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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-15
LONDONDERRY.

news dispatch from Ottawa Ont, June
3. announces the death at Dawson e.,y,
Yukon territory Of Donald Davis, ex'mem'
~ ~ narliament. He was born in Lon.
Sonderry in 1919. being educated here and
se,,IIng in the northwest in the 70's. he
,onresented Alberta in the house OF com
mons AZ Ottawa in 1887, and was appoint.
"a collector OF customs at Dawson oity ~
ysars ago Two years ago he resigned ana
went into the mining business A wioo"
and FIVE sons survive.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-15
WEST JAMAICA.

Mrs. Ed Smith and son have been visit
ing in Manchester and Dorset
The season is cold and backward. Farm
ers are hardly through planting yet.
Miss Winfred Carpenter of Dorset is
with Mr. and Mrs. Smith for few months.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Waite and Mr.. and Mrs
H. Robinson are visiting Mr.. and Mrs Ed
Smith at Maynard hollow.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-15
EAST JAMAICA.

Silas Pike was at n. F. Peirce's last week
carpenterng.
N. d. Allen and help are at work on
Wardsboro road.
Ray Howe of West Townshend is al
work at II. E. Howard S.
Quite number from here went to Brat
tleboro Wednesday to attend the circus.
Clark Howe of West Townshend, who has
been at II. f. Howard for the past MONTH
returned to his home Saturday.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-15

The sincerest tribute that can be pal
superiority is imitation. The many :
,ions OF DeWitt's Witch Hazel silVs
are now before the public prove it The
Ask for DeWitt's. Good for burns ID
chaffed skin, eczema. letter, cuts, bHl
boils and piles. Highly recommends
reliable. Sold by George E. Greene,
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-15
RAILROADS.
CENTRAL VERMONT RAIL WAL
SOUTHERN DIVISION.

Corrected to October 8, 1905
Subject to change without notts
Trains leave Brattleboro as follows
5:23 a. m.-Daily for Springfield, !
days for New York.
1925 a. m.-Week days for New I3
connects at Millers Falls for TrT
Palmer for Boston,
1850 a. m.-Week days for South Lsz
derry.
9:O7 a. m.-Week days for springi.l
New York.
1915 a. m.-Week days for New h.l
connecting for Boston via Milen !
or Palmer.
1928 p. m.-Week days for Springfield
New York.
4:10 p. m.-Week days for New Lal
and New York via Norwich
Steamer; connects at Palmer tI
ton.
4;2s p. m.--Daily for Springfield and !
York.
5;45 p. m.-Week days for South loil
derry.
j. Z. BENTLEY,
General Passenger Agent. St. A1
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-15
JACKSONVILLE.

Several from here took in the circus at
Brattleboro Wednesday.
Merte Kingsbury began work this week
for the Jamaica Lumber company.
Milford Hunt of Bellows Falls visited his
family at G. E. Hunts over Sunday
Mrs. Milton Eddy and daughter, Mildred,
of Brattleboro are visiting Mrs Jerusha I'm
derwood.
Burton Sheldon OF Scotia, N. T.. has
made his parents brief visit within
short time,
Arthur williams has finished work for
Stewart at Simonsville, and is soon to move
into Frank Burbie's house with his fam
lily.
Melvin Cobb. with his wife and two sons
arrived here Tuesday. Mr.. Cobb was
resident of this place 80 years ago. put mas
since made his home in Millington, Mich.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-15

afternoon the following officers were elected !
President, Dr. Henry D. iloltoni hrAt vice
president, ]. o. folletli second ylee,presi'
dent, Fred willard; secretary DIR, y, L. o.
good; treasurer Fred Willard collector.
J. II. Ware; prudential COMMITTEE, Edward
Hastings, y. l.. osgood, J. II. Ware. II was
voted TO allow no athletics In the Seminary
building and to make needed repairs. Miss
Harriet Fletcher Of Townshend was elected
trustee In place Of George II. Houghion de-
ceased. Miss Fletcher is the second woman
who has been honored with a position on the
board. Mrs, Davidson having been elected
to take her husbands place. We are sure
that Miss Fletcher Is Interested In the sem
mary and will do all in her power for It's
advancement,
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-15

husband and nine children, the younse ','
beinr an infant only few days ola hu0H
.ympathy is felt for the family.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-15

Thousands annually bear witness to the
efficiency of Early Risers. These pleasant
reliable little pills have long borne reputa'
ton second to none as laxative and cath
artic. They are as staple as bread in mil.
lions of homes Pleasant but effective. VIII
promptly relieve constipation without grip
ing Sold by George E. Greene.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-15
RUTLAND RAILROAD TIME TABLE
Conn. and Passumpsic Divis

