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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-07
An Ode to Stiles.
(NIorrisville NIessenger.)


Frank w. Stiles, for more than a gen
Grafton the personality of the Springfield
Reporter, has sold out his paper and on
August |, he will retire to his farm. Edi-
tors sometimes retire as ambassadors to
foreign courts, sometimes to enter the
ministry, sometimes to join millionaire
clubs, and sometimes to sanatarums, but
one who can take refuge in genuine bu-
collie pursuits is proper subject for envy
throughout the whole profession.
Brother Stiles will sweat a little during
his haying season, but there will be a jug
of oat meal water in the bushes at the
end of his swath. And, six months later,
when the sun is running white and winter
winds are bowling above his chimney
top, with
Mug of cider simmering low
And apples suffering in row"
the picture of his freside contentment
and independence would save even an
other Vermont exhibit at another James
town.
Again, as a farmer, he will have the
glorious privilege Of paying for his paper
with a three-pound, nine-year-old hen
posed in the part Of pullet that acquired
the habit of eating her own eggs-hence
her untimely death-or, with bushel of
green peas in the pod gone too hard for
a
Ion of underdone maple syrup. Further
than this, he will arise to that ,other glor-
ious privilege of getting his own name
into the paper now and then. Indeed,
when his mooley, cow chokes in an effort
to swallow his gold watch, when into his
sty pig is born with two tails, one of
which is not a corkscrew, when pebble
picked up in his back pasture shows evil
dence of soap mine, at such times if he
does not get into print, it will be his own
fault or that of his women folks. There
fore. we cry:
"Hail Stiles, Rusticus Plurimus! Safe
art thou now from political poultry food.
Raise thine own tobacco and brew thine
own spruce beer. Beware of lightning
rod men and nurse the chin whisker as
the apple of thine eye. Remember cow
hide boots now come in pasteboard boxes
and that post mauls and stone boats
should be bought in Chicago"
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-07
suspEcTIYG ALOUD.

The truth Of the homcly saying that
silence Is golden finds an illustration IL
the methods pursued thus far by those IL
charge OF the local burglar inycstisa
tions. Their very lack OF that virtue
shows how much il is worth. Ever since
the village authorities began TO give seri
Gus consideration to detecting the thieves
the atmosphere has been filled with stories
about certain persons who were under sus'
picion. II is common knowledge that sew
eral local young men have been closely
watched because Of the belief maintained
in certain quarters that they We're con.
neeted with the recent crimes. The local
officers have hardly been able TO form any
plan for the detection OF the thieves with.
ont having its details become public prop.
erty AZ once. Aside from the folly OF at
tempting 10 accomplish anything in the
way OF detection under the glare Of pub
licity there is ground for serious criticism
of the wholesale suspecting in which the
authorities have INDUCED almost publicly.
1t is an extremely grave thing for any
man to have his name connected with
crime, and il it so happens that there Is
little ground for thus stigmatizing him the
injustice only makes the matter worse.
People, whether they be officers of the law
or private citizens, should think twice be.
fore they give public expression to their
belief that this man or that man chad
something TO do with the burglaries."
Such an assertion is likely to do immeas.
urable damage to the person about whom
it is made-may, in fact, cling to him for
years and prove continual bar against
responsible employment, although no part
of the statement is ever proved. II the
village constabulary thinks it knows who
is responsible for the series of burglaries
which has taken place during the last few
months it would better conduct its inves
LEGATIONS with its mouth shut, for the
sake of success as well as justice.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-07
FROM THE WISE GUY.
He Tells Which Candidate for Town
Representative Has Fitts's Support.
TaIlgrass Corners, Aug. 5, IyUS.

