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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-28

When Senator Fairbanks is in a wool
producing region he talks wool.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-28

This is the year when a man is rich
and prosperous or poor and oppressed
according which campaign speaker he
hears
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-28

We're biting wen. Mr. Jones went to
Gnlcago today to attend a meeting OF
the division superintendent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-28
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Miss Kate Butler, aged "A years. died
at AIS Madison street at 3 o'clock on
Tuesday afternoon of membranous in
fammation. The funeral will take place
from the Church of the Assumption at
S:45 O'Clock on Thursday morning. The
body will be sent to Usage City for in
terment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-28

Pittsburg Dispatch: That returning
prosperity is coming to stay is con-
fldently predicted. And there are many
reasons why it must be more stable.
The country has just had an expensive
lesson of the folly OF misrepresentation
brought about by superabundant good
times. The people will enter upon this
new era with conservatism firmly i'm
planted. and the progress toward re-
covery will not be marred by missteps.
There is ample justification, therefore,
FOR the opinion expressed by bankers
that the country now experiencing the
benefits of returning prosperity. will
continue to enjoy it for a long period.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-28

Outside conditions continue generally
favorable. says Henry Clews & Co. s
Financial Review. Crop scares have
been attempted, especially in corn, yet
the grand results apparently are only
moderately changed since last week.
Corn, the most critical of all crops, is
now within a few days of being out of
danger; and cotton is holding its own
fairly well. With the end of September
all doubts concerning the harvest dis
appear, except the possibility of injury
to cotton by frost, which after then
cannot be serious. General business
recovery is slow but sure, and the
promise grows brighter. Railroad
earnings make better exhibits. August
earnings were over per cent ahead of
last year, and September reports are
still more encouraging, while traffic
managers continue in an optimistic
mood. Bank clearings last week were
nearly 20 per cent higher than last year,
compared with Is and IL per cent in
crease in the previous weeks. August
exports were S3,O0O,000 larger than
year ago. The demand for iron and
steel has increased since prices were
revised; and a better demand for cot
ton goods has developed, which should
tend to relieve the strain upon manu-
features. Some unusually large ex-
port orders for American cottons have
been placed since the opening of
by the Japanese
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-28

iron consumption, an increase of 366
per cent against 437 per cent in the
United States; and in cotton consump-
ton, an increase of ITO per cent, as
against 1O7 per cent in the United
States. In actual consumption, how
ever, Germany shows an increase in
coal of but 99, 234, 900 tons, as compared
with 247. 214,OO in the United States; in
pig iron. an increase of 7,095,000 tons,
as against 15.263.454 tons in the United
States; and in cotton. an increase of
SIS. $4,000 pounds, as against 1,o26,91T,-
226 pounds in the United States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-28

J. Rayner, aged Sc years. died at his
home two miles west of Wakarusa
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock of con-
sumption. The funeral will take place
on Thursday morning at 10 o'clock from
the St. Joseph Catholic church at wa
karuSa-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-28

Mr.. Rockefeller is reported to be try
ing to secure control of the Santa Fe
railroad. 1t is now said that he has
acquired a controlling interest in the
New York Central railroad. He re-
Gently bought a controlling interest in
the New Haven road About the same
time he cornered the honey in the
United States. He owns the gas works
and electric plant of New York city.
He is most of the Amalgamated Cop
Per company. He is a large owner Of
United States Steel bonds. He has
few miles of ore land in Minnesota. He
has a chain of banks, including the
National City of New York. with it's
SO. 600. 600 capital. and an important
bank in Boston He is one of the large
owners of Missouri, Kansas & Texas
and Southern Pacific railroads. And
as everybody knows he is the Standard
oil company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-28

