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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-06
CHANGE IN PATENT LAWS.
Trusts Could Be Rsgula d By LitN
Judicious Legislation.

A change in the patent laws would
be worth much in the regulation of
trusts. 1t is intended that the inventor
of a machine should have for time
the exclusive right to make and sell
it; but it is not intended that only one
produced shall use it. AS a rule, the
maker of a patented machine sells to
as many persons as he can. The gains
from selling the machines are a lure
to invention. and have had much to do
with the dazzling series of improve
ments that have brought American fac
tories to the highest point of efficiency.
1t was never intended that where a
great corporation already has a certain
monopolistic power, patents should be
used to clinch that power. If govern
ments were to buy patents that work
in this way, charge a royalty for the
use of them, and make them free to
everybody who should pay the royalty,
they could not be made to protect mo-
nopolies.
Available against an American mon
opolist there is a limitless amount of
potential competition in foreign coun-
tries but much of this is held back by
protective duties. There are conditions
that call for the abolition of such du-
ties. The home producers may have
taken full possession Of the home mar
ket. They may be supplying our peo-
pie with an article so cheaply that if
there were no protective tariff at all,
the foreigner would neither displace
them nor force them to lower their
prices The import duty has in this
case become of no Importance to the
industry as such. Now let a trust be
formed in the industry. Let the supply
of the goods offered in the home mar
ket be reduced and let the price be
raised. There is in this clear eXtor-
ton practiced on the American people.
There are foreign producers who would
have prevented it if it were not for
import duties. Where the tariff still
acts to protect an industry as such,
there is much to be said for it; but
where it has ceased to protect an in
dustry in its natural state-where it is
worth nothing to producers before a
trust is formed, but sustains the trust
after it is formed-there is no ground
for keeping it.
Changes in patent laws and tariff
laws would accomplish much. They
would, in fact, accomplish much more
than antitrust laws have yet done.
There would still remain to be done
something that requires difficult and
delicate feat of craftsmanship. 1t re-
quires wise and discriminating legisla-
ton, and that, too, in a field whore,
thus far, the only legislation that we
have gotten has been the expression of
blind wrath. Sheer strength AMI awk-
wardness have been used against trusts.
The result has disquieted them only
momentarily. Clumsy action will never
meet the needs of the case; and the dis
couraging thing in the situation is that
the power of corporations to make the
political machine their instrument and
the legislator their servant, promises to
prevent any other kind of legislation.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-06
FRATERNAL BONDS
Bay State Lodge &C.
ments Them in Song
and Banquet.
A NEW LODGE.
Wives and Daughters o
Odd Fellows to
Organize.
A NEW LODGE.

THE members Of Loyal Bay State
Lodge, No. 679S, I. 0. o. f. NJ, u, with
wives and lady friends, observed the
SOth anniversary of Odd Fellowship in
America with a banquet at the State
Mutual restaurant last night The oc-
casion was a happy one for members
of the lodge, and will result in profit
TO Bay State Lodge. At the post
prandial exercises, the speakers gave
a review of odd Fellowship, dealing
more particularly with Manchester
Unity, and all were unanimous in the
desire for the organization of a wom-
ans lodge in Worcester. The outlook
for such a lodge is suspicious, and as
the wives and lady friends of Manches-
ter Unity are evidencing an interest in
the work, the organization of the lodge
is but a short time off.
The committee in charge of the ban
quet was R. K. Stowell, r. S. V. G.,
chairman. ]. B. Day, v G., E. White
head, P. G., C. H. Writer, P. G., Will
liam S. Randall, L. S. N. G., and r.
G. Lauder, P. G. The members served
as a reception committee, and received
the party in the reception room of the
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-06
WON'T FOOL HER AGAIN.
A Kansas City Girl Was Just as Smart
as He

