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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-16
A CITY for Negroes.


Near Charleston, West Virginia. the ne
groes are founding a city. The municipal
ity will be governed and inhabited by ne
groes only, and fhe promise is that the
population at the butset will number sew
eral thousand.
The Southern papers speak ~sympathet-
ically and in the main hopefully of the ex-
pertinent. In its success they see the solv-
ing of some problems. In the black belt
of the South there is a populous negro
town which has not a white man within
its corporate limits. The town is a sue
cess morally and financially. The negro
officials are~~hafd-headed business men
and the part Of the people has been pros
perity from the day the place was founded.
In West Virginia the conditions will be
somewhat different. for the State Is in
effect a Northern State. The negroes of
the Southern town are. of the class thai has
known little of the white mans vices. They
have none of the arrogance the is said
to come to the black who gets a taste of
the partial equality given his race in the
North.
The men who are at the head of the
West Virginia experiment are said to be
men who are sincere In their efforts to
show the country that the negro can gov
ern himself. The success of the city means
the founding Of other cities of the same
kind. 1t may be that the black man
eventually will solve his own problem of
living In peace and apart from the white
man.-Chicago Post.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-16

lin a speech made by President Roose-
welt on April IA, 1906, when the cornerstone
was laid Nor the new office building of the
House of Representatives at Washington,
he said:
1.-THE liar is no whit better than a thief.
and If his mendacity takes the form of
SANDER he ma be worse than most
thieves, 1t puts a premium upon khavery
untruthfully to attack an honest man or
even with hysterical exaggeration to assail
a bad man with untruth. An epidemic of
lndiscriminate assault upon character does
no good. but very great harm. The soul
Of every scoundrel is gladdened whenever
an honest man is assaulted or even when q
scoundrel is untruthfully assailed. Ed
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-16
Roosevelt on UntruthfuIness.
the Editor Of the Evening Star;

To the Editor OF the Evening Star;
Did Mr.. Roosevelt in any of his speeches
make any remarks in the abstract about
the evils of lying? I nave recollection that
he did, and would like to get the quotation
IL possible. STEADY READER.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-16
VIEWS OF EDITORS.
Cbampionship of the Sea.

There Is a beautiful fight going on be-
tween John Bull and Germany. Both are
stretching every nerve to win the cham
pionship of the ga. The two countries are
dividing millions upon millions of good
American money for carrying American
passengers and American goods. Four anti
uIated steamships fly the Stars and Stripes
in the Atlantic service and two out of the
four were, as a matter of fact, built abroad.
1t isn't much to boast of. is 1t?
When will the Congress of the United
States wake upf-Philadelphia Inquirer.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-16

The main evil of the railroad situation as
1t affeets the public at large. Is the prac-
tise, now in process of prevention and pun
ishment, of granting discriminatory freight
rates to large shippers, enabling certain
producers and dealers to control the mar
kets. While the Individual may have him
self felt the effect of high passenger rates
more keenly than of high or discriminating
freight rates, he has. Of late understood
better than before that such discrimination
eventually imposed upon him a heavy bur-
den of taxation In the form of higher
prices for the commodities used by him.
1t Is doubted by entirely disinterested
students of railroad matters whether a
two-cert rate is profitable, considering the
manner in which passengers are now car
ried, the high cost of maintenance of way,
of CONSTRUCTION and of administrator To
compel the railroad corporations to reduce
their rates suddenly to a two-cent basis
means that they must reduce their entire
passenger carrying system to a lower
standard of efficiency. comfort ana safely.
Washington Star.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-16

Growing Kisses.
-Patience-He planted a kiss on my
lips.
Patrice-With what result?
"Oh, more grewt"-Yonkers States
a
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-17

grandson of Lewis Ellis and cousins OF G.
Oimmick Ellis.
Since the passing OF these pioneers and
the property coming into the hands OF
Messrs. Ellis and Ranney they have made
many valuable Improvements and still
more Some OF the barns
have been moved and enlarged, new
sheds built. water supply increased and
the houses and all outbuildings given a
touching up with coats Of paint evdencing
an air Of thrift and enterprise.
The barns used for stabing the COWS
are 4ox5o feet built on solid stone walls
two feet in thickness with concrete floors
and are models of convenience and neat
ness. They are lighted with electric
lights and supplied with an abundance Of
pure water which is conducted into
troughs running in front OF the stanchlons
where the COWS may drink at will.
At present about 80 COWS are kept on
the farm and additions are beng made to
the herd which are all Of the Jersey grade
whenever necessity requires. On COM
Portable days in the winter they are
turned loose and have the run Of the farm.
not day passes but every cow has a
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-17

