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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-19
STATE AID.
Clerk Benchley Has Had
Several Knots to Unite.

Mayors Clerk Charles II. Benchley
has some peculiar experiences with
applicants for military aid. State aid
for the Cuban war has practically
ceased to exist for the present at
least Discharged soldiers are making
applications for military aid, which
practically takes the place of a PEN
sion until the federal government
grants one. The greatest point which
at first caused trouble Until Mr. Bench
ley Strengthened it out, was in refer
ence to a settlement
Each applicant to be entitled to mil
ltary aid must have Il settlement either
in his own name or that of his father
in this or some other city CT the state.
While receiving applications, Mr..
Benchley discovered that some had no
settlement in any city of the com
monwealth. He Investigated the mat
ter to learn If they could not be made
eligible in some other way, for he did
nor desire to see their application re-
tected. He found that such a thing as
q state settlement exists requiring
three years residence Of either the
applicant or his father. That solved
the difficulty in several cases. He has
cases, however, in which the soldier Is
a recent conner to this country and
none Of his parents ever game here.
The man thus has no settlement Of any
and. Mr.. Benchley Is making an at
tempt to have the law stretched a
point to cover such cases.
The matter of a settlement caused
more or less fun Under the laws, il
is known as a "paIper settlement"
Every resident of a city for five sue
cessive years after his majority, has a
pauper settlement In his own right.
He has a pauper settlement in his
father or mothers name If they have
lived five successive years in the state
while he was under age. Wien this
matter was explained TO applicants,
some Of them took oifense at the term,
and said they wished II understood, be-
cause they had applied for military aid
they were not paupers. Mr. Benchley
had TO explain.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-19
Men in Need Earned Many
a Dollar Last Week.

Winter is almost universally thought
to be hard upon the working classes. A
severe storm like that of last Monday,
one is told, brings untold misery to the
poorer classes. But in many respects
big blizzard is the greatest boon that
can befall certain classes, particularly
those without regular employment.
The short employment caused by
storm. like that of last week is the sal
walton of many a man who has long
looked for steady employment in vain
The few dollars earned shoveling snow
tides over the slender finances of many
a poverty-stricken family. 1t is there
fore to be seriously questioned if big
snowfall is not one of the best things
that can befall the poor of a city the
sizet of Worcester.
The money put in circulation by such
in circulation in exactly the right place
Money boarded in the treasures of the
city corporations and street railway
companies is taken from it's idle secu-
sion and paid to worklngmen, who
quickly circulate it. Shop keepers com
plain that large snow hurts business
Possibly it does when the storm is al
its height. but later, when the army
of snow shovelers begin to spend theil
earnings, there is different story to bC
told.
The labor and expense entailed by {
storm like last Wednesdays in a city
like Worcester are enormous The
process of emerging from its snowy
letters and of clearing the avenues O
commerce to trade again is not com
pleted without heavy outlay.
For the city Commissioner of Streets
Prior has had for the past week
force of over 200 men and so team,
digging snow from the streets anC
dumping 1t upon the city parks anC
common The average day laborer il
the city's employ gets 81 60 daily. 4
team and driver costs SO. This mean;
an expense to the city of about $500
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-19
THE LAST CONTRACT.
Bids for Water Department leaning Will
ee Opened Thursday.

The last contract Of the water depart
ment will be closed Thursday, when
bids will be opened and the contract
awarded. 1t is for teaming, to carry
supplies of the department from the
freight houses at which they are re-
ceived to wherever they are wanted
by the department. Water Commits
sioner John G. Brady has made a
change in the proposals this year. The
contract to be awarded is for the car
rying of material at whatever distance
may be required at so much money a
ton. Hitherto the contract has consist
ed of several items being subdivided
into prices for caFtintp VARIOUS distan-
ces at so much a ton, The price, in the
proposal now advertised is for all dis
tances. This is the kind of contract
which the sewer department makes.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-19
STILL BOOMING.
Five Recruits Enlisted Yes
terday.

