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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-21
AMERICAN MACHINERY.

There was shipped from East Berlin,
Ct, few days ago, a train load, com
prising about twenty-seven cars. of
structural material from the works of
the Berlin Iron Bridge company. con-
signed to the United States commission
at Paris, France. This material will
constitute a very important element in
the American exhibit at the Paris ex-
position. 1t is for the steel framework
OF a machine shop, to be used exclu-
siVely by the American exhibitors of
iron and woodworking machinery at
the Paris exposition of 1900.
The building will be SAB feet long and
n feet wide. 1t will be constructed of
American products and fabricated en-
tirely in this country, shipped on
United States transport, erected by
American mechanics, who will go to
Paris and put up the building in place
complete, ready for exhibition. This
structure, from foundation to spire, in
Guiding all the machinery, equipment
and everything within the walls, will
be an American exhibit manufactured
by Americans, showing American ma
chinery in practical operation.
Our American machine builders are
reaching out very successfully for for
eign trade-the department reports
show that the increase in this class
of export has been very large in the
past two years, and is increasing This
American machine shop at the Paris
exposition Of 1900 will give foreigners
an opportunity to see all classes of
American machinery in practical OPP
Grafton, and the United States commits
sion has adopted most practical
method for advancing the interests of
American mechanics and American
machine builders.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-21

pie line of industry that has not all it
can do right now, we have not heard
of it, and it is notorious fact that
in all lines of iron and machinery the
factories cannot keep up with their or
ders.
We were told by the Chicago platform
that the gold standard would empower
ish the people," The prompt payment
of their bills to retail grocers and other
tradesmen, the crowds that attend the
theatres, the unprecedentedly heavy
purchases of dry goods and of books,
and innumerable indications on every
hand, go to show that the masses of
the people were never so prosperous as
now.
We were told by the Chicago platform
that the gold standard would result in
a fall in the prices of commodities pro-
duced by the people" Compare the
market quotations Of today with those
of 1896 before the people felt sure that
the gold standard would stick, and note
the differences in prices of products of
the farm, mine and mill.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-21
JOHN BULL LEARNING.

John Bull is learning. The order is
sued by Gen. Methuen, that all officers
in his corps shall so dress as to be in
distinguishable from the men they
command, indicates not only that the
British are coming to entertain high
respect for Boer craftsmanship, but
that they are willing to put pride in
their pocket for the sake of lengthen-
ing their lives.
The English have ever been fond of
making marks of themselves. But for
their shining scarlet, the minute men
at Lexington would have done less
deadly execution. 1t took many a hard
campaign in India and Egypt before
Tommy Atkins was allowed to wear
clothes fitted to his environment. Time
was when Highland regiments were
made to swelter in the Soudan under
the bearskin hats which constituted an
important feature of their bizarre uni
form.
But all that is changed. The troops
in South Africa have eschewed scarlet
and have donned the khaki. But that
officers should doff swords, medals and
shoulder straps, that is the browning
sacrifice.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-21
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER FL, 1899.
IONIGHT'S CAUCUSES.

In each of the odd numbered wards
tonight, two common councilmen are to
be placed in nomination, and one in
each of the even wards. Besides these.
each ward will nominate one candidate
for the school committee for the term
of three years, and a republican ward
committee of three members for the
term of one year. Delegates will be
chosen to the municipal convention
which is to be held at republican head
quarters November 9th, and each eau
Gus is asked to vote upon the question
of an increase in the membership of
the ward committee from three to FIVE
members
This question of the increase of the
size of the ward committee is one which
has been before the people for some
time. The city committee at its meet
ing on Monday night voted not to in
crease the membership to five, but to
insert clause calling for the express
sion of the voters on the question. Re
publican party leaders are divided in
their opinion of the merits or dement's
of such a change. 1t must appear evil
dent to every fair minded voter, how
ever, that in a city the size of Wor-
cester, where the republican predomi-
nance is so strong, a working body
of 40 members is none too large for the
work which has TO be done each year
Especially is this true in a presidential
year like the one upon which we are
about entering. If, however, the COM
mittee is to be increased, the new mem
bers, as well rs the old, ought to be
the very best men in the party who are
willing to give their time and attention
to the work in hand. They should be
men of influence in the community and
banded together into a committee Of
this kind, ought to WELD mighty power
in the councils of the party. They
ought to have hand in the selection
of candidates for municipal office, and
should so map out the work and con-
duct the succeeding campaigns that
there would be no fear of defeat in any
section of the city.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-21
DUTY OF REPUBLICANS.

