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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-02

The bill for the increase of the army
got through the house with less trouble
than was anticipated. 1t will encoun-
ter more friction in The senate, and is
likely to be still in debate when con-
gress adjourns. 1t is not a satisfac-
tory measure in it's present form, and
there is a good deal OF politics in the
opposition, especially among democrats
who favor territorial expansion but
lack the courage to face the consequent
ces of expansion.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-02

Nobody but Mayor Quincy seems to
know what he wants of the two more
subways for which he has petitioned
the legislature. The Boston Elevated
has all the underground tracks it
wants. Then there are the fremont
street shopkeepers and people from
all parts of the city, in fact. who want
the tracks that have been taken, put
back again. How will these DIRECTORS
view the mayors recent and mystic
rious move?
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-02

The people Of Massachusetts recog-
nize fully that Colonel Embury P.
Clark won the brevet of brigadier gem
eral by his services before Santiago"
Thus saith the Springfield Union. Of
hcers' whether volunteer or regular,
who got their deserts, are to be con-
graduated. There are those who did
not. Some who have been passed over
in the distribution o. awards are as
deserving as others who have been
honored with brevats. A conspicuous
instance is the major of the third bat
TALON of the second Massachusetts
regiment, with headquarters in Wor-
cester.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-02
HORSE ON A RAMPAGE.

&c a \, morse driven by John E. Wakefield
W me wakefield Wrench Company. he
odlhe manageable on Grove street
neal the wire mill, yesterday morn,
IN ing Mr.. Wakefield had a Companion
he he tite carriage with him, and when
ne attempted to get control op tha
morse, it backed on to the si6a % tne
the carriage going against tbe fa AIN,
with considerable force. WHEN le+ tte
morse could not back any further 'I IL
started to run away, but Motorr,o =,
george Claim and Conductor Ja ne.
sullivan sn of the Greendale car ca Tanie ~
s ape rescue rescue and before the horse cot of
Tb s c uiSrance at all, it was caught.
occupants suffered no iniurN en' out the
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-02
TODAY,s SHORT LIST.

The short list for today is as fol.
lows: Twoomey VS.. Worcester Consoli.
dated Street Railway Company, SAUL
VS.. Worcester Consolidated Street Rail.
way Company, Page VS.. Blackstone
Manufacturing Company, Tiffany VS.
Fuller, Pharoah VS.. Harrison, Leices.
ter water supply district VS.. Leicester
Rawson VS.. Worcester, Foster VS.. Wor.
ceSter. Burnside ct al VS.. Worcester.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-02
WANTS A JURY.

Josephine A. Adams, through her
counsel Wood e Wood, yesterday sent
notice which was filed in the office of
City Clerk Enoch II, Towne, that she
has petHioned the superior court for
the appointment of jury to assess bet
terments to her estate in the widening
of West Boylston street
She owns land on both sides of the
street near BARRIERS crossing. She was
assessed by the city $710.22 on the LOT
on the westerly side and $445.77 on the
easterly. She claims the assessments are
excessive - y
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-02

The new recitation and lure hall
TO pc puiit on Holmes field, at Har-
ward, with $175,OOO bequeathed by the
VIII OF the late Henry L. Pierce, is to
ne designed for scientific purposes.
mus may President Eliot satisfy crit
les who have complained that he has
neglected science in the development
of the university.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-02
GAVE LITERALLY TO CHURCH.

Mrs. Catherine Kelliher, wife of Mi
chael Kelliher, died Wednesday evening
at her home, 3 Mulberry court. She
formerly lived in st. Pauls parish and
was a benefactress of that church. Be-
sides her husband, she leaves one sis
Ter, Mrs. Patrick Shea of SO Beacon
who lives in Ireland. The funeral will
be held from st. Anne's Church Satur-
day morning.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-02

The earnings of the post office de-
partment last year were about $780,
ooO more than for the preceding wear
the total being nearly $91, 900, 900. Two
years more should carry the receipts
above a hundred million dollars, which
would be nearly three times the an
hual receipts of twenty years ago.
There is expansion for you.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-02