Lewis Noman, aged so years, died this
morning at 1909 North Kansas ave-
nue. Of Brights disease. The funeral
will take place on Thursday at 8 O'Clock.
Interment in Rochester cemetery.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-02

and close friend, The physician was
brought up on Cape Cod and had been
to sea himself and so knew by heart
the ways OF the Grand Banks fishermen
II was probably his conversation ON
that subject and his "reminiscences
more than any other suggestion that
led Kipling TO write book with that
setting.
with the exception of few days
spent at Gloucester Kipling got all of
his color from what DR.. Conland told
him. The physician related to the poet
stories about the men of different ma
tions who had gathered together on
the boats, the customs of the bankers
among themselves and In fishing, the
expressions used by them and all the
other details of the Wild and pictur-
esoue life of the Grand Banks.
All this. Kipling with his marvellous
insight and imagery and matehless gift
of expression, wrought into a story
faithfully reproducing the life of n
fisherman and describing the minutest
details so wildly as 10 make the read
or believe for the moment that he had
lived the life himself. He invests the
craft with almost human way and UNI
derstanding. as when strange bark
irving her luck for the first time on
the Grand Banks--uncertain as TO her
whereabouts. looms up through the
mist, feeling her way cautiously
alongside the fleet. and calling forth
all sorts of derisive greetings ne
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-02
Sporting Notes.

A table giving the records of the
different men who have played on
the golf team of the Springfield,
Mass, Country club the past sea-
son shows that Ralph w. Stoddard,
formerly of this town, participated
in six matches, winning three and
losing three. He won 26 points 10 MS
opponents u.
West Point defeated Annapolis by
the score of II to at Philadelphla
Saturday In a football game marked
by the most desperate playing.
The score does not properly indicate
the relative strength OF tne Two
eleyens for probably not in the his
tory of the great university game
have two teams been more evenly
matched.
Jimmy Michael, the noted Welsh
middle distance bicycle rider, died
suddenly last week Monday morning
on board the French line steamer
La Sayoie, of congestion of the
brain. Michael was coming to the
United States to race again and was
accompanied by a number OF long
distance riders who are to enter the
six-day contest.
Among the individual footpaii
achievements of the season 1t VIII
not do to overlook the performance
of Crowell of Swarthmore, VINO
broke all records by place-kicking a
goal from midfield. George BROOKE
of Princeton, who coached CroWeli'
saws that he does not believe there
was ever before kick of such
length and accuracy. The best per-
formances of De Witt, Hirschberger,
Johnson and O'Dea are outdone. Inc
famous place kick at New Haven last
wear, by which De Witt scored the
winning points for Princeton in the
last minute of play, was made from
the 42-yard line. o'Dea of chicago
was given credit for goal from the
4S-yard line, some said 80, but
careful search of the college RECORDS
for the last decade fails to show a
goal kicked from midfield. If CroWeil
was playing on big eleven ne
would be hailed as a wonder. he is
without doubt to-day the best drop
and place kicker in any eastern col
lege. if not in the country. HUDSON,
poe and DAILY were probably no more
skillful than Broke's protege Ere
ouently this season Crowell has had
two field goals in game. 1t VIII be
recalled that he booted the BAH over
the Pennsylvania bar early in the
season and prevented the "Quakers
from having clean record.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-02

saws: Now n bark Is feminine be-
yond all other daughters OF the sea
and this tnll heeitating creature
with her white and gilt hgurehead
looked Just like a bewildered woman
half lifting her skirts to cross the
muddy street under the jeers OF PAD
little boys"
He knows just how the men take
their rest after the days hard work
listening to H. squeaking ana waning
fiddle or screeching concertina, OF
when In the mood, relating expert
ences grave or gay. boastful or nu-
morous, according to the narrator.
His description of the memoriai
service at Gloucester Is full or pa
thos, that annual service at which is
read the names of those who have
sailed away forever. As to the title
of the book. 1t may have been sug-
gested by the story OF Mary Am
bree" in "Percys Reliques of An.
cient Poetry" that quaint book run
of the deeds of valiant men.
The story was first published as
serial in McClure's magazine, the
author receiving $4,000 for it, Al
terward 1t was published in book
form both in England and America
Mrs Conland moved to this city a
few months ago. She is living with
her son, Harry Conland, who left
Mace with a Brattleboro newspaper
10 take one in the business once OF
The Courant.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-02