Every loyal republican in Worcester
has a duty to perform this evening,
which should be given first considera-
ton. Caucuses for the nomination of
municipal officers are to be held in the
various wards, and if the best candi-
dates are to be chosen to represent the
city next year, every republican must
do his share toward nominating repre-
sentative men.
1t will be of no use to bemoan the re-
suit of the caucuses tomorrow morning
if you do not yourself attend the prima-
ries. 1t is the lack of attention to this
duty in the past that has allowed weak
candidates to be nominated and if this
thing is repeated tonight, the voter will
have no one but himself to blame as the
result Here is where the caucuses
are to be held:
Ward Easement of classical high
school, Maple street.
Ward 2-Burrwood hall, so Belmont
street
Ward 3-Police station, Waldo street
Ward Award ROOM Ledge street
school house
Ward horticultural hall, IS Front
street.
Ward 6-Pilgrim hall, Gardner and
Main streets.
Ward 7-Continental hall, Foster and
Main streets.
Ward S-Association hall, Elm street.
The caucuses are held for the purpose
of electing delegates to the municipal
convention to be held on Thursday; ia
nominate candidates for the school
committee, for the common council, and
for the ward committee. In addition
to this, each caucus will be asked to
vote upon the much-mooted question
of the increase in the size of the city
committee. 1t is important that every
voter attend the primaries in order that
a full expression of the will of the citi-
zens may be had on these important
questions.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-21
COL. POPE, PROMOTER.

Col. Pope is one of the most active
promoters in his line in the country.
Here, after all the labors attendant
upon this first proposition for bicycle
combine had fallen through, he turns
up and succeeds in forming the Nation
al Cycle and Automobile Company at
Toronto, Canada. 1t will control the
greater part of the Canadian bicycle
trade and secure a large share of the
rapidly increasing automobile trade of
the dominion. Aside from this, the
syndicate has secured the absolute con-
troll of the E. and d. Bicycle and Type
setting Machine Company of Windsor,
a most successful concern, the Cristy &
Weyler Saddle companies and a num-
Der of small but successful Canadian
cycle works. The capital is $780, 900.
The syndicate has secured a most in
fuential and extensive European con-
nection and arrangements have been
completed for the erection of immense
factories.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-21
LOBBY ON B. & A. LEASE.

The Springfield Republican expresses
a fear that the lobbyists will get in
some of their deadly work at the legis-
lature on the Boston and Albany lease
and that opposition to it is to be feared
outside of the legitimate DIRECTORS. It
says:
"Unless our general court has changed
greatly in character within a year, we
must look for the appearance of a
striking opposition whose high
grounded objections on behalf of the
public welfare will melt away quickly
for personal consideration. The peo-
pie should keep sharp eye on Beacon
hill this winter. There is not only the
possibility of corruption in this bust
ness, but the possibility that the state S
rights of purchase and control may be
voted away
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-21
SAVE YOUR SYMPATHY.

Filipino martyrs are getting an album
dance of kindly sympathy from certain
quarters, but the native aboriginal
American who lives at peace on his
reservation excites not even the most
chronic of reformers to Mysteries. Yet
the report of Commissioner Jones laws
bare in all their rascality the criminal
devices by which these wards of the
nation are being fleeced by unscrupu-
lous agents. The red men, when in an
effort to right his many wrongs, he
rises up in revolt, is far filter subject
for sympathy than the chocolate -hued
Tagalog whose only cause of complaint
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-21
The GOLD STANDARD.

Events and the development of condi-
tons have afforded better arguments
in behalf of the gold standard than any
that were put forth during the cam
paign of 1896, and there We're a great
many very convincing speeches made
in it's behalf then. We were told that
the election of Mckinley would fasten
the gold standard upon the country, and
this is the only prediction of the silver
orators that has come true. AS soon
as Bryan was defeated the business
world understood that the currency and
credits of the United States would rest
on a gold basis for at least four years.
and probably for all time.
We were told by the Chicago platform
that the gold standard would pros
trate industry" If there is any es-
tablished factory in any legitimate sta
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-21
TRIM TREES IN MAY.

