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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-24
LIVE STATE TOPICS.
Political Points of Interest Gathered From
the Local Field

No, the license law is not perfect,
but it is better than organized hypoc-
risy, such as Vermont has had for 30
years. -Vergennes Enterprise.
Many believers in license will object
to many things about the measure AS It
stands. but they must admit that 1t is
UNNECESSARILY ahead of prohibition. -
Vergennes Enterprise.
We earnestly believe that the adop-
ton of the restrictive license law that
comes before the people next February
will be long step toward Il rational
restraint of the rum evil, which by the
way, can never be entirely legislated
out of existence -Vergennes Enter
prise.
lis Vermont tired of being thought
SOBER asks the st. Johnsbury Gale
DOMAIN. We hope not, but we shall
know before long whether or not she is
tired of pretending total abstinence,
while three fourths of her citizens
probably use liquor as a beverage at
one time or another, 1t is the utter use
lessness and hypocrisy of it that Yer
mont is tired of.-Barre Telegram.
The proposed Vermont license law
contains a non-treatng clause, What
fol de rol I! If enacted it only adds one
piece more of legal punk to the already
big pile of statutory dead wood in this
state Why incumber the statutes with
laws that there is no possible chance
of enforcing? The anti-treating regu-
lation is, and must perforce be, purely
visionary. The statute might just as
reasonably specify that the drinker
when he crooks his elbow must gulp
only once to each swig of whislley. As
long as men drink they will buy drinks
for their friends--that is, most men
will Some never would treat-law or
no law. Rutland News
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-24

The Middlebury Register thinks
"that the powers of justice, humanity
and righteousness will prevail at the
special referendum election to be held
on the first Tuesday in February. 5"
We hope and expect they will, but
perhaps not in just the same way that
the Register expects them to. In fact,
we are willing to wager a big red ap-
pie that they will prevail to an alarm
inp extent
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-24

The legal method of conducting the
vote on the referendum bill in Febru-
airy is explained by Secretary of State
response to numerous inquiries from
all parts of the state. The points to
cover, he says, are three:
days before the first Tuesday in Feb
ruary, 1908.
Second-Constables must warn the
meeting in towns, and the usual cleo
tion officers in cities.
Third-The method of voting is the
same as at freemen's meeting.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-24

The Middlebury Register seems to
think that emo one in the state except
liquor sellers wants the local option
law to prevail. Well, if it be true
that no one except liquor sellers wants
this law, then it is high time high
license law was enacted Twenty
seven thousand people voted for it, and
as the provisions of the new law only
call for one license to each thousand,
it would be far better than to have
81, 600 liquor dealers.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-24

The prominent citizen" who is
without a name, is being made use of
to an alarming extent by the state
press, which hopes in this way to show
that the local option law will be de-
feated because this prominent citi-
zen" is going to vote against it. Well,
if the aforesaid prominent citizen" is
the only one who is to vote against it,
the bill certainly will become a law.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-24
Special Proposition

Until further notice the Reformer will
allow commission of 80 cents on each new
subscriber. sent in by a person who is at
present a subscriber to the RefOTmeT. Send
in two new subscribers and we will credit
your subscription full year; send in one
new subscriber and we will credit your sub
seription six months. Do You know Of any
way in which you can earn 80 cents more
quickly OF easily? Do it today as this offer
may be withdrawn at any time.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-24

The piles of old state papers stored
in the state house at Montpelier are
being searched over for certain missing
papers needed to complete the chain of
evidence in the claim of Vermont
against the United States. Some of
these have been found. The amount
depending upon the success of this
claim is over $500, 600.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-24

A buck deer, weighing about 300
pounds, charged upon Robert Hesse
and A. Whiting who were chopping in
the woods near Rutland recently and
drove them into a tree near by where
it kept them for time. 1t then ran
off into the woods.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-24

New York papers seem to think it
remarkably funny that pack of cards
containing five queens should have
been found in Vermont. Well, there
is nothing unusual in that. Such
things have been known to happen
even in New York
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-24

G. B. Evans of Waterbury, who was
elected sheriff of Washington county
at the upheaval last fall, was sworn
into office last week, and is the first
Democratic sheriff that county has
had since 1862 Vermont is surely get
ting into line for better things.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-24

