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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01
THE PRESENT STATE
OF PARTY POLITICS

1.-THE Democratic party is by no
means dead. If it had any great ma
tional leader it might at any turn of
the political road spring into very
vigorous life by the time Of the next
national election. Its weakness is the
lack of leadership. Mr.. Bryan's day of
course, is past forever. Mr.. Shepard
probably lost his chance by attempting
to gain leadership on purely munich
pal opportunity, which was such a
mistake of judgment as may offset
his high qualities of other kinds. The
cloven-foot of bossism shows itself in
Mr.. Germans ambition, as the jocular
level of discussion is reached in Mr..
Watterson's supposed campaign There
is Judge Gray of Delaware as there
was Senator Bayard before him. But
no leader tina now seems equal to the
great opportunity stands out among
these or among a larger number that
might be named,
"The Republican party, rich with
leaders and fortunate in its power is
in the unfortunate position of having
too nearly everything its own way. =
Worlds Work
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01
APPARENT SIGNIFICANCE OF
THE FALL ELECTIONS

The state and municipal elections,
this fail. are pregnant with far-reach-
ing results. They include apparently
the loss Of Maryland and Kentucky
to the Republicans, with all that this
implies of the loss also Of United States
senators from those states 1T looks
as if neither would offer hopeful pros
poets for the Republicans in the next
Presidential election. A complete OBJ
Iteration of Tammanys power in New
York city already portends the rena-
bilitation in. leadership Of Senator Hill,
while the success of the Democracy in
Maryland brings German to the front,
not only as a senatorial, but also as a
Presidential candidate on the Demo-
cratic ticket in 1904 1t is equally sig
nificant that while the elections thus
restore to leadership two eminent Dem
ocrats, lhey appear. circumscribed as
they were, to have fairly obliterated
from further political consideration
two Of the most important factors in
the election, last fall, namely, Croker
and Bryan The loss of the senators
from Maryland and Kentucky will not
interfere at all with, Republican su-
premacy in Congress at present, but
it indicates probably the beginning of
a more vigorous fight for control by
the Democratic party, and its solidar-
ity on the old platform of Jeffersonian
principles. There is a note of warning
to the Republican party in all this
LeSlie's Weekly
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01
AN AMERICAN TEACHER
WRITES OF GERMAN LIFE

An American schoolteacher's i'm
pressions of life in central Germany
as briefly given in a letter to Wor-
cester relative are interesting showing
the marked differences between Ameri-
can and German life. The letter was
written from the old university city of
Halle. Following arc extracts:
"Halle is a city of about 10000 in
habitants in the very heart of Ger
many and so far from the border that
English is spoken very very little. In
the shops one seldom finds clerk
who can speak it and it is the same in
the railroads and the railroad stations
and the hotels.
Halle is a very "Dutchy" city Wo-
men and dogs do most Of the work.
Horses are very expensive here and so
women and dogs take their place in
hauling carts about town. 1t just
makes my heart ache to see these poor
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01
HOW FOOTBALL PALYERS
PROTECT THEMSELVES

