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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-30
Her Diagnosis.


a servant girl was brought to a cot
tage hospital suffering from an over
dose of poison.
When questioned as to her motive
for taking It she replied:
II wasn't feeling well, and l went to
my mistress room to get some medi-
cine from the chest she has there. The
bottle l got was marked, Three drops
for an infant, six for an adult and a
tablespoon for an emetic. knew l
wasn't an infant. l wasn't sure about
an adult. so ! thought | must be the
emetic. and I took the spoonful" Lon.
don Graphic.
Cumso-The doctor says must take
plenty of, exercise. l don't know
whether to try Indian clubs or dumb
bells. Mrs. Cumso-I wish you would
come out with me and wheel the per-
ambulator a little way. CumsO-Um,
no. Maria. l don't want TO overdo the
thing at first, you know.-Exchange..
One of the choicest delicacies IN
Jamaica IS a huge white worm found
IN the heart Of the cabbage palm. II
tastes when cooked like almonds.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-30
Incorrioible.

In a certain school of Washington
there was one lad who would persist
in saying have went
One day the teacher kept him in, F"
saying:
'While l am out of the room you
may write have gone fifty times"
When the pedagogue returned he
found that the boy had dutffully per-
formed the task, having written have
gone fifty times. On the other side of
the paper. however, was this message
from the absent one:
have went JOHN WHITE.
-Harper's Weekly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-30
An Osace Hedge.

An Usage hedge if trimmed M five o.
six feet may be converted into first
class hog and cattle tight fence og
adding about six barbed wires. writes
a farmer in Iowa Homestead In q
year or two when the branches gov
out again over tAe wire IL makes ~
impregnable barrier IL ike stocks eEii
or entrance.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-30
MUCH THANKS.

She sat beside me ct the play.
I knew her not At all.
But IN COY and careless way
She let her hatpiEs fall
Beneath the seat between my feet.
of course I had to crawl.
And as L handed them to her
(Ah happy finger touchD
she said to me. she said. said she,
on, thank you-very muchi"
She stood beside me i'm the car,
And we We're strangers quite.
wasn't going very far.
And so L thought I might
Give up my seat to rest her feet.
(Now, wasn't that polite0
AS from the overhanging strap
She loosed her frantic clutch
She said to me. she said, said she,
tOh thank -'ou-very muchp'
She passed me on the avenue,
As promenaders pass.
Her dainty kerchief. dotted blue
Ard airy light as gas,
She dropped behind. / strove to find,
And found it for the lass.
And as placed it in her hand,
Profaned with gutter Smutch,
She said to me, she said,> said she,
''Oh, thank you-very muchI'
Now, this was not one woman lone,
But these were ladies three,
And many more from zone to zone
Have thus been served by me
And other men who're helpful when
They cannot help but be.
And ever thus we get their thanks
ct surely beats the Dutch)
They always say them this-a-waye
'Oh, thank you-very much!'
hope some time before I so
To fill a tomb or urn
The ladies may not thank me So
For thanks l do not yearn.
Yet if they don't, stay dead I won't
I surely shall return!
shall return from out the pit,
And haply one may touch
My ghost and say, the same old way
"Oh thank you-very muchi'
-Robertus Love in Judge,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-30
The Horrors of Matrimonx.

Zone of the prominent actresses says
nine out of ten marriages turn out
unhappily"
Eyes" replied the old bachelor; IF
a man marries a woman for her beau
ty he is likely to find that good deal
of it is counterfeit, and if he takes her
for her money the chances are that
she will merely give him an allow
ance. Chicago Record-Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-30
His Platform IS Amended.

MY platform, shouted the orator,
bringing bis list down with a resound-
ing thwack on tie desk before him,
lis Leave we'll enough aIonep F."
Beg pardon" whispered the chair
man Of the meeting. IN eminent Bos-
ton citizen. pulling his coattails gently.
Z Let we'll enough alone is the prefer
able form bohemian.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-30

The Anp~i"an raa' ers' associates"
has recommended T. Secretary Corsal-
you Of the treasury 3enart:nont thst
some changes. rar tire sake Of rauvca-
fence. he made ia the caloring or aur
paper money The bankers rceoa.-
mend that one dollar hills he Slase col
or; two dollar bills brown iives,
green, tens. blue: twenties. yellow;
iftics. pink; 500 white. and $1,000
allls, red.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-30

Which would you rather be" asked
the ambitions youth, "a great speaker
or Il great Wrijer:'
IT all depends. answ red MI. 81
RUS Barker. "cn whether you would
rather take chance on geting'clergy-
mans sore throat or writer's cramp.
Washington star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-30
pacreas Of Pity.

