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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19
he IS STILL Modest

Hobnobbing with princes and poten-
tates would fill some with conceit but
1t never touched George Fred VIII
lians, He brought back those same
modest and unassuming ways that
have characterized .his political life. IN
vitations from kings and queens to
honor them with calls. came so fast
while ne was in Europe, that he could
not keep informed of the great prep
arations in New York for Dewey's
homecoming, so 1t is rot to be Won
dered at that, as he passed under the
triumphal arches he removed his hat
bowed with courtly grace, and ex-
claimed! THANK you, my countrymen:
thank you"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19
WORCESTER THEATRE.

This will be Hackett night at the
worcester theatre, and that rising
young star will appear in the fayorite
romance, Rupert of IIentzau." The
large advance sale indicates that he
Will meet with hearty welcome.
1here is great interest over the an.
pearance of Manager Wendelschaefer's
Bride Elect company, which is to he
mere on the 10Th, for the benefit of the
Elks. There are 60 people in the COM M
pany, and the production is a mammoth
one in every respect. -
ant Inc other bookings for next week are
The Christian" Monday and Tnesa, ane
Under the Red Robe" WednesdaSy.!!
Kidnapped in New York" ThursdaSy,'
and The Bostonians" Saturday
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19

Bourke Cochran hit it off exactly in
his Chicago speech concerning the
trusts, and his rem arks about "incom-
prehensible noises" will apply to Mr..
Bryan's speech as well as to the gen
eral cutlery against the trusts. Here is
what the ex-Tammany orator said:
The question to which L think the at
tention of this conference should be de-
voted is, whether monopoly that OPP
presses exists, and where it is. Now
who is hurt, and where? Where has
TINS octopus got possession of some
BODY? On whom is it acting? Where
is its lair? l am free to confess that
When you call an aggregation of cap
ital a combination, a hydra-headed
monster, an octopus, it doesn't cast any
light upon it that illunines my path
way. l can under tand how the use Of
these phrases can have some effect, as
nothing frightens people so much. as
1ncomprehensible noises. Let a noise
be heard here now that none of us I'M
derStand, and we will all be going out
of the window.
If you point out to me, as Mr.. Bryan
did this morning, the fact that we have
not seen the evils of this monopoly yet,
why, then, say you are simply Gre
ating a fanciful picture; your excessive
affection for your fellows has conjured
up grave evil that exists only in your
own brain. Like Don Quixote of old
you are constituting yourself a knight
Grant of political economy-not against
the windmill but enlisting the wind
mill on your side.
The Chicago conference adopted no
resolutions, settled nothing and pro-
duced no new ideas that can be helpful
to the people. A few thoughtful
academic essays and a regrettable ex-
hibition of partisan spirit constitute
the sum total of results The most
gratifying reflection is that it will not
be easy to turn this convention to par
tisan advantage.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19
TIE HUMANIc SHOE

humanity demands IT," seems
be the text for what is said Of the MOI
popular shoes for men. They do n,
need any excuse for being, but the gre:
need OF just such a shoe Is undoubtedl
one reason why they have become
once so popular
They are well called "Humanic," n
they are very much alive and CROWN
more so every day. A look In the WI
dow of the Mechanics Hall shoe stor
AZ sz5 Main street, any time this wed
is well worth seeing.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19
A SLIGHT BLAZE

a youngster living in Pierce Fle,,
i 1ns,s mousse at 469 Southbridge stroa1
ing pea 81 amp on the floor last even.
vas d t,irna5 ca we mouse aiire. An alarm
ner of Southbridge and so me cor
streets, and with the arrjva1 ns
department the blaze was exti, si,t IRE
for $500. cunning rs insured
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19

men come in and slit the Threats of all
natives who did not stand up and fight.
Ihls simple process cuts both ways in
eliminating the amigos. When our
generals have men enough to hold the
captured towns, there will be a sudden
change for the better.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19

