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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-25
Sensible View
OF Marriage.
LOVE OR MONEY =?
Neither Offers the Right
Reason for Matrimony.

This title, "The Modern Marriage
Market" conveys TO my. ear a distinct
flavor of blame when taken as a whole,
but when I come to dissect it's ALTER
ations, 1 find myself in doubt where to
lay the accent of accusation. Should it
be on the modern" the marriage" or
the market" writes Mrs. Flora Annie
Steel, in THE Modern Marriage Mar
ket.' O.. Is. Lippincott Company
So far as the adjective is concerned,
1 think the plant may be dismissed
summarily. Personally confess myself
unable to see the slightest difference in
the principles on which marriages are
made nowadays and those on which
they were made a hundred-two hun
dred years-1ive hundred years ago;
briefly, since chivalry beguiled the
world from the straight path of duty.
The theory of marriage, as set forth
by western civilization, has practically
remained the same for centuries; such
theory being simply that the feeling,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-25
BERNHARDT's RETREAT.

The London Sketch gives this ac-
count Of Bernhard in her summer
home: Sarah Bernhard in her sum-
mer retreat at Belle Isle turns her life
to simple nature, as in winter she tunes
1t to great art. There where Fouquet
intrigued and d'Artagnan won roman
tic spurs, she rides the bicycle and
feeds the hens. She dares the tide till
it cuts her off from shore, and when a
rescuer came the other day, the ervi-
Gus waters gave him such a beatin
as sent him into the hospital They
say she implored the coast fishermen
to let her down a sheer .precipice over
an abyss of waters that she might
know what it is to be alone with prime
val chaos. She knows no fear She
is Of those that, when the hour rings,
go gladly out of time because only
eternity is sof size for them. She was
asked a day or two ago by the Figaro
to say What her ideal was az 20. Here
is what she replied, this woman with
a half century behind her: My ideali
pursue it forever and through every
thing. shall pursue it until my last
hour, and / feel that at the supreme
moment I shall have the persuasion
that it is to be attained over yonder,'
This of Sarah's is a Veritable ideal
an altar flame that always burns. It
is the still unattained and therefore the
forever attainable and it explains why
there are never any obstacles in her
path, and why her name has been
printed so often that all the times ex=
tended would belt the earth twice
round. She says that people that wall
over lost ideals have never had any"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-25
Her Loyalty to
the Club
INDISPUTABLE.
Mrs. Marble Discusses Her
Relation to Members.

In the Woman's club of today, where
only two regular business meetings are
held during the year and the others
are given up almost entirely to intel
lectual and social festivities the chair
man becomes an imperative necessity;
indeed, it has been found by experience
that she is a very essential element in
the preparation of the good things
which are to be served up for the delec-
tation and delight of the club members,
said Mrs. Emma H. Marble, in paper
on THE chairman; Is she loyal to the
club?" which was read before the Wor-
cester Woman's club Dec, IL.
Look at our own club calendar for
the past year. TWenty-one carefully
arranged programs were prepared,
either of musical, literary. dramatic
or social nature. and to the chairman
is due much of the credit that made
this program such signal success.
OF the u gatherings, 8 We're devoted
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-25

the first step in the patch of insanity
and crime
Every time a human being loses con-
troll of his temper he unhinges a moral
brain cell, and brings himself one notch
nearer the murderer.
The great majority Of such criminals
commit their crimes when under the
influence of anger. The man who learns
in early youth how to control his tenn
per is in no danger of doing violence
to his worst foe. The man who has not
acquired possession of himself in this
matter may Stay his best friend in a
moment Of unreasoning passion.
The oftener we allow ourselves TO in
dulge in what we may believe to be
righteous indignation, the more fire.
quently we find such occasions present
ing themselves to us.
II is surprising to note how opulent
life is with its opportunities for ill-tem-
per, once we yield the scepter of self
control to irritability.
There is a theory prevalent, some
what well sustained by facts that d
strong character is often supplemented
by a quick temper and violent pas
pions.
Another fact quite as well established
is less frequently remarked upon, viz:
That with such attributes there is al
ways a corresponding strong will if it
is exercised and put i'm use.
This is the fact which every mother
father guardian and teacher ought to
impress upon a child's mind as soon as
it is able to understand its native
tongue.
There is no disgrace or dishonor in
the possession of a temper The shame
lies in losing possession of it.
The first sound a human being makes
is an angry protest against the entrance
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-25

