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The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17
PURPORTS TO BE FUNNY.
A Little Nonsense Now and Then 10 Rel
ished by the Wisest Mon.
A svNNpR soNs.

sUKMBH sons.
A fllmfam Topped from a flliamaloo,
Where the pollywog piakled 20 PALE,
And the plpkin piped petulant pooh
To tho garrulous gaup OF the gale.
ooh woe to the swap Of the sweeping swipe
That booms on the bobbling bay"
Snickeyed the shark OF the sn0oz.xe snipe
That lurked where the lamprey lay.
The gugling gnked In the glimmering gloam,
Whore the buE-buz BUNDLED his beo-
When the fimham fitted all flecked with foam
From the sozzling and succulent sea.
"Ob, swither the swips, with Ito swsltering
sweep
She swore as she swayed In swoon,
And dsleful dank dumped over the deep,
To the lay of the limpid loon.
The flapack fell from the flsherman's fail,
And booted and howlsd with gles,
Oh, go give your gas to tho gusty gale,
That sails my Sally to sea.
The pspper-pot picked At the pickerel proud,
And Uttered trilling te-h0,
Saying "cuddls and cringe to the curdlin9
crowd,
But never come back to me-"
So they sunk and swan, as together they ran
While the bullet buds burst on the tree,
And the feathers flew from the fluttering fan,
AS the gossips gobbled their tea.
Oh, gaily gobblsd the gosling goose
While the ganders gyratsd gay,
Go get me the gum OF the gadding moose
Who moussd in the month OF Nay.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17

And will continue to furnish them to subscribers until
July Is,
with receipt REFORMER for for $3.50 As do not
get profit furnishing and paying the their exact
raise the price S4 The interest
on the money invested buy the watches large lots
m
Every THE REFORMER who will pay bis
besides will credit for advance
REFORMER and will also send him securely packed
postage prepaid beautiful Waterbury Watches
the of the he .
q beyond
the regular subc of THE REFORMER
For ct4 Extra furnish with the Watch the Nickel
aboveand which just the thing
for boys
best weekly Newspaperh the State W
Remit by check registered letter. postal post Office
der Money any other at the senders risk
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17
Take all In ALI

Take al the Kidneys and Aver
Take all the Blood purifiers,
Take an the Dyspepsia and Indigestion
s~es,
Take al the Ague, Fever, md billions
YsoSas.
--Take an the BruiA and Nerve force
Ysvfsar.
Fake on the Great hcalsh restortrs.
In short, take all the best qualities ofaa
these and the-dest,
--0xalitAs o< all the best medicines IN
the world and you win find thai Hop
-Dittvs have tho best curative qualities
and powers Of all-concentratcd in them.
And that they will cure when any or
all Of these, singly or som1''sea. Fail NV!
"A thorough trial win give positive
proof Of this.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17
SouLnUR DH ROSE.

0OULnUR D1 ROSE.
With Rose l walked at even time
In silence down sweet, shady ways;
The village bells wore oil In chime,
And life took on beneath her gaze,
Couleur do rose.
A dainty red was on her check,
Her very smile was witchery;
There scanned pressing need to speak
OF what made everything to me
Couleur de rose.
But, better far than words, stole
A sudden kiss where bushes lay.
Ye gods the blush had played its role,
And on my lips Ibors away
Couleur de rose
-[Richard L Burton in Life.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17
RE1F7oRMER
For a Full Year, with a
Waterbury Watch.

This Watch doubtful article but thoroughly test
ed as reliable Time Keeper good for several years
and as handsome Silver Watch in the market
Nickel Plated above the Silver to avoid
furnishing and to brighter and hnsome than other plated
goods manufactured
Their mechanicm complete and finely adjusted Every Watch
for weeks before permitted to leave the factory
Feet KEEPER, ui the standardt 1oo Seconds Week.
Million Waterbury Watches use to-day and they give
perfect satisfaction everywhere.
we have a. few w atches Left
And will continue to furnish them to subscribers until
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17
ARRRsTING A PRESIDENT.

