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Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-26
The Aspect OF the Sampson-schiey
EmbrDgIiO.

hN 'lNpNtt VI LhN
} imbroSIiO.
The ruction over the Maclay his
tory andits grossly partisan treatmento
the Sampson Schley controversy, ant
is denuDciations Of Schley rs running
away in a caitiff fight, Rs coward
cur, fslstier, etc, has al least servsc
to exhibit Sampson in 4 far iron
agreeable light he acknowledge.
that the proofs were submitted tc
him before the book was published
and this makes him an authority for
the epithets that are so msnifestly
unjust that Secretary Long who Seems
all along Go have sided With Samp-
son, has barred tie book from the
naval academy.
AS to the merits of Inc war that
has been made on schley, and the
grounds Of the various charges
against him, nor experts of the general
public can have no clear opinion,
and this seems to be 50 with naval
off also. for there is furious dis,
agreement among them. But rs re
CARDS the general attitude of the tao
IL en-, it is clear that it Is Sampson,
not Schley, that has made the war.
He did il in his official reports, with
severe reflections on his subordinate,
and BE- began before N his dispatches
10 the department during the chase
for Cervers. when eteryhudy WAS in
the dark and there was 10 fair chance
for intelligsn; criticism His respon-
slbIlity for ManlHy' outrageous work, !
therefore, only emphasizes what has /
al along appeared 10 be spit Of /
jealousy and pottiness much after . /
piece with the inetfahle snobbery Of /
his letter objectrg To the promotion
op merit Of senucr. because they have
had not the social advartages of
those educated to be If ners Scbley :
courss, on the other hRnd 50 far a.
anything has aon from Tim to the
public has been chigalric and mag
unanimous Whatever ir!ulicous
friends, may have said or done, there
IS not recorded word Of Schley's IN !
ierogatiDn Of SAM sor, and Of the Two
Schley had the reason for bad feeling
because, either for merit or ont Of the ,
: fatoritism, Sampson q.
lad been promoted over his bead ana 8
nat Of q iorg line of officers from =
aptalrcy 10 cLIef rommand In re- :
,eatiug the Santlarn battle TO Sam /.
M, Scnlev was careful to speak Of -.
he victory a. Won by the fleet I'm p
az your C3nuaru-tBough Sampson
appensd t. b. 20 niles away infer
utialIy conce"5iu2 the claim for {
smpson that It's dispositions and b
riders during the blockade insured !,
De victory, This certainly appears ~
arly com uE rom the, man under h
HON the real lighting Ha- dore Ii
ut here was never response Il .
Ich spirit from Sampson, bur =,
,rstart rarrirg criticism, as if Il
Judging credit 10 any body hut 81
.m-el In cIoaipr that despatch ~
shley said. there is glory enough rr
r all Of US And BOW, when, ~ s.
asst WELDING 10 reee-sity Hud call n1
= TO- board rf inquiry. schley o.
v, "chat j, is very great pity 81,
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-26

= '1e-'S Is aroused the better. Il !
way II q mercantile business. Thu.
stays. The longer It STAYS in one en-.
me oe'te--if i: IS properly conducted
Snow methods Of adve-,;sinr VII
oese' suspicion. Can't have "s.a-t1,,,
reductions" and " bankrupt sales sra-5.
cay. Ihat doesn't mean never have =
" sale" Have plenty Of then h., So
L sooa honest reason fo- each one s-4
i'sI; II out o. that line Rern--7.,.-
Tie ooy who cried WOLF =" and -.
pay a -hi'g startling unless II ca. ta
backed Up with the facts. Il vo,, -
VOL let folks hear hin howl
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-26

