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FF spy WANT ADS FIND DESIRABLE TENANTS FOR YOUR HOUSE.
To Let Flats ard Houses.
AURORA"

TC LET. Desirable unfurnlshed
rooms, single or in suit, with or with
out table board, at $50 Main street;
building warmed by hot water; hot
wafer for toilet purposes furnished day
and night; passenger and freight ele-
vators. Best of references required.
c. f. STEVENS.
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DIES AT THE HOME FARM.

Elmer F. Lofgren died at the Home
farm yesterday forenoon, after about a
years illness from consumption. Loft
Rren was admitted to the above insti-
tuition Nov. a. 1898, ana during the past
few months has failed rapidly. His
father, John Lofgren, who formerly re-
sided at 43S Main street, is his only
known relative, and his whereabouts
is unknown to the authorities at pres
emit. .t 32
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WANTED - Competent girl for general
St
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FOR SALE.

BRICK FACTORY FOR SALE or rent
In thriving town of 10000 inhabitants,
suited to light or heavy manufacturing,
50 power boiler, 70 engine, close to sta
ton on two r. RS, modern conven-
fences, steam heat, electric light, cleo
trio line passes near building; price
right, terms easy. S. E. Walton, 1872
Main ST Springfield, Mass
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STEAMERS.
WINSOR'S LINE
OILY Direct Line to Philadelphia

Every Wednesday and Saturday at D.
m. from Ives wharf. India street. Provi-
dence.
Fer Freight ORIy.
Steamships Norman. A. S. Megathlin,
Saxon, S. G. Sherman.
No wharfage and no rehandling. Goods
received daily and forwarded promptly
Connects with Pennsylvania Railroad, also
Philadelphia and Southern Mail Steamship
Co. for Savannah.
Freight Forwarded to all points IN the
south and west Mark your goods VIM
sor's line.
For further information apply to
GEORGE A KILTON, Agent, Ives
wharf India street, Providence.
GEORGE c. ECKHARDT, Agent, t5S
South Delaware avenue. Philadelphia, Pa
E. B. SAMPSON, Gen. Man, Boston.
Mass.
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Horses. Carriages. etc

FOR SALE-The undersigned offers for
sale the HORSES. HARNESSES, WAC
ONS and appliances used by him IN
hauling lumber from the yards Of Mr..
W. II. Sawyer in this city; suitable ar
rangements can be made with Mr.. Saw
yer for their employment Herbert ".
Pond. p Burncoat St
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APARTMENTS
IN THE NEW BLOCKS,
RAWS0N & GIBBS,

7SS and 744 MAIN STREET, consisting of
suites from 8 to 8 rooms janitor serv-
ice, electric lighting, steam heat and ele-
vators. Apply to janitor.
WEST SIDE-Lower tenement, II Con-
gress ST., 10 minutes walk to city hah,
to street cars, separate front en-
trance hall and steam boiler, modern
appurtenances; Z or rooms on same
floor and unusually sunny, pleasant and
desirable, and should command imme-
date attention, large lawn Towering
adults only. Call at Hotel Newton. 5
High St, at and 6 p. M, or address W.
H. Hathorne at hotel.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-21

Are unlike all other pills No purging
or pain. Act specially on the liver and
bile Carriers Little Liver Pills. One pill
a dose
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EDUCATIONAL
DAN ING!

PROF. FORTIERS Dancing Academy,
AZ Main street. Open for private LESSONS
from 10 a m. to II p m. daily,
Waltz guaranteed IN two private less,Dns.
Asrff ,iasses Tuesday and Thursdayfat S.
Chiidfen's class Saturday afternoqh at
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For Sale or Repair Clothing.

81 90 SUIT cleaned and pressed; 500 silk
velvet collar on coat. Upham & Padula,
tailors, S77 Main st5opp. Elm, one flight
Open evenings.
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For saEe-MisceIlaneous.

price from IS 80 to Sc so, delivered in bins
up or down stairs free of charge by Fred
w. Wellington & Co., 416 Main st.
good order, high arm, SIS; low arm,
s. and $40; easy terms Sebbens, IL
Vine St, from 1879 Front St
aANGEs-s2 down, 81 per week; $50 Sec
ond-hand ranges fitted up and fully war
ranted. IS to SIS. Guy Furniture Co.
FOR SALE-Two nickel plating tanks, in
good condition. Matthews Mfg Co., 1O4
Gold St, Worcester Mass
MANURE FOR SALE-25 cords, one year
old, for garden and lawn. Garfield q
Harrington 80 School ST.
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chiropodist and Manicure.