The BacheIor-DOn't you pity Us old
bachelors?
Young Widow-Yes. but I don't sup
pose 1 pity you rs much as the old
maids do.-Chicago News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-30
Care Of The Horse.

Since your horse does for YOU The
work you cannot do yourself you are
under obligation TO do for your horse
the work your horse cannot do for
himself-curry and brush him.-Farm
Journal
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-30

LADDER FOX USE ON UNEVEN GROUND.
upper end of the ladder are bent to-
gether and held by a bolt Co which
preferably projects to a considerable
extent each side Of the ladder and is
provided with rounds
At the extreme upper end of the lad
der is pointed metal plate CID, which
in use is adapted to be hooked over a
limb to prevent the ladder from slip
ping off should the limb bend away
when the worker mounts the ladder
1t will be evident that by this con
struction the laddf may be supported
in a vertical position at any time ire
spectiye Of the uneyenness .of the
ground Furthermore, as tho support
ing parts of the base member (Co are
greater in area than the ends % the
side bars. the ladder does not readily
sink into soft and muddy ground and
the great length Of the base mem Der
lessons the liability Of the ladder be-
ing tipped to one side.
A modified construction OF the device
for adjusting the member Oh is shown
in Figs. 1 and ). On the side har (A)
is a plate (L) provided with perfora
tons which are adapted to be engaged
by pin, supported in an extension O.
of the upper strap (E) 4 handle QN
carries the pin, which is normally
pressed by coil spring into engage
ment with the perforations. A patent
on this improved ladder has been
granted to Mr. Hubbard II. Thomson
Of Lawrence, Kan.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-30
Ter eaee.

Mistress. Why. Bridget. it seems to
me You want very large wages for
one who has had SO little experience.
Bridget sure mum. amt it harder
for me when / don't know how New
York Life.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-30

FOR SALE: Three pedigreed
Durham bulls, aged five, one and
one coming a year old; pedigrees
furnished. Am still in the saw mill
business; all kinds of saving and
planning, the latter must be done at
once- Bring in your logs Am
still handling farm machinery also.
JOHN FLESCH,
aSmo2 Lancaster, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-30
HIVES IN PLACE.

IReady for a winter protection of boards
and straw to be put across the 'front.'
an inch or so for the winter. There
should be in most instances no trouble
in wintering bees SO packed if they
are strong in numbers and with plenty
of stores.-Montana Experimental Sta
fiOn
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-30

"Lubiey, Minnie, l had one just like
it last winter" New York World.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-22

anew the probabilities as 70 public sen.i'
ment ia regard 10 the continuance oi the
death penalty in this state this time sug'
gested by the Fairbanks murder trial IN
Windham county which resulted IN a
conviction OF murder IN the second de
gree and the sentencing OF the respondent
10 imprisonment for lie. The Messenger
has already taken occasion TO renew It's
expressions Of faith in the growing move
ment for the abolition OF capital punish
ment as reflected by the result OF this
trial. Now comes TO hand news article
in a Brattleb0ro paper, discussing details
Of the trial with iirsthand information,
from which this paragraph Is taken
file any appeal with the supreme court on
exceptions allowed during the trial, Con-
sideIing that Fairbanks confessed to nine
different witnesses that he killed Mrs,
Grout, the evidence of ten years OF Illicit
relationship with the dead girl that was
before the Jury, and the testimony OF the
death threats made 10 Mrs, futile on the
day Of the murder, Mr.. Gibson thought
that the verdict was all that could be eX'
pected.'
Mr.. Gibson has a good right 10 be sat
is6ed with the verdict for his client I'M
der such circumstances OF well nigh con
elusive proof of guilt as he himself re-
lates. Most people viii agree with him
that not only was the verdict 'all that
could be- expected but perhaps a little
less than could be expected il the death
penalty prescribed by law Is actually to be
enforced in this state,
But that's the very point The Messen'
ger has employed these remarks OF A.
tomey Gibson TO emphasize-the pnbhc
il becoming more and more distrustiul oil
the death penalty, more and more abhof,
rent Of il. every year, and has reached
that stage Of somewhat nebulous opinion
about il when il has hardly definitely
made up It's mind TO change the law, but
II is satisfied more or less 10 eyade IT,
And so we have a jury looking straight M
the face such evidence as Judge Gibson
reviews and saving the murderer's neck
without even blinking at what, to men
outside the court room, at least, appears
to be a glaring Inconsistency. 40
No wonder Attorney Gibson Is satlshed'
What lawyer could fail TO be SATISFIED un'
der the same conditions? But the ques
ton is whether the people OF Vermont
are satisfied. or whether they VIII take
the first opportunity to make. their own
law express their own sentiments ana
intentions,
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-22

