The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-01

them to do this, but they did it. They
confessed that they had given their
signatures to these notes, even though
Mrs. Kingscote had openly informed
them that she was going to use the
money for her own personal expenses,
and that she had no intention whatever
of paying them back.
Mrs. Kingscote's family history Is ro-
mantle. Her paternal grandfather was
a Hebrew by birth and by faith Pos
sessed Of an insatiate desire for foreign
travel and for geographical exploration.
he found that the most convenient ard
practical manner of accomplishing mis-
aims was at the expense and with the
assistance of the Church of England
Missionary society. Possessed of a
marvellous gift for Oriental languages,
he made his way to Bokara, and here,
it is said, he acquired a knowledge Of
that mysterious eastern art of forcing
men and women to obey his will, an
art, the elementary knowledge of which
scientists call hypnotism, but which, in
the northern mountain ranges of India
carried to an incredible extent
This marvellous gift seems to have
come down to the granddaughter, Mrs.
Kingscote, in full strength and vigor,
judging from this disclosures recently
made by three of her victims-Lord By
ron "a distant cousin of the poet), and
two rectors of large and popular par
ishes in the county of Oxford. In each
case the victim is a man nearer sixty
than fifty, and, what is more, each is
married and has a large family.
Yet. with their eyes open, they have
ruined themselves, not only financially,
but socially and enthusiastically, for the
sake of this extraordinary woman, who
was in the habit, according to their
OSxr3 Of r,d
abusing them in the most contemptuous
fashion.
The sums which Mrs. Kingscote has
obtained from these three mature men
of the world, either in the form of gifts,
loans that were never meant to be re-
turned, or else notes signed by them,
and which she got discounted, amount
in round figures to more than $1,000 00!
1t is asserted by those in a position
to know that this constitutes but q
fraction of the sums which she has
distracted from people in all parts 0s
the world during the last 20 years by
means Of her hypnotic eyes and mys-
ferrous powers upon the wills of others.
The first folio Shakespeare was re-
Gently sold at Christies in London for
el70O. 1t was bought by Mr.. Nc
Gregor, wealthy Scotch book col
crisp as bank of England notes.
A grand military tournament is to be
held next September at Montreal in
celebration Of the close of the century.
Each colony of the British empire and
each state of the American union will
be asked to send representatives to join
the imperial service and the Canadian
militia in the tournament.
The arrivals of American cattle and
meat at Liverpool during the week end
ing Sept. 16 amounted to 1927 cattle.
1907 sheep and 1853 quarters of beef.
Just before he left for home, '.Mr.
Dooley" of Chicago was interviewed by
a Dublin reporter, who asked the hui
morist what impressed him most in his
travels through Ireland. Instantly Mr..
Dooley replied: The cabbies they are
simply delicious" Some choice bits of
comment on Irish affairs may be looked
for soon.
The Oceanic is to have a rival The
Cunard company has placed an order
with the Clydebark Shipbuilding Com
pany of Scotland for an Atlantic steam
err to be Is feet longer than the Oceanic.
The ship is to be ready for delivery in
1901 c. OCOnnell Calvin