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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-28
ELOQUENT EULOGY.
FunaraI of Mrs. Bridget Carr in Jefferson
Largely Attended,

Jefferson. March 27.--The funeral of
Mrs. Bridget CPeter) Carr took place
this morning, from her late residence
on Princeton street. A high mass of
requiem was celebrated in St Mary's
Church at Q O'Clock. Rev. J. F. Lee
ofiiciated and spoke Of the good life
led by the deceased. There was a large
attendance of relatives and friends.
Rev. John Mccain OF Westboro and
Rev. FIR. WEIGH of Worcester were pres
emit The pallbearers We're Arthur Nc
Donald, John Rivers. James Fox
Thomas Hennessey, James Pendergast
and Frank Mason. The burial took
place in the family lot at Norwich.
Conn. W.
Charles Reynolds of Oakdale is
spending a few days with Peter Wis
sell of Main street.
Charles Nugent and William German
OF Leominster spent Sunday with rela-
tives in town.
Joseph Taylor has returned from
Worcester, where he has been visiting
relatives.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-28

Lawyers e. P. Goulding and w. G.
Mellish of Worcester have been retain
ed by the parents of c. Fred White Of
the MCGOWAN bridge disaster at Mill
oury, to represent them in their claims
against the Worcester & Suburban
Street Railway Company.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-28

Alexander Cuny who has been at
tending school at the Hitchcock Acad-
envy, Brimtield, has returned home hav.
ing graduated.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-28

The citizens caucus will be held in
voting hall, Memorial building, Fri
day evening.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-28

Inc town warrant has been posted
and contains thirty articles.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-28

Holden grang will hold a pop COZ
and plum pudding social tonight.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-28
HOLDEN.

Holden, March 27--Miss Susan e.
warren who has been spending the
winter at Southern Pines, $. c., has re-
turned to her home in this town.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-28

Mrs Nathaniel Clark and Mrs. Oliver
Goodnow are still confined to Their
rooms and are thought to be gradually
failing.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-28
DIAMONDS.

Wv We lead for bargains nc boreto,ora.
than an, give you more for your money
biz linz any house in the city. We carry
and sann 81 unset diamonds, opals rubles
sing sirss and have them set nv Ss stvle You de.
moun fiiI we have full line OF new "A X.
FLAGG BROTHERS, sss Main q.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-28

The selectmen have issued a butch
er,s license to F. S. Howe for the en-.
suing year.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-28

Mrs. j. r. Feeny of Main street il
confined to her home with illness.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-28

Mr.. and Mrs. David Huot and family
OF Birch street left town today for ST.
Helena, P. O., where they are to re-
SIDE; The family has lived in this town
for the past ten years.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-28


Miss Mary A. Danforth will sneak IN
the auditorium OF the NJ. Il. church,
Thursday evening, March go Miss Dan,
forth has been missionary in Japan and
Will speak Of her experiences there. She
is a powerful and most entertaining
speaker and is highly spoken of by the
press. The North church will have lis
prayer meeting Wednesday evening and
viii unite with the Methodists on Thurs
day.
The schools began the spring term to-
day.
Homer Roberts cut hls finger to the
bone with q knife in Campbells meat
market today.
:, Mrs. William Davis Of Fitchburg is Wis
iting at James Rays.
Louis Beauregard Of Brockton visited
friends here today
IL j. Lincoln Of Millbury was in town
today.
Three car loads of stone arrived al the
centre today.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-28

1t is reported that c. y. Glidden
ing year ''''
Mr.. Reid of Naticl moves ine7 tha
house formerly occupied by ]. p, Moui-
ton in this village.
The Stone lot of about % acres or
heavy timber has been cut and con-
verified into lumber by Mr. Girosvenor $
steam saw mill this season
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-28

At the meeting of the board Of reg
istrars Saturday evening, fourteen
names We're added. thirty eight crossed
off, leaving SOB on the list
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-28

Messrs. VIM. H. Harrington. Elisha
Merrill, Albert Shower and Benz, f.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-28

