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The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-08-17

MAI. A. Il. VALENTINE, an ardent temper
ance man, came out in letter to the Benning
ton Banner Tuesday, that ought to set good
citizens to thinking. He asked:
How long shall we submit to open violation
of law, and how long shal its officers be al
lowed to protect crime for pay? How long
shall rum flow like water. and men reel
through our streets, and gamblers openly pry
their tricks. with the evident cOnnivance of
officers elected or appointed to enforce the
law? How long shall confessions of sales by
dummies be taken in place of principal, by
agreement, TINS saving the danger of second
offense, and how long shall it bea matter of
public notoriety that money is taken from Of
tenders, outside of the courts? When shall
we fully apprec late the fact that methods in
various ways are used to shield volators of
the law, and at the same time collect large
sums of money, some in the form of fines and
quiet settlements, some in the form of black
mail, or hush-money, some under the guise
of LAWYERS retainer, and all in the interest of
the rum seller and prosecutor? When shall
prosecutions be instituted to lessen sales
rather than to reduce them to Il system of
high license. whch largely goes into the
pockets of the prosecutors, and which sales
they nurse rather than stop and cut off their
revenue? In short, when such collision be-
tween violators of law and public officers of
the law cease! The way the prohibitory law
is enforced in Bennington is debauching to
the whole community, and to none so much
as those whose duty is supposed to be its en- |
forcement there seems to be something in
herent in it. demoralizing to sellers, and es-
pecally demoralizing to acting sheriffs and
policemen, states attorneys, special prosecu-
tors and witnesses. High license with all its
objections, or even free rum under no law, is
preferable to prohibition, as enforced in Ben
ming on. Our laws relating to the sale of
liquor should be made possible of enforcement
or so changed that in certain towns at least
high license might be possible by vote of the
people, or else the whole system repealed land
have free rum under law rather than free
.um in spite of law.
The major has hit exactly the merits of the
,aSp.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-08-17

SENATOR PETER, the long-whiskered Pop
ulist of Kansas, has been giving the New York
World his opinions about the public men of
today, and there is some shrewd observation
in them. OF the presiden the says:
Mr.. Cleveland had but one leading idea
when he entered national politics, and that
was to reform tariff legislation. He is a man
of strong convictions and honest purposes.
Had he been permitted to have his own way
he would have accomplished n great deal of
good, but social and financial influences were
too strong for him. He has been moved out
of his orbit. and now like alwandering comet
is getting further away from the original one
idea which constituted his intellectual habita-
ton. He will not get another idea, and his
first one has been lost. He has failed utterly
to fulfil the promise of his national beginning.
The presidents utilization with financial inter-
ests has decreased his influence as public
man. He will pass away from the pubic
stage. The Democratic party will soon be dis
banded. Its life is about run. Grover Cleve-
land will pass away with it. In twenty-five
years it will be seen that nothing in Mr.. Cleve-
lands public career made any real impression
on the history of his country.
More accurate are these pen pictures
Men great in all directions, are very few, if
any really ever existed. Abraham Lincoln,
Julius Caesar and Napoleon Bonaparte come
nearer to universal greatness than any men i'm
history. In the senate, John Sherman is the
greatest man in the old school of finance In
political history. Morgan of Alabama, is the
ablest senator. In modern finance, Senator
Jones of Nevada, eXcels them all. As polit-
zeal worker the shrewdest man is Chandler.
On the Democratic side German is the
shrewdest politician. Hills trouble is too
much courage. That is why German beats
him as a politician. Hill does not care whether
he has one man against him or thousand.
When his mind is made up he goes ahead Mr.
Reed of Maine, is one of the men who do not
help the world along. He takes it as he finds
it, gets what he can out of it and leaves il. so
far as heis concerned, Just where il was when
he came upon it. But he is Il brilliant man de
spite his lack of value to his race.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-08-17

THE stupidity under the ballot law does
not seem to be confined to one or two coun-
ties. In Washington county nine towns out
of 10 had not the fantest shadow of an idea
that they should have check list made out
this year, and would not have made out
had it not been through mere accidental ques-
tioning. In Chittenden county the Republic
cans came within u day of failing to file the
nominations and would have missed entirely
if the county clerk hadn't warned them.
Why shouldn't this as double guard for
voters be made duty of county clerks! In
Essex county the Republicans also had to be
helped out in the same way. The duty of GER
tifying and filing was being neglected by the
First District Democrats when Secretary of
State BrOwnell warned them in season so that
by hustlng they got round in time.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-08-17

