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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-30
FORCE OF HABIT.

Lord Kelvin, the celebrated English
scientist, has just celebrated his 74th
birthday. He was born in Belfast, Ire
land. For over fifty years he has held
the chair of natural philosophy at Glas-
gov University, and this was justly
considered so remarkable that in 1896
the jubilee was enthusiastically ceIe-
brated. A good story is related of his
lecturing methods at the university. AS
a professor of science he can use long
words in such formidable array as
would make a dictionary break its
binding with horror. During a course
of lectures once on magnetism, for in
stance, he defined an ideal magnet as
AN infinitely long, infinitely thin, uni
form and uniformly and longitudinally
magnetized bar" and the misguided
students vociferously cheered, which
caused the professor to say: "Silencel"
The definition was made and cheered,
with the usual reDrimand. frequently
during the lectures. Once, near the
conclusion, however, the students dl
not cheer, but Lord Kelvin, from force
of habit, raped out "Silencel" the
same as Baltimore Herald.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-30
ONLY A SOLDIER DEAD.

A fair young mother calmly read,
While one hand rocked the cradle bed
Wherein her first-born slept away
The twilight of a summer day.
She carelessly the paper turned;
Till --latest War News" she discerned.
"Our loss was small, dispatches said
"A skirmish, and one soldier dead"
They troubled not to give his name,
Or cen the troop from which he came
For who, rejoicing in success,
Cares IL there be one private less?
Only a soldier lying there,
With blood upon HIS sunny hair:
With no kind friend to raise his head,
Or treasure the last words he said.
Q, happy mother, do you know
That not so many years ago,
That soldier was a baby too,
With face as sweet and eyes as blue
As those within your cradle there;
And knew a mothers tender care
Who now must sit alone and Weep
Because he waketh not from sleep1
And other thousands also said:
"Only a private solo-er dead.
Without a passing thought that he
Might one of natures mobiles be;
Or, that the words that line contained
Would wreck a life that yet remained
His mother waits for him in vain,
For he, her only child, is slain.
T. r n
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-30
HER OLD sPINET.

cTheodosia Pickering Garrison in Life,]
Within her old spinet lies hid
So many quaint, dead melodies,
think il she but raised the lid.
or idly touched the yellow keys,
Their ghosts would throng the quiet room
Like the faint perfume of rose
That died in some forgotten June.
Within her old spinet is laid
What memories of vanished timesl
In this same seat, in stiff brocade,
One sang, perchance her gallants
rhymes.
[ wonder IL the powdered beau
Who bent to murmur his applause,
Felt the same passion that l know.
Sweetheart. within your old spinet
I, too methinks, will breathe my pain,
So when some idle day you let
Your hands stray DER the keys again.
Haply they'll whisper back to you
The story of one long forgot,
Who worskiDed where he dared not sue
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-30
AN IDEAL JAILBIRD.
Neither Walls, Nor Bars, Nor Policemen
Worry This Chap Much.

From the New York Evening Mail.)
An extraordinary escape from Jail
was made one day last week by young
man from Pentonville prison. This
prison is one of the great houses of de-
tention for all sorts of criminals, and
it is situated in the very heart of Lon
don. In some way or other man got
out of his cell, scaled the walls, several
of them, and dropped in safety to the
ground. He was at once pursued, as a
laborer employed in the prison was APP
plying for admission at the main gate
just at the moment when the prisoner
dropped from the outer wall. In five
minutes time at least a hundred per
sons had taken up the hue and cry; but
the convict, who, it seems, can run like
a hare and has q marvellous capacity
for climbing up walls, managed to
eVade his pursuers and was soon lost in
the maze of streets surrounding the
prison.
Still more strange, however is the
fact that he has not yet been recap
tured by the police, although 1t is re-
ported that he is walking openly about
the north of London and drinking in
the saloons of that neighborhood. A
few nights ago, it is stated, the escaped
convict was present in a certain saloon.
talking with several people, none of
whom attempted to have him arrested.
One of the persons present bet the con-
Wet five shillings that he would not
stand behind policeman on duty in the
neighborhood Of five minutes. The con-
Wet at once took up the bet, stood be-
hind the officer for the stipulated time,
and then returned to the public house,
received the five shillings, and spent it
in a. round of drinks. 1t is difficult to
credit this, but l am assured that it is
absolutely true.
Smith, that is the name of the es-
capped jail bird, boasts that he can climb
a wall twenty feet high, using his hands
and feet in cat-like fashion. Perhaps
it may be that the London police are
only good at regulating the traffic on
the streets. They certainly have not
distinguished themselves lately either
as thief or murderer hunters. There
has not been so much undetected crime
in London for many years as there is
at present. There are at least a dozen
murders, most of them perpetrated AL
most publicly which still remain mys-
teries as far as the discovery of the as
sassin is concerned.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-30
REcENT INYENTIoNs.

