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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-30
LIEUT.. GEN. NILES ON
THE ANTI-CANTEEN LAW

NJ announced time ago that Lieut. Gen Miles prob
ably would in his annual report uphold the ancanteen law
He has completely fulfilled expectation that respect Those
@ worked hard for the law, though they believed thor
ogh that the they advocated just and necessary
Ito welfare army scarcely fall nevertheless to De
Gen Miles, thorough soldier has frankly pro-
nounced his the face of considerable number who have
claimed that the adjustment of liquor selling the canteen was
bad and uniusthable Gen. Miles says;
believed that injury has resulted thereby and that
the law has beneficial The army composed
principally young who have formed the habit OF using
although the majority the enlstmens actually occur
large percentage of the from homes IN
the country.
"The prediction that the change would prevent enlsmenS
and increase fulfilled Since the law
approved February the recruiting stations have been troned
with seeking enlistment for the service 1904 having
the percentage of assertions now
far less than former years Deserton most usually occur dur
ing the six of enlistment and much larger percent
heretofore In many the that have deserted belong to
class whose the desirable under any
conditions whose real character known the time
enlistment.
If the has been the beneficial then laying aside the
moral aspect of the case it has been amply justified
The arguments that would enlist
ments increase assertions very weak For the
liberal scarcely who weigh the question
they could get alcoholic drinks provided they
enlisted 1t obvious that who would desert be-
they buy liquor the precisely the
soldiers of whom Uncle Sam stands need Gen Miles does not
hesitate point enlistment has been going brky de-
spite the and that the soldiers
Gen Miles makes his deductions from abstract pr1nc
pies right and wrong but from the study clear facts Ills
conclusions the less satisfactory that aper
the anti canteen law have received heavy blow.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-30
THE CAMPAIGN IN THE SECOND

The Spy has been publishing the
meetings held by the Democratic con-
didate for senator in the second dis
trict in order that the Republicans as
well as Democrats of this district could
watch the contest. The reports of
these meetings, perhaps, have been
read with more interest by the sup
porters and friends of Mr.. Munroe than
by the Democrats themselves. Mr..
Walsh wants to be elected if possible,
and if not, to secure for himself as
much prominence as possible by his
candidacy. Nobody can claim that Mr..
Walsh is at all bashful in presenting
his claims. Bashfulness is not one of
his leading characteristics.
If, after sending a Democrat tc
Congress and electing a Democratic
mayor, the city of Worcester, which
has decision in this case, shall choose
to send a Democrat senator to Boston,
It will be time for the Republican or
ganization of this city to go out of bus
mess.
In Mr.. Munroe, the second senatorial
district will find a man, who, by natur-
al ability and training is as well fitted
for the position as any of his predeces-
sors has been. In some respects he is
better qualified than any senator from
that district to look cut for the in
terests of Worcester and Worcester
County.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-30
KANSAS clIWs GOAL SHOW

Eastern cities may take pride in their
horse shows and have no fear of arous-
ing the jealousy of Kansas City. Has
not the western emporium its goat
show? Surely any municipality that
can maintain an annual exhibition of
goats has no cause to be envious Of
other cities horse shows, cattle
shows, poultry shows, dog shows or
cat shows. All it should do is to bask
serenely in the glory of it's goats.
The second annual show and sale of
the American Angora Goat Breeders
Association opened in Kansas City
Thursday and closed Monday evening.
Twenty-Five hundred goats were on
show. The Texas goat fanciers jostled
those of California and Kansas and ev-
erywhere was hustle and excitement.
All about were flags and decorations.
opening day, tits said, that the building
could scarcely contain the crowd.
Then, too, there were speeches about
goats, learned speeches, that contained
the essential elements of all that is
known or can be known about goats.
Col William Black of Fort McKavitt,
Texas, spoke on THE History of the
Angora Industry in America" Col.
William Landrum of Laguna, Tex, was
also present, and spoke to equal pur-
pose 1t is unnecessary TO mention the
names of the other speakers. Enough
has been said. The second annual goat
show was eminently successful.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-30
The DEATH oE czoLeosz

1t may be said that Czolgosz, when
about to die, was, in a certain way, con-
Bistent. He had declared himself by his
act, and by his reasons for committing
it, to be quite outside the pale of organ
lied society, andhe made no attempt to
step back within it. He was monster.
A creature different from, and quite
apart from other human beings. To the
very last, save for one small wish, he
cast from him all that men hold sacred
and dear.
He did express regret that he could
not see his father, and almost with the
words that expressed that one little
glimmer of feeling on his lips passed
away
The manner in which the trial was
conducted, the manner in which disci-
pine was maintained at the prison that
made impossible any display of morbid
feeling, the manner of the death and
burial. were all commendable.
The authorities of the state of New
York are to be congratulated on the
admirable way in which they per-
formed their duty.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-30
ORANGES AND CRANBERRlEs

