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The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-03-19

Miss Taisie Lowrey sang a solo,
II Heard The Voice Of Jesus Say"
in 9 very effective way and as usual
pleased the audience. Miss Lowry
is certainly possessed Of fine voice
and has often favored the church with
her talent in song which is highly APP
preciated.
Rev. w. j. Rookie in a beautiful
solo, Sometime, Somewhere" demon
strated that he is not only a good
preacher but fine singer as well and
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-03-19

let us then stand by the constitution as II
u.s. aud by our country II Is. one, united, and
entire let Il be truth engraven on our
hearts let II be borne on the flag under which
We rally In every exigency. that we have one
country. one constitution, one destiny.
Webster
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-03-19

Mrs. Edgar Stanton made bust
ness trip to Grand Rapids Monday.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-03-19
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
PEOPLES SAVINGS BANK

At Bedding, Michigan, at the close of
by the Commissioner of the Banking
RESOURCES
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-03-28
DON'T LIFT RABBITS BY EARS
Expert Condemns Practice Which Has
Always Been More or Less in
General Use.

Some people seem to think that be-
cause rabbits ears ere SO long it is a
good reason TO use them as handles.
They have told me that 'the mother
rabbit carries her young around by the
ears!''
I have had pretty good opportunity
to observe such a feat, but have new
er seen such a performance. 1t is all
right to hold them by the ears, but I
, always put my hand or arm under
their hind legs to lift them up, and
then know am not hurting them.
One popularity 1 have always no,
ticed about rabbits is their apparent
Hack of clear vision. If you will no.
tice their eyes you will see that they
scarcely, if ever, move the eyeball to
| look up or down or at either side. as
a cat does. You can't tell when they
are looking directly az you, as you can
with eat
If you throw a carrot to them TREY
will. not sight it ant go directly to It,
! but will smell about with nose to Tho
ground till they find it, and they may
go six inches past it few times be-
fore they strike it.
| Put a rabbit on a chair, table or box,
and he will go carefully to the edge.
| leaning his head over and seemingly
ground, whereas a cat would think
| nothing of springing down from such
a height.-Boys' Life.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-03-28
CHAPTER xvllI.A
The PASSING of the Waters.

The Passing of the Waters.
Babcock came rushing down from
Los Angeles that morning to see what
in thunder it was all about. He asked
every one he met why some one didn't
get busy and stop toe cutting back of
that river? There vas no one at the
offices of the company to report to
him! Why, the h.lilding was desert
ed. Ogilvie's letters had prophesied
ruin. 1t all looked wrong to him. Go,
ing on to the leyee, he met MacLean
Jr., who was coming away. The boy
told him vagueHy that he would find
Richard around there, somewhere.
'I'll hunt him up for you"
"Why, they are letting it get ahead
of them!' Babcock's manner sug-
gested shat he was aggrieved that such
carele5sness to his revered company
should go unpunished. Something, he
told MacLean, might have been done
before the situation got as bad rs
thiSi
His excited stride carried hin
across the dividing ditch, which nov
was carrying no water, into Mexicali
MacLean had to lengthen his step tt
keep pace with him. The havoc done
to the Mexican village excited Bah
cock still more.
Estrada. just in from his submerged
tracks. was lounging against an adobe
wall. His pensive gaze was turned
upstream. The posture of exhaustion
suggested laziness 10 Babcock, wh(
was on the hunt for responsibility. HI
was more than ever convinced tina
the right thing was not being done.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-03-28

