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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-01
INSURANCE OF a PRINCE.
Royalty Not Good Risk, Though Its
Policies Are Large.

A big insurance man told me recently
in New York that the Prince of Wales
was the heaviest risk Of any patron of
the insurance business, and that his
death would cost English, German,
French and American companies not
less than S1O,O0OOOO.
mo other person carries 20 per cent
of that insurance" he said, "but com
paratively little of it is for the benefit
of his family; perhaps not more than
81, 100000. Some years ago large poll
cies were taken out by his creditors as
security for money loaned. If he should
ever pay his debts they would, of
course, revert to him. and might be car
ried for the benefit of his family, but
his premiums, like the premiums on all
of the royal families of Europe, are
very high-much higher than those
paid by private individuals for the same
amount of insurance
ut is a curious fact continued my
insurance friend, who spends a good
deal of his time in England, that 81
100000 or S3,000,000 of insurance, per-
haps more than that, has been placed
on the life of the Prince of Wales as a
speculation by persons who do not
know him and have never had any re-
lationS with him whatever This would
not be possible Under the insurance
laws of the United States, but it is al
lowed by some of the English compa-
MES Over there any man can secure
a policy on the life of a neighhor nro-
vided he can persuade the neighbor to
submit to a medical examination or
| find company which has recently had
him examined. Thus when the Prince
of Wales undergoes an examination
| for insurance lots of spectators applv
to the same company for policies on his
| life, or get certified copies of the report
of the medical examiner and use them
with other companies. 1t is pure spec
ulation. They pay a high premium a
margin, so to speak, or, to put it in
another way, they book a wager with
the insurance companies that the prince
Will die before the total of their nre
miums exceeds the amount of the mol
! ICY. Therefore many persons would he
financially benefited if Albert Edward
should drop off suddenly one of these
me days The prince is perfectly
aware of this fact He knows very
well what advantages have been taken
! OF his situation, but I do not suppose
it's 10 ia
| asked.
- ."ost VI tllFIn Dut thcy are not
regarded as good risk. and campanie,
that carry the policies do not advertise
the fact any more than necessary. II
injuries rather than benefits them The
late Emperor Frederick, father Of Tie
present kaiser carried nearly $4,000 900
OF insurance, which is about ali the
money his widow has to live on. for her
pension from the German government il
small. Frederick was considered a FIRST
class risk. He was q man of robust
health, splendid stature, with the train
ing and frugal habits of a colder and
was en- athletei but all ct once a cancer
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-01

young queen for all the pain in her
heart. And the world still fawned and
watched her out of the corner of its
eye. Then one night when the violns
were throbbing with the sweet, pas
sionate rhythm of a waltz. he came to
her where she stood, stately, in her
cleaning satin and crowned with dia-
monds, ike beautiful young sover-
eign, to say goodbye.
And they parted with the agony of
young creatures who learn for the first
time that human beings were not meant
to be happy.
She was very lonely after that, but
pride kept her head high, and the world
said: How brave she isl"
And it still fawned-and watched.
But the feeling of shame In her heart
grew and grew till she could hear it no
longer, and at last one day she left her
husband and her unworthy life behind
her, and went out to try and earn an
honest living. This time the world did
not say. How bravei" and it turned
its back on her.
1t wasn't an easy thing to earn an
honest living She had never been
taught to sew, and she had been far
too beautiful to cook or sweep or wash
dishes, and she knew nothing that was
worth teaching to others.
So, as she couldn't do anything else,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-01

