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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-05-05
BRArTLEBoRo, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1911

Friends of White Mountain conservation
are alarmed by a recent decision OF the
comptroller of the treasury that the ST.
100000 appropriated for the purchase OF
Appalachian forest reserves in 1911 must
20 back into the treasury unless the money
is spent or contracts are made for its ex'
penditure before June 80, 1911, the close
of the present fiscal year. The Weeks bill
originally appropriated $4,000, 900 for the
purchase of forest reserves. A million OF
this vast sum was lost through the post
ponement of the vote until February 10
last, as the friends of the measure did not
dare to change the date of operation fixed
in the bill for fear of throwing the bill In
to conference and thus perhaps to sink the
legislation. The commissioners have been
in service only few weeks and should two
millions dollars more be Topped off by
legal limitations, only ten million dollars
would remain for forest protection in the
northern and southern Appalachian Noun
tain regions But it is believed that the
commissioners will make rapid progress
with their work and within the next two
months will have made at least tentative
contracts for large tracks of forest area in
the White Mountain region. The project
has fully as much to fear from the reported
attitude of the geological survey, which is
made referee board by the law, predieat-
ing a narrow view of what constitutes
"navigability' in river. The legislation
primarily was intended to apply to four
White Mountain watersheds, those of the
Connecticut, Merrimac, Androscoggin and
Saco rivers. The geological survey is under
stood to eoncede without question that the
Connecticut is a navigable stream within
the intent of the law, but it is learned that
informally officials of the survey are in
clined to doubt the status of the three
others. The supreme court of New Hamp-
shire has decided that a stream is NAV
igable" if logs for market are fioated down
it, but the supreme court of the United
States has not passed upon this important
question.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-05-05

Let us Vermonters take the pains to
clear away one or two ideas that have
somehow become associated with the New
HavenGrand Trunk railroad war over
property rights at Brattleboro and that
have nothing whatever to do with the
issue and should not be allowed to in
fiuence its decision. For instance, it does
not matter whether the state loses an an
nual sum in taxes if the New Haven builds
a certain strip of road in New Hampshire
or gains that certain sum if the road is
built on our side of the river. Exact and
equal Justice should be done between these
two railroad lines no matter whether Yer
mont gets cent out of it or not. Vermont
can afford to lose every cent of possible
tax receipts, but she cannot afford to do
either of these parties intentional injustice
for the sake Of making dollar on her own
account. Let us talk no more about the
gain to the state in taxes aspect of the
controversies. Adams Messenger
Isn't the tax aspect of the Brattleboro
situation worth considering when the state
can add materially to its tax receipts with
out doing injustice to either of the rail-
roads concerned? And when the state
finds itself in the position of having done
an injustice to one railroad and to one of
its important towns, at the same time hav-
ing prevented considerable amount of
taxable property from coming into the
state, isn't this feature of the controversy
worthy of discussion? The Messenger is
right in saying that exact and equal JUS
tice should prevail between the New Haven
and Grand Trunk roads no matter whether
Vermont gets cent out of it or not, but
is it of no Importance to know that jus
tice and pecuniary benefit can go hand in
hand2
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-05-05

