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Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-11

10 LET-Room with or without power
at 81 Hermon St Apply to Worcester
Thread Co.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-11
To Let Flats and Houses.

Rates for one week or more under this
heading: 2h cents per line each insertion.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-11

Horses. Carriages, etc.
FOR SALE = Secondhand two-horse COW
cred sleigh with pole and shafts, nearly
new. H. c. Fish, 152 Union st.
FOR SALE CHEAP-1 light sleigh, ira
verse runner delivery sleigh. 1872 Green
wood st.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-11

WANTED-To make the acquaintance of
young lady not over 80 years old; must
not weigh over 130 ms; no objection to a
widow. Address D., 423 Spy.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-11
chiropodist and Manicure.

CORNs, BUNIoNS, club or ingrowine
nails treated without pain; hairdressing
and massage; manicure. Riley & Nor
ley, Walnut ST., up one flight; elevator
MISS A. v. CARBERRY treats corns,
warts, bunions. club and ingrowing nails
without pain; also manicure Room is
Bun aside building, 339 Main st. Work al
residence when desired. Open evenings
until s.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-11

And everything in the line of House
Furnishings, for the purpose of re-
ducing stock previous to inventory,
FEB. IST, and to make room for
new goods arriving next month but
the most important reason for this
oa1o
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-11
MISCELLANEOUS COMPANIES.
NEW YORK MARKETS

New York, Jan. 1O.-Money on call
2k@S1s per cent. Prime mercantile pa
per 3130419 per cent. Sterling ex.
change firm with actual business in
bankers bills at 4.S51s for demand and
4.S2% Q4.SS for go days Posted rates
4S31a and 4S6. Commercial bills 4S2.
Silver certificates 551h. Bar silver 57k
Mexican dollars 45%. Government bondf
easier, state bonds dull, railroad bonds
strong.
Cotton futures closed quiet and steady
Sales Sl,5OO bales. Jan. 5.75, Feb. 5.77
March $780, April 5.S5, May $50, June
5.s3, July SGT, Aug. 600, Sept. 500, Oct
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-11

The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the First National Bank of Worcester
will be held at their banking rooms No.
18th. 1898, at ii o'clock a. m, for the cleo
ton of directors for the ensuing year, and
for the transaction Of any other business
that may legally come before them.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-11

In the treatment of Group and whoopins
cough. Ayers Cherry Pectoral has a mos
marvellous effect. Thousands of hves ar,
saved annually By the Use of this medi
cine. 1t frees the obstructed air passages
allays Inflammation and controls the de
sire to cough.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-11
THE OXFORD NATIONAL BANK.

The annual meeting of the stockholders
OF the oxford National Bank of Oxford.
on TUESpb z. the ELEVENTH day of
JANUARY, 1889 at 10 clock a M, for
the election OF directors for tina ensuing
year, and for the transaction of any othsr
them,
c. B. SHERMAN, Cashier.
Oxford. Mass Dec Sth 1897
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-11
CHARLES A. STONE AuctIoneer,

Satisfaction guaranteed Prices lc N and
prompt attkstion given to sales in or out
Of the city. OF reN estate or personal prop
erty. All printing attended To and properly
distributed 6l State Mutual. Open even.
ings.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-11
CHICAGO FuTuREs

Chicago. Jan. 1o-Wheat No. Q: Jan.
81. May 9OS May S1A. Corn No. 3:
Jan. 261S, May 20, July 3O@15. Oats No.
Q: May 2S1s, July 22ss. Pork. Jan.
9.171z, May 9.S219. Lard: Jan. 4671S
May 4S0. Ribs: Jan 4.55 May 4.671b.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-11
THE WORCESTER NATIONAL BANK.

THE WORCESTER NATIONAL BANK.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
Of the Worcester National Bank will be
held at their banking house. Foster street.
Worcester, on the SECOND TUESDAY
Q1th) Of JANUARY. 1898, at II O'Clock a.
year, and to transact any other business
that may legally come before them.
JAMES P. HAMILTON, Cashier.
Wnrcasfen Dec 9th 1907
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-11
THE WHITINSvILIE NATIONAL
RAkT

Of this bank will be held at their banking
rooms on TUESDAY January II, 1898, at
O'Clock p,. m, for the election Of di-
rectors for the ensuing year, and for the
may legally come before them.
GEORGE II. SPRAGUE. Cashier.
Wflitinsvile Mass Dec g. 1897
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-11
For Sale and Business Chances.
~ FOR SALE