James F. Hooker of Brattleboro is
not one of the Windham county
nsportsmen, who attack the present
efficient fish and game commissioner
In his speech at the recent meeting of
the Fish and Game league at Burling
ton he said that he "deplored, regret
ted. and condemned" the attacks made
on the official by a Windham county
paper, which he named, and in all
probability the people of the county
who have the best interest of fish and
game of the state at heart are of the
same opinion.-Montpelier Argus.
We fear our Montpelier contempt
rary in inclined to place too literal a
construction upon the portion of Mr..
Hooker s speech which it quotes. Mr..
Hooker does not intend that his utter
ances on matters of this kind shall be
taken seriously, and the people of this
county know him too well to be sur
prised at such statements. Mr.. Hook
er was miles away from Windham
county when he made the speech in
question and only few feet distant
from the state fish and game commits
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-22
BRATTLEBoRo NEEDS

A public playground where the
sp,rit Of initiative can be nurtured
and the enjoyment of outdoor life sn'
couraged;
A reorganization of its highway de-
psrtment for the purpose Of bringing
about 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 consequent elimination OF
Ill eye.sores to the community.
An enlarged freight yard with bet
tor 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 DC 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 Bratueboro'
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 selfshness, lit
tie more tolerance of the shortcom-
ings in our neighbors, and a stronger
determination to make this a model
New England town in the truest sense
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-22

No one who read carefully the rail.
road commissioners reports on the re-
cent accidents in this county could
help being impressed by the clear and
concise way in which the causes Of
and circumstances surrounding the
accidents were expressed. The terse
language left no doubt that the com
missioners were careful in their in
vestigation and wise in making their
deductions. Certain phrases in the re-
ports. however, lead to reflection. The
commissioners say 1--WE understand
this method has been adopted since
the accident" and eve are pleased
to learn that this custom has been
prohibited. etc." Would the commits
sioners have been exceeding their au-
thority if they had said instead 1--WE
nearby order that this method be
adopted forthwith" and 1--WE abso-
lutely forbid any continuance of this
custom on the part of the railroad
company2" This is in inquiry, not
criticism.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-22
Would Use Rubber Stamp No Doubt

Manchester, n. H., Union.)
The railroad commissioners of Vermont,
who evidently believe in doing their duty
by the state without regard to outside. IN
auences, have just reported their findings
concerning the collision of two passenger
trains near Vernon, Sept. 26. The re-
port saws that, while the responsibility
rests especially on the train dispatcher,
who failed to detect an oversight, the ,ac-
cident was directly due to failure OF
young woman telegrapher to deliver copy
of an order to the conductor and the en-
gineer of one of the trains; and that. the
operators neglect may have resulted from
the common custom of railroad men to
visit the telegraph Office and disturb the
Young woman at her work. This repre-
hensible custom, the commissioners ind,
has been strictly prohibited since the ac-
cident. and the inference is that the pro
hibition would have come by order OF the
commissioners if the railroad company had
not taken the initiative. The accident and
its circumstances were serious, of course.
Had the collision occurred in New Hamp-
shire. it is believed our railroad commits
sioners would have recommended that the
telegraph operators desk be turned about,
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-22
There Were Reasonable Doubts.
Mortified News. J

