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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-29
SOLDIER BOYS GIVE DANCE.

Webster, Mass, Dee. 2S.-Two Webster
boys in K Company, Sixth Massachusetts
regiment, gave dance in Columbia Hall
this evening. The affair was largely at
tended, and at intermission refreshments
were served. Dancing was in order from
o'clock until shortly after midnight.
Several Grand Army men were present,
and were royalty treated by the younger
veterans.
The funeral services of Erastus Durkee
were held at his late residence, Dudley
Hill, at / o'clock. being largely attended
and many from Webster. Rev. Mr.. Rog-
ers of Dudley officiated.
MYron BlgeloW now engaged by the
Whitnsville Company as superintendent
of construction of the new plant near
Montreal with his wife, spent a few days
julius w Bigelow, Mechanic street
A portion of Bates shoe factory is
closed for a few days.
George Barry of Danielson, Conn, has
located in town, engaged in the carding
room at the new Slater cotton mill at
North Webster.
Through the kindness of Mr.. Within of
WhitinsVille, the nine surviving members
of the Slater Guards, Co. l, Fifteenth
Massachusetts regiment have been pre-
scented with the history of the regiment
a body through The Spy
The patrons of Music Hall are well
pleased with the engagement of ]. c.
Rockwell's Dramatic Company that are
playing for the week, The company APP
peared this evening in 1.-THE Brave Vol
unteer," Russian war story written for
this company, with Miss Davenport in the
leading role.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-29
SHE DIED IN TEXAS.
Mrs. Mosso of WhtnsyiIIe Had Gone
There to Attend Her Brothers. Funeral

Mrs. Mosso of WhitlnsyiIle Had Gone
There to Attend Fer Brothers. Funeral
WhitinsviIle, Dec. 2S.-Word was re-
ceived here this morning of the death
of Mrs. Joseph Mosso at Dallas, Tex.
Mrs. Mosso left Whitinsville last week
Tuesday with her nephew, James
Welsh, for Dallas to attend the funeral
of her brother, John BlessingtOn, Of
that place Mrs. MOsso has been in poor
health for some time past and the long
Journey was evidently too much for
her. The news of her death was a sad
blow to her husband, VINO was at work
in the Within machine works when the
news reached him. He was almost pros
trated,
Mrs. Mosso was born in Ireland, 50
years ago, and came to this country
when young. She has been d resident of
this town for many years. She was Of
a very quiet disposition and had large
circle of friends here who will mourn her
'oss, Mrs. Mosso was the last of fam
" of five children. Her remains VIII De
brought here for burial.
Hiram Reynolds and Miss Alice C.
Adams were married this noon at i
o CLOCK dl lue NUNS VI LIZ VI ANO - -
ants. MI. and Mrs. A. i. Adams of Rail
road avenue Rev. John r. Thurston,
pastor of the Congregational Church,
performed the wedding ceremony. Both
Young people are very popular here,
They attended the public schools and
graduated from the Northbridge nigh
school. Mr.. Reynolds is the son Of John
/ Reynolds and wife of Forest street,
and works in Lowell. Miss Adams had
taught school here in the public schools
The happy couple have the best wishes
of a host of friends for their future well
fare and prosperity.
Miss Grace Hodghton of Woonsocket
and Miss Mary Southwick of Mendon
are the guests of Mrs. Henry A. Cook OF
John Houlihan has entered the en-
ploy Of Rev. P S. O'Reilly
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-29
NEVER LOSE" CLUB.

1,ne "Never Lose" Whist Club met .,l laSt
The3 P }Tarrv M" M Wood; second, Edmund
i y Morse rise ladies first Mrs Henry Han
,, rs i't'i second. Mrs. Fred Waterman
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-29
ATTACHMENTS

Patrick Powers vs.. Daniel c. Cronin,
Worcester, $500, central district court;
writ served by Richardson.
Frederick H. Amsden vs. E. A. Good
now Worcester $40 600 United
States circuit court; writ served
by Mcdonald. Burkett & Snow for the
plaintiff.
Anglo-American Land Mortgage and
Agency Company, limited, VS.. Robert
II. Cole, Southbridge; United States
circuit court; writ served by McDon-
aid Burkett & Snow for the plaint-
if.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-29

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The Springfield herald., 1898-01-21
Thought He Was Racing Man.