An Indictment charging murder IN the
first degree was returned by the Essex
county grand jury Friday against Arthur
Bean, an 1Syear,old youth, for the shoot.
ing of his mother and sister, Mrs George
Bean and Miss Nina Bean at their home
in Maidstone on March 8 last. Young
Bean was arrested soon after the bodies
of his mother and sister bearing bullet
wounds were discovered in their little home
and since that time has been in jail at
Guildhall. His trial will be held at the
present term Immediately following the
trial OF Mrs. j. Marshall Dodge of Lunen.
burg, who is charged with numbering VIII.
liam Heath, a painter.
The worst fire in Maine since Portland
was devastated in 1866 visited the city of
Bangor Sunday night, destroying large
portion OF the business district, six churches
and about 100 residences causing prop.
erty loss estimated at about $1,000, 600.
The fire started at about y. m. in a
heavy gale and when it was under con.
troll seven hours later had travelled nearly
a mile Most Of the buildings we're OF
wood and burned like finder. Had it not
been Tor a light rainfall that began shortly
before midnight much more property would
have gone. Two lives were lost.
The new senate committee appointments
give Senator Dillingham; the Craftsmanship
Of the committee Of privileges and cleo.
lions. He is also third on judiciary, second
On Immigration, second on District of Co.
umbia, and third on conserya lion OF ma
tional resources, Senator Page has the
craftsmanship Of the committee on Cuban
is fifth on agriculture, seventh |
IN naval affairs, ninth on Indian affairs.
ourth on education and labor. fourth on
and sixth on Interocea mic canals.
G. Edward Hurlbut, farmer living
NH. and half east Of Richford. committed |
,ulclde Saturday afternoon BY shooting /
;;ylng. down on his bed he placed the mu2 |
lie OF shotgun in his mouth, pulled |
trlng attached to the trigger, and blew off
he top of his head. just previous to the
.ct ne called to a neighbor, Maurice I, |
smith, to come over When Smith arrived
lie found Hurlbut dead upon his bed
The body Of Mrs. Alison B. Judd of st
albans was found Friday in a reservoir at
'alrtaX from which the city gets its water
upply. She had been missing but few
ours and is believed to have committed
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-05-05

Senator Dillingham; remains firm against
the proposition for direct election of sena-
tors. He voted with the minority of the
Judiciary committee against the joint reso-
luton which was reported favorably in the
senate Monday, thus helping to give Yer
mont the name of being stand-pat state
as he did by his vote on the Lorimer mat
ter. Has Senator Dillingham; been in Wash
ington so long that he is completely out
Of touch with sentiment at home?
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-05-05
Central Sneaks

Call me not with scornful numbers.
: Lake ,'Two-seven-O -ring threei,s
snapped out in disdainful AGENTS
Pray be courteous to mel
Would YOU like to sit here, with
Telephone strapped on your head,
All Day long, to answer summons9
wouldn't you wish that YOU were dead
When | say the line is busy,
NJ honestly, sometimes it is.
why do you get so indignant
When you hear the BUYERS whiz?
And wrong numbers naturally
Sometimes | am at a loss,
But, in fact, / give them mostly
To subscribers who are cross
Be polite; 1t will not hurt YOU
Even though I'm in box
| am human although hidden ..
And I'm sensitive to knocks
BE. polite. Do unto others
As you'd have them to do Won.
It's good rule to observe-and
You'll get better service. too
-Somervie Journal
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-05-05
Legislative Luminaries. -

me sketches of different members of the
,ate legislature which appeared under this
the session, have been published in honis
form, There are is of them. each illns.
trated with a portrait, and thew make q
volume of, interesting and amusing com.
ments, well printed in large tvpe. and at.
tractlyely bound in green cloth. Slammed
IN gold leaf, Single copies will he sent
postpaid to any address upon recent If
70 cents lcoin or stamps) BY the publisb.
ers, The Vermont Printing ompany Brat.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-05-05

Pontiac Clothilde DeKol I'd, Holstein.
Friesian COW owned by the Stevens Bros.
company, Liverpool, N. Y, has broken
all records for butterfat production for
periods of seven and 30 days. This won
derful COW, tested under the supervision
of Cornell university, produced in seven
consecutive days 646.1 pounds milk con-
tanning 29.766 pounds of fat, and in 30
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-05-05

An English doctor says that the
mghteap which old men used to wear
protected them against colds and influ.
enza. There might be a reduction in the
number Of eases of colds if the practice
we're revived, it is thought. Men cover
.helI heads when they go into the open
alr ny DAY, but at night expose them,
serves TO the chill air of bedroom.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-05-05
. R { c K | ES
New Drug That Quickly Removes These
HOmely Spots

There s nc. longer the slightest need
OF feeling ashamed of your free kles q q
q new drug, othine-double strensth
has been discovered that is a posif;ve
cure for these homely spots, ''i g
Simply get one ounce of othine-do,-
BILE strength, from Wilfred r. Root and
apply. a little of it at night and in the
morning you will see that even The
worst have begun to disappear, wh t
the light freckles have vanished ent iree
". 1t is seldom that more than ana an
ounce is needed to completely clear the
plexion. 'oin-
Be sure to ask for the double STRENGTH
othine, as this is sold under ouaranfon
Of money back if it fails to rem owe The
freckles. 'ne
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-05-05

