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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-20
For insurance in the follow
ing leading companies, viz:

SCOTTISH UNION AND NATL ms. CO.
of Eolnburga
FIREMEN's ms. co. of Newark, N. ].
PROVIDENCE WASHINGTON ms. co.
of Providence. r. !.
THE LANCASHIRE ms CO. of Eng.
CALEDONfAN ms. co. of Scotland.
READING FIRE ms. co. Of Beading, Pa.
GIRARD FIRE ms CO. OF Philadelphia
UNITED FIREMBN'S ms. co. of Phla
CAMBRIDGE MUTUAL FIRE ms. co.
of Cambridge, Mass.
BERKSHIRE MUTUAL FIRE ms. co.
of Pittsfield, Mass
METROPOLITAN PLATE GLASS ms.
CO. of New York.
Go to "a Front Street.
EDWIN ELDRED & CO.,
Resident Managers.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-20
THE MONEY MARKET.

steady, 1895; last loan. AZ. Prime mer-
camille paper, 51a@6 p. c. Sterling ex-
change strong, with actual business in
bankers srs, l bills at 4S71sGal for demand and
4.S4 and 4SS. Silver certifcates 5SS59
gar silver, 57b. Mexican dollars, AZ,
Government bonds firm
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-20
MEERIFIELD LOTS.

Lots in Merrifield are going fast. Ed
win w Merrick has just purchased lot
numbered so on Highland street, and
George l.. Sanford, a lot on the
Schussler road. H. c. Fisher says thae
several other deeds to lots in the
"Merriheld' tract will be made out this
week
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-20
BANKERS AND BROKERS.
MICA.
Consolidated NiCQ GO.
INCORPORATED.
CAPITAL S., 900, 900. 90.
NATHAN TUCKER, PRESIDENT

This company already own in fee sim
pie several large mica mines, and control
under option in New Hampshire, North
Carolina and Canada, several thousand
acres Of the best mica deposits IN the
corporation to acquire All mica properties
of value on this continent.
The stock of the Consolidated Mica Co.
has been placed at a popular price that all
may have an opportunity to share in the
benefits to come from the consolidation of
this industry. 1t will be issued in com
mon shares only, par value 100, fully
paid and worcestershire having no pre-
ferred stock or bonds. To pay for the
properties under option and fully arrange
for extensive production. we now offer to
the public block of treasury stock.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-20
THE COTTON MARKET

New York, Oct 10. - Cotton futures
6 closed Sa 4, steady; October, 500; November,
ruary, no; March, I 70: April, Ia, Nav
718; June, 719; July, 72O; August, 7.20.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-20

& OF T ON S T Q G K S
(Reported by Kinnicutt & DeWitt) 2
TELEPHONE. STOCKS.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-20
To Cure Constipation in One Week
To Purify the Blood in One Week
To Strengthen Nerves in One Week
To Cure Sick Headache in One Day

Take CleveIand's Celery Compound Tea.
Csc. II II falls TO cure, your money will be
refunded by
Brewer & Co., Sc Front st; George r.
Fairbanks 2S4 Main st Burlington Phar.
macy; Martin p. Waite. 10 Front at
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-20

The following quotations were made
on the Boston exchange yesterday on
stocks held in Worcester and vicinity
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-09
OMAHA THURSDAY. NOVEMBER o. 1899.

meter in the captains room, and there he
was shut in with 1t. At intervals during
the trip the captain Instructed an ofncer to
throw the lead and take the depth Of water,
and as soon as the officer made the report
the captain went to the inventor and asked
him: We'll, what depth are we in now
The answer on each occasion was prompt
and correct, the indicator pointing uner-
ringly to the number of fathoms beneath
the vessel.
Any one who knows how the depth Of
water is at present taken on beard ship
will see that an inetrumCut like this, II
further tests bear out the claims OF the in
ventor, Is bound to prove useful, With the
lead 1t is next to impossible to obtain alb
solutely correct measurements, for the
reason that while the measurement is being
taken the vessel Is moving ana the lead
is consequently inclined. Before the lead Is
thrown the vessel slackens UP little, but
1t still keeps moving onward. Now by
means of the fathom meter the exact depth
can be ascertained, no matter at what speed
the vessel is running, and hence it will be
seen that great deal of time can be saved
and no allowance need be made for the in
clination of the lead.
The entire apparatus does net occupy
more space than an ordinary typewriter.
1t regard to submerged wrecks and similar
dangers the Inventor claims that his instru-
ment by indicating the depth OF water at a
moments notice will give timely warnings
of such dangers and will enable captains to
avoid them.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-09
TWO COINCIDENCE STORIES.
Told i'm Good Faith I'm Club where
All Romnncing Is Haired.