From the Westminster Gazette
Henry George had quaint humor OF
his own, and could tell a good story
against himself. During his Austral
ian tour one of his friends in Sydney
suggested to the secretary of local
racing club that 1t would be a graceful
thing to send Mr.. George a compli-
mentary ticket for the race meeting
then at hand. The papers were at thu
time devoting many columns to the
reports of Georges meetings and dis
cussions on his doctrines, but the
sportsman had evidently not read them
who is Mr.. George" he asked. "a
never heard of him before" why
he's man of worldwide celebrity.
Does he own any horse?" queried the
secretary. Yes. two very fast trot,
ters, Progress and Poverty" "Oh, al
right" said the now satisfied secretary
here's a ticket for him"
The Springfield herald., 1898-01-21
ROthschild'a Error.

1t may require as much Imagination
to draw pleasure out of an unspeni
dollar as it does to get it from an un-
smelt flower, or an unkissed love, oil
any of the unexisting realities that
poets deal in, says H. G. Chapman il
the Atlantic. Many laborious and
escetic financier must live in a world
of imagination, a commercial dream, az
little tangible as that of the poet. my
food and lodging are all I get for my
wealth." said the elder Rothschild. He
was mistaken; he forgot his dream OF
wealth. He, too, was one of the poeu
of a financial age. Nor, lastly, can II
be that the delight of giving ones sell
up to an impassioned thought, OF
which one is as sure as death. and fol
which one is willing to die. is not still
as 1t always has been, the keenes
pleasure of a human soul.
The Springfield herald., 1898-01-21
LITTLE JOKES.

A jewelers. shop is always wei
watched.
When mouse gets into a pantry he
has a gnaw-ful time.
Even the mildtempered athlete get.
greatly exercised at times.
1t is a nurse girls duty to take care
when the children take air.
sold again" said the secondhand
chrome. well, I'll be hanged!"
OF course, no one can move patch
of ground, but the farmer can drag ;
field.
A stream is the only thing we know
that has its mouth SO far from its
head.
A small boy always feels smart wher
he wears mustard plaster for the frs
time.
Arctic explorers are pleasant person.
to converse with, once the ice Is
broken.
Goodbye" said the gun, I'm go
ing OFF," And it wasn't minute be.
fore everybody heard the report.
The Springfield herald., 1898-01-21
NECESSITIES COSTLY IN PARIS.
Water the Most Precious and Exclusive
Drink; Coal Is Very ExpenALNc.

''Water is the most precious and exclu
slve drink you can order in Paris writes
Lillian Bell in n letter from the French
capital to the January Ladies' Home Jour
nal Imagine that-you who let the
water run to cool 1t, In Paris they actu-
ally pay for water in their houses by the
quart. Artichokes and trutiies. and mush-
rooms. and silk stockings, and kid gloves
are so cheap here that 1t makes you
blink your eyes. But eggs and cream.
and milk are luxuries. Silks and velvets
are bewilderingly inexpensive. But cot
ton stuffs are from America. and are ex-
travaGances. They make them up Into
costumes and trim them with velvet rib
bon. Never by any chance could you be
supposed to send cotton frocks to be
washed every week. The luxury of
fresh. starched muslin dresses and plenty
of shirt waists is unknown.
Il shall never overcome the ecstacies
of laughter which assail me when l see
varieties OF coal exhibited In tiny shop
windows, set for,n In high glass dishes.
as we exploit chocolates at home But
well they may respect 1t, for it is really
very much cheaper to freeze to death
than to buy coal in Paris. The reason OF
all this Is the city tax on every chicken,
every carrot, every egg brought into Paris.
The Springfield herald., 1898-01-21
Future of ,hc rnc.nc.

The relations of the great powers are
changing, and the Pacific is becoming
the center of their striving. The pow
ers that adjoin this ocean are destined
to be the actors in the next drama of
the world. and the Pacific the stage
thereof. England is the greatest of
these powers. This she owes to Can
ada and to her possessions in the east.
Russia Is destined to n future greater
than England's present. France is
making desperate efforts to build up
for herself an Asiatic foot hold In this
company. China's vast population and
wide territory make her another factor
in the problem. She may be conquered
and enslaved for years. but the great
vitality, the great individuality. the eX-
elusive cohcsiveness of her people seem
to destine her to an ultimately indie
pendent national existence. She must
eventually emerge from her position of
subjection and inferiority and become
one Of the great nations of the earth.
The Springfield herald., 1898-01-21
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