Oil company, which post he filled until
1900 when his health failed.
1t is not surprising to those who knew
Mr.. Flagg, that he should have combined
a splendid legal and executive capacity
with one usually attributed to men Of less
er activity-viz. that of versification. In
this connection the Herald ventures to re-
print two stanzas from Mr.. Flagg's Twi-
light
" IT'S Natures chosen hour for rest,
When all is calm within her breast
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-05-05

Local telephone subscribers have
probably noticed that the word - doub
lie has been dropped from the yoeab
ulary of the exchange operators. Ac
cording, to the new system ITO is pro.
nounced one one oh instead of double
one oh. Another noticeable change is
the pronunciation of numbers ending
in even hundreds, as for example mum,
Der 5000 will hereafter be pronounced
i've, six hundred and not fiftv.six hun.
bred, The telephone company has given
great deal of study to the matter Of
pronunciation with view of elminat.
ing all confusion in calling, and among
other things has decided to substitute
the letter CIV" as a station designa.
ton for the letter "Ln which is now
used. The company has experimental
extensively with the letters esLO.
" T., "R" and 81" and finds there
is conflict between the letters fIL,,
and ..MS and CO.. and err. Tt is
probable, therefore, that stations Of
the local exchange at presented desir.
mated by the letter "L', will be given
the letter CIV" as soon as the chance
can be put into effect convenientiv,
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-05-05

Advertising costs money, but If it
WASH t for the advertising you wouldn't
have the money.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-05-05

While the heavy shower Of Monday
evening wrought a wonderful change
in the appearance of shade trees and
lawns throughout the village and help
ed nightly to stimulate a backward
spring, the amount of moisture was
by no means sufficient TO relieve the
drought that prevails at present IN this
section. In the woods conditions are
such as to make the likelihood of fires
extremely strong, and unless heavy
rains come soon there is bound to be
more or less damage from this source.
People who frequent the woods at this
season of the year should be extremely
careful about setting fires. With the
as dry as it is today
match dropped carelessly is likely to
be the cause of untold property loss.
Thus far the slopes of WaDtastiQuet
have escaped the ravages of fire and
it is greatly to be hoped that their
summer beauty may not be Inarred.
Rain is needed badly for the sake of
this year Is crops, as the ground as pres.
emit is so dry that termination is prae
tieallY impossible.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-05-05
When Day still leaves friendly light
To guide the footsteps of the Night.

For Natures Curfew has been rung,
And song-birds have their vespers sung:
No sound the freshening breeze now brings
Save hurrying midnights' rustling wings
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-05-05

Although no special appropriation
was made for ornamental lamp posts
at Tuesday s village meeting The Med
der sincerely hopes that the bailiffs
will not give up the idea of improving
the illumination of the business section
of Brattleboro without investigating
the proposition further. II is true no
doubt that the first cost Of enough
posts to light Main and Elliot streets
as they ought to be lighted would be
considerable and that the annual cost
for electricity would be more than il
is at present for lights on these thor
oughfares, but the effect of an AIDE.
quate Illuminating installation. would
be so far superior to what the town
now has that The Meddler believes the
increased outlay would be Unsuitable.
The matter of getting all wires under
ground is also important. At present
practically all the wires on Main
street from Elliot street north are own.
ed by the Twin State company, and in
case il was decided to install Ornamen.
tai lamp posts it ought to be possible
to induce this concern to put all of its
wires in the conduits that would be
laid. Without intending to doubt the
accuracy OF the figures regarding the
cost of installing ornamental posts
that were read at Tuesdays meeting
The Meddler believes that 1t would paw
the bailltfs to ask some manufacturing
concern to submit more comprehen.
slVe estimate. There are MANY con
Germs that would he only too willing to
send an expert Illuminating engineer
to Brattleboro for the purpose of doing
this work, and if he were given an idea
of what the village felt it could afford
to spend it would be an easy matter for
nm to make lucid explanation of
lust what could be accomplished.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-05-05
The Meddler
III The eoai iiis yOa. PVT ~ on

