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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-07

wards and /. Strong legislative in
fiuences are at work in those wards,
and it is not unlikely that it will hold
the present advantage there to the end.
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THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 7. 1899.
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spy: Four cents a copy.
The record-union., 1899-10-05
From the Front.

F'rom Freedom" Manila, P. II
All this rant about Aguinaldo being
the George Washington Of the Philip
pines, and his savage followers being
as the colonists of America, is disgust
ing rot. There is no incident in the
history of the two peoples that would
In any way warrant a comparison The
colonlSts of America We're civilized;
they We're united; they were progress
slVe; they were and had been from the
time they landed capable of taking
care of themselves and of administer
ing their own government; they were
advocates Of education and religion;
they were humane; they numbered
among them some of the best blood of
the world; they were thrifty, econom-
lcal, industrious, and in short every
thing that was necessary for them TO
become great and mighty people. On
the other hand, the tribes of the Phil
ippines are nothing of the sort; they
are not overburdened with intelligence:
they are not greatly devoted to the
arts and education in general; they are
not united. and as a consequence are
not yet ready to assume their own
management of affairs. They were
not successful in their revolts against
Spain; they did not materially assist
In the downfall of Manila; they never
would have been free from the Spanish
yoke had it not been for American in
terVention. In short this, like all the
olner arguments of the anti-expansion-
lists, falls harmless to the ground.
The record-union., 1899-10-05
THE TEXAS FEVER.

A dispatch from Stockton announces
the appearance Of the Texas fever in
a large herd of cattle recently brought
to French Camp, near that city, from
San Diego. It is added that an effort
to keep the fact from the knowledge
of the authorities was made If this
is true there should be vigorous and
merciless punishment Of the offenders
There is scarce any penalty too heavy
to be visited upon men who willfully
conceal the presence in a county Of
such a frightful disease among cattle
herds. The San Joaquin County Veter
marian says that there is no doubt
whatever that Texas fever exists at
various points in that county, and that
there is an attempt to cover and conceal
the fact. San Joaquin borders ON this
county, and we have very lively in,
terest in this news therefore If possi-
BILE we ought to watch our borders
with extreme jealousy, and prevent the
spread Of the dread disease to the
herds of cattle in this county, if that
can be done 1t may prove, doubtless
will be, a very difficult task, but it is
possible to be accomplished.
The record-union., 1899-10-05
THE NEWSPAPER COMBINE.
Editor Shortridge Uses Some Plain
Language.
tFrom the San Jose Herald)


(tTom the San Jose Herald.)
The overgrown, selfish, contemplate
San Francisco Examiner" "Chroni-
cle' and Call" have fully resolved to
intrude themselves into our fair city
at an early hour in the morning. They
hope by this means to get few sub
scribers away from the Mercury"
They will not succeed. They are now
receiving all the support from this
community which they will ever get,
and far more than they deserve.
Ihey have never done one kind act
Tor the city Of San Jose. Every friend
~ notice published Of our city in either
OF the papers named, has been charged
Tor at the rate of 81 per line. No
merchant or industry has ever had a
line In either Of the selfish sheets unless
81 line was demanded and received.
therefore, take notice Mr.. Hearst,
Mr. De Young and John Doe Spreckels,
you will fail in your purpose. You
nave tried this same thing before and
you failed. You never did hurt the
Mercury and you never will.
we may expect all kinds of state
ments, from the great newspaper COM
pine, as to their increase in circulation,
out the circulation man is a liar pre-
pared Tor the occasion. To be care
Iul, you Will be called upon to prove
your statements, which you never have
done and never can do by any evidence
which honest men believe.
Any person who would stop taking
the San Jose Mercury" and subscribe
for the Examiner" Chronicle or
cali is traitor to this city and
county. IT these millionaire blanket
sheets We're honest or decent the Of
tense would not be quite so great; but
they are cowardly and dishonest and
are open enemies of this city and coun-
". we have faith in the good sense
OF our people and will watch with in
terest the result of the great newspa-
per combine.
The press of California-the honest,
Independent, interior press of California
will also watch with especial interest
this attempt to destroy the local morn
Ing newspaper of Santa Clara County.
They may we'll do so for success here
VIII mean like attempt elsewhere.
The Stockton Independent" the Sac
ramento Record Union" the Napa
Journal" the Fresno Republican"
the Santa Rosa Press Democrat" the
Vallejo News" and Times" may each
expect the venal selfish millionaire
morning press of San Francisco to in
wade their section and attempt their
rum. The whole press of California
should cry out against this outrage.
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Defined With Exactness.

