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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-07
STREET RAILWAY TRANSFER.
Twin State Gas & Electric Light Com
pany Assumed Control Of Local Plants

The Braitleboro Street Railway and
the Gas Light companies were trans
ferred TO the Twin State Gas and Elec'
tric company Saturday. The final pay
ment was made Wednesday. The price
of the electric road together with all
It's equipment was $l3,750. The Twin
State company also assumed mortgage
of $4,000, making the total cost $685.
750. The $50 shares of stock which were
transferred were sold at $25 per share.
The par value was 800. The cost of
the Gas Light company was 100000.
The Twin State company secured the
1900 shares of gas stock at their par
value. $50 each.
Directly after the Valley fair the
work of transferring the power station
ut Ccnterville 10 the station on Arch
street will he begun. The consulting
engineer Of the company, ]. j. Meloon
of New York, was in town Tuesday and
made temporary arrangements for the
continuation of the work of the rail
road, gas and electric light business, &.
X. Jones will for the present continue
the management of the railway, Il. Nj.
Smith of the gas plant, and Leon Z.
White of the electric light plant. As
soon as possible the management of the
entire business will be put into the
hands of one man. According to the
statements of A. w. Nesbitt, who has
been the agent of the company during
all the work of perfecting titles and
making arrangements, sufficient
amount of money will be expended i'm
mediately TO put the company S prop
erty in first class state of repair.
The Twin State company is capital.
lied in Hartford, Conn, for Sl,15O,oOO,
of which 81 100000 is common stock and
S250,000 is preferred stock at . per
cent. The corporation will issue 81 ,3OO,'
900 in bonds at four and one-half per
cent. OF the bonds issued 100000
worth will be reserved in the treasury
to be expended for future improve
ments, and will be issued at 50 per
cent. of the actual cost of the improve
ments made. Another 100000 worth
will be set aside to acquire existing
bonds now outstanding. The remaining
$780, 900 will be underwritten for cash.
This company owns II gas and electric
plants in this state, New Hampshire and
Maine and operates 100 miles of cleo
trio road along the Maine coast. The
National Light, Heat and Power com
pany of New York will control the Twin
State company. The New York com.
pany is capitalized at $5,OO0,OOO, and
numbers among its directors several of
the most reputable and conservative
bankers and capitalists of the country.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-07
SOMETIMES 1T DOES!
|H,rty Meal Should Never Annoy or
Distress.

|
hearty meal should give sense of
ttttation and comfort. 1t should
lu annoy or distress. If you have
IFrstion and discomfort after eating,
bows that your digestive organs are
uEened and they cannot properly
\ for the food which has been swal-
Nd II you cannot eat and digest
n pleasure and comfort three good,
kan, hearty meals each day, you
N to use Mi.o.na stomach tablets,
\ YOU should 60 to George Il. Greene
b box at once.
Mona is as unlike the ordinary pep
] digestive tablet as the electric light
more valuable than a tallow dip.
[Ala cures Indigestion or stomach
|HHe by strengthening and regplat-
y the whole digestive system, thus
Billing the organs to take care of the
N you eat without any distress or
ElnfOrt.
| he Mona for a few days and the
rtusness, sleeplessness, general de-
NV and weakness, backache, loss of
|Eite, headache and other ills that
caused by Indigestion will be ban
VA and YOU will feel well all over.
Mona makes positive and lasting
s and is sold under an absolute
taltee that the money will be re-
hied unless the remedy cures. Ask
kge E, Greene to show you the guar
H he gives with every soc box OF
fAua
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-07
Independents Lose Two Games.

