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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-10
D. A. B. OUTING,
Made Trip on the Fourth to Old Cemetery
Hill. Full of Historic Interest

The Daughters of the American Rev
olution celebrated the Fourth by a
trip to the old cemetery on Meeting
o clock car for Centerville. The day
magnificent, Mt Monadnock being es-
pecially clear.
The site of the first meeting house
in Brattleboro, built 176S, is marked
by granite monument properly in
scribed. The location of the stocks
and sign post is marked by brass tab
let set in boulder of granite, as are
also the roads to Guilford and Albany,
N. Y, as Brattleboro was part of
Cumberland county and under the jur-
isdiction of New York.
The grave of Col Samuel Wells, the
first town representative, is in this
cemetery: also that of Rev. Abner
Reeve. the first minister, who died in
1898 at the age of 81 years. He was a
graduate Of Yale and came from Had
ley, Mass, to this town.
At one side of the cemetery is the
old training ground where Ethan Allen
camped when he came down in his
wrath to repair the politics of Brattle-
boro and Guilford saying: UNLESS the
inhabitants of Brattleboro and Gull
ford peaceably submit to the authority
of Vermont their territory shall be
made as desolate as Sodom and Gomor-
rah."
The old town well is still in exis-
tence, and on the road to Albany may
be seen the cellar hole of Capt. Benz.
Butterfield's house built in 1T72 The
old cemetery abounds in spots of his
torical interest dear to the lovers of
Revolutionary days
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-10

, The large Estey church organ "a
the Denver Congregational church ha
been shipped to Colorado this week.
The Retting store on High stree
Is closed pending the appointment of
receiver in bankruptcy proceedings.
B. A. Whittemore Of Guilford ha
sold his 112-acre wood and timber 10
to George Wright & Co., Of Green
field.
The Carpenter Organ factory re
opened Thursday after weeks shu
down to give their employees brief va
cation.
Discharges in bankruptcy have beer
granted David Meany and Harriet A.
Perry Of Bellows Falls and Clarence
Hildreth Of Brattleboro.
You can get most any kind of print
ing quicker at the shop of Ullery & Co.
than you can anywhere else in Brattle-
boro. Call, write or telephone 127.
If the weather be fair the Country
club of Greenfield will entertain the
members Of Wantastiquet Golf club at
their Greenfield links this afternoon.
The Reformer is indebted to the
Springfield Republican for the excel
lent likeness Of Pope Leo XIII. printed
on first page of this paper.
Members of the Universalist Sun
day school had gorgeous day Tuesday
for their annual picnic at Spofford lake
and the outing was very fully enjoyed
by ALL
Frank E. Barber, trustee, will sell
at public auction Saturday, July IS, at
10 30 o'clock sharp the farm recently
owned by Edwin F. Larrabee, in bank
ruptcy. This farm is situated in Hal
flax and is one of the very best in that
section. Don't fail to be at the sale.
The town clock, in the Congrega-
tional church steeple, which has been
running since 1916, the year without
summer, has finally halted for minute
or two, one of the pulley weights hav
ing given out. 1t is expected that re-
pairs will be made within three or
four days.
Mrs. Sarah Howe, aged SO years,
died at the Home for the Aged and
Disabled early this morning. She had
never fully recovered from fall down
stairs last winter. Mrs. Howe was the
widow of the late Moses Howe and
went to the Home six years ago She
came from Boston.
The Brattleboro Overall Co is re-
moving its plant this week from Cen
terville to the Hildreth building on
Elm street. The company will occupy
the entire building, with two addi
tional wings, which are being added
to the plant, thus affording increased
facilities for the employment of addi-
tional help. The new plant will be open
for business on Monday, the Goth.
Gen. W. H. Gilmore is making ar
for the annual muster of
the Vermont National Guard, which
occurs from August 6 to IA inclusive.
The contracts for feeding the men will
soon be let and, as in the past two
years, the state will furnish the food |
and each company will provide its
own cook. On Monday, August 3, a1-
vance details, consisting of the quar-
sergeant and four men from |
each company, will be at the state
grounds to lay out the encampment,
pitch the officers tents and get every
thing in readiness for the arrival of
The regiment on the 9Th The addi-
tional two days of the encampment
will give the regiment an opportunity /
20 take practice march and get more
experience in camp life.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-18

House-to-House Millinery.

woman will never throw an old
hat aside, or even give it away, as
long as she believes there is chance
of making it over. She is ashamed
to send it to millinery store; in fact,
a number of milliners discourage such
custom by charging prices quite out
of proportion with the work done In
some of the uptown residence dis
tricts and in Brooklyn young women
go from house to house restoring bril-
liancy to faded headgear at nominal
prices. Some of them, with a taste
for millinery, have built up a regular
custom trade and have all the work
they want to do. In few hours they
will transform an old hat or bonnet
into one that looks "as good as new
Girls will help along the family in
come In this way, where they can
choose their customers and their time
when nothing would persuade them to
work in millinery store or 60 be
hind counter.-New York Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-18
THIS AN UNLUCkY YEAR.
The Superstitious Man Produces
Some Fioures to Prove It.