passion, emotion-caL it what you will
which we designate as LCVe-With a
big Lis the only reason which an hon
Orable man or modest woman can pos
sibly admit, even to themselves, as a
reason for marriage In other words
herein lies the only justification, sancti-
fication and publication of what would
otherwise be unjustifiable.
1t is scarcely fair, therefore, to blame
it as modern. Nor, when we come to
analyZe the next word have we any
right to condemn marriage as it is.
Viewed in the purely personal aspect
which is all that a marriage conducted
on such purely personal lines as the
mutual qualification Of feeling can
claim, marriage seems. to touch very
high average of content.
Are we, then, to let our tongues slide
over modern" and marriage" to
dwell reproachfully Upon ''market?"
Are we to lay the burden of blame upon
the very idea of commerce in the tenn
pie of Hymen?
I would like to remind my readers
that it was not only the tables of the
money changers which the scourge of
the Master drove forth from the tenn
pie, but also the seats of them which
sold doves. I would ask them what
ethical difference there is in selling
yourself for love or for money, if mere
personal pleasure lies at the bottom
of the bargain?
7 make bnld 10 saw that tbare orc
none The eirI( who rivae beTsaIf sn1.
EXCHANGE i'm n1lre nasSio,, is o57i+a ~,
mercenarv as the one who soils herseif
for gold, Both claim their own desire
irrespective of everything buf tbaT12
selves. 1t is merely o1estion as To
the relative dignity of their ideals in
regard to such personal Measure A
market is therefore inevitaf HE nnf}er o,11
present system, since. Whether Mann
mon or Eros ratifies the bond English
girls are taught to take their eolIivaIen+
in something which is valuable TO
themselves. and themselves only.
So it seems to me that the phrase
modern marriage market" sbould
have no accent at all. 1t must be talk
en- as a whole or rejected as a whole
/ We must either say that marriage is
honorable in all if we get an equivalent
which satisfies our personal ideals, or
we must say that neither for love nor
for money have men and women the
right to enter into a contract which
only concerns themselves for a few
short years, but which may influence
the world for generations
Which shall we do9
TO most no doubt the very idea of
ccndemnine tha Fundamental nrincinIe
of orr l1erriaga system ,v1olesoIa nov
seem more aI,euId even fban sacrile-
eious The world theI viii cav hoe
got on very wen with The helm If +be
little blind god lads and lasses nave
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-25
CARVE, DAT POSTUM.
(Roston HeraldN


Here is the only perfect and proper
way to carve turkey:
First, place the fork in the breast of
the turkey, one prong being on each
side of the breast bone. Grasp the
handle OF the fork in the left hand, and,
laying the fiat of the knife, held in the
right hand, parallel with and close to
the neck, just above Where the left
wing joins the body, cut downward,
reaching the joint. A slight pressure
sewers the cartilage, and a single sweep
Of the knife removes the wing.
Put the knife into the flesh which
holds the second joint. Cut downward
to point Of the junction of the second
joint with the carcass. Place the knife
between the leg and the carcass, maxi
ing downward sweep to where the
second joint connects with the carcass.
a gentle pressure with the point of the
knife then causes the leg and second
joint to drop into the dish.
The breast is removed in slices paral-
lei to the breast bone.
Place the fiat of the knife against the
vertebrate connecting the 'pope's noseA
with the carcass and press the edge In
the direction of the neck of the bird.
Then turn the blade and the leverage
causes the oyster bone to fall into the
plate.
After removing the oyster bone. turn
the platter and remove from the right
side the wing, leg breast and oyster
bone in the same manner as on the left
side.
Place the fiat of the knife against the
breast bone, next the wish bone, and
keeping it pressed against the carcass,
sweep it toward the neck. This removes
the wish bone.
The breast bone. The latter is re-
moved last Of all because the fork is
never taken out Of it's original position
in the breast bone until the bone is
separated from The carcass.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-25
CANDLES AND SHADES.

