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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-11


huls OF trading ships in the preliminary
quarter of the present century and soon
thrust its gorgeous head haughtily
above the quieter buds of the old-fash-
Toned gardens that bloomed in stately
elegance in the days when Madison was
president.
The soil of America is particularly
.adaptable for the production of mann
moth chrysanthemums and it easily
stands first among the nations even of
the Orient in its successful growth of
the large flower. Seeds speedily ripen
IN the dry clear atmosphere of autumn
ana the blossoms frequently measure
ten inches in diameter So rapidly did
the ehrysanthefnum grow into popular
favor in the United States that it be-
came necessary in 1889 to organize q
national society for the study and pro-
pagatlon Of the fascinating blossom.
The association aims Ito supervise the
dissemination Of new varieties Of chrys-
anthemums; to prevent the fntroduc-
ton to commerce of poor or worthless
specimens; TO insure correct n0mencla-
ture: to stimulate the formation Of
local societies and to encourage better
methods OF culture There is also
animated with the National Chrysan-
themum Society national rose as well
as a national carnatlon organization.
In Japan the Imperial Order of the
- > f7e-A4 tiA04AiNAii - tliI 4tibHA QIStitI-
suished decoration OF the empire. 1t
was founded IN 1876 and consists Of
a star and collar hung around the
neck by riband. the whole work be-
Ing in gold, silver and enamels, Be-
slowed with rare exceptions, only upon
-loyaE personages, it is consequently
considered a very high distinction
among European sovereigns who have
been Wearers Of this mark Of the mix
ADDS favor. The chrysanthemums, or
'-lku," as it is called in Japan, is also
one Of the crest badges Of the imperial
family and Is used as an official seal.
The hits Of the swords forged by the
emperor Go Toba, who assembled the
throne in 1856 had the kiku figured up
on them.
The chrysanthemum season in Japan
Is looked forward to with much pleas
ure. and the different communities
manifest the greatest enthusiasm in its
culture. A certain day is set apart as
festival. when all turn out to pay due
homage TO their national emblem, the
many-hued ohrysanthemum, During
their blooming period the gardens of
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-11
TESTS FOR INSANITY.
Rule of Thumb Methods Which Very
Freq lently Fail.

Most people imagine, said a local
nerve specialist to a New Orleans
Times-Democrat reporter, that doctors
have some infallible test by which they
can detect insanity Immediately. Of
course, that's all nonsense. There are
many odd methods Of diagnosing such
cases, however. In locomotor ataxia the
patient can not walk with his eyes
shut. In incipient paresis there is diff
Guilty in articulating particular letters,
and one famous scientist used to make
his patients say national intelligencer.
/ A man with an incipient case Of the
disease can't pronounce these words
distinctly to rave his soul. Another
/ very eminent practitioner employed
/ truly rural for the Same purpose. II
/ you have paresis I would advise you
not to try to say truly rural-at least
not in company
! The 'llnee-jerk' test is well known to
| physicians. To apply it, the legs are
1 crossed and a sharp blow struck just
| below the knee of the limb that is
! swinging loose. If the subject is all
right there viii be a prompt reflex ac-
ton; in other words, his foot will fy
up in spite of all efforts 10 keep it quiet.
| If not, there is something wrong, and
that reminds me of a tragic incident
| which occurred in q southern court not
many years ago A man was being ok
amined for insanity, and one Of tho
| lawyers made the experts the butt OF
a great deal of ridicule. He scoffed par
| ticularly at the knee-jerk test and
! asked to have il applied to himself.
! There was no reflex action and the fact
| had a powerful effect on the Jury, cs-
! pecially as the lawyer happened to be
a man Of brilliant attainments. After
! the trial was over he got to thinking
about the matter, and in spite of his
skepucism, concluded to submit to n
thorough private examination IT was
( made and discovered undeniable signs
Of locomotor ataxia, booming him to s
certain and lingering death"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-11
SOMETHING TO EAT.
Boston Cooking School magazine.

