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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-08
WEEK IN THE WORLD.
Great Events and Movements Which
Are Making History.

The campaign for the presidential NOM
nation on the republican ticket will come
to close next week Saturday, since ac-
cording to the call all delegates must be
chosen one month previous to the CON
vention July l6. Up to Monday 246 dele.
gates remained to be chosen and most of
them will be selected next week. Dur
ing last week lag delegates were chosen,
bringing the total number to 734, say
the Taft people. OF the lag delegates, S4
were instructed for Taft, making the
total of his instructed and pledged
strength 404, or within 81 of the number
necessary to nominate. These are the
Taft figures. The Taft people further
claim that he will receive more than 200
instructed delegates in the next fortnight.
They also aver that only 6S of the pledged
delegates are contested and that Taft will
win all these contests, and that they look
for material gains among the uninstructed
delegates, who so far number l29, a large
majority of whom have expressed a pref
erence for the candidacy of the secretary
of war. To the ''allies" the Taft people
concede 227 pledged delegates. A disinter-
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-08
A YOUNG MAN OF ABILITY,
Guy w. Bailey, Who Wants TO BE Sec
rotary Of state, Has Fine Record.

cuy W. Bailey Of Essex junction, can
,lidate FOR the office Of secretary oi STATE
il one ut the Young sicn oi Vermont WI"
believes ia doing whatever he has % do
~ wen as he can. During the two terms
be served his town IA the legislature he
did many things and did them 80 well
that they attracted attention. tiis
friend, up north, especially ~ thittendrn
county. feel that he VIII make an excel
lent secretary Of State and they, have
made up their minds that they viii have
him win. \ solid Chlttenden county del
egaiion will bnck hls candidacy AT lhe
state convention. Liberal IN number nave
been the pledges OF support from leading
citizens IN over 200 towns OF the state.
Guy ". Bailey was born IN Hardwiek
Nav :. 1876 lie received ms early cdu'
cation in the common schools OF Hard,
wick and Essex junction, aud entered
the Burlington high school IN the iall oil
lSg3 graduating thercttom IN ls!b M the
classical course. Mr.. Bailey entered the
University Of Vermont IN the fall OF 1875,
being admitted upon certificate without
any preliminary examinations. lie gfadu,
atcd from college in 1900 in the classical
course with special honors IN Greek. !
Mr.. Bailey is one OF Nemont's sell.
made Young men. At an early age he
learned the stone cutting trade ana soon
began working as a letterer and carver;
This he pursued every vacation. ana
thereby earned enough TO supply himself
with funds for his education. In the ian
OF 1901. he began the study OF law and
was admitted TO the bar in the fall oil
1901 and is a member OF the law firm OF
Martin 4 Bailey, Essex Junction.
Mr.. Bailey has always taken an active
part in every branch OF municipal affairs;
lie was elected president OF the village Of
Essex Junction in 1902 and was rc-elSeted
unanimously in 1903 and 1904. He has;
been chosen as presiding officer at all
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-08
Page Stock Above Par.


Those who attended the republican con
MENTIONS last week discovered that as iaI
as the senatorial question was concerned
Page stock was very much IN the ascend
ancy. In fact il looks now as II Congress
man Foster would decide not TO take IN,
chances OF both house and senate but
rptuIn TO the house where he has served
Vermont with credit TO himself and honor
TO the state. The east side, with the sN'
ception OF Caledonia county, where Mt
Foster has many warm personal trends,
were overwhelmingly for the Hyde Park
candidate and in the first district the
sentiment seemed to be three to one IN
favor OF Governor Page. Senator Stew
arts home town, Middlebury, and the
Brattleboro contingent favored Senator
Stewart's election, but this seems highly
improbable, and as the time for the legs
lature convenes we expect to see the tlde
for Governor Page increase and his elee-
ton the inevitable result OF the popular
demand.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-08
ro nrroRMER SUBSCRIBERS.

