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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-30
CLOSE OF BARRE FAIR.
Record Breaking Crowd and
Some Fine Racing the
Features.

Barre, Sept 29.-Never' before in the
history of the Barre Fair Association has
there been such a crowd in single day
as there was today, there being 1000
present, even the record of the previous
day being surpassed. No accidents hap
pened to mar the success of the day.
There were many strangers ON the
grounds. and the number of fakirs pres
ent is said to be in excess of that in at
tendance at any.of the other cattle shows
annual dinner was so large that accom-
modatfons could not be found for all.
Some fine rigs We're driven around the
track in the parade, including a stag
party in the tally-ho from Athol, which
won first prize at Brattleboro. o. A
Kelley's tally-ho, with four fine gray
horses.
The track was very heavy, making it
difficult to break any record. Two horses
were protested this afternoon-Leon NJ
the bay gelding owned by Leon Moran
OF East Brooktield, and Hal Brown, owned
by w. c. Ripley of North Grafton. The
following IS the result Of today racing;
2:4O CLASS-PURsE, 800.
+Leon NJ, Moran Cast Brookfield). /
McAleer, CHI e., McAleer (Vcofces-
Pe te r., b. M, Dwinei cBarrej... 8
Carlson, br. m, Ellsworth (Barre). 4
Redshed, b. g., Mullens (Worcester) 6 2 2
DR.. Cleaves, b. g., Whitney Winch
sLeon M. was protested.
Time. 2:S41a, 2:31, 1882
2SO CLASS-PURSE 5000.
Hal Brown Cw. C. Ripley, North
Miss - Alice lNhS br. m. George F.
Flint Flint Of Wineshendon1 ,...;;ss..I. 2 Z 4
Houghton Of Worcesterl 80. 5 s
Morrelle of Brookfeld.. .....,... 8 4 Q 2
Ed Wilkes, b. g. Of. ]. Sinclair
Il Time me2 2:s7 s,25. 2:2ii 2:2iK
2:22 CLASS, FOR PURSE OF 5000.
Longshot, gr. h. &c. s. Ken
George ..................,... dis
ParRyiiis Prince. Big. CThomas .
Blanchard Palmer. 2 i 1 1
Tom H, b. m. "a. Cowee,
West Boylston) .u....a.,... 4 A s
Bell, b. m. &c. Akers, Charlton
Time, IA ii::asii, ia, ss::iiS, s25. .
FREE-FOR ALL-PURSE OF $500.
Peter Turney, br g. "a. B.
Brunell, Worcester. ......1 3 50 2
Chico, b. g. John Swan
Rsdbird b. 6. n. j, Sinclair,
WEBSTER '.......................2
Prince Lavalard, gr. h. (E. C.
Swan, .Athol) ..:.............. S12 8 8
Time, 2:211a 2:1sA, S;2iA. 2:2o 2:21.
In this race Peter Turney met with hard
luck; He ran over q. dog In the first heat
In the second start he broke and became
unmanageable, throwing his driver of
the sullty. By a decision of Judge Hill, he
was set back. The men presiding IN the
judges stand today were W. w. hin of
North Brookheld, G.. G. Cook Of Orange
and DR.. Boyd OF North BrooRfleid. VIII
liam Loughman Of Barre acted as assist
ant.
The annual cattle show ball In Williams
Hall was grand success Many were at
the concert and listened to the fine music
ira. James Carney, tho chief marshal of
t9e t.aah aesaa. 81 a2oE .MEsotoE. The bal.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-30
FELL FROM A STAGING.
A Carpenter Carried to the City Hos
pital Badly Bruised.

Fred P. Holmes, 81 years of age, a
carpenter by trade, and living at the
Maple House, fell from a staging yes
terday morning, and was severely in
jured. He was at work on a house at
the corner of West and Elm streets, and
fell distance of more than 20 feet. Be
sides sustaining severe bruises on the
body, he sprained his right foot, and it
was thought that he might have re-
ceived internal injuries beside. Last
night he was resting comfortably, but
will be confined to the house for some
time.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-30
The Hotel Man

