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The Lamar register., 1901-04-24
HEAVY MAIL FROM IRELAND.
All Sorts of Mementos and Souvenirs Are
Found In the Missives.

Irish mail has become an item in the
delivery of letters. Christmas and st.
Valentines Day have been the only
periods of the year hitherto recognized
as generators of excessive mail. Now
St. Patrick's Day has called for n place
on the calendar of heavy mails, says
the Philadelphia Press. The foreisn
missives from incoming vessels are
laden with endearing sentiments of the
Emerald Isle. some of them having the
sentiments inscribed on the envelopes.
That the memory of Erins sons and
daughters far from home may never
lapse in the cherished memories of the
could sod" generous contributions have
been sent here in the shape of souvc-
Mrs in letters. These are native twigs
of shamrock and strips of moss and
peat bog, in all the verdure of the soil
from which st. Patrick drove away the
snakes.
The interchange of mementos of st.
Patrick and his fame are becoming an
established custom of st. Patrick's
Day. There is also visible evidence
that the traditions of Ircland's patron
saint are preserved in this way, just
as the sentiment of st. Valentines Day
has been observed by the descendants
of every cline.
The Lamar register., 1901-04-24
announcements In Hutchering.

Butchering has been improved along
with other things. To-day not a single
part of the animal is wasted Horns
and hoofs are made into tortoise shell
combs, buttons and various ornaments.
From the bones of the feet neatsfoot
oil is extracted. Hair and the finer
bristles are worked into upholstering
materials, and the different kinds of
felting. Cartilaginous substances are
made into gelatine, and the bones are
steamed to extract the glue.
The Lamar register., 1901-04-24
Five Sons In British Navy.

Recently Sir Fleetwood Edwards,
keeper of his majesty's privy purse,
sent to the mayor of Lyme Regis a
postofiice order for C to be handed to
Mr.. ]. Warren, a naval pensioner of
that town, who has at present five
sons in the royal navy. "as mark Of
the kings appreciation of this inter-
esting record" Mr.. Warren is him.
self the son of q naval pensioner.
The Lamar register., 1901-04-24

money and you takes your choice.
YOU can have n Jesuit priest, reading
ms mass-book; or old Vernon. count
ing his money bags; or young man
seated by table in room fixed up
in grand style, with woman old
enough to be his mother sitting on
sofa with an ugly look upon her face.
and another woman peering through
window back of her. looking ugller.
ii possible. than she: or you can have
good Queen Bess looking after the far
thing she dropped
"Pshaw! When was Queen Bess at
Banley, should like to know? Why.
it was not built till she had been dead
more than fifty years. What do they
want with her ghosts there?'
Cant say sir. But most old houses
have story about her and that blessed
farthing. wonder that she didn't
take better care of it when she was
alive. 1t has given her trouble enough
since"
well, let her be where she may,
don't believe she is at Hollow Ash
Hail.
No more do I sir"
i knew II. 1ou are Il sehSipic man.
Mr. Grimes"
81 don't believe in Queen Bess. nor
in old Vernon, nor yet in the priest
There is one thing there | do believe
in. though
"And what is that"
"The last ghost. It's not yet more
than twenty-five years old, you know.
The ghost of the buffers pantry. You
know what | mean, sir?'
"Pshaw." said the guest, turning
red
From things which came to my
knowledge when | was n younger man
than am now. | shouldn't wonder
il there was something in that. No
wonder that Vernon could not live
there"
Hush. Grimes," said the agent,
looking nervously towards the door.
There are some things in this world
that are not to be spoken of"
Exactly. And | never have spoken
of that to any one before for many
years. But it's my opinion the gen
tleman from London will pretty soon
get sick of his bargain"
THAT is what wanted to see you
about. Grimes"
THE bargain?"
YES"
What ails it, SIR"
Nothing at all
is the gentleman willing to make
it,"
Perfectly"
Liberal in his notions?"
Very. He told me that he would
pay Just as much for the use of the
place as If there had never been any
story about it"
Very handsome of him. People
generally expect to get haunted
house for nothing per year"
"Ah. but he laughs at the idea, and
pays the actual rent of the place just
to prove that he has no faith IN
ghosts
well. wish him joy of his new
home that is all
And so do |. However, If he has
n fancy it Is no business of mine But
here comes the rub"
Il don't see IT.
Have right to let the house,"
Mr. Grimes started.
why. you are agent
yes"
Then who has a better right
NO one. But, you see. | don't know
what Mr.. Vernon would say"
"Of course he would be pleased.
do you think so?"
q am sure of it,"
Il wish was Mr.. Vernon Is
very strange man.
(To be continued)
The Lamar register., 1901-04-24
SIGNALS TO THE PLANETS.
Punch Has a Scheme From Which Tesla
Might PrOtlt.