Our Mortified correspondent con.
tributes the following: "Two games of
baseball were played Labor day by the
Mortified team against the Brattleboro
Independents on the Marquand grounds.
On account of the rain in the morning
the game was postponed until clock
and the afternoon game was called at
$3.50. In both games the Northfeld
team was victorious and added trophies
to its already long list of victories won.
The visitors failed to comprehend the
scientific curves delivered by Lee How
ard and only made one run. The valedic-
tory of the Brattleboro team printed
in the issue of the Reformer of August
"a was only happy inspiration to the
Mortified boys and the games as played
speak for themselves. In the first game
with T. Clune and Howard the opposing
pitchers the Mortified team won by the
score of 81. Score by innings
h e
Northfield. 600 002 0 x-2 4 8
Independ It's, ! 0 0 0 0 0 0 OIL s 6
In the second game Everleth and
Langley were the pitchers and the
Mortified team won by the score of
9.3. +. Keefe made three-base hit
and Langley made two twobase hits.
Both the above players were on the
Mortified team. Score by innings
r e
Mortified. 00021 % ks 10 5
Independ It's, 0 0 0 0 o 0 A 6 7
The lineups of the two teams are
given below. independently. Dun
leavy. IT,; Brosnahan, rf.; Ferriter, S.;
C. Dunleavy, Oh; Cray, 3d.; McLough-
lin, h.; T. Clune, c.; j. Clune and Ever
leth, p. Northfeld-Guillicks, S.; Ma
son, cf,; R. Keefe, IT,; Quinlan, h.; E.
Keefe, 2b.; Smith, rf.; Preston, 3D.;
Howard, c.; Hicks and Langley, p. Both
games were interesting, good points be-
ing made by both sides. A large crowd
of spectators were present. The North
field band was in attendance and was
generous in its musical selections. In
summing up the result of the games it
would seem that if "the Mortified
BOYS have more ignorance of baseball
than anyone would think possible y it is
case "where ignorance is bliss It's
folly to be WISE.
(The statement quoted in the issue of
August "a was made in regard to a
game which the Mortified team played
in this town August IS, and was in our
firm belief true. However, it is quite
plausible that, since that time the
Mortified team may have been study
ing a little book entitled How to Play
Baseball, as is evidenced by the two
games played Labor day.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-07

Two interesting old photographs
were placed on exhibition yesterday in
Greene s pharmacy, in view of the
coming dedication of the marker on the
old camp ground. One photograph
shows the barracks and tents used by
the soldiers in 1863, and the other
shows the military hospital which was
constructed out of the barracks after
the soldiers had left. Mr.. Greene was
chief steward at the hospital.
The Valley Fair Kennel club has
issued the prize list for its 3rd annual
show to be held in connection with the
Valley Fair Sept %, 26 and q. The
classification this year is larger than
ever, there being 331 classes including
the sweepstakes with money prizes in a
large number of them. The judges this
year will be Dwight Moore of New
York city and James Watson of Hack
ensack, N. j. Entries close Sept. 10
with H. C. Rice, secretary, from whom
any information about the show can be
secured.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-07
johnson Found Saturday.

Frank A. johnson, who disappeared
from his home on the Putney road a
week ago Monday, was found Saturday
morning short distance from Crosby
pond by J. o. Johnson, the cream gath
ere. The latter was returning from
Walter Murphy's farm when his horses
SHE'D and he noticed man lying at
the side of the road with his coat over
his head. 1t proved to be Johnson, who
had been in the woods near the Murphy
farm since the previous Monday. He
was very weak from want of food and
had the idea that the rebels were after
him. AS soon as possible he was taken
to his home where he is now being cared
for by his son. He is still partially de-
lirious and his recovery is doubtful. A
posse of men hunted for johnson last
Friday but they spent their time search
ing the woods to the east of his home.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-07
QQlndham Gomtp 9rtormer
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

hammocks at clapp 4 Jones's.
Mus'e rolls aud eases at Clapp 4 Jones's.
The Flash Fountain pens a nr.s,,..,
novelty, At Clapp 4 Joness. "''
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-11

