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Throw. Her s.,r. o,. . s..r,..a..d.

Rare presence OF mind saved the life
Of Mrs. Flora Jennlson. who was with
q party camping on Clear creek. Ida
no. She was out In u huckleberry
patch whsu she ran across bear with
cubs. The mother bear. with a vicious
snarl, made for her. Mrs. Jennings
tore OF her skirt and threw II over the
bears head. While the enrngcd bear
was tearing the garment to pieces In
an effort to extrIcate itself the woman
fied down the hill to the camp. Some
Of the men hearing her screams started
out with their guns and met her. They
went on, killed the bear and captured
the cubs. which Mrs. Jcnnison Is now
raising on bottic.-San Francisco
Call.
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Ihe t..i.rn liIt,i.

In the Paris Museum Of Natural His.
tory at present there is to be seen the
oaly living captive specimen of wha,
African explorers have called the ''pris.
on bird" The peculiariiy OF this
fcaihered beauty IL that he Ia the mos;
tyrannical and Jealous of husbands.
imprisoainE hs mate throughout her
nesting time. Livingstone watched the
birds habits while in Monpour. and in
his subsequent observations referred to
the mes, as prison and the female
bird as slave. The nos; is built in
the hollow of tree through an open.
ing in the bark. As soon as 1t Is com.
pleied the mother bird enters carefully
and fearfuily and settles down in ~.
Then papa walls w the opening. leav-
ing only Just space enough for air and
food 10 pass through. lie keeps faith
fui guard and brings food at regular
intervals without fall. The female
thTives under her enforced retirement
but u the prison bird is killed. or in
any other way prevented from fuinll-
ing his duties. the mother and her little
ones must die of starvation. for she
cannot free herself frum bondage. Nor
mally the imprisonment lasts uniIi the
chicks are old enough to ny. Then the
male bird destroys the barrier with his
beak and liberatcs his fanny. ''i, is
charming" writes Livingstone. ito see
the Joy with which the little prisoners
greet the light and the unknown
world"
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twenty .eafs paying the penalty o. his
la!iy In carrying siamps. Everybody
knows sho he IL. Years ago he re-
eciscd an order from the dspartnca,
which displossed him very much. lie
knew to whom be osed IL. and he "a;
himself down that same alsh, and CT.
pressed himself frankly oa paper to
the man he blamed for the obnoxious
order. lie had stamp. and 90 he sen,
the letter OF in that nights mail. q.
he hadn't had a stamp he would no,
have mailed the letter ill morning. and
u he had KEEP; Il Till morning he'd never
have sent /; at all. and he would no;
have paid the penalty OF 'sassias' the
department. Don't. send the young
man a stamp bos. The officer I've been
telling you about says that his sSpc.
Ficnee taught him never to carry
stamps. bu, the trouble about the sis.
dom experience brings Is that it usti.
ally comes too late to be of say use.
Dom, encourage the young man to
carry stamps. It Isn't safe
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n,r.hp,ae. Of tn. ro,..o.

Peru Is the birthplace Of the potato,
which was used as an article Of food
By the lncas and exported to Europe
BY the Spaniards when they took over
Quinine bark and named It In honor
Of the Countess OF Chlncon, whose
husband at that time was viceroy.
The Indians had used the bark for
medicinal purposes as long as any one
could remember. but this noble lady
was the first European to test its en-
cacy. and 1t proved 30 excellent q CO..
for the malaria which saturates the at
the Jesuit fathers to recommend II to
the medicos of tho old world. These
wise old chaps sent 1t to Spain and
Italy, and 1t Is said that one Of the
first doses of quinine that was ever
administered in Europe was swallowed
by the Pope.
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NoRwsY.s SKATING SOLDIERS.
ss- nn.n.n Of III. Niiit.r, s~s,is. M.s
nc.a E.sssIiy Orsaais..l

