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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23

mer before, and he has just completed
a successful but wearisome, concert
tour through the west and in New York,
besides several cities of New England.
He leaves for home next week, and On
his arrival on the other side will have
to jump right into harness filling en-
gagements throughout Great Britain
and Ireland.
Mr.. Ludwig told The Spy man that
he is engaged to return to the states
in September, when his American agent
will have mapped out for him a con-
cert and operate tour of this country
and Canada, which may occupy the
entire winter While chatting with NJ.
Hammond and The Spy man at the
Union station. as he was waiting Tor
his train in the afternoon, some OBJ
servant sons of Ireland who were in
the train house looked with longing
and admiring gaze at the magnificent
Irish blackthorn which Mr.. Ludwig
carried. 1t was nearly two inches In
diameter, and near the upper end was
a silver band which bore the lnscr'p-
ton. "Tipperary Rifle; to Mr., William.
Ludwig from his friend, James White
Clonmel.'
Mr.. Ludwig recalled many of the
friends and acquaintance he met while
in Worcester several years ago and
regretted time did not allow him to
call on them. But to all he sent his
warmest regards and best wishes.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23
THE RAPATRIADO.
What Side VIII the Returned Spanish Sol
diers Take :?

There is a strong element in Spanish
politics which seems to have been over
looked by most observers, and upon
which much will depend in the near
future. l refer to the vast army of ra-
patriadOs, the unhappy soldiers who
are returning in thousands from Cuba
and from the Philippines. Sore in soul
and body, the victims of incompetent
leaders and of a corrupt adminlstra-
ton, the creditors of the government
to the extent of two or three years pay,
these men will soon have to be reck-
oned with or compensated. The newly
formed cabinet has already expressed
its intentions, through Senior Villa
verde, minister of finance, Of paying up
all arrears and placing Spanish finan-
ces upon a firm and honest basis; al
ready the regiments garrisoning the
Basque provinces have been clothed
anew, and are jingling pesetas in their
pockets; pensions are to be provided
for the victims of the war, and all
claims are to be carefully examined.
Should these intentions be carried out,
the rapatriados may be satisfied to
bear the ills they know, but if the prop
cratinating policy of 'manana" be
again resorted to, and the pretender,
with his vast wealth, can enlist the
services of those seasoned and embit
tered veterans, he will dispose of a
force the value of which cannot be
overrated. A large proportion of the
rapatriados hail from Catalonia and
the Basque provinces. They have to
make their way 20 their homesteads,
at their own expense from the port at
which they land, but often fail to
reach their destination, so great are
the privations they have suffered dur
ing their stay in the colonies and on the
homeward journey.-North American
Review.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23
GRACE AND BEAUTY,
Merry Dancers at the
Senior Glass
Reception.
A BRILLIANT SOCIAL AFFAIR.
No. Brookfeld High School
Principal Given a Foun-
tain Pen.
A BRILLIANT SOCIAL AFFAIR

North Brookfield, June 22.-Tha an
nual reception to the senior class of the
North Brookfield high school, was Civ
en- at town hall here tonight. Nearly
400 friends of the young people were
present and danced to the music of
Doyle's orchestra until the small! hours
were fast approaching.
The eight young men who did their
school and teacher so much credit at
the graduation exercises last night,
were the recipients of many corgrat-
ulatory remarks.
While there were many guests from
neighboring towns, the great majority
of the merry dancers were local friends
of the graduates. The members Of the
graduating class were nattily attire /
in duck trousers and outing shirts, and
many of the guests followed the 2X-
ample, thereby adding much to the
comfort and enjoyment of the eva
ning's festivities. The most interesting
part of the entertainment, and one not
down on the program, was the touch
ing tribute paid by the seniors to Prin-
cipal Clarence L. Judkins, to whom
more than to any other individual, the
success of the class was due.
To show their principal how thor
oughly they appreciated this, the boys
gave him a public testimonial tonight,
presenting him with Waterman
fountain pen. After the grand march
the class president, Fred L. Tarbcll,
attracted the attention of those pres
ent, and with a few gracious words,
presented the pen. Mr.. Judklns made
a happy response.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23
HIGH SCHOOL SOCIETIES.

