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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-19

Meat has not been so high since the
COW jumped over the moon. Boston
Globe.
Meat has not been so high since the
COW jumped over the Boston
Herald.
Is this a case of unconscious plagiar-
ism?
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-19

Welcome, Shamrock.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-19

SATURDAY, AUGUST 10. 1893.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-19

The following from the current issue
of the Webster Times pertaining to the
life of the late Horatio N. Slater will
prove Of wide interest:
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-09-28
CHAPTER III.

"Mv estates OF Forest Lea and
Branscombe, moneys in funds. mort
cages, ETC., all and absolutely. with
the exception of the general legacies
aforementioned. in trust for my niece.
Mona Stanhope Branscombe, spinster'
and her lawful heirs in perpetuity for
ever. for her sole and separate use'
and independent OF the control OF any
husband she may hereafter take, ana
nm the condition that such husband
shall not be Charles Umphelby Brans-
combe."
These were the words dictated to
me in a firm but faint voice by the dy-
ing Colonel as 1 sat by the bedside 10
which / was hastily summoned early
in the morning succeeding my arrival
"Au and absolutely" There was no
compromise in the words. no falter IN
the sick mans tone, only perhaps a
sterner set of the pale lips as the nat
went forth. showing that the nope
which had fingered so long in the
faithful old heart had died at last
silence followed. broken only Dy
%he sound of my pen as it Travelled rap
idlv over the paper, and. in spite OF
my promise of the previous nlsn'. mo- a
a word of protest or amendment es-
nod NV lips. Was not doing the
best | could for her? ! was conscious
of a little flutter at my heart as my
hand traced the words. Mona stan
hope Branscombe." and-for was no'
vet suniciently practiced In my pro
fession to be hardened to sucn ca
periences-of an oppressive sense o'
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-09-28
cTo be continued,
NO ARREST
IN the Case OF n Disorderiy Monkey in
Fircman's SUIT.

In the Case Of n Disordsriy Monkey In
Fircman's Suit.
oincer Sandman OF the Seventh po-
lice district had the chase OF his life
last night. when In pursuit OF the mon
Key that escaped from dog and pony
show then exhibiting on a lot ON West
wasn't Hills. Sandman was lelsure.y
pedaiine down Stanton avenue on his
wheel about o'clock at night, when he
was attracted by peculiar figure
walking up the road before him. It
was a full-grown monkey dressed In
fire helmet, blue coat. brass buttons.
belt and pantaloons. The monk was
running along on all fours, and Sand
man made a sprint to catch up. The
little animals acute hearing informed
1t that the officer was in pursuit. and
II ran for the nearest tree. Sandman
followed. and was lucky or unlucky
enough to grab II with a firm hold by
the tail. The monk simply changed
hands on the bough, hanging on with
Its hind feet, and grabbed Sandmans
hand In It's mouth. The officer imme-
dlately let go and did an impromptu
two-step about the middle OF the street.
accompanied by some frst-class rag
time swearing to the ediicatIon OF
crowd that collected. Numerous Of
fers OF advice now began to pour In.
one gentleman with fiery nose and
breath suggestive OF mixed ale stat
ed that he had read that monkeys are
often allured into captivity with Wills
ky, and II the officer would furnish him
with bottle OF that stlmulant and
the crowd would retire he would seat
himself under that tree and when the
monkey came down he would get the
beast Jagged up and capture It, The
red-nosed mans suggestion was hooted
at. Finally the officer decided to climb
the tree and capture the monk Lay
ing his helmet on the curb, he Skinned
up the tree. which was a small one,
and slowly crept out on the limb to-
ward the missing link. Suddenly ho
rubbed his eyes Just as he was about
to reach forward and grasp tho prize.
| where's that monkey" yelled Sand
man. Hes over In that other treel'
yelled the crowd. highly delighted.
You climbed the wrong tree" shout
ed small boy. "Glt down and climb
the next one," The officer finally con-
cluded that II the monkey swung from
one tree to another with ease It was
useless to try to catch him. There
isn't anything in the police manual
about playing in tree tops with mon
keys. anyhow" explained Sandman to
the crowd; so he mounted his wheel
and rode AWAY
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-09-28
shoula womrn smokr.

