Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-08-01

The naval mauoeuvres to be mad
under Admiral Dewey next winter vii
operate from Culebra island, near Sa
Juan, Porto Rica, which has been Sc
leeted as IA naval base of supply.
The body of John W. Mackay vii
, not be brought to the United State
until September, as Mrs. Mackay in
sists on accompanying it and is no
well enough to travel, Memorial ser
vices were held in London Tuesday.
The Soufriere volcano on st. Vim
cent island, has had two eruptions tn
past week. \ severe earthquake, ac
companied by tidal wave, shook tn
northeast point of the island, washinl
fire swept estate. Many people ar
leaving the island, fearing disaster.
Winston Churchill, author of Rich
ard Carvel and The Crisis, is a candi
date for the New Hampshire House o
Representatives and his candidate,
meets with approval. He has sum
mer home at Cornish. The last autho
of reputation to become one of New
Hampshire's lawmakers was Charlie
Hoyt, the playwright.
IHt SpN iIdS u
stock northern Alaska with 1000 ST
beran reindeer. Rev. Sheldon Jack
son, educational agent for Alaska, ha'
charge of the matter The plan is tC
have one or two thousand delivered
each year until 1000 have been Oh
tanned. These, with the 5000 now il
Alaska, will keep the northland for
ever supplied.
The department of public instruc
/ ton in the Philippines is planning fol-
/ the organization of college in Ma
Mia for the training of Filipino teach.
ers; instruction to be given in the
morning by Filipino teachers and in
/ the afternoon by Americans. These
/ teachers are desired to take the place
of the American teachers, whom it is
not thought best to continue to import
and maintain.
A former Philippine scout brings
home a startling story of the existence
in the interior of Mindoro island of a
perfectlS white race, semi civilized,
7 partly Christianized, but cruelty hos
tile in their encouragement of com
munication with the outside world,
The country is said to be rich in veg
eldblt anu Inlntldl WEALTH. tut IeOIIt
skilled and gentle, but resenting in
trusion. They have a city of %, 900 in
habitants. Their existence was first
discovered - years ago
Oscar p. Helmet, California scien-
fist, declares that the recent eruption
of Mont Pelee has caused a noticeable
elevation throughout the Eastern part
of the United States. He claims to
have discovered places along the sea
coast and in the interior for distance
of several hundred miles where the
ground has raised from three to ten
feet. These results have become no
ticeable within the last month, and
scientists in the employ of the govern
ment are making a technical study of
the matter.
\ machine which has haen invented
by a Hartford, Conn, mechanic for
strnging the primed leaves of tobacco
will it is claimed. reduce by one half
the number of workers needed to har-
vest tobacco crop. Ii Is said that the
apparatus is simple in conception and
construction and that an operator with
its aid can string more than twice as
many stocks as by hand. The machines
are being manufactured in Hartford,
and it is. believed that they will be
used to a considerable extent by farm.
ers who are raising shade grown Su-
matra leaf.
Rev DIR s /, Baldwin. recordino
sacratarv nf the missionary snriatv If
the Ne+hodist cbnrrh, lied in BROOK.
lyn Monday NJ tvnhnia fever From
1859 to lss2. with the exception of two
years. he was missionary in China.
For four wears. while in China he was
of the Foochow mis-
sion. and for several years edited the
Chinese Recorder He assisted in trans
latine the scriptures. the discipline"
of the NJ. +. church. etc, into the
Fukien colloquial dialect. For health
reasons he returned to the United
States with his family in lss2.
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n ln5ai triai and has NOW i ;ndnneJ
he president to pardon him,