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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-10

when the curtain rises, and If there is
poor act on the bill, it is put on first,
just to give the bulk Of the audience a
chance to see The best of the show The
actor goes through his performance,
with carefully arranged hesitations
where he thinks the applause should
come, ana When he is through and does
not receive an encore, he is apt to re-
mark to the property man who stands
at one of the wings to be of assistance
If he is needed, that he never saw such
an unappfecatiVc audience, and that
he'd been used to playing to people
who knew good thing when they saw
it.
The performers, when they come from
the dressing rooms and are waiting for
their turns, stand about the wings
watching the other actors on the stage,
and they are not sparing of comments,
and are always ready to praise a good
Bit of work. They are generally old
acquaintances, and during their waits
between acts, chat with each other over
old times. ta 39l
The costuming on the vaudeville
stage is not usually as elaborate as that
of the Legitimate, but some of the per-
formers are marveIs in the way Of quick
dressing. H. V. Fitzgerald, the light
ming change artist. who played at the
Park during the past week did some of
the. cleyerest work in that line ever seen
in Worcester or anywhere else He
made 20 changes during his act, assist
ed only by his wife. His rapidity was
marvellous, but equally interesting was
the ingenuity in the construction of the
costumes he wore. They were made
with springs, so that they would stick
on without being fastened. To see him
get into dress reminded one Of the
drop harness in fire engine house
more than anything else. 1t is hard
work, he says, and after each perform
ance he has a rub down with as much
care as trained athlete.
The vitagraph pictures, with which
each performance at the Park closes,
give the stage hands an opportunity for
exercising a little originality They sit
behind the curtain and add noises that
help to make the pictures seem real
Their Instruments are not elaborated
A bass drum with some peas in it is
made to represent the firing Of q can
non or the sound of water falling, as
the case requires A couple of cocoa
nut shells struck together gives the I'm
preston of horse galloping, while a
couple of carpet beaters and table are
all that is necessary to make a bloody
battle with the Filipinos. ~
When the performance is over and
the audience gone, the ushers.. go
through the house and pick UP the
thrown away programs. candy bags and
peanut shells, and then the lights are
out until time for the next audience to
60 Their comes.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-10

was $4,000 Over this and similar cam
eos the bidding at the auction centered,
and the prices paid were the highest
brought in the 739 lots into which the
collection was divided. Bidders were,
moreover, so cautious and reserved that
at the time it could not be .ascertained
for whom purchases were made. 1t is
now known that the British Museum
gained possession of many of the most
important gems, and the greater. part
of the entire collection has remained in
England as the property of private gal
leries. Dealers who bought for other
countries nave not made public the des-
tinations of their purchases.
George F. Kunz, the expert on gems
for Tiffany and connected in that ca
pacity with the United States geological
survey. hopes to see more of the MARI
borough Jewels brought to America.
The finest sardonyx of the
collection was the gem which
brought the highest price. 1t sold tor
G375O Although it is not to come to
America, the Claudius Cesar possesses,
for many reasons, interest for all art
lovers. 1t is a stone 2B inches high by
2 inches wide, On fine porcelain
white layer the face and neck are cut;
the wreath and aegis are exposed ~ d
reserved stratum of delicate yellow,
The base is deeper yellow
The canoes value as an antique mas
been appreciated wherever seen II pc
longed to the Arundel series ana Was
termed "Britannicus. -,
For it's setting the mount IS gold' Win
border IT.. leaf pattern ana there are
chased ornamental sides e s, teIi ~ ~
white green and black, The back oil
ne noount shows an arabesque design
rinhIy traced and enameled in eolors
Another Claudius, also fine sardonyX,
vas vas secured by the British Museum lol
nm - extremely small sum. The entire
Arrndel collection was offered to the
n ~, sem, and was refused, before it be.
came anne the property of the Duke o.
Marlborough, for e1OOOO-New YORK
Tribune.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-10

