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The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-07-09
CHAPTER vi.
In Which the Sucking Fish Has =
Chance to Show lts Virtue.

In Which the Sucking Fish Has .
Chance to Show its Virtue.
The breeze was so strong that we
didn't use our engine that day. Be
sides, / wanted to take a little time
thinking over my plans. spent most
bordering John p. Tobias narrative,
which threw very little light on the
situation. There was little definite to
go by but his mark of the compass en-
craven on a certain rock In a wilder
ness of rocks; and such rocks as they
were at that.
looked well to my guns. The COM
mandant had made me accept the loan
of a particularly expert revolver that
was. could see. as the apple of his
eye. He must have cared for me
great deal to have lent 1t me. and 1t
was right as the things we love.
Then I called Tom to me: "How
about that sucking fish. TomT I-asked.
''It's just cured, sar," he said. II
was going to offer 1t to you this lunch
time. It's dried out fine; couldn't be
better. I'll bring 1t to you this min
ute." And he went and was back again
In a moment. "You must wear it right
over your heart" he said, "and you'll
see there's not bullet can get near 1t.
It's never been known for a bullet to
go through a sucking fish. It's Gods
truth"
'But, Tom," / said, show about
your"
ITO BE CONTINUED)
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CHAPTER v.
In Which We Begin to Understand
Our UnweIcome Passenger.

In Which We Begin to Understand
Our UnweIcome Passenger.
AS / yawned and looked out Of my
cabin soon after dawn, about A go
next morning, there was no wind at
all, and no hope of wind.
AS I stood out of the cabin hatch,
however, there was enough breeze to
futter piece 81 paper that had been
caught in the mainsail halyard; 1t flut-
tered there lonely in the morning.
Nothing else was astir but Ii and /,
and took ii up in my hand idly. AS
l did so George reared his head for'ard.
Morning, George" said; 81 guess
we've got to run on gasoline today"
"There amt no gasoline, sir. It's
run out in the night"
1.-THE tanks were filed when we
started, weren't they?" asked.
"Yes, sir"
1--WE can't have used them up so
soon =.
mo, sir-but someone has turned
the cocks :"
stood dazed for a moment, wonder
Ing how this could have happened
then a thought slowly dawned upon
me.
"Who has charge of them?" / said.
George looked little stupid, then
defiant.
II see." / said; and. suddenly, with
out remembering Charlie Webster's adj
.rto, no< a., loor x,r,,r to,,,,or NTH Al M
gro-I realized that this was no acci-
dent. but deliberate trick. something
indeed In the nature Of a miniature
mutiny. That fluttering paper had
picked from the halyard lay near my
breakfast table. had only half read
It Now Its import came to me with
full force. I had no firearms with me.
Having a quick temper. have made It
. habit all my life never to carry . gun
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IL Was saiIor-tiIs Jaws at Mans
Throat.

