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The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-03

Turn a thinker loose. and you shake
{ he world.
A good laugh is sunshine in a house.
1-Thackery.
The truest end Of life is TO know
that life never ends.
The enyious man grows lean at the
excess of his neighbor. Horace.
The spirit of a PERSONS life is eveI
shedding some power, Just as a power
il steadily bestowing fragrance upon
the air. II. Starr King.
Times gradual touch has moldered
into beauty many q tower, when
when # frowned with all it's battle
ments, was only terrible. Mason.
The angels may have wider spheres
~ action. may have nobler forms OF
dufy. but right with them and with
no Is one and the same thing. Una
pin. -.
There is SO little to redeem the ory
m ass of follies and errors from "hic''
the materials Of this life are coil-
poeed, that anything to love or . rey,
erence becomes, as it we're, b Sapoa'n
Tor the mind. -Bulwer.
II men could learn from history,
what lessons it might teach ns. bu,
nassion and party blind our eyes, ana
he iipht which experience gives Is Z
iontarn IN the stern which shines only
on the waves behind us. -Coleridge'
Notbing more powerfully argues =
life beyond this than the failure Of
;ds.is here. Each gives us only rag
ments Of humanity, of heart Of mind
of charity, Of love and Of virtue
Anon. ..
The instincts of the ant are yer.
unimportant considered lss a. as rs .hs al'i i.
seen TO extend from u 10 man mnnito,
little drudge is seen to be a mont.ol
= at little body with a mighty heart the eI
s%ecently observed, that it never sleeps
nanome sublime. Emerson.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-03

Race Record2.l5. Sire Madison Wilkes. 2.24 "a

By George Wilkes, 2:az; dam. Lady Maude,
by Young Trustee.
Linden was foaled July q, 1886, is a rich bay in col.
OF, stands is-a and weighs .ro75 pounds. He is OF
Linden has proved himself a game race horse, and his
record Of 2:I5 is no limit Of his speed, as he has re-
peatedly shown quarters in 81 seconds. He took hrst
boro, Vermont. 1903 and also 1895. He is a very at
tractiye horse, and has many admirers.
Linden will make the season Of 1895 at Brattleboro
VI, on the Fair grounds, where he can be seen after
No. I Chestnut ST., Brattleboro, who now has him at
his stable. 80
Linden is getting some very nice colts which will no
doubt be heard from later on.
Terms 925, with usual return privileges
Circnlars sent on application, giving pedigree, &c
address. J.. T.. CLARK,
~ Holyoke, Mass.
.7mosj c.. C. WINCHESTER,
Or, No. l Chestn' 4. Brat'leboro. VI,
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-03

PASSENGER TRAINS FROM THE ss Sc
Leave windsor, a.ob. 10 s.m.' l.s'' S~
pm, mixed. ss an, LII ao2.
20 sues %1; %'s iesre Br.tleporo for s spTalsS
$50 am. Leave Springfield TOE
500 pm p... Art.
Nov. 18th, lss1.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-03
$50. for sick Headache.

oadochs caused undoubtedly by dls.
nea liver OF stomach. The pes.
oaue.i that can be obtained for tnia
remea ass'n@ complaint is found n
Meods' pills. These pills are SO mic
d n1 nentle in action, yet SO thor
sna GINA hat they give perfect satisfac-
t t,nn' They cure sick headache, !iI ,a
d dion sour stomach and all liver lis us
T d1c, break up colds and fevers ano
nreyent the grip.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-03
HERE AND HEREAFTER.
THE MYSTICAL RIv Err.

