INDEX.

I
No.

Story of Muhammad
Stout, If

Din,

12

"

J6-11

are

you

No.

Page

27

Lemon, Effect of
the Stage,

Sucking

Sullivan

on

Summer

Clothing,PuttingAway

34"

Sunday in Massachusetts
SuperfluousMan, The

-14"17

and

Women

of the

30"

35"10;

J2-II

41

36"16;

Do,

Women

22;

; 29"23

33"22;

34"

37"13;

38-13

Can

33"12
28"
7

Women,
Women,

Table,
Tall Americans,

46"15

Woman's

35"

Story,A
Talleyrand'sMemoirs,
Tea
and Hops,
Teacup Lore,
Teeth, About the
8; 28"20;
Tennis, 27
Thanksgiving,A Country
Thayer, John R.
Thayer, Webster,
Things Grave and Gay,
Things Talked About,
Those two-Dollar Bills,
Tobey, Mrs. E. L.
Toilet,Attention to the
Too Much
Care,
Town
Topics,

41"

"3

31"

7
28

Work,
9; 45-14;
44
Woman's
Tribulations,One of a
Wood
Workers, Young
C. C,
Woodman,
Woods, Mrs. K. T., A Chat with

28"

iS

Worcester

Tall Tree

38-

he

How

Day,

A
Virginia,

Worcester

30"

in

47"

41

42

33

Festival

"

5
13

"

13

"

36 "13
36"16
31
33

20;

"

"

29"23

46"20;

45"20;

33

28

51" 20;

47"20

52"20

53"20

WelleslcyGirls Rejoice,
Wesley, John
Westboro
News, 46-22 ;
What
the Dickey Birds do,
Wheelock, Jerome
"

When

Greek

White

House,

White

House

meets

Greek

In the

White

Silver,
Ribbon, The

White

Summer

Window

of 1890,The

Gardening,
Winter Coverings,
Winter Plants,
With the-Violin,
Women
and Money

50"

3853"14
47

"

50"

9.

34"10
"

53-6
35"16
27-

27"

33"13

Midnight of the Year, The

38-6

Moment,

43"15

Mother's

Power,

43-12
27

"

37-14

Since

Yesterday,
Bound,

47"

34"10

Still Another,
Thanksgiving,
To Sally at Sixteen,
Tribute to SecretaryWindom,
Twilight,
Vale, Sylvia
What
Baby is Thinking About,

31"

1 1

Know,
is Success,

40"
41"

53"11
35"14

29"10
32"

28"13
50

II

"

28"11

30"14

White

28"11

47"11

Winter

40"24

Worcester,
Worcester,

II

27"12
52

46

Rose, A
to

Autumn,

29

20

"

II

"

35-8
32"11
30

Illustrations.

10

"

28-13
51"14
27

10

"

29"13

39-11
31"

48"11
41-6
34"10
"3

27"
34"12
34"11

47-

53"10
52"11

31"28
28-13
49-15

36"13
29

II

"

10

"

33-13
27"11
42"13

38-13
50"

30"13

45

"

10

36-16

39"10
42

28"10

35-11

My Ideal,
No
Hope for Literature,
Not
Yet Ready,

9
'o

Waiting,

51"

29"21

37"11

Sonnet,

41

33-6

33"2

Rose,

7
12

"

48"15

38-10

36"

Love

Meteor,

44-

33"

38-"

and Went,
Requiem,
Lost Years,
Mabel,

36-11

Song,

Little House, The

Little Thing, A
Came

31"

52"11

Love's

Khayyam,

32"10

44"

37"10

Roses,

on

39-14

43-8

Snow

43"24

Memory, A
Fifty-SecondCongress,The
Friends,
From
War
and Peace ",
Furdousi,
er
Goodbye,
Howdy Do
Grass and Flowers,
Ich Bin Dein,
In a Library,
In Memoriam, Ethel May
In September,
Kelosi Nolob,
Koch's Discovery,
Kyrielle,
Lines to my Waiting Love,

Liddon,
Election Day, The

24

"

36"10

"

41

program,

50"

Elizabeth's

39"

Husbands,

44"20;
49"20;

December,
Drop of Dew, A
Dutch Lullaby,

"

The

of Summer,

43"21

Second, in Worcester

Rings for

51"
of
50

C. T. U. Convention

Week, The
48" 20;

10

"

Song,

Death

Washington Snow Balls,

Washington's Wealth,
Watch, Care of a
Watch, Winding of a
Watches
as
Compasses,
Water at Meals,
Water-Cress,
C. T.

47"

Sea,

Love,

Betrothed,The
Births,
Boys Club, Our
Buddhist Morality,
By SpecialDelivery,
By the Way,
By the Wayside,
Ce que je Sais,
Cupids Arrows,
Death,

53-22.

of

More

no

40"13

37"14

"

was

Autumn

48-7

";

52"22;

"

W.

43-1"

42

At Rest,

33"21
10

There

Art and

October,

Quartrainsof Omar

34"

34"11

36-

Wandering Worcesterians,
Memories,
9 ; 4645
48-9
Washington Briefs,
Washington Letter, 47 15 49Washington, The Mineral Wealth

W.

1 1

44"

Voter

What
And

16

in

Prince of Bethlehem,

What

51"14

War

46

"

53-12

"

Poor

3S-5

Poetry.

33-"4

45

the Beach

On the Late Canon

46 "23

36-13
35"16
"

40

49-21

On

43"

Story,

Yum-Yum,

"

28-

Friend

"

Love

35"20

8; 51"18;
5 ; 50"
Voltaire on his own
Beauty,

Wedding

Writing a

39"10

33"21

33-6

49"

U. The

Wrinkles,
to
Writers, Interesting

41

eats

VisitingCards in China,
Volapuk, 45* 8 ; 46

the State

30
42

for

Roses,

November

Old

36"10

24

"

38-13

Violets,
Massachusetts,
Only a Name,
Only Today,

38

Letter,An

Valentine's

Remedies

No

37-8

Trapping the Countrymen,

Treasure
in Nova
Scotia,
Truest
Loyalty,The
Turkish Baths, Ladies'
Two
Snobs,
Unmailed

41-

Lady in St. Petersburg

Words, Our
Worry not Work, Kills,

30"20

"

Trafton, Mark,

S;

29-

"

"

40

In

November

; 39"13

31"
Roman

and

Way,

Womans

; 47"23

42"13

Greek

Eve,

November,

Page

36-13

November

43-8

Economical

the

For

November;

; 28"14

Decorations,

Table

No.

Page

39"11

27"7

32"

17;

42"13
What

13;

"

World,

31"

14;

38-11

45"16

the Waiters,

Women

"

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acknowledged by a jerky nod or an awkward
twist of the head.
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to fulfillits promise to "reflect the good doings
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as
of good people,"and so far it appears to have
head ; and the gentleman will always remove
succeeded.
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young
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Time
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people.
many
croquet was
"the" game
to play,justas
As
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desirable sport, it is not, of course, to be compared
with tennis, for the latter seems
to embody

and

of the

exercise

yet been
One

beans

to

nevertheless

than

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their children

may
it wants

They have been playing the annual croquet

down at Norwich, and while ithas
tournament,
had very brief mention
in the newspapers,
and

more

One

doubt, but Light

day, and what

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there?

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some

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ot
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any

Yet

health

other sport which

has
Lkmit
will venture
to

the
predict that there is coming a day when
relegatedby the newspaper
paragrapher
province of clergymen and spinsters
will once
have something of a popular
more
existence.
There
still a good many
are
quet
crogrounds, when you stop to think about it,
and keep your eyes open, especially
in the rural

game
to the

1890.

30,
But

towns.

of

do

people who smile

played by the

skill equal

at the notion

stop to consider that

experts with a degree of

to that manifested

judgment?

These

sides which

cushioned

are

in

grounds with

like those of

table,and they make carom

playerdoes. They use

and

half inches

one

three and
true

of

of

in such

out-of-door

and

and

shots just as
balls three

or

diameter.

absolute

are

essentials to

It is, in

game.

billiards.

ment
judg-

accurate

an

But

liard
bil-

wickets three

inches in

steady hand

distances

success

wide

quarter

one
a

eye,

of

any game

playershave

billiard

27

tournament

croquet

it is

No.

fact, a

sort

it offers little

physical exercise. Worcester

has one
pany
comof playersat the South End, where
many
brilliant games
are
played. In the halcyon
days of croquet, this club furnished at least
two of the firstrank
players in the country.
Their

court

street

and

used

to

Oread

be

the

at

corner

Place, where

there

of

Main

are

now

business

and they were

buildings,
watched
by
uninitiated on-lookers justas the tennis players
are
watched
now-a-days. Every sport, like
dog, has its day ; but there may come
every
a
resurrection.
Some
fairlysensible people still
lingerover the stakes and hoops. Mr. Strong,
the champion, who has just been
bearing off
the honors

Norwich,

an

alderman

president of the board

of

health

London.

good deal of

at

He

is

thinks itis a

and

others agree

that

with

him.

and the
in
a

New
game,

It is understood

systematic effort is to be made

the game
to popular favor, and
idea. Joking aside, it makes
a

to restore

it'snot

bad

pretty pastime

for the

girls,
especiallythose who are so dignified
they refuse to sacrifice appearances
the
rudiments
of tennis, and
learning

that
while
Light

has seen
than one
more
man,
young
the minister, wtio could find enjoyment
in it under certain circumstances.

beside

It is

" Son
reported that Messrs. Beaman
of Mt. Wachusett,
Princeton,the owners
have
received
a tempting offer for the same
from a wealthy New
Yorker, who proposes to
of

the Summit

use

and

make

The

mountain

House

game

will be closed
the

as

preserve

residence

summer

of

the mountain.

road and
to

the top of tlie mountain

the public. This brings

question:

Ought not the state to own

Mt. Wachusett
and keep it forever for a public
?
Worcester
but be
park
people cannot
If a count
deeply interested in this matter.
were
kept of all the Worcester people who go
to
"the mountain"
for a day'souting,in one
summer
would
alone, the number
surprise
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beautiful drive that we get going up there, and
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all wise
an
Providence
as
a special blessing
for the people of Worcester
county. Light
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the Cambridge Tribune, "is no
Pity the poor blind.

the
seen
Hill" says
American."

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for publication
as
early in the week as possible, and not
later than Thursday night.
The largenumber
of queriesaddressed
to the Quester
Editor, and the time and research necessary
to secure
of them, will explain to querists why
to many
answers
their interrogations are not always answered in the issue
of the week during which they are received.
which

theyexpect

week.

such

matter
week. Light

An
Some
would
with

Index

time

index

print an
each

made

and

title page,

of Light

In

will make
books

that

thus

Worcester

is having prepaied a neat

stamped in gold,and
tastefully

Those

who

bring their copies

wish

will be

cover

whole

make

their

avaiUng themselves
and
as

possess.
will
and

at cost.
this way

office. The

binding done, and

volume.

cost will

Those

complete. Those

of this offer

make
arrangements
possible.

taining
enter-

index

in

one

to this

obtain any of the back

volumes

and

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so

the

volume

bound, a

this,with

of Light

are

it

It is

cloth cover, which

volume

preserve

furnished and

returned
one

to

form.

valuable

will be furnished to readers

should

who

Sun

wore

Merritt,and
The

beautiful

many

among

Mrs.

and

Mr.

Baker

clerk and

Charlotte

an

right
up-

mother.

left Worcester

Those

collector.
Mrs.

at 10.30 A. M., and

7.30 p. m.

to their
clergymen will begin to return
pulpitsnow and we shall have fewer visitors
Last
there
chronicle.
several
were
to
Sunday
Rev.
George M. Howe, of Lewiston, Me.,
preached at the Old South; Rev. Luther Gu-.
of China, at Central ; Rev. Arthur
Little,
lick,
D. D., of Boston, at Union; Rev. Addison
Blanchard,D. D., of Denver, Col.,at Plymouth
J.Holmes, of Newton,
; Rev. Theodore
Rev.
A.
at
Piedmont
George
Putnam, of
;
Millbury,at Pilgrim. The Main Street Baptists
united with the Old South people at the
H.
Francis
church ; Rev.
latter
Perry, of
Hudson, preached for the Lincoln
Square
Rev.
F.
Babbitt, of WestGeorge
Baptists;
Street Baptists. At
boro for the Pleasant
nalist-temp
TrinityChurch, Capt. W. H. Whelan, the jourspoke, morning,
and
afternoon
Street
evening; at Laurel
Church, Rev. F. T. George of Cherry Valley
preached; at Grace, Rev. W. A. Pentecost.
Rev.
James Y. Bixby, of Yonkers, N. Y.
preached at the First Unitarian.

The

Monday

present included

Chase, of Fort Payne,

Chase, of Meriden, Conn.,
Ala.,Mr. Edwin
Mrs. Eli Ross, of Natick,Mrs. Eliza
Mr. and
John Miller and Mr. George
Miller,Master
friends wish the
Sears of this city. Many
newly wedded pairlong lifeand prosperity.
and

Mr.

O. W.

of Rev.

Rev. Seeley Bryant,a son

Bryant, pastor of Belmont
become

call to

Albert

Church

has

cepted
ac-

the

pastor of the
of caster
LanEvangelicalCongregational Church
a

He
at a salary of $1000
a
was
year.
graduated last spring from the Princeton
TheologicalSeminary. As is customary with
theologicalstudents,Rev. Mr. Bryant has
preached at different places during the past
has occupied the pulpit of
two
years, and
of this cityseveral times.
Park Church

who

and
intend

requested to call
as

quietwedding this week was that of

J.McCoy to Mr. Charles F. Rice.
took place at the residence of
The ceremony
the bride's mother, Mrs. Mary G. McCoy, 16
H.
Queen street, on Tuesday, Rev. William
Thomas, D. D., performing the ceremony.
Mr. and Mrs. Rice
are
spending their honeymoon
N. Y., and they will return
at Peekskill,
Sarah

held in Boston,

old residence
Elm

on

of Mr. Charles

F. Washburn,

handsome

which

lawn

removed, save
soon
disappear.

will

occupy
the buildingcovered.

the

party

merry

5.07 a. m. ; sets

The

Tuesday morning.

Joy Allen,a daughterof Mr.

married,at Stoneham,

A. S.

C. H.

H.

R.

and W.

at

Meyers, C.
Judson Pearce
drive
delightful

the broad

acres

of

of

as

ever

North

went

E.

is unfortunate
itwould

as

Mechanics

at

was

of

one

Mechanics

the

Hall, last

simplyfrom

Viewed

the

an

most

beng

in not

wish

able

to

great gathering

Tuesday evening.
it
standpoint,

oratorical
notable

hall has witnessed

which

events

in the

memory
of the present generation,at least ; but as a
his way
tribute to a noble man, who had won

ing
berry-

into the affections of all the

Worcester

last

how

people,it showed
heart

the American

warmly

beats

when

manhood
and virtue. If
to
honor
it pays
party comprised the
Lowell, J. E. Fuller, John Boyle O'Reilly felt,when
he spoke in

Bryant,Myron Detrick,
E. Sargent. After
six miles,they entered

Mr.

W.

space

soon
as

Messrs.

were

florists

Florists,
Sargent,

F. A.

Light

Street,has been

of American

ker,
Lange, C. D. Thayer and C. E. Parof value and
interest
of this city. Much
to the trade was
obtained,and a general good
time was
enjoyedby all.
H.

describe

the cellar walls,and these will

delegationof

convention

to the recent

to live.

to Worcester

the Worcester

Among

Another

Miss

complete
in-

Lengthof day,13 hours,15 minutes.

Moon, last quarter, September 5, 10 hours,9
minutes,evening,E.
Miss

was

bride's

ceed
ex-

6.22 p. M.

BenjaminD. Allen,was

the

evening,going to spend the firstweek of their

at
honeymoon with the parents of the groom
Lebanon, N. H. Thence they go to their home
Mr. Baker
is city
in Fort Payne, Ala.,where

The

not
have

Folks.
at

presents

piano,a giftfrom

About

rises

dressed

was

from her mother, Mrs.

a gift
pearls,
carried a bouquet of tea roses.
refreshments
usual
were
served, and

She

families of Messrs.
30:

bride

cut with full V front and

in white brocade silk,
with
Spanish lace.
a sweeping train draped

sallied forth from

August

heard,and the
arch,where

the

to

The

one.

strains of Mendelssohn's

were

J.G. Roberts,D. D., of Brooklyn,N. Y.,

preach at Plymouth Church, to-morrow,

Rev.

will

the

numbers

at the office of Light

About

F. V. Mer-

the

binding

desire may

resident

Light

title page,

who

durable

of the most

one
a

that

suitable for

and

neat

to say that when

hardly necessary

be

One.

announcement

volume, in order that those

the volume

preserve

Volume

to

Light

ago

march
marched

bride and groom

made
they were

Correspondents frequently send to this office on

or
even
Saturday morning, matter
Friday afternoon
same

hour, the
appointed

At the

wedding

Forelock.

the

by

bride's mother, Mrs.

of

with their

was

30,

of issues mailed
any issue or number
the usual priceper copy, five cents.

Take

meet

to

instructor

an

1890. ritt,
six o'clock.Rev. W. T. Sleeperbeing
at
were
the officiating
clergyman. The rooms
Town.
handsomely decorated with pottedplants and
the city during the
festooned
choice cut flowers and gracefully
to any address they
and sprays of drooping ivy.
with evergreen
wanted.
Buyers of

of

Out
who

to
have

is

alwaysthe center of a
circle o fyoung people. She would have been
remained
a senior at WellsleyCollegehad she
she

of the
August

Saturday,

Worcester,

for them

came

Farnsworth

Mr.

where

there

Publisher.

Street, Burnside

Main

ding
their wed-

exchange greetingson

until the time

the altar.

at

$2.50 per

Price

KENNEDY,

E.

F.

Offices,339

that the bride and groom,

little
each other for some

seen

together
bugle call they came
berries.
pails full of large,luscious blackdown
sat
to
a
then
cent
magnifiThey
roast
dinner of cold meats, salads,
corn,
fruit and pastry, preparedby the ladies in regular
picnic style. After dinner, picking was
at
againresumed, the party returninghome
four o'clock in a very happy state of mind.
blast

of music at Boulder,and there they will reside.

cester
The bride had countles.s friends here in Wor-

every

Advertising rates upon

1^"

AND

WORCESTER

SOCIAL

OF

JOURNAL

not
not

day

connected with the

romance

for it is said
who

ding,
wed-

Daniel

Holbrook

of

of the party immediately

Holden, and the members
and
dispersed.East, West, North
and
not
were
seen
South,
again until at the

half-filled
did

can

hall,here, last winter, that

welcome
him warmly, and

not

to-day look

which

he has

sphere,he

down

gone

to

upon
a

the

purer

earth
and

cester
Wor-

if he
from

grander

must
know
that he was
wrong;
that Worcester, like Massachusetts, and like
all America, loved and respectedhim.
Of the

for
Tuesday evening it is possilsle
But
speak only in a general way.

exercises of
Lk.ht
it

to

that

remarked

be

to

was

no

of the

one

speakers duplicatedthe thoughtsof the others;

late as
he did,
Col. Hopkins, coming
even
a
paid to the dead so beautiful and distinctiv.e
tribute that he closed the speaking as
fully
graceThe
quent
eloit.
he might have
as
begun
Dr.
address of Rev.
Conaty, a fitting
offered by a friend to a friend, was
memorial
in itself;and who
could
better
an
inspiration
have
voiced
the
feeling of John
Boyle
friends
who
thousands
of
warm
O'Reilly's
walk

in

Thomas,

in his

memorial.

Hon.

Dr.

Rev.
tender

different

faith

his, than

from

did

and
catholic-spirited
John E. Russell,

niversary.
quently he is approaching his SSth birthdayanHe was
graduated at the Southern
Botanic Medical
College at Forsyth,Georgia,
and began practiceat Smithfield. R. I.,in 1834.

He

in 1S36, and

to Worcester

came

been

has

The
Mr.

T.

doesn't go about
He
fifty-four
years.
is clear and
his
I fancy,but his mind
judgment good and he fixes up things which

A.

Clark, of

and

Company,
Chaffin,

here

Vacationers.
Mr.

the

and

Clark

Sawyer
George B.

Mrs.

spending their vacation

are

Prov-

at

incetown.

much,

you

take out

of

and

bottle

get well

then

again immediately.

Mrs.
and

Mr.

York

Dwight Smith, Miss Edith

George N. Morse, who have

Beach

for

L.

Smith,
been

will return

season,

at

home

to-day.
Throop's school will open

Mrs.

the

October

i,

plan as
Miss
heretofore.
Murdock, of Boston, a graduate
and for two
of Boston University,
years
and

will be continued

student

of the

with

same

Institute of

Massachusetts

Mr.

George A. Lackey is

Mr.

and

Edward

Mrs.

at

Provincetown.

F. Green

this week,
entertaining,
Cambridge.