In his annual report. Lieut-Gen.
Chaffee recommends loss of citizen
shin. imposed by state laws, as PEN
alty for army deserters. Citizenship
should he restored only when full en-
listment has been served out and an
honorable discharge secured. Eftorts
10 check the spread of desertion by
military methods have failed. In the
last wear there were 5,S73 desertions
ont of a total enlisted force or os'-
606 men,
The details of a scheme of repre-
sentative government for the Trans
yaal, drafted and approved by Lord
Miner in South Africa, have been re-
ceived in London. 1t is understood
that by its provisions the legislative
assembly would be entirely elective on
a nonular franchise. but that minis
ters who would sit with that bouy
would be nominated by the crown,
which would, of course nave the
right to veto.
AZ a result of an investigation
President Roosevelt has dismissed
Frank II. Richards, marshal for the
Nome district of Alaska, ana mas
asked for the resignation of Judge
Melville Brown of the Juneau DIS
trict. The judges have been Tor
MANY months accused of using their
judicial powers TO practically conhs-
cate mining claims in litigation III
their courts. Marshal Richards was
accused of swelling his expense ac-
counts.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-02

The manuscript is especially val
liable since 1t is the only one OF
Kipling's which is owned outside
his family. 1t has an especial inter-
est in this country too, because II
is Kipling's American story, writ
ten purely to portray and interest
the American boy.
AS may be seen by close scru-
tiny of this reproduction Kipling
first named his story, Harvey
Cheyne, Banker. Harvey Cheyne is
the boy, the hero of the story, who
falls overheard from an ocean liner
and is picked up by a fishing boat
on which he has to remain during
the rest of the fishing season. Har-
veys father was banker in the or
binary sense of the word, but this
banker probably means fisher
man who pursues his vocation on
the Grand Banks. The word is de-
rived in the same way as trawler.
Later, however, Kipling scratched out
the last word of his title, /leaving
Harvey Cheyne." Mt was sent to
the printers this way but still later
the title was again changed TO Cap
tains Courageous"
Kiplng became acquainted with Dr.,
Conland when he lived near Brattle-
boro in the 9Os The author married
Miss Carolen S. Balestier Of that city
and built house near there, Naulah-
ka. in which he lived few seasons.
Dr.. Conland was Kipling's physician
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-02

And all the way up grade all marked down TO 60 n
the BARGAIN GIVING SALE from cent to 80 I3 per cent
Come and see yourself please you ana give you
for vour money than fur houses willing to give
Our Special Sale will be carried into every IN
the store and you buy table nen Napkins towels tray ons
side board covers bed Spreads Blankets quilts hosiery
hankechiefs neckwea leather and silk Boonla oag
opera bags silk pecoas pettcoas knit sweaters Knit
shaws and fascnators fact everything the whole STOCK goes
during the three weeks sale price which should MAKE ns
attractive place to make your Christmas
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-02
Ladies', Misses and Chi|dren's
Winter Garments.

Every length outside which worn this season.
and varied assortment OF these winter
comfort bngers Holiday Sale Prices Will bring them "nn
reach of all whether purchase made for gift for your own
We have Ladies' and Misses Jackets low S2oo and all
grades from that price and price during our Holt
dav Gift Sale will represent of from to onehalf
from original price Misses or Childrens Coats tour 10 fourteen
wears either long Garments Jackets $780, 600 and 75o
worth at least each than the marked prices Don
let this opportunity slip buy the little girl OF miss Christmas
Coat at the Holiday Gift Price. 1t will make you happy
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-02
COUNTY RroRlE DECEMBER 1904
Q. }. PRAT T..
Special Holiday Gift Sale !!

Three weeks of Bargain Prices for Gift Buyers Every
article and piece of merchandise in our store marked down
large percentage from the legitimate price, to meet the purse
requirements of every Christmas Shopper
We begin in the Ladies Suit Department. which has been
unusually successful this fall and to make clean sweep OF the
balance now in stock shall make radical cut OF one-trd to
one-half from regular prices.
Lot No. T. Blacks Browns, Blues and Mixtures were
$1,000 and 1900, Holiday Sale Price, $IO.OO
Lot No. 2. Blacks Browns, Blues and Mixtures were
sI7oo and 1900, Holiday Sale Price, $IZ'oO
Lot No. a. Blacks Browns, Blues and Mixtures, were
$25o and a7.so, Holiday Sale Price, ~IS.OO
t. hab.r cost suits in Blacks and Blues, at $500
worth good deal any wishing fine costume.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-02
Banking by Mall.

