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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01
MEMS DEPARTMENT.

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bodies with colored bosoms or all overs, $1.O0 each
Easter Neckwear, best value in all shapes, at
CSC and SOC
"Hercules" white Laundered Shirts, a genuine
$500 shirt for IS cents
Apply Linen Collars IS styles, all the new
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Colored Coars,4 shapes 1Oc each usual price I5c
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01
STILL IN TOWN.
Wire msgnstes Are Very Rsticent Con-
oernIng Their Meetings.

The American Steel and Wire OIL
Gals who came here from the west on
Thursday, are still in town, and re-
manned in conference at the Worcester
Club most of the day yesterday. They
still refuse 70 make any statements for
publication regarding their meetin,.,
further than to say that nothing was
done Of public interest.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01

SPRING .TIREDNESS is different from
the WEAKNESS caused by labor. This last
Is cured by rest; the first requires few
bottles OF Hood r SarSaparlila TO cure Il.
That distress after eating is cured By
Heods Pills. They DO nos SxoA = e4asaa
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01

To regulate the stomach. liver and bow
els and promote digestion, take ona q
cartos's Little Liver Pills Try them.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01
HOSIERY

Takes its tun too.
Without appropriate Hose, Easter attire is incom-
plete. The following will be found excellent in value
and practical in use:
Ladies' Fast Black, white Soles, I9c pair
Ladies' Fast Black, double soles, 19c pair
ladies' Fast Black, double sOes, II I-zc pair
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-01

Travellers should know that DR., Seigert' =
Angostura Bittcrs aeutralizeS impurities
in water ana oogReets 8somaah 6eabaas,
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low. Over the low neck was draped beautiful Patti chiffon of pale gray tulle, caught at the bust with punches of small pink flowers. They were artificial flowers of silk delciously scented, and so arranged that they formed border to the corsage. This was one of the most beautiful points of the bodice, the charming arrangement of the flowers upon the waist.
 Around the belt was tied scarf of the tulle which was knotted into great bunch at tha waist line. Long ends fell almost to the hem of the skirt.
 The sleeves were puffs of brown silk fast ened by tiny straps to the bodice. Many of these fastenings consist of jeweled pins' very broad, which clasp the shoulder straps and bodice as securely as though sewed
 Very long gray suede gloves were worn with this waist; and the young woman car ried a big feather fan of black and gray feathers. a
 It may be added that Patti modes are all the rage now and the diva at middle age finds herself more famous as beauty ana leader of fashion than at any previous time o- NINA GOODWIN.
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in 1895, 1S31 1886, 1S4a, 1s5S7 and 1859, all be- ing good years and years of peace, with the exception of the last, which, after all freed the country of it's greatest curse. But the next one 1864, brought the civil war to fortunate termination in the April following. The other years of this century are 1S70 1881, 1887, 1892 and the present, 1898. In every case the year ensuing upon the coincidence of Christmas and Sunday has been better than the average. There seems no reason, therefore, why Americans should not gaze upon the coming twelvemonth with all possible serenity and security.
 There is a regular rule for the falling of the two feasts together, it's complete cycle occupying twenty-eight years, unless there be a variation in the observance of leap year. The years which close the centuries, those ending in 'O0, are not leap years ex- cept when the century number is divisible by four, which was the case in 1900 and will not be again until 200O. Neither 1890 nor 1900 was leap year year nor will be- Were it not for this there would be a regular procession of 6, H. 6, 5, 6, Il, 6, years and so on indefinitely; every twenty-eighth year being leap year also. Were it not for this dropped bissextile day in 1900 the next falling together of Sunday and Christmas would not have taken place until 1909, eleven years hence As 1t is the next year of coin cidence will be 1904. a leap year, then with intervals of 6, Il, 6, 5, 6, Il years, and so on regularly until the year 2100 comes in to disturb the cycle again--by which time we shall not be disquieted in the least by it.
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DR. Y. E. HOLLOWAY
 SPECIALIST.
 GEhIT0 URINARY DISEASES, 27 YEARS IN PRACTICE. N L 12 YEARS IN BIRMINGHAM. X X
 The Very Best.
The Very Best.

