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Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-04
pUMpINe PLACES FoR SNOW.

The Consolidated and the street de-
partment are pressed to ind dumping
places for the tons upon tons of snow
both will be called upon to remove. The
common Is rapidly filling up; and al
ready the appearance at the lower end
is that of the White mountains in min
iature. The fair grounds, too, have
been seized upon as a good dumping
station; and are already dotted with in
Vulnerable mounds Of snow. Besides
these places, every available vacant lot
is being pressed into service as dump
ing station; and, as soon as manhoes
are dug out, the street department will
take advantage of these ano dump the
snow to swell the Blackstone.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-04
PROUD OF sPEcrAcLEs.

From the Youths Companion)
In the days when spectacles were in
troduced, the world was not all wise.
Glasses became SO fashionable that peo-
pie did not wait until necessity COM
PEELED them to adopt the new custom.
Whether their eyesght was bad or
good, those who would be stylish wore
spectacles In Spain they formed part
Of the costume of every well-dressed
person.
The object of the wearer in putting on
glasses was to increase the gravity of
his appearance and render himself more
directly imposing. A young monk who
had, through the assistance of his fam
lily, caused his order TO. succeed in an
important. lawsuit, felt himself literally
rewarded when the prior, having en-
braced him warmly testified his graft
tude by saying: Brother, put on spec
tacles."
The glasses of spectacles were pro-
portioned in size, not to the eyes, but
to the rank of the wearer, those worn
by the Spanish mobiles being as large as
ones hand The Marquis of Astorga
viceroy of Naples, after having had his
bust sculptured in marble, particularly
enjoined the artist not to forget his
beautiful spectacles.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-04
AN UNIQUE METHOD.
Ryan's Thefts from the Mails, However,
Were Found Out.

Boston, Feb. .S.-Matthew w. Ryan, 25
years old, an employee in the post office,
was taken into custody this afternoon
on the charge of robbery from the mails.
Ryan's home in Roxbury was searched
and many articles of jewelry and a
large number of books were found Ry-
an stoutly denied at first that he had
been pilfering, but later broke down and
confessed.
His method of robbing the mails was
somewhat unique and baff1ed for a long
time all attempts of the officials to To-
cate the leak in the package department.
Ryan's method was to draw line
through the address on packages and
place his own name with his home ad-
dress on the bundle, after which he
would put it back into the mails. BY
this means. he accumulated a large
amount of jewelry and many books,
much of which he sold. Ryan will be ar
raigned before the United States COM
missioner tomorrow morning.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-04
REP. CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE.

Washington. Feb. 3.-The members of
both houses of congress held a caucus to-
night at which the republican congress
sional committee was practically organ
lied. About 20 senators and representa-
lives attended, and the delegations of all
but IS of the states announced the selec-
ton of their representatives on the com
mtttee. The committee, as far as chosen
includes the following; Connecticut, Sena-
tor o; H. Platt; Massachusetts,, Repre-
sentative John Simpkins; New Hamp-
shire, Senator Jacob H. Gallinger. Of
ficers will be elected at another meeting,
1T seems to be settled that Chairman Bah
cock viii be reelected; that Secretary
Mercer also will succeed himself; that
win be made vice chairman in place of Mr.
Apsley, and that Gen. Grosvenor, the
present chairman of the caucus, will con-
tinue in that Office.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-04
AFTER AN ENGLISH COMPANY.

Boston, Feb. S.-The insurance COM
missioner today notified the local agents
of the Ocean Accident ana Guarantee
Company, limited, an English company,
that the company must show cause
why it should be permitted to transact
further business in this state. the com
missioner alleging that it had been VIC
lating the law. Until the company can
show such cause, it must cease doing
business in this commonwealth
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-04
M1ouE1's DECREE SUPERSEDED

Berlin, Feb 2--The Associated Press
ascertains that the bundesrath super
sedes with its authority DR.. MiquePs de-
cree, which seems i'll advised In it's rig
or and suddenness, and which, natural
ly provisional, was occasioned by the
recently reported results of experiments
by Dr. Friedrich Won Kueger of the
Agricultural high school.
The Bundesrath's action is due, the
Associated Press is informed, to Sc
ries Of vigorous protests from the ship
pers affected and especially those of
Hamburg, 5on the lower Rhine and at
Emmerich and still more to the pro-
tests of Ambassador White Its decis-
ion forbids the import only where fruit
is affected by the San Jose plant bug.
The bundesrath's decree applies to the
whole of Germany and makes matters
momentarily better.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-04
CASINO CLUB MEETING.