One day a smart young man got a
long piece of ribbon paper out of a
stock ticker and wrote letter on it
for his girl, says the Kansas City Star.
AS he wrote he rolled the paper up so
that the outside of the roll contained
the. closing remarks of the letter, which
We're:
"Of course YOU will not repeat what
1 have told you in this letter about
Helen. 1t was given to me in strictest
confidence, and l wouldn't think of tell
ing any one except you" To find out
what this was the girl was compelled
to unwind the letter and wind it up
again, starting at the end. But she
could find nothing in it about Helen,
although she read it twice very care
fully and looked along the back from
one end to the other. And it was
most bOthersome letter to read.
She brooded over that letter several
days, planning her revenge. AT length
she came to decision. She got a large
square piece of cardboard, and start
ed her letter in the very centre of it,
writing in an ever widening circle. Her
very first sentence was: Dear Jack:
If you perseVere in reading this letter.
ly wish to know If you do not read
y
something he did wish to know, and
only she could tell him, so he buckled
down to it. At first he turned the pa
per around slowly as he read and in
few minutes almost toppled over with
dizziness. He rested and tried it again.
but was compelled to stop, for his eyes
burned and his head ached. After an
other rest he placed it on the floor and
STOPPING over, walked slowly around it.
reading as he went. The first evening
he was compelled to stop before he had
half finished it, and before he had come
TO the desired information.
The following night he tackled it
again, and in the course of an hours
work, as hard as any he had ever at
tempted, he came upon this sentence
almost near the end: This is what
wanted to tell you: Don't ever again
try to be funny with mel can get
even with you every time
The young man didn't finish the let
ter, but he vowed TO himself he never
would try to be funny at her expense
in the future.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-06

Of the best composers. Every note was
1uH of life and expression. He re-
sponded to an encore.
Cadets A. B. Cross, r. j. Preston. P.
?. Dignonity and c. Mdnroe were the
other pianists, and all of them played
With skill, but not the artistic concep-
marked the playing of Cadet Record.
The cadets were assisted by Miss M.
/. Whitney, who scored distinct sue
cess as soprano soloist. F. L. Cum
bingham, baritone, gave several seIec-
tons that sustained the title he has
won among lovers of music.
The musicale was given under the
direction of j. Vernon Butler, who has
been the instructor at the academy,
and attained a high place in the con-
1dences of the cadets by the interest
ne has taken in the musical education
of the cadets.
The armory was cleared after the
musicale, and 80 couples, cadets and
friends, danced until Il o'clock. Mr..
Butler is arranging an elaborate pro-
gram for the musicale to be given in
conjunction with the graduation exer-
cises, the date for which has not vet
been decided
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-06
FOOT BALL IN CHINA.
Giants Take Part and a Game Oftel
Lasts for Days

Giants Take Part and a Game Often
Lasts for Days.
Cinnamon are generally not credited
with being quick to accept Innovations
so that when it is said that northern
China boasts Of several foot ball teams,
a good deal of surprise will be eVinced
Yet foot ball is no new game among the
celestlals, at least among those of them
who inhabit northern China and has
been in existence a number of years.
OF course, the game is not played eX-
acty according to intercollegiate rules
and basket, or something which looks
like one, replaces the modern foot ball
The Cinnamon, besides, have no goals
and the gridiron is replaced by the street
of the town. in which the deadly combat
is waged, with 50 lusty celestials on a
side.
There is not man among them, how
ever, who is not six feet high. and sew
eral Of them are three inches taller
while their average weight is about 200
pounds. The men who form the team are
inhabitants of northern China and are
typical of the race of giants produced in
that part of the world.
Lined up against them the knights of
the gridiron of Yale or Princeton would
appear as a team of pigmies and the
a battle royal if they could be induced
to appear on an American foot ball field
a club with a collective weight of 1000
pounds could carry everything before it..
The main idea in the Chinese game of
foot bail, as in the American, is to carry
the wicker-work basket into the oppo-
nents' end of the town, and this is often
done by stealth as well as by brute
force. There are no Commute halves,
but the game is continued until one side
accomplishes its purpose, and it often
lasts for days.
The hundred combatants are scattered
over the town; and are each provided
with whistles, which they blow in order
10 bring assistance. When a scrimmage
occurs the Cinnamon give vent to their
feelings in the most peculiar noises, fire.
quently shrieking with delight Their
yells Of triumph, which resOund through
the sir when the ball is discovered, are
likened by one who has heard them to
the "plaintive cry of a pig that has been
speared.' The charging is generally
done with the head.
The only precaution taken by them on
the foot bail field is for the Dreserva-
ton Of their pigtails, which are cared
for as though they We're worth a thou
sand times their value With this eNcep-
ton, they throw caution to the winds
and devote themselves with all their
strength to the play. Any game where
brute strength is required they would
excel in.
On the day when foot ball match is
to take place the streets of the town are
cleared and the non-participants sit at
their windows TO watch the game If il
should come their way. 4 considerable
quantity of opium is given to the win
ming team.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-06

