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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-19
wINpHAM AUGUST 49, 1904

two of stature. When the game was
over. Deputy Sheriff Fitzgerald ac-
companled him off the field; not be-
cause violence was threatened, but the
crowd was eager to see what he
looked like Barre Times.
Overcome by his old-tme enthusi-
asm, Judge Hubert Bowers, the Yale
pitcher who succeeded AlonZo Stage,
Yale 'SS, In the box for the Yale nine
and played on the Yale team in Chi
cago at the Worlds fair, was arrest
ed at a baseball game In Rockville
Saturday for interfering with an ofli-
Ger, a game was on between the
Rockville and Manchester teams. and
a large crowd of enthusiasts was
present. When the game opened, Capt.
Lewis of the Rockville team, who
stands six feet four inches In his
stockings, was presented with
baby's nursing bottle, He made a
brief speech of acceptance. When
Lewis was up 10 bat, he gave his bot
tie into the care of player Ferguson,
Two strikes were called on Lewis and
then he made home run, Ferguson
mad become SO excited that he threw
the bottle into the crowd striking a
Young man in the face and injuring
him ante severity Officers at once
ATTEMPTED 10 arrest Ferguson, but
Judge Bowers lnterfered, and he, too
was arrested. There was wild up-
roar by that time, and quiet was only
restored when the judge stood up on
the grand stand and, addressing the
mob, begged Of them to be quiet and
not interfere with the officers. Judge
Bowers and Ferguson We're taken to
the Rockville court, where both were
subsequently released, on the promise
to be in court Monday. Bowers was
pitcher for the Brattleboro baseball
team in the early 90's and Is pleasant
~ remembered by many.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-19
Political Advertising.

doubtless under orders from President
Roosevelt has within the past fortnight
attempted to break the force OF tins
non.partisan exhibit by issuing state,
ment showing that the cost OF food, at
retail prices, has increased Is per cent,
while wages in certain selected employ
ments, have increased lG per cent.
The Vermont farmer should note well
the significance Of this best showing the
Republican Policy can make for itself.
Food, generally speaking is what the
'armer sells, and when even at retail
rices, il has advanced only Is per cent,
/ means that the cost of what the
farmer has to buy has increased far
more than the 80 per cent which the
whole average shows.
As to the alleged increase in wages,
laboring men know better-the opera
tivcs at Fall River VINO axe striking
against reduction that aggregated y
per cent for tine same period, the men in
Chicago who are striking against re-
duction to less than II IL cents per
hour from the Beef Trust that has again
and again raised prices upon consumers,
while cutting them from cattle raisers.
1t may be, and doubtless is, true that
in particular industries where the Labor
Unions have been able to control, there
has been the wage increase the Admin.
istration claims, but for the labor of the
country at large it certainly is not true.
The simple truth is, from every pos
sible way OF looking at it, that the
Trusts are plundering the country, as it
was never plundered before.
In future issues in this column we
shall show how there is complete and
sure cure for the Trust evil in return
to simple Democratic principles.
And how the Republican cure-pre-
tending, after building them up by
wrongful stretches of Governmental
power, to knock them over by another
stretch of Governmental power-is pure
was never intended to be any
thing else, has amounted to nothing
as in the case Of this very Beef Trust,
a ainst which the Roosevelt Administra-
ton got out an injunction a year ago;
has anybody ever heard that this Trust
was hurt by it?-and under the laws OF
business can never amount to anything.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-19
WEST BRATTLEBORo.

Mrs. Evans and Kate Wheeler spent
Sunday in Mortified.
Rev. j. NJ Thurber will occupy the
pulpit of the First Baptist church
Sunday.
Mrs. Joseph Menard of Chicopee
Falls, Mass, is visiting her sister, Miss
Ida Fox.
Mr.. and Mrs Green of Los Angeles,
Cal. are visiting their cousins, the
Misses knights
Miss May Haskins of Upper Troy,
\. Y, is stopping a few days with
her cousin, Mrs c. S. Higley.
Misses Irene Robbins and Amy Dav-
export are visiting for few days in
Westmoreland n. II.
Homer L. Higley of Troy who is
employed in the law office of Griffin
& Ostrander of Albany is spending
his vacation at his home in this viii
lage.
Miss Helen Barnard who has been
spending the summer with her sister,
Mrs. E. II. Davenport, started last
week for her home in Southern Pines,
y, G.
Rev Mr.. Chandler, son of a former
pastor, preached at the First Congre-
gational church Sunday, giving the
people a very fine discourse,
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-19
EXCURSION TO LAKE sUNAPEE
Sunday, August q, 1904.