THE REFoRMER observed when Mr.. Cleye-
lands letter to Wilson first appeared that if it
carried its point it would be master stroke
and lift didn't it would be a great mistake
nesday it will be "good camp align document
for the Republicans" 1t is the first great
miss and great defeat Cleveland has encoun-
tered in his political life. Still the bad effects
are only temporary The future is unques-
tionably with him and the righteous ideas for
which that letter stood are the ones that are
SlretO prevail.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-08-17

TIE new Chinese treaty which the senate
ratified Tuesday acoomplishes all any reason
able man could ask in excluding Chinese la
borers for ten years and preventing the re-
turn of any after years absence except I'M
der stringent precautions. And it does it in
an honorable way, by fair treaty agreement,
instead of by dsregardng and overriding
treaties, which has been the attitude of
this government under the Geary law. The
result is a yindication of Secretary Bayards
nOcY.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-08-17
NEWS FLASHES.


protocol has been signed uniting Guatemala
Nicaragua, Salvador and Honduras into one re.
public, to be known as the Central American
Republic. Costa Rica was also represented at
the conference which discussed the proposed
uniou, but that government, has declined to sign
the protocol.
The third days rucing in the Royal Victoria
regetta was held yesterday and the Satanita
came IN first, winning easily Britannia second
aud Vigiant third.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-08-17
Kipling Quirks.

The Rambler in Book Buyer says: Mr.. Kip.
ling Is well pleased with his house In Vermont,
which he says Is not called Crows Rest" by
himself, and has learned to admire the horses
bred i'll that district, He Is planning to have
still another cottage, however, and it is to be In
England somewhere near the sea, where he
can watch the channel traffic, yet within reason
able distance of London.
During his flying visit to Bermuda lost winter
Mr.. Kipling devoted himself once more to adj
mring study of his ancient friend Tommy At.
kins, to whom his heart beats true.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-08-17

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND left Washington
yesterday for his summer home at Gray Ga
bles, suffering with an attack of malaria. He
will doubtless write his tariff message there.
Before leaving he sent the bill to the treasury
department. according to the custom. for
Ianort
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-08-17
VOL. XIX. NO. 3.
KIPLING As A WOOER.
He Proposed to Six Girls Before He
Found one Who Would Have Him
Some MNliciOMs GOSSIP AbOul Him.

Rudyard Kipling Is the man concerning whom
Gotham London gossip Is busiest. IL seems that
when In London he had the craze for marrying
but not one girl would have him, although he
proposed to six In succession. When the girls
got together, and began comparing notes about
was n wonder as wOoer and the fact was too
good to keep. IL will interest western people,
whom he has so harshly critized, TO learn that
the Angelo indian had such very bad manners
that few LondOners cared to invite him to dine.
His reputation In this respect became so firmly
established that London society positively Ia.
D00ed him altogether IL Is not II source of sur.
prise to many In London that he likes to sched-
ule himself in Vermont with his wife. But
since an American girl was kind where so many
were cruel, perhaps kipling is justified in con
ucinnlng the taste OF our women.-- London Bos-
ton Herald.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-08-17

TT is unpleasant to see John G.. Carlisle in
the position, even in appearance, of II sugar
trust man. While we don't question the pu-
rty of his motives that is what his letter
amounts TO-
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-08-17

THE senate yesterday, by nearly solid
vote of the Republicans and few of the
Democrats, referred the free material bills to
the Finance Committee. This in all proba-
bilitv buries them for this session.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-08-17

Man Falls From Steamer and Drowned
Philip Corneau of Sabrevois, p Q, who left
st. Johns yesterday on the steamer Reindeer in
company with 400 othsr eXcursonists bound for
burlington, fell overheard while passing Isle La
Motto and was drowndd. He was sitting on the
railing and fell backward Boats were lowered
and life preservers thrown out but he did not
rise and it is supposed that he was struckiby the
wheel. He was about % years old and single.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-08-17
SOME BIoeRAPHrcAL NOTES.

