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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-23

throughout the empire. Privy Council
Tor Weiffenbach has been appointed
first professor of military jurispru
dence
The proposal adopted by the students
OF the German universities to perpet-
uate the memory of Prince Bismarck
by the erection of columns over the
face of the country is now approaching
realization. A considerable fund has
been collected, and a committee has
been formed to carry out the details.
The columns will be high, massive
granite pillars surmounted by an urn
in which a fire. beacon will be kindled
on every anniversary of Prince Bis
marck's birthday until the end of
time. The students are greatly i'm
pressed with the subllmity of the no.
ton, and have offered a wreath Of iron
laurel leaves for the best design for
the column.
Prince Herbert Bismarck has signi-
fed in appreciative terms his accept
ance Of the contemplated honor of his
fathers memory.
In addition to 81 universities, each of
which is pledged to erect its column,
AZ towns have declared their intention
to cooperate and it is expected that
at least 200 cities and towns will join
in the movement.
- AAiSNtiie w oNo ilSid AZ 4<CiPHiS va
January IS to consider the establish
ment of an institution for the preser-
walton of Prince Bismarck's memory
at home and abroad.
The police officiousness in invoking
the lese majestic law, received a check
this week. A popular music hall COM
edian, named Reuter- had been sing
ing couplets on emperor Williams
oriental trip with great success, when
the police decided that the introduce
ton of his majesty in a music hall dit
ty was tantamount to lese majestic, and
ordered Reuter- to stop. The latter,
whose couplets were inspired by pa
triotism, questioned the legality of the
police decree and scored a victory in
ia verdict setting forth that song
treating of the emperor, need not nee
esSarily constitute Il breach of public
morality.
Another queer lese majestic case has
occurred at Strausburg, where an un-
employed bookbinder begged to be
sent to prison for shelter. The police
man to whom he applied replied that
it was impossible, as he had not COM
mitted an offense, wnereupon the book
binder promptly fired a volley of in
suits at the emperor with greater sue
cess than he had anticipated as he
has just been sentenced to two years
Imprisonment.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-23
WILL CONSIDER MATTER.
Chess Challenge From American UNIVERSE
ties Duly Acknowledged by 6ritons.

New York. Jan. 22-The following
letter has been received by L. D.
Broughton, Jr., editor of the American
Chess Magazine
'36 Wellington square, Oxford, 1, 10, 80
Dear Sir-I have much pleasure in
acknowledging the receipt of your let
ter conveying a challenge from the uni
versities Of Columbia, Harvard, Yale
and Princeton to Oxford and Cam
bridge universities for a cable chess
match. | shall have much pleasure
in laying it before the committee of the
Oxford Chess Club at a special meet
ing as soon after the commencement
Of the term as possible, probably in
about ten days time l will also com
municate with Cambridge on the sub
1ect, and will let you know what is
decided Immediately after a decision is
arrived at
1t will not be possible, however, to
90 anything before the beginning Of
the term. Until then, permit me to
return on behalf of the Oxford Uni
Versity Chess Club. its cordial greet
ings to the universities of Columbia
Harvard. Yale and Princeton. And to
remain yours sincerely,
(Slgned) Frederick Soddy."
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-23
LEAGUE NOW HAS MONEY.
Sale of Worcester Rights Gives N. E.
League Treasury Little Cash.

