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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-29
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Arrangements for the Coming Fourth Of July
Celebration,

The arrangements for the Fourth OF July
celebration are In the hands OF competent
committees aud a good time IL assured TO
all who attend. There will be something TO
see aud do all day-something for all ages
and classes OF people, The parade In the
morning bids fair to surpass all previous at
iompts IN this line and all are cordially in
yited TO participate The address and musi'
cal and literary features will be rendered
from platform located on the lawn OF Mrs,
Dexter, one OF the most beautiful spots In
the village. An interesting program Of aih
Lotto events. including n ball game, Is ar
ranged for the afternoon. The day will close
with brilliant display OF fireworks. We
feel sure that all who come TO help us eele'
brate this anniversary Of our independence
will go home with that feeling Of content
ment that comes only with the knowledge Of
having spent pleasant day. Many useful
and valuable prizes will be awarded in the
athletic contests, also for the parade.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-29
auILFoRp.
Patrick Ryan, Nearly 80, Successfully oper
ated On for Throat Cancer.

| Patrick Ryan went TO Boston last week
with his son, n. T. Ryan Of Greenfield, "a
consult DR.. Maurice Richardson In regard
TO treatment for cancer In the throat which
has been giving him great trouble for many
weeks and which was pressing upon tho
windpipe OF late, making breathing very DIFF
acult. DIR. Richardson strongly advised
against an operation, on account OF the
progress made and the location OF the can
Ger; also on account OF his age, which Is
nearly so years. He came home on Thurs
day and consulted DR.. Lynch, saying he
would rather die on the operating table than
let the disease go on to its natural termina'
tion. On Monday the operation was per
formed with the assistance Of DIR. Moriarty
Of Montague and DIR, Hamilton OF Brattle'
boro. Mr.. Ryan passed safely through the
removal Of the generous growth, which
was very large with numerous side growths
and attached to the jugular vein and the
windpipe, and has been very comfortable
since, taking liquid nourishment and resting
we'll His children, who see him every day,
confidently expect his recovery.
Mrs n. 7. Ryan and two daughters have
been at the Ryan homestead here the past
week.
| Miss Ethel Leach came from her school in
Amsterdam, n, Y, Saturday TO spend a
month with her parents here.
| +. W. Legate, David Barrett, John Clark,
A, g. Gallup and John y. Gale are attend
ing the state conventions at Burlington.
| Mrs John f. Gale and little son are Wis.
itng friends in Pufney this week Mrs.
Mellen is keeping house during their abb
sence.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-29
We do Job Printing OF all
kinds, neatly and quickly,

VERMONT PRINTING COMPANY.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-29
b[NING OF CONFERENCES
attended AT NoRrHFIELD
FRIDAY EVENING

N. speakers and Their Subjects
,r,,s Prominent feature-Eariy
..,,,rv Run-Tennis Tournament
o,,,, yor,RSeld News
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-06-08

Simply by having The good fortune to
get the right clue from the beginning. 1t
is very possible if / had known about this
note book 1t might have led away my
thoughts. as II did yours. But all l heard
pointed In one direction. The amazing
strength, the skill In the use OF the har-
pooh, the rum and water, the sealskin to-
bacco pouch with the coarse tobacco-all
these pointed to a seaman, and one who
had been q whaler. l was convinced that
the initials p. c. upon the pouch were a
coincidence, and not those of Peter Carey,
since he seldom smoked, and no pipe was
found In his cabin. You remember that 1
asked whether whisky and Brandy were
in the cabin. You said they were. How
many andsmen are there who would drink
rum when they could get these other spir-
it's? Yes. I was certain it was a seaman"
And how did you find him."
My dear sir, the problem had become a
very simple one. II it were a eaman it
could only be a seaman who had been with
him on the Sea Unicorn. So far as 1 could
learn he had sailed in no other ship. 1
spent three days in wiring to Dundee, and
at the end of hat time l had ascertained
the names of the crew of the Sea Uni
corn in 1883. When l fou3d Patrick Cairns
among the h-arpooners, my research was
nearing its end. l argued that the man
was probably In London, and that he
would desire to leave the country for a
time. I therefore spent some days in the
East End, devised an Arctic expedition.
put forth tempting terms for harpooners
who would serve under Captain Basil
and behold the RESULT"
Wonderfully cried Hopkins. "wonder-
full"
"You must obtain the release of young
Neligan as soon as possible" said Holmes.
II confess that 1 think you W him some
apology. The tin box must be returned
to him, but, of course, the securities which
Peter Carey has sold are lost forever.
There's the cab, Hopkins, and you can re-
move your man. If you wan me for the
trial, my address and that of Watson will
be somewhere in Norway-I'n send par
ticulars later"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-06-08
APPLEDoRE TOWERS,
AGENT HAMPSTEAD.

