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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-08
TRACING A COUNTERFEIT.

The tracing Of counterfeits back to
the Shower Is curious and exciting
work. said an ex-govefnment enlplove,
Zone day back in the '70's q bank clerk
in Cincinnati detected queer $40 bill
in the deposit Of small retail grocer.
He sent for me and l started to work.
found that the grocer had received the
bill from shoe dealer, who had it
from dentist. wtho had it from some
body else, and so on, until l finally
traced it to an invalid woman who had
used it to pay her physician. When
questioned she said the money had been
sent to her by her brother, who lived in
New Orleans. looked up her brother'e
pediEree and was certain had nv man.
He had a bad record. was the proprietor
of dive. and was Just the sort of per
son likely to be a confederate Of coun-
terfeiters. came here with the hand
cuffs in my pocket but as things turned
out was a little premature The man
proved to my complete satisfaction that
he had received the money as rent for
a small house he owned in Pittsburs.
That was discouraging, but I couldn't
give up after going SO far, and took the
next train for Pittsburg. The tenant
OF the house turned out to be travel
ing oculist, who spent most Of his time
on the road. He was then away IN the
west. but saw him on his return, and
he at once recognized the bill. It had
been given him by a patient in Cfnoin-
natl, the very point from which l start
ed. The patient was a boss carpenter
l got his address from the soculist and
made bee line for the city. 1 had a
premonition that something very
strange was going to happen, and I
wasn't disappointed The carpenter
was an honest old fellow. and told me
without hesitation that he had received
the bill from Mr.. - for repairing his
barn. Mr.. -- was the small grocer
in whose bank deposit the counterfeit
had turned UP. I flew for his store as
fast as cab could carry me, and
found 1t closed. He had skipped. Al
it was shown beyond question
that he was the regular agent of a
gang. His shop was a mere blind.
That the bill which he gave the car
penter should get back again into his
own till after travelling all around the
was one Of those miracles of
chance for which there u no expiana-
ton. New Orleans UirnasS Dnfngerat.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-08