Miss

have

Ida

been
of

Tenny

ton,
the first of the
Technology, will take the place of Miss Walspeech was
who goes to Lowell to take a post-graduate
evening,was not less eloquent in his words,
and L. F. Gordon
Messrs. E. C. Gilman
are
in Greek.
course
of the dead
and, as was
fitting,one
poet's
in New
Brunswick, on a fishingexcursion.
read
was
loftiest p^Eans, "Wendell
Phillips,"
Mr. George Edwards's
fellow-employdesat
Mr.
W.
Butler.
Francis P.
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Stiles have been
at
by Mrs. Thomas
the Boston Store did a pleasantthing for him
Lake Pleasant this week.
McKeon
presentedresolutions suited to the
Mr.
Edwards
has gone to
Tuesday
evening.
ate
approprioccasion, and a double quartet sang
self.
for himPaterson, N. J.,to go into business
turned
Secretary Mead of the Y. M. C. A. has reselections during the evening. Rt. Rev.
six years floor
He
has been for over
where
he has been
from
Pittsfield,
the
Griffin, in presiding, introduced
Mgr.
and
dress
and
silk
goods
superintendent
spending his vacation.
speakers and presented the main thought of
Mr.
friends.
buyer, and has made
many
As
the meeting,in the most
graceful way.
for the employees and
Wilson
James
spoke
Principal Joseph Jackson of Woodland
the people in the vast
assemblage,looking at
with a gold watch
presented Mr. Edwards
from Europe.
street school is home
the semblance
of the face that so lately
glowed
and a testimonial signed by all those connected
with mirth and
tenderness, as it
energy and
Mr.
and
Frank
E. Fuller are
Mrs.
spending
with the store.
of the flags of America
caught the shadows
their vacation
tage
at the Oakwood
House, Cotand Erin, heard the words
pronounced which
at
will take their outing
The Continentals
will also visit Nantucket.
They
City.
merited
told why John Boyle O'Reilly had
phia,
Philadelthe
to
season.
right
They go
just
such honors as this,they could not but feel a
where
they will be entertained by the
Eben
Francis
Thompson, Esq., wiU sail
affection sweeping
flood-tide of loyalty and
State
Fencibles,October 14.
from
Liverpool,on the Etruria, to-day,and
It
grand meeting and
whose

finished

them.

over

was

well the

voiced

thought of Worcester's

people.

ter,
seriouslyill at RochesN. Y., and
Hattie A.
his daughter,Miss
there, last
Blood, was
suddenly summoned
Mrs.
Blood has been there for
Wednesday.
Blood
It is hoped that Mr.
some
time.
may

J. L. Blood

Mr.

soon

is

recover.

John .S. Ballard is still seriouslyill at

his Quinsigamond residence.
Mr.

which

of hair

crown

snowy

of

One

Light's

should
readers

have

month.
other
from

peared.
ap-

looked

picture thoughtfully. "Why," he asked,

in
Hoar, as he appears
length,"is Senator

Light, like

Everybody

gave

has

apparent."

heir

no

married

without

man

children."

"Why," he said, "he

it up.

the

8th

next

and

places,and when
interesting

last heard

Abbotsford, the home

ter
of Sir Wal-

at

was

Scott.
E.

Mr.
been

Club

Tennis

B.

Charles

troit,
De-

in

contestants

is

He

of the

Crescent

the

guest of

is the

tournament,
Earle.

brother

of

champion double

will contest

Ryerson will

Mr.

has

Ryerson, of Chicago, who

W.

of the

one

Ryerson, one

Capt. and Mrs. James W. Cheney, of

friends in Worcester.
are
visiting

of

Venice, Berlin

on

in

been

at

the
at

has

He

west, who
The twenty-seventhannual gatheringof the
the
held in Upton
on
Newton
family was
weather
The
being favorable,
twenty-first.
the old
the day was
spent in the grove near

York

will arrive in New

Hoar's
Light
printed Senator
trait,
porcut
fortnightago, a hurriedly made
the outline of the
failed to bring out distinctly
When

Newport

at

of

the

week.

next

in the fall.

Harvard

enter

Mr.

J. A.

homestead.

Seventy

were

Mr.

F. Hubbard

Lizzie

Mrs.
Miss

and

left the

Hubbard,

Addie

ing
present, represent-

her daughter.
cityyesterday
Ware.
They

morning for a few days visit at

ton
different families of the Newtwenty-eight
will be the guests of Mrs.
Lawton, at the
descendants, from Milford, West Medway,
Hampshire House.
Southboro,
Worcester, Brookfield,
Newton,
and
Mr. F. L. Bond, formerly of Worcester
St. Louis, Mo., and Upton. A committee
sisting
confriends
of Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Harrington,Mr.
of Otisfield,Me., has been visiting
now
and
T.

Mrs.

W.

Johnson

for the

chosen

was

next

Thursday

and

Chamberlin

in

to make

gathering,to be
August, 1891.

and

Mr.

Mrs.

I.

arrangements
held

the

third

W.

Windle, the well-known

is riding faster

than

ever

bicycler,

this year, and

Alice B.
Mr.

May

Mr.

C. Pierce, who
have returned

must

be the oldest

ticing
prac-

physicianin the city,if he is still practicing,

he is. He
was
a
for I suppose
year
to
him
and got a
for I went
ago, certainly,
is
of the illsflesh
heir to
one
potion for some
"

I've
born

forgottenwhat it was.
at Hopkinton, Sept.

Dr.
30,

Andrews

1S02, and

Mabel

Hammond,

was
conse-

man,

the Spy for

ne.\t

have
home.

Harry V. Baldwin,

newspaper

J. A. Andrews

H.

Richard

Miss

mond,
Ham-

week,

has

who

over

been

at

and

Miss

the

yard,
Vine-

turned
re-

Woodstock,

North

Mr. and

Mrs.

John

N.

Albee

at

are

North

Scituate.
Clara

Mrs.
is

A. Gorton, of

Plainville,Mass.,

her sister,Mrs. Mary

visiting

Ware.

D.

March,
Miss
organist at
Grace Church, is taking her vacation, and for
Gertrude

L.

F.

Miss
Kate
Sundays she is away,
positionas organist.

Hall takes her

at

he has been
Niagara Falls, the past week
gathering in National championships, at the
rate of about one
a day.
Dr.

Hammond,

have

Overholser

M.

their visit at

N.H.

the few
Miss

Mr. W.

Ferguson is visitingfriends in

Annie

Miss
Wales.

E.

Mrs.

from

this week.

in Worcester

and

Capt. F. Linus Child has returned

trip.

from

his

vacation
a

popular Worcester

been

connected

with

Mrs.
few

L. R.

days

to Washington,
partment. Mrs.
depositionin the census

McKenzie

at North

has

been

spending

boro.

year, goes

to take

C. H.

Fisher

is

at Alstead,
visiting

N.

H.
The

first rehearsal

promises well for

three weeks

hence.

of the

chorus

Mrs.

of sound

Misses

Festival

splendidvolume

George A. Carpenter and her daughters,

Ruth

and

Lillie Carpenter,

are

port.
at New-

HT

LKj

The Farmers'

Society.

seven

decades

have

been

have
have

than

More

Ellsworth

President
been

passed since
assistance
er
togeth-

hard at

and

berlain
Secretary Cham-

pretty busy of late. They

work, having,however, able

of arrangefrom the committee

ments,
Warren
C.
Messrs.
includes
their
mon
comin a societydesigned
promote
Chairman, William J.Estey,G. Calvin
Jewett,
the agricultural
interests and advance
Rice, John B. Bowker, of Worcester; Joseph
standards of their county. Next week the
P. Eaton, of Auburn;
Henry S. Stockwelh
Worcester
Society,in connection
Agricultural
of Sutton; L. F. Herrick,of Millbury; A. A.
with the New
England AgriculturalSociety,
bury.
L. Ball,of ShrewsH.
of
Holden;
Metcalf,
Park
bition,
exhia fair and
will hold at Agricultural
the farmers

of Worcester

were

banded

which

to

we
readilyimagine,would
may
could they be
great-grandfathers

which,
astonish
here

our

to see

it.

The

are
vice-presidents

Hartshorn
General

and

Edwin

Robert

H.

P.

Calvin

Messrs.

L.

Curtis,of Worcester.
is

Chamberiain

to

be

corporated
Agricultural
Societywas infor the fair,and his staff will
chief marshal
February 23, 1S18, and its first
include Mr. Daniel W. Darling,of Worcester,
held on Thursday, October
show was
7, 1S19.
chief of staff;Messrs.
Jasper T. Darling,of
and was
The societyhad then 600 members
Worcester; Benjamin A. Jourdan, of West
The
first president
in flourishing
condition.
L'pton; George T. Fayerweather, of WestLevi Lincoln, who served until 1820,when
was
of Princeton ; Henry
Gill,
boro; E. Washburn
Waldo
took the office. Before the
Daniel
F. Price, of Sutton; George A. Brown, of
revolutionarywar, catde fairs had been held
H. Chaffin, of Southbridge;
Paxton;
George
ral
at Hardwick, and the Shrewsbury AgricultuByron W. Charles,of Sturbridge; Dr. William
Societyand the Brookfield Association of
E. TarT.
Souther, of Worcester; Warren
Husbandmen
had also held exhibitions of this
of East Brookfield;Fred. A. Wellington,
bell,
But
the Worcester
sort.
societyof course
of Webster.
ganization,
eclipsedall previousefforts in the way of orof the various departThe superintendents
ments
and at once
became
an
important
The

Worcester

upon

and

farm

knows

he

what

it is to

tillhis native soil in order to

cessfully
suc-

provide

his subsistence.

John Lewis Ellsworth

Worcester

born

was

the

county, on

8th of

Barre, in
November,

at

a comparativelyyoung
is,therefore,
at most.
onlygettingto be middle-aged,

and
184.8,
or

man,

He

the

was

of

son

Samuel

father

His

was

and
farmer

worth.
Harriet Ellson

sive
exten-

an

scale,devoting his attention largelyto

Lewis
attended
the comstock farming.
mon
schools and also the High school, in
or
Barre, and when he was seventeen
eighteen
to Worcester,
years old the family removed
bury
his father purchasing the farm out on Salisstreet

When
father
farm

of the

his
he

so

at

He

estate.

has

son

Ellsworth

died, and

since,and
one

which

Mr.

now

was
once

twenty-two, his

purchased the

has carried it

improved

of the best farms

conducts.

on

ever

it that it is today

in this section.

It

prises
com-

thirty-sevenacres, and Mr. Ellsworth

in Barre,
farm of eightyacres
a
which he uses
chieflyfor pasturage. He also
considerable real estate in the city. Mr.
owns
has
Ellsworth
a
large milk business and
givesspecial attention to the raisingof vegetables
for the market.
He
has eight or ten
follows :
as
are
consideration to the farmer.
of
to this branch of his
Of
William
Agricultural
wholly
acres
Hall,
J.Estey;
given
up
So
the society has gone
on, growing in
Mr. Ellsworth
is a successful farmer,
business.
Tools, E. P. Curtis; of Cattle Department,
strengthand importance,until to-day it has a
is one of the many
and his success
tations
refuG. Galvin Rice, H. A. Harrington; of Horse
institutions of this
foremost positionamong
Wm.
H.
P.
threadbare
of the
ing
Coughlin ;
Department,Jos. Eaton,
story that farmThere are many citizens who remember
sort.
and Horses, A. A.
be made to pay in New
of Sheep, Working Oxen
cannot
England.
tions
well the days when the societyheld its exhibi"I have
"I like farming,"says Mr. Ellsworth.
of
Metcalf;
of
S.
Stockwell;
Plowing,Henry
ly
usualthe common.
The booths were
upon
Poultry,John B. Bowker; of Swine, Henry S.
always liked it,and I have made it pay. I am
arrangedupon the Front street side. The
Ball.
This is good testimony
very well contented."
match
held
the
hill
Salem
at
on
was
drawing
committees
made
follows :
who has
The
to come
from a representative
are
citizen,
up as
and
a
Square. It was
great day for young
F.
rick;
HerLeander
conducted
Of
Warren
C.
and
for
owned
Lunch,
Jewett,
twenty years a farm
old,and not least important,to the younger
P.
Lewis
E.
actual
limits
located
within
the
of
the
second
on
Finance,J.
Ellsworth,
the grand ball which
closed
was
generation,
and one
of the largest
Curtis,L. F. Herrick; on Music, G. Calvin
cityof Massachusetts
the festivities.
F.
Herrick, distinctivelymanufacturing cities in the
Rice; on Pedigrees, Leander
Nowadays, it is very different. Four days
And
Mr. Ellsworth's success
Union.
as
a
Henry S. Stockwell ; on Printing,J. Lewis
devoted to the fair and AgriculturalPark
are
F.
H.
that he has simply
Ellsworth,
Chamberlain; on Railroads, farmer does not mean
with exhibits and people. Its imis crowded
portance
F.
Lewis
H.
on
There
is
doubt
that
he
no
earned
a support.
Ellsworth,
J.
Chamberlain;
is recognizedby the setting
apart of
a handsome
Suppliesfor Stock, etc.,Joseph P. Eaton, G.
owns
property.
one
der
day of the four,as a legalholiday,in orCalvin Rice, A. A. Metcalf; of Reception,J.
that business may
be suspended and the
During the past few years, Mr. Ellsworth
Lewis
rington, has been somewhat
Francis A. Harbut he
active in politics,
Ellsworth, Esq.,Hon.
peoplegiven a chance to examine the fruits
He
Hon. Joseph H. Walker, Hon. Samuel
has also been interested in other matters.
of the yeoman's industry.
Hon.
Hon.
Samuel
E.
Winslow,
for ten years the president
It must
Hildreth,
not be forgotten
that the New
organizedand was
land
EngB.
P.
AlHon.
Farmers'
Chamberlain
District
Elijah
Stoddard,
of
the
Club,
Emory
Agricultural
Societyhas a large part in
for
drich,Stephen Salisbury,
this ; indeed, the consolidation of two
an
was
Esq., Clinton M.
fairs
important organization.He
several years
Dyer, Esq.,Henry A. Marsh, Esq Burton W.
and the unityand harmony of purpose
of the
secretary of the Worcester
longs
is what has made
Potter, Esq., George Sumner, Esq., C. L.
fair week
the
organizations,
Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, but he behas
He
Hartshorn, Esq., Ledyard Bill,Esq., E. P.
other fraternal order.
to no
great week of September,here in Worcester.
E.
T.
Thos.
The exhibition next week will be the twenof the Worcester
been for three years president
Raymond,
ty-seventh Curtis,Esq., Maj.
of the New
Harlow, Esq.; of the Press, John S. Baldwin, AgriculturalSociety,succeeding Hon. Joseph
England societyand
Chas. C. Baldwin,John H. Jewett,Charles H.
the seventy-tliird
H. Walker.
of the trus
of the Worcester
He has also been one
tion.
organizaIn some
man
of
for ten or twelve years a member
Doe, Austin P. Cristy,Frank W. Blair,Freetees and
respects,the coming fair wiU
excel any of its predecessors.The entries of
Brown, G. A. Cheney, J. P. Monroe.
of arrangements for the annual
the committee
It
will
be
a
nd
if
a
show that the e.xhibitionin
for
of the committee
undoubtedly
great fair,
sheep,for instance,
fair,being chairman
the weather clerk is in good humor, it ought to
that departmentwill be twice as large as it
elected to the presthree years before he was
idency
be a great success.
last year, and in poultry the exhibit will
was
of the society.
be a third larger. In some
In 1880, Mr. Ellsworth
elected to the
departments there
was
has been a .slight
decrease.
it fitting
deems
Light
council from Ward
to present,in connection
common
One, and served
The arrangements
for the fair have been
He
with this sketch of the great farmers'
for
then retired from politics
two terms.
and
nearlyperfected,
in 1885 he was
elected alderman
they will insure to all show, the portraitof a representative
a year, but
farmer,
who have any intere^l in the affair a most
and to occupy this positionno one
has
with
been
honored
to
from
Ward
and
One,
appears
successful exhibition. It is a good thing for
be more
two re-elections,
worthy than the present presidentof
being now in his fifth year of
the peopleto patronizean
the Worcester
enterpriseof this
AgriculturalSociety, Mr. J. service.
sort because it bringsthem near
to Nature
and
Mr. Ellsworth has
Lewis
Ellsworth.
Mr. Ellsworth
is a repre"
In the board of aldermen
to the sturdyfarmers who
contribute so largely sentative farmer,not simply because
he hap"
done
effective work.
has been from the
He
to the well-being
of the country. The
its
exhibto
be
the
of
the
farmers'
first
member
the
a
of
committee
on
president
pens
water, has
and the opportunity society,for men
are always interesting,
have
held that honorable
done effective service with the committee
on
to study human
nature is one
equalledon no
farmers
in a nominal way
positionwho were
lightingstreets and has also been a valuable
other occasion.
the committee
man
on
only,but because all his life has been spent
on
highways and side,

also

owns

L I (i H T
walks,

committees

on

being
education.

Women

present chairman of
and also of the jointstanding
and public works, besides
water
of the committee

member

is a member

He

on

of the committees

for street betterments

assessments

of the World.

and

rollment,
en-

of the board.

the

not

is at

He

that committee

on

committees

of the hardest working

one

in the council.

Mrs.

Mackay, "the washerwoman,"

gave a
farewell party in London, on a Saturday night
Americans
recently. There were
many
ent,
presshe said she intended
to whom
leaving
for Homburg
and that she proposed
soon,
hiringa house in Washington next season.

and

of

one

How

three years old.

Mr.
Ellsworth's

said Emerson.

staik.
he is very

that

statement

is borne

by his appearance.
of finding the world
He has the appearance
an
agreeableplace to live in,and although a
he is very
quiet and undemonstrative
man,
cordial and is always found
to be agreeable
out

the

week, will give some

idea of Mr. Ellsworth's executive ability,
and
Light
will congratulatehim in advance upon
great fair,next

the

which

success

it is sure

last

arena.

bulls,and

two

killed

two

Women

all over

the

Silver.

how

the land know

it is not

enough silver knives and forks to go

around, and they have all felt the anguish
of seeing the most distmguishedguest get the
But who would dream
platedone by mistake.
that the White
would not have enough
House
knives and

forks

to

Every time
there

dinner

state

bouillion from

around, and yet it is

go

people sit down

50

of

two

of their

terms

to obtain.

House

them

to

take

their

plated spoons,

it,and

belong to

women

and other fashionable

Vanderbilt

W.

do unto

supposed

it is

found

league are

ye
so
you, do ye even
fine themselves when

The

members

any

of their self-made

Mrs.
Munro's

that

to them."

go

about

exclusive

and

Mary E. Bryan,who edits allof George

weekly and monthly publications,
gets

six thousand

dollars

the best-salaried

woman

year, and is said to be

writer in the United

their

Miss

most

be made

to

skillful

not
ingenuity they cando duty for 50 people. There is

set of knives

one

which

has

in the butler's pantry,

spoons

and

forks

in

the

"

"

He had them

for

Reed,

Leah

Harvard

giving of ceremonial
no

means

synonymous.

essential element
"

is so
in of

does

not

friends

who

in that

isthe

est
high-

ornaments

frequent it,"

The
course
pleasureof social interlargelyin the unforeseen dropping

friend

those

on

occasions

when

one

provide entertainment, but merely

shares the resources
of the hour, whatever they
It is not so much
what we
may chance to be.
offer a guest, as the spirit
in which itisoffered.
The

"where
love is," however
simple
better than stalled ox
be, is proverbially

dinner

itmay

served with inward

reluctance.

For the easy

of the country, the fiveo'clock tea

hospitalities
in the cityserves
is
admirably,and the custom
too near
of sincere lifeto be
meeting a demand
ever
whollybanished by any capriceof fashion.
The best we can
timacy
ingive a friend is the sweet
of home life,the ready welcome, the
response of sympathy and interest. This is
that true hospitality,
for which
mere
nial
ceremoobservances, while they have their place,
and no
unimportant one, in life,yet offer no
adequate substitute.

Paris dress.

culture

Even

have

must

Wilde

Mrs. Oscar

its

and

Mrs.

Alma

Tade-

by
designingoutfits and specialstylesof gowns.
personalfriends
They have many of their own
working for them, and it would probably be a
to
world
know
how
the
to
ingly
seemsurprise
many
idle women
are
secretlyplying their
needles.
In this respect they can
always get
better priues than the professionalneedle
their associations and insightinto
as
woman,
the higher classes have taught them the tastes
ma

are

said

make

to

incomes

neat

very

prominent photographer was

recently
interviewed and has given a number
of valuable
hints. This photographersays, what
has
been said many
times, that few people stand
before a camera
without the expression, I am
having my picturetaken," defeatingtheir own
isthat materials
object. The second difficulty
having a glossnever
produce good effects in a
though
picture;but the majority of women,
of dresses that fall
they may own
any number
in wearing new
in soft, clinginglines, persist
glossymaterials that have not become adjusted
is nearly always the
to
the figure. There
of producing an attractive if not a
possibility
beautiful pictureof a child,if the child is left
for direction to the photographer. In replyto
is the most
the question, Wliat
annoying
"

"

thing about
the fond

and foibles of their patrons.

your

mothers

in garments

rewashed

and

they are still used on state occasions.

more
They are small, fine bladed and much
in this
delicate than those commonly in use
day. Many of the largerpiecesof silver date
to
back
Madison's
day, although no memo
randa have been kept, and it is hard to tell
when thingswere
purchased.

Victoria

tripshe makes
Goverment

pass, and yet every

Balmoral
costs the English

travels
to

on

five thousand

dollars to

is Grace.

