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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-09
A SCHOOL OF WHALES.
How Native chilIenos Chase and tIarpOOn Le-
vlathans.

One afternoon from the deck of our
rare bit of ocean sport-a school of
whales chased by two boat loads of
Chillenos
We had passed their ship some time
before, with a heavy cloud of smoke
rising from her fo'castle, where the fat
of whale she had already caught was
being tried out" as the Yankees say.
Soon we overhauled two boats with
eight men at the oars in close pursuit
of a school of six or seven monsters,
whose glossy backs would appear and
disappear at intervals, and who dashed
the water into soapsuds with their tails
and spouted like geysers every time
they came to the surface. They hept
together like a flock of frightened
sheep, going first one way and then
the other, while man with big har-
pooh stood in the bow of each boat
waiting a chance to jam 1t into one of
Them Just as he was about to let go,
the whale would go down almost under
the very boat. Then the men would stop
rowing and rest on their oars until the
whale reappeared some distance away,
when they would lay to with az thelr
strength in that direction, keeping up
buried in his neck.
Then came the fun. Furious with
fright and agony, the whale dove to the
bottom of the sea, leaving great Grim
son blemish upon the beautiful blue
of the ocean and carrying fifty fathoms
of line with him which the boatmen
calmly paid out while they waited for
his temperance. A whale must have
air at frequent intervals, particularly
when in pain. AS he came UP the line
was kept taut, the harpoonist feeling
him as carefully as a fisherman plays
a bass or a trout. AS he reached the
surface the whale must have seen the
boat. or at least realized his desperate
situation, for he displayed a terrible
temper and kicked up an acre or two
of foam. Then he started at 32-knot
gait for the other end OF the world,
towing the boat after him. The last
we saw of the chase It was a mere
speck on the horizon, but the struggle
nearly always turns out the same way
When the whale becomes exhausted the
boat creeps up closely upon him, and
the harpoonist shoots another barb In
to his vitals Then they tow him back
to the ship, chop him to pieces and
throw the blubber into the watts. where
it is reduced to oil.
Not long ago party of fishermen
towing dead whale to their ship were
attacked by school of sharks and had.
to abandon their prize to save their.
lives.-W f. Curtis in Chicago Record.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-09

w plSSSbCI, MASS, INON- ~ 1851.
Wells, Richardson G. Co.,
Burlington, VT,
Gentlemen:-I send you herewith a
photograph of my boy, in compliance
with circular contained in your pack
age of food. During the first three
weeks of our boys life an incompetent
nurse gave him whisky, and laudanum
that her nights rest might not be dis
turbed, and the result was a very Sc
rious stomach trouble. Not suspecting
the cause of his trouble, we took him
from the breast and began to battle
with the various foods on the market
Unfortunately, we tried yours last. We
began the use of lactated food when
baby was about three months old, and
from the first the condition of his stom-
ach began to improve, and at no time
since has he been troubled, even though
he was cutting teeth during all of the
hot weather
His diet has consisted entirely OF
lactated food up to two months ago
when we began to give him an oeca-
sional crust of bread. He is at present
getting eight ounces of lactated food
once in 212 hours, but no solid food 9TH
er than the bread Although he weighs
twenty-five or more pounds, he is not
fat. but his flesh is as hard and firm as
one could wish; in fact he is in perfect
health. l send you this little history
not because 1 am blinded enough by my
boys good looks to consider him the
prettiest baby in the land, but because
l am glad of an opportunity to submit
a proof of the virtues of laetated food
Respectfully, H. P. Barton, M. D.
People have begun to md out that
medicines for babies are more sparingly
used in physicians families than in any
other. and that the well-educated physi-
clan, when the mothers milk for any
reason is not sufficient, or when hot
weather comes on, brings up his own
children on lactated food. Very young
children. who take hardly enough nour-
ishment to keep them alive, eat heartily
when fed on lactated food, and never
know days sickness. Lactated 1ood
should be in the hands of every parent
these hot, dangerous months.
AS preventive of cholera infantum it
is worth more than all the medicines
ever made. 1t is the one safe diet for
tender years.
At the first sign of looseness recourse
should be had to it without delay 1t
builds up the strength when babies are
on the verge of some diarrhoeal disord-
er, and enables the disturbed intestinal
tract to retain it's vigor and regularity.
1t counteracts the weakness and result
ing emaciation of diarrhoea. Lactated
food is triumph of human intelligence
in successfully combating infant dis
orders.
Lactated food restores sickly, ailing,
fretfullittle ones to health and strength.
Infants thrive upon it; they grow
plump. strong, bright-eyed and clear
skinned. Thousands of mothers who
have brought up large families upon
lactated food praise it; babies like it,
it is within the reach of simple homes.
Very many babies that could not be
reared. that pinned and wasted on other
food. have grown fat, rudy and strong
on this best diet in the world for a ba-
by namely. lactated food.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-09

