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A New York correspondent Of the
Boston Post gives the following graphic
sketch of the manner in which "great
trading houses rise and fall
"Let me illustrate the evil against which
journalism should ut once commence q cru
sade, by specimen or two, showing " the
way the thing is done" in New York. A
firm OF jobbers, composed Of three partners,
commenced business few months ago In
one of the ''marble front palaces" on Broad.
way. They had for capital $4,000 each,
making $4,000. A brother Of one Of the
partners lent the concern his name for as
much more, making the entire nominal cap
ital SEC. 900. This basis gave them unlim.
tied credit with the banks, the manufactur.
ers and the importers. or course there was
no difficulty In stocking their spacious store
with goods TO the amount Of half q million
to BE- scattered on long credits oil over
the country. But how long would u take
the expense to eat up the capital OF this fast
and Aourishing concern? The rent of the
store was SIS 200 q year. The three part
ners could not live in style for less than
SIC, 900 year cach-an amount equal 10
the sum they put in. What Is tho result 7
The banks contract /; and The house collaps.
cs. The party who 'lent his name for $30,.
600 Is preferred creditor. The balance Of
the assets are o pocket book full Of protest
cd notes. Hdid tour.
2 Let US take another case to show how
country merchants do the jobben. Tom
Rapid came to town year ago from q
growing city in tho west with bank Ger.
tidcate Of deposit in his pocket for $1,000 ;
and letters Of introduction commending him
generally |. wide awake, enterprising, 80
ahead, good fsllow. Hs buys Of twenty
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BEARS. The Calai. Advertiser says forty
one bears have been killed this fall in few
Of the towns and plantations OF that vicinity.
One killed by Mr.. Nelson Sweet was Judged
to weigh GOOlbs. Mr. Baker Of Weston has
killed seventeen Of tho ,armints. A short
time since these bold depredators killed and
ate u fine yeariing belonging to John Dudley
OF Waite. On Thursday week Mr. wm.
Caldwell Of Princeton, hearing q noise among
his cattle found his best COW attacked by q
monstrons bear. In attempting to drive the
animal away It struck Mt him, stripping his
coat entirely Of. Not having an axe orany
thing to defend himself with, he was obliged
To run when the bear commenced again
upon the COW and killed her.
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The Origin Of Thanksgiving Day.

"Whcn New England was first planted
the settlers met with many difficulties ant
hardships, rs is necessarily the case whcr
civilized people attempt to establish
themselves in wilderness country. Be
ing piously disposed, they sought rcliet
from heaven, by laying their wants and
distresscs before the Lord in frequent sc,
days of fasting and prayer. Constant
meditation, and discourscs on the subject
of their difficulties, kcpttheirmindsglo
and discontented, and, like the children
Of Israel, there were many disposed TO re-
turn to the land which persecution had de-
termined them to abandon.
At length, when it was proposed in
the assembly to proclaim another fast, a
farmer, of plain sense, rose and remarked
that the inconvenicnces they had suffered,
and concerning which they had SO often
wearied heaven with their complaints,
were not so great rs might have been ex'
pectcd, and were diminishing every day
as the colony strengthened; that the
earth began to reward their labors, and
to furnish libcally for their sustcnancc
that the seas and rivers were full Of fish,
the air sweet, the climate wholesome
above all, they were in the full enjoyment
OF liberty, civil and religious. He, there
foae, thought that rejecting and convcs,
ing on these subjects would be more
comfortable, as tending to make them
more contented with their situation; and
that It would be more becoming gratitude
they owed to the Divine Being, ii, instead
Of fast, they should proclaim n thanks
giving. His advice was taken; and from
that day to this, they have in every year
observed circumstances of public happi
rcss sufficient to furnish employment FOL
thanksgiving day"
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different houses 5000 worth Of goods, and
steeks his new store with Sl00, 900 Of mer-
chandise bought 'on time lie GOES homo
buoyant with success, elated with his pos
sessions. and begins TO 'expand' immediate
ly. He builds a new house buys . fast
horse; marries fast wowam takes stock
IN q superauous railroad; invests money in
fashionable church; becomes director in
an accommodating bank pays bis first note
In New York: quadruples bis purchases |;
stuas all the country stores around him with
eoods---dnd bwas! These are instances Of
actual occurrence; and with them I leave
your rational readers to reflect upon the ru.
nous iniquities Of the credit system"
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AsEcDorE OF Gov. MARCY. The fol.
lowing anecdote OF Gov. Marcy is related
by John n. Wilder, of New York, who
saw him at Ballston Spa, n short time be.
fore his death. Mr.. Wilder says:
lie spoke cf the numerous and varied
public positions held by him, his sudden
transition from one TO another, and his
unprcparcdness for each at the time OF
assuming it. Going from the controller
ship to the bench OF the supreme court
he regarded as one OF the changes for
which he was least prepared. He told
me that, soon after his appointment, an
important case came before him for de-
cision. a note had been protested in
France for large amount by some gov
ernmcnt official, whose power to protest
was disputed. The papers were given to
hlm. At first sight, he thought it a clear
case, and wrote an opinion. Then he
doubted, and wrote an opinion on the
other side, which entirely annihilated the
first. With his usual iondness for joke,
he handed his first opinion to the other
judges. They examined it and pronounc-
ed to be good law. He then asked them
to look ut his opinion on the other side.
They did so, and had to admit that il
was impregnable.
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The Two SYSTEMS OF LABOR. The
Washington correspondent OF the New
York Tribune writes:
III have now under my eye two nota-
bic examples of the Virginian system and
of northern emigration. Last week, Mr..
Gusts, grandson of the wife Of Gen.
Washington, died. He had resided for
half a century Mt Arlington, an estate op-
positc Washington City, on the rivers
bank, Of one thousand acres. Arlington,
supported fifty or sixty slaves but Mr..
Gusts derived his support from an estate
on Pomorekey river, aud another one in
the Bay, both of great extent. Here
were many thousand acres devoted to the
subsistence Of one white family. Mr..
Gusts was an extreme but not uncom-
mon representative Of the old ancestral
Virginia STAKEHOLDER. Whether he had
anything to do with the breeding OF
slaves do not know; he certainly dis
couraged the breeding Of men.
The other case is this; Four years ago
there was, within few yards Of my
door, an estate Of 400 acres, belonging to
Washington family. 1t was equally
divided by public road. One-halt Of il
was sold TO company Of Northern farm
ers, to be apportioncd among themselves
in lots Of IL acres. This part was wholly
exhausted. had seen the last crop up
on it, few years before, left ungalhered
in the field, not being worth the trouble.
There was not a hut nor shed upon it.
II now contains four Of the handsomcst
country houses in the District and two
Others Of less pretension, with comfortable
out-buildings. Every acre has been made
highlyproductivc, and the families which
the tract support furnish pupils and 9
teacher for a school. On the other half
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dilapidatcd house and single tenant fam.
lily tell the tale the tale ofneglect and ab.
scntecism."

