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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-24
THE VALLEY FAIR.

The Valley Fair association is miles be-
hind the procession in its publicity
methods. 1t has no organized publicity
bureau, no well-defned plan for keeping
its name before the public, no systematic
scheme of advertising. Other fairs whose
dates are close to those of the Brattle-
boro show have for weeks been receiving
newspaper notice; some have already is
sued their premium lists and are begin
ming to find out what they are to have
in the way of exhibits. Plans for the
23rd annual Valley fair, as far as the gen
eral public is concerned, are nearly as in
definite as they were six months ago.
The state fairs annual premium list, is
sued this week, contains not the slightest
reference to the Brattleboro fair, although
the latter comes only week later than
the White River junction event, and the
two ought to be pulling together in every
possible way. Such an oversight is as
costly as it is inexcusable, and ought to
serve as convincing illustration of the
need of an Observation-Disclosures publicity
dCpdl lOl VIC dllCy idll' HC
management of the local organization
could well afford to engage the services
of an experienced newspaper man and
give him entire charge of the publicity
end of the fair. Such an agent, with only
a moderate appropriation at his com
mand-no more in fact than is spent for
advertising every year-could accomplish
wonders in the way of getting the name
and fame Of the Valley fair before the
public, and the results of his work would
be seen in increased attendance and in
terest. The Reformer has no disposition
to knock the Valley fair. On the con-
trary, it is its sincere belief in the value |
of the institution to Brattleboro and |
Windham county that impels this frank
statement of fact. The Valley fair of this |
year must be digger and better than
ever" but this cannot be brought about
unless modern methods are used in pro-
noting it.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-24
Advertising Vermont.
Al A..


The N.rgennes Nermonter makes pert
inent suggestion IN remarking that now
that thcr Is little lull IA politics
wouldn't II be a pretty good scheme To
return To the old question OF advertising
Vermont, not simply a. summer resort
but as a desirable location for manuiac'
turing industries. There Is not town
in the State which cannot stand little
mon business and most OF them could
stand u good deal more
Every town IN Vermont singnlarly and
the State at large ought 10 take measures
To do more TO attract new business and
the investment OF new capital. The state
through its Legislature ought 20 devise
meant To better encourage towns 10 go
after new business enterprises.
And this does not mean that large APP
preparations should be made for that pur.
pose or any new commissions created;
there are other ways.
As 10 advertising Nermont's attractions
as summer resort for city people, What
Is needed most at the present time Is
some definite encouragement Tor the cree
ton OF modern summer aud winter hotels,
The provision of desirable locations at
moderate cost. with such other induce.
ments as could be made without great OK.
pense, to persuade city people to build
summer homes IN NeTmont-the principle
being 20 make IL as easy as II is now
difficult in many cases, for the city man
to get satisfactorily located in this State
The railroads would heartily cooperate
in such work, for they would be among
the first to reap direct returns. Every
body, however, would profit by encour-
aging city people TO make homes in Yer
mont.
And when one comes TO think OF it, no
State can offer greater inducements than
Vermont for the investment of outside
capital in business, or for the city man
summer home, where he can get out OF
he city crowd and not only rest but also
assert some individuality.
The way TO 60 about this matter is
perhaps a problem, but its study and dis
,ussion is worthy OF the best minds OF the
State-and then do something.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-24
THE REAL CONSIDERATION.