against Drs Kelley and Delehanty. yes
terday
committee has been appointed to
shadow the building, size up those who
believe it we'll located for an office or
rooms, and then report to the commit
tee which occupies the same degree of
prominence as McKinley's cabinet.
Every man, woman or child who is
anxious to locate in the new block will
get a carefully prepared letter stating
the facts of the case leading up to the
controversy. Professional and bust
ness men will be placed on the boycott
list.
Beginning today, the labor unions of
this city viii be unusually active. Last
night President ]. D. Pierce of the Cen
tral Labor Union, President t. f. Har
ney Of the Building Trades Council, and
j. Is. Lamothe of the Labor day COM
mittee, closed the deal for possession of
the oval in che afternoon of Labor day,
and the field day boom began at once.
Articles in the half-mile match race
between Jimmy Mclaughlin and Tom
Holland were not signed last night A
letter was received yesterday, and Hol-
land has been located at Scituate,
where he will spend a few days. He
is expected IN this city the latter part
of the week. The signing of articles
viii cause no hitch in the program, as
the men have practically agreed upon
terms. The formality closes when the
signatures are on the articles.
Mclaughlin was at the oval yester-
day afternoon, and is rapidly showing
evidences Of the speed which has
brought him to the fore in past races.
The committee.in charge of the Jour
neyman Plumbers union outing at Jor-
dams pond, Saturday, has received lib
eral donations from local unions for
prizes in the athletic sports. Shoes, UNI
brellas and articles of clothing will be
sorted out and list of prizes arranged,
Friday evening Thomas McManus will
lead the married men in the base bail
game, and John Rooney will captain the
single men. Arrangements for transport
tation will be made at the meeting of
the union tomorrow evening, and it IS
probable that special cars will be char
tered No one has been sentenced to
umpire the base ball game, and deserv-
ing candidates will be considered to-
morrow evening
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-09
HAITIAN CONSERVATISM.
Negro Republic Had Little Use for New
Water System.

The Haitian is a wonderful example of
conservatism. What was. must be right
A few years ago the town Of Port de
Paix, owing to an unexpected progress
i've spirit on the part of the govern
ment constructed some fine water
works The town was well piped. with
hydrants at short distances on all the
streets. Decorative fountains were
placed in the squares, drinking places
for man and beast everywhere. The
natives, as usual, took not the slightest
interest in this important and necessary
undertaking. AT last, when completed
in accordance with the custom of the
country, the water system was opened
with series Of fetes. The whole section
Of the country had a hilarious holiday
balls, professions cock fights, etc
When these we're all over the natives
came to the conclusion that the water
works must have been built to give an
excuse for them, and the water works
were no longer Of any service, so they
promptly smashed the whole system
and returned to carting the city's
water from the distant river by OK
teams. Now they tie their animals to
the hydrants, fall over the fragments Of
the pipes scattered round the streets,
ana are happy.-Harper's
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-09
A. o. II. BUILDING.

There was meeting of the building
committee of the united Worcester
divisions of the A. o. H. last night at
9S Front street. Further progress was
reported in regard to plans submitted
for the proposed building on the Trum-
bull street site, but no action was TAX
EN-. The statement was given out to
the press, however, that within a short
time something tangible would be done,
and the way paved for the breaking of
ground for the new home of the A. o.
II. early this fall.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-09
MEET TOMORROW NIGHT.

There will be a meeting of the Wor-
cester Optical Company tomorrow night
at the Board of Trade rooms. S. E.
Husselman, president of the corpora
ton, is expected to be present. He
has been out of the city on a trip
through West Virginia, and on his re-
turn. the business is likely to assume
definite shape. The directors wish to
get to manufacturing as soon as posi-
Bile, and important results are looked
row
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-09
THE KISSING BUG.
Scientist Explodes the Popular Entom-
illogical FaIaoy.