Racks for holding packages in railroad
cars are made adjustable by Texas
mans device, in which the rack is mount
ed on cords suspended from pulleys in
the top of the car, with weights at the
other ends of the ropes to balance the
racks at any height.
An improved receptacle for condensed
milk has piston set in the cover, to be
pressed down by the thumb and force the
milk through a tube running from the
bottom of the cup to the tip of the
spout.
A handy vegetable slicer is formed of a
series Of knives set in the bottom of a
central opening in a standard. with a
slotted head hung on a lever above to fit
over the knives and force the vegetables
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-30
PROBLEM FOR MAGGIE.
lTit-Bits.l

Sandy Mo, Forfarshire farmer,
had been spending an hour or two in
the evening with friend a couple of
miles away. IL was a moonlight night,
and Sandy, after partal1ing freely of his
friends hospitality, was riding quietly
home across the sheep pastures on his
"guid auld mare" when they came to
an open ditch which his mare refused
to cross.
"Hoot ava, Maggie" said the rider,
tthis Wilma dae. Ye maun list gang
over"
He turned back about a 100 yards,
wheeled around. and gave the mare
touch of his whip On she went at a
brisk canter but as they reached the
edge of the ditch she stopped dead, and
shot Sandy clean over to the other side.
Gathering himself up, Sandy looked
his mare straight in the face. and said:
Vera weel pitched, indeed, ma lass.
But hoo are We goin' to get over yer
sell eh?"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-30
through the cutters into receptacle be-

through the cutters into a receptacle be
low
The depth of water under a ship can be
quickly ascertained by q new sounding
pended from a sliding ball, which is at
tached to the end of a cord or wire run
ming to the deck, the weight of the casing
breaking the electric current until II
strikes bottom.
Live minnows for bait can be. attached
to hook with little injury shy new
holder. consisting of a single piece OF
wire bent to form an eyelet in the cen
tire. with the ends pointed toward each
other, to be inserted in the sides of the
fish.
Words can be automatically counted or
a typewriter by u simple device which
has a number Of dials set in a frame with
a lever at one end to reach under the end
of the space bar as the counter rests or
the table to operate the mechanism which
moves the indicator on the diaj--Chicagc
Daily News.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-30

Put in a stew pan two pounds Of veal.
cut in pieces, just cover with cold water
flor in stew the Juice is wanted in the
liquor rather than In the meat, allow it
TO simmer until the meat is tender and
the water reduced one half, season with
salt and pepper add q tablespoon OF
-four mixed smoothly with little Gold
milk, and also a dessertspoon OF butter
and serve with split common crackers.
dipped in gravy.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-30
PIckLED NAsTusrIuMs.

Gather the nastustiums when they are
small and green. before the inner kernel
has become hard. Remove the stems
and let them stand in sailed water ever.
night Then freshen in cold water,
pack in small bottles and cover with
boiling vinegar. sweeten and spice the
vinegar if you like. Use as a substi-
tute for capers
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-30
HoW,s THIS i

we offer one hundred dollars reward
FOR any case Of ,catarrh that can not be
cured BY Halls Catarrh Cure
r ]. Cheney & Co.. Props, Toledo g.
we me undersigned, have known f. j.
f.hanav for the last IS years, and believe
him perfectly honorable, in al business
Transactions and financially able t9 carry
out any obligations mace pS r,,stl y. ~
ledo, o.. 1r....;,, ,,-haia.aio
druggists Toledo, O. 80, ~,
actina directIv upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces Of the system Price e iS @,
per bottle. Sold BY all druggists. Testi-
HATS Family Pills are the best
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-30
RARRERRY LAM.

Free the barberries from stems and
allow an equal weight of sugar. Put
them in the preserving kettle with tust
water enough to cover, and cook slowly.
When the juice fs drawn out strain to
remove the seeds. add the sugar and cook
slowly 40 minutes. stirring often. Turn
into small jars and cover with paper.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-30
BEEFSTEAK WITH OLIVES OF
MUSHROOMS.

