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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24
PITCH IN, MR.. ROOT.

Secretary Roots activity in proyid
ing transports For the volunteers as
signed to the Philippines gives pain to
the mossbacks in the war department.
but 1t is calculated to awake sometime
like enthusiasm everywhere else in the
country. The notion that the troops
cannot be got into the field before
Christmas is something that Mr.. Root
cannot and VIII not abide. He seems
to be inspired with much the same
spirit as Grant and Sherman, who
thought that whatever should be done
must be, and they had no patience with
officers who couldn't or wouldn't carry
out orders. The prime essential was to
''get there" Yet it was not ALWAYS
merely a. question of doing or not do
ing, but of getting done on time.
Promptness was exacted. This seems
to be Mr., Roots idea. If the vigor al
ready evidenced in a few details is TO
be characteristic of his administration
Mr.. Root is likely to achieve the dis
tinction of reforming the department.
and that would be no small thing, con-
sidering the number of his predecessors
who have striven but failed.
1t is not to be supposed that the ex-
asperating hardness and disheartening
snarl Of red tape that have been com
planned of in the past year are anything
new. On the contrary, the rusty ma
chinery dates back to the civil war. and
there are veterans of that war who can
inveigh against it as heartily as either
Roosevelt or Lodge has done. The
fault, it has been pointed out again and
again. lies primarily in the organiza-
ton of the department and the folly of
congress in ignoring, year after year,
the recommendations of successive
secretaries and commanding generals
for the Improvement both of the de-
partment and the army itself. The
hope now is that a new era has begun.
and when Secretary Root makes his
first annual report it will be reasonable
to expect certain sensible and obvious
recommendations, and though they may
not be new, the chances are that they
will receive more favorable attention
from congress than has been the lot of
similar deliverances Of earlier secre-
taries Of war.
1t would be honor enough for one
man to inaugurate some such reform
in the army as was accomplished years
ago in the navy. The country will wish
Mr. Root the fullest measure of success
in his efforts That he has tackled
a tough proposition, everybody will
readily concede.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24

Boston has begun to talk about high
er rents. 1t is an axiom, that real es.
tate is the last thing to go up as well
as the last to go down, according to
the trend of the general market. Here
in Worcester, the owners have been
looking for a rise for some years, but
there is a natural impression among
tenants that rents are tolerably high
even now as compared with prevailing
rates in other Massachusetts cities ex-
cepting Boston. The large tracts OF
suburban land lately brought into the
market would logically tend to delay
any prospective rise in house rents, and
it may be added that complaints have
been heard in certain west side neigh
borhoods that the price of land, in
what was long considered the most de-
sirable residence section of the city, Is
actually lower than it was fifteen years
ago.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24
STATEMENTS REFUTED.

st. PauPs Lyceum is Strong in FL
nances and in Point of Membership.
To the Editor of The Spy:
In behalf of the members of the st.
Pauls lyceum, and to place the society
in a proper light before the public Of
Worcester, we take exceptions to the
statements referring to the financial
and numerical standing Of st. Paurs
lyceum, printed in Tuesdays Spy. The
information furnished The Spy was
false, and came from an unreliable
source, from one who is completely ig-
norant of the society's condition.
st. PauPs lyeeum was never in bet
ter condition financially, and numeri-
cally, than it is today. There is a large
sum in the treasury, and the member
ship is solidly welded for the advance
ment of the society and its purpose of
organization, namely, temperance and
literary work among young Catholic
men.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24

Moralizing over the fact that Col. In
gersolps estate is valued at scarcely
$4,000 is somewhat invalidated by the
subsequent announcement that he gave
away most of his property before he
died. One of his daughters confesses to
the possession of $4,000 worth of prop
erty, and there are other daughters not
to mention the widow. Col. Bob gem
orally knew what to do with the good
things of this life.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24
AUTOMOBILE TRIP.

Charles w. Lee and wife of Wilkes
barre. Pa, dined at the Bay State
House, yesterday while en- route to
Boston by automobile. The machine
dined on gasoline in Beaudrys stable,
and at 2 o'clock Mr.. and Mrs. Lee left
for Boston. The run from Springfield
to this city was made in less than three
hours.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24

The drought has been severely felt
in various sections of the country, but
the New York farmers are making the
loudest complaints. 1.-The worst known
for fifty years." is the report from MI
agara county. Dairy products have
been reduced one half, and in some
sections even the oil wells have been
closed. Judging from the reports. New
England farmers have also had trou-
bles OF their own.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24

