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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-07
TWO SIX F0OTERS JOIN
THE CITY GUARDS

At the meeting of the City Guards,
Thursday night two new members,
both six feet tall, were voted into the
company. The first of a series of talks
on the school of a soldier was given by
Capt Edwin G. Barrett who took for
his subject THE Position of a Soldier, s.
1t is intended to have a. talk on similar
lines at every meeting. The non
commissioned officers were given eX-
animation on their duties by Lieut..
Frederick H. Lucke. The prizes won
at the Thanksgiving shoot of the com
pany were awarded. The committee in
charge of the whist tournament made
a report and % members have signified
their intention of entering the contest
for prizes Carl W. WeiXler, formerly
a corporal in the company, and for the
past two years a ranch owner in New
Mexico, visited the company Thursday
night
Fine French books for Christmas.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-07
We Challenge the Whole World In Low Prices
Millinery
(Third Floor.)


We are showNng an elegant
assortment OF imported flowers
and foliage. Ladies who want
something out of the ordinary
and at the ordinary price should
see this line.
Amazon Plumes that we have
been selling for 08c you can have
for 400.
Regular Sc Angora Tafns for
400.
Big line OF Children's Tams
and Toques, have been 40c and
6oc. Take your pick at z0c.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-07
Market Specials
Saturday.
entrance Commercial Street, or
First Floor, Rear)

First Floor, Rear.)
We have a lot OF legs Of lamb
good ones-that we are going
to make special sale Of, Satur-
day today at SC pound.
Still selling Turkeys at the
same old price-9c to I5c, none
higher. At I5c YOU get the very
choicest turkey you ever saw.
If you want a bargain take a
look at Our Bargain Table. 1t is
a money saver.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-07

Patrick English has returned from
a visit in Haverhill.
The skating rink at Music Hall is
drawing large crowds each evening
that it is open. There is a number Of
fancy skaters in town.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-07
They Think That "Ruse" ConIon
Met With Shabby Treatment by
the Spectators at Game Thurs
day Night
SAY HE DID RIGHT
IN HITTING OFFENDER
Game Has Been Protested on
Ground That Father Mathew
Team Did Not Keep Floor Clear
in Accordance With Rules
Other Webster News

Special to The Spy.
Webster. Dec. 6.-Friends of the
Webster basketball team are indignant
over the trea tment "Ruse' Conlon, cap
tain of the quintet, received from the
spectators in Worcester, last night,
when the local team contested the
Father Mathew aggregation. Conlon
was repeatedly struck and kicked, they
say, by the Worcester boys who were
seated on the lower benches, while he
was having the best of the argument
in a scrimmage for the ball.
Although the Webster captain is
usually of a quiet and peaceful dis
position, his ire was finally aroused,
his friends say, in the last half, when
he was struck and kicked by a spec
tator. He swung around and retaliated
with a stiff right handed uppercut on
the offenders jaw. It is claimed that
he was entirely justified in doing as
he did.
The home team is supposed to keep
the floor clear and free from all dis
turbers. 1t failed to comply with the
rules, however, and on that ground
the game has been protested. Manager
John B. MMcQuaid intends to push the
matter when the directors hold their
next sitting.
The Webster team is very hopeful of
defeating the Father Mathew boys
when they come here next Friday.
Saturday evening the Lyceums are
billed. The Webster team received to-
day new shoes.
-Ex-Mayor Wilson of Vermont, Ia,
who spent the summer at Point Pleas
ant, with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry F. Bug
hee. has met with a. serious accident
since his return to the West. He in
jured the heel of his right foot so that
two days ago it was necessary to am
putate the leg at the knee
The salad supper and entertainment
at the Congregational Church. Thurs
day evening. was well attended. Miss
Ada Murdoch of Southbridge gave q
pleasing recitation. The supper COM
mittee was the Misses Kate Dobbie
and Florence Davis. On the entertain
meut committee were William II. An
derson, Ralph 7. Larcher. Mrs. JohT
r. Haskell. Miss Carrie Hayman anC
Ihe Rev Andrew Campbell
Robert Dunning rolled a string Of III
at candlepins on Hills alleys, Thurs
cay night. while the business mer
were rolling their weekly match. It il
the record of the season.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-07
Blankets
(First Floor, Left.)

