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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-22

Benzoate of soda is still very much in
the public eye. Since a board of chemists
after conducting a series of experiments
authorized by the government, came to the
conclusion that a moderate use of the
chemical in food preservation is not harm
full plans have been made to ask President
Taft to appoint another commission to
make a careful investigation of all fac
tories that use the preventative in large
quantities for the purpose of finding out
why and how it is used. In case the
president will not consent to such plan
the anti-benzoates say they will carry the
fight to congress and ask for specific legis-
lation prohibiting the use of the preserva-
tive. The attitude of the consumer is
what will eventually settle the question,
and the decision will undoubtedly be not
in benzoate's favor. People who do not
look upon the preservative with actual fear
are inclined to consider it unnecessary and
an aid to careless food preparation. This
attitude is being encouraged by those con-
Germs that have given up the use of ben
zoate as well as by medical societies all
over the country. In the end, it is safe to
say, DR. Wiley, the pure food expert, will
win mis- fight
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-22

out who Frank McMahon Cory was
Fish merchant" was all the blue book
gave, but the old guard of manipulators
knew better Instead of calling him
Frank they took to referring to him as
Mr.. Cory. The big Irishman smiled
and sat tight. He held down the
mayors job for three years while a
bunch of Percyboys told their lady
friends that it was wrong for gram
mar school fish merchant to hold such
a responsible position.
The bosses of Otiontown found them
selves bossed by boss without "frat
pin. The fish merchant found after
holding down the mayoralty for three
terms that he liked the political game.
Even the ladies said it was preposterous
when Cory, the clam salesman, sug-
gested that he would like to go to the
and their fathers. the gold spooners,
tried to suppress their smiles when the
lobster vendors friends referred to Mr..
Corry's ambition to hold down seat
in the senate.
Frank let them smile. Before they
had smiled all of the smile out of their
systems Frank had put to sleep bunch
of aspirants and secured the nomina-
ton. Such action upon Corrys part
didn't disturb the old veterans-like
Bill Lord They knew the handwriting
when they saw it. The rest was easy.
Cory had demonstrated that he was
not only the boss of his own town but
that he knew few additional tricks.
CORY, the political fish merchant,
also sells fruit Though he doesn't run
very large establishment on Main
street you'll always find him on duty.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-22
Verdant Mountain Patriots
No. 20
The Boss of the Capital
The Boss of the Capital

Though he looks like a democratic
ward heller or the hacker of a prize
fighter he is republican boss. He is
the iolliest Irishman that ever wound
his fingers round yours. He is a mer-
chant and capitalist, but he is also a
political boss. As vote-getter he
stands ahead of anything in northern
Vermont. He started out for loolS-in
and bunch of bug eyed wise ones in
Montpelier couldn't see how fish mer-
chant with grammar school educa,
ton could occupy one OF the seats OF
the mighty.
Now there was something about one
fish merchant in Montpelier that was
different from many of the other mer-
chants. The fish vendor had habit
of keeping his promises. While the
other merchants were sending their
pink-cheeked sons to college and fran
ing up positions on the intield for the
boys, when they got back, these fathers
neglected to consult with the big, blue
eyed Irishman who could gather in
votes The fathers wouldn't believe
that the fish merchant was on the IN
side To be sure about it they con
suited Joe Brown, Colonel Clark, Ar
thur Ferrin. Jim Brock and few more
of the gold-spoon crowd The fathers
felt secure, for the gold spooners said
that the fish merchant couldn't be very
many because he didn't own frat
pin. :,
About the time that some of the gold
spoons got things fixed to elect one of
their club mayor the grammar school
fish merchant took it away from them
Then a bunch of these blue-veined geez
ers rushed to the city directory to find
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-22
Some Do; Some Don It.
Rutland Herald.l

