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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-13
what the Reformer Wants."

Perhaps the Burlington Clipper die
not mean to convey the impression
abroad that the Reformer was a most
remarkable newspaper but it certainly
credited US last week with uncommon
journalistic qualities--large views. ex-
plicitness of expression and omnipres-
ence. You can always tell,' it says,
what the Reformer wants by reading
its desires-which assume recognizable
proportions-and it isn't necessary to
read between the lines, for the lines are
right before you" Wonderful Won
derful
After this encomium 1t knocks us
fiat to have the Clipper say: What
sort of law the Reformer wants In
place of the death penalty for muir
derers it fails to state" because we
haven't failed to state. We have said
again and again, that we want law
for murderers that will be enforced.
That's the prime requisite. The death
penalty Is not enforced in Vermont.
Public sentiment does not endorse it.
Judges and juries are afraid of hang
ing an innocent man and circumstan-
tial evidence has too often proved
quite misleading. Not that hanging
is too bad for a bona fide murderer
but we obviously haven't the sand to
give it to him. Incidentally, too, 1t is
wrong in principle. but that of course,
needn't be argued with the Clipper.
The result is that through our anx-
iety to avoid the responsibility Of a
hanging, the convicted murderer gen.
orally gets off without any punishment
beyond that of stopping in Jail awhile
long enough to go through the cere-
mony of getting out a petition to COM
mute his sentence ard another to par
don him.
We think that any old law. enforced,
would ensure a greater degree of safety
from murder to the community than
this. Imprisonment for life is surely
the most fitting punishment for the
crime, and if administered strictly
without pardon except for proven in
nocence would be a more powerful de-
terrent than death. But a few years
at hard labor, whipping post a la Del |
aware or even a good sound spanking |
would be better than the present |
method which gives practically no pun
ishment at all.
I'VE are a great outfit" says the |
wrongs committed" That's right |
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-13

Henry Steady of Burlington-steady
only in name. decidedly shaky in the
qualities that make good citizenship
has already served three sentences in
the house of correction for non-suprort
of his family and has just been Jailed
again on the same charge. His wife,
who is a hard working woman-nec-
essarily-says he eats and sleeps we'll
and the doctor can find nothing the
matter with him, although he claims
he is not well enough to work. 1t is
hard to say where in all this world
there is place for such a man as this.
He certainly has no business with a
family and there is no justice in his
living thus on the state at the expense
of her good citizens. There ought to
be some way provided by which men
like him. constitutional DRINKS and
rape fiends could be made to take prop
er and continued doses of work. and to
earn their living by the sweat OF their
brows." Such treatment would be
good for what ails them.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-13
THE TRUE TEST.
Tried in Brattleboro-Tt Has Stood the
Test.

Test.
The hardest test is the test of time
and Doan's Kidney Pills have stood II
well in Brattleboro. Kidney sufferers
can hardly ask for stronger proof than
the following:
| A. d. Fessenden of as Main St. en-
ployed with S. A. Smith & Co., says:
Il just as emphatically endorse day
what I first said about Doan's Kidney
Pills in the winter of 1897, through our
Brattleboro papers as / did when
originally made the statement. In sub
stance it was as follows: AS time went
by pain across my back and hips be-
came very severe and finally extended
up my back. I had to be careful In
STOPPING, lifting or making any quick
movement l used well-known medi-
cines but received little il any benefit.
While suffering as above / read a
statement in Springfield, Mass. paper
about someone recommending Doan's
Kidney Pills. This induced me to go to
George E. Greene's drug store for a box
and commence the treatment. I contin-
ued it until that particular attack
stopped. 1 can add to my own personal
experience at that time observation
about the experience of others with
whom I have conversed all of whom
positively declare. like l. that Doan's
Kidney Pills act as represented"
For sale by all dealers. Price SO cents
per box.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-DOAN'S-and
take no other.
Sold In Brattleboro by George E.
Greene, Druggist
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-13
An Enelishman's Tribute to America.
win he do 1t?