n~ea Tssenity orssais~dL
A letter Tseeatiy received by a
prominent SoTVcsisa-AmsTiean resi-
dent in Chicago from his old home
says that the Norwegian army has
lately organized 4 highly trained corps
Of skaters. Tho men arc armed with
repeating riass. They ~ear a specially
constructed skate evolved after na.
mcfoas experiments With various
types. The heel is so shaped as 10
enable the men to turn with great
Fapidiiy. As matter OF fact. they
perform the right about" In much
quicker time than infantry. spinning
round as though ON plyo, at the word
Of command. Tho corps can be ma
aeascrcd with a Fapiai,y equal TO tha;
Of the bcs,-trsiHsd cavalry. and at a
recent Fcyisw-ons on OF the tjords-
their cvoiuiions astonishcd the mill
tary representatives Of other nations
who ~eFc invited to witness the dis
play. For patrol and seou, duty they
arc expected TO be Of the greatest use.
as the ice season In Norway is of con-
siderable duration. The men are the
pick Of a skating nation. and they arc
commanded by an eS-champion. They
are capable of travelling eighty miles
a day on the ice. fully equipped.
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DR.. Wolfram, . reputable physician
In Augsburg. Germany. claims TO have
under his surveillance the most nota-
electrical girl. embodying In her small
frame the elements OF powerful mag
net and OF first-class thunder
storm The doctor says that medical
science never before had the good for
tune to take cognlznnce o: a case pre-
sen,ing such marvellous phenomena.
but ade4 that. despite the apparently
unprecedented nature o. the thing. all
can be satisfactorily explained. The
electrical girls name is Barbara
Roschlau: she is II years OF age. well
built and enjoys good health. She is
q servant In the employ OF n well-to-do
farmer. Geors, Hoffman. In Rupe.
Franconia; Is thoroughly unsophIsti-
Gated. unrotnartlc. and unlearned In
the art OF deception. The doctor lays
stress on the fac; that his patient does
not Incline 10 hyste.ia and that she
was n most unwilling witness. declar-
Ing over and over again that Its moth
Ing. and that the spell will pass on"
Here are the Doctors observations: On
July IS. says Wolfram. | happened to
cali at the farm aad wRs talking to
Mrs. Hoffman In the kitchen. when ny
attention Was attracted by a knife ny-
Ing through the air over Bar5aEa's
head. The knife struck the foor close
TO my foot. was about TO say some
thing on the habI; o. firing knives
about. when the woman began to cry
and Barbara ran from the room. Then
! was told that every one. In a while
things Ike that happen In the house
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Decentralization Of Mudr,a.

A correspondent In the Franktur,.,
zeituns draws a lurid picture o, IN.
Increasing Decentralization Of Madr,S
The present population includes \.
says. 10000 professional beggars. ns
same number Of abandoned woms,
5000 thieves. and there are hundred,
OF gambling houses.
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sutystltutsa

Mrs. virus-''JohH. have long
thought you we're a coward and nos
know It: I have reliable Information
to the effect that during the var. when
your country sadly needed your ser
vieea. you shrsnk from your patriotic
duty and sent a substitute" Mr.. Virus
YES. and wish I'd done the same
during my cour;inE days."-Richmoni
Dispatch.
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Apples for EnEls nd.

England is rejoicing In the prospss,
Of fresh apples all the year roura a,
shipments are beginning to arrive t,on
tho Cape Of Good Hope. They resrh
England just when the Northern hem.
isphere apples become poor. and ar.
superior to those preserved in cold
storage.
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DANCER IN THE STAMP BOX.

why she Is No, GoinK to Give Min
One.
A Girl know Is betro,hed to a young
ofYieer In the navy. and as his birthday
is near at hand she has boush; pretty
little stamp box in silver TO give TO
him. bu, she Is not going to give I, to
him. after all. says the Washington
Post. Daughter" her father said TO
her. III you wish that young man we'll.
never give him a stamp box. You
couldn't give him anything more dan
scrous. A man would better carry ay-
Mantle than s;amps. One OF the brav-
est Officers In the navy has been for
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07
TURKISH WEDDING.
Tae Ceremony occur. at sigh, and oe-
supi.. Pour Hours

The Ceremony beturs at NtEht and DC
supi.. Pour Hours
A wedding day Is always an inter-
esting event. even to those who are not
directly concerned in IL. Whereas the
ceremony Of Tying the knot" only
takes a few minutes in Christian conn
tries. 1t lasts in Cairo from O'Clock
in the evening until II. and is like en-
acting chapter in the Arabian
Nights" with difficulty We made our
way to the gate of the large garden
In front OF the pasha's palace, the en-.
tire facade of which was brilliantly IL
Illuminated and within which the we'd
ding ceremony was about to take place
The ladies were Immediately taken
away from tis and conducted to the
harem. our men being shown into a
room beside another reserved for the
nasives-men everywhere. but not
woman. After a while we were invited
into the large dining hall. where We
were reioined by the ladies'. but only
the ladies of our own party. and ali
sat down to dinner. And such din
ner' cannot give the menu wha,
took place In the harszl is best told By
one OF the ladies' She said: Il was
ushered through a long. narrow stone
passage. lighted by torches held by ne
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Narion. Kind. Of mn.n,,.i..