The first attempt at kindergarten
work in Worcester was in 1892, when a
number of mixed kindergartens We're
opened. The experiment proved sue
cessful. and the following year school
distinctively kindergarten was opened
in the Salisbury street school building
Since 1853 the schools have increased
at the rate of two each year, until at
the present time there are u kinder
gartsn schools located in these build
fhgb. Dix street, Adams square, Sails
bury stgeet, Thomas street, Elizabeth
street, Providence street, Ward street,
Millhury street, Quinsisamond, Cam
Bridge street, Canterbury street and
woodland street
The schoolg are under the immediate
CONTROL 6l Mary aagnnohd Barker,
whose long sxperiehee and thofouRh
knowledge Of this branch of school
work maaSes her Invaluable as a super
visor. Children enter the schools at the
&c Of to 6 Years, and as general
thing remain one year in the kinder
gaFter. al1leES theif progress happens
to be- slow, or tlTeir parents prefer they
SHAH tafsc a iongef Course.
Tho KfnteEsarten session is linited to
the morning hours. Most OF the teach
efs take up Afst grade work ff the af-
ternnon. a desire Il expressed for more
Kindergarten schools in order that they
may be more evenly distributed
throughout the city, and there seems
to be a growing tendency toward en-
largenept of this department.
1t is the Intention to teach a line of
work best suited to young children that
will call all the different inclinations
into activity and develop the child all
through it's Imaginative and cohstruc-
tive powers and its love for play in
fact. all the faculties he possesses The
child is taught to see, to distinguish
cofors. and to tell what he has seen,
to cultivate power of expression, and to
enjoy heaithflll amusement which is
the life of the child.
A large percentage of kindergarten
children in this city are either foreign
born or Of foreign parentage. Many Of
them are unable to speak the language
when placed in the kindergarten, but
they make rapid progress, and are fitted
to do much better work when advanced
into the real school work. Little ones
who do not have the most desirable
homes Learn things that they might
never acquire q knowledge of wereitnot
it for the kindergarten, and those who
have good homes learn a great lesson
in LEARNING to respect the rights of
others.
The number of pupils in the kinder
gartenB at present is. much smaller than
it win be later In The year, when the
conditions ana circumstances Of vaccin-
alton and other matters incidental to
entering school are ever.
At present SIX schools have an aver
age attendance of % pupils, and the
remainder an average OF Is pupils daily.
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haired children gather round their
teacher A chord on the piano, and all
join hands, forming circle about the
room. Now the right foot forward,
prompts the teacher Some are conf
dent regarding Which foot should go
out, but few are uncertain and a ner-
vous shifting back and forth ensues I'm
til an assuring smile from the teacher
gives confidence and the tots are ready
for the next movement. All advance
slowly to the center Of the circle, keep
ing time to music, and when the center
is reached make a low bow and retife
backward to their original places.
This action is calculated to learn the
children how to carry themselves to a
certain extent, but the bows Of some
Of the tots compel Smile, even from
the teachers. One little girl bends
until her curly head almost touches the
floor, and she loses her balance and
goes down in = heap only to jump UP
laughing and hurRying to catch up
With her mates. Still another exercise
is to run and skip aboGt the room IN
imitation Of various domestic a1rtma,s,
or wa*ing the arms In imitation OF
bird flying.
Color is. taught with many colorsd
balls Of woYSt6d, strings of beads and
by reference even to the garments 81
fellow pupils. An idea of form Is
gained from drawings and by use of
small boards in which number of
holes are bored I'M squares. The boards
are distributed together with num-
Der Of many coloIed pegs and the pu-
pills asked TO outline certain figures on
the boards. Another part of the same
exercise is to have the children draw
certain designs. A house for instance
is suggested. In a majority Of Gases it
is the child's first attempt at Work of
this sort and the result is truly inter-
esting. One starts his design With the
knob of a door and builds his house
about it. Another features large
post in the dooryard, and still another
attempts long fight of steps leading
up to his house, while in many cases
the child has absolutely no idea of de-
is all that results.
The featuring of door knob, a post
or flight of steps gives evidence that
something of the sort has appealed
strongly to the child in its everyday
life and for some reason or other has
become fixed indehbly on its memory.
Still another study is that of the ha-
bits of animals such as are seen every
day, dogs, horses and cats. Each morn
ing the teacher begins the days work
With short talk or story which forms
a basis for the days work sl5 dL}i,at
Holidays and special occasions that
come up from time to time throughout
the year are given Special eonsidera-
ton in the kindergarten, and an at
tempt made by means of Illustrations
and talks to impress their significance
lftJon the child
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-08
MUCH ABUSED STOCY.
worcester's Smokers Do
Not Take Kindly
to It.

The Century dictionary says stogy
is a ''long, coarse cigar"
Most of the Worcester cigar dealers
say It is the hardest thing to make
money on m all New England.
This is because eastern smokers are
not yet educated up-or down to the
long, coarse cigar, WHICH has It's birth
usually in West Virginia or Pennsyl-
vania, at Wheeling in the former state
and Pittsburg in the latter. But their
ignorance is not to last always, how
ever, and some signs of renaissance of
Knowledge Of the virtues of the stogy
are to Be noticed But they are too
small to be seen with the naked eye just
ait present. One cigar dealer in Wor-
cester says he wouldn't pay five dollars
a. month for the privilege of selling all
the stogies smoked In Worcester. That
means something. But 1t means less
than it seems, for the profit on 100 Pitts
BURG stogies is only Is cents when they
are sold at for 5. the favorite price.
Just why Worcester smokers do not
take kindly to stogies is hard to say.
In the south and west they are rapidly
taking the place of cigarets with one
class of smokers, for which the stogie
should be blessed But to a perfecto
lover it Is usually cursed. Perhaps one
reason for its disrepute Is the fact that
to keep the peace one has to smoke a
stogy in a vacant lot, with no neighhors
around, or if all the family has influenza
he may smoke it in the house This is
because the stcgy isn't favored. Most
other cigars are, with tonqua beans,
cheap rum and concoction known as
Havana flavor or something like it.
Then the stogy's look is against it. It
is roughly made with but little regard
paid to shape, and usually bearing all
sorts of protuberances along its length.
A properly made stogy Is made of four
leaves of tobacco, three forming the fill-
err and one used as wrapper The fill
ers and wrappers are not selected with
the care paid to higher class cigars and
they are made much more rapidly,
without undergoing the pressing given
q cigar before the wrapper is put on.
Some stogies are made of short fill
ers. and these are not all handmade,
and are usually favored to hide the
taste of aust in the scraps which
form the filler. They are rather better
shaped than the higher grade, but are
net as satisfactory smokers. But one
might as we'll look for the aesthetic in
a boiled cabbage, as to expect to find
beauty in q stogy. The allusion to cab
bage has no reference to the cigar, by
the way Sunflower leaves make just as
good tobacco as cabbage any time.
Then stogy, with all its slimness, is
robust II is able to floor any but strong
constitutions. Weaklings who have,
never been to Cuba had better not tack
lie a stogy without due training. A clay
pipe is a good thing to begin on, if ons
keeps at it long enough before coming
to the stogy age.
Another thing which NAV Ieoan tho
stGgT down in the east 10 the eanb &naa
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-08
coRREcTs THE SENATOR.
A Citizen of Provincetown Takes Issue
with Him on Colonial History.