1t was the secretarys turn to tell yarn
to his fellow members of the Coincidence
club. reports the Chicago lnter-Ocean. The
Coincidence club, by the way, has no cum
bersome machinery. 1t has members and
officers, meets once a week to tell queer
stories along the line suggested by its name,
and everything but the strict truth Is
barred.
i've got two stories, much alike, to tell.
There's nothing dramatic or sensational
about them They struck me as queer,
though. You know I'm a lawyer One day a
man named Dodge brought in letter Of in
PRODUCTION to me from a friend out west.
He had a simple sort OF case, and | asked
him to come back at O'Clock that after
noon. Then went over to the criminal court
on business that kept me till within few
minutes of 8 o'clock. AS entered my office
there was a man sitting in the shadow.
Without really looking at him, and with my
mind full Of the appointment, | said as
went to my private office:
How are you, Mr.. Dodge? I'll see you
in minute
Pretty soon l rang and told the office
boy to show in Mr. Dodge The man came in
and he wasn't my Mr.. Dodge at all. Imagine
my surprise when he said:
How did you know my nance
'At the same time he handed me letter
of introduction from a friend in down east
His name was Dodge, all right. and he had
a case. | gasped over the oddity of the stu
alton. explained the coincidence to my Wis
itor, and even showed him the other letter
OF introduction. But the man did not believe
me. He evidently thought | was liar and
left without putting his case in my hands
A few minutes later in came the first Mr.
Dodge and we had good laugh over it.
Tho other coincidence was this. l got
letters from two friends-one west of Chi
cago and one south, asking me to collect
claims against a big Chicago firm and a big
insurance company with an agency in Chi
cago. l telephoned and made appointment
with representatives Of each of the concerns
one at - and the other at 1890 o'clock.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-09

some who are more expert than others. A
tool who hires his stalls and makes no di-
vision OF spoils with them will sometimes
have to pay as much as s. a day for skilled
men. When he divides what he gets each
man in the mob may get an equal share or
not, according to prearranged agreement,
but the tool is the man who does the
most work.
OF first t-class tools, men who are known to
be successful, there are probably not more
than 1,500 in the United States. Practically
every professional offender has go" at
pocket-picking some time in his career, but
there are comparatively few who make sue
cess of it as actual pickpockets; the stalls
are numberless. Among the 1,500 there are
some women and fair proportion Of young
boys, but the majority are men anywhere
from 20 to so years old The total number
Of the successful and unsuccessful is 80 ,OOO
10000 or $4,000, as one likes. All that is
actually known is that there is an army OF
them, and one can only make guesses as to
their real strength.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-09
TONS OF GOLD COINED,
Where the Precious Metal is Handle
Inv the Ton,


