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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-19
Morse Shops
Deal
MAY FALL THROUGH.
Millbuly Owners Want to
Sell, and Will Not Lease.

Millbury, Oct. 1S.-There is some hitch
IN the deal for the Morse shops between
DR.. u. r. Lincoln and H. w. Hakes,
owners, and the Boston parties who
wish to establish telling business
there, The Boston parties are anxious
10 lease the place and the owners will
under no consideration do anything but
sell. Millbury people are anxious to
see the industry locate at the Morse
shops, that have been idle FOR several
years.
rc THEY MAY SUCCEED.
At the selectmens meeting tomorrow
night friends of ex-Special officer Chas
Bellyille- will make an effort to have
him reappointed. Ex-Officer Bellville
took part in the recent liquor raid, when
he did what was considered good work
for Chief of Police T. A. Dolan 1t is
said that the chief is working fer Bell
Ville'. appointment.
FUNERAL OF MRS. THAYER.
The funeral of Bessie Howard. the
wife of Carroll Thayer, took place at
the residence of Mrs. 0. H. Waters,
west side, today. The attendance of
friends was very large. Rev. George A.
Putnam, pastor of the First Congrega-
tional Church. officiated. The floral re-
membranes included several set pieces,
the one most noticeable being from the
husband, marked "Wife" The inter
ment was in the family lot at Central
cemetery.
GATHERED ABOUT TOWN.
Ex-Superintendent G. H Whiting of
the Douglas axe works, East Douglas,
was a guest of John M White today.
Joseph Bouley of Gardner is visiting
E. N. Lacoture, an Elm street druggist.
John M. White is having the Tourt-
lotte house repaired. Capt A. H. Bat
cheller is doing the work
officer A. P. Martin is after the APP
pojntment of deputy fish and game
warden, and will soon have petition
about town Commissioner z. D. Buff
fington of Worcester is backing Officer
Martin
Mrs. w. G. Sfbley of Boston is visit
ing Millbury friends.
Wilifred Batcheller returned to his
home, Orchard street today, from a
vacation way down east
Residents in the vicinity of Miles
and North Main streets are complain
ing because the electric light at the
corner has not been burning regularly
of late. Tonight several arc lights
along North Main street were out Supt.
s. B. Lbbey is without an engineer at
the electric light station, and he is do
ing that work until the company can
engage one. Previous to this the SUI
perintendent each evening would ride
over the town at night and repair any
lamps that were out of order.
Charles Taft, Main street, who has
been seriously ILL.,, is now able to be
out
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-19

The ladies of worcester are invited to
inspect the fashionable furs manufac-
tured by C. c. Shayne of 1874 West 42d
St, New York at the Bay State Ho-
tel, october 10 and 20. Mr.. Ripson will
have charge of the exhibit.
1t is no longer necessary to take blue
pills to rouse the liver to action. Car
ter's Little Liver Pills are much batter
Don't forget this.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-19

Jones.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-25
Anecdotes OF Birmnrc1k.

According to the F'rankfurter Zeitung a
brisk trade is likely to spring up in Bis
marcks hair. Popular tradition had for
years credited him with only three capt.
larry growths, but the legend takes no ac-
count of beard and mustache. It appears
that from May l, $780, to March %, 1897,
the duty of the coiffeur to the venerable
chancellor devolved upon Herr Rohring
of Bergedorf, who was summoned when
his services were required by a telegram
OF letter from the great mans valet. On
each occasion he was graciously permit
ted to take away the snippings, which he
inclosed in an envelope. These precious
packets, together with the Wallets mis-
sives and his own solemn declaration of
the facts upon oath, were duly deposited
with a notary CT Renbeck, who attested
their reception and safe-keeping. 1t is
proposed to enshrine the precious relics
in scarfepins and similar articles of per
sonal adornment along with an enamelled
portrait of the maker of Germany, each
trinket being stamped with a trefoil as
trademark and a distinctive letter or num-
Der.
The papers have said that M Faure
will have to pay 81 900 in fees to the chan
cellerie of the Golden Fleece. This is a
mistake, says the New York World. For
SlSneTS dQInilteu TO the OFuer now pay
nothing. 1t was Bismarck who obtained
for them in obtaining for himself the priv
ilege of entrance duty free. When AL
phonso XII, soon after his restoration,
sent word to Bismarck that he wished TO
confer on him knighthood of the Golden
Fleece, that statesman named his cond-
tons They were: No fees, no ceremony
of investiture and he was not to be at the
trouble of receiving a special visit from
Il. n
marck suggested that the collar be sent
by post in registered parcel. This was
done, but owing to some mistake the bill
of $1,6OO was sent in for fees. Bismarck
wrote to the Spanish ambassador, sta ting
the terms he had mentioned, and saying
that on nc account would he pay so high
a sum for any order, not even for the
most illustrious Order of the Golden
| Fleece The rule was then made to admit
| foreigners duty free.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-25
OF BABYLoNIAN ORIGIN.

