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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-01-19
AT HOUSE OF CORRECTION
STATE COMMISSION INvEsTI-
GATES RUTLAND INSTITUTION.
Superintendent Morgan First Witness
-overcrowding Prevents Best Re-
sults-Business with Lincoln Iron
works-other Testimony Given.

The state investigating commission
began at Rutland Wednesday, Jan. II,
an inquiry into the conditions at the
house of correction and the county jail.
Superintendent d. l.. Morgan was the
first witness. He stated that he was
appointed TO his present position May
| !, 1908, at salary Of $1,000 year.
| A few years later his pay was in
creased to $1,000 year. His wife also
receives salary of s25 a month as
housekeeper. He stated that the seven
officers and matrOn board at his house.
Among Mrs. Morgan S duties, he said,
were the supervision of the greenhouse
and the prison grounds. II. II. Lewis,
who is connected with the wrecking of
the Farmers National bank at Yer
gennes. is keeping the prison books at
the present, for which he receives the
sum of two dollars a week. Marvin A
Mcclure, who was instrumental in the
wrecking of the Merchants National
bank of Rutland is acting as book
keeper for Manager NJ. r. Brown, of
the marble works and is, Mr.. Morgan
thought, drawing larger salary than
two dollars week. The witness stat
ed that no convict outside Of a federal
prisoner received salary. Daniel
Bree, assistant superintendent, receives
4 salary of $50 a month. In reply to
questions Superintendent Morgan stat
ed that the present board of directors
meets about once in two months. He
said that John n. Woodfn, president
of the board of prison directors, had
bought marble from the shops since he
became n director and that the institu.
tion had bought all its plumbing sup
plies from Mr.. Woodfn, as it could get
them at wholesale prices. He estimat-
ed the value of prison labor at 4s cents
per day per capita Unruly prisoners
are punished by being taken to room
in solitary confinement, fastening their
wrists to rings in the walls and leav-
ing them there two, three or four hours.
Mr.. Morgan vigorously denied that he
had ever received any graft or COM
mission from purchases, etc. He stated
that the marble shop was greatly over
'rowded that as much work could be
accomplished with so less men. Since
Ie has been in charge of the institu
ion over 5000 prisoners have been
Yesterday the examination of Super
ntendent Morgan and NJ. r. Brown, su-
,erintendent of the marble shop, was
Proceeded with. Mr.. Morgan said that
rom October, 1900, to Jan. II, l9Q6.
e had paid to the Lincoln iron works,
f which John \. Woodfn is president,
he sum of $712.7S. This was for ma
erial for repair work. and Mr.. Wood.
n furnished this material at wholesale
rice The bouse of correction farm
ontains seven acres under cultivation.
nj in the mast wear netted 1901 AZ
he hoard of tbe prisoners for the mast
ear cost s3o. .153. 30. or 80 Is cents
nv for each prisoner
Mr. Brown stated that he started in
, conduet ,ba sbon with T. q RaoIav
1870 having contracted with the
ato to pse nrison labor having at tbe
,te Of % tn 20 cents dav TO each
an The business was conducted this
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-01-19
tits officially recorded

that we are keeping our charter obligations
that we are doing our work according to all
the provisions of the law that our accounts
are all correctly kept; that our income and
outgo are properly accounted for; that our
funds are wisely invested; that our practice
is intelligent, careful economical, impartial,
mutual and fair. On this platform we solicit
your business seth year doing business in
AZ States. National Life Ins Co. of Vt
(Mutual.) H. E. TAYLOR SON, Agts.,
Crosby Block, Brattleboro, VT.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-06-07
Clothing

Men ST. rs Wash Pants, ."
Mems 1 so black cotton clay pants,.,..,,.. %
MAJ. =, fancy cotton vorsted pants. 1 80
Mems 200 all wool flannel pants, ..,......,~ oV
Mems 2,25 all wool worsted pants".,,.,,..' ."
Mems $50 all wool woosted pants""."'"'' ."
Mems 800 all wool worsted pants.,",..".. L ."
Mens $50 all wool worsted pants....,,..",, %
Mems 4.OOal wool worsted pants,..,,.o.., D 20
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-06-07
Skirts

doz Ladies washable voile Skirts in all 4 M
coors, worth ST. your choice for. wv
IS black all wool skirts nicely trimmed I EG
worth S2,25, your choice, .o.....",..". lew
27 Mohair Skirts in black, brown, blue . r.
gray the so kind your choice. G"ON
18 Mohair Skirts in black only, latest . 7E
make worth 81, your choice. -" -
II Siclian Skirts in Black, blue and tan = 7E
worth SO, your choice ......~"....".,.," -"
All other Skirts at Half Price.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-04-08
VINO Were the Transaresaors :

