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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-10-30
AS TO SLANG.
The Nautical Origin Of Good Deal Of
The Best Of II.

Talking OF slang, has anyone ever made
| list of the nautical slang embedded in
English popular speech! Most people who
speak OF a person carrying on" would
be surprised to learn that they are using
a nautical metaphor, says the Manchester
Guardian. To carry on Is literally too
much for the weather conditions; that is,
to behave in more or less sensational
and foolish manner. To say one is tax
en- aback" is metaphor from the man
agement OF square-rigged ship, which is
taken aback" when, through carelessness
or i'll luck, the wind gets round to the
wrong side Of the sails-an awkward and
perhaps serious accident. To give any
thing "a wide BERTH" is sailors slang; it
means literally to give a thing probably
a rock or other danger-a wide bed to lie
in. We speak of sounding" a person
with reference to some proposal. The
metaphor is that of a navigator finding
his way cautiously by trying the depths,
say, in approaching an unfamiliar shore.
Landmark is not at all nautical-look-
ing word, but it is strictly a mark on land
"a tower building or other prominent
object-which serves to guide the mariner
clear of rocks and shoals into port.
More obviously nautical, but probably
equally vaguely understood, are such
phrases as Sailing close to the wind,
'look out for squalls" keep ones wealth
er eye open," take the wind out of ones
Sails "see whether the coast is clear.
To sail close to the wind is to try to keep
directly on ones course when lacking is
almost necessary, and so to run risk OF
being taken aback To keep ones wealth
er eye open is to keep sharp lookout on
the weather side Of the ship THAT is, to
where the weather comes
from) for the signs which mark the APP
proach of squalls. To take the wind out
Of another's boats sails is to overhaul her
in racing) and pass to wind
ward, thus cutting off her wind for the
time being. To see whether the coast is
clear is to find out whether it is free from |
outlying dangers, such as rocks and shoals |
IT from enemies in naval war or snug
Cling. Finally, we have one or two ship
building metaphors. We speak of having |
! piece of work con the Stocks" stocks
icing the frame of timbers which supports
ship while she is building. If she is
veil built of the best materials she is
"A !, the highest grade in Lloyd's class
fication.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-10-30

An exhibit which should prove Of un.
told educational value is now being gath
cred in the city of New York. 1t has to
do solely with the treatment, study and
prevention Of tuberculosis, and will con-
aist Of charts, photographs, maps, models
and diagrams from IS different countries
and from 200 associations and individuals.
II 10 estimated that over million people
will see this big display during its stay in
New York, and when it is considered that
the exhibit carries but one message-that
consumption can be cured and that the
cure is fresh air, rest and wholesome food
the good it will do is apparent. Charts
and diagrams will show the fearful raw
ages Of tuberculosis in various parts of the
world. BY flashes of electric light it will
be brought home to every visitor that
some one is dying of consumption in the
United States every two minutes and 80
seconds, % an hour and 54S day. The
numerous means employed to spread the
gospel Of "fresh air, rest and wholesome
food" are shown in pamphlets, books,
and small exhibits. Hundred
tons Of literature are being prepared for
free distribution and everyone who at
tends the exhibit will be able to receive
on any side of the tubercu-
losis problem.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-10-30
New Postage Stamps.
(Rutland Herald.)

Announcement is made by the post
Office department that a new series of
postage stamps is to be put into circula-
ton next month. No particular reason is
given for the new issue, and it will be
something Of surprise to the ordinary
user of stamps to be told that the present
issue is not satisfactory. We are told.
however, that the new stamps are to be
both simple and artistic. The dignitaries
who are to be immortalized are to be
shown in profile in laurelbordered ellipses,
and the list is to be narrowed down to
two-Washington and Franklin. Frank
Inns face is to adorn the one-cent issue
and all the others are to bear that of the
Father Of his Country. Just why the
philatelic galaxy of Americans now adorn-
ing the various issues are to be swept off
into oblivion, no one seems to know And
why Franklin alone of all the great and
glorious men of the past, should be chosen
to share the honors with Washington is
an interesting question. As to the prom
ised esthetic properties of the new stamps,
the postoffice department has not made
such success in that direction hitherto
as to inspire much confidence of its at
tainment now. Let us hope that the new
stamps will at least stick.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-10-30