Did you ever hear the story about the
man who bought out a hotel? 1t had
been represented to him as very profita-
Die Investment, but he had owned it
week before he had a single customer.
me customer was a travelling man, who
stayed over night, and when he came
Io, pay his bill the landlord charged him
SlO Great Scott said the traveller,
well" said the landlord, you are the
only person who has been here for a week,
and, as must make living out of some
body, and as
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-30
There is Nobody

else around, I've got to make it out of
you" Think this story over; there is a
who are doing a good business, and not
WITH those who must make a LIVING
OUT OF YOU. We have 10 offices in diff
ferent sections of the country; we are
advertising for business all the time, and
we have enough business so that we
haven't got to make living out of you"
On the other hand, we are always glad to
the order, you will get good service.
Wheat looks like a purchase; S25 will
margin 1000 bushels. Send for our free
book explaining.
BOWnTd lrONhg < IN So. Wall ST., New York
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HONdd CROSBY Z Co.. & 6 %a SIS s.! AsT s5 s

was filled to overflowing, and was some
what uncomfortable on account of the
mittee is that a large sum has been
cleared. The hotels and boarding houses
did land office business, and accommo-
dations could not be given to all who
sought them.
The National tribune., 1899-02-02
HRMY IND NAVY GOSSIP.

The work OF reducing the military forces
of the United States to peace basis is
progressing slowly but steadily The 6sth
n. Y. is the only one of the vo I'M
teer regiments recently selected fCr hon
orable discharge that will be nUsters d
out at its home station. The others will
all be mustered out at their present sta
tionS in the South.
One OF the first things called to the
attention OF the South Carolina Legis-
lature upon it's assembling for its annual
session was the heroic conduct in the
war with Spain of Lieut.. Victor Blue, of
the Navy who halls from Marion.
In order that suitable recognition may
be made of his services on Cuban shores
a bill was offered directing the selection
and purchase OF handsome sword, for
presentation to him.
Chief Naval Constructor Hichborn has
made a statement showing the progress OF
work on naval vessels under construction
from which it appears that the Kearsarge
and Kentucky, at Newport News, are com
pleted 81 and 70 per cent, respectively.
The Alabama is 76 per cent. completed,
the Illinois is 81 per cent. completed and
the Wisconsin rs per cent. The builders
Of the Maine, Missouri and Ohio have not
yet made much progress in the cOnstruc-
ton OF those battleships, though they
have made preparations for laying the
keels. The cruiser Albany, launched
few days ago, Will be delivered TO this
Government on May 1.
Gov. Theodore Roosevelt, of New York,
formerly Colonel OF the list y. S. Vol Cav.
Trough Riders, will receive the brevet of
Brigadier-General of Volunteers for gal
liant and meritorious conduct in the Santi-
ago campaign, provided the Senate con-
firms his nomination by the President.
Gov ItOosevelt's name is included in a
long list of nearly 500 officers who have
been recommended by the Army Brevet
Roa ri
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on, and ONeil could not see that sh
paid the slightest attention to the storm
ing guns on the nights.
| There was ciatter of hoofs near him
and when he turned he saw that tn
General and his staff had ridden up. Tn,
light OF a fire showed his face pale ant
anxious. "Old Porter has sent down hi,
best gunboat TO recapture the lndianOl;
and the Queen" he heard the Genera
| say.
"And she will do 1t, too" the Office
addressed said; ":he batteries haven
in little while; they've not got steam up
10 either fight or run away. They are
at her mercy"
At this moment a messenger on pant
| ing horse dashed up and handed an en-
velope 10 the General, who tore it hastily
open and said: Gen. PembertOn orders
both the captured boats TO be blown up
before they fall into the hands of the
enemy. Colonel, gallop down and have
the order executed
The officer sank the rowels of his spurs
deep into his horses TANKS and rode
away into the darkness. The fiery gun
boat was sweeping on with irresistible
power, but as she came up opposite to
where O'Neil was two stunning explO
sions shook the land and water, and in
the directions Of the captured boats two
columns of fire shot up towards the sky,
carrying great sheets OF planking and
fragments Of timber. O'NeiI went ba ok to
his quarters, and was soon wrapped in
profound sleep.
When he woke in the morning he heard
voices behind his cabin discussing the
events of the night.
"They do say that was the most con
founded blunder that ever was made"
"NO' Why; why sol" s.
why, that wasn't no gunboat at all.
Il trJpL anf
hit did take in the jinirels fur every cent
they'S wuth."
Nor Why, wat sort NV a trick wuz
hit7"
why, that ere was only a makebe
lieve gunboat. Them Yankees tuck an
ole coal barge an fixed il up with duck
an canvas an SIGH like. Them smoke
stacks wuz only pork barrels set one on
top of other end fur end. They warn't
nobody aboard Nv 'er, an not even boss
pistol in the way Nv guns"
sham
eyes; but that amt all by Jug full.
Them fellers up ter Headquarters got so
skeered wen they seed 'er pass, they
sent orders ter blow up both gunboats we
tuck frum the Yankees, an hit war done.
Then 't'war found 'twar a sham gunboat,
an another order came not ter do it. But
it war too late then-both boats had been
blowed higher nor Gilderoy's kite"
Wall, somebody'll git purity lively court
martialin' fur this, won't they"
Mighty sure. You never said truer
thing in the hull course Nv yer life"
1t was Just as the rebels had stated
The officers in Vicksburg became panic
stricken when they saw the bogus boat
float past, and they sent an order for the
instant destruction OF the captured gun
boats, which was promptly obeyed just
before another order was received counter
the former order.
The chagrin of the rebels at their in
ordinate dipping by the mock gunboat
was overwhelming. They had made
themselves very merry over the many
failures Of Gen. Grant to reduce their
city. or even to get a foothold for the
opening of a successful campaign against
it. The danger to the army perched upon
the marrow levee of being submerged by
the flooding of the great river. the re-
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as about to leave Indiana to practice law
in New York, and thinks to introduce
himss II favoral ly to the Mugwump ele-
ment in that city.
Col Benz. F. Marsh, of Illinois, showed
himself last week one OF the most ac-
complished debaters in the House He is
tall, OF severe cOuntenance, and has a
strong voice, which he uses very effect
lively. He succeeded in getting away
very beautifully with Col. Nichols Cox, of
Tennessee, who is "A terror to some OF the
weaker debaters. Col. Marsh served i'm
the "a Iii. Cav, rising to be Colonel of that
regiment, and carries four rebel bullets i'm
his body.
Gen. Chas. IT,. Grosvenor's speech was
easily the best, the most forceful and
the House last week. OF course, all the
"Aun tieS'-Johnson, OF Indiana, Cox, of
Tennessee, Carmack, of Tennessee. and
SO on, Jumped" him. but he always en-
Joys that sort OF thing, and handled them
with ease. One OF the telling things of
his speech was the description of Agui-
naido as the very worst kind of a man.
according to the New York standard, "be-
Cause he won't stay bought"
+4x
Ex-Gov. Francis, of Missouri was i'm the
city last week, and talked enthusiastic
ally of the prospect of st. Louis's great
celebration Of the Centennial Of the Louisi-
ana Purchase, in 1908. A fund of ST., 600,
600 will be raised, and it is hoped that
Congress will appropriate $780, 900 more.
The battlefield park bills now before
Congress provide for the establishment of
battlefield parks at Frederick sburg
Spottsylyania, charlottesville and the
Wilderness, in all to comprise some 1000
acres, and the measures have been re-
fcrred TO the Military Committees of both
Houses of Congress, to the Secretary of
War, and by him to Gen. Ludington
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Secretary Alger
has been requested by the committee of
The National tribune., 1899-02-02
CHAPTER LVI.