The average man wants information
more or less correct, in his home news
paper, and is generally capable of forming
his own conclusions.-Ru Herald.
Why more or less correct, fTiend?-
Reformer.
Because the average man very properly
discounts the accuracy of the average
newspaper and the best newspaper cannot
hope to be entirely accurate. According
to experts, there was never perfect book
printed. nor is there any very lively hope
that one will be produced. If, then, the
most sedulous care of the book-maker ex-
tended over months and years, cannot pre-
vent mistakes. what chance is there for
the daily newspaper, produced under
extraordinary pressure in a few hours, &c
be strictly correct!
Another factor, by no means creditable.
enters into the question. The tremendous
sale of the notorious yellow newspapers.
whose news is shamefully distorted and
deliberately colored by Imagination, shows
that a considerable number of average
men" want, not newspaper, but a work
of fiction. partly founded on fact.
The term more or less correct was
used deliberately.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-22
The MeddLer
ri The coat fits you. put it on.

In his seat toward the rear of the smo-
ker The Meddler was meditating upon the
| sombre LANDSCAPE that rolled by the car
window as the train sped through Ber-
nardston. Indeed. his meditations were so
deep that he was about the last person in
the car to realize that anything unusual
had happened. But happen it did. Just as
the train was taking the siding to await
| the passage of the afternoon express for
! New DIRK. At first there was fearsome
| grinding sound; then series of bumps as
| if a mammoth trunk was being dragged
down flight of stairs. Hastily collecting
! his thoughts, and a magazine or two, The
Meddler turned III time to see the car be
| hind hopping from tie to tie in a manner
! that left no doubt that something had hap
| pened. Through the end windows We're
visible the frightened faces of men and
women, and as the tram came to a stand
| still a husky specimen OF manhood rushed
down the aisle, tore open the door and
was about to make leap for life when he
discovered that the worst was over With
this knowledge there seemed to come to
the man an inspiring sense of courage, and
he returned to the car which he had left
so hurriedly, to tell his more (?) agitated
companions to keep their seats, every
thing was all right Another and much
older member of the male persuasion, evil
IDENTIFY tiller of the soil, upon ascertain
ing of the conductor that there was no
danger found it necessary to paelfy his
disordered nervous system by holding ex
tended communion with long black bot
tie which he extracted tremblingly from a
pasteboard suitcase.
i
As for the 'other occupants of the smo-
ker and two coaches, they hastily de
trained and gathered about the group of
trainmen who We're inspecting the seat of
trouble. 1t was all evident enough The
forward truck of the coach in the rear of
the smoker had climbed the switch and
then bounced along the ties until twisted
almost at right angles with the track
of its course and allowing the forward end
to sag so much that uncoupling was impos-
sible Without intending to critcise the
train crew in the slightest The Meddler is !
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-22

While Cory never poses in the great
er glare his reputation as a wise coun-
sellor has spread beyond the limits of
Oniontown. Down where marble grave
stones are made, in card index, may
be found the name of Frank NJ Cory
Though the only things charged against
him are three terms as mayor of Mont
pelier and one session in the senate the
maker of gravestones has put Frank
FranI.1 ~ slsbabfy made more
| friends than any other member of the
senate of 1908 and he isn't a candidate
for lieutenant governor He has got
as jolly wife as man could desire
and his children are the sort that
father likes to tell his friends about.
While he has son in college the boy
isn't permitted to travel on his frat
pin or on papa's pocket-book except IN
limited way.
CORY weighs 200 pounds and prob
ably % pounds on TOP Of that. He has
the frankest smile and the warmest
handgrasp of any man in Vermont. This
statement will find plenty of hackers.
A dozen years ago Cory was known
only by his neighbors in Montpelier.
Now every political shark in Vermont
knows that the fruit and fish seller has
become the dictator of things political
in MONTPELIER. Whether they be Pol
acks. "guineas." Greeks or 1rishmen,
Cory has the bunch and the bunch has
the votes. The rest is simple as A.
b. G. Cory is in position to tell the
gold spoons to do the watch-me act
He has never told them in plain Eng
lish, but they understand the situation.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-22

