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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-02-20

Concerning the criticism of At
torney Marshall of Winfield, made
by the district court last week, in
the Nossaman injunction case of
Isabel, R. L. L. Barnstable of that
place requests the Index to say that
it was he (Barnstable) and not Mr..
Marshall, who is responsible for the
error in misdescribing the property
against which action was brought.
He says he furnished the descrip.
ton of the property to the attorney
without consulting the records, be-
ing satisfied that he had the cor
rect numbers. 1t afterwards de-
veloped that he was wrong and he
desires to assume the responsibility.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-02-20

Mr.. AndTeas Schneides is ia
nous baritone Hear him at the
lecture course entertainment to-
morrow night.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-02-20

Seward |. Field has purchased
the south IS feet of the B. J. You
mans lots on south Walnut street.
Consideration, $500.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-02-20

Woodward & Murphy are
exclusive agents for the celebrated
0. B. FTour-the best brand on the
market. 1t is popular with all who
use it. Try a sack.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-02-20

Lloyd Davis is the proud papa
of the finest girl in the state. DR..
Donovan made the presentation
speech Monday night, Feb. 18th.
All doing nicely.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-02-20

S. w. Lawry writes from Kan
sas City that he has located there
for the present.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-18
jim Fisk Outdone.
From the Philadelphia Record)

(From the Phlladelphla hecord)
Jim Fisk was in advance of his time,
but he was crude in his methods. lie
was one of the earliest to see that the
pprpose of railroad was not to trans
port passengers and freight, but to
produce stocks and bonds for sale to
the public. But he was loud and rough
in his manners; when he was doing an
unlawful thing he saw no use in finding
legal authority for it. His method of
watering the Erie stock was the simple
one of printing shares as long as they
could be sold. OF course, that would
not work long, and Fisk S own career
came to an early end in strict accord
with the principles that governed it.
But in these recent years the Fisk
idea has been put into legal shape.
Stock watering is now done according
to the statutes. Hartman is refined
and cultivated Fisk, who seeks the ad-
vantage of the advice of shrewd law
yers.- When one of his companies in
creases it's capitalization from 10000
900 to $120,000,000 he not only outdoes
Jim Fisk, but he keeps strictly within
the limits of the statutes. His arts
are far more effective than the mere
printing of fraudulent shares.
OF course no man can make forty
millions worth three times that amount.
Increasing the capitalization threefold
does not increase the earnings three
fold. But earnings are of only Incl
dental interest to a man who, like
Hartman, recognizes that the real
work of a railroad is done in the New
York Stock Exchange. When the capt.
talization of railroad can be increased
threefold its control can be manipu-
lated, and there is an enormous amount
of shares of stock that can be marketed
on the Exchange, and the prices that
will there be paid will have very little
connection with the company's earn
ings although the company's earnings
may, as Mr.. Hartman showed last fall,
be used to raise the prices of the shares
after he and his friends have bought.
A man who supposes that railroad
exists primarily to haul things from one
place to another is an old fogey. Har-
riman sees there is far more money in
the financial end of railroad than
there is in the commonplace business
of moving freight about
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-18
FAIR EXCHAN GE.
A New Back for an Old one-How 1t
Is Done in Brattleboro

The back aches at times with dull,
indescribable feeling, making you
weary and restless; piercing pains shoot
across the region of the kidneys, and
again the loins are so lame that to
stoop is agony. No use to rub or APP
ply a plaster to the back in this condi-
ton. You cannot reach the cause. Elk
change the bad back for new and
stronger one Follow the example of
this Brattleboro citizen.
Mrs. A. w. Larson of Chestnut
street, Brattleboro, VT, says: For
year or more |. was subject to pains
in my back which were always worse
at night. AS consequence | arose in
the morning feeling lame and sore and
tired out generally on account of being
deprived of my rest and sleep. Lift
ing, STOPPING or any extra strain on
the muscles of the back We're sure to
bring twinges of pain. / tried many
remedies but met with Indifferent sue
cess until | went to F. H. Holden s
drug store and got box of Doan S
Kidney Pills. | soon found they were
helping me, and after using two boxes
the pain entirely disappeared and my
back was stronger. | could enjoy my
night S sleep and arise in the morning
feeling refreshed while my general
health was better than it had been for
months. This is why l am glad to rec
ommend Doan's Kidney Pills. Z"
For sale by all dealers. - Price 80
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan sand
take no other.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-18
Wern't They Rotten Thought

