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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-09-29
Lost Opportunities.
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II is 100 miles by road from Bennington
to White River junction and much the
worst piece of road the entire distance is
in the town of Bennington the hill
near Everett Harwood's and beyond. Not
only is il the worst road between here and
White River junction but il is one OF the
worst pieces of road in Vermont though
a part of the most travelled highway. Ben
mngton has lost its public road money one
year and part Of the money il might have
had for several years and will lose a
thousand dollars at least of state money
this year because the state highway com
missioner assigns money TO towns which
help themselves and which use the state
money to advantage and refuses TO assign
money to towns where II is wasted or frit-
tered away without results, Bennington
is listed in this class, lamentabe as the
fact is and so gets 20 share of the SO,C0
automobile tax money or of the S4oWW
surplus of the highway appropriation,
This is the situation today, and 1t has
been the same or similar for five years.
II is up to the voters and highway commits
sioners outside the village, as the village
voters have no say in the matter. They
have already lost upwards of 5000 OF
money that they might have had and as
the funds grow larger the amount increases
year by year How long will they continue
their present policy!
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-09-29
State Teachers Convention.

Plans are in progress for the 62d annual
convention Of Vermont State Teachers
association in Montpelier Oct. 10, 20 and
81 The chairman, George :. Wright, OF
St Adams. is sending out preliminary
notices, and special rates have been ar
ranged on the railroads while Montpelier 5
Accommodations will he ample for the Wis
itors. This is by far one of the most i'm
pOrtant conventions in the state. Besides
the usual able home talent these speakers
from without Vermont are named
Thursday afternoon-Rev. +. $. Luther,
president OF Trinity college. Hartford,
Conn. subject. Are We Wasting Time in
School and in College,
Thursday evening Booker T Washing
ton. principal Of Tuskegee Normal and In
dustrial Institute, Tuskegee, Ala. subject,
The Negro and the Application OF Educa-
tion to Life
Friday morning - William McAndrew.
principal OF Washington Irving high
school, New York. subject Among Our
selves Hon Payson Smith. state super
intendent OF public schools, Maine, subject,
TO he announced.
Saturday morning Miss Sarah !. Ar
mold, dean Of Simmops college. Boston,
subject, The Child's Side OF Things.
Friday afternoon will be devoted to de.
partmental meeting OF which Principal
McAndrew, Superintendent Payson Smith,
Associate Superintendent c. Edward
Jones Of Albany. n. y, and Others will
speak.
Friday evening will occur the annual
meeting OF the Vermont Women Teachers
club at which Miss Arnold will speak and
the annual banquet of the Schoolmasters
club at which DR. A. Z. Winship, editor
OF the journal Of Education, Boston, will
he the principal speaker. The clubs will
have their business session after the ad.
dresses Of Friday morning.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-09-29
POLITICS.

II was not to be expected that the state
fair would be allowed to pass without some
epteprising space writer making II the
basis Of a story about prospects IN Yer
mont politics. And 50 We are not sur
prisedAo read under a White River June
ton date line that mot a little politics
was talked by the prominent men from
different parts Of the state IN the
intervals between horse races, airship
flights and milkmaid contests We are
told that Governor Mead is Indifferent TO
the second-term talk which has been start
ed in some newspapers, having ambitions
looking to national politics and to the
position of eommander.in.chief OF the ma
tional G. 4. r. In fact the state fairs
political correspondent gives us to under
stand that Mr.. Fletcher of Cavendish APP
pears TO have things about his own way as
far as the governorship is concerned, and
Immediately passes from that topic to'a
discussion of Vermonts voice in the next
presidential election, suggesting Senator
Carroll S. Page and Theodore n. Vail Ct
Lyndonyille as good men to put on the
states delegation to the next republican
national convention.
Certainly unusual foresight is not need.
ed to lay out a gubernatorial dope sheet.
Mr.. Fletcher undoubtedly has the nomina-
ton well within his grasp, and there Is
small likelihood that Lieutenant Governor
Slack, Joseph A. DeBoer or anybody else
will be able to furnish him anything like
an exciting contest Mr.. DeBoer might
have been able to do so had he entered the
race some time ago, but his "silver platter
attitude has not helped his cause among
those who believe that the honor of being
governor is sufficient to warrant effort on
the part of candidate. For lieutenant
governor there appear to be four asplrants
Speaker Frank E. Howe of Bennington,
Millan +. Barnes of Addison, Senator
Max L. Powell of Burlington and Roger
w. Hurlburd of Hyde Park, with Speaker
Howe the pronounced favorite at present.
If there is truth in the story that John u.
Sargent will not again be candidate for
attorney general there is likely to be an
interesting fight over that Office with the
possibility that Brattleboro candidate
may be found in the lists
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-09-29
How Much Longer?
(St. Adams Messenger. J

