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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-23
Better Schools Must Come.

Editor Reformer:-
| was much interested in the article con
corning the examination for entrance to
the high school which appeared in your
columns last week, written by Charles F
Ramsdell Although | have no children
old enough to attend high school, yet |
agree with all he said, and think much
more could and should be said The
examinations We're certainly unjust to our
rural school pupils, and more leniency
ought to be shown them.
The rural schools do not have proper
books or competent teachers, as rule to
prepare our children for higher education.
1t is high time the natives" if | may be
allowed the expression, woke up to the
fact that the rural schools are not giving
the education which they might and
ought. 1t has fallen mostly to a few
outsiders who have taken up a resi-
dence in the country, to fight for better
schools and better teachers and then bear
the name of running the school"
But the day must come when the people
will wake up to find their children far
behind the times, unless something is
done to improve the rural schools. The
progress and prosperity Of the town,
state. and whole nation depend upon the
proper education of our children.
should like to hear from others who are
in this subject, in hopes that
there may be an interest aroused for the
Of rural schools.
Leyden, Mass An 'Outsider."
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-23
Believes in Keeping Milk.
Editor Reformer:

TLtlllDT letlOE1HeI.
| was much interested in an article in
your issue of July Is relative to the sale
Of milk. Unlike some of my neighbors, |
have always doubted the economy of
shipping milk at the prevailing prices.
After reading the above mentioned article
and noting the test Of the milk compared
| wondered what the difference would
he here where they reckon on an S1a-
quart can instead OF am s0-quart can and
| find that the different grades OF milk
are worth as follows per 100 lbs:
One hundred lbs. Of per cent milk will
make lbs. butterfat or 49, lbs. butter;
312 lbs OF butter at 25c. equals SS15:
Skimmlll' from same Is worth 40c.; value
OF 100 lbs. Of 8 per cent milk at farm,
Sl275
One hundred lbs. per cent milk will
make lbs. buttelfat or / % lbs butter;
/ % lbs. butter at pc. equals Sl.l1;
skimmiik from same is worth 40c.; value
OF 100 lbs. 1 per cent milk at farm. 81 >
One hundred lbs. of per cent milk will
make lbs. butterfat or SO lbs. butter;
) 80 lbs butter at 25c. equals STAG: skim
milk from same is worth 40c.: value of
100 lbs of per cent milk at farm, 81 Sc.
One hundred lbs milk makes practically
SO cans of SO quarts each at 25c. each
equals $40; transportation OF same to
car at PIC. a can amounts to l4c. per
cwt.. leaving the value of 100 lbs. of any
milk testing 3 per cent or over sl.26 per
cwt
Now as milk buyers will not accept
ANYTHING less than 8 per cent milk and
object to any as low as that | fail to see
where there is anything made by shipping
milk | have taken 40 cents as the value
of 100 lbs. Of skimmilk as that Is the price
asked bv the contractors but personally
think it worth much more to feed on the
farm. George A. Allen.
Brattleboro, Vt, July -, 1909.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-23
PUTNEY YOUTHS IN LIMBO.
Quartet Who Participated in Unsafe
and Insane Fourth Fined.

! Judge Z. w. Gibson and Clerk William
| d. Smith of the municipal court went to
Putney Monday and held court to ac-
commodate four Fourth Of July ceebra-
tors who Were taken into custody Monday
| by Deputy-She1iff Chauncey |. Knapp,
charged with a breach Of the peace: John
Patterson. Dalton Howard, Benjamin
Famsworth and James Grimes. Two
other offenders were not located and the
officers are still ON the lookout for the
young men. The four taken into custody
range in age from II to u years. They
answered guilty, and Patterson was fined
SO and costs Of Sl704. Farnsworth How
ard and Grimes were each fined IS and
costs amounting in each case to S10.74
On July 4 the four boys arrested with
two other companions made a trip across
from Putney and are said to have secured
quantity Of intoyicants from BENJAMIN
Shackfofd On their return to Putney
they proceeded to celebrate in various
ways. After breaking into the Congrega
tional church and ringing the bell. they
desecrated the interior of the editice by
making it place of carousal in which it
is alleged that the pulpit was used as a
bar in the dispensing of the liquor. A
section Of plaster was removed from the
interior of the church during the orgies
Of the quartet. 1t was stated that they
also overturned summer house on the
Mrs. A. A. Langley place. completely
stopping traffic on the highway at that
point. While Charles Knight protested
the drunken quartet tore down the fence
about his house.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-23
NILES-CARLETON
CASE OVER AT LAST
Verdict Will be Given in a. Few
Days.
CARLETON CoMBED MR.. CHASE
And Was Requested by the Judge to
Confine Himself to the Facts in the
Casa Long Drawn Out Controversy
That May Not Yet Be Over.

