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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-16
SERIOUS PROBLEM
Removal Of City's
Rubbish Offers 7
Difficulties.
NEED REGULATIONS
They Should be Adopted
and Entorced-May Be
Brought Before City.

There is likelihood of a strong move
ment in favor of some regulation or or
dinance to govern the removal of rub
Dish from buildings in this city. Chief
of Police j. NJ. brennan and Chief
Vaughn of the fire department talked
the matter over yesterday afternoon,
and were of the opinion that some such
regulation should be adopted and en-
forced.
There has been considerable talk of
late among the board of engineers of
the fire department and Capt Will
hanson of the fire patrol regarding
taking some action in the matter, The
idea advanced by Chief Vaughn is in
direct line with that advanced by The
Spy for some sort of a rubbish collec-
ton.
Chief Vaughn would have all bust
ness houses compelled to set out what
ever rubbish may accumulate in their
places from day to day, each morn
ing, and at a certain hour the city
teams would pass along and collect the
rubbish. OF course the collection could
be made at an early hour so as to in
no way inconvenience passersby.
The fire in the police station a few
months ago may be traced directly to
this cause. A heap of rubbish that
had lain in the cellar of the building
for no one knows how long, finally
formed the basis for a blaze that might
have resulted in the loss Of many lives.
The fire in the basement of the Besse,
Bryant Company store is a recent hap
pening which may serve as a good ex-
ample. A collection of old papers and
other rubbish that had collected in the
basement of the store, formed the ma
terial for a stubborn blaze. Other
cases where ashes have been dumped
carelessly or rubbish has been allowed
to collect until some substance comes
in contact with it that starts a blaze.
The problem is a serious one, and
one that may be brought to the atten-
ton Of the city government. at an early
date.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-16
THE HON. ELI THAYER.

A generation has passed since the
Hon. Eli Thayer was a potent factor
in national affairs, and to few of
the present generation he was known
but by name. Eli Thayer, however,
will live in history, though disappoint-
ment at the failure of the world to
accord him the place in history while
living that he felt was his, probably
saddened his latter days.
Mr.. Thayer was a man of very
strong convictions, with unbounded
faith in whatever he undertook. Hav-
ing a practical cast of mind, it is not
strange that he should have regarded
the sentimental theories and the i'm
practicable notions and methods of
the Garrison abolitionists with disfa-
vor. All such efforts he considered as
obstructive and utterly useless, a mere
waste of power and Worse-the cultiva-
ton Uf wrong sentiments and false
ideas. Some ten years ago he enter
ed upon a controversy with the abo-
litionists which he pursued with great
vigor and persistency, although he was
apparently somewhat bitter in his
characterizations. But Mr.. Thayer
never pursued a matter of this kind
upon anything like personal grounds.
The tangible results of this affair were
to bring to light a great deal of inter-
esting historical material.
He was man greatly misunderstood
10 i'm, a,,1xr IN
ual way, they deeming him cold, stern
and unimpressive to the warmer sym
pathies, but in reality as those who have
been closely associated with him well
know. he was possessed of very warm
feelings of affection and friendship, and
was a man of great benevolence of
heart and practical charity.
AS a scholar his abilities and attain
ments were high. His familiarity with
English and classical literature was
comprehensive and critical. AS a
teacher. he was very successful. TAX
ing everything into account, it is safe
to say that he was one of the most
eminent citizens that ever made Wor-
cester their home. His connection with
the many important events and vast
enterprises of the past, and his emf
nent abilities justly entitle him to that
distinction. Outside of Worcester, his
reputation was more generally ac-
knOwledged and Familiarity known
than among those with whom he had
mingled in daily life, comparatively
few of whom knew of his remarkable
experiences and his connection with
the vital events of history.
The limitations of age have operated
upon him during the last few years,
and have kept him from public view
vet he retained his mental and bodily
vigor to the last. His mind was as
clear the day before his fatal illness
began, as ever His death removes
from this community an historical fig
ure whose celebrity during the time of
his achievement was worldwide. He
was the subject of numerous sketches
not only in the publications of the
United States. but in the London Times,
Edinboro Review and other great Eu-
ropean publications.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-16
THE milk WHITE FLAG ;"
Return Of the Fav0rite Hoyt Comedy to
the Worcester Theatre.

