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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-13
The SUNDAY OPENING QUESTION

New Workers find themselves con
fronted by very grave question, one
which is Of interest. indirectly to peo-
pie of all large cities. 1t is, "Shall the
liquor saloons of New York be au-
thorized by law to keep open, Sun
day?" Many will declare that but one
answer should be possible and that a
decisive mo"
In New York city, however the peo-
pie are not of one mind on the matter.
There is a great German population
that includes many excellent citizens
TO say nothing of other foreign-born
residents, who have ideas of their own
on the subject, Furthermore, a great
many native New Workers believe that
it is best to permit saloons to sell
liquor at least part of the time, Sun
day. They think that the present laws
lead to blackmail, and that their in
fluence is more corrupting than the
open saloon under certain restrictions
could possibly be. 1t is held that if
the saloon owners are permitted to
open the side doors of the saloons after
II o'clock, noon, they could be made
to conform to the law. 1t is supposed,
indeed. that the saloon men themselves
would gladly accept a compromise and
voluntarily abide by it. a
1t is worth remarking that the open
saloon under restrictions finds support
from the pulpit. Rev. DR.. Charles H.
civ
reasons for his attitude: first, that an
imperfect law enforced is better than
an ideal law utterly ignored; second, it
would take out of the market Of crime.
one of the commodities and, third, it
would be fair to the German citizens.
Rev. DIR. Rainsford, the Episcopalian
clergyman. who at one time advocated
what was known as t07 church Sa-
loon" believes that thu PECULIAR condi-
lions of the people of New York make
the opening of the saloon on Sunday,
q social necessity.
Justice Jerome. the district attorney
elect. announced in his campaign
speeches. that he believed in a law pei
hitting the sale of liquor on Sunday.
It is said that he will go to Albany and
urge the Legislature to amend the
present Raines law so as to make Sun
day selling legal. Charles Stuart Smith
and Edmund Clarence Stedman find no
ground for objectlng to opening the sa-
looms, Sunday under proper restric-
lions.
Of course. even in New York city it.
self there is strong opposition to open
saloons on Sunday. But even if the
majority Of the people in the city were
in favor of it, there IS great doubt if
the Legislature would act upon the
proposition favorably. There is pretty
sure TO be keen opposition from all
sections Of the state whether the pro-
posed change in the statutes were
made TO effect all the cities and viii
lagos in the state or only the cities OF
the first class.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-13

An employee in the New York Zoolog-
ical Gardens, the management OF
which has been buying animals from
all over the world, found on the
grounds of the institution, the other
day, the greatest wonder in the col
lection. 1t is milksnake with two
perfectly developed heads. The cura-
tor, who is delighted with the specimen
because, when attempts are made ia
feed it, the two heads fight so Wig
orously for the food that neither one
is able to get much of it. That, at
least, is the story which is submitted
to the people.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-13
LEATHER BETTING TO
BE ADVANCED IN PRICE

New York, Nov. 12.-An advance of 20
per cent in the prices of leather betting
was agreed upon today by the leather
Betting Manufacturers Association at
its 18th annual meeting which was held at
the Astor House. The advance is due, it
was stated, to higher prices for the raw
material. The new scale was arranged by
straight advance throughout the price
list, the discounts remaining unchanged.
Nearly all the members of the associa-
ton, which includes all the leading manu-
facturers in the country were present.
Officers were elected as follows: President,
Edward P. Alexander of Philadelphia;
vice president, Edward H Ball of Chic
ago; secretary and treasurer, George H.
Blake of New York; executive committee,
Charles A. Schieren, Edward R. Larue,
Frank B. Williams, R. H. Bickford and
r. N. Hathaway.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-13

ing in the West this@season. Two of my
neighbors have been caught stealing cat
tie. They pleaded guilty and will soon get
their sentence. One market man l had
considered very honest for 20 years past,
was found, convicted with the band and
committed suicide few days before we
came here.
We leave soon for Portland, Oregon
and many other places, and when we re-
turn to Idaho l will write again.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-13
SCHOOL CHILDREN OBJECTED

At the conference of high schools and
academies affiliated with the University
of Chicago, held recently, the school
principals were almost unanimously OPP
posed TO a proposition to separate
bright and dull pupils by creating two
distinct sections of each class. At the
meeting of a year ago the idea of such
division was favorably received. But
when attempts 10 put the plan in OPP
Grafton were made the results were
anything but satisfactory. The person.
al feelings of the pupils were found to
be so intenses that it was impossible
TO ignore them. All suggestions as to
methods of separating students were.
therefore, promptly set aside at the
meeting just held. The chief objection
was that such division is unnecessary
and unwholesome. as it would tend TO
discourage poor students and increase
kthe egotism of the good ones.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-13
NATURE OF VERDICT
TO BE KEPT SECRET

