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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-25
The Origin of Whist

Lennard Leigh, the well known au-
thority on whist, contributes the fol-
lowing article to the October Era:
The following statement culled from
the current number of a magazine is
an egregious blunder:
1.-THE originator of the game of whist
is (sic) Edmond Hoyle Q672-1769." Cot
ton, writing in 1874, tells US that whist
was so well known at that time that
every child almost of S years old. hath
a competent knowledge of the recrea-
ton" Hoyle was then not 2 wears of
age But we must go a great deal
farther back for the origin Of the game.
which is indeed lost in the obscuritv
OF the centuries. Previous to 1926 the
game of triumph (whence trump1
which embraced the essential features
of whist, had considerable vogue in
England. It furnished Bishop Lati-
mer with an illustration for a sermon
preached at Christmas, 1929. Shakes
peare's familiarity with the game is
evident from Antony's address to Eros
Antony and Cleopatra" Act ".
Scene XIV.
The game acquired the name of
WHIST, or whisk, in the forepart of the
seventeenth century. Butler uses the
present apDellatiOn in Hudibras Q663)
About 1928 a little circle of plsvsrs
presided over by the then Lord FolLe-
stone, vas wont to meet in the Crown
Gomez House. This was the inception
OF selentlhc whist. Hoyle was probably
d MEMBER OF the coterie in question.
Inc publication of his treatise I742-9o
ana ms efforts as a professional teach
er old much to establish the game in
the favor Of the upper classes Of Eng
hsh society. III
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-25
Transom Over the Door of a
Store at 6 Pleasant Street
Broken and Safe and Cash
Registers Relieved of Cash
KEYS AND COMBINATION
USED BY THIEVES
The Proprietor and His Sons the
Only Persons Known to Have
Keys and to Possess KnoWl-
edge of the Combination of the
Safe-POIiCe Puzzled

Chief of Police William ]. E. Stone
and Inspector Patrick O'Day worked
all day yesterday on the supposed
breaking and entering and larceny
case at Asselta's bootblacking parlors,
6 Pleasant Street, and failed to find any
evidence of the work being done by
anyone who was not familiar with the
place.
Sometime Wednesday night or yes
terday morning the transom over the
door was broken and the catch also
pried off and entrance effected. The
thieves, provided with keys of the
cash registers, opened two of the ma
chimes in the store and extracted about
| $50. Then going to the safe they
| opened it by using the combination and
extracted $112.6O.
| No force was used either on the cash
registers or the safe, and every evil
dence points to the work being done by
someone who was thoroughly familiar
with every part of the store. After
getting the money out of the cash reg
listers and the safe the thieves depart
ed.
According to the story told by the
owner of the place the store was locked
up Wednesday night at II o'clock, at
ter he had carefully locked the cash
registers and the safe.
There are two keys to the cash regis
tiers, one of which is held by the owner
of the store and the other by his son.
The proprietor and his sons were the
only persons who knew the combina-
ton of the safe, and the police are fig
uring that with the traffic on Pleasant
Street at all times it would have been
next to impossible for anyone to break
into the store and remain around long
enough to fit keys to cash registers and
work on a safe combination without
being discovered.
Green's drugstore, corner of Main and
Pleasant Streets, is open all night, and
the rear room of the store runs as far
back as the wall which separates 1t
from the bootblacling parlors. j.
Parky Colbert, night manager at
Green's, was about the store all night
and heard no noises that would in any
way tend to make him suspect bur-
glars were operating in the store OH
Ger William R. Ramsdell, who pa
trolled the beat early in the night,
heard no noises, and neither did Off
Ger John O'Sullivan, and both officers
say they saw no suspicious characters
hanging about the place.
| How the glass could have been brok-
en- without attracting attention is
mystery and everything in connection
with the case makes the break mystic
rious, and one that points to the per-
sons who did it being very familiar
with the premises.
Wednesday night the proprietor took
| $500 out of the safe and carried II
home with him, and yesterday showed
the roll to the police. One of the
youngsters employed at the place had
trouble with the police on a previous
occasion, but denied yesterday having
the slightest knowledge of the break.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-25
NORTH GRAFTON