Corrected to May LIST, 1906 Trans 4,
Bellows Falls as follows: Daily excep 4
days unless otherwise noted.
GOING NORTH,
$50 a. m.-Mixed for Rutland anu
mediate stations, CONNECTING
trains for Burlington, ..,,sI
1900 noon.--Mail for Rutland, bulNT
and St. Adams. a, n
2;30 p. m.-Green Mountain Flyer NJ,
land, Burlington, Montreal Ella
0gdensburg and St. Adams 4 NJ
Parlor Car for Burlington anu
treal. pr,rl
GAS p. m.-Local Express for n D,,as
Burlington and intermediate In
11:30 p. m.-Night Express DAILY ~
tawa, Montreal and the Ne' Su,s
Ogdensburg daily except
Through sleeper for Montres,,
6:05 a. m.-Sundays only. PasseHs"
Rutland and Burlington, tenn
Trains arrive at Bellows rams ''
North:
2:25 a. m.-Night Express Dally'
8:12 a. m.-Local from Rutland;p ,.,rl
LOS p. m.-Sundays only from NUS
100 p. m.-Mail from Burlington
3:35 p. m.-Green Mountain Flyer
$40 p. m.-Mixed from RutIanSI5i ,,,,,r
GEO, 7. JARVIS, General ~ VsrSsI
G. f. DAILY. Passenger franc y M
G. A. NIMMO, General PasseHs'
Rutland, VT
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-15

Annual Meeting Of Seminary Trustees.
At the annual meeting of the trustees
of Leland and Gray seminary last Friday
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-15
IN STRICT CONFIDENCE.
Women Obtain Mrs. Pinkham's
Advice and Help.
She Has Guided Thousands to HEALTH
How Lydia K. Pinkh ANS Vegetable Com
pound Cured Mrs Alice Berryhill.

1t is a great
satisfaction for q
woman to feel
that she can write
to another telling
her the most pri-
vate and confden-
tial details about
her illness, and
know that her let
ter will be seen by
a woman only.
Many thousands
of cases of female
diseases come be-
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-15
WARNER HOUSE
Family Wine Store
pfaff's Lager, per case
sterling xxx Ale, per case
e.o,,,ro xxx Porter, per CASE

- ~ comnare our be ale and porter with Others viii
We ask ouf pa'' " at the figure
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Tic Coming
Eareio3e Of
Miss Roosevelt
. + is said that when the Taft party
was in the Philippines Datto TO-
ii kanmin OF the Moros wanted IN