Now that the majesty that doth hedge an
executive is being dissIpated IN Mr. arthur
case by his retirement, says the San FRANCISCO
Call, his ex-cabiDet is beginning to let out
good many little incidents OF tho reign OF one
who will deservedly 60 down in history under
the sobriquet of;the "Jolly President" For
illustration one of his constitutional advisers,
in a recent letter to an Old crODy IN this city,
says; 10, a,r
ing the visit OF the presidential party to Florl-
da summer before last You must know that
besides being . confirmed practical joker, Chef
is quite an adept at certain sleiaht OF hand
tricks, q proficiency in which ne has Kept up
from boyhood. He Aatters bllnself that be can
remove u handkerchief or watch from pocket
with as much adroitness as professional mp
per- He has perpetrated many queer joke
in this way, the exalted position OF the perpe-
traitor naturally protecting him from suspicion.
While at Jacksonville the white house gang
determined to attend monster darky camp
meeting about ten miles back in the country,
and. to savoid the eternal reception nuisance,
we went incognito. When we left the train and
were awaiting conveyance at small tavern,
Chef noticed fat planter doing in the bar
room. and displaying a preposterous bunch OF
seals on his fob-chan. Arthur watched MS
chance, snaked out the mans watch, and hid
il in the saddeba1s OF another traveller that
was hanging on the wall. Now, Bill Chandler
had been waiting TOR cnance 70 ges oach w
Arthur for several days, so he in turn collared
the planters property and slipped IL into the
breast pocket OF Chefs big buster. Then he
quietly led each member OF the party aside and
let them into the conspiracy, 70 their great de-
light When the vehicles returned from the
camping ground Arthur was Immediately col.
Jared BY the planter, who savagely demanded
his property.
What do you mean, fellow ? said the pres,
ident. trying 10 laugh aud winking AZ his stan
all of whom, however, remained suspiciousiy
indifferent.
sob, you can't come any funny business
with me. One Of these gentlemen saw
you steal my watch and put il in yosr pocket.
Here, constable, I want this man searched,
"NeTy well, then, search me, said our nrS
citizen, almost exploding with laughter.
81 thought &C." said the constable. and to
Chefs petrifaction he fished out the vstch from
the first pocket be Owed into. 'I'u iuss slam
Won into the calafoose. my fine Fellow.
"'Yoa viii, eh = said The president, wfh .
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17
Poverty and Sufssring.

81 was dragged down with debt. poverty and
suffering for years, caused BY sick family and
large bills Tor dostoring.
i was completely discouraged, ultil one year
ago, by the advice Of my pastor, commenced
using Hop Bitlsrs, and In one month we were all
well. and none Of Is have seen . sick day since,
and ! want 10 asy to all poor mss, you can keep
your families well year with ksR Ittsre for less
than one doctors visit will cost. knew IT,
"A WORKIH0NAN.
~ None genuine without bunch OF green
Hons on the white label. Shun all the vile, poison
Gus stuff with "Hoo' or "Hops" in the'r name.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17

Curos Malarial dis
eases, and to all suf-
caused by malaria it
g a healthy action of
ia forms.
Is a Nerve Tonic
which never fails. 1t
us system, and pro-
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17
Vermont Methodist Seminary and Female College, Montpelier, VT
REV. E. A. BISHOP, A.

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The Portland daily press., 1885-02-12

The New York certificate was read by Mr..
Clay of Kentucky, and as some vague rumors
were in the air that trouble would be made
about the counting OF the vote OF New YORK,
q murnaur OF relief went up. The manlfesta-
tion of applause was promptly checked By Mr..
Edmunds, who ordered the SergeaDt-at-arms
to arrest any gentleman or other person who
disturbed the order of the proceedings.
Mr.. Edmunds then rose and said: II have
now opened the certificates OF all the States,
and their votes have been reported, The tell
ers will now make their computations and
report the state Of the vote"
After the tellers had devoted themselves to
figuring for several minutes, Senator HOar
read and handed the result of their computa-
ton to the presiding officer, who said:
Senators and gentlemen of the House Of
Representatives,-The tellers have reported to
the presiding officer the state of the vote, from
which it appears that Grover Cleveland OF the
State of New York has received 219 votes for
the office Of President Of the United States,
and James G.. Blaine Of the State of Maine
has received 182 votes for the same Office; that
Thomas A. Hendricks of the State of Indiana
has received 219 votes for the Office of Vice
President of the United States, and that John
A. Logan of the State of illinois has received
1872 votes for the same office. Wherefore, do
declare that Grover Cleveland of the State of
New York has received a majority of the votes
of the whole number OF electors appointed, as
they appear in the certificates read by the
tellers, and SO appears to have been elected
President of the United States for the four
years commencing on the 4th day of March,
1886; and that Thomas A. Hendricks Of the
State of Indiana has received a majority Of
the votes of the whole number of electors ap-
pointed, as they appear in the certificates read
by the tellers, and so appears to have been
elected Vice President of the United States
for the four years commencing on the 4th day
of March, 1885; and as President of the Senate
make this declaration only as public state
mant in the presence of the two Houses of
Congress OF the contents of the papers opened
and read on this OCCASION and not as possessing
any authority in law to declare any legal con-
clusion whatever"
Here the immense audience broke into ap.
plause and cheers.
The Senate at 130 retired to its chamber
and the House took recess for 10 minutes.
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-12

