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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-31

Pain in the side nearly always CONES
from a disordered liver. and is promptly
relieved by Carter.s Little Liver Pills.
Don't f2rgat ibis.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-31
If Sir wilfred Laurier thinks ]

If Sir Wilfred Laurier thinks he sees
political capital in a commercial war
with the United States, probably we
can stand the racket if the Canadians
can. 1t won't be fun for anybody con-
cerned, but possibly a little medicine
is needed just now to purify the blood.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-31

WEDNESDAY, MAY 81. 1899.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-31

"If I did not send his letters to his
club, think I should indulge in some
of that lovely Oriental rose paper"
said a girl in the stationery shop. But
one simply can't have any individuality
when one has to send ones letters to
d club. I used to write on the beautiful
est gray paper with a silver crest, and
sealed my envelopes with white wax
Well, would you believe it, lie COM
planned, He said that when he opened a
note every man in the room knew who
it was from. So 1 have to use plain
white, poor me-"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-31

The Chatauqua Assembly at Cbatau-
qua, n. Y, opens June 2S. and lasts
through August "a. As this season
marks the 25th anniversary Of the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-01-21
AN OBITUARY QUILT.
The Queer Donation of Women OF
a Maine Parish to Their Pas-
tors Wife.

"Many queer gifts come to the min
lister of New England church at the
annual donation visit of his parishion-
ers, but the oldest and creepiest thing
of the kind that / ever knew of en-
countered once in northern Maine"
said A. Z. Stetson, member of New
York publishing firm. 81 was a book
canyasser then, selling religious works
and / stayed one night at the house
of Baptist preacher in the little back
country town of Monson, since become
somewhat prominent through the de-
velopment of its slate quarries. The
preacher was man of deep erudition,
known far and wide for his unworldli-
ness and apostolic piety, and his wife
was a notable housekeeper. There was
good supper, and at nine o'clock in
the evening prayers. These over wen:
10 bed in the best room and, after the
days hustling, slept soundly.
Waking in the bright morning sun.
light my attention was attracted by
the odd pattern of the quilt which
served as counterpart on my bed. 1t
was patchwork quilt made in large
squares. and on every square was a
lettering worked in black worsted. In
the square Immediately before my eyes
/ spelled out the words: Sacred to
the memory of Solomon Tubbs. DIED
Oct. 8, 1867 In the next square was
inscribed: In memory of Martha Phil
lips. Born June IL, 1888. Died Jan. IA
1854 On every square was an obituary
notice couched in style similar to the
first one that read, and they covered
time running from 1851 to 1867. The
quilt, which ! learned afterward was
presented to the pastors wife by the
women of her husbands congregation,
combined the utilities of counterpane
with the record of deaths in the parish
for term of 16 years. That it was
spread in the best chamber showed that
ii was reserved for guests as a mark of
high consideration.
"At first sight the memento NOR,
character of the inscriptions was trifie
appalling to man just awakened But
being guest at the same house for
some subsequent nights ! got used to
the obituary quilt and even derived a
certain enjoyment from studying out
the Inscriptions of mornings before
got up from bed. So familiar did they
become to me that could have repeated
them all in order by the time quilted
my canvassing field in Maine to take up
my present business in the metropolis. y
IN. Y. Sun.
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Set hack.

When a young man, a well-known
civil engineer surveyed the route of a
proposed railroad. An old farmer with
whom he stopped for time admitted
one day, when he saw him figuring in
the field, that mathematics always
seemed wonderful thing to him. Be
ing young and enthusiastic, the engi-
neer began to enlarge upon its wonders,
telling him how we could measure the
distances to different planets, and even
weigh them; how we could foretell
accurately the coming of comet or an
eclipse years in advance of its actual
occurrence, determine the velocity of
the fiercest projectile, ascertain the
heights of mountains without scaling
them, and many other things meant to
astonish him. ''Yes, yes, them things
does seem kinder GURUS" the old farm
er replied, but what allus bothered
me was to understan' why We have ter
carry one for ev'ry ten. But if We don't,
he concluded, with conviction. "the
riaguy thing won't come out right
n. Y. Tribune.
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THE COTTON BALE.
The Advocates OF the Cylindrical Bale Have
Not All the Argument ON
Their Side.

