Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-06
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| Buck fever may be thought an i'm
agnary disease by some people but 10
those who have been attacked 1t is
no pipe dream. Two local hunters had
"A touch of the real article last week,
and they are not only willing to swear
that it exists in a virulent form but
they will make additional affidavits to
the effect that ii is extremely contag-
ious. The nimrods mentioned were
hunting deer in Guilford. Each car
ried trusty rifle and considered him
self n regular Daniel Boone up to 400
yards. All at once one of them saw a
large buck about 10 yards away. I'M
mediatey he forgot all about his own
gun and began to call Justify to his
companion; but his companion was
also stricken. He likewise stood with
in easy range of the quarry but some
how or other he couldn't seem to raise
his rifle. Either he had grown sud
denly weak or his weapon had taken
on marvellous weight. Finally when
the deer was going out of sight over
knoll one of the men recovered suffi-
GENTLY to draw bead and succeeded in
firing his rifle.
A recent editorial in Golfers Week
ly voiced the sentiment of many lovers
of out door sport in saying regarding
the many protests against football:
Football is, in some degree, rough
game. but roughness is not in itself an
evil. The spirit in which the colleges
play Is virile friendliness, audacious
hardy, not hostile or vindictive. and
meanness or cruelty is one part in a
hundred Of the whole feeling. Perhaps
a few play excessively, but we notice
that many star OF ten years since is
now laborious and earnest. He seldom
leads his class in brilliancy, but he Is
healthy and honest, little addicted to
neuritis or race suicide. He is likely
to be good ancestor, as we'll as
harmless citizen. An easy butt for
jest, he deserves gentler treatment We
must keep the virile spirit alive, and a
football hero, even If he fails in cal
eulus, helps the race to keep its
strength" This is true in games be-
tween local organizations as well as in |
College contests. There is no game |
more interesting to watch than a |
closely contested football match pro- |
,ided the spirit of ''rowdyism" is lack |
ng. The Brattleboro team has the rep /
Itation Of playing on the square and II |
deserves the support of more people.
Halloween and its traditions were |
BOYS of all sizes Saturday evening. |
n the main the pranks they played |
we're of n harmless nature such as
ngng door bells, taking down blinds, |
md throwing beans, but i'm a few cases
heir actions savored a bit of law
essness. People who have been
'oung themselves do not mind a little
mischief provided no abb
dilute damage is done, but there are
4 their short trouser- stage has wan
erred that allow themselves an even
ng of misery by refusing to be re-
igned to the inevitable. These last
re the very people that the small
oys are laying for, and their fun is
erived from said persons refusal to
tand torture unfiinchingly. It's no
un to throw beans at window un-
ass the act causes annoyance to the
ne inside All who wish a quiet
next year should bear this
l mind and let the beans rattle as IL
ne music We're the sweetest ever
Brattleboro merchants are showing
leir farsghtedness in their organized
fort to nip the trading stamp nui-
ince in the bud. Nothing can do more =
arm to trade locally than the intro
uction of this pernicious scheme
hereby merchants are obliged to give =
way stipulated per cent of their
lies in coupons which can be eX-
hanged by customers for the cheapest :,
nd of prizes. 1t doesn't take much
scernment to see who gets the graft -
II the profit on tawdry jewelry and
liver plate is well known. 1t isn't the
salers either who pay the piper: they ,
IN raise the prices on goods sufficient
to pay the tax levied upon them It's c
e consumers who get IL in the neck =
'entually. II is to be hoped that the
rces of legitimate business will wage +,
,termined warfare against the pro-
oters OF the stamp enterprise. Prompt
tion is the surest method of killing
e thing while II is young and tender. =
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