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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-03
HOW To MIX FERTILIZERS
AT HOME.

To any farmer who will write us, men
tioning this paper, we will send free, post
paid, several formulas for making a first
class fertilizer at home, together with the
cost of the in yrcdieuts, directions for mix
ing, etc.
The Vermont Experiment Station in
its bulletin No. ll6 has the following to
say r'ith rete .cnc 10 the value Of home
mixed fertilizers as compared with the
ordinary commerciai brands: "On every
account, however financial, educational,
agricultural, it is better to buy the crude
stock and home.mix if one uses a ton or
more"
All up.to-date farmers should be inter
asted in the subject of home.mixed fer
tilzers aud we are in a position to help
them. Address.
CARROLL S. PAGE, Hyde Park, vt.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-03
WEEK IN THE WORLD.
Great Events and Movements Which
Are Making History.

A feature of the opening exercises Of
the Jamestown exposition last Friday
was the address of President Roosevelt
who emphasized again his attitude to,
ward trusts and corporations. Some Of
the president S more emphatic utter
ances follow:
owe cannot afford to forget the
maxim upon which Washington insisted,
that the surest way to avert war IS to
be prepared to meet it. Nevertheless,
the duties that most concern us of this
generation are not military but social
and industrial. We of this mighty
western republic have to grapple with
the dangers that spring from popular
self government tried on a scale in
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-03
The World Is Growing Better.
(St. Adams Messenger.)


The world is growing better. There
is not such a popular use of hard IL
ouors and such deplorable drunkenness
in high places as there was years ago
when the churches were full of church
members on Sundays. 1t is considered
a disgrace for respectable man to
stagger home intoxicated in the middle
of the day or at any time, for that
matter, in this year of our Lord, 1900
But it was not so considered by our
grandfathers. And they remembered
the Sabbath day to keep it holy-after
a fashion. The world is growing bet,
ter. That there is wretchedness and
misery, poverty and crime enough grow
ing out of the abuse of liquor today,
we all know all too well. But there is
not so much as there used to be and
every year men are learning more and
more to understand that they cannot
retain their employment, support their
families, or maintain their self-respect
by giving themselves up to the misuse
Of Intoxicating drinks. Our social life
is cleaner and purer than it used to be
and is steadily growing better still.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-03
Hurrah for Bacon.


State s Attorney Bacon has certainly
scored in the matter of booze peddling
from the New Hampshire shore into
Vermont He has not only broken up
the traffic in Bellows Falls, but has
compelled the culprit who was caught
to pay a fine of $500 in the county
court-Brattlcbo Phoenix.
Windham county should not fail to
''save its Bacon" for reelection. That
sort of a state s attorney is worth hav-
ing, and his tribe should increase. The
other kind-the attorneys who, elected
to do their duty, imagine they are do
ing it when they mol PROSE- cases
against persistent law-breakers-are
not meeting the public needs, by long
shot.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-03
Railroads
BOSTON & MAINE RAILR0Il
In effect October 8, 1906

Montreal and Quebec. via c. " and 9Th
-fli.lOa.m. 'C225 ,. m. fi0lsp.n.
Montreal & Quebec, via Newport and CEk
-fil.lO a. m. ttl0.ls p. m.
Quebec via Sherbrooke and G. T. Ry,-i.Lgu
tfl0ls y. m.
Quebec. Via Que Cent. Ry. -tll.l0 q. n. NJ
y. m,
Greenfield, Northampton. H0yoEe. S9r,5,
20 2s a. m. 1907 a. m. tlOl5a. ~. RaI
t423 p. m. ss.29 p. m.
Bellows Falls. Claremont Junction. viz,
White River Junction-tll.l0a "a 2sp
4535p, m. slO,iS p. m.
Wells River. st. Johnsbury, Lyrd1Hyie-a
am. f225p. m. tl0lSp. m.
Newport, Sherbrooke-till0a a. m fi5NEs
Rogton-sA 5.2s a. m. IA l0l5 a. M. iB.s
m. "A 4.23 p. m.
Daily. 7 Daily except Sunday. tDaiy "a
Saturday. Sunday only. 4 via Greeuis3
vim Bellows Falls. c Montreal only.
Detailed information and timetables MAJ n
tanned at ticket Offices.
D.JFLANDERS. c. NJ Burr
Pass. Traf Mgr. Gen Pas 1
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-03
Looked at 1t Just Right.
(HardWick Gazette.)

