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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-21
IN Increase Of the Po[u alton on the Farms of the
United States.
he Big Cities Have Not Kept up Their 1880 to 1890 Pace
Memphis, tennessee, Leads the Cities Of the South
Several Have Suffered the Penalty for Padding Their
Census Returns Ten Years Ago-A Great Increase in
Manufacturing.
Manufa curing.

Washington, ID. c., Oct 11-Of the
$4,000. COO more on less; the exact num-
Der is not yet known even to the di-
rector of the census) inhabitants OF the
United States. 19,670,9Sl dwell In cities
OF $4,000 or more population. There are
6.U6.9IS farms ana 7,29S cattle ranches
in the United States, making total
OF 5,7Si.276. which, estimating five per-
sons-men, women and children-to
farm, represents an agricultural popu-
lation of 2S.92l $50. This leaves 26, 900. 600
or thereabouts i'll villages and towns OIL
less than $4,000 population.
In 1880 there were 10 cities in the Uni
ted states with Il population of %, goo
or more, aggregating 9.9i7 SGD; in 1890
there were IA cities With 81, coo popula-
ton or moro, aggreSating Ii ,S34 69l, and
this year there are l6l cities with a
population of 5000 or more, making Il
total OF l9G,0.9Si. This shows an in
crease of 1887 per cent. in the urban
population during the first decade. and
3l.92 per cent. durin the second de-
cade. In other words. the city populu-
ton OF the United States has not in
creased so rapidly during the last ten
years as ii did during the previous ten
years This fact surprises the stats
ticianS. Some cities, like Omaha and
Sioux City. sprang up like mushrooms
between 1850 and 1890. but were unable
to sustain their population during the
hard times. and in 1893 becan to fall
back. Others. like Memphis did not
wake up until 1890. ana then spread
like the traditional banyan tree.
The cities showing the greatest in
crease of population during the last
ten years and their percentages of in
crease are as follows:
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-21
TRAVELLERS CUTE.
Cid DominiOn teamship Cv'sLile.

r. FOR NEW YORK. -Pas-
Z: =: . s.
ES&- senger ships are appointed
kCSSA 10 sail from Norfolk daily,
llsS. De- except Sunday. at $500 p. M.
SssM FROM NEW YORK-Daf.
II % ly. except Sunday. at 3:c0 D.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-07-26
RELIGIOUS INFORMATION.

Fourteen ecclesiastical students
from Porto Rico are 40 st. Mary's sem
mary in Baltimore.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr.. has a sun
dav school class of 63 young men 40 the
Fifth Avenue Baptist church, New
York.
A report Of the membership Of the
Boston Young Mems Christian union
issued April +, shows 5,5s4 members
the largest in the history Of the union
for nearly so years.
Tn a poll Of New York Presbyterian
ministers taken by a New York paper
over % per cent. favored a revision Of
the creed and about 13 per cent. were
uoncommittaL
From o body Of 81 90 communicate
the Methodist denomination has
grown 90 one Of G.D00.OJg communi-
cants since $500. and while Che popuia-
ton o. the country has increased four
teenfoll the denomination has grows
ninety-sevenfoid
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-07-26
FLOWER BOY WAS SMOOTH.
and He Laughed When He Was
Exposed.

He dropped into a well-known cafe
the other evening. In his arms was a
| great bunch of carnations, which he
vainly tried TO sell to the good-sized
| group of men about town assembled in
front of the bar. After urging his
floral wares upon everybody in vain
he declared himself thus:
"Il match anybody in the crowd,
double or nothing" he exclaimed, loud
ly. 'Nickel's worth or dollars worth.
Don't make no difference to me. Any
sportin' blood in the crowd?"
There was sporting blood in the
crowd, lots of II, and the flower ven
der's challenge was accepted by half
dozen men at once. The youngster
accepted every challenge, one at time,
and, strange to say, he never lost. That
is, he didn't until he struck the last
man, who happened to be an old hand
at the matching game. The coins were
quickly down on the bar, covered by
their owners hands.
"Whachu got?" asked the flower boy,
making motion as If to lift his hand,
you're matchin' me-"
"Yes," assented the old-timer, "I'm
matchin' you and can tell you what
you've got before you take up your
paw. You've got two coins-under that
dirty fist of yours, and one of them
has head up and the other a tail. No
matter which side of my coin have
up lose, and that is the way you have
bunkoed every man who has tried to
match you tonight. Am right?"
The boy tried to draw his hand and
what was beneath IL from the bar, but
the other was too quick for him. Grab
bling the flower vendors fist, the old
timer opened it and held it up to view.
Sure enough, IL contained two quarters.
There, didn't 1 tell you so?" ex-
claimed the old-timer, triumphantly.
ave seen the game before, but never
saw it worked so Sticky by so young
a sharper. You're a good one, you are"
The boy grinned his appreciation Of
what was doubtless to him a compli-
ment. Then he wanted to know what
his victims were going to do about it."
Everybody laughed at having been so
nicely taken in and the embryo game
ster was allowed to depart with his
gains. It may be guessed that be lost
no time in going, although he did lin
ger long enough TO say that he wished |
the crowd "better luck" the next time |
be saw them.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-07-26
SCHOOL AND COLLEGE.