The regular meeting of the Casino Club
was held Thursday night but only routine
business was transacted. After the club
meeting the committee which has charge
of the arrangements for the clubs carni-
val, Feb. q and %, met and arranged
several minor details for the affair. The
affair will be, held in the club rooms, and
the first night VIII be given over to BAN
Dancing Will commence at o'clock and
until the next morning. Tuesday
night costume party will be held. An
other meeting of the committee will be
held next Monday night at the club rooms
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-04
STEAMER ARRIVALS.

At Liverpool, Cephalonia from Bos-
ton; at Southampton, st. Louis from
New York, Majestic from New York; at
Southampton, Lain from New York: at
New York, Quetonic from Liverpool;
Havel from Bremen; at Madeira, Au-
guste Victoria from New York, Kaiser
Wilhelm II from Southampton; at Bre-
mer Haven, Lain from New York
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-04
A MANIAc's DEED.
Aubrey Killed His Father and Mother and
His Son.

Little Rock, Ark, Feb. S.-sol F. Au-
trey, farmer, accompanied by his fam
lily, went yesterday to visit his aged
father and mother near Mulberry. Au-
trey became engaged in a religious argu-
ment with the old folks. Suddenly he
grasped an iron bar killed his father,
mother and his 10-year-old son and Sc
riously wounded his wife and three re-
naming children, two of whom are not
expected to live. His wife and eldest
daughter, although badly hurt, managed
to notify the neighbors. When they
reached the house, they found Aubrey a
Faving maniac with his clothing on fire.
He was overpowered after hard
struggle. He has been chained all day.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-04
MR.. WALKER PRESENT.

Baltimore, Md, Feb. 3-The annual
banquet of the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' Association held here to-
night was one Of the most notable af-
more. The principal toasts were: "The
relation of business to government
finances" response by Secretary Gage,
who was the chief speaker.
1.-The postal service and its relation to
commerce" response by Postmaster
General Gary.
"Our Industrial and business future"
response by Congressman Nelson
Dingley.
Cuba" response by Congressman
John M. Allen.
Woman response by Congressman
Joseph H. Walker.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-04
OXFORD ENTERPRISE.
New Tin Business to Be Opened on SUIT
ton avenue Soon.


William Haven is to open tin shop
in the Harwood block. on Sutton ave-
nue., in a few days. A man from Wor-
cester, who has had seven years ex-
perience in the tinsmith business, will
be one of the partners, and both to-
gether expect to do a good business. At
the present time there is only one tin
shop in town, that of l.. White & Son,
and they are doing a flourishing bust
ness, employing three hands the year
round. There is good field for the new
enterprise
DIED AT BOSTON
Word was received in town Thursday
night, of the sudden death of Mrs. Mary
Rich, wife of Asa Rich, formerly of this
town, at Boston, Wednesday night. She
was formerly Mary Starkey of this
town, and leaves a large number of
relatives and friends in this section, who
mourn her loss.
OXFORD NEWS BRIEFS.
The Silent Stick Whist Club met with
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A Sampson, Wednes-
day evening.
George Leary, the man who sells the
Spy and runs the news room here, is
confined to his home, on North Main
street, with d severe throat trouble.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-04
AGAINST MENDoN POND.
UxbHdge Directors Reinforced by Men of
Same Opinion from Mendon.
Especial Dispatch to the spy)

Especial Dispatch to the spy)
Men in opposition to the petition Of
certain citizens of Uxbridge for an ex-
tension of the time for the taking of
Mendon pond as an additional water
supply, appeared before the legislative
committee on water supply today. Those
who were present and objected were Sc
lectman A. F. Aldrich, Walter P. Scott,
c. c. Capron and Daniel Taft Of Tx
bridge, and II. w. Gaskill, Julius A.
George and Alanson Taft of Mendon
The petitioners appeared a week ago
and presented their case, when a lengthy
hearing resulted.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-04
JURY CAN'T AGREE.

