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The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17

The Brattebor0 Phoenix has been wasting
stationery and postage to enquire of members
Of the late legislature "whether they supposed
the bill for astate library building contemplated
an annex or separate buildipg." Out of 1870
answers received last week the Phoenix says
that l40 say they supposed separate building
was intended, 20 expected that there would be
an annex aud 20 supposed it was left to the
discretion OF the committee. II all this proves
anything at ALL 1t proves that legislators are too
apt to "suppose" instead OF knowing what they
arc about The plain, simple fact is that the
bill left the matter wholly to the discretion of
the commission, and nobody has any right to
Suppose" that the legislature intended to do
anything different than it did do. 1t is un-
doubtedly true that great majority OF the
legislature believed from what they knew about
the matter that separate building would be
more desirable, and this is all that the Phnnlx's
"suppose" convass means. But because its in
formation was not at the time exhaustive, be-
cause OF the doubt Of the sufii,ency Of the ap-
and because there were great
many points to be investigated, the legislature
omitted to give any directions about the loca-
ton, although it had been much discussed, and
LIFT it to the discretion Of the committee to do
what it thought best, taking every thing into
for the state. This is all there is
Of it, and is all the Phoenix can make of it un-
less it wishes to accuse the legislature Of being
a pack of imbeciles.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17

THE New Hampshire legls ialure has num-
Der of novel schemes before it. One of them
is bill establishing fogginc as a punishment
for wife beaters. 1t provides that any man
convicted of beating his wife shall be publicly
beaten with from 10 to 10 stripes ''well laid on,
or as an alternative imprisoned for months.
Another is high license bin introduced by
Ssilson Hutchins. tproviaes for the license
OF qualified voter who shall present to the
authorities of bis town or city q petition to that
effect, signed by a majority OF the qualified
voters Of his town or city, tie full names and
addIe Iesses of the sIgners being given. The H.
cense is to he good for two years, and the fee
to he $1,000 In every city and every town of
5000 inhabitants, 500 in towns of from 1000 to
5000, 5000 in towns OF from 5000 10 1900, and
500 less for each 1000 decrease in population.
Another is what is called the valued policy"
insurance bill, so thst in the event of loss the
entire amount expressed on the face Of the pol
icy may he paid without the necessity OF an
adjustment. Such q measure might be cor
receive in a measure OF the reckless way in
which insurance is done through the overgrown
agency system, bat the companies object that
il would increase the expense OF looking after
their risks tenfold, and they are SO stirred up
about it that out OF the Is companies now rep
resented there, IS have already NOTIFIED their
agents that, il the valued policy bill becomes a
law, they will withdraw from the state, while
several more viii follow their example. and
now ~ 80 companies will at once cancel
existing policies.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17

The New York Times gives the following
summary of what has bean done in France and
Austria in promoting industrial training: "In
Paris sixty five evening art schools are sup
ported by the municipality alone, besides the
numerous religious orders, workingmen's soci-
etes and private enterprise. In consequence of
thfs, almost every workman in France is good
draughtsman. In addition to this, evening lec-
lures or 'cours' on almost every subject of i'd
terest in art, science and literature afford gratu
itous instruction to the workmen. The crowd
ed schools of drawing, modelling, wood-carving
and painting, furnished with the best models
and casts, and under the charge of teachers full
of enthusiasm for the work, give an impetus to
those trades and manufactures which are closely
connected with art which is without a parallel.
In Austria, which ranks next to France in ir-
dustrial advance, eighty-four trade schools ale
already established, which may be classed un-
der the following heads: Firt, schools for
weaving; second, wood and iron trades; third,
ceramics and glass trades; fourth, metal indus
tries; and, fifth, toys and various small indus
tries. The latter class OF industries are princt-
pally confined to the mountainous districts. OF
the Tyrol. 1t will be seen that weaving schools
take the first rank in Austria, and this is an in
dustry which employs vast number OF work
people of both sexes. There are in Austria alone
twenty-five weaving schools. The local: needs
and resources OF different localities in most cases
determine the character OF the school. Thus,
the first trade school established in Germany
was for the manufacture OF metal work II the
colliery district of Westphalia, and owed its or
igin to the want felt by the manufacturers for
trained labor. 1t includes a three years course,
and the pupils are trained as designers, model
ers, wood-carvers, founders, turner's, engine nc
ters, engravers, gilders and etchers."
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17
IT is pointed out that the decision of the

