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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-20
Courageous Truth Telling.
(Rutland Herald.)

Brattleboro's smallpox scare is met b!
the newspapers of that city in an homes
and courageous fashion that must ellci
respect. The whole story of diagnostic
failure, of the startling discovery OF the
pest within the village borders and the
consequent paralysis of business that SC
certainly followed was told without re
serve or palliation and the busy town will
suffer the minimum in consequence
thereof.
A short time ago, certain Vermont
city discovered smallpox in its midst and
it's cowardly and disingenous newspapers
straightway began to disguise the actual
facts, lie about the number of cases and
generally befog the situation until the
name of that city and its newspapers
were a shame and Missing about New
England. 1t is a fact that no amount. of
lying can disguise the ugly truth of a
smallpox scare; on the contrary, 1T simply
aggravates it and compels people to be-
lieve the casual and exaggerated rumor
that is invariably worse than the actual
fact.
The. newspapers of the VALLEY Me-
tropolis" have done it an exact and i'm
portant service by telling the thing just
as it is.
As a comforting detail. it may be OBJ
served that there is slight danger of any
large mortality, the modern treatment
and perfect system of isolation having
robbed the disease of its old-time terrors.
The smallpox situation in Brattleboro
will soon adjust itself and the newspapers
will have the satisfaction of work well
done and duty properly accomplished
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-20

thing 10 Triieye the oohgrsilan, ~ith IL
accompanying slaughter. which eesurs
during the iirsi lee days II the sr4soh
a. u nos stands,
The Gatrtte b1ss lrayv Ia state that
sth- hnl frost" sinnrk liTaitlrlsaIo this
ysaT sama months ahead II any place N
ha state, Somewhere al-oai the date 4
the district uonscnllon. sssht ~ II
sas . hand aRa aEd s4nsni snrh a nirnia al
''sill" aRi Paralysis al ihmnsh that sre-
lian that it mark Aill " ielI Tor many
long day, Since that historic date The
only I.eI@ II constructive slaIc.manship
from that place have i-rh IN neeeai lrsis
lally. attempts Ia frmnNe all rrsiIifiiuns
"a derr hatchery. % allow the shooting
and destruction II sohg birds al Aill sDi
Ia ansrnd aud nvsisr the stat nics ia ulhci
ladirFons NAYS, II the legislative conduct
~ the gsnilemAn iInm Iiralileliofo u q
fair sample oi the state II alleged mind
II tho p0si cunycniion Statesman ~ that
feirai then hls advent into history y az
counted for, The canned statesman hufs
couldn't haN. done worse Seriously, the
10 the fishing Law alluded 10
y Of coarsc gruie~lur nonsense, and the
nasnn advanced by The R-iormsr j. NJ |
terry bcfrit II all logic, However, IN |
common with every other kindly disposed |
citizen, Ne are willing 20 assist IN doing |
possible 20 't-llcye the con
scstion' ia and around lifaiileboro,
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-20
RATIONAL CURE FOR ECZEMA.
No More Dosing the Stomach-Cure
the Skin Through the Skin.

When you have a scratch on your hand
you wash it out and cleanse it and then
the skin cures itself. You do not take
blood medicine to cure festered wound.
The best skin specialists today are
agreed that the only way to cure the skin
is through the skin.
The fact that eczema is skin disease
and not blood disease is evident from
statistics which show that nearly all
eczema sufferers are perfectly healthy tn
all other ways except as to their skin. If
the eczema patients were really suffering
from an inward malady, the entire body
and not only the skin would be diseased.
You can prove Immediately the relief of
true skin cure by using oil of winter
green as compounded in D. D. d. Pre-
scription.
This liquid attacks the disease germs,
numbing them while building up the
healthy tissue of the skin. We have now
handled this meritorious and thoroughly
scientific remedy for SO long and have seen
its reliable result so many times that we
freely express our confidence.
Brooks House Pharmacy, Brattleboro,
vt.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-20
An Important Bill.
Rutland News

The bill introduced in the Vermont
legislature by Representative Barber Of
scope of the state railroad commissioners
and changing the name OF that body TO
the public service commission, is one OF
the most important measures before the
legislators. IL follows the views ex-
pressed by Governor Prouty and places
the gas, electric lighting, telegraph and
telephone and express companies under
the supervision OF this commission. in ad.
dition to the steam and electric railroad
One feature OF the measure is
of note and that is the requirement that
the corporations pay the salaries and ex-
penses OF the commissioners. In this il
follows the plan whereby national banks
pay the expenses Of the national bank ex.
amncrs.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-20
Should Defeat Cannon for Speaker.

