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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-28
THE EVENING SCHOOLS.
The Number of Pupils at the High
School viii Be Phenomenally Large.

School VIII Be Phenomenaly Large.
The evening schools open Monday
night, Oct 2. Up to date Supervisor John
j. Riordan has registered 240 pupils for
the high school, a phenomenal number.
For the elementary schools 80 certificates
were given out last night at the Office of
the superintendent of schools.
A new course of study may be offered in
the evening high school this year, com
prising instruction in physiology and psy-
chology-that is in the event of suffi-
cient number of pupils requesting it.
The course is designed to meet the re-
quirements of those who desire an ele-
mentary knowledge of physiology and
psychology. Especial attention will be
given to the physiology of the nervous
system and the senses, and will include
class work in simple experiments in the
psychology of vision. hearing, memory,
association of ideas, etc.
The second course will be little more
advanced, and is designed to meet the
needs OF teachers and others who are in
terested in child study and psychology,
with reference to teaching and the care
of children Most of the work included in
the elementary course will be taken up in
a little different manner and in addition
there will be some instruction in mental
hygiene and practlce work in tests for
defective vision, hearing, fatigue, nerv-
BUSINESS, etc.
Arrangements have not yet been COM
pleted in regard to the hours, but 1t is
three hours of instruction a week. The
classes will be in charge of DR.. G. E.
Partridge, honorary fellow in psychology
at Clark University.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-28
AWARD NEXT MONDAY.
Arbitration Tribunal on Venezuela Will
Complete Its Labors.

Paris, Sept 27.-At today's session of
the Anglo-V Venezuelan boundary ar
bitration tribunal. ex-President Harri-
son concluded his argument. Mr.. Har-
rison claimed that all the acts of Spain
before the arrival of the Dutch gave
her absolute sovereignty over the whole
of Guiana, and that she would have in
corporated it as province. but for the
warlike intervention of the Dutch. In
closing, he expressed his deep obliga-
ton to his associate counsel and his
thanks for the generous hospitality OF
France. 1t is expected the award will
be delivered Monday next.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-28

plause was frequent and earnest, and
the principal soloists won merited rec
IGNITION. The chorus, on the whole, did
very satisfactory work. and that is say
ing a good deal. considering the char
acter Of the. music. of which more here
after. Festival goers who supposed
they heard THE lily nymph' last year
discovered that they were mistaken. 1t
was as good as a new work king
Trojan" too. put on unforeseen attrac-
lions under Mr.. Parker's energetic beat,
and the result was more than crafty
ing. Add to the evening performance
the excellent symphony concert of the
afternoon. and the sum total of the
days doings was well worth the time,
labor and pains.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-28
CREW WANT MONEY.

st. Johns, N F., Sept 27.-The crew
of the Peary steamer Windward have
entered suit against her. alleging that
they were promised a bonus of one
third in addition to their wages, if
obliged to winter in the north, and that
agreement was repudiated on their re-
turn.
Capt Bartlett says the bonus was
conditional on their reaching Sherard
Osborne Ford, which point they did not
attain
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-28
ONLY EIGHT STARTERS.

Willimantic Conn, Sept. 27.-With
two horse racing events on the card
at Willimantic fair today. and only
eight starters, eleven heats were neces-
sary to land the purses. In the 2:27
class there were six heats, and Cricket,
b. M, took first money; Russell ", b.
g.. landed the first two heats, but fin
ished second, and Luminator, Jr. blk
g., took third money Best time, 2:231k.
The three minute class took five heats,
and Gypsie, CHI. M, won first money;
Bird. 70. g.. second; Mamie S.,
blk. m, third. Best time, 2:241a.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-28
TRUE BILLS LIKELY.

Chicago, Ill, Sept 27.-Unless the
grand jury which has been investigat-
ing the accident at the Coliseum few
weeks ago. which resulted in the kill
ing Of eleven workmen and the injury
of several others, 'reconsiders its action,
true bills will be returned in a day or
two against Charles Peasley, superin-
tendent of construction, who resides in
o., and John j. Johnson, a
foreman employed by the company in
the construction of the Coliseum.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-28
GROUND BY ENGINE.

