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Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-02
SUSPICION IN FRANCE.
From London spectator.)

FTOm LONDON SPECTATOR
At all the great crises of French life
the element Of preternatural suspicion
has played an important part. Like
some mischievous Puck. it rlovers over
the land, whispering doubts here, mis-
givings there, converting the whole ma
ton into mouchards, whose business it
is to set a watch on their neighbors day
and night. We have such a profound
admiration for many qualities of the
French people, such q sincere belief in
the necessity of a powerful French fact
or in the complex mesh of
modern civilization, that we can
afford to bring this charge
of undue suspicion against France as a
whole. No student of French history
cam fail to see the confusion 1t has
wrought. 1t is not the growth of yes
terday, but is almost as evident in the
memoirs of the France of tine seven
teenth century as on the Paris boule-
wards at the present moment
1t pervaded the court and the official
classes in the time Of Richelieu, 1t was
constantly present in the mind of MAJ
arin when negotiating with Cromwell
and 1t is visible all through the pages of
the memoirs of De Retz. This spirit Of
preternatural suspicion naturally at
tanned It's climax In the French revolu-
ton, when, for the first time, the mon
archy was involved in its infinite en-
tanglements. From the moment when
the national assembly met at Versailles
to the day when Napoleon was banished
to Elba, universal suspicion filed the
air and dictated the cruel aspect of
French policy. The queen was, of course,
suspected, and justly, in political mat
ters; and perhaps 1t was not altogether
unreasonable that the suspicion in
which she was enveloped should have
attached to her weak but perfectly hon
est husband, who was assumed to be
absolutely under her fatal influence.
The attack -on the Bastille was ami
mated not merely by memories of the
past, not in the least because of actual
cruelties at the time, for there was
none, but mainly because it was sus-
pected that the Bastille was to be util-
lied as an armed fortress to overawe
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-02

motion on the ships, and practically
give them less displacement or cause
them to force aside less water In their
movement through it, and VIII not de
crease the power of the propellers.
OF course there is a great deal of
curiosity about the nature Of this air.
ship. 1t is believed by scientists who
are interested in airships that the ap-
paratus is very similar to the one tried
by Prof. Langley. on the recent occasion
when he moved a hand-car up grade
against the wind.
Behind the fans of the ''windmill' was
a small gasoline engine on rough
timber frame. long iron shaft con-
nected the frame with the curved blades.
These blades were made of steel with
covering of canvas, The propellers or
fans were connected with the engine.
They revolved slowly at first, then fast
er and faster they went until they were
whirling at the rate of $50 revolutions
minus.
The machine moved along with fright
full rapidity.
supposed to be experimenting with
work Of the same kind with the $4,000
worth OF aluminium received by them
recently for the Atlantic and Pacific
Aerial Navigation Company
The Langley airship only pulled about
5000 pounds, but, with the airship built
larger and the power increased by vari-
Gus appliances, this could be trebled
many times.
Much depends upon the lifting power
Of the airship as well as upon its drag
cling power. And this, reinforced by
the natural speed of the engines,
should shorten the journey to Europe
by at least one-half - 2aF
T. z. Knickerbocker.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-02
A HUNTERS YARN.
How Christmas Dinner Was Obtained
Unexpectedly

How a Christmas Dinner Was Obtained
Unexpectedly.
The following story from the New York
Sun relates the finding of a dinner when
hunger had become keen and the last hope
of securing anything to eat had about
gone:
"Of all Christmas dinners that I have
eaten, l enjoyed most the one [ ate last
year with my guide in the Maine woods. Z
said John q. Armstrong over the coffee
and cigars at a west side dinner party
Christmas evening And the best Of It
sight there seemed every prospect thar we
should have no dinner at all.
1T was up in the Allegash region.
guide, Win. .Hacfcett. to hunt big game.
1t Is cold time of the year in Maine but
we had warm camp with lots of things
to eat and drink and out of doors we
about. Up to Dec. "a we had no antlers
to show. On the noon of that day we
started a buck about five miles from
camp and set out to get his antlers and
venison for our Christmas dinner. With
a foot of snow On the ground, we could
track him easily, and we got sight of him
four different times during the afternoon,
but every time he was out of rifle range
from us. In the snow a man can tire a
deer down ats1aSt, so We kept on until it
got too darktto track him. - Then we cut
some evergreen boughs to lie down on,
built a big fire, and passed the night be-
tween mapping and chopping firewood. We
slices AfE saltEpbrk and "a paper of tea IN
our pockets. We made tea in our tin cups
and divided the bread and pork into two
portions, for supper and breakfast; then
took up the trail of the deer with the
morning light, with hungry stomachs,
hoping to have venison for our dinner.
The deer had Travelled some in the night,
"0h. hSW b angrJ We sHsere! We we're
tightening our belts by the middle of the
forenoon, and we drew our buckles an
was beginning to question whether this
sort Of thing was fun. The sky thick
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-02