Among the prettiest of Christmas
trihes is the new candle shade, which
is small and very colonial in shape,
with four dainty little painted minia-
lures surrounded in broad dull gilt
as stylish as ever, in fact, they appear
to increase in number and diversity
with the popularity of gas and cleo
trio lights Frilled and ornamented can
die shades have gone out, like the elab-
crate lamp shades. The smartest thing
in a lamp shade today is stiff and large,
with dainty designs on it. The newest
candlestick is two feet tall, made of
wood enameled in any color, and is in
tended to hold a tall cathedral candle.
1t is used in place Of the tall banquet
lamp.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-25
SHE KNEW.

There was a tall young woman at that
same florists, a self-possessed young
person, with that sublime air of I'M
questioned omniscience which the dip
Iona of a small institution of learning
alone can confer l emphasize the
small, for the big universities do not
confer omniscience. They go further
and teach their graduates what So
crates in his wisest moment discovered
that they know nothing. Anyway,
this young woman knew it all and the
timid. shrinking little elderly woman
with her didn't.
ooh. Jennie!" the little woman said,
"ain't these chrysanthemums just love-
ly?"
Jennie looked vexed, but she correct
ed the plural with kind condescension.
yes, mother" she made answer;
these chrysanthema are remarkably
fine. w Washington Post.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-25
sELF-CoNTROLIN CHILDREN
1t Can Never be Taught When the Mo
Their Yields to Fits of III Temper.

saw a mother evince great amuse-
ment recently over her childs exhibit
ton of violent temper, writes Ella
Wheeler Wixcox in the st. Louis Post
Dispatch.
HE is such little volcano of fire
when he gets angry. she said; "a min
iature Vesuviusi Tt is so droll to see
him.
It viii be less a matter of amusement
twenty years later. Violent temper is
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-25
SUMMER GIRL TO BE PlTIED.

Mo Getting Over Hands in the Pocket"
Habit.
Yesterday afternoon after the mat
inee was standing in the lobby watch
ing pretty girls galore, and from a trio
that stood little to one side came to
my ears the following conversation:
Said the tallest beauty in the bunch:
Girls, I'm simply in despair! I feel [
am perfect fright in long skirts. Ac-
tually, trip up in them like the most
awkward man, and as for my walk I
am about as graceful as an elephant"
Then sympathized brown-haired
maid: cone does feel queer in clineing
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-25

formed at fourteen years Of age. After
that age it requires d tenfold effort to
shape or unshape the mind. The mother
who laughs at a small childs paroxysm
of anger is paving the way to the foun-
tain of tears later in life.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-25

A German paper states that during
the decade ending in 1896, 407 school
children under fifteen years of age COM
mitted suicide in German state schools.
This amazing fact goes back to before
the present kaiser's reign. What can
be the cause of it?-Providenne Jour
nal.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-25
CHRISTMAS, EIGHTEEN NINETY
EIGHT.



|. A year ago, a little year
But oh! it seems fun ten years long
Since one she loved was here-Was here,
| And with her sang the Christmas song.
! The Christmas song of mirth and cheer,
One year ago, one weary year.
Alone she sits and thinks of him,
The years last sands are sinking low.
The empty room is strangely dim
Save for the candles yellow glow.
Almost one fancies ghosts about;
The sparkling Yule-tide stars are out.
She sings, with what a quavering note
Her grieving thoughts are far away,
A sob is trembling in her throat.
How shall she sing this song today?
! Old memories at her heart-strings clutch,
| Ones native land may ask too much!
And yet, there may be tender ghosts
That steal from shores contiguous
To waves that sweep from our own coasts
And ,wistfuly yearn over us;
| Such Shadowy friends, so close they stand,
One almost feels the vanished hand.
And many heart this Christmas-tide
| Keeps vigil for its dear ones gone.
lonely hearth, chair beside
The enbers once that redly shone.
| And many a heart must mourn its fate
This Christmas, eighteen ninety-eight.
Mr.. Borum-Here, Martha, is a book
I got today It's a religious novel and
| is creating q great sensation.
| Mrs. Borum-My goodness, hurry
and hide II. then, so the children
won't get hold of it.-Chicago News.
"a man can't carry on a reasonable
argument with a woman" said the
married boarder.
OF course not" assented the savage
| bachelor; because a reasonable man
never tries to argue with woman
Indianapolis Journal.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-25