The newspapers are generally assuming
rather hastily it would seem, that Speak
er Cannon is surely to succeed himself il
his autocratic position at the head OF the
national house. 1t is argued that his
large majority in his overwhelmingly. re
publican district constitutes a personal in
dorsement from the whole nation Such
is far from being the case. The fact that
the republicans have a majority OF but lit.
tel over 40 in the house, while they carry
the electoral college by a majority OF
$780, indicates on the other hand, that con
gress is under suspicion with the people.
For this decline in support nothing is so
much responsible as the obstructionist
and autocratic and reactionary policies Of
Uncle Joe" Cannon. Quite a number of
representatives went into congress on the
pledge to oppose Mr.. Cannonn Enough
others ought to have the independence, to
Join them in the demand for new leader
ship. Representative Fowler of New Jer.
sey, who is in the field as a candidate, and
is an expert on financial matters, would
be far preferable.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-20
Fearlessly Met.


One thing can be- said Of the Brat,le
boro smallpox situation. The officials and
the newspapers Of the village have beer
fearless. There has been none OF the Sc
cretve Test i, hurt trade" policy-al
ways a mistake and always danger. Tn,
best policy in such case to pursue j. to
are. This policy begets confidence. The
presence OF smallpox will temporarily in.
lure business in Brattleboro. II would
do the same If the newspapers and health
officers should attempt to conceal the sit
uation. i3a, when the epidemic Is over.
the world will have mere confidence than
ever in the village shd j. management
simply because they can DO trusted.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-20
sRArrLEBoRo. FRIDAY. NOV. 20. 100
LET US GIVE THANKS.

We are going 10 preach a little Thanks
giving sermon ON the smallpox scar. A
wholly inappropriate topic you say! No,
at all. In spite Of the interference with
business, the unsavoy advertising which
the town has received and the general an
noyance and disarangcment which have
resulted from the outbreak there are sew.
eral features Of the episode for which all Of
US may h. duly thankful. To begin with.
there il less danger from contagion in
BSttleboro at the present time than there
has been for months past. Isn't that
something for which TO give ,hankss
Furthermore, II stands to reason that IL
the disease when wholly unrestricted
spread as slowly as il did there is no like,
hhood that il will not be Immediately
stamped out now that the health authori.
ties have firm grip on the situation.
There are in Brattleboro at present many
things which will travel with far greater
speed than smallpox germs. They are al,
ways with us, and frequently their effects
are fully as vicious. Scandalous reports.
for example, are much more contagious
Ethan smallpox. They spread faster and
often do more harm. All of US may well
draw lesson from this comparison and
make resolution to be more careful about |
talking about our neighbors.
Then, too, Brattleboro people should be
thankful that as whole they are in such
"a excellent stats ~ bodily yigor. The
mild form Nbigh ths disease has taken
here proves this beyond doubt. The :
bugs haven't had an opportunity to get
strong and healthy; the rugged constitu-
tons which they have invariably found
have been so strong in resistance that the
germs have literally been living on starva.
ton fare from the outset. This means of
course that they are not in condition to
do the execution they might if they had
found lodging places filed with the many
weaknesses to which flesh is often heir.
This condition is tribute alike to the '
health-giving qualities of Brattleboro's !,
surroundings and the right living of its
people Such a state of affairs could not =
have existed in community less bount-
fully endowed in these respects.
All of us should be thankful also, that !,
the town is better equipped in material !
things to withstand the temporary jar
than are many other communities. Now y
that we fully appreciate what precau- Il
tons need to be taken and can rest as
sured that they are being taken, we ought U
to resolve to do everything possible to let u
our neighbors know how fortunate we are It
We have met the danger as any danger l,
should be met--franhiy and promptly; /,
hence we have overcome it, =
Brattleboro at the present time is the
same old town about which we have &c
boasted so much-a town of good schools, H
good churches, good stores, good homes Il
md good people; an excellent place to NJ
i've in, to work in, to trade in. And ell
above all, just at present, one of the m
'afest places on earth. Are not these I'll
'auses for thanksgiving? Sc
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-20
A Comeback.
Chadwick Gazette.)


