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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-30
WeStboro

FOR SALE-The ]. D. Potter estate,
"Brookside" 81 acres. large orchard.
fruit of all kinds In abundance, garden.
lawn, meadows, woodland; beautiful
pond of acres, well stocked with fish,
never failing springs, attractive
grounds; large colonial house, barn,
Carriage and ice house; conveniently To-
Gated near electrics, within few min
utes' walk Of P. o. and B. g. A. sta
ton; suitable for gentleman's residence.
For particulars inquire OF John d.
Macaulay. 80 South ST.. Westboro.
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Seven Room Tenement

TO RENT-A very pleasant tenement Of
rooms and bath. steam heat, curtained,
screened, all modern improvements. No.
Is Queen ST. S
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WATCHES AND JEWELRY

L. w PENNINGTON, 6 Elm st.-Dis-
monds and stones of every kind. Watch
and Optical Work. Poker etchings and
material a speciality. Tel. No. 931-13.
Examine our goods. ia
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Valuable Residence
For Sale

The valuable property No. 1os ELM
Street. containing 1880 SO. IT,, 100 r
front on Elm St., 1856 TT. deep, upon which
is house Of Is rooms, bath room ana
laundry. with net tubs. supplied with hot
and cold water; house is heated by fur
mace, lighted by gas and has fireplaces IN
three rooms; a barn with stalls. THIS
property is valuable as a gentleman's resi-
dence. being within 200 f. of the heauti-
full Elm Park. and near Cedar and Pleas
ant Street electric cars or as an invest.
hent. as the frontage OF lots Will admit OF
another house. Also the vacant lot south
side Of Elm St., and directly opposite 10:
1903 62x120 IT,, containing TAO so. r. Also
the valuable property on Green st., near
Franklin, and adjoining the B. & A. r
r.. 81 IT. frontage on Green St, and con-
tains upwards OF 1000 SO. IT. land. with
buildings well rented. This property of
fers an unusual opportunity for investors
as in this locality buildings are In great
demand. For further INFORMATION inquire
No. 100 Elm ct
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BUSINESS NOTICES

JOS. METIVIER, Ladies and Gents
Custom Tailor. Repairing, pressing.
cleaning, etc. II Pleasant ST. room g.
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FOR SALE-FURNITURE
FOR Observation-Disclosures

I. GLONIG, 70 Millbury Stall kinds of
oil cloth; secondhand furniture and
carpets bought and sold.
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CENTRAL REAL ES-
TATE EXCHANGE

BOT STATE MUTUAL BUILDING
START New Year right buying a
building lot or home.
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE-An ele-
CANT, practically new $50 depot
wagon might take a VISIBLE
equity.
COTTAGE and barn at Brant Rock;
would exchange.
LOT corner Woodlawn and Uxbridge
SITS cheap; small payments IL de-
sired.
OTHER LOTS on Chandler and Fern,
or. in fact, almost any street you
choose.
THREE on Hudson, Dewey.
King, Lincoln SITS, ETC., etc. Some
of these for exchange.
WANTED - Renting property in ex-
change for a good mortgage.
FOR SALE-Half interest in one OF
the best stores in the city, market
and grocery; business Of about 800
OO0.
MONEY TO LOAN in large or small
sums on first mortgage
See either Mr.. Clark or Mr. Stanhope,
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FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE

1904 GROOM COTTAGE, is minutes
walk from City Hall. o. F. Ballou. 27
Walker Building. tins
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OILCL0THS

I. HONG. 70 Millbury Stall KINDS OF
oil cloth: secondhand furniture and
carpets bought and sold
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LOST-Wednesday on Main St, between
Pleasant and Piedmont SITS, or on
Chandler st. car a round gold pin.
Finder return to Spy Office and be re-
warded
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LOST AND FOUND