Young women of the village will hold
a benefit dance in Barker's Hall Saturday
evening for the benefit of Joseph Mar
shall Miss Sarah Maynard will act as
floor director and Miss Tilly LIE Clair will
act as assistant.
John Nelson has secured employment
with the Misunderstanding Company in
Millbury.
The Ladies' Aid Society, Epworth
League, met at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert L. Halves on East Street Thurs
day afternoon.
The condition of Mrs. Sarah Williams
is reported to be much improved.
The Social Athletic Club elected Of
ficers Thursday evening as follows: Pres
ident, Joseph n. Bertrand; vice presi-
dent, Joseph Burbank; recording secre-
tary Frank Burbank; financial secre-
tary Ernest Puff; treasurer, Albert
Moore; executive committee, William L.
Bare, Edward Mcclure and Arthur lie
Clair.
Henry Robinson of Whitman is the
guest of Amos G. Getchell.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-25
THINKS he WAS
HELD WRONGFULLY
Southington, Conn. Man is InVes-
tigating Manner in Which He
Was Committed to Worcester
Insane Asylum

Milford, Oct. "a. - William Ryan of
Southington, Ct, claims that he was
wrongfully committed and that he was
made to remain against his wishes in the
Worcester Insane Asylum. Ryan came to
Milford today and began an investigation
of the details concerning his commitment
to the institution in Worcester.
According to the claim made by Mr..
while here was taken sick. He expressed
a desire to be sent to a hospital for treat
ment, and instead he was taken to an
asylum, place where he did not wish to
go. His particular grievance is, as ne
says, that he was taken to Worcester
from Milford on the day of his confine-
ment in an open carriage, during the pro-
gress of a November storm.
The complaint against Mr.. Ryan, result
ing in his commitment, was made by ms
daughter, Miss Catherine A Ryan of wal
nut Street. According to the record when
was made at the time, the daughter salu
her father tumbled on the ice and atteI
that had acted strangely. She thought y
wise to put him in the care OF the proper
authorities feeling that restraint WouIu
be beneficial. He was examined by DIE;
NJ. w. Knight and John M. French, anu
on their certificates was committed W
Judge C. A. Dewey. -.
In Milford today Ryan had long lalA
with Judge Dewey, and received coPIiggS
of the official documents in the case. nc
then left for his home in Connectlcu111,,,
Ryan thinks his daughter did not knGS
what she signed in making the conlpia4H'
which sent him to the insane asylum
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-25
WENT over FALLS
IN ABARREL
Woman Survives the Terrible
Plunge Over Niagara-DoCtors
Say She Will be All Right Soon
Though Suffering From Shock

Niagara Falls, N. Y, Oct. 24.-Mrs
Annie Edison Taylor, so years old, went
over Niagara Falls on the Canadian
side, this afternoon, and survived, a
feat never before accomplished. She
made the trip in a barrel. Not only
did she survive, but escaped without
a broken bone, her only apparent in
Juries being a scalp wound, slight
conclusion of the brain, some shock
to her nervous system and bruises
about the body. She was conscious
when taken out of the barrel. The
doctors in attendance upon her tonight
said that though she was somewhat
hysterical, her condition is not at all
serious, and she probably will be out
of bed within a few days.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-25
GRAFTON

Several members of the Franklin, A 45a
sonic Lodge attended a meeting OIL
society in Milford Thursday evenlhg, .,,t-
Charles Hildreth of Worcester rees ,s-
ly a guest of William Peters, mas
turned home. s.rz,-ille
Earl Flanagan hunted in SaunderssaiIn,ee
covers Thursday and bagged SIN '-
quail. II fau1-
DIR. Robert Pierce is moving MS aai on
fly into his newly purchased house
North Street. u.o,, the
Harry W. Smith will entertain. tu rrre
Grafton Country Club at dinner 0Rrig-
day evening at the club house oH
ham Hill. Arthur
George K. Nichols and Mrs. , aItiio1
Newton attended the church co il ~ t1e
in Uxbridge Thursday as delegates -
Congregational Church 18th Tx
The football game scheduled VIZ
bridge High School for Friday
has been postponed. 100 will be
The annual High School dahcs
held in Town Hall Friday eveniIlfi;;, ava
The Golfer dam at Pratts mn mn - a.
wav Thursday flooding the yaileS % AZ ti,e
little Blackstone. The nre siil nearly a
dam will put the workmen back neai''
weeks work.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-25
ABLEST DOCTORS
IN AMERICA
Declare There is a Sure
Cure For Nervous
Ailments.
Use of Paine'S Celery is
Openly Advised
Wonderful Results Recently
Effected by Compound.