Altoona, Pa, Sept. 27.-Four men
walking along the tracks of the Penn
sylvania railroad, near Elizabeth fur
mace, last night, were ground to pieces
by a switching engine which was run
ming backwards. A mileage book Of
the New York Central Railroad bear
ing the name of A. b. Eastman, Wells
boro, Pa, painters union travelling
card with the name of j. Dickson on it
and a letter addressed to James Has
lett were found along the track.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-28

fined rhythms, glowing color ana stun
ming climaxes, but above all, it's absoI-
ute clarity and perspicuousness, make
1t favorite. as it we'll deserves to be.
Mr.. Chadwick has perceptibIy broad
eneq as conductor since last year, for
his beat is firner, more marked and
authoritative, and to him must much
of the credit be given for the clearness
with which the themes were brought
out, and the strength with which the
climaxes were worked up. Inevitably,
after four months of vacation, the or
chestra plays with somewhat less than
its wonted precision and unity, but at
tention to details is Wilhelm GericlSefs
forte, and his men have not forgotten
. their training. In the overture, too,
one had an opportunity to guess at the
worth of Mr.. Keller. the new cellisS
who takes Leo Schulz's place. There
is something Of the old warmth and
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-28
BATTERY ANNIVERSARY.

The Artillery Men Will Observe the
Commands Birthday With a Banquet.
Battery B met last evening and voted
to observe the anniversary of the COM
mand with a banquet, Oct is. The an
niversary of the battery is Oct. 10, but
as that follows the mobilization at Bos-
tom it was deemed wise to observe the
day later The following is the committee
in charge: Lieut.. w. e. Sayles, First
Sergt G. w. Stevens, Corp. f. e. Kibbe,
Corp C. H. Adams and Priv. M. p Jen-
kins.
The whist, tournament starts Monday
evening, and the company voted to APP
articles needed in the play. The new
members admitted at last evenings meet
ing are Nelson Auburn, Charles r. Bar
rett Goddard Berglund, Telas Cardinal,
Hiram n. Conger,, Jere Donavan and
French and Priv. Frank Willis re-enlist-
ed General orders, No. 70, were read
relative to the mobilization at Boston,
Oct. o.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-28
RAILROAD CHANGES.

,ueusta. Me-, Sept, 2I-The Ken
.a,,ac Journal tomorrow will print a
- - interview with Joseph Manley, in
which announcement is made that
President Lucius futile Of the Boston
a ir ~ the Maine Central road on the
m astrement Of President Wilson of the
ietter road. Mr. Tuttle will thus be at
~ baad of two large systems. George
u ~ evans will remain as vice-president
of the Main Central,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-28

eff music be the food of love, play
on
They played on in Mechanics hall last
evening, and sang. too, for that matter,
and love was the burden of their song.
Mr.. Parker's reckless King. Trojan, who
remained out too late o. night and Mr.
Chadwick's ecstatic and voluble lovers,
who flung themselves into the lake,
drew a large audience to Mechanics
hall and aroused more genuine and
spontaneous enthusiasm than had APP
peared at any previous concert. 1t
was an evening of light and romantic
music. The composers conducted their
respective works, and each was very
handsomely greeted by audience and
chorus as he came upon the stage. APP
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-28
SPRINGFIELD FOR GUILD,
But Adjoining Country Lies in the
Bates Column.

Springfield, Sept. Springfield was
carried by Guild, the totals being 27 for
Guild to IA for Bates. Henry S. Dick
enson for senator in the first Hampden
district carried every ward in the city
against Charles E. Hoag, who ran on
the issue of opening the Connecticut
river to navigation. There were two
representative contests.
In the fourth district there was no
opposition to Capt W. S. Warmer,
who was chosen in ward 8, and Col
John F. Marsh of ward defeated Hen
nv A. King of ward in both wards 4
and S. BENJAMIN c. Harvey defeated
Representative e. M. Lombard in the
nth district. There was no opposition
IN representative L. o. Robinson and
Octave L. Riviere in the third district.
The five delegates from West SPRING
field are for Guild.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-28
TEN EYcK BEATS NORRIS
Arerioan oarsman Is Not Compelled
20 Do More Than Paddle.

uolifax, N. s., Sept. 27.-James A..
Ton Evck, the American, defeated
ramos Norris, the champion of Halifax
,,anhor in single scull race today,
three miles with a turn, for 5000. by
Ave lengths, in 1920; lie lea ~ SECONDS
at the turn and padded nome nom Norris
was excited little interest. There was
t eten' Money won or lost on the race.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-28
WEATHER REPORT.