WHO is hep" I asked.
The worst mar in London" Holmes
answered. as he sat down and stretched
his legs before the fire. rs anything
on the back OF the card?"
I turned it over
"will call at s:3o-c. A. NJ" 1
read.
Hum! He's about due. Do you feel
a creeping. shrinking sensation. Wat
son. When you stand before %serpents
in the zoo, and see the slithery, gliding
venomous creatures. with their dead
ly eyes and wicked. flattened faces?
Well, that's how Milverton impresses
me. I've had to do with fifty murder
ers in my career, but the worst of them
never gave me the repulsion which I
have for this fellow. And yet ! can't
get out of doing business with him
indeed. he Is here at my invitations"
Gut. who is. Ec2"
"IIi tell you. Watson. He is the king
Of all the blackmailers. Heaven help
the man, n still more the woman,
whose secret and reputation come into
the power Of Milverton! With a smil-
ing face and a heart Of marble, he will
squeeze and squeeze until he has
drained them dry. The fellow is a geni-
us in his way. and would have made
his mark in some more savory trade.
His method Is as follows: He allows
1t to be known that he Is prepared to
pay very high sums for letters which
compromise people of wealth and posi-
ton. He receives these wares not only
from t~reacherous Wallets or maids, but
frequently from genteel rutflans who
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-06-08
SUMMER COMFORT FOR HORSE.

II a human being had to undergo some
of the discomforts at night that horses are
forced to submit to In the stables both day
and night, one would then realize how
inhuman it is not to furnish the small
comforts which can be given at so little
cost. Water at night is not. as a rule.
considered necessary for horses yet many
horses arc so constituted that they ought
to have free access to wates at night.
This can be supplied readily and without
danger of splitting 1T over the eoor In this
manner. Make a shelf at one end OF the
manager large enough to hold a pail: to
prevent the pail from being overturned
and getting under the feet OF the horse
nail a strong loop of leather to one side
Of the pail near la top, and screw a blunt
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-06-08
A Good weioht.
Thomas Rennett

Captain Thomas Bennett. who man.
ages the mile-long seine of the famous
Philadelphia shad fisheries, was talk
ing about bio fish.
Most big fish," said Captain Ben
nett, smiling cynically. are weighed as
n friend of mine once was,
My friend was taking a walk one
morning after a severe illness. AS he
trudged along he saw an acquaintance,
q coal dealer. standing beside his scales.
Just give me my weight. will you?'
said my friend, as he stepped on the
machine. I want to see how rauch I've
been pulled down.
"sWejght. Bill called the dealer to
the clerk inside.
And the clerk. thinking that a
w~heelharrow Of coal had been put on.
called back:
.'s:x hundred. iust!!'"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-06-08
A Husinesslike City Government.
Samuel Merwin in Success Magazine.
The government of Manchester is

Samuel Merwin in Success Magazine.
The government of Manchester is a
business. It's liabilities are about 1885,
900, 900; it's assets are about $l47,OOO,-
900, represents the mount which the
ratepayers have to contribute each
year The figures indicate that it is
a big business. The management of
this big business Is absolutely in the
hands of the city council acting
through its committees. AS l have said.
the system is simple, n the respon-
sibility canno be evaded as it can BIO
in a muddled-up, complicated system
like that Of New York or Chicago or
Newark. The people know what has
to be done. and they know who has to
do it. But. even at that. big figures
are confusing to the average mind.
figures which a city council publishes
to an unsympathetic eye. And so, be-
cause the people of Manchester pro-
pose to know what is done with their
money. they have in their service two
men whose business 1T is to investi-
gate and publish. at regular intervals,
every tendency of the council toward
carelessness or extravaganza. Never
for a moment are the councillors per-
mitted to forget whose money it is that
they are managing with such fluent
ease.
These two men are known as "elec-
tive auditors" They are elected d.
rectly- by h people. and the more
merciless their attacks on the council.
the better they please the people. They
"re free from the slightest obligation
to the council. They have access to al
facts and figures, fox the people OF
Manchester find it difficult to under.
stand why their government, managed
by their personal representatives with
their money, should not work wholly in
the light. These reports are published
weekly in the Manchester City News
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-06-08