Windham county court adjourned Mon
day after session of 81 days during
which time several recesses had been
taken In the past fortnight the court
has wrestled with the Niles-Carleton
case which was entered on the docket of
| the court May 81, 1906. Since that date
| the case has appeared in the spotlight
periodically DIR. E. S. Niles, claimant
Carleton, wife of Will Carleton, the we'll
known poet and author who was the APP
pellant, brought suit to recover for ex-
penditures made by himself upon the old
homestead of the Niles family in Halifax
which he with his brother and sister pur-
chased in May, 1896. Shortly after the
purchase DR.. Niles's brother sold out his
interest, to the doctor and during the year
of purchase Mrs. Carleton entered into
contract, according to the allegations of
the claimant, with her brother, Dr. Niles.
to convert the old Fish place, so-called, in
to a summer home for the joint use of the
Niles and Carleton famines. This contract
it is alleged was to include the fitting
up of the place with numerous fanciful ar
rangements such as wealthy people in
dulge in. This alleged contract was car
rled out in various ways and everything
from tennis court to a sunset piazza
located in an apple tree was included in
the bill OF specifications filed by DR..
Niles
The claimant sought to recover on two
points, one as a co-tenant claiming that
under the law his sisters estate should
bear its share Of necessary expense in
volved in making improvements and sec
ond. that in view of the alleged contract
he was entitled to recover her share of
the expense of converting the farm into
an up-to-the-minute dolce far niente type |
Of summer abode such as BELTS the oc-
cupancy of people of leisure.
VIII Carleton, the husband of Adora
n Carleton, refused to abide by the de-
,ision of the probate court which had
allowed the account of DIR. Niles and
sought to prove the absence of con-
ract as set forth by his brother-in- law
While large part of the time of the
.ourt was consumed in listening to de-
criptions and cost of weird and fapciful
designed by Dr. Niles in
lis scheme for identifying the old home
al temperament of the appellant was
ubnerged in emotions that produce only
rose. During these intervals he was in
lined at times to be facetious with
lawyer Chase of Brattleboro, who repre-
ented the claimant. On several oc-
asions the temperature of the courtroom
as elevated a few degrees by the re-
larks of the poet anent his personal
pinion of Mr.. Chase. The court is said
) have cautioned the poet not to tell
hat he knew about Mr.. Chase person
lly but to confne himself to the case.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-23

Vernon, and that in addition to the IA
liquor consignments received by Mr. AL
derman the latter had also received nu-
merous shipments of meat and groceries.
This line Of evidence was introduced to
establish the fact that the village of
South Vernon is not sufficiently equipped
with foodstuff emporums, and that it was
necessary for Mr.. Alderman to import a
large quantity Of the, raw material to
evident intention of the complainants is
to show that the village of South Vernon
is too inconspicuous to be entitled to a
place on the map, and that owing to its
insignificance is not entitled to operate
liquor store, Mr. Alderman in his an.
swer to the complaint stated that South
Vernon was the center of gravity in the
town of Vernon, and the testimony given
last week was calculated to disprove the
allegations made by Mr.. Alderman.
r. C. Bacon will within a few days
start taking dispositions in behalf of Mr..
Alderman. The depositions were taken
before Justice M. I. Reed with Miss
Gladys kimball, stenographer, as official
The hearings were held in the
town hall
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-23
OLDEST MAN IN THE COUNTY?
Grandpa" Hubbard Spending the
Sunset of His Life in Halifax.

