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The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-12-24
ADimini.hins Surplus.

The astounding revela tions of Secre.
cary Shaw in his annual report pre-
sents the financial situation of the
country in more unfortunate cOndi,
ton than the most dOlOrOus pessimist
could have pictured it. He informs
the President, the Congress and the
voters that the enormous and incOn-
ceivable shrinkage" in securities that
are dealt in on the stock exchange and
elsewhere have caused loss to the
people estimated far in excess of the
cost of four years devastating civil
war" But Secretary Shaw rises to the
occasion and Notwithstanding the
losses to the people of thousands of
millions, he declares: There now eX-
lists scant reason for apprehension
certainly no occasion for alarm" He
acknowledges there has been slight
curtailment in business enterprises, but
ito all appearances the crisis is pass
ed" Secretary Shaw is regular Mark
Tapley: he looks at the disastrous con-
ditiOn that he so vividly describes as
one that could be infinitely worse and
that ito all appearances the crisis is
passed. This comforting assurance
from the highest official authority on
financial affairs is somewhat qualified
by his estimates for the two coming
fiscal years of the receipts and eXpen-
ditures of the government during that
period. For the present fiscal year the
estimate he gives shows surplus of
fourteen millions, but for 19O4-5 there
will be defict of S23.OO2. 1867. Such
a deficit would necessitate one of two
important happenings for the taxpay-
erS.
The present Congress will have to
either reduce the scale of appropria-
tions or devise by lava means of rails
ing more money. There is, of course,
another way to escape the dilemma by
the Secretary of the Trea sury calling
upor the >'ationa banks te return what
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-12-24
Hta Prediction.

"What do you think Of the book !"
asked the publisher.
Poor, poor" replied the manuscript
reader.
'Then you think We ought not to
publish it?''
ION the contrary, publish it by all
means. It's SO poor that it can hardly
fail to be q financial success"
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-12-24
FREE MEDICAL ADVICE TO
WOMAN

Don't hesitate to write to Mrs.
Pinkham. She will understand
your case perfectly, and will treat
you with kindness. Her advice
Is free, and the address is Lynn,
Mass. No woman ever regretted
having written her, and she has
helped thousands.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-12-24

The old Kansas farmer was sitting
CT the fence looking at the darz fuc-
nel-shaped cloud in the distance.
NO these cyclones amt no good"
he grumbled.
"How's that?" asked the stranger.
Wal. they take the chimney. shin
giles and everything else off the roof
but the mortgage" Buffalo News.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-12-24
Romance vs.. Reality.

at is my intention" said the newly
married man. Ito have our pictures taken
with my wife's hand on my shoulder"
And l." rejoined the man who had
been up against the matrimonial game
for many years. 'am thinking of having
ours taken with my wife's hand on my
pocketbook."
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-12-24
M Kick Coming.

The warbler faced the audience,
And thus sang trite and true:
81 cannot sing the old songs,
As once l used to do"
Twas then a gallery goblet
Called out from his high pew:
"Amen, old gal; get busy now,
And give us something new."
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-12-24

How doth the busy little trust
Such large dividends acquire7
Why, competition it does bust
Then boosts the prices higher.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-12-24

and articular rheumatism is the result.
Ankles, knees, wrists and elbows be-
come suddenly swollen and painful. A
long disastrous illness follows. The
child may live and become convalescent,
a miserable invalid of yalvular disease
of the heart. All these mishaps are the
direct result of neglected cold. Peruna
is the safeguard of the family. If child
catches cold, Peruna should be used i'm
mediately.
A few doses of Peruna and a child's
cold is gone. The apprehension of the
parents fee away. The household is
free from fear once more.
If you do not receive prompt and satis-
factory results from the use Of Peruna,
write at once to DIR. Hartman, giving
full statement Of your case, and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad-
vice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-12-24
This Is No Joke.