With this issue of the Era is sent
ont the public acts passed by the gen
eraI assembly of the state of Vermont
The Era for one regrets that the state
of Vermont should not have more pride,
in its acts than the acts of the general
assembly would indicate. 1t is the
poorest Job of printing the state has
had unloaded upon it within the mem
ory of the writer. The act claims to
be published by authority and il it is
the authority cannot distinguish the
difference between a job of printing
and a load of hay. As an advertise
ment of the newer and better Vermont
il is about the most wretched thing
that has lately seen the light and It IS
TO be hoped that as soon as 1t mas
served its purpose it will be put out OF
sight and lost TO memory.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-18
uow TO RE SANITARY,

NJ. .oumena 20 our readers
Henry Tnckcrs paper on e'', -
which was glcen before The -,
s,onal dub Monday evening ana W., w.
we print in fnll elsewhere l'g S.,, t"r
Nm a. MIN matters Of especial in'cro',
- pr,ttlcbs,o. but m Application "
the principles advocated t'e e.a. s son.
nat fail 40 improv" the san'ta,l 80
.a,t,ons of any tsNu, Dr. l0'A'i
.roforcne@ to local needs are I'M
and won worth Constellation lie sP, '''
80 che Importance Of pure wH'~' say,
inc tha il outpcighs the question -
dollars and cents. Brhiilcooro ~ w.
49, no saws is far from complete
and conditions will remain ''''' VA
anu ISs system is perfected lie
~ .,,ortiou to the fact that many
.norfions Of the town depend solely On
who,s,orc brook as an outlet Tor sew sew
- and minis ont the dangers tha'
viii result in a continued use OF 'ni'
-, 40 sink.holc lie speaks IN
- ,anmope Of the inadequate
- - ~ ventilation and disposal OF
a,s, IN Brattlcboro public places oil
..,l,. op5 ventures the assertion
that the people Of the village pay
o,,orv wear in doctors fees, medicines
-, i,ss of time resulting directly from
ming 10 the auditorium, more than
40 ooo the estimated cost of suitable
ventilation system for that place OF
assembly The employment of a nurse
Familiar with contagious diseases to
;nsnect the public schools, and sys'
tenn of disposal and collection of gar
h,ge are among the other sanitary
needs which Dc. Tucker mentions lie
summarizes the six principal needs as
follows:
l. Plenty of fresh air as free from
dust ms possible, with sunshine when
we can get it.
. An abundance of good water and
facilities for every one to use IT.
3. A completed system OF sewers
IN take care of all the waste disposal
BILE in that way.
4. Intelligent heating, cleaning ano
ventilation of all our public places oil
assembly.
:. Liberal street sprinkling to mt
ieate the dust nuisance.
6. Systematic medical inspection Oh
schools to detect contagious diseases
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-18
Express Company Taxes.
Mortified News.)

Now we will see if the express com,
panies doing business in Vermont VIII
obey the edict of the state and pay
their taxes the same as other corpora
tons. They will have to "shell out
or convince Attorney General fltts
that they are exempt.-White River
Junction Landmark.
A dozen or 10 years ago, when q
Vermont legislature attempted to I'M
pose tax on express companies, they
raised the rates on business in Yer
mont in most Objectionable and de-
FAINT way. To every protest. patrons
were told in effect to appeal to the
legislature and not to the companies.
1t was most open defiance of Yer
mont law, and the companies prac-
tically won the day. The News ven
lures the opinion that such an attitude
on their part at this time would result
in as vigorous an amount of trouble as
Attorney General Fits was able to
make them. If this monopoly raises
the prices to Vermont patrons 1t VIII
do it as quietly as possible this year.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-18
Couldn't Help It.
Montpelier Journal.)