LOST-A S. bill, Saturday evening, proba
bly, In N. A. Boutwell's toy store. Ad
dress Thelsla Peterson, II WestlanC
st. 8
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WANTED-T0 BUY

WANTED - To buy secondhand furni-
ture. in large or small lots; highest
cash price paid Central Storage Co.. g.
TO- IL, IA Mulberry st. jill
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NICKEL PLATING

GLOBE NICKEL PLATING CO.-Platers
In gold, silver, brass, copper and all
kinds of oxidizing; fixtures refinished
and lacquered. ]. c. Palmer n Winter
ST. All work warranted not to strip or
peel Telephone 942-12.
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SITUATIONS WANTED by all round
and private cooks, competent general
and I'd girls, housekeepers. kitchen,
table and chamber maids. Green girls.
Mrs Jones, 409 Main St, room 20 Tel.
961-4.
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SITUATIONS WANTED by farm hands,
teamsters, hotel help, green men, etc.
Mrs. Jones. 40S Main St., room 20. Tel.
1914.
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RAILROADS

Personally conducted weekly tourist
cago every Friday night-from Boston
and WORCESTER every Thursday-over
the Illinois Central r. R., for San
Francisco and Los Angeles, via Omaha
and the scenic line of the world; ALL
THE GRANDEST SCENIC FEA-
TURES BY DAYLIGHT. For illus
trated advertising matter. rates. re-
servation of berths and all further In
formation, apply to ]. c. Clair. New
Eng. Agent, Illinois Central R. R., 29s
washington ST.. Boston. Mass.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-30

FERRETS. birds. animals and supplies.
P F. Sullivan. 1856 Main. cor. Elm. Tel.
1872
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HELP WANTED-FEMALE

WANTED-In family of three, first
class, well recommended Homework
girl at good wages. Apply IL Foster
St, Room 3. 81
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RATE FOR
Classified
Advertising
. " " The SPY IS IS
3 CENTS A DAY
For Each Line.
HELP WANTED-MALE

WANTED-Farm hands, teamsters, green
men. Mrs. Jones. 4OS Main St, room 90
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DO YOU WRITE ADS? Send address to-
day for invaluable information. free. TO
Harper Syndicate. ColumbuA- o.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-17
LA RENTREk" IN PARIS.

That idle irresponsible interude in life the
holiday season. once again being over. We. like
any boulevardier any bourgeois, have taken
train TO Paris and undergone the judignities that
await all patrons Of local lines" at the Octroi
Straight from a village whose shops display no
valuaflles. where finery be acquired only at
the weekly rnarket-the finest item for SIX
seven francs-we could not be suspected of con-
cealng jewelry. silks works Of art in cur port
nanteaus. Yet our baggage impounded
slapped and shaken by a stern official. Had We
wine? poultry vegetables? No: not q bottle,
not the feather Of bird. not the pip Of to-
nato. Sharply. Notwithstanding such i'm
putations. Had we been regarded as likely pos
SCISSORS OF d tiara, a strip of precious broCade,
and been questioned prOportiOnately, we should
have made some amiable response But-'-farm
produce't We-rusticS, Was our bearing rural?
Was il likely that should pack rude eatabes
into those spruce pOrtmanteaus? Gould we pos
sibly have as destinations the Halles, as con-
yeyances a market cart? We? We, of
the Saturday Review! What, Mon
seIlr? No. certainly not; no cheese whatsoever
II not being our business to deal in camembert
nor vet in gruyere. Thus, the official. Thus
the rightful owners of the pOrtHanteaus. TneN
a srunt from the official and his mad mark IN
cha Tx on each trim Vase; from US, dlsdalnful
glance from the porter, cab And so across
paris: slowly along busy boulevards, gayly over
c,1rbstones and jerkiIy-bOUncingly- cob
bIa5 streets Still we did not hail the cocher
eayinp WHY this reckessness? Why risk your
1ifa vour horses life-above all, our life! we
wish YOU well. We are prepared TO give you
ar7rIa evidence Of our esteem. Shall We not be
presenting you soon with a liberal pourboire!'
New-York tribune., 1901-11-17
THE DESTROYER IN \ NUTSHELL.

