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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-31
WEBSTER HEROES.
Many Graves Visited
in Big, Factory
Town.
A LONG PROCESSION VIEWED.
Speaker Bates Delivers An
Grafton Weighted With
EIoquence.
\ LONG PROCESSION VIEWED.

Webster, May 3O.-Memorial day in
this section of southern Worcester
county was a gala event. Base ball was
talked of in all parts of the town. A
large delegation went to East Douglas
in the morning. Every livery rig had
been engaged the night before.
The veterans marched to the ceme-
teries and decorated a total of 1853
graves in Webster, and the surround
ing burial grounds.
The procession formed at headquar
tiers and moved at o'clock this morn
ing. 1t was headed by the D. L. K.
Band, John Warnke leader, and fol-
lowed by the veterans of the civil war
and the younger veterans of the late
controversy with Spain. Then came
the speakers hack and the carriages
for the disabled soldiers and the press.
The line moved first to North Web
ster cemetery, where the graves were
decorated, and then to East Webster,
where the real exercises of the day
were held. Here the Hon. John l..
Bates, speaker of the house of repre-
sentatives, delivered glowing grafton.
He spoke long and eloquently, and his
remarks were listened to with deep at
tention by the hundreds that had con-
gregated on the grounds.
Elmoine D. Clemans had charge of
the singing, and several selections were
rendered. The quartet comprised Mrs.
Charles P. Davis, soprano, Miss Nellie
NJ. Wood, alto, Stephen S. Hawkins,
basso, and Mr.. Clemans, tenor
After the exercises at the graves the
procession countermarched to the G. A.
r. hail. where the line was broken. The
Daughters of Veterans, who visited the
graves in barges, had prepared COLA
ton for those who took part in the ex-
erCises.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-31

NINETY PER CENT Of the people
have some kind of humor in the blood.
and this causes many diseases. Hood 5
SarsaparilIa cures these diseases by ex-
polling the humor.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-31
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES

Aliens FoOt-Ease. a powder for the
feet. It cures painful. swollen, smart
ing, nervous feet, and instantly takes the
sting out of corns and bunions It's the
greatest comfort discovery of the age
Allen 5 Foot-Ease makes tight or new
shoes feel easy. 1t is a certain cure for
feet. Try it today. Sold BY ain drngrists
and shoe stores. BY mail for 25c, in
stamps Trial package FREE. Address
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-31
WlLKINS ONVILLE.

WiIkinsonville, May SO-Despite the
Only Yellow's prophecy about Memorial
day, Grafton Post "a, G. A. R., decorated
the graves here today and had charge
of the observance. The Only came out
with a column story about two weeks
ago. stating that the Sutton Veterans
Association would decorate the graves
here.
The Locals defeated the Normals. in an
interesting game today. Arnold and
Brown were the battery for the Locals
and Denears and Coyne for the Normals.
Score BIZ innings:
N N0G4l5 ......... 5 i-iio5
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-31

This morning. about $50 o'clock,
Deputy Sheriff William H. Mayner and
a corps of officers descended in the sta
BILE in the rear of the barn of John
Ford and confscated 80 bottles of beer
and two half barrels 1t was the prop
erty of Dave Lucier. Lucier was ar
rested last evening, pending the raid
He will be arraigned in court tomor-
row morning.
The following strangers were noticed
in town today: Mrs. H. N. Gleason and
daughter Florence of Worcester, Rus
sell and Helen Morse of Brockton, Ar
thur ]. Jackson of West Somerville,
Raymond Otis of Marlboro, Percy I.
Taylor of Clinton, Lillian Hathaway of
Dorchester and Mrs. John Saalfrank of
Windsor, Conn.
Hatten Carpenter, who has been COM
pleting her education at Becker's Bust
ness College of Worcester has accepted
a position as stenographer with the J.
J. Warren leather goods firm of Wor-
cester and will commence her new
| duties tomorrow.
Michael Murphy, the man who has
| obtained the record for long sleeping,
| passed away this afternoon at two
| o'clock. This was his fortieth day of
| sleep, and he has never awakened
| since the beginning of his trance. Yes
| terday afternoon his watchers noticed
| that his breathing was becoming more
| irregular, and up to this time of his
| death it was seen that his days were
| numbered. The deceased was Sc years
of age. The body is in charge of I'm
| dertaker Thomas H. Kelley. As Nc
| Carthy was a Grand Army veteran, it
| is probable that the post service will
| be used at the grave. Mr.. Murphy has
a wife and children who reside in Nal
| den
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-31
ANEW DEPARTURE.

