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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-11
WRONG
TRAIN But
RIGHT GIRL
Councilman Missed Celebration
but Had a Quiet Wedding
at Perth Amboy.

New York. Dec, ll.--Having taken the
wrong train out OF New York and land
ing in Perth Amboy instead OF South
River. y. J.. their home town, DR.. Ell
wood r.. Brown and Miss Henrietta Hoff
man decided to make the best OF g." so
they are now married
They wero known to he In love. They
had been tesred by tho South River
villagers. who wanted 10 know when the
the wedding would take place. Then
Or. Brown began 10 have his house in
South River put in order.
Tuesday he and Miss Hoffman came To
New York TO select wall paper. curtains.
rugs and such things for the house
They had planned 20 he married some
time within the next six months, but had
fixed no date
Going home on the wrong train they
did not discover their mistake until
Perth Amboy was reached. This piece
OF Information was very disappointing to
the doctor. The new electric system for
lighting the borough for which he had
fought so hard 20 get "a a member of
tho Borough rOunch was 10 De uleu that
night. and he would miss the celebration.
CELEBRATION TO COME YET.
knowing ne had considerable time to
wait for the next train, he called on his
cousin. Spencer Dayton.
Mr. Dayton. knowing that the doctor
had been paying attentions TO Miss Hon
man. asked when ne was going To get
married. The doctor IN quoted as say
Ing. 'Oh! Pretty soon" Mr.. Dayton said.
why not tonight" and the doctor re-
piled. That's go" Word was sent 10
the Rev. Percy n. Ferris, who went 20
the home OF Mr.. Dayton. and the nuptal
knot was tied I'm the presence OF the
family.
when n reporter called yesterday ~he
bridegroom was helping the carpenters
al work on his house.
Great Scotti" he exclaimed has this
thing leaked out already We wanted
60 keep II a secret. My wife has gone
back 10 her home and 7 am hurrying
the work on my house. Now that the
wedding "a known I'll be mobbci-thats s
A. simply mobbed You don't know this
town. why. they'll organize tin-horn
brigade and come here and set me and
ride me on a ran and call for n speech
rn Just leave home They'll never sere-
made me-
Dr Rrown s weii-to-do dentist AZ
south River Hs 10 - wears Old and was
considered confirmed bachelor until he
fell In love with Mics Hoffman.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-11
HORSES FOR
WINTER BOARD
Large bog stalls. best of care. 81 PER
MONTH. Apply to
J. n. Woodbridoe. Oakland Beach, r. !.
HAS PARS0N ARRESTED
Former Member Of Choir Makes Serious
Charge Minister'S Wife Backs Him Up,

Bridgeport. Dec. 1.-THE Rev. Charles
Seymour Bullock, pastor OF the Neigh
borhood church Of Stratford, was ar
raigned before Judge Hepburn, of the
Town court, at Milford yesterday on
serious charge preferred by Belle ".
shailer. now OF Milford, but formerly
a member OF the choir OF Mr.. Bullock 8
church The hearing was postponed
until Dec. 10. Mr.. Bullock being placed
under bonds OF $3.50
The minister was accompanied TO court
by his wife, who has implicit faith in
his ability 10 clear himself OF the charge.
The records OF births I'm the town OF
stratford contain but one entry for Sept.
is. the date on which II is alleged Miss
Shailers child was born. That record
reads: Name of child Enroll y, John
son. Name OF father, ,----. Name OF
mother, Adella Johnson, age 36; color,
white: attending physician. DR.. ". Nj.
Clapp This IN said to be the birth which
caused the arrest OF MIR. Bullock.
The shailer family took letters OF with
drawal from the Neighborhood church
last spring and Joined the Congregations
church. OF which they are still members
Mr.. Bullock came 10 Stratford soon
after the SphnlSh W.T. !" "'S" ~
served as chaplain of volunteers. lie
was a candidate for the pastorats Of the
congregational church, but was not &C
cepted. He is about IS years od, mar
ried and has three children. He had
charge OF a church in Illinois, was
identified with the Salvation army IN
Ohio and Illinois and was secretary OF
the Y. NJ. c. A. at Fremont, Ohio.
After being rejected by the Congrega'
tional church at Stratford he conducted
meetings In the Advent chapel, and had
Il enlarged into the Ncighborhood churcr
about two years ago lie conducted sue
ceasful meetings and for a time had q
large following. and his congregation !:
still Of respective size An Mr. Bullock
would say when asked about the case
was:
II see the fine Italian hand OF another
stratford minister In the whole anair
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-11
THE MERCHANTS IIMITEo.
New -four. Hour Train Between Pfovl
aenee ard Me-. York.