TREATMENT or TIE HAIR. We may
venture on a delicate subject, perhaps
says the Country Gentleman, bnt the fol.
lowing brief extract from an old London
magazine, expresses our views too near.
" to pass uncopied: '
II the ladies will trust to our science
on the subject Of hair, in the first place
We can assure them, most confidently,
that so far is it from being true that oils
and pomatums increase the lustre Of the
hair, their effect is to diminish that pol.
ish which II naturally possesses; while,
whatever gloss they may give to hair
which i. dull, is false, and, like all other
falsities, disgusting. Absolute cleanliness,
by means Vi water alone, to commence,
followed by brushing in the direction OF
the hair itself, in n dry state, is the true
method OF giving to the hair all the polish
ofwhich il is susceptible; and it is the
effect Of oils ofall kinds to disturb or in
jure this; to say nothing of the disgust
and necessary dirtincss OF greasy hair
1t is the effect of oils to prevent il from
curling; and this object is most etfectual-
ly obtained, il without artificial means by
curling it when wet, and suffering it to dry
in that state. And as it happens that nj.
most all hair has tendency to curl in
one direction, rather than another, it is
useful TO study that tendency, so as to
conform to it in the artificial lexure given.
As to artificial applications, the whole OF
the so called curling fluids are mere i'm
positions; while one, which is really ef-
icctual, and at the same inotfensive, is u
weak solution OF isinglass, by which a
very firm and permanent form can be
given TO the hair.
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WATERING PESPIRING HoRsrs. \ SUBJ
scribcr in Warren, r. l.. inquiries our opin-
ION in regard to giving water to horses
when they arc swcaty." II horses arc to
bc driven or worked at once after drinking,
i, sill do no harm To give them water to u
moderate extent when hot or sweating; bu,
il they are to and still for half hour,
more or less, especially II exposed To cold
air during this time. they should not be al.
lowed to drink over two quarts Of water till
they get cold. which will not be IN less than
from ore to two hours, ordinarily.
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purtrg..
hips at Sea.

