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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-28
FRANKINC PRIVILEGE
FOR MRS. HOBART.

which was deducted, however, the
amount of his salary drawn that year
by Mr.. Harrison before he died. Mrs.
Tyler the widow of President Tyler
was granted the ranking privilege and
an annual pension of $4,000; Mrs. Tay-
lor, the widow of Zachary Taylor, re-
ceived the ranking privilege. but no
pension, though her daughter was
granted pension of $50 per month
about fifteen years ago. Mrs. Polk re-
ceived a pension of $4,000, but for some
reason now unknown the Thanking priv
ilege was not extended to her. She was
the only presidential widow to whom
the courtesy of the mails was not ex-
tended. Mrs. Lincoln was given PEN
sion of $4,000, the unpaid balance Of her
husbands salary for the year of his
martyrdom, and the franking priyi-
lege. Mrs. Grant draws a pension Of
$4,000, as does also Mrs. Garfield.
The proposition to make Mrs Hobart
the recipient of the ranking privilege
is to be an expression of the universal
love and esteem felt for her distin-
guished husband. II is probable that
Mrs. Hobart will be invited to choose
some article from the presidents
room in the capitol as a souvenir of his
services in the senate. 1t is assumed
that she will select the beautiful and
unique inkstand that stood on his desk.
1t is small fac-simile of the capitol
done in solid silver.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-28
A RICH BIRD.
Officer John O'Connor Cap
lures a Likely Clever
Crook.

officer John O'Connor nabbed man
who has been selling carpenters tools,
blankets and overcoats in Spring street
shops for several days, last night, after
a clever bit of work.
About>6 o'clock a man with heavy
wooden blanket over his arm stood in
the doorway of Jacob Rosenthars pawn
shop, waiting for an opportunity to en-
ter The appearance Of squad OF Off
GERS caused him to drop the blanket
and hurry away. Last night Officer
O'Connor watched the entrance to
RosenthaPs establishment from door
way, and about 8 o'clock the suspect
entered.
The man had given several names
when disposing of goods, and was des-
perate in his attempts to escape when
the officer appeared. He was collared,
and when Officer O'Connor asked his
name. the man rep/ed, Il am too old
at this business to be telling all
know" He was handcuffed, and on the
way to Waldo street station made sew
eral attempts to escape, declaring that
he had slipped handouts from his
wrists on three occasions.
At the station he gave his name as
John Ford, ans claimed to be resid-
emit of Portland, Me-, where he lived at
IS Green street He was questioned by
Inspector Patrick O'Day, but Ford was
willy, and refused to tell much about
himself, save that he had been drink
ing. When searched, several letters
and circulars of minor Importance were
found, but no money.
He wore two overcoats of winter
weight and a lighter one beneath. The
outer garment was long, shabby one,
.. ka1. nath MO
short box pattern, and very hobby. He
was charged with drunkenness. but
charge of larceny will probably be
made after the investigation today.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-28

our children" May 16, Mrs. A. B. Pea
ance in all things; June 6, Mrs. ]. H.
Orr, Mrs. j. H. Orr, Music;
June 20, Mrs. A. A. Cor
don, Mrs l.. Robinson, Children as ed
ucators in the home; Oct 8. Mrs. NJ D.
Brigham, Mrs. C. F. Stevens, "A child's
development through sponsibility";
Oct. II, Mrs. j. H. Orr, Mrs. A. B. Pea
vey, STUDIES of the childhood of great
men," Annual meeting.
'Why does the Seedy Lady look
As though she should be Undertook?
All, should her spirit now Forsake her,
l shouldn't want to Undertaken"
-Gelett Burgess in Nonsense Almanac
for 1900.
Miss Jcanie Lea Southwick has a pic
ture on exhibition in the window of
Boutelle's art store. 1t is a fine copy
of one of the best pictures in the Lux
embourg by Sisley, one of the three
great impressionists. Sisley has died
within year. This picture was done
last spring, when Miss Southwick was
in Paris.
Miss Lolita Mills, pianist, will play
with the Kneisel quartet at it's concert
in Worcester Dec. q. Miss Mills is a
pupil of Leschetezky. She has played
with Seiders orchestra and is going to
many places with the Kneisels this
winter.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-28