Wagon Renting Business "A stock of
I8 wagons, ranging in size from demo-
crat to heavy express wagon. All in
good condition.
A good opportunity for a young man
with moderate amount of capital to
make a 50 per cent yearly profit on his
investment.
This business has been carried on with
out opposition for the last 50 wears.
Good will goes with the business as
well as list of all dead beats for the past
20 years. H.c. FISH,
152 Union Street.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-11

Are unlike all other pills. No purging
or pain. Act specially on the liver and
bile. Carriers Little Liver Pills. One pill
dose.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-11

When you suffer from sick headache.
dizziness, constipation, etc, remember
Carter,g Little Liver Pills wal relieve you.
One pill dose.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-11
For Sale, Real Estate. /.

Rates for one week or more under this
heading: 21k cents per line each insertion
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-11
For Sale or Repair Clothing.

$1.00 SUIT cleaned and pressed; 500 silk
velvet collar on coat. Upham g. Paduln,
tailors, 81 Main ST., opp. Elm, one
fight. Open evenings.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-11

THE GRAFTON NATIONAL BANK.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
Of the Grafton National Bank of Grafton,
Mass, will be held at their banking rooms
on TUESDAY. January 11th. 1895, at 10
O'Clock a. M, for the election Of directors
for the ensuing year, and for the transac-
tion of any other business that may Legal
ly come before them.
A. A. SIMMONS. Cashier
Grafton. Mass, Dec. 8. 1897.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-11

Deans Rheumatic Pills absolutely cure
rheuma hsm and neuralgia Entirely veg
etable. Safe
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-11

If the scalp does not give out oil te
keep the hair from becoming dry and
harsh, use Halls Hair Renewer to render
the hair healthy, soft and pliable.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-11

Dr. Siegert's Angostura Bitters is ac-
knowledged all over the world to be the
greatest known regulator of the stomach
and bowels. Get the genuine. "'*
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-11
Help Wanted Female.

WANTED-American table girl for board
ing house; private cooks, strong cham
bermaid $3.50; general girls, green girls,
Swedish second girl, Swedish nurse girl.
Mrs Jones' 410 Main ST., room II.
WANTED -Housekeeper for Catholic Ger
gyman Apply at House. Of Mercy, "a
High st., between $50 and ll.S0 a. m.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-11

"Old, yet ever new, and simple and beau.
tiful ever" sings the poet in words which
might well apply to Ayers Sarsaparilla-
the most efficient and scientific blood puri,
her ever offered to suffering humanity
Nothing but superior merit keeps it SC
dong at the front.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-11
CIaivoyants and Massage.

FRED H.. PIERCE, "a Summer st., Nc
Tigue,s bell, tells past, present future,
etc Hours, 10 a. m. to 9 p. m. viii
remain till Feb. !. Positively no longer.
MRS. JULIA A. .sPAULDING. cIairvoy-
ant and magnetic healer, Is at 54S Main
ST., where she will be happy to meet both
patrons and friends. Examinations and
massage $l.O0 each. Room 4. one flight.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-11

COOK-Reliabae man wants position, meat
or pastry Address J. McGrath, 3lu
Shawmut ave, Boston, Mass.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-11
Hello Male

Rate per line for advertising under this
heading. one day, &c.: three days S1zc'
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-11
Houses Wanted.

PUBLIC CONSULTING EXPERT-Cor-
poration auditor books designed, open
ed, closed and systematized; highest
references. Address J. P. Braurier, P.
o. Box 227S. Boston
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-11
Situations wanted Male.

AN EXPERIENCED CARPENTER and
millwright would like situation, Is years
experience, best of city references. Ad-
dress w. M. W., Spy.
SITUATIONS WANTED : BY American
horses, etc; farm hands, hotel help,
green men Mrs. Jones' 40 Main ST.,
room II. Tel. 1894.
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SMOKING ON A WAGER
Eighty-six Strong Cigars Disposed Of
in Nine Hours