Z. ;. Batterman, one of the best
known mining men in the Rocky
Mountain States, was ON the stand as
an expert in an important mining case
IN Nevada, and was under cross-ex-
animation by a rather young and
smart attorney. The question re-
lated to the form that the ore was
found in, generally described as kid
ney Jumps Now, Mr. .Batterman," ,"
said the attorney, "how large are these
lumps-you say they are oblong-are
they as long as my head?" Yes"
replied Mr.. Batterman, "but not as
thick The attorney subsided, ano
even the Judge could not help smiling
Pittsburg Dispatch.
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city 1t has come to pretty pass, to
be sure. when officials refuse to do
their sworn duty for fear of losing their
places. We are disposed to believe
that the Board of Health has been mis-.
informed in this matter: nevertheless
letter. when it ought to be a partic-
ularly live one Similar ordinances
are successfully enforced in other
cities, and there is no reason why SO
reasonable and necessary law against
filth, brutishness and unseemly, not to
say unsanitary practices, cannot be
enforced in Sacramento.
The record-union., 1899-10-05

Really the Weather Service is los
ing caste. Assuredly it is making
some egregious blunders these days,
and shaking public faith in it's relia-
bility. For instance, it predicted for
the Dewey Day in New York when the
land parade was billed to come off,
sharp showers, cloudy weather and
perhaps much rain. But 1t was a fair
day with clear skies, bright sun and
balny atmosphere. The Weather Ser
vice forecast the day of the interna-
tionaI yacht race to be marked by
strong winds amounting to gales,
whereas in fact the sloops were be-
calmed and made no race. because
there was not wind enough to bring
them within the time limit. In our
own State the forecasts are often quite
disappointing. Those at least made
for this valley from San Francisco
during the summer and fall should
very often be read directly opposite
to the declaration of the observer in
order to arrive at the real probability.
We suspect that the forecasts are made
for the central and northern valleys
with too much reference to the condi-
tions indicated near San Francisco. AS
suredly we do not exaggerate or mis-
state when we say that the predic-
tions as TO temperature, character of
wind and humidity of the atmosphere
in the north and central sections, are
often inaccurate and not more often
approximately near to the truth.
The record-union., 1899-10-05

The Board of Health is much stirred
up over the failure or refusal of the
police to enforce the anti-expectoration
ordinance. 1t was stated at late
meeting of the board that one officer
when asked why he did not make ar
rests for violations Of. the law COM
mitted in his presence, replied that If
he did he would lose his place. That
Is no small matter. If any officer SO
replied an investigation should be or
dered at once and the "infuence" un-
covered that cows the police of the
The record-union., 1899-10-05

battling fire on J street Tuesday night
was caused by some one throwing a
lighted substance through sidewalk
material beneath. Assuming this theory
to be correct, the question naturally
arises, why was such combustible ma
ought to be such frequent inspection
OF Easements and sidewalk under
ground spaces on business streets as
would prevent the storage there of
in1ammable waste
The record-union., 1899-10-05

also had neuralgia in m,
my husband that some
thing must be done, for
: / was nearly frantic with
pain. Having read of
tn e wonderful cure S
Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound had
performed, determined
to try it. l have taken
it and am happy to say I
am cured. | recommer
to all my friends and I
tire of telling the bene
have derived from its us
have you alone to thanl
my recovery"
Mrs. ELLEN FLANA-
GAN, 1910 Mountain ST.,
Philadelphia, Pa. writes:
dear MRS. PINKHAM
Three years ago I was
a sufferer from chronic
dyspepsia, was irritable
and cross, and can say
that after taking seven
hntt1ac Of I.,,dia Z pink
The record-union., 1899-10-05

The proposition with regard to the
Philippines consists of but two parts.
First, suppression of the insurrection.
better government, broader liberty and
more generous freedom and opportuni-
ties than they have ever dreamed of
In the hours Of their most exalted
fancyings.
The record-union., 1899-10-05

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money If 1t fails
to cure EEW Groves signature is on
each box. 25c - MTuWThe
The record-union., 1899-10-05

Rs PINKHAM says that irritabilty indicates disease
IVE Women who and snappish to be
pt1ed Their homes uncomfortable their dis
positions grow constantly Such women need the
sci and treatment of who understands the peculiar
The record-union., 1899-10-05
Weather Forecast.