There seems to be- nothing to prevent
the election Of delegates to the nation
al democratic convention at the state
convention in Boston next month. If
the Williams end was not certain 1t
could swing the whole organization, the
state convention would be held in Wor-
cester as in former and more troubl-
GUS years. The change indicates party
apathy and smaller minority than
ever at the election next November.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24

The price Of wheat is going up again,
after a somewhat long period of stag
nation, and predictions of dollar
wheat" are revived. There is no telling
what speculation may accomplish, but
the conditions do not now seem favor
able for the realization of the prophecy
this year.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24

Admiral Dewey has been on the way
home for more than three months, and
when he gets to New York he and his
men will have had about four months
and third in which to steel them
selves for the lionizing that awaits
them. They need it all.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24

There seems to be some reason to ex-
pect that when the executive council
meets, next Wednesday, Gov Wolcott
will send in his nomination for the va
cant supreme court judgeship. At the
same time he will have four other inn
portant Offices to I'LL, including those
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24

The colored brethren of Boston al
ways have a hot time when they try
to harmonic their differences concern
ing the Baker family. Hon. Isaac B.
Allen can be counted upon to >make
more sport for the reporters than the
blue pencil let's go into print, and it
is always annoying to have the fire.
works all taken out of a good story
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24

The Boston Post makes much Of the
fact that neither Congressman Fitz-
gerald nor Congressman-elect Thayer
gets a place on the resolutions commit
tee of the democratic state committee.
OF course Chairman George Fred Will
liams is the whole committee. The
other members are nonentities, and
Massachusetts congressman are not in
the habit of training in that class.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24

OF commissioner of taxes, state sur
Veyor general of lumber, probate Judge
and medical examiner for Norfolk
county. All these positions have lately
become vacant by the death Of the In
cumoents, and the demand upon the
governors powers of discrimination and
selection is unusually exacting.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24
ONE PERMIT.

But one building permit was issued
81 the ONCE of the superintendent Of
public buildings yesterday. 1t au-
thorizes Fred Perron TO build a wooden
Rdditon, to be used as a store room,
Tor Albert beaumont, Of 20 Litchfeld
street
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24

Guild men who predict "a collapse of
the Bates boom about the middle of
next week" forget that the cattle show
season has hardly opened yet, About
this time look out for squalls.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24
EDITORIAL COMMENTS.

If the same amount of strategy had
been directed against Moltke as against
Dreyfus, things would be different in
France.-New York World.
The Porto Ricans will have an oppor-
tunity to realize that this country never
lneglects its responsibilities. The same
, may be remarked of the Filipinos in a
somewhat different connection.-Wa
ton Star.
Every one familiar with the affairs of
the New Haven company knows that
President Clarks tenure of office is for
as long as he will hold it and that no fac
ton could be organized that would have
votes enough to disturb him. His invi-
taron to retire comes from his physician,
VINO realizes that Mr.. Clark has over
worked and must relax the strain-the
same strain that has put other success
ful railroad men into their graves pre-
maturely.-Hartford courant.
Unlike most American politicians, Mr.
Reed has preferred to abandon public life
in the plentitude of power and at the full
height of a successful career. His vigor-
Gus mentality and exceptional strength
OF VIII had undoubtedly given him place
UNIQUE In American politics. Realizing
more completely than any Of his prede-
cessors the powers latent in the speakers
office, he had expanded its political au-
thortty TO limits undreamed of in the
earlier history of the republic.-New York
Tribune.
Thomas Bracket Reed entered congress
with a doubtful hold upon even his con-
stituents. He leaves it with a record of
masterful sway that Jackson himself
might have enyied. With one republican
though recognized as a man of notable
power. By sheer ability and force he
came to the front at the capital first
as the acknowledged leader of his party
| in debate, then as strong and innovating
speaker of the House of Representatives
mtnlstered IT, was undeniably second in
power and Influence only to that of the
president of the United States.-Boston
Globe.
| The prediction of an additional year OF
prosperity which the New York Iron Age
makes is safe. The iron and steel market
was never so active in the past as it
has been for the past eight or ten
months. Moreover. the activity is in
ereasing. Production Is at the highest
hgure ever touched but the stocks on
hand continue to steadily decline That
is, demand keeps ahead of supply, even
| though supply is breaking all records.
This is an encouraging situation. In al
| most all other great branches of trade
the conditions are very nearly as favor
| able. A democratic victory next wear
would bring the prosperity promptly to
an end and precipitate another panic.
| Nobody, however, democrat or republican.
looks for democratic victory In 19OO-St'
| Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24

The war" declared against Richard
Croker by the New York gold demo-
Gratis probably worries the Tammany
chieftain about as much as the fly
bothered the late Benjamin f. But
Ter.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24

