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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-20

The Bristol News has been purchased
by Col. Joseph Battell of Mlddlebury
the well known temperance advocate.
Fred Stone of Dandy had all his toe!
of his right foot crushed to Jelly by
falling tree while chopping Monda,
aud the foot will probably have to b'
amputated.
! Frank Bartlett of Brandon caught ;
LYNX in a trap on Birch hill Monday
The animal weighed 80 pounds anc
was the largest of its kind ever seen II
the vicinity.
John Kelley, jr., was probably fatal
" injured at Norton Bros. quarrie:
near Poultney Monday. In moving 3
steam drill, it fell into the pit, carry
| ing Kelley to the bottom with it, His
scalp was laid open in three places, his
skull fractured and his left leg broken
at the knee.
! A building trust is planning the cree
! ton of So, 600 hotel on the site of the
present City hall, Barre, and 80 days
option has been secured on the property.
! The city will be asked to sell strip of
land next the hotel off the library site.
The plans provide for one of the finest
hotels In the state.
Miss Johanna Mccarthy of Fair Ha-
ven, who went to Springfield. Mass. :.
two years ago, is the sole heir to a con-
siderable amount of property left by
her father and mother who have died
recently in Fair Haven. She cannot
be found, having left Springfield a
year and half ago, leaving no address.
n. j. Harrington of Poultney is Sc
riously i'll as the result Of an assault
by tramp Saturday night. The tramp
asked him for money and, when he re-
fused it, sprang upon him, Knocked
him down, kicked and jumped upon
him so brutally that internal injuries
have resulted and his recovery is I'M
certain.
A controlling interest in the Ma
tional bank of Barre was sold Monday
to Frank G. Rowland and associates,
constituting the most important tinan-
cial deal ever made in Barre. Most of
the purchasers are stockholders in the
Barre Savings bank and Trust Co. 1t
is understood that the price per share
was about $40 and the money involved
in the transaction SI7, 200.
The house occupied by F. A. Haire
and family at Milton, was destroyed by
fire Friday evening with the entire
contents. In lighting lamp Mr.. HARE
dropped it on the stove, and the wood
work and furniture were soon in flames
He has been an invalid for some time
and had barely strength to get to the
back door step with few articles has
tily gathered before falling helpless
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-20
00lindham County Beformtr
M ATTIERoRo, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20
Have We a Right to Complaint

The Hardwick Gazette makes the
following forcible and sensible COM
mepts on the subject of the wages paid
to Vermont teachers
The average pay of male teachers IN
the schools of Vermont is S37. ~ per
month. and of female teachers S2I. 10
ner month. With this fact staring
them in the face is there any particular
inducement for young men and women
TO prepare themselves for the diincuit
nosition of teaching? The quallhca,,
lions demanded in those who would
teoch are little more exacting each
wear. but the pay doesn't increase fast.
Cbonninp. stone cutting, housework-
these occupations are really easy com
pared with school teaching, ana they
are more remunerative. why Do
school teacher in Vermont!
The public schools of Vermont are
often severely criticised and they are
undoubtedly open to criticism. But
in view of the figures quoted above,
have we right to complain if our chill
dren are poorly instructed and are
OBLIGED to start in life unsuitably
equipped with knowledge? No SUI
perior service can ever be long re-
tanned with inferior remuneration NO
person with those high qualities oil
mind and character which teacher OF
children should possess, can be expect
ed to give his life's work and thought
to business so poorly paid. Yer
mont's future is the future of our chill
dren. What more important factors,
then, in the moulding of that future
can there be than the men and women
who train the children? We can AFFORD
to be niggardly in almost any other
line of public improvement, rather
than in our schools. Only the very best
and broadcast minds, the finest judg-
ments, the strongest nerves and the
kindest hearts should be dedicated tc
the service of the children.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-20
A Page of Notable Dog Pictures.