a travelling man, leaving her parents
broken hearted. 1t was after midnight
when | went to his rooms, and there l
found Tom his head buried in his arms,
sobbing like child. That night he told
me all, from beginning to end, ana
showed me her picture, which he wore
next to his heart, for poor fellow, he
loved her dearly, though not wisely"
There wac long pause, during which
we cleared our threats several times
and soma thought of like disappoint-
ments, similar to poor Toms.
Shortly Lefore he died. continued
the doctor, Twas attending him, and
called in another doctor. General de-
cline, he SAID, but l knew it was a
broken heart, but | let 1t go at that
Only once. was he out of his mind and
then he said, Lee, Lee, you don't know
what you have done Just before he
died he told me that around his neck
| would find silk sack, and for me to
look at the contents and put it back
where | found it and bury it with him.
After his death, did as l was told,
and in the sack, l found white glove,
a withered rose. a bow of ribbon and
her picture and her last letter. Sadly
l put it back where / found it, on his
heart, and II was buried with him, as
he had requested"
Everything was quiet and we were
all busy with our thoughts, and sad
they were. Poor Tom, poor Tom.
Suddenly someone knocked at the
door and asked for Doc Rathbourne
and told him that a lady had been found
by the roadside seriously injured. They
carried her in, and we, one by one,
slipped out, leaving Lathrope and Doc
Rath alone with her. Just as / was go
ing out the Goor, LathrOpe called to me
to go to the hospital and have room
prepared for her as quickly as pos
sible. He handed me a note and telling
me to hurry went back to the office.
where the unconscious lady lay. Soon
/ was back to the office with the ambu-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-10

being a sad little piece of rag-time DO
| etry concerning the ''swatting" of Mr.. At
kinson by President Mckinley
Well, Eddie!
| Eddie Atkinson.
! Auntie Eddie Atkinson!
| Where
| Are you at?
| How do you find yourself?
! Or can you collect
| Yourself without
| The aid of a Whisk-broom
| And a dust pan
And some benZine to wipe UP
| The grease spots2
! Do you remember when
| The cyclone struck?
| You know where it started.
| Don't you, Eddie?
| Down at Pittsburg, you remember.
| Even if you
| Can't remember the Maine
| Or remember Sweet Alice, Ben Bolt,
| Or much else, by
! This time.
| But it's what is widely termed
4. cinch-a lead-pipe
| Cinch.
With brazed joints
And solid reinforcements,
| That you have few
Faint glimmerings of memory on this
| Point.
| You'll always remember the
! swat
| You got
| For several months you have been
Going up and down, and
Likewise to and fro
Upon the earth,
Just like the other fellow
He of olden time,
| Who went gallivanting
Around the land of Uz,
And got Mr. Job
Into trouble.
You wanted to start something,
And it started.
ENpY hear af thiS
Mckinley?
You might be a starter,
But
He's a finisher!
You may not have a
Distinct idea
OF what he did to you.
But it was
Whole lot
Eddie,
There isn't enough left
OF you
And your ideas
To wad pop-gun.
But doubtless you could still
Furnish the wind.
Let us hope, Eddie, that
When you "come to"
And begin to look around
And take notice wee
You will see the error of
Your ways and
Be good.
You now know how it feels
To be clutched
BY the afternoon of your trousers
And scattered over the
Face of the earth,
Even from Dan to Beersheba,
So don't ever get to
| Thinking
Any more that you are
Bird.
You can't fly, and you know
How hard you dronped.
Anyway, Won may. De a bird,
But you're from
A different setting of eggs
Than the sort
, That matches out American eagles.
| Now, take some good
| Advice
Gather up the fragments
| OF yourself.
F., Find all the buttons,
And the scraps,
And the busted waistband
! Put them in a pile and say
That's mel"
And never, never, never
! Be bad boy again, because
! If you do
McKinley'Il git you
Eff you don't
Watch
i Out!
Josh Wink in the rSa1tiYno,.a n,a,.goo,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-10

