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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-12
WHERE NUTS COME FROM.

Hickory nuts are an American prod
uct and we export them in large num-
bers to Europe, where they are found
good eating. Pecans belong to the hick-
DRY family.
Cocoanuts come from the East indies,
the West Indies and the islands Of the
Pacific near the equator.
Almonds are found IN Asia, Barbary
and Morocco. Those we get are import
ed from Malaga.
Walnuts grew originally in Persia,
the Caucasus, China, North America
and Europe.
Hazel nuts grow in Europe, Russian
Asia, North Africa and North America.
Filberts are a species of hazel nuts
that grow in Greece.
Pistachio nuts come from Syria, and
the Greeks We're very fond of them.
Chestnuts form portion Of the daily
food of the Mediterranean nations,
though in America they are not ground
into flour, but are eaten simply as
nuts.-Chicago News.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-12
WRINKLES.
Engagement Cards for Busy
Women Single Leaf Paper.

The large card, announcing recep-
ton tea, has been called in. A sheet
of vellum paper is used exactly like
that on which parents announce or in
vite to wedding, and the usage of the
hour is of Roman numerals Some
hyper fashionable women give the
number of their street and house in
Roman numerals on their cards; it is
now the universal custom on every in
vitation that is engraved, and also in
giving the house and street number
at the top of note paper.
With d laudable desire to conquer
that feminine weakness for writing a
note any way but the way the sheets
naturally turn, quires IF single leaf pa
per have been introduced. You can
buy d box of small single note leaves
or large single letter leaves of the
thinnest bank note paper, since that is
particularly good taste Tor letters, and
you are expected to write only on one
side of the sheet. At the top of every
leaf on the side on which you write is
your address in tiny black Roman nu-
merals, and good taste now exaets
that you number your sheets at the
top as you go along.
Having cast out the big reception
tea cards, those women WHO are deep
in all the smart clubs and charities
have ordered parchment engagement
cards. They are longer than broad and
are so engraved that by only filling in
dates a busy society bee can let a pro-
tege or q fellow worker in a club or
on a committee know eXpeditiously
when she can see them and for exact
ly how many minutes, Cards like these
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-12

VIII lily Y, as that of Madame du Deffand
s I,sH horace Walpole; but it was more
ber ~ az ana better disciplined. In all
hin, leSters' put especially in those to
s.rin+; sne is mistress of classical de-
frasb bi,ur ana precision which is re-
NOR, Of seeing things through nar-
sonal atmosphere, was as unfnovvp %
uh would have been repugnant to her,
Sne never paints. She engraves; and
n ner pest accounts are like intaglios.
81 and excellently designed. She
10 scholar, even in her frivolities.
anu there is the same nicely in her ac-
count OF rakish card party as in her
eTper pictures of Oriental scenes
Cornhill Magazine.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-12