The sign Doll Hospital'' has long
been more or less familiar. and like.
wise that Of Umbrella Hospi,al;" and
to these has been more lately added
that of Hat iiospital;" all Indicating,
Of course. places in which repairs are
made.
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Tons of Paens-

queen Victoria cheerfully bs,,.
among other burdens of her exaI,ss
position the infict!ons Of crow :,
minor poets who send their verse " "
her in honor Of every conceIyabIs ~ "
casion. 1t is said that at the birth y,
the Prince Of Wales no less than hal, ~
ton OF poetry" was delivered a,
Windsor Castle. .#r.r.. -
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The microbes ,ha, cause chlils and
sovsf and malaria enter tho system
through mucous meatss.es made
porous By eataffh. Pe-fu-sa heals
tho mucous membranes and pre-
vents the entrance Of maiarsai
germs. thus preventing and curing
these affections,
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Buiis, Of Great Force.

a rifle Of very small bore. inysn,s.
by Capt. Daudeteau. OF the Frs,ss
army. fires u bullet with such .o.r.
that II will penetrate q horse. f,u-
head to tail. at u distance OF , -1,
and n quarter.
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when the little
maid IL around.
one- or twice the
cir, was siishtiy
injured about the
head and hands hy
ihinss that Sut-
denly. by some un.
known motive
power. SHE'D y;
hcs-;kIass coming
OF the xsiis or iy-
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what ts conceutra,ienT-' "fye the
way a man sticks TO the subject he wants
TO talk about. while you slick to the sub.
tect lou want to talk about"
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Ing up from the
ground As The
story seemed we'll
nigh snrrcdi5is. 1
concluded 70 and
out Whether per-
hays somebody
was iooling BaF-
bsra and the
other inmates Of
the house. Farmer
Hoffman said be
had no children.
and ;ha, there were
no punEEtrTs
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ss.s haSs any s;sss s.sr sii iI vsieis ns n rsd ss
why nesr - Sn-r ihs, 10 he had or
had not wouldn't like N''
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''she devoted her life to Christian
science" Indeed. What did she die
ofT'-Drooklyn Life.
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naii's Cssasrh Csre
4 . constitutional cure. Price, SscL

THAT man wanted lemonade ard In
sisted that Z squeeze the lemons IN hi,
presence" Did you do ItT' "Yes. ans
! squeezed some Into his eye"
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Essr 30 boz. essv tsks. sss,Y In s~sias sssv Il,
tstfr gs,ssstfe "a. si IIspt rvsr
lsi"r sns Intestinal 'esie All fuxxisss. Ice sl se
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To ssaaasy p,..... and skirts.

To evs best rvsuiss, mix some "Yaaisisss
Starch" In . little coid water: when dis
solved Poar on boiling ws'er until u tp-
cu;nes clear. All growers scli "Faaltiess
Starch" Large package. ior
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was your friend an agreeable guestT'
YES. even our cook liked her.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07

.rx. a scheme 4. Improve our street.
car manners" what ls nf Have a
ehsperon on each car
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percale waist" Eyes. and red pe.caic
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-07

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fssaaAslss. aAss sAs.ssfss -tasessts- ssx tsssss
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-23
THE WORCESTER THEATRE.
Z Manager Waite VIII Himself Appear in
One Of His Comedies. Monday.

There is no question in the minds of
the patrons Of the Worcester Theatre
but that the Waite Comedy Company,
r which has Just finished an engagement
of week at that house, Is the best
popular priced organization that has
ever appeared in Worcester.
The acting company IS frst-olass in
every respect and the Plays composing
the repertoire are Interesting, full of
comedy and Handsomely mounted.
There is not q tiresome moment dur
Eng any performance of the Waite COM
pafy, as the act intermissions are
utilized for the introduction OF what
might almost be termed q complete
vaudeville show. Owing to the fact
that the D'Angelis Opera Company
were booked for the first nighE of the
week in Lowell, Manager Waite has
decided to stay In Worcester for that
day and will give matinee and eve
ming performance. At the matinee on
Monday, Roland Reeds greatest sue
cess, Cheek" will be the bill present
ed. At the evening performance Mr.
Waite will himself appear in his laugh
ing comedy, The Man from Catta-
raugus," play in which he has in the
past earned an enviable reputation. 1t
is seldom that Mr.. Waite has appeared
in late years, but at thu request of his
many friends in Worcester, has decid-
ed to produce his comedy on this oc-
casion.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-23
THE JOLLY MUsKETEER."