have ship, tha, went Ia sea
Nor. than illy years ago;
N"ae have yet cJ,'If io me,
Bui keep Sai,ing to and iro.
have seen thcm In uy sleep,
Punging through the s1Orcie>s deep,
Win tlier'd sails and battered hulls,
While around him screamed the gulls,
Fiying low, u ins low.
Ihave wondered why they staiI
Foon an, stiliny round the world
Aud I've said, TN hili afraid
That ih ir SaiIs will nee be iuh'd"
Great the treasures that they bold,
Sh,>, aud pa nr., an bars Ot gOld,
While the species Wh,ch they beJ-
FIIl wuh .Gigrdace all the cir,
A. they sail, - they sall
Every sailor in the part
Knows that have ships az sea-
Oflhc waves and wind the sport,
Ald the sailors piiy me.
on they come aud with va walk,
Chrtring me with hopeful talk
TIL put my fears ASIDE,
And cUltcnied watch the tide
RIse and tall, rise aud tall.
have waited on the p,erS,
Gazing for them down the bay,
Days aud nights, iur many years,
TIL 1 turned hcau-sick away,
But Ihe pilots when they land,
Stop nj take the by the hand,
Saving, "YOu Will live To see
Your proud vessels come from sea,
Que aud all, one aud all
So ! never quite despair,
Nor let hope Os courage fail
dnd some day, when skies are fair,
Up the hey my ships will sail.
can buy then oil need,
Prints 20 look st, books To read,
Horses, W ine., aud works Of art,
Everything except heart,
ThaI is lost, that u lost.
Once, when was pure aud young,
Poorer, IoO, than am nav
Ere cloud wds O'rr me lung,
Or wrinkle creased my brow.
There Was cue whose heart was mine,
Bat she's something now divine,
Aud though cO'ne my ships from sea,
They Eau bring no heart to me,
EyrrnOle, eyermOrc.
(Ha,psr', IYseiiy)
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HEALNo OINTMENT roR wouSps, &c.
Take quarter Of an ounce Of white wax,
and half an ounce Of spermaeeti, and put
them In small basin by the side OF the tire,
till the wax and spcrmaoeti are desolved.-
When cold, the ointment IL ready for use
This Is IN article which Il il much better to
make than to purchase. When you mako
Il youreli, you know tha. 1t has no irritat-
ing or inferior material in IL.
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To TonAcco cnEwrw AND SMOKERS. DR..
Alcott says:
81 have known many poor family that
consumed, in smoking and chewing, ut least
25 cents a week. This, in 40 years would
amount 70 $50 : or, if placed ut compound
interest, from year TO year, TO more than
S2, 2,l00."
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PGAS. A country Republican paper,
in chronicling the Free Soil victory in Kan
sas, and the election Of Parrott over Ran
som. quotes, the following lines from an
old Methodist hymn
'rhe year ofjubilec has come;
Return you RaRsoss'd sinners home.
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-'Many younglady, who objects to
being kissed under the mistletoc, has no
objection to be kissed under the rosc.'
A careless compositor made an error in
the above, rendering Il, @has no objection
TO be kissed under the nose"
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L. To ascertain the weight of a horse,
mt your toe under the animals hoof.
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MARCUS WATSON. Pri.,sr.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-09-26

PROFESSOR sILndAN says ''It forms no cIiRksrs that
cannot be easily crushed in the naked hand 1t kindes
easily; few bes of wood suffice 10 effect lis ignition
and it burns freely, with clear and perfectly clean
blaze Covering itsefin the ashes of it combustion
this Coal retains fire like hickory wood and if thus LEFT
undisturbed, it will gradually entirely In an
open CRATE 1t kindles without the ad of blower, and
notwithstanding IT'S easy ignition, II burns for long
tine, and unlike the harder anthracite, does not 90
out when the quantity of Coal in combustion is reduced
below certain bulk and intensity.
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r . NJ = U NJ 7
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that Of any other work ever offered to the public
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The publishers may " found
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moh2b deodh
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wOrcestOr, Jyne Is, 1ss7. n - H. dan
RLACK IA W n 60 I