were hunting almost every day told
me that they have come across snares
but did not make any report to the
game warden At best, 1t is hard tC
catch these sn6Iers. The men who sci
them put them in the thickets or in
other out-of-the-way places, where the
legitimate hunter seldom If ever goes
Thus they get the birds, while the true
sportsman would never be able to bring
down one. 1t seems to be that the
snarers are getting more and more
foxy each year. They used to put their
snares in the hedges. They were COM
psratively easy 20 find in contrast to
the dead snares which are now en-
ployed almost wholly"
You do not think that more birds
are SHARED than shot, do your asked
the reporter.
II should say that there are many
more. Four out Of five Of the birds that
we see in our markets today are snar-
ed BIRDS"
The reporter asked the hunter the
prospects for the game this year, and
he said: Il do not think that there are
as many birds in the brush today as
We're left over from last season. You
remember the cold, wet wea-
Their that we had early in
the summer. Well, that is re-
SpOnslple Tor the scarcity OF partridge.
1t was the cold more than the wet
weather that killed off so many. espe-
cially this years chicks. The law will
be off quail in a few days, but accord
ing to the reports that come to me, l
think that we will find them very
scarce. l think that there are more
game birds out around Charlton than
anywhere else in this vicinity"
Hunters will find woodcock about
played out this season. There should
be a law on them also. You will find
that it is very hard to enforce the
game laws in this state and the trou-
BILE is that one species of game is pro-
tected while the law on another is off,
In that way the game wardens never
know when they hear a report of gun
in the woods whether it is legal or IL
legal hunting that is being done. You
see the law goes off partridge Sept. Is
and at the same time rabbits and squir-
rels can be shot The way the season
closes is as bad as that in which 1t OPP
ems. January l hunters can no longer
legally shoot partridge, quail or wood
cock, but the other game are exempt
for two months more This gives an
excuse to shoot until March l. During
these two months there are many birds
Illegally shot, and this of course stops
the breeding for the fall season. To fix
the law so that the game wardens could
be able to handle all illegal hunting the
law should go off all game Sept. Is, and
go ON again Jan. 1.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-01
BREAKING RANKS.

Comrades, let us rest a little,
Here beneath our loved rooftree;
'Tis the same good camp, grown dearer
For the days that used to be;
Let us here rest is golden
From the crowded ways of men,
Ere we start the march again.
Tis the march that holds the future
Far or near, be as it may,
Paths that break our ranks and lead VI
Each his own most hopeful way;
So ere parting, let us linger
Ger the scenes we know so we'll.
On the days our mem ries tell.
Back again in childhoods Kingdom
BY the old-time ingleside,
Where we heard fond-hearted neighbors
(When the winds of winter cried
Tell their joy in song and story,
Light their pipes, and through the smoke
Till the hours of morning broke.
Back again by lanes and valleys,
Where our childish fancies grew,
By the brooks, where high disporting,
Childhoods hours too quickly flew;
Earning in our joyous rambles
Naught but mem ries for the years,
That, in later life, too often
Weigh us hard with foolish fears.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-01
TIE WORLD AND A WOMAN SHORT STORY OF THE DAY.

The world rather approved Of her at
first. TO be sure, she was not rich,
and it is hard for the world to forgive
poverty, but she was beautiful and not
too clever. The world is afraid of
clever people, they're so apt to find
out its little shams and pretenses. So
the world smiled upon and petted her,
and she moved through it like a radiant
young queen.
And then when she was 20, she mar
ried. She deliberately sold herself to a
man with the face of a goat, and the
soul of a turkey buzzard for possible
Widows third of his million and a half
Of money and such clothing, jewels and
other gew-gaws as he might choose
to bestow upon her in the meantime.
And then the world approved Of her
in earnest. 1t fawned upon and purred
at her and licked her hand. And ali
the time it knew she was living a
shameful lie. But she thought she was
happy. and the world pretended ii
thought so, too.
There came another man into her life
at last A man who was handsome
and brave and tender, and who re-
spected women. And when she looked
into his eyes she knew for the first
time what her life really was, and she
suffered.
Yet she went her way like radiant
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-01
a BEM1LpEREp FILIPINO
Ter looked around

