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MEMS HND LRDIES' SHOES

We carry the most complet' prices.are right.
 Ladies' Strap Slippers and Oxfords, made in heel or
 spring heel, coin or common
 sense toes, $1.50 values. ... 99c Ladies '2-strap Sandals. light
 and easy wearers, extraor-
 dinary values... =. ... ...$1.49 Misses and Children's Dongola Strap Sandals. spring heel. Sizes to 8 at. -. .......... 6ec Sizes S1s to Il at. ............ 69c Sizes 12 to 2 at.............. s5e |
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19
the eligible lists prepared by the civil
service commission.
MARLBORO BOOMs

The Marlboro Enterprise has issued
very handsome supplement on Satur-
day with the idea of booming the town
and exploiting the manufactures and
facilities for manufacturing of the city.
TIL especial illustrated section of
twenty-five pages contain half-tone
cuts of the large factories and business
places. of the city government, some
of the residences and places of public
interest.
Just now the city of Marlboro is ex-
periencing the highest degree of pros
perity it has enjoyed for five years Its
population is larger than ever before
and the Rice & Hutchins, shoe manu-
facturers, who already operate five
factories in Marlboro, are building an
other enormous building to take care
of their increasing business.
The city has apparently recovered
from the strike and good feeling pre-
walls throughout. The Enterprise has
done a Enthusiastically enterprising
thing in issuing this edition which
gives an outsider an excellent idea of
the trade and manufactures of Marl-
bOro
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19
VACCINATION AND LocKJAw

The Camden IN. - Board of Trade
has sent out to the newspapers of the
country an official report of the cases
of tetanus which have occurred there
in patients who have been vaccinat-
ed.
The committee reports that none of
the vaccination virus employed in
Camden has been tainted with tetanus
germs. In each case the infection of
tetanus resulted from neglect on the
part of the patients to present them
selves to the attending physicians, so
that their vaccination could receive
proper attention.
One case resulted from a gunshot
wound, during the same period, in a
boy who had not been vaccinated,
proving that the tetanus germs were
in the atmosphere. 1t is proved that
lockjaw was not introduced at the
time of vaccination because acute te-
tanus occurs in from five to nine days
after the introduction of the germs,
whereas in every case acute tetanus
occurred in from three to four weeks
after the vaccination.
If the virus had been contaminated,
tetanus would have ensued within nine
days after vaccination. If the virus
had been contaminated, the animals
furnishing it would have developed
tetanus because of their extreme sus-
ceptibility to this disease. No such
cases occurred.
The Board of Health concludes that
the long period of dry weather has
distributed lockjaw germs pretty fully
in the atmosphere about Camden. In
all cases the germs find their way into
the bodies of the victims through some
cut or sore, often through the wound
caused by vaccination. Some times
some Of the cases are caused by the
children scratching the vaccinated area
with dirty finger nails, thus injecting
the wound
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19
A NEGRO ORATOR

The class of 1902 at Harvard Univer-
sity, composed of men probably from
every state in the Union, from the
south as well as the north and east
and west, has elected as class orator a
negro from Indianapolis, Mr.. R. M.
Bruce. There isn't a particle of senti-
two cases Illustrate the absolute
cause a majority of the. class believe
that the oratorical ability of Mr.. Bruce
is superior to that Of his white com
petitors for the office.
Exactly the same thing happened in
1890. Charles G. Morgan, a negro from
Washington, D. c., was elected orator
of the class of 1890. He was unques-
tionably the most finished orator of the
class. He was man Of dignity and
good character and he had the respect
of his class, although not intimately
acquainted with a large number of
them. His talent was known. He had
been a winner of the Boylston prize
for oratory. It may be said that he is
now a lawyer at Cambridge and has
been an alderman in that city. These
two cases illustrates the absolute
democracy of thought and absence of
prejudice among Harvard students.
This election was not made for any
effect it might produce upon the coun-
try, although such effect cannot be en-
tirely overlooked. We can understand
why this course would be impossible in
a southern university. There is no ne
cessity of suggesting that Washington
and Lee University showed freedom of
race prejudice by following this exam
pie of Harvard. 1t would be showing
poor taste, even if the colored men
were admitted to the college course
there, TO suggest this course.
A bright, gifted negro who aspires to
a college education will find it more
comfortable and pleasant for him prob
ably to go to Yale, Harvard or Cornell
than to a university where the negro
cause is proving Of so much worry to
the white people as in the old slave
states.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19
SWEATERS TABOOED