Mrs. Phebe 4. Hearst has decided
to establish a museum of art and
archaeology at the University Of Cal.
ifornia.
Senator Depew expressed the opin'
ion recently that had there been a
successful national university at
Washington 50 years ago there would
have been no civil war.
Minneapolis has established and
maintained for a year three public
Fairgrounds for children at a cost Of
$500. OF this sum 500 came from the
city treasury and the rest from pri
vate contributions.
On a little German girls first en-.
trance into the classroom the teacher
presents her with a huge parcel of
sweets. The child, Of course, does not
know that they have been given by
her parents, and so feels happy in the
school, where there are such kind
teachers
The idea Of making the high school
course elective has advanced from
Massachusetts, to Illinois. A revised
curriculum, approved by the high
school committee Of the Chicago board
of education. permits election OF
courses by the pupils, with the advice
and consent Of parents and principal
The entire course is made elective eN.
ceptiug two years of English Ian
guage and literature, two years Of
foreign language, and one year Of oh
zebra. one Of history, AID one Of sci
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-07-26
WHAT THE LAW DECIDES.

An ordinance prohibiting the sale
OF clothing on Sunday. when it sin.
giles out that class of merchants and
certain others without any substan.
tial reason for the discrimination
| leaving other merchants exempt
therefrom, is held, in Denver versus
| Bach (Col.), As /. II. A. 84s, TO be I'M
constitutional as special or class leg
islation.
An order TO compel a witness to
produce books and papers was held,
in ex parte Clarke Cali, 40 L. X. A.
s35, TO be unauthorized when there
was no showing by affidavit or other
wise that they contained any evidence
material TO the cause, while the only
evidence on the point showed that
they did not contain such evidence,
although counsel demanding them
said he expected to prove by them GER
tain material or pertinent facts.
Extent of liability for negligently
starting a fire which spreads TO lands
of otherownersi is held. in Hoffman YER
sus Kink (N.Y.), 46 L. RIA. 672, to be the
damage done on the abutting lands,
and the court refuses TO extend the
liability to damages to the lands of
more remote proprietors, on the
ground that the negligence in start
ing the fire is rot the proXimate
cause of the destruction of property
on lands which do not abut on the
premises from which the fire started
An electric light company using
wires charged with a dangerous cur
rent is held, in Brown versus Edison
Electric Illuminating company Md.
46 L. r. A. 745, TO owe a legal duty, ir-
respective of any contraetural rela-
tion, toward every person who, in the
exercise of a lawful occupation in
place where he has legal right 10 be,
is liable 10 come I'm contact with the
wires, TO see that its wires are prop
erly placed with reference TO the
safety Of such person, and are proper
ly insulated.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-07-26
SHOWN IN SHOP WINDOWS.

japanese iute rugs in artistic de.
signs for warm-weather use.
Tambour muslins, vestibule panels
and dotted Swisses for cottage dra-
peries.
Jaunty fancy straw sailors trimmed
with velvet band, quill and chiffon
pompon.
Silk and wool velour cords, baya-
dere-striped crepons and novelty
crepes-rich' assortments.
Chenille grenadines. as well rs fancy
silk and wool crepe for midsummer
costumes.
Brocatelle, gobelin and silk tapes
tries in all the newest shades for up
holstering and decorating.
Many new ideas in neelywear, COM
prising lace barbs, berthas, yokes.
revers, collars, ties, fronts and scarfs.
Practical fancies in summer jewell
ry, including waist sets, cuff links.
brooches, belt buckles, sticks and hat
pins.
Fine cotton laces for trimming wash
materials, including platte and Nor
mandy valenciennes, point de Paris
effects and many fancy patterns.
copied from handmade goods.
Finely meshed wells showing chenille
dots of varying sizes arranged in
scrolls as well as a vast range Of fancy
grounds upon which are circles, floral
patterns and velvet dime spots.-N.
Y. Dry Goods Economist.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-07-26
One WY of killing Time.