A man was fined $500 in Windham
county court last week, over which
Judge Taylor presided, for violating the
license law in delivering liquor for a
bottling works of North Walpole, n. H.,
to people in Bellows Falls. 1t has been
the contention that New Hampshire
parties, having a license to 40 an ex-
press business, could deliver liquor In
Vermont under the interstate com,
merce law. The states attorney of
Windham county looked at it in a diff
ferent way and a prosecution is the
outcome. 1t may have far reaching
effect.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-03
Never Will Be Seen Again.
bennington Banner.)

Ten years ago a farmer put his mi
tials on a dollar, went to town and
spent it with merchant. Before the
year was out he got the dollar back.
Four times in six years the dollar came
back to him for produce and three times
he heard of it in the pockets of his
neighbors. The last time he got 1t
four years ago he sent it to mail or
der house. He has not seen that dollar
since and never will. That dollar will
never pay any more school or road tax
for him, will never build up any or
brighten the homes of the community.
He sent it entirely out of the circle Of
usefulness to himself.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-03

When Vermont justice is called upon
to deal with the perpetrator of such a
crime as that which took place in Ben
nington county Sunday most of us are
glad to think that death by hanging is
still the extreme penalty of the law in
this state.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-03

comparably vastcr than ever before IN
the history of mankind, and from an
Astounding material prosperity greater
also than anything which the world has
hitherto seen.
"In industrial matters our enormous
prosperity has brought with 1t certain
grave evils. II Is our duty to try TO
cut out these evils without at the same
time destroying our well'being itself
This is an era OF combination alike IN
the world of capital and in the world
of labor Each kind of combination can
do good, and yet each, however power
full, must be opposed when 1t does Ill.
"At the moment the greatest problem
before us is how TO exercise such con
trel over the business use of vast
wealth, individual, but especially cor,
porate, rs will insure its not being USED
against the interest Of the public, whlie
vet permitting such ample legitimate
nroGts AS will encourage individual
initiative. 1t is our business to put u
stop TO abuses and to prevent their re,
currence, without showing n spirit OF
mere vindictiveness for what has oeeh
done in the past.
The wrongdoer, the man who swim
dies and cheats, whether on big scale
or a little one, shall receive at our
hands mercy as scant as If he com
mitted crimes of violence or brutality'
We are unalterably determined to pre-
vent wrongdoing in the future; we nave
no intention of trying to wreak such an
/ indiscriminate vengeance for wrongs
done in the past as would contouhd 'he
innocent with the guilty. Our purpose
is TO build up rather than to tear down.
/ We show ourselves the truest friends OF
property when we make 1t evident that
we will not tolerate the abuses OF prop
erty. ~ -.
"The cornerstone of the republic lies
| in our treating each man on ms worth
| ms n man, paying no heed to his creed
( his birthplace, or his occupation, ask
I inc not whether he is rich or poor
whether he labors with head or hand;
asking only whether he acts decently
and bonorablv in the various relations
of his life, whether he behaves wen TO
his family, to his neighbors, to the
state. 80
/ eve base our regard for each man on
tbe essentials and not the accidents
We Judge him not by his profession
but bv his deeds; by his conduct, NOS
NV what he has acquired of this world 5
This great republic of ours shall
never become the government OF u
nlntocracy, and it shall never become
/ the government of a mob. God wiling
il shall remain what our fathers VINO
/ founded it meant it to be-a govern
ment in which each man stands ON MS
worth as a man, where each is given
T tb@ largest GO personal liberty consistent
with securing the well,being Of the
WHOLE Who'll and Where, so far as in US
les we strive continually to secure for tor
each man such equality of opportunity
that in the strife Of lite ne may nav :.
\ fair chance to show the stuff that Is
in him."
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-03
Sheldonyille, Mass.

