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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-09

covers on the hillsides. or the low places
between the hills. He loves the stubble
field and the pastures where a few
berries still linger. Just now he may
be found pretty close to the harm
houses or in the COW pasture beside the
road. Later he will seek the more dense
and sheltered covers.
If you happen to run upon a flock,
well punched, in the road or under
pine, don't shoot them on the ground
and kill half a dozen. Flush the birds
and make a double" or even
single" 1t will give far more satisfac-
ton and there will be more birds the
next time you, or some one else, comes
out
No one needs to be told how delicious
IA plump quail is, cooked in any way
No one needs to be told how to cook
them. Quail on toast" always whets
the appetite of the epicure and the re-
mark, "a hot bird and a cold bottle"
refers to this particular bird. For some
weeks to come the hunters will desert
the partridge covers, which are so
scantily populated, end turn their at
tention to the quail.
Don't shoot quail for the market!
There are not enough of them. When
you've got a good bag turn your steps
homeward or else look for partridge
and .woodcock A few birds ought to be
left for next season and every sports
man ought to have a little fun with
them.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-09

painting on wood E:hen il can be done.
Sometimes the wood is only warped and
will Yield readily to the Strengthening
process. Laterais of wood are glued
to the back of the picture, running the
way of the grain These are crossed
by others fitting into them, allowance
being made for shrinkage.
1t is a comparatively easy task to
patch and repair punctured canvas. A
new piece is deftly fitted in and painted
to match When completed only the
Bracket canvases often cause trouble
to the repairer, but the work Of restor-
ing them is not difficult. The cracks
are filled and then painted to CORE
spond with the painting.
Retouching, or restoring faded can
vas requires good judgment and knowl-
edge of color combined with a careful
study Of the picture, if the work is to
restore the painting in its original state.
Throughout the knowledge and sym
pathy of the artist, combined with a
natural mechanical genius, is constant
ly required. Either gift without the
other would be valueless
Many people have a very vague idea
of the wonders the repairers' skill can
work. A picture that seems hopelessly
mutilated, cracked or old, may with
proper treatment, be restored to its
original state. The time and skill re-
CURED to perform the work necessarily
make a difficult job expensive, but in
many cases hole may be filed, cracks
removed, or faded colors retouched. at
a very low figure. Valued family por-
traits and treasured paintings occupy
most of the repairers time, but occa
sionally a connoisseur brings in q. rare
work, by some old master. This means
work for the restorer and expense for
the owner.
In every art gallery and in many pri
Vate collections throughout the coun-
try, may be found examples of the
wonders the restorers can accomplish,
yet hardly without exception, they
unite in calling the work "simnle.1
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-09

cry sense of the word-faithful, honest
and true to every trust given. We love
to cherish the thought that our service
abounds with such loyal men. My COM
RAIDS, let us keep the standard high.
The subject of our foregoing sketch
is Vermont born man, who by his
jovial ways and pleasant and agreeable
manners has endeared himself to
large circle of those who are in the
railway mail service Royal Elliott
Blake, born in Brattleboro, VT, Novem-
Der IL, 1S40 To those who are person
ally acquainted and intimately connec-
ted with the man in their work, who
is indeed a royal, whoe-souled man.
Soon after the civil war broke out he
enlisted in the 36th regiment Massa-
chusetts volunteers, in July, 1862, par
ticipating in the battles of that fight
ing regiment, and was mustered out in
June, 1865. In 1871 he entered the rail-
way mail service, having served the
year before as letter carrier in the
city of Worcester. Within three years
we find him chief head clerk of the
Boston, Springfield and New York rail-
road post office; in 1878 he was appoint
ed scheme clerk Of the first division of
the railway mail service; in 1879 trans
ferred to the Worcester post office, as
superintendent Of mails, serving two
and one half years; in 1883 he was re-
turned to the railway mail service as
scheme clerk. In the years of 1884 and
1883 he was appointed examining clerk
the railway mail service for the first
division, which position he now holds;
in addition to the arduous duties of ex-
aiming clerk, he is a member of the
board of United States civil service ex-
aminers for the city of Boston and the
vicinity.
Mr.. Blake is a man who shrinks from
anything by the way of notoriety and
very loath to appear in print but for
all that we have chosen him for the
subject Of our article, knowing we'll his
worth, and as our chief examiner we
wish to speak more fully Of We have
yet to find the clerk striving hard to
prepare himselffor examination who has
not always been dealt fairly and Just
ly with and made to feel that Royal
r.. Blake was a gentleman in every
sense of the word. There Is no clerk,
we care not how efficient he may be,
or well prepared when he enters the
sweat box" but may have a feeling
OF fear or little trembling, but to
those who are so fortunate as to come
under his jurisdiction they have been
made to feel strong, rageous and
had their confidence restored in place
of doubt and fear of failure, by some
pleasant word or kind assistance, not
lowering the dignity Of the position l.ur
oYerstepping the rules of the deport-
ment in any way, ready ever to accord
the benefit of any doubt to the clerk
that may arise in the course of the ex-
animation, and we may add, q man
who has simply tried to do his duty in
all of his work for Uncle Sam in a
conscientious manner.
The results speak loud for this man.
The confidence of his officials and the
men under him surely sets a seal upon
the verdict A loyal. earnest member
of nj. B. A., and there are many of
us who can testify to these words as
jolly good companion, on our trips
to convention; often going out of his
way to make things pleasant.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-09