New Haven, Conn, Feb. 1.-The jury
in the Hodgson case reported at 2.1O
o'clock a. m. that they had not agreed
on a verdict, and were again sent back
to the jury room in charge of the sher-
If. Court then adjourned until 10
o'clock this morning.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-04
CHESTER MILLS CLOSED.

Chester, VT, Feb. S.-The Chester
mills, owned and operated by Whitney
Co. of Ashburnham, Mass, has closed
its doors. The company was engaged
in the manufacture Of chair stock and
employed about so hands
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-04

Little Presbyterian, aged three, on his
return from the Episcopal Church,
where he had been for the first time
Mamma, the minister came out with a
night-dress on, and all the ladies were
SO shamed, they put their heads right
down. truth
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-04
ST. VALE NTINE,
His Anniversary is Now Rapidly
Approaching.
Some Observation About This Seasons
Valentines and Thoughts Appropriate
Thereto.

The bird Of life is singing on the bough,
His two eternal notes of / and thou
o harken well, for soon the song sings
through,
And would We hear it, we must hear it
now.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-04

Ready to Negotiate-She-"Ah count.
you don't know how my love for YOU
distresses my parents. I heard my father
say this morning that he would give
$4,000 If could never see you again"
The, count-"Ees your fazaire in hees
Offices now you sink ?"-Chicago News.
The -Teacher-"Now class.
what did the master turn the water in
top Dairyman's son-"The milk, sir"
Detroit Free Press.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-07-07
NEW VOL. 33.---NO. 36.

imals, the owners apparently desiring
only to get as much work as possible
out of the beasts before they surrend-
er to fate and drop dead in their
tracks.
Half way up the hill, back of the
city, situated upon plaza, where the
military band plays on certain even,
ings, stands the cathedral, the most
pretentious structure in Santiago.
The cathedral is the largest and
finest on the Island of Cuba, but its
walls, built Of porous stone, which is
steadily crumbling away, give it the
appearance OF being motheaten. The
city abounjs in club houses, there be-
ing six for population of only $4,000.
Gambling houses are wide open, and
an unobstructed view can be obtained
from the streets of the interiors Of
these resorts, where the Spaniard and
Cuban can get rid of his surplus cash,
Santiago is memorable historically
mainly for the French occupation of
1858 and the affair of the Virginius,
Just twenty-five years ago, which re-
suited in the payment by the Spanish
government to the United States of an
indemnity for the murder of Capt. Fry
and the crew OF that vessel. Santa
90 has also been the seat of most OF
the political uprisings against the op-
pressive rule of the home government,
and a long line Of patriots have been
shot on the ramparts of the Morro Cas-
tie overhanging the harbor.
The city contains theatre, a GUS
tom house, barracks and hospital.
Foundries, soap works, tanyards and
cigar factories are the only industrial
establishments. The exports have been
steadily decreasing since 1885, notice.
ably in copper ore, in which they at
one time amounted to $4,000 tons an
nually, but now they have dwindled
to greatly diminished quantities.
New York Herald.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-07-07
A Tragedy of the Philippines.

A remarkable story is published in
reference to one Of the many incidents
that have gone 10 fill to the brim
cup of Spain's iniquity. Don Jose
Rial, nobly born Castilian, with a
turn for poetry, lived on his estates in
Manila, and had ample opportunity
for studying the methods of his coun-
trymen as colonial rulers. His SYM /.
pathies were enlisted on the side Of
the revolution, and he gave expression
to them in verses which spread rapidly
through the island, The military gov
ernor came to the conclusion that these
utterances were reasonable, and or
dered the arrest Of the poet ON the eve
of his marriage with Louise Taufers
the daughter of the German consul
general. He was at once placed on
DOdIu Tue CRUISER 1OiNllAa Nuu ScuN W
Barcelona. There court-martial
speedily settled the business by SEN
fencing him to be shot. AS this june
ture Fraulein Taufers arrived on the
scene, and the general in command
was induced to allow the unhappy
pair to be married before the sentence
was carried out. On the morning Of
March 29th the ceremony took place,
and FIVE minutes later Don Jose, who
had passed his last night in writing
poem-"Mi ultimo pensamiento"-
was marched off to the barrsck-squsre
and died with heroic cOurage-Lon-
don Chronicle.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-07-07
The Lemon Beneficial.

