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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-01-06

A negligence suit for $4,000 has
been brought against the Rutland
railroad company by James A. Gal
lagher of Craftsbury. administrator
of the estate of Walter Chase, who
was fatally injured in a train wreck
at Shelburne on Jan. e. 1903, Chase
being fireman on an engine which was
running wild and which met the
northbound flyer in a head-on col
lision. 1t is claimed that the railroad
company is responsible for the death
inasmuch as it's train dispatchers
were incompetent to direct the run
ming of the trains.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-01-06

William Henry Baldwin, jr., presi-
dent of the Long Island railroad since
1896, died Tuesday, Jan. 3, at his
home In Locust Valley, l.. l., at the
age of A.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-01-06

Spanish Minister Ojeda signed with
Secretary Hay, at Washington Sat
urday, Dec. 81. an arbitration treaty
between Spain and the United
States, similar to those already signed
with other nations.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-01-06


Mrs. Theodore Cummings of Mid
dlebury was struck by a train near
that village Saturday, Dec. 81, and
fatally injured her right arm and left
leg being broken and her head badly
bruised. The engineer blew the
whistle repeatedly and endeavored to
stop the train before it reached her
but without success. The woman
had written note to Poormaster
Jackson, stating that when she took
morphine few weeks ago she in
tended to kill herself, which at that
time she denied. She claimed that
her husband spent his time with an
other woman and that she was go
ing to end her life She also wrote
to a woman who had befriended her,
asking her to look after her mother
lesA children. Mrs. Cummings was
40 years old and leaves two small
children.
Mrs. Newell Ellsworth of Norris
Vile is dead as the result of eating
food in which she had placed poison
during a fit of insanity. Mr. ELS
worth is in a serious condition but
their son is recovering. The family
was poisoned Dec. IA but the report
d the health diiu Phy
stefan has just been made public.
They state that Mrs. Ellsworth has
been mentally weak some time. The
case was a mystery for some time.
The illness of the family was dag
1osed as arsenical poisoning of n
chronic phase. 1t was thought that
he poison might have been taken
rom a teakettle of agate ware of the
,heap kind. or from gooseberry sauce,
he bushes on which the fruit grew
having been sprinkled with paris
,reen, but no traces of poison were
obtained from either of these sources
lpon analysis. The physicians now
make their report. indicating that
Mrs. Ellsworth administered the poi
on during an attack of acute mania.
o relieve innocent persons from pos
ible suspicion. Mrs. Ellsworth had |
or some time been subject to short |
'eriods of mental alteration and /
Turing one of these times she at /
empted to drown herself
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-01-06

The New York city school board has
voted against the minority report Of
the committee of elementary schools.
which provided that the bylaws of
the board be amended so as to allow
the principals to administer mod
crate corporal punishment" to unruly
scholars between the ages of seven
and fourteen years. The majority
report, which declared that the rule
against corporal punishment be not
changed. was adopted.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-01-06

Highest prices paid for old type, leads, cleo.
trOs, brass, etc,
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-01-06

The members of the state tubercu-
losis commission, DR.. d. d. Grout
DR.. E. R. Campbell, DR.. w. N. Bry-
ant, Dr. S. e. Darling and Henry
Ballard, met at Burlington Friday
night, Dec. 80, and made plans for
the work to be done during the year
1905. The board will begin at once
its series of meetings in each coun-
ty in the state. A member of the
board will speak in at beast one town
in each county. The assignment of
counties was made as follows: Dr.
Grout, Washington, Lamoille and
Orange; Dr. Campbell, Windham and
Bennington; DR.. Bryant. Windsor
Rutland and Addison; DR.. Darling,
Caledonia, Essex and Orleans; Mr..
Ballard, Chittenden. Franklin and
Grand Isle
The members of the state board of
health, DR.. C. S. Caverly of Rutland,
DIR. H. d. Holton of Brattleboro and
DR.. T. R. stiles of st. Johnsbury, met
at Burlington Thursday night, Dec.
30, to consider the laws passed at the
recent session of the legislature which
govern their actions. Gov. Bell was
prevented from being
ditor, met with the board and dis
cussed the question of finances and
the auditing of bills contracted by
the board. Other measures taken up
were the pure food law, the sanitary
inspection of buildings, and the issu-
ance of circulars relative to the in
fictitious diseases. The board has an
immense amount of work to do with
in the next two months.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-01-06

