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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-18
tional, Methodist Episcopal. Baptist, Cath
ollo. Free Methodist and Disciples.
BY CHAS. j. SEELY

0liC, FREE Methodist ana Disciples.
Mnnufncturin0 Intercsts.
IL is generally admitted that Bedlng IS
one Of the most prosperous cities Of
Michigan, and size considered, is making
as rapid progress as any city in the state.
Twenty years ago the BeldIng Broth
ers, realizing the natural advantages Of
the location as a manufacturing point for
the great Northwest, made the first move
toward what IS now the City Of Bolding.
Their success soon attracted others, and
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-02
IMMENSE CORN CROP.
BERKELEY COUNTY FARMERS
WILL GET AN ABUNDANT YIELD.
Unfavorabie Conttions at the Oatsef,
but Natare IL Beneficent az Close
OF the season.

From all accounts the corn crop
this fall in Berkeley and the additional
joining counties is going to be close
10 record. breaker, and will be o
profitable one for the farmers. Visits
to the farmers within radius OF
ten miles of the city and talks witt,
farmers in town reveal the fact that
there is larger acreage sec out In
corn tran for long time. and that
the growth has been almost unite rmly
satisfactory. Warm. dry weather ND
cause the corn to ripen and bring .
great yield.
Tie early season was bad for corn.
Tho weather was not suited to IL, and
some farmers put in second CROPS
The month of July proved very good
for these crops and they make a rapiu
growth. while the first croDs spraux
up splendidlv, there being jnet enough
rain to make the growth strong.
This month. however, there has been
heavy rainfall, but the early corn
WINS so far advanced that not much
harm was done. On the other hranss
the rain proved most timely for the
late corn
Prices in the city markets for sweet
corn have gone as low as five cents
per dozen ears. indicating the pleDti-
tude of the crop. The other corn
will far exceed it, and there will be
big demand for men to help in the
fields before long. The farmers wiz
have their hands full to cut the sores
OF corn, some OF which are unusually
taick this year, and there will hn
many needed to get it ip-
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-02

POPULAR Baptist mINIsTEI
WRITES FROM EUROPE.
Having an Enjoyable Time, and Il
Now on the Return Journey
20 martinsburg

Rev. L. 5. Dunaway, pastor OF the
First Baptist church, this city, who
has been making tour Of Europe
after attending the worlds conven-
tion of Baptists in London. writes
TO Mr.. j. Frank Thompson from
Vitznau. Switzerland, where the
members of his party spent several
days sightseeing. Vitzznau is att the
foot of the Alps, on the beautiful and
famous Lake Lucerne, which is one
OF the beauty spots OF Europe. AT
the citv of Lucerne, made rp priuci-
pally Of high-class hotels. the hotels
were crowded with American and
English tourists. and the English
tonRne apeared to be the language OF
the streets and hotels.
At Vitznau an ascent of Mt. Rige,
an isolated spur OF the Alps one mile
high, was made in cog wheel rail.
road car. The ascent required an
hour and 10 minutes, and the travel.
ers had an Improbable trip because
of the heavy mists. which completelv
enveloped the Landscape. One of the
amusing phases of the trip has been
the trouble with the languages.
French is more generally spoken than
any other language in Europe. and
some one could usually be found to
act as Interpreter. In Switzerland
the Americans barRained in the Ger.
man toneue and ordered meals in the
same language from French bill OF
fare. making mixture which caus-
I'd may lnoicrnos situations.
Mr.. Dunaway reports a splendid
trip. He has visited England. Scot
land. France. Switzerland. Germany.
AustIi, and Italy, and is now on the
return journey. He is expected home
in about week.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-02

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30-Secretary
Bonaparte has just completed thor
ough examination of the record Of the
proceedings Of the court OF inquiry in
the case of the disastrous boiler explo-
sion on the United States steamer Ben
nington at San Diego. Cal, July p last
and will announce his action In a day
or two. 1t is understood that he does
not agree with the court in several Of
its conclusions in the matter of the in
dividual responsibility of various Off
GERS and men Of the vessel for the con-
ditions which resulted In the explosion.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-02

