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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-22
MAKE REPORTS.
Inspector OF 7ubio uGdags ard sea e
Of Weights ana Measures Tell # Work.

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INSPECTOR OF 10 10 u'J'h&s an5 sea e.
Of Weights ans Measures Tell # Work
~ the city council meeting
on Monday evening h fsc-
Iov.inq r.no,+ g a., .....
t.,
'sHuSh1 oI pUpic buildings relative 10
The iepairs which are beng mad ua h
central district court hugdfa.. .a pa
-,,,,eo 20 90, ,-.s
~ al % u94 "NoPls" al ''' '-l7
meeting Which was introduced by C0Ut-
Gilman Meagher, was lad on the table
until t,a ,,,,.+ -. ,,,, 49,. ,,,.i.,
',0-' MS ','0'''ii
slial ne LillSHt nave 'iL.-e 10 CONSIDER the
mater ana ascertain II the Information
uss'leu hau pe9h given. ne report OF
otle Suptt rHtehueHt IS as lolIo"S'
. tHe 1ohoFapIe common 3ouncli:
ne tehueht On pup'lc puIid-
IIss' III reply 10 the ofoer or the com
mon COUNCIL Oh Mafch loth' 1897
Respectfully reports
THAT upon the twentv-seventh dav
of January at 1910 n. m. a FIRE occurred
in the central district court and notice
building, and that the safety and con-
venience of the nublic and the occu-
pants of the building required that the
repairs be done in such a manner as
not to interfere with the sessions of
the central district court and the
working of the police department with
as little Information "a possible and
that the repairs were commenced i'm
mediately after the adjustment of the
loss by the insurance adiusters. 7 was
called upon by the chief of police and
v,ee ipfor,,ad +bo+ h. - 4 80, ~ ~,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-22
Respectfully submitted,
ignedl Charles II Peck.

NGlSlltuJ NHdIIHS II. 16Ch,
Superintendent of Public Buildings.
c. Herbert Defosse, sealer of weights
and measures, also submitted his re-
port.
He states that the first two months
were devoted to a study of the laws,
the various systems of doing the work
in other large cities, doing such work
as was brought to the office and study
ing the mechanical work on scales. The
active work of the office was begun
about June l, and has been carried on
since that time. AS a result of his la
bors he has found 639 platform scales
correct and has sealed them; 172 incor-
rect and these he has adjusted, and 81
he has found incorrect and has been
obliged to condemn them.
He has Just begun work on scales IN
grocery stores, meat markets, confec-
TONERS, and like establishments. There
are about eight hundred to be visited
On those thus far inspected he reports
as follows:
Weights found correct and sealed.
BIAS; weights found incorrect and ad-
lusted, 1862; weights found incorrect
and condemned, 90; liquid measures
found correct and sealed, 1885,; liquid
measures found incorrect and adjusted
1853; liquid measures found incorrect
and condemned. 2272: dry measures
sures founl incorrect and adjusted. s:
dry measures found incorrect and con-
demned, 80; cloth measures found cor
rect and sealed, 2247; cloth measures
found incorrect and adjusted, 1913. cloth
measures found incorrect and con-
demned, ST. total number of scales and
measures inspected and found CORE #.
9O532; total number found incorrect and
adjusted 551l; found incorrect and con-
demned, 1886 total number of articles
inspected, IS, $50; number of articles in
spected and found incorrect, S107.
Each article has to be tested or
measured separately. The metal and
wood is marked with a steel stencil ard
the glass with a diamond"
He reports that only a small number
of these articles have ever been inspect
ed or sealed before, although the law
says that all weights and measures
shall be inspected and sealed at least
once a year.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-22
May .. SIS go 5.25 5.27
July e. $40 $40
THE TREASURY STATEMENT.

Washington March 21.--Today's
statement Of the condition Of Treasury
shows: Available cash, $3.50, 944, 742; gold
reserve, $241, 224 ,692; net silver, $3.50
316; United States, in treasury. $13,-
6S4, 800; treasury notes of 1890, SLIT
O6S; total receipts this day, 81, 099, 1922
total receipts this month, $42, 555, 1856; to-
tai receipts this year, 1867 1853, 1878; total
expenditure this day, 81, 702 900; total
expenditures this month. 1872, OPS, 900; to-
tai expenditures this year, S456 sos, 1872;
deposits In national banks, $50, 92S, 04S;
silver bullion, $907, 633
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-22
BONDS.