A man we'll known in turf circles made q
curious wager in the year 1860. in which he
backed himself to smoke one pound weight
of strong foreign regalias within twelve
hours. The conditions were that the cigars
should be smoked one at a time to within
an inch of the end, the hacker of time. as
in the case of some pigeon matches, find
ing the weeds.
The match was decided on Thames
steamer plying between London and Chel-
sea, the smoker taking up a position well
forward in the bows. where he caught the
force of the breeze that was blowing. The
cigars ran a hundred to the pound so that
about eighteen hours had to be consumed tC
win the wager. A start was made at II
o'clock in the morning and the affair was
finished at in the evening
In the course Of nine hours and twenty
minutes eghty-siX cigars were fairly
smoked, the greatest number consumed
being in the second hour, when the smoker
disposed of no fewer than sixteen. At tn,
eighty-siXth cigar, when fourteen only
remained to be smoked, the hacker of time
gave in, finding that the smoker was bount
to win, and the latter puffed the remainder
away at his leisure in the course Of the
same evening.
The winner subsequently declared that
he had not experienced the slightest diff
Guilty or unpleasantness during the whole
time he was blowing off the weeds. The
only refreShment taken during the
progress of the match was a chop at
o'clock, the eating of which occupied TWEEN
ty minutes, and a gill and a half of brandy
in cold water at intervals throughout tn,
day.-Pearson's Weekly.
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Literary Notes