Ordinarily people speak of gold bullion
when quantities are mentioned, as so many
ounces except in San Francisco, where the
receipts of gold bullion at the United states
branch mint are referred to as so many
tons for certain days. 1t sounds like an
enormous boast, bordering on the fabulous,
yet 1t is true, reports the San Francisco
Chronicle. The mint books show 1t; the
bullion was received. coined and turned
over to its owners. One day in August last
four tons of the precious metal were re-
ceived at the mint for coinage, while in
October, 1897, the receipts for one day
we're six tons. That exceeds the receipts OF
any other mint, as far as known and so does
the total coinage of the San Francisco
branch mint exceed that OF any other OF
recent years and it is still on the increase.
The coinage of the last fiscal year. ended
June 30, 1899, according to the report Just
completed, was the largest in the history
of this mint. 1t consisted Of 13S73375
pieces, valued at s63,S62,275. That coinage
has been exceeded only in amount in the
coinage history OF the government on two
occasions. At the mint in Philadelphia
in the year 1861, some $40, 100000 was coined
and again in the same place in 1881, some
thing over S76,000.000 was coined. Since
then California has pushed forward and
now holds the front rank for amounts.
The largest amount heretofore coined in
the San Francisco mint during any calendar
year was in 1S7S-S50 1S6,500. This year was
coinage is expected to at least approximate
that of 1898. Prior to 1897, and for fifteen
years preceding. the coinage of tho San
Francisco mint averaged about $4,000, 900
a year. In that year the amount took a
sudden leap and went up to s4O,0S4 291.
The largest number of deposits for one
month in the history of the mint was in
August, 1899. They reached 1853, aggre-
eating nearly 100000 ounces. valued at about
s12, 500 900 For the three years prior to
that time deposits averaged from 500 to 700
a month, which was considered very good
business The heaviest deposits for one day
in that month aggregated four tons Of gold.
A large consignment of English sovereigns
arrived that day from Australia and were
sent to the mint to be recoined; a large lot
of dust and nuggets were landed from the
Klondike, while some gold came from Pacific
coast mines and Mexico.
This was only exceeded once, as far as
the records show and that was one day in
October, 1897. The deposits for the month
were 955 and the coinage $9,00o000. But
six tons of gold came in one day, valued
at about 5000 900, rating ton at Sooo,Ooo'
which is the accepted valuation. This de-
nosit consisted largely of British sover-
eigns from Australia, though there was con-
~,so,,h1, 1xlondike gold received that day.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-09
MEASURING OCEAN DEPTHS.
An Instrument that Can Dctermihe
tbe DEPTH Beneath ships.

An Instrument "N''
the Depth Beneath ships
,ro toll the exact depth OF water beneath
q vessel at any given time at moment S
notice ia the object of an instrument re-
cently perfected, known as the 1a'nofi
meter.
The fathom meter is circular in FORM re-
,orts the New York Herald, and in the
center is a suspended circle, which is set
in gimbals, after the lashloh G. "h wv
norv sea compass. This circle has a frame
of glass and is graduated INTO nan
srees and fathoms, which are pointed out
nv an indicator In the center anu lun
n;,o clear across, is a small magnet. Con-
nected with the instrument ls primary 'e,''
sno,,, which sufficient current can be OBJ
tained when it Is desired 10 enersiAe 'i.e ito
magnet, The earth being also d ehsshe' 10
magnetism or Zero is ootalneu' anu "n.N
tho instrument Is properly adJus'el anu tne
oircuit 10 closed an observation 'ahel ifoNi
n On heard of moving ship shows ihiine-
diote,v the difference of the earths magnet
ism at that point. ..,r
The principle upon when the ih'en'o'
,orked was that, as the earth Is magnet
WITH another smaller magnet In the lhs'i
,,ent the indicator would point out ana
raoister on the dial the exact distance
which there may be at that nomeht De
tween the greater and the lesser magnet
oyidentlv the exact depth OF water uiue'
the vessel. tho in
A soon as his model was ready the IN
,,ontor of the fathom meter prepareu "
test IT and for that purpose went On
sta,uer from New York to Newport news
and back again. He placed the ia'ho"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-09
ARMY OF PICKPOCKETs.
An Obserynnt Policeman Describes
Their RINK nnd McthOdh.

Some men operate on the single handed
basis; they travel alone, arrange their own
frame ups" personally corner their vic
tims) and keep all the profits, says a writer
In the Independent. There are a few we'll
known successful pickpockets OF this order
and they are rated high among their fellows
but the more general custom is for what is
called mob" of men to travel together,
one known as the tool" doing the
actual picking and the others attending to
the "atallng,"
A stall is the confederate OF the pickpocket
who bumrs up agairst people or arranges
them in such way that the pickpocket can
get at their pockets. Practically any one who
will take a short course of instruction can
learn how to stall. but there are naturally
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-09

HARPER'S whisky is liquid music, bottled
poetry, ripe mellow. refreshing and delicious.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-09
Gettiun i'm EFnsbion.

Chicago Pest: Il wonder why she is so
offended" he said.
IT'S because of the letter you sent her."
replied her dearest friend conidentially.
why, there was nothing in that to offend
her." he protested
mot in it. but on the envelope" explained
her dearest friend. You addressed 1t to
Miss Mary Smith. "
well isn't that her name?'
at used to be. but now it's Mayrye Smith"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-09
visual Organs All Right.

