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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-29

sumo snnd VIII BE- 6t married at 10 Perry avenue
sunday afternoon, at o'clock.
Lawyer John i. Sullivan leavas -
Iay Ior ms summer residence Al tba
pase Oh Mount Wachusett, in Princae
IN MRS. L. H. Balloon and her son Iaoya
lor Kingston and Yarmouth Mnn GfeEe
dhey VIII take months tour If ~
capt. and Mrs Charles T. Pratt 80
GerInalns street left yesterday for Csio',
cester to pass week with Hon. Iseoo
A. S. Steele. ILL., isaac
:, raymond Higgins, son of Francis n
higgins OF William street, who is IN
WIN diphtheria at Falmouth Heights
is holding his own. . u.s.
Ralph w Emerson and Miss IT 60
| trude Palmer are spending their =. v 1el-
eIon with Mr. Emersons family at their
summer home in Orland, Me.
Barn. Lexni of Fitchburg and Miss
May Furth of GIG Southbridge straet
VIII be married at Al Washburn st,eet
sunday afternoon at 5 O'Clock. -,
Miss Matilda stevens, a cashier at
s enc worcester market, with Mrs. Ru-
~ MS I1a We, left yesterday, for Halifax,
N. ). They will be gone two weeks
port ''iie a.
ReY. !. r. Peede and Mrs. Peede leave
tleAt week for their cottage at Middle
itoMn, II. l., where they will spend the
larser part of August. Mr.. Peede also
expects 70 spend a few days at North
field early in August.
George H. Matthews, son of Capt.
David A. Matthews, who was badly
sn ~ up Tuesday evening by slipping
~ me running board on Pleasant
street car, was reported as imnroving
yesterday, and 1t is expected he will be
able to leave his bed in few days.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-29
FUNERALS.

The funeral Of Mrs. Ann Melaven took
place at her late home, so Vernon
street yesterday at $40 o'clock, with a
requiem high mass In the Sacred Heart
church at O'clock Rev. William e.
Foley OBLIGATED both at the house and
az the grave The bearers were p. f.
Raymond, j. w. Raymond, ]. Dreamer
Fred W. Madras, M. Russell and Geo
Doherty The burial was at st. Johns
cemetery.
The funeral Of Leon, infant son OF
Arthur Jodoin, took place at the home
of his parents, SO Orange street, yes.
terday morning at 9 O'clock. Buria.
was at Notre Dame cemetery.
The funeral of Robert Earl, infan;
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-29

Foraker is counted in the list of anti
expansion senators, the three others
being Hoar, Hale and Mason. The Ohio
senator's attitude is such, however,
that he should be classed rather as anti
Mckinley than anti-expansion. 1t
wouldn't make much difference what
the administration policy might be,
Foraker could be confidently expected
to stand on the other side. That is the
kind Of business he is doing.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-29
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THE SALVATION ARMY.

Major Joseph Atkinson Of Boston and
Staff Capt. VIM. Harris late in charge
OF the New England Guards brass
band, will visit Worcester and conduct
special services in the Commercial
street hall tonight and all day Sunday.
staff Capt. Harris will take Adj. 1dwy
Whites place while he goes to old Or
chard for months Through.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-29

Gen. Gomez says the $9.OOO,OOO giver
by our government to the Cuban sol
diers is an affiiction and disgrace to the
people. That depends largely upon the
use which the soldiers make of the
money. 1t indicates, moreover, that the
disarmament of the army by the cash
greasing process has been by no means
unsuccessful.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-29
BOSTON STORE. Mckay oonp.,

son Of Samuel e. and Sarah Wright
was held yesterday morning at The
nome Of his parents. 1872 1-2 Chandler
street Rev. A. q. Thompson, pastor
OF OF FIRST Free Baptist church, conducted
the services, and interment was IN
Hope cemetery. The funeral of Seth
Hale was held yesterday afternoon al
o'clock at the home Of his daughter
Mrs. j N. Truda, 81 Shattuck street
Rev. Moses H. Harris, d. d., pastor OF
All Souls church, conducted the SER
vices, and there was singing BY the
Kicker quartet. The body will be 'taker
to Lawrence at 623 this morning foi
interment.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-29

