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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23
LAWrON,s ROMANrIC MARRTAGE.

These many autobiographies Of Gen
eral Lawton are revealing some inter-
esting information concerning him that
has never been generally known. How
many are there who knew that he was
student Of Harvard university law
school before he received his commits
sion in the regular army and came to
Cambridge in the summer of 1868, after
he served CALAMITY with two Indiana
regiments through the civil war?
His marriage was as romantic as any
incident of his career. His bride was
Miss Mary Craig of Louisville, KY, and
she was a debutante when she met
her future husband, then captain of the
Fourth cavalry. This was in 1879. They
became engaged and preparations were
made for an elaborate wedding, instead
of which the ceremony took place sud
denly and quietly and by a death bed.
The bride had a sister-in-law to whom
she was devotediy attached and who
was Frustrated with fatal disease
since the engagement was announced.
1t was the wish of the young matron
to see her sister married, and when she
was told that the end was near, she
begged that the ceremony might take
place at once. Capt Lawton was with
the regiment. He was telegraphed to
come to Louisville, secured a special
train and got out at Mrs. Craig's su-
burban home just in time. The mar
riage took place by the bedside of the
dying woman, while she was held up to
view the sceAe by a younger brother.
The next day the invalid died.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23

financial world, and their capacity is
limited only by their own abilities. In
art their pay Is regulated entirely by
the quality Of their work, and it would
be difficult matter oftentimes to
tell whether this or that illustration
was the work of a man or woman.
That editor who made the proposition
to pay less for a story or picture be-
cause either was the work Of women,
would hold his position about Is min
utes Strangely enough, it is the wo-
men who succeed in these fields who
object to the segregation of woman's
work. Women who are thrown into
mems work ought to take their chan
ces with men and should not pose
either as martyrs or missionaries.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23

working daily in the Greek sculpture
room and in the class rooms. Models
nave been supplied by the museum for
the life class. The second term begins
Jan. g. when Mr. Hale will meet his
classes in the instruction rooms. Appli-
cations should be made at once bv
pupils wishing to join the classes, to
Mrs. Mary L. Mitchell, at the museum.
The invitations sent out from the
various kindergarten schools for their
Christmas exercises present much in
the way of novelty in design and show
not little originality in the little ones
who assisted in their production.
Some of the designs are in the form of
a leaf bearing the invitation within.
another is a card with a drawing in
colors of kindergarten scene, and still
another is piece of cardboard cut in
the form of a stocking with the invita-
ton written upon it.
A new variation of the endless chain
has appeared in Worcester. It may be
described as a skirt chain 1t processes
to give each lady taffeta skirt for %
cents.
But there are certain conditions, and
Just here is where the chain comes in
Each woman must give quarter and
pledge herself to get five other women
VINO viii each give quarter and pledge
themselves to get five other women who
etc. good many in Worcester are
tryingdt and the chain hobs UP at street
corners and afternoon teas. The firm
IN question ayers that each petticoat is
an IS article reduced to Sc SO, and that
this sum is earned by each person who
faithfully fulflls her end of the bar
gain. There is a system Of coupons by
Which the firm keeps tab.
Miss Edith c. Putnam, from the
Woman's college of Baltimore, is at
home, at the Standish, 1853 Main street
Tor the holiday vacation.
Charles 7. Haynes and family will
spend the Christmas holidays at Town
send, Mass.
Announcement is made of the en-
gagement of Howard Edwin Sumner to
Miss Gertrude Arnold ingalls,, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. ingalls,
of Brooklyn, N. Y.
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Christmas Exercises

AT the Christmas exercises in grade 9
of Millbury street school yesterday af-
ternoon' the following program was
given: Song, Hymn of praise" school,
reading, Glad tidings," school; read
ing, While shepherds watched" e.
Healey; essay, Holy night" v. Law
son; song, High are the pillows, .
sehoo.e reading, Ring out, wild bells, -
S. Hubert; reading, "Visit from st.
Nicholas" G. Henley; solo, Kris
Kringle, S. McGauley; essay, Christ
mas night" H. Newton; song, Christ
mas bells" quartet; reading, Christ
mas goose" ]. Matthews; essay. Ma
donna, NJ Foley; essay, "Sistine Ma
donna. H. Mark; song, christmas
CAROL, school; reading, Little Gretch-
en-, "A. Meyers; song, Come, all We
faithful, school. M. Power accom-
PIANIST
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Reception to Miss TauInr

A reception was rendered Miss Bes-
sic Taylor of Hartford, CT, at the
home OF her father, Rev. L. H. Taylor.
6 Sever street, last evening, by Miss
Daisy Morris. The Venus Mandolin
and Guitar Club gave selections
Among the guests were: Z Miss Alice
Smith. Miss Stella Hazard, Miss Laura
Williams, Miss Margaret Coshburn
Miss Alice Schuyler, DIR. and Mrs
Miles Gordon, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
McIntire, Mrs. Louise Fielding, Major
Taylor, George Allen, Harry Tulson
and Daniel Dean Refreshments were
served,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23