As result of the Massachusetts war
game in which militia forces participated
the past summer more stringent medical
examinations will be required of recruits
entering the militia. Furthermore, militia
men who are called upon to participate in
maneuvers, particularly with the regular
forces, will be obliged to pass second ex-
animation, the purpose being to prevent
all but picked men from serving. There is
no truth to the assertion that the war
game will be given up on account of the
hardship it involves. According to General
Oliver, ''the war department has not the
slightest intention of varying it's plans for
the general education of the national guard
in connection with the army in joint
camps and maneuvers in alternate years.
There is no question but that the recent
maneuvers have been most valuable, and
simply because certain hardships may have
been suffered through their own ignorance
by some of the men of the militia there is
certainly no reason for interfering with
or changing in any way the well-settled
policy which has been determined upon"
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-22

The governorship campaign in Massachu.
sets seems to be taking singular turn
Eben s. Draper, who is running for re-
election against State Senator james III
Vahey, apparently is as sure of success as
anything can be in field so uncertain as
politics. And yet several staunch repub-
lcan papers are saying that he is in dire
danger of defeat. Mr. Draper is a bust
ness man who is not in the habit of max
ing unnecessary public utterances and
therefore is doing very little stumping this
fall. Mr. Nahey, on the other hand, de-
lights to bask in the lime-lght and with
his running mate Foss, erstwhile Yer
monter and republican, is covering the
state thoroughly appealing especially to
the labor element with whom the present
governor is unpopular. In view of Cover
nor Diapers 10000 plurality of a year ago
there seems small chance of his falling by
the wayside, yet there is no knowing how
many unseen Inducements may be at
work. Probably, however, the worrying
which is going on in certain newspaper
offices is inspired by a desire to prevent
apathy from taking hold of the party now
in power.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-22

| During the past 40 years Frank has
been making money and though he
makes no noise about it he is one of
the rich men of his town. He was
born in Montpelier 81 years ago and
since he got out of school he has beer
working.
To hear Frank Cory make speech
is better than listening to lecture by
Mark Twain. You might have an idea
of some of the funny things that Twain
would say, but you would never guess
what bit of originality Cory would
hand out. He is one of the mother
plant philanthropists. More than one
hungry man gets a square meal every
week at Corry's expense with nothing
said
The term personal magnetism can be
tackled onto Cory every time. Men
way he asks them and wonder why.
Cory is a cross between Dooley dem
ocrat and a Proctor republican. AT
times his talk and actions are demo
cratic, though he always votes with the
republicans. It's no secret that demo-
cratic votes are to be counted for Cory
whenever he wants anything. Cory,
however, is modest. If personal
friend wanted the same job that he did
Cory would put his shoulder to the
wheel Corry's way of making friends
is simple. He never lies to man. He
looks every man squarely in the face.
The man who talks five minutes with
Cory becomes convinced that he will
take Corrys opinion against the opin-
ion of some other man. The "machin
lists" have long since learned to listen
closely when Mr. Cory talks.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-22

have high neck and long sleeves. A woman
censor has been appointed. Among the
frills, furbelows and fancies prohibited are
paint and powder, pads, putfs, rats, false
curls, fashy pins, buckles, bracelets, and
rings, peek-a boo waists or sleeves, fluffy
lingerie and frills. Neatness with simple
ity is the order Of the day.
Donnell & Davis of Bratteboro are spe-
cializing small hats and toques which are
always in demand They are also showing
large hats in almost endless variety,
On Tuesday Mrs. Johanna Engelman OF
Santa Monica, Calf, was sworn to serve as
a Juror in the superior court OF Los Ange-
les county. She is the first woman on the
coast to serve as juror
It is said that Mrs. Ruth Leavitt, daugh-
ter of w. j. Bryan, will seek political hon
ors this fall as candidate for member OF
congress.
Handsome garniture for waists is made
from net embroidered with silk, Jet, and
chiffon Some of the patterns are open
and simple, while others are closely and
deliberately worked in.
The Delineator says that it is quite the
proper thing for girls to embroider rutfles
for underwear and present to their
friends for Christmas gifts. The edge may
be hemstitched or scalloped.
A popular way to make fancy boxes this
year is to cut covers from bright cretonne
or other firm material and glue to the
boxes Fitting is admirably done. Care
must be taken not to use enough glue to
wet through the material. BY examining
sewing boxes. handkerchief and glove
boxes on sale the result is observed.
Lydia Eliot.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-22