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Maine adopted the direct primary sys
TEN, anyway. Vermont had a good OPP
portunity to do it in 1911, and passed it by.
That is to say, it was passed by, not by the
people but by the politicians. Ask the peo-
pie themselves if they want to have the
controlling voice now exercised by the
politicians in the selection of nominations
for public Office, and see what they will
say. What are we going to do about it
in 1912, let some demagogue raise the
injury small-towns' bogy and scare a
timid or selfish legislature into fits, or
send to Montpelier legislature pledged
to give the people the right to select their
own public officers by a fair method based
upon the true American system of the
rule of the majority? No mathematician
outside of lunatic asylum, no professor
of civics outside an old woman's home,
can figure out anything like just and
proportionate distribution of the voting
power among the voters under our present
caucus and convention plan.
And in politically one-sided Vermont,
the state government is practically elected
in the ree-and-easy responsibility of the
party caucus and convention.
Not all that forces upon Vermont a
government under which the majority Of
the people do not govern themselves,
arises from our archaic idea of representa-
ton of towns and not people in the general
assembly. Our caucus and convention
system and the abuses that are possible un-
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-09-29

The following suggestion from the Lon
donderry Sitter has in it much that is
worth consideration by those interested in
the educational side of the agricultural
fair =
As the annual agricultural fairs are
primarily for the purpose of educating the
farmers to better methods and stimulat-
ing them to better work, it is to be wonder
ed at why some of the larger exhibits do
not contain model, up-to-date barn,
showing the ideal arrangement as to
capacity. convenience and sanitation.
This would be an object lesson that would
be of great value to the agricultural in
terests of any section of the state: How
to do more and better farming with less
help, is the great problem of the farmers;
and in no one particular can this be solved
to a greater extent than in the construc-
ton Of the barn on the farm. The public
today is calling for better sanitary arrange.
menfs surrounding the manufacture of
dairy products If the average, farmer
could see a model barn, he would surely
adopt some of the modern ideas there
shown, and both he and the public would
be the gamers This model barn to be ex-
hibited at fairs need not be very expen,
sive, as a model on small scale would
serve to show the good points: Will not
the managers of the various fairs consider
this. and be prepared next year to exhibit
models Of up-to-date farm buildings?
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-09-29
CURED TO STAY CURED.
How Brattleboro Citizen Found Com
plete Freedom From Kidney Troubles.

If you suffer from backache-
From urinary disorders
From any disease Of the kidneys,
Be cured to stay cured.
Doan's Kidney Pills make lasting cures
Brattleboro people testify.
Here's one case of it:
Earl H. Gleason, % Green St., Brattle
boro, Vt, says: For more than a veal
I suffered from backache and lameness ir
my loins caused by the Earring I received
while riding on the wagon. The kidney
secretions became highly colored and COD
tanned sediment. Doan's Kidney Pills were
finally brought to my attention and pro
curing a supply at Holden's Drug Store
/ commenced their use. The contents oil
two boxes completely cured me and I have
had no kidney complaint since then"
The above statement was given Septem
Der 20, 1908, and on July 5, 1911, Mr.
Gleason said: 1.-THE cure Doan's Kidney
Pills effected in my case has been per.
manent. / willingly renew my former
public statement in their praise"
For sale by all dealers. Price 80 cents.
Foster ilburn Co., Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Dosp take
no other.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-09-29

