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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-17

The best evidence that there was
nothing in the French colonial minis
ters scare over the reported intention
of an American syndicate to rescue
Dreyfus is the fact that Dreyfus was
not rescued.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-17
Not Much of a Drawer.

IT conclude" said a famous painter to
Raphael, who had criticised his drawing
of a COW. II conclude from your re-
marks that you are no critic
(Which shows" retorted Raphael,
"that YOU cannot draw a conclusion any
better than you draw cows,"-Puck.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-17

Elmira'B curfew law has been a
marked success thus far, and now
BinghamtOn papers insinuate that the
population Of that city has always
been asleep at the hour of sounding the
bell.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-17

In the interval awaiting active hos
ic friends would be pleased to hear a
report concerning the condition of Coin
Harvey's campaign collection box.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-17
SMILE PRoVoKERs.
Incessant.

In the spring the little brooklets
Babble to a merry rhyme;
But it's different with the gossips-
For they babble all the time.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-17
Gone When Discovered.

How long after your marriage was 1t
before YOU found that your wife had a
temper"
"Oh, quite a while. and ] never knew
she had it till she lost it."-Boston Cour-
Ter.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-17
Like an Egg.

"My child" said the mother to her
married daughter "a man is like an egg,
Keep him in hot water little while and
he may boil soft; but keep him there too
long and he hardens Advertiser.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-17

Reed and Croker in the anti-expan-
sion calamity list furnish another IL
lustration of strange dodgers reclin-
ing on the same mattress.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-17

July's exports were $4,000, 900 in ex-
cess of the exports of the same month
last year. Expansion is no longer a
theory, but fixed fact
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-17
His Better Half.

Gillback-Is 1t true that you don't spend
as much money now as you did before
you We're married?
Packett-It is. l wish l could say the
same thing of my wife.-Judge,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-17
ImnoSsible.

First Girl-Cholly isn't such fool as
he looks.
Second Girl-No, indeed He couldn't
Washington Star.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-17
Her Question.

you're all the world to me" he cried,
And she. with gentle mirth
And tenderness, said: "Have you told
Papa you want the earth?"
Washington Star.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-17

The Jiminez revolution i'm Santo Do
mingo bids fair to prove as prohtless
as an average Klondike prospecting
tour
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-17

Bryan's friends think there may be
ptomaines in the cream puff Of peace
rendered by Mr.. Croker.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-17

There is a suspicion that the silver
leader is regarded in Kentucky as a
sort of William Jonah Bryan.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-17
Appropriate.

That was an appropriate flower Lord
Impecune wore when he was married to
Miss Nuggets"
"I have not heard of it. What was it?"
"a marigold"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-17

Mayor Moir has evidently forgotten
what he said in his inaugural address
about divorcing the police. force from
pOlitiCS
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-17
Pensioners Net increase
Decrease.

How the losses to the roll by NOR
tality and otherwise have offset the in
crease in pensions may be seen in the
table below
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-17

he said; +" made up my mind at last to try them, and
they are great | now use them every now and then,
and have no more indigestion, no bad feeling, and my
appetite Is much better. Everybody that suffers from
indigestion should try them"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-15
Y. M. C. a. NOTES.

The Boys Lyceum of the Y. M. C. A.
met yesterday afternoon and debated
the question, Resolved, that Webster
was a greater statesman than Clay. -
The affirmative was taken by Fletcher
and Tourtellotte, the negative by Os-
borne and Price. The question was
finally referred to the chairman, who
decided it in the negative. The third
number of the boys paper is due-to an
pear Saturday. Saturday afternoon will
be spent by Mr.. McAllister and the
boys in a social in their pleasant
rooms. The Saturday after Mr.. Nc
Allister hopes to begin his weekly trims
to the prominent industries of the city.
The boys Bible classes will start
Thursday afternoon, and Mr.. McAIlis-
ter has a novel method of instruction
planned. 1t is chart study Of the
Bible which he secured while in Brook
lyn last summer. Each lesson will be
accompanied by blackboard illustra-
tons, and the complete course viii
prove a very interesting series of
events in the life of Christ
The Boys Chess and Checker Club
will meet for organization Friday af-
ternoon at 430 o'clock.
The board of directors held it's No
vember meeting last night. The usual
supper at the Creamerie at $50, was
followed by a business meeting, al
which, among other business, ii was
arranged that Halsey Hammond, the
general secretary of the Y. M G. A.,
Is to prepare an Illustrated talk upon
the work of the Y. M. C. A. The aim
will be to educate the public in the
methods and objects of the Y. M. G. A
and to- interest it in them. The lec-
ture will be given in various churches
through the winter.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-15
GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS

After a year of desultory skirmishes,
during which the American troops did
little except capture and recapture
clusters OF ripa huts, test the mettle
of the enemy and add to their own
laurels, 1t looks as though an active
and energetic campaign has been in
augurated in the Philippines. Instead
of attacking in one direction only, Otis
has separated his force into two divis-
ions, one under Wheaton attacking
from Dagupan on the north, and the
other or main body of troops fighting
along the railroad line, the scene of
previous encounters. Macarthur and
Lawton are both situated at points Of
vantage. Inside this huge Gordon of
troops lies the main part of Aguinal-
dos army, led by the chief himself.
The object of the latest campaign is
now apparent. 1t is nothing less than
to surround and capture Aguinaldo and
the greater part of the Tagalog army.
To do this no retreat must be left open
to the man with the pompadour The
American soldiery must move faster
and in smaller divisions. The same
campaign must be followed in the Phil
ippines as in the far west in the time
Of Indian warfare. The nature of the
country makes the all essential swift
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-15
SENT TO CONCORD.
Boy Charged With Larcany Ordered
to the Reformatory.


to the Reformatory.
In the central district court yester-
day morning, Samuel Elliott, a young
ster who has been opening the mail in
The Spy office where he has been en-
ployed for some time, was sentenced tc
the reformatory for an indefinite period
He stole, in addition to several dollars
in loose change, a check for $7S, which
he extracted from an envelope. Charles
Collier, who received the check from
Elliott, was discharged on complaint OF
receiving stolen property.
Jacob Markunsky charged with lar
ceny of morning papers, was fined SO.
Harry A. Wilson was fined IS.
Mary Goodnow, who lives at the cor
ner of Bloomingdale road and Grafton
street, was fined $25 for keeping a dis
orderly house.
Joseph Griffin, a vagrant, who raised
a disturbance at the Welcome Mission
Monday night, was fined $40.
James Murphy, another vagrant, was
sentenced to the state farm.
Timothy Sullivan was fined S. for
walking on the railroad tracks.
John Driscoll, arrested for truancy
had his case filed on promising to do
better.
Francisco Minice Minischeln Charles
Cheney, John j. Fitman and Martin
Hanlon were each fined $40 for drunk
enness; Katharine Pardy Burns and
Susan Powers were each fined SIS for
the same offense. Joseph Stone was
fined SIS for drunkenness, and Michael
j. Lee was sentenced to the house of
correction for four months.
Drunk cases against julius Anderson
and John Bergen were continued.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-15
AMUSEM ENTS.

THE Cay Debutante," a new and
elegant extravaganza, under the d.
rection of S. T. King and produced
with nearly two carloads of superb
special scenery, costly costumes, mag
nifieent mountings and adequate ac-
cessories, will be the attraction at
Worcester theatre Thursday evening.
The company, numbering 40, is headed
py Walter Jones, the funniest of come
qlans, and Norma Whalley, the glorious
English beauty who set New York wild
with admiration when she appeared as
the bright particular star in the pro-
duction of THE Man in the Moon" at
the New York Theatre, and which en-
braced over 300 others of her sex.
Nothing in past seasons can compare
with this seasons Devils Auction -
Manager Yale has certainly surpassed
himself in securing numerous novelties
and special acts that will undoubtedly
prove surprise to the many patrons
OF this famous and long-lived spectacle.
IL viii be hard to recognize one new
feature, everything being absolutely
new from the rise to the fall of the
curtain. Among the many novel acts
may be mentioned the famous Europe
an musical grotesque act by the
brothers Deltorelli, also Les Freres Lo-
rella, whose act creates much rnirth
and laughter; James A. Herman. Vic
toria Walters and others, combined
with the many novelties beautiful
scenery, grand ballots, funny trick
scenes all go to make the best enter
tainment of the kind now before thu
public. The Devils Auction" will be
the attraction at Worcester trnatre
Friday and Saturday and a Special
matinee on Saturday is to be given.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-15
WORCESTER THEATRE.