He does it so politely, yet so firmly and
with such discernment-we are talking
about Judge A. A. Halls manner Of casti-
eating lawyers who when at loss as to
just how to proceed in the interests OF
their clients sometimes resort to petit
FORGERY Judge Hall doesn't have to re-
prove very often. Those lawyers who are
deliberately inclined to befuddle an issue
soon learn the futility of such a course,
while those who err in this respect through
ignorance find out quickly that silence is
golden Always interested and keenly
alert Judge Hall follows case with I'M
usual rapidity and is able in a moment to
spot immaterial evidence. He permits no
lengthy haggling over it's introduction but
rules quickly and invariably with wisdom.
Laymen are inclined to view litigation
with distrust and We do not blame them
for being on the whole rather suspicious.
But when a man like Judge Hall presides
he does much to stimulate popular conf
dence in the wisdom, justice and despatch
of our judiciary. If all of Judge Halls
associates on the superior bench were
more like him in action and had his ra-
pidity of judgment the state would have
less reason to find fault about the excess
sive cost of courts
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-22
OUR HALL OF FAME.
Personal Paragraphs Pertaining to
Prominent Personages.

-, Charles Stetson of Enosburg makes faces
like Joe DeBoer
Charlie Stafford of Morrisville keeps an
optic focused on Dr. CIRCUITS establish
ment at Waterbury.
Abe Cullen of Derby is one of those
watery-mouthed individuals who are ready
to grasp a straw if it looks like political
job.
Charlie Warren is one of Vermonts bus
mess men who keep the dust brushed off
home plate Business before pleasure
every time for Charles.
Edward H. Edgerton is Rochester law
yer who makes no noise but is blossoming
out as politician He was member of
the last biennial mixup at Montpelier.
Col. ]. z. Pollard is Chester's contribu-
tion to 'the night before when the state
is held. jim owns Cissy Fitz-
gerald wink and makes motions like an
owl when queried about matter that is
known to everyone.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-22

tloe to state that they acted very much
like men who didn't know Just what to do
little ACKNOWLEDGMENT work by the To-
connective demonstrated conclusively that
the refractory truck would not mount the
lronvof its own accord, and a further con
ference was in progress when the south
bound express made its appearance add
ing further complications to the situation
On the down train were the usual number
of passengers who were anxious to catch
the New York train out of Springfield
The Meddler and an unknown companion
met them as they hurried down the track,
and took tiendish delight in dispensing the
information that the muchdesired connec-
ton was impossible. As if attempting 10
prove this statement false the down train
made a cautious attempt to pass, but one
corner of the de1ailed car projected toward
the main line just enough to effectually
block the way. mo gay white way for
yours tonight. John, said travelling man
to friend whom he had discovered head
ing south. And John silently consigned
the spokesman to place fully as warm as
the one mentioned.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-22
BRATTLEBoRo, FRIDAY, OCT 90, 100!
NO USE,

With commendable loyalty the RUTLAND
Herald stands up for DR.. Mead's guberna
toral candidacy. But we fear it over
steps the bounds of actual fact when il
says that the senate of 1908, under the
lieutenant governors leadership, passed
bills covering every plank in the repub
lican platform. The Bennington Banner
whose editor was member of the 1905
house, asks the following questions which
are likely to cause some annoyance:
When did the senate over which Lieu
tenant-governor Mead presided pass bill
exempting from trustee process wages to
the amount of ten dollars as promised by
the platform?
When did the senate over which Mead
presided pass bill taking the appointment
of license commissioners out of the hands
of the judges as called for by the plat
form?
When did the senate presided over by
DR.. Mead pass an employers liability bill,
which was one of the chief planks of the
republican platform?
When did the senate with DR.. Mead at
its head pass a bill which would put the
public under the same liability to working
men in its service as obtains in the case
of private employers, as demanded by the
platform?
When did the senate pass a bill to make
a lawful tax debt which may be col
lected whenever the evidence shall appear,
as demanded by said platform?
When did the senate pass a bill to sim
pity and expedite legal procedure, to re-
lieve the higher courts of trivial cases and
make the administration of justice more
speedy and economical as was at least an
implied demand of the platform?
We have good deal Of respect for DR..
Mead; we admire his sound sense and
keen business judgment. But we fear that
neither he nor his friends will have much
success in making advantageous political
capital out of his connection with so dis
graceful an episode as the last legislature.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-22