There are $50 more White
Wool Blankets from our great
mill purchase that go for about
half their worth-$3.48 and
$3.50, and there is great wide
silk binding
Is pairs of Army Blankets
(grey), worth s., but you can
have them for $I.60.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-07
DenOnstr ating
Stove Polish

N-Ray Stove Polish is being
demonstrated. This is better
polish than any on the market.
It goes three times as far as a
paste polish. Has no odor.
Lasts longer. Sells for SC and
Ioc package.
Visit the Big Bargain Bazaar,
fourth Aoor-off carpet hall.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-07
AUBURN

The following persons We're elected
officers for the year 1902 at the regular
Grange meeting Thursday evening:
Master William Gilbert; overseer
William BarrOws; lecturer. NJ. /. Her
vey: steward. Percy Collins; assistant
steward, James Gilbert chaplain, Viii
liam F. Stone; treasurer. William H
StOckwell; secretary, Mrs. Eleanor NJ
Barrows; gate keeper. Albert Allen:
Pomona, Mrs. Hattie Mitchell: Flora
Miss Josie Prouty; Ceres, Mrs. Will
liam Gilbert; lady assistant steward
Miss Velena St German: executive
committee, II. ]. Marcy, William T
Stone and J. J. Allen.
Mrs. BENJAMIN c. Knowles who fell
and broke a hip Monday is not expect
ed to live. She is about Sc years old
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-07

COST 10 CENTS-But worth a dol
lar a vial This is the testimony Of
hundreds who use DR.. Agnew's Liver
Pills They are so sure, so pure, so
pleasant and easy acting. The demand
for this popular Liver Regulator is so
great it is taxing the makers to keep
up with it. 100 doses % cents. For sale
by Burlington Pharmacy and Brewer &
Co.-41,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-07

Boston, Dec. Give new cases of
smallpox were reported in the daily
bulletin of the Board of Health today.
The decrease in the number of victims
is said by the officials of the Board of
Health, to be due to the fact that
nearly 100000 persons have been vac
cinated
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-07
ChiIdren's KimOnas

Children's Flannelette XII
nonas i'll stripes and check, 4oc.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-07
Muslin Curtains
CThird Floor.)

(Third FloorD
A job lot that will interest
you. A SOC curtain, 2 IA yards
long, SOC.
Others IL yards long, 75c
value 6Qc; 81 value zQc.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-07
Sheet Music
Second Floor.)

(SecOnd FIOOr)
"Dusky Trooper" nc copy.
"Where the Daisies Used to
Blossom" 23c copy.
All other popular music, I9c
copy.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-07

Fine French books for Christmas.
French Book Store, 112 Front, Room g..
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-07

q "a s. - RIA.
Bsars the 4 The Kind You Have Always BOggs
't @ ZAEZ<e<
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-07
Umbrellas
for the Holidays
(First Floor, Left.)

Umbrellas for Children, for
Ladies, for Gentlemen, from 29c
up to $3.25.
Gentlemen's Automatic I'm
brellas natural wood handle fine
gloria cover a SIPS value, for
Csc.
Ladies' Umbrellas, in special
lines, Dresden, pearl, silver, ivory
and natural wood handles, mer-
cerized covers, only Soc.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-11-29

The publishers of two other stories in
form us, with the request that figures of
sales be not published 10 detail, that the
combined sale of the two novels in ques-
ton amount to date to 100000 copies
Review of Reviews.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-11-29

Among the relics on exhibition in the
loan exhibition is one of remarkable his
torical interest. 1t is Lord ByrOn's
sword which he carried and used in the
famous war for the independence of
Greece of seventy-seven years ago. Lord
Byron, as all who know anything of his
history know, volunteered in aid of the
patriot Greeks and commanded legion
in the Grecian army. He died at Mis-
solOnghi before the contest ended, and
just before his death gave his sword to a
Greek captain in his command, named
Loukas. Loukas was killed in a sortie
from the Desieged city of Missolonghi;
but his body was recovered and ByrOn's
sword, which was kno.ted to his wrist,
was saved with his body. The family of
Loukas, impoverished by the war, offered
the sword for sale and Col. Jonathan p.
Miller of Montpelier, who was also vol
unteer In the Greclan service and col
onel under Byron, bought it. After Col.
Mller's death the sword passed to his
daughter, Mrs. Abiiah Keith of Chicago.
Mrs. Keith by her will bequeathed the
sword to the Vermont Historical society,
and it was placed last year in the socie-
tvs collection in the State House at
Montpelier. 1t bears the cornet and
initial of the Byrons engraved on the
hlt and its genuineness is most amply
attested, among Others by George Finlay,
the historian of Greece and friend of
Byron, who used to see Byron carry the
sword and was present when it was sold
to Col. Miller. Any historical society in
the world would be proud to possess so
interesting and valuable relic. 1t was
in part the subject of an article in Serb
ner's Magazine, several years ago, and a
picture of it illustrated the article
Burlington Free Press.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-11-29

