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constitutes the basis of hero worship
The sympathy of the American people
With famine-strieken Ireland predis-
posed America to accept this favored
son of Irish soil, but the local condi-
tons were the strongest factors. At
this period of Father Mathews visit,
teetotalisnt was a coming national
question 1t stood for party division
and had reached the fitness of its
growth in the generation of so years
ago. The prohibition party of today
are the legatees of its political exist
ence; the larger bands of total absti
hence, the heirs of its efficiency in the
sphere of public and private morality.
In 40 that moral monstrosity"
A "GARRISONIAN ABOLITIONIsT, .
was making his presence felt, anu
eventually abolition forced itself to the
front having displaced in national feel
ing the principles of teetotalism. What
promised to prove a great national
question with morality for its founda-
tion and teetotalism for a shibboleth,
was driven from the field of general
politics by a question having morality
also for foundation, but the abolition
of slavery for a watchword. Teetotal-
ism babe the Irish reformer a welcome,
and the better class of sincere, liberal
minded citizens whose sympathies are
with every movement for the uplifting
of their fellow-nnen extended hearty
recognition Under these favorable
auspices his labors among the emil
grants were accomplished.
Learning that Father Mathew would
attend the commencement exercises at
Holy Cross college, Mayor Chaplin, in
the name OF the committee, invited him
WnrnnSfnr date.
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the GREAT APOSTLE.
Father Mathew sGood
Work on His Visit
to Worcester.
ACCORDED IA ROYAL WELCOME.
The Results Of His Visit
Were Of Great Benefit
to the Town.
ACCORDED IA ROYAL WELCOME.
The Results Of His Visit

Looking backward over the growth of
Worcester a perspective of fifty years
brings the line of vision to the con-
veging point of her municipal existence,
-Four periods of half century life fill the
measure of the generations which dis
tinguish and separate the oldest fami-
lies from the emigrant of yesterday.
Throughout New England religious and
racial markings were the stamp of So
cial and official recognition; creed and
nationality formed the defensive and Of
fenaive barrier of domestic exclusive
n.Ss while trade and politics in some
dearee were the great Jewellers in civic
tntarcourse. 1t is not strange there
fors In find the Worcester of fifty years
ago stigmatized by an envious outside
sheet as a presumptuous city OF lo,0oO
Americans and 1000 Irish characters. In
his tabulation, the estimate Of Irish
non,,latlon is incorrect as applied to
M number which made up the. resident
n n of inhabitants. In those
laws of railroad construction, ROAD
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court. The officials were fearful TINS
state of affairs might continue, and the
prospect of fees seemed douptIuI
should the Father Mathew promises
prove permanent Liquor dealers
spilled their wares into the streets and
the mind Of
EACH GOOD PURITAN REJoICED
in the proper observance
Of at least one Sunday on the
part of the aliens September
the school children gathered on the
common, and hundreds of little ones
took the pledge. The great soul had an
especial liking for children, and IRE
ouently kissed the younger ones, who,
as the item puts it, had washed ana
clean faces" Dedham, Old Cambridge,
New Bedford and Providence greeted
him. In Maine and New hampshire
wherever e. settlement of the Irish was
found he brought his blessing OF peace
and contentment to humble homes. For
six DAYS he journeyed among the In
dians Of Maine. Saturday Oct 20, he
arrived in Worcester, fatigued and
weary from the labor which taxed his
strength, and bore heavily upon HIN. He
was unable to be present that evening
at city hall and a crowded church on
SUNDAY
the mass he tainted. Although SO years
of age, he appeared younger and with
his rosy face, fair complexion and
harvest Of brown hair" he must nave
been a handsome man in his younger
days. A stroke of partial paralysis had
long before lessened his oratorical pow
ers. "IIis even temperament, pleasing
address ana sincere smile which up
his benignant- oountenance completely
won this. hearts Of his auditors ard his
keen logical reasoning carried convic-
ton to their minds. Monday, Oct. q,
proved stormy day, and in spite Of
rain and unpropitious weather, he add
ed hundreds of signers to a list when
had grown close to six millions in the
years OF a total abstinence ministry.
Few remain of the millions, yet Wor-
oester can boast of more than one OF
the 1900 who grasped the hand Of the
kindly sanity priest so years today.