ing the evidence find that he is unable to pay.
This matter was tabled for further considera-
tion by the committee.
The work before this committee has accumu-
lated to such degree that evening sessions
are now talked of as q probability, if not
necessity.
Go the Associated Press)
AUGUSTA, Feb. 1.-THE committee on PEN
sions voted to recommend pension Of IS per
month for A. H. Libby of Lewiston, injured
in 1888 while firing salute on the muster
ground.
The commistee on banks and banking voted
ought to pass on bill allowing banks to invest
in water bonds Of towns of not less than 4500
inhabitants.
The committee on State lands and State
roads voted in favor of an appropriation of
$1,000 for a bridge at Fort Kent, and 5000 for
bridge in Hamlin Plantation.
The educational committee will recommend
an annual appropriation of $500 for Oak
Grove Seminary, vasaalboro; also that the sum
of $4,000 be appropriated for finishing the new
building for the Industrial School for Girls
$4,000 for running the school in 1886 and $4,000
in 1886.
The Committee on Reform School voted this
evening to recommend an appropriation Of
$27 600 for 1885, and $4,000 for 1886, for the
school; 81, 900 of the former sum to be ex-
pended for water works, $4,000 for repairs and
$4,000 for boiler.
The committee on mercantile affairs and in
sur snce, have ordered bill on the proposition
to admit foreign surety companies to do busi-
ness in this State; also, voted in favor of tax
ing insurance companies.
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-12

a Portrait by Political Adversary.
NEW York World lnem VI

New York World (DemN
Reed is one Of the ablest and most adroit
men on the Republican side. He is tall, broad
shouldered, deep-chested and rotund. He has
a large head, nearly bald He is very fair in
complexion. His round, white, baby.eolored
face is double.chinned and smooth-shaven,
with the exception OF small brown mussaohe,
which cUrl5 ia towsrds sneering mouth IN
der sapcy, defiant pug-nose His forehead is
high and tanering. His eyes are o keen blue
gray. His friends flatter him By pointing out
the resemblance OF his face to the mask OF
Shakespeare. He has a very rich vocabulary
OF expression and is nearly as satirical and
sarcastic as wss Roscoe Conkliug. He hiss
very funny down East drawl and tgang in his
voice. This style rather adds to than detracts
from his character as q public speaker Ihe
drawl and twang seem to be proper aceompagi-
ments Of his rude wit and bruSquo satire. H9
is one Of the dangerous men Tho study and
think, although he is nearlv as fat as Falst III.
When he is out Of the House he is at home
with his books. There is no man who reads
more upon the authorities relating to public
questions than Mr.. Reed. The result is that
he is always well equipped with accurate
knowledge. This storehousa OF information,
backed by his nimble, sarcastic tongue, make
him most formidable adversary. He is by
all odds the strongest man on the Republican
side. In the general run of debate he finds
few on the other side who can do more than
hold their own with him.
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-12
Leighton; Q. M, Frank Campbell; o. c., J.

Leighton: @. M, Frank Campbell; o. g., j.
S. Buzzell.
CARIBOU.
Mr. Nickerson who vas shot in the leg by
burglar is doing as well az could be expected.
Who the burglar is, is still mystery.
FREEPoRT.
Edmund B. Mallett, ESQ, by the death OF
an uncle, resident of New York, has been left
over $500,0o0.
HoDGDoN.
Fire in Hodgdon the ID of this month de-
stroyed the shingle mill Of Alonzo Hutchinson,
together with large lot Of dry lumber, says
the Pioneer. Loss $4,000; no insurance.
LEWISTON.
An aggravated form Of chieksn-pox is pre-
valent in Lewiston and Auburn. There are
about a dozen cases among children, in the
two cities. The disease has not yielded, in
some cases, even after a treatment Of three
weeks. The popularity of the disease is in
the collection OF blotches which discharged
similar to smallpox.
vAssALBoRo.
Abogt $1,000 have been pledged for the
Oak Grove school building, and work will be
commenced as soon as the frost is out Of the
ground.
In GENERAL.
The recent storm greatly delayed the most OF
the ice men on the Kennebec. 4 II the houses
between HalloWell and Gardiner would have
besn nearly full had it not been fer Tuesdays
thaw.
The schooner Charles Fl. Haskell Of New
York arrived in thai city on Friday last, from
York. Me-, with cargo Of ice for the Rock
land Ice Company. She was encased thick in
ice from the water line to the tops of the spars.
Much of her canvass was gone or hung in
frozen shreds from the rigging Frank Hueyse,
II years old, one Of the crew was washed over
board and was drowned on the passage.
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-12
a Good Warn.
Speaking Of ics the New Yoru Tribune is re-
sponsiblo for this story;