There was very satisfactory attend
ance at the presentation of "a Milk
White Flag" at the Worcester theatre
last evening. One does not tire read
lily of the Hoyt farces and their. keen,
satirical humor. and while nearly all of
last nights audience had seen the play
at least once before, they seemed to
enjoy it as heartily as though it had
been a startling novelty
Though Hoyt and Mckee are not the
managers of this production, most of
the players are up to the standard of
that firm, notably Robert Harty as the
major, John S. Marble as the underta-
ker, L. J. Loring as the general. and
Dan Reed as the defunct. Marie
Dantes was excellent. too, in the role
of the incOnsOlable 90 widow. A pi-
quaint little ingenue named Mary Mar
BILE whose fame has heretofore been
unknown in this city, much to the
ctty's loss, is featured as the star of
the production. Her chances for stel-
lar honors are practically confined to
a couple of speciality turns, but she is
as fresh and bright as a bunch OF vio-
lets Besides, she has Father Time as
yet at her mercy, and perfectly looks
her assumed age in the play, both in
the case of and IT, An urchin who
was styled Little Chip" on the pro
gram. deserves to be featured along
with Miss Marble. '- ''R'-
The chorus, particularly the messen-
ger boys, We're the weak point of the
show They were not melodious, and
in their VariOusly assorted uniforms,
no two alike. One young woman made
the bad break of wearing diamond ear
drops with her knickerbocl5er costume.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-16
THE LITTLE GREEN EGGS
The little green eggs with their splotce
,f

The little green eggs with their splotc 5
of req
We're colored by Robin Hood.
He worked all day with his brush and
paint,
And he did as he said he would
He painted the eggs a bright grass green
To give to his good Grand Dad
And he splOtched the red as an after
thought,
This cheerful little lad.
For he loves with love that's warm and
The Grand Dad who got the eggs
And he lisp5 his name each night in his
prayers,
Ere he covers his little bare legs.
And green is The heart of Rob.s Grand
Dad.
Green as the eggs Rob paints
And he loves the lad as the lad iovss hin,
With 4 love like that of the saints.
And the green little eggs that Robin Hood
Has sent to his good Grand Dad
Are Matching brood of loving thoughts
For the man and the little lad
Herald
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-16

Four cases of smallpox have been
found in Charlestown, but that fact is
not so alarming as the discovery that
the infection came from two other
patients who have to some extent re-
covered from the disease and have been
moving freely about the neighborhood.
They We're not very ill, the doctor was
called only once to each, and the rash
did not appear till after his visit, so
the cases were not reported. The Bos-
ton board of health is vaccinating the
ces seem to be favorable to lively cpl
demic.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-16

Boss Croker may not shine as a gem
eral conversationalist, but when it
comes to talking back to a lawyer, he
seems able to hold his own. 1t would
be interesting to see how far his arro-
gance and impertinence would be toll
Grated on the witness stand in a reg
ular court. He might be able to cheek
it through in New York, but in Massa-
chusetts he would either have to tame
his impudence, or bump up against the
idea in a way that might
hurt him.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-16

Some idea of the difficulty of COM
municating with Samoa is to be had
from an inspection of ocean distances.
From San Francisco to Honolulu the
distance is 21OO miles; from Honolulu
to Samoa, 225O miles; from San Fran
cisco to Samoa by direct route, 1850;
from Samoa to Auckland, New Zea-
land, the nearest telegraph station, it
is 1880. Under present conditions as
much or more time is required for a
voyage from San Francisco to Homo
lulu or from the latter place to Samoa
than for trip to Europe, though the
distance from New York to Liverpool
is about 5000 miles. When the Pacific
cable is laid, it will be tapped for con-
nection with Samoa.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-16
BASE BALL rs KING.