!. Out and About 4


Some say, that ever 'gainst that season
Wherein our savior's birth is celebrated,
This bird of dawning singeth allhight long
And then they say no spirit aares sur
The nights are wholesome; thenno planets
No fairy takes, nor witch hath power to
So haiiowed and so gracious is the time
-shakspere
The College club met yesterday after
noon, but owing to the fact of the
school holidays there was rather
small attendance. Mrs. Edgar A. Fish
er served the tea
The washington Post has this to say
concerning popular article of diet:
Peanut butter is not a fad, but is
rapidly becoming an important com
mercial product 1t is made by grind
ing peanuts very fine and reducing the
mass to a pasty substance, a portion, at
least, of the large amount of oil con-
tanned being removed. Some salt is
added for hayoring, and the result is
cheap and nourishing spread for
crackers or bread, the nutritious value
of which is now recognized by many
physicians. Nuts have always been
known TO contain fat and strength-g CIV
ing elements, but the general reputa-
ton that they enjoy for being indigest-
ible and not adapted as food results
from the way in which they are usually
taken into the stomach.
'Half-chewed nuts of any kind are
not readily attacked by the digestive
fluids, but when reduced to paste they
are somewhat dry, and when taken into
the mouth almost demand an effort in
raising sufficient saliva before swal-
lowing. It is right here that phys
icians hold the value Of this kind offood
lies. Foods that are easily swallowed
are seldom properly masticated, and as
preventfves of indigestion those that re-
quire large supply of saliva are by
far the best Another value added to
peanut butter is its absolute purity,
there being no likelihood of germs as in
the case of butter made from cream
and moreover the PRODUCTS an excellent
one for the poor, in that it can be made
at fraction Of the expense of cream
butter. The industry is growing rap
idly, and peanut butter is extensively
used a the large cities today"
She had spent the afternoon in the
dentists chair. Her hair had come
down, scattering her pins and combs
around the floor; her jaw had been tenn
porarily dislocated. With a sewing
machine attachment, O brute Of a man
had drilled and whitfield, and with del
icate. inhuman instruments he had
probed and prowled in the underground
passages of her teeth until every nerve
cried aloud for mercy. AS she stiffiy
descended from the chair and her jaw
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23
THE WORCESTER SPY
CHARLES MUTT.
EDWIN j. SEWARD,
Business Manager.
442-444 MAIN STREET, WORCESTER, MASS.

The SPY Is the only Morning paper in Wor-
cester presenting the Telegraph service Of the
Associated Press, the greatest news gathering
organization in the world. 1t has correspond
ents all over the United States and In every
foreign country. By combination with the
great New York and Boston papers it Is en-
abled to print the latest news of this world.
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23
Personals

Henry w. King is confined to his
home with an attack of the grip.
Sheriff r. H. Chamberlain was in at
tendance at court yesterday, after an
illness of a week. During his absence
Deputy Sheriff David H. Hayter acted
as sheriff.
Senator George F. Hoar will NOT
spend the holidays in Worcester. unless
his present intention is changed. A
letter received in Worcester yesterday
from Senator Hoar's secretary conveys
the information that the senator win
not visit Worcester during the holt
days.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23


Miss Won Yoigt is planning to give a
course of German talks during January
and February in Boston
The subject for the next lesson of the
Woman's club Browning class, Jan. s,
is Guidos second monologue.
Mrs. Joubert is said to have rather
more education than the average Boer
vrouw. and as a girl was remarkable
for her musical accomplishments. She
possessed one of the first pianos ever
seen in Pretoria. Like her friend, Mrs.
Kruger, she 'revels in domesticity,"
and once boosted that she had always
cooked her husbands Sunday dinner.
and meant to keep on doing so even if
she became first lady of the land"
She has the largest quantity of house
hold linen possessed by any woman in
the republic, and her favorite wedding
present to young Boar ladies of her
acquaintance is a bundle of sheets and
dozen or more each of various kinds
of undersarments.
w. S. Clarke and family leave today
to spend Christmas with friends in
Maiden.
There is a wonderful old man in Wor-
cester who can mend anything in the
world except a broken heart For years
he has hired dark little shop UP two
flights in a Main street block and there
he has surrounded himself with
manned and paralytic clocks, chains.
musical instruments and what not in
motley array, The place is alive with
the voices Of the clocks as they tick
now nervously and exeitably, now with
ponderous elaboration. Sometimes he
sells clock, and he was telling me the
other day that he can make a 30-hour
movement over into an 8-day move
ment, and that he frequently does so.
He now has on hand several move
ments without cases. Presently some
one will come along with the body of a
clock; then he will clap that body and
one of his movements together, and be-
hold! new clock.
He has the deftest fingers in the
world. Besides, his prices are mod
crate. One can indulge in any number
of broken fans and vases, because it
costs so little to get them mended.
After he has worked an hour getting
out the tiny screws from a chatelaine
bag and you ask the price, he will say
Those screws were in pretty tight
] shall have to charge you considerable
! shall have to charge you 10 cents. :"
He is like the clock man in dear old
Chester (not the Chester that Mrs
Deland writes about so delightfully."-
but the Chester that was once Ro-
man castra). He said yes, he could put
a new bell in our grandfathers clock
but it would be very expensive. Polly
meekly asked how much he thought it
would cost, and he replied, after a min
utes deliberations "Well, it will cost
you all of one and six (about 81 cents). .
We had the new bell.
The first term of the course of in
struction at the Art museum is com
pleted. There has been good attend
ance and the students have improved
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23

