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The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-23
WORLD OF SCIENCE.
SOME NOTES OF THE PROGRESS OF
THIS WONDERFUL AGE.
Photogrnphing Star Light.

1t is possible to measure the light OF
the stars and planets by photography,
but this is Il slow process, ana during
the last year an almost instantaneous
method of measurement has been de
veoped in Ireland. This consists in
the use. in place OF the eyepiece of a
telescope, of very sensitive photoe
electric cell, which is connected with
specially constructed electrometer.
The photoelcctric cell, las now employed
at Mr.. Wilson's observatory at Dara-
mona, consists essentially of glass
cell containing the liquid oenanthol,
one side of the cell having an aperture
closed by IA quartz window, while a
glass tube having Il tightly fitting al
minimum wire passes through the OPP
posite side of the cell nearly to this
window. The outer end of the alum
mum wire is connected by platinum
wire to one pole of the electrOmeter.
and a platinum wire in the bottom of
the cell passes TO the other pole. The
inner end of the aluminium wire is
made sensitive by the coating of aleni
um, and when light passes through the
quartz window and falls On the salem
ium. the latter receives positive cleo
tric charge and the liquid negative
one, the difference of potential being
indicated by the electrometer An
ordinary paraiiine candle at a distance
of nine feet produces an eectromotive
force of about .03 volt or 3 100 that Of
"a Daniel cell The light Of Vega as
concentrated in a two-foot revolving
telescope is slightly greater than this,
while that of Arcturus is 80 of that of
the candle, and that of Saturn or Reg
ulas is 90 Starlight is thus shown
to be an easily measurable quantity.
The values obtained agree fairly well,
for stars of similar color, with the
photometric measures of magnitudes-
obtained by netting the thickness of
glass prisms that eXtingush the light
hitherto employed by astronomers.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-23

Mrs + K Spaulding of Springfield,
Mass, is guest at Rufus Spaulding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Burd of Spring
field. have been visiting at Luther
Waketeld's s.
Mr.. and Mrs. Silas W Howe from
Worcester, Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Person 5 of West Bridgewater, Silas G..
Warren of Rutland and Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur S. Warren FROM Ludlow were
guests at f. c. Warren's the first of
the week.
Luther Wakefield has been repair
ing the ilume to his saw mill and now
has large force of men building IA
dam.
Ernest W. Spaulding, who has been
i'll with spinal meningitis,
is 'reported better land hopes are had
for his recovery.
Cyrus Davis of johnson has been in
town the guest of Sharon J. Converse.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-23
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Ludlow.

Rev. j. b. Reardon and his wife OF
Westfield, Mass, are visiting in town.
Rev. n. A. Hyde will preach at the
Congregationaist church next Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. j. M. Hullow Of Yves.
ton, Mass, are at i. ii. Tappers.
Mr.. and Mrs Silas W. Howe of Wor
cester, Mass. are here visiting Mrs.
Howe's father, III. G. Warren.
Rev. $. Fl. Robinson exchanged
pulpits last Sunday with Rev. A. f.
.Atwater.
Mrs. r. l.. Oliver, who has been at
Judge Walkers several weeks, has re-
turned to her home in New York.
Seventy one tickets were sold here
Wednesday for the excursion, to Platts
burgh, N. Y.
L.. c. Howe has bought John Bal
lard's interest in the livery business of
Howe x Ballard.
Miss Orietta Kingsbury of New York
city and B. "A Wilder of Troy, N.
y, are in town.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-23