The oldest man in Halifax town, and
perhaps in Windham county, is close tc
9S years old. Grandpa Hubbard, as he
is affectionately called by large number
of descendants and by his neighbors. re.
sides upon the old farm mile south of
West Halifax where for more than 80
years he has been sturdy farmer of the
old school. He is now very weak and
seems nearing the end of his long and
active life. During these years his son,
Oscar P. Hubbard, has lived with him.
have aided much in making these declin-
ing years time of comfort and ease.
At the present time, the only living
daughter, Eta M. Brigham of Chicago
and her son, Rev. L. Ward Brigham
ID, of Brooklyn, are at the old farm
to give annual greetings and such tender
service as they may in brief visit.
No town can have better assets than
its older citizens, and the younger gener-
alton does well to show respect and ap-
probation to all such who remain among
them
Frederick G. Hubbard is well known to
all his neighbors though none of his gen
Grafton remain. He loved the soil, the
air, the sky, and the farmers work was
his. delight Though trained in the hand
labor period of farm industry he was
among the first to use the various labor
saving implements as they appeared. We
recall his strong and earnest spirit On
every question he took his stand. and no
one could misunderstood his position All
his days he earnestly supported the tenn
oerance cause both by precept and exam
Ole being neither a user of strong drink
or of tobacco The death of his wife
Arvila at the age of "a greatly broke his
,pirit. and since then he has been await
ng the summons to her side. All his
friends hope the end Of his long life may
.Dme in neace
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-23
BLAME RESTS ON TEACHERS.

pupils in the grades. 1t was so voted,
and the meeting adjourned.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-23
Correspondent Thinks Recent Examina-
tions Were Not Unreasonably Hard.

Editor Reformer,
| have read with interest the public
attacks on the recent examinations held
at West Brattleboro for the admission OF
pupils from rural schools to the Bratte
boro high school, The results were what
should have been expected from condi.
tions allowed and while it is discouraging
| for the present corps of young people
seeking admission, it should be an eye
opener" to some of the older heads.
Instead of finding fault with questions
and standards demanded-not only by
officers of this state but of others, why
not put the blame squarely where it be-
longs and get to work to prevent a repe-
tition of disaster?
The questions were not unusual nor
beyond the ken of any child of ten years
Write to Department of Education, AL
bany, n. Y, or Trenton, N. j., for copies
of recent examinations and compare.)
Describe the motions of the earth and
state what each produces is answered
fully and comprehensively in any stand
ard primary geography.
In going by water from Liverpool to
Hong Kong, via Suez, through what
straits would you pass; at what promi-
nent cities would you call, what would
you probably take on as a cargo at each
city, was quoted as sample of the ter.
rible questions. Ten minutes careful
IL
few principal ports; knowledge of zones
or climate of those ports gives the key to
the products therefore probable exports"
and fits out the cargo end of that ques-
ton. Too much to be demanded of pu-
pills who consider themselves qualified to
drop geography-and enter a high school?
Not according to present day demands!
One of the easiest questions in the list
was the request for map of the pupils
home town. A knowledge of the cardinal
points of the compass of that town and
placing on paper of its principal physical |
features seen every day from babyhood |
up is not too much to ask Of any farmer
ad, What would a high school teacher
10 with a class of young people unable to
lpply themselves to questions like these2
Why is the idea so prevalent that once
within the coveted goal-al will be well?
The pupil Nwho cannot pass common
chool examination In grammar will find
he high school course in languages, rhet
mic. and literature rocky road to travel
Why did these bright boys and girls
ail2
!. Twenty weeks of school instead of
ortT; with thirty minutes per day
?. Imperfect attendance parents get
milf at the teacher and take pupils
Mt of school)
3. A $3.50 per week teacher Tn some
asses teachers who the term before were
upils in the country school. Teachers
ho never entered high school and who !
now nothing of its requirements. Teach !
8 who break every law of English gram
ar IN tive-minute conversation. Teach =
s who have not taken 50-mle railroad ;
urney in their lives. How could his or !,
ar pupils answer intelligently anything u
garding the growth Of R. R. system in ;
e United States? Or any other ques- =
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-23

In game between the Cleveland and
Boston American league teams at the
former city Monday, Ball, the Cleveland
shortstop. made a triple play unassisted
He caught liner almost over second, put
out runner who had left second, by
touching the base, and then put the ball
on a man coming from first for the third
out Ray Collins, the University of Yer
mont pitcher. made his debut for Boston
in this game. relieving Chech in the
fourth inning. Collins allowed only four
hits in the five innings he was in the
game, struck out three men, made one put
out and two assists, and did not give
naSS.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-23
Advertised Letters.

