Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-01-13

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Those families who do not get INTO
the parks or away from home, put
In the long summer evenings on the
steps or In the front yard II they are
fortunate enough to have one anu
the back yards, where they exist,
are frequently very informally USED
al all hours of the day ana night
It's n free and easy town, very IN
its social aspect, and the same might
be said of 1t morally
The moderate system OF licensing
the sale of liquors here allows
large number of saloons, or course,
but the restrictions as to location
are very severe and the best resi-
dence sections are not encroacheu
upon. The usual restrictions aiso
prevail as to distance from cnurches
and schools. The licenses are, as
rude, In the hands OF discriminating
people who handle their GOODS us
carefully and wisely as possible anu
obey the law. Cases OF very obvious
INVESTIGATION are very seldom seen
upon the streets and after the ex-
pert Judge Of quantity who conducts
the bar decides that patriot mas
had enough, that is all he gets. lie
might as well go home, unless ne
has taken the precaution TO segre-
gate a bottle about his person. In
that case, there Is no knowing what
the end may be. II Is absolutely I'M
POSSIBLE for the ordinary citizen to
obtain a drink on Sunday at any
place of public resort in town. Many
n resident has discovered this 10 ms
keen sorrow. when he didn't THINK
to provide against such dire emer-
gency the night before. Many gro,
Gerry and provision stores keep ana
sell all kinds of malt and spirituous
liquors, delivering 1t to their custom
ers on order by the bottle, dozen or
case with the other groceries. so
much for the rum aspect.
The legislation in sight in con-
gress is not at all thrilling. quite the
contrary 1t certainly looks from
this distance like very dull routine
session although something may
arise to vary the monotony. The
word has gone out that the very ut
most economy must be observed III
appropriations and the pendulum
has swung so far that way that
many practically necessary appro-
priations for continuing and com
pleting work already begun and well
along will probably suffer. Most OF
the work of the house Will be tnat
of the usual and absolutely necessary
bills, interspersed with
some matters which don't seriously
afI,ict the treasury. The senate VIII
attend to the regular Appropriation
bills as they come from the house,
and for knitting work will argue the
merits and dement's of the state
hood bill 1t now seems as If the
bill in its present form will be de-
feated. A large minority is first, last
and always opposed TO the admission
of Arizona and New Mexico as one
state, and for this reason will defeat
the bill as they very easily can.
There appears to be no objection TO
the admission of Oklahoma and In
dian Territory as a state except in a
few minor matters of detail, and II
/ were to venture prediction II
would be that the bill would be so
amended either SO as to entirely leave
out Arizona and New Mexico or to
admit them under severe restrictions,
The people of Arizona at least are
ent bill, which is one good reason
why it will fail No condition of
statehood should be forced on them
against their consent, surely.
The official social season is now in
full swing, and the president, the cab
met officers, heads of departments |
congress and the supreme court are
giving elaborate dinners to each |
other all along the line. Every even
ng some brilliant event Of the kind |
and those who by in
,lination or official station are COM
oelled to dance attendance on this |
sort Of thing are leading a decidedly |
strenuous life. To most of the high |
officials the whole thing is simply a |
matter of unavoidable duty and |
hey will rejoice with exceeding
great joy when this annual dressing I
md bowling and gorging and hust-
ing hither and yon after a hard
lays work is again a memory. /
Certainly there is nothing desirable
o a well balanced mind in such
Punch and Judy existence and surely
[ is anything but restful, mentally
n physically. But-the young ladies'
Who only live for this season and can
connect with it are supremacy happy
of course. And of such is the king
Iom of Washington.
j. r. Harris.