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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-12
From a Debtor to a creditor Nation.

During Mr. McKinley's administration
we have passed from the state Of a ma
tional debtor TO that of creditor ma
ton. Instead of borrowing from Europe,
we lend Europe. We have funded a debt
of more than 1898, 900, 900, bearing 4 and
At per cent interest, into bonds bearing 2
per cent--a less rate than was ever before
realized by any country In time of war
and our new bonds now command premi-
um of per cent, beingquoted higher In pro-
portion than the securities of any Europe
an government. We have collected, with
out friction, without difficulty and with
out the scandal of single defalcation,
the largest revenue in our history. Dur
ing the year ended June 80, 1900, our in
ternal revenue amounted 10 1906, 3l3, lO7.-
81, and the proceeds of our tariff on i'm.
ports amounted to $271, 927, 744.32, max
ing grand total of 1851, 240, S51.s9 We
have created since March II, this year, 1928
new national banks. These banks have
been established throughout the country
small banks, with capitals of $4,000 and
S25, 200, distributed among the agricultur.
al districts, and they give not only facility,
but protection. They are, In fact, the
symbols Of our tremendous progress and
development They tell a tale which, in
the estimation Of serious men, accuses and
forever silences the silly rigmarole of the
cheap and shallow exhorters from the
stump. From March, 1898, to March,
1897, there were 15S national bank fail
ures. From March, 1897, to March, 1900,
there were "a failures. He who cannot
read Alright the meaning of these facts and
figures is beyond the reach of common
sense and reason. Here in a nutshell is
the record Of the Republican admlnistra-
ton under Mr.. Mckinley, so far as it
touches the substantial interests of the
American people. 1t is not made of con-
lecture, prejudice, partisanship or any 9TH
er manifestation Of empty tomfoolery. 1t
represents the faithful and intelligent woIk
OF the secretary Of the treasury and his
loyal and efficient coadjutors. The WASH
ington Post,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-12

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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-12
@. c. stratton, Iourn.Il,,.

Charles Carroll Stratton, who had been
connected with the Fitchburg Sentinel
since 1854, died in Fairlee, Friday. He
had gone there for a vacation and had been
i'll about ten days. He was born in Fair
lee Aug 90, 1929. He was educated in
the district school and at Thetford acad-
envy. At the age of II he left home to
learn the printers trade. He worked sew
eral months in the old Franklin printing
Office in Boston, and thence he went to
New York, where he was employed in the
Methodist book concern. In September,
1854, he went to Fitchburg and entered
the printing Office of the Sentinel, with
which he has been connected ever since.
with the exception of a few months when
he was serving in the civil war, attached
to the Second Massachusetts, Cavalry and
in the Christian Commission at City Point,
Va. In March, 1857, he purchased half
interest in the establishment, and six years
later, with John E. Kellogg, began the
publication of the Daily Sentinel. He was
a member of the order of Odd Fellows,
Knights of Honor, Fitchburg Board Of
Trade and the Fitchburg Historical society.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-12

Alexander Wilson of Chelsea was cap
tured between Montpelier and Barre Fri
day morning by Deputy Sheriff Hutchins
Wilson was arrested last June by Deputy
Sheriff W. F. Shepard, but he managed to
escape from that officer. A careful search
was made for him, and last week he was
located in Hardwick, but he once more
gave the officers the slip. Friday morning
he was brought to Montpelier and lodged in
jail, when Deputy Shepard took him to
Chelsea to answer to the original charge of
breaking the peace. There is also war
rant which charges him with assaulting a
woman, and before he again gets out of
the clutches of the law he will have to pay
the penalty for escaping from Deputy
Shepard
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-12
A strenE Corps Of Artlsts.

