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Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-27
LEADING WINDSOR
COUNTY EVENTS.
Chester.

The Collins residence on Mai
street was bid off at auction las
Saturday by II 0 Peabody for Sl3j.
Miss Pearl Abbott of Worcester
Mass, is visiting here with Der grant
mother, Mrs Raymenton, on Mali
street.
About 10 couples from here attended
the dance at Lowell lake last Saturda.
night.
James f Pollard and II g Wiley
with their families, returned from
Boston last Friday.
Herbert Bailey, formerly of this
town nut now of Troy, N Y, is visit
ing relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs c q Fullam have beer
in Boston and vicinity for two weeks,
returning last Friday.
Benjamin n Fields, son of Mr. and
Mrs + p Fields, is very i'll at his
home from the effects OF appendicitis.
The game Of ball here last Saturday
between the local nine aud the Proc
tors7lle team was won by the latter,
Z to 9.
Sixteen young ladies from hero
enjoyed straw ride to Springfield
and return last Saturday evening
The price of potatoes last Saturday
was 81 per bushel.
Ten Of the summer guests of Bottl
Fullerton spent the day at Lowell
lake last Saturday.
Mrs CE Wellman is quite Ill with
fever at her home on Main street.
A dancing party will be held at the
Fullerton tomorrow evening.
Everett NJ Peabody of Keene, n II,
spent Sunday last with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs G a Peabody, on Main
street.
While shingling a roof last Friday.
Alfred Archer fell ii feet, caused by
the staging giving way. His left ankle
was badly bruised and back severely
injured
Miss Mabel Beard, who has had
charge OF the central telephone ONCE
here for the past year, finished their
WORK last Saturday evening.
Mr. Hey, proprietor of the Eagle
house, has returned from his two
weeks stay in Massachusetts.
W II Raymenton of Worcester,
Mass, is with his mother, on Main |
street.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-27

Turkey has yielded to the FrenCt
demands with regard to the Constant
nople quays, though Oscar S Straus
Formerly United States minister tt
Turkey, was out in an Interview onl,
Friday expressing the opinion
that the situation wa
very serious and that the sultan hao
taken his stand Of resistance in obedi-
ence to the protests of England, Aus
tria, Roumania and Greece against
the quays passing into the hands oil
France. But to the lay view this
seemed to take good deal OF
the DAGGER of trouble out of the case,
because France would hardly gotn war
to enforce her demands agirst such an
array OF powers, at least unless Russia
is at her back, and Russian diplomatic
influence at Constantiuople has been
paramount for fully five years. More
over Russia's finarcial condition is
not such at present as to permit of a
great war. With great and necessary
projects of improvement under way
that will require every dollar she can
raise by taxation or borrowing, and
With only 1000, 600 of her 12O, 600, 600
people engaged in other Industrial
pursuits than agriculture, 90 years of
peace, as NJ De Wette, her financial
minister RECOGNIZES, are vital to the
future of this empire of mighty posi-
bilites. And Turkey herself is one
vast powder magazine to which no
power warts to apply the match. Only
q few weeks ago Albania, Turkish
province, was being talked about as
a "storm CENTER" and Macedonia,
another Turkish province, is seething
with revolutionary agitation against
the porte. At Sofa the other cay
there was printed in the Reformi, |
the official organ of the Macedonia |
centred revolutionary committee,
leading article signed by Mchailovskv,
the president of the committee, de.
the sultan as 1.-THE great
murderer of the Bulgarian patriots, F."
and containing this direct incentive
% an uprising in Macedonia Gas you
wish to live free men, and as this is
lot possible in Turkey, the only course
eft you is revolution. " Luckily Sofia
S not within the jurisdiction of
Abdul the damn ed,n or Mr. Michail-
'vsky would now be in an Ottoman
dungeon.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-27
4 Remark able Suicide,

suicide was that of the king of Falaha,
on the west coast of Africa.
The king was attacked by Moham-
medan force, and. finding resistance
impossible, he assembled his family
and principal officers, and after adj
dressing them and intlmatlng his de-
termination never to accept Mohamme-
danism and inviting those who did not
agree with him TO go away he applied
light to large quantity of gunpow-
der collected for the purpose and blew
into atoms the palace and all who were
in N,
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-27