INOfthheId NtWs,J
The verdict of guilty of murder in the
second degree in the shooting cases at
Saxtons River and Newport, have gwen
the opponents Of capital punishment an
opportunity to advance the theory that a
conviction for the highest crime cannot
now be obtained in this state; In fact,
that Vermont has progressed, so far as
TO make capital punishment a dead letter.
The truth of the matter is that in both
the Saxtons River and Newport cases
there was reasonable doubt IN the
mind OF the public as to the full mental
responsibility of the perpetrators, which
the counsels for the defendants were able
TO instill in the minds of the jury in each
instance Under these circumstances ne
Imprisonment was satisfactory TO he
public.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-22
Bracing a Tottering Structure.
(St Adams Messenger


The Messenger would simply suggest
that it is pretty early in the game Tor
the Taft movement to go to pieces and
that there is good deal of it to go to
pieces if it ever does head that way. 1t
+ very natural for us of the east who
live neghbors to Governor Hughes to
have warm admiration for his chara,c,,
ter and accomplishments, but we should
be careful not to forget that perhaps we
live too close to him to see him and his
presidential prospects in their true per-
spectiye as the great wide nation sees
them. Perhaps Governor Hughes is a
bigger man to us than he appears to the
rest of the country. Perhaps, on the other
hand we do not begin to see even small
part. relatively, of the sentiment that "a
vors the nomination of Taft. 1t is early
yet-too early to stand committed to a
early to be hypnotized by any
systematic editorial suggestion that a
man we all know to be very much, alive
is practically dead.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-22
A ". N. G. Comparison.
(vergennes Enterprise.

The Vermont National Guard is again
in the public eye. Three companies in the
regiment at the annual june inspection
failed to come up to the standard and are
10 be given another chance the latter part
Of this month. Back in the old days
which many Of us remember it wasn't
necessary to put any of the companies, on
probation for several months after the iirst
inspection in order to give them chance
to make good, according to. military re-
auirements. There was at that time sui
Acient of the military spirit among, the
Young men in the state to not only keep
the ranks full but to make each command
efficient. This was before the service was
improved o. by the elimination Of some
Of the so-called undesirable element,
and the establishment of a permanent
camp ground. 1t is question If the ,t
guard" would not have proved as efficient
fighters had opportunity presented itselt,
as the more moral and up-to-date soldier
hoys of TODAY.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-22

Previous to sentencing a prisoner
for six months on the charge of re-
sisting an officer Judge Waterman re-
Gently gave brief but emphatic lee
ture on the seriousness of resisting
constituted authority. Plain talks
like this coming from the bench ought
to be of much value in bringing about
an increased respect for the majesty
of the law without which no commun-
ity is for one moment safe.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-22
THE RECURRENCE OF PANIcs.

Theories as to the recurrence OF
panics have been revived on account
of the recent disturbance in the mon
ey market. One of the commonest
theories is that panics occur once in
twenty years, and variations from
this rule are explained by great ma
tional disturbances such as the civil
war which accelerate or retard the
normal succession of business events
Thus the panic of 1873 is said to have
been due in 1877, but to have been put
ahead four years by the war.
A card published for advertising
purposes by the Inland Type Foundry
of st. Louis some ten years ago gives
the following schedule for panics and
other business periods;
Dates of panics, 1919, 1887, 1857
1873, 1891, 1911.
Periods, 16, Is and 20 years, and re
peat Oslo to 1887 is IS years. tt
1857, 90 years; to 1878, 16 years; tc
1891, IS years, to 1911, 20 years.)
Years of good times and high prices
come in periods of s, and 10 years
and repeat, 1918, 1927, 1887, 1S45
1854, 1864, 1872, 1881, 1891, 1899
1908, 1918, etc.
Years of hard times and low prices
come in periods of 7, 9, IL years
and repeat, 1916, 1928, 1884, 1S43
1850, 1861, 1870, 1877, 1888, 1897
1904, 1915, 1924, etc.
There may be some question as t.
the accuracy of the dates given, there
being some difference of opinion as tt
what are years of depression an'
what years of good times. The gen
eral opinion, however, would be tina
the year 1891 was not panic year
but the year 1898, which throws TIT
reckoning all out for panics. Accord
ing to the rule above the present panic
is not due till 1911; by the 20-yea
rule it is not due till 1913; in history
however, this may not be serious
enough to be called panic but onl,
disturbance. In any case, all rule
fail during the present administration
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-22
A Reckless Waste of Money.
(Northfeld News

