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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-06-02
In Caring for Pictures.

To clean the glass over pictures, dip a
piece of chamois in alcohol, wiring near
ly dry, and wipe thoroughly, yet light
ly. Polish with piece of dry chamois.
The gilded frames may also be cleaned
with the alcohol II oil paintings need
cleaning thoroughly dampen q soft
cloth in warm water in which some cas-
tile soap has been dissolved. Dry care
fully and then varnish lightly with
some thin, clear, French "retouching''
varnish. 1t is we'll to consult the artist
IN regard to the best yarnish.-Chicago
Tribune, ,9NysL .fg,i ~ ,,a 'ss'i
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-06-02

| cSAAy P"'Sh, SeAJ o''
"But the game constable he didn't
care to see the gun, and after warnin'
Jim about bein' so careless with fire
arms after that, he went home.
"'And now, Bill says, you see how
them game laws led jim Collins into
lyin',' says.
"That's So says Bill. Thunder
says he, but that was an oil whoppin'
whopper about that deer, wasn't it"
says he. ...r..
"'About the deer?' says. Why l
says, Jim was all right about the deer.
Jim didn't lie none about the DEER l
says. What he told about the deer
was straight as string ..
"'What,' says Bill. Where did the
game law make jim liar, then?'
says he. ~. ..t .HN ...| i
"'Why, about the three-acre straw
berry PATCH I says. Jim Collins never
had as much even as a quarter-acre
strawberry patch in his life,' says.
And If il hadn't been for the game law
Jim wouldn't "a been tempted to say
he had says.
"Bill he didn't say nothin', and we
went on to the Eddy and got the new
clothes, and when Bill planked down
the seven dollars and a quarter for 'em,
and see that the upshot Of 1t would be
that I'D have to be lendin' Bill my dog
and my ofshin' tackle for the next six
months or more, ] felt consarned sorry,
cause he had to spend that money, for
clothes, and couldn't help sayin' ag'in: {:
! i.'Dash.'lt all, Bill, why didn't you let
me know that you bad an ides o goin'
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-06-02

American inventors do not all know
that, under the law which went into ef-
feet on january !. United States patents
are no longer terminated by the eXpi-
ration of prior foreign patents. Hither-
to such was the case, aud in order not
to decrease the period of their control
over the home market our inventors
often neglected to protect their rights
abroad, and so lost n considerable part
Of the possible rewards OF their in
genuity. Under the present arrange
ment they can reap harvest from for.
eign fields without danger to that closer
to them,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-06-02

ess sn.sssS y s rscns / -. a asiii't I,
s,,shtepei giapeas backwarA
sseSs eoVard hone ahso4:
- lano and by the winoowA
snd sure ~ feet q fAts mt
.,syed ] TIL behind ne t..
red and ciaspsd the sarden ss'~
a gate of happy childhood.
srs harm and sorrow out;
G he shadow Of the homestead
- nrotectien round about.
warders, Peace and Safety. ~
N,s watch for wanderer Late
ss,,h their arms about me.
I shut the garden gate. .rIft
tao. fearsome lay beyond n. ~.
nsns foe and lurking vile.
ne. true and right within It
.rea round my mothers smile;
r. wears came creeping. Creeping.
thai would not blde and wait D..
asnite my bitter weeping
= came through the garden gate.
sow 1 struggled with the stranger.
], and terrible and grim.
snsd the hands that fain would hold
~. =, me through the twilight dim.
h,,le while! o. pallid Stranger.
r.sar,-a day!-a moment walt
Fave him sol" Death gave no answer.
Fan, to come within the gate
now I know that safe no longer
-
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-06-02

Brooklyn is provided with useful
institutions in the form of free music
library containing 1000 volumes, ex-
elusive OF works on the theory and prnc-
ace of music and musical biography.
The collection embraces carefully Sc
lected compositions for the piano, pi-
ano aud violin, brass and reed instru-
ments, songs, oratorios, operas and
vocal music generally. The library has
been running IS years, and has n large
and increasing circulation,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-06-02