Since the loss Of the Cobra public attention
has been fastened destrcyers and torpedo
craft. and the trifling and ordinary break
down appears II the daily newspapers as An
other Mishap TO a Destroyer
The cause OF such accidents is well enough
known and may be explained in non-techn!cal
language as follows: \ destroyer bears herself
in a seaway by virtue Of elasticity: she Is. or
should be. built to give" in just the same fash
ion though OF course, noI 20 the same degree
as a long thin latin Of wood which bends 10 q
strain. and survives what would otherwise
break ii In rough weather and in certain seas
q destroyer Is often poised upon . wave with
her ends out Of water nearly so; or the re-
verse may obtain, and the amidshIps portion
t1 left unsupported While the bow and stern are
carried tops Any one may reproduce
these conditions tolerabiy faithfully with a long
Iath Of wood. dropping il on this fucrum and
that with much force, in reason, as ne WILL
without breaking the latin in any way hurt
ing it This Is the theory upon which 4 prop
eriE constructed destroyer Is built.
Let US now suppose that the lath IS strength
ened-or what might appear 'strenSt thened -
by mailing extra lath on short portion Of
the length where the strain may be normally
greatest At once greater ri2lcIty VIII be Sc
cured, and the iath viii be far less easily
snapped at the reinforced part. But il is at
least twice : likely TO break where the extra
piece stops the TWO ends acting fulcrum
to break i. And while the original lath may
be waved in the air and struck against objects
without meeting destruction, the reinforced one
is almost certain smash with the same or d
less straIn--(F- T Cove, in The Contemporary
New-York tribune., 1901-11-17
THE SPANISH PEASANTRY-

Those who have lived among the people and
know something of their struggle for existence
ra irnprassed by the hardness OF their lot anu
: he cheerfulueSs with which they bear II Ih"y
receive. no encuura cement to til the land, ana
have become quite hopeless. The Andaluslah
more or less deserved, but when supervised the
Snanish workman viii do good work IheTe Is
no doubt the peasant would be more cTrTSrtc
in his field labor were h. not ground down hS
ir1r.osts H. is usually sober. quiet and kindly
p .,0od husband and father inclined. perhaps, 10
he too fond Of a siesja. and generally Tor taxing
life easily. but D.. Is content with very Shii
wages hardly ever drinks, and IL very E'"d
tempered He is very moderate in his food. as
TWO meals d DAY suffice. one is often struck "I
the rerfect harmony and gayety that IS ap-
parent in the family life Of the peasantTy, aS
the laborCr sits with ms wife and ch'id'eh f"uIi
80. srnokinr earthenyyare bowl. dipping thrir
bread into the caspacho Of bread. oil. garlic ana
tomatoes Gf in season., with various other con
,jiI,1erte washing ii down with IN" YIN du pays
and finishing up with his cigarette. then. alter
an hours rest, this child OF the soil VIII str'l
back to his work. singing G"Ely 10 hlnSelI' an"
the wife and AItie ones VIII return hoi'le '-'iIE
ing the dish.
II always strikes the ouIooSeT that the span
lard gets tho most enjoyment cut of ms me thdt
he can and in a way unknown I" the more
plodding English aborer The AudaluSlan peas
ant does not live half well aS the tHSiiSIl
agricultural Iaborer: he rarely tastes meat
though he often eats the coarSer KINDS OF nSI
y ar Here's the peasant who works on farm
during The harvest gets siXpence a day and
loaf Of bread and with that pittance he must
live and even support family. His only hed
while at harvest work Is the cotton blanket ne
brings with him. in which he rolls himself
-tChembers's Journal
New-York tribune., 1901-11-17
\ MIRACULOUS HORSE.