Buffalo, Dot. SAN evening paper
publishes a symposium of physicians
opinion regarding the efficacy of vari-
GUS remedies for the cure of nervous
prostration and attendant ills. Each
physician was asked to express his
were durable when once they had
gained a hold upon the patient, and,
second, whether the same remedy
would be beneficial In all cases.
Without exception, the physicians
interviewed declared that nervous
prostration, when not to ofar advanced,
insomnia, rheumatism. Indigestion, re-
sulting, as it most frequently does,
from deranged nerves, dizzy headaches
and most liver and kidney complaints,
were absolutely durable.
But the answer to the second ques-
ton was most remarkable because,
with two exceptions, all the doctors
mentioned by name Paine's celery
compound, well-known remedy,
manufactured by Wells & Richardson
Co., of Burlington, VT, and first dis
covered by the eminent DIR. Edward
Phelps, some years ago, after a thor
ough investigation and the accumula-
ton of a great deal of data, both here
and in Germeny.
1t is probably the one instance, says
the newspaper. where a prepared
remedy has been openly indorsed ly
physicians of such standing. 1t seems
that the formula of the compound has
always been furnished to physicians
in regular standing, and that the rem
edy is generally prescribed by up-to-
date practitioners both here and in
England and Germany, where it IS
quite as well known as in this country.
Many wonderful cures by the use
of this famous compound are cited, one
of them the well Unknown case of Com
modore Howell of Washington.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-25
Sporting Notes
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j. Fred Powers will play with the
Millbury basketball team this winter.
Fred will be an attraction in himself
and ought to be a tower of strength for
Millbury.
Fred H. Sawyer, formerly president
of the Central Massachusetts Basket
ball League, is not the most popular
fellow in the world with the promoters
and magnates of the Massachusetts
Central Basketball League. They
claim Fred has played them fast and
loose.
When Hjalmar Lundin gets his at
torneys, Sheehan & Cutting, after Rob
Roy, the blithesome knocker on the Bos-
ton Post, there will surely be some fur
flying The latter will have an eX-
cellent opportunity to produce the
light he has frequently referred to
when he styled the wrestling matches
in this city big fakes"
The lineup for the Worcester Paro-
chial High School in its game with
Aver High School is as follows: lie
McGrail 1t, ]. Cahill; lg, Morrisseyi
C. Carney; rg, Hermann; TT, Daily; re
Burke; OBJ, Cunningham; lib, H. Ca
hill; RIB, Dowd: fb, Gleason.
The class Of 'O4, w. P. l., which
| claims 1t won the football from the
| Freshies at the Oval by Strategy
| have decided to cut the much coveted
piece of pigskin up for souvenirs. Wher
1t is considered that there are about
! SO members of the class which make
up the strategy board" the size of the
souvenirs will be pretty small. The
Freshies have been scheming how they
could regain possession of the ball but
now they will have to go way back and
sit down.
Coach Thomas ]. Ryan, the U. of P
man who is looking after the Worcester
( Parochial High School football team
is confident that he has gotten to-
gether an aggregation of footballists
1 that can't be beaten by any team OF
/ its weight He endorses the challenge
/ to any team in Worcester County OF
the weight of the parochial high.
M. ]. Dwyer yesterday sent WORD
| of his acceptance of Lundins PROPOSE
ton for a match catch-as-catch car
style and wants a side bet of 5000
He is satisfied to accept any date thai
Lundin may set. He wants to post
his money with an evening paper.
The Worcester Parochial High has
an open date for Thanksgiving after
noon and so has the Worcester High
The former team is after the latter fol
a game for that date. No arrange
ments have been made as yet.
The Father Mathew T. A. B. Society
long identified with total abstinence
work, has organized an athletic asso-
citation within its ranks and will enter
the field day arena of the Springfield
diocese next season. The organization
is now represented by a strong bas-
ketball team and expects to have a
good baseball team on the diamond in
the spring. An athletic team is also
! talked of strongly.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-25
From $1.OO to $3.50
NoRTHBORO