Annex

fling.

sideboard

history,for it cost a presidenthis

the gold knives and
re-election. These
are
forks which Van Buren
added, and when the
learned
that
the
were
people
public moneys
in presidents'
being taken to put gold spoons
mouths theypromptly defeated him. Now, the
truth of the matter is that they are not Sold at all,
and the people were
hasty In their judgment.
They are solid silver washed with gold,and it
few
in President
was
a
only
ago
years
Authur's
off
day that they began to wear
a

and disclose the hoax.

no

Simplicity
Helen

plated forks and cut the filletof beef

who captured the Sargent prize of one
girl,
platedknives. It is a horrible thought, hundred dollars for the best metrical translation
but there are only four dozen genuine silver
of an ode from
Horace, spent the money
by the

is

the

are

States.

terrapin

with

and

by

are

party

home

it,

Entertain.

the

which
easy and gracious hospitality
charm of the home life.
The
of

done

husky dame

from

knives, forks and

is

I should

have

junction,
in-

men

they break

and

vows,

privately"slumming," like an
very elegantSalvation Army.

that

in the

would

"Whatsoever

to have

true.

more.

Frederick

should
White

The

later,in Lisbon, she

week

soever
Societyat Newport has developed a WhatCircle of King's Daughters. Mrs.

company.

The

has practicedfor bull-fighting

only
April,yet is wonderfullyexpert in
At her ddbut in Oporto, .she killed

She

since

To

Hospitalityand
dinner

husband

my

she would

that Augusta

entertainments
A

well contented

And

exceedinglylustytemper.

is, like nearly all Light's

He married,
a
family man.
portraitsubjects,
is
Even
become
women
brutal, as
may
L. Richmond, of this city.
in iSS;, Miss Emma
evidenced by I he fact that Portugal has a female
is
one
They have
daughter, Caro, who
Her name
is Clotilde Mejbull-fighter.
Ellsworth

Mr.

and

emperor

chastise you."
for be it known

defray the

who

the

answer

insist on

was

"

Oh,

dren
dressing chil-

heavy with frills,instead of

the soft, fine littledresses that fall in pleasing

on
lines. Then, too, they insist sometimes

having
or

railroad expenses.

work?"

often a sash
shoulder, or more
or
knot, show, to confusion of art and

foot

shoulder

the destruction of unities. Or they will dart

appointed out and twitch a littleskirt or mantle that has
of beauty,or a wandering
lege. fallen into natural curves
Junior Professor of Greek at Wellesley colcareless
curl, that falls in exquisitely
At the inter-collegiate
contest, she took
A wonderful flower has been
awkwardness
discovered
into order and
ine
the prizeover
grace, back
sixtyGreek students. Mrs. IrvI
in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Its chief peculiarity
is a graduateof Cornell and took a special again. That happened the other day when
is the habit of changing its colors
was
photographing a bride. She walked up
in LeipsicCollege.
course
the
In
the
turned
face
the
it
is
white
me
to
and
she
:
to the chair,
as
during
day.
morning
Miss

Julia J. Irvine has

been

"

when

the

sun

is at its zenith it is red, and

night it is blue.
flower grows
tree, and

"

as

Tomato
soon

on

only at

as

red, white

The
tree

about

noon

sun

goes

the size of

does it give out

leaves close
the

and
a

at

blue
guava

fume.
any per-

regularlyevery night
Some beginas
to go to sleep.

down.

four o'clock
earlyas half-past

The

German

Emperor

is

great smoker

expressly for
cigarsare manufactured
Not long ago,
him.
of an
sitting
evening in
of the apartments of his palace,he inadone
vertlyreached out and struck a match on a
that stood on
easel
an
splendidoil-painting
hard by. The Empress was
mad as a wet
as
"Your
hen.
majesty,"said she, "if you were
and his

silk train and

thin veil fell in wonderful

folds

gracefuloutline. I told her not to stir,but

to
while I stepped back
get the effect her
friend darted out and straightenedthe whole
The
wind."
thing out like a flag in a head
that places the
lack of artisticsense
same
at rightanglesstillthinks
furniture in a room
the straight line the line of beauty,curves
disorder.
representing
of

LI(iHT

will be

[Light

glad to print any

of

news

interest

to

individual
of notable
Tennis fraternity;scores
dress,
matches, receptionsor ladies day gatherings,etc. AdOffice.
Light
Tennis Editor,

the

The

cent
given this week by the Cresits grounds at the corner

tournament

Club

Tennis

at

street, has been

of the county

Freeland

and

of Main

forerunner

successful

very

ment
tourna-

Tennis
played on the Worcester
Club grounds next week, the listof entries,as
last
nineteen
in
week, including
given Light,
of
whom
were
representatives
players,
among
and Worcester
clubs,
the Crescent, Winslow
connected
of playersnot
as well as a number
be

to

Play began on Monday morning and has

with the exception
been kept up steadily
since,
in no shape
of Wednesday, when the court was
cent
for play,owing to the heavy rains. The CresClub has but one
court, which prevented
The
court,
rapid progress in the matches.
which is probablythe best dirt court in the
in
fine
and
the
club
was
w
as
condition,
city,
highlycomplimented upon it,and also on its
littleclub

convenient

considerable

house.

and the various matches

criticaleye. While
cracks were
Worcester's

with

only one or two of

entered,there was
aroused,owing to the

considerable interest
fact that

the

among

contestants

Mr.

were

Dadmun, the Tech champion, Mr.

Marble,champion of the Lakesides,
Hugh M. Southgate,the crack player of

Harry

L.

Albert C.
Mr.

the Woodlawn

Marble,

F.

the

Club

of last year, Mr. Charles

of Amherst's

one

and
college,

while in

Mr.

Club, who

Worcester

has

players,
Earle,of
been playing
B.

Mr.

W.

W.

Dadmun

rather

was

for the Marble-Dadmun

save

match, in

made

the

best

showing of any of the Crescent Club members,

a pretty battle.
givinghis older antagonist
The
or

two

matches

in the firstround

with

were

exceptionscloselycontested

and

one

esting.
inter-

The contest

between Mr. A. C. Marble,

in which the
Parker,was one
winner could
be pickedtillthe last game
Mr.
Parker
was
the
was
played.
only lefthanded playerin the tournament
and this fact
somewhat
puzzledhis antagonists.Mr. Harry
N. Rice and Mr. H. L. Parker,Jr.,
also played
a hard match, but
the really
fine play of this
and

W.

Mr.

H.

not

round

was

in the

Earle and Mr.

two

match

between

H. L. Dadmun.

sets, but
straight

he

Winslow

had

Mr.

Mr. Earle
work

to

In the White

C. B.
won

was

Mr.

L. E. Ware

"I do

Mr.

wonder

not

that

House.
Cleveland

Mrs.

felt

bad about

leavingthe White House," remarked

pretty girlfrom New York as she stood in the
privatecorridor of the executive mansion, "and
ful
when she thought about this beautiespecially
a

boudoir

or

snuggery

These

remarks

of the White
the war,

state

and

dear to all women."

so

uttered

in that portion
toward
lookingwestward
rectly
navy departments, and di-

were

House

the conservatory, which

over

favorite spot during the

Like her predecessor,
Mrs.
her attention to

Club,except during

Tennis

contested by Mr. Ware, when

occupied the referee's chair.

C. B. Earle

is such

presidentiallevees.
Harrison

has devoted

beautifyingand improving
of a partition
by means

this retreat, formed

which cuts off curious visitors who

stroll

may

leadingpast the cabinet room

librarywhere the presidentspends his

into the corridor

The

full scores

of the tournament

follow.

SINGLES.

Round:

Prehminary
O. S. Kendall
W.

beat

H. Parker

A. C. Marble
First

beat

D.

E. W.
W.

W.

Temple, 6-3,6-1.
Ryerson, 6-2, 6-2.
Dadmun,
6-3,8-6.

F.

H.
P.
C.
H.

Second

Round

F. W.

beat

Semi-Final
C. F. Marble
H.

M.
Final

H.

M.

Round
beat

Southgate
Round

beat

H.

is the

snuggery

N.

6-4,6-4.
Jones, 6-2,6-3.
P. W. Lincoln, 0-6,6-2,6-4.
Rice, 6-3,6-1.

in

pleasantlydown
pieceof
Many changes have

this beautiful

the White

and when

at home

was

so

heavy cloth,while
Lucy Webb
Hayes

from

the

canvas

upon

furniture.
been

House
the

concert

made

rooms
in the bed-

within the past year,

Mrs. Harrison

presidentand

the famous
Pj"ince of Wales
occupy
at the southwestern
extremity of the

second

A. C.
beat

shrouded

looks

chamber

and their friends.

House

from the wall the late Mrs.

Marble, 9-7, 6-4.

C. B. Earle, 6-0,6-2.

floor,the doors opening into the cosy

of the White House ladies. Alongroom
side
sitting
the wall of the latter apartment is a comfortable
settee upholstered in an electric blue

Southgate

the

stairs in the green parlor,the

piano of which Mrs. Cleveland

at
L. E. Ware,

Southgate

of

corner

fond remains

"

beat

M.

grand

beat

A. C. Marble
H.

one

the ladies of the White

F. A.

beat

C. F. Marble

C. B. Earle

In

piano recentlypurchased by Mrs. Harrison,

and which stands invitingly
for the use of
open
Down

"

Whittemore, 6-1, 6-1.

beat G. T. Woodward,
E. Ware
6-0,6-1.
W. Jones beat E. C. Belknap, by default.
C. Marble
beat W. H. Parker, 2-6,6-2,6-4.
Southgate beat O. S. Kendall, 5-i,6-3.
beat F. R. Batchelder, 6-1,6-0.
W. Lincoln
B. Earle beat H. L. Dadmun,
6-4, 7-5.
N. Rice beat H. L. Parker,Jr., 6-1,2-6,7-5.

L.

and
time.

"

H.

beat

Round:

C. F. Marble

best

Charles

tennis this year.

magnificent
The playin the preliminary
round
tame,
which

referee for the tournament

of the

A.

of spectatorshave been present daily,

have been watched

number

by a series of well-playedmatches, the only

weakening he showed being in the first set of
The play in doubles
his match
with Lincoln.
has been delayed,and will hardlybe finished
before Saturday night.
: for the
The prizesin the tournament
were
in
in singles,
winner
a silver cup
; for winner
doubles,a pair of racquets ; second prizein
singles,a pair of russet tennis shoes ; in
The
canes.
doubles,a pair of handsome

the matches

of the local clubs.

with any

a hard,driving
his merits,playing
won
on
the
frequentlypassing Marble down
game,
side-lines.
final
his
Mr. Southgatefought
victory
way to

gate

In the Courts.

beat C. F.

Marble, 6-4,6-3,6-1.

and
fabric,

tennis playersentered for the AllFifty-three

Comers
Tournament
at
Newport, this week.
them
all the players of note in
were
Among

in this

prize.

the broad

the comfortable

room

chairs and

also of the

are

divans

colored

same

terial.
ma-

rockers and

wicker
chairs
armEase-inviting
in this portionof the executive
the country. A brilliant series of matches
of costly
is
mansion, and the carpets and portieres
Turkish manufacture
in progress
now
and the winner of the tournament
givean air of elegance
will have to fighthis way to victory as well as comfort which is brightened by the
semi-circular opaline windows
through five or six rounds.
through which
lightis radiated from the west.
Light
predictsthat O. S. Campbell will be
At the northeast angleof the buildingis Mrs.
the winner of the All-Comers
and will make
a
McKee's
sleepingapartment, and adjacentis
strong pull for the National
Championship
the bed chamber
land.
formerlyused by Mrs. Clevelocum.
againstS
Now, however, its sacred precinctsare
hold,
given up to the littleones of the present houseAfter a careful studyof the entries itappears
and
and his companions
Baby McKee
to Light
that the semi-finals wiU be contested
hold
carnival
surveillance
of
under
a
ful
carehigh
by C. A. Chase, O. S. Campbell, P. S. Sears
Where
Nellie Arthur formerlyrested,
nurse.
and R. P. Huntington,Jr. R. P. Huntington
after
childhood's
hours
on
spending
happy
be
ought to
runner-up, and should win second
abound

lawn

to the

hard for

Early

Birds

Flowers.

of the White

use

of

the

House, is now

Rev.

voted
de-

Scott, the
the dressing
photographs,

Dr.

and upon
Among
president's
father-in-law,
men, were
of this room
Have
the latest
noticed when
case
are
in the big
you never
hard-fought
cabinet
o
f
the
and his wife.
stores
these
dry-goods
on
how
size,
president
has played very little
warm
days
is probably the spare room
of the young women
What
of the
this summer,
who stand behind
and at present is decidedlyinferiormany
the counters
all day wear
White
House
is exquisitely
tinted in pigeon-egg
to Mr. Earle,
bit of nature's
but with practice
a
he would
field color about
their gowns?
blue, and over the blue silken-spreadbed is a
It may
be a
probablybe able to win.
In the second
of violets,
the blue silk penround the matches
a
rose, a littlebunch
dants
all
canopy,
were
green sprig, heavy mahogany
or
a pretty,cool-looking
white
but
ings.
the
best
interesting,
harmonizingperfectlywith its surroundexhibition being in the
spray,
you
will notice some
color. And
have
refreshing
the
mantel
the
famous
tine
Florenare
Mr.
Lincoln-Southgate
Upon
ning,
winmatch,
Southgate
observed how seldom
you never
see
you
any
after losingthe firstset love.
ing
vases
presentedto the United States durof the men
who stand with their flower-trays
The finalround was
the administration
of Gen.
Grant, and
at the foot of elevated
played Thursdayafternoon
stations stairs,or on
between
Mr. C. F. Marble
the curbstones,
which
for many
sell any of their wares
and Mr. H.
? That
prominent in the
years were
M. Southgate,a large number
is
ornamentation
of the blue parlordown
you
stairs.
get up too late. What
of spectators, is because
offered for sale duringthe day is for the most
includingseveral young ladies being present.
part left from the earlymorning stock.
It is
The play on both sides was
a
nd
fine,
some
very
the shop girls
who for the most
President
Arthur
signed the Chinese
part support
remarkable
rallies were
played. Mr. Souththese flower-sellers.
Exclusion bill on July 5, 1884.

them.

both in

would
good condition,

contest.

match

between

these

two

be

the

Mr. Dadmun

"

L I (j H T

Maga_
complete novel in Lippincott's
September is contributed by Katha.

The

zine for

Woods, author of that remarka.

Miss
"Metzerott, Shoemaker."

rine Pearson

den
sudBellamy,has won
tain
fame by the advocacy of cer-

wide

this, her latest

of socialism, and

forms

tem,"
"Sweating Sys-

novel,is directed againstthe

exciting

been

has

which

system

springsfrom
crowded

an

with
A

situations.

has

it which

about

that power

of

Mark

story is entitled "The

The

the Beast," and

incidents which

his books

drawn

are

York

interior of New

the
from

of the

Many

Worcester,

life in the

own

he

state, where

Central asks: How

"

insturuments
largeis the increase

are

and the increase

in

now

is about 30,000,

last year

over

ephone
tel-

many

use, and how

last year ? The

tal
toin use is 444,861,
now

over

of instruments

number

plenty of

has

comfortable salary. He

Telephones.

born

was

and spent his boyhood days. Frederic now

has but littlework to do, and for it receives
most

Mass.]

portrays in

novelist
his

scenes

his

and this he devotes

disposal,
the number
reportedas in use in 1889 being
is a
careful and
painstaking 411,511. The miles of wire aggregate 193,213,
books.
of
writer,and several of the best literarycritics
a gain
23,000 miles during the year.
to

his

at

He

England, and which stands greatlyin need of

reform.

Times.

York

the New

time

and

great deal of antagonism both in America

are

to

and

ble book,
Woods, like fidward
and

earlydisadvantages, he educated himself, and

and Answerer.
worked his way
through the editorial offices
to
of the Utica Observer and Albany E.xpress
solicited.
[Communications to this department
of specialLondon
correspondent
the position
to Quester Editor, Light,
They should be addressed

Quester

of Letters.

In the World

is
purpose, while it
dramatic
and
strong scenes
Miss
Woods,
of
sketch
by
earnest

believe that he possesses a reserve

of London
to the literary
power which he has yet to show
to
admission
His positiongives him
world.
circles of London,
the best literary

and

he

is

Rulers

G.

Europe."

OF

C. S. asks for the

of the rulers of the countries of Europe.

its ruler is

names

Great

Britain isn't in Europe, but

Austria is ruled
Victoria.

by Emperor
der
Joseph; Bavaria, by King Otto, unpold
Luitbold, regent; Belgium, by King LeoAlphonse Daudet, it is said, smokes like a
IX.
Christian
;
like an
II.; Denmark, by King
engine ; when
furnace, and works
and Sketches, with Reminiscences
"Poems
he will
that pleases him
Spain, by King Alphonso XIIL, under the
of fifty working at a book
of the 'Old 34th,' is a little book
Christiana;
his
mother.
of
Queen
the
twenty-four regency
write straighton
through
H.
Clark, of
pages, justissued by William
doors againsthis wife lest
Greece, by King George; Italy,by King
of Co. E., 34th regt., hours, and lock the
Holliston, a veteran
Montenegro, by Prince Nicholas;
to bed.
Humbert;
him
to
should
she
compel
go
Mass. Vols.,and now
chaplain of Post 6, G.
tugal,
III.; Porthe Netheriands, by King WilHam
well turned, and
are
All the verses
A. R.
by King Charles; Prussia, by King
than ordinarymerit.
of them have more
some
Scott used to pay
It is said that Sir Walter
peror;
EmII.,who is likewise the German
William
"The
Flag and the Schools" is a stirring 5750 a year on letters and parcelsreceived by
Roumania, by King Charles; Russia,
stanzas
two
to Sir
fitfor the times, of which
a
poem,
bulky package came
post. Once
by Emperor Alexander III.; Servia, by King
run
from the UnjtedStates,
:
all the way
Walter
and Norway, by King
Alexander
I.; Sweden
author
Scotch
paid
the famous
for which
"Ves, give
girlstlie flag!
cipalities
Oscar II. The kingdoms, duchies and prinin years to come,
Mayhaps,
something like five pounds sterlingpostage.
the
German
which
form
empire have
the colors may
Tlieir hands
prepare.
Crawford

Hester

Dorsey, appears

body

in the

very'popular.

Queen

Francis

magazine.

of the

"

our

loud

When

CalUng

boys

from

wrapper, when out fell a

Cherokee
Lovers,"sent by a

tore off the

He

rends the air,

the tocsin

our

called "The

home.

MS.

lady

York, who
requested Scott to read
and correct it,write a prologue,have it produced
of
the
on
Drury Lane, and negotiate
stage

rulers of their

own.

of New
"Ves, give our boys the flag!
No text-book's classic fire.
No page of science, deep, exact.
of fact.
No tale of fiction,tome

a
copyright. In about a fortnight
large,bulky letter arrived, C. O. D.,
of fancy,and
There are some
pretty poems
callingfor five pounds sterlingpostage, and
there is not a lame foot or an imperfectrhyme
this the author thoughtlesslyreceived and
rarely tore open. Out jumped a duplicatecopy of
in the collection,
something which can

Will

is

book

another

cences"
Reminis-

poets. "The

sketches

war

are

The

"local"

of

said

be

for

inspire."

their hearts

so

of

personalnature.

but it has
neatlyprinted,
of

cover,

cotta

terra

an

It

paper.

Twenty

F.

he has

request for an
at the bottom

name

has

He
neat

mous
his world-fa-

card, and

when

autograph, he signs
and

sends

the

it to

the request if he is fortunate

Dr.
'his request honored.
is said to be too good-naturedabout it;

making

enough
Smith

"

have

to

but that is

one

he

was

Frank

'87 man,

was

the
had

of his

"Inscriptionfor a Memorial
though brief, is the most
Bust of Fielding,"
remarkable piece of writing in the Atlantic
ment
in his installfor September, Dr. Holmes,
the Teacups," discourses on
of "Over
and gives
for titles,
the fondness of Americans
future punishment,and ends
on
a lay sermon
verses.
some
with
do
as
preachers,
it,
many
Mr.

an
Harvard, where he was
Sherman, the poet,
Dempster

at

of the editors of the Harvard

Clinton ScoUard, also a Harvard

frequentcontributor

to

the

cate.
Advo-

novels, "Seth's
Girl,"have
Brother's Wife" and "The Lawton
industrious
been so universallyliked, is an
and
although
and energeticliteraryworker,
Harold

Frederic, whose

only thirty-four
years of age, has
and interesting
career.

had
In

markable
re-

spiteof

considers

"Perils of

the

Narrative,"and Mr. J. Franklin

contril)utes a scholarly paper on
Historiography;" Mr.
European

adds

Fiske

an

article

on

the

reading of the number.

her
this time

Hope

Notnor

amusing studies in French

writing about

Madame

tinues
con-

history,

de Montes-

I came

when

away,

boat rode in

flat. A few

days afterward, coming away

at

same

kindly explain;
changes an hour each
high
day. That is to say, at Boston, it was
tide at 10 o'clock yesterdaymorning and 10.30
at
tide
be
will
it
high
last night. To-day
Next
Saturday it will be high
m.
II. 15 p.
it.

The

time

tide

at

Will the Answerer

of the tide

4.45

a.

and

m.

5 p.

the

On

m.

ing
follow-

Saturday,September 13, it will get around

explanationis,you
to 1 1 o'clock again. The
see, very simple.
Currency."

Our

the
The

P.

asks:

C.

What

is

highestnote issued by the United States.'

United

States

issues bills of

Government

One, two, five,

hundred, five hundred,
one
ten, twenty, fifty,
one
thousand,five thousand and ten thousand
the following denominations

dollars.
Official
Please

Return.s."