The animals memory was wonderful and its
perception OF a meaning marvellous. II had a
great love for fruit. ON occasion in the
literally wateIed. Wait said Mr.. y. 20 his
friend. and ! VIII show YOU something Turn
ing 70 the horse. he said, "Tippoo, | won t give
YOU this apple Whcreupon the glad expression
vanished and two rows of teeth We're exhibited
Then he continued. II am vers hungry, TIppoo
am going il myself The animals
mouth closed, and its head hung dejectedly
Well" continued Mr.. A, Il see that YOU are
disappointed: let haIve it VIII that suit
you?' Immediately the horse neighed and
bowed its head.
an occasion when it felt indisposed TO drag the
buggy The owner. who intended to drive to
the city addressed the horse. telling it to fetch
the harness. The saEacioUs brute-which, by
the way, could distinguish at a glance what
was needed for riding and what for driVing-on
receiving the order disappeared and returned
as directed, carrying the harness in its mouth
though to obtain this it had to lift down the
saddle. which was hung over the harness on The
same peg. On returning. the horse, to Mr.. As
utter astonishment, walked slowly and limped
as if in pain: seeing this, he examined the APP
parently injured foot but could discover moth
ing wrong. Undecided what to do, he made the
animal move about for a few minutes in order
TO find out what the matter. Instead of
abating, the pain seemed to increase rapidly,
and the horse showed signs of the greatest de
lection. Suddenly Mr.. A. turned to his favorite
New-York tribune., 1901-11-17
CORONATION OMENS.

Cyroote-s at next years great ceremony At
the Abbey may axe note OF niue lncLoelS aitu I
accidents not arranged for in the rubrlc of til=
coronation ceremony. II they are newspaper
orloolzers they VIII doubt utilize Such Ch-
toward occurrences as aloS u - ',le -,~ mn
ness OF their copy But neither he"SI'f'ei III ~
ror their more fortunate fellow spectators VIII
-e.s INTO any such little incidents the good ana
81 --terts read into similar occurrences al lIie
-rs.-nings Of former kings and queens
i is difficult not to sylnpafhlze Win Ialite9
Il and the humorous forpearatcT u In
r-a,as al the supreme mjschance when beIei
~ Coro,aation festivities when his turn cafAe-
!. .y.e at the coronation banquet, and the cha'!-
I.foa Of England had just flung ms challehse 60 -
tra world. He had dIsn1ouHted Iroiil I-7 az" =.
and was advancing toward the KING seat 40
rs Jamas's hand. Unfortunately. awkW ard O.
ness brought il about that he stumbled ana Zen
an MS fuIl length equipped in complete ar.
-..ar as he was. The Queen Consort- MARI cl
flIera il Tna- be remembered, eHcldliileu' -
vog love what a weak champion you haNe-
To which the King said nothing put la1slit 5' l.
and the champion excused himself pFeteL!C@Il @
his arnlor was heavy, and that he hlrlseil was a.,
weak with sickness, which was Ia4se' 4oi -
US yery well and had had none
The curious may turn gratefully from tfle COT
temptation OF such sinister Ioflei.s Iof ~ - i-lt
orne-.s Of a less Inalevolent character "IIIcl
marked the reign Of George the thlro- Ms is iols
reign can hardly be counted to have beeh an uii-
mixed benefit to the people: AZ any 80 r. - e,.s
fairies who presided, if malicious lillt, | MeL
al least altogether eupeptic- The accidents "eIS
more or less mrth provoking IN themselves anu
for the most part ended in smile
The Deruty Earl Marshal, the Earl OF f-Ihns-
ham hardly gave that attention 10 his duties
TO be expected from an Intelligent nooleIlaI oL u
his exalted rank He forgot, among otheI
things. the sword OF state, the state banquet
chain for both King and Queen, and the canops-
The difficulty OF the first named OF lhe o,i aDoh-
mentioned articles overcome by DoITo"ihS
the City sword Of state, which the LORD Mayor
had brought with him. A hasty canopy Wa
externr,orza as yyell. but even with these make
shifts the commencement OF the ceremony "as
delayed until afternoon The KING allef " diu
Sent FOR Lord F,finshan TO complain, and re-
ceived this most delightful reply: 1t Is lrue'
New-York tribune., 1901-11-17