A special meeting of the Ladies' Aid
society was held at the parsonage of
the NJ. E. church this afternoon.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-28

John J., the four-year-old son Of Mr.
and Mrs. John Feen, met with a Sc
rious accident While at play Saturday
He was playing near Mrs. Young
house on doorstep. and slipped and
fell. his right arm dropping into a pail
OF hot water, which was on the step
badly scalding him.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-28

Next Sunday afternoon at o'clock,
in Memorial hall, there will be q no.
license rally. Hon. Byron B. johnson,
ex-mayor of Waltham, will address the
audience. A double male quartet will
furnish music for the occasion.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-28

.Bill--"They tried to get kinetoscono
pictures of the actress when she ,,sa
writing stage letter" as
Gill" How did 1t turn out?"
Failure! She wrote too fast for tha
machine to follow her" - Yonkars
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-28

Garabed Negohosian and Miss Mar
lam Bedrosian. both Armenians, were
married Saturday evening by Rev. Jas.
H. Childs. pastor of the Northbridge
centre congregational church. Friends
were present from Worcester and
Woonsocket They received many we'd
ding presents, both useful and orna-
mental. They will reside in town.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-28

Patrick Mulcahy, a Marlboro boy,
who was on board the Iowa at the bat
tie of Santiago. is now on his way to
Manila on the battleship Oregon. Null
cahy, while on board the Iowa. wrote
many letters TO this city descriptive of
the stirring events he witnessed. The
letters were published in many news
papers and We're uncommonly we'll
A,r,it ton
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-28

A large number of the people from
the different churches in town are MAX
ing preparations to attend the Wor-
cester county south Sunday school con-
Vention to be held at Upton Thursday
A bar re will leave in front of Rev. John
r. Thurston's house at s o'clock, and
all those who wish to go will have to
give their names in by Wednesday eve
ming.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-28

Misses Mary Hartwell. Mary A. Col
Inns and Mary Mccarthy of the public
school teaching force. will start on a
weeks vacation at Washington, Fri
day.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-28

Mizpah Chapter, o. e. s, held a sup
per and entertainment in Masonic Hall,
this evening.
Harry Bemis, who has signed with
the Toronto Base Ball Club for the
coming season. has severed his connec-
ton with Darts Express Company and
enjoys much needed rest until he
starts for Toronto. some time in April.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-28

A number of Marlboro people attend
ed the old folks concert and ball at
Southboro, this evening.
The Father McKenna Literary Union
discussed the Philippine question this
evening. W. P. Clark thought that the
position of Senator Hoar was the cor
rect idea and G. w. Regain believed in
holding the islands.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-25
many bruised head and beaten body

many bruised head and beaten body
are soothed within its walls. Married
women and widows are more often the
inmates than unmarried women, and
they are, as rule, grateful for their
place of safety and shelter. Fifteen
cents entities ledger to bed for the
night If she has no money, two hours
work is accepted in payment. There
are no regularly employed servants
about the premises, all the necessary
work being done by the inmates. For
those women whose services are re-
quired during the day two hours work
is considered the equivalent of Is cents,
hence an entire days work entities a
ledger to several nights refuge. The
chief object of the establishment is to
take care of women only until they can
secure employment elsewhere. Two
weeks is the limit of residence in the
home, but, according to the matron,
Mrs. Anna Livingston, many women
who love its sheltering walls try to get
around the rule by remaining away
for one night and then returning to
claim new right to another fortnight's
shelter. The matron and managers of
the home are constantly striving to
secure work P0r the women, most of
whom can do good work as housemaids,
scrubbing women, washerwomen or
seamstresses.
Meals are not served to the dodgers,
but they are permitted to do light cook
ing for themselves, and many a break
fast and dinner consists of cup of cof-
fee and small bit of meat cooked on
the single range owned by the estab-
lishment. The dining-room has large
cupboard, consisting of a number of
lockers, in which the cups, plates,
knives, forks and spoons necessary for
one woman are deposited until she
needs them for the next meal. Many of
the meals are obtained at the Hull
House kitchen, where, for few cents,
excellent food is furnished to all who
may call for it. When the applicant is
entirely destitute, the management of
the lodging house issues orders on Hull
house; and with few exceptions these
poor creatures remember the obligation
and repay the matron as soon as they
have been able to obtain employment.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-25