Boston, Sept. a. Fair and warmer;
fresh southwest winds,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-28
AMERICANNIGHT

"1f music be the food of love, play
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-28
The Weather.

Thursday: Fair; Warmer.
Fresh, Southwest winds,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-11
Becoming "A British Subject.

1t is an easy thing to become Brit
ish subject. All that an alien has to do
is 10 declare his intention TO reside
within the British dominions on leav-
ing his own country, and forthwith he
takes out his naturalization papers. is
sued to him by the secretary of state
upon his taking the oath of allegiance.
These papers invest him with the
rights and privileges of Il Britisher, eX-
cept that he is barred from becoming
4 privy councillor or Il member of par
lament and also barred from accepting
office under the crown. But if an alien
he naturaliZed by special act of par
Lament passed for his own benefit
then he becomes as much Il British
subject and has all the rights and
privileges as though a native
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-11
Two Not Always Company.

People who are shut off from cOntin-
ual contact with their kind are apt TO
grow splenetic. Army officers who have
lived for long periods at one company
post on the frontier and the wives of
these army officers may know something
about the difficulties of small groups Of
human beings living together and low
ing one another.
Keepers of lighthouses do not always
get along together, and if there are two
lighthouse keepers and two lighthouse
keepers wives the result is generally a
monkey and "a parrot time.
Light housekeeping III lighthouses by
Lighthouse keepers wives often leads TO
heavy work with rolling pins.
Even husbands and wives have been
known TO quarrel on the honeymoon
tour, not because they did not love one
another, but because, being III foreign
countries, they were cut off from their
kind and were forced to rely entirely on
one another's society. 1t Is one of the
weaknesses of human nature. Man is
gregariOus- When a few individuals are
isolated, they nearly always quarrel. -
Exchange.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-11
No Wander He Fled.

\ tall, solemn looking young man
entered the restaurant with Il mild,
apologize air and seated himself at
Il vacant table near the middle of the
room. II was evident that he dreaded
10 intrude. lie wanted to get as far
away from other people as posi-
bic. He even blushed painfully when
he gave his order. and the most casual
observer could have told that he was
baShful.
Just as his dinner was brought TO him
Il buXom looking woman with seven
small children entered the place. The
head waiter swept the field with his
eye, pounced down upon the table
where the young man had sought soli-
I Ide. moIiOncd TO the mother, who
clucked to the chickens, and n mo-
ment later they We're all around that
one table.
That young mans face was a serial
story.
Other people entered the restaurant,
glanced at the group, smiled signifi-
cantly, and seated themselves.
lie doesn't look il, does hc:" Quericd
a pleasant faced old lady in an audible
whisper.
''She looks at least ten years older
than he murmured Il girl at the
next table.
He few to the hatrack, tossed a half
crown to the waiter and tried to 90
through the door without opening it
London Telegraph.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-11
A CLEVER FIRE HORSE.
The Clear Headed Animal That Chief
Webber of Boston Used to Drive.

The Clear Headed Animal That Chief
Weber of Boston Used to Drive.
The rule i'll the Boston department is
to reach the fire as soon as it can be
done with safety. When an alarm comes
in, the firemen have that rule in mind.
They are not thinking about posing for
the public, but what they are likely to
find at the end of their ride, and when
accidents occur III nine cases out of ten
they are more likely to be due to the
carelessness or fright of the public than
to the reCklessnesS of the tiremen them
selves. There are approximately 1000
alarms a year i'll this city, to each of
which from one 10 eight pieces respond.
Compare the activity and momentum
thus let loose, but skillfully controlled,
with the total resulting casualties of "a
year. and the showing will justify the
department as q whole every time.
The horses themselves share not only
the spirit but the knowledge of the sit
uation, and to their training and intel
ligence is due to no small degree the
comparative exemption from serious
accidents which the department enjoys.
\ few years ago Chief Weber drove as
his fire horse an animal which well eX-
emplified these characteristics. He had
a head like a wedge, and he could run
for a deer. His fire gait was run. He
was famous for economizing his oppor-
tunities. Even i'll thickly crowded
street, if he saw a hundred feet clear in
front of him, he made it on the run. If
an obstruction suddenly appeared, he
would brace himself and skate over the
pavement until his momentum was
overcome. Then with the next opening
the feat was repeated, while he writhed
in and out like a snake among inter
cepting teams and usually was among
the first arrivals at the scene of the fire.
On one occasion he took himself and
the buggy to fire some distance from
quarters without driver and arrived
safely and at the right box. The I'M
initiated who saw his movements might
have called them reckless, but during
his five or six years of service he at
tended more fires than any other horse
i'll the department., and no serious acct
dent to himself or others resulted
Boston Transcript.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-11
InEersOll and DeInware