'The Fire of Life" a novel of modern
English society, by Kenneth Burrow, is
announced by Henry Holt & Co.
The Macmillan company will publish be-
fore long 1.-The Loves of the Lacy Ara
bella" by Mollie Elliott Seawell, author of
THE Sprightly Romance of Marsac' and
THE History of the Lady Betty Stair"
In honor of Lewis Carroll" author of
"Alice in Wonderland" many worthy
church men and litterateurs of England
have decided to perpetuate his memory in
the form of bed in the hospital for sick
children in Great Ormond street, London,
to be known as the "Alice in Wonderland
| Cot"
An American journalist, Miss Krout, has
q volume on Hawaii in press, with Mr.. Muir
ray of London. Miss Krout by no means
approves the official attitude which her
own country has taken toward the annex
alton of Hawaii.
1t is understood that Longmans. Green
& Co.'S recent publication, industrial
Democracy" by Sidney and Beatrice
Webb authors of 1.-The History of Trade
Unionism," is meeting with great success
in England, Scotland and India.
Henry Gilman, who has been a very OBJ
,
whose scene is laid in the Holy Land in
press at Little, Brown & Co.'S. 1t is a
romance entitled "Hassan: A Fellah," and
lis dedicated to Mr.. Gladstone, with his
permission.
1.-The Diplomatic History of America"
by Henry Harrisse, Frenchman who
writes English in London, is published by
| Dodd, Mead & Co. Mr.. Harrisse has lately
received much favorable comment for ex-
ploding several generally believed tradi-
tons concerning the early voyages ofShe
Cabots to this country. The same publish
ers have also announced From Tonkin to
India" by Prince Henri dOrleans;
"Charles Dickens" by George Gissing;
with the Conquering Turk" by G. ".
Stevens; Across the Sub-Arctics of Can
ada" by J. w. Tyrrell; American Wives
and English Husbands by Gertrude Ath-
erton; 1.-The Children of the Sea-" by
Joseph Conrad; "A Series of Letters to
Minister'S" by John Watson, DID,: Prof.
Marcus Dodds, DID; Prof. James Denny,
DID; 4. II. Barlow, MA; 7. G. Eelby, w.
Robertson Nicoll, LID, and j. r. Stod-
dart.
the American Book company publishes
"a Laboratory in Practical Botany" by
DR.. Charles Ii. Clark.
Messrs. Henry Holt G Co. publish Eek
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telligence which he seeks to retain in the
conduct of his business and the conscience
which the self-respecting publisher puts
into the manufacture of his product Now
these economic forces are hard things TO
fight against; they are certainly not to De
combated successfully by repressve legis-
lation, as some book sellers foolishly seem
to wish, while such combinations in re-
straint of trade as are here and there sug-
gested are likely either to prove simply
futile or so to outrage the moral sense
exhibited in our notions OF fair play and
freedom of individual action as to defeat
their own purpose Measures of the first
class surely cannot be counteIanced by in
telligent persons. while measures of ,he
second class embody a wisdom almos,
equally dubious. What then remains? The
answer may not be a satisfactory one, but
it seems to be the only one left Economic
forces all have their origin in the mind
and flow from the ideas and desires Of
human beings. 1t is hopeless to oppose them
by violent means, but 1t is not impossible
to transform them by educational pro-
cesses. The advance of civilization does
react upon these forces TO very decided CT
feet, and every year finds more and more
minds prepared to receive the important
truth that the cheapest ways of doing
things are not always the most desirable
ways. This truth once realized, its trans
lation into economic action is a compare
lively simple matter Its concrete applica-
ton to the case now in hand may be stated
very briefly. a good book store. stocked
with serious literature and conducted By
people who know something of the books
they sell, IS a clviiizing agency OF lie
highest Importance TO every community. Ii
ranks with the public library and the local
high school or college. That such a book
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self upon his knowledge of contemporary
English publications, has been reading
Mr.. lie Gallienne's brochure. III Were
God" Paris paper says that the kaiser
contemplates writing sequel entitled, III
1 Were Not God"
An effort is to be made in England to
place a memorial to Jane Austen in VIM
chester cathedral. The only memorial OF
this remarkable woman is a brass tablet
set into the wall of the cathedral, which
was placed there by her nephew and BIZ
ographer. the late Rev. j. e. Austen Leigh,
In 1870. The memorial proposed Is to be
window with stained glass.
The title of the new book which Mr.. w.
II. Mallock will publish through the Mac
milan company, in the course OF Few
weeks, will be "Aristocracy and Evolu-
ton" It's aim Is to demonstrate that the
chief progressive movement of society IS
due to a minority. the part played by the
majority being altogether subordinate.
alike In the sphere of thought. government
and wealth production. This part, now
ever, although subordinate is shown to be
real and essential. and an attempt Is made
to prove precisely what 1t is ana now
largely its nature has been misrepresented
hitherto by sociolosists and political
thinkers. particularly by those who lead
or sympathize with what is called the labo:
movement The book will begin with q
criticism of Mr.. Herbert Spencer's so
Geology" pointing out how Mr.. Spencer
embodies and gives fresh life to the funda-
mental error of contemporary advanced
thinkers in defining the social aggregate
as a body composed of approximating
equal units" the TRUTH according to Mi.
Mallock being that all the progressive ag-
gregates are composed of unequal units.
Special reference will. moreover. be made
to the true functions and the nature or
capital, capitalism and the wages system.
o o o
LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI.-We pass
q floating store; one that ties up at every
plantation sells from its stores, repairs
watches and guns" as the legend runs
which 1t bears upon its sides, and then,
when trade slackens. 1t raises steam in its
little boiler and moves on to some more
desirable location. A floating theater goes
by Two large barges. on which Is built
museum wonderfully stocked) and q
Temple of Thespls, these being moved
about from village to village by a tug
boat, chartered for the purpose. Once in
side of the theater. you forget that It Is
built on barge 1t has Its stage and very
good scenery, its orchestra. prosceniufh
boxes, parQuette, dress circle and gallery
for the negroes. You pass through a COW
cred way and enter the museum. not know
ing that you are now on another barge.
After examining its curiosities you return
to see musical entertainment interspersed
with acting charades. a ballet or a farce.
1t makes money 1t Is godsend to the
small villages and to the people. who come
for miles from the interior to see it's en-
hbitions. which are often all they know
Of dramatic art.-Leslies Weekly.
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ercises in Conversational German" and
German Grammatical Drill" both by
Miss Josepha Schrakamp, who has pro-
duced several other German text books.
"Sylvandire" and 1.-The Brigand," with
blanche de Beauleu' thrown in for full
measure. constitute the contents of the
two new volumes of Dumas in the English
edition published by Messrs. Little, Brown
L. Co.
An exhibition of rare books and beauti-
full bindings, arranged by Messrs Charles
Scribner's Sons and manufactured by Mr..
Ernest ID. North, was one of the most in
teresting things to be seen in Chicago dur
ing the first week of March. Among the
books displayed were a Chaucer of 1898.
formerly owned by Charles Lamb, the
Poems by Two Brothers," first editions
of many English classics, and examples
of the Kelmscott and Grolier club publica-
tons. The bindings offered a selection
from the best French and Englist artists,
with a sprinkling of Americans.
The popular "Story of the Nations" Sc
ries, published by Messrs. G. p. Putnam
Sons, now numbers fifty volumes already
published, besides several others in prep
aration. new cloth cover has been de-
signed for the series, which gives 1t more
dignined appearance upon the library
shelves.
The dean of English poets died with
Frederick Tennyson on the 9th of last
month. Born in 1897. two years before the
most famous of his brothers, he had lived
to the ripe age of 80 years, and done good
service to English letters. His poems
have never been appreciated at their full
value for the affections of the reading
public seem to have had room for but one
poet of the name, and the considerable
achievements of Frederick Tennyson suf-
fered partial eclipse his whole life long.
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The CaXton club of Chicago has hit upon
happy selection for the latest of its pub
locations. Some letters of Edgar Allen
Poe to E. H. N. Patterson Of Oquawka,
Illinois. with comments by Eugene Field"
The Poe letters are four in number; the
first is dated April, 1S49. and the last Au-
gust of the same year-just two months
before Poe's death. They have not before
Says foot-note) been printed in book
form. They are highly interesting and
characteristic. and relate to singular lit
erary project-that of establishing pre-
tentious magazine at Oquawka, to be edit
ed by Poe and published by Mr. Patterson,
an enterprising and educated young man
living in that remote Mississippi river
town. The project seems so grotesque,
though treated in the letters with such ap-
parent seriousness, that we might think
the whole thing one of Eugene Fields lii
erary pranks.
The next installment Of c. A. Dana's
"reminiscences" Gin the April McClures)
gives Mr.. Dana's impressions of Lincoln
and the several members of Lincoln's cabi-
net-particularly Seward and, Chase-as
Mr.. Dana saw them officially and socially,
day and night, during the most exciting
part of the war. The paper will be Illus
trated with portraits from the government
collection of war photographs.
The countess Of Craven, the daughter OF
Mrs. Bradley Martin, is said to be medi-
Eating a venture in book-naking for the
benefit of her American friends. Her
theme will be British and American Soci-
ety." with their methods and differences
in etiquette. Lady Craven" says the Lon
don Chronicle, as about % years old. and
when at Coombe Abbey, one of her hus-
bands country houses, spends a good deal
of time among the famous collection of
pictures which was left to an ancestor OF
LORD Craven by Elizabeth, queen of Hun
gary. As Lady Craven is credited with a
| Keen sense of humor of a diluted Mark
| Twain type, 1t IS difficult to believe that the
| book which she is said to be meditatine
VIII be very serious production"
1t is amusing to observe the way II
~hich the reviewers of the Celebrity
| are exercising their minds over the identity
| of Winston Churchill on the one hand anl
that of his celebrity" on the other 1t is
| only fair to the author to say that he
writes under his own name, although tina
is also the name of Lord Randolph Church.
| Ills eldest son, who is soon to publish
book through the Longman's. Mr.. Win
ston Churchill was graduate of the nava
academy at Annapolis, and after giving w
naval career he spent some time in jour.
nalistic work in New York city. He is al
present living in St. Louis. It has beer
limited by several reviewers who know the
author that well-known living writer has
been satirized under cover of the "Ceie
| britJ - Tho 4.
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store should be found in every stable town