Lately starved in London because bs
could not q igest his food. EarIv use ot
Dr. King New Life Pills wa1I5 hsye
saved hin. They strengthen the ztam.
aeh' aid digestion, promote assimilation.
improve sppetIre. Prize 20. Narav
hack I not satisfied. T. Il. uoldH. 4
Co., drugg 81.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-26

a71 believe il cute advertising. I.-av
pay u the show business. I've heard +Asr :.
does.
The other day asked theatrical mana
agsr "a';aer Re had ever tried news2aps-
advertising aions and uaaiaed BY poster
lie SAID h had. said lie had tried posters
s-'oae, too and that l combination was better
OH ne SAX. Novelties and startling efs2.z
are best Of al"
That IS Tor .leat-4ca,s
Business methods and show methods --,,--
or necessity differ. A show STAYS = 6s, nv
tH'ee Gays or : week May never come asa,u.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-26
WHOLE TowN wRECKEp

very Lrrse Loss of Life by EzplosOu In
Batanl.
Baum. July -. l9)l.-A terrific ay.
plosIon OF petroleum in the most thIuE
populated quarter Of Batum toasq
wSre cked the whole centre Of the tow.
II is impossible to estimate the loss O..
ne snd property. hut it is verv large.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-26
THE REFORMER.
PUBLISH Tt EsOAl ; AND
FRIDAYS.

President Mckinley Yesterday did
"plain duty" Ivy proalaiming com
plete freq trade with Porto Rice
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-26

MUST get Al
it can then.
and get It
z II KY
There must
be 4 hur-
r2k The
more people
are startled
q Z & the
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-26

New York city finds tself facing &
big los as conssq uerce Of the sys-
TEN Of eXemptine church property
from taxation, all wrong 4 principle.
ard approaching the rsscally IN the
loose way it has been dore 4 claim
is mace for 30 wears taxes collected Oh
q tract Of land given by one Cornei
lus Heeney to the Brooklyn Henevo-
lent society, q Catholic organization,
and with I'D act Of the legislature
exsmptinC the property from taxatl on
for all time The society then sold at
auction the right to build on the
land and Il years later it was held
10y the assessors that the tax exemr-
ton cid Dot inclu5e the huil1ings and
they have since hseu taxed Like other
without ground value in the
assessment. TIE acton is brought
to compel the rsfundins Of Ill collect
FL.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-26

Wit s--' - 5o~ advertising,
r f new idea is the everybody has raonscv ~
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-26

II ore their
Il isn't that
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-26

curiosity IS aroused the better.
Wav IL 2 -nn-rr--:1.
The colored American., 1901-01-05
0A- 4 -

morse, fond of boasting Of his eVff
deeds and of describing them in de-
tail Thus Lombroso gives the repro
duction Of photograp ph IN which three
murderers who had assassinated one
of their number caused themselves to
be represented in the very act of COM
mittin~. their deadly deed, a photo
graph taken for the benefit Of their lesa
fortunate associates.
This inordinate vanity is often in
itself the primary cause Of terrible
crimes, especially in young men who
have just attained puberty, an age OBJ
served to be especially fruitful OF
Irimes Of yio'erce. The critical charac-
ter of this period, even in well-balanc-
ed minds, is abundantly known; little
wonder, then, if it proves fatal to
those whose constitutions urge them to
extremes. It is noticed, also, that the
criminal needs to lead life full OF
noise. The necessity Of orgies entailed
by the Irregularities of his feelings is
often the moving cause Of some act or
violence, such as robbery and assassi-
nation, calculated to produce the
means of indulgence Pop
ular Science Monthly.
The colored American., 1901-01-05
"Be Gentle, BE Courteous"

The writer was passing once along a
narrow pavement. A young man, IN
roaTse apparel, at our approach step
oed aside, with great alacrity, and in
the mud edging the path. He did not
,ow, hewaved no hand, he moved with
,ut grace, and yet the whole vas evil
;ent courtesy
After passing, the thought arose.
'hOuid we not acknowledge and ohank
or behavior so unusual in a young
nan Of this age? We went back. Of
,ering our hand, we said:
Young man, shake hands with me"
Certainly, sir; but why do you
wish it?"
Because you are kind-hearted fell
low, and true gentleman; you gave
all the path to me-"
''Sir, I would step into the gutter for
an elderly man."
God bless you, young man! May
you become believer in our Lord Je-
sus Christ, whose servant [ profess
myself; and may we meet in heaven,
il we never meet on earth"
Tears stood in the eyes of both, and
when we said gooy-by, our hands
seemed TO be a loVe-tie binding cur
hearts, and we were at hat moment
improved as citizens. Reader, "De
courteOuS!"
The colored American., 1901-01-05
Anger ola Horse.