There is not anything. perhaps, that
can make up for a short crop of ap-
piles. The fruit has such an important
place in our diet; so readily lends itself
to many modes of preparation; and
withal, is so healthful, that it seems al
most impossible to be other than gem
erous in it's use. No wonder then,
since apples are usually so abundant
and so cheap, that the high prices that
prevail at present are looked upon al
most with CONSERVATION.
The situation is not nearly so bad as
it might be. In the first place half a
crop of apples is ever so much better
than no crop at all, and in the second
place, a great abundance of oranges is
promised. Shipments of Porto Rico,
Florida and California oranges are al
ready finding their way to market. The
harvest will be abundant and the gold
en- fruit should be within the reach of
everybody
The cranberry crop also, it appears
Is entitled to unusual consideration.
The Boston Herald says that cranberry
growers always look upon the apple
yield as a sort of a guage Of the prices
that may be expected for the berries.
An abundant apple harvest means a
light demand for cranberries, but when
apples are so scarce as to make apple
sauce expensive, the sauce that goes
with the turkey becomes almost a reg
ular part of the peoples diet. The
Cape Cod cranberry harvest is unusual
ly large. There is a small part OF the
world. therefore, where the light yield
Of apples is not regarded altogether as
q disaster.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-30
PORTO RICO BECOMING KNOWN

PORTO RICO BECOMING KNOWN
Porto Rico is attracting a great deal
of attention in New York. The arrival
of the delegates representing the COM
mercial bodies of the island naturally
gave to Porto Rican affairs more than
Ordinary prominence. The delegation
came most OPPORTUNITY. for something
was happening that helped to give them
such prominence as the mere dignity of
their mission could not confer-big
shipments of oranges from Porto Rico
were arriving. At the close of the last
week 5000 cases of Porto Rican oranges
had reached New York.
Men with money to invest have been
induced to consider more seriously than
ever before the opportunities the island
offers. Porto, Rico is below the frost
line and it is affirmed that with Guilt
walton the market value of the fruits
that flourish, there can be greatly i'm
proved. The possibilities of develop
ing sugar, coffee and tobacco are being
carefully considered.
Judging by the attention the Porto
Rican delegates have received, and by
the increased interest that is being TAX
en- in Porto Rico, it may be concluded
that they will return home satisfied
with what has been accomplished.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-30

fools rush in where angels fear to
tread"
Father-"Why is it, my SOM"
Little Jimmie-"Well, you see, paw,
angels never hav' no shoes on in pic
lures. Ohio State Journal.
What is your fathers business, my
boy?" asks the man of the messenger
boy at the door.
"A politician, sir"
We'll, I hope it doesn't take him as
long to deliver the goods as it does
you. "-Yonkers Statesman.
He called AlkaH Ike liar and a
horse thief"
And he's dead-right there, say"
Yes; he was dead right there, sure
enough. Philadelphia Press.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-30
MEN AND AFFAIRS

William Drew Washburn, who was
recently elected president of the Uni
Yersalist general convention, is one of
the wealthiest manufacturers of Min
neapolis. In 1861 he was appointed
United States surveyor-general of Min
nesota. He was subsequently elected
to Congress for three terms, and in 1880
was chosen United States senator, his
term expiring in 1895.
The monument to the memory of
Richard p Bland, to be erected in Lee
banan, Mo-, by the citizens of that
place will consist of a base of white
bronze, surrounded by a frieze made as
lit from silver dollars, The base will
be surmounted by lifelike figure of
Mr.. Bland in white bronze.
Max O'Rell does not mean to make
his home in much-admired America,
though when he departs from this
country in the spring he win not return
to England, but will settle in Paris as
one of Figaro's staff.
With a fortune of $15OOOO, Lee Chop, a
Chinese merchant of New York, is go
ing back to Canton. Three children
born here and one wife will accompany
him. He is said to have two other
wives in China.
The Duchess of Flies favorite sport
is fishing. She has designed a capital
fishing fly. Recently she landed sever
al salmon, Weighing from eight to 10
pounds apiece.
Adj-Gen. Corbin wears his uniform
while on duty in the War Department.
and his example is being followed by
other army officers on duty there.
A monument to Queen Victoria is to
be built in the highlands by the ten
antry, servants and retainers of the
Balmoral estate.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-30
LOWELL VISITORS AT
ISOLATION HOSPITAL