Christopher Clarke of Northampton,
Mass, writes TO the Springfield Repub-
lican, Nov. 81, as follows:
In an interesting letter published in
your paper of the 18th. stating the best
time to cut trees for the endurance Of
the lumber, I fear some of your read
ers may be misled by it as to the best
Tune to trim trees for their life and
growth. From long experience in the
care of both fruit and shade trees.
have found that the best time to do this
work is after the leaves are fuIlv
formed, and the tree, if fruit tree. has
blossomed From the middle of the
month of May to the second week in
June is without question the best time
TO trim. No trimming of trees should
be done in the winter, especially of
1rult trees, not even what seem to be
dead branches, if the portion of the
limb where it joins the trunk of the
tree is still sound -
In apple orchards, when a portion Of
the limbs bear fruit in the year Won are
cutting off the branches, and will not
the next year, a serious loss of fruit
is the result. By waiting until the tree
mas blossomed. many of the limbs can
be saved to bear fruit on the odd wears
The principal reason for trimming in
way ana early June, however, Is that
the growth of the bark that is to close
up the wounds especially when large
iimps are cut off is very rapid, while
those cut off in winter, midsummer. au-
tumn or early spring do not heal over
at all, or very poorly, and the life OF
the tree is very much shortened.
All the suckers that grow at the foot
of the tree and in the limbs should also
be kept off entirely, as they act like
ieeches, taking the life blood out of the
trees. Whenever these sucker limbs
are allowed to remain, you soon find
dead branches, and afterward a dead
tree. There are orchards all over New
ENGLAND that are ruined by not cutting
Off the suckers, and the orchard, That Is
OFTEN the best paying portion Of the
farm, is destroyed Scr
Christopher Clarke.
Northampton, Nov. II, 1899. als
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-21
WHIMSICALITIES.

A young man about town went into a
cafe the other day, and instead of or
dering everything on the menu, as the
waiter seemed TO expect, called simply
for a glass of buttermilk
"a what?" asked the waiter, unable
to believe his ears.
"a glass of buttermilk, I said"
The walters glance of amazement
slowly developed into one Of scorn and
disgust, and he bawled out:
"Buttermilk for one! Make it strong;
the mans weak!"-Memphis Scimitar.
Don't you have horror of lending
books"
mo, I haven't any horror of lending
books, but have horror of not get
ting them back again. "-Chicago Rec
ord.
Wife-Oh! John, I didn't expect you
home to lunch. We have nothing but
German sausage in the house"
Husband Well, being hungry, I'm
prepared for the wurst.-Catholic Stan
dard and Times.
"They say several of those fremen
are good musicians
Indeed? Then I suppose when they
are throwing water on a fire they play
with expression. philadelphia Bulle-
tin.
Fuddy-Are you fond of reading
aloud?
Duddy-Not since I heard what other
people thought of it.-Boston Tran
script.
Has Briggs any fads?"
zone. He's a devoted ornithologist."
"An ornithologist?"
yes. He's an expert on larks and
swallows, and next morning invariably
looks like a billed owl.
Plain Dealer.
Why he loved Wagner-"Who is your
favorite composer asked the young
woman.
Well" answered Mr.. Blykens, so
far as I am able to judge, my favorite
composer is Wagner"
Wagner"
Eyes, 1 love Wagner. l don't profess
to know much about him, but 1 am as
sured on competent authority that he
never wrote any of these rag time tunes
for the street pianos to play.
ington Star.
Jaggles-Why were they called an
amateur lynchlng party?
Waggles-Because they lynched an
amaman.-Judge
Throw away the head?" repeated the
cannibal potentate in extreme irrita-
ton. Certainly not. Serve it with
green's! How do you suppose"
He sampled the picked trotters
THAT l am going to make both ends
meat ?"-New York Press.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-21
MET THE EMPEROR.
Or. Brady Says the Kaiser is Not Half
Bad Fellow.


