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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-20

The two leading types Of southern
population are plainly the Virginiar
and the South Carolinian of the tide,
water. For this fact there are both his
torical and photographic reasons. Vir-
ginia was the first and South Carolina
the second southern colony to be settled
by well to do Englishlnen who desired
to found permanent homes. The intro
duction of slavery and its application to
staple crops speedily gave an aristocratic
tone to society in both provinces, but
between them, in North Carolina, and
to the south of them, in Georgia, there
Were fewer wealthy settlers and no
staple crops to speak of, SO that from
the first society in these provinces was
more or less democratic in spite of slav.
cry. Before however, the gentry of the
coast could expand and occupy the coun-
try lying between the Blue Ridge and
the Alleghanies and beyond the latter
range of mountains very different
sort of people had moved i'll and taken
possession. Among these people, owing
to their habits and the nature of their
soil, slavery could take no strong hold;
hence they remained democratic and
distinct from their tidewater neighbors,
as indeed they are to this day.-W. P.
Trent i'll Atlantic
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-20
Curing Sin.

There are two ways of curing sin
mans way and Gods way. You cover
your sins. and they will surely have a
resurrection some time; let God cover
them, and neither devil nor man can
find them. There are four expressions
in the Bible with regard to where God
puts sin: He puts them behind His
back" If God has forgiven me, who
shall bring a charge against me? He
has blotted them out as thick cloud
You see cloud tonight and tomorrow
there isn't cloud to be seen. He casts
them into the depths of the sea" Some
one has said: Thank God, il is sea
and not a river. A river might dry up,
but the sea cannot. The greatest bless
ing this side of heaven for me is Gods
forgiveness" Have you been forgiy-
en-? The fourth expression is that He
removes them as far as the east is
from the west" Do you know how
far that is? IF we confess our sins,
He is faithful and just to forgive us
our sins and to cleanse us from all un-
righteousness" Make sure, then, you
are forgiven.-D. L. Moody.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-20
Arithmetic.

The science of arithmetic is attribut-
ed by some to the Egyptians, by Others
to the Chaldeans and by others again to
the Chinese From AN ea&ly date, prob
ably 1000 years before Christ, the
swanpan, or abacus, was in use in China
for performing arithmetical computa-
tons. The Chinese also use their fingers
for the same purpose, every joint Of
each finger having a different arithmet-
ical value. Arithmetic was brought
into Greece from Egypt by Thales 500
years B. G. One of the oldest known
treatises upon arithmetic is by Euclid,
In the third century before Christ. The
first arithmetic printed in England was
in 1922, by Tonstall, bishop of Durham.
Until the American Revolution most Of
the arithmetics used in the colonies
were brought from England One of the
earliest American arithmetics was
work called Arithmetic-Vulgar and
Decimal" published at Boston in 1924.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-20
LOOKING FOR HEAVEN.
published by Request.)

mamma, will you help me find Heaven?
I've looked my geography through,
But can't find trace of the city,
Sothats why I'm coming to YOU"
"Help YOU find Heaven, my darling?
A very hard question is that.
No glimpse of that PARKWAY country
Has ever been found on the map.
'tJust what it is like and where is it
Nobody has ever yet told;
They say it has walls of jasper,
And streets paved in pure, shining gold
Some think it lies in the distance,
Beyond the far light of the stars,
Beyond the sky's blue and the cloud banks,
The sunsets bright crimson hued bars.
"Some say that it lies all around us,
And some across earth's shining sea,
But where there are bird songs and flowers,
Why, that is where Heaven will be.
A question Ofttimes asked by many
Besides sweet innocent child,
Where lies the fair shore ne'er tOrmented
BY storm waves that roll high and wild?
"To those who toll long in the city,
Amid all the din and the strife
still place in which to get rested
Is their dream of heavenly life;
To those who through years long and weary
On sick beds have patiently lain,
Will be the bright city of Heaven,
A place where there is no more pain.
..TO those who, like Rachel, are weeping
For friends who have long gone before,
A place where goodbyes are not spoken
viii he the calm, heavenly shore;
To those who live lives duh and narrow,
Whose hopes fade away like dream,
A place where all longings are realized,
q, that is what Heaven will mean.
"We may not know just where it lieth,
That question will wait for a time,
But you will be happy in your way,
And will be happy i'll mine.
The birds, and the flowers, and children,
And all that makes this life a song
VIII he in the heavenly country,
without this worlds sorrow or wrong.
$50, whether it lies over yonder,
quite near us, or far DER the sea,
The place where true happiness reigneth,
o, that is where Heaven will be-"
-lnez May Felt in Someryille journal.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-20