Dog lovers will specially appreciate
the double page of illustrations in the
current issue of Leslie's Weekly. This
page is devoted to the pictures of the
most notable dogs at the annual dog
show at the Madison Square Garden.
The cover of the issue is novelty in
the shape of reproduction of valen-
tine. in honor of st. Valentines Day.
Other illustrations include pictures
disclosing the tragical character of the
recent sad disaster on the battleship
Massachusetts and all the customary
special illustrated features. The con-
tributions include an article on south
ern women who have made their mark
in journalism; "The Next Great Euro
pean War;" contributed by Baron Cou-
BERTH, the noted French writer; a cap
ital ST. Valentines Day story: as
per's Hints to Money makers, and all
the regular departments.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-20
COULD. NOT SLEEP.

Here is another case where BLOOD
Wine'' restored a person to health tia.
was allrun down. Mrs. Warren Lamphiet
of 32 Nudge Street, Lynn, Mass, makes
this statement:
"Household cares so wore upon my mind TIA.
I could not sleep well and constant Worn
brought on a pronounced case OF nervous eI'
baustion. / lost flesh rapidly; my ,appeta
failed and my kidneys got all out OF order. NJ
nbvsicjan prescribed radical change Of scene
and suggested travel. Icould not leave my du!s;
howeyer. Some one told me of the wonderful
cnres blood Wine has made. decided to try
IL. II did me good from the start ana after three
or four bottles, / could sleep regularly, eat
heartily and my kidneys were In splendid
condition, II is all that it is represented 70 Ne
and / will never be without bottle Oh Blood
Wine"
There is a reason-a good, sensible
logical reason-why "Blood Vine cures
disease. Every one knows that the seat
of nearly every disease is in the blood
Remove this trouble and you get well
ssBlood Wine' will always remove dis
ease when it is in the blood. Fifty cents
a bottle. Try it today and get we'll
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-20

The speech of Judge Wendell p. Stat
ford at the Lincoln Day celebration in
New York, in which he contrasted
Abraham Lincoln and Wendell Phil.
lips, has been widely quoted and ad.
mired as brilliant and striking WORD
picture. 1t closed with sentiment
worth noting:
1t was brave man who said: my
country--may she always be right, but
right or wrong, my country" Yet
venture to offer you higher sentiment,
the only one worthy of the men we
honor and the ideals we serve-the
right-may it always prevail, though
under the flag of foe.
Vermont has many things to be proud
of. During the past week at least three
high marks have been scored-in the
Merino sheep and maple sugar indus.
tries and in oratory Vermont deserves
more progressive and broad thinking
citizens to push her interests.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-20

The three antitrust bills recently
passed by Congress, the provisions of
which have been duly recounted in our
columns, are said to constitute the ex-
tent of this session s legislation against
the trusts and to be satisfactory to the
administration. They were practically
prepared by Attorney General Knox,
and along the lines of his well known
theories. The vital point now is, how
will they work? Will they be enforced
Ex-senator Edmunds declares that
more legislation was not needed so
much as competent and earnest admin
istration of the laws that existed. The
public has all along had that grave sus-
picion. 1t is simply waiting, now, for
the relief it demands and has the right
tn expect
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-20

1t is not, perhaps, strange in coun-
trv so full of vigor and enterprise as
ours. that some of the many and varied
currents of human effort should meet
and peutralize each other 1t seems
that there must be tremendous waste
Of energy in this way. For instance
our manufacturers are making idols so
satisfactory to the devotional desires OF
the Buddhists of the East, that big
demand has been created; while our
missionaries are working for their very
lives to convert those heather people
from the worship of those idols.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-20
STATE COMMISSION AT WORK.
Plan Of Campaign Against tuberculosis Pre-
pared-Series of Questions to Be Propounded.


The Vermont tuberculosis commits
sion, which last week begun series OF
meetings to be held in the different
counties of the state to investigate ex'
listing conditions in relation to the
dread disease, tuberculosis, has pre-
pared plan of campaign which Will be
discussed at these meetings. 1t is
this: The commission sends out tc
the physicians of each county enclos
ing a list of questions as follows:
l. What is the altitude of youl
town?
2. What is the condition of the soil,
moist or dry:
3. What is the mean temperature il
winter? In summer?
A. To what extent is tuberculosis
prevalent in your town or vicinity?
5. What proportion do the deaths
from tuberculosis bear to deaths from
other causes in your town?
6. What occupations in your vicinity
are most conducive to the development
of tuberculosis?
7. Have there been several cases OF
human tuberculosis on farms in your
vicinity, where the cattle have beer
known to be tuberculous?
s. Have there been several cases in
the same family in your vicinity:
9. Have you had cases of tuberculo-
sis in your practice that have entirely
recovered? If so, what conditions have
contributed to such recovery?
10. What type does the disease as
sumo in your vicinity, acute or chronic!
II. What other facts bearing on tn.
berculosis have you observed in your
practice that will be of value in con
nection with this investigation?
The commission met this week in
Windsor county.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-20