Mr. Bryan has authorized the state
ment that he does not charge a cent
for any campaign speech, and that on
these trips he pays his own hotel bills
and railroad fares unless he is travel
ing on a special train. In reply to the
charge that he could not earn his liv-
ing as a lawyer, Mr.. Bryan makes the
following statement:
MIR. Bryan began the practice of
law in his native town, Jacksonville,
ILL.,. July 4, 1888, shortly after his grad
uation He was 20 years old, and the
next six months, or for the remainder
of the year 1888, his fees at the bar
amounted to $70 but for the next year,
1884, they amounted to $1,000. In 1885
they were $1,OS527, and in 1885 s1566.53.
For the first nine months his fees
were 81, 1928, or at the rate of about
$1,000 a year, and on the last day of
September 1887, he moved to Lincoln,
Neb., and began business there Oct. l,
1887, being then II years old, and with
out friends in Lincoln.
HE did not even know more than
half a dozen persons in the town, and
in the remaining three months of that
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-28
CONCERT AT ST. ANNE's,

The children of ST. Annes Sunday
school will give an entertainment in the
church this evening that will contain
many pretty features William j. Heffer-
on has directed the little ones in prepare
ton for presenting the program. Miss
Julia Winters will serve as aocompanist
to the following selections:
Part 1.--Opening chorus by so voices:
recitation, Anna Moynihan; Highland
fling, Maud Connolly; Irish song, Grace
Wyman; recitation Bessie Waugh; daisy
chorus, rs little tots; recitation, Margue-
rite Webb; Chinese song, Masters Edwin
Desert. James Reardon, Paul Rice, Jr.,
Joe Higgins, VIM. Heffern; recitation,
William Engstrom Japanese song, Mar
ion Higgins, Mamie Burke, Helen DAILY,
Lillian Heffern, Leila Heffern; Irish song,
Mary Reardon.
Part 2.-Violet chorus, IS little tots;
picture song. Madge Feehan, Gertrude
Meagher, Nellie Meagher; recitation,
Lulu Mack; song, Daniel Mack, William
Moynihan; fairy scene, Mabel MeGuggan
and IS young ladies; recitation, Lillian
Nicholson; final chorus, so voices
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-28

Washington, Nov. 27.--one of the first
bills to be offered when congress meets
will be a joint resolution extending to
Mrs. Hobart, the widow of Vice-Presi-
den5 Hobart. the franking privilege of
the United States mails.
This is a courtesy which is now held
by only two women in the United
States, Mrs. Grant, the widow OF Presi
dent Grant, and Mrs. Garfield, the wi
dow of President Garfield. While from
pecuniary point of view 1t may mean
but little, for the postage paid by these
ladies on their correspondence will
scarcely aggregate very vast sum in
year, still it is a distinction which
has been made honorable by the jeal-
GUS care which congress exercises in
granting it. Mrs. Hobart will be the
first widow of a vice-president to be
accorded this courtesy,it having hither-
to been tradition that it shall be ex-
tended only to the widows of presidents.
Mrs. Washington was the first lady
to receive it, and her case established q
precedent. Then, in later years, 1t was
voted unanimously by succeeding con-
gressest to Mrs. Louisa Catherine Adams,
the widow of President Adams; to Mrs.
Dolly Madison, the widow of President
Madison; to Mrs. VIM. H. Harrison, the
widow of President Harrison, who al
so received the sum of $4,000, which
was then the presidents salary, from
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-28
HON. WIN. J. BRYAN'S INCOME.

year he earned in Lincoln in practice
at the bar $685.. He was then just
beginning to form an acquaintance, and
in 1883 he earned SS34.41. In 1889 his
fees rose to S199S.2S, and were increas-
ing in the following year when he
was nominated for congress and en-
tered the campaign. After his election
to congress he abandoned the law for
public life.
"Since the 1896 campaign he has had
several offers of $4,000 year from
corporations to act as their attorney
One was a New York corporation. But
he preferred to decline all these offers
and devote himself to his present OBJ
jects.
Mr.. Bryan says that he earns
money now in three ways, from his
book, through lectures and by writing
articles for magazines and the press.
while Mr.. Bryan is far from being
a rich man, even in the modest sense
in which the term is used in small
western city, he has no debts. He has
always lived within his income, owing
his own house and little farm of 25
acres. He has no expensive habits
whatever"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-28
NOTED VISITORS.
Major H. j. Wirchett and Wife Call at
: Salvation Army Barracks.