Others to the cemetery here.
The Universalist camp meeting opens
at Spotford Lake to-day to continue fol
three days
There was reunion at the Univers-
alist church in Westmoreland last week
Wednesday of the pupils of West
moreland Valley Seminary a select
school taught by Rev. DR.. S. II. Nc
Collister now of Marlboro in 1S5S-61
during his settlement at Westmoreland.
There were nearly $50 of the old pu-
pills present. DIR. E. A. Kemp of
Danvers, Mass, was president of the
day, Geo. j. Bennett chairman of the
committee on arrangements and adj
dresses were made by DR.. McCollester,
Isaac Derby, Esq, of Charleston,
Mass, Rev. j. l.. Seward of Allston,
Mass, Willard Bill of Westmoreland,
who made most excellent toastmaster
for the post prandial exercises f. l..
Pithcrer of Keene, Chas. Clarke of
Marlboro, j. l.. Houghton of Walpole,
VIM. Wilder of Gilsum. Mrs. Belle
Fisk Smith of Dublin, and Winslow
Partridge of Chesterfield. An original
hymn by Mrs. Charlotte (Ellis) Hol-
man of Hinsdale and two original
poems by Mrs. Holman and Mrs. Nellie
Keith Edwards of Monitor, Pa, add
ed zest to the occasion.
c. W. Wyman fell backwards seven
or eight feet from shed on which he
was at work at Keene last week We'd
nesday. He struck on the back of the
head and shoulders on some stones
and perhaps suffered spinal injury.
as he was hardly able to move for sew
eral days.
The Cliff house at Lake Warren in
Alstead was raided last week Thursday
and the proprietor fined $50 and costs
for keeping liquor.
The house. barns and shed of NJ. l..
Parker at East Harrisvile with - tons
of hay and some of the furniture and
other contents were destroyed by fire
Friday morning. The insurance was
$500. The fire is thought to have been
incendiary, perhaps set by some tramp
or peddler smoking in the barn whore
the blaze started
The Cheshire county Pomona grange
picnicked at East Sullivan Friday
with about go at the tables at Hon
d. W. Riggs.
The Univcrsalst campmeeting opens
at Spofford lake today to continue for
, dave
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-23
Scientific Notes.


! The belief that aluminium can be
used successfully in naval architecture
and because of its lightness will revo-
| lutioniZe ship building, receives a Sc
we're blow in the report of naval officers
who have been conducting experiments
with the metal. They find that the
action of salt water causes aluminium
to crumble into pieces.
One of the curious facts but recently
noted by the biologists and physiolo-
gists is that men have more red cor
puscles in their blood than women
have.
\ new method for identifying hand
writing is reported To have been dis
covered. 1t consists in enlarging the
letters 10y photography and measuring
the alteration due to beating of the
pulse
Among the various opinions express
ed as to the practical value of the
new substance. acetylene, is that re-
garding its relation TO the growing
need in many places and for numerous
purposes of a self contained source of
gas of high illuminating power. 1t is
considered that the bare fact of port
able solid substance being capable of
generating gas of the required quality
by mere contact with sufficiency of
water suggests numerous and most val
liable applications lights for vehicles
of all descriptions. including railway
cars: also where compressed oil gas
might be replaced by calcium carbide
and water: likewise signal lights and
buoys in positions to which access is
necessarily intermittent. and. too, the
domestic supply of isolated houses:
considerable scope is here presented
for a material fulfilling the prime con
ditions of simplicity, certainty. and
safety in use. and. for purposes of the
kind named, the question of cost is al
together subsidiary.
The apple is an excellent brain food,
because il contains more phosphoric
acid in easily digested shape than any
other vegetable known. 1t excites the
action of the liver. promotes sound and
healthful sleep. and thoroughly disin-
fects the mouth.
The milk of the reindeer and its
cheese product are said to be most Eek
cellent for all lung diseases. The ma
tives. who live largely on the same.
are remarkably free from all forms of
disease and among the hardest and
most robust people in the world.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-23
PILES! PILES! PILES 4!

DR.. Williams Indian Pie Ointment will cure
Blind, Bleeding liberated and Itching Piles il
absorbs the tumors, allays the itching at once,
acts as poultice, gives instant relief DIR.
Williams Indian Pile Ointment is prepared only
for Piles and Itching of the private parts, and
nothing else Every box is guaranteed. Sold by
druggists, sent by mail, for SOC and 81 per box,
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-23

CHESHIRE COUNTY. n. II.
Iiinsdale.