James B. Scully. a native of Bur-
lington, and doorkeeper at the house
of representatives, is dead at Wash
ington. d. c., at the age of So. He
served with the Vermont troops in
the civil war reaching rank of second
lieutenant, and was an honored mem
Der of the G. A. r. He was elected
delegate to the republican national
April 30, 1896. He was
nominated aide de camp on the staff
Of General Horace Porter. grand
marshal Of the parade in Washington
At the Inauguration of Mckinley in
1897. Two years later he was ap-
pointed one of the assistant door
keepers in the national house Of re-
personalities, holding his position
since then and residing in Burlington
when congress was not IN session.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-01-06

The republican state committee Of
New York announces that Chauncey
NJ Depew of New York will succeed
himself for term of six years as
United States senator from the state
of New York, continuing as the col
league of the senior senator Thomas
C. Plat. who still has four years to
serve The candidacy of Gov. Frank
S. Black of Troy win be withdrawn,
Milford chronicle., 1905-02-24

better results and BETTER MONEY than the
And that's what you're looking for Ask for ca
Milford chronicle., 1905-02-24

"WelT"
"WellF' shouted Moran, exasperated.
'Do you know that we have found a
lump that will weigh close to 25O
pounds, and do you know that amber
girls is selling in San Francisco at $40
an ounce? Do you know that we have
picked up nearly $150.OO0 right out
here in the ocean and are In fair way
to lose it all?'
"Can we run for itF'
"Run for 1t in a boat that's taking
water like a sack! Our dory's gone.
Suppose we got clear Of the junk and
the Bertha sank7 Then what? If we
only had our crew aboard; if we only
were ten to their dozen-if we were
only six-by Jupiter, I'd fight them for
itg'
The two enormous red eyes Of the
Junk Ioomed alongside and stared over
into the Bertha's waist. Hoang and
seven Of the coolies swarmed aboard.
"What nowY shouted Moran, COM
ing forward to meet them. her scowl
knotting her flashing eyes together.
"Is this ship yours or mine? We've
done your dirty work for you. l want
you clear of my deck" Wilbur stood
at her side, uncertain what to do, but
ready for anything she should at
tempt.
II tink you catchum something, smell
lum pretty big" said Hoang, his ferret
glance twinkling about the schooner.
at catchum nothing but
plenty bad stink" said Moran. "No.
you don'tr' she exclaimed, putting her
self in Hoang's way as he made for the
cabin. The other beacheOmbers came
crowding up. Wilbur even thought he
saw one of them loosening his hatchet
in his belt.
"This ships mine!" cried Moran,
backing to the cabin door. Wilbur fol-
lowed her, and the Cinnamon closed
down upon the pair.
'Its not much use, Moran" he NUT
tered. "They1l rush us in a minute"
But the ambergris is mine-is mine," ,"
she answered. never taking her eyes
from the confronting coolies.
1--WE fndum w'ale," said HOang.
"You no find vale Him b'long to we
-eve'yting in um vale b'long to we.
savyy?"
"No; you promised us a third Of ev-
erything you found"
Even in the confusion of the moment
1t occurred to Wilbur that it was quite
Milford chronicle., 1905-02-24
Moran at grappIes 1oith Hoan9.

Moran az 8FuppteS WtHt A4Ote"y'
possible that at least two-thirds of the
ambergris did belong to the beachcomb-
ers by right of discovery. After all, it
was the beachcOmbers who had found
the whale. He could never remember
afterward whether or no he said as
much to Moran at the time. If he did,
she had been deaf to it, A fury of
wrath and desperation suddenly blazed
in her blue eyes. Standing at her side,
Wilbur could hear her teeth grinding
upon each other. She was blind to all
danger. animated only by a sense of in
justice and imposition.
Hoang uttered a sentence in Can
tonese. One of the coolies jumped for
W ard, and Morans fist met him in the
face and brought him to his knees.
Then came the rush Wilbur had fore
seen. He had just time to catch a
sight of Moran at grapples with Hoang
when a little hatchet glinted over his
head. He struck out savagely into the
thick of the grOup-and then opened
his ewes to find Moran washing the
blood from his hair as he lay on the
deck with his head in the hollow of her
arm. Everything was quiet. Ihe
beachcombers were gone.
Hello! What-what-what is itY" he
asked, springing to his feet, his head
swimming and smarting. 1--WE had a
row, didn't we? Did they hurt your
oh rau,amber. got q cut over the
head-one of the hatchet men. Did
they hurt your
"They got the loot" she growled.
''Fnthy verminl And, just to make ey-
erything pleasant. the schooner's sink
ing"
Milford chronicle., 1905-02-24
Moran Of the
Lady Lefty
By FRANK NORRIS.
Author Of "Ths 0etspvs." The
Pit" Ets.
eouyrieht. 1905, by s. s. Mcclure Company

oOpyright, ls0o, BY $. s. Mcclure Company
Milford chronicle., 1905-02-24
CHAPTER VII.

a WILBUR returned aft and
AM Joined Moran on the quar-
ter deck. She was already
etudying the strange er
Milford chronicle., 1905-02-24
Lro BE Continued
Rellelon In the home.