ALL ILLS OF THE FEET scientifically
and carefully treated without pain
warts removed: also manicure. Miss A.
Y. Cranberry. room is. Burnside building
Main St Evenings until 7.SO.
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FOR SALE-Concord buggy. in good or
der; price, SIS. Seen at Edmond 5 stable,
Foster st.
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WANTED--A capable Swede girl, must
be a good cook no washing or ironing.
References required. Mrs. D. w .Aber-
crombie, 81 Providence st. Call between
and D. m.
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Help wanted-Fema

WANTED-All-round cook, private cooks,
girl for upstairs work and sewing, gem
eral girls, nursery maid, table. and
kitchen girls, housekeepers, laundress,
green girls Mrs. Jones, 40 Main ST..
room IL.
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Rooms With Power

TO LET-Nice rooms for light manufac
turing. also tenements 3 to rooms
VIM. H. Dexter
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ON WEST BOYLSTON ST, near Sum-
nit, new house of rooms, barn, ] acre
of land, 1 large greenhouse all kinds of
fruit and shrubs; will be sold at bar
gain Cali on premises d. Scott,
Greendale.
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clalrvoyants and Massage.

MRS. JULIA A. SPAUI1DlNG, clairvoy-
ant business. test and prophetic medi-
I'm, Is at 54S Main St. Wnere she will be
pleased to gree. both patrons and
friends. EXAMINATION ano massage d.0e
each. Room l. one flight
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FOR SALE-Phaeton in good order; also
harness medium weight. can be bought
low. Call at w. Chains stable. Kiby
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HeIp Wanted Male

AGENTS WANTED-For 1.-THE Life and
Achievements of Admiral Dewey" the
worlds greatest naval hero. BY Murat
mirer of the nations IDOL. Biggest and
best book; over 500 pages Sx10 inches;
nearly ~ pages half-tone illustrations;
map in coors. Only $780, enormous
demand: big commissions; outfit free.
Chance of lifetime. Write quick. The
Dominion Company Caxton building
Chicago.
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WILL THE LADY that found China
silk collarette on Front St. Tuesday
afternoon Kindly return 10 Spy office
and save trouble
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FOR SALE-Cottage of rooms, with
barn. at No. Worcester. opposite resi-
dence of subscriber, q acre of land, hem
merry, fruit trees, grape vines, etc,
minutes walk from station. Apply to
A. S, Lowell, cor. Foster ST.
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omces to Rent.

FOR RENT-Large front office, facing
city hall, one flight up, heat, light and
closet; also rear room, suitable for
light workshop or store room. Apply
Rooms, Spy Office
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FOR SALE-On Taylor St, 2 cottages and
barn with seven stalls and sheds for
or teams, 100 feet from Millbury ST.,
1929 feet Of land; price, 5000; easy
terms. Inquire at 101 Millbury ST., eve
nings
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LADIES to work for us at their homes
Call or send self-addressed envelope for
broidery Co., Gil Washington ST., Bos-
ton, Mass.
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toss and Found.

sTOLEN-From barn at So East Worces-
ter st, Monday evening bay mare,
had short tail, and leather caps on front
feet Return TO above address and be
rewarded.
The evening times., 1899-09-26
A BOY SHOOTS HIS SISTER.
A Gun Discharged While He Was
Playing Soldier.

POUGHKEEPSIE, n. Y, Sept. 26-Lit-
tie Margaret Quinn, four years old. daugh-
ter of Patrick Quinn, of Barrytown, Dutch
ess county. was killed today while playing
soldier with her brother, who is eight years
old, and her sister, who is six.
All the children were sent on an errand
to the home of Charles Walsh, coachman
for ]. A. Burden, ir. The little ones roam
ed through the house for some time. laugh
ing and playing. In an upper hall Charlie.
the Oldest found a breechloading shotgun
standing in corner The gun was loaded
preparatory to a hunting trip. The boy
seized il and started along the hall. the
other two following him playing soldiers.
AS the children were marching around a
table the gun was discharged. The full
charge o. shot entered the breast of little
Margaret passing through her lungs and
killing her instantly. Several of the shot.
after passing through the child, slightly
wounded her sister, who was on the oppo-
site side of the table.
The owner of the gun has no children.
and it was never supposed that the little
ones would ever find the gun.
Charlie in whose hands the gun was at
the time, is suffering much from the fright
caused by his act, and the mother of the
dead child is prostrated by the shock. Lit
tie Margaret was considered one of the most
beautiful children in the neighborhood.
The evening times., 1899-09-26
ChlOroforninS a LiOness.