The final meetings of the year and
election of officers of the high school
debating clubs were held last night,
Eucleia elected these officers: Presid-
emf, J. j. Barry; vice president, a.
O'Connell: secretary, B. J. Quinn;
treasurer, ]. ]. Barry. Following was
the program which preceded the cleo
ton: Vice presidents address. T. F.
Fitzgerald: defamation, c. NJ. Lynch;
secretary's term report, T. f. Larkin;
critics report, E. L. Daley; presidents
address, ]. Geary.
After the term reports of the retiring
officers of the Sumner Club, these Off
GERS were elected for the fall term:
President, A. P. McKinstry; vice-pres-
ident H J. COnant; secretary, E. w.
Greenwood; treasurer, W. V. Spauld-
Ing; auditor, r. Warren. The As
sembly listened to a defamation by w.
E. Prince; secretary's term report. w.
O'Brien: treasurer's report. W. B. Lar
ned; term critic, w. c. Minsch; retir-
ing presidents address, II. D. Brewer.
officers were elected and were installed
by the retiring president.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23

1t looks as if suburban real estate
mortgages were not proving at all
profitable to Boston banks. The Ad-
vertiser says the amount of such prop
erty held by the savings banks is sur
prising. and the frequency of foreclos-
ures alarming. Property which seemed
good security, judged by the assessors
valuation, proves hard to realize upon.
That these values are inflated is OBJ
Vious enough. In order to keep down
the local tax rate and still furnish the
needed public funds in these expensive
communities, valuations have been
marked up to the utmost, and when an
estate is thrown upon the market, the
MORTGAGE finds the assessors APP
praisal is no index to its market value,
and the property virtually unsuitable
These conditions one would expect to
hnd in western boom towns rather
than in the neighborhood of Boston 1t
is perfectly patent, however, not only
that valuations have been marked up.
but that building has been very much
overdue. A trip through almost any Of
the suburban cities and towns is a
constant revelation of handsome but
vacant houses.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23

Three hundred thousand dollars is
not large estate for a man of Aug
ustin Days prominence and business
activity to leave. His book collection
is appraised at $1OO, 900, and his pictures
are said to be worth $4,000. A bonus of
100000 is the estimated value of his the
atre lease in New York, and $4,000
that of his London theatre. His theat
rical scenery may be worth $4,000 pro-
vided the houses go on as intended,
and there are copyrights that might
bring the estate an annual income of
$4,000 more Besides these items,
there is life insurance of $4,000 Yet
if all this property were put up at
forced sale, the wise ones say it might
not bring over $175,OOO. Mr. Days
lavish expenditures for books and OBJ
jects of art are proof OF his artistic
leanings and love of elegance, and the
indulgence of such inclinations natu-
rally interferes with the accumulation
of property.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23
LYDIA THoMPsoNs FAREWELL.

/ At Lydia Thompson recent benefit in
London she recited the following lines,
written for her to deliver on that occa-
sion by w S. Gilbert:
The other day, when sitting all alone,
| Thinking of pleasant times long past and
gone
why, bless my precious heart and soul"
said J.
I've left the stage and haven't said good
That sounds ungrateful-but to be quite
plain,
/ And would not speak the word one can't
Till "good-by" meant "good-by" for good
and all.
Sorry you're going but you've had your
day. Next, please!'-And the obedient
profession
Supplies newcomers in prolonged success
A thousand fair ones for your smiles con-
testing
"a hundred acting and nine hundred rest
ing'O;
But when I say "good-by" in faltering
To you - the truest friends I've ever
known
The friends whose warmth expressed in
gladdening chime
Supplied the sunshine of my summer time
The case IS somewhat different. You see
I'm losing you-you're only losing me-
But this won't do atall-I'm off the scent
My lines light comedy. not sentiment
My future tense seems cheeriness to lack
/ And SO, I won't look forward-Ill look
back.
What changes have I seen since that dim
When little Goldenhair tripped on the
stage!
The drama, struggling then in lodgings
shady.
Has made her fortune and is quite the
lady,
With endless hosts of highly cultured
friends,
Think how she dresses now and what she
spends
On vast dramatic shrines-in sumptuous
salaries
In real Venetian-leathered pits and gal
lerieS- go
In plays that run year to houses packed
And cost TO stage a thousand pounds an
Stage management that has advanced a
Since poor Tom Robertson invented II
Tom Robertson. whose histrionic chickens
we n Sneer AT noW-out then We sheer at
Knighthoods for actors of pronounced
Earls;; countessas, engaged to play "utin-
Ibsen-a seat for faded appetite.
no tees-half-guinea stalls-eiectric light
Matinees twice week, and, sad to saw
III iiltt lld - SEE one mere today
Stock companies completely ont Of ds.a
Burlesque quite dead-tit never rislleli ia,
fate ''Ae' 'iieI
When Talfourd, blanche. Brough and Bv-
ron made it. ana Ds
And Rogers, Clarke and Marie Wilton
played it, "Htoll
Then. strangest change. of pIavbouses
vast crOpSl f'' ii'uSes
Lighthouses plentiful as grocers' sbonsr
Ten in twelve months! Wen. I dom ~,
to pirate, '" want
But if new theatres crop up at that rste
"here viii You find your pieces. if Won
Ana where your actors and your act
Ten months will build playhouse. per
II takes at least ten years to build an
actor, ""iiu an
And. as our best authorities insist
en- times ten years to build a drsmatist,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23