Play ball"
These magic words, spoken by six
National League umpires yesterday.
will suffice to throw the country into
its yearly craze. The national game
is once more upon us and from now
until autumn, when the football play
er wrests from the hero of the diamond
first place in popular favor the princi-
pal topics of conversation will be
base hits home runs, put OUTS
"how the umpire stole the game" and
kindred topics of thrilling interest.
Every corner lot will be utilized by
younger devotees of the game, whose
rival mines will dispute over "tallies"
with an ardOr unknown in professional
contests. Where there is lack of room
or numbers for a regulation game.
lone old cat" scrub" and knocking
up flies will prove equally divertfng.
Never before have base ball pros
poets been so bright in Worcester as
this year. For the first time in years
she has an Eastern League franchise
and a worthy team to represent her.
There is every reason to believe that
the nine put in the field by Owner
Marston and Manager Leonard will be
literally supported by the army of
fans who are legion in Worcester.
Hartford, Providence and Springfield
are Worcester's natural rivals and
there is little doubt the games in which
these teams figure will attract large
crowds.
Aside from Worcester's main team
the Holy Cross games will attract their
usual amount of interest. Many a
crank" will find his way to Boston
during the summer to watch the
skilled play of the champion Bean
eaters"
Beginning tomorrow the Spy will
bulletin the result of every important
game in the country, in order that the
lovers of the sport may have the ear
lest intelligence of the outcome of the
games. A new bulletin board will be
put up for this purpose.
Meanwhile everyone is rejoicing ov-
er the Inauguration of another base
ball season. especially the window
glazier.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-16

A canvass of missionary records and
church registers indicates that Gov.
Rollins rather overdid the matter when
he said there were New Hamp
shire towns where no church bell is
heard and no children are christened,
where the dead are buried without re-
ligious services and marriages solemn
lied only by justices of the peace. Since
issuing his fast day proclamation, the
governor has been quoted as saying
that there are at least ten towns near
Concord where no services whatever
were held, though some of them may
have churches. Competent church au-
thorities represent that this is untrue,
and one minister intimates that if no
church bell is heard, it is because the
into other things than bells. The gist
of the situation seems to be that there
are a number of small settlements
called towns, too sparsely settled and
too poor to support church organiza-
tions within their own territory, but
most of them are either reached by mis-
sionaries or else the people are scattered
among the churches of neighboring
towns. The color seems to have been
laid on rather thick in his gloomy pic
is no question that Gov Rollins has
made the greatest sensation that has
been known in the state for years.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-16

but rather to leave politics alone, de-
voting himself to acquire property
and educating his CHILDREN, g 8
Miss Wilsonsis accompanies by hve
of her pupils, who, without reading
note of muslc,4 sing their plantation
songs with remarkable efrect. Ihey
have taken two rooms at 10 Liberty
street, where they live most economic
ally. doing all the work themselves. To-
dav they will be in Southbridge, ana
later they have engagements at Ply
mouth and Hope churches. They VIII
be glad to speak and sing whenever
anyone would like to hear them.
To make our word or act sublime we
must make it real. 1t lis our system
that counts. not the single word or UNI
supported action. Use what language
YOU will, you can never say anything
but what you are. What 4 am and
what / think is conveyed to- you in
spite of my efforts to hold 1T back
Emerson.
Henry r. Dawson, who formerly
lived in Cherry Valley, is member Of
the Maine senate. Mr.. Dawson enlist
ed in Co. D, 18th regiment of Massa-
chusetts volunteers, at Worcester early
III Ine clNip W a; .t;,,,Il,,s,- .er,sice in
ana Tour uays VI eoii mn aot,, He
the same reslsiiell ~ Gpi;I,3,, vet
IS president OF !ne Fti@o ,, Cop on;,,,,ep-
Grams ASSOCIATION, anu w"S M - nDstn-
der OF the posL tWo SyT e%isI, NJ
son Is now ilNliis ~ MN 20
.--t
The Smith College Club will h9ld it's
- ,,,,,.;,,,.... ,,7oa{fn;y, iSat1,rdav af-
annual BUSINESS l''0sIl'-' D. %
ternoon, with MISS MARION sf''s ['oSe' 10
Tirrell street. p
' st. 80
With pleasant Weather lHe laNie9 VI
the q. e. H club will have a large at
tendance at their annual spring festI-
vol at H0rticuIt1ral. hall next Friday
Hongbton The nrasident. has general
~ nan soementof tbe affair Mrs. Frank
IxaftaII hos charge of the afternoon
onaretta Path Dream" given for the
cbiIdren and Mrs Warren Willard of
tba cotii1on Mrs 7, 4 Hastings and
NJ Sor,IlaI brown direct matters in
A. bonouet hall with 20 lady assist
Caoro,ia cturtavan+ have charge of the
Sa1Tyi,7e, room ana NIrs Jacob Holden is
~ 9i,rS1an If The Kitchen committee.
The heads Of the booths are. Ice. cream,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-16