Prof Gustavo Pisenti. OF the University
of Perugia, has lately had thrilling ex-
perience Ill extracting a cataract from a
powerful lionesS about three years old The
animal was placed in suitable cage in
the middle of the menagerie and the first
difficulty was the administration of an an
esthetic. The intervals between the bars
of the cage were filed up with cotton wool.
and large packet of gauze impregnated
with chloroform was placed in the cage
the door of which was then closed with a
shutter. In about a quarter of an hour a
reconnaissance was cautiously made, and
the illustrious patient was seen lying
stretched out, and apparently in coDdi-
ton of deep coma. She was then dragged
out of the cage and bound and gagged
She was then placed on table, but before
the operation could be begun she suddenly
awoke and struggled violently, rolling to
the floor where the medical men. with
admirable GOODNESS, but not without intense
emotion which might easily be seen in their
countenanees," held her down while the
animals head was wrapped in a towel
stepped in sulphuric ether. The lioness
however managed to free herself from her
gag, and partly from her bonds, and gave a
roar which made the majority of the spec
tators beat hasty retreat. But the ether
overcame her, and Prof. Pisenti, with great
pluck dragged her into the cage again
where the anesthetic coup de grace was
given by means of another packet of gauze
STEPPED in chloroform The beasts head
was pulled out through the door of the
cage and securely held in position. Prof
Pisenti then operated with brilliant success
We have no doubt that the professor had a
more serious time than Artemus Ward
had in getting into the uniform of the days
Of his youth. and We congratulate him
heartily on having escaped a counter-opera-
tion by his formidable patient. A curious
feature of the scene was the excitement
produced among the other animals
bisons, leopards. wolves, hyenas, monkeys
in the menagerie, who all inhaled some por-
tion of the anesthetics with which the air
was saturated.
The evening times., 1899-09-26
A Professors Suicide,

MIDDLEToWN. Conn.,, Sept. 26.-The
news has been received here that Her.
man Wadsworth Hayley, Instructor in
Latin al Wesleyan University committed
suicide in the United States Hotel, Boston,
on Sunday evening by cutting his throat,
and that his body was found yesterday
morning. For the past two and half years
he has taught Latin at Wesleyan Univer-
sity. Five years ago when he was a stu
dent at Harvard, he made an attempt to
kill himself, but was saved by his friends
The cause was melancholy, and fear of in
sanity, brought about by overstudy He
was regarded as one Of the brightest men
on the Wesleyan faculty.
The evening times., 1899-09-26
REVENUES EQUAL EXPENSES.
The Governments Balance Sheet
Shows "A Surplus of Receipts.