met at the lonely ends of the earth.
The commandment and the clergyman
took me under their wings on the spot,
and. though there was a good hotel
the commandment didn't consider II
good enough for me.
liked the attitude they took toward
my adventure. Their comments on
Henry p. Tobias, Jr." and the paper
INhad with me. were specially enlight.
ening.
"The black men themselves" they
both agreed, "are all right, except. OF
course, here and there. It's fellows
like this precious Tobias. real white
trash-the negroes name for them Is
apt enough-that are the danger for
the friendship Of both races. And It's
the vein Of sort Of literary ideal
ism In fellow like Tobias that makes
him the more dangerous. He's not all
TO the bad"
II couldn't help thinking that too"
interrupted.
"Oh, no." they said. "but he's a BIT
mad. too. That's his trouble. He's
got personal. as well as an abstract
grudge against the British govern
ment."
Treasurer I laughed.
"How did you known" they asked.
Never mind; somehow got the
idea"
Take word of advice. Have o
few guns with you. for you're liable tc
need them"
81 agree" I remarked. 'Tu take
the guns all right, but I'm afraid III
need some more crew. mean I'll
want an engineer, and another deck.
hand"
And. Just as said this, there came
up some one post-haste from the vii
lage; some one, too. that wanted the
clergyman, as well as me, for my cap
tain was III, and at the point of death
what on earth can be the trouble?"
said, but, the three of us, including
the commandment went.
We found the captain lying in his
berth, writing with cramps.
"What on earth have you been doing
with yourself, Cap?" 1 asked.
II did nothing, sir, but eat my din
ner. and drink that claret you were
kind enough to give me-"
''The half-bottle of claret?"
eyes, sir, the very same"
swell, there was nothing to hurt
you In that" 1 said. did you take Il
half and half with water, as I told
you"
81 did indeed, SIR"
"It's very funny" said. And then
as he began to writhe and stiffen,
called out to Tom: "Get some rum,
Tom, and make 1t boiling hot, quick
quick We must get him into sweat"
Very soon we did. Then I said to
Tom:
"What do you make out of this smell
that's coming from him, Tomr
kerosene, sar," said Tom.
IL thought the very same" said.
Tom beckoned me to go with him to
the galley, and showed me several
quart bottles of water standing on q
shelf.
1.-Two Of these were kerosene" he
said "and I suppose Cap made a mis-
take;" for one looked as clear as the
other.
Then took one of them back to the
captain.
"was 1t bottle like this you mixed
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with the ciaretT" 1 asked.
"Sure 1t was. sir" he answered,
writhing hard with the cramps.
"But mani" I said. Couldn't you
tell the difference between that and
water?"
II thought 1t tasted funny, boss, but
I wasn't used to claret."
And then we had to laugh again. and
I thought old Tom would die.
"a nigger's stomach and his head"
said the commandant, fare about the
same. I really don't know which Is
the stronger"
The captain didn't die, though he
came pretty near to 1t. In fact, he
took so long getting on his feet. that
we couldn't wait for him; SO we had
practically to look out for a new crew,
with the exception Of Tom, and Sailor.
The commandment proved good friend
to us in this, choosing three somewhat
characterless men, with good "char-
acters."
AS we said goodby. with spanking
southwest breeze blowing, l could see
that he was a little anxious about me.
Take care Of yourself" he said.
"for you must remember none of us
can take care Of you. There's no set
Element where you're going-no tele-
graph or wireless; you could be muir
dered, and none Of US hear of it for
a month, or forever. And the fellows
you're after are dangerous lot. take
my word for 1t. Keep good watch on
your guns. and Wen be on the lookout
for the first news of you. and anything
we can do Wen be there, you bet"
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-07-09
On the pike.

The old national pike, that magnifi-
cent road that used to run from Mary
land to Illinois, witnessed some sharp
brushes of fast driving and many an
adventure of travel. The New York
Tribune tells one story about Henry
Clay, who was sometimes called the
Father Of the Turnpike" He was
travelling along the pike in coach,
when the horses ran and spilled him
out headlong into the miry road. mo
harm DONE" he said when the driver
rushed to pick him up. "Only poor
mixture Of Pennsylvania sand with
Kentucky clay"
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-07-09

In collection of red amber present.
ed to the British museum, Prof. 7. d.
Cockerell has recognized an astonish-
ing variety Of insect forms, and has
described not less than 81 new species,
Of which five are types of new genera.
Most Of them were found In a single
block little larger than a mans fist.
which was cut into half-inch slices. In
every one Of which the insects are
densely crowded. The amber is from
Miocene clay beds of Burma, though
perhaps washed from still older depos-
its. and nearly every large order of in
sects Is represented, the family Of ants
being notable exception.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-07-09

There Is more Catarrh In this section
or the country than II other diseases
put together. and for .,ears II W, sup
posed to be incurable. Doctors prescribed
local remedies. and by constantly failing
to cure with local treatment, pronounced
II incurable. Catarrh is a local disease
greatly influenced by constitutional con-
ditions and therefore requires constitu-
tional treatment Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine. manufactured by +. J. Cheney a
remedy. 10 taken internally and acts
thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
Of the System. One Hundred Dollars re-
ward 10 offered for any case that Halls
Catarrh Medicine fails to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials.
+. J. CHENEY a CO.. Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, TIC.
Halls Family Pills W CONSERVATION.
Connsll's Drag Store; wortlsy Z
Frouch.-Adv.
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Why Be Thankful

One good reason for being thankful
all the time is that you have cool wa
ter to drink, wholesome food to eat,
and fresh air to breathe. These make
it possible to enjoy the kind of health
that brings the state Of good feeling
called happiness.
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PAGE SIX
A Pianist.