Persons who have money to deposn
- savings banks and who wish to have
2heir money kept in Vermont to foster
|Vermont enterprises and build up Ver'
nont industries may send funds to the
famoille County Savings Bank ana
rust Co., Hyde Park, VT, feeling fuliy
assured that every dollar will be loaned
& Vermont. Depositors can remit
inds at banks risk If sent by cneck
postal money order. Address either
- treasurer, @. A. Knight, or the pres
mt, @. S. Page, Hyde Park, vt.
# The Hyde Park Bank holds the RECORD
having never owned a poor note
Ice its organization in January, 1883;
fsct which is easily accounted foi
Ien It is considered that the loans are
in Vermont and the security there,
where it can easily be examined
hanks officials. Absolutely safety
lher than the high rate of interest
Il can be secured on western loans
the first prerequisite demanded py
HYDE Park Bank In making loans
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-02
Green Cut Bone for Poultry.

Durinp freezing weather we cut up
|~reat many. tons of green bone and
- There is nothing better for
Sltry. Price $500 per barrel of 200
of which price we prepay freights
almost any station. At this price
n must accompany order. Remit
check. postal money order. express
new order. or registered letter to G.
Page. Hyde Park, vt
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-02
NOW OWNED IN HARTFORD
THE MANUSCRIPT OF KIPllNG'S
CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS.
Taken to That City by Mrs. James
conland-Story Was First Named
Harvey Cheyne, Banker - What
the Hartford Courant Says.

The manuscript of Rudyard Kip
ling's Captains Courageous, his ia
nous story Of the Newfoundland
fishing banks, is now owned in
Hartford. Mrs. James Conland, the
widow of DR.. James Conland OF
Brattleboro, VT, who has recently
come to this city to live, has it in
her possession. Mr.. Kipling gave 1t
to her husband from whom he Sc
cured much of the material for the
story, as they were close personal
friends.
A facsimile of the top of the first
page of the story is given herewith
The reproduction is the exact size OF
the manuscript. 1t shows that the
poet novelist writes a small even'
and quite round hand. The paper
is thick rice paper and every page Is
as neat and clean and devoid OF
changes as the specimen shown
herewith.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-02
FURS! FURS! FURS! FURS !!

All agree this department stronger than ever THIS
and Mufs the cream OF the odu
ton very difficult and exceed in quality or the
nrces we ask What suitable handsome gift than warm
Neck Scarf or Muf? We making which afford
c pay during the Holiday Sae and opportunity which
seldom offered in high grade furs of this class
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-02
Are Not Looking for Office.

An impressive and almost pa
thetic illustration of the depopula-
tion of the small hill towns is af-
forded in the difficulty ofttimes eX-
perienced by the department in md
ing a successor to a postmaster VINO
has either died or resigned, says the
Brattleboro correspondent of the
Springfield Republican. A case IN
point is that one just referred to
Congressman Haskins from his ma
tive town of Dover where, at the
Center, the postmaster has recently
resigned and there are no applicants
for the place, in fact no one seems
to want the office, which, therefore
is in danger of being discontinued
for want of some one of sufficient
public spirit to serve for very mea-
ger salary. Fifty years ago Dover
Center had population of seVeraf
hundred sturdy people, two churches,
one of which was built 100 years ago
and two stores, while there was a
flourishing public school on the old
common of go or more pupils. There
was also public hall the size of
which was rarely sufficient to &C
commodate crowds who frequently
congregated to dance the night long
to the music of Goodenough's band
of Brattleboro. The late Preston f.
Perry was then the obliging post
master at the Center, being one of
the firm of Perry & Dexter, who
conducted for a term of several
years a general store in competition
with another firm there. Around the
old hill common lived a number of
contented and useful citizens, proml-
nent among whom were the iate
Widow Emily Johnes who her
:e1,l. the hniphteSt
woman in Windham county, and her
sister Aunt Annie Eames. They
were devout Shakers. Just across
the way lived the Burr family and
here in their roomy home were en-
tertained transient guests and the
appetites of the townspeople were
bountifuly catered to on town meet
ing days and other occasions. A
dozen or more families were within
almost stones throw of. the postof-
flee.
The community was prosperous
and at that time the young people
had not acquired the longing for the
shops and factories of the larger
towns To-day however, only about
five people are accredited patrons of
the Dover Center postoffice, when
tells the story of abandonment and
denomination of this once thrifty
neighborhood. There is another
little town in Windham county
where none seems to be possessed OF
an itching for office to the extent or
seeking the place of postmaster,
which has given the congressman
some little annoyance in trying TO
find, at the request of the depart
ment, some one who Is competent
and willing to serve their townsmen,
in place of the postmaster resigned.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-02

