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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20
RUPERT OF HENTzAU,"
James x. Hackett's Able Work in His
Double Role.

Mr.. Hackett and his Rupert of Hent-
zau' company should be satisfied with
the audience which greeted them at the
Worcester Theatre last evening. Re
Numbering the success of the play last
season, Worcester theatre goers We're
glad of the opportunity to give the ris-
ing young romantic actor pleasant
welcome, and were equally glad when
they found that the performance had
not deteriorated in the slightest since
it was first seen here. Owing to the,
sudden death of r. F.. McClennin in
Hartford Tuesday night, the company
might have been somewhat handicap
ped for the need of a Colonel Sapt"
had not Edward Donelly, who assumed
the role at a short notice; acquitted
himself almost as though he had been
playing that role for years. But rarely
during the progress of the play was he
obliged to read the line, and throughout
1t all the degree of action he showed
was remarkable, when it is considered
that he had had barely a day for pre-
paration.
Mr. Hackett as the king and Rudolf
Rassendyl played the double role with
the same ability as last season, with
the possible exception that he has pro-
paDly improved somewhat in his poi-
trayaf of the weak king, just as Miss
Rowland is more of queen than the
Gibson model of last season. In the
same way Rupert is a better villain
than the Rupert of last year, Mr.. Hoors
who plays this part being fully pos
sessed with the proper spirit of the cha
racter.
stephen Wright as Lieutenant Won
Bernenstein and Longley Taylor as
James Rudolf Rassendyls servant, are
delightful, as are also Brigham Boyce
as Fritz Won Tarlenheim and George
Alison as the Count of Luzau- Riscnen-
helm. Miss Gertrude Rivers as Helga.
F7itz's wife, makes the audience wish
she had more to do on the stage.
There have been few If any changes
in the play since last year.
The story opens in the castle at Zen
da and follows rapidly through the inn
scene, Fritz house in Strelsau, Rupert.g
hiding place, where the famous aght
takes place, the palace at Strelsau Ind
nnally In the throne room Of the palaCc
This last might we'll be omitted n
is too sad spectacular scene with
scarcely feature to commend it. such
parade Of grief is not entertaining.
On the whole, however, Rupert of
Hentzau has bettered itself since lasf
seasons run, and in ii Mr.. Hackett Is
making good his promise to become one
OF the foremost Of Americas actors.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20
in RE DREYFUS.

One man, soldier, not afraid to die
Yet dares to live and hear the soaring
brand
OF traitor to his country and his oath.
A shameful degradation borne, the badge
OF honors earned-more dear than life it,
self
By rude hands stript from his defenselesss
breast;
An outcast, doomed to life-long banish-
From home and country, all the heart
holds dear,
Alone to live, to languish and to die!
To leave behind foul treason's glaring
strain,
The heritage of shame from sire to son.
To blot the 'scutcheon of his family
That browning curse which Hebrew life
and faith
Has held supreme since trembling Israel
heard
Mount Sinai quake in thunder tones, ana
The awful import of the voice of God.
And yet, he dares to live, for "Honors
While one pale woman, wife and mother.
pleads
For truth and justice. though her feeble
Is drowned by bowling mobs made furious
BY those twin demons zeal and hate let
loose.
Still love and faith, armed with truths
master key
Hone on and try to solve the mystery
That seals and guards his far-off living
The voice of brave men joined in cham
pionship
Of wronged humanity is scoffed or hushed
Or exiled. lest unmuzzled truth betray
Inc weakness of the nations strong right
arm.
And over all the flag of France salutes
fAf lqr nod IA
mat hounds to prison one suspected lew
II, 10 snleid score of self-convicted knaves:
IN Tni fb lnfamTy that el9aks treason plot
The sword to blot out all the pen has
won -
And base conspiracy to bind anew
The sacred liberty of France in chains.
Five years of faith and martyrdom, ana
A gleam of hope-the truth may vet ap-
And justice triumph, though the heavens
should fall
The tragic farce enacted once again.
I 5n e. odious crime of treason ''Reafflrined,
~ tba p nicsdg Tor mercy by the court
hxtenuating circumstance" BAH
Well may the silent headsman erin,lv vvait
And note the irony of fate pursue
with Haunting legends, POINTING grimes
- oondoned
Nv iate 70 spare the shame.
~ ~ Caias. Louis, Enghien and the rest.
e scroi, 10 welcome to your knocking
T IN 81, names mes Of Dreyfus, zola Laboris
doom. "a " Aieee tpt
ana echoes of the Marseillaise are
~ H HaIy. hosannas vocal with the shouts
u NNlNe Farmeep""A basi a. has lie Jtiiff',
Stay Judgment yet awhile. indirnart x5o,id
l Hat gazes on the spectacle aghast.
~ covert revolution hid m crime
mere get is time--brave Loubet may re-
5od ai saye II the commonwealth of FrancoI--
one man man, a Jew, despised, though inno-
a. SuIilty matters not. be put to Shame
2 Republique!
7S 51hI,od II; Jewett in the springheld Re-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20

