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Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-06
Quin.ne as Cause of War,

India, Java aud Bolivia have he
come involved in A trade war against
quinine, and as India mcars Eng.
land, while Java stands for Holland,
the triangular struggle is likely tc
nc Interesting. Holland declares that
it owns the only real, genuine. blow
the. bnttle hraEd OF quinine, and
thBt it comes from Java. England in
sists that the lDdian variety is the
better brand, ard that the Javanese
article is deficient Us a fever cure.
Bolivis-with Peru to back her
laughs ut the preteusiors of both
countries, saying that South America
qninine is obtained, ard that the In.
dian acd Javanese varieties are merely
transplanted veaklings from the ma
tive forests.
To this triangular battle of the real
quinins another issue NAV he joined,
with Germany at its bead The Ger
man chemists. deplosing the high
priced and heavy duty placed upon
real quinine. haer loug been tr, ing to
produce it artiticiBlly syntheticsllv,
they call it. They have succeeded so
we'll that most of the cheap quinine
sold 10 the United States is artificial.
According to the chemists who menu
facture it, the artificial drug is Just
as good as the real. but tire most
physicians insist that nature is a bet
ter chemist tn8n the Germans, and
Gecry the i'm itation brand. The arti-
ficisl q uinine-Nh ich, like nesrly
other eserg rev prOJUCt, is enc of tire
derivatives Of coal tar has. hoSeyef,
grown to Re such al important msnu-
factGre that Germany il taking q
g-Od zeal e Interest il its success.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-06
A Native OF Orange.

o d Sanborn of ChenoH, Ill, WHO
was baulv injured in a recent wreck
OF the Chicago 4 Alton railroad al
Norton, Mo, died recently in a hos
pital at Kansas City where be had
been since the accident, Mr. S4nborr
was on his uay to visit his brother
in Seattle, Wash, ard vas riding in q
rostist sleeper OF the i'll fated train.
lie was badly scalded about the head,
shoulders and neck, and suffered in
tensely until death came to his relief
Mr. Sannorn was born in Orange,
April -, 1912. he was educated al
Barre academy and Newbury semi
nary. 10 1868 he went to Cheros.
where be was for many years err.
gagged in the grain and -four business
with his brother Nelson. He was
postmaster of Cnenoa for II years,
nj ;ernsn from his ward for several
years and was interested in the
schools of that city. In 1929 when
the Farmers bank of Cheuoa was
Incorporated Mr. Sanborn was made
one Of the directors, and the cashier,
a position he held until his death.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-06
SONS OF VERMONT.
A LARKIN G. MEADE LETTER.
Fam Gus sculptor Has Warm Regard for
Vermont and his Friends Here.
From thu St Adams Messenger

(From thu St Adams Messenger.
Larkin G Mead, the famous sculp-
tor, has always had q warm regard
for Vermont. Although a native OF
Chesterfield, N n, be removed at an
early age to Brsttlehoro where be
received his schooling. He displayed
his unGistakable talent which quite
young by modelling 10 the snow a
colossal figure of an angel which ex.
cited much sdn iration.
Mr. Meade DOW resides in Florence,
Italy. In letter to former Governor
Edward G Smith of this city, he
asks to be remembered to old friends
in the Green Mountsin state. The
letter folloss;
My dear Governor Smith
Il beg when you get home to re
member me most cordially to my
friend Admiral George Dewey. TO
my friend Brad Snalley, to my
friend George Hooker, to my friend
Charles S Forbes, TO my friend ex-
Gov Stewart, to my friend julius l s.
tey, to my friends ex-Goy Holbrook,
Proctor, Fraok Gtodhue,
Thomas W Wood famous painter,
Robert Gordon Hardie, who is also
Il famous painter, and host OF other
friends that may inquire Of NE.
Il prefer meeting a Vermont gov.
ernor or former governor rather than a
king or emperor.
II am, yours with high regards.
Larkin G Mead.
Florence. Italy, p Via Cayour,
Nav %, 1901. "
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-06

But Wiling TO Pay Money for Liberty
Denies the British Charges of Cruelty
and Talks of Horrors OF Concentration
Camps.