The way in which our Canadian cousins
smote the reciprocity idea last week
puts an end for the present at least to any
thought of closer trade relations between
this country and its northern neighbor
The outcome of the Canadian election, in
which the conservative party received
majority of more than 80, was surprise
even to those most bitterly opposed to
reciprocity, namely, the united financial
and manufacturing interests who fought
the treaty for the same reason that pro-
tectionists in this country opposed it-for
the sake of their own pockets. These in
terests hid the real reason of their opposl-
ton behind the cloak of the annexation
bogie and in this way were able to ac-
complish their purpose most decidedly
In Brattleboro and vicinity there are no
large special interests that are likely to
be especially affected by reciprocitys de-
feat but the result may have an important
bearing on the immediate future of rail
road development hereabouts. The New
Haven railroad had no doubt expected a
large increase in business over its Boston
& Maine lines as result of acceptance of
the treaty by both countries, and it is not
unreasonable to believe that similar views
were held by Grand Trunk officials with
relation to their proposed New England
extensions Whether the blasting of these
expectations will result in the alteration OF
plans relating to the future policy of these
roads is a matter which time alone will
decide.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-09-29
Newspaper Profits.

The editor of Kentucky paper has dis
coyered-and announces his discovery 10
the world-that he has had TO work harder
each year for dollar than he ever did be
fore. There are others who have made
this discovery Exchange.
A pleasantly, vet solemn truth. We
doubt if there is a business where dollar
is more fully earned than in the average
newspaper office. Certainly, as compared
with former years, great deal more Is
expected and given for the dollar News
paper revenues are from subscriptions
and advertising. For the former, larger
and better paper, involving infinitely more
work and expense to the publisher, is
given-at no greater and often at less,
price. And every publisher knows that il is
twice the work to handle the same amount
of display advertising that it was IL years
ago. due TO the frequency Of changes and
the exactions of difficult copy to be follow
ed. with cuts, borders, panels, etc An
adj, put up slap-dash out OF two or three
cases of old type, without style or orna'
ment, doesn't 20 nowadays. The publisher
dosent object to the improved discrim
nation, but the advertiser generally com
plains ii asked to pay extra for the added
material and labor involved. Except the
item of PRINT paper, every element that
enters into the composition of a newspaper
is more costly than ever before and the
publisher feels as keenly as anybody the
general upward trend in the cost OF living
yet he is expected to keep on selling his
wares at the same old price When he Is
told that he must pay more than he used
to for this and that because it costs more,
he wonders what his patrons would say
if he tucked on for the same truthful
reason.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-09-29
HOJ STEMS WON FIRST THREE PRIZES IN BUTTER TESTS

+. F. Copeland of Colrain, Mass,
made clean sweep in the dairy test,
winning first, second and third premi.
ums with his Holstein entries. The
leading COW was Johanna Dekol Jane
her record for - hours being % pounds
of milk that Welded 2.Os7 pounds OF
butter. This performance captured the
cup offered bv the Holstein-Friesian
Association of America.
The butter and cheese exhibit was up
TO the usual standard. +. j. Woodbury.
of Shoreham was the largest exhibitor
of factory cheese. Elm-Leigh farm OF
Putney won the special for the best
display of butter prints, while the high
est scoring butter on exhibition was a
creamery print from the Deerfoot Farm
company of Southboro, Mass, which
was marked at 9s. Following is tabu'
lation of the butter test results;
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-09-29
Grand Trunk Into Boston.
lSnringfield Union.l

The report that the Grand Trunk rail
way has an understanding with the Bos.
ton & Eastern and that the former will
make use of the latter's franchise for an
electric road and tunnel In order to get
its trains into Boston may not be well
founded but it certainly is interesting,
and if trustworthy it affords a very good
explanation Of the strenuous campaign by
the New Haven to shut out the Boston u
Eastern and carry through its own pro
gram for high-speed electric road down
the North Shore.
According to the news story sent out
from Boston, the Grand Trunk has ac-
CURED trolley lines from Portland into New
Hampshire. leaving only 30 miles to be
bridged between the southermost point on
these lines and Beverly, the terminus of
the Boston & Eastern The attorney for
the last-named company does not admit
that it is in alliance with the Grand
Trunk but he does say that there is moth
ing in the Boston & Eastern's charter to
prevent the operation of Grand Trunk
trains over its lines, and the kind of
tracks and equipment proposed for the
road undoubtedly would serve the pur-
pose, provided the Grand Trunk made
use of electricity, as it doubtless would be
forced to do in entering Boston by any
possible arrangement,
Reports that the Grand Trunk purposed
to enter Boston have been steadily denied
by it's officers, but this development has
been regarded by many as the natural
and probable elimination of its expansion
in New England territory. Should the
Grand Trunk pursue the course indicated
it would mean, to all practical ntents: the
extension of its main line to the Hub,
obviating the necessity of building into
Boston from Palmer but making the route
from Montreal somewhat less direct than
if the Boston-bound traffic from the west
were handled over the Central Vermont
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-09-29