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building and public works, the stray
Cling army of laborers We're frequent
ly modified by the contractors at some
industrial centre, and with the coming
and going of this unstable population,
it would be difficult to fix upon a def
mite number which would form the ba-
sis for a calculation in estimating the
relative quota of nationality. What
those from the old sod lacked in num-
bers, they readily supplied in vivacity
and aggressiveness OF a Saturday
evening, especially, were their numbers
in evidence, when the boys" and
girls gathered at the house of a
"townie' for an evenings frolic. The
fiddler was a most important person
age, and the sounds of merriment from
innocent enjoyment were frequently at
tributed to spirituous causes by staid
notwithstanding neighbors. Not but
there were those who found in a speak
easy at the Arcade the Meadows OF
Temple street, the material for that
splendid feeling which usually landed
them in the court on Monday morning,
from which they emerged minus $5.4S
and the county the richer by portion
thereof. Yet, it must in truth be
stated that the eye of the constable
was watchful for such cases, and as
the special" received the muniacent
sum OF "a cents for an arrest, the Won
der is that more were not caught In
the drag-net of the regulars or the
dragons. But there came a Saturday
evening when the fiddler tapped the
floor with his brogan in a reminiscent
mood. The resorts were hushed save
for the murmurs which told of groups
earnestly discussing the rumors con
corning the health of their illustrious
countryman,
THE GREAT APOSTLE OF TEMPER.
ANCE,
Rev. Theobald Mathew. An immense
throng had gathered at the city hall
to listen to a man whose name was
known in every land where the Eng
lish language was spoken. The mayor
had dismissed the large gathering with
the information that on the following
morning FIR. Mathew would preach at
St Johns church and administer the
pledge in the afternoon to his fellow
countrymen. Since his arrival, June
25th, at New York, on the ship Ash
burton, the colony had followed his
as recorded In the weekly
press. One Worcester paper, THE
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JEFFERSON.

Jefferson, Oct. 21.-Richard Trilligan
Of Main street and Fred Rainville of
Dawsonss played five exciting games OF
pool Friday night at Holden's pool
room. Each player won two games
apiece and Trilligan won out by two
balls on the fifth
Philip Gilbo and Everett Stearns re-
turned home today with two rabbits and
three grey squirrels.
Mrs. Joseph and Ollie Goyett OF
Princeton street are spending a few
days with relatives in Putnam, Conn.
Mrs. Mary Ballentine of Fairview
avenue is seriously Ill.
Frank Miles and Frank Wissell SpCMa
today with relatives In PrincsteA
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BUccIEs COLLIDE.
Two Whitinsvile Teams Run Into
Each Other In the Dark.

TWO -WnlllnSVllle cams Kun IatO
Each Other in the Dark.
Whitinsville, Oct. 21.-As Arthur
Clark and William johnson were driv-
ing down Church street last evening
they We're run into by Joshua Carter In
front of Rev. John r. Thurston's resi-
dence, Mr.. Carter turned his horse to
go past the barge owned by L. 3. Carr
and as it was dark he could not see the
approaching team antil it was too late.
Mr.. Carter was thrown to the ground
but sustained no injuries, Mr. Carriers
horse ran and at late hour had not
been found. Mr.. Carter's buggy was
made total wreck
A large number attended the social
and dance held last evening under the
auspices of Whitinsville lodge, I. o. o.
f., in Odd Fellows hall.
Two new cases of scarlet fever have
been reported to the board of health;
in the family Of Robert Mcconnell of
Central street and Joseph King, Fetch
er street.
William Frazer and wife of IainwooA
have welcomed twins at their home
The Northbridge high school Rugby
team went to Upton to play the Upton
high school team. There was a large
number of people that attended the
game on their wheels,
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SUCCESS FOR SIXTY YEARS.-This
IS the record of Perry Davis Pain-Killer
A sure cure for dfarrhes, tfyseutery and
all bowel complaints Awful substitutes;
there is but one Pain-Killer, Perry Davis
go and soc.
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PARIS VS.. NEW YORK.
In New York.
From What To Eat0

Can enter hotel in New York without
giving reason to the porter at the door;
can't be done in Paris.
Can read newspapers and use the sta
tionery OF any hotel in town; can't be
done in Paris
Can pay hotel bill when / please; in
Paris must pay it every week
Can have ice water at any hour of day
or night; in Paris, must drink water in
bedroom pitcher or order bottle of wine
before p. m.
