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Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1899-12-21

lid. gnoIi9 fragile er, .beoieBt VI
fie2"-.Was benn, mein &inb?"-
.9ie Sorsen, Mammi, neil lie 10
tpadien?"
Grna ~iturrte oas gibden perltdno-
niBlos an.
Sic Subtle beoieBt Oh bod"
mabnte er, noamit lie wddli, beoieBt
Su Die Sor9en?"-rSa. i'd begiebe
'ie!" ldluhSte Grna auf, lief, ipie ib
lie bc9iebe! nit bitteren, bittersn Sbrd=
I"nen!"
Gle weinte i~uiiungslos. Mdnni
| ltlao mod ein gSeil0en traurie, oonn
lie cr in ieine Spielede, frantic Elm
iuer uno eridien oarauf nit suucr=
iidt let Niicne nbermals. Sci cut,
lei !c, meinc liebe, butte Mammi, ib
1hen did aud O0s bipi6e gilo9en,
bal"
Gral ihob bos feline Sdno6en su=
rid; ,rildte aber ben gnnSen, tleinen
aerl rtlib an lid. .Sebalt Sein
gilod mr." - rMammi ioll es
baben e iaate er uno i6ob ibr oas
YSilodHl" in Die Sano. Sic nabm es,
nm es 0rtSule9en. PlOBlih fubr iie
auf nno l%tarrte, an allen Glieoern att
terno. oy.duf bin.
.Sas Il ja-Serr9utt, es lit ia nitt
mOgli6! Sic belt es ans Sidt, lie
brebte es in uno Der. IS mar uno
blieb elm 8 uIenomartihein.
n9ab' Id mebr." iagte Mdnni,
nit grobeL Stols ieinen Grfol9 be-
tra6teno. rGa-uno BAL" llno Dor
Den ~itarren, tbrdnenumilortcn 9lu9en
Der armen I.na lagen oa bier iol1er
.Silo6en" - o~iertauienb Mart, Elm
sanses Sermc n!
rMdnni, o linni, mo bait gu bic
.giloer' ber?"-vS ab lie oeiunoen,"
nidte Mdnni, neNf Der OrOBen Sreppe,
an benz oroBen ! uus, ba la9en iie."
@iertauieno 9 art! GrloIung, CT
lOiung bon allen Sprgen, auf Sabre
binaus. Grbolung Dem miloen, ab9e-
arbeiteten a0rper, SrlDiun9 Ger Seele,
Die in tleinlidlter Sor9e pergins!
Die geriuduns leg rieisn9roB Dor
ibr empOr. @enn lie oas 8elo bebielte,
oas wie pom Simmcl benz Ginoe Dor
Die SilBs 9~efallen MGR! Sic iab an
ibrem Diinnen. ab9enu sten &leioe nie=
Der, lie iab auf Manni, iein oielaeilid=
tes 8Odhen, lie seoadte Der gentlemen
S6ube, Der SerbrD6enen 2ampe, Der
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1899-12-21

y@as matlt 3u "a, fleiner Wann?"
Wietbe, Die tie ni9t bate, Der Notb, bic
idon brobeno Dor Der Sbiir itano, uno
oa lag auf benz Slid Dor ibr oas Slid,
bic Rube.
Sic beuate lid berab gu ibrem Sinh.
.Sat es Niemano geieben, Wdnni, mis
gu Die giloer fanbelt, tein Menid,
Manni?" fliiiterte lie better. Gr i6iit=
telte ben 2Odentopf. rSar Nismano,
9ott!"
Sic sufte suiammen. pie unter einem
Yeitibenbieb. Ginen Momsnt iebte ibr
6er3 aus i'm wiloen Sdlassn; bann
iboiien ibr bic 9brdnen in bic Nusen
uno lie rib oas Sinh ftiirmiid in bic
9lrme.
50, msin Sunee. mein lieber, fiber.
mein Sdab, mein &eidtbum! 8elt.
mir YUei bun9ern uns lieber ourd;
aber Manni bat cine ebrliae
Mama."
9as Sinh nidte ernitbaft, obsleie;
es Mammi our6aus nidt begriff;
absr Mammi ldhelte pieoer uno tilBte
i'm, uno 10 mar fir Mdnni alles mie+
Der in ib0nlter Sronung.
Sann mubte MGnni ein Wlittag=
i6lafden balten. Sein TOb i'm Irm,
lag er weid gebettet.
Grna elite inoeiien mad Dem Spar=
talien9ebduoe uno iragte an Sdalter,
oh Semano einen Serluit 9emeloet.
Ser Beanie wuBte nod nidts. opt)
16rieb er Grnas Namen uno Nobnur9
aui, iiellte ibr cine Guittung aus unO
entlieB lie nit ebrerbietisem Grub.
Nun iunt lie nieoer, bic Geilige Nadt.
Grna mar fir turse 3cit a~usgegan=
gen, I'm nod, 10 nett Die paar 8rOl6en
langten, Elm paar 2ebensmittel einsu=
toufen. Mdnni, in Sinii6t auf oas
@orbeiiliegen oes Gbritiinoes su auBer-
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1899-12-21

