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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-24

ton of the court. He has raised a
question that won't bear inspecting. He
says he was moved by solicitude for U.S.
We were satisfied to go on as we were.
We were willing to take our chance be-
fore the supreme court. AS a matter
of fact, the act to which he refers in
his letter is an act agreed upon between
myself and the Office of the district at
torney. 1t will save us the time, ex-
pense and bother of going to the SUI
preme court"
What of Mr.. HalloWells explanation
of the employment of real estate ex-
perts?'
"Just to put them where we can't get
them" replied Judge Corcoran, with
some appearance of indignation.
Some of those men are taking what
they can get from both sides. This
fine sentiment, coming finn the office
of the attorney general, is rather late
in the day. The assistant attorney
general is more concerned for US than
we are for ourselves He realizes that
his position on this matter Of jurisdic-
ton isn't what it ought to be-" Judge
Corcoran represents in one way or an
other very large proportion of the
claimants affected by Mr. HallowelPs
motion to dismiss. He argued the mo-
ton against Mr.. Hallowell before
familiar with the metropolitan prob
lem in all its phases than any other
person.
Attorney E. A. Evans also regards
Mr.. Hallowells letter with some dis
trust. He said: S'If the attorney gem
erals office wants more legislation,
perhaps my clients don't want it, If
we keep our right to be heard by jury
in the superior court, 1, for one, am
satisfied s1
Justice was melted by Judge c. c.
Stone, in the district court, this morn
ing, to John T. O'Toole, for disturbing
the peace, IS, and to Mike Smith, for
assaulting his landlady, $15
The first named were of the party
that resisted officer John ]. McGrail
last night
! Thomas Philbin, also one of the par
ty, was not arrested this morning The
men endeavored to take O'Toole away
from the officer, but in the end fled
with the officers club.
The funeral of Mrs Eliza st. John
Kicker was held at St Johns Church
at 9 O'Clock this morning. A mass of
requiem was read by Rev. FIR. w. C,
Mclaughlin
A delegation from Gibraltar Council
| K. of c. went to Worcester tonight
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-24

HOODS PILLS are easy to take, easy
to operate, cure biliousness, indigestion,
% cents.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-24
F. E. & W. E. MARSHALL,
1876 IL and 43S Main Street
And 4 Pleasant st.
A K. OF p. CELEBRATION.

A district meeting Of the Knights of
Pythias will be held here Thursday.
Delegates from all the chapters in the
county will be present to hear In
structor Frank Is. Hayden exemplify
the unwritten work There will be a
parade in the evening, in which the
grand officers will be escorted to Her
ticultural Hall In the public meet
ing to follow, Grand Chancellor White,
Grand Chancellor Young, Grand Pre-
late BODICE and A. M. Holman will
speak. Mayor Dodge will welcome the
visitors.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-24

Etta--Are Mr.. Popkins and Miss
Hickup engaged to be married?
Anita--No; they're simply engaged.
Roxbury Gazette.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-24

Handsomely illus
trsted by thirty
two or the worlds
Great ST Artists.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-03-04
Only one Thing Lacking.

A number of travelling men were talls-
ing about the singular experiences
they have at various small hotels
throughout the northwest. Somebody
referred to Dennis Foley, whose hotel
at Memo, in Hutchinson county, s. D.,
is very popular with the boys beca uNe
of it's genial landlord. One of the tour
lists remarked:
You would know, of course, that
Dennis is thorough lrishman, al
though he hasn't a very broad brogue.
Hutchinson county is settled almost ex-
clusively by Russians, and the tow n
of Memo is named after the great re.
ligious reformer who founded the Men
monte church to which so many of the
Russians belong. One day | was talk.
ing to Dennis about his experiences in
the town and county, and said to him:
why is it. Dennis. that you haven't
tried for some Office here where you
have lived so many years, and where
you have such infiucnce?"
~ did try for an Office once he re-
piled. 4 ran for sheriff and lacked
only one thing of winning
"'What was that%' Iasked.
"'All that | lacked of being sheriff
was the Russian vote "-Sioux Cit.
Journal.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-03-04