Miss Edith Lauder Miss Rebie Lau-
der A. w. Lauder Ethel Lauder Alex
ander Mcdonald, David A. Mcdonald,
Henry hutchinson, William Hinton.
Miss Clara Brooks, William e. Brooks
Mrs. +. Brooks, r. Brooks, Mrs, A. J
Harreu A. J. Harrell, Rev. Henry
Hague, Mrs. Henry Hague, John Nc
Laughlin, Miss H, Mclaughlin, Fred {.
Clee, Mrs f. c. Clee, Mamie Lindbers,
Hiram Flansberg, John w Lossey,
Mrs. J. w, Lassey, Edith H. Lassey,
Edgar Wilson, G. II. Writer Mrs. NJ.
Moreau, e. Whitehead, Mrs. f. White
head, b. X. Stowell, Mrs. b. X. Stow
ell, William Beams DR.. Henry ).
Knight Fred Farmer, Joseph Green,
Mrs Joseph Green, Albert Jones, Mrs,
Albert Jones, William Sheffield Mrs.
William Sheffield, c. HargraVes, Mrs.
c. Hargraves, William Nevill Miss So
rah Boyce Hugh Graham, Miss Jennie
Frazer. Annie d. Frazer, Robert Nc
Farland, Miss Jessie Mcfarland, j.
Cardinal, Miss J. Smith, J. WestWood,
Mrs. J. Westwood Miss X. Thomas,
Miss Cushman, J. Nixon, George Day,
John f. Schofeld, Mrs. j. e. SchOlield,
Franklin Bemis, Mrs. Franklin Penis,
William Greaves, Mrs. William
Greaves. G. Exley, Mrs. G. H'*ley, ].
Styles, Mrs. J. Styles.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-06
WAS FORGERY.
The Claim of Administrative About an
Order of Worcester County Institu-
tions of Savings.


tions of Savings.
There was an important hearing in
the probate court yesterday upon a
bill in equity in the case of Bridget S.
Carberry, special Administrative of the
estate of Richard Thornton of this city,
who died intestate against the Wor-
cester County Institution for Savings
and Ellen Thornton. The bill was
brought to recover S1400 from Ellen
Thornton, which sum was held in the
bank named Richard Thornton died
Nov. IS. and according to the allega-
tons Of the bill, on Oct. p Rich
ard Thornton gave to the respondent,
Ellen Thornton, an order on the Wor-
cester County Institution for Savings
the order calling for the payment of
the $1400 lying in the bank
1t was claimed in the bill that the
signature to the order was a forgery,
that Mr.. Thornton at the time the or
der was given was insane, and that the
order which was obtained was through
undue influence. The presentation OF
testimony occupied two days, and the
arguments were submitted yesterday.
Yesterday Judge Forbes found that all
the allegations had not been sustained.
The counsel for the petitioner inti-
mated that motion to have the case
tried by jury to determine the sanity
of the man, would be filed. Sullivan &
OConneH and Thomas c. Carrigan for
the plaintiff; Edward J. Mcmahon and
William l. Mclaughlin for the defend
ants.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-06

