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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-04

The Animals Defender, published by
the New England Anti-Vivisection So
ciety contains the following paragraph:
The Boston Post of Oct. 6, says that
Oberlin, o. is probably the most Puri-
tanical spot In the United States. "a
large university gives the town its be-
ing, and so jealously have the college
fathers guarded the morals of the
Young Deople that Tobacco is
unknown in the stores, while playing
cards are scarcer than the proverbial
hens teeth" Nevertheless the institu-
ton above mentioned-the Western
Reserve University"-is notorious as a
hot-bed of vivisection, where some of
the worst instances of scientific"
cruelty to animals have been and are
perpetrated.
It is obvious that the Post did not re-
fer to the Western Reserve University
for that institution is not located at
Oberlin, o., which is the seat of Ober-
lin College. The name of Oberlin be-
came famous in anti-bellum days, as
one of the centres of the movement
against slavery. The home of the
Western Reserve University is Cleve-
land. o.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-04
TIE BALLOON In WAR

In Ignatius Donnelly's novel, Caesars
Column" the chief part in the battle
with the forces of the plutocracy is
played by airships which drop among
the troops bombs filled with deadly
gases that spread devastation all about.
The recent exploits of the Brazilian
aeronaut, Santos umont, have sug-
gested that the balloon is destined TO
play a more important part than ever
before in military operations. Hitherto
its chief value has been that it afforded
advantageous viewpoints for recon-
noitering.
While the machine contrived by San
tos-Dumont is by no means satisfac-
tory because it is more or less at the
mercy Of the winds. it does yield suf-
ficiently to steering machinery to make
it plain that airships may be con-
structed which, in calm weather can be
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-04

directed here and there at the will of
the steersman. That means that they
can drop upon fleets and upon armies
powerful explosives something in the
same way as Mr.. Donnelly's book de-
scribes.
The airships pictured by the novelist
were very elaborate affairs, capable or
swift and certain flight, such as in
ventors have dreamed about in vain.
The hero of the story, if we remember
rightly. when the terrible battle was
over and chaos threatened civilization,
ESCAPED from New York to his far-off
retreat in Africa by means of a swift
aerial ship. Such flying machines are
still far out of reach. The plucky
Brazilian has not shown that the ships
that cross the seas and the trains that
traverse the continents are likely to
have any rivals in ships of the air Yet
Santos-Dumont's feat in rounding the
Eiffel Tower has really meant step
in aerial navigation which, if it does
not mean immediate practicable re-
suits, suggests, nevertheless, many pos
sibilities, notably in reference to war.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-04
The Use of Insects as Food

M. Dagin, a French entomologist has
recently written an article in which he
recommends certain insects as an article
of diet. He speaks with authority. having
not only read through the whole literature
of insect eating. but having himself tasted
several hundreds of species-raw. boiled,
fried, broiled. roasted and hashed He
has even eaten spiders but does not rec
ommend them. Cockroaches. however. he
says. form most delicious soup. Pound
ed in mortar. put through a sieve and
poured into water of beef stock Dagin
says thev make a puree preferable to
bisdue. Wilfred de Fonvielle the French
scientist. prefers cockroaches in the IarvaI
state. The Derfect insect may be shelled
and eaten like a shrimp. Then. caterpiI-
lars are light food and easy of dfges-
ton; not only African and American ma
ttves like them. but thew are also appre-
ciated by Frenchmen. NJ de Ialande the
astronomer. dined every Sunday with the
biologist. Quatremere d'Isionvalle. and
Nine. d'Isionvalle used to collect cater
pillars and serve them to the guest The
locust is much eaten by the Bedouins. and
may be enjoved fried. dried in the sun
ground into -four boiled in milk or fried
and served with rice. The Jesuit Father
Cambon thinks that locust flour might
become popular in Europe as a condf-
ment. The precise opinions which are OK
pressed nv travellers as TO locusts differ
considerably Amicis said that they taste
Ike shrimps; Niebuhr like sardines. ana
Livingstone. like caviare-another films
tration of the differences of palatal an
preciation.-Medical Times and HospitaI
Gazette.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-04
FROM TOLEDO TO SEATTLE BY
ROAT