The house is furnished plainly, but
comfortably, by several of the woman's
clubs of the city, among them the Chi
cago Woman's club; the South Side
Woman's club; Eng1ewood Woman's
club; Catholic Woman's National
league; West End Woman's club; Will
mette Woman's club; Friendly Aid So
ciety; Ravenwood Woman's club; An
mabel Circle of Kings Daughters;
Archie club, and Klio association.
Upon entrance the women are asked
to battle themselves, and are then
given night robe and slippers and
taken to an adjoining room. Their day
clothes are then fumigated and re-
turned to them the following morning,
Thus contagious diseases are avoided
and the strict standard of cleanliness
which characterizes every part of the
home is maintained.
The money paid in by the dodgers is,
of course, insufficient to defray the ex-
penses of running the house, but thus
far the management, at whose head
stands DR.. Sarah Hackett Stevenson,
has not experienced insurmountabieo OBJ
stacles in raising the necessary funds
from benevolent individuals and the
various Women's clubs of the city.
The writer has cited this lodging
house not because it is grand" insti-
tuition. but because. on account of it's
obscurity. it is an eloquent testimonial
to wOman's business ability and be-
cause its very existence proves that
wOmen's clubs are of more value to
humanity than the clubs of men. AS in
dividualS men club members contrib
ute literally to charity, it is true, but
their organizations as such do very lit
tie for mankind. They are, almost
without exception, purely selfish bod
les; while there is not single woman's
club in Chicago which does not help
along some public establishment like
the lodging house. or the social settle
ment and industrial schools in the pow
erty and vice-infested sections of the
city.
And all of these enterprises are man
aged economically and carefully. The
benefit which the public derives from
them in improved moral and social con-
ditions is not to be computed in dollars
and cents, but that the good they &C
complish win live long after their
founders are forgotten cannot be doubt
ed. Therefore It can be reiterated with
out fear of successful contradiction,
that instead of being a Joke" the av-
erage woman s club is a blessing, spread
ing light and intelligence not only
among its members, but Frightening the
existence of the poor and friendless and
ontributing generously to the eleva.
ton of mankind at large.
G. W. WEIPPIERT.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-25
The Neck Chain i. Gone.

Definitely the chain is gone. Too
great popularity killed it. In its place
the bangle ventures to put forth, but
the result is in doubt, and by determin-
edly putting off their watches women
have ceased to make themselves the
slaves OF time. In truth, never was so
little Jewe1ry worn as in this summer
of grace, and the fancy for oriental pat
terms is as marked as ever. At night
In the couture very charming wreashs
OF small, clear green enameled leaves
ivy, myrtle. laurel, bay and grape foil
age, fasten among puffs and braids. and
sometimes row of leaves forms the
top edging for a tucking comb.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-25
WOMAN'S GOOD WORK
She Plays Grand Part in the At
fairs of the World.
No Longer n Mere Adjunct, but the
Leader In Public and Charitable
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Nota-
bile Instances.
Especial Chicago letter.

Whatever one may say or think Of wsom-
an in politics, the fact remains that the
fair sex already plays most important
part in the affairs of the world. The
"woman's club has been ridiculed,
and its objects made the theme of many
cheap jokes, but go where you will and
you Will find that woman is no longer
merely ornamental and social adj
junct to the organization and manage
ment of public enterprises and chart
table institutions, but the real leader,
the heart and soul, the brain and
sinew.
Look at New Orleans. For centuries
that city has literally wallowed in filth,
has been the most notorious breeding
place of yellow fever germs, and has
stood at the head only in the table of
death rates. Generations of men came
and went; and yet that great southern
city, the queen of Gulf ports, remained
village as far as hygienic improve
ments were concerned. A few years
ago the legislature of Louisiana passed
a law granting property-owning wom-
en- the right of franchise on all ques-
tions pertaining to taxation. What has
been the result of this wise legislation?
Already a great drainage system is
being constructed, the streets are being
paved and many millions have been
voted for the establishment of sewer
age system and the immediate compile
ton of a water works system extensive
enough to supply every section of the
city with pure, wholesome water.
What the men from Bienville down
have failed to accomplish, the women
have done in three or four years. Just
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-25
Cotton Hanging. Are U,.,,,