The current discussion of Christian
Science, in consequence of the death of
Harold Frederic and several others under
its treatment recently, has brought out
a number of interesting facts concerning
the cult. And not the least interesting
contribution to the literature of the subject
is made by Mrs. Livingston Minis of At
lanta, a city famous for it's occult arts and
sciences In a very striking syllogism Mrs.
Minis discloses TO an eager world the true
inwardness of Christian Science. which,
with reverence, she abbreviates into &C.
s." TT is an admitted fact" says she,
that God is Spirit. 1t is also an admitted
fact that God is infinite These premises
being true. the conclusion that Spirit is
infinite must be true Now. spirit is intel
ligence or mind apart from physical or
ganization, and intinity is limitless there
fore the conclusion of our syllogism may
be thus stated; Immaterial intelligence is
| limitless or mind is all in ALL which is
the fundamental statement of Christian
| Science. God is good, and in Him is no evil.
hence God or Good is ell. God is omnipo-
tent, hence Good is all powerful, and evil
IL powerless. Therefore C. S. is pure
| Science" If after this very lucid explana-
| ton anyone should not understand precise
| ly what Christian Science as. then of
course it is not the fault of Mrs. Minis
Meantime some irreverent investigators
have been digging into history and old
manuscripts for the purpose OF learning
something of the origin OF Christian
Science. and they now have the temerity
to declare that 1t had not It's origin in the
teachings Of Christ in the New Testament.
but is a survival of the rites and mcanta-
lions practiced by the ancient and ungodly
| Babylonians. The only difference, accord.
Ing 10 these scholars. is that The followers
| ~ &C. S." as Mrs. Minis calls Il. substitute
| The name of the Divinity where the ancient
heathens prayed for the restoration Of
> health 10 some wooden GOD on imaginary
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-25
WHAT SHALL WE RELIEVE.

Is grip contagious? That is a question
which is attracting considerable atten-
ton in New York. Pretty nearly all the
doctors of that city not holding official
places entertain the opinion that the grip
is both contagious and infectious. But
strange as it may appear, the President
of the New York Board of Health and all
of the doctors connected with the health
department, declare that the disease is
neither contagious nor infectious.
If doctors did not disagree we should be
near the millennium. The difference of
opinion in New York. as to whether grip
is contagious recalls the fact that a year
ago last summer. when there was some
apprehension that yellow fever would
spread throughout a large part of the
South, the Mayor of certain Southern
city thought il would be advisable to be
possible. He wanted the physicians who
had charge of the poor informed as to
the best treatment for yellow fever. He
therefore called a meeting of the principal
physicians for the purpose of learning
from them what the best treatment was.
The first physician asked stated that a
certain medicine should be given in the
carly stages of the disease. The next ply,
stefan whose opinion was sought declared
that no worse thing could be done thar
TO give the medicine the other physician
had recommended. Both physicians stood
lob n,
so. The, difference of opinion as to wheth.
er grip is contagious and as TO the proper
treatment for yellow fever shows thai
there are some questions of medicine ye
to be settled.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-25
delicious Bulls by CIenry.