With SO many candidates for town rep
resentative in the field there are bound
10 arise all sorts of stories as to why this
candidate or that candidate is not entitled
to the honor. Yarns with no basis OF
truth TO them are told in the hope that
their circulation will appeal to the preju'
dice Of few voters and turn them against
the aspirant at whom the tales are aimed.
Such tactics are not confined TO the sup
porters of any particular candidate; il is
safe to say that all of them have been
the victims of oyerzealous friends in this
particular respect. Wise citizens, how
ever, do not allow personal prejudice to
affect their selection in contest of this
kind. The questions they ask themselves
in this particular case are: Which one
of the candidates will make the best rep
resentative of this town in the Legislature:
Which one can | depend upon to show
the best judgment, to exercise the great
est zeal, to labor most intelligently in
behalf Of his constituents and the statey
These are the considerations that should
carry weight with all voters. These CON
siderations are what have induced The
Reformer to favor Robert c. Bacon for
the office. Mr.. Bacon unquestionably is
better fitted by training to serve Brattle-
boro in the legislature than any of his
opponents. Moreover, he is absolutely
dependent-controlled by nobody except
the man under his own hat. Mr.. Bacon's
record in public Office illustrates his in
dependence When a bailiff he favored
the idea of day police because he be-
Ieved in its wisdom, and went down to
defeat with the rest of the board on this |
very issue. Since he became states attor |
ney he has prosecuted fearlessly, relent-
lessly and yet with good judgment, inves-
tigating complaints carefully and acting |
only when there was reasonable cause to |
believe there was an infraction of the law,
but pushing his cases through to an almost
invariably victorious termination. No
one can say that Mr.. bacon as states
attorney has been subservient to any in
terests except those of law and order, nor
can it be fairly claimed that he will not
exercise the same vigorous independence
if he is chosen town representative.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-24
HOME ENDORSEMENT.
Hundreds of Brattleboro Citizens Can
Tell You ALI About IT,

Home endorsement, the public ex.
preston of Brattleboro people, should
be evidence beyond dispute for every
Brattleboro reader. Surely the expert
ence of friends and nelghbors, cheer
fully, given by them, will carry more
weight than the utterances of strang-
ers residing in faraway places. Read
the following:
Mrs. Felix Coinwill, of 80 Elliot
street. Brattleboro, Vt, says: "Doan IS
Kidney Pills are without exception the
best kidney medicine L ever used. NV
kidneys troubled me off and on, for
four years. There were darting pains
through my back, was unable to rest
at night and awoke mornings tired and
unrefreshed. / had headaches and
dizziness and colds always made me
worse. Accompanying this was a kid
ney weakness that was very ANNOYING.
consulted doctors and used medicines
but derived little benefit from them.
L saw Doan IS Kidney Pills recommend
ed by people who had used them. so
went to F. H. Holden Is drug store and
got box. [ used this one box and
started on a second when the darling
pains gradually left me and the action
of the kidneys became normal. I'll
heartily recommend Doan's kidney
mel
For sale by all dealers. Price. so
cents. Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo. |
New York, sole agents for the United |
States.
Remember the name-Doan sand
AXE no other.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-24

The republican state platform contains
no plank relative to a change in the form
of ballot, nor is it likely that any legis-
lation tending toward such a change will
receive the endorsement of the republi
can leaders of Vermont. The present
form of ballot with its rigid party col
umns presents problem to the voter who
is anxious to pick his candidates without
regard to the party label. As likely as
not he will put cross at the head rather
than run the chance of spelling his ballot
by attmepting to split it. This of course
is just what the party leaders want.
They would rather have a ballot spoiled
than split; they are opposed to any
method that gives encouragement to in
dependent voting. Massachusetts, whose
residents are said to vote more intelli-
gently than those of any other state, has
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-24
Fits a Rooseveltian Type.
randolph Herald and News

The Rutland Herald wants to abolish
the office of attorney general, on the
ground of economy, contending that the
office is unnecessary and improbable to
the state. This view is not entertained
by large number, we imagine. The
place was created only after a long con-
sideration, and several successive trials at
different legislative sessions. Figured on
any fair basis, it has proved an actual
money-saver, to say nothing of indirect
benefits of having constantly the advice
and services of an able lawyer at the dis
posal of the executive and legislative
branches. Clarke c. Fits is of that
Rooseveltian type that will create antagon-
isms, but, notwithstanding, he has made
the Office necessity by the skill, industry
and ability with which the work of the
state has been performed.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-24
Confounding the Issue.