That was ali couIo near; a closing
door shut off the rest, but that was
enough. Something, then, was going on
in this house Of dark if not mysterious
character, and the attempts made by
these two interesting and devoted girls
to cover up this fact by explanations
founded on their poverty had been but
subterfuges after all. Grieved on their
account, but inwardly grateful to the
imprudence of this more than reckless
brother for this not to be mistaken
glimpse into the truth, slowly de-
scended the stairs in that state Of COM
plete self possession which is given by a
secret knowledge of the intentions
formed against us by those whose &C.
tions we have reason to suspect
Henceforth l had but one duty-tc
penetrate the mystery of this household,
Whether it was the one suspected by
Mr.. Gryce or another of a less evil and
dangerous character hardly mattered in
my eyes. While the blight of it rested
upon this family eyes would be lowered
and heads shaken at their name. This,
if / could help it, must no longer be. If
guilt lay at the bottom of all this fear
and subterfuge, then this guilt must be
known; if innocence | thought of the
brothers. lowering brow and felt it in
compatible with innocence, but remem
bering Mr.. Gryce's remarks on this sub
ject read an instant lecture to myself
and putting all conclusions aside, de-
voted the few minutes in which l found
myself alone in the dining room to a
careful preparation of my mind for its
duty, which was not likely to be of the
simplest character if Lucetta S keen wits
were to be pitted against mine.
ITO BE CONTINUED
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-20
BEE AND HIVE.

II the hive reefs on the ground, II
will be too damp.
1t will pay to use foundations by fill.
ing all frames full.
Set the hive Il little above the ground
to admit of a circulation of air.
From o'clock a. N. to o'clock p. m.
includes the hours of successful operat-
ing with bees.
Procure new blood in the apiary. In.
breeding is as Objectionable with bees
as with live stock.
1t is necessary to unite all weak col
onies that will be unable to build up
into strong stocks.
Care should be taken to save all
young brood and the brood combs of
those containing brood.
on account of it being the only ma
terial that can be depended upon to
stay pine is the best material for hives.
Combs should not be left in empty
hives about the apiary. That is the
worst place they can be left, as moths
are always to he found near the bees
and are sure to- infest the combs.
One advantage in closed end frames
Is that hive full of combs may be
handled as though it were single
piece instead of collection of loose
pieces, thus saving work, worry and
time.
If the bees cannot conveniently enter
the hives during the sudden changes Of
cool weather, quite a number will be
lost; hence care should be taken to
have the entrances arranged SO that the
bees can enter readily.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-20

The earliest known system of fortifi-
cation was the stockade. 1t has been
employed, at one time or another, by all
nations, is still in use in Turkey, and in
the Indo-Chinese peninsula there is no
other defensive work known. In the
early settlement of this country the
stockade was extensively employed, both
by the Indians and the whites, when a
position was TO DO defended
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-20