By decision of the Suffolk Superior
Court, Tuesday, it appears that a man
must keep within certain conventional
lines in the matter of dress if he wish
es to be sure that he will not be
turned away from public places of en-
tertainment. William Skeene brought
suit for $1,000 damages on the ground
that he was elected from the Boston
Music Hall because he wore a sweater.
The court awarded him % cents, the
price paid for the music hall ticket,
and / cent interest. The defendants
had contended that roll collar sweat
er, particularly one that was not over
clean, was hardly the proper attire for
a man occupying a seat in the the
atre. The court agreed that the man
agement was right in putting Skeene
out when he refused to go. The price
of the ticket. however, should have
been refunded.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19

anteeing bonds, but these bonds were
at times. There might never be timel
when the trusteeship of the Carnegie
bonds would be at all embarrassing,
Nobody knows.
This situation opens up an interest
ing field for inquiry. Most of the en-
dowel institutions OF charity and learn
ing of the country have to depend up
on securities such as railroad bonds
and the United States Steel Company
bonds for their income. The deprecia-
ton in the value of these securities or
the loss OF income from failure to con-
duct these enterprises profitably is
serious blow to institutions of learning
and charity all over the country.
We do not always remember that the
man who is responsible for building up
a great industry, not only furnishes d.
rect employment and means of a live
lihood to many families, but, by Great
in an interest-paying business, gives
an opportunity for investment for es-
tates, and for those individuals and
those institutions that have to depend
upon the earning power of invested
funds for their existence.
| The United States can perform no
better service for its people than to Sc
cure, if possible, such legislation and
such conditions that the stocks and
bonds of responsible institutions can be
! kept out of the hands of professional
gamblers, can be assured of some fixed
and permanent value.
This means publicity and means the
same paternal oversight that the Unit
ed States has been giving the banking
| system of the country.
All the institutions that we know as
trusts including steam railroads and
street railroads, should be subject to
supervision as strict, as confidential
and as helpful as that of the national
| bank examiner system.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19
CARNEGIE.S GIFT HO RISE

There Is some objection, Of couse, to
having the government act as trustees
for any educational institution. i Car
ncgie's gift of S1O,09OOoO We're accepted
IN steel bonds in its first form, the gov
crnnent would meet with two diff
cultes.
First. it would have some RESPONSE
biHty in the matter Of original investi-
CATION and research on scientific sub
jects, and to a certain degree, d con-
troll over them.
Seccrd. it would have the custody Of
securities the value Of which depend
somewhat on the governments atti-
tude toward the United States Steel
Company. The government has encour-
aged the building of railroads by guar
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19
MANY MUST GO

Mr.. Low caused CONSERVATION in
certain quarters in New York by the
remarks that he made when he an
nounced his selection for municipal
civil service commissioners. He de-
clared that there was nothing in the
civil service law 10 prevent the abo-
lition Of unnecessary positions, nor the
dismissal of an incompetent or an I'M
satisfactory employe. The working
force, he said further, so far as he can
guage the situation, in almost every
department is larger than necessary.
Men for whom there is no legitimate
place must so. Many men, therefore,
who hoped that they might continue
in the enjoyment of comfortable in
comes at the cost of very little exer-
ton on their part must seek new jobs.
Unless Mr.. Lows policy is greatly
misunderstood he means to preserve
just so much of the old working force
as he can in conformity to good bust
ness principles. Men are not to be
forced out, nor are new positions to
be created, to make room for Office
seekers. Such persons have not very
much to encourage them. Those who
are to be chosen must be taken from
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19