feeding of grain and plenty of ensilage
from the silos Of which there are three,
one on the Dim" Ellis place holding / so
tons and two on the ''Uncle Lewis" place
Of 100 tons each, this ensIlage is said to
be the best Cow fodder" ever grown and
made.
Last week Messrs. Ellis and Ranney
installed the new system Of milking cows
by machinery at no small cost. An
electric motor runs large vacuum pump
which forces air and also creates suction
through pipes running across the stables
to which can be attached by hose connec-
ton the milking machines, two cows are
milked at the same time by one machine
and they seem to enj,y it as we'll as il
they we're nursing their own offspring,
For cleanliness this method Of milking is
perfect THE machine is the BurrelI
Kennedy make Of Little Falls, N. Y. 1t is
placed between two COWS, small rubber
hose extends from it to each animal and
when the udder attachments are made
every pulsation caused by the vacuum
pump Graws a stream Of milk into the
can which holds about four or five gallons
1t is truly wonderful to watch this raplc
flow and the mechanism which causes it
Inside OF two hours after the milk !.
taken from the cows il has all beer
cooled and bottled for delivery, coming t.
the milk house warm from the COWS it j,
cooled by running it over cooling ma.
chine and from there it goes to the bottl.
ing machine where it is quickly plaeec
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-17

Last week John Wacha killed beef at
his home in Orleans township and was
assisted in the work by some Of his neigh
bors. After hanging it up so it could cool
properly before taking it to the house, the
friends wei out for hunt after rabbits
and during his absence someone with a
severe appetite for fresh meat, came to
his house and stole several pounds of the
meat from the carcase which had been
left hanging
The meat had been cut in a hurry and
the guilty party did not take much pains in
the manner in which it was cut. John
hopes the fellow who stole the meat had
good meal off of it.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-17
HAS RESIGNED.

Rev. A. Secord rendered his Resigna-
tion as Pastor of Cong'l Church.
Rev. A. Secord gave his audience sur
prise Sunday morning altar the close Of
his sermon by rendering his resignation.
For some time Mr. Secord has felt that
his health and strength was not sufficient
to successfully carry on the work devolv-
ing upon the pastor of the church and has
decided at this time to place his resigna-
ton to take effect on the first day Of May.
Under his pastorate the organization Of the
church and society for effective work in
all departments was never in better con-
dition and the church building has UNDER
gone repairs that have made it most
convenient and pleasant place to worship.
After reading his resignation, which
was attended with much feeling on the
part Of the pastor and people meeting
Of the church and society was called to
be held on Thursday evening, Jan. IL in
the church to take action on the same.
Mr.. Secord is an excellent minister Of the
gospel and his many friends wish for him
a large measure of success in his future
work wherever he may be called to labor.
Belding. Jan. l3, 1907.
To the members Of the First Congrega-
tional church and society:
My Dear People-lt is now some two
and half years since we began work to-
gether as pastor and people and trust
the time has not been sLent in vain, but
after very careful and prayerful consider
alton for some time, it now seems wise
that these ties should be severed Not
because we do not like Belding and the
people Of this church-for we have learned
to love you-but because we feel it is for
the best interests of the church. | realiza
that my service has been far from perfect
or what it might have been. vet | have
sought to declare uEto you the whole
counsel OF God. as | have understood il;
TO hold up Christ before you and point you
to Him as your only Savior and Lord. The
result eternity alone will reveal leave
that with God. have tried to live before
you with conscience void Of offense
toward God and man.
have tried TO do the best | could for
you as your pastor, but | feel that my
strength is not sufficient for the work re-
qured. therefore ask you to accept my
resignation as pastor, which wish might
take effect the first of next May.
Wishing you grace, mercy and truth,
remain.
Very sincerely yours,
A. Secord
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-17

Little did the pioneers of fifty years
ago who came to this township, took up
farms and settled on the site of Belding
on the north side of Flat river ever think
there would spring up an enterprising city
right in their midst, take IN their farms
and have them in future converted into
use for dairy purposes for supplying
large and growing population with that
useful, needful and hard-to-get- along
without, article milk. Yet this is what
half century of time has brought about,
the two sturdy and honored pioneers
Lewis Ellis and c. Dimmick Ellis have
passed away but they laid the foundation
in their life time for the important bus-
ness industry now being carried on at the
place where their feet once trod, their
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-17
WAS SUDDENLY
SUMMONED
Paul Potter oil Indiana, Died at
the Depot.
Was Brother OF Ed Peter of Beiding,
and was Just on Point Of Taking
Train for Home.

