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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-10

An astonishing discussion is going gu
IN one of the New York papers as to
when the goth century begins. There
appear to be some who insist that il
begins January 1, 1900, and consequent
ly the first year of the first century
must have been numbered A. D., 0.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-10

There is further unhappiness in 1.-THE
best circles of New York over the fact
that Grand Duke Grill of Russia
though only in Chic $50 Il day or two,
called at priystN house in that city,
A Russian prince, a handsome fellow
with an even handsomer American
Wife chances to be a regular resident OF
the town by the lake, and it was at his
mouse that Cyril looked in for a few
minutes. Further taunts at the dinen-
sions of the Chicago feminine foot are
now in order
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-10

The fellows who attack the civil SER
vice system seldom have the courage
to make their fight in the open. Last
week the House refused an appropri-
alton to the commission in committee
of the whole. the vote standing 81 to 81.
Yesterday the House reversed its action
by a vote of So to 119. Why? Be
cause Congressman Moody of Massa-
chusetts demanded roll CALL and the
enemies of the merit system did not
dare go on record against it.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-10

a Chicago German has improved on
the usual methods of men who try to
get the best of a life insurance com
pany' He simply wrote a letter to one
OF its officials announcing that he was
DEAD and asking for the money-he
was actually the owner of a paid-up
policy. He is now in an asylum. and
the company is patiently taking care of
his funds until he dies or RECEIVERS.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-10

Recent gun practice has proved very
unsatisfactory, both in the British and
the Russian navy, and the earlier prac-
tice OF the French gunners netted
scarcely better results. Certain Ger
man officers have spoken in a patron
izing tone of the exploits Of American
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-10

Mr.. John H. Hemingway has his rep
utation to make as a Landscape garden
err but the mere engagement of a man
OF experience as superintendent of park
construction is a hopeful sign. The
commissioners will continue to plan the
work, but Mr.. Hemingway is to see that
II is properly, economically and intel
hsently done. The need of such a re-
form was recognized by the commits
sioners as we'll as by the public gener-
ally.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-10

New Workers. are complaining that
their hotels are too luxurious and are
calling for palmer ones. Has anybody
heard that fault found with Worcester
hotels?
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-10
TUESDAY. JANUARY 10, 1899.

The senior senator from Massachu-
setts again showed yesterday that he
is easily the most notable parsonage
in the upper house of congress.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-10

THE DAILY SPY: Two cents a copy, II
ealts week, 90 cents a month, $50 a
spy, by carrier. CT cents a month, $500 4
year.
=, The En- SUNDAY SPY: Four cents a copy.
HE MASSACHUSETTS SPY Weekly).
rapnshed every Friday morning: Five
cents copy, 500 year
All subscriptions payable in advance
sample copies sent on request.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-10
AT LOTHROP,s.

The popularity of Irish drama to
theatre-goers was shown last evening
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-10

THE SPY SHOULD HAVE The EYE OF ARGUS: ne
IS HONORABLE IF he DO BUT LOOK TO The VEL
FARE OF The COMMONWEALTH"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-10

Wife-"Did you put out the light be-
fore you came up stairs, dea:?"
'Yesh. All of EN-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-10
$4,000 Worth of Underwear.

We carry the lowest wort having grades everything as we'll
the most beautiful and elaborate wedding special garments
MOREVER customers well ourselves confidence
our goods.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-10

hneumatism causes more aches and
pains than any other disease n is dne 10
NJ zee ~ " Ms n blood, and Is cured by Hoods
'"rsaparllla which neutrallzes this acid.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-10

eo ti9 % rus cure biliousness. Mailed
Mass ~ CENTS by {, |, Hood & Co., Lowell,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-10
The Muslin Underwear
Patronzed by crowds Worcester ladies all day yesterdya NEW and
CLEAN STOCK of
rIATCHT ESG JANUARY VALUES

Corset Covers, &c, &C and II lie.
Drawers 15c, 25c, 81 1-2c 5Oc 59c and 75c
Skirts 25c, 81 1-2c SOC, 75c, up to $3.50.
Night Gowns 81 l-2c up to $3.50
The following selected for special mention
Cambria Corset Covers square or neck Hamburged 19c each
Cambria Umbrella Under Pecoat with re and cluster tuck 25c
Night Gowns square yoke and two insertions of Hamburg
double pointed tucked yoke lawn rufe trimmed SOC
Ladies Night Gowns empire square neck, with very
sertion edge and ufle to match, 69c
Many varieties dainty garmentsNgt Gowns, Drawers and
Skirts, 9Sc
Every special January Values
We this sale from Samples Submitted by all the best
Manufacturers Amerc-and carry probably large stock as ANY
RETAIL HOUSE outside of New York.
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THE WORCESTER SPY
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
aY THE Spy

New York Office, 80 Potter Guiding
The true northerner., 1899-06-14
FIattery of Public Men.