THE NEW DEMAND FOR FICTION.
The sale of books of fiction has In
creased enormously in the past five years.
This is true as regards the absolute num-
Der of novels sold, and is still more strik.
ingly true when the demand for fiction
as compared with the sale of other books
written and published for the general
reader. Indeed, some very well-inforned
publishers assert that the demand for
biographical works, volumes of essays,
books of travel, and the various Other
classificatiOns outside fiction has actually
not increased at all in the past five years
1t is probably true, though the thing
seems ridiculous at the first thought, that
the pubic has been moved into this avid
ity for new works of fiction by the main
force of advertising in the newspapers
and periodicals. While 1t is plausible
that particular novel should find a
vastly greater audience as result of eA
tensive and efficient advertising, it vii
strike the average man as highly curiou.
that the English-speaking public can he
with comparative celebrity persuaded IL
read fiction rather than hiograph
travel, letters, by the skillful advertising
of fiction. Advertising can create a NJ
demand for felt slippers; why not for
fiction? At any rate. there does not
seem any other working theory to ex-
plain why people should buy novels 10
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-11-29

An exciting cooking main took place
In Bennington in an unoccupied house
near state line, Saturday night. Five
pairs Of birds from Cambridge, N. Y,
and North Bennington were produced,
all young ones. There were five mains
put up and the North Bennington birds
won every one. The purse was the
entire door receipts, which amounted to
about fifty dollars. Three of the Cam
bridge birds were badly punished.
There Is splendid sleighing in the
mountainous town of Woodford. Sleighs
are run down the valley to within about
four miles of Bennington, where bare
ground is encountered. From that point
wagons run into Bennington village.
In the woods in Woodford the snow Is
foot and half Geep, and lumbermen are
busy getting In the winter supply of logs.
The Rev. NJ. G.. Henderson of st.
Johnsbury, who has been in the ministry
sixty-one years, recently OBLIGATED at his
one thousand and first funeral. The
Rev. Edwin Wheelock of Cambridge
has still more remarkable record, hav
ing olliciated at over one thousand two
hundred funerals. He has also married
about eight hundred couples.
George G.. kmball of Derby has large
collection of old coins of various de-
nominations, many of them representing
the money used in foreign countries.
One of the latter dates back to 17G9; the
Oldest United States piece dates dack to
1875. The whole collection amounts to
about $50.
Ex-Regent Mrs. Philip X. Leaven-
worth of Castleton has presented Ann
Story chapter, Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution, at Rutland with mill
itary coat worn by Col. E. Brewster
Higley, an ancestor of her husband, at
the battle of Hubbardton.
Sanford E. Worthington of Benning-
ton has received notice that he will be
appointed second lieutenant in the reg
ular army. He held that position in the
lst Vt. Vols. and also in the Goth Us.
Vols. in the Philippines. He has not yet
received assignment.
The slate quarry recently opened on
the Edgar Cool farm in Brandon prom
ises success. A good grade of slate is
being quarried. A new cutting and
trimming machine was set In place last
week.
A little child of ii. d. Danbrook of
Newfane fell into tub of scalding water
Friday morning and was terribly burned.
Doctor Weston dressed the burns, and
he fears the INJURIES will be fatal.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-11-29
THE CHlLDREN'S FRIEND.