When Col P. M. Cleary was County
Commissioner, says the Chicago Chroni-
Gle. an appeal was made az one of the
board meetings for a requisition for fence
for the normal school, when Commits
sioner Gunther of Blue Island and sew
eral others objected to the expenditure on
the ground that it was unnecessary ex-
travagance.
"Extravagance is it?' retorted the colo
mel. IT'S no such thing gentlemen. Why,
l was out there yesterday afternoon me-
self, and I tell you 1 found the whole
place invaded by fat cattle and cows"
One day Cleary met John Comiskey, af-
ter both had failed to secure the nominal
ton for sheriff.
What claim did you have for the nomi-
nation, I'd like to know" warmly inquired
Comiskey.
"Begor, I had as much as you, any,
how" replied the cfolonell 'tShure, John,
you wouldn't hang a man to save his
life" The colonel wound up the CONVEX
sation by sympathetically remarking in
reference to the manner in which they had
been thrown down. by their friends.
Faith, John, tbs hard lines when they
have to go behind a mans back to cut
his throat"
Soon after the colonel was addressing a
meeting at the Irish annual celebration
at Ogdens grove, and as his remarks
drifted to the beautiful scenery in Ireland
he would end his speech as follows:
And, ladies and gentlemen, II 1 live I'M
til die, and with the help of Providence i
will, I want to tell you that I will see old
Ireland once more before I leave Chi
cago."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-25
rhcir stronnEres

Apropos of Senator Vests speech in the
Senate, when he discussed the unconsti-
tutionality Of admitting territories that
are not to become states, an interesting
conversation occurred in the marble room
of the Senate yesterday, says the Wash
ington Post The Messrs. Cortes, the two
Filipinos who have come to this country
to advocate the annexation of the Phil
ippine group. were holding conferences
with number of senators, among them
Mr.. Perkins of California.
so you would like to be annexed to the
United States?" said the senator, talking
Spanish to the visitors.
"Oh, yes" was the reply. I'VE gave
$4,000 to Aguinaldo for the purpose of
driving out the Spanish so we could be
annexed to the United States. We want
to be Americans"
And have a senator and congressman
Certainly" was the reply of the Fill
pinos, as they smiled in anticipation. 1--WE
look forward to sending senators and rep
resentatives to your Congress in Wash
ington."
The group of senators laughed when the
remark was translated. They have pref
ty strong eyes" said one of the senators,
by way of comment.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-25
a BETTER PLAN DEMANDED.

The people are awake to the Importance
of encouraging shipbuilding in this coun-
try. They know that about all of our
foreign commerce is now carried in ships
which sail under foreign flags Many mill
ions of dollars that now go into the pock-
cts Of foreign ship owners would remain
at home if we had the ships in which to
carry our products to foreign markets and
bring back what our markets require
what is the best way to encourage ship
building? That Is the question which is
now being very generally discussed. Most
of the Republicans insist that the principle
of protection shall enter into any plan
that shall be adopted for increasing our
merchant marine. One of the chief of
the Republican leaders, Senator Hanna,
has bill in the Senate Ia which he pro-
poses that the bounty system shall be
tried for establishing lines of Ameri-
can built steamships to various foreign
ports. In other words, he proposes that
the people shall be taxed in order that
American shipbuilders shall have greater
profits than are paid to foreign builders of
| steamships.
There is no good reason why the bounty
system should be adopted for the benefit
/ of our shipbuilders. If we give bounties to
one industry there will be demands for
them for other industries. and if they were
! granted in one case and refused others
there would necessarily be dissatisfaction.
The way to encourage shipbuildlng in
this country is 10 reform out antiquated
navigation laws. Let our merchants and
capitalists buy ships in the cheapest mar
ket and it would not be long
before ships would be built in
this country as cheaply as in
any other. Indeed, we have no hesita-
ton in saying that it would not be long
before we should beat the world in ship
building.
But il may be asked, what grounds are
there for saying thar free trade in ships
would greatly encourage shipbuldlng1
one reason for thinking so is thac there
Is. and always has been. free trade in To-
comouves. Ii requires no more skill tc
build a steamship than II does to build
locomotive. American manufacturers
market. but they send locomotives TO al.
most every other country in the world
The American locomotive is seen IN south
America. India. China, Russia and ovet
.u England There D. just as much reason
foi thinking that u there were free trad,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-25
CHRISTMAS.

