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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-04

Another young girl at Barre the vic
tim of the improper use of gasoline
stove. Why will people not learn some
thing of the nature of things with
which they have to do? Though COM
monty used, gasoline is little under
stood by those who handle it and it is
a wonder that serious burning acct
dents are not even more common than
they are. considering the ignorance
and carelesness displayed with it in
our kitchens. 1t is treated with no
more caution than kerosene, whereas
much more is due it. Above all things
it should be remembered that when ex-
posed to the air it throws off a highly
gas which ignites instant
ly on contact with flame. 1t is the
height of folly and ignorance to fill a
gasoline stove when it is lighted or
when there is fire in the room. Yet
people will go on doing these things
and when the natural result follows we
lay it all to the deadly gasoline
stove"
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-04

A red leaf on the pavement in the
cool of September morning Behold,
what wonderful visions a little leaf
may conjure up! Wide hill ranges
aflame with autumn color; valleys
with brown cornfields touched with the
vivid yellow of pumpkins; cool exhil-
aration in the air like old wine in the
blood; brooding sunshine and a smoky
blue on the distant hills like dreams of
childhood; ripe nuts falling and
bright-eyed squirrels scampering in
woods you once used to know; frosts
and fading flowers and snow-and a
wide fireplace in a familiar sittingroom
where fire burns brightly and where
a happy family is gathered. Dreams of
a September morning when the first
red leaf flutters down upon the pave
ment at your feet.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-04
The incident of the implied rebuke of

The incident of the implied rebuke of
the administration to Gen. Miles is fast
fading into oblivion. The hot resent
ment of the veterans, who threatened
to elect him national commander Just
to show you, sir" cooled before they
reached San Francisco and they con-
tented themselves with passing a reso-
luton of congratulation to the general
for his eminent and honorable service.
This swift passing of the incident is
fitting; for 'snub' is generally but
trivial affair. If a man has done his
best in high public position, a snub,
even from the president, does not af-
feet him appreciably in the estimation
of the people Of this country. who have
their own opinions and judgments.
And if, on the other hand, a man has
failed in any way to do justice to his
high position and it's accepted codes,
and deserves the "snub," the matter is
still trivial-but that's another story!
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-04

No one with a spark of intelligence
which he wishes to kindle into flame
need despair with the example of
Helen Keller before him. Blind. deaf
and dumb, with the narrowest limita-
tons of mental reception or express
sion, Miss Keller has struggled slowly
up to a plane of thought considerably
higher than most of us, with full gifts
of sense, ever reach. The world glad
ly listens when she speaks, and it is
safe to say that when she addresses
the international congress of instruct
ors of the blind and deaf at the
worlds fair, she will say something
helpful and stimulating to upward
endeavor.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-04

Governor Mccullough will read with
conflicting emotions the protest of some
state newspapers against the granting
of pardon to M. A. Mcclure of Rut-
land now serving a term of imprison-
ment for completely in the wrecking
of the Merchants National bank of
that city. The governor will doubtless
wish to accommodate the newspapers
and refuse the pardon, but he may re-
member what the editors seem to have
forgotten, that Mr.. Mcclure was in
dicted and sentenced by federal court
for crime against the United States
laws and if any pardoning is done the
president and not the governor will do
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-04
Loving Kindness Enough.

Miss Ethel Clement Of Rutland who
objects to the word "obey" in the mar
rage service is probably woman to
whom a promise means something. She
does not wish to cheaper her word by
giving It unnecessarily or where she
has no idea of keeping it. And she is
quite right.
In the old days, before woman had
been given educational privileges and
when custom kept her closely in the
home, dependent upon the eXertions OF
father, brother, or husband, there was
some significance to the word obey
as applied to her. In those times wo-
men obeyed their husbands. or were
supposed to. If they had their own
way then, it was only through the UNI
explainable wiles of femininity, as old
asNthe world.
But now it is different. Woman is
no longer dependent, subservient
clinging. She is an individual
thoughtful, reliant, resourceful. She
is her husbands companion, comrade,
partner-not his shadow and echo.
Sometimes in the affairs of the family
over which the two preside, the wife
has obviously better judgment, better
skill in management and the husband
of today, if he recognizes this fact, is
very glad to defer to his partners
ideas for the good of the firm. We are
more sensible in these matters than
we used to be.
And in the present state of human
development it is surely enough If one
promises love and consideration in the
marriage relations. II there were love
and consideration on both sides, could
there be any question of obedience be-
tween husband and wife?
If we could only learn to keep our
promises and then take our marriage
vows with the simple provision of low
ing kindness. how much happiness
would be assured for the world.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-04