few wore bandages, many limped and
staggered. but when the order came to
break ranks the college yells came
cheerily from hoarse throats. In five
minutes every seat at the free lunch
was filed by the uniformed lads, and
chatting went merrily ON as the coffee
disappeared.
mot square meal for four days."
said some.
Across the picket lines, on the grass
by the class oaks, lolled scores of men
and boys from the city shops and the
factory districts who had never before.
perhaps, had so many successive hours
of outdoors. 1t was a study in Amer
lean contrasts to see slim picket stop
sturdy, red shirted "Barbary Coaster"
of his own age, but twice his size The
bayOnet and the blue coat held the
day, but the others look said: "How
could do you up, IL L had a show"
Grimy and unwashed as the cadets
were, full fed and rested as their
strange, stranded guests looked, the
class feeling was none the less per-
ceptible.
When the sunlight fell upon the vine
clad side of South hall and lightened
the shady hooks among the bamboos
and acacias of the upper campus, men,
women and half daZed tenement chill
dren sat duly waiting for their next
meal ticket or the next free show of
soldiery. Under the lie Conte oak two
girl students We're helping draggled
young woman not much more than
their own age to the hospital, while a
young professor was explaining to an
old, lame Italian woman, hideously
dirty, that she could not get anything
to eat just now, as they were feeding
the soldiers.
In the Berkeley town the usual Sab
bath quiet of the streets is broken by
the passing of automobiles and car
riages taking many well to do San
Franciseans about in search of tenn
porary quarters, while carpenters and
masons are at work hastily completing
partly finished buildings, which will
all be needed. Groups OF citizens are
discussing ways and means, wondering
how we shall all get on until the banks
open, and specializing on a possible
scarcity in many handsome homes, as
all provisions except milk are delivered
on q rigid cash basis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-11
FRISCO HORROR INCIDENT.
Omaha Man Says Hundreds Were
Killed to Prevent Cremation.

Omaha Man Says Hundreds Were
Killed TO Prevent Cremation.
According to the story told by o. K.
Carr, an Omaha man who was through
the San Francisco earthquake and fire,
$50 wounded and injured people were
chloroformed to prevent them from be-
ing burned alive when the Mechanics
pavilion was vacated. Carr lived in
Omaha for years and Is well known,
says an Omaha special dispatch to the
New York Herald. He said:
II was with the Red Cross and still
have my badge. We were in the Me-
chanics' pavilion after the quake, and
when the fire came so close that we
saw the building must go all injured
that it was thought could recover were
first taken away. Those with mangled
bodies and broken or burned limbs
begged to be shot to escape being burn
ed alive. Three hundred and fifty in
the pavilion were chloroformed by doc
tors and nurses and shot by soldiers.
1t was done as an act Of humanity.
Il was among the very last to leave
the building, and we did not leave a
single person to be burned alive. /
did not administer chloroform to any
one, nor did 1 put any one to death.
Only the doctors and the regular nurses
handled the drug, and the soldiers did
the shooting.
when official lists of the dead are
published and show only a few hun
bred 1t is either from ignorance or
willful suppression of facts. There
were $50 died in Mechanics pavilion
alone"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-11
What Would
You Do
If Called Upon to
Give a Bond at a
Moments Notice?

It is increasingly difficult to find
friends who are willing to become,
personal sureties.f - - .e-g Z
:, What would you do 81
You would seek corporate se.r
curity, which is fast superseding
the personal kind. You would 60
to the nearest Office of the American
Surety Company of New York and
obtain the necessary bond. quickly
and without red-tape.
When placed in d position which
. requires a bond whether fidelity,
judicial, licepse or contract. apply
Immediately to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-11
MOSS DINNER FOR SIX.
DIR. Hansteen Believes 1t IL to He
Popular Food For the Masses.

DIR. Hansteen Believes 1t IL to He
Popular Food For the Masses.
DR.. Hansteen, chief lecturer at the
Agricultural school at Aas, Norway,
declares his belief that moss is des-
tined to become great popular food
for the masses owing to its cheapness
and nutritious value, according to a
special cable dispatch from Christiania
to the New York Sun.
A common, greenish white moss that
Is found almost everywhere was clean
ed, subjected to a chemical process,
pressed and cooked. 1t makes a dish
delighting the most bIase epieure. and
it is as nutritive as the vegetables now
used, If not more SO. 1t can also be
ground and used as meal for bread
making.
DIR. Hansteen says his experiments
show that nine ounces of moss, cost
ing. the equivalent of cents, will make
a dinner for six persons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-11
Marconi,s New Invention.