For some time the special value of
cotton fabrics for country house serv-
Ice as hansings and draperies has been
known Their growing excellence in
manufacture, which has brought de-
sign and finish almost to perfection.
has promoted these fabrics to ouite
general town house use. The fact that
moths pay no attention to them makes
them popular with housekeepers. 1t
would, perhaps, be surprise to one
who has not given the matter recent ar
tention to discover what excellent es
fects can be produced in hangings. fur
niture coverings and even rugs that are
made of cotton.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-25

taxpayers, if granted the right TO vote,
might array themselves against court
house steals and bridge jobs, but the
recent elections at New Orleans have
demonstrated to every fair-minded
critic that they would give means free
ly and cheerfuIly for any enterprise
having in view the betterment of man
kind, physically, morally and mentally
In a quiet way the women of Chicago
and other cities have for years labored
assiduously to promote the welfare of
less fortunate sisters. Here in Chicago
we have the Hull House settlement,
several university settlements, hotel
for working women, retreats for I'M
fortunates-an of them maintained
through the efforts of self-sacrificing
men and women-mostly women. All
of these semi-charitable enterprises are
worthy of commentator, but none
more so than the Chicago Model Lodg-
ing House for Women, an institution
located at 253 Ewing street, very near
the Hull House settlement
The lodging house is in neighbor-
hood where distress and poverty reign
supreme. Mothers with crying infants
in their arms and tiny children cling
ing to their skirts have learned that the
house is a refuge when the drunken
husband and father is too free with his
fists and, according to sympathetic
writer who recently visited the house,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-25

think of it. Think of what such prog
ress means for every man, woman and
child in the United States. 1t means
not merely prosperity for the city of
New Orleans, but the virtual eXtirpa-
ton of yellow fever in the entire coun-
try. 1t is more important than the dis
covery of all serums, from the era of
Jenner down to Pasteur, Koch and
SanarelEi.
When it comes to genuine public en-
terprise-the expenditure Of money for
sanitary and humanitarian purposes
woman leads. And when one takes into
consideration the fact that nearly 40
per cent. of real estate taxes are paid
by women, the full significance of the
real condition of things is apparent.
Humanity needs the votes of women
upon every fiscal propositions; and the
legislator who opposes the enfranchise-
ment of tax-paying women opposes not
only himself, but his wife and family
and the community at large. Women
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-25

with an inch-wide band of Prussian
blue silk braid.
The waist had blouse effect, front
and back, and was box plated, the front
plaits being overlaid with bands Of
brilliantine like that which embellished
the skirt. The collar was high, finished
with narrow linen ruching, and the
sleeves, which were full enough to al
low perfect freedom to the arms, were
plain, relying upon their neat finish for
their beauty.
With the woodland cycling suit a
short white sailor was worn with a
curled quill and band to match the suit
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-25
FOR COUNTRY RIDING.
Plaid for the Daring Wood
land CycIienne.

The costume of this woodland cy.
clienne is worthy a paragraph in the
most conservative of fashion articles
It is specially adapted for long spins
through shady groves and also fol
rough-and-tumble riding.
It is developed in lightweight Scot
fish goods trimmed with bands OF
bright silk poplin, which in their turn
are finished with narrow strips OF
braid. The writer recalls one partic.
ular woodland cycling suit of royal
brown plaided with Prussian blue and
a generous tracing of crimson.
The skirt was the ideal rainy-day
length, very faring at the hem and
close-ftting about the hips. The full.
ness was laid in plaits at the back
Around the foot was a plain band
trimming of white brilliantine headed
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-25
GEMS POSSESS LIFE.
InclOsing Them in Their Cases and
Giving Them a Rest Adds
to Their Luster.

