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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-16

The case of the commonwealth
against William Leipple. proprietor OF
the Union house. Greenfield. for tres
passing on the land of Charles ID.
Deane of Bernardston. May 30. came
up by continuance in the district court
at Greenfield, Friday, June 3. Mr..
Deane said he told Mr.. Leippie ana
two other men fishing in pond cover
ing about an acre to get out. Mr.. Leip-
pie replied that he had a right to FISH
there. as the state had stocked the
pond. A dispute arose over this point
which resulted in some personal re-
marks and the issuing of warrant. on
Mr.. Deane's complaint. for the appre-
hension of Mr.. Leipple. Lawyer Leary
of Turner's Falls, who appeared for
the prosecution. said he thought the
maximum penalty was not enough in
the present case. as Mr.. Leipple had
not only fished on the land of Mr..
Deane. but had abused him. w. A.
Davenport. who appeared for the de-
PENDANT. said his client had exceeded
his legal rights. but he supposed he
had a right to fish. believing the pond.
was stocked with state fish. Mr.. Da-
venport said the case was one that
might we'll be filed away. Judge Field
imposed a fine of SO, from which an
appeal was taken.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-16
LAKE MEMPHREMAGoG.
The %Loch Lomond" Of America

Lake Memphremagog, in Northern
Vermont and Canada, is one of the
most charming resorts in the Green
Mountain State. This lake is thirty
niles long and two and a quarter
miles wide. and over two-thirds of
its length is in Canada. In early days it
was a favorite haunt of the Indians for
fishing and camping. ii was named
by them Memphremagoe. meaning
beautiful water" The steamer Lady
of the Lake" leaves Newport sailing
the entire length of the lake to Magog,
occupying about four hours. The
view as witnessed from the decks of
the steamer is magnificent: the charms
of the rocky and uneven shore; the
towering cliffs. the long stretches of
green forest land and the distant
peaks of Owls Head and Oxford
Mount. with intervening sweeps of
beautiful valley land, present a piano.
rama which appears more beautiful
at every turn.
The Switzerland of America" this
region has been called. and many peo-
pie see in Memphremagog another
Loeb Lomond, while the Canadian
portion has frequently been termed
the Geneva of Canada" In order to
get a comprehensive idea of the mar
Vicious scenic surprises-of this region
send two cents in stamps to the Gen.
eral Passenger Department Boston &
Maine railroad. Boston. for their
beautiful illustrated booklet. entitled
Lake Memphremagog and About
There. and two cents for the compan-
ion booklet, entitled Valley of the
Connecticut and Northern Vermont
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-16
A Plea for Fish and Game Protection.

Editor of the Reformer
A thorough revision of the fish ana
game laws of Vermont was made at
the last session of the Legislature. The
state fish and game commissioner
Office was reconstructed, making one
commissioner instead of two and plae-
ing the office on salary basis. law
was passed allowing the appointment
of two county fish and game wardens
in each county. being in addition TO
the present town wardens. More
stringent laws were enacted relating to
fish and game Still, Notwithstanding
all of these restrictions. the wholesale
destruction of our fish and game goes
on. Large numbers of deer and other
protected game are being killed out or
season. The illegal fishing in our
streams, ponds and lakes still contin-
ues The law against Sunday hunting,
which has heavy penalty attachea
for each offense, is violated from week
to week. The question Is, shall these
laws for the protection of our fish and
game be enforced? Do we wish to add
To the present environments of the
Green Mountain state by allowing the
beautiful deer and other harmless AMI
mails to roam through our forests ana
fields unmolested except short open
season each year. and do we Wish TO
further. Vermont's attractions by en-
couraging the best of fishing in our
streams. ponds and lakes, as we should
now have if the present laws were OBJ
served? If so. let all who call them
selves true sportsmen and are inter-
ested in the preservation of our hsn
and game. as well as the general well
fare of the state, use every legitimate
means in helping to secure this END
The residents Of Bennington coun-
ty have commenced a warfare against
the so-called pot hunters and hsh.
ermen by forming protective nsh ana
game league. So far good results nave
followed The association has been In
existence less than six months and we
understand that already between Sooo
and 500 in fines have been collected
from hunters and fishermen who nave
the laws. This clearly H.
illustrates the wholesale slaughter OF
fish and game throughout the state
Every county should have its protec-
tive fish and game league offlcered by
men who will be fearless In their en-
deavors to see that the fish and game
laws of the state are observed.
George w. Pierce.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-16
An Example Should Be Made.

