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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-13

Thomas,to assist him in the preparation
Of his History Of Printing" and he ed
tied the Spy for year or two. Sheldon
was q literateur of versatility, and
wrote while in this place a history of
the heather gods which was published
by Isaiah Thomas, Jr
The Rev. Aaron Bancroft, first pastor
OF the Second Congregational or Uni
tartan church of Worcester, was a
writer of unquestioned ability and in
huence, but most of his productions had
reference to religion or kindred SUBJ
jects, and consequently did not survive
One exception, however, was his Life Of
Washington, which enjoyed wide pop
ularity.
1t was first published in 1907, was re-
published the following year by Stock
dale in London, and numerous editions
in this country followed. 1t was the
second biography of Washington worthy
of mention, the first being Marshalrs
which, written with a strong political
bias, never gained a strong hold on pub
lie attention. Bancrofts long remained
the standard work on the life Of the
great American general and patriot
The Rev. Samuel Austin, pastor Of
the First, or "Old South church, in
Worcester from 1890 to 1916, was a. fire.
quent and voluminous writer on doc
trinal subjects, but his efforts are now
buried in the mass of theological litera-
ture of the past. His successor, the Rev.
Charles Augustus Goodrich, produced
several useful works after he left Wor-
cester, among them q history Of the
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-13

of your revolted subjectsl Repent in
sack-cloth and ashes. For behold. We,
who have been exalted up to heaven,
shall, ere long, be cast down to hell!
E, The final period of your crimes is ra-
pidly approaching. Th" grand political
millennium is at hand; when tyranny
shall be buried in ruins; when all nations
shall be united in one mighty republic!"
But it was as an advocate and orator,
rather than q writer, that the fame of
Mr.. Blake survives, although the few
memories of his splendid talents which
remain show that if he could have de-
voted himself to literature his name
would have ranked with the first of the
few American writer's of his time.
Isaiah Thomas, without pretentions
as a scholar, deserves prominent
place among the literary men of Wor-
cester, by reason of his long and liberal
patronage of literature and learning
and the authorship of his History of
Printing" TIE most elaborate work of
its nature during the early period.
William Charles White, of note as
an actor, was the author Of Orlando"
a tragedy which was performed with
some success, and OF odes and poetical
productions which obtained considera-
Bile favor. He lived in Worcester in the
early part of the century, and died heie
in 1873 "He possessed that high grade
of talent which is called genius" and
In his addresses were passages of
splendid eloquence.'' but his fame. like
that of his friend and associate, Fran
els Blake, is obscured by the lapse of
time.
Samuel Brazer, son Of the well-known
local wit Of that name, achieved distinc-
ton as a newspaper writer, and editor.
His contributions to the National Aegis
gained for that paper an extended re-
putation.
William Sheldon, an Englishman by
birth, lived several years in Worcester
He was induced to come here by Isaiah
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shop. A letter to William Lincoln, So
letting employment at translating,. was
shown to Edward Everett, who herald
ed Mr.. Burritt to the world as the
Learned blacksmith" For several
years Burritt lectured before lyceums,
and becoming interested in philanthro-
pic and kindred matters, established in
Worcester the Christian Citizen, which
was published seven years, and gained
circulation of 4G00 The following ex-
tract from letter written by MI. Bur-
rift to Henry w. Longfellow, shows
the industrious habit and manly spirit
of the writer:
Il thank you for your kind proffer
of pecuniary assistance in the prosecu-
ton of my studies. 1 have always con-
fined my literary leisure to those I'M
occupied hours of the day when no man
can work. When 1 return at evening
to my little chamber, with the con-
seriousness of having performed a full
days labor, I sit down at my desk and
commune with my little shelf of books
with a relish which indeed makes it q
recreation. And in the morning, after
having blown out my lamp, 1 resume
my hammer with equal relish. My
physical constitution will admit of no
suspension of athletic exercise, which,
in whatever situation 1 may be placed
seek in honest and honorable manual
labor. 1 am not odd; 1 affect no singu-
larity, no eccentricity. But still am
ambitious, Everybody is ambitious
and 1 am particularly so to stand in
the ranks of the workingmen of New
England and beclxon them onward and
upward, il I can, to the full stature OF
intellectual man. I am not an anna
teur workingman; with my own hands
l earned last year nearly one thousand
dollars"
Mr. Burritt for many years devoted
himself to the interests of universal
peace and resided abroad for long
period, part of the time as United
States consul at Birmingham, Eng
land. He made extensive tours on foot
through different part of Great Britain,
and published several interesting vol
umes of travel and description or the
home life of the English and Scotch.
AS to Mr.. Burritt's familiarity with
languages, and the number he learned,
many exaggerated statements have
been made. His acquisitions in this
respect were, however, truly wonder
full, and his achievements worthy OF
great praise.
The names of William Lincoln,
Christopher C. Baldwin, and Samuel F.
Haven should not be omitted from the
| list of WorceSterS literary men. Inelr
scholarly contributions to historical,
antiquarian and archaeological litera-
ture fill place which, if not as con-
spicuous, is as honorable as that which
gains wider notice and popularity.
Edward Everett Hale, the first pas
tor of the Church of the Unity, did
not reach his larger fame while in
Worcester. His single publication here,
volume of information relating to
Kansas and Nebraska. was written to
assist Eli Thayer's potent free-state
emigration scheme to wrest those ter
ritories from the grasp o. slavery, III
which Mr.. Hale was greatly interested.
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, who
| preached to the Free church in Wor-
cester during the fifties. began his no.
| table literary career in the publication
of his Outdoor Papers, in 1868, after
| he had left the place.
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an ARMY oF WOMEN.