Mamma" asked small FlOramay.
"what is perambulator!'
"A perambulator, my dear replied
her mother, lis good thing that few
men care to push along"
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-12-24

Mrs. Schafer, 456 Bope Ave, St Louis Mo-, writes:
n the early of last yearI you advice for
my daughter Alice four of age She has puny
sick, aLng Child since her BIRTH She had convusions
catarrhal fever was always docforing until commenced
to use Pernna She grew Strong and we'll Peruna
derfM tonic; the best medicine I have used
f was Ia wrefched condition when commenced 90
take Peruna had cakarrh all through whole body but
thank Ood medicine set all right would have
any other medicine
Perna cured baby boy Of bad spell Of cold and
fever He Is big healthy boy fifteen months old
given him Peruna off and since he
Is why he Is 50 weH cannot praise Peruna enough We
have not had doctor since began to Peruna-au
praise to M..-Afrs Schafec
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-12-24
NVNA RBROWN

Mrs. J. NJ. Brown, Dun
negan Springs, Mo-, writes:
MY little daughter three
years old was troubled with
Ia very bad cough which re-
|mained after an attack of
catarrhal fever. She has
taken one bottle of Peruna
through which she has OBJ
tanned a complete cure. She
is now as well and happy as
"a little girl can be. When
our friends say how well
she looks 1 tell them Peruna
did it."
In a later letter she says:
"Our little daughter con-
tinues to have good health. |"
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-12-24
Local. Room Chatter.

Il" began the pen on the reporters,
desk; Il am mightier than the sword.
OF what use are you, prayf'
Well" replied the editors blue pen
ell, Ito make long story short
Philadelphia Press.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-12-24
EYidcnce.

The Judge-YOu say your wife hit
you over the head with plate?
RastuS-Yah, sab.
But your head doesn't show it."
plate."-Life.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-12-24
A Pressing Affair.

She said he was a great big bear,
And. be it to his credit,
He hugged her tightly then and there
And she was glad she said it.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-12-24
A Penny Saved.

He had proposed by mail.
"Huhr' she exclaimed, after reading
his letter. Il don't care two cents for
that chapv'
And that, gentle reader, is why she
wrote her answer on a postal card.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-12-24
A Difference of upininns.

He-Ihat was Miss McKueen who
just passed She has such IL regal
way of walking, don't you think?
She-Ees: you could tell her a mile
away by that silly wriggle of hers.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-12-24
No More Work.

Short-Jack Brokeleigh is certainly
a lucky chap. He married in haste
and now he's repenting at leisure.
Long-Where does the luck come in?
Short-Why, he eloped with an heir
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-12-24
A Good Reaaan.

Bizzar-What makes you think Gas
ser is a self-made man?
Buzzer-Because he is the work of an
amateur.-OhiO State Journal
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-12-24
Be Sure to Have Pe-ru-na on Hand
DurinS the Inclement Months Of
Fall and Winter.

Group. capillary bronchitis. and ar
ticular rheumatism are the special .banes
of childhood. These all alike result
from catching cold.
One child catches cold and scares its
mother into Mysteries by having Group
in the dead of night.
Another child catches cold, develops a
stubborn cough that will not yield to
ordinary remedies. The parents are
filled with forebodings.
Still another child catches cold and de-
velOps that most fatal malady Of child
hood, capillary bronchitis. The doctor
is called. prOnOunces the case pneumO-
mia, and if the child is lucky enough to
live it has developed weak lungs from
which it may never recover.
And vet another child catches cold
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-12-24
Quit Couxhinx.

Why cough, when for 25c and this mo-
tice you get 25 doses Of an absolute
ly, guaranteed cough cure in tablet form.
Postpaid. DIR. SKIRvIN Co.. La
CROSSE WIS.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-12-24

Don't eat when very tired il you ex-
,ect to get any good from your food and
preserve your beauty.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-12-24

Insist upon your printer usiug Eagle
Linen Paper for your Letter Paper.
This is the proper thing. 1aks NO
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-12-24

Dyeing Is as easy as washing when
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES are
used
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-12-24
NEWS OF OUR OHIO.
OCCURRENCES DURING THE
PAST WEEK.

An Interesting Summary of the More
Important Doings of Our Neigh.
bors-Weddings and Deaths-Crimes,
Casualties and General Buckeye
News Notes.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-12-24

New York. with 3.437.2O2 inhabitants.
has only one public bath. but has three
pthers under way. London, with a pop
alati0a Of 4,536,063, hes thirty-eight.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-12-24
How IT'S Done.

