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Mexico Missouri message., 1906-10-11

Laundry work at home would Be
much more satisfactory II the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, 1t is usually neces-
sary to use so much starch that the
beauty and fneness of the fabric is
hidden behind a paste of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear
ing quality OF the goods. This trouble
can be entirely overcome by using De-
fiance Starch, as It can be applied
much more thinly because Of its great
or strength than other makes.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-10-11

The extraordinary popularity Of fine
white goods this summer makes the
choice of Starch matter Of great i'm.
portance.. Defiance Starch, being free
from all injurious chemicals, is the
only one which is safe to use on fine
fabrics. It's great strength as a stiff
ener makes half the usual quantity of
Starch necessary, with the result of
perfect finish, equal to that when the
goods we're new.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-10-11

during a gravel attack, and had the
other usual symptoms of kidney trou-
ble-lassitude, headache, pain in the
back, urinary disorders, rheumatic
pain, etc. have a box containing IA
gravel stones that passed, but that
is not one-quarter of the whole num-
Der. I consider Doan's Kidney Pills a
fine kidney tonic"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-10-11
seorpIons Cause Disaster.

Scorpions we're to great extent re-
sponsible for the recent bursting OF
the Kamalapuram tank in India.
There had been very heavy rains,
but when an attempt was made to
preserve the bank of the tank scorpi-
ons issued from crevlces in the earth
work in such numbers that the at
tempt had to be abandoned. Over 30
laborers were stung. Mer-
curry.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-10-11

or three years that
/ had kidney trou-
BILE l passed about
2M pounds of gravel
and sandy sediment
in the urine. l
haven't passed a
stone since using
Doan's Kidney Pills,
however, and that
was three years ago.
l used to suffer the
most acute agony
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-10-11
Hnw's This2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
CRtarrh Cure.
F.J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo o.
We, the undersigned, haze known +. j. Cheney
for the last IS years, and believe him perfectly hon
Orabie in all business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made by his nru.
WALDIHG, KINNAN g. MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo o.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system, Testimonials sent free. Price IS cents per
bottle. Sold by AL Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-10-11
Lady MlntO's Work in india.

The countess OF Mimic, who did 30
much to extend the work Of the Vic
torian Order OF Nurses in Canada, has
now undertaken a similar work In
India, where her husband succeeded
Lord Curzon as governor general.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-10-11

Chinese Send Much Money Home.
1t is calculated that Chinese living
and working in other countries now
send home not less than $50,0o0,OO0
annually.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-10-11

Defiance Starch--Neter sticks to the
lron-no blotches-no blisters, makes
ironing easy and does not injure the
goods.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-10-11

With a smooth lron and Defiance
Starch, you can launder your shirt
waist Just as well at home as the
steam laundry can; It win have the
proper stiffness and finish. there will
be less wear and tear Of the goods,
and II win be q positive pleasure to
use Starch that does not stick to the
Iron.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-10-11

Dresses, Cloalss. Ribbons, Suits, etc,
can be made 20 look like new with PUT
NAM FADELESS DYES. No muss.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-10-11

When married woman throws a
hint It is reasonably sure to strike her
husbands pocketbook.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-10-11

A charitable man gives according
to his means and miser gives accord.
ing to his meanness.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-10-11

Lewis Single Binder straight &c cigar
made of rich, mellow tobacco. Your
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-10-11

Poets and students Of astronomy
have a faTaway look.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-10-11

Lewis Single Binder straight &c. Many
dealer or Lewis Factory, Peoria, III.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-10-11
CURED OF GRAVEL.
Not single stone Has Formed since
Using poan's Kidney Pills.

]. d. Daughtrey, music publisher,
of Suffolk, Va, says: During two
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-10-11

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ny w. II, Douglas WOmen'g, NLf6ses and
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they excel other mnkegs
u ! could take you Into my large
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you how carefully WI. Douglas shoes
are made, you would then understand
why they hold their shape fiG betters
wear longer. and are % greater value
than any other make.
WhefaVeF yon live, yoa Can obtain W. =.
Dougias shoes. Ills name and pTico Is stamped
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and lnslae up1A haVlng them.
fast Color Enofats HSeds tAgu itn not asaF bFasaR
WVlte Tor illustrated cataloR % FAN Stylea.
w. T. DOU0LAGs DaDt. "a BgOelItan. Aaasa,
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-10-11

Nature probably backed the camel
ND to win the animal race,
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-10-11

Insults proceed only from black and
rancorous minds. Fielding.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-10-11

wnnwnEW EnFF toiling about Texas farm
BO0MAGb FIRE lands. elv nR prices and pro
ducts Hundreds c0ning y 1eHael send two cents
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-10-11

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For children teethinR softens the guma reduces IN
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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-21