Washington, Nov. 2.-The Schley Court
of Inquiry resumed its work at 10 o'clock
today and adjourned shortly after 1890
1t was stated most positively after the
session that not the slightest inkling of
the nature of the courts verdict would be
obtained before being considered officially
1t is the purpose of the court to have Sec
rotary Longs announcement of the find
ing, news in the. strictest sense of the
word.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-13

Governor N. o. Murphy of Arizona
in his annual report, pleads that the
territory be admitted into the Union as
state. He says his people feel that
they are justified in demanding admis-
sion on every ground of right. 1.-The
showing" he says, ''as to population
civilization, wealth, education, Ameri-
canism and resources, developed and
undeveloped, constitutes an argument
which is unanswerable."
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-13

A great deal has been said about
Charles NJ. Schwab's salary as presi-
dent of the United States Steel Cor
ration. Now it is stated that Mr..
Schwab, instead of getting a million
dollars year for his services, receives
an actual salary of 100000, with con-
tingent fee based on the earnings of
the concern. The total amount that he
will receive for his services the first
year is placed at about $225,OOO.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-13

Appointment Clerk Langley of the
Census Bureau has returned to Wash
ington from Kentucky where he took
part in the political campaign. Despite
the Democratic victory he takes a very
hopeful view of the political situation
in that state. The power of the Ken
lucky Democracy, he believes, is bound
to yield eventually to the efforts of
those who demand honesty in politics.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-13

A st. Louis man, who was accom-
panied by his wife and son. signaled
for a car to stop. His gesture was ig-
nored. A second car glidsd by without
so much as reducing speed. Then in
wrath he picked up stone and when
car No. was speeding past hurled the
missile through a window. The car
stopped and the family boarded it.
The man was arrested and brought
into court. The judge. having heard
the story promptly dismissed him, say
ing that gatling gun should have been
used instead OF a stone. Wherein the
rights Of passengers are considered in
this decision does not appear. 1t would
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-13

not be pleasant when on a street car to
feel that a stone is liable to crash
through a window, whenever the mot
orman or conductor is remiss in his du-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-13

Civil service rules protect great
number of Tammany office-holders in
New York. Mr.. Lows government
probably would not desire to Gust city
employees by the wholesale. even if it
had the power but it should be able
to expect proper work from all. If
that is accomplished nobody will have
occasion to grumble.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-13

The French aeronauts are said to be
very jealous of NJ. Santos-Dumont,
the plucky Brazilian, who sailed
around the Eiffel Tower and captured
a substantial prize by his exploit. They
are all up in the air" because a for
eigner outdid them.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-13
WHIMSICALITIES

do you think will make player?"
asked a sluggish applicant for foot
ball
You may make a good chess play
err" said the coach. You are slow
enough in moving. Boston CONNER
cial Bulletin.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-13

A Brooklyn football player lost an
ear in a scramble that took place in
the course Of a game. Saturday.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-13

Mark Twain's friends are otter puz-
zled to tell just when the genial writer
passes from jest to earnest
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-13

The final official returns at Yale Uni
versity give a total registration of $3.50
students against 25O2 last year. a gain
of rs
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-13
"The Geographic Conquests of the

"The Geographic Conquests of the
Nineteenth Century" by Gilbert H.
'Grosvenor, has been issued in separ-
ate pamphlet by the United States
government printing office. The matter
forms a part of the Smithsonian re-
port. The article gives a comprehen-
sive yet brief survey of the extension
of the knowledge of geography during
the past century.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-13
Stops the Cough
and WORKS off the Cold

Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure
a cold in one day. No Cure, No Pay.
Price Is cents.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-13

1t is reported from Berlin that char
table work will be conducted the COM
ing winter on a scale unprecedented in
the history Of the empire. Destitution
has increased greatly since last winter
the number of persons out Of work be-
ing unusually large.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-13


Nearly 100000 American children
are to-day attending school-including
the million or two that are playing
hooky.-Kansas City Journal.
what do you think of our new oil
painting?" asked Mrs. Cumrox.
We'll" answered Mr.. Cumrox. 1T
looks right good from the front. but If
You turn it around and look at the
other side 1 must say the material
seems kind Of cheap. "-Washingt
Star.
Mamma" said four-year-old Harry.
please let me stay up till y O'Clock
tonight"
Why do you'll wish to stay up so late.
my dear?" asked his mother.
4 want to see what the end of the
day locke like. Chicago News.
And now one of the professors saws
it will be 100000 years before the sun
goes out. Thanks. We are in need Of
just that sort of consolation every time
were called on to settle the gas bill
Atlanta Constitution.
MY father is a broker" said one 1T
tie girl. What's yours?"
He's one of the people who get
broke answered the other.-Washing-
ton Star.
Did you read that magazine poem
which begs the fates to give us yes
terday ?? asked the long-haired per-
son. 1T was sublime"
No" answered the short-hairad
man. but if any of those fellows
write anything about Give us Paw
day. III take look at it.-Baltimore
American.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-13

