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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-28
Show Which Closed Yesterday One Of the
Best in History Of the Association
RAIN SPOILED CHANCE TO SMASH ATTENDANCE RECORD
Wednesday Was the Banner Day and Saw Crowd of8Over
$4,000 People on the Grounds-New Track Record
Established Yesterday by Trotter Advancer-
Full Description and Premium List.

The 2ls Valley thing the past It
migvng those who not in IA
Had weather yesterday morning
favorable there likelihood that record for total attendance
established ri that the show one OF
given but that is the truth about the matter
However have no quam of con
positively that the fair which closed yesterday was the eqa
What is in the way OF prae
fair watched with interest account of the
not
yesterday morning on the second day
woay receipts higher than kite un
great nulh although
home Treasurer r. Adams places
the total attendance follows: Tuesday OoO Wed
Thursday 5000 This smaller number than attended "
air Iay bu sign of rain in l9oo
could be done by the management Tuesday was
Of the horse exhibits not on the
grounds hardly ay the hghve artists did not get
not
settled however and there was plenty to see
excellent but the small crowd on the grand
the conditions We'd
line of could be seen pouring
crowd augmented by the ARRIVAL OF ~
morning beyond all bounds Between and 10 o'clock
literally alive with people on their way h
the gandsnd had been sold ana
when the gong the first the stand one
of this the filled
space and warmed far into the center of the ring
IT certainly ad Spectacle the fair officials smiles that did not
off funtil a tie Wednesday evening
peop who were out at glance above
weather That their fears us
yesterday morning opened with low hanging clouds and
if the weather would settle down for
the morning from the north
brought that would have made Baleboro their
the outlook stead
until nearly that
that too late to increase the attend
the most perfect OF the
the track and there hardly breath
portuny record lowered to 2ll by the great Or Ad
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-28

was third without any trouble, but Las
sic had difficulty in keeping near
enough the others to take fourth money.
Major B. O. showed his ability by
carrying off the 2.l5 stake trot in
straight heats, finishing the last mile in
a jog in 214A The Canadian gelding
did the first quarter of this heat in 32A ],
the half in l.041a and the three-quar-
tiers in l.37l3. Had he been extended
he could have completed the distance
in less than oil The second heat of
this race saw the second spill of the
afternoon, which took place in exactly
the same spot as the first. Billy Hurd
and Billy W. were pacing side by side
when the latter caught one foot in the
former sulky wheel, the accident
throwing both animals in a heap and
precipitating the drivers to the dust.
Corona, coming just behind the pair,
had difficulty in avoiding the wreckage
but managed to do so by narrow mar
gin. Fred Pickle, driver of Billy Hurd,
was not hurt, but Thomas Marsh, driver
of Billy W., found some hours after
the spill that he had sustained bro
ken rib and a dislocated shoulder. In
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-28

the first half in LOAF, exactly the same
time in which Major B. 0. made half
Tuesday.
As race the free-for-all was not
bowling success. There were only two
starters besides Advancer-Jennie W.,
2. 10A and Elizabeth S., 2.09h. The
latter acted so badly in scoring that
seven trials were needed in each Of the
three heats. and in the last two. the
mare got the word rods behind the
other two. There was fine finish in
the first heat when Advancer passed
Jennie W., at the head of the stretch,
but during the remainder of the race
the Brandon gelding was never headed
Eight horses took the word in the
2.29 pace-225 trot, which was won by
Blue Ribbon in straight heats. Russell
Grattan made game try for the initial
position in the first, coming down the
stretch on the outside and finishing but
few inches behind the winner. Phoso
Patchen, a Bellows Falls. horse, cap
tured second money in this race.
There were some corking finishes in
the 2.35 stake trot, five heats being
necessary to settle the dispute. Del
Cander took the first heat from Glencoe
Boy by a nose with Little Turf and
Hurlbut just behind In the second
there was a spill just as the horses were
starting on the second time around.
Hurlbut, in second position, fell for
some unaccountable reason, throwing
driver Drury and smashing the sulky.
Frank Gould was so close behind that
one wheel of his sulky passed over the
PROSTATE horse, and driver Mac Shayne
was also unseated. Frank Gould seemed
little frightened by the mix-up and
paced on until he was caught near barn
b. Luckily no one was hurt. Little
Turf won the heat with Del Cander
Boy and Frank Gould
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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-28