The Meddler is so often the Object t ol
oriticism-in return for the, criticism no
frequently makes that il pleases nm 70
s,et nm occasional note OF cominehuS.a.,tloh
~ bis efforts 10 improve Local cohui.ions
i, noipting out faults as he secs Wem'
This letter for example ~ -. .ooo,,
III seems 10 me in line with the recent
Better Brattleboro campaign 70 urlhg UP
tbe subject OF the smoke nuisance once
AMIN and see il something cannot be done
10 stop this annoying and dangerou5 piai
tice al bonfires. We breathed breath
~ relief last fall when your article on TINS
subject OF prohibiting the burning OF leaves
and debris proved so effective but people
have gone al il this spring with redoubied
energy. Sitting out on our PIAZZA IN the
evening we can count fires by the hundred
all over town, and people with colds ana
,ycnk tbroats have suffered exceedingly, 10
sav nothing of the dangerous side OF the
matter. This morning what might have
proved a serious fire for Brattleboro was
from spreading over Highland
park and vicinity only by quick measures
all the result OF an innocent bonfire. Can.
not something be done to stop all this and
leave Brattleboros pure air III to breathe
and Brattleboro itself a iii place to live
in spring and fall two of the most beauti.
fail seasons of the year, Please do your
utmost about this, and you will have the
support OF all right.minded and right
thinking people who are anxious for the
bettemcnt OF Brattleboro"
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-05-05

Entered as second class matter, January a,
under the act of Congress OF March .. 1879.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-05-05

Be sure to stand erect when wearing
the fashionable narrow skirt, for there
is a curious tendency to an awkward
STOPPING appearance. about, the slender,
carriage be genuinely youthful and springy
and upright.
A black scarf trimmed with bands of
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-05-05

As tapestry brocades do not drape well
coats of this fabric are cut on very straigh
lines.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-05-05

Many small hats are seen among the
smastly -dressed groups in the metropolis.
The black velvet facing on the hat is still
very mucb tho yooue
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-05-05

Now that the time of year is approach
ing when the amount of laundry is appall
ingly large, it is worth remembering that
little frocks are very much more easily
lroned if buttoned or hooked all the way
from neck to hem
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-06-30
STORIES Of WALL STREET
ole CALL
Of the STREET
By LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE
Copyright, by Street d Smith.

8 the taxicab whirled round
the corner, and the rumble
of the wheels upon the cob
bles was replaced by the
LIQUID swish of the tires
upon Fifth Avenues as
phalt, Steele turned sud-
denly, looking at his wife.
He had an impression
that she had spoken and
that he, momentarily lost
in the intricacies of the In
+erstate Tunnel deal, had
Evening journal., 1911-03-14
THE MEXICAN MATTER.

OMEHOW or other the mobilization of our
~ troops on the Mexican border has not arous-
ed great deal of war spirit. The only ex-
pressons of any civic bodies about the matter that
we have noticed have been condemnatory resolu-
tions adopted by various branches of Socialists
The war excitement is not stirring the country.
Even the injection of the Japanese scare into the
matter has not alarmed the people. They refuse to
see the Japanese hordes invading the United States
and occupying the capital at Washington
The most strenuous efforts of the yellow and
taking correspondents cannot give much impetus
10 the Japanese scare And yet the Japanese scare
has been revived so persistenty and with such de-
termination that some people are wondering
whether there are not some evil or greedy infu-
ences trying for their own profit to involve this
country in a war with Japan.
Perhaps if Colonel Roosevelt had been Presi-
dent and the movement of troops had been d.
rected by him there would have been more
thrills But Taft playing golf while the Ameri-
can army is being massed along the Mexican from
tier is not a thrilling figure The thrills" may
come later There may be war with Mexico,
but II is not likely and a war with Mexico would
not inspire any more enthusiasm than the sight of
the big Polish wrestler, for example throwing a
ten year old street gamin-
Mr. Taft has veiled the reason for the move
ment of troops in mystery. II will all come
out at the extra session of Congress- So far il
seems that the big interests which wish TO see the
Diaz dictatorship preserved are responsible for
the onslaught of troops. But to the everyday
man who knows anything about the subject the ad-
ministration Of Daz is neither pleasing nor in
spring He appears as tyrant Of more or less
cruelty The spectacle of Taft's upholdng the
hands of this tyrant will not crafty the average
American citizen however pleasing il NAV be 70
big business Some old-fashioned notions of Iib
erty and political freedom still exist among orr
people.
Evening journal., 1911-03-14