Unless all signs are misleading, the
democrats are going to make the Bos-
ton and Albany lease a party question,
If they can, by incorporating resolu-
tions condemning it in the platform of
their state convention tomorrow. This
is only another indication of the des-
Iperate straits to which the Williams
democracy has been pushed in its
search for a campaign issue. OF course
the lease is purely a business PROPOSE
ton in which politics can have no
proper concern. Undoubtedly the
public and the state also have in
terest at stake, but these likewise
are business interests, and only harm
can come from any attempt to entangle
them in party politics. If the lease
will either conserve or advance
the prosperity Of the railroad, it
will be a good thing for the public as
well as for the stockholders, and while
that question is open to debate in the
legislature as truly as in a meeting of
stockholders, it should be treated as a
business proposition as much in the one
place as in the other 1t is a fresh il
lustration of the stupid folly of the
democratic leaders that they should
fancy the people can be fooled with
such buncombe as is now promised.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20

However widely men may differ as to
the merits of the British Boer quarrel
the disputants commonly agree that
there is no justification of war, and
whichever nation forces hostilities will
have to bear the condemnation. 1t may
be added that the predictions of war
still come from irresponsible sources,
and there is an earnest peace party
both in England and South Africa. The
obvious consequences Of war to either
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20
WHIMSICALITIES.

h, There ere Is one thing, Ike about that
Lack of superstition. He has thirteen
favorite wives. cleveland Plain Dealer
And your court convicted Dreyfus! It
seems incredibleI' "Sacr-r-ei What else
was zere to do? All re circumstances
pointed Eat way-except re evidence. -
The amiable plutocrat-But riches do
not bring happiness.
The unamiable pauper-But l amt look
in fer happiness. Ali / want is comfort -
indianapolis Journal.
Whats this" exclaimed the hungry
dozen dishes here styled "a la dossier.' "
Yes said the waiter affably THAT'S
because we are not allowed to tell what's
IN EN-. Washington star.
II wonder If Dom Paul will be reduced
to going on the stage after the trouble is
ut is possible. 1 shouldn't wonder If he
is cultivating those whiskers for knock
about turn. "--Indianapolis Journal
DeWitt-The horses must be grateful
now that, 50 many women have taken to
automobiles ~
Green-think SO?
tell what they were driving at.-Cieveiand
Leader.
Pat-What is a mystery, Mike? Mike
III tell We. Me father bought a barrel of
pork, and the brine leaked out and LEFT
the pork In the top of the barrel, Pat
But how do you account for that? Mike
Transcript.
movement
~ girl proposed to you" she said
you wouldn't dare refuse her"
mination to make proposal" he renIied
4 wouldn't dare marry her"
IN view of the circumstances. she do
e eided to walt for him to speak first
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20

cester Theatre, this evening The play
VIII be "A Colonial Girl" the very sue
cessful American drama in which E. H.
Sothern made a great hit last year,
both at the New York Lyceum and
through the country. "A Colonial
Girl" as its name implies, is a drama
of revolutionary times, although it is
not war play. The authors are Grace
L. Furniss and Abby Sage Richardson,
two clever dramatists. whose former
works have met with success. Mr..
Gould will be remembered with pleas
ure as the actor whose fine acting was
SO well received in THE Prisoner of
Zenda" during the past three years.
The company engaged to present the
play includes many Of the old favorites
besides some new faces, and all have
been chosen with careful regard to
their fitness to the characters assigned
to them. The production will be one of
the most attractive of he year.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20