Mrs. AustiI's Pancakes will help you ia
regain that lost appetite. At grocers.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-12-24

Veins of tin oxide have been discov
.red in the Transvaal which yield 81
aer cent tin.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-12-24
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
m POLITICS aaaa y
81 -=OF THE DAY 81
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is needed from the $15S,S14, 1887
loaned to them and upon which enor.
nous sum they pay no interest. AS the
extraordinary payment for the Panama
canal, to the French company and the
new Republic of Panama. and further
disbursements for the work of digging
the canal will require either the fund.
deposited with the National banks, to
be drawn on or bonds will have to he
issued to meet the expenditures. TIC
withdraw from the National banks at
this time such large amount would
compel them to reduce their loans and
that would in all probability result in
another upheaval in the stock market
and might precipitate panic. The
financial condition in Wall street is
none too sound even with the extraor-
dinary aid rendered by lOaning the
banks all the available resources of
the government.
The report Of the cash in the United
States treasury in the statement issued
Dec. gives the available cash balance
Of $223, ,454,O13. But although Secre-
tary Shaw calls that large surplus
available, when the items that COM
pose it are examined it is found that
it melts into but $43, 1O1 600 of free
cash that. can be used to pay for the
canal.
This will be seen by the following
figures taken from the Treasury state
ment:
Loaned to national banks. .$15S,614, 757
To credit of disbursing
officers in U. S.. 9,419,7 7O5
In treasury of Philippine Isl
andS Observation-Disclosures. 4,O43,sl32
Awaiting reimbursement -. 72,O32
Subsidy silver and minor
com S,l96,SJ1
Total ..................S .S1S0, ,352, ,33S
If that amount is deducted from
what Secretary Shaw calls the avail
able cash balance it leaves but $43, ,1O1,-
600.
= 1t is admitted the money loaned to
the National banks is not available, the
money to the credit of the disbursing
officers in this country and the Philip
pines Is virtually already used, and the
subsidiary silver and minor coins is
only useful when especially called for
1t will be seen therefore that there
is not sufficient cash in the treasury to
pay for the Panama canal if the new
treaty with Panama is ratified by the
Senate. No wonder even the optimistic
Secretary Of the Treasury could only
say there is ''scant reason for appre-
hensiOn"
1t will soon be up to the administra-
ton to declare its policy by either call
ing upon the National banks to dis
gorge, or to issue more bonds.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-12-24

Spain exports 3-.oUU tons Of cork an
nuaIly, valued mt 'hort S6.OOO.OOO.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-12-24

Who makes quick use of the mo-
ment is genius of prudence. Lava
ter,
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-12-24

Mrs Austin's famous Pancake flour h In
town-fresh and delicious as ever.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-12-24

PuYo Permanently Cured No nss nervousness after
fII first days. use of DIR. Kns's Great Nerve Re-
etorer Send FREE ~ 90 trial bottle and TREATISE
DIR X. II. KLINE Ltd s3i Arch ST., Philadelphia, Pa
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-12-24

l find Piso's Cure for Consumption the
best medicine for croupy Children
+. Callahan, la Hall street, Parkers-
burg, w. Va, April Ii, 1901.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-12-24

A number Of steam wagons are in use
In London for heavy hauling.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-12-24

In ancient times the Egyptians Con
sidered red u symbol Of fidelity.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-12-24
PE=RU=NAPROTECTSTHELIT LITTLE ONES
Against Winter Catarrh In Its Many
Phases.
Neglected Colds in Childrel
Often Bring Disastrous
Results.

Peruna should be kept in the
house all the time.
Peruna should be kept in every
house where there are children.
Don't wait until the child is
sick, then send to n drug store.
Have Peruna on hand-accept no
substitute.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-12-24
A Nimble Trouble Jumper.