Hoyt Miner was crushed and very Sc
riously injured by falling tree while
working in a timber lot at West Jay
Wednesday. Zebulon Coulter was prob
ably fatally injured in the same way
near Orwell Dec. S. He lay for four
hours in the intense cold, pinned to
the earth by the tree which had broken
both legs.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-24
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This signature is on every box of the genuine
Laxative BrOmOrQuinine Tablets
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-24

without
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liberal ideas
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-24

How Are Your Kidneysf
DR. Hobbs Sparagus Pills cure all kidney us "a
pie free. Add. Sterling Remedy Co. Chicaso OF N l.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-11
OPENS WITH MANY PUPILS.
Norman Institute Has Brightest
Prospects of Success

Norman Institute Has Brightest
Prospects of Success.
Triton, Ga, Sept 10-The fall term
at Norman Institute. the new college
preparatory school at ODE, opened yes
terday with 200 pupils enrolled. and a
large attendance of patrons and par
ties interested from the surrounding
country.
Addresses were delivered by Prof W.
B. Merritt, nominee for state school
commissioner, of Valdosta; Rev. a. NJ
Bennete of Moultrie: President E. G.
Hall. Senator j. B. Norman: Rev. F.
A. Jessup and others. The exercises
were very interesting to all present.
By the close of next week it is ex-
pected that not less than $50 or 300
pupils will be enrolled. The present roll
is the largest the institute has ever
had on the opening day.
The Jessup building, the fourth large
building on the school grounds. has
just been completed. The first floor of
this building will be used for the
commercial department and the second
for elocution and music.
The pines were cut away two years
ago to lay the foundation for Norman
Institute. the first brick school build
ing in Colquitt county, and already a
pretty town has sprung up around it.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-11
An Abundance Of Blood
PAINE'S
Celery Compound
CleanSeS the Vital Fluid, Increases
Its Supply, BaniSheS the Seeds
of Localized Diseases, and
NOuriShes Every InpOr-
tant Organ.

The use of Paine's Celery Compound
means an abundance of pure. vitaliz-
ing blood, a perfect regula ting of cir
culation, and the Punishment of local
lied diseases such as insomnia, neu-
ralgia, rheumatism, eczema, salt
rheum, blood diseases, running sores,
and eruptions.
If your sleep is not restful and re-
freshing, If your spirits are low, If
you are morose, melancholfc, and OPP
pressed with morbid feelings, be as
sured your blood demands instant at
tention.
Paines Celery Compound is the one
great and never failing agent for
making pure, fresh blood for nourish-
ing the dominant organs of the body,
for recruiting the strength of young
and old Often, very often, a delay
of one day proves fatal. Foul and
poisoned blood carries death at every
beat of the heart. Mrs. c. r. Root,
Mansfield, Pa, says
when ] began taking Paine's Gel
cry Compound | was all run down af-
ter a severe attack of the grippe and
was almost tired of life 1 had salt
rheum very badly in my hands and
the doctors told me there was no per-
manent cure for it when it had got
into a persons blood so badly, but
am happy to tell you that Paine's Gel
cry Compound cured me of salt rheum,
kidney trouble. and other ailments. 1t
is always my doctor"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-11
STRANGE DEATH AT SANFORD.
Hon. Charles s. Partridge Found mt
Foot of Stairway with Neck
Broken

Orlando, Fla, Sept. 10.-Hon. Charles
S. Partridge, postmaster of Sanford.
and a prominent attorney. lost his life
Monday night. There seems to be some
mystery about the case. Mr.. Partridge
was here Monday attending to some
legal matters. He returned to Sanford
in the latter part of the day. and in
the evening attended meeting of Odd
Fellows, OF which order he was
member He had a sleeping room in
the same building as the lodge room.
to which he retired after the meeting.
Shortly afterward he was found on the
stairway a few steps below the top,
somewhat severely bruised about the
head and his neck broken. The door of
his room was just at the head of the
stairs, and the indications led to the
belief that he had stepped out of his
room and had fallen. with fatal re-
suit
He was a large, powerful man when
in health, but was in a very weak
condition from long and serious ILL
ness. He had been a resident of San
ford for a dozen or more years, COM
ing from Potsdam, New York. where
his mother resides. He was unmarried.
He was a gentleman of prominence.
and recognized ability, and was highly
respected by all who knew him.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-11
COUNTY sUPERINTENDENTs.
school Conditions in Georgia Now
Under Discussion at Athens.

