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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-17
CITY COUNCIL OFFICERS
Alderman S. c. Kendall Sure of
Election as President

Leading republican members of next
years board of aldermen say it is
practically settled that Sanford c. Ken
dali will be the next president of the
upper board. An effort has been made
to have John R. Back stand for the
place, but he said last night that his
business takes up about all the spare
time he has and it is impossible for
him to consider the proposition. He
considers Mr.. Kendall as good as elect
ed. There has been some talk of w.
Levi Bousquet being candidate, but
there is a feeling among members OF
the board that the duties Of presiding
officer should be given one of the older
members of the board.
In the common council matters are
not so completely settled. John E. Lam
caster and Frank M. Heath are the
men about whom interest centres at
present, and from what could be learn
ed of the situation yesterday, the
chances are decidedly in favor Of Mr.
Lancaster. Mr.. Heath has been urged
by his friends in the board to accept
the place, but until yesterday had given
no decided answer. His health is not
of tn best, and this fact has infiu-
enced him in his decision. He would
not take the office under any consider
alton if there is prospect of contest.
After assurances from his friends
that whatever opposition has been
talked of would not develop in case he
stood for the office, Mr., Heath consent
ed to be a candidate.
On the other hand, Mr.. Lancaster
says he is a candidate, and Will stay
in the race until the election is settled
one way or another. He has been given
to understand practically the same
thing as Mr. Heath, so far as other
candidates are concerned. and, acting
on this supposition, his friends have
gone ahead with the work incidental
to his election. Mr.. Lancaster says he
is in the fight to stay, and in event
of this nature, Mr.. Heath may draw
out, as he has told his supporters that
he would not be q candidate If there
is to be contest.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-17
C0NcAVE PHOTO PLATES
A Novelty That Is Attracting At
tention Among Astronomers

In some of the accounts of prepare
tfons for photographing meteor trails
this fall. mention has been made of
concave plates. Although the idea is
not altogether new, it has probably had
more successful application this year
by reason of the invention of a new
Photographic lens.
The concave plate should not be con-
founded with the curved films whose
use Sir Norman Lockyer suggested a
year or two ago for widely extended
spectra. He used fiat celluloid film
that was bent in only one direction.
The new plate is of glass, and is a sec
ton of hollow sphere, having the SEN
Sitting emulsion applied to the inner
SUI face.
Although great advances have been
made in astronomical photography
within the last ten or fifteen years, per-
lection in that class of work has not
vet been attained. One of the diff
culties encountered related to focusing
equally well on all parts of a plate.
Even with a lens made especially for
stellar work. it was found that when
the stars were nicely focused at the
centre of the plate. a certain distortion
due to astigmatism, would develop a
few degrees away. Then somebody
suggested trying a concave plate. But
if this were done. and the operator
used an ordinary camera lens, Slight
~ different distortion occurred. The
images would be correct at the centre
and edge of the plate, but defective
between those two parts.
Mr.. Brashear. the Allegheny tele-
scope maker, therefore asked Prof.
Hastings of Yale, who has spent nearly
a lifetime in the study of optics. to de-
wise a lens which would obviate all
the troubles here described 1t was
meant to be used in combination with
a concave plate, and during the recent
falls oe Leonids and Andromedes, a
trial was made Of the new principle at
Allegheny. Mr.. Brashear had com
pleted a pair of Photographic doublets,
of four inches aperture, and spanning
an arc of 35 degrees, or 1000 square de-
grees. The desirability of this inn
provement will be recognized when one
learns that in many attempts to pho
tograph meteors in the past the trail
has been narrow and sharp at the CEN
tire Of the plate. and wide and diffuse
near the edge. Gratifying results at
tended the experiments at Allegheny
this wear.
Concave plates were used at the
Yerkes observatory last month also,
but not with a lens. They were adjust
ed in the focus of 24-inch reflector,
which was admirably adapted to pho
Geographic work.-New York Tribune.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-17
Want Their Pay

London, Dec. ia correspondent of
the STANDARD suggests that the United
States government ought to present
the British consuls in Spain with a
years salary each, as recognition of
their services during the war, as they
had much extra work and were sub
iected to insults. There are only five
Of these consuls. They received que
ries from the secretary of state at
Washington regarding their extra ex-
penses and fees collected while guard
ing United States interests, but moth
ing further resulted.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-17
BRAVE MEN FALL