heat utilized, by having piece of sheet
iron (d) the size of the bottom surface
of the box stretched above the lamp,
and some distance above this. iron rods,
for the support of the smaller boxes
(e e), containing earth and the seeds
which are to be terminated. AS to the
dotted lines at the top (D, they repre-
sent tight wooden cover to shut
down over the whole at Sht and take
off in the morning. Of course u small
opening should be made IN the top of
the lamp chamber and another in the
bottom preferably at the sides and OPP
posite each ,other), to admit air and let
out any gas from the lamp, the sheet
iron fitting so closely that no fumes
from the same can get up to the plant
boxes above.
Constructed in this way very small
fame will keep everything warm and
growing all night. Hence the house
wife may plant tomatoes, peppers and
the like, or any kind of flower seeds,
early enough to have them get a good
start, and that without experiencing
any serious setbacks, no matter though
the mercury is found some mornings
down near zero.-Frederick o. Sibley
in n. Y. Tribune,
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-03-04
HORTICULTURAL HINTS.

Glover is the manure of all manures
for the potato crop.
Does spraying pay? Certainly; the
same as tillage and pruning do.
A writer in American Agriculturist
recommends the plan of packing APP
pies in sawdust for long keeping.
Mr.. j. s. Woodward tells that he
stored apples in the year of the great
apple crop QS96) in his cellar UP to
eight feet in depth, and that they kept
the best where the layer was thickeet.
Plastering laths woven into three
strands of wire make a good tree pro-
lection against mice and rabbits when
secured around trees liable to be
barked. Wire netting answers the
same purpose.
1t Is we'll to remember that it is not
the freezing, but the thawing in the
light that Injuries plants the most.
Should even tender plants be frozen
and thawed out in low temperature,
ard in the dark, many of them would
survive.-Western Plowman.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-03-04
Salt Dressing for Lawns.

Wherever lawns are highly manured,
as most well-kept lawns are apt to be,
dressing of salt sometime during the
winter will greatly benefit them. Salt
in small quantities, as it must be used
when applied to land, is one of the best
solvents known. We are so used to put
ting salt in extra amounts to harden
and pickle vegetables that we are apt
to forget that in very small amounts it
rots them. Try 1t on some cut potatoes
for seed, as we knew a farmer once to
do, and see the effect He rotted o
whole row of potatoes in this way, so
that two-thirds of them never came up.
Salt is especially valuable 20 release
mineral fertilizers that have become
inert in the soil.-American Cultivator.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-03-04
Jansnese PIums Are Hardy.

Joseph Meehan says in the Practical
Farmer that the japanese plums seem
to have the power of resisting the cur
culio. The crescent-shaped marks are
often seen upon the fruit, but wheth-
err no eggs are deposited or they fail
TO hatch he cannot tell. but no per-
ceptible injury is apparent. Many trees
were so overloaded with fruit that it
would have been an advantage if some
had been destroyed by the insect. In
one orchard under his observation
about the close of July there we're two
or three weeks of hot. rainy weather.
and many OF the plums were attacked
by rot and fell off. This often occurs
among the old varieties in such wealth
er. AS the japanese plums are nearly
all hardy, whether early or late, he
considers them decided acquisition.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-03-04
Wfse Father,

When Mr.. Rudyard Kipling was lad
he went on sea voyage with his father,
Mr.. Lockwood Kipling. Soon after the
vessel got under way, Mr.. Kipling went
below, leaving the boy on deck. Pres
emily there was great commotion over
head, and one of the ships officers
rushed down and banged at Mr. Kip.
ling's door. mir. Kipling," he cried
"your boy has crawled out GU the yard.
arm, and if he let's go he'll drownis
"Yes." said Mr.. Kipling, glad to kno~
that nothing serious was the matter
"but he won't let go."-Academy.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-03-04
SOIL OF COAL ASHES.
A Flower Lover Tells of His EAperss
ence with Various Plants During
the Past Season.

