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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-09-06

c. j. Ferguson, he of anti-saloon
league fame, says the time is coming
when Vermont will return to prohibl-
ton. This state cannot literally re-
turn to prohibition for the reason that
such a condition never existed. 1t is
possible that the number of license
towns may be reduced to nothing I'M
der the present law, but there is no
likelihood that any statute resembling
in any way the obsolete prohibitory
farce will ever be enacted.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-09-06
Twill Take Some Kicking.

The Hon. Kittredge Haskins, repre-,
scntntive in congress from the second
district has informed his friends that
he will be a candidate for denomination
next wear. TO some, this will come IN IN
tbe nature of a surprise, as it was general.
~ understood last year that he would not
Como M again. We are reminded OF what
the late General Grout once told US. oalu
he, "The desire to continue IN congress
never dies. No one ever gives up OF ms
owl accord. 4 weaving calf has 10 9g
kicked away from the teat by the olu
cow. So does the congressman, Deluie
he ouits"
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-09-06
How to Avoid Appendicitis.

Most victims of appendicitis are those
who are habitually constipated. orlno
Laxative Fruit Syrup cures chrome con,
stipation by stimulating the liver ana
bowels, and restores the natural actlon
Of the bowels. Orino Laxative Fruit
syrup does not nauseate or grippe and IS
mild and pleasant to take. Refuse sub
stitutes. Sold by All Druggists.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-09-06

A swindler who claimed to be solicit
ing advertisements for souvenir La
Dor day program touched several Rut-
land merchants last week before it be-
came known that a law prohibits la
Dor unions from issuing souvenir
booklets of any kind. Brattleboro
business men are protected from such
fakirs by an agreement which pre-
vents them from advertising in me
diums of this description.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-09-06

road prosperity of country VIII do
well TO inform themselves concerning
conditions that exist in Canada where
a board of three railroad commission
crs appointed for life has absolute con
troll of the construction, operation
and maintenance of all railroads, Not
only are the powers of this board very
much broader than those of the inter
state commerce commission of this
country but the board is practically q
law unto itself, appeals being allowed
only on questions of jurisdiction
And yet the attitude of the railroads
toward this governing body is any
thing but hostile; in fact the law
which created II was enacted with the
assistance of the railroads themselves
and its decisions and rulings are hard
" ever questioned, The reason for
this apparently strange state OF ahairS
is probably found in the fact that the
Canadian railroad companies appreel'
ate the benefits that are derived from
having an intelligent and fair'minded
body of men in charge of the railroad
interests of the country, for the Cana
dian commission not only looks out
for the rights of travellers and ship
pers but also protects the railroads
from unjust competition and eonserves
their interests in many other ways.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-09-06

Vermont may not figure very heav'
ily in the census bulletin on the man
ufacture Of musical instruments but 1t
has the most extensive pipe organ
factory in the world just the same
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-09-06

Vermont is ahead OF Massachusetts
in one thing ut least, 1t elects gov
ernor only once in two years. The POI
litical quiet of the past summer in
this state is in refreshing contrast to
the pcrspiring, ncrvcracking activity
among the gubernatorial candidates in
the commonwealth to the southwark.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-09-06
In the Face of Adversely
EBnllnms Falls Times.l

Rallows Falls has long enjoyed the rep
,tat;on of being one of the smartest pusl-
ness centers in Vermont. 1t still ENJOYS
hat reputation but it has not forged
,head in the last two or three years "a as
many would like to have seen It, Inc
large s Casin buildings still remain unoccu i
ned, When the Casin company removed f
ia business to New York very lie"
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-09-06

The milkmen of st. Adams have adj
vanced the price of milk in that city,
giving as one of their reasons that
bad debts have turned profit into loss.
This in itself is no reason for advanc-
ing prices. 1t is simply making hon
est people pay the bills of their
neighbors whose sense of square deal
is less developed.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-09-06

Agricultural fairs in Vermont seem
to be drawing reeord'breaking crowds
this season II newspaper reports can
be relied upon for accurate informa'
ton. The three days attendance at
the Middlebury show is estimated at
between 10000 and $4,000, which is a
very good mark for the Valley fair to
nttemnt 10 surpass,
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-09-06
The New Pure Food and Drug Law