IT is pointed out that the decision Of the New
York Court of appeals, annuling the anti-oleo-
margarine law, strikes at the vitals OF liquor pro-
hibition also. The New York decision was
based on the l4.h amendment to tn Federal
Constitution, which says: "No State shall make
or enforce any law which shall abridge the priv
ileges or immunities Of citizens Of the United
States; nor shall any State deprive any person
of life, liberty or property &c" 1t was held that
the manufacture of oleomargarine, without de-
ceit or fraudulent method, is the right of any
citizen, and the State has TO right to prohibit it
because it may be damage TO the dairy inter.
est The same reasoning will certainly apply
to the manufacture and sale Of liquor. But the
New York court applies the amendment to
use and construction for which Its trainers never
intended it.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17
dozen counties of Southeastern Kansas

A dozen counties of Southeastern Kansas
were in panic at the close of last week over as
threatened invasion Of Cheyennes and Arrap-
ahoes Indians from Ineiln Territory. Ii seems
clear now that the reports of the danger were
greatly exaggerated, though bodies of the
Cheyennes, disliking DR. Dyer their agent, had
become insubordinate and threatening. The
government promptly concentrated 5000 troops
at the threatened points and President Cleve-
land ordered Gen Phil Sheridan to go and su-
perintend the operations in person. The presi-
dent said in the order; Your acquaintance with
The history aud the habits and customs OF these
Indians leads me also to request tha: you IN
yite statements on their part as TO any real or
fancied injury or injustice toward them, or any
other causes that may have led TO disconfent
an 10 inform yourself generally as TO their con-
dition. You aye justified in assuring them
that any cause Of complaint will be fully ex-
amined by the authorities here and If wrongs
exist they shall te remedied. l think hardly
need add that they must be fully assured OF
the determination on the part OF the govern
ment TO enforce their peaceful cocducf and by
all the power If has at hand TO prevent and pun
ish acts of lawlessness and any outrages upon
our settlers. Gen Sheridan thinks the trouble
is caused BY the construction of cattlemen's
fences and the influx of cattle on Indian lands;
and that almost all Indian troubles arise from
accidents and misunderstanding.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17

APRoPos the current "war articles" in the
Century Magazine, Wade Hampton has written
a letter to the Charlestown News and Courier,
in which he raises tue claim and fortities it with
reports and documents, that he with his legion
of 600 men turned the tide of battle at the first
Bull Run. He shows that they arrested the
victorious columns of Keyes and Sherman, and
so delayed the federal advance that the conted-
crate reinforcements could come up and change
tne eASrent of success. The News and Courier
.oilows the iu,tar with an elaborate review OF
the battle, reaching she conclusion that Hamp-
ton was to Jackson at Naenssfsas what Jackson
saved Stonewall jackson as Jackson ss.rsd the
army. 1t was the magnificent nghting OF lns
legion under terrible odds that gave Jackson
time to bring his troops into position. Had be
not had the Opportunity to form the Virgipians
who afterwards stood ''like a stone-wall, y the
battle would have been irre'rinvsh'v lost
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17
No Need oft.

A foolish repor. was telegraphed from Wash.
ington Tuesday that the president had called a
halt in the spoils distribution Of the depart
ments and ordered that all dismissals and ap-
pointments to I'LL places not vacant must stop
at once. OF course the silly lie was exploded
the next day. There is not and has not been
the slightest need Of such action on the part of
the president in the fullest fidelity to lis civil
service reform pledges. In the four months
ending on July 4, there were but 5l0S appoint
ments made in all branches of the federal SER
vice. This is less than 5 per cent of the entire
number, and Of these more than one-half were
appointments Of postmasters, the larger por-
tion of them to fill vacancies.
Neither the president nor any fair-minded
man can believe that there has been any "inde.
cent haste" in making changes. Every new
Republican administration has made more of
them. 5@t
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17

THE Congregationalists, the Episcopalians,
and the Baptists of New Hampshire have
united in petition to the legislature of that
state for a reform of the divorce laws. They
show that divorces average one to each S-4
marriages in the state, worse condition OF af
fairs than any of the other New England states
show, and for reform they recommend the
two main features af the restraining law Of
Massachusetts,. First, "that all DEGREES of d.
vorce in the first instance be granted nisi, to be-
come alb bsolute after the expiration of fixed
time, say six months, unless the court shall
for suffici ent cause otherwise ORDER" and Sec
sndly, "that af.er divorce from the bonds Of
matrimony, the party against whom the d.
voree was granted shall not marry within q
fixed time, say two years from the final decree
of divorce" The first requirement has been of
large practical good wherever it has been
adopted, because it affords a substantial safe
guard against fraud IN undefended cases.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17

The first of July witnessed the summary dis
charge of 200 clerks in a single department at
Washington. One of the backwoods papers in
this state, we notice, calls this proceeding "a
disgrace to the country, showing the inherent
viciousness of the spoils system when men who
earn only their daily bread are sent adrift with
out notice." These clerks were discharged be-
cause they were superfluous, and there was no
x use for wasting the public money in employ
ing them. Their discharge may look "mesn"
to those people who suppose the sole purpose of
government is to provide salaries for Rep lbli.
can office holders, but to ordinary practical
men it looks like one Of the most commendable
things this administration has done.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17
The best feature of this administration is the