A most unusual incident occurred On
the DumbartoD road, near Glasgow,
on Tuesday afternoon, the 18th inst.
three lady bicyclists being suddenly
confronted and attacked by a riderless
horse. says the Scottish American.
They had dismounted and stood aside
to let 1t pass, but instead OF doing so
It stopped and attempted to seize
them. Dropping their bicycles Ia
alarm upon the road they tried to run
past the animal, but 1t was on the
alert and twice leaped over the bicy-
cles In It's efforts to reach them.
They then made for hedge by the
roadside, and two Of them managed
TO crawl safely beneath 1t out Of reach.
The third, however, was not so lucky.
Before she could escape the animal
nad seized her hat with its teeth and
TORN It from her head. 1t next made .
snatch at her back, but was unable to
hx It's teeth In her clothes. At this
Dojnt several men came TO her aid,
beat of the animal with sticks and
ed II back to a farm from which 1t
nad escaped. One Of the machines
was somewhat damaged by the horse,
but fortunately al the ladies were able
TO ride home.
The colored American., 1901-01-05
HAVE MERCY.

. typo, in your hours of ease
Have mercy on our copy please,
Don't leave out words before your sight
Be sure to set it up all right
we know you think you know it all
You know we know that it takes gall
For any typo such as you
To murder copy as you do.
Now in the century just begun
You probably will have some fun.
1ranscribing pot hooks by the yard
With your usual reckless disregard.
L Euvoi!
And now farewell thou festive blacksmith,
And blessings on your wooden head.
wee like good stout club to whack with er, er,
nose inns which mix the cold cold lead.
Adios Senor, au revoir.
JANUARY ISt 1901. BRUCE GRIT
The colored American., 1901-01-05
The sweetness of Revenge.

The naughty Frenchman, whom I
told about last week, who "sassed" me
SO incontinently with regard to his old
ra~ k-a-bones of horse, has been fined
$500 and costs, and l am filled with a
glCating joy. It appears that he as
sauIted some harmless and unOffending
citizen, and the stern arm Of true law as
sessed him, SO that his crime was ex-
plated, and my ruffled feelings smooth
ed by vicariOus process which is a
part of human nature. AS l have here
tofore remarked, the truly just break
even" in the course Of time.
The colored American., 1901-01-05
(COpy).
% Maiden Lane.

\OOp9I. % malu6n Lane
All anys n. Y, Dec, IS. 1900.
John E. Bruce, Esq.
Dear Sn:-rnIs il written to IN
fO4m you .hat the BoaId Uf~ManageIs
Of lhe HOME SOCIAL CLUB, exUt nd 10
you the couEtesies UI al invitation, to
be one Of the hOnOIed guests at Lnelr
fourteenth annual dinner, al $40 Or
ange street, al p. m., sunday, Janu'
Ary 6, 1901. Please dear sir, indicate
your acceptance OF this invitation by
addressing it to the undersigned.
VIM II. JOHNSON
The colored American., 1901-01-05
MONASTERY AT CANNES.
An Interesting Description OF This
Famous Monastery.