Major H. j. Wipchett and Wife Call at
= Salvation Army Barracks.
In the Commercial street barracks of
the Salvation Army, last evening, Mai.
H, ]. Winchell and wife were guests.
Mai. Winchell has been detailed to SUI
perintend the social work of the New
England section of the Salvation Army,
and he is one of the best known Sal
vationists in the ranks. In his youth
he studied law and was admitted to
the bar A strong infidel, he had little
friendship for the Salvationists until
he met Capt May Harris, now his wife
She was the first commander of the
local barracks, and about 10 years ago
the lawyer visited her, and was later
converted. He has since been active
in the work. Until a few months ago,
he was the leader in colony of Saliva
ton Army members who sought homes
in California, 142 miles from civilization.
Here settlement was made, houses
erected. and the little colony thrived.
Mai. Winchell was called to England
as delegate of the United States branch
of the Salvation Army. He recently
returned. Maj. and Mrs. Winchell re-
turned to Boston last evening.
Capt. Joseph Allen and wife gave ad-
dresses. and John Martin of West War
rem. who is 70 years old, and was re-
Gently converted gave an enthusiastic
address. Mr.. Martin claims to have
the strength necessary to complete a
10-mile walk which he does for exer-
else several times a week.
Tonight there will be musical bliz-
Yard" in the Commercial street bar
racks, and tomorrow evening Mrs. AL
len will give lecture. She was the
first Salvationist to enter upon mis-
sionary work in Ireland, and her ad-
dress will embrace an account of her
experiences in that country. Special
services will be held Thanksgiving at
1890 a. m, and in the evening there
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-28
BANQUET TONIGHT.

The annual banquet of the Plymouth
Club will be held in the private dining
rooms of the State Mutual restaurant,
this evening, at 7.30 o'clock. The toast
master will be Robert e. Bigelow. Spe-
cial guests of the club will be Rev. DR..
Archibald McCullagh, DR.. John c.
Berry, Paul B. Morgan and Harry S.
Whitney.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-28
CASE IS SETTLED.
Friends of 7. F. Rock Pay His Board
Bill at the Bay State.

The case of Thomas F. Rock of Mon
treal who was arrested Saturday evening
on a civil process, has been settled out
of court. Rock was charged. by Proprietor
f. P. Douglass of the Bay State house
with non-payment of board bill of two
weeks. Attorney Frank 3. Hall repre-
scented Mr.. Douglass. n central district
court yesterday morning a chance was
given Rock to take the poor debtors
oath He declined, and in the afternoon
he went to Holyoke and friends in that
city assisted him in his financial troubles.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-28
SEVEN NEW CARS.

Seven new cars have been added to the
equipment of the Worcester and Webster
Street Railway company. Complaints
were numerous yesterday because of
crowded cars Sunday, and officials of the
road will make an attempt to have the
as big rush Is expected on the line.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-28
ApAMs-MooRE.

Miss Fanny E. Moore daughter of Geo.
A. and Abbie F. Moore, of 81 Hollis
known local bicyclist, were married yes
terday at noon. The ceremony was per
formed in Boylston. After short we'd
ding trip, Mr.. and Mrs. Adams will reside
in Clinton
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-28
WON ON A cRIss-cRoss.

The Columbia Juniors defeated the
eighth grade of Dix street school yes
terday afternoon in two 15-minute
halves by a score of 16 to IL. The feat
ure of the game was the touchdown by
Dolan on a criss-cross. The Columbia
Juniors would like a game on Thanks
giving morning with the Oregon Stars.
Manager Gaffney.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-28
FUNERAL OF MRS. JACKSON.

The funeral of Mrs. Lavinia, widow of
Reuben Jackson, who died at the Home
farm Saturday, was held in Hildreth &
Putnam's undertaking rooms yesterday
afternoon. Rev. Hiram Conway, pastor
of John Street Baptist church, and Rev.
]. H. Taylor, pastor of Bethel A. M. z.
church, conducted services. Burial was
in Hope cemetery
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-28
APPLY SOON

to be sure of securing a pack of those
superb new Army and Navy Playing
Cards, just issued by the Malt-Nutrine
Dept. of the Anheuser- Busch Brewing
Assn, St. Louis. u S. A. Sent every
where for ten 2-cent stamps. Admiral
Dewey is King of Hearts. Other heroes
on each face card GiR-edged. Elegant
backs. Finest cards out.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-28
MEN DISSATISFIED.
New Trainmaster of Fitchbure Rail-
road Introduces Unpleasant Reforms.

w. L. Stevenson, the new trainmlster
of the Fitchburg railroad, who recently
arrived from Kansas City, is causing dis
satisfaction among the employees by an
nouncing that there will be no pay for
ordinary overtime work. is also claimed
that in several instances. the wages of
hood of Railroad Trainmen will be APP
pealed to by local members, and unless
there is a readjustment of the working
conditions on the road, strike is threat
ene6
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-28
a MAYNARD GIRL.

