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The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-29
WORLD OF SCIENCE.
Navigating the Air.

Prof Bell, the inventor of the Bel
,alephone. assures us that the practi
ability Of mechanical flight has beer
demonstrated. His statement of the
syprrimrnts he Witnessed coming
from scientific man, seems to show
that the great problem of aerial flight
i solved at last. Here is his descrip.
toD of the experiments conducted in
his presence:
On Wednesday, May 6, | witnessed a
very remarkable experiment with
Prof Langley's aerodrome on the Po-
mmac river. Indeed, it seemed to n @
that the experiment was of such his
toriral Importance that it should be
made public. should not feel at
Iibert to give an account of all the de-
tails, but the main facts | have Prof.
Laugey's consent for giving you, and
they are as follows:
The aerodrome or "fying machine. {"
in question. was of steel, driven by a
steam engine. 1t resembled an enor
nous bird. soaring in the air with ex
IRENE regularity in large curves, sweep
ing steadily upward in a spiral path
with diameter of perhaps 100 yards,
until it reached a height of about 100
feet in the air. at the end of course
of about half mile, when the steam
gave out, the propelers which had
moved it stopped, and then, to my fur
ther surprise, the whole, instead of
,umbling down, settled as slowly and
gracefully as it is possible for any bird
10 do, touched the water without any
damage and was Immediately picked
out and was ready to be tried again.
A second trial was like the first, ex-
cept that the machine went in differ.
emf direction, moving in one contin-
nous gentle ascent as it swung around
in circles like "a great soaring bird.
At one time it seemed to be in danger
as its course carried it over neighbor-
Ing wooded promontory, but apprehen-
sion was Immediately allayed as it
passed % or 80 feet above the tops of
The highest trees there and ascending
still further; its steam finally gave out
again, and it settled into the waters of
the river not quite quarter of a mile
from the point at which it arose. No
one could have witnessed these exper-
iments without being convinced that
the practical lily of mechanical flight
bad been demonstrated.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-29
LOCAL
WINDSOR COUNTY.

Chester.
The steam saw mill at Simonsville,
owned by Forbes 4 Martin. was burned
early Saturday morning. The mill had
recently been fitted with new machin-
cry and the loss is 50, 500, on which
there is no insurance. The cause is
supposed to be incendiary.
William Rounds OF Chester has, af-
ter a long term of service resigned lis
position as side judge of Windsor
county court on account of ill health
and the governor has appointed Henry
j. Parker of A ndover to succeed him.
The buildings on the farm of Charles
Cutler on the road between Chester
and Springfield we're burned Nednes-
day with the greater part of their con
tents. The loss was about $1,000.
Henry Grand Army post of Chester
is arranging for reunion and basket
picnic there June 20. A dozen neigh
boring posts are invited.
4 driving map of Woodstock and
has been published. 1t in
cludes all roads and points of interest
within a radius of about Is miles of
the village of Woodstock. Carriage
and bicycle roads are fully traced out.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-29
Felchville.

Rev. Lesie1Moore of Claremont N. H.,
spent the day with friends in this
place.
Several from this place attended the
dedicatory services OF Odd Fellows
home 'atLudlow last Wednesday
Miss Kate Griswod who is attending
school at Ludlow spent few days at
home last week.
Mrs. George NJ. Clark and Mrs. Hank
White have gone to Boston and Wa
tertown.
B. M. Newton went to Boston Mon
day to buy goods.
:Mrs. Bruce Payne, her two children
and Mrs. A. w. Goddard of CRANKY, p.
q ARE expected Tuesday to spend the
summer with their parents.
Mrs. Lottie Gould is lutte i'll with
cold and sore throat.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-29
HER BONNET.

When meeting bells began to toll,
And plous folks began to pass,
She deity tied her bonnet on,
The little sober, meeting lass, -, ,,o,oro
An In her neat white-curtained room, before
her tiny looking glass.
Sc nicely, round her lady cheeks, ~
She .moothed her bands OF glossy ha'r,
And innocently wondered II
Her bennet did not make her ialr ,au
Theh sternly child her foolish heart LOT MAJ por-
ing such fancies there.
So SQUARE she tied the satin strings,
Aud SET the bows beneath her chlhI,
Then smiled to see how sweet sne iooA'
Then thought her vanity SIN, o,, ,oforo
ND sbe mnst put such thoughts away peioio
the sermon should begin
Rut sitting meath the preached woru'
Demnrely. in her fathers pew, AZ,
She thought about her bonnet still
Nos Mi The parsons sermon through
-, IL nretty bows AID buds, when petter
than the text she knew
Yet sitting there with peacei'i iaoe'
The reflex of her simple soui.
She looked TO be very saint
And maybe was one, on the whoie ,ho an
on,, that her pretty bonnet kept away 'he "u-
reole. ,,, q. ,uis Renublican.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-29
The Only
Sarsaparilla
AT Worlds Fair.
ARE YOU
GOING TO BUILD ?

