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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-09

Unless there is change in sentiment
today, the special committee to which
the petition of the Worcester Telephone
Company was referred, will probably
report leave to withdraw at the meeting
of the board of aldermen tonight. This
is in keeping with the wish of the bust
ness men of the city, who can see no
advantage to be gained from two tele-
phone systems. The prospect of rent
ing two telephones instead of one was
not alluring, though accompanied by
promise of lower rates. Out of the ag-
itation may come new rates for the sys-
tenn in operation, in which event the
agitation instituted by the Worcester
Telephone people will not have been in
vain.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-09

With the withdrawal of the boycott
from the Big Consolidated Street Rail-
way of Cleveland by the labor unions
of that city the greatest strike of the
year is at an end
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-09

Through the enterprise of Mr.. Thomas
BeechaIn, proprietor of the world-re-
nowned BeechAm's Pills.. photo-f olios of
public buildings. natural scenery, ETC.,
Of the British Isles may now be obtained
for the nominal price Of five cents from
the international News Company, Duane
street, New York city. To those who have
not visited the places of historic interest
which are portrayed In these books, the
photographs will be Of extreme interest;
England. Scotland. Ireland and Wales
have ali received their attention at Mr.
Beecham's hands and the books will
prove very interesting and instructive.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-09

1t is all very well to laud the super
iority of the MarbIehead and Newport
yacht race courses, but facts will not
rule out Sandy Hook so long as the
defender is owned in New York. The
proprietors will keep the show as near
their own backwards as they can.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-09

The resignation of Rev. DR.. Archi-
bald McCullagh was not altogether a
surprise. There have been rumors for
some time that a letter of that nature
would be read to the congregation at
no distant date. 1t will not be an easy
thing for Plymouth church to make DR..
McCullagh's place good.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-09

A coal mine in Millbury. lead mine
in Sturbridge. Will some one please
produce an iron mine, and then perhaps
Worcester county will be able to retain
some of its industries which have
seemed doomed to centralize in the iron
and coal belt in the middle states.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-09
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-09

A CERTAIN METHOD for curing
cramps, diarrhoea and dysentery Is b3
using Pain-Killer. This medicine has sus,
tanned the highest reputation for over GO
one Pain-Killer Perry Davis. Csc. and
Soc "iiu
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-09

London correspondents are again pre-
dieting that there will be no war ir
South Africa. Nobody is telling which
side is going to back down, however.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-09
TURNED ON WATER.
Three Young Men Arrested For Dis
turblns the Peace.

Phillip Denteni. 26 years old; Charles
Mechini, q years old; Charles Traverse,
IL years old, were arrested last night
by Odicers Laviolette and Moulton for
disturbing the peace. They attended a
meeting near the corner of Wall and
Suffolk streets, and at its close turned
on the water at standpipe used b.
watering carts. and left it running. The
officers saw them doing it, and sent
them to station l in the police patrol.
They were bailed later
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-09

Constantinople. Oct. S.-Biarid Bey. son
was assassinated on the Galata brirlge
today by an Albanian, who fired fo1r
shots from a revolver. The murderer
was arrested
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-09

Think you are to be lucky and you
are. It's all in the oversoul." This is
Hall Gaines idea. Tom Lawson thought
he was to be lucky at the Lexington
track the other day, and he was. He
won $4,000 He thought the same way
next day, and he wasn't. He lost $40,-
00O 1t was all in the horse.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-09

City hall has mystery in the disap-
pearance of document from the city
clerks office that would come in quite
handy in disposing of a claim of some
magnitude. The city government
ought to make an appropriation for the
maintenance of a cat. 1t is evident
that rats are at work in the public
building.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-09

Use DR.. Bulls Cough syrup at once
for bronchitis and grippe. Ii has stood
the test and is positively a reliable rem
edy. Life Is too short to experiment with
new so-called sure curesV BuE,s Coueh
Syrup costs but Is cents
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-09
OLYMPIA ON WAY,
VIzIER,s son sIIoT.

New York, Oct S.--The cruiser Olympia
passed out at Sandy Hook at 10 a. m,
bound for Boston
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-09

Do not fail to try 1t for home and medi-
clnal useInothing like "Runnymade Club
whisky absolutely pure. ~
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-09

On, When man Is waiting
For girl to don her hat,
An hour Is fully three hours long
Indeed, tbs all of that.
But when a man is writing.
In haste to catch the mail.
An hour will pass away before
A sheep could shake his tail.
fF Chicago Record
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-09

THE SPY SHOULD HAVE The EYE OF ARGUS
He is HONORABLE If he DO BUT LOOK TO THE
WELFARE OF THE COMMONWEALTH"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-01
A DEMONS TRATloN.