The player has three projections
against injury. First and best of all
is his muscle. When the season be
gins the men are given long hard
work with the dumb-bells, and this is
kept UP for some time. Most Of the
men begin to play in school. Years Of
training, not of foot ball alone, of
course, have covered them with hard
muscle, which is like a suit Of armor.
II binds, covers, braces, supports and
wards off injury, as nothing else can.
2aQcBdiE, the covering of clothing pro-
tsc:s It's mu.cies themselves from
cruising, 2s:G 00~sTs tho points that
the muscles &c no. "h;s is mostly
leather--eor the Su;cs 6ovit& So 19otst
and Gaa!E3 to plotsct he rc.:lt3 @10c.
sub3ecg to injury without Ea3r@ying.
the players movements. Ankle c&p-
ports, laced Up tight; shin gu2c59. !i--c
the greaves of the ancient Greeks; &
thick leather helmet foT thG he~.0 Viz,
cotton padded flaps ever I.Ie cars,
make up the leather fittings. 3 thick
rubber nose guard adCa a touch CT gen
tleness to the players appearance. Ihl3
last is bourd to the head above. anu
is grippeG grimly with the teeth be-
low, while the vearer blows flerccly
through the cir holes at his opponent.
The men ere taught how to fat
down. Falling down seems simple
some people come by it naturally. In
fact, enc watching a game of foot
ball would say the only difficult thing
about falling down was to stand up.
But to fall down so that piling dozen
or so of 200-pound men on top of you
does not crush a bone, is not so sim
pie, and the men must be taught.
Soon formations are tried without op-
ponents; eX-quarterbacks, centres, and
backs are on the field, often in foot
ball togs, teaching the men how to form
interference and run off signals. Soon
two teams are selected and made to
play each other, then a varsity and
second team are picked, every man be-
ing carefully tried OUT until the
worthless ones are dropped and the
best men are on the team.-Julian Bur
roUghs, in Leshes Weekly.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01
BOGUS STOCK BROKERS
ARE UNDER ARREST

New York. Nov. 3O.-F'rank Dllloh
and John F. Bennett are under arLes.,
charged with operating IN con NO., -
sd bogus stock brokerage business,
under pretence that they were members
If the stock exchange. 1t is charged
tbat the men received 100000 from
According to the detective depart
ment they pretended to do brokerage
business under the names Of AususI
Zimmerman & Company ana D. z;
Pollard & Company, and later opeIleu
sesoas under the name of Z. Bennett
z Company, as private detectives and
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01

collectors. Circulars were sent out stat
ing that they had unusual facilities FOL
collecting claims of all kinds, and stat
ing that with the sending on of all pa
pers and proofs they could collect dol
lar for dollar.
Detective Captain Titus said today
that by this means they were ena-
bled to collect a large amount OF
claims against themselves which they
destroyed.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01
The Worlds Best Pianos in
WOrCester's Best Piano Store
GHECMERENG

There is nothing beyond higher artistic
the highest possibilities IN
product Of hkeng
&
but DO you
in
Chckerng instruments
Of grade only one OF e
for buying a Lelands
sanond reason that here place in just
a the private testing room
De played
likely nome
ADVICE TO
aid Won getting the price want pay
really worthy ana
TO pay for IT,
Rest ianos show rooms
Va
buying in mind "r not
HAVE YOU HEARD THE SIMPLEX PLAY THE PAN
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01

New Leaf" is a quarterly journal
published by the patients Of Willard
Hospital, and devoted to the welfare Of
that institution, the study and cure Of
inebriety. and the publication of good
literature. A survey of literature on
inebriety, it's prevention and treatment
is being undertaken, and readers will be
kept in touch with the advances made
in ali parts Of the world in meeting this,
the most momentous problem that con-
fronts the human race. All money, in
excess of cost of printing is devoted to
the hospital new building fund. New
Leaf" Box II, Bedford, Mass.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01

one is often amused in reading of
our early ancestors in this country at
the minute lists of household effects
which were made in cataloguing per-
sonal belongings. We usually think
that it was due to the poverty Of the
owners and the purely local paucity Of
such household goods. but this was not
the case In Tappan's "England's
story we find that life in England was
ON the same level as that in New Eng
land. The poor people in the country
lived in cottages made Of sticks and
CLAY. There was no real chimney, but
only as a hole for the smoke to 80 out.
Even among the well-to-dO such arti-
Giles IS feather bed, a pair Of tongs, a
brass dish, or pair of blankets would
be handed down by Will
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01

$50 you won't chop the wood?"
mo. lady" answered Meandering
Mike in a tone Of deep sorrow. I'm
kleptomaniac. I'm afraid ] might steal
some of Washington Star.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01
Literary Notes