@lhNiS OooHs
Tim Murnane in speaking of the sale of
Worcester to the Eastern League and Of
the probable makeup of the New Eng
land League, in which Charles F. Rice of
this city will have an interest, says:
The sale of Worcester to the Eastern
League was rather new feature in minor
league base ball and for the first time on
record put little surplus money in the
hands of the treasurer of the New Eng
land League.
For years the officers of this league
were forced to pay out their own money
for circuit committees work, and then
take long chances of getting it back
later on. Last season the clubs failed to
pay dues and jumped the game in hurry
at the sign of distress on July A.
The object of the New England League
this year will be to play full season
through. and every club will have to put
up liberal guarantee to that effect The
season will be of about 16 weeks duration.
starting the middle of May and closing on
Labor day.
The salary limit will be less than $500
per month, and the secretary of the
league will sign all players. Teams will
keep as close to II men as possible. and
when player can prove that he is re-
ceiving more than his contract calls for he
will be given his release outright.
1t will be the aim of the reconstructed
organization to give as clean exhibitions
OF the game as possible thereby inter
esting the best people who are sure to
patronize honest efforts, even though the
with
Among the cities the circuit committee
viii visit during the next month will be
New Bedford Taunton, Lynn, Lawrence.
Nashua, Manchester Portland and Lewis
ton One thing is certain-the New Eng
land League will play out a full season
with eight, six or four clubs-eight if pos
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-23
CRESCENT BOAT CLUB,
New Board of Officers Nominated-clu hub
VIII Have a Crew.


Officers were nominated at a meet
ing of the Crescent Boat Club held
yesterday afternoon at 543 Main street
They were as follows: President Dan
iel j. Foley; vice president, jeremiah
Fitzgerald; recording secretary, John
Mallalieu; financial secretary John
Stapleton; treasurer, William Cakes;
board of directors, William O'Brien
James Ellis, John Curry, James Foisy
and Victor Gauthier.
A committee consisting of John Sta
pleton William O'Brien and John Cur
ny, was appointed to look after the
boating for the early part of the sea-
son until the sport is properly under
way The board OF directors will be
the rowing committee and take charge
of all boating interests during the sea-
son. The club intends 10 make it's in
fuence felt in aqudtics. 1t has already
purchased an eight cared shell and will
put crew on the water when the ice
leaves the lake.
a social assembly viii be held in Fa-
ther Mathew Hall, February 8. A re-
port made by the committee in charge
of arrangements showed that it will be
a success financially as well as So
cially
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-23

of the championship from the senior
singles and providing that the winner
of the event should meet the champion
in special race, is directed especially
at Ned Ten Eyck That project was
started at the meeting of the executive
committee in Philadelphia, last sum-
mer. The reasons advanced are that
senior scullers refrain from entering
the event if Ten Eyck is a competitor,
because it is a foregone conclusion that
he will win. The promoters of the pro-
ject believe with Ten Eyck out a large
field can be secured, and he can have
a fair chance by rowing the winner later
for the championship. In one way his
chances are increased, for all danger
of being put out of The race through a
foul in trial heats is obviated
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-23
NEW BRUNSWICK

Frank Risteen, who is authority on
game matters. says tina 1902 pairs of horns
have been sent to two establishments Ia
be mounted, and he judges that about as
many more male moose have been legiti-
mately killed.
The New York Sun of Sunday, the Stb
publishes a hunting story from Mr.. Ris
teen, which is the fifth article of the kind
that. journal has accepted from his pen.
whales and herrings are still reported
in Seal Cove sound Grand Manan.
An old resident Of st. John and a repre-
sentative working man of an ancient in
dustry, died on Friday at st. John West
Charles Lander was a native Of Bourne
England, and came to America when quite
a Young man.. Mr.. Lander could tell of
the ships built by the Cunards at the
north shore, vessels which he had helped
to construct at the bend Of the Petitco-
diac before the name OF Moncton was
known, and of ships of great fame upon
when ne mad worked. He preserved his
faculties, Notwithstanding his SO years,
until the last.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-23
TO TRY THE GAME AGAIN.

Another attempt VIII be made in be-
half of basket ball among the Cath
Ollie temperance societies. Thursday
evening the teams representing St.
Johns Guild and Father Mathew So
ciety will meet in Father Mathew hall
on Green street. The hall has been
fitted up for basket ball games, and II
the game Thursday evening draws a
good crowd other similar matches will
folloW
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-23
DOWN THE VALLEY.

Baskerville. Jan. ga social dance
was given in Hotel Hall last evening
which was largely attended About 40
couples were on the floor. Esten &
Woodcocks Orchestra furnished music
The Band of Mercy Club met at their
rooms this afternoon.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-23
NEW BASEBALL MANAGER.