Christmas this year fails on a Sunday.
Thus the day that gave Christ to the
world and the day which saw him arise
from the tomb an earnest OF eternal life
TO those who love and serve him, are com
bined in the holiday which we celebrate
to-day Christian peoples, therefore, have
cause for the greater rejoicing, that the
occasion occurs in which they may do
homage to the Babe in the manger of
Bethlehem and to the risen Saviour OF
the world at the same time
The story Of Christmas is very old but
at the same time it is ever new. It is a
story which never pals upon the magma
ton Of childhood or the reason of matu-
rity The day is the one of all the year
upon which the adult returns for the time
being to the happy and innocent realms of
childhood. The hurry of trade and com
merce and the cares of bread winning are
forgotten in the joys of Santa Claus and
his wonderful pack. Woolly dogs, and
wooden horses, and tin soldiers, and beau
tiful dolls, and fire crackers, and pretty
books with coiored pictures, and tinsel,
and candy, together with happy, beaming,
boistcrous. loving little children. make up
the Chrstmas-day world into which the
tired plodder in the work-a-day world en-
tiers, leaving dun care behind, and where
he spends many of the sweetest moments
of life. 1t is one of the most delightful
thoughts in connection with Christmas
that the season makes us all children
again, in spirit
On this day of good cheer and good will
it should be the pleasure of those who are
removed from want to help to brighten the
homes Of those not so fortunate as them
selves. THE poor we have always with
us" There are many homes to which ow-
ing TO sickness or misfortune, Santa Claus
viii not come. unless it be through the
solicitation of those who are blessed with
health and strength and income. There
is no greater and sweeter happiness than
in making others happy; and it takes COM
paratively so little 10 bring smiles to the
faces and blessings from the lips of Gods
unfortunates!
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-25
SOME SPEECHES.

A Washington writer in the New York
journal calls attention to the speeches
delivered in the Senate, and indirectly ex-
presses the opinion that if the great ma
jority of those who deliver them could be
made to understand how little the country
cares for them. and how few people ever
read them or care anything about them,
a great reform might be brought about
in senatorial oratory. The writer in ques-
ton says: Every man who speaks pro
or con models his address on the old his
tories, which began with the creation of
the world. Every speech aims at being
exhaustive and immemorial. Fashion die
tates heavy and elaborate style, hearse-
like in its gloomy slowness. This is be-
lieved TO possess a dignity which natural
and compressed utterance would lack
Mediocrity is fond of this style"
1t is very seldom that a speech is listen
ed to in the Senate by more than score
of people. Senators, except upon rare
occasions, do not listen 10 each others set
speeches, and it Is doubtful if theS ever
take the trouble to read them after they
appear in the Congressional Record. 1t
is certain that the people never read them.
why then do sena tors insist upon wasting
the time of the Senate in delivering such
speeches? Is it their view that statesmen
of future generations are going to read
them? Statesmen of future Senates will
have something else to do.
If senator's would show little common
sense in the preparation of their speeches
they would win the approval of a tired
people besides saving a great deal of time
which could be otherwise usefuly en-
ployed.
The same sort of mistake is made at all
public functions were speeches are deliv-
cred. At banquets, for instance, there Is
seldom more than two or three of the
speeches, out of the dozen or more deliv-
cred, that anybody cares to hear. And
those who cannot make an after-dinner
speech are the ones, as a rule, who take
up the most time. They seem to think
that they have a mission of some sort tc
perform, and therefore they proceed tC
worry a disguised audience with a great
lot of dreary stuff to which no one listens
with pleasure. What a pity it is thai
there isn't some way to make these long
winded and dreary orators aware Of theil
mistake! An after dinner speech should
be short and bright. Only a special sub
| ject or an unusual occasion justifies {
speech that requires serious attention.
There ought to be a reform in respec
to speeches in the Senate. There ough
TO be a rule that senators who insist OF
delivering long dry speeches shall be al
lowed ten minutes in which to give
synopsis of what they intend to say, anC
then shall be given the privilege of having
their speeches printed in full in the Con
gressional Record. A rule like that woul'
be hailed with delight by that portion o
the public that visits the Senate chamber
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-25

in ships as there is free trade in loco
motives American shipbunders would cap
ture the ship markets of the world just
as our manufacturers Of locomotives nave
captured the worlds markets for loco
motives.
The subsidy plan has been tried and
it did not give satisfaction-at least il did
not have the approval of the people. They
paid the subsidies and they protes ed
against the subsidy system. not only when
it was adopted for the benefit of ship
builders, but also for the benefit Of sugar
planters.
The thing for the Republicans 10 do
is to recognize the fact that the subsidy
plan can never be popular except with
those who benefit from it. and
that it is not the best plan for
building up a great merchant marine
Having control of the government let them
amend the navigation laws SO that our
merchants can go into the cheapest mar
ket for ships. Our shipbuilders would not
let our merchants go into any other mar
ket than the home market. They can com
pete with the world in shipbuilding. This
country produces the cheapest and hest
iron and steel in the world, and steam
ships nowadays are constructed chiefly of
those materials. Senator Hanna's bill is
on the wrong line. In order 20 become a
great ship-owning nation our laws con-
trolling shipbuilding must undergo a radi-
cal change.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-25
Private Blair of the Regulars.
From I,eslie's Weekly.