George Fred Williams is having a
halcyon not to say vOciferous time. He
tells the Boston Post that the city ma
chine has amounted to nothing in state
politics since 1896 and will rot oppose
him in the next state convention; fur
thermore, the Young Mems Democratic
club has been dead since the same date.
and no opposition is to be expected
from that quarter. The silver boss
thinks he has a clear field Secretary
McNary of the state committee duti-
fully confirms all his chief says, hut
nevertheless, there are certain uneasy
spirits that are surreptitiously at
tempting to get up a German diversion
in Massachusetts, and in order to shut
them out, a special plan has been de-
cided upon Not only may the four
delegates at large to the next national
convention be chosen at the state cor
vention next fall instead Of next
spring as heretofore, but even the 26
delegates from the congressional dis
tricts may be selected at the same
time. By this simple but effective de-
vice, it is supposed that the entire Bay
State delegation can be safely but
toned up in Mr.. Williams inside pocket.
Rumors of the detection of Chris"
Callahan and other leutenants are
categorically denied, and it is not i'm
possible that Mr.. Williams may have
everything his own way. Outside of the
leaders immediate following, the dem
ocrats don't care copper for politics.
except in the few local instances where
they may have personal prospects
Williams is the whole party.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23
OBEY INSTRUCTIONS.
Timely Warming on Small POx and VAGINA
ton.

The state board of health has issued
circular setting forth the needs OF the
utmost vigilance in regard to smallpox
and vaccination. 1t says:
In view of the unusual prevalence
of small box in neighboring states
at the present time, the state board OF
health desires to urge upon the local
health authorities throughout the state
the Importance Of general vaccination
of the inhabitants for the prevention
of SMALLPOX. The facilities for inter
course between Massachusetts, and
other states makes the introduction OF
the disease an easy matter among pop
ulations which are partially unprotect-
ed by vaccination.
IN the state of Ohio there have been
1857 reported cases since April, 1898, aho
32S have been reported within the pas'
seven weeks, mostly in the larger cltleS
of Cincinnati, Cleveland and Column pus
The existence of this unusual nufnpel
of cases threatens the population OF
neighboring states to such degree thai
special vigilance becomes necessary or
the part of all local health authorities
to provide the necessary facilities fol
a general vaccination of the people.
Five limited outbreaks of the disease
have occurred in Massachusetts within
the past month, and others are liable Il
occur if special pains are not taken Il
prevent them.
TT is quite certain that a consider
able portion of the population is SUI
without protection in consequence o
neglect to be vaccinated or because
vaccination has been Improperly per
formed.
vaccination gives a protection which
is more complete than can be Cd
tanned by any other means, and ever
when this protection is not absolute
it has been thoroughly demonstrated
that vaccination renders the individual
much less liable to an attack of small
pox, and if the attack does occur, TIT
severity of the disease is greatly modi
fed.
THE objections once urged agains
the use of humanized lymph are nov
obviated by the almost universal US
of lymph obtained from the calf.
The board recommends the use o
glycerinated lymph as likely to produce
the most uniformly favorable results
In view. therefore, of the possible
appearance of small pox, it is earnestl!
recommended that a general vaccina
ton of all unprotected Persons be made
and that the local authorities of cite:
and towns be requested to carry on
this recommendation.
Examination of the pupils in the
public schools should be made before
the usual summer closing of the schools
and such examination should be made
by a competent physician"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23
LANGUAGE vocABULAR1Es.
English Has More Words Than Any
Other Tongue.