The treasury deficit of 100000 for
January is easily accounted for. The
army expenses showed an increase in
stead OF the expected decrease, and the
interest payments were over IS 900, 900,
or about ten times the amount for De-
cember, when the treasury deficit was
only $4,000. The revenue receipts were
&l,447,O0O. or some 100000 more than in
December, though the new war taxes
netted only about $SOOOOO0 A better
showing is expected for February, but
predictions are very uncertain till the
army gets once more upon a permanent
basis.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-02

theodore Roosevelt seems to think
that radical reformers are of little use
IN the world, and yet their services
may be and often are valuable. Most
REFORMS are inaugurated by radicals.
who prepare the public mind for the
acceptance of plans perfected by men
who know how to make them practic-
able and put them in operation.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-02

NOW 1t is Admiral Sampson who
learns the embarrassnents of fame. He
was compelled to make a clandestine
exit by an obscure back door, in or
DER to avoid the crowd that blocked
all wall street, as soon as his pres
ence was known.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-02
VERNoNs DANCE.
Popular Cycle Club Gives Its Fifth Annual
Social.

Social.
The fifth annual social of the Vernon
Bicycle Club was held last night in Hor-
tlcultural Hall. This was one of the best
attended socials given in the hall this
season, there being over $50 couples
present.
In charge of the dance were B. ].
Gray, floor director; James Keane and
j. j.: Gondon, assistants; Peter Bell-
veau, William A. Day, j. J. Conlin, Ed
ward j. Cross, J. j. Pollard. John P.
Mehan and Walter Hutchinson, aids On
the reception COMMITTEES were ]. q.
gallagher, Thomas E. Raymond. VIM.
), ramsey, F, ]. Kinney, Frank Benoit,
n, T. mitchell and L. S. Garrant. The
committee of arrangements consisted of
J; j, Casey, Thomas Raymond, r. T
gray Peter Belliveau, James Keane.
d. D. Condor and J. P. Mehan.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-02
GRAMERcY SUGAR COMPANY
First Mortgage 6 Per Cent cola po.sa

Poor q Greenough, bankers Of Now
$3.50 ana boston, offer for sale to in
G ces.ols at par and interest 81 ion n0o
vi aInercy Sugar Company frst 1919
sage per cent gold bonds ar ny e.
s spDea i, I923' The bonds are part Of
ali ;aauthorized issue of 81. 500 o6o the
,,,.,- ~ ai S4VO,OOO remain in the treas
Nv, " une company. They ere secured
n ny q nlst mortgage oil the real estate
pr0IpeIy ana plant of. the cononsnv
Gnu are redeemable by operatio,, 81 q
sinking fund at Ito per2eent TN g. ~ q
tr, ni aruss Company Of New York is
~ ~ u the OF the mortgage. The object
~ IL lLe issue of the bonds is to enlaree
~ otie WORKS TO a capacity Of 40 mn tons
~ ~ eaNe ana to add a refnino MAJ NJ
oaereto' The Gramercy SuraS Snn,s
pahy or New Orleans was orc, nf1aN
IN november, 1893, ana ,aoo,,i,ss 81 ~
in i,,ointea or the Grainerey Company,
no,,, which was dividend payina,
e eiEneeIn, organized and in 'oneration
slitce 1873. The statement OF oniclr az.
s1 eoa ana liabilities as OF January
80 ,, SHOWS surplus of $3.50. Ash after
sn %h t,s provision for interest (Se6 0oO1
nSr ihe entire year OF 1889 on the bonds
mai sne company Application win be
W StaIe 10 list the bonds on the New
~; 9Fk stock exchange. Subscriptiona
Mn oe opened on Monday Feb. 9Th and
Feb, s. Wednesday
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-02

Inc new senator from Montana adds
10 the republican majority, but not
10 the sound money ranks. Conner
Clark is for free silver. so he says. The
chances are, however, that he won't
nave many or important opportuni-
ties TO show his fidelity to the white
metal, which his state produces in no
lnconsiderable quantity.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-02
SUIT FOR $4,000.