A noteworthy feat has been per-
formed by Captain John F. Ahlstrom
through whose good seamanship the
steamer Meteor has been guided safe
ly from Toledo, o., to Seattle, Wash.
The ship, which was built for lake
trade. was sold to a firm on the Pa
cific Coast, and to Captain Ahlstrom
was given the task of delivering it to
the new owners. The log in which the
record of this long voyage was kept
is said to be very interesting and one
may readily believe the statement. The
lake captain saved about $500 for his
employers by taking the ship through
the Straits of Magellan without the
assistance Of a pilot. Captain ALL
strom is said to be the first lake cap
tain who has ever succeeded in nav
igating those waters unassisted. He had
perfect confidence in his ability to use
the charts and justified his own good
opinion of himself. The Meteor left
Toledo, May 7. The journey up the
coast from the straits was without in
cident, the land being seldom sighted
in the entire journey. Captain ALL
strom returned from Seattle to Cleve-
land by train. He is now known as the
first man to take a steamer from the
fresh-water lakes to the Pacific
coast: the first lake captain to navf-
gate the Straits of Magellan without a
pilot and the first one to make so long
a journey without the assistance of
a tug.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-04
THE DEED CHARACTERISTIC OF
THE MAN

Mr.. Walsh of Clinton, the Democratic
district, is closing his campaign in a
thoroughly characteristic manner by
spreading broadcast through the dis
trict anonymous circulars directed
against his opponent, John P. Munroe,
the Republican nominee. 1t is viola
ton of the state law, as laid down in
Chapter 54S of the acts of 1898, section
1884, to issue unsigned circulars in po-
litical campaign subjecting not only
the author but the printer and those
who circulate the unlawful literature
to heavy penalties, but Mr.. Walsh does
not care for that. He is apparently
willing to take any chance, however
desperate, to soil the fair reputation of
his opponent.
One of these anonymous circulars
charges Mr.. Munroe with voting to de-
feat the mill school tax bill and the
circular goes on to show how much
Worcester and seven of the towns of
the district would have gained if the
bill had passed. No authority whatev-
er is given for the collection of figures
in the circular, and no statement is
made as to where the money was to
come from which is to benefit these
towns. 1t is stated in the circular that
Mr.. Munroe voted July 6, 1900 to de-
feat the bill. This statement is false.
No vote was taken on the merits of
the bill on that day. The vote was on
referring the bill to the next General
Court and Mr.. Munroe voted in favor
of such reference The bill was even
tually so referred.
The mill tax bill has been before the
Legislature for years. but it has always
failed to pass because it does not COM
mend itself to the good sense of the
Legislature. 1t provides that a tax of
one mill on each dollar of taxable
property shall be collected all over the
state for a public school fund, and be
distributed among the cities and towns
of the Commonwealth in proportion to
their number of school children. An
appeal in it's favor is always made on
the low ground that it will give this or
that town so much money at the ex-
pense of somebody else 1t is a scheme
which would naturally appeal to Da
vid 1. Walsh. Worcester and Clinton
can educate their own school children
without assistance from Lancaster and
Harvard
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-04
PHILANTHROPY SOCIETIES


