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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-02
value OF Vermont marble.
From the Burlington Free Press

IFrom Tho Burlington Free Fress.I
The most important mineral product of
Vermont at the present time is marble,
for which there is a largely increasing
demand. According to the report of the
United States geological survey our state
in 1898 produced marble valued at the enor-
nous sum of $2,O67 1888, which is nearly
two-thirds of all produced in the United
States during that year. Georgia and
Tennessee exceeded Vermont in the guam
tity of IN 'rble sold in the rough, but our
state sold more cut stone used in building
than any other state, and of marble used
in monuments Vermont furnished nearly
ten times as much as any other state, and
over six times as much as all other states
combined
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-02
76,295,22O is THE POPULATION
Gain of 81 Per Cent in Our Whole Country-vermonts Fig
ures 343,e41, an Increase of Over l,ooo

The official announcement of the total
population of the United States for 1900 is
7G,20j, 220, of which 74,627,9 are con-
tanned in 40 states representing the approx
innate population to be used for appoint
ment.
There is total OF 1874, 159 Indians not
taxed
Taxing the 1890 population as a basis
there has been gain in the population of
IL, 22j, AGA during the past ten years, repre-
senting an increase of nearly 81 per cent.
The director of the census in announc-
ing the population of the United States
made the following statement:
The figures of population are the result
of careful computation by means of the
latest tabulating machine. 1t has been
the custom heretofore TO make rough
count, but in this decade it was determined
to avoid the expense and delay of such
proceeding. The plan adopted of YER
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-02

H. =, your stomach is weak 1t should have help.
nj ~ = oarsaparia gives strength TO the stomach
NJ cures dyspepsia and Indigestion.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-02

DIOR SALE-Slate Grave Vaults. Inquire OF
~ E. j. KNOWLT0N, superintendent Prospect
Hin Cemetery, 81 South Main st. S4b2
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-02

T ITERATION NoTICE-I have given my son,
IL Frank e. Mather, his time during the re-
mainder Of his minority, and shall claim none OF
his earnings nor pay any debts Of his contract
ing after this date. CHAS. E. MATHER, West
Brattleboro, Oct 1, 1900. 4244
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-02

Tying the account at once by sure eccen-
trlcal contrivance of the bulletins will be
issued for the various minor civil divisions
In different states and territories as fast as
possible. The entire number, IL is hoped,
will be ready for the public use Jan. 1.
The early completion of the tabulation of
the population of the states enables the
census office to submit the figures to Con-
gress as soon as it convenes in December.
All the filed work of the 18th census is
completed.
The population by states include the fol-
lowing:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-02

Hope Is of the valley; Effort stands
Upon the mountain top, facing the sun;
Hope dreams OF dreams made true and great
deeds done;
Effort goes forth, with toiling feet and hands,
To attain the far of sky touched table Ian is
OF great desire; and, till the end is won,
Looks OF below, where the long strife, begun
In pleasant fields, met torrents rocks and sands.
HOPE; but when Hope bids look within her glass
And shows the wondrous things which may
befal
Wait not for destiny, walt OF at all;
This leads to failures dark and dim morass;
Sound thou 10 all thy powers trumpet call,
And, stan In hand, strive up the mountain pass
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-02

DIR. Bulbs Cough syrup cures Group. It
has saved the life of many a child. Mothers,
keep this medicine always ON hand; It will save
you many restless moments. Price 70 cents.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-20
When the Deaf Hear.

1t is often said that persons AFFLICTED
with certain forms Of deafness can hear
perfectly in the midst Of a tumult. 4
locomotive engineer, upon examination
by . medical expert, was found to be
very deaf. and. although he pro
tested that he could hear perfectly well
while on his engine, he was suspended
from duty. Some time afterward, hav
ing vainly tried to get cured. he applied
for reinstatement. again urging the fact
of his perfect hearing while on duty.
Finally. in order to satisfy him. the
physician rode with him upon locomo
tive for long distance and put him ta
every possible test. To the doctors sur
prise he found the man able not only
to hear ordinary sounds without diff
Guilty. but also to distinguish whispers
and faint movements that were inaudf
BILE to his companion.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-20