Last Monday morning. just before the
arrival Of the lo:l5 train, Paul Potter. a
brother Of Ed Potter, when about to pur-
chase ticket for his home in Indiana,
was stricken with heart disease. and fall
ing on the floor of the depot expired in a
few moments.
Mr.. Potter was SO years of age and
was resident Of Wauwaukee, Ind, and
had been to Lakevew to attend the funeral
Of another brother, Judson Potter. who
was formerly a resident OF Belding and
was buried at Altoona on Friday, He and
his sister, Mrs. Paul Tyler Of MIshawau-
kee, accompanied by her husband. were
returning home and had stopped here to
,pend Sunday with their brother Ed.
They had decided to leave for home on
Monday morning and Mr.. Potter, who was
quite heavy man, had walked from Eds
residence on Pearl street to the depot and
he hard walking had brought on a heart
.rouble OF long standing. He was just
about to buy his ticket and had his hands
his pockets when he was stricken and
iell DR.. Little was called and worked
over the unfortunate man for some time
,ut the grim messenger had sealed his
loom and he was carried back to the
home of his brother. which he had left but
short time before in apparent health and
!ood spirits.
Undertaken Foster took charge Of the
remains and they we're taken to his home
at Wauwaukee on Tuesday, where de-
voted wife was awaiting the sad home
coming.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-17
in quart and pint bottles.

in quart and pint bottles.
The milk house is on the sanitary
system in every respect, every empty
bottle after delivery is washed and placed
in the sterilizing oven for 90 minutes and
consumers of milk from these bottles may
have no fear of contagious germs lurking
around them as they are absolutely clean
and pure.
From $50 to 400 quarts Of milk are
delivered every day and it requires
wagons and 8 routes to cover the terri
tory, Will Harroun has wagon No. l.,
Harley Wright No. 2 and Earnie Godfrey
No. 5 A daily report sheet is made of
the milk business by Lewis F. Tuttle the
manager of the farm, who together with
his other duties, finds plenty Of work at
hand all the time and he attends to it well
and is very oblging and corteous to the
many callers. He keeps six hands all the
year round and extra help during the
busy farm season He and his family re-
side in the Dimmick Ellis homestead.
The horse barns are fine ones and it
requires eleven horses to do the work re-
quired in carrying on business. All the
fodder used is raised on the farm and
last season 1000 bushels OF corn were
husked.
A portable engine was added last year
to the equipment for use in running the
cutters and filling the silos with $50 tons
of ensage.
Ellis w Ranney is the general superin-
tendent and looks carefully after the de-
tails and Mr.. Ellis interests. He resides
IN the Lewis Ellis house in the summer
but removes to Green,ille to rernain dur
ing the winter. Recently the state dairy
Inspector paid visit to the farm but did
not remain long as he found everything in
such systematic order and on such thor
oughly sanitary conditions that he re-
marked on leaving it wasn't necessary
for him to maxi any suggestions what
ever. The City Farm Dairy is an honor
and blessing to the city of BeldIng. =
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-17
WON HIGH HONORS

BalIou Cement Mixer Was Admired
by All.
At the meeting Of the cement users Of
America held in Chicago last week the
Demorest mixer made by the Ballou Mfg.
company, took the first place among the
large crowd of cement men in attendance
and the outlook for the coming year is more
flattering than Mr.. Ballou had even dared
hope for.
In conversation with our reporter Mon
day Mr. Ballou said: We had everything
coming our way from the first and when
on Thursday we had load Of sand drawn
into the building and started three men to
work shoveling it into the machine, our
success was at once assured. We came
in contact with everything in the cement
mixer order and won hands down. Al
ready, as result OF the exhibition, letters
are pouring in upon US from all parts Of
the country and il we should succeed in
getting one-half the business in sight, we
will never be able to handle it. | am more
than pleased with the outlook and feel
confident that the volume of business
coming to the new factory will be all or
more than we can handle.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-17

brain and. hands once wrought and
labored.
The City Dairy farm. for so it is called,
comprises 400 acres all lying in a body
and extends north to the county line be-
tween Ionia and Montcalm county and is
owned by Geo. w. Ellis of Philadelphia
and Ellis w Ranney Of this city, son and
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-17

Wagon for Sale.
A new Harrison wagon for sale. Price
$50 cash. Call at F. H. Hudsons store.
32-t2
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-17
Daughters of Rebekah.

The Sixth Semi-Annual Cleanup Sale
at The Hub commences today and lasts
for nine days. closing Saturday, January
26th.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-01-17
The Ellis-Ranney Dairy Farm
Where Many BeldiDg Citizens
Obtain Their Milk supply.

