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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-30
ALCOHOL AND PHYSICIANS,

1t is not through want of expert med
zeal testimony if the people fail in their
knowledge as to when and how it is
safe to use alcoholic beverages. Many
Of the common schools in certain states
are now required to include in their
course of studies textbooks showing
the injurious effects of alcohol on the
system, and instructing the young ideas
that the use of whisky, beer and SINH
lar beverages is pernicious. But doc
tors disagree, and a very excellent au-
thority on the subject recently gave it
as his opinion that alcohol is a food,
sometimes the best that can be ad-
ministered
But DR.. 7. ]. Hills, a medical expert
of the New York State Medical Asso-
citation, now takes the ground that the
effects of alcohol are sometimes very
good and sometimes very bad, but that
they are likely to prove the latter I'M
less taken by. the advice of physi-
clan. He cites the case of a man "loi-
tering in the saloon" who drank four
ounces of whisky and became so drunk
that he had to be taken to the hospi-
tai, where he died the same evening,
and parallels that with the case of a
physician who, after terminating a
successful case, drank eight ounces of
whisky and wasn't bit the worse
This does not imply that doctors can
drink with impunity twice as much
whisky as would be fatal to a layman.
Nor is it what DR.. Hills meant to con-
vey. The four ounce man drank it
ignorantly and suffered for it. The
physician knew what his system re-
quired, and took it.
If this be true, it would be not al
together impractieable, even if a novel
proposition, to introduce bill into the
next legislature, requiring all saloons
to retain the services of a competent
physician who shall be required to fur
nish certificate of safety to each Gus
toner before each drink. It is true
that the passing of such law might
add materially to the expenses of the
saloon business, but then, it might have
the effect of turning a few hardened
topers from the error of their ways
DR.. Hill made one statement that
will commend itself to everybody.
Never" he said. drink whisky before
hearing temperance lecture or preach
ing sermon. It will develop ideas,
but it cannot formulate them: it will
loosen the tongue and increase loquac-
ity, but it will impair the reasoning
powers and weaken the Judgment
This advice will receive unqualified
acceptance.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-30

The sentencing of murderer King to
life confinement in an insane asylum
is striking instance of some of the
Illogical provisions of the law. King
is today sane man, yet he must pass
his life among the mentally deranged.
There can be no question that at the
time Kings atrocious crime was COM
mitted, he was insane from the effects
of excessive drinking, and such being
the case, the district attorney did the
right thing in admitting the insanity
plea. But it seems a queer law which
compels a man, sane at the time of his
sentence and likely to so remain al
ways, to be sent to an asylum rather
than to prison.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-30

speeches ever written, as fervent, and
loyal as Lincoln's at Gettysburg We
ask the intelligent men of the state
of Massachusetts to study well these
words of President Mckinley:
We have now before us some problems
quite as serious a S any that have ever
confronted the republic. No appeal can
be made to this constituency In vain. We
are in the Philippines. We have acquired
that territory, not by conquest alone, but
by solemn treaty, and with the sanction
Of the senate and the national house OF
representatives. That territory is ours
Just as much as any part of the great
public domain over which our flag floats.
II came to us not of our own seeking
We did not go out after it. We didn
send Dewey to Manila to conquer those
islands. We sent him to Manila when
we We're at war with SPAN to destroy the
sea power of a government against which
We were fighting. Dewey round there the
ships in the harbor of Manila and obeyed
the orders of his government to capture
or destroy them. when that was done
there was duty put upon the govern
ment of the United States by the act of
Dewey's fleet duty to protect life and
property and preserve the peace within
his jurisdiction.
There is a little rebellion in the islands
now, but It will be put down as we put
down all rebellions against the sovereignty
Of the United States. Our flag is there
the flag that floats above me is here, and
1t is there not as the flag of tyranny or as
symbol of slavery, not for exploitation;
1t is there for what 1t is here for what it
is everywhere = justice and liberty and
light and civilization. And wherever the
American nation plants that flag there
go With it the hearts and consciences and
civilization and humane purposes of the
American people.
We can understand why the party
that preferred secession to war should
prefer to abandon the Philippines ra-
Their than spend money on an adequate
police force while the islands are under
our flag.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-30
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY.