have no earthly objection to wom-
en- smoking; only. II they do smoke,
they should smoke seriously. Most
OF them Just fool little with cigar
elite. Now, that scarcely amounts to
smoking at all. II they really mean
it. let them take TO cigars and pipes.
know dignified old lady. Polish
eountess-what is her name? Count
ess? Countess?-oh. we'll. Thinga-
moiisky-it ends in isky.' anyhow
and respect that woman. She genu-
inely smokes. and no mistake about IT..
There is no playing there. She looks
on 1t as a sacred duty She has long
pipe with wooden stem and the bark
on, and n fine big bowl-a regular
mans pipe. When she was visiting
me. she just loaded up and smoked.
and loaded up and smoked. and loaded
up and smoked again. She meant
business. i know another lady who
has long Turkish pipe. and she. too,
means business. II women are ever to
be genuine smokers. that Is the way
they L st go to work.-Mark Twain.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-09-28

er chance. Charlie is not $3.50 un-
worthy as Mr.. Rowton thinks-he is
not, indeed; and he has always be-
lieved that he would be my uncle's
heir. IL could not take his place. 1t
would be wicked and base. l could
never hold up my head If such a thing
were done"
1T would not be your doing" l sug-
gested gently. You would be blame
less. If Colonel Branscombe-"
III he leaves the estate to me l
shall simply hand it over at once to
my cousin. You can tell my uncle SO.
Mr.. Fort" she exclaimed vehemently
"then he will see how useless 1t would
be-"
Two or three suggestions occurred to
me, but / had not the heart to put
were announced to Colonel Branscombe
he might find another heir, less scru-
pulous and disinterested, or he might
SO tie up the bequest to his niece as
to stay her too generous hand. With
the knowledge l had gained of Char
lie, the latter course would certainly
be my advice, If SO unlikely chance
as being asked should occur.
"You will do your best?" entreated
Miss Branscombe.
"Yes. l will do my best" I assented,
not without guilty consciousness of
a mental reservation which would
hardly have satisfied Miss Brans-
combe had she guessed at 1t. The
opening OF the door behind me and the
rustling Of silk put an end to the tete-
a-tete. There entered little old lady
with white hair. and the same shadow
of dread and anxiety which pervaded
the house lurked in her soft dark
eyes. "Mr. Fort-my cousin. Miss
Elmslie," said Miss Branseombe. doing
the honors with a quiet dignity which
covered her previous agitation. And
at the same moment dinner was an
nounced.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-09-28
GAVE a FARM fcR 4 DRINK
r.r.aerieAi In Texas. the Drlnk Wa,
Straight Water.

A section OF land which constitute
one OF the fnes. farms In the fertile
Brazos bottom OF Texas once sold for q
drink OF water 1t was about nifty
years ago, according TO ex-Lieut. Gov
George i. Jester, that crowd Of from
uersmen from on the Brazos came 10
Corsicana on a trading expedition.
Corsicana at that time was no, a.
great a town as Il is now. since II
threatens to rival the most productive
oil region OF Pennsylvania. but was q
typical frontier village or trading post
The grandfather OF Gov. Jester was
Methodist circuit rider, and lived at
that time In Corsicana He occupied n
two-story double log house. His house
was a rendezvous for people from far
ana near who came trading. In those
days land certificates were used as cir
culating medium, as money was rarely
seen. On one occasion a whlsky-drink-
Ing character from on the Brasos ar
rived In town. got on a drunk, and al
night was put to bed In the second
story Of the Jester mansion. About
O'Clock in the morning he awoke with
terrible thirst. No water was In the
room. and he couldn't find the way
down stairs. Sticking his head out OF
the window. he saw some men asleep
In the yard. He called TO them to
bring him drink OF water, but no one
answered him. 4 second and n third
time he called. but with no response.
Finally he yelled out; "one Of you
fellows bring me drink OF water, and
I'll give You s20 acres Of land" This
aroused one Of the sleepers. who called
back that he wouldn't climb those
steps for 800 acres OF land. and the
offer was raised to $40 acres. The man
under the tree drew a bucket OF water
and lugged 1t upstairs and offered a
dipperful to the topper. but he pushed II
aside. Give IL TO me out OF the bucket
like a horse he said. and he put about
half the contents OF the bucket under
his belt In those days Texans
word was his bond, and this fellow kept
his word about the land Next morn
ing he made his benefactor deed to
$40 acres of Brazos bottom land. This
land still belongs to tho descendants OF
the water carrier and Is one OF the
finest farms to be found In all Texas,
1t is now worth from s35 to $40 per
acre.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-09-28
zazazza
(NlDN EzAIEW.
IHMYSLDEEHs
CHAPTER II.-(contInuea ,