There was a ripple of laughter
around the Capitol when the annual
report of Major Richard sylvester
Washington's chief of police. was
read. Major Sylvester is required by
law to report to Congress annually
showing how efficient his force In.
Among other things he has to make
up set Of statistics giving the mum
Der of arrests, with the race. complex.
ion, occupation and oifepse of each
individual arrested
In the report are many columns de.
voted to tabuated petty crimes. in
volving the arrest of gamblers, touts,
tramps, burglars, pickpockets. saloon
keepers fakirs, bunko men, and all
that sort of shady humanity
Two lines in the list however. at
tractod the most attention These
stated there had been an arrest "of
one Senator" and two Representa-.
lives in Congress
Everybody in the Senate and the
House wants to know who the Sena-
tor and Representatives are.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-04-08
Familiar.

SiX-ycarold Marie is n.iaister's
daughter and Christmas, 1901 found
half dozen dolls under the Christ
mas tree. There they stood during
Christmas week. when. realizing that
six or seven dolls in addition to 9th
er toys was too much OF good thing,
mother. vino had the lOoksEead TEN
permanent resolved to kidnap one OF
the family and put it by for the next
year.
To all appearances the scheme was
carried through successfully. as no
inquiries were made. SO. on Christ
mas, 1905, the last years 6aby re-
appeared under the new tree. Next
morning Marie. accompanied by the
usual number OF grOwn-ups. was talk
en- TO view the tree Fixing her eyes
ON the absentee and holding her dim.
pied chin with a chubby hand. after
a period of deep thought she remark.
ed iu puzzled tone,
where the dickens have seen
that face before"
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-04-08
HAD GOOD TIME OCCASIONALLY
Relatives OF Millionaire Had Been
WASTING Sympathy


THE Pittsburg millionaire at the
Waldorf has become the Official goat
in New York fer all stories of the
gay old sport variety. Here is the
latest tale: AT the Waldorf they are
telling Of Pittsburg millionaire who
IS over 10, and the way he fooled his
son and nephew on a recent visit to
the city of the great white way. The
Two young men dined with father"
every evening and then watched him
take the elevator to his quarters
Too bad father has to 20 to bed
every evening at g." said the son
wonder II he goes to sleep right
away. or If he'd like us to stay and
talk to him." Lets 90 up and see,
said the nephew, feeling the full grip
of compassion. They found his shoes
outside the door waiting for the com
ing of the bootblack and there was
no light in the transom Poor Old
man, he does not have a very good
time over here" they choruscd They
went out into the night IN q cab
and toward midnight turned into one
OF the gildel mirrored lobster places
When they were finally seated about
a table and had given the waiter his
order they looked about the room. The
first individual to meet thei? aston
ished gaze was father" in full even.
Ing dress, pouring champagne into a
glass which was held by an actress.
How about the shoes in front of your
door, they asked him afterward. MS
a pity d man Of my age aud money
can't have two pairs of shoes. my chill
dren,' he said with a wink. Those
were my Old shoes"
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-04-08
Fault of Our Civilization.

When a man sees d woman Stun
bling along with a bag that is twice
too heayy for her, wealiit shifting II
from right to left and trying in vain to
hold Up her skirts with her elbows, his
natural desire is to pul his muscles at
her service. It will be play for him to
swing that bag upon car while to
her 1t Is a real difficulty.
Yet he knows his offer would be po-
litely refused. Her face may express
sentences varying from 81 am sorry
but 1t wouldn't be proper to Mind
your own business, but mo. thank
you" world be the inevitable reply,
And all the time she would like
nothing better than to accept his help
But she has heard warning tales al
her life long, aboat tho aunoyances,
the confusion and the terror strange
men can infict on imprudent women,
and she is afraid to trIst Appearances
or accent or any Of the evidences OF
his caste and quality.
And probably she is wise. The devil
is clever at masquerade, and it is cas-
Ter 70 keep ont of trouble than to get
ont Of l.. Yct what a long way We
have gone from the original creation
If one human being cannot put his
hands ont to heln another without an
Introduction or "A chaperon.- "Maude
Muller g. ,--s-1 Journal
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-04-08
"knickknaekan In MashInnton.

