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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-04-27

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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-04-27

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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-29

sage to the world: "Amavimus, ANA
mus, amabimus"-we have loved, we
do love, we shall love. A gifted ex-
preston, not only of past conditions,
but of undying destiny
We often read or hear read one
grandly exalted deathbed expression;
but it's familiarity has tendency to
detract from it's sublimity 1t is charg-
ed like river full to the brim with
tender thought and feeling-the hymn
Of soul who knew his labor was end
ed, his storms gone by, his victory sure
and final. In the litany Of the dying it
stands unexcelled:
For I am now ready to be offered,
and the time of my departure is at
hand, 1 have fought a good fight; l
have finished my course; | have kept
the faith. Henceforward there is laid
up for me a crown Of righteousness,
which the Lord, the righteous judge,
shall give me-"
In all deathbed literature there is
nothing like this 1t is a hymn of vic
tory in the most delicate prose-a song
of joy beside which the beautiful ut
terances of Tennyson, Longfellow,
Browning, and Whittier almost fade
into secondhand sentiment.-Indian-
apolis Sentinel
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-29
A DISCUSSION OF BATHS.
Commentator Declares They Are
Hindrance to Cleanliness.

Writing of universities, I am re minded
of baths--which are apt to be small and
i'll supplied with water at those places
and of a discussion anent them to which
listened the other day. You remember
(or you ought TO remember) a passasge
in "Pendennis" in which Thackeray re-
marked on the inferiority of old build
ings in the matter of baths and water
Gentlemen, there can be little doubt
that your ancestors were the great un-
washed; and in the temple especially IL
greatest difficulties and restrictions the
virtue which has been pronounced to
be next to goodness could have been
practised at ALL" But it is by no rneans
certain that connection between baths
and cleanliness is SO close and constant
as Thackeray in the pride of the ''im-,
provements of which his generation
boasted even more than ours. supposed
to be the case. Somebody at this dis
STIMULUS and refreshment, but were not
cleansing process; especially did he de-
ny this attribute to the cold tub Of the
morning. Another person went further
tsome one VIII always go further) and,
expressed the reactionary belief that
paths were a hindrance to cleanliness
because they interfered with the natural
action OF the skin, which does the busi-
ness more thoroughly. Water (he said1
did not so much matter; soap was the
enemy, and the morning tub, If il were
or the sketchy and soapiess kind. was in
nocuous As for me, | did NOT know,
what to think. l seldom do know when
arguments are going about. / renemher
tnat as an infant was soaped ali over
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-29
WHO WANTS $40 In GOLD?

George II. Ward post, No. 10, g. A.
r., will give the opera, Princess OF
Phosa,' at the Worcester theatre. Dec.
4th, 5th, 7th, 8th and 9Th, under the
direction of G. f. Hanson, the regular
Worcester theatre prices, the proceeds
TO go to the relief fund. Wishing the
best advertisement that can be had for
papers and posters, the committee in
wife. the pupils of the high and ninth
grade schools to aid them. They offer
prize Of $40 in gold to the scholar
sending the advertisement that Impair
tial judges decide best for the purpose.
To the next 10 in merit two reserved
seats each will be given. The whole
Of the prize advertisements will be
printed during the run of the opera.
with the names OF the writer's. None
must exceed 100 words. Send ads to
the secretary unsigned. but with name
and school of pupil on separate slip.
The judges will have no names. Com
petition will end Nov To- Per order Of
committee. I. Spencer jerks, So Mer-
rick street. secretary.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-29
DARTMOUTH AGAIN LOST
Army Cadets Beat New Hampshire
Players by Small Margin.

West Point, N. Y, Oct. 2S.-In thick
mist and with the ground in slippery
condition, West Point this afternoon
defeated Dartmouth at foot ball, by
a score of to 2. Dartmouth won her
two points by a safety West Point
went into the game with her regular
team, but in the second half Ennis was
substituted for Goodspeed, Clard for
Wesson and Glade for Nellis.
All the scoring was done in the first
half Bettisin, West Points centre did
especially fine work. He not only got
down on punts but tackled Dartmouth's
back in his track. Dartmouths centre
was weak, but Gilmore and O'Connor
at the ends did good work, as did also
Crowell and Alling, the tackles. Cooks
quarterback work was also very good.
Twenty and fifteen minute halves were
played. Coggswell of Trinity was ref
cree and Thompson Of Princeton UNI
pire,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-29
PRINcEToN's SLUMP.
Lack of Headwork and Poor Offensive
Work the Cause.