No more recruits for the cavalry will
be sent to Fort Sill for Troops l and L.,
as orders were received yesterday by
Sergt. Lansing that the two troops
named had been filled. Recruiting will
now be done for the remainder Of the
troops of the Sixth cavalry which are
stationed at Fort Slocum, New York
harbor. Business is still on the boom
and the recruiting officers are having
their hands full in attending TO their
duties Yesterday IL applicants APP
peared, and out OF that number five
were successful in passing the doctors
examination. They are James Bailey,
Fred II. Cozzen. Steven Makowski, and
Daniel Murphy, and James Canane,
formerly of the Twelfth United States
infantry Bailey will be sent to the
Tenth cavalry and the others to the
J1fantry.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-19
MANY SIGNERS.
Grade Crossing Papers Are
Covered With Names.

Several additional petitions remon-
strating against the elevation of the
tracks as solution of the grade
crossing problem, were started yester-
day. There are now over a dozen in
circulation on the east side of the city.
Hundreds Of signers have been secured.
Everybody in that section is anxious
to affix his name, and if the petition
does not show up about the time they
expect it, they go out themselves and
look for it.
The petitions will be kept in circula-
ton until the entire city has been can
vassed. The petition t. be circulated
among real estate men and property
owners by r. G. TAYLOR, is still held III
allegiance until Mr.. Taylor RECEIVERS
from the injury he received in the ac-
cident on Main street. He VIII be out
again this week, and will have charge
of the circulation of that petition.
-.-<-------
The sleighride which was planned by
Social Circle of Good VIII Lodge o.
odd Ladies, to take place Feb. %, hai
been postponed till further notice.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-19
NEW CHAINS ARRIVE.

New chains were received yesterday
for the ends of the mall back Of the
city hall. They are Of cast bronze, and
viii replace the chains which were
tried and found wanting so many
times. City Engineer T.. A. Mcclure
was asked by the parks commission
to make a test Of the chains He went
out with large force of men and
swung nine men on the chains, and
they did not fail the test. A camera
was snapped on the crowd.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-19
CARRIERS ELECT OFFICERS.

The Worcester Letter Carriers Asso-
citation has elected the following Off
GERS for the coming year: President,
James j. Reardon; vice president. VIM.
ID. Collins; financial secretary W. r..
Whitaker; recording secretary, John
Kenney; collector. NJ. r. A., Fred G..
Dudley; treasurer, NJ. J. ONfaliey;
board Of trustees, Edward Joyce, Thos
e. Kelley and John A. Kearney.
The association meets on the I'd
Thursday of the month i'm the federal
building
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-19
pREPARE For SPRING

Don't let this season overtake you before
you have attended 10 the important duty
Of purifying your blood with Hoods Sar-
saparilla BY taking this medicine now
you may save sickness that will mean
time and money as well as suffering later
on. Hoods Sarsgpariila will give you
rich, red blood, good appetite, good ciges-
ton and a sound, healthy body II Is the
II IL the one true blood purifier Its un-
edualled record OF marvellous cures has
won for it tho confidence of tho whole
people.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-19
PERSONAL.

Madam Julian. the noted PIANIST of
Toronto, Canada has located at 267
Main street, for short time prior to
permanently moving to Boston. La
dies wishing a reading Of their hands.
consult this scientific palmist Salts
faction guaranteed. Readings so cents.
Ladies only. See sign.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-19
THE QUESTION BOX.
Market Gardeners informally Discus
QUESTION: Of Their Own interest

Members of the Market Gardeners
Association held their regular monthly
meeting in Horticultural Hall, yester-
day. A fair attendance was present.
Instead Of the usual address by a we'll
known speaker, question box" was
held.
Each member put in the box a ques-
ton on some subject that was troubling
his mind. The questions were drawn
one by one and discussed by the whole
gathering.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-19

Not marriage license was taken out
at the office of the city clerk yester-
day It being the first day for several
months that no license was asked for.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-19
Local Notes.