Why are some folks so set In their
ways3 There's old Opportunity. for
instance. For countless centuries she
has been knocking Mt peoples doors.
Why doesn't the old-fashioned thing
use the bell. come around to the back
door or else peck on the Window
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-07-09
CHURCH OF CHRIST

Regular services on Sunday, 1880
a. m. Worship and communion.
1900 noon, Bible school; 500 p, m,
senior c. E.; TOO p. m, evangelistic
service.
Mid-week prayer meeting and
training class Thursday at 7:30 p. m
You are cordially invited to all SER
vices Of the church.
H. E. Curch, Pastor.
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LATTER DAY SAINTS

Sunday school, 1920; prayer ser
vice, 11:30; religo, $50; preaching,
1880. j. d. Aelick, Pastor.
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ST. JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC

Mass every other Sunday at 8 a. m,
every alternate Sunday at 1000 a. m.
Mass every week Gay at 1880 a. m.
Rectory residence, 400 South Bridge
street.
Rev. John A. Klich, Rector.
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in all the turmoil. could not escape
a certain thrill as i read the sigma
ture-for II was: Henry p. To
bias, Jr."
That night we made Harbour island.
and met that welcome that can only be
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-07-09
BAPTIST CHURCH

Sunday-Morning worship, 1890 a.
N; Bible school, 1900; B. Y. p. u,
500 p. m; evening service, 700;
prayer meeting, Thursday evening at
7:30. w. A. Bliss. Pastor.
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

Christian Science society, LOG So.
Pleasant street.
Sunday morning service at 10:45.
Sunday school at 11:45.
Testimonial meeting every We'd
nesday evening at 1880.
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FREE METHODIST CHURCH
METHODIST

Sunday, 1000, class meeting; 1890
Preaching service; 1900, Sunday
school; $50 p. m, Epworth league;
1880 d. m, Preaching service.
Thursday, 7:30 Thursday night reg
ular prayer meeting.
p. Ray Norton, Pastor.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-07-09
Our Occasional Offertory,

Quite right. Clara, they call 'em step
fathers because they make the chill
dren step around.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-07-09

into my hands, as though to say that
he had been unfairly lost sight of.
"Yes, and you too. old chap-that's
right. Tom and you and l."
And then 1 turned in for the night.
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Church qS.%s!
zSui1d15 Schools
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
w. j. Rookie, Pastor.
Morning service at 1880.
Sunday School at 1900.
Christian Endeavor at $50 p. m.
FREE METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday school, 1000.
Morning worship, HOO.
Class meeting, 1900.
Evening service, TOO. Sermon BY
the pastor.
Holiness meeting, Tuesday evening,
Z 80.
Prayer service, Thursday evening,
z 80.
You are welcome.
j. Fred Iulg, Pastor.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-07-09

113 farm with two good houses, good barn. best
of land and excellent location. Can sell with growing
crops and give possession at once. miles from Beding
State road.
buildings good water supply fine pasture and the very
best of SOIL Let show you the crops growing
this land. 1t is fine dairy, stock general farm.
80 south of Orleans, State Reward road,
good house with hardwood floors furnace heat, running
water large yard with plenty of shade large barn with
straw barn attached, with cemened basement under ALL
running water for stock Large silo and out buildings
Can sell and give possession in very short time. Will
let part with the place Most attractive terms
40 acre farm adjoining 80 above described, black
loan SOIL modern semi bungalow hardwood finish
plate and French DOORS basement under ALL furnace heat
These places should go together.
80 farm in Cannon township the village
of Cannonsburg clay loan SOIL farm house excellent
prepared to take small payment and will give any
able terms on balance.
100 farm half mile from Smyrna, with good
house and barn and out buildings good pasture lots
cellent farming ground, sell with owners share
of crops on the ground.
80 of the best farming land in Michigan south
east of Bedding, will sell at bargain.
Corner Of Pearl and Center streets, Bedding, good
residence oak finish large basement complete bathroom
electric lights gas city water sewer connections.
Corner Pearl and Ann streets, 8 room house with
furnace screened in porch, French DOORS
tons electric lights water. Owner will accept part
payment, balance you
Corner Congress and Pleasant Streets fine residence
with steam heat and all other modern conveniences part
cash. Price greatly reduced.
See Us For Bargains in Farm and City Property.
w. Il. LITTLE
MANAGER REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT.
Phone 70 s-s Commercial Bank s-s Res. 3ol
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(To BE CoNTINUEDJ
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-18
HIGHLAND CAREY
WEDDING CEREMONY