The nee msmler Il the legislature
naanis shs thirty o. ,nsss steps IN iscas
4 tbs state house instead u taking the
short eus ikroosh The side entrance. hu'
Me suisd Y - oesupssi Nth The weight
II responsibility resting upoa him that be
da~sHt think a bsins fstlSucd BY he
elimh, Important nse.safes must be
fAssed, and u irseisrs upon him 10 80
that thsy arr pushed through. The eyes
Il hi. Constituents back home are upon
him b. must show them that be 10 very
sm iissk. In do h,- he solile,uIss..
IN Introduce a hiil II Il takes q lrs. nui
what the dickens shall II he abouts Wal,
dunno a. u makes q dafnei odds. Il |
only Introduce some,hln'. How would |,
do II ] hxed w this TAXATION business for
emf I've hsefd I'm say nc was hasin'
double taxation nbw. Dunno a. ! know
iesi what that i. bu, II ii's double. 'iain't
right. by gum, III draw up that ball thi.
neon. and ,hsn les, a. SOON a. ! hear
some ether trllow introduce bill so's III
know how. IN Gre mine a EN-. Nights
well iei 'em know trsi "a last that I'm
suihin' 81 hustler. Lucky brought my
dioshunafy along sos III spell the words
rite"
The new member starts In oonhdenily
10 frame his hill. bat after three quarters
81 an hour u struggle he has written only
six words and concludes some subject
other than taxation would he easier for
the present. No. during week Of ans.
ic'y and Precipitation he tric. his hand Al
several other measures. revising the court
system. changing the liquor laws. election
laws. etc. each being soon discarded as
"a lccile. too much" for him. But one
morning b. finally buris into the honse.
his face all aglow with suppressed excite
the new member has shown his ''constit.
ucnis" that they had made no mistake in
electing him, lie has introduced q bill.
II Is bill for pensioning every hen over
one year old that viii lay during the
month Of November
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-10-30
Criminal Insane.


The capture Of Elroy Kent is a reminder
that the legislature should not suffer the
session 20 pass without taking some posi-.
tive steps toward one OF two things
either putting an end to the shutting OF
insane criminals back and forth between
Windsor and Waterbury by OBTAINING
them permanently at the state prison in
Windsor. or else appropriating a suf-
icient sum for the making Of safe place
Of detention at the Waterbury asylum.
Superintendent Grout and his staff should
not be held responsible beyond the degree
of ordinary care for the custody Of the
dangerous criminal insane II the state does
highest degree OF care will not restrain
them. And that appears to be the situs-
ton today.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-10-30
windham county's Peculiar Game.
tMontpelier Argus,l

The Windham county sportsmen have
been heard from. Senator Gibson has In
troduocd ball making the date for the
opening Of the season for catching trout
in Windham county April lst. and closing
the season IN streams on August lst, and
IN lakes and ponds on September lst. The
Windham county spoftsmen also give their
attention TO the rest Of the state. and pro-
pose 10 allow fishermen in the other coun.
ties 10 commence 10 take trout on May
~, and close n, on ',e sane dates ns N
what will happen to the bill. just how Il
is going 20 prevail against skinned
brooks" Is hard TO see. What Is needed
down that way is enforcement Of the pres
ent measure, which limits the sire Of q
mans catch.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-10-30
Campaign Buttons Unpopular.
lsprinsiield Republican,

News from the Pacific coast says that
campaign buttons there. az IN the resi- d
the county, have not been popular during
this campaign II this presidential contest
has eliminated these little glAsei dlsks,
even members a. the defeated parties Will
have q erimb Of consolation, The little
lapel adofncfv were never admirable. The
term was q mlsnomer. The campaign bot.
ton never haitonod anything. II vas q
gllstcnins advertisement III = mans roliii.
cal preference. a pfosoker Of arguments. a
challenge 20 debate. Campaign buttons,
commercially. never got out of the novelty
class, and a. such they wsfe from the be-
ginning doomed 10 80 the way 81 the thou.
sand and one other novelties which have
long since been buried in the dump heap.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-10-30

eeass isd<s. That sish ~lli b. slawd ~
al the fpepis VI this eo0nsy. keslsnd
peAalf hes 10 fspEos< nIaslss - either the
Superior " The supssms beach, xhd shis
e.. shssia saasass ,hs fsshslall.g =
sssaiAg = hsilsaa Asss
iee base iedfs Mssssnshl iessls sss
ses haze Asm ~ fspaf. sssn 4 he " alll
fussdlHg "a Iifsiiisbngp, buat poe 20
nsanh<f shea isass Msisfmzn iaot HE
psssiiaa O. shs beach that u sxs Hua
led ~ s~asoe<. samsshrsx. soasshew.
thai The hes !1tss s8s salax 10 rxasese
20 hssLsad 10 ssl.sss the asaSssgsd osadi
Iiaa Il lks isdsss In nsslskhsses 80
no w IA ysaf right. kasisnd eoahig.
and dsmsnd Juise Msisfmsa. nes that
led hlsntsh has iafasd Pour eesasss cutie
esssiy, kasisnd ssaasy ssat is such .
bad ti.es 10 i've IN, " the natter 70 pat
~ 10 Jedss wssssmAa IN the right man.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-10-30

