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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-02-01

The little town of Salem, n. H.,
which was rudely thrust into the glare
of the limelight by the advent OF the
now famous Salem race track enter
prise. will soon be allowed to resume
its humdrum existence with no pros
meet of further interruption. The track
itself and its elaborate equipment still
remain in the town but the stiffness
about the place is broken only by the
Tapping in the winter wind of the IN
Vulnerable legal attachments with which
the buildings are plastered. On Monday
the Boston and Maine railroad began
to tear up the rails of the spur track
which was laid to the entrance of the
establishment, this action removing the
last vestige of doubt about what the
promoters of the enterprise intend to do
with it. Begun amid a discussion that
ought to have been of untold value as
advertising, the Salem race track ven
ture was a miserable failure from the
outset. The men who had visions of
building up second Saratoga didn t
take into consideration the Indifference
of the average New Highlander to the
excitement offered by "the ponies and
the chance for speculation on the out
come of their running.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-02-01

Listen to what Governor Charles M.
Floyd of New Hampshire has to say in
regard to anti-pass legislation in that
state: ri should say that the act in
contemplation would provide that the
members of the legislature, the clerks,
courtroom men, pages, etc, shall be
carried free between their places of
residence and the capital during the
sessions of the legislature, and will
forbid the issuance of free passes to
any state, county, city or town Off
cials,' Governor Floyd evidently does
not call members of the legislature
state officials; more likely he looks up
on them as servants of the Boston and
Maine, which is still in complete con-
troll of the Granite State if appearances
count for anything. The refusal of the
New Hampshire house of representa-
tives to concur in the senate bill pro-
hibiting members of the legislature
from receiving free transportation on
any railroad shows how lightly the
legislature look upon the reform planks
which were forced into the platform of
the republican party last fall. Whether
the people Of the state view these pied
ges with equal levity will be determined
at the election two years from now.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-02-01

Ry offering the White Mountain aud
Appalachian forest reserve bill ~ an
amendment TO the agricultural bill IN
the house Of representatives Tuesday
Congressman Lever Of South Carolina
secured the opportunity to pound Speak
er Cannon over the head for his OPP
position to the former measure, Mr.
I.eever remarked himself that he knew
the amendment was not in order but
he made vigorous speech attacking
the rule of the house, which gave the
speaker such arbitrary power, aud cali
ed attention TO the fact that the forest
reserve bill had received the support
of two presidents and had been passed
three times by the senate. Whether
Mr.. Lever : speech will have any effect
in getting the bill before the house
of representatives is uncertain, but
there ought 10 be some method whereby
this measure of such vital interest
to the welfare of New England could
be made a law in spite of the unreason'
able opposition which it meets from
ono mnn
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-02-01

"The compliments bestowed on Yer
mont s national guard officers by Cover
nor Proctor in connection with the school
for officers at Brattleboro," says the
Burlington Free Press, "were unques-
tionably merited. The Green Noun
tain state has every reason to take
pride in the character and efficiency Of
its military arm" Merited, indeed,
were the praises which the governor
gave the guardsmen, and their value is
enhanced by the fact that he did not
hesitate to criticize the work of some
of the companies which has not been
up to the required standard This
shows that the commentator was not
simply taffy but credit where credit
was due
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-02-01
..Those Mentioned. "

