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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-28
GEN. CHAFEEE,s VIEWS

The news comes from Washington
that the practical details of the admin
istration in Manila are presenting diff
culties all the time Governor Taft be-
lieves that there ought to be less mill
tary government. In a recent letter
General Chafee says:
The situation improves every day
You may think the progress Slow.
admit that it seems so to any one al
a distance, not familiar with the situa-
ton and the character of the people
In time they will be forced to admit
that our purpose to secure peaca is
fifiXed and that the United States can
not be swerved from its purpose at any
cost.
My opinion is that there has beer
entirely too much talk hitherto of what
the Filipinos may hope for from us
The commission recently passed {
treason and sedition act, and Vice Gov
ernor Wright's speech opened then
eyes. 1t was from the shoulder and q
wonderfully good blow. The good II
clans are beginning now to act in q
way they should have long ago-that
is. using their influence for peace"
General CHaIIee then IeIel9 ~ 'H'
situation in Samar and the efforts OF
General Smith to suppress the natives
there. He shows that he upholds the
vigorous measures adopted by Genera
Smith, and remarks:
IF Smith can make a ten-strike il
Samar by vigorous course there
which it is hoped he may do, the in
fuence will be immense toward sub
DUNG Malvar, the hardest nut in the
basket which we have to crack at this
time"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-28

the very start in his career he has
evidently taken no thought of the con-
sequences Of any political act
One can excuse more from a man
who acts without an Interior motive.
President Roosevelt may be all wrong.
His theory of public life differs from
that of any Of his predecessors. If he
should fail, however, in satisfying the
American people. political morality
would receive a shock and the machine
politician would have all opposition
cleared from his path in the future,
If the President were not a man of
good breeding and real feeling, we
should believe that serious trouble
might come from his advanced ideas
on certain subjects and his vigorous
administration of affairs. He is not a
man of selfish purposes and does not
hold the welfare of others with indif-
ference. He has high ideals and we
hope that they will be carried out sue
cessfully.
The Mckinley administration was
worth more to the American people
than ;amost any other twenty years OF
our previous national life. The pres
ent administration will be equally sue
cessful in continuing that policy ana
accepting further opportunities for
national growth and expansion.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-28
SALARIES OF CABINET MINISTERS

SALARIES OF CABINET MINISTERS
The Concord Monitor believes that
the time has come to increase the
salary Of members of the cabinet. II
viii surprise many people to know that
it costs from twelve thousand to fifteen
thousand dollars a year to live in
Washington and keep up an establish
ment BETTING the dignity of a member
of the cabinet.
The Monitor says: If the government
wants flrst-cfass men, it should pay
frst-class salaries, as other employers
have to. AS it is now no man can af-
ford to accept a cabinet place unless he
has a large independent income"
The publisher of the Monitor held g
cabinet portfolio and knows whereof
he speaks. He says it has cost Score
tary Gage 5000, 900 in five years t.
serve the government, while Secretary
Root has sacrificed $4,000 a year tC
make the best secretary Of war tbs
country has seen in a good many
years. It is proposed to place the
salary at $4,000.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-28

A PROMINENT ACTOR PLAY IN THREE WEEKS IN
JOCKEY, A POET AND-RoMEo. THEY WERE ALL
"LEADNG PARTs"-sTRAIeHT PARTS, IN THE LANGUAGE OF
THE THEATER-AND PLAYED THEM ALL ALIKE.
entertained his audience but he Gin the skin of
his characters; HE HAD ONLY STOLEN THEIR CLOTHES
The value of versatility broadening ones ncaculabe Any
play Romeo better for having played rhman
will find in nearly every Of sudden hit by unknown
he has been working for years in road
out of the way place storing up @ of business" here idea of
makeup" there trick of eocution another part until he has
fund of experience from which draw when metropolitan
offer
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-28
WHIMSiCALITlES

He looked despairingly into vacancy.
II have had my misgivings,' he said in
| q dull and passionless voice, but now
l am sure. Your laugh shows me you
are utterly heartless."
She turned pale.
"Heavens." she cried in terror, did
open my mouth as wide as that?"-
| Tit-Bits.
What was the greatest mistake you
ever made?"
The father of a numerous progeny
sighed.
when I named my first-born AL
pha Omega!" he said sadly!-San Fran
cisco Bulletin.
Mrs. Won Blumer-"'The minister
| preached the most touching sermon I
| ever heard.
Won Blumer-"How much did he
| ?"-Judge.
Apples, sir?" asked the fruit ped
| dler
mo, I thank you" responded the
man at the office desk
Il wasn't offerin' to give EN- to you"
said the peddler, closing the door with
a slam as he shuffled Out."-Chicago
Tribune.
Mrs. Hedder never has the least
bit Of trouble getting through the
shopping crowds" said Mrs. FOsdick.
We'll, she was the best basket ball
player in college" Mrs Keedick ex-
plained.-Detroit Free Press.
First Tramp-"I wuz al de House of
Industry on Christmas"
Second Tr9mD-''TO get ver C'brir+
mas dinner, I spose?"
First Tramp-"Of course. You don't
s'pose anything less than free turkey
an cranberry sauce d bring me near
a place wit name like dat?"-Brook-
Ign Life.
John, when you came home. last
night. you talked and acted very queer
ly.. You We're lifting your feet endeav-
oring to step over imaginery OBJ
stacles"
oh! Yes, my dear: all the evening
felt as if I were walking on clouds,
You remember we had angel cake for
supper. Chelsea Gazette.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-28
MEN AND AFFAIRS