The first corn-husking party of the
season was held at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Thayer, on Da-
Wis Street, Thursday evening. Nearly
100 merrymakers attended, including
grangers from Blackstone, Upton,
Westboro, Marlboro and Northboro.
Nearly $50 bushedls of corn We're
husked.
The first annual concert and ball
of the employees Of the Worcester &
Marlboro division of the Worcester
Consolidated Street Railway will be
held in the Northboro Town Hall, Fri
day night.
Mrs. Jonas Bige1ow is i'll at her
home, on Whitney Street.
Noah Wadsworth was in Boston
Thursday:
Rev. Frank Bigelow. who has been
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Bige-
low, has returned to his home in New
port, KY.
Mr.. and Mrs. George R. Gallup
passed Thursday in Marlboro.
Mrs. James Bowes Of North Brook
field is a guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Brigham Of Brigham Street
Inspector Frank E. Blaisdell OF the
Worcester Consolidated Street Rail-
way has resumed his duties at the
Local branch Office.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-25
DIVISION SO WORKS
THE NEW RITUAL

Division 3S, A. o. H, exemplified the
workings of the first and second degrees
of the new Hibernian ritual for the first
time in this city last night. The division
had as it's guests all the prominent Hiber-
mans of this city, including several of the
degree teams from other divisions anX-
ious to get tips from Division 3S on the
workings of the new ritual. The working
was especially good, and praise was be-
slowed upon the degree team for its eff
Gent work. not a detail being omitted.
After the degree work four new members
were initiated
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-25
FUNERALS
FLORENCE c. RILEY.

The funeral of Florence c., infant
daughter of John Band Rose (McGady)
1. Riley, took place from the parents
home, Ill Plantation Street, yesterday.
Among the beautiful floral tributes
We're a wreath of roses from the
parents, cluster of white roses from the
godfather, George W. Costello, panel
of white roses from the god-mOther,
Miss Alice Day, cluster of white roses
from Irene Barry, cluster Of roses and
chrysanthemums from Marcus Muir
ply. Burial took place in st. Johns
Cemetery
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-25
BASKERVILLE

Maurice Casey is a guest of relatives
in Westfield
Arthur Brown has returned from a
visit to relatives in Wichita. Kan.
Miss Jane Harris of Auburn, r. l., Is
q guest of relatives here.
The ladies' of the Congregational
Church will hold a social in the church
parlOrs Wednesday evening.
Delegates from the Congregational
Church attended the convention in Tx
bridge Thursday.
Miss Edith Ruby will lead the Chris
tian Endeavor meeting Friday evening.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-25
STANLEY w. cox.

The death of Stanley wilfred, five
year-old son of Fred w. and Mabelle ].
Cox. occurred at the parents home, 10
Sudbury Street, last night. The child
succumbed to a severe attack of bron-
6hial pneumonia, after an illness that
lasted over a week. His father, Fred
erick W. Cox, a linotype operator on
The Spy, has the sympathies Of a large
circle of friends in his aff1iction.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-25
CRESCEUS BROKE RECORD
ON HALF MILE TRACK

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct "a. = Cresceus,
king of trotters, driven by George H.
Ketcham, his owner, broke the world
mile record for a half mile track this
Siubs Par& He finsbed in Sooi Dii oiia
ping quarter of a second off the best
previous record, made by him at Toledo
two weeks ago.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-25
GOVERNMENT WAITING
TO HEAR FROM MISS STONE

Washington, Oct. 24-Nothing has been
r ns AT the state department from its
agents IN Bulgaria and Turkey for the
last three days This fact is REGARDED nv
the omcials here as indicating that these
agents have not been able to secure a
Stone. MISS
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-25
PERSONAL

Miss Julia Winters. a member Of
the junior choir at st. Anne's Church,
was surprised by her associates We'd
nesday night at the regular rehearsal
by the presentation of a seal skin
chatteiaine bag.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-25

A LITTLE MEDICINE OF THE RIGHT
KIND. taken at the right time is invai-
liable. That means Carter's Little Liver
Pills, and take them now.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-03-22
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
%SxSx>SQs