II have hit" observed friend, up
on the very best way of killing time.
You know my work takes me on street
cars a great deal. also come in in
the morning and go out at night in
the train. And any commuter will tell
you that it's an awful bore. You either
spoil your eyes reading or sit there
with your hands in your lap, looking
all around, as one who has never been
in a car before. Well, I've got the
only real method now. and If ideas
were patentable | wouldn't have to
work much longer" The inventor
lighted a cigarette.
"This Is how | do it," he finally
went on. when | get in a car or
train and have any distance to go l
get as comfortable a seat as / pos
sibly can. And then get all settled
and either close my eyes or look at
the back of the seat in front of me.
So as not to interrupt the train of my
thoughts, you see, And then" (he
paused dreamily) 81 think of what /
would do if l had $4,000 and had to
spend II in a week. That doesn't
sound much if you've never tried II,
but just start that train of thought
some time and you'n be immensely
surprised at the way time will ay."-
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-07-26
The
Truth

about w0n,en'S Ills can be
frankly foidby one woman
TO another
Remember that Mrs.
Pfnkhan1 is a woman
Ren1eniber fhafheT advice
and medicine have cured
a million women of weak
nesses peculiar 10 their
sex.
Remember that no man
ever sees a letter written
TO Mrs. PinkhanI for
advice, that the letter Is
opened, read and an
swered by women, and
no testimonial ever pub
Hshed without special
permission
Remenfber that Lydia e
Pfnkhanf's Vegetable
Compound Is the recog-
nIzed safeguard of wO-
mans health
Remember these things
when some other remedy
Is suggested, andren,en'-
Der them when you want
advice. Mrs. PiBE1hars's
address is Lynn, Mass
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-07-26
CENTRAL VERMONT RAILWAY.
Corrected TO June ., 1900.
GOING SOUTH


GOING SOUTH
Trains leave Randolph as foUowG
q 90 a. MI.
Night Express for Boston and all New
England points. Sleeping cars for BOs-
ton, via Lowell, also for Springfield run
daily, Sundays included.
10 ~ a. MI.
Mail for Worcester, Boston and NewYork.
Pullman parlor car TO Boston and White
River Junction to New York.
L 85 H. M.
Limited Express for Boston. and for New
York, via Springfield or New London.
Pullman Buffet parlor car to Boston.
Through coach to Springfield.
7 R3 H. MI.
Passenger for Windsor.
GOING NORTH.
a 90 a. MI.
Night Express for Montreal, 0gdensburg,
Richford. Ottawa and the West. Sleeping
car TO Montreal daily.
o 16 a, MI.
Passenger for st. Adams Montreal, 0g.
densburg and Richford, oonnecting at
Essex Junction with Express for Troy,
Albany and New York.
a IA H. M.
Mail and express train for Burlington,
Cambri ge FUNSTON, St. Adams, Rich.
fora and Montreal. Pullman Parlor car
va Montreal
o 10 H. MI
Express for Montreal Pullman Parlor
Car TO Montreal, and Pullman Sleeping
Car 20 Chicago. Counsets at St. AL
bans with Niagara Falls Express via
Rouses Point and Norwood with through
Pul man Sleeper from Swanton to Niagara
Falls.
e. H. FITzHUGH, Vice President and Gent
Manager.
9. W. CUMMINGS, Genl Passenger Agt.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-07-26
MARBLE And GRANITE
n. C. SOPER g. CO

Dealers in al kinds OF Marble and
Granite, Barre, Quincy, Scotch, Swede
and aLl Foreign and American Granite
Do not purchase Of travelling Agents.
who sell inferior work, but buy st
home and save great expense OF Sgents
Shops 81
Randolph and South RoyaltOn, VI.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-07-26