lard table with a motion so smooth
and buoyant as to make our Worcester
trolleys seem like hayricks by compari-
son. but the conductors and motormen
seemed to share in the superiority of the
rolling stock and the roadway. We could
not but admire the young men, SO well
set up and prosperous appearing in
their trig blue uniforms, so alert and
self possessed and sufficient, who Off
ciated on the front and rear platforms
and who set US down in safety at Cop
ley square just hours after the genial
conductor at the head of Foster street
had gathered us into the Worcester and
Marlboro car.
That night we dreamed green dreams
of country roadsides still under 1.-The
July stars" Of quiet pastures and little
brown brooks and katydids and Bob
whites; Of small sylvan shapes that
forever whisked and sported in the
moonlight and of the nocturnal Minis
trelsy of the woods.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-09
TRIPS
On the Trolley
Cars
FOR PLEASURE.
Take Along the Right Spirit
And You're Happy.

1t was Mr.. sylvester Bakers article
in the June Harper's on 1.-THE trolley in
rural parts that first suggested to our
minds the possibility and desirability of
making trolley trips an important part
of our summer holidays, and once pos
sessed by that idea, we did not rest
until we had satisfied ourselves as to
their practicability in our particular
case.
We wished to go to Boston, to see
Marblehead and Salem and then to get
down to New Bedford before it should
be time to cross over to Nantucket for
'Sconset and August, and it did not take
us long, by the aid of guide books, to
decide that we could do all this easily
by trolley cars, and a great deal more
beside, if there were time enough.
So one fair day in July we locked up
the doors and windows, closed the shut
ters carried the kitten away vi ct armis
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-09
SAW HIMSELF.
CFrom the New York Tribune

IFrOm the New YORK Tribune)
Albert Chevalier, the king Of coster
song singers, was once asked what was
the most unpleasant experience of his
stage life "Wen" he said, II will tell
you. 1t happened in a very handsome
hall in the Midlands. The whole of the
back and the sides were covered with
immense plate glass mirrors. / knew
nothing about it until / walked on the
stage, and then for the first time in my
life I saw myself as others, as my audi
ences, see me. The effect was weird in
the extreme. 1t unnerved me. 1t was
positively terrifying Instead Of concen-
trating my attention upon my work 1
found myself watching, studying Chew
alier! Never again. No. thank you. I
avoid halls that are glttering masses
Of plate glass mirrors"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-09
RAILWAY MAIL.
One OF the Veterans in Ser
vice a Worcester Man,