Venezuela won't be in happy frame
Of mind for the reception of favorable
decision from the Paris board of arbi-
tration. The revolution has attained
such proportions that the British and
German ministers have called for war
ships to protect their respective inter
ests, the American cruiser Detroit is
already at La Guayra, and the Ameri-
can minister is Fastening back to his
post for fear of disastrous conse-
Quences
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20

First Dreyfus was found guilty of
treason and sentenced to Imprisonment
for life Next, he was convicted of the
same crime but with "extenuating cir
cumstances," and his sentence com
muted to ten years. Finally, he has been
pardoned, after being twice convicted of
the most heinous offence with which a
soldier can be charged. And yet there
are queer people who are unable to see
anything strange in such contradictions
of terms.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20
THE SHAMROCK'S TRIAL,


The first trial Of the Shamrock over
the full SO-lnot course over which the
contests between the Columbia and the
Irish aspirant for international Yacht.
ing honors Will be sailed next month
was MADE Monday under the influence
OF a breeze that, starting at eight
knots gradually increased until ~
swept the waters at a fourteen -i,nat
clip. Her performance proved conclue
siyely that in a breeze beyond twelve
or fourteen knots she would prove n
dangerous opponent for the pride of
the New York Yacht Club, and the
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20
CONDITION IMPROVED.

King, the Fiskdale Murderer, Has Be-
come More Rational.
Peter F. King, the Fiskdale murderer.
who is now confined at the house of
correction on Summer street, was visit
ed by DR.. H. M. Quimby, the expert on
insanity, yesterday morning, and it is
now thought that King has almost re-
covered from his attack Of delirium ire
mems. and is rapidly becoming rational.
DR.. Quimby was with him yesterday
almost the entire forenoon, and King
showed signs of being rational. He
does not speak of the awful murder
and has recovered from his idea that
some one was calling him up on a tele-
phone
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20
ANNOUNCEMENT

70 accommodate those who are parl
70 tne use OF atomizers In applying iiau
INTO the nasal passages for catafT
fTr 3 li.1 the proprietors prepare Gre
as Elys Liquid Cream Balm Pr,ct
Guiding the spraying tube, is Is cen
druggists or by mail. The LIQUID III
embodies the medicinal properties al
send preparation. Cream Balm is q,Iic|
adp psi by the membrane and does
ury up the secretions, but changes In
70 natural and healthy Character
Brothers. So Warren ST., N. Y
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20

The next warships are to combine the
virtues of both battleshipsy and armored
cruisers. They will have a speed of 20
Knots, displacement of $4,000 or Is 600
tons and coal capacity for steaming
10000 or 5000 miles at stretch, but at
the same time they will carry heavy
guns and thick .armor. The only wonder
is that this model was not adopted ear
lier. The trend of professional sentiment
has certainly favored it,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20

The. American board of commission
ers for foreign missions wants Presid-
ent Tucker to succeed the late DR..
Lamson as its chief executive officer,
but Dartmouth college will have to be
reckoned with first. He is very far
from OUTLYING his usefulness at Han
over,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20

1t will be observed that the new
batteries for service in the
Philippines have been bought in Eng
land, and an American army officer is
going over to see that they are proper
ly packed and shipped. There are still
certain lines of military equipment that
we do not make at home.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20

1t is sad to see the Journal iabbing
the Boston city committee for inatten-
ton to business. The Journals para
graph was writ STATISTICAL" but in
truth the democratic registration has
been somewhat alarming.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20

1t may be that the French government
considers the trial of score of royal
lists and nondescript politicians for con-
spiracy against the republic as of much
more Importance than the Dreyfus
court martial, but the world refuses to
get excited about it nevertheless.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20
WASHING BABY,s FLANNELs.