The new Merchants Limited" four
hour train between Providence and New
York via the shore line. will be placed
IN service commencing Monday. Dec. ltth,
leaving Providence on week DAYS at sos
% m. via New London and New Haven,
due ls5th street s:5i and Grand Central
station. New York. at 1902 p. m. Re-
turning. leave Grand Central station al
500 D. m, due Providence s:b5 p. m
Modern ideas win be the rule with re-
gard to the equipment and service on
this train, which will be composed en-
tIrely Of parlor cars, including oufet
parlor smoking car and dining car Provi-
dence 60 New London and New York tc
New London. respectively Maids vii
be assigned to anticipate the wants and
care for ladies. and every provision vii
be made for the comfort and convenience
OF travellers.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-11
rlAGIC HAIR STAIN.

For brown or black prepared oy
GEORGE ORMsBY. Wig MsSsr and
Hnirw orker. ise fremont street Boston
II "a simple ssfe and easily applied: con.
ts,ns no lead po'scrs. use n once and
YOU win never use any other BLANDlNo
q BLANDINC. ~ weybcsset street
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-04-02
CRAB ORCHARD

b mn SAs ORCHARD. Va. March >,
poet-'., ostmsster Of Admant in - :
oeNe' writes thar there Is "a tue
10; .ous number OF Capitalists nro ooa'ln-
ing ns Tor 2 speedy development Os Pe .'
s Sorl IN the Pocket and corr % me ne
n surveyors running lines al ~, so'p so; OF
viii Haa Officially stated that the NO.,
Morris sc s, rom Pennington Gap nm ~ |
: ' Sr..S station in Crab Orebsp,J ~ PIC 70
Ston a1 Ca road from the month , 10
wberS . !. t up Straight CresI -
IN the Po coke plant is being located u
at ss,;a Alice Moore. who has bean
5 1aS.,eg with a severe stts S oee9
,ill $500 MI Is nov mending fast ana :
-" -seover from her sickness.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-04-02

~ sInsa rpse1 up .ps;, 81.
.s'i e his Wy / ssss..Sss ~: !.
'ns ne roots Of the plant. 49,,
80 ae esst tFeliis for them j. On.
49,, ae y fastening soars<-m..S Ma
.',e netting 10 posts. Il sbc,,5 ~
D.. .ess' SIX feet vide ss the $50.
f.varss ss's rampant growth upss,
- .ss 's circumstances. In orde,
q . sssase bountiful crop Of ao, .as,
the season il i .n'a
800: necessary 60 prevent the ~,
's, OF seed. Go over H. ,o
is prime. mower past
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-04-02
ne TAPESTRY wEAvFee

-'' us learn useful ie.s..
3 .''sou cas- boz go drawer
'"@ the uays offt.. t..
'-' other side OF thc 81. "'"'ers on
study 10 With care ""nss, they
ewes ar' ''' f.. pc 'se shuttle leaps. ,i.,.
-,, "'' fastened there. '"''f
i n' ',,. ts'. curious thing be.is. ,,.,
b.. f-uent' Flooding ue,,,.. '-e' 90 The
oh TIE wrong SIDE .,..
.. io' 'Ae right side ever out
ID 's only when the we,vi,.
h.,@e' IS loosed and turned '''ls ana the
pc sees his real han5fs
mag '''oas skin is learned - mat his
nim for an bis cost. 'e@-'y % pays
done e @~' ,t work than his vas $780,,
I h. 'he master. bringing a..
"A ana giveth him pr,is. -- golden
ny Happy the heart Of fbeso.',
'suo but his own can te,i ''er IS 1
do,1 on men are looms Of - N
,erein oHi 'ne place Of the sn, W. 'et -'
~, We are ever weavi,,, .r IN
mystic web is done. ''s' al the u
" ~. ohndly, but wesvi,. ,
~, ~, u'nself his fate. surely each
we es M, o see bow the right side loot
u ,gCs'ag above for the pattern
. le1 ~. D .n need T. fear: ''' no iro
Perfect P ,pyH clear into heaven-,bs IAN IAN
AseP the face Of the Sal;
. o;S always ia sight ''0' forever
~ -. De sweeter than hon.
s1''"s sure to be rigbt. ana Il
,1rned and shown ana The web
'oI, -sa' ne voice Of the No.. A. -.
'"'' say 'e him, "well dos Easter it o. e'
az ILs. .u angels Of b..v /
oa san ai n'asnee shah come dow 10
'1sA CON- but crown "e-no' Int
-Anson c. Cheste, On.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-04-02
WASHINGTON LETTER