The official ending of the Spanish
war raises some questions of import
ance regarding militery operations in
the Philippines The volunteers and
about 1000 men in the regular army in
Luzon enlisted only for the war, and
their term Of service is now technic-
ally at an end or will be as soon as ar
engagements for mastering out can be
made. Necessarily some discretion
rests with the administration as to the
time and method, but the mastering
out win have to be accomplished, and
fresh volunteers called for 1t is ex-
pected, probably with good reason,
that many perhaps a majority, of the
men now in the Philippines will desire
to re-enlst, but in the nature of
things, there will be many vacancies to
fill with new and untried volunteers.
There Won't be any lack of men, but
apparently the president will have to
take advantage of the clause of the
army bill providing for the raising of
5000 volunteers, since the regular
army is now recruited to its full
strength of $1,000. These considera-
tions are of the more importance, be-
cause of the waning hopes Of corner
ing the insurgents and destroying
their army in a single pitched battle
which would bring hostilities 10 a de-
cisive close.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-16
STILL GROWING

The Creamerie, Pearl street. has lust
had finished in its basement with an
entrance on Creamerie alley. a pleasant
room to accommodate their ranidIv
growing lunch business This will con-
tam double lunch counter. oyster bay,
its own kitchen, steam table coffes
tank etc, and is the most Thoroughly
equipped lunch room to be found ont
side the large cities. The petit lunch AZ
20 cents which has become so popular
will be served at the noon hour. as we'll
as full line of lunch goods and the
pest coffee TO be found in Worcester.
Thel oyster bay will be provided Wifi =
good stock of oysters, CLAIMS. Iobsters
etc. which viii be served in apv stvIs
waited, both in the lunch and regular
dining rooms. The lunch room viii hs
opeIY from a. m to !. a. M, and win
be rteady for business Monday, April ii.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-16

A Worcester physician asks The Spy
in a communication, if it seems quite
right that "a reputable physician
should be compelled to pass an exami-
nation before the state medical board,
notwithstanding his bona fide college
diploma, and pay 500 or more before he
is allowed to practice, so that people
may be protected, it is said" when So
called divine healers'' are permitted
to practice their arts upon the public
without let or hindrance It is not
strange that he is moved to ask such
a question, in view of the spectacle
recently witnessed. Common sense costs
nothing, and it ought to be a sufficient
protection against the peripatetic
"Schlatters."
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-16
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-16

The congratulations of Kaiser Will
helm to Count Won Waldersee and his
American wife on the occasion of their
silver wedding. revives the interesting
fact that she was a grocer's daughter.
1t is an eternal trial to the self-appoint-
ed society leaders" in this country to
know that a woman's previous social
standing in America cuts no figure
whatever after she marries a titled Eu
ropean. She takes and maintains her
proper place over there. irrespective Of
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-16

name Columbine for the new cup de-
fender, in case a floral title was to be
chosen. The flower idea seems to have
been abandoned but the name select
ed, Columbia, while much better, is
close enough to the one first suggest
ed to satisfy anybody.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-16

From the fuss made, one would fancy
that about the only people who dined
in this country on Thursday and last
evenings, were those present at the two
Jeffersonian dinners in New York Yet
out of the remaining seventy millions
few really went to bed hungry.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-16
HERE'S TROUBLE,

a local correspondent sends in the
following rather harassing query and
answer, indicating that the conundrum
season is fairly opened: 7a-
Why is a favorite method of cooking
a fine spring fish like the kilt of one
of the imitation Scotchmen now in the
city? ea
one is a planked shad; the other is
a shanked plaid. Is O.. =..r..t -..-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-16

Tammany has a prominent newspa-
per organ at last in the New York
Journal. 1t is hard to tell which of the
two is in need of the most sympathy.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-16

Mr.. A. B. F. Kinney's idea of making
Worcester the centre of a presiding ell
ders district for the Methodist church,
is an excellent one.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-16

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, 1899-04-16
SUNDAY APRIL 16. 1899.

