will be so kind, do not
plant too many trees Of one kind in
straigt rows along either side. Spare
some Of those picturesque corpses and
an occasional tangle Of vines and give
US fewer ttrees il you must.
If you would please US particularly,
spare those Towering shrubs and wild
fruit trees, which gladden. the eye and
the nostril when May is abroad in the
land. Mingle with these q few of
the cultivated varieties; let US have
both flower and fruit by the way. Re-
member that, after all, joy is the first
prerequisite to utility and that a
glimpse or a fleeing scent of allure
ment is worth hours Of preachment
upon the advantages of any work Of
your hands.
Above all things, do not conven-
tionalize your culverts and bridges.
Good sirs, I have ridden over your
roads and cursed you for apostles Of
monotony after had counted 20
culverts as much alike as peas in a
pod; nay, moro alike, for occasionally
. pea is lop-sided while your culverts
were cast in one accurate mold.
The head, the front. and the very
conclusion Of the whole matter IL
this: Country roads are being ruin
cd BY the process Of conventionaliza-
ton, Of citihcation, II you please. Be-
fore It ID too late, builders Of roads
ehould take thought - 10 what they
do.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-12-11
Musical Topics
Edited by Mrs. X. l.. Skahen

same privilege ought to be accorded
in music.
Then again, it is very important to
remember that child does not always
display it's talents in the very begin
ming. Many a good player, or sing
er, develops only when he, or she,
grows a little older. But, by beginning
early the child learns to appreciate
music and to experience some of it's
refining influences. These advan-
tages are never entirely lost and have
their good effect ON the development
of the child's character.
The time is rapidly approaching
when every American man and woman
will regard his, or her, education in
complete which does not include at
least an understanding of music and
an ability, more or less developed Of
producing it for himself, or herself.
And parents must bear in mind that
their children will be tomorrow's men
and women.
There are many people who think
music is luxury. General Pershing
is decidedly not one Of them. He,
like many mere students of the psy-
chology of nations, appreciates the abb
solute need of music-and in war
time more than any other.
According to Major General Leon
ard Wood, as tonic for fatigue and
depression. music has no competitor
in army life. at is just as essential"
"a savs "for soldiers to know how to
sing as it is for them to carry rifles
ard learn how to shoot them"
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-12-11
A Word 40 Parents.

Many parents when asked why one
or the other of their children is not
being given the opportunity Of study
ing music, answer that the child has
no talent.
Some children have more talent than
others but it is an exceedingly rare
case when a child is utterly devoid
of feeling for music. Small talents
ought to be encouraged and cultival-
ed and every child ought to have the
opportunity of learning music. Not
even experienced teachers can infall-
IDLY Judge whether a child has talent
or not. How much less ought an in
experienced person sit in Judgment.
Every child is given the opportunity
to read and write, even though many
Of them never become learned. The
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-12-11

OhLEANo M lnODlol OdROoki
r. v. Birdsall. Pastor.
The pastor conducted the funeral
Of Edward Trowbridge, north Of Or
leans, Friday afternoon; burial in
Bedding cemetery.
We are sorry to record the illness
Of Mrs. C. f. Ehlers at Dildine-
Christmas is being discussed by the
Sunday schools.
An interesting missionary program
was enjoyed at Easton Sunday school
Sunday in charge Of the missionary
superintendent, Mrs. Rathbun.
The Dexter Aid society decided at
its meeting last week at Burr Stow
ellis to investigate and purchase an
individual communion set for Easton
church. This is the system in vogue
in both our other churches and Eas-
ton wants to be strictly up-to-date.
The duplex envelope system is
coming along nicely in Easton church.
Where the people will work this it is
the ideal financial system and our
people are coming to see the wisdom
of It.
The flu is on the decrease in Or
leans and we shall look for every
member to rally around the services
Of the church again.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-12-11

piano 50 much? Don't you think it's
a nice one? Ma does, and guess
the man she bought it Of does, too,
because he came the other day and
said if Ma didn't pay for it right
away he would take it back again.
Ma scolded Pa for not paying for ii
sooner and he said she shouldn't have
had s to pay pay for or It when Ma got after
him
MAS got a new dress. She thinks
it il awfully nice. guess she must
be putting It on now, because it takes
an awful long time to get into it.
"Say, have you got cook? Well,
have you ever had soap gravy? We
have had both. Cook put some dis
solved soap into the gravy and thought
it was flour. We didn't know it I'M
til we had it on our plates. My, but
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-12-11


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The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-12-11

The readers OF this paper win be
p1eased to learn that there IL at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all Its stages and
chat In catarrh. Catarrh being greatly
Influenced by constitutional conditions
requires constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Medicine II taken internally and
acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Sur
faces OF the System thereby destroying
the foundation OF the disease. giving the
patient strength by building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature In doing its
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CAtarrh Medicine that they offer One
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TO cure. Send for list OF testimonials.
Address r. J. CHENEY a CO.. Toledo.
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Connell's Drug Store; Wortley a
French.--Adv.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-12-11
Editor-in-chief-Grace Anderson.
Assistant Editors-Mildred Flana-