Russell A. Alger finds that personal
and business interests will prevent his
continuing as candidate for the Senate
from Michigan. Again it appears that
Senator James Mcmillan knows what
he is about. when talking of Lake state
politics.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19

Mount Holyofe college starts the year
with an enrolment of 562 students,
which is more than a hundred ahead
of the record, The newspapers say
this good fortune is all on account of
President McKinley's visit to COM
mencement, and if you see it in the pa
pers, it's so.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19

The late Charles A. Pillsburv was
known as the flour king, yet the most
conspicuous public service of his life
was his successful effort to redeem
Minnesota from financial disgrace. 1t
was largely through his influence that
the bond law was passed. whereby the
railroad debt of the state was finally
liquidated, after some ten years of
reputation.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19

The war clouds that overhang Eng
land and the Boer republic look very
stormy, and vet we may expect more
negotiations and fresh proposals, de-
spite the ultimatum character of the
mlsslVe to which Uncle Paul Kruger
mas given SO unsatisfactory a reply.
The best informed observers have per-
sistently declared that there would be
no war, but even if they are mistaken,
England is not yet in position to fight
adVantageously, for she needs more
troops in South Africa. Therefore, I'M
less the Beers precipitate a collision by
some overt act of aggression, there
should still be a short season of peace
ahead.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19

Mrs Baker widow of the murdered
Lake City postmaster, has shaken Miss
Jewett and the committee that has
been trying to assist her, and has start
ed out to get money on her own hook.
She is grateful for what has been done
for her, but she also has the wit to
perceive that somebody has made a bad
mess OF it, and therein her woman's
intuition serves her well.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19
Barnard, 6unrncr
& Putnam Go.
coPPINGER,s RANK

Editor Of The Spy:
VII, you please state In The Spy wha
rank John j. Coppinger held in the regu
lar army at the breaking out OF til
spanish American war | claim he was
prlgadier general; a friend bets he We
only a colonel
,Coppinger was commissioned a brlga
der general April Is, 1895. and was on N
retired list at the opening of the war.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19

The detectives have discovered where
in the Sterling swamp mystery
wore. How about the teeth? Where
did they come from?
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19
THAT THRoBBING HEADACHE

would quickly leave you, IL you used
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by Brewer & Co., druggist.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19

1t is not a rainy season but drought
that Cuba has been having this sum
mer, and there is agricultural trouble
in due proportion. A year ago this
phenomenal dryness would have been
esteemed a godsend.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19

New York couldn't get along without
Sousa, and so the Dewey parade COM
mittee has come to his terms. 1t is
mammoth band that he will provide to
head the procession, with ten from
bones in the front rank and 20 comets
in the next two. John Philip intends
that his music shall be heard.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19

Think of Adjt Gen. Corbin serving as
parade in Washington. What mar
velously happy family the war depart
ment has become!
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19

The New York World is making the
best efforts of Puck and Judge seem
as solemn as the warnings of the Ram's
Horn, with it's double-leaded editorials
nominating Dewey for president on a
democratic ticket and an anti-expansion
platform. Dewey is the original expan-
sionist, and he halls from Vermont.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19

Elder Jensen shows injudicious en-
thusiasm over his missionary prospects
in Boston. He says he expects to start
a Mormon church there, next winter.
He should reflect that he was only one
of fifty speakers that were licensed to
hold forth on the common, last Sun
day, and hardly any of them will be
heard from after the snow begins to
~,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19

The young Turkish revolutionist who
told the Old Orchard Beach meeting
that the sultan must be assassinated
did not lack for applause. 1t should
be added however, that when one of
the reverend brethren had presence Of
mind to ask who should do this murder
there seemed to be much doubt as to
who was designated as the divine agent
Of vengeance.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19

The New York World seems to think
nation for the presidency. Forcing the
admiral will be highly interesting
process.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19

The Autumnal Excursion to New
York, via Albany Hudson river return
Ing via Fall River line and Boston, ar
ranged for the Boston & Albany rail-
road for Tuesday, oct. 3, is the best for
the money that can be made. Only ST. 90
for the trip.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19

Several Boston newspapers are in dis
tress over the naming of the new rail-
road stations. North station" South
station" and "Backbay station" should
be the proper capers, if simplicity
brevity and aptness count for any
thing, but these designations seem to
lack official sanction, and hence these
tears
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19
PinCuShiOnS.