Brig Gen julius J Estey. commander of
the brigade. j. msn who naturally holds
commanding positions in business and social
and religious activities as well ~ militia
duties. He j. native Of Brattlelyoro. the son
Of the late Jacob and Desdemona Wood
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-08-17

There are five members of the MARYLAND
Democratic state committee. who are federal
Office holders. President Cleveland has given
them to understand that they should retire
from the committee and not engage in party
work while drawing federal salaries. Cor
man who fears TO lose control of the state
machine has told them 10 hang on and he will
protect them. Two of them propose to obey
the president. but five are inclined to defy
him a, German directs.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-08-17

Asa result ofthe disclosure of the rascalitics
ofthe old managers who got themselves APP
pointed receivers, Col. A. f. Walker was yes.
terday appointed in their place.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-08-17

The city of Milwaukee contemplates the
purchase and operation of the local street
railway system by itself. The city council
has gone so far as to inquire into the terms at
which purchase may be made.
Cummington, MASS, his birthplace, celebrated
the Tooth anniversary of the birth of wm Cullen
Bryant with grand exercises yesterday.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-08-17
Physicians Recommend
HOrsford,s Baking Powder.

Because il Is healthful and nutritious tick
cel- all others in baking strength. purity and
healthfulness. There j. no other powder like
il. Try il.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-08-17
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, |

STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, 90
LUCAS COUNTY, 90
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he is
the senior partner of the firm of f. j. CHENEY
& Co., doing business in the City of Toledo.
County and State aforesaid, and that said firm
will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case of CATARRH
that cannot be cured by the use of HALLS
CATARRH CURE. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence. this 9Th day of December A. D.
1885,
49,, A. w. GLEASON,
( SEAL Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. Send for testimonials. free.
f. J. CHENEY g. CO., Toledo, O.
ndT Sold by Druggists. zoe.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-08-17
THE REF0RMER.
FRIDAY, AUGUST II, 1894.

EIGHTEEN Vermont postoffices have been
burglarized and their safes blown open with
powder or dynamite during the present sum-
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-08-17

And in addition wooden goods are reduced
from an average rate of nearly 100 per cent to
40 per cent; soft coal and iron ore are re-
duced from - cents a ton to 40 cents.
The REFORMER has been persistentlv re-
peating all along that it was looming out all
right" So it is, but it hasn't quite yet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-30
sPRECKELS ASKS MORE.
Protection Not High Enough Yet to suit
the Sugar Trust

Protection Not High Enough Yet to suit
the Sugar Trust
SAN FRANcIscO. Nov. 30. I'm refer
ence to che Associated Press interview
with H. O. Havemeyer, president Of the
sugar refining company. Adolph Spreck-
els. director and secretary Of the CallfOr-
MA sugar refinery, said:
Il have read that Havemeyer inter-
view and l understand the exact condi-
ton of sugar refining in the eastern
states Havemeyer and his people con
troll the sugar trade Of all the country
east Of the issouri river and the Cali
fornia refinery controls pretty much all
west Of the river
Il think Havemeyer is right when be
saws that closing his re6neries viii throw
10000 people out Of work. The reason
they are to close is this. They cannot
compete with foreign sugars. The adj
ministratiOn has etfectually shut out the
sugar refining business in this country
German Urauulated sugar is laid down
leaves a margin Of six one huudredths of
a cent per pound on which to pay rein
erv charges and make a profit The thing
is simply absurd
In the east they pay refinery hands
ri. 20 per day. In Germany the wages
are S1l3 The trade cannot stand the
difference The German sugar is beet
SUGAR refined abroad. This market IS
now bringing in a great deal Of Chinese
smear that is refined by two English
firms in Hong Kong. They use raw
SUGAR from Batavia and the Philippine
Islands Those refineries en- ploy coOle
labor at 10 cents per day. There is only
one remedy and that IS protection
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-30
LOCAL MENTION.