A young man in Michigan-just for
IL joke-sflver plated some cents and
passed them rs dimes on an unsuspect-
ing groceryman. He had passed nearly
q dozen when the grocer discovered the
joke and complained to the authorities.
The young man was arrested for coun-
terfeiting, and, although he fully ex-
planned the funny part to the court, he
was convicted, and will spend the next
two years of his life in prison. 1t is
dangerous to try any jokes on Uncle
Sam.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-06-02

Now that Amsricsn wsnhips sss
stripping OF their supernuous wood and
are blackening Their snowy sida. .
glance at the possibilities Is timely. re-
membering always the absolute uncer-
tainty Of war. At first sight, says the
Toronto Globe, the comparison Of forces
Is all in favor of the United States, who
have heavy armed fleet, dozen crui-
sers and few torpedo vessels. Spain
has lighter but possibly more active
armored fleet an inferior force Of crui-
sers and formidable fotilla Of tor
pedo boats and torpedo boat destroyers.
This last is an important factor, as
since the Maine affair the Americans
have evinced deep and perhaps exag-
gerated respect for that decidedly un-
certain weapon, the torpedo. Spain can
lose Cuba, and the United States has
a rich ooean-borne trade, largely coast
ing, that can be injured. The Ameri-
can coast cities are being rapidly forti-
fed, and few more weeks should rem
der them able to beat of light raids
Naturally the United States would try
TO hit Spain in Cuba. Spain would try
TO raid the American commerce. Spain's
position in her mismanaged island is
very vulnerable, as she has to import
much Of the food for her garrison from
abroad, and these supplies could be ma
terially intercepted. In addition, the
United States, even without being rash
enough TO try big invasion before the
Spanish fleet was cleared out of the
way, could give much hid and comfort
to the insurgents by landing small par
ties. Spain, on her part, may be ex-
pected to send every cruiser and pri.
vateer she can fit out to infest the coast
OF the United States, and us long as the
Cuban coaling ports remain Spanish
these craft should prove able to do much
damage. 1t certainly looks rs il the
interest Of the Spaniards would be to
stave of decisive actions with the heavy
American battleships and to carry on
delaying warfare Ms long as possible.
The menace OF the torpedo fleet should
prove Of material assistance to them
should such course be resolved upon.
Should Cuba once be freed from the red
and yellow flag, the war would become
mere long-range sparring, lack Of coal
preventing the combatants from get
ting at each other.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-06-02
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Financial Reckoniag., by slaves.
In some parts Of Africa slaves are still
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-15
Is Questioned
This Time.
HOWE CASE
To Come Into Court on an
Entirely New Phase.

Another new and sensational fea-
ture now appears in the already fam
Gus Howe case, which has been before
congress and is now before the courts,
in that the counsel are considering the
framing of issues for the trial Of the
case by jury, the question being wheth-
er John r. Howe was insane or not
This week the matter will be brought
to the attention of the court to deter
mine the question of placing the case
on the jury list and the framing of
the issue on which the jury will hear
the case.
The point which has been raised by
the counsel in the case is whether the
assignments of the patent claims by
Mr.. Howe, the transfers and other legal
exchanges, were valid.
The Howe claim as passed by con-
gress, after a hard fight by Congress
man Walker, and approved by the
president, amounted to $69,907, the full
sum and interest due the Howe heirs
for the government use of the Howe
rifle patent.
1t will be remembered THAI after the
passage of the act appropriating the
money was made, Sullivan Forehand
brought bill in equity in the local
court to restrain Ellen F. Pressey, the
administrative of the estate of John r.
Howe, and other heirs, from receiving
the money from the government or
from drawing deposits on the claim
from the local savings institutions
where it had been placed.
Mr.. Forehand alleged that a portion
of this sum was due him for money adj
vanced in the prosecution of the claim,
etc. The case is now before the courts
on this issue, and the raising of the
question whether Mr.. Howe was in
sound mind or not when the assign
ments, transfers and other legal con-
tracts were made, gives a new and
unique phase to this most interesting
controversy, and will affect every point
in the case up to the time the claim
was first brought before the national
house.
The counsel interested are Col. E. B.
Glasgow, Gen. Charles w. Wood, Frank
P. Goulding, George S. Taft, William
e. Mellish and others.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-15