At no time in the history of the coun-
try has the president taken the people
so frankly and earnestly into his conf
dence as now. Since the outbreak of the
Spanish-American war, President Nc
Kinley has not only pursued vigor-
Gus and fearless policy, but he has
kept in touch with the taxpayers, the
business men and the statesmen, SO
that no policy of the administration
has chilled the life blood Of commerce.
No panics or presages Of disaster have
come since the republican party re-
turned to full control of the national
government. When President McKin-
ley went on trip through the middle
states his speeches stirred the youth
full and patriotic. They came from the
supreme authority. They were frank.
direct and decisive. as free from bonn
bast and hyperbole as any public
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-30
BANANA SKINS.

When Letter Carrier Isaac Taylor of
Jersey City went to collect the mail
from box at Hudson and Sussex
streets. he found a man standing there
eating bananas and putting the skins
into the box. Policeman Downer ar
rested the man. The prisoner gave his
name as Hans Conser, and said he was
a sailor on the Lain, lying at the foot
of Sussex street. In the first criminal
court Censor explained that in Poland,
where he came from, boxes are at
tached to poles to receive refuse Of
that kind, and he thought it was the
same here He was discharged. The
man may have done wrong, but, unless
he lied. he meant well. The last place
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-30
REV. F. D. PENNEYs IDEA
The Kind of People Pastors Want il
Their Pews.

In Lincoln square Baptist church last
evening, Rev. Frank D. Penney deliv-
cred a sermon on What kind of people
do pastors want in their pews?" The ad-
dress was suggested by paper read in
the recent Baptist convention on What
Kind of ministers the people in the pews
want in the pulpit"
Rev. Mr. Penney said: Every church
in order to attain success must have the
combined efforts of parishioners repre-
senting every calling in life. One life
supplements another. 1t is my belief
that the evening service should be made
the most imp )rtant. Every church needs
rich and poor attendants. The larger
representation OF the ranks of life a
church has, the more powerful it is.
People are too apt to attend the
morning service on Sundays as a mat
ter Of form, believing that by so doing
the day is begun well ana will be ended
so. Sunday should be day of spiritual
work. One of the best ways to draw any
laboring young man to the church is by
having him find his employer in church
on Sunday.
THE point of contact between labor
and capital is the turning lathe, the
counter, or whatever represents the
IDdnuLdC-
turer employs. While the workman
proves his manhood and loyalty by the
diligence of his days work, the employ
er shows appreciation by paying fair
wages. The point of contact between
labor and education max be in the kim
dergarten where kind teachers care for
and instruct the children of rich and
poor parents.
THE POINT OF CONTACT
between a live church and the world of
the laboring classes is the open door of
the free church, where rich and naor
give a warm hand to every stranger
who appears. The pastors want all men
to join the church. Men of every walk
IN life are needed to build UP a success
full church.
The man who ministers to a class in
stead of ali, is partial in his views, par
tial in MS acting and incomplete in his
ministry. The minister who receives the
rich alone is not prepared to serve the
poor and vice versa. The abiding senti-
ments in rich and poor are alike. The
rich man hangs Grape on his door FOR
the same purpose as the poor man The
essential joys of the rich mans home
are the same as those of the poor man.
so if you find church where any one in
the so-called class is shut out there is
something wrong
For members in the pews. ministers
want Christian men. Men who viii be
even Plritanical in their discipline are
needed. We want men who are not
afraid to have the Bible on the office
desk, men who rigidly exclude all which
does not belong in the Sabbath We need
young men. We want the hundreds we
saw lined in front of the barrooms SAT
urday night, not because they looked in
wiling but because it is our duty ia
make them inviting.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-30
FoREFATHERs' DAY.