SiAr En ii--tContinued)
You are Mr.. Rowton's-er-hro,h
err she asked. without replying 10 INV
remark. ~ 'i'
No" answered; 'I am his Junior
partner" '''
he is Ill. beileve?"
He has been Ill, but is recover,,,
He was not able to come ,od,v" q :
added. with shade of pique in NV
mino. was she regretting that l had
taken the place of Rowton, who was
prooaniy well known to her,
am sorry-for his Illness" shs
said. but glad that he-that-that-"
.stammering and sitting down sudden
iy-l think because she was trembling
too much to stand. "Mr-"
Fort" suggested quietly
i Mr. Fort-I beg your pardon, she
'said' nurriedly; "but-the time is go
short-I-am SO anxious to saw some
'ning 10 you. l hardly know how
with increasing nervousness-"but I
must say it. I-'-raising her ewes once
more to mine-"I think l NAV sneak
10 you fou will not think IL strange. :"
i shall be only too glad to be of use
to you." l responded, with hardly.re.
pressed eagerness.
Mr.. Rowton.' she said more CALMLY.
is prejudiced. You-oh. must saw it
plainly-have been sent for to make
my dear uncle's will; we all know til
is no secret Mr.. Fort, l want to tell
you that if-if he should wish to mt
me'-a sweet faint flush dawned over
her pale cheeks-'in the place which
should be my cousin's-Mr. Charles
branscombes-1 could never consent
to wrong him-never, 1t seems dread
ful to talk about it. know, but there
is no other way. VIII you say what
you can for Charlie-Mr. Branscombe
and persuade my uncle not to do him
this injustice? l know that LAWYERS
can suggest great deal at such timea
and you see"-wringing her hands in
agony of earnestness-"therei is no 9TH
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-09-28
VEGETABLE GEMS.
Curious Opal. Found In the namboo of
Manila

Manila.
New York Press: Among the queer
things found in the Philippines are
bamboo opals. a vegetable gem which
is sometimes discovered by the natives
In the stem OF the bamboo" said a
gentleman who has lived for number
OF years In Manila. mot one piece OF
bamboo in a thousand however, con
tafns n specimen, as the bamboo grown
there. as elsewhere. Is usually empty,
but accident occasionally brings to
light in the bamboo stem a small flint
like material. which presents the ap-
pearance of perfect opal These
modules are known to the natives as
'tobacur, and have found from time
to time during my long stay on the
islands seen several OF these vegeta-
BILE freaks OF nature. which reproduced
the characteristic lines of the opal so
faithfully that experts were puzzled to
know the difference between the
vegetable and the real specimen. Be
sides the tobacur gem there is fire.
quently found in the inside OF tho Phil
ippine cocoanut a tiny substance re-
sembling a sponge. which. when ex-
posed to the heat OF the sun for several
days. will reveal the presence OF sundry
small spheres that have all the natural
appearance and lustcr of the pearl.
These cocoanut gems range from tho
size OF a pin head to that of a small
pea. They arc valuable. and when not
used by the natives for personal adorn-
ment. are sold to local and foreign mu-
seums as curiosities. 1t may bc In
teresting to know that the FIRST chem
ical and neurological examination of
these vegetable gems was made by
James Smithson. whose muniHcence es-
tablished the first of the scientific bu-
reaus OF the American government"
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-09-28
rlFry csnrs ron NOTHING.

What will the inventive brain OF
man do next7 This Is a question some
one asks almost daily. There Is one.
though. who leads all others. who for
quarter OF century has been making
nne laundry starch. and to-day is Of
fering the public the finest starch ever
placed on the market.
Ask your grocer for coupon book
which will enable yoa to get the first
two packages OF this new starch, RED
CROSS" ltrade mark brandt. also two
chlldren's Shakespeare pictures. paint
cd In twelve beautiful eolors. natural AZ
life. or the Twentieth Century Girl Cali
endar. all absolutely free. All gro
GERS are authorized to give ten inrge
packages OF RED CROSS STARCH"
with twenty OF the Shakespeare pic
lures OF ten Of the Twentieth Century
Girl Calendars to the first i've purchaH-
crs OF the -ENDLESS CHAIN
STARCH BOOK" This is ono OF the
greatest offers ever faade to introduce
RED CROSS" laundry starch. J. c.
Hubinger's latest invention.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-09-28

never been In iove-sometim..
iieved ] never should be. viii NO,
say that had not sometimes beneath
.ne Hight, frothy surface a rcgretful
nankering after the supreme ex-
Of life.
MISS Mona Branscombe came upon
me as revelation-a thing apart, from
all my exempiars OF her sex. She
dweit In shrine of her own, the sain,
already OF my deepest devotion.
rewards evening an answer to a tel
egram l had dispatched to the ot,cs
was put Into my hands. II was from
Mr.. James Rowton, our second In com
mand. who had returned unexpectsdly
from the Continent He bade me re.
main at Forest Lea until the bushes.
on which | had been summoned was
satisfactorily concluded. This relieved
me OF all responsibility or anxiety a.
TO my absence from town. and was
glad. ! was curious. said 10 myself
to see the play played out-nothins
more. II was matter OF professlonal
interest and experience. not personal
by any means.
Miss Branseombe watched me as
read the message. her face pale 10 The
lips. She was in that state OF ner.
Vous excitement when everything
alarms, / FASTENED to explain.
My partner has come back from
Germany" I said. at Is a relief tc
know that he Is in London again.
had not expected him so soon; ant
Mr. Rowton. senior. is stlll confined IL
his room"
Ito be continually
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-09-28