A good deal of discussion has devel-
oped about establishing uniformity in
the size of cotton bales. This is doubt
less desirable for economizing space
in shipping and reducing freights. 1t
might indirectly increase the price of
cotton. If bale of dimensions some
what less than those ordinarily packed
be adopted, old presses might be
changed to meet the case, and no loss
of invested capital ensue. But if a
smaller bale is adopted the number of
bales must be increased, and the
charges for storing, selling, shipping,
ginning, packing, etc., must be CORE
spondingly reduced, otherwise the de-
crease in the cost of freight might be
entirely Offset. Farmers should look
carefully into these matters before
they act upon the representations of
interested parties. Especially are they
urged not TO reach hasty conclusions
touching the substitution of round
bales for square bales. We are not
fully informed as to all the details
connected with these rn1xi bales, but
one TACT is patent, viz; that round
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lie Obexed Instruction..

Here is an amusing story of a party
OF women who recently visited Pixies
peak: A youth, still in knee brooches,
although he wore collar of extraordi-
nary height and stiffness, was their
guide, but his knowledge of the points
of interest appeared to be slight
Every few minutes he stood up and
shouted the names of certain powders
and streams. When we were nearly at
the top he called out:
ION the right is the Lions Mouth"
why is it called the Lions Mouth 2"
asked skeptical lady, who had pes
tered him with why's" all the way.
Jaw, ] dunno" said the lad, tired of
being asked for information. II was
told to holler these names. I dunno
why nothin'. It's my job to holler, and
so / holler."-Club Woman.
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HERE AND THERE.

TO fatten lambs they should be
kept in pens which will not allow of q
great amount of exercise
Are you quite sure there are no
cracks or knotholes in the henhouse
through which the cold winds can
whistle?
Price of apples are up and down
from year to year, but the grower
who takes care of his orchard is sure
to strike the market right sometimes.
Take care of the young orchard.
Fruit growing calls for closer
supervision than does the growing of
the usual farm products. TO sell a
crop of berries is not so simple a
thing as 70 dispose of hundred hogs
or crop of wheat.
Milking should be done with clean,
dry hands, and as the COW is making
the most OF the milk while it is being
drawn from the udder, it is very i'm
portant that she should be kept as
quiet and contented as possible.
There is nothing like green bone
for hens, is the experience of many
who have tried it. You can get 1t
cheap from the butcher sometimes
for the mere taking away, and mill
for grinding or cutting it can now be
procured tor small price,
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PUNGEET PARAGRAPHS.

Bankle:gh-"Why do you always take
10 drink in time of trouble?" Tank
leigh-"Oh, just to tide it over."-Town
Topics.
"a girls aspirations go beyond mere
matrimony, these days" Eyes, they
seem often to include divorce as WELL"
Detroit Journal.
81 fell over the rail-" said the sailor,
"and the shark came along and grabbed
me by the leg" sand what did you
do?" 81 let him have the leg. l never
disputes with shark. "-Tit-Bits
II saw you talking to Snaggs awhile
ago." "Yes, we were discussing the
financial question" "What position did
Snaggs take?'' "That of borrower. !"
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
"How does it happen, Jane" snapped
the angry mistress, shat saw you
feeding that policeman pumpkin pie in
the kitchen last EVENING"" Il furgot
ter plug the keyhole, mum. Detroit
Free Press.
Cobwigger-"Is it really so hard to
get INTO society! MerTltt- Indi ue-
ponds. Those bogus noblemen who
come over here don't seem to have much
trouble getting into it for thousands. !"
Town Topics.
A Matter of Horsefesh.-First Ash
man-''I've got five dollars, and now
I'm going to buy me horse" Second
Ashman-"Tell you what, Bill; better
wait till you get five more an buy a
good one."-Truth.
eff Methusaleh had any property"
said the Cornfed Philosopher, what a
lot of FUN he must have had after he got
to be about 500 or 600 years old, and his
younger relations began to be kind to
him" indianapolis Journal.
"The trouble with you," said the
drum to the cornet, sis that you never
do anything except when you're on a
toot." swell, at least" replied the cor
net, "they do not have to beat me 10
make me do my duty."-Philadelphia
North American.
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AWAY.