Real jewels, scientists now assert,
possess organic life. 1t has long been
known that opals and pearls grow duh
when worn by invalids, and latterly
rubies and the turquoise are found to
share the same sensibility. Pearls are
more indicative of the condition of the
wearer than any other gem. Though
this delicate stone lives longer than a
flower, it seems to have form of life,
which, like that of the flower, loses
color and brilliancy and actually does
Nor is this property unfounded in rea
son. Science has latterly learned much
concerning gems and their influence
in the propagation of health and dis
ease. Those invisible carnations which
surround the person wearing gems
penetrate the interstices of the je~e
and actually increase or decrease its
briiliancy. The inference is true one
that rings and pins should be laid aside
by the invalid. Even in good health, il
is better to give them an occasional
rest. To inclose them in their cases ane
put them away is to insure an access
OF 1uster. Even clothing should bs
treated to rest. It freshens up won
derfu1ly the frock or wrap, to shake and
brush the garment and hang it in dark
closet.-GoOd Housekeeping
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-25
Mss'azHaJ1iI;9|:EE3R|A
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EYELAsHEs RENEWED.
By TranspIanting the Hair, 1t Is Said,
Uaattractiye Eyes May Be
Made Irresistible.

Transplanted eyelashes and eye
brows are the latest things in the way
of personal adornment. Only the brave
and rich can patronize the new method
at present, for besides being painful
and costly, it takes long time to ac-
complish it.
There is only one person in New York
who makes a specially of the process,
but in Paris and London, where the
idea originated, there are specialists
who make handsome living out of the
process of transplanting hair from the
head to the eyebrows or eyelashes. The
specialist works by putting in, not on,
the new eyelashes and brows wherever
they are absent or grown thin, and
so cunning is he in his work that not
even the closest scrutiny can detect
any difference.
By means of the new process, it is
said, eyes which are at ordinary times
only passable become languishing in
their expression, while eyes which
were previously considered fine have
their beauty much enhanced.
This is the way new eyelashes are
put in: An ordinary fine needle is
threaded with a long hair, generally
taken from the head of the person to be
operated upon. The lower border of the
eyelid is then thoroughly cleaned, and
an order that the process may be as
painless as possible, rubbed with a So
luton of cocaine. The operator then
by few skillful touches runs his
needle through the extreme edges of
the eyelid between the epiderTnis and
the lower border of the cartilage of
the tragus. The needle passes in and
out along the edge of the lid, leaving it's
hair thread in loops of carefully gradu-
ated length.
When this has been done another
and another length of hair is sewed
through the lid until finally there are
"a dozen or more loops projecting. By
this time the effect of the cocaine has
been lost and the operator is obliged
to desist and put off the further ''sew-
ing of hair for another sitting.
The next step in the process is cut
ting off and trimming the ends of the
loops, and the result is a fine, thick,
long set of eyelashes. 1t is the finish
ing touch, that is to come, that makes
them look like natures own. When
they are first cut they stick out in the
most singular fashion. giving the per-
son operated upon the most uncanny
/. look. The operators next step is to
take curling tongs, made of silver and
no larger than knitting needles, and
to give them the curve which is essen
tial to perfect beauty. Then the eyes
are carefully bandaged and kept so I'M
til the following day.
Most of the hairs that have been
transplanted take root and grow, but
few of them fall out and have to be
attended to. For the first month it is
necessary to curl the new eyelashes
every day, but after that they become
properly assimilated, and it is not nee
essary to give them any further atten-
ton.
Eyebrows are doctored in the same
way. but there is not so much pain
associated with the process as in trans
planting eyelashes.-N. Y. Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-08-25
Two Clever wIxe..

Johnson-My wife fooled me the
other night by asking me to stop the
clock when / came in, as it disturbed
her rest, and the next morning there
was the hour of my homecoming star
ing me in the face.
Jackson-My wife asked me to start
ours when came in, and the next
morning she figured out the difference
in time between it and her watch in
such a way as to prove me liar by
nearly three hours.-Jewelers' Weekly.