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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-17

thews as well as training, and led or
driVen--to battle by officers whom
either they have never seen until the
day of conflict, or whom they know
and hate"
OF the reserves he speaks with con-
tempt, declining to consider them SER
iously, while the territorial army and
its reserves he pronounces pathetic as
well as absurd. Another consequence
of Che French military system" ne
says, is that officers and rank and file
alike are absolutely wanting in that es-
prit de corps which is so remarkable
IN British regiments" He adds: That
priVates should feel no particular prize
in the body to which they are temper
arily, and for the most part unwilling
ly, attached, is not to be wondered at,
but in the case of officers a different
explanation is forthcoming" This he
eXplsins as the general rule in the
French army that officers on their pro-
motion are nearly always sent to an
other regiment, so that by the time an
officer reaches the rank of colonel he
has frequently served in six different
regiments. 1t often happens that a lieu
tenant of dragons is drafted into the
hussarS on his promotion to captain
and then passes on as major to the
cuirassiers, as lieutenant-c colonel to
the chasseurs ending as colonel in the
dragons. Another grave error, the
author claims, is the fact that the Off
GERS of different ranks do not mess to-
gether, as in the British and American
armies, where all officers meet together
at mess in the simple equality of gen
tlemen.
NJ. Decle is always interesting. His
book is worth reading. The author, it is
worth knowing, has started on a jour
ney through Africa along the route of
Mr.. Rhodes Cape-to- Cairo railway on
behalf of the London Daily Telegraph.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-17

attractive form. 1t is printed on good
paper quarto size, with simple, Large
type and there are fine margins, which
perhaps appeal to others as they do to
me as an excellent place for notes by
pen and brush, suggested by the con-
tents. The illustrations are reproduced
as well as possible doubtless, but for the
benefit of those who have not seen the
original drawings, let me say that they
are but faint likenesses of the originals
from an artistic standpoint. One can
hardly imagine the beauty of line or a
wash of India ink on Japan paper from
these prints. On the pages where there
are many illustrations a better idea can
be gained of each picture by cutting an
opening in sheet of white paper the
size of the print, technically called a
hnder," and placing it over the picture
SO as to exclude the surrounding spots
which are apt to distract ones mind.
personally, I do not like the under
inning of words and phrases for empha-
Sis; an intelligent reader should be able
to understand the important points
without such aids. and the effect of
page with black dashes placed irregu-
larly in it, is certainly not according
TO the authors principles of art in re-
gard to the placing of lines.
Jeanne Lea Southwick,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-17
AND MAGAZINES.

ana as many afterward, Lieut.. Young
was on board the U. S. S. Boston, sta
TONED at Honolulu, and THE Real Ha-
wan is the fruits of this sojourn 1t
Is dictated by an animus against Com
missioner Blount, whom he accuses of
passing his report on evidence utterly
raise and unreliable, and drawing con-
cluslons which, if anything, were more
misleading than his evidence. 1t is to
repair the deadly wrong done by
Blount to the diplomatic and naval Off
GERS of the United States who were in
Honolulu at the time, that Lieut. Young,
after being refused permission by one
secretary Of the navy, at last pub
llshes it. Beside giving a circumstan-
tai history of the islands since their
discovery by Captain Cook, Lieut..
4oung presents in series of indexes
valuable statistics setting forth in alb
preViatad form nearly all the latest and
most reliable information relative to the
Islands for the last 10 years. The ten
ure of land, the cost Of establishing and
maintaining a coffee plantation of 20
acres from the first to the seventh year,
sugar plantation statistics, population
and area, schools, climatic conditions,
exports, imports, duties on imports, the
strategical value of Hawaii, cost of pro-
visions, wages, cost of domestic labor,
| freight, passenger and postal rates, are
among the topics represented here. In
| Honolulu, t appears, bricklayers and
masOns receive from IS to Sc per day;
carpenters, $3.50 to IS; machinists, So
to s.; painters, 81 to IS per day of nine
| hours; Chinese and Japanese cooks, So
to Sc per week with board and room;
nurses and house servants, IS to $l2 per
month with board and room; seam
{ { 4 nd y11po1 The
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-17
SELECTING CIGARS.
1t is the Filler Which Regulates the
Strength Of the Weed.