Candidly, it seems a reckless waste OF
energy and money for the AntiSaloon
league management TO attempt 20 work
up campaign for resubmission OF local
option law at this time, when the same
amount Of effort along certain other lines
might be OF so much help in advancing
the moral welfare Of the people. As a
matter OF fact il would not be surprising
Il there was a great curtailment Of sup
port 10 the league morally and financially,
II this resubmission idea continues to be
urged
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-22

The Hardwick Gazette says that any
claim that Automobiles leave large
sums of money in the state in pay
ment for food and lodging is the veri-
est nonsense. "The average automo-
bilist from abroad, " it says, "stops
only to purchase new supplies of gas
olene. Nothing except running short
of ammunitions slackens his carnage.
Did the Gazette make a careful can
vass of hotels, drug stores, restaurants,
bookstores, news stands, barber shops,
candy stores and garages before
reaching this opinion9
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-22
Doesn't Pay TO Take Chances.


The imposing Of fine of $1,000 on Fred
C. Gale OF linsdale, n. H., for illegally
selling liquor in Vermont ought TO make
that gentleman sit up and take notice that
there is a law in this state which is en-
forced. This amount is the maximum line
and was imposed by Judge llaselton at
Newiane after the respondent had plead
ed guilty to a first oliense Of Illegal sales
in Brattleboro. 1t don't always pay TO
take chances with this law,
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-22
Honorable Jim's Privilege.


jim Hooker of Brattleboro is resolved
to stand in with the present rather ei.
fective fish and game commissioner. as he
is quoted in a public address as having
depiored the attacks made on Mr.. Thomas
by certain Windham county papers. Jim
IS good fellow and has political ambi'
tions concealed within his properly fitting
and highly sartorial daily apparel, but the
business OF a newspaper is to tell the
news and express an opinion thereon, II
need be. And all the Honorable Jim can
do is to differ. Which he also is entitled
to do.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-22
The Same Old Refrain.

Barre llnes.J .
If all the counties of the state dupli'
cate Windhams record Of divorces APP
piled for and divorces granted, the matri'
monial highways and byways OF the
state win be strewn thiekly with wreck
age of domestic happiness. Some coun-
ties no doubt will have a record OF more
than ten DEGREES to a term. Washington
county is entertaining about the average
number of applicants, and Orange eoun,
ty has the usual grist in prospect, and
so on. Refusal to support, adultery
"intolerable severity" and the less com
mon causes are the monotonous retralh'
term after term.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-22
Railroads
BOSTON & MAINE RAILhvAV
In effect October 7, Iso'
Hyde Park, Vermont
Trains Leave BEattlsbOFO'

TRAINS Leave o4e'' - u-
Montreal and Quebec, via c. v ana ne u u M n -
I'll. or a, m. 'C2SOp. m. I'VE Il p nj
Montreal & Quebec, via Newport and y" -
I'll. OF a. m. HOBS p. M AT lOa I
Quebec, via Sherbrooke and H. l. ny"
Quebec sc : via Que. Cent. Ry.-tlllo a. III
Greenfield. Northampton, HolyoEe' 'gIsEd
-E5 .2s a. m. 1907 a, m. t8,lO P H.
Bellows Falls, Claremont Junction .sS@P]
White River Junction-+ll.oi a Ill.,
Wells isl River, St. Johnsbury, Lynd0n'~'
a. m. +2.3O p. m, tlO-ls p p H. ri, YOlsr
Newport. Sherbrooke-tll,g' a. H. tA2NRd
BostonE.A5.2Sa a. m fA9.O7 a H. 49,
fB2 80 D. m. sA4.26 p m. SUNDAY "a
'Daily. fDaily except T ~ nls,ss Fals CHA
A via Greenfield. via Bellows '"'
treal only. ......, tables may b i
tanned at ticket office. - NJ PITRT
d. ]. FLANDERS, = ~ Con Pass "
Pass T af. Mgr. ~