A writer for the Railway Mail" 2
publication devoted to the interests of
mail service and the men enploved
therein, refers in the most GLOWING
terms to former Worcester man. Row
al Elliott Blake. who was formerly
connected with the Worcester post Of
flee. Mr.. Blake was a member of the
hrm of Blake Bros, machinists, and
Followed his trade in this city for
many years.
He came to Worcester in 1S49 and
during his business lite and connection
with the government office won hOstA
of friends, who will enjoy reading the
Following article, which sets off what a
telloW-workman in the mail service
thinks Of him and his ability. The
Railway Mail says:
In these days when the heroic shirt
has been kindled anew by examines of
daring bravery that will live long in
history, we cannot but note the CON
trast. 1t was only year ago when
mllllons OF our young men We're holding
up Fitzsimmons and Corbett- as great
heroes because they stood un and
pounded each other for money.
Today we see the same millions adj
mlrlng far different type of heroes
W HiiN tiSLH III dewey, HobSOn,
Sampson and Schley, and our land
officers with the brave men under them
ready to follow their daring leaders to
their death. With all the dread of war
and its sad havoc, we cannot but re-
Joice that the ideals of courage and
bravery and heroes have been raised
so nigh; and not only that no section
can claim all these heroes and brave
men, as we find them from the north
south, east and west from a united
nation, in spirit, purpose and action.
Truly we can see that good has AL
ready come out of all this, and that
the hand OF providence is leading us as
a people. AS a brother clerk expressed
II few days ago, Let us all he
proud that we are Americans"
SO in our railway mail service we
find men who have made a name for
themselves, their characters tried and
proven themselves to be heroes in ev-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-09
NEW ELEMENT IN ART OF wAF
Smokeless Powder Makes Training of
Soldiers Ear a Necessity.


Maj. j. M ]. Sanno, inspector general
of the department of the Dakotas and
the Lakes, who is stopping in town, has
given the subject of modern imple-
ments of war careful consideration
THE war has shown one thing" said
he, "and that is that future warfare
will be dependent upon the ear and
not open the eye. The use of smoke
less powder has placed a new element
in the art of war. Heretofore the smoke
of the enemy's guns has been depended
upon to give the location of their fore
es, but now that is left entirely to the
ear. This has been most plainly de-
monstrated. But the training of the
ear can be accomplished to a very del
icate point Just as a musicians ear
is trained to distinguished the slightest
changes in tone, so will that of the flu
ture soldier be trained to accurately de-
tect just how far and from what direc-
ton the enemy is firing. 1t will neces-
state the introduction of new meth
DDS of drilling and training but it is
capable of very high development.
There have been those that have
maintained that with the long range
guns battles could be successfully
fought at long range-at 1000 or 1900
yards-but I think that the war has de-
veloped that this is not true AS in the
past, it has been shown that positions
from 200 to 300 yards from the enemys
lines must be held in order to get sat
isfactory effects. Unless the forces of
the enemy are massed the effect of long
range firing is not of any value, and,
knowing this, no commander would
place his men in that position. Volley
firing from a distance of 1000 yards can
be made to tell if. as said, the forces
are massed."
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-09

It Is a fact that the English soldiers use
DIR. SIEGERT'S ANGOSTURA BTTTERS
as a preservative of all troubles of the di-
gestive organs
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-07

to see her she is generally top sides
the house finishing her siesta but as
the father or mother call that the "of2.
ficiales' are coming, down comes Jo-
seppa's bare feet and legs on the mar
row ladder and finally the graceful lit
tie thing herself. Then she rubs her
eyes and glanceS abo'r+ with "BuenOs
dios!" Indeed. 1t is. very sleepy
"Buenos dos but she soon brightens
up and she carefully makes a mental
calculation of her 'Americano'
friends, and if any be absent you may
be sure she will call for the one by
name; sometimes the name gets a GU
rious twist, as, for instance Captain
Heath's. This she calls Eel Captain
Heetch." The shop is dingy. the wine
bottles have dirty labels. The table Isl
rough hewn and grimy, the chairs have
broken legs and an i'll smell
pervades the atmosphere, but to some
OF US Joseppa is bright spot in this
campaign.
On the Cavite Real lives young man
with MS old mother and his two littls
sisters. He is an industrious fellow.
and up to few days ago his was the
! only Jeweler and Matchmaking shop in
old Cavite. Previous to the great in
surrection of 1896 his father removed
from Manila. where he had learned his
trade, to Cavite, where he built up a
great business with the Spanish off,
GERS. The father, like his son, was in
dustrious, and, though fighting against
the odds Of unjust taxation, he man
aged to scrape together neat COM
potency and to give his children some
education. The son was bred to the
fathers trade. One day when the
Spanish patrol had been bringing in
many prisoners and when the Maui
sers were making music within the
moat OF old San Phillip and the Fill
pinos were being shot by dozens, VOL
der and sergeant called in the quiet
little shop and the jeweler was taken
to the fortress. He had been there be-
fore on business. He made no unusual
preparation his farewell to the wife
was a nod Of the head. They brought
back his body at s o'clock in the even
ing, and the sorrowing son and widow
and the two little girls are still won-
dering why the father was done to
death. and the youn~ fellow tells the
story with revengeful hate, and the day
is sure to come when that young man
will call for life in atonement for the
one that was taken.
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San Francisco Volunteers Who
Did Their Duty Without q
Murrnur.
With uD Occasional Death, Tbot
Preceded the Battles and Capture of
Mdnild.
Special Correspondents of The Call.
BY PRIVATE F. A. HEALY.