/ dllHEdSs NOIHtIS. mug -, lpVo'
To his Nobs, The Meddler:
| can just imagine what tremor of ex
element is passing through" Brattleborc
about this time--a tremOr that will be
pleasantly remembered" by one candi
date for town representative and his sup
porters and ruefully reflected upon by the
other two. | take it for granted that the
defeated two will have some supporters
but they will soon forget that their man
didn't win. That's the way it always is IN
the politics; the man whose candidate Is
beaten generally says: Hell, | knew he
didn't have a ghost of a show but he was
a personal friend of mine, and | had to
vote for him." You will hear lot of
caucus Saturday evenings but the question
that concerns us at present is, "Whose
supporters will they be?
/ haven't figured the thing out very
closely myself, but as near as | can make
out from reports that reach me by black
berry-vine telegraph / should say that it
was nip and tuck. If there is any truth
to the yarns that are circulating down
your way no one Of the three candidates
is fit to represent such a great and gior-
ious community as Brattleboro. We get
it up this way that Holden wants the Job
Just so he can get bill through the legis-
ldlult tlpNCii w pus .iS w
lage $4,000 for taking over his water sys-
tens; that BARRIERS sole reason for seek
ing the office is to get himself appointed
municipal Judge in place of the present in
cumbent and to create new office Tor
Brother Frank; and that Bacon does not
want to go at all but has consented to
enter the fight as tool of Fits.
This tool of Fits" talk is what amuses
me most Evidently that title is an eN-
tremely desirable one, for they say that
every candidate in the race applied for il
at the start. Seriously, though, l think it
would surprise some of your readers to
know the inside of this Fits talk. You
will remember that when Mr.. Barber en-
tered the field against Mr.. Holden it was
noised about that he was a Fits candi-
date" then Mr.. Bacon bobbed up with
his nifty letter of announcement and the
same thing was said about him. Now the
truth of the matter is just this. Fits was
originally for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. boys
together, grew up in the same town, went
to the same deestriet skule, ETC.. etc. For
a time, however, it looked as if Holden's
was on the slump for some rea-
son or other. and so the A,-G. induced
Barber to enter the field. But Barber
hadn't been in the field very long before
the 0mniscient Fits discovered that there
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-07
vermOn,'s Forestry Interests.

HNA4itt6iMH tNtE lANfnaA
Notice rcrully appeared IN thesr 90
umns ~ forestry conference If murl
possible significance lor Neumonlf hr
irrmrnt u Was convened iof ihp con
siderailon If the forestry conditions anl
needs NJ the state hY the governor and
iic gentlemen srlrfiri hy him iu ivHie
sent Vermont al the White HOUSE con
irrrnrr un the preservation ui national ~
Vermont.
After tho report 81 the governor and
his committee d. to their ideas gained A.
Washington there was general discussion
which revealed the unanimous opinion
that there j. urgent need for q llrsrf de-
ycl0pmcni along the lines ai forest pro.
lection aud other phases al scientific iar.
cstry IN Vermont. and that this should
h. primarily under state rather than ma.
tinnil auspices,
one immediate outcome 81 the confer
cnce wa the appointment Of a committee
authorized and 90 formulate specific rec.
concentrations aud to bring these 20 the
attention Of the people u che state aud
the next legislature. The following gen
tlamen constitute the committee; The
Hon. y \. neliacr 81 Montpelier. the
Hon. Ernest Hitchcock 81 piitsfopi. the
Hon. \. VI Fletcher 1t Caycnlsh. and
the Hon. C. q. Fits II Baitlrboro. with
Prof l.. II. Jones Of Burlington, president
II the Vermont Forestry association. eX-
0flicio. chairman. The recommendation Of
a committee ~ constituted viii be await.
"a with keen interest aud with assurance
that il will have only the welfare Of the
state A. IT, motive. Public sentiment ~
represented by uttcmnccs Of the press
and otherwise Is clearly and strongly be,
hind any movement looking to the pcrma.
nent hettcrmcnt OF Ncumont's forests
lnasmuch as twothinls OF the state Is
destined by nature for permanent timber
land the otherwise management Is a mat
ter of tremendous significance.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-07
a Sockdolager for Dave.
Vermont Union Signal. J