Z beige Noht, poll Slid nnb Viht,
On wunberiamhs alsr Nddte,
.Du bift oaS berrlihIts @ebibt,
Wis Wsniheniinn es ME erbdhte;
Dein 5suber iiillt ben drmiten 9taum,
gr flingt aus leosr Qiebssmeiie,
llno buitene atbanet ibn Der Saum,
Der Baum nit isinsm sriiusn @siie.
Aus ldngltperlornem, trautem @lid
@ebt Die Grinn'runa Dir ben Sbleier
Oh iibrit ben miioen @reiS ;uriid
gu ieiner aiuobsit ih6uitsr Ssier;
'Ou niulmlt Die Wsnltbeit in ben Iru1,
@lsidmie Die Muttsr tbut benz 8inos
Taft Notb uno Glenp, Sors' uno Sarm
Ssi's aud iiir fur;e Srift, sutidwinc
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1899-12-21
-Itns-linsi' ruit Tie. Sine alinaeI
beiibt Tie ia niht.

-Iins-iing!" ruit lie. Sine 4linaeI
beiibt lie ia nidt.
Sm nddIten N~ugenblid III Wdnni
bereingeItiirSt. Ginem Mpment tieffer
Stille iolgt Elm iold piloes Saudsen,
Elm 10 e%lementurer Nusbru6 iiberorober
SreuOe, Oaf lid 6rna Die Gbren subdlt.
rei!-ei Ell" i6reit 0idnni in
ben bOdlten SOnen, uno Ell umtlam-
inert Den .Nraber" uno tiiBt bic
S6nauSe lno Ole Sbren uno Mdbne
uno Sals in ruienoer @onne.
Grna bat iib an Der iiberqroBen
Seli9t2it oes &inoes 10 entsiidt, oaB
lie gans ibren griei uergeiien bat. Sic
OIInet i'm nun, unO lire 4u9en iperoen
GrOB lno ltarr, ais lie Die meniaen
3eilen baitig iIberfliegt.
p@eebrte %6rau-inoem i6 Sbnet
ais 6inoerlobn oieSumme BON pier,ebn-
bunoert Mart nit meinem auiridtioen
Sant beiliegenc ilberreihe, bite i6 Sic
9let6Seltia, mir 81 9eliatten, einen Yei-
mag our GrSiebung Sbres lieben, ber-
3igen Sinoes beiSulegen. 9erielbe bot
beut' gahmittag mein 9anses Sers
erobert. Sine alte 5rau aibt es bon
lDrem lleberiluB, uno 1T beut', unter
Dem 6%briltbaum, in Dem 8eoanten
gliiflit. Sbnen oamit itpere Soraen
ein tpenig 81 erleihteru. 9aiIen Sic
ibr Dies 8efiibl uno erlauben Sic ibr,
audi 'ilr Die 3utrp' Den lieben Sunae1
i'm Nuge 81 bebaltta.
6rau &entier gerqer."
uno oa lag elmer BON cen iuoblbe=
tannten braunen Sdeinen. Sic tannte
lbn nleoer an Dem 6bDtplaoenfled, Den
Wannis 6inger6en ournuf s~uriidaelai=
len; oa la9en bier blaue Sdeine pier-
Sebnbunoert Mart!
Sic gebOrten ibr, lie purfte lie mirf-
LID bebalten, lie ourfte reinen Sersens
ibre augen erbeben uno ibre Sdnoe fol-
ten uno aus tieiltem Sersen Itammeln:
nSerrgOtt, i'd oante Sir"
Ton allen Sbirmen lduten bic
8loden. Sic tniet nisber uno reibt bas
&ino an ibr Sers. Siesmal limb es
6reuoentbrdnen, bic u~naufbaltiam iiber
ibr blaiies @eiitR rinnen. uno feierlid,
ipeibepoll iinaen bic 8lofsp uno flllen
NIT ibrem ballenoen, jaudJ lnoen 9rob-
men uno &linsen bic san3e 2uit.
Sas Sinh bordt cine @eile CANA
anoa6ti9. Damn reiBt es lid los.
rMammi. i'd bab' nod mid mein Gieb
oeiast!"
Sic itaut itn sdrtlid an. rglun 10
iage es, Wdnni!"
uno Mdnni ftellt ii9 neben feline
gferoe, Die Spei neuen uno oas alte.
faltet bic 9dno9en uno besinnt an.
oattsppll:
Bonn Simmel bod, ba tomm' i'd Der,
Sd bring eut cine nsue Ndr-"
9ier aber itodt Mdnni. dammit
Mammi oas Sriittinb bat mid aber
feb, es bat mid swei neue .Mdbren'
oebra6t!" iaudSt er gang ploBli4-
~bui iel~
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1899-12-21