Tue value Of Lev Fowler's cotton exchange to Pine Bluff was clearly demonstrated Friday. It was the first to announce that the cable from Liverpool had been tapped and Il "sheu game" played on New Orleans, Tue receipt of the news saved thous' ands of dollars to cotton buyers oi this city and community.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-01

eopa,, @ssss all seyles
 sonnp'ese- Blum cssS sss' eS picket fence
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-01
The rip track is now very busy.

The rip track ls HOW very pussy
 Fireman ]. Y. Jones has returned from trip to Tyler.
 Mr. Jen Bryant, an ex-conductor, ia mingIing among friends.
 Mr. !. <. Evans, the engine earpen- ter at these shops, is quite sick.
 Express car 75 has been placed in the shops to receive new tin roof.
 Mir. ". E. McMullen, q car repair CT, has returned from trip to Mena, Ark.
 Nr. ]. E. scott is working q trick in the dispatcher's office for few days.
 Brakeman shankland has returned from a visit to relatives in Evans vile, Ind.
 Mr. r. B. Terrier has severed his connection with this company as freight brakeman.
 The tin department turned out fifteen water buckets last week for company use.
 Mir. Charles Stuekie left last Fri day for Springfield, Mo, aecompani- cd by his wife.
 RWe never know the full value ot our property until we lose it in a railway wreck.
 Engineer Johnnie Mahar, we are glad to state, is out again after an- other spell of fever.
 F. $. RawIins, superintendent Of the southern division, has returned from Il speedy trip north.
 Mr. Bert Dunbar. a machinist at these shops. has accepted a position at the DAley Foundry.
 Mir. Pat Chestnut can now beseen on the small drill press in the ma chinery department.
 Mir. ]. Tolson has resumed his du- ties as roadmaster with headquar- ters tt Lewisville.
 General Readmaster J. E. Kelly has returned from brief trip to Iewisville.
 Mir. Fred Jewels, formerly clerk at Stamps, has accepted Il position as yard clerk atth.s place.
 If you want to know the defects of q railway always consult man who travels on a pass.
 Garland Brewer, timer at these shops, has resumed his duties after seven weeks sickness.
 The annual meeting of the direc- tors Of the road " II be held in St. Louis 9n Qctober9.
 Machine Foreman l. w. Miller is stlll in Shre seport. a witness in . big law suit at that place.
 Mir. J. r. Batterton. our genial anC whole-souled yard master, is spend ing a few weeks in Kansas City.
 Mir. C. H. Gladhill has been sta toned as agent at Clarendon, vice J E. Rodgers, assigned to,other duties
 Mir. Milton McCarra, machinist il the back shops, has resumed his du- dies after few days recreation.
 MT. w. 0. Rogers. agent at Cam den. has resumed his duties after ar absence of several weeks in Old Mex. leo.
 Mir. w. c. Charles has resumed his duties as agent at Stamps. after several weeks illness at che company hospital.
 kr. Charley Anderson, of Che boiler department, has returned from few days visit to Holly Springs.
 The Little Rock and Hot Springs roan has purchased from this com pany wenty-five coal ears and ten box ears.
 Mir. 2. N. Korn, dispatcher at these shops. has gone to JoDesboro. to move his family here, where they will in future reside.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-01
] COTTON BELT NOTHo. , BY E. WALTER NoRDMAN ~~~N< N @~A
BY E. WAL TER NoRDMAN