BESSIE Bryant G. Co., 40 Front St. will be
Chased all day Tuesday for stock taking.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-19

The date of the Lakeside Boat Club 5
of Princess Phosa" is
April 10, instead of April IA, as pre-
viously announced.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-29

says that two crops of almost every
thing is an absolute certainty every
twelve months, and of many things three
crops year can be raised. He plants
Irish potatoes in the fall early Rose
seed potatoes received from the United
States), and digs in ten weeks. Then a
different variety is planted, and the crop
is dug in March, to be shipped to the
United States before the spring planting
there has begun. His two crops of on
ions are handled in the same way In
some of the sugar-cane lands both pota-
toes and onions are raised while the
cane is growing. In a single year the
same field may produce one crop of cane
and two crops of potatoes and onions.
AS to other vegetables, they grow all the
time with never any intermission on ac-
count of the weather. Tomatoes, cab
bage, beans, etc, planted any day in the
year. grow with astonishing rapidity,
and as soon as one crop is out of the
ground another can be put in it's place
FANNIE BRIGHAM WARD.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-29
THE ABSTINENCE OF A CAMEL.

There are many fables told about the
camel; riding him is supposed to make
people seasick; he has the reputation of
being very vicious; he is supposed to
have several stomachs and to go for
weeks without water as a matter of
choice I can only say that in nearly
four years of experience + have never
met with a case of seasickness or heard
of 1t; neither have / known a really vi
cious camel, except when they are in
state called by the Arabs "saim," which
means fasting" and corresponds to the
''rutting" period in stays. AS regards
the camel's stomach, believe it is iden-
tically the same as that of any other
rumlnant, or that, at any rate, there is
no formation of stomachs which would
enable him to do without water.
His abstinence is merely the result of
training; and it is fallacy to suppose
that he is better without water or can
work as well. In the camel corps we
Watered our camels every second day in
'iiS ouhiiilCl, cNCly lllIu udy III WllllGI,
giving them their fill Of water morning
and evening on those days; but if in the
summer we expected long desert
march without water, we trained them
beforehand by only watering every third
day; but l never found that this i'm
proved their condition. The Arabs keep
their cames longer without water it is
true but then they travel slower and
their animals are grazed on soft food,
containing certain amount of mois-
lures this lowers their condition and
makes them Inferior to corn-fed camel
when hard work and long, fast journeys
have to be done.
We always found that If we put
grass-fed Arab camel alongside Of ours
it failed in work and endurance; if corn
fed it cried cut for water as soon and
sooner than ours did. / say cried out"
because a camel when it wants water
means continually. and there is no more
painful sound at night in the desert
than the ceaseless moaning of thirsty
camels.-Cornhill.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-29

them into a very land of Canaan; for so
fast did the milk, honey, blankets and
other good things flow that, so said ru-
NOR, cottages in that happy country
commanded a handsome premium, like
London houses in the season. But one
candidate was rather richer than the
other, and he won. Lately also we have
learned, through the press, that finan-
cial star benefited the constituency he
hoped to represent to the tune of four
teen thousand pounds per annum dis
tributed in doles. How does such gene
rosity differ from common corruption?
Even the candidate of humber means
is exposed to what can only be described
as a system of blackmail. From the
moment it becomes known that he pro-
poses to stand, every village cdub and
institution within the borders of the con-
stituency makes request upon him for
subscriptions. l say a request, but
practically it is command, since he
well knows what will be the result If he
declines or is unable to pay.
From this state of affairs 1t would ap-
pear that our election system, which
purports to be pure, is in reality tainted,
since, although votes can no longer be
bought openly, they are, in fact largely
bought under cover of social and chart
table subscriptions; and, further, that
unless he is young, ambitious, wealthy,
and not too squeamish, the man is rash
who allows himself to be put up to fight
seat in an agricultural division in this
part of England That this is becoming
widely recognized is shown by the grow
ing difficulty of obtaining suitable can
didates on the Unionist side who reside
or have any considerable stake in their
own divisions. On the other side, the
candidates are in most instances gentle
men quite unconnected with the country,
though why this should be so / do not
know, seeing that it is by no means diff
ficult for any one of sufficient means
and the necessary ability to contest and
win a seat in the Radical interest-Ri-
der Haggard in Longman's Magazine.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-29
OUR CoLoRED BROTHER IN ABYs