IItE PEACEMAhERS.
ed as the legal adviser of the Japanese
foreign Office. The treaty is expected
to be completed by the end of the
week.
This happy conclusion of the confer
ence, which a week ago would have
been shipwrecked had it not been for
the heroic intercession of President
Roosevelt, was sudden and dramatic.
For the sake of peace Japan, with the
magnanimity of a victor, at the last
moment yielded everything still in is
sue.
Russia refused to bulge from the Ill
timatum Emperor Nicholas had given
to President Roosevelt through Ambas-
sador Meyer. No indemnity under any
guise, but an agreement to divide Sa-
khalin and reimburse Japan for the
maintenance of the Russian prisoners,
were his last words. They had been re
peatedly reiterated in NJ. Whites in
structions, and in the form of a writ
ten reply to the Japanese compromise
proposal of last Wednesday they were
delivered to Baron Komura yesterday
morning.
M. Witte went to the conference de
claring he was powerless to change the
dot of an ''i' or the cross of st" in his
instructions. Emperor Nicholas word
had been given not only to him, but to
President Roosevelt, the head of a for
eign state. When Baron komura,
therefore first offered the new oasis of
compromise outlined in previous dis
patches-the complete remuneration of
indemnity, coupled with a proposition
for the redemption of Sakhalin at a
price to be fixed by a mixed tribunal
consisting of representatives of the
neutral powers, in fact if not in words
the solution offered by President Roose
velt-M. White again returned non
poSsumus. 1t was what NJ. Witte term
ed in a previous interview a psyche
logical moment"
NJ. White did not finch. He expected
rupture, and, as he expressed it aft
erward, he was stunned by what hap
pened, Baron Komura gave way on all
the disputed points. With the preset
ence that has enabled the Japanese to
gauge the mental processes of their adj
versaries ON the field of battle and up
on the sea they had realized in advance
that peace could be obtained in no 9TH
er way. They had warned their gov
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-02
ST., % SHOWING.
sxpAss,os G. s,sEsslos ras
CITIZENS, y 2 AL HANK.
Substantial Increase % ,o.''' ana
t.esns and Diseounts
Growth OF the Bank.

Z
II is.well know to those who care.
fully examine the regular printed re
ports of our financial institutions that
the Citizens National Bank. so weiE
known for the conservatism displayed
by IT'S MANAGEMENT. has never failed
TO increase its business each year
from its organization in 1892. nearly
thirteen wears ago. to the present
Going back to August. 1909, three
years past, we dnd that loans aud
discounts made TO orr peonie amounted
10 1856 600; row they are S2i9. 500.
al increase of $6i. 300.
Deposits. which three wears ago
stood at STAG. 600. arc now 1919. 500. an
increase # $65, 900.
Ii Is interesting to note that while
the deposits of the bank increased
$B7. 300, the loans aud discounts a,so
increased s64. 800. indicating. that the
increase of funds was finding its way
into the hands of our business mon
and farmers for the furtherance OF
their vuried interests. There has boom
no time during the period mentioned
that the bank has not had ample
funds to meet the needs of all It's GUS
toners. At the same time it has been.
a5le CO assist many who are not ita
patrons. The total resources nov
reach $42s, 400. included in which are
$1,000 of bonds of the United States
government. The capital stock il
500, 0 o. surplus and undivided pro-
tits. net, SiS. 800. There has been me-
change in the officers of the bank. the
list being as follows: = DIR. Jamee
Whann McSherry. president; Charles
Thumel and Walter J. Lambert. vico
presidents; Edward Rutledge cashiers
Charles A. Young, assistant cashier.
Judging from the past. there Ii rea-
son to believe that continuation OF
the present wise policy will bring still
greater snccess to the bank IN fha
wears to come.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-02
THEY WANT MORE BABIES
Census Bureau Looking Up Ques-
tion Of Race Suicide.
STATISTICS WILL THROW LIGHT
Efforts to Obtain Birth Figures
From States Result of
Roosevelt's Policy.