ty in each town and city Of the State at
the annual town meeting
90 Endeavor TO secure the strict en-
iorcement OF the State laws against the
liquor traffic by the properly constructed
town, county and State Authorities,
ca Development OF public sentiment TO
demand stronger and more efficient laws
against the liquor traffic,
The spirit Earnest, positive, construc'
tive, Christian, with malice toward none,
with charity toward all, !"
The watchword The cooperation OF all
good people against all bad things.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-09-29
The Buck Hunt Tius
and Mills OHss
For Sale

In order to close ,k,yi-J
what is known as tt, BglsI
and timbe. la1dsa relsrs.1
They consist Of av.,, n
mills, and three 70 toa ~
of timber land several NJ
Of which are heavily r !
growth virgin spruce
This is a very the pw- !
enterpTisiHe coatel to ~
lands nearly 81 slopt J,n.l
mills, which are situated III
and alongside the pio,gn.|
Johnsbury and Lake C.l,s,|
of the Boston 4 Main, ~
mills being on a Triyap n
The mills have besa rssl
by the addition Of a co-aSDl
equipped with an uptoisa \
Sturtevant blower A mhl
wood flooring machine Au Al
been added to the equlyna
We understand that ii, "A
be sold on the basis q al
hardwood and 800 To- n
stumpage, and that tE, u
timber properties in tbs s.a|
on the market. The fs,s,,J
of them can be obtained I'D
Carol $ Page Trsasus. 4
Lumber Company, HYDE PrIl
News and Citizen.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-09-29
THE RR ATTJ EBORO REFORMER FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER rs

der il, mean that the minority can in
effect control the election Of the state
government, the choice Of governor, and
all.
When are we going to change ~
When are we actually going to have here
in Vermont the republican form OF gov
eminent guaranteed TO every state IN the
Union by the Constitution Of the United
States ever since lIS9! We have never
had IL yet.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-09-29

That the Vermont Anti Saloon league
has determined upon an entirely new mode
of action is shown by the following plat
form which its directors recently adopted
The alma Better Vermont
The work-''To discourage the drink
habit, and suppress the sale Of intoxicat
ing liquor as beverage"
The method-(1) Encouragement Of
total abstinence, particularly by circulating
the Lincoln pledge.
(2) Effort 10 secure a nolicense major.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-09-29
The MeddIer
nm coat tis yos. pr il on =

:. -. nn, Ia he expected that local
tto,'otD;sts would enjoy the medicine
that the states attorney p'sseI ou' .rLo
,rool n such liberal doses, and yel Inc
WeJdler 4 somewhat surprised AZ we
'itldish nrotests Of few OF those VINO
were COMPELLED 10 lap the spoon. hccep'
tance Of the situation quietly Weohln nov
necessarily have meant approval on the
conrse Of the prosecuting department put
4 ,,nnIJ have nut the cause OF the re-
.nonJent. In a much more favorable llghi
bego,e the publc than any amount OF
noisy defiance II il no doubt true that
i, numprnus instances the zeal oil the
st,tc's attorney outstripped his Judgment
IN, il should be- remembered that the
crmsade which eliminated last Friday was
the result of conditions that have existed
All summer long and whose remedy ,esteu
solely in the hands Of the automohiils,s
themselves. II Il so happened ~ = pioo'
ably the case, that those who iell mo
the clutches of the law were not th9se
" hose heedlessuess prompted acton on VIZ
nart az tbe authorities. the fact IS simply
.nntber illustration OF the ancient rule
liza, the innocent must suffer with the
1,ilty and the innocent IN such cases
generally find themselves better on II they
| ,sIe their punishment with meekness OF
snirt that indicates freedom from gnilt
| Than Il they s1uirm like one whose con
science already has made him tender.
| From this The Meddler does not mean
/ thai those who were fined Tor various
| technical violations Of the automobile law
sbould feel pleased about ~ his point -
merely that they will retain greater re-
,pect by not showing their displeasure
| too plainly
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-09-29