1t is admitted that the interview
published by the Boston Journal actu-
ally took place in the cell of Mary Rog-
ers, the condemned murderess, upon
the day of her latest reprieve. 1t is
explained that the reporter was SIS
ter of the states attorney of Windsor
county, who accompanied her to the
prison, and that the prison officials
did not know she was a reporter.
If this is the only excuse the Off
Gals have to offer for their disloyalty
to duty, they would better make the
simple plea of guilty. What special
right of admittance to the presence OF
a condemned murderer in whose case
he is not concerned, does Mr.. Batchel-
der's office give him? What right does
it give woman who happens to be
his sister,. The injury to Vermont ana
to the reading public of New England
through the publication of artificial
and misleading views of this unfortu-
nate case will be no less because IL
was inflicted by the hands of the SIS
ter of states attorney of Vermont
We are receiving vague intimations
that there is prospect" of some Of
fetal inquiry" into this evidence OF Of
fetal mismanagement. That it should
not be looked for as matter OF course
and that doubt or restriction of sucn
inquiry should be entertained is PROOF
that the discipline in the servants hall
of Vermont is still gravely weak. There
should be prompt inquiry. and as GER
tain punishment of the officials re-
sponsible for the occurrence, unless
some reasonable proof of innocence
can be shown.
As for the states attorney OF Wind
sor county. Mr. Batchelder is undues-
tionably the wrong man for the posi-
ton if he has used his official pres
tige as a means of enabling his sister
to traffic in the family affairs of the
state he is supposed to serve and pro-
tect.
An example should be made in this
instance which succeeding state ser
wants will not care to follow.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-16

At the recent conference OF North
American boards OF health AT WASH
lngton majority decision declared
vaccination. properly performed. to be
the only reliable means of preventing
smallpox. Quarantine was pronounced
failure in unvaccinated communities
and unnecessary. In rigid measure, In
well vaccinated communities. In these
conclusions. based on actual expert"
ence. an argument Is found for COM
pulsory vaccination. in that voluntary
vaccination would leave unprotected q
large number of children and other
irresponsible persons. Insistence upon
great care In methods and materials
used would remove most of the objec-
tons now made to this protective
measure which sometimes seems so
dangerous and unjust.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-16

immediate return. II there Is urgent
need of increased income In the post
office department, let those publica-
tions wrongfully enjoying the second
class privilege pay a proper rate or
postage, and the net cost OF the rural
free delivery system would soon be
paid,
II all methods fail to offset the de-
felt, then let the deficit stand, or let
another department suffer In appro-
priations sufficient TO make II up. II
there are 4,70S petitions for rural mail
delivery now on file In Washington
let them all be granted II We have to
pay for It by building one less warship.
It is a greater protection to our coun-
try to have all its voters intelligently
informed of the affairs of the nation
and world. than to have our coasts pa
troled with ships of war.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-16
The Bug Bill.
New York SUM-

The potato bug, the premier destroy
er of farm products in prairie DAYS.
holds the insignificant place OF nj
teenth on the Department of Agricul-
ture list of destruction. Only SS,0oO,- :
600 of loss is charged up to the potato
bug against s15,OO0,000 to the army
worm. ignored by paragraphers ana
neglected by crop reporters. The boil
weevil is admitted to cost the country
$40 DOC. 900 a year and the Hessian fly
SAG, 900 900.
These are portentous figures of de-
struction, but they lack the customary
hall mark of the official agricultural
list-they are not exact. Forty million
dollars of loss to crops from the Hes
sian fly every year is less convincing
than this would be: "s39,S76,543.21 is
the total loss reported by the Depart
ment of Agriculture from the ravages
of the Hessian fly.
The San Jose scaleSis marked down.
so to speak. in damage doing to Sl0,-
OOO, 900. and the codling moth overtops
this figure with a total loss OF w.
900. 900.
AS was to be expected the mild APP
pearing grasshopper does not escape
the notice of the agriculturists. A loss
of $50. 900 900 a year is charged to this
foe of farmers. The chinch bug out
does even the grasshopper. Six million
dollars year is the loss caused by the
chinch bug.
The figures of the Washington ex-
detrimental farmers foot up nearly
5000 OO0. 900 a year loss from bugs and
insects not including beetles. crickets.
flies and New Jersey mosquitoes.
Notwithstanding this chronological
as reported from Wash
ington. the crop reports from all other
parts of the country indicate great ag-
ricultural prosperity.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-16
BRArrLEBoRo, FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1905
The Tide Turning.