There's q mystical river In the far-away =
And II borders an unknown land,
And countless throngs, Though unaware,
Are walking along the strand.
A little child Is drawing near,
On the brink she takes her stand;
Viii a puzzled look in her serious eyes,
As she watches a reckoning hand.
But a sweet voice calls, "Come over, my child
She starts-and pauses M more,
But fix s her sweet eyes on the shadowy form
That stands on the other shore.
But bark! Hear that shrek that startles the
air,
And overwhelmingly stands q man,
With horror and fear In his eyes, MS he looks
Across the unknown land.
Then Ills DER. A woman now slowly comes
forth,
Most slowly and falters oft;
While dim eyes gaze as If to pierce
The mystic veil. Then soft
A voice falls on the evening air,
"And the weary are at rest"
Then a sweet smile steals across her race,
As she sinks to the rivers breast.
Some sweet day in the far-away
Wen all cross that shining strand,
And pass over the Mystical River OF DEAN,
And explore that unknown Land.
"Where the wicked cease from troubling"
And the world worn soul Opprest,
VIII be lightened of all It's furden,
sand the weary will be at rest"
-tNelie WOmack, CoVington,S ia.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-03
DoaTou AND MAINE z. T..
C.,nectacut River Division
n.sarvovp GOING SOUTH.

PASSENGER TRAINS GOING Sosrn = m
Leave Bellows Falls a.lo, a's' s-'''
da,iy? Windsor 100, s.s5. $50. li.5sp!m' dally'
..a..,arn rp.,Ns FROM THE SOUTH.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-03
P.p.o. KILLS BUGS. P.p.o.

This great discovery 10 sure death 70 al nce
rant and rose bushes. kjns Nee and nees on
poultry, dogs, cats and all animals; kills ticks on
sheep and stimulates growth OF wool. hiIls De0
bugs, etc. Is the only remedy known that pre-
vents the eggs or nits from Matching, thereby
stopping breeding. Is harmless TO human pe-
ings and will not injure the finest fabrics. IN
dispensible for farmers, nurserymen. poultry
breeders, etc. Price % cents for ! ID. packaee,
lbs. in bulk for d. Sold by. drvggiste. FRO
GERS. grain stores or c. e. Ordway. Gent AT.
PrOctorsyille, Vt. Worcester Compound Co.,
r. o. Box 749, Worcester. Mast. AIMS.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-03
LEGAL NOTICES.

CTATE OF VERMONT, Windham C0ul
= Court, September Term, 1856. Andrew
Boomer We, Millie May Boomer.
Whereas Andrew F. Boomer OF Putneys,
said County of Windham, on the 2yh Day
June, 1885, filed In the Office of the clerk u I
MilIie May Boomer, setting forth his IAN
marriage to the said Mile May and his q
depce within this state and county. And 2
ON. 10 wit. the 5th and It'll DAYS OF june, l5Sdk
windsor. In the count OF windsor. the z
Millie May did commit the crime or a0uit
With one John g. Bryant, and that on, to Wit
the first day of April, ls9', and on diver. @
DAYS and times during the said year, le4t
said Putney, the said Mile May did commits Z
crime OF adulusyy with said John q. Bryant
others to your petitioners unknown. MO-
said cause, praying that q divorce may pc
creed 10 him from the said Mlllie MAY ANIL ~
pearing that the said Mile May Boomer - 4
without the state of Vermont andin paFss
known. I"
IL is ordered that the said Millie May Boo
be required to appear before the said cour
the second Tuesday of September, 1851, tine a
day Of the next stated term thereof, atf
fame, In said county, and make nnsWer y
said libel; that the libellant shall cause tnl
der, with the substance Of said libel a. .
set forth, to be published In the Winhs
County REFoRNER, y newspaper pubfent
Brattleboro, In said county, three weoksN
cessiyely. the last publication to be al leas
weeks previous to the said next stated UIs
said court.
county, this 18th day of june leg,
WATERMAN, MARTIN 4 HIT. xayl
LibelIant.
raugI Chesterfield. n.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-02-06
GOING UPSTAIRS.
To Do This Gracefully Is to Be, Accon,-
plfshed.