other, the same thought in mind:
Rickard, in from the Heading!
On her face Silent saw the same
spectacular impulse which had flashed
over Hardin's features q short time
before.
She put her hand on his arm. "S-
lent, you're his friend. Straighten this
out. We can't have him come back
spying-and find this" She waved her
hand toward the disorganized groups.
I'D take more ORDERS" suggested
the engineer.
Then send a third of them home
tell them to come back tonight at six.
Send away the other third, tell them
to come back at noon. Keep the other
shift. Say you'll have coffee sent
from the hotel, tell them Hardin saws
to stop wasting stuff. Tell them, oh.
tell them anything you can think of.
Silent, before he comes." Her break
down was glrlish.
She could hear the signal of the To-
comotive coming closer. Then she
could hear the pant of tae engine as
it worked up the grade. 1t was a
steady gentle climb all the way from
the junction, two hundred feet below
sealevel, to the towns resting at the
level of the sea. 1t Quickened her
thought of the power of the river.
Nothing between it and the tracks at
! Salton. Nothing to stop it's flow into
that spectacular new sea whose basin
did not need q drop of the precious
misguided flow. She could hear the
bells; now the train was coming into
the station; she would not wait for
! Silent. She did not want to meet
| Richard.
! No one saw her as she left the leree.
| She passed Silent, who was issuing or
ders. She heard him say, "The boss
says So"
She took the road by the railroad
sheds, to avoid the dismissed shifts.
moving downward. At full speed, she
collided with a man, rounding the
sheds corner. 1t was Richard. Her
veil had slipped to her shoulders and
he saw her face.
Miss, Hardinr he exclaimed,
Whatever are you doing here?"
Il was looking for my brother"
You ought not to be out at night
alone here"
Its morning!"
with every Indian in the country
coming in. I'll send Parrish with
YOU"
She recognized Parrish behind him
She tried to tell him that she knew
every Indian in Mexicali, every Mexi
can in the twin towns, but he would
not listen to her. "Tm not going to lei
you go home alone"
She blinked rebellion at the sup
planter of her brother. But she found
herself following Parrish. She took 6
deep pride in her independence, hel
fearlessness. Tom let her 90 where
she liked. She had an impulse to dis
miss Parrish; every man was needed
but he would obey Richards orders
AIacLean had told her that. They
don't like him. but they mind him"
Iiicliard made his way down to the
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-03-28
FAMOUS ROCK OF GIBRALTAR
Great Britain Has So Strongly Forti-
fled II That 1t Us Rightly Con-
sdered lrnpregnable.

Since the day, more than 200 years
ago. when the flag of Great Britain was
flung out over Gibraltar, the strong
est fortress in the world, that country
has won many triumphs in commerce
and has become mistress of the seas
The rock of Gibraltar is 1,400 feet
high and across the narrow bay may
be seen the coast of Africa only nine
miles away. The rock is nearly three
miles long and about half a mile
broad. On the eastern side the cliff Is
so steep that nothing but monkey
can scale it. and there is a colony
of monkeys living there, the only an
imals of their kind living wild in
Europe.
The only possible approach to the
rock is by land from the north, OF
from the sea on the western side. AS
viewed from the ocean the Rock OF
Gibraltar is impressive, strong. gloomy
and forbidding. But flowers grow about
the steep walls. The great Victoria
batteries, occasionally fired. are
screened and sheltered by acacia
blossoms. Here are concealed 1O0-toF
guns. sinister, threatening. The north
and northwest sides are honeycombeC
| by Notifications. There is town anG
harbor on the west, protected by bat
teries and forts rising from the bass
| to the summit of the rock. Moder'
guns of the most formidable pattern
frown from the heights. The town Is
inhabited by a Hritish colony of about
$4,000 people. Everything is undei
strict military regulation.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-03-28
CHAPTER XVII.
Opposition.

The second night of the flood. the
women of the towns dragged brush
and filled sacks for the men to carry.
1t was past midnight when Innes Har-
din left the levee While her feet and
fingers had toiled, her mind had been
fretting over Tom. Two nights. and
no rest 1t was told by men who came
down the river how Hardin was hero
ically laboring. She yearned to go to
him; perhaps he would stop for a few
hours to her entreaty. But an uncer-
tain trail across country, with the
duSt-laden wind in her face? She de-
cided to wait for the dawn. A snatched
sleep first, but who would call her?
She would sleep for hours, so weary
every muscle. Her mind fixed on Sam
as the only man in town who had
time to saddle a horse for a woman.
She went in search of him. She
found that the long adobe office build
ing had already taken on the look of
defeat, of ruin. The easements had
been torn from the partitions; the
doors and windows were out. The fur
niture had been hauled up to high
ground farther away for safety She
went hunting through the ghouIish
gloom for the darky, turning her Ian
tern in every dark corner. She knew
that she would find him sleeping.
Then she heard steps on the veranda.
She ran toward them, expecting TO see
Sam. She swung her lantern full on
two figures mounting the shallow
steps. Richard was with her sister
in-law.
"Oh, excuse mel" she bIurted blum
deringly. Of course Gerty would take
wrong intention from the stupid
words
The blue eyes met those Of Innes
with defiance. 1t was as though she
had spoken: "Well, think what you
will of it, you HardinsI 1 don't care
what you think of mel"
What indeed did she think of it?
Why should she feel like the culprit
before these two, her words desert
ing her? 1t was Gerty's look that
made her feel guilty, as th2ugh she
had been spying. To meet Ghem to-
gether, here at midnight. why should
not they feel ashamed? She had done
nothing wrong. And Tom down yon-
der fighting-and they make his alb
sence a cover for their rendezvous.
I'm looking for Sam r' The effort
behind the words turned them into an
oratorical challenge.
$50 are we. l want to send him
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-03-28
Improved SURGICAL Device.