times twice in "A hours, on topics as
often as. net impefsonal.
The queen, of these brilliant but rath-
er malicious muses. was Madame Def
fard, the NEST bl,Iiant, the most ma
lclous of them ALL Her physical bind
ioos .5~~Il4c.. ~ enQUyG nef WITH extra
acuteness sof mental vision, and her pen
DARTS like aligntnlns, whitening Wner-
ever it passes. byron himself couidi
not abe mereabored. or mare unkind than
Madame. QuIcDenand, and she had
nene OF. the highaspnits which often ITe-
deemed sals 1SadIieS. or in her day kind
ness .SSas toe often COMPOUNDED with
stupiditya 10 igs 81 w.
She certainly fulfilled Mrs. C&rlyle's
injunction to letter writers, ana
her detterss may be cited asoHnaster-
pieces of seif-revelation. They are
chiefly written to her frien9f the Du-
cheese de Choiseul; to Voltaire on
whom she practiced platonics; and to
H9EaeeeW a4polesWith whom, when she
was seven ty. she had an SiPduous fllrta-
QaqaI She demanded aihsart from 9TH.
81 $, rbat did not Jcarest6 possess one
nerselfa she vtried tOnEplace 1t by a
large and lucid mind which welded
epigraln like "a swoFIfsand forced upon
hersa panoramic aVifeH of the evils OF
hte,Without amy GIbud effects to soften
OF infad and dls(grum-sceptieal deco
rum eepticals GFcorum-an sound no
higher note 4tldapyan enthusiastic avoid
ance ef7disQmnfort
Here, circumstance. is her description
OF hersdaxsl b&She has torn herself out
or bedlthati her frisure, begun the day
before, may be completed" Her poor
head iii. Sy'erpowered by four heavy
handss fsc *9* her curling-ironS re-
sound 10 her ears" An officer and an
archbishop are chattering to her; her
heaJdress,- and panier are being pre-
pitfads I'd Suddenly a voice from the
hsfse t9om announces that the KING is
passing on his way to mass; 1t IS
chUpch time. 'Allons" she cries in
sc Fsatter. quick, my head-gear' my
ino1, smy fam my prayer-book! ne
sHSV9salfsons perSonne! My CHAIR! MY
polvefs Is One, two three, off,!
IT was the fashion of the times also
~ ~! Madame du Deffand was its lead
sR4 no write pages of analysis of ones
HIAs4dS vcharacters-a of ones own.
effSraeRi lare9 audaciousv interested in
slselTese5 and therefore. auda"'ons-
~ personal even in such deliberate
sessSt' es as these Thev are also una
nssshe9 by detail, and can trifie to pro
round purpose9a Certain letters, like
tAeSl.e- dnwna live comfy by virtue OF
their lightness. and skim over time too
NllcBqFy for ahinta to lay hnid on them
what l@1an--what Horace Walpole even
E&@ud dare to lcdnfide to an audience
Sufn a. ttssse of rgussanler scandal ana
usnoate intsition as most of these let
ters reorasent? Yet in these airy
nothires lies the-seeret of French ge-
nns-atha aenirs of Intercourse.
Lady Mary Wortlev Montaon was
more ambisiors than MpHan1e du Def
ljlnn. She did not conine her atten-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-12
WHAT THEY SAY IN GERMANY,

Germany also has it's ladies" and
gentlemen" question at the present
,1oment, controversy having arisen
with regard to the style which should
be adopted in addressing na ~, ,ihi is
dies There are four names by wnlcn
y ,'1 mans better half may be described
in the the language Of the vaterland, viz;
Frau Fraii1i dady} and Web (wife), TO say, save
the frequent disputes and heartburn t., urn.
ings arising from lgnoranq one ~ Of '' tbese
Forms Farms il is proposed that these shall
DC Si,i TONS Of the social scale. Thus, a
generals wife would be ADDRESSED ID ety1o, as
3h,s consort," the partner OF an oiiic ,,sa
of n certain rank as This SPOUSE, the
u .ltdd,o. class wife would be addressed
as asher ber husbands lady and the work :!
Mans helpmate would be simply his
"wife, '-London Chronicle
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-12

season, ana We're worn for the first
time that night. No one would think OF
going TO Mrs Astor's in a gown worn
on any previous OCCASION In conse-
quence the women We'd with each other
and II was pretty well conceded BY the
men, ii not the women, that Mrs. 4.
Suffern Taller carried of the palm. She
cast aside the conventional ball toilet
and dared To be original In Greek'coE-
tune Of pale yellow satin, embroidered
in silver and gold. il was cut decolete.
and held up by silver straps over the
shoulders. She wore no Jewels except
"a band OF diamonds IN her hair. which
was done in a Grecian coil, and The
added touch Of q few white roses art
lessly tucked in gave classic en-
semble to her beautiful head. Her
gown seemed much more a thing "
pose IN than to dance In, but Il stood
the test OF the wear and tear OF the
cotillion IN which many a mousseIino
de solo gown IS practically demolished
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-12

back whenever the piano is opened, as
is very often done for some particularly
good player, and this is easily done
without disarranging the drapery, as
all pianos now open in the center In
arranging the piano according to the
shape of the room it Is often well to
attempt a bold scheme; something out
of the ordinary often looks very well.
Only two things should be avoided-the
first, to put the piano straight against
the wall; the other, to put it across
one corner, with the key board turned
toward the center Of the ROOM BY
using taste in the drapery, and taking
a little trouble in the arrangement, a
piece of furniture ugly in itself can be
transformed into one of the most dec
orative articles in the house.-Harper' S
Bazaar.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-12
Nine. aDu Deffand and Lady
= Mary :Wortley Montagu.