The remains of a mastodon have been
found near Tuscola, Ill. The tusks are
u feet long. The animal, it is estimat-
ed. weighed in life about 20 tons.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-13
Typewriter Repairs

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are out Of repair. We have a depart
ment for this work and can satisfy
you.
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-13

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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-13

Posthumous honors have made the
late Lii Hung Chang a marquis of the
first rank with the title of patriotic
statesman, and great teacher of the
emperor.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-13

The Glasgow Exposition yielded a
profit Of 100000.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-13

Having been a whirlwind of elo-
quence during the campaign Jerome
now promises to be a blazing sword of
| terror at the entrance of the graft
er's" paradise.-New York Press.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-13

ANY ONE CAN TAKE Carter's Little
Liver Pills. they are so very small No
trouble to swallow. No pain or gripping
after taking.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-13

Entered at the Worcester Post Office as
Gecond-class Mall Matter.1
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-13

Nearly 100000 American children
are to-day attending school-incIuding
the million or two that are playing
hooky.-Kansas City Journal.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-13

General Funston has recovered from
his attack of appendicitous and is
coming home for a well-earned rest
The general will, after noting the
fickleness Of popular favor, very prob
ably be willing to get on with a mini
mum allowance of ovation.-Washing-
ton Star.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-13

Journalism must be profitable in the
Argentine Republic. La Presna, pub
lished at Buenos Ayres, has completed
a palace of gray marble which is de-
scribed as the most magnificent news
paper office in the world And we have
been accustomed to regard South
American newspapers as a century be-
hind us,-The American Press.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-04-18
GRIP AND PNEUMONIA.
Something About the Germs That Are
Mans Winter Foes,

Something About the Germs That Are
Mans Winter Foes.
Grip comes in mild, damp weather
in the winter season, and pneumonia
thrivcs when colder weather comes,
with abrupt changes of temperature,
Both arc germ diseases Grip has
been prevalent every winter since
1889, when 1t made it's first appear
ancc. Tho epidemic probably starts
each year from chronic cases of the
disease. Grip baciln get into the air
with the breath of IA patient and infect
persons who inhale them. One germ
soon produces a colony. If grip is
neglected or fought against ii Is dan
gcrous, especially to those who suffer
from Bright's disease, weak hearts or
cnfeebled nervous systems.
When grip became known as n con
tagious disease in 1889 psychologists
at once began to search for the
bacillus that caused 1t, but did not find
1t until 1892. 1t is much smaller than
any other disease germ. and is very
delicate, only living two and a half
weeks at most. When highly mag
nifed it looks like a small hyphcn. A
peculiar fact is that colonies of II
cannot he raised in an incubator by
means of Japanese isinglass, bouil.
lon and blood serum, as in the case of
Other baCilli 1t must be fed on red
blood corpusCels. In New York
laboratory cultures of grip germs are
made in this way: Thin layers of
jelly are put in small glass dishes and
on the jelly little blood is spread.
The patients throat is swabbed with
stiriliZed cotton, and this cotton 10
drawn several times over the jelly.
Four or five dishes are treated In this
way, and after they have been kept in
the incubator for the proper time
colonies of germs are found in the
Jelly. The more dishes with germs In
them, the more bacilli there were in
the patients throat.
The most common pneumonia
bacilli are round and are usually
found in pairs. Occasionally grip
bacilli are found with pneumonia
germs. Pneumonia sometimes fol
lows grip. but is not caused by 1t.
Little Chronicle.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-04-18

lar to that worn by the company's
servants, in order the better to pros,
ecute their nefarious calling.
For9ers Play Part,
The highest class of railway depre-
dator and the most difficult to circum-
vent is the professional forger of
waybills. There are, in the Derby
Museum, innocent looking bits of yell
low paper by means of which property
to the value of thousands of pounds
has been stolen. Printing entries and
ignatureS are all forged, but so clever
ly as to deceive in some instances
even the very clerks who made out the
original and genuine documents and
the officials who signed them,
Then there are also piles on piles of
forged tickets-used mostly by low.
class betting men on big race days
notes on the Bank of Engraving, and
bad money of every kind, And in a
separate department is the "Rogues'
Gallery" where ranged along the walls
are the portraits of pretty well all the
known criminals who make speciality
of railway business
These portraits are printed by the
gross and copies exchanged, not only
with the chief of the detective depart
ments of all English railways, but with
most of those on the continent and in
America. SO that railway crook,
once arrested and photographed,
stands little chance of escaping identi'
fication if captured in the future, nc
matter where he may choose to renew
his depredations.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-04-18
A FEW MINUTES IN A BUSY
MANS DAY.