Although marred by two bad spills;
which seemed unnecessary considering
the small fields, the racing of Tuesday
was interesting and furnished a good
afternoon IS sport to the comparatively
small crowd that watched the track
events. In the first heat of the 2.34
pace-2.30 trot Russell Grattan, round
ing the turn into the home stretch,
suddenly fell as if stricken with apo
plexy. his driver, c. III. Lee, being
thrown to the ground several feet
ahead. Col. L., coming fast behind the
Grattan gelding, could not be turned IN
time and was also thrown to the
ground. Both sulkies were smashed
but horses and drivers escaped injury,
although the owner and driver of Grat-
tan was dazed for considerable length
of time and did not recover in season
to enter a protest when his horse was
placed behind the distance flag Col.
l.. was allowed to continue in the race
on the ruling that he was prevented
from finishing by an unavoidable accl-
dent. Dick Brine, Bellows Falls
horse, won the first two heats Of this
race, but in the third he broke on the
stretch and finished second to Marion
Boy. The Wetherbee horse seemed all
in after this and the next three heats
went to Rock Candy.
The 2.23 pace-2.19 trot went to Baron
Patch after Dorena had taken the first
heat so easily that the talent picked
her as an easy winner Redburn II.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-28
TRACK RECORD IS BROKEN
ADvANCER MADE MILE YESTER-
DAY IN 2.11 Ia.
Nine Events Run OFF Successfully Dur
ing the Three Days-Four Spills Oc-
Cured, One of Them Injuring Driv-
er Marsh-Starter Pixies Good Work.

Every one who witnessed this year $
racing will have to admit that it was as
good as any ever seen at the valley
fair. The horses were better lot than
usual, the majority of the finishes were
close and the time was exceptionally
fast. The new mark of 2.11h, by
which Advancer yesterday won the
special of 800 offered for lowering
the track record, will probably stand
for many years as the best work ever
done here by a trotter in a race. Un-
fortunately the program was marred by
four accidents, two of which occurred
Tuesday, one Wednesday and one yes
terday. In the second of Tuesday 8
upsets Driver Marsh was injured but
not so seriously as to do him any per-
manent harm.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-28

TINS case DOtn nOfhth were uiloWtu W
start in the third heat under the huling
of unavoidable accident. The sum
marv:-
2;ai pace.2 80 trot; purse 5000,
Rock Candy, blk. g., @. Il.
Gary. Boston ..t..,,,. 2 . l /
Dick Brine, b. e., ]. II.
Wetherbee Bellows Falls. ! 2
Marion Boy. blk. e., r. @.
Marion, Keene, n. L.. 4
Col. L.. b. g., John Leamy,
Gardner Mass. ,...,,.,. dis
Russell Grattan, ch. g., @. II.
Lee, Lyndonyile ..,,,.. dis
Time-2::29Is 2;2sh, 2;2iA, 2;28h,
2'2sh, $3.50.
2:23 paee-2:ie ,rot.
Baron Patch. b. g., Fitzgerald
Boston .s.s..,sf..........
Dorena, b. m, l.. 4. Fletcher
Clinton Mass. .....,...,,..,. 2
Redburn H., eh. g., J. W. Burton
White River Junction ...... 3
Lassie, b. M. NJ. +. Bailey, Bel
lows Falls Observation-Disclosures "A 4
Time-2;2lM, e;leh, 2:2oh, 2:22
2:l5 stake trot.
Major b. o., b. g., Max Clement,
Quebec, 7. q. ....,............. 1
Billy W., b. e., George f. Whitney,
Burlington ..................,.
Corona, ch m, J. +. Marston. Pitts
field, \. ii. ......-.............
Billy Hurd, blk. g, Newport stock
farm .............,...s .........
Time-2;i5, ;22, 2:i4h.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-28
WPOPULAR SONG

...;ahor phiIa.. has Just publlsneuI. I. 4
NJ. D. a swisner' entitled HJust Dear Little I4
very pretty song p;ger snrisii Music by Chas. II.
pf 6eiseS t Has waltz rGfr'n + bound i fs e
nopular Postpaid zoc 3942c
iington Vt,
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-28

There was "no kick coming on the
track events of Wednesday. The i'm
mense crowd on the grandstand and
around the sides of the track had a
chance to see some grand finishes, and
the time as a whole was very fast. In
the first heat of the initial event
o Flanagan came within a quarter-sec-
ond of the track record and did not
seem to be over-exerting himself at
that. In the second heat of the 2.22-
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-28
NOTICE.