For Northern California: Fair Thurs
day. becoming threatening Thursday
night in the San Joaquin Valley; north
erly, changing to southwesterly wind.
The record-union., 1899-10-05

Do try our 20-ce1lt blended coffee.
1t is the best for the money in the
city. The Pacific, J. near Eighth.
The record-union., 1899-10-05

troubles of her sex.
MRS. ANNA E. HALL, of Mill
dale, Conn.,, was all run down in
health and had completely lost
control of her nerves. She wrote
to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn. Mass,
for advice. Now she writes:
II wish to thank you for what
has done for me. It has helped me
The record-union., 1899-10-05
EVERYDAY
TALKS WITH
WOMEW

than anything else suffered for long time with
pains in back and limbs and falling of the womb
also had neuralgia my head could not sleep told
The record-union., 1899-10-05
WOOD AND COAL. ! Necaw s ) Y

have been awarded the-contract to supply
the public schools of the city for one
year being the lowest bidders. 1t will be
to your interest to see them about your
winters wood or coal. Office SIS L street.
Cap. phone S3S.
The record-union., 1899-10-05
THE THREAT OF WAR.

We still entertain the belief that
there will be no war between the Beers
and the English. If there is an out
break very soon it will be precipitated
by the former, who appear to be acting
just now more in the heat of hot ten
per than by the promptings of good
judgment. But we have the declara
tion that Queen Victoria is exerting
her personal influence to prevent a
conflict; that President Kruger, in an
sWer to a request to await a further
English note, has replied expressing
willingness to renew negotiations for
settlement upon the former basis OF
a five years probation for Uitlanders
desiring the franchise In addition, it
is reported that three of the greater
European Powers are exerting influ-
ence to prevent war.
But the most significant report is
one coming through the Stock Ex
change. It is to the effect that Lord
Salisbury has said that there shall
be no war, and to that end has wired
the English representative in South
Africa to- assure the Government Of
the Transvaal that England will re-
spect and not assail the independence
Of the Transvaal. Lord Rothschild
also, who is in close touch with the
inner seat. of government in England,
is reported to have declared that there
will be no war.
There is reason, then, to hope that a
conflict will be averted and that pa
eific settlement may be soon had. But
this hope may be dissipated if the
Beers, accepting the mobilization Of
troops on English territory in South
Africa as more than a menace, cross
the border and trespass in arms upon
English territory. If they are so rash
ly led as to be committed to that err
ror war cannot be averted. If it comes,
it will be exceeding bloody, vengeful
and shocking; far more so than any
previous conflict between Boer sharp
shooters and English rifiemen.
The record-union., 1899-10-05
PACIFIC GROVE BAKERY

If you want bread as near homelike as
any baker can, make it. buy our Domestic.
Also, all kinds of breads, pies and cakes.
For speciality, try our Sunshine" a
bright yellow cake. Both phones. RICE
BROS. S2a j.
The record-union., 1899-10-05

hams Vegetable Compound entirely cured take great
pleasure writing this to you and would be pleased to be
interviewed by who is afflicted with that distressing
complaint. am very grateful to YOU.
The record-union., 1899-10-05
UNFAIR TO LOCAL PAPERS.

Suisun Courier: Some wholesale
houses in San Francisco are resorting
to a new fad to secure patronage from
retail dealers. With certain orders Of
fers are made to supply customers with
printed bill heads letter heads, etc.,
free Of charge, all Of which is baneful
The record-union., 1899-10-05
OF JUSTICE.