The dear baby's fiannels must be
washed more carefully than those of
adults, as they are usually more delicate
and expensive and need gentle treatment.
Use water as hot as your hands can com
fortably bear, and put the little flannels
in a tub separately from others, and
wash. them through two hot waters, MAX
ing the suds of Fairy Soap. with a little
Gold Dust Washing Powder added to
whiten and soften the texture and fibre of
the flannel. Rinse in warm water and
pull and stretch each little piece in shape,
and hang securely on the line out doors
never let the garments lie a moment
longer than NECESSARY.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20

Eben Draper makes haste to correct
the Boston report that Milford and
Hopedale will send solid Bates delega-
lions to the republican state convention.
Such report, he writes, must be either
"a misprint or a great mistake" There
never was any doubt which way the
Draper interests were looking.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20

News comes from Washington that
the president will not commute the SEN
tence of death pronounced upon cor
poral and private who We're convicted
OF disreputable assault in Manila. If
the correspondents are to be trusted
he has hitherto refused to order an
American soldier to be shot for infrac
ton of discipline, but apparently the
line of elemeney is to be drawn at the
Violation of FILIPINO homes.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20

Seats in Fifth avenue for viewing the
Dewey parade are quoted at from $40 to
$40, and windows at from $1o0 to $780,
1t is easy to see where much of the
Worlds $12,OOOO0O day" profits of the
parade is coming from.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20

There has been a large number of
persons who have taken their vacations
the past summer in short trips. AZ
ting wind-up for this season will be to
take the excursion announced by the
Boston & Albany r. II. for Tuesday
OCT. :. The trip embraces Springfield,
Pittsheld and Albany, a ride on tha
famous Hudson river either by day or
night boat to New York and home Fail
River line and Boston. The cost is s5. On
A. S. Hanson, G. p. A. Boston, will send
circulars on application.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20
PERSONAL.

Hon. ]. II. Walker returned 70 W..
cester yesterday from his summer bon,o
in New Hampton, N. H. iioiiie
Fred L. Robbins, clerk at tho rr.,
station, has gone on a two weeks 'i I,a
cation to New Haven, where some az af
his relatives reside. 'oiie Oh
r. James Tatman, Georee De-
and Representative Charles r NJ %tN
man attended the banquet given ias+
evening by Frank Jones to REPRESENT 10
i've hre insurance men of New Enc
tie, N. H. Ne"cas-
D LEWIS ;. Record, son of Rev. 6 II
Record' left yesterday morning v ia
ffo oos',,, tunnel and Cincinnati lines for
hnoNvllle, Tenn, where he enters ~
sophomore class in the ITnivarsit,, 'ns
tennessee rem his first college year bay,n 90
peeh taken at Brown University ms
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20

New York's Dewey celebration has
brought new and strange responsible
ties. The New York Journal suggests a
vigilance committee to take action on
pictorial libels of Dewey, hung upon
the outer walls.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20

As was to be expected, the Chinese
government has entered formal protest
against Gen. Otis extension of the ex-
clusion act to the Philippines. Abstract
questions of justice aside, the Chinese
have very little ground to stand upon.
In fact, their only hold is the presi-
dents presumed assurance that the re-
lations of the Philippines were to re-
main unchanged until congress should
have time to legislate for the islands.
Inasmuch as Gen. Otis issued the or
der upon his own responsibility and
without consulting Washington, it will
be the easier for the president to dis
avow and annul the decree if he deems
such action expedient. Gen. Otis de-
clared that there were urgent military
reasons for issuing the order, but the
Chinese government disputes this, and
the public is not informed as to the
merits of the case.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20

Experience shows that cornering
wheat is about the most expensive and
dangerous diversion that spectators
can undertake, and probably Philip d.
Armour understands the fact thorough
Nv
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20

Estimates of the amount to be de-
rived from the inheritance tax upon the
late Cornelius Vanderbilt's estate vary
from $S,5OO,OOO to $6,0OO,OOO. Some of the
knowing ones, however, suspect that
the more important requests were given
away before death, and in that case
the state can not touch them. Most
people will be slow to condemn that
kind of tax lodging, especially in the
matter of public requests.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20

George Fred Williams should have a
plank inserted in the democratic plat
form, demanding that all the golden rod
in Massachusetts be silver plated.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20
nation are too serious to admit OF
light-hearted or hasty action.