As was to be expected difficult,
appears in the selection OF an anti
Tammany candidate for mayor
of New York. The name;
that most Immediately and natur
ally suggest themselves are those OF
Comptroller Ccler, who has done such
plucky and efficient work against the
organized rascality of the city govern
ment, and Seth Low, who was the
last candidate of the reform forces.
But the first is met with Platt's veto
'Anybody but Coler,' he says, and
though the announcement against
Low has not appeared yet. we may
expect il, for it was Platt's insistence
three years ago on running straight
ticket against Low, with the certainty
that it would throw the victory into
Tammany's hands. that has continued
the atrocious msrule since then.
Anybody hut one who will stop the
thievery is the Plat doctrine, the
beginning and end of it.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-27
A Good Platform.

Chas s Hamlin, ex. Assistant Secre
tary of the Treasurer is wiling U
take the Massachusetts, Democrati
nomination for governor this year ant
in a speech at Brunswick, Me, Satur
day night he put forth the platform
as regards both state and natlona
issues. on which he thinks the year
campaigns should be fought. Leaving
entirely, Bryanlsm and the Poulisti
cisms it is:
The party should come out fol
tariff reform the tariff should be
reduced to a revenue basis.
The so.callsd trusts, or conlbina
tiors, must be opened to the light OF
foreign connection, wherever they
have succeeded in sitting Domestic
competition under the SHADE of pro-
tective tariff. 1t may also be well to
consider whether congress could not
ensct a national corporation law for
corporations engaged in interstate
commerce. and fixing uniform condi-
tions which oil engage in interstate
commerce must accept. Such law
would insure uniformity. and, per-
haps, more important, publicity.
3 Let US attempt an honest enforce
ment of the existing clvil'service law.
and its extension, so as to embrace
ultimately, the vast proportion OF
offices under the civil administration.
Civil-service reform insures equal
opportunity for every citizen to obtain
office under conditions of open com
petition. There are now 10000 people
within the classified service, and the
salary list amounts to $40, 900, 600.
Can any person denv that it is moro
democratic to appoint these 10000
people by open competition than to
permit these offices to he filled by the
favoritisn of political leaders?
! The referendum has become a
national question and is today one of
the most potent causes in suppressing
undue Influence of wealth on Dur state
and municipal legislatures. 1t gives
the people an opportunity from time
to time to take back to themselves
part of the power they have delegated
10 representatives.
5 Public franchises. Rights of this
nature, belonging to the people, should |
10 STduteu Oily IOI dueI udte CpulHeu-
'a.ion, and on all such question,
where practicable, the referendum
hould be used.
6 Inperialism The Democratic
,arty should oppose imperialism at
lome and abroad 1t should insist
hat our ownership Of the Philippine
stands is a trust which can only
properly discharged by giving to the
eople of said islands their freedom,
nder our protectorate, as soon as
h ey ale able and fit to govern them.
elves. 1t may be admitted that
ntil ths passions of war have subsid-
d, such fitness will not be present,
ut when the moment arrives the
.merican people should not hesitate
} make this gift to said people.
lie believes that a reunion OF the
arty is possible on such basis as
ais ard he ought to be riRht about it,
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-27

In using bottles these two hints
ought TO be SO borne in mind that the
practice of them becomes habitual:
Always keep the label uppermost
when pouring from bottle, so that il
any liquid trickles down the side the
label misses 1t. Result-your labels
keep clean and legible for much longer.
Secondly. II you want to deliver
drops Tor very small quantity of llq-
uid just moisten the lip of the bottle
with the nger.-Exchange.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-27
NOTINGs.