Politics

give the officialreturns

of the

writes:
vote

for

a year
ago.
governor and lieutenant governor
follows : John Q.
as
desired are
The figures
liam
WilA. Brackett (Rep ),of Arlington, 127,352 ;

E.

Russell (Dem), of Cambridge, 120,582;

; all
15,108
(Pro.),of Springfield,
H.
Lieutenant-governor: William

John Blackmer

Social Motors," and "Mr. Brisbane's Journal,"

diaryof a South Carolinian, written about
notable
the other more
are
1 80 1,
among

Corcoran

papers.

narrow

rolling up about
was
hour, the sea
apparently in
the wharf, and the boat was
stand
I don't undera
landsman,
Being
deep water.

the

and her daughters. "A Son

pan, her sisters,
horse,
of Spain," the chronicle of a famous
as
Mr.
Quincy's bright paper on "Cranks
the

Unsophisticatedsays;
short time since, and
a
low and the
the tide was
channel
cut in a mud

Tide."

of

Nantasket

at

was

of

"Disasters

1780,"and these three papers furnish the solid

man,
paper.

same

Winsor

Justm

Historical

conspicuoustraits.

"Modern

one

weather

Lowell's

Mr.

Jameson
When

was

letterfrom

uncertain, she
stormy, and the mails so
the
as
thought it prudent to send a duplicate,
This little
been
lost.
firstcopy
might have
dollars.
affair cost the giftedgentleman fifty

wrote

like all famous

course,

person

lady,saying that,as

been

"America,"
writers,pestered

Smith, who

by the autograph fiend.

hymn printedon a
his

the

Lovers," with

Cherokee

cents.

Rev. Samuel

is,of

the book.

" Co. have

" Co., and C. B. Eaton

was

Davis

worthy of cloth,at .the least. Putnam,

"The
same

tistic
inar-

Change
I

others,640.
Haile( Rep.), of
F.

W.
; John
132,821
Springfield,
(Dem.),of Clinton, 112,030; Benjamm
all
Sturtevant (Pro.),of Boston, 12,715;

others,410.

In

Our Schools.
BY

H.

Editors

Messrs.

CHAMBERLIN.

H.

and
liistorical

from

publicrecords,with

few

comments

divided
may

I.
"

THE

HEGINNING.

for this

into districts "to

the benefit of

have

selectmen

Death.

town

neglectof duty,and the

raised to defray
of "z, Ss. 6d. was was
sum
the chargesof a prosecution.
ployed
emDirectlyafter,Benjamin Flagg was
and ;^i4grantedfor
as
schoolmaster,
the annual stipend.
In April,1731, it was
voted that the town be

reminiscences.
CHAPTER

1728 the grand jurypresented the

of Worcester

excited
that the publicinterest is so
universally
Now
in our
schools, it may be well to take a cursory survey of
therefore
I
their history, progress and
lay
prospectus.
before
readers the following synopsis,compiled
your
and

HT

I^Id

!0

were

the intent that all

;" and

education

instructed "to procure

the

BY

EUCKHAM.

JAMES

Strange, how we think of Death,

of God,
The angel beloved
his face like an

With
And

his feet with

Strange, how
When
Out

we

asphodel flower,
nepenthe shod.
and

turn

flee

by the sunset way,

Valley of Rest,
through the purpling day I
he comes,

of the

Down

able
suit-

Why should we fear him so ?

petitionof John Haynes, Josiah
number
of school dames, not exceeding
What
doth the white one bear ?
Treadvvay and Thomas
Haynes, Nathaniel
five,for the teachingof small children to read,
of Paradise,
Heartsease
Noyes, presentedto the Great and General
be
to be placed in the several parts,as may
Lihes of purer air !
Comes
he so soft,so kind,
Court on the i8th of May, 1664, a committee
and these gentlewomen to be
most convenient,
Down
from the singing skywas
appointed"to view the country aboutla
paid such sum, by the head, as they may
Soft as a mother
comes,
new
Quansigamond Pond,"
plantationnear
and
in
agree,"
September followingit was
Stirred by an infant's cry.
who
reported at Boston, October 29, 1668, voted "to maintain a free school for a year,
Why should we call him Death
tion
recommending "That there lie a meet proporand to be a moving school into the several
(Death as we deem it),pray?
of land grantedand laid out for a town,
Doth
he not loose the soul,
quarters."
of clay?
about the contents of eightmiles square.
Open ifs womb
In August, 1732, Mr.
Richard
Rogers was
Which
is the truer life
be ap"That a prudentand able committe
pointed engaged as
teacher
and
remained
in that
to corruptionborn.
Flesh,
and empowered to lay it out, "c.
capacityabout eightyears.
Or a God-imaged soul
"That due care be taken by said committee,
?
The instructor of those days was
Launched
on eternal morn
migratory.
of
God's
word
be
minister
that a good
placed Directions like this of 1735 abound:
Btirlingion,Vermont,
"Voted,
that
such
as
as
as
soon
be,
people
there,
may
that Mr. Richard
Rogers repairto the house
Exercise.
Too
Much
not live like lambs
in a
be there plantedmay
of Mr. Palmer Goulding,there to keep school
Dr. Patton, chief surgeon
of the National
largeplace."
tillfurther orders."
That report was approved and accepted,its
at Dayton, Ohio, said recentSoldiers' Home
ly
The inconvenience
of this migratorysystem
recommendations
confirmed,and Capt.Daniel
that,of the 5000 soldiers in the Dayton
becoming more and more apparent, it was resolved.
Thomas
Mr.
Daniel
Prentice,
Gookin, Capt.
Home, "fullyeighty per cent, are suffering
May 15th,1735, "that a schoolhouse
and Lieut. Richard
Henchman,
Beers, appointed be built at *the charge of the
from heart desease in some
form or another,
town," but this
the

On

"

committee

to

carry

them

into

tion.
execu-

resolve did not materialize till1740

afterwards

This committee, at their first meeting in

ship
1669,having "secured the support of the worof God, made provision
for the education
of youth,"and it was
"agreed that a lot of
land should be appropriated
for the niaintainance

of

for that
was
a

school and school-master

use

forever."

school-master

to

remain

In 1664,this determination

and it was
affirmed,

enjoined to

in due season.

vide
pro-

up"

the

"

when

it

"

five years

determined

was

first schoolhouse

of

"to set

tween
Worcester,"bebridge,below the
mills." This building,
fulling
placed near the
is now
centre of what
Lincoln Square,was
24
feet long,16 feet wide,and with posts
7 feet
of
high,forming something
a contrast
to our
It stood tillthe
present high school house.
close of the Revolutionarywar.
Worcester,Mass.
the

court

house

and

physical exertion of their

the prediction
campaigns." And he made
that as largea percentage of the athletes of
to-daywill be found twenty-fiveyears from
of heart disease,
now
to be victims
resulting
from
the muscular
strains that they force
themselves to undergo. As for the likelihood
of exercise to prolonglife,it may
be said that
accordingto the statisticsof M. de Solaiville
there are more
peoplelivingin France today
who have passed the age of sixty than there
in England, the home
are
of athletic sports.
And there is probably no
nation in Europe
due to the forced

Previouslyto this action by the committee,

in May, 1647,"the Great and General Court of
of Mushrooms.
Manufacture
the Colony,stating
inducement
as
ing
that,'It beA "mushroom
manufacture"
to
muscular
cultivation for its
is the latest in
more
averse
chief
one
projectof Satan to keep men
in these days when
even
sake than the French.
athletes
own
Great
novelties,
cial
commerfrom the knowledge of the Scriptures,
as in
license is often carried to the utmost
die young,
and a mortality
listof Oxford rowing
former
times
in unknown
keeping them
possiblelength. An individual livingin the
men
published a few years ago showed
tongues, so, in these latter times,by persuading
that a comparatively small percentage lived
department of the Aveyron, France, struck
from the use of tongues, that so at least
out
by the high priceat which mushrooms
the alloted lifetime. Dr.
were
Jastrow has
the true
and meaning of the original
sense
beingsold in the district,
in some
demonstrated
conceived
the idea
very elaborate statistics
be
clouded
and
might
corruptedwith false
of fabricating
the delicacy out
of thought live on an
of turnips. that men
3"^
average
to the end
that learning He cut the
glossesof deceiving,
turnips into rounds, dried them, years longerthan men in the ordinaryvocations
of our
fathers, and
foremay not be buried in the graves
after giving them
a
dab
of the paint of life,
and nearlyeightyears longerthan men
in church
and
commonwealth, the
brush,disposedof them to unsuspectingcusof action,among
included the athletes.
whoni
tomers
are
Lord assisting
our
endeavors,'ordered that
as
the genuine article. For a time he
And it is a noteworthyfact that women,
every township within the jurisdiction,
'after
drove ? thriving
trade,but,unluckilyfor him, who until recent years have taken no physical
the Lord hath increased them to the number
he one
day sold a batch to a gourmet
exercise at all,die at a more
who
advanced
age
of fifty
should maintain a comhouseholders,'
mon
was
not so easily
taken in. Indignant at the
than men.
in
But doubtless their superiority
school,and each town of one hundred
trick played on
him, the gourmet brought an
to tenure of life will come
end if
to an
regard
families should keep a grammar
school."
action, which
has just resulted in the conthe advice of Dr.
demnation they follow
Richardson,
But "the circumstances
of the first planters
of the mushroom
who in a lecture before the Ladies' Sanitary
manufacturer
long prevented the commencement
of public to two months'
imprisonment. It was in vain
Association
of London, is reported to have
that it was not until April
so
instruction,"
that he pleaded that he had enabled his fellow
4,
"declared it essential,as
of princimatter
a
ple,
1726, that the first public school was established
citizens to regalethemselves on
a
that eighthours a day should be devoted
vegetable
here; when, "in pursuance
of a vote of
which they regarded as a
to exercise."
good specimen of
the town, the selectmen agreedwith Mr.
Jonas the mushroom
at a cost
far below that of the
Rice to be schoolmaster,
and to teach such
real article. Vain, too, were
"There
ducks in the Chinese Empire,
are more
his efforts to
children and youth as
of
the
inhabitants
demonstrate
any
that his mushrooms
could be
than in all the world
says an authority,
shall send to him, to read and
consumed
without
write,as the
disastrous
entailing
sequences outside of it.
conTheyare kept by the Celestials
law directs,
until the 15thof December."
on
lovers of the delicacy. The
on
every farm, on the publicand private
roads,
court
turned a deaf ear
On
the expirationof this term it was
to his specious arguon
streets of cities,
ments,
and on all the lakes,ponds,
emptorily
perand
has allowed
him
two
months'
voted "that the town will not have a
rivers,streams
and
brooks
in the country.
leisure to mediate on the error
of substituting There is hardly a
school."
day when it is not possible
dried turnipsfor honest mushrooms.
to
say in China, It's a fine day for ducks."
"

L I"jHT
building,so neat and tidy everywhere,
by the
inspectthe delicate fancy work made
sisters,visit the children's and old people's
the magniextent
tude
wards, and realize to some
of the work accomplished.

Aug. 26, 1890.

Boston,
just returned

have

far north

a.s

week'.s trip
State," going

from

Montreal, spending

as

of the

most

for
St. Albans, and visitingliurlington
the Central Vermont
day. The ride over
it
interesting,e.xtendingas
railroad is very

time

After

Mountain

"Green

through the

light.]

of

correspondence

at

one

through the mountains, and the

everywhere is striking and beautiful.
does

scenery

St. Albans
quarters of the road,
three
and is a charming town, situated about
elevated
an
Lake Champlain, on
miles from
plain,and is noted in a business way, as the
is the head

lunch

namesake

Rome

at

imaginable,is noted for its many

interestingdrives around the hills and the

is quarried near
limestone, which
posing
imthe city. Many of the largest -and most
buildings are built of this limestone,

of the lake, and has

borders

picturesqueviews in the

of the

some

park, in

The

state.

most

admirably kept up,

has a fine fountain, presented by ex-Governor
Smith, and would reflect much credit on a city

the

five times its size.

but

It takes

to

go

line,you

quaint littlestone cottages, so

Montreal,

to

to

country, and almost before

Canadian

many
the

pass

common

you

station"

Trunk

Grand

buildingby the
cabs, four wheel
of

and

commodious

very

herdics, but

and

very

party charters

Our

very

of Notre

That

people. Montreal

has

Oh

It

bit odd

seems

French, and

in

useful

to

in

one

or

fortable
com-

in this country.
The fields and

Canadian

Thou

And

ure,
treas-

God

was

we

and, almost
oversight,
residence of the

grounds owned
that

here

was

up

has

who

man

charge of these

by the city. It is safe

found

both

on

to say
sides of the

picture of landscape
riages
gardening as you can imagine. All the carthat passed,stopped to pay their respects
house

to
see

beautiful

as

this art,and
it.

it

well worth

was

the ride

livelyand

more

They do
said

to

The

"

covered

leftthe spot.
much
there was

in

short time, so

the Gray Nunnery,

other visitors eager

where
to

we
we

inspect

to be
territory
are

next

find
this

visiting
hundred

celebrated

and
Between
of twelve
the hours
to all,and
one
a cordial invitation is extended
thousands of strangers look through the mas-

place.

except the

the ball

week, when

fairlyunder

be

can

with

is

that

show

an

days, it remains
whatever

sun

moon

ty-one
twen-

to

under

for fourteen

comparativelycool, and that

receive is rapidly
rapidlylost.

heating it does

gained and
Some

unclouded

seem

face is

that,although the moon's

cacy.
deli-

warmth

the

light of the
by a candle at

Observations

feet distance.

"

incredible

the reflected

the blaz^of

as

of the Cottonwood

used in Nevada

chanced

to

telegraph poles
in marshy

be sunk

They have
root, and displayattractive foliage.

placeswith

the

bark

faint,
turn.

lurkingnets outspread.'
hard, my

so

as

child.

learn, e'en though 'tis late.

canst

God

will send

thee

help divine.

woman,

such

talent

has

man

has

America,

least in

at
as

Money.

and

Women
No

for

any

spending money.

spends for what she believes to be

tion,
beauty for raiment, books, jewels, decorafurniture, pictures, marble" rarely for
He
serious harm.
spends
does her
what
She

"

for his

vices,for the

things that hurt

greatly.H e is apt to gamble, to speculate,

ure
bring evil to others from his love of pleaswill get rid of more
of gain. He
or

him

equal to that given out

show

and

onward

must

Worcester^ Mass.

most

light
givenby the moonthis time
investigated,

results

The

with

waits

thou

And

way.

again been
thermopile of almost

received from

of time

fate is not

For

of heat

amount

has

stay, of the St. Lawrence,

the Lachine
Rapids
pairof glasses,
to sight,
and the scene
everywhere you
come
with
look is so pleasingto the eye that it was
However,

next

so

be

wheel

opened their doors.

have

stay ?

it will not

Nor God so cruel in His power.

And on thy life He's ever smiled.
And sends thee now
hope'sbrightestflower.
fate.
So dry thy tears and conquer
make
the most of time that's thine,
And

Watson.

regret we

sent

regular theatrical

theatres

the

full of

so

prayers,

child of earth ; cease

thy complaint,
not
hadst thy chance
learn,
yet would

That

to

drals
with its shipping interests,and of the catheand churches, for which it is so famous.
With

to

All

Park

and

Tremont

the

as

gay

in.

sets

season

to

excellent
a most
the top of the mountain
view could be had of the cityand its magnificent
buildings,that look so substantial, as if
built

Prob

heavy shower to escort us out of town.

like October
This week, so far,has been more
Up town
than August.
begins to look

On

they were

Old

hour

last

or

right?
speed ?

such

thy way
greed.

though thy spiritsink

But

one,

pass show careful

the top, is the
to

all,
lay ahead.'
Didst tiglit
againstthe sluggard'sthrall.

McGill's

Monument,

Nelson's

saw

lingeron

not

gave to thee the same

Yet didst thou prizewhat

English being very interesting,

to be a veritable walking encyhe seemed
clopa'diaof the cityand its surroundings. Of
we

sum

made

now

fast ? oh ! why

hard,

so

tears

Hush,

very

and

course

kind

placestwo

had

we

missed, is

so

thou

Canst

notices, one

English,but it is a

cabman

wait tillevery

not

lesson
haste

The

available,and the
trees

thou

And

Why

custom.

The

time, wilt thou

For

in many

see

advertisements,

two

missed

lessons

the teachers

me

How

maddening thought,they will not come;

?
not stay thy flight

!
O

Wilt

Is fate

signs,or

grow

fears,

that fain would

those

me

to

years;

learn,to

to

these anxious

tears

to

back

Bring

of care.

Bring back the rod I should have kissed

Bring back my childhood left behind.

making

masonry,

hush

dry the

Bring back

striking picturefrom the river.

and

back

And

of limestone, joining locks of

wharves, of the Lachine Canal, form

several miles of continuous

more

vanished

back, ye

back the chance

Come

its quays

cutstone

no

singlethought

back, come

Come

and
thous-

ten

some

now

spent in idle,senseless ways,

ithout

Come

excellent harbor,

an

time, that's

foolishlythose preciousdays
would
count as jewelsrare.
now

Were

ure,
struct-

recedingshore,

the bitter lack

now

wasted

How

and
House,
University,City Hall, Court
ains,
riding up the Montreal mountare
and soon
we
passed through the bankmg section with its
of
and
a number
and
the
reservoir,
the
large,
produce
large
past
heavy structures,
residences,the most
around
and exchanges,and looked
imposing English-looking
markets
steamers
prominent being that of Sir Hugh Allan, the
the wharves a litde,where the ocean
that we
head of the Allan line of steamers, running
lie. In fact,for a flyingtripitseemed
Great
Britain and Montreal and ports
between
much
was
as
possiblein the short time
as
saw
easy.

realize

Of

solid appearance.
Dame, with itsrich

interior decorations, will hold

space

sad, that, looking back

so

life's fast

Along
Can

his broken

"

hacks

our

of
you find any amount
tion
vehicles,a sort of a combina-

way

Oh ! heart

building,built of

handsome

very

Cathedral

The

are

crossing the Victoria bridge,

you are
most
which here spans the St. Lawrence, and is alroad
of the longest railmiles long, one
two
at
Arrived
the
world.
in
the
bridges
aware,

they all have

and

and
hours

two

after crossing the

and

is

again,
of lime,

and lost for aye,

years are gone
fate's decree with power
sublime.
Cannot
recall one vanished
day.

Montreal

town, is

of the

centre

Cathedral,

of pain,

years,

return

That

Christ's Church

the countless

midst

throes

vanished

on

they'llne'er

The

been

Gothic

back

knows

That

It

beautiful structure.

"

HOYDEN.

with

tlie heart

wring
looks

one

And

buildingfor twenty years, and is not

yet completed. There is on exhibition for the
benefit of the church's
ing
buildingfund, a paintby J. B. Scholl, of Darmstadt, entitled
admired
and
over
"Heavenly Love," known
Europe as one of the best picturesof its kind
in the age.
It will probably be exhibited after
in the principallarge cities of our
a while
has

country.

trees

'J'hat
As

WESSON

reRret, oh ! bitter te.trs,

! vain

visit

Hotel, we

the Windsor

at

Catholic

Roman

Years.

CORNEL!/

BY

Oh

Bishop's Church, St.

I'eter's Cathedral, built after the plan of its

the

England, and as
great butter market of New
It is
of the state.
the leading railroad centre
beautiful
the
most
has
situated,
delightfully
shade

Lost

sive

In Montreal.
[regular

II

on.

money

in

than she

month

in

would

years.

palled
ignorant of it, be apis
he dissipates.She
by the sums
conservative ; big statements
constitutionally
Unless
her.
of any sort are likelyto alarm
desperate or frenzied, she invariablystops

She

would, however

short of extremes.

trembles

She

and

turns

pale where he, in the flush of egotism,moves

undisturbed.
Nearly all the talk of woman's
is really idle. The
carelessness of money
opinioncannot be sustained. It is mainly the
she is even
of
echo
misapprehension. When
enlightenedon the subject,she is
partially
prone

to

be very

carelessness.

So

Her

cautious in its use.

tendency

taken

says

is

to

the

Junius

peramental
tem-

opposite of

Henri

Browne.

L I(j HT

Who
house
and

KIPLING.
his

own
that sees in
? He
happy man
littlechildren crowned with dust, leaping
translated
by
Munichandra,
and
crying."
(ailing

is the

Betrothed.

''Salaam, Muhammad
return

my
and the fat littlebody used to rise from the
trelliswhere they
shade of the creeper-covered
my horse
had been hid ; and dailyI checked
slurred
here, that my salutation might not be

on
RUDVARD

BY

The

Tahib'' irom his side, and

Diti" from mine. Daily
the littlewhite shirt,
from office,

fined to "Talaam

Din.

Storyof Muhammad

The

at home

Professor Peterson.

over

or

given unseemly.