In n letter stating positively that p'
Inns not been, is not now and VIII h"'
bo n candidate for the gubcrna'or'"
nomination in 1905 Joseph 4, DE boer
=, NIontpclier scratches his name OIL
the entry list of the next race for the
Vermont governorship. There is no
Doubt about the sincerity OF MI p'
Boer : attitute as indicated in the letter
He saws, as plainly ms it is possible 10
saw II that he is out of the contest
or rather that he never was in 1t. Ther'
wos n mmor to the effect that MI
DeBoer would take the nomination IT
IL were handed him on n silver saver .
and that preparations for making tn'
Offering in this form were quietly under
WAY. But Mr.. DeBoer's letter puts
ouietus on this yarn. 1t also reduces
the list of "those mentioned to th'
ov,ort If one strong candidate and
doubtless adds much to the relief OF
those who remain. And let us see; VINO
ore the remaining onesl Former Lieu
tenant Governor Mansur, who "hanker'
ed arter the job" while ago, lost SO
mroh Of his appetitc as result of the
reception with which his name met III
the state papers that he threw down
his nonkin and unceremoniously left
the table. Governor Proctor S running
mate. George II. Prouty, has been talk
cd about as a possible aspirant for the
honor. but there are few who beiieVe
that Handsome Georges reputation Tor
buviug more chocolates for the pubic
stenographer than any other member
of the legislature of 1904 will actually
land him a winner, particularly in view
of the fate of the woman s suffrage
measure last fall. George W. Pierce,
although still keeping his residence IN
Brattleboro, has publicly rebuked the
men that dared to link his name with
desire to follow in Bell footsteps, and
while ms action Has Sie"''S
the crop of lemons which the various
newspapers throughout the state busy
themselves in raising and handing in
this direction there is no ground for
doubling his sincerity. Some people
saw that It is no secret that Allen M.
Fletcher of Cavendish wants the noml'
nation. Mr.. Fletcher himself hash
been heard to say that, but he has been
Drawing the zero weather, in order to
fill engagements at meetings held un.
der the auspices of the state board OF
education. Also, he is keeping his eye
peeled and his ear to the ground, ana
when a man is seen doing both of these
things at once it a sure thing tha'
something is going to happen.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-02-01
Tho ;uimitahIo Mr. DOOlpV III

The inimitable Mr.. Dooley breaches
a temperance sermon in satire when he
says: $50 Congress passed bill aboli'
shin tn canteen. An it s all right
now. If a sojer wants to desthroy him
silf he has to walk block. Some iv
me enterprisin colleagues in tn bust
ness have opened places convenient to
tn fort where tn bold sons iv Mars
instead iv tn corroding beer can get
anything fr m sulphuric acid to knock
out dhrops. I see wan iv thin stock
in up at a wholesale dhrug store last
week. If the sojer escapes tn knock
out dhrops they come down town an
Doherty takes care iv them. -
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-02-01
SHAKE 1T OFF.
Rid Yourself of Unnecessary Burdens.
A Brattleboro Citizen Shows You How


A Brattleboro Citizen Shows You How.
Don't bear unnecessary burdens.
Burdens of a bad back are unneces-
sary.
Get rid of them.
Doan S Kidney Pills cure bad backs !;
Cure lame, weak and aching backs |;
Cure every form of kidney ills.
Lots of local endorsement to prove
this.
Mrs. A. Lind, of l Chestnut ST., Brat.
tleboro, VT, says: "My experience
with Doan S Kidney Pills proved them
to be the finest remedy of the kind l
ever used. For five years 1 suffered
with a dull heavy pain across my back,
so bad at times that l could hardly
get around to do my work. If L at
tempted to rise quickly from a chair
sharp pain would take me across the
kidneys and extend up between my
shoulder blades. l had frequent head
aches, and cold always made the
whole trouble worse. / saw Doan s Kid
ney Pills highly recommended and pro-
cured box at F. H. Holden drug store
They proved to be just what / needed
and | noticed an improvement after the
first few doses. In a short time nv
back felt better and stronger in every
way. l know of many of my friends
who have used Doan's Kidney Pills
with equally good results. -
For sale by all dealers. Price so
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, 1907-02-01

Following a conference at the White
House Saturday it was officially an
nounced that the contract for building
the Panama canal will be awarded to
William J. Oliver who, with Arson b.
Bangs. was the lowest bidder in the re-
cent competition, provided that within
the next 10 days he associates himself
with at least two Independent contract
ors whose skill and experience, COM
bined with his own, shall cover the en-
tire field of the work to be performed
under the contract. The official state
ment recites the decision of the 18th
mian canal commission as to Mr.. Oliver
and then says that he is required under
the conditions already mentioned, Ito
organize corporation for the express
purpose of carrying out the proposed
contract, with a capital of $5,O0O,OO0,
of which not less than Sl,500,000 paid
in cash. and $l,5O0,000 in the form of
solvent subscriptions, shall be available
for the purpose of carrying out the con
tract and of which the remaining 81
900. 900 may be devoted to the purpose
of procuring a bond, as required by
the contract, or of substituting in lieu
thereof, in whole. or in part, and sub
iect to the conditions of the bond, cash
or current securities satisfactory to
the commission.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-02-01
WEEK IN THE WORLD.
Great Events and Movements Which
Are Making History.