The public library will be reopene(
| Wednesday. and this summers acquis
|itions. which number over 80 volumes
I will then be given to the public.
The village schools will reopen Mon
day Sept ?.
Chas. f. Barrett has traded his farm
to Chas. S. Smith of Fitchburg. Mr..
Barrett taking a house in exchange.
Exchange made through Crown and
Morse, agency of Brattleboro.
The Universalists will hold their
annual Sunday school picnic at Spot
| ford Lake Saturday.
The High school alumnae at their
meeting with Miss Jessie Bardwill
elected these officers Harriet Spooner,
president: Grace Day. vice president :
Caroline b. Howe. secretary; C..
Francis Delphy, treasurer; Caroline
B. Howe, Charlotte Slate, Bessie
Mason, Elizabeth Roark and Frank
| archibald, executive committee.
The farmers report the best tobacco
crop for three years, sound and fine in
color and with no damage from the
tobacco worm.
Andrew Hildreth got IA badly cut foot
while bathing in the canal the other
|day.
Twenty five ladies of Queen Esther
| lodge Of Rebekahs were pleasantly en-
tertained by Mrs. c. \. Fletcher at a
birthday party the l4th.
Lorenzo Stebbins is building blind
Hume in the canal extending from the
Jennings Griffin Mfg Co. shop to the
wheel pit
Miss Emma L. Cooper of Lebanon,
IN. H., is the guest of the Misses Bar
rows, D. Matt Bartlett, secretary of
| the Nashua Young Mems Christian as
|sociation, is in town for a few days. -
Rev. J. L. Felt of Suncock, n. H.,
formerly pastor of the local Methodist
church, paid his Hinsdale friends "a
short visit last week. E. b. Sanderson
|of Sanderson Bros. clothiers, of Water
bury Is visiting his parents for a week.
Mrs Esther Dickinson is at Broad
Brook, ct, as the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. C.. Werner. Miss Estelle
|Spencer is at Littleton, n. Ill. Miss
|Stella Spencer is on three weeks
vacation at Littleton, n. H., and
Rochester, Vt Rev. j. H. Knott and
family are spending few weeks at
Welrs and Jefferson. VIM. Royce and
son have returned from few days
|llsit at Charleston, vt. Mrs. VIM.
|Growley of Hartford, Conn, is guest
LAT her fathers, John Donovan's. Mr..
|Efowley spent Sunday with her. Mrs.
Edward Frazier is the guest for a few
weeks of Mrs. d. Belleville, with whom
Enc returned from Brockton, Mass. -
Frank Kelley returned Saturday from
|the Carney hospital in Boston where
ne has been for ten weeks for an oper
alton on his hip. l.. Stafford and
family leave next week to spend Sep
|!ember IN Chicago. Rev. FIR. O'Neil
Us Is mentioning for fortnight at Lake
" lhnlpesaugee. Mrs. f. p Dole of
|heene Is at her fathers, S. O. Daven
port s at Maplewood farm.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-23
Electric Propulsion for Canals.