The woman who finds herself at the
top of flight of stairs, breathless and
exhausted, gasping and blowing in a
distressing manner, has undergone an
awful physical strain. The heart and
the stomach have been made to do
double duty that of the lungs and their,
own combined, with more often onIv
one-half of the room required to do it
In, from the COMPRISING force of the
stays. Consequently, one Of the most
graceful actions that a woman is called
on most often to illustrate is, trans
formed. by the ignorance OF few rules
of physical culture, into one of the most
Eudlcrous and sorry sights imaginable.
The woman who clutches her skirts
IN front midway between the hip and
the knee beads her body from the hips
almost in bow and drags up, labor
iously exhausting her vital energies at
every step, s making foolish and a.
ridiculous mistake, for which she suf--
fers severely long before arriving at
the top.
One of the handsomest pictures paint
ed of feminine beauty is that of a love-.
ty woman ascending a fine, old stair
case. Her slender figure is gracefully
erect, her lovely face on the column
like throat turned half over her shout
der. The arms are bare, and droop,
with perfectly natural grace to her
knees, where the silken skirts are
daintily lifted to allow the free play of
tiny, slippered feet. The lady is in the,
act of ascending, and seems to float up
ward, the personification OF grace it
self.
One fmagines that he can see her catcfn
her si1ken skirt at either Knee lifting
it just to the ankle, expand her chest.
hold her shoulders we'll back and her
arms down. Then the slender body
rests squarely on The hips, not drag
ging forward, and, standing perfectly
erect, she glides upward, easily and
gracefufEy.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-02-06
DIVORCE IN TURKEY.
The Only Formality Is the Return of the
Brides DOwry.


Brides DOwry.
Divorce in Turkey is obtained with a
facility which would surprise even our
transatlantic cousins. As easily as
Abraham cast forth Hagar, the bond
woman, and her Child, so also can the
Turk open the door of his harem and
send out into the world the woman who
no longer pleases him. He has but to
give her back her dover and personal
effects. In the upper classes, however.
certain legal formalities are gone
through, and indeed, as the lady is
usually protected by her parents, di-
vorce is, comparatively speaking, rare.
There are instances, however, in Con-
stantinople of ladies in the highest Of
fetal circles who are not yet very far
advanced in years, who have been di-
yorced twice, thrice, and even ten times.
Among the lower orders divorce may be
described as farce. Many girls who
are not yet 20 years of age have been
divorced and remarked q dozen times.
The surprises of divorces are among
the most amusing features of Turkish
social life. A very great parsonage,
second only to the sultan in rank, I'M
less, indeed, it be the Sheik VI Islam.
married some few years ago, when his
position was very inferior to what it is
at present, highly educated lady, of
good connection and fortune, but, ac-
cording to his excellency's version of
the story, of ungovernable temper.
Within the year they were divorced and
remarked. The lady soon fosnd
her new husband disagreeable, and
was once more divorced. 1t must be
remembered that if Turk can divorce
his wife, she can only divorce him at
his pleasure by making herself as I'M
pleasant to h;m as possible. In former
times he tied her up in a sack and had
her dropped into the Bosphorus. To-
day he divorces her.
To return to the lady in question.
The next time she was heard of by her
friends was as a teacher in the Moham-
medan high school for girls at Scutari.
A few years back she was selected as
governess for the children of the
khediva, and is now her highness' pri-
vate secretary, in which quality she ac-
companied her imperial mistress to
Constantinople last year and actually
found herself seated at state ban
4uet at Yildiz Kiosk next to the third
wife of her first husbnd, who quietly
asked her who she was. Tableau! The
ease with which divorce can be OBJ
tanned in Turkey leads to many abuses
and creates IA state of affairs not I'M
like our prostitution.-Fortnightly Re-
view.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-02-06
PRETTY JAPANESE INTERIOR.
How the Effect Can Be Obtained at Little
Cost.