Men:-W. H. Bruce. F. f. Morse, c.
w. Putnam. John H. Williams
Nomenclature Beale, Mrs. Gertrude
Madden. Mrs Chas. II. Prindle, Mrs.
Clara : Skinner.
Advertised July ..
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-23

For sixteen years the name ">alada
baS stood for the maximum Of quality,
purity and favor in blended Ceyl lon Teas,
20 that the only thing YOU need 70 look
out for i the salads" label on every
package Of tea you buy.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-23
Vermont Academy Notes.

There have recently been received at
the office of the academy fourteen medals,
given by the University of Vermont to
the winners in the annual meet held in
Burlington June 5. The medal is the seal
Of the university, with an additional EN-
blem, artistically engraved suitably adapt
ed to track athletics The first prize
medals are of gold, the second of silver,
and the third of bronze. Salmond Of
Perkinsville gets three first and one
third; Fischer of Brooklyn gets four sec
ond Heath of Boston gets one first, one
second, and one third; Smith of Boston
gets one first and one third; and Mederos
of Havana, Cuba, gets one third In adj
dtion to these individual prizes, the
academy wins the shield which is given
each year to that school winning the
meet. Vermont academy won this year
by rather a large margin, Goddard semin-
airy being the most dangerous opponent.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-01-05

WILHELrMfNA:
Better use Cold Medal Flour.
Xnr nrrs
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-01-05
Dumas, Romantic story.

OF all the romantic stories written,
there are non more absorbing than
Dumas Monte Cristo" and as a play
it loses not one whit of its fascinating
interest. Edmund Dantes, the hero.
appeals to every boy, man and wom-
an, and many a man can remember
as boy when he hustled up his er.
rands and chores or shirked them in
order to pore over the pages of Mon
te Cristo." Edmund Dantes is not a
hero that warps the minds of boys
or leads them astray seeking adven-
lures; 1t rather elevates their minds
and ideas of life. Edmund is an ideal
hero and many a matinee idol owes
his reputation to the part of Edmund
Dantes, but Mr.. Lemle of Fred G. Con-
RAIDS production of Monte Cristo" is
not matinee idol, but an ideal Ed
mund Dantes physically, mentally and
temperamentally, he is fitted for the
part and is winning golden opinions
frem all sorts of people. Monte CHS
to" will be at the opera house, Fri
day evening, Jan. 8.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-01-05
AmuSementS
Cowboy Millionaire.

Manager II. e. Burt announces the
Cowboy Millionaire" for Thursday,
Jan. Z, one night. The play is called
a character comedy which is a way
of saying that it neither a society play
nor a problem drama. Just a little
different. It is unique; a story OF
American life told in crisp, clean cut
dialogue with cleyerly devised situa-
tions and one scene with thrill in 1t
that leaves the audience a little
breathless, but soon drifts back to
laughter. Five musical numbers in
troduced during the action Of the play,
including the sweet singer, Mile Cor
bin Whyte, a combination that will
please you A guaranteed attraction.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-01-05
CALLED FOR HIS SYMPATHY.
Portly Gentleman Understood just
How Fair Lady Suffered

Whenever | get into evening
dress said a man whose clothes now
fit him pretty snugly. 81 am reminded
OF story ! read once about a French
LADY who lived In Paris
This lady had lovely figure.
whose beauty she sought to enhance
by tight laclng. When she was going
out at night she used to lace before
dinner because If she waited until aft
er. why then she couldn't get herself
down to where she wanted to- SO
she used to lace and then eat sparing-
ly. as she was compelled TO, and ore
night when she had got herself dowa
particularly fine she was going to
make her dinner on a dozen raw
oysters, which she thought would be
noudshing and satisfying and at the
same time easy to eat and not bulky;
and as she laced she looked longingly
forward to those oysters waiting for
her, for she was hungry as 40 cats.
"But do you know that, hungry as
she was, when she came to the oysters
abe couldn't eat them all? She could
not For she knew that II she did
something would have to give way.
She managed to eat eight of them
all right, and she ate the ninth. the
tenth and the eleventh, but those last
three she ate with growing conscious
ness that she was perilously close to
the limit, and when she had eaten
the eleventh she knew that she must
stop; and SO she was compelled to
turn from that last oyster and leave It
on the plate uneaten. Such a sacrifice
she was compelled to make for the
sake of what she conceives to be a
perfect waist.
Well, when ! get into my dress
suit am not quite so bad off as the
French lady in the story; not quite,
but pretty near It. pretty near 1t, for
this suit was built years ago, when
was younger and simmer Then it
was all right but since then my fig
ure has increased. If not my fortune.
and now fairly bulge In 1t.
= have anchored the buttons and
REINFORCED the buttonholes, but still
-and much as good things to eat APP
peal to me-when go out to dinner
In that old dress suit | know that
must eat sparingly. and as l skip the
dishes smile to myself and think
rather sadly that know bow to sym
pathize with the French lady"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-01-05