Ida May Fisk, 10 years old, was arrest
ed by Sergt Drohan last evening charged
with being a stubborn child Her parents
reside at Davis street, and her father,
Nathan B. Fisk has for several months
pleaded with his daughter, but she has
continued Maynard.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-28
DEATH OF A SON.

Gordon. infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
Patrick Callahan, died yesterday morn
ing at his parents residence, 10 1-2
Washburn street. The funeral will be
this afternoon at o'clock.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-28
THE ORPHANS DINNER.

The young ladies of Enterprise Lend-a-
Hand club. of South Unitarian church.
has notified the matron of the Greendale
orphanage that they would see that an
ample supply of turkeys would be sent
her to give the orphans a good dinner
Thanksgiving
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-28
LONG DISTANCE RACE.
Worcester Men May Compete at Bos-
ton a Week From Saturday.

Worcester long distance runners who
will pass the New England cross country
championship at Boston, Thanksgiving
day, on account of the distance, are coz
sidering the B. A. A. cross country which
will take place Dec 8 and which will be
but five miles IN distance Prizes will be
given to the first half dozen i'm IL 20 or
more men start. The route will be as fol-
lows: Start in front of the B. A. A. club
house on Commonwealth avenue, to Bea-
con street, right side. straight out Beacon
to Coolidges corner, turn left into other
side of Beacon street straight into Com
monwealth avenue right side, to Exeter
street to B. A. A. club house. In the
notices which have been sent to athletes,
attention is called to the Marathon run
which is scheduled for Patriots day from
Ashland to the b. A. A. club house, dis
lance of % miles
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-28
To Cure Cough in One Day
To Cure a Cold in One Day
To Cure Sore Throat in One Day
To Cure Hoarseness in One Day

Take Cleveiand's Lung Healer, &c. II Il
fails to cdre, your money will be refunded
Brewer 6 Go. Sc Front st. George e
Fairbanks, 2S4 Main st: Burlington Phar-
macy; Martin p. Waite. 10 Front st.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-28

TO CURE COLD IN ONE DAY.
take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money IL it fails
to cure. e. w. Groves signature is on
each box % cents
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-11-09
VERMONT NEWS.
The News of the State Boiled Down
for Busy Readers.

Frank r.. Chapman has been COM
missioned postmaster at Westminis-
ter.
James w. Gregg of Brattleboro has
taken out letters patent for an egg
holder and alarm.
Bishop Merrill will preside over the
Vermont Methodist conference which
will convene in this state April H.,
1900.
Col. LEG rand b. Cannon of Burling-
ton will leave that city about Novem-
Der 20 for New York to remain for
the winter.
The quota of Vermont in the new
volunteer regiments for Philippine SER
vice was 1866, but 222 sons Of the Green
Mountains enlisted.
A petition in bankruptcy has been
filed by r. S. Mason of Springfield,
who has liabilities of 81, 321.6S and as
sets Of $SO5.29, of which $207.44 is
claimed as exempt.
Henry Bissell has leased and taken
possession of the Brandon Inn at Bran
don. Mr.. Bissell is a Nermonter and
first engaged in the hotel business at
Shoreham, where he conducted house
very successfully for several years. He
later conducted the Lake Dunmore
house, the Addison house at Middle
bury, and a hotel at Ticonderoga.
The largest receipts for one day in
the st. Adams custom house in several
years was recorded Nov. 6, when eight
car loads of wool on which the duties
were $l3, 437.72, were passed through
from Toronto to Lawrence, Mass.
The largest days business on record
was something like five years ago when
wool duty amounting to S25, 900 was
collected.
Eight mich cows and yearling be-
longing to George Ii. Savage, a far
mer living between Hartford and
West Hartford on the line of the Cen
tral Vermont railway, were struck by
passenger train No. 3, the mail train
bound north, Monday afternoon, and
were killed or mangled so that they
had to be killed. The railroad was
not fenced in manner to prevent
all of Mr.. Savage's COWS, nine in num-
Der, from going from the highway on
to the railway track. The train was
running at full speed and the animals
were in cut and were not discovered
in season to prevent the accident.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-11-09
READ 1T IN HIS EYE.
The Cuban Understood the Soldier
and at Once Gave Up His Pros
pective Prey.