NOSts
A japanese interior will always be in
favor with persons of moderate means,
because so good an effect NAV be OBJ
tanned at so slight cost. Hang the wall
from Dashboard to ceiling with cart
ridge paper of dull old red, Stimulating
frieze by setting the bamboo picture
rail IS inches below the ceiling. Form
dado and panels with bamboo, and
stencil both dado and frieze with Jap
anese designs in bronze and copper
Put greenish white cream mating on
the floor, and spread it with jute rugs
in imitation of Daghestan and Kazac,
and some of these limitations are really
wonderful.
There must not be single picture on
the walls. The divan must be Iowa
spring mattress laid directly on the
floor. Cover this with Japanese print,
and have pillows covered with Chiami
cloth, cotton crepe, and Japanese prints.
Over the head of the divan suspend
big Japanese umbrella, and also
over the head, but more to the right,
hang Japanese lamp, or, better still,
use standard lamp of terra Gotta, with
dragon decorations. Dark reddish
brown denim will answer admirably for
hangings in this room.
Have very few chairs, and let these
be of bamboo, but let the big pillows,
covered with japanese chintzes, take
their place. If this is parlor, let the
tea table be of bamboo and covered
with u bit of Japanese drapery; use a
Japanese tea service, and a gong Of
Japanese bronze. If it is a library let
the desk be of bamboo, as we'll as such
bookcases as are not built into the
walls.
For square hall few touches in the
way of Moorish iron hanging lantern,
bit of oriental drapery-if only of
chintz, hung over spear-a rug thrown
over the baiustrade above, jule rug on
the floor, ora seat built under Tie stairs
and covered with Japanese chintz or
Bagdad rug, will give the effect of a
newly-furnished hall.-N. Y. World.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-02-06
FIRESIDE FRAGMENTS.

III you possess coy corner with d
shelf at the top have zinc trough made
to fit it and fill this with some hardy
foliage and flower plants. They will
last long time and add greatly to the
beauty of the room.
Small pieces of toilet soap which
Gre too little to be used may be utilized.
Make bag of Turkish toweling about
seven inches square and put into it alt
the small pieces of soap. When it is.
three-quarters filled sew up the end and
use the bag as if it were cake of soap
Cream Toast with Poached Eggs
Prepare toast as usual. Lay each slice
IN saucer before adding dressing, and
then finish with delicately poached
egg. Eggs broken into separate sauce
dishes or patty pans, and steamed until
the whites are set, will present more
appetizing appearance than when
dropped into water.--N. Y. Ledger.
TO make pastry successfully, it is
important that it should not be much
handled, and that the hands should be-
cool. 1t isr in fact, acknowledged that
persons with cold hands make lighter
cakes than others, generally speaking.
For this reason a china rolling-pin will
be found preferable to one of wood
Liverpool Mercury.
Salmon Steak.-Steep for an hour
or so four middle-cut, good-sized sal
mon steaks with a glass of sweet oil.
salt and pepper and the juice of a lemon.
About half an hour before serving.
broil them light brown over charcoal
fire, and garnish with quartered lemons
and serve with a bowl of tartar sauce
Boston Budget.
Crumbs spread over the tops of
dishes should be mixed evenly with
melted butter over the fire This is =.
better method than having Jumps of
butter dotted over the crumbs after
they are spread. When the sauce bub-
bles through the crumbs on top of a.
scallop dish the cooking is completed
The Cook
Egg Dressing for Salads.-Take the.
yolk of one hard-boiled egg, one tea
spoonful of sugar, one-half teaspoon.
ful of salt, one teaspoonful of made
mustard and one tablespoonful of but
ter. Cream the ingredients and add
gradually two tablespoonfuls of vine
gar Chop the white of the egg fine and
add it to the salad. This is especially
desirable for cabbage, -Housekeeper.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-02-06
PATENTS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE.
Cost of Exclusive Rights tor an Intricate
Invention Is Exceedingly II III