William T. Forbes, as judge of pro-
bate, brought suit Yesterday in the SUI
perior court against Frank r. McDer-
mont ct al. of this city, with ad dam
mum at $1,000. The allegation in the
case is a violation OF the conditions
of the bond of the defendant as adj
ministrator. Sullivan & OConnel are
for the plaintiff. -
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-02

Joseph Quarles of Wisconsin, Roger
Quarles Mills of Texas Matthew Stan
ley Quay of Pennsylvania-the Q's are
not numerous. Is the new man from
Wisconsin to be the only representative
OF the letter in the Senate?
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-02

The Rev. William Bayard Hale of
Mlooleboro will deprive state politics
and religion of a picturesque figure by
removing himself to indianapolis. In
massachusetts, he has been amusing
What will he be in Indiana2
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-02

There must be some limit to the
practicable size of steamships. but an
parently the builders do not believe
that it has yet been reached, for it
is reported that vessel larger than
the oceanic is to be constructed for
rival line. Meanwhile the vessels of
moderate size and speed, which make
the transatlantic voyage in eight days,
are as we'll patronized as ever.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-02

The reports of army officers who
We're detailed to investigate the man.
agement of British troops in Jamaica,
show the extraordinary precautions
taken in order to ward off tropical
epidemics and a heavy death rate. The
care prescribed in The matter of uni
forms, camp sanitation, barracks, diet,
exposure at night, exercise and amuse-
ments could scarcely be greater if the
encampment were in one vast hospital,
as indeed it virtually is.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-02
PETITION is ALLOWED.

The petition of Charles A. Merrill for
reconsideration of The insolvency pro-
ceedings in the case OF Chas. II. Grout
of this city, has been allowed by Judge
Forbes. The claim of the petitioner
was that the action should have been
brought in the United States bankrupt
cy court
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-02
SEALED VERDICT.

Jury reports in Shrewsbury Land Damage
Case Just After Ad 1urnment.
The land damage case of Norcross,
ward and Cummings against the town
of Shrewsbury occupied the greater
part Of yesterdays session of the SUI
perior civil court. The case went to
the jury shortly after the afternoon
session and a sealed verdict was re-
ported just after adjournment.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-02

most f' s b%ii's Cough syrup Cures On
fections oP E,rd, coughs, colds and lung az
bean l,sc Even incipient consumption has
r peem Ssuccessfully cured by this marvelo,,s
a few doss Sunerers viii obtain relief after
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-02
The treasury deficit Of So 900 600 fc

point have been rather conspicous of
late.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-02
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-02

THE SPY SHOULD HAVE THE EYE OF ARGUS: He
IS HONORABLE IF He DO BUT LOOK TO THE WEI.
FARE OF The CoMM0RWEALTH"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-02

TIE SOLDIER BOYS who had taken
Hood's Sarsaparilla are said to have stood
me long marches much better than their
and endurance
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-02

Here is Secretary of State DIN,
among others, advising that members
of the legislature he elected by direct
vote of the caucuses instead of through
the medium of a convention. The man
ipulation of delegates and the scandal
arising from charges as to the use of
money, have lately done much to for
ward the cause OF election by the
people, whether it be Of state repre-
sentatives or of United States sena-
tors. Deadlocks and the clash of per-
sonal interests are becoming odious.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-02

If any of the lambs who have been
chasing the stock boom find themselves
shorn, they cannot complain that the
newspapers have misled them. On the
contrary, the newspaper financial writ
ers have been remarkably free with
warnings and predictions of collapse.
There is where the financial editors
have differed from the flnanciers of the
counting rooms, for the latter have in
sisted that the boom is altogether
healthy and is here to stay. Disagree
ments among the authorities on this
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-02

HOODS PILLS cure all liver ills.
Mallen Tor 20 cents by G. /. Hood & Co.,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-02

THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 2, 1899.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-02

Lothrop's play next week is called
THE Daughters Of the Poor" drama
of life in New York. 1t is under Davis
& Keogh's management, and is now
drawing crowded houses at the Colum-
bia Theatre, Boston.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-05-20
Poultry Notes.

