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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-29

During the past few months we nave
been publishing what some OF our gooa
friends have called "heart-to-heart TALKS
on patent medicines.
That name suits us all right heart-
to-heart talks" is just what we nave
intended. There cant be anything more
serious to a sick man or sick woman
than his ailment and the remedies he or
she takes to cure it. q,
Our talks have been "heart-to-heart'
Every word we have printed has been
written in absolute earnestness and SIM
cerity, and judging from what our Gus
toners tell us, we have not been talking
in vain. We are convinced that our
frankness has been appreciated, and that
our suggestions have been welcomed
which naturally encourages us TO con-
tinue.
To-day, and perhaps for some time to
come, we want to talk about that big
class of remedies known generally as
'.catarrh cures"
Broadly speaking these are the patent
medicines that have been the chief tar
gets LOT the attacks Oh lIIC l~dNIN'
Home Journal" "Collier's Weekly and
other magazines which are waging such
a lively warfare against patent medicine
abuses.
AS we have pointed out in previous
talks, it is not our business to pass judg-
ment on the crusade OF these we'll
known, highly-respected publications.
The public alone must be the judge and
jury. Our business, as we see it, is TO
carry in stock complete line OF patent
medicines, and to sell those medicines at
the lowest possible price.
We sell hundreds-ycs, thousands of
bottles of so-called ''catarrh cures and
know nothing of their ingredients. The
manufacturers advertise them, the public
demands them; we order them from the
manufacturers, and sell them at the low
est price. That is absolutely as far as
Our knowledge goes. The manufacturer
keeps his formula a secret. 1t may be
good, or it may Motive don't know, and
we have no means OF finding out.
Naturally, we would rather sell REM
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-29
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.

The Woven Web was presented in
Union hall Tuesday night by the London.
derry Dramatic club for the benefit OF
Wantastiquet grange. Following was the
cast; Walter Hastings. Paul l.. Walker;
Joseph bennington, Fred c. Bevins;
Harry Falconer, Lake Wilkins; Uncle
Toby, Charles NJ Eames; Mr. Parkhurst,
William L, Gibson; Tim, Norman G,
Wood; Moses, Leon Aldrich; Bertha Dan
vers, Marion l.. Gibson; Louise Falconer,
Edith S. Holt; Aunt Judy, Mrs. William
l.. Gibson.
The company gave an excellent per
Torrance under the direction of DR.. and
Mrs. j: +. Calvin. The club was at one
time the strongest amateur dramatic club
in Vermont. 1t was organized more
than 45 years ago, and several charter
members still take an active interest in
the work. Mr.. and Mrs. William L. Glib
son and Charles NJ. Eames, who took part
in the play tonight, We're among the club
organizers. A dance followed the pre-
sentation, music being furnished by Mrs.
j. E. Calvin and Leitsinger's orchestra
of BrattlebOro.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-29
To-day we want to talk to
Vol about "Catarrh cures"

cdv that we know is right-that we can
hack Nd with all our reputation for hon
esty and square-dealing'
And wouldn't you rather buy that kind
If \ remedy? Wouldn't you rather hold
us responsible than 10 hold no one
responsible? We are right here, right
where YOU can get at us every day in the
week. right where one false move on our
part will bring upon us your condem-
nation. the loss OF your friendship, your
patronage. your influence. Can we afford
TO tell you anything that you will learn
later is not absolutely true'
Are YOU not safer in taking our word
for the merits OF an article. than you are
TO RELY on the printed statement OF pa
tent medicine manufacturer, whom you
never even saw and probably never will'
Common sense most emphatically tells
vou that we cannot afford to depart one
hairs breadth from the rigid truth.
None OF us can deny that there is such
a disease known as "catarrh." Those
who have it, or who have had it, know
that il is one OF the hardest diseases TO
cure.
Perhaps the worst thing about catarrh
is its prevalence. Almost everyone
especially in a climate like ours-has
catarrh in some form or another That IS
what has made the "catarrh cure bust
ness so profitable. There are so many
thousands OF cases of the disease and it is
so hard to cure, that the patent medicine
manufacturers have reaped harvest in
preparing remedies that appeal to this
large class OF sufferers.
One OF the most serious things about
catarrh is that it breaks down the sys-
TEN. so that the sufferer becomes a prey
to other diseases. This fact has led the
proprietors OF so many ''catarrh cures"
to advertise their remedies as specific
for almost every disease under the sun.
We have ONE catarrh cure that we
are willing to say to you; I'VE know
this is all right Take it home and use it
with the full assurance that il il does not
cure you. you can bring it back to US
and we will promptly refund your
money That catarrh cure is
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-29
WEST WARDSBORO