Big fans will not be carried for a
season yet, SO that the wisest purchase
TO be made is a little Recamier fan. 1t
really is only two inches and d half
long, and it can most economically be
made of d bright brocaded or chined
silk, with pearl sticks. The gay flower
ing of the silk shows on both sides and
a genuinely helpful breeze can be raised
by one of them Modish women carry
their fans still slung about the neck by
q long chain of false pearls or coral
beads and the luxurious fan consists
of ten thin sticks of choice blonde shell,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-25

The accompanying diagram win en-
able any one to make the proper bow
for a string tie. While simple enough,
as is seen from the cu&, there is yet
a knack about that is worth get
ting. The loops should lie fat unon
the ends.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-25
Hints on What
to Wear.
INDOORS AND OUT.
Suggestions on Dress and
Fashionable Toilet.

sanglier is an excellent new cloth
that has recently come to market, and
deserves apprsciadve attention, while
those who invent new weaves have re-
yiyed the old-style goods called camIet.
Camlet is particularly rich, soft cam
els hair, that is ALL and it is used a
great deal in Deriwinkle blue, and the
popular greys, enhanced with rich ap,
pliques Of spangles.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-25

The favorite handkerchief is made of
the thinnest, sheerest lawn, finished
with a marrow hem. One corner is oc-
cupied by large, heavy monogram, the
larger the better. A fine sheer little
handkerchief in a shop where dainty
lingerie and the more superficial pieces
of wornen's attire are sold has a little
cluster of birds in the corner-birds,
hand embroidered, as if in the act OF
fight.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-25

beautifully inlaid and strung together
by a lutte ribbon. This is also of the
Recamier size.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-25

The popularity of velvet trimmings
for almost every style OF headWear pc
comes more apparent as the season pro
crosses. Certainly this beautiful fabric
has never appeared before in such 1[a
dainty and gorgeous colors. Among the
reds the gladiola shades are fayoriites5'
You can get velvet dotted checked
plain. striped A plaid velvet ribbon
with fringed edges is a pretty novelty,
peculiarly adapted for young girls
wear
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-25

Violet in all the shades between pale
mauve and pansy is a popular color Tor
silk shirt waists. White siik Wlth emu
less tuclxs is also a favomte; red or
bhie velvet collars are Worn with it.
lovely waist was seen in Worcester
store last week. II was pearl gray
taffeta silk. tucked all over in checker
board fashion before t was made up.
A Black collar lent distinction. Trucking,
BY the way, is all the so for waists.
Fur on house dresses would nave
seemed vulgar % years ago, but II IS
the thing today, Skirts appllqued IN
fur are very smart.
For evening dress every woman now
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-25

If you have little color in hair. eyes
ana complexion, let gray alone. 1t will
make you look old and haggard.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-08
SCENE OF THE CHIPPEWA UPRISING.

surrounding country who have felt
that they were in danger from the red
skins.
General Corbin tonight said there
was no basis for the report that two
troops of cavalry on their way to
Huntsville, Ala, from North Dakota,
had been ordered to Walker, General
BacOr's telegram showing ne was not
in need of achievements. The fol-
lowing is General BacOn's latest dis
patch:
Walker. MINI. (via Brainerd). Oct.
Arrived here at noon with my de-
tachment in good condition. The killed
and badly wounded have been shipped
to Fort Smelling this morning. The In
dams have been badly whipped and left
the country adjacent to the fight En-
route here other Chippewa bands dis
played white flags along the lake shore.
Much talk here of general Indian out
break. VIII ascertain facts and report
later Find Colonel Harbach at this
place with 200 men, Third infantry.
VIII remain myself and keep troops
here awaiting DEVELOPMENTS.
Regret exaggerated reports pub
lished resulting from my inability 10
communicate. Have been in no danger
of massacre and need no reinforce
ments. Colonel Harbach's coming was
in good time in sending out boats"
was received tonight by Indian Com
missioner Jones from Cue Bel Gu.
well known Chippewa Indian. who has
transacted considerable business for
that band in Washington:
Walker, Mimi. Oct. Not more
than 20 or 80 Indians engaged in the
outbreak. Chief Gaywuche Waybinung
and Macheguh Bow, both of Bear
island, and Wahbununnee of Leech
Lake village, doing all in their power
TO suppress the outbreak. Chief Flat
mouth arrived at Leech Lake village
today with a large number of follow
ers, and is strongly opposing the out
break. Indians coming into Leech Lake
rapidly o7d registering their names in
Overseer's office. with the intention OF
remaining in the village until trouble
has subsidized. White Earth, Red Lake
and Mile Lac Indians not affected.
Think there will be no general upris-
ing"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-08
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR COMMITTEES.
Preparations For the Grand Encamp-
ment at Pittsburg.