In view of the marked success which
has attended the application of cleo
tric power To street railroads it is nat.
ural that these interested in the oper.
alton of canals should seek to secure
the adoption of electricity for the pro.
pulsion Of boats on those water ways.
The project has been frequently dis.
cussed but no genuine effort has been
made heretofore 10 test the practica-
bility Of the scheme. 1t is now an.
nounccd that Il contract has been made
between the Cataract General Electric
company and the Trenton Iron works
Of New Jersey for the construction and
equipment of an experimental system
for canal boat propulsions TO be built
somewhere along the banks of the Erie
canal
1t is stated that the men interested
in the experiment have decided to
equip line four miles in length.
which will be completed within sixty
days. II is proposed to erect line of
steel poles along each bank of the
canal, and upon the tops of the poles
will be placed steel cable one and
one half inches in diameter. From
the top cable will be suspended tray
eller or car which viii operate on that
cable.
Z. L. Il. 81 \. ..a,t,
the lower cable will make three turns
and this shaft is operated by a Tesla
motor. The current of electricity will
enter the motor from the upper cable
and be discharged through the lower
cable. The cars will tow canal boats.
and be operated by motorman as are
electric cars.
1t is claimed that a method of ap
plying electric power similar to that
described is now in operation in the
lodging districts of North Carolina, and
those in a position To know can see no
reason why it should not be used with
success To propel canal boats. If the
experiment proves to be a success il is
expected that all the canals in New
York state will he equipped with the
system: for the last Legislature at Al
bany passed an act authorizing the
Cataract General Electric company to
equip canals of the state with such a
system and to supply boat owners with
such propulsion at a rate not TO exceed
$50 per annum per horse power. If this
is done, it will mark the beginning of
a new era in the prosperity of the
canal system of the Empire state, and
add one more to the victories of elec
tric power.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-23

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria-
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria-
When she had Children, she gavethem Castoria
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-23

n h''4 ! forget the grove meeting at
~ o. i-aKe the Sd, oath and 18th.
h. I Lles Clark of Springfield, who
No. no. "e ,'il, here for few days in com
;aL! with another gentlemen in four
nis,ll uiFs, caught ninety pounds of
30 P.asH haSs.-Fred Randall and Miss
Ss, una Davis returned from New York
...l'l Mr.. and Mrs. Larkin Farr
CO. lh1 day before Mr.. and Mrs.
ba, a'i's tarr and daughter are visiting
beie.-Miss Carrie Brown is visiting
isil's e y. florence. at o. +. Ran
warren Farr Is visiting his
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-23

heH' Mr., Sinnett is enjoying his va
t fa; lie was accompanied by his
Durlng the shower last week Monday
!, valuable colt on the farm of Mr..
lightning.
Inc Methodist ladies will hold their
trnl1l u! meeting at the parsonage next
week eel Wednesday.
Inc camp meeting was well attend
Il id rs !oputford Fish and Game league
au lhelr annual dinner at Pine Grove
llilSs hotel. on SATURDAY..
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-23

There is renewed talk in Washington
and New York of EX Secretary W. C..
Whitney as Democratic presidential
candidate. and Mr. Cleveland is said
to favor him. Mr.. Whitney, who is IA
politician in every fiber of his being
does not hurt his chances by any show
of eagerness. He says he has a great
distaste for political life.
Connecticut's new good roads law is
now in operation, and the towns are
beginning to avail themselves of il.
The law provides that any town with
a grand list of 81. 600. 600 may appropri-
ate $1,000 annually for the Improvement
of its common highways. and will then
receive an equal amount from the state
ana from the county.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-23
FRANKLIN COUNTY. MASS.
BernardstOn Man Injured.

Samuel \. Atherton. the soap man
ufacturer of Bernardston, collided with
another team while driving in that
place Friday and was severely injured
internally. He is 10 years old.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-23

aunt, Mrs. Sarah Farr and other rea-
tives Mrs. Harriet Chamberlain and
Miss Anna Chamberlain have been
here for few days experimenting the
removal of the bodies of Mrs. Cham
berlain's grandparents and several
others to the cemetery here.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-23

Bert Rogers of Bethel recently killed
a COW that had seemed ailing for some
time, but the trouble could not be ex
actly located. The post norton dis
closed common wire buttonhook lying
transversely in the throat of the COW,
that must have lain there for ten
months, as the cows sickness dated
that time ago.
jerome Washburn of Woodstock
stepped on chicken while descending
the stairs in his barn the other day
and in trying to avoid crushing it he
lost his balance and fell. striking
against a box at the foot of the stairs
and breaking one rib.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-23
Weston.