There is an army of $4,000 women, rep
resenting in their ranks every form and
phase of female weakness, so-called, from
mere irregularity in the young woman
to chronic disease of the womb involving
complications that have kept the victim
practically bed-ridden for 10 or even Is
years, and every one of these has been
perfectly and permanently cured. Ex-
pressions such as II am a new woman!"
Il never knew what it was to live be-
fore! Il am gone back again to be ro-
bust and rosy-cheeked as in youth" II
have never been able to save a child
before; now | have the brightest Of
healthy babies.' Il scarcely suffered at
all with my last child;it was wonderful"
such expressions teen in the thousands
OF letters received from grateful women
in the past 80 years. .
Mrs. Carrie B. Bonner of Dayton, Green
county, Wis., writes; can highly rec
ommend DR.. Pierce's FaVorite Prescrip-
tion-haying taken it for nine months pre-
vtous to confinement | suffered scarcely
any compared with what had at other
tines
Mrs. Annie Blacker, 500 Catherine street,
Syracuse, N Y, writes: Your medicines
have done wonders for me. For Years
my health was very poor. | had four
Favorite Prescription and Golden Medi-
cal Discovery have much better health,
and now have fine, healthy baby"
And who has wrought this deliverance
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about these many cures?
The work has been done by Dr. r. V.
Pierce, chief consulting physician of the
Buffalo, N. Y The general means has
been the use of DIR. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription, supplemented by his special
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be overcome Women have called this
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goes with the medicine when necessary
In "Favorite Prescription" DR. Pierce
prepared remedy which acts almost in
fol an h1 4
But women differ in fibre and tempera-
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ment in order to give the medicine its
most beneficial result.
The endeavor to meet that difference
in women, to do what has never been
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-13
CURIOUS ATTACHMENT.
LlttIe Grown O0g SHOWS ! Pig sha Way