Assistant Editors-Mildred Flana-
gan.
Evelyn Sherwood is back in school
after an absence Of two weeks.
The 9th and 10th grades are having
their oral book reports.
The pupils of the junior high room
have begun to practice Christmas car
OILS.
Stanley Beach and Harold Palmer
are absent from school on account of
whooping cough
Veva Morgan has returned to school
after an absence of two weeks.
Bessie Selleck has been absent a
couple of weeks with the flu.
A conservation program was held
Friday afternoon at 2;30 in the prim-
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-12-11
West Otisco Farmers' Club.

West Otisco Farmers' Club.
West Otisco Farmers club held the
first all day meeting with Mr.. and
Mrs. Russell Slayton Dec. 8 and en-
joyed chicken dinner, after which
was election of officers. Miss Hazel
Marety and pupils Of Cooley school
entertained the club with q fine pro-
gram which was enjoyed by all.
Do you know what "The Light in
the Clearing" means?
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-12-11

airy room and Living Food Slogans"
were given by the pupils.
The Camp Fire Girls held q cere-
monial meeting Saturday night at the
home of Grace Anderson. After the
ceremonial and general !. business
meeting they had a marshmallow
roast and then went on short hike.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-12-11

There is no objection to letting the
Germans have. as much food as they
gave our prisoners.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-12-11

mildred Flanagan, 9th Grade.)
ana, amt quite ready yet, but she
Won't you sit down and wait for her
"Say, do you know Mr.. Balfour?
Well he comes and takes sis out for
ride every afternoon. That's why
she amt here now. He brings her
lots of flowers and candy. but sis
never gives me any of it.
what makes you look at that
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-12-11

it was an awful mess. What are
you laughing at?
~ hear Ma coming. Guess 10
better go play with Jack. l saw him
come up just now. Good bye"
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-12-11

Soap being reported to cost more
the boys have kindly consented b
economic In the use of it.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-12-11

the Clearing" means?
Do you know what "The Light In
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-30
par, of tn. srea, body of human SER

part OF the great body OF human scr
wee.
Listen TO Pat Duffy-thats irish
eI ough and II YOU were hunting Pat
Dufty of a sunday morning you'd know
which church TO ind him at--listen TO
Pat Duffy, priest and chaplain OF
reg 'mcnt 20 per cent Irish and Cath
Ollie. II don't know what we'd do
without the Y. NJ, G. A." said Pat
Duffy. 1T has been wonderfully ef'i-
uicnt. Its coordination with other war
work h. beyond criticism. Every AM
Crlcan should give it financial and
moral support"
That's "A lesson to all OF us, Every
one OF the accredited orga nizations can
have the same certificate Of character
from every other one. They have for
gotten differences over there in the
center Of n mighty need and the exer-
else OF the highest creed and the uni
ycrsal religion of the Good Samaritan.
They are doing this work with their
hands. our only way to have a part in
il is by our financial aud moral sup
port Of these Institutions az a whole.
Get into the game right when the
call comes. That is the way the boys
are doing over there in the big game
of life and death; that's the way the
"Y" and the X. G. and the Y, w. and
the Jewish society and the Salvation
army men and women are playing 1t.
Don't ask questions of anything but the
need. doughnut a doughnut.
warm hut and a cup of coffee do not
stop to argue or hold a catechsm and
the loving arm under a wounded SOL
der or the tender touch on his wounds
is alike without respect to any belief
or prejudice. Get into the game at
home. Hand over your money. God
knows it is little enough to do but
it is all VIC can do.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-30
NOT A ONE MAN AMERICA.

President Wilson seems to have mis-
American people.
The American people are fighting and
financing this war. II is not Wilson
war or a democrat war.
The difference between democracy
and the democrat party has long been
evident. One should not be mistaken
Tor tho other.
Is it of absolute necessity that the
president should rule this country alb
solutely for the next two years by Sc
lecting congressman and senators Of
proved subscrviencc to his dictation?
In short shall the president select the
legislative branch upon grounds of per-
sonal submissiveness to himself?
The war is soon to be over. Shall the
peace terms be written by the Ameri-
can people or by Woodrow Wilson with
out check of any kind assisted By
hard-picked legislators. Is absolutism
ever safety first?
Is any official under our form Of gov
eminent justified in demanding or
pleading for uncontrolled power? And
is the refusal to confer such autocratic
power upon any however great or use
full reputation of leadership or of
confidence?
BY no means. Mr. Wilson is presi-
dent of the United States and we shall
bow to his leadership but following a
leader and obeying without question
arc two vastly different things, the
difference between Germany under the
kaiser and America under the constitu-
ton.
No man is greater than America. No
man should be permitted to assume
that he is greater than the American
people.