Shows Surplus of Receipts.
The first quarter of the new fiscal year
will probably show a surplus of receipts
over expenditures for the Government bal
ance sheet, according to Treasury officials
If this prediction is fulfilled it will be the
first time that any quarter has shown a
surplus of revenue for six years, or since
1892
The first quarter will end on September
80. At the close of business on Friday
last there vas I surplus for the present
fiscal year of $1.6S7, ,222. The prospect is
that the last day of the month will record
surplus not reduced from this figure,
and it is possible that the record Will i'm
prove within the few days remaining in
the first quarter of the year
II is difficult to compute the precise eff
feet in figures of the expenses of the war
period on the financial condition OF the
Government, fer while the eXpeditures
have increased largely the receipts, from
natural and artificial causes, have also been
enormously augmented. 1t can be seen III
general way, however, that the Govern
ment would be on prosperous basis even
If the extraordinary expenses due directly
and indirectly to the war with Spain and
gress were left out OF consideration In
other words. the prosperity of the country
is so great at the present time and the
receipts from customs and other sources
are so enormously large that a great sur
plus every month would appear in the
Treasury accounts if there were nothing
more than the ordinary peace expenditures
Of the Government to be provided for.
An improvement in conditions began
some time before the close of the last fiscal
year, for il was believed in the early spring
that the deficit for the year would be not
less than sf200 600. The Improvement
was due not to a decrease in expenditures.
but TO an unlooked-for increment in the
receipts of the Government from customs
and internal revenue, induced without doubt
by the new era of good times following the
war.
No official of the Treasury Department is
prepared TO say at present that there will
be no deficit for the current fiscal year but
there are those high in authority who are
strongly inclined to believe that a credit
balance will be shown when the Govern
ment accounts for the year are closed A
more confident prediction could be made
were il not for the uncertainty attending
the war in the Philippines. 1t is not hard
to reckon on the receipts, in view of the
steady prosperity that characteriZes busi-
ness affairs in all parts of the country, but
the expenditures are naturally an unknown
quantity. If the war in the Far East is
brought to close as promptly at the be-
ginning of the next calendar year as the
President and the War Office officials hope
will be the case, the Treasury will probably
be able to show substantial surplus at the
close of the fiscal year. If the insurgents
are not put down promptly, it is quite as
probable that another heavy deficit will be
shown.
There is at present no possibility of set
ting time when the war revenue tax law
will be taken off the statute books
The evening times., 1899-09-26
A SOUND PIRATE CAUGHT.
Captured in a Plundering Expedition
n Schooner.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Sept 26.-Gustav
Soliez. a French sailor, is locked up at
police headquarters. He is a Long Island
Sound pirate, and has preyed upon mari
ners along the Connecticut shore for
months More than 5000 worth of stuff
taken from yachts at different places has
been recovered from him and its owners
identified by the local officials.
Soleiz was caught in a plunderiug ex-
pedition aboard the sloop Stanley ]. How
ard. belonging to c. j. Wetmore, and an
chored off City Point The boats crew lad
been away for a short time and on the
return found the Frenchman at work max
ing depredations in the cabin. The four
men Immediately captured the stranger.
but SolieZ put up strong resistance in
spite of the odds. He was roughly handled
before he submitted. The arrest was made
by Supernumerary Officer Burr, who lives
near the wharf.
The dory used by the Frenchman was
tied up to the Howard and was slowed with
a quantity of ships stuff, including blank
cts. barometers, compasses, revolvers. E,a-
rine glasses, ETC., all of which was taken
to the Howard Avenue station.
The evening times., 1899-09-26
Five Prisoners Breal. Jail.

NORFOLK. Va, Sept. 26.-Five negroes
sentenced for stealing escaped from Ports
mouth Jail early yesterday morning, and
have not been reeaptured. The men who
broke Jail are Sonny Walker, Jim Tucker,
and William Bailey, six months prison
ers; Eddie Fisher, three months, and Will
Parker awaiting trial. Walker Is wanted
in Henry county upon charge of murder.
These men, with William Mason. colored.
awaiting trial for felony were confined in
a cell facing the south corridor of the Jail.
In some manner they secured a saw and
sawed two of the iron bars of the cell
door. They then crossed to the north side
OF the building, and by tunneling under a
window gained their liberty. Mason, who
refused to leave with the others, was yes
terday sentenced for robbery.
The evening times., 1899-09-26
AN INSANE WOMAN ON GUARD
Believed to Be Alone With Her Hus-
bands Corpse.


HARTFORD, Conn. Sept. 26.-The au-
thorities OF East Hartford are preparing to
break into the house of Ferdinand Riggi.
which is barricaded and guarded by Mrs.
Rggi with a shotgun. 1t is believed that
Riggi died few days ago and that she has
gone crazy and is keeping the body in the
house. Several persons have been threat
ened by her and one or two tell of being
shot at when they tried to gain entrance
to discover the exact situation. The bar
rcade was put up several days ago. at
which time notice written partly in Ger
man and partly in Italian appeared on the
gatepost 1t is evidently the work of an
unbalanced mind and according to the best
translation that can be secured it tells of
terrible calamity lowering over the Rig
gi family. 1t begs God for protection and
asks that all the township intercede in its
behalf with the divine power by prayer.
Nobody has spoken to the occupants OF
the house since they first went into retreat,
and as Mrs. Riggi is the only one who has
been seen the belief in Riggi's death has
arisen. Some believe that he has been
murdered by his insane wife, and others
that he still lives, but is also demented.
The couple are about sixty years of age and
live in comfortable two-story cottage on
the outskirts of the town. They have no
children. The authorities are undecided
what course to pursue, but some determin-
ed step will probably be taken unless en-
trance can be gained by strategy today.
The evening times., 1899-09-26
An Old RaiIroader Killed.