The resignation from the cabinet of
Postmaster General Smith will cause
much regret. Mr.. Smiths administra-
ton has been intelligent and agrees
sive. He has steadily fostered rural
free delivery and has been fearless in
advocating reforms. He will leave the
department vastly better for the work
he has bestowed upon it. Henry C.
Payne, who has been named as Mr.
Smiths successor, is a successful bust
ness man. He is, Furthermore, expert
enced in political matters, having
served several years as chairman of
the Executive Committee of the Re
publican National Committee.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19
LABOR AND CAPITAL CONFER

That was a notable conference on
labor troubles and their prevention
which was held in New York. Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday, under the au-
spices Of the Industrial Department Of
the National Civic Federation. Fam
Gus representatives Of capital met well
known representatives of labor and en-
gagged in friendly discussion with them.
1t would appear from the nature Of the
remarks exchanged that the way is
clear for much better relations between
capital and labor than those that have
prevailed in the past.
The meeting was opened by Bishop
Potter. Then Senator Hanna recalled
troubles with organized labor in which
he had been involved. He was con-
WINGED, at the time OF these differences
that labor and capital could be brought
nearer together. He thought that the
time was now at hand when the hoped
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19
HOLD Up A BIZ.

The proposition to purchase a park at
Vernon Square is all right, but those
responsible for buying this land will be
accused of a public steal if the pro-
posal goes through. The public be-
lieves the price set is too steep.
No city can afford to pay double
price for land for parks. 1t is better
to have the proper authority condemn
the land that it is to negotiate a pri-
vate sale open to suspicion of wasting
proper funds. 1t is bad business for the
city, even in an honest trade, to have
private citizens apparently get the best
of the public board.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19
RUM IN CHELSEA

Down in Chelsea they have recount
ed the vote on the liquor question and
have got the license majority down to
four and there are three protested bal
lots that might reduce it, if counted,
to one majority.
That shows the Importance of every
mans expressing his opinion at the
polls. The vast amount of property in
terests, the good name of the town,
the business of a number of men, the
work of the police department and the
expenditure of the public funds, all are
affected by this majority of four.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19
DON'T BLAME THE LABoRER

In criticising a city government II
never seems to US just or fair to blame
the common laborer for a waste of
money In all other business the fore
man, and not the laborer, is blamed
if there is idleness Sinking or loafing.
Moreover, any man who works at hard
manual labor has done all that a
human being should do if he has been
busy eight hours day The only per
sons on the face of the earth who be-
lieve that a laboring man should be
kept in ditch longer than this are
the men who know nothing about it
and who have never worked with their
hands. The Telegram says:
The street commissioners report
brings out the declaration that the
change to an eight-hour working day
costs the city $4,000 a year. He might
amend that by substituting that the
city is paying more than 100000 for
men to stand leaning against hoes and
shovels, and lighting their pipes eight
hours a day. When the street depart
ment is run on the principle of the
most effort possible in eight hours,
more will be accomplished. Idleness
"
and it makes little difference how
many hours are counted.
If the street commissioner ofo%he
city of Worcester blames the eight
hour law for the condition of the
streets, it is time that We had a new
street commissioner. Any competent
man can get about as much of this
kind of work out of his men in "a; I
hours as in eAsl'f hours.
1t does not cost the city of Worces-
ter $4,000 more for the same amount
Of work unless the street commissioner
and his subordinates are absolutely in
competent, because the same expert
ment has been tried by contractors and
by other employers of common labor
and they have found that the eight
hour or nine-hour system was more
satisfactory than the ten-hour system.
til the men are held up to the proper
standard of work The eight-hour law
is humane and just.
It is not the fault of the men if five
men are put on job that one man
should do. We have seen on June
Street a gang of laborers performing
a job where one man could do quite
as well as the five men who were at
tempting to do the work. That is not
the fault Of the laborer. He has to
go where he is assigned 1t is the fault
Of the incompetent foreman or of the
department that is accustomed to
wasting money by thoughtless expen-
diture of labor and funds.
The street commissioner of Worces-
ter is a man Of excellent ideas. He
knows what good streets are, we be-
lieve, but it is quite possible that he
lacks executive ability and lacks
savoire faire. We don't know about
that. We certainly are not getting for
streets what we ought to get. He may
lack authority. We don't know; but
we do know that it is small potatoes
for a newspaper or street commission
er to put the blame upon the common
laborer, who has absolutely no con-
troll of his own time and has no re-
sponsibiIity as to the planning and ex-
penditure Of the funds.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19
SENATOR HoAR On THE CHINESE