Diamond and heart shaped
cushions, finished in colored
satin, with silk cord and loop,
lOCI
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19

THE man with the hoe" is not
entitled to all the sympathy. There
is long fall and a hard winter before
the man with the bat
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19

Unless the prophets are all astray,
the Boston city hall ring is still on top
in city politics, and Hon. Patrick A.
Collins is slated for the democratic
nomination for mayor. He is the
toughest proposition that the Williams
gang have had to tackle, but 1t remains
to be seen whether they will accept the
inevitable or wage a hopeless war.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19

If friendly Filipinos are less numer-
Gus than once they we're, the reason is
obvious. When the Americans leave a
town without garrison, Aguinaldo'e
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19
rDgJts \ 9 OLD IN ONE nav.

All druggists refund the money ~ II III
70 cure: d; W. Groves signature is on
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19

Perry Belmont repudiates the inte-
view attributed to him in London,
wherein he was made to confess his
sins and his conversion TO Bryan and
silver. He processes the same hostility
to the Nebraskan and his follies as be-
fore. Thus is confusion renewed in
the ranks of the democracy and the
family circle Of the Belmonts.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19

1t was a graceful letter that Thomas
B. Reed wrote to his constituents,
thanking them for their friendship and
support, but prying persons who per-
sist in asking why he resigned his seat
in congress must still wait for the de-
sired information. Thomas has a
knack of knowing when he has said
enough.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19
WHIMSICALITlES.

A Baptist minister was asked how it
was that he consented to the marriage
"Well, my friend" he replied, las far
| as l have been able to discover, Cupid
never studied theology.-Ohio State Jour
nal.
Let it be duel then!" exclaimed the
due, Let It be deadly Let it be with
| mushroom bullets!"
Monsieur forgets that have the
colby. II do not care for mushrooms, |
prefer truffies. Washington Star.
II must say" said the Filipino general,
that we. seem as far as ever from solu-
ton of this race problem"
Have you a race problem?"
should say SO. Even the army is
wild desire of individuals to come out first
in every Observation-Disclosures Star.
What made. .youse name de twins
Philippine and Manila?"
Oats all right. Amt dey our new pos
sessions ?"-Harper's Bazaar.
Mrs NeighborsaaHow do you like your
new servant girl?
Mrs. Suburbs-Why we haven't anv
new servant girl. Our girl has been with
us for nearly four days.-Chicago News
I'D sTh icy say clara's husband is leading a
Eyes; he's a conductor on the limited
express now."-Chicago Times Herald,
Jaek-Why do, you always refer to your
watch as the dear girl?"
DE Wttt-Because its dainty little hands
command SO much of my attention.-The
jewelers. Weekly
Society reporter-Mrs Skihigh com
plains that the picture we printed does
not look "a bit like her
Editor-That's lucky We can use it for
some one else then.-New York WeekIv
summer boarder-I thought you wrote
me that you had no mosquitoes"
Joshua Hay-Wall, l hain't. THAR be
more er less of 'em erround here but
don't claim 'em.-ohio State Journal
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19

The best appetizer and regulator OF the
digestive organs Is Angostura Bitters.
prepared BY Dr. J. G. b. Siegert & Sons.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19

Mr.. Newlywed (bitterly)-You usad 10
say was "nonpareil" among men,
Mrs. Newlywed-Well / still think YOU
are very small "typa. "-gRsea.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19
Golf
CapingS.