Can have a pitcher holding over quart;
impossible in Paris.
Can find fires that will warm, in Paris
they are for show; no steam or furnace
heat.
Can have bath at any time in Paris
must give notice the day before, or go out
TO a bath house between a. IN. and p.
N.
Can have meals at any hour; in Paris
must eat at the hours specified.
Can have meat breakfast at any time
after a. M; impossible in Paris except
by special arrangement.
Can have butter for dinner; never served
in Paris except with morning rolls.
Can get cup of tolerable tea; in Paris
tea tastes like straw water.
Can get cup of coffee without any
chiclory in ii; impossible in Paris.
Can take drink standing; impossible in
Paris.
Can get drink without giving a tip for
Service" impossible in Paris.
Can stay in New York without being re-
ported to the police; must be on police
books in Paris.
Can live on the twenty-first floor; in
Paris the highest house has only eight
stories.-
Can take an express" steam elevator;
ia Paris elevators crawl up pushed by
water and cease crawling at 10 p. m.
Can have a key TO the front door; in
Paris must wait until the concierge opens
front door tif entering after dark.
Can doaas 4 please in my own house; in
Paris must obey house and police regula-
tions. --7
Can give ball when ] like; In Paris
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her husband how she's enjoyed these let
ters, and says that since she's come TO
know him so well she could love him even
If he was old and ugly. The young fellow
begins to see that she's really stuck on
Cyrano without KNOWN II, Hes about to
blow the whole thing when he's ordered
out to fight. He goes out and takes a
desperate chance on purpose and gets his
finish His wife is there with him when
he dies, and SO is Cyrano to see that he
don't tell anything. Then there's bat
tie and she escapes, and Cyrano gets
through it somehow and shows up later
and is a kind of friend of the family and
comes to see her every day, but always
very much on the dignity understand? All
this while that he's been workin' for the
other fellow he's never tipped II off to
her that he loves her. He's supposed to be
a good friend, that's all.
We'll, you know he's scrapper and
writes a good many things that get under
the skin and there's a lot of people layin
for him, and at last they get him This
is nearly fourteen years after the young
fellow died, understand? Cyrano is goin'
along the street one day and somebody
drops log on his head and lays him out.
They take him home and he's delirious
and all done for. but he managed to get
out into the garden where the girl Is, but
of course, she's woman now, and she's
sittn' with her back to him and don't no.
tice him. They get to talkin' over old
times and she gives him the last letter
that she got from this Christian He
reads it out loud, and then, bein' out of
his head. you know, he goes on and re-
peats lot of things that he used to write
In these letters to her. Well, she's sur
prsed. and then she tumbles. She sees
that it was him and not the young fellow
that she was stuck on. But here's where
Cyrano's game. He won't admit that he
wrote the letters, and as long as he's got
any breath he tells her that he doesn't
love her; but she knows better. He gets
out of his chair and makes a hard fight,
and then keels over, and everybody gets
UP and goes out on their tiptoes.'
And don't he get to marry her at all?"
asked the stenographer.
II should say not,''
'oh, pshaw! Those tragedies always
. come out that way"
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How to Get II Pension.


iFfufu llt -NtN ip4a s'l4-t
n went TO Washington The other DAY SID
for a good old woman. whose father WIS a 81
der in the Revolution and he was an oitser
as we'll with the rank Of captain. | had plenty
OF data. and one Of the authenticated incidents
was The participation OF the captain in ne
Bunker Hill Monument curner stone cNcTcists.
| saved that for the climax ! saw a tonsatss--
man who had i rtbbit-i0ot combination on p"fi-
sions. and after 4 good deal Of whistiins snt
him to listen When l had finished he said ta
me in Il coidblooded way:
'' L suppose it Is all rish; in the finish -
mans education III this country 20 know some
thing about the Revolutionary War. Twenty
five or thirty years ago il was big thing
to talk about, and /; made up about az there
was TO the Fourth of July. Then we had the evil
war and for long time. whenever there
any music. or whenever there We're fireworks
and hpho nearly ever. body had dea that
the celebration the saving cf The
tinion and the Revolution WAS a sort of aEnt<-
round about there isn't much left cf the civil
war. The whole business hinges on the war We
have Just settled. II you can show thai he
gTeat-great -grandcousiu, or ditto step-sau in
law or any other kinship. however remote Of
this man Of yours who was at Bunker ltill. was
we have spread out both sides and bugsd
in the middle until we are the greatest coun-
try earth, can swing Your pension easy
as the boy knew his daddy. But any business
that hasn't some connection With Cuba OF PoT-
to Rico the Philippines won't be on the cal
endar.' :
.And then | came home. and one day when
agent asked il | would like to hnr
History of the ReyoIution.' told him, before
l thought that the Revolution wasn't much OF
a war. had just finished reading the treaty
OF 1895, and felt right up 10 date.