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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-02

The temperature in parts of Great
Britain Friday night, Nov. 20, was 20
degrees below freezing point, the low
est ever recorded there. General AIS
tress was occasioned and Isolated VII
lagos suffered severely
Great distress and suffering mas
been caused in parts of Ireland by
the failure of the potato crop. the
Galway county council suggests to the
government the development of min
eral resources as relief measure.
A monument to the memory OF
President William Mckinley was I'M
yelled Friday. Nov. rs, at the MAN
entrance of the Golden Gate park
San Francisco 1t is symbolical
statue of the republic, modelled by
Robert Aitkin, and cast in bronze.
The latest official information re-
ceived by the department of COM
merce and labor places the total de-
posits in all the savings banks of the
world at over 10ta billions of dollars
contributed by S2.640,000 depositors'
OF this total the United states shows
aggregate deposits of S3,ooo,l1s'ooo'
credited to 100000 depositors.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-02

Love to a woman is cofilpiete
romance; to a man 1t is collection
of short stories.-Anon.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-02

President Roosevelt Mrs. Roosevelt
and Miss Alice Roosevelt spent sat
urday and Sunday, Nov. rs and "a
at the worlds fair in st. Louis. They
made a brief but complete tour OF the
exnosition Saturday and were every
where greeted with enthusiasm. In
the French pavilion, champagne was
slipped in honor of toast proposed
by the president to President Loupet
and the French nation. Many inter-
esting souvenirs were presehueu "
the party at the different pull1lrss.
In the evening the president made an
address at the banquet in his honor
given by the exposition management
Ten American fishing craft, In
Guiding eight sailing vessels and Two
steamboats, have been seized by the
Canadian fisheries protective cruiser
Curlew, and fined for illegal fishing
in the Canadian waters of the Urdu
tary of Passamaquoddy bay. near 81.
George. N. B. Three specific charges
were preferred: That they had nsheo
on Sunday. that they had illegally
caught fish found in their possession,
and that they had seized illegally In
Canadian waters. For the first Two
offenses each boat was fined sloo
and for the last SZuu. III iuuitioh ~
this all seines and fishes were con-
fiscated. but not the vessels as has
been the case in previous seizures.
At the annual Thanksgiving BAN
auet of the American society at Lon
don last week. Sir Edward Clarke
who proposed ambassador Choates
health. sarcastically derided the title
american" ambassador. declaring
that the word American implied DOM
nation over the whole of the western
hemisphere. which the United states
does not possess and is not entitled
10. as Great Britain is territorially a
larger power on the American CONT
nent than is the United States. Sir
Edward suggested that more suit
able title would be "Usona," SIGNIFY
ing United States of North America.
This was the first public criticism IN
London of the state departments or
der that embassies hereafter shall be
called American" Embassador
Choate, replying, merely said tnat
Americans were quite satisfied with
the name.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-02
GENTLEMEN FROM VERMONT

~, Boston will be welcome At tne .I ,1Or,.
Vermont Association. At Inc w, t,n-,
c,n,ey souare. Boston. open osiis ii.'N
n N. untfl ten p m