To the Taxpsye5s Of the %oass To~h IN Marlboro
shall be az 'he october sth, 1906, from
re rece,ct sclac,s a m" m. until o'clock p. M
40 CLARENCE s. RIDER, Collector.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-28

The feature of yesterdays track
events was the destruction of the track
race record of 2.l3 by the great trot-
ting gelding Advaneer, 2.llA in the
first heat of the free-for-all Stepping
faultlessly the wiry, long-limbed bay
eircled the ring twice in .2,llH, doing
the quarter in 32h, the half in 1.O5A,
and the three.quarters, l.37%. The
previous record was established in 1903
by Frank, Schenectady horse, in the
first heat of the 2.ll class. Advancer
not only won the first heat of the free
for.all in 2.11h, but in the second he
did the mile in 2.l2A, and the third
in 2.13%. In the last he came under
the wire in jog after having trotted
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-28

2.1s class the horses had considerable
difficulty in getting away, and on the
third score there was spectacular spiil
directly in front of the wife. Clara d.,
going extremely fast, collided with the
sulky of Pearle Wilkes and was thrown
to the ground. her driver being dragged
some distance. Fortunately he escaped
injury and pluckily started his horse in
the heat as soon as he could get new
rig,
Young Chimes won the 2.l7-2.14 class
after o Flanagan had taken the first
heat. The second heat came to the
Providence gelding easily on account
of o Flanagan s break in the stretch,
and in the third the winner logged un-
der the wire some distance ahead OF
the field. The fourth was another easy
win for Chimes although he was forced
to extend himself on the stretch.
There were nine starters In the 2.22-
2.1s event, which went in straight
heats to Canterbury Girl. Blue Ribbon
was second in the first two heats but IN
the third went into the air and could
Alo no better than seventh place. sun
light made a grand spurt in this heat
and came within a few feet of winning.
The time was very good, and Starter
Pike handled the field splendidly.
After Tommy Tompkins had Won the
first heat of the 2.25 stake trot from
Baron Onward by nose it was pre-
dicted that the event would be split
affair. The Montreal horse, however,
seemed to be all in in the next two,
and was beaten out by Maud s., in
both. The summary
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-28

1.osT-Bank- book No. 1997o, issued by
Rrattieboro Savings bank to ]. W. Austin.
Finder will please return to Brattleboro Say
ings bank. ot-o9o
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-28
MEAT EATERS, ATTENTION.

pernning Monday morning ! shall M Iin run daie ohe
rnad making calls daily throughout ut, ne ne VT If
roaa a. Bratteboro and carrying full ine oi
sTst fnst class meat and provisions
~ G. ]. sCHoRLING, JR.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-28

H. E, BOND & CO., Funeral Directors
and Furnishers Telephone, residence,
1875; office, 264, open day and night.
II Main St., Brattleboro, Vt.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-28

this ease both horses were allowed to
start In the third heat under the huling
of unavoidable accident. The sum
mary:-
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-28

Continued on 4th page.)
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-28

RARRoWS g. CO., Wholesale and Retail
Dealers in Goals of all kinds. Office, No.
az Main Street. Brattleboro.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-28

FRANK MORSE, Professional housecleaner'
55 Elliot Street.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-28

Parties from out of town should
n ar wire their orders to GEO. E..
I'm Manager. Phone number, 1922.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-03