and tntelligently handled, % have n mine
in the soil that will never be exhausted:
quite unlike the other mine" Some time
ago, at a meeting OF fruit growers there
was much Encouragement because OF the
ravages of the San Jose scale, the opinion
being that ~orcharding was doomed Ono
Of the old-time growers sprang to his rczt
and declared his belief that before the
time came when rover would begin to
abandon their fight a remedy would be
discovered which would successfully COM
bat the scale. So 1ar from being discour-
aged he purposed adding to his acreage OF
orchards. There was no further talk OF
orchard abandonment at that meeting.
When the best men In the country are
working out soil problems the future OF
farming is secure: indeed. 1t must succeed
and thrive or our country will so to ruin
Each OF us should do our part in carrying
out our farming operations in~telligently. p,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-06-08
Rome.

The population OF Rome. Italy, o..
December 81, 1904. was 506.s4O. TIL,
census statistics show hat the Eterna
city is the healthiest town in Europe
The death rate at present is 1873. /:
very low percentage compared Wit
other large centers. In 1876 the dealt
rate was 80 per 1000. In 1885 it ha,
fallen to 20. The city is not NATURAL.
favorable to health. but it is now re
garded as n of the healthiest cite
In the world. owing to modern SAM
tation.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-06-08
Population Of Bio Nations.

Latest statistics give the population;
of some principal countries as follows
Russia in Europe, 129. 900, 900; Russia il
Asia, including western Turkestan, 90,
600, 900; Japan, $4,000, 900; Korea, IL, 500,
900; China, 49, 600, 900; India, 294. OoO. 900
France, 10000. 900; Germany. s. 1000, 900
Italy, 49, 200. 900; Great Britain and Ire
land. 5000, 900; Austria-Hungary, as,
900. 900; Spain, $4,000. 900; Turkey, Is,
coo, 900.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-06-08

cut the blade even and then sharpen 1t to
as keei. an edge as possible. Leave the
full length handle and carry II with Won
going over the farm. Here will be a weed
too hard to pull but which may be readily
cut down at tho root with this sharp tool.
there will be some runners on plants or
vines growing too long; q single movement
Of the tool will cut them OFF clean. It
VIII cost bu a triae to get his tool pre-
pared ana 1t VIII save you innumerabls
backaches.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-06-08
vn-THE ADVENTURE OF cHAs
AUGUSTUS M,LvERToN,

I is years since
the incidents of
which l speak
took place, and
yet it is with
dimdence that I
allude to them.
For a long time,
even with the
utmost discre-
ton and reti-
cence, it would
have been i'm
p o 8 8 i b to
make the facts
public. but now
the prime i pal.
p e s C o n
cerned is be-
You'd the reach
OF human law,
and with due
suppression the
story may be
t old i n s U C h
fashion as to
.ipinra no ono
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-06-08

hook to the vail Just high enough so that
the pail will be held firmly. See that the
pail is kept perfectly clean and that 1t Is
filled each night after the horse has had
what water is given 1t before or after eat
ing the night meal. Another comfort
which costs bat a trihe is to cut an OPEN
ing In the side of the barn and cover 1t.
on the inside. With fine wire netting which
will keep out the flies and insects and yet
admit an, abundance OF fresh air. The
cost OF these summer comforts will be
but nominal and the horse will enjoy them
immensely and furnish added labor In pay
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-06-08
A HANDY GARDEN TOOL.

On farms and especially where fruit.llke
Strawberries and where vegetables are
grown workers.have too many tools which
force them to bend over and not enough
which may be used standing in an erect
position. A tool may be fashioned from an
old hoe which will be found exceeding USE
full in wedding. cutting runner, sprouts and
any other small growth which ones desires
to be rid Of and doing 1t with very little
effort. Take the old hoe to the blacksmith
and nave him bend the neck out straight
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-06-08

1t RECORDS an apsoluteiy unique expert
ence in the career Of both Mr.. Sherlock
Holmes and Of m-self. The reader will
excuse me IL ] conceal the date or any
other fact by which he might trace the
actual occurrence.
We had been out for one of our even
ing rambles, Holmes and l. and had re-
turned about six o'clock on a cold.
frosty, winters evening. As Holmes
turned up the lamp, the light fell upon
a card on the table. He glanced at it.
and then, with an ejaculation of dis
gust, threw it or the floor. l picked it
up n read:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-17
THE REVISED INDIAN.