w.. 80 ffsf
saer. Asn'S .,i d. C.. March "a
ssls s'.Iy Wilsoa has erpr~s.s 49, = ~. -
,,ls.s - 'oss correspondent a. ~, -,
, r.sssed VIA the progre.. much
.as establishment 81 AZ. -, msde in
Try y this coaasry a, ~ hdas-
xmn,n. $50 Imported silk :. "a,
5s @eans Of sS0.oo0. 600 ..s = aAe
a. as secretary believes tbs, -
'1;.s eassss amount will l. "a u@e
s,.. ..n The borders Of a. T.,.
:, 1910 .a.. d.. Howard. whs b.a,'ea
from 1 r.' = saatge, has jass se,.ssss ,
- s'assps where he proesre,3 l.ss
- 'ss = Of silk worm ssw - '.,ss
s'as "aiesrsy trees. .sa - snd Q
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-04-02

..,i aat Australian wheat crop. !, +.
e estimated. viii approximate rs ooo "
els year sgo. WV 'ush-
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-04-02

70 i LINZ were s59.72s bor... 49,,
: 1852 mules aud doukeys los, n ~
aco A,''e"n war. exclusive Of Is
= Soo which were lost on the yov..a -. /.
that country. 's"se 10
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-04-02

cow ne" statistics show cha.
s ~n''' 10 England the number Of li,, ,l''
IN e.. '' :, d aam Der Of deaths by IIo
a s,s'y 1000. in Italy BY Io7 and
austria by los. ia France m. t.' @'-
deaths. e''"'' LuoU /
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-04-02

NA,' Of the publication. i..n..,
..o'H the government printing os;sa
% % 'on' Of the public doeums,,.
'. 's Ss's'n@enfs expense aud ,r,n.,
I ported IN the mails free are p,, ,,,,
'a''y worthless. for no, one ,'e, f,a''''
Thousand ever reads them q"
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-04-02

-. , az size Of the average family IN
'"e On'''d States is four persons ana
h.aS a''' traction Of person. the bns.
fraction. the small
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-04-02

~. -. e'''e.' word in American
49, - 'S'ay Is education. The pusI n
asa col system Of the eoup,,v s '.,
go. .sVv''''v P'Pi''. is only one Of the
- S9s ead popular opa educational forces. IN.
s.ss,. ~, members Of the variou.
-, $3.50 Schools throughout the corr
~ s.na0' ls diresardsd. Ns s,
Nh ' OF education can loo,
wal ~''a indifference upon ii. .i,a' NO ZOO
0a'' aad achievement. Of ~ "s'"
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-04-02

SEVEN years ago Their. ,. o,
So. o''' add more in the uni,.s
~ T'''e'' Now there are no, Over ss
' j. owing to many Of the small
larger 6sh. oy the
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-04-02
RATES os ADsrsr.ssx..