The Brattleboro Reformer critieises the
Londonderry Sitter and the postmaster
for breaking the law and sending CUT
the supplement of the Public Acts;
If publisher is bright enough to send
out those freak books without breaking
the law he must be marvel. lie
must, according to the federal law, send
supplement to every name on ms
mailing list, or else it is not lawful
issue. The state, however, pays nm
for circulating them in Vermont only.
Then again, here is the Waterman is
sued every Thursday, and the state
supplement dated Wednesday. If that
ism i breaking the law, what isf And
we don t care about being arrested
either.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-18

Governor Charles E. Hughes of New
York has no use for the republican
political machine Of that Estate. His
official actions thus far show how lit
tie he cares for the "powers that have
been" in the Empire state. His ap-
pointment of ex-senator Frederick T..
Stevens as commissioner of public
works was a direct rebuff to George
w. Aldridge, boss of Rochester, the
biggest republican city in the state,
for Stevens was kept out of the state
senate this year by the combination
composed of Aldridge, Ex-Governor
Higgins and ex-Congressman Wads-
worth. Wadsworth was defeated for
congress last fall on account of his
break with President Roosevelt over
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-18
o11A11ry SHOULD BE CONSIDERED.

The Burlington News comes TO the
defense of the printers OF the law sup
Elements which have been severely
critized by certain of the state press,
;nolnd;ng the Reformer, because OF the
extremely poor workmanship. Inc SUD-
stance of the apology made by Inc
News for the Roscoe printing house is
that this concern is not member OF
the so-called printers trust, and that
+ho work was done as well as it could
he done under the specifications ana
time limit set by the state. we are
told that Mr.. Roscoe carried ms con-
tract out on time and to the satisfac-
t;on of the commissioners. We can
only reioin that the commissioners are
easily satisfied; but when 1t is stated
that the work is as good as that for
any session under the present system,
we must disagree. We have watched
the printing of the session laws Ior
many years and do not remember that
we ever saw lot of supplements so
noorly printed and folded as this lot,
nor can we admit that the presswork
compares favorably with similar work
on great newspapers. We have no de-
sire TO discredit Mr.. Roscoe, but some
body is to blame for what we consider
a disgraceful publication under the
authority of the state and no amount
of, excuses will cause any competent
Judge to change his opinion In this
respect. If Mr.. Roscoe's plant was not
competent to turn out the job in a
specifed time, he should not have at
tempted to break into the so-called
printers trust, and if the specifications
furnished by the printing commission
ers were such that decent work could
not be done except at pecuniary loss
the printing commissioners should
learn that the people of Vermont, as
represented by the state press are not
prepared to accept such services. A
competition solely on the question OF
price is not desirable for state work.
Some consideration should be given
to quality.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-18

In his latest message on the Browns
vile affair President Roosevelt refers
to the negro troops as "midnight as
sassins" and yet he revokes that part
of his order which bars the discharged
soldiers from civil employment under
the government. The thought that
midnight assassins" may be employed
bv Uncle Sam makes the president 3
attitude appear trihe inconsistent.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-18

As vet Brattleboro has no candidate
for the gubernatorial contest of l9os-
The little bubble inflated in the soft
soap factory of the Free Press edi-
torial room, rejecting the genial coun-
tenance of George W. Pierce, was rude
ly prieked by that gentleman himself,
who saws that any mention of his name
in connection with the governorship
is absurd and entirely without founda-
ton
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-18
Will Worry Along, No Doubt.
Barre Times

In spite of deficit of 1928 last sum
mer, the Valley Fair of Brattleboro
will probably not cry for nourishment
from the state treasury. The deficit
does not seem so large when the size of
the receipts and expenditures is con-
sidered, there being total receipts of
$13, 5S3.35.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-18
Heavens to Betsey!
Burlington Free Press.