In an interview in the Paris Figaro
Saturday President Paul Kruger says
I'VE have already once proposed peace
directly to Great Britain and We
will not rereS the proposition. All
We are willing to give for peace is
money, if Great Britain asks it, and
no price is too dear to obtain indie.
perdencs ana the right to live as a
frae Eatior " I'VE are defending
our liperty,n continues MIR Kruger,
land wien it is granted We will lay
down OR srms. Great Britain knows
our conditions. 1t is not for me to
repeat then. We will never rerounce
our flag and We cannot accept any
proteCtorate. | am convinced that the
hour will come when Great Britain
will grant what is our right. More,
over, am fident that God Is witt
us, and will not abtndon Us.
He deuies emphatically the cruel.
ties charged against the Beers in
Lord KitcheEer's report.
MIR Kruger declares that the afro
cities OF the concentration camps
were 20 times worse than had been
stated by Miss Toulouse in Great
Britain, and that, when fully known,
they would cause the worl1 to shud-
der with horror and move the nations
to intervene.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-06
IN oasPE's WILDERNESS.
Blondin Pursued by Police Has Taken
Refuge Massachusstts Officers are Hot
ON the Trsii-Fagiiive Crosses water in
Roaring Temptest.

| Roaring IeWp'est
The relentless search for Joseph
WiIfred Blnndin which Chief Rufus
Wade of the state police force Of
Massachusetts he's instituted had led
| two of his best officers into the vii
derness of the Quebec forest 500 miles
from away down in the wilds of Haspe.
The officers, armed with shot5uns
and aided by posses OF armei men,
are searching the woods where In
formation hes come from that his sus-
rect mas ben seen. 1t will be several
days before it can be known what
the result of this particular branch
of the hunt is.
There il no doubt in the minds of
the officers that I!lordin has started
dawn into the Gaspe peninsula on his
last bold stroke fer liberty This
much has been established by State
Officer Lettency.
Since July he has been hot on the
trail of the suspect High Sheriff
Gale of Quebec received word on
July that Hl1ndin had been seen in
Lewis. He looked the matter up.
Blordin, he found, had been seen
by persons who knew him. He had.
uUNtNbF. GDGttu l'ViCi' NC N'NiS
be overhauled on that very day lie
t,nk the steamer for the Saguenay
River. The distance is about 200
miles. The next heard of Elondin
wSs at Tadousac, n town at the
mouth of the river. Sheriff Gale ard
Officer Letteney vent to Tadousac,
the MassaC usetts officer having ~
rived 10 the meantime 1t was
learned at TsdousGc that Blordin had
left there, and the next day the Off
GERS got word from Bsrgetennes that
Blondin had been there This was
a little while ago Bergrenres is 10
miles further down the river from
Tadousac. The officers pursued only
to find that blondIn had again made
his escape.
His escape was mora sensational
this time. He left Bergerenpes in IL
sail boat ct the height of a big storm.
The wind blew almost a gale and rain
fell in torrents 1t was only by the
greatest tying that the boatnan
could be induced to cross the river,
which at this point is aboIt 80 miles
wide. 1t has been learred that Blon.
din reached the opposite shore in
safety.
For while the trail CT Mr. Blondin
was apparently lost, sud 1t was this
fact which led the chief of the Mas
schusetts police to send the addi
tional assistance. Now it Is learned
here that the clue which the police
from Massachusetts are following has
carried them about 300 miles south
into the heart of the unbroken wilder
ress 70 Gasna II ia thptp that De.
tectives George Durham and Lettcney
are row in pursuit. 1t is supposed
that Blondin is working south ward
with the hope of getting to some
settlerent sloug the st
Lawrence river or Gulf, with which
he is familiar
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-06
Servant Girls Form Labor Union.

