The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-18

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/ THE SPY SHOULD HAVE The EYE OF ARGUS: He
IS HONORABLE IF He DO But LOOK TO The VEL
/ FARE OF The COMMONWEALTH"
| SATURDAY, FEBRUARY Is. 1899.
Events Of the last two days in Bos-
ton indicate that John Davis Long has
6 strong title TO the name Of first citt-
zen Of the commonwealth.
Mrs. Julia ]. Irvine proceeds to add
Wellesley to the list Of president-hunt-
ing colleges. High talent will be re-
quired TO fill Mrs. Irvines place. but
still this cannot be said to be a case
where the office seeks the man.
Gen. Esgan is said to be the only
army officer Of prominence who be-
lieves that the csnteen should not be
abolished. That ought to be enough to
settle the controversy for the army as
effectually as Secretary Long has set
tied it for the navy.
The seat of national government may
now be said to have been moved back
TO Washington, and the business of the
nation can proceed as before It has
been pleasant sport to have the cap
itaI located in our midst. as it were
even for couple of days.
The streak of warm weather ougbt
10 loosen up the clans and oysters and
put an end to the famine in bivalves
A day or two ago, it was said, a barrel
OF clans could hardly be had in Bos-
ton for love or money, and Worcester
and other interior cities have suffered
similar privation.
President Mckinley made a good point
in his Home Market Club speech. when
he asked what nation had been able
TO decree in advance the scope of the
results" of war upon which it had en-
tered. 1t has not hitherto been con
sidered either a misfortune or a dis
grace to come out of the struggle with
more than one strove 10 obtain. rather
than less.
Now the complaint is that the color
line has made its appearance in Hay-
ana, where hitherto it has been I'M
known. Under the old regime, there
was so much color in the background
that no line could be drawn, but the
influx of Americans in hotels and res
taurants is said to be changing all this
and it can hardly be said that the
change is for the better.
People Of various sections of the west
have already begun to borrow trouble
from next spring. They are looking
forward apprehensively to the time
when the vast accumulation of snow
shall melt and swell every brook into
a torrent, and make oceans of the great
rivers. Better than this, they are dis
posed to provide measures for relief
and prevention as far as possible.
The death of "Cavendish'' is a re-
minder that the great international
authority on whist was a practicing
physician for twenty years in London
before he ventured into the literature
Of sport DR.. Henry Jones' first book
on whist, written under his now ia
miliar pen name, was given to the
world thirty years ago. or more
than decade before he gave up the
profession Of medicine
People who do not care to take their
lunch baskets with them to the Ger
man onera in New York, can be com
fortably served at the buffet, but in one
form or another you must take your
picnic along with your Wagner if you
would be in style and have a care for
your own comfort at the same time.
The meeting house steps on circus day
in a country town would not be in it
with the Metropolitan Opera House
during a Wagner cyclus.
There were 534 deaths in the Massa-
chusetts Grand Army of the Republic
last year, but the gain in membership
offset this loss with ten to spare.
Losses from other sources than death.
however, brought the net decrease in
membership to 9S9, or rather more than
per cent of the total membership.
These figures from the report of the
adjutant general of the department
show how steadily the veterans Of the
old war are passing away.
Russell A, Alger knows full well that
whoever else may jeer at him or turn
their backs upon him, he can be sure
of warm and sympathetic greeting
from the Grand Army The veterans
remembrance of his lavish hospitality
at many national encampment serves
him as a strong anchor to windward in
any tempest that may arise. His eXpe-
rience in fremont Temple, yesterday.
must have been very agreeable Sc
quel to the unpleasant demonstrations
in Boston streets the preceding day.
The legislative committee on cities
struck from the Melrose city charter
the provision requiring that street rail-
way franchises voted by the aldermen
shall be ratified by popular vote, but
the House promptly put it back again