The rain storm of Saturday was
remarkable for its severity over nearly
all the north Atlantic STATES. New
Epglanu's damage was chiefly con.
fined to Connecticut But further
southwest it was accompanied by
terrific wind, reaching the force of a
over eastern Pennsylvania come
reports of broken dams, railroad
washouts, the flooding of streets,
destruction OF bridges, damage from
lightning and great loss tn crop in
the lowlands and on hillside farms.
The rainfall in New York city
amounted to ,. 10 inches within four
hours, ard in the Bronx district
many streets we're flooded and large
number OF families were driven from
their homes. As a climax-if SO it
proves--to the darkest and wettest
August season known ir years, it
served most tittingly.
The Natal government described an
anarch zeal state of affairs in that colony
when it telegrBphed to Mr. Chamberlain.
on July II, its approval OF Lord Kitch.
ener's latest proclamation. The state
ment ran:
Protracted continuance of hostilites vitalv
affecting interests of Natal i viewed with
grave concern, Raids into the colony fire.
1nentIy render il impossible for loyaists to
return to farms and avocatons. Feeling OF
unrest among natives created by raids. rev.
enue suffering. trade paralyZed, railways
by military, towns overcrowd-
ed with refugees and persons awaiting return
to Transyaa stock being infected with dis
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-27

they are pgain in strict agreement
with Europe.
1t will be many and many long
year before the most imaginative
administration will attempt to add
any foreign lands to our territory.
BUT what We have done has earned us
the suspicion of the world, and it is
especially the fear Of ny and suspicion
which have found Judgment in the
South and Central American mind,
which has awakened an outburst Of
cacKling in the international barnyard
over a simple act of self-defense 90
the part of our government, such an
act as was performed by Secretary
Whitney in Mr. Cleveland's first
administration without exciting the
least comment.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-27
ORANGE COUNTY.
STRAIT ford.

Among the festivities crowded into
last week we're corn roast, Lawn
party, sunrise party to kibling Hill.
a trip to Fairlee Lake and dance at
the hall.
Albert Parker Fitch is the guest of
Mrs l. ID Jones and preached at the
Congregational church Sunday morn
ing.
Miss Mary c Jones returned Thurs.
day from Marlboro, N Ii.
N 3 Cobb is much improving bis
residence by the addition Of broad
piazza.
The Avery family are spending a
little time at Camp Judith.
Mrs s G Chandler returned Friday
from York Cltfs, Me.
Miss NJ H Chandler left the latter
part of toe week to join her aunt at
the beach.
Chandler Barry returned Friday to
Boston.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-27

The third year of famine is in prog
ress in India While Europe and thi:
country, or the Eastern part of it,
have been del ICED With rain, India
has been parched again. Niceroy
Curzon on May % stated that there
were then 4iG,000 people receiving
famine relief, and during the months
since the nun Der is SAID to have been
doubled. The Indian Standard of
July l6 says that "unless much more
rain falls within few days this part
of Irdia" Central Indial sis doomed
to another experience of famine y No
such rains have fallen, so far as the
news goes.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-27

Towns 10 Alabama and Indian terri
tory have followed Fulton county, y,
and Pierce City, Mo, and sundIy
other places in notifying all regroes
to lsaye st once. Meanwhile the
most appalling feature OF every day S
rews, nearly, is of lynchinss and
burnings at the STAKE of negroes. Al
least it is within moderation to say
that there are thousand cases OF
negros for every white man that meets
mob violence for the same crime
against won en-.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-27
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Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-27

OF all the myriads who play the pi-
ano how many know that TON Bow
ling" Dibdin was the first man who
played the instrument in public? That
was in 1767, and the feat was perform
ed at the first night of "The Beggar's
Opera"
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-27
Sharon