When we came into possession of our
present home, the side yard sloped pre-
cipitously toward the east and was
flooded with water during every rain
fall, says a writer in Vick's Monthly.
Not wishing to have the expense OF
grading, we began filling the lower side
with coal ashes and few winters suf-
feed to remedy these evils. but tradi-
tion said: "You cannot raise flowers in
ashes" therefore we fought the weeds
which we found would grow there, and
tried to be patient. This spring we de-
termined to try at least few of the
hardest flowers, and results have been
such that think they will be OF in
terest to others. In March the ashes
were thoroughly raked and rolled. On
one side we dug trench for sweet
peas, about 16 feet in length. In this
we planted a sweet pea collection.
The weather being very cold, they did
not terminate until late in April, and
as soon as they were well started we
drew the ashes down about them, fill
ing the trench. Once week they were
watered with liquid fertilizer, and July
1 they reached nearly to the top o!
their poultry netting support (six feet)
and were covered with buds and bios
SONS. A row of nasturtiums was equal
ly fortunate and bore more flowers
throughout the summer than those
planted in proper garden soil. Dahlias
were another success, bulbs planted in
ashes and we'll watered daily outstrip-
ping those in rich. loan and bearing
more and handsomer flowers than we
had ever before raised. We have tried
several other varieties. but cannot yet
speak positively as tosesults, although
the plants are growing well. Glover
sown in May caught well and walking
over its green, luXuriant surface you
would not dream that beneath lay sew
eral feet of coal ashes.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-03-04

ercarefully specting the doors of Graf
tons stable, he closed and locked the
gate. He wished now more than ever
to hurry on westward and enter his own
little home and surprise Florence.
With grateful eyes he had noted the
parlor lights and interpreted them as
indicating that she must be well over
the unreasoning stage of this her first,
and, he prayed God. her last, jealous
trouble. He turned toward his own
gate, intending only to glance at the
other stables on the way and give the
sentry additional orders; but when he
got so far toward the western end of the
row as to enable him to distinguish any
object as big as man he found to his
veXation that there was no sentry there
at all, and that he must retrace his
steps and look for him toward the other
end. 1t was backward tramp of over
800 yards, and he was irritated enough
to feel like scoring the sentry when
finally he came upon him.
you shouldn't be here, sir" he be-
gan, after the customary challenge and
reply. 'Where you are most needed is
along toward the other end, where there
are private horses in flimsy stables"
"Iknow, sir" said the soldier, prompt
ly, "but there's something amiss out
there on the road toward town. Iheard
scuffie and cries for help, and then
running down into the creek bottom
The corporal's gone out to see. I'm
afraid there's been blood split, sir"
And even as they stood and listened,
the still night air was split by the loud
report of carbine, echoed back from
the opposite wall of the shallow, mar
row canyon. 1t was followed almost
instantly by cry for aid.
Come right along" shouted Merriam
to the sentry, and he sprang away in
the direction of the alarm. Never mind
your post!"
A run of nearly 400 yards, crossing
diagonally the Junction road as they
ran, brought the lieutenant to the edge
of the chasm, at point where one
could see some distance down the
stream, the sentry painting several rods
behind. The moonlight was faint. but
still sufficient to enable him to make
out the form of a man apparently crawl
ing on hands and knees up the bank,
while another lay motion,ess close to
the waters edge. Over this latter Corp
oral Mahoney was bending, imploring in
grief-stricken tones. Randy went
bounding down the abrupt slope. sure
footed as goat.
Whats the matter, corporal? What
is it?"
BRADY, sir-stabbed to death, I'm
'fraid. There was three of 'em on him,
and more at po,r Corcoran yonder--
! Mexieans all OF 'em, and they lit out
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-03-04