One Of the strongest corps of artists
ever maintained by magazine will do the
pictorial part of the Ladies' Home journal
during 1901. The list includes Edwin A.
Abbey, Howard Pyle, A. B. Frost, w. L.
Taylor, Solomon Solomons, Maxfeld Par
ish, Frank V. DuMond, Alice Barber Ste
phens, Will Bradley. Louis Loeb, Henry
HUT, Henry o. Tanner, the negro painter /;
Reginald B. Birch, and 10 or 10 others.
Some of the most prominent in the list will
give their services exclusively to the Phil
adelphia magazine.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-12
Mes Earnings OF Central Vermont sOOo,-
oa5,

The annual report of the Central YER
mont railway for the year ending June 30
last was made public at the annual meet
ing Of the stockholders, held Tuesday.
For the ID months ending on that date the
balance above all charges.was S142, 843. "a;
the gross earnings, SO, 93O, S549l; the oper-
ating expenses, including taxes, S3,O28,
1884; the net earnings, $906, 935.07, and
the expenditures for betterments, $426,
786. The stockholders elected these direc-
tors Tuesday; Charles NJ. Hays of Mont
real, e G. Smith, d. d. Ranlett, and E.
H. Fitzhugh of st. Adams, John w. Stew
art of Middlebury, j. G. Mccullough Of
Bennington, h. II. Baker and Henry b.
Day Of Boston, Aldace +. Walker and E..
Kilner Of New York and John Bell Of
Belleville, Ont. The directors chose the fol-
lowing officers: Chairman executive com
mittee, @. M. Hays; president, e. O..
Smith; vice president and general manger,
E. II. Fitzhugh.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-12
NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTES.
KILLED by a null.

w. l.. Philbrick, one of the best known
and most highly esteemed of ClAremont's
farmers, was gored to death by a bull
Thursday afternoon. He bad taken the
animal from the fair grounds, where it
had taken first premium, to his home on
Green Mountain. Missing him after some
time, Mrs. Philbrick sought him, and found
him in the barn, mangled and helpless.
He said he remembered being tossed twice
on the bulls horns, and after that all was
Q blank. Help was summoned aud he wss
taken to the house. where he died at about
midnight. The bull was shot.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-12
MIR. and Mrs. Charles scripture. who Ii,

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Scripture, who live
at the Keene home of their son-in-law,
John P. Gay, have just passed their 9th
wedding anniversary, but on account Of
their feeble health, no celebration was
held Many friends called to congratulate
them, however, and several of their grand
children and great-grandchildren were
present. Mr.. Scripture is the last survivor
Of the II children Of the late Capt. Sam
uel Scripture. He is 90 years old, and
Mrs. Scripture is SO. The latter has a sis
ter living at the age Of "a land q brother,
who has just celebrated his golden we'd
ding. She was daughter of the late Levi
Priest of Nelson.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-12

The latest census bulletin shows that
1856 cities throughout the country having
a population exceeding 5000 each have
increased their total population 1922, 1902
in ten years, or 32.74 per cent If the
whole country had grown In the same
ratio, the population of the United States
would now be 83, 123,774. 1t is not ex-
pected, of course, that the country districts
win maintain this rate, and probably the
bureaus estimate Of 10000, 900 for the en-
tire United States will not be far from the
mark.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-12
NEWS IN BRIEF.
No Trace Of tn. osptly...

The report of the capture of about go
men of the Goth United States infantry on
Martinique island is confirmed through
communications received by Gen. MacAr-
thur and Rear Admiral Kempff from Ma
rinduque island, but details are lacking.
The Yorktown's RELIEF column landed at
Torrijos, on the Martinique coast, and
marched to Santa Cruz, which was the
proposed route of the captured party, with
out encountering the enemy or learning
anything definite regarding the captives,
except that they had entirely disappeared.
Martinique is a small island within Az
miles of Luzon. 1t is possible that the
rebels have conveyed the captives to Luz
zon.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-12
Collapse.