1t seemed so indeed for the next few
minutes; then the efforts of the skill
full physician proved successful. and
the ebbing life came slowly back again.
The eyelids qulvered. the pallld lips
moved.
DR.. Marshall beckoned me to his
side.
He cannot sign yet he whispered
Was he an adherent of Charles? :?
Keep near at hand. We will call you
when he has rallied sufficiently for the
effort"
l retired-unwllllngly, l must con-
fess-and the long day dragged slowly
on. without the summons which was
momentarily expecting. Miss Brans-
combe and Miss Elmslle appeared at
the breakfast table and did the honors
courteously but gravely. Evidently
they knew OF the Colonel's more crit
ical state, and Miss Mona at least knew
something OF what had taken place In
his room that morning. could scarce
ly be mistaken in thinking that ahe
made more than one attempt to speak
to me alone She fingered about. look
ing listlessly from the windows whilst
Miss Elmslie gave me long history OF
the Lea; and, when the latter settled
herself finally at the writing table,
with a pile OF unanswered letters be-
fore her, l certainly detected look OF
isappolntment-eyen OF vexation-on
the fair face OF her young cousin.
Perhaps 1t was because of my un-
wonted ldleness that ! learned in tie
course OF those twelve hours to read
every change OF expression in those
lovely features, and TO know every
one Of them by heart. And had 1t not
been that l had reasons OF my own
cogent ones-for resisting the appeal
in the wistful blue-gray eyes, / must
have acceded to the invitation which !
read only too plainly in them.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-09-28

awe and solemnity oyersh,aov,n. -.
scene. II was indeed one q, en- -.
solemn have ever witnessed before
or since. peiofe
nrst CLEANS Of the summer dawn
ane through the open window ,na
,eli iuil upon the stately figure n, ,hs
sihs colonel. as he lay propped nm
py Pillows, on the large four-pos, hs1.
s.eau. Inc rosy light touched. with a
strange ineongruous levity. the noble
features upon which was set the ma
Iestie seal OF the King OF Terrors. On
one side OF the Colonel's bed stood
tne grave physician, his finger on the
patent pulse; on the other a snleno,d
ueerhonnd nestled his head against the
masters cold hand. A group of any
ious domestics hung together at the
END OF the long room. out of earshot
ana watched with silent but eager zeal
Tor the opportunity OF rendering anv
OF the little last services to their be.
loved master.
The Colonel's voice broke tho s,u,-
ness as raised my head at the con.
clusion of my task.
This, M last will and testament 4"
he said with emphasis. remains in
your charge. Mr.. err"
Fort interpolated quietly.
Mr.. Fort" repeated the Colonel.
until the day of my funeral, when you
Will read it to those concerned"
Il accept the charge" said. and as
l spoke the sense of awe and solemnity
already upon me deepened. and made
me feel the words to be sacred pledge.
Was it foreshadowing OF all which
that trust was to involve in the un-
guessed future?
The signature" was beginning
when a sign from the doctor stopped
me- l saw that Colonel Branscombe's
head had fallen back and that his eyes
had closed. Had the end come. after
all. before Forest Lea could be saved
from the ruthless hands of Charlie
Branscombe?
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-09-28
CHAPTER ".

But how could tell Miss Brans-
combe that things were going exactly
contrary to her wishes. and that, too.
without the faintest effort on my part
to stay their course? How could l let
her know that If only five minutes
more of strength and power were Civ
en- back to the nerveless hand OF the
old man upstairs. she would most as
suredly supplant her cousin Charles
and become the mistress OF Forest Lea
and Branscombe. and all the lands.
messuages. and tenements thereunto
appertaining?" was a coward. /
know. but could not bring myself to
run all the risks OF the disclosure or
to change the confidence with which
she had honored me into distrust and
Indignation.
And there was something dangerous
ly sweet In the secret understanding
with this lovely young girl-the very
embodiment of innocence and purity.
as she appeared TO me-a very Una In
deed. | was thoroughly conversant
with the ordinary type OF society
Young ladies; l had fiirted with a GER
tain number OF nineteenth-century
Young women; and although with, as
I now knew. large reserve-fund OF
Genuine sentiment In my nature to
draw upon, | had never yet been
tempted to idealize one OF the free
hammered sirens, who called me by ap-
nropriate nicknames, wrested I'VE
ponnd notes from me with stand and
Ss,iver. determination at bazaars,
betted and won brooches anu sioves
at Hurlingham and sandown' mao
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-09-28
PnslIad Her In.