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and tell the young fellow what to say to
the girl, and between the TWO OF EN- they'll
win her out. That's the part OF the play
can't understand. This Cyrano was fur
nishin' the brains OF the outht but he
didn't stand to get anything out of it eX-
cept the satisfaction of seein' that the girl
got married 10 the pretty boy. I couldn't
see myself pluggin' another mans game
like that
did it work." asked the clothing sales
man.
did it work? Well, should say it did.
Cyrano would write these letters to her.
and she thought of course that they came
from the young fellow and that he was
just about the be t ever He got 10 be
such an awful hit with her that-be thought
he didn't need any of Cyrano's help any
more and SO he started to make love on
his own hook, and came mighty near
queerin' the whole thing. He had to call
on Cyrano again. In the third act you
know, they come around under her win
dow at night and Cyrano tells he young
fellow what to say After the talk is start
ed Cyrano stands under the window and
deals out line of about the SWEETEST con-
yersation that you ever heard in your life.
He was really talkin' for himself, but it
was supposed to be the young fellow talk
in and of course the young fellow was
gettin' stronger every minute. After Cy
rano had her goin he side-stepped and let
this dummy come in and land the knock
out The girl and the young fellow fixed
it up to get married then and there. They
nailed priest, and while they were in the
house bein' married. here was good old Cy
rano out in front of the house standin' off
the duke, who was stuck on the girl him
self.
Well, this duke, you know, that had been
stuck on the girl he was good and sore
when he found out that her and the young
fellow were married. SO he ordered the
whole company to go to the front in some
war or other. He sent Cyrano and the
young fellow and the whole bunch out to
a camp where it was about an even money
bet that they'd all be killed in less than a
week. After they get out to this camp
Cyrano keeps writin' the letters 20 her,
and she thinks all the time that they're
from this Christian. Finally she can't
stand 1t any longer. She gets through the
lines and goes out to the camp and tells
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Inc unquaiihNd disposal Of President Nc
hinieF as an emergency fund for national
defense. The verS,uext day the Senate
unanimously passed G> measure. On the
18th Of the month the nas,terv surround
ing the sufferings of the natisI Inhabitants
of Cuba in consequence of the veconcen-
tration orders was effectually cleared up
by the evidence Of Senator Proctor, OF p.--
mont, before the Senate Committee on
Foreign Affairs.
Senator Proctor had visited Cuba on his
own responsibility and the trend of his
testimony was to the effect that the worst
had not been told even in the highly en-
lbellished accounts that had appeared from
time to time in various publications. His
story made a profound impression in
Washington and upon the country at large
and seemed to give America full iustifica-
ton for interference TO stop the war in
Cuba as a measure of humanity. The
month closed with the feeling almost uni
versal throughout the country that war
was inevitable and could not be long de-
layed irrespective of the De LONE incl
dent and the explosion of the Maine
whether accidental or otherwise On the
2sth the verdict of the Maine court of In
quiry to the effect that the Names de-
struction was due TO an outside explosion
was communicated to the Spanish gov
ernment by President Mckinley and three
days later made public.
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April.

Almost every day in Apri1 hsf its de-
velopments in the matter of the war with
Spain. On the I'd of the month President
Mckinley held council with the Seore-
tary of the Treasury and Ways and
Means Committee on war revenue meas
ures. On the 4th the Navy Department
ordered the purchase OF ten auxiliary
cruisers, and next day Consul General
Lee was ordered to return from Havana.
which he did four days later in company
with all the American consuls in Cuba.