This occurred at Siboney. while the
town was in flames. Panic had hold OF
everybody but the American troops,
who were vainly endoavering to con-
duct an orderly evacuation.
y lanky rough rider was hurryino
through the town on some mission,
says the Philadelphia North American,
when he came abreast of Il half starved
Spanish woman. who bore every trace
of wealth and refinement in her face,
manner and dress. and was STRUGGLING
to keep child, barely able to walk. al
her side and at the same time restrain
a burly Cuban from robbing her of Il
walnut box tipped with silver. which
she held under her arm.
The rough rider took in the situation
at glance. He couldn't speak Spanish,
so he let loose a wild yell peculiar to
the genus cowboy, and at the same
time leveled his gun at the rascallY
Cuban.
Then, to relieve his own feelings, he
yelled in good vigorous English: "We're
down here to fight mer. not wom-
en- and children, and if you don't sneak
I'll drop you!"
The Cuban read the message in tn,
soldiers eyes and skunk away. while
the rough rider conducted the womau
and child to headquarters, and then
went about his business.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-11-09
IN UNCLE SANS SERVICE.
The Prejudice AGAINST Women in
Government Employ Is Rapid
ly Disappearing.

women are eligible for appointment
to many branches of the government
service upon precisely the same condi-
tons as men," writes Barton Cheyney.
in the Ladies' Home Journal "The
question of sex does not enter into the
matter when there are vacant positions
which are open to women. AT the pres
cnt time there are one-siXth as many
women as men in the service. The
prejudice that formerly existed against
the appointment of women is disnp-
pearing, and in 1898, of AS persons ar
pointed to positions in the departments
at Washington, 100 were females. In
addition to clerical capacities, women
are appointed assistant microscopes
nurses, translators, teachers, matrons.
telegraph operators, stenographers and
tynewriters, rs well as to places re-
curing skilled and unskiled workers.
AS assistant microscopes they have
the first chance of selection, there be.
ing always Il demand for capable wore
Ell in this line
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-11-09
EXECUTIONS IN FRANCE.
The Authorities Propose to Employ
Electricity by View
Method.

If importance is to be attached to
leans are in the midst Of discussion
as to whether or not death by electric
shock is painless and instantaneous,
The French government is considering
the advisability Of disseminating tie
use Of the guillotine for the eX-
ccution of criminals and the adop-
ton in its stead of method in
which needles charged with high
tension currents are shot into the
brain, causing instant death. Accord
ing to the accounts given, the head of
the criminal, as he sits firmly strapped
in the execution chair, is to be inclosed
in a helmet similar to that of q diver.
Opposite the temples of the Wearer are
two holes, through which the needles.
duly connected with the source of elec
trio current employed, pass. AS the
rXecutioner touches a button, aud so
turns on the current, the two needles
leap from their sockets and are forced
through the temples into the brain OF
the criminal. With them they carry
powerful alternating currents, which
rupture and destroy the brain cells with
such rapidity that one convulsive move
ment of the victim is the only sign that
life is extinct. Whether such a mode Of
execution, if seriously proposed. is more
mercful than the electrical method
adopted in this country will be doubted
by MANY.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-11-09
"SWAGGER STICKS"
Numbers of Them Whecdlcd Away
from Canadian Red Coats ns
Summer Souvenirs.

According to official returns about
1000 American lassies have visited
Nova Scotia this season, and most OF
these, coming or going, it is safe to
presume, have touched at Halifax for a
longer or shorter time, as may be.
Among the treasures of these lassies
will be found-unless the reader of
feminine nature has gone all aStray-
a short stick, silver or nickel tipped
and ferruled. This is the famous
"swagger" stick of Tommy Atkins,
who, as one of the citadels defenders. a
brave Leinster, guards the officials Of
high degree who are unmarried and
eligible from the attacks of feminine
invasons. Tommy Atkins without a
swagger would be like a Chinaman
without a cue, and these little sticks
are just the final touch needed to IL
Kpire the onlooker with becoming feel
ings of awe as to Tommy's martial
mien.
With his scarlet cap, about the size of
wafer, one glove on and one oti and
the short swagger stick which he
twiris by times, Hereby. sentlme utaliy,
coquettishly, as circumstances may de-
mand, Tommy is by no means an u
pleasant sight. Proud is the Girl w!",
by bribery or cajolng, has Induced
Tommy to part with his sW0rgel stick,
when she exhibits it to her chums,
who have not been sent to Hali'oX and
prouder yet when those who have been
there are conscious of their own short
sightedness in not noticing this very
important part of Tommy Atkins at
fra