Evidence Is accommodating rapidly to
show that the tide of popular approval
In this country is turning strongly
away from the glamour of success
which is not backed by integrity. and
toward the beauty of right thinking
and right living.
One of the strongest and truest tones
struck i'm the protest against graft
was sounded Monday In Grover Cleve-
lands letter accepting the trusteeship
of the reorganized Equitable Life AS
surance society. He sternly rebuked
those responsible for the troubles
which have beset the society and ut
tered a warning which similar organ
izations will do well to heed. He said:
What has overtaken this company
is liable to happen to other insurance
companies under fiduciary organiza-
lions, as long as lax ideas OF response
bility in places of trust are tolerated
by our people. The high pressure Oh
speculation, the madness of inordin-
ate business scheming and the chances
taken in new and uncertain enterprises
are constantly present temptations,
too often successful, in leading mana
gers and directors away from scrupu-
lous loyalty and fidelity to the inter-
ests of others confided to their care.
We can better afford to slacken our
pace than to abandon our old. simple.
American standards of honesty. and
we shall be safer if we regain our Old
habit of looking at the appropriation
for personal uses Of property and in
tn he M
as other forms of stealing.
Down in Philadelphia they are re-
voting against graft in way that
shows a thorough surfeit and sickness
of the public system; and the board
of trustees of the Mississippi state col
lege have recently refused a substan-
tial gift of Carnegie money because.
as they say. they prefer Independent
thought and strong character which
scorns the slavery of wealth. to mere
modern accessories for imparting
knowledge. They insist that they can
not afford to pay the usury of self
respect which the Carnegie money de-
mands.
IneSe are Dul IL lew VI icSSht "a
stances where injustice and dishonesty
in high and prosperous places have
been openly denounced owing to the
backing of strong public sentiment.
John D. Rockefeller. church member
and multi millionaire. and Nan Pat
terson, chorus girl alleged murderess
and admittedly immoral, have shared
alike in public condemnation of their
methods of money making.
It is only what might be expected
of a nation whose character is defined
by history like ours, that 1t should
recoil sharply away from lax condi'
lions of honesty and morality as soon
as it realizes that it is standing on the
verge of the abyss. All Americans like
wealth and power, too WELL perhaps.
for their own happiness, but great
majority of them want to be honest
and mean to be honest. and that. too.
according to the "old, simple American
standard"
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-16
RESULTS TELL.
There Can Be No Doubt About the
Results in BrattIeboro.

Results tell the tale.
All doubt is removed.
The testimony of a Brattleboro cit
izen can be easily investigated.
What better proof can be had?
Jos. Whitney. now retired from act
i've business. residence North Main
street. says: IF l did not positively
think and had some good reasons on
which to base my belief ] would not
the use of Doan's Kidney
Pills at the present time. neither
would | have publicly endorsed them
in 1897 / have never lost an oppor-
tunity of advising friends and aequain-
tances to take a course of the treat
ment and | have heard more than one
say they were benefited by the use
of the pills / was subject to kidney
complaint for years. proven fully by
the sharp pains which occurred in the
region of my kidneys. 1 was even told
1 was on the verge of Bright's dis
ease. Several boxes of Doan's Kidney
Pills procured at Greene's drug store
brought absolute relief when severe
attack was annoying me-"
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo.
New York. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Doan's and take
no other.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-16
Reading Matter in Y. M. C. A.