Boston Cooking School Magazine.
Something to eat is stin the American
notion of an entertainment, that some.
thing appearing with horrible same
ness at all suppers. whether of tn
church or society. Perchance the sand
wiches may be dainty decoctions of az
omatic mixtures; or the oysters may
have lost their favor in rich sherry; OF
a symphony of color in a centerpiece
of flowers may partially atone for more
hygenic, unattractive food. I recall a
table where the ornaments We're subsi-
died from the parlor bric-a-brac, where
dOylies furnished material for converse
ton, where everything was passed, and
where one lost appetite in the exercise
of patence-of hope which was never
fulfilled by having enough to eat, or by
The liberty Of helping ones self. To
help ones self is to be at home, not only
as guest, but with ones self Let the
waitress serve the table in it's baser
aspects; but, to be happy, let one, at
least help himself to bread or jelly.
A dinner table with all the dishes on
the sideboard is suggestive of want
of trust in those who are to be fed
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-11
THE TRUE STORY
COnfiding Woman, the Cynical Man
and the Bearded Lady.
OF The

The scene is a comfortable sitting room,
Mr.. Lovegood is buried in q book and his
wife is scanning the advertisements IN
the evening paper. Suddenly Mrs, Love
good says: "say dear!" in voice that
makes Mr.. Lovegood almost drop his
book. "Wel what is it?' he says, with a
laugh, another real genuine bargain
oner?" 'I don't know that you'd call IL
that" his wife replied. But yes, you
might" she continued, "for it is bar
gain offer OF free medical advice" Lets
hear all about it, my dear" said her hus-
band. But you know I'm a little dubi-
Gus about your bargains. Your swans
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-11
LIKE ALL TEE REST.
Grom The Boston Courior.)

(From the Boston Courier.)
81 don't see why they don't come out
The parson said as he looked about
Ger the vacant pews, while the drenchng
rain
Beat iercely against each window pane.
mo man or woman of all my fold
He added, in tone that censure told,
But went last week to the foot ball game,
Though in sheeted floods the downpour
came"
Then. waiting awhile till hope had flown,
He the service read to the sexton lone
Then homeward rode, with sad, sad
shock,
At the waywardness Of his tickle dock.
Next Lords day, after the sexton good
In that empty structure waiting stood,
The rain poured down as on bygone day,
But not even the pastor came that way.
The sexton wondered and shook his head,
Till the parsons son rode up and said:
PAS sick, so hoarse he can hardly speak;
Got drenched at the foot bail game this
week"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-11
THE MAN WHO GRoWLED.


He cursed his lucll from day to day,
His neighbor's fortune made him frown
He knew the fates were all in league
TO hold him back and keep him down.
He cursed because he lost his lob.
He whined because his child fell i'll,
He came and went and siouched around.
And kept on sliding down the hill.
one day his uncle died and left
Him half the fortune he'd amassed
And people thought the man who growle,
Had cause TO crack a smile at last.
But when they came TO shake his hand
The man let many a murmur fall,
And sat around and growled because
His uncle hadn't left him all.
5. Il. l<iser in Cleveland Leader.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-11
MACDONALD AT oMDURMAN.
Put Forward as the Real Hero of the
Battle.