AT the meeting Of the Lyceums, yes
terday, E. ]. Carberry was chosen man
ager of the baseball team for the en-
suing season. 1t was voted to tender a
reception to the young ladies who have
so kindly assisted in entertainments Of
the Lyceum. The affair will come off in
the Sons Of Veterans hall, Feb. s.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-23

The annual Christian Endeavor
day meeting of the Worcester South
e: q. Union will be held at the North
Uxbridge Baptist Church, Monday af-
ternoon and evening, Feb. g. In the af-
ternoon papers will be read by Louis
3. Hopkins of North Uxbridge, Henry
A. Wilcox of Uxbridge and Mrs. Ed
ward L. Smith of Mendon.
At 6 o'clock supper will be served by
the members of the North Uxbridge
society. Rev. Spencer B. Meeser of
Worcester will deliver the address of
the evening. His subject will be 1.-THE
red badge of courage"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-23

appointed archdeacon of Prince Edward
Island in place of Rev. S. Weston-Jones,
resigned.
St. Peters road and Miss Catherine X.
Rodd of Charlottetown were married at
the residence of the brides parents by
the Rev. 7. F. Fullerton. J.; S. Mcleod
was groomsman and Miss NJ. Campbell
bridesmaid. On the same date. at the
brides fathers, the Rev. A. MacLean
Sinclair united in marriage Angus A. Nc
Kenzie to Jessie, daughter of John Ross
The Natural History Society met for re-
organization on the 9Th. The name in fu-
ture will be the P. e. Island Natural His
John Newson; vice president John Nc
swain; secretary-treasurer l.. w. Wat
son; executive committee, the above Of
tieers and Judge Alley Miss Puppy and
MeSsrS. Bulman and Seaman.
John Lockerby of Charlottetown COM
pleted his 1O1st birthday on Jan. 18th. Mr..
Lockerby was born on the 7th of January,
179S, at Amman, Dumfrieshire, Scotland,
and emigrated from the old country in
1920. coming to Miramichi, and afterwards
settling in Cavendish, Prince Edward ISL
and. There he lived for more than half a
century, removing to Charlottetown in
1871: and residing there ever since. He is
still wonderfully sound in mind and body.
NEWFO JNDLAND.
The scheme for a fast Atlantic service
"oy VI vi COl sAdy. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
is again attracting attention. 1t involves
a ferry service to Newfoundland, a Pull
man car service across the colony to a
point with 1900 miles of Ireland. and a
steamship trip across the Atlantic of less
than three days. By this route, it is as
serted. passengers from Chicago and New
York for Europe could be carried in Pull
man cars, without change, to within 1900
miles of Great Britain
The establishment of this route involves
the building of so miles of railway from
Green bay to the Reid hallway system,
and the construcs .on of two car ferries,
one to transfer the train from Point au
Basque, Newfoundland, to Cape Breton,
INVOLVING a voyage of six hours and an
other to transfer it across the Strait of
Ganso, which is only few miles wide.
The Newfoundland route would place Chi
cago within six days of Liverpool
The swift steamers of the Yarmouth and
dominion Atlantic Railway lines would
form an important part of this service
Boston to Yarmouth. IA hours; express to
sydney distance, ass miles-say Is hours.
BY this route ocean travel would practi-
cally be reduced to a little over 100 miles
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-23

L. B. Greenwood, the singing evangel-
list, will conduct a series of meetings
at the Baptist church, commencing
Monday evening. They will be held
daily at and 7.S0 p. M, Saturdays ex-
cepted. Mr.. Greenwood recently held
a series of meetings at the Methodist
church, with excellent success.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-23
EVENTS TO COME.
Uxbrdge Has Schedule Which viii Keep
Everybody Busy.

Uxbridge, Jan. 22-The annual re-
union of the members of the First
Evangelical Congregational Church
will be held Tuesday afternoon and
evening, at the church. Supper will
be served at 6 O'clock.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-23
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

>, Malls for p. e. !. now go via Cape
Tormentine.
Rev. T, B. Rsagh of Milton has been
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-23

A chair of military Jurisprudence has
been instituted by the Berlin Univer-
sity. This is an indirect result of the
agreement between the emperor and
the regent at Bavaria on the subject
of supreme military penal court,
which Is expected to lead to un-
iformity in military law procedure
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-23

The resolution to exclude the holder
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-06-21
MOTORS AND HORSES.
Why the AutO-MObiIe Truck VIII
Never Interfere with the Draft
Horse Business.