EV

"Vou

Open
For

must

RUDYARD

choose between

KIPLING.

and

me

your

cigar.'"

me
a Cuba
stout.
running crosswise, and Maggie and

cigar-box,
get

the old

tilingsare

I are

out.
We

about
quarrelled

Havanas"

we

fought

o'er a

good

companions.
cheroot
compound, in and
And 1 know she is exacting,and she says I am a brute.
consider a space.
the old cigar-box"let me
castor-oil
on
mysterious
Open
the
bushes,
out of
the
among
In the soft blue veilof the vapor, musing on Maggie'sface.
One day I stumbled upon
errands of his own.
was
cleaningfor me.
khitiiiatgar,
is pretty to look at" Maggie's a lovinglass,
Maggie
the ground.
of his handiwork far down
this ball?"
some
want
the Heaven-born
"Does
cheeks must wrinkle, the truest of loves
But the prettiest
in dust,and
He had half buried the polo-ball
must pass.
said Imam
Din, deferentially.
in
a
flowers
old
shriveled
marigold
calm
in a Henry
stuck six
store by
There's
set no particular
peace in a Laranaga, there's
The Heaven-born
to a khitcircle round it. Outside that circle again was
Clay,
a
polo-ball
it; but of what use was
in bits of red brick, But the best cigarin an hour is finishedand thrown awaytraced
out
rude
a
square,
/
tiiatgar
and ripeand brownThrown
away for another as perfect
with fragments of broken china ;
alternating
"By your honor's favor,I have a littleson.
could throw away
Maggie for fear o' the talk
But I never
the whole bounded
by a littlebank of dust.
this ball,and desires it to play
o' the town.
He has seen
The bhistie from the well-curbput in a plea
with. I do not want it for myself."
gray and dour and old"
M aggie,my wife at fifty"
instant
accuse
portly for the small architect,sayingthat it was only With never another Maggie to purchasefor love or gold.
No one would for an
much disfigure And the lightof days that have tieen,
the dark
of the
Din of wanting to playwith polo- the play of a baby and did not
old Imam
days that are.
my garden.
balls. He carried out the battered thing into
like the butt of a
and stale,
torch
The

old one, scarred,

chipped
the mantel
piece
on
Dinpipe-stems which Imam

poloball was

Muhammad

an

It stood

dinted.

and

He

used

Din

to trot

never

about

had any

"

the

"

the veranda

and there followed

Heaven

hurricane

knows

that I had

no

intention of

And

stinking
Love's
dead cigar"

touchingthe child's work then or later ; but

The butt of a dead cigaryou are bound to keep in your
that evening a stroll through the garden
pocket"
to light,
full on
one
With
though it's charred and
a new
it;so that I
never
brought me unawares
black to the socket.
trampled,before I knew, marigoldheads,dustOpen the old cigarbox" let me consider awhile;
into
broken
of
and
soap-dish
fragments
bank,
there is a wifelysmile.
Here is a mild Manilla"
confusion past all hope of mending. Next
ball?
Which isthe tetter portion"bondage bought with a ring.
Din crying
tied in a string?
morning I came upon Muhammad
of
Ne.xt day,coming back from office half an
beauties,
harem
fifty
Or a
dusky
the ruin I had wrought. Counsellors cunning and silent" comforters true and
to himself over
I was
of a small
aware
softly
hour earlierthan usual,
sahib
the
told
him
that
tried.
in the dining-room"a tiny,
plump figure Some one had cruelly
figure
of the fifty
to sneer at a rival bride.
And
a one
never
den,
was
very angry with him for spoilingthe garin a ridiculously
inadequateshirt which came,
and had scattered his rubbish, using bad
Thought in the earlymorning, solace in time of woes.
stomach.
the
half
down
tubby
perhaps,
way
balm
Din labored
of the twilight,
ere
the while. Muhammad
Peace in the hush
my eyelids
language
round the room, thumb in mouth,
It wandered
close.
for an hour at effacing
every trace of the dusttures.bank and pottery fragments,and it was with
crooningto itself as it took stock of the picgive me, asking naught in return,
This will the fifty
face that he said, With only a Suttee's passion"to do their duty and burn.
tearful and apologetic
a
Undoubtedly this was the "littleson."

joyfulsqueaks,a patterof small feet,and

alongthe
the thud-thud-thudof the ball rolling
ground. Evidentlythe littleson had been
waitingoutside the door to secure his treasure.
had he managed to see that poloBut how
of

home from the

""Talaam tahib" when I came
When
This will the fifty
they are spent and
give me.
Din
office. A hastyinquiryresulted in Imam
dead.
Din that by my singular Five times other fiftiesshall be my servants instead.
informingMuhammad
favor he was
permittedto disporthimself as
The furrows of far-offJava,the isles of the Spanish Main,
the child took heart and
he pleased. Whereat
is empty will send
When
me
they hear my harem
my
edifice
fellto tracingthe ground-planof an
brides again.
to eclipsethe marigold polo-ball I will take no
which was
heed to their raiment, nor food for their
creation.
mouths withal.
city
For some
months the chubby littleeccentriso
So long as the gullsarc nesting,
long as the showers
the
revolved in his humlile orbit among
fall.
ioning I will scent 'em with best vanilla,
castor-oilbushes and in the dust,always fashwith tea will I temper
In ten secof mine had ever done.
command
onds
magnificent
palacesfrom stale flowers
their hides.
in the dining-room.Then
smooth water-worn
Din was
Imam
thrown away by the bearer,
and the Mormon
shall envy who read of
And
the Moor
the tales of nay brides.
pebbles,bits of broken glass,and feathers
sobs arose, and I returned to find
despairing
I fancy,from my fowls
alone
tween
letter
always
written
has
to
pulled,
a
For
give me my choice beMaggie
Din admonishingthe small sinner,
Imam
who
and alwayscrooningto himself.
was
usingmost of his shirt as a hankerchief.
A gaylyspottedsea-shell was
dropped one
The wee
little
whimpering Love and the great god Nick
"is a
"This boy,"said Imam
Din, judicially,
O'Teen.
;
day close to the last of his little buildings
a
Din should
and I looked that Muhammad
month
liiiiiinash,
of Love
for barelya twelvebig budinasli. He will,without
been servant
And
1 have
than ordinarily
build somethingmore
splendid
clear.
doubt, go to the jait-khanafor his behavior."
I
of seven
Nor
Priest of Partagas a matter
the
o
f
it.
been
have
was
But
1
on
disappointed.
strength
Renewed
yellsfrom the penitent,and an
He meditated for the better part of an
hour,
year;
Din.
elaborate apologyto myself from Imam
and his crooningrose to a jubilant
Then
And the gloom of my bachelor days is flecked with the
song.
"Tell the baby," said I, "that the sahib is
he began tracingin dust. It would certainly
cheery light
Din
and
not angry, and take him
Pleasure,
be a wondrous palace,
this one, for it was two
Of stumps that I burned
to Friendship,
away." Imam
and Work, and Fight.
to the offender,
who
yardslong and a yard broad in ground-plan.
conveyed my forgiveness
But
that
I must
the
the
future
and
was
never
,And
I
to
palace
completed.
turn
Maggie
all
his
my
eyes
had now
shirt round his neck,
gathered
Next day there was
Muhammad
Din at
no
prove.
and the yellsubsided
into a sob.
stringwise,
is the Will-o'-the-Wisp
But the onlylighton the marshes
and no ""Talaam
the head of the carriage-drive,
off for the door. "His name,"
The two
set
of Love.
I had grown
tahib'^ to welcome
return.
my
said Imam
were
Din,as though the name
its omission
accustomed
to the greetingand
safe through my
Will it see
part
journey,or leave me
me
of the crime," is Muhammad
Din
troubled me.
told me
Next day Imam
bogged in the mire ?
Din, and he is a
Since a puff ot tobacco can
cloud it,shall I follow the
from fever
slightly
budiitashr
Freed from present danger, Muhammad that the child was suffering
fitful fire?
and needed quinine. He got the medicine and
Din turned round,in his father's arms,
an
Open the old cigar-box"let me consider anew
Englishdoctor.
and said,gravely,
"It is true that my name
is
and who is Maggie, that 1 should abandon
Old friends,
"They have no stamina, these brats,"said
Muhammad
but I am
not
a budDin,tahib,
the doctor as he left Imam
Din's quarters.
you?
mush.
I am
a man
!"
A week
later,though I would have given h. miUion surplusMaggies are willingto bear the yoke;
And
but a good cigar is a
is only a woman,
a
woman
much to have avoided it,I met on the road to
From that day dated my acquaintancewith
Smoke.
the Mussulman
burying-groundImam
Din,
Din.
Muhammad
Never
again did he come
in
one
other friend,
another Cuba"
I hold to my first-sworn vows.
me
Light
by
accompanied
c
arrying
into my dining-room,
but on the neutral ground
his arms, wrapped in a white cloth,
If Maggie will have
all that was
no
rival,PU have no Maggie for
of the compound we greeted each
other with
Din.
leftof littleMuhammad
spouse !
much state,though our conversation
was
conLondon, England.
London, England.
had

He

no

business in my

room,

of

course

deeplyabsorbed in his discoveries

in the door-way. I
noticed me
that he never
and startled him nearly
steppedinto the room
He
sat
down
the ground with a
on
into a fit.
His eyes opened and his mouth followed
gasp.
followed
suit. I knew what was
coming,and fled,
by a longdry howl which reached the
servants' quartersfar more
quicklythan any

but

was

so

"

"

ly la

Kipling.
Kipling
It
At

be

to

appears

now

Kipling.

week

of

the

solution of the mystery surrounding the

of those who
have hitherto
writer,some
silent

have

to

seem

making

too

out

feared

strong

ter,
mat-

At

Story, "The
3, p. 15,

of the

Last

was

They hasten

that
to
assert
Kipling is not Bruce, but
Kipling,and that he is reallyan Englishman,

October, 18S6.

and

not

this connection

following

from

note

its

correspondent:

York

New

American.

an

presents the

Light

In

I have been very much

As
in the controversy concerning the
in the literary
star
ament,
firmidentityof the new

Light :

Dear

interested

Rudyard 'Kipling, whether

and

Bruce

suspected,were
to a

wrote
a

and

one

were

the

same,

or,

as

identities, I

separ.te

two

Kipling

literary
man, an editor of
in replythe following

well known

large daily,and received

letter:
'"'"DearFriend:

I will at

today.

came

Rudyard Kiplingis
writer.

once

is

Indian, the head of

his

that of

earlywork

was

23d

to

name

school;

art

government

attache

an

Press, India; he is not

Allahabad

the

you that
of the story
well-known
Anglosay

the real

father

His

letter of

Your

on

the

"If

And

"Editor

"Brooklyn,

McKelway,

Cl.air

"St.

August

25,

Brooklyn Eagle.
1890."

this for

permanent

spicesfrom

1887.
Essay,

Fair

Studies

November,

2, p. 13,

in

Catullus

Fittest,"vol. 5,

Dead,"

vol. 6, p. 131,

gold,

the sunburnt

the maids

as

Such

Essay, "Gibbon," vol. 6, p. 67, April,1888.

Story, "Miss
Sandusky," vol. 6, p. 15,
March, 1S88.
Verses, "Arnold

of

Istragowth,
South,

with laughing eyes,

Georgian girls,

And

October, 1SS7.

p. 9,

silks of

jewelswhich had drunk of tire

Along the pearl-banksof Bushire,

II.,"

"

be told

to

coins

And

1S87.

.Survival of the

"The
.Story,

monarch

Firdousi

Five

weeks the dusty caravan

to

sent.

the deserts

Toiled

through

Upon

the five and

of Iran,

thirtieth

And

flashingback

The

mosques

day
them

plainsbefore

Khorassan's

June,

of Paradise.

and kindly meant,

gifts,

the

were

The

lay.

the

noonday light,
Meshed glittered
bright.

of

1888.

This

constitutes
for the

Bruce

Advocate

he

Man

Great

the

wrote

Mr.

done

For

necessary
there was
no

that

the

Bruce

by

the

They

He

of

lay like

"Firdousi

one

late, too

Too

at

loosened
wasted

on

now.

breast

perfect

rest.

piteouswail

arose.

fears his foes."

more

no

late the%ionarch

sent

His

giftsof kingly blandishment.

Too

late he

The

lifted lute-heart

The

Had

singerof his country'ssong

passed beyond all shame or

The

thin

sought, with jealouscare,

to repair.

and

lipssmiled,

seemed

is from

what

"I know

out

brow

whose

on

pain were

shrill the

And

other littlesimilarities.

old man,

an

folded hands

With

above.
simply to read the stories named
Nearly all of them are stories of Indian life,
and in almost every instance they bear marked
similarityto the writingsof Rudyard Kipling.
strengthenthe idea.
Many littlemannerisms

saw

knots

The

shuddering cry,
by.

litters at that shout.

roseate

may

They

train swept

Georgian girlslooked

the

Languid
From

who

ground for findingin

author,
identityof the new

are

done

was

the walls, with

from

lowly funeral

19, 1S86.

for those

sultryday

reached the City of the Sun.

Harvard

Landor, "A
1886, and a

11,

the

Just as

Mr.

Forth

sketch of

Manqud," June

It will be
think

work

Monthly.

breezes," and there

Very trulyyours,

ordered

And

"Some

him, I will make

for his sake."

thousand

added

publication,
thinking that
others as well as myself, may be interested in
Mr.
Bruce
wrote
without
strong words
writer,
learning the facts relatingto a new
the dash, in "The
Confessions
of Donald
well as
who givesevidence of much
as
virility
in
Grant."
used
the
words
Rudyard Kipling
manly directness and simplicityof stylethe same
way, in "At the End of the Passage."
his suddenly achieved
will
Whether
success
Both have frequent references to the "punkah
be
remains to be seen.
I send

Mahmoud

And

this mirth.

of my
me
wrath,
before Firdousi's path.

atonement

Story, "The
July,1887.
Verses, "Endymion," vol. 4, p. 155, June,
1887.
Verses, "Fridousi," vol. 4, p. 18. March,

vol.

BRUCE,

the T-ord of Earth

wronged

hundred

Dolly Madison."
Big Bharata," vol. 4, p. 1851

repent

I have

Kingly

Letters of

story, "Shewanti," Feb.

Harvard

graduate; he is not Mr. Henry G. Bruce; he

is Rudyard Kiplingas reallyas I am
"Yours very truly,

spake

burned

Which

now

and

Cihizin

"It doth

Story, "Noorjehan," vol. 3, p. 187, Fel"

ruary, 18S7.
of Life," vol. 3, p. 105,
Story, "The Waste
December, 188C). Same number, book review,
".Memoirs

GOODNOW

HENRY

'*My soul is sick amid

Adventurers,"vol.

new

kept

Licin

that

case.

Firdousi.
BV

"Edge Tools."

presented a possible

and

ago,

hold

took

least since Lu;ht

a

Story, "The Confessions of Donald Grant,"

vol. 2, p. 15, March, 1886.
Essay, "A Study in Catullus," vol. 2, p. 153,
Same
book
number,
review,
June, 1886.

Bruce?

or

HT

this

wrong.

to say;

day."

peace
reallytrue that Mr. Bruce has no
in Rudyard
hand
Kipling'swork, it may
in slow array,
Backward
more,
once
This letter is certainly
direct and forcible;
wrote
simply be said that if the two men
'Neath fan-palms flushed in sunset's ray.
but there comes
the question,
which
inevitably
shutlled up in a hat, the
stories and they were
Back
to the king at Ghizin, went
may as well be addressed to the editor of the
author could be picked out
only by chance.
in wonderment.
The caravan,
do you
know?"
and, also, Mr. Bruce
Eagle: "How
is enjoying an amount
of free advertisingHarvard
I 'nivcrsHy.
"Why has this knowledge been kept from the
which
he ought to make use of. If
deavoring
Nasfs
publicso long when everybody has been enThomas
Origin.
he is wise, he will pulloff his coat and go in
to
solve the
mystery?" Light
Dr. William
Nast,
to
beat Rudyard Kipling at his own
Many years ago, when
game.
might fail to be impressedby this correspondence.
divine and
Methodist
He
has a good chance to do it.
German
the eminent
However, an article by Andrew
nati,
Lang^
missionary in Cincinthe church
The generalopinionof the press is favorable
editor,was
to
in the current
Harper's Weekly, seems
who
of the new
the work
lay dying.
he found a poo* German
to
writer, and his
settle the question. It is a pitythat those who
was
of the man
and agony
and virility
of thought are at once
The great concern
originality
knew the facts in the case
should
have been
of
become
would
remarked.
But fear is expressed that he is
about his littleboy. What
In its discussion of
so
tardy in telling them.
if
he
in
could
only
himself
out
He
and
the
too
that
he
go
boy?
peace
writing
rapidly
Lkjht
the matter, last week,
made
reference
It is to be
knew that something could be done for the
bankrupt his brain power.
may
work
done by Mr. Bruce
to the literary
while
biggerthan
hoped not.
boy. Dr. Nast, whose heart was
in college,
but,owing to the brief time allowed
for the
is now
Mr. Henry G. Bruce
understood
his purse, promised that he would care
to
for an
of this work, it was
possible at
iminvestigation
in great
died
be
It would
be interesting
Duxbury Beach.
boy himself. And the poor man

ElKiENIA

to

Mr.

Bruce

give

fair estimate

contributed

of the firstnumbers

Magazine.
volume

LuiHT

so

has

of it.

book

to

review

to

one

memlier

remained

of the editorial

until he

follows

review, "A Moral

133, December, 1S85.

left college.

Antipathy,"vol.

have

him

come

forward

and

make

i,

peace

of mine.

The

family. He
trade.
the printer's
good big boy he ran

boy

doctor's

statement.

cataloguedhis contriljutions

that periodical,as
Book

p.

he

the Harvard

Monthly
beginning of the second

the

he became

board, and
to

With

of

If it is

H. SlEIiERS.

Light

presents

sketch and

former

taken

Hills"

and

Ditties."

from
the

on

another
"Plain

prints Mr.

brief

Kipling,the

Tales

latter from

It also

page

by Rudyard

poem

from

the

"Departmental
Bruce's

poem

"Firdousi," and omits a sketch by the same

hand only because all those available are too

long to be suitable for these columns.

was

taken

into the

apprenticed to the

was

a
become
he had
not
heard
and was
he came
Then
at
He
remained
bark.
He had been
to sea.
In latter years the
little time.
home
for some
became
famous.
boy
orphan and
runaway
The
doings of his pencil caught the eye of

of

for

two

the world.
Th : Nast.

or

He

After

away,

three

became

years.

the great caricaturist,

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invigoratingthan
clear, bracing air, more
forth
here
wine or tonic,the woods
sending
and there

russi.t herald

scarlet and

to

inch

an

nounce
an-

square,
the bias.

probably be made up on
generallyfiftyinches wide. Red
yellow hold a prominent place in the
plaids. The snow-flake effect again appears
and a
and also stripesin serges, cashmeres
great varietyof rough goods that look heavy,
which

will

These

are

but

Pattern

not.

are

beaver,Alaska
feathers,and

have

gowns

borders

of

ostrich
sable,Astrakan velvet,
cord embroidery.

the dahlia
in tone are
ries, Very rich and warm
coming pageant of autumnal globrowns
Clear dark
tints and violet shades.
while the plenteousgolden-rodnods its
in the familiar otter and Java coffee shades
plumed stalk,are but the preludeof joys to
and
The
rine
mathis winter.
will be worn
royal
come.
They are also signs of the summer's
quoise
blues are good winter colors. Light turinto line with other past and
decline,falling
blue will be used to lightenblack and
gone joys. September and October,however,
have blue tints
The new
dark brown.
for enjoyment in the
offer many
greens
opportunities
in them.
in the way of outdoor lifethat are superiorto
A friend who saw
all the summer
her,has been tellingme
gayeties.
and plain are
considering of the charming picture that Mrs. Grover
Pretty women
in a
Cleveland made
she came
to town
the questionhow and wherewithal
shall they
as
As yet, there only hints of the
fresh new
be clothed.
justthe other day before the
gown,
is one
The costume
while
fall fashions.
No great changes occur
marigoldfair in Marion.
Velvet promisesto
designedfor early fall,and the fair wearer
everybody is out of town.
Mrs.
in .September
it well,althoughit is unusual to see
be much worn
wore
gowns and wraps.
the

Sometimes

it will

breadths,in

the

case

will also be of velvet.

of medallions
stones

will be

will continue

Gold

yoke

at

worn

and

of

tiny colored

throat and belt.

popular for
The

sleeves

braids with buckles

composed

dresses into winter.

entire back

the

compose

which

home

and

White

evening

prevailinglow neck

Cleveland

black, and

in
The

all details.

gown

black

it

was

in

tailor made

itself was

diagonalcloth with just a

fringe which was
very
hat was
a
big scoop

and of fine French

very littletrimming of
rich and heavy. The

justbraided
brim

feathers

with

little. A

that

big lace

fell

over

somewhat
veil,

the
like

of the summer,
the weather
hat and
as
gets cooler, the Hading, covered up the whole
will be replacedby thick ruches of gauze
But the crowning gloryof this costume
head.
or
the long boa of ostrich feathers which
new.
was
crape, which are entirely
there
Naturally,

are

listindicated in the
described

the

some

Paris

new

colors.

card
syndicate

The

by
magazines is
Old rose
and heliotropeappear
long one.
fawn
brown
known
deeperin shades; anew
as
maroquin,and a deep chestnut called marron, are charming. A deep,rich garnet with
a slight
purplishtint is caroube.
Argent is a
silver gray; nickel,
darker;and platine
deeper
a

than

nickel.

The

red

of the

most

tied about

and

leadingfashion

brilliant

and fell nearly to the bottom

inch wide.