The past year has been a hard one on
the country trolley roads Of Massachusetts,
and those that have not already adopted
the six-cent fare are thinking seriously of
making the increase. The hard times have
of course affected the roads receipts to a
certain extent, but their inability to earn
dividends is due primarily to the big in
crease in operating expenses. The Connec.
ticut Valley Street Railway company,
which passed its last dividend, is likely to
take this course.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-10-30

Personally" said well known business
man the other day, Il think more real
good would be accomplished il the money
which is being raised to conduct a series
of revival meetings in Brattleboro could be
used as the foundation of fund for a
public playground for our boys and girls. :"
And the person who made this statement
is not an antichurchman either. He is
simply one of the many who doubt the sin.
certify Of conversions brought about
through appeals TO emotion rather than
to calm, sober thought.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-10-30
Man of High Honor.
bradford Opinion.)

Judge Tyler of the supreme court has
his decision to retire from the
bench at the end of this present term.
He has served twenty-one years as SUI
preme court Judge and all the time be has
been honored by his associates and by
those practising before him as lawyer Of
sound judgment, fine legal education, and
a man of high honor. He retired that
with Mrs. Tyler he may see his own and
other countries before the time of his
summons before the supreme Judge.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-10-30

The Rutland News says that "the Brat
tleboro fruit grower whom the Vermont
Bird club prevented from getting through
legislature two years ago bill to remove
the pretty and inoffensive cedar bird from
the list of birds protected at all times" is
at it again, or words to that effect. This
is all true except that it isn't Brattle-
boro fruit grower who cherishes grudge
against this particular feathered beauty.
II we mistake not he lives in Rockingham.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-10-30

The Vermont State Sunday School asso-
citation places itself on record in favor of
"a more positive and regular enforcement"
of the laws regarding Sunday observance.
Do the Sunday school workers mean by
this that they want the present obsolete
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-10-30

Good Law and Good Logic.
(Rutland Hara1d

The proposition in the Gibson bill to
permit the killing Of deer that are de-
stroying property on cultivated lands is
probably good law. The idea that land
owner cannot prevent the states wards
from destroying his property in something
that is not equitable, no matter what the
law of the case may be.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-10-30
Too Particular.
Mortified News

Rutland county has no representative
on either the superior or the supreme
BENCH" says the Rutland News. It for
gets that Judge Waterman took up his
residence in Rutland before his election,
although he then lived in and is still a
resident of Brattleboro. The Rutland con-
temporary is too particular.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-10-30
Where Bullets Flew.

David Parker, of Fayette, N. Y, vet
eran Of the Civil war, who lost foot at
Gettysburg. says: "The good Electric Bit.
tiers have done is worth more than five
hundred. dollars to me. | spent much
money doctoring for a bad case of stom-
tried Electric Bitters, and they cured me.
now take them as a tonic, and thew
keep me strong and we'll" SOC. at F. IT.
Holden & Co.'S drug store.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-10-30

that sssa il the essss ssss dead seasseE
iiisa Vas h~t fsssa ~ al place 81 q
Amer Jadte fiiln ses sesioSsea Nc
returned lf.s eamplnsls ty terminating
Jaiss nsi,soA iar tAiId EAses a. The as@Es
ss.i ushsaa vas slsesad. Ihas shs Bear
s',saqasss 4 tho peNH a sisins ssss al
sss VI 18th masl nasfFsmsass
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-10-30

One of the evils of county option is il.
Illustrated in the case Of Lorain county,
Ohio, where two or three cities Of consid-
cradle size brought about license victory
and thus forced the saloon upon the col
lege town of Oberlin, which gave mo"
majority of I'll.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-10-30

Nearly 10000 bushels of shells, repre-.
senting about $4,000 gallons Of oysters,
was the shipment taken from Providence,
r. l., for use on the New Haven oyster
beds. They are put on the beds in prep
aration for the spawning season which is
close at hand. Oyster spawn, a creamy
substance, rises to the surface of the wa
ter. and later sinking, adheres to the
shells on the bottom.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-10-30