You'll have cold this winter. Maybe
you have one now. Your children will
suffer too. For coughs, Group, bronchi-
tbs, grip and other winter complaints One
Minute Cough Cure never fails. Acts
promptly. 1t is very pleasant to the
taste and perfectly harmless. c. b.
George, Winchester, Ky, writes "Our
little girl was attacked with Group late
one night and was so hoarse she could
hardly speak. We gave her few doses
of One Minute Cough Cure. 1t relieved
he Immediately and she went to sleep.
When she awoke next morning SHE had
no signs of hoarsenes or Group ID. A.
Bisbee's drug store.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-11-29

enormous quantities as compared with
FIVE years ago and should not buy other
books to any extent. The one essentially
new element In the situation is the Gus
tom of advertising In huge "display" the
merits of the new story of adventure or
historical incident, the appreciative COM
ments CT reviewers, and last-or gener-
ally, first-the number of hundreds Of
thousands of copies that have been sold
to date.
According to the publishers statement
there have been sold of the following
bakers dozen of fiction books:
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-11-29
A bachelor says that love is combina-
ton of diseases-an affection of the heart
and an inflammation of the brain.
a PHYSICIAN TESTiFIES.

81 have taken Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
ana have never used anything 10 my life
County Physician Geo. W. ScrOggs of
Hall County. Ga. "Being physician
have prescribed It and found II to give
the best results" If the food you eat re-
mains undigested in your stomach 1t de-
Gays there and pOisons the system. You
can prevent this by dieting but that
means starvation. KodOl Dyspepsia
Cure digests what you eat. You need
suffer from nett her dyspepsia nor starva-
non. The worst cases quickly cured.
Never fails. ID. A. Bisbee's drug store.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-11-29
GREAT LUCK Or AN EDITOR.

"For two years all efforts to cure Ec-
zema in the palms of the hands failed"
writes Editor ii N. Lestor, of Syracuse,
Kan, "then | was wholly cured by
Bucklen's Arnica Salve." Its the
worlds best for Eruptions, Sores and
all skin diseases. Only 25c at DR.. w. H..
Sheldon's drug store.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-11-29

B B,ao sr Ko ei,ot together ndne,r sOo ooo
The publishers of two other stories in
form us, with the request that figures of
sales be not published 10 detail, that the
combined sale of the two novels in ques-
ton amount to date to 1000 copies
Review of Reviews.
900
DANGERS OF THE HUNTsMAN.
The annual reports of accidents to
hunters that are now coming In appear
to indicate that the Nimrod of to-day
requires just as much courage to
face the dangers of the forest as was
needful in the days of Daniel Boone.
Indeed, "man's inhumanity to man. is
at its height in the shooting season. 1t
was thought that the introduction of
smokeless powder would lessen the
danger of being shot by some innocent
fellow sportsman, but it now seems that
the smokeless powder propels bullet
so much further that the advantages
consequent upon being able to see where
one is shooting are more than counter.
balanced.
OF course, most of the shooting ac-
cldents are the work of the inexper-
fenced huntsman, who mistakes an
others brown shooting coat for a deer
or other game. This bungler Is respon-
sible, first and last, for the loss of many
lives. 1t is useless to tell him to make
sure before he shoots. He is so deadly
afraid some game will get away that he
shoots at anything that may be game.
Formerly the experienced huntsman
took to a tree when he heard that green
horns were about, but then this refuge
seems now denied him. Such a seeker
for safety was brought down in the
Adirondacks the other day by man
who took him for brown bear.
If you are DESTROYS of shooting a fell
low huntsman the following recipe will
be found effective: Go forth in the crisp
November morning determined to let
drive at anything that looks as If it
might be game. Don't stop to reflect
that the patch of moving brown that
CLEANS through the bushes may be a
man, and not deer. Blaze away. II
it happens to be man, you can apollo
gize to his widow.
For the man who wishes to shoot
himself accidently different course of
procedure may be confidently recon-
mended: Lay your gun down in the
bottom of boat. Then get out of the
boat, and, reaching over, seize the gun
by the end of the barrel and drag it
toward you. Ten chances to one the
hammer will be caught on one of the
seats. will be cooked, and then, when
released, will fall upon the plunger,
sending the entire charge where it will
do the most good. If this does not
work successfully after repeated trials,
try getting over a loosely made
stone wall, always carrying the gun
cooked. With ordinary luck you
ought to be able to shoot yourself by
this means once out of three trials
New York Tribune.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-11-29

After woman succeeds in getting the
wedding ring where she wants it she be-
gins TO say what she means.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-11-29

The difference between men and women
who lie is that the woman don't mean to
the men do.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-11-29

Builds up the system; puts pure,
rich blood in the veins; makes men ana
women strong ana healthy. Burdock
Blood Bitters. AT any drug store.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-11-29

1t is useless for poor man to attempt
a Irritation with the blind goddess of JUS
tirp
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-02
ATTEMPTED MURDER.
Apparently Insane Man Tries to XIII
Fred Clark a i Dubuque.