THE CHICAGO MARKET.
Rcported by John D. Maloney No. 10
Pearl strect)
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-22

The leading copper interests in Bos
ton say that they do not look to see
copper decline below H. but they think
the market will be in better condition
with copper at II than it would be AT
IS cents. Foreign buyers will be Obliged
to come into the market for copper next
week as the supply abroad is so low.
There was a relaxed tendency in conner
yesterday. 1t was publicly offered at
179s for spot, while the same would he
seller bids 1874. In regular channels of
trade 1t Is doubtful if better than II
cents could be obtained with present
prevailing feeling. Exports Of copper
from New York yesterday were lao
tons. From New York and Baltimore
for the week ending March II. 1851 long
tons. Since March !, 6344 tons.
The Marquette Mining Journal saws
while visibly abroad increased some Is
tons during the past two weeks. il
should be borne in mind that in the
spring Of last year Calumet had 5000
tons on its docks, while at opening of
navigation a short time hence 1t will
be practically no supply at South Lake
Linden. This applies more or less Ia
other local mines, and it is safe to say
supply in this country is more than
$4,000 tons short Of that Of a year ago.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-22
A SAFE COPPER PROPOSITION.
Arizona and Texas ConSo tdo,,
per COmDauy UP

This company owns, absolutely frao
an encumbrance, a rich group, em 6T oi
ing property situated in the Great Con4 aI
g gi equal ,ba R to- 81 q s. mineral claims OF
iecla-Knoll, Permian. Mansf"id i2N,TI di,,,
Anaconda, Washington and New I,a ,liUu an !
leads all of which have been exteT tsGitlst
For the purpose of construc,t,..
equipment, and for other necessary 't s,, ana
for other properties to be acouiTed' L1in i.ds
tied number Of shares may be had a. IN ~
S25 w advanced to
Money invested in this enterprise mao.
safe Investment, substantial AL means
ana ana greatly enhanced yalue Of shares sIenq Us
A. a. MEYER e Co. 26 Eouitati., TN,
ing Boston, or WHITE g. STOCKs WI IHgIl q
405 Main St. Worcester. IA " ELL,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-22
THE MONEY MARKET.

New York. March 21.-Money on call
easier, at 3n6 per cent; last loan at 3;
prime mercantile paper, 3s4 @41a ster-
ling exchange at 4S41a, for demand, and
is6 for 60 days; posted rates. 4S41a and
lS6n4S64a; Commercial bills, 4S21s; sill
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-22
Movement Was Only a Plan
To Squeeze the Shorts.

Sugar dropped to 1853 yesterday, near
~ 50 points off from the high mark
AT the opening it gained 4 over Mon
days close, rising to 1853, and then fall
ing to the low figure, rallying to 1891
and dropping from that point again in
the latter trading.
Thus has the bottom dropped out of
the story of the Arbuckle- Doescher
Sugar Trust combine, with extra new
stock to pay for it. This was merely
cover for the squeezing of the shorts.
] has been d rather exciting condi-
ton of things-a raise of nearly 50
points in a week and a decline of nearly
two-thirds as much in the same period.
1t has been too much even for the
bulls. They have held aIoof and looked
on. 1t was too much OF a special mar
ket TO make the general list attractive
ana the bold operators have been the
only ones to go in.
Tom Lawson has come out a winner
and big one, and there were only a
rev who came out with him
Yesterday the remaining industrial
leaders were irregular. Brooklyn Ra-
pid Transit came down IA while a ;.
rise III tennessee Coal and Iron was
followed by 212 recession. Atkinson
Northern Pacific and Union Pacific pre-,
ferred stocks were heavy, and the
strength in the coal shares were not
maintained
AT this end of the line there was a
great heaviness in mining stocks. Cal
umet eased IS more. TO 100, and Mont
ana 3, to $50, while Arcadian was off g.
10 IS for the old stock, the new shares
selling at 6S. Old Dominion lost III, 10
-; Santa Fe IA, to 14A, with "a rally;
Wlnona was 1 lower, at 1917; Centen-
nial Ia off, at "A.
Bell Telephone ran up 4, to 800; Cen
trail Massachusetts receded 115 to %
rally y; Dominion Coal ran Up q to
4614, receding to 49,
The following quotations were made
yesterday on the Boston exchange on
stocks held in Worcester and vicinity:
RAT ROAM CtONTTO A ArTTrc
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-06-07
Special Tax Stamps.