Over Four Hundred Acres In Body.
Fine Barns. Lots of Cows, which
are Now MIXED by Machinery-AH
Appointments Neat and sanitary.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-06-04

onies are laboring with slight pros
poets of success. Harvie Jordan re-
minded his hearers that during the
civil war in the United States efforts
then made to this end were more per-
sistent than today and that they were
in vain. Daniel G. Roper concluded
his address with an appeal to the del
egates to the congress to participate
Indirectly in the growing of cotton on
American SOIL He declared it would
be a good thing If the European grow
ers of cotton would send their surplus
of able agriculturalists to the United
States in order to help extend the cul-
tivated area in that country, saying
this method would dispose definitely
of the question where the world in the
future would get its necessary supply
of cotton. The English delegates to
the congress spoke in favor Of the
greatest possible decentralization Of
cotton growing, declaring that today
Europe was as much dependent as ever
upon one part of the world for the bulk
of it's cotton supplies. This view was
seconded by the German delegates and
as an outcome of this difference Of
opinion the congress passed the res
olution to the effect that all cotton
growing countries should receive gen.
eral support.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-06-04
IDENTITY OF GEORGE PETERS.

Associate Press dispatches from
Roanoke. Va, told Of the assassination
of Rev. Joseph Easter in Carroll
county, on the night of May 23rd, by
one George Peters, an alleged Illicit
distiller, and the circumstance is pos
sessed Of local interest, because OF
the fact that the alleged murderer Is
probably a former citizen Of this VI
cinity.
The circumstances with reference to
the killing are to the effect that Rev.
Joseph Easter had for some time been
making It warm for the Illicit liquor
dealers, and the understanding Is that
he took 1t upon himself to secure in
formation about them and report the
same to the proper authorities. AS
the result he was called to the door OF
his home and shot to death. one
George Petefs, aged about thirty years,
was charged with the crime. and a re-
ward of 5000 was offered for his ar
rest. He was captured last Tuesday,
near the scene of the crime and COM
mitted to the Hillsboro jail in Carroll
county.
The George Peters known here. has
a brother in Yorkville, Mr.. w. s. Pc
ters, self-respecting, law-abiding
citizen, who is naturally very much
concerned about the matter. Mr.. w.
s. Peters has for some days been tele-
graphing and writing to the sherin
and others in Carroll county, Va. with
a. view to getting definite information,
but so far has heard nothing that can
be taken as final.
George Peters left this county about
eight years ago, and his brother, Mr..
w. S. Peters has had but little direct
information since. His reputation here
was that of an Illicit liquor dealer, and
it Is this fact taken in connection with
the name, along with the press state
ment that the prisoner is about twen-
ty-eight years Of age, which leads to
the conclusion that there Is very lit
tie doubt as to the matter Of identity.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-06-04

Grass is doing very well along with
other things.
Year after year the farmers are
learning better and better how to
make corn with but little hoeing.
Some of the farmers who have not
had sufficient experience along that
line are arguing against the advisable
ity of sowing peas at $3.50 a bushel.
There are, however, not a few who
hold that they cannot afford not to
sow peas, regardless of the prevailing
high price.
The Gaffney baseball fans" are dis
cussing the organization Of a league,
composed of Gaffney, Rock Hill, York
Vile, Gastonia, Shelby and Kings
Mountain. The arrangement is con-
sidered to be practicable for the rea-
son of the, proximity of the towns
named and the convenience of the
schedules. 1t is proposed that the
salary limit be fixed at a figure that
will not involve expense greater than
the towns can bear.
The town council has decided to
submit to the people Of Yorkville the
question as to whether they are will
ing to exempt new manufacturing en-
terprises, having a pay roll Of as much
as $50 a week, from municipal taxa
ton. for a period Of five years. OF
course 1t is understood that the pow
or. TO b. aYamnti0n rR4tS
only with the voters Of the municipal
ity. The object is to encourage the
establishment Of manufacturing en-
terprises that would not be establish
ed otherwise. All kinds Of manufac-
turing enterprises are to be included
in the proposed exemption; but 1t is
probable that the principal benefcia'S
ries will be cotton mills. Among the
considerations in connection with the
matter are: l. Will the proposed ex-
emption encourage the establishment
of manufactures that would not be
established otherwise? 2. Would such
a concession likely bring in outside
people and outside capital-is the in
ducement great enough? Is 1t desir-
able to offer encouragement to an en-
terprise that is not willing to pay its
share of the municipal taxes. 1t Is
not our purpose to try to answer any
of these questions. We merely sug-
gest them as food for thought and
leave the voters to pass upon the
question presented as they may see
proper.