Might Profit.
Take n flag about the size of Europe
and mount it on staff the length or
the circumference of the earth. linen
generate sufficient electric fluid to illu-
inmate the material which should be
Of Il conductive character. Having
done this, apply the fluid to the mate-
rails with the assistance of all the
electric waves of the solar SYSTEM
Next change the laws Of nature in 80
much as they prevent the waving or
so gigantic II tlag as the signal. Select
II day when the conditions are favor
able and put the apparatus in opera
ton. Then, If the Martians are on the
alert. they could possibly observe tho
signal and reply to it, say, In couple
of centuries. If you do not obtain
manifestation. conclude that the inhab-
itants of Mars are looking the other
way-London Punch.
The Lamar register., 1901-04-24
Northern Capital in rne sourn

Many people, especially in the
North. have an idea that Il large per-
centage of the capital invested i'll
southern mills is owned by northern
people. The percentage is less than
fifteen in North Carolina and South
Carolina and but little more in Geor-
ga. In Alabama possibly twenty per
cent is about the proportion. Until
last year it was only eight per cent. in
North Carolina.
The Lamar register., 1901-04-24

Take Garfield Tea for constipation;
1t has this to recommend it: it is made
from health-giving herbs and it surely
The Lamar register., 1901-04-24

A Michigan University poet says. in
rhyme which We don't quote. that Chi
cago has more Germans than any city
except Berlin. more Scots than Ayr, more
irish than Kildare and more sinners than
my place except h-h-hades.
The Lamar register., 1901-04-24
Do Your Feot Ache and Burn?

Shake into your shoes, Aliens Foot
Ease, powder for the feet. 1t makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Corns, Bunions. Swollen, Hot and
Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores, Csc. Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted. Leroy, NY.
The Lamar register., 1901-04-24

When cheerful brave and light hearted is sud-
denly plunged into that perfection of misery the blues it is
a sad picture
1t is usually this way:
She has been feeling out of sorts for tme expert
encng headache and backache sleeps very poorly
and is exceedingly
Sometimes she is nearly by faintness dzzi
and papitaton of the hear then that bearing
feeling is dreadfuly wearing.
Her husband says, "Now don't get the bues You will
be all right after have taken the doctors medicine
But she does not get all right She grows day by
day. until all realizes distressing female
complaint is established
Her doctor has made a mistake.
She loses faith hope vanshes then the morbid
melancholy everlasting blues She should have been told
just what the trouble but probably she withheld
information from the DOCTOR who therefore, is unable
accurately locate her particular illness.
Mrs. Pinkham has relieved thousands of from
just this kind of trouble and retains their grateful
letters in her library proof of the she has
rendered them This assistance awaits every sick
in the land.
The Lamar register., 1901-04-24

The Car evidently believes in pour
ing oil on the troubled waters. He
has made the Queen of Greece an ad-
miral of the Russian fleet.
The Lamar register., 1901-04-24

To have your lace curtains. white skirts.
and shirt waists a dainty snow white. use
Russ Bleaching Blue. the modern bag blue
The Lamar register., 1901-04-24

Tne newspaper that Mrs. Nation start
ed in Kansas is dead. Almost any coun-
try editor could have told her tnat she
would need saw instead of hatchet
when she editing,
The Lamar register., 1901-04-24

Whether or not Funston's social quail
ifications are up to the mark for brig
in the regular army, 1t Is
apparent that he has taking ways.
The Lamar register., 1901-04-24
Mrs. Winifred AIlender's Letter.