First Cannibal-There wasn't much
OF the milk of human kindness about
our late missionary.
Second Cannibal-I should say not!
I feel as II I had eaten a dairy lunchl
-Bostoa journal.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-08-31

makes out a good case for Marconi's
theory.
"America' is the native name of the
mountain range between Lake Mica
ragua and the Mosquito coast. The
termination &c" or sac" is common
in native place-names all around the
Caribbean. Spanish voyagers for
years after Columbus were still search
ing for the water passage to India and
for gold. Both motives caused them
to give particular attention to the
western end of the Caribbean. So the
name America" became familiar long
before it got into books. Vespucci's
account of his voyages, published in
1904, was the first printed description
of the mainland of the new world. 1t
ran through many editions in several
languages, and brought it's authors
name into much notice. In the Latin
editions Vespucci's name was Latin
lied into 'Albericus Vespucius."
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-08-31
QUEEN

also a Dutch princess, was the sister
of King William II. Prince Harold
of Denmark, whose maternal grand
mother, the late Queen Louise of
Sweden and Norway, was a daughter
IF Prince Friedrich of the Netherlands
oy his marriage with the Princess
Louise of Prussia, a daughter of Fried
tich Wilhelm III, was also thought to
nave a fair chance of success and IN
fact most of the young Protestant
princes of suitable age have been in
turn spoken of as the future prince.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-08-31
ODE Name "Amerca-"

ricardo Palma of Lima, the director
OF the National Library of Peru, has
published a book reviving and review
ing the old controversy as to the
origin of the name America, He
contends that this hemisphere was not
named after Alberico Vespucci. but
that the Florentine merchants name
was changed by a French painter to
Americas" in honor of his travels in
the new world; then a German profess
sor, either ignorantly or wilfully, car
ried on the compliment, and from a
nickname gave two continents their
present title. Jules Maroon, in the
bulletin of the Paris Geographical So
ciety for January, 1889, conjectured
this origin of America" Mr.. Palrsa's
review of the facts and evidence
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-08-31
Gre of Babies III franco.

1t is not generally known that in
France it is a penal ofense to give any
form Of solid food to babies under a
year Old unless it be prescribed in writ
ing by a properly qualified medical
nan. Nurses are also forbidden TO use
for their charges any sort of feeding
bottle having a rubber tube. These
and other equally stringent laws have
recently been enacted by the French
government, for in despair of increas-
ing the birth rate of their country they
are now doing their utmost to save the
ives of the comparatively small num-
Der of babies who are born.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-08-31
Patriotic

Captain Joseph f. Willard, who re-
sides in Virginia, but is a large prop
erty owner in Washington, and who IS
talked of for the nomination for lieu
tenant governor Of Virginia. is one of
the patriotic young men of the nation
who have inherited great fortunes. He
raised a company at his own expense
and went to Cuba as its captain in the
Spanish war. His father, the owner
of the famous Wizards hotel in Wash
ington, served as a captain in the
Union army during the civil war.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-08-31

the route will soon be commenced by
Harry dc Windt, the great traveller and
Siberian explorer. He will be accom-
panied by an engineer and upon their
report will depend the future action of
the adventurous capitalists. The jour
ney is likely to have good results, even
though the railroad scheme should not
be found feasible, for Mr.. De Windt
will endeavor to ascertain if a paying
trade between Siberia and Alaska
could not be established across Boring
strait if a good seaport were located
OIL the Siberian coast.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-08-31
Cbfnese Code of Efiqueffe.

The standard book of etiquette in
China was written by Lady Che 2,7OO
years ago. Lady Cho was the widow
of a distinguished literary man of
north China and after his death was
faithful to his memory. Her husbands
brother was historian Of that dynasty,
but when his work was half completed
he lost his sight. The Emperor sent a
messenger to him asking him who
could finish his book and the reply
was returned that only his brothers
wife was capable Of doing it. The
Emperor sent for Lady Che and she
was conducted in the greatest of state
to the Emperor's palace. There she
completed her br0ther-in-law's work
so satisfactorily that it is impossible
to tell where the man left off and the
woman began.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-08-31

in this country, are formulating plans
to turn the entire Soudan, i'll Africa,
into a gigantic fruit garden. They ex.
pect that the product of their venture
will supply the whole Of Europe with
those fruits that can be raised only in
hot and moist climates. A large con
signment OF fruit trees has already
been shipped to the Soudan and if it is
found that these take root and bloom
as do the native trees, then millions
Of other trees will be shipped and set
out. Experts who have thoroughly
gone over the grounds and considered
the enterprise from all standpoints are
confident that the scheme IS feasible
and will prove highly successful.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-08-31

The Lokal AnZeiger announces the
engagement of Queen Wilhelmina to
Prince Frederick Adolf of Mecklen-
burg-Schwerin. At frequent intervals
since Wilhelmina assembled the throne
rumor has had it that she was to wed
this or that prince of a noble house.
Among the princes named as aspirants
Lave been the eldest son of the prince
regent of Brunswick, Prince Friedrich
Heinrich of Prussia, born on July 10.
1874, and whose grandmother was a
Dutch princess, the Princess Marianne
of the Netherlands, and Prince Bern
hard of Saxe-Weimar, who is still
more nearly related to Queen Will
helmina, as his grandmother, who was
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-08-31
Saved U,onnen and Children.