The following books and papers are
now on file at the Y. M. c. A. reading
room. All men and boys are cordially
invited to call and make use of them:
Papers. daily. Boston Journal. Boston
Herald, Springfield Republican. New
York Tribune. Albany Journal; weekly.
Vermont Phoenix. Windham County
Reformer. Burlington Clipper. Vermont
Tribune, Bellows Falls Times. Green
field Recorder. Poultney Journal. Lon
donderry Sitter. st. Adams weekly
Messenger, Svenska Amerikanska Pos
ten: Magazines. Technical World. Cos
mopolitan, McClure's. Review of Re
views. Harper's Monthly. St Nicholas.
Scribner's. Strand, Century; Religious
papers. Zion World. Cngregationalist.
Lyceumite. Academic. Waterman.
Rams Horn. Expansion. Sunday
school times. Zion Socialist. Religious
Forum: unclassified. Success, Sclentihc
American. Harper's Weekly. Youths
Companion. Illustrated Sporting News.
Leslies Weekly.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-16
OVERALL COMPANY RUNNING.
Former Brattleboro Concern Now Do
inu Business in keene.

The Brattleboro overall company
began to operate It's new factory IN
the Jones building. Church and Rail-
road streets. on Wednesday. SAYS the
Keene, n. H., Sentinel and super
lntendent Mccoy already has dozen
or fifteen machine operators at work
There are about Twenty-Five I'M
proved Wheeler a Wilson sewing ma
chimes ready for use and equipped with
electric power for their operation, in
Guiding. quick action stopping ana
starting devices operated by pedal
and pressure lever. The machines are
speeded high, so that they simply hum
when running, and work can be put
through them very rapidly indeed
Four experienced machine operators
from the company's Brattleboro fac-
tory arrived here June 7 and they VIII
be kept busy for a time in showing
the girls hired here how the work Is
done. After girl becomes familiar
with the sewing machine and knows
how to handle the stopping and start
ing mechanism and keep 1t In proper
order, she rapidly acquires skill IN
handling the work.
The goods that are being made here
at present We're cut at the Brattle-
boro factory and sent here ready to
be made up. The cutting department
will not be started here just at pres
ent, but as soon as arrangements are
made to receive the cutters they VIII
be moved over from the Brattleboro
shop, The cutting is all done by
machines operated by electric motors
which cut the cloth very rapidly, the
cutting knives passing through many
thicknesses at time. Expert opera
tors are required for this part of the
business in order to prevent a waste
of materials and to get the best re-
suits.
The company is very much pressed
with orders at present and is making
every effort to get its Keene factory
into operation as rapidly as possible.
Overalls. working pants, grocers' and
other coats shirts and the like are
to be manufactured here.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-16

The cover illustration of the cur
rent issue of Leslie's Weekly depicts
the perilous work of steel-bridge build
ers. suspended as they are. upon a
rude raft or platform. above deep wa
tiers. Russia's Best Warships and Her
Last Hope Destroyed is the title of the
first-page group of Illustrations in
GLIDING portraits of Admirals Togo and
Rojestvensky: the leading vessels in
the japanese fleet which won the naval
battle of the sea of Japan and Rojest-
vensky's Inflated Armada which was
beaten with such fearful loss. The
department of People Talked About
includes a portrait of Hiram Cronk.
the last of the soldiers of the war of
1912. and his descendants. Uncle Sam
as the Lord of the Indies is the title
of special contribution by Rutherford
Corbin. illustrated by scenes in st.
Thomas. Danish West Indies. Eleanor
Franklin writes most entertaining
description of The Emperor Of Japan's
Garden Party. ellison Willetts has
special story from Cananea. Mex. on
Col Greene, the Copper King. at Home.
and the usual departments are inter-
estingly filed.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-16

At last the yellow journal finds its
proper place. On recent visit to
Boston we went to a ball game. It
was on an afternoon following a rainy
morning and the sun had not been out
long enough to dry the bleachers. The
newsboy met us as we stepped off the
car. and flashed the yellow journal In
our faces, shouting WAR Extra, pa
per. All about the war, paper!" Not
making a single sale he followed the
crowd down to the entrance and again
flashed the sheet. shouting, Papers,
something to sit on-papers!"
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-16