@te beilgen 6rieoens llnterpianb
Grtout Der G!odeu ieItlih' 9raben,
limb ourd cas nddtlid1 itius 9anb
3teb'n Gn8sl bin auf i%rommsu tib<u;
Wo MIR oeS Sinmels 9Otsn gebn,
Wiro Vidt uno Qisbe aussesoNen. &c..
bod SinbeSaug' rlr fam fe isb'u,
Dem nod Die Wunbermslt sri4loHen.
@ir boreu tbrer 8otifaft Con
God lebt in ilne Der fromme gIaube2
Serldeudt uidt 3uietradt, 0ab uuo 6obu,
60 oft oes Srieoens weiss Saube?
Die Wteni6beit riust in 8ampf uno etreit.
Yit ielbitseibafisnsn Seidwsroen-
3 bort oaS @ort uol Seligfsit,
0as Wort pom Srisoen bier aui Grbenl
8 trintst aus Der 2iebe goru
Sn bieies 6eites 6sisrfunosn,
Sergeiet Sab uno gtsib uub Corn
uno lhlagt niht, ionbsrn belief @unbeni
gu erren &inoern lentt ben Bid,
slni ibrem antlit ftebts ssitrieben:
Der @eibnattsieier r%eiuiteS Slid
Seiebt I'M geben unb i'm 9ieben.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1899-12-21
GineG rfaltuns in einemI ass ~ beilen.

Nebmt @arner's @bite 8ine Of
Gar Sprnp, bas beiten Suiten=S SELL
mtttel auf grben. % urn Scots.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1899-12-21
Ninnt mid
fur 1898

Gtnt nette lar
eeprslt eoleen
pldtttr m tt
fretem cetr ae.
esdtem 3tffsr.
bidtt. am Stel
aufjutrstenes
une iu Iebenet,
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1899-12-21