The treatment of Nroken ard other
wise injured arms has been somewhat
facilitated by the invention of n new
splint. which is n mechanical device
ready for instant use in any case with
out regard to its character. 1t is in
the event OF war, where great num-
ber of cases are to be treated as quick
ly as possible. that this new device will
be Of the greatest value. 1t is adjusted
to the body of the patient II can re
used on either arm and may be adjust
ed to any position in which It may be
desired to hold the injured arm. 1t Is
a combination of metal rods. with
suitable joints and hinges, so that the
arm Is properly supported and pro-
tected NJ all times.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-03-28
CHAPTER XVI.
Rickard in Town.

Rickard in Town.
The town woke to a matter-of-fact
day. The sensational aspect of the
night. The word spread that the flood
waters were under control; that the
men had gone home to sleep, so the
women got breakfast as usual, and
tidied their homes. The Colorado was
always breaking out, like naughty
child from school. Never would the
cry of "The river!" fail to drag the
blood from their cheeks. But relief
always came; the threatened danger
was always averted, and these pioneer
women had acquired the habit of swift
reaction.
That afternoon, Mrs. Youngberg was
to entertain at the A B G ranch the
was f-glorif1cation meeting. to
celebrate the planting of trees in the
streets of Calexico. and to plan the
campaign of their planting. Mrs.
Blinn drove into town to get Gerty
Hardin. Neither woman had seen her
the night before.
II don't know whether should go, "
Mrs. Hardin hesitated, her face turned
toward the A B G ranch. perhaps
there is something we could do
81 have just come from the levee.'
Mrs. Blinn's jolly face had lost its
apprehension. '"The water has not
risen an inch since breakfast. Most of
the men have been sent home. When
Howard didn't come home to lunch,
grew anxious. But Mr. Rickard says
he sent him to Fassetts with more
dynamite"
''There he is" thrilled Gerty.
Mrs. Blinn's eye swept the street
'Where? Your husbandT'
"No, Mr.. Rickard. Passing the bank
There, he's stopped. / wonder if he is
going in? You call him, Mrs. Blinn."
Obediently her friend hailed Rick.
ard. He turned back to the windy
street. He felt boyish; the crisis was
giving him mercufial feet. He loved
the modern battle. Elements TO pit
ones brains against, wits against
forcei
Gerty Hardin's face was flushing
and paling. "The river" she faltered
SHOULD we be alarmed, Mr.. Rickard?'
Smiling, he assured her she should
not be alarmed; the levees would pro
feet the towns.
''Mr. Hardin is up at Fassett':
ranch, he will be coming back today
told your husband, Mrs. Blinn, tt
catch q nap and then relieve Mr.. Har
din"
Gerty found a significance in hi:
words. He had said Mr.. Hardin" anC
"your husband, Mrs. Blinn." It was
enough to weave dreams around.
"We can't do anything, Mr.. Rickard
to help?' urged Gerty Hardin, hel
voice tremulouS
81 hope we won't have to call on yor
Mt ALL"
There was no excuse to linger
Gerty threw wistful little smile a
parting.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-03-28
APT DESCRIPTION OF PASTOR
chlld's Characterization Well Drawn
Though Possibly Not FIattering
to the Good Man.

Little Caroline and her grandmother
went to church one Sunday morning
recently. II had been some time since
the small lady had attended and things
and faces were new and. strange.
After returning home she sat in a
quiet study.
what are you thinking of. dear?T
grandma asked
"who was that fluffy man?" was the
reply.
-Wlnat man. pet? do not know
which one you mean"
THAT man. mean." Caroline said
with an indignant frown.
II can't tell. dear. which one that
is"
"Well," said little Caroline, evident
ly fully disgusted. II mean the fluffy
man that talks while we keep still"
The pastor happened to be rather
short. stout man with u good supply
Of hnir and this was her unusual way
Of describing him.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-03-28