Mr.. and Mrs Frank Haynes of
Allentown. Pa, are visiting relatives
in town.
Miss Leona Drury is home from Bos
ton on a vacation.
Rev. f. G. Carpenter and wife of
Clinton, Conn, are the guests of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cummings Hale.
Miss Mary Spaulding has been Wis
iting relatives in Thetford
Charles Kimball of New York city is
spending his vacation with his moth
er, Mrs. W. W. Manning.
Miss Hattie Winship is visiting her
father. jerome Winship.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Chavenelle of De
troit. Mich. have been visiting rela-
tives in town.
Mrs. Sarah Davis is stopping a
while with her sister, Mrs. VIM.
.Iaquith,
Charlie Hannum is home from Bos-
ton on his annual vacation.
The Iuka vidette., 1895-04-04


Miss Bailey and Mr.. Burrows, of
Slate Springs; Miss Matte +. Stokes,
OF Corona; Mr.. Edgar Atkins, of White
sulphur; Mr.. Morgan, of Water Valley;
Mr.. d. A. Neal and son and Misses
Mary and Annie McRae, OF Highland; /;
Mssrs Chalker and Gray, of Milford.
Tenn; Misses Brown, DeWoody. and
Payne, of Iuka. and Miss Keys, OF
Rossville, Tenn, are among the new
students registered for the next term.
We regret that Mr. Holder, of Ha M
lot, and Mr.. Copeland, of Rector, Ark, i,
have returned to their homes.
Mrs. Norine Law, of Michigan, who
will lecture in the NJ +. church next
Sunday evening, will be an apprecia'
ted guest in the hoele
The last fint.es were unusually in
terestlng. The irrepressible McGougt
in his speech on Dayy Crockett made
the hit of the evening, and was greet
ed with bursts OF applause.
The Iuka vidette., 1895-04-04
Observation-Disclosures
ALI, FREE.

Those who have used DR.. King s
New Discovery know its value, and
those who have not, have now the OPP
portunity to trr it Free. Call on the
advertised Druggist and get trial
bottle, Free. Send your name and
address to II. E. Bucklen g. Co.,
Chicago. and get sample box of DR..
Kings New Life, Pills Free, as well as
a copy of Guide to Health and House
hold Instructor, Free. All which is
guaranteed to do you good and cost
you nothing. j. II. Moore Drug Store
The Iuka vidette., 1895-04-04

Miss Yates. of Maine, thinks the
South Is fast going to the demnition
bowows and the only hope for it's sal.
walton lies in franchising the women.
When the negro women vote her views
and supremacy is no longer in the
hands of the white people, no doubt
Miss Yates will have her hearts desire
and look upon this as the lcng search
for Utopia.
The Iuka vidette., 1895-04-04
IUKA CHURCH DIRECTORY.

METHODIST Services every Sunday, and
at night at O'Clock. Sunday school at
9:3l Prayer meeting every Wednes BY
uight. W. W. WooLARD, Z. In [.
BAPTIST Services and Sundays. Sun
day school at Q, G. I. Howerton, Supt. Pray
er meeting every Monday night. Miss Mar
ina Dugger, organist. l.. r. BURROWS, Pastor.
EPIscoPAL-Services occasionally, Sum
day school ut 9:30. No regular pastor.
PRESBYTERIAN - Services occasionally,
sun day school at 9:30 o'clock. No regular
pastor.
OHRIsTIAN-Services occasionally. Sun
day school at $3.50 o'clock. No regular
Ip
The Iuka vidette., 1895-04-04
Bucklen's ArnIca SaIve.