"enis'eniy. 'a''s advertise
ed ~ a., ~. :. A'vssrissxrsrs will b. eh,,~
iu.sr,'a !, '"' rate Of ; cents per lin, r., 80.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-04-02

oA,TAIS H0Hsos says tina, ~.
, lazy : Inadequate and urges n, ~
three years. IA the next
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-04-02

E, TIM Y. NJ. c. a. spent so.ooo ooo
duri,. ron, ,oos''"e '..i Of IS building.
' ing i'o2 The gifts for for,isn
$50. 200 f'V'oOO 20
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-04-02
Clubbing Offer

within ~ stone Gap Post is .i.t,.
rates: ''''o"'ng papers At the foli io@,' ,
yort "a, /, -hrice-a-week New
Ioo;.r ana The TWice-a-week f'-''
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-04-02

v.a. F'on's OF the match trust las,
~, ysA, an. .%onnied to 100000. and
.ne people who bough, the matt.
nave nothing to show for ,ho -.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-04-02

or the 1900. GOO inh,b;,,.,
ne, ~sA''' 100000 are Of pure rn Al II
pPs. In the Spanish Am.,;,.n '''''
s sIS,.,. TN the Southern Pacific. IN.
s s'l'''' Of Piszaro made a mn.t
0eepsT radical impression ''"
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-04-02

-. "a. Perm Rorrnr,, author o., .
80. ~s'S On the anthracite coal indp.,rv .
b..ri.. mat the hard coal beds viii
n = exhausted in from soto los y.s -
n, net exceed eo,coo 600 ton. .1on. I9s'
, there Is at this time no apn LAY
''"''' 70 eituminous coal bod
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-04-02

So -o' . territorial deb, Of Ari.on, 3.
e eo,'OO w, Of New Mexico 100 ,
s..... ~ o' oklahoma $4,000. The
:. assessed valuation Of these ,erri,oria'
Anzoaa. soS.ooO.Ooo. N.n NJ
coo. 600 49," oklahoma 49,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-04-02
FOR a sUMNER oAsDer.

me April L,pp;neott l.
Ss'e Next Summers C.ra.s.. ar
Eoen r. Rexford author as ar oy
.'o.,euiture' which shooi5 ha
n;ns eS every one who il pls,.
s mower garden for the com;n~
h., The timely sugeessions IS
neip TO the smetcur whosa ~-., are
-sm sempts him to undertska u.s..
nAoy kinds Of flowers ON - 700
sssle. a flower garden mssns ~
= $500 aotN ana there is no eye-sore I;ks |
ges,s ,sS re. garden. The writer srr
- -. iist Of flowers that reou;ra ~.
e''ention from which the h., -
r r.i's can be had and names - s re-
TUNA. Phlox. Drummond;;. c.
'nVpsls' Nassurtium. Sweet Pc. n
ng Iory. Nerbena. Scsb;osa "orn-
g. en- week Stock. snd Mar;eoIs
80 iSrger garden and to give nh v'u. ?
10y ne suggests -Candytuft So. 8
.i,e s'n: Ssipiglossis, Celosia p a
IA , Snapdrsgon, Zinnia M e.
!, laS' N'eotiana. Saliva and Cent"
so "e writer discourages the old w,, a. ns
- 'o~ing seeds early in the bonsIs
= ger the start Of the seaso,,, 1 ~ cry
unsuccessful and saws thar - az
:" the ground when the ~ De
''n flowers can be had as 81 " Is
want them. &c early as gre
- : ne 'pad,ng Of the beds sbould ;. vim
!. "a early May and later AZ sna
f''nung should be c,r.c.'i,. S'a'
= ana little cone Of tbicL nan gem
. nSn winch a sharp stick i - Nefs
%. oe placed over each pls,. on .
ect II from the sun. Tba 90 able
10, ao' touch the ground ami AZ aPpr
.' 'lo nee Circulation Of air sbon. Susg
pant .,, The plants sbonl5 ~ Dr
GU '''i they Commence 10 -. conn
''o"s are not planted but So, oos'a =
o'e' the soil and then nrossal iDIai
a smooth board The 80 ' cradle
'"ou . not be done with no.. sne y
.o' enough water falls abon, nm
,os '"' " pot with long spont NO. -,"loi
- .' cy OF colors will repay tho EN- EN- q
v' Tor there is often ~ ~. ne oeen o
here an should be- b..n,+ us good Z
~ done with little ea,r, ''I1 80,
'ne catalogue aud then nj. wealth
49, M ~ tue garden aud put fbe Wv" 80 "
mere you want them A 80 OonsoleI
" "hite rose and pale veI. ."'' 'h'
COX IN rows is SUGGEST. -, Nhen {
~, e snu Tor a brilliant bed , 80
= u D.
" surrounding IT, A circ, i,''' name
In, Am"ranihus with tho o zen
.,'o" Of tho Calliopsis ,r;lf count Of
1--WE hlcinus with c,,,.,. ciy OF
'"ms make tropical 90. raised; a
WI W. 10 height of eight n, 1 'Iar S0o'
WIN immense palmste f,l , W., o
bleen and coppery Iustro "'n "a
from seed and for yes
%, unsurpassed. Dabli.. 'e 81
.i aud bloom late m appointed
most satisiactorv "a " Popuii
" '''''e attention. A wboia ,,,nus OF
= magnificent. Tea Roses " A." nat a
Hu Sweet Peas capno,l 81" wa
'"e attractive garden ana f3'D'ed mi
gives suggestions abo,, "o'e sys
culture thst i oou' equality
His plan il tbis ia "o''D pose The M
apei trenches ob,a, 81 p.' You impro
p, sow the seo3 S'N secure the
IF these abor, ~, !" '"e hvery?" ,
ver it with abon, . 'uen a. In improv
"a / press down 81 -".u overcome s
plants have .ro,,. means are
J three inches eu improve on
some of the soil throvn ''Aatlon'"
e trench. is almost eel
60 30 this AZ i,t.-,..i agitation 20
f"t0 as the rn.f1.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-04-02
FROM sToNEGA.

