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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-08

Attention is called to the advertiso,,,..
Il, oatiiotnercolumn of course Of six evaniny
TMTrsuIes upon Greek art to be given bSS
r renne a. n h Snanee at her studio. Numerous
glSe a course of lectures in the H eve wTn,"
e w.iich VII give an opportunity for t eS,
Learn anu So, o.ners engaged during the dav ia
20 inc studio has made it possibIe ~ H,t nch
tnls number of tickets wLi be sofa 'hiy
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-08


date of his decease. Adopted and or
oered spread on the records"
rms afternoon from to 4 o'clock.
Lieut.. A. c. Edison, state mastering off,
Ger VIII muster in Co. A at the armory
Inc lieutenant comes Sunday to suit
ms own convenience. 1t is thought the
the members of A Co. Will not object
10 being mustered in on the Sabbath
day as they win not be obliged to leave
their daily labors.
Nhen Lieut. Edison has. finished his
work, Goa will be in much better CON
alton than any other Worcester com
Pa1ly OF the Second regiment, and on an
equal footing with any command in the
state. e--1
Inc preliminary arrangements for the
social which will be given at the ar
imory on st. Valentines night. Feb IA
~ the Light Infantry, are completed
IN that evening the New HAMPSHIRE
porn residents of Worcester will give a
banquet and the guest of honor will he
Gov Rollins. An endeavor will be made
10 nave the governor grace the arnorv
with his presence. The social will he q
very select affair The tickets are linn
tied to l25 in number
Co.'S A, C. H, and G, will take mart
IN the production of the Drummer
BOY this week. Co. G will appear Tues
Gay evening, Co. c Wednesday, Co. A
III, M suay ana co. II Friday. The BOYS
will wear either the blue uniform eivsr
70 Them by the government at Monfanl,
POINT on their return from Santiago
or the canvas rig worn in Cuba The
/ Counters appearance in the drains
| VIII add zest and spirit to the occas g.
ron Inc arms and equipments will he
Iurnshed by Post 10, G. A. r., and once
ried. ~ NC car
ne news comes from Fitchburg that
the officers of the Sixth Massachusetts
regiment are DESTROYS of having Major
frlest who resides in Fitchburg. ac-
cept the colonePs berth of the regi-
!ileHt, 10 succeed Col. Woodward after
me zIst DAY of January, when .hc
sixth will be mustered out of thf
United States volunteer service. Maio,
Fflest has not as yet consented TO havt
ms name used. The major is lyalI Liked
ana II ne enters the race for the no.
sltlon, other men viii be Obliged Il
look to their laurels,
Capt. P. L, Rider of Co. c. yesterda,
received the following order from CoI
| Clark ~
company commanders who have the
minimum number of men will ut once
REQUIRE for the following supplies spec.
lfying sizes required: 81 Springfield ri.
iles, 5S waist belt plates, 81 cartridge
boxes, 81 gun sings, IS blouses, IS pa;rs
trousers, 5S pairs leggings, IS overcoats
So cap devices"
r1,s H.,
ne order means that the long looked
for guns and equipments will he form
| coming in very few days, as the can.
talns Of other companies will receive
the same order.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-08
sHERWooDs REoReANIzE.

The Sherwood bowling team will be re-
organized and the new team will be a.
craoker-iack to all appearances. Some of
the best known bowlers in the city will be
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-08

hrst sergeant in 1890, commander in
1898 and 1894, and was a member of the
honorary staff of the commander at the
CAKE or his decease. Adopted and or
dered spread on the records"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-08
Black Silk Sale.

Monday we enter upon the Second Week Of
Sale ever known in Worcester city. We have
peat orders on some silks which were sold OF
week, and on Monday morning shall have the jul
ally stated, with SOME NOTABLE ADDITION
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-08

When Lieut., Edison has finished his
work Goa will be in much better con-
oltlon than any other. Worcester com
pany OF the Second regiment, and on an
equal footing with any command in the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-04
BIRTH OF THE AMERICAN FLAG