ADVERTISE IN
THE DAILY EXPRESS.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-01-05
Ut Wouldn't Get pented.

An automobilist said OF the ill-fated
Cedrino, who lost his life in Balti-
more:
1T Is odd, but I travelled to Bal
timore with Cedrino, and on the way
he told me little story Of an auto
mobile accident.
1T was story about ar Italian.
He was doing the Riviera EN- auto,
and on the Promenade des Anglais,
in Nice, as he turned very swiftly the
corner leading to the port, he came
face to face with another furiously
advancing automobile. and his chauf-
feur groaned:
Gracious. we are going to have
collisionl
Really said the owner. as the
crash came. How lucky that
hanged my stiff derby hat this morn
ing for soft Fedora"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-01-05
GRAY HAIR
SHORTAGE
The PermatureIy Aged
Are Brought Back to
Youth

In "The Prisoner of Chillon" Lord
Byron wrote: "My hair is gray. but
not with years Gray hair is not al.
ways a sign of age Nebraskans just
now are eylncing considerable interest
in Dr. Motifs Q-ban Hair Restorer,
which Is really responsible for hap
by national shortage in its gray hair
crop There are enough preparations
for the hair on the market TO float a
battleship. The promises given for
some OF them are laughable For this
southern discovery Of DR. Mott how
ever no extravagani claims are made,
but positive restoration of gray faded
hair to It's natural color is assured.
Proofs in support OF this are abund-
ant, but people who prefer a guaran-
tee are met with the proposition that
II three bottles OF DR.. Motifs Q.ban
Hair Restorer do not turn hair from
gray to the desired darker color, the
druggist of whom the preparation has
been bought will return all the money
paid for them. Dr. Motifs Restorer
has arrested many cases Of premature
badness.
The problem Of restoring color TO
gray hair, arresting falling hair, the
cure Of dandruff and all diseases OF
the scalp was made life study by Or.
Mott and In his Restorer he has Of
fered solution II can be had of
II. J. Brownson, the druggist One
bottle can be obtained free. Ask about
this plan.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-01-05

Two weeks later. as George was
opening his mail, saw a grin spread
over his face. THAT old boy is the
kind of a business man like to deal
with" he said. 'How's this for
promptness?"
What on earth are you talking
about?" demanded.
Yours is here, too" he answered,
tossing me a slip of paper
The slip of paper was Nehemiah
Browns check for $1,000.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-01-05
III .R'--Rtap6sll
: -. Suffered for the cauae.

- - SNfNit 81 tpE hNc OdOags
Nine. Emma Eames is a foe to VT
visection, and In Plttsburg the other
day she praised the unselfish devotion
of certain rich New York women anti
vivisectionists.
Really" she said, the work these
women do, the suffering in the shape
Of snubs and insults that they under
go, remind me very forcibly Of my
dentists first patient
my dentists first patient, the young
man has often told me. was an elderly
farmer. The farmer wanted four teeth
pulled They were firmly rooted.
After the dentist. his cuffs turned
back. his lips compressed, his feet
braced against the chair, had tugged
vainly at the teeth for some time, he
paused, wiped his moist brow, and
said:
'Whewl You've certainly got, sir,
the firmest teeth ever saw
Well, take your time, young man,
I'm in no hurry, said the farmer, en-
couragingly. It's splendid practice,
and it'll teach you we must all work
for our livin'. Pittsburg Gazette.