BlJB VIII De FeCefNBu IDf# e''1 ''' h ten days for three brakeI len on tht Shreveport local with over at Shreveport.
 Mr, Phillip Bloom, fo5 #nerly em' ployed on the rip track, as accept cd position attheShrevd portshops on the Pee Gee road.
 Mr. Jlm Harris, formerlyNemployed at these shops but now Of N enesbo- TO, is spending few daNs with friends in this city.
 Woman's success as an enginAer is phenomenal. She frequently hAs q wash-ont OF the line, but no seri6Nls disasters are recorded.
 General Manager Russell Hardings and General Superintendent Britton were here last week making an in- spection of the entire shops.
 Bids are to be received for the next ten days for one brakeman to fill a vacancy on F. r. Kramers's crew made vacant by the resignation of k. |. l.. Dickens.
 Bids are open for the next ten days for brakeman to fill the vacancy in J. Il. Th0mpson's crew Nos. 9 and 10, Camden local, made by the resig- nation Of j. E. Watson.
 Mir. sam MeClntic has charge of the yalds during the absence Of J P. Batterton. sam can often be heard saying, Well. boys, swing them around the lead on to g. See. .
 The immense compound engine. l54, which has been built from pit to dome at these shops, was run out yesterday and is being broken in to- day between here and Little Rock.
 Mr George Hutchinson, a maehin- ist who has for a number of years been employed at these shops, has resigned his position t9 accept a similar one on the santa Fe at Gle burne, Texas.
 4 Cotton Belt orchestra is now te- ing organized at these shops under the direction of Mir. Harry T Harn. Now let's see who will receive the patronage-the white orchestra or the negroes.
 Mir. Will Williams. who has been empioVed on the rip track as sten- ciler and painter, has been appointed Overseer of the paint department of the rip track, vice Mir. Fred Blader- wick, resigned.
 CboctaW X Memphis coach No. {. which has been repaired and repalnt- ed, is now a thing of beauty. It has just been completed in the paint de- partment and will be ready for it's destination next week.
 Mr. Fred Bladerwick, who fo~ a number of years has been connected i with the paint department, has severed his connections with this company to accept position as freight agent at Topeka, Kans.
 -A P'S1b44&NG 1S beetl tStdUtSftu I at Finn on this road about seven miles south Of Camden and four miles north of Beuna Vista. Hereafter trains ] and will slow up and ex change mails, as no mail crane is >it- uated there.
 Mfr. A. A. Harper, the gardener. has beer letting the water flow every night srom the faucet in the garden and yesterday upon his re- turn to work found an eel and a blue eat fish, beth large size. which came through the faucet. Now this is a fish story and is quite true.
 Mir. r. NJ. Harper, one of the swift est. best and most accommodating t9legraphers on the entire system. we are sorry to state, has resigned his position with this company after serving it for Il number of years. Mr. Harper has accepted a position as lightning flasher on the K.C. P. < k. road. We wish him success.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-01

Bluff City Lumber Go. manufac tarer end dealer in all kinds of Lum- Der. Also sashes. Doors, BIinds.and all kinds Of Interior and Exterior finish. Everything at Reasonable Prices.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-01

Now is the time to plant your fall garden. We have all kinds of fresh garden seed, from David Landretb < sons. Mccain Grocery Co.
 Agents
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-01

Doors ana windows maaa
 native lumber stand this ei,asatea assseta' better than northern made stoes The Bluff City Lumber Co. are large manufacturers of these goods, and guarantee every one sold to give perfect satisfaction. 2-9
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-01

Just reeelved a fresh lot of Pratt's Food for chickens and stock of all Sinas. Mccain Grocery Co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-01
IMPROVEMENTS.

oa N \. Coles, for his drug store al'',a alass s ss-. has purchased six new st. Lesss Cases. They are from hle and Ia at ana ss are ep to date, dura- ahey are an;sa sane Sime beautiful. ,o his eetael,sA a an a'trsetive featGre
 booming righs aows a,, 'na'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-01

Hoods Pills do not grippe. Au ara. gists, 25e. "'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-01

Uprishs'a@ hsa@'sS s.s,sssas Sack oanao, s,,
 thin blood noarsss sss can can poor, ssa@s @sss, physical system. Aoaasa oaa sustain the is the standard puriaerr a,s s ssasaaparilla for the blood. @u sfse tonic
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-01
REMIT WITH ORDER.
RuIes or Measarenaent.

Rules or Measurement, Breast measure over vest close up under arms.
 " aiEt measure over pants aF waist.
 Inside leg measure from crotch t. heel.
 Send these measurements with your order.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-01

The WalNer nro....7 ---''zE' V7' ~ filled. pseseriptsens
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-01

