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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-03-25
windham County Road Meeting.

Hon. ]. o. Sanford, state highway
commissioner. will meet the town road
commissioners Of Windham county at
the Brooks House, Brattleboro. Thurs
day. April Z.
Practical road building and econo-
mic methods of maintenance will be
presented by competent speakers. The
road commissioners are expected to
take part in the discussions and they
should come cooked and primed' for
business. II it is impossible for
commissioner to attend the meeting
in his own county. he should go to the
meeting of some other county. Sc
lectmen are especially requested TO
come to these gatherings. in the In
terests of their towns. and all who are
interested in road improvement are
invited to attend.
The question OF road Improvement
is an important one In all its aspects.
whether Of practical construction and
administration, Of financial aid. or the
sources and expenditure Of such as
sistance. So the officers OF the towns.
in whose hands these important In
terests are placed. should not fail TO
attend these meetings. hear what Is
said. say what they think take counsel
together and with their chief. the
state highway commissioner.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-03-25
WESTMINSTER WEST.

Miss May Goodell of Orange,
Mass. is at home for a vacation.
George Campbell of Brown univer-
sity is at home for ten DAYS vacation.
Raymond Goodell is home caring
for his father. L. A. Goodell. who is
quite sick.
Miss Alice Cole of Vermont acad-
emy and Mary Campbell of Bellows
Falls spent Sunday at F. G. Camp
bells.
Mrs. F. J. Hotghton has returned
from Epping. n. H. where she has
been visiting her daughter. Mrs. True.
Mr.. Houghton will stay few weeks
longer.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-03-25

Postmaster General Payne, origin
ally opposed to allowing rural free
delivery carriers to do anything out
side their work for the government,
has modified his views. provision
in the postoffice appropriation bill
now pending in the house prohibits
the carriers from doing anything be-
yond their government duties except
the delivery of packages which are
not mailable Newspaper publishers
urge that carriers be permitted by law
TO act as agents for newspapers and
periodicals in the collection OF sub
scriptions as well as in the distriou-
ton of publications and present argu-
ynents TO show the advantage Of such
ARRANGEMENT without loss to govern
ment. Mr.. Payne has sent letter to
the senate committee on postonces
recommending that carriers be per-
rnitted to do this work.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-03-25
oOlindham Gountp 4eformer
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

Free instruction In lace weaving 10 pnrohas-
ers Ut Princess Looin. Directions 50 plain one
can soan master the ar alone Guarantee CIV
en- when desired Ia purchase all laces Com
pany reliahle, Address with stamp, Cora G,
ilArcu, Agent. ~ Cedar street, set
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-30
THE PLANT GARDEN.

He garden OF the Agricultural Department
valuable interesting the
patment found fine and large ph Syria where
almond Unlike
boom and would the which crop
by polinaton o the
Mr. SwIngle being familiar with the climate California,
resemble Syria possible valuable
pstachio already
bearing Alameda
The stocks
gardens Washington and being well rooted large
the Chico garden There the
then planted stock for budding andg grating
The erebnh
allied the ptacho, and used for grating no doubt
but The Chico garden will be the ehu
here and It will valuable the
confectionery well for ike
The Bee
ua edible evergreen with beautiful o
height The large the
beans food valuable
Another
the bean and pod being shipment has
Aba chra said be the valuable hedge
from the Cape OF Good Hope besides being plant
break bears edible fruit resembling
used narmade Jelly
oevd the garden where being guard
the introduction Of plant
in little time the plant garden will visitors the
h
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THE CARS MERCY.