One night OfNeii was awakened by the
laundering of the guns in the batteries
He knew instantly that another Of our
boats was trying 20 run the batteries, and
he FASTENED with his guard as near the
river bank as he was allowed 10 go, tU
watch the exploit Ii was less expressive
on this side OF the river than the other.
He saw nothing of the fire-vomiting of
the circling batteries; he could only hear
their roar. Around him was n mob OF
excited men, running hither and thither,
discharging their muskets in impoIent
rage at d mountain OF darkness floating
slowly down the river. Ever and anon
this mountain would be rent with vivid
flashes as the beat fred her guns at her
ASSISTANTS on the banks. At last she
swept away into the night, the earth
ceased throbbing with the discharges oil
the artillery, and when all was quiet
O'Neil returned 10 bed, his heart so light
with the triumph of the gunbOat that he
could hardly keep from shouting out in
ecstasy.
In the morning the General visited him,
much depressed by the events OF the
night, and told him that the lndianola,
the most powerful gunboat the Yankees
had on the river, had gone down the
river, and that preparations for the ex-
petition would go on rapidly.
O'Neil schooled himself to receive this
message with an apparent sympathy with
its purport, and SO impressed the General
that the latter considerably enlarged
O'Neil's limits, but still maintained the
rigid prohibition against his communi-
eating with anyone. He and Stock met
several times daily, but only to look at
each other inquiringly and significantly.
few days later the General had joyful
news 10 impart. The Queen OF the West
had encountered a superior force oi Con-
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Water Armitale ard David Bronson
Chicago newspaper compositors; Patrick
O'NeI, an Sergeant vi Regu airs, given to
apt remarks and brave deeds; Karl Brent
man, a lovable German youth, ali enlist
after the Fail OF Fort Sumter. One Stock
q phiegmatie young man, who, despite
his stupid appearance, is quick-wItted
and an excellent maTksman, is in the
regiment, and becomes enc Of the group of
friends A set of toughs, one "Peory
among them also enlist and prove cow
boy, becomes IAN artiieryman. whose
dashing work secures him speedy pro-
motion. Dick Morgan, compositor, who
enteIs the rebel army, is met by the
comrades at various times. The File
soon get promotion, O'Neil becoming a
Lieutenant. Kari falls madiy in love With
a bewitching, fiery, contrary rebel girl.
They are with the a my operating against
Vicksburg. and in the preceding chapter
participate at Chicllasaw Bayou, where
Stock is shot. and the File do not see him
again when the army falls back. When
Col. Eilet, commanding the Queen OF the
West ram, runs among the r. bel boats in
the river to sink the vessel City of VickS-
burg, O'Neil, fearing for the fate of his
comrades, who are on beard, sets off to
find them as the Queen steams back. and
is captured by several rebels. He recog-
nlZes a former Il gulir Army officer in the
General commanding the rebe for eS into
whose camp he Is taken. The General
tries To win O'Neil over to the rebel side.
0'Neil agrees, insincerelv, of course, to
change his allegiance, and listens to a
plan by which a Union force may be
captured. o Neil finds Stock prisoner,
and at the rebel hospital.
The National tribune., 1899-02-02
DANGER IN SODA.
Serious Results Sometimes Fol-
low It's Excessive Use.