4 Gan -
srosFoA: Va. April In. 49,
sr are Beginning to blossom In
.ne rose. and II this ~csths- "-s
aaues we are likely to eet ON Nm Nm
nowers in April. 81 ''' may
sor Now Vow is the time to make r.rs.,
y. your neishbor's hogs and cbietsn.
Inc advent of the Easter i 49,
already. TAT pocket book
March was an ideal month ana
no complaints. '"erc VIII be
Marriage license appl;c..,
T.v1ns INC increase. and Roberts ana
"a, isS'0r viii be his weeks eoms, ana
House cleaning is now t..
'nu =, would not be bad ;S S.usr'
= little outside cleaning .rea les 20
ONE Of the houses. 0'ound
sioyd Boiling wears c,,
ME a. being eongratpls,aS ~ az
y siae on account Of the sas;,; !"
ms ,amiiy II one Of the 60. VI
= ne ne s'ork has brought 10 So
=, bir'hday Friday 81. ~"
=. "s otonega base ball nina b..iW
!, "a ieoFSsnized with DR. + H
'N"e' a. manager aud corr. -
the Athletes: W. NJ Kill.
D" - LneaS' Henry Graham HI ~
,Saiiahan. Hoadlev ~
70 "| a. walter Pickering. John
,gs' George Taylor. J. & S; ohn
r. ne Murray, and Chas =
~ These are all round FILL. a.
vii De assigned their post;or 4
'y next meeting. The 1nifor,a L
enges. &c open for
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-04-02
WEEDS

Consumption is a bum,,
weed weed iiogrlshing best in VII ,','ii
'nnSS Like other weed" 80; ;,,'
S OIisl.y destroyed While yoUn i, ;
possible. ''''ieS I'M
Strengthen the lunqs - 49,.
, you'd weak land and , 6a !
"o -. VIII disappear.
soI Inc best best lung fertilizer i
n good Sod too but it is very hard ar !
The time to treat oonsrr,,
ION IS when YOU bee;D 'i t,'l.;
9,bd nlde il from yourself l
Don't wait until Won 49,. e,oo
ecelve yourself any lop@ noe, su
syn with the first thonebt no
Isl. isn really Consumption so wi
uch the better: YOU Nil $50 20 raj
-set At and be better for St tIn . No 10
.~unent If it is oonsumn- Sto
"a you can't expect to BE- VIII,
.Gd at once, but # YOU will m in f,
slnn IN ting and win WI hn NJ
~ Yrs regular gull, in your treat safe
SCOTS F,,,, viii
al .siOfk IreSls air -
al you can, eat all YOU q
S the best Treatment ana
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-04-02

f.. n ,e Sloan 4 TAYLOR are
bes, nsi ,,reen Seal Paint. one Of the
paints on the market. Trv :, '"e
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-04-02

no.. SCOTS .5 Emulsion. fresh air
csn :, ~ you can, eat all YOU
a tba,,. mats ,s the treatment and md
'''"' $ The best treatment. anu
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-04-24
SEVERE ATTACK OF GRIP
Cured by One Bottle of Chamber.
lain's Cough Remedy.