The audience last night at the Wor-
cester theatre was we'll pleased with
the performance, The play was en-
titled 'The Village Postmaster" 1t is
play of a New Hampshire country
town in 1852. The costumes are realis-
tic-they look as the daguerotypes of
our grandmothers show the dresses,
and the men looked about as uncom-
Portable and unnatural as clothes could
make them. The girls found the rigs
graceful and pretty enough. The main
story is romance interrupted by a
typical stage villain, but most fortu-
nately he is thwarted in the church
BY the timely arrival Of the other fell
low and his other girl Miss Edith Bar
ker, as Miranda Higgins, the bride in
the story, divides the honors of the
evening with Miss Charlotte Deane.
who plays Mary Borden, a seamstress,
who has loved the villain. Ben Deane
was the villain. Such parts are his
fcrte. Henry L. Keane deserves men
ton for,skillful playing. Archie Bovd
who has won fame in "Way Down
East and similar plays, was central
figure of the show.
some of the horse play is rather over
drawn. The bad boy is too much like
the worn-out Peck affair, but in one
or two instances he makes a hit
Tomorrow Miss Annie Buckley will
JON the company as Louisa, under a
special engagement. Miss Buckley will
be remembered as winning a trii1mph
in THE Girl from Paris"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-15
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER Is, 1899.
THE METEORIC DISPLAY,

Today the earth is oircling in an
enormous ethical orbit around the sun
and plunging through the richest Sec
ton of the great ring of Leonid
meteors. We are in the midst of a
great celestial display which has rarely
been witnessed. The first of these
Leonids was seen on Saturday by Pro-
fessor Barnard, who has been con-
stantly on the watch at the Yerkes
observatory for some time for this
meteoric display The starry rain is to
continue until the morning of Nov. 16,
and is arresting the attention of as
tronomers and students throughout the
world. This meteoric display recurs
every SO years, and there are well au-
thenticated accounts of these recur-
rences since the tenth century.
Unlike the planets and stars which
give light by night and that serve to
ordinarily emit no perceptible light
and silently repeat their apparently
aimless journey round the sun. The
meteors are opaque, being too small tc
reflect any great amount of solar light
and only become visible when ignited
by friction with our upper atmosphere
1t is only when the swift Leonid stream
interposes in the earth's path thai
portion of it's huge coil in which the
meteors are most thickly congregated
that our atmosphere flames out with
the vivid combustion of thousands Of
radiant shooting stars. If for no Other
purpose, this illumination serves t.
call the attention of the world to ths
fact that another third of a century
has passed. At the time of the last
display, which took place in 1885, Sii
Robert Ball, the famous English as.
tronomer, said of the appearance thai
sit would be impossible to say how
many thousands of meteors were seen
each one of which was bright enough
to elicit note of admiration on any
ordinary night"
Doubtless thousands in Worcester
the seat of learning, will spend many
sleepless night until the passage OF
the meteors.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-15
REPUBLICAN CITY COMMITTEE.