See that the ducks are in the house
at night.
In stormy weather hens should be
kept in doors.
O,erfeeding and lack Of freedom
will cause Indigestion.
Eternal vigilance Is the price of sue
cess with poultry.
Exposure to bad weather will hurt
any stock, young or old.
Clean off the dropping boards every
other day during winter.
Ducks are heavy feeders and must
have all they want to eat.
Buy eggs in season, only from breed
ers that you know are reliable.
Hens should have some corn. but
ccrn alone will not do for laying heas.
A little sartand pcpper-just enough
to scascn-is the right amount to add
to morning mash.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-05-20
Irri.ation and Cotton.

The average cost of producing an
acre of upland cotton, under the ordi-
nary system, is $15.42. The return
from the sale of lint and seed has
been about SO, leaving n profit Of
about $3.50 an acre. 1t costs to pro-
ducc sea island cotton Sa3 per acre,
but the return for lint and seed is
$3.50. leaving about double the profit
that is made on upland cotton. \
yield that is less than 225 pounds ;a
grown at a positive loss. Yet there is
Il large number of growers who do not
grow 200 pounds. Irregation seems to
offer valuable assistance to the cotton
grower. In Texas an irrigated section
produced 51o pounds of lint to tho
acre, which is 290 pounds greater
than the average yield for the whole
state. In the southwest corner of Ctan
cotton, to small extent. is grow;l
very profitably under irrigation. IL
has long been our opinion that irriga-
ton will sometime be adopted in agri-
culture everywhere. In the few in
stances in which it has been tried, in
limited way, in the middle west
even. it has proven highly satisfactory.
-Epitomist.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-05-20
The Source Of the Egg shells.

1t is general supposition that lime
must be given fowls in the shape OF
ground or cracked shells, mortar, etc,
but close examination will show
that lime exists in all foods, and in
sufficient quantities to supply the ne
cessities of the birds. Oyster shells rf
old lime consist of carbonate of lime,
which is insoluable in water. The
birds can derive no benefit from ii un-
Il: il il dissolved. Now, whether the
lime of oyster shell IS chemically
changed in the gizzard or digestive or
gans from "a carbonate to u muriate,
o. is dissolved by an excess of COR
bcnic acid or assumes some other
form, can not be stated, but the Inns
probably undergoes no such change
1t is, of course, mechanically reduced
to a very fine condition by the gizzars1,
ana is passed into the intestincs, but
that ii enters into the circulation, or
is directed to the formation o: the egg
shell, is a matter of doubt on the part
OF some. Ground shells assist the giz-
zard to reduce the food. If pounded or
broken shells are placed before the
hens they will select the sharpcst and
toughest pieces to be found, and care
but little for those that are finer.
which is evidence that they swallow
The shells for tie purpose of grinding
the food. The lime in the food exists
in many forms, for if the ash of the
grains be examined lime will be found
in excess, thus demonstrating that the
egg shells come from the grains rather
than from the lime taken in the crop
in the shape of oyster shells or NOR
tar. In taking this position it may lr.
erroneous, but as hens lay well where
there is no Gme obtained except
through the food consumed, while 9th
crs lay soft-shelled eggs though freely
supplied with lime. the use of oyster
shells appears unnecessary.-FarIu
and Firesile.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-05-20
SPRING-TIME MANURING.
n Doe.n't ray to Use Marures Mere
~ to Enrich the SOll-Quick Ac-
ton II What In Needed.

One of the old-time practices in
farming is the fall application of ma
nures, being confined almost wholly
to winter wheat. This is still a good
plan so far as it goes, though not eco
ncmical. but spring applications of
coarse manurcs are coming rapidly in
favor, especially for clean cultivation
crops. Coarse manures with clean cul-
tivaticn, frequent tiliagc, rapidly be-
como available as plant food. 1t no
longer pays to use manures merely to
enrich the soil, but it does pay to u.s.
them to grow immediate crops. Ma
nure which stays in the soil two or
three years before becoming fully
available as plant food. is worth mucn
less than the same amount in quick
Is available form.
Spring manuring has its d;sadvan-
tages notwithstanding. In all farn,-
ward marurcs the amonia is first TO be-
come available, and unless potash and
phosphates have been used previously,
there is much risk that the ready sup
nix of ammonia will encourage a rank
growth of leaf at the expense of the
stalk and grain. Another point is that
with many crops rank growth OF
foliage at the expense of other parts
of the plant is not practicable; in this
case the free ammonia is simply LOST.
it goes to waste. Farmers should con-
stantly bear in mind that all manures.
or fertilizers whichar the same thing.
are merely just so much ammonia
potash and phosphates; not any one.
nor any two, but all three taken to
gether.
With clean cultivation crops, such as
corn, potatoes, ETC., where farm-yard
manure is used potash and phosphatcs
should always be applied at the same
time, or even earlier in the spring.
They will not waste except on very
rolling ground where any form of ma
nure would wash of. From 100 to 200
pounds of mariate of potash and from
200 to 400 pounds CT acid phosphate
should be used per acre. broadcastet
Or used in the 9yisl - may suit indi-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-05-20