Harper & Brothers will publish on
Nov. 26 the following new books; Her
First Appearance" new Christmas ed
ition. with Gibson pictures; When
Love is Young" by Roy Rolfe Gibson.
the nth volume of the American Novel
series; Hawthorne and Lavender"
poems by w. e. Henley; and The
Baby: His Care and Training, by
Mariana Wheeler. general director of
the Babies Hospital of New York,
There are so many good things in
Basil Kings new novel of marriage
and divorce that selection is difficult.
But here Is an extract from one or Hen
ry Vassalls speeches: Woman is IN
our lives what the fire is in our CHM
news. We need it for warmth and com
fort and all the arts of civilization. But
it must be kept just there Once let it
get beyond its proper confines, and the
whole house burns down wife is at
once the greatest joy, and the greatest
danger in a mans life. In her place,
she is an angel; out of her place she
can be the very devil. When she
is ruled. there is order: when she is
obeyed, there is anarchy"
Miss Marie Van Worst, joint author
with Bessie Van Worst of "Bagsby's
Daughter" has recently arrived in
New York from England. The English
edition of her lively book is selling
well. over there is has become known
as 1.-THE Honeymoon Novel," for the
reason that most of the action of the
story-and it is all action and go
takes place during the much-interrupt-
ed and distracted honeymoon of Violet
Bagsby and her husband, Robert Hall
fax. The Other" woman in the case,
Victoria Bedford, is capitally drawn,
and as a producer Of startling situa-
tions she must be considered pro
nounced success. London Punch said;
"Bagsby's Daughter is notable among
other things for the creation Of a new
situation"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01

President Strong and Prof. Schafer Of
the University of Oregon, seem to have
bit the nail on the head when they
state in their recent book on The Gov
eminent of the American People" that
the question whether the constitution
created an indestructible union Of the
states has been settled by the course
of American history rather than by
mere words Of the constitution.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01

When Roosevelt was governor of
New York he was a thOrne in Tom
Platt's side As Mr.. White puts it;
"Platt's machine has one immovable
check-an honest executive So Platt
contrived to be rid of him by making
him vice-president Now Roosevelt is
president and Plat. to quote Mr..
White again. lis passing from his king
dom and his power" Read these two
ESSAYS on Roosevelt and Plat, and you
will learn why people all over the coun-
try are looking more and more to Will
liam Allen White TO teach them the
commonsense truth about the public
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01

The Christmas number of the Ledger
Monthly is full of good things. The COW
er is a beauty. 1t shows a happy young
woman doing christmas Shopping.
The first article is devoted to Christ
mas Trees in Many Lands, with many
suggestions and illustrations. Scenes
of our Savior's Life and Labors" con-
tains pictures of Bethlehem, Nazareth,
Jerusalem, the Holy Sepulchre, and
many other revered scenes of sacred
history full of interest on our Lords
anniversary.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01

Peter NewelTs original drawings for
the Harpers new edition of "Alice's
Adventures in Wonderland" are now
on exhibition in the city of Baltimore.
The pictures are exceedingly amusing
in themselves and admirably sympa
thetic with the spirit of this immortal
story. The edition is selling faster
than the publishers anticipated.
Evening star., 1901-08-14
Sunday School Union.

The Baptist Sunday School Union Of the
District of Columbia and vicinity met at
the First Baptist Church, 9th and G streets
southwest, Sunday last. Mr.. B. c. Dodson
president, occupied the chair, Mr.. j. E. En-
mis- serving as secretary. Devotional exer-
cises were conducted by Rev. VIM. ], Rob-
inson, assisted by Rev. VIM. j. Howard
The program was as follows Song, by the
First Baptist Sunday school; welcoming ad-
dress, by F. r. Harris; solo, Miss Irena
Farley; paper, Miss Blanch Johnson. sub
ject. Benefit Derived from Sunday School,"
duet Mrs. F. r. Harris and Miss Lula
Smith. The report Of the committee on nomi-
nation of officers was as follows: President,
B. c. Dodson; first vice president, Geo. w.
Benion; second vice president, r. Gran
tling; recording secretary, ]. E. Ennis; cor
responding secretary, Mrs. Lula G. White;
treasurer, Rev. William ]. Howard.
There were addresses by Mr.. Carter B.
Braxton. John w. Lee, Rev. Wm ]. Robin
son, John w. NJ. Stewart, John H. Nc
-Dowell, G. w. Banion, 8. D. Milton and E.
Harris.
Resolutions were offered by Mr. ]. E.
Er mis- providing that when the organization
adiourns it be to meet in the Zion Baptist
Church the second Sunday in September at
3 o'clock. for installation of officers The
resolutions were adopted. Benediction was
pronounced ~ Rev. VIM. j. Robinson.
Evening star., 1901-08-14
Real Estate Transfers.