The report Of the joint postal com
mission authorized at the last session
OF Congress 10 investigate aud report
10 that body its conclusion on the opera
tion aud effect OF the existing law re
lative % the second'class mail matter,
and what changes, II any, should be
made, was made public Sunday. The
commission makes number Of sweep
ing recommendation looking 10 a re-
form IN the postal service and has
drafted measure cmbodying such
changes as II thinks ought 10 be made,
Among the most important additions
10 existing law AS regards second
class mail matters embodied in this
measure are the following;-
4 newspaper OF other periodical may
be- IN part composed OF advertisements
which are permanently inserted ~ or at
tached 10 the same, hut such advertise,
mants shall not constitute more than on
Ter cent. OF the superficial area OF any
issue OF the publication; nor shall any
advertisement he printed on card cloth,
or any substance other than paper, nor
upon paper Of greater weight than the
text OF such publication.
An issue oi newspaper or other Pc
riodieal may he composed OF parts or see,
tions. but all such PARTS or sections SHAH
he made OF the same size, form aud weight
of PAPER aud shall, when taken together,
form one complete aud desirable whole
All provisions OF law applicable TO a
newspaper or periodical shall apply equal
Ia To each section thereof. With regu'
lar issue Of newspaper or other perlodl'
cal a supplement may be inclosed or Told
ed.
Supplements shall not he printed on
any other substance than paper, nor, eS'
cept in the case of maps, aud plans Illus,
trativc OF the text, shall he OF different
form from the main body OF the publica,,
ton No supplement. shall he composed
of or contain advertisements, but the
same shall be confined 10 matter germalne
10 the regular issue and supplied IN or
der to complete matter left incomplete m
the main body OF the publication.
The proposed bill provides for the ap.
pointmcnt of joint commission OF
Congress 10 investigate the entire pos
tal system. The commission urgently
recommends new weighing system
extended to embrace for the period OF
six months beginning July /, 1907,
a weighing of all mail matter trans,
ported throughout the entire United
States. class by class; counting OF
all pieces Of mail matter class by class,
a weighing and counting combined of
the individual pieces of third, fourth
and second class matter, the ascertain
ment of the average haul of all classes
Of matter under each subdivision of
these classes and the ascertainment of
the average load of railroad postoiiee
ears as well as the average load of stor-
age ears.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-02-01
The Taxation Commission.

Governor Proctor has appointed the
commission on double taxation as follows:
o. NJ. Barber of Bennington, j. H. SEN
ter of Montpelier, G. w. Pierce of Brat
tleboro, j. H. Williams of Bellows Falls,
l.. p. Slack of st. Johnsbury, Ernest
Hitchcock of Pittsford.
The commission is appointed in compli-
ance with the action of the last legisla-
ture which called for a commission to
look up the material in the several towns
of the state for an intelligent discussion
of the question by the next legislature.
If the governor deems necessary and the
commission is ready to report within a
year special session of the legislature
can be called in 1907
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-02-01

Dispatches from Washington ndi'
cate that rural letter carriers will fare
well at the hands of the present con
gress. 1t has been practically decided
by the house committee on postoilices
and post roads to raise the salary Of
every rural carrier regardless of the
length of his route or his present com
pensation. Just what the amount Of
the increase will be cannot, of course,
be foretold but it is not unlikely that
the house of representatives will adopt
the recommendation of the fourth as
sistant postmaster general in allowing
5000 year to carriers serving routes
of % miles or more in length. r. F.
d. s certainly deserve to have their pay
raised, and any action by congress
bringing about that result will meet
with the approval of the country i'll
general.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-02-01
More Quick Than Dead,


