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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-18
Building Permits

Building permits were granted yes
terday by superintendent Of Public
Buildings c. II. Peck to Oliver Berth
iume. Jules Fortier builder. for a one
and a half story wood addition, is by
"a feet, to change barn to dwelling, at
so Bloomingdale Road, estimated cost
$3.50; Charles d. Kendall, by the day,
for a one-story wooden shed, II by IA
feet, on Barnard Road near Burneoat
Street, estimated cost $40; Victor $50
blad. L. NJ Peterson builder, a three
story wooden tenement house, SS by Is
feet, on Vinson Street near Everard
street. estimated cost $500; John w
Howe, by the day for a one-story
wooden addition, 25 by 50 feet, a wag-
on shed at IA Market Street. estimated
cost 800.
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held last June at Lake George.
Mrs. George e. Albrecht of Kayoto
spoke of present missionary conditions
IN japan under the topic Japan OF
Today" Her account was most encour-
aging. A missionary Offering was then
taken.
The last speaker of the afternoon
was Mrs. Francis E. Clark, who, as one
that had travelled around the world,
was filled with the missionary sub
1ect Her topic was Something Tor
Me to Know" She urged her listen
ers to study at home in order to pc
come familiar with the work that 1s
being done in foreign fields Maps ana
encyclopedias are useful for older
students and little children can be
taught the situation and told the story
of missionary labor by means OF the
blocks that are used for toys.
A good way to teach a child is to
get down upon the floor with him and
pIay missionary. Lay out block
town, describe the interesting things
about It and give to blocks the names
of missionary workers. The speaker
said that her own son had become IN
telligent on the subject OF Foo Choo In
this way.
hyrnn NEARER My God to Thee be
sung to close instead Of the usual mis-
sionary hymn, and referred to the last
words Of President Mckinley. After
the singing of the hymn, Rev. Lyman
Nevis, pastor of the church of the
Covenant, pronounced benediction.
A vote of thanks was extended to
Pilgrim Church people for their hos
pitality. A collection of valuable
curios from Pekin, sent by Mrs. Tewks-
bury were inspected at the close of the
meeting.
The church was decorated about the
galleries and reading desk with
hydrangeas, autumn leaves and cut
flowers Rev. DIR. Alexander Lewis
was absent from the meeting as he
was at Portland where he attended the
national conference. Miss futile, the
home secretary, was absent on account
/ of illnpss
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PERMITS TO OPEN AND
OBSTRUCT STREETS

Permite to open and obstruct streets
were granted yesterday by Street Com
missioner w. S. Prior to the Worces-
ter Consolidated Street Railway CO.,
Main Street between Front Street and
lincoln Square, to relay tracks; Salem
Square. to set poles; Worcester Gas
Light Co., Einhorn Road, 256 Chandler
street. 142 West Street, 300 Park Ave
nue. and Massachusetts, Avenue, for
services; Garden Street at Garden
Street Place, to repair lamp post; wat
er department 20 Coral Street, for re-
pairs, Lawrence Street at Cotton Street
and SCI Pleasant Street, for new ser
vice; Worcester Electric Light Co,
Lynn Street near Orange Street, to set
a pole
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Browne. A dainty note expressed in
good verse the best wishes of the givers
for Miss Brownies success and happi-
ness, and referred in happy vein to her
graciousness.
Many tender farewells were said and
many promises ito write were made
before the evening closed Miss
Browne was able but briefly to ex-
press her gratitude for the kindly in
terest of her home-mates. The even
ing will be long remembered by all
who were present.
AAA
The first lecture under the Art and
Music department of the Worcester
Womans Club, Mrs. Carrie King Hunt
chairman, will be Tuesday afternoon,
Nov. y, in the lecture room of the Y.
w. c. A. The study will be an inter-
| probation of the Worcester Music Fes-
tival of September, 1901, and Charles l..
Rice of the Festival board will give a
talk on George w. Chadwick's "Ju-
dith."
The Second Parish Club of the First
Unitarian Church will begin its meet
ings this year on Wednesday evening.
The historical part of the program will
be confined to the American colonies.
The program for the year is as fol-
lows
Oct. 23-Social life in the southern
colonies, Mrs. Charles w. Flint.
Nov. 6-The Spanish settlements,
Frank E. Davis.
Nov. 2O-The French pioneers, ze-
Totes W. Coombs.
Dec. 4-The English in Virginia. Fred
S. Hutchins.
Dec. 18-College settlements. Rufus
e. Miles.
Jan. Is, 19O2-New England, Ellery
B. Crane.
Jan. 29-Social life in the northern
colonies, Miss jeanne Lea Southwick
Feb. 12-The middle zone, James B.
Stone.
Feb 26-The overthrow of New Eng
land, Edward B. Glasgow.
March 12-Faust, Rev. A. S. Carver.
March 26-Colonies in the far south,
Miss Lucia F. Upham.
April 12-Christian socialism, Miss
Frances M. Hunt.
There will be two Shakespeare read
inge Jan. 8, Julius Caesar, conducted
by Miss Ella S. Brown; April %, Mid
summer Nights Dream, conducted by
Mrs. Austin S. Carver.
The meetings are held wednesday
evenings at o'clock in the vestry of
the First Unitarian Church, and are
open to all persons who are interested.
Informal discussions and questions
follow the reading of the papers.
The officers of the club are: Presi-
dent, Rev. A S. Carver; vice president.
Frank E. Davis; secretary and treas
urer Miss Lucia F. Upham; executive
committee, Prof. Ze1otes W. Coombs,
Miss Ella F. Brown and the officers
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What to dol