Princeton, N. j., Oct. 2S.-When the
news came in tonight that Cornell had
defeated Princeton at Ithaca this after
noon, the students here were disappoint-
ed, for, despite the fact that the Tigers
took a slump in practice this week, It was
thought the players would pull themselves
together and put up a strong game
against the Cornell eleven.
The Princeton foot ball team meets the
Yale team Nov. rs. Every game from now
on will be played with view of getting
the men in the best possible form for the
final struggle. At present there is not a
man on the team who is faultless. and
many of the men exhibit some noticeably
weak points and failings. On account Of
the great humidity in the weather this
week. the team lost most of their snap
and life and went into practice in list
less, Indifferent manner, which came to
climax on Wednesday and eliminated
in their defeat today by Cornell. Hither-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-29
RUNNING AUTOMOBILES.
Marshal Halstead Writes of Their Use
in England.

in England.
Marshal Halstead, United States con-
sui to Birmingham, Eng, who visited
Worcester last summer, has this to say
of the cost of running automobiles
Nov, that at last the automobile
movement may be said to have begun
in earnest in Europe, some amount of
interest naturally centres in the ques-
tion of heavy motor vehicles. These
are undoubtedly destined to replace
horse-drawn wagons in the near flu
ture and if they had nothing else to
recommend them, motor driven wag-
ons, etc, would appeal to firms who at
present use horses solely on account of
the difference in working expenses.
c. E. H. Bagley, of Bagley's wagon
building works, gave a Daily Mail
representative some interesting partic-
speak with some amount Of authority
as he was chairman of the London
Road Car company, and now, in addi-
ton to employing 1000 or so horses in
his own business, is chairman of. the
Daimler Motor company, and takes a
keen interest in all that tends to lessen
the cost of heavy traffic. "Of course"
he said, no matter how excellent mo-
tor driven vehicles may be, no one
would look at them seriously if their
use were more expensive than that of
horses. The tests by the Automobile
club at Richmond have shown that not
only can motors do general carrying
work more quickly and more efficiently
than horses, but-most telling point of
aldo it at
LESS THAN ONE-SEVENTH THE
COST.
For instance, we have car which
has been proved, under the tests al
ready mentioned, to be capable of car
rying a load of three tons - cwt. at a
cost for fuel which works out a half
penny per ton mile. The total upkeep
Of such a vehicle, when all expenses
for working, wages, fuel, repairs, in
surance, etc, are taken into considera-
ton comes to the sum of $1980.73, and
this, with a carrying capacity for 260
working days, gives an average cost of
fraction under three cents per net ton
per mile.
When that is compared with the
cost of horses-my experience teaches
me that it varies from Is to "a cents per
ton per mile-it can be seen what a.
future such vehicles have before them
In this branch of automobiles England
has the lead.
THE London Daily Mail is publish
ing an automobile column once a week
Mr.. Alfred Harmsworth, the editor of
the Daily Mail, will not object, I mag
inc, to my stating for publication that
he is an automobile enthusiast and be-
lieves it patriotic for man of means
to purchase the best types of automo-
biles, foreign or British This he does
in order to create a greater interest in
them in this country so that thaslPrit-
ish manufacturers shall not, for lack
of examples or cash encouragement, be
behind the American or French manu-
facturers in this respect"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-29

continually, and I'm not aware Of worse
ska than other people more interesting
revelations. So that l will not give it as
no. OF my Hints to Mothers that, they
should never have their babies washed
On the other hand we see numbers OF
people In this and other countries who
appear to, be, quite clean, but who would
experiment, Man was originally amphib-
lous-was he not?--and many OF JUS nave
an instinct for cold water--m MANY for hot,
also. The actual practice of the morning
tub, of which Pen and Warrington were
so proud came, l suppose, from Anglo
Indians and 1t is possible that but for
them II would not have occurred to US
Pail Mall Magazine
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-29
wEsLEyAN's BIG SCORE.
Methodists Piled Up Points With Liz
tie Effort,