Is the place for you to buy your spring and sum.
mer goods Why! Because our assortment is great
er than ever BEFORE and our prices always
able. We never advertise fake prices and schemes
just to get you in our store, because think the
people educated enough to know a merchant is
not going to sell article for less than it costs him
How can he when his expenses are going on all the
time. We think to sell lots of goods and small
profit is the way to do business. If you will come
and trade at this store you will find that we do bus
mess just this way. We want to impress on your
minds that we have aside from staple articles in the
dress goods department, weaves in black
goods which make lovely skirts we'll as dresses for
spring wear.
An extra value in Cashmeres 36 in wide, yd 25c
10 pieces Novelty Wool Goods SO in wide yd 25c
10 pieces Novelty Wool Goods 3S in wide yd 35c
Black Storm Serge noted for its wearing qualities
~ inches wide, yard 30.
NEW wEAyES IN BLACK GOODS
Black Granite Cloth, 80 inches wide, yard SOC
Black Mohair Novelty, 80 inches wide, yard Soc
Black Nuns Yelling, 45 inches vide, yard 75c
Black Cheviot Cloth so inches wide, yard Sl00
Black Prunnelia Cloth, As inches wide, yard $10O
Black Melrose Cloth, "A inches wide yard $100
Black Popeline, silk finish, 46 in wide yard ST.
Black Soiel, a beautiful weave, 46 in, yard $1l5
Black Clamdinta, 80 inches wide, yard ST. .25
Black Embdy Albatros 46 in wide, yard 81. %
Black Melrose, silk finish, AS in wide, yard $3.50
Black Drap d'Ette, 46 inches wide a yard $l.75.
Many other and prices that we have but
have not space to tell you all.
very beautiful line of Alexander Silks 80 inches
wide at 35 cents yard. THESE goods make beaut-
full dresses.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-03-22
THE MORAN SCHOOL CASE.
Trial of Prof. Cline for Furnishing
Sloan Smith Being Held Today.
Many are in Attendance.

To-day was Moran's turn to appear
in court, LaHarpe and Gas City both
having finished their cases. 1t was
the State prosecution of Prof. Cline,
principal of the schools, to determine
whether his punishment of Sloan Smith
for impertinent rebellion was excessive
or not. There is practical agree
ment as to the facts concerning the
punishment, save in the matter of
severity.
1t seems that young Smith was kept
after school by his teacher. Two 9TH
en- boys waited for him In the hall and
Prof Cline told them to go home.
Later Smith was dismissed, went down
town and yelled johnny get your
gun" at the professor, simply with a
view to showing his independence.
When told to go home he said he did
not have to, and when requested to
accompany the Professor to the school
building to talk the matter over he re-
fused. Cline then forcibly took him
to the school building. On the way
Smith struggled and pulled a picket
off a fence. Cline alleges that he
thought the boy intended using it, so
wrenched it from his hand and used it
on him until he gave up and went to
the school house. There the Professor
switched him with a willow and told
him to go home. Later the boy with
several others saw the Professor and
renewed the cry. Next morning the
Professor bought Il small buggy whip
and whipped all the boys, Sloan in
| cluded. who were in the crowd. The
family had Cline arrested for brutally
beating the boy and cited blue marks
on his body as evidence. Cline says
the boys played "lap-iack" in which
they padded each other with paddles,
and thinks the marks may have been
caused thus.
He disclaims all personal feeling
and says that he simply desired to
maintain authority over the pupils,
who were under his jurisdiction on
their way home from school as we'll as
while in school. The sentiment of the
communityin the matter was expressed
in petition to the county attorney,
which is said to have contained eighty
per cent of the names of the school pa
irons, asking that the case dismissed
He refused and the trial is on. The
result is awaited with interest, as every
school in the county may reap results
from the outcome.
LATER; The jury returned a verde
of not guilty.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-03-22
In The Matter of a Road.

Editor REGISTER: | notice in a re-
cent issue of your paper piece written
by Geo. II. Barth, referring to the
need of bridge at the crossing OF
Elm Creek known as the Minor ford,
also commenting on the condition of
the road south of the cement plant.
/ wish TO emphatically endorse the
truth of what he says and ask few
questions about the said road.
Why is the cement company allow
ed to dump its refuse material in the
public highway leaving it for the
most part just as it is dumped from
the wagons only leveling it off where
it will be used by the cement company
Would any farmer or any other citi-
zen of the county be allowed to dump
refuse stone or dirt in the public
highway and continue doing itwithout
being ordered very peremptorily to
put said,refuse in shape that passage
over it would he easy and safe for
loads, and what would be the conse-
quences if such orders were disregard
ed? Who is the man who was put in
charge of this portion of the roads of
this township of which this road: is II
part and why does he not do his duty
and see that the cement company put
this road in as good condition as
they found it?
Why does the cement company
maintain where they use the road, but
a single track and what would be the
result should farmer with big load
of hay or corn meet one of:their teams
with a 40 or so UNDERGROUND load of
shale who would have the right of
way?
These questions show why.we need a
bridge at the Minor ford so that we
can leave thecementpeoplein peacable
possession of the (splendid) macada'
mixed road they have made and which
is so rough at the east end that we dc
not go that way il we can avoid it,
Respectfully Geo. McClolland.