Bank Commissioner Breidenthal went
to Russell last night and viii be in west
ern Kansas examining banks until early
next week.
The supreme court Judges have not
yet named the state librarian, and the
appointment is not now expected before
next Tuesday.
Governor Lewelling who went to his
home at Wichita Wednesday evening to
spend Thanksgiving with lis family, will
not return TO the executive office until
Tuesday of next week.
The 4. o. L. dance at K Of p hall
an east Sixth street, last night. was at
tended by more than two hundred peO-
pie. who had a nice time till twelve
o'clock
George " Jones Of Mound City, form
eriy assistant state superintendent Of
public instruction and later grand sec
rived in Topeka today. He says he is
not a candidate for the appointment of
assistant uperintendent under the COM
ing administration.
While the crowd was coming back
from the football game last evening, at
about six o'clock, one of the electric cars
broke an axle at the corner Of Tenth
street and Kansas avenue. The broken
car was a trailer, and was pushed out OF
the way by the crowd, and the other cars
went on with but few minutes delay.
The prisoners at the county Jail we're
not forgotten in the distribution of
Thanksgiving Day yesterday Sheriff
Burdge gave them a splendid spread,
and the jail people enjoyed their turkey
and cranberry sauce better perhaps than
the people outside The few prisoners
in the city jail did not fare SO we'll They
ate bread and potatoes and meat and cOf-
fee as usual
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-30
kOLB TO BE on HAND.

The Defeated PopuIist Candidate Pro-
poses to Set Up a Dual Governments
BIRMING HAM. Ala. Nov 3O--Reuben
F. Kolb, thrice defeated Populist can
didate for governor, left for Montgom-
cry with a small body guard yester-
day morning. lie stated before leaving
that ie would be inaugurated n Mont
gonrry Saturday at the same time
Governor Oates viii be inaugurated-
lie says he proposes nothing unlaw-
full sle expects to meet several
thousand of his followers and cOun-
sci with them as to further proceed
ings. looking to a dual government
Three thousand state troops viii be
III attendance with loaded guns to
meet Kolb's followers. Kolb viii not
be molested unless he commits some
overt act, and if he does ne viii be
taken in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-30

Me fader's got new Sunday suit er
close, y remarked one Of the little girls ia
Miss Winslow' s sewing class at the mis-
sion
Den why don't he never wear emf
asked another little girl triumphantly
Hush Katiei'' said Miss Winslow
softly. 4 have no doubt Maggie viii tell
us all about it in her own way
Yes miss. He can t wear 'em now
cose do pants IS gone, explained Maggie.
How did he come to lose them?"
He didn't lose 'eHn, miss Dey was
stolen"
'sThat is too bad. How did it happenf'
''We1l, you sec, miss, one day when he
was off to his work, and Inudder was
gone out to do a days washing fer Mrs.
Van Nobs, and I had taken the baby out
to the park to get the air, somebody bruk
into our room and stole me fader's new
Sunday pants on him. !"
stole them on him2 You don't mean
exactly that, do youy" asked Miss Wins
low, with an indulgent smile
Nav, she don't, -" cried Katie scornful-
". She don c know how to talk proper.
What she means is they stole them OF
him. New York World
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-30
NEWS OF KANSAS
A Newton Man Wants Paw for
His We'll Water.
Just Happened TO Think of 1t
After Eighteen Years.
OTHER STATE NEWS.
A Brakeman is Crushed Under
the Cars at Parsons.
OTHER STATE NEWS.

NEWTON, Nov. ANDY Hackney Of
Highland township has just decided that
he wants rental for the use of his well
after it has been used for eighteen years
by the school children of the district
Eighteen years ago district school
house No. 81 was built diagonally across
the road from his home. As his well
was convenient to the handful of school
children that attended from the district.
it was used by them. No objection was
made by Dir. Hackney.
The school board recently decided to
dig well for the school house and one
was put down at total cost of $4S.
Now comes Mr. Hackney with an idea
learned OF a new school. He viii collect
rental for the use Of the water that the
school children have used in eighteen
years to quench their thirst He sues
the school board for 10 per cent of the
value of the new we'll and pump for
eighteen years, or a total of $50 40.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-30
BY A TRA!N
An Engine Runs Into a Football
Team at a Crossing
Three Are Killed and Twelve
Are Injured.
GROUND TO PIECES.
PLAYERS Hurled from Wagon and
Frightfully Hurt