| pINIA.
On the arrival of caravan the local
| chief appoints camping ground; let the
traveller be on his guard; he is sure to
be given the worst in the place. No
sooner is he encamped than a troop of
| filthy negroes, carrying Gras and Re-
mington rifles, establish themselves in
his camp and insult him if he tries to
turn them out. They are ascars-that
is, soldiers (save the markD--of the To-
cal chief. who will presently summon
the newcomer into his presence. If he
refuses to go he is told that the Abys-
snian is old and i'll, a very great man, a
friend of the Ras Makonnen, that Euro
reans always go to see him, and 50 forth.
All this is false. the object being to
make the European pay his respects
first, so that the negro may boast that
he does not put himself out for a white
man. While these negotiations are pro-
ceeding the Abyssnian servants have
gone off to give information concerning
their master Is he kefou or malafya,
bad or good? If you insist ON having
your tent properly pitched, your camp
kept clean, your men civil, you are ke-
fou. If you forbid the Abyssinians to
fire off your cartridges for fun, to sing
all night, to ill-use your somalis, to
wound your mules, and see through
their attempts at cheating you, then you
are extremely kefou.
On the other hand would you gain
the reputation of malafya, you have only
to agree with the Abyssinians in every
thing to forbid nothing. and to share
their taste for dirt. But rest assured
that whether you are kefou or malafya
you will always be hated, because you
are white This inevitable hatred of the
white man, added to an incredible pride,
is the dominant trait of the Abyssinian
character. Meantime our traveller S
baggage has been taken to the custom
house, where it ought never to have
gone, as it is free of duty In vain he
sends his servants to get it out; finally,
in despair he goes himself. In a dirty
inclosure, where the cames raise clouds
of dust, all the baggage is tossed down
pell-mell the packing cases upside down,
the heaviest boxes piled upon the most
fragile the bags in the mud. His at
tempts to carry 1t off are greeted by
howls, and the interpreter informs him
that he must go and ask permission of
the head of the custom house. If he re-
fuses, he is kept waiting; if he yields,
the interpreter will have gained the
point-the white man will have appeared |
as sutton before the negro-Nineteenth |
Century.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-29

of her less brilliant years. One Of her
friends has recorded it to her credit
that she constantly speaks of the Unit
ed States as home, and has affected no
English pronunciation in her speech.
She is a clever correspondent and an
earnest one with her family, especially
with her father and only few weeks
ago her sisters, Miss Nanny and Miss
Daisy Letter, sailed from New York to
visit the vicerne of India.-Boston Her
aid.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-29
BUYING VOTES IN RURAL ENG
LAND

Very often the rich man standing for a
rural division fortifies his cause by the
deliberate pauperizing of the constituent
cy, and in this case, unless he is con-
fronted by an opponent with equal or
greater means, he will probably be re-
turned. In one Eastern Counties division
two giants of wealth opposed each other
at recent election, turning it between
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-12-31

A woman in New York, whe is
P r,sident of the Pet Dog Club, urges
that society wOmen who have no chill
dren should not adopt any but get
pet dogs iastead, on the ground tn t
you a always be certain of a dogs
pedigree but cannot be as well posted
on an adopted child.
If the pedigree Of this shameless
creature vas traced and properly ex-
planned to the dogs, it is certain that
the s%crubbiest and mangiest cur in
New York would not want to asso-
Ciate with her.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-12-31