Joe Battell has done generous things
for Middlebury in his time, but his of
fer to rebuild it on condition that the
village bind itself perpetually to pro.
hibit the opening of saloons within its
limits does not appear to have inspired
the state press to unusually fervid eu-
loges of the Sage of Bread Loaf Inn.
On the contrary, there is lurking sus-
picion that, inasmuch as it is an estab-
! lished principle of law that no genera
ton can thus bind it's successors, Jo-
seph has in reality been exposed in a
sublimely benevolent movement that
didn't cost a cent. 1t reminds The
Messenger of the enterprising German
butcher who frequently hung card
out in front of his market showing that
the price of sausages had been cut in
half, but it was always found Oh in
quiry that it was on days W hen he had
no sausages to SELL He said it gave
him a reputation for selling cheaply,
and at no expense. st. Adams Mes
| Gpnppr
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-20
Would You
Like to Feel
YoungAgain?

Old people certainly have bad
feelings that those below fifty
hardly understand.
1t is discouraging to find that
little tasks that once were easy
are now very hard.
Many old people are lame,
nearly all are weak.
Worst of all is that feeling of
languor, of inability to act, of
WEAKNESS at trifling exertion.
Nothing will make the old young
again, but Vinol will prevent
ninety-nine out of one hundred old
people from feeling SO old.
There is no humbug about it.
We found out about Vmol and tried
it every way before we decided to
put it on the market and guarantee
it. Now we believe that almost
any tired, discouraged old person
who will take a bottle of Vinol will
feel better right away.
1t will increase their strength,
appetite, and brighten their spirits.
1t does this by nourishing. In
old people, the digestion be-
comes feeble. Vinol supplies quick
nourishment and helps the food to
nourish. Don't blame the old
folks for being blue and cross.
Take home a bottle of Vinol.
Money back if it isn't helpful.
GEORGE {. GREENE.
DRUGGIST.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-20

To further recompense themselves for
the ten per cent increase of wages re-
Gently granted their employees, the rail
road companies have decided to raise
freight rates on every ton of bltumln-
Gus coal produced next year. The pub
lie has great sympathy with the work
ing man; it rejoices whenever he gets
a better recognition of his services
but it hates to have it done this way.
1t hates to bear the cross and have the
railroads wear the crown of generosity.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-20

According to the figures given out by
the secretary of state, the official ma
iority in favor of the new local option
law was 729. The clerks of five towns
failed to make returns to the county
clerks until after the specified time,
so their votes are not included IN the
announced result which, it is estimat-
ed, would have been 1925 if those clerks
had performed their duty. Practical
results, however, will not be altered
bv a.little more or less in the margin
of votes.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-20
TIMELY STATE TOPICS.
What Vermont Editors Find to Discuss After
the Long License Campaign.

Every town that has bonded indebt-
edness that can be refunded should take
advantage of the act passed ny the last
legislature exempting from taxatioh
money loaned to the citizens OF the
town at three per cent. BrattleboIo mas
placed all its bridge bonds, amounting
to 500, 600 with its own citizens because
of this act. No town ought to pay over
three per cent. in the future on its IN
debtedness. -Middlebury Register
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-20

The prompt and systematic way in
which the new state tuberculosis COM
mission has gone to work is another
of the hopeful signs of Vermont's
awakening to a sense of what she is
and what she may be. The prevalence
of that terrible disease has been one of
the things that have helped to drive
people away and to keep them away
from the state. A knowledge of the
disease, with careful cooperation of
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-20

The trust bills are passed, the Stan
dard Oil company survives and the tel
egram sensation, as to the real purpose
of which the public can only conJec'
ture, is old and stale. Strange and
inscrutable are the ways of politics!
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-20