Southboro, May 3O.-Decoration day
was observed with the usual services
at the cemetery and monument, each
grave being decorated with a large pot
ted double geranlum instead Of the
bouquet or basket of flowers so long
used. The boys from the Lyman school
marched four abreast. each one carry
ing a flag, and the Lyman school band
furnished the music. Rev a. a. Blair
of Marlboro gave the address at the
town hall at 10 O'Clock.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-31
FIRE IN WARREN.

Warren, May 3o.-Fire started this
morning about o'clock in the old gas
house at Sayles & jerks mill and burned
into the blacksmith shop. For a while
the fire burned fiercely among the old
waste and oil, completely destroying the
interior of the building and burning off
the roof. The fire department of the mill
was very efficient and had three streams
on the building in a short time. Esti-
mated loss $1,000.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-31

Hoods Pills are non-irritating, and the
only pills TO take with Hoods Sarsa-
parilla.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-31

At all first class hotels. clubs, and cafes,
"Runnymede Club" whisky. absolutely
pure.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-31
BROKE HIS COLLAR BONE.

Holden. May 3O.-Harry sausville of
Dawson figured in a bicycle accident last
evening and in the miX-up he sustained
a fracture of the collarbone. His wheel
was somewhat wrecked. A wheel ridden
by Miss Marion Sheldon was also
wrecked, but the young woman escaped
in illrE
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-31

The first game of ball on the Clipper
lot will be played next Saturday after
noon between the Dudley Juniors and
the Merino Hills.
Fred Dandurand and wife have moved
to Southbridge, where they will go into
business.
Carrot Nagel, of the Reform Club, is
learning to be motorman under the
INSTRUCTION of Robert Anderson.
Howe's living pictures are booked for
Music hall the evenings of June and
3. 1t is also expected that they will
give a matinee.
The funeral services of Mrs. Rourke,
who died in Wilsonville, Ct, Saturday.
was held in North GrOsvenordale, CT.
today, and burial was in Pascoag. De-
ceased had been sick for the past year
She was about At years old.
Robert Richardson of Marlboro is in
town the guest of Ralph c. Gale for a
few days.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-31
ACCORDING TO PROGRAM
Memorial Day at North BrookfieId-An'
other Death from Dlphtheria.

North Brookfeld, May 3O.-The regu-
lar Memorial day exercises were car
ried out today and We're attended by
a large crowd. A delegation was sent
to decorate soldiers graves in st. Jo-
seph's cemetery this morning, after
which the line of march formed for
Walnut Grove cemetery.
The North Brookfeld brass band fur
nished music. The procession consist
ed of Post Ezra Batcheller, G. A. r.,
and Joe Hooker Camp, Sons of Veter-
ans, with ladies and children in barges
After the exercises at the cemetery
the line returned to First Church park
where, at the soldiers monument,
prayers were offered.
Rose, the seven-year-Old daughter of
Thomas Haggerty and wife, died of
diphtheria this morning at o'clock af-
ter an illness of several days. The
body was buried Immediately. This
is the second child the family has lost
by this disease during the present cpl
demic.
Godfriet Martin of Letourneau's bar
Der shop, lost his discharge papers from
Co. L, 18th Nebraska regiment, IN
Worcester some days ago. Mr.. Martin
is very anxious to recover the papers
as they are of value to him.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-31

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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-31
ENDED IN A ROW.
What Might Have Been Good Ga me
Spoiled by Nonsense-The Veterans.