The Spy was the only Worcester
paper to give its suburban readers an
account of the sensational murder OF
Asa Bennett in Hubbardston, yester-
day morning. The Spy's occasional COM
petitor was innocent of all knowledge
Of the event, as it's early edition testi-
fes, until The Spy appeared on the
street. The news of the affair with
which the Morning Echo favored it's
Worcester readers was filched bodily
from The Spy's early edition, not in
frequent occurrence.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23

The Spy has adopted the policy of
condensing suburban news in order to
give more space to Worcester news and
matters of general interest. But when
ever anything of exceptional interest
like the Hubbardston murder occurs,
The Spy has abundant facilities to Sc
cure a full and first account.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23

Mr.. Louis M. Hanff, who gave The
Spy the account of the Hubbardston
murder, is the same enterprising news
gatherer who discovered the body of
ex-City Treasurer w. S. Barton near
Rutland, last summer
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23

Gen. Woods first official act, that of
accepting the resignation of Brooke
cabinet, will greatly increase his popu-
lists against Brooke's administration has
been due to the inefficient Cubans who
were his advisers. A new broom sweeps
clean, and Gen. Wood has begun to
sweep
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23

Yesterday was the shortest day in
the year, especially to those who held
deposits in the Globe National Bank of
Boston.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23
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DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup VIII give Inn
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he dreadful Group. Mothers. keep tins
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23

Sir Thomas Upton has been made a
rear commodore of the Royal Ulster
Yacht club. 1t is not new experience
to Sir Thomas to be in the rear.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23
Invitations to Dinner

Cards were sent out yesterday in
viting old and new members of the re-
publican city committee to the annual
dinner 10 be held in the State Mutual
restaurant on the night of Jan. 4. A re-
ply caro- is attached to the invitation.
and acceptances are desired as early
as possible in order that arrangement
can be made for the number expected.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23

Whatever may have been the unpre-
paredness of the United States in the
war with SPAIN it cannot be said that
the nation was financially niggardly in
prosecuting the war. One of the first
acts of congress was to grant the presi-
dent free disposal of $40, OOO, OOO, as war
contingency fund. Not the slightest
criticism has been spoken against Sec
rotary Gage so far as his conduct dur
ing the war was concerned. In England
it is Sir Michael Hicks-Beach who is
the scapegoat-in-chief on account of
his tight grip of the purse-strings.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23

The public is hearing far more about
Molineuxs pen habits than about his
poison habit"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23

Town Tales
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1t may be very pleasant for the man
or woman with money to walk UP and
down Main street looking in the store
windows and trying hard to select
presents for Christmas, but If one has
but two coppers jingling sorrowfully in
the pocket of pair of trousers much
the worse for wear, why then the point
of view is quite different. Those for
tunate story writer's who sit in their
luxurious apartments and dictate a
Christmas tale to pretty typewriter,
while smoking a choice cigar and sip
ping a glass of wine of rare vintage,
have every reason in the world to Write
of the spirit and joy of the season, but
if they were put into another environ
ment, 1t would be a different story that
they would write. Perhaps after d
time one becomes callous and does not
care whether school keeps or not, SO 10
speak. But to the tyro in the bitter
school Of poverty of the would-be gen.
teel kind it makes big difference
whether that same school is in session
or not.
The lecturer was giving his well
known illustrated talk on country
famous for it's traditions and early his
tory. At a certain point in the lee
ture he stopped and said impressive
ly: "And now I will have thrown on
the screen a hymn which the audience
will please start" The operator in the
rear of the auditorium worked hard
over the machine for a moment and
then threw the hymn on the screen as
requested, only upside down. The
speaker waited, and then repeated the
request that all join in singing that
old. familiar hymn. Still no one seemed
ready to start it, and, turning, the
speaker saw that the words were upside
down. With great JUNCTION he said:
"As no one seems ready to start the
hymn, we will pass on to the next pic
ture."
Nine times out of ten, when a person
wants to get a trace of a missing man,
he will make straight for the regular
army recruiting office in the Walker
building, and more people call there
during the course of a week looking
for information, than at the police sta
ton.
Sergt. James e. Chamberlain, who is
in charge of the office, does his best to
answer al questions that are asked Of
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23