NfSFN ds ApHAo" NtFabNets
Should the KIM grant permission for the resto-
ration OF the ruined chapel that stands beside Holy
rood Pslsce-praotieaIiy ali that remains Of thu
splendors OF the ancient Abbey-Rdinburgh viii
have another show place of no small interest.
There is q legend that explains how Hollywood
came by Its name. IL tells OF the rescue OF David I.
Of Scotland from a stag by the miraculous interven-
ton Of q black rood. or cross, The King therefore
dedicated the abbey, which he founded, to the
Black Rood Of Scotland. Q casket shaped cross OF
gold which had been brought to Scotland q cen
tury earlier. containing what was supposed TO be q
portion OF the true cross set In an ebony figure Of
the Saviour.
The Black Rood went through many adventures.
II was preserved In Edinburgh Castle along with
the royal rekalls, but was seized by Edward I.
and carried into England for the purpose OF making
more sacred the oaths OF allegiance which he ex-
acted from the Scottish mobiles. The mobiles, how
ever, appear 70 have regarded their osths with less
scrupio than King Edward expected. The last We
hear Of the Black Rood comes from the shrine Of
st. cuthbert, In Durham Cathedral. at the time Of
the Since that shrine destroying
era all is silent as TO the history Of the Black Rood.
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PetticOat Victory.

From ne Philadelphia Record.
Woman's influence scored q victory over polit-
zeal pull In the nght for the postmAstership of
Narberth to day, when II was announced that
John A. Caldwell. deputy In the once OF the treas
urer OF Montgomery county. had withdrawn from
the fight for the position in the face OF the strong
opposition OF almost the entire female population
Of the town against his candidacy.
The battle was started three days ago. when the
resignation Of Miss Elizabeth Ketcham. the present
pOstmistress. was announced. Caldwell at once
announced himself as q candidate for the once,
and he was opposed by the women Of the town.
who advocated the appointment OF T.. &. HAwIey
for the place. The women said Hawley would give
more time TO the once than his rival and they
began an active campaign for their candidate.
Husbands, brothers and sweethearts were an
preached and In some cases practically ordered
TO sign the Hawley petition. Afternoon teas and
sewing circles lost their interest In the heat Of the
battle, and although only four days old the Hawley
petition has more than 400 slgners, or almost three
fOuFths OF the voters OF the own.
The women then signed the petition. with the
result that HAwlcy led his rival BY an o> erwhelm
ing majority. for the other petition had scarcely
100 signatures.
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of the Treasury. The ttiIer two con-
cessions which German exporters want
could not be made without the assent OF
Congress. For example, the Germans
object to the law requiring an ad valorem
duty to be calculated on the export value
Of goods, instead Of on the home market
value. Asamatter of fact, most German
products are sold in Germany for home
consumption at a considerably higher
price than is demanded for the same
goods when they are intended for export.
Obviously, then, IL the ad valorem duty
payable in the United States were cal
culated on the export value Of the goods
there would be a material reduction in
favor Of the German exporter. Another
thing which the Germans would like
changed is u present method OF
penalizing undervaluations. We levy a
penalty of 1 per cent. for every 1 per
cent. of undervaluation. Such a penalty
the Germans regard as excessive, and
they maintain that a there Is room for
honest differences of opinion as to the
value Of goods, no differentiation should
he penalized unless it exceeds 10. per
cent.
We repeat that the two concessions last
named would have to be authorized by
legislation, but to this the stand patters'
would probably submit rather than face
the alternative of a Widespread popular
demand in this country for a reciprocity
treaty. They may acquiesce with an i'll
grace, however, for they know that any
concession made to Germany with re-
gard to penalization for differentiation,
or with regard to the calculation Of ad
valorem duties on export values rather
than home market values, would have
TO be made also to all other countries
whose commercial treaties with the
United States contain q most favored
nation" clause.
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A Hone Deferred.