We merely clutched the cushions, enjoying the
jerks, the dangers. Six months had elapsed
since last experienced the same escapes, the
same emotions. Absence makes the heart grow
fonder; particularly fond of the cab. the
coCher: of the streets. the pOpulace, of Paris
Six months afteri Everywhere memories. We
recognized this shop, that corner; remem-
bered faces. had glanced in former days at
that very window. The same lights. the same
movement; the old warning from the trans, the
familiar hoarse cries of the CameiotS, the usual
spectacle of modistes fastening, faneurs swag-
gering, walters rushing to and fro Everywhere
exhlaration. fever-Paris was back or was
coming back at that moment cabs as laden as
ours followed preceded us, their inmates
gIancng glanced, just as reminiscent
Soon they would be dismounting. exchanging
compliments with the concierge We. too, were
a bout be welcomed, and after some practice
had got to know our compliments by heart. 1t
would be a question Of Bon jour least a
dozen times. and Que VouS aVez boHne nlne -
lust often. il would be moment Of busting
Of boWiug. with the dog barking. the servants
seiZing and bearing off the portmanjeauS. the
other tenants Of the house salutlnE on their
way out or in Finally. il would have come to
pass it would have ben positively accomplished
La Eentroe.'-,J. = Macdonald, in The sat
urGay Review.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-17
THE BLIGHT OF FASTIDIoUsNESS

But seriously, how is il that fastidiousness-
in the in which using the word
should be to those in whom il is the dominant
quality such a pitiable source of weakness, and
should be able to destroy completely that
CT life which is the best soil wherein 10 Guilt
Eate every kind Of success? One reason is, per
haps that there is atmosphere SO preJudlclal
10 mental and moral strength as that Of small
ciique guarded by a shibboeih Without what
Louis Stevenson calls the bracing contact with
the world" loses that sense OF proportion
which alone transform his knowledge into
wisdom. He may attain 10 IAN acid sharpness
Of insight but never 10 the large, unconscious
geniality OF the worlds heroes" Stevenson said
-Elntruiy- We think-of Thoreau what may he
applied with truth 10 thu men Of whom Ne are
spea king: He was not easy. nor ample. nor ur-
bane nor even kind: he had TO waste lands
kitchen hidden II his nature. but was all i'm
proved and sharpeCsd 10 point To the
-cliCue dwelIer-' faSJiIiOuSneSS becomes the MI
croscope of folly. and every day as he cIscerns
more he is able TO grasp less Among people OF
any Intellectual capacity disgust and boredom
are the natural result Of artifcially circurn-
scrlbed outlook. and the cabbage leaves OF cult
r-a heccrne ineyrress:f)lv wearisome those
who trot upon them in the fruitless search alter
e petty perfection For all the care they exlend
upon their mental constitution they cannot
avoid the complaint Of the epicures OF culture
a certain ''loathing Of nina NlcenesS ana
safety are fifty coupled together by Lord ia
con The cult OF discrimination pursued Tor It's
own sake VIII finally lead its followers away
from all truth. They gradually lose hold on es-
ss-r1ials. and become absorbed IN details IhrF
look at the manner and Eo- at the man. al lfie
writing, a. the book; a. tne painting Hot al
The picture They sifJ. reject 3ppralse- CLASSIFY
and differentiate I'll the word unfa1 hoIIla tIIE
fair. seems dullsr than q HltIiIlg : ItSl- 10
them method is all and aim Is nothing. ana as
they pick their path 70 nowhere they discuss
whether life is worth living. and though neither
valiant nor rnisera BILE are ready 70 give II up
"only upon weariness TO 90 the same thlhs 50
oft over and over" In truth, then. the Eefclcl
a the intellectual coroner's Inquest on such men
must be death from -aiceaess and safety"
-IThe Spectator
New-York tribune., 1901-11-17
MADE IN LONDON.
POINTED PARAGRAPHS FROM THE CUR
RENT ENGLISH MAGAZINES