The st. Adams Messenger rightly
calls attention to the fact that no less
than 90 of the health officers of the
state failed to attend the annual school
for instruction although the law re-
auires the attendance of every officer
of the 246 towns in Vermont. Four of
the delinquents were excused on ac-
count of illness; the others simply
stayed away. In Windham county the
number of absentees was larger than
in any other. Athens, Brattleboro,
Brookline, Dover, Dummerston, Graf
ton, Guilford, Jamaica, Marlboro, New
fame, Putney, Rockingham, Somerset,
Vernon, Westminster, Wilmington and
Windham were not represented at the
school, although the officers in Vernon
and Windham were among those eX-
cused. In discussing the matter the
Messenger truly says
These men are the safeguards of the
public health. 1t is obvious that even
the brightest and brainiest of them
never will know too much about his
business, and equally so that only by a
mutual understanding of and co-opera-
ton in an approved general plan of
law-enf and general supervis-
ion of local health conditions through
out the entire state can the danger be
materially lessened and the public safe
ty against epidemics and other risks
minimized. 1t is plain that the towns
must work together in all this, because
no town can through ignorance or neg
lect permit unhealthy conditions to ex-
list within its own borders and at the
same time pretend that the risk to
health is confined there. One shiftless
town out of the 246 can be the means
of endangering health and lives in all
the other 245. How much longer is
this kind of official shiftlesness going
to be so common her in Vermont? How
much longer is such an important law
as this, one that so directly concerns
the health and well-being of all the
people of the state, to be contemptu-
ously ignored by well-nigh a hundred
towns?
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-21
BRATTLEBoRo, FRIDAY, SEPT. 81, 1900
A sbake.up in New Hampshire.

At first glance the result of the New
Hampshire republican state convention
looks like barely.won victory for the
Granite state machine. Charles NJ.
FLOYD of Manchester, one of the rail-
road candidates for governor, was nom
mated on the ninth ballot at the close
of the most strenuous convention ever
known in the state, convention IN
which all sorts of trading was necessary
TO bring about the result. Winston
Churchill, whose campaign of reform
has been watched with interest by the
whole country, proved the strongest in
dividual candidate in the convention
and his defeat was accomplished only
by a combination of the forces of Floyd
and Pillsbury aided by some Greenleaf
delegates. The withdrawal of Pills
bury in favor of Floyd was surprise
to many in view of the bitter attacks
that have been made upon Floyd
throughout the campaign by Pillsbury $
own paper, the Manchester Union, this
journal giving the impression all along
that the Pillsbury and Churchill dele
gates would combine to control the
convention. From inside sources, how
ever, it is learned that the Floyd-Pills'
bury combine was accomplished at Sc.
we're cost to the republican machine, the
price being the official decapitation of
Henry NJ. Putney, state railroad com.
missioner and supposedly Floyd s polit-
zeal hacker
If this is true the campaign up to
date has been a severe one for the po-
litical trust, so called, of New Hamp-
shire. The bursting of the Greenleaf
gubernatorial boom, backed as it was
by United States Senator Gallinger,
NAV mean the retirement of that official
two years hence, while the adoption of
nearly all the principles in the Churchill
platform ought to do away with the
corrupt methods by which machine
leaders have maintained their control.
Dust has certainly risen in clouds from
the dry bones of New Hampshire poll
ties and no one has been more instru-
mental in bringing about this 'shake-up
than the young author of Cornish.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-21
In Regard to Political Advertising.

The remarkable campaign Of 1906 is over
and look backward may not be unproductive
of results. We believe that the Herald raises
an important question. The Times has never
been guilty Of giving, selling or loaning its
editorial columns to any party, creed or sect.
What is said in these columns is the un-
biased opinion of the editor, though often
feebly expressed. The Times must however,
plead guilty in common with most of the
other republican papers of the state to run.
ming advertising matter issued by the repub.
lican state committee among local town items
without marking the advertising so that read
ers would know it was Advertising We be-
lieve that political advertising has come to
stay and believe that the press Of the state
should unite in demanding that all such ad-
vertising matter, from whatever source,
whether antagonistic to or in accordance with
the editors opinions, should be plainly
tagged so that readers of all political faiths
will know when they reading news and
when paid advertisements. The state COM
mttees of all parties ought to join with the
papers of the state in establishing this stand
ard. During the campaign just closed both
state committees spent large sums of money
in advertising. The fusion committee tagged
its advertising whether done in newspapers or
on billboards and the republican committee
as general thlng dld not, Inc fusion COM
mittee knew it could not get its advertising
into republican paper unless it was marked,
and the republican committee probably
thought that republican paper ought to be
willing to subscribe to any good republican
doctrine emanating from the committee and
allow it to run as the utterance of the paper.
No doubt most republican editors were ready
to say amen to what statements the republi-
can committee put out, but an editor who re-
spects the intelligence of his readers feels
that no deception ought to be tolerated. All
readers of all papers ought to know when
they are reading the news columns of paper
whether they are reading news or advertise
ments from which the publisher is receiving
cash. The Independent Literary bureau was
in some respects ideal. We speak of its bust
ness and not its literary and argumentative
department Advertising was secured at
the lowest rates possible. Written contracts
were made and all bills were paid monthly
and the cash discount was taken advantage
of. All advertising was plainly marked as
such We respectfully submit for the consid-
Grafton of the republican state committee
whether similar way of doing advertising in
future campaigns would not give more force
to the advertising and at the same time be
fairer to both publishers and readers of news
papers
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-21