The fame Of Zed s. Stanton as a deep
student Of law has never reached this por.
ton Of the state but he Il known In this
section as an honest, upright and progrs.
siye citizen and on that account We feel
like extending congratulations on his cleo.
ton as superior Judge. For are not hon.
esiy and independence as valuable quail.
fcations in a judicial position as wide
knowledge and brilliant intellect! Judge
Stanton will begin his work on the bench
with one of the best assets he could pos.
sibly have-the absolute confidence Of the
lawyers who will practice under him and
the people whose disputes he will adjudi.
cate
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-10-30
nusiAnd ceaasy's Paint
FINLAND llefaii.l

The slssssioa u zei \. sisnien 10 the
h<nrh u tbs Superior eoafs has eosa'
lnsndei iiself 10 the bar II the state.
huslani eounly was sniisiei 10 . indss IL
this time. especially - the proposed hssirA
AZ Judge Waterman from hfsiilrhoso 10
Raiisnd has not heen accomplished. bat
Il wAs deemed insxi~diens 10 pse-rns the
name II Henry l.. Clark Il the joint az
senhly 70, The Isasans ,ha. hay. 70 Do.
endorsed By the bar II this county. bat
~iih the peculiar Developments ii tbs az.
nstlon as Il apIeafed on tho morning and
day IL the eioriion.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-10-30

The Woodstock Ase thinks that ''ohiee
ton 10 an appropriation flor the state
faiFl ON the ground tina, county fairs,
town fairs. a stree, parade or local brass
band have tho same claim 10 a subsidy ID
somewhat inconsistent and absurd" The
fair at White River Junction Is no morn
IL a state Institution. nor ever win be.
than the Valley fair. the Middlebuy fair.
the 81. Johnshury fair and several Others.
vermont's railroad facilities and iis noun.
famous ridsepole make the proposition for
an actual state fair wholly out Of the
question. Thcm is no place In the state
sufficiently accessible from all portions 10
make the state fair idea a feasible one,
and the quicker We realize this the better.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-10-30
Would Mortgage the Farm.

A farmer on Rural Route 2, Empire,
Ga, w. A. Floyd by name, says: Buck
lens Arnica Salve cured the two worst
sores ever saw; one on my hand and
one on my leg. 1t is worth more than its
weight in gold. l would not be without it
if had to mortgage the farm to get it"
Only 25c. at F. H. Holden & Co.'s drug
store
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-10-30

ii1i@snd Herald
Ts aoasssss1iAs tan thai sA< isfn<p
w~al BE- tbs ARA 10 nsLl the shohIio1
a ods<s se<ns rather rnsxfssliy dlspFsssd
b. the nsss shieA asns frcm hFsltie'
hsss lsss vask, sAness..ssy that hlsis
Master Geesss w. rsrs had received iss'
tss ffom memlefs ~ The state Ftshfe
iax sssy 9Th The rxkl 10 siis<s p<s~saal
dsLls against p<ssansi pscp<ssy. Al a
shlsh slsess thai the isTnsss are Perfect
~ exrslsir II thinking oui public pssi.lssss
Zoe shsmsrssrs. and shsy sfv genefsiiy
ssxhs IN the nnsi oonsissaan.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-10-30

Mrs. Edward F. Herrick of Greenwood
Me-, has Barred Plymouth Rock her,
which, after shedding its feathers, has
grown a new winter coat of unspotted
white. The feathers slowly change dur.
ing the winter, and by spring will have
assumed their natural blue-gray color.
This unusual occurrence has happened
for the last two winters, this making the
third.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-10-30
Judge Gibson and Finn.
burlington News.)

Morituri salutamus: Court of Claims!
Although probably about to die, the gen.
the judges for this court. Senator E. W.
Gibson Of Brattleboro created no end of
amusement by nominating E. B. Finn of
Springfield for reelection as Judge, saying
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-10-30

The Mortified News says that "the
friends of Leland and Gray seminary of
Poultney are asking for state appropria-
ton" Is it necessary for us to inform
Bre'r Whitney, an erstwhile Windham
county resident, that Leland and Gray
seminary is in Townshend?
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-10-30
AEARLy TINE 10 WORK.