Possibly excepting Kerker's extrav-
aganza, there has been no musical play
here this season with so many Iuneful
and catchy melodies as this operetta
of jeff De Angels. Composer Julian
Edwards always has a grist of melodies
at his fingers ends, and he has poured
a liberal and sparkling supply OF them
into this score. The story is not that
of Dumas much-expIo3ted hero whose
adventures are now prominently before
the public in several dramatic forms,
but of another musketeer, convivial,
witty and frolicsome Opera and star
delighted everybody when they were
here last September, and since then
have won golden opinions from New
York. Boston and Chicago.
It was not many years since Mr.. De
Angels, comparatively unknown, was
playing in cheap pieces of the '.Zozo''
order. Now he ranks as star with Will
son and Hopper, and as he relies less
on peculiar Tnannerisms than his two
confreres. he may be considered the
most artistic comedian of Tie three
Although he is reported to have made
$4,000 out Of The Musketeer'' this
season. Mr.. De Angels will shelve 1t
next year in favor Of a new piece which
the same authors have provided for
him. and consequently this win be the
last chance Worcester will get to hear
this group of most delightful melodies
Dainty Maud Hollins, who by the way,
is niece of Julian Edwards, is still in
the leading feminine role.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-23
WITH THE ACTORS.
Side Lights Gathered Here and There of
an Interesting Nature.

It is said that Gustave Salvini, a son
of the famous tragedian, contemplates
a professional visit TO America.
A dramatization of Daudet's novel,
"sappho." viii be produced by Charles
Frohman next season.
Henry Miller is to play the hero of
Lord and Lady Algy" when the Eng
fish melodrama is sent on the road.
John Philip Sousa has made a con-
tract to compose a march to bear the
name Of a medicinal article and be used
in IFS exploitation. The pay is to be
$4,000.
Digby Bell. who recently took advan-
tage of the bankruptcy law in Chicago,
was given big benefit in that city, the
receipts amounting to over $4,000. His
Wife,. Laura Joyce Bell, win go into
vaudeville with wig and Gown" a
comedietta which the late Rosina Vokes
once used.
A German statistieian has discovered
that ballet dancers, as a rule, attain an
age much above the average. Carlotta
Grisi is II years Of age, and Amalia Fer
raris IS. Taglioni was over so when she
died, and Fanny Ellsier was a. Resita
Mauri. well over 50, is still dancing at
the Paris Grand Opera. But then we all
knew that about ballet girls before.
Hermann Muller. leading actor at the
Berlin Theatre, killed himsef recently
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-23

Women's League. Maude Banks is to be
the D'Artagnan, Janauschek the Richie
lieu, Lillian Russell will play Anne of
Austria and Mazda Craigen, Milady,
while the other parts are in the hands
of well known actresses. Already the
house is about sold out.
Harry B. Smith, the prolific librettist,
is at present writing three opera books
with as many different composers.
Even grand opera shares in the gem
eral prosperity of the season. At a
meeting of the stockholders of the
Maurice Grau company, held at the
Metropolitan Opera House, a dividend
of 35 per cent was declared on the $685.
900 common stock.
Omene, the Oriental dancer, died of
cancer at Montreal last week. She was
the first to introduce the muscle dance
into this country. before the exploiters
at the Midway Plaisance made it no
1 torious
Alfred Klein, the diminutive com
edian, who for many seasons has acted
as an excellent foil to the elongated Dc.
Wolf Hopper, terminates his engage
ment with that star at the close Of the
present season. Nella Bergen also
leaves at the same time, and their
places will be filed by Snitz Edwards
and Hilda Clark.
Mrs. 7. Benton Letter, a Chicago
belle, niece of the celebrated Levi
Letter, and connected with Lady Cur
zon and others of the British nobility.
made her theatrical debut in her native
city last week. Mrs. Letter adopts the
stage as a profession in order to sup
port herself and her husband, who is
, an invalid
The ]. Aldrich Libbey Opera Com
pany, including Mr.. Libbey, Kate
Thayer and others of prominence, will
be put on the road in a few weeks.
Griffith Davenport" at last is an
unmistakable success in Boston.
Boston theatres this week: Boston.
Griffith Davenport; fremont. "A
Runaway Grip; Hollis, z. H. Sothern;
Park, "A Dangerous Maid; Museum.
THE Christian; Grand Opera House.
"The Musketeers' Castle Square, "The
Bankers Daughter"
New York theatres this week: Gar
rick, 'Zaza''; Madison Square. Be
cause She Loved Him So; Empire.
Lord and Lady Algy''; Lyceum, Jas.
K. Haekett; Wallaclx's 1.-THE Cuckoo" !:
American, THE Barber of Seville":
Manhattan, The Manicure: Bijou.
1.-THE Purple Lady; Academy. "The
Old Homestead; Fourteenth Street.
Mathews and Bulger; Star, 1.-THE Prod
igaI Daughter Days, THE Great
Ruby; Knickerbocker, Julia. Marlowe:
New York, THE Man in the Moon:
Grand Opera House, 1.-THE Turtle;
Casino, I'm Gay Paree.'
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-23
THE GIRL AND The PEARLS,