Evasion of the drastic new anti-cig-
arctic law of Indiana will be easy for
Judge in the recent Lowery case is
sustained. According to his finding,
cigarettes may be bought in original
packages outside the state and smoked
by the buyer without fear of the pen
alties of the new law. which may only
be applied to goods purchased in In
diana 1t will readily be seen that this
application of interstate commerce
rights to the law makes the latter al
most impossible of enforcement as well
as Offering an incentive to perjury.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-16

Mccormick, jailbreaker and alleged
forger is credited by one Middlebury
correspondent with blaming his bride
for his unfortunate predicament. He
says her demands for money drove him
to crime. 1t is pity that when men
fall into crime they can not always be
satisfied to let the public believe their
crime the limit of their degradation.
Why will some of them insist on pro-
claiming themselves not only GRIMM
ais. but weak and cowardly as we'll?
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-16

The Brattleboro Reformer ought to
issue diagram with its editorial jokes
It purported to tell of Admiral Togo
that. after he had fired particularly
hot broadside. he demanded. Where's
Ro?" And the answer was "Ro-iest-
vensky." This. being interpreted. prob
ably means "Ro just went-sky' but 1t
would need a linguist to get wise
Vergennes Enterprise.
Apparently the editor of the Enter
prise is 'linguist" as he seems to
have had no trouble in getting wise.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-16
Rural Free Delivery at Any Cost.

The Boston Evening Herald deplor :
the deficit in the cash of the post-of-
fee department, brought about. the
Herald claims. by the establishment Of
our rural free delivery system. The
Herald says that city people are not
and cannot be enthusiastic over this
reckless expenditure of public mon
ey.
Years ago the farmers were not en-
thusiastic over the establishment Of
free city deliveries. but they bore their
share Of the taxation without a muir
muir. and without reaping a thing in
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-16

The annual loss to our farmers from
insects is estimated by the department
of agriculture as nearly $500, 900, 900.
When it comes to high finance. Rookie
Teller, Cassie Chadwick or the Eaui-
table company are not in 1t with the
hugs
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-16

Mrs. Blickensderfer says that If the
state of Vermont hangs Mary Rogers,
every other state in the union will
Jump on it., The same Green noun
tain grit that enables Vermont to abide
by it's laws and perform a disagree
able duty when no honorable way out
of it appears, will doubtless stand the
state in good stead when the jumping
process begins.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-16

The estate of the late Joseph Mont
gomery Sears. said to have been the
heaviest tax payer in Boston. has
dwindled down from the Boston pub
lie estimate of $25,00O,000 to the at
torney's figure of s4,OOO,OOO, all of
which will be left to the widow and
children of the deceased. Boston peo-
pie must have been seeing things!
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-16

A Peekskill. n. Y. landowner offers
a solution of the Henry street. Brook
lyn. tuberculosis sanitarium difficulty
by proposing to sell for $4,000 a 200
acre tract of land in the heart of the
Hudson Highlands for a site for the
sanitarium. The land is so miles from
New York. a thousand feet above sea-
level. among balsamy woods. and the
owner guarantees to obtain the con-
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-16

Pope Plus X urges his priests and
bishops to preach simply the simple
truths of religion. He does not be-
lieve in the value of ornate sermons
which please the ear but fail to touch
the heart The pope's advice may
we'll be needed by all preachers. Brill
liant rhetorical effort which the mind
must labor to follow is not the most
effective teaching for the day of rest.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-16

what is so raw as day In June
was the popular version last week or
Lowells verse, but the original at last
becomes appropriate, and all the more
after such spell"
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-16

Henry James says newspapers are
nothing more than black eruptions OF
type" roaring like monsters, breaking
loose like maniacs. What more would
he have-real Pelee fire and lava?
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-16

Now that the Japs have worsted
Russia and the yellow peril to white
supremacy has become evident, 1t Is
suggested that the insinuation OF
little western vice into the honorable
eastern methods Of public administra-
ton might save us. How civilized the
thoupht'
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-16

sent of local officials 10 Its use for
sanltarlum purposes, Here Is man
who finds II easy enough TO recognize
the prime factors OF the proposition.
But perhaps that Is because he has
land 10 sell