Victims to -tomach, liver and kidney
troubles as we'll as women, and all
feel the results In loss Of appetite, pois-
ons In the blood, baekache. nervousness,
headache and tired listless, rundown
feeling, But there's no need to feel like
thnt Listen to J. w. Gardner. Idaville,
md He says: Electric Bitters are Just
tae thing for a man when he is all run
down and don't care whet r he lives
or dies, II did more TO give me new
strength and good appetite than any
thing could take, I can now eat any
thing and haPs new leass on life"
Only 80 cents, at Brewer & Co.'S drug
store. Every bottle guaranteed.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-17
Wireless Across Michigan

Toledo, o., Dec. 16.-The Ann Arbor
Railroad Company will put wireless
biography to practical test by intro
ducing it in connection with their car
ferry business across Lake Michigan.
The contract with the Marconi people
has been closed, and the system will
be put up at once. The space to be
covered is about SO miles. The Ann
Arbor is attempting to keep this ferry
omen all winter.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-17
STATIONARY ENGINEERS.

f. C. Morse of Manchester, N. H,
gave a descriptive address on the Ca
hall boiler at the meeting of Worces-
ter Association, Stationary Engineers,
in G. A. r. hall, last evening. He
illustrated by means of the blackboard
and from plans of the boiler. w G.
Goodwin, chief engineer of the Lam
caster mills of Clinton, sent q letter
regretting that illness compelled him
to be absent. Mr.. Goodwin will deliver
an address at a later date Jan. 81,
President T. c. Mendenhall of Wor-
cester Polytechnic Institute, will lee
ture, and the association will have
Prof. S. A. Reeve of the Tech as guest,
Feb. II.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-17

business affords a large margin of
profit.
The dealers who buy the pelts ship
them to New York and Boston, where
they are tanned and, dyed and put to
many uses, Nearly all of the cheaper
furs of commerce are made from musk
rat skins. They are also used for lin
ings of cloal5s and overcoats, and are
made into caps, capes, boas and muffs,
many of which are worn by the wives
and daughters of the hunters who cap
tured the pelts. A cape made of twelve
skins which the trapper sold for IS will
cost him S12 or SIS when he goes to
purchase it at the fur stores
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-17
TRUST THOSE WHO HAVE TRIED.

I SUFFERED from catarrh of the worst
kind and never hoped for cure, but Ely's
Cream Balm seems to do even that
Oscar Ostrom, 45 Warren ave. Chicago.
Ill,
SUFFERED from catnrrh; II got so
bad could not work. / used Ely's Cream
Balm, and am entirely well "A. c. Clarke,
S4l Ehawnut ave. Boston, Mass.
The balm does not irritate or cause
sneezing, Sold by druggists at 50 cents.
or matted by Ely Brothers SO Warren St.
New York.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-17
Stearns Club Pool

Stearns Cycle Club began pool tour
nament for members, last evening. The
game is handicap, so balls continuous
pool. The scores last evening were:
Hovey, Scratch, beat Boyd IA balls, 50
to Al; Boyd, H. beat Colvin, scratch,
so to AZ; Boyd, IA, beat Lawrence,
scratch. so to AZ; Lawrence, scratch,
beat Fisher, H. so to AZ; Fisher. IL,
beat Lloyd, g. 50 to %; Lewis, IL, beat
Boyd, IA, so to Al; Boyd, IA, beat Lee
land 12 so to %
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-17
Frigid London

London Dec 16-Americans wonder
at the fuss made in London over eight
degrees of frost. The lowest temper
ature is "a above zero; yet everybody
is complaining of the intense cold and
the newspapers are printing long sto-
ries from the weather sharps, compar-
ing this with previous frigid periods
the most recent of which was in 1895.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-17
46th at Manila

Washington Dec. 15,-Gen. Otis noti-
fed the war department today that the
transports City OF sydney and Pnthan.
wifi the Forty-sixth infantry volun-
taara arrfved at Manila this morning,
Mo casualties are reported.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-17
Where Are the Feet?