The second illustrated lecture in the
Sun series was given last evening at
Grace Methodist church by Rev. DR..
James Boyd Brady. The subject was,
Germany and her richer river than the
Rhine" A series of views of Paris were
given first, DR.. Brady saying that
French and German history were so in
tertwined that he felt it not out of
place to give a description of France
when the lecture was announced to be
on Germany. AT the conclusion of Dr.
Bradys remarks on Paris, the hymn
Nearer, my God, to thee" was sung
by the audience, and the lecture proper
began. When the picture of the present
emperor of Germany was thrown on the
screen, DR.. Brady took occasion to say
that the view of Kaiser William as ex-
pressed in Newspaper twaddle and
nonsense" was not a correct one. He
personally had seen the kaiser on a trip
to Norway some time ago, and there
had an opportunity to personally meet
him, and he said that the kaiser was
man much given to prayer and of a
tender nature.
In the lecture on Germany, reference
was made to the reformation, which DR.
Brady compared to a river greater than
the Rhine.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-21
AMERICAN HUMOR.
The Works of Ward, Nye and Twain
Treated in a Lecture.

At Trinity church last evening, Leon
H. Vincent gave his second lecture in
his course, taking as his subject
American humorists." He treated
principally of ARENAS Ward, Bill Nye
and Mark Twain. He especially en-
phasized the point that the newspaper
was the school of the American humor-
list. There are several characteristics
of American humor. The first is ex-
aggeration. He used for illustration,
the story told by Benjamin Franklin
about the cod swimming up the St.
Lawrence river, and from thence to the
Great lakes, in order that there might
be cod fishing in fresh waters.
Gravity is another characteristic. The
humorist does not laugh himself; he
makes others laugh. Irreverence is
another, not in religious matters, but
in the feeling of youth for old age, the
new world for the old with ruins and
history, but with uncomfortable homes.
Audacity Is another characteristic The
speaker then gave an account of the
three best known American humorists.
and read selections from their writ
ings.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-21
BRAVE MEN FALL

Victims to stomach, liver and kidney
troubles as well as women, and all
feel the results in loss of appetite, pois-
ons in the blood, backache nervousness,
headache and tired, listless, rundown
feeling. But there's no need to feel like
that. Listen to ]. w. Gardner, Idaville,
Ind. He says: Electric Bitters are just
the thing for man when he is all run
down and don't care whether he lives
or dies. 1t did more to give me new
strength and good appetite than any
thing 1 could take. I can now eat any
thing and have a new lease on life. :"
Only so cents, at Brewer & Co.'S drug
store. Every bottle guaranteed.
A man can't stand everything a doctor
gives, try
CARRIERS LITTLE LIVER PILLS.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-21

cradle song by Bach. Miss Claudia
Rondeau sang a solo.
Part second of the program was oc-
cupied with Rotations by Miss Mon
dor and Mr.. Benoit; a solo, with violin
obligato, by Miss Maria Lindstrom, who
made very favorable impression, and
a vocal solo by Harpin. A trio for
strings, played by Messrs. Cloutier,
Brand and Fournier, and string quar-
tette concluded the program.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-21
ATTACHMENT FOR SALARY.

John ]. Grace brought action against
James II. Whittle, proprietor Of the
Cleveland Machine works. Yesterday
ad damnum $500. P. J. Sweeney was mi
in as keeper. Later, White filed a bond
to appear in the central district court
on Dec g. The action was brought to
recover for alleged wages due the plain
tiff. John B. Ratigan appears for the
plaintiff
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-21
NEW NAVAL PROGRAM.

1t is announced that the naval pro-
gram for 1900 contemplates no new bat
tleships, but an increased number of
protected cruisers. This is in line with
Capt. Mahan's pet theory that given
amount of ship tonnage should be di-
vided into the greatest number of
ships consistent with thorough effect
iveness, thereby affording our coast de-
lenses the largest possible number of
floating forts.
1t is also interesting to note that the
present tendency of naval architecture
is to build protected cruisers almost as
large as battleships were a few years
since. The battleship of the future
will be a veritable leviathan.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-21
MCDONALD RETURNS.