WASHINGTON, Aug 31.--In the eff
fort to determine whether or not race
suicide is being perpetrated in this
country the officials of the census bu-
reau are taking steps 20 perfect those
statistics which will shed light on the
determinative factor-the birth rate.
1t is a curious fact that the birth sta
tistics, the most useful of all for pur-
poses Of gauging important social ten
denotes, are by far the least accurate
and useful. Whether the birth rate
Of this country is increasing or de-
creasing cannot yet be told.
That the population is advancing IL
well known. That the death rate IL de-
creasing is likewise well known. That
the death rate in this country is the
lowest of all civilized countries is also
known. That by reason of the con-
stantly diminishing death rate the birth
rate keeps comfortably in advance of
the death rate is proved in several
ways. But whether or not the birth
rate is actually increasing Is a matter
only OF guesswork to those who know
most about the vital statistics.
With view to supplying this curl
pus defect in an important branch OF
vital information efforts are afoot TO
obtain Uniform birth statistics from
the different states. Several states,
under the stress of influence brought
to bear by the census bureau, have all
ready passed necessary laws, but the
task is very large one. Few people
take a serious interest in the subject,
and TO get the same law passed by all
the states in the Union seems almost
| an mpossihility.
The census is taken every ten years.
In cities the enumeration is made la
fifteen days, in the country In thirty.
1t has proved utterly impossible to de-
rise u system by which In such a short
time complete, accurate information
,an be secured. So the census bureau
aas come to the conclusion that for
such statistics it must depend on the
efforts of the states and cities.
Deaths are reported with approx
mate accuracy, because almost every
where there Is an effective law that
compels the obtaining of death GER
ificate before funeral can be author
lied. Likewise marriages are pretty
accurately reported because marriage
licenses must be procured before the
ceremony can be performed. But as to
births, there is no satisfactory or effec-
live method of gaining information.
AS result cities that are growing at
rapid rate will frequently report a
death rate twice as high as the birth
rate. This Is obviously wrong, and the
officials reporting births usually ex-
plain that their figures are incomplete
and worthless.
Recently there has been an animated
inquiry as to whether or not the birth
rate of the country ms a whole has in
creased since President Roosevelt UNI
aertook to popularize babies. No small
amount of testimony has been put to-
gether which indicates that more ba-
bies are being born than used TO come
into the world
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-02

PORTSMOUTH, n. H., Aug. 80
The long and bloody war between ia
pan and Russia is ended. The terms of
peace were settled by Nj. Witte and
Baron Komura at the session of the
conference yesterday, and preliminary
concluded, and the actual work of
framing the treaty of Portsmouth"
was by mutual agreement turned over
to M. de Martens, the great Russian
international lawyer, and Mr.. Denni-
son, who for twenty-five years has act
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-02
NEWS AT SYCAMORE HILL.
Announcement of Peace Settlement
"a Surprise to President.

OYSTER BAY, N. Y, Aug 30.--In
his library at Sycamore Hill President
Roosevelt received the official an
nouncement that the Russian and Jap
anese plenipotentiaries at Portsmouth
had reached an agreement and would
proceed at once to conclude the terms
of treaty of peace.
The announcement was unexpected.
The president at no time during the ne
gotiations pending had abandoned hope
of a successful issue of the Washing
ton conference, but he had realized
more clearly than any other one man
in the world the enormous difficulties
which confronted the ENJOYS in their
deliberations. While he had not for q
moment relaxed his earnest efforts TO
induce the conferees to continue their
discussions with a view to securing n
basis of agreement, he had felt for for
ty-eight hours that the task he had set
for himself in the interest of humanity
and civilizs ton was well nigh hope
less.
The presidents final appeals to st.
Petersburg and to Tokyo had been
made. No response had been received
from the orient, but from Peterhof
palace had come in Emperor Nicholas
own words Russia's ultimatum, Not
kopeck of indemnity, not a verst OF
territory"
The situation looked black indeed
The president, however, did not de
spair. With the final terms of the Jap
anese government, as soon as they
should be received from Japan's EN-
peror, he had determined to seek the
aid of Emperor William Of Germany
in support of his proposition that the
warning powers submit their points OF
difference to the arbitrament of an i'm.
partial tribunal. Arbitration in one
form or in another had been the presi
dents solution of the difficulty ever
since the differences, seemingly ire
concilable by the ENJOYS, had arisen
To this proposition Japan had acceded
With the powerful influence of the
German emperor at Peterhof enlisted il
was hoped that the ground of objection
might be cut from beneath the feet OF
President Roosevelt's supreme effort to
insure " Just and lasting peace"
The presidents thought of this final
appeal was interrupted by the Jingle OF
the bell of the telephone on his library
desk. Mr.. Loeb, secretary to the pres.
ident, who was engaged with him at
the moment in work on the peace ne.
gotiations, answered the call.
WHAT" he eagerly inquired as the
message was given him.
The message was repeated.
He manifested so much excitement
and incredulity that the president in
quired, "What is it?'
1T is announced in an official bulle-
tin from Portsmouth" replied Secre-
tary Loeb, that the plenipotentiaries
have agreed on all points of difference
and will proceed at once to negotiate a
.Contin 60 on pa chit
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-02
opera.ion on ceneral wood.