know why did 1t, but I just ran. I
couldn't help 1t, sir. Shoot me IL you
want to, or give me my gun and I'll
win my straps again
For minute the general stared at
his impudence, then said, I'll do IT.
":n the next fight l was at the front
with Longstreet. There was that boy.
not boy, but fiend of battle. shout
ing, cheering. whooping. at the very
front i'll every charge. Two men had
TO drag him away when we were forced
back.
After the fight Longstreet promptly
had his straps returned to him. Again
the youngster went in as an officer. and
again he ran. For the second time
Lonsstreet put the boy back in the
ranks in disgrace. only to reappoint
him after a fight. AS usual, the boy
lieutenant ran.
Then. before he could he summoned,
he sought out the generals tent. Long
street looked at him sourly.
"'What do you want?'
''The lad flung his sword on the
ground and tore the straps from his
shoulders. Take your old sword lie
said. Il wouldn't have It, I'm going
back in the ranks And he stalked
proudly from the presence of the as
founded general and his staff
'Three days later boy hero fell
yards in advance of n charging. gray
Courier-Journal.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-20
sherlock Holmes. Creator.

A visitor went to the South African
hospital where DIR. Conan Doyle is now
working. chiefly To see the famous ere
ator of Sherlock Holmes, says the Phil
adelphia Times. He reports that the
first word Conan Doyle said was: 'Lool
at this inferno pointing To the princi
pal ward of his hospital. where pa
tients We're being bundled in one after
the other. at such a rate that it was
impossible to attend TO them all. Two
or three black -rObed Sisters of Mercy
moved among them. silently and swift
ly They are angels" said the doctor
When asked about Sherlock Holmes
he smiled and said that that work was
not good. Sherlock Holmes being mere
ly mechanical creature. easy TO ere
ate because he was sOulless.
Why" he said, lone story by Edgar
Allan Poe would he worth any number
of stories on the plane of Sherlock
Holmes"
The visitor asked him which of tn,
Sherlock Holmes stories he liked best
and he said:
Perhaps the one about the serpent
but | can't for the life of me remember
the name of it, Its n curious thing.
he added, ''in real life have no capac,
ity for detecting anything. never had
that power: never could discover any,
thing
Conan Doyle looks a typical squire,
he is tall. rather fair. with n heavy
figure. He talks very slowly and de
liberately, but is far cleverer rs n writer
than as a talker.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-20
FROM eaYAN.s OWN CITY.
Comes q Startling Story. An Open Let
ter that Will Cause q Seusatiou.

Comes q Startling Story. An Open Let.
ter that Will Cause q Sensation.
Lincoln. Neb., Dec 17.-(Special)-
At No. 2115 o street, this city, is the
Il. & NJ. Wall Paper House. "B. & NJ"
are the initial letters of the proprietors,
Mr.. A. G. BOnsor and Mr.. o. E. Mey-
ers. The senior partner. Mr.. Bonsor.
is well-known and highly respected
citizen, and no one has ever doubted
his truthfulness. 1t is, therefore. the
pronounced opinion In Lincoln and the
State generally that the significant and
very strong statements made in Mr..
BonsOr's letter will 60 unchallenged.
After explaining his willingness that
the matter be given the fullest pOssi-
BILE publicity in the public interest, Mr..
Bonsor proceeds:
l have suffered untold misery and
pain for over ten years. My kidneys
were diseased. l tried many so-called
remedies. but they did me no good. 1
saw an advertisement Of Dodd's Kid
ney Pills, and l bought some. and COM
menced to use them at once. I had
not had one good nights sleep, and be-
fore the first box of the Dodd's Kidney
Pills were all used. l could sleep all
night without pains. l am now COM
pletely cured. and have not a pain or
ache left. l cannot recommend Dodd's
Kidney Pills too highly. for they ara
unexcelled as kidney remedy.
Yours truly, A. C. BONSOR.
No. 2115 o street.
Lincoln, Neb.
DOdd's Kidney Pills always cure. Soc
box. All dealers.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-20
Thax Haxa Mo- R..lie1on.