BEGINNING January ], 1905 we aus
continued the practice Of printing
dates On the labels Of papers 20 ihai'
cate the date OF expiration OF SUD
,er,ptions. We keep ledger account
with each subscriber and give a 70,
eeipt for every payment The iaDe'
ulan is impraeticablc and is being dis
cardcd by nearly all publications AZ
tho end of the year II your subseFip'
ton is unpaid a bill will be sent you.
AS fast as subscriptions are renewed
the dates will be removed from the
labels. Keep your receipt from year
to year in case you question the aecuf'
acy of our records.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-08

It is interesting to note that com.
mittee of the New York state medical
society is cooperating with commit
tee from the state bar association In
the interests of legislation that shall
put expert medical testimony in a
more creditable light before the pub
lie. The resolutions adopted by the
medical men provide that any court in
which medical or surgical question
is likely to be material, may on its own
motion, or at the request of either
party to the suit shall, appoint from a
list specially made up one or more
persons learned in the science of med
icine and surgery who shall investi-
gate the facts in the case and give
their opinion in writing. A physician
selected by the court or selected by an
agreement of the parties in suit shall
make such examination in the case as
in his Judgment may be necessary and
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-08
BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD
In effect December Ie, 1907
Trains Leave Brat,isbOEo:

Montreal and Quebec. via c. v. and G. T. BJL
Iii .O7 m .C230p. m. 'l0,ls ,. ~
Montreal a Quebec. via Newport and l. r. ~
LII OF a. m fl0.is p. m.
ouehec. via sherbrooke and G. T. Ry'' -fl!,"AE
tl0.is .. m. ..su
Quebec. via Que. Cent Ry.-til.W a. n '.Ak
Greenfield. Northampton, Holyoke' Spr.hsase
-.5 2s a m. t9.07 a. m. t2.l0 .. m 'i-sp :
ps,Iows Falls. Claremont Junction. NlntS;
White River Junction i9.oS a. m. isi "a
iii.O7 am. '2.SO p. m. t5.4i pm. 'igl' r
e'i1 ~ - "a % m. fi0.isp. m.
Newport. sherbrooke-iil.G a. m. t!9!s p
Boston-fA5.2s a. m. tA90 a. m. 7A-'!lhH
'B2 80 .. m. .A42s ?. m. ,.-,.-..,.
.Daily. tDaily except Sunday. ssunday otJ'
A via Greenfield, b via Bellows Falls. { Mo-
treaI only. fDaily except Saturday;
Detailed information and timetables may 20
tanned at ticket Office.
ID. J. FLANDERS. c. NJ. BukL.
Pass Traf. Mgr Cen Fass. Ag.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-08

Bang, Bang, goes the hammer on the
Vergennes Enterprise anvil whenever
we have occasion to speak of the folly
of making the trout season opening so
late. The. latest knock from this
source comes in the shape Of a sugges'
ton that perhaps it is this paper, and
not the sportsmen of the county, that
is dissatisfied We can assure our es'
teemed contemporary, whose editor was
a member of the fish and game com
mittee of the last legislature, that the
fishermen of Windham county believe
as The Reformer does about the trout
season, and the piscatorial slaughter
fest which will take place next Friday
will back up their claim When The
Enterprise gets tired of playing black
smith it might produce some argu
ments in answer to those we have pro
duced from time to time.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-08

March meetings OF the town of Essex
since 1901.
In the fall of 1904 he was elected town
representative by an overwhelming vote,
receiving total of 3l4 votes as against 70
votes for all other candidates: AT TINS
session of the legislature Mr. Bailey
served as chairman of the house revision
committee He was also member OF the
judiciary committee At the close OF the
session Mr.. Bailey was considered one OF
the leaders of the house, and was select
ed as an assistant by the commissioners
appointed to prepare revision OF the laws
of the state and he served III this capacity
until the work was completed.
In the fall of 1906 his town, Tor the hrst
time since biennial elections were estab,
lished and contrary to an old, ronclad
rule of alternating between the village
and town end of the town Tor the choice
of representative, returned Mr.. Bailey to
the general assembly. This time out OF
| 4S2 votes cast Mr.. Bailey received o3O
votes, l6 more than he received at the pre-,
ceding election. This vote is conclusive OF
the esteem which his townspeople have for
his ability and character.
| At the session of 1906 Mr.. Bailey was
made chairman of the house eomnltiee
of the new revision committee and IN this
capacitv in addition to other duties per
formed the task of reading through over
| 700 bills. In addition to this important
craftsmanship Mr.. Bailey was chairman
of the committee on joint rules, mem
Der of the Judiciary committee, member
of the committee on ways and means, a
member of the special joint committee on
the revision of the laws In addition to
these committees Mr.. Bailey was frequent
" chosen on important conference com
mittees of the house and senate.
At the close of this session Mr.. Bailey
was chosen one of the editors to edit the
Public Statutes of 1906. During the two
sessions of the general assembly of which
| Mr.. Bailey was member, he presided
frequently and was accorded much praise
for the ease and familiarity which he dis
played in that position.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-08
The Meddler
III The coat frfs yOn, put IL on