Among republicans who are interest
ed in the welfare of the party there
can be no reasonable opposition to the
increase in the size of the various
ward committees and of the city COM
mittee, as has been proposed, provided
that the efficiency of the committee is
increased at the same time. A work
ing-body of 40 men who are conversant
with the workings of the party ANA
chine and who attend to the duties in
cumbent upon committeeman must of
necessity be of far greater advantage
to the party than similar body of 80.
The difficulty in increasing any such
body is to find suitable men who are
willing to devote the time necessary to
the work, and who are capable of
handling the business of the party.
If the best men can be induced to
become members Of such a committee.
that it is for the best interests of the
party that the republican city com
mittee be increased to 40 members, but
only under those conditions. If the
committee is so constituted it will be
an honor to the party and to itself and
will become a power in municipal and
state politics. The voters have a duty
to perform at the coming municipal
caucuses in the selection of candidates
for members of the ward committees
for the year 1900 They should keep ever
in mind that next year is a presidential
year, a matter of momentous import
ance.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-15
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE NEGRO.

The board Of trustees of the Hamp-
ton Normal Agricultural Institute are
soliciting special gifts for their endow-
ment fund to the amount of 81 1000 900,
and there are those in Worcester who
are aiding in the effort as much as they
can The work has for it's. object the
growth of industrial education in the
south for both the negroes and the
whites.
The trustees say in their appeal
Every thoughtful American citizen
must perforce consider the mental, NOR
al, and material condition of our negro
population. 1t is evidenced from the
fact that, approximately, 100000 of our
negroes are now living in one-room
cabins and 100000 of them can neither
read nor write. The immediate future
contains increasing opportunities for
the negro, and that has redoubled the
efforts OF all those interested in giving
him the chance for advancement that in
the past has been denied him."
1t is clearly evidenced that the first
issue confronting the American negro
is industrial, and that upon this sue
cessful solution must depend all his fu-
ture interests. The race needs intelli-
gent farmers, master mechanics, good
common school teachers. The unit of
American civilization is the Christian
home. Only through it can the moral
spirit be evolved that will create the
character needed as the safe founda-
ton for the higher education
The creation and maintenance of
the forces that are dependent upon
these results depend upon the pro-
cesses of intelligent labor.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-15
TIERNEY SETTLES.
Pays 500 to the Man Whom He
CIubbed Without Reason.

BY paying the sum of $500 to Frank
]. O'Leary, Patrolman James j. Tier
ney has settled the case which Mr..
O'Leary had against him for using his
club unfortunately several weeks ago
at Washington square officer Tierney,
who patrols the lower end Of Front
street, struck O'Leary over the head
with his club, and since the time of the
affair, the officer has been in consulta-
ton with Chief of Police James M
brennan several times.
O'Leary got into an alteration with
Frank Sharon in a restaurant on the
square at the time, and Sharon, who
was fined in the central district court
the following morning for drunkenness,
attempted to strike O'Leary. In de-
Tending himself O'Leary knocked Shar-
ron to the ground, officer Tierney hap
pened on the scene about this time.
and, not stopping to investigate, he
struck O'Leary over the head, inficting
a bad cash.
The matter was reported to Chief
brennan and yesterday, partly on the
advice of the chief, Tierney settled bv
paying the sum Of 500. O'Leary's case
was looked after by Sullivan & O'Con-
nell, and Tierney retained Thayer &.
Perry as counsel
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-15
FAMINE IN INDIA.

A Springfield Man in the City in the
Interest of the People of the Country.
Philip Bacon of Springfield, who is
working in the interest of the famine
stricken people of India, is in Worces-
ter. He does not care to take per-
sonal subscriptions, he says, but all
wishing to contribute can do so by
sending their remittances to Henry H.
Bowman, president Of the Springfield
national bank. Mr.. Bacon estimates
from information at hand, that the
famine this year will be greater than
that Of two years ago, when millions
Of people persisted.
The people of India, it is said, are so
oppressively taxed and robbed by the
government, that famine is the natural
result.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-15
WHY DISEASES ARE CHRONIC.

