The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-04-24
N')TINGS.

1 by the end of the century the women Of tbj
; country will be better edu Gated that the men
I The patent medicine combine has fallen.
Another Farmers Alliance lecturer ha
? been caught. ID. II. Rittenhouse has beef
trying unsuccessfully to sell an influence b.
claimed to have In the organization to Liect
Gov. Jones Of New York.
, Gov. Pattison of Pennsylvania has vetoed
the bill to make compulsory in the publ,
schools the study of physical culture. on thu
ground that 'there Is more requirement a
present for simplitication of the modes of In
struction than for onerous additions thereto.'
The Republicans of the New York legisla.
ture are trying to institute an inquiry into
the Democratic management of the canals
md the Democrats resist In a foolish and
suspicious manner.
The salary grab scheme, raising the recon.
pense to $1,000 a year, has been revived IN
Objectionable form.
President Harrison has recently declared
that Secretary Proctor was the abiest secre.
tary OF war since Mr.. Cameron, nay more,
that he was the ablest one our country ever
had In time of peace.
Judge Gresham will be the alliance cardi-
date for president, says the chairman of the
Kansas peoples party state committee. But
the Judge says any such movement Is without
us " SabCliOu, anu my pOslIIO0 on the
bench precludes my taking any part in pol
itics.
1t Is unfortunate that ARENAS Ward is
dead; he would value highly the joke that is
perpetrated by an Illinois woman, who has
hired a firm of New York lawyers to secure
for her the estate of The late Artemas, on the
ground that she is his widow. The accounts
OF bis life say he was born in 1884. He died
IN England, a bachelor, as every one sup.
posed. But the claimant saws she was mar
ried TO him In 1884 and that be was much
older han the biographers have 1t.
The Connecticut Democratic club declared
Friday for a constitutional convention and a
stubborn campaign to attain it.
All cases of weak or lame back. backache, |
will find relief by wearing one
OF Carriers Smart Weed and BelIadouna
Plasters. Price % cents. Try them.
Our Washington correspondent says:
The fact that Mr. Harrison is jealous of Mr.
Blaine has long been apparent, but a story that I
| accidentally stumbledsGpop paekss u out eyend{
Harrison, according to my Information. who is
now travelling with the presidential party, took
occasion before leaving Washington to intimate
towards Mr. Blaine, that he thought it
a shame that his father, who ha been
forced to almost resort to compulsion to prevent
Mr. Blaine taking ste ps towards cOnciliating the
Italian government should be deprived of the
credit for the firm stand taken by this govern
ment In that matter, when 1t was to him, and to
MIN alone that 1t was due. Russell also said
hat Father may find 1t necessary to break with
Mr. Blaine. In order to place himself In the
proper light before the people, Poor things!
The Democratic caucus of the Florida leg.
stature was thrown into excitement and con-
usion Saturday by a charge of one member
hat he had been offered a $500 bride to vote
or Call who Is seeking a denomination and
reelection to the senate.
Ey- Sonotor Rlair cows bo IL oolp0 70 Jox,ota
vi bis energies as minister to China to pro.
noting our trade with that country.
The Farmers Alliance men In the Mime
uota legislature did one good thing before adj
They rallied with the Republicans
gainst the Democrats and put through an
ballot law.
There are very general and unanimous re-
of crop failures I'm France, Germany
nd other states of Europe, and In England.
This, with the enormous wheat crop In this
ountry has created an unusual demand for
aud ~justifies a hope Of a business .
evival such as was caused by similar consti- ,
utiOn In lS79-Sl. /
The official count In Chicago was completed 9
friday and shows a plurality of $50 for !
Vashburne. Republican for mayor. :
An oatmeal trust has been formed at Chi. 4
ago.
In the Washington County court last Tues
ay. G. B. Roberts of Montpelier, pleaded
Utility to three ~offenses under the liquor law
nd to keeping a nuisance. He was fined
$50, bis costs making the sum over $500.
A good thing is being mooted in New =,
,Ork In the election of Carl Schurz to con. .
ress to succeed The late General Spinola. OF
curse Tammany does not incline that way 4
ut public sentiment may push it up. q
The treasury department has made a ruiz O
,g by which East India carpet works must
ay double duties of Ga and 100 per cent. I
his will push the prices of carpets up again
n consumers, lessen the demand and market o
nd benefit nobody except In the imagina- :.
on. This Is the history OF the wool tariff .
lroughout. +,