AA@aAe54DA - 49,
Family worship is essential to true
home life. Whenever young people set
up home they ought to erect an altar.
Religion in the home is more impOr-
tant than anywhere else. In the FAM
iIy the day should begin and close with
God. Family prayer should be brief,
vet comprehensive enough to compass
the wants of the family. The selections
of Scriptures should be made with
care. AS rule. family devotion should
be conducted at about the same hour
morning and evening. Where men and
women plan for such devOtions family
religion becomes pleasant and prohta-
bIe.-Rev. D. G. Wylie, Presbyterian
Gew York
The poultry that is having the run ol
the orchard now is serving well thel
day and generation.
Itisa pity so many people don't know
how many chickens they raise.
Pick the geese and ducks regularly
Somebody will want the feathers.
Milford chronicle., 1905-02-24
Thrice BIest.


"A pair OF deaf and dump lovers
ought to consider themselves fortu-
nate"
''Why sog'
"Why, they can sit down In the mid
die Of the largest crowd and have a
nice, quiet talk. Boston Transcript.
There's room for somebody to work
whenever there is somebody willing to
work.
There's nothing so fine as man who
is good, but there is nothing saddeI
than a man who is good for nothing
The same is true of a movement.
If this convention should lead the
people OF this city simply to care that
they are not saved, that would be
enough for 1t all.
Do not let the fear of making mis-
takes keep you from trying People
who don't make mistakes don't make
anything else.-Rev. DR.. Cleland b
Afee in New York State Endeavor Con
vention.
Milford chronicle., 1905-02-24
Japanese ns Farmern.

The japanese have surprised the
world as fighters; but, according to
Harold Boice. they are also the most
remarkable agricultural nation in the
world. They have only 10000 square
miles Of arabic land. An automobile
going fifty miles an hour could skirt
this area in eleven hours. Yet it sup
ports an imperial nation, the rising
power OF the far east. Experts admit
that the scientific skill Of japanese ag-
riculturists is uDapproached. "Patient
diligence, with knowledge Of the chem
istry Of the soil and the physiology Of
plants, has yielded results that have
astounded the most advanced agricul-
turists in western nations. ns."-LOndon
Globe.
Milford chronicle., 1905-02-24
SAMUEL y. WILSON;
Funeral Director and EmbaImeI

Twenty-Five years experience in the abov
business with the assistance Of my SON. JohH
P, Wilson, enables me to guarantee satisfae
ton. Everything first class with moae5att
ebarqes. Black and white heal ees. Bodies
embaimed or preserved by the use Of Ice
Mems black suits Bnd robes; ladies dresser
and robes children's shrewds always N
stuck. No extra charge made for my wife's
services when required. All styles Of cofhnt
and caskets constantly in stock.
Telephone and telegraph communications
promptly answered. No. extra charge fol
iistance. Five per cent discount on adj billt
paid within thirty days.
We ask for an examination OF our turni
ture Department when needing anything IN
his line.
iAM,L. ] VII SON, MILTON, DRL
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-11-02
Natural Religion Of
The CWentIetb Century
BY HON. N. o. NELSON.
millionaire Philsnthropst OF 81. Louis.

would dispense navy the money maintaining
regular army assigned buying the poor Of the
country.
say that the people Of the century love each
though The religion of to-day ruled by
promised for the rich Of the country
should be Of the country strive all
made instead Of doing the good deeds which should be done
worldly goods
the leaders OF And leaders they should lead wisely
this people would be each other
poor barely
downtown districts would be given the of life would
also stop this OF having children going wome dudgery
securing which important this present
day
asked why workngman attend church.
II simply the classes that prevents going
church People who won't mngl together the por mngc
together in the church.
everyone should live up would be
revouonized n day
thing want is that too MANY
people live in the cities If about onehalf population large
cities would the country they would find ngbors
kindly and soab People the country don't many
speculation get money without doing anything the best
that they don't know and hoped they how
speculate
Speculation tainted money All money tainted
that earned by honest methods The religion the
gon which become before century will abo-
ish speculation.
One of the features of habits to-day dress 1t seems as
people nowadays live for help fellow man
This also another feature which prevents the working woman
from attending church.
The poor cannot dress like the whose husband
wealthy In fact of go their
dress Charles Wagner, the French writer while visiting on lee
turing declared that when he visited which
largely attended by evening compelled keep
his eye the ceiling for fear of shocking his modesy
certainly the natural religion
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-11-02
GUESTS TRUNKS SEARCHED
Precautions Some New York Hotel
Keepers Consider IL Neces-
sary 10 Take.

