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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-16
Democrats, Be Patient.

Our interested but not partisan advice
to Vermont democrats is to keep up good
courage and be patient, They threw away
the only chance they ever had TO over
throw Vermont republicanism, but some
time in the lar distant future there may
be another democratic administration III
Washington and consequent redistrbu-
ton OI the federal lOaves and fishes. We
noted with special grathcatiOn that able
aad progressive democrats were treated
as equals 10y republicans in the legisia'
turc last session. and there is a growing
disposition to ignore party lines where
democrats act as though they thought
their first duty in public affairs was to be
citizens rather than party men.
The Vermont democrats should put up
the best man they can lind for the gov
euorship as well as Tor each OF the other
state offices. There are still holes IN the
republican skinner, and the democracy
can do genuine service TO the people by
keeping republicans alert and constantly
watchiul lest they be caught mapping by
their democratic brethren. And II after
the recent disastrous experience Is forgot
ten other false prophets should strive to
lead the Vermont democracy after strange
political gods, it is to be hoped that the
party's hindsight may be far'reachlng
enough to be made seryiceable IN helping
to penetrate its future, and make PLAIN
the parting OF the ways.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-16
No Flinching Where Duty Calls,

Mrs. Jennie h. Powers of keene, n,
H.. is evidently appropriately named and
holds an appropriate position. rs the
agent OF the Humane society IN that place
ana surrounding territory she has become
terror TO evil doors ON account OF the
iearlessness with which she does her work.
When she raises her hand freight trains
are sidetacked, and when she mods cat
tie are unloaded and given proper treat
ment. Ii it is necessary TO dispatch sick
or tramplcd animals there is the crack
of revolver in the womans hand and II
is all over. There is no squeamishness nor
ilinching where duty calls. II is a work
that not many women would voluntarily
choose, requiring contact with conditions
not particularly attractive TO the average
woman, but Mrs. Powers seems TO have
peculiar adaptation to the situation, and
her tact hrmness, and good judgment at
all times commands respect. The work
which this woman is doing in behalf OF
dumb animals, is, unfortunately for mans
cupdity. a necessary work, and all praise
should be given To her for doing It, so
that it needs not 10 be done over again.
Some day the teachings OF common hui
manity will render her task unnecessary.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-16

81 would wipe liquor completely
off the face of the earth if could, "
said a prominent army officer the 9th
er day, "but / believe that when the
w. C. 7. U. brought about the aboli-
ton of the canteen it pretty nearly
wiped out all the great good it had
done for years against the liquor
evil" This is in substance the opin-
ion of practically every officer in the
United States army and yet congress
preferred to listen to a band of de-
luded women. Something should be
done at the next session to rectify
this mistake.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-16
Railroads
BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD
In effect June "a, 1907
Trains Leave Brat!eboro:

Montreal and Quebec. via C. v and G. I b.
fC237-fll.l0 a. m. &C $50 p. m. +lSEt
Montreal & Quebec. via Newpor, and RH.
ff2.37 -ili.l0 a. m. til0.lS p. IT.
Quebec, via Sherbrooke and g. 7 Ry.,- lillian
ttl0.ls p. m.
Quebec. via Que. Cent. Ry. -f'237 a, II, tin
.. m.
Greenfield, Northampton. Holy0ke, SpHsgi9
IS p Il. m. 1907 a. M fl0l5 a. n, T-&f.
a. . p. m. SIS. q p. m.
Bellows Fails. Clarcmont junction, Nia11
White River Junction. s. "a 10. f54L.
THO a. m. '225 p. m. TAI m Tiala
lois .. m.
Wells River. st. Johnsbury, LyondoryiIe-ti
a. m. t5.40 a. m. 1lll0 a. H. t2.9 ~.
HOBS p. m.
sherbrook-fs57 q II. t5,&
fli.l0 a. m. fl0.ls p. m.
Boston-Dl.27 a. m. "A 52s a. m. tBlLA Z
tAll.45 a. m. tBl50 p. m. FB23o p. H. ~
?. m.
.Daily. fDaily except Sunday. tDaily slss
SUNDAY only. A via Green5e1
via Bellows Pals. c Montreal Only DE,
except Sunday and Monday and diseaatl1A
after Sept. SO.
Detailed information and timetables may by
tanned at ticket office.
d. j. FLANDERS. C. NJ BuRL
Pass. Teaf Mgr. Gen. Pass ~
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-16