Worcester, June 10 1897. dom
u L "A G H w N COLT
| THE NORTH STAR.
This celebrated Horse, the hest bred Trong Stallion
In the county win stand, this season, to improve the
breed Of horses, at e t-
| Witt " PFmtI's American Livery Sta bIeu
| Foster Street. Worcester, Mass
Terms or the use O. this le for the season, $780,
payable hep l. 1851 Good keeping wills be provided fof
Mares from distance. and all accidents theits and Is
capes will be at the risk of the ownsr. gai
| PEDIGREE.-North Star sired by the Renowned
| VERMONT BLACK HAWK, whose recent death vas so
universally commented upon by the Press throughout the
country The character and performances Of this once
famous stock horse to well known tn rende a de
scripton necessary. They now matter u History
in the sporting calender, ard perfectly familiar - Al
lovers Of Cue stock The dam Of North Star (cherubl
was raised BY j. Riarson Of N. j. and sired by old
Abdallah, the sire Of Medoe Fourth Of July Ajax Hec.
tor Toby, Centervie and other celebrated horses An
DALAI was sred BY Old Mambrino who sired by I'm
North Star s Of black colorw be seven years old in
June 1857 weighs 1000 pounds and was raised BY Joel
Holeomb, Ticnnderoga, N \. In shape. bottom, iutel
gence, speed and stock this young Stallion stands unr
vailed North Star is Of the true Black Hawk breed
and the points and properties Of that class Of horses
most etrkiugy stamped upon his stock growing up
IN this city and vicinity It will give the proprietor
great pleasure to refer those gentlemen who desrous
o. putting their mares this season. 70 persons whc have
colts the get Of North Star their possession. Tue stock
OF Stallion is the most conclusive evidence that be
produced as to its merts and the subscriber ceiling
hdent 10 this respect Invites the attention Of All Interested
In the growth good horses for the road track 10 ais
horse. North Star has trotted bis mile In mn. IS seo
without training, the Union Track, L. l. BE sllmit
| ed this season, to any mares. .1e qsue .a a9hE
| CHARLES B. PRATT.
Worcester, May !, 1851 s9A mynd6wtf
| DOTTED ESSENCES. --oastof Oh. R6a-
- barb &sp Sc'' iOr s9Is ~ sns Dozen Of Erqas
au2T dH Cor Maih 3 Pleasant sts., worcester
WHITE IRON sion c ~ 1Rr--'-C1 3,
w wards mauuacture, every piece Of which Il vas,
tainted not 70 CRACK In The gazng Q M and look atit
H t t. FIRTH 4 NICHOLS. -
Success & brown Fr,h
WRAPPING r XPEE-dIi sizss.. i5T -1i-''6 ~
~ aplO 9nadh sH BROOKS aERARNs
s % a3 sgsi ~ srsss--gl tls huH
.sfsass aeev gassaiAa o. ESQ Hsaer
.a1 gsH -
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This coal is fTee.burning, semi anthracite, adapted
peculiarly for family purposeshavtng such properties as
will at once upon trial satisfy the exactng Inva-
lids who have used that is the offensive OF
any coal now in USE particularly those affected with
Lung Disease -
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THE WORCESTER SPY.

Printed and Published by JOIN MILTON EARLE, &
TOMAS DREW at No. 212 Main Street, Worcester, Mass.
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TzoMAs DREW at No. 212 Main Street, Worcester Mass.
TERMS OF PUBLICATION.
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Is similar to "Lykens Valley" or ssFsanklinn Coal, and
can be sold at less price.
cargo Just received and for sale at
GREEN STREET COAL YARD
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NEW ARRANGEME NTS.- subscrib-
IN take this method TO inform the citizens of Wor
eester vicinity that they have taken the Store No 143
Main street, in connection with the large and and
modi Furniture Rooms formerly occupied by Messrs
sprague Phelps, where they will carry the general
Auction aud Com M issIOn Business,
10 all its branches, and having the services Of A.
Auctioneer, they will gil their particular attention to
Sales of Real Estate Bank and Railroad Stock Furniture
at Private Residences and at Sales Room also all
kinds of Personal Property.
Evening Auctions the sale Of Dry and Fancy Goods
Readymade Clothing, Boots and Shoes Clocks Watches
Jewery Silver and Plated Ware, Table and Pocket Cut
lery Letter Paper Envelopes, Trunks Yalises, Carpet
Bags, Umbrellas, &C.. &c.
They will keep constantly hand full assortment Of
New and Second hand Furniture Crockery Glass, Brit
ANNA, Tin and Wooden Wares, New and Second-ha
Cooking and Parlor Stoves and general variety Of House
Furnishing Goods.
Boarding Hous keepers and persons about commeno
Ing Housekeeping will find goods at prices that cannot
fail to suit the most economical purchaser.
Persons giving up Housekeeping, and wishing to sell
their Furniture for cash and have it removed without
her trouble will find it to their advantage cali
Sales of Rurnitu, at AuGton, when advertised.
PUTNAM & CLARK
mch9 143 Main street
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WORCESTER, MASS.
d&wly
CHAvING AND HAIR CUTTING
s A l. . o N.

The subscriber would hereby give notice that ne has
reAtted and refurnshed his Saloon In thorough m amer,
also he hs engaged the services OF experienced assist
ants that he can now attend to all his customers with
Shaving shampooiug and Hair Cutting can be done at
bis establishment In that can't be beat and
would invite all who have been obliged to 70 elsewhere
account Of his being short OF help TO give him call
aga and have the Tonsoral business done up in ahaps
WIN. JENKINS.
jy3l et No. Mechanic street.
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GSECONO HAND FURNITURE - Fam
- lies breaking up housekeeping and Wishing TO sci
their Furniture for cash, and have Il removed without
trouble TO themselves dnd customer, By calling A.
PUTNAM d CLARK's, lA3 Main st.s nh my2o