"A committee consisting Of Washing
ton. Robert Morris, and George Ross
was given authority 10 select and sub
NIT a design for the new flag. The
meeting OF this committee was un-
doubtedly held at General Hancock's
house, just block from Betsy Ross's
home. and as circumstances required
that the matter be done as secretly as
possible. and the services OF Sklltul
neeAilewoman were needed, II was per-
feotly natural that George Ross should
sugS rse nls niece 80 near at mana, ANA
in whom he was 50 much lnterested'
TO her house therefore, they repaired
ana upon being asked by her uncle
whether or not she thought she could
make the flag she replied with true
| American spir.t, Il do not know, but
| Will try"
| General Washington having fairly
| clear idea of what was wanted, made a
| pencil sketch of the flag with the now
| Familiar 10 stripes, but with blue Held
| and 13 stars in the place of the cross of
| st. George. Mrs. Ross. being OF very
practical turn OF mind, noticed that
Washington's stars were six-pointed,
| and suggested a five potnted star as be-
ing easier to make. Washington re-
piled that he had supposed six
pointed one could be more easily form
ed, but Betsy promptly settled the
question by folding a piece of pap y
and with one clip Of her scissors pro-
ducing a perfect five-pointed star. Thus
n was that the stars I'm our flag are
nve-pointed I'm place of the customary
six-pointed star of heraldry, and Betsy
Ross did IL with her little scissors. The
matter was then left for Betsy's skilful
fingers TO complete. and In due time the
finished fag was ready for inspection.
The committee again visited the house,
were shown into the little back parlor.
and after some discussion the design
was accepted. IT was not. however.
formally adopted by Congress until the
14th of June, 17I7-From Self Culture
for Auptfaf
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-04
WHERE MOTHERS FAIL.

"Too many mothers do not realize
that there are any problems i'm their re-
lationship with their grown daugh-
ters." says Home Companion, writing
of "Some Mothers and Their Daugh-
ters." THE training of little children
is discussed as an all-important topic.
Why should nou the delicate questions
which must arise in every household
where two or more women of strong
personality live i'm constant and close
contact receive just as careful consid-
Grafton? IL is after the school days that
the troubles begin. The mother who
has clung to her little girl fails TO rec
ognize the needs of the growing woman
and is hurt by any Independent action
on the part of the daughter; while the
daughter, in her eagerness TO grasp at
the best In the new life. forgets the
cbeference which is due 40 the mother.
out OF these conditions small clasii-
ings cnsue. 10 end too often in COM
plete discord. II is just at this tiric
that the mother must bring all her love
and diplomacy 10 bear. She must en-
deavor 10 know her daughters nature,
and to understand it's possibilities and
limitations. She will find that her prob
lens are not the problems OF her moth
er nor of her grandmother for the girl
OF today is not like the girl of yester-
day. and she must be studied from a
different standpoint. The most un-
pleasant of all things American Is IN
dominant daughter Brilliant. restless
and discoutcnted. she demands III
things az her right rather than az a
privilege. The time -honored tale of the
mother at the wash tub and The daugh-
ter at the piano is verified I'm the men.
tai attitude Of many households There
are two things that the mother y SUN
a daughter should cultivate--a quist
dignity which shall force the girls rs-
spect. ana a sympathy which shall win
her bcart She must be ntcresiol m
that which interests the younger mind.
Ana she must not be dominated Her
selt-assertion need not and shoui1 not
De fadical but she must be quecn ~
her own household. yielding her scep-
ter 90 none. and especially not TO her
inexperienced daughter"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-04

1899. This statement. which comprises
about 95 per cent. OF the total imports,
gives satisfactory picture OF the
years business and the articles In
which there has been an increase or
decrease In importations, 50 far as can
be shown by the statements of values.
In certain cases. however, the apparent
increase or reduction is. by reason of
the change I'm values. greater than
really exists. In coffee. for instance.
the 1897 figures show importations val
ued at $S1. .5il,SSf: those of, 1898, $65. .067.-
63l. and 1899. $55, ,274.646. The 1899 fig
urcs as TO values are thus 81 per cent
below those Of 1897. while in fact the
importatiOns OF 1899 are nearly 100, =
100000 pounds greater than those Of
1897, the reduced figures OF the state
ment in dollars being due TO the re-
duction i'm price. In sugar, the condi-
tions are reversed. prices abroad in
1899 being higher than i'm 1897, SO that
3.9S0,569 pounds of sugar imported i'm
1899 cost nearly as much as 4,91S, ,905, ,73s
pounds imported in 1897. the statement
OF values being i'm each case based up
on the value i'm the country OF produc-
ton.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-04