# we come to the letters that aim at
being literature, and to such women as
have written them, We find any kind
Of classification impossible. ELOQUENT
letters, political letters belong to this
province, such as Madame Roland's
heroic and persuasive epistles to the
Gtrondins, which are necessarily writ
ten from a platform. But the great
era of correspondence in France imme-
diately preceded Madame Roland and
the revolution.
il was the period of writing for a
coterie-the most elaborate kind of
writing for nothing can be more self
cofsSSious than sentences penned for
theS perusal' of a group of critical init
mates, whose opinion is vital to the
wrtte4Es o Not note could be composed
in cert8in circles without being read
aloudnta them, and this in the DAYS
when lonenlady alone sent 10000 letters
10 enc gentleman; when not only gen
tlementaswtQte to ladies, but adoring
ladies' wrote 40 each other, once, some
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-12
SIZE OUGHT TO KNOW.

A charming instance Of logical topsy-
turvydom was related yesterday by r.
A. Barnett in his lecture Ut the College
OF Preceptors' winter meeting. a friend
Of his was once demonstrating with a
laborers wife for attempting to feed
an eight months old baby with some
form of herring. do you think don't
know how to bring up children?" re-
piled the indignant mother; why, I've
buried London Chronicle
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-12

the green contents over her hands and
carefully stroked both sides of her
neatly and plaeidly parted hair. She tells
of her sufferings herself and that most
plaintively. II suffered tortures from
the terrible odor of peppermint; every
one commented upon t, and all Stunned
me. l know they thought / had ac-
tually been eating peppermint candy,
1 could not get rid Of it for days" AL
though the sporty girl was too gener-
Gus to refer to the times in the long
ago when this same innocent aunt had
termed her "Meddlesome Matte" she
fells now thoroughly avenged.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-12
SOMETHING NEW.

Mrs. John A. Logan gave grip
luncheon the other day to six friends
who, like herself, are convalescing from
10 grippe. She sent six trays filed with
delicacies to the rooms in which the
invalids were confined and each tray
held note giving the names OF the
other guests Of this novel luncheon and
expressing the best wishes for their
speedy recovery.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-12
sPRINKLING CLOTHES.

To sprinkle clothes easily and evenly,
use q small whisk broom which should
be reserved for that purpose. Dip the
broom in a bowl of clear water and
shake it lightly over the garment TO be
moistened, IT Is far quicker and neat
er way than using the fingers.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-12
THE ART OF BAsTING.

Upon the proper basting of garment
much depends. All dressmakers haste
a great deal. Beginners are prone to de-
too little. Basic all the seams in one
direction, preferably from the top
down In basting the front cores of
lining and outside together haste di-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-12
AT MRS. AsToR,s BALL.

5a The gowns of the women at Mrs. AS
tors ball, fortnight ago, were the
most gorgeous seen in New York thtR
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-12

The overskirt in all its glory Is pro-
phesied for Easter. The peplum, which
falls to the knees in front and is longer
behind, is a first step in that direo-
Hon
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-10-11
HELD UP ON THE STREET.
Bold Highway Robbery on Prin-
oipal Street Of KenosHa.
ATTACKED BY TWO MEN
John q. Smith is Relieved of $50 by
Unknown Men Who
Escape.

Kenosha, Wis, Oct. Special. T.
A most daring robbery occurred last
night when two unknown men held ur
John B. Smith, well-known citizen of
the city, and relieved him Of money and
valuables to the extent of $50. The
robbery was committed at the corner of
West Main and South streets, which is
one of the most public places in the city
Smith is employed in the office of the
Chicago and Rockford Hosiery works
and had been required to work until g
o'clock in the evening. 1t had been pay
day at the factory and Smith was sup
posed to have a large amount Of money
on his person when he left the office
When Smith was about block away
from his home two masked men came
out of the shadow, and one, a man OF
powerful form, leaped upon him and at
tempted to throw him to the ground
Smith, who is quite an athlete. showed
fight and a terrible encounter ensued
Another man, who had been secreted
in the shadow, came to the assist
ance of the highwayman and they soon
managed to hurl Smith to the ground.
In the melee a revolver was discharged
by one of the men but lucky blow from
Smith knocked the weapon from the fell
lows hand and the bullet whiZZed by
Smiths ear. The men then made quick
work of their victim and went through
his pockets and took everything of value
that they could find. His money and
jewelry was all taken. Later one of the
men dealt Smith stunning blow which
rendered him unconscious. He was left
in this condition laying along the road
where he was found short time later
by some pedestrians. He was picked up
and carried to his home and it is feared
that his injuries are very serious. He
regained consciousness a short time later
and the case was at once reported to the
police. Smith could give no account of
his assailants, but he stated that they
hurried to catch freight train which
was passing at the time. A posse of po-
lice were at once put to work on the
case and every effort is being made to
detect and capture the highwaymen.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-10-11
FATALLY INJURED IN WRECK.
Wisconsin Central Passenger Car
Humps the Track.