The Lowell Board of Health in con-
sidering the ACCESSIBILITY OF building a
hospital for the treatment of conta-
gious disease patients. Members of the
board and joint special committee of
the Lowell City Council came to Wor-
cester yesterday and inspected the
Isolation Hospital on Belmont Street.
The visiting party included Guy Hol-
brook. NJ. D., chairman. and H. H.
Knapp, agent of Board of Health; AL
dermen Balger and Conlon, Counoilmen
Casey, Grant and Legarre, City Mes
senger Pate, Clerk of Common Coun-
ell Bowling and Lawrence Cummings
Of the Boston Globe
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-30

Relying on figures given by Comp
troller Coler of New York. the Republi-
can County Committee points out that
the salary list in 1901 is 1852, 451 more
than it was in 1900. and that during the
four years of Mayor Van Wyck's ad-
ministration the salary list has increas-
ed sS.167,S99. This increase refers only
to salaries that are paid out of direct
taxation Counting the increase in
those which come out of the bond issues
the total increase of salaries during the
Van Wyck regime is estimated at about
So, 600, 600.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-30

A theatre manager in New York en-
gagged a student, who is trying to make
enough money to maintain himself in
the law school of Columbia University,
to serve as head usher. The other ush-
ers went on strike The manager said
in explanation that he had discovered
that the ushers were not showing prop
er courtesy toward the patrons of the
theatre and that he had decided to see
if students would not prove more civil.
The places of the strikers will be filled
by college men who are struggling TO
pay their own way.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-30
NEW YoRKs BIG CHIEE

1t is strange that such man as Dew
cry should be the real head of the New
York police force. The New York Ev-
ening Post, which is almost ultra-con-
sentative in its methods, does not hest
tate to give some idea of Devery's die
.tion. Here is specimen:
I've already felt that at Jerome's
hands, but he hasn't succeeded in dom
me up yet, and he won't Jerome's in
suited everybody. He's instructed the
public mind an Is leading it up to an
archy. The taxpayers ought to have
him arrested for libel, and indict him
and fellers with him, for bIackin' the
fair name of the city"
Think of an enlightened city, such as
New York, having a man in command
of it's great police force, who speaks
like that!! Tammany, must have gone
mad else it would not have permitted
Devery to hold a place where he could
make such display of himself, and in
directly, of the machine for which he
stands.
Some men express themselves nobly
in badly constructed sentences, and in
words mispronounced. They may pos
sess qualities that make their modes of
expression of inferior Importance. But
Devery is not of their sort. His words,
it is probable, may be taken safely as
an index of what he really is.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-30

Winchester, England, said that the
English speaking race might be likened
to a great tide surging ever onward.
and that its power and influence for
good are a potentiality immeasurable.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-30

Prince Ranjit of Beloochistan is on
his way to this country. No one seems
to be acquainted with him, but the
fact that he has IS attendants and
spends money freely, is taken to indi-
cate that his title may be genuine.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-30

One of the campaign speakers in New
York says that he has visited all the
chief cities of the world and that the
only one he discovered which had
worse government than that of New
York was Constantinople.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-30
Fer Strength and
Honesty at Home
BY PRESIDENT And Abroad
ROOSEVELT

:: ::5:5 :: ;:;' nj
u al ings. We live in softer times. Let it
EE7F5 that while take advantage of every gener and
e2ss humanizng tendency of the age yet pre-
the iron quality which made foreathers
and predecessors fit to do the deeds they did,
THIS COUNTRY CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE ITs SONS LESS
1T AFFORD TO HAVE THEM OTHER
If courage and strength and intellect unaccompand by the
moral purpose the moral sense they become merely forms of
force and INSCRIPTIONS If the
has him the lift toward lofty things his strength makes
him only himself and his neighbor All this true in
private fe and it is no less true in public life.
WOE TO ALL OF US If PEOPLE WE GROW TO CON-
DONE BECAUSE 1T is SUCCESSFUL
Each of has only his duty himself his family and his
neghbo his duty the and the nation We in
bound each according his her strength bring
the day when justice and wisdom shall obtain public
life as in private life
For only of ourselves but of children and
chren Children that this nation stands for strength
cannot afford to until all that the government do
has been fair dealing and equal justice between
man and In great part which hereafter whether will
or not play the world large let it that
NEITHER DO WRONG NOR SHRINK FROM DOING
RIGHT right is difficult that the hand nfc
no injury the other have due regard for the honor
and the interest and that keep unued the
renon the flag which beyond all others of the present time of
the ages stands confident faith the future welfare
and greatness of mankind
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-30
WHIMSICALlTlES