The prisoner looked around.
"Those soldiers are white, aren't they?'
he asked.
Yes" replied his captor.
"And those are red?"
Eyes. They are Indian scouts.'
And those are black?"
Eyes. They are the colored troops
And those men over there? What are
they?"
They are yellow journalists
Say, we give In. There's no use trying
to hold out against a nation that can set
IN q human MISUNDERSTANDING Plain
Dealer.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-01

be accompanied by 0. F. Joslin and
others who viii indicate their desire
later on.
Mr.. Kinney win Undoubtedly have a
couple Of dogs in the trials from the
celebrated Kinney-White pack of Is to
20 dogs. Those dogs are now being
cared for by John NJ White, formerly
proprietor of the Tourtellotte house,
Millbury, but who has now retired and
is living in Sutton, where lie will sup
ply Worcester hunters with dogs. The
two best dogs of the pack are Logan
and Aggie, who, with their descend
ants make up the entire pack.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-01
THAT THRoBBING HEADACHE

would quickly leave you, if you used
pr' Kings New Life Pills. Thousands
OF sufferers have proved their match-
less merit for sick and nervous head
aches. They make pure blood and
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10y 70 take. Try them. Only %
ny brewer & Co., druggist.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-01

My only objections to the chainless
wheel and the horseless carriage is
Ttheir responsibility for such an awful
lot of pointless jokes was the remark
Iof the cornfield philosopher at the close
LOT the grocery symposium.-Indian
oils Journal
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-01

proposes to establish a precedent as
ambulance surgeon in this city that will
be favorable to all.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-05-17
RESISTED THE CONSTABLE.
Miss Ella Arnold, Young Lady of Guthrie,
Ok. Dangerously Wounded and Citi-
zens Threaten the Officer.

Guthrie, Ok, May "A particularly
brutal shooting affair occurred in this
city yesterday, as result of which
Miss Ella Arnold, an estimable young
woman of 90 years, lies in a serious
condition. All day long threats were
made against Constable Harry Prudens,
who did the shooting and trouble would
in all probability have occurred had
the authorities not spirited their
prisoner to Perry. 1t was while trying
to enforce an order of Justice of the
Peace Faulkner's court that Prudens
shot Miss Arnold. With two other Off
GERS he visited the home of David
Hetsch to attach the latter's household
goods and when Miss Arnold, Mrs.
Hetsch's sister, prevented his entrance
into the house, he raised his 45-caliber
revolver and fired, the ball passing be-
tween the left lung and the shoulder
blade and clear through the body.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-05-17

CALLS THEM MURDERERS.
"en. John McNulta. of Illinois. Bitterly
Denounces the Men Who Speak at
Anti-Imperialist Meetings.

Chicago, May 14.-'If, by the acts of
men living among us in peace and un-
der the protection of our government,
this war is prolonged SO that my boy,
fighting in the front rank there with
Lawton, is killed, they have murdered
him. Men like those who spoke at the
anti-imperialist meeting at Central
Music hall should be held responsible
for the death of every soldier who
falls there by reason of their en-
couragement, and every man who thus
encourages an enemy in time of war is
a traitor This was the stirring
climax of Gen. John McNulta's speech
at the First Congregational district
loyalist meeting in Oakland Music hall
last evening, when steps were taken
fer the organization of a Mckinley
club in the district to foster loyalty.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-05-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


SECRETARY WILSON left Washington
with his private secretary for New Or
leans to examine the sugar interests.
From New Orleans he will proceed to
number of points in the lower Mis-
sissippi valley states, spending a week
or ten days in an investigation of the
agricultural situation.
A CALL was sent out on the 10th for "A
convention of representatives of leading
credit mems associations. members of
judicial committees of the house and
senate, United States district Judges,
experts on bankruptcy laws and refer
ees In bankruptcy cases, to consider and
present to the next congress amend
ments to the national bankruptcy act.
Chicago has been selected for the con.
vention which will be held late in June
RI. REV. BISHOP HAwLEY, of st.
Johns, n. F., in an interview said that
the public sentiment of Newfoundland
was more in favor of annexation to
America than of confederation with
Canada.
AN equestrian statue of Gen. John f.
Hartranft was unveiled at Harrisburg,
Pa, on the 18th in the presence of many
people. The exercises were followed
by parade, in which the survivors OF
the troops commanded by Gen. Hart
ranft in the civil war participated
GEN. JOHN b. GORDON was reelected
commander-in-chie of the United Con-
federate Veterans at Charleston, S. c..
on the 18th and Louisville, KY, was
chosen as the next place of meeting.
EX-GOv. ROSWELL =. FLOWER, of New
York, died suddenly at Eastport. l.. L..
on the 18th. He was taken ill with a
severe attack of Indigestion and heart
failure sup ervened.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-05-17