The movement to establish a system
of daily medical inspection of the pub
lie schools is of the most important
character, and is eminently deserving
of the immediate and practical atten-
ton of the municipal authorities. The
board of health is entitled to much
credit for starting the agitation, the
results of which cannot but be bene.
cial in the highest degree to the entire
community. Eternal vigilance is the
price Of freedom from disease. Each
member of the proposed corps of ex-
aminers will be as a sentinel in his dis.
trict, guarding the residents against
the approach of the insidious and dead
ly foe of contagion. Time should not
be wasted in needless discussion as. to
the merits of this reform, for they arc
Enthusiastically self-evident. Action and
progress are what the people of Wor.
cester want in this matter.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-15
CASE OF TIE MARTA TERESA.

The suggestion is made, and it must
be admitted, with considerable reason.
that the government should lose no
time in ordering a court martial to in
vestigate the conduct Of Lieutenant
Commander Harris in abandoning the
Maria Teresa. All accounts agree that
a great storm was on, and that it seem
ed impossible that the Spanish prize
should weather the gale, but as a mat
ter Of fact, the vessel was not in
sinking condition, and her reappear-
anee on Cat Island, hundred and fifty
miles away from the point where she
was abandoned, has placed the officer
in very embarrassing position.
When a Spanish cruiser has been
ticketed for the bottom of the ocean
by an American naval officer, she ought
to go there at once. Usage and preced-
ent have settled that point, and until
this case arose, neither the binding
force of the custom nor the propriety
of the custom itself had been called in
question. When Lieutenant Command
er Harris said that 1t was time for the
Maria Teresa to go to the bottom, she
should have gone there forthwith. In
stead she went to Cat Island. The
Spanish are a pig-headed people, and
the ships lately in their possession
seem to have absorbed the quality Of
obstinacy. Meanwhile, the line officers
of the American navy are wondering
who is cit" They suspect Harris, but
the latter has a good moral defense In
the fact that if the Maria Teresa had
awaited herself of his permission to
sink, all might have been well. I'm
fortunately, it is impossible to court
martial an inanimate object, and so it
may be necessary to try Harris.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-15
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVoRs.
Public Meeting of Worcester Local Unions
Held at Piedmont.

A public meeting Of the Worcester
local union of the Christian Endeavor-
ers. was held last night at Piedmont
Church at $50 o'clock. An address was
made by Rev Cortland Myers of
Brooklyn, N. Y, the subject of his ad-
dress being, Defend him at his trial.
Mr.. Myers in his address spoke of the
effect that the Spanish and American
war had upon the Christian church
he said there are good many Chris
tians who think that this war had been
a big sacrifice of lives, but, on the con-
trary he said, it had carried Christian
lty where there was only heathenism
before 1t has shown the Christian
manhood of this grand country of ours.
1t has shown the heroism of noble
Christian men who had fought suffered
and died for this Christian nation
Mr.. Myers spoke also of Lieut. Hob
son. He said Lieut.. Hobson was as
brave a hero as ever lived. He has
shown his bravery to the world, and
he should be highly honored for it.
Mr.. Myers illustrated his address by
numerous stories and anecdotes.
The order of the rest of the exercises
was as follows;
Praise service conducted by w e
Oakley of Welcome Mission; the devo-
tional exercises, led by Rev. S. B. Nee
ser: and the words of welcome by DR.
Willard Scott, pastor of the church.
AT the offering, President Lewis Of
the Union made a few remarks.
There was singing by a large chorus
of mixed voices. The benediction was
pronounced by Rev. e. w. Phillips.
At the reading of the roll call by Miss
Sarah +. Wilson, the following
churches were represented:
Old South. Pleasant Street Baptist
Dewey Street Baptist, Holden Congre-
gational, Pilgrim Congregational, Cen
trail Church of the Covenant. Lake
View. Main Street Baptist, Park, Firs
Baptist, Shrewsbury, Plymouth Churcl
of Christ, Piedmont, Hope, Holden Bap
fist, Second Congregational of Millbury
West Boylston, South Baptist, Belmont
Millbury Baptist, Bethany, Adams
Square Congregational. Old South, Sec
ond, GAINESVILLE Baptist, Welcome Mis-
sion. Peoples Church (Greendale)
First Presbyterian, Friends Society
John Street Baptist, Bethel A. NJ E.
4. NJ f. Zion, First United Presbyte
rian, Westboro Congregational, FRS
Free Baptist, Quinsigamond Baptist
BIithewood Avenue, Greendale Bap
fist, Volunteer Endeavor, Adams
Square Congregational.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-15