Tom-They say hot water keeps enc
young.
Dick-Sure; it takes activity to keep
out of hot water-Detroit Free Press.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-12-24
Pe-ru.na Kept In the House for Five

Mr.. Albert Lietzman, 1896 Milwaukee
Ave, Chicago. ILL.,, writes:
II am only too glad to inform you that
l am feeling splendid and have never
felt better in my life. Through the ad-
vice Of friend tried Peruna, and am
glad to say it cured ME to perfection.
began to tell friend about Peruna the
other day and l had no sooner COM
menced than he told me his folks have
kept Peruna in the house for the last
FIVE years. I am sure / wouldn't be
without it. M.ther also uses it to keep
herself in good health"
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-12-24
Pe-ru-na Protects the Entire
Household Against Catarrhal

As soon as the value of Peruna
is fully appreciated by every
household, both as n preventive
and cure of catarrhal affections,
tens Of thousands of lives will be
saved, and hundreds Of thousands
of chronic, lingering cases of dis
ease prevented. Peruna is a house
hold safeguard.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-12-12

From the St Louis Post dispatch
Chicago, Dec 5 1t is reported from
Trustworthy source that President
Howard Elliott Of the Northern Pacific
has decided to follow the example set
by several leading railroads of the
country, and on Jan. the employees Of
that system will be required to abstain
from the use OF intoxiCants, whether on
or off duty. Mr.. Elliott and the other
executive officials of the road are on u
tour of inspection at present, and it is
said that one of their objects in making
the trip WAS to outline their plan of
action,
On New Year Day they will begin
very much closer aud stricter supervi-
sion of the conduct of the men employed
by the Northern Pacific and its branches
and it Is SAID that taking drink of
liquor will be considered sufficient
provocatiOn for immediate discharge
from the service One of the prominent
officials of the operating department is
authority for the statement that after
Jan. this rule will be enforced rigidly
as the officials Of the company had de-
cided that by so doing the service would
be greatly improved.
Several of the largest systems In the
East and West during the past two
years have adopted similar rules fer
their traiumen engineers and conductors
and many of the roads have included all
their employees. 1t is said great Improve
IN mt in efficiency resulted 1t is on
these grounds that the Northern Pacific
will adopt the new rule, An operating
Official Of one OF the western roads IN
peaking Of the value Of such rule said
that the regulations against the use Of
,ntoxicants tended to increase the IF.
hciency Of employees, Strict disci-
plien said he lis not irksomt to the
men who take pride in their record and
| utNc but NVlfNNS VI but lDtu at H'dll'
Such rule helps to keep the men who
are less for such matters in line. If it
8 worth while to prohibit the use of in
,oxicants while on duty | do not See that
is is not equally worth while to prohibit
intoxicants entirely. 1t is u good rule
and must extend to all the railroads In
the country in the near future. Among
The employees of the railroads the opin
ion prevails that the executive officials
| sre going TO the extreme when they de-
nand that their employees abstain from
liquor while of duty. They say that the
rule may have the effect Of causing
many to lay in u supply in their homes
aud the result Of this would be rs bad If
not worse than drinking IN saloons,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-12-12
Let Is be Dug.

Panama has already seeded from the
I'm on OF Colon ban States, and II the
administration vt Washington endorsed
the proposition that one sovereign State
has the right to withdraw from union,
then why should Southern Democrats
feel hurt? True, ~ Mr.. Teller says,
the haste of Roosevelt to recognize Pa
mama is indecent, but the president Is
app to do indecent things, and no one
need be surprised at his actions. The
best the Democrats can do now Is to lei
the canal building proceed and let the
southern states get the benefit therefrom
no matter if the Republicans do yet the
credit. it is the commercial benefits We
want, and the duty of Democrats is to
sae that this government shall not as
sume more obligations than it has al
ready in the matter. 1t is re-
ported that Senator Bailey is going to
make n speech criticising the president
for his haste in recognizing the indie
psndence of Panama Of course the
speech will be entertaining to people
who enjoy roast methods But after
all, what will 1t amount TOT WiEdJamm-
Ing is not usually rs effective rs legisla
tior. Ennis (lex, News.
There is good horse sense in what the
News says, The canal is needed and the
South needs it more than any other por-
ton of the Union Both parties are com
United to this great enterprise, the con.
summation of which has been demanded
by the people for half u century, Poll
tics should not be mixed up with 1t The
party that attempts to make the presi.
dent 3 action In the matter an issue will
BE- the loser by 80 doing. The d mo
cratic party in its last national couyen-
tion declared for the Nicaragua route
because the Nicaragua has always been
more popular with the American people
by reason of its proximity to the states
And its proximity is really the only ad.
vantage offered by that route. Every
survey made has endorsed the Panama
route as the hespest, most practicable
and most feasible Of the routes con.
siIerel President Roosevelt upset
p'ecedents by his hpsty action in recog
nizipg Panama, but the situation deman'
ded hasty action, and the people of the
country will endorse him. The South
wnch is more Interested in the early
completion Of the canal than any othel
portion Of the country, cannot afford t,
have its representatives. to oecom,
obstruc tionists in this matter, ant
Democrats cannot afford to make the
matter party question Fort Smith
Elevator
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-12-12
Where's the Diiferencei
From the Cleveland o. Plaindcaler.