There is a comfort in the knowledge
so often expressed that DR.. Kilmer's
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You may have a sample bottle OF
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mail Address DR.. Kilmer & Co., Bing-
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that you read this generous offer in the
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PETITIONS GRANTED
BY THE LICENSE BOARD

At the regular meeting Of the license
board yesterday licenses were grant
ed on the following petitions:-
To deal in secondhand articles-S. p
Prood e. Son, 200 Front Street.
To gather junk-Abraham 1. Helf, IL
Burt Street.
To be a pawnbroker--L. Reubin,
Myrtle Street.
ant Street
To change material for roofing on
new coal shed, Southbridge Street
e. A. Sumner.
To conduct a series of entertain
ments in Mechanics Hall-William A.
Smith, clerk and treasurer.
To drive a job wagon-C. e. Frye, AZ
Thomas Street.
To conduct pool room-J. r. Row
ley. Is Gardner Street; Claude 0. Be
mott, 874 Millbury Street.
To build a wooden addition-Thom-
as Ring, 10 Summer Street.
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son of an hour, followed by another
hour of Bible study with men, several
of whom are teachers in the public
schools. She tries to visit between the
meetings.
"Twice month there Is an old la
dies meeting, which she tries to at
tend, though the Bible woman is re-
sponsible for it. One afternoon a
month she usually goes out to a viii
lage few miles down the railroad,
where a Bible reading for adults and
a weekday Sunday school for the
children are held at private house.
When she cannot go, the station
evangelist conducts these services.
I'VE can realize from all this that
Miss Quick must be very busy
missionary.
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COUGHS LECTURE TO
BE GIVEN BY A FRIEND

w. Edward Haskell of Boston is to
deliver John B. Coughs most famous
Grafton. at the rooms of the Worcester
Boys Club, Oct. 80. Mr.. Haskell was
a personal friend of John B. Cough,
and in his lecture attempts to present
forcibly the most prominent charac-
teristics of the famous temperance
orator. A small admission fee will be
charged and tickets may be obtained
of the superintendent of the Boys
Club. at the rooms. 617 Main Street.
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The Worcester churches represented
were Pilgrim, Central, Hope Emmanuel
Old South, Park, Piedmont and Adams
Square.
The morning session closed with
prayer service, led by Mrs. T. c. Reid
of Leicester.
At noon lunch was had in the vestry
The opening exercises of the after
noon were led by Rev Mr.. Lees Of
Westboro. Mrs. A. Lucretia Bancroft
chairman of the nominating committee
submitted the following list of officers
for the coming year
President. Mrs. Orlando Mason, Win
chendon; ce-presidents, Mrs. S. c
Dyer, Spencer; Mrs. Harding Woods
Barre: Miss Annie L. Within Whit
insville; foreign secretary. Mrs. S. A
Harlow, Grafton: honorary for
eign cesretary, Mrs f. w
Clark, Westboro: recording secretary
Mrs. Simeon Newton; home secretary
Miss Harriette w. futile; secretary Of
Junior work. Miss Alice NJ Brannon
treasurer, Mrs. f. Tucker, Jr.: auditor
william Woodward: district secreta
ries, Mrs. Wendell P Clark. Winchen-
don; Mrs. George B. Cutler, Ware: Miss
Mary A. Marvin, Lancaster; Mrs. c. E
Hutchinson. Sutton; Miss Beulah Lew
IS. Worcester; Mrs. G. T. Fowler
Northbridge.
Mrs Inez Buss Knowles sang. 9TH
Good Shepherd" Van de Water. ]
Vernon Butler was the accompanist
Of the day.
At z.1O p. m. Mrs. George P. Ladd gave
a report Of her visit to the Silver Bay
conference for Mission Study. This was
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THE FEDERATION IS
ENTIRELY N0N-PARTlSAN