When George Washington died he left
a bequest in his will toward the found
ing Of a United States institution of
learning. This fund now amounts to
4401, 900. Near Lafayette square, Wash
ington, there are nineteen acres of land
owned by the government and held for
the purpose Of such an institution, and
in various quarters are large sums
promised also.
The women of the United States have
taken UP the work, headed by Mrs. Eu-
gene Hale, Mrs. Henrotin, Mrs. Mar
garet Bottume, Mrs. Andrew D. White,
Mrs. Mark Hanna, Mrs. Chas. Ffoulke,
Miss Rachel Rowland, Mrs. H. H Ad-
ANS of Connecticut, Mrs. F. H. Gerrish,
Mrs. David Starr Jordan, DIR. Charlotte
Blake Brown and Mrs. Calvin s. Brce
Mrs. Hearst has all but pledged her
self to endow a professorship, as have
others.
The committee ambitiously hopes to
lay the cornerstone of the George Wash
ington Building on next Washington's
birthday.
The president, Mrs. Ellen Richardson
of Boston, thus explains the project,
1.-THE wish and bequest of George
Washington, the sure love Of devoted
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-02

Paris The day of the BLACK cockades''
and the march Of the Maenads Ito use
Carlyles graphic phraseology) were
due to excited suspicion. The assem-
bly, had scarcely organized itself before
the demon Of suspicion spread its dusl1y
wings over that body, and Mirabeau
and Barnave, at first popular idols, be-
came suspected of intrigue with the
court The vigorous personalities who
came to the front, all suspected one an
other. To them the famous warning
which Benjamin Franklin addressed to
the founders Of the American republic:
Gentlemen. we must hang together or
we shall hang separately" would have
been useless. They could not hang to-
gether, and they did hang, or were gull
lotined, separately. 1t was Danton's
suspicion of an aristocratic plot which
caused the September massacres. 1t
was pure suspicion that created the
most revolving and unjust Of all the rev
dictionary excuses, the tribunal Of Fou-
quier-Tfnville. Danton, in his turn,
was suspected and fell.
We may, of course, justify the sus-
picion of DumourieZ, but what possible
explanation can be given Of the suspi-
cion Of the harmless astronomer, Bailly,
with his precisian virtues, who paid
with his head for the dangerous folly Of
meddling with things he did not under
stand? 1t was obviously question OF
war to the knife between Jacobin and
Girondin, for both took an absolutely diff
ferent view of both foreign and internal
politics; but why could not the struggle
have been confined to party warfare
within the walls of the convention?
Why was it necessary to decimate the
Girondin chiefs? The only answer that
can be made is that suspicion had
grown to such a pitch that the very eX-
istence of Girondism was considered in
compatible with the security of the re-
public. Men had become frenzied, in
sane, through constant spying on one
another's actions and perpetual at
tempts to fathom one another's inward
thoughts; and the claw of suspects
was simply a formal expression of ma
tional greatness.
That way madness lies. In the per-
son of Robespierre preternatural sus-
piclon attained it's most complete in
carnation. His feline nature was ever
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-02