We are pleased to announce that Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar for coughs, colds and
lung troubles is not affected by the Ma
tional Pure Food and Drug law as it con-
tains no opiates or other harmful drugs,
and we recommend it as a safe remedy
for children and adults. Sold by All
Druggists.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-09-06
One Honest Insurance Man.
burlington Clipper)

There is one frank aud honest insuT.
ancc agent in Vermont, j. W; Fowler o,
Manchester, who is quoted as having tolu
a Brattlcboro man, At a recent hearing
that bullets would not even penetrate
the skin OF an insurance agent, out WoulHH
NTH off him like hail off barn root.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-09-06

Congressman Haskins does not APP
pear TO resort TO press agent methods
st. Adams Messenger,
And in that respect differs eonsid'
erably from the representative of the
first district who is a hota air artist of
rnnnNNn
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-09-06

What would the old Green Mountain
boys say if they could know of the
Vermont rifle teams record at the ma
tional shoot2
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-09-06

Elisha May one OF vermont ue"'
ocratic war horses, calls attention in
letter TO the st. Adams Messenger to
the need of a change in our represen'
tative system and asks the newspapers
of the state to discuss the matter can
didlv and fairly. 4 wise request IN
deed. and one with which The Re
former is heartily in sympathy. In
1910 the legislature can propose to
the voters a change in the constitution
as to representatives, and the question
would then be submitted to the peo-
pie the following year. Mr.. May be-
lieves that each party should advo'
cate the submission idea, thus remov'
ing the question from the pressure oil
partizanship and placing it before
the people strictly on its merits. The
present town representative system Is
admittedly unfair, although the re-
publican party last fall made its con
tinuancc an issue with which to hold
the vote of the small towns. Con-
necticut and Rhode Island are the
only other states that do not choose
their representatives according to
population instead of territory, and
the evils of the Anticipated method
are apparent in both of these com
monwealths. Vermonters should look
at this matter in the light of fairness
TO all concerned. The time is past
when Burlington, Barre, Montpelier,
Rutland and St. Johnsbury with 49,
203 voters should have no more rep
resentation than st. George, Stannard,
Fayston, Baltimore and stratton with
O-O
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-09-06

The engineers of the Merrimac hre oe.
nartment failed TO take their steamer from
the FIRE house recently when it was found
that big blaze was in progress. 1t is sald
that the engine was overlooked in the ex-
citement of the hour.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-09-06

Flamboyant Felix figured in a flight
of illumination at Boston Tuesday.
Felix frequently froths.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-09-06

People who believe that government
supervision is disastrous to the rail
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-09-06

A special feature Of this institution is that
it gives local patrons the preference, its
loans are in Vermont. Thus it has not only
advanced public interest but has done
safe and prosperous business since its in
stitution, eighteen year ago. The assets only
last week passed the million dollar mark and
we repeat not a single cent of it invested
out of Vermont. In addition to this it has
never lost dollar by a poor note. The
progressive increase of deposits year after
year has been remarkable. This condition
of things must be satisfactory in the ex.
IRENE to the energetic president, who is
recognized as a synonym of honest square
dealing, who possesses the practical quail
ties essential to success in all his undertake
ings and withal is a liberal minded citizen,
ever interested in village, town and state
improvement. We write from knowledge and
personal observation.
This bank pays per cent. COM
pounded semi-annually on depos-
its of 500 or more.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-09-06
The MeddLer
"Jf The coat tifs you, PIT il on