George Fred Williams has no desire for
the democratic nomination to the vice
presidency, indicates glimmering of
sense where it was least expected.
However, nobody insists more strongly
than George Fred upon the divine
right to change his mind.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-29

No sooner had Secretary Alger re-
signed than the quidnuncs We're sure
that he was going to attack the presi-
dent, vindicate his own administration
of the war department, and show the
world who was lit" 1t was said that
the attack had been prepared on the in
stallment plan, of which that pleasant
little explanation about the return OF
the Spanish prisoners was the first
Now, however, the story is that Gen
Alger has been "placated." He will not
attack the president and there will be
no more installments. For hot weather
politics, this yarn served the correspon-
dents as well as another till it was
contradicted.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-29

What more popular form of honoring
Dewey could be proposed in Boston
than mammoth dinner such as was
given by the Home Market club to
President Mckinley, last winter? 1t
won't be Col Clarks fault if the pro-
ject is not carried out, next November,
and he knows how to do it.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-29

Treasury receipts for the month
promise to be fully $4,000, 900, the larg-
est for long period, but leaving a de-
felt of about $S,OOO,OOO for the month
This was clearly foreseen by the au-
thorities, for the beginning of the fis-
cal year is always a season of heavy
expenditures, but there is no likelihood
of any such deficit in any of the re-
naming months of the year.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-29

There is some potency in the sug-
gestion that the state Legislature might
be reluctant to approve lease Of the
Boston and Albany railroad at a rem
tai exceeding eight per cent. This is a
pertinent question for the consideration
Of those who are opposing the bargain
made with the New York Central. AS
a matter Of fact. the statement Of the
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-29

A hint of the coming demolition of
Boston Music hall is found in the re-
moval of Thomas Crawford's famous
statue of Beethoven to the public lib
rary. 1t is noble piece of work, worthy
of place in any temple of art.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-29

Gen. Harrison Gray Otis, having re-
turned from the Philippines and re-
sumed the editorial chair of the Los
Angeles (Cal.) Times, loudly calls for
an investigation of the pestiferous and
impudent Wildman," consul general at
Hong Kong. Wildman is the enter
prising official who is charged with cru
ely deceiving Aguinaldo and the whole
tribe of Filipinos with promises which
he had no authority or right to make
concerning the intentions and policy of
the United States. To his meddlesome-
ness and indiscretion, Gen. Otis charges
all the trouble and loss of life in the
Philippines, and declares that his APP
pointment was deplorable mistake,
brought about by the free silver sena-
tor from Nevada, more generally known
as the wild goat of the sage brush
William M. Stewart, who is some sort
of kin to the Wildman person." There
fore, it is time that Mr.. Wildman
should go, or rather he should have
gone before he went 1t will be per-
ceived that Gen. H. G. Otis is a rapid
firer. This is no new story. The allie
cations have never been disputed, and
the administration owes it to itself to
clear up the situation. Personally
Wildman may be of no consequence
whatever but there were two other con-
suls who seem to have engaged in sim
liar business, and the administration
should be the gamer by making the
actual facts public.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-29

AS soon as the ship on which George
Fred Williams sailed for Europe
swung out of the dock, a Massachusetts
democrat declared that Williams was
not candidate for the vice presidency.
Williams goes sailing over the sea,
cherishing the belief that he is can
didate. He won't leave the land again
until wireless telegraphy is something
more than an experiment.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-29
MINOR CASE S.
Judge Woodward Passes Judgment on
the Police Quests.