Pass Keys 10 rooms are not the only
kind used In hotels Porters are also
provided with keys that will open any
trunk lock
This Is necessary. says the New York
sun. TO keep the guests from accumu-
lating souvenirs In such numbers that
the hotels would suffer. The tendency
20 collect souvenirs always develops
most rapidly In hotels because OF tho
belief that they can be carrsd away
without danger Of detection.
n cannot always tell what trunks 10
open" the proprietor OF an uptown ho-
tel said 10 a Sun reporter the other day.
so there are occasional collections that
get by me. But rarely miss the heavy
takers
only last week the tousekeeper
called the attention OF the proprietor 10
the great demand Tor linen that came
from a certain woman guest She had
been IN the hotel nearly year. occupy.
ing a suite with a sl;ting-roOm and
spending plenty OF money on food and
livery
The suspicion that she might be TAX
ing the sheets. towels aad pillow cases
that we're disappearing seemed improh-
able in the highest degree. Suddenly she
notified US that she was going to leave.
"well. opened her trunks with my
skeleton key. They we're all going TO
her sisters house down on the Jersey
coast. That turned out to be boarding
house which the woman had just opened.
In the trunks was all the missing
linen. The name OF the house had been
carefully removed from all of Il. but
there was no uncertainty about the lden-
tihcation.
I'VE Just took out the linen and sent
the trunks along. OF course we never
heard OF the woman again. She was
rich enough to buy all the linen shs
wanted"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-11-02
LIFE WOULD BE TOO LONG
The Awkward Results Of Universal
Longevity Are Herein
Prophesied.

Suppose man 80 years old, making
a good income from his business, were
to decide to live until he was 100, and
not to retire until he was 90.
The first consequence would be, says
the London Spectator, that he would
have the opportunity Of making much
more money than II he died at 20; next,
that his children would have TO wait
much longer for t. Now, supposing
him to have attained the age Of 80, the
more money that he takes out OF his
business the less there will be for others
to take.
His three sons. junior partners in
the same firm. aged IS downward, and
his nine grandsons, aged 40 downward,
will find very little TO take out of the
business between them. The business,
in fact. would not go round"
Even more distressing would be the
case of the family in which there was
no business out OF which an income
could be obtained. The old baronet,
aged 100, would still be living at the
family seat, enjoying the income he
to so. and possibly still great trial
to his parents, would be eklng out
precarious existence on very little more
than he was allowed at oxford, and
for his part quite unable 70 make his
own sons any allowance at all. much
less to tip his great graDdsons when
they went back after the holidays to
the rate-provided schools.
The sons and grandsons would have
to go into business. But into what
business could they go?
Possibly 1t might be found necessary
of 20 to give up his money and his es-
tate to his son, and to live on a
small pension allowed him out OF the
wealth he had inherited or acquired;
or possibly there might be a rule that
a man on attaining the age of 40
might claim complete control of his
fathers money and estate, providing
that he undertook TO house his par
ents and grandparents, and TO make
them a small allowance.
But even then not all the lncon-
veniences and uncertainties would be
ended. Even If a man undertook at
the age Of 40 all those obligations,
and had housed. say, a parent. =
couple Of grandparents. and possibly
two or three great-grandparents in a
number of e15O cottages on the family
estate, and we're making them allow
ances suitable To their respective ages,
II would yet be almost beyond his
power TO prevent them from reassert-
ing themselves should they desire to
do SO. A mans father, still in the
prime Of life at 20. might decide to set
up In business afresh. in competition
against the old business he had just
relinquished to his son; he might
even. with his more mature expe-
rienoe. cut out the cid firm altogether,
and then all the difficulties and in
convenlences would begin over again.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-11-02
1T TEACHES TEMPERANCE.
The Bible by Precept and Example L
Against the Use OF Intox-
icating Liquors.