1t is the Filler Which Regulates the
Strength Of the Weed.
"one of the most absurd ideas that
the average smoker has about Havana
cigars is the notion that the color of
such weed. be it light or dark, is in
dicative of it's strength" said a large
manufacturer of Cuban cigars to the
writer recently. 1T is no such thing.
A light or medium colored cigar is not
necessarily mild or medium in flavor,
for the simple reason that the color onr
ly refers to the outside wrapper, which
in itself is of very thin and small
quantity as compared with the other
materials that go to make up the cigar.
AS a matter Of fact the filters and
bunch wrappers are the only parts that
will determine the body or strength of
the cigar. The actual strength, or 9TH
erwise. of the inner body of the cigar
the filler and bunch wrapper, is only
known to the expert, and, therefore,
when purchasing a cigar the smoker
who is not a judgeof the various grades
of tobacco used to give a cigar its flavor
should be guided in his choice of a
mild. medium or full cigar by the
manufacturer or the dealer. Not do
ing so, he will find that his own Sc
lection of o cigar from the wrapper is
largely a matter of chance.
"The craze of light cT dark colors has
nevertheless assumed alarming proptg-
tions. The manufacturers, particularly
those Of Cuban-made cigars, are at
present at their wits ends to know how
to grapple with the matter Nature IS
very impartial and quietly ignores the
fads and. fancies of people in general.
Tobacco leaves like most things, are
subject to the vagaries Of the natural
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-17
KLoNDYKE AND HAWAII.
Books of Adventure, History and Poll,
tics.

tics.
In the Klondike, Including an Ac-
count of a Winters Journey to Dawson
Nv Frederick Palmer. Illustrated
scribner's Sons. For sale by Putnam
Davis & Co.
Originally, Mr.. Palmer had intended TO
accompany the government eXpealtloh
for the relief of the miners OF the hloh-
dil,e but as the relief expedition never
went anv farther than Dyea, he deter
,,,inad 10 undertake with dogs and
sleds of his own the untried journey OF
eno miles over the icefields of the Lewis
lakes and the ice packs of the YUKON
liver. which the government expedition
had contemplated. HIS experiences
form the contents of his DOCK MI
Palmer was a newspaper corresponds
emf with an eye for Color praWhS
arm and a stout heart-ah luedI 'oili,
bination, where forces Oh hateLe an
S S eet apd overcome. Mr.. Palmer is
easninatinp raconteur-simple, humor-
a',s picturesque. His is as good a story
os bas vet been written of those north-
ar, lands which a year ago drew tne
d;sengaped adventurers of the Woriu 10
ti,ei,. bosom. only to release them from
t ti,eh death grip, disappointed, PENN
,ass vracks. Not all, however. some
me-, Me-, found gold and became multl-mll-
iionaires in a fortnight, and there was a
, ,,'nr,an one Miss Mulrooney OF Scran-
w Who after building a hotel where
' sorr, could even have sheets on your
SoS nrosnected along with the miners
"a ia made good thing OF II; Ihen
t thora were Siawash George ana lndlan
Charlie. not to mention the Arehdeacom,
SllarI ,,,as "a = graduate of Oxford and as
h HnV name implied, an archdeaco,h, IN Ine
a llf church. until something s, gos
s.sta his blood and he left for America i,,
lnt9 ne ne Klondke. They and their TX
any IN he dogs, or huskies, furnish MI
Win nv with innumerable anecdotes; A
pal PAINS ~ the history of gold mining
sketc I,,,,,ers in the Yukon ADDS TO the
value of the book
nr,o Real Hawaii Its History ana
l,its - he revolution BY Lucien
Slo,S r. s. N. Doubleday q Mcclure
3,o ourrS' For sale by Putnam DaVis
& Co ,,,on+hs before the
oy p%l, Of the Hawaiian monarchy
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-17
rom WASHINGTON to Cleveland. Here

from Washington to Cleveland. Here
is a sample of the rhymes;
Unable Roman might to quell,
In seventy Jerusalem fell;
Her temple fair to ruin hurled,
Her children exiled through the world.
Three hundred six, we note the date
When Constantine, surnamed "The
Great"
The sceptre took, and claimed, we see,
First Christian emperor to be.
tions of rhyme and metre are powerful
aids to the memories of many persons,
and these will find this little book serv-
iceable. 1t might, however, have been
made more complete with advantage.
Copyrighted by S. A. Brown, New
York
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-17
HISTORY IN RHYMES.