\ Bluff tity tumber 60. mannfatp T and dealerb all kinds of lnmar 'sa ssns sashes, Nors, blinds 4sl n
 ' 's teriopd ezterio. aais
The Lamar register., 1899-12-06
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UAa 5 1lEfA|M.
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You know anything about this start,
dame with a sudden suspicion.
Don't you ask no questions, and You
won't have no lies told tos you" re-
Joined his partner oracularly, as she
brought out the tea caddy and trotted
on to the kitchen to make the tea.
Just you go and give my respects to
the two gentlemen in the garden, Han
nah.' she said to the snub-nosed maid,
and ask them II they'll step in and
take cup of tea; and bring that bas-
ket OF peas along as you come back;
you may as well shell 'em when you're
sitting down this evening""
But Mr.. Widdrington and the con-
stable we're past all such puerile con-
soiatlons as Mrs. Walkers cup of tea
Mr. James Brown, looking terribly.
crestfallen. followed his superior along
the teld-path to the spot where Smith
and yarley awaited them.
The mans gone" said the detective,
briefly. Has anything passed this
way2'
Not a living thing" answered
Smith, who was from Scotland Yard
nothing but a hay wagon from the
field yonder. saw 1t loading all the
time"
And Mr.. Smith had seen also a tired
laborer. lolling at full length on the top
OF the hay cart, half asleep, and with
his battered felt hat slouched over his
fnce TO keep off the rays of the sun.
What he did not see was the lsborer's
alert descent from his blllowy couch as
soon as the cart turned the corner, nor
the grin on the wagoner's face as a
golden sovereign was passed from his
mates" hand to his own; and what
he did not hear was the laborer's song
sung in a musical voice. too-as he
lurched across the quiet fields towards
the not distant coast. The refrain OF
that song was peculiar for bucolic
singer;
They don't know everything down in
Judee.''
The Lamar register., 1899-12-06

in hearty laugh over it. 1t was word
ed as follows:
June 18th, IS.
My Dear Coz.-I'm open to a com
promise; tell your lawyers so. | will
make over Forest Lea TO you'll don't
care to live there-and you will pay me,
say, half of the income. In the alb
sence OF the will which Fort asserts
was made by our uncle. but which he
has never produced, l can of course
claim the whole. But we are cousins,
and l don't wish to be hard on you.
The old governor ought to have left
you something, If he didn't.
"Messrs Smithson and Wright. of
Russell street, Russell square, have in
structions from me to negotiate the
matter with your solicitors-the Row
tons, I suppose-aud the sooner it is
settled the better. Your affectionate
cousin. Charles Branscombe.
IN. B.-I consider my proposal
very liberal one
What will you do?" 1 asked Mona
presently.
81 should like him to have what he
asks for" she replied. looking timidly
at me. Forest Lea will be safe then
that is what my uncle was anxious
about-and poor Charlie will not be
tempted TO do wrong again"
perhaps not" assented dryly.
ssV,e are so rich''-my wife's hand
stole out to mine-"and $3.50 happy"
she said, with that exquisite blush of
The Lamar register., 1899-12-06

I. xas empty The innocent little
lid had yanished-iike Cinderella at
the warning stroke--icaTing her hnery
behind her. Another shake from ms
Irara snperior, and a glimmeTing OF
ne truth dawned upon the stupehed
,c,ses of Mr.. James Brown-Mr. Char-
NJ mad been one too many for him
Hes on" painted the detective;
ana in be a long day before we get
such 4 chance againi Hang your
country thIck-headedness,
The llttIe man literally toamed ana
s,ompsd in his lmpotent fury. MIS-.
w,Itsr. standing at her cottage win
49, laughed -oftly to herself as she
watched him. On.
ives he's on" she repeated, Trust
Master Charlie for being one too many
g., speh as they. He always was the
.Iays-esr little rascaI-bless him. And
49,, NAV say what they Ike, his old
muse amt a-going to turn on hlm' let
hi,n he what he will Ay, ye may rave
ar5 storm''-to the detective from be
hJDd the safe shelter Of the closed
'nl,,5on,-.'but - you'll never catch him
now He'll be aboard the yacht and
.a,, bafore you've even guessed how
he got there" .,u, ,,,,,
.bt,L we was harboring their man
- - NT walker, who was strutting
snd down the little parlor, swelling
up anu uo ,saa turkey-cock. Did
The Lamar register., 1899-12-06
CHAPTER XVII.