With largoszed hunger IN we
s,omncb and some spare time on ~,
bonds a local officer of the law WI W.
into a restaurant ON Main street t
atbor night and ordered one STEAK anu
a hailed lobster. While waiting IN
his order the officer was joined az thu
,al,,o Inv n rural swain and his "lady
friond,' who ordered cup OF CON-
oach The coffee and the lobster "
rived at about the same time anu ~. NJ
officer was getting ready TO enJoy ho
40, food when his friend across lnV
hoard reached over, broke OIL one ca"
and began to deyour 1t with apPaIens
relish. The minion OF the law wa
somewhat taken back but he mahassu
10 ask sarcastically II the iaus
wouldn't have little lobster ulso,
tn This the man replied that irene
adm Z care for lobster but she wouiu
have n small helping Of the STEAK
(which had lust been placed on thg
toble). From then on the oihcer no.
the pleasure Cd Of seeing his repase
disappear rapidly, When eVery'hins
was cleaned up the stranger was gH
en- n check for 10 cents ana Paiu ~
with the remark that "I'd pay dune
for supper like that every Gay ~
Tho. week. > The officers check was
IS cents and he also made payment
lint his remarks on the subject
wouldn' look well in a paper that -
read by young folks as well as grown
ups.
A Young Episcopal rector was ten.
dered reception by the members Vi
his first parish and introduced 70
them in the following speech made by
one Of the vestrymen: "once upon "
time an old mother hen hatcheu
brood Of u little chickens. CONTRARY
N the usual custom II were httle glIl
chickens. and consequently the moth
er was extremely proud OF her onii
son whom she christened Willie. Inc
little girl chickens too, possessed d
great admiration for their only Drotu'
or and their little crops swelled WIN
pride ms he grew and waXed strong
ON hearty diet Of corn meal mush'
But alas. one day when the mother
was away the hired man visited the
chicken coop, carried Willie of ana
butcbered him to make a holiday din
ner for the minister. When inc
mother hen returned and was toid
by the Il weeping girl chickens Of
their brothers. fate she shed a tear
and then remarked philosophiealIy'
80 Willie has entered the ministry;
Well. he never would have amounted
TO much as a layman.' Ladies and
gentleman, l have the honor TO IN
troduce Willie. -
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-09-06

At a hearing before a committee
of the last Massachusetts legislature
on the question of lowering the milk
standard requirements in that state an
extremely amusing discussion took
place. One speaker, who was farm
or and realized that the requirements
were unreasonably high, said he hated
to feel that every time his COW gave
milk she was breaking the laws of the
state and he therefore favored the
reduction. In answer to this another
man. evidently not a farmer but much
interested made the following bril-
liant remark: Gentleman, a COW
that can't give milk without break.
ing the laws of the commonwealth of
Massachusetts, is a disgrace to his or
her race. and l am in favor Of leaving
the standard where it is" When
the laughter that followed this speech
had subsidized third man rose and
delivered himself of the following
nugget of wit: "Members of the
committee, wheu the speaker says
that any COW is a disgrace to his or
her race he making bull. -
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-09-06
Remarkable Increase in
Savings Banks Deposits

The Island Pond Herald, in
commenting on the remarkable
growth of deposits in the Hyde
Park Savings Bank, brings out
several good reasons for this
growth. 1t says:
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-09-06

If one of your friends respectfully
asks you for a dollar give him a very
sweet smile and tell him politely that
you inadvertently left your pocket
book in your other trousers, provided,
of course, that you have another pair.
The Meddlet is speaking from expert
cnce. He furnished a friend with a
dollar the other day, supposing that
he was making a loan, and received
as security a card which bore the fol
lowing inscription
You have paid your initiation fee.
THE 10 y0ur
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-09-06

MEMBERSHIP CARD
MR.. Il. z. MARK.
You are now a member in good stand
ing of the
LEMON CLUB.
It's now up to you to get new mem
Der and get back your initiation fee.
PASS IT ALONG.
The Meddler has got back his mi.
tiation fee and passed the card along
and now gives the snap away with
abiect apologies to the individual
who happens to have the card in his
possession at the time of this expose
The Meddler.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-09-06

Entered as secondclass matter, January a.
,on5 az the post.ofiee at Brattleboro, W.
n aDS the act Of Congress OF March 3, 1879.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-09-06
BRATTLEBoRo NEEDS

A public playground where the spir
IL of initiative can be nurtured ana
the enjoyment of outdoor life encour-
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-10-12
Beatifc Lodge No. 7, K. Of P,