What has been done so far in the
way of Harvesting Niagara is only a
beginning at utilizing that enormous
natural power. This is shown by the
announced decision of the Niagara
Falls Power Company to more than
double the present developed power,
thus drawing from the falls 10000
horsepower. In the second great Wheel
pit now being built II turbines of 5000
horsepower each are to be installed in
place of six, as had been originally in
tended. Coincident with the announce
ment the Rochester Democrat ana
Chronicle notes the projected erection
of magnificent new factories at Niaga-
ra Falls and the purchase of extensive
manufacturing sites on the Dominion
side by the Canadian Niagara Power
Company The falls can no doubt at
tend to the needs of all these enter
prses and furnish as much power be-
sides for long distance transmission as
there may be call for,
Rev. w G. Horder of Ealing, sub
urb of London, has accepted an invi-
tation from the Hartford Theological
Seminary and several other religious
institutions in this country to deliver
a course of lectures in May on special
themes in hymnology.
Miss Helen Hyde of San Francisco,
won the first prize in a Toxic art eXhi-
bition, in which her work, done in the
japanese manner. came into COMPETE
ton with that of native painters. She
began her studies Of Oriental folk in
San Francisco's Chinatown.
Oscar Straus, ex-minister to Turkey.
has presented to Secretary of State
HAY a copy of oliver Goldsmith's Life
of Shakespeare" an early and rare
edition, which was once in the library
of George Washington and which
bears Washington's personal book
plate and signature.
Henry Clay Pierce is having a fine
yacht built for an extended foreign
cruise. He has an estate of $50 square
miles on the Gulf of St. Lawrence,
which serves him for a hunting and
fishing preserve. and another estate in
Brule, Mimi, which is also a sports
mans paradise.
Mrs. Max Muller has presented the
Goldman edition of her late husbands
works to the Karl Dammann Library,
in the University of Birmingham. Eng.
DRY of Professor Dammann for the use
Of students in the German department
of the university.
Rev. DR.. James L. Barton has Just
returned from missionary work in
Ceylon and India. and he says during
his stay there he Travelled over 5000
miles by rail, horse, ox-cart, on foot,
by coolie conveyance and boat.
Lord Rosebery says the average
reader spends too much time in
"munching crab apples, unconscious of
the choicest fruits Of the tree of
knowledge"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-28

1t is undoubtedly
successful stars are ex
artists. But even in
ten discover that if we
they have deserted
of versatility to prose
has met with unusual
think there is any such
part. If there isn't
a character, it isn't
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-28
FOUR MEN KILLED
IN COAL TRAIN WRECK


scranton. Pa, Dec. IA New York
and Ontario Western Railway coal
train ran away on the heavy eighty
foot grade going down the mountain
on the Scranton division east of Poyn-
tello, Wayne County, today. Near
Preston Park in passing a switch frog
1t jumped the track plunging down a
hill nearly 100 feet. The engine and
forty gopdola cars, all loaded. were
piled in mass. Four men were killed,
as follows:
Engineer Whiting, of Mayfield yard.
Fireman Charles Willard of Carbon
dale
Two trainmen whose names are not
yet known. Conductor Smith escaped
death but is badly injured.
The tracks were covered with sleet
and snow, and the air brakes refused
to work and allow the train to gain
such Roadway that it dashed down
the mountain at the rate of so miles
an hour.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-28

true that many OF our
hibitors rather than
their case we will of
trace them back a little
their natural quality
cute a speciality which
public favor. 1 don't
thing as a Straight"
some salient point in
worth playing,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-28

Assemblyman John F. Ahern of Troy
N. Y, has drafted bill which will be
introduced at the next session of the
New York Legislature providing for
the suppression of immoral plays
through State censorship, and the
licensing of actors and actresses.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-28

What is. known as Mayor Charters
Labor Union Administration in An
sonia. Ct. has badly tangled municipal
affairs, owing evidently to ignorance
concerning the new city charter. The
mayor made mistakes in regard to GER
tain appointments. The Board of AL
dermen. in trying TO help him out.
took action by viva voce vote when the
law specified that action should be
taken by ballot. Then the board ad-
journed until January 49, leaving af-
fairs in even worse condition than
they were before. Numerous matters
OF considerable Importance are blocked
and Mayor Charters friends conse-
quently feel much chagrined.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-28