IL the world has
the the of the baptism of his
SON. the future autocrat imperial ukase, and of
OF human rights in his empire he abolished
and relieved provinces of
punishment Of military duty for which they
NJ responsible
press hailed these of with chorus of
pion ant The OF the world and especially
the people OF the NATIONS VINO are @ nave F T:I % ~ tL 's9U %
the difference between autocay and freedom Especially IN TINS country
England people enjoyment of the
the law OF the land and beyond the medding
reach Of any ruler.
This came about by recognition
rights in man natural rights enjoy
- VINO YOU'D "a ahS e. mem t away y can an; ~ 5t @ 81 4t I - t 70
protect 1t
s 5s I @ go % H. | ne Pp % - ,L thG @ y Pn+ f ~ +bousnd
gift
invoole property own personal rights
and they from age age dependent oppressed
Gar privileges which another Gar has taken
entered into
by predecessors the allegiance OF peoples brought under the
OF the In the Grand Ducy OF Finland the Fns were the
OF their rights and
humanity. They
ties their Tree press and security OF person and property hey mad Judi
cal and the protected them the rights OF But the
Gar who has handed lean and dish OF his subjects
revoked ana violated at "eay' n @sr Vesuee ol Tn "
dom Duchy the Cossac If he
had desired do things meu he should have begun by dispensing
restoring guaranteed by
But the gift OF
right his the things them theirs Of right
they should have had they
aOssd with the nOu for trivial Ofenses that degradation should
they always should beeh
They are removed now because son has been born to the Cza He
had already three daughters
cous the and Obdurt the
Now the physiological accident child has moved him
dole these slender and insufficient An his family
that IS empire
doing that which should necessary possible
ms people were regarded ANYTHING but his personal hats and the
footoo his II the would
have been notified OF his exceeding made aihuen
his household The cutting
flesh and drawing the blood provinces be,
given the COssack whips punishment individual
military
10 an American the whole suggestion revolving Here people
have rights that individual rulers did
po"es to take away We not looking beyond ourselves for
The birth Of 0 our homes is
o mil
o rulers q than the The
boy the world coming to
The American potential of
inienable rights The
with his bottle oppressor beings
born defender Of the OF the few many
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Wa3t to Drive BluQs HWay?
Wear a FeW Dress or Hat

If you want to know the best rem
edy for the blues" said thoughtful
girl to a companion. III tell you It
isn't to take a walk, nor to read aloud
to an invalid, nor to take a course of
Mark Twain, nor to buy a pound of
chocolates and eat them all yourself
it is something even simpler than these
remedies. 1 learned about it from a
person who said that, while she had
often been threatened with the blues,
she had really never had an attack of
them because she always used the cure
before melancholy had got a hold on
her. says the Philadelphia Times.
We'll, not to keep you in suspense
any longer, the way to cure the blues
if you have them and to stave them
off if you feel them coming on is to
put on all your best clothes and wear
them until the spasm passes off. The
girl who told me about this said that
no sooner did she perceive that she was
beginning to think what an unsatisfac-
tory world this was and no sooner did
she feel that all was vanity than up to
her room she rushed in a hurry.
Once there, she would arrange her
hair as elaborately as possible and put
on the best petticoats-if silk, so much
the better-the best gown. collar hat
and veil that she possessed. A pair of
fresh white gloves, she said, she found
a great efficacy in raising the spirits
Then she would 90 out to walk and as
she walked the beneficent effect of her
good clothes would make itself felt and,
though she was in the depths when she
started, by the time she turned back
she was feeling that all was not as
black as it was painted and when she
arrived at her own door she was as
confident that Gods in his heaven,
alPs right with the world as she could
be.
L have known a new gown to make
the most disconsolate Mrs. Gummidge
cheer up and take an interest in life; l
have known a new hat to get an al
most hopeless invalid cut of bed and
on her feet when her family had long
since given up all hone of her recovery
The effect of good clothes on the self
respect cannot be overestimated
Perhaps some psychologist will arise
some day to tell US why these things
are true. 1 can't explain them, but
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ENGLISH NOVELISTS TURN
TO THE WRITING OF PLAYS
D'AnnunziO Gets the Worst Of It in a Con-
trOVerSy With N0apOlitan Come
dian--NeW Phillips Play.