The bachelor will find a hole IL
his stocking Christmas morning a.
usual.
1t would be good idea to put ele.
vators in some of the so-called shaft.
of humor.
The recording angel never credits &
man with what his tombstone says ir
his favor.
It's about as hard for man to keeI
a diary as for woman to keep a sharI
lead pencil.
The Chinese laundryman never OBJ
jects to your cuffs, but he draws the
line at kicks.
1t is hard to convince school boy
that summer vacation days are longe,
than winter school days.
The poetical muse sometimes keep,
the poet awake, but it Is the news o.
the cat that disturb the slumbers OF
other people.
Justice may be blind, but there ii,
no question as to the blindness of th,
man who goes to law feeling certain
that he will get justice.
The Springfield herald., 1898-01-21
SODA WATER BOTTLE.
HOW TWO ENGLISH OFFICERS
AWED THE NATIVES.
The Cruelties of Benin City We're
Brought to an Abrupt Termination
by "a Novel Coup The Cannibals
Were Almost ParaIyzed.

From the London Mail: The cruel
ties of Benin City having become a
matter OF history, attention to the Nj
dark spot in the protectorate. namely
Bendi, an important town situated
about 100 miles inland from Opobo. It
is the largest trade center in the pro-
tectorate, and is the headquarters of
the long juju." Human sacrifices are
carried on probably to as great an OK
tent as at Benin, and fetich rites are
conducted with equal crulty. At Ben
di, too. is held a sort of fetch court
of appeal, to which the natives Of tho
coast towns and of the interior repair
for settlement of their differences. A
correspondent at Bonny writes that
only two Europeans have ever succeed
ed in penetrating to the town. In De-
cember last Major Leonard and F.
James, two of the protectorate officers,
went to Bendi. The journey occupied
six days. On reaching any village a
palaver was had. The friendly chiefs
squatted in a semicircle opposite the
chiefs of the town, who also sat in a
semicircle. The proceedings opened
by the headman of the town walking
round the ring holding a skull in one
hand, and wildly gesticulating with
the other, at the same time utterng
curses upon all the white men and
their descendants if any harm befall
the townspeople by reason of their Wis
1t. After this friendly act the head
friendly chief with the expedition in
his turn walked round the circle, call
ing down maledictions upon the ma
tives If any harm befell the white m.r
during their visit. This headman, who
knew well the efficacy of a new juiu N
fetch, hit upon plan which at the
time had an extraordinary effect on
the superstitious people. In his prom
enade round the circle he carried in
water, and at the critical moment.
when he had exhausted the list of
curses, he leaped into the ring and
opened the bottle, the cork going off
with loud report. Ridiculous as it
may seem, the effect was instantane-
ous. The natives with one accord
chiefs, women and children-straight ..
way fled. The people were profundiy
impressed with what they called "the
white mans god in the bottle" Dur
Ing the whole journey the letting off
OF soda water corks always had the
desired effect of impressing upon the
people the power of the white mans
juju. On reaching Bendi the market
was at once closed, and the intruders
were warned to leave Immediately.
They departed on the following day
without being attacked, the chief fear
of the people evidently being that they
should penetrate the mysteries of the
juju. Nothing was actually seen Of
any of the juju rites, as it was discov-
cred that these were performed little
way out of the town. 1t is probable
that the people will still remember the
soda water juju and that it may be an
important factor in coming to an I'M
derstanding with these mysterious ma
tiyes.
The Springfield herald., 1898-01-21
AMERICAN LUMBER SUPPLY,
Planting of Forests Likely to Be an
Important Industry.


Important Industry.
Looking not very far into the future,
it seems that the planting of American
forests will become productive in
dustry, says Meehan's Monthly. Pres
ervation of old forests, with their
masses Of dry underbrush and fre-in-
viting collections of dry leaves, may
be advisable for some reasons. These
immense masses of tirewood undoubt-
edly tend to collect snow, which by its
gradual melting furnishes supply to
the water reservoirs beneath the sur
face of the ground. Snow thaws less
quickly under the shade Of trees than
in the bright sunlight. Less water.
therefore, runs to supply floods and
freshets than when the snow is made
to pass away gradually. But this
question does not affect the solid tim
ber interests.
In old forests, where there Is
struggle for life among the trees by
reason of their growing SO thickly to-
gether. the result is the necessity of
waiting many years before the trees
will reach size to make them desira-
BILE for timber purposes. Where trees
have room to grow, and are properly
cared for, most kinds of American
trees will furnish useful timber in
twenty or thirty years, and for many
other purposes they can be EMPLOYED
even younger. 1t takes well on to a
century for the struggling trees in a
dense wood to have any marketable
value.
While good timber is becoming grad
ually scarcer on account of our annual
forest fires, rising from the conditions
already stated, the demand is increas-
ing and, what is more remarkable,
Europe is already calling on America
for a supply of lumber. American oak,
especially, is in great demand in the
old world while our black walnut is
closely following in its wake. Our
lighter woods, also-such as the tulip
tree and poplar-are coming into
great demand there for packing boxes
and cases where light weight is great
object. Those who are interested in
forestry in our country should take up
the matter of encouragement OF forest
planting 1t will soon be greater
question than forest preservation.
The Springfield herald., 1898-01-21
MARRIED MEN LIVE LoNo.
Interesting stassssscs Compiled by .
Noted German Scientist.