good opinion and confidence of the
people among whom he has lived.
| most heartily recommend him as
In all respects a good, trustworthy
and competent man for any business
he would undertake.
Very truly.
Charles b. Lore.
In all the time / have lived in Chi
cago l have never failed to revere and
love my old-time friend When he at
tended as a delegate, the General
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church held in Chicago a few years
back. I was among the first of the
Delawareans to greet him and give a
Delaware welcome to our city. I
could always approach him for a
hand-shake, whether upon the bench.
in his office. or any public place. His
friendship never changed.
Thanking you for your valuable
space. / am Very truly yours.
J. e. Griffenberg.
Chicago, ILL.,, March IL, 1911.
Evening journal., 1911-03-14
THE BUSY wHIsPERERs.

WE HOPE Mr.. Crosby has not been paying too
much attention to the whispering Whining
tonians who think he has been talking too much
The Journal doesn't want to see so entertaining
a talker as Mr.. Crosby muzzled. But it may be
accepted as a fact that those Wilmingtonians who
believe in the policy of silence and the concocting
OF schemes behind closed doors, do not like the
talking of Mr.. Crosby
Really there is no reason why they should OBJ
Ject to It because Mr.. Crosby is able more than
TO hold his own with any of us but frankness
is against the ruling tradition of Wilmington in
dealing with such matters as Mr.. Crosby is inter
ested in.
The whisperers no doubt believe that the onIv
publicity to which the people are entitled is the
publicity which comes with the presentation Of
swollen electric light bills
Mr.. Crosby announced that he opposed bill
for Wilmington but would not object TO one For
the entire State 1t we we're guessing, we might
say that some OF the whsperers told him thar he
could safely advocate bill for the State because
the railroad influences would soon put an end n
such bill
Evening journal., 1911-03-14
warming TO RnIIroad Mem

Look out for severe and even dan
gerous kidney ana bladder trouble re-
.sulting from years of railroading.
Geo. h. Bell, 639 Third St., Fort
Wayne, Ind, was mauy years a con
ductor on the Nickel Plate. He says:
Twenty years of railroading left my
kidneys in terrible condition. There
was a continual pain across my back
and hips and my kidneys gave me
much distress, and the action of my
bladder was frequent and most pain
full. got a supply of Foley Kidney
Pills and the first bottle made a won
derful improvement and four bottles
cured me completely. Since being
cured have recommended Foley
Kidney Pills to many of my railroad
friends"
n. B. Danforth, Second and Market
streets. Wilmington. Del"
Evening journal., 1911-03-14
OUR NEIGHBORs PLEASED.

UST as we said one big public improvement
j stirs others. 1t is gratifying to note that our
neighbors in other States are deeply interested in
the proposed dupont good highway From the
start the dupont offer has attracted much attention
in Maryland. Already there is talk about contnu-
ing the DUPONT road from the Delaware line down
through Maryland, and it is possible that it may
be continued through the Virginia peninsula
What fine thing that would be.
In the adjoining Pennsylvania counties there
is also much interest Mr.. ]. H. Weeks, president
of the Delaware County Automobile Association
is very enthusiastic in considering what the Della
road means for the adjoining counties of
Pennsylvania. The DUPONT offer will stimulate
Pennsyvanians to work for the Sproul good road
measure, and we hope will inspire them TO make
determined effort to have the toll gates abolished.
Mr. Weeks says that the road will be continued
through to Philadelphia Maryland before
long will probably have fine thoroughfare be-
tween Baltimore and the Delaware line.
Altogether the DUPONT offer through its direct
and indirect influence is fraught with possibilities
for progress and Improvement that even the most
enthusiastic advocates of good roads have not
realized