T is said that when the Taft party
was in the Philippines Datto TO-
kanmin OF the Moros wanted to
present some pearls to the daugh-
ter of the president. There were sun
pressed smiles when, rather awkward.
ly. he offered them, wrapped in a piece
Of brown paper, and there were smiles
mingled with bushes OH the faces of
two people when the gallant datto said
that they were for 1.-The Princess Long
WORTH" The Moro chief was a little
previous" but in this respect was not
without good company. The American
newspapers have kept the public we'll
Informed about the romance between
the presidents Oldest daughter and
Congressman Nicholas l.ongworth, and
when the official announcement came a
few days ago nobody was particularly
surprised.
1t was Janice Meredith who in the
move! Of that ame rejected her sutton
four times, but accepted him at the
fifth proposal. There is Il story that
Miss Alice went Paul Leicester Toru's
heroine two better aAl only accepted
the persistent Ohio statesman when he
had asked for her hand the seventh
time. He met her first ut her coming
out party in 1902 and the initial pro-
posal was about Il year after that, say
those who think they know, but "Nick''
rs his colleagues in congress sometimes
call him in private. had rivals. He has
q small fortune. but some of his rivals
We're men of much greater wealth than
he can boast, and some of them had
high sounding titles, and in the view
Of many American society girls Il count
ranks far ahead Of Il mere congress
man. but titles did not dazzle the presi-
dents daughter. and the suit Of the
Ohio representative met with success.
Iii" wedding in February will at
tract national interest. Indeed. interest
III the event will by no means be con.
fined t. this continent. With the posi-
bic exception OF Queen Nictoria's mar
riage it is difficult to recall Il matrimo.
NAL event Of the century past which
received as much attention as Miss
Roosevelt's wedding is likely to receive
on both stiles of the Atlantic. The neal.
est approach to it was the wedding of
Nellie Grant. Her marriage to Mr..
Sartoris in 1874 took place while Gen
eral Grant occupied the White House
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SANu WOU1As
and was u brilliant social function.
The ceremony was performed in the
east room and was attended by several
hundred guests. including the members
Of the cabinet and the diplomatic
corps. Nellie Grant was Il great favor
lite with her father, but II shadow was
cast over the festivities by his doubts
concerning the ACCESSIBILITY Of the
match. doubts which proved to be JUS
tilted. The country was not SO united
then as now, and In consequence Miss
Nellie Grant was not SO general Il fu-
vorite throughout the country. both
north and south, as Miss Roosevelt Is.
nor did the affairs of the United States
attract so much attention across the
ocean then as they have attracted since
the Spanish war and the peace of Ports
mouth. The marriage Of President
Cleveland to Miss Frances Folsom took
place IN the blue o 1t was Il quiet
affair. the ceremony being performed
III the presence of only four or five per-
The first marriage in the White
House was that Of Robert Todd, son of
Dolly Madison by her first husband. 1t
was during President Madison's second
term. The first White House wedding
III which Il daughter OF Il president fig
ured was the marriage Of Miss Maria
Monroe, youngest daughter of Presi-
dent Monroe, in 1920. Harriet Lane
Johnston, niece of President Buchanan,
vi married in the White House.
The union Of Miss Roosevelt and Mr..
Longworth on Feb. II will be sol
cmnizeu i'll the blue room, and the Off
eating clergyman will be the Right
Rev. Henry Y. Satterlee. bishop Of the
Episcopal diocese Of Washington.
There will be Il short wedding jour
ney. and after congress adjourns Mr..
Longworth will take his bride on a
longer trip. which will include a tour
Of Europe. On their return to Wash
1ngton they will live in a plain brick
structure ut the southeast corner Of
Eighteenth and l streets, Il house own
Ell by a man named John Jones. Mr..
Longworth now lives there with his
mother. The prospective bridegroom Is
Il well built. good looking. popular
young man. Miss Roosevelt il twen-
ty-two: Mr.. Longworth. thirty-s:x. He
Is now serving his second term in con-
4ress and belongs to m old Ohio fam
lily whose ancestral home in Cincinnati
10 one OF the show places Of the city.
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tfv. MI. CutCtllnkS
OF Mississippi threw his influence to
Crisp for the reason that Roger @.
Mills was not a very good friend of
rivers and harbors as they appear in
congressional appropriations, and it
was Catchings' adroit management
that turned the scale, that brought the
Springer following into the Crisp
camp.
The river and harbor bill was up in
the house IL day. and Representative
Champ Clark Of Missouri tried to get
In a paragraph about the Missouri riv-
er. Chairman Burton was not sympa-
thetic.
IL warn you. gentlemen" roared
Clark. that unless you make this up