Duse deserted at the last moment,
ouarreIs arose between the other mem
bers Of the cast, the leading man sud
denly was taken sick, accidents befeH
two Of .he artists engaged in painting
the scenery, and other misfOrtunes fol-
lowed. However. the piece was given
at last. made a hit, and has been run
ming ever since.
Not long go il struck Scarpetta, the
NeopOlitan comic actor. that there
would be money in travesty on the
D'AnnunzfO play and accordingly h
set TO work on one which he meant 20
call The Son Of JoriO." OF course as
soon as he heard Of il D'AnnunziO was
I'D in arms and he denounced Scarpetta
in a letter to the newspapers. The
comedian replied by demanding to
know if D'Annunzio had copyrighted
the entire JOriO family, and a lively
correspondenCe has followed. IN which
il must be confessed the distinguished
playwright has had rather the worst
of it. Now he threatens legal proceed
ings to prevent Scarpetta from prOduc-
ing his travesty-
YOUNGEST OF PLAYWRIGHTS.
Henry Hubert Davies, author or
Cousin Kate" probably has got tired
of being referred to as the youngest
Of pIaywrights and will be glad 70 sur
render the title. He viii have to, any
how. for here is Reginald Kennedy
Cox. who. at twenty-five, has a brace
Of plays accepted for early production
in London. Until recently this young
man was an undergraduate in Oxford
- N-.N
however, he has been stage-struck and
has spent every vacation playing small
parts in provincial touring companies.
Thus he got knowledge OF stage tech
nique. One Of his plays IS % be pro-
duced at the Royalty. Mrs. Patrick
CampbeHs London theater. at the end
OF the present month. 1t Is called
The Chetwynd Affair" and viii be
under the direction Of Gilbert Hare.
Kennedy-CO other effort, a fOur-act
comedy. has been accepted by Miss
BeryI Faber and will be seen in the
provinces shortly, and brought to Lon
don later on
Beerbohm Tree is to reopen His
Majesty's with one Of his elaborate
Shakespearean revivals. The TEN
pest" this time: but playgOers are more
interested in the new piece by Stephen
Phillips, which is to follow IT, Phil
lips is a slow and conscientious worker
and nothing whatever has come from
him since the production OF Ulysses
over two years ago. 1t was known
that he had a new play under way.
and now it seems that Nero IS the
hero Of il, even as Herod was the cen
traI figure of one of Phillips other po-
etic dramas. The theme is full OF pos
sibiities. few OF which are likely 20
have been missed by the author OF
.'PaOlO and Francesca"
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HE'S UNENDURABLE.

We had little difference
Some years ago.
of sorrow I made no pretense.
Although 1 know
That in the squabble 1 displayed
Forbearance slight.
Well. l was wrong. I am afraid,
And he was right.
AS we were playmates in our youth
| know him well.
1 never liked him. if the truth
I have to tell.
Though he was ever sweet and mild
An angel quite
And in our small disputes the child
Was always right.
He would forgive me now, I'm sure
lie always did
That's why 7 never could endure
Him az kid.
He so maGnanimOusly threw
On me that blight,
1t maddened me, because 1 knew
That he was right.
If some weakness could detect,
Some sDeck or flaw;
If something in him not correct
1 only saw.
Ny just resentment I'd abate;
I even might
Be friendly. but a man I hate
Who's always right.
Chicago News
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-30
WINDY CITY LAYS CLAIM
TO CHAMPION LOVER

The champion lover has been discov-
cred in Chicago. He is Henry Sidders.
and in a Justices Court he acknowl-
edged the ardent nature of his wooing
and paid S3 So court costs. He was
charged by Emma Anderson of 10 Daw-
son street with having hugged her so
tight that he broke her arm and frac-
tured one of her ribs. He was also
charged with kissing Maggie Elton so
fervently that part of her cheek came
away with his teeth.
Il never felt anything like it," said
Miss Anderson. First he put one arm
around me- and l felt a sharp pain in
my right arm. Then he put both arms
around me and put on full steam, and
1 felt one of my ribs crack
DR.. E. H. Wherritt testified that what
she said was correct.
why" said Emma, "he is worse
than a bear for hugging'
Then came Miss Elton, who said that
Sidders had way of showing his af-
fection which was not all his own. L
permitted him to kiss my cheek" she
said, but he took such a bite thought
he would devour me. was never kissed
that way before. He bit a large piece
out of my face"
1t was not necessary for a doctor to
substantiate her testimony. Sidders
said Miss Anderson did the hugging.
She hugged him so hard. he says, that
she broke her arm and rib.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-30
RELICS OF PRESIDENT
ROOSEVELT AT THE FAIR