0ONnC FJ9OEGb ~ F'oNS -
eff something terrible doesn't hap
pen to the human race before the eho
of this year I'm no true prophet
said the surerstitious man. "Fate mas
written it down just as plain as DAY
and there's no way of dodsing it..
In the first place. the year 1903
contains a mighty bad combination Oh
figures If you take them separately
and ADD ttem Up YOU will find that
the result will be thirteen. no matter
which way you work ii ont
"All right. You may laugh at me
as far as | have gone, but wall oaf'i
y produce some more facts. N the
wear 1909 there are three days IN
Which the thirteenth OF the NOM II
falls on Friday. The first was feo.
IS. The next March IS, and the last
will be NOV. 13.
"Take look at the calendar ana
find out now may previous years I'D"
this many Fridays which came III ene
thirteenth of the month. On the ldth
of February forgot myself ana "S'A'
ed under a ladder Before ! had gone
half a block beyond that l"daer
fell down and sprained my ankle.
'Tf figures count for anything inns
is the unluckiest year that OLD a'he'
Time has presented to lis in m'sh'y
long while. It's combination that
cant be beat. and I'm just sailing
around looking for trouble ali INC
time"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-18
A COLONEL FROM
CONNECTICUT
copyright, 1903, by {. Y e,..;e

Copyright, 1903, by {. z f,e,.is,
Colonel Israel Alexander parl.i,,
Connecticut, {. S. A." was thn ,,,..,. 49,
was registered at The Near View f4,,,,s
interlaken, Switzerland, and thera vas
10 mistaking his nationality. H. 49,
only looked American, but he sno,1.1
Connecticut in every moynmont II.
was as much of downright Yanlaf .3s
the man who invented wonae,, ,,,,
megs, and be had ali the Innocence ..,.,7
righteousness of the chap no so,a ;te
first dozen to ccndding housewives
Ever since landing in London tl.
colonel had been telling = fisb 1:n,s !,
was the same old storS over and over
and he told it from five "a t4-.,,t,.
times day. according To ei1t.1F,<,t.g,,,...
He told it to men Of ali nationa]ities !,
made no difference whether his liS5,.4.y
could speak English az not He toia ,
in hotel reading rooms. AT thn faj,fp
on the train, Oh the haat. OH tho 20.
randa.
Everybody thought him q liar ana #
was singular that the Iuropcan public
stood it so long. but it was oaIya ftar
be reached 1nter1dkcn and h4d refGar.
ed his story for the twentieth time in
two days that an En9liSI1iasn who had
bumped up against him ut several ,o.
sorts made up his mind that the thing
had gone far enough
He took half Il dozen other tourists
into his confidence. aud aS a result Il
certain Frenclinan WHO Was stopping
at another resort WIS sent for The
news Went around that#M i Arface11.
the famous duelist VAS u arrive. He
had killed seven different men az tie
field Of honor He WAS a man WHO
hated Il liar and never hoSitated to i'll
terrupt a man telling Il tall Story. Care
was taken that Colonel PeHIi4s should
be thoroughly Informed aGtI tS gently
as pos~iblc=ho=W WIS advised 10 hold ON
20 his fish story during the duelisfs
stay His answer was.
THAT story ought to interest hfm,
but If he don't want to hear ii he
needn't. I'm not forcing #it=on any
body
u Arta&en arrived on q certain even
ing and had been prey ioasiE coached
as 10 the part he WIS To play Colonel
Perkins was introduced 10 hin It's soon
as possible. and lie spent about two
minutes sizing the duciist np.@1hen he
observed:
'GencrIl. if yoH have come here 10
fish You'll hc disappointed. You can't
get bite once a week If YOU want
fishing as is fishing you'll! go 10 the
United States Lord, but what fishing
I've had in the Connecticut river. just
to give you an idea of how the Shad
bite there in April III tell you what
did one day. went out by myself and
caught 10000 shad in ten hours with
hook and line, and | must have had all
Of 10000 bites that didn't hook the fish.
1t took a span of big horses to draw
my catch home. That's what You call
fishing, though my record don't begin
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-18
Graphic's . ally Story
win some Others "