In most discussions, be the same
physical or mental, the tradition is that
it is the Irishman who is impulsive
and hot-headed the Englishman, cool
and phlegmatic. But in the epistolary
passage at arms between Mr.. OConnell
Calvin and the Rev. Mr.. Kents the
former has had the advantage of self
control and temperate statement. Mr..
Kent however makes one good sug-
gestion, at least by indirection, and
that is that subscription be started
and a monument raised here in Wor-
cester to Charles Stewart Parnell, that
might prove satisfactory offset to
the Victoria fountain, and result in Civ
ing the city two more fine memorials
and peaceful solution of the whole
question
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-15
NEW PARK THEATRE
Opening Last Night Was All That Public
or Management Could Wish For.

opening Last Nlgnl w as All mat Public
or Management Could Wish For.
The opening of the new Park Theatre
last night was all that the public or the
management could wish. The house
was well filled at the matinee and
crowded at night. and the performance
was of the first class in every particu-
lar.
The biogranh is one of the best ever
seen in Worcester and the selection of
views is most happy The vaudeville
artists are good without exception, un-
less it be that some are better than
others.
The very best Of the lot is undoubt-
eddy Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sidman, in
the delightful character sketch, "A Bit
of Real Life.
Conway and Leland. the one-Iegged
-aerobats, come next in the order of ex-
cellence. Their feats on the bicycle
would stump many a two-legged per-
former.
whitney brothers, yhusical artists,
and Bobby Ralston, "the funny little
man." are good indeed, and merited
the praise they get
Ed Laurence and Nina Harrington
need no introduction. Everybody has
heard of them as the originators of the
Bewery boy and tough girl.
Johnny and Bertha Gleason, dancing
team, and James w. Bingham, ventri-
loquist, are among the best in their
lines.
If last nights performance and at
tendance are to be the rule for the
season, it is easy to predict the success
of the new Park.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-15
IRRECONcILABLE C0NFLIcT.

The Springfield Republican marvels
at republican Indifference to the race
riots in the south, and observes that
more black men were shot down in
the Greenwood county Is. c. election
troubles. Tuesday, than were killed IN
the Hamburg Is. c. riot and massacre
of 1876; also at Wilmington On. CO
peace and order have been established
over the dead bodies of a dozen gener-
ally inoffensive blacks and the charred
ruins of a black mans newspaper office.
Together they form the most startling
race outbreak recorded in the south
since the civil war"
This Springfield censor need not look
far among administration newspapers
to find these calamities and outrages
deplored, but what would the Repub-
lican have the party do? 1t quotes
President Grants outspoken denuncia-
ton of the Hamburg af-
fair and remembers that he sent
federal troops into the neigIhborhood to
preserve order. Yet the republicans
must know that this was called only a
fanatic waving of the bloody shirt, y
and that the Republican, like
other opposition newspapers, has earn
estly if not vociferously deprecated
such display Of ensanguined under
clothing as improper, demoralizing and
useless.
If party protests have proved to be
vain and futile, the result must be
charged up. in part at least, to that
section of the press which has insisted
that there should be no Interference"
with the family affairs and domestic
! institutions of the southern states, and
that the antagonistic races must be
left undisturbed, to fight out their own
salvation or destruction. 1t is rather a
novelty to find the Independent or
what is the same thing oppos-
ton press complaining because the
aforesaid shirt is not waved frequently
enough, or violently enough. Time was
when the contrary doctrine was
preached by the same great moral re-
formers.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-15