Arthur L. Weeks, deputy collector Of inter-
nal revenue, has received a circular from
Commissioner G. W. Wilson, dated Wash
ington, May 20, relative to the issue of spe-
cial tax stamps, from which the following
extracts OF public interest are made: The
act Of June Is, 1898, increased the number Of
special taxpayers in this country from 23O 900
to 400, 900. This large increase in the num-
Der Of such taxpayers, together with the
delay in the preparation Of the special tax
stamps necessary to accommodate them, very
materially retarded the issue OF such stamps
at the beginning of the current fiscal year.
Arrangements have now been made to
anticipate the application of special ta1-psy-
ers for the coming fiscal year by placing
a full supply of special tax stamps in the
hands OF each collector at an early date, not
later than June l, 1899.
The attention of taxpayers should be
called to the fact that while it is impossible
for them to delay making returns and paying
the tax throughout the month in which their
business commenced, at the same time the
law requires that they shall have their special
tax stamps exhibited in their places of bust
ness, and heavy penalties are imposed for
failure to do so.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-06-07

He Was Kind, bat She Was QlevsF.
She is clever woman. a past master
IN the art Of strategy. So agree all who
rode down town on the street car the
other morning
She got on south bound Clark street.
limits train at Belden avenue. Every
seat was taken, and almost every strap
had man or woman suspended from
1t. She looked about hesitatingly for
an instant, but every man was wonder
fully interested in his paper. Then she
took hold Of strap almost in front of
young man, a very young man, who
was blushing guiltily as he pretended
to read.
While the young man blushed and
the woman thus hung her handkerchief
fiuttered, accidentally by all appear
ances, to the floor. The young man
looked up just then and saw the white
bit of cambria. The feeling Of chivalry
which he evidently was trying to stifle
would not be stified longer.
He arose and stopped for the hand
kerchief. This was the woman's oppor-
tunity. While his back was turned she
gently slipped into his seat When he
turned about and saw what had &C.
CURED. he almost collapsed. But the
woman did not. She took her handker-
chief out Of his hand. smiling limo
Gently.
"Thank you," she said sweetly.
"You are very kind Chicago Jour
nal
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-06-07
Bamboo Fortiacaeions.


Throughout the east the bamboo plays
al important role in nearly every kind
of outdoor work. In building earth
works it is utilized very cleverly indeed
In sandy soil or in the soft loan along
the swamps two rows of bamboo are
driven, about four feet apart. The
lengths Of bamboo are about 10 or 10
feet long, and the thickness Is about
four inches Earth or sand is thrown In
between the rows of bamboo, making a
ditch in front Of the stookade A third
row of bamboo Is then driven four feet
In the rear Of the inner row, but this
row rises only couple Of feet above the
natural level Of the soil More earth or
sand Is filled in, and the filling In each
case is rammed down as hard as posi-
BILE.
length Of time to cut portfolios through
the front thickness of earth the men in
the Notifications thus thrown up need
not expose themselves at all, but when,
as ip all cases Of rapidly constructed
field works, temporary protection alone
has been desired, the rows Of bamboo
do not rise more than three feet above
the natural level, and the men lie down
or crouch behind the protection thus
afforded and fire over IL.
Such works will keep out any rifle
ball, and will even so localise shrapnel
fire ais to make 1t very ineffective. If
the shrapnel strikes the bamboo before
exploding it will harm only those d.
rectly in front of 1t. II 1t bursts before
resohing the earthwork the shrapnel
balls will fail to penetrate 1t.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-06-07
Religion and the Possum

An Incident told by the Rev. v. B.
Carroll in The Homiletic Review makes
apparent the necessity In this tranH-
tion period Of getting the negro In
wa,d1y right In order that his relation
ship 10 society may be right.
We were driving out one Sunday
from Decatur, when we came upon q
negro, with club in his hand and a
freshly killed postum on his shoulder
We stopped to examine his prize. and
the colonel said:
"My friend. do you know II Is Sun
dayr ..
"Are you not religious mani"
81 are. 1'ze jist on my way home
from church.
"And what sort Of religion have You
got that permits You to go hunting on
Sundays"
"Religion, religionf" Queried the
man as he held the possum up with one
hand and scratched his head with the
other. "Does you 'spect any black man
In Alabama is gwine to tie hissef up
to any religion dat lows possum to
walk right across de road ahead Of him
an git away freef No, sab A religion
which won't bend little when fat
possum heads you of couldn't be sta b
lished round yere by all de preachers
In de univarse.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-06-07
GASSETTS.