II so, you can find the largest stock of
Doors. Sash and Blinds, at the lowest prices,
that can be found anywhere in southern Yer
mont at Holden Il Martins Lumber Yard.
We have in stock at present 1000 Doors of
various styles and patterns. Have YOU seen
our w ASlilNGTON RED CEDAR DOORS?
These are well worth your attention. as we
can warrant them not to warp, shrink or
swell. and they are first quality in every re-
spect, and we sell them at prices which are
better than weget for a No. ] Pine or White
Wood door. Besides this they finish very
nicely in the natural wood, and they will also
take paint equal to any door made.
We carry the WASHINGTON RED
CEDAR SINGLE, which are strictly rift
grain and will out wear any shinge on the
market.
We have in our yard large stock of Hard
Pine, White Wood. Michigan Pine, Matched
Spruce, Clap Boards. Bill Timber, Hemlock
Boards, Spruce Shingle, Pine and Spruce
Lath, and in fact, almost anything that one
wants in the Lumber Line We carry
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-29

shifting his guild, perhaps we've
heard tell how sea captain OF this
port once came sailing in after storm
with his shirt nailed to the mast. t."
Yes, replied Kipling. "I've heard
that"
''Wal, sir, twas the proud rejoinder,
THAT wuz me.
Mr. Kiping felt hurt. 81 thought
that was Captain Frost" he said.
IN ebhe, sir, twas the unahashed re-
ply. "Mehbe he did it too, but ! did
it fust. -
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-29
rheumatism Cured i'm Day.

"Mystic Cure" for Rheumatism and
Neuralgia radically cures in to 3
days. Its action upon the system Is
and mysterious. 1t re-
moves at once the cause ana me
d isease Immediately disappears. Ihe
first dose greatly benefits 70 cents.
Sold by Geo. f. Green, druggist
Brattleboro.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-29

DIR. J. A. Greene, by suggestion of
Henry r. Robinson, mayor of Concord,
N. H., who has been in charge of the
campaing for the Republican guberna
torial nomination, has withdrawn from
the canvass. The retirement of DIR.
Greene leaves the field open to George
A. Ramsdel of Nashua, who will un
doubtedly be nominated by acctama
ton.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-29

DO hatydids keep time?-This ques-
tl0n has recently been discussed among
naturaists, and DR. G. M. Gould of
North Carolina, asserts not only that
Rsatydids keep time, but that they pro
1uce kind of music which may be
described as orchestral. Both DR..
Gould and another observer have lis
tened to two orchestras of katydids
answering one another all night long.
Sometimes individual performers were
noticed to drop out of time, but upon
Inc whole the strid ulation of these in
sect bands is harmonious and in reg
liar key Observers do not agree on
lne point whether or not there is a
Inference of pitch between the notes
Of two orchestras.
II Is claimed for the new or Haskins
process for preserving wood that it is
Inc most natural as we'll as most rell-
aoIe and effective method yet proposed,
lor that purpose. The principle on
winch this is based is that the sap
should be SO treated that the whole OF
rs life preserving properties be re-
famed and solidified within the sub
NHNt itstIl luis loliOWb lTOul lLc iaS'
mat the sap of wood contains large
Proportions of certain albuminous,
giutlnous, resinous, and oleaginous
coMpounds a state of solution, and II
Is y OF these compounds that nature IN
Inc growth of the tree, by the laws OF
aeat and pressure, gradually creates
Tue hard, sound, fibrous portion of the
WOOD, So, then, the new process is to
.aKe the wood in it's green state and SO
Eeat It with air pressure and great
leat mat the various compounds IN
the sap are distilled and retained with
10 The wood, without losing their an
t1septlc and preventative properties;
'ae various essential compounds be-
come coagulated in the pores and I'M
pfegnate the whole substaDce-th the sol
uoie sap becomes irsoluble, binding
we ibres, and forming homogeneous
mass incapable of absorbing moisture,
!. illpeIylous to atmospheric change, us
snrlnkable, easily worked and practl-
cally indestructibe.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-29
LEGAL NOTICES.