The savage's conception =. religion ID
very different from that Of the civil
lied man, and the lower orders Of saw
ages are exceedingly shy with white
men on this subject; hence Max Mueller
may be right when he says that ''wher-
ever there is human life there Is re-
ligion." At the same time the evil
dence Of many noted travellers and
keen observers goes to show that there
are tribes in existence which appear to
have no conception Of religion in the
usual acceptance of the term. Among
these may be named the Pigmies of the
Aruwimi forest, the Bushmen Of South
Africa, the Yeddahs of Ceylon, the
Fuegans lin whom Darwin was unable
to discover any trace Of religion), the
Indians Of the Gran Chaco in South
America and some Indians Of Califor
MIA. In former times many Of the south
sea islanders had no religion, but have
since become Christians. 1t is also
said that those extraordinary people,
the gypsies. have no definite conception
Of religion. At the same time 1t should
be remembered that il the word ''re-
ligion" is held to cover belief in good
and evil spirits, witchcraft, and so on,
then 1t IL probably universal.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-20
Lost His Grin,
"I have lost nv grin"

nave iUSt NY STp.
This phrase is applied by men to al
kinds Of failures. One Of the technical
usages Of losing ones grip is in the case
of telegraph operators.
Many of the most skilled operators
suffer at times from a loss of grip,
and are compelled to give way temper
ariiy to substitute. This grip" Is the
hold on the key, and the moment the
operator begin' to lose the control of
this grip h Lies rest. although
for only brie ,sne. is due him.
Another. butunpleasant, term ap-
Piled TO this loss of grip" is .telegra-
pliers paralysis" 1t shows itself in
many curious ways. all showing that
the muscles brought into play in work
ing the keys are badly worn.
One of the most skillful operators In
Louisville, who is subject to these at
tacks, cannot send "P." The Morse
manual calls for five dots for this letter.
The operator in question has, by some
hook or crook, lost the power to stop at
the fifth dot, and it is a common thing
for him to warn the taker to look out
for his "P's."
Recently he asked a fellow-operator
to watch him send "P's," and to stop
him at the end Of the fifth dot. 1t re-
sultets that, although he would be
warned at the fourth dot, the fingers,
no longer mastered by the brain. would
continue dottins beyond the fifth.-St
LoIis Republic.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-20
Democratic Concert Necessary.

The really important incident Of
these opening hours of the session is
the determination of the course Of the
Democratic minority. The attitude of
the opposition will have great weight
in controlling the outcome Of this ses-
sion. 1t is essential that the concert
House shall be maintained absolutely
and effectively at this session. If it is
so maintained ii will be possible to
thwart some of the schemes of the
Hanna Mckinley coterie, which, IL fur
ther postponed, will die under public
Observation-Disclosures Post.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-20
Tho Shin Suha3dY.

The more one looks at it, the more
foolish the plea for ship subsidy be-
comes. Naturally, every American
would like to know that American ex-
ports were carried on American bot
toms, and the more American imports
paid to the sailorman the better we
would feel. But the arguments for an
American merchant marine, as present
ed, do not appeal to the intelligence Of
the country.
In the manufactured enthusiasm for
an American marine, it is safe to be-
lieve that the greater part Of our peo-
pie do not concur. Ship subsidies, as
now proposed. will only benefit Senator
Hanna and some of his friends; yet,
at present, the outlook is that the job
will go through. The administration
is practically pledged to it, and, in the
tail end of the pending, and through
out the next, Congress will have the
power 20 enforce its will.
But the people should understand
that the subsidy scheme as now out
lllleu tle utstNl VI thS
many for the benefit of the few. Start
Ing with little less than S3,O0O,OOO a
year, the burden on the people at large
rises to more than S9,OOO,OGO in three
years. Not a large sum in itself. but
in view of the general demand for a
reduction of taxation, it counts up.
Moreover, the fact that seven-tenths
Of this money will go into the pockets
of Hanna and his clique calls for a
stoppage. The two steamship lines in
which the Senator is interested will
take all the profits, and the independ-
ent owners will have nothing but an
additional burden to bear.
Even some of the Republicans are
afraid of the plan. and are calling upon
the powers that be to drop it. Drop 1t,
however. they will not. 1t is in direct
line with protective tariff, and on
the consumer must rest the tolls.-New
York News.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-20
The Ladies' of the White House.