Lake Sunapee, that peerless resort
in Sullivan county snugly nesting
among the beautiful hills, is an ideal
resort for a days outing. Round trip
tickets, good going and returning to
Lake Sunapee only on August 21st,
via the Boston & Maine railroad, are
on sale at Brattleboro, $3.50; Dunn
merston, S15O Putney, $L50; East
Putney, $3.50; Westminster, $3.50;
Bellows Falls, $3.50; South Charles
town, s145; Charlestown, SIPS; North
CharIestown, SOS; Windsor SIPS;
ana Newport, n H., $40 Special
train will leave Brattleboro at s "A. m.
and Windsor at 9 a. M, stopping at
above stations; returning leave Lake
Sunapee at 5:15 p. m.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-19
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND
LOCAL OPTION
The Significant Change in the Republi-
can State Platform This Year-The
Warning 1t Contains in View of the
Experience OF Two Years Ago

The Republican platform, as drafted
by Hon. @. M. Barber, square and
straightforward man and an earnest be-
lever in local option, read as follows re-
garding the subject:
ave therefore recommend TO the general as
sembly that, having been so amended as to give
force and efficiency to the fundamental prinel.
Piles upon which the law itself rests, THE
SAME BE FURTHER CONTINUED IN
FORCE"
In these words it was given out to the
press and so printed in the Montpelier
Daily Journal on the day Of the Repub-
lican state convention, with the evident
understanding that that was what the
committee on resolutions had agreed
upon. By some process, whereof we
know naught, by the time the platform
was presented to the convention it read
as follows:
awe therefore recommend to the general as
sembly that this law be amended so as to give
force and efficacy to Its fundamental princi.
pies"
That is, the promise that "the same
be further continued in force" was
deliberately and purposely struck
out.
For what earthly purpose-can any
one tell or concievc-except that the
Republican party does not propose to
continue the law, but to leave itself in
shape where the unthinking can so sup
pose until after election that it has prom
ised, but where 1t can claim, after cleo
ton. that it is free to resort to tricks like
those of the last legislature, with the
Battell bill, the referendum that it
planned to result in kick into the
empty air. the secret caucuses to lay am
bushes, and the series of amendments
designed to secure its rejection by the
people. -,
In future issues of this column We will
show by official proof how, but for the
Democrats and Clement men in the last
legislature, no local option law would
have passed at all, but if it had been left
to the Republicans alone, it would
have been killed by vote of two or
three to one at different stages of its
progress.
Then the intelligent freemen of Yer
mont may decide whether party that
so generally and so shamelessly violated
its solemn platform promise on this same
subject two years ago, is again to be
trusted with a promise that is no prom
Use. but on It's face is proven to be
tricky substitute for one.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-19
WENT UP IN THE NINTH.
Brattleboro Loses to Bellows Falls at
the Last Moment.

After struggling manfully at the
guy ropes until two men were out IN
the ninth inning the Brattleboro base
ball team let go Saturday afternoon
and a big balloon ascension resulted.
While the home players were in the
air. Bellows Falls scudded around the
bases for half-dozen runs and won
the game by a score of 8 to 3. Riley
started the Brattleboro team on its
skyward flight by mufiing an easy fly
from the bat of j. Pierce. This was
Just enough to take the gimp out of
Cox. who had been pitching a win
ming game from the start. and six hits
with a total of eight bases followed
Farnsworth pitched an excellent game
for the visitors, allowing only six hits
and striking out II men. The sum-
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-19
CANDIDATE PoRTER's RECORD