counsel for the next friends, and n
court stenographer. Mrs. Eddy re,
coived her visitors In her private sit
tingroom, aud by arrangement with
her counsel she answered a series Of
questions asked of her by the three
masters, who took turns In examining
her in various points,
Commander Robert 4. Pearys dash for
the pole has been postponed. Failure to
complete the repairs ON his ship, the
Roosevelt has compelled the explorer to
put of his trip until next year, Through
ia, Peary Arctic club, the explorer re
emily gave out the following statement
over his own signature: Owing 10 the
failure OF the contractors for the Roose,
Velts new boilers TO live up 10 their
agreement, the main expedition of the
Poay Arctic club will be postponed for
year, and the Roosevelt, when the work
Of repairs is completed, will 20 north on
flying trip TO deposit my proposed coal
depot at Etah. Greenland, returning the
lat Of September
The Standard oil company has sacri,
feed the interests of the American con.
sumner Tor the purpose OF securing foreign
business, according to Herbert Knox
smith, commissioner of corporations, in
the second part Of his report dealing with
the petroleum industry. The report deals
with the Standards determinations in
prices" Another charge made by Com.
missioner Smith is that the Standard has
maintained high monopoly prices in non
competitive communities, thus making up
losses in communities where il had TO
meet or cut the prices quoted by indie
pendent concerns, Further. the STANDARD
has practically forced American railroads
To pay eXorbitaut prices for lubricating
oils, iavorng some roads TO the preiu
dice OF others. The pet railroad OF the
the commissioner Ca corporation
Declares is the Pennsylvania The commits
siuner charges the STANDARD Oil company
with deceit and falsehood in its dealings
with the government and with unfair, un.
just and unlawful methods in developing
and extending its business Bogus,
'bribng.' "ialsity," illegal" and Eek.
t0rtionate' are some of the terms used
in the report. Commissioner Smith re-
pcats an assertion he made in a previous
report that combination IN industry may
a. rule reduce costs aud consequently
prices, and therefore benefit the public.
He denies that this is true in the case
Of the Standard
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-16
Take Plenty of Time.
(Randolnh Herald.l

Some impotence is noted because the
special taxation commission has not yet
reported, and probably will not much be-
fore the time limit expires next year. If
this commission does its work as it ought
to, working with due industry, it cannot
well accomplish its task before then. The
subject is vast one, sufficient to en-
gage the undivided attention of able men
for months, even years. A mass of in
formation must be sought out, compiled
and digested, and then conclusions formed
of nature calculated to give relief, yet
not so radical as to insure their instant
rejection at the hands of law makers. We
trust that the commission viii not feel
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-16

Clayton MERCER, Fred Perrot and Teles.
married, with families, were drowned sun
day evening. at 7.3O by the overturning
of sailboat about a half mile from Nc,
Brides Point on Lake Champlain. The
three men together with Fred MERCER. a
son of Clayton, and George Perrot. had
gone to Pittsburgh Sunday forenoon and
were returning home In an attempt to
take down the sail the boat capsized and
all five were precipitated in the water
Two, young MERCER and George Perrot,
chung to the boat and weren rescued by
John Mcbride, who fortunately saw sig.
mails of distress of the two clinging men
from the shore and hurried out in a small
beat.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-16

The towns of Vernon, Hinsdale and
Mortified are to be congratulated
upon getting ready to take advantage
of the opportunities offered by the
dam by forming boards of trade.
These organizations will be of great
assistance not only in securing new
industries but in keeping the towns
awake to their needs in other respects.
By working in cooperation with the
Brattleboro board of trade they can
help bring about an industrial awak
ening that will be of untold benefit to
this section. One question which the
Vernon board of trade particularly
might agitate for a starter is that of
better highway between that town
and this
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-16
A Former Brattleboro Woman.