Common soda is all right in its place and
indispen sable in the kitchen and for cooking
and washing purposes. but it was never in
tended for a medicine, and people who use it
as such will some day regret it.
We refer to the common use of soda to
relieve heartburn or sour stomach, a habit
which thousands of people practice almost
daily and one which is fraught with danger;
moreover the soda only gives temporary relief
and in the end the stomach trouble gets
worse and worse.
The snda acts as a mechanical irritant to
the walls of the stomach and bowels, and
cases are on record where it accumulated in
the intestines, causing death by inhamma-
ton Or peritonitis.
DIR. HarlandsOn recommends as the safest
and surest cure for sour stomach tacId dys-
pepsia an excellent preparation sold by drug
giss under the name OF Stuarts Dyspepsia
Tablets. These tablets are large 20 grain
lozenges, very pleasant to taste and contain
the natural acids, pcptoncs and digestive ee-
ments essential to good digestion, and when
taken after meals they digest the food per-
fectly and promptly before il has time to fer
ment. sour and poison the blood and nervous
system.
DIR. Wuerth states that he invariably uses
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets in all cases Of
stomach deran nents, and finds them a GER
tain cure not only for sour stomach, but by
pr. mptly digesling tile food they create a
healthy appetite. increase flesh and strengthen
the action OF the heart and liver. They are
not a cathartic, but intended only for stomach
diseases and weakness. and will be found re-
liable in any stomach trouble except cancer
of the stomach. All druggists sell Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets at 50 cents per package.
A little book describing all forms OF
stomach weakness and their cure, mailed
free by addressing the F. A. Stuart Co. of
Marshall, Mich.
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will Me tongue has gained such power
by long practice that it's worse nor a
tame o. horses to hold. 1t makes me sc
toird by every ayvnin' that Oh fale as il
Ord been To wurruk on the Notifications.
Mother o. Moses! what a power o. things
DIVE got laid up to say when me spay Oh
| gifts freedom agin."
He made his walk take him past the
| HOSPITAL two or three times day, and
he was always certain OF seeing Stock on
| the eager lookout for him, no matter
| how long or irregular the intervals be-
| tween his visits. The intense meaning
they threw into their looks when there
was good news TO communicate was
wholly unnoticed by the guard lounging
along after ONeil, or the crowd OF languid
convalescents about the hospital.
O'Nen had studied the camp and the
habits of the guards pretty closely in
his perambula tons, and he was impa-
tiently awaiting Stocks regaining suifi
cient strength to assist him in putting
into execution a plan he had formed for
escape.
Stocks improvement was visible from
day to day, and it wouldn't be but little
while until he would be capable of MAX
ing the effort that would be demanded of
him. ONeil began to feel quite sOlicitous
as to what might happen on the Generals
return, and he decided to take the risk Of
Fastening matters.
: That afternoon. as ONeIi walked past
the hospital, Stock came out with a cob
pipe in his hand, evidently in search of
tobacco to fill it. He fumbled unsuc-
cessfully through all his own pockets, and
looked inquiringly around among those
standing near He caught the eye of
ONeiI, who tossed him small pouch of
and indicated by wave of
his hand that he should keep it.
Stock filled his pipe carefully, but when
ha1 nat ~
from his newly acquired store, he re-
pulsed him rudely, much to the surprise
of the rest, and lighting his pipe has
tened away out of sight
Once hidden from the view of the rest
he pulled from the pouch little piece OF
coarse paper concealed there. Upon it
we're some rude characters, evidently
scrawled with bit of dead coal taken
from the fireplace. Precipitation beaded
his brow as he puzzled over the hardly
Iegible tracing; his lips formed all the
probable letters of the alphabet in dumb
sympathy with the struggles OF eyes and
brain. At last ray of comprehension
his face. The scrawl read:
"Kape yer paled this mite"
He needed the Injunction. Going to
bed with the rest shortly after nightfall.
ne soon arose, under pretext of obtaining
4 drink of water, and passed out OF the
building to the spot he was accustomed
% be when ONeil went by. There he
waited anxiously for the next develop
nent.
ITO be eonfinued.)
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CHIT OF THE CORRIDORS.