Even the verJ
 best and mos
 careful people of
 ten contract pris vate troubles. Then the very best thing they can do is to get the very best treatment possible. Being a regular graduated p h y s l. elan, with twelve years of practical experience in the exclusive cure of private diseases in
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are moulded to the figure, the bodices fit the shape-in the new tight way-and the neck is cut low and only slightly trimmed-just the same upon fancy dress ball gowns, as upon the ball gowns of actual fashion.
 Just now all Paris is dancing itself away at the fancy dress ball. At the beginning of the year perpetual gaiety prevails and ev- cry night the Paris orchestras are playing dance music for these gay occasions
 The dances are new, and, starange to say, they are written largely for the young women. It is no unusual spectacle to see a whole row of young men, complacently sit- ting along the wall, watching a group of girls delghtedly sway through the may figures of a fancy dress cotillon. There is figure at the close in which the young men take part; and at the beginning they also occupy place, then these tired men of society rest from their terpschorean la-- bors, while the young women perform graceful and novel figures of the cotillon.
 Ball Room Gowns
 Your correspondent had the pleasure of witnessing the opening figures of a most charming holiday dance, at which Madame Faure was present. It was mainly danced by the young women. It was not fancy dress but the young women wore the small paper caps, or favors that were distributed in the first whirl of the figure
 dress of soft silk material had large flowers of white silk scattered all over it. The skirt was made with an overskirt effect of three double ruffies that were laid so that one fell over the other in a very pretty fashion. The edge of each ruffIe was a tiny ruffle of plaited silk.
 The bodice was of plain silk with vest of white and pink embroidery covered with pearl trimming. The sleeves were the merest ruffies of the soft silk. uniqpe fea- lure of this gown consisted in the long Dlask suede gloves that were worn with 1t.
 1H the same figure danced young woman in long princess shaped gown of cloud cashmere, with a broad panel of dark green embroidery running down the side and across the front of the skirt The bodice was one of the new tight fitting ones of the season. It had an embroidered front of gold upon vest of green silk. trim ming of dark green sharply outlined the neck which was cut rather low front and back and was very severely plain.
 All White
 I noticed that very few jewels were worn in this eotilon which was for the younger Set.
 A gown that was greatly admired was one of the few all white dresses of the with white chiffon ruchings These were thickly gathered and put on by the yard. At least fifty yards were used in trimming the skirt alone The ruchings were made by doubling white chion- and gathering 1t on each edge.
 They were then sewed upon the skirt in zigzag fashion, turning and twisting in a
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the coming of Christmas day on Sunday. It is, of course, the most suspicious event in the calendar for all Christendom, bring ing as it does, the nativity and the resur- rection together in thought. This particular song was exhumed from among the Har- lean manuscripts in the British museum, and indicates from it's language an origin some 300 years ago, with the probabilities in favor of its being translated from source much older. It runs as follows in the orignal
 Lordinges, warne you al beforne, Yef that day that Cryste was borne, Falle uppon a Sunday;
 That wynter shall be good, par fay, But grete windes alofte shalbe, The somer shall be fayre and drye; By kynde skylle, wythowten Jesse, Throw all londes shalbe peas,
 And good tyme all thyngs to don, But he that steleth he shalbe fownde some; What Chylde that day borne be, great lord he shalbe.
 This is not a very favorable specimen of poetry, but the changes in spelling make a considerable difference in the meanings of the words, apart from the changes through lapsing years; "warne' no longer signifying the notification of pleasant news, but rather the reverse; while Jesse" has to do with the old word leasing or lying, and .peas'' does not mean in the least that the fair, dry summer is to be fine for the leguminous crops but refers to a univer- sal peace.
 Instead of puzzling over forgotten or biographies, the following may be taken as a careful, though free. translation into the English of the day:
 Come. masters, heed the thing sayi
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How Rag Time Originated