1t was Private Blair of the regulars, be-
fore dread FL Capey,
Who felt with every 'throb Of his wound
the hfe-tide ebb away;
And as he dwelt i'm a fevered dream on
the home of his youthful years,
He heard near by the moan and sigh OF
two of the volunteers.
He raised him up and gazed at them, ond
likely lads they We're,
But when he babe them pluck up heart
he found they could not stir.
Then a bullet plowed the sodden loan,
and his fearless face grew dark.
For he saw through the blur a sharp
shooter who made the twain his mark
And his strength leaped into his limbs
again, and his faded eye burned
bright,
And he gripped his gun with a steady
hand and glanced along the sight;
Then another voice in that choir of fire
outspake with a deadly stress.
And in the trench at FL Caney there Turk
ed a Spaniard less.
But still the means Of the volunteers went
up through the murky air
And there kindled the light Of a noble
thought in the brain of Private Blair
The flask at his side, he had drained 1t dry
i'm the blstering scorch and shine,
So unappalled, he crept and crawled in
the face of the firing line.
The whiring bullets sped oerhead, and
the great shells burst with a roar.
And the shrapnel tore the ground around
like the tusks of the grisly boar.
But on he went with his high intent, in
he covered the space between.
And CAME to the place where the Span
lard lay and clutched his fun canteen
Then he wriggied back DER the bloody
track. while death drummed loud ia
his ears,
And pressed the draught he would fain
have quaned 20 the lips OF the vol
unteers.
DRINK cried he; don't think Of me- for
I'm only "a regular,
While you have homes IN the mother
land where your waiting loved ONES
are"
Then his soul was sped 10 che peace OF
tho dead. All praise 20 the men who
dare.
And honor be from sai 40 sea 10 the decd
Of Private Blair.
Clinton Scotland.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-25
ECzEMAmEAR
Itching So Severe Could Not Keep
From Scratching. Physicians
Remedies No Benefit. Cured
BY Half Box Cuticura.

At the time that sent for your book, was
suffering from Eczema on the right ear. 1
could hardly keep my hands off the afflicted
surface, the itching was so severe. Every time
1 would tough my ear small bubbles would
open emitting watery-like substance, APP
parently poisonous, as when it was commun-
icated to other parts of the body it would
produce the same irritation. One of the lead
ing doctors here treated me for a while and
applied the usual physicians remedies with.
out benefit. My brother was using CUfIoURA
at the time and recommended that try it. ,
boughta box of CUTIoURA (ointment) and had
the satisfaction of seeing immediate progress.
The first application scas soothing, and be-
fore the box was half gone the disease had dis
appeared, and am pleased to say that there
has never been any recurrence of the trouble.
He BARNET, Ga Race St., CHM, o.
Eoh 1909
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-25

When Mr.. Curtis of the Chicago Record
was in Savannah with the presidential par
the soldiers at Camp Onward" were COM
planning that numbers of their comrades
were being discharged against their wish
es. Anxious fathers and mothers" he
says, ''have made applications through
members of Congress to the President and
Secretary of War, and have got their boys
out without consulting them. Two men
who were discharged last week by order
of the Secretary of War Immediately en-
listed with another regiment"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-25

An odd manifestation of the grip, which
IS epidemic in New York has been noted.
The tenement districts, it is said, are ap-
parenty suffering very little from the all
ment, while the more wen-to-do districts
are characterized by sneezing and SILVER
ing. Persons who are able to afford an
abundance OF the proper kind of clothing
ana 10 avoid the bad weather are bearing
sthe brunt Of the epidemic, while the poorly
Cad thousands who have to rush around
whether il rains or shines are enjoying
fairy good health.