(the last

gloves with

well,has

of

the

that Mrs.

for red.

fall are

mouth.

of her

an

ribbons

Cleveland

an

lorgnette

open

for

is not

are

.shadows

suspicionof

She

has lost

gracious manner

under

ing
look-

The

new

creations of dressmakers

otherwise.

wide, with
high effect

Cloth

bonnets

to

will be studded
with steel,
or
gowns
vet.
or folds of veljet,with the brims of feathers,
match

smooth

general wear,

For

chosen, while velvet,uncut

preferencefor

the

will be feather

felt will be

and

handsome

plain,will
bonnets.

this winter.

laden

be

Hats

Short

trich
os-

in wreaths
around
tips will be seen
in Prince
in huge panaches,and
of
crowns,
in
flat bandeaux.
Wales
clusters,and
Gauzy
like
of
the
butterflies,
air,
dragon flies,
things
to the air,earth or
etc., and thingsunknown
of lightestfeathers,
will be extensively
sea, all made
employed as ornaments.
the dear delightof the
And the ribbons
increase in beauty and glory,
feminine heart
in
well.
and
price as
Large velvet spots on
and
velvet with
satin
uncut
satin stripes,
The
bons
ribwill be fashionable.
metal
stripes,
nation.
of gold and silver will be used in combiIn Paris they are using glacd velvet
"

"

of

ribbons

shades.

two

It may be of interest to the "senior

that such leaders of fashion

sex"

know

Duke

de

Morny

influence

day

at a

loose, in

and

Prince
men,

young

receptionwhere
condition

of attire.
conventional

They

wore

This

etc.
press

to

resurrect

running

plicity
waiter-like sim-

evening dress

of

cloth

for the

the knell of doom

for the

ly
highother

with snug trousers, plain

It signalwaistcoats.
ized

fashion

white shirts,and

the

to

the

as

Eddie, who

appeared
royaltywas

of almost

a;sthetic dress of knee

devoid of drapery. The skirts

utterly
straighterand straighterand the thin
grow
while the plump one
isn't
girlis in despair,
much
happier. Only the Hebes are wholly in
neck, on one shoulder and at waist. Red
love with the present style. While out of the
mousselline hats have no other ornament
than
I saw
a
cityon a little visit,
recently,
pretty
a singlelargebutterfly.
nails
She is one
of those who
are thickly girl
Jet
going to church.
studded in red Bengalinedresses.
in the season
around
Delmonico's
go floating
Coming home in the gloaming from a long dancing hall at the Patriarchs and similar
drive in the country, cold and a bit tired,to
functions.
But this quiet
high and swagger
be welcomed
in her
by a charming woman
in the country lane
and demure
littlemouse
wide open door,in such a costume, the hall
all in soberest Quaker gray.
was
The
skirt
decorated
with big jars of golden-rod,and
and smooth
was
as
tailor could
as
a
straight
hollyhocksand ferns" is not that a picturefor
make
it,with a broad band of velvet of a
actual or possibleenjoyment? As
darker shade
about
the bottom.
The
yet there
yoke
is no abeyance in sleeves ; they continue
and sleeves were
also of the velvet,
and below
very
and
long
full,
the extinction
even
threatening
them a I'ttleplainround waist,a big straight
of the ears.
To
accommodate
the
dress
brimmed
hat of gray, with gray feathers,
the jacketsare made
sleeve,
with
shaded
but dancing eyes.
the demure
accordingly,
.She
sleeves very much braided and puffed at the
carried a hymn book and a white,white rose,
shoulder
and
usually with the inner vest.
and my daintylady looked as
devout
as
any
The Dry Goods
Economist
describes certain
Puritan maiden
of old. But
the dear little
woolens alreadyshown
in the wholesale
partments
dehumbug was as full of mischief as a kitten is
of the big stores, as choice,
beaux
stylish of frolic. I fancy her numerous
would
and unique. There is a great variety
in plaids would have loudlysmiled could they have becrape,

given

are

or

rather

flat and

are

by looped trimmings.

everyone

loves her.

it fantastic

be

wear,

retroussd brims, and

the

line about

to

Fall turbans

use.

ever,
nothing,howand

selects

slim

thin and lost her beautiful

grown

eyes, and

sweet

was

long

wore

dress,and

with

elegance),
ready

complexion,that there
big blue

this

kid,tied

In her hand

touch

I understand

Cleveland

Mrs.

shoes of undressed

shades just now

coquelicot
seen
everywhere
at the -sea shore,will be a
prime favorite all
through the fall. Mme.
Carnot
was
mental
instruin reviving
and establishing
the craze
Entire costumes
of red chiffon and
with hat and gown
cut
from the same
for afternoon
piece,are worn
drives. Black
velvet choux (rosettes)
are prettily
arranged at

the neck

of the skirt.
black suede

her,a lovelybit of art against a rural

background.
mandy
A fancy which is very odd, is for the Norbut the real
cap, not a fanciful affair,
thingmade of white linen and turned back
at
bonnet.
like a sun
They are worn
garden
partiesand all sorts of out-door fetes. At the
Miss
Gilder
wore
one
marigoldfair in Marion,
at
her wonderfully,and
Mrs.
that became
Astor's garden lunch at Newport, Miss Grace
that she wore
Wilson was
bewitchingin one
with a white linen peasant'sdress. But then
is pretty in almost
a pretty girl
anything she

held

inches

sixteen

to

and

York,

New

noveltyarrangements,from

and

in tartan

Hints of FallFashions.

has

and

provoked

Oscar

that his entire fall from

heralded

much

breeches
Wilde

silk stockings,

the

British

and

decide

popularitysince

the

book has also had

of his repulsive
publication
its effect in killingthe growing movement
artistic development in the
toward
a
more
committed
It is dead. Men
are
attire of men.
to
It is the habit of men
to the present mode.
rail at their style of dress clothes,but after
of this
the majority of women
all,
approve
in them.
What
and admire men
more
style,
that .' Protestations
can
a superiorbeing desire than
to
the contrary, the conventional
attire is becoming, and, again, the full dress
the
moral
influence upon
impliesa distinctly
a living
masculine manners,
up to
necessitating
has
As the sage of Concord
its significance.
of
the shadows
well said : "Good
are
manners
in
a
man,
great virtues." And good manners
not
merely in the large affairs of life,but in
to
make
the small thingsthat go so much
up
than
worth
the sum
of existence,are of more

beauty,
women,

of

course

figure,or talents. Certainlyto

which
of charming manners,
man
rous
comprehend a deference and chival-

or

the

self
himmake
consideration to women,
can
infinitely more
fascinatingand win a
than
woman's
more
quickly
regardinfinitely
different
the most
perfect.Adonis with careless and inmanners.

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Dealer
and
Lenees,

St.,

Nl'f

g'r,

in
Art

Goods.

Paper,

Worc"s'"?

WOODCOCK.

applied to

other

tures
fea-

drills.

most
The
Counter
Shaft
and
positivein its action, with
just patented. The clieapest,
"Wright
Clutch,"
ested
in the market.
Every one interever
shock or jar,and decidedly the best device for the purpose
scarcelyperceptible
I"oi"r
Universal
ISy simply pressing
invited to come
and see it. The
"WoodiM^k
Opener."
is cordially
be quickly and
Can
either side of the door, it causes
the door to swing open.
cheaply applied to any
a button
on
and
for
Uoors
accurately
quickly.
door.
Must
be seen
very
to be appreciated. A Carpenter's
HauKine
Guage
drills by work
ing.
catchNo more
broken
Center."
afford to be without
it. "The
Swivel
Crotch
No carpentercan
We
"A
are
The cheapestand best ever seen.
Hundreds
of dollars saved.
Holder."
prepared to make
Cuff
reasonable
the most
terms
for all kinds of siwcial machinery.
Repairs promptly done and satisfaction guaranteed.

Factory less than

Plates,

H.

improved "Wright Drill," embracing

Worcester.

C. A. BOYDEN,

-Upton Gazette

CO.,"

MACHINE

ARCHITECT*

of trust.*

1.

September

begins^

J.B. Woodwortli, U

Journal.
\ii.^arce"ier,**~Soufhl"r:i/ge

College

pupils."" PK/'jAv- Tinus.

"ng1and,

TPerm

Kail

best

The

popnlarity.

well-trained

two

minutes'

walk

from

Pleasant-street

cars.

"tc.

No.

28

Bellevue

Street, Worcester,

Mass.

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1.1(1

GEO.

N.

OF

and

Piano, Organ
Will

Harmony,

teaching,Sept.

resume

STUDIO,

About

MORSE,

TEACHER

MAIN

446

his

i, at

STREET.

MISS EDITH L. SMITH,

of the

(Graduate
WILL

SKPT.

RESUME,

Elocution
AT

College of Oratory, Boston),

Monroe

1, HER

and

TEACHING

RESIDENCE,

HER

Instruction

OF

PhysicalCulture,
29

MAT

ST.

*, It is a good thing
rubbers,

T.

WILL

TEACHING

People'sSavings Bank

the

1st.

BIdg.,452

E2

What

Main

St.

There

and overshoes, and other shoes.

and

with the woodwork.

The

that

their

leave

their

on

It

St.

is

say you
like this.

box has

The

before
slippers,
endless

saves

better than

heap of shoes in the bottom

of

ance.
annoy-

promiscuous
closet,isn't

a
a

it?

B.

Home School.

people who have been livingin

citieslike Pittsburgand Cleveland,where soft

variety of form, color

and

size,

cream

very inexpensive.The rich Pompean reds of

Minton's
Rose
new
pink" Snow's beautiful
white,with color and gold
and
the

Royal

waves

their newest

going about

:"

What

how

tracery"
of Adderly are all fully
represented by
products" Exquisiteexamples of LuneviUe
Tapestry" Bonn, Worcester, Sarreguimines
Metlach, go to make
up this unequalleddisplay"an
infinitevarietyat the followingprices:
6 inch, 75c
8 inch, 1. 00
10 inch, 1.50

shoes here

dirt and

for Art Flower

Pots"
we add this
twenty packages of them, to a stock already
What's
the result ? Why, you
would
never
saw
Flower Jars" certainly
nothing

Wardle"

children understand

muddy

justnow

about

large.

hinged cover, and itis grainedto correspond

and put

Main

Craze

day

they must

482

to

Co.

rear

It is much

478

convenient

hall opens into the kitchen.

and compact, and in nobody's way.

the house.
"

bo.\ for the

some

is a long drawer, and in this

kept the slippersand low shoes. In the
deep place above is a place for rubber boots

ON

September,

Clark
Sawyer

are

OF t SINGING
4-

RESUME

in

that the "men

place,and have it understood
folks" are to keep their every-dayfoot-gear
in
it. At my home, we have a box about three
feet high,two feet wide,and as long as a door
is wide, which sets against the wall where the

TVlonday,

The

At the bottom

Hammond,

-f TEACHER

have

to

the shoes and

It is neat

Ben

the House.

invited to contribute
[Readers of Light
are cordially
articles on practical
tion
housekeeping,and also any informawhich would
be interesting
to the housekeeper.Please
write on only one
side of the paper.
Address all communications
to Household
Editor,Light, 339 Main street,
Worcester,Mass.]

door from

in classes.

privatelyor

*" Western

coal is used, often feel ashamed

This

24, in new,

Woodland

glad

to

meet

will be sent

on

of

corner

Miss

Sts.

the school

at

and see it hung out on

they come
along with their eastern friends' garments.
soft coal atmosphere invariably
The
givesan ashy gray tint to the clothinghung
to Worcester,
aunt came
out to dry. When
my
her skirts on the
from Cleveland,and saw

and

May

is

KIMBALL

line,she used

home, and will be

Grays." It takes

circulars
or
inquirers,
application.

School of
Heard

Place,

OCTOBER

and

18 Belmont

JOHN

MISS

SARAH

Street.

instruction
in literature,history,
rhetoric, reading, speech culture and
C.

and

CUTTER,

Director.

LAUGHTON,

TICKNOR,

Vocal

Associate

A.M.,

Director.

Instructor

in Reading

work.

Throop's School

For YonngLadiesand
PLKASANT

141

October

Re-opens

where

case

they

never

be

are

cooked

delay,or

exposed

silk underwear

Summer

rubbed

now
on

Pavot

Fruit cake, if

earthen
Cookies

Gesture

and

A
Physical Culture.
progressivecourse

and

systematic
methods"

Elocution,

and
Call
AUS8

or

reasonabk

rates.

ST.

12.00

blue,

new

Crane's

15.00

brown,
colors,

stone
bill" two

15.00
15.00

These
of

and full number

are all new
good decorations,
pieces(112and 130). It is only a suggestion of
for we
show
have
we
can
you.
upward fifty

what

patterns below

the 1^15.00mark

In price.

O-N-O-N-D-A-G-A

$30.00

be kept in
unfrosted,
may
keeps best in tin.

jars,but frosting

Porcelain

and

snaps

may

be

put

in covered

One

*, Paper

or

pasteboard

may

be

that

the

without

it may

Decorated

new

of

partakesof

old fashioned

usage
Three

of

the

good quaUtiesof both the

porcelainand the Enghsh stone ware,
how
faults of either: no matter
rough
have, it will render

decorations

Table

this

excellent

service^

day.

Lamps.

Banquet

rendered

Future

the

and

Piano

Lamps.

water-proofas follows: Mix four parts of

Technique,
milk
tliorough,scientihc, slaked lime with three parts of skimmed
of study the best
and add a littlealum ; then give the material
"

Private

and

class lessons.

successive coatingsof the

brush,and let it dry.
two

"I.

12.00

Vocal

adddess,
STELLA

10.50
12.00

"

worn

jars,with cloths to further exclude

lar
the air,for they dry very quickly. If the celbe better
is not unusuallydamp, pies would
shelf
screened
or
a
on
there,
swinging
kept
cupboard. Doughnuts should have an earthen
jarwith cover, and one kept for them only.

FallTerm Begins
September
11,1890.
Instruction given in

brown,

the

Scliool"'
Elocution
MAIN

10.50
or

"

Rosaline"

7.35
S.oo
10.00

peacock,

Arcadia"

The

address,Rockport, Mass.

492

brown,

celeste

"

of them.

Children,

College Preparatory.

BUILDING,

one

tint,

claret,
Adelaide
gray,

given them.

much

in any

$7.35

neutral

blossom"

Hazel"

few minutes, is

so

worth

green,

"

Filey" brown,

to the

earthen

CLARK

sage
Plant

washboard, nor
rubbed
have soap
on
it, unless on
specially
soiled spots. It should be gentlysqueezed in
the hands in a lather of tepidwater.
be

not

STREET,
i.

big money's

Thorn

enough for their loss. If one has not a

covered,
refrigerator,
they should be carefully
takingcare that no fly has gotten or can get
est,
and consignedto the coolwithin the covering,
darkest place available.
should

it,

Mayflower" blue,pink or brown,

linen

uncooked.

or

be
a

even

about

Medley.

Poppy"
Cotta

B.

careful attention cannot

half-hour's

,* The

Mrs.

Set

There's

often

E.
M.

should

whether
light,

f rivate

HOWARD

Dinner

Chester

"" Meats

16.

physicalculture.
MRS.

get the dingi-

to

appliesto any
unduly soiled.

same

has become

Too
Class

Shakespeare,

time

some

Doubt

no

Cleveland

"the

in our pure atmosphere. Try a

out, even
It helpswonderfully,
littleborax in the water.

EnglishSpeech

THURSDAY,

call them

ness

and the

RE-OPENS

to

is

The
new
hand-colored toilet set we opened Friday,
is a beauty" in shape, in decoration,
in price" its
superioris not" a singlecrate of them, 30 sets, 53.50
each"
Slop Jars to match if you wish.

the line

ber
Septem-

enlargedand improved
the

at

when

Boarding

for Girls will re-open

quarters

now

and

popular Day

School

There

of their linen

East

HATNES,

Prin.

mixture

with

THE

CLARK-SAWYER

CO.

IvICiHT

I"

Facts for the Fair.

Wanes.

As Summer

wood colors with reds and yellows

models, and are
in the earlyautumn
seen
becoming and appropriatethat they will,
and
without doubt, be adopted here in gowns

*" The

are
so

Hurrah

hats for fall wear.

What

er
*" The littlechatelaine bag of suede leathis made
of the gown

possibleof the shade

nearlyas

as

is coming to

Marjory Wilson

enough ! But look here,Arrie,itis a pityshe could

Good

with silver.
elaborately
with
*, The parasolsof plaidwill be worn
appropriately
more
the earlyautumn
gowns
for
summer
made
especially
than with those

Do

know, Arrie,that

you

have

we

would

might by
the eye, is again
think

palled upon
lightweight woolens for autumn
fashions predictfor it a
Paris
and
gowns,
feature
lengthenedreign. It will have a new

this time have

in the

seen

with itof other

to be made

in the combinations

328 Main

at

places,but
328 Main

colors.
for

coat

is double

autumn

splendid?

been here this week.

cut as nearlyas possibleafter

coat of Prince Albert style. It is a
a man's
but it is not particularly
becoming or
novelty,

breasted and is

Then

ever

seen

Corsets,that has been

great exhibitions

such beautiful

seen

facturing
city the finest exhibition of artisticmanu-

our

corsets

in
have

as

going on all the week

Paris,Vienna
been

and many

other

displayed this week

at

Street.
it; what

328 shopping with

to

have

never

I know

*, A fashionable

visited the

I have

street.

in

cityhas

Royal Worcester

of

the Exhibition

I mean

had

other

in fabrics that this or any

one

Isn't that

us.

not have

Why, George?

wear.

*, Green, which

England Fair week with

spend New

and is set

it is worn,

which

with

Aralyn ?

now,

you know

pitythat Marjory couldn't have

me.

She

they are

Is that so, Arrie ?

to

can

have their great

Well, if they

them.

seen

elegantCorsets there

see

are

to have

at

But
any

then,I shall take her

time.

"Bargain Sale" during the Fair week.

a

"Bargain Sale,"you

and

Marjory better

attractive.
is not

A boa of lace
*,if

and adds

with any sort of a costume

effect. With almost any

lightfabric it takes

of

all out

at

the

sort of

place

of

place
dressy

costume
a

wrap

go

SPLENDID

Then

328 Main

*" The short wristed glovewell try againto

itselfinto favor the coming season
ingratiate
and it has rather a better chance,perhaps,than
for the long wristed close
it had in the spring,
in these proportions
until one
sleeve has grown
the wearingof the two-button glove,that
sees
of hand coverings.All the new autumn
ugliest
shades can be found in glacekid.
for

costume
travelling

of dust gray mohair made with a

and a jacketcorsage opening on

another

their
can

take

it,corsets

will sell fast there

the Worcester

thing,you know

or for takingcars
friends,

to the Fair Grounds

rightat their door for all the

cars

routes

George, the Royal Worcester

Royal Worcester

Corsets for

Corset Co. has invited all the ladies to make

and feel free to make

Street their headquarters,

I tellyou,

week, for they always give

next

at these sales.

BARGAINS

of
for

drivingor calling.

*ji(Amodel

for depend upon

early,

me

every

in the

or

it the

to

appointed place for

any other

ing
meet-

pointsof interest. You

city.

Corset House

is an

concern.
enterprising

time.

is

autumn

plaitedskirt
a

fine white

flannel shirt waist,the jacketbeing lined with

and the shirt beingfeather
silk,

chestnut brown
stitched with
lawn

cravat

brown

the

same

and Ijrown

white

color; narrow
straw

hat trimmed

with

velvet.

Gray is the masculine color

this summer,
and men
of conspicuouselegance
in dress wear
complete suits of gray, of light
cloths
for
cool
weight
days,and of mohair on
the few warm
corded
days which have as yet been acus.

mings
plaid surahs with velvet trimsome
charming autumn
gowns
They are cut bias,with
with fan plaitsin the
A corsage,
back.
a
trifle fanciful perhaps,
in the trimming,but of a simple,full surface
the
model,
partedgirdleof velvet,and collar
and cuffs,
add what littlefinish is necessary.
Tartan

*"

rrKCE

will make

for young
ladies.
plain,flatskirt made

*"

New
as

are

of

corset

dress

covers

at

lace,embroideryor

covers,

and

on

are

bodices,and

full and shirred

almost

as

liT

THE

"VvT-OX^XjD.

LONG

SHAPES!

WAISTS!

PRICESAND STYLES TO SUIT ALL WANTS.

rate
elabo-

for

slightfigures
A yoke
tucks is on high-necked
the waistline.

low waists

FRENCH

EEST

as

well.

The

Worcester

Corset

Co.,

covers

but are cut out in V

are not close at the throat,
shape or square, and bordered with insertion
and edging of embroidery,or lace with beading
for passinga ribbon through. The
most
of linen or cambric
closelyfittedcovers
are
for stout figures.
preferred

Retail Store, 328 Main

Headquartersfor

St.,

Worcester, Mass.

Ladies'

Specialties.

L I(i HT

Lip-Curlers.

11

KODAKS

NEW

The

of

Ibsenism.

Yoi'Nfi

L.\i)V

Result

FiKST

drug store): I
"Yon pressthe
Ethel.
directory,
in

do therest."

Let
their

with

Sizes, all Loaded

and

Dealers.
COMPANY,
N.

KOCHKSTKK,

T.

Sell Fine

^-C

Ready

I N

up

AND

wan

I'm

of the

Contains
made

to

order in the

most

correct

Opposite Bay

State

Main

Street.

286

MASS,

can

draw

:
employ
Sunday papers.