r. L. Adams has started his sawmil
and Is running it day and night. ~" III
". d. Putnam of Orange, Mass. was
IN town on business the first of the week *
N IL. Robinson has bought the nlaoo
ILately occupied by A. C. Robinson and and
of Nl P.d and Mrs. H. E. Eddy and daughter
r y, nTaI'lenoro arrived in town Sunday
''9 NJ, iiiDg lor a short visit with relatives.
The Baptist Sunday school exnoots - -
organize mems class the first S,'n 10
N N April to be known as the Baraca a| cios.y
All men over the age of is are cordioiI S
invited to join. Similar class orgs e,1i,is
IONS are being formed in various parts ri1 "a
Mrs. L. B. Kendall and Mrs cL.
Waite were in Brattleboro last ,r 11eIiiiiah
turning Saturday night or SUNDAY e' noe re-
ing and through courtesy of tbe m m,Onn-
ers OF the West River railroad thew ia mag
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-29

died Sunday night. Mrs. Doolittle is il
also and confined to the bed.
Harry Sage who was injured some two
about. " "
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Williams of West
Gould, Sunday. "
e. George Fields has bought of R. Robin.
son the George johnson place and ex
poets to move in this week.
A. b: Reed, who has been in Brattle-
66oro with his brotherin-law. H. Barrett
Tor some time, has returned home.
~ y. White, who has been caring fol-
Mr.. Doolittle during his sickness, has
returned home on account of sickness in
his own family. ="
The grip has taken fresh grin in this
section, many being quite i'll with II
Iharles Gleason has been i'll for a few
WIN 'he
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-29
West RiUer I'OWns
TOWNSHEND.
Combination of Village Schools Con-
sidered Very Unwise Move.

We are glad to learn that Mrs, William
Blood will be retained as superintendent
of the town schools for the ensuing year.
The two schools which have existed so
long in the village are to be combined
under one teacher, Merle Willis. This we
feel to be most serious mistake. Every
one, who knows anything about schools
and the requirements of the present day,
knows that it is absolutely impossible for
one teacher, no matter what his qualiti'
cations may be, to satisfactorily cover the
ground, from the first to the ninth
grades. The papers and magazines, are
full of cries against child labor and all
agree that the man who will employ a
child that he may become rich is despic-
able Little more can be said in favor
of the men who would deprive little chill
dren of the chance to lay a thorough foun-
dation for good education, which is the
birthright of every American child, to re-
duce the taxes little or to increase their
chances of staying in office. Those who
know what good work the children did
under such teachers as Mrs Call and Mrs.
Blood cannot fail to be indignant.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-29
Everyone Had Good Time at Grange
Meeting Last Week Wednesday.

Every one who attended the grange
meeting last week Wednesday evening
when West River grange entertained the
Vermont grange Of Wardsboro had a
good time. The local grange furnished
the supper, and the visitors the entertain
ment which was excellent, the parts be-
ing well carried out. The following is
the program: Singing, Grange. choir;
reading, Mrs. Newcomb; duet, Mrs. Kid
der and c. Newcomb; recitation, II. L.
Knight; farce, Trying Tricks; reading,
Mrs. Hamilton reading, Henry Hamilton;
reading, A. l.. Wiley; singing, Grange
choir Remarks were made by Rev. Daniel
Mcintyre, Col. Franklin, Deacon j. ..
sang The Sword of Bunker Hill.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-29
WEST TOWNSHEND.

Miss Hortense Switzer is spending a
week in Washington, D. G.
Miss Marcia Howe of Bratteboro is
spending some time in town.
Mrs. Print Carr and three children of
Williamsville visited at Mrs. Anna c..
Carr's last week.
Mrs. Hortense Church of Tiverton, R.
t., is here caring for her aunt, Miss Les
tina Sanderson, who is very fee bic.
G. +. Grout is moving into the house
with his daughter, Mrs. II. Z. Lawrence
and w. w. Van Ness will move into the
Farwell tenement vacated by Mr.. Grout
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-29
SOUTH WARDSRORO.