From the Muskogee q. To Muck Rakt
"Whoop.a.ia!" yelled Hfawatha,
AS he swung his old sombrero
81 am getting next to something,
And am quite a politician.
Years ago Longfellow found me;
I was but child of nature
In those days Of dreamy romance.
First | let tn white man skin me;
Then tried to knock his block off
All of which proved vain and futile,
Causing me all kinds of trouble.
! was but stupid scholar,
And | learned my lesson slowly;
But at last your Hiawatha
Turns jack from off the bottom.
| have just come from meeting
Where lot Of hot air merchants
Pedded bull con with vengeance;
Told me all about my ballot,
And the way | ought to use 1t
In defense of home and tlreside.
Then told them in minute
What wanted in the mix-up.
They could have the legislature
If they let me work the lobby"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-17
Loses Access to ArnoId's Grave.

Loses Access to ArnoId's Grave.
Newport Special New York Herald.
The State of Rhode Island lost to-
day its famous case against John H.
D. Johnston, whom It charged with
having adverse possession OF a right
of way to the grave Of Benedict Arm
old, colonial governor.
It's suit behind which were the Sons
of the Revolution, was one of the
most novel and interesting ever tried
in the State. Deeds that had fallen
apart through age and had been re.
stored were brought in, and the old.
est citizens who could be- found were
placed OH the stand to substantiate
certain claims made.
In the will Of Benedict Arnold,mad >
in IT'S. which was produced In court,
he solemnly prohibited the sale of his
hurying ground and the access to 1t.
1t was asserted In the trial that the
'burying ground was condemned with
the land OF Thomas Bannister, which
the general assembly took from him
in 1884 because he was Tory This,
It was declared, gave the State the
title to the right of way upon which
it based the proceedings
Judge SweetIand directed a verdict
in favor of Mr.. Johnston. ruling that
the condemnation proceedings coull
not have included the burying ground
and the right of way in view of Bene'
dict ArnolGs solemn Injunction
against selling it and the fact that
public policy must have been In those
days, as in these, against confiscat-
ing burial grounds
Judge SweetIand held that the bury,
ing ground and right Of way can only
be recovered through the action OF
Arnold's descendants. whoever and
wherever they may be,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-17
Popularity of ostrich Feathers.

From the London Express.
Ostrich feathers will be the most
popular form Of hat decoration this
winter.
"There is no more becoming trim
ming than a fine ostrich feather said
a Bond street milliner yesterday. at
is equally at home on a large picture
hat, smart French model, or a tiny
fur toque.
Some ladies grumble because a
feather soon goes out of curl, but if
shaken for a couple of minutes before
a fire 1t curls again as well as on the
day 1t was new.
"a good plan when wearing a long
plume on fur toque is to fasten the
feather In with jeweled buckle 1t
can then be removed II the weather
be very wet, and a bunch of quilts
substituted.
"Ombre feathers are the most artis
tic. Mole shading to blue, brown
through all the tints OF fame, orange
to palest lemon, and old rose to pale
pink and cream are the favorlte
shades
"a pretty fashion has made Its ap
rearance owing to Queen Alexandra's
plea for the birds of paradise. 1t Is
an imitation of ostrich and quill feath
ers in chiffon.
"Flower petal feathers will a!s0 Nc
seen this year, these charming decor
atoms being composed of rose. violet,
or pansy petals, arranged to droop
lightly over tire hair.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-17