Chippewa Falls, Wis, Oct. 1.-Passen-
ger train No. 1 OH the Wisconsin Cen
trail from Chicago to Minneapolis was
wrecked half-mile east of Thorpe, TWEEN
ty-fiye miles east of this city, and four
coaches went into the ditch. Among the
injured are:
KING, J. W., of Hixton, Wis, hip
sprained and head bruised.
SEFFIN. MRS. C. j., of Pittsburg, Pa,
en- route to Seattle; fatally hurt; now dying
at Thorpe.
Fourteen others are slightly hurt,
their injuries consisting of bruised heads
and bodies. but not seriously, and all
were able to continue their journey. The
wreck was caused by a loose rail or
frog at the east end of a sidetrack.
The train was going at the rate Of TWEEN
ty-five miles an hour. The engine and
two coaches passed over the defective
spot in safety, but the third coach jumped
the track and with the three coaches
following went over into the ditch. Three
coaches were filled with passengers and
all were thrown together on one side of
the coaches. Mrs. Seffin, it is stated.
had taken out an accident policy for
$4,000 while at Chicago. Her relatives
in Pittsburg have been notified
Another train was made up from the
cars which remained on the track and
two coaches were taken from the east
bound train and started for Minneapolis.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-10-11
FLAMES DESTROY
RARE SPECIME
Northern Pacific Car Burned al
NeillSviIle-LoSS is
$4,000.

Neillsville, Wis, Oct. Especial. i
The beautiful advertising car of the
Northern Pacific railway containing
specimens of mineral, cereal and fruit
products of the West, was consumed by
fire this morning. 1t contained also many
rare specimens of animals which it will
be impossible to replace. The loss is sup
posed to be in the neighborhood Of $780,
600 and is insured. The porter barely
escaped from the burning car and lost all
personal effects.
Waupun, Wis, Oct. 6.-lSpecial. j
The residence of William FRANKLIN of
this city was totally destroyed by fire at
an early hour this morning. Only a
small part of the household goods were
saved. Fire is supposed to have caught
from pan of ashes
Rosendale, Wis, Oct. 6.-[Special. i
The large store building owned by the
Parsons estate and occupied by J. Gins
burg d Co. as a general store, burned
at about midnight last night, together
with the fine stock of goods.
The loss on the store, stocks and fix
lures will amount to something like
$4,000. For time it locked as though
the whole town would be burned, but
prompt work on the part Of the citizens
saved the buildings. The origin of the
fire is a mystery.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-10-11
4 NEW POWER ON
WISCONSIN RIVER.
Weli-knoWn Paper Manufacturers
May Put it to Use and
Erect New Mills.

Wausau, Wis, Oct. 6.-[Spcial.l j
Architect c. B. Pride of Appleton has
surveyed a new power on the Wisconsin
river which is likely to be developed by
paper-mill builders during the next year.
The power is located about five miles
from this city and is at the junction OF
the Wisconsin. Eau Claire and the Big
and Little Rib rivers. The river is some
what wide but the power is excellent
The power is being thought of by we'll
known paper manufacturers and may be
made use of shortly. The plan is under
stood to be the erection of new pulp.
sulphite and paper mill, but no details
can be learned as yet.
In connection with this plan is the
building of street electric railway con-
Meeting Rothschilds, or Scotield, the pro-
posed sites for the new mill, on the south,
with the plant just being completed for
the Wausau Paper Mills company on the
north, a line of about ten miles in length
passing through the city of Wausau.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-10-11
ACTION rs DELAYED.
University Regents will Wait Until
the January Meeting Before
Beginning Suit