rits me by spells. l like to have my
the young ladies choose to come in. Is
there anything more you want, ma am,
and will you have tea or coffee for
breakfast"
l told her that l always drank coffee
in the morning and would have liked
to have added another question or two,
but she gave me no chance. AS she
went out l saw her glance at my candle
stick. There was only a half burned end
In it. She is calculating too, how long
sat up, thought l.
Lucetta stood at the head of the stairs
as l went down.
"Will you excuse me for few mo-
ments?" said she. Il am not quite
ready to follow you, but will be soon. "
II will take look at the grounds
/ thought she hesitated for a mo-
ment; then her face lighted up. "Be
sure you don't encounter the dog, she
cried and slipped hastily down side
hall had not noticed the night before
"Ah, good way to keep me in,"
thought l. But shall see the grounds
yet if | have to poison that dog" Not
withstanding, l made no haste to leave
the house. Some might think that Luz
cetta had got the better of me, but
that is not good reason for placing
myself in uncalled for danger. l don't
believe in tempting Providence, espe-
cially where dog is concerned.
TnStaaI Of thof 7 stood Gill and lCnly-
ed up and down the halls, endeavoring
to get some idea of their plan and of
the location of my own room in refer
ence to the rest
l found that the main hall ran at
right angles to the long corridor down
which had just come, and noting that
the doors opening into it were of a size
and finish vastly superior to those had
passed in the corridor just mentioned l
judged that the best bedrooms all lay
front and that had been quartered at
the end of what had once been consid- |
cred as the servants hall. At my right, |
as | looked down the stairs, ran wall .
with a break beyond which was what
looked like an opening into another cor
IluOr, anu luuteu dlltENdlu ltdilleu
that the long series of rooms of which
mine was the last had its counterpart
on the other side of this enormous
dwelling, giving to the house the shape
of long, square U.
/ was looking in some wonderment at
this opening and marveling over the
extravaganza hospitality of those days
which necessitated such number OF
rooms in a private gentleman home
when heard a door open beyond it and
two voices speaking. One was rough
and careless, Enthusiastically that of Will
liam Knollys. The other was slow and
timid and was just as Enthusiastically
that of the man who had driven me to
this house the day before They were
talking of some elderly person and had
good sense enough not to allow my in
iignation to blind me to the fact that
BY that elderly person they meant me.
This is important, for their words were
not without significance.
"How shall we keep the old girl out
If the house till it is all over?" was
what heard drop from Williams surly
ips
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-20

We sing of a wonderful city
Where never mortal has trod;
Its walls and its gates are OF jasper;
Its builder and maker is God.
There sickness, temptation and sorrow
No longer the spirit shall grieve,
And, though we behold not its glory,
We trust in the Lord and believe.
We sing of a clear. flowing river
That waters the city above;
We sing Of the pure and the holy
That dwell in its mansions Of love.
Oh, there are the sower and reaper,
And there are the crowns they receive;
We know not the bliss they inherit,
But trust in the Lord and believe.
Our faith looks away to that city
And scars to its portals Of light,
And gladly we'll sing Of its grandeur
Till faith shall be changed into sight.
Well sing Of the tree by the river,
OF garlands our fingers may weave,
And, oh, till the veil shall be lifted,
Well tIust in the Lord and believe.
Fannie Crosby in Historic Hymnists."
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-20
Travel Like Princes.

Those who saw the special train in
which H. r. H. Prince Henry of Prus-
STA made his tour of the United States
are comparing it with other trains in
regular service, and it is admitted
that none of the cars in the train COM
pare favorably with the buffet, COM
partment and standard sleeping cars
of the Pioneer Limited trains of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail
way in daily service between Chi
cago. st. Paul and Minneapolis. The
people of this country have the salts
faction of knowing that at any time
they can not only travel like Princes,
but can get much better service. 23-3t
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-20
THE w1NDHAM COUNTY REFoRN1ER, FRIDAY JUNE 90 1902