A few weeks ago The Spy published
an interesting article on the fruitful
subject Of the chorus girl. 1t was writ
ten as thoroughly as is possible when
one attempts to condense a theme that
would tax the capacity of an encyclo-
pedia into the confines of a column and
a half, but naturally several little
idiosyncrasies were overlooked.
Nym Crinkle once said that the dis
ease most prevalent among young ac-
tresses was "Diamonitis. and when it
got above the first knuckle it was fatal.
Certain it is that no other gem in the
list has the charm for the young per-
son who caxorts around in the chorus.
She might walk knee-deep over tur-
Quoises, efneralds and rubles, but she
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-23
AT The THEATRES
Pleasant Prospects
For the Coming
Week.
THE COLLIER PLAY.
D'Angelis and Kellar Re-
tlrn-W Walter Perkins
at Lothrop's.

-Four nights are occupied at the Wor-
cester Theatre this week. Monday,
which was unfortunately left vacant
by the closing of the Prisoner of zen
da" Company, has been taken by the
Waite people, who, from a diametri-
cally opposite cause, find themselves
deprived Of night at Lowell. JEFF De
Angels comes again with his tuneful
opera, THE Jolly MuslSeteer," on We'd
Il nesday; Willie Collier presents ''Mr.
Smooth" the only novelty Of the
week. on Friday; Ksiiar viii mystify
land amuse the mystery loving, satur-
a~aay afternoon and evening. MY
friend from India vita Walter Per-
srins and several of the original cast,
'wih be given at Lothrops for the first
time in this city at popular prices, The
ksaPark announces for its chief drawing
Lizard the odd attraction of troupe of
trained bears.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-23

be accompanied by an illustrative lee
ture by G. O'Connell Calvin. In addi-
ton to the pictures of The pope in the
gardens of the Vatican there will also
be offered a large number of other
views by the biograph.
The most important one is the very
newest that has been taken-that Of
the cruiser Raleigh, the first ship Of
Admiral Dewey's fleet to fire a shot
in Manila bay. The picture was taken
when the Raleigh sailed into New York
harbor a few days ago. Besides the
lecture and the pictures of the pope,
there will be grand sacred concert,
IN which Johnnie Quigley, the famous
boy tenor, late of Denman Thompson's
Sunshine Of Paradise Alley company,
and the talented Vilona sisters, who
made such a phenomenal hit at the
Park the past week, will take part The
sale of seats has been large, but there
are still good sittings left
The vaudeville bill for the coming
week is headed by the highest-priced
act ever given at the Park. Batty's
trained bears, who do everything but
talk. Lille Western, vaudeville's pre-
mier musical artist. is always a favor
lite in Worcester. and will be in
the bill. Fields and Ward, one of the
best comedy teams in the business, and
champion rapid fire takers, will con-
tribute largely to the amusement and
entertainment of patrons of the house
throughout the week. Annie Whitney.
the monologue artist, who has lust
returned from Europe, has an entirely
new lot of speeches and clever sayings,
end will not fail to amuse. The Co
lumbar Four. in theIt new and origi-
nal European and oriental musical act
and Edward I. Boyle, the blind pianist,
vocalist and whistler. will furnish the
principal musical features of the bill
Billy Mccain and company of six col
ored artists. will present their greatest
hit "A Hot Time in Darktown," and
Sunetaro the famous Japanese Jug
gler completes the list. Altogether,
the program is full of fun and laugh
ter and viii make a hit with Worces-
ter.