Mrs. Mary Brooks returned to her home in
Gnester SATURDAY. after two weeks at L. R.
Warren's, assisting in the Homework.
Mrs. Fred Waite is in quite fe sble health
and is attended by DR.. Story of Proctorsville
Mrs. Myron Warren and daughter of Rut.
land are at L. II. Warren's for few days
visit.
Mrs. W. M. Carlisle and son went to Cav
endish Saturday to spend Sunday with he
son Ernest and family.
Charles Brooks and wife of Springfield
called on his mother at L. R. Warren's one
day last week.
Gertrude Marsh is home after some three
weeks absence with her aunt in Chester.
Mrs. W. D. Lockwood of Bellows Falls re.
Gently visited here at the home of Mr.. Lock
woods parents.
Bert Carlisle now has nice job at Ludlow
IN the chair shop; he is competent hand for
the place.
Miss Lucy Boswell of Boston came Mon.
DAY and will remain several days with her
sister, Mrs. G. o. Peck.
Eva Stearns returned last Wednesday from
her several weeks visit in Amherst, N. h.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-06-07
ALSTEAD.

Mrs. Harriet Lewis of Claremont was the
guest of Mrs. G. II. Cooke last week.
DR.. Webster of GiIsum has been visiting
his nephew, 81. o. Webster.
Rev. 1. B. Stuart was called to Maiden
Tuesday by the death of an aunt.
DR.. and Mrs. Oliver, Mrs. Dinsmore and
Mrs. Cooke were chosen delegates to attend
the conference at Winchester this week.
Miss Lucia Turner left Tuesday morning
for Holyoke, Mass, for visit with relatives.
H. P. March went to Bellows Falls Men.
day to commence work for the Vermont Farm
Machine company.
Mrs. Cheever of Keene was the guest of
her sister, Mrs. Mary Morse, last week.
Children's day will be observed in the
grange Saturday afternoon, and at the Con-
gregational church Sunday morning and
concert in the evening by the children.
Mrs. Miller of Westminster spent Sunday
and Monday with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bundy.
Mrs. Field and son, W. L. w. Field, are at
Alstead Centre, making arrangements for the
summer school.
Mr.. Whitney of Milton, son of Mrs. A. D.
L. Whitney, is at Alstead Centre, where it is
expected he will spend part of the summer.
He has recently purchased of o. A. Badger
MS handsome chestnut horse.
Otis Kingsbury and wife of Surry were at
A. d. Burgess the first of the week.
Mrs. Julia Holden spent last week at W.
L. Gowing's in Acworth.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-06-07
SOUTH ACwoRTH.

DIR. K. G.. Cummings of Concord and Dr.
Milton Smith of Claremont are at george ~
Cummings for few days.
M. d. Cummings of Concord visited the
Of homestead last week. While Leading
horse up the animal broke its leg and had to
be killed.
Children's day will be observed in the
grove back of Grange hall Saturday, June ~
dinner at IL and program to commence at
Pm. Everyone is invited, especially the
children.
George r. Cummings took some nice
horses to the Hood farm in Lowell last week
not one in the lot but what would weigh over
HOO pounds, all sired by Mr.. Cummings
stations.
Miss Unice Blodgett died Friday, June 2,
aged 10. The funeral was held at her late
residence which was largely attended, es-
pecially by the young people, as the schools
were closed. The interment was at Lang
don.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-06-07
Pretty strong Proof.

"Well." said Deacon Stubbles. ''they
say your son Josh is gittin to be quite
man up to the city"
Eyes," Squire Sprogle assented, sit
pears like he was. I didn't take no
stock in the reports till yistady
Thought Josh was jist a-tootin his own
horn. Always did like to talk about
hisself good deal, you know"
eyes, Josh was never no hand to set
around and wait for folks to find out
about his good p'ints But what hap
pened yistady to make you think there
was really somethin In the talk about
gittin to be great manf Was his pho
tograph printed in some papers"
"No, 'twan't that, but reporter
come down here to asst it Josh didn t
used to be all fred lazy, or always run
min away from school, or il he WASH Z
a queer sort of child that wanted to
be away by hisself and not have nothin
to do with other children. When they
begin to try to find out whether Teller
was any Of them kinds of boy, you
kin make up your mind that he's gittin
to be pretty considerable Of a chap. -
Chicago News
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-06-07
SIMONSVILLE.