Some one of the young men of The Brat
tleboro Reformer has left himself in a
frazzled mental condition by the evolution
of the following:
.'The Hardwick Gazette thinks that the
person who introduced bill providing for
the opening of the trout season April LIST
must want to get out on snowshoes and
cut holes in the ice. This is a perfectly
reasonable view from a neck of woods
where skating carnivals take place on
Labor day and snow is shoveled from the
cemeteries in order to allow a proper OBJ
servance of Memorial day, where the glo-
rious Fourth of July sees only part of
the early blowing completed and the first
frosts arrive along with the anniversary
of the battle of Bennington. Seriously.
however, the people do not expect that
many fish would be caught during the
first few weeks; what they want is some
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-20

In view of the discussion regarding the
sion in this state it is of interest to note
the remarks of a member of New York S
upstate commission relative to the OPP
Grafton of the law in that state. In a
recent address in Springfield, Mass,
Thomas M. Osborne, one of the commits
sion which has authority in New York
state outside Greater New York, spoke
of the difficult problems which that body
had encountered and the excellent results
which had been achieved, particularly
with regard to railroad service As a re-
suit of the commissions work the state
has seen the practical abolition of rate
determinations, tariffs are now filed and
rebates abolished, freight is moved with
duced, and train delays have been done
away with to large extent Mr.. Os-
borne says that the commission has re-
ceived surprisingly small number of
complaints about rates, the public being
apparently satisfied with the rates pro-
vided good service is given. The commits
sion not only sees that the public service
corporations deal justly with the public
but that the public deal justly with the
corporations. As the corporations come
to realize that their interests as well as
those of the public are being safeguarded
the commission finds its duties much cas-
Ter. In regard to the status of public
service corporations Mr.. Osborne gives
the following interesting characterize
ton:
All public-service corporations start,
not as monopolies, but as competitors of
existing service You can have 100 shoe
stores selling shoes to the people of the |
city, but you cannot have 100 companies |
furnishing you electricity, you cannot |
have half a dozen lines to carry you to |
New York, and have good service. In the
beginning the railroad started as the
competitor of the Erie canal and the
highways; the trollies as competitors of
the livery carriage, the interurban trolly |
new thing was first convenience, then a
the company furnishing that necessity
became a monopoly; The English race. is
not fond of monopoly; here we have tried
ditional franchises, but that plan has
that the publicservice corporations are
the sooner shall we be able
to tackle the problem intelligently.
L
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-20
OUR HALL OF FAME.
Personal Paragraphs Pertaining to
Prominent Personages.

Arthur F. Stone, editor of the st
Johnsbury Caledonian, is extremely
partial to "fricaseed whiskers.
Aaron Grout, secretary of civil and
military affairs to Governor Prouty, is
tall and willowy young man who was
once regular matinee idol.
Senator J. L. Lewis of Orleans coun.
ty prides himself on his resemblance
to the late Sir Henry Irving. And he
is a regular Orville Wright when it
comes to flights of oratory.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-20
Health Authorities Praised.
Rutland N.wsl

The health authorities acted with com.
mcndahlc piompinrss and yigor al Brat
,lcboro when Il was discovered tha, there
Wa smallpox in the village As gwen ia
the DISPATCHES IN The News yesterday,
orders were promptly issued 90 close all
The schools and 60 forbid any public meet,
ings until the causes al the disease were
suppressed. Such action give.
th. people confidence in the board 81
health
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-20
An Administration Measure.