Mother to her little girl, who was al,
,owed in the garden, but was told not
n nick red currants-Why did you
nick the currants when ] told you moi
~ Little Giri-Satan tempted me
mother. Mother-But have not tod
YOU always to say. Get behind me, sa-
tam? Little Girl--So | did. mother,
and he went behind me and pushed me
into the currant bushes--spare Mo-
ments.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-09-28
He.urned the compllm-n,.

The obsequious person who seeks
fees from travellers by pretending to
mistake them for noblemen occasion
ally meets one who does not fall into
the trap. The following example Is
taken from an English paper: An
English gentleman of somewhat i'm
posing personal appearance had door
opened for him at the Paris opera
house by an usher. who bowed low and
said: THE door is open. prince
The Englishman glanced at him, and,
without extending the expected fee.
simply said: Thank you very much.
xiscnunt /"
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-09-28
A Burglar, story.

They were telling burglary sto
ries" on the veranda in front OF the
grocery store in a down-east town.
The mans hand was thrust through
the hole be had cut in the door, said
the star talker, "whens the woman
seized the wrist and held on in spite
OF the struggles OF the man outside.
In the morning the burglar was found
dead. having cut his own throat when
he found escape impossible; but the
brave woman had not known he was
dead. and so had not released her grasp
on his wrist all night long" Huh"
growled the skeptic in the corner;
why didn't she feel OF his pulse?"--
Buffalo Commercial.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-09-28
SKILL IN EMBROIDERY
Was an Accomplishment and Pastime
Early English Queens.

EARLY English Queens.
New York Tribune: As far back as
the time OF King Athelstan's reign In
England the art of embroidery had
reached a high standard throughout
continental Europe. The four sisters
of the Briton ruler were famous for
their needlework. and for another
quality they overwhelmingly. that
OF attracting a remarkable number oil
suitors. who were drawn, 1t is assert
ed, by the charms that this feminine
accomplishment gave to the fair work
ers. The wife OF Edward the Confess
sor had an absorbing love for the art
In which she excelled many noted
women OF her time. In those days the
Anglo Saxon mobiles were known
abroad by their gorgeous costumes,
woven OF silks and wools and embroid-
cred heavily. and this work took the
place in continental esteem that Is to-
day occupied by the Eastern embroid-
cries brought into England. The Eng
lish embroideries were so much prizeo
that the popes and other potentates
were proud to accept gifts OF garments
made by the needlewomen OF England.
Throughout Europe the finest speci-
mens were done in the epoch bound
cd by the eleventh and fourteenth cen
turtles. At the South Kensington Mu-
seum. In London. a specimen OF the
finest work OF that time is exhibited
It was done by Englishwomen some
time about the year OF 1850. The SUD.
,ect is scriptural. as were many OF
The most noted pieces OF the age.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-09-28
kMoTH INSTITUTION.

: who are accustomed to
vay from home for their
Of the greatest Importance
Ia character and reliability
s,blishments selling goods to
+rom catalogues. The great
| o, the John NJ. Smyth Co,
4 l5O to 1866 West Madison
kIcago, has been established
n 0. a century. and has fur
H. a half a million homes in
Iud vicinity alone. This firm
! confidence of the public by
years Of fair dealing. 1t is
Immense illustrated catalogue
La be in every family. as it
and gives the price OF every
6ulred for household use. A
! ths extraordinary values Of
khh firm is shown in the Illus
\ the lady's ulster in another
/ this paper. These garments
u wonderful values. and yet
but a sample of the thousand
hseiul articles illustrated and
Ia the beautiful catalogue of
". Smyth Company.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-09-28
xo, "A sherlock HOLMES.

Am right in assuming that your
friend Cawkins imbibes rather freely
at times. and also that his wife taxes
measures to resent such conduct on MS
nart?" Briggs-why, yes; but how did
YOU know? Griggs-on. ! me. nun
about midnight last night. He was Try
ing 10 shake the iron fence Of vacant
lot and was remarking somewhat
,bickly: "Lesh me in. will your
sav 1esh me In" that's all.