I y1,I,h ~ ,,,,,,o,,nI ~, Lri,,~ I,a,,nra
or 'ie appointments Vi or fieiiis MOI
timer Durand as BRUSH ambassador TO
Washington, succeeding the late Sir
Michael Herbert, It is recalled that, in
novel written long ago, Sir Henry
inscribed a glowing tribute to the Stars
ard Strines and IN American fighting
H., .,a, l., .s .. ,,,o ,,
9po' ioi 'ii'i III INC n'iieii Na'' 'e"''
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-13

The figures Of last weeks elections
indicated no material change in the po-
litical sentiment of the country. Small
party gains In one state were Offset by
losses In another. due. doubtless, to
local influences. Bishop Potter Is said
to attribute the landslide in New York
city to the impatience of the people
with ideas that may be very virtuous,
but are imposed without due considera-
ton of the essential equities in the
matter of Sunday legislation and other
vexatious restrictions"
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-13

La Nature Of September S contained
showing the influence of muscular
energy In eliminating alcohol
from the blood The dog was
dosed with alcohol and then kept NOV
ing in a wheel. Examination afterward
showed that the alcohol diminished
much more rapidly in its blood than
when the animal was not exercising.
NJ. Grehant, the experimenter, COM
mends this result to the consideration
other argument in favor Of putting our
state "drunks" to work.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-13

1t is not uncommon for inventors OF
flying machines to believe themselves
certain of near and absolute success,
but when Prof. Alexander Graham
Bell who Is not dreamer but a doer.
asserts such belief. the public. though 1t
may be incredulous must preserve re-
spectful silence and refrain from the
customary jest Prof. Bells experiments
follow the principle Of the kite and the
hint furnished by nature in the fact
that large birds about to fly must take
a short run on the ground to gather
momentum, just as boy must run
with kite to start 1t. His work will
certainly prove helpful to students of
the aerial problem, even II he fails to
enable us to fly. feat surely no more
wonderful than some of the accom-
plished marvels of invention.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-13
Get Busy, Everybody!
burlington Clipper

The slate industry in Mortified
promises to swell to delightful proper
lions, and may 1t surprise 4ven the
most sanguine believers in its future.
There are opportunities In Vermont
that only require the right energy and
the necessary capital to make Of them
enterprises OF formidable proportions.
Slowly but surely these enterprises are
being established. The future of Yer
mont gives promise OF great undertake
ings in all Industrial lines. Whoop'er
up for activity. Shoulders to the
wheel! No laggers wanted. YER
mont Is coming on The "knocker" is
losing his audience. It's the fellow
who Is willing and with an idea who is
receiving attention these days.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-13

President Butler of Colombia uni
versity thinks that an overwhelming
majority of the country's voters are
absolutely honest, and that when cleo
tons go wrong. it IS because the voters
are hoodwinked by designing men.
They vote straight when they think
straight and crooked when deceived.
And in the latter case they have to pay
eminent. In other words, he thinks we
mean well but we need to be put
wise" II this is the true situation,
President Roosevelt and Grover Cleve
land would better change their cry from
BE good" to wake up
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-13

But II we are weakened and chicken
hearted: afraid to kill things and afraid
they'll kill us. we needn't be hypo-
critics. too.
The present penalty for murder looks
fierce but it's only a lions skin on a
donkey and everybody's heard the
bray. If donkey 1t must be to fit our
temper better take off the emcumber-
ing skin and lead him out into the open
where he can set his good hind hoofs
squarely against the murder PROPOSE
tiOn
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-13
But It's Not Dryl
GLyndonvllle Journal. !