Mrs Hayes and daughters OF Bethel,
Conn, who have been boarding at +
W badgers returned to their home
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs Geo Lamplough and
Maud of Boston, Mr. and Mrs L G
York and Mr. Dodge of Cambridge
have been visiting at Cbas Porter S
the past week.
Herbert Harrington returned from
Manchester. y II, last week Weunes-
day.
Wells Porter visited in Hartford
last week
The Baptist society had very
successful lawn party ut the home Of
y h Jones last week Wednesday even
| irg. \ large attendance and financial
success.
Miss Maria Billings returned to
wssbury, Mass, after spending her
vacation with her parents.
Arthur Lewis of Rochester visited
at Olin Billings last Wednesday and
Thursday.
The members of the | o G 7 are
earnestly requested to be present at
tier next meeting. when matters in
connection With the Union will he
considered.
Miss Minnie Metcalf of South Roy
alton was in Sharon Saturday.
Mrs Lsre ard daughter Grace who
have beeo visiting at Mrs c b Wal. |
bridges. have returned to Walpole, n
H.
N;ss Eannio Laid returned Thurs.
l.
Barre.
Miss Carrie Phelps of Littleton,
Mass, is at II G Bruce's.
Miss Martha Simmons, who has
been at J s Willey's is visiting at
South Royatou this week.
The ladies of the Congregational
society will have lawn party on the
common next Wednesday, Aug 18th.
Music by the Sharon cornet band,
of ice cream and cake
Will be served.
Miss Musa Wiley went to Hartford
for a short stay on Monday.
Mrapd Mrs Sargent of Hartford.
the parents of Rev Sumner Sargent,
were in town over Sunday.
The White River Good Templsr
Union will hold their quarterly SEES
sion at Sharon Saturday, Sept It'll.
fhe afternoon and evening meeting
will be held in the Baptist church.
Geo Drown started MONDAY with
'rove of beef cattle and pair of
YORK norsfs' '9r "aler.ur.' inet
we're pufehasru lor the ial" vi Tue
Cate 10 an asylum
Stanley Richards of Woodstock was
d to"n over ouuuay'
The schools in town will begin Sept
on TUESDAY alIsr LSpof Gay
Mrs Chamberlain of Windsor is
isitirg her sister, Mrs + w Badger
-''oS e'4' 'N'~N W '<S''NAt - $'''Ss' |
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-27
What a Tale 1t Tells.

If that mirror of yours shows a
wretehed, sallow complexion, iaun-
diced look, moth patches and botcbes
on the skin, its liver trouble: tut DR.
Kings New Life Pills regulate the liver,
purify the blood, give clear skin, rosy
cbeeds, rich complexion. Only 25c at
Holders drug store.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-27

"If l thought that any girl would ac-
cept me-" casually remarked the BASH
full Mr.. Dolyers, I'D propose tomor-
row."
why not this EVENING"" asked Miss
Fosdick coyly.
The affair will take place in about a
month.-Detroit Free Press.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-27

Mrs. De Good-Why aren't you going
20 church?
Mr.. De Good-Last Sunday the roof
leaked, and three or four drops went
down my back.
Mrs. De Good-The roof has been re-
paired since then.
Mr.. De Good-IIuh! Then they'll be
wanting money to pay for the repairs.
New York Weekly.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-27
THEIREFoRMER.
rUBlISHED IT, EsOAfS AND
FRIDAYS.

Ii is not at all surprising that, ss
our Washington correspondent says
Europe believes Uncle Sam is foment'
ing the troubles in Colombia and
Verezuela to get an excuse to inter-
vene and seize territory. 1t is bad for
either woman or nation to throw away
the reputation of virtue.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-27

Ants can stand extremes Of heat and
frost will not kill them. and one sort
has been observed TO build its nest In
chinks in blacksmith's forge.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-27

Friends of the Reformer who desire to do this
paper favor. are requested to suggest to their
attorneys or Probate Court to have legal adver.
tisements in which they are interested placed In
the Reformer. Particular care Is taken of this
class of advertising and through the Reformer
as any business matter is desired to do. 80
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-27