The question of whether motor
cycles are to injure our trade in heavy
horses seems to be disturbing some,
but not the men most interested. They
know that whatever effect the auto
mobile may have on the trade in light
carriage horses, the effect will be moth
ing on the work of the great draft an
imals. An automobile may do some
thing on an asphaltum pavement, but
even badly paved road becomes to
ii an element of uncertainty. 1t must
ever work on the principle of a revolv-
ing wheel rather than on the principle
of a powerful lever scientifically ap-
piled. In a muddy road or a snow
bank what becomes of any vehicle that
has no purchase outside of its smooth
wheels? The foot of the horse plunges
down into the mud and finds bottom,
and gets a purchase for pull. 1t will
be long while before we find a sub
stitute for this particular ability in
the horse. 1t is the thing that per-
mits the horse to draw heavy loads up
muddy hills, over stony roads, across
plowed fields. The horse goes where
the motorcycle cannot follow him.
1t was because of this that the steam
plows failed to do the work that had
been planned for them. 1t was found
that the engines could not make their
way over uneven and soft ground even
when the wheels were specially con-
structed. 1t was once believed that the
steam pillow would drive out the horse,
but one would have to go long ways
to-day to get sight OF a steam pillow. In
some cases the steam pillow carried
with it the planks that must be laid
down before it to enable it to move
at all.
The question of good roads is a
great one. but we will not see good
roads everywhere in this generation.
Much less will we see level roads, and
il will require level roads for the mo-
torcycle to do effective work in draw
ing large loads. Such roads will not in
crease proportionately with the popu-
lation, and if all such roads were used
for motorcycles the demand for horses
would not be diminished in compari-
son with that existing at this time.
The horse will continue to retain his
supremacy over all mechanical sub
stitutes. If he be of good quality he
will bring a good price in the future as
at the present time. There is no rea-
son why the farmer should not do his
best to produce a high grade animal,
knowing that there are always buyers
ready to pay a good price for him.
Farmers Review.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-06-21
Making Sweet Soap Grease.

In many farmhouses all the scraps of
fat, cooked and uncooked, are thrown
together in large tub or kettle. where,
exposed to air, it gu rkly becomes ex-
ceedingly offensive to the senses. One
wonders how it can be that such stink
ing grease can be changed into good,
cleansing soap. But it is said the expla-
nation is that the thorough boiling
which the grease receives with the I've
destroys all the offensive germs. But it
only does this after much of the value
of the grease has been destroyed. Get
a cake of potash and make a strong I've
of it. Throw this over the grease and
fat, entirely covering it. The grease
will be partly turned into soap by this
and will keep sweet without any waste.
American Cultivator.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-06-21

inch stuff. Three strips (d) 1x4 are
bolted to those arms in such manner
that they will pass at center without
interfering. This will form wings ex-
tending over wagon wheels. If desired,
bottom crosspiece ID, large or small IL
lustration) can be made inches wide
and mortised to receive arms, doing
away with staple mentioned above. Fer
the front guard two pieces ks at base
tapering to 3 inches at top, slightly
curving in toward center, and three
crosspieces mortised into this will make
it complete. This can be bolted inside
to bed pieces by short bolts or full
length rod in such a manner as to per-
NIT folding down when not in use
Folding stakes can be placed at back
end or left off, according to choice.
This is termed a three-piece rack and
can be removed or replaced convenient
ly by one person.-R. Logan, in Farm
and Home
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-06-21
GERMAN BEET SUGAR.
Some Authentic Figures from Which
American Farmers Can Draw
Valuable Lesson