The weakness of great man is ofteu
that feature which contains the most
interest for the student of human ma
ture. 1t may be of interest to know
that Napoleon set aside $4,000 year
for dress. Unfortunately, he had a
weakness for white breeches, and often,
while wholly absorbed in state affairs,
hewould spill ink or coffee on those deli
cate trousers, which he would hasten to
change upon discovering the spots.
This circumstance cost the blameless
but timid Comte de Remusat his place
as master of the robes. The emperor
spoiled his clothes so frequently that
the imperial tailor was constantly re-
ceiving fresh orders, and $4,000 became
insufficient to meet the bills. The mas
ter of robes was foolishly afraid to men
ton the subject to Napoleon, and con-
tinued to give unsatisfactory replies to
the insistent tailor who became press
ing in his demands. At length, becom-
ing exasperated, the tailor took the bold
step of complaining to Napoleon, who
learned with establishment and anger
that he owed his tailor $4,000; he paid
the bill and at the same time dismissed
the frightened Comte de Remusat. II
hope" said the emperor, smiling and
frowning at the same time at his newly
appointed master of robes, that you
will not expose me to the disgrace Of
being dunned for the breeches l am
wearing. "-Waverly Magazine.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-03-04
She Won,

MARY" said Mr.. Thomas, when 81
lence fraught with unpleasant mean
ing had followed his first alteration
with his young wife. "Yes?" said
Mary, interrogatively. When man
and his wife have had "a difference"
said Mr.. Thomas, with a judicial air,
land each considers the other at fault,
which of the two do you think should
make the first advance toward reconcil-
iation?" "The wiser of the two" said
Mrs. Thomas, promptly; land so, my
dear, I'll say at once that I'm very
sorry" 1t occurred to Mr.. Thomas that
il might have been as well for him to
make the first advance, after all, but
he thoughtfully refrained from saying
so.-Youth's Companion.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-03-04
CHAPTER X.-CoNTINUED.

One o'clock came, and the call had
gone from sentry to sentry, thanks to
the breathless stiffness of the air, and
the moon was climbing high, and BuX
was still up and swearing. A wire"
came out from the Junction that the
Especial" would not be there for two
hours, so the Rifers had stacked arms,
unslung packs. and were snoozing or
skylarking as suited their humor. The
colonel had given permission for
dance at Miguel's. The band was play
lug, and there was jollity in the wind.
BuX said he wouldn't have the cavalry
mixed up in any such tomfoolery, how
ever, and the patrol was saddled and
ready to start. Grafton, coming back
from his stable, where he had gone to
personally see to the selection of the
mounts required, stopped and drew
Merriam 10 one side.
SIN sorry for the needless trouble
You look this evening, Merriam. I had
hoped that Mrs. McLane would see you
and have done with it. Another dis
patch came for her three hours ago, and
it seems to have reused her to action.
She was up and dressed in time to see
the regiment off, and now, presume,
she's flirting with Whitaker. There
are lights in the parlor. At all events
the orderly hasn't found him, and Bux
may send you after the stragglers in
town."
"Then l reckon I'll start ana make
the rounds and get out of the way"
said Randy. by the way, captain, I
hope your private stable is we'll secured.
We have only one sentry on that whole
front now. and that matched team of
yours is powerful temptation to Bravo
horse fancfers. mean to make two or
three trips around the row tonight"
well, then l can save you several
hundred yards, Merriam" SAID Graf
ton, fumbling in his pocket. "Take the
short cut through my yard. There are
no private horses between me and the
east end of the line, you know. Here's
the key to the rear gate"
Merriam took it and thanked him
heartily.
"I'll go to the corrals first" said he,
"and then come over your way. Good
night"
The lights were still burning dimiy
in the parlor as Grafton reached his
Quarters, but the slender form of a
woman stood between him and the door
1t was Mrs. McLane, and she began al
once.
II have been waiting anxiously for
you, captain. Dear Harriet has gone to
her room tired out. and thought Mr.
Whitaker would never go-I fairly had
to SIND hiai. Mr.. Merriam is officer OF
t!leg lNsd. Gould see him-could you
take me to him forIust minute? II
can talk with him three minutes II
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-03-04