This is one end of busy mans
half-hour.
Business man-"Miss Slimly!"
Miss Slimly-"Yes, sir"
Take a letter to The Great Gusher
Oil Co., Findlay, o. Gentlemen: Your
favor of recent date is at hand and
noted. | am pleased to remark from
the general tone of your correspond,
ence that you are coming to your sen
SEES and that doubtless within a short
time you will realize the situation i'll
which your own folly has replaced you
with regard to my claim. | have no
other suggestions to offer beyond
those contained in my last letter, and
await with interest your final decision
in the matter. Very truly yours"
William w. Wiggies, Blankety Six
La Sale street, city-Sir: Replying 70
your favor of yesterday in which you
propose to pay me 20 per cent. of your
account each sixty days, beg leave to
state that such arrangement is hardly
satisfactory. | am informed that you
are amply able to pay the account in
full at any time, and l must insist
that your immediate attention be Civ
en- to the matter, failing in which
shall place the claim in the hands of
my attorneys, with instructions to col
lect according to their Judgment
Yours very truly.
"Judson II. CASTOR, Oak Park
Dear Sir ! am in receipt of your es.
teemed favor of recent date, and in
reply would say that Never mind,
you needn't write that letter. Send
this statement to this party and write
him the usual josh. Telegraph this
concern Offer accepted, ninety days
4 per cent Get me that Hollywood
contract, will YOU"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-04-18

certain treatment, mcluding high
pressure under steam rolls, which re-
moves all the saccharine matter in the
shape Of u delicious sirup. which | am
satisfied is destined to become one OF
the faVorite CONNECTIONS Of the day,
especially among children, Wen iced.
il will take the place OF soda water.
and, slightly warmed or mulled, it will
be great drink for the winter will
draw this product off into my banana.
skin kegs and Quarterharrels and am
ready immediately for the market
Il was greatly impressed How
about the third process| inquired.
THAT relates 20 the meat ot the
banana said he, after the moisture
and Saccharinc matter is completely
extracted The residue is a beautiful
white, thoroughly desiccated mass,
which may be readily reduced TO a
tno -four capable OF indefinite
preservation at amy temperature, II
tastes something like oatmeal and
makes delicious bread or cakes.
This -four l will pack in my lfty.pound
fiber trkins, and thus entirely dis.
pose OF my raw material. There will
be no hy-product, Everything will be
used up as completely as a pig in a
Chicago pork packery,'
Il asked the inventor whether he
had made any practical test. and he
admitted frankly that his experiments
thus far had not hoen wholly success.
full He said the hberwaro had some,
how dissolved when il got wet; the
sirup had formcntod, and the flour had
turned moldy; hut he was sanguine OF
overcoming these minor difficulties.
wished him luck II was certainly the
most comprehensive scheme | ever
heard OF for grabbing fortune by the
torclock, aud the fetloCk at one and
the same time, New Orleans Times
Democrat
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-04-18
TO USE SMALL BANANAS.
Comprehensive Scheme OF an In.
senious New Highlander.

Comprehensive Scheme OF an In.
senious New Highlander.
Il met "A shrewd New England
yankee in Honduras the other day
said a New Orleans shipper who had
just returned from a trip to Central
, America, land he unfolded q scheme
that would have made the late Colonel
Sellers turn pea green with envy.
My idea he said, is To use the waste
product of these great banana planata,
tions. Every season. he went on,
thousands upon thousands OF tons OF
fruit is allowed TO rot on the ground
because it Is slightly below the stand
ard size. IL doesn't pay TO send 1t to
market, and the planters would be
glad TO give 1t 10 anybody who would
take II away. propose to coin every
pound OF that wasted fruit into
money That's corking good idea,
said |; how do you propose TO do it?'
BY three processes he replied, all
OF which / have invented. The first
is a method ~ which the skin OF the
banana is reduced 10 pulp for the
manufacture Of all that class OF goods
known commercially as lberware."
| shall use ii, however, entirely In the
making Of small kegs, quarter. barrels
and firkins.
But why that restriction?' !
asked.
" i will make IL clear IL a moment
he replied. Ny second process
brings US TO the fruit proper After
II Is stripped Of its skin Il is given a