When you suffer from sick headache use
CARRIERS LITTLE LIVER PILLS.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23

Are unlike all other pills, no purging.
CARRIERS LITTLE LIVER PILLS.
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him, but is obliged to pass many of
them, as it would take a PHILADELPHIA
lawyer to even get at the reason for
some of them. A short time ago a
woman came into the office and want
ed to know if the sergeant had heard
from her son at all She did not re-
member what regiment he was in. bur
she knew he was in the United States
army. OF course, the sergeant did NOT
know her son, and she at first thought
that it must be impossible for one SOL
der not to know another. When she
was informed that there were almost
100000 men in the United States army
she seemed better satisfied, and next
day dropped in again with the name of
the regiment to which her boy be-
longed.
Talk about diversified industry,
There is a small store at Lake View
that combines about as many different
features as any place in town. From,
the signs and placards displayed in tba
windows and on the front of the buiId-
ing, 1t is apparent that the buiJding
serves as a waiting room, teIenhone
pay station, laundry agency, and that q
five-room tenement may be located nv
inquiring within. In addition. ovsfers
tobacco and cigars, newspapers, Yeast
cakes, Lowney's chocolates and a few
other things, are scheduled.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23

The subject for the next lesson of the
Woman's club Browning class, Jan s,
is Guido'S second monologue.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23

Lord Roberts has urged the London
war office to send several regiments of
his old native Indian troops to South
Africa. This is a daring experiment
The Hindoos under British training
make good soldiers but whether or not
they would prove efficient in South
Africa is another question. The devout
Hindoo believes that he loses caste by
leaving his country. The proposal to
transport regiment of them might,
therefore, lead to mutiny. The cause Of
the Sepoy rebellion, it will be remem-
bered, was because the fanatic soldiery
were compelled to bite cartridges coat
ed with grease, an act contrary to the
precepts Of their religion, which for
bids the tasting of animal food.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23

Miss Won Voigt is planning to give a
course of German talks during January
and February in Boston.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23

A hot lunch at 20 cents, noon ana
night. at the Creamerie lunch room.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23
A POLITICAL STRADDLER.

The Portsmouth Republican prints
the following:
1--WE confess that it seems strange to
us to see our colleagues in the old
Bay state giving so much consideration
to a candidate for speaker in the leg
islature who has been proven to be
party backslider. 1t will come to a
pretty pass if party honors are going
to be given to mugwumps, thorn in
the flesh of our true party men"
Backslider is rather a harsh word,
but that is exactly the label that be-
longs to James ]. Myers, in a political
sense. AS the Springfield Union says,
when there are two such candidates
in the field as Charles r. Saunders and
Cyrus D. Reed, no republican has any
excuse for voting for men like James
j. Myers. Straddle, straddle, strad-
dlei That's what James ]. Myers has
done from the very day ne learned to
preach. If elected speaker he would
not sit in his chair. He would straddle
it, dollars to doughnuts,"
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TO CURE LA GRIPPE IN TWO pAvs

take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
druggists refund the money If il fails
TO- cure. u. w. Groves signature is on
each box. Or cents.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23

The first term of the course of in
struction at the Art museum is com
pleted. There has been good attend
ance and the students have improved
their opportunities for practice by
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23

slipped into place, "Now I know how
it feels to be viviseeted," she said
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-23

The College club met yesterday after
noon but owing to the fact of the
school holidays there was rather
small attendance. Mrs. Edgar A. Fish
er served the tea.
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-25
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

AT a special meeting of the school DOM.
mittee Wednesday afternoon. the resigna,
ton of Mr.. Leroy L. Hight as assistant
teacher In the Portland High school,
was accepted. Mr.. John Alden was unan.
imously elected to succeed Mr.. Hight al
a salary of si,10O.
Mr.. Alden is q Portland boy. son OF the
late William L. Alden. He graduated
from the High school in the class of 'sa,
and from Harvard in '98 He spent
some time In travel and research in
Athens, Greece, having determined to
make the teaching OF Greek hts life
work. On his return he was appointed
tutor in the classical department. at Har.
ward. He lie young man of high person.
al character and 1t Is expected he Will be
an important acquisition TO the school.
Mr.. Hutchinson. supervisor of tho
jackson school, presented the request OF
Miss Wilhelmina NJ. Mainline for leave
of abssncs OF ak months and 1t was
granted her.
Mr.. 4. +. Fassett appeared before the
board with the plans for remodelling the
Park street school building which were
recently adopted by the city government,
and they were approved by the board In
concuIrsnea With the city government,