| Invention Is exceedingly ID IN.
The government has recently granted
two patents, which cover probably the
most intricate and complex machine
ever constructed. 1t is claimed that be-
fore the first machine was perfected
the company constructing it had ex-
pended $1,3O0,O0G. The first applica-
ton filed contained 204 sheets of draw
ings, having over 1000 separate views.
During the eight years the case was
pending in the office before allowance
the number of sheets was reduced to
1913. When it is remembered that the
majority of patents have hut single
| sheet of drawings, and that to require
as many as ten sheets is quite IN eXccp-
ton, the magnitude of the invention
can be understood. The fees charged
by the patent Office are uniform for all
cases, no matter how complex or how
simple-$15 for filing thu. case and $50
additional on allowance of the patent
When this case was filed it was turned
over for examination to an examiner,
who received a salary of 81 800, and he
spent six weeks in studying the case
before being able to make the first &C
ton. The entire specification was twice
rewritten, each Zine by a different at
torney. How much this cost the inven-
tor is not known, but it is rumored
that the attorney who first prepared the
case received a fee of 10000 and an
allowance of $4,000 extra to pay for
the drawings. While the case was pend
ing the examiner who first had it in
charge resigned from the office, and it
was turned over to another assistant
of the same rank, This assistsnt went
over the entire ground three times,
consuming several weeks, and finally
he was authorized to 90 to Chicago
and spend a month in examining a
working machine. When the request
was first made of the commissioner
that the examiner be rermitted to make
the trip it was promptly refused. For
argument the chief of the division then
carried in the papers. making a pile
some two feet thick of unfolded draw
ings and typewsitten specification, and
the commissioner said: HE can go"
The machine is for the setting Justify
ing and distribution of type. 1t com
prises no less than / 900 separate parts.
The patent Office is money making
institution. 1t earns, above expenses,
about 100000 per year, and now has
deposited in the treasury a neat little
balance of over S4,OOO,OOo. Upon this
job, however, it 'ost about 81 ,OOO worth
of time of the various patent office Of.
ticials before maturing into a patent,
and when issued the patent rule had
to be followed of preparing copies for
sale at the regulation price of ten cents
each. The pa sheets of drawings had
to be photo-lithographed end tie entire
body of the specification and claims
set up in type, costing TO the third edi-
ton, as estimated by the ordinary rules,
few cents over six dollars per copy.
These copies are sold to The public for
ten cents each, CT 20 cents for the two
patents, covering the entire invention.
AS soon as one edition is exhausted
another is ordered. A great many peo-
pie order copies of the patents just
for Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-02-06
TEMPERANCE NOTES.
BILL BEASLEY.

Being the account of a very singular
circumstance.
Well, it's as I spected. Bilps finally pegged
Outen this spere, 1 vum
Wus planted to-day in the potters' field,
AS the preacher'd say gathered hum
And it's kind of singular circumstance
Bits carousin' N drinkin so,
IN losin' all pride m respect fer hsself,
NJ disgracin' us all, we know.
Bill didn't pear to hev eny sense
Nor know nothin' nor seem ter think,
How he wus believer us, ev'ry one
By his continual drink n drink
I says to him more'n once, says I,
Don't make a beast outen you,
But drink, says l, mod rate es men oughter
should,
Els you've noticed the helft of us do.
IN don't go fer ter maxim a pig o. yerself
Es Slater did down to the Run.
But Bill says, says he, while I'm bout 1t
l guess
I'll go the hull hog err none.
You've said,' said he. it's good fer the
heat.
Nd cts good fer the cold N wet.
md good fer the stomach nd good fer the
soul,
Nd wants all the good ken get"
An so he went ct fer all tibet wus out,
EFT wuS spree on the top of each spree
cSHSlHdu Oh lHOulSln eS gentlemen Sn0ulQ
Fer instance, es you ma me.
l felt considerable hurt ct the way
Bill was dom fer I'd been the means
OF introducin' him ter serciety.
Nd his goin' ter such extremes
T.cob.fia7 - s1Ilie 'dn' ARD -9iete
A feller's favor We know,
A bringin' disgrace on his sociates,
Nd l frequently told him so.
Nd his wife 'peared like she didn't hev eny
sense
Ner respect fer eny of US,
Fer one night she walked right up to the
bar
Nd raised a regular muss.
Her face wus es white es the snow on her
shoes
Nd her hair wus hangin' down
In a shiftless way nd she seemed half froze
Inside of her old thin gown.
Nd she walked up ter Bill Che wus drinkin'
tibet night
In his usual reckless style)
ND lays her hand on his shoulder, So
Nd withouten nod er smile
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-02-06
BITS AND BREVlTlES.