Out in Chicago tbs servant girls
have formed union and set up a
scale As to their rights, wnich, nv
the way, are not Of the kind to speed
lily settle the servant girl question
These rules are made: Rule Work
shall not begin before ) 30
O'Clock, and shall cease when the
evenings dishes are washed aud put
away. Two hours each afternoon and
the entire evening, at least twice a
week, shall be allowed the domestic
as her OWN. Rule 2-There shall he
no opposition on the part of the mis-
tress t. club life on the part of the
domestic. Entertainment of ftieLus
in limited numbers shall not be rro
hibitad, provided the domestic far
dishes Ter own refreshments. Rulr 3
Gentlemen friends snail not be
barred from the kitchen or back porch.
Members of TIE family CT tue house
shall not interrupt the conversation
arising during said visits. Rule +
Domrstics she'll be allowed such
them to visit the bargain counters of
the stores and eEioy on that DAY the
same privileges enjoyed by the mis-
tress ard her daughters. Rule .
All complaints shall be made to the
business agent of the union. Tire
question OF wages shall be settled at
time of employment and no reduction
shall be allowed. Three hundred
women now heioug to the organiza-
tiou. This is tie scale of union
wages of servants: Cooks and house
keepers, 81 to 81 per week; general
and second girls, 81 to - a week
young and inexperienced girls. g to
81 a week.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-06
IN SOUTH AN ERICA.
Venezue AN fairs at a Crisis-Castro Bit
ter Against Colombia Wants to Take a
Hostile Attitude.

The Venezuelan minister of war,
Seuor Pulido, who is the leader of 40
important political party, has re-
si2ned, after Violent scene in the
cabinet during which the minister
refused to accept the orders Of Presi
dent Castro to recognize the revou.
tionists in Colombia rs bellgerents,
and to deliver passport to Senior
Rico, the Colombian minister, Senior
Pulido denies that the invaders of
Venezuelan territory are Colomtians,
as President Castro CLAIMS, hut in
sists that they are revnlutionists.
The resignation OF the war minister
has caused profound impression 10
the Island a Trinuad. The situation
is critical. The government troops
have been defeated in their first co.
counters with the rebels near San
Cristohal. Other uprisinGs are taking
pla' e in the interior Of the country.
Senior Guerra succeeds Senor Pulido
as minister of war.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-06
FOUND kidnapped son
a CONVICTED BURGLAR
After Sixteen Years search Parents Met
Lost Boy In Mattewan Hospital.

Sixteen years ago John Williams,
then thee years old, was kidnapped
from his home at Berkeley. England.
His father and mother believed that the
boy had been kidnapped by two women
| and brought to America. Williams and
his wife sold their house and drawing
the small savings they had in bank
GENE to this country. settling finally at
Fall River. Advertisements were ill.,
! serted in several newspapers, and one
day copy fell into the hands of i
young inmate of the Mattewan state
hospital, Henry Johns who had recov-
cred bis reason. and as u result they
came and identited him.
He resembles his father strikingly.
Mrs Williams said her son had large
birth-marks on the right thigh and left
shoulder. These marks were found on
Johns. So satisfied are Mr. and Mrs
Williams that he is their son that they
will endeavor to have him released. He
is serving term for burglary COM
mitted at Buffalo. He was sent to the
Elmra reformatory ard transferred to
the Mattewan hospital Two years ago.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-06
JUDGE INFLUENCED BY WOMAN!
Letters Made Public In famous Montana
Copper Ml"e Case-One of the Most
Sensational Revelations OF Modern
Times.

Sensational charges were made in the
district court at Butte, Mont, Fri lay,
by the attorneys representing the A NAL
gamated Copper company against Judge
E w Harvey, who recently decided the
noted Minnie llealey mine case in IA
vor Of + A HeiD2e, by which the lat
ter got property valued at $4,000, 900
upon the payment of about 800, 900.
Ii is charged that Harvey was iLflu-
enced in his decision by Mrs Ada Fl
Bracket, a woman past middle age,
who was in the employ of Iitinze, it is
alleged, for the purpose Of influencing
the Judge.
The charge against Judge Harvey is
continued in an application for An eX
tension of time in which to ii Q atiidavils
in support Of a motion for new trial,
it being alleged that the judge was uu-
duly Influenced 10 his decision.
Judge Haroey,a man of family, ad-
mits. according TO atfidavits made BY
number of persons, that his relations
with Mrs Bracket were friendly and
that he knew she was employed by
Heinze for the purpose of endeavoring
to influence him in the decision, but
that he would not be and was not iutlu-
eneced by her.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-06
CLAIMS A VICTORY.
Castro Teiegraphs Esteves at New York
to Ihat Effect

Consul General Gonzales Esteyes of
Venezuela Friday received another
cablegram from President Castro an
Douncing the result of a second bat
tie with the remnants of tire invading
force under De Gslvira, news Of
whose first defeat was received Thurs
Gay. Tire cabla asserts that.
Five thousand men left on the Co.
lomhiBn revolt completely outbattlcd
and defeBted in San Cristohal.
The political situation in both Ven
ezuela ard Colombia is still al fer.
ment, and the possibility Of var be.
txcsn these two states is attracting
considerable attention 10 Diplomatic
circles. Should war actually arise the
authorities in each country would not
or ly have to negotiate with foreign
enemies but also with their domestic
affairs, as each OF the countries has
what now looks like civil war on
its hands,
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-06
A WORTHY SUCCESSOR.