lionk time has hfflNtu again 49,
with il the yexatious problem oil no"
ia settle the relations between the au-
tomobilist and the horse owner. nap
pily. however, this problem grows less
troublesome every season IN spite OF
the increase in the number oil ma
chimes. for the horses are getting more
accustomed to the "tunk, funk, tunk
of the benzine buggies, the horsemeh
have learned that the machines nave
come 10 stay and consequently are
more lenicnt in their judgment of the
devil wagons, and the motorists them.
selves have found by experience that
consideration of the rights OF others y
An important part of their oulhI
Therefore The Meddler will defer his
usual warning about the dangers oil
the speed mania and contine hlmseli
Ia suggesting few improvements that
wnuId benefit all concerned. West nv
or hill is largely used alike by drivers
of autos and drivers Of horses, ana III
spite of care occasions are likely 10
arise when the highway is none TOO
wide TO accommodate both. The dan
Ger of accidents at this point could be
minimized by filling in the deep gutter
which at present borders the mn AS
il now is a carriage wheel Siding INTO
| this gutter might cause serious acei'
dent. Another place where improve
ment might be made is near the BRUCE
over the Waite brook just this side oil
the Sargent farm on the Putney road.
| purinp the last two years at least two
serious accidents have occurred there
because of the absence of raillne
guarding the approach to the bridge on
this side2 Why not have stout IRON
railing at this and all other dangerous
points,
Speaking of automobiles reminds
The Meddler of an amusing incident
which happened week or two ago to
two DummerstOn automobiles VINO
had recently come into the possession
of a car. While on trip to East Put
nev their machine baked, and after
eyhausting all other means to start II
they fell back on the homely method
of attaching horse land wagon to
the front axle. On the way nome the
man at the steering wheel Thought he
would experiment a trifle and SC
~. .ulHV III, coed clutch Imagine his
lne nisn H. tho anto nobly respond
soi p h aash;ng forward and rammina
e 81. ire" nnd wagon into the bushes
sne no rooJs;do Incidentally smashing
~ a. 'nu uaso IN tba onerationl Moral,
~ IL too s,re the trouble is in the
Don w ,o orhans ~ vonr fault
iia'niHo'
If anybody is dreaming SO MARI
about Dig, busy DiaV'ienoto N
'n atroots iii look With an elevated
~ on;,ro1 ahoyo LOT him take n look al
Ia 80 49, ro;Iroad noor the junction OF
o SnV ond Grove streets To be sure il
oaN anu 80 os biab 90 genuine ele
"a ND have to he Init the rails
80 Co. onnrah above tbe highway Sc
III H. 70 fnlly as dificnIt TO drive of
t i ~ 20 ~, Won't On foot in the Air
Vi'Ai' 90 -
Not long ago tramp called at
house few miles out OF Drattie
bofo 10 ask lor siiee Va cio"u' "
% -" s' h;s raomest nv saving sh,
Ill I'll oail her mother When the wo
Nou'u w. - +he door she was fol
nian 49, w., sno, +ronna If children
1pmeu .h ~ hohn ,s desire for food wa,
IHdt tne Hopo "SoS
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-08
The West River Roadbed.


In view of the number of times that
cars become derailed on the West River
road. it seems quite pertinent to inquire
how much longer the track IS TO be re-
paired as the old man shingled his barn
couldn't shingle it when il ralned and
il didn't need shinglng when 1t dldn
rain" The talk has been for long time
that the track could not have general
overhauling with a proper ballasting OF
it and with careful attention paid to the
curve elevations during the winter nor
until the frost is out OF the ground In the
spring. But we notice that when summer
approaches and the ground Is settled, the
accidents are so much fewer that the WIN
ter and spring troubles are somewhat tor
GOTTEN the necessity for thorough, repair
ing seems less, and the work is lett I'M
done until the winter and spring accidents
begin again. Then, of course. 1t Is too
late again to repair. Now how long ought
this method to continue? The fact that 1t
is very seldom that anybody is killed on
this road ought not to be an excuse ior
neglect until fatal wreck occurs. We
hope to see the roadbed put into good
condition this summer and the traihc
doubled in consequence.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-08
The Worlds Best Climate