AN association of heirs, with George
w. Mills as president, has been formed
in Chicago to recover an estate consist
ing of 60 acres of property in the heart
of New York and Brooklyn, valued at
$500, 600, 900. This estate belonged to
Alexander Montgomery. tory, who
fled from New York when Gen. Howe
evacuated with the British forces. Tc
preserve his interests, Montgomery
leased his entire holdings for 80 years
and since then. beyond a few spas
modic efforts, no attempt has been
made to dislodge the present owners
of the property.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-05-17

JAMES w. LEE, attorney for several
pipe lines and oil companies, testified
before the industrial commission al
Washington the other day about trusts
He said the effect of trusts was tend
ency to increase prices upon the Gus
toner until they became eXtortionate
Trusts were organized to secure u mo
nopoly and when this was secured by
closing up rival establishments they
were in position to fix prices. which
were generally increased in order to
permit dividends on watered stocks
Their general effect was injurious tC
labor.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-05-17

AN Italian named Juan Patritti has
upset all preconceived ideas in regard
to digestion and nutrition. About thi:
time last year he was admitted to St
Mary's hospital at San Francisco and
his case diagnosed as one of cancer OF
the stomach. The doctors decided as a
last resort to remove the whole stomach.
The operation was successfully per
formed and a month after Patritti was
well enough to go home to his ranch in
San Mateo county, CAL, and there he
has lived and worked ever since. He
eats the same kind of food as other
and claims that he can digest pork a,
easily as chicken.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-05-17
THE TWO MAIN ISSUES.
Democratic Manager Cook Says Antitrust
and Antl-Imperialism Planks Will
Have Preference Over Silver.

Chicago, May 13.-Anti-trust and
anti-imperialism planks will be nailed
nearer to the footlights than the six
teen to one plank in the democratic
national platform of 1900, according tc
the prediction of Sam B. Cook, general
manager of the ways and means com
mittee. Mr.. Cook returned from St
Louis yesterday. He has been in con
ference with ex-Gov. William j. Stone
and other committee leaders and his
declaration is said to represent the best
opinion of the democratic leaders in
the national organization.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-05-17
Criticises His Predecessors.

The treasurer of state announced his
Intention to begin the stamping of
warrants mot paid for want of funds"
this month. In his announcement the
treasurer criticiscs the predecessors in
his Office. saying:
The fault lies with tho legislature of two
years ago. That body anxious to make u
showing in economy and failed TO make sum-
cient appropriations to cover the expenses OF
the state for the two years ending in July L
am not contending that those expenses
were unusual. but knowing what the approxi-
mate expenses would be. they failed TO make
sufficient levy and appropriations to meet them.
The appropriation in 1897 for the payment of
employees of the state house and the charitable
institutions was S3S,0o0 short. The legislature
of 1892 had to pay it. The entire deficiency ap-
preparations approximate 100000. The care OF
the destitute insane by counties alone amounts
to SI36. .6l5.SI and counties withhold the taxes
due the state to balance this.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-05-17
INTERCOLLEGIATE DEBATE.
fhe Missouri University Wins i'm the Ora.
torical Contest with the Nebraska
Cniversity-The Speakers.

Lincoln, Neb., May 14.-Missouri uni
fersity won in the debate with Ne
,raslSa university last night. The
'hree judges favored Nebraska's man
ner of presenting ideas, but laid great
est stress on the excellence of argu-
ment. on which they voted two to one
in Missouri's favor. The question de-
bated was whether railroad combina-
tions are Objectionable and whether
they should be regulated by law. The
speakers for Missouri were w. C. Barn
hart, f. c. Cleary and w. S. Johnson.
The debaters for Nebraska We're Miss
Bertha Stull, Fred A. Minis and G. D..
Talbot. Mr.. Talbot won fourth place
in the recent interstate oratorical con-
test. The judges were c. F. Cochran.
Of st. Joseph; Dean Green, of Kansas
university. and w. J. Bryan, of Lin
coin
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-05-17