In view of the millions of dollars in
vested in the North Atlantic freight
and passenger steamers, it is hard to
see how the companies can do this. The
latest advice from the continent, how
1Nyer gives some hope that this may be
aosomplished without change of the
p t,2t type Of vessels or mo-
II The e'FFs STT,,ob and German army ON
GERS ana efe,ineering corps have for a
number of yesrs been experimenting
with different types of airships ana bal
looms, their object being to get a bai-
loon or airship that would sustain a
double weight and be perfectly manage
able in any kind of weather. They
have been more or less successful. bur a
recent German invention-the details az
which have been kept secret--has more
nearly succeeded than any Of the
others.
This airship consists of an illumin-
ated balloon. filed with very light gas
and carrying a car containing gas en-
gines ana motors, and has succeeded in
going against the wind at remarkably
swift pace. 1t has been found perfectly
manageable and apparently there Is
nothing to be desired. 1t is understood
that negotiations for the manaufacture
of a series Of large machines Of this
type have been opened with a pronli-
nent transatlantic line of passenger
and freight steamers. the idea being
that by using one or more of these air
ships and having them connected with
a passenger steamer by set Zines
they can SO assist in speed as to render
the passage across the Atlantic in three
days extremely probable.
By a proper system of fastening the
tow-lines, the balloon or airship viii ex-
ert lifting power as well as a forward
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-02

men, the nights and dews of oblivion,
have all fulfilled the conditions of ma
ture as far as they could, and stand
ready for the magical influence of wom-
ems cooperation to help the realization
of this IDEAL power into practical life
And so the George Washington Me
mortal committee is organizing through
out the land, with definite aims indefi-
mite time, and I may add, with definite
assurance of success. There are nine
teen acres of ground near Lafayette
square, Washington now owned by our
government and held for the purposes
Of the University ofsth United States
The patriotic ladies of America are to
build the administration building and
they propose to make the 22d of Febru-
airy, 1898, the nations first offering day
for this purpose, asking no large contri-
buttons, begging nothing Americas TO-
000, 900 people must build this great mon
ument If the 10, 1000, 900 children in the
public schools in America would give an
offering of a penny each on Washing
toms birthday, they would raise a sum
sufficient to erect the building and en-
dow it. Let us then join hands and have
an American university, American sci
ences and American ideas for American
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-02

ened and the air felt like snow But the
venison ahead was our only hope, for the
camp was too far behind us to get back
to that day; so we kept on until about the
middle Of the afternoon we came to where
our deer's footprints mingled with the
new tracks of two other deer, showing
that the three had gone on together This
settled the business for us, for we knew
that our deer would keep on running with
the fresh ones till he dropped, and we
could not follow a chase like that.
I'VE took the back track and had gone
a mile or so when snow began to fall, just
as We came to an old logging road, which
the guide said led to deserted camp, and
advised that we follow It.
'Therell be nobody at the camp he
said; but it'll shelter us till the snow is
over
I'VE struck down the road till we. came
to a clearing, and through the falling
was standing. 1t looked lonely enough,
but the door was partly open, and as We
came quite near thought heard some
81 believe there's somebody in the
camp said, turning to the guide, who
had fallen a. little behind me, The words
prove the truth of my surmise, the cabin
door was slammed in my face.
:" That's a civil performance I said.
little hot at the indignity put on me. I'll
see if there's anybody in there with bet
ter right than we have
'Hackett did not answer, but I heard
the Click or the lever as he threw car
fridge into, his rifle barrel took hold of
the wooden latch and lifted it.
'Heloo. in there' 1 called I'm COM
ing in and pushed the door open.
TT was dark inside. there being no win
dows to the camp, and 1 opened the door
wide to- let the light in. 1 caught one
brief glimpse of two eyes like bullseye
lanterns facing me, and that was all 1
realized of what was going on till found
myself on my back in the snow, ten feet
from the doorway, with something pass
ing like a streak above me. 1 heard Hack
ett's rifle going as l PICKED myself up and
got the snow out of my eyes. Then 1 saw
the guide holding his smoking rifle in his
hand and laughing, and hundred yards
beyond big buck that he had Just
tumbled oyer-the same buck that had
Knocked me through the doorway and
jumped clean over me.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-02