by undernourish. l \
ment Work rarely
causes collapse. It "
is worry-the outcome of low condition
OF the nervous system and inadequate
nutrition which generally causes col
lapse. The collapse seems sudden, but
III reality 1t is a slow process. The stofn-
ach and organs of digestion and nutri-
ton are diseased, the nourishment in the
food eaten is only partially extracted and
imperfectly assimilated. The blood be-
comes impure; the very fount of life is
poisoned, and some day all the faculties
and functions go on a strike. That's
collapse. DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery cures diseases of the organs of
digestion and nutrition, purifies the
blood and builds up the weak body with
sound healthy flesh.
NJ was cured of a very bad case Of indigestion
associated with torpid liver by the use of DIT
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, - writes Mfr
G. y. Bird of Burnside, Putnam Co. w Va.
Before began the Use Of Golden Medical Dis
covery' ] had no appetite; could not sleep, nor
was misery to me. After taking four bottles
telt so well that went to work. but soon got
worse, so used II about eight weeks longer
when was permanently cured"
DR.. Pierce's Medical Adviser is sent
free on receipt of stamps to pay cost of
mailing 0nky Send IL one-cent stamps
for paper covered book, or Al stamps for
cloth, to DR.. K. V. Pierce, Buffalo N. Y
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-12

Alvin Bartlett, SO, the most prominent
merchant of Island Pond, died Friday
night very suddenly of heart disease. His
son, E. M. BARTLETT, was grand master of
the Odd Fellows last year and was associ-
ated in business with him.
Former Gov. Edward G. Smith of st.
Adams will spend the winter in Italy, tax
ing house in Florence, where his brother
lives He will sail on Nov. 10 with his
wife and children, his venerable mother
and also the mother of Mrs. Smith.
The funeral of Leon Daniel Coolidge.
SON of DR.. and Mrs. D. F. Coolidge, who
died at Santa Cruz, P. l., July 81, was
held at the Congregational church at Lud-
low Friday, and was largely attended.
A remarkable coincidence was motto
ed in the fact that the young mans death
occurred just one year after his enlistment
in company M, 37th United States volun-
teers, and that his funeral was held on the
anniversary of his landing at Manila.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-12
Grand Army Man Under Arrest shot
Himself.

Dennis NJ. Blackmer, who was arrested
at Bennington Saturday on a charge of at
tempted assault on a 10-year-old girl, shot
himself in the forehead just before his hear
ing began in the municipal court Monday.
The ball lodged near the base of the brain
and cannot be extracted. There is little or
no hope of his recovery. Blackmer, who
is married, is go and has been a pattern
maker at the Bennington Machine works
for some years. He was a member of the
LIST Vermont cavalry during the civil war
and was department adjutant general of
the Grand Army under Department Com
mander Puffer. The father of the little
girl went in search of Blackmer before the
latter's arrest, with a revolver. with the
intention of shooting him, but he was in
duced to desist.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-12
Coal Miners VIII Have Conference To-
day.

UAY'
President Mitchell of the Mine Workers
Union has issued call for convention to
be held at Scranton today. All the mine
workers in the anthracite region will be
represented and some definite action will
doubtless be taken toward a settlement of
the strike. President Mitchell, however,
declines to discuss the probable action at
the convention. 1t is reported that the
miners in the Lackawanna district are dis
posed to accept the ten per cent increase
of wages and return to work. The gener-
al conditions in the coal regions are I'M
changed; quiet prevails and the troops
have been withdrawn.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-12
MASSACHUSETTS, NOTES.
The Grave. library Al Sunderland,

John l.. Graves of Boston has recently
visited the nearly completed library build
ing at Sunderland, and made known the
fact that he is the donor. Mr. Graves at
first agreed TO pay bills for the construc-
ton Of the building to the amount Of $4,000,
but on considering specifications decided at
the time the contract was made TO raise
the sum to about $4,000. As after-thoughts,
he has promised various amounts for other
purposes and contingencies so that the to-
tai amount of his benefactions will reach
$4,000 and possibly larger sum. The
structure is, by common consent, a model
Of small library buildings.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-12

What is the price of Dobbins' Electric Soap =
Five cents a bar, full size, Just reduced from
ten: Hasn't been less than ten for SO years"
Why, that's the price Of common h own soap.
Bead me box. can't AFFORD to tly any other
soap after this.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-12
Two Young Men Charged with Lar
csny.