CTATEO OF VERMONT.-MARLBO S.
~ BY the Probate Court for said District. TO
al Persons interested In the Estate of Ehhu
Park late of Newfane deceased. Greeting.
Whereas. Walter b. Park has presented to this
Court an instrument purpOrtng TO be the last
viii OF said deceased, tor probate: You are
hereby notified that this Court will decide upon
the probate of said Instrument at the session
thereof to he held at the Probate Office in Brat.
tleboro in said district, on the first Saturday of
June A. D., 1886, when and where you may APP
pear and contest the same, If you see cause
i. W. STODDARD.
Register. 42W3
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Gas from Sawdust.

The not uninteresting distinction is
claimed for the town of Deseronto, in
Canada, where there are several ex-
tensve lumber mills, of being partial
y lighted by gas made from sawdust
In carrying out this plan, as stated,
the sawdust is charged in retorts which
are heated by wood fire, the gas from
the retorts passing into series of
coils, aud thence into the purifiers,
which are similar to those used for
coal gas. Lime is the principal puri-
fying agent employed, and when it
passes out of the retorts the gas pos
sesses an odor much less disagreeable
than that of Ordinary lighting gas, and
resembles somewhat that of the smoke
from fire of green wood or leaves.
The works in use are small, turning
out daily about 10, 600 cubic feet of
gas, for the production of which guam
tity some two tons of sawdust are re-
CURED, and a man and boy furnish all
The labor that is needed for the pur
pose. The gas in an ordinary burner
gives an illumination Of about eigh
teen g. p, and the best quality comes
from lesnous woods
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-29
Kipling Guyed.
From the Boston Re cord. J

From the Boston Record.
Rudyard Kipling came to Gloucester
in search of local color. He wen
among the fishermen and asked them
70 tell him the most thrilling expert
e lces of their lives.
Nv the side of these fishermen An
anias is baby. Capt. Frost told Mr..
KipIing how, in storm, after all the
rigeing had been destroyed, he nailed
&c shirt to the mast and sailed proud.
" into port. Mr.. Kipling then sailed
n Fast Gloucester, where he fell in
with Capt Haskins::
"Captain." he said, what is the
most startling adventure you ever had
at scar -
oval" replied the old mariner
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-29

Disease is cured not by magical in
carnations, but by medical science.
Hence it is that Ayers Sarsaparilla
cures. and that it proves so emlnently
successful. 1t is a skilfully prepared
and strictly scientific blood purifier and
tonic, the only. one admitted at the
Worlds Fair,
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-29
HOLDEN & MARTIN.
42w'
SONS OF VERMONT.

DIR. Edward X. Baxter, man OF
high accomplishments and for many
years a summer resident of Sharon.
died Friday at his Beacon street home,
Boston, aged Sc He was native of
Boston, the youngest in family of sew
en- children of Harry and Deborah
Steele Baxter. Upon the death of his
father he went to live with his uncle
in Sharon, where his summer home was
IN to the time of his death. He was
an alumnus of Kimball Union acad
envy, and maintained deep interest in
its fortunes, which was evinced by a
gift of 5000 to that institution in its
hour of need some two or three years
since. His professional! education was
acquired under the famous Prof.
Crosby of the Dartmouth Medical col
lege and at the College of Physicians
and Surgeons in New York city. AT
ter taking his degree he became as
sistant physician at the Hartford in
sane asylum, and for some years held
a like position at Sanford hall, a pri-
vate retreat at Flushing, L. |.
In the later years of his life, owing
to impaired health he retired from the
active practice of his profession and
gave himself up largely to the care of
his farm in Sharon and to the leisure
" study of various natural sciences,
botany, mineralogy, ornithology,;s for
which he had great fondness. He had
time and opportunity; also TO render
much public service to his townspeople
as superintendent of schools and for
one: term was representative in the
General Assembly. DIR. Baxter was
a broad minded, intelligent and gen
erous man, always ready to give what
strength would permit to humane, phil
anthropic and educational work at
home or abroad DR.. Baxter was mar
ried in 1880 to Miss Sarah S. daughter
of Col. G ardner and Sarah (Steele)
Burbank, who survives him.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-29
The
Oldest
And the Best