Eli III. Porter, the Democratic nominee
for governor served in the legislature of
1892, 1900 and 1902, and in every
one OF them has been ranked by the
reporters at the press table as among
the ten leaders of the house. In
1892 he was on the committee that
framed and carried through the bill for
the town sytsem of schools, and was
recognized as one of the leaders in that
hard fight. He also led the fight that
resulted in the defeat of the scheme for
| the removal of the county seat-a
scheme in support of which Mr.. Haskins
and the nearly solid Republican politi-
clan phalanx of this county were
united. They We're not thinking of Mr..
Porter as 'little fellow" at that time.
Porter introduced at this session also the
bill, which passed, changing the hour for
opening the polls at state and national
elections. He and 7. j. Boynton pre-
pared and drafted the license bill of that
year which Porter got Mr.. Clement as a
Republican, to introduce, and for which
the latter has always had the credit
When Porter reappeared in the house
in 1900 he was made a member of the
committee on rules and also of the COM
mittee on banks. At this session he in
troduced his valued policy insurance bill
and carried it through the house, but
it was strangled in the senate He was
the only speaker against the SALARY
grab" bill and the Buffalo exposition bill.
both of. which were defeated
In the 1902 session he was chairman
of the general committee, as well as OF
the committee on final adjournment and
the committees on rules and on banks.
Mr. Porter's record at this session is too
recent to need rehearsing; how he in
PRODUCED the bill to increase state
revenue by additional taxes on corpora
tions to the amount of Sl0S07Sl5-
how by the aggressive fight made the
Republicans were driven to forego the
imposition of any direct state tax. for
the first time in history-how he vigor-
ouslv supported the Bundy bill for re-
duetion of state expenses by 100000;
two measures that If they had passed
would have made a difference of from
81 to S. to each Vermont family-how
he opposed the scheme of the bar associ-
alton and pretty much all the lawyers
to boost the salaries Of the supreme court
Judges up to $4,000 a year, and with a
telling speech defeated the bill-how he
re-introduced and made gallant fight
for his valued policy bill-how he
was a member of the Democratic caucus
committee that framed and presented
the local option measure, which. except
;nc for defects that were forced into il
by its opponents. is the present law
and how be has always been on the firing
line
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-19
charIestown Tennis Team Beaten.

The tennis team Of the Wantasti-
auet golf club defeated a tennis team
from Charlestown, n. H., Saturday,
by a score of TO 2, winning three of
the four matches in singles and one of
the two In doubles The results were
as follows: Rice beat P. Brooks, g.
Sc: Thompson beat Perry, 10, 81;
Hunt heat Greene, GA, Pc, 6-3; Har-
rIs beat l.. Brooks, &c. 60, 7-5; Perry
and p. Brooks beat Rice and Greene,
CO. 2-6. rs: Thompson and Tanning
beat Hunt and L. Brooks, TO, ed
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-19
HinsdaIe 9. Ashuelot 3.

Hlnsdale and Ashuelot met on the
diamond Saturday afternoon in an in
teresting game which was won by
the former by score Of TO B. The
Ashuelot team was materially
strengthened for the fray but could
not keep the pace which was set for
them by Amidon's speedy players,
Dillon put up good game at second
base, and also led at the bat with
two-bagger ana a single. Morrison
and Caswell also batted well. The
same teams will meet at Hinsdale
au,i,, t,-,uorrovy The score.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-19

TNyo-ba hits, Dillon, BROOKS, Stol-
te. First base on balls, Cannon z,
Aver. Struck out by Potter 10, by
Mccormick s. Left on bases, Hins-
dale 5, Brattleboro 6. Double plays,
Landy to Dillon. Wild pitches, Pot
ter 2. Time of game, H. S5m UNI
pire Cressy.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-19

Runs. Dllon >, Landy, Hirst' Nor
rison, Doran, Brooks, Donovan, ChH-
colt Sheridan, Reno. Stolen bases
Hinsdale 8, Ashuelot 3. Two-base MT
Dillon. First base on balls, on Dono-
van >, off Caswell 8. Struck out, by
Donovan 6. by Caswell .. Batters
hit. Tucker Doran. Double plays,
McCoughern and Neil Dillon and
Doran. Passed ball. Reno. Time, IN.
45m Umpire Shea. Attendance 400.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-19
Judge Parker.

The growth of mo.
nopoly, of which COM
plant is Justly made.
cannot be laid at the
doors of the courts of
this country. The com.
mon law affords q
complete legal remedy
a gainst monopolies.
What is needed in ad.
dition to the passage
of a statue revising
the tariff duties to a
reasonable basis is not
SO much other and diff
ferent laws as officials
having both the dispo-
sition and the courage
to enforce existing
q "
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-19

Runs, Bush Hing, Thompson Stru-
BILE, j. Pierce, Farnsworth, March,
Ayers, Riley; stolen bases, Ayers
Fisher. Riley .; two-base hit
March: three-base hit Frost; first
base ON balls, Waite; struck out, Bush,
Hing 3 Thompson, j. Pierce, Cray, l..
Allen 3, March ?, Ayers, Fisher 2 X
Allen ., Cox double play, Frost to
Thompson, Time l h lon. Umpire,
D'ArnN.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-19

Lake Sunapee, delightful resort
for a days outing. Only $3.50 round
trip from here via the Boston &
Maine railroad.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-19
YET ROOSEVELT SAYS
It Is All Right-And Is Satisfied With
what We Have Done"