The kissing bug"~is no commoner
this year than usual; of the genus Me-
lanolestes, the two not uncommon spe-
cies M picipes, with black, piceous
legs, and M. abdominalis, with the sides
and sometimes the whole upper surface
Of the abdomen red, are to be observed
by the entomologist around electric
lights in our parks, or in decayed mat
ter, or under stones in our woods, with
about the same frequency as always
before
They are active, boodthirsty insects,
and infiict q severe wound upon the
hand of the incautious collector has
been said Of them (the Riverside Natu-
raj history, vol 2, p. 2S1), although to
describe them as bloodthirsty" gives
false idea of a creature which prob
ably never uses it's proboscis on man
for any purpose other than self defense.
There is no proof whatever that they
are bloodthirsty in the sense that that
term may be applied to the mosquito.
have handled scores of both species,
and have been bitten but once; and
then only because / carelessly pinched
the picipes too tightly between thumb
and finger, in lifting 1t from the ground
to my killing-jar.
The wound made in my thumb was
excessively painful, because my power
full little antagonist had no difficulty in
piercing to the bone; but there was no
more poison about it than about the
puncture of a clean knife-blade. For
Melanolestes Is not possessed of any
virus or poison-secreting apparatus
whatever; the occasional poisonous eff
fects observed as following a wound
from its proboscis are entirely due to
the food or the environment it is late
ly from.-Literary Digest.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-09
oUlNAPoxET.

Quinapoxet, Aug S.-Many went on
the excursion to Boston, today, run
over the Boston & Maine railroad.
Patrick Gleason ard James Corbett of
Oxford who have been visiting friends
in town. kave returned home.
James Keougn Of Worcester has re-
turned home after visit in Quinapoxet
James Sullivan and Thomas Walsh,
who have been spending a few days
with friends, have returned to their
home in Worcester,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-09
TAKEN ON A cAPIAs.

Miss Margaret Alishafski was placed
under arrest last evening on capias,
for mourning the contempt of court by
not appearing as a witness in the case
before the central district court, yes
terday morning, when Mary Dubois was
charged with violating city ordinance
The complainant in that case was Mag
gle Lapansky.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-09
PEANUTS FOR DINNERS.

A medical authority advises hard drink
ers, especially OF champagne to eat freely
Of peanuts after indulging. and he de-
clares that pint of peanuts will over
come the inebriating qualities Of a quart
Of champagne without entirely curtailina
In the peanuts Is responsible for this ra.
suit, and we are told that wine glass of
olive oil VIII have the same effect The
peanut stand appears, therefore, to be the
rational competitor with the Kelley cure.
-Leslie's Weekly.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-09
METEOR WINS AGAIN.

Ryde England, Aug. S.--Emperor
Williams yacht Meteor won the chief
prize in the Royal Victoria regatta
here, today, defeating the Duke of
Abruzzis Bona and Mr.. Orr Ewing S
Rain Bow.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-09

Hiclss--"They have music during lunch
con. Let's go there"
Wicks-"No used to go there. but IT
gave me Indigestion"
Hicks-"Cooking ~bad?v
"Wcks-"No. it WAS the music. They
play nothing but rsg-time marches and
ouicksiers." = Catholic standard and
Times,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-09

Look at poor Mrs. Jones dragging that
heavy, hose around, sprinkling their
yyard, That's al right. Listen to Mr..
Chicago Record.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-09
REGISTERED IN NEW YORK.

II. A. Gross W. e. Mullan. Normandie,
F. j. Irwin, Sinclair; ]. s. Bowler. Broad,
way Central; P. 3: Morgan K b. Reid
g; Fl. Morgan, Park Avenue; F. H Dan.
iels, Holland.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-09

Petted daughter-They asked me to play
at Mrs. Highup's this evening, and | did,
but
Fond mother (proudly)-Were they not
entranced?
Petted daughter-Hum When / played
Life on the ocean wave" with varia-
tons, half of them left the room.
Fond mother-Thats wonderful They
must have been seasick.-New York
Weekly
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-09

Sunday school teacher-Now, children.
what will happen on the judgment day
Willie Wallstreet, you may tell me.
Willie Wallstreet-Please. ma am. the
LordlI separate the bulls from the bears.
Brooklyn Life
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-09