Springfield, Mass, Oct. 2S.-Wesleyan
defeated Union college in a one-sided
game, at Hampden park. today, by a
score of Al to o. The game was played in
a drizzle, which made the ball hard to
handle and fumbles were constant Only
about 200 people witnessed the contest.
Wesleyan outpointed Union at all times
and ran up the score as she pleased.
The dominies used an end-back play
continuously, calling the left end back
to help in the interference. Hartzell and
Wing, behind splendid interference, tore
through Unions line without resistance.
Union had possession of the pig skin very
little of the time and only at the begin
ming of the second half was Wesleyan's
goal threatened and then only for a few
minutes. The lineup:
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-29

Ellis scored. Lawrence missed goal,
During the rest of the half Daily played
a kicking game.
On Days return of Pierce's kickoff,
Ellis got the ball on a tumble. An ex-
change of punts followed, DAILY making
a fair catch on Carlisle's forty seven
yard line. Burnett missed the try at
goal on another chance on the 37-yard
line. Lawrence retired. Hudson missed
a try at goal Then Ellis gave way to
Reid. The same punting game aided
by Days wonderful running, carried
the ball down towards Carlisle's goal.
Hallowell got the ball on an attempted
long pass to Rogers, and Kendall was
soon sent across for the last touch
down. Daily kicked the goal.
Parker returned the kickoff, and then
the Indians began attacking the Har-
ward tackles, rushing the ball to the
1S-yard line. Hudson fell back for his
second try at goal and. succeeded. Dur
ing the time that remained, the Indians
hammered Harvard's tackles, who
were unable to stop the plays, but
there was no further scoring. The
lineup:
HARVARD. CARLISLE INDIANS:
N ' l. t., wheelock (Pierce)
A. Sargent, l. g..............l g., Redwater
Burnett, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Smith
Burden, r ,.....,.................r, G., Scott
Lawrence (Eaton), r. t.........r. t.. Seneca
fI1a!loWell, r. e...............:...r e., Sickles
Gierashh Parker), l. h. b..,i h. b., Metoxen
Kendall (Warren) r. h. b.
+. h. b., Millar-Johnson
Ellis (Reid), f. b.......f. b., Pierce (Iillar)
Umpire, Paul Dashiel of Lehigh; referee,
Budd of Lehigh; linesmen, Talbot of
Harvard and Baine of Carlisle. Touch
downs, Ellis, DAILY. Kendall Redwater;
goals, Lawrence, DAILY; goals from field,
Burnett, Hudson. Score, Harvard %;
Carlisle Indians 10. Time, two 25-minute
halves.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-29
BROWN TOOK 1T EASY.

Providence R. l., Oct. 2S.-Brown ex-
perienced practically no difficulty in de-
feating the strong Newtown A. C. team
of Newton, Mass, this afternoon, "a points
being rolled up in the first half and IL in
the second half, with a total of 35. New
town never endangered the Brown goal.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-29
WILLIAMS WINS.

Syracuse. N. Y. Oct. 2S-Williams col
lego defeated Syracuse university, to o.
this afternoon. Syracuse showed unex-
pected strength. Both teams played
straight foot, ball. Syracuse had the ball
on Williams five-yard line. The Will
liams touchdown was made on the fourth
down.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-29
IrNION
MINOR TEAMS WIN.
Yale Scrub and Freshmen More Sue
cessful Than Varsity.