The position OF the two parties and
the hope the country can have from
them, is sufficiently indicated by the
speeches of acceptance of the two candi-
dates:
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-19
And Each Family's Bill for Imperialism

No intelligent voter needs to inquire
further.
And Each Family's Bill for Imperialism
The Plutocratic powers thought the
Philippines would be great exploiting
ground for them. Hence the policy
under which the American people have
been shamed by seeing their govern
ment shoot to death the first Republic
ever established in Asia.
Well, up to date, about 100000, 000-
or some $50 for each average family
has been spent in the process.
The added exports to the Philippines
have in the past six years been possibly
s50,0Oo,000, of which perhaps S5,OOO,o00.
was proft-in other words 500 expend
ed to get 81.
The only difference is that the 500
comes from the people and the 81 goes
to the Trusts.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-19

states there is healthful activity and
growth.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-19
THE DINGLEY TARIFF TRUSTS
Their Enormous Growth, Nine Tenths
of It Since the Dingley Enactment,
and What II Means for Each Family's
Living Expenses

Closely akin to these state issues are
the great and paramount issues of the
National Campaign-the Trusts and
Imperialism John Moody, author OF
the ''Manual Of Corporation Securities"
and the recognized authority on such
subjects, in his work, "The Truth About
Trusts" published last winter, reports
their aggregate capitalization as follows:
Franchise Trusts ........ .S3,3l5, 456,OlI
Railroad Combinations -. 1897 ,363,901
Industrial Trusts ........ 7,246, 342, 533
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-19
s2O.379l62.5ll

This nominal capitslin ton is more
than a fifth of the whole wealth of the
country; that of the Railroad Trusts is
more than three-fourths of the Rail
road capital; that of the Industrial
Trusts is over 7s per cent of all the capt.
tai engaged in manufacturing
Mr. Moody's statistics show further
about Industrial Trusts:
Capital of Trusts organized
prior January /, '9S sl,l96,724,3lO
Capital Of Trusts organized
since January I, 'ss o,5OoOl5,oOo
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-19
President Roosevelt.

President Roosevelt.
In dealing with the
great corporations
known as trusts we
do not have TO ex.
plain why the laws
were not enforced, but
to point out that they
actually have been en-
forced and that legis-
lation has been enact
ed to increase the eff.
fectiveness Of their en-.
forcement.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-19
TWENTY YEARS OF REPUBLI-
CAN MISRULE

What They Fave Brought to Vermont
how They Have Lodged Her Far to
the Rear Of the Procession of States
The Sorry Tale the Official Figures
Tell
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-19
s7,246,S42,533

Dunn's Index, a non-partisan report of
the wholesale markets, has for years re-
ported commodity prices, and averaging
them in proportion to their Importance
in consumption, presented Monthly
Index number to show the cost OF lv-
ing. Covering the same period, this In
dex Number
F. Me- I 1907. was 72,455
For May l, 1904, II was lOz'2oS
D;s.,.,.s 29.l53
Or nearly 80 per cent increase.
The Federal Bureau OF Statistics,
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-19
The Democratic Gospel
PULPIT PROVIDED, IN SHAPE OF ADVERTISING
SPACE. BY DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE

PREACHER THIS WEEK c. II, DAN EXPORT,
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-19

No intelligent voter needs to inquire
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-05-06
Tic 1os conyivlal Oyster.

2 have you!ever heard Of the eccen-
trio, and wasgish peculiarit!es Of the
oyser?" saidA. S. Dreiius of Pensa
.co.a.Fla %kegess not; you're too far
north. have known oysters when
they got into the mood 10 clap about
a rats tail al night, and they hold as
tight as any rat trap ever invented.
= III sn ttrid tbas opon a certain -oc'
-calon,A when a fash Of whisky was
broXen. large Bfue Pointer was
found lying in a little POOL of liquor.
Just drunk enough 20 be careless Of
consequences, opening and shutting
its shell with q devil.may-care air as
II ne idn't SaNie apybody a htae bit,
5ut wac. going to.be as noisy az. be
possibly could. .--.. %.
"A drunken man fs sac enough
object 70 behold but an oyster drunk
constitutes the sublime Of inebria-
'tiopss = louisville Herald q N 81
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-05-06