According TO dranatist and manager
David Belasco who is home from
European trip, the American play
wright is TO have his day again at last.
Belasco says the output of novelties
abroad fs very meagre and ne con-
fidently looks for am opportunity for
home talent that Will give the Ameri-
can dramatist a new lease OF life with
the American stage just hanlIering for
his work. AS an evidence of this. per-
haps Mr.. Belasco brings back with him
two new French plays and has ar
ranged for another by a French author
for his particular star. Mrs. Garter, in
case the American dramatist fails to
rise TO his oDportunitv. But seemingly
the American dramaHislt must find some
other manager to produce his plays be
sides Mr.. Belasco for all the latter's en-
thusiasm in his interest. II Mr.. Bel
asco would write play himself. by the
way. there isn't much doubt that he
could provide something infinitely bet
ter than anything he has bought abroad
though until the public taste is grown
mouldy with things like "Zaza," per-
haps it would be wise from a strictly
business point of view to bide a while.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-04
IhS Schemes u he Wicked Gold tugs trgosed.

To the Editor OF The News:
An honest dollar will maintain pari-
" between labor and property and
money, and no other dollar is honest
aho no man who advocates any other
kind oi dollar is an honest man. No
matter how hw the consplrators may
DC aple 10 bear down the gold price of
sllVer " they make IL worth only Ave
cents an ounce. 80 much the worse FOR
them. We know and the country
KNOWS that every dollar containing
sl1's grains OF standard silver. stamp
ed by the government. Is an honest
dollar and l00-ccnt dollar. It always
has been and always VIII be. We know
That by fraud. corruption and the de-
struction of silver they have made the
gold dollar a 200-ccnt dollar In purchas-
ting power. and they viii probably make
u n 2lO-cent dollar IN purchasing pow
or before the next clrctiOn. III they do.
80 much the worse for them. The ad-
Nocates Of such ~ dollar are 100 PER
cent. out of parity with honest labor
and property. and " they nut II 10 per
cent out ~ parry. their rascality viii
be more apparent But nothing that
they can do will change the honest sill
yer dollar established by the fathers OF
make IL less then i00-cent dollar.
Providence, Aug. 3.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-04
THE TeA-TASTER.

In the August Century Miss T.. II.
ScidmOre writes OF The River of Tea
the Yangtsze-kiang, and the trade that
brings dt most I'm touch with the west
ern world. Though Russian. and Sibe-
rian. only are now I'm the trade at Han
kow. the tea-tasteis. 1t appears, are all
English, and Miss Scidmore thinks
they are likely TO remain SO.
The average price at HankoW Tor
this hrst-quality black leaf-tea, whicn
Is all shipped IS Odessa. is about iorty
Mexican dollars for each ninety pound
chest. Twenty-Five half-chests OF thiS
first crops pekoe-leaves are sent -
The Emperor OF Russia for palace USE
Several times il has happened that me
whole crop OF some particular farm or
hillside has been bought up by lhe
Russians and shipped before chinese
connoiss uTs. who would drink no cth-
er tea knew IL. AT once they caDlei I"
Odessa and had the tea bought ON an
rival and shipped back 10 China. TWICE
on the Yangtsze ussd rich ami fra
grant tea from the keemung h'ils mat
had performed that journey To odessa
and return, for some mandarin
knew what he wanted and was WILING
to pay for IT.
The tea-taster is king at Eankow Tor
the six weeks or ms tNCilSlNT Atibhf
and whatever he may do during the re,
mainder OF the year. he Is q most flS'I
total abstainer during the high season
when every faculty OF his keehest
/, senses is on the alert. Although ne new
| er swallows a sample SIP, the tea-t
ter's nerves and digestion ara impaired
at the end of ten or twelve years, ven
, the stimulating effect of the strong'Vol-
atile aroma i'm the tea -honSs soIuy
| times giving retired tea-tasttrs attachs ,
| of that tea-tremens which ihe ChiuFst
| and Japanese recognize As , dlsedsS
! while temperance reforfncrs usua'iy
| preen-tea drinkers, seem ignorant el
| the fact that other stimuaN'S tl'h " a., 7,
| cohol may be abused. The ptoi 'ssiuiIIi ~ -
tea-taster at Hankow is SAID 10 urlhh
| only soda or mineral waters durihS me
| scorchng weeks OF his eXacilS scdsVn'
and when word goes round the Settle
mont that such a one OF the great 'N-
| merits was seen to take sherry ana pil-
I ters at the club. II is signal tnat the
! o,,sat tea season is declining, that III
! tIe choice tea Is being brought in. Thsh
| the tension relaXes. and certain sec
| tion of Hankow gives itselt over To
| iubilation and indulgence that are the
| scandal and byword OF the other ports
| AIthoueh the tea firms are all Rus
| SLAMS or Siberians now, the tea-tastefs ,
4 are Englishmen. and, for reasons not
nattering to Russian character, IL IL
1 said that the tea-tasterS VIII Always
| be English
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-04