vidual preference. The objcvt il 10
kavc the mineral fertilizer there ready
Tor the ammonia as fast as the latte.
eeccTes available as plant food. Much
time and trouble is given to securing
catches of clover or other lcgumes,
merely for the nitrogen fertilizer
stored up by such plants. A somewhat
wiser plan is to take good care of The
ammonia we already have on hand. To
supply soil with ammonia without at
the same time ensuring the potash
and phosphates to go with it, is to in-
vite the loss of the ammonia. 1t is
wiser to be on the safe side, cspecili-
" as there is very little danger of loss
through drainage.-R. Garwood, N
Farmers Home Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-05-20
HERE AND THERE.

Poor stock induces poor care and
feeding. and makes loss sure. Keep
that which is good. and with the Lest
c1rc, even when prices are lowest.
Save part of the pasture for mid
summer, or put in some drilled corn.
oats. peas or something of the sort, to
b.. cut when the dry, hot summer
leaves you without grass.
The bacon-hog talk threatens to
come to the front again. At precent
,:ricss the American hog-srower can
not afford to raise bacon hogs. III.
can make more money. feeding his
corn and accepting the lower price.
Welcome spring by eager activity
in our farms. When the soil gets dry
CROUCH to start and push the p!ow.
Remember the authsr of spring says
while the earth remains sectl-time and
harseat shall not cease.
A 200-pound hog has more lean
meat in proportion 10 it's weight than
one weighing twice as much. and is
therefore worth more to the pound,
while the cost of production is lower
than in the case of the heavier weight.
The latest advices from the. south.
west indicate that winter losses II
cattle and sheep will even be less than
was thought sometime ago. Cattle are
reported thin, but two weeks on fresh
grass will remedy that, and soon they
will begin to pile on flesh.
-Pcach-growers have reason to be
alarmed concerning the san Jose scale
in the south. One million of trees
have been found to be infected in
Georgia alone. Two hundred thousand
hive already been condemned by State
Entomologist Scott.
"A dairy is entitled to credit for
the byproducts, and these will often
change an apparent loss into a profit.
ro Tot only count the cost for the
butter. but the gain from the pigs ana
chickens which have been raised on
The sAiu. n,ilk ard the but.ermlik
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-05-20
THE Ex-MsLLIONAIRE.

Auvelian Flags of the board Of trade
Discovered scheme whereby
million or more could be handily made
Through speculation in rye:
so he laid his plans and he blunder red in,
he staked his all to lose or win,
As others had done before:
Lo! the market turned as he said 1t would.
And there. with swelling chest, he stood.
Worth million dollars or more!
AuTel!an FlsEg of the board of trade,
Who had specuiated in rye,
Put on some frills Of the highest grade
And exploited a capital /:
1t was not to luck that success was due,
But a wise foresight had carried him
through
And made him a millionaire.
You had the chance. had il. toe.
But VIC didn't know the things he knew,
So we stood aloof and we didn't dare.
Aurelian Flagg of the hoard Of trade
Took a second flyer in rye,
Ani droppt 4 the million that he had made
Would yot now the reason why?
Things didn't turn out as he thought they
would,
Just why he never quite understood
III luck haG entered the deal somewhere:
Nnen you win You have wisdom. genius.
pluck.
When you lose your loss il due to bad luck,
As il chanced with the ex-millionaire.
IS. E. kiser, i'm Chicago Daily News.