preparations EOr the GranQ Encan p
ment at Pittsburg.
Pittsburg, Pa. Oct. THE first bust
ness done in connection with the meet
ing of the grand encampment, Knights
Templar, was the meeting of the com
mittee on jurisprudence and finance at
the Monogahela House this morning
The following. constitute the commit
tee:
Jurisprudence-Sir Knight James H.
Hopkins. Washington, D. c.; John H.
Smith, Chicago: Enoch Carson. Cincin-
natl; Poseph W. Fellows, Manchester.
n. Y: Sir Knight Bernard c. Witt,
Henderson, Ky.
Finance-Sir knights William II.
Soule, Boston; Sir Knight George
Davis, Charleston, W. Va; Sir Knight
George W. Kendrick, jr., Philadelphia;
Sir Knight Eli c. Birdseye, Meriden,
Conn: Sir Knight Fred Greenwood,
Norfolk. Va.
The committee on Jurisprudence con-
sidered amendments TO the constitu-
ton to be presented at the meeting of
the grand encampment next week.
The committee on finance audited the
reports of William H Mayo, grand re
corder. and H. Wales Lines, grand
treasurer.
California cemmandery No. 1, the
first commandery to reach here. viii
arrive tomorrow evening about 10
o'clock
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-08
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TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.


Statement of the condition of the treas
ury: Available cash balance, $SfI III III ;
gold reserve, 1914 255, 74.
Companies K. L and NJ of the Second
volunteer engineers, now at Honolulu will
be the garrison left there.
Joseph Murray, United States agent in
charge of the Pribyloff islands, is dead at
Fort Collins, Colo. Mr.. Murray was noted
in the west as campaign speaker.
General Grants brigade, consisting of
the Fourth Ohio and the Third Illinois
regiments. has been ordered to sail for
home from Puerto Rico about Oct. 16.
The Tacoma Evening News has been
sold TO Albert C.-Johnson of Washington,
d. c.. who takes charge Monday. The
paper will continue Democratic in poll
tics.
The announcement that the Rev. DR..
Cunningham Geikie, the author of THE
Life and Work of Christ is dead, was
a mistake. 1t is his brother. John GelEle,
who is dead.
United States secret service officers have
discovered that large numbers of counter
felt 500 silver certificates have been pro-
duced in San Francisco. The operators
are reported to be under police surveil-
lance.
Major C. T. Doxey's $500 900 holdings in
the American Plate Glass company, the
great antitrust concern, have been trans
ferred to Pittsburg parties, who had ac-
quired the other 100000 of the capital
stock. The new owners have planned adj
ditions TO the Alexandria plant which will
make it the largest of its kind in the
world
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-08

Walker. Mimi. Oct. 7.-GeneraI
Bacon and his men arrived here at
1925. having no difficulty landing off
boats. 1t is reported that at several
points along the lake were seen white
flags, indicating surrender
Minneapolis. Mimi. Oct. IA special
from Duluth says General Bacon has
sent word that he has the Pillager band
whipped and does not need further re-
Inducements.
The companies of the Fourteenth
Minnesota now here do not expect to
be called out
Washington. Oct. IA dispatch from
General Bacon received by the
adjutant general dated Walker, Mimi.
Oct. 6, via Brainerd. Oct. Z. says that
the Indians have scattered in their
canoes to various islands in that Sec
ton. He adds:
Have accomplished all that can be
done here at this late season and will
return with my command tomorrow"