From the Baltimore Sun.
 ..What is rag timer" the enthusiastic artist was asked.
 "Wel. the extensive literature on this subject will explain 1t best. Now, heres a rag-time primer" At this juncture he pro- duced a biz piece of sheet music with the picture( of a young man looking very un- happy in dress suit. "This young fellow, pointing to the picture and reading, "claims to be the original instructor to the stage of the now popular rag time in Ethiopian song The author guarantees to teach any body who can play the piano bit how to play in rag time The preface says rag time. Cor negro dance time), originally takes it's imitation steps from Spanish music, or, rather from Mexcan, where it is known under the head and names of Habanara, Seginlilla etc., being nothing but consecu- tive music, either in treble or bass, fol- lowed by regular time in one hand In com mon and two-four time the quarter note of the bass precedes the melody. In other words it is what the musicians call syno- eopation, and this change of accent in the accompaniment is kept up continually In the same way as the beat of a snare drum.
 ''This method shows the pupil how to play a rag-tie accompaniment to any piece. Here is even an arrangement of Old Hun dred' Annie Laurie,' and the hymn Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing.' Wonder ful isn't it?''
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aysa { So,. Pick Leaf" smolsss hastf foseso

does not make every mouth as sweet ss Q every one most delightful 6mokA ExY it.
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When the sweet hours of Christs birthday
 Upon the holy Sunday fall,
 Then winter shall be good for all-
 Though mighty winds shall howl on high And summer be both fine and dry;s
 A kindly fortune shall not cease, S
 But bring the nations lasting peaee;l
 No proper thing that year shall fail--
 No thief shall save himself from jail;s
 And every child that day has birth y
 Shall be a mighty one on earth
 This is much to the point. Peace shall be Americas portion, regardless of the trouble the anti-annexationists have been borrowing; the winter shall be good one, however windy; the summer promises ex- cellent crops, especially in corn; children born today shall, some of them, be presi- dents of the United States, and, what is perhaps best of all it will be mighty bad year for boodlers-a most suspicious prophecy, in view of the coming session of the legislature. ~ Hi
 This is the eighteenth time thats Christ
 mas day has fallen on a Sunday since the Declaration of Independence. Every time has been of considerable promise, in many cases surprisingly so. Christmas two years before the revolution fell on Sunday, and the year following saw the fight at Concord in which the British received their first repulse and the embattled farmer fired that historical spot, the echoes of which, at Santiago and Manila have hardly died upon our ears. The years 17S5, 179l, 1796 1903. 1908, all these were good years, some notably so, anr these were the Christmas Sunday years. The next, 1874. brought peace in something like haste; fortnight after it, January 8, 1915. General Jackson fought the last battle of the second war with Britain. peace being already declared.
 There was nothing especially noteworthy
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THE FANCY
 DRESS BALLS

bewildering way around the skirt. in a per- feet haze of chiffon.
 A modiste, to whom I described this trim ming, said that the tiny ruching, though put on apparently with aimless design was
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these silks are coming in again-with small satin figures dotting it. The skirt was close fitting on the hips, with a flare around the foot.
 The bodice was of the satin cut extremely
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CHRISTMAS ON SUNDAY.
The Eighteenth Since the Declaration
 of Independence.

From the Chicago Times-Herald.
 An old song, so old that Its author, Its transcriber and it's preserver have all faded into complete obscurity. survives to bring a happy augury for the year that follows
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the city of Birmingham, believe can give you the very best treatment and satisfac- tion. I invariably tell my patients the .ex- act cost of cure for Syphilis, Gonorrhoea, Gleet, Structure, etc., including medicines. This sum they. can pay in easy installments as the cure is being effected
 wish to call special attention to my treatment of Emissions. Sexual Weakness. etc. The young and middle aged are perm anently cured; the old are invariably benefited.
 While consider my word as good as my bond, you may not know me personally: therefore refer you with permission to the First National Bank, the Alabama National Bank, Steiner Bros. Bankers. the Jefferson County Savings Bank. the editor of this paper (The Age-T1erald). all of Birming- ham, Ala. as to the responsibility for my contracts. cure many patients by mall treatment. Call at my offices. or write me for book and question lists. Very truly.
 Y. D. HOLLOWAY. M. D., Watts Building, corner Third avenue and Twentieth street; entrance on Third ave- nue. Birmingham Ala. Office hours S:3o to IF m.. 1880 to 5:3o D. m.
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Paris, December 2s.-To be out of the fashion for a fancy dress ball is as bad as being out of fashion for an assembly or-if you live in New York-for a Patriach's Ball. Sleeves are carefully followed, skirts
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Other pieces of the fuehing. meanwhile, were begun in the same fashion and o8zied back and forth fin the same way, tefmin- atine below the belt in such fashion as to be very high in the back and EAther short in the front, in the accepted style of the Spanish" trimming which is so popular In Paris now. l- Vast quantities of chiffon can be easily used in this way.
 A Matron's Gown
 A dress for young matron which was admired consisted of navy blue silk-for
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most carefully planned. It began at the foot and was traced back and forth in large loops, like the upper half of the figure eight-left open. This was carried almost to the waist line.
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He Saw Too Much