e. V. Shaw, a former student at Mount
Hermon, Is years old, and George w. Nc
Cullough, Greenfield painter, about 20
years old, were arraigned in the district
court at Greenfield Saturday on complaint
of H, F. Cutler, principal Of the school, on
the charge Of larceny. Shaw pleaded
guilty and Mccullough not guilty. The
case was continued until the 10th in order
that the parents Of Shaw in the west, may
be communicated.w
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-12
To Curs a cold In on. DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drug
gists refund the money If it fails to cure. e. W.
Groves signature Is on each box. Is cents. l
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-12

Interesting and enjoyable is the trolley ride to
Mt. Tom. From Hotel Hamilton past Holyoke's
granite City Hail. past five churches, along rural
Northampton street to the charming river and
mountain view near beautiful "Kenilworth," then
through the woods to Mountain Park, thence
along the ragged edge Of rocky Little Mountain"
to the lower station Of the incline" In strong,
elegant cars visitors glide 70 the summit of Mt
Tom The personal delights Of visit to this
beautiful scenery, rich in It's varied picturesque
novelty, is not TO be enlarged upon to those who
are familiar with the subject; to others no words
are too strong to convey a true idea of the pleas
ure 10 store for them.
Fare from Holyoke, round trip. only IS cents
Souvenir book, 81 pages, mailed for seven 2
cent stamps.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-12
VERMONT LOAN & TRUST G0

We have sold real estate mort.
cages for fourteen years with.
out loss to anyone.
We now offer carefully 10
lected S per cent first mortgage,
on improved farms in North
Dakota and Washington.
Principal and interest paid bv
check from our eastern Office.
Send for our list Of loans.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-31
Smallpox Report.

DIR. Fl. A. Barbee, of this city,
clerk of the State Board of Health
is in receipt of the following infor.
nation since the last report in re-
gard to the smallpox at different
places in this State:
Mr.. Glascock, Mayor of Morgan
town, reports one case in that city
a student at the University. DR.
Taylor, of Wheeling, an expert has
been in charge of the case.
D. P. Morgan, Health Officer OF
Harrison county, reports five new
cases in that county, All the new
cases are confined to the house
where the first case is. Only one
moro at this house exposed to it
No report from the cases in Fay
cite county and along the N & w
Railway.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-31
Water nnu Light.

The stockholders of the Point
Pleasant Water and Light Co. met
last night ard accepted the water
and light plant from the Howell
ShankIin Construction Co., and
everything was perfectly satisfac-
tory to both companies. The wa
ter, which is from wells sunk in
the Ohio river, is absolutely pure,
and the best water furnished any
town or city along the Ohio river,
Tho lighing system is new one,
and the most brilliant known, and
Point Pleasant is the only town
west of Boston in which it is oper-
ated. The street lights were turn
ed on last night for the first time
and the effect was most beautiful;
every lamp hanging perfectly even
and all about the same height. We
can now say, without fear of sue
cessful contradiction, that Point
Pleasant is by far the best lighted
town of which we have any knowl-
edge, there being lamp on every
corner of Main street, and almost
on every corner of the others. We
have, indeed, cause to feel proud.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-31
Around the Crescent.

The humming wheels of indus
try airy flying all around the ores,
cent. except at Syracuse, where the
miners are on strike
Is Pomeroy on the decline? The
opera house doesn't receive suffi-
oient patronage to support it and
it's owners announce their wiling
ingness to sell or rent to any manu-
featuring enterprise. An operatic
stage isn't always a success, if it
does have wings and fys.
The recent rains and bright. warm
rays of the sun have made the g ow-
ing wheat fields look beautiful,
that formerly looked siokly.
One great help toward the build
ing up of Wildwood is the compile
ton of the bridge across Big Mill
creek. Another over Little Mill
creek, and the ambitious business
man of that village will be happy.
Needn't any body be in a hurry
much, yet, in buying up lands in
this county on account of the find
ing of lead. Wait awhile. and if
lend is found on any land leased
by Mr.. Spilmun it will be made
known in time The fact is it has
been claimed by some old residents
in the upper part of this county
that there was at one time
we'll developed lead mine, at, near
and around about the now Mrs.
Shirley farm, near Flat Rock, once
operated by the indians and early
white settlers. Some one of these
knowing ones agreed to tell where
the mine was for the sum of 5000.
Mr.. Spilman agreed to pay it if the
mine was located to his satisfaction.
1t hasn't been located yet but doubt,
less may be soon. The story about
the finding should be taken with a
grain of salt.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-31
Denth Ola Pion.er.