Spoiled by Nonsense-The Veterans.
Whitinsville, May 30.-What might have
been good ball game between the Rock
dale base ball team and the local nine
was spoiled in the fifth inning by row.
The Whitins got on a batting streak and
stood a good chance of tying the score,
when a decision by Umpire Burke was
objected to and the visitors left the field
The score was to 4 in favor of Rock
dale, but was given to Whitins, 9 to Q.
The Memorial day program as outlined
in The Spy heretofore was carried out
today in grand style. After the various
exercises Of the day, the Within Machine
Works Band gave q concert on the band
stand near Memorial hall. Altogether it
was one of the most successful days in
the history of the town.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-31
WEsTBoRo SLEEPER DEAD.
Raid on Livery Stable and Memorial
Day Observance.

Westboro, May 3O.-The exercises in
observance of Memorial day were car
ried out in accordance with the pro-
gram printed in The Spy several days
ago. Many visitors were seen on the
streets, and the day was of the gala
day order.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-22
Do You Dream

The fullest examination into the ma
ture and origin of dreams has been
made by M. Moreau, the French scien-
fist. He divides dreams into the dreams
of health and the dreams that are the
result of diseased state of mind or
body.
With regard to the latteriit need only
be remarked that persistent'dreaming is
one of the most invariable symptoms of
insanity, and as it is u psychological
fact that genius is near allied to mad
ness men of genius must be expected to
dream more than ordinary men.
With regard to the dreams of health,
they are the result of an. imperfect state
of consciousness or an imperfect state
of sleep, according as we look at it, 1t
is obvious that the mind of the clever
man, that is constantly occupied with
many schemes and thoughts, is more
liable to be awake,when his body is
asleep than that of the dullard, whose
mind is often asleep'when his body is
awake
Thus the sleep of the plowboy,has
become proverbial.on account of its I'M
disturbed nature. In most cases man
of lively imagination and quicklbrains
is undoubtedly more liable to dream
than the dullapl.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-22
When Love Was Bunkered.

"Ah," she said, stroking his soft
curls and looking regretfully into his
upturned face-he was kneeling beside
her-''you will not think me cruel, will
you? You will be brave and try to for
get me, won't you? You do not know
how sorry am to be compelled to say
mo- to you. Under other circumstances
we might have been happy together,
but as it is must be frank with you.
There is no hope"
His whole frame was shaken by a
great sob.
Then he looked appealingly into her
fawnlike eyes and asked:
"Why is it. Virginia. that you are so
sure we cannot be happy together
Why may not hopper"
''There is an impossible barrier be-
tween u.s." she replied. "You are the
champion golf player of this state, and
my mother is president of the Society
For the Suppression of Dialect; SO there
you are"
Realizing that his dream of bliss was
at an end, he went away humming
softly:
Alas, that love should foozle thus,
She put it pat TO me,
And we may never, never suit
80. Each other to teel
49, Chicago News
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-22
They Were Not Relatives.

The author of Twenty-Five Years in
British Guiana" says that he was once
camping out with companions there,
and that some of them had not his ac-
uuaintance with the woods:
At last we turned into our hammocks,
and 1 was dropping off TO sleep. when I
was reused by the most internal bark
ing and roaring. Attracted by our fire
and singing, troop of bowling ba-
boons had come over the trees and were
making night hideous by their yells-
Shields, who was not acquainted with
the brutes, shook my hammock violent
ly and whispered:
"What ON earth is that -
Not very well knowing what was
saying, 1 replied. ''Tigers-"
care they very near?"
VERY" said 1. and, taking advan-
tage of a lull in the chorus. 1 dropped
asleep.
Poor Shields lay awake half the night,
expecting to be devoured by wild beasts.
He was sleepy and cross in the morn
ing, and Bridges asked him if he had
heard the balloons.
"Oh, those were baboons, were they :?
What-an awful noise they makel But
what were they saying?''
81 don't know" said Bridges IN
sympathetically. 81 don't belong to the
same species.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-22

Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainfield,
Ill, makes the statement that she
caught cold. which settled on her
lungs; she was treated for a month by
her family physician, but grew worse.
He told her she was hopeless victim
of consumption and that no medicine
could cure her. Her druggist sug-
gested DIR. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption; she bought bottle
fitted from first dose. She continued
its use and after taking six bottles,
found herself sound and well; now
does her own homework. and is as
well as she ever was. Free trial bot
ties of this great discovery at Hartz &
Ullemeyer's drug store. Only so
cents and 81. every bottle guaranteed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-22
Part or n Murder story.