H. E. kidder is helping Arthur White
during sugaring.
Four members of A. B. Reeds family
are ill with the prevailing distemper.
John Harris of West Brattleboro visit
ed his sister, Mrs. Doolitle, last week.
Herbert Brown is at work in Williams.
vile and intends moving his family there
soon.
A. P. Doolittle, who has been very i'll
for months with heart trouble, had :
severe attack of erysipelas last week and
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-29
SOUTH NEWFANE.

Miss Annie Railway of Deerfeld, Mass.
called upon Mrs. Charles Kelsey Sunday
field, Conn, where he will remain through
the summer.
Miss Georgiana V. Kendall, grand,
daughter of Mrs. Samuel Morse, who has
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-29

allowed to walk part of the way 40
view the scenery by moonlight.
The subject of the Easter sermon Sut
TTds morning will be The Two-fold S g..
me n subject of the evening will be "a.
d DEBTOR, the first of a series of sermon
on Pauls epistle to the Romans.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-29

T. L. Lowe was in Brattleboro Tues
Mrs, Lizzie Rand is caring for Mrs. Roy
A flock of wild geese went over on
Tuesday.
Miss Selma Derby was on the sick list
last week.
Edward Durham, who was seriously i'll,
is better.
H. i. Eddy of Brattleboro was in town
on Tuesday.
Pussy willows have come to deck our
roadsides for Easter.
Charles Austin was confined to his bed
the first of the week.
Sadie Whitney is working this week for
Mrs. Harry Franklin,
Lyman Gale has taken the farm recently
vacated by a. l.. SaXton.
Julia Sparks, who was seriously i'll with
whooping cough, is better.
Alice Franklin came from Brattleboro
to spend Sunday at her home.
A nine pound boy came to Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. r. Barnes on Saturday.
Miss Cora Mason is in Bellows Falls,
where she plans to remain two weeks.
Mr.. Shaw has moved into the house
which he purchased of Mr. Waterhouse.
Charles Gould shipped one of his bull
terrier pups to Hoosic Falls, n. Y, last
week.
Small boy during the sugar season:
"Have, you got your buckets all tapped,
rapa?"
DR.. Thomas Rice of Bratteboro was
called to town on professional business
last week.
We were greeted by thunder and light
ming for the first time this year last Sat
urday evening.
Carl johnson, who is afflicted with
whoopng cough, has let his sugar lot to
George Winslow.
Some of the sugar makers are employ |
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-29

"A, any subscriber whose subscription. W Y,
pau IN advance for the remainder OF "
sear i90t before our jamestown coniyss
started ,,,'t Is entitled to use the 25-vote CIV
pom on page 5 without charge.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-29

Mortified, Mass
nv. nave HaNe used Elmer's Pain Killing Balm y
tbaa. iamlIy for several years. and can y
s s,,ro II VIII do all that it claims i -
f SuTe cure for headache. neuralgia. ri9as ss
nesS' pIeurlsy, canker, sore throat and lsIt
Cb.niNo one should keep house without =
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-29
Ice Jam Near Scott Bridge Caused
Trouble Saturday.

Early in the winter West River broke
up" and an ice jam was formed extend
ing from the Hodgden place to above the
Scott bridge. Consequently there was
trouble last Saturday when the river
broke up again as the force of the down
coming ice was not sufficient to break the
the main road and on the railroad track in
about the same place where the ice piled
five years ago Both road and track were
impossible so some of the passengers on
the up train on Saturday evening were
obliged to stay over Sunday in Towns
bend. The track was cleared on Sunday.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-29

SUBSCRIBE FOR THE REFoRNIsR
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-29
MUCU-TONF

There is no guess work with us on Rexal
Mucu-T Tone. Ne kno1g 5ohat it is made Of.
Not only do we know bmt sge soN gige you a
COPY of the formula.
There is no secret about any Rexall remedy
we make thenl-one thousand OF us leading
druggists all over Amerca-in our great CO.
operative laboratories at Boston, Mass. We
own the laboratories and everything in them and
we operate them just as skfully as Our COM
bined brains and money will let us, and just as
honestly as honest men know how
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-31