There is a curious controversy going
have devoted themselves to distrib-
uting among school children specimens
of mature objects" such as maple
saplings in paper pots. This work
seems to have gone on without eliciting
any criticism until recently when
woman, apparently not in sympathy
with her sisters who were giving
nature objects" to schoolchildren, con-
tributed an article to a botanical mag
azine, calling them to task for the
wholesale destruction of wild flowers
ferns and shrubs in the suburbs of the
city. So eloquently did she plead the
cause that two or three weu-meaning
women have raised $4,000 to be applied
to the protection of plants. The most
of this sum will be used, it is said. in
printing circulars containing protests
against societies which gather and dis
tribute specimens among the children.
1t is argued that it is not rational to
kill off all the beautiful plants and
shrubs in order to make the children
observing. In a little while there
would not be anything for them to OBJ
serve
The leaders of the societies are up in
arms. They say they have been doing
a magnificent work and that the twigs
and plants which they have given to
the children have carried with them
an immense amount of pleasure and in
struction. Furthermore they say that
they have not torn up shrubs and
plants ruthlessly but have taken great
care not to denude the woods and
fields.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-04
nnolished.

The home of a laboring man in
Stony Brook, L. L. has just been
blessed by the arrival of triplets. The
people of the village, feeling the honor
conferred upon the place by the event,
have been sending all manner of gifts
to the babies. including everything
from clothing to bicycles. Furthermore
a lively discussion has sprung up as to
how the babies shall be named, the
rights OF the parents being almost
overlooked in the heat of the conten-
ton.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-04

the people throughout the country are
of avail, there would be no question Of
the result of the election in New York
city. Tammany would be so beaten as
to lose heart for the future. AS it is,
the anti-Tammany forces have good
reason for confidence, yet need of tax
ing to the utmost every Legitimate re-
source that will count for victory.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-04

At the Pan-American Emergency Hos
pital, which was under the manage
ment of Dr. Roswell Park. were treat
ed more than 5000 patients during the
exposition. The completeness Of it's
equipment was well illustrated at the
time President Mckinley was received,
when ample facilities were at hand for
the elaborate operations that followed.
The main hospital was closed Saturday.
A small hospital, however, will now be
maintained to provide for emergency
cases while the buildings are being de-
molished
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-04

The Rev DR.. Josiah Strong, who is
president of the Village Improvement
Association of Greenwich. CT, is at the
head of the movement to beautify the
town. He distributed, Saturday,
garbage cans in which he expects the
people to place litter instead of throw
ing it upon the streets. It is said that
the horse DR.. Strong drove in perform
ing the task was lank. He does not
seem to appreciate the fact that lank
horses are about as offensive to the
sight as anything imaginable. He
should have selected a plump animal
instead of setting so bad an example.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-04
TIE MAN EOR MAYOR

The Spy believes that Charles M.
Thayer is the man for the Republicans
to nominate for mayor.
l. Because he is well qualified.
2. Because the suggestion of his
name has aroused enthusiasm spontan-
eously.
9. Because, if nominated, he will be
elected
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-04
VOTE ANYHOW

Vote. Do you want to be classed as
an anarchist? That is the name Mr..
Ernst applies to those who neglect to
vote. The election for state and
county officers will be held tomorrow.
The Spy believes in getting out a full
vote at every election.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-04

have occurred at Naples where, it is
said. the disease has finally been con-
quered. With smallpox prevalent and
the plague threatening there was never
greater need of enforcing sanitary reg
ulations in every city and town.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-04

The management of the Charleston
exposition has asked him to visit the
fair. After all, the President still has
friends in the South and probably a
great many of them.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-04
WHIMSICALITIES