"Who's there?" called, for I could
not say "Come in" till had moved my
bed and made way for the door to open.
"Hannah with warm water" said a
voice. at which / made haste to rise.
Hannah was the woman who had wait
ed on us at dinner.
The sight of her pleasant countenance,
which nevertheless looked trife hag
gard I thought, was a welcome relief
after the somber features of the night
Addressing her with my usual brusque-
ness, but with quite my usual Kindness
I asked how the young ladies We're feel
ing this morning.
Her answer made great show of
frankness
"Oh, they are much as usual" said
she. "Miss Loreen is in the kitchen and
Miss Lucetta will soon be here to in
quire how you are. I hope You passed a
good night yourself, ma am.
had slept more than | ought to per-
haps and made haste to reassure her as
to my own condition. Then seeing that
a little talk would not be unwelcome to
this hearty woman, tired to death posi-
bly, with life in this dreary house. l
made some excuse for keeping her few
minutes, saying as did so:
"What an immense dwelling this is
for four persons to live in, or have you
another inmate which have not SEEM"
l thought her buxom color showed
momentary sign of failing, but it all
came back with her answer, which was
given in a round, hearty voice,
ooh, I'm the only maid, madam. !
cook and sweep and all | couldn't
abide another near me. Even Mr. Sims
bury, who tends the COW and horse and
who only comes in for his dinner, wor
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-20
Personal Influence.

Have you not in the past allowed
your influence TO go whittier it would
without your solicitation or concern?
Upon reflection you will see it to be in
keeping with Christian practice to re-
deem this important part of your life
from the realm of chance, humanity
speaking, and by intelligent thought
give it purpose and direction, which,
with the blessing of God. will make it
an uplifting force to the lives with
which it blends.-United Presbyterian.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-20
Fill Me With Thy Life.

Unto Thy feet, o Saviour divine,
come with my troubled lifel
am so weak, so weary with all
The constant tumult and strife.
Teach me TO smile when the way IL rough
And sing when the day grows sad.
Into my heart Thy sunshine put
And make Thy tried one glad.
FIJI me so full of Thy own pure life
That each day may be lived for Thee;
Then neither the strife nor the woes Of life
Can darken the days for me.
-Gerrit Smith
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-20
CHAPTER VIII

I did not wake up till morning. The
room was so dark that / do not know as
1 should have Weakened then if my hab-
its of exact punctuality had not been
aided by a gentle knock at my door.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-20
H ALL ROADS.
CENTRAI- VERMONT RY. CO.
Southern Division.


Trains leave Brattleboro as follows.
5.23 a. m. Daily for Springfield and New York.
7.40 a. M, for Milers Falls, Palmer and New
London. Connecting at Millers Falls with
Boston & Maine r. r., at Palmer with Boston
& Albany r. r., at New London with n Y, N.
II. x. III. r. r.
9.1O a. m, for Springfield and New York.
l015 a M. for Millers Falls connecting for Bos-
ton.
2.12 p. m, for Springfield and New York.
4.35 p. m, for Springfield and New York. Daily.
i.35 p. m. for Millers Falls and stations on
Fitchburg Division Boston & Maine r. R.,
Palmer and New London and New York via
Norwich Line.
Narrow Gauge trains for South Londonderry
leave Brattleboro at 7:5O a m, and AS p. m.
Ng~ Subject to change without notice
Trains run week days only except as noted.
Z. II. FITZHUGH, V. T. and G. NJ, st. Adams.
S. W. CUMMINGS, G. P. A. st. Adams
Corrected to Nov "a, 1901
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-20
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Copyright, 1897, by Anna K. Rohlfs. ]
(,IT A UNFyI,I
THE FIRST NIGHT.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money if it fails TO cure.
z. W Groves signature is on each box. 25c.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-20

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NOTICE..
Administrators. Executors. Commissioners

If you are friend of the Reformer or its
publishers and wish to favor us with your
business in the way of Probate, Commits
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officers TO send all such notices for publi-
cation in the Reformer.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-20
A. v. MAYS
Real Estate Agg' Cy
To FENT.

ON South Main ST., six rooms; modern: S14.
Tenement with barn. West Brattleboro: $40.
Five tenements on Elliot street, from So to
g. Close to Main street. Fine order
Five rooms with barn; Prospect street; S13.
Six rooms; Harris place; modern: So.
On South Main street; six rooms S13.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-20

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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-20
Your Opportunity!