BOSTON Aug. 30.-Major General
Leonard Wood, U. s. A., and Mrs.
Wood left for New York to start for
the Philippine Islands, where General
Wood will resume his command. Aft
err few days stop In London they will
proceed directly to Manila, arriving
about Oct. l. General Wood has been
resting here after slight operation
performed on his head.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-02
MEETING OF PREsBYTERY.
Ministers Holding Special Session
In Winchester Thursday.

A special meeting of Winchester
Presby terry was held at the Presbyter-
ianchurc hin Winchester Thursday, foe
the purpose of considering the advisa-
bility of posiponing the regular faik
meeting from September to Ootobs<
10, on account of reDairs being made
t. the Stone Uhaple church, in Clark
county, where the fall meeting il to
be held.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-02
Japan and Russia Come tt
a Settlement.
ARMISTICE TO BE DECLARED
Treaty Expected to Be Completed
End of This Week.
THE MIkAD0 YIELDS EVERYTHING

Valves Claim to Indemnity and Hall
of the Island of saIxhaIin-Remark
able Scene of Rejoicing Mt the Ho-
tel When News Is Received-Peop1s
JubiIant Over the Outcome.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-02

NEW BRUNSWICK, n. j., Aug. 30
"A dozen persons were injured by a
collision between a crowded trolley
car and working car ON the New
Brunswick and Trenton fast line,
Among those injured were Henry
Schmidt Of Philadelphia, Joseph VIII
son of Camden, n. j.; Howard Wood
nut of Philadelphia and Carl j.
Schnabe of Boston. All the injured will
recover.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-02
NOW IN IRELAND.
Rev. Father Donahoe Taking Fare
well Look at Europe.

Rev. Father Donahoe writes from
Paris 10 friends in this city under
dat of August 20, and pronounces the
French capital very beautiful CITY
after inspecting it for a week. The
lime from August % to Septembe
will be spent in England and Ireland.
Father Donahoe adds lie will sail for
Goas' country on the evening of Sep
TENDER 3.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-02
Photograph oopyright, 1904. by ollnedlnst.

sfroyer Grozovoi at Shanghai
The cruiser Diana, at Saigon, French
Indo-China.
chug. at Manila.
The cruiser Lena, at Mare island,
San Francisco bay
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-02
Teachers, Examination.

The next and last Uniform Exami-
natl ,n, for { is yssr, will be held on
Friiav ann Saturday, September 10
and is. at the Court house.
e. II. Tabler,
County Supt.
The Irish standard., 1905-05-27
Mails in 1747.


The change in postal arrangements
in New York since the "good old
times" may be seen by the following
Advertisement, copied by the Troy
Times from Bradfords New York
Gazette of December 6, 1747:
Cornelius Van Denburgh as Albany
Post designs to set out for the first
time this winter on Thursday next.
All letters to go by him are desired to
be sent to the postoffice or to his
house near the Spring Garden"
During Hudson river navigation the
Albany mail was transmitted by
sloops, but in the winter messenger,
as above mentioned, was required, and
it is probable that he travelled on foot.
The winter average of the eastern and
southern mails is given in the same
paper and same date as follows:
ION Tuesday the Tenth Instant at 9
o'clock in the Forenoon the Boston
and Philadelphia Posts set out from
New York to perform their stages
once a Fort'nite during the Winter
months and are to set out at o'clock
Tuesday morning. Gentlemen and
merchants are desired to bring their
letters in time. N. B.-This Gazette
will also come forth on Tuesday Morn
ings during that time"
The Irish standard., 1905-05-27
Tom Moore and Sisters Of Charity.

'om Moore ana sisters OF Charity.
A correspondent of the Dublin Free
man writes: An interesting letter
from Thomas Moore, which has not
been published in his Memorials"
has just come my way. 1t was written
at Sloperton cottage in August, 1888.
and is addressed to the Rev. John
Jones, Catholic clergyman of Golden
Square, London. There are two re-
markable statements in the letter.
The first is the admiration the writer
avows for Catholic order of nuns,
and the next the estimation he set
upon the poetic talent. Il have always
taken the deepest interest,"" wrote the
poet, lin the institute of the Sisters
of Charity. If could fatter myself
that anything from my pen could give
fresh impulse to cause so irresisti-
bic in its own claims, you may feel
assured that my humble efforts would
not be wanting. 1t am afraid" he
continues, that the commonness Of
the poetic talent nowadays has good
deal disenchanted it of the powers
once attributed to it," 1t is evident
Father Jones had asked Moore to
write poem on the Sisters of Char
ity, and the inspiration failed him.
But the order could have no finer
eulogy than that written by Gerald
Griffin.
The Irish standard., 1905-05-27