Glow long has Grapher been in pol
itics?"
"WeI, let me see. He's worth now
about half a million. He must have
been in politics ten years. Chicago
Tribune.
Ellis name suh," explained the col
ored citizen, ''is plain Moses. but his
nanny call i'm Honey Sweetness, -
kaze he SIGH a iii devil Atlanta
Constitution.
Hanger on-"What's making that
rasping noise in the next ROOM"
Bailiff-"I think it's a woman filing
an application for divorce. Chicago
Tribune.
90. Lucy, where did you get that
lovely new hat?" asked Mrs. Fosdick
of Mrs. Keedick
Frank gave me the money to buy
it. It's my share out of fortunate in
vestment he made with a Mr.. John
Pott. detroit Free Press.
Mrs. Bargane-"Haven't you got the
toothache, John?" Mr.. Bargane-"No,
my dear; why?" Mrs. Bargane-"Oh,
I am so sorry that you have not. /
bought a new toothache cure today,
and 1 wanted you to try it.''-Tit- Bits.
She-"But / would never marry a
man who loved me for my good looks -
He-"Of course not dear. 1 never
thought of such a thing. ''-Philadel-
phia Evening Bulletin.
Dashaway-Last night I experienced
a novel sensation. Miss Twilling invit-
ed me out to dinner as her guest, and
insisted on ordering and paying for
everything. 1 wonder what she did ii
for?
Cleverton-She probably wanted
something to eat.-Harlem Life.
81 am very much afraid" said Miss
Cayenne, that I am losing my reputa-
ton as a keen observer and a satirist.
What makes you think sop
Several people yesterday said they
We're glad to see me as if they really
meant t."-Washington Star.
The minister-Do you ever try count
ing to put you to sleep?
The deacon-Oh. yes; this way
firstly. secondly, thirdly, and so on
Yonkers Statesman.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-04

The captain of the revenue cutter,
Bear, which recently returned from the
Behring Sea reports that the natives
fered terribly from last years scourge
of smallpox. Their number had been
reduced at least a half by the disease.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-04

1t unAmerican unreasonable, idiotc The American idea is
that the who work and who prepared
effectively well should be allowed any
dress that neat and respectable
We of that of thing America This land of
democracy astocracy 1t land the people,
of part of the people.
In do believe in classes The great idea prou
gated the Declaration of Independence reaed the cons
the United States daily newspapers
public schools that the only of worth CHARACTER and
them the character being given good another
Caste the ncpent stages of which may in the
the Chicago housewives who trying their help uni
form, the form of anarchy and unless frowned down by
the good of the people will gradually undermine and finally
destroy country
BOMBS SHOOTS DOWN PREst
DANGEROUS CHARACTER, is LESS
DANGEROUS FAR FOOL sNoB WHO WANTS THE
FOREHEAD.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-04

Saturday was indeed a great day for
Columbia University. The occasion
when the University of Pennsylvania
was beaten at football, II to 0. will
never be forgotten by the students.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-04

'CORDING to report, the order has gone forth that
from now on housemads, cooks and other domestic
servants may be required to wear uniforms. 1t is
not enough to have the beefsteak properly broiled
or the turkey properly roasted the person doing
the work must wear the regulation uniform, the
blue and white striped cotton dress, the white
apron and cap and such other livery as may be des
ignated.
Service is honorable BUT THE ATTEMPT
TO CREATE THE HABILDIENTS OF
SERVICE AND BY THOSE HABILIMENTS
TO CREATE A GLASS is INFAMOUS.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-04

The plague has distributed itself over
a wide range 1t exists in Constanti-
nople. in Glasgow. and in Rio de janet
TO and Campos, Brazil. Fifteen cases
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-04

It's a funny thing to see the ''young''
Democratic candidate for the Senate in
the first district spending his good
money or the coin of his friends for
the sake of placing his name across
the front page of a newspaper. and
having it labeled Advertisement at
that. If the idea was conceived with
the belief that people would be deceiv-
ed into the idea that the paper was
booming his candidacy the result must
have come back with an awful Jolt.
Nick has been in the game long
enough to have better sense, but his
chances of landing the senatorship in
the first district are about as good as
of his Satanic mejesty reaching the
world above.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-04

BETTER BIsCUITMAKING has been
the daily work of Kennedy Biscuit Works
for sixty years. Have you tried Ken
nedy's Butter Thin Biscuit? They are
best today.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-04

Mississippi on Tuesday will elect a
treasurer and secretary Of state The
present incumbents who were appoint
ed by the governor to fill vacancies are
the candidates. The election is Great
ing little interest in the state itself.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-04