The signs indicate that Clement in
tends to make another try for the gov
ernorship next year. In the absence
of any strong candidate on the east
side, 1t looks like an ausDicious time
to overthrow the mountain rule
Bennington Banner and Reformer
All signs fail In dry season.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-13
The Rutland News SAYS: with the

The Rutland News says: with the
sale of "Naulahka," Rudyard Kiplings
former home near Brattleboro, the YER
mont connections of this testy and dis
agreeable English authorized may be
said to have been severed. 1t was
knocked down" to a New York man
for about one-third its value, which Is
an indication that the spirit of hero
worship hasn't enhanced the price OF
Kipling possessions" Rudyard Kiping
isn't to blame because people insist on
lionizing him for his ability to write
things in the English language. He
isn't to blame for the wounded vanity
and the spiteful Jealousy that have been
the result OF his refusal to be lionized
because he doesn't like it. He Is just
plain sort of man who loves his work,
his family and few friends; who
minds his own business and who wants
other people to mind theirs.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-13

We very nearly killed the Honoura-
BILE British Artillerymen with kindness
they admit 1t to the folks at home
but it is some comfort to know that
they have not had to let out their belts.
We are so brimful Of hospitality and
prosperity and love of doing everything
on a large scale, that 1t is hard to
travel as fast as We do and not slop
over occasionally.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-13

fSt. Johnsbury Republican. ]

The farmers of Vermont never had a
better opportunity to assert themselves
in the naming of candidate for gov
ernor than at the present time. Con-
certed action. the right man as stand
ard bearer and their victory would be
a foregone conclusion.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-13

II the "glimmering hope for a new
theatre" for Rutland, as the News puts
it, should "glimmer brightly and more
brightly into the dawn of full realiza-
tion," the new building would undoubt-
edly devoted exclusively to the pro-
duction of Shakespearean plays. Rut-
land is so uncommonly fond of Shakes
peare, don't you know?
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-13

And SO the Moros Of the Lake Lanao
country came out to meet Gen. Wood
Sin friendly spirit?" Trust them not.
Gen. Wood; they are "fooling thee"
Like the maiden fair to see," they
can both false and friendly be-" The
Moros do not love Amertcans--they
never will
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-13
It'll Be "Mack and Teddy"

lDaiAS AiiheS'J
1t is not unlikely that Col. George b
Mcclellan who was elected mayor OF
Greater New York this week. may be
the democratic standard bearer for
president next year. in opposition to
Theodore Roosevelt. McClellan's sue
cess In the New York mayoralty cleo
ton has given him certain prestige
which bids fair to give him the DEM
ocratic presidential nomination.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-13
Quite Plain.
New York World

INeW TOrk WORLD
"Of course" says that eminent apos-
tie of peace and the quiet life, Presi-
dent Roosevelt to Colombia, you have
a perfect right to put down the Pan
anna revolt II you can. But will not
permit the landing Of troops for the
purpose Above all, there must be no
rude conflict. no bloodshed." The
position Of the United States govern
ment" is thus made plain.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-13
Not a Sick Day Since.

Il was taken severely sick with kid
ney trouble. I tried all sorts of med
icines, none of which relieved me- One
day saw an ad. of your Electric Bit
tiers and determined to try that. Az
ter taking a few doses l felt relieved,
and soon thereafter was entirely cured.
and have not seen a sick day since.
Neighbors of mine have been cured OF
rheumatism, neuralgia, liver and kid
ney troubles and general debility"
This is what B. F. Bass. of Fremont,
N. c., writes. Only soc at F. H Hol-
den & Co.'S, druggists
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-13
But They're Still GROWING.

GCincinnati Commercial Tribune.1
With the supreme court Of Massa-
chusetts holding that a man has no
right to get drunk at home, and the
Massachusetts police courts sending
him to the workus for getting drunk
on the streets. what more can the pro-
hibitionists ask?
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-13

II you are over tired-"too tired to
sleep as we sometimes say-bathe
the neck and temples with hot water.
Battle the back of the neck particular
ly. This seems to relax the muscles
and the veins that supply the brain
with blood. A headache may often be
relieved, sometimes cured. by hot ap-
plications to the back OF the neck.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-13

1t is pleasant to hear that Wilhel-
nina and her consort Prince Henry are
singing duets together at Amsterdam
in loving accord. THE course Of true
love never did run smooth" but let US
hope that for this royal pair the
storms of discord are over forever.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-13

And SO Addicks of Delaware would
even fling away ambition for the sake
of harmony among the divided repub-
licans of his state. What lofty sacri-
flee! What patriotism! Still, he may
not fling 1t far, or hard enough to break
L.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-13

Some Of the restrictions that are laid
upon a girl seem irksome at times, but
in the main they are wise. 1t takes
little to start ill-natured gossip.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-13
Not in Vain.