Some things the Bible teaches BY
preeept and other things by example
In the matter OF strong drink thSre b.
no lack OF either prccept or example
A bright little pamphlet has appeared
on How TO Make Temperance Teach
ing In the Sunday School Helpful and
Interesting" which contains amOnc
other suggestions.
Call attention 10 such abstainers NJ
Samson, Samuel. Daniel and John The
Baptist Contrast their lives with
those addicted 10 strong drink; Am
non. who was slain az the sheep
herding feast when his heart wa
merry with wine. Aarons sons. who
offered false IRE In the tabernacle.
and Immediately afterward God issued
the command that neither the priests
nor his sons should drink wine nor
strong drink, when they entered thu
tabernacle OF the congregations.' lest
they die: Benhadad. who with o.
kings. drank wine IN The pavilion BE-
fore the battle with Ahah. and was
defeated: Belshazzar. who was drink
ing wine az a feast With a thousand
lords. when he saw the handwritinl
on the wall that foretold the less OF
his kingdom. Impress the truth that
from that time 10 the present many
have lost their kingdom, their char
acter. because OF strong drink.
Refer 20 the Temperance orEsniza.
lions OF the Nazarites and the
Rechabiies. The pledge OF tho FOR.
mer. found In Numbers Ga. and that
Of the latter In jeremiah 35:6. The
Young Mems Temperance society
formed in babylon. composed OF Dan.
Eel. HanAniah. Mishael. Azariah. a 20.
ciety approved OF by King Nebuehsd.
nezzar after & ten days test
Read the temperance address OF
that wonderful orator isaiah. Note
carefully his picture OF the drunkaFd
and the power and pathos with which
he cries oft against the evils OF In
temperance.
Then study the beautiful model for
character building given In III. Peter
1:5, 6. the fourth story OF which IL
temperance. also the strong words 90
Paul 10 Felix"
Can anyone say that the Bible does
not teach total abstinence with such
examples before him. When the pas.
tor or teacher comes 20 realize how
much there is IN the Bible along this
line he will use Il more.-Ran'a
Horn.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-11-02
REFORM NOTES.

When punch Is IN patriotism Is out
The first social glass has put many
a bright young man into the sub
merged class.
"The Chiidren's Herald" a monthly
paper, is the newest accomplishment
OF the Japanese w. c. +. U.
A New York man was arrested and
fined $25 for giving his horse a pint
OF whisky. Evidently New York Il
more careful OF its horses than IT,
people.
The Wesleyan conference OF Eng
land has set apart the sum OF e1O..
600 from the Twenty Century fund
for the active propagation OF the tenn.
perance reform.
The German emperor tells his sol
diers that Russia's defeat at Mukdeu
was due TO enervation caused by I'm.
morality and drunkenness. Moral:
Let the German army be sober and
pure.
Members OF the branch of the w. &
T. U. at Fond du Lac. Wis. have en-
tered formal protest 10 the mayor
and city council against the Ladies'
Entrance" signs which appear at the
side doors OF saloons.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-11-02
TRUE PARTISAN LOYALTY.
Bar Visitor Who Flouts the Presi-
dent Meets with Just
Deserts,

He entered a lttle unsteadily, blow
ing on his hands. Il was late, re-
lates the st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Frosty" he said. Frosty, I'M
seaside. Birth! Glass Of ale. with
some red pepper in it, Must warm
up"
He drank the ale. He waved his
hand toward a large picture of Presi-
dent Roosevelt
who is thar man." he said.
you know who it is" the bartend-
er answered, testify.
who is it?" he demanded. with
stately, offended air.
"Oh. forget it," said the bartender
Mother glass of ale. an s'more red
pepper" He drank. He said:
Bartender. Is Eat man Roosevelt p"
"Sure." said the bartender. Sure"
Bartender. what you want Roose-
velt's picture for?"
Because he's great. He's a great
man"
"Great, nothin'. He's a great bluff.
bartender. That's all there is to him. Z"
The young bartender flushed. lie
stopped for the bungstarter. Then he
changed his mind.
''Have another ale?" he said.
''Sure." said the visitant.
And at the hartender's expense he
drank three more ales. and they fin
ished him. He sank down on the
floor. His snOres filed the room.
The bartender stood at the door till
a policeman appeared. He handed the
policeman a cigar and said: Jack.
have a man in here want you 10 ar
rest. Very disorderly. III appear
against him in the morning"
Then as the patrol wagon dashed
on with its touching burden. the bar
tender. watching II from the door.
murmured, exultantly; THE president
is avenged"