The rising sun had scarcely kissed
the snow capped hills that surround our
peaceful city last Saturday morning
when an awful tragedy occurred on one
of the most public thoroughfares- The
whiplike crack of rifle sounded on the
clear morning air, and a leaden messen-
ger of death crashed through the brain
of human being, summoning his soul
to the judgment bar of God without a
moment 8 warning andwith all his sins
full blown and ''ripened on the tree.
The fatal bullet had been sent upon its
deadly mission by hand that a few
hours before clasped. his victims hand
in friendship. One low lies in the cold
embrace of death and occupies mound
in the silent city on the hill; the other
languishes in the county Jail, alone
with his conscience and his deed as he
awaits the outcome Of the trial formur-
der that must surely follow.-Lonacon-
ing (Md. Star.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-22
Reasons AgaInst the PhiIippine Policy.

A. H. Norcutt, of Elliot, Iowa,
writes to the Chicago journal that he
is opposed to the policy of the admin
istration in the Philippines for the
following reasons:
/. 1t is unconstitutional. Con-
gress alone has the constitutional pre-
rogative to declare war.
2. 1t is unj Just. Spain had forfeited
her rights, there, if she ever had any,
and the people had rebelled and driven
out the Spaniards mostly, and had or
ganized strong and successful gov
eminent of their own, and we had no
right to seek to crush it.
3. 1t is unnecessary. The Filipinos
would have been glad to have formed
an alliance with US and would readily
have granted us coaling stations and
exclusive commercial privileges.
4. 1t is useless. Our people will
never consent to carry on the war
when they fully grasp the situation
and its consequences.
5. Therefore, for these reasons, it is
unwise.
8. 1t is heaping a burden of debt
and expenses on the mass of the people
to pay, who can gain no benefit from
the conquest of those Islands.
z. Because of the above reasons it
is bound to break up the republican
party if said policy is persevered in.
If it cost $40, 900, 600 and 1, 800 lives
to subdue 5000 Seminole Indians
here at home, in semitropical Florida,
how many million dollars and how
many thousand lives will be required
to subdue 8, 600, 900 people, with an
organized government, in tropical
country. 5000 miles from home? If it
is possible to subdue them at all, who
among the American people is going
to gain any advantage from the re-
suit except a few spectators and cap
italists who are urging the thing on
with the hope of securing franchises
and chances of personal gain, while
shrinking both the burdens of taxa
ton and military service.
III. A. NARCUTT.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-22
The Queen Kept the Letter.

The late Mrs. Kelley, used to tell the
following story about the visit she paid
to the queen at Buckir CHAM palace on
the occasion of the jubilee in 1887. Be
ing incredulous of the genuineness of
the invitation, she was disposed to
treat the royal command as a joke and
wrote a rather sarcastic letter to the
official, personal friend. who had adj
dressed it to her. This he gave to the
queen, and the veteran actress was a
little disconnected when her majesty
told her she had read thesletter- Mrs
Kelley begged that it should be restored
to her mo, no. Mrs Kelley" answer
ed the queen, lit is safelyTasted, in my
autograph book. You'll never get it
again"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-22
The McKinIey-AIger Masterpiece.

New York World
The report of the court of inquiry
into the beef scandal, as shaped and
edited by the president, may fairly be
called the McKinley-Alger master.
piece.
1t censures only the general who
discovered and reported the facts
mildly observes that lin some in
stances certain individuals failed to
perform the full measure of duty or
to observe the Proprieties which dig
nifty high military command" and
ends with the lame and impotent con-
clusion that
The court is of the opinion that
the mere statement in the official re-
port of the facts developed meets the
end of discipline, and that the inter-
ests of the service will be the best
subserved if further proceedings te
not taken.h
Nobody to blame"-except Miles,
Nobody to be punished--not even the
contractors who supplied the ''rotten
rations," gathered from old stocks at
the four corners of the earth. and who
in any other country would have been
shot! Not even a scapegoat is Sc
lected and sent forth into the wilder
ness of odium for the crime of poison
ing our soldiersi
Alger is to stay in the cabinet to
serve as a member of the second-term
syndicate. Eagan, who bought
''nsarly seven million pounds of
unsuitable rations" when 1.-TWO mil
lion pounds would have been amply
sufficient, - is to enjoy a six wears
tors (who are also campaign contrib
utors) get big advertisement in the
report. Our president goes off to
rest his nerves, after approving the
shameless recommendation of the
court that further proceedings be not
taken"
Fortunately in this country there is
still court of last resort" at the
polls.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-22