And now it develops that the recall
of German ambassador Won Holleben
was due to his having used his official
position to advertise certain brand
of champagne at the christening OF the
Meteor. Won Holleben is not the first
man who has trihed with the merry
champagne to his own undoing.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-20

all the people in an effort to conquer II
and drive it out, cannot fail to, at
least, greatly lessen the evil. 1t Is a
most promising condition OF things
when state rises up against its enc
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-20

The new Littlefeld antitrust meas
ure may be a protest and a promise, but
it will not be present help in time OF
trouhlp
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-20

Miss Susan B. Anthony, at 50, looks
forward to coming work with enthu-
siasm. Bravo, Miss Anthony!
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-20

For political deal, the Smoot deal
isn't bad sort.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-20
MA~o~

Laxative BrOmO=Quiniue Tablets
the remedy that cures n cold in one day
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-20

GEO. E. GREENE, srattleboro.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-20
Tourist Cars to
California.

A double birth in tourist Sleep
er, Chicago to San Francisco,
costs only SIS. The service via
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul and Union Pacific line is
comfortable and satisfactory.
Thro' tourist sleepers to San
Francisco leaves Chicago at 1915
p. m, daily.
If you're interested drop me
card.
WV. HALL, N. {. Freight and Pass'r Agent
1853 Washington Street, Boston.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-28

coming nm Elks all over the 1910
against the issuing of charter to she
Els Of AmeH6e Asia and Africa.
which 10 colorsd organization. Every
Elk lodge in the state is making a
vigorous kick against giving a colored
organization with the same name.
No one objects to the colored men of
Mississippi having society or club
like the Elks, but the "best beople on
Earth = do object to their names be-
ing used by the colored men.
. They claim that they have prof.
erty righ7 TO their title and that it
cannot be appropriated by any other
organiza ion.
There is nothing in the charter of
the colored Elas that is violative of
the constitution Of the state or the
laws OF Mississippi and it has,, been ap-
p:Gved by tie attorney general Ct
is probable that an injunction Will be
. ten out restraining The secretary
tom placing rte charter on the
records,
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-28
harrisburg Coffee & Spice Mil


Hattiesbarg makes another step for
Yard in the recent acquisition she
as taken o. Of the Hattiesburg Tea
and Spice Mill operated by the ever
clever W. J. Force and ". W. Haniell
late CT Mobile. ALA.
The gentlemen mentioned above
come from our sister city, Mobile,
highly recommended not only as bus
mess men of Practical and high
order but as gentlemen whom any
city wcnld be glad to welcome as cit
liens.
They are here to cast their lot with
as, willing to stake tn ,ir all upon the
place as BUSINESS center, thus adding
to onr commerce with the volume of
business that their plant will create
and they deserve the hearty welcome
which we ale sure thsr will receive
and the liberal patronage of our
usually considerate public
In the name of the city The frog
res' welcomes them and wishes for
them a Success surprising any they
may have expected before coming.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-28

II always aft ,r1s Tue Progress
pleasure 10 lake c0gniZaac4 OF bril-
liant d"iHgs in an agricultural way a.
well as any other. and hpre is an in
-tance from thr Clar 'on-L-dg-r vel
worth producing: Earl BGrcbfleid
fourteen yea: cid boy of .Attal
-ouaty, has set an TX tmple fnr young
'ter5 Of hi@ age that is worthy II emu
In ion Unaiied and alone this b.
mad- and harvested four heavy bales
OF cotton aud 10o bushels Of corn, BE-
sides Il bank cf potatoes and other truck
foand about well conducted farm.
worth on thu llet four or five hun
dred dolisrs. Toere is perhaps not 4.
boy in the state Of that age who car
make better showing"
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-28

The yicssbnrg Herald says:
. Boiled down to The essence Of the
question. tie states insurance legis-
lature re.essit.es consist In the repeal
ii two provisions of las that stand n
monuments 10 Zeal wrapped and seam
e hy prejudice and demngoguers
These provisions 1t is needless 10 sa
ire the seiiselsss aad vic!oas anti,
anpact anal valued policj devices
9oih have failed in rlis purposes d.
iynrs, ana base h 81 IT c.S roa'rar
10 what was sought Tnis fai;grc I'm.
''een 50 si<Gai ard pain that the com
mon sense nf The lagislsi2re surel.
stands In small neel of xtr Aneou
pressure, or elaborate argument cur
ing the tw of its defects
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-28