All Doctors have tried to cure GA.
TARRll bv the use Of poSdars, acid
gases, inhalers and drugs in paste form
rneir posders dry up the macous
membranes cansing them 10 crack open
and hleed. The powerful acids use1
in the inbulers have entirely eaten
aeay the same membrares thau tne,f
makers nave aimed to cure, while
pastes and oirtments cannot reach Ihe
disease. An old and experienced prac-
titioner who has for many years:
mace a close study ard speciaity OF
the treatment OF Gaia hHli, mas at
last perfected a Treatment ~nich when
faithfully used, not only relieVe5 at
once, but permanently cures "a
TARRlI, by removing the cause stop,
ping the discharges. and curing al
inflammation. 1t is this only remedy
known to sciences that actually reaches
the afflicted parts. rms Wonnerlui
remedy is known as tLE.S the
GUARANTEED CATARRH Cukr,
and is sold at the extremely 10" price
of Ona Dollar, each package contain
lug internal and external medicine
sufficient for fall months treatment
and everything necessary to Its perfect
use.
"SNUFFLESn is the Only perfect
CATARRH CURE ever made ara Is
now recognized as the only safs ard
positive care for that annnying apc
disgusting disease. 1t cures all intiam,,
nation quickly ard permanently, and
is also 9ooderfully quick to relieve
HAY FEVER or COLD in the HEAD.
CATARRll whou neglected. often
leads to CONSUMPTION --"S NLF-
FILES will save Won if you use 1t at
once. 1t is 10 ordinary remedy, but
co?,plete trostment which is positively
gua,anteel to cure CATAKEH in any
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directions which accompany each rack
age. Don't delay but send for 1t at
once, and write full particulars as to
your condition, ard you will receive
special advicefroni the discoverer Of this
wonderful relaedy regarding your case
without est to you heyond the regu-
lar price Of "SNUFFLES" the
NTEED CATARRH CURE
Sent prepaid to any address in the
Uuited s,tates or Canada on receipt OF
Ore Dollar. Address Dept f 206 ED
WIN Il. GILES & COMPANY, 2%'O
and 1882 Marke! Street. Philadelphia.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-06
Beers SHOOT MORE PRISONERS.
Native scouts and One Soldier Put ia
Death Near Doom Hiver-Or Such II
Kitchensr's Claim.

Lord Kitchener te!egraphs the wHr
Office from Pretoria that 200 Beers at
tackled detached patrol Of yeomlnry
numbering 20, near Doom River,
Orange River Colony. Toe yeomar ny
fought until their ammunition IVES
exhausted and three of their number
had been wounded. They we're event
ually compelled to surrender. The
Beers then ordered the native scouts
to hol1 their hands up, wbereupon
they we're shot dead. They also
shot dead in cold blood Yeomsn
French, saying he was Cape boy. p"
In another despatch, utder Aug
LIST date, Lord Kitchener says that
Gen Frerch, who is attempting to
drive the Beers out of Cape Colony,
has receievd a letter from the Boer
commander, Kritzlnger, in which the
latter announces his Intention of
shooting ull natives, whether armed or
unarBcd, who are found in the en-
ploymeut VI the British. The des-
patch adds that there have been
macy cases recently Of tire cold
bloodel murder of natives 10 the Cape
Colony.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-06