There was a special service in com
memoration of Forefathers day at the
Church of Christ last night Special
music and scripture readings appro-
pirate to the occasion were given and
the following paper read: Goods hand
in our religious movements" Mrs. A.
p. Wells; "The great men of our move
ment," Miss Ida Champion; THE fu-
ture Of our plea" Mrs. Newton Knox.
The sermon by Rev. Roland A. Mich
OILS was on the subject, THE plea our
fathers made" and was in keeping
with the general thought If the day
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-30
GREAT CHANCE FOR MECHANICS.

Worcester County Mechanics Asso-
citation is now forming a class under
Prof. A. L. Smith of the Wor-
cester Polytechnic Institute to take up
this year an elementary course COW
ering the following subjects: Alge
bra, logarithms, nature of logarithms
and necessary solutions by logarithms,
plane and solid geometry, and trigono-
metry.
This class will meet in the basement
drawing room of Mechanics hall Tues
day evening, October 81 at 7.30 p. m.
The drawing schools Of the associa-
ton have begun with exceptionally
large classes on Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday evenings. All these
classes are free to members and their
children, or any mechanic of good mo-
raj character who may wish to become
a member
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-30
The Washington Conference Compli
mented by Senator Hoar.


mented by Senator Hoar.
There was a special service at the
Church of the Unity, yesterday morn
ing, devoted to the recent national con-
ference of Unitarians held in Washing
ton, D. c.
Rev. Frank L. Phalen preached a
short sermon from the subject, ''The
Unitarian advance" outlining the
growth and progress of the denomina-
ton, and H. A. MACEDONIAN reported on
the conference from his observation.
Senator George F. Hoar also spoke
briefly, giving his impressions of the
conference. He said in substance:
The speeches of the convention were
marked by compactness of style. There
was no time wasted and no superf1u-
GUS words. The session was also
marked by absolute harmony, quite
unusual in such a gathering. There
was no voice of discord owing to the
presence of religion and absence of the
ology.
1.-THE meeting showed that there has
been great advance in throwing down
the walls that separate us from other
societies. Their great church was
placed by the Congregationalists of
W doAiiH5 LII dI Jul SeINlce- fLeSOlu-
tons were passed calling for closer re-
lations with the great Universalist
brethren, which was responded to with
great cordially by the Universalist
convention held in Boston.
There were five points strongly en-
phasized in the convention: First
strengthening of the parish; second
completing and making more vigorous
the denomination throughout the
country; third. fellowship with the
great body of Christians in the holy
church throughout the world; fourth
the dignity of the human soul, the en-
phasizing Of which is the great distinc-
ton of Unitarianism; fifth, the recon-
mendation to churches of this denomi
nation, of simple and comprehensive
declaration of faith
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-30
WHIMSICALITIES.

"Marie is a graceful dancer. isn't she?"
"She would be if it wasn't for the
modern style of dancing" = Cleveland
| Plain Dealer.
Jimmy and our preacher collided on
| their wheels. sa4i
Yes; he heard what the preacher
said. Chicago Record.
Aggie Left-oh. Mr.. Roycroft. you are
50 precipitous. Hadn't you better ask
our wedding tour? = Philadelphia North
American.
That deal YOU have just engineered
will be quite feather m your cap"
fnancier ut will be a whole bunch of
| feathers in my wife's hat. Washington
Star.
Dorothy how. on earth did you get a
proposal out of that crusty old bacheior?"
We'll, l pretended to like the things to
eat that he does. >" = Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
"Der's one ting dat I'd like to know,
What tbs. sandy?"
Why can't a woman make dem lus-
clous pumpkin pies without rollin' UP her
sleeves an graspin' a six-poun rollin'
pin?"-Chicago News.
my entire future depends upon the ia
vor you show my suit ne pleaded,
Yes, Mr.. Sharp" replied the beautiful
young heiress, coldly II have heard that
you refer to me as your long suit. Phil
adelphia North American.
Didn't ! see young Smithkins in the
conservatory with you last night?"
Yes, papa"
And didn't he have his arm around
Yes, pap. I'm teaching him to waltz.
But you can't waltz in the conserve
How foolish Of YOU, papa OF course
nos, But the first thing to do is to teach
him how to hold his partner
And can you do that sitting down as
well as standing up?'
Just as we'll"
or commented the old gentleman but
mis- tone did not Indicate that h was en-
trely convinced. '-Chicagc Evening Post.
III pays to be cheerful"
That right; as long as YOU look as If
you had money your creditors have con-
fdence IN you Chicago Record
DR.. Bulls Cough syrup banishes at
once all forms of throat diseases. and all
wonderful remedy has cured Thousands
OF sufferers from bronchitis, hoarseness
ana other bronchial troubles.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-30
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