Madison, Wis, Oct. Especial. ]
The question of suit by the university
regents to compel Secretary of State
Froehlich to levy state tax to provide
funds to meet the $15O,OO0 appropriation
made by the Legislature for a new uni
versity building is not yet finally dis
posed of. No further action will be
taken, however, until the regular meeting
of the board of regents in January. I'M
less special meeting should be held
sooner. None has yet been called. At
the last meeting Of the regents COM
mittee consisting Of Senator J. III. Stout,
Col. w. f. Villas and B. j. Stevens was
instructed to proceed with such suit
under certain conditions. These condi-
tions were that the normal regents and
board of control, who are also unable to
realize on their appropriations, should
unite in the action. Both of these bodies
have declined to become parties to the
suit, and this checks any further action
by the committee. The question of pro-
ceeding with the suit without the CO.
operation of the normal regents and
board of control will have to be settled
by the full board of the university re-
gents. What it's action will be none of
the members are willing to predict.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-10-11
CAN'T GET MACHINERY.
Paper Mills is Delayed by
the Boom.

Appleton, Wis, Oct Especial. i
The extraordinary boom in the paper
trade has flooded the machinery manu-
facturers with orders for machinery to
an extent which has about precluded the
building of any more mills in this state
for the next few months. The general
prosperity has also affected the price of
building materials, so that three Wiscon-
sin mills will not be able to be construct
ed before next spring. These mills are
the Volk brothers paper mill at Stiles, the
Whiting mill in the Wisconsin river val
ley, probably at Stevens Point, and the
proposed plant at Wausau which is still
a matter Of doubt. though the mill will
without question be erected inside of the
next year. The III. S. Eldred company
will erect its small pulpmill this fall,
but will only be able to secure one grind
er, as the machinery men are unable TO
fill orders that are now being received.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-10-11
HEAVY VEIN OF IRON
ORE DISCOVERED.
Valuable Leads in La Crosse and
Vernon Counties-Large Capital
to Work Mines.

La Crosse, Wis.,, Oct. Especial J.
Reports have reached this city from an
authentic source of the discovery of
heavy vein of pure-iron ore, not the
usual glacial drift so common in these.
parts, in the vicinity of Mindoro, this
county, and another well-defined and
promising vein on a farm near West.
by, in Vernon. county. 1t now develops
that experts have been at work on the
leads for some weeks. and it is only just
now that they have been willing to give
out anything concerning the result of
their operations c. Nj. Norton. vet
eran iron miner, is at the head of these
present operations. He refuses to say
who is behind him. though there appears
to be no lack of capital.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-10-11
APPEAL MUSTARD CASE.
Famous Case will be Taken to SUI
preme. Court.

Kenosha. Wis, Oct. 7.-[Special. i
The case of Martin l.. Hoffman VS.. Rob
ert l.. Dixon, known throughout the state
as the mustard seed case, will be APP
pealed to the Supreme court and the pa
pers for such action are being prepared
The case has attracted wide attention
and it is probable that no such a case has
ever been tried in the courts Of this or
any other state before. Hoffman was u
farmer living near the village Of Silver
Lake in this county. In the spring Of
1898 Hoffman and three other farmers
went to the store kept by Dixon in the
village of Silver Lake and purchased a
large quantity of seed supposed to be
rape seed The seed was sown and came
up in due time. When the plant was ex-
amined it was found that all the farmers
had raised large crop of yellow
mustard The plants went to seed and
when the season opened again the farm
ers discovered that their farms were we'll
sowed with the pest. The four men who
had bought the seed at once brought suit
against the storekeeper. The trial lasted
a full week, but finally resulted in the
plaintiffs being non-suited.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-10-11
DOCTOR LOSES FEE.
Oshkosh Jury Decides He Must Also
Pay Costs.

Oshkosh, Wis, Oct. 6.-The jury in
the case Of DR.. J. f. Ford of Omro
against George Lindsay found for the
defendant without damages" Ford
sued Lindsay for $50, alleged to be due
for professional services. The doctor set
a severe fracture of the arm of Roy
Lindsay, son of the defendant. Lindsay
refused to pay the bill and after the suit
to recover the $36 was brought, Lindsay
put in a counterclaim demanding $1,000
for alleged improper treatment of the
arm, claiming the member was crippled
for life through the unskillfulness and
negligence of DIR. Ford. Lindsay's claim
for damages was later reduced to 5000
The jury found for Lindsay, but said
is taken to mean that Lindsay need not
pay the $36 doctor bill and Ford is to
pay the costs of the proceedings. The
case will he appealed.