""' was the old. old story The fig
ofeS 0ad not been decreased 70 1s oOn
.''t raised 10 10000. The fish had new.
~ o'e1. named as suckers or mullet
'pt always as shad. People had been
s',,ilSeo 20 swallow The story, tails and
an on eall the colonel q liar. and thcv
had swallowed and moved on. But the
colonel time had come at last. When
~ 4ad finished his story the ducljst
observed:
9'r' have the great honor of cali
i9@ E0u liar
! liar! Good lands, but what torf"
exclaimed Perkins.
liad you caught one dsh per minute
you could have caught only coo in ten
o0dFS. 1t WAS utterly impossible. Ten
A1fh could not have done it. You took
me Tor fool and lied to me-
Si5ut did you ever fish in the Con
neelicut river
Mover"
DID you ever fish for shad
Never"
hen why cali me q liar? Bring a
hotary public here and III make affida-
Wit To what ] said. / fished for ten
hours and the fish numbercd"--
Sir, yon insult me- exclaimed tire
duelist as he arose
Shoe
Aud he who Insults me must fight
There is my card Have you a friend
here Let rs fight at SUNRISE
ny gum, but what peppery mani"
said the colonel as the other withdrew.
" ell, il he wants to fight | suppose
Il have To accommodate him. Indeed,
I've got to fight because he didn't be-
iieVc NY story never tell story that
amt willing to back up. Will one OF
yoh fellers act as my second iH the af-
fair:"
The Ehglishlnan volunteered but the
conspiracy didn't call for a duel. The
idea WAS to scare Colonel Israel Alex
and@r Perkins back to his Connecticut
river and its shad He Was told that he
would be killed, no matter what the
Weapois and was advised TO call for
his bill and seek 4 change of climate.
No; only one man advised him thus,
bat half=a dozen, but each and every
0he received the same reply:
Sorry. sir, hut=l can't do it. The
state of Connecticut would never for
give me. and / could never hope to
catch another shad The duel must go
on. Under the circumstances / couldn't
even accept an apology from the
Et"nehman
Whom il was realized that the colonel
vas fereiU& things he WAS advised as
the challenged party to choose swords.
hut he held ont for reyolycrs and could
net be persuaded. There might be 4
chance To load with blank cartridges,
but they dared not risk it. Colonel Per
kns had 4 twinkle in his eye that
meant solid shot when he stood up to
ain.
There was nothing to do for ID, Arta
gen but 10 run the risk or get out, and
as he had no hanberng after hot lead
he packed mp his grip and WAS miles
away by sunrise NJ. QUAD.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-18
Gold and More Gold.

The gold reefs OF Alaska. says the
Mexican Herald. are now sald TO ex-
tend under Bering Strait and to re-
.nncar in Siberia There IS plenty OF
evidence that there is much gold yet
unm;ned on the Russian shore oppo-
cite Alaska. There is a deal OF talk
among returning whale fishers OF the
h;a nuggets found ten miles inland OF
tho East Cane. The Russians jealous
~ ouard their mines, and Wont allow
mo intrusive Foreigners to take part
IN the mining operations. 1t is a very
l.,ld country. so cold, in fact, that min
;oy can only go on three months in
thn vnar While South Africa Is des-
ti,cd 10 Weld enormously OF gold i'll
~. forty years. according to the best
.,xnarts there. it is certain that Alaska
aud siberia viii also add to the huge
etoci of Geld tnat the world OF 192o-44 4
,,.iu h.Jd in It's Golfers, strong war
,.tosts and bank valuts, There is go
mo ~ he gold question one OF
tbnsa davs. for all prices will be un-
sattled bv the elut of yellow money
The currency question is already get
,;na ia he bigger than the silver ques
ZION and the big nations might as
we'll look the facts in the face.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-18
TALKING SENSE.
Words Of Wisdom From One Qualities
to Speak-An Invaluable Lesson.