Home
There are few things more interesting
in the natural history of animals, or,
indeed, more wonderful. than the par
tiality which individuals Of totally diff
ferent race have exhibited for each
other. ABOUT ten years ago friend
who was rector of a rural parish in
North Wales bought a pig at one of
his village fairs. 1t belonged to a cot
tager who lived nearly four miles from
the place where the fair was held, and
who had probably brought it on foot
from his cottage that morning.
The pig was driven up to the rectory
and placed in the sty, and on the next
morning my friend went to see his new
purchase and to turn him out into the
fold to take an airing, where he was left
to pick few peas that had been thrown
down to make his pastime more agree
able.
After awhile the pig was not to be
found, and a servant was sent to see il
he mad strayed back to his old home.
There he was found happy and free
among the other animals of the cot
tage. He was again driven to his new
quarters, and confined to the sty for
nearly two days. When it was thought
he had become reconciled to his new
home or had forgotten his old one, he
was again liberated and suffered to
roam at will about the fold.
Lady of the house (to pedler)-If you
do not go away III whistle for the. dog
Pushing pedler-Then let me sell you
a whistle mum.-Tit Bits.
He was watched for awhile, but
seemed to be so entirely at home that
he was left and forgotten until 1t was
time to contine him to his own quar-
tiers, when he was again sought for In
vain.
He had once more strayed to hts old
haunts, and had TO be brought back
again.
on the morning following this escape
my friend went to the sty and found
near it little brown dog, which he
then remembered he had seen about
the premises several times since the
fair, and it occurred to him that the pig
and he were acquainted and would, il
the opportunity were offered, trot home
together
So the pig was liberated in order to
see if the surmise was correct, and
sure enough, recognition, sweet and
tender, was soon witnessed.
They were followed at respectable
distance for fully half a mile, as they
diligently trotted home together, the
dog leading the way, and anxiously
looking back every now and then to
see II his friend was following.
The little dog had been missed by his
master for long periods together, and
his absence could not be accounted for
till my friend solved the mystery.
There was evidently a strong attach
ment between them, but whether it was
the force Of this attachment or anxiety
TO look after his mastsA- assS. IS -
conduct Of the dog was eQuaa-s sv>
derful.-London Mall.
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THE FIRST PAPER.
1t Was Written BY Hand and Not
Printed.


1t has been discovered that what may be
called the first daily newspaper was a
manuscript letter written by salaried cor
respondents and forwarded by them every
twenty-four hours from London to the
provinces. That was in the days Of the
early Stuarts.
During the commonwealth these London
letters were printed in type and circulated
in large numbers. Even so long ago as
1880 the law Of libel was such as to be
characterized by Judge Scroggs as making
any newspaper publication Illegal and
tending to provoke q breach of the peace
Defoe, the author Of Robinson Crusoe. >"
was one of the early journalists, his paper
being called The Review Then there was
Tutchin, whose weekly publication, the
Observer, cost, according to evidence he
gave In a court Of justice. half a guinea to
print though the typesetter eventually
raised his price to 20 shillings. The OBJ
server had a certified circulation of 266
copies.
Afterward there came the Grants, Steele,
Addison and Johnson. who might have
lived in the vicinity Of Grub street, but
were court favorites for all that.
The Times employed the first foreign
correspondent, In the person OF Henry
Crahb Robinson and succeeded in scoop
ing the government Itself IN the news OF
the baltic Of Waterloo .-vChi0agn GAkcnk-
Gle -->>,x,--@--->-. - ~
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-13
Have Women Souls !?

IF women have no souls to save-as
some sects teach--is there to be no saliva
ton for their bodies?"
Even when nature. who does make
horrible plumbers. has decreed that moth
erhood shall be life-long invalidism and
misery if not death-dealing, still most
women more or less cheerfully do their
duty in the sphere in which man is will
ing they should live The Gentlewoman.
The writer In the Gentlewoman is only
voicing a widely accepted theory in the
statement that nature has decreed that
motherhood shall be lifelong invalidism
and misery, If not death-dealing." But
1t is bold challenge to nature, to say
that "she makes horrible blunders"
Are God and nature then at strife.
that nature lends such evil dreams?"
II there be one woman in all the world
who has found the result of maternity
CoRNEBIA, MOTHER or THE GRAC-
CHI, AN ANCIENT TYPE OF
THE sOULLEsS3 % WOMAN
to be not 'life-long invalidism and mis-
cry but lifelong happiness and health,
tnen that woman takes up the challenge
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-13
LITERARY LIGHTS.
Francis Blake and His
Fourth Of July
Grafton.
ABBOTT AND BANCROFT.
The Famous Historians
Who Once Lived in
Worcester.
ABBOTT AND BANCROFT.
(Bv Franklin P. Rice.l