From the Chicago News.
 Jaggs-My dear, you are getting better looking as you grow older. Your beauty appears to have doubled
 Mrs. Jaggs-That will do, Mr. Jaggs. You've been drinking again.
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Credit-where It Belongs

From Life.
 Mr. Slmson-Bishop, shall thank the Lord for this bountiful meal?
 Willie Slimson-Youd better thank the bishop, pop. If he hadn't been here we wouldn't have had it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-03-15
Mr.. Prouty's Position.

The Brattleboro Reformer is still
trying to have Interstate Commerce
Commissioner Prouty make his cam
paign for the senate on a platform
opposed to Imperialism. The Re-
former thinks he could defeat Gen.
Crout on this issue, who is an i'm
perialist, and also force ex.Gov. Dill
lingham to declare his position.
The Randolph Herald and News
thinks there is more in this matter
than has come to light, and that
paper says Mr.. Prouty will have the
democratic vote in the legislature
against a republican vote divided
among the other candidates.
1t has recently been stated that
Mr.. Prouty had very strong backing
for senator when the vacancy oc'
CURED last January and it is gene
rally believed that Mr.. Prouty will
be candidate before the legislature
Mr.. Prouty is, however, playing
with loaded dice il he hopes to wiz
the prize on platform opposed to
President Mckinley and with thu
help OF the democratic vote.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-03-15
Newspaper Notes.

Our St. Johnsbury contemporary
has just completed its first year under
the management of E. 0. Leonard.
During the year the paper has been
enlarged, the plant has been mate
rally increased by two-revolution
news press and the st. Johnsbury
Republican under Capt. Leonard's
management keeps in the front rank
OF Vermont newspapers.
Most editors have enough Of an
affection when they are burned out
once, but Editor Wells OF the Lyn.
donville Journal knows to his sorrow
the effects OF a second FIRE. Mr.
Wells lost everything, but his Yer
mont pluck and the Journal will soon
be established in a new home, which
we trust will never be visited by fire
The CALIFORNIAN wishes the Journa
long life and prosperity and believes
that under Mr.. Wells management
it will have both.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-03-15
"Remember the r1alne."

Mrs. Surprising, Bridget, l
should deduct from your wages the price
of all the china you broker" Bridget
Brittledish well, mem. think Id
be loike the china. "-[Tit-Bits.
Mr.. Saphead 1--we got a fad. too,
don't We know. collect old and rare
violins. Come around and see EN-
Musician-"Do you blay?" Mr.. Saphead
BLESS YOU, no, not note" Musician
(enthusiastically)-"I will come."-lNew
York Weekly.
Colonel, you swear positively that
your regiment never received pound Of
embalmed beef in Cuba. How is it pos
sibe for you to be so absolutely certain I"
Because my regiment never got farther
than Tampa, sir" -[Detroit Free Press
The Oldest Inhabitant.- "The wealth
err" said the oldest inhabitant, lis moi
what it used to be when was boy.
"For that matter" commented th'
smart young man, 1.-THE weather is moi
what it was seven months ago." Ant
the oldest inhabitant could not be per
suaded to talk for more than an hour
i Indianapolis JOURNAL
An Early Start.-"Mammy," said Pick
aninny Jim, was George Washington
first in war? ?" "Yass, indeed" "Well,
doesn't wanter 'sinuate dat anybody i
in de same class wifi George Washin'ton
But wants ter call 'tention to de fac
dat Dewey was on de ground befo' d
war happened, waitin' fur it."-[Wesh
ington Star.
Lese Majeste.-It was the shank OF tn
evening in Berlin. Good evening,
Herr Police Officer" said the citizen
"Come with me-" was the policeman
answer. "Donnerwetter! Was list los
asked the astonished citizen. "You tina
it is evening assumed have, when tn
Emperor not dined has yet already.
Indianapolis Journal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-03-15
A Kipling Poem.