mr. Rathbourne was our story tellei'
"a often, as crowd of us sat around
ontoving a smoke. we prevailed upon
noc Path as we called him, to tell US
storv one that he had come across IN
his profession, and he had any amount
70 tell sad, funny and strange
nae Rath seemed strangely silent TINS
evening and when called on for story
he begged to be excused.
why, doc, what is the matter ar
ed one of the fellows. You iooN az
blue as an indigo bag, -
zone of your patients dead DOC
Rath?" inquired another.
acouldnt you collect your big pllL 70 o.
a.. AZ ." and so on, until at lehgth ne
zee zee m and said, No, nothing OF tna.
rus rus ~ me feel blue tonight was
thinking of-of Tom "a nod died
81 tu,o Years ago The doctor anu
o ,r had been the best of friends loIi
loni doctor and a general 1aVoIile
VIZ nc and as the doctor spoke Oh nun M
WIZ h,ing was still and we all reille sll,
eyeI ' thaf slight boyish figure the NJ Sas
,pe.b md ire happy manner, Ia ta
laus = ar,1hered how changed rom 1 mau
We snr some time before ne dleu. IA "a
peeIl ~ tolls and gay laugh were hea ,,a
haP I1aer the boyish face hau pee e1,l
~ lpnS IA stern, and his mouth set I, ~ al al
haIu o. 10 something hurt nm W. s.
y " wondered why he had ehdn9 ,,a
w W. hut as he was not q IelloM si, Rim
b his Confidence we cog dot f 10 r %sn With
sheir troubles to get help anu '
sympathy. la one "why did he
have to die? - onotber at seems
hardly " true that Tom can pc so"' -
ever" 80 chat he did die" said
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-10
THE REAL THING.
Behind the Scenes In
Worcester's Vau-
deville.
WOES OF THE STAGE MANAGER.
Clever Tricks in the Turn
Of the Vita
graph,
WOES OF THE STAGE MANAGER.

The vaudeville theater is a result of
the same thing which made the depart
ment store and the short story, that
growing desire in mankind to be able to
have his own peculiar taste gratified
without having to hunt for a place
where this qualification might be
brought about.
Ard like the department store and the
short story, the vaudeville theater has
proved to be a better money maker
than the legitimate stage, both from
the managerial and professional stand
points.
That vaudeville has proved as pop
ular to amusement lovers as the de-
partlnent store and short story has to
those who like to shop and like to read
for recreation only, goes without say
ing. There is a peculiar spice that
clings about the vaudeville that the
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-10
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-10
KIPLING LEADS ALL,
Most Popular Author
In Worcester's Pub
lie Library.
DAVID HARUM :" is next.
Richard Carvel Much Adj
Richard Carvel Much Adj
mired-Books of
the Season.

David Harum" and Richard Car
vel" are popular individuals in Worces-
ter Just now, A long line of admirers
is waiting an Introduction to the eccen-
tricities of the two pleasing personaI-
ties
Twelve copies of each of the popular
books are in the public library, and the
circulation of all is limited to one week,
yet the supply is far behind the de-
mand. and scores of cards are waiting
their turn in line to receive the books.
The demand for the popular books Of
the day is erratic and abnormal. Now
one and then another of the raging nov
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-10
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-10

Maud Muller, on a summers DAY, ,,an
ReISed in the meadow sweet win nay
Maud now has better fun; m M ,inihs
Ghasing a golf ball round tha INKS.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-10
he library

For the winter season at the library
me books that will witness the great
est demand are Mrs. ELEPHANTS Let (.
.eTs Through the Nations to Coo,
me Double Thread" when knight
mood Was in Flower" and Justin NJ
@"asrthys "Reminiscences" These, WIN
David Harum and "Richard Carver
M Mlll lead in popular favor throughout
the fall and winter.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-10
FOR PEAcEIN THE FAMILY.

JOSH Wink in the Baltimore American.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-10
WHERE Is EDDIE NOW?

being a sad little piece of rag-time po-
etry concerning the ''swatting" of Mr.. At
kinson by President Mckinley
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-12-11
He DID GREAT THINGS.
And Thon Jimmy Told His Father
All About His Exciting
Adventures.