The Keene On. H. woman who is the
agent for the Humane society at that
place and surrounding territory, is doing
a good work fearlessly and well. Mrs.
Jennie B. Powers is her name. 1t is
hardly a womans work to go around in
the various disagreeable places an officer
of this society has necessarily to go and
dispatch animals which are in misery
and an incurable state. But she appar-
emily does not finch from the work. The
cause Of humanity would be greatly en-
HANGED if there were other agents like
Mrs. Powers.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-16

Rosecrans w. Pillsbury has announc.
ed himself candidate for the next
republican gubernatorial nomination
in New Hampshire. In an announce.
ment made last week he says he be-
lieves the recommendations in the
state platform of 1906 should be put
into effective operation. Mr. Pills
bury tried for the gubernatorial nom
ination in last year s state convention
and by throwing his strength to Gov.
ernor Floyd, the machine candidate,
prevented the nomination of Winston
Churchill, the choice of the reform
element In light of the fact that
most of the recommendations in the
state platform were forced there by
Mr.. Churchill's supporters and that
Governor Floyd was none too active in
seeing them carried out there is some
doubt as to how the reform element
of New Hampshire S republican par
ty will look upon Mr.. Pillsbury's can
didacy.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-16
BRATTLEBoRo NEEDS

A public playground where the spir-
it of initiative can be nurtured and
the enjoyment of outdoor life encour-
aged;
A restroom for the convenience of
women shoppers from the suburban
districts and the benefit Of local mer-
chants who depend upon these shop
pers' trade;
A reorganization of its highway de-
partment for the purpose of bringing
about a radical Improvement in the
condition of the streets about town
and more careful supervision of them
after they are improved;
A deeper sense of civic pride in the
appearance of various portions of the
town and a consequent elimination Of
all eye-sores to the community.
Better train service especially an
earlier morning train north and lat
er train south in the afternoon, also
an enlarged freight yard with better
facilities for prompt handling of
traffic;
More tenements to accommodate the
steady increase in the towns popula-
ton and facilitate the opportunity for
further growth that is bound to come;
Wider publicity for the exceptional
advantages which will soon be avail
able to all industries locating in this
section, and greater exploitation Of
the inducements which the town is
prepared to offer substantial and self.
sustaining concerns;
More cooperation in booming the
"bigger, better, buster Brattleboro"
idea; less strife over petty affairs
whose relation to the general welfare
of the community is comparatively
small; more disinterested endeavor to
improve conditions wherever they
can be improved; less selfishness, lit
tie more tolerance of the shortcom-
ings in our neighbors, and stronger
determination to make this a model
New England town in the truest sense.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-16
Living Elk Governors,
Huntington Banner.l

When il comes 10 footing their own
horn Nemonters must take of their hats
TO the wild and woody west, Here is a
man out in Missouri who is Dragging be-
cause the commonwealth Of mules has live
living ex.goyenors. The Missouri man
no sooner got his boast in the newspapers
than he was called" by Kansan who
insisted that the record for ex.chief execu'
tyes belonged TO the state Of grasshoppers,
which has a list OF nine. Vermont, 40
small in territory that Il would be lost
in half dozen counties IN either one
Of the western states, has IL living cS'
governors, as many as both, and only oc-
casionally has anything TO say on the sub
iect. We are too modest,
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-16

Boston's Old Home week has been
pretty thoroughly "lomonized. T" Its
critics assert that instead of bringing
together former residents from all
parts Of the country IL simply attract
ed a cheap crowd Of sightseers from
the immediate vicinity Of the city,
that business during the festivities
fell of to an alarming extent and
that even the politicians whose popu'
larity il was expected to enhance
failed to derive benefit, A writer in
the Boston Transcript sums up the
situation in the following succinct
paragraph:
Our Old Home week was, so far as
money gain to the city goes, not
success, even with the steam railroads.
| do not care to 90 into its political
aspects and what the week may or
may not mean in high quarters. But
the idle had a good time; the crowd
amused itself, even II it was purely
local one; and there were no serious
or accidents in the carry
ing out of the essentially silly scheme.
It is quite assured that we shall not
do it again. And if we like to consid'
or ourselves martyrs to cause we
can do so; we have proved that a big
city cannot with impunity (amusing
as it may be- play the fool success
fully for n whole week
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-16

A speaker at Mortified last week
made the statement that the Darwin,
ian theory is practically dead. He
must have forgotten the nonsense that
goes on at Newport during "the sea.
son" or else believes that monkeys
possess considerable intelligence.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-16
State Should Build Highways.
(St. Adams Messenger.)