''TuERE is not colored brewer or
distiller in all the land"
THE sparkle in the wine is made by
one of the devils sharpest teeth
Rams Horn.
Coop Templars in ireland have cele-
brated their 25th anniversary by Sc
ries of meetings.
THE saloons bring sorrow to thou
sands of homes where peace and plenty
would have reigned if these dens of in
fanny were closed.
THE Knights of Labor, of Peoria, Ill.,,
hare asked the people of the city to aid
them in an effort to lessen the influence
nf the saloon upon workingmen. 1t
would be well if the knights generally
took this stand.
THE brewers of New York city claim
that they are losing $150,O0O Sunday
through the enforcement of the Sun
day liquor laws. A marked increase
in the savings banks deposits, as noted
by the newspapers. shows where some
of that money is going
Standard.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-02-06
The Faeot PARTY.

If one has wide fireplace and a num-
Der of friends who are good story-tel-
lers, a fagot party may be a pleasant
form of entertainment. Give to each
guest a ribbon-tied bundle Of fagots or
bits of wood, place cozy seats about
The fire and aslinumber one the ribbons
should be numbered) to throw her fuel
upon the fire. AS it burns a story is
to be told, neither longer nor shorter
than the time of it's burning, and as
the light dies out number two begins
his tale. A room for a fagot party
should be lighted only by candles and
the freight. Finish the evening with
an informal dance, if your guests are
of the dancing habit, and with light
and dainty supper, as most of us are Of
the eating habit.-N. Y. Post
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-02-06

Ter me who had been the principal means
OF introducin' of him somewhat,
She says, says she, in slow, dull way
ITO this day 1 hain't forgot,
William" says she, excuse yerself
Ter yer friends fer an hour er two.
Fer baby Is dyin up there in the dark,
Nd she hes ben cryin' fer you"
nd Bill he stood like one as wus stunned,
Fer maybe minute er two,
ND then he turned round nd staggered
away
With his woman out inter the snow.
Well, the baby was dead, but ct wasn't
Thet the two were put apart.
Fer it's mother she died tibet very night,
Bill said of broken heart.
Nd the town ct buried the mother md
child,
Sech things look disgracin' tn me,
Nd after the funral Bill came tn this spot,
Nd says he ter me, says he,
81 curse you, man, with husbands curse,
Nd the curse of ruined life
Rest on we, you who tempted me,
Nd made me murder my wife.
ND curse we, too, with fathers curse;
The curse of a man made wild
Rest on We, you who led me on
Nd made me murder my child.
Nd I curse you again with the curve Of a
man
Whose ruin no words ken tell,
Whose life nd soul in ruins lie,
In the depths Of drunkard's hell"
Nd withouten word of apology
Ter me who had es l said afore
Been the principal means of introducin
him,
Turn'd round nd went out the door.
Nd frum tibet day ter this haint seen
Bill,
But he lost all his pride, heard,
A carousin' round with reckless set
What drank pretty hard I'm afeared.
Bill WIS all right es fer es he went,
But he wusn't the right kind o. stuff,
Fer a strong minded-man, sech es me nd
you is,
Es knows when nun Is nuff.
lie wus prosperin' once nd l introduced
him
Fer ter give him decent chance,
ND ter think he wus buried ter-day by the
town,
Seems ter me a singular circumstance.
$. r. McManus, in Rams Horn.