Ser Sisner trdgt eiu herrlihes Sdautelpisro
iiber bic Shpele.
tleiner Wann?"-.g9 as is oas, Soif=
nun9en uno @iinihe?" fru9te MGnni,
nis es mas gu ellen? @ir baben mid
bel gu ellen, aber meme Mammi bat
mas Sbones, ia! Sorgen !" iaste er
ftrableno.
mas iasii Su ba, Mdus6en?"-
rSelt. DDS is mas 6eines uno ite
pa6ien. Mammis 9opf is idon boil
lauter SOrgen, uno ba ioll aud bas
Serb einen betommen, aus lauter Sor=
gen."
,8ino, Sinh, mas reoeit Su nur2"
$50 bebieBe es ood," ia9te Mdnni
eifrig. incline Mammi beoiebt bod bic
SOraen aud I! peiBt gu, nit pas?"
Die Dame iab i'm perItGnoniblos an.
.Wit bittern, bittern SbrGnen !"
iprad er poll unbewuBtem 4atbos.
Sic unoerhancenen Worte batten ibm
rieiig imponirt.
Sic alte Game bate plobli6 aud Die
Gllgen boil ,bittrer Sbrdnen." Sic
tniete bel i'm nieoer uno oriifte i'm
sa{tli6 an lid. .Su unslaublides
SUD-" ia9te lie leiie. rSu gang
I'M! hublidss &erlden !" Sann itan6
lie auf uno trodnete ibren tonbaren
Sammetpslas oenn Mdnni bate nit
leiner Ndff pos rab9efdrbt.~
sag Mama einen id6nen 8rub
uno i'd tdme nieoer. @ptt iesne Sid,
gu itibes, naiies Wdus6en !"
Sic mar fort uno Mdnni fanb es
rdtblid, bic lleberidwemmun9 ettpas
auisutrodnen. gr mar ni6t gang i'm
Rlaren, Oh oieie Gneipptur in Gbrit.
tinodens aussn aud nit Der Grtra-
leiltuns BON grapbeit, gu Der er ii9
perpflidtet, iiimmen wiiroe. Damn fam
Dammit. Sic mar 10 fill unb 10 miibe.
uno bic Gr3dblung bon Der uSante,A
bic mieoertommen mollte, mar ettpas
man9elbait. Cb es uobl Die Game NOR,
Der lie bic Stiderei perooy n bate?
Limb iebt eebt WdnniNh bic Slide,
uno dammit madt bas Ssnfter auf,
bamit bas Gbriittine bereinfliesen
tann!" iaste tie oann. Wit sroben
au9en, ielig %betlommen, lieb iid
Wdnni berausfibren. grna ftedte bas
iuinsise Ydum1en, oas iie unterbeiien
i'm 5lur iteben aelaiien, in einen leeren
Slumentopf, befeitiste bic tuenisen
Gidt6en uno elm paar rotbe 3uder-
tringsl oaran uno Ieste bic pfsffer-
tuden o%arunter. Gam Tam oas
csroBs" padet an bic 8sibe, aus benz
lid elm l%tolaer @pieli6immel auf 8doern
bsrausiddlte, Der ieinem fiinisis pfens
g=ga3arpreis alle gbre ma6te. rNun
iOmmt oas Gbriiitino," rief lie an Der
S9iir.
limb es fommt mirtlid. S6iperen
Srittes iteist es bic Sreppe berauf uno
siebt beiti9 al Der Glin9el.
Grna bat 9eraoe Die 2idthen on9e=
ai:aoet uno lduft, Die Sbiir gu O%Iinen.
Sin Siener in ountlsr 9ipree itebt Dor
ibr. .Srau Grna 3itter?" ira9t CT.
Sic lin i'd ielbf."
Gr gebt einen Sdritt suriid uno
trdat Elm bsrrlides Shuutelpiero, 9e'
Miattelt uno seSdumt, iiber Die S6melle;
bic Yeiiide bdn9t am Satteltnppf.
Eann fabt er in Die grulital6e uno
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1899-12-21

a m Usrt, psQauf saranti-t auf 20 Sabre
urb amid Il sue eips $40 fplte plhtntutr
rirb ati6idt c.. O.. ID. nit pristissiam. fs frtt ,u era:
rt,trsn ~ mn rs ~arseitis,. .dtit ttn datntea $3sS
uue srpr, s,ebitsrsn dnterenfdls ihidt Ne auf unisrs
ssf,n ,uriit Strsist Oh s rrtn. pesr Damtnutr.
Nrei -sint sltsauts seIeplattirts wttts, rtun " % Der
SeasQuna bsfltlsat tint. eauu bDatlen MIR BIC gr-
pr,saebatr,n pet sIlt bsute. Ia bic prstle fur ut'
I'm In he SSss A hen S6rsibt tar unftrn 200 Ss'ttn
aarfeu Sureeu. Rdtdtcq. her t%duisree eleadntr VSdt.
raotsfaten suredlt. Ropai Sargatn @oute. o3
3sarporue a.. Sbteagc. B'l
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1899-12-21
Stas YrOjent SntereHen.