If there was ever a righteous claim
IL is that OF Italy for indemnity for the
lives OF her citizens lynch at Tullu-
lah, La. or the five who were sumnlar-
lily hanged the other day IL is thought
that two of them may have been nat
uralized citizens of the United States
and for their lives of course there can
be no claim. Indeed, for the lives OF
the Italians who retained thcIr narfOn-
ahty the claim for damages might be
disallowed by court but these are pre-
cedents for a liberal construction OF
such cases and Congress has before
now appropriated money to meet them.
notably in the case Of the iynchlng OF
Italians in New Orleans some years
ago. The latter lynching was, however,
justified by contrast to that in Tuilu-
lah town since nothing In all the his
tory of southern mob vens sance has
been so outrageous as that. Five lives
were taken because In a street row one
of the native citizens OF the place was
peppered with few bird shot. The ma
tive lives and was never in mortal dan
ger from the wound. The population of
two hundred and fifty or so included u
couple OF Italians who managed to get
out of town else. without doubt. they
would have been strung up. too.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-04
NEEDLESS FEAR OF LIGHTNING.

In the August Century. Alexander
McCabe gives encouragement and ad-
vice to people who have an excessive
fear of being struck by lightning-or
thunder as some OF them think:
The keen suffering which many
undergo just i'm advance OF or during
thunderstorm is of "A dual nature. The
sense of impending danger alarms ana
teTrsfies; but there is also a depression
OF spirits which is physical and real,
brought about by some as yet unknown
relation between the nervous system
and conditions Of air-pressure, hu-
midity. and purity. The suffering due
TO depression and partial exhaustion re-
quires, from those who are strong,
sympathy rather than ridicule. The
suffering due TO alarm and fright, how
ever. rs unnecessary. 1t Is largely the
work of the imagine plon. To a nervous
nature There is something appalling in
the wicked, spteful clean of the light
ning and the crash and tumult OF
thunder. But suoh a one should re-
member that the fash is almost always
far dirtant. and that thunder can do
no more damage than the low notes OF
church organ. Counting all the
ueaths from all the storms during a
year We find that the chance of being
Killed by lightning Is less than one in
hundred Thousand. The risk in the
city may be said TO be five times less
than In the country. Dwellers in city
houses may be startled by peals OF
thunder, but owing to the great spread
OF TIN roofing and fair ground connec-
TONS, there rs very little danger. In
the country. II buildings are adequately
protected, and the momentum OF the
nash provided for the occupants may
feel secure. A good conductor we'll
grounded is necessary in all isolated
and exposed buildings. Barns. es-
pecially. when lined with green crops.
should nave good lightning conductors.
The question Is often asked: do trees
protect?" The answer Is that the de-
gree OF protection will vary with the
character of the tree and its distance
from a watercourse An oak is more
liable TO lightning stroke than a beech
phe character of the wood. the area
or LEAKAGE, the extent and depth OF
root. VIII determine the liability "a
stroke. Another question which Is
often asked Is whether there is danger
aboard large steamship during a
thunderstorm. On the contrary there
are few safer places Sufficient metal
with proper superficial area is inlterposed
in the path of the lightning. and its
electrical energy converted into harm
less heat and rapidly iissipated. Ac-
cidsnts occur chiefly because the VIC
Trims ignorantly place themselves I'm the
line OF greatest strain, and II form
part OF the path of discharge. For this
reason IL - not wise To stand Cnder
trces, near fiag-poles. or maSts in door
ways or porchs. close to fire-ppaces OF
near barns. Those who are not ex-
posed i'm any OF these ways may feel
reasonably safe. II should be refnem-
bered IN the event of an accident, that
lightning does not kill. 1t moSe often
results in suspended animation than In
somatic death. Therefore. I'm case oil
accident. try TO restore animation keer
the body warm. and send for physi-
clan without de.ay
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-04
THE RIGHT or WOMEN TO PROPOSE.