The Lynchburg Gun Club invited
President Roosevelt to become its
guest on a quail hunting expedition.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-04

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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-04

The minister-Do you ever try count
ing to put you to sleep?
The deacon-Oh. yes; this way
firstly. secondly, thirdly, and so on
Yonkers Statesman.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-04

Senator Jones, of Nevada, has re-
turned to the Republican party. This
is cause for sincere congratulation-to
Senator Jones. 1t is of small conse-
quence to the Republican party.-Kan-
sas City Journal.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-04

Hanger on-''What's making that
rasping noise in the next room ?"
Bailiff-"T think it's a woman filing
an application for divorce. Chicago
Tribune.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-04

Righteous indignation sometimes
costs money. Members of a Kansas
mob that ducked a man in a horse
pond for speaking disrespectfully of
the wounded president now find them
selves defendants in a suit for dam
ages. And they may also have to an
swer to the owner of the horse pond
for Dolluting the water.-Kansas City
Journal
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-04

ellis name subj" explained the col
ored citizen, sis plain Moses, but his
nanny call i'm Honey Sweetness, -
kaze he SIGH a iii devil. Atlanta
Constitution
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-04

Mrs. Bargane-"Haven't you got the
toothache John?" Mr.. Bargane-"No,
my dear; why?" Mrs. Bargane-"Oh,
I am so sorry that you have not. l
bought a new toothache cure today,
and 1 wanted you to try it''-Tit- Bits.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-04

"How long has Grapher been in pol
itics?'
well, let me see. He's worth now
about half million. He must have
been in politics ten years. Chicago
Tribune.
Imperial press and farmer., 1901-11-16
Imperial Justiceship

The problem of securing a justice of the peace for Imperial township is an unsolved one al present. There seems to be no provision in the law for set ,lcmcu, which springs so suddenly into cxiste Sc as has Imperial. X few days since the Board of Supervisors of San Diego county, acting OH petition, and having no better material which would consent 10 serve, appointed the editor of the PRESS 10 the position of justice. He, however, stubbed his toes OH section l59 of the code of Civil Procedure, which says:
 Every justice of the peace shall re- side in the city and county or township in which his court is held. and no per son shall be eligible to the office of justice of the peace unless he shall have been citizen of the United States and a resident of the city and county or county in which he is 'o serve for one year next preceding his election or appointment.
 While there are those in the town ship who have lived here for more than a year, there are few in Imperial where 1t was thought best 10 have a justice located.
 At present there is no one in the township who Is authorized 10 take ac knowIcdgemcnts, though 1t is expect ed that d notarial commission will be received before many days by Fl. C Oakley.
Imperial press and farmer., 1901-11-16
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F. C. De Haven. cx-horticultural commissioner of Riverside county. with his brother, ]. K. Dc Haven, has built house d mile east of Hue Lake. where the latter will reside with his family while cultivating the land owned by the brothers.
 Another of the Rchkoph brothers has arrived from Iowa with his family to settle on Imperial land near the land of X. II. and W. C. Rchkoph, who have become we'll known settlers in this vicinity.
 wilbcr and Miss Margaret Clark and their father have arrived from Los Angeles aud pitched their tent on S-D acres of land southwcs, of Imperial, which they secured some time since. Mir. Clark has been clerk in Los Angeles and his sister teacher in the Los Angeles schools. The father. Judge Clark. presided over the Su- pcrior Court of Tulare county q number of years ago, and was instrumental in ending an era of la awlcsncss which had existed for several years.
 Fl. C. Oakley spent portion of the week in Los Angeles, and as he is a modest man it is a good time during his absence to recognize the energy and enthusiasm he has manifested in his work for Imperial as the local member of the general agents for the sale of water rights, the Oaklcy-Paulin Company. To this company's zeal must be accorded good degree of the success Imperial is achieving. MT. Oakley has rented the parsonage. which will soon be graced by the presence of Mrs. Oakley.