Cd babe eiuru uubCsreu 'tsu 8straa pom
@eln, nm aegen aute farm'S erliheruua ani
iiui 3l're gu per c ben ~ o groSent NIT
benz " hte, ie G. Sahr NbSoblunsru IA mo-
den uno 10 bic Snteleien Al De rtn EN-
W. v ~ | 4 d. q,
So Ia ct. 0Icuo, Nlinn.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1899-12-21
.etbna9ts : @ei6ente
fir Aatbplifcu.

1. G6ter Ycrlmmtter s Noicnfrana
- nit Eerlmlttersa r'u u.s. II 3ol lang. 85e
2, GGter Yerlmutter s Nofenfraua
perliIberte 8ette, Gerlmutter. &reus, er.
ira fein pplirte Yerien 76e
{. 90 fsact Sbr beteu. go~nfa,bioes
@ebetbut. 5ron,. spsrpccu. 6 tubnnb.
iuattlrte 3edel nit @oIbi6nitt go. 95e
A. Der Gbriit TIM 8ebete. @eiser
9elulnios Rano NIT gelluloib : Ghiof
ino 90 eitntth $3.50
0sffne, Sanepofine. %Gbrilhattol. lin.
territtsbud NIT gpiIteln II. gpanaelien
tiir ale Conn. II. Ietertaae. 6sS S,it.u.
Solfsaussabe. Salbl berbano 80. 9Oe
0offne BON O. Stt, p,elfad umse ,rbe,tet
nno permebrt BON p. Sra. oattler, SO
Suuitratipnen, Sa.bleber, Sano $3.50
Nuf 8erlansen iberfenben mir franco I'M.
ieren n%eueiten iluitrirten 8atcloa.
az Nad grbaltung bes getraaes tperoeu
obtse Irtifel portpfrei SuseIanot. Wan
aoreiiire:
N. II. WILTZIUS&CO.,
429 & 4s1 Gait Nater ct. Wilmaufee,
Wis. 50 4
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1899-12-21
SAUK CENTRE ACADEMY

and Business College
b,r,iter iuuae Wauuer uno innge 0an'en
iar's Gssihaft ODER iir's esbrfab Dor.
H~oafenoiasr llntsrridt in allen 9~siaen
sr,b,ilt. Stuoenten tonuen ibre el9enen
etuoi,q wdblen uno uoranihreitsn 10 rain
ols ibrs J~dbiatsiten IS erlauben. Seto'
aiouno nur $3.50 bic Wche.
WormaIs0 nrtms, Smhfabrmns,
Sdhmenthrift. 1DpenfMrift
Wukf, 1emtfa u. 7. No..
~e,rsatermin hsainnt am 8. S,ptember
1900 spetele SEDUCTION Der Raten ie'
men stusenism ,rlaubt. pslbs ein'rettn
b,im ssaiun Oss 9'Imins' eorre,pSm'
S.n,,n srp,tsn. sdId' fhr irs'' e'r'a'a'
&C.. aOrsns:
ane~is -. Bath, prinypal'
ss.s. saut Centre. Ninn.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1899-12-21
Cute 6eiebdIts9eleSembeit.

urterssihneter VI seionuen, Sein @eihdfts.
sebiuee mitiammt Der %ginribfnna 5u per.
tad'en fur eos, mas ih oaflr aab. Ho4t
GAGE ees 8eihoftsplaBes 1T eine ausseiei4-
uste; als ibetlpeiie 2abluua nehme ih elm
Seipouu Yfrroe. Sehr gutter Bot fur Ct
men beutihen Rorn. We9en Wdhrerem
penoe mon iih on " m S'S bea,
25-bd GiitIe Nails, Rinn.,
ODER on bic Expedition oieiss BlatteS.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1899-12-21
LOUIS SIM,
beutiebcr ubrmaeber II. 2l9ent
fir Ginger NdbmaIebi"e",
SAUK MIMI.