In the central district court, yester-
day morning, Ellen O'Toole was fined
80 for assault and battery on Ellen
Canon Thomas McCabe, charged with
drunkenness and larceny Of a lock, had
both cases placed on file. Tempest G.
Talbot was ordered to pay a fine OF
$l6 for having an unlicensed dog in his
possession Ernest Schwartz and Paul
BONN were fined IS each for walking
on the railroad tracks. Cases Of drunk
enness were disposed OF as follows:
John Foster, John Higgins, Mary Paul,
Two months each in the house of corr
rectlon; Thomas Shaughnessey. on file:
Patrick Mullen and Edward. Kelley, $40
each; George f. Gross was committed
TO the state farm on a charge Of va
grancy.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-29

The Bates boomers have come out
into the open, and they will henceforth
make sure that the rural voters under
stand that their candidates front name
is John and not Theodore.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-29

The supply of local mysteries holds
are more commonly supposed to be
characteristic of dull times than of the
high tide of industrial activity.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-29
Hosiery Department.
Special July Prices for Saturday.
Last lad" of these ADVANTAGES

Special July Prices for Saturday
Last lad" of these Advantages.
>. Ladies Fast Black Summer Weight Cotton Hose
with double soles and spiced heels. The usual 9rc
S000a' lo' .ouay' 3pairs for SOC
Boys Fast Black very strong Stockings, XXI rib.
splendid romp and outing wear. Our regular Io-cent
goods All sizes Last adj on these at 14c pair
LauleS Isle Thread Hose, of very fine drop stitch
Or all Black full line for today and positively iasf
chance, at pooi1 1y IaSt
Every pair of these worth 81 1-2c and soc. pan
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-29

directors shows that with the reserva-
ton of 100000 of property, the Bos-
ton and Albany stockholders will ac-
tually net S1k per cent on their money.
While it is not disputed that the road
has earned as much as ten per cent in
recent years, the trend of railroad per
cent earnings is downwards, and the
legislature might have some scruples
about requiring the company to main
tain dividends upon any such high basis
as the directors desire. 1t might be ex-
pected, indeed, that some of the solons
at the state house would contend that
the proposed rental is too high, rather
than too low. 1t is to be observed,
moreover, that Prof. Sargent of Cam
bridge is the only one of the ten direc-
tors who does not approve of the lease.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-29

Who shall say that dramatic unity is
not preserved in the production of 1.-THE
Lobster" by Fish & Carroll?
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-29

The Worcesters played silver ball at
Hartford yesterday-16 to 1.
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-29

SATURDAY, JULY 20. 1899.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-29
Toilet Goods.
Mems Knit Underwear.

In our South Window, see today, a Best of Bar
gain Line of Mems Babriggan Shirts and Drawers
These goods are positively equal in quality and
finish to the usual 300 bargain goods. For aJuy pres
ent we are running them off for 25c each
Enough for today only.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-29

Have you tried an |. x. L.?
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-29

= capt. and Mrs. Charles t. Pratt 90
dermain, street left yesterday for C.io' VI
testef TO pass a week with Hon. Isaac
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-29

MRS, L. L. Balloon and her son 1ao,,o
LOT 10, Kingston and Yarmouth Mond aSe
Iney VIII take a months tour Of ~
Catoctin clarion., 1899-11-02
A PECULIAR ISLAND.
MONEY HAS NO VALUE IN LONELY
TRISTAN O'ACUNHA.

Its Queer Old Governor and the Resssn OF
His Boing There-A Happy and C"ntented
People Who Know Nothing of the Out
side World.
Did ysu ever hear Of a place where
money was useless? Well, there is such
O place. 1t is the island OF Tristan
d'Acunha, in the South Atlantic, about
midway between the Cape Of Good
Hope and the South American coast.
But you mustn't jump to the conclusion
that money has no value there because
the island is uninhabited. 1t has a
population of sixty-four. and is the
tiniest of Great Britains many small
colonies.
Once year the British government
sends off ship to the island. Just
why this should be done is not quite
clear. A yearly mail service is quite
unnecessary, for although the sixty
four inhabitants are British subjects
they never receive any mail. They
lead a solitary existence, knowing
nothing Of the great world beyond their
shores and caring less,
Some time ago, for some reason OF
other, the King Of Italy sent donation
of two hundred dollars for distribution
among the inhabitants. A gentleman
named Cane, who had visited the is
land, commenting en- this fact, wrote
Catoctin clarion., 1899-11-02
A GREAT INDUSTRY.
EMPLOYS OVER ONE MILLION PER-
SONS IN THE UNITED STATES.