close to a snag of driftwood at the wa
ter's edge and Antoine stepped out.
Something drew his eyes to the top
of the bluff, where the wild vines
climbed over the willows. His muscles
sliffcned-they froze to his bones-and
his heart jumped like caribou, and lay
still.
A long, tawny deyil-yea, the Indian
devil-shot from the bushes and bore
Antoine backward to the sand.
The men shouted. The beast tore the
throat. of its victim. A gun flashed
from the second canoe. Antoine lay
still, but the panther raised his head.
and his great fangs CLEANED between
his wet lips. Lacobie sprang shouting,
knife in hand, but the panther bounded
away into the dark heart of the forest.
Antoine lay in the sand, no song now
In his mangled throat, no light in bis
young eyes.
The Indians stood above him, leaning
on their paddles.
1T was thus-by great devil cat, in
this same season of the year-that his
French father was killed" said Lacobie,
hardly above his breath.--N. Y. Inde-
pendent.
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bales can not be packed on car or ship
Is closely as square bales; there must

Ooics Cdu uOt Dc pdckcO On S1I VI suI
Is closely as square bales; there must
necessarily be open interspices be-
tween the bales, and these would not
only occasion loss of space in pack
ing, but in case of fire enable fame to
penetrate more readily. 1t is claimed
also, we believe, that a round bale is
never exposed. AS to exposure, it is
practicable and easy to cover square
bale as completely and as neatly as
round bale. The cutting and SAM
ping of the round bale is to be avoid
ed by a guaranteed sample taken
from each bale before it is closed. The
guarantee must be very strong one
to satisfy purchaser, and this in
wolves strong money power behind
the whole matter, with all the evils
which may grow out of 1t. We have
noticed in some magazines numerous
Endorsements of the round bale, but
they all come from interested parties.
"Where self the wavering balance
shakes, it is rarely right adj@sted."-
Southern Cultivator.
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THE WIND.

Out from the caves spring at morn,
Freed from my thrall at last;
With an angry roar and a cry Of scorn,
A challenge 1 blow on my brazen horn,
With fierce and defiant blast.
The ships at sea are my easy prey,
And drive them before my breath
Through the midnight gloom till the break
of day,
Out from the hold of the sheltering bay,
To whirl in a waltz with DEATH
The sturdy oak of hundred years
Like reed twirl and break,
Then rush away with a thousand cheers,
Nor heed the cry that Is wrought In tears
For the havoc my legions make.
No human hand can compel to rest
My steed untrammeled and wild.
But a voice comes to me out of the west,
And I ruffie the down on the sparrow's
breast
And kiss the lips of child!
Edward w. butcher, in Minneapolis
Housekeeper.
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!. 1t requires 1880 pounds of skim
milk to produce one pound of pork
when fed with corn meal, ration 1:14.7
20 fattening hogs.
2. Skim milk could not be econom-
ically fed to fattening hogs unless it
was product which could not be
otherwise utilized.
3. 1t required an average AZ pounds
of shelfed corn to produce one pound
of pork during an average period of
four weeks, or one bushel produced
1891 pounds.
4. Requires AZ pounds of corn
meal to produce one pound of pork,
or one bushel of corn made into meal
and fed will produce 1874 pounds of
pork.
$. When dry, shelled corn is more
economical than cornmeal to feed fat
tening hogs.
6. 1t required 7lk pounds or one
bushel of ground oats to produce one
pound of pork when fed with equal
parts by weight of corn meal.
z. One bushel of corn meal is worth
nearly three bushels of oats as food
for fattening hogs.
s. Corn-fed pigs gained Az pounds
per week and ate about 81 pounds of
corn per 100 pounds of live weight.
o. Pork was produced during the
cold weather, with corn at 90 cents
per bushel, for less than cents per
pound.
10. Indian corn is the most econom-
zeal pork producing material during
the winter months in regions where ex-
tensively grown.-Cor. Market Basket.
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THE RECENT COTTON CROP.
1t is In Excess of tho Demands and There is
no Profit In 1t for the
Producer.