Make a sauce of one tablespoon Of
butter one tablespoon flour, stirred in
a saucepan until brown. then add grad
ually one cup and half of soup stock,
or beef extract. or plain hot water will
answer, season with salt. pepper, scant
tablespoon of good table sauce, and
one-haH cup of cut up olives, or pre-
pared mushrooms. Pour this around the
broiled steak before setting it in the
oven. The flavor of the olive is to many
people delicious addition. The naush-
room flavor is less pronounced.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-30

(Which should be as dry as possihle) add
one egg, two cups milk, pinch of salt.
a seasoning of nutmeg and sweetRn t.
taste. Line a deep dish with plain paste
fill with squash mixture, and bake oaa
hour in moderate even.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-30
MOCK B1sQUE SOUP.

Mix to a smooth paste one tablespoon
of flour with two heaping tablespoons OK
butter. and one quart of boiling milk. a
little at time to prevent Jumping. Stew
one can of tomatoes until they can be
strained easily and. if very acid, use
one-half teaspoon of soda, pour into the
thickened milk, seasoning with salt and
pepper, and serve very hot.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-30
COLD SHAW

One half head of cabbage, chopped
fine. Take one cup Of vinegar two
tablespoons of sugar, salt and pepper 20
taste and one tablespoon Of butter. Let
the dressing heat thoroughly, and Just
before it scalds add one beaten egg. Four
the dressing over the cabbage, and let
1t stand a few minutes before serving.
Very nice with meats Of any kind.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-30
BOSTON COOKIES.

Mix thoroughly three well beaten eggs.
one and half cups of sugar, one and a
half cups Of raisins, seeded and chopped
fine, one cup of butter, half teaspoon Of
soda, little salt, half nutmeg, and
stiffen with -four enough to spread on
thin. The dough should not be nodded
or rolled.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-30
EGG sANDMICHEH.

Rub the yolks of six hard boiled eggs
with sufficient mayonnaisN to make .
thick paste. Spread bread with a thin
layer of mayonnaise dressing, lay on
white lettuce leaves. and put the egg
mixture between the leaves. Press firm
ly together, and serve as soon as possibla
after making.
THE SCARCITY OF MILK
While pastures were never in better
condition or feed in general more album
dant at this time of the year than at
present, there is nevertheless demand
for milk that is materially greater than
the supply, Notwithstanding the fact
that the August and September supplies
are greater than in the corresponding
months OF previous years. The August
sales of milk in Boston, Worcester and
throughout Massachusetts were the
largest on record, The true explana-
ton in this condition is found in the
statement that the people of Massachu-i
sets are living in g. greater measure
than ever upon those two perfect foods
milk and shredded whole wheat biscuit.
There is a natural affinity between them.
and the results are natural. No delete
rious conditions follow the using of milk
! when combined with the shredded wheat
and the learning of this truth is renlov-
ing that bane of the New England farm
ers life surplus milk.
The many ways Of serving the shredded
wheat biscuit are contained in the Vital
Question fourth edition. This book Will
be mailed free to any address, mention
ing this paper.
The New Era Cooking School.
Worcester, Mass.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-30

at Cuxabixis lake for two months past,
writes of great sport, and is expect
ed home in 81 few days. j. w. Sar-
gent has brought home a couple fine
deer, and John N. Akarman has en-
joyed brief visit TO the big game re-
gions. Dr.. David Narrower and Philip
w. Moen left during the middle Of tile
week and F. H. Kelley and Rev. Roll
and A. Nichols are in the woods. c. f.,
Minckler. II. F. A. Lange, Herbert Ro-
per, l.. w. Gates and many others are
making plans to start soon.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-30

A large goosshawk and a fine young
otter, shown in the windows of the
Sportsmen's Emporium during the
week attracted much attention. The OF
ter was shot at Oxford. The animal is
exceedingly rare about these parts.
The goosshawk is more common, but
few are shown in the city.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-30
John H. She0haIl,
81 AND 80 WASHINGTON 50.
Wholesale Dealer In
ALES WINES
AND LIQUORS.