the average, especially noteworthy be-
ing the blowing up of the Maine in
Havana harbor, and the destruction of
Cervera's fleet.
The lines abound in strong sentences
and the play is full of dramatic Incl
dents, keeping ones interest up to the
top notch from the prologue to the
final curtain. The audience was very
large last night, there being standing
room only in the balcony and but few
vacant chairs in the orchestra.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-15
"THE CHORUS GIRL"
She Will Not Be Likely to Pay Worcester
a Return Visit.

a Return Visit.
There are about a score of persons
every year who feel they have had a
divine call to write light operas. Gen
orally, after their experience, they go
back to selling goods or writing drama
tic criticisms, convinced it was some
other noise they heard. Sometimes they
persevere-and regret it.
Mr.. Emerson Cook, author of 1.-THE
Chorus Girl" seems to be of the per-
severing kind. AS friend, however,
we would tell him that the only re-
deenling feature of his opera seems to
be the waits between the acts. The
performance at the Worcester Theatre
last evening was given under difficult
ties, as the leading comedian didn't
know his lines and the chorus attacked
their music after the manner of d mis-
sion Sunday school attempting an I'M
familiar gospel hymn without the
notes; but even under the most favor
able auspices, it is hard to see how the
piece could have a run Of more than
one consecutive night in a place.
There was pretty little girl on one
end of the chorus line, who appeared
sprightly and heroically did a dance
under orchestral difficulties that
brought her the only recall Of the eve
ming, but for the rest charity suggests
oblivion. Even the usually reliable or
chestra became wild and weolly and
contributed to the general chaos
Jack and the Beanstalk," Wednes-
day and Thursday evenings, will I'M
doubtedly duplicate it's great success
of the past two seasons here. All Of
the former business and ballots are re-
tanned and most of the old cast and
new corners among the principals are
said to fully make good the places Of
the departed. Owing to the immense
popularity of the extravaganza, a
special matinee is announced for
Thursday.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-15
HEAVY DAMAGES.
MiIkman Allen Wants $4,000 From the
Boston and Albany Road.

Mllkman Alien wants SfOOO from tne
Boston and Albany Road.
A four thousand dollar suit against
the Boston and Albany Railroad Com
pany was entered in the superior court
yesterday. the action being brought to
recover for injuries received by an &C
cident at the Gardiner street crossing,
Oct. 81, the crossing at which so many
accidents have occurred.
The party who brings the suit is Fred
K. Allen, a milkman of Shrewsbury,
who has a milk route in the city of
Worcester. Mr.. Allen was giving his
customers their daily supply of milk,
and a1Aa had many to visit his hours
were early, so that it was 4 o'clock
when he was just to pass over the
Gardiner street crossing.
According to his claim, as he reached
the rails a wild engine, without any
headlight, came rushing down upon
him, damaging his cart and splitting his
milk. The engine blew no whistle and
was guarded with no light, as he al
leges, so that he was without any kind
of warning of the trains approach.
He was taken to the city hospital
where it was found that he had been
injuredabout the head, leg, with prob
able internal injuries.
Sullivan e. O'Connell appear for Mr..
Allen, the case being returnabe the
first Monday in December.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-15

stitutions named in the will, from Oct.
9th TO Nov. Sth of the present year, the
fund was $47,02s, from which payments
of $4,000 were made. The receipts
from income were $3S37S9, and the pay
ments $333017.
In the account of Lawyer Smith as
administrator, the estate valuation was
appraised by Lawyer Taft ct ais, at
$14,s7425 and $52,S5O, real and personal,
reSpectiYelN.