In case of cough or crop give the little one
one Minute Cough Cure. Then rest easy
and have no fear, The hid will be all rich,
i'll a little while. II never fails. Pleasant 10
take,always safe sure and almost instantaneous
In effect. Greene's drug store, Il
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-27

Eruption, cuts. burns. scalds and sores of
sll kinds quickly healed by DeWiit's Witch
Hazel Salve. Certain cure for piles. Beware
of counterfts. BE sure you get the original
7-DeWitt's. GreenesVpug store.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-27

% Buck, Beirne. Ark, saws: was
troubled with constipation until | bought
DeWitt's Little Early Risers. Since then
have been entirely cured Of my old COM
plant. I recommend them.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-27
ADVERTISING PATRONS

Who wish to change for Tuesday issue should
send IN their copy by Monday noon at the latest
for tsqFriiay Issue, by Thursday noon. Those
who get Is in earlier and avoid the rush alwayl
have the mast artistic service.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-27

T c Dig
fifty cents worth for half dollar. An occa-
sional woolly horse or white elephant. more
or less, didn'tmatter much. People went to
Barnum to be amused and he amused them.
People so to the theatre and if they are car
RED away by the play and laugh and shed
tears over the incidents they are "hum-
plugged to be sure-they believe for the
time al! the fiction Of the play it is real to
them. But how much more would they be
humbugged if the play didn't seem real? II
Barnum advertiseda woolly horse and then
showed something which could by no pos
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-27
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Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-27

-. IUu nave HtaTu nan huhuTeu ptOpIt saA
different stores . will never go there again. The
are cheats, They advertise so-and-so, and when
got there they didn't have it, or it wasn't nearly
good as they said in the advertisement
1t pleased customer is the best of all advertise
ments isn't a dispeased one the worst How oi'a
the opportunity comes to say: Oh, | wouldn't g
there again; why don't you go TO Blanks
That comes from being humbugged-be'al
the merchant believed Barnum
And Barnum himself didn't really humbus Pc
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-27

pie. His show
was really " the
gre ate st on
EARTH" and real
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-27

bafnum was wrong. He's dead. anyway. And buried
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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-19

treat No such order was forthcoming.
The admiral's advisers then hesitating-
ly suggested falling back.
Boys said the brave old man, "yon
know that this ship can1 run worth a
cent. and do you think that any sea
man in this fleet would run when |
stayg No. boys. don't believe II.
Stand fast for the flag and give the
enemy's barnacles a broadside."
A cheer went up for the old man, and
with a will the gunners lowered their
weapons to sight the water line of the
enemy's ships,
Every vessel in the hostile feet shiv-
cred, and some of them began to settle
down in the water.
"Ha! We've punctured some Of
them. fancy" the captain observed.
AYE. aye" replied the admiral gruff-
". We'll knock off few more barna-
cles. Give ii to them at the water line
again.
Another deadly boom of shot crossed
the sea. and more vessels of the enc
my wavered. The admiral smned as he
saw Il.
II think II there Is any running done
to-day the enemy will lead the race.
And it makes me bit sorry we are so
slow. | want to be at least in sight
when they haul down their flag"
The admiral fortunately was not far
away when the enemy capitulated. and
when all the world sent him eongratu-
lations over his remarkable victory he
was In the habit of smiling grimly and
referring to the conflict when with his
staff as the victory of the barnacles.
When the ship was sent home and
put in drydock to be scraped for the re-
moval of the little parasites on the bot
tom of the vessel that had so retarded
its progress, the admiral shook his
head sadly.
Il hate TO see them go, for there Is
| nothing that keeps mans courage at
the sticking point so firmly as the
knowledge that he can't safely funk"
And in memory of the fight he made
the workmen give him the largest bar
nacle, which happened to be the vain
| glorious Captain Billy.