with Him on Colonial History.
Charles W. Felt, citizen of Province
town, has written the Salem Gazette at
some length to correct alleged mis-
others, relative to colonial history. Refer
ring to the Bradford MS which Mr.. Felt
says should have rightfully gone to
Provincetown,. where the original COM
pact bearing the signatures of Al Pilgrims
was written and signed, he says:
'In the Bradford MS. memorial vol
ume published by the state, Senator
the compact on board the .Mayfiower.
Nov. II, 1920, implying that the May
flower was then at Plymouth, when 1t
was at Provincetown. Again the words
occur the compact in the harbor, the
landing on the rock This also implies
Plymouth when the landing and the
signing Of the compact were both at
Proyincetown.
Later In his article Mr. Felt SAYS:
Salem too, mas a further interest, for
Senator Hoar in his address at Plymouth
in 1895 said of the Pilgrims: Their good
sense kept them free from the witchcraft
delusion And when at last in 1892 Ply
mouth was blended with Massachusetts,
the days of bigotry and intolerance and
superstition as controlling force in
Massachusetts were over When in the
United States Senate Mr. Pettigrew of
Dakota assailed Massachusetts for it's
wftchcraft record, Senator Hoar. pointed
out what Massachusetts did to dispel the
delusion. Will Senator Hoar say that to
Plymouth rather than Salem belongs the
credit? A prominent Salem lady said
to Mr.. Mckinley at Canton, O., October,
1896, We exploded the delusion,' and SEN
ator Hoar may well apologize.
Senator Hoar must be given to under
stand that we want the sacred truth of
history. and not the advocacy of the town
Of Plymouth and the interests of the
Hoar family. The junior senator, Mr.
Lodge, writes history also, but | think
ne gives us the truth. while l ask fear
les9ly. rs not Senator. Hoaris unfinished
language deceptive?' He has even de-
ceived prominent Worcester gentlemen, It'll
would appear, two of whom have made
which Worcester Clergy.
men reported to have been prevent Should
have promptly correlated, a h5h& al $6rlt
taking Vacations In St&nt
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-08
Because They Did Not Understand that This Was
Method of Application and not Remedy.
THOUSANDS TORE WILL DIE
Unless They Are Taught the Name of That Remedy
Which Does Cure by inhalation.
THERE IS BUT ONE.


tents tne hundred faith
following this
cities
beea reduction thirty
Of twelve ron
discarded
On the positive evidence which
newo and
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-08
BRAVE MEN FALL

Victims to stomach, liver and kidney
troubles. a. well as women, and all feel
In the blood. baokache. nervousness.
headache and tired. listless, rundown
feeling. But there's no need to feel ike
that Listen to j. w. Gardner. Ida
vile, Ind. He says: Electric Bitters
are lust the thing for man when he
is all run down and don't care whether
he lives or dies, Ii did more to give
me new strength and good appaeiha
than anything / could take I can n6R
eat anything and have q new lease "a
life Only 80 cents, at BrewQg 4 CQH
drug store. Every bottle ENs&nsMsM
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-08
For the Following Reason !:

Until the
which could inhaled
inhalation possibe
would not consumption
within
thousandfo
this plain would
nfNi
There reaching INHALATION
can be-
There guaranteed
II i
all by mall postage prepaid
1ss q
THE r. T. BOOTH COMPANY Ithaca N v
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-08
BUDwE1sBR BEER

has been consumed by the American
public to the extent of over half bill
lion bottles. More than any other bot
tied beer in the world. Made exclusive
iy tv the Anheuser- Busch Brewing
ASSN e. S. Pierce G. Co., wholesale
dealers, Worcester, Mass.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-08
Herein Lies Che Great danger to the Publtc.