John D. Crimmins of New York has
been made by the pope, Knight Com
mander of the Order of st. Gregory the
Great, of the civil class. The order
which was founded by Pope Gregory
XVI is awarded fer religious zeal and
charitable works.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-28
Value of Versatility
ITO the Actor
. . 7 @
By WILTON LACKAYE
mTMIITTMmNT

is very curious thing that while American
actors are constantly reproached by foreign critics
with lack of versatility, which is alleged to con-
stitute the main difference between foreign and
American artists, American writers do not seem
to remember the exhibitions of versatility fur
nished by artists of their own country.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-28

three years old. We're married few
days ago Mr.. Sloat had a serious
quarrel with his only son which gave
rise to a lawsuit in which the father
was finally victorious. The young
woman had shown hearty sympathy
for the aged man when he was in the
midst of trouble and had given such
advice as she was able.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-28

thousand influential Danes have
presented a petition to the king pro-
testing against the sale Of the Danish
West Indies without consulting the
wishes of the people, and asking that
the matter be submitted to popular
vote.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-28

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 NAV. We have
done the most whitening this year of
any store in the city. Mr.. ALBERT T
CURRY is now with US. You NAV 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 a washable
paper at 15c. per roll
GEO. H HARRINGTON, II Austin St
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-28
THE PRESIDENTS ATTITUDE

Some OF the newspapers are already
taking a gruesome delight in predicting
that President Roosevelt will make 50
many enemies that his path will be
thorny and his chances for renomina-
ton decrease in the next three years.
But those who know President Roose-
welt know that he cares absolutely
nothing about these predictions. From
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-28

The United States has on hand a
balance Of about s1S.OOO,OOO of the Chi
nese indemnity fund against which it
has no just claim of any kind. 1t seems
a case Of spoliation under the circum-
stances. The Chinese government has
been weakened where it needed to be
strengthened after the Instruction Of
the Boxers. It would be asserting a
fine example to the civilized world if
that which We're exacted as a sort of
fine should be returned to China or
devoted perhaps TO some charitable en-
terprise for the benefit Of the Chinese.
There is absolutely no excuse for our
possessing ourselves of these funds.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-28

Professor A. J. DeVoe Of Hacken-
sack, n. J.. informs the New York Sun
that the "fercest blizzard let loose in
some time" will come on New Years
Day and that the coolest weather of
the season will be during the first ten
days Of January. a warm wave may
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-28

Now comes Postmaster-G General
Payne, that is to be. and authorizes
the statement that there is not the
slightest foundation in fact for the re-
port that he is in favor of the pur-
chase and transfer of the telegraph
lines to the government. The coming
postmaster-general begins mailing lies
early.-Boston Herald.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-28

knights of Columbia in Holyoke. He
viii be the guest Of the New Haven
Democratic Club at the jackson Day
banquet January s. He will probably
speak in Hartford and possibly in
Naugatuck, and Waterbury, CT
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-28

Among the numerous Christmas
presents received by baby Hanna, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Dan R.
Hanna, was a check from her grand
father, Senator Hanna, for $4,000,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-28

1t is reported that Governor Leslie
M. Shaw, who has been appointed Sec
rotary of the Treasury by the Presi-
dent made a big fortune out of the
Beaumont oil discovery.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-28

About a thousand persons have been
invited to attend the dancing party
which will be given by Mrs. Roosevelt
January 3, at the White House, in
honor of Miss Alice Roosevelt.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-28

The man who sold his seat on the
New York Stock Exchange Thursday
for $4,000 bought it in May 1863, for
about $500.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-28

The Spy has gained a repu-
tation in recent political campaigns
for absolute fairness and impartial
treatment of political candidates That
is why it is welcomed at every firesfde
in Worcester.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-28

be expected January Is and mild, rainy
weather will soon Danish the snow and
ice.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-28

William Jennings Bryan will be in
New England in few days making
addresses on political topics. On Jan
uary he will speak before the
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-28

Two Italian officers fought a duel at
Rome Thursday in which one of them
was fatally injured. The quarrel was
over a dog.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-28

Useful and beautiful things in Mar-
iden Table Cutlery at CIark-Sawver
Co.'S.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-28

At Goshen, y. Y. William L. Sloat
a wealthy widower, seventy-seven
years old. and Mary Elizabeth Van
derho1, a handsome woman, twenty
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-28

Landscape photographers at Bou-
telle & Co.'S Art Store, 256 Main
Street.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-28

Toys of every kind at Edstrand &
Peterson's, 217 Main Street,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-28