Some of those who are arguing against
the Office of attorney general in Vermont
seem to be making the mistake of con-
founding their dislike of the present in
cumbent of the Office with the merits of
the office itself. Which is, of course, en-
tirely wrong in argument. Because Mr..
Fits is persona non grata to some persons
and newspapers, it does not follow that
the office which he occupies should be
abolished; for we must remember that
the office of attorney general is not per-
petually held, and, in fact, the reigning
party of the state has already gone to
the extent of picking a new man for the
place since Attorney General Fits has de-
cided that he would not accept the posi-
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-24

Within the past 10 years the maximum
salary paid to assistant teachers in the
Brattleboro high school has been in
creased from $3.50 TO $3.50. There is wis
dom in such policy. BY means OF 1t
the school is able 10 retain the services
of teachers whose efficiency has increased
with their experience, and the standard
of the school is thus raised steadily. In
educational as well as in other matters,
Vermont is prone for the sake of saving a
few paltry dollars to allow other states to
appropriate her best workers at time
when they are just becoming most use
full. There are instances almost without
number where we have lost the services
of skilled educators because the salaries
we pay are too slim to keep them. II is
a hopeful sign that this policy SO com.
mon throughout the state is not that OF
the prudential committee of the Brat
tleboro incorporated school district. In
so far as possible we ought to adhere TO
the motto that what's good enough for
other states is none too good for Yer.
mont
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-24
Immigrants on Vermont Farms.
lSnrinnfinl Ilninn |

According to the figures sent out from
Washington the attempts of the bureau
of immigration to divert aliens from
crowded centres to the rural districts has
borne fruit, though not in sufficient meas
ure as yet to constitute considerable
factor in the labor situation. The method
employed is to send out cards to en-
ployers and whatever help is needed is
indicated by replies on the return postal
cards. About 100000 cards have been
scattered over the country, it is said,
and 100000 will be sent out in the near
future. From the first of February to
the close of June it is reported, about
1000 aliens and others were sent in re-
Spouse to applications, chiefly from farm
ers. 1t appears that two have been sent
to Massachusetts, seven to Connecticut
and 227 to Vermont.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-24
BOSTON & MAINE RAIlRQn
In effect juno 30, 1903.
Train k.xs Rr.,,l,Anr,.

Montreal and Quebec. via C. v. ard CIR
-''2.2s a. m. tii.07 a. m. 'e2isPn III
pm.
Montreal q Quebec. via Newport anl ph|
-''22s a. m. mo- 4. m. tl0lspm
Quebec. via Sherbrooke and G. T. Rs. --''as,,
tll.o7 n. m. fi0.is .. m.
Quebec. via Que. Cent. Ry.- ''22sGn. N
am. tiiols .. m.
Greenfield. Northampton. Holyoke, stn.as
Va % a m. $50 a m. 1901 a. m. Agl,I
t250 y. m. 's26 .. m. tSeap.m. RquI
Bellows Falls. Claremont Junction, No.
White River Junction i5i0am. HeI,
1904 a. m. til.O7 a. m. .2.l6 ,. N. Rlit
'i0is .. m.
Wells River. st. Johnsbury. LyndouyiT.- 4,
a. m. tli.07 a. M vi .. m. il0Ehz
Newport. Sherbrooke- i5.t0a. N. mad
ti0.ls y. m.
Bos,on-tA530 a m tAe07 a. N. iAlg,s
'B2.l6 .. m. 'A426 p. m.
sDaily. tDaily except Sunday ,Sunily q,
A via Greenfield. d via Bellows Falla CR,I
treal only. iDaily except Saturday "IslJe
cept Monday.
Detailed information and Timetables rayss
tanned at ticket Office
d. J. FLANDERS. C. NJ. BURT
Pass Traf. Mgr. Gen- Pla u
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-24
To RrroRMER SUBSCRIBERS.

BEGINNING January !. 1905 we discontinued the
practice Of printing dates on the labels OF papers
10 indicate the date Of expiration OF
md give a receipt for every payment, The label
pan Is impraetcable and Is being discarded "
n early ali publications. At the end Of the year II
YOUR subscription is unpaid bill viii be sent YOU,
will be removed from the labels. Keep your re-
ceipt from year to year In case you question the
accuracy Of our records
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-24
Distasteful but It's Law.