school Conditions in Georgia Now
Under Discussion mt Athens.
Athens, Ga, Sept. 10.-The Session of
the County Superintendent of Educa-
ton was called to order this afternoon
at o'clock in the University chapel
by the chairman, Hon. G. R. Glenn.
Eighty-five superintendent responded
to their names and tonight there are
over 100 present. In addition to those
there are many other distinguished ed
ucators present. Mayor Rhodes well
coined the visitors in behalf of the city
of Athens and short speeches were
made by MIR. Glenn, Chancellor HILL
President Branson, and DR.. Wallace
Butterick, secretary of the General
Education Board.
One of the striking features of the
meeting this afternoon was the pres
ence of $50 of the teachers attending
the State Normal School The after
noon session was devoted to a general
discussion of the existing state of af-
fairs in the rural schools of Georgia.
Tomorrow morning the superintend-
ents will write full answers to 102
covering every phase of public educa-
ton in Georgia. The afternoon ses-
sion tomorrow will be devoted to the
discussion of these answers. The pur-
pose for which this meeting is being
held is to secure as much information
as possible for the use of the General
Education Board as represented here
by DIR. Butterick and his two field
secretaries. Messrs. Heck and Cloyd.
During the afternoon session DR..
Butterick was telling of how the Gen
eral Education Board had helped a
South Carolina community to establish
model school. He made no proposition
to do likewise in Georgia, but Chair
man Glenn asked how many counties
in Georgia would support model
school under similar circumstances, to
which question there were fully thirty
affirmative answers.
Tonight Dean Russell, of Teachers
College, New York, delivered a mas
terful address at the chapel To-mor-
row night at Lucy Cobb Institute DR..
c. d. McIver will deliver an address.
Gov.-Elect Joseph M. Terrell is pres
ent al the meeting. The session of the
superintendent will last three days.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-11
STARNES THE NEW MAN.
Chosen as HOrticuIturist of State
Experiment Station.

N@AoSNA. US VI SUhtC
Experiment Station.
Griffin, Ga, Sept. 10.-Prof H. N.
Starnes of Athens has been appointed
to fill the position of biologist and hor-
ticulturist of the Georgia Experiment
Station, which was made vacant sew
eral weeks since by the resignation of
Mr.. S. III. Fulton.
When the resignation was rendered
the Board of Directors they appointed
a committee consisting of DIR. Fl. c..
White of Athens, Hon. Felix Corrupt
of Cave Springs. Maj. G. M. Ryals of
Savannah, and P. E. Boyd of Leary, to
select a successor to Mr.. Fulton. The
committee on yesterday unanimously
elected Prof. Starnes to the position,
and he will enter upon the discharge
of his duties within the next few
weeks
Prof. Starnes held the position of BIZ
ologist and horticulturist of the sta
ton for about six years. resigning four
years since to accept the chair of ag-
riculture in the State University, and
is we'll qualified for the position which
has just been rendered him. He and his
family have many warm personal
friends in Griffin who will be delighted
to know of their early return.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-11
GLENN'S FAREWELL REPORT.
LOCAL TAXATION FOR SCHOOLS
STRONGLY URGED.

Teachers should Receive Better Pay
and the University Summer school
for Teachers Endorsed-A Plea for
the Consolidation of Rural
SchooIs-GeOrGia Pays Only 50
Cents a Year Per Child of School
Age.
Atlanta, Sept. 10.-Advance sheets of
the annual report of State School Com
missioner G. r. Glenn are out to-day.
Commissioner Glenn discusses local
taxation for schools and urges it
strongly upon the people. He urges
better pay Tor the teachers of Georgia,
contending that they do not get enough
money for the services they render. He
commends the summer schools for
teachers and recommends that the
University of Georgia should begin
such movement.
Regarding the consolidation of
schools Mr.. Glenn again makes
a strong plea. saying that the schools
should be centralized instead of being
so widely scattered. This he believes
is the best thing for the country dis
triets. He believes that when the
schools are consolidated the children
should be transported to the schools
at the expense of the county or the
state.
He presents figures showing that
Georgia spends only SO cents year
per child of school age, while Colorado
spends $5.1S and Massachusetts, 1898.
Only four states in the Union spend
less on education for per capita of
school population. In concluding his
report Commissioner Glenn says:
Il leave the office of Commissioner of
Education praying the Legislature and
the people of Georgia to cherish the
school system and speaking kindly
words for my successor. AS le takes
up the work of saving the children of
the commonwealth let every true
friend of the school rally earnestly
and cordially to his support"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-11
ELOPERS UNDER ARREST,
Runaway Couple Taken Back to
MouItrie for Trial