The best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheuul. Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns and all Skin Eruptions and positively
cures Piles, or no pay required, 1t is guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction or money
refunded. Price 21 cents per box. Fo r
sale by J. IL. Moo
The Iuka vidette., 1895-04-04

1t will be an agreeable surprise to
persons subject to attacks of bilious
collie to learn that prompt relief may
be had by taking Cham berlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy In
many instances the attack may be pre-
vented by taking this remedy as soon
as the first symptoms of the disease
appear. 25 and 30 cent bottles for
sale by j. II. Moore.
The Iuka vidette., 1895-04-04
Southern Building and Loan Asso-
CiatiOn,

Southern Building and Loan Asso-
citation.
The above reliable loan company, of
Huntsville, Ala, have an extensive
business in this State, and all over the
South are well known as one OF the
most solid financial institutions in the
country, never having over u million
dollars in loans ON real estate. Mr.
j. w. Jourdan, of this place, has bsen
appointed general manager of the
company in Mississippi. For five years
Mr.. Jourdan has served this company
in Alabama and Mississippi as special
agent. and his experience thus ac-
| quired coupled with his superior bust
ness qualifications, make him peculi-
arly fitted for the appointment which
he has just received During his five
years service he made a very large
number of loans, but without losing a
dollar for the company all the time,
! placing him at once in their conf
dence as regards his ability to manage
their affairs in Mississippi. His duties
will be to travel and work up new
business in all the good towns of the
State and appoint local agents
wherever business justifies it.
| Mr.. Jourdan will continue to make
| his headquarters at Iuka. and all cor
! respondence relative to the Mississippi
business will reach him by addressing
him at this place. He leaves in few
days for jackson and Meridian where
the company now has large business,
and which will doubtless be doubled
during the year. The place is UNDER
| stood TO be u paying one. and we con-
gratulate Mr.. Jourdan upon his good
fortune in receiving the appointment.
The Iuka vidette., 1895-04-04

Mr.. J, j. Chambers is a man who
knows the value Of printers ink, and,
accordingly, has placed handsome
ad. in the VIDETTE. which is to be
found ia another column. In addition
to the regular stock he has already
been handling. he is now making
preparation to supply the public with
cold drinks, such as milk shake,
lemonade, soda water, etc. Mr.. Cham
bers has long been citizen of this
county and his friends are many.
No doubt they win remember him as
they should when ia need Of anything
in his line.
The Iuka vidette., 1895-04-04

Mr.. VIII Merrill has had the May
fi,ld house repaired and repainted un-
til it presents a splendid and entirely
new appearance Under the the skill
tul workmanship of Mr. j. l.. Mill
saps. Mr.. Merrill will IN the future
occupy the building for his private
residence.
The Iuka vidette., 1895-04-04
Nonresident Notice.

State of Mississippi.
TO Geo. Fl. Rule, James Rule, Margaret
Boyd, Jane Still and Margarett Calwell
heirs at law of John Harvey late OF Tisho-
mingo county deceased. You are COM
manded to appear before the Chancery
Court of Tishomingo county mississippi on
the first Nj onday of June 1895, to show
cause If any you have why the final act OF
A. T. scruggs Administrator d. b; N, OF
John Harvey deceased with said estate
should not be approved and confirmed and
said Administration discharged
March Goth, 1895.
At P. W. PATTERSON, Clerk
The Iuka vidette., 1895-04-04

H. Il. Coleman, OF Louisville, KY /.
Mason OF high rank who has trav-
eled the world over, delivered u lee
turs to the Lodge at this place last
Friday night. He had been to the
Holy Land and located the spot in a
chamber OF tho ruins of Solomon's
Temple where the Masonic order had
its foundation.
The Iuka vidette., 1895-04-04

In presenting the name Of Mr.. +. D.
Glenn to our reader we do not hesi-
tate in saying to them that he is fully
competent to discharge the duties of
the Circuit Clerks uliice. A sound,
upright, loyal democrat who will do
his duty at AL times and under all
circumstances. He is fully identified
with the people and has been one OF
them for long time. His experience
and education come in for a share Of
consideration and no doubt his many
taleuts and claims ON the people will
become known and appreciated be-
fore election day comes around.