Two years ago last month l had had the
rheumatism in my shoulder and neck for six
months so badly could do no work of any
account. bought a medium bottle of Ell,
mer's Balm and it cured me before, I used
the bottle. l had had doctors and they had
done nothing for me. H. A. FOLLEII.
formerly of Boston.)
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-03

tees upon her death, il looks as If the,
limit fixed by the trustees had gone
beyond reason.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-03

At the age of IS, George W. Heath of
Gorham, Me-, has built a good sized cottage
doing practically all the work himself. He
is the Oldest resident of Gorham.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-03

Sensational results have quickly fol
lowed the inquiry into the recent elec-
ton of directors of the New York Life
Insurance company. George r. Scrug-
han, manager of the international pol,
icyholders' committee, which inspired
the present investigation, making grave
charges against those who conducted
the election, was himself placed under
arrest at Albany, N. Y, Tuesday night
Scrughan is charged with conspiracy
and he was the third man identified
with the international policyholders
committee taken into custody since
noon Tuesday. The others are Charles
Stirrup, who was arrested and Charles
X. Darlington. These two were not
members of the committee, but were
employed as watchers for the commit
tee at the election. Stirrup was q
watcher at the directors election OF the
Mutual Life Insurance company, Whlle
Darlington acted in similar capacity
at the New York Life election.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-03

Judge sanborn filed Monday at St
Paul an opinion in the United States
circuit court of appeals, affirming the
judgments of the United States district
court for the western district of Mis-
souri, against the packers for accepting
concessions from a portion of the es..
tablished rate for the transportation OF
provisions on through bills of lading
from Kansas City to Chrlshana ana
other foreign points The defendants
are the Armour Packing company, Swift
& Co.. Morris & Co. and the Cudahhy
Packing company. The cases are the
first Of the so-called rebate cases,
brought by the United States against
the packers to be determined by the
anpeiIate court, and will form the basis
for for future action until the United
states supreme court reviews the de
cision.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-03

FOR sALE-New six room cottage, modern
fixtures, on car line. Price right. small
payment down, balance as rent to right
parties.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-03

Postmaster General George Won l.
Meyer has approved the detailed ad
iustment of salaries of rural free deliv'
cry carriers, as submitted by Assistant
Postmaster General Degraw and the
new schedule which will become etfec
tive July l next, will make a graded
increase in the compensation of carriers
of from 9 to % per cent, based upon
tbe number of miles traversed by car
riers as shown by the records of the
department. The schedule follows oaEH
Routes of 81 or more miles, $9OO a
wear: % to 81 miles, 1861; 20 to q
miles. $50; IS to 20 miles, 500; 10 to t.
IS miles, 5000; II to 10 miles, $of0;
10 to IA miles, 1904; 10 to II miles
$46s; s to 10 miles, 1892; to 5 miles
1896.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-03

David Wilcox, former president of
the Delaware & Hudson Railroad com
panv, committed suicide at sea last
week Wednesday, while passenger on
the North German Lloyd steamer Bar
barossa, by shooting himself through
the head with revolver Mr.. Wilcox,
broken in health, sailed some time ago
and recently, because he had not Sc
cured the benefit physically that he
sought. he cabled his resignation of the
presidency of the railroad, which was
accepted by the directors, who chose
his successor in the person of Leonor
F. Loree, once president of the Balti-
more & Ohio and the Rock Island rail
roads.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-03