The hsniolph Herald and News. whose
~isof has h~en q member Of the iesisls'
ssr AMI = =, eli simss careful observer.
N. eams 10 the concluslon that the
rtsisy unsil Monday adjournment about
skieh - much IA. le.n aid in the state
psI@-. = No, such a bad thing after all.
~ h<lieses in fAes tina, il results in some
sc.i IN the way Of settling member
minds. Fslsssins them of worry and ban,
ishins tha-s attacks of nostalgia which 20
sfest the value 81 nsw men. On tho
shols ~ arr Inclined 90 agre with the
Herald AMI News IN it, contention. II
to-ns Should adopt the plan Of sending as
tArir representatives only men who would
sxree 20 sresd ain days at Montpelier al
q pr the Office woah be held by only two
el@--ss q iniividuals-those % well fixed
financially that they can contribute this
much public scrvice a. a gift and those
Who's time under any circumstances Ia
worth no mofe than the munihcent COM
prnssfion they rcocive from the state
minus the price Of living at the capital,
railroad fares and et cctens. The ability
II our legislature as a whole would Ger.
tainly not he increased II !, were made up
wholly u the latter class. nor would II be
. dsmccniic form OF government whose
representatives were solely Of the former
class.
Az the Herald and News well points out
the first several weeks Of each session are
nece-sarily period Of getting acquainted
and learning the ropes. BY far the greater
number Of the members know nothing
about the routine and have very narrow
acquaintance among their fellow law.
makers. In order TO do the best work for
their towns and the state they must Of
necessity make friends and become halter.
broken" TO legislative rules and restric-
tons. In order TO acquire these accom-.
plishments they must spend time outside |
~ well as inside representatives hall and |
The senate chamber Therefore, the seem.
lngly too short sessions OF the first several |
weeks are in reality long enough. There
romes time, however. in the life Of every
'egislature-afte acquaintance have been
Or should have been made, knowledge Of
aw-making processes has been acquired
md the important questions for sonsidera-
ion have assumed definite fom-when
weekend recesses should be cut short and
isily sessions made as long as possible,
when every member should attend strictly
% the states business and cut out the
rivolities which were part of his initia-
ion. That point in the life of the legis-
allure of 1908 is close at hand; it is to be
,oped that all of the members realize it.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-10-30

Two students from the medical school
connected with the university of Pennsyl-
vania spent their sssmer collecting rattle
and copper-head sl!E Arizona. They
caught good nj commitssecured $500
worth Of venom Niagara Falls !, going to
ship to Paris for 1
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-10-30
The Judgeship.
d.. T:..N

in he eyent bope KAT nda n01 Hsnry one
Clark of Castleton may be elected superior
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-10-30

Sunday ssiusas snfsfosd 10 shs tsstsr
iAroasAoss the stale, Are sAsy actually
Ia favor II the ProhihisiaA Il everything
except acts a Necessity - eAssiiy - tho
hEss day Il the weeks II 10 ssss a. the
sssasisslaa sisss Ia lls nssaissiaas that shs
lsss Ia Fssssss 10 Haaasy ehsessssas ~sw
hsias asssxnily ssaisied.- hss thls Il be-
ussss shass ls~s wee msas b. reepis
whose IDEAS Il right ssa ssoas ssss
tassnei uadsr eoadiiioas sAsissiy dlhsssst
fsom these that BON exist. A better d.
s~rsscs a Sunday gill never esms shoai
a. the result II the rigid saissssmsnt u
saslaasisi lsss- What ID needed = the
sws,ioa Il . ssrca<ss patiis s<asisnsas in
favor Il sandsy Observance.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-10-30

Tho nsrdsisk Gssssls shiaks that the
ssnaa shs iass.d.esd biii providing fer
the ersnihg Il the trout seAssa April !
must want 10 81 oct on saowshers and
cut holes In the Ice. This 10 . Perfectly
reasonable sis~ from . nssk u the woods
where skating esrnisals take place on la
hsr day and snow 10 shoyslied from ths
cemeteries In order to siiow . psoper Oh
s~rsnoe II Memorial day. where the clor
ious Fourth sees the early blowing only
partially eemple,ed and the hwi frosis ar
rive along with the anniversary 81 the
hattie Al Bennington. Seriously. however.
the people who are DESTROYS al having the
trout season open thus early do not expect
that mahy iish viii be caught during the
frsi few weeks, What they want Is sosne.
thing 10 relieve the congestion. with lie
accompanying slaughter. which occurs dur
inr the first few days Of the season as IL
nov stands.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-10-30

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