runaway COunIC taken hack to
MouItrie for Trial.
Triton, Ga, Sept. 10.-Sheriff David
Murphy of Moultrie passed through
Triton Tuesday night, en- route to CO.
lumbus, where he went to bring back
Eugene Madden and Mrs. Minnie
White, who wer arrested in Columbus,
at the instigation of the father of Mrs.
White, Mr.. u. NJ. Ellis of Moultrie.
The warrant was sworn out for a mis-
demeanor, but it is probable they will
be tried for more serious offense
than alleged in the warrant. 1t is
claimed that the couple have been
living together as man and wife for
some time, and one day last week ran
off to. Columbus. Madden has a liv-
ing wife in Fitzgerald, and Mrs. White
living husband in Alabama, and
neither have been legally divorced.
Sheriff Murphy passed through We'd
nesday night, carrying them as prison
ers to Moultrie. 1t is said that the
father of Mrs. White will push the
prosecution against both.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-11
DIR. M, sCHwAB q SON.
ROYAL MUSIC HALL.

ZIG and 21S Broughton street, west.
The home of Comedy Drama Bur-
lesque and Moving Pictures.
Week commencing, Monday, Sept. s.
First appearance of
1.-THE Klondyke Trio"
st. Leon, McCusick and Murray.
The Marvellous Seymours.
Mitchell and Brewing.
Norris, Lindsay and Shipman.
Baldwin and Clinton.
Lille 3. Gardner, Anna Mayno, Min
ME Hess, Gertie Harvey, Ollie
Delmore and
Edison's latest Animated Picture,
THE Fairy Tale of Bluebeard"
All Illuminated by our challenge or
chestra-Overture this week. "If I
Were King"
Admission 10c.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-11
NOTICE TO TAX COLLECTORS.
All Property Not Returned to BE
Double TaXed-COIIectOrs to lie
Held Liable for Returns.

Double TaXed-COIIectOrs to lie
Held Liable for Returns.
Atlanta, Sept. 10.-Controller Gen
eral w. A. Wright to-day began send
ing out his annual Instructions to tax
collectors, calling special attention to
the fact that all property, polls and
professional, not returned to the tax
receiver must be double taxed. The
controller generals says he is satisfied
this law has not been rigidly and
strictly enforced in the past and for
this reason he desires to emphasize it.
Capt. Wright also states in his circular
that the law will be rigidiy enforced
against defaulting tax collectors and
all who have not made complete re-
turns by Dec. 20 will have fl fas issued
against them and placed in the hands
of the proper officer for collection. He
says in concluding:
II now forewarn you that the law
relating to defaulting collectors will be
strictly and rigidly enforced and the
securities on your bond notified if your
settlements are not promptly made
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-11
-----e~1F-s--
vALDosTA's NUT TREE NURSERY

To Be Inspected To-day by Assist
ant State Entom0Iogist.
Valdosta, Ca, Sept. 10.-Hon. w. F.
Fiske, assistant state entomologist,
will be in Valdosta in a day or so on
a tour of inspection. He will inspect
the pecan and walnut nursery of White
& Thompson, which is said to be one
of the finest nurseries of the kind in
the state. The state laws require an
nual inspections of all nurseries, also
the funigation of trees, in order 10
reduce to a minimum the possibility of
spreading noxlous insects especially
San Jose scale. 1t is said that the
pecan has fewer insect enemies than
any OF the producing trees and
Is exempt from San Jose scale, but the
fact that no distinction is made in
nurseries makes them subject to an
nual inspections along with other fruit
trees.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-11
FOUND AN INFANTS BODY.
Hidden i'm Fence Corner Near the
Limits of Dublin.