Miss Blanche G. Highland and Clar.
cnce Carey Of Utica were quietly mar
ried yesterday afternoon al 4 o'clock
at the home Of Rev, G. w Chcssman
pastor OF the First Baptist Church.
After the ceremony the young p"p
pie went to the home OF the brides
mother, Mrs p. j. Highland, west Oi
the city. where a wedding dinner WAS
served TO their immediate relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. Carey left last evening
for Chicago for short honeymoon
in Utica.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-18
CAVE MAN TACTICS
ARE OBJECTED TO
BY OTTAWA BRIDE
SAYS HUSBAND BEGAN COURSE
OF IN n u NJ AN TREATMENT
SHORTLY AFTER MARRIAGE
is GRANTED TEMPORARY IN
JUNCTION.

Tactics in treating his bride that
would have dozen credit to one Of the
ancient Cavomcn were set forth in 2
divorce bill filed by Mrs. Atha Ber-
man against her husband, Joseph Ber
man, in the Circuit Court. Although
welded less than lOur months. MIS-,
German is ready to call quits at the
marriage game and return 10 single
LIoESe1nesS.
Before fling the bill Mayor Weeks,
attorney for Mrs Berman. went bu.
fore Judge Slough and secured a ten
pOrary injunction restraining the huS.
band from interfering with his Wife,
or in doing her bodily harm. 1t was
tucgou no. ne threatened MIS-. BCl
man in case She attempted to obtain
a divorce
The bill asserts that tho couple
We're married in Chicago Aug o. ot
tnis year. On Sept. :, two weeks after
the ceremony was performed the com.
plaiuant alleges the defendant struck
her with his fist. knocked her down
and chokod her Thc Oiirnsc il said
10 have taken place in Chicago. \
week later. il Is further claimed, while
the COuDlc were in Ottawa, he struCk
her with his fist and i'll treated her
The wife further claims thai Ber
man has neglected to provide her with
proper food and clo,hing, and has lett
her wholly without any financial as
sstanCc.
The case viii be heard during the
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-18
CADET OFFICERS OF
0. H. s. PRESENTED
|NS|GN|AS OF RANK
COMMISSIONS AND NON COMMlS-
SION WARRANTS ARE AWARDED
LEADERS BY MILITARY Dt
RECTOR LIEUT.. BARRY kELLT