From the Cleveland o. Plaindcaler.
A prominent merchant Of New York
who left home poor boy over 25 years
ago, has been, during all that time, u
subscriber for the weekly newspaper
published in his town
He WAS speaking of that fact. There
is nothing, he said, that causes
more resentment on my part than to see
big city newspaper poking fun at these
rural sheets for the character Of the
local news items printed in their col
umns.
Il would like to have some city
journalist tell me what difference there
Is, except In degree between the news
items in New York daily and those in
the paper from home. The one says
james Jones is building new barn. ,
The other describes at length the stable
George Gould is erecting on side
street. The one says Eliza Smith had 4
husking bee last week The other de-
scribes Mrs. Aston ball The one says
Tom Brown has treated ..himself to
Il new buggy. The other gives col
umn to young Vanderbilt y new auto
mobile. Now if the city item is all right,
what is SO side-splitting in connection
with the one from the country2
In fact, the country paper has the
best Of it in the matter of comparison.
Every man and woman in that town is
acquainted with jim Jones, Eliza Smith
and Tom Brown. They like to read about
them. On the other hand, 999 out of
every 1000 in New YORK City don t
know George Gould have no interest in
Mrs Aston 4 ball and don care rap
about Vanderbilt s auto, SO long az he
don run over them,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-12-12
Eible Essays for Miss Helen Gould.

New YORK Dec, 5. r. Asulting from
the ban OF the Roman Catholic church
placed by the Rev. T. d, Early on her
class Of 800 girls ut Lyndhurst, Miss
Helen Gould has offered 500 in prizes
10 he awarded for tn best essays on the
double topic, - rhe Origin and the His
tory of the Version Of the Bible Ap
proved by the Roman Catholic church
and The Origin and History of the
American Revised Version Of III,
English Bible.
This competitor will be open to tn,
word aud Inc olier is made throu gh tn
Bible teachers training school, organ
lied 10y The regents OF the University OF
the state VI New York 800 will be
given the writer OF the best essay, $3.50
Tor the second AMI 800 for the third
Ever since she was child Miss Gould
has had a sewing class IN Lyndhurst
Az AN annual party given the class by
Mi's Gould few weeks ago sandwiches
wrre served, As Il happened to be on
Friday, the Rev, Father Early was muen
disturbed, because children OF Roman
catholic families were permitted 10
break the rule Of the church relating to
tne eating Of meat, Notice was served
on the clergymen that IA future script
ufrs would Oe read before the class, and
attention was called TO this 10y Miss
Gould, who wrote; '1be church you
Represent discOurHges the readlug "
scriptures OF the BIDS, - Father Farley
replied, denying tlr allegation, but add.
ng "But the Roman Catholic church
does object to reading The Protestant
version, wnitn goes back uUly to the
days of Ileury VII OF England and wse
then got up for oUylops reasons Miss
Gould now adds another word 10 The
controversy by writing through her
secretary to DR. W W White president
OF the Bible Teachers SCHOOL, 1t Is
strange thar any one acquainted with
ordinary taols IN history could make
such statements concerning the versions
OF the Bible, - 50 Miss Gould has de-,
eidrd 10 offer prizes for the bcs, essays
gardine the origin and history Of the
two versions Of the Bihle.
Dr. White expressed thu opinion that
The Offer made by Miss uuuld would do
more No stimulate the study Of the Bible
sosU any other thing tina, has hopp' ne
IN recent years, IN oase Roman tatIs