According to newspaper reports the en-
forcement of the Sunday law is not popu-
lar in Brattleboro. Drawing the. line on
purchasing cigar or glass of soda is not
popular anywhere but the law forbidding
such sales is on the statute book and off
cials should not be blamed for enforcing
it. The question is, will the next legisla-
ture have sense enough to evolve Sunday
law that will be enforcible and will suit
the majority Of the people.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-24
Office an Important One.

wv dItTUUFy hVCUTU.T
The Rutland Herald looks upon the office
of attorney general as farce. We do not.
In this county Attorney General Fits has
proven that the Office is an important one.
1t is saving Vermont money and not only
this it gives the officials Of the state a
regular retained attorney. Clark G. Fits
of Bratteboro has been a popular and eff
cent official. He has conducted the office
in such manner that the Vermont judges
recognize its merits.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-24

ton again. Even were Mr.. Fits a eandl,
date Tor reelection Il would not in itself
constitute a sufficient argument why the
office should he Topped OF; but the dis
gruntled ones ia that event should set
themselves 10 the task Of turning MI,
Fits out. In arguing the case they ought
10 divorce their personal prejudice against
the occupant from their contemplation Of
the office itself,
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-24
Best the World Affords.

ut gives me unbounded pleasure to
recommend Bucklen's Arnica Salve," says
j. W. Jenkins, of Chapel Hill, N. G. II
am convinced it's the best salve the
world affords. 1t cured felon on my
thumb, and it never fails to heal every
piled. Csc. at F. H. Holden & Co.'s drug
store.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-24
A Pretty Pass.


Things have come to a pretty pass in
Brattleboro when a minister can't buy an
orange phosphate in town ON a Sunday.
The ideal
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-24

Norwich University has conferred the
degree of LID. on Congressman Haskins.
Norwich is situated in Mortified, the
home of Frank Plumley.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-24

A judge at Louisville, KY, adjourned
his court 10 minutes the other day so the
lawyers and court officials could see a cir
Gus parade go by.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-24

Forestry is to be taken up by the jap
anese government in Korea and schools
opened where Koreans can learn how to
take care of their woods.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-24

Now would be a good time to try out
the splitlog drag about which SO much
has been said of late.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-24

De Wits Witch Hazel Salve is especially good
for piles. Recommended and sold by All Drug
gists
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-24

A bas the water-bar ought to be the
slogan OF all Vermont automobile clubs.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-24
Guiding the U. S. S. New Hampshire. il
in the harbor.

Charlie. j. Glidden, the globeencirelins
automobiles, originator Of the Giidden
tour aud oi late an enthusiastic aefonaut,
has organized corporation known as the
Aerial Navigation company for the puf'
pose oi promoting an airline" freight
aud passenger service between Boston and
New York. MIR. Glidden hopes that
within II months the company viii be
carrying freight aud passengers. beiwccn
the cities mentioned by means Of dingihlc
balloons or aeroplanes, lie believes that
with relay stations near Springfield, Mass,
he made 800 DAYS in The year, the one
from Boston 10 New York during day
light and the return IN seven or eight
hours, The form OF dirigihlcs adopted
will depend upon experiments now being
conducted by the governments Of this
country and France.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-24

, Excursion to Block Island August lst.
See adv. on page One.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-24

Figures compiled by the interstate com
merce commission for the year ending
June 30, 1907, show the total number OF
railway casualties 90 have been ~ SIS,
OF this. number ll,S59 were killed. and
lll,0l6 injured.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-24

Quebec is in the throes of 9OOth ami
versary celebration this week. Her guests
of honor are the Prince of Wales, who
arrived from England Wednesday on the
battleship Indomitable, and Vice Presi-
$4,000 soldiers from every portion of the
Dominion are participating in the festivi-
ties, while feet Of 10 battleships, in
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-24