Among all the. European languages,
the English is the richest, so far as
the number of words is concerned. and
II is also the one which has added 10
Its vocabulary the largest number Of
words within the last half century.
The latest English dictionaries contain
not less than $50 600 different words.
Next in rank comes the German Ian
guage with $4,000 words, and then come
IN succession the Italian, with 5000;
the French, with 10000. and the Span
ish, with 10000 words. Among the
oriental languages, the Arabic is the
most coplous, its vocabulary being
even richer than that of the English
language.
In the Chinese languages there are
10000 Syllables or roots, out of which
it is possible to frame $4,000 words. An
other notable language is the old In
dian Tamil, which is now spoken in the
south of India, and which contains ac-
cording TO the latest calculations ST.
642 words. In the Turkish language
there are 22,53O words and thus it 70
richer than the Spanish and some other
European languages. A singular fart
IS that aborigines. as a rule. have very
limited Vocabularies. The Kaffirs OF
South Africa have al their disposal not
more than 5000 words and the natives
of Australia use only 1000 words.-Phil-
adelphia Times.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23
MEDICAL MEN MEET.

Warren, June 22-The Brook
field Medical Club met at Ho-
tel Ramsdell yesterday afternoon. 1t
was ladies' day, and to the number of
% the doctors and their wives sat down
to good dinner provided by Landlord
Richards.
After an interesting hour al the Ia
bles, the members adjourned to the no.
tel parlors TO listen to the reading of A
paper entitled The physiological eff
feet of the emotions" by DR.. Charles A
Blake of West Brookfeld The writer
discussed the nervous anatomy Of the
system with special reference to the
visceral and other organs of the body
the influence Of the emotions in per-
Torrance Of their various functions.
also the effect of emotion in maintain
ing health or producing diseased CON
ditions or conditions Stimulating dis
ease.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23
FAMOUS SINGER IN TOWN.
Ludwig the Great Pays Brief Visit to
Worcester and An Old Friend.

William Ludwig, the famous baritone
vocalist and operate star, was in
Worcester yesterday on a flying visit.
He was on his way to New York from
Boston and he stopped over IN Wcr-
cester for the purpose of seeing his
old time friend Ben T. Hammond
whose guest, at his home on Kendall
street, Mr.. Ludwig was while he re-
manned in the city. The great singer
looked every inch as hearty and hale
as when here at the festival seven
years ago, despite the fact that he
never felt the heat of a Yankee sum
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23
W R. Clarke of Bridgeport, who has
FAST DRIVING.

Worcester June %.
Editor of The Spy: I would like to
have a small space in your paper for the
benefit of the public, as regards fast
driving. l live on Orchard street and
there is not day in the week that some
bodys child IS not in danger of being run
over. Grocery teams. lawyers fast
horses and saddle horse drivers speed up
to more than the limit. I am speaking
solely for the children who live on this
street There are from Is to 100. We do
not see why the children have not right
TO cross the street without being run
over. If they find man riding a bicycle
over 10 miles an hour, they will fine him
IS; but policemen look the other way
when they see a team coming.
A TayDayer
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23

Admiral Schley's partisans should be
convinced by this time that they have
done their idol serious injury. The
revelation that Lieut.. Commander
Hodgson's denial. of the reported d
the Texas conversation on the Brook
Ign. related only to certain details and
did not repudiate the incident as a
whole, puts the admiral in the position
of attempting deceit by the publication
of the amended letter. The most I'M
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23

The Worcester normal school belongs
to the class that may be described as
twenty-five years young. Its life seems
but a brief period to look back up"n,
and yet the school has grown into such
enviable prominence under the admin
istration of Principal E. Harlow Rus
sell, that is has become as inseparably
associated with the city as e it were
one of the oldest of local institutions.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23
ST. JOHNS SCHOOLS.
Seniors of the Boys School Have Their
Exercises.