Can't

sifi,
2,
3,
im

Torture.

he laid down

as

the paper.
asked his wife.

is it,love?"
Russian

in St. Petersburg
Sun.
his words."

gentleman

American

has made

Annual Fair of
Twenty-Seventh
New England
tlie
Agricultura

punishment," exclaimed

horrible

Cumso,

goods. Garments

artist,sir,and

an

Mana(;er

"What

all times choice

WORQEJTEK,

heads
down

comes

wurruk.

we

Museu.m

"What

at

it

Av

Better try one

"An

down

comes

feet.

"

Department

Custom

it

the ither

nor

Freak:

FURNISHINGS.

MEN'S

-AT-

or

Style.

His

you.

Av

don't wurruk.

tails we

with my
Dime

a-4^

wurruk

to

go

up for it.

toss

us

cint.

Lingering
"

Lave

so?

Just

Co.
Made

Well, will we

How

nather

"

-FAIR-

Chances.

the

Toss
or

Davis

shall

"

O'Brien
Stock

KASTSIAN
THK
for catalogue.

Send

What

No?

drug store and examine

not?

Films.

Transparent
For sale by all Photo

eat

Society

"

Disgusted.
Guest

Hotel:

Summer

at

find fresh air

to

this country

at

I expected
place,but I

disappointed.

was

Friend

How

Worcester
Society.
Agricultural

that ?

was

was

THK

AnnualFairofthe
Seventy-Third

Why, as I got to the hotel the band

Shore.
Rooney." West
playing "Annie

Guest

WITH

CONNECTION

IN

manner.

House,

Englan

in this

name

directory.Beacon.

MuLiJOON
Styles

Ladv

go to another

us

Reducing

New

find the

do ?

we

Seven

New

(examining directory

cannot

Young

Se(on"

button,
we

19

"

How

cornet

My
I

Mother
"

And

to
pays me
Free Press.

$13,500

play that

at

play it when

she isn't at

be full of the

milk

the
fifty

Business

cream

by the

is skimmed

off.

She

Purposes.

Butter

Tests

Cattle, Sheep, Swine, Poultry, Fruit,

Milk and
Vegetables. Ploughing Match.
for Sweepstakes and SpecialPremiums.

I wish

of yours.

ExcitingRaces
and

Trotting

Hurdle

Running,

Races,

Equestrian Exhibitions, Competitive Drill

Companies. Splendid exhibits will fillthe

Exhibition

New

Foot

Races,

of

Military

Halls.

it.

About

Bank-note

No

Horses,
and
Flowers

( "f

I could be a boy again.

If you love me as you say you do you
ought to be pretty well contented with your
present condition.
He:
Oh, 1 just wanted to be a boy long
enough to have a round with that littlebrother
How

Exhibition

Grand

of human

twenty-one, but oftentimes

time he reaches

He;

IM PREniUflJ

OFFERED

Soured.

Milk
may

man

kindness

For

you

paid for it.

am.

the

were

that ?

How's
home.

man,

young

if you

as

Bov

Neighbors?

the

About

Friend:

had a bad accident the

; Travers
Jacway
to
Long
was
other day. He
going down
his hat blew
off.
Branch on the boat when
inside the rim.
Had a hundred-dollar-bill
! what a loss.
RoHiNSON
: Phew
It was
No.
a tailor'sbill.

ManyNew Attractions.
Rateson allRailroads.
Excursion
Grounds

situated

in the centre

almost

of the

city.

Quite Likely.

FINE MONUMENTAL

WORK

is
See here ! How
weeks in your last place.

Emi'lovment

You
staid two
did that happen?
Uo.mesth
: Shure, Oi dunno.
overshlept nie.-ie!f.

this?

Halls, Grounds

With

How

In Granite and Marble,

Oi musht

Mr. Valentine.
your acquaintance,
born
ha !" ha ! you were
I suppose"
St. Valentine's Day."
than that
"That doesn't follow" any more
liorn on the first day of April,sir."
Were

131 CENTRAL STREET,

on

NEAR

SUMMER.

WORCESTER,

MASS

j you

to

Evening

Track

av

GEO.

DR.

B.

LORING,
Pres.

DANIEl.

HON.

"Glad

and

Brilhantly Lighted by Electricity.

Appropriateness.

No

Each

Exhibitions

Agent:

make

,1. LEWIS

New

U.

Society.
England Agricultural
Worcester

AgriculturalSociety.

CHAMBERLAIN,
Secy. Worcester

AgriculturalSociety.

Pres.
l\

England AgriculturalSociety.

NEKDHAM,

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at

season

of all that has

play

as

managers,

well

cessful
sucas

town," the good attractions will

"poor show

not

opened
fairly

it will be

for the patrons. And in spite

as
been said againstWorcester

one
satisfactory

houses

empty

to

has

that

are

for the

one

the Theater

by any

this year,

means.

his part

Williams

Gus

at

and

John

T.

Kelly,with their

held sway for two

I" company,
days
the close of last week.
On Friday evening
and

the
but

performance lasted until a quarter to twelve,

to end
cut so
as
on
Saturday nightit was

half

hour

an

earlier.

then

Even

it made

James Neill,as

Mr.

power

Barnes, played
such parts are

better than

much

so

out, and

ordinarily
played that he aroused everybody's
natural in voice and ture,
gesI could
left nothing to be desired.

admiration.
and

He

was

resemblance

his

nent
promiof this city. Miss
society man
young
had
Emily Rigl,as Marina, the Corsican girl,
a
trying than that of Barnes, and
part more
not

but remark

sustained
"U

play than those who

a strong play,with

not; nevertheless,it is
the action admirably worked
ful finale.

the indications

and

interest in the

keener

had

PLAY-GOER.

THE

BY

had

Make-Up.

it well.

She

made

to

bad

entrance

skipped a trifle
in the parlor scene.
But
she was
friskily
perfectin most
things,and especiallyin her
after the duel,'and I think she

too

transformations

instantaneous
or

love

sternness

to

Corsican, and

from

hate.

or

She

woman-like,

very

laughter
was

W.

Helen
Robinson;
an
Truman,
only daughter, Charlotte Titel ;
Lucile Ferrant, from New Orleans, Alice Shepperd; Mrs. S. Bellamy Ives in charities,
Josephine.Sheppard; Kitty Ives coming out,
Jeannette Lowrie ; Mrs. Armory, junior member
of Truman
" Company, Josephine Forest;
Agnes, Helen's maid, Kate Gaylor.
"

"

Other dates are:

Sept. 8, 9, 10, "My Jack";
minstrels; Sept. 12, 13,
Sept- II, Gorman's
"Old Jed Pruty" ; Sept. 15, 16, 17, "A Strright
their e.xTip." Theater-goersmay also meet
dectations

it had

the

on

that

news

Bernhardt

will

probably plap here in April or May.

with

andoah,"
play,"Shen-

successful

Howard's

Bronson

Mr.

conspicuous Sheridan Block, as Count

Danella, had a not
merits. "U and I" has a mild sort of plot,
over-trying
part, as such parts go, and did well
of
John Ungerblotz, with it. Miss Annie Haines, as Miss Enid
depictingthe adventures
long performance; but

Jack Dexter" Columbia, '88,

Randolph, Rutherford's

; Mr.

Private Secretary, Charles

very

also.

Sands;

A.

Percy Walcot

the

which

new

Theater

was

opened,last May, will celebrate the conclusion

of one
year'suninterruptedrun on September
In Chicago "Shenandoah"
has been pre8.
sented
O'Donovan
music-teacher, and
German
a
gry
Anstruther, was
good as the hunparticularly
terrific
all summer
through the most
Innes, in from Haverstraw, who, after getting
lady of the train. Her trim figure
young
known
to audiences
hot spellthat cityhas ever
gloriouslyfull,have strange experiences in a
looked better in English garments than in the
that filled the theater. Last
Monday night
New
York flat. The playsatirizesthe flat idea
Corsican bridesmaid
dress. It is a longtime
it
where
has
been
McVickar's
running,
Theater,
in
in a clever way, particularly the person of
as
since I have seen
good an enfant terrible as
its
was
burned, the play having reached
of course
the colored janitor.Gus Williams
who
Miss
Annie
Blancke,
impersonated
more
emphatic
99th night. Figures are
did the Ungerblotz part, and had some
very
Maud.
she
Spoiled,spitefuland sphinxlike,
sometimes
than words, and the meaning of
good songs, "Up Went Gugenheimer," a parody
the ideal terror of "spooneys" and the delight
was
will perhaps be
"Shenandoah's"
great success
on
"McGinty," and "Oh, what bewtiful
of unsympatheticbachelors and spinsters.
thoroughly
more
easilyunderstood, and more
taking. Mr.
lang-widge" being particularly
minor
The
generallywell done, parparts were
ticularly
ard's
when it is stated that Mr. Howappreciated,
as
Kelly,however, made the best appearance
the Englishmen in the duel. The
play has, during the past eleven months,
has seen
in
Irish comedian
that Worcester
an
guard overdid his work occasionally.The
through good business and bad, averaged
He
was
inexpressibly
funny, but he
years.
stagingof the play was good ; but why, in the
occasions has
$7,000 per week, and on many
feature of his part. It
afford to cut one
can
not
the station sign of
railway scenes, was
had receiptsfor a single performance that
to find him making fun out of
was
surprising
"Paris" changed when the train was
ed
representHoward
has received,
reached 51,490. Bronson
cruel
It was
the deformityof a hunch-back.
as
having proceeded to Tonnerre, Dijon
for instance, about $70,000 in royaltiesfor
and uncalled for,and it did not make
a hit,as
and
Lyons ? The play and the performers "Shenandoah"
since its firstproductionat the
I believe itnever
could in Worcester.
Physical deserve the warmest
praise. I hope we shall
Star Theater, September 8, last year, and its
to be caricatured
in
misfortunes ought never
have many
plays as good. There were
large
manager's profitshave been nearly5100,000.
this way.
Let us have fun, but not the kind
houses
on
Thursday evening and last night.
eleven
The
of fun the boys had when theystoned the frogs.
gross earnings of the play in
two
there
are
performances.
Today
have been about $235,000, and this
months
P"or the rest. Miss
Florrie West, as
Babette,
the maid, put a lot of snap and animation into
at
Miss
her part and was
a
success
once.

Next

week

will be

great theater week, with

holidaysin it,and a big crowd of people

played
d
isGertrude Zella,as a French opera singer,
in the city. Gillette's "All the Comforts
of
sweet
voice, not over
a
strong, but
Home"
for Monday, Tuesday and
is booked
pleasantto hear. The whole wound up with a
It
Wednesday, with a Wednesday matinee.
salvation army parade,in which the discords of
will be produced by the original.stock company,
the band

were

very

two

real.

of Mr.
Proctor's

Frohman,

Charles

Third

Twenty

which

Street

always at regularprices. The record is un

paralleledin the history of the American
drama, and no dramatist has ever before reaped
son
such a reward so quicklyfor his work as BronHoward
there

that it is

Monday night Hoyt's "Brass Monkey"

In Boston, last season,
it
the coming season.
before a largehouse, and the performance
made
a great hit at the Museum,
running loo
was
good. George F.
exceptionally
playingit here is one
nights. The company
Marion
made
a
capital"Jonah," and M. L.
of unusual
strength,including Mr. Henry
also good.
was
Hecket, as "Dodge Work,"
M.
A.
Miller, Mr.
Kennedy and a dozen other
The
ladies' parts were
taken by nine very
prominent players. A special car is carried
who merited the name.
pretty girls,
"Baggage,"
and everythingwill be given
for the scenery
Alice Evans, was
Miss
bright and "sweet,"
in firstclass shape.
and the three graces. Faith, Hope and Charity,
were
equally charming. The
singing was
Belasco and DeMille's comedy, "The Wife,"
rier,
highlycredital)le. "Handsome," the bull terof the week, Thursday,
the remainder
will occupy
sustained
his part well, and delighted
Friday and Saturday, with a Saturday
lover
in
the
house.
dog
every
of the best American
matin(5e.
It is one
Jones's

afternoon

try
played "Our Councompany
Tuesday evening and Wednesday

and evening,

play dragged and

to

small

houses.

altogethervery

was

The

The

poor.

dramatic

of "Mr. Barnes
representation
of New
York," which was
given Thursday
evening,was the best performance which has
yet
who

been
had

given
read

in the
Mr.

new

Gunter's

Theater.

Those

novel

probably

case.

Nevertheless,

ClaveringGunter, who

wrote

York," the dramatization

of which is noticed above, and "Mr. Potter,of
Texas," has written a juvenilebook, "Small
It is a story of strictly
Boys in Big Boots."
"Mr.

Barnes, of

New

hero

life. The

American

has

no

earl for

ing,
worth mentiongrandfatherand no ancestors
his
consequently is compelled to make
for himself, which he does in a .strictly
career
and

business

American

is full of both humor

"The

art

of

This

manner.

and

veneering

story

pathos.
was

known

to

the

The
than 3000 years ago.
Egyptians more
dramas
ever
produced, and all the original sculpturesof Thebes are said to illustrate the
in the producand effects will be seen
tion
scenery
process.
here. Those who see it will not be disappointed. "Down-draughts
ated
be obviin chimneys may
cast

is

of the United
The

not

in this

peoplewho will always contend

"great"play as a play.

Mr. Archibald

On

Cousin"

has

many

pies
occu-

Theater,

held sway,

Frank

are

Mathew
Robert

Chiver

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follows

ford,
John Ruther-

ton;
Senate, W. F. Clifin politics,
Percy West;

Grey, Attorney-at-Law,W.

Silas Truman,

of the Produce

John Findley: Major

A.

as

R., whose

by

States

Homer

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Whittle-

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Q. Putnam,
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23

Princess Ivanovna,with him."

to say,

he left the ball

He

was

"My

heard
minutes

his falsities.He

is especially
angry with those

as
halting discipleswho accept his scheme
bly
something ultimatelypossible,and then humwhat
to
do provisionally
inquire
they are
and hair,whom
Catharine on
her victims was
inexorable as
as
a
practicalapproximation to the distant
everybody calls "Old
Exception." When
death.
Prince Yeritzin was
forced to remain
If he be a rhetorician,
he has no scruple
good.
Sherman's
invested Atlanta, Sherman
army
in administering
passivein his palace,while each day the powthe electric shock of paradox,
er,
issued an
order that all non-combative
federates
Conthe wealth, and the happinessthat life had
and seeks the levityof assent
that may
be
should leave the city within twentyhim
from
him.
First
he
were
sudden
given
stripped
spring of a false analogy.
caught by the
four hours.
This man,
who
was
a
founder,
all his offices at court
was
from
No doubt
this
reckless
shooter
degraded
;
occasionally
called at .Sherman's headquarters. "I want,"
confiscated
were
hits the mark.
next, his estates
by the
Pope describes the talkingbird
1 am
he said,"to remain in Atlanta.
ness
busia
his friends were
forbidden to hold any
crown
who berates the passers-bywith epithets
which
;
and had no hand in the hostilities."
man,
with him ; his very name,
communication
well conducted
one
periodicalshave ceased to
"Didn't you cast guns for the rebels in your
of the noblest in Russia, was
taken from him
But
the poet confesses that, though
print.
foundry?" General Sherman
inquired."Yes,"
and he was
his
sometimes
struck with the extreme
given that of a serf. Then
of
felicity
the reply,"I did, but I had to do it. I
was
wife and children were
driven out of the ace
these characterizations,
he had never
been able
palhave large interests here,general,and I wish
to herd with beggars. "On
the last day,"
to extend his admiration
to the speaker whose
would make me
an
exception I'd like to

In Atlanta, Ga., there is

with snow-white
beard
man,

old

an

business

you

as

numbered

are

; let

resistance

or

room

lose one."

not

us

Flight

impossible. The

was

the record, "Paul

hold

Veritzin,in

of

and

says
rags
property." "Yes," said
barefoot,chained to a convict,bade an eternal
an
exception in
farewell to his home, and departed to the dark
The Atlanta man's face brightened,
your case."
and icy north.
He was
of men
seen
no
more."
and he started to leave. "Orderly,"

look after my

to

stay

Sherman

grimly;

General
make

"I'll make

Sherman

orders

called, "I've concluded

exceptionin this man's

an

to

The

case.

that all citizens shall leave Atlanta

are

Corwin

Tom

had

an

mouth,
huge in its way

enormous

it opened, was

which, when

as

He once
said he had been
alligator's.
within twenty-four hours.
This man
must
Smith.
insulted by Deacon
The good brother
leave here within an
hour.
If he doesn't,
asked
for further explanation. "Well,"
shoot him."
Ever since the war
this old man
I stood up at the lecturesaid Corwin, "when
has been called "Old Exception."
to
relate my
room
experience,and I opened
The

late Senator

after

dinner

prosy

members

Beck

fell

once

asleep
couple of

in company
with a
of Congress. One

of

these

"I have not

been
reproached the senator.
asleep,"said Beck ; "and, to prove it, I wilj
back myself to repeat all you
have been saying."
The
was
accepted, and he recited
wager
a long story which
the Congressman had
been
When
he
had
telling.
pocketed his
Beck
said : "Well, to confess
the
money,

truth,I

heard

never

word

of it. I went
about this time

one

sleepbecause I knew that

the evening you would tellthat story."

as

an

mouth. Deacon

my

said

"Will

course,
servant

of

one

each
A

to

circustantial

hat, but

ing
ask-

snappishly,as if she had been bothered with

such
it ain't," and
: "No,
inquiries
many
slammed
on

the door in his face.

hundred

yards

thought struck
the

rang

him.

or

He

returned

bell again.

same

"Who

servant

Brown,

Brown

walked

when

so,

bright

at

and

once

Again the crabbed

appeared.
triumphantly,and

said it was?"

asked

instantlywalked

the

ordinary round, black

prisoner's.Counsel

an

"

near

the

as

much

of the

gentlemen,no

each of you possess such a hat, of the

ordinarymake and shape. Beware how

condemn

you

Brown

to

sworn

found

for the defense, of course, made

of the hat. "You,
commonness
most

John Jones's?" she replied

part of it a hat

of the crime

scene

in

other,

fellow-creature

such

to

shameful

and so on.
pieceof evidence,"'
So the man
was
acquitted. Just as he was
the
most
the
with
dock,
mility
leaving
touching huand simplicity,
he said : "If you please,
on

lord,may

my

I 'ave my

in

limited and

trade

abusive

Roscoe

A small
found

the

Conkling,and
papers

Conkling's

will

no

contain the desired

not

document.
to

care

wealth
court.

nobles

of

orders,the
handsomest

prince,who

young

in

men

oppositethe

was

naval court

of

inquiry in New
York,
court proceedings,
made

the

lock, but

without

fond of words

which

pronounced with

Russia, danced
As

empress.

in

rille
quad-

she passed him

in the dance, she fancied that his eyes scanned

her gross figurewith covert
amusement.
ter
Af-

One

cannot

"

affairs and

week.

On

imperialball
last; "The

the

room,

first
St.

mines, Siberia."

face grew gray as that of

low, kissed her hand, and
says

was

written

Petersburg."
a

He
corpse,

On

"The
the

read it; his

he bowed

crank

would

have

feels his

many

said

years before.
What

want

Plumber

pointor

Says.

help believingthat there is a

who

are

self-made

two

waste

"

is the obstruction

basin, the bathtub

from
you

of virtue, as he
abundance
believe,but rather liecause he

caused

waste

to

the free,

of the

water

and kitchen sink.

by a gradual accumulation

wash

This

is

of small bits

of refuse material,paper, rags, meat, bones

or

in the world

feebleness
is soured

advanced

not

hesitate

with arrogant abuse

to

invent

those who

inconvenience

expense.

Just

into
the clogged pipe
at night pour
it is
as
enough liquidsoda lye to fillthe 'trap,'
of practical called,or the bent part of the pipe just Ix-low

thereby. If he pose as
we
philanthropist,
suspect that
his love of mankind
side glancesat
has some
personal profit.If facts be again.sthim, he
an

withdrew, "taking," does

the old chronicle,"his wife, the beautitful

She

cranks

the

smile handtd

the letter O

sound.

check and finally

entirely
stop
grea.se, which
to be.
they want
the outflow of the waste, and then the plumber
social disproportion
whereupon
They seek some
his
force
with
the
to
is
remove
called
stoppage
ures
they can posture with effect. The pleasthis is accomplished, but
Sometimes
ity
nonconformpump.
of conformityare humdrum;
often the pipe has to be cut, and there is great
is
a
is piquant and startling.Such
man
tiring
before reand

cranks,

not

especially

was

contained

its long

last his

At

success.

would

he continued,

Cranks.

this gentry
because

variety of

to
him, and
quadrilleshe beckoned
him her tinyivory tabletSi
for each day in
one
containingseven
pages,

the

with

every

frequentlyutter the word

the vowel, and
on
Rome, dwellingparticularly
of the most
one
assertingthat the word was
in the language for him to hear.
fascinating
She suggestedthat he might have used that
word
word in making the combination.
The
tried ; it proved to be the rightone, for
was
the combination
yieldedto it; the box was
found the short and
opened and within was
simple will which Mr. Conkling had written
her father

says

Self-Made

of the

one

trator
adminis-

about
cleaning
pipes without sending for a plumber,"
to a man
of the fraternity
said a retired member
unused to
the sailors,
who
was
complaining of the trials of house
fun for the landsmen
much
One
present.
I
still
to
If
were
listen
me
ownership, "just
who
had had trouble
witness was
testifying
what 1
in the business I would not give away
with
Lieutenant
Luniley. "He says, sezee,
am
going to tellyou now, but as I am out of it
'Ef you wasn't so small,'sezee, 'I'd knock you
'I'd like to see you do it,' I do not see why I may not help a friend. One
sezee.
out of sight,'
of the most frequentand tryingannoyances,"
it." There is much
oquence
elI. Also he done
At

enormous

and power.
Paul held a high office in
One night,glittering
with jewels and

The

lireak the box, and

possibleword which Mr. Conkiing might have

used in setting
the combination
was
used on

quick outlet of the

were

lock, was

effects of the late Roscoe

appeared among his

suggested that the box might
as

it was
did

Box.

combination

hat ?"

in these four words.