William j. Mcdonald, manager of the
Olympia theatre, on Mechanic street.
who disappeared so suddenly a short
time ago, is back in Worcester. Mr.
Mcdonald very truly says that tongues
will wag in Worcester at the slightest
proVoeation, but he intends to go about
his business regardless of the presence
Of the man with the hammer,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-21

After century of interment, Capt,
John Paul Jones is still dubbed a pi-
rate by the London press 1t would be
hard to prove that Jones was any more
of a freebooter than Raleigh, Drake
and other of Englands proudest naval
heroes, but that does not alter the case
in English eyes. The old grudge is
kept alive in spite of the recently es-
tablished entente between the Anglo
Saxon nations.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-21

New York will be an unpopular port
for sea-going rodents, hereafter. The
health officers have discovered that
rats are the chief cause of the spread
of disease, and on all ships which ar
rive with contagious disease on board,
they must die.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-21
APRONS AND NEcKTIEs.
Worcester Grange Entertains Its
Friends in Red Mems Hail.

Last evening the Worcester grange
gave an apron and necktie party in Red
Mems hall. After the sale of aprons and
ties, the members adjourned to the
banquet hall, to enjoy box supper.
The rest of the evening was spent in
playing whist.
The committee of arrangements in
Guided the following ladies' Mrs. A. D.
Flagg, Mrs e. M. Flagg, Mrs. Fannie
Bohds Mrs. II. E. Lowell, Mrs. F. A.
Harrington, Mrs. M. Allen.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-21
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INCORPORATED 1892

glecting humor for well-meant kind
ness
The dog seeker told his friend Bill to
Keep his eyes open for medium sized
dog. Friend Bill works nights, and
reaches home about o'clock every
morning, unless business prevents. In
one Of his early morning rambles Bill
located critter sprawled out in the
corner drug store, and, borrowing some
rope, he tied the dog, while he went in
search Of food. The dog was rawboned,
awkward, and had all the earmarks of
mongrel 'procliVities but he would evil
IDENTIFY suit Bills purpose
The dog was fed lightly, and holding
back for more, Bill had hts strength
taxed in dragging the critter over the
sidewalks to his friends and his own
room. When the kindly disposed young
man awoke he found the homeliest dog
that his eyes has ever rested upon, tied
to the bedpoSt Bill was aroused, and
an explanation was demanded.
The rumpus ended when the dog was
booted out of the front door, but with
the reign of peace came a still hunt for
a lone room, and Bill is now installed
where friends never heap acts of kind
ness upon him.
The pastor of little country church
was very ILL., On Sunday the flock as
sembled at the church to get some It'd
lngs of the condition of their beloved
pastor There was a placard upon the
door: Brother White has passed to
heaven at 1890 o'clock"
1t seemed, however, that the news of
his death was premature, but in the af-
ternoon the clerk of the parish posted
this addendum: cat o'clock Brother
White had not reached heaven, but Is
expected every minute"
Rev DR.. Scott in his evening sermon
of last Sunday told two good stories by
way of Illustration of the failure of
some mcn to reach the true conception
of a great truth or high ideal There
was colder in the army during the
civil war who, while good fighter
was impossible to reach in a Christian
way. Rev. Joseph Twitchell, a chaplain
in the regiment, often tried to reach
the man, without avail One day the
soldier was asking Mr.. Twitchell as to
the probable movements of the army.
What do you think Gen. Mcclellan
is going to dor 81 do not know" was
the chapla1n's reply. We'll, Secretary
Stanton knows doesn't he?" 81 do not
believe he knows" well. President
Lincoln knows?" ct do not believe he
knows" Then, thinking there was a
chance TO reach the mans spiritual ma
ture the chaplain said solemnly. "But
there is one who knows" ooh, YES. YOU
mean Gen. Scott" was the quick reply
of the soldier
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-21

So they are sending twelve dozen
plum buildings to the British army in
the Transvaal. Oh, the fearful hor-
rors of these modern methods of war
fare!
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-21

Mrs. Aguinaldo's fall and winter re-
ception season has been seriously in
terfered with by those thoughtless gem
tlemen who captured a dozen barrels of
her clothing.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-21

1t may be true that automobiles will
in time take the place of the horse al
together. But they will never be able
to fill the same bill as the mule does
in modern warfare