" "DEAR Mrs. PISKHAM:-I feel it my duty to write
and tell you of the benefit have received from your
wonderful remedies. Before taking Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, was misery to my
self and every one around me. l suffered terrible
pain in my back, head, and right side, very
nervous, would cry for hours. Menses would appear
sometimes in two weeks, then again not for three
or four months. / was tired and weak, could not
sleep nights, sharp pains would dart through my
heart that would almost cause me to fall.
'My mother coaxed me to try Lydia f. Pinlkham's
Vegetable Compound. l had no faith in it, but to
please her did The first bottle helped me
much that l continued its use / am now well and
weigh more than l did in my life."-MRS.
WINIFRED ALLENDER, Pennington, ILL.,
The Lamar register., 1901-04-24
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CHAPTER |.
BY MARGARET BLoUNr.

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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-08
THE BOOK PRINTERS
ARE KEPT BUSY

If there was much money in print
ing. the American printer would stand
chance of becoming a very rich man.
Every printing house within reach of
New York, and some that are pretty
well out of reach of that city, have
more work to do than they can well
accomplish A publisher told me the
other day and it would be impossible
for any man not already a customer of
the larger printing houses to get any
work done by them, as they are SO
crowded with orders. When one sees
the number of books that are published
1t is easy to believe that printing
presses are groaning with the work,
and booksellers counters are bending
under the strain. One of the largest
booksellers in this city says frankly
that he cannot pretend to push any
but the popular books. The new
author has got to wait until the public
clamor for him before he will get any
display in the book stores. This is
hard, but it is not altogether unfair.
If there were fewer books the new
author would stand a chance with the
booksellers. but a bookseller is only
human. He is in the business, as most
men are, to make money. and till an
author gets a reputation he cannot
afford to push him.-The Lounger,i in
the November Critic.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-08
A PLEA FOR GOOD ENGLISH

Leon H. Vincent made plea for bet
ter colloquial English at the forty-ninth
session of the Massachusetts, Library
Club, last week.
By way of prefacing his remarks Mr..
Vincent stated that physically Ameri-
cans were the cleanest nation on the
face of the earth; there is none cleaner;
we wash everything that is washable
and accessible; we are in advance of all
other countries in public and home
sanitary skill, and we take as much
pains in the care of our garments as in
the care of our persons; we cannot toll
crate a spot in our houses, on our door
steps or on our clothing; but we are
wholly tolerant of all kinds of oddities
and vulgarisms in the use of that noble
tongue which is one. of the greatest
gifts of the old world to the new. The
protest, therefore, which he set out
to make was against the corruption of
familiar and colloquial speech by peo-
pie who ought to know better. He en-
phasized the fact that he was not re-
ferring to written English, but colo
quail English, the talk of the street, the
office, the shop, the hotel, corridor, the
afternoon tea, the formal call. the club.
THE keeping of the language is in
our own hands; if we do not protect
it, none else will. 1t depends on pri-
waite and individual effort, and not on
preachers, lecturers, political orators,
nor after-dinner speakers; still less
| does the reform depend on novels, es-
| says. magazines or newspapers. These
influences all help, but it is impossible
for them to do the work that we should
do. The work should be done in the
| family, in the social club, in the street.
| everywhere. There is lack Of con-
/ science among those in authority, and
I should put among the chief enemies
of language professors and dictionar-
les. Just as ministers must not allow
themselves certain privileges which
laymen freely enjoy, so professors are
not permitted to do what you and 1
might do without reproach. The MN
lister is the custodian of morals, the
professor the custodian of language and
literature. They should not give them
selves the colloquial liberties of the
business man. I could name you three
professors in three of the principal col
leges Of America who seem, If one may
Judge by their writings and their pub
lie utterances. to cherish the modest
ambition Of doing the English language
all the damage they possibly can. In
ordinary people Of ordinary response
bilities this would seem a matter Of
little moment; but in men holding po-
sitions OF highest trust the thing is
little short of scandalous; but such
men probably justify their lack of taste.
their eccentricities. their grammatical
immoralities. by saying that language
was made for men, which is quite true.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-08
II HUNG CHANG