An Interesting Description OF This
Famous Monastery.
At the farther end Of the small island
Of st. Honorat, of Cannes, the old
monastery appears more a stronghold
of war than the abode Of peace and
prayer; surrounded by the sea on the
three sides, crowned with machicOulis,
with it's loopholes and battlementss
having resisted for centuries both the
attack Of armies and the fury Of the
waves. Bold and defiant still, majestic
and lovely, bathed in the sunshine, it
stands out beautifully, with its rich,
golden tints against the azure sea and
the deep blue sky OF Provence. Be-
gun in 1913 by the Abbot Aldebert II.
as a protection for the monks against
the invasions Of the MoOrs and the pi-
rates, it was not finished until 1870.
From the island a way leads to the foot
of the tower along narrow strip OK
land, one enters through door, which
is not OF the widest, and finds oneself
on Ihe ground floor, where the domes-
til offices used to be-cellar, pantry,
ct A large staircase leads to the frse
f1'4 r; here the most important rooms
OPP ned on an inner court, bordered
-
ms nse kitchen, the washhouse and the
~ hing hall, in which the readers pull
pit is still to be seen. A curious wind
ing staircase leads to the upper stories,
being cut in one large block Of red
sandstone, with a white stripe at the
top Of each step. On the second floor
the same ogival coiOnnade of white
marble as on the first runs around a
passage which leads to the library and
different other rooms, most Of which
were occupied by the dignitaries or
the monastery. On the third and
fourth floors were the bedrooms Of
the monks. After having wound ones
way to the top, one comes to large
platform, from which the view extends
al around to great distance and
which was used in time Of war as well
TO watch the enemies approach as to
crush them under a rain Of stones and
hi lets when they came within reacn
= O tower contained eighty-six rooms
including thirty-siX cells for the
onks, five for visitors, and the same
~ her for servants four chapels, two
'eterns two larle staircases, four
'iitchens, over eighty-eight doors and
COWS Il spi e of its strength
/ Ne tower was taken more than once
| 400 by the Genoese pirates; in 1924
r. N"91iCh: in 1926 by Andre Do
| ia being each time taken back by the
| Iniies of the mainland. The rooms
| low empty and dilapidated; in
| "any places the walls and ceilings are
| rUmbling but the outward appear
! ne rem a ms unchanged and from the
| GRACE the view is still the same as it
vas many centuries ago whel the
| 7OnFe used to race it in their brown
| a b.-Chicago News.
The colored American., 1901-01-05

rsy~',i C PEG I'-'ritie~ of the CriIninaIl
Intir ate y .cnnected with the physi-
al conditions of the criminal are his
sy bi, peculiari;ies These consist in
eat instability of character, coupled
With ove whelming development Of
one passions and the atropuy OF some
Tiers The criminal acts from inn
use al hough he Cften displays, as
nadnlen do, a low C inning in finding
1ears to carry out his impulse. He
in ensely vain, priding himself on
be number Of crimes he has commit
led. He is further devoid Of all rex
The colored American., 1901-01-05

pears to cit heavily on your digestive
organs. " ere you alluding 10 NJ
Life as l Remen Der il. or the latest
iLfIcL1on which has reached its s'teenlh b
vh pteI?
The colored American., 1901-01-05
AN SW ERS, RTC.