The London Spectator, in an inter-
esting discussion of the dangers Of
fiattery to public men, cites Abraham
Lincoln as an instance of public man
whom fattery could not affect. 1t is
a fact that there has seldom been an
instance of a public man who was
less tempted in this way than was
Lincoln. The people admired him and
were loyalty true to him. They saw
his greatness sooner than did those in
public life. AS regards the latter,
Lincoln was continually criticised and
troubled by them.
There was never one of their num-
ber to tell him that he was greater
than Washington, or even anywhere
approaching to the plane of Washing
ton. He was continually found fault
with by his own party associates at
the capitol: not a few of them were
inclined to refuse him a second term
in the presidency. and some of them
intrigued to prevent his having this.
The saintlike patience with which
Lincoln bore up under this was a
beautiful trait in his character. Some
thing made him very strong. Perhaps
it was not opposition. but certainly
adulation had no part in it.-Boston
Herald.
The true northerner., 1899-06-14
GARDENS OF THE ALHAMBRA.
They Took Years to Build and Were
Very Beautiful.

Exactly six centuries and a half
have rolled by since Mohammed ell
Ahmar, who was, like David, "Ah-
mar" "ruddy," designed and began to
erect the red palace amid vast grounds
known to this day as the Alhambra
on the site of earlier buildings. The
edifice was not the work of a year or
two. Like some tall palm the stately
fabric sprang," and continued to grow
throughout the reign Of Ibn Abdullah,
the designers son and successor; and
IL was not regarded as complete until
the beginning of the fourteenth CEN
tury, when Mohammed III. reigned in
Granada. Some of the internal deco
rations were added later, but the his
tory of the Alhambra since the eXpul-
sion of Moorish rule has for the most
part been characteristically Spanish.
Among the most compelling charms
Of the Alhambra are the gardens. The
wealth of fountains, backed by ter
races laden with rare shrubs and flow
ers, are in beautiful harmony with
their surroundings. For 800 years the
place has been neglected. yet ii still is
wonderfully beautiful What il must
have been in the days when it was the
home Of 20,0O0 favored mortals is to
be dreamed of. The gardens then
were so large as to be inconceivable.
Divided from the Alhambra and its
gardens by deep ravine. but never
theless to be considered with 1t, is
Generalfe. Jennatu-r-arif interpreted
as "the garden of the architect" Mar
mol holds that the word means gar
den of the Dance name that would
be remarkably appropriate. for. wheth-
er it was watchtower originally or
no, Generalife undoubtedly became
summer house of the sultans and was
the scene of many a revel.
The story of the love scene in the
Court of Expresses. with Sultana 70
raga for heroine. may be OF doubtful
authenticity. but ii is pleasant to pre-
serve il and TO call up in fancy the
innumerable love scenes which have
doubtless been enacted in these won
derful courts and alleys. The sixteen
holes in the marble slab in the queens
boudoir may have been made for the
admission of warm air in the days OF
Charles v, but the legend that they
were constructed to permit the ingress
of perfumes in the days of the sui
tanas is infinitely the prettier and the
q.
languorous sultana and a shivering
king poetic fancy will not hesitate for
a moment.
The true northerner., 1899-06-14