Los Angeles Express: France has not
nnaliy disposed Of the Dreyfus case
before the curtain goes up on the next
act In It's national drama, or, more
properly, tragedy, the trial of the batch
OF people recently accused of trying to
overthrow the Government Under
their system the Senate has been or.
ganized into a high court of Justice =
and there the trials will proceed If
the trials are conducted as the DreyfGs
court-martial the title of the court
should be changed, for it will be any
thing but court of Justice
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-06

~ elvef ~ ~ eIsy4k SgopSh. But.
taking 10th stories tossthG, ! md that
each asssrtlda Stands stronger upon it,
lsgs By rsaaon Of the support II derives
from the other. In q word. II ! must
give my opinici, ! should now be In
clined to declare that this gentleman
did zee the count in London. though
why his abductors should have taken
him there is what at present ia quite
beyond me to explain. Lot as sleep on
the matter and take counsel in the
morning"
And. II being midnight by this time.
we departed to our rooms. As for me, I
went to bed with a sense that the mys-
terry was by no means put forward BY
this new development, but rather set
back and complicated.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-06
Barring Him Out.

There IL q story of revival meeting
which took place near Willoughby some
time ago. A certain worthy exhorter
took the floor and started in on an ex-
tended discourse. He talked and talked
and talked. Time was swallowed up,
other speakers were crowded out, the ap-
dience was exhausted, and still the ex-
horter talked on.
Pretty soon he paused a moment to
catch his breath, and then, spreading out
his hands, he beloved forth:
II see mighty field before me''
Before he could get any farther be
was interrupted by little German-Amer.
lean in front seat. The little man
turned half round and said in a penetrat.
Ing whisper:
"Poys, poys, somebody put up der bar
gwick! If he effer gifts himself inside OF
dot field, We Won't go home tonight"
The exhortcr saw the point and brought
his remarks to hurried close.-Cleye'
land Plain Dealer.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-06
Stood His Ground.

"Can you hollow grind this razor?" ask
ed customer who had stepped into Il
razor grinding establishment presided
over by hard headed man with bristling
hair and an aggressive look on his face.
"You want me to hollow ground it, l
suppose?" he said.
"No, SIR rejoined the other. Il want
you to hollow grind it."
"If it's ground hollow, amt 1t hollow
ground, sir?"
"If you grind 1t hollow, don't you hol-
low grind it, sirT'
DO you think you can come In here
and teach me anything about my BUSH
ness? I've been hollow grounding razors
for 25 years.
mo, you haven't. You've been hollow
grinding them"
"Do you reckon I don't know what
do for living"
II don't care whether you do or not.
Will you hollow grind this razorT
"No, sir, l won't! III hollow ground it
or won't touch It."
The customer reflected moment.
"See here, my friend" he said, lean I
have it gyound hollow here?"
Certainly"
And they compromised on that bnsis,
each feeling that he was little ahead
Youths Companion.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-06
THE TARANTUlA HAWK.
b Wasp That Terrifies the Vicious
Tarantula and Eats Her Up.

4 Wasp That TerriAes the Vicious
Tarantula and Eats Her Up.
"Low down on the Rio Grande river"
said man from Texas, where the sands
are heated almost redhot with the sun,
there grow the biggest centipeds, the
biggest rattlesnakes and biggest taran-
tulas in the world. If you can look ut
one Of these tarantulas when he is PIN
ned fast to a board with the naturalist's
thin steel pin and you are sure that he
is good and dead and cannot spring Mt
you and shoot his poison into you, he
forms an interesting subject to study.
They are horrible looking hairy things,
with eight legs and eight eyes. Their
colors are dark brown and black. The
female tarantula is said to be tickle
spouse and to have summary way, all
her own, of getting rid of her consort
when she is tired - him. She wooes and
weds all right, assumes the entire care
and support of-the young family. Inc
first matrimonial jar she has she turns
to and kills her husband. Not content
with killing him, she eats him.
.'The female is the larger and stronger
of the two They are simply gigantic
for spiders. have seen those that meas
ured six inches between the stretch OF
their legs. They are the terror Of man
and beast. But there is one little animal
of the insect family that wicked Mrs.
Tarantula stands in as much dread of as
man stands in dread of her, and that is
big wasp that in Texas is known by the
name of the tarantula hawk. The taran-
tula hawk has an exceedingly bad opin-
ion of the tarantula. 1t will fly around
over the head of the tarantula, make
lightnnglike dive down, get good clutch
Of the monster spider, fly away home
with him, then all the tarantula hawk
family sit down to sup.
The tarantula hawk will not hurt men.
On the contrary, it is blessing, and you
never hear of western man harmlng
one Of them. 1t is said that these Rio
Grandc cattle rangers are indebted for
the tarantula hawk to an old New Eng
land professor, who while down in that
country in pursuit of his studies as a nat
uralist was stung by one Of these mon
ster spiders and nearly died and would
certainly have died had it not been for
the whisky flask Of his guide. In that
country, where rhlaesHuhes, toi"htuiae
and centipeds are so big and so plenti-
full, no ranchcr leaves his house without
his whisky flask. Shortly after the old
professor left that part of the country
the rancher received small box Of these
tarantula hawks, with Instructions what
to do with them. He turned the big
wasps loose, they increased and multi
piled, and now they are holding their own
against their enemy, the tarantula."-
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-06