Life IS chance. Life Insurance
lead certainty"
The Forrest City times., 1907-12-13

a dainty skf-t-ard what not-escve T. still daintier ankle. and the bottoms of pair of immaculateiy creased t.o-- sersl Ny murmured apology ras cu. excessively short as I raised -ly hc. and ny eyes at the same time. T. was Jack and Kitty. looking very sp.c anI span, and no little pleased with them. selves.
 "Eh2 What" gasped. taken so-sc. what aback
 Kitty's smile was as the wine O. oporto in it's intoxicating sweetness.
 "Oh." she cried. fit is Mir. Walker"
 Tt is said I. frowning at her leyity. was feeling in no particularly usa: mood myself just then.
 She pouted and turned 10 he- cs-- panion-
 Don't you think. Jack" she sala. you ought to tell your uncle a50us- about it2s
 Certainly" responded that yoa1- hopeful. You will my dear une!c. bs delighted 10 learn that I have jus o5- tained Mrs Mainwaring's consen. t3 my engagement with Kitty here"
 Misunderstanding delightes- pray accept my congratulations. ! stammered.
 Thanks said Jack. T thoc {. you would be pleased The you Yagabond actually winked as he said this.
 -Ah. yes-of course said I, viii a futile attempt at dignity. Kitty $ z charming-that Is. you will both be- er-yery happy"
 We mean 10 be-" he asserted stout Y. Don't we, little woman?"
 Yes. she whispered softly, p7es-- ing his arm with her daintily glore5 hand. Irony of ironies, had bough: those gloves,
 I'll look you up this evening a. your club. said Jack. making as if to move on.
 "Yes-do.' said l.
 They departed in a clustering gale of laughter, two young, handsome, per fectly mated creatures. and r.
 damned my hat firmly down upon my head. and walked away as if U ia love affairs of a mere boy and gil could have no interest for a confirmed old bachelor of something and forty.
 Kitty and I are the best of friends still. She is Mrs. Owen now, and does not seem al all to regret havlng thrown herself away upon a worthless young scamp like Jack She actually adores the fellow. and has forgive him his outrageous treatment of he-. even though the only "extenuating cir constance" was bunch of mistletoe, But then. women are like that-hun bugs, yes. humbugs, I call 'em,
The Forrest City times., 1907-12-13

@as tall. because he had to bend down when when he did 1t His shirt stud was plain gold one. believe"
 Well. said I. how many tall men were there in the party who possessed moustaehes and plain gold shirt studs"
 Let me see" she unused: there was Capt: Jack Harland. MT Porter, and your nephew Jack"
 frowned severely. Jack was an impeftinent young rascal. whose pre-. sumptueus attentions to Kitty Main. Waring had disgusted me on several occasions
 Jack l said. is quite capable of behaving in such disgraceful man ner''
 Yes, she assented. almost cheer fully; but l don't think it was Jack. At least" she added with a bright smile, I want you to be a dear old l mean, a good. kind hearted person. and find out for me
 Tt shall be done,' I cried. rising both 10 the occasion and to take my leave
 It is one thing to make a promise in sll the glow of a generous moment. and another thing 10 keep 1t in the cod, practical light of after-reasoning.
 However, I did the best that I could h he first place I wrote to Jack. who was then at Harvard. and. without di- vulging the source of my information stated briefly what had come to my knowledge. and asked him If be could throw any light on the matter. It was some two or three days before I re ceivea his reply which was character, is;Icslly brief and ran:
 Dearest Uncle:-I received your letter containing a vivid description cf what you term the shameful out, rage. Now. I don't mind confessing 10 yeu that I am the culprit. because you Lave been young yourself (once) ard know that the path of youth is strewn. etc. Besides, there were ex taaualiag circumstances in this case Like the decent old sort you are. make 1t right for me with the girl. and for ever earn the gratitude of, Your affec ficaate nephew, Jack Owen.
 "P. S.--I don't know that wouldn't do 1t agan if I got the chance.
 I folded the letter and sat in my armchair, staring sayagely at the fire
The Forrest City times., 1907-12-13