Pa struts around about the farm and plans
what he will do:
Seq he'll plow up the garden patch and the
alfalfa. too;
He seq he's goin' to run this ranch Jest
like his Uncle fiil
Did place he was tenant on back yon IN
Central. H.
Pa sez he'll plant the place In corn. and
reap the yeller grain.
An then he'll plow II up again. and wait
for springtime's rain;
He'll crib the corn and hold IL all Jest
like his Uncle Joe.
Who rented land for years and years, back
in the state OF Mo.
The mex year after that, pa sez he'll SOW
the land In wheat;
He'll bet he'll raise a crop o. grain no man
round here kin beat.
He'll build a bin to put II In, the same as
Cousin Ben
Use TO when he was rentin' dirt. way back
in hilly Penn.
By that time he will have enough, pa sez,
10 buy this farm,
Pervidin' sile don't peter out. an things
don't lose their charm;
He may want then TO move along, tes'
like his old chum Dan
Did when he leased a township. most.
back in the state of Kan.
Las night / heard mas quiet, voice a ar
gum with pa,
An I'll jest bet my Berkshire pig them
words will be the law;
She told him movin' on must stop. an
she'd also tell him this,
That II he didn't git to work. why, she'd
go back to Miss
An ma says pail run this ranch the way
they run farms here;
She's tired of hearin bout the men that
rent from year to year:
She sez well own a place here yit, an
when my ma seq SHALL"
There's very little doubt but what we'l
settle down In Cal.
Los Angeles Times.
The true northerner., 1899-06-14

A small youth of some six summers
whose father Is accustomed to supple
ment his dose of church catechism by
Sunday evening readings from the old
Bible stories, found theological diff
culties presented by the tale of Shad-
rach, Meshach and Abednego. He pre-
sented TO his mother for solution one
Monday morning the problem that had
vexed his mind during the night. 81
can't see why It is, mamma. don't
bend my knee 20 false idols or worship
strnnge gods, and yet even II put even
the tiniest tip of my finger in the fire
Il burns it."-Harlem Life.
The true northerner., 1899-06-14
WHEN MOTHER cAME HOME.

Carl came IN from the baseball game
When he heard the clock strike two.
He had TO put on his Sunday clothes.
As the train would soon be due.
His good sister fixed his best blue tie.
Then took from the china bowl
pink. like one the president wears.
And put II in his buttonhole-
For mother was coming home.
He ran all the way to the station,
For fear that he might be late.
But the baggageman smiled and told him
He had whole hour TO wait
Which made him feel very impatient:
An hour at a station, you know,
Is twice as long as anywhere else
Carl thought 1t would never go.
When mother was coming home.
Q the days that had been such long. long
days
Since the mother went to town,
And her boy. somehow. kept seeing
things"
At nighttime when he lay down.
Then every unkind word and deed
To that dearest one of all,
When the moon shone in his window.
seemed
To be written on the wall
But mother was coming home.
Then his arms he'd throw about her neck.
While he kissed her Ger and Ger.
And promise her he'd never make
Her dear heart ache any more.
But-what II the train ran off the trackl
He paced the wide station round,
And in his heart he prayed TO God
To bring II in safe and sound,
For mother was coming home.
Soon he heard the shrill whistle at the
bend,
Then the engine plunged in sight,
nd ha Eos In he
Thundered in on time, all right.
When the mother from the chair car
stepped,
Her dear heart was full of JOY
To see the glad look upon the face
OF her waiting, loving boy,
Because mother had come home.
Susan Teau Perry, in Evangelist.
The true northerner., 1899-06-14

If you suffer from tenderness or full
ness on the right side, pain under
shoulder blade, constipation, biliousness,
sick-headache, and feel dull heavy and
sleepy, your liver is torpid and dcongested.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers will cure
you promptly, pleasantly and perma-
nently by removing the congestion and
causing the bile ducts to open and flow
naturally. They ARE GOOD PILLS. E. Il.
Longwell.
The true northerner., 1899-06-14
shake Into Yaur shoes-

Aliens Foot-Ease, powder for the feet Il
cures painful, swollen, smartng nervous feet
ana instantly takes the sting out of corns and
bunions. It's the greatest comfort discovery of the
age, Aliens Foot-Ease makes tight or new shoes
feel easy 1t is certain cure for sweating, cal
lous and hot, tired aching feet Try il to-day
Sold by all druggists and shoe stores BY mail
IS cents in stamps Trial package free. Address
Allen s. Olmsted, Leroy, N, ".
The true northerner., 1899-06-14
Royal encouragement.

"Nfy queen" exlaimed her adorer,
timidly, "may I kiss the royal hand?"
my faithful subject" replied the
young woman. with an air of one gently
chiding him, "what Is the matter with
the royal lips s?"-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The true northerner., 1899-06-14
Drink Grain-O

After you have concluded that you ought not to
drink coffee. II is not medicine but doctors order
IT, because il is heahful invigorating and appetiz
ing Ii is made from pure grains and has that rich
seal brown color and tastes like the finest grade OF
coffee and costs about u as much. Children thrive
on il because Ia is genuine food drink containing
nothing but nourishment. IS and asc.
The true northerner., 1899-06-14
Does Coffee Agree with You ?