II costs five dollars more 10 speed an
automobile in Barre thhn in BrattleborO,
and il ought to be said also that Barre has
fewer men who so disregard the general
rights of the road Barre Times.
How many less automobiles are there in
Barre than in Brattleboros
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-09-29
TRAINS ARRIVE BRlT1I

2:l7 a. m. Except Monday. Erni
York and Springfield.
SAT q. m. Daily Local fru- si,il1
$50 a. m. Except Sunday. Va !
Londonderry.
1000 a. m. Except Sunday. Hil i'rs
via Norwich Line Steansrs ~
Worcester and Boston.
ll:05 q m. Except Sunday. M =
field.
LIS D. m. Except Sunday Er's'
York and Springfield.
2:ls p. m. Except Sunday. nm
Express from New York sd ~
2:27 p. m. Sundays only. EITS
York and Springfield;
2:a0 D. m. Except Sunday kII'S'
London, Worcester and bo;io. !
S:55 D. m. Except Sunday AaA
Londonderry. -.
5:53 p. m. Except Sunday I"A
York and Springfield, A.,
500 D. m. Except SUNDAY ~
London. Worcester and Bos'a
1923 p. M. Daily. Express ii'1 ~
Springfield.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-09-29
CENTRAL VERMONT \
TRAINS LEAVE bnlrIEY

PIT a. m. Except Sunday. Ezra q
field and New York.
6:44 a. m Except Sunday. Ia n,
New York.
T:25 a. m. Except Sunday. NL!zs
Worcester and Boston.
100 a. m. Except Sunday. Nls.r1
donderry.
900 a. m. Except Sunday Jaki
and New York.
i0:i5 a. m. Except Sunday. loahl
don. Worcester and bos.o.
l:l2 p. m. Except Sunday, Fra
Express for Springfield sni sal
l.55 p. m. Except Sunday. lOaliri
and New York.
$50 p. m. Except Sunday. ldlhl
don. Worcester. Boston sna NuI
Norwich Line steamers
Ais p. m. Daily. Express tr ",
New York.
500 p. m. Except Sunday Mix
donderry.
s.3i p. m. Except Sunday L0dsr1
and New York.
SGT D. m. Sundays only. Ice. Il
and New York
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-09-29

The archbishop of Canterbury the other
day dedicated a fine Gothic chapel at
Maidstone prison. A convict played the
organ, and played it very well. The con
victs sang two hymns, Oh God Our Help in
Ages Past, and We Love the Place, 1t is
not known whether the choice of the sec
ond hymn was made in a spirit of irony.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-09-29

BY the resignation Of President DENIM
son CoSles the Battleboro board OF trade
loses an energetic official whose place will
be hard to I'LL. Mr.. towles gave time I'M.
stintingly TO the manifold duties OF the
organization of which for more than two
years he was the head, and the many ac'
Invites in which the board OF trade par
ticipated during his term of office are
evidence Of The value o. his service.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-09-29

But timing a local man, who knows m
his heart that there has been some prov
ocation for action even II he himself were
no, 10 blame. i an entirely different mat
ter from holding up a stranger Tor some
petty infringement Arresting tourists on
minor charges will not have the effect OF
making local drivers more careful. What
il will do, however, is 20 eiface Brattle'
boro from the automobile map as far as
travelling parties are concerned and take
from this town an important source OF
summer revenue. Hauling into court a
man whose front number isn't visible be
cause it happens to be covered with Yer
mont mud is pretty poor way OF attract
ing tourists to this state.
A local apple grower was approached
the other day by Brattleboro business
man who said Say, save me barrel
OF those red apples that your farm is so
famous for ] forget what you call EN-.
The apple grower winked at a bystander
and replied You mean those Rhode
Island Reds. don't YOU" Yep, those
are the ones" answered the business
man, Il knew the name but il slipped
my mind
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-09-29

,ooT a, the postoffee at Brattleboro, VT.
under the Act Of Congress Of March 2, 1879.