In the Palace of Agriculture is an
other log cabin associated with the
name of another distinguished Presi-
dent-Theodore Roosevelt. This struc-
ture has been brought from the plains
of North Dakota 1t was ROoseveIt's
home during the years 1sSS-S6. when.
seeking the open prairies in search of
health, he settled down S cattle
rancher on the banks Of the Little
Missouri River. eight miles south of
Medora, in the heart of a romantic
region then abounding with big game
Within the cabin are shown some Of
his old sessions-well-wOrn Overalls,
for example, now humOrously labeled
"RoOsevelt's Sunday trousers the IA
vorite rocker in which he wrote Hunt
ing Trips of a Ranchman." and the
huge seat hewn out of a log in which
he rested outside after many a hard
days work and watched the sun go
down. One of the logs that form the
hut shows a Maltese Cross. RooseveIt's
particular cattle brand, fashioned with
cartridge shells driven into the wood
with his own hand. Since coming To
st. Louis the cabin has acquired fur
ther interesting associations. for the
silver plate on the door was nailed
there by the Presidents daughter. and
her initials in brass-headed nails stud
one of the logs not far from the cross
made by her father twenty-years be-
fore, when no one dreamed that he
would yet live to be the President of his
country.-Edmund Mitchell in The
World To-Day for September.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-30

HEADQUARTERS OF THE CALL,
HENRIETTA STREET, COVENT
GARDEN, LONDON, Aug. 16.-During
the coming season several English
story writer's of note are going to try
their luck with plays. IN spite Of the
i'll fortune that has attended most ex-
periments of this kind up to date. One
of the latest victims of the rule TO
which ]. NJ Barrie is so brilliant an
exception was Max PembertOn, whose
maiden play, THE Finishing School,
had a speedy finish. Most people will
wish H G. Wells better luck. For the
first time the author of The Time Ma
chine" has written a play which James
Welch has accepted and which Will be
tried early in November. All parties
are secretive as to the exact theme OF
this work, but il can be said that there
aren't any Martians, invisible men. or
giants in it. The play is, in fact, IN
Mr. Wells other manner-that whichin-
spired those two charming rOmances,
Love and Mr.. Lewisham' and The
Wheels of Chance" Something has
been said already about the play by
W. W. Jacobs, author Of The Skip
per's Wooing," which Cyril Maude win
produce at the New Theater. Its title
is Beauty and the Barge" the beauty
being Jessie Bateman, who was so
much admired at home when she ap-
peared with Charles Hawtrey in A
Message From Mars"
PLAY FOR EDNA MAY.
Edna May, who has arrived in the
United States by this time. will proba-
bly, have made it known that A. Z. w
Mason. author of THE -Four Feathers,
has written a play for her use. This,
of course, is Mason's second bid for
fortune as a dramatist. the first being
his adaptation of his own story Miriam
da of the Balcony for Mrs. Fiske. An
other popular novelist who is giving
us a play for the first time is. however,
Mrs. Elinor GIyn. who wrote The Wis
it's of Elizabeth" Her play, a comedy,
has been accepted by a London man
ager, but it is too early yet to say
anything definite regarding it. Arthur
Morrison, author of "A Child of the
Jago," has been urged many times TO
try his hand at writing for the Stage,
always hitherto without success. Now,
however. assisted by Herbert Sargent.
MORRISON mas maue one OF his 1dItS
of Mean Streets into a play which is
called THAT Brute Simmons" Cyril
Maude Will appear in it later in the
season.
Once more Gabrielle dAnnunziO is in
a temper. He lost patience several
months ago, it may be remembered,
over the way in which disaster seemed
to dog his footsteps in connection with
the production of his play, The
Daughter of Jorio." Then. however, he
had good reason for vexation. for it
really looked as if fate had decided that
his drama never should see the light.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-30
His Experience.

There are some songs that will
never die" said the musical enthu-
slast.
L guess that's right" answered Mr..
Cumrox. My daughter sits down at
the piano and tries to kill a few Of
EN- every evening. But it's no use
Washington Star
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-30

New York belle summering Park recently
decided show her by holding
but tainted when the unmannery
she
lads escapae but udable
that heavily stocracv and
had besides all the charm One
faithfully joys dinners or the M
eevatng attended bv less
risk TO he.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-30
One Qualification.