Representative.elect Gibs0n's inter
est in the changes which Windham
county sportsmen wish to see made in
the fish and game laws this fall ought
to prove a big help in securing the pas
sage of legislation which will improve
hunting and fishing in this end of the
state II will take hard work, how
ever to get these changes made. Two
years 20 Senator Pierce was chairman
of the joint committee ON game and
fisheries vet he was unable to secure
legislation making the trout season in
Windham county open and close n
month earlier than at present State
Fish and Game Commissioner Thomas
was the person who stood in the way of
this change in 1901, and that he has
not altered his belief is shown by the
idiotic recommendation, in his report,
that the trout season should open June
| and close Sept. for the benefit of
summer visitors. II Governorelect
Proctor wishes to win the thanks of all
sportsmen in this end of the state at
least, he will appoint as Mr.. Thomas S
successor man who has practical
knowledge of fish and game culture and
will use this knowledge in behalf of
someone besides few summer-hotel
proprietors. With Mr.. Thomas out of
office the task of securing progressive
fish and game legislation would be
much easier.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-21

The local correspondent of the
Springfield Republican says: "Brattle-
boro people will look to E. W. Gibson
and r. c. Bacon to see what can be
done toward putting an end to the Ii
quor business which is being done be-
tween border towns of Vermont and
New Hampshire under the cloak of in
terstate commerce. 1t is the opinion of
prominent lawyers that this business
can be shown to be Illegal just how
our state s attorney and town represen-
tative can terminate interstate liquor
traffic is at least a debatable question.
If prominent lawyers believe that this
traffic can be shown to be illegal why
has not the revelation been made by
States Attorney Ryder and Attorney
General Fitts9 There is no reason to
suppose that the legality will be any
more open to doubt after Dee. l, when
Mr. Bacon begins his term of office,
than it has been for the past year. More
likely is the assumption that Messrs.
Ryder and Fits have hesitated to
tackle the matter because of lack of
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-21
vermont's Military College,

vermonts military college, Norwich uni
yersity is this year feeling the effects Of a
boom and now has the largest attendance since
the institution was moved from the village of
Norwich TO Mortified. The wisdom Of the
change in. location was questioned at that
time, but present events are sustaining the
decision. II the growth OF the college has
been small at Mortified, how much smaller
would II have been in its former location, In
close proximity TO Dartmouth collegel Nor
wich could scarcely have hoped 10 compete
with the vigorous New Hampshire college
In fact. one higher institution .of learning
would have entirely preempted the field In
the vicinity Of the Connecticut river. Two
would have found II barren picking for stu
dents il the home field was to be depended
upon as feeder. So the action Of the
smaller college in folding its tents and steal
ing away to less crowded. field Of operation
was justified. As it is, Vermont finds itself
more or less eramped with three colleges
one at Northfeld another AZ Middlehury and
the third at Burlington. Norwich uniyer'
sity, however draws large number Of its
students from other states. The institution
has an honorable record, and, with number
Of new buildings within year or so, bids
fair to continue its period Of great usefulness.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-21
THE MEDDLER.
III Tie foai M yon PIT /" on"

New Hampshire wag has said that
without doubt the most popular pVvA
Of Winston Churchill is the oVu,hllo
mileage book that the Boston q Mh,no
railroad has issued as a result OF h'a
pubernatorial campaign IN the urahllo
state. Travelling men, II Is SAID, never
take the trouble 10 ask for a ooo'lniic
book but simply call for ga Churehili
and put down the necessary slo niii'
III Mr.. Churchill is actually the a1thoI
of the new mileage book the beneheent
results of his recent reform campaign
are not limited TO New Hampshire.
Here is an example of the "informa'
tom that n states attorney geher"ils
receives when he begins his term oi
office;
Sir:-I wish TO inform you that the
license law is being broken in town as
there is gamblin and sellin OF liquof
al the hotel and cigarettes are sold 10
miners at the stores. We. ask you 20
look into this. Citizen.
1t is not to be expected that an
officer of the law will take much notice
of a communication from a person VINO
is afraid or unwilling to sign his name
thereto. If there is actually gam.
bin and "sellin of liquor in the
town from which the communication
came "Citizen ought TO come out
and say so over his own signature II
his purpose is sincere he will be Will
ing TO assist the states attorney FUR
Their BY testifying in the matter.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-21