llbreu unb ale Sorten Nabmalbinen
aufs biaiaite reparirt NIB arbeit saran'
tirt. Waibinen,ubebor. NaoeIn; oel,
9reibriemen II. {. 10. fir alle Wa'b'nen
nets an 6ano. Die bsiten 3aiden' ano
Wououbren iopie bic perihieoenen Sor'
ten Singer 0dbmaibinen itsts porra'
tbi9.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-27

minds, but all agreed that Mr.. Hale
has painted pictures worth looking at
and talking about.
Mr.. Hale's work is considered impress
sionistic in its tendency, with consid-
cradle experimenting and diversified re-
suits.
The Commercial Advertiser has this
to say: Frankly impressionistic and
seeing nature through eyes trained TO
look for certain qualities, Mr.. Hale Sc
cures effects that will probably be ca
Ware to the multitude, and which even
the artistic can scarcely accept without
a murmur. Much of the work here
seems in an unhealthy vein, delusive
and misleading, beginning and ending
at no particular point, accentuating
only the ugly, the unreal and the I'M
necessary"
The Sun says: 1.-THE exhibition re-
veals u thinking talent, and there is
much IT. it to interest even the casual
visitor. Sincerity is apparent in all
of the work, and there is room to ex-
pect that the artists Investigations will
eventually bring him to some mature
achievement which will be far enough
from the ordinary to make it notable"
Mrs. George H. Gould will give talk
on shells at Pilgrim church next
month, and later will repeat it at the
Wheaton Seminary club in Boston. She
had recently added some beautiful
specimens to her valuable collection.
AT the meeting of the Worcester
Womah's club this afternoon, Miss
Margerite Merrington will speak on
THE drama"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-27
THE SPEAKERSHIP.

AS will be observed in the news COL
umns OF The Spy, a caucus will be held
one week from today to nominate a
speaker for the Massachusetts House
of Representatives Mr.. Saunders
friends have reason to believe that he
is we'll in the lead In any event they
believe with the Springfield Union that
it is the plain duty Of the republican
members of the House to think over
the qualifications of James j. Myers
for speaker and if they do this honestly
and then vote honestly, a republican
who has never gone back on his party
who has the requisite intelligence.
ability and tact to preside over the
House, will be chosen. If the republican
members do their plain duty. James J.
Myers will not be the man."
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-27
FEW, If AMY CHANGES
City Council Members Will Likely
Reflect Most Officials

There is a growing opinion among
members of the city council that there
will be few, if any changes, in the heads
of departments the coming year. Fran
els P. Alexander, who has been men
toned as a candidate for the office of
superintendent of public buildings, at
tended last nights meeting of the city
council, presumably in the interest of
his candidacy. Whatever strength there
may be in the movement against
Charles H. Peck, few members of the
city council enthuse to any extent, al
though the democrats still claim that
there will be opposition to several of
the present officials.
In the event of a change in the office
of the superintendent of public build
ings, it is extremely probable that Mr..
Peck would be retained in the depart
ment and that a reorganization of the
department would still provide him a
good position with less responsibility.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-27