has concluded its week of sitting the
exposition will remain open until March.
The call issued by Gov Bloxham
year ago announced a congress to con-
slider "the Importance of propagating
and protecting the fish in the wate-s of
the United States, and the necessity of
devising meas and formulating
methods to save from total extinction
many varieties of valuable fish food.
a fly-casting tournament for the bene-
tit of sportsmen will take place, ma
chimes for dryiag fish will be exhibited,
and frog culture, from food stand
point, will be discussed. III
II MANUFACTURE ERS' CONGRESS.
The Nationals Association of Manufac-
turers of the United States meets in
New York Jan % This association,
while termed in 1895, has planned moth
ing of great Importance until this year,
but at this meeting an important ad-
justment of tariff duties will come up.
The tariff is viewed by the association
as business problem, and the adjust
ment Of the rates of duty in such a
manner as to eluaihze the cost of i'm
ported articles and goods made in the
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-02
,eS REFORM.
citizens

cltlZelS,
SO REFORM.
A move in another but not less praise
worthy direction takes place in New
York the 18th of January, when a mum
Der of statesmen, headed by Lyman j,
Gage, secretary Of the treasury, meet
to consider election reform.
These gentlemen hold that abuses and
misrule, such as election frauds and
bossism, are the results of defects in
the caucus methods, and they want to
get together to reform elections, so that
citizens of high standing will take an
interest in poll work. The Chicago work
ers are headed by Lyman Gage, Melville
E Stone, Franklin MacYeigh and John
v Farwell.
From Boston come Mayor Josiah Quinn
cy and S. D. Capen. And other import
ant workers are Senator George w.
Brush of Brooklyn, Mayor Edward Jew
EFT of Buffalo, William Barnes, Jr. of
Albany, Chancellor James r. Day OF
Syracuse University, Mayor w. G.
Rauschenberger of Milwaukee, Pres
ident Warner of the Cleveland Chamber
Of Commerce, Frank n. Hartwel OF
Louisville, President Croker of the
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-02
FOG INDUCES HUNGER

"On foggy day" saAd the manager Of
a big London restaurant ''it Is almost i'm
possible for US to cope with the demand
for luncheons and teas, and ala manner
Of people flock in then whom we never see
at any other time.
How do account for It? Well, ! can
hardly say. It might be that the general
miserableness Of the city forces people TO
iunconsciously seek comfort In harm
less little bout of extravaganza, or that
the fog drives customers in here In the
hope that they might run across friends
who would have otherwise been encoun-
tered outside. But the most feasible ex-
PLANTATION seems to be the gas and cleo
trio lights.
Remember, that no one ever used to
dime until after the lights were lit, and
even yet there are thousands of poor as
well as rich people who do not take their
most substantial meal until the evening.
Then, too, electric light Is such a vast inn
p1ovement on gas that nearly all night
workmen who work by electricity enjoy
proverbtaIly good appetites AL of
which, you will notice. works around to
the same copclusion-that a London fog
makes people hungry because of the ex-
ira lights,
Another proof is the fact that our ex-
ira customers are almost all men working
in offices which, on account of the fog,
have been lighted up all day, and usu-
ally, too, Of course, with electric lights"
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-02
AN I'll RSHIP LINZ
TO EUROPE
74aoy Testing Airships Har.
e5sed Up Tandem.
4,n,Jst Double Rate of Speed Prot.
,-ahg " Has Demonstrated,for Gov
9rnment That It Can Be
Done.

y not improbable that in the near
tstufe we may see the present ocean
aiaes crossing the Atlantic ocean within
-af@e days. The present form of steam
ssip and motive power has arrived at
s'age of perfection that can hardly
be excelled unless there is some radi-
a change made both in the form of
eamship and the type of motive
aver
As the matter now stands a vessel
making 20 knots to 81 knots
Der hour, can only accomplish an extra
mot by almost doubling the power of
boilers and engines.
In order to cut the present time of a
little less than six days from Queens
town to New York down to three DAYS.
marine architects must abandon the
present style of engines and radically
change the form Of the vessels hubs.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-02

ON the dart for its prey; he could not
hear a good word said of any man, but
he instantly began to revolve in MS
mind the question as to whether there
were not some concealed motive I'M the
praise, The shout of triumphant relief
which reyerberated over France when
Robespierres head fell into the basket
marked the break of the stradning point
Of that suspicion which had created and
sustained the terror When we renem-
Der that but for an accident CarnW
would have fallen victim to Robes
pierre's suspicious, and that this SUE
picious disposition had led man OF
sentimental virtue to become a whole
sale murderer, we can understand that
feeling of relief.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-02