We know in dull sort Of way that
lemons are useful, and if we didn't we
might easily find this out by looking
over the papers. But just how valua-
bic they really are few of us realize.
They are of great medical value and
are better than patent medicines and
nostrums put up in bottles and boxes
for the benefit (?) of the human family.
A teaspoonful of lemon juice in a
small cup of black coffee will drive
away an attack of bilious headache,
but it is better to use them freely and
so avoid the attack of headache. A
slice of lemon rubbed on the temples
and back of the neck is also good for
headache. These facts help in beau
tifying one, for who can be beautiful
and ailing at the same time? The
days are past when the delicate wo-
man with "nerves" was the heroine Of
all the novels and the "clinging vine
supposed to be admired by all the
men.
Lemons taken externally, OF rather
used, will aid in beautifying anyone.
There is nothing more valuable for
the toilet table than a solution Of lem
on Juice; little rubbed on the hands,
face and neck at night will not only
whiten but soften the skin. A paste
made of magnesia and lemon juice APP
piled to the face and hands upon ly-
ing down for a fifteen minutes rest,
will bleach the skin beautifully.
For discolored or stained fngernails
teaspoonful Of lemon juice in a cup
of warm soft water is invaluable; this
is one of the very best manicure acids.
1t will loosen the cuticle from the fn-
ger nails as well as remove discolora-
tons.
Lemon juice in water is an excel
lent tooth wash. This is about the
only thing that will remove tartar.
1t will also sweeten the breath.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-07-07

was wound on it at the time coil of
hemp hawser that made cylinder
about four feet in diameter The
hemp rope was cut through to the
wood. and the stout oaken prism was
shivered to splinters. This one fact
alone would be sufficient to give an
idea of the appalling energy of modern
projectiles.
Showers Of steel splinters, resulting
from the exploded shell itself and the
torn stanchion and angle irons, swept
along the starboard side for about
thirty feet, cutting off heads of bolts,
breaking gun fittings and stripping off
the paint as if score Of men had
worked for hours with steel chisels.
Every man in the shells path was
wounded. One gunner was hit with
no fewer than fifteen pieces of steel,
each about the size Of hazel nut. At
the moment the shell exploded another
man was standing right in its path.
He was literally blown to fragments.
He was talking to a comrade, and,
strange as it may seem, the latter,
although less than arms length away,
was unhurt, save for being knocked
down by the shock of the explosion.
Others of the men, thirty feet from the
fatal shot, had dozen pieces of the
shell plunged into their bodies.
A remarkable feature of the explo-
sion was the smallness of the pieces
into which the shell burst. 1t shiv-
cred into fragments weighing about an
ounce The only piece of any size
picked up was rather less than half
the base, just enough to enable it to
be ascertained that it had been a six
inch she'll, fired from a high-power,
breech-loading gun, and exploded by
percussion fuse fixed in the nose.
When a small six-inch she'll is suff-
cient 10 cause all the havoc which |
have endeavored to describe one stands
appalled, at the thought of what will
be the fate Of ship that is hit by
huge twelve or thirteen-inch shell fred
with high explosives. If the people
who clamor so loudly for war and prate
of the romance and glory of battle
could only be made to realize what are
the possibilities of modern ordnance
and projectiles they would hardly be
so inhuman as to hazard even their
enemies, much less their own sons and
brothers, before them in action.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-07-07

A peculiar freak from the bowels Of
the earth was brought to light on Sat-
urday while Mr.. Scott A. Afiieck was
testing a pump to newly bored arte-
sian well on the farm Of Mr.. James I.
Smith on the Cedar Creek grade about
three miles from town. He had just
placed the machinery in position and
was making it work for the time, when,
with the first bucket Of water drawn,
a fish about 8 inches long, alive and
swimming, fell out Of the pump into
the bucket. The well is 90 feet deep
and cases Of life even in water at that
depth are very rare. The fish lived
and swan for some time after being
brought to the surface. The water
from the well is nearly as cold as ice.
Winchester Ners.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-07-07


1t costs the New York Herald
81 200 for every "a hours' use Of the
wire it has leased between New York
and Key West. The Herald has just
set up IN the latter place and iHTam
pa newly invented long distance pho
tograph instruments. by means Of
which its artists in the field can trans
nit finished picture to the home
Office every 20 minutes. while at the
same time the text to accompany the
picture is going on the other side Of
the duplexed wire.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-07-07
A Colonel Without Feet.