Rev. f. w. Beidler, president of the
Tenperance Federation, wishes to cor
rect an inference that might be drawn
from the interview published yester-
day in The Spy. The Temperance
Federation. says Mr.. Beidler, is en-
tirely non-partisan and has no inter
est in the mayorality contest. It's
work will be simply to obtain votes
for no-license, and it will take no part
in the campaign for or against any
candidate nominated.
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WORCESTER Mass. Aug. 90 1901
The copartnership between Chas. r.,
Frederick T. and Chas. A. Hanson, under
the name of c. #. Hanson e. Sons, is by
mutual consent this day dissolved All
debts and accounts due the firm will be
assumed and received by c. f. Hanson.
as heretofore. The name Of the firm will
hereafter be C. +. HANSON & CO.
La
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-18

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The representative., 1901-03-28

tect the interests of the tOilers, to pro-
mote their welfare by all possible meth
DDS, to safeguard every step we have
alrady gained. 1t may be true that
others by their sympathetic action may
aid the workers movement, but we
resent the promises and claims of
any and all that the betterment of Ia
Dor or the abolition of any form of in
justice to the wage Garner depends
upon any other power than the feder-
ated labor unions of the country. AS
sociated capital must be met by organ
ized labor. Workers as individuals are
today as much at the mercy of the en-
ploying class as a rudderless ship in a
tempestuousesea is at the mercy OF the
waves.-Samuel Gompers in New York
World.
The representative., 1901-03-28
Interest Laws of China.

The interest laws of China, with
which the operations of banking are in
timately concerned, date from the year
1850 Of our era. The enormous rate of
interest is curiously defended by several
writer's. 1t results, they say, in securing
economy, in order that the borrower may
repay the loan, in producing greater in
dustry, in deterring persons from bor-
rowing, in reducing the number of rent
ers of land, thus increasing the number
o. land owners, and in inducing circum-
spection in regard to new enterprises. 1t
is further stated by men of business
that this 80 per cent is also a maximum
founded on the probability that the os-
citations in the price of silver will never
exceed that sum. 1t must be understood
also that the ordinary rate Of interest
rarely exceed 20 or % per cent, and that
money may be had as low as II per
cent, though the rate sometimes exceeds
even 80 per cent.-The Forum.
The representative., 1901-03-28
Railroad to HudsOn's Bay.

The talk and plans Of decades have
finally taken form and a railroad con-
Meeting the great lakes with Hudson bay
is now actually under construction. Con-
sui Brush, at Niagara Falls, has sent
to the state department valuable re-
port on the subject, from which it ap
pears that the line plunges hundreds Of
miles through an unbroken wilderness,
with no cities, towns, or even villages,
to afford traffic.
In fact, only Indian guides and hunt
ers have ever attempted to penetrate the
great wilderness to the north. Never
the Algoma Central, is being built in the
most thorough manner possible, with
the best equipment available, able to
stand almost any strain upon it, and
capable of good service for years to-
come. Eighty-f1ve pound steel rails are
used and the locomotives are Of enor-
nous size, weighing 1876 tons when
equipped for traffic.
Inc engines are so massive that rail-
way companies are afraid of the strain
on bridges and they were delivered from
Chicago to Sault Ste. Marie by the lake
route on steam ferries.
The new railway starts at Sault Ste.
Marie. Ground was broken less than 80
days ago, but already Is miles of road
are completed and in use, and the rail-
way is pushing forward at the rate of
half a mile a day. 1t is expected that
the road.-Coming Nation.
The representative., 1901-03-28

The drift of population into the big
cities is we'll illustrated by the figures
on increase in both large and small
cities as shQwn by. the last census re-.
port. In large cities the increase
amounted to 81 per cent during the past
ten years, while in the towns and vii
lagos the increase amounted to only Is
per cent. The increase in population
of the cities when compared with the
country districts demand more than
passing attention, for the question is one
that sooner or later will force itself upon
the people of the country. The influx to
the cities must be stopped, and the rep
resentatives of organized labor, in the
interests of the class they represent,
should look into the matter. The sub
ject is one which they must sooner or
later discuss and devise means by
which to overcome.-Omaha Daily News.
The representative., 1901-03-28
Alaskan Copper.