President Allan d. Brown has labor
ed long and faithfully for the advance
ment of Norwich university and the
institution has made IA notable gain
during his administration.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-13
"Oh, Bitter is Its Cup!"

Montreal Start
II the United States see anything
else of ours that they want, will they
please ask Lord Alverstone for 1t?
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-13
GUARANTEE BOND WITH EVERY PACKAGE.
George G. Greene's New Way Of Selling
Mi-o-na, the Flesh Forming Food.

"'-o-"d' eHe FIesH-T ormIhg rood.
There are not very many things in
George f. Greene's large stock of med
icines that he is willing to have you
take out Of his store and say IL it does
not give you satisfaction you need not
pay for it.
In reality 1t is in this way that he is
selling Mi-o-na, the flesh forming food
and digestion regulator, as you will see
by reading the following bond:
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-13
stops the Cough

and works of the Cold.
Laxative Bronco Quinne Tablets cure q cold
In one day. No cure, no Pay. Price Is cents.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-13
MATTERS OF OPINION.

Selected from the Editorial Columns
Of Our Esteemed Contemporaries.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-13
G. e. CRAFFAM, PHARMACIST.
BRATTLEBORO BUSINESS DIRECTORY

,E0. H. G0RHAM, N. D., Whitney nlock
" Main Street. Bratteboro. Practice limited
to the diseases of the Eye, Ear Throat ana
Nose. Office hours: 9: 20 70 II, to4 p. m Tues.
days and Fridays only. Remainder of week at
Bellows Falls, istf
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-13

nR. GEO z. ANDERSON. Physician and
~ Surgeon. Office and residence. Ks Main
street. Surgery, in all its branches a specially.
Office hours: until 10 a. m, to s0 p. m, 6 80
tosevening. Telephone, Brooks House" eff
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-02-27

United States. A common New York
game consists in throwing buttons. ~
line is drawn and a hole made abou&
twelve feet off. The players toss their
buttons, and whoever comes nearest
the hole has the first shot He endeay-
ors to drive the buttons of the rest
into the hole, striking them with the
extended thumb by movement Of thdA
whole hand, which is kept fat an
STIFF When he misses the next takes
his turn, and so on. Whoever drives
the adversary's button into the hoio
wins it.
A3other game for two players is
called spans" The buttons are castC
against the wall, and if a players bVt4
ton falls within a span Of the adver-A
sary's he may aim at it and win it by !
striking, as befOre.-Washingto Star.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-02-27

In Harper's James B. Connolly, who
has just returned from a trip to the far
north for Harper's Magazine, tells of
the modern method of shooting whales
with a harpoon gun. Mr.. Connolly
made trip on the whalcr Skytton:
"Only eighty feet over al, with less
than two feet of freeboard at her waist
the Skytten seemed q puny craft for
the rather large business Of whalo-kill-
ing" says Mr.. Connolly 1T was her
equipment, of course, that made her
strength. Forward, on a platform set
directly in her bow, she mounted a
heavy built muzzle loading harpoon
gun, and on her forward deck she car
ried a lot'of appurtenant machinery
wlnches, hoists and one thing or other,
which were to warp in the whales by
and by.
"The skipper hesitates, and We try
to remember the tales they tell Of his
skill.
'Weo-hayr he roars, this man WHO
has killed his Weekday" he
bellows, under the strain Of it, and he
has been hunting whales FOR thirty-fve
years. Weekday! and boom!-they come
together-the fame and the cloud Of
smoke. The harpoon we are not quick
enough to see, but the line that follows
it We do see. From our bow to the
back of that great creature it leaps-a
| long leaD-a hundred feet-and where
the line stops we know the harpoonsis
buried. Back Of the shoulder and just
above the water line we know it has
gone-lance and shank beneath the
shiny dark blue skin-fve feet of iron
into the middle OF the whale"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-02-27
OrEER A0UARIUM FISH.