The introduction Of the socallcd adj
ministrdiion measure creating a public
service corporation, or, rather, enlafging
the powers Of the railroad commission 20
comprehend the supervision Of telephone,
telegraph. electric light, gas. and express
companies simply gives the legislature one
more opportunity To take an important
step toward the bettcrment Of Vermont
governmental institutions and. lnciden.
tally, to redeem the republican platform
OF july l.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-20

If those legislators who opposed the
Barber Sunday law and "argue long and
well for a continuation of the old New
England Sabbath" would only realize
will continue this institution they might
be open to conviction. The death of the
measure modifying to some extent the
rigid provisions of the old blue laws does
not mean that Sunday in Vermont will
be any more righteously observed now
than before. 1t does mean, however, that
there will be one more unenforced law
upon the statute books, and every such
law tends to increase peoples contempt
for law in general
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-20
Health ofheer Gu the Spot,

With the SECRETARY IL the state board 81
health right ON the spot, lifaiilehoro . m
position 10 give "a a practical illusifa'
ton 81 how 90 tight a smallpox epidemic,
The disease j. running lightly thus far,
and the precautions ALREADY taken ought
TO put guir,us ON the ou,brak within
A reasonable time
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-20

Residents of Brattleboro, Vernon, Hins-
dale, N. H., and Mortified, Mass, will
be greatly interested in the bill now be-
fore the legislature asking for the in
corporation of the Brattleboro and Yer
non Railroad company. The securing of
this charter will be one of the first steps
toward the realization of project which
will mean much to the industrial activ-
ity of this section. Definite plans have
not yet been formulated for the construc-
ton of an electric road but charter CIV
ing the right to build such line will be
a valuable as well as indispensable asset.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-20

Local people will be interested in the
contest for the speakership in the New
Hampshire house of representatives for
the reason that Charles S. Emerson Of
Milford, son of Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. En-
erson of this town, is one Of the two
men prominently mentioned for the posi-
ton. At present, however, Mr.. Emerson
seems to be opposed by the representa-
tives of the powerful railroad lobby, and
this is doubtless because he has very
prominently pledged his efforts for the
enactment of the republican platforms
reform pledges. Col. w. w. Scott of
Dover has been at no great pains thus to
outline his position on reform matters
and he will in probability have the sup
port of the machine forces.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-20
Tho Quick and the Quicker.


Al Nrmaniers arc now divided into
iva principal classes. those who LII deer
and ihasr who talk about ,ho.r aho do
the killing The deer have hecom. -
tame that some people say Il l. almost
like going into The yard aud shooting
COWS
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-20

theFe Is ehesTfnlness 10 H. dFasn ais
fF0m various al her details The result,
throughout the county acre mikris ss-sl
and had, Payne, nalsrll, 1awney, AMI
ether eFslsiaesans auFe Frinfned, bat s.lhs
enlightened hss men So a. eehsisss, AMI
the mal0fliiss Vt SIMS undcslIahlrs asfN
cut down. In various states, sueh as Nss
iizmISllW. Missouri. Ninne~s,ia, hiehl'
gan, and rannrrlirni, ihrr Nas rnnsii
| efpbln lnheIrnienar Ia voting, although
the siee II the landslide, 10 a strai ~
tent, kiilri ih- si~fl, thus emphasizing
again the foly II hol,lins state AMI con'
fIassl,,nal elections an the day when
president u chosen,
Thu. speaks CALLERS Weekly in is ~
view II the presidential election, Aud in
the tirsi and lasi elaf-s are thoughts
which hrar dir~riy an Nrrmani's siiua
tlon, rapcn throughout the state have
argued and arsurl in favor 81 changing
the date u our state AMI congressional
elections fmm September 90 November ~
that in presidential yean ". may h.
something morn than wea,heryanc
may participate actually as well as isnra
lively IN the choice Of the nations chief |
Collierr' brings out the other side when Il |
SAYS that lhndslides arr disastrous 10 in
dependent choice. Even II our Noyem'
her vote is small compNrel to that east
in September NJ have the satisfaction Of
knowing that outside Interests enter less
into the result than Il state and prcsiden
iial elections wcrc combined, l. them
any doubt abou, how the machine.namod
DUMMY would have iar~i in New lIamp'
'hir had he been wihou, the help Of the
5000 majority for Taft which his state
oiled mp! As il was his majority was
,nly little more than l.oO0.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-20
An UasayisbIs Distinction.