restaurant. Three long tables were
laid in the large dining hall, and about
$50 sat down to enjoy the good things
which Landlord Brigham served. The
discussion Of the menu consumed more
than an. hour and then Chairman
StOwel called the gathering to order
and introduced Dr. H. S. Knight as
POSTMASTER. DR.. Knight pleaded the
indulgence of the guests on account of
fatigue brought on through his profess
sional duties, and in a neat speech re-
viewed the benefits Of membership in
the Odd Fellows, which he declared was
the best organization in the world.
He introduced Miss Edith H Lassey
and Edgar Wilson to furnish the first
number on the program, a piano duet.
Joseph Green. z. G., was introduced as
the first speaker of the evening, and
assigned the toast, Universal Odd Eel
lowship." Mr.. Green referred to the
success of Bay State Lodge, and ex-
pressed the hope that the success would
prompt the ladies to organize a lodge.
He then spoke Of the foundation of
Manchester Unity in America. Its
foundation was by an Englishman
scarcely two years from the mother
country. He called members of the
order in America together, March y,
1919. at Baltimore and founded the first
lodge in America. A charter was
granted gratis by the Duke of York
Lodge of England, and dispensation for
the organization of a grand lodge was
also given. There appears to be a lack
of harmony and fraternity between the
American order and the American or
der of Manchester Unity. which the
speaker deplored. He said that men,
bers of Manchester Unity had always
held forth the right hand of fellowship
towards the American order but it
had never been accepted. When Bay
State Lodge was organized 10 years
ago, members of the American order
gave it but six months TO live, but it
has weathered the storms and is the
healthiest corpse members of tha
American order ever heard Of There
are now "a lodges in the grand lodge
of Massachusetts, and tonight there
will be So, while another win be added
next week.
odd Fellowship had it's inception dur
ing the reign Of Titus, and is now uni
versal, the order extending around the
world. Mr. Green hoped the time IS not
far distant when a lodge will be Or
gained in every town and village Of
the world. There are now s. grand
lodges, with a capital Of 100000, 00G
Frank Hollington gave a vocal Sc
lection and was following by Albert
Jones, D. D. G. NJ. who spoke fer La
dies lodges. He recounted the benefits
incurred by women in such an order,
and felt hopeful for an organization in
Worcester in a short time. Frank ".
Cox sang and the exercises closed with
an address by William Sheffield \. &.
He spoke of Bay State Lodge, and re-
cited the events of its existence of
nearly 13 years. Speaking in a pro
phetic vein, he declared that Bay state
Lodge would soon become the bright
pearl in the grand lodge Of Massachu-
sets.
Those present We're: E. G. Lauder,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-06
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

of liquid air have been made by the use
of three gallons of liquid air in the en-
-gine. If that means that the ten gallons
of liquid air are made from air at the or
binary pressure. the statement is in direct
conflict with well established principles
If it means that the ten gallons of
liquid air are made from air that has al
ready been party compressed. we must
know how much work has been done be-
fore the liquid air engine began. Leaving
out of consideration the question of cost
It may be pointed out that liquid air
engines would have the advantage of
compactness, though they would neces-
sarily be heavy, as they would have to
be strong enough to stand the great pres
sure to which they would be subjected
Popular Science Monthly.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-06
STRONG MEN APPEAR.
Juggling With Big Weights the Feature
of Entertainment at the Swedish Fair.

The feature of the second night Of
the grand Swedish societies fair
in Mechanics hall last evening
was the lifting exhibition of Alfred An
derson and A. Svenson, both of New
Britain. Mr.. Anderson took advantage
of the occasion to walk to the platform
and challenge any man in Worcester
county to a wrestling match for 500 a
side. No one appeared, but the chal-
lenge still stands.
Mr.. Anderson lifted 800 pounds with
grace, and Mr.. Svenson equalled the
feat with smaller dumb-bells. Both
then engaged in a dumb-bell and Indi-
an club contest, which won great ap-
plause. The festival chorus of eight
picked voices gave selections.
The attendance was good, rising to
1900. Voting on the contests and for
the prizes was brisk throughout the
evening. and the music of the Norton
Emery Wheel company's band was eX-
cellent Tonight the children's chorus
will appear, and Charles Widen, the
hobo juggler, will show himself
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-06
PAYING OFF THE DEBT.

The First Universalist church has
made a payment of $500 on the debt
incurred by the society in the recent
improvements on the church eiifice.
The repairs and improvements we've of
the most thorough kind making the
church one of the most beautiful in the
city The cost was twenty thousand
dollars. Though no personal canvass
of the society has been made, nearly
one-half of the amount has been al
ready paid.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-06
FELL THREE STORIES.
Miss Cregan Breaks Her Collar Bone and
Probably Receives Internal Injuries.

Miss Mary Cregan, a domestic en-
ployed at the home of Charles E. Grant,
corner of Tuckerman street and Insti-
tute road. fell from third-story win
dow yesterday morning, about II
o'clock. and broke her collar bone and
probably suffered internal injuries. She
was washing windows, sitting on the
sill, and it is supposed that a screen
which she was holding on to with one
hand broke, letting her fall to the
ground. She struck a railing on top
of bay window, breaking a piece Of
it as she fell. She was picked up by
Stephen Salisbury's cOachman, and he
summoned DR.. Clark who called the
police ambulance and had her taken
TO the City hospital
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-06
BETTER TRAIN SERVICE.