There is at least one lesson to be
learned from the visit Of the Adam
FuAepaugh and Sells Brothers Enor-
nous shows United by the business
men OF this community if they do not
already know the value of advertising.
Wherever one may look in this city
ployed by these great shows are ia
evidence, They avail themselves of
various methods. but those methods
are chiefly inclined to the Use of print
er2s ink. Referring to this subject,
MIR. Frank O. Miller. the general press
agent of these shows said while IN
this office yesterday:
There is a large class Of persons
in every community to whom the cir
Gus must appeal through the eye axna,
and fuT that reason circuses employ
to very large extent poster adVertis-
ing, which gives a wealth of form
and color that newspapers cannot sup
ply. The intelligent patronage of the
community, however is sought through
the advertising columns of the news
papers. The proportion Of money spent
by circuses for newspaper advertising
is perhaps greater in proportion to re-
ceipts than that expended by people
engaged in any other line of business.
Now, circus managers are not men
who are given To throwing money
away and when the thoughtless person
sees them coming into town and do all
the advertising they do in the news
papers TO get only one days business.
he may think thai they are foolish and
eNtravagant. but the circus manager
knows better. He knows also that he
does not get benefit from his ad-
Vertising that local merchant might.
If Nh. Johnson is your leading dry
goods merchant and he advertises al
bargain certain grade of silk, and
if that advertisement reaches the eye
VI '''ihN 'e'dS anu tAtIteS III IpI 1t Ue-
sire for that particular brand Of silk,
no matter when she buys it. the adj
vertisement was the salesman. or
course the circus advertiser has q
sell his goods on certain day. and
he gets no benefit from his advertising
beyond that day. Still he realizes the
value of it to such an extent that he
spends vast sum of money in adYer.
tjsing, making it the greatest item of
expense in connection with the con-
Quoting of his business. 1t seems
strange that some merchants, no mat
ter how small their bus cannot
realize this principle of advertising.
Just as the Adam Forepaugh and Sells
Brothers Enormous Shows United docs
the largest business of any circus IN
the country. SO it will be found inNari-
ably that the heaviest mercantile adj
vertisdr does the largest mercantile
business and that which any one ad-
vertiser can do is possible to any other
advertiser"
At Pine Bluff on Saturday. October
81.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-18
RYAN'S CATArRHLlNE

is Gods gffI to man. :, IS q poet.'Vo
cure for catarrh of the head ana nose,
hay fever, asthma, headache, anu WIZ
cure q cold In one nights time. :"
sale 1t al. drug stores.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-18

Morn
rec '
lie fl
rs /
ded
day +
no
d br
engfl
light:
cry E
thr'
l.e- sc
mt is
snder
run I,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-18
&oIsusnlc Wisdom.

1ojax-"Brow1's . thrifty eea'Vs'
Tomdlx-"Well. let II come.
Bojax--"He appropriates other poo
pies STUN bling blocks and uses 0o"
for stepping-stones."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-18
knAu All About Il.

DR.. Banks-And in spite OF Ill ru.
mors to the contrary. you are still
prepared to contend that Binks died
a natural death?
DR.. Shanks-I Am; for during his
last illness / attended him myself.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-18
She Saw the Bride.

pearl-Did you hear about the
.vfu, fright George got on his wed.
ding day!
Maude-Yes, was there. l saw
her.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-18
Count Cassini Will Return.

As soon as it was announced that
Count Cassini, the Russian ambassa-
dor. intended TO sail for Europe about
tho middle Of May, a rumor became
current that he would not return. This
;s now said to be without foundation.
The count is conceded to be the clev-
crest diplomat in Washington and the
star member of the Russian corps.
AS he is now dean OF the diplomatic
set in Washington--a position Of much
;mnortance 10 European eyes-it is
not regarded as likely that the shrewd
Russians will care to relinQuish the
odvantage which this gives them.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-02-28
czAR HELPS STARVING FINS
Relief From America stirs Ruler to
Action.

st. Petersburg, Feb. 27-The czar has
personally interviewed in behalf Of the
famine stricken Firms. and has ordered
that extensive relief work be started
without delay. Besides the immediate
Construction of the proposed 1densaimi
Kayana railroad, which will cost $780,
900, he flNs sanctioned the expenditure
Of S309, 900 on the Uleaborg-Tornea line
voted by the senate but hitherto unap-
proved; the raising Of a $2,OOOOOO loan
for other railroad construction, the es-
tablishment of bank with capital Of
sSOO, 900, which sum is to be used In
making loans to peasant farmers, and
has approved an appropriation Of $780,
0Oo for public works, principally the
drainage Of swamps.
The Firms attribute the czar's action
to the steps taken In America to relieve
the distress existing, and to Ambassa-
dor McCormicks inquiries on the sub
ject. 1t is believed that the proposed
relief works will employ the majority
Of the able bodied, and that consequent
ly the voluntary committees response
billtles VIII be llghtened and the neces-
sites Of the people viii be satisfied with
out outside aid, which the Firms
gratefully accepted, although they have
never solicited Il,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-02-28
REFORMS WILL BE APPLIED.
Macedonian Press Urges Government
to Break Away From Austria
and Russia.