Fairminded aud impartial. being rightly
classed as republican newspaper Of the
cleanest type, The st. Adams Messenger
effectively disposes OF Congressman Eos.
ter's absurd claim concerning his alleged
fathcrho0d OF the Il. +, d. system in Yer.
mont by pointing out that the Hon, IL.
Henry Powers Is entitled to that credit.
Mr.. Powers. in fact not only introduced
the system in this district. the first route
being given TO the little town Of Grand
Isle. but. he also established over 2j such
routes, and had several additional routes
examined and approved Of the postoiice
authorities before Foster was even mem
toned a. a candidate for congress. And
this Mr.. Foster knew full well when try
ing to claim the credit for fathcriug the
Il. +. ID. system in Vermont. | may have
used seemingly harsh methods in referring
TO Mr. Fosters public record, but an i'm
partial investigation will prove that the
short and ugly term was righttully APP
piled; and while the old saying may be
true that none but those running on the
regular republican ticket have any chance
to win out at the polls ! shall at least
try to insure Mr.. Fosters eventual retire
ment from public life by showing him
up in his true light while the present
campaign lasts. As usual in such cases,
large number OF voters viii refuse to
credit my statements, putting them down
as political canards, but time will prove
Mr. Foster is so manifesty unfit to iill
the position he now occupies that his
reelection would SAVIOR of a public calam-
ity. He has not even the saving grace
of being true to his own party. his utter
failure to support the Roosevelt policies
being matter Of common knowledge at
Washington, while his MOOR standing, even
as third-rate lawyer, proves him TO be
man of mediocre mental attainments, al
though possessing an AUTOMATICALLY alb
normal bump of self assurance as seen
by his endeavor to pre-empt the L. +. d.
credit that of right belongs to his dis
tinguished predecessor.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-07
Capital Punishment.
Londonderry Sifter.)

with nine people in the house of cor
rection charged with murder and three
more charged with assault with intent to
kill, Vermont's capital punishment law is
working as a great preventive" isn't
it?"-St. Adams Messenger.
Go right on with the list, brother.
With twenty locked up for burglary, forty
for larceny and over one hundred for in
toxication, Vermont's laws are working
as great preventives. aren't they? Why
single out the capital punishment law
from the others, and heap the sarcasm
upon it? One would think the Messenger
believes that laws could be passed that
would absolutely prevent crime. No, no;
the millennium is not yet Murders are
committed in spite of the law; so are
mistakes Made in the newspapers in spite
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-07

The st. Adams Messenger points with
pride" to the fact that St. Adams bases
perhaps the greater part of her business
opportunities upon the unfailing natural
resources Of the country roundabout and
therefore enjoys much steadier and
higher average of trade activity and sub
stantial profit year in and year out than
some towns "whose eggs are not only in
one basket but in a basket out of their
reach" citing as an example Bellows
Falls and its paper mills. There is much
truth in what The Messenger has to say
about the thrift of towns and cities whose
economic welfare depends not on the ac-
tivity of one particular branch of bust
ness, but upon a. variety of industries.
On this account trade organizations are
wise if they devote their energies toward
securing number of small industries
rather than attempting to interest the big
concerns. Five concerns employing 20
hands each will add much more to the
industrial stability of town than one
concern employing 100 hands.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-07

Local democrats admit that they are
awaiting the outcome of to-morrow's re-
publican caucus with unusual interest.
Upon that outcome, they say, depends
their chances for success in electing a
democratic town representative in Sep
TENDER. 1t is significant to note how the
democratic politicians size up the vote
getting abilities of the three candidates
who will contest tomorrow for the repuh.
lican nomination. If Mr.. Bacon is nomi-
mated, say the wise ones, the hope of a
democratic victory in the representative
fight is comparatively small But if either
Mr. Barber or Mr.. Holden is chosen
well, you just watch the turf fly during
the next, few weeks. Dyedin-the-wool re-
publicans who view the possibility of a
democratic town representative with the
same horror as they would a national ca
lamity may well consider this attitude.
Mr.. Bacon's nomination will cool the ar
dor of their opponents at the outset.
Local democratic leaders state further
that the nomination of DR.. E. r. Lynch is
unlikely. In their opinion DIR. Lynch's
allegiance to democratic principles has not
stood through thick and thin to the ex-
tent such allegiance ought to stand to
merit reward. Moreover, they believe
there are others of the unterrifed who
are better vote-getters.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-07

Wrfe ieW voters among ihc rtpaiHa ~
Wha weren't satisfied wiih rlthtf nl We
candidate, - h. Immediately lfpttud "ut
the states attorney o. camuW iharr iiAt
were siiil OUTSIDE Mr fannine ] am
told couhdrntmily, has been put W p
Fits g. luir the .ndrpcndrni vote ih ~
dipstiuu. 1lus Il Nill b. seen that ile
winner among the ihfce iltis CANDIDATE
~ saturday caucus aud tie Fits indie
pendent candidate afr sutr u liaors 9h
the official ballot, AND ] am told that The
Ifmag rats arr AZ loss ~ O. whom To
nominate i0r fear that they vii choose a
Fits umn Ia disguise
From TIA. htid outline you will fcatill
perceive that instead oi being one tool y
Fits there seem. 20 Dc a whole fills tod
chest, aud lot the life Of me ! don't tce
how your folks arr going 10 10 any lefs
lhiive tinkering without rs0ftins 20 that
particular box. Aours truly,
The Mise Guy
l.. S.-perhaps the safest plan would he
10 send no representative 70 the lesisi1.
furr this fall
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-07