II not, drink Grain-O-made from pure grains
a lady writes: THE first time | made Gran-O I
did not like II but after using il for one week moth
ing would induce me TO go back TO coffee" IL
nourishes and feeds the system. The children can
drink II freely with great benefit. 1tis the strength
enink substance OF pure grains. Get package to-
day from your grocer r5c. and 75c.
The true northerner., 1899-06-14
Early Habits.

look into the bedroom of n boy or
girl will give one 5iD idea Of what kind
of a man or woman he or she will
probably become. a boy who keeps his
clothing hung up neatly, or girl
whose room is always tidy, will he apt
to make a successful man or woman.
A boy who throws down his cap or
book anywhere will never keep his ac-
counts in shape, will do things in a
slovenly, careless way. and not be long
wanted In any position. A girl who
does not make her bed until after din
ner-and she should always do 1t her
self rather than have servant do it
and throws her dress or bonnet down
on chair, will make poor wife in
nine cases out of ten. 1t Is such little
acts of carelessness that grow into
strong habits.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The indiscriminate kissing of strang-
ers is source of humiliation and dis
tress to some children and ought never
to be permitted. The unwilling kiss
OF politeness, exacted from child who
invariably resents the liberty with all
his might. can scarcely be a pleasure
to the recipients, and is without ex-
cuse from any point of view. Chill
dren often suffer from lack Of rever-
ence for the body, of delicacy Of per-
sonal approach, on the part of those
who have them In charge. This is one
reason why the mother, If she be a
woman Of real refinement, should un-
dertake as far as possible the bathing
and intimate personal care Of her chill
dren rathen than delegate 1t to hired
nurse, who, IL not vicious, may be
coarse-minded. Some persons imagine
that young children, since they are
quite guiltless Of modesty IN one sense
of the word, must therefore be inca
pable Of appreciating this delicacy Of
which I speak, but my own observa-
ton teaches me that while as yet in
different to the familiarity Of the eve.
they may be not only physically but
morally sensitive to careless handling.
Elaine Goodale Eastman in Woman's
Home Companion.
The true northerner., 1899-06-14

Pneumonia, la grippe, coughs, colds,
Group and whooping- cough readily yield
to One Minute Cough Cure. Use this
remedy in time and save doctors bill
or the undertaker's. E. b. Longwell.
The true northerner., 1899-06-14

AGENTS WANTED-For THE LIFE AND
Achievements of Admiral Dewey" the worlds
greatest naval hero. BY Murat Halstead the life
long friend and admirer of the nations idol. Big
gest and best book; over 500 pages, sxro inches:
nearly 100 pages halfone illustrations. Only ST. So
Enormous demand. Big commissions Outfit
free. Chance OF a lifetime. Write quick. The
Dominion Company, sd Floor Caxton Building.
Chicago ro5tI6o,o
The true northerner., 1899-06-14
Cheap Eggs.

Rival dealers have put down the
price Of eggs in Pittsburg to cents
dozen. Even the pauper hens Of
Europe would kick at having to lay
eggs ut this price.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-05-29

The conduct of tho Cuban soldiers In
Havana province In refusing TO accept
the money sent by this government to
be distributed among them. rather than
lay down their arms is due to an un-
preccdcntcd case OF ingratitude on the
part OF some Cuban officers. II shows
how little they deserve from the country
that came TO their rescue In response
to their petitions and freed them from
the Spanish tyranny against which they
had been making n hopeless fight. In
other portions OF Cuba the soldiers are
being GIsbanded and General Woods re-
porta that In Santiago province the poo
pie have returned to their homes. rcs
sumed the cultivation Of the lands. and
that state Of peace and quiet pre-
walls.
In Havana province the cabal OF lead
crs who zee their power threatened II
the Cuban ingurgcnt army Is dlsbnnded.
and who are opposed to Gomez and
the American element. have, been labor
Ing to prevent the soldiers from nc
ccptinB the gift from the United States,
and have partially succeeded. for what
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-05-29
PASSING PLEASANTRIEs.