WINCHESTER, Va, Sept. 26.-An ac-
cident which resulted in the death of Dem
mis- Collins, one of the oldest section hands
on the Valley Branch of the Baltimore and
Railroad, occurred near Stephenson's de-
pot, in this county, yesterday. While a
handcar. on which ties were loaded, was
in motion, Mr.. Collins attempted to get on.
He missed his footing and fell under the
front wheel. The wheel passed over his
left leg just below the knee, while his left
heel became wedged under the rear wheel,
with the front wheel still on his leg. The
load of thirty five ties had to be removed
before he could be extricated. He was
brought to his home in this city and died
about an hour after the accident Mr.
Collins was sixty-one years of age and
is survived by widow and four sons He
mad been in the employ of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad for over thirty years.
The evening times., 1899-09-26
QUEER NAMES FOB STREETS.
to AppaH the Newcomer
in the City of Mexico.

SOmeth1nS AppaD
In the City of Mexico.
(From Modern Mexico.)
The street names of Mexico City are
something really appalling to the newcom-
er. Some years ago the streets of the city
were renamed systematically, with numer-
ical avenues running east and west and
streets north and south. but although the
new names were prominently posted on all
the corner houses, they are never used
except in official documents. Everyone
uses the old names. Many of these are
place names. or streets are named for som
occurrence or tradition, or for the charac-
ter Of the trades that formerly predominant
ed in them. The number Of names is in
finitely multiplied. because each block IS
regarded as a street, and has separate
Eame. When the name of a street con-
tinues the Same through more than one
block, the various squares are designated
as first second third, etc.
Many of these street names seem very
odd TO foreigners. Those named for the
Deity and religious personages are numer-
Gus. For instance, there is the Heart of
Jesus Street and the Street of the Holy
Ghost; Ave Maria Street and Avenue OF
the Love of God. Others are the Street of
| the Saint of the True Cross. the Arches
of Bethlehem, and the Graves of Saint
Sunday Street; the Bridge of St. Peter and
St Paul, and the Street of the Crosses of
Sorrow. Not only are the names of streets
unusual. but they are often found in the
most incongruous locations For in
stance, if you walk down Jesus Street and
continue in the second block. you will be
startled to find that you are then on the
Street of the New Slaughter House The
Alley of the Egg and Potato Street are
just as likely to be the proloEgation OF the
Back of St Teresa Street as any other.
The Street of the Seven Princes may no
longer be inhabited by royalty, but tn :
Avenue of Illustrious Men was named fer
real persons
There are a large number of the capi-
tails streets named for living things. There
are the street of the Little Bird, street CT
the Fish, Bull Street and Goat Street, and
streets of the Flies, Rats, and Roosters.
One short block glories in the name of the
street of the False Entrance of st. Andrew;
the alley of the Little Candle Shop, the
street of the Head, street of Thousand
Wonders, and the square of the Thief are
other oddities. 1t is not recorded exactly
as to whether Sad Indian Street and the
street of Crazy People were named after
/ those who endeavcred to learn all the
street names of the City of Mexico. but if
you at least feel inclined to swear after
trying it yourself you should go over to
Devil Street
The evening times., 1899-09-26
Venerable washington College

ington College enters upon the one hun
dred and eighteenth year of it's career this
week with the most favorable prospects.
The freshman class will number about
twenty five, while at least forty will be
registered at the preparatory department
A large proportion of the new students are
young women. Normal Hall, the young
women's dormitory building, is overcrowd-
ed. and several rooms have been procured
in private houses for the accommodation
of the surplus. During the vacation the
buildings were renovated and electric
lighting was installed.
The evening times., 1899-09-26
ADVISED TO HOLD THEIR CORN
Secretary COburn's Appeal to the
Farmers of Kansas.

TOPEKA. Kans.. Sept. 26.-Secretary
Coburn, of the State Board of Agriculture
has issued second appeal to the farmers
of Kansas TO hold their surplus corn. He
says. IF grain spectators can make a
profit on borrowed capital by holding Kan
sas corn piled up along the railroad tracks
too often bought below cost of production
the producers can make better one by
taking good care of all they are not COM
PEELED to leI go of.
"The instances are few and far between
where a grower has suffered loss by hold
ing his unencumbered surplus from an
unusual corn crop for at least twelve
months. -