Diseases are called chronic when they
linger along without getting better, the
system becoming weaker through loss of
vitality. Chronic diseases signify i'm
proper treatment This is especially evil
dent In nervous troubles, and the various
weaknesses Of both men and women. Dr.
Greene. of Nervura fame, the leading
specialist in curing nervous and chronic
complaints is noted for phenomenal sue
cess in curing chronic cases DR.. Greene
wants to examine all cases that ordinary
practitioners have failed to cure. He Of
fers free consultation and advice to all
who call at his office, "a Temple place,
Boston, Mass. and to all who write to
him. Just think Of this opportunity to
consult a regular physician of world
wide reputation absolutely free. Write to
DR.. Greene at once about your case,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-15
REeIMENrAL SHOOT.
Company Teams Of the Second vii
Compete November ri.


Compete November 81.
Tuesday, Nov. 81, has been selected as
the date for the annual regimental
shoot of the Second regiment. An or
der setting the date was received by
companies of this city, yesterday, from
Col. Embury P. Clark, and it is ex-
pected that every company in the regi-
ment win be represented at the shoot,
which will be held at Lookout range,
in Springfield, and will begin at $50
o'clock in the morning. Lieut.. A. e.
Taylor, inspector of rifle practice, will
be in charge of the competition.
Company teams will consist of 10 men,
including team captain and one sub
stitute. Each man will be allowed to
shoot once at the target as a sighting
shoot, and the 10 to follow will be
summed for his grand total. The
strictest kind of discipline will be OBJ
served at the range and nothing will
be allowed to go on that might in any
way tend to distract the marksman's
attention. The following detail has
been made for the shoot: Lieut.. Col.
e. R. Shumway, Maj. F. G. Southmayd,
Maj Harry B. Fairbanks, Lieuts. E.
E. Sawtelle, A. c. Williams, A. C. Ed
son and Chief Musician r. E. Matthew
son.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-15
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-15

movement of troops, increasingly diff
cult, but a years experience has not
been without its lessons. Aguinaldo is
a second Geronimo, and Lawton, the
man who cornered the Apache CHIEF
tain, must corner Aguinaldo.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-15
WORCESTER THEATRE SPECIAL,

Miss Annie Buckley, the famous
singer of Sister Mary's high top note
with the original Girl from Paris
company, has been engaged to play the
principal soubrette part in "The Vii.
lage Postmaster" for the remainder of
the season, and will make her first an
pearance with the company at the mat
inee today, and will also appear at, the
closing performance this evening.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-15

1t is not stated whether George
Goodwin Dewey accompanied the adj
miral to the presentation of the drama,
"Pana's Wife"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-15
.MlGAGkRIsse

is prepared at our brewery and is
guarahteed unequaled in quality, puri-
ty and medicinal virtue
Anheuser-B Busch Brewing Assn.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-15

Worcester soldiers may desert for a
few hours preparatory to starting, but
when they get down to business with
the Tagalogs. they will stick
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-15

THE sPYsHoULD HAVE The EYE OF ARGUS:
He is HONORABLE IF He DO BUT LOOK TO THE
WELFARE OF THE COMMONWEALTH"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-15

All the mills are running overtime in
this country, and so are the Filipinos.
Why should we not all eat Thanksgiv-
ing turkey in the proper spirit?
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-15

The horse is entitled to his little mo-
ment of consideration in New York,
even if spectators do drive up to Mad
ison Square Garden in automobiles.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-15

The Beers around Ladysmith are
showing the English few things about
the shell game.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-15
MEETING OF AGRICULTURALISTS.

The public meeting of the Massachu-
sets state board of agriculture will be
held at Westfield, Dec. 5, 6 and Z. 1t
will contain in this program some very
practical and valuable lectures. The
report Of the gypsy moth committee
particularly, will give an idea of the
work along that line and of the real
dangers that threaten the state from
the spread of that pest. On Wednesday
morning, Dec 6, Market gardening
will be considered, with H. R. Kinney
of Worcester as lecturer. Mr.. Kinney
is a practical market gardener and an
interesting instructor in all branches OF
this important and growing agriculture
al interest.