Good times are here Attend the SPRING and
SUMMER SCHOOL of the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-07-08

rich
might
absence
Both stupid
the limit of Chill
FeverT
themselves to the Qunine treatment
The
onson Tonic cardinal Immediately
thinking country
First of ALL harmless Absolutely harmless Harmless under all cir
Second administration
blood and Malaria
has wonderful record of u 999 out
the 100h doubling
the dose and taking little oftener.
superb No remedy the whole domain Matera Meda positive
in its action and unfaiing n
will cure will cure time 1t will of Fever
will of fever.
the great medicine that seldom dsappons.
Don't trhe with like allowed
burnt will consume Use Johnsens Tonic Use nothing else
Now, choice bed
your digestion with Qunine and arise finally with all the life and vim taken
No vital force No loss heh No of Take
choice
GIRARDEAU. Savannah,
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FOUND DEAD IN GRANT PARK.
Boy Discovers Body of Man With Pts.
tol by Its Side.

Atlanta, Ca, July IA man sup.
posed to be J. c. Bennett, from papers
found in his pockets, was found deal
at Bethesda spring at Grant park this
morning about 10 o'clock The man
was first seen by viii Gatlns, an EN-.
ploye of the city water office, who
went to the spring for drink of water.
He thought the man was having a
hemorrhage, and went for an officer.
When he returned it was discovered
that the man WAS dead and the blood
seen came from bullet hole in the
right side of his head. The man
had evidently been dead only a short
time, as his body was warm.
AS Gatins went down to the spring
which is only a short distance from
the Fair street entrance to the park
he met man who appeared to be a
farmer. The man spoke pleasantly
ITS fine morning" he said. He
was coming from the spring.
Gatins walked few steps In the
direction from which the man came
and saw the body lying in front Of
him.
Under the left side of the dead man
was a revolver. The shot that end
ed his life was on the right side of his
head
In pocket in his clothing was found
q book The name Of j. c. Bennett
was written on several of It's pages
There was also an Odd Fellows re-
ceipt book in which was the name OF
Bennett, The receipts were signed:
Haygood, secretary, and were from
lodge No. IA. In another pocket were
several circulars of the Page Wire
Fence company. of Al and 40 Forsyth
street.
A man known as John G. Bennett
and supposed to be the dead man
was, up to two weeks ago, employed
by the Page Wire Fence company. on
South Forsyth street. For the past
two weeks he had been employed by
Professor Means at the Fulton county
reformatory, where he was an over.
seer and guard.
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Autumn session Of parliament.

London, July Tin the house OF
commons today A. j. Balfour an
nounced that an autumn session CT
parliament would be necessary, begin
ming about the middle of October and
that the house would adjourn early
in August. Replying to a question
on the subject Of the coronation STANDS
the first commissioner OF works, A.
Akers-Douglass, said it was not pro
posed to remove them as 1t was hoped
the stands would be required for the
purpose for which they were con-
structed.
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KILLS FRIEND FOR ANOTHER.
A Fatal Shooting ARRAY Occurs Near
Bremen, Ga.


Bremen, Ga.
Bremen, Ga, July III. A. Reeves,
former constable of this place, Sat
urday night shot and killed J. T. Bush,
q young man living here.
The shooting took place at the
house of Mrs. Ladder, about 8 miles
west of twon.
Reeves was visiting Mrs. Whitmore,
a married daughter Of Mrs. Ladder,
who had separated from her husband
short time ago. Whitmore, it is
said, had been on the war path with
his gun looking for Reeves. At the
time of the shooting Reeves was sit
ting at the back of the house talking
to Mrs. Whitmore, when some two
or three shots were fired about 100
yards away. Mrs. Ladder went to the
back door and told Reeves he had be.-
ter look out, as she thought Whit
more was coming.
In short time Bush came around
the corner of the house and stoppe l..
Reeves covered him with his pistol
and asked who he was, but received
no answer. At that time, 1t is claim
ed, Bush raised his pistol as If to
shoot and Reeves fired. Bush stag
gered back six or eight steps and fell
on his face dead.
Bush was an unmarried man about
25 years old. The coroners jury upon
investigation ordered Reeves be held
on the charge Of murder He is now
in custody of the sheriff, having sur
rendered to the officers soon after the
killing.