preparation l shall deliver this speech
annually-yes, semiannually-until YOU
dor
"Great heavens, Burton said forty
members, give the man what he
wants."
Porter j. McCumber Of North Da-
kota. who is achieving prominence In
the United States senate, is Il hustler,
for he struck Dakota in 1880 without
u dollar to his name, but chuck full of
law and determination. He had an
office IN u shack that hadn't more than
$40 worth of lumber in it al told.
McCumber. however. buckled down
to work In that shanty and gave the
fellows with five dollar eases just as
good and just rs much law as the fifty
dollar fellows. and it didn't take long
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torney. The only places where one
could get II drink IN his county were
under the cover saloons that were call
Ell ''blind pigs" McCumber found a
prohibition law on the statute books.
and he enforced it right up to the limit.
He went for the keepers Of the blind
pigs" tooth and nail. and he was such
a good prosecutor that he secured their
conviction In lunches.
There was no way to stop him until
he came up rs a candidate for re-elec-
don. Then all the liquor dealers and
their friends turned in anu beat him at
the polls. Later there was Il big row
OH between the two Republican fac
lions ut Bismarck when the legislature
met. They could not agree ON II candi-
date. and 1t looked as II Il fusion sena,
tor would be sent to Washington. Then
a shrewd politician suggested McCum-
Der as a compromise candidate. I'll.
idea took, as he was not identified witt
either faction, and he was sent to Il"
senate.
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and organized It. You has held dc
ONCE of secretary and treasurer and
Of keeper Of de bar trap, and your
record has been as white as two coats
Of whitewash. rs all along counted
on you as a sensible man to back me
up, but 1t seems dat rs to be disap-
p'tnted in de end"
"Has l dun anything, sah?' asked
the brother as he stepped on his own
feet and appeared Ill at ease.
"You has dun dis, sab: You has gone
and let somebody make you believe
dat all you need to get along in dis
world am faith. You has been tellin'
members Of dis cluD dat faith will cure
cons and bunyons and biles; dat it
will knock out rheumatism and cure a
lame back; dat it will make hair grow
on q bald head and timber up a stiff
knee; dat you kin sot right down and
have faith, and de coal man, de grocer
and de butcher will come around and
supply you without cash. Have 1 stat
ed de case correctly, Brudder Beebe?'
"Y-yes, sah."
"Well l hain't gwine to say dat a
man mustn't believe in dis or dat OF
dat he am wrong to believe in what l
don't. l am simply gwine to give you
a test. You believe you will be a mem.
Der Of dis club fur some years to come,
don't you:"
II does, sah."
"You have faith dat de next time you
a to borry u dollar of me I'll lend
1t to yOll. same aS alwovc ~
II has, sah."
Den femme say dat right yere and
now, by virtue Of de power invested in
me by article II Of de constitution. I
cross your name of de roll of member
ship, and should you come around and
ak fur dat dollar dere will lie a winter
cyclone to tear down boss barns and
cider mills. You am now at liberty to
walk out ana walk home"
"But l don't want to go home"
pleaded Brother Beebe.
"What do you want to do?"
Il reckon want to give up dat faith
business"
"Oh, l see. Brudder Beebe, lemme
say to you dat one of de easiest things
in dis world is fur Il man to make a
fule O hisself. He kin do it at twen-
ty or he kin do it at sixty. De man
who wants to go straight has got to
hang on to hisself all de time. II a
rich man wants to dabble in tomfool
things it hain't SO much hurt, but nei-
ther you nor me nor any odder nan
who works fur his libin' kin afford to
do it. A silver dollar in our pocket
am with more to us at de grocer's dan
a hundred dollars in faith.
IF we start in Monday mawnin'
blackin' stoves and putin on de white
wash we know dat when Saturday
night m we shall have de where
w1thal to pay rent and buy food. If
we start OF on a schism or a tangent
we may look fur de fish to be out and
de table bare.
"Your name will he restored to mem
bership, and l has a dollar yere to lend
you, but don't do any mo- monkeyin'
wild de buzzsaw. It's got teef."
NJ. QUAD.
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baby frame while she attends to the Of
ten arduous duties of her sphere, the
Nippon woman who has a treasure
lower does not allow it to interfere
with the performance of household la
bors. She goes about her toll In the
house or the garden or shop with the
baby on her back. and young Japan
learns early to take everything as it
comes One sees little girls in the
streets Of Japanese cities running and
jumping about, playing at skipping the
rope and such children's diversions, the
infants on their backs all the time and
only making no protest, but sleep
ing peacefully through it all.
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JAPAN'S LITTLE
they Are Quaint Features Of Life In
the MikuuO'x Emnire.