In Orange, y. J, the other day the
druggist. secured from the state suprem,
court an injunction restraining the au
thorities from enforcing the Sunday law
in so far as it had to do with the selling OF
soda water. The following Sunday the
people OF Orange rovelled in cool com
fort il newspaper reports are TO be be-
licyod. II is hoped that this fact will not
put any dnholy notions in the heads of the
Brattleboro druggists. We'n SO awiully
good here in this town.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-07
The Islands Saucy Offering.
Greenfield Recorder.)

Brattleboro, VT, is having blue funks
over the enforcement of the blue laws.
to have loopholes through which breaks
the white light of Sunday comfort For
example, the man whose sale of soft
drinks and soft cream provoked the appli-
cation of the law, has overcome all obsta-
cles by pasting banner on his window
bearing the word Restaurant. His sale
is resumed and there is enthusiasm among
his patrons not shared by the officers of
the law. Meanwhile the island in the Con-
necticut climbs back into fame by its
saucy offering of all that Brattleboro, at
the end of the bridge, cannot supply.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-07
THE BRATTIEBORO REFORMER FRIDAY. AUGUST 7. 1908

~ the pRsatFeadeT, iiai ae 10 nol kh9.a
hoN HaanY mnNiffs lhe eaniai Fnhssh
msnl aN has prevented anY nioFr than
Nc knna kum maHK fFtWgs thf IsRsti
tra,ifr has rsegfuiri fF0ta aelHs isib
lisl,iti lhsanss naN amd tiieh aM efteF
al.iAaN. shnnh ihr Ff,ssiIesilng sssien
a. ali0iishfafs iifrause haa sfd il3fN the
fsinar 10 munlfE b siill tsanmiltnl sag "a
faiaial punishment o. ~ abolished sisi 3
iess srlrlr ianshg he PLACED uisan ihe
prumin iaFsf Ritter, iar, alstlish ille
lo0iholss ihptngh ehlfh - many rfin
nails knew lhry rah slip peishi
gives ~ ilsr dritHse ID ,nal guilty -
gause IL insanity
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-07

Tt is safe prediction that many local
republicans will undertake the hazardous
task of splitting their ballots at the Sep
TENDER election for the sake of voting for
Arthur P. Carpenter of Brattleboro, the
democratic nominee for states attorney.
Although resident of this town only
three years, Mr.. Carpenter has made
many friends during that time, and his
Straightforward, transformations manner
has impressed all of them with confidence
in his ability and integrity. There are
many people in this county who care very
little whether the next states attorney is
a republican or democrat, and it would
not be surprising if Mr.. Carpenter ran
considerably ahead of the state ticket.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-07
rnts's Help Needed.

What rliirnrv is ihgfr a. mahr ilis
Rutland tamntA riuilnF ntirris 81
smr ihai Elfol Kent killed nfls tens
don, except that hr Nas thnnsAl g r. q
the vicinity a The liuirs trpm this de-
t8nre antl iInm ralnb ~ she statements
h. Is rlnuri o. have made, $40 aW in
rllnel h. think ihai the states attorney
I'd Rutland euuHiy nfnls the helm II aliri
anl mlp rAprfrnpi advisers Me Law.
renee l. undoubtedly a hfishi ynnns man
bat b. darsni s'rm - make . Krf$ strains
showing ~ bringing criminals Ga iuslttr
II Il wasn't ior Offending the Rutland
Herald, $40 shnnli ,uFar-i that Atiofnrg
General Fits ougb, 10 81 up and help Nc.
laMrrMru.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-07
Hysterical Joseph.
st. Albans Nlessenger.l

81. AIUdIIs AIC-stIEUI.J
vermont can point to he fact that her
lieutenant governor was fined for automo-
bile speeding here in Boston as evidence
that She is not so slow. Boston Herald,
The soft impeachment is admitted.
Now. il you will keep your eye on The
Middlebufy Register. owned by Joseph
Battell, a very highminded gentleman
who is disposed to be automohiIious at
spells. you will have further evidence that
there are parts of Vermont that are go
ing some" The next issue of The Reg
ister will probably be historical--or hys-
terical.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-07
Incorporate Law.
Boston IIerald.)