Meets every Tuesday evening at its Castle
Hall in the Smith & Rickard Building at Z
o'clock, from October l to March 81, and at
7:so o'clock from April to September 80.
All Brother Knights in good standing are
fraternally invited to attend.
G. L. BRoY, @. @.
Attest: ID. K. NosTRosA K. of r. & 8.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-10-12
ue NEVER SMILED AGAIN

rr,yIE barl, that held a prince went oo"h'
i THE sweeplng waves rolled on
And what was England glorious ei"N
To him that wept son
IIa lived for life may long be porhe
p.ra sorrow break its ehain' =.
xxhv comes not death TO those "No
mourn?
He never smiled again.
THERE stood proud forms ai0"''1
l. throne.
The stately and the brave
p,,t which could M the place OF oiie
Thot one beneath the waveF
pefore him passed the Young ana IAN
IL Measures reckless train' .uh.
nat seas dashed DER his sons oi's"'
hair
He never smiled again!
TIE sat where festal bowls weh' '''
Ill He heard the minstrel sing, s
ua saw the Journeys Nic1oi
Amidst the knightly rms
A murmur OF the restless ~
was blent with every stIain .,een--
A voice Of winds thar "ouiu N'N
He never smiled AGAIN.
.prs in that time. closed Ger 'ne
Ii trace ..ourad
y. .-a,gers took the kinsnan piN
a. ,,anv a Joyous board .Aa with
Al ihan ,,htcb true love had oatheo WIZ
tears; 10 heavens bright rain.
Were -, - wore born for other years
He never sini'eo Felicia Hemans
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-10-12
TRAGEDY OVER POKER GAME
Four Men Shot, One of Whom
Will Die-Stranger Wanted
to Join Game

James Hibbs was shot in the jaw and
abdomen. and David Wright and Erwin
Stoyer were shot in the leg by Harry
Wiseman at Ida, Esmeralda County,
last week, and Wiseman was shot in
the mouth by William Seaman. Hibbs
will die, bot Wiseman has recovered to
such an extent that it is thought he
will recover.
Wiseman. who is a saloon keeper, en-
tered Seaman's resort and asked to be
permitted to sit in poker game which
the four men were playing. Seaman
objected, aud he left the place, return
ing shortly afterward with an auto
matte gun in his hand. AS he stepped
into the house he drew the gun, and
said: II guess this will let me in the
game"
"Not much" said Seaman, who arose
from the table with his artillery un-
limbered.
Wiseman Immediately com menced to
shoot, and succeeded in hitting every
body but Seaman, the man he was after.
When Wiseman's gun was emptied
Seman took careful aim and fired one
shot. Wiseman fell to the floor with
the blood pouring from his mouth, and
Seaman turned to assist his wounded
customers. DIR. Allen examined the
men and had Wright and Stoyer sent
to the hospital at Goldfield, after setting
Wright's leg, which was shattered by
the bullet.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-10-12
NEW MINERAL FOUND IN NEVADA
Small Pocket of the Metal Discovered
at Manhattan

Salt Lake Tribune: Maynard Bixbv
the well-knowu mineralogist of this
city, is in receipt of an interesting and
very valuable specimen Of a new and
rare mineral from the camp OF Manbst.
tan. Nevada. It'seems that at Manhat.
tau, +. Train, the Montana mining en-.
gineer, ran across a small pocket Of the
mineral which was not over an inch
thick nor three feet in diameter. f.
was a new mineral to Mr.. Train. and
he sent it East to Prof. Dana. who pro.
nounced 1t new find, naming it Train.
ite. A specimen was forwarded to Mr..
Bixby OF Salt Lake, who, upon analyses.
pronounced it a phospho-silicate Of alu.
minum. This Manhattan find is the first
to be recorded of this new mineral. and
the small pocket bids fair to be worth
several dollars pound, owing to the
desire Of mineralogists to have a speci.
men Of it for their cabinets. The min
eral is very beautiful, being series Of
layers OF soft hydrous mineral Of var.
ious shades Of green aud brown.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-10-12
News Summary