1.-THE apparel doth oft proclaim the
man." After long hesitation between
the views of those who deride n wear
err of creased trousers as a fop. and
the views of those who sneer at the
wearer of increased trousers with
hug bags in the knees as sloven,
the New York World announces that
Mr.. Mckinley has selected a pretty
compromise. which he doubtless
hopes will please both parties. His
pants" as they say in Canton. will
bag to the knees, and will be creased
from the knees to the ankles. AS an
index to irresolution, compromise and
striving to please, " we respectfully
point to the presidential pants
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-22
Air Castles.

Living in the future is living in an
air castle The man who says he will
lead newer and better life tomorrow,
who promises great things for the fu-
ture and does nothing in the present to
make that future possible, is living in
an air castle. In his arrogance he is at
tempting to turn water into wine, to
have harvest without seedtime, to have
an end without beginning.
If we would make our lives grand
and noble, solid and impregnable. we
must forsake air castles of dreaming
for strongholds of doing. Let US think
little of the future except to determine
our course and to prepare for that fu-
ture by making each separate day the
best and truest that we can. Let us live
up TO the fullness Of our possibility
each day. Man has only one day of life
today. He did live yesterday, he may
live tomorrow. but he has-only today
Saturday Evening Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-22

THE fundamental principles of this
government provided as strongly as
possible against one-man rule and
power. In every appointive office
from those within the power of the
president to provide down, the sane
ton of the legislative branch of the
government is essential to make them
effective. Numerous instances have
occurred where the confirming power
of congress has been withheld from
presidential selections. and the same
has been true in the state where the
senate has refused to confirm guber-
Material appointments, and in every
instance they have been withdrawn
and others named in their place. Yet
the high-lord-everything mayor of
Rock Island disregards and denies the
constitutional Prerogatives of the leg
islative branch of the municipal gov
eminent of the city of Rock Island,
and proclaims himself both the maker
and enforcer of the laws. Appoint
ments which the council in the exer-
else of its statutory right has re-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-22
Try Aliens Foot-Ease,

A powder to be shaken into the
shoes At this season your feet feel
swollen, nervous and hot, and get
tired easily. If you have smarting
feet or tight shoes, try Aliens Foot
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walking easy. Cures swollen and
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spots. Relieves corns and bunions of
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Try it today. Sold by all druggists
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-22
She Married the Hat.

A European government servantswas
recently married 10 native woman in
Samarang by the Mohammedan cere-
mony. 1t took place in the mesjid, and
it was conducted by the penghulu,i but
the bridegroom was not present He
had given written notice that he would
not put in an appearance, but he sent
his hat. and that was. according to ma
tive custom. quite sufficient She mar
ried the hat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-22

The republican party has already
sacrificed the Monroe doctrine, and
the Keokuk observation-disclosures
suggests that Uncle Sam must keep
his eyes peeled or those clever diplo-
matists in the peace conference will
have him beautifully tied up through
his representatives now taking part
in the proceedings of that body at
The Hague. This country has already
enough entanglements on the other
side of the ocean.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-22
IN answer to Alger's impairment in

IN answer to Ayers impertinentin in
9uiry as to his candidacy for reelec-
ton to the United States senate, SEN
ator Mcmillan. of Michigan. has re-
piled very briefly but emphatieally,
that he is a candidate. Now watch
the administration get into Michigan
politics. Those typical republicans.
Senators Hanna, Depew, Elkins and
Fairbanks, only require the official
presence of Alger among them to make
their happiness complete.