Chicago Tribune: Can see the mistress
OF the house?" asked the tourist in reduced
circumstances who stood at the kitchen door
"You can If you have good use of your
eyes" coldly replied the woman confronting
him. you are looking at her."
II can use them well enough, madam" he
responded with much stiffness. ito see that
you are a purist and not a philanthropist
We have nothing in common. Good after
noon, madam"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-09

I went out on an errand and was delayed till
2:30 o'clock. When l came in both men
were waiting. Strange as it may seem, both
men were named Rose. l introduced them.
One was originally from Rhode Island and
the other from Connecticut As far as they
could figure out they were not related I've
used false names, but otherwise the stories
are strictly true, and can be proven by evi-
law
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-09

Almost Out of Your Head
with headache. Why not cure quickly with
Wright's Paragon Headache Remedy
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-09

that has left English shores since the days
of the great duke of Wellington, to ac-
complish the very job which after Majuba
he valnly urged when major General Sir
Leicester Smith to perform.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-09

Best remedy for coughs is the simplest and
costs five cents at druggists. Deans mentho-
lated cough drops simply stop the tickle.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-09

Dr. II. H. Haden, Summit, Ala, says: II
think Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is a splendid
medicine / prescribe it. and my confidence
in 1t grows with continued use" It dlgesrs
what you eat and quickly cures dyspepsia
and indigpstion.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-03-18
SNAKE SWALLOWS ITS YOUNG.
Man at Watsekn, ILL.,, Beats the
Record for Reptile
StOrles.

Martin Burnham, citizen of Wat
seka, Ill, writes 10 Chicago paper as
follows: "I noticed In the Inter Ocean
story of snakes which reminded me OF
a circumstance which happened about
IS years Ggo In q town In Vermont,
where l was born and lived until grown
to manhood. /. with several others,
was working In bayfield,, when n
neighbor close by brought to us a very
large snake of the garter variety, the
largest | have ever seen of that kind
He said that when first seen by him
there was large number of small
snakes In sight, but when disturbed
the old snake opened her mouth and the
little ones all ran down her throat. We
had curiosity TO know how many
young ones there were, as the old snake
was so very large. BY pressing on the
snake the young ones would run out,
until we killed 4S. from six to nine
inches long, the longest ones being
nbout the size of common clay pipe
stem.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-03-18
Carpets and Rugs.

rs pieces of Hemp, Cottage, Ingram,
Wool, Brussels and Velvet Carpets.
Closing out at 1Oc, 15c, zoe, 25c. All
wool 39c, 45c and SOC yard; others at
proportionate prices. Oriental, Dun
dee, Symrna and Fibre Rugs at special
prices to close.
We mean these departments to be
closed out as rapidly as possible. Rush
prices will be made on every article.
Linen Collars &c, Linen Cuffs 10c a
pair. Silk Windsor Ties sc, Child's
Rockers 10c. Fine French Crepe Pap
er 15c a roll.
Musical Instruments at rush prices.
Violins and Bows at SOC and up. Man
dofins at $3.50 and up. Guitars at $1.9S
and up. Two only Banjos at $3.50 and
$3.50; were $3.50 and $S25. Accordi-
ons, Meloharps, Zithers, Solophones,
etc. Musical Books and Sheet Music
at &c sheet; regular prices 25c to 81
a copy; 1000 sheets.
SEWING MACHINES-Every
warranted. Rush prices to close this
department at $I4.98, $149S, $199S to
$500 for high class machine. Regu-
lar prices s25, $35 and $50. None bet
ter on the market.
PICTURE FRAMES AND PIC
TURES at rush prices to close. $1.00
pictures at soc; $3.50 pictures at 75c;
$2.OO pictures at $1OO. Picture frames
to order at prices to close out present
stock.
PATENT MEDICINES AND DRUG
DEPARTMENT to close rush prices.
Dollar medicines at SIC, SOC medicines
at 35c; regular 25c pills for 15c box;
Geidlitz Powders 15c box OF 2 doses
Sawyer's Family medicines. Toilet ar
ticles and perfumes at rush prices.
We mean this to be a real closing out
sale of these Departments. Hundreds
of articles and prices not mentioned
will be put on sale. An early visit Is
requested. Departments are full OF
new seasonable goods at prices less
than elsewhere.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-03-18
A SMOKELESS ENGINE
Big Locomotive Being Tested in Va
rious Parts of Country.
Has Two Cabs, One for Engineer and
One for Fircman-MRkeH Less
Noise Thnn the Old
style Engine,