Now Washington's governor is dead.
This seems to be a fatal year for gov
ernOrS
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well now.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-28

It is said that since the formal an
nouncement of Secretary Cages inten-
ton to retire from the cabinet was
made public several big New York
corporations have offered him places at
salaries much larger than that of the
President of the United States. Mr.
Gage is a valuable man wherever his
field of service. The Government en-
ployed him at a bargain price.-Rich-
mOnd Times.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-28

ODD0rtunitv offers.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-28

Lord Rosebery says the average
reader spends too much time in
''munching crab apples, unconscious of
the choicest fruits Of the tree of
knowledge"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-28

Is it possible that the political CEN
ter of the United States is going sud
denly to shift from Ohio to Iowa? 1t
is asserted that Secretary Wilson is
not to withdraw from the cabinet even
if Shaw goes in (and everybody will be
glad to hear that; the speaker is from
Iowa. and the senior senator, Allison,
is chairman of the appropriations COM
mittee and second member of the fl
nance committee. This is what the
press agent calls an aggregation
Hartford Courant.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-28

Rev. DR.. James L. Barton has Just
returned from missionary work in
Ceylon and India. and he says during
his stay there he Travelled over 5000
miles by rail, horse, ox-cart, on foot,
by coolie conveyance and boat.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-12-11
GODS MESSAGE TO MAN
PREGNANT THOUGHTS FROM THE
WORLDS GREATEST PROPHETS.

Poem Sympathy - Hearts Which Have
Been Blended In Afliction Are Illu.
mined by Heavenly Light-The World
Garden Where God Walks.
As we mourn in our midnight of sorrow,
Alone in our crying and fears,
AS the pitiless face of tomorrow
Appalls-with it's vista of years..
As we shrink from the toll it discloses-
The unequal battle alone,
The thorns-where we waited for roses
The music that ended in moan.
As vi Eneel with heart that is broken
For loneliness, longing and dread,
And press in passion unspoken,
The &nswerless lips of our dead.
The Father IN pity surprises
Our sight with luminous star
That slowly and sweetly uprises
And beacons this hope from afar,
That hearts which afHiction hath blended,
Illumined by heavenly light,
Their discord and darkness have ended
And brotherhood shineth in might.
So even our midnight of sorrow
Foretokens joy from above
A promise of beauty tomorrow,
When earth may be lighted by lovei
Ernest Neal Lyon, in the Independent.
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Gutta Percha From Peat.

A German scientist has recently de-
vised a method of manufacturing arti-
fetal gutta-percha from peat, and, If 1t
turns out to be what is claimed. 1t Will
simplify one Of the greatest problems
in electricity-the insulation OF ocean
cables. Thus far gutta-percha is the
only substance which has been found
to furnish perfect protection for a
wire against the chemical influences OF
salt water, and the product is not only
limited, but is controlled by an Eng
lish firm of cable manufacturers, who
own the forests in the East Indies from
which gutta-percha is obtained. In
perlments to find q substitute have
been going on for years throughout
the world, but thus far nothing has
been entirely successful. The price
Of gutta-percha has been advanced con-
siderably by the demands Of the manu-
facturers Of golf balls, which has al
most doubled the cost of cable manu-
facture, and if this German inventor
Is able to make an equally as good
insulator out of peat he will make a
very important contribution to the
worlds economy, for peat can be found
in almost every country on the globe
in quantities almost unlimited. There
are 100000 acres in Ireland. 2,5OO,Ooo
in Scotland, and even more In Ger
many, Russia, Norway, Sweden, Fin
land and other. countries Of Europe.
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The Uses Of Rest.

It serves as a restorer of jaded powers.
Il lifts man out of his net. out of his mar
row interests, and affords him look over
the horizon. The burden is loosened and
he stretches himself, and the day of relief
crowds other days with more and better
work than could have been possible with.
out it. There is q growing recognition of
this possibility, and rest is being used in
order to do more work.
But there is higher purpose that may
ence to character. All the powers of our
lives have a right to cultivate, and some
cannot have it without quietude and con.
temptation. There is no reason why the
sensibilities, the Imagination and the
higher spiritual faculties should be ignored
and neglected. We are inclined to regard
that as very poor life that has not devel-
oped these. The soul must have chance.
even If the wheels do not turn so fast and
the fortune does not heap itself up so
high and knowledge does not come in 30
largely. It was once said very plainly that
q mans life does not consist in the abund-
ance of things which he possesseth. A man
can make more out of his business than
money if he schools himself to feel the
higher relation of his life. The world. is
more than a workshop; it is a garden
where God walks, temple where we
may worship and commune. But in or
der to find Him there we must utilize the
rest times like the night. when "the silent
stars look down." and the rest places, like
the quiet aisles of the forest or the secret
shrine of the prayer closet.-Christian In
telligencer.