The best feature Of this administration IS the
steady and uncompromising war it is making
upon land grabbing. Commissioner Sparks has
rendered another decision this week which will
restore many millions OF acres to the public do
stead and other laws. These lands have in
previous years been withdrawn from the public
domain by the land office entirely without
requirement of law for railroad indemnity In
case of loss on shortage in the regular grants.
The great corporations of course stretched this
contingent demand into claim of abso-
lutte ownership Of every acre of the land, and as
long as the Republican party was in power, no
one interfered with the wrong.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17

1T is stated and has not been denied that to a
gentleman Who called upon Secretary Lamar
few days since to inquire in regard to an ap-
pointment that officer made the following re-
mark 81 care no more for northern Demo-
crat than do for northern Republican. II Is
Ii this is ialseit should be denied.-[Boston
Journal.
AS Mr. Lamar will not probably be idiotic
enough to ''deny" such stuff or pay any atten-
tion to it, the Journal will by next week be
quoting it as proof of the desperate wickedness
of this administration and there will be as
much sense and plausibihty to it, as to most Of
its attacks
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17

A WRITER in the New York San recies the
noteworthy fact that after the Inauguration of
Jefferson there was q revival of the celebration
of the Fourth Of July. For some years the an
niversary had not been observed in Philadel-
phia, and in 1879 the feelings Of patriotic Amer
leans were out aged by the ringing Of the bell of
the Episcopal church on the 4th ef June in hon.
or of the birthday OF George III. But in 1901
there was a grand celebration Of the Fourth of
July by the Republicans. And though the char
ter of the aforesaid Episcopal church required
its Incorporation to furnish a round of bells
from sunrise to sunset on the national auniver-
sary, no sound was heard from its steepie un-
til II O'Clock, when sn order came from the.
governor to ring that bell" 1t needed Demo.
cratic victory in those days. as III these, to bring
revival Of broad and truly national patriot
ism. r- J
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17

THE Montpelier Argus says, significantly !:
"There is great deal more opposition to Mr.
Edmunds' reelection than is generally supposed
outside of Vermont" The only sense in which
this can be true is that no one outside Of Ver-
mont can believe that the opposition to Ed
munds will have any Democratic help, openly
or on the sly, for the behefit of Gov Smith. The
Argus has once promised, so far as it is con-
cerned, that it won't, and we hope so. The
fact is that among the people of Vermont, as
distinguished from the free pass politicians,
there is great deal less opposition TO Edmunds
than outsiders generally suppose.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17

1t is fact thst some of the most hopeful ard
philosophic thought on the negro problem
comes from the old slaveholding South itself.
The Charleston News and Courier for instance
recalls the fact, that the "Intelligent, ar-sight-
ed, prudent, white man is the product of cent
uries of surviving, suffering and working"
And speaking to the philanthropists who are
discouraged because Of the slow progress of the
colored people OF the south. "Can there be any
reason for serious dlscoursgement in the circum-'
stance that the colered people, who have been
their own masters for only twenty years, and
whose ancestors 100 years ago were naked saw
ages, should at this time compare disadvanta.
geously with they white citizens of the United
States :"
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17
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Atth Ill the srapsrtant BrasEcbors news, rubl,sheo
kseal edition, containing considerable extra Brstte
hero news and gossip, which 10 ready at s p. m,
&rtdhy, and mailed 10 subscribers o. diatanct
1saurGay morning ss.
4uhsorieeYs raay have whichever Of these they
reeter, aud viii be changed from one edition 70
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HrAttistor0.
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r 70 either of our other editions n,ny have this 10
page fcrm, containing substantially the additehas
thivu St 7gc yosr.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17

FEW more Vermonters &c. office this week.
H NJ Teachout has been appointed pos.u,aster
at Woodbury., in place OF L E Heath, resigned,
John G Flanders at Canaan. in place of G w
Bracket, resigned; and Andrew Applebee at
Morgan Center, in place of d A Currier, re-
signed. Several other cases have occurred
where the government has found that postmas-
ters' bonds were defective, and has required
their remedy. But this does not mean that the
postmasters have been reappoiLted, as several
papers suppose.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17

THE chorus ought to start in at once. An
other office holder has been removed" by
Cleveland. He was the pension examiner at
place for some greedy aspirant &c, &c, &c
Only one thing saves us from the usual waling
about the ravish ofthe civil service reform prn-
ciple This officeiholder was a Democrat. Probab-
lyithe organs will be willing on mature reflection
toadmit in this case that the man was removed
for ineficiency in Office
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17