The Various Uses to Which Electricity Is
Applied-Telegraph and Telephone Give
Work to Hundreds of fThousands-From
Railroad Car to Fan Now Run by It.
More than 100000 persons in the
United States, 1t is now computed, get
their livelihood through employments
dependent upon or connected with the
use Of electricity, and compared with
the United States the number Of per-
sons so employed in other countries is
practically insignificant. The rapid
increase Of the electric business of this
country is shown by the fact that at
the time Of taking the last national
census, that 1890, no serious effort was
made to give figures showing the eX-
tent of the use Of electricity.
There are in the United States near.
ly million miles of telegraph wire,
and there are $4,000 telegraph of1tes,
exclusive of those maintained by the
railroad companies for the conduct and
regulation of their trains. Taking into
account telegraph operators, telegraph
company employees, and those in the
telegraph service of the railroads, there
are 900 persons connected With the
transmission of telegraphic messages
In the United States. There are now
100000 miles of telephone wire IN the
United States, more than 1000 eX-
changes, and an equal number Of tele-
,ciI nj
course, Of pay stations. The number
of employees Of the telephone COM
panies of the United States Is $4,000,
exclusive OF those engaged in construc-
tion and repair work for the conpan-
les.
The gradual substitution OF the cleo
trio current for horse power on surface
railroads has added largely to the num-
Der Of employees of electric railroads.
There are now in the United States
$4,000 miles Of electric or trolley roads.
and these roads give employment, 1t is
computed, to 0,000 persons as motor
men, conductors, clerks, inspectors,
and electricians. Then there Is the
Item Of electric lighting which is one
of the most important branches OF the
development Of electric service, but
likewise one the figures Of which are
most fragmentary. Nearly every i'm
portant city of the United States, and
many unimportant cities, too, are light
ed by electricity as we'll as private
houses, stores, public buildings, tunnels,
bridges, caves, mines and parks. anG
the use Of the electric current in man
ufacturing Is constantly on the in
crease. Machines are run by electrici-
ty, many manufacturing operations are
performed by it. elevators are run by
electricity, fans for cooking purposes
are run by electricity and as these uses
are extended the number OF persons
employed is steadily being increased.
There are still to be added to the
figures Of another branch Of the busi-
ness, one OF the most important,
manufacture of electric appliances,
which, it Is computed, gives employ
ment to more than $500 persons.
Taking all the figures together, it Is
probably not far from the truth to say
that there are 100000 persons in the
United States dependent upon electric
ity for a livelihood.
Catoctin clarion., 1899-11-02
A AConyersational SubterfuEe.

"No, SIR" said the man with heavy
mustache and a slouch hat. Il don't
ever associate with q man who
swears; that Is, If can help It,"
But l thought you were an old
ranchman," said the young man to
whom he was talking.
$50 I am. But l ain't one Of the
kind you read about I'm too busy
raisin' cattle to spend my time think.
In up curious and amusin' things to
say"
But I thought there was always .
great deal of profanity on a ranch
Not necessarily. You'll only find it
when some special people Is talkin'.
An, as l said l never hang around
where it's goin' on"
"Well, there is no doubt about the
propriety of discouraging it. Fro.
family is unquestionably very demoral-
Eing."
Yes. An the meanncss of 1t Is
what hurts my feelin's. 1t doesn't
give the other feller Il fair shake ia
the conversation. The one that uses
1t always wants to do all the talkin'.
An there's no use In tryin' to buck
against him. II he happens TO run
out of ideas he doesn't give You a
chance. He goes ahead and swcars
few while he thinks up some more and
then starts in where he left off with
out lettin' you say word
Catoctin clarion., 1899-11-02