We keep constantly on nand ene of the
best selected stocks of Wines and Liquors
obtainaDle, including Old Crow. Old Tag
Tor, McBraver. Jas. Z. Pepper and May
field Bourhons, Hermitage. Finches. Gold
en- Wedding, Susquehanna, Monogram and
Horse Shoe Creek Rye Whiskeys. Ale and.
Porter, and
Hoffmann's Mono7ol Lager
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-30


The patronage of the various gun
stores has been unusual. More guns
than ever before have been sold and
the demand for hunting coats ard ap,
| planes and ammunition has been far
above the average. One has only to
visit the Front street store of A. B. f.
Kinner, or the Main street stores of E.
S. Knowles, the Lowell Arms and Cy-
| Gle Company and the Iver Johnson
/ Company to find groups of interested
hunters looking over shotguns, rifles
and a hundred and one things which
delight the sportsman's heart.
Considerable interest attaches among
owners of beagles, to the field trials al
Oxford, which commence Monday.
Large numbers of local fanciers, in
Guiding Mayor Dodge, will attend
The rabbit hounds have been worked
/ some lately with good success. Bunny
is plentiful and grays numerous. II
the ferret is not used, there will be
| good sport this winter, for men who
own dogs. There is a desire on the
part of many faneiers to take steps tC
stop this uni ortsmanlike ard unlaw-
full practice. AS was done during the
last part of last season, careful
watch will be kept on certain parties
whose scores are too big to be secured
in legitimate manner.
Fox hunting has never been better
or the conditions for the last two
weeks as desirable, when the early sea
son is considered. There is no doubt
but that this sport has come to stay
and each year the ranks of the foH
hunters continue to grow i'll q most
| pronounced manner. From now on I'M
til the season ends, the man who owns
a hound or has a friend who does, may
have royal sport within easy driving
distance of the city, in almost any
/ Jiraotia0
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-09-09
PROPOSALS FOR BUILDINGMA

PROPOSALS FOR BUILDINGM MA
Standing Rock agency, Fort Yates.
N. d., August Is, 1898. Sealed pro-
posals, endorsed Proposals for
Building Materials and addressed
to the undersigned at Fort Yates.
North Dakota, will be received at this
agency until l O'Clock p. M. of Thurs
day, September s. 1898, for furnishing
and delivering at this agency within
twenty 20 days after receipt of notice
of approval of contract. a variety of
building nattrials. consisting Of as
sorted lumber, shingles, doors, win
dows, lime. ETC.. a full list and de-
scription Of which may be obtained by
making applicationto acknowledgement.
All articles offered for delivery under
any contract will be subject to a rigid
inspection. Bidders will state spe-
officially in their bids the proposed
price OF each article offered for de-
livery under contract. The right is
reserved to reject any. and oil bids or
any part Of any bid, if deemed for the
best interests OF the service. Certified
checks. Each bid must be accom-
panied by a certified check or draft
upon some United States depository
or solvent national bank in the vicin-
1ity Of the residence of the bidder,
made payable to the order Of the COM
missioner Of Indian affairs, for at
least S per cent Of the amount; of the
proposal, which check or draft will be
forfeited to the United States in case
any bidder or bidders receiving an
award shallfail to promptly execute
ascontract with good and sufficient
.Isureties, otherwise to be returned tic
the bidder. Bids accompanied by
cash in lieu of a certified. check will
not be considered. For any additional
information apply to- Geo. H. Bingen.
heimer us. Indian Agent,
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-09-09

Editorial Comm nt on the Pioneer
limited.
Nothing richer has ever been
produced by any railroad."- ST..
Paul Pioneer Press.
cts a world beatcr.---St. Paul
Globe.
"The best thing the railroad
world can produce st. Paul
Dispatch.
prominent and discriminating
people marvel at the creation of
elegance and comfort wrought BY
modern car builders."---Minne-
apolis Tribune.
"The Pioneer Limited stands
today perfect in construction,
gorgeous in finish and the acme
of luxury ard comfort."--Minne-
apo1is Journal.
"The closest inspection be-
wilders and takes the breath
away, for the magniicence and
beauty of it all is simply tremen-
dous. Times.
The Pioneer Limited leaves
Minneapolis at 1880 amidst. Paul
at $40 every evening in the year
for Milwaukee and Chicago, via
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Railway. (No extra charge on
this train
For tickets, berths or informa-
ton, apply to anyIticket agent,
or address,
]. II. CoNLEY,
.4. Asst. Gen. Pass. Agt., 4
St.Paul MINI.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-09-09
IN GOOD SHAPE.
Encouraging Reports From the
Philippines as to Condition of
North Dakota Troops.
HOmesicknesS Prevalent But Only
Sixteen Cases of Illness in the
Entire Regiment.
Moffet Superintendent of nalate
Prison and White Cleaning
Manila Streets.