V3V' -AIUdHs AIESstLgtT.J
The Messenger firmly believes that Yer
mont's highway problem never will be
satisfactorily solved until the state begins
to make, modern highways itself by its
workmen paid out of its own treasury.
To farm out this great state proposition
to 246 different local authorities is to VIC
late an elementary principle in business
economy.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-16
Ten Years in Bed.

For ten years 1 was confined to m,
bed with disease of my Kidneys" write
K. A. Gray, j. P. of Oallville, Ind. 81
was so severe that l could not move par
of the time. l consulted the very bes
medical skill available, but could get NJ
relief until Foley's Kidney Cure wa,
recommended to me. 1t has been God
send to me-" Sold by All Druggists.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-16

immigration statistics just made public
in Honolulu show the influx of japanese
into this country by way of Hawaii. In
the year 1906, 1887 Japanese arrived in
Honolulu from Japan, which was three
fold the immigration of the previous year.
The number of Japanese leaving Hawaii
Tor the Pacific coast in 1906 was l2,ls7.-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-16
Hurrah for Putney.


The small town of Putney has already
expended $4,000 for good roads, and at
special town meeting held one day last
week another $500 was voted. Putney GER
tainly has a bunch of very sensible tax
payers. The example is a good one for
other towns to follow
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-16

The sixth account of the trustees Of
the Thompson fund covering a period
ending May 16, 1906, was filed consid.
erably over year ago. Ism t it about
time for the next one2
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-16

mpelled by public opinion TO render a
hasty, and possibly faulty, report, Take
time enough TO do the job well, for re.
suits are anticipated this time, and dis
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-16
New Vermont Song.

The Vermont Music company of Rutland
mas published a song entitled, Take Me
Back to Old Vermont, words and music
by Jones and Stafford, both Vermonters.
IL is a good song and will make a hit
with Vermonters everywhere.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-16

One of the New York fresh-air waits
at Rutland fell from grace and was sent
back home Saturday. He ran away from
Gilbert Testers where he was staying and
when caught was found to have stolen
money from a little girl.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-16

~ do not deny that [ cherish the
laudable ambition to succeed Senator
Proctor when he finally sees fit to re-
tire. But the question of his success
sor will be determined by the people,
Just as the question of Senator Nor
rill s successor was determined by
the people when Senator Dillingham;
was elected in 1900. L know of no
way of showing my fitness or worth
for that honor except by my record
in congress. So I am devoting my
self exclusively to the task of repre-
senting the people of the first congress
sional district of Vermont in the ma
tional House of Representatives"
Thus speaks Congressman David J.
Foster in an interview refuting the
story that he is building an independ-
ent political machine for the purpose
of furthering his aspirations, and we
do not doubt the truth of these re
marks for an instant. 1t has been
common knowledge that Mr.. Foster
was casting glances toward a seat in
the upper house of congress. 1t is also
a fact that the people of the state
will when the time comes determine
who shall be Senator Proctor s sue
cessor. Whether the representative
of the first district is the man whom
they will choose is entirely another
story, but strict attention to business
is at present the best way for him
to prove his claim.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-16
WEEK IN THE WORLD.
Great Events and Movements Which
Are Making History.

Thousands of telegraph operators
all over the country are idle and the
service badly crippled as the result of
strike which began last Friday at
Los Angeles Cal, and spread east
ward until Monday when it reached
New York and New England. The
strike was originally directed against
the Western Union Telegraph com
pany but now it affects also the Pos
tai Telegraph company and the Asso,
ciatcd Press. Nearly every city and
town is more or less affected by the
action of the operators and business
that depends in any measure on tele-
graphic service is badly handicapped.
The officials of the Telegraph compa-
MES and of the Associated Press claim
that they have operators enough az
work to handle all regular business
but the striking operators say that
the companies cannot begin to handle
the traffic. Following is list of
what the strikers want: Fifteen per
cent. increase in wages; eight hours
for day operators and seven and one
half hours for night operators; time
and one-half for overtime; abolition
of "split trick" and other obnoxious
features; right of promotion to be
governed by merit, fitness and ability;
additional telegraphers shall be com
pensated at the rate for established
position for the same class; lunch
and short relief shall be given in the
order Of application, and whenever
possible no telegrapher shall be com
PEELED to work more than four and
one-half hours without lunch relief;
telegraphers temporarily filing posi-
lions of higher rating than their own
shall be paid the salary of the posi-
ton temporarily filed.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-16