When the House was considering
the pension appropriation bin a mem
Der said that is was a custom OF Con
gross 10 increase the pensions OF vet
Grams by special acts Representative
"Cy' Sulloway. the pensioners guard
ian, rose to his full height Of approXi-
Tately seven feet and said: These
special acts cost the government
about 100000 a yea. just abuut the
sum members spend for cigars and
knickknacFs in the House restaurant"
Nothing more was said on that sub
ject Several members af'crwarl
asked Mr.. SulloWay what he meant b.
knickknacks. and he said that now IL
Is not sCld in The House restaurants
because ~ an act of Congress for
bidding its sale in the capitol
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-04-08
MUST HAVE SHOCKED STOMACH
Wine Expert Recognized Water, but
Not az ReNerane.

Wine-tasting was HIS business. and
he was reputed 10 be one of the best
who followed that somewhat peculiar
means Of making livelihood. so When
The be- had been made and the money
posted, his packers" were sure OF
winning. incidentally. they did
The subject, blindfolded. was TO
taste, one after another, the con ents
Of twenty-five wine glasses. andif
he would win the stakes-name cor.
reety the liquor In each. From one
to twenty-four he went down the line,
never hesitating, and always right. At
the last one he stopped. II was filed
with water only
He sipped It. turning It over and
over with his tongue, asked for a see.
ond mouthful considered ii with a
most perplexed expression. and then
had an inspiration. "Of course he
exclaimed: its the stuff clean my
teeth with. Harper's Weekly.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-04-08
THE LITTLE NIGER
AND THE TRIGGER
(6y Roy F. Stone.)

There was little niger,
He had a gun that had trigger,
He took il out one day,
tIIs just took it to playl,
This gan had a trigger
That blew the little niger,
Far, Far, away.
When he come down he had to spit,
But he waited till he got a good sit,
But at last he came down,
In the middle CT the town,
But here came a cop,
So he thought he would hop,
When he got home that switch went
kerfop
This little nigger's name was Roy"
He weren't nothing but Il boy,
He lost his necktie,
So he had TO lie,
Said il was lost (?).
The old says: Chile don't YOU know
that cost,
The one you lost lost-9 cents?" The
hid turned pale.
(She had bought it at the Grand
Leader sale)
The boy got we'll. (but fell in the mud.
Thanks to p. G. S. for the blood.
He had brother named Bill"
He took some of "Schuh's' home made
pills
He can now Tough and run.
The little son-of-a-gun.
All because he wanted to have some
fun, from the trigger on The gun
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-04-08
Bill Didn't Understand.

He called his old time friend 10 one
side on Weltsn street yesterday and
said
Bill do you remember the time you
called me fool WHOM ! told YOU
was thinking of getting married."
Yes, Jack; but that's all forgotten
nov" said Bill
mo. 1t isn't forgotten, Bill
But what's the use to bring that
old score mp now? ! told you ! was
sorry I hurt your feelings. ?
but you called me fool. Bill, for
getting married, and | think an apol-
ogy-"
oh, we'll III apologize again II
that is what you want. You were not
a fool. so there. now,
But YOU don't understand; want
to apologize to YOU"
ITO me-"
Eyes. WAS a fool
And they locked arms aud disap-
peared around The corner Denver
News.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-04-08
HAD GONE FROM LIFE FOREVER
Frozen Fish Beyond All Hope Of
Resuscitation

Frozen Fish Beyond All Hope Of
Resuscitation.
A long pike. frozen in The center
OF a large cake Of ice, caused sew.
eral dead game sports to lose d bunch
Of Inanen last night The fish and
the block OF leo reposed on the back
bar OF a well known thirst parlor and
the pike was viewed with curiosity.
Finally someone started a discussion
by stating that IL the fish were re
leased from its prison OF ice 1t would
revive and continue to live just as il
there had never been any ice. An
other gent disagreed with the first and
a general argument followed
One fellow said that that was The
way fish spent TIC winter months. reg
ularly Like snakes, he said, they re.
NAMED IN a comatOsc condition all
winter and when the ice melted ID
the springtme they were just as
lrisky as If summer had continued all
winter. The discussion became very
heated and bets amounting TO sevela!
hundred dollars were laid on both
sides Of The question at issue The
cake OF ice was split and the FISH
placed in Tub Of lukewarm water.
but at last reports he had shown no
signs OF life The hackers OF the re
suscltatiun proposition wouldn't give
mp the money until an olG fisherman
came in and said; "Ef you hadn't
been pack Of dcrucd fools you would
have knowed that iocsh was dead be
fore il was ever friz up like that -
Anaconda Standard.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-04-08
Pneumonia IN the AGED.