The senators of Colombia who voted
against the Panama canal treaty be-
cause they were displeased by the
domineering tone of Secretary Hays
communications on the subject have
not succeeded in maintaining the dig
nifty of the republic" to any extent and
have only made themselves ridiculous
at the expense of the republics future.
If this is Colombian patriotism we
trust it will be confined to Colombia.
In the end the United States will be
the gamer.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-04
Advertising Gratitude.

The Reformer charges regular adj
vertising rates for cards of thanks"
and obituary poetry. The rate should
be prohibitive. There. are occasions
when a card of thanks may be inserted
in a newspaper with propriety, but
gratitude for sympathy and personal
kindness is scarcely suitable subject
for advertising. The custom of giving
publicity to private affairs is never in
good taste. Cards of thanks" and
obituary poetry may be interesting
reading but usually not in the way the
writer intended.
When a man in whose family death
has occurred publishes his gratitude or
his grief as a newspaper advertise
ment, those who read it, hundreds or
thousands Of whom have no interest in
it personally, know that generally the
man might have thanked his friends
and neighbors by a personal word or
note to much better effect and in much
better taste.
AS for obituary poetry, most of it
simply makes grief ridiculous. One
thinks of the endless verses on will
lie," whose pants are vacant now"
and Johnnie" who had the little mir
ror and sucked the back all off, think
ing in his childish terror, it would cure
the whooping cough"
These things excite pity, but it is
pity for the writer-pity that he
didn't send his poem to the deceased
instead of the newspaper.
The Reformer will continue to pub
lish such announcements as hereto
fore, but we do not solicit them. To
our notion gratitude or grief which
looks to the public print for express
sion is not of the valuable kind.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-04
The Penalty for Raps.

Mrs. Alice Stone Blackwell Of Boston
is one Of the leading woman journal
lists of the country. She works and
writes constantly for woman's suffrage
and all that the suffrage implies. She
is liberal and progressive.
In q recent number of the Woman's
Journal, an article signed by Mrs.
Blackwell's initials appears under the
above head. The suggestion made Is
not new, but the views of two women
upon 1t are interesting. Mrs. Black
well writes:
The recent speech of ]. Temple
Graves at Chautauqua, in Justification
of lynching for rape, has called down
general reprobation. But there was one
suggestion made by Mr.. Graves which
is worthy of serious considerations
suggestion which has been brought
forward before, mt different times. by
several physicians and by many wo-
men, and Is likely to be urged with in
creasing frequency. Mr.. Graves said he
believed that the most effective deter
rent from crimes Of violence against
women would be to make castration
the legal penalty for rape.
The president of one of the Southern
Suffrage Associations, woman OF
much intelligence, said few years ago
that she did not believe in lynching.
even for rape. She frankly admitted
that she should believe in it, If she
thought it lessened the crime, but In
her opinion it did not; and in this she
was clearly right, as 1t seems to be
admitted on all hands that the crime Is
growing. Her remedy was different.
She said In substance: I'm almost ev-
cry case. the man who Is guilty of
felonious assault upon a woman has
shown himself a dangerous character
long before, and has been guilty Of re-
peated attempts at assault before the
one for which he finally suffers death.
Upon the first attempt at a crime Of
this kind. he ought to be made incapa-
BILE of repeating the offence"
This is not offered as a remedy for
lynching, since statistics show that
two thirds of the lynchings in the
United States are not for rape but up
on accusation of other offences. But it
is the logical penalty for crimes of vio-
lence against women by men Of what
ever race or nationality; and some day
when women have a voice in making
the laws--it is likely to be applied.
A. S. B.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-04

Mere words can in no wise crown a
worthy and useful life, but recent ut
terances of the venerable Massachu-
sets senator, George Frisbie Hoar, are
scintillations from the crown of wis
dom and high patriotic principles
which he has long worn in the esteem
of the American people. He says:
If my life has been worth anything.
it has been because I have insisted, to
the best of my ability, that these three
things, love of God, love of country,
and manhood, are the essential and
fundamental things, and that race,
color, and creed are unessential and
accidental
This is the eternal truth upon which
our country is founded, upon which
these As states of ours are builded. 1t
is from this as from a seed that Mas
sachusetts has grown, of which her
fair cities and her noble towns are the
fruit and flower
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-04