Vermont would appear to have about
the most incorporate Sunday law yet re-
ported. A Brattleboro clergyman, who
sought to cool and moisten his throat af-
ter Sundays service, ran up against a dry
soda fountain in the village drug store
and protested loudly. That the village
was not altogether a sandy desert was
due to the wit of the village barber, who
set up harmless refreshments on an
island in the Connecticut river. within
easy distance, but just over the New
Hampshire line.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-07

Rerinning January /. laos. we discontinued me
praeticc II printing dates on the labels Il pnlsrH
10 indicate tbs date ~ expiration q saterfipisghA
We keen q ledger account with each snhaffii@t
and give a rrceipi fuf every paymvnL The iliFl
p,an i impneticaldr and 10 being dtreaHtfd ~
nearly All publications. A. the end y the car "
your subscription Is unpaid blli WI = sent Aoa
As fast as subscriptions arr removed inc uss'.
will H. removed from the labels, Keep Your re-
oelpt from year 10 y'aT In case you question TIC
accuracy 81 our rreurda,
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-07
Care of Insane Criminals.

If Elroy Kent turns out to be guilty of
that atrocious murder at East Walling-
ford there is one newspaper in the state
which can truthfulIv say that it issued a
note of warning. Kent was one of two
criminal insane prisoners who escaped
from the state hospital at Waterbury a
week or so ago, and the Waterbury
Record declared at the time that there
was woeful lack at the institution of fa-
cilities for keeping the criminal insane
securely confined. This matter should
be one of the first things to engage the
attention of the legislature in the fall.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-07
A Boon to Elderly People

Most elderly people have some kidney or
bladder disorder that is both painful and
dangerous. Foley's Kidney Remedy has
proven a boon to many elderly people as it
stimulates the urinary organs, corrects ir-
Eregularltles and tones up the whole system.
at once and be vigorous. Sold by all drug
gists.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-07
Amend the Sunday Law.


The Boston Herald says vermont
would appear to have about the most in.
temperate Sunday law yet reported =
This may be an exaggeration but it is
true that while the mass of people in the
state pay no heed to the law, and it is a
dead letter in effect, still there is just
enough of eighteenth century intolerance
left in the statute so that any one that
invoke the law and be upheld by the
courts. The law should be amended to
conform to the spirit of the times,
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-07

The republican state committee Is
sending TO Vermont editors editorial mat.
ter with the hope that You may nun
some or an Of i when you would escape
the duty Of writing your own comment.
II Is gratifying to note that a number Of
the state papers are using this material
under heading: Furnished by the r..
publican state committee" Loyal a. are
most Of Ncrnont's newspaper men 20 the
g. o. 7. the time has not yet arrived
when they are all willing to turn over
their editorial columns TO the republican
state committee.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-07
Those Mystic Initials.


lSl' Modhs h'esehE'Isl
That remarkable clue in the search for
Elroy Kent that consists in finding the
initials II. n" cut in a piece OF wood
near where the crime for which he Is
wanted was committed, may turn out TO
be no more valuable than the famous
cryptic OF generations ago, "BlLLSIUM-
PSlIISMARk," OF which delightful tale
is told in Picllwick Papers.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-07
The Same Old Chestnut.

"Burglars in Bnttlcboro, Where was
yc tythingmanncs st. Adams Mcssen-
ger.
Surely you wouldn't have him Interfere
with anybody that was going through
Brattlcboro. would you!
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-07

For that matter. the snllre eouniY ticket
named BY the dsmeeFals IN Nentaas last
THURSDAY u . god 0he.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-07

No ono can say that a rigid enforcement
II the loeal option Law viii not insult IN
prohibition 81 the most aid type, Ia alt
of the Is towns II Franklin county there
Il not one place, outside II Swauion aud
lIighgaie which voted ycs last Margh,
where liquor can BE- proeupl legally even
Tor medicinal purposes, Ia -, Adams
and Rithiori petitions asking the author.
ties to grant hiihclass licenses wero cir
ruhtel according to law, but the requests
we've turned down Bakersfield, which
voted ycs, contained No resident who
wanted q license aud - none was El4ntel.