xx&fT was an objectionable lber-
 ty.r said Kitty.
 The temp;stion-r I began.
 She cut he short with an angry It. tle frown.s
 That has nothing whatever to do with l." she remarked iciiy.
 @On the contrary. said I, ''it pal Hates the ofTense. if 1t does not alto geiher excuse it- Let Us consider the facts of the case You were spending Christmas with your aunt. Mrs Glen torridon. in the country One evening. as you were passing along a daFkened corridor. on the way to your room. you met certain gentleman-'
 He wasn't a gentleman. she inter- posed quickly.
 Oh" exclaimed. T certainly thought that your aant's guests.
 lie wasn't true gentleman. she added disdainfully. "or he wouldn't have acted as he did
 A discourteoGs gentleman. then who taking advantage of the darkness. deliberately kissed you upon.
 Don't be ridiculous," she snapped. .I asked yOu to help me"
 | am endeavoring to do so.a said I.
 Then do it properly.' I assumed an air of profound gravity. Kitty re- garded me thogghtfully out of a cor ner Of her deep blue eye. You see" she continued. T don't know who 1t was-and-well. you know. it makes it rather awkward for me.
 Didn't you see his face2" I asked
 No. she answered He came up behind. and-and 1t was all over in a second" She shuddered prettily. "It was quite dark" she added. and only saw his shirtfront. He was in evening dress. you know"
 ~But were there no distinguishing features. such as a shirt stud, ora moustache?" l suggested
 "oh, yes." she responded quickly, ''he had moustache. and I think he
The Forrest City times., 1907-12-13

5 WHITE men push out. year by year. into the re- motest corners of the earth. they carry Christ mas with them as 8 gift to the savages with whom they come in contact. The American troops have done this in the past two or three years in some of the hitherto untraveled islands of the Philippines,
The Forrest City times., 1907-12-13
The Eskimos' Real Santa Claus.

ne EskimCS Real santa Claus,
 sheldon Jackson, an official employ cd by the United States bureau of ed ucation to work in the wilds of Alaska. carried Christmas to the Eskimo chil rden there in 1894. He gave deep ly interesting account of how he did 1t in report to the bureau
 For several days Immediately pre- ceding Christmas" he said. T took occasion to tell the scholars how it was observed by the whites. and ex- plained some features about the day as my limited knowledge of the lan- guage would admit of; so that. by the close of school the day before, they pretty well knew why 1t was ob served
 T told the children about Santa Claus, and for them to tie their fur stockings up near their beds. as he was coming 10 visit them for the first time. and would remember every child
 l made up lot of little bags out of empty four sacks. and into each one put eight cubes of white sugar. about dozen pieces of dried apples and dozen raisins-not a very ap. propriate assortment for a Christmas present for white child, but it WAS the best we had, and l found out aft erward that the selection was very much appreciated by the little Es- kimo
 Although our supplies were very limited, l concluded 10 take enough from such as We had and give each family the same assortment. It was made up Of tin can filed with four. eight navy biscuits, one pint of rice, one-half pound of sugar and one third pound of tea. There are ten houses in the village. and about 100 persons all told. The supplies above enumerated were made up into ten packages.
 T had the herders harness one of the deer teams to a sled. and at 12 o'clock started with four natives for the village, half mile west of the station.
 When we reached the first house took fiashlight view of the deer standing by the little skin window through which a faint gleam of light was thrown from the oil lamp bur, ing below.
 Tt occurred to me that perhaDs this was the first time in the history of civilization that a live Santa Clans made his midnight visit upon an erI rand of mercy with team of rein. deer. and that the Eskimo were the first 10 actually experience what throughout Christendom is only 2 myth.
 Tt became necessary to dig away the frost from one corner of the win. dow in order to get the packages through. and in nearly every instance the operation alarmed those below when package was immediately droo. ped down and they became quiet
 The night was a glorious one cold and crisp. with the stars shining in lustrous splendor from the pale blne canopy above. and not breath Of air was stirring.
 Across the whole northern bori. zon floods of wayy light surged and
The Forrest City times., 1907-12-13
Oak Christmas Trees.

We have used. in place of the reg ulation evergreen tree. a small oak tree, writes a Suburban Life cores. pondent We have selected a prettiIy shaped one. the more irregular the better. and placed 1t in the middle of the room on the regular Christmas tree standard There have been usu ally few leaves left upon the tree which We have taken care not to knock off
 We have frosted one side of the tree and the branches Sd that, seen in the light, it seemed as if the snow storm had been blowing across the bare tree and had stuck.