Cures Inhalation Of
applying the
that la no doubt
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the
was
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-08
Caused the Death Of Hundreds
The Whole Truth About inhalation.

during absolutely necessary
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-17

repairing the Dangerfeld mansion on the
southeast corner Of Prince and 60 umhu5
streets, and adding thereto an exieu i've
school building, are arranging for fair this
AN IN support of their undertaking Consid.
cradle contributions have already been made.
The series of revival services bold at Grove
ptist Church, near Morrisville. last week,
re,ulted in fifteen additions TO the member
ship. The pastor. Rev. G w. Brooks, was
assisted by Rev. MIR. Butler, of Alexandria,
and Rov. D: j. Shopoff. Great interest was
manifested by large attendance each day
and the most earnest attention was paid
lWarrenton VirgiRian.
at the tournament at River Wow yester.
day the winners were as follows: G. B. Blan-
ford, first; H T. Palmer. second ; g. T. Love,
third, and Clarence Beall. fourth. Mr.. Blan.
ford chose Miss Bose Roland, OF Piscataway,
Md, as Queen of Love and Beauty Misses
Margaret Cook. of Prince Georges county,
Md; Rebecca Norris, OF Alexandria, and Min
ME Groney, of Washington, wero her mai Is
of honor.
dispatch from Columbia Missouri says
Frank william Funk, white, who goes under
many aliases, WAS arrested here yesterday by
Officer L. ]. Slate D II. Sanlifter and Mike
Tyson He is wsnte in Washington, where,
it is said he entered tho house of William II.
Brooks some months ago Drained him with
an axe and ass .ulted his wife with the same
weapon. and robbed the aged couple o: sever
al bundled dollars.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-17
Story Of a Slave

To be bound hand and foot for years
by the chairs of disease is the worst
form of slavery. George D. Williams,
of Manchester, Mich tells how such a
slave was made free. He says: MY
wife had been so helpless for five years
that she could not turn over in bed alone.
After using two bottles of Electric Bit
tiers, she is wonderfully improved and
shle to do her own work" This SUI
preme remedy for FINALE diseases quick
cures nervousness, sleeplessness, mel
ancholy, headache, backacbe, fainting
and dizzy spells. This miracle working
medicine is aodsend to weak, run
down people. Every bottle guaranteed
Oalv so cents. Sold by E. S. Leadbeat-
er & Sons, Druggists
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-17

.v-y TO ALEXANDRIA.-Ben-
10 ro,n $ and & -nrSe Lob.
itm.n 10Th of Washington, will
NIL ~ low,r the time re-
coTl ~ gmimming contest to take place
il q 'be weather and water remain
Talle TT Thomas has accepted a chal-
warn made by Lehman, who stated he
!eu.e ..;1linr to meet any swimmer 10 q
Tas S s;.,snce race for six miles down
lo0e p ~ ,.onac The contest will take
i1' # 4, ALI. about September 10
Pace, j. aid to hold the long dis
Ilo'"' cobemniorship of long Branch
ia0', ,.lsn,ic City, and claims he has
s0u ! b'en d-fes!ed He says he mas
"', IN biz numerous contests some OF Inc .
m5. ~ .,,i,noe-s OF the country, and his
o os,. A.. eIp-c- him to uphold his record
H's .La oomirg match. Lehman is con-
~ u, - o1e of the best swimmers IN the
i nI'.,,c. Arrangements for the event
ps','' ro- vet been completed. The
NV, y, will probably be made from the
: :.,'' wall Of the Arsenal. From that
''l,I 70 this city is straight course.
lg'', MN will be accompanied by boat
. lD' - an accident should result from
,.s ~ sttemp TO make the swim. A boat
. ,,r speclators may follow the con-
iesisD,S
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-17