This from the Bennington Banner in re-
gard to cutting down state expenses will
have familiar sound to Reformer readers:
There is another phase of this asylum
commitment business that we should like
to see investigated, and that is as to the
number of town paupers that ought to be
supported by the various towns that are
worked off on the state to support. by call
ing them insane though many of them are
merely weak minded Then, too, how
many persons are supported at state ex
pense who have property of their own or
whose families are abundantly able to pay
their way in whole or in part?
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-22
A Frosty Libel.

KDt' -fft'df1S -HesSeHReI.J
Snowfall thus early, in the northwest, is
a reminder that the traditional rigor of the
New England climate isn't patch on the
severity of the winters farther along to-
ward the west on this continent. Some
day, perhaps, the public will begin to take
note of it and Vermont will lose a repu-
tation for bleak and blizzardy Arctic sea
son that doesn't belong to her and never
did
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-22

Former Judge William l. Buchanan
formerly American minister to Panama
and later special envoy to Venezuela, died
in London Saturday night. Near mid
night a policeman who was patrolling
Park Lane found man i'm evening dress
cinging to a railing. He was unable to
speak and was evidently very i'll. The po-
liceman took him to st. Georges hospital.
where he died before the doctors could aid
him. Death was caused by heat disease.
The body was taken to a mortuary, where
it was identified Sunday morning by the
manager of the Claridges Hotel. where
Buchanan frequently stayed. He arrived
there last Thursday from the continent
There is no suspicion whatever of foul
play.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-22
ing tobacco smoke all the way to Brattle

ing tobacco smoke all the way to Brattle-
borO.
To those who, like The Meddler, were in
no particular hurry the incident furnished
amusement by affording an opportunity to
watch its effect on people of different tenn
peraments. The man who required
bracer to steady his shattered nerves ap-
peared ridiculous in contrast with a woman
who without sign of annoyance or alarm
piloted her three small children through
the momentary confusion, and yet the way
our friend shook as he opened his bag in
dicated clearly enough his dire need of
something stimulating. Finally, the ''un-
pleasantness" emphasized pointedly the
improved public service that would follow
a double-tlacl road for if there had been
one there would have been no need for the
switch which caused all the trouble
The Medder.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-22

After some experimenting it was found
that the first three cars of the south-bound
train could pass. This accomplished. the
engine at their head was disconnected,
backed to the siding and coupled to the
rear coach of the disabled train. After
this coach had been shunted to another
siding some distance below the locomotive
returned and by pulling on the rear of the
derailed car managed to straighten its di-
rection sufficiently to make a clear track.
Then it was the work of but few mo-
ments to make up the south-bound train
again, and it was soon on its way to its
destination, bearing many relieved and not
few disappointed and disgruntled passen-
gers. Thereupon our engine began a
series of maneuvers which eventually
brought about the elimination of the dis
abled coach. During this process it was
necessary to crowd all the passengers into
the smoker. carry them forward onto the
main line and thence back to the rear
coach The smoker had been well laden
in the first place; now it was literally
packed with people some angry. some
philosophical, some merely gum. And the
amusing feature of it was that most of
them seemed unwilling to leave the Stuffy
car when the rear coach was finally at
tached. One old lady resoutely refused
to listen to the repeated announcements
of the brakemen that there were plenty
of seats in the rear and insisted on inhal-
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-22

DR.. Ivy E. Woodward has been admit
ted to full membership in the Royal col
lege Of physicians Of London. 1t is the
first time in its history, that this body has
conferred the coveted NJ. R. G. p on a
woman. although some women have OBJ
tanned the T. r. G. p, which latter indi-
Gates that the holder has been licensed to
practice the medical profession.