The anly town IN Cheshire county 10 50
yrs sas Alsisad. Nhef. the vote Mas yus
m. M ~ iar III. heat iNo years Al
stead Aili h. Ia Bellows Falls wha, line
dale has hrFelaioFr bsrn % limiilehoFa,
not a Particularly snYiahlr dlsllnellan.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-20

No one can truthfully say: ''Cheer up,
perhaps it isn't So" But he can say with
a feeling of satisfaction: Cheer up, it
might have been great deal worse"
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-20
What q Prspsssi


II the lse.slalu's sheaIi h. auaranlins.i
~ MahiiTlirf AL giHtsr on aocpuht 81
,es , i.s,,l.l're laa,s one eag iaas H
rAIi,al Isliy weali rrsarl the situation,
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-20

Someone has suggested that everyone
who has been vaccinated wear a ribbon on
his arm as a protection against unneces-
sary bruises. This plan would work very
well except in the cases of some of the
young women.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-20
hunters.

New lIampshire's recent vote on the
license question resulted in more changes
than have occurred since the local option
law went into effect in 1903. After next
May. when the vote of November goes
into effect, only IS OF the go towns in
the state will have saloons or wholesale
liquor places. Their population repre-
SCENTS about an eighth OF the states town
population. The gain in the no.license
column has been steady since the law
went into effect. At the special election
in May, 1903, 81 towns and II cities voted
license In 1904 when the question was
acted upon by towns alone only A. OF
them went yes. This number was re-
duced 81 in 1906. Now there are but %
in the license column and only five of the
IL cities in the state are wet. In New
Hampshire, towns vote on the license
question every two years and cities every
four years. The state license board, how
ever. has the authority to grant licenses
to druggists and hotels in no-license
towns. One feature of the state board
idea worth noting is that the expense OF
its maintenance keeps up regardless OF
the decrease in the number of license
places,
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-20

The salutation is no longer: Good
morning, have you used So-and-So' s
soap?" 1t is: Good morning, is your
arm Tor leg) working?"
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-20

The more you know about tea, the more
you will appreciate the delicate fragrance
and delicious flavor of "Salada" Tea
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-20

George W. Field, chairman Of the Mas
sschusetts commission on game and fisher
les, makes an interesting IMPORT on ih'
open season for game binds in that stat,
which closed Nov. !. Previous 20 thi,
year the open season consisted Of the
months Of October and November but
this year bird hunting was allowed only
in October. Mr.. Field says tina, the
change proved poor for the hunters but
beneficial Ia the birds. The effects Of the
law making October the only open month
was 10 reduce the number Of hunters,
because conditions do not favor them a.
much as a month later. This is in part
due 10 the fact that the foliage obstrucis
the hunters view and also TO the fact
that birds are more alert in the early
season than when cold weather causes
them to huddle in trce.tops an easy mark
for almost any tyre with a gun. These
might well be given consid.
Grafton with reference to changing the
bird season in Vermont. II there is TO be
my change il should be with a view to
IN earlier open season instead Of a later
me, since the game birds OF the state are
y greater need of protection than the
luDters.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-20

The building in White River june
ton owned and occupied by Madden &
Trumbull, grain dealers, and the Swift
beef company caught fire late Wednes,,
day evening, and owing to scarcity of
water. was burned to the ground. The
building and contents were valued at
$4,000 with insurance. The fire is
said to have been started by electric
wires.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-20

1t being remembered that landslides are
usually disastrous to independent choice,
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-20

knierd as second class matter January 4,
1907. q, the post ofice ~ nraiileboro, VT,
under the act II Congress ~ March 3, 1879
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-20

Major General Jose Miguel Gomez.
liberal candidate. was elected president of
Cuba at its election Saturday. The vot-
ing was conducted without disorder and
there is no doubt that the entire popula-
ton will abide by the result.