New York. Feb. 27.-Rumors Of hos
tilities in Macedonia. II not premature.
are not confirmed with adequate au-
thority. says the Tribune's London cor
respondent. The efforts OF the powers
to restrain both Servia and Bulgaria
are increased rather than relaxed.
Since the sultan's unconditional ac-
ceptance Of the proposals for reform
Russian pressure has been, steadily ap-
piled TO Bulgaria, and the government
at Sofia has been warned that nothing
must be done to encourage a Mace
donian uprising.
It is reported that Austrian officers
aae already employed in secret service
on the Servian and Bulgarian frontiers
and are watching the situation closely.
Many correspondents have been pass
cd through Vienna and Belgrade to
Nssch and Sofia. which are the chief
centers of news. The district between
Nisch and Salonica is in a state of sup
pressed excitement, but the correspon-
dents are allowed to ride through It
to watch the first preparation for carry
ing out the proposed reforms. opti-
mism prevails IN official circles OF St.
Petersburg. but the energy with which
the balkan states are kept under rig
otcus restraint implies apprehension Of
coming storm.
There are no signs that the reforms
have excited enthusiasm either in Ma
ced0nia or Bulgaria. Public opinion in
Bulgaria unanimously condemns the
proposed reforms Of Macedonia as en-
tirely inadequate. The Macedonians
themsAiys viii not accept the reforms,
which even IL much more extensive
would require European control to in
sure their being carried out. The ex-
tremist newspapers denounce the pro-
jeet as international cynicism and main
tain that Macedonian uprising is now
all the more certain. They declare that
the Maeedonians should break with
Austria and Russia and seek the sup
port Of other powers.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-02-28
PERSONAL MENTION,

j u, black is in the city from Gyays
river.
A, $, Foslid was in the city yester'
day from Seaside,
!. r, Ross has returned from bus
iness trip to Portland,
Charles V. Brown returned hast nigh,
flpm a visit to Port Townsend,
Master Fish Warden Van Dusen is
out of the city on official business.
Rudolph Johnson was II the city yes.
teraay from his home in Hammond,
MIR. and Mrs, c. Jewett arrived in
the city last night from Everett, Wash,
Miss Susie stott OF Portland is visit
ing in the city the guest Of Mrs, c, W,
Fulton,
Rev, Oscar os;Iom returned yester-
day from trip to Skamokawa and Ca
thlamet.
W. r. Hume Is In the city. having
arrived yesterday from San Francisco
on the steamer Columbia.
Chas. Baunmeun. resident OF Grays
river. arrived in the city last night
from visit TO Oregon City.
c. NJ, Celler will arrive in the city
today from San Francisco. He has
been delayed at point in California by
= wreck.
Mrs. &C. Clark Of Seaside arrived
in the city last night from visit to
Portland. She Is enroute for her home
on the coast.
win Trullinger arrived in the city
yesterday from Baker City. where he
Is associated with the Baker City
Lighting company.
Charles T. Van Arsdale, a member Of
a company at Fort Stevens, returns
there today after two months fur
Tough spent in this city.
F, w. Preston and A. ], Hill, the
well kno sn warrenton cattlemen, re-
turned last night from trip through
the southern part OF the state, They
registered al the Parker house.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-02-28
ARRESTED FOR ROBBERY.
Denver Police Think They Have the
Lone Highwayman"

Denver, Feb. N.--The police have ar
rested Garfield Snyder, local young
man, % years old, on the suspicion. of
having operated as the Tone Highway
man." who has held up and robbed a
number Of saloons in this city recently
During one OF these holdups on Tues
day night last. Officer John Richie,
Fha attempted to capture the much
feared robber was shot an dangerous
ly wounded by him. Snyder when con-
fronted by three detectives at his home
quietly submitted to arrest. He has
been arrested before, 1t is said, charged
with theft, and 1t is also claimed that
he has served time in the state re-
fornatory. The proprietor OF the sa-
loon that was held ur on Tuesday and
a friend of Ritchie's. who was with him
at the time, it Is said. have both iden-
tiflea him as the robber. 1t is also said
that property taken from the saloon
was mound in trunk In Snyders
room,