The melancholy death Of Gen
Wheeler proves the almost Inevitable
ending of such cases. So true is this
that it is medical sphorism that
pneumonia is the best friend OF the
aced." inasmuch as it saves them
from much Of other waiting troubles.
II was well said by his physicians that
II he were younger the favorable crisis
might have been reached. Instead.
however. the dis ase progressed in
spite of the most skillful treatment
and release came only with death Fol
s-ving the ~gie 81 was a foreeone con
clrsion. The only hope vas in CONT
ing on some reserved vitality which
2 that &c could not reasonably be
expected As usual. the final scene
was peaceful and painless one
New YORK Herald.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-04-08
TOOK NAP IN PERILous PLACE
Workman Asleep in Window Twelve
Stories from the Ground.


Stories from the Ground.
The other day in New York. Morris
| Spencer, weary of window cleaning
calmly SAT Gown and fell asleep on
| the narrow ledge Of the twelfth story
OF q Wall street Sky scraper. Before
closing his eyes, he dropped one leg
careIessly over The edge of the ledge
ana leaned his head back against the
window frame; then he slipped off
into dreamland.
For three hours the window cleaner
slept on his narrow. lofty bed. uncon.
scious of peril A bad dream--a sud.
den start-and off he would have tum-
bled TO BIO dashed 10 destruction on
tho granite pavement 1916 feet below.
The ledge was only two feet wide.
man in an office on the twelfth
story Of the building across the street
saw Spencer. He telephoned TO the
ground floor for Policeman Ross Of
The traffic squad, who was passing
The latter made his way to the win
dow through which Spencer had pass
cd to reach the ledge grasped his arm
and shook ii gently.
Spencer aToke at the FIRST shake,
got ND silently like a cat, crawlcd in.
side to safety and without word
went away To clean more windows A
crowd watched the rescue and
cheered
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-04-08
Call il Quits.

Mabel" said Archibald. now that
We are engaged We should have no
secrets from each other, should We,
dear?'
No said Mabel, after she had as
surcd horseif .hai her mother was not
,istcnln. in the ncyt room.
We'll. then, he continued. do
please tell me just how old you arc.
with pleasure. said Mabel But
lrsD Archibald. please tell me just
how much you get week.
Archibald pondered His mind ran
ahead into the future
Forgive me. Mabel" he responded.
1T was none of my business TO ash. 20
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-04-08
couRTlNo WAS NOT EXPENSIVE,
Seasons Billing and Cooling Came
Chean in New HAMPSHIRE


There lived in the town of Epping,
N H., an old man who was noted for
his penuriousness one winter the
school teacher boarded al his house,
and she had a beau who came once a
week TO spend the evening with her,
This of course. necessttated heating
and lighting the parIor.
Nothing was said about this item
of expense at the end of the term,
when the teacher paid her board bill,
but the next day. happening to meet
the young man on the street the old
man lccostod him, and, after a few
preliminaries about the weather. re
marked You know we've been to
some iittle extra expense this winter
running that fire in the parlor for
you and teacher. didn't say any
thing 10 her but | thought perhaps
you'd be willing to make 1t right"
why, yes" replied the young man.
"T am willing TO Pay anything reason
able, OF course. How much do you
think You ought 10 hayc?'
'Waal" drawled old Mi b., 81 guess
bout ten cents viii do"
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-04-08
HAD SLAVE BEATEN TO DEATH.
Public Opinion Reused Against Chi.
nese High Official

neSe Hlgn OHlcI5t.
Says the North China Daily News:
THE following almost incredible tale
seeing that this is the twentieth
and not the fifteenth century-is sent
us by a trustworthy correspondent:
The governor of Honal is h-ih1 spok-
en- of by the men in the street in no
very nattering terms He had only
one daughter and she died Rumor
says she was in love with an actor
and pined away because She could
not marry him However. she died I:
her father was determined that her
fayorite slave should accompany her
into the next world, and ordered his
bodyguard to beat the poor slave girl
to death.
"She pleaded TO be allowed to take
opium or anything else that would
kill her but the governor said that
could not be, for If she committed
suicide she would not be free to at
tend her mistress, Report has it that
the governor himself got so enraged
because the girl died so slowly that
he himself finished the ghastly deed.
This is worse than the Canton
viceroy's recently drinking the blood
of decapitated bandit; but it shows
what savage instincts may still linger
in Chinese high officials"
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-04-08
GAVE SAILOR COIN; GETS $4,000
Girl viii Cash Bono on Bank Of POI
tuqaI for That Amount.