our typos are not blind men. fbl Yes.
they all know the alphs bet-hoW silly.
(c) No, we never cuss. We belong TO
Sabbath Sch ool. I'D We sometimes
feel wicked and would like to do some.
thing desperate but-their spelling
makes US litter.
j, Q. A, Phlla., Pa.-Mr. T. T. For
tune Is Of Negro, Indian and Irish ex
traction, We never heard of his using
shilalah, but he is very expert with
stub pen. He writes a copper plate fist
when he's feeling we'll (b) Yes lie
makes cigars. smoke, send him box
OF PeTfectos for New Years gift.
Cd Vet-A gun is an imple ment of
war, big gun Is cannon, small gun
is rife or revolver, tie latter is com.
monty called ''gun" by sports. IfyOu
are really an od vet it GEMS to us you
should know these things, what were
you IN the army sny way, a cock or
bodyservant for some Officer? Did you
ever s smell tie smoke OF battle
"Haiden Lady."-You will never be
happy till you fi1d your affinity. Your
photo shows you to bs very beautiful
woman. We would never beiieve that
you are sixty three. Why not try our
want column? Rates furnished on ap.
plleation. You are very feiicitous in
com pllments to Us unfOrtunately-we
mean for you we are married.
Mi Kitty-Mr. R. w. Thompson is
young man. You must have beeI
misInformed about his age. (b) We
never heard 1t charged as ainst him
that he 1s dude. () He is a very
agreeable spes ker and one Of the most
ornate and forcefuI young writer's we
have among Us. (d) You must have
had the wrong man pointed oft to you,
r. w. Thompson is quite handsome
fellow so some ladies who haven't met
US think.
"Old Git. do not know why M- .
J. W. Cromwell makes faces when he
attends pt b ic meetings or why he uses
the back OF the bench in front of him
for pillow. Mr.. Cromwell is burdened
with great deal Of grsy matter in his
head to work over time and makes
him tired to hear some people think
with their mouths. (b) Yes we have
seen some of his facial grImaces they
are very expressive-W should call
them opinions without words. No, we
don't think he looks like clergyman
He Is one Of the very brightest of the
bunch of old school jour- alists.
I. Nc. Ca You probably never
saw Horace Greely's, Charles Summers,
VIM. 81. Johnson's of Albany OF I'D
COoper's chiTogrsphy or mine or you
would have been more specific IN your
recent dig at literary celebrities, the
former wrote. the latter write the " orst
'fst'' that ever spoiled paper. (b) We
do not know what you mean by "pIue
printer" explain yourself more fully
please. (c) The continued stCry sp
The colored American., 1901-01-05

PERSONS who keep boarding houses, or who can
% taAs d II" strangers TO board and room during the
--4-ays OF inauguration, should make announce
IsIis through these columns. Letters are coming
S-ei uay and II your announcement appears in the
sar7I he parties can write direct to you. Let
to" : ANo" II You can take boarders and roomes and
The colored American., 1901-01-05

G9a Z. Dorsey and Christine DorseY
IyPeWriting, Copying and steno
gspole work satisfactorily performed
AL a. reasonable rates by the Misses Dor
STA Room 8, LIE Droit Building
UOEner 8th and Z street northwest.
The colored American., 1901-01-05

Don't think because an helress is a
female heir that q mattress is female
nat
The colored American., 1901-01-05

psTo t.Il el man who reads and writes TO pre-.
a. -. y tray ing $50 MONTH ard exrer ses
FIsc se Il. I addressed envelope. Presidents u ac-
e'So' $50 DtarLoIn, Chicaso.
The colored American., 1901-01-05
Wanted a Partner.
SPE IAL.

Nicely furnished rooms with OF without board
Apply I4J3 Corcoran street n. W.
The colored American., 1901-01-05
agents Wanted.

active agents are wanted in svsr ., and
Ir,--!tu Az ~ the United States for The O loyed
[oLIcSn' lhe e eateEt and neW4est eolerea
SEoss assB4psr published, Write fer terms. Ad-
=, E,WasEi ne Coiored American, 4S9 G street. n.
v" washington, u. c.
The colored American., 1901-01-05

-.;~. energetic young man who has some
.--l,. - az collector and who can ride bicycle
:.J empIoy1nent at this Office if he desires to
The colored American., 1901-01-05
,,pcrAL LADvERTIsEME ENTs.
WANTED HELP.