and 10 the entire gown and to a yarie-
~ Of materials. bat IN the case Of the
model makes part OF costume Of yio-
let crepe de Chine. with a tucked yoke,
fun front and cuffs OF chiffon in a
lighter shade and trimming Of ecru
lace. The shirrings Of waist and
sleeves are arranged on continuous
lines TINT give the fashionable breadth
of figure, and the gaTniture over the
shonldsrs provides tue dropping line
without which no waist is quite up 10
date.
The waist Is made over a fitted lin
ing on which thc yoke and front and
various parts Of the waist are ar
ranged The waist proper and the
, sleeves are shured and the closing is
made inVisibly at the left shoulder
seam and beneath the left front. The
sleeves are wide. and fun above the
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-05-06

loft bd Of the blind soy exd hlnd
each ture and them ppi&ent sd
isfed, he whispered: IN N
81 ppld ike to take it TO Van s.
| Is so good to me; she >v1ck and can.
not get good things to eat"
Quick tears Of sympathy filed Mrs.
Longman's eyes. Truly she was re-
yeeiEipg p many lassp tAis sy,eyenigg
Are VA. 'eivibe, b1t. ~ Was >Beihg, ~
turr-d- 80 -irer- Observation-Disclosures
kissed the boy and whispered y ~.
turn: 4 w 1 80 4 II -
You arc a nobls. lille boy 40. sesasIa-
bers others. Eat al you wish; ] VIII
see thatIyopr friepd has some also"
After supper was over the table
cleared away and the other boys deep
in the enjoyment Of many games, in
which be could take bat little part,
Mrs. Longman and the blind boy had a
long and confidential conversation. she
gathered from his earnest lips that.
even the poor in purse can be rich in
spirit; that the milk Of humam kindness
sometimes made fertile hearts which
had never known anything but stern,
unrelenting poverty. The ono he called
Nancy had received him from the bed
side Of his dying mother, and although
she had TO work early and late 10 sup.
port her own helpless ones, she was TO
the best Of her poor ability faithfully
fulfilling her promise.
The Longmans were not rich, but
Mrs. Longman sadly compared her
own selfish life, with its means of
doing good, with that Of the poor wOn-
an, whose opportunities were 50 few,
and yet whose lifc was a continued
sacrifice Of self for others. ...
la the mcanumG 1lr Irongman came
home, ard the cheerful smile upon his
wlfc's lips, 50 different from what he
was expecting, delighted him and he
gave the boys an even more cordial
greeting than was his wont When his
wife had Informed him how ID all came
about Ire resolved 10 do his parttoward
giving them n good timr, 50 sent an
abundant order for apples and the be-.
loved peanuts, the delight Of the news
boys heart and told them to help
themselves which they did TO man.
Mrs. Longman, with Bridgcts assist
ancc. spent the balance OF the evening
making packages FOR the boys 10 take
liome with them, and the substitutes
were not forgotten. with her hus-
bands approval, she made n PROPOSE
ton to the boys at the close Of the eve
ming, and that was that they should
all come one evening in every month
and take supper with the boys, pro-
vidcd that all who could 20 10 some
Sunday school would do so. TO her
glad surprise the most Of them agreed
TO the arrangement. and those who
held back, She found upon inquiry
were constrained 10 object on the score
OF clothing, a want she engaged TO sup
ply. She went further than that. She
CXCrtod herself to obtain admission for
the blind boy into an institution for the
blind, ana after each Of the monthly
parties she paid him n visit, taking
him his share Of the good things, al
ways accompanied hy her own sons,
aud sometimes hy ihc Evening Tele.
gram. Bulletin or one OF the dailies,
and one OF the most useful lessons
which Mrs LOngman received from her
surprise party was this: There II no
surcr remedy for low spirits than doing
good to Wavcrlcy Magazine.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-05-06
sew..t uot.,iaIs For stocks.

The newest materials for stocks are
crOss-stitched canvas, mummy canvas
and coarse linen, with Russian and
Hungarian embroidery effects in the
vivid national colOrs.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-05-06

Mrs. Harriet Evans, hinsdale, H.,
writes, " ! never fail TO relieve my chill.
dren from Group at once by using One
Minute Cough Cure, would not feel safe
without it,, Quickly cures coughs. colds
grippe and all throat and lung diseases
T. Roswell Parker, Olneyville. Center.
dale Pharmacy, Centerdsle.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-05-06

also be used In some cases these
bands are very smart, but on the other
hand they. are. apt. 70 accentuate any
tendency 10 stoutness These bands
OF satin ribbon are mott useful where
renOyatiOus are concerned, for IN.
stance in order 10 lengthen a frock,
a new founce may be added beneath
a band, and all Of US who patrOnize
the cleaner realize that some things
must shrink a little.