Military matters consumed 'be'
major portion of special chapel "NcE
riScs ut the Oltapa Utrh school hi
morning, when cadet officers Of lhc in
Stltution were presented the inai9nta1
Of rank by Director cf Military Train
ing I."nt Harry kcliy The cNrf
q, rs took place in The auditorium ami
were an exceptionally interesting spec
tacie Principal Charles II, klncman
assisted in the distribution OF ,hr
shoulder bars.
The bcstOwing Of permanent ranf
upon the company and battalion ! la'
cr, this morning came at the close a.
a competitive term, during NhirH
many OF the aspiring cadets "cra
given an opportunity t. win conais
sons.' Tho selection Ot the leaders
who will serve out the remainder Ot
the year came only al or good
"workout' had been given all the caa
didates for Office The men havins
bestowed upon them permanent RAJ
ing were selected for theft ability 20
lead and direct the battalion. ccnt
pany. platoon, section or squad Non
commissioned officers were selected
on the same basis,
Porter Taylor was appointed
major" whsle "captaincica Wet
awarded Fricden Anderson. Robert
billiard and Harold Woodward Tay-
lor will command the battalion ana
the three captains lead the companies
In all. ten commissioned and thirty
i've non commissioned officers We're
appOinted Starting today, they viii
take their positions in the military
comranies and remain throughout the
rest of the shCool year. Those roceiv-
ing commissions or insignia are as
follows.
Major-pOrter Taylor.
Captains Harold Woodward, Fri@
den Anderson. Robert HilIiard,
Battalion adjutant-I}urton Palm"r.
First lieutenants Walter Srhcror,
Louis Gerding. Percival Relrose.
Second lieutenants- StraWn Truul.
bo Harold LANCER. Earl Wendell
Color sergeant--LcWis Scheror.
First Sergcants rankin Read, VII
liam Zwanlig, Charles Mclaughlin.
Bueler--Milton FCrmEaIS.
Sci Igcants Eggert Costello, William
Lansing, Charles Sapp Nelson fruland,
George pleskoyitch. Palmer Byrhr,
Edward Claus. Theodore Damgard,
Vance Barbour, Edward i-pillanc, Nork
Duffy, Everett Colwell.
Ccrporals Finest Claus. Raymond
Kelly. Edward Mercer, Floyd Law
renee, Claude Waite George Wiley,
George Leland Harold Hetdenrich, Ed
ward Horn, Max Mutter, Everett
Mitchell Howard Crowden, Claronc"
Atwood James DUNCAN. Clyde Dough
or'y, Robert Car., Frederick Fisher
| Addison GcrdinT
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-18

a teal monday atmOUhere. IN"
trees are large. green and nr" not
the scraggiy variety. which have
appeared on the market for the past
several years.
They we're shipped here from
northen Wisconsin ard northern
Michigan. coming by way of Chica
no. Although somewhat higher IN
price than in 1913, there Is rot so
much difference a5 there is IN the
holly. This time honored Christmas
green has sky.rockctAf during the
past twelve months. keeping step
with the general run of the u. c. OF
H.
\ Cheer up. though, for they al
cheap as ever.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-18

t'oH " HAto'HSy SCHC' a. 1'''S''
While representatives Of the pack
ers today declined to discuss details
OF the decree under which packers II,
the future will he required to conlina
lheir business actNitie8 to the rrodur-
ion ct nea:. poultry. butter, eggs and
choose it WAS learned from an au-
{. 81 ative source That the outline OF
the plan has been agreed upon. Among
the lines Cf business from which it Is
said the PACKERS will be ordered to
withdraw under the stipulated court
decree are the following.
Leather. canned fruits and vege.
tables, soap, cleansing powders. gro
ceries, fertilizers, cold storage. fish,
refrigerator car lines. cereals. glue.
sporting goods and the control OF
stockyards
representatives Cf the packers ex
pressed the view that under the pro-
posed plan they might continue 10
make soap and fertilizer. as they
are natural products CT the industry.
Some doubt was expressed whether
cleansing powder is an animal prod
uce. One purpose ot the rcorganiz2'
ton, it was said, is to prevent the
packers from engaging in the whole
sale grocery business.
1t is understood that one OF the
plans considered Is the withdrawal
o. the aGkers from side lines such
as tho wholesale grocery business
which various reports of the federal
trade commission have charged them
with seeking to dominate.
The grand jury proceedings, begun
in Chicago, was interrupted by decis-
ion of the government attorneyi.
Meanwhile. negotiations were begun
which it was planned would remove
some Of the causes Of tho govern
meDt's Cmplaint II Is understood
that the packers represented that
they already had withdrawn from he
grocery business and were willing to
carry the plan stili further.
Plans have been undor considera.
lion by some Of the parl erS tor the
separation OF their "0ipnr'ijthS into
separate entities somewhat such as
the Standard oil and American TO.
bacco companies accepted after the
supreme courts dissolution decree
Attorneys for the Big fiy packers
We're in conference again oday with
officials Of the department Of Justice.
Asst Att0r@ay General Garvan
with whom the pakerS' counsel con
icrjod, said there would be no state.
meni urtil late today Indicating that
a settlement might be imminent At
torney Genera Palmer aid, however.