The Journeymen Plumbers Union be-
gan the second round of the fight
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-31

these steamers will carry railway postal
clerk who viii make delivery OF mails
Tor all points I'm the interior OF Alaska
and Northwest Territory. including points
which ara not pOstofices but where mail
can be left IN charge OF responsible par
ties. such a. the agents Of transportation
ana trading companies. and also deliver
mail 20 individuals when they are known
to be the addresses. On these trins all
classes OF mail matter will BE- carried.
Additional trips will be made from seat
de- 10 ST. Michae's one way only. leaving
Seattle about september % 1902 and from
Dawson 10 seattle ono way only arriving
at Seattle about October 70. 1899.
Between 81. Michaels and Tanana (aoo
mile-) mails are carried one round trip
. month tho year round.
The overland dispatch of mail for all
Yukon River points. both IN Alaska and
the British Yukon District. is made from
Skagway. Alaska. Malls are dispatched
from Sklgway under T. :. mali contract
twice month the route following over
White Pass Via Lake Bennett. Tagish
Lake. White Horse Rapids Dawson city.
Forty Mile and Circle 10 Tanana. A dis
tance Of about l,50o miles The distance
from Skagway 70 Dawson Is about so
miles and 10 Circle 30 miles. Malls arc
also carried twice a month by Canadian
mail contractor from Skagway 10 Dawson
CITY alternating between the trips Of the
l. ;. mail contractor Letter mail only
IS carried BY tho overland route. The
time IN transit f. very Indefinite and
varies greatly I'm different seasons OF the
year. During the summer months. when
navigation on the lakes and rivers Is
uninterrupted. the mails arc forwarded
In much shorter time than during the
winter season.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-31
ALASKAN MAILS.
How the Government Delivers the Let
tors for our KioHdilse Friends

fcrs for our ki0ndike FfirHtS
WASHINGTON. May @.-special.-Very
little is generally known Of the mail SER
vice I'm Alaska. especially since the i'm
provements incident 20 the gold craze
have been inaugurated. a general pid'r
inst ISSUED by the Postofiice Department
gives this information:
malls originating Ia the United States
for Alaska and the British yukon District
arc principally dispatched from Seattle.
Wash. From Seattle there are three reg
Mar steamship lines by which Alaska
mail sare forwarded. viz: The Seattle x
skagway r. T. O. whose boats leave
Seattle every fifth day and lines known
as the seattle & Dyea r.. T. O.. each hay
ing two departures each month from
Seattle dates Irregular. These lines
supply all southeastern coast and island
points. including Wrangel, Sitka, Juneau
Dyea and Skagway.
The Sitka & OunalaSkd tsteamb0ao X.
2. o.. connecting the Seattle & skagway
r. r. o. at Sitka. leaves Stka about the
nth Of each month supplying Orca Cop
per Riyer). Yakutat. Valdez, Seldovia,
Homer Cooks Inlet. Tyoonok Kodiak
and points on the southern coast OF the
Alaskan peninsula. This service IS sup
plemented by line between Juneau and
Tyoonok cook InleD leaving Juneau
about the 1i,h and 2sth OF each month.
These two lines together give tri-monthly
mail service 20 points on Copper River
and Cooks Inlet including Homer, KIDD
lax Orca. Seldovia ana Valdez.
From Ounalaska 20 NUshagak ana DINER
points on Bristol b mails will be car
ried in charge OF ''"'V postal clerk
three round trips during 1870. leaving
Ounalaska about tho i,th of june July
and August I'm close connection WIN
boats OF the Sitka & ounalaska X L. "
steamers will depart from san Fran
cisco about June lst and 10Th and July
9Th 1890. ard from Seattle June 10th. July
9th and August 10Th. 1890 six trips in am
carrying mail TO Ounafaska St Michaeis.
and all points on the Yukon river TO
Circle. Alaska and Dawson. N. w. T..
and returning by same route Each OK
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-31
TRICKS OF HUNGRY FILIPINOS.
They Hide Their Arms and Then Sur
render 10 be Fed.

SEATTLE, WASH, May Gan Off
Ger OF the Fourth United States Infan-
try, writes from Deloma Church, near
Manila. as follows: We have been yis-
tied by several hundred insurgents arm
ed with nothing but white nags. They
are anxious to quit fighting. Major Bubb
told them they could not accept their
surrender unless they brought IN then
weapons. One OF them confessed that
they had sent their rifles and ammuni-
ton 10 an interior stronghold when they
tired OF fighting and decided to be fed
as prisoners Of war They were very
much disappointed when sent back and
will make a wild hunt for arms
MANY IL soldier boy VIII take home a
small fortune as tho result OF plumber
cantured fn Filipino towns. or course,
the officers take the money away from
tho troopers whenever they are found
ont. but much Of u Is being hidden
away. When in town last Saturday I
saw two natives staggering along with
a heavy sack. They were guarded by
two soldiers. The sack dropped to the
ground and 80 pounds OF Mexican dol
lars fumbled out. The soldiers gath
ercd IN the plumber and disappeared
with it, ~ $500 "A "A. a. A. II. Lx..~sss
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-31