The molllfed officer produced a
paper, over which Mr.. Walker pored
for about FIVE minutes.
Il don't see anything about searching
my house thcrs." he remarked Erimly.
as he handed the document back to Mr..
Brown. Perhaps you'll put your fin-
ger on the place. and I'll give in"
IT'S warrant for the apprehension
OF Charles BranscOmbe, gentleman, I"
said the officer p0mpously. "on a
charge Of --ahem-SfelOny-a very ssri.
Gus charge"
And what the dickens" cried the
old gentleman. irTIJably. have | got to
do with Charles Branscomhe or any
other felon, should like to know"
he was seen last close to this
house" said Mr.. Brown. and"
And whilst you've been Jabbering
here he's had time to get far enough
away from Il, / should say" inter-
rupied Mr.. Walker. cOntemptuously.
Ignoring sign from his wife. who
threw open the door with a civil
You're welcome to look upstairs and
down. and wherever you like, sir"
As Mr. Brown descended TO the gar
den. after an elaborate Investigation OF
every room In the house. Mr. Wild
dringtou came up the path from the
pea-yinss, and, catching sight Of the
otiieer. went for him on the spot.
Mr.. Brown was a weli-buiIt fellow.
standing six feet one In his stockings,
and the detective WIS a wlry little
mhH. hardly reaching above his shoul-
der. ye; the officer staggered under the
grip OF the sinewy hand.
''Yoa--you blind ldIOt!' gasped the
excited widdringtnn, as be shook his
subordinate heavily TO and fro. You
eoarounded dundsrheadi Do you see
what you have dune2 You have let
the nRn slip through your fingers, Just
as we had run him to earth. Look
there
There" By the overturned basket
filled sith green pea-pods. lay q bundle
composed OF a blue cotton guwp aud a
white muslin cap,
Mr.. BruEn's bewiide-ed gaze travelled
from the bundle toah> garden alley
The Lamar register., 1899-12-06
Puerto Rico.

Three tours of the beautiful island
of Puerto Rico are scheduled to leave
Chicago December q, January 2S ana
February 15. Special Pullman sleep
ers and dining cars will convey the
party to New York, thence on board
the splendid new steamships Ponce
and San Juan, through and around the
island by rail, automobile, carriage
and boat. Tickets include all ex-
penses everywhere. These select lin
tied parties will be under the special
escort of Mr.. Walter Boyd Townsend.
under the management Of The Ameri-
can Tourist Association, Reau Camp
bell, general manager. 1923 Marquette
building, Chicago. Itineraries. maps
and tickets can be had on application
to the agents of the Chicago. Milwau-
kee & St Paul Ry.
The Lamar register., 1899-12-06

hers: I'VE doa't want all that money.
do WEI"
81 want nothing but you, darling"
answered. You shall do as you like
with the rest
Thank you" she returned fervently
Then you will write. will you not, ard
tell Mr.. Rowton to have 1t all settled
with these people? l have been so uI,-
happy about Charlie: it has been tae
one drawback to all my-my happiness.
Sidney"-the tears were in her eyes
the thought of Charlie, outcast and
disinherited and miserable. You know
we were little children together; acd
poverty for Charlie would mean tempt
alton. Now, with an income, he c-n
marry and settle down, and"
And ycu are sure you did net re-
gret that you
"Quite-quite sure. Oh. Sidney, how
can you be so foolish?" murmured ny
wife, with her head on my shoulder.
you don't know how jealous have
been of your cousin Charlie" con-
fessed. 81 could nc believe in my own
happiness-ft seemed too great; and
you will admit that had some ground
for my doubts and suspicious"
You were very foolish and vc.y
blind" repeated my wife. "ChaTiie
and were nothing more thar, brother
and sister"
Did he never ask you to be some
thing more?r inquired That day
when I met you together. for in
stanee?"
You have no right to ask me such
questions" Mona replied with dignity
and if you please. we will talk bust
ness"
Yes. We will talk business" I as
sented. DO you know, my dearest.
that in the present phase of the affair.
1t is Mr.. Branscombe who gives you
the half of Forest Lea-not you who
give it to him. Without the will, which
clearly he does not intend to surren-
der, he is the possessor of the estate"
Does 1t matter?" asked my wife.
No" answered, struggling my
shoulders "It is simply detail"
And there will be nothing to pre-
vent the COMPROMISED" asked this de-
termined little woman. anxiously
Nothing excepting the restitution
OF the will. You could not, in that case,
give away anything"
Then l hope 1t will never be re-
stored. In fact" said my wife with
emphasis. II would not receive it;
would destroy it,"
Then you must not take me into
your confidence" 1 laughed II can't
have anything to do with compounding
felony"
Mona was never tempted to carry
her threat into execution. Charlie
Branscombe's troublesome career came
to sudden end by the bursting OF an
overcharged rifle on a hunting expedi-
ton; and amongst the papers handed
over to us by foreign banker was the
missing will.
It was not without some natural
tears to his memory that his faithful
hearted cousin accepted at last her in
heritanee; and, If she is now consoled
by the fair bright face Of young Har-
old Branscombe Fort, who. as second
son, is to be the heir-as he is the
namesake-of the good old colonel. she
still loves to trace in the frank. deli
cate features likeness to the lost
playmate of her youth.
And l am no longer jealous.