The king OF New York beggars is said
to be worth 100000, but We are not told
of which college he Is president of.-Chi-
cago Record.
The Baron-It is nothing but shame
that he should be so rich. the old scoun-
drel. The Count-Especlally when one
takes into consideration his having no
Observation-Disclosures Journal.
Are YOU lover Of the national
game?" h eInquired rs they passed into
the bali ground. mo. SIR" replied the
person addressed. I'm base ball UNI
pire. "-Philadelphia North American.
ITS no USE" exclaimed Willie Wish
inGton. Il never can learn to say the
right thing at the right time. told Miss
Slimmins that her eyes shone on me like
the stars above" That's old, but
pretty" answered Miss Cheyenne.
Yes. But she Is one Of those remark
ably tail girls who resent any reference
to their height. "-Washington Star.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-05-29
little Georgia on His PAS Joke

They are Some people what think It
Would be best fer Dewey to list Come
IIoam and Be quiet. Their jealous. Last
mite paw he says to nav:
whats the Use OF All This Here
hully-baloo ennyhow? You'd Think by
the way People is goin on that Dewey
was the only one what ever Done his
duty. II Dewey had OF went down
There in the dark and licked the Span
iards without bein' Told to they NIGH;
Be some Reeson Fer calm 1t Graft act
but my gee. Didn't they tell Him He
Had to do 1t, II Georgia would NOV
the lawn Without jeIn told to 1t would
Be somethin worth celebratir. But Il
he done it list Because l told Him to-,
ar He knew he Had 10. l Don't think
they Would BE emmy sense tryin TO
make out He was a gnoidie For other
BoSS."
Every Time paw gifts chanel He has
To Git his hammer out fer Me.
We'll" NAV says. Il dunno But They
are Good Deal In what you say. But
Licken the Spaniards amt all Dewey
done. They are sOniethir Better than
~ Siiph tlANsS ne - ANlI SNl'lN SiS1l'E
men what | could namH II | wanted to
make Them mad"
What's that?" says paw.
when He got u good job finished He
dlaen't seem to Think that ail he Had
TO do the rest Of His Life was set
around and Blow about It." says NAV.
That's Rte" says paw. Teach
your child TO look down on his tawther
That's what sou seem to Live fer. Well,
may be wrong About George, But I'm
w!llir 10 Give Him Credit Fer Havin
the Advantage over me In one way en-
ny How"
oh" says ma kind OF sarca tsIck.
I'm surprised you Give Him that much
Credit. What is ~"
Paw he kind OF Rolled his tung
aroand In His cheek and smiled like ii
He had 4 good one coming and Then he
sass:
well. He's n widower."
dunno what the Joak vas. But paw
he nearly Taft I'm he Busted Nav She
dIder't Say enny;hnG. but At Dinner
paw claimed all the Decayed s,rawber-
rics was In His dish. GEORGE.
Chicago Times Herald.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-05-29
Two Newspaper Changes.


According to published reports, some
important changes are about to occur
In newspaper circles In Parkersburg.
The Morning News will change hands
and become the property OF stock
company. composed Of several promi-
nent citizens. Mr.. Kent Looms, who
has long been connected with the State
journal. will be the editor OF the reor-
ganized News. which will support the
national Republican party. 1t Is also
stated that Hon. P. W. Morris. for years
the publisher OF the Richie Gazette,
and so well known In politics and jour-
nalism IN West Virginia, has purchased
Mr.. A. B. Whites interest in the State
Journal and will be Its editor.
The combined influence OF these two
papers for Rcpublicanism should leave
no doubt about Fourth district politics.
It Is with regret that the West Virginia
newspaper men, us well MS the Repubi-
cans generally. learn OF the retirement
OF Mr.. White from the newspaper field.
The Intelligcnccr hopes 1t will be but
temporary.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-05-29

purpose Is easily understood. A few ex-
ampies should be made OF these leaders
who fall to appreciate what the people
OF the United States have done for
them; who petitioned and prayed in the
name Of humanity for the help Of this
great Nation in their distress, and who,
now that the sacrifices have been made,
and the steps are being taken to cstab-
lish for them government they were
yainly fighting for. are attempting to
stir UP feeling Of prejudice against
their benefactor.
The Cuban people nre not to be
blamed. 1t must be attributed to these
treacherous military commanders who
are holding out for the qualification Of
their own selfish ambitions. This gov
eminent Will not permit It. Nor Will the
Cuban people remain deceived and In
Inundated by few officers who are vain
enough to imagine that they can resist
this country in Its efforts to carry out
Its pledge to the people OF the island.