I'm the Fall of '93, nv son.
y. Is. KouZIE, had Il huge carbun.
Gle on his neck. The doctor
lanced it, but gave him no per-
manent benefit,
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-29

The Republican first district con-
1thllon 10 nominate congressman
VIII be held at Rutland June l. .nn
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-29
MILLINERY

We are selling great many white
Hats now. and have large assortment
of Leghorns, Satin Braids. Chips and
Panamas.
See our novelties in trimmed Hats for
children. In muslin hats and bonnets
we carry the largest assortment of any
store outside the large cities.
Sailors in every desirable style and
color.
Batiste web laces. edges and iaser-
ti0ns, which are very desirable for dress
es.
Our motto is vast quantities and right
styles to choose from with little to pay
or more as you choose.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-29

WAS then resOrted to. and the re.
SUIT was all we could have wished
Tor. The carbuncle healed quick.
~, ana ms health is now perfect"
IL. ). ROuzIE, Champlain, va,
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MANTEL5!

which we can sell at lowest prices, and to
these we invite your attention. We can furn-
ish Cherry Mantel with Bowel Plate Mir
ror. for $1,000.
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RATHER LIKEA DARK MORSE.
Possible t.,at Judge Ingram Hay Esey
THIRD. District NoInlh nj sief. -

Richmond. Va, Aug Sf.--(Speclall--
The convention that Will assemble here
on Thursday to nominate q candidate
for Congress will be most interesting
one. They are dying gamG. There has
been some talk to the effect that they
might throw their votes to Judge In
gram, Of Manchester. The Judge is out
In a card saying he Is not candidates.
and knows nothing of any such scheme.
The gold Democrats have probably
been unsuccessful in their efforts to get
Hon. George d. Wise to run for Com
grcss, for they have gone to work upon.
other persons To-day Colonel John s..
Harwood was asked If he would not
become candidate. He was told that
If he would run the Republicans would
not make nomination. The Colonel
declined to even take the matter under
consideration. He said 1t was his pur-
pose as a Democrat to vote for the
nominees of his party.
Messrs. Joseph Bryan and e. p. Cox,
OF Richmond; Goodrich Hatton, of
Portsmouth, and W. l.. thinner, of Pc
tersburg, left here this afternoon for
Indianapolis to attend the National
Convention of the gold Democrats. They
were to be joined on the way by other
Virginia delegates.
Mr.. Joseph Button, secretary of the
State Democratic Committee, has gone
to Lynchburg to try and get Senator
Daniel TO onen the campaign here next
Friday night. He hopes to have Con-
gresham Mcmillan, of Tennessee, 10
speak here next week.
Mr. James c. Mitchell, for many wears
chairman of the Democratic COMMITTEES
OF Henrlco. died yesterday from, a COM
Dlication of diseases. He was ffty-eigha
years old, and was well known busl-
ness man. fsf7555 n
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Judge simonton,s Dec,s,o,

Charleston. S. c.. Aug. 31.-Iudgo n
Fl. Simonton this morning filed his de.
cision in the famous railroad iniunc-
tion case. 1t will be remembered thai
the Court issued a temporary iniuction
AGAINST the Seaboard Air Line and
Sontnern Staes' Freight Association
prohibiting them from cutting rates, or
srom continuing the war in which thew
were engaging. The case was heard at
Greenville on August 18th, and attract
ed attention throughout the country.
In the decision just filed judge
Simonton dismisses the bill. The ar
Ruments at the hearing Of the case
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TO CUT OFF FSUICHDEs.
a Proposition TO Deprive Their Hcirs
of Pythian Death Beneflts

Cleveland, Ohio. August 31.-At the
morning session of the Supreme Lodge,
knights of Pythias, Il resolution was
introduced, prohibiting the payments of
death benefits to suicides, whether the
victims be sane or insane. or whether
the self destruction be brought about
by deli.ium tremens. dependency, mar
cotics. or opiates. If the deed IS done
within period OF five years after his
reception into the order, the suicides
heirs do not get n cent. A movement
Is on foot to cut the time down to one
year. The resolution will elicit q red
hot discussion. but will probably be
adOpted
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Spent 1000 ON n spree

Jackson. Miss, Aug. 31.-Matt TAYLOR.
the young M.ssipp!an who created such
a row at Richmond, Va, last week, in his
effort 10 gst married, passed through
here this morning en- route to his home
In iaZoo county, under escort OF his
father. ex-Sherif Taylor. who is one OF
the most prominent men In the State.
Young Taylor says he only spent 81, 600
on his spree and that he will yet marry
the girl.
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Must.Maye.Money.snle.