The attention: of practical mining men
has for several years been devoted to
the deposits of copper in Alaska, but
questions of transportation have in many
cases prevented the ore from being ex-
tensively mined. One of the most recent
reports from this region states that the
copper mines in the Copper River dis
trict will exceed in output any that are
known in the world. In the vicinity OF
Chittyna there are veins of copper bear.
ing IS per cent of ore, and in one in
stance a vein was located which was
about five miles in extent and 100 feet
deep. If such a vein were worked to a
depth Of 100 feet, at the present price
of copper, it would yield about $780,O0O.-
600. Other deposits varying from 68 to
Is per cent have been located.-New
York Post.
The representative., 1901-03-28
Mighty shacklin.

3, During former earthquake that shook
the state cOlored person was praying
in Southwest Georgia revival meeting.
He said: 20 Lawd, come down an shake
desc sinners up! Lawd, ketch holt on
dem an shake 'em I'll dey hollers." Just
then the earth trembled, the building
rocked to and fro and the oil lamp tip
ped over and was shattered on the floor.
The parson lifted his eyes to the roof
and continued: "Datll do now, Lawd,
dis old buildin' mighty shacklin."
The representative., 1901-03-28

The American Cigar company has, at
this writing, absorbed % factories, and
is rapidly erecting 9 mammoth plant at
Binghampton, N. Y.,sin which 5000 per-
sons will be employed. 1t will be the
largest factory in the world, and Eastern
papers say it will be equipped with the
finest modern machinery, and also that
the trust magnates will demonstrate the
fact that the day, of manufacturing
cigars on a small scale has passed."
The representative., 1901-03-28
His Awful Dlunder.

Singleton-Dr Pellet is certainly the
most absent-minded man l ever saw.
Wederly-Is that SO?
Yes, he was married last week, and
during the ceremony when he should
have placed the ring on the brides finger
he actually felt her pulse and asked her
tc put out her tongue"
Poor fellow! I'll bet he never re-
quests her to do the latter again. Chi
cago. Evening News.
The representative., 1901-03-28

The spoilation of Finland proceeds
apace. 1t is now decreed that no gath
erings of people for the discussion OF
social, scientific or economic subjects
shall be permitted without special IL
cense, and even then only in the pres
ence of the police. Thus the members
of the faculty of the University of Hell
slngfors must not come together to dis
cuss the nature of the canals of Mars
without first getting a permit from the
Russian. police, and then must have
a Cossack, knout in hand, among them
at their meeting. Truly Muscovite
civilization is fine thing-New York
Tribune.
The representative., 1901-03-28

Washington in his autobiography. He
says: "A colored man in Alabama, one
hot day in July, while he was at work
IN cotton field, suddenly stopped and
looking toward the skies said, oh, Lawd,
de cotton am 30 grassy, de work am so
hard, and de sun am so hot dat believe
dis darky am called to preach!' Chi
cagO Standard.
The representative., 1901-03-28
A Shrewd Sp!nster.

A will in exchange for marriage Ii.
cense is the bargain shrewd South
Omaha spinster exacted in Judge Vim
sonhaler's court before she would con-
sent to the settling of the conjugal yoke
about her neck.
Jacob Mertz and Barbara L. Lisy, AZ
years old, appeared in court and asked
to be married. The license had been
procured.
"Now," said Miss Lily, while we are
waiting for the judge we can attend to
this business that's got to be done be-
fore this affair goes any further"
The bridegroom understood. He drew
from his pocket will and handed it to
the clerk with a request for receipt.
BY the will Mertz beQueathed all of his
possessions to his intended wife. The
wedding then went on.-Omaha Cores
pondent Chicago Record.
The representative., 1901-03-28
Unavoidable Action.