SoUTHBRIDGE, Mass, Nov. 80. This
place was the scene Of an awful
calamity yesterday. resulting IN the
instant death of three young men,
fatally injuring one and seriously in
juring twelve others. The South
bridge football eleven was scheduled
to play game with the eleven Of the
Worcester Poly teehnic institute here.
and was passing across the tracks Of
the New York and New England
road ip a large wagon. when the We
hicle was struck by a passenger engine
and completely demolished d. Its
occupants We're scattered in every di-
reetiOn. three men bers of the eleven
being killed outright. Some were
thrown into the air a dozen feet
away while others went down under
the wheels and were ground into
mangled and bleeding mass of flesh
with but slight resem blance to human
forms.
The train was not brought to a
standstill until it had proceeded near
~ a mile down the track The dead
and injured are. Dead-Charles
Gauthier Victor Nelson. Joseph Cook.
Fatally injured Street. quarterback
of Williams college eleven. who was
to re feree the game.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-30

DR.. Bowling Of New York was speaking
of the incompatibility of a union Of church
and state in this country. He said.
Patrick and Biddy had been a long
time married, but did not get along well
together, for they We're almost continually
ouarreling. 1t happened, however, that
one day when they were sitting together
opposite the fire in came the cat and dog
and lay down between them and the fire
and also opposite each other. Presently
Biddy speaks up and says. Faith, Pat
rick, isn't IL a shame we should be always
quarrelings See the cat and the dog, how
peaceably they get along.
Och, Biddy, sure, and it isn't fair
comparison at all. just tie them togeth
er and see how they il act. -AIiddleropn
Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-30

KANSAS CITY, Nov. -CATTLE-Re-
ceipts, $500; shipments. 4.2OO. Best
strong to 1Oc higher; others steady
Texas steers, $2.OO025O: Texas cows
$13502. 25s beef steers, 81. 60615.75; ma
tive cows. $1.0O@13 70; stockers and feed
ers. $2.O0@3.50; bulls. SL2542 60
Hoes Receipts. 1890; shipments,
800 Market opened weak at sc lower
Bulk of sales. $44O@455; heavies, 40
@465; packers. $44O@4.65; mixed. 81 30
a 55; lights, 81 O00435; workers., 81 80
"a 30; pigs. $275@395.
SHEER Receipts. $500; shipments,
1, 100 Market firm and active
WHEAT-1c higher. No. hard. 52c.
No ? red, SOC; rejected, 46c. Sample
sales f. O. b.. Mississippi river: No. 2 hard
5945915c; No. ? red, 560561sc.
CORN=1zc higher. No mixed. Al u
642c; No. white. 4215M4258c
OATs-Steady. No 2 mixed 3O15031c:
No white, 30Q31c
RYE~No 2 nominally 4704Sc
Flax SEED-Dull at $13301135
BRAN-Firm at 610z63c.
HAY-Steady- Timothy, $Z5OM9OO:
prairie. $700nSOO
BUTTER=DulL Creameries. 16n22c:
dairy. 13016c.
EGGs-Weak at 1Sc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-30
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to the
State journal.


CHICAGO. Nov. Wheat was strong
and active here on better abies. Since
Wednesdays close. Liverpool advanced
/ &c and the northwestern receipts were
less than last year, out the partial break
ing Of the drought was = damper on the
market and trade was less animated than
expected. May started a shade higher
at from 597s Q16O18c and advanced to
6015c. Later the market receded to
6O14c
Corn was strong and higher in sympa-
thy with wheat on good outside buying
NJ ay opened &c higher at 4918c, declined
Zee and advanced to 491504958c
Oats May opened &c higher at 3215c
and advanced to 3216@325sc in sympathy
with corn.
Provisions were .lronger. January
pork opened TIC higher at $121O and
declined to $12O5. January lard started
sc higher at $7O715 and declined to 81
Estimates for two days: Wheat 100
cars. corn 735 cars, oats $50 cars, hogs
$4,000 head
HOGs-Receipts today, 10000: official
receipts w Wednesday, 2S,310; shipments
Wednesday, 1851; left over about 7,40O.
Quality continuous fair. Market moder-
ately active and prices steady. Sales
ranged at $375M4.5O for light, $4,000
Las for rough packing, 81 20047 for
mixed, 81 5O054S5 for heavy packing
and shipping lots, and $24OQ41O for
pigs.
CATTLE Receipts, 10000 Market ac-
tive and firm at an advance of 501Oc.
SHEEP-Keceipts, 5000. Market fairly
active and firm.