tttom the London Telegraph.)
BY far the finest feature of that
morning Of battles was the action
LoushL by Col Macdonald with his
brigade. The deryish forces that
sought to crush him numbered fuIlv
10000 men. To oppose them he had four
paItallonS, or i'm all less than 5000 Sou
danese and Egyptian soldiers.
Bul the chief of all Waa Macdonald,
gong hlther and thitherI and issuing
MS orders as If on parade, with a sbarD
snap to each command. Steady as q
sIadatof, with Mhat to some of Us
looked like inevitable disaster staring
/ nun IN the race, Col. Macdonald fought
[ ms brigade for all it was worth. Tic
quickly moved upon the best avaiIsbIs
ground formed up, wheeled about and
slooa TO Gle or win. He won Dractic-
any uhaIded for the pinch was all but
| over WAen the camel corps, hurrvina
/ up formed upon his right. as he faced
ABOUT TO receive Sheikh Ed Din's on
s.aught. The Lincolns who arrived
s slieIe l&lef on helped to hasten the
~ ~ ~ lhe enemy whose repulse was
! euecIeu ore they or any of WAN
ehope's brigade We're within Twelve
hunored yards OF Macdonald. T,ev;s'
brigade was not even able TO assist -
ihuch, ana such outside helm as came
III ume To be of use was from fine gums
81 -AaJor WuIiams' and another bat
vi ssry, ana MaXims upon the left, near
S9urgha5m' hurried forward by the sir
oar himself as saw Gen. Hunter
oaihe over TO the headquarters staff
Salloping TO get assistance ana rode
back with Wauchope's brigade, which
doubled for considerable distance. so
serious was the situation and nervous
u, Ihe tension of that thrilling ten min
9tes. Had the brilliant, the splendid
deed Of arms wrought by Macdonald
oeen done under the eyes of the SOW
eIel89' or in some other armies he
T""iu nave peen created a general ON
On5 spot II the public are in search
4L the nero of the battle of Omdurn1an.
lnere he is. ready made-one who COM
mltted no blunder, to be redeemed bv
Courageous conduct afterward.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-11
ToRTrRN.

lia, hal" laughed the coal baron,
,,,miocklngi,y, for all his life he had been
wont TO he roasted
satan was visibly nettled
just let this party stand around and
see us keep M a fire without fuelp' COM
manded his majesty, curtly.
vain Puck
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-11


then, it's an offer by woman physician
to give free medical advice by letter. and
g. c,,.,. 49, -. al .....,
IL says II $ better 10 write 10 Il woman
because man can understand a Won-
an, Just because he's q man. and it says
foo that i,s i,,et ,a,,oltiro, ia or, f., a
w.. J,''l o''i,'7 10 So ~
man physician anyhow And Mrs. Love
good stopped because she was out of
breath
81 bet YOU" said her husband Chat
the advertisement don't say she's a wom-
an physician. " 'Whv. yes it does. " said
his wife as she Looked AT fine advertise-
ment again. "NeH no gness ii doesn't
saw she's n Dhvsfcfan hut IN means the
same thing, for it says that 1T is
woman whose eXDorienre In treating
Woman's diseases is greater than tb9t n
anV living Dhvsiciap male ~ female =
Mr. JOypeOOd cbucIyIad and said. .srrLat'e,
what [ love ahout Won NV dear Von
are so ready to believe vitho1It d1Iestion
when tbere,s n b9r(i IN, l,ia[g ,i
were "A littIe fsb ia ratcb Won, a,.e1,[5
time with u rnbba,. ,,,or,,, IF G,5t o. -
gain sign above the nook "
"Oht 10 he seriolIe foT onca ), c,.iad 1r,.g
Ioverood s0rhan 10 ha sario77s . I,a W. no
plied. "t6is woman doesn't Gain r. he a
physician she v-oui3 cIiiro 10 he ~ m e..
stefan il she could, because she is trying
way than by direet . claim t6at sbe oi is u
physician. She is not. therefore a physi-
clan, and can never have practiced medi-
cine. Yet not being a physician and
therefore never having Dracficed uedi-
cine: she claims to have mad experience
in treating WOman's diseases greater
than any living nbvsicfan N0u, tba
question is since she never practiced
medicine where did She get that exneri-
enCe?"
''Wel. that is so" Mrs. Jovepood
somewhat reluctantly admitted 6bUt
then she is a woman - I'm not 81 s,,Ts
about that. even . said her bnshsnd M
looks to me as if some man was working
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-11
HE KNEW WHAT HONOR WAS
(Chicago Tnter-Oeean.l