About one month ago my child,
which is fifteen months old, had an at
tack Of diarrhoea accompanied by
vomiting. Ieave it such remedies as
are usually given in such cases, but as
nothing gave relief, we sent for ply
stefan and it was under his care for q
week. At this time the child had been
sick for about ten days and was having
about % operations of the bowels every
twelve hours, and we were convinced
that unless it soon obtained relief it
would not live. Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was
commended, and decided to try it.
I soon noticed a change for the better !;
by its continued use complete cure
was brought about and it is now per-
fectly healthy-C. L. ROoGs, Stump
town, Gilmer Co., w. Va, For sale
by All Druggists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-17
LOCAL BkAYiGi8n.


There was but one lodger at the stati' n
house last night.
There were no cases FOR tIiIl in the Police
Court this morning.
number of colored excursionists after
parading the city with brass bind today
went to Warrenton.
Tho schooner j. Dallas Msrvil, Capt. Ben
nett. from New York. arrived here yesterday
With q cargo of gnano,
A horse attached to buggy ran away on
Royal street, near King this morning. bat
was caught before any damage had been done.
II ia understood that the barn on the aims
house farm will be removed from is present
location, SO as not to obstruct the view of the
road.
Mr. Julian knight has just constructed and
placed in position in the postofiice four new
delivery boxes to be used for the Sunday
delivery.
An unknown colored man was killed by 6
train on the Long bridge last night. The body
is being held at Il morgue in Washington
for identification.
Tho Alexandria baseball club will play 8
game tomorrow evening in this city with The
club from the Bureau of Engraving and Pint
ing, OF Washington.
Herbert Harsboro Was arrested this even.
ing BY Sergeant smith aud Officer Atkinson
charged with sn attempt to rcb the money
drawer of Hugo Herfurth, on upper KinG
street.
The Hume democrats o, the Second ward
had a i,llificstion gathering in the rooms OF
Inc 10. U. N. Club last night, An ample
SIMPLY of refreshments was served and en-
joyed by all present.
Msrrisge licenses were issued in Washing.
ton yesterdsy 81 George l.. Howard JF.' an H
Louise Ross, both of Alexandria; Samuel Z
Henson, of King George county. and Clara
Virginia Wainwright, snd 10 Edward o.
Holmes and Fannie Nelson both OF LeWins
vile.
pound party was given on Tuesdsy mig b
for the benefit of the family Of Bep]amir
Thomas, the colored man lynched last Week
1t was attended by very many colcred people
and addict something 10 the means OF sup
porting the family, all of whom, however, are
grown.
The following books lave been added e
the Alexsnd.ia Library: 1000 so 65. Handy
Andy. By Samuel Lover; 1000 pa 90, me
Hill of PAN, by Gilbert Parker; 1000 or %
The Red Badge Of Courage By S. Crane
1000 70 6S, Concerning Isabel Carnaoy, By
Z. F. Fowler.
The Sisters of the Holy Cross, who are nov
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-17
OFFICIAL.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

At called meeting of the Board of Alder
men of Alexandria, Va, held August 10,
1899, there were present:
VIM. H. Marbury, esq. President, and
Messrs. Hill, Dobie, Balenger and Clark.
The report of Messrs. Clark and Curtin, of
the Board Of Aldermen, and Moore and Kelly
of the Common Council, the special commit 9
appointed to inspect the gravel, &c, bein,-
used in the repair of Commerce street, was
received from the Common Council and their
action concurred in.
Mr. Hill submitted report from Mr.. Nor
lis Hacker, Assistant Engineer Of the District
of Columbia, who had personally inspected
the material being used in the repair of Com
me'ce street.
On motion of Mr.. Clark tho report WAS en-
bodi ID with that of the special committee.
A resolution appropriatiug 5000 for com
pletng the gravoing and repairing of Giboon
street butween Washington and Henry streets
and one square between Gi0boa and Frank
lin streets on Columbus, was received from
the Common Council and their action concur
red in.
The board then adjourned.
w. H. MARBURY, President.
Teste: LUTHER Il. THOMPSON, Clerk.