Dublin, Ga, Sept. 10.--Yesterday
morning the dead body of an infant
was found in fence corner near the
edge of the city limits. hid under some
brush The body was in a new cypress
box. The physician sent to investigate
the matter reports that the body was
that of a mulatto and had probably
been dead two weeks.
Coroner J. c. Donaldson did not hold
an inquest, the County Commissioners
declining to authorize him to do so. 1t
is thought that the infant was muir
dered. but the chance of discovering
the murderer was thought to be so re-
mote. the authorities declined to 20 to
the expense of making an investiga-
tion OF the matter.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-11
FOR THE IMPORTATION OF wArEI
TAKERS.

FOR THE INFORMATION OF WATER
TAKERS.
ORDNANCE.
The following ordinance, read in
Council the first time April "a, 1885, by
unanimous consent, read the second
time, placed upon its passage and
passed.
By Alderman Bacon
An ordinance TO punish the waste of
water in the city of Savannah.
Section l. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Sa-
vannah in Council assembled That
hereafter it shall be the duty of the
city inspectors of the city of Savannah,
or of any police officer learning the
facts, to at once docket. without notice,
the occupant or occupants of any
premises in the city of Savannah where
water supplied by the water works de-
partment of the city Of Savannah is
permitted to leak or waste in any way,
and such occupant or occupants shall
be subject, upon conviction before the
Police Court of the City of Savannah,
to a fine not to exceed twenty-five (25)
dollars and Imprisonment not to exceed
five 60 days, either or both in the dis
erection of the court. 1t shall also be
the duty of the inspector or other
proper official to have, the supply of
water cut Off from the premises until
the leak has been repaired.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That
the owner or owners of premises where
such leak or waste is permitted shall
also be subject to a prosecution under
this ordinance, and to the penalties
prescribed herein.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, That
all ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance are
hereby repealed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-11
UNION PINEoPOLIs saw MILLS
Atiantans Incorporate Big Company
for South Georgia.

Atlanta Sept. 1O.-A petition was
filed in the Superior Court to-day for
a charter for the Union Pineopolis
Saw-mills Company, with capitol
stock of $750,OOO. This is the property
in South Georgia purchased from the
Bacon estate and M. F. Amorous by
II. M. Atkins of Atlanta The incor-
porators are Preston S. Arkwright. r..
e. Cullane, w. B. Stovall and F. M.
Sisk. The company is organized for
the business of dealing in timber, wood,
timber lands, turpentine and rosin, to
erect and operate saw-mils and fac
tories. The right is asked to at any
time increase the capital stock of the
company to 100000 or reduce it to
100000. The main office of the new
company will be located in Atlanta.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-11
KILLED BY EXPLODING GUN.
Boy of IL Meets Death in Terrible
Accident.

Triton, Ga, Sept 1O.--An unfortu-
nate accident is reported from Ash
burn in Worth county. A little grand
son of George John, a lad about IL or
10 years old, was riding in a two-horse
wagon in company with two neighbors
VIII and Johnnie Meadows, aged Is
and IL years, respectively. In the
wagon with the boys was a loaded
double barrel shotgun.
The boys were driving at a smart
trot, when the wagon whele struck a
small stump beside the road and the
gun was discharged, the entire load
striking young johnson in the mouth
and chin, causing almost instant death.
His family is a very prominent one and
the accident generally regretted
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-11
NATURES QUEER FREAK.
Pigs Born With Ears Marked with
ssSwaIIow-Fork,r

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Triton, Ga, Sept. 1o.-Mr. S. NJ.
Clyatt, prominent turpentine opera
tor of Triton, has most remarkable
freak of nature on his farm. near here.
Five pigs. the entire litter of one of
his fine breed sows. are all distinctly
marked in the ear as if their ears he'd
been cut with a knife. The mark in
the right ear is plainly that known as
the "swaliow-fork" and in the left
equally as plain and unmistakable
upper square,
These marks are as distinct as il
they had been cut with knife ard
are alike on each pig. Their mother is
unmarked. Mr.. Clyatt says as the mark
has been given his stock by nature,
he viii take 1t as his Copyright" and
mark all of his stock that way.