There is promise OF another strenuous
contest in the New Hampshire republic
can convention this year Al present
there are three candidates for the guber'
material nomination Col II. w. Pillsbury
OF Derry. Col Bertram Ellis OF keene aud
Col. ouinhy OF Tacoma. Col, Quinby Is
the candidate OF the railroad interests
which are so powerful in Granite state
politics, while Col. Pillsbury is the anti
machine leader. The latter was candi'
date two years ago and withdrew during
the convention in favor of Governor Floyd
ON the promise, according TO Mr. Pills
bury's paper, The Manchester Union, that
Henry NJ. Putney, a notorious railroad
politician, should not be reappointed TO
the charmanship of the state railroad
II Mr.. Floyd made any such
pledge he failed utterly TO redeem II, for
Putney is still sending forth the kind OF
findings for which the railroad commits
sion has become famous-iindngs that are
invariably not unfriendly TO the powers
hat be. Mr. PillsbuIy through his paper
is firing broadsides against the firm OF
Putney, Quinby & Co., and must be max
ing dents in their armor. The dire need
of political housekeeping in New liamp'
shire leads 10 the hope that the reform
candidate win fight TO finish this time.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-24

ballot on which all the candidates for
one office appear alphabetically in one col
umn with the party designation follow
ing the names. No less statesman than
Gov, Charles T.. Hughes Of New York
believes thoroughly in the Massachusetts
form of ballot and has tried hard TO have
Il adopted In his state. Up to date the
ring politicians in New York have pre-
vented Governor liughes's reeommenda'
ton from going into effect. The repub'
lican leaders Of New York and Vermont
may be classed together in this respect,
They are afraid TO advocate reform
which is likely TO cndanger their control
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-24

Five balloons assembled from st. Paul,
Mimi, Saturday, in an effort to surpass
the worlds distance and endurance rec
ords but the farthest distance covered by
any of the competitors was 70 miles. The
failure of the aeronauts to cover greater
distances was due, it is said, to the small
possible in consequence to carry the
amount of ballast necessary for long
flights.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-24

II was bound 10 come sooner or later;
The Meddlcr has been positive all along
that the Wise Guys silence was only
temporary, and so was not surprised when
the following epistle reached the office by
r. /. ID. No. %;
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-13
SURVEYORS SEARCH
FOR ROCK IN SEA
Soundings Off FaraIIon Islands
Fail TO Verify Report Made
by Steamship
j. j. Gilbert Suggests That Vol
canic Eruption May Have
Removed Mountain

No trace of the stony upheaval OFF
the Farollon islands that. was reported
by the steamship Mongolia has been
discovered by the United States geo
detic and typographical survey. in
spite of continued soundings made in
the vicinity. The report of the Mon
golia was made last spring. 1t ex-
planned that at II fathoms a mountain
of rock had been lifted into the sea,
probably the result of the earthquake
disturbance of April IS, 1906. The spot
was reported to be about Is miles
southwest of the Farallones and it was
further stated that soundings made a
short distance from that locality
showed water at depth of 500
fathoms.
J. J. Gilbert, who has come from the
Puget sound district to occupy. for a
time at least. the position of Captain
A. F. Rogers, lately deceased, has
prosecuted The search for the rocky
mass. The ship Explorer was sent out
on the expedition and repeated sound
ings in the location reported by the
captain of the Mongolia showed no
signs of an upheaval.
1t is possible Gilbert said last night
at the St Francis, where he is stay
ing, that the upheaval was the result
of the earthquake of 1906, but that in
other submarine volcanic eruptions it
has since subsided. At all events, it
has been impossible to find the sea
mountain after repeated searches.
Gilbert recently finished his investi-
cations of the currents of Puget sound
a lack of knowledge of which is gen
orally acknowledged to have been the
cause of the cruiser Colorado founder
ing some months ago. The govern
meHt has kept a vessel anchored in the
midchannel for 80 days past, taking
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-13

Berkeley office at Berkeley Station, and
tract office open all day Sunday. Take all
trains or cars to Berkeley Office where auto
mobiles will be in waiting for you or transfer
at Berkeley station to NORTHBRAE car,
which runs to the heart OF the tract.