New Haven, Conn, Oct 2S.-The Yale
consolidated scrub foot ball eleven de-
feated the Springfield Y. M. C. A. elev-
en- this afternoon, winning out in a
game of two 20 minute halves, with the
score Is to 0. The ball was in the pos
session of the Yale players almost all
the time, the visitors being kept on
the defensive.
The Yale freshmen eleven defeated
the Waterbury Y M. C. A. eleven on
Yale field this afternoon, "A to O.. The
score tells the story of the game.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-29

Fear not no more the heat of sun,
Nor the winters icy RACES;
Thou thy earthly task hath done,
Home art gone, and ta'en thy wages;
Joyous boys and girls all must,
Like chimney sweepers, come to dust.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-29

more for Princeton's offside play. The
leather rested on Princeton's 26-yard
line. Starbuck made five yards through
the centre, and Otis added another
yard. Two more attempts failed TO
gain, and Young dropped back for a
try at goal He made the successful
trial, and the game was won. Two or
three plays followed a kickoff by
Wheeler, and the game was over, the
ball resting in Cornelps possession on
Princetons 45-yard line.
A wild scene followed. The crowd
marched from the field to ithaca, bub-
bling over with enthusiasm. Coach
Haughton was cheered and every man
of Cornell team individually and COL
lectively. Capt. Starbuck said that his
team had outplayed Princeton. Coach
Haughton pronounced the work of his
eleven perfect and Percy Lang Of Yale
also was loud in praise of the Ithacans.
He thought Princetons line showed I'M
expected weakness. The lineup:
CORNELL. PRINCETON.
Dayall, Wilson, / e.............l e., Palmer
Warner, l g...................i g, Hills, Dana
Pierson, c ......c, Losey, Booth, Mitchell
Caldwell g.........r g, Edwards (Capt.l
Alexander, t.............r t, Hillebrand
Taussig, Cross, r e...............",.r e, Poe
WalbTidge, otis, i h III h b, Mccord
Morrison, + h b;..;..r h b; Kafer' Relter
b, Wheeler. Maths
Goals from the field, Young; referee, G.
n. Bond Syracuse '94; umpire, e. N.
Wrightington, Harvard, '96; linesmen
Mr.. Torney. Cornell; Mr.. Booth, Prince
ton, timekeepers, Percy LANCE, Yale;
Mr.. Ballet, Princeton. Length of halves,
20 minutes.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-29
THE MINING PLAY.

Cornell made short advance when
Princeton wrested it from the Itha-
cans hands and kicked 1t back to the
43-yard mark. Otis and Folger made
an advance Of 10 yards and gained FIVE
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-29
A SHOWER OF STARS.
Spy Readers May Witness
One the Night Of
Nov. Is.

Astronomical enthusiasts are again
on the qui vive for rain Of stars. 1t
is to occur on the nights of the 18th,
14th or 18th of November-maybe on
all three. For several years the public
has been invited to witness this ce-
lestial display of fireworks, but it has
been monotonously disappointed. The
show failed to materialize on time
Last year the sky was clouded, but
there were open spaces which permit
ted observations, and in no instance
was the shower greater than usual in
the month of November The expecta-
ton that the meteors will fall in extra
ordinary numbers is based upon ra-
Their weak theory that this occurs every
80 years. The figures arrayed to prove
this are not convincing, and II they are
correct the great meteoric shower Is
not yet due.
The most brilliant display of which
there is a record in this country &C.
CURED in 1888. On the above theory,
there should have been another in 1866,
but by the curious computation Of the
meteor people it was not due until 1867,
when, according to their report, there
was one. 1t must have happened when
the world was wrapped in sleep, as it
created no sensation and little remark
at the time. There was fine display
Of meteors in November, 1868, but so
far as known, it was observable mainly
in the region around Baltimore and
Washington, and it happened at late
hour at night, and was brought to a
close by the appearance of the dawn.
Few people witnessed 1t, and little was
said about it. If this be accepted as a
date, according to the 80 year theory
no general shower can be expected I'M
til 1901 or 1902, while, if 1857 be accept
ed, the fireworks are not due until 1900
or 1901.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-29

to the teams principal fault has been in
offensive play The players have not
hit the opposing line with sufficient force
to make big gains possible,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-29
RELIABLE DATA.