Several years ago F. D. Underwood
now general manager Of the B. & O.road
named two stations in the upper PENN
sula OF Michigan "Rudyard" and KIP
ling" one being in an agricultural conn
try and the other in an iron ore district
Some time later mutual friend informed
Kipling of Mr.. Underwood's action, ant
the celebrated author sent Mr.. Under
wood his photograph with these lines OF
the back:
"Rudyard" and "KipIing
"Wise Is the child who knows his sire"
The ancient proverb ran;
But wiser far the man who knows
How, where and when his offspring grows,
For who the mischief would suppose
I've sons In Michigan.
Yet am I saved from midnight Ills,
That warp the soul Of man:
They do not make me walk the foor
Nor hammer at the DOCTORS door,
They deal In wheat and iron ore,
My sons In Michigan.
oh. Tourist In the Pullman Car,
(By Cooks or Raymond's plan),
Forgive parents partial view
But, maybe, you have children, too
So let me introduce to you
My sons In Michigan,
-[RUDYARD KIPLiNG.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-03-15
FASHIONS FROr1 ABROAD.
A Feature Of the Boston Journal That Wome
Like

In this season when spring styles are
timely the Boston Journal is particularly
interesting to women. That paper has
arrangements by which it gets directly
the very latest European fashions from
the great customers and milliners abroad.
These are illustrated by the most famous
fashion artist Of the Continent. and a
cut and description appear each day in
the Journals Woman's Department.
Thus the readers see every day new de.
sign. If they do not fancy the gown as
a whole they have opportunity to avail
themselves OF some feature of it for their
use. The costumers and milliners repre-.
scented include such celebrated houses as
Felix, Rouff, Doucet, La Ferrere and
Paquin OF Paris, lizard OF st. Petersburg
Manning of Dublin, etc.
The Boston Journal is receiving many
complimentary letters for the excellence
of its daily Woman's Department. Their,
is variety to it and an abundance o
useful hints and information that womei
like.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-03-15
Some Things
We Don't Do
SUBSTITUTE ONE MAX
Frs GOODS WHEN AN
OTHERS Is SPECIFIED

We put the very purest and
best grades of everything in
to our prescriptions and we
give them the same scrupu-
lous care as if we were going
to take them ourselves. We
enjoy doing it, take pride in
telling it, and we feel proud
when you find it out.
TRY US.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-03-15
The Troy Conference,

The sixty.seventh annual session OF the
Troy Conference will convene at the
Methodist church at Burlington Wednes.
day morning, April IL, Bishop Daniel
Ayres Goodsell OF Chattanooga, Tenn,
presiding, The following figures are of
interest as showing the strength OF
Methodism within the Troy Conference
Districts, 4; clergymen, 273; member
ship, 10000; baptisms, $500; Sunday
school members, $4,000; value Of church
property, $4,000, 900 salaries Of clergy
men, 1928, 900; missionary money, $2S,
900, Aside from the usual religious ad
dresses there will be free lectures by Rev
DR.. W. A. Quayle and an address by
Judge Thompson Of the supreme court.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-03-15
Standard Drug Store,
100 Eastern Ave.

Middlebury appropriated 5000 at
the March meeting for extermina-
ting the forest tent caterpillar. This
was a wise precaution that might
well have been followed in other
towns. The Middlebury Register
well says:
Now let private property owners
along the roads cooperate with
the authorities, and there will be one
town in the state free from the effects
of the bug"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-03-15

The suggestion that the queen
should confer the title of Lord Kip.
ling OF Vermont upon Rudyard Kip
ling will not be received seriously by
that distinguished invalid. He has
too good sense to permit his friends
to make him so Misunderstanding
field Union.