Dubuque, Jan. 2.At 4 80 o. clock Mon
day afternoon a man named j. Corbett
made an unsuccessful attempt to shoot
Fred Clarke, bookkeeper for the Iowa
Paint and Color Company MIR. Clarke
rs also treasurer for a local lodge of
Nyoodmen and recently he has sent Cor
pett a number of notices to remit dues
for which he was In arrears. Corbett
brcame angered at the repeated notices
sent to him by the treasurer, and Mon
cay, with a revolver in his possession.
he wentto the office where Mr.. Clarke is
employed. Gorbett accused Mr. Clarke
q prosecuting him in attempting to col
slect the dues. The secretary tried to
slsacify Corbett, but the latter flaw into
q passion and dipped out the revolver.
Before corbett had time to shoot he was
scverpowered by some of the company
employees who, very fortunately, hap
pened to be close by at the time.
Soon afterwards Corbett left the Of
flee and went to his boarding house in
the lower end of town. While he was
seated at the supper table an officer
walked into the room and placed him
under arrest.
Corbett was arraigned in police court
this morning and was sent to jail 10
await the action of the commissioners
81 insanity who will Investigate his case
With out delay.
The prisoner exhibited signs of insan-
ity and appeared to have an idea that
someone was following him around for
the purpose of doing him injury.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-02
Mrs. Beck with In Nj. Pleasant.

Mt. Pleasant Jan. Mrs Robert
Lincoln, of Chicago. accompanied by her
daughter, Mrs. Jessie Lincoln Beckwith,
arrived in the city the latter part o.. the
week for a holiday visit here Mrs. Lin
coin is stopping at her home, the old
Harlan home near the college, and Mrs
Beckwith went direct to the home of
Capt. Beekwith. on West Monroe street,
where she has been visiting with her
husband. Warren ". Beckwith. VINO is
here from Creston on visit. The young
couple, according to present plans, will
coon go to housekeeping at Creston,
where MIR. Beckwith has rented a nice
home for their occupancy. He has a
good position with the Burlington in the
Office of Superintendent Duggan, OF the
West division, and is attending to his
own business in commendable manner.
This ought to set at rest the ridiculous
story of divorce between the parties
which was started some two weeks ago
and for which there was not the sight
est foundation
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-02
UNIQUE MARRIAGE AT FIT. DODGE
Romantic Union OF Charles Wick n
man and Katie Back radt.

Romantic Union OF Charles Wick \
man and Katie Backradt.
Fort Dodge, Jan. Charles F. Wick
man, a prosperous farmer living neal:
Kneirim. a small town not far from
Fort Dodge, and Katie Backradt, of
Henzel, Waldeck, Germany. We're made
husband and wife at the German Catilo-
tic church in this city on New Years
eve. The groom is a man OF "a years,
while the fair bride is a buxom German
beauty of % summers.
Many years ago. before Wickman left
Germany to try his fortune in the new
world, he knew his present bride as a
little girl, the child of old friends Of his
In Henzel, and when. a short time ago,
word came to him that both the childss
parents were dead, it seemed to him in
every way fitting that he should assume
the place of a father to her whom he re-
membered and thought OF still as a little
child. His surprise was complete when,
l,ected to see step from the train few
ward and greeted him as her father.
His feelings underwent a speedy
change, and instead of the kindly re-
gard which he had felt for the daughter
OF his old friends. a more tender emo
ton sprang up. A proposal of marriage
was the natural outcome,
This Is not Wickman.s first venture
upon the matrimonial sea, as he already
has record of three marriages to his
credit, but this fact does not seem TO in
terfere with the affection in which he
folds his comedy bride from over the
seas. Wickman is well-to-do, and he
and his bride will make their home on
Els well-stooked farm at Kneirinl.