The following table OF cost of Pc
lice protection is given by ~ OK
change Police protection costs
about SIC, 200 900 q year in New Y9rk
$3,7OOO,000 in Chicago, $3I01,0D i.
Philadelphia, sl,64O.000 in st Loi
and Sl.s0O,00 in Boston. Yet lii,
morning organ of tho Republican ma
chine thinks that police protection
should cost no more than $4,000 u
year In st. Louie, theory which
shows its low opinion ofthe city"
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-28

Congressman Gambler, of the north
ern district Of Mississippi. has gone
t,work III earnest for his constituency
his latest work being referred TO a.
follows By the Coium rus Commercial:
There was recently Introduced by
Congressman Gambler two bills which
are of tl,e utmost Importance TO the
people Of t,olu'nbns. Oae plovid IS for
survey of the Tombighee river from
6 ,lumhus to Damopolis and the other
for an appropriation of five hundred
thousand dollars for the Improvement
of the river.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-28

The case cited by the Lincoln
County Times below is watched with
mech interest by the legal lights Of
the state ell anxious to see it's out-
come az it brings up some new ques-
tions Of law: Among the cases of
importance TO come up in the Frank
lin county circuit cotut this week IL
the controversy between Sheriff PIoby
and Treasurer Butler In making &
settlement the treasurer claims tina,
he inadvertently gave the collector +
receipt for several thousand dollals
which was not turned over. 4
spirited legal fight occurred in the
courts and was carried to the supreme
court where a reversal was secured or
the preliminary sparrinS. The trIaI
this week will involve all the merits
of the case. -
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-28

The Carthagiuian Of Carthage Leak.
COUNTY. tells OF a potato monstrosit,
raised in that county this year as fol.
lows: "An agricultural product that
Is causing much comment Is a sweet
potato grown by Charles Breach, living
aear Conway, this county.
stretched full length it wonld measure
B inches. but twisted as it is, 1t car,
lay Claim to only Il inches in length
The appearance OF the tuber is obat q
q cOiled snake. One end represents =
reptiles head, protfuding from the
coil, there even being small root in
dentlres which serve for eyes, and II
tHpers off at the other end similar to =
snakes tail The potato is slender and
of prOpOrtionate size the entire length
there being only one or two protuber-
ances along the body proper, OF e OF
which measures over four inches, and
then twisting over the body coils again
How il attained such peculia, growth
IL occasiouing nue., wonder
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-28
NO CLUE TO PRISONERS.
MaIefactors Cease Killing Canine
land Begin Operations on Equines
of Capital City.

special 70 the Daily Progress.
Jackson Nov. 2S.-The police of
Jackson have made every effort to
locate the person who has been pois-
oning the horses of The city but up to
the present shey have found not the
slightest cine to the identity OF the
person. For some weeks poison was
fed to the dogs or the capital city,
until the canine of the city we're
greatly thinned out. Sometimes as
many as twenty dead dogs ware found
in the streets in one day but the per-
sons that made war on the dogs has
LET up and the horses are being
poisoned. Several amre.. have taken
=udlenly i'll AMI died and IN eSTai-
nation proved that they had been
given a strong roiscn.s
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-28

News comes iii the shape Of lcle-
gram from Chattanooga TO the effect
that Captain Patterson, one os tn'
best known Salvation Army workers il.
the south, died today after n lingering
illness. lie Was responsible for the
Salvation Army hotel recently COM
pleted here, which is the finest in the
south, and which he never lived to see"
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-28

An account of some mighty good
farming by very aged man is given
as follows by the Forest Register:
"'Uncle JEFF Moreman, who Is 81
years old, raised this yeal on tive
acres of land $50 bushels Of sweet po-
tatoes, Is bushels of corn and 225 GAL
Ions of molasses. He did all the work
except the blowing. Mr.. Moyemsp
lives at the home of Mr.. a. c. Farmer
near Lillian