We occasionally hear adverse reports
of the conduct of the Russian soldiers
in the field. AS a matter of fact, such
reports generally emanate from I'M
truthful sources. The fact is that,
were it not for the protecting arm OF
the cars soldiers in China, terrible
bloodshed would have resulted at many
points. Some days before the cap
ture Of Teintsin a company of Russian
soldiers entered the city. Of their
heroic efforts in behalf of the foreign
ers Mrs. Charles DENLY, Jr., wife of the
son of the eX-minister to China, writes
from Tientsin: Enormous fires in the
native city were started and the Boxers
began their attack on the settlement;
so we were all aroused at 4 O'Clock,
and every one who lived in the extra
concession went either to friends on
the Victoria road or to the town hall.
AS it happened, Mrs. Won Hannekin
had asked us to come to her in case
of alarm, so we escaped to the town
hall. There were perhaps 100 people
who remained in their homes. All the
rest were huddled together in Gordon
hall for ten days.
"The Chinese troops were every
where. Two days before the alarm
LOO Russian troops arrived. They
saved our lives. Had it not been for
them all of us would have been slaught-
cred. On that Monday they fought
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-08-31

unknown in China. Even a beggar
wears shoes, though he may have no
other clothes than the head-bowl,
which cry both as a hat and to hold
out when there is a chance of aims.
Nothing is wasted in China. Even
grass and wheat roots are pulled up,
washed, dried and used for fuel.
Scraps of paper and cloth are pasted
together to make the insOles of shoes.
Bits of wood are glued to build up
either a board or a post. Women spin
ners and straw-plaiters earn &c a day.
The spinning, though, is most com
monty like the weaving at the hand
looms, only a part Of unpaid house
hold labor. Machine-made cloth and
thread have of late come to bear
heavily upon the cotton-workerS, but
that fact is in a degree offset by the
growing import of raw cotton. Still
some of the light yellow handmade
fabric, know the world over as nan
keen, from the city Of export, Nankin,
is shipped abroad. 1t is made from a
peculiar yellow-staple cotton, hence
not dyed. The same yellow-staple cot
ton is grown and manufactured by Ar
cadians in Louisiana, but the fabric
is so scarce it does not compete with
the Chinese one.
Five dollars a year will clothe a
Chinese husband n wife something
more than d%ecently. Underwear is I'M
known-so is fitting a garment. The
only measures taken are from the hip
to the ground, and from the middle
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-08-31
Labouc6ere Accused.

London Truth publishes cor
r~espondence advising that paper OF
the seizure at Pretoria Of a compro-
missing letter from Montagu White,
former consul general of the South
African republic in London, to Secre-
tary of State Reitz dated Aug. 4, 1899,
and two letters from Henry Labou-
chere to Mr.. White, dated respectively
Aug. 2, 1899, and Aug. 4, 1899, which
Mr.. White appears to have Enclosed to
Secretary Reitz, and a letter of Joseph
Chamberlain, the secretary of state
for the colonies, inviting Mr.. Labou-
chere to offer explanations Or observa-
lions, thereon, and Mr.. Labouchere's
reply. Mr.. Labouchere's letters are
brief and amount to advice to the
Transvaal to gain time by the accept
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-08-31

5000 Chinese well-drilled troops for
twelve hours. At one time thew
thought they could not hold them at
bay, but in the evening the Russians
still maintained their position. How
Russians fought and suffered! 1 cannot
describe their courage. For three DAYS
they lay in the open, exposed to a ter
rible fire, without being able to fight
back. The Chinese were behind
trenches, so the Russians could not
afford to waste ammunition.
"All these days we were waiting and
waiting for re-enforcements. We could
not believe the admirals would bonn
bard the forts at Taku, plunge us into
war and then leave us with only a few
hundred troops. Such, however, was
the case. No one knows where the
fault lay. There were three dreadful
days Of fighting. But when the second
additional troops were dispatched from
Taku, after the arrival of Jim Watts,
the brave Russian rider, they were
able with such a Reinforcement to
work their way through. Thus they
all arrived on Sunday morning and we
were saved"
Miss Tillie Fair of San Francisco,
who was also a refugee at Gordon hall,