Alley between D and E, 1st and I'd streets
northwest-Samuel Polkinhorn ct ux. to
Lewis Holmes, part lot A, square 571;
81, 300.
Mount Pleasant-Clara E Aufrecht ct
vir. G. c. to Clara E. Aufrecht, lot 241;
$40.
Twenty-ninth street and Olive avenue
northwest-Louis D. Wine ct al, trustees,
to Walter S. Massey, lot 1874, square 1910;
$3.50.
Ingleside-Robert B. Brown ct ux. to Fred
S. Smith. lots 2 and 26, block 1; $1,000.
Tenth street northwest between P and @
streets-Allen S. Johnson ct all, trustees,
to Edw. Lewis. lot F, square 337; $40
n street northwest between North Cap
itol and 1st streets-Jacob A. Davis to Ella
E. Stack. lot 1856, square 617; $40.
l. street northwest between 1st and Sd
streets-Wm. X. Brown ct ux. to Harriet
Freeman, part lot 1, square 556; $40 Har-
riett Freeman conveys same property to
VIM. K. Brown; $40.
Connecticut Avenue Heights-James B.
Winner ct ux. to Lalla 3. Ingersoll, lot 80,
block q SO
E street southeast between 1st and I'd
streets-Harry p. Parker to Mary F.
Parker. lots 124 and 125, square 1856; $40.
Evening star., 1901-08-14
FUNERAL OF MRS. v1NsoN.
lnterment mt Arlington Cemetery o.
Notable Woman.

lntermea mt Arlington Cemetery Of
Notable Woman.
The remains Of the late Mrs Harriet R.
r. Vinson. who died last week at the resi-
dence OF her son-in-law, Col. C. p. Porter,
near Boyce, Va. were inferred this after
noon IN the National cemetery at Arling-
tlon. 1t Is regarded as most fitting that
the last mortal resting place OF such q
woman should be in such surroundings.
All her life she had been identified with
the army Her first husband, Capt. Eras-
tus A. Capron was killed in the Mexican
war; her son, Capt. Allyn Capron of the
1st United States Artillery. died from the
enects OF the Cuban Campaign, and her
grandson. Capt Allyn K Capron of the
Rough Riders, was killed in the battle Of
La Guasimas. Cuba. She was q niece Of
the late Colonel Tanning Of the 4th Ar
tliery, and her second husband was Mr..
Cnarles Vinson OF this city, the offspring Of
that marriage being Major Webster Vim
son, paymaster, United States army. A
grandson Capt. David D. Porter u. s. M.
C., is now serving in the Philippines.
MRS. Vlns0n was a woman OF high intel
lectual attainments, and possessed gentle
and sympathetic disposition She met her
sorroWs and losses with admirable forti-
tude and was deeply beloved. Her person
al attractions were notable and in her
younger days she was considered the hand
soonest woman, In the army circle. For
many years Mrs. Vinson was q devoted
member OF st. Johns Church.
Evening star., 1901-08-14
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
of Public School Teach
ers Conf nfirmed-General Items.


Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, August 13, 1901.
The board of county school commission
ers met here today and confirmed the ap-
pointments Of the following teachers:
White-Miss Flora NJ. Hinkley, Chevy
Chase School, vice E. c. Elgin, resigned;
C. M. Burdette. Spencerville School, vice
Miss N. Conway Coles, resigned; Miss
Amanda Griffith, Sligo School, vice Miss
Susie Bailey, resigned; Miss Belle c. Nc
Atee, Potomac School, vice Miss Eva Mont
gomery, resigned; Trujean H. Aud, Ounce
Orchard School; Miss Viola Giliss, Grif-
ton School; Miss Ethel Price, Buck Lodge
School; Miss Eva Montgomery Darnes-
town School; Miss Fannie l.. Amiss, Clop-
per's School; Miss Fidelia S. Walker,
Browningsville School.
Colored-George c. Baum, school at
Boyd's; Elizabeth w. Johnson, school at
Laytonsville; Adelaide V. Hill, Sandy
Spring School; Charles P. Jenkins. school
at Norbeck; Sarah E. Canada, school at
Grifton.
port Of receipts and disbursements for the
year ending July 81. The total receipts
were S64 462 II and the total disbursements
S63 1sl u. leaving a balance of $1,2S1.O2
The schools of the county, both white
and colored, will reopen September 0.
Mrs. Blanche w. Keech, wife of James
A Keech, died Sunday morning at her
home near Burnt Mills, this county, aged
forty-one years. Acute kidney trouble was
the cause of death. Deceased had resided
In this county only short while, having
recently removed from Charles county,
Md. The funeral took place at o'clock
this afternoon from Rock Creek Chapel.
The remains were placed in a vault in
Rock Creek cemetery.
The funeral Of Mrs. Emma Serbia Mox-
ley, who died at her home near Glen Echo,
took place yesterday morning from her
late residence. The services were con-
ment being at Beallsville. The deceased
was the daughter of Mr.. ]. w. Magaha,
and was twenty-one years of age.
The thirty-fifth annual session Of the
Baltimore district conference of the NJ E.
Church South convened at 10 o'clock this
morning in the M. E. Church South in this
place. Rev. J. A. Anderson, presiding
elder of the district, occupied the chair,
and Rev. Charles d. Bulla. pastor of st.
Pauls Church, Baltimore, was elected
secretary. The attendance of ministers
and lay delegates was large.
After the appointment of committees to
consider and report on the various inter-
ests of the church. Rev J. r Andrews of
Arlington. Md, preached from the text:
Corinthians, 9-18 The afternoon session
was given to reports of charges and in
the evening Rev. I. S. Michael of Clarks-
burg delivered strong sermon to large
congregation.
Among the ministers in attendance are
Revs. j. A. Anderson, H. NJ Canter, Chas
ID. Bulla, w. H. Best of Baltimore ]. r.
Andrews OF Arlington, E. 8. Wolf OF Sud-
brooke. w. e. Wolfe of Hyattsville, o. c.
Beall OF Emory, G. d. White and j. II.
Balthis of Rockville, w A. Mcdonald of
Gaithersburg, 1. s. Michael of Clarksburg,
T. g. Lambert Of Howard, ]. H. Dulaney
of Beltsville and Addison Miller Others
are expected later.
The conference will probably adjourn
Friday evening.
Evening star., 1901-08-14
THE COURTS.