II is interesting 10 note that in Yer
mont, last year, the auto killed only
onc,tenth ms many people ms the horse,
via runaway accidents. This does not
mean necessarily that Vermont motor
lists are wonderfully careful, Rather,
we take il, does il indicate that most
Green Mountaineers belong TO the for
mer Of two classes into which pedes,
trains are now divided-the Quick and
the nead.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-02-01

The interstate commerce commission
has been investigating the practice of
some railroad companies of charging to
operating expenses large sums actually
expended for permanent improvements,
by which practice increases in taxation
valuation have been concealed. In
this connection it may be well to deny
the rumor that the Central Vermont has
adopted this idea.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-02-01

The Vermont Improvement assocla'
ton must have funds il il is to accom-
plish anything. Its executive commit
tee has planned progressive campaign
for the purpose of exploiting the re-
sources and attractions of the Green
Mountain state, but in order to carry
ont these plans money is needed. The
association hopes to raise the necessary
amount by membership fees and from
private sources. II is DESTROYS Of en-
rolling at least 5000 citizens of the state
as members, and ms the fee is only ~
this would seem like a comparatively
easy task. The association has no sal
aried officers so that every cent paid IN
will 20 directly toward the exploitation
of Vermont, With such an opportunity
to do something of benefit to every citi'
zen of the state it would seem as if the
appeal of the Vermont Improvement
association ought to meet with a gener'
Gus response. r. W. McCuen of Yer
rennes is secretary and treasurer
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-02-01

New Hampshire Farms for Summer
Homes, publication issued by the
board of agriculture of that state,
shows that more abandoned farms and
building lots were purchased for sum
mer homes in 1906 than in any previous
year. The Vermont Improvement as
ISOLATION might well consider the pub
LEGATION of a volume entitled Vermont
Farms for Summer Homes.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-02-01

A law goes into effect today which
provides that person who spits on
a public sidewalk or in public build
ing except in receptacles provided for
that purpose shall be punished by a
fine of $40 for each offence. Ten dol
lars spit may seem like pretty stiff
penalty but it's extremely easy to
avoid paying the fine.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-02-01

which il shall be- known among lis
fellows, the Brailleboro Rcformer u
In line for congratulations, The new
clothes are becoming, and our eontem'
pornry will know just what 10 do with
lis new domicile, which means better
facilities for business,
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-02-01

Mr.. De Boer will not be candidate
for governor next year-which may be
gladstone news to some other fellows.
With all the emphasis of negation, Mr..
De Boer states his position: 81 have
not been, am not now and will not be
a candidate for that nomination, he
SAYS. He has been urged by so many
friends to become candidate, he says,
"that it now seems just to let them
know my position definitely in order to
relieve them of embarrassment in their
attitude to other men who may be in.
terested in the nomination" Thus
does Vermont lose most excellent
governor in posse, But although not
a candidate in 1908. Mr. De Boer does
not say that he will never be a candi-
date Now where are the modest but
aspiring citizens of Brattleboro Bur
lington News.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-02-01

Mail reports from American consular
officers in China, which reached the
state department at Washington early
in the week regarding the famine and
the resulting conditions, still further
confirm the stories of suffering and
hardship among the people in the dis
tricts affected. In fact, Consul Hay
mes at Nankin says that the famine is
10 times worse than anything known
in that part of the empire for the past
40 years The Chinese officials, he
says, admit their inability to cope with
the situation. The government is try
ing to help the starving people to keep
their cattle, and to this end is taking
their oxen and buffaloes in pawn for
two taels each, keeping them thus
until next spring, when it will return
them. Consul Haynes declares that
whatever aid may be extended by this
government in the present crisis will
certainly do much to dispel the i'll.
feeling recently aroused by the boy
colt, the exclusion act, etc.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-02-01
OUR LEMON CRATE.
Replenished From Time to Time by Our
Loving Friends.