Mr.. Buggins (reading account OF
football game)-"In the second half the
quarterback lost his head and
Mrs. Buggins Gnterrupting)-"G
ness me! I've heard of them losing
their arms and legs, but to lose their
heads! What an awful game it must
be. '-Philadelphia Record.
He-"Clarice, you know I have al
ways thought a great deal of you, and
Il have fiattered myself you think not
unfavorably of me. May Twill you be
my wife?"
she-"What a start you gave me.
Harry Do you know, thought YOU
were going to ask me to lend you some
ney."-Boston Transcript
Hix-"I understand Rounderly is 90
ing to write a novel under the title
What ! Told My Wife"
Lix-"Why doesn't he call it '.Wbat
l Didn't Tell My Wife"
Hix-'I suppose the publishers didn't
want too big volume."-Detroit Free
Press.
That Yale professor still insists that
ne grated the head of an adder to fbe
tail of a rattlesnake."
1t must be real awkward for the
How SOP
Il don't see how the adder part can
do any adding with all that rafting
going on in the rear.''-Cleyelan PIai3'
Dealer. IAN
Little Jimmie-"Paw. I know why
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-30

many Towering plants survived. The
brightness and sparkle OF these autumn
days has compensated for the cloudy
and stormy ones of last spring.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-30

The Spy extra yesterday morning
was an example of what a Worcester
paper that claims to be up-to-date and
progressive should do toward giving
the people the news, the real news and
nothing but the news, the moment it
happens.
The Spy was the only morning paper
to get out an extra with a complete
account of the electrocution of Cool
gosz, the assassin of President Nc
Kinley. The Spy told the story just as
it happened and printed the news hours
before the fake ''yeliows"- could be
placed on sale here.
Many Worcester citizens do not stop
to think that the New York papers go
to press hours before the local papers.
1t takes over five hours for New York
papers to reach Worcester after they
have been delivered to the mail trains.
This means that Worcester papers are
at least six hours ahead of their met
ropolitan rivals.
The Spy this morning was an exam
pie of this The story as printed was
just as it happened in the death cham
Der. There was no taking" no writ
ing up in advance" of what was sup
posed to happen. Simply the truth.
Rely on The Spy for the news.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-30

China seems never to be free from
famines. Recent reports affirm that no
less than a million persons in certain
districts are in a state of starvation.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-30

In a speech delivered on the occasion
Of the dinner at Delmonieo's, New
York, in celebration of the King Alfred
0Iillennial, Alfred Bowker, mayor of
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-30

Germany is having another bad fit
over American competition. Pessimism
seems to have escaped from the univer-
stiles and invaded commercial circles.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-30

The Geneva correspondent of the
London Daily Mail says that there
have been 11s accidents in the Alps this
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-30

year, most of which occurred in the
region of Chamounix.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-30

There was a biting frost Monday
night, yet it was not so severe but that
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-30
WHERE GOT MY
LIBRARY IDEA"
by ANDREW CARNEGIE

= - HEN boy working in cotton factory,
"a benefactor of his race Colonel Anderson
W " announced that he would attend every Saturday
in his library and give working boys and young
HSYNSY|%R book from shelves He had only about
EE&1kIySsa 400 Volumes but I DOUBT IF EVER so
N1z=naA1Aaa44~ SMALL A NUMBER OF BOOKS WERE
PUT TO BETTER USE. Only he who has onged I did
understand what Colonel Anderson did
and for others of the boys of Allegheny several of whom
any wonder that resolved that if
surplus wealth would it in initiating bnefactor?
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-30

Venezuela. Now the world should
breathe easily.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-30

ENTERED at the Worcester Post Office as
Second-class Mail Matter.l
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-30

Little Jimmie-"Paw. I know why
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-30

Adj-Gen. Corbin wears his uniform
while on duty in the War Department,
and his example is being followed by
other army officers on duty there.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-30

Minister Wu's popularity in this
country has alarmed his government.
The genial diplomat is committing the
objectionable mistake Of being ahead
of his times-a crime seldom forgotten
and never forgiven.-Baltimore Ameri-
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-05-30

Now France is having her turn with
trouble in Africa. While the official
dispatches from southern Algeria have
been most optimistic, private letters
from that quarter are quite pessimistic
and picture the position of affairs there
as being anything but hopeful. 1t may
be recalled that recently French troops
We're defeated in an action with the ma
tives, and, though this defeat was pass
ed over by the authorities as being
purely accidental" it is now said that
there is large number of Independent,
resolute and rebellious tribes who abso-
lutely refuse to recognize either French
or Turkish control. Before peace can
be established these tribes will have to
be subjugated, and even then French
occupation will cost a great deal annu-
ally both in lives and money. 1t is a
wonder that France should care to con-
tinue the struggle with the barbarous
tribesmen, for it is admitted that these
possessions will never be a source of
profit to the republic, but doubtless
France wants to keep her hand in the
civiliZing business.