II is reported that Mr.. George W.
Pierce. head of the state grange, is the
latest governor possibility, being ready
10 follow in the footsteps of former
Governor Bell, his predecessor as mas
ter of the Vermont grange. There Is
still room for few more gubernatorial
entries, as the election does not occur
until September, l90s.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-18
Tlianksl
tst. Johnsbury Caledonian)

The Reformer Of Brattleboro cele'
brated the new year by appearing in
handsome new dress and changing its
name from the Windham County Re-
former. st. Johnsbury takes n person
al interest in the growth and prosperity
Of this newsy and well-cdited paper and
the Caledonian wishes Editor Crane
many more years of journalistic success,
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-18

In spite of the fact that the United
States senate last week changed the
title of pension bill to refer to "the
civil war" instead of "the war of the
rebellion, the majority of the veter-
ans who defended the Union from '6l
to '65 will continue to refer to it by
the latter title.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-18

One thousand FIVE hundred ounces of
metal will be used in the silver service
to be presented to the new armored
cruiser Washington by the people of the
state after which the ship is named. The
service is composed of 50 pieces, and will
cost $4,000. The chief piece is the punch
bowl, in the shape of galiot, ornamented
with a figure representing Triton, the
trumpeter of Neptune.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-18

The rapid reconstruction of a trestle
was recently carried on at Galveston,
Tex. Fire destroyed 400 feet of the long
railroad trestle which extended from the
mainland to the city and stopped traffic.
The construction forces and materials
were Immediately started to the work,
and by midnight of the same day the
trestle was sufficiently repaired to allow
traffic to be resumed.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-18

Congratulations to the new commas
sioner of public printing, and to Gov
ernor Proctor too. Mr.. Langley is not
only well qualified to administer the
duties of this new office independently
and effectively, but the appointment
shows that the governor s judgment OF
men is not warped by the memory OF
past political utilization. Graft in pub
lie printing will find no place to roosf
in Vermont while Commissioner Lang
lev is under the tree.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-18
Thanksl
tNorthheld Ncws)

Tho Bra,tleboro Refofmcr appears in
a new dress Of type and has changed
It's name from the windham County Re
former As good n newspaper as the
Reformcr certainly ought not to have
its field In anyway restricted by its
name. Success 10 It's efforts.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-18

Skunks net an annual revenue to the
state of Maine of from $l25,OOO to
$4,000, according to recent investi-
CATION into the skunk hunting industry.
The value of the mephitis mephitica to
the Pine Tree state is too great to be
reckoned in scents.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-18

The Meddler congratulates Mr.. Stowe
on his appointment as county clerk
The county, too, is fortunate in secur-
ing the services of such good man for
the place. The only thing that can
possibly be charged against Mr.. Stowe
is the fact that he is lawyer, and tins
charge would never be made were IT
not for the fact that Brattleboro at
torneys have a propensity for approprl-
ating all the official plums. In this case
however, Mr.. Stoves legal training
will stand him in good stead. The Med
dler is inclined to think that one local
lawyer made rather sweeping state
ment when in urging Mr.. Stowe g quail
fieations he said that no one but an
attorney was qualified to hold the office
of county clerk, Admitting for the sake
of argument that knowledge of the law is
of assistance in attending to the duties
of the position, there is still no reason
why an intelligent man of the common
or garden variety could not hold down
the job if it were given him.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-18

Ernest Howard Crosby of New YORK,
who died in Baltimore Friday, was
relation Of the Crosby families In Brat
tleboro-Phoenix.
BY going back FIVE generations to
Eleazer Crosby who was married IN
1706 the Crosby families of this town
can claim relationship to the distin'
euished social reformer, but 200 years
is a long way back to travel for the
sake of a local item.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-18

A coin that lay at the bottom of the
Atlantic ocean, off the coast of Ven
ezuela, for 81 years is in the possession
of A. B. Suesman of Mittineague. 1t is
Spanish SIS piece of the coinage of
1908 and it was recovered with other
coin by the expedition sent by Spain to
locate a sunken man-of-war.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-18

Five grocery concerns in Springfield,
Mass, have been unable to make ends
meet during the past few months, three
having assigned in as many weeks.
This ought to furnish food for thought
to the local grocers, whose experience
with the weekly payment system is just
beginning.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-18
Thank You.
u.yndonyille Union..Lournal.1