Officer R. F. Matthews found box
containing pair of shoes. Friday eve
ming. He brought it to station /,
where they await an owner.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-11

The State OF Texas, County of ......
I, ......, county Judge Of ...,. county,
State Of Texas do hereby certify that
on the ,..... day OF .,.... A d., .....,
before me came on to be heard the APP
plication or Mrs. .,.,.., widow of .....,,
deceased for a pension under The Con-
federate pension law of this State, ap-
proved May 12, 4. D. 1899 that the an
swers of said applicant to the questions
prcpounded were made under oath as The
same appear in writing in The foregoing
application; that the affdavits of the wit
nesses who are credible citizens We're made
before me as the same hereinbefore appear.
also certify that the said applicant ......
rs not disqualified under any OF he pro-
visions of section 12, OF the Confederate
pension law | further certify that after
considering all Of the proceedings had be-
fore me relative to the said application for
. pension by The said Mrs, ....... as widow
Of ....., deceased, | find the said APP
plicant is lawfully entitled to the pension
provided for by the Confederate pension
law of this State, and hereby approve
said application.
Witness my hand and seal of office at
......, this ...... day Of ANA, A. D.
Seal) NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
County Judge ...... County, state Of
Texas.
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,
HpPi'ation VI lnu'SoHt 9Vl''ioi VI S"ii0'
of The late Coniederaoy for pension under
the act OF May Il. 1889.
The State OF Texas, County OFF,.
10 the honorable county Judge ot......
county Texas.
Your petition ..... respectfully repre-
sents that he is resident citizen Off,.
county in the State OF Texas and that ne
makes this application for the purpose OF
obtaining 4 pension under the act passed
by the Twenty legislature of the
State of Texas, and approved May II. A ID.
1899, the same being an act entitled AN
act to carry into effect the amendment to
the constitution OF Inc State Of Texas, pro-
vlding that aid may be granted to dis
abled and dependent Confederate soldiers,
sailors and their widows under certain
conditions, and to make an preparation
therefor, " and do solemnly swear that the
answers | have given 10 the following are
true
Note--Applicant must make answer to
all of the following questions. and such
answers must be written out plainly in
ink:
What is your name? Answer.
What is your sgeo Answer
In what county do you reside? Answer
.....
How long have YOU resided in said county
and what is your postoffce address? An
swer. ........ .................
Have YOU applied for a pension under
the Confederate pension law. and been
reiected2 If 90. state when and where
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CASE Thrown OUT.
County Court Would Not Hear Elec-
ton Contest.

Halletsville, Texas. June lo.-While the
case of ]. w Cook VS.. A w. Turner for
the office Of treasurer Of the city of Yoa
KUN had been set for next Monday ia or
der TO save costs and the necessity for a
great many witnesses coming here, II nee
essary, the attorneys came up from Hoa-
KUN and last night argued the preliminary
pleas and motions before the court. The
court sustained defendants plea 10 the
jurisdiction of the court and dismissed the
case ar plaintiffs cost
The plaintiff contended that az It was a
suit for an office a thing Of value. the
emoluments being but 5000 per annum, the
suit had been properly brought in the
county court. The defendant claimed that
since amendment 10 the constitution in
1891 the jurisdiction was in the district
court. II Is today said there will be no
appeal.
Considerable in feeling was engendered
during the last city election in Yoakum,
and out Of this the contest grew The cleo
ton returns showed the election Of Turner
by plurality OF ten.
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.cERr1F1cArE on corNrY JUDGE.
rhe stnle Of Tenaa. eonnty OF -.