The late Colonel Ingersoll had but
little Use for the state of Delaware, -
said Mr.. l.. V. Turner of Wilmington.
His aversion Lad it's origin in n
statement made by Chief Justice Jo-
seph L. ComcgyS. now deceased. Some
years ago Ingersoll delivered in vii.
mingtOn one of his most scratching lee
lures against Christianity. Its delivery
stirred up the preachers and the reli-
giOus people nightly, and the chief
Justice, who WAS man of deep piety,
made n public statement that if the
great agnoStic came there any more he
would arrest and try him for bias
phemy. The justice also called the at
tention of the grand jury TO the lee
lures.
'lngcrsOll was, of course, ready with
his retort when he heard of what the
jurist had said. He stigmatized Della
ware as state that had but three
counties AT low water and only one at
high tide; that il was inhabited chiefly
by oysters and clans, whose only rea-
son for not migrating was that they
had no legs. But, all the same. Colonel
Bob didn't come TO our town to lee
ture again. Washington Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-11
Eddie butt sfenIerr.

There is a reason why the Adiron-
dack forest fires should become more
destructive each succeeding year Most
of the timber there is spruce. While
spruce is used for various purposes II
il valued chiefly as material for the
manufacture OF sounding boards for
all kinds of musical instruments.
That pars of the spruce tree which
is free from branches. extending TO
from 20 TO 80 feet above the ground,
is known as q fiddle butt. AS there are
no branches in that part of the trunk
there are no knots, and when the lun-
Der is sawed ii presents a smooth sur
face, an essential i'll the making OF
sounding boards.
The stealing of fiddle butts is carried
on as regular industry by hundreds
of men who own small farms on the
outer edges of the forests. These men
go into the woods in winter and cut
down thousands OF great spruce trees.
They take from each tree only the
base log. which they sell at the nearest
sawmiIl. allowing the remainder of the
tree to lie where it falls. The branch
es become dry as finder in time, and
when a fire is started by a careless
hunter or woOdsman they furnish an
abundance of fuel for the spread of
the confia grafton.
Many efforts have been made to pun
ish the fiddle butt stealers, but it is a
fact that no jury has ever been got to-
gether that would bring in n verdict of
guilty. 1t is claimed, with much evil
dence of truth, that Il jury has never
been selected in that section that did
not have a fiddle butt stealer among
its members.-Philadelp Record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-11
How to wheedIe a Librarian.

note that an Oxford scholar of my
acquaintance, If he wished valuable
book to be taken from the Bodleian
library into the Radcliffe reading room
that he might continue reading IL after
the library was closed, used 20 begin by
asking leave for some unique manu-
script, and when that was refused a
book somewhat less valuable coming
gradually down a scale and being re-
fused with less emphasis, until he
reached the book which alone ne want
cd, when he would say, AT least you
can have no objection to my taking
this. ''-Cornhill Magazine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-11
INSTRUCTED THE JUDGE.
Who Was So Well Pleased That He Gave
Him Seven Months.