Marconi's latest wireless discovery
Is an apparatus for directing and con
trolling the electric waves so that they
may be aimed like a shot at specific
point, says special cable dispatch
from London to the Chicago News.
Hitherto the waves have radiated in
discriminatory in various directions and
could be Intercepted at any number of
stations equipped with the Marconi APP
paratus. This will hereafter be impos-
sible, and marcOnigrams can be di-
rected to Il single ship sailing the high
seas or the particular land station de-
sired.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-11
NIGHT AND DAY BANKS.
Plans on Foot to Establish a Chain
of Them.

President Oakleigh Thorne of the
Night and Day bank in New York city
IS trying to get a place for Il night and
day bank in Denver. according to a
dispatch from that city. The company
of which Mr.. Thorne is president Is
preparing to establish a chain of night
and day banks across the country.
"a few days ago." he says, the first
bank in the world to keep open night
and day for regular business was es-
tablished at ty-fourth street and
Fifth avenue, New York. 1t has proved
such a success already that the hackers
Of the concern decided TO open si0lilar
banks in other cities. The restriction
of banking business to between the
hours of 10 q. NJ. and 8 p. m. is no
longer popular. and 1t Is an Anticipated
system. For this reason they welcome
n bank having long business hours"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-11

Just can't work a little bit,
Got spell of dreaming,
Don't do anything but sit
Where the suniight's streaming.
Thinking OF a place know,
Somewhere that I'd like to go,
Where the river passes slow.
Where the fish are teeming.
Green grass growing all around.
Hoppers plenty, swapping:
Down below the pleasant sound
OF the water tapping.
Coming from the woodland near
AS listen. sharp and clear,
Mr.. woodpecker hear
At a tree trunk tapping.
Now. there comes a silver fash.
Now sudden swishing.
Now jerk and now a splash!
What's the use OF Wishing!
My VACATIONS far away.
Here In town / have to stay.
stu I 5Bst can't work today
Want TO go a-fishing.
Chicago News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-11
rrse ,ro.t.se For Ne,ws..ppaper-.s.

"a; FFeel rOhtaBF, for NeWspnpSr
y Representative Thomas of North Car
olina has introduced a bill providing
that actual subscribers shall receive
one copy of newspaper through the
mails free of postage. The provision Is
not to apply to cities having free de
livery
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-11
What's a Good POTATO.

Most people. L suppose. take 1t for
granted that the best potatoes are the
ones that contain the most starch. On
the contrary. 1t is the ones that con-
tain the most gluten, because gluten
Is an albuminous food, and starch is
much cheaper than albumen. First
comes the skin of the potato. In a new
potato it is thin and clear, while q
corky skin indicates a mature potato
and one more likely to be mealy. Sec
ond is thin layer varying from one
eighth of an inch to half an inch in
thickness. This is the gluten. Third
comes the largest part of the potato.
the starch. If this is very dense the
potato will be mealy, but if nonuni-
form the potato will be of poor quality.
Fourth is the very center of the tuber,
which contains little starch and great
deal of water. If this area branches
out into the starch the potato Will not
be good cooker.-Garden Magazine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-11

Don't be fooled and made to believe
that rheumatism can be cured with To-
cal applications. HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea is the only positive cure
for rheumatism. 35c, tea or tablets.
T. H. Thomas pharmacy
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-16
Special Sale Antique Curtains.

Is PAIRS IMPORTED
SCRlM ANTIQUE CUR
TAlNS, with Wide lnser.
ton and Edge Of Genuine
Russian Hand Made Lace;
Regularly $500 and
$1,000; MONDAY, PER
PAIR So. 90
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-16

Special Fall Opening Fine Rugs
The Biggest Assortment We Eve. Offered,
in Both Domestic and Oriental Weaves.

Our Rugs are all Displayed by both Day Light
play Rug Racks, on which can exhibit over
500 Rugs Within Three Minutes, thus affordIna
an opportunity for an Intelligent Selection In the
Shortest Possible Time, making Reerea-
ton rather than Task. '-. - z
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-09-15
FEEDING TANKACE TS HOGS
What the Experiments at the Micbi-
gan Experiment Station
Demonstrated.