Lyndonville union-Lournall
The Brattleboro Rerormer put on a
new dress to begin the new yea with
and, In consequence, presents very
neat appearance, This paper not only
appears well but also reads well, being
newsy aud wcll,edited.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-18

President Roosevelt Monday sent to
congress special message regarding
the Brownsville incident, which gives
the additional evidence collected by
Assistant Attorney General Purdy and
Mai. Blocksom, sent TO Texas by the
President to investigate the affair. The
president declares the evidence positive
that the outrages Of Aug. IL were com
mitted by some of the colored troops
that have been dismissed and that
some of all the members of three com
panies of the Twenty.iifth Infantry
had knowledge Of the deed and have
shielded the guilty ones. Negro troops
are referred to by the president IN his
message as "midnight assassins' and
he declares that very few, if any, of the
soldiers dismissed "without honor
could have been ignorant Of what ocur-
red. That part of the order which
bars the soldiers from all civil employ.
ment under the government is revoked
by the president. This clause, the
president says, was lacking in validity;
The discharged troops, however, VIII
be forever barred from reenlisting IN
the army or navy and as TO this the
president saws: "There is no doubt OF
nv constitutional and legal power.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-18
IN THE WORLD.
Great Events and Movements whieh
Are Making History.

Proposals opened by the canal com
mission nj Washington Saturday TOT
the entire construction OF the fahhii's
canal were as low rs had been expected
by experts an construction work. fo'
some time il has been known that sew
ernI members OF the commission ne-
liovcd per cent. on the estimated COST
of the construction would be iaif re-
Enumeration for u contractor undof 'h'
form of contract prepared by the com,
mission. The lowest proposal, thnt Oh
William J. Oliver Of Knoxville, Tenn'
and Arson NJ Bangs of New York clts,
who offered TO do the work Tor o.ao
per cent of the estimated cost, faiis
even lower than had been hoped Tor
Granting that the estimate OF sl4u,-
600 600 for the construction OF the
canal is accurate, the remuneration OF
the Oliver Bangs combination would
ho sg5jOOO0 In ease il were TO be
awarded the contract. Much discus
sion has been caused by the great dlt'
ference in the only four bids received,
as thew ranged from $40 per cent, TO -
nor cent. William j. Oliver and An
SON NJ. Bangs have both been In the
contracting business for many years
and the Statements they furnished with
their proposals show that they have hay,
done much important work. Mr.. OIL
yer states that he has completed sls,,
800. 900 worth Of work in the past ~
wears, and now has S3l 100000 worth
of work in progress. lie gives his as
sets at s3.O00,O00. Mr.. Bangs gives
his assets AT s2.OOO,0O0. More than loo
contractors and their representatives
attended the opening of the bids. Be
fore reading the proposals, Mr.. shonts
explained that no bid would be ae-
cepted until after the commission had
thoroughly Investigated it.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-18
Much Obliged.
(Vergennes Enterprise

The Windham County Reformer
came out last week with a new dress
and change in the heading. 1t is now
called the Brattleboro Reformer'
which is decidedly better The Re-
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-18

Sensational charges against Herbert
II. Pierce, United States minister to
Norway, who was formerly third as
sistant secretary Of state, were made
before the house committee on ways
and means at Washington Monday by
Prof. H. W Elliott of Cleveland, o.,
in connection with hearing on reso.
luton for the further protection OF
fur seals on the high seas. Prof. Eli
oft stated that while Mr.. Pierce was
representing the United States govern
ment before the Hague tribunal In the
settlement of claims growing out OF
the seizure of the sealing vessel j.,
Hamilton Lewis by the Russian govern
ment on the charge of piracy, he also
represented the owners of the vessel
and even instituted action in the uplt-
ed States district court for the District
of Columbia to insure the payment OF
his fee out of the money awarded the
vessel owners. Representative Champ
Clark and John Sharp Williams ques-
toned Mr.. Elliott carefully about the
charge and said that it reflected SO
seriously upon the administration that
it must be looked into carefully.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-18

former gets out a rat,ling good paper
every week and appears nea'cf 'h"h
ever In It's new garb,