Speaking Of ics the New Yoru Tribune is re-
sponsiblo for this story;
"There was onco a New York bar-keeper
who fell into decline, lost his appetite, couid
not sleep, and SO on. His doctor advised him
70 70 ssY . ohansS or ar, and recommended the
Maine woods. BE started for the woods. and
on his way halted over night ct Portland.
During the evening there was terrible hail
storU. Standing sc one of the windowr of the
cinoe oi nls notei the 0ar-keeper watched the
fall Of the ehai-stones-many OF them rearlv az
large as a hens egg. While thus engaged he
was observed by the hotei-keeper to she'd a
flood OF scalding, passionate tears. The hotel.
keeper was tender-heartsd person, ever mind
full of the comforts oil his guests, SO softly ap-
preaching the weeping bar-keepsr, he begged
leave to inquire the occasion Of bis sorrow.
oh, it's nothing I'll feel all right again pres
emily, said the bar-keeper, bat, with glance
at the descending hail,) it pains me to see so
much cracked ice wasted on prohibition
State"
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-12
MAINE.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR BAEL.
Bradford COEsnaRndery's Parsy at Bidde-
ford Last NiEht-An Amusing Incident.
Special to the Press.)

Special to the Press)
SACo, Feb. 11.-BEadford Commandery,
knights Templar of this city, held grand
concert and ball at City Hall tonight, which
eclipaed anything of the kind held in this
vicinity for long time. From o'clock on
the guests kept arriving in large numbers ana
in an hour tho gallery was filed with apecsz-
tors while the floor below was filled with the
elite and beauty OF the two cities waiting for
the signal to enter upon the grand march. The
toilets Of the ladies were simply revelations of
artistic taste and elegance, while the gentle
men appeared in their beat wearing nest
bouttonnierss upon their breast. BaIdwin's
Band of Boston furnished the music and be-
tween and O'Clock gave pleasing concert.
The grand march began at precisely O'Clock
led by Isaac Clark and Mics Annie Norris CT
Biddeford.
Among the gentlemen present were Hon. K.
L. Bowers, @. 81. Moses, Isaac Fairfield, Col.
Fl. Il. Burbank, Frank Foeg, James H. Fen
dorson, Prof. @. ". Shannan, A v. Fender
SOD, Judge Emery, B. f. Wiggin, DIR. f e.
Msxe5, Ex-Mayor Geo. f. Oven and Geo. g.
Grant OF Ssco; Elias Clark. v. M. West, Wro.
McMullen, Jr., e. s. Gowen, DIR. f. s. War
rem, Orrin Staples, J. T. Nourse, B. f. Chad
bourne, Geo. Gutter, Frank Cole, W. Good
win, W. Ell. Bryant aud S. Dudley of Bidde-
ford; Walter Emerson of the PRESS; Capt
Robert Stevens of Alfred and Geo. Lord of
Ksnnebnnk.
The order Of dances eabraoed twenty num-
bsrs. Dancing continued until the small
hours Of the morning. The following are the
managers Of the occasion:
Executive Committee EN-. Sir Fl. H. Burbank,
W. Hobson, Sir r. M johnson. Sir Euoch Lowell,
Sir S. f. Parcher.
Floor Director-Sir Elias Clark; aids, EN-. Sir R.
M. Stevens, Sir R. M. johnson, Sir Chas. M. Moses,
Sir Frank S. Warren, Sir Orrin I'll. Staples Sir
Royal e. Gould, Sir James Hunt, Sir North M.
West.
At intsrmiEsion at 12 o'clock sumptuous
banquet was served. While the last dance
was in progress previous to intsrmission, the
gas through some mismanagement at the gas
house, was suddenly turned of, when the
ghosty forms of the fair dancers were seen
fitting about during the remainder Of the set
with their more dusky partners by the aid OF
the dim light of single kerosene lamp. City
Marshal Stover al once despatched messen-
ger to the gas house, when light was again
restored
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-12
TERRIBLE TALE.
Stories Of Enhuman Cruelty of which she
Crew of the Old jefferson Borden Were
the Alleged Victims.