sumed In the wasting fire Of disap-
polntment, like the tabled pheniX,
arose again from it's own ashes. The
insurgents no longer had things all to
themselves. OutpOStS taken from the
different regiments in proper rotation,
one battalion at time, were establish
ed well within the firing line, the boys
taking provisions with them, and re-
naming on duty tWenty-four hours
before being relieved That the duty
is not without it's attending danger was
demonstrated on the first day when
one of the boys from the Colorado reg
iment was hit in the leg and painfully
wounded by spent bullet from the
Spanish intrenchments. What his name
Is or to which company he belongs am
unable to say. Large details of men
nave been sent out to repair the roads
which have become almost impossible
from mud, and already two guns of the
Utah Battery have moved forward
over them and taken up their position
at the extreme front.
On July % a detachment of regulars
was sent up to run line of trenches
parallel to. the Spanish works and
slightly in advance of those occupied
by the insurgents. They were protected
by sharpshooters selected from men
having records for fine marksman-
ship at home. These sharpshooters, Sc
GREETING themselves amid the thick
underbrush crept up close to the Span
ish lines, shooting with deadly ac-
curacy at everything that showed it.
self above the enemy's line Of breast
works.
AT first the Spanish did not seem to
realize that anything unusual was GO
ing on, but they were soon convinced
by their unusual losses that the new
foe they had become accustomed to at
distance was beginning to make himself
felt, and after a fcw Intellectual volleys
they contented themselves, with keep
ing well out of sight, only firing a shot
now and again when the quiet along
the American lines gave them sufficient
assurance to poke the barrel of a rifle
over their trenches.
In this manner have actual, active
hostilities on land at last commenced
with a loss to the Americans of two
men wounded, one regular being shot
through the arm, as we'll as the Colo
RADIO soldier who was hit in the leg.
What the Spanish loss thus far is I
am unable to say, but it must be con-
siderable, as our men shoot with the
same calmness thew would exhibit at
the butts, and nearly every time they
shoot the object of their fire is seen to
stagger and fall.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-07