On the eth of April Senior Gullon, Spanish
foreign minister, notified the powers that
Spain had reached the limit of interna-
tional policy in the direction of coneeding
the demands and allowing the pretensions
of the United States.'' The same day the
representatives in Washington OF Great
Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and
Italy presented joint note TO the Presi-
dent expressing the hope that peace with
Spain might be preserved. In reply to
the note the President emphaticaily stat
ed that the war in Cuba must cease.
On the 18th OF April Consul General Lee
declared before the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations that Spanish officials
in Havana knew Of the plot to blow up
the Maine. This statement OF Gen. Lee
added to the public excitement. Orders
were issued on the 18th to concentrate all
the regular army of the United States at
The times., 1899-01-01

can ships. cervers,s feet was discovered
in Santiago harbor on the 18th of May,
and on the 3lst Commodore Schley en-
gagged she forts at the entrance OF the
channel in duel. On the 18th OF the
month the President made the second all
for volunteers, asking Tor i5.095 additional
troops.
In June the land and naval forces cont
bined carried the war into Cuba. The
month opened with the brilliant exploit
of Lieut.. Richmond Pearson Hooson, who
sank the collier Merrimac in the main
channel of Santiago harbor for the purpose
of bottling up Cervera's feet. The navy
in strong force was off the south coast OF
the island and blockaded the principal
ports Six hundred marines. in command
OF Col Huntington. landed at Guantanamo
bay, east of Santiago, and hoi5ted the
Stars and Stripes on Cuban soil. This land
ing was made on the 10th. and on the llth
the Spanish made an attack on Col Hunt
ington's force, killing three marines and
also Dr. John Blair Gibbs, noted ply
sician of New York city.
Two days after the skirmish at Guam
'anaiHo bay the first formidable expedition
10 Cuba sailed from Tampa for Santiago.
The force consisted Of about $4,000 troops.
comprising the Fifth Army Corps, under
Mai. Cen William r. Shafter.
Sampson had informed the Adrinistra-
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gent read a warlike speech from the
throne. On the 21st Spain virtually de-
clared war by notifying United States Min
lister Woodford that diplomatic relations
with the United States We're at an end.
This was before Gen. Woodford could de-
liver the Presidents ultimatum, which
had been cabled to him in English and
communicated TO the Spanish government
in advance.
President Mckinley promptly declared a
blockade at Havana and ordered SIMPSONS
fleet TO sail from Key West to Cuban
waters. Subsequently Congress declared
that war had been begun on the 2lst by
the overt act of Spain, and that view was
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talker, too, and as soon as you size him
m Won can see that this horrible beak is
his one handicap. But it's somethin' OF
course. that nobody can overlook.
We'll, Just about the time the piece
opens. this girl that he's dead stuck on
comes to him and tells him that she's in
love with a young soldier that's Just come
to Join The same company that Cyrano s
with. That's an awful jolt right between
the eyes, but this Cyrano is game up
wherever you put him, SO he promises the
girl that he'll help the thing along and
look after the young fellow, and-on, yes,
he nromises her that he won't fight with
Christian"
who's Christian" ?" asked the stenogra-
pher.
That's the name of the young fellow
that the girl is stuck on. He's one OF
these nice-looking boys, you know, good
Up to his limit, but short limit. Well,
he's a new soldier in this company, and
some of the others have been kiddin him
and telln' him that he didn't have any
nerve He's crazy mad, and just TO prove
that he's all right he decides to call down
Cyrano. because he's the best man in
sight. Cyrano starts to tell the soldiers
a story of something that happened the
night before. and this young fellow, who's
sittin' of at one side, shoots in remark
about the nose Well, everybody jumps
UP becuz 1t looks ten TO one that there's
goin' TO be KILN. Cyrano is right on
top of this young fellow in second, and
wants to know who he is. When he
hears the name he stops that quick. It's
the young fellow he's promised to look
after He goes back and sits down and
starts the story again. The young fellow
says something more about the nose. He
keeps IL up, you know. and the soldiers
don't know what to make of il, for it's
the first time on record that any one ever
made any remarks about the nose and
got away with it, Well, at last Cyrano
sends the soldiers out and tells this Chris
tian why he can't fight him. and then the
young fellow seakens and apologies and
they agree TO be friends.
Now. this young fellow is a good locker,
but, as he says himself when they begin to
talk IL over. he's frost when il comes to
talkin' or writin' letters, SO Cyrano makes
a proposition that he'll write the letters