\ an.American sreCial, heavily
loaded, and regular train collided a
few miles east of Lockport, n Y, about
| O'CLOCK Sunday morning on tue Ne "
York Central. The engineer Of the
regular was silef at his post. a
traioman and fireman suffered a
broken leg and other injuries. but
will recover. The regular train was %
minutes late at Medina. The train
men IN charge received orders to run
TO Middleport and there await the
Pan-A merican special. Whcl the
train reached Middleport Trey met the
Buffalo theater train, which they
thought was The special they were to
pass. In the meantime the Pan
American special had received orders
to proceed to Mlddleport.
The last of the trial yacht races was
sailed Saturday. when the Columbia
defeated the Independence by 40 see
onus. The latter, though beaten in
every one of the trisis, tuade the best
showing OF all in the last one John L
Spears IN the New York WCrld, says
that two mistakes in seamanship
alone kept the Boston 'Scow" from
beating the fIerreshoff Beauty. At
the start the old cup Defender fouled
the Independence. and had Lawson
claimed his rights the race would
have been mis-.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-06
ATTENTION, INVENTORS:

r, II. slGGERS, Patent Lawyer, Washington.
-. whose AIT. appears In our columns Is an
attorney OF twenty-one years active practice
ana is well recommended TO us His rating will
De found IN Dnn's and Bradstreet's reports. as
ne owns the iHreHtire Age. He has sent Ms an
plicatiOn blanks and other papers and Inventors
VINO are intendingto apply for patents would
save time by calling at this Office and getting the
papers pe:ore presenting their application
any o'"er source. oglt
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-06
REVIEW OF The WEEK.
OLD WORLD.
Young KINGS LIFE IN DANGER.
Anarchists Arrested Close 10 III" Carriage
During Humbsrt Memorial

During
The press censorship in Italy during
the solemn commem Grafton OF tho
anniversary of King Humbert's assassi-
nation was so severe that Information OF
some thisgs that occurred beh'nd the
scenes is only row coming to hand.
Previous to the arrival OF the young
King of Italy. Victor aEmmanuel anu
Queen Helena, every Known Anarchists
in Rome and throughout The provinces
was arrested and kept under lock ana
kew until the departure Ut the roya
couple. The net was not vide enough
however, to catch al the revolutionary
fish. and "a matter of fact, tragedy
was narrowly averted, for two desperate
Anarchists were arrested on Monday
within few yards of the royal carriage.
Numerous arrests were also made on the
frontier and tons of revolutionary
manifestos were seized.
A fanatical priest was arrested at the
very door of the Pantheon with a cicset
of admission 10 his hand and a revolver
in his pocket. Ills particular grievance
it trans pired. was the presence in the
Pantheon Of Italian national flags, and It
was his intention to avenge what ne
regarded AS "A sacrilege by Shedding
blood of somebody or other. whether
he had designs on the lives Of the King
aud Queen was uncertain, but the
would give a good deal to
know hon he came into the possession
of a ticket toa reserved seat.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-06
NEW WORLD.
THE CONSTITUTION IN HAWAII.
Judge Decides That IL Preceded the Flag

The constitution of the United
States preceded the flag in Hawaii,
according to a decision just rem tered
by Circuit Judge George ID Gear of
tie lst circuit. He has already re-.
leessu on haheas corpus petition :
three prisoLer5 sentenced for Infamous
crimes after the resolution of annex
alton uas passed by congress and was
signed by President Mckinley on the
ground that they were not coaYicted
by unanimous verdict Of II jurors,
A WIN lesale Jail delivery of mur
tercrs. burglars, larcenista and other
criminals is threatened under tie de.
cision. ard Honolulu is greatly ois-
tutbed over the prospect.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-06
Rifle Cracks,

The British House Of Lords Thurs.
das unanimously voted the grant OF
sslOO. GOO for Lord Roberts, recon-.
NEEDED by klrg Edward as a token
OF the nations appreciation of the
field marshal's services in South AT.
RIGA.
The war cost Britain STS7. 80. oGC
for the I22 days from April l to
July 81; more than 81, 400, 600 a Jay.
The London Daily Mail is winner in
lts contest with the government which
ordered It's news Of the war shot Of be.
cause IL printed facts the administration
diGn like. The Mail began suit 10 com.
pei the agencies to deliver the news: but
before the case could be decided the war
office yielded -
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-06

Peter Mason, a labor T, and An
drew Smith, an employee 10 one Of the
Malone, y i, botels, have been uu-
frieodlr for SINE time on account of
domestic infelicities. Mason came
and caught Smith there, under cir
cumstances ttst aroused his anger to
such a pitch that ne attacktd Smith
with an axe ard lacerated him frigr l.
fully, 30 that the 6octcrs say that
there is 70 bofe Ct Smiths recovery.
Mason is under arrest.