IL was the noon hour' and the clerks
We're hurrying out of the stores for
their hasty luncheon, when a pale.
lOsophical-looking girl stepped out of
a book store in Wabash avenue and
stopped to count her change. It did not
take her long, for she found but six
cents.
THAT means no lunch" she thought.
with an amused smile. walking aimless-
ly down the street: but before she had
gone a block a small whine attracted
her attention
please, miss, give me a pennv?"
Looking down, the girl discovered an
extremely dirty-faced boy. with evil
dences Of recently eaten sweet meats
about his mouth.
'Er nickel" continued the bow.
The girl had a frank wav with child
rem which usually won their confidence.
Nov. tell me" she said. "honor
bright what Won want this nickel On.
penny for and [ viii give Won some
money"
The how hing his head a moment
then. deciding honesty the hest nolicv
he answered.:
80 buy a cream puff with"
"Fere's q nennv and here il q nickel
It is all the money ~ have lgt she said said
and if YOU take the nickel. I shan have
The bow looked nuzzIed for q moment
then grabbed the nickel and ran as If
to get away from his selfish little ac-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-11

blooms of chlysanthemums, which,
they suppose. viii preserve them from
evil the coming year,-Boston Saturday
Evening Gazette.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-11
CHRISTMAS DAWN .

White and still is the Christmas dawn,
Starlight and winter night have gone,
And, softly drifted on field and lea
On height and hollow and road and town
The snow is shining from sea to sea;
Highways and pathways all untrod
BY the busy footsteps yet to be
In virgin beauty and stainless light
The world lies, pure, as a dream of God!
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-11

fed TO give him the desired attention
which she promptly did.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-11

Farther from the priests
And nearer those who pray;
Farther from the lamps
And nearer light of day
For where prayers are made
God is wont to stay;
Beyond both book and church,
Winds the ascending way.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-11
lFrom the Independent.l

WHITTIER S UNFINISHED SONG OF
PRAISES
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-11

Make way, along the cracking lines
A footstep falters-a red cross shines;
And under the palm trees, mounting
high,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-08

ce-sd and robbed. i; was Joaruir's PEAS
ant practice TO iariat a man. ROB him and
cut his ta-aat, leaving the body by the
roadside. They asked me which way Joa-
gum had gone ard I told them thar he
was seen iast travelling towards Arizona
AS matter Of fact. the outlaw and his
hand were then travelling IN a direction
exactly opposite from that which / had
given.
My replies apparently pleased them
Three Fingered Jack proposed a drink.
after asking me which way | travelled.
said. I would have proposed the cornpli-
ment long ago had I any In my canteen.'
whereat Jack drew hts own bottle and OF
fered me drink
You may imagine my feelings then. I
knew that IL they believed I had recog-
nszed them, they wossId give me poison Or
kin me with a knife tcck the canfSn
and drank from It. You may imagine my
joy when saw Jack lift the bottle to his
lips and drain IT. Then knew that had
deceived them. We exchanged sdieus in
Spanish and that IS the last saw OF Joa-
Quin and his associate murierers.'
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-08
Before Going To the kIondyke.

60 70 The nearest drug store and get bottle
II Chanbcrlain's Colo, Cholera and i,i-
arrhnez Remedy as safeguard against
bowel complainss- Ii is the nsoss s''cnessfiil
medicine in the world for these ailments and
should be . part Of the outat Of every
man going 70 Alaska
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-08
Fourteen Millions Left In Charity.

An eminent clergyman. member Of many
benevolent sssocla tons. has prepared com
parative tables showing the amount Of
money left for charitable or benevolent
purposes by testators throughout the
United States during the past three years
He finds that tina bequests for 1857 are
81 coo 90 IN excess OF those ~ 1886 In the
former year they were upwards OF tl7.-
po.s, In 80? more than 1900 90. Bened-
csnce has other forms than that Of money
Great remedies are among the most pre-
cious legacies b@queathed 10 mankind
Prominent among these IS Hos,eteeYO
Stomach Eitters, a most esTeet!ge remedy
for and preventive of malaria, which Of
ten haT.ss othsr Suratiges Equally en-
cactous ~ the Eittsfs tr eases 81 dyspepsia
constipation. rheumatism nervousness
bslouHneks and loss % appetite and sfeep
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-08

PATROSIZE the rev ice company
Te. Main ~.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-08

FIRST summer evening band concert.
Madison park. fonsght a. 2.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-08

EXCURSION 20 Snodusisnie next sun-
day Train leaves g.sD a. m. Fare. no
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-08

4 Typical Pioneer.

craney. Of conpev.lle: ana Thornas Pra.a-
er. OF Olympia.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-08

VAN CAMPS Tomato Soup. Enough
fer six people. Price i5e Ask your groee-.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-08

DIR. ANNIE RUSSELL. diseases q
women. "a Hinckley.
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FIRST summer evening band concert.
Madison park. tonight at q.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-10-13
THE PUBLIC PRINTING.
A Fired Democratic "EEPlRnatIOn"
Which Does not Explain.