The State OF Texas county of .........,.
I,...... county iulge OF county,
state of Texas, do hereby certify that on
the .....day of....A. n, ......, before
mo came on To he heard the application OF
..... for a pension under the Confederate
pension law Of the State, approved May ~.
A. A 1890 that the answers OF said APP
plicant to ne questions propounded were
made under oath as the same appear in
writing in the foregoing application; that
the affdavits Of the witnesses who are
credible citizens were made before me as
the same hereinbefore appear and that the
foregoing affidavit Of Dr....,., who is a
reputable practlcing physician Of this coun-
~. was made before me. / also certify
that the said applicant. is not an H.
mate Of tho Texas Confederate home nor
otherwise disqualified under the provision
Of section - Of the Confederate pension
law. | further certify that after consid :
ering all the proceedings had before me
relative 10 the said application for a PEN
sion by the sad ...,T find the said april
cant Is lawfully entitled 10 the pension
provided by the Confederate pension law
Of this State, and ! heraby approve said
witness my hand ana seal OF office at
this...... day OF ......A p. .....
Seal ....... ....-....,
County Judge County, state Of Texas.
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OF property and means of subsistence
NHoNtI's 'ssss.-.... .......s ......s........
Are you unable by your labor to earn a
support? Answer ......... ........ .....
Have you transferred TO others any prop
erty OF value OF any kind for the purpose
of becoming beneficiary under this law
answer .''.'..s. ......... ......s...,.....
Did you ever desert the Confederacy
Answer ......... ......... ..............
Have you been continuously since the LIST
day Of January, 1880 a bona fde resident
citizen OF this state? Answer. ...........
Wherefore your petitioner prays that
his application for pension be approved
and that such other proceedings be had
in the premises as are required by law.
Signature of acknowledgements.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this.... day of......A. y. ......
(Seal observation-disclosures.
County Judge ...... County Texas.
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1868 nrovidod cold lid sbsll ,,ot .v,aad
IS ner montb and nTovided furtber fhat
No annronri,ti,.,, shdii n,e, he r,ods for me
n,,rnnso roinbo5oro eneciaed IN ovcese of
sosd 0oo for on,s o,,o ,,e,r Ana alec Grant
aid to tbo estabtisbr1ent and n,aintsnonca
If home for said eaIdiers and sailors
,,ndor' s,,rb rer.uIotiors a,d timita,inns AZ
ma, r., nrn,i5ad ~, low nra,,idad mo
grant IN IA said bone sbai nat Cycoad
si0o oo Gov spv ono yoa,' and No in-na, q
~ said h,,n,o sb,Ii 1.o ontitIod 70 nv, ,fbor
", - - 81 ~. !. 80. ~ f1
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CERTIFICATE or COUNTY COMMITS
SIONTRg

The State Of Texas. County Of .....
We. the undersigned members Of he
commissioners court Of ...,.. county,
Texas. do hereby certify that the foregoing
application of Mrs. ......, deceased. for n
pension together with the proof In aup-
port thereof, was duly submitted by Hon.
......, county judge Of this, ...... county.
10 the commissioners court OF this .....,
county, at regular term thereof on the
...... day OF ......, a. u. ......, and af-
ter careful consideration OF he same we
find the said applicant Is lawfully entitled
to The pension provided for by the Con-
federate pension law Of this State, and
we hereby approve said application.
Witness our hands and seal Of office at
man, this ...... day OF ......, A. d.
signature OF Commlssloners) .........
(Seal)
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and foregoing application and that they
further know that The said Mrs .....,,
widow Of the said ....... deceased. is
unable to support herself by labor OF any
sort.
signature of Witness) .,.,....,.,....,.
signature OF Witnessl ...,...........,.
signature OF Winess) ,...............
signature Of Witnoss) ,...,.........
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
$50. day Of ......, A. D. ....."
(Seall Observation-Disclosures.
County Judge ..... County Texas.
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AFF1nAvIT or PHYs1c1AN.

The State OF Texas. county of.........
Before me ......,county judge OFF,.
county. state OF Texas, on this day per-
sonally appeared. ,..., who is a reputable
practicing physician OF this county, who
being by NE duly sworn on oath, states
that he has carefully and thoroughly eX-
amined .... applicant for pension. and
finds him laboring under the following dis
abilities which render him unable to la
Dor at any work or calling sufficient to
earn support for msslf;............,..
signature of physician ..............
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
....day OF ...... A. D. ......
(Seal) .....,.......,..
County Judge ..... County State of Texas.
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AFFIDAVIT OF WITNESS.
CNote.--There must he at least tw

(Note.-There must he at least two
credible witnesses
The State Of Texas, County OF .......
Before me, ..,..., county ludee OF .''''.
county, State of Texas. on this day per-
sonally appeared ......, who are per-
sonally known 70 me 10 be credible citi-
zens who being by me duly sworn on
oath. state that they personally know that
Mrs - applicant for a pension "a
the widow Of 1900, deceaFed, is IN truth
and fact the widow Of the said .-,.., de-
ceased that they personally know that
the said .., deceased enlisted In The
servlas Of the Confederscy, and performed
tho duties OF a soldier Tor sh'rl as
claimed by his said widow In the above
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pnr,Ie,f. TrinI Ser for juno N.

Waxahachle, Texas, June l0,--A SPECIAL
venire viii be summoned 20 supply the
jury in the Warren Bartlett criminal as
sault case 10 cone up June 49, Bartlett
Is In the Iillsboro Jail The case viii be
watched closely as It comes from Navarro
county and is the first suit OF the kind
under the new law providing for imme-
diate trials.
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nenton cnmmnrcin1 cInh.