boyish. as though clipped and trou-
sered. Where is my brother?" she re-
peated
Silent told her without reservations
where he had gone and why. There
was no feminine foolishness about
that sister of Hardin's. A chip of the
old block. Funny, the men all thought
of her as Hardin's daughter on ac-
count of the difference of age. AS to
comrade, proudly, he Dragged of the
taking of the dynamite over that road
less waste.
"Whom did he leave in his place T'
Silent knew, only, that he himself
was not in charged Hardin had or
dered him to bed
Maybe Mr.. Estrada?" she haz-
arded.
HE is not here, he went down the
road to look after the track. Hardin
went off in such hurry, guess he
told nobody" chuckled the engineer
still glowing.
''Then I'm it!" cried Innes Hardin
"Will you take my orders, Silent?"
Sure" he chuckled again.
Through the rush of the wind and
water came the whistle of locomo
tive.
f"A special!" cried Silent. Hardin's
sister and his friend looked at eacf
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-03-28

levee. "Where is Hardin?" he asked
of every one he met. Silent came up
to explain that Hardin had gone up to
Fassett's just few minutes ago to
carry dynamite. The river was cut
ting back there. "Good," cried Rick
ard, that's bullyl"
'He left me in charge" glibly lied
the friend of Hardin. "Any orders
sir?"
Things are going all right?" began
the manager. He stopped. From
above came a dull roar.
"DynamiteI cried Rickard.
The friend of Hardin had nothing
to say. 81 thought you said he went
only a few minutes ago?" demanded
his chief.
There was another detonation. Down
the river came the booming of the sec.
ond charge.
That's dynamite for sure" evaded
Silent.
"Not a minute too soonw declared
Richard, going back to his inspection
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-03-28
(To BE CONTINUED.
OBSERVE STARS IN DAYTIME
If One Is Sufficiently interested They
Can Be Seen From Bot,
tom of Well.

Not only have the astronomers de-
vised a means whereby they indy OBJ
serve the stars in the daytime, but
anyone may. if he choose, see them at
such time if he will go to the trouble
to do So At the bottom of a deep
well an observer on looking up will
see the stars if tie sky is clear and
the sun does not happen to be shining
directly into the well.
Why cannot the stars be seen from
the surface of the ground in the day
time? They certainly give forth their
usual amount of light, and it will be
remembered that the moon is frequent
ly seen during the day.
The question resolves itself into the
capacity of the human eye. During
the day the sun shines on particles
suspended in the atmosphere itself,
and its rays are reflected in every
direction from the different particles.
We thus have diffused light by means
of which one can see objects not di-
rectly in the sunlight.
IL II were HOl 1OI tiiiS uiAA u'AAA -
light, or irregular refraction, as it is
called we could not possibly see any
thing not in the direct sunlight. Now,
these rays irregularly reflected enter
the eye in enormous numbers, so the
intensity is comparatively great with
starlight.
But to a person in deep well or
mine shaft only the perpendicularly
reflected rays enter the eye, and from
only those particles directly over the
mouth of the shaft. Thus compara-
lively little light enters the eye, and
any starlight that comes down at that
time is easily perceived and the pres
ence of the star is recognized.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-03-28

would not guess that their fortunes,
their homes, hung on the subduing of
that indomitable force which had not
yet known defeat, which had turned
back explorer and conquistaior All,
there was the lurking fear of i'll Vic
tory still lay to it's credit; the other
column was blank.
She saw Wooster coming toward
her. His swapping black eyes shot out
sparks of anger.
"He won't let me CO."
"Who won't let your" But she knew.
Casey. Says he'll send some one
else. l said as nobody else'd make
Hardin stop. He said as that was up
to Hardin"
Of course, he wouldn't let Wooster
go!
''Orderr me to bed" spat Wooster.
wonder why he didn't order cruel.
TOO. It's spite, antagoniSm TO Hardin
tEat's what it isl' She believed that,
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-03-28
'sEStrnda Y