1t IL claimed that the present cot
ton crop is greatly in excess of the
worlds demand for the staple. If so,
it would seem the height of folly to
go and plant full crop of cotton the
coming year and thus pile up a still
greater excess. Would not farmers
be in better shape by Withholding
from the market say half of the pres
ent crop and let the hold-over take the
place of new crop next year? Such
procedure would allow consumption
to catch up with production, cause
prices to raise, and the farmer make
more money than by raising another
crop. 1t would give him an oppor-
tunity to raise full supply of provi-
sions and to rest his land. A manu-
facturer may find it best for a time
to run his works without n cent of
profit, or even at some loss, because
idle machinery deteriorates so rapid
ly. Not so with farm. Idleness inn
proves it; rest from the pillow allows
the land to accumulate humus and re-
cuperate its fertility. There is no
profit in cotton at present prices, and
if paying substitute can not be found
it is folly to raise more of it. With
some good paying substitutes for cot
ton and with the excess of the present
crop in their hands at the end of next
year, farmers would be on decidedly
rising ground. OF course great many
farmers could not withhold any of
their cotton; pressing demands may
force sale of their entire crop. But
there doubtless is large number of
farmers who could hold back large
portion of their crops, and all could
curtail the next years crop sufii-
GENTLY to raise the price of cotton to
a remunerative point. Now is the
time for farmers to think of these
things and plan accordingly. 1t is
certainly the height of folly to con-
tinue the extended cultivation of cot
ton under existing conditions-and
there is at present no encouraging
prospect of change in them.-Dixie
Farmer.
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piece embarked in the bow of the lead.

piece embarked In the DOW OF the ieaos
er's canoe.
The name of the leader was Lacobie,
and many q good canoe had he built
and sold to his white brothers, and
since the time of this story he has
clipped a paddle on the Thames and
sung Malis5et songs to the ladies of the
queens court and has taken away many
shillings from lords and dukes.
| But at this time Lacobie was quiet,
undiscovered" Indian, content with
$50 for the building of canoe.
The four bark hunters found the
rapids full and the waters swift. They
advanced slowly, and it was not until
the second day that they reached one
of those clumps of virgin birches of
which Antoine had spoken. They land
ed on a gradual bank clothed with
wild vines, and set to work briskly with
their knives stripping the bark from
the trees in great sheets.
The comradeship of these men raised
Antoine's spirits. Life seemed good
again, with its songs, its work, its
great campfires, and always the dash
ing river. His nights were full of
sleep and peaceful dreams. Fear had
slid away like shadow.
1t was not long before bark was
gathered in such quantity that the two
canoes would hold no more. The cargo
was made up in great rolls and bound
about with wattles of willow. 1t was
then nicely slowed amidships of the
trail craft. The voyagers took their
places one morning before sunrise, and
the current bore them swiftly away.
No need of using the spruce poles
now, the paddles had scarcely to be
lifted. Forests of spruce and groves
of waking naples slid by like green
shadows in dream. Water fowl rose,
with wilding cries, as the canoes sped
down upon them. Red deer and Carl
bou were startled at their drinking
pools. The cynical, FURNISHED king
fisher followed them with elfish laugh
ter. Rare trout leapt and the sun
touched their colored sides till they
cleaned like jewels. The first of the
early flies tempted the silver salmon a.
the rapids foot, and all day they drifted
and sang, the soul of the spring of the
north was in their hearts and her face
was before their eyes.
"Ah! this is good" cried Antoine
from Lacobie's canoe, and straightway
he made what he could read of it into
a song.
When evening came upon them they
had covered May miles.
LET us build our fires on this soft spit
of sand, where the vines of the wild
grape hang over the bank" said La
oobie.
So, with fine skill like that of .
rapier player, he swerved his canoe
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Harry-Say, old man, I'm in a hor-
rible fix.
Fred-What's up?
'Ive gone and got engaged to two
girls. How the dickens am / going to
get out of it?"
oh, that's easy enough. just con-
trive to get them together so that they
can compare notes. Chicago Evening
New&
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when the French Pre.ident Travel.