Various state papers have been TAX
ing part in the discussion of the dis
elimination in the matter of accepting
advertising from the fusion and repub.
liean committees although the journals
which showed the most discrimination
very naturally have remained quiet on
the subject. All of the fusion litera-
ture was properly placed in the adver-
Using columns and plainly labeled as
advertising, while a large portion of
the republican literature made its app
pearance in the news and editorial col.
umns with nothing TO show that it was
being paid for by the republican state
committee. Looking at the matter
purely from an advertising standpoint
it was unfair for a newspaper to show
the favoritism which this method in
volved, to say nothing of the cheaper
ing effect it had among people who saw
through the sham. But some newspa-
pers took an even more narrow-minded
attitude than this-although their num-
Der was few. They refused absolutely
the fusion campaign advertising but
did not hesitate to print republican
advertising in the form of editorials
and news items.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-21

The most important lesson to be
drawn from the greatly reduced repub-
lican plurality in Maine is that no par
ty can safely back prohibition in that
state much longer.-Morrisville Mes
senger.
Nor in any other progressive state as
far as that is concerned. People are
coming more and more to realizing
sense that prohibition which prohib
it's can come only by allowing the peo-
pie of each community to settle the mat
ter for themselves. And in the face of
this well-proved truth it is always the
republican party that stands for the
obsolete and useless method whenever
the question comes up as an issue.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-21
When to Feed Poultry Food.

Not long ago the manufacturers OF
"Page s. Perfected Poultry Food" in
quired of some of the prominent poultry
breeders of New England as to what
they considered the best time in which
to feed this food. d. J. Lambert of
Apponaug, R. l., who is famous as a
breeder of high-class poultry and one of
the best known in New England, an
swered as follows: ''We feed Page s
Poultry Food every month in the
year."
Any one sending his address on a
postal card to C. S. Page, Hyde Park,
VT, and mentioning this paper, will re-
ceive by mail, free, postpaid, sample
package of "Page's Perfected Poultry
Food. -
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-21
Ex-Governor Page of Hyde Park h;

Ex-Governor Page of Hyde Park has
been nominated by the International
Policyholders committee and the Mu-
tual Life Policyholders association for
one of the trustees of the Mutual Life.
The nomination is a great compliment
to Governor Page and to Vermont Mr..
Page holds an enviable record as a
business man Of strong integrity and
unusual foresight, and public servant
who has proved faithful and efficient
as a guardian of public property and
rights. He is one of just the kind of
men who ought to control the great life
insurance companies. A ticket com
posed of such men deserves public sup
mort
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-21

authority, aud II the attorney general
is Of this opinion no one can expect
the coming state s attorney to take ae'
ton. Perhaps Mr. Gibson s usefulness
in this matter lies in the expectation
that he win secure legislation which
will allow Mr.. Bacon to get after the
express companies with some hope of
success, In any ease the present OH
cials seem willing enough to throw the
responsibility ON their successors.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-21
Farmers Have the Management.

The management OF the Rutland County
fair this year is largely in the hands Of the
farmers, and for that reason they should re-
ceive hearty support from the tillers OF the
soil. For many years the county fair has
been in many respects an entertainment, the
main object being TO meet expenses The
wishes and needs Of the farmers themselves
have been secondary consideration. The
element Of recreation and entertainment is 10
be expected and welcomed at every fair. but
the farmers should dominate a farm exhibit
ton and their interests should be supreme.
II is many years since the farmers Of Ru,.
land county came to town in large numbers
with their herds and horses and their speci-
men vegetables, fruit and SO on. They long
since became discouraged by the premium
aggregatons that annually tour our country
fairs sweeping everything before them. Pre-.
miums for county products should be liberal
enough to attract farmers from every town.
This does not mean that foreign exhibits
should be discouraged, for they are Of great
educational advantage; but they should not
be placed where they block the local pro-
ducers II may take some time to change the
character Of our county fair, and il is well TO
know that at least a beginning is to be made
this season.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-21

If the legislature now about to as
semble fails to redeem the republican
platform pledges of 1906, the campaign
of 1908 will be a revelation in Vermont
politics.-St. Adams Messenger.
Right you are, neighbor; and the re.
demption means plenty of hard, con-
scientious work on the part of every
member. The time is past when the
republican state platform was composed
only of glowing tributes to the G. 0. p.
This year the party leaders were forced
to show the people of the state that the
election of their candidates promised
something in the way of needed re-
forms. And if these promises are not
fulfilled?