AS soon as democrat showed up in
Tom Reeds district who thought he
could represent it in congress, he was
arrested. He should be sent to the
lunatic ASYLUM instead of the Jail.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24

The public has become chary of
prophecies concerning the speedy ter
mlnation of the Filipino war, but
when so experienced a fighter as Gen.
Lawton renews the prediction, it is
enutied to a respectful hearing. Too
little Of his letter is published to show
the grounds of his belief, but enough
10 indicate the firmness of his convic-
ton. The reader is at liberty to guess
whether the end will be brought about
py the capture of Aguinaldo or the
voluntary submission of the chfeftain,
owing to Encouragement and the GER
talnty that an overwhelming force will
De sent to subdue the insurrrection as
soon as the rainy season is over.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24

That Nebraska fusion convention
fused for Bryan all right. It was solid
for free silver, more's the folly. and Mr..
bryan is credited with writing the plat
form. Democrats, populists and a little
fringe Of silver republicans have done
their utmost to help their leader bury
himself. What now becomes of his ac-
ceptance of new issues?" In an inter-
view he has said that to abandon the
ratio Of 16 to would be equivalent to
abandoning the money question, and
the democratic platform of his own
state shows that he has no intention of
giving up either. Mr.. Croker will take
notice that Mr.. Bryan has no notion of
letting free silver take care of itself or
letting congress fix the ratio.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24

Comrade William Mckinley will not
lack for an enthusiastic welcome at the
national encampment of the Grand
Army at Philadelphia. The old SOL
diers know how to appreciate him.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24

The Chicago platform men warned
the democratic leaders at Saratoga,
Tuesday. The people warned the Chi
cago platform men in November, 1896.
It's horse and horse.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24

Veterans of the Twenty regi.
ment have good cause to cherish the
remembrance received from Clara Bar
ton, at their reunion yesterday. Let
alone her international reputation, it is
impossible that the boys should forget
one who marched with and bivouacked
with the Twenty-first regiment from
Antietam to Fredericksburg, minister
ing to the sick, wounded and dying
comradesn
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24

A finer game Of ball was never seen
in Worcester than that of yesterday.
Rochester's title to the pennant seems
to be conceded.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24

rs suicide a SHIN politics?' asks
the New York World. It's about To-
toll shot that it is not.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24

Twenty days more of the Dreyfus
trial?. Must the public suffer as well
as Dreyfus?
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24

Apparently nothing but the fog was
to blame for the collision of the var
mouth and Mayhower in Boston har-
Dor. Every precaution was taken by
the captains of both boats to avert
disaster, but all were vain when sight
was impossible. The discipline of Of
ficers and crew and harbor police was
sufficient to prevent more serious con-
sequences, and to them praise is due.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24

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, 1899-08-24

Gen. Otis had better let in the Chi
nese and exclude the Filipinos.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24

THURSDAY, AUGUST "a. 1893.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24

Henry" she said to her troubled hus-
band, you know / nave Joined that new
Progressive Club and / mean to take
some Intelligent part in its discussion
What do you think would be the quickest
and surest way Of purifying politics in
Michigan and the entire country"
the. propriety of a second deluge."--De-
troit Free Press.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24

"fIow did the family come out in the
matter of settling the estates" was asked
of one of the brothers.
Might have been worse, but we finally
succeeded In effecting compromise with
our lawyer by which he agreed to let us
have half."-Detroit Free Press,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24

The Boston Globe says that Rudyard
Kipling has just refused $1,000 for an
eight-line poem. And there are 80 many
poets in this country of ours who would
write 1000 poems for dollar apiecel-
Atlanta Constitution
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24

No more base BAN. Now let it rain
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24

Lets have another conference and seek
The Hague once morel
Let's plan a universal peace TO reach from
shore to shore
And stop us private citizens who feel In
clined to fight,
From lynching one another and from
shooting left and right!
--Washington Star
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24
WHIMsIcALITIEs.

oh, when a man is waiting
For girl to don her hat,
An hour is fully three hours long
Indeed, It's all of that
But when a man is writinS.
In haste TO catch the mail,
An hour will pass away before
A sheep could shake his tail.
Chicago Record
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24
r. F. O'Toole,
d. T. Sullivan,
T. M MpCan0

Committee of st. PauPs Lyceum.
Worcester, Aug. %, 1899.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24

If the same amount of strategy had
been directed against Moltke as against
Dreyfus, things would be different in
France.-NeW York World.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24

The Porto Ricans will have an oppor-
tunity to realize that this country never
neglects it's responsibilities. The same
may be remarked of the Filipinos in a
somewhat different connection.-Wa Washing
ton Star.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24

Have you tried an |. X. IT
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-18
His Interview with Twain.