Doctor, I'm bothered with queer
pain When l bend forward, stretch out
my arms, and make semi-circular
movement with them, sharp sting
comes in my left shoulder"
But" asked the physician wonder
ingly, why make such motions?"
well, If you know any other way for
a man to, get his overcoat on, wish
you'd let me know."-Philadelphi
Times.
The representative., 1901-03-28

,"Populism" is not Socialism" but it
is the growth Of the race into Socialism.
Populism is not war for political sue
cess, but for the political triumph of
principles.-Dr. E. W. Fish.
The representative., 1901-03-28

A bulletin just issued shows the gross
area OF Minnesota to be 1886 square
miles. The state has water surface
of 4,16O square miles. which is exceeded
only by that Of Florida.
The representative., 1901-03-28

Wal1er-How was the show at the
Tabor the other evening.
First Nighter-Out OF sight got
behind woman with big hat, ana
couldn't SEQ q thing.
The representative., 1901-03-28

The Middle e-of-the-Road Populists are
men most of whom have stood for prin-
and under all circumstances. They have
not changed either their principles or
The representative., 1901-03-28

the methods by which they hope to edu-
cate enough people to secure the adop-
ton of those principles. How silly then
to accuse such men Of selling out-Mor-
gan's Buzz-SaW.
The representative., 1901-03-28
VIII Not Have to Import Any.

Will Not Have to Import Any.
Mark Twain states that he found some
81 different religious sects in South
Australia. Being fairly we'll supplied
ourselves, we shall not have to import
any of these Australian systems.
The representative., 1901-03-28

The labor program for the Twentieth
century is as follows: To organize the
yet unorganixed workers, to build up
national and international unions. to
make our unions more effective. to pro-
The representative., 1901-03-28

calling for man to wrest billion dol
lars from his fellow men and then to
establish insane asylums, hospitals and
free libraries for the use of the paupers
he has made
He believes in aiding his co-workers
to establish homes for themselves and to
enjoy the fruits of their own labors.
I would advise my correspondent to
look into this matter, and see if he does
not find something in 1t to encourage
him regarding the future.
believe the American workingman in
al departments, of life is seeing his hard
est and darkest days just now before the
dawn of a new era, which MUST come.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox in New York
Journal.
The way by the blood of the prophets
was wet,
But they toiled rot and died not in
vain;
For the words of the prophets are guild
ing us yet,
To the triumphs we shall yet attain.
Editor Coming Nation:
The representative., 1901-03-28

am not ignorant Of the fact that the
official view in Great Britain is that the
Beers began the war, and that this view
is adopted by the reciprocity school of
Americans. Is it not possible, how
ever, that the Texas view of the matter
is more nearly the right one? In Texas,
when one of the parties to. an acrimoni-
GUS oral discussion announces that the
discussion Is ended and that he will now
take such measures as seem to him to be
more effective, and accompanies this
declaration by a movement of his right
hand in the direction of his hip pocket,
he is accounted to have begun the war.
If the other gets his weapon first and
kills the gentleman whose hand Is NOV.
ing toward his hip pocket, it is, not
only in the popular judgment, but In law,
self-defense-Benjam Harrison In
North American Review, March, 1901.
The representative., 1901-03-28

Hotel Girls Of Germany.
Seven dollars a month, with room and
paid to q waiter girl In German hotels
and restaurants.
The representative., 1901-03-28

The people Of Berlin are now enjoying
the benefit of a uniform street car fare
OF two and half cents for any distance
within the limits of their great city.
The representative., 1901-03-28

The idea of war waged to enforce
as an international right, the privilege Of
British subjects to renounce their al
legiance to the queen, and to assume a
condition in which they might be
obliged to take up arms against her.
would be taking theme for comic
opera. And the interest and amusement
would be greatly promoted If the COM
poser should, in the opening act, intro
duce the Ruler of the queens navy"
overhauling an American merchantmen
in 1912, and dragging from her decks
men who had renounced their allegiance
to Great Britain to become American
citizens, to man the guns of British war
ships.
IF he produced naturalization pa
pers," says McMasters, from the coun-
try under whose flag he sailed, he was
told that England did not admit the right
OF expatriation. ."-Benjamin Harrison,
North American Review, March, 1900.
The representative., 1901-03-28

Called to Easier Field.
We wonder If any men with white
skins are called to the ministry after
the fashion described by Booker T.