Chronological Rhymes in Modern
History is founded upon the ancient
system Of fixing dates and facts in the
memory by means of jingles. and
rhymes. Part first is occupied with the
pivotal dates Of the worlds history.
beginning with the birth of Christ and
concluding with the assassination of
Garfield; part second gives the dates of
the presidents of the untted Skntes.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-17

elements. A crop may give an undue
proportion of dark, light or medium;
except for color, all may be equally
If he can only dispose Of his light and
medium and has TO keep all his darlxe
He already threatens to raise the price
of his lighter colors, in which case the
smoker would be paying a higher price
for by no means the best article. It
might be reasonably assumed that as
possessing the essential qualities OF q
good cigar the darker cigar 10 bya1hr
the best. w ashington STAR
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-17

Although among the younger of SER
lous American periodicals, the Conser-
VatlFe Review published by the Neale
company, Washington, D. c., will take
its place beside the best of them. in
IT'S appositeness scholarliness, literary
ability and dignity. The August num-
per opens with an article on Drevfus
and the Jewish question in France, by
the -site Hon. j. B. Eustis; q, review of
the new life of George Borrow, by Felix
Adler; sketch of Francis Turner Pal
grave, The Golden Treasurer. bv
Louise lmogent Quincy; a review of the
institutional origin of slavery. by DIR
James c. Ballagh; a critique, of James
russell Lowell, by w. M Gamble. and
other not less able papers on Emilio
castelar,, the beginning of the American
revolution, Henrys place in the tele1
graph. the West Indian archipelago. the
samoan islands, and Art versus Rich
ard Wagner" 1t will thus be seen that
there is abundant variety and weight in
the literature here presented. The mum
per is portly, numbering 2O2 pages Of
letterpress.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-17

Aboriginal turquoise mining in Ari-
iona and New Mexico" is the title of an
interesting article in the American An
tlquarian and Oriental Journal. This
magazine is, as its name implies. de-
voted to the antiquities of the American
continent and the east. The editor,
rev. stephen d. Peet, has the assist
ance OF a large corps of contributors.
located IN different sections of the
World ana succeeds in corraling the
latest discoveries and theories in the
held of American and oriental antioI1i-
ties. Published at IT'S Wabash avenue,
Chicago.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-17

The good things in the Critic are le-
gion. To begin with, the frontispiece
is picture of the cafe de la Regence in
Paris, once a favorite resort of Robes
pierre, Napoleon and later of Victor
hugo, and now the favorite resort of
Scandinavians in Paris. The picture
shows Grieg, Zorn and other famous
patrons Seated at the little tables. A
sympathetic article on Mrs. Oliphant,
whom the author terms "a Scotch lady
OF genius; one on Sara Bernhard.
with several Illustrations; an essay on
what makes book SELF" and an il
lustrated paper on the young Hartford
ARTIST, Ernest Haskell, are among the
dellShtful things to which the reader
turns, A selection from Rev. DR.. New
ell Dwight Hills Great books as life
teacners, which the Reuell Company
mas IN press, is finely earnest, and ia
counterbalance, there is a nonsensica]
fable by Elett Burgess. There are &c
pages of book reviews and % pages of
lne Lounger, and these two would make
up charming magazine, even were
there nothing else.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-17

Wall papers furnished Mr.. Grasset
with a fertile subject in the House
Beautiful and the II designs that ac-
company it are well worth the attention
OIL the house furnisher and the design
er' ot practical service is the article
On On tIle square house, with the plans and
front elevation. Other articles in this
excellent monthly are upon oriental
rugs and carpets and hedges and Dor
ders' both fully Illustrated.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-17
SEPTEMBER MAGAZINES.