When the denatured alcohol bill was
before the country last winter its advo-
Gates asserted that with the advent Of
free alcohol the industries Of the country
would strike a new and more rapid gait,
a brighter day dawn for the farmer, and
the strange hold" Of the Standard OIL
Company be loosened. 1t was said that
alcohol could and would be made from
almost every product Of the farm, with
the possible exception Of ragweed and
fence rails.
According to the official statement
Of DR.. HARVEY W. WILEY, Chief Of the
Bureau Of Chemistry, disappointment
is in store for many, and in particu-
lar for the farmers. He says that the
benefits of the new industry will come
mot suddenly, but slowly, as agricul-
tural products become more abundant,
technical methods Of manufacture are
improved, and the methods of utilizing
the industrial alcohol are better under
stood" This doubtless presents the
case as it really stands. Only the first
step has been taken. Chemists and in
ventors are busy devlslng methods OF
economical production and mechanical
appliances for the effective use of the
material.
Germany has had taK-free alcohol for
a number of years, yet her consumption
Of partly and fully denatured spirits for
the year 1905 wa only about 81 .OOO,O 900
gallons. France, with a similar system,
pays to producers a bounty Of about six
cents per gallon, while French con-
sumption amounts to only some 1000, 600
to 100000 gallons a year. England, in
order TO stimulate the use of the material,
has reduced the necessary percentage
of denaturant from 10 per cent. to S per
cent.
Nevertheless, the denatured alcohol
bill opens the door to vast opportunities.
and in due time full advantage of them
will be taken.
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enoe to the numerous decisions to that
effect wal unnecessary.
This Massachusetts, W was cited
with approval by the Supreme Court Of
the United States in the oase Of HOLDEN
va. HARDY, decided in 1897, which was q
litigation involving the oonstitutionality
Of an act Of the Utah Legislature regu-
lating the hours of employment in mines,
smelters and ore reduction works. The
opinion Of the Court vas written by Mr..
Justice Brown, who said in the course
Of his discussion:
In other States laws have been ensetedfimiting
the hours during which women and children shall
be employed In factories; and while their constitu-
~tionaaty. &C least 40 applied 90 women. has been
doubted In some Of the States they haze generally
been ppAad."
While expressing m indisposition to
criticise the authorities which held that
State statutes restricting the hours Of
labor are unconstitutional, Mr.. Justice
BROWN added:
-It 10 ~suftcicnt TO say Of them that they have
no application to cases where the Legislature had
sdjudged that q limitation In necessary for the
preservation of the health of employees, and
there are reasonable grounds for believing that
such determination is supported by the facts. Tho
question In each case is whether the Legislature
has adopted the statute in exercise of q reasonable
discrstion, or whether It's action DO Q mere excuse
for 4 unjust discrimination. or the oppression or
sporstion Of 9 particular class"
In view Of the decisions to which we
have referred it would have been an
extraordinary departure indeed for a
tribunal Of limited jurisdiction like the
Court OF Special Sessions to adjudge that
the Legislature Of this State possessed no
constitutional power to limit the hours
Of employment Of women and children
in manufacturing establishments.
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Hearst's Judges.
-
John W. COT.
Samuel Soabury.
John Ford.
Charles W. Dayton.
Opinions Of a Qualified Expert.

Assemblyman THOMAS Rock speaks
by the card when he discusses WILLIAM
RANDOLPH HEARST. He is possessed
Of information which he obtained from
the inside. He has watched the devel-
opment and operation of the Hearst po-
litical machine from behind the scenes.
His experiences have convinced him that
Mr.. HEARST and his managers may be
described fairly in such words as these:
Nj. HEARST is . the worst hypocrite from hero
1914 East Seventeen street, to California"
Mr.. HEARsT's political managers are - crowd
Of hypocrtes."
Mr.. HEARST would sacrifice the entire nation
n It were in his power, II by doing so he could get
one step nearer the Presidency"
Mr.. HEARrr lis a hypocrite because he talks
about stolen ballots and accepts the log del gates
turned over to him At Buffalo By MURPHY and
GRADY when the r~ghtfully elected delegates had
been unseated.'"
Mr.. HRARsr breaches that tho league doc
trine is independence for oil and special privileges
for none--and then takes all the special privileges
for himself"
These characterizations and descrip-
tions of Mr.. HEARST do not come from
an enemy of labor" or an employee
OF the 'Plunderbund.' They are from
a man who, in his own words, was known
for his efforts in the cause of labor years
before Mr.. HEARST ever came to New
York." and TO whom credit is given for
the passage of the eight hour law
now on the statute books Of the State.
They are from a man who has been
praised frequently by Mr.. HEARsT's
newspapers for his devotion to labor
and whose opportunities for study of
Mr.. HBARsT's characteristics and activi-
ties have been excellent.
1t must be gratifying to Mr.. CHARLES
+. HUGHES to have his estimate of Mr..
WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARsT's motives
and methods completely affirmed by n
highly qualified to give an expert and
fully informed opinion on the subject.