rhey Are Quaint Features of Life In
the MikndO'x Umpire.
Not the least interesting and pictur.
esque feature Of Japanese life is the
little mother" as the matron Of fair
Japan is sometimes called. japanese
women are SO small, as a rule, that a
group of them would often be taken by
foreigners for girls Of ten or twelve
were it not for the babies on their
backs. AS is we'll known, the Japanese
mamma ordinarily carries her little boy
or girl "pickaback.' and she calls the
baby treasure flower" Sometimes
even girls Of seven or eight carry baby
brothers Or sisters OH their backs. and
as soon as a little miss can toddle she
las her doll and goes about with it
slung owe her shoulders as if it were
a real baby.
Like the Indian mother, who carries
her rMpoose slung over her back in a
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-31
Properly PiOus.

Pious propriety reached high tide in
the case Of a man who was about to
undergo an operation for appendicitis,
and he declared that he did not want
the operation to be performed until his
pastor could be present.
"Why do you want your pastor pres
ent?" asked the physician.
because l wish to be opened with
prayer" was the reply.-Lippincott's
Magazine.
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THE WAR LORD.
Emperor William and His Interest In
Military Affairs.

Military Affairs.
The German emperor is as fond of
martial display as President Roose-
welt. and. like Americas chief magis-
tratc. he knows every detail Of war
preparation. He has made a very care
full study Of military matters, loves to
ride at the head Of his troops and would
doubtless lead the German army into
the field If his empire made war.
During military maneuvers he often
talks with private soldiers. What is
your name" he said recently. The
question was addressed to a soldier of
huge proportions and with a face that
spoke Of good humorel simplicity and
honesty.
Il am called Johann Andrea. your
majesty"
"Andree!' said the emperor. Then
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In which Mrs. O'Leary's COW kicked
over the lamp and caused the big fire,
is one OF the kids" of the Fifty-ninth
congress. John Sharp Williams, the
minority leader, referred to the "kids''
Of the house On n of the first days of
the present session, and Wharton had
the temerity to arise from his seat and
ask what he meant by the term. He
learned instantly.
MIR. Speaker" said Mr.. Williams,
with a wave of his hand toward the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-31
Brother Gardner
On tie Warpath
The President Of the Limekih Club
Gives Sound Advice to
Several Membess.

copyright. 1895. by Mcclure, Phillips & Co..
|" A NJ Trustee Pullback in de hall
~ dis evening"" asked Brother
~ Gardner as the routine bust
ness Of the Limekiln club
had been disposed Of at the last meet
ing.
Trustee was there in his usual seat
behind the redhot stove, and, after
slowly climbing out, he stood at at
tention to hear what might be said.
"Brudder Pullback," continued the
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ed upon as an attempt to boom Uncle
Joe Cannon for the presidential nomi-
nation. Shortly afterward Smith WIS.,
tied the White House to explain to the
president the real facts connected with
his speech. When he emerged from the
executive office he told the correspond
ents that If he were pressed he would
fire 1.-THE other barrel" Knowing that
the first barrel had contained quite a
heavy charge, the correspondents were
interested to learn about the second.
II will tell YOU" said Mr.. Smith.
"Once upon IL time Henry Clay was
making a campaign tour through the
country and came upon Il lot of farm
ers shooting ut a target. Take a shot,
Mr.. Clay one of the marksmen urged,
handing him Il long barreled rifle. Clay
at first refused, but finally he shut his
eyes and pulled the trigger. A cheer
went up from the crowd, and when he
opened his eyes Clay found that he
had plunkcd the bullseyc fair in the
center. They wanted him to shoot
again. but he was altogether too
shrewd. He was pretty well salts
fed with his record. Now, I'm like
Clay. I'm satisfied with the result of
the first barrel, not only because it
seemed to strike the bullseye, but also
because there isn't any other barrel to
my gun
Representative William a. Reeuer Of
Kansas is IL great joker. He saw Il
five cent piece on the floor of Il Penn
sylvania avenue car while he was on
his way down from the capitol, picked
the nickel up and said. ''Is there any
body in the car who has lost Il ten
dollar gold piece:"
Ten people, white and black, prompt
" said in chorus, II did"
"All right" said Reeder as he slid
for the door. II just found n nickel of
1t. l don't know where the other 1896
went"
Congressman John A. T. Hull, chair.
man Of the house military committee
and a fighter who has a gallant civil
war record, was telling how hard It
was sometimes to raise campaign
funds. Time for subscriptions often
had to be extended again and again.
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EMPEROR WILLIAM PLANNING A SHAM
ATTI.E
you are the namesake Of Il very cele-
DRAFTED man. Did you know that:"
Your majesty e .Andree. the
polar explorer"
"of course. How did YOU come to
hear Of hing
MY captain told me that my name
was the same us his, your majesty"
"And what else has your captain told
you about HING"
Every little, your majesty. He only
all that he wished the other .Andree
had taken me with him."
Il don't think your captain meant
that to be taken quite seriously" laugh
ed the emperor. and. slipping a coin
into the mans hand. he went on his
way. The point Of the joke Is, Of
course. that Explorer .Andree never
came back.
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IlSeulClI TOT the
hotel. The proprietor rushed out.
"What are you doing herc?' he ask.
ed of the scedy looking stranger.
Jest eatin' o Il snack"
"Well, you get out Of here"
Fright away"
Eyes. I'll give YOU just II minute"
The stranger rose from his seat, slow
" and %sinuously. lie seemed to un-
joint as he arose and ran up, up. up in
to the air like Il telescope until he tow
cred nearly three feet above the hotel
keeper, a huge. muscular giant.
"Wanl. stranger" said the individual
who had been eating II snack. what be
you going to do il l decide to stay
here longer than one minute!"
"Oh. in that event." said the hotel
keeper. looking up and down the huge
proportions Of his visitor, Il suppose
Ill extend the time a little"
There's So much noise in the house
the chair can't hear It's own voice."
Speaker Cannon confided to the house
the other day.
The distinction OF being the youngest
member of the present house of repre-
s%entatives is said to belong to Anthony
Michalek. who represents the Fifth IL
linois district. embracing Il populous
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A4C CO4N1s uC CuSC
reminded him Of
how the proprietor
Of an Iowa hotel
was told one day
that Il very seedy
looking stranger
was sitting on the
front steps eating
some crackers and
cheese. This did
not G to be Il
very good adver.