"What kind of time are you having
this summer, JIMMY"
"Oh, out of sight! The family all
away. Father was the last to go. He
went north on business and left me to
take care of the house. Oh, yes. I'm
strong on that, you know. Haven't
been there since he left. That makes
me think I'd better go around tonight
he's due to-day"
James was right. His father had re-
turned and was sitting on the porch
says the Detroit Free Press.
well, how have you been getting
along for the last week?" inquired the
father.
"Oh, very well, considering" snid
James, assuming the confident air of
the man who has done his duty. "a few
accidents about the house, but fixed
them al right"
"Yes?"
"Yes-had the burglars one night.
Lucky thing I was here--they might
have stolen half the house. And the
gns rirc sprung Il leak, too. But dis
covered that III time. And the rats!
Why. we'd have been overrun with EN-
If lad : hcHn here to clean them QUIT"
TT '!.it's strange" said Lis father.
~ L2T'T,i heard any burglars. nor
smcl!cd ary gas, nor heard any rats,
and I've GcGn here ali the week. You
k"ow, | didn't take that business trim
after all"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-12-11
ANCIENT ARITHMETIC.
Examples Used in Egypt 5000 Years
Ago.

Probably the Oldest copy book for
home lessons i'll arithmetic was re-
Gently unearthed in Egypt. The
papyrus which was found in excel
lent condition, dates from the period
of about 100 years before Christ
that is about 100 years before the
time Of Moses or about 5000 years
ago. 1t proves that the Egyptians
had knowledge of elemen tary math-
matics almost to the extent of our
Owo. The papyrus has d long head
ing, "DirectiOn how to attain the
knowledge of all dark things" etc,
Numerous examples show that their
principal operations with entire units
and fractions were made by means of
addition and multiplication. Sub
fractions and divisions we're no:
known in their present form, but cor
rect results were obtained neverthe-
less.
Equations are also found in the pa
PJAu"' nhOhS Vl1C CAdul pies given In
this one: Ten measures of barley are
to be divided among ten persons in
such a manner that each subsequent
person receives one -eighth of meas-
ure less than the person before him.
Another example given ls: There
are seven men, each man has seven
cats, each cat has eaten seven mice,
each mouse has eaten seven grains of
barley, each grain OF barley would, if
cultivated, have yielded seven meas
ures OF barley, how much barley has
been lost in that way.
The papyrus also contains calcula-
tions Of area, the calculation sof the
area Of circle and It's transmission
INTO square, and finally calculations
Of the cubic measurements of pyra-
Observation-Disclosures Record.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-12-11
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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-12-11
BIG GALAPAGOS TURTLES
The Heaviest Weighed 600 Pounas
and Was Worth for Scientific
Uses $500.