"The Chinese, who is in every respect
fitted for citizenship, while the Por-
tuguese and Italian who is absolutely
untitled is admitted"
As this sentence from Senator Hoar's
speech was originally sent out the com
ma was inserted between the phrase.
''who is absolutely untitled" and this
phrase was construed to mean that all
the Portuguese and Italians were alb
solutely united for citizenship.
Mr.. Hoar did not mean to say this
any more than he meant to say that
all Chinese were in every respect fit
ted for citizenship.
Had he used the pronoun that" the
false construction probably could not
have been put upon his statement by
any person.
1t is not so important to dissect SEN
ator Hoar's first statement, or to ar
que over the use of the comma. as to
know what Senator Hoar actually be-
lieves. He has taken the stand that
we should expect him to take against
the drawing of the color line or race
line against the Chinese. The Spy be-
heves with Senator Hoar in keeping
the gates of this country open to all
men of every nationality, color, race
and religion that are fit to become
American citizens and work side by
side with the men and women of this
country. An educational test is just
and fair. A ruling out Of criminals is
a wise precaution. A property qualif-
cation or a race prohibition is intoIer-
q HE
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19
A New SeaI-AxSdia

Fur-wearing shoppers and fur-loving
women generally will be interested in
the substitute for Alaska Seal, which
within the past two or three years has
made its appearance in the market,
and the durability as well as the
beauty of which claims instant atten-
ton from those whose purses are not
well enough lined to enable them to
indulge in the genuine article. This
clever substitute is called Axsala Seal.
To prove an acceptable substitute for
real seal an article must possess rich
ness, uniformity. lustre and reliability,
and these Axsala Seal combines to an
astonishing degree.
AxsaIa Seal is handled by only one
firm Of manufacturers in the United
States. This house, one of the leading
ones in New York, imports the skins
direct from France and controls all
that come to the United States.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19

Jacob Riis spoke before a Harvard
audience this week on What Mayor
Low Can Do for New York" He
showed an awful neglect of the poor in
New York by Tammany. His tribute
to President Roosevelt brought the au-
dience to its feet. President Roosevelt
is as popular at Harvard as the late
Governor William E. Russell. As an
officer of the college as a frequent
visitor and an enthusiastic supporter
of Harvard, he has usually been in the
midst of some stirring political contest
and he is probably the best known and
hest liked of all the younger graduates.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19

LET Us PUT our heads together and see
if We cannot find a way to get your
whitening done during the dull season.
NOW we have the men and plenty of
time. We can do whitening just as
well in December as in May. We have
done the most whitening this year of
any store in the city. Mr.. ALBERT I.
CURRY is now with US. You may not
know Mr.. CURRY, but he has a reputa-
ton for doing the best whitening in the
world. Why not telephone your order
at once? Our number is STA. Our
leader this week will be washable
paper at 15c per roll
GEO. H. HARRINGTON. Il Austin St.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19

Though Mr.. Frye of Maine introduce
ed a bill in the Senate to authorize the
president to invite the king of Siam to
visit the United States, it seems that
it was really the crown prince of Siam
whom he had in mind. The State De-
partment was informed recently that
the crown prince had some thought Of
coming to the United States.
Somebody in copying the bill by mis-
take wrote king" instead of "trown
prince
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19
EDITORIAL COMMENT