IT seems curious that there should never have
been decision on the point which the national
banks of st Johnshury, Brandon etc, have de-
termined to raise, in resisting the assessment
upon them ordered by the comptroller of the
currency on account of the failed Vermont
national bank Of ST Albans. They loaned Bar
low and Sowles money, and took the stock OF
the st Albans banks as collateral, and they re-
sist the payment of the assessment on the
ground that they are not the owners Of the
stock. Ii is difficult to see however. how they
can have reasonable hope OF escaping pay
ment when, banks take collaterals they are
careful to make themselves the absolute owners
as against any other claims, and ownership
does not usually stop at just the point of risk
or loss. 1t Is true that accessibility makes
national bank stock risky kind Of collateral,
bat the time % think Of that was when shey
took L.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17

IT ought to begin to be understood before
long that President Cleveland was IN earnest in
what he said about the misuse of official posi-
tion for political purposes. A Democrat by the
name Of George Parker, who was appointed
special treasury agent at Chicago about 3
months ago has found it out. Instead OF at
tending to the business Of his office as a "de-
cent public servant" should do he went to
Springfield and took an active interest in Judge
Trees senatorial candidacy. Now he has got a
notice from Washington that his services will
no longer be required.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17

Gov SMITH is very diplomatic gentleman.
There was never better illustration of this
than in his Boston Record interview about Ed
munds, which appears in another column. 1t
is in marked contrast with the straight forward,
unequvocal utterances of all the other men
who were accused of intending to fight Ed
munds. Translated into square English, the
ex-governor's interview means that he proposes
to do his best to beat Edm unds, and then if be
can't succeed, to be able 10 say that he never
wanted TO-
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17

K, JUDGE Poland was interviewed at Montpe-
in referring to the newspaper report that he
wanted Edmunds seat in the senate said
"What fool started thati The whole thing is
SO ridiculously absurd that have thought
denial uncaled for.' The judge declined to
say anything further on the subject at present,
and closed with the following significant re-
mark: "But shall have something further
to say later, and it will be something sharp,
too. Understand am entirely out of politics
now. shall say Just what please, and
don't care copper for the result. No, nothing
further now; shall put it in writing" 1t is to
be hoped that the judge intends to empty out a
little truth about the ringsters and their ways
in Vermont politics. He has known the facts
for the last twenty years. Ex-Govs Proctor
and Smith, Congressman Stewart, Judges
Powers and Poland, were the gentlemen 10
whom Gov Smiths scribbler attributed this
senatorial ambition, with the idea, apparently Of
of creating the impression that the Blaine fee
ing against EdmunGs was SO tremendous in
this state that about all our public men were
eager to take advantage Of it. This looked
like quite sbrewd device at the time, as it was
necessary to fan the Blaine feeling as the one
thing which Gov Smiths canvass had to de-
pend on. But it has proved quite boomerang
in the end; for Stewart, Proctor, Powers and
Poland have taken occasion promptly and en-
phatically to say that they are not candidates,
and that they believe Edmunds ought to be re.
eli Vhx LII
ceeded N drawing the eyes of the whole state
npon himself as tho only man w.4o doesn't dis-t
claim any ambition in the matter, and as the
man who has pulled the strings which have
produced all the anti Edmunds, feeling that
appears. He always succeeds best when he
manages covertly.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17

The new conservative ministry in England
has decided to appoint parliamentary commits
sion to investigate into the causes of depres-
sion in the various Industries of that country.
Salisbury, the present premier, is not be-
lever in free trade, and it is regarded as quite
probable that commission appointed by bis
government would find the facts very much in
favor of the growing demand for 'free trade
or retaliatory duties.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17

MISS CLEVELAND refused resolutely to per.
NIT her portrait to appear as the tfontispiece Of
her book. She preferred TO trust her fame to
the product of her mind rather than the beauty
of her person. But she was unable to cheat
public curiosity in this way. The pictorial as
socated press has managed to get hold OF a
photograph Of her in some way and the result
appears in the REFoRMER this week.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17

A NEW HAMPSHIRE solon this year stepped
beyond the usual line in catering for the "sol-
ders vote" by introducing bill to exempt all
veterans from paying a poll tax. But the old
soldiers themselves set down plump on the sflli-
ness, every vote they could control in the legis.
lature went against and they gave demagogues
to understand that they are self respecting
citizens, not state paupers.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17

GEN GRANTS condition shows little change
from week ago. Saturday be seemed much
better and his voice was clearer than for long
time, but Monday he was worse and his voice
has grown husky and irdistinct. He is being
afforded absolute quiet and gains under that
treatment.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17
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