North Dakotams IN the Philippines.
About the first information re-
garding the North Dakota troops
at Manila comes through the spc-
cial correspondent of the Chicago
Record, John 7. McCutcheon,
who cables his paper under date
of Sept. ? as follows:
There is a general epidemic Of
inconsistencies among the Arneri-
can troops at this remote station,
which seems to many of the poor
fellows like being Oh another
planet from that with which they
arc familiar, instead Of only in
another hemisphere. Nostalgia
to them is a disease Of consider
able power. Some of the North
Dakota troops arc making the
best of the situation by organic
ing in Manila the first military
lodge of Frecn1asons in this quar-
ter of the globe.
The North Dakota troops are
stationed at Malatc, where the
fighting occurred on the day that
Manila was surrendered and
where the Spanish forces so long
resisted. the attacks Of the in
surgents. The entire district is
under command Of Col. Treumann.
The health of the regiment is az
cellent. The only sickness is
comprised in sixteen cases of
malaria and dysentery and one
case of typhoid fever. Private
Prust of Company l is the only
Que whose condition is serious.
Capt. Moffet, who holds The
post of superintendent of The
Manila prison, has liberated scv
eral hundred Filipinos who hat
been confined there for long
periods, even as high as eight
and nine, years, without any sort
of legal hearing. The invcstiga
ton into these cases had thrown
a flood of light on the horrible
oppression Which has been prac
ticed here for centuries by tn,
Spanish tyrants. Major Whit,
has been.detailed as sanitary off
GER of Manila and. is organizing
large force to clean the city.thor
oughly of. all sorts of accumu
lated filth.
Two batallions Of South Dakot;
troops and 800 officers and me;
o Tic. Minnesota volunteers ar
'-EysEsFE< 1Gr.s>EEs T#G.AEs
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-09-09

rived here en- the transport ST.
Paul four days ago. There were
40 deaths and no tascs Of serious
Sickness during the voyage. The
Minnesota soldiers we're dis
tributed among the various COM
panics of volunteers from that
state which are now in Manila,
and which are regarded as vet
Grams because of the conspicuous
and honorable part taken by them
in the battle of Aug. 13.
Danger tn Impure Preparations.
A few days ago there appeared
in the press dispatches of this
paper the startling announcement
of three deaths, six probably
fatal prostrations, with many adj
ditional cases Of severe illness, at
Middletow11, N. Y, caused by
eating ice cream which had been
made with an impure lemon ex-
tract.
1t is i nply astounding how
needless many cooks and house
wives oftentimcs arc in the selcc-
ton Of brands of articles whicE
enter into our daily food. The
purchase of bad baking powder
is sometimes the fault of the gro
Ger who urges this or that brand
upon consumers because it gives
him SO much greater profit. It is
the cas right here at home that
some grocers will try to sell you
baking powder with all sorts Of
guarantees about it's purity, ETC.,
printed upon its label; while il
you go across into Minnesota yor
will find that incidental brand OF
baking powder labeled "alurn,''
etc, becausc the law of that state
to protect the public co1npcls the
manufacturer to print upon the
label the fact that it is made from;
alum. But there being no law in
Dakota to compel this the same
alum baking powder is sold il
Dakota as pure and recommended
by the grocer in the place Of d
we'll known brand like the Royal
which is made from pure grape
cream of tartar. This same gro.
Ger would not tell you his 25-cen;
tea was as good as his 50-ccn;
tea, because he makes more money
on his 5O-cent tea. But mary
grocers d. urge their customer:
to buy an alum. powder for tn.
reason of the extra profit they
make upon it.
:. Now there are just as authen
tic csses Of poisoning from thu
use of alum baking powders a:
these reported from tn. impur.
lemon extract, and what is tn.
!, grocer's guarantee worth to vel
after your digestion has beef
ruined! You buy the poisonou:
stuff he urges upon you just I,
please him, waen you:arc the on,
who should be pleased so long a
. you give him your patronage ar,
!. pay your own money for wha
you,
Therefore, when your groce
is not willing to send you an al
: ticle like Royal Baking power
: which you want, because you knoy
tits pure and safe, do the wis
thing: go to a dealer who vii
give you, the best and just wha
you want. Theu you make n
: mistake.