Rev. George S. Dodge, pastor of I'M
manuel church, addressed a large con-
gregation at the mems meeting in AS
ISOLATION hall yesterday afternoon The
Alhambra Mandolin, Violin and Harp
club furnished several selections, which.
with vocal selections by a male quar-
tette, made up an excellent program.
Evangelistic sci vices will be conduct
ed by Rev. A. S. Brown at the Main
street Baptist church every evening of
this week except Saturday.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-30

Washington, Oct. 29.-Col. Samuel s..
Sumner, who has been assigned, with
three other officers of the United States
army to go to South Africa and study
the English and Boer methods of war
fare, is the military attache of the
United states mission in London, and
commanding officer of the Sixth United
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-30

we need not despair Of the conversion
even of the most hardened among
them.
Secondly, the church can help by Civ
ing substantial financial aid to those
associations whose object is the in
prison and the shaping of legislation
looking to the wiser management of
the prison system.
Last and most important of all is the
duty of the church to prevent the maxi
ing of criminals. Important as is the
need Of
RECLAIMING THE PRISONER,
vastly greater is the duty and the wis
dom of preventing boys and girls from
growing UP into lives of crime. The call
of the hour is for the church of Christ
to save the home The abolition of the
saloon is one of the first steps toward
the reduction of crime So long as we
permit drunkards to be manufactured
under the sanction of the law. so long
must we expect our police station and
iails to be filled. The church because it
is composed of the most intelligent and
most influential people in the commune
ty and because it is Christ's represent
alive on the earth is more responsible
than any other Organization for the
shameful excuses and terrible destruc-
ton of character caused by 1ntemper-
ance. But even back of the duty to
face the liquor problem in its relation
to crime is the duty of the church to
the neglected homes of the community.
Our churches are too exclusive in their
work They do not intend to be so, but
they are. When we are so aroused that
we cannot rest until the church tries
to lay her hand on every neglected
child and to make all homes Christian,
Than xHn will haXrp ho1nad cnlU6 a
only the church can, the gravest prob
Ia,1 of
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-30

where banana skins should be put is
on the sidewalk, and unfortunately
that is usually the first place that they
are put. AS piece of good advice, it
lis well to remind all hands occasional
ly to put banana skins in their pockets,
into the letter boxes or some place
where they can be no danger to pedes-
tpope
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-30

There is a good deal of discussion,
pro and con, relative to the political
tendencies of Admiral Dewey Quite
like the shrewd diplomat that he is, he
won't tell, and so keeps himself away
from the critics. Who cares what his
political tendencies may be? He has
proven himself a high-minded, noble
and courageous American. and that's
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-30

John r. Thayer is welcome to what
ever amusement he can gain fox hunt
ing. Next December he may himself
find it useful to know how to double
and take to his hole.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-30

Maj. Taylor will be one of the most
wonderful exhibits of the Paris exhi-
bition. Nobody doubts his ability to
reel off kilometers with the same pro-
ficiency that he knocks off the miles
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-30

States cavalry. He was born in Penn
sylvania IN 1872 and was commissioned
a second lieutenant of cavalry in 1861.
In 1854 lie was promoted to a captaincy
of cavalry, and was brevetted for gal
lantry in several battles. In 1879 he be-
came major of the Eighth cavalry,
lieutenant colonel of the Sixth cavalry
in 1891, and colonel of that regiment IN
1896.
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-30