The visitors to the Aquarium have
had an opportunity to see specimens of
several kinds of fish which have not
been on exhibition there before in some
time. \ number of dog1sh and skates
and an angler have been captured and
brought in by fishermen. They have
been placed together in the tank on the
side of the building opposite to the en-
trance. The GOgtish appears to be the
most active of the group. They sug-
gest baby sharks as they speed about
the tank. One of the interesting things
about the dogfish is that they bring
forth their young alive in filters of half
a dozen. Not being mammals, the
young, which are several inches long,
are born with egg sacks attached.
From these they draw nourishnent IN
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-02-27
King Edward,s salary.

King Edward enjoys a salary Of over
$4,000 a day, and this is by no means
so large as many other rulers receive.
He gives away a great deal more
money privately than any one mag
ines, and is often more than generous.
He pays for all his boxes at the thea
tire, and for all his own kilograms, let
ters and parcels. His MILITARY ward
robe is valued at $4,000, and the Sc
Icon carriage in which he travels on
the Continent cost him $4,000 King
Edward has given in public charities
S1,550,000. AS Prince of Wales his
kilograms and stamps cost him $4,000
year.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-02-27

off a slanting piece at one end Zig.
12), then cut a notch in top Gig. 49,.
Gently tap the bark all over with one
end of penknife in order to loosen it
from the wood. After carefully remov-
ing the bark without breaking it cut
the wood according to the dotted lines
in Fig. IA, which viii give Fig. 10. The
wood is now ready to slip back into the
bark, but before doing this place pea
in the hollow part Gig. Ia; then slide
the bark back in place Gig. 16). Now
blow the twig and sound the alarm
The DelineatOr.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-02-27
CHnDRENS DEPARTMENT.

I'll they have ma,urod sufficiently 10
SEX their own food. Then the dap.' ed
egg sack falls Off. a dosash was ,orn
ut the Aquarium q shor, tlmc ago. Un-
fortunately, It died.
The skates do not move ahQut tic
tank so much as the doglsh 8ot uu-
like the angler, they do not hug Nc
bottom all the time. Thoy are tim
and fat. The undulatoas 81 the hsh
when swimming suggest the dying of 9
bird Some Of the skates are termed
"barndoor' skates by the GsAermen.
because Of the eSpausiyeness Of their
bodies. When resting on the bottom
Of the tank as they do when not in
motion, they blot out large part o. its
white surface Their eyes, which are
several inches back Of the sharp snout,
are almost Invisible. The outlet of the
gills are on top near the eyes. They
are closed by slides, which open and
shut like eyelids
The angler is the queerest of the
llA. Ae AhNAf DAlt AiAoN - lAN aus hAN
name Of angler because Of two pecu-
liar appendages on his head, Which.
! when raised, have the appearance Of
little fishing rods with bait attached.
These they are said to use Ia enticing
fish into their mouths. These appcn-
dages usually lie fiat on the back.
The fish is shaped much like a bellows,
/ the tail being the nozzle. lie has an
enormous mouth in proportion to his
size. 1t extends half way across his
head Mr. Spencer the su9ernten-
dent, in talking about the angler q few
days ago, said that the mouth Of this
fish reminded him of a story. Two
boys were playing together" he said
zone OF them, named Jim had an III.
usually large mouth. The other said
to him. Gosh. Jim. Amt you got q
big mouth! It's good your ears are
fastened to tight. II they weren't youl
mouth would go clear round and thC
top of your head would be an island
New York Tribune.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-02-27

ST.. George he was q valiant knight,
He wore a coat of mail
And rode into the thickest fight #.
Where bullets fell like hail
For fearsome beasts that rlycd and roorcd
He didn't care a rap,
But slew them with his mighty sword
AT just a single slap.
One day, as he was walking by
A disma' wood, he saw
A Dragon bold, with bloody eye
and ii-e-breathng jaw
Upon its tail some salt he flung,
The monsters rage to quell;
A ribbon round It's neck he hulg,
And exc a silver bell
Then twas a most familiar sight
To all who passed that way,
To see the Dragon and the Knight
Upon the lawn at play.
Young Folks Herald.