1IcdoOd
Estrada took his eyes rom tho river
Babcock looked like q swapping ter
rier taking the ditch at bound. Mac
Lean, Jr., a 1.-the greyhound. followed.
''What the devil are you doing to
stop this?' A nervCr.s hand indicated
! the Mexican station cleaning in it,
fresh coat of paint; TO the muddy wa.
ter undermining its foundation.
Estrada drew cigarette out of his
pocket; lighted it before answering.
"Not a thing. What do you sug-
gest?"
A big wave struck the bank. The
car on the siding tremhled.
another wave like that and that
car'll go over" cried Babcock, jump
ing, mad "Why don't you do some
thing? Why don't you hustle-alI OF
you?' He would report this incompe
tency.
Down the stream came a mass OF
debris, broken timbers, ravaged brush
wrenched fence post, chicken coop
A red hen. clinging to its swayine
ship, took the rapids.
"Hustle-what?" murnured Es
trada.
Babcock glared at him. then at the
river His eye caught the approach
ing wreckage. Men came running
with their poles. The caving bank was
too far gone. The instant the drift
ing mass struck it, there was shud
der of falling earth, the car topplet
toward the flood waters, the wave.
breaking into clouds of spray.
Human responsibility fell to cipher
The rivers might was magnificent
Even Babcock, come to carp, caugh
the excitement. "Come, MacLean.
he cried. watch thisl The stations
going!" He joined Estrada by th'
adobe wall.
''Have a cigarette?" murmure,
Eduardo.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-03-28

trust herself to speak. Wooster was
waiting for her. Rickard could hear
the man repeat. 'I'm sorry, Miss Har-
din. It's an outrage. That's what it
isl
Queer, they couldn't see that it was
Hardin's fault; Hardin who was up
the river fighting like a melodramatic
hero; fighting without caution or re-
serve, demoralizing discipline; he
couldn't help admiring the bulldog en-
ergy, himself. That was what all these
men adored. He'd clenched the girls
antagonism, now, for sure! How her
eyes had flashed at him!
Hello! There was a tree floating
down toward the station house.
Bring your poles!" he yelled.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-03-28
BY
EDNAH AIKEN
WITH HARDIN GONE, HIS AIDS DIS0RGANIzED, WHAT
WILL RICHARD SAY? lNNES ACTS TO SAVE
HER BROTHERS. FACE.

Synops-K c. of Pacific,
by President
in the Imperial valley the
Desert Reclamation
ment because he Hardin
college, married
thought himself Rickard
hnds the He
and Mrs Hardin and Innes Hardin
is bitter Rckard
that Rkard planning
him Jealous
invites Richard
honor Rckard
fighting o
the break in the
which despite and dust storm
that the river is raging
leve
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-03-28

700. Tom was right Rickard did cake
advantage Of his authority.
She did not see Rickard until he
stood by her side.
"'Pm sorry not to spare Wooster,
Miss Hardin. But there's stiff work
ahead. He's got to be ready for call.
If Hardin insists on spelling one good
soldier, that's his affair. 1 can't let
, him spoil two"
Wooster shrugged, and left them.
"Spoiling good soldiers!'
I've taken BodefeIdt off duty. |
told him to relieve Hardin.
Bodefeldt who blushed when anyone
looked at himi He would be about as
persuasive to Tom as a veil to a des-
ert wind She turned away, but not
before Rickard saw again that trans
forming anger. Her eyes shone like
topazes in sunlight. She would not
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-03-28
Finland Bonfres

Originally the Finlanders were f1re-
worshipers, and to this fact, doubtless,
may be traced the custom, never neg
lected at midsummer and other sea-
sons, Of lighting on the hills bcnfires,
around which the country folk dance,
while they join their voices in m1sical
chorus. At the coast this traditional
fire is often lit upon a rafe some short
distance from the shore, and there the
festive throng row in circle, singing
almost as long as the hames continue
to illuminate the somewhat weird
scene.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-03-28
Useful Hint.

IF | can secure a suitable audi
torium l contemplate giving in the
near future a select reading of my
own poems" said Tennyson ]. Daft.
Can you favor me with any hint that
might aid in making the event a sue
cess?"
81 certainly can," replied ]. Fuller
Gloom. Secure your hall, circulate
the news widely that admission will
be free and a set of silverware given
to the holder of the lucky number.
and then when the audience assemblies.
don't read. d."-Kansas City Star.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-03-28

Just as soon as you eat tablet or
two of Pape's Dlapepsin all that dys-
pepsia. indigestion and stomach dis
tress ends These pleasant, harmless
tablets Of Pape's Diapepsin never fail
to make sick, upset stomachs feel fine
at once. and they cost very little at
drug stores. Adv.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-03-28
Had II DOWN PAT

There is little Chinese boy who at.
tends night school regularly and is de.
cidediy bright. says the Los Angeles
Times. The other night, however. in
a test, he met his Waterloo. The ques.
tion was:
Where are glacial moraines found q
and Sing Lee answered in his very best
style:
"Maraines alice samee b'long Unit
ed Stlates. Some flight in air, some
fight in the ocean and some flight in
Flance. Alice same, everywhere flight
like =. Ask kaiser, him say she
does."