II is distinctly amusing that grave
women, such as like TO attend inter-
national conventions of women ana
talk about the future OF the race anu
kindred topics. should lend themselves
To a discussion of the subject: Ought
the Women To be Permitted TO fro-
posey' That they should consent 10
bs interviewed upon this subject ana
give brief notoriety 10 lecturer VINO
took this foolish theme for ms suo-
ject. shows that the leaders OF the sur
frage party have lost the sense Oh
values, and have come 10 attach unoue
Importance u all matters conceThihs
their sex. Were their memories good.
or had they been I'm the conndehce oi
many young women, they Would nave
known quite well that the spirit OF lose
Is no respecter Of persons, ana lhal au-
rcatly and after her own fashion Wo-
man does propose. But she always
regrets the necessity For she uoes
not wish To take the initiative Sne
doe not doubt her right 60 do IT, she
certainly does not question her aolity.
But she desires 10 be sousht' she
claims the privilege of assuming re-
luctance. Her ancient coquetry VIII
not leave her. and she is fain To amuse
herself with her immemOrial RENTS. IL
is not a question of rights and every
analytical woman knows it. and smiles
with covert and subtle vile when she
hears that Mrs. Stanton and number
or other ladies' have forgotten the tacts
that their lost youth must have taught
them. To be candid. women in gen
eral nave always been more lnteresbd
IN their privileges than I'm their rights.
From Self-Culture for August.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-04
WOMEN AND THEIR CLUBS.

BY the way, there is some talk Of
having the officers and delegates from
the state federations represent the
clubs at the general federation. The
more far-seeing club women will sure
ly deprecate this. The best thing about
the general federation has been its
delicate psychological mission; that is,
of it and the prejudces which have
been destroyed i'm 1t are it's best re-
commendation. 1t has done more than
any other thing to break down the
sectional feeling between the North
and South. There was no use i'm the
meeting of our Confederates and Fed
erals ard the handshaking of men az
long as the women brooded apart
on old sorrows and hated one another
with that unreasoning and corrodng
sort of hatred for which women have
a particular genius, and which IL as
surely transferable TO posterity as a
weak heart or "A narrow chest But
when the women of California and
Alabama, Massachusetts and Florida,
Dakota and Tennessee meet together
and have a gorgeous time talking
about things which no one understands
meeting at stately functions, lobby
ing in the ante-rooms OF the convention
halls: making good music and bad
speeches together. being warmed by
the recital Of benevoient enterprises.
and getting excited over discussions on
civic duties-then the old quarrels are
quite, quite forgotten. and the healthy
new ones are immensely enjoyed. De-
cidedly do not let the state fedora
tions take the place fths individual
clubs at the biennial meetings OF the
general Federation OF Women's clubs.
For, all other objections aside, we
should then be i'm danger of endless
politics. The system would become
too--well. too senatorial. The clubs are
democratic and will remain so as long
as the women represent Themselves
From Self-Culture for August.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-04

In Jewelry and diamonds the large
increase is belieyed TO be due TO the
fact that a larger proportion OF the
diamonds brought involuntarily pay
duty since the reduction of the rates
of duty made by the existing law. In
manufactures of wool a considerable
proportion OF the decrease is in rags
and shoddy. the two classes rags,
noils and wastes" and "shoddy, mum
go and flocks" having fallen from 40
91S.732 pounds i'm 1897 to 3,29s. T51. pounds
in 1898, and 314,540 pounds in 1899. The
chief increase i'm importations, aside
from sugar, is in articles used i'm man
ufacturing, hides i'm 1899 being S41 $685.
0i5. against $37, ,06S, 1872 in 1898. and s27,-
S63.026 in 1897. The Imports of crude
rubber for use in manufacturing were
in 1899 $31, ,s76, ,242 in value, against $25.-
545,39l in 1898. and $17.55S, 1863 i'm 1897.
Imports OF raw silk in 1899 amounted TO
S3l,S27, 461, against $3l. .446, $50 in 1883 and
slS,496,944 i'm 1897. Imports Of fibers
for use in manufacturing which I'm 1899
were $40. 300. 727 in value, were in 1898
sl3, 3,446. 1S6, and in 1897 sl2, $3.50. .3ls Tin for
use i'm manufacturing tinplate showed
a total importation in 1899 OF 81, ,Si3. 357,
having increased from $S,,,6,151 in 1898
and s6,535,S52 in 1897