The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-16

while grand committee" composed
of members of the upper and lower
houses of parliament, investigate the
practicability Of ENGRAVING the tele-
phone service on the already allied pos
tai and telegraph systems. But au-
tumn will be far advanced before the
joint parliamentary committee will be
ready to submit its report, so there is
ample time for popular enlightenment
as to the whole question.
The approaching trial into the claims
of the Individual who says he is the
real heir to the dukedom of Portland,
one of the richest in Europe, bids fair
to rival in popular interest the famous
Tichborne case which dragged along
for years, enriching the lawyers and
disturbing the peace of mind of British
society to a most distressing degree. AS
to the case of Arthur Oreton, ample
money wherewith to fight his case
through the courts has been furnished
the present claimant. Whatever the
outcome, it is at least certain that the
eminent @. C's who are to appear for
the claimant and against him will
make the war chest look extremely
sick before the final charge to the jury
is spoke from the bench.
British journalism has just suffered a
severe loss in the death of Sir John
Bunce, the editor of the Birmingham
Evening Post, while across the channel
in Ireland Mourning is general, be-
cause of the death of Mr.. Thomas Cros-
bic, for 80 years the editor of the Cork
Examiner.
President Joseph T. PIN of the Sta
tistical Society of Dublin, makes in his
annual report, recently issued, the
startling statement that in the past so
years the population of Ireland has de-
creased 3,S50000! Most of this terrible
loss, Mr. PIN alleges, is almost wholly
due to the immense outflow of emil
grafton and the alien and slip-shod
style of government under which Ire
land has been forced to live during the
century now drawing towards it's close.
The Yorkshire receiver in bankrupt
cy had an amusing individual before
him the other day in the city of Hall
fax. His name was Thomas Henry
Smith, and he presented to the court a
tale whose burden was Ella liabilities
and assets nil.
The official receiver asked him what
had been his average income.
Nothing from the rope-making bust
ness, sir" was the answer. II earned
something through my government APP
pointment."
Official receiver.-A government APP
pointment Tell us what it is.
Smith. Well, / have duties in con-
nection with the carrying out of the
law at executions.
oh! You mean hanging people?
Yes, sir.
How long is it since you had any
duty of that kind to discharge?
l had three jobs in January. 1t would
be nice if l had bit of a shower like
that every now and then Qaughter)
To what do you attribute your in
solvency?
Which trade? You mean the rope
making trade?
Yes, sir.
The accommodating limb of the law
was given his discharge.
T. P. O'Connors, NJ. P, speaks as fol-
lows in his Mainly About People," of
Jeremiah Curtin, the translator of Quo
Vadis:
lars Of his time. You will get some idea
y
knowledge when / tell you that when
l met him the other day he had come
from Scotland where he had been col
Letting the myths of the Celtic race
from the still Gaelic-speaking High
lander; he was on his way to the west
of Ireland on a similar mission and
then he was going to northern Califor-
mia to take down the dying myths of
tribe of American Indians. He has
oil oecid IN,
gether the folk lore of Slavonic coun-
tries; in fact he is the greatest folk
loreist of his time. 1t is marvellous
to be able to speak to the Highlander
in his language; to the Connaughton in
his to the peasant of Russia or Po-
land in his. But that is only the begin
ming of Curtin's knowledge. He knows
every language and probably most of
the dialects of Europe.
Up in the extreme north of Scotland,
on the rock bound coast of Caithness,
stands the town of Thurso, famous in
song and story for the beauty of it's
women and the bravery of its men,
But it's fame shall be no longer con-
fined to this rich heritage of renown.
Henceforth, Thurso will be known to
the world as the great assembling
place Of whales, no fewer than los of
lnSSe InOHSleTS OF the QGep having cast
their unwieldly bodies on the sands of
Thurso ten days ago. The extraordi-
nary invasion was regarded with
much interest by the people of the
town, and the spearing of the whales
by the fishermen was watched with in
tereSt.
But there came a day when the sun
was hot, and in short order the Of
Tended nostrils of the Thursonians pro-
claimed state Of things unbearable.
The board of health was called into
action and heroic measures had to be
adopted for the disposition of the bo-
dies of the whales.
Caithness is also laying claim to dis
tinction for being the home of George
Fraser, born in 1905, and his wife. Isa-
bella, born in 1903 who have lust cele-
brated their 10th wedding anniversary.
They were married in 1929 and neither
has been a day out of their native ma
IRISH Of Reary since. Golden weddings
are of such frequent occurrence in
Caithness that they pass unnoticed
those principally concerned not think.
ing such short spell of married bliss
anything to be proud of.
G. O'Connell Calvin.
A FRIGHTFUL BLUNDER
will often cause a horrible burn, scald