"When had an attack OF the grip
last winter (the second one) actually
cured myself with one bottle of Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy" says Frank
w. Perry, Editor of the Enterprise,
Shortsville, n. Y. "This is the honest
truth. ! at times kept from coughing
myself to pieces by taking a teaspoonful
of this remedy, and when the coughing
spell would come at night | would take
dose aud it seemed that in the briefest
interval the cough would pass off and
would go to work perfectly free from
cough and its accompanying pains. To
say that the remedy acted as a most
agreeable surprise is putting it very
mildly. had no idea that it would on
could knock out the grip, simply be-
cause ! had never tried it for such a
purpose, but it did, and it seemed with
the second attack of coughing the remedy
caused it to not only be of less duration,
but the pains were far less severe, and
had not used the contents of one bottle
before MIR. Grip had bid me adieu." For
sale by John W. Thurston, Island Pond,
Vt.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-04-24
"The Nations Drink Bill"

In Its annual estimate of what II
calls The Nations Drink Bill" the
American Grocer, which must be re-
garded as good authority. puts the to-
tai Tor 1902 at s1,31o,O9S,276. This.
however. includes an expenditure Of
sl96.533,0il for coffee. tea and cocoa.
leaving s1,l72,565. .235 for alcoholic
beverages of oil kinds and potencies.
Since 1880. 1t says. the use OF alcoholic
beverages has nearly doubled, having
increased from 1909 gallons per capita
TO 19.4s gallons, gain of over 93 per
cent.
The use Of the milder stimulants has
not grown so fast, that OF coffee ris-
ing from s.7s pounds per capita to 1881
pounds. a little over 81 per cent, while
tea dropped from 1.39 pounds to .9a
pound, a decrease of nearly 4S per
cent The record for 1902 represents a
per capita expenditure for stimulants
Of Sl1.33 for the 79,O03,OOO inhabitants
OF the United States, or AZ cents per
day. The users of alcoholic stimu-
lants are estimated TO form one-fourth
of the total population. on which basis
the per capita cost OF alcoholic bev-
erages is $69.32, or 10 cents per day.
The American Grocer concludes from
Its computations that ''the American
people are temperate in the use Of
stimulants and that they are not In.
creasing their use of such as tend to
debase manhood, increase our taxes.
promote pauperism or stimulate crime"
However, 1t will probably not be gain
said that We would be better OF In
mind, body and estate" II we spent
somewhat less than $1,173,-
665, ,235 for alcoholic beverages.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-04-24

This list puts the United States third
In point Of numbers and total tonnage
at the present time. According to the
building programme of Germany, that
country in 1907 will have a fleet of
thirty-eight battleships, fourteen large
cruisers, thirty eight small cruisers
and sixteen divisions of torpedo boats.
six to division. OF the battleships
twenty-five will be first class ships of
over 10000 tons, launched since 1891.
As 1t takes nearly four years to build
battleship in the United States. our
force, according to ships authorized,
will In 1907 consist of thirty-fve bat
tleships, of which twenty-four will be
first class ships of over 10000 tons,
launched since 1891. OF the fourteen
large cruisers Germany will probably
have eight armored cruisers, launched
since 1891, while the United States
will have ten.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-04-24

Chancellor Won Bulow's good ma.
tured discussion of the Venezuela af-
fair in the German reichstag contains
many evidences of disposition to
soothe our feelings, but it is not con-
vincing. The Venezuela matter, he
declared, was neither question Of
territorial acquisition nor of glory for
us, but of a business settlement
through extraordinary means, in
which, Of course, the maintenance Of
our honor played part" In spite OF
this explanation the opinion here re-
mains and spreads that Germany or
ganlzed an expedition not to collect
bad German debts, but to see how far
q European nation could go In South
America before we should consider
that the Monroe doctrine was in
fringed. 1t seems somewhat unjust
that impecunious Venezuela should
have to pay for this experiment be-
cause Germany, England and the
United States got most Of the informa.
ton developed.