straight for that monte ahack across
the mesa. Their horses are there.
reckon. Look up. Brady, man. for
Gods sake! Here's the lieutenant come
TO help"
Merriam knelt, threw open the blue
blouse and placed his hand over the
heart, waited a motlent and shook his
head. His hand was dripping with
blood as he drew it out "All over with
poor Brady, | fear" said be- Run
quick. No. followed me out. Tell
him to hurry for the surgeon and send
the litter from the hospital. Who
fred?"
81 did, sir. hoped to bring down
one of the gang. but they were TOO far
Off" answered the corporal, as he was
pulling himself up the bank
Turning away from the stricken SOL
der and dabbling for a moment his
hand in the stream. Randy called to Cor
coran, THE other victim. who was groan-
ing and cursing alternately, and who
presently burst into maudlin tears. de.
manding to be given chance to stand
mp against the id greasers again.
that he might annihilate the entire
party. 1t was evident that subtler
enemy had downed him even before the
Mexican took hold. Ee was only Slight
ly injured physically. but his money
was gone. All Randy could extract
from him was that there had been a
game and he wouldn't pay up because
the greasers were cheating. and they
chased him and Brady, and overlook
them and used their knives.
Buxton was still up and full of his
project of sending the patrol of abb
sentees and the band just as soon as the
Riflers' train should have started. He
heard the call for the surgeon. and
promptly turned out in person. The
sleepy horses of the patrol were stand
ing meekly and wonderingly at the
guardhousc when the distant shot was
fired, and, borrowing one, the sergeant
galloped out. When Bux appeared he
| borrowed another. and one for the SUR
geon. Then. after hearing Merriam's
brief recital, he ordered him to mount
| forthwith, take the entire patrol and
gallop in chase of the greasers.
fro BE CONTINUED
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-03-04
CHAPTER XII.

"NIrs. McLane," Merriam was saying
at the moment. interrupting the plead
ing, weeping woman who was clinging
TO his arm, sit is useless to talk of it.
Had you let me know why you wished to
see me, all the pain of this meeting
could have been avoided. Every paper
had was given to Mr.. Parry, your law
yer, months ago. know less about the
matter, probably, than you do; and
now, forgive me, but must go at once"
Almost forcibly he drew her clasping
hands from his arm, and turning sharp
ly and without another word to the
cringing woman, FASTENED on through
the narrow pathway that led between
Grafton's cottage and that to the east
ward. and presently emerged again into
the moon light at the back of the house,
going straight to the captains stable.
Fer moment his late companion stood
there at the trellis, staring after him in
mingled misery and incredulity. She
had planned it well. She had marked
his coming just as Grafton had said, had
hurried down to the shady aisle be-
tween the quarters and halted him
there-astonished at her daring. He
would have walked dozen miles that
night rather than see her at all but to
meet her this way. to feel that he was
trapped. made Merriam's blood boil
with wrath. His voice, though, was
cfa nd ha hay n
she wished to see him. But her aim was
to detain, to soften, to charm and then
to plead, and she had dreadful. dread
full story to tell and none to tell it to
but him. Even then she was baked, for
Merriam b.untly babe. her omit the
story, as he knew all he needed to know,
and come to the point at once. What
could she want of him? Advice-sym-
pathy, she cried; and for advice he re-
ferred her to her lawyer-for sympathy
she must not come to him. She must
have some purpose in calling on him
what was it? And then it proved to be
the packet with certain papers, given
him by the young miner in the Mes
calero. "It was turned over to your
lawyer long ago" said Randy; and then
she burst into tears and said she was
undone, and walled: "Oh, Randy. Ran
| dy! what can what am to do?" And
he suggested gravely, courteously, but
positively, that she should at once go
indoors, while he went on his way.
His heart was hitta~ q ra in Ct h or c h o
strobe out beyond the fence line, and. aft
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-03-04
FOR STARTING PLANTS.
A Device That Gives Tomatoes, Pcp.
pers and Flower Seeds "a Wig
Orous start.

Nearly everyone tries 20 start few
plants early in the spring in the house,
and expends world of labor, in the ag-
gregate, carrying them from the win
dow to stove shelf at night to keep
them from chilling, and oftentimea
freezing.
The accompanying cut shows way
by which to avoid all this trouble, and,
at the same time, grow more aud better
plants. Take box of any size desired,
about two feet in height, and arranged it
on a movable stand or bench (a) SO that
it can be set before the :unniest win.
dow on bright, clear days. In one side
of this box. at the bottom. cut an OPEN
ing (b) through which 10 insert the lamp,
and provide it with hinged door (c).
for then the lamp can be shut up and ito