1t is fortunate the Worcester Fur
Company does not depend for liveli-
hood on the pelts it secures.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-30

Gen. Miles and Col. Cody could have
infinitely more exciting sport in the
Philippines if they only saw their way
clear to going there.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-30

Gen. Charles King is grinding out
stories of war in the Philippines with
the rapidity of fire from a machine
gun.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-30

THE SPY SHOULD HAVE THE EYE OF ARGUS!
He IS HoNoRABLE.IF He DO BUT LOOK TO THE
WELFARE OF The COMMONWEALTH"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-30

The Brumby celebration will be in
complete if there is not little lynch
ing bee to top off on.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-30
IF THE BAbY IS curr1NG rnnrr1

Be sure and use that old ann weil-t,.,aa
remedy Mrs. Winslows SOOTHING Svrun
l9f children teething 1t soothes tbs
enid cii softens the gums, allays ali pain
s Su.e !, VINO colo, and is the best remedy
tia uia'FHoea- twenty-five cents bot
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-30
UNITARIAN ADVANCE.

The crimson is ready for the red men
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-30
DR.. Bull,s Cough syrup bnn,,b., i.

once all forms of throat diseases, and al
ways eifects permanent cure. This
wonderful remedy has cured thousands
of sufferers from bronchitis. hoarseness
and other bronchial troubles.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-30

THAT deal you have just engineered
will be quite a feather m your cap"
"A feather in my capH' echoed the
financier. 1T will be a whole bunch of
feathers in my wife's hat. Washington
Star.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-30

Dorothy. how on earth did you get a
proposal out of that crusty old bachelor?"
well l pretended to like the things to
eat that he does" = Cleveland Plain
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-30

1t pays to be cheerful"
That right; as long as you look as If
you had money your creditors have con-
hdence IN you, Chicago Record
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-30

Left?
Aggie Left-Oh Mr.. Roycroft, you are
so precipitous. Hadn't you better ask
pa if l may be yours before we discuss
our wedding tour? = Philadelphia North
American
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-02

So the long would
Ndderdnks Land all the long night
Every morning tell the Ndderdnks babies
ground join all the
Every morning listen,
all frolc
with the children all the day
night the and
the
of
third
another of the he had
Firsth the beaver made
Nidder
their sharp teeth
squirrels
What
Ndderdnks had when this cannot begin to tell
had brought the them,
had a thick
the Nidderdinks
of
of of
OF
them All Nidderdinks Land
M
elephant do should
in
NidderdinEs
rolled
he
then
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-02
THE WICKED WITCH
AND POOR CHRISTINA
By M. Rene Mitchell.

T n oIden times there lived King
and Queen with their three daugh-
ters. The eldest daughter was 16,
the next one was 13 and the young
Il est was yea old. They were
dearly beloved by both the King and
Queen.
And when fairies and witches were
upon the earth among them was an old
witch who was feared by all who knew
her This old witch had a daughter
who was feared also. because of her
ugly manners. And so one day the old
witch dressed herself in a beautiful new
gown and changed her daughter into
a beautiful rose for Christina, which
was the youngest of the Kings daugh-
ters. and the one she most envied.
And she went to the palace and went
to the door and knocked, and the Queen
came to the door and the witch said:
Il have a beautiful rose for Christina,
and may 1 see her?"
The Queen said. step in and the
King and his daughters came in the
room and the witch gave the rose to
Christina to smell and very soon she
became very ugly and old like the
witch's own daughter. And when the
King and Queen found out the witch
did it they ordered her to be put in
prison. and the King told her that he
would have her put to death If she
would not tell him how to restore his
daughter. So threatened, the witch
told Christina to drink a certain kind
of wine and to bring her the rose.
Christina did as she was directed and
once more was beautiful. The witch
fed and never was seen again.