Eyes, sir" declared the man with
uncombed whiskers, IF Thomas JEFF
ferson was here to-day he'd be
Populist."
Even as it is,' replied the sane
man, che might properly be a Popu-
list. He's dead enough" = Catholic
Standard and Times.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-30

Miss Alice Roosevelt. who has been
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Ogden Mills
since her arrival at Newport, is now
with Mr.. and Mrs Cornelius Wander
bilt who have given several grand dim
ners for her. These were the most
elaborate dinner parties that the Presi-
dents daughter has attended there this
season.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-30

true they are for sure nd any woman
can bear testimony that the effect of
good clothes is more than an outward
and visible one-it is far more, it is an
inward spirituality bolstering up of
one"
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-30

ATTENDANCE. o. s. Sebastopol
Cal If you viii write to the secretary
Of the Worlds Fair Commission, St
Louis, he can inform you who would
be willing, for a consideration Of
course, to furnish you daily the at
tendance at the fair.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-30
All Figured Ont.

Sanford-So you are going to get
married! Have you considered the
cost, my boy?
Merton-Oh, I've got nothing to do
with that. Her father pays for every
thing but the carriages and flowers.-
Brooklyn Life.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-30
Reason Enough.

What. marry my daughter ?"
sEorted old Gotrox- Why, you must
be destitute of all reason
YES interrupted young PoorIey,
with refreshing candor. Il admit 1 am
destitute, but that very fact is my rea-
son. philadelphia Press.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-30
ANSWERS TO QUERIES.

BLOSSOM ROCK-A. I. D., Berke-
ley. Cal. Blossom Rock in the bay OF
San Francisco, which was a menace
to navigation, was blown up April %.
1870.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-30
A Problem in Cancellation.

Have you named the baby?"
'Yass, indeed" answered the colored
woman. I'VE done named him Roose-
welt Parker Simpson. Aftuh while we
kin change de Roosevelt to 'Rastus'
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-30
All in His Hands

Eminent surgeon-I operated on
Mr.. Bullion for appendicitis to-day.
His wife-Dear me! I wonder who
will have it next,
Eminent surgeon (absent mindedIy)
u don't know. 1 haven't decided
yet.-Life.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-30
His Interpretation.

Little Amzi (who has an inquiring
mind-Uncle Tint saw the word in
the newspaper-what is the "curricu
luIn' of a college?
Uncla Timrod (promptly)-Curricu
lum, eh? Why. that's what them ere
mop-headed college students comb their
hair with.-Puck
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-30
His Own Protector.

Papa-How did you get your clothes
so terribly torn?
Tommy-Tryin' to keep little boy
from bein' licked
Papa-Ah, a brave deedl Who was
the little boy?
Tommy y-Me.-Chicago Daily News.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-30
SatlricaI.

I could make up with BiIlinger all
right if he wasn't so deuced satirical.
But he keeps the chasm open between
us
What chasm?"
Sarcasm"
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-30

The unfortunate who years an inmate
Of asylum studying law that his
with his anced the illustrates
that lies nftuaon can
best lawyer his game protector
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-30

JOHNsTOWN FLOOD. L. c..
Lake Tahoe, Cal The town of Johns
town. Pa, was destroyed by a flood
caused by the breaking Of a dam on
South Fork Creek May 81, 1889.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-30

Acting the for the Pre-
of Cruelty Animals Philippine exhibit have
decreed that henceoh dog be stricken of
While this hardship upon clad island
the grief will felt
the St Louis improbable without
all their
Of the succulent frankfurter alone profit by
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-30

WEATHER-R- W. b, Walker. Arts.
For reports Of weather in California.
Oregon, Washington. ETC., address a
letter to the United States, Department
of Agriculture, Weather Bureau, Wash
ington. d. c. The department viii ad-
wise you of the cost Of such pubHca-
tiOns.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-30

Special information supplied daily to
business houses and public men by ths
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's). ESQ Cali
-1ornta street Telephone Main 10t3,
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-30
New Motor Veil.

A new motor veil designed to wear
with a brown straw tOque is of white
chiffon embroidered all over in scroll
patterns in brown silk, with appliques
of decoupe brown velvet.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-30

Somehow leather trimmings don't
seem right on fur. This shorn pelt is
an insult to that which retains its
lovely growth.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-30

Townsend's California Glace fruits IN
artistic fre-etched boxes. as Market 81.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-30

Persian colors in embroideries and
brocades cannot die.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-30
Prescribed to make You Laugh

or de Parker to Primrose 'cordin' to
how de lection goes. s."-Washingto