The business section of 1uba
City, Cal, across from Marysville,
was practically wiped out on the
afternoon of October 2, the blaze
starting at 4 o'clock and burning
for over two hours. The loss ex-
ceeds $4,000.
All mining and smelling oper-
ations at the Tintic Mining g. De-
velopement Company's properties
at Bingham, Utah, have ceased
and over 400 men are thrown out
of employment. The difficulty
in securing fuel and cars in which
to handle the ore are given as
the chief reasons for the close
down.
United States Senator William
E. Borah was last week acquitted
at Boise of the charge of conspir-
acy to defraud the Government
out of valuable Idaho timber
lands. The case was submitted
without argument on the part of
the defense, and the jury was out
just long enough to take one bal
lot. The verdict was greeted by
cheers and applause, which the
court officers made no effort to
restrain.
After being out for Is hours
the jury in the TREY L. Ford
case was dismissed at San Fran
cisco Saturday afternoon because
it could not arrive at an agree
ment. The jury stood eight fo1
acouittal and four for conviction
after 30 ballots. Ford was IN
dicted as the attorney for the
United Railroads. He was form
er Acknowledgement of California
and one of the best known mer
in the State.
Salt Lake builders are at pres
ent getting the benefit of SLUMP
in the cement market, the price
of that material having dropped
in the past month from $3.50 to
50 so a barrel on the local mar
ket. A barrel of cement weighs
$50 pounds. 1t is said that th'
drop in prices is due to the lac
that the western States, Mime
sofa Wisconsin, the Dakotas anC
others, have suffered from a let
ND in building operations th'
mast few months and that the In
termountain markets, including
Salt Lake, have been loaded VI
with the stocks intended for th'
central States.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-10-12

did not want to punish anyone except
for wrong-doing. but he would punish
the wrong-doer who is poor as freely as
the one who is rich.
81 will use my utmost power te stamp
out murderous and lawless anarchy, >
he declared. "and | will no more stay
my hand because wrong. doer mas.
querades as Labor leader than if he
masquerades as captain of industry
1 have heretofore expressed myself on
the subject Of undesirable citizens and
/ stand by what said. alike when he
is great capitalist who wins a fortune
by chicanery and wrong.doing and
when he is a man who under the guist
of standing up for Labor, breaches and
encourages violence and murder"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-10-12
THE SILVER DOLLAR
Significance of Some of the Marks
and Inscriptions Upon Ii


Did You ever study silver dollar
Every mark on it is made for purpose,
and it is interesting to know about some
of them. You will notice that around
the edge of the dollar is raised ring.
This is to keep the face Of the coin from
wearing away when two coins are rub
bed together. The little scallops on the
inside OF the raised ring are called the
milling" All around the edge OF the
dollar are little parallel marks close to-
gether. These are called the "reeding, -
and are made to keep dishonest people
from shaving silver off the dollar. The
dollars now being minted bear the head
Of liberty on one side This head is not
designed from the Imagination of an
engraver. A young Philadelphia lady
named Anna Williamson possessed such
classic features that the Government
engraver secured her permission to copy
her head. The American girl ought to
take some pride in the fact that one OF
her country women was honored in this
manner. On the reverse side of the
dollar our National bird, the eagle, is
shown. In one talon is bunch of ar.
rows and in the other an olive branch.
That signifies that our country is great
either in war or peace. Partly sur
rounding the eagle is laurel wreath.
The laurel wreath has been the symbol
of victory and progression since the
days of ancient Greece. 1t adorned
alike the brows of poets, sculptors,
athletes and warriors. Just below the
wreath you will sometimes find very
small letter. If this letter is an 80"
the dollar was minted at New Orleans.
The letter rs" indicates that it came
from San Francisco. If there is no
small letter shown, you know that the
dollar was made at the mint in Phila-
delphia. If silver dollar was melted,
it would not be worth dollar, because
it does not contain enough silver. II
is the stamp of the Government which
causes it to pass at its present value.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-10-12
Apples Bring Good Prices

On account of the late Spring frosts
this year, the apple crop in all the sur
rounding valleys is lighter than it has
been for years. Duckwater and Cur
rant Creek valleys, which produce the
fines apples in the State, will only have
a small crop, because the late frosts kill
ed off practically all the fruit. The
ranchers from Snake. Spring. Duckwater
and Currant Greek valleys are finding a
ready market for their apples in Ely at
six to seven cents pound, while in pre-
vious years apples have annually sold
at this season ut two or three cents a
pound Ely Expositor.