PrOverbed into SnOTtness.
Less speed travels further than much
brag.
If at first you don't succeed fall, fall
again.
A bicycle in use is worth two in the
repair shop.
Keep your own counsel and your own
wheel.
Fine feathers never showed a wheel
one foot forward.
Look before you leap; the road may
be slippery.
Answer fools and scorchers accord
ing to their folly.
A repair in time is like to save the
price of a new tire
It's wise child that knows the make
of its own bicycle.
Borrowing is the poorest method OF
making both ends meet
A wrench left at home will not tight
en- a nut on the road.
He that fights and rides away will
live to ride another day.
A miss is as good as a mile on the
front seat OF tandem.
A father Is a treasure, a brother a
comfort, but bicycle Is both.
A little saddle, like a little knowl-
edge, is often dangerous thing.
A puncture in the tire is worth two
in the oil can-to the repairer.
How everyone disikes the rider who
Is never surprised at anything!
One good side slip is more satisfy
ing to the slipper than dozen ordin-
ary falls.
It is really astonishing how much
patience some clumsy riders have with
themselves.
Catoctin clarion., 1899-11-02

The eminent eXhorter came down
from the pulpit at the close Of the
service. Many people pressed for
ward to shake him by the hand. He
accepted their congratulations with a
smiling face, but his eyes were on a
certain auditor who fingered in the
aisle. The great preacher pressed
through the throng about him and cx-
tended his hand to the waiting man.
II want to thank you," he said in
his deep musical tones, ''for the close
attention you gave my remarks. Aour
upturned face was inspiration to me.
l am sure you never changed your
earnest attitude during my sermon
NO." said the man, II have a stiff
neck"
Catoctin clarion., 1899-11-02
Cavc Her unsband for Cuhn.

A touching little story is toiu of Mra
Waldeck, wife OF Captain William A.
II. Waldeck, of the Seventh United
States Volunteer Regiment OF In
munes. Captain Waldeck vas for
eighteen years with Hollands army in
the East Indies. Eight years ago he
was given leave Of absence by his gov
ernment, and he spent some of his play
time in trip through America. At
Detroit he met Miss Amelia Theresa
Cousins, who subsequently became his
wife. Before accepting him Miss Cous-
ins made it a condition of their mar
riage that he should leave the army.
He complied with the condition., and
became an American. When the war
with Spain broke out the desire to
return to his cid profession of war
and to serve his adopted country be-
came very strong, and his wife did
not oppose his wishes.
Mrs. Waldeck accompanied her hus-
band to Washington to procure his
commission. On meeting Colonel e.
A. Goodwin, of the Seventh Volunteers,
there, she held his hand in both of
hers, and, looking earnestly at the
colonel, said; Colonel Goodwin, was
the cause of my husband leaving the
regiment in which he served eighteen
wears. and | feel that it is my duty,
now that my country is at war with
spain, to give him hack his promise
and let him follow his old profession
IA a soldier. ] only hope that shall
see him in life again
Catoctin clarion., 1899-11-02

The reason that it is necessary to be
we'll covered while sleeping is that
when the body lies down 1t is the in
tention of nature that it should rest,
ard the heart especially should be re-
lieved of its regular work temporarily,
So that organ makes ten strokes min
ute less than when the body is in an
upright posture. This means 600
stokes in sixty minutes. Therefore, in
the eight hours that man usually
spends in taking his nights rest, the
heart Is saved nearly five thousand
strokes. AS it pumps six ounces OF
blood with each stroke, it lifts 10000
ounces less of blood in this nights ses-
sion than it would during the day,
when a man is usually in an upright
position. Now, the body is dependent
for its warmth on the vigor of the cir
culation, and as the blood flows so
much more slowly through the veins
when one is lying down, the warmth
lost in the reduced circulation must be
supplied by extra coverings.--"Even-
I'M, Wisconsin"
Catoctin clarion., 1899-11-02
Measuring an Earthquake.

Some interesting computations and
investigations have been made on the
earthquake which disturbed Calcutta a
year ago. This earthquake was regis
tered at nineteen observatories in Eu-
rope (the most distant Of which was
Edinburg, 1870 kilometres from the
epicenter. The seismographs and mag
netographs made records of the distur-
bance, and the average Of the results
obtained indicates that the mean sur
face velocity Of the first vibrations
was either nine or eleven kilometres
per second, according to the time ta-
ken for Calcutta. These first vibra-
tions, which lasted for twenty-three
minutes, were followed by large, long
periodic oscillations whose velocity
was either 2.61 or 2.76 kilow wetres per
second. Crossing Italy the complete
wave must have been 81 kilometres in
length, and the height of its crest
about halt a metre.