Our line of these cloths is
complete.
This fact is remarkable, for
the demand for these goods
this season has altogether sur
passed the supply. However,
our buyer was fortunate, and
the goods are here. All the
attractive coIorings and plaids.
The earlier you call the
better assortment you will
find.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10. 1899.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19

Mrs. Neighbors-How do you like your
new servant girl?
Mrs. Suburbs-Why, we haven't anv
new servant girl Our girl has been with
us for nearly four days.-Chicago News
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THE SPY SHOULD HAVE The EYE.oF ARGUS: He
IS HONORABLE IF NE Do BUT LOOK 10 The VEL
FARE OF The COMMONWEALTH"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19

They say Clara's husband is leading a
fast life" 'o'iis a
Eyes; he's a conductor on the limited
express now."-Chicago Times Herald.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19

Jack-Why do you always refer to your
watch as the dear girl?"
De Witt-Because its dainty little hands
command SO much of my attention.-The
jewelers. Weekly.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19

What made youse name de twins
Philippine and Manila?"
Oats all right. Amt dey our new pos
sessions ?"-Harper's Bazaar.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19

Society reporter-Mrs. Skihigh com
plains that the picture we printed does
not look "a bit like her.
Editor-Thats lucky. We can use IL for
some one else, then.-New York Weekly.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19

summer boarder-I thought you wrote
me that you had no mosquitoes"
more er less of 'em erround here. but +
don't claim 'em-Ohio State journal
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-19

NSclenence
J =. and A.
. Sartefs q,
wwId depot
Known as \
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-12
The Perfumed Woman.

Il observe" said a course. brutal man
who doesn't know the difference between
the higher and nobleT and a load OF
ash coal. that the advertising ends of
this months magazines are publishing
a testimonial as 10 the merits Of certain
brand of toilet soap. written by one of
the ladies who has been doing her little
bit during the past half century toward
securing the franchise for woman Her
picture is rUn IN with The ad-, and her
testimonial is surely heap fulsOHc for
voluntary contribution, In the course Of
her remarks she says, i abhOr a perfum
cd woman
IL Is 10 take 4 short jerky bin at this
remark that / emerge from my cave and
leap into the fracas. / love perfumec
woman ! think a perfumel woman IS
the real thing in femiuinity-the daint!ly
pcrfumed woman. who, when she sWishss
by You. has something about her that
makes you vaguely remember the old
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT porch that you knew
a quarter OF a century ago; who carries
with her the suggestion Of asphOdelian
dalcs and siarllt meadows. il isn't par
ticularly because OF the elusive, hop
smokey. GardeH-of-Dsphne fragrance
that the parfumed woman daintiIy emlts
that l think she's the one and only real
thing ia long drapcries It's because she
typiiies the feminine woman. Gimme a
Tyre, or a harp. or a fuglehoFn, or a
kazoO-sny old thing / may sing
the praises and the slories Of th- femi-
nine Womsni She vas here in the worlds
early dawn and she's going to be right
here alongside OF Us when we're having
3 - round-trip excursions 10 Mars It's
because she's feminine that she's ador-
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-12
a Kauaka Picnic