Some figures taken from a sugar
trade journal and republished by the
st. Louis Republic show what an as
tonishingly large quantity of sugar the
German beet farmers managed to
raise on a comparatively small quaint
" of land during the crop year of 1897
IS. In this crop year there were 1885,
256 acres devoted to the cultivation of
sugar beets. The beets worked
amounted to 1857, s91 tons. In the of
fetal table the average yield is set
down at 1922 tons per acre. Some de-
auctions are evidently made, for the
average really figures out 12.6S tons per
acre. Based on raw sugar, the sugar
production is given as 1,S44, 399 tons.
This would make the yield average
1858 pounds to the acre. These figures,
if the prevailing conditions of sugar
making in the United States could be
relied on as permanent, would hold out
promise of profit to American ag
riculturists. According to present in
formation the sugar manufactures in
the United States pay 81 to $3.50 per
ton for sugar beets. Placing the beet
yield at 1929 tons per acre and esti-
mating the prices according to the
standard quoted, between $40 and $50
would be realized for the sugar beets
produced upon an acre of land. This is
more than four times as much as the
average value per acre for wheat they
raised in 1897, when they had an I'M
usually good demand and favorable
acre obtained by American farmers for
the market for its sale.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-06-21
A NEW EXPERIENCE.
Phebe Ann Was Greatly Worried
Over the Actions of the
Trees and Houses.

She is only little black pickaninny who
lives down In Georgia. She Is under dozen
years IN age and until short time ago had
passed all OF her life on a rural plantation,
Trains and their attendant movements were
utterly unknown. Indeed, what Phebe Ann
knew of anything outside of that plantation
would not make the beginning of primer
She was being educated for house servant
and hence was not permitted to roam to any
great extent. She was busy about the big
house all day and at night retired to the
shack set apart for her family.
Along in the season, for some good rea-
son, 1t became necessary for the family to
move INTO city. The little negro girl was
wanted, tor she had much skill in soothing
the childish woes of the heir to the estates.
30 1t was decided that she must accompany
the expedition. From the time she entered
the carriage TO ride to the railway station
Phebe Ann was IN q state of suppressed eX-
cltement. She sat beside Miss Amy" as
she called her mistress, and with staring
eyes took IN all that passed without COM
ment.
When she was taken into the train her
wonderment was amusing. She sat GIN
gerly on the cushions, looked out of the win
dow and generally seemed uncertain con-
corning the possibilities of the future. She
was silent until the train commenced to
move. Then her fear took shape. She saw
the landscape passing rapidly before her and
her eyes tlled, her lip quivered and she
smiled audibly.
whats the matter, Phebe ANN" asked
her mistress.
''Oh, Miss ANY," walled the pickanning,
'whah all dem houses and trees a-goin at !'
A seat on the floor was the only means
possible to quiet the fears OF the child.-Chi-
cago Chronicle.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-06-21

time to get them above ground that
decided to procure some assistance
which would not only be available for
the job in hand, but for future refer
ence. 1 concluded if 1 could get crow
bar with an upturned end, which could
be hammered out to a point at the
blacksmith shop, that it would answer;
but, failing in this, took stout, sea-
soned post about four inches in diam
eter and six or seven feet long and had
it shod with heavy piece of iron with
an out-turned point. With this imple-
ment, after working them loose, it was
very easy matter, with the use of an
other post for fulcrum, to pry out the
old posts, no matter how tenaciously
they stuck.-Guy E. Mitchell, in Farm
and Fireside.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-06-21
NOTES FOR THE APIARY.

When the brood-chamb Der becomes so
full of bees that they are somewhat
crowded for room, additional space
should be added.
A colony that is slow in building up
now may have defective queen or may
have none at all. An examination will
usually disclose the trouble.
No one can get aong without bee
smoker when working with bees; even
a specialist does not think of handling
bees without it. The smoker is indis-
pensable, and many fail to perform the
work necessary by being without one.
1t is a very erroneous idea that some
people have, that bees are always look
ing around for some one to attack and
sting. Bees as a rule do not venture an
attack on anyone or anything. They
simply defend, when attacked, in a
vicious manner, and only make a de-
i.nse OF their hives and stores.-Jour-
ii of Agriculture.