Denton. Texas. June 9.--The commercial
club met last night and adopted consti-
tuition ans bylaws, Committees were APP
pointed 10 select a hall aud = take steps
in furthefance OF a trades 1iiplay Eerc
In September on the first lay of the Den-
ton county fair. r. NJ Helso vas elected
secretary. The next meeting will be next
Thursday night
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CERTIFICATE OF COUNTY COMMITS.
sIONERs
The state Of Texas, county Of. ).

The state OF Texas, county of......,....
We. the undersigned mebers of the COM
nissioners court of.....county, Texas
hereby certify that the foregoing applica-
tiou OF .... for a pension. together with
Inc proof IN support thereof was duly
admitted by Hon.. county Judge Of
this. county, 70 the commissioners
court Of this county, at a regular term
thereof on the day OF ......A. d.
and after a careful consideration Of
The same we find the said applicant is law"
fully entitled TO the pension provided for
bv the Confederate pension law Of this
state. and We hereby approve said appli-
cation
witness our hands aud seal OF office at
this.. day of.....A- D.......
(signatures Of commissioners).
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tseaI)

......,...'.....'...'
(Seal) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ..'''.''
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signature Of witnesses. ...........
signature of witnesses. .........
signature of witnesses. ....,.....
signature of witnesses. ..........
Sworn TO and subscribed before me this
,..... day Of ..... A. u. ana.
(Seal) ................
County Judge. &c. County Texas.
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N'"i'l ss'ss'ss'.s '.'ssss
County Judge .. County, State Of
Teyag
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cERrIFIcATE on couNrY JUDGE.

county Judge 49,. County Texas.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-25

ESTABLISHED BUSINESS clearing
$50 to $40 weekly. where little extra
work can double that amount. finest
location In Boston, always made money.
any party willing to pay reasonable
price for a reliable business where ex-
perienre is not necessary Investigate
;his. ROSS e. CO. 2E Washington ST.,
Boston. uDm
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AND STILL ANOTHER SALOON
1t seems we are in a position to offer
better chances i'm this line than any on
our competitors. Having already SOLD
some of the best places i'm the city
those desiring TO sell place their busi-
ness in our hands. In this ore. we
offer the best located saloon in provi-
dence. Low rent. Established for years.
Always money maker, IL ia still IN
line. II you want "a business OF this
kind. call and stay a week and see the
trade. Even count the receipts and ng-
ure profits. Amt that fair? PROV.
DENCE TRADING CO.. Rooms 536-5H
Banigan Building.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
List Of CoHeyances That We're Recorded al The
cliI h2lI During Ihe Pas, Week.

The following conveyances of real es-
tate were recorded at the city hail dur
ing the week:
j. 5. Brennan has sold to u. Il. Cro-
min. y estate on Governor and Tren-
ton street. no stamp for $i00.
Island Savings Bank has sold to II. a.
Wells and others, estate corner Elm
wood avenue and Sawyer street, stamp
$3.50 for 800.
II. A. Page has sokl TO II. A. Page,
Jr.. lot on Webster avenue, stamp soc.
for 800.
II. 4. Page has sold 20 ". \. Page.
Jr.. estate on Eutaw street, stamp soc.
for so,
Il. NJ. Harris has sold to Pasquale
Parendi and wife lot on Douglas ave-
nue., stamp 50c. FOR $40.
]. u. smith has sold 10 c. ~. Brown.
estate on Prudence avenue, stamp
$50 FOR $40.
NJ W. Horton ana wife have sold
10 4. w. Mock. lot on Haswell street.
stamp 80 e. FOR SO.
Mcndeu Friedman and wife have
sold t. Chas. Saff and others. estate on
South Main street stamp $3.50 FOR $40.
T. w. Fecto has sold to Timothy
Newell, lot at Auburndale. stamp soc.
for $40.
T.. A. Collins mas sold to =. j. Bran
non. lot on Linton street, stamp 81 for
500.
e. =. Wattles ana others have sold
20 @. w. Bissel. y estate on Charles
street. stamp $3.50 for $3.50
NJ j. Harson has sold To Albert Bah
cock. estate on Waterman street
stamp Sll for $40.
Jackspn Bank has sold 90 Swan Pc
terson' lot on Globe street, stamp 5Oc.
FOR $40
T.. W. u. Mcrewether and wife have
sold 90 Mrs. Geo. Chrstoph. estate on
Providence street. stamp $3.50 fOr 800.