When, a couple OF weeks ago, a Kanaka
arrived at San Francisco with a consign-
ment Of poi and other Kanaka edibles. and
announced that he was proceeding TO
Washington, where some OF his Hawaiian
relatives. among them an ex-queen. lived,
Tor the purpose Of holding in or rear the
Capital an old-fashioned Hawaiian "lusu"
IN honor OF the ex-queeR's birthday, d lot
OF type was used throughout the country
10 explain Just what 'iuau" was. The
word "luau" used to mean in the Kanaka
tongue before the advent Of the white
man with his "sTipes." which IS gin, ami
the japanese man, with his saki-befOre
In brief booze was known down In the
Hawaiian Islands-the word ''luau" used
10 mean picnic" The old-fashiOned Ka-
naka "luau" was a joyous yet chaste
blowout. in which Kanakas and Kanakas
only took part and ate poi and raw fish.
and had pastoral fun with themselves
The '.luau" Of the present day and date.
however. is simply one huge, Gargantuan
drunk. II is a woodland SaJurnalla and
one perpetual whirl Of bliss. The writer
hereof has seen quite some Hawaiian
lUaus. in which both kanakas and white
persons gyrated and cavOrted, and he is
free 10 remark that for real rapid and
lively whoopishness. a Texas barbecue
isn't in the game for minute. Dave Ka-
lakaua, who used to be king Of the Ha-
waiian Islands until the hurdles got too
high for him to jump, whereupon he died,
was the originator of the modern 'luau."
Dave organized and carried TO delirium
tremens finish some luaus that would
have made Nero, Heliogabalus, and all the
rest Of the hot propositions Of the Roman
days, take 10 the steep cactus and weep
over their lack OF originality, could they
have witnessed them; and all the poi and
raw FISH that were consumed al these
palm-shaded festivities could have been
slowed away in one corner of David's
eye. Terrapin, birds, and such like
weren't any too good for Dave and the
rest OF the gang when the boss of the
Sandwiches was giving his tri-weekly flZ-
Zy-tizzies to his friends, and Kalakaua
was the boy who made a holy show of the
word 'luau." So that ii is TO laugh when
the word 'luau" pronounced "loo-ow') is
solemnly held up, in this conventional
corner of the world, as a sort of synonym
for an outing Of the youthful beneficiaries
of fresh air fund.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-12

abiei ffe because every once n a while
she gets her work done early 20 she can
go upstairs and have a good cry It's
because she brushes Us into pulp with her
because. it's because she admits our
premises and denies our conclusions; It's
because she'll begin TO purse her lips for
baby talk when she sees an infant block
away; it's because she loves roses and
lacey things, and S9-per-pound candy; it's
because she gives W. the reproschful eye
only when we ought 10 b. sewed up in
a blanket and dubbed: it's because she'll
Dig and delye and scrape and scrap for
her husband and her little ones until icy
stslactites hang from the roof OF Gehen-
ma; it's because she dabs her eyes with A
little wad Of mouchoir until her nose Is
red when she sees real human suffering;
it's just because she's feminine Bill. and
therefore such a derned big sight better
than We are. that she mas had US on the
iope, and plum loco over her. ever since
the days OF the Hyksos kings OF Egypt
Gimme lutte that / may chant Of the
physical mental moral, and spiritual
loneliness Of the perfumed, who Is also
the feminine. woman! May she be with
US until the grand bust-Cp OF all thingsrr
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-12
Cause and Effect.

A large, fieshy person, n male, was la
bouOusiy drilling his bike down Tue
Brightwood road the other morning He
started 10 turn into Whitney avenue. go
ing west 4 couple OF angular, unobNc-
inc mich COWS were stretched I.ght
across the street. They were chewing
and thinking They formed a barr.cade
that was practically complete, except
that the cutters or bitches on both sides
Of the street were clear. Neither ditch"
nor gutter Is right, though, with ref
cfrnce 10 Whitney avenue, near seventh
street, they're Crcvasses, RGlcbcs, abyss
osj The lat man on the bike saw that
the pair OF Cr0ssWiSe-rtrctcnrd ruuinants
had the street CinChed for themselves
But he WAS game. After WabblILs a good
deal be steored for the left-hand ditch
or gorge. OF course, IL happened He
went right over the haudlebars, tie whole
% pounds OF him. lie landed on all f0urs
ON the sidewalk The bike wasn't dan
aged. Neither was the man. Sundry auc
divers youths, white ana black. standing
on the corner, ridiculed the tat man. and
gave him the happy boot. likewise The
unhOly hS-hH. Then tse man. Who. IN
der such circumstances. always sprinls
out or the ground 10 ask fool questions
appeared out OF his trap. lie came from
around the corner. and he hadn't seen
the accident
What's the natter he asked the fat
man. who was rubbing the Whitney ave
nue. pavement mud oH his hands With i
handkerchief.
"Oh. nothing replied the lat man.
"Dnly a little case 81 COWS and effect"
MAeTeupou both Jh- Tires OF his wheel
exploded with a loud report like unto tie
sound al Tho morning gun az the neigu-
boring Soldiers Home grounds, ami the