ST. JOHN, N. B., Feb. 11.-Recent revels-
tions have come to light in connection with
the loss of the American schooner Arcana, on
the New Brunswiek coast, which points to
gross inhumanity on the part of the lighthouse
keeper. The story, as told. is as follows:
The lighthouse kaeper his brother and the
survivor heard the cries Of the mate for al
most ten hours, but the village was not in
formed until the next morning. Most of the
men at the village say that if they had known
in the afternoon they could have saved the
crew.
A gentleman who visited the scene Of the
wreck next day, writes that the sight was the
hardest one he had ever seen: "One young
man was sitting on the steps oil the old light
house. with his ann around a post, frozen to
death, with sheet Of Ice one and half Inch
ss thick all over him. Another man was ly-
ing on his face on the old wharf, where he had
walked until he dropped and was frozen there,
The mate was in the cellar OF the old house,
and he had path beaten in the snow In one
corner, where he had walked about as long as
he could on his feet. Then, when his feet
gave ont, he must have crawled about on his
knees, for his pants and one pair of drawers
were worn completely through"
This did not come out at the inquest The
greatest indignation is felt over the affair, and
the facts have been laid before the govern
ment.
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-12
GENERAL NEWS.

The new high school building in Brattleboro, Vt
was damaged 5000 by fire yesterday. Four hun
tred scholars were gotten out without panic, and
the building was saved
Yesterday morning at Chicago the mercury indi-
Gated 18 degrees below zero. Two trains only for
the east that morning. The statements made that
Thousands of cattle and hogs have bsen frozen to
death in abandoned freight trains.
BE-. Warren, a State detective of Texas who had
become witness against fence cutters in Runnells
county, was shot dead Tuesday night by some un-
known persons.
Mexican marauders have been driven across the
Texan border 1t is thought they will return to re-
yenge the death of some of their gang
Among the effects of Mrs. Theresa Shppon, whom
the town of Bridgeport had supported about year ,
,yer q two bank books representing $4,000. 1t is
also learned that the woman owned real estate in
Providence.
.Tudpe Nathan Crosby, of the Lowell police court,
died Tnesday aged 81. He was graduate of Da rt-
mouth College in 1920 and three of his brothers
have held professorships there
As Miss Laura Chester leaving the roller
skating rink at Shreve, Q in company with Amos
Jacobs Monday night they were met by James A.
Peters rejected lover of Miss Chester, who, with
ont any warning, shot her twice and then fired a
charge into his own head the ball lodging at the
base Of the brain. Both will die.
Two men were killed and one injured by explo-
sion Of a boiler in a stone quarry at Harrisburg,
Pa, yesterday.
The woman suffrage bill passed the Colorado
House yesterday by a vote OF ~ 10 ~.
The bome of Hiram Atkins of Nerwich. o., was
burned Tuesday. Atkins and his three children
perished in the flames. His wife and hlred man
named Emanuel Porter are missing and are suspect
ed of the crime of firing the house,
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-12
WASHINGTON.
worls Of the UivIl service Oosan,i..ion

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE second annual
report of the Civil Service Commission, cover
ing the period from Jan. 16, 1884, to Jan. 49,
1885, wes sent to Congress by tho President TO-
day. IL says the civil service law has been
found practicable and effective for the accom-
plishment OF its purpose. During the year
persons have been examined from every State
and Territory, except Idaho. One hundred
and sixty-two examinations have been held,
and 6,347 persons have oeen examined, OF
whom 5525 were males and 322 females. 0f
those examined, q, ,141 passed at grade showing
them competent for the pablo service, and
2,206 failed. The average age Of all those ex-
amined was nearly 80 years. The report states
in detail the education of 5,556 of those exam
ined as follows: 1920 only in the common
schools, 1850 in part in high schools or aeade-
mics, 81 in part in business colleges, and 449
in part in colleges. More than 20 per cent Of
them, therefore, had only common school ed
ucation. The whole number of appointments
made under the commission has been 2,322
The report declares the Commission has no
reason 10 believe that any discrimination on
political grounds has been made in these ap-
pointments, and positively asserts that none
has been made in connection with the exami-
nation.
Facts and EumOrs.
The condition Of Speaker Carlisle was mu en-
improved today, and his physician thinks he
will be able to be out as soon as the wealth er
moderates.