1t has been officially decided that the
Sterling swamp affair is a mystery that
cannot be solved. The identity of the
woman whose body was found on the
nth of June, is still unknown. Alto
gether, 1t is the most profound mys-
terry of any that Worcester county has
ever had. 1t is not known for GER
tainty that there has ever been a ira
gedy' for no one can say that the wo
man came to her death by violence.
circumstances lead to the suspicion
that she did, but there is nothing to
prove it. The inquest yesterday de-
veloped nothing of Importance, but
tended TO disprove the suspicion that
the teeth alleged to have been found
beneath the body did not fall from the
jaws of the dead woman
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20
A COLONIAL GIRL"

Daniel Frohman viii present a strong
$mpany headed by the talented young
romantic actor, Howard Gould, at Wor-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20

AVOID. HARSH. PUGATIVE PILLS
They make you sick and then leave you
constipated. Carriers Little Liver Tiila
regulate the bowels and cure you. "-'
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW
that Carriers Little Liver Pills are a
specinc Tor sick headache. Only one pilI a
uose' A woman can't stand everything.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20

1t was a foregone conclusion that
Dreyfus7 could not remain in France
If set at liberty and naturally his
choice of asylum would lie between
England and the United States. He
seems to have chosen the nearer of the
two, since he can conveniently direct
from London the efforts that are to be
made to establish legally his innocence.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20

little medicine of the riybt 49,
at the right time, Is iny5luahIau t ,rhsl
them p osrtsrs Little Liver pills, and take
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20

dyspepsia makes YOU nervone osa-.
r ra,s1e makes you dyspeptic. either n,a
Liver Pills cure both S"rter Little
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20
IF THE pAnY IS crrr1Nc. MAN.,

BE sure and use that old and we'll t4IA
remedy, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing aVf1
L4r children teething. 1t soothes III
enid, softens the gums, allays ali Ua.I
so,i wind collie. and is the best reii|tN
tia uiorrnoea' Twenty-Five cents d 04!
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20

more powerful the wind, the greater
will be the chance Of victory for Sir
Thomas fiier
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20

Mrs. A. G. Cochrane and Miss Porter
VIII entertain for the festival their sis
ter Mrs. j. H. BLIZZARD, of Lynn; Mr..
Chakravarti of Calcutta, who is a stu
cent in the medical school at Tufts col
iege, and brother of the Swami Sara
oananda; and the Swami Abhedananda.
VINO made many friends when he spoke
here last spring 1t is possible that he
will give some talks while he is here.
although be will be engaged with lit
erary work during his stay. He ar
rived last night from Ridgley Manor
on the Hudson, where he has been a
guest since the summer school at Green
acre closed.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20

BARRIERS pronounce the Kitchener
mustaehe, which is the latest fad in
fashionable London, model. A glance
at the portraits of the Sirdar serves to
show that he possesses a heavy mus
tache. People who have seen the orig
1nal say that it is expressive.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20

THE SPY SHOULD HAVE The EYE OF ARGUS. He
IS HoNoRABLE If He DO BUT LOOK TO The VEL
FARE Of THE COMMONWEALTH"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20

SEPTEMBER 20. 1899,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-20

Great numbers of orders are still be-
ing received for festival tickets, and re-
ceptions of an informal kind are being
held daily at Steinerts the headquar-
tiers OF the sale, where often as many
as twenty patrons of the festival NAV
De seen at one time gathered in the vi
entity of the box Office A party of ten
Brookline people will come up for the
converse symphony Thursday after
noon, and a party of nine will come
from Yarmouth for the whole season.