The locomotive which was invented
by George s. Strong and designed by
j. w. Beach, both of New York city,
and which has been running for about
year in various parts of the country,
IL at present undergoing test on the
New York Central railroad. The prin-
cipal object of the test here, it is un-
dcrstood, Is to ascertain to what degree
the new engine Is "smokeless." The en-
gine attracts attention by reason of
its great size, and the fact that ii has
two cabs, one for the engineer and an
other, further back, for the fireman.
The cab roofs are as high as the cur
roofs. The engine is so designed that
most of the smoke of the fires is con
sumed before reaching the stack.
There are two fireboXes, and the length
of the locomotive gives a distance of
about ten feet in which the gases of
combustion may be consumed before
reaching the outlets. When the stack
does smoke the smoke is unlike that of
the ordinary locomotive. There is com
paratively little of 1t and it resembles
cloud of escaping steam, being nearly
white.
One of the points about the new en-
gine noted by railroad men is the little
noise it makes. They hear its bell often
before they hear the rumble Off This
is due to the stability Of the engine. 1t
does not pound the track, it il asserted,
us the ordinary locomotive does, be-
cause it is better balanced. The design
er says that the pounding of the ordi-
nary engine is due to the excessive
counterbalance required TO overcome
that vibration of the engine which
would tend to jolt the cars of the train,
whereas the new engine requires no
counterbalance, balancing itself by
reason of its compound cylinders, the
sets of connecting machinery outside
and inside working in opposite direc-
tions. The effect of the counterbalanc
ing in the locomotive of the usual type
is that the locomotive jumps into the
air continually, pounding the rails
when it comes down, whereas the new
engine, he says, keeps to the rails and
rides as smooth at 60 miles an hour as
at 20 miles a seat in the cab is certain
ly more comfortable at ordinary speed
than one in the cab of one of the old
time engines.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-03-18
ODD SIGHT AT NEW ORLEANS.
Ciuzens watch the Unusual
COndit tious.

New Orleans witnessed the other day,
says the Times-Democrat of that city,
one of the novel features of the late
unprecedented cold spell-ice foes
floating by the city. For some weeks
past we have heard of a great deal of
ice in the river above. There was an
ice gorge nj Vicksburg and so much
ice in the river ut Plaquemine as to
make it dangerous to go about in a
skiff there.
About daylight the other day this
ice began passing New Orleans, kept
up all day, and considerable passed
the next day also. The entire central
channel was filled with large foes of
ice, many feet in length and apparent
ly deep in the river. Ice has foated by
New Orleans on several occasions in the
past, but never before like t.ais. and
the wharves were crowded with thou
sands of people TO see phenomenon
never seen here before, and never like
ly to be seen again.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-03-18
JEALOUS WOMEN BEAT A BILL.
Wives of Knnaas Legislators Defeat
Measure for nm Exhibit
at Paris.

Thanks to the jealousy of women
toward a handsome lobbyist, Kansas
will have no exhibit at the Paris eXposi-
tion. 1t all came about in this way:
When the bill appropriating $4,000 for
n state exhibit was introduced Mrs. j.
.. Thompson, a young, well-dressed
woman from Pratt, went to Topeka and
registered AT the Copeland. She imme-
diately began vigorously to lobby for
the bill and within ten days ii is said
that she had the promises of IS legisla-
tors that they would vote for the meas
ure. This would have given ii an over
whelming majority.
Mrs Thompson's motive was that she
expected 10 be one of the three COM
nissioners.
She did not adopt the usual methods
of buttonholiug members in the halls.
and lobbies at the oapitol, but sent them
special invitations to call on her. She
received them in the hotel parlors, in
company with her cousin, Harry Bone,
assistant United States district attor-
ney, and treated them so graciously and
winningly that she completely capti-
waited them and led them to rave over
her on every occasion.
1t was not long before the wives of
the legislators, of whom there are a
score or more in Topeka, found out how
things were going, and how great the
influence was that Mrs. Thompson held
over their husbands. They first waxed
wroth and then combined for revenge.
Headed by Mrs. w. L. Stanley, wife Of
the governor, they commenced sys-
tematic campaign against the Paris
bill, hoping to defeat it and thereby de-
stroy the cherished hopes of Mrs.
Thompson to represent Kansas at the
Paris exposition.