ward toward the firing line, and he
was the only special correspondent ]
did see actually on the field during the
engagement
On we moved until we had crossed
the first naddy field to the north of our
camp where we halted our battalion
(the Second), While the First continued
to move rapidly forward to the help OF
the boys in the trenches They ar
rived there just in the nick Of time. for
as they stumbled in with a cheer and
took their places, they found the Penn
Sylyania boys with fixed bayonets
awaiting hand to hand conflict with
the Spanish, who We're advancing to
the charge and only fiftv yards dis
tant. The reinforcements and the fire
poured into the Spanish ranks by the
new corners proved too much for the
Dons, who broke and fled Though thew
made several subseqent advances they
never got as near again. The critical
moment had arrived with the presence
Of the California boys, and with their
appearance all hone Of Snanish victory
fled. 1t was here that gallant Richter.
the warm hearted and chiva1rous cap
tain OF Company l, received his death
wound While leading his command to
the succor of their comrades
From the moment of the departure
OF the First Battalion the battle from
the standpoint of a private in the ranks
becomes, as far as I am concerned. a
history of the Second Battalion. We
knew that the Third Regular Heavy
Artillery and our First Battalion had
entered the trenches; we knew that
they together with the Quakers and
Mormons were fighting like time: we
knew that some one was going to get
nurt, but that was all the positive
knowledge we had The night was dark
as pitch and the inky blackness was so
increased and intensified by the torrents
OF railing rain that it was all a fellow
could do to distinguish a Communion in
MS own company at a distance Of thir-
ty feet
AS we drew nearer to the firing line
the evidences of battle became more
and more apparent. Staff officers. aids
and orderlies would founder I'D to us
out of the rain and darkness, covered
with mud and slush. ask some uues-
tlon inquire the position of some BODY
OF troops or deliver some order and dis.
appear again in the gloom as hurried
ly as they had come. Stragglers from
some or the other regiments, who had
lost their way in the darkness. would
run INTO us and, learning the position
OF their commands, hurry off to Join
them. or would come along with us
Hospital men, bearing instruments. lit-
ters ana bandages, would fit across
the line of our advance like misty
ghosts Of the night and their presence
was a true harbinger of what we were
to expect when we should come into the
zone of fire.
That questionably pleasant place was
but short distance farther on and. as
We stepped into the line of trees. di-
viding the first paddy field, from the
second the sharp ping of the first
Mauser bullet was heard as it merrily
whistled on it's deadly mission over o,Ir
heads. Quickly following the flight of
this first hostile messenger, so quickly
that thought can hardly work fast
enough to compute the time, the air
seemed to have become animated with
thousands upon thousands of uncanny
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CAMP DEWEY, July 31.-Aga1n l
will attempt to chronicle the daily LIE
and daily achievements of the Cali
fornia Volunteers Possibly there are
those among the many thousands who
read these articles in The Call who
wonder why I do not say more concern
ing the plans and actions or the army
as a whole and give to the people at
home the news of what is going on
throughout this whole vast assemblage
of seamen and soldiers. To such L wish
to say that in the first place am
merely one of the many simple privates
in the ranks and, as such, have but
little opportunity to gain a knowledge
of anything which does not concern my
immediate regiment, and secondly there
are men who are far more capable then
1 who are continually watching and
who will give to the public the results
Of their vigilance as soon as something
worthy of notice takes place.
In the beginning Of this article
used the words daily achievements of
the California Volunteers" and I used
them advisedly. When I was a small
boy my estimation of a mans soldierly
qualities was measured by the number
of active engagements he had partici-
pated in and his glory was increased
or diminished in my eyes in proportion
to the number Of wounds he had re-
ceived.
My ideas since the days Of my ado
lescence have undergone considerable
of a change The whole life of a soldier
in active service Is a sacrifice calling
for the most profound gratitude and
warmest admiration from those whom
he goes forth to defend, and when that
sacrifice is cheerfully made and the du-
ties it entails are willingly, conscien-
tiously and uncomplainingly performed
every one Of them, even to the most
mental and trivial, rises to the dignity
of an achievement.
And thus it is with the boys sent out
from San Francisco. From day to day,
from week to week, they have suffered
all the hardships of campaigning and
performed all the weary. heart-break-
ing drudgery Of camp life. From time
to time there have arisen rumors,
emanating from the Lord knows where,
which promised of battle in the near
future, which, while it would probably
bring death to many, would surely bring
glory and distinction to some. These
rumors would for a, short time brighten
things up and eyes would. flash and
chests heave with excitement at the
prospect of an early fulfillment of the
wish that brought nine-tenths of the
entire regiment across 1000 miles of
trackless ocean to pass two years of
exile in a foreign and hostile land. But
it would only last for q short time
this brightness of expectancy-the ru-
NOR would be discredited and all hands
would return to the dreary old routine
with the prospect of a fight just as far
distant as ever.
However, at last there came a
change. One fine day the Newport.
with the commanding general on
board, steamed into the harbor and at
once things commenced to take on a
different aspect, assuming more the ma
ture Of active hostilities, and hope con-