The closing exercises of the St
Johns parochiaI schools were held yes
terday afternoon when the seniors Of
the boys school held forth. The eXer-
cises opened with a march played upon
the piano with a vocal chorus of well
come by the entire class. John DAILY
then delivered the salutatOTy which
was followed by THE distant chimes
sung by the vocal class. The dialogue
then took the attention of the audience
entitled Honesty the best policy in
which Fred Courtney, William Condon
Thomas Downey, Arthur Wickham,
Fred Barry, Thomas Moriarty, John
Leyden. Thomas Byrnes, William Bra
DIV. William Arniot and John Sullivan
took part a solo, Cruelty TO animals
was sung by Master David Hannigan.
A second dialogue followed, entitled
The sailor boys return, in which
these took part: Francis o Brlen, Leo
Barry. James Trainor, Edward COyle,
Michael Kelly and Henry Barry.
The vocal chorus sang ''Mermaid's
evening song" The third dialogue
was entitled Ignorance is bliss, or a
singing lesson" in which Fred Brown,
teacher. was portrayed by Florence
Donahue. and the following were the
pupils: John Reardon, John Millea,
Thomas McDermott Edward Rourke,
Daniel Scollard and Arthur HanlOn.
John Moriarty gave a reading entitled
Morning on the Irish coast; Benja-
min McGourty, followed with An Irish
jaunting car" The dialogue, rs am
bitiOn a vice or a virtue was pre-
scented by Patrick DOlan, William Mil
lea. Daniel Donovan, George Jones and
Frederick Connor. THE bill of fare
was sung and these declamations fol-
lowed: Drummer boy Of Shiloh. :"
George Butler; "Daybreak." Robert
Powers; The Irish philosopher" Fred
Linnehan: Good night" was sung by
the vocal chorus. The exercises closed
with the presentation of the farce, The
great elixir" by the senior class.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23

The Distilling Company of America,
with a capital of s125OOO,OOO, will in
clude four large combinations and a
number of smaller concerns, counting
in all about 100 different plants, and
controlling the whisky, spirits and al
cohol trade. There is an air of com
Portable amplitude about the capitali-
cation, and yet the projectors talk glib
ly about a contraction" of securities
amounting to a saving of 1900, 900.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23

A Chicago paper asserts that Mrs.
Eddy, the Christian Science leader, has
been dead for several years. If that
editor will come east, there are peo-
pie who will take him around and in
troduce him to the lady in question, and
it is believed he will then hear some
thing that will convince him she is very
much alive
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23

Melancholy evidence is furnished
daily that the drowning season is en-.
and Worcester has begun early to cor
tribute its customary quota of vic
tins. With a good-sized lake and a
circlet of ponds, the local cpportuni-
ties for disaster are unsurpassed
among inland cities.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23

George L. Twiss, who yesterday
pleaded guilty to implication in the
larceny of leather from the E. & A. H..
Batcheller Shoe Company, arrived
home from Plymouth tonight. He
could not be seen, but his wife refused
to give out any information as 20 the
result of his trial
The school committee met this morn
ing and appointed Charles N. Perkins
as principal of the North Brookfeld
his school. Misses Lucy P. Bartlett
and Edna R. Moffatt were reappointed
assistant teachers.
C. Leon Bush, George Dickinson, Al
bert Partridge and Edward Partridge
captured a big string of pout at Po-
dunk pond last night.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23
Bamboo Porch Blinds,

Well. if too long I've babbled of my youth,
truth
Still, we must part-it's idle to delay It.
I've come to say "Good-by!'-so let me
The link that binds me to you must be
broken
Come now, come then, the last word must
be spoken
In no, light mood the farewell phrases
God bless you. God bless me! God bless
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23
IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

Worcester, June q.
Editor of The SPY: Your editorial this
morning concerning the quandary of the
Grafton man who wrote something, or
was troubled about how a rich man was
TO get TO heaven. and who has since had
a fortune fall to him, reminds me of
passage in king john Philip Faul-
conbridge is made to say:
We'll, while | am beggar I viii rail and
say, There is no sin but to be rich;
And being rich, my virtue then shall be
TO say, There is no vice but beggary:
w
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-23

With Senator Allison, Speaker Hend-
burn and Hull at the head of the state
delegation, it is opined that Iowa is
destined to displace Maine as the dom
inant influence in the next congress.
Yet there may be some difficulty in
keeping delegation of eleven con-
gressmen in harmony, though all be re-
publicanS.