A Fired Democratic "ETPlRnatlOn"
Which Does not Explain.
Charleston Mal-Tribune: Bre'r S. G.
Crouch tells breathlcss world in an
elaborate article. written in his usual
style. that the reason the public print
ing cost about 300 per cent more under
Democratic administration than under
Republican control. Is because a Re-
publican administration changed the
law. Bre'r Crouch has been known to
stumble on to the truth and occasional
ly to allow 1t to overcome him in his
tired moments.
Did Bre'r Crouch mean to say that the
Republicans changed tine law and re-
quIred the experiment station at Nor
gaatown to pay for its printing out OF
the appropriation made for that very
purpose? The Republicans stopped the
printing Of $4,000 bulletins three or four
times a year. a large part OF which
were consigned to waste baskets and
never reached anybody interested in
Them, and paid for out OF the states
money. The Republicans looked up the
law and found that It specifically pro-
Yided that the United States govern
ment appropriation was to cover all
printing for the station. The then
Democratic head OF the station tried to
make the Republican superintendent OF
public printing believe that II the state
refused to print all the stun the station
wanted, and when wanted, and In guam
titles wanted, the station would lose
the government appropriation. But
when the aforesaid Democratic head OF
the station was confronted with the
law, he wilted.
That. Bre'r Crouch, Is law the Re.
publieans didn't change; but they en-
forced IL.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-10-13

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12-Apropos Of
,,s lafayette monument movement and
discussion the interior department is re-
csIyIng numerous communications ask
,nr information about lands, moneys,
Stc given Lafayette in testimonial OF
Me- ,orylce in the revolution. Commits
s,oner Hermann, of the general land
once discussing the queries coming in
from newspaper men, historians and
others as to the location of-the lands
voted Lafayette. made the following
statement to-day reviewing all the gov
.rnment's land transactions with Lafay-
cite:
congress ON March 8, 1908. authorized
N. secretary Of war to issue land war
rants to Major-General Lafayette for
eleven thousand five hundred and TWEEN
" acres (one-half of township of land)
and on March q, 1904. General Lafay-
cite was authorized and empowered to
iocate the warrants in the territory Of
orleans. now the state OF Louisiana.
The locations were subsequently made
on the west bank of the Mississippi
river in the parish of Polnte coupee.
Patents thereon were issued January
and April, 1910, and March, 1919.
In 1924 Congress. by unanimous vote,
requested President Monroe to invite
Lafayette to visit this country. The In-
vitaton was. accepted, and while here
Congress granted him two hundred
thousand dollars in cash and q town
ship of land, to be located under the
authority of the President on any of the
upapproprlated lands of the United
States. This township of land, as To-
Gated. is in Leon county. In wha: was
then known as West Florida. being
township one north of range one east,
containing 2s.Os.5O acres and patented
July 4, 1925, the forty-ninth anniversary
Of the declaration of Independence. This
patent was delivered to General Lafay-
cite in person by the then commissioner
Of the general land office, Mr.. George
Graham. The city of Tallahassee is lo-
Gated on a part of this township.
Commissioner Hermann also called at
tentIon to the fact. not generally known,
that there is on file in the general land
office an original deed executed Jointly
by General Lafayette and another and
acknowledged before United States Con-
sui Isaac Cox Barnett at Paris, october
., 1923. transferring portion of land
embraced in the first grant. The sig
nature of the general to this patent Is
simply Lafayette" written as one word
and with small 81" which would seem
to settle the discussed question as to
whether the name should be written as
two words and with a capital "F'' or
no,