4 Clarendon Springs woman has a
Vermont grown lemon that measures 10
inches in its smallest circumference and
weighs 90 ounces. A bill will be in
trodueed into the Legislature of 1905 au'
thorizing the village of Brattleboro to
accept the gift.-St. Adams Messenger
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-02-01
Enough to Build Small Sugar House,
fswanton CouTicT)

TF|WW9FFE7'' """'E'""'T
II Is announced that Vermont : build
ing at the jamestown exposition Is TO
cost $1,000. That ought 10 put up some
thing sufficiently imposing aud In keep
ing with the dignity Of the state 10
satisfy even those who found fann
with the Vermont building ~ the
Columbian eXposliion.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-02-01

soundings for the proposed dam at
Brattleboro reveal the fact that the
supposed rock bottom Of the river is
found to be just ordinary mud. Brat
tleboro people should drive some pegs
or the west side of New Hampshire,
including the "brewery" will be slip
ping away from them.-Springfeld Re
uOrtpr,
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-02-01

When the Hon. E. l.. Waterman was
a candidate for a position on the bench
of the newly created superior court
court, by the way which one of It's
most erudite members insists does not
in reality exist,-it was announced that
he could not be credited to Brattleboro,
as in the event of his election he pro
posed to move to Rutland. According
to the Reformer however, Brattleboro
still insists on claiming not only
Judge Waterman but also what he
does. Here is an instance: Brattle-
boro is doing its share in disposing of
the cases involving the Burlington
Rendering company. Attorney General
Fits of this town represented the
state before the supreme court and the
case has now been given to Judge +.
l.. Waterman for an opinion. The fact
that Rutland is named in the official
directory as the latter residence can
not affect Brattleboro s claim to recog-
milton in this respect. " 1t is evident
from this that the Reformer is also do
ing its share in keeping up the absorb
ing power of Brattleboro to its highest
standard of pitch. We cheerfully con
cede to "the musical centre of Yer
mont, which, by the way is claim
we have not yet seen urged by our con-
temporaries of that place,-all that it
wants of the cases involving the Bur
lington Rendering company and if it
wants the rendering plant in the bar
gain we will cheerfully throw that in
also-Burlington Free Press.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-02-01

Brattleboro is not after all the polltl'
cal Sodom which it has been called by
those who insisted that every man with
in its borders was a wicked office seek
er. One man has been discovered who
declines to be a candidate for the gov
ernorship, but whether this is because
he was recently elected to the head of
an important order, or whether he has
an insurmountable prejudice against
service in behalf of the state does not
appear. The Mortified News sums up
the situation when it says: Worthy
Master George W. Pierce of the state
grange pushes the governorship noml-
nation for 1905 aside with the remark
that he positively would not be a can
didate and that the report was simply
absurd Bratteboro citizens positive
" will not accept public office. y We
take it that the closing sentence in our
contemporary paragraph was intended
to be taken in a QuiXotic sense. The
writer thereof sOiourned for brief
time in Brattleboro once upon time,
and he may have gained some points
regarding the "bug' from close OBJ
servaton of its operations, which are
spared ordinary mortals. Through con
sideration of recent developments, how
ever. we are inclined to add to the clos
ing sentence in question the words,
"unless they can get it. Huntington
Free Press.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-02-01

The subcommittee of the house com
mittee on postofiices and post roads,
which has been engaged in framing the
post Office appropriation bill, has
agreed to report to the full committee
the following increases in the salaries
in the various classes of postal en-
plovees. Clerks in first and second
class offices in towns of less than 30
600 population, minimum salary 5000
per annum. maximum salary 5000 In
towns of from $4,000 to $4,000 popula-
ton. minimum salary 5000, maximum
$1,000 per annum, in cities over $4,000
population minimum salary 5000, maxi
mum salary $1,000 per annum. Car
riers in towns less than $4,000 popu-
lation. minimum salary 5000 and maxi
mum salary 5000; in cities from %,
600 to $4,000 population, minimum sala-
ry 5000, maximum $1,000 per annum;
in cities over $4,000 population, mini
mum salaries $780, maximum salary
$l100 per annum. The salaries of rail
way mail clerks to be increased 800
in each grade after the first year, The
committee will decide before the end
of the week upon the increase to be
given rural free delivery carriers For
the classes of employees already de-
cided upon the increase in the post
office appropriation will be approx
mately $5,000,000.