Until there are more reliable data
for establishing this periodic theory, it
will be safer to regard the fall of 1888
as exceptional, and occasioned by some
thing not yet known. Figures are Civ
en-, it is true, which lend plausibility to
the conjecture, but there are long
breaks in the chain, which make 1t
possible that this apparent regularity
in dates may be accidental, or, more
likely, because Of the lack of other OBJ
servations. At any rate, there is no
sound reason for expecting such me-
teoric shower this year as was seen in
1893 The theory of periodicity takes it
beyond this year, no matter how that
theory is applied. There is a possibility
Of handsome local showers. There is al
ways such a possibility from the 18th
to the 10th of November. There was a
shower of stars six or seven years ago
on frosty night in November. A sim
liar shower is quite possible in the mid
die of November, and those who give
their time to STAR gazing on those
nights may be well rewarded for their
pains.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-29

In some persons this action would
have been presumptuously dramatic.
but in the author of the Crossing of
the bar" it was merely another illus
tration of the ruling passion being
strong in death. Not long before had
he given the world his undying death
song:
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-29

Twilight and evening bell,
And after that the dark;
And may there be no sadness of farewell
When / embark.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-29

The dying speak better than the liv-
ing; for their souls presaging a 'some-
where else" often attain a nobler
speech-prophetic, hopeful, inquiring-
divining the other life upon which
they are entering. Tender and solemn
are the last words of Shelley's great
poem, 1.-THE triumph of DEATH" writ
ten as he drifted in his boat over the
blue waters of the bay in which he
was to die. Their unfinished condition
adds to the pathos of the lines, for
they close abruptly with the inquiry:
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-29
DAY OF
IGNOMINY.

Continued From First Page.)
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-29
LAST WORDS OF POETS.

Verses Written in Their Last Mo-
ments.
Shortly before Tennyson died he
called for a copy of Shakspere, and
passed away with the volume in his
hands, his fingers upon the dirge in
"Cymbeline':
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-29
GRIDIRoN IN GOOD SHAPE.

notwithstanding the fact that rain
had been falling steadily since Thurs
day morning, the gridiron at Marshall
field was in fair condition. Careful
draining and frequent applications of
sawdust. prevented the field from get
ting soft Six thousand enthusiasts
witnessed the struggle, including sew
eral hundred rooters from Pennsylva-
pio Tipa-1ln.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-29
THEY NEEDED HIM.

80 you want a job?" inquired the
manager of the great mercantile es-
Establishments. Ever had any expert
ence in this business?"
well, no, not exactly" the young
man replied; you see, / have just got
through college"
"Oh! Did you play foot ball?"
g Eyes, / was centre rush in our var
sity team last year."
Good! And did you take any other
part in athletics?"
Il hold a medal as shot-putter"
II suppose you were in all the cane
rushes and hat smashings, too?"
Eyes, sir. was the best hat smasher
in my class"
"All right. John, give this young man
work out in the wareroom. He'll be
good at handling heavy boxes and bar
rels and such things. A college grad
uate, you know"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-29

to the sorely tried matron "did YOU ever
try heaping Goals of fire on your hus-
bands head?" mo, your reverence, but
Owe thrown a lighted lamp at him once
or wice."-Tit-Bits.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-29

Long-Family troubles, Ell? What rock
did your domestic ship split on?
Short--It was the absence of "rocks''
that caused the split. "--Chicago News.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-29

o bells of San Bias! in vain
Ye call back the past again;
The past is deaf to your PRAYERS:
Out of the shadow of night
The world rolls into sight;
1t is daybreak everywhere.
The last poem of Whittier was writ
ten to Oliver Wendell Holmes as the
author was standing at the very gate
Of eternity:
The hour draws near, howe'er delayed or
When at the Eternal Gate
We leave the words and works we call our
own, aid H9f0
And lift void hands alone
For love to fill Our nakedness of soul
Brings to that gate no TOLL
gives,
And live-because he lives.
Browning breathed the same lofty
spirit in his last word, spoken to q
friend at his deathbed "Never say of
me that l am dead"
One who never turned his back. but
marched breast forward
Never doubted cloud would break:
Never dreamed though right was worst
ed. wrong would triumph;
Held, we fall to rise again. are baffied. To
fight better;
Sleep to wake,
No, at, monday, in the hustle Of mems
work time,
Greet the unseen with cheer!
Bid him forward breast and back. as
eithersshould be; 10
Strive and thrive; cry Speed, fight on,
There as here.
Never say Of me that 1 am dead.
were in effect the last words of Charles
Kingsley, and he expressed them in the
epitaph he selected as his final mes