Equity Court No. 2-Justice Clabaugh.
Brown agt. Brown; proof ordered, F.
Edw. Mitchell, examiner, ordered taken.
Frey agt. Frey; sale to VIM. A. Fenwick
finally ratified. Carpenter ct al. agt. Anglo
American Savings and Loan Association ct
al; receivers authorized to accept offer Of
Empire Realty Co. Hughes agt. Hughes:
appearance of absent defendant ordered.
Boyd agt. Scott; rule against defendant,
returnable August q, 1901 Contee agt.
Contee; modification Of order to pay all
mony refused. Sparks agt. Sparks; excep-
tions to answer sustained and proof be-
fore A. H. Gait, examiner, ordered taken
Quinlan agt. Qutnlan; rule against defend
ant, returnable August 16. Miller agt. Mil
Ter; sale confirmed nisi.
Circuit Court No. 2-Justice Bradley.
Riley agt. Gottwals; Judgment by de-
fault. United States agt. Amer. Bond and
Trust Co.; motion to strike out pleas of
defendant overruled. Wash. Brick Co. agt.
Gottwals; judgment by default.
Probate Court-Justice Clabaugh.
Estate of Joseph Prather; will fully
proved. Estate of John Connolly; will
dated September 6, 1900, filed. Estate of
Chas. A. .Schott; will admitted to probate
and letters testamentary granted to Bertha
/. Schott; bond, $500 Estate of Oren w.
Weaver; account passed. Estate of Jas.
K. Mangum; will admitted to probate and
letters testamentary granted to Wm A.
Thompson; bond, $3.50. Estate of Henry
w. Howgate; petition for letters of ad-
ministration filed. Estate of John P. Rus
sell; inventories filed. Estate of Samuel T.
Cushing; petition for probate of will filed.
Estate of Dora KurntZki; will dated April
49, 1892, filed with inventory of personal
estate. Estate of Koppel Kurnitzki; will
dated April 1S, 1892, filed. In re Paul
Burns; account passed. Estate Of Ann E.
O'Hare; will dated December 90 1898, filed.
Estate of Franz l. Heising; petition for
letters of administration filed. Estate Of
John T. Woodfield; do.
Evening star., 1901-08-14
POLICEMAN EXONERATED.
Echo of an Arrest Made the Sth o
July.

July.
AS sequel to the recent police Interrupt
tions Of the base ball games of the men OF
the United States Marine Corps, Major
Richard Sylvester has forwarded to the
District Commissioners the trial papers in
the case of Private F. M Dent Of the police
force. who was charged with intoxication
and conduct unbecoming an officer.
The finding of the trial board was not
guilty. Officer Dent arrested Corporal
Walter ]. Coombs Of the Marine Corps the
Sth Of July, charging him with a viola
ton of the police regulations. The ma
rines took offense at the arrest of Coombs,
which was for playing ball on the south
east play grounds, and preferred charges
against the policeman as indicated. They
alleged that Officer Dent on several occa-
sions entered barrooms and took a glass
of beer.
Major Sylvesters comment on the papers
reviews the case and the recent difficulties
between the police and the marine corps
in an Interesting manner. He says, in con-
clusion:
Il regret this occurrence, following q
disposition to serve the members of the
bali team, and their estimable leader, whom
I know personally to be an officer of excel
lent standing, but I cannot help feeling
that the defendant was endeavoring to do
his duty to the best of his ability, believing
that he would be supported by the COM
.plainants, whose cooperation was prom
ised."
Evening star., 1901-08-14
BREAKFAST ON DRINK

toffEE MAKES MANY DYSPEPTICS.
Coffee and had quite tussle. Two years ago
was advised by the doctor to quit the use Of
eonee, for had chronic case OF dyspepsia and
serious nervous troubles. which did not yield to
treatment. 1 was addicted to coffee that 1t
seemed an impossbilty TO quit but when I was
put on Postum Cereal Food Coffee there was no
trouble In making the change, and today l am
well woman
one OF the lady teachers In our public schools
was sick and nervous. Frequently the only thing
she TOOK Tor breakfast was cup of coffee; I
urged her 10 try leaving or the coffee and use
Postum instead. Went far as to send her a
sample from my box and give her directions She
now uses nothing but Postum Food Coffee and
told me short time ago that she was perfectly
well.
1T Is easy 10 make good Postum once a person
becomes accustomed TO IL. Put four heaping tea
spoons to the pint Of water and after it comes up
to q boil, that from that time II boils fifteen
or twenty minutes then use good cream and you
have drink that would be relished by the queen
Be sure and put a piece Of butter size of a pea
in the pot to prevent boiling over" Mrs. Lizzie
Whitaker, Kidder, No. Postum is sold by all
1nt-class grocen at 10 and 70 cents per package.