hay harvest, and the soft July and
August days find many blooming
Irish lass in the fields
The older Irish women still 20 to
market with the vegetables in baskets
on their backs and sell the produce
of their little farms, and they look ex-
tremely picturesque with their merry,
Quizzical old faces and fresh, clean
aprons.
The tisherwomen, too, are to be
seen with their baskets full of the
catch of the men folks, if they live by
the sea-
But these are of the generation that
is passing, and they still scorn hats
and wear shawls and short skirts,
while the younger women and the
girls dress in the mode of other
women of the world, taking pride in
having their gowns cut and fashioned
in a modern style.
To see the girls with their baskets
of "sprigging" come to town is to be
impressed by their neat and charming
appearance, and even the belle who
still clings to her shawl and handker-
chief has her hair dressed in stylish
manner, and her apron even has an
air of the latest mode about it.
The Irish cottage of today is a far
more inviting place than reports of
other days would lead one to believe,
for the pig in the parlor" is no
longer to be found in ireland. The
typical Irish cottage has clean, neat
kitchen, with whitewashed walls, and
is very comfortably furnished. There
are clean little bedrooms, with patch
work quilts and muslin curtains, in
direct contrast to the mud hovel of
tradition.
The Irish peasant girl in her own
country is astonishingly well bred
She has the native graciousness and
manner of the French woman, whom
she much resembles in many ways.
She is keen, quick, witty and kind
hearted, and her accomplishments are
far greater than those of any other
woman in the world in the same cir
cumstances.
The Irish standard., 1905-05-27

inquiring of her friend and benefac-
tress what she owed for her care, the
answer she received from the dear old
lady, as she looked smilingly over her
spectacles, was:
GAIL you owe me, child, is to do it
for some one else."
do it for some one else!" rang in
the memory of the girl for years, until
one day it happened that young lad
whom she knew, away from home as
she had been, was stricken with the
same dread disease. Then the oppor-
tunity came; and, with loving remem-
brance of what she pleased to consider
a debt still unpaid, she devoted her
self to procuring for the lad free bed
in Catholic hospital, where he could
receive careful nursing.
The Irish standard., 1905-05-27
The Doo RetaIiated,

There is a story told of a .ventrilo.
quist who had talking dog" One
evening the ventriloquist sauntered
into restaurant followed by the dog.
When the waiter came for his order,
the ventriloquist turned to the dog
with the query:
"Well, Jack, what are you going to
have?"
Il guess I'll take roast-beef sand
wich," apparently answered the ami
NAL.
The water gazed at the dog for an
instant, and then hurried to the pro-
prietor.
Say" he cried wildly, there's a
dog over there that can TALK"
The proprietor dashed over to the
table. This waiter says your dog can
talk" he said. rs it so?"
Certainly" answered the ventrilo'
quist Cant you talk, Jack?"
"Of course l can talk!" replied the
dog.
"That animal would make my for.
tune in six MONTHS" said the proprie'
tor. "I'll give you a hundred dollars
for him."
"Oh, please don't sell mel" pleaded
the dog.
I'm afraid 1 can't help it, old fel
low" said the ventriloquist. you'll
be we'll taken care of here, and be
The Irish standard., 1905-05-27

tainty of it's nights, it still remains
blessedly true that the universe is
thrilling with the song of gladness.
Be glad for the beauty of the spring
time, the blue of the skies, the music
of the birds and the glory of the sun
sets. Listen to the laughter of the
little children, answer to the hand
clasp of friendship, grow warm in the
lovelight of countless happy homes
and be sure that somewhere over and
above all is a great Love that makes
all these things possible. Note the
noble lives round you-commonplace,
it may be, but unselfish, brave and
true. Note the deeds of quiet self
sacrifice, the swift rush of human
kindness to every place of need, the
uprising of stately walls to shelter
the weak and helpless, and believe, if
you can, that the kingdom of Christ
is not coming in the hearts of the
children of men. Oh! put away gloom
and grief and complaining! Do his
work, trust his promise and be glad.