Who Was So Well Pleased That He Gave
Him Seven Months.
Nathaniel Patrick Henry Schofield
Berry, called the police court clerk in
stentorian tones, and a hearty laugh was
heard from the lawyers, bailiffs and
general hangers on around the room.
a very black negro of about 40 step
ped to the bar with the remark, Yes,
sab, OATS my cognomen title.
well, Nat. what have You got to say
about this charge of-of-what's the
name of that thing anyhow, Mr..
Bailiff?''
'Shootin craps, your honor"
"Shootin craps, " repeated the judge
"Now look here! have sent enough of
you fellows Gown on this charge, but 1
confess l know nothing about the game,
if such it might be called. I've listened
TO the pigeon English of Cinnamon in
telling of their fantan arrangement,
and now you, Nat, there, tell me what
this game of craps is like?'
"Well, judge, it's just like dis:
You see you take de bones
1.-THE WHAT"
"W'y. de bones, yo' honah. Them s
de things you throw"
1.-The dice suggested the police Off
Ger making the complaint.
"Oh, l sce," answered his honor.
"It's played with dice, eh?'
You take de BONES" continued Ma
thaniel Berry, looking with supreme
contempt on the surrounding crowd
anxious to learn the ms and outs of a
famous but badly misunderstood game.
DE first man he t'rows de bones out
like dis and pops his fingers. Come
seven eleven, got you faded. cut his
throat eleven, railroad, nat raj crap, ,
gimme de bones, 'baby's got TO hav'
dem moo shoes, take my gal to Balti-
! more, Big Dicks my point, all de
way from Boston, come on, Joe, you
must be mine -
Hold on therer' shouted the judge
before the enthusiastic Nathaniel could
be headed in his enthusiastic disserta-
ton. I'm still III the dark about that
game, but from what have heard you
get seven months. -
"Thankee. judge" said Nat, as he
was led grinning from the bar of JUS
tice. Washington Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-11
a Sermon on Money.

4 colored exhorter said recently, in
the course Of a sermon on Money, the
Great Evil
My brotherin, money cause mo-
trouble in dis worl' dan anything 1
knows on. Fac is, de devil is in de dol
lar. When see a man wild pocket full
er money, l say ter myself, Oars u
man what needs "a guardeen, an feels
des like takin him home an lockin up
dat money fer him. Eff any er you i'll dc
hearin er my voice is got money on yo'
pusson, bring it right beah, an lay it
ON de altar an go yo' ways an Iemme
pray over it till hlessin come ter it.
Doan wait ter count it; des come for
ward an unload ATLANTA ConstitU-
tiOu
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-11
THE TROUBLESOME DUST.
Why the Scientist Appreciates Tt More
Than the HouseMife.

The bane Of the ideal housekeeper' 5
life ls dust. and yet this seemingly in
significant, exasperating dust has been
q study OF scientists for a century.
when a beam of sunlight enters d
darkened room, it can be seen along its
whole course says one writer. The
light is reflected to every side and made
to reach the eye by the dust in the air
of the room. We do not see the sun
beam. but the dust which is illumined
by 1t. AS unimportant as this curious
stuff seems, it plays a conspicuous part
in nature. 1t is what makes the sky ap-
pear blue, and when we look at the sky
we see the dust illuminated by the sun.
Light goes through all the gases-the
dust catches 1t, reflects 1t in every dl-
rect;on, and so causes the whole atmos-
phere to appear clear, in the same way
that it makes the sunbeam visible in
the dark room.
Without this strange, wonderful
dust there would be no blue sky. 1t
would be as dark or darker than Oh moon
less nights The glowing disk of the sun
would stand Immediately against the
black background, thus producing blind
ing light where the suns rays fall and
deep DlaCk SHADOWS Wnere Iney 90 not
1t is TO dust that we owe the moderately
tempered daylight adapted to our eyes,
and it is dust that contributes to the
beauty of the scenery. The finest dust
gives the blue tone to the sky, while the
coarser kind produces an almost black
appearance.
1.-THE clouds consist of dust and va
pOr. If there be only a little dust, all
the vapor is precipitated upon it, and
so loads the clouds with water that they
sink in heavy drops to the ground.
Without dust the vapor would penetrate
houses, making everything mold with
damp. We should feel upon going out
that our clothes were becoming saturat
ed and umbrellas would be q useless
protection. 1t is hard, indeed, TO con-
ceive how different everything would
be if there We're no dust. This trivial
common stuff has its considerable part
III the processes of nature, and there Is
much of the wonderful and mysterious
concealed i'll its filmy particles. DO
troit Free Press.