Out and About


The date of the beginning of the 2Oth
century is causing a lot of trouble.
Here is the pope declaring that the new
century begins Monday; the kaiser is
of the same opinion and states it pub
licly ana authoritatively, like his holt
ness. Several Worcester clergymen
have announced from their pulpits that
certain meetings will take place on Sun
day, that being the last day of this
year and this century, and to conclude
the list, there are sisters, cousins and
aunts innumerable all around us, side
with Leo and William.
At one Christmas dinner table some
one inadvertently started the topic. The
hostess Immediately looked fatigued.
For PHYS sake" she entreated, go on
with your turkey and leave the goth
century alone. I'm tired to death of it..
For ny part, I believe the 18th CEN
fury ends next Sunday night at II
o'clock and that a week frcm today
will be the first year of the 10th CEN
fury, but. but Jack Chere she nodded
across 10 her husband) has been trying
to show me how it isn't. OF course he
his arguments, but the more ne talked,
the less saw. Please don't let us talk
about it any more" And they didn't.
There are what in Maine they call
quite a few people in this dear city
who arc as befogged over this question
of chronology as the lady above quo
ted. For their sake Out and About will
rehearse the argument that to her mind
affords proof conclusive against the
idea that Monday is the first DAY of the
new century.
Take the case of a baby. How old is
it5upon its first birthday? o years old.
. How old upon the second birthday?
One year old. Upon its 18th? Twelve
years old. The child must live through
IL full years before it will be - years
old, but by the time it has lived through
the 18th full year we say it is 13 years
old. To continue the series: A man is
not 30 until his 21st birthday; he is not
80 until his 91st birthday; or, as we say
in common parlance, until he is 81
years old; he is not 100 until his 101st
birthday, for then and then only has he
lived through 100 years.
1t is the same with a century. Until
the century has lived through its full
100 years it is not complete. Assuming
that the year begins on Jan. 1, the year
can not complete itself and give way to
a new date till Dec. 81. The 10Th cen
fury can not yield to the goth until full
1900 years have passed. Monday will
be the first day of the 19O0th year, and
there are 1854 more days to elapse before
the full 1900th year will have passed
The baby Century is one year old on
his second birthday The boy Century
is ten years old on his 18th birthday;
the man Century is SO years old on his
Tooth birthday. In the same way man
Century is 1899 years old on his booth
birthday and 1900 years old on his
1901st birthday. If we say that next
Monday is the 19OOth birthday of the
century, it is clear that the latter will
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CAUCUS FOR SPEAKER
Will Be Held on Tuesday, ian. z
Committee Preferences

Every representative-elect to the
Massachusetts, House has received a
call for a caucus to be held at room
No. 24O at the state house in Boston,
on Tuesday, January I'd next, at 2
o'clock III the afternoon, to nominate
candidates for the various offices of the
House for the coming year
The call is signed by c. H. Adams.
Frank F. Bennett, C. H. Blood, Lester
L. Burlington j. Lewis Ellsworth.
Frank W. Francis, Fred C. Gilpatric,
Edwin j. Mills, James ]. Myers, Silas
d. Reed, Charles r. Saunders, William
Turtle, Edward e. Willard.
This is the committee appointed at
the Boston conference a few days ago.
Here are the personal preferences of
the committee, outside of the four can
didates themselves: Adams, Myers;
Blood uncommitted burlington, Ben
nett; Ellsworth, Saunders; Francis
Reed; Gllpatric, Bennett; Mills, Reed;
Turtle, Myers; Willard, Saunders
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-27
BOSTON & ALBANY
Overwhelming Majority Vote For
Lease to New York Central

All indications point to an over
whelming majority vote for a lease Of
the Boston and Albany to the New
York Central, at the adjourned stock
holders meeting today.
The latest opposition to the lease is
not expected to poll over 10000 shares,
while the protective committee now
holds proxies aggregating 49,, 900 shares,
allowing for revocations, and the Bos-
ton and Albany management holds
proxies for 10000 shares, a total of saw
Ioo'oOo shares for the lease to 10000
against. O'OOO
80 far as stockholders are concerned,
tnere is no question as to the lease. but
the legislature has to be considered
ana there is basis for the reports thar
the t1tchburg railroad people will force
the issue in that body.
Boston and Albany stockholders
claim that the Fitchburg opposition ia
an attempt to force the New York
central to lease that road on a 4 per
cent guarantee on the preferred stock.
OpiIilon is expressed that the lease Of
the Boston and Albany by the New
York Central will work to the detriment
OF the F1tchburg railroad, which now
ENJOYS very close traffic relations with
the New York Central and West Shore
roads. N'Aioi
The VanderbiIts offered the Fitch
purg a per cent guarantee, but large
stockholders who controlled the sitl1a-
ton did not consider the offer adequate.
me Nanderbilts are large stockholders
IN the Fitchburg, but lack control. and
such control is not obtainable in the
open market.
1t is considered not unlikely that
Should the Boston and Albany lease be
approved by the legislature, and the
New York Central should divert a large
amount of traffic for Boston from the
Fltchpurg to the Albany, that Fitch
burg stockholders would reconsider the
original per cent offer.
People in position to know, state
That there is no question but that the
New York Central proposes to estab-
fish large terminals in Boston. though
nothing will be done along this line nm
I'll the legislatures of New York and
Massachusetts, have passed favorablv
upon the lease