Objections to the acceptance OF en-
dowments from men who have become
rich through questionable business
methods, usually comes from those
who have never had any opportunity
to profit by such wealth. II John d.
Rockefeller gives million dollars to
Chicago university and the price of
kerosene advances the connection
seems obvious. But II Chicago univer-
sity were our pet institution we should
not so easily see the dishonor con-
nected with Mr. Rockefeller's money.
After all it's much easier to throw
stones than it is to keep out Of glass
houses. Our advice to any institu-
ton which is offered money is to take
it and not be too fussy as to where 1t
comes FROM
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-04
Sometimes considering the discover

Sometimes, considering the discover
les and inventions that are so fast add
ing to the comfort and convenience OF
the world creation seems like great
field with diamonds hidden under ev-
cry clover leaf. Every time lucky
fellow finds n gem, we wonder how we.
stumbling along over that very spot.
failed to see a prize so simply con-
cealed. Instead Of priding ourselves on
the wonderful mental gifts of man, we
should feel infinitely humble as one by
one these truths and their application
are revealed. We do not create them.
They were always there and they are
quite simple and obvious; only we have
not been quick to see and comprehend
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-04
Influence Misused.
tSt. Adams Messenger. ]

[St. Adams Messenger
The Messenger believes that it is a
sad mistake for these two newspapers
to talk thus fiippantly in defense of
lynching. We are even now put to it
to inculcate a due sense of respect
for the law in the minds of an element
becoming more and more numerous
among us whose ideas of justice and
personal liberty would set at defiance
some of the long cherished notions of
New England government Some of
these people have been reared under
conditions and amid associations vast
ly different from our own and hardly
know how best to employ their new
found liberty in this new land. The
far seeing among us even prophesy
that we are threatened by a grave
crisis in the near future, involving our
governmental and social systems, pos
sibly property rights and even per-
sonal security, unless something is
done to effectually restrain certain
dangerous tendencies now at work.
How can we consistently rebuke these
strangers for teaching contempt for
law when respectable newspapers to
the manner bred preach the same
doctrine?
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-04
[St. Adams Messenger

While this desultory dicussion Of
caucus law is under way, 1t may be
of interest to recall the fact that when
the Philadelphia convention was en-
gagged in framing the constitution of
the United States, Ben Franklin pro-
posed that all the people vote for
president and that. II no choice was
made ON the first ballot, a second
election be held to choose between the
two highest candidates. There is
merit in the proposition that may APP
peal more forcefully to the thoughtful
in these days than 1t did to the faith
ers and might point the way to new
law for the election Of governor in this
state. Under modern methods OF
publicity and the general dissemina-
ton of popular intelligence, the idea
might be more practical In its opera
ton than in former times. The OBJ
lection, or one Of the objections, how
ever, would be the difficulty of franz
ing a platform.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-04

The terrible Turk is loose in the
East, and seems to be taking his fill Of
murder and pillage. The tide Of the
worlds barbarity must be in its flood
since high water mark in Vermont has
been over reached; and we may con-
look for a reactionary move
ment soon. When it comes let us make
the most Of it.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-04

II, as is declared, King Peter of Ser
via had a hand in the plot which re-
suited in the murder of Alexander and
Draga, then we need not waste SYM
pathy upon him in the whirlpool Of
terror and conspiracy in which he now
struggles If he finds that he has Dit
off more than he can chew" he may be
sorry that he bit; a state of mind most
beneficial to the i'll doer.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-04
The oyster month Is with us once

Mr.. Seth Low reluctantly gave his
consent to denomination for mayor of
New York. Mr.. Lows republican back
ing is so strong as to make his candi-
dacy as an Independent somewhat open
to suspicion. He may find the. nominal
ton difficult to capture now, and the
election altogether out Of his reach.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-04
Gen. Miles's Last Report.