The work of skilled press agent is
apparent in the generous mention
which the state fair is getting in the
papers throughout the state. Appar-
emily the work of publicity has been
placed in the hands of someone who
is familiar with the game, for read
in convenient form. 1t is difficult to
pick up a Vermont paper that does
garding the White River Junction
event The fact that this fair is a
state institution no doubt accounts in
part for the willingness which the
press in general shows in talking
about it, but it is equally true that
the town and county fairs would get
much more free advertising if they
would place the work in the hands of
someone who knows how it should be
done. The preparations for every
fair have features which can be made
into newsy paragraphs. Take the
Valley Fair for instance: 1t IS sched
uled for Sept. "a, % and 26 and the
work of its various departments is
well under way; many new features
are planned and the prospects for a
record breaking agricultural carnival
are brighter than ever before. These
facts, togethed with details regarding
judges premiums, etc., should be used
to furnish paragraphs for all the
newspapers in this section. AS we've
said before publicity's the thing.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-16

Receivers for the Pope Manufacture
ing company, and its subsidiary com
pany, the Pope Motor Car company
which are engaged in the manufacture
of automobiles and bicycles, with
main offices and plant at Hartford,
Ct, were appointed Wednesday in
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut
and Massachusetts. Similar action
will be taken shortly in Illinois, Ohio,
Indiana and Maryland, where the
company owns plants. The petition
filed by the Manus Kelley company of
Toledo, asking for receivers, shows
the total assets of both companies to
be $11 ,205, $40; with total liabilities
reaching $1,972, 1926. Albert Rathbone,
counsel for Albert L. Pope, vice presi-
dent of the Pope Manufacturing com
pany, who has been appointed re-
ceiver in New York, Massachusetts
and Connecticut, Wednesday said that
the troubles of the companies were
the outcome of present rigid monetary
conditions. Notes were falling due,
Mr.. Rathbone said, and the company
was unable to meet them. He said
that there were no preferred creditors
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-16

Mrs. Mary Baker Glover Eddy, the
founder and present head of the
Christian Science church, underwent
mental examination at Concord, n.
H., Wednesday by the masters who
had been appointed to determine her
competency in business matters, in
connection with the suit brought by
Mrs. Eddy's next friends for an ac-
counting of her property. The exam
nation was made at Mrs. Eddy IS
home, Pleasant View, by Judge AL
drich, DR.. Jelly and Attorney Parker,
the masters. The only other persons
were Gen. Frank S. Streeter, Mrs.
Eddy's counsel, William E. Chandler,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-09-25
GIRL CRENIATED.
Snurncd Italian Lover Takes Terrible
Revenge.

The most dibolical of all love VEN
dettas is reported from Fondi, in the
province of Caserta, Italy. Beside
it the barbaric cXcesses Of the dark
ages appear mild. The victim was
Driade Dancona, considered the pref
tiest of maidens of Fondi. Her spurn-
ed lover was VincenZo de Silvestro,
a shepherd youth.
For more than two years the girl
had been tormented by the attentions
of the shepherd. Her family told
the girl that he was lad OF bad
repute and warned her not to have
ANYTHING to do with him. One day
he met her in the fields and tried to
induce her to run away with him.
For his offense he was sentenced
TO ten months in prison. A re"
weeks ago he was released and TOOK
ND his suit, but was spurned again
Then he took hard revenge. Going
TO the thatched house where the glrl
was spending the night, he barrlcao'
ed every possible avenue OF escape
and set fire to the hut. The girl was
burned to death as was also an aSeo
aunt and two cousins.
Vincenzo was assisted in his crime
bv another youth, but ootn nave
managed to escape the police.