The War Department has accept
ed the services of Judge John S. Cand-
Ter, of Atlanta, Ca, as colonel of the
Third Georgia Volunteers, and by so
doing added an interesting chapter TO
real story.
In.188l, when the late Hon. Alex
ander H. Stevens was elected to the
governorship of Georgia, be chose as
his chief of staff John S. Gambler, the
eighteen-year-old son of a neighbor.
The youthful colonel was the boast of
ladies of the State during the social
season Of 81, and in the sesqui-centen-
NAL of Savannah he rode his horse so
well that he was cheered during the
whole course Of the procession. 1t
was on this occasion that the young
lady, who afterward became his wife,
first saw him, and an introduction fol-
lowed.
A few days afterward, while step
ping off train at night, near Atlanta,
he fell and the wheels passed over both
feet, rendering amputation necessary.
The fair young girl, who had fallen in
love with him, insisted upon marriage,
Notwithstanding his misfortune.
Upon recovery he resumed his pro-
fession of law, served eight years as
solicitor general, and is now Judge Of
the Atlanta circuit. He wears arti-
fetal feet. AS diversion he had been
colonel of the Fifth Georgia Regiment.
He was the first to offel his services
upon the outbreak of hostilities, and
now finds himself accepted by the War
Department, Notwithstanding his disa-
bilities.
He will probably be the only foot
less colonel in the army. The muster
ing officer, Major Mills, put every OBJ
stacle to the young colonel's ambition,
but the united work of the Governor
of the State and of the Georgians in
Congress was sufficient to procure an
acceptance in the case of young "Col-
onel John"
His regiment will be made up of the
best young men of Atlanta, and will
go out the best equipped of any which
has left Georgia.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-07-07

II was said Of the late Coniederacy
in the period of its distress that to
maintain its armies il had robbed the
cradle and the grave. We have al
ready been drawing pretty freely upon
the cradle for staff appointments, and
in searching for material to make brig
adier-generals the President certainly
is robbing the grave. Some most az
tonishing resurrections have been ac-
complished Of men supposed TO have
been long dead, though in the case Of
the numerous Ohio men chosen foT
decoration il must be remembered that
an Ohio politician meyer dies. The
resurrection Of Adelbert Ames, how.
ever, borders on the miraculous. Those
whose memory reaches back to the re-
construction period will not need 10 be
told who this warrior was, and they
will wonder even more than the young
er folks how anybody came to think
Of him. The civil war produced a
sufficiently variegated list of civilian
generals, but the list we are getting up
now is positively weird Piiiadelph'a
TiD.S.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-07-07
PHILOSOPHY.
lanes wHITcoMB Riley

JANkS NHIICohb kiLtl.
The signs is bad when folks commence
A-fndin' fault with Providence.
And balkin' cause the earth don't shake
At ev'ry prancin' step they take.
No man is great I'LL he can see
How less than little he would be
Ef stripped to self. and stark and bare
He hung his sign out anywhere.
Ny doctern is to lay aside
Contentionsand be satisfied.
Jest do your best and praise er blame
That follers, that counts jest the same.
I've allus noticed great success
Is mixed with troubles more or less.
And it's the man who does the best
That gets more kicks than all the rest.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-07-07

The phosphate rock district just
over the Savannah river. at Ponpon,
s. c., IL wildly excited over the re-
ported finding Of 10000 in gold by
two negro diggers. The men were
working in the phosphate when they
came on alarge chest. and agreed 10
divide the booty. One took tin wa
ter pail, and they filed it with gold
pieces the size Of silver dollars. Sub.
seqaently the negro who had been en-
trusted with concealment Of the treas
ure informed his comrade that be bad
lost it, bat the latter, incredulous over
the matter, reported the story to chss.
II. Heard, superintendent. From tie
descriptions Of the negroes, Heard
computes the find as easiIy worth $780,
600.