Often a farmer feels ne neoa =,
somethihs hat will take the place
Vi OF else help out the skim milk
portion OF the ration for pigs. I'm in
Mlchlsan creameries and cheese far
tories nave been making serious in,
roads into the supply Of skim mill,
on the farm. The farmers have seen
III to sell this product. and ot tho
same time desire % raise MICS uou,
10 sell their milk and yet at the same
time raise their pigs successfully has
Oeeh a problem with many of them
Inc state experiment station has
come 10 their assistance in an effort
TO provide a link for the gan. In
buiIetln 2"I, just issued, Shaw shows
what he has been able to do with
dlgester tankage, which Is n packinpl
mousse product. After a number of
experiments Shaw has reached con-
cIuslons which are substantially as
follows:
l. Inc gains were greater In every
case where tankage was used in the
ration fed to the pigs.
:. The gains of the pigs were more
marked as the feeding period was
prolonged. showing that the digester
taken not only made good gains, but
well with the pigs.
.. In every test made the pigs
which had the tankage made the
cheapest gains, though in one or two
cases better gains were made with
milk.
The tankage used in this expert
ment as sold by a leading packer at
Union s~tockyards, Chicago. It
was guaranteed to contain GO per
'ent. protein, 10 per cent. fat and 6
'er cent. phosphorus. The cost to the
station was $3.50 a ton. The corn.
meals used was valued at $50 per ton,
',I mmgTr 80 R RSg vtpen Ua"fpE:
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-09-15

Oh Inc Prairie Farmer in Livingston
county, Michigan. His loading chute
IS built at the side of the scale house
so that when the hogs or sheep have
oeen weighed the door can be readily
opened and the animals urged out into
the chute and then driven into the
wagon.
In building e chute in this wav the
matter OF measurementt!s must be goy
must be according to the wagon. 1T
will be we'll to have considerable
length, so that the slant will not be
too great.
Strong posts must be set in the
ground so as to support h frame.
The bottom should be of plank with
cleats across so as to provide footing.
The sides may be made of inch lum'
her, but should be high enough so that
whatever is being loaded cannot jump
out.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-09-15

serious objection TO killing the crop,
for the reason that the greater sur
face exposed by killing aids evapora-
ton. In the accompanying sketch,
which / have taken from a recent bull
letin from the Maryland experiment
station, is shown a typical potato vine.
Suppose that the soil about this vine
Is hilled. The result is that the pota-
toes and roots are nearer TO the sur
face than If the land is level on three
sides. | think that the point wish TO
make Is so clear that further discus
sion is unnecessary.
| must admit, however, that killing
the potato field with a shovel pillow the
last time through may AVE some al
v~antages. particularly during a wet
season-the surface potatoes are Det'
ter covered, perhaps, and the SOIL VII!
dry out quicker. Concerning the lor'
mer advantage | think that the farmer
should endeavor to select the potato
that grows down and thus avoid sun
burns.
would like to have some readers
discuss their experience in The Prairie
Farmer telling why they hill their po
tatoes. | think it will be found tina,
when everything is sifted down thai
some will become convinced that
good many are doing some useless
work and leaving their potatoes in q
worse condition to resist dry weather
than would be the case with level cul
tivation.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-09-15

the loop, and let the hog get interest
ed in his eating before you try catch
ing him.
A little maneuvering is often requir.
ed before you can get the rope in his
mouth, but when once in, there Is no
get away, says Farm and Home. Be
quick about tightening the moose. Now
draw his head up until his front feet
are off the ground, place your foot in
the stirrup, and you are ready to in
sert the rings. Have the ringer and
rings in your pocket. A half.inch rope
if new. Is large enough. with the
proper kind of moose, simply pull the
end of rope 70 loose it.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-09-15

inches long with threads on one end
and two pieces Of one-half-inch pipe
Geo 20 inches long with thread on
both ends. On the ends ODD put one
half-inch caps.
A larger hammer may be made by
using pipe of larger dimensions, and
the hammer can be made heavier by
stopping up the tee and filling the
head with lead.
Such a hammer as this has its lin
itations. but for heavyweight work,
less than what would be required for
n heavy iron maui, such a hammer
might be used to an advantage.