issues involved. and 10 the great need of
a general revival OF pentecostal grace.
spirit Of general woridliness seems 20 have
invaded the church. and there Is TOO
much tlmorousness among the members.
Those who want TO save IL must 10 10
work al once. I believe our first duty
now is to show our devotion 10 the
Bible and reahirm the faith Of our fath-
ers IN it. The time has come TO call
halt upon the age OF skepticism and 10
urge the stability Of the Scripture. Ihere
is a movement on foot 10 meet these high
or critics i'm England by evangeiistic work
among tho people. The first duty OF Metho-
di-ts IS to revive class meetings. restore
holiness. appeal for the witness or the
spirit. and pray earnestly for pente-
costal shower
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-31
The Wash Dress Goods Sale.
The White Dress Goods Sale.

We dared not hope to sell the ~ cases
within day ana We were not disappOint-
ed. as only TWO or three lots were closed
out. We received many compliments
and the sales Will grow larger day by day
as the news OF sucht unprecedented Of
ferlng spread. Write for samples at
once. We mail them anywhere. Here's a
summary OF the selling.
Loom ends oil l2izc. C0lored Dimities.
re. a yard.
Sc. Manila Lawns. whole pieces. 27sc.
32-inch Wide Figured and Plaid Organ
dies. DC
Finest Yard-Wide Percales. Sc
Corded Plaid organizes. solid colors.
Zoe
Striped Corded Welt Pique. I2i5c.
Rosebud Designs Dotted Musiins Sc.
Real Imported French Organdie. Sc
Imported White French Organdie, 17c
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-31
WHEAT CROP IS IN DANGER.
The Weather aud Persian Flies Are
Doing Great Damage.

CHICAGO May 19.-Betwecn crop XIII
fr,. weather. and Persian flies The wheat
re, h. in danger. The Chicago ana 81.
I 'o,ii- professionals have taken the long
side illinois. Michigan and kansas VIII
80 yaise much more than seed. say tine
~ 49,. neVt to the fields. THE cream has
bcen skinned on Wall street and New
YORK Is short I'm wheat say the commits
From colo ten days ago July wheat
has climbed to 1s5gc. ON tn- cuio tu-ul tul-
a. steam under The market primary re-
reipte are away under year ago. The
only drawback is lack of demand abroad.
II is predicted that The price VIII 90 10
-. -InLLAlelnlIa ITef..
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-31
DUEL FOR A GIRL.
Savage Fight of Two Maryland Men
in West Virginia.

CUMBERLAND, MD. May 30.-John
Mcmahon. son OF Frank ]. Mcmahon. spe-
cial agent for Governor I.0wndes. and
Peter Yarnall. son OF Peter Yarnall.
prominent Baltimore and Ohio freight offi-
ciai here. both young men. fought a duel
across the river Ia West Virginia last
night TO determine who should have the
hand OF pretty Miss Mary Wolf to whom
both were paying attention. They met in
Riverside Park and agreeing upon Ed.
Cunning as referee went over the river.
The fight was most savage. and was
witnessed by several hundred people, ia
Guiding number OF women. YarnAlrs
nose was broken. eye terribly faceratsd,
and he bled Ike a stuck pig. Mcmahon
sustained "A broken wrist and was fright
fully SCARED. They kicked and ramfned
each other. and with nail and tooth tore
each others flesh. II was said BY those
who saw IL To have been the most vicious
encounter in their knowledge. No attempt
was mode 10 interfere with the men
when Yarnall went home his mother
tainted al his horrible appearance. Nc
Mahon was declared the victor. Both are
lad up. --Phiiadelphia TmsA
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-31
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
Cool and Dry Weather Unfayorablc TO
COMMUNICATIONS

The following IS the crop bulletin for the
week ending May S0th as prepared by
Section Director T. a. Evans, Of the
Weather Bureau:
The reports Of correspondents for the
past week indicate the prevalence over
the State Of cool, dry weather. which
unfavorably affected the termination OF
late-sown corn and retarded the growth
Of all crops Light frosts. occurring In
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. did
some slight damage also To melons. to-
maio and potato vines. and TO tobacco
Showers over limited areas did some good
but general warm rains, followed by