Noted German Scientist.
Persons who desire to live to q good
old age will do we'll to read an inter-
esting work on the subject which has
just been issued by DR.. Schwartz of
Berlin, says the New York Herald. The
doctor has given much time to the
study of longevity. and the conclusions
at which he has arrived are based on
statistics which seem in all respects
reliable.
He begins with the bold statement
that any one who desires to live for
four score and ten years should get
married. In other words, he claims
that conjugal life is necessary con-
dition of longevity. Here are the
statistics which support this state
ment: or 200 persons who had reached
the age of 40 years the doctor found
that 125 were married and 75 unmar-
r1ed.Of 70 men who had reached the age
of 60 years he found that As were mar
ried and only 20 unmarried.
He next took 3S men, each OF whom
was in his 10th year, and he found that
81 were married and IL unmarried.
Finally, he took ~ men, each aged 30
years, and found that were married
and 3 unmarried. 1t may be claimed
that no sure conclusion can be drawn
from statistics of this nature, for the
reason that the Institution of marriage
is spread all over the world, and hence
it is natural to find the majority of
persons married. DR.. Schwartz in re
ply again brings forward some curious
statistics. These statistics show that
the mortality among bachelors be
tween the ages OF 80 and As Is as high
as 81 per cent, whereas among those
who are married 1t does not exceed IS
per cent.
1T is evident" says French writ
er, who has closely studied DR..
Schwartz statistics, that we must ac-
knowledge the potency of these figures,
and that if we desire to live to good
old age we should get married as soon
as possible We should certainly do
SO if we wish to live a full century, for
DR.. Schwartz cites the cases OF fifty
centenarians, not one of whom Is a
bachelor. A curious fact, too, is that
these fifty centenarians were all wild
OVERS
The Springfield herald., 1898-01-21
THE FRENCH CURIOUS PEOPLE
They Have Vanity, hut not Pride; Religion
but not Morality.

They Have Vanity. hut not Pride; Religion
but not Morality.
"The French must be the most Curl
GUS people on earth" writes Lillian
Bell in II letter from Paris to the jan
uary Ladies' Home Journal. "How
could even heavenly ingenuity create IL
more uncommon or bewlldering con-
tradiction and combination? Make up
your mind that they are as simple as
children when you see their Innocent
picnicking along the boulevnrds and in
the parks with their whole families,
yet you dare not trust yourself to hear
what they are saying. Believe that
they are cynical. and fin de steele, and
skeptical of all women when you hear
two men talk. and the next day you
hear that one of them has shot himself
on the grave of his sweetheart. Be
leve that politeness is the ruling char
acteristic of the country because IL man
kisses your hand when he takes leave
of you. But marry him, and no insult
is too low for him to heap upon you
Believe that the French men are SYM
pathetic because they laugh and cry
openly at the theater. But appeal to
their chivalry. and they will rescue you
from one discomfort only to offer you
n worse The French have sentimen-
tality, but not sentiment. They have
gallantry. but not chivaIry They have
vanity, but not pride. They have re-
ligion. but not morality. They are n
combination of the widest eXtravh-
gnnce and the Strictcst parsimony.
They cultivate the ground so close to
the railroad tracks that the trains al
most run over their roses, and yet they
leave II Place de In ConcOrde in the
heart of the city
The Springfield herald., 1898-01-21
Own. the Fines. Pearl. in Europe.