When the French President Travels
The French president travels free OF
the railways during his official tour in
France, but when the return journey is
concluded, his secretary calculates what
it would have cost if paid for at reg
ular rates, and this sum is handed over
TO be distributed among the poorest
paid Of the railway men.-NtHtA
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Can You Solve This Pua.le yerse'

Can You Solve This Puzzle Serses
"A simple go-between am l.
Without a thought of pride:
/ part the gathered thoughts Of men,
And literally divide.
set the soul of Shakespeare free,
To Millions thoughts give liberty.
Bid Sidney speak with freer speech.
Let Spenser sing and Taylor preach
Though through all learning swift giides
No wisdom doth with me abide"
If you can solve the foregoing, and send
the correct answer to George II. Heatiord,
General Passenger Agent, Chicago, Milwar
kee & st. Paul Railway, Old Colony Build.
ing. Chicago, together with two-cent
stamp, he will send you what it calls for.
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Mr.. Oldchap-"Are you interested in fos-
sils, Miss Gushley!" Miss Gushley--Oh-
er-this is so udden!"-Tit-Bits
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It's always hard to please man whs
doesn't know what he wants.-Chicago
Daily News.
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Biscuit making as practiced by some WON
en- is hard work.-Chicago Daily News.
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The politician who cannot lie may as well
be out of the world.-SpanishP roverb.
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Hoods p ps>iiia

Americas Greatest Medicine Price Hs
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Hood's pile cure all Liver his. 2Scents
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He who wants mule without fault must
walk on soot.-Spanish Proverb.
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As it certainly cures it, st. Jacobs Oil u
The Master Cure for rheumatism.
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Are YOU bruised? Use St. Jacobs Oil and
You won't be long. Shortest way
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Randolph has stayed cured for six years.
The idea that Asthma is incusable because
physicians generally can do no more than
give temporary relief, is most deplorabls
error. The use of symptom drugs is so
universal. and their failure so inevitable.
that people are slow to believe that the dis
ease can be cured at all. But DR.. p. Harold
Hayes. OF Buffalo, N. T., quotes hundreds
and even thousands Of cases from his prac-
tice similar to the above.
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Sharp Pains

OdrIInB lFouf 9ue punt % auovilofS sum
swollen joints, inflammation, intense SUI
fering, are characteristics of rheumatism
All these painful symptoms are cured by
Hoods Sarsaparilla which purifies the blood
and nentralizes the acid which IL the cause
of rheumatism. Why continue 10 suffer-
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Halls Family Pills are the best.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-12-06
THE SOUTHERN MAGAZINE.

The November number OF the South
ern Magazine, published at Manassas
is on our table. Among its contents,
all of which are exceptionally good We
notice the comprehensive paper by
Colonel John P. Thomas, State Histor-
ian Of South Carolina, on calhoun
Theory of Government" also Professor
Stones paper on "Soms Astronomer
Questions of To-day" These papers
have solid merit and value.
The paper on Father Ryan, Poe
Priest, is continuation OF series O
papers, critical and biographical, OF
Southern authors. This series will b'
continued through the coming year ant
will contain such we'll known names al
Thomas Nelson Page, Joel Chsndle
Harris, James Lane Allen, Frank l
Staunton. Mrs. Margaret j. Preston
Henry TimrQd, Willism Gilmore Simm
and others.