Ii Hung Chang has for many years
been placed among the worlds great
men. That does not mean that he was
good, according to the ethical prin-
ciples upheld by Western civilization,
and perhaps not according to Chinese
ethics, but he had a big mind-that is.
a mind that grasped a great deal He
was one of those who attain heights
from which they can look down upon
the world and make broad and COM
prehensive deductions. Earl Ii, as he
was often called, stood forth the more
prominently because the people to
which he belonged was so little known
and understood.
If Ii Hung Chang served the state
well he was also very mindful Of him
self. 1t is known that in the earlier
part Of his career at least. he was ex-
ceedingly cruel and INSCRIPTIONS. and
1t is not supposable that the great
wealth which he acquired could have
been derived directly from his official
salaries. On the other hand, it has
not been charged against him. that he
ever sold his country. and it is unde-
aiable that he performed from time
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-08
A NEW NATIONAL ERA
SHOWN BY TRAGEDY

We have witnessed the gratifying
spectacle of a change of executives
without the single change of a single
| officer of the Government for political
| reasons. Not a clerk in any depart
ment has lost his place. And this sta
bility of the personnel Of the public
service was so throughly taken for
granted that it has hardly been a
subject of comment True, there has
been no change of party control. But
there was never before a time when a
change of executives even of the same
party, could have been made without
at least some reminder of the quad
rennial shocks that we use to receive.
This smooth continuance of the whole
governmental machinery is due partly
to the tragic circumstances of the
change of Presidents, but not wholly;
for it is due quite as much to Presi-
dent Rooseyelt's staunch support of the
merit system. About his earnestness
in this matter not even the widest
partisan had a doubt.
We are no longer divided into two
warning camps about domestic mat
ters. The long struggle about our
currency, which in its various forms
lasted for a whole generation, is ended
forever. The fight for a clean civil
service is won. The old period of
utTce SIIlI6 ABOUT uOIleSIlc pTeJuQlCGS
seems ended. Surely a distinctly new
era in our political life is now come
come by a significant coincidence I'M
der a President who was never partic
ularly identified with any of these old
wrangles, a young man, a man of &C
tion and of continental breadth of
mind, who is in hearty sympathy with
the settlement that we have made of
every one of these old controversies,
but who naturally looks forward to
new duties and not backward to a re-
vival of past issue.
1t is then, not a misuse of words to
say that Mr.. Roosevelt's administra-
ton bids fair for a new era-the era
that shall follow the final passing of
the spoils system and the complete dis
appearance of sectionalism, the era of
expNG&on of trade and of thought, a
largey, outward-looking era of soft
ened partisanship and a more robust
national life when politics may again
touch the imaginations of men and
work toward positive achievements.
work toward positive achievements
From The Worlds Work
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-08
GEN. HoAR LED THETlCKET