Gladstone stood for home rule for
Ireland: Lord Rosebery says that the
LIBERALISM alliance is at an end for
good. Gladstone stood for contraction
in the field of empire: Lord Rosebery
is a strenuous Imperialist Gladstone
was for attempting great things be-
fore the country was ready for them:
the possible. Gladstone had infinite
belief in Parliament: Lord Rosebery
regards Parliament as almost inefficient
at present. Gladstone always hesitated
about improving the army and navy:
Lord Rosebery is for making them eff
ficient in the most modern sense of
the word. Gladstone made concessions
to the Beers: Lord Rosebery says that
the war must be fought out to the
end. 1t is only afterward that kind
ness will be in order.-New York Even
ing Sun.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19

1t is said that John D. Rockefeller is
far from possessing health. He has
built a golf course on his beautiful
estate in the Pocantico Hills, but does
not dare to play for fear of overtaxing
his strength. His supper, when he is
fatigued by exercise. according to the
New York World, consists of SKINNED
milk and crackers at temperature
above blood heat. He is obliged to d.
rect his life by rules the most rigid.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19

A Brooklyn woman has received a
verdict for $500 damages in a suit
against the Long Island Railroad
Company for personal injuries. One
of her fingers was crushed, and her
nervous system shocked. The verdict
was a surprise to everybody concern
cd
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19

Wesleyan University is appealing for
an increased endowment. Had old
rates Of interest been maintained the
funds might even now prove sufficient
But the decrease in interest, combined
with the increase in expenditures in
cident to growth makes the need Of
larger funds sadly felt An addition
of about $25O,OOO to the general en-
dowment fund it is estimated. is re-
quired to meet the annual outlay.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19

On Christmas Day and thereafter
there will be a trolley road in opera
ton between Worcester, Mass, and
Danielson, Conn, a distance Of over 80
miles. The line practically parallels
the old Norwich & Worcester Railroad,
now leased by the Consolidated, and is
said to be controlled by the latter cor
poration. When the Providence & Dan
ielson Railway is completed it will be
possible to go from this city to Wor-
cester by trolley, and it cannot be long
before the gaps between Danielson and
Norwich are filed, so that trip can
be taken from Providence to New Lon
don. The time is not far distant when
any city in southeastern New Eng
land can be visited by means of cleo
trio railways Journal.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19
tho will have to make the explana-

who will have to make the explana-
ton.
The way is now clear for action on
the treaty with Nicaragua by which a
perpetual lease Of the canal route is
given, and on the bill making appro-
priation of the money necessary to
construct the canal. The promptness
and the virtual unanimity with which
the treaty with England was ratified
Indicate that the remaining necessary
acts will likewise be put through with
reasonable promptness. though one of
them has to go through both houses
Albany Journal.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19

The original of the telegram sent by
Gen. Grant to Secretary Stanton an
nouncing the surrender Of Gen. Lee
sold in New York Tuesday for $3.50.
The original of Lincoln's telegram to
Grant, sent April Z, 1865, saying: Gen.
Sheridan says: "If the thing is pressed
think that Lee will surrender" Let
the thing be pressed" went at the
same sale for SIS.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19

Hobson was engaged just long enough
to have the funny paragraphists of the
country inquire if he had explained to
his fiancee that he would never have
kissed all those other girls if he had
seen her first
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19

Mr.. Charles S. Whitman, who has
just been appointed an assistant cor
poration counsel in New York city, is
well known at Amherst College where
ne was graduated in 1890. The move
ment to erect a memorial to Julius
seelye. for many years president Of
Amherst, was suggested by Mr.. Whit
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19

1t is said that Admiral Sampson is
very i'll, and that there is doubt
whether he will again be able to leave
his house on New Hampshire Avenue,
Washington.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-19

Prof. W. 0. Atwate of Wesleyan Uni
versity thinks that, all things consid-
cred, more harm comes from wrong
dietary than from the excessive use
of alcohol.