Martha Washington was never in the
White House. Abigail Adams was the
first Lady of the White House." 1900
1901. After her came Martha Jeffer-
son Randolph, 1902: Mary Jefferson
Eppes, 1903: Mrs. Randolph again,
1904 and 1865: Dorothy Madison,
1SO9-l4; in 1914 the House was burned
by the British. Its next LADY" was
Elizabeth Monroe. 1875; Louisa Ad-
ans, 1S25-29; Emily DOnelson, 1S29-37;
Sarah York. 1879; Angelica Van
Buren. 1S39-41: Priscilla Tayler. 1S41-
~: Letitia Semple, 1921; Julia Gard
liner Tyler. 1874, March. 1S45; Sarah
Polk, 1S45-49; Elizabeth Bliss. 1880;
Abigail Fillmore, 1SjO-1S53: Jane
Pierce, 1881; Harriet Lane, iS57-61 /;
Mary Lincoln. 1S61-65; Martha Patter-
son, 1S65-69; Julia Grant. 1S69-77; Lucy
Hayes, 1S77-S1; Lucretia Garfield, 1881 /;
Mary McElroy. 1SS1-S5: Rose Cleve-
land. 1856: Frances Cleveland. 1856
81 and 1S93-97: Caroline Harrison,
1SS9-92;; Mary Mckee, 1928; Ida Me
Kinley, 1897.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-20
CHINESE CHARACTERISTICS.
Their Indifference to Suffering an
Their Buainea. Honesfx

Their Indifference to Suffering and
Their Business Honesty.
The Chinaman is not wantOnly cruel,
but he is marvelously Indifferent to the
sufferings of others. The cook will
cover a rat with kerosene and set it
alight, not to enjoy its sufferings, but
because he believes its screams will
scare its fellows away. A magistrate
will fan himself gently on the exc
cutiOn ground on which yelling male
factor is being gradually cut to pieces.
not because he enjoys the spectacle,
but becauseAit is all part of his days
work. A crowd of spectators will
watch a child drown because it is 10
ones special business to save it. and
because to interfere in what does not
concern you may give rise to trouble.
From what has been already said as
to the keen interest taken by the Chi
nese in money matters. 1t may be sur
missed that they should be. par excel
lence. nation Of shopkeepers." And
so they are. To their credit be it said
that they have thoroughly realized that
bargains are binding. The tea mer-
chant may endeavor in every way to
get the better of his European con.
frere. but. once the mystic words,
quite book"-that is. enter it in writ
ing-have been uttered. the latter may
rely on the transaction being faithfully
carried through. This comparatively
high standard of commercial morality
tenn of credit. greatly to the advantage
Of both contracting parties, and. though
the squeeze" or perquisite. enters in
to every arrangement. it is not suffi-
cient to stop the wheels of commerce,
though undoubtedly ii frequently clogs
them.
To go back on your word in busi-
ness transaction, or to fail to meet your
liabilities. causes a Chinaman to lose
face" and this is to him unbearable
The sacrifices which he will make on
the approach of his new year to enable
him to avoid being posted as insolvent
are as extraordinary as they are ad-
mirable. Nor would IL be right 10 omit
all reference to the fact that to their
justice they frequently add generosity.
I well remember q case in which an
American, who had failed after years
of labor, was supported during the re-
mainder of his life by his ''compra
dore," as the native employed by Eu-
ropean firms in their dealings with Chi
nese is termed.-Contempor Review.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-20

"What If I were one Of those hus-
bands, my dear, who get up cross in the
morning and bang things about and
kick everything over just because the
coffee is cold:"
"John." responded his wife, Il would
make it hot for you"
AS her words admitted Of more than
one Interpretation John said nothing
about the coffee.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-20
800 Reward. 800.

to learn that there 10 at least one dreaded
disease that science has bean able to cure
In all its stages. and that IL Catarrh.
Halls Catarrh Cure 10 the only positive cure
now known to tho medical fraternity. Cstarrh
being Q constitutional disease, requires . con-
stitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure ie
takon internally. acting directly upon tbs blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. thereby
destroying tho foundation Of the disease. and
giving the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature In doing its
work The proprietors have 90 much faath In
its curative powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that 1t falls 70 cure Send
for list of testimoniala.
Address. F. J. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo. O.
~Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-20
Improving the Opportunitx,

My small nephew was ready to start
on a long g-promised weeks visit to his
grandfather's in the country. There
was an exasperating delay in the ap
pearance Of the carriage to take US to
the station. The young man worked on
his impatience in various annoying
ways for half an hour, then suddenly
he was seen to kneel beside chair in
the corner and bury his face in his
hands. After a few minutes his moth
er said:
well, Kenneth, what are you do
ing?"
lust getting my prayers said up for
while I'm going to be out at grandpa's.
There's nothing to do here. and 1 spect
to be pretty busy while I'm there
Harper's Magazine
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-20
THE REPUBLICAN, DANGER.