We drove rapidly to,pard st. Petersburg.
He did not think he had ever heard the
address mentioned, he said. Perhaps the
man who drove the party would remem-
Der. The man was in; he would send
him. The driver came out, and we put
the question to him. He scratched his
head, be e1pectorated with great free
dom, then he made gesture which
clearly conveyed to us that it was "no
co." His memory failed him.
"Would a 8 ruble note help you to
remember asked. The fellow said
that for this sum he would, at any rate,
invoke numerous hearty blessings upon
our heads
Here the postmaster made sugges-
ton which distinctly advanced the mat
ter.
POSSIBLY Grishka" (the drivers
name) might remember the way to
the house and the very house itself If
he were to drive your merciful highness
into town, though the name of the
street has escaped his memory. I might
hire horses for your highnesses at-at
certain ratel' =.
"Hire them, hire them, little father, :"
I cried, Sat any price you please, and
Grishka here shall drive us to the very
housed Cad, Percy" added in Eng
lish, "we're on the scent now with a
vengeance. This fellow will take us to
the very house the rascals carried father
to. It's Splendid" =
at does seem rather rosyl" said
Percy.
Within five minutes the horses were
harnessed and ready. We jumped into
the trap and drove rapidly toward ut.
Petersburg. Three hours later the city
lights danced before us, and we knew
that in a quarter of an hour the secret
Of dear old dads whereabouts, or at all
events a strong clew, would be in our
hands,
"sherlock Holmes Is not in it, had
been the burden Of our conversation
during the exciting drive. We had done
this thing well and were in full swing
for success-the reward Of patience and
good management.
Now we were driving through this
streets. Over the Tuchkof bridge we
dashed, and through Vassili Ostrof and
across the Nicholas bridge; then to the
left by the English quay to the Winter
palace and straight on to the Palace
auay-the most fashionable Of all quar-
tiers Of the town. "Grishka, you fooll'
! l shouted. "Where are You taking MS
| to, 1t could not have been here the
party Gamer" =.
"Theres no mistake, highness, - said
Grishka over his shoulder. "This was
\ certainly the way"
"Good heavens Borisl' said Percy.
"Do you know whats He's taking ~
| to your own house. He must have
brought the count and the Others here
| on some former occasion.
It was too sickeningly true. Straight
as an arrow he drove us to our own
door-147 Palace quay-and drew ur
there
"There!' said Grishka. "Tbe very
house. remember it by the big stone
balcony.
/ climbed sadly out-dejected and
disappointed. Percy was scarcely mer'
rier.
"Grishka," / said, ''do you tell me
You brought those gentlemen here last
week2'
Last weekP Have mercy, BARN, no
not last week-many weeks, months
ago."
l paid the fellow and sent him away.
We had been done-whether intention
ally or not, l had not the heart as yet tt
think out. We had, firmly believe
struck true trail, but had lost it al
most in the finding.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-06
CHAPTER vi.


After this failure, which had prom.
ised at one moment to be grand sue
cess, Percy and felt so humbled that
we actually consulted with mother as
to whether the police should be invited
to take over the matter, or at least
usked to assist us in our further in
quiries.
My dear mother was, however. very
much adverse to such a step. She had
always felt horror Of the Russian de.
tective force, that "terrible third Sec
ton, the ununiformed, secret, mysteri-
GUS, spying creatures who swarm, or
swarmed at that time, In the capital
city Of the csar. "For the love Of heav-
en-" she entreated US, with tears in her
eyes, ."let us keep our sorrow ont Of
their knowledge. ! would not have
those hateful people to know of our