Another small farm shows up in the moon
light half mile Blood must be drawn here
o. nowhere There is light in the window
with infinite caution ii is surrounded. men
walking on tiptoe, with care that even one spur
his rife barrel pointed toward that dinlly lighted
not be seen above its sill AT last ali are in
their places, ring Of excited, c-ouching men,
with the tiny farmhouse silent and sleeping in
their midst An officer wis forward. revolver
N hand and then stands erect close up TO the
door: another worms his way to the window and
hes fat beneath il, staring upward, his head
stiff1y thrown back A few men. previously told
of follow. each with baEoner fixed There is a
moment Of intense silence; then, StarJlingly
the report Of cannon. comes q low cali from
the officer iattenei aganSt the door. '-Maak oopr'
~'Dpen-'o There is a Scuf1ie inside the house
and a sharp ejaculation The officer at the door
steps back pace and points his revolver: he at
the window half raises himself from the ground
and. stretching one hand over the sill levels his
weapon the dirty glass The men behind
them bring their bayonets to the charge and
stand slaring over the points Of them. The door
is flung open from the inside. God in heaven,
What's upt' Hands up The dumfounded old
at The door raises his rife. and the officer
th--sts his revolver il his face until its muzzle
Is buried in his grizzled beard No my father
says a younger voice behind him. don't make
any tIouble," The old yields. and ne and
his son come forth with rolling eyes and shak-
ing limbs No shame to shake such awak-
ing!-i-Linesman, in Blackwoods-
New-York tribune., 1901-11-17
THE SPREAD OF LITERA AIi-RF IN THE
FAR FUTURE.

The men Of the New Republic Will be inteIIi-
gently critical men. and they VIII have the COur-
age OF their critical conclusions. For the sake
Of the English tongue. for the sake of the Eng
lish peoples. they will set themselves to put
tenptingIy within the reach of all readers Of
an abundance Of living literature. They viii en-
deaVor to shape great publishing trusts and
socatiOns that VIII have the same relation to
the publishing Office Of to-day that medical
association has to patent medicine dealer.
They wln not only publish, but sell: their ef'l-
Cient book shops their efficient system of book
distribution, viii replace the present haphazard
dealings of quite terate persons under whose
shadows people in the provinces live to-day
one these publishing groups decides tlstt 4
book, old, is Of value TO the pubic mInd,
conceive the copyright VIII be secured, ana
the book produced all over the world IN every
variety Of form and price that seems necessary
TO its exhaustive sale Moreover. these publish
ing associations viii sustain SpaClOuSly con-
ceived organs Of opinion and criticism, WhiCh
will begin by being patiently and perSIsteiItIy
good and so develop into power. Ana the more
distinctly the New Republic emerGeS, the less
danger there will be of these associations being
ossiffed authority New groups Of men and new
phases of thought will organize their pupilSHIii3
associations children learn 10 taIk-tH u
Wells in The FOrtnIghtly-
.In = large town like Folkestcne example, it IS
rrarficaIv impossible buy any book but booEned
unless aScertanod the names or tne al-
book the edition. ana the plbshef IheIt -
in to date that suipiies tfe
ngrficrIars II for example wants, as want ~
TO read All read of the work ot Mr. FRANK
tr,t read = by Professor Ray
rEsster the title which have forgotten. and 90
~, -. convenient edition of Swift.
- get ones The booksel!lno
trade supplies information all on these points