1t would probably be unjust to the
PRESIDENT and his astute advisers tc
assume that they did not see the very
remarkable parallel between the pres
eht position of the Republican party in
us relation to the national treasury and
Its position decade ago. But for the
benefit of those members of Congress
who know of neither past nor here,
after In politics it may be worth while
to recount little history.
When the Fifty-first Congress met on
Dec. =. 1889, the Republican party was
in control of all branches of the gov
ernment. There was large surplus
and Congress undertook to slash Ii at
both ends. Mr.. Mckinley. then chair
man of the ways and means committee
of the House, reported a tariff bill ito
reduce the revenues" While the reve-
nues We're reduced the pension expendi-
lures were doubled, and instead of re-
ceiying vast income from sugar, as
before. the government began to pay
out money to the planters In bounties.
These and other methods were so sue
cessful that the surplus was wiped out
and deficit took its place. Thereupon
Nhe people rose up and smote the Re
publican party. which lost the House.
the Senate and the Presidency.
No doubt President Mckinley re-
members these things, and is anxious
not to see them repeated. Again there
is surplus. and again 1t is proposed to
attack it at both ends-by reducing rev.
enues and by increasing expenditures.
The administration tries to hold the
reins on its congressional wild horse,
but 1t ais doubtful whether 1t can sue
ceed. Secretary Gage recommends
reduction of S3O.OOO,OOO in the war
taxes. As he estimates the surplus for
the fiscal year 1902 at only S26 O0O.-
600, even under the present rate OF tax
alton, 1t is obvious that this is all the
reduction the treasury can safely
stand. But now it is proposed in Con-
gress to cut off S7O.OOO.OOO or SS0.OOO.-
300 a year from the revenues, principal
ly for the benefit of the brewers, and
at the same time to increase expendi-
lures on all sides. Our army alone is
to cost more next year than all the or
binary expenses of the government
a few years ago. We are
to pay shipping subsidies. and IL we
carry out the will of the people we
shall have to lay out at least $2O.-
lOO,O 900 year on the Nicaragua canal.
All this means humping deficit after
next year, and probably new bond Is
sues to meet the current expenses Of
he government.
Recalling the events of 1890. 1891
md 1892. "all of which he saw and part
If which he was" President Mckinley
will probably use all his influence with
lis party to prevent repetition of that
American.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-20
ttIc6cld Babies.

This picture has history. 1t carries
one back TO the frightful scenes of
carnage and blood that attended the
battle of Gettysburg. At the struggle
around Little Round Top. Sergeant
Huminston of the One Hundred and
Fifty-fourth New York was the brav-
est of the brave. He was in the van
of his company when a Confederate
bullet struck him in the chest. The
brave soldier fell. He still had strength
to reach into the inside pocket of his
blouse and secure this picture of his
three little children, which he had car
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-20
When the Brain Is Growing.

A prominent educator, talking to
mothers. says that with all children
there are nascent periods-tbat Is, there
are certain times when a child can
learn to do things easier and better
than at Others. The growth Of brains
is not generally understood. There is.
however, an ebb and flow Of interest.
The children apply themselves assid-
uously for a time; then comes arrest,
and educators are now disputing
whether to urge the child along after
the ebb or wait for the certain return of
interest in their work.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-20

Some years ago swimming was an I'M
known accomplishment TO the average
Londoner, but this condition of things
is rapidly changing. In connection
with all board schools are swimming
clubs, and once n week. at least. both
lads aud lasses are taken TO one of the
adjaccat swimming baths and taught
the ar, Of natation. In the St Brides
Institute swimming is taught as one Of
the subjects, and there are no less than
seven hundred who go steadily through
the course during the season;
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-12-20
The Nickel Plate Road

Offers to students desiring 10 return home
for the Holidays, the special rate Of fare
and third for the round trip. Tickets
sold the day school closes and the day
preceding, good returning to and including
day school reconvenes, but not later than
January s, 1901. This rate available only
to students holding certificates from the
head of the school. Write, wire, phone
or call on nearest Agent. s. A. Asterlin,
T. p. A., Fort Wayne, Ind.