store should be found in every stable town
and that every great city should have a
number of them are propositions that win
without argument the assent of all intelli-
gent people That it is difficult if not i'm
possible for them to exist under the condi-
tons of present competition and of pres
ent public sentiment is a statement sadly
true. That artificial measures for the re-
Mobilization of the old-time book seller are
foredoomed to failure is the outcome of all
sound ethical and economic reasoning. We
must then look for a better state of al
fairs on the part of the public to a more
genuine popular education, a broader en-
l!ghtenment concerning the usefulness Of
books a greater willingness to bear small
burdens for the attainment of large ends;
and. on the part of the book seller, more
patience under adverse influences, a
broader view of the economic problems
with which we are confronted and a
greater alertness to impress the public with
the needfulness Of his own peculiar social
function"
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Freak Potato in Maine

A most curious freak potato was raised
on the farm Of ]. c. Hammond of Greene,
Me. The potato not only had eyes, but d
good-sized tooth. probably horse tooth,
and grew until the cavity was filled and the
tooth hard and fast in the potato.
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FOR LOVE OF A BEDOUIN MAID. r

LIE Voleur, author of BY Order of the
Brotherhood etc. Rand, McNally &
Co.
This is a story with very daring plot,
or plot based on a very remarkable, if
not daring, invention or discovery. A man.
uscript is discovered on a reef in the Pa
cific ocean, whereon yacht was weil-nigh
wrecked and this manuscript thus strange
ly discovered tells a wonderful story of
Paris-the old Paris of Buonaparte-the
story opening in December, 1877. It is a
story of wonderful adventures, many of
them improbable but not wholly incredible
and thus the romance is made an extremely
stirring one from start to finish. Besides,
il IS a very handsome book.