The year 1898 will be one Of exposi-
tons, congresses and reforms.
Already, before the blush is off the
brow Of the nov year dawn, there lie
Tong shadows 'ahAstd of important events
in the exposition and reform line.
The first one scheduled for the year
p big fishery congress, which sits at
Tampa, Fla. for one week, beginning
Wednesday,. Jan. 10. This congress is
interqationH in its scope and is intended
to RacA both 5hesstatesfaan Interested
In the fisheriesae Question and the sports
mar1Sinteresteds Tin iH AVE I got bite2'
FISHERY CONGRESS.
This fishery congress is to be held I'M
der the auspices of the governor of
Florida and the United States fish COM
mission, and from the old countries dele
gates have been invited tosattend and
have cabled their acceptance. M
Two large buildings have been erected
upon the exposition grounds in Tampa
for the CONGRESSMAN auditorium and an
exposition building. Il After ltGle. congress
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-02

At Variance-Precociou Juvenile
Mamma, it isn't good grammar to say
after L. is it?" His Mother-"No, Geor-
gle" -Precocious Juvenile-"Well, the
letter J comes after I. Which is wrong,
the grammar or the alphabet?' -Chica-
go Tribune.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-02

to beautify herself
Her fine, soft, brown skin is massaged
with grease perfumes and washed with
scents. Then into the long brows are
smoothed streaks of black creased
paint to make them longer The pecu-
liar slanting eyes of the Japanese belle
are caused largely by the way she puts
on the brow paint, and the tales that
are told of operations to change the
form of the Japanese eyes are mostly
without foundation. The style for the
eyes is less slanting than it used to be,
and what we would fiippantly call the
style for 1898 is almost as straight as
our own.
A touch of carmine is rubbed into the
lips of the belle to make a pointed pout
and tiny bit of rouge is put upon the
point of her chin
The Japanese rouge is a smooth, soft
thing, much like our vaseline, and is
not unpleasant to thought or touch.
When her toilet is made the Japanese
belle plays with her children upon the
floor, talks with her women. embroid-
ers and conducts her household affairs
She does not receive strangers into the
house, as 1t is not etiQuet to do so, nor
does she receive men, callers unless they
accompany her husband home, in which
case sine may, if they be specially hon-
ored friends of the family, wait upon
them with the New Year rice cake and
the whey. sfA
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-02

Levy's Weakness.-'Dit you nodice
dot Levy's eyesight was failing fast7'
Den dere must be money in it,
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-02

National Characteristic 4 as
Scratch a Russian and 70 isi -aich
tar" Snappy Yes; las yaas
Scotchman and he'll say, 'tnsaA
Judge.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-02

The Japanese bell
New Year toilet for
and when YOU see
prepares herself to
eyes, you think tina
gion that animate
bad.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-02

Of
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Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-02

iuakls her rretty
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31 heautilai In his
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EAigh 8 uger.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-05-19

Washington, May "a fitting trib-
ute was paid by the senate 10 Commo-
dore Dewey for the magnificent victo-
~ that he achieved in the battle OF
Manila bay A message from the
president was received recommending
that a vote of thanks be extended 20
Dewey and his gallant officers and
men Without word Of debate and
without a dissenting voice, the senate
agreed 10 a resolution carrying into
effect the recommendation of the presl-
dent. The senate Went farther even
than that A bin was presented in
creasing the number of rear admirals
i'm the navy from six to seven in or
der that the president might nomi-
nate Commodore Dewey to the highest
position in the navy within his gift,
and that too passed without dissent.
In addition. joint resolution was
unanimously agreed 10 directing the
secretary OF the navy to present
Dewey with sword and medal OF
honor and have struck. in commemo-
ration OF the battle Of Manila, a
bronze medal for each of the officers
and men who had participated In the
gallant fight The resolution then
arpropriates $40. 600 to enable the sec
rotary 70 carry its provisions into
effect
Washington, May 9.-The house de-
voted itself TO war measures. The
recommendation OF the president that
a vote of thanks be rendered Dewey
and assistant officers and men was
followed quickly with unanimous
vote passing bin creating an addi-
tional rear admiralship for the hero