In Manila the Spanish dealers at
tempt to attract the trade Of the
American soldiers by hanging out
signs printed ia English. and if we
may believe a Kansas boy, the result
is often ludicrous. Here are a few of
the signs: My new rapide fo1tografy
process is open We regulate
watch crystals twenty cents one, -
Smoking is defended here" Evil
IDENTITY it is the intent of the last an
u~eunCemcnt to let the soldier bays
know that they will j@ permitted to
smoke in the proprietsr's store
Kansas City Journal.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-12-31
CRUMPACKER'S BLOW

The usual Congressional ass has
put IN an appearance. Representa-
tive C1umpacker, Of Indiana, has
brought forth a measure to cut down
the quota Of Southern Congressmen.
In other words, to benefit the Re
publican party Representative Crum-
packer has evolved the brilliant
scheme Of depriving the Southern
negroes of representation in Congress.
The excuse given by Mr.. Crum-
packer for this is that many OF the
negroes Cannot comply with State 1e-
quirements regarding voters.
The negroes were deliberately en-
franchised by the Republican party
for the purpose of ~outvoting the Dem
ocrats in the South and to retain Re-
publican power IN the South.
Are the negroes mer ignorant now
than in 1866? Why does not the
brilliant Mr.. CrumpaC&er come fer
ward with a scheme for reducing the
Congressional representation of this
State or of Massachusetts,, on the
ground that there are thousands O
men in both Sites unable to fulfil
the requirements x cted of voters?
Mr.. Crumpacket's scheme is a de
liberate attempt to prosecute thu
South, and will be recognized as such
by evory man, white or colored, from
Virginia to Texas. 1t will not work
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-12-31

LOST-OH Thursday, between the post
office and western part Of the city, q
small, dark purse containing a s. gold
piece and two % cent pieces. Finder
please return TO this office.
Cal on Ed J. Walsh for your New
Year turkey. He has a lot of fancy Ne
vada birds.
Try a package of the Emporium Mocha
and Java coffee, the finest that can be
procured. Price this week 334 cents pei
pound, regular 40 cents. At the EN- por-
UNI grocery.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-12-31

The city of San Francisco voted for
the New Bond issue by an overwhelm
ing majority last Tuesday. The town
has awakened from its long silurian
sleep and the o progressive citi-
zens propose to max a city OF the old
town at last.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-12-31
WANTS Etc.
The Fox Store is the place to buy your
Christmas presents.

The Fox Store is the place to buy your
Christmas presents.
WOOD SAWED at 40 cents a cord.
leave orders at Harris barber shop
or with me. r SAVAGE.
White Rose Flour, the finest manu-
featured in Nevada, price Sl.l0 per
sack at Kelly Co.'S, Arlington Block.
Try a sack now.
Don't forget B-4 you send away for
furniture to look at the stock at Kitz-
meyers store. A good assortment for
holiday gifts, and if youtant find what
you want he will order it by catalogue
and at catalogue prices.
I will not leave Nevada. Tuition fee
for children under II years of age re
duced. 1t takes an experienced teach
er to teach a child. Phillip Krall, reg
istered Professor of Piano at the
American College of Musicians, Uni
versity of New York. ola
LAST Chancellor the first of the
month Painter, the photographer, will
leave for Oregon. 1t you want photo
graphs get them before the first of the
month.
Everybody is talking about how cheap
the Fox Store is selling its big stock.
Very spscial-Extra Soda Cracker:
soc per box at Kelly Co. 5, Arlington
b1Ork
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-12-31
TELL YOUR SISTER

A Beautiful Complexion Is an impossibilfty
without good pure blcOd, the sort that only exists
N connection with good digestion, a healthy liver
and bowels. Karl's Glover Root Tea acts directly
on the bowels, liver and kidneys, keeping them in
perfect health. Price 25 cts. and so cts.
For sale at Nevada Drug Store.