Among the timely articles in the
Clubwoman's Magazine for August
September are international council OF
women" by May Wright Sewall; 1.-The
ideal club president" by Mary Vance
Humphrey; The new woman" a dra-
ma, by the author of Preston papers
sketches and portraits of prominent
clubwomen, club news and comment
II om various states. A portrait of Cla-
ra Barton forms the frontispiece. Mrs
Ada Brown Talbot, the editor, is to be
congratulated upon bright, readable
instructive number. Published at 15(
Fifth avenue.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-17

Mrs. Fiske as Becky Sharp. drawn nv
Penfhyn Stanlaws, forms the ouairt
irontispiece of the Book BUYER. and is
1oiloWed by 10 pages of the Rambler
Whlch ought to be 30 at least. Perriton
NLdAWeH contributes an important BIZ
ographlcal and critical sketch of Ibsen
which is reprinted elsewhere. a naner
full OF curious fact and illustration on
London's Bartholomew fair: a clever
sklt by Jeanette Barbara Perry. an
Illustrated review of DR.. Hyde's at H.
erary History of Ireland" by John Ma
zone ana an appreciation of Mrs. Oil
pnant ana her autobiography are
among the good things in the Book
buyef. Beside which there lisa, London
views.
The United States forest ranger svs-
tenn, an official review Of the na+ionaI
Forest reserves and their administrative
Is the leading article in The Foresta,
for September. - S'el
Rev. William Barry, the author Of
The New Antigone" and "T1bo ~
Standards" is the author Of . ,,e W.
thouShtful paper on 1.-THE Troubles ~ .
Cathollc Democracy" which is reprint
ed from the Contemporary Review, hvtbo
LlVlng Age for Sept. 9. Miss Leeerloaf
the author of "Goesta Berling =" no,,
tributes story. and w. S. Lilly a nil
liant paper on Lemennais. Paul Krnaer
and French primary school are treat
ca In other articles. The number is mar
ticularly rich. pa
The American Kitchen Magazine con
tains one OF the silliest articles it was
ever me writer's fortune to read mon
Sociability of the kitchen" II is yvrit
ten by James Buekham. In Household
tinanciering," Mrs. Smith gives capitai
suggestions upon the expenditure NJ tba
family income; Household science
clubs as its title implies, plea FOR the
formation Of clubs to teach and prae-
tice housekeeping. Italian markets and
the advantages of cereals, with various
ESSAYS and receipts complete a useful
number Of practical periodical.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-17

The United States forest ranger svs-
tenn, an official review of the national
i2rest reserves and their administrator
for September. e0'ei
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-18
DAILY ADDING MORE NAMES.

NORFOLK PROTESTANT HOSPITAL,
COMMITTEE TO THE PEOPLE.
The Entertainment Committee of the
Norfolk Protestant Hospital are daily
adding new names to their list OF sub
scribers. They have established head
quarters for the convenience of the Cit
Trottel's Pharmacy OH Main street
Ihe book for signatures will be found
there, and information will be cheer
fully given through phone, No. APO. IL
desired. AS soon as the course tickets
can be gotten out they will be obtain
able only at two places: GatDing's Phar-
macy, Monticello Hotel, and Trotter.s
Pharmacy, Main street, and by mem
bers of the committee
1t would be we'll for the Dubljc who
arc SO interested in the Protestant Hos
pltafs advancement to remember that
the time to decide for or against this
grand course has arrived, and Thurs
day is the end of the time extended.
Should the course not succeed, persons
desiring to hear the Juch company
must pay general admission, which will
be one dollar for reserved seats. If the
Two hundred names still required are
optalned holders of course tickets will
nave nothing extra, of course, to pay.
NO one person can reserve at one time
more than eight seats.
Inc box office at the Academy of
Music will be open upon a date that
VIII be announced later on. The reserv-
ing OF seats has been arranged for and
shall be handled in a perfectly fair
manner to all. If energy and persistent
effort ever succeeded it should succeed
now. Let the literary people show
their appreciation OF this splendid
course as we'll as the end in view.
Pack the Academy at the Juch concert
on the 27th. Holders OF season tickets
hn Hrct n =
seats, so be wise and secure your tickets
without DELAY Il. -
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-18
CHARMING ENTERTAINMENTS
THE PROTESTANT HOSPITAL Lee
TURE COURSE.