1t is a good thing the Raleigh is to
be anchored out in the North river,
otherwise Tammany might steal it.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-16

Don't fail TO see the Lenox and Kest-
ing wheels. Boston Store.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-16

Possibly George E. Roberts, director
of the United States mint, has been too
sanguine in predicting that by 1900 the
annual production of gold will be as
large as the combined output of gold
and silver in 1896 Other experts are
inclined to think he has been mis-
quoted, and that he referred or meant
to refer back to 1890 rather than 1896
A difference Of four years, however, is
not very material. The cardinal fact is
that the rapid increase in the prOduc-
ton of gold threatens to relegate the
silver question and bimetallism of all
grades permanently to oblivion. So
clearly is this recognized, that there
are limitations of weakening on the
part of some of the leading bimetallists,
and all probability of another inter-
national conference on the subject
seems to have been virtually elimin-
ated. The remarkable squirt in the gold
supply might be reasonably expected
to reduce the ratio of value as between
silver and gold, but this is not univer-
sally accepted view. At any rate,
whether the actual ratio be now 90 to
1 or 80 to l, there is a wide interval to
be crossed before silver can compete
with gold as a money metal.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-16

having been either scrub girl or So
ciety woman here. Our social grades
are all moOnshine to the actual nobl-
ity of Europe, and to say of woman
that she was nobody in America"
doesn't interest them in the least. Hav-
ing married a title, she is somebody
fast enough now, with her status so
exactly fixed that all antecedent obscu-
rity is never thought of at all. The
self-elected American society leaders
who live on Fifth avenue, New York,
or its side streets. do not like this state
of things, but are forced to accept it,
and to make believe it is just lovely.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-06-09
Funeral Of E. Pierinn,

Inc funeral of the late Eugene Pierinne
LOOK place yesterday afternoon under the
auspices OF the knights of Pvthiax, Rev
George X. Davis officiating.
Many friends from his former hama
Dayton. and from Virginia ATTENDING
me long line OF carriages attestea the
esteem IN which he was held.
The Kew. Davis remarks upon char;t-
"ere fifty chosen and were . lesson r. OH
OF US: W are but weak mortals. let We
therefore not dare to judge. We know
not when or how the end NAV come. Lot
US therefore accord the charity we NAV
all need. Let us forget the last rash act Of
a olsordered brain, aud remember only
Inc past, that he was a kind and LOVING
husband and father, a generous friend and
hohored citizen. Let his memory he ever
as green as the sprig of accia dropped
upon MS coffin by loving comrades and
ofothers, though the sweet Flowers may
wilmer and the snow fall where tho snn
~" smiles upon his last resting plaee.
let him sleep, judged onlv NV He who
ever looks kindly upon the f~railtiss Of
MS creatures. Resquiscst in peace"
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-06-09
A Productive Mine,

, oaKes' engineer of the jackson
"n' Lake Vie" Company that is oper.
atlng the famous May Lundy mine in
Mono county, i in town. He report.
orlsk times at his camp. Ten stam,s
are dropping regularly on high grade
rock The cyanide plant is completed
ana forty men. are working under
ground and ten are employed in the
hllli' An lSOO-foOt double compart-
tunnel has beer started and
work Will soon begin upon an electric
plant which will furnish the works
WIN light and power. Prospecting is
'ehoered impossible in that section bv
he snow: which is still quite deep in
'Iaceo- At Lundy Lake a cyanide
IS IN operation. Itis WORKING old
alllngs that are being pumped from
Iake.-RenO Journal.