Tod Id tlie HIS powerful
ihelodFama of Western llfe, viii IL
the attraction al the Grand Opera
Honses Wednesday; October 18th.
The overworked expression Three
hours Of thrills and laughter" applies
to this new play. truthfulIy but It fails
to do Justice fo the true merit of the
production in thatslt gives no idea d
the clever originality Of the plot o.
the skill of the dramatist, Mr.. G. E
Sim, in It's development.
In the prologue Of the play, the trials
Of a party of emigrants beset by hos
tile indians are shown in graphic
manner, during the fight which takes
place there. Red Wolf, the chief Of
a friendly tribe who Is with the par
ty, is MORALLY wounded and James
Howard and his wife adopt the infant
daughter of the chief, taking her to
their home in Arkansas where they
rear her as their own child with their
own daughter, Texas Howard. Just
before Red Wolfe dies he turns over a
sack of gold to Howard to keep in
trust for Pamnena, the Indian girl
Towards partner insists on an imme'
diate division of the fortune which
Howard refuses and following a quar-.
rel in which Jim Dexter attempts to
kill Howard. his partner, he is sen
fenced to prison. Little Fox, the In
dian boy who has been friend to the
Towards returns with them and with
Towards daughter and Pamnena he
has the best Of educational advantages,
In the next scene, eighteen years later
Jim Dexter has escaped from prison
and returned to the Arkansas farm adj
joining Towards, bent on killing his
former partner in revenge for his long
Imprisonment. His plot for revenge
includes the kidnapping Of Pamnena
but Texas Howard is taken by mis-
take. She is recovered however, main
ly through the efforts of Little Fox,
and justice is melted out to the con
spirators.
Although interesting and extremely
thrilling at all times, the play is not
one of the kind that depends on cheap
sensatlonalism for its effect and in its
strong climaxes there are no absurd
situations that in real life would be
impossible. Clean and refreshing
comedy is prominent feature in the
play and generous number OF good
speclaltles are introduced with eff
feet.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-17
'GONPERS GOING 10
CANLNO.Yl!S!!l ]! ]. !!
HIS THREAT TO DEFEAT THE
POPULAR SPEAKER GIVES
LATTER NO CONCERN.

WASHINGTON, OCT. ~ Samuel
Gompsrs, the president Of the Amerl.
can Federation of Labor, has started
on his second stamping tour and will
continue in the campaign until cleo
ton day. His objective point is the
Danvilie district in Illinois. where he
will fight against the reelection of
Speaker Cannon. Mr.. Gompers, Nhow.
ever, will make number Of speeches
before he reaches Illinois, going to
Connecticut, New Jersey, and Penn
sylvanta. He will not, however, 50
into Maryland, for evidently he be.
lieves his fight against Represents
live Mudd to be in vain, for he will
go around Maryland, speaking I'll
Scranton and Williamsport, Pa, the
last part Of this week. and then go
direct to Speaker Cannons district.
So confident is Mr.. Gompers of de-
feating Speaker Cannon and electins
the labor candIdatei Taylor, that he
intends to remain In Illinois until No
vember, He has made every attempt
to induce John Mitchell to join him In
the stumping tour in Speaker Can
mons district, but up to this time Mr..
Mitchell has refused. Mr.. Gompers
believes, however, that ii he can in
duce the Democrats to support Tay-
lor then. Mitchell will, have to show
his hand and come into the campaign.
Mr.. Gompers' determination to speak
in Mr. Cannon's district has not wor-
ried that worthy Republican, nor has
It caused him to curtail his stamping
tour in the east. Speaker Cannon is
so confident Of his reelection that he
will not make any speeches in his
district until the very end of the cam
paign. 1t has always been the Speak
er's habit to close the campaign In
his district, and addresses a grand raj
ly at panville the night before the
election, and he will follow this pro-
gramme this year.
Before leaving Washington Mr.
Gompers announced that he expected
TO go to New York before the cleo
ton and make some speeches for
Hearst. Mr.. Gompers does not in
tend, however. to speak in New York
City, but his programme is to talk in
several places in the northern part Of
the State, where he hopes to hold the
labor vote for Hearst.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-17
SLAVERY IN THE SOUTH.
Department Of Justice investigating
Miss sterIina's Charges.

Miss sterIing's Charges.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE De-
partment of Justice has decided to in,
yestigate thoroughly the charges OF
the existence of slavery in several
Southern States.
Assistant Attorney General Russell
will leave Thursday for Alabama, and
then go on to Florida. Miss EMMA
Sterling, of Tampa. secretary of the
Humane Society Of Florida, who came
here in person to secure the govern
r,ent's assistance in eradicating the
evil which she says exists in an agra
waited form, went over the case very
carefully with Mr.. Russell.
Assistant Attorney General Russell
will go to Florida and other points In
the South to look after the various
prosecutions and other matters con
nected with compulsory labor.
In mailing this announcement At
torney General Moody said be select
cd Mr. Russell "becaGse he is a
southemer, Democrat and familiar
with the conditions existing in the
South"