From the Galapagos islands the
schooner Julia Whalen has brought ten
OF the immense turtles for which the
islands are noted. The biggest she'll
back of them all weighs GOO pounds and
is sold to be the largest ever brought
from the islands. Unfortunately, the
monster reptile was accidentally killed
two weeks out from the islands. A
sharp piece of timber fell on the deck
and pierced the animals lungs. The
turtle coughed blood for awhile, and
an attempt was made to plaster up the
hole, but the injured tortoise died in
fortnight. AS scientists estimate the
average life of these turtles at 200 years,
death within two weeks of an injury
is practically instantaneous-for a
turtle. 1t is said in the islands that no
turtle has died natural death in the
memory of the oldest inhabitant. Dur
ing the two centuries that scientists
have allotted it to live some accident
generally befalls the turtle. Many have
met their deaths by falling over preci-
pieces, and number have been over
taken by the lava flows of these vol
canic islands. In fact, the turtle
brought back dead by the Whalen
shows marks on his shell of having been
caught in some fiery flow. There are
scars on his shell, showing that the lava
moved more quickly than he. A ton
of cactus leaves was brought on the
schooner as food for the turtles.
X. e. Snodgrass, an instructor in
zoology at Stanford university, and L.
Heller, geological student there, went
on the Whalen for the purpose of MAX
ing scientific observations. One of the
giant tortoises belonged to them, and
they have in addition $50 varieties of
fish. SiXty-two varieties Of fish were
already known ON these islands. which
arc remarkably rich zooicn icGIIy. OF
the fish brought back to Stanford, 90
specimens are ECW to %",ercc. Tie col
legians bring also nest complete col
lection OF insects, many II tl!Cln UNclas-
sifed, and 4 fine cole ctiCn OF birds and
reptiles. They have specimen of Il
marine iguana, or sea lizard, six feet
long.
The college men report that the tur-
ties, though still numerous en- Abe
marie. have disappeared from the other
islands, except or Euncau ;:iand, where
one species of the tcstUdo family still
exists. There arc three species on Al
bemarle, but on the Other islands, each
of which had orcc its separate species.
the turtles are extinct. The inhab.
itants of the islands kill the turtles fol-
their oil, and the supply is steadily
growing less. The turtles brought back
on the Whalen are worth from 5000 to
5000 apiece. There were ten, some of
them bound for museums, some for
geological gardens and more for the
soup kettle.-San Francisco Chronicle.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-12-11
A MEMORY OF THE PAST.
Passing OF the American Volunteer
soldier.

Passing OF the American Volunteer
soldier.
On the occasion Of the Presidents
visit to Minneapolis the usual courte-
sizes we're extended to him by the m u
nicipal and State authorities. Gov
ernor Lind and Mayor Gray were ON
the platform with him and both made
speeches. The Governor is a Silver
Republican and was elected ON fu-
sion ticket. He is OF Swedish parent
age and like all Of his race,is earnest
ly devoted to the principles of liberty
He learned from his parents the evil
and danger Of nIilitarism and imperi-
alism and no man is more earnestly
opposed to the unmitigated wicked.
moss of these n-American importa-
tations than Governor Lind OF Mime
sofa.
In connection with these facts, his
speech, delivered In the very presence
of the President of the United States
and Emperor Of the Philippines, is
the most remarkable utterance yet
made by prominent public man. In
order to fully appreciate the deep
meaning and sarcasm of the speech
it must be kept in mind that we no
longer have a volunteer army. The
volunteer is memory of the pest. He
is not a suitable instrument for con-
quest and subjugation. Our army of
lOO,O 200 men is Low composed entirely
OF regulars, hired at 80 much a month
to shoot whomsover the officers may
direct. Keeping these facts in view
you will have no trouble in appreciat-
ing the pith of Governor Lind's
speech:
"By our growth and development
the mission Of the American volun-
teer soldier has come to an end. For
the purpose Of conquest and subjuga-
ton he Is unfit, for he carries a con.
science as well as a gun. The volun-
tier has always stood for self govern
ment, liberty and justice. With your
generation he will pass from the
stage OF our national life. His fame
and example will continue the herit-
age of our people, the theme of story
and song. May the spirit that has
actuated him ever guide our people
and temper the strength of the nation
which has outgrown him with the
eternal principles for which he has
fought and died"
We do not believe that the nation
has outgrown the spirit of her gallant
volunteers, and Governor Lind did
not mean that his words we're to be
construed literally. The speech was
superb piece Of singing irony. But
Mckinley accepted it as correctly ex-
pressing the sentiments of his party.
The meaning is literal and dangerous
ly true in it's application to the spirit
and intentions Of the imperialists. 1t
has no irony for them. They want a
man that carries gun, but no con-
science-an army that will not hest.
tate ut conquest and subjugatlon-
and they have got it. The volunteer
has passed from the stage OF our ma
tional life, and IN his place stands the
paid regular, an instrument Of con-
quest, OF subjugation and Of murder.
Conquest Of the Filipino first, then
subjugatlon of our own people-this
is the prophecy III course of fulfill
ment.-Mississippi Democrat.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-12-11
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w. II. CRANE,
Nov. 80, 1899. Lee, Nevada
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