When Caleb Bingham compiled the
selections to form his Columbian Ora
. tor" school reading book of wide ce-
iebrity, which, first issued in 1897, pass
ed through % editions aggregating
10000 copies, he included an extract
from the fourth of July grafton deliver
ed in Worcester in 1886 by the Hon.
Francis Blake.
This passage, which for twenty years
was detained in the common schools
Of New England, is a specimen of the
somewhat turgid oratory of that period
and evinces the fervid repuhlicanisn of
its author
Tyrants! Turn frcm the impious
work of blood in which your hands ara
imbrued and tremble at the desperation
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not cure would pay back the money spent
t3r It. have told our druggist that X
the people came back and said Dr.
Pierces medicines did not give satisfac-
ton, 70 give them back their money and
charge it to me. l have not once been
called upon 10 refund I think l have
guaranteed 15 or 100 cases. I have never
found anything to equal the 'Favorite
Prescription for diseases of women"
Dr.; Pierce is a leader, not a follower.
he mas devoted more than 30 years to
the treatment and cure of diseases OF
women. He is head of one of the most
important medical institutions in the land.
People come from all over the country
to be treated at the Invalids' Hotel and
Surgical Institute, at Buffalo, n. Y, re
meet these demands, DR.. Pierce has gath.
cred about him a medical staf OF nearrx
a score OF physicians. These men are an
specialists IN some branch Of medicine or
surgery. They represent the learning and
skill of the best medical schools and hos
Pltals OF Germany, England and the
their success. In the treatment of over
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THE SOULLESS q WOMAN AT SAN
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There is no alcohol contained in Dr.
Plerce's Fayorite Prescription, neither
OPIUM cocaine nor other narcotic
A
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-13

1t has passed into current saying that
advice Is the cheapest thing on earth"
cheap that is, in the sense of worth
less. Medical advice, so-called, is often
no exception to this rule Anybody can
give advice Anybody can offer medi-
cal advice. Only a qualified physician can
make good that offer. A great many have
initiated DR.. Pierce's offer of free medi-
cal advice who are not qualified physi-
clans and are not competent to give what
they offer.
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lawyers, in soldiers, sailors, and in the
members of every other profession. Some
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professions. The mass of men are only
followers. They can not plan or originate
They do what some one else tells them.
There are thousands of followers where
there is only one leader.
The medical profession is no exception
to this general rule. The mass Of the
doctors are followers. They can not
originate They follow somebody else in
method of treatment and in the use of
medicines. For this reason they can not
make allowance for the variations of in
dividual temperament which are so i'm
portant q feature in the treatment Of
diseases of women. They treat all alike.
Delicate, nervous,
FINELY-FIBERED WOMEN
are treated without any consideration of
the difference between them and the
more coarsely-organized of their sex.
And In this way women are often treated
for the wrong disease When the womb
is affected various nervous disorders are
possible, even insanity, Unskillful prac-
titioners treat the patient for the disor-
der not appreciating the real cause
]. S. Carlisle, ESQ, Of Manchester,
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| 16 or IS years in my poor house. l am
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They saved my wires life at the time
OF change Of life l also cured the worst
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had been under the doctors care for
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GRACE DARLING A FINE EXAMPLE
OF THE soULLEss % WOMAN.
was as well as she ever was in her life
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Johnny-Pa what is meant by ''descrip-
tive writing?"
Pa-Descriptive writing, my son, is that
part OF book which Is generally skipped
STRAY Stories.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-13

He died for love. but NO one
Wept when she heard the news,
And would you know the reason?
lie died for love OF booze.
Chicago Tinaes-Herald.
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thrown down to nature But more than
this If there We're but one woman who
had been emancipated from the sufferings
of her SEX who had been led out of that
darkened chamber to which each month
condemned her who had been rescued
from invalidism and misery as a conse-
quence of Motherhood, then that one
woman stands as type of the possibility
Of health to every other woman.
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A GREAT GIFT.

Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Advisor is sent free on receipt of stamps
to defray expense of mailing only. This
great work contains 1908 pages and over
700 Illustrations. 1t is a guide to health
and happiness, and should be included in
the library Of every household. Send q
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-13

wife labcrs over hot stove unta she
looks like boiled lobster. using up
pounds of sugar, fruit and patience to
that She could buy. at first-class gro-
GERS -epr half the price, and they would
be just as good, too.
1t is noticeable that the petticoat wrist
Is more prevalent among women owning
but one silk skirt than among those pos
sessed Of a dozen The reason for this
probably lies in the fact that the latter
have grown used to the luxury, while ihS
former want all the world 10 sac Abe ailkaH
ullda1 garments
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-13

The man who thinks he can sing and
II You are able to sleep we'll these
nights do not grumble at the heat in the
daytime.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-13

to be not lifelong invalidsm and mis-
cry but lifelong happiness and health,
then that woman takes up the challenge
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was as well as she ever was in her life.
This was nine years ago, and she Is still in
good health. / have been recommending
your medicine to many afflicted women
and have also guaranteed thai II II did