is not entirely free from disease, on the
high elevations fevers prevail, while on
the lower levels malaria is encountered
to greater or less extent, according to
altitude. To overcome climate, affections
lassitude, malaria, jaundice, blliousness
fever and ague, and general debility, the
most effective remedy is Electric Bitters,
the great Alternative and blood purifier;
the antidote for every form of bodily
weakness. nervousness, and insomnia. Sold
under guarantee at F. H. Holden & Co.'S
drug store. Price Soc.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-08

AS our eyes catch the newspaper
headline, Revolt in Peru, this thought
comes to mind: Have the people of
that town in Bennington county re-
belled against Bre'r Hapgood S forest
reserve scheme on the ground that it
would reduce that gentleman s grand
list too much? Then we read further
and see that the Peru mentioned is the
one in South America, and our mind
is at peace once more.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-08
fi,ts's speech a corker.

(Nlouisyille News aud tltisrn'l
That was A very pat" speech A,lor
me-, General Fits made at the convention
iast w.ek when be- seconded the nomina'
lion ol Allen Fletcher a. delegate 10
tbi.auo Coming right after Governor
Stirkneys rmafks about hntilrhofo u
~ yorker" as everybody, nearly
everybody, thought the general Was 50
M Ia nominate Colonel Lsley ~ oppo'
siilon, The turned the tables very
...sl.s
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-08

eslsl SQUIRE gives Taft 30 instructed
delegates aud ID peirIenc1 hslesasss
Hughes 81 instructed delegates. sahnoh -
,nsl rleiol, Fairbanks <. inslFneluls aiil
i.aiallelle " Instructed, The naillFt =.
uninsifurtel delegates ls put al ~ end
M. numlrF al contested delegates AZ u
n i said that National Committeeman
ksllnss Mill ~ chairman VI ii.e es.aa'iiililas
ga resolutions lie Is the sieal ltass
hnsipr from Minnesota aud - arlss1iss.
Al lADsr from that state, lie y ah ahle
lawyer aud administration, enthusiast,
krllosg says h. has heaTd that BE- = ="
le III. II nmains 10 b. sevh, however,
Prince Wilhelm Of Sweden, second ss'n
al King uusla,u aud the popular sall@f
prinre who visited this COUNTRY ~ wv
Mas mafued in - Prl-f,hufs snndai al
trinnn IL hTand nuchess Mare faAinsha,
a suisin af the rmlcmr IT hnss'a anu
daughter oi Grand Duke AndteNirh.
Ihr ceremony Was aurnml Anlrl hA Az
ihr tomp aud brilliant rnlur display char
afiriistic Of the most stately Euruiean
court,
Secrtary oi War TAFT will busy him
ali while ia Panama IA viicriinR sel'
element ai the troubles IA which Panama
Colombia aud Venezuela aIu enlansled'
AdViovs from Colombia say that ihsi IA
lion has reason 20 brlieNc that Panama
i intriguing with Venezuela 70 declare
war ulson Colombia, aud there y reason
10 believe that this country Is aware o.
| ranamas efforts.
BENJAMIN ldc Wheeler president Of the
| University oi California, has bren holni'
mated by the trustees 81 Columbia UNI
ycrsity and appointed by the ffnssian
ministry Of education a. lheodoie hoose
yelt professor ia Berlin for the years
! lpa aud 1910.
Between 10 and u people wew killed
and a. many seriously injured M a ire
/ liza, DESTROYED the New Ayrline hotel IA
/ Fort Wayne, Ind, sunday.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-08
Better Than beautiful Barton.
Rutland Herald. }

4. NJ. Goddard. assistant librarian Of
the state library, reports that he has ~
ociyed a great many enquiries ifyin all
G,r.nt states Tor copies oi the book, Yer,
mont. written by Frank l., Greene, and
published by the Jamestown commission,
ME edition is now limited, only lev
hundred copies being available Why
should the state board OF agriculture not
INCORPORATE this excellent work ~ It's next
publication and give the state the adNah'
inge OF the intelligent but heretofore bg,
si,gbtly known matter therein contained
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-08
Prescriptions and Snakes.