Warren Haseltine of Manchester recently
visited his sister, Mrs. G. B. Chase.
Prof. A. r. Marsh returned Monday to his
home in Cambridge, Mass, after q brief
sojourn at Markham Manor.
B. L. Howe and John Peabody took bust
ness trip to Springfield last Wednesday.
F. o. Hubbard and family of Perkinsville
visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Orrin Hub
bard, Decoration day.
o. D. Dimick of Proctorsville was in town
Decoration day.
Mrs. George Cutler and Arthur Fuller OF
Springfield visited relatives in town Sunday.
D. s. Dimick is visiting his sons in Ches.
ter, Proctorsville and Rutland.
Miss Addie Weston of Hardwick is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. j. o. Sawyer.
I'D Holton of Walpole came on his wheel
TO visit his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. W.
Hazeltine, Sunday.
A B. Hutchinson and wife of Chester were
in town Sunday.
Children's day win be observed next Sun.
day at the church with appropriate exercises
Miss Nellie Barnes visited her parents Sun.
day.
Augustus Snyder of Dandy Is visiting his
sister, Mrs. Moses King.
Mrs. Matte Dutton visited her father in
Peru from Friday to Sunday.
John Patterson, Mr.. Coleman of Bellows
Falls, Charles Howard and friend of Ludlow
were entertained Sunday at the Riverside
house.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-06-07
GRAFTON.

Ira Marten sust aimed some injuries while
coming from Windham Saturday evening,
caused by the rearing of horse led behind
the wagon. The horse was frightened by the
barking of dog.
Miss Anna Haskell has returned from her
trip and is again in the postofice.
The memorial exercises at the schoolh ouse
were very good and reflect great credit on
both scholars and teachers, and showed that
much painstaking care was used in their
preparation.
The memorial exercises were the best we
have had for a number of years. The pres.
ence of the band added great deal to the
enjoyment of all present. The address by
MI. Pettengill showed much care and thought
and was thoroughly enjoyed by all.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. q. Richardson from Sax
tons River we're at j. II. Stowelps Sunday.
e. II. Clarke had the misfortune to cut of
one of his fingers last week Wednesday. He
has since had to have it taken of to the sec.
ond joint.
Mrs. Fred Butterfield from Derby Line, q
| sister of Mrs. Holmes, visited her last week
Lyman French visited his brother Nelson
| in Bellows Falls the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. O. Merriield from Brook.
line were at W. 8. Eaton's Saturday and Sun
day.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-06-07
ANDOYER.

Mrs. Genevieve Sargent from "Markham
Manor spent Saturday and Sunday with May
j. Stoddard.
Delno Loveioy of Windsor, Conn.,, visited
relatives here last week.
Fred Lovejoy of Springfield spent Sunday
at G. M. Gutterson's.
Mrs. Nancy Bisbee and Mrs. Lydia Lewis
OF Springfield we're guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Isiah Lovejoy one day last week.
Miss Sadie Pierce OF South Lar caster, Mass
is visiting friends here.
Rev. George Boynton from Massachusetts
preached at Peaseville Sunday.
Miss Ruth Sargent of Chester spent Sun
day at Mrs. Mary A. Stoddard's.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Fuller and baby spent
Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Smith, at Simonsville.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-06-07
IN me presence or aqueous vapor.


$50 energetic are these actions and
80 strangely do such powerful discharges
behave that have often experienced a
fear that the atmosphere might be
ignited, terrible possibility. which
Sir William Crookes, with his piercing
intellect. has already considered. Who
knows but such calamity is possible :
And who can tell with gertrude that
periodical cessations Of organic life on
the globe might not be caused by igni-
ton of the air and destruction Of It's
life sustaining qualities, accidentally
or as consequence Of some accumula-
tive changer A lump Of coal will lie
for centuries unaffected In contact with
oxygen. but. the combustion once start
ed, the process continues as long as
there are elements to combine"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-06-07
1t Was Supremacy Funny.

"Haw, haw, haw, laughed the Eng
hshman. Funniest Joke I ever heard !"
"What is it3" asked the American.
"Why, man got up one morning
and couldn't find his alarm clock, so he
asked his wife what had become Of It,
and she said 1t had disappeared at 8
o'clock.
~ don't see anything SO very funny
about that"
"Don't yous Why-why-neither do
I now. Thought 1t was awful funny
when I heard 1t too l. Oh. yes, now
I know. She said 1t went off at
o'clock. Haw, haw. Chicago
Post.