THE Kansas Underwriters associa.
tion recommends that all field men and
agents use their utmost endeavors to
establish what is known as the ''bar-
rel and bucket" system in towns of the
fifth and sixth class. The "barrel and
bucket" system consists of barrel OF
water in front of each business house.
containing one peck of salt to every &C
gallons of water. sealed so it can readi-
ly be rolled to the place of confiagra-
ton; the top is broken in and buckets
dipped into the barrel. No less than
three towns in Oklahoma, it was said
had been saved from destruction by
this system.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-05-17
STEPHEN D. CARpENrER, of Des Moines

STEPHEN ID. D.CARPENTER, of Des Moines,
Ia, proposes to build an electric rail
road from New York to San Francisco,
which he says can be done for $500. 900,
600. Here is his description of it: The
structure is to be similar in general
construction to an elevated transit line,
except that it is to be a double deck af-
fair and to have four tracks on each
deck. The outside tracks on the upper
deck will be for through passengers
which will make not over ten or Is stops
from coast to coast, making the TRIP
from New York to San Francisco in ,:
hOurS
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-05-17
Sick Fund for ConrreeatIona,,.t.

Topeka, Kan, May IA resolution
was passed yesterday at the Congrega-
tional meeting which provides for the
establishment of a system in the
churches similar to that used by fra
ternal societies. 1t is proposed to raise
an emergency fund from which the
members of the church who get sick or
in very destitute circumstances may
obtain relief. Provision is also made
to pay relatives in case of death.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-05-17

THERE is a strong likelihood that
etheric telegraphy will be made cheap
and uxeful ere long if the invention
of Harry Price, a London youth of IS,
is successful. Scientists predict success
for it. AS is already known Marconi's
system is impracticable without pole
100 to 1000 feet high, according to the
distance required to be covered at each
end. Young Price has invented an ap-
paratus which requires only an 1S-inch
pole at each end, and has been eminent
ly successful with experiments over
three and four miles.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-05-17

DR.. CLIFFORD MITCHELL. of the Chi
cago Homeopathic Medical college staff,
has discovered that 81 per cent. of the
persons who committed suicide in Chi
cago in 1898 did so by drinking carbolic
acid and that total of 364 persons in
New York, Brooklyn and Chicago killed
themselves by swallowing this drug.
The society voted to use its influence
with druggists to have the indiscrimi-
nate sale of the drug restricted.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-05-17

A SUMMARY OF KANSAS EVENTS.
state Sunday school Convention.

Over 500 delegates attended the thirty
fourth annual convention of the Kan
sas State Sunday School association at
Hutchinson last week. Rev. DIR. Irwin
delivered the address of welcome
Among the speakers was Bishop Vim
cent. The treasurer reported expendi-
lures of over $500 last year. The as
-iation is out of debt. The secre-
US report showed a total Sunday
school attendance of 325. .154. with IS. =
07S officers and teachers. There are
4,60l Sunday schools in the state.
The following officers were elected:
President, Rev. w. l.. Garges. Newton;
vice presidents, j. Il. Capley, Manhat-
tan: c. A. Forncy, Attica, and w. H.
Keith, Clay Center: recording secre-
tary. o. :. Johnson. Pittsburg: treas
urcr. Il. NJ. White. Abilene. The gen
eral secretary will be selected by COZ m
mittcC.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-05-17
Baker Fayors Topeka.

The statement that Senator Lucien
Baker would insist on the Twentieth
Kansas boys being mustered out at
Fort Leavenworth is denied, Topeka
claiming that the senator will support
the state capital as the mustering-out
place. Hence Topeka is making prep
arations for grand demonstration in
honor of the boys when they return.
The Topeka Capital has started fund
to buy a handsome sword for Gen. Fred
Funston
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-05-17
Severe Tornado in Coldwater.

A tornado struck Coldwater the other
hight ut ten o'clock. causing the loss of
one life and the destruction of much
property Emil Bowers was killed and
his house demolished and carried 500
yards. His wife and child. who were
in the house at the time. escaped unin-
jurcd. Nearly every building in town
was destroyed. Steel windmill towers
were twisted out of shape and water
tanks and tin roofs scattered over the
prairie.