Mr.. c! j. Beard, one among the
oldest pioneers of Mason county,
died at his home near Flat Rock,
at 10 a. m. Tuesday, January 23rd,
1900, at the advanced age of SO
years, and was buried at Eckard's
Chapel, Wednesday afternoon, Jan
uary oath.
The deceased WAS brother of
Hon. Jabez Beard and Mr.. A. Ct.
Beard, of Beech Hill. He was a
man universally beloved and re-
speoted by his neighbors. The
Register extends it's deepest sym
pathies to the relatives of the de-
ceased.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-31

1t is given out from Washington
that the Industrial Commission
will report about the first of Febru-
airy, and recommend law exercis-
ing control over the trusts similar
to that now exercised by the Comp
troller of the Currency over the
national banks. The bill as it is
now being prepared for submission
to Congress requires. that every
person, firm or corporation engaged
in interstate commerce shall be reg
istered in bureau to be established
in the Treasury Department. This
registry must include n statement
of the amount of authorized CAPT
tai at the time of incorporation;
the amount of common and pre-
ferred stock and bonds, the paid.in
capital; what interest, if any; the
stock guarantee, and whether it is
simple interest or cumulative, No
competent criticism of the bill can
be given until after it bus been
made public, but that any law REQ
ognizing the validity of trusts will
prove acceptable to the people is
not likely. The money power or
ganized and recognized us lawful.
will refuse to be controlled. Ex-
pedients will always be found for
continuing aggressions beyond pre-
scribed statutory limits. and
through legal procedure constant
| ly hurass the people. To under
stand that this will be SO it is only
necessary to observe the daily en-
croachments of capitalistio combi-
nations upon the rights of citizens
If corporations, monopolistic in
their nature, without standing oil
existence before the law may en-.
croach upon individual rights and
crush out individual existence
what will they do as trusts, recog.
nized as having legal existence
Trusts or rhonopolies are not in ac
cordance with the esprit" of the
Constitution, nor in harmony with
the designs of the republic.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-31
"IF YOU NEED A DRINK,
TAIIIG IT."

What a Preacher Said When He
Announced His Retirement.
OAKLAND, GAL, Jan. 22.-Rev
James @. Machines. Pastor of Oak
Leaf Congregational Church, an
nounced his retirement yesterday
In his address he said: II believe
in dancing and long list of other
things tabooed by churohgoers, If
a man needs drink he has right
to take it. The ministry is no
place for any man who wants his
personal liberty. He must use too
much hypocrisy and overlook too
much hypocrisy in others"
A West Virgintan's Experience.
Special to the Register.
PARSONS, w. VA, January 21-
Samuel A. Bonnifield, who was
born in this county and is a nephew
of ex-Sheriff Bonnifield, left for
the west several years ago an or
phan boy, After years of adven-
ture he has become one of the rich
est men in Alaska, and is million
aire. He was one of the party of
the three white men who made the
first passage through Chilcoot Pass
before gold was discovered in the
Klondike. On the night they
passed the summit of the mountain
Tin january, the thermometer was
sixty degrees below zero and the
wind blowing furiously, The dogs
they had with them froze to death.
A San Francisco paper recently
published several columns of Mr..
Bonnifeld's fortunes and misfor-
tunes, and it is very interesting
reading.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-01-31
constitutional.

"Nice lot of citizens we are get
ting in these new islands, " growled
the anti-expansionist.
Whats the matter nowS" asked
the optimist.
"Here L see the Sultan of Sulu
has been on drunk and logged
three of his wives almost to death, "
"That just shows he is taking
kindly to American institutions"
"Why, how do you make that
out?" asked the anti.expansionist.
Don't you know that it is one
of the Fundamental principles of
this country that king full always
beats three queensF -Indianapo-
lis Journal
You can learn more about a man
in ten minutes after it is too late
than you could in ten years before.