The duchess of Cumberland possess
es the finest pearls in Europe. They
were part of the crown jewels of Han
over, and in 1857 they were valued
at 6 100 900. These pearls were claimed
in 1897 both by the queen and her
uncle, King Ernest of Hanover, but
it was not until 1857 that Lord Wen
sleydale, Lord Hatherley and Sir Law
renee Peel unanimously decided that
they belonged to Hanover. So they
were then given up, along with splen-
did casket of jewels. part of which had
been brought to England from Han
over by George H., and the rest had
belonged to Queen Charlotte, who left
them by will to her son, Ernest.
The Springfield herald., 1898-01-21

Pale People and Retsei 10 tHH LUe.
since then have been free from all pain,
headache and dyspepsia. l eat heartily
and have no appetite for strong drink
or tea or coffee, and feel twenty years
younger.
"Mu weiOht has increased IS pounds. |
cannot sny too much for DR. Williams Pink
Pills and claim that they have cured me.
JOHN b. Cook"
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
sixteenth day of February. 1897.
A. p. BARKER, Notary Public.
To people run down in health from what
ever cause-drink or disease-the above in
terview will be of interest. The truth of it
is undoubted as the statement is sworn to,
and we reproduce the oath here. For any
further facts concerning this medicine
write to DR.. Williams Medicine Company,
Schenectady, N. Y.
The name and address of the subject OF
above interview is John B. Cook, of POS
South 9th Street. Lvon. Iowa.
The Springfield herald., 1898-01-21
Hpw'a THAI

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward
for any case OF CHtarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned. have known F..
]. Cheney for the last IL years. and believe
him perfectly honorable In all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their Arm
West & Truax. Wholesale Druggists.
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. Testmo-
malls sent free. Price 75c per bottle. Sold
by all druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Springfield herald., 1898-01-21
Beauty. UtlIity and Value

Are happily combined in Hoods Snrsnpn-
rilla Coupon Calendar for 1888. The lovely
child's head in an embossed gold frame,
surrounded by sprays of flowers in mosaic,
the harmonious pnd in blue with clear fig
ures, and the Coupons by means of which
many valuable books and other articles
may be obtained, make up the most de-
sirable Calender we have ever seen. The
first coupon article is Hoods Practical
Cooks Book, a handsome, useful volume
of $50 pages. Ask your druggist for Hoods
Coupon Calendar or send 6 cents in stamps
for one to c. |. Hood u Co. Lowell. Mass
"I know | am getting old WHY
MY friends have quit asking for my pho
togG-Ah"
The Springfield herald., 1898-01-21
GAINED FoRTY-EIoHT POUNDS

81 had strong appetite for liquor which
was the beginning of the breaking down of
nv health. ! was also a slave to tea and
coffee drinking. took the gold cure but
it did not help me-"
This is a portion of nn interview clipped
from the Daily Herald, of Clinton, Iowa.
1t might we'll be taken for the subject of n
temperance lecture but that is not our OBJ
ject in publishing it. 1t is to show how a
system, run down by drink and disease,
NAV be restored. We cannot do better
than nunte further from the snme:
The Springfield herald., 1898-01-21

For years l was
unable to do :. my
work. l could not
sleep nights or rest
days on account of
continuous pains in
my stomach aud
back. ] was unable
to digest my food.
II ca d "A c hes and
painful urination
were frequent, and
my hearts action
became increased.
| left my farm and
retired to city life,
for | was a confirm
ed invalid, and the
doctor said / would
never be well again.
"Soon after ! hap
pened to use four
boxes of DIR. Will
liams' Pink Pills for
The Springfield herald., 1898-01-21
AN OPEN LETTER TO MOTHERS,

We are asserting In the courts our right to the
exclusive use of the word "CASTORIA," and
PITCHERS CASTORIA," as our Trade Mark.
l, DR.. Samuel Pitcher, of Hyannis, Massachu-
sctts was the originator of 'PITCHER'S CAS-
TORIA," the same that has borne and does now
bear the fac-simile signature of CHAS. H.
FLETCHER on every wrapper. This is the
original PITCHERS CASToRIA" which has
been used In the homes OF the mothers of
America for over thirty years. Look carefully
at the wrapper and see that II is the kind you
have always bought" and has the signature of
CHAS. II. FLETCHER on the Wrapper. No
one has authority from me to use my name
except The Centaur Company OF which Chas.
II. Fletcher is President
March S, 1897. SAMUEL PITCHER. M. D.
The Springfield herald., 1898-01-21
ST. JACOBS OIL

"Women are smarter than men," "Why
do you think so?" "When n widow mar
ries again she generally surprises all her
friends. but when "A widowcr marries
again all the women who know him say
he showed signs of it the day after his
wife was buried"
The Springfield herald., 1898-01-21
lis ii slssP Family Pills are the best.

"I saved my sister from marrying that
silly young Hopkins" How so?""Shc
accepted him by letter and l forgot to
mail it"
The Springfield herald., 1898-01-21

American hickory as wagon material
is better suited than any other wood
for moist tropical climates,