In a report to the secretary of war
just before his retirement, Lieut.. Gen.
Nelson A. Miles made some recon-
mendations concerning the army that
have just been made public. Gen.
Miles makes important suggestions
for the remodeling of the army organ
ization. He proposes to minimize the
cavalry branch and to equip a strong
corps of war motor cycles and armed
in its place. He favors
mounted rifiemen. but says the horse
is far less important than formerly:
an auto will take his place in the next
war.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-04
Laying His Pipes for Next Summer.
[St Adams Messenger

Most Of US never attempted to esti-
mate the educational value of the
modern circus and menageries, espe-
cially to the rural regions. How
much do you suppose we owe to-day
to the ideas of the world and it's curl
Gus inhabitants that the circus has
brought us? How much do you sup
pose we owe to the education that can
only be picked up in contact with the
crowds of humanity that flock to see
the circus?
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-04
Il Won't Hurt Pure Metal.
tvergennes Enterprise. ]

A plain unlettered man like Burke
is apt to make spectacle when
thrown into public view and unfamil-
lar conditions. He wants an honest
city government, but, unfortunately, he
thinks the Burlington gang can be
hammered into shape like a horse
shoe.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-04

Editor Howe of the Bennington
Banner and Reformer issued another
handsome illustrated edition of his
paper last week. devoted to descrip-
lions of industries, public buildings
and residences of prominent citizens
in that vicinity 1t was a very inter-
esting and creditable production.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-04
1t is suggested that the best thing tc

1t is suggested that the best thing to
do with the mob advocates is to let the
mob commence operations on them. If
they insist upon the right of the rab-
BILE to wreak vengeance. we know of no
better way to test that claim than up
on the old principle of compelling
physician to swallow dose of his own
kill or cure" medicine.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-04

Among all the wonderful world rec
ords that are being made this summer,
Sir Thomas Upton holds the. most
unique and dificult-that Of successful
failure. The record he has made APP
peals to the human heart as no other
could. The Americas cup is trivial
beside IL.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-04

Grover Cleveland declares that he is
more solieitous for the protection of
fish in Buzzard's bay than for the pro-
lection of ''hoary headed infant indus
tries" We shouldn't have dared call
him that. ourselves. but-how very un-
selfish of Mr.. Cleveland,
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-04
None Do.


IVergennes Enterprlse.I
On one side of the lynching PROPOSE
ton, Hays, Fairfield and few south
ern hot-heads: on the other. Roose-
welt, Brewer and men who love their
country and their country's fame.
What decent man can hesitate?
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-04
MATTERS OF OPINION.
Selected from the Editorial Columns
of Our Esteemed Contemporaries.
Waitinq!
Huntington CliDper.

Huntington Clipper.1
Our columns are crowded with ad-
vertisements and news matter this
week and editorial utterances have
been shelved. Not for long, however
And therell be something said and
something doing!
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-04
case of a dozen bottles

A case Of a dozen bottles of
G. o. Taylor Old Bourbon or
G. o. Taylor Pure Rye. contains rs
gallons. The cost, if quality is a con-
sideration, is very reasonable. You
can buy from most any licensed deal
er. or from the proprietors. (whose
name is over each cork). Sealed bot
ties only. Sold by licensed dealers
generally. CHESTER H. GRAVES
& SONS, sole proprietors. Boston.
Mass.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-04

With his appointment as vice go
vernon of the Philippines, Judge Ide's
name disappears from the list Of the
mentioned" for governor of Vermont.
There are yet several left however.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-04
A Fellow Feeling.
[St. Johnsbury Republican,

on the whole, it finally wearies the
frantic pup when after several months
of barking at express trains, he finds
himself unnoticed. Enter
prise.
Don't get discouraged Brother Hind
ley. Your efforts are bound to be APP
preciated in time.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-04
Very Clever!
[St. Johnsbury CALIFORNIAN

ISt JOhhsbury CaleuUIIIdII.I
The past week has seen many gath
erings of former vermonters returning
to their native heath and our guests
have been lavish in their praises OF the
state and its people. But lest our own
people get too conceited in hearing
their praises sung We beg to remind
them that the efficacy of soft soap de-
ponds upon the amount of I've in it
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-04

Another Barre girl. Pirena Calcagni,
IA years old was seriously burned Fri
day while lighting a gasoline stove. An
explosion occurred in which the girls
face and hands were badly burned
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-04

The success of the Dohertys and the
failure of the Shamrocks may yet drive
Sir Thomas Upton to the tennis court
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-04
&C Taylor Whistles, mellow and paiatabie

O. o. Taylor Whistles. ward off disease.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-21

Half OF the ground known a. The iine
Of the Chicago exhibition ~ the Midway
Piaisanoe - 20 he made the si'e II the
greatest medicsl s hcol In the world.