,-..4-A frstcIass stenographera and typewrit-
--ro writes a good long hand preferred
srss with reference
II T GREEN, Box no, Charlotte, n. c.
The colored American., 1901-01-05
ROO FOB Rem

WAITED Persons having rooms to rent TO fami
les 20 young Iueh or to young women, can get ten
snts by advertising in this column.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-08-21
NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

Robertson g. Wilder have moved
3heir law Offices to the Stangenwald
building, sMerchant street. rooms
502O6. 207, second foe 16-lw,
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-03-05

style, but theory Of the art of nerra-
| tive. This theory, however. was not
| formulated before he wrote his novels.
but after; it was evolved out of his
novels He first did the thing and then
told why. This theory was, first, that
fiction can not and does not compete
with real life. Life is not to be repro
duced in fiction, and fiction can only
give simpllfed and unified pictures. The
novel is by no means az literal trans
cription, but a typical dramatization of
life.
1t has been said that great defect in
Stevenson is that he has no woman
characters. The lecturer met this ac-
cusation by stating, first, that Charles
Reade and Thackeray were great now
elists who have no women equal to
their men; and, second, there are excel
lent woman characters in Stevenson,
such as the charming and high spirited
Katrina and Miss Grant, in David Bal
four.
The second part Of the theory of mar
rative Is that the words and incidents
should converge into an intense, unfor-
gettable scene. OF these scenes several
We're mentioned, such as in the Master
of Ballantrae, where Henry fights the
duel with his brother in the garden;
and in DR.. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde, where
Mr.. Hyde tries vainly to change back
into the beneiceft Jekyll.
The third point in the theory of mar
rative is that the author ought to give
attention to the details Of his story, 50
that these may contribute properly the
illuminating effect and atmosphere of
the whole story. Illustrative Of this
was recalled the scene in Treasure Is
land of finding the skeleton at the foot
of the old pine tree and the exact man.
ner in which it was disposed with ref
erence to the points of the compass.
But 1t is in Stevenson's letters that
he expressed his Utmost feelings and
affections. Here we find the fullest
of the man, outspoken in his
utterances and full of the red blood Of
and kindness.
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guage of life, which is too diffuse, he
aimed to bring out and intensity the
real life Of language. He was accu-
rately fit and forceful; he was willing
to look for hours for the right word.
But he did not mistake incongruity of
style for brilliancy. The Joseph's coat
and hurdy- gurdy style of writing which
talks Of music in the language of paint
Ing, and of painting in the language of
music, belongs to that class of his imi-
tators who have not the secret of Ste
venson's graphic originality.
Stevenson's method was to get main
controlling thought and idea, and to
drive along the incidents Of his plots in
perfect strength and consonance with
that idea. He held that the method of
literature is by selection. AS a result
his style is focused as through a burn
ing glass upon it's object; 1t is restrain
ed, precisely pointed, vivid and illumin-
ating. To illustrate this theory Of Ste
venson in his works the lecturer gave
several readings of characteristic pass
ages.
Stevenson had not only q theory of
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-03-05
IN THE HOUSE.

Washington, March 4.-The House
closed it's session at 1145 to-day amid
a demonstration from it's members fol-
lowing the delivery of an impressive
valedictory by Speaker Henderson. The
galleries were almost entirely empty.
Here and there on the desks of mem
bers were great clusters of flowers, pay
ing farewell tribute to their services.
Shortly before the closing hour Mr.
Richardson, of Tennessee, the minority
leader, presented resolutions testifying
the high regard of the House for the
able, impartial and dignified manner In
which Speaker Henderson had admins
tered the duties of presiding officer. The
resolutions were unanimously adopted
by a rising vote. Then the speaker in
slow and impressive tones, delivered his
closing words to the House, thanking
the members for their cooperation
through an eventful congress.
He concluded at AS and announced
the sessions for the Fifty-sixth con-
gress adjourned.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-03-05

the hem with a full rose quilting of
lace. The skirt was yelled in soft
French lace draperies, caught at each
side by graceful loops of satin ribbons.
On the low cut corsage these same de-
signs were carried out. Strings of
pearls were worn around her neck,
from which depended a magnificent os-
trich tip fan An aigrette of ostrich tips
was worn in her hair, caught in place
by magnificent crescent of pearls
and diamonds