Local patrons of the Boston & Albany
railroad will have better through train
service to the west beginning tomor-
row. At II AZ d. m. a through train with
sleeping car attached will leave union
station FOR St, Louis. The train will
return east, and arrive in Worcester
at 7.55 p. m At 712 a through car will
be run to Cincinnati. with sleeping ac-
Communications
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-06
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
Its Committee Prepared to Effect Sale
When Real Estate Syndicate Gets Money.

The committee of the Agricultural
society, authorized to effect the sale of
the fair ground is willing like Barkfs,
when the real estate syndicate gets its
money. The deeds are all signed by
the proper representative of the agri-
cultural society, and will be turned
over to James H. Rowland, agent of
the syndicate, when the balance of
$4,000 due is ready. The parties have
until the 10th inst. for the filing of the
final papers in the case, and four days
of grace yet remain before the cutting
up of the fair grounds into house lots
hegins
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-06
THOMAS MULLENs' FUNERAL,

The funeral of Thomas Mullens took
place yesterday morning at his home,
1l6 Canterbury street. A high mass of
requiem was celebrated in ST. Peters
Church by Rev. J. J. Howard, who also
performed the last rites at the grave in
st. Johns cemetery. The bearers were
Dennis Quinn, Maurice Kane, Nicholas
Carroll, Stephen Bowen, James Fee
hand and John Murphy
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-06

Oh, like a queens her happy tread.
And like a queens her golden headl
But oh, at last, when an is said,
Her womans heart for mel
We wandered where the river cleaned.
Meath oaks that unused and pines that
dreamed.
A wild thing Of the woods she seemed.
So proud, so pure, and free.
All heaven drew nigh to hear her sing.
When from her lips her soul took wins:
The oaks forgot their pondering.
The pines their reVerie.
And oh. her happy queenly tread. --..-
And oh. her queenly golden headi
But oh. her heart when all is said.
Her wOman's heart for me!
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-06
CONDITION NOT IMPROVED.

Mrs. Mary J. Lane of 3
West Boylstor Street who was
struck by a passenger train on
the Boston & Maine railroad near
Greendale Wednesday night showed
little Improvement yesterday. She will
not lose her leg as was at first thought
but the doctors fear she has sustained
internal injuries.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-06
BEAM WITH PROMISE.
Musical Careers of Highland Academy
Cadets Seem Certain of Marked Success.

Highland Military Academy armory
was stripped of its martial appearance
last evening, but in its place was a
flood Of musical gems rendered by ca
diets and assistants.
r. L. Burbank of Dalton was
launched upon a musical career which
beams with promise. Cadet Burbank
has baritone voice of even register
smooth and clear. His low tones are
full and rich, and the audience was
astounded at the wonderful range of
his voice. Simon the Cellarer," by
Shield, was his best number.
Cadet r. D. Record played Beetho
ven's sonata, Op. 14:1, with fine tech
nique His future as a pianist is es-
tablished upon his rendition of works
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-06
LIQUID AIR MOTORS.
Their Capabilities AS Yet Can Only Be
Guessed At.

Their Capabilities As Yet Can Only Be
Guessed At.
In dealing with the problem of the APP
plication of liquid air as a source of mo-
tive power we are doubly handicapped.
In the first place, We do not know the
cost of the liquid when produced on the
large scale; and, in the second place, we
do not know the probable efficiency of
liquid-air motor. I say I'VE do not know"
Perhaps Mr., Tripler and the others en-
gagged in the experiments on this subject
do know approximately. We certainly
cannot blame them for not telling us all
they know at this stage of the work
1t is unfortunate, however, that such
statement as was recently published in
a popular magazine should be allowed to
gain currency-apparently with the sane
tion OF Mr.. Tri9lcr The statement re-
fcrrcd 20 is TO the eject that ten gallons
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-06
GRADUALLY FAILING.

The condition of Rev. DR.. George S.
Gould who is sick at his home. S73
Main street, was reported about the
same last night. He seems to fail
gradually day by day.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-06
LEICESTER SAVINGS BANK.

The annual meeting of the above cor
poraUonf for the election of officers and the
transaction of any other business that
may legally come before it, will be held
at its rooms, on THURSDAY, MAY 49,
1899, at o'clock D. m.
PARKMAN T. DENNY, Treasurer.
Leicester, May 4, 1899 s.-r