tugaI for That Amount.
Eight thousand dollars reward for
an off-hand kindness conferred four
years ago on destitute and partially
sick sailor In Uncle Sans navy ~ the
Christmas present that pretty Annie
Josephine Saucier, shop girl and
former mill hand Of the city Of Lewis
ton, Mass, is 10 receive soon, says
The Philadelphia Inquirer.
The day Of fairyland wonders IA
not past, so the Lewiston girl thinks.
Tor to-day she Is the practical posses
sor of nearly $4,000 that Is to come to
her on account Of the simple giving
Of 2o-cent piece at Newport. n, T. to
strange man wearing the uniform ~
the United States navy.
A the moment that she granted the
strange request Of the sailor he passed
to her a small scriptlike piece Of pa.
per, saying: Keep this for your kind
ness Some day You Will find that
YOU have lost nothing by the favor YOU
have done me.
Carried in her pocketbook and laid
about her home among many Of the
most worthless trifes thai might
easily have been thrown away. this
scriptlike keepsake has now brought
fortune TO this poor shop girl "
Lewiston
The piece of script that the voting
gin carried with dress samples, cards
and small odds and ends that fill the
pocketboobs or reticules Of Young
ladies' has proved to be bond Of the
Bank Of Portugal, calling for payment
10 the holder Of $4,000 In the year 1906
with interest at per cent. compound
ed annually, and as the note natures
this month the sum total she will re-
ceive from the bank shortly will bo
worry nearly $4,000.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-04-08
PEK|N BANKERS
TWICE ARRESTED
CHARGED WITH ENLIGHTENMENT
IN CONNECTION WITH FAIL.
URE OF BANK.
FAILURE is COMPLETE
Not over One-Fifth of Half Million
Deposits Will Be Paid--Men Ar.
rested Are Prominent
Citizens.

Peoria, Ill.,. April G.-Charged will
embezzlement in connection with the
failure of the Ties Smith bank, of Pc
kin, April 2, d. G. Smith, president OF
The bank, Conrad Luppe, cashier, OF
Habbeyelde, Henry Block and Il. +.
INLAND, partners, were arrester this
afternoon. They gave bonds and to-
night were all again arrested on sec
ond warrant sworn out by another de-
position
In the last arrest. d. c. Smith, Jr.,
boolkeeper. was also included. Bonds
again were gwen and the parties re-
leased.
The bankers are the Wealthiest and
most prominent citizens Of TazeweIl
county.
The failure of the bank is complete
and it is now estimated that not above
20 per cent can be paid on deposits.
which amounted TO s4S2, 900; 1867 ,000
assets are tied up in the stock of the
T. II. Smith Wagon company and the
Pekin Pillow company The pillow com
pany Is defunct
Involuntary bankruptcy proceedings
were started in the Federal court at
Peoria today and ii l. expected the
partners in the bank will be compelled
to disgorge property neough TO largely
increase the diyda ends. Luppe Luppen,
a sixth partner, has surrendered $25,
600 of his property which is supposed
10 be his entire estate and has been
unmoested in The criminal proceed
ings
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-04-08

William c 3rien in mis- newly pub.
lished "Recoilections' tells this story
OF DR.. Coke. the archbishop of Cash
ell; once on one of his examna-
lions Of the children for confirmation
the archbishop put to a little girl
the question from The catechism:
What Is the preparation for matri-
mony? The little one blushed and
giggled and put the corner # her
bib IN her mouth by way OF answer.
The question was repeated oh.
sure, your lordship knows It yourself
was the timid reply. Yes, but you
must tell me. my child What is the
preparation for matrimony?' Wen.
my lord, little counting. of course"
at last came the reluctant answer
from amid a rosary of bushes"
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-04-08
HapnY Thouaht.

There is a pretty girl in Syracuse
who with the best of motives AMI most
Kind intent. Is generally. as she herself
expresses II, lin a mess" To a cham
she recently said;
Il seem to have offended Mr Lau-
coy. AMI can't imagine how. { sen.
him q little token on his birthday. aal
he acknowledged It in the coolest
manner
What did you send?" her friend in.
quired
Wen she explained. \ wanted Ia
give something that would have some
connection with his lovely verses you
know and hy what was almost an In
sri-aijon thought Of rhymiDs dc
tioHary. -Harpers Weekly.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-04-08

Glass eyes wcrc invented about the
year 1879. and were crude pr,Irc-
tiuns of inferior orimanshiE ine iris
and pupil being hand painted 'a e. flI
from Ikelihe manner Shakespeare
mentions glass eyes in King Lear"
vAero the King advises the blinded
traitor Gloucester Ia Get thee glass
eyes. and seem 10 see"
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-04-08
lunorant French RECRUITS.

Sixty-two French recruits were re-
cently asked 10 name the present
form OF government in France and to
tell how Il was established Thirty
four replied The republic" only:
on, man said. The French govern
ment has been established by al The
other countries together: another.
The French government was estab-
lished by a general assembly Of all
the coups d etat.