There is a certain editor in New York
with whom the power of the daily press is
such hobby that he raised the salary of
sub-editor who suggested a Sunday
speciaF on Famous Graduates of the Re
porters Room" and at once assigned his
best dressed reporter to interview leading
authors along this line, relates the Satur-
day Evening Post. 1t happened that Mark
Twain was in New York and the editor
counted on him as a striking example of
the literary value of newspaper training.
The reporter was ordered to spare space
for the interview. Yet when the article
appeared Mr.. Clemens name was conspic-
uousiy absent. 1t was this way:
Mr.. Clemens received the reporter with
his customary urbanity, though he shrug-
ged his shoulders when he learned what
paper the young man represented AS u.s.
uaL Mr. Clemens was a most elusive man
to pin down in an interview, but at last the
reporter gathered his wits and asked the
question which he meant should point his
article.
Mr. Twain" ne asked, ito what one
thing most of all do you owe your marvel
Gus success in leterature?" He had count
ed on my newspapers training" as the
answer.
The famous humorist half shut his eyes
thought a few moments in silence, and
then said decisiVely:
ITO the fact that when 1 was Young and
very ambitious l lost my lob"
May 1 ask what was your Job. Mr.
TWain?" exclaimed the puzzled reporter
Certainly, sir, certainly replied MIR
Clemens with great suavity. Il was a re
DOItCr."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-18
Servants Often Snnha

Although our multi-millionares them
selves are, as a rule, particularly modest
and unassuming, especially while on their
travels their servants have not the same
reticence, and it is amusing to see the airs
that footmen and maids assume, who feel
the reflected consequence of their employ
ers, remarks the New York Tribune
No duchess ever felt grander than does
the head nurse OF the Ms" remarked
a young woman laughingy the other day.
"She fairly britsles with importance l
crossed with them on the steamer not
long ago, and the contrast between MI S.
NJ aud Nurse A. was most amusing.
The former never made complaint, and
The latter was never satisfied. She seem
ed to think tnat the established rules of
the ship in regard to children might be
all very well Tor ordinary people, but that
her little charges should have special priv
ileges The captain, who had a great sense
of humor, rather encouraged the old lady.
just TO draw her out, and one day he
came to me and said What do you mink
is her latest demand? Last night, you
&now, there was a heavy fog on, and
about 10 O'Clock Madam came up on deck
and told my head officer she wanted that
foghorn stopped at once, as it was annoy
ing Mrs. Ms baby! "
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-18
First words in Years.

Navy families are used to separations,
says the Washington Post. A middle-aged
officer of the navy left Washington three
years ago for cruise on the China sta
ton. On the evening that he left his
wife herself prepared an especially dainty
dinner for him, the bill of fare winding
up with strawberry shortcake. Only half
the shortcake could be eaten by the fam
lily, SO heartily had they partaken of the
other viands, and the officer said to his
wife: You can just put up the remain
ing half of that shortcake in the refriger-
ator and Wen have it Tomorrow" He
forgot for the moment that he was going
away that night. His wife went down
to the station with him, and among the
final instructions she gave him was an
imperative command to have his hair trim
med as soon as he reached San Francisco.
The officer had, absent mindedly, permit
ted his hair TO grow rather long
He returned to Washington about ten
days ago after an absence Of month
more than three years. Ills wife met him
a the station. After their first saluta-
ton she said to him, smiling;
Il observe that you obeyed orders and
had your hair cut"
Yes, my dear" replied the officer "and
did you save me that bit Of strawberry
shortoake?',
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-18

The birth of a third daughter to the
Czarna has resurrected the story that
at the time of her marriage a gypsy wo-
man prophesied that she would give birth
to seven daughters before a son and heir
would come.
Mrs. Charles NJ McLouth, a South
ern woman now residing in San Francisco,
is writing a history of the First Ten
nessee Regiment, and has received letters
from Admiral Dewey and Gen e. S. Otis
testfying to the splendid work done by
the regiment in the Philippines and highly
eXtoliiug the bravery and efficiency of the
late Col. w. c, Smith, its commander.
The little town of Lincoln n. J., hav-
ing taken breath after the first great eff
fort which resulted in a board of women
aldermen, is now thinking seriously of
having a woman Mayor There is good
reason for this II is that the 800 inhabi-
tants of Lincoln have found their Council
of women great managers, who have made
the town a thoroughly up-to-date place.