Attend the must-have- money sale at:
Lew Bros. daily. Bargains this week:
Blankets. hosiery, muslin underwear.
dress goods. All about half regular
prices. Pillow cases, 51kc. each. ss:
LEVY BROS.
Must Have Money.
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The Ladies'.

The pleasan.-effect and perfect safety
with which ladies may use Syrup of Figs
under all conditions, make 1t their ia.
vorite remedy. To get the true and gem
uine article look for the name OF the
California Fig Syrup Company printed
near the bottom Of the package. For saIe
by all responsible druggists. p ss55 y a
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Great Clearing Up SaIe-wrigkt's 1e6
Main street. u

Brisk selling this week and no won
der. Prices are made to force the goods
into cash. See last Sundays paper for
price list or better call and see thHs,
WRIGHTS, 1856 Main ssreet. Y
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SLAUGHTER SALE OF REaNANrs
Lawns, white Cottons and nSaas
Goods. s8z 8z

Remnants of lawns and dress goada
at half price.
Lawns worth 5 and &c. now 23fc sss3
Lawns worth 12s and 15c. now 81
Damask worth 50c, now 35s. s, III
Damask worth 81 now S5c. 4: :ssS
Napkins worth soc. now 36c. 81
Towels worth 15c., now f21ac, 43xa8
inches. sS
Towels worth 20c., now 15c. $
Bleached cottons. short lengtha. WORTH
&C.. now 4Ac. sfs
Bleached cottons worth 1oc., nosy exk ktsssE
All wool serge worth 6oc,. now So &;
Henriettas worth 875kc.l tioss 8Qizcs u
shirt waists worth 50c., now 2gc. 3lss
Bargains in all goods. ssS 95bs
w. N. PORTLOCK, TrusteS n II
For r. A. Sauni Il ss3s
''Newest D!scovefy''- 81;
rcan. N. 7. D. Rooms. Ennft. Ssss M sss
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NORFOLK vIRGINIAN; TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER i 1896.

agent of the Southern Railway, has
Kindly furnished n statement Of the
movement at West Point, Va:
Receipts West Point. va, twelve
months ending August 81, 1896. .143, ,63s
Exports to Great Britain . 9.aso
Coastw!se shipments--Boston, &c 1873. 7O9
- lio,Oog
am indebted to Mr.. ]. w. T.Uett. gen
erai forwarding agent, Chesapeake and
ONO Railway Company, for the move
nlent at Newport News. which is as
follows:
Net receipts at Newport News
twelve months tx A7o
Exports to Great Britain .......14, 600
Coastwlse, Providence .......... Sl3
Iotal ..................... 15d72
- peg leave to return my sincere
thanks to the representatives OF tho
Vaiiohs railways and iransportatinn
companies. and their polite assistants
ana 10 the honorable collector ar tho
port ana staff. and to the press Of NorS
ioik and Portsmouth for the many
KIND courtesies extended to this ofIlcn
remain. gentlemen, very respect-
fully yours,
NORMAN BELL,
superintendent and Secretary
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Total shipm'ntS

IOIdI SnINfl MS
% years ....4.9O5.S77 6.576.5l5 II ,4sl 500
There have been exported on through
bills of lading, via Boston, New York.
Philadelphia. and Baltimore 162T152
bales OF cotton, which do not appear to
the credit of our exports.
=. 1. Lamb, ESQ, general forwarding
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PRICE TWO CENTs. /,
|THE SASH|NG 0F.RATES may NOW BEGIN AGA|N
Judge Sirnonton Dissolves the Temporary It,!,
junction Issued Against the Seaboard.

were restricted to the 1urika,ctian ~
the Court. In closing .his,sS Sieaiains9s
Judge Simonton Says: .'The ternrtSsN
ION to enter upon the dfscussioiSfsiE
me interesting points involved 3 Is Wary
great. but there seems to be. no 9as cas,ee q !
from, from the conclusions reached sssi
us at the threshold. Ii is ordsrei. sssss sffss
the temporary restraining order Here
tofore In force be dissolved. ana fffSf:
the bill be dismissed. each PARTY paY.a
Ing his own costs" 81 ~ e -