THE PROTESTANT HOSPITAL Lee
TURE COURSE
Tho committee in charge of raising
funds for building the Norfolk Profess
tant Hospital have arranged n lecture
course which commends itself to the
people of this section The following
ilst of prospective talent is submitted:
Madam Emma Juch, October 81 1899
+. Hopkinson Smith, November. 1899
Edward Elliott, Picture Plays De-
cember. 1S99
Liquid Air, January, 1900
Albert Armstrong, Modern Comedies
February. 1900.
Hamilton Wright Mabie. March. 1900
George *. Vending and Grand Con-
cert Company. dates TO be named.
|, single tickets for a single course ne
eight. including reserved seat, $500.
i1oupie tickets. admitting two, same
privilege, $500
To secure these artists OF great mort,
the committee will have to dfspose ~
6o0 tickets. Many have been sold and
many remain to be disposed OF rTbe
nope is expressed that our citizens will
ala the ladies in their Undertaking. Mr.
"A. T.. Hines is aiding the ladies by
soliciting.
Further information can be obtainnd
from the managers and ant Catline,e
Pharmacy, under Monticello Hotel
Subscription books for the course NAV
be seen and signatures given Mt TavIo,
d Loyall's, Holmes drug store onI
Nusbaum'S book store.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-18
lvlIsIT9To NORFOLK
MIR. T. ]. ANDERSON SPENDS A
~ 81 V sl DAY HER IL 5s55 s.

MIR. 4. J. ANDERSON SPENDS A
ss DAY HERE.
s Mr.. T. J. Anderson, known through
out the Virginias and Carolinas as
Tom" Anderson, one OF the most
popular railway men In America,
dropped down to Norfolk and Ports
mouth lhis old home) yesterday, and
host Of friends. ~ -.
MIR. Anderson now fills the position of
general passenger and ticket agent OF
the ;!nternauonnl Express Company and
the Cuban and Pan-American Express
New York IL 3, :, = - -
Mr; Anderson is hustling things as
usual. The business Of the Companies
lnae ne represents is divided in four
apartments-domestic freight, foreign
aaeignI, passenger and express. They
Line of steamers to Havana and nil
points on the south side of Cuba to
Yucatan and Mexico; the Munson Line
70 the north side of Cuba, the Red d
Line to Porto Rico, the 100 miles OF
tan and the Panama Railroad and
Steamship Company. An enormous
business Is developing over this latter
route 10 cape Town, the scene of the
present trouble between the British and
ALI hdiiuelS oI SoOutn AFRICA. sH
PREHISTORIC CITIES FOUND.
a feature Of world wide interest in
connection With the extension of their
railroad interests in Yucatan is the dis
coVery OF the remains of three large
pre-, historic cities that once teemed
with thousands of Inhabitants These
snow civilization of high order like
many other,of the pre- historic remains
or great temples and other buildings
found in the ancient land of Yucatan.
been recovered from these ancient sears
OF prehistoric civilization, and will
De preserved for scientific investigation.
some elaborate literature is now in
course OF preparation descriptive Of
these ancient ruined cities. and their
OBJECTS OF historic interest. as we'll as
me many other points of interest in
Mexico: Central America, Cuba and
steamers controlled by tho department
that Mr.. Anderson represents.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-18
COURT OF PROMISES.

MISS JENNIE MATILDA HACKEN-
SACK AWARDED DAMAGES.
The Young Mems Society OF cumber-
land Street Methodist Church enter
tanned a good-sizcd audience last even
ing with mock trial. In the Court
OF Promise for the State of Matrimony,
MISS Jennie Matilda Hackensack sued
Mr. John Jefferson Kentmeyer for .s25,-
600 damages for breach of promise Mr..
", W. p Duff. the defendant, and Mr. r.
u. Reed. the plaintiff, being dressed in
a loud style feminine attire. The Judge
was Mr.. c. Fl. Todd. The other partici-
pants We're: Lawyers A. ]. Whftehurst,
!; T. kegebein. ]. It. Philpotts, y. G.
Miller.
:, The witnesses were: f. r. Forbes,
Il. L. pullman, e. J. Dryer, w. ri
Brown. II. It. Parsons, James MCCOY.
+. A; Gilbert Clerk of Court: G. %.
might. Sheriff: Ralph Mcpherson.
:, j. w. Parsons, H. r. ,TarraIl,
T. " w: Bartlett, W. NJ. Moody, Charles
plaintiff. 'he