Sec. 3. When a special plea of in
sanity as a defense shall have been
interposed in a homicide case, as pro-
vided IN the preceding section, the court
shall be authorized, in it's discretion,
to accept the same as true without
proof, and upon entering an order to
that effect the only remaining issue to
be tried under a general plea of not
guilty. if such plea shall be entered
in addition to such special plea, shall
be: Did the defendant commit the
homicide charged at a place within the
jurisdiction Of the court?' And if he
shall be convicted on that issue, he
shall be adjudged to be guilty of muir
der in the second degree and to be a
menace to the public peace, and shall
be sentenced to be imprisoned as pro-
vided in the first section of this act.''
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-31
A New Hairbru4h.

A novelty in the vanity line is an cleo
trical hairbrush, which differs from the
ordinary electrical hairbrush attached
by cords to battery In that It has q
small storage battery attached to the
back of the brush, doing away with the
wires and separate battery and thus
requiring but one hand to manipulate
says the Philadelphia Bulletin. The
battery is detachable and may be used
for massage movements for rheuma
tism, neuralgia and the other ills which
electricity is believed by some to allay
1t also has a sponge attachment fol-
concentrating the current on any part
Of the body. The storage battery Is II
a small nickel tube, easily handled
and has to be recharged every three
months. 1t comes in a leather boz
With its hairbrush and sponge attach
ments and suggests a nice Christmas
gift for the woman who likes to expert
ment with all the new aids to perpetual
youth and beauty.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-31
DESTINY OF THE JEW.
To Give the World a HOmOgeneoui
Humanity, Says Walter Hurt.

To Give the World q Homogeneous
Humanity, Says Walter Hurt.
Zionism, as it presents itself to me,
is beautiful but barren dream. II
Is the noble conception Of splendid
sentimentalist. born from the grand
brain and nursed in the great heart
of Theodore Herzl and well calculated
to inspire the imagination Of people
that have cherished through the cen
turtles its imperishable ideals. 1t is the
flower Of mighty love that never can
know mOmentary fruition.
In this clannishness of the Jew, en-.
gendered by ages Of persecution, we
find the philosophy Of conditions that
appear to us as cruel. His has been but
a preparatory experience. The strong
est bond of brotherhood in the world
today is that Of Jewish blood. 1t is
the red badge of a freemasonry found
ed on a community Of suffering, and
its ritual is written large upon each
heart In letters of pain. And this 1t IL
that at last will weld the world to-
gether. With the infusion Of Jewish
blood into the universal social body-a
blood become 50 distinctive that il
will tincture the whole vast volume
Gen will meet from the ends of the
earth and, looking in each others face
will recognize a clansman.
This is the destiny reserved for the
Jew-this is his sociologic function
to break down the barriers of race
that partition society into nations and
give to the world homogeneous hu
manity.-Walter Hurt in Culturist.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-31
Shrinking Flannel.

All good flannel is shrunk before be
ing offered to the public, and the proc
ess is carried on by the most experi
enced cloth workers. The flannels are
placed between two heavy wet sheets
first and left in that position for TWEEN,
ty-four to thirty-six hours. When re
moved they are spread out on specially
prepared rails in a drying room heated
by steam pipes, where they are allow.
ed to remain until thoroughly dry. The
next process is to place the lengths OF
the flannel in folds between layers G.
glossy paper and subject it to press
ing by hydraulic machines. The more
pressure they are subjected to the more
valuable ard heavy the fannels be
come-London Graphic.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-31
GIRL SCARED OFF BURGLAR.
Watched Him Work and Then Turned
on the Light.

NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-Miss Elsie
Katz, of Pittsburg. when she saw a
man trying to enter by window her
uncle's house at Paterson, N. j., turn
ed on the gas and scared the fellow
away. Miss Katz is on a visit to her
lncle, Jacob Brown, "a shirt manufac-
-urer.
She was alone in the house late
Wednesday night. She was upStairse
when she thought she heard a peculiar
noise downstairs. The lower floor was
dark and the girl was able to see a
man working at a window.
She watched him awhile, and when
he as about to enter the house the
girl turned on the gas in the room and
Immediately the place was flooded with
light. The would-be burglar fled.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-31
To PREVENT INSANITY PLEA
Bill TO Create Separate Ward IN
State Penitendary
MuRDERERs NOT TO GET Off EASILY
THOSE WHO KILL WHILE TEM
PORARILY CRAZY WOULD
SPEND LIFE IN PRISON

OLYMPIA, WASH, Jan. 31.-The fol-
lowing bill to punish and restrain the
criminal insane was prepared by Judge
c. H. Hanford for Representative A. H.
Beebe, who desires to introduce it at
the present session of the legislature:
1t is entitled an act to punish and
restrain insane and abnormal persons
who shall have committed the crime
of murder and are a menace to the
peace and good order of the state.
BE it enacted by the legislature Of
the state of Washington:
Section l. That hereafter every
person who, while insane, OF subject
to any delusion, or hallucination, or
mentally abnormal, kills any person
within this state shall, nOtwithstand-
ing such abnormal condition, be guilty
of the crime of murder I'M the second
degree, and shall be deemed to be a
menace to the public peace, and upon
conviction thereof, either upon spe-
cial plea as provided in this act, or by
the verdict of a jury, shall be i'm
prisoned in the state penitentiary for
the remainder of his or her life, in a
part of said penitentiary to be pre-
pared and reserved for the incarcera-
ton of insane convicts.
Abnormal Condition.
"Sec. 2. In the trials of homicide
cases, evidence to prove insanity or any
abnormal mental condition as a de-
Tense or excuse for the killing of a
person shall not be admitted under a
plea of mot guilty, nor admitted at
all unless such defense shall be in
dictated by a special plea. When such
special plea shall have been entered,
the jury shall be authorized, in case
they find the plea to be sustained by
the evidence, to render a verdict of
guilty Of murder in the second degree
by an insane person, and thereupon the
defendant shall be adjudged to be
guilty of murder in the second degree,
and to be menace to the public peace,
and shall be imprisoned as provided in
the first section of this act
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-31
An Ungallant Wish.

In the court of sessions in Scotland
the judges who do not attend or give
a proper excuse for their absence ART
by law liable to fine This law. how
ever, Is never enforced, but it is com
mon on the first day of the session 70.
the absentee to send an excuse to the
lord president. Lord Stonefeld hav
ing sent such an excuse, on the presi
dent mentioning it the late Lord JUS
tice Clerk Braxfield said in his broad
dialect, "What excuse can q stout fel
low like him haze" "My lord" sale
the president, 'he has lost his wife
The justice, who was fitted with 8
Xantippe, replied: HAS he? That is 8
guide excuse indeed. l wish we had a
the same"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-31
EAR TROUBLES.
A. q Rule They Are Due to Abuses
of Some Kind.

A. q Rule They Are Due to Abuses
of Some Kind.
The best way to care for the ear is
to study the things not to do. 1t IL
one of the most independent of organs,
knowing very well how to take care of
itself. If it is duly respected. little
trouble or none will result. In cases
where something unforeseen goes
wrong physician should be consulted
at once. Almost all troubles of the
ear are due to abuses of some kind
The wax seems to worry great many
people. and in their concern they usual
" manage to seriously interfere with
its functions. In the healthy ear the
wax, OF ceN-men, is thin, yellowisb
fluid that thi.kens into a paste as it
dries. Nature provides for its natural
exit from the ear passage by uniting
it with the tiny flakes of dead skin
which fall outward unnOticed either by
seeing or feeling. Thus wax does not
accumulate in healthy ear which has
Just enough to make sticky the stiff
little hairs that grow in the passage.
Instruments should never be poked
into the ear by the inexperienced nor
wads of material continually mOpped
and squeezed into the opening for
cleansing Usually such treatment in
duces an increase or caking of wax
Hot water is the best solvent for wax.
1O5 to 115 degrees F. If the need of it
is imperative. gently syringe the ear
with it. Cotton plugs in the ear are
useful at times. but should be used no
more than absolutely necessary. for
they obstruct the canal and interfere
with the natural way Of casting of