It is understood that the business of the
House of Representatives is so far adj
vanced that il can easily be finished by
the expiration of the session on March d.
In addition to the appropriation bills that
have not yet been voted upon there are
three important matters awaiting the
action of the House-the bill TO organize
the Territorial Government of Hawaii, the
Army reorganization bill and the Near
aqua Canal bill The business Of the
Senate is very far behind, and so much
time is being occupied in attempting to
defeat the policy OF expansion that il may
be possible some of the appropriation
bills will fail, although the Senate has a
way OF finishing up a lot Of these bills
during the last few days OF the session.
Uf course, if one or more Of these bills fail,
or if the peace treaty is not acted upon,
on account OF dilatory tactics, there must
be an extra session.
The explanation given of Henry u.
JohnsOn's violent antagonism to expan-
sion is that it is a grandstand play fol-
business in the future. He is represented
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peated acknowledgements of the feet in the
tortuous bayous, and, above all, the
immense amount of labor squandered in
digging the useless canals, had been
fruitful themes upon which to exercise
the rebel wit.
Now the laugh was fearfully against
them. After getting possession OF two
gunboats by creditable courage and
strategy; after getting into their hands
weapons that might have been welded
10 the sore damage OF the Union forces,
they threw away all this advantage in a
panic of tfepidation produced by the APP
partition OF an old coal scow, fashioned
In to rude burlesque on gunboat.
The whole country was in guflaw,
and the rebel papers ridiculed and lee
tured all those responsible for the blum
der as sharply as it was prudent for
editors TO do in those days OF military
censorship OF the press.
O'Neil was especially fortunate III not
being called upon TO play the hypocrite,
for the General was SO dispirited by the
untoward turn OF events that he forgot
all about his prisoner for three whole
days, al the end of which time he was
summoned 10 appear at Headquarters at
Vicksburg, where he was detained nearly
a week.
As he was careful TO commit no indis-
ere ton, the rigidity OF the surveillance
over O'Neii relaxed sensibly from day to
day, and he was allowed to go pretty
much where he pleased inside of camp
limits. Still the prohibition against his
communicating with anybody was as
rigidly maintained, and SO well were the
consequences of this order understood
throughout the camp that no one dared
tempt him 10 err.
"Troth," he communed with himself,
one night before the fire, "this is new
expayrience in me loife. It's divil OF a
long holiday for me lower Jaw | can't
say that Oh fancy this runnin' a dafe and
dumb asylum all be mesilf Oh can't
stand it. II Olive got to kape it up
much longer Oi'll surely be a candidate
for strait jacket in Bedlam, SO Oh
The National tribune., 1899-02-02
Gen. Alger Testifies.

Gen. Alger appeared before the War In
vestigating Commission last week. Dur
ing his testimony he said that in the
earlier days of the war, with large body
to provide for, some defects were apparent.
IL was not because of a lack of funds, but
because it was impossible to handle
properly so large body of men on short
notice. Witness did not recall having re-
ceived during the war complaints in re-
gard to food furnished the Army. There
was shortage OF food at Santiago, not be-
cause there were no supplies, but be-
cause they could not be landed from the
ships. No old soldier, said the Secretary,
he believed, would make harsh criticism
of the. food furnished the Army under the
circumstances. He had never had any
cause during the war for complaint of any
officer.
"Did any report come to you Of any ir-
regularity or of any fraudulent practices
in the contracting for supplies furnished
to any department."