The result of the vote for county
officers which was published exclusive
ly in The Spy, presents some interest
ing contrasts, Some allowance, of
course has to be made for candidates
on the county ticket for their alphabet
ical positions. It invariably happens
that the man near the head of the tick
ct gets more votes than the one near
the tail of the ticket under the Aus
tralian system. A certain percentage
of voters, before reaching the end of the
ticket, seemed to get tired Of making
crosses. 1t is interesting to compare
the following votes in the county towns:
Crane 1850. Quincy S049.
Parker 1905 Putnam 1904.
Chamberlain 1851, Hurley SS0S.
Hoar 1888, Mcconnell S764.
johnson 1850, Brown $685.
Cook 1924 Luby 1857.
This shows that General Hoar was
the most popular candidate running in
the county towns He led even Gov
ernor Crane in his total vote, allowing
for all due to his position on the
ticket, this is an exceedingly fiattering
vote for any man to receive. General
Chamberlain was almost as popular in
the county towns.
All the Republican county ticket re-
ceived g very handsome vote when
compared with the popular head of the
ticket. They were all vote getters.
So far as the City of Worcester is
concerned, the same tendency is notice.
able as the following table will show:
Parker 741G, Putnam 1884.
Chamberlain 1896 Hurley 1850.
Hoar S109, Mcconnell 4543
johnson -577, Brown 47SS.
Cook 1855, Luby 1902.
Here again General Hoar led all the
rest and we believe that he led his
ticket in every precinct in every ward
in the city. It is quite possible that a
careful comparison viii show that Gen
eral Hoar was the most popular can
didate in every town and precinct in
the city and county of Worcester. This
is a tribute coming Spontaneously from
the people, that any man should appre-
clate. No meetings were held, no eff
fort was made to win public approval
for him, on his record as district at
torney. The high regard in which his
family is held in Worcester County may
account in some measure for his run
ming ahead of all other candidates. But
it is emphatically a personal tribute.
General Chamberlain showed the
same tendency to popularity and was
little behind General Hoar in the total
vote.
Notice that the count of Worcester
is Republican nearly two TO one when
the right men are presented and the
wrong newspapers are silent.
If a Republican mayor is to be chosen
this year the campaign must be kept
clean and decent. Expressions OF
opinion are invited by The Spy on the
proposition of some republicans to give
Mayor O'ConneH both nominations
this year only
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-08
SENDING COAL ABROAD

That American coal is making its
way in the German market is indicated
by an interview with General Coal
Agent Richards of the Reading Com
pany which is published in the Phila-
delphia North American. He says:
"Since Sept l representatives of sew
eral large coal dealers in Germany
have inspected the Pennsylvania an
thracite fields. AS a result there has
been a marked increase in general or
ders. Our company now has about H.
600 tons af1oat for German ports. This
week the steamship Hanover will leave
Port Richmond with another cargo to
be followed by the Armenian about
Nov. TO-
I'VE have also been asked to give
prices on 100, 0O0-ton orders from Ger
many, and if the present freight rates
continue it is possible we shall make
the shipments. The increased demand
for American anthracite is due tC
strikes in Wales and France. Owing
to the light exports of grain from this
country we are able to ship coal al
from $1S5 to $3.50 ton"
One drawback to extending the GOA
trade abroad, according to Mr.. Rich
ards, is the uncertainty regarding la
Dor, the anthracite miners working or
not working. as they please.
working as they please.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-08
BETTER LOCATION WANTED
FOR RECRUITING STATION

Capt. James F. Frier was in Worces-
ter yesterday morning, but found no
recruits waiting for him. Capt. Frier
does not think the location of the office
in Worcester tends to help any in the
securing of recruits, and left instruc-
lions with Sergt. Flaherty yesterday
to be on the lookout for a new loca-
ton where a flag can be displayed
and bills posted. He also intends to
have surrounding towns billed. Capt.
Frier is satisfied that all men now en-
listed will spend half of their time in
the States and the remainder on for
eign service
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-08
CASES TREATED AT
EMERGENCY HOSPITAL

Joseph Whittier, while playing with a
pet dog at his home, 81 Summer Street,
Monday night. was bitten in the calf of
the left leg. He paid no attention to the
wound at the time, but yesterday it fes-
tered and caused him much pain.
He went to the Emergency Hospital,
Orange Street, and there the wound was
cauterized and dressed by Dr. L. A. Cot
tie Whittier was much improved last
night, and it is thought he may recover
without serious complications setting in.
E. H Haskell of fainter Street, en-
ployed as an engineer on the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad, fell
from his engine in the South Worcester
freight yard yesterday afternoon He
bruised his right side and also suffered a
sprained arm and shoulder. He was taken
to the Emergency Hospital, and later
went to his home.