Isl. JOhnsbuTy NtItuUHIdHI
A Brattlcboro physician was fined 500
aud costs by Judge Powers last week iof
liquor when he had reason
10 believe IL was not Tor medicinal pun
poses, aud according 10 the btal'lepoip
Reformer the states attorney believes
number OF Bmttleboro physicians aiy
nIrIsine their privilege. The same weci;
n Iot of Brattleboro boys found ~ snakes
in a pasture. but as kipling,. once that
towns most distinguished resident, would
say that's another story
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-08

A Wisconsin laborer saved 5000, in
bills and hid them where neither moths
nor rust corrupted or thieves got wise
to their whereabouts but this did not
prevent rats from locating the green
backs and chewing them to fragments.
Moral: Put your trust in savings banks
and trust companies.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-08
HAsKINs AND ROOSEVELT.

HAsKINs AND ROOSEVELT.
AT a loss for some sound argument
on which TO base its claim that Con
rressman Haskins should be retired AZ
the end of his present term in favor
81 n man no more able than himself
and wholly without the experience
which is so necessary for effective
work in congress, the Mortified News
this week devotes its leading editoriai
10 an attack on Col. Haskins S attn
tude toward President Roosevelt by
reference to Col. Haskins's nomination
speech of two years ago and an address
which he made in Boston last fail IL
attempts to show that the representa-
tive from Vermont is not in sympathy
with the Roosevelt administration
The Reformer has not always agreed
with what Congressman Haskins has
said about the president but II KNOWS
that the two are now and have always
been ON the most friendly terms, III
knows. too. that Congressman Haskins
has always given the president credit
for doing more to arouse the public
conscience to the wrongs when nave
been and are being perpetrated on the
people by the monopolistic corpora
tions than any other president the
country has ever had; that he has al
: WAYS given him credit for his honesty
of purpose and his desire to do that
which would be for the greatest pehe'
fit to the country. Congressman has
kins has uniformly voted for every ad-
ministrative measure that the presl-
dent has wanted to have enacted when
such measure was favorably reported
from committee, and has always been
known in Washington as an admins
tration representative.
The News cannot be unaware OF
these facts. When it advocates turn
ing down Mr.. Haskins for a man with
"the ability, acquaintance and cour'
age" to carry along the work Fresi
dent Roosevelt has done The News de
liberately overlooks the fact that the
ability of Mr.. Haskins is fully as great
az his would-be successor, that the ac
onaintance gained by nearly eight
wears of service in Washington is II
itself stronger asset than Mr.. Plum
lev Possesses, and that the courage MI
Haskins has shown in standing by hi
principles is acknowledged alike by hi
friends and foes. Two weeks ago W.
asked The News four questions which
it has seen fit to ignore. The four ques
tions were as follows:
What is there about Congressman
Haskins's congressional record whlci
warrants your assertion that that rec
ord is only ordinary9
What qualifications does Mr.. Plum
ley possess which make it REASONABLE
to suppose that he will be more valu
able. or even as valuable, to the dis
trict at the end of eight years as Col
onel Haskins is now?
What has Colonel Haskins failed t.
accomplish in congress that Mr. Plum
lev can reasonably expect to accom-
plish?
What reason is there in the CLAIM
that an able and efficient public SCI
want should retire, when he is bette
qualified by training, experience an
ability to serve his constituents thai
anyone mentioned as his successorg
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-08
A Bully Ideal
y
AI.rri.rille Nnms and Citizen

lMnfrisVlIIe NcNs anu tlIit'h'I
The second district committee cannot
arrre AZ Ia when aud where to bold th,sii
congressional convention. both flnmlrs
and llaskins have friends on the commit
lee aud Ones afraid "a, aud the other
dasnt." Nhy not "eomplomiso anu
hold il at linitleboros
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-08

The choice of Congressman Haskins
as chairman of committee of lawyers
to take into consideration the question
of the constitutionality of the Eight
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-08

| Hour bill now pending before congress
shows that the members Of that body
have confidence in bis ability ahd IN
tagfltV.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-08

When your food seems to nauseate take
Kodol. Take Kodol now and until you know
you are right again. There isn't any doubt
about what it will do and you will find the
truth of this statement verified after you
have used Kodol for few weeks. 1t is sold
here by All Druggists.