Veritzins

of this very

"

box, with

among

"If you

away.
The

consisted

vocabulary. J. P. Quincy

in the Atlantic.

daughter said that her father

being tried in an English

evidence againsthim purely

for murder;

doubt

crabbed

brother

some

prisonerwas

court

to

them, Brown, of

the wrong
house.
answered
the bell,and on

went

"Is this Mr.

door to

next

up in front and
please close that

rose

window, and keep it closed.'"

death

Joneses lived
and having to call on
Two

Smith

entire stock

them, and visits

would

expose

into it
that no water
runs
the outlet. Be sure
until the next
morning. During the night the
all the offal into .soft soap, and
will
convert
lye
will
in the morning
of water
the first current
and
it away
leavj the pipe as clean as
wash
"This is practicalchemistry, yet
See?
new.
think of it.
few chemists would ever

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Vol,

WORCESTER,

II.

Before

the Music

is

fairlyupon
improve the opportunityto ask

LifJHT will
that

Festival

MASS.,

absurd

fire alarm

there

contrivance

is

to

us,

if

during the week

if it had

as

annoyed

the

At

chance
such
old

that

the

will introduce

gong

itself to

strangers as may be present, and renew

acquaintance with the Worcester
people

who
happen to be within hearing. Fancy
having Box 761 rung in during the rendering
of a
Beethoven
symphony. If the alarm
served any practicalpurpose, there would
be
less ground
for complaint, but Light
cannot
that it does.
see
We
to
be
able
to
sit
ought
ment
quietly and peacefullyduring an entertainin a hall,even
if a building is burning
down
out
in Tatnuck, without having our
ears
tortured by the doleful sounds of that gong.
If the
Light

has any excuse

for its existence.
like to hear it speak for itself.

gong
would

compared

If there is

anything more

dishearteningthan
recognition,about
something to say last week,
it is the unresponsive handshake.
There can
be no doubt that we
are
not
always judicious
in our
handshaking, and it is equallycertain
that as a people we
have laid the obligation
of this form of greeting upon social life when
it is not always a necessary
desirable
or
a
thing. The shaking of hands ought to mean
an
expression of hearty good will and of
with anotlier. Too
pleasurein meeting,one
than the
frequentlyit means
nothing more
most
duction,
ordinary acknowledgment of an introhalf-hearted

which

when
The

nod

of

bow

unfortunate

would

serve

well.

as

result of the custom

rebuff

hand

ideal handshake
hand

"

greeted, and if
honest

make

up

for

not

is

offered

an

it be

words

pressure

the

person

accompanied by

of

welcome, it will

part of the day'shappinessor

somebody.

But

is intended, and
finds

of

when

the

one

such
who

smile
go

to

fort
com-

shake
hand-

proffers it

light

endure
The
week
and
the month
began with a
It is, of course,
holiday Labor
to
Day.
people,a day having no special interest
many
or
significance.They would l)e quiteas well
"

""

it

of them

many

been

never

is true that
the

would

made

be better satisfied

do have

we

of

evident, that

the "labor

Light

like to

of

all the

conduct

to

space

solved

see

people,but

based

much

is

Light

in the interests
has

not

time

to wait

content

are

until September

mistake.

no

Cheerfulness

undoubtedly begets good

and, consequently, length of days.
has passed the mark
a
man
of fourscore

health
When

years, and stillhas a sunny temper, with

mental
activity and
companionable

keen

or

look upon

we

ways,

ment
arguany controversy or
its own
views.
Yet Light

upon

who

make

day may

problem" is the great

problem of the day. It is a problem that
would

Those

it

cortsiderable number

the

But the
year.
its blessings,in the end.
This
course

the "hot months""

and they have not
uncomfortably hot this year, certainly"
in the cityand
have an outing when
and
sun
wind
are
tempered by the coming of fall.
been

had

"

legalholiday. And

him

quite different from

as

was
ordinary beings. Jolly Dr. Holmes
last Friday,
eighty-oneyears old,a week ago
that is, and he goes on
cracking jokes and
laughing and chuckling at and with the world,
"

recognizesthe importance of the subject,and

it prints this week a contribution bearing upon
is certainlyan
it, which
interestingone, if
And
will be glad to
Light
nothing more.
have

others do

this contributor

as

in

their views

express

terms, with
does

Light
of

side

one

or

"

prehensible
comstraightforward,

clearness

and

ness.
earnest-

it will not
want, and
ciation
denunhot-headed

not

sensational

print,any

has done

or

the other.

What

it will

if care

as

for

better month

vacation, after all ?

fierceness, and
when
energy

than

as

ever,

for

save

he reminds

that

us

he

is

September is there
The
an

sun

has lost his

occasional

he is still

very

as

day

full of

comfortalile

panion.
com-

The

dog days have retired to their

blue skies
place come
and Heecy clouds and pleasant breezes.
The
woods
their autumn
tints,and
begin to assume

kennels, and

the water

seems

in their

bluer than before.

It is much

in his grasp
"Earth
has heaven
the tips of four fingers, as
Swinburne
to
says:
which give the slightest
has earth to fellow."
The
friend, and heaven
possiblepressure and
then relax into lifelessness,
his sensation
not
vacationer must
forgetto make
provision
may

knocked

never

at

the festivities about

his gate

truded
in-

or

his

mahogany
be serious, though
doctor can
tree.
The
and then he preaches quitea little
and now
It is evident, indeed, he franklysays,
sermon.
to the day when
that he is looking forward
and how
his joking will cease,
peacefullyis
,

bent

mind

familiar

papers

for

hardlyhave

the "Autocrat"

at

firstreading,are

When
as

four-score !

at

every

the "I'oet''

which

nevertheless

quainter wisdom
.So

few

had

brim full of

men

ever

and

all

do

it.

of the poet laureate writing

written within a few years, and of

think

we

he

writes

the "Professor"

and

quaint fun and

this

He

fully
periodicalthe delightwhich, while they can

the charm

us

and
a

it!

upon

favorite

for his

month

his
What

had
at

his

supercilious

firm, even

the fingers
"

the

and

the

to squeeze

necessary

and

nights,in the way of shawls

overcoats, and the straw hats are

to
be hung
up for good ; but with these slight
additions to

itself was
tasteful
disthe wardrobe,the blazer and the fiannel dresses
the other person
and ought not to
need not be wholly discarded,although warm
offered.
He goes
ously
away with curidre-sses and coats
will l)e in demand
much
of
mixed
and not
altogethercomfortable
the time.
Then
be arranged rambles
may
reflections. We
should, indeed, be cautious,
into the fields and woods
small
and
voyages
to whom
as
shall greet in this manner.
we
the water.
At night, the pine cones
upon
in
For our
near
and dear friends,
it is always a
the fireplace,
and
whist or
music
under
the
and
proper
usuallya welcome
greeting. Let
a
nd
what
roof-tree;
could
be more
cheerful?
be chary of shaking the hands of strangers.
us
It is true that those who
have young
folks in
Rather
than
be
rude, accept any offered
the family circle cannot
always
joy
arrange to enhand, in a decent way, and let it pass ; but do
their outing at this season
for the -small
;
not
make
the first movement
toward it,letting
noddles
must
once
more
be bent over
the
the bow suffice instead,if possible. The best
books; and if good disciplineis to be inculcated,
rule to govern
the case
is to be honest in your
the older heads must
needs be at home,
handshake
as
in your
words
but to accept
to set the example by being promptly on
hand
even
a
disagreeable formality rather than
for the first day of school.
But those who
whose
one
needlesslywound
intentions may
have no
family cares, and may go where they
be assumed
to be the best.
free to enjoy what is to -so
are
list,
the
many
beautiful of the months.
most
It is better to

of shaking

until the blood ceases, temporarily,

circulation,
to work
like a pump
handle.
nor
an
arm

The
of

does

feelingsas

It is not

28

to

with

the
nod.

for cool

No.

tended,
in-

was

welcome
is sober argument, judiciouslyset
everybody lies in the fact that
forth as
the writer may see fit. Its columns
the one
who
offers a sympathetic palm frequently
to those who
wish to lie heard
are
always
open
meets
with a distinct rebuff, none
the
good
doings of good
concerning "the
less galling because
not
expressed in words,
people."
for the cold, clammy handshake
as
presses
surelyexhands

1890.

6,

been

had

Light

and

that the handshake

or

have

have

the

SEPTEMBER

that received
from
an
iceHe feels either that his greeting

welcome

not

was

in

Probably it will.

to

douche.

water

main
re-

of song? It does
people long enough.
John Boyle O'Reillymeeting it gave
the latest proof of its ability
to disturb a meeting,
of a box
by twanging out the number
from which an alarm had been pulledin. Rev.
Dr.
Conaty was
deliveringhis oration, and
while
the interruptionwas
not, of course,
sufficient to disconcert
him, it annoyed his
hearers exceedingly. And
after all, it was
a
false alarm, and
there was
fire. During
no
the four days of the festival,there is a large
seem

be

SATURDAY,

has

given proof of the failure of

than
ever
vigor, it is more
brought home to us that he is a phenomenally
hale and
hearty old gentleman. Is not DrHolmes'
of spending life the best way?
way

others who
their

lie
of

making others smile before

born, and he has never

was
us

have

mental

were

famous

He
occupation.
sawbones;
as
a

come

to

that

stand for

famous

might

very

many

deserted

have

been

instead, his titlehas

merry-maker.

LICiHT
day, at the residence of her mother, Mrs.
street, to Mr.
Mary C. White, 29 Bowdoin
The
Neb.
of Omaha,
A. Abbott
Charles
Rev.
B. M. Frink
was
performedby
ceremony

tIGHT

for

AND

WORCESTER

SOCIAL

OF

JOURNAL

honeymoon

NEIGHBORS.

HER

5 cents

rates

No.

Entered

141-5.
Mass.,

Post-Ofl5ce, at Worcester,

at the

second-class mail

as

matter.

6, 1890.

Sept.

Saturday,

Worcester,

wedding which has been looked for with

ested,
by many friends of the partiesinterIt
took place last Tuesday afternoon.
marked
but was
had no ostentatious features,
The
a
nd
pleasantsurrounding.
by simplicity
partieswere Miss Annie E. Faulkner and Mr,
being
George A. Kendrick, the ceremony
perfomed by Rev. D. O. Mears, D. D., at the
Mrs.
bride's
of the
residence
mother,
street.
JosephineFaulkner, No. 4% Hammond
Relatives

Light
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to

desire, and
may
have
Light
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them

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their

any issue
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by paying

of issues mailed

number

or

priceper

copy,

to

five cents.

The

the

by

world.

business

and

End,

on
Correspondents frequently send to this ofRce
or
even
Saturday morning, matter
Friday afternoon

theyexpect

An
Some
would
with

Index

time

the volume

of Light

in a

will make
books

be

is

that

Worcester

wish

in

to

valuable

resident

this, with

to readers

preserve

will be

whole

returned

furnished

files may

make

their volumes

avaihng themselves
and make
as

volume.

obtain

any

index and
at cost.
this way

office.

cost will

Those

complete.
are

Those

who

at the office of Light

call

one

Folks.

Alice A. White, a daughter of the late

Lyman White, was married,on Wednes-

canoeists.

the distance

over

in their diminutive

half

mile

was

considered

for the

in the upset canoe

real sport of the day was
A.
Messrs.
were
race, in which the contestants

Lange and

H.

start and

to for some

since been studying at John Hopkins

University. He has been elevated to the
chair of historyand political
science in the
Universityof South Dakota, at Vermilion,in
that state, and thither will go with his bride in
of a fortnight
the course
or so.
They are now

honeymoon tripin Maine.

Mr.

A. O. Stevens, who

to

S.

the

at

from

has

been making a
has gone
relatives,

Worcester

whence
Marshfield,
city.

he will return

to

New

Rose,

For several

all are,

he

sailed

He

the

of the

events

last

years

season

the

at the Lake.

for

this

Club
one

The

officialsof the

year's

and

of

and many
of their
their way to the lake to
for

steamer

day, the

fair admirers.

The

races

were

he

has

been

will

are

the continent
journey about over
Isles,
returninghome in
wishes
that
follow
him
good

the British
The

legion.

of

day
Satur-

aquatic honors and

Apolloconveyed the
of the
representatives
delegationof the club with a

contests

silver cups.

number

Boat

has been

all the Lakesides

lady friends wended

press,

Lakeside

day chosen

the

was

sport, and
witness

the

Y., where

from home."
says, "too far away
for Antwerp,
last Wednesday

he

whence

and

fall regatta which

N.

He was
overwhelmed
spending the summer.
with visitors during his brief stay here. Those
him were
who called on
delighted to notice
that he had visiblyimproved in health and
spirits.He has gained in flesh and looks hale
Roe
has received several
and hearty. Mr.
and teach,but
offers to go away
munificent

York

has held

September 6: Sun rises at 5.14 a. m. ; sets at

Length of day, 12 hours,56 minutes.
New
utes,
Moon, September 14, 2 hours,53 minmorning, E.
Miss

November.
soon

was

long
The
pleasure boat roces.
of
canoeists got all they wanted, and one
than enough in three
them considerablymore
had
A.
Adams
hundred
a
yards. Mr. Harry
walk-over in the intermediate singlescull race,
the junior
won
andMr.
W. E. C. Fairbanks
singles in a leisurely
way, defeatinghis only
opponent, Mr. A. H. Lange, by six or eight
the race
of
lengths. The senior singleswas
the day, and the three entries Messrs. S. Frank
H.
and
made
A.
Adams
L.
G.
Bigelow,
Gates,
the whole course, Bigelow
over
a pretty race
a
good second.
finallywinning with Adams
contested by Mr.
The pleasureboat race
was
Miss
Nellie Avery, and
A. H. Maynard and
Mr. George Eddy and Miss Addie Stone. The
latter couple were
handicapped by the boat
they used and weren't "in it" at all,Mr. Maynard
The
and Miss Avery winning with ease.

while
shells,

has

complete
in-

6.10 p. M.

Rev.

wood
Nor-

weddings is

forward

and
intend

as

looked

been

brief visit with

who

Mr.

No. 4

turn

the scullers skimmed

Florence M. Dodge, one of the bride's nearest

the efficientcommittee
Herbert L. Green were
in charge of the day'ssport.
friends,served as pianist. Rev. George W.
of Rutland, Vt., and
Phillips,D. D., now
formerly pastor of Plymouth church,where
Mr. James P. Crosby is at Yarmouth, N. S.,
the young
terested,
people have been actively ina
fishingtrip,with Capt. R. S. Hood of
on
The bride
performed the ceremony.
Boston.
the
of
class of '87,Worcester
a member
was
in the cityfor a few
Mr. Alfred S. Roe was
High School, and the groom of the class of
ily
days last week, having returned with his famPolytechnic Institute. He
'88,Worcester

ceed
ex-

have

requested to

at

the

possible.

About

this week's

of

has

The

not

numbers

active member.

an

will reside

Fairbanks
Carter and

F. Gates.
They got a good
pistolshot Lange made his
with
upset, and regained his positionin the boat
time by friends of the partiesinterested,
his
with surprisingalacrity,continuing on
much
pleasure. Monday evening Miss Annie
and winning with ease, while Gates
course
L. Bonnell, a daughter of the late John B.
to
his
labored
quiring
recanoe
right
finally
vainly
Bonnell,was married to Mr. Fred W. Speirs,
outside aid. The various winners of
residence of the bride's mother, Mrs.
at the
the day received their prizesand the congratThe
ulations
E.
Frances
street.
Bonnell, 13 Home
at the club house,and
of their friends,
decorated with flowers,
house was
beautifully
in
informal supper at the Bay State House
an
but the ceremony
was
very simple. The bride
the evening closed the Lakesides great day.
and
silk faille.
a white
wore
Directorystyle,
H.
R.
Heald
and
A.
W.
Messrs.
Adams,
Miss
carried a
bouquet of white roses.
Another

which

on
The

of the back

of this offer

arrangements

will

the binding done, and

to the subscriber.

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one

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and

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Kendrick

Mrs.

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She

South

the

at

Forelock.

the

in the

in social circles than is the groom

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acted

were

they will enjoy their

days,and

few

Winifred

Miss
have

Abbott

Mrs.

Mr. and

and

Abbott

Lena

Miss

bridesmaids

The

Brookfield.

of West

and

five in number

pretty

Street
Baptist and Old South
people continued their union services
Sunday, and heard
David
Rev.
preach.
Nesbit, of Peoria, 111.,
At
Plyjnouth,Rev. J. G. Roberts, D. D., of
Brooklyn,N. Y., preached; at Union, Rev. A.
Summer
H. Plumb, D. D., of Boston
; at
Rev.
at Central,
street, Rev. J. D. Stoddard;
Leon
D.
Prof. George C. Hovey
Bliss.

The

Main

Church

at

the

latter church, last

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preached

the

to

Association
First

I'leasant Street
Baptistsin
at the
Rev. E. P. Burnham
the
at
A.
A.
White
Capt.

Hall;

Baptist;
Baptist; Rev. H. J.White

South

preached
ander

H.

Cooper conducted

V. A.

the Church
churches

of

Christ.

united

Ale.xfaces
while

All Saints.

The

in services

at

from

sion
they will spend a year in seclurades
of their High School comof new
and learn to study. A number

from the

Rev.

to

affair

where
building,

the evening service at

Universalist
two

\'inton returned

the details of the

understood

tions
past experiences,organizedthe class into secstreet
and sent
them to the old Walnut

cost
Pente-

Rev.

Church.

(Irace

at

Lincoln

at

Rev. William

Square BaptistChurch.

who

All Souls, and

noted by their
regretfully
The school numbers
something like
less pupilsthan a year ago.

others

hundred

Francis A. Gray preached. Rev. James

Bixby of Yonkers, N. Y., preached again
Rev. Mr. Graves' pulpit.

of teachers,

in the corps

noticeable

are

absence.
a

rest

are

F. Ruggles,of Clinton, has been appointedas

National bank
stenographerin the Wachusett
of Fitchburg. Mr.
Charles
H. Olin, lately

wilh Messrs.

Blake, Boutwell

Co., has taken

"

position as private secretary to C. J. Van

Electric
Depoel, of the Thomson-Houston
Company, West
Lynn. All the above are
to
known
Worcester
people as graduatesof
a

the

School

Worcester

of

Shorthand

and

Typewriting.

Kev.
T.
in

Mr.

Rufus

from
The

"Women

N.

returned

has

Fowler

Bennett

Bethlehem,

of the

their third

Thomas

Talbot

has been

mouth
Fal-

at

Heights this week.

Frederic

Kimball
has been captured and
penaltyof his crime. There is talk
of leniency,
because
he returned the bonds
which
he stole. Light
has littlethought for
a few thousand
dollars. It looks beyond the
awaits the

H.

36th,"organizationof

the wives, daughters and sisters of veterans

of
the 36th Massachusetts
volunteer regiment,
held

Assessor

annual

Grand

in

reunion

Mrs.

E.

A.

Green

Hollywood

of

today for a two weeks' tripthrough

They will visit York Beach, Port,
and Lake Sebago.
land, Gorham

collusion with

street start

Maine.

of man,

has severed

Societyof Antiquityhas a start on its

building on
Salisburystreet, in the
work
will be
digging of the cellar. The
some
rapidlypushed. The buildingwill be a handand a worthy addition to the group
one
of new
buildingsat the junctionof Salisbury
At
and Grove streets.
the Wednesday evening
on
at the rooms
meeting of the society,
The

Foster

street. President
Guillermo
on
"

paper

Ayres,"and

Mr.

translation of

own

E. B.

read

Crane
of

Rawson

Buenos
read

George Maynard
a

Me.xican

keptduring the Mexican

war,

soldier's
in the

his

Spy

as

to

the fallible law

recentlyleft the

staff of the Boston

jointhe reportorial

to

the former

to

paper

short

self
time ago and he has since distinguishedhimthe Kimball case.
Not all the readers
on
of the Spy know whom
they have to thank
and
the carefully written, exhaustive
the

reports which

concerning the

some

news

Mr.

time.

item

Lewis

C.

Muzzy,

one

of Worcester's

he

expressed it,he "rushed from Glasgow

Rome, gettingglimpses here and there of

with
pointsof interest." Mr. Muzzy returns
ready
very pleasant recollections of his trip,
for renewed labors in his profession.

Tuesday morning saw the customary fringe

of freshmen
adorning the stone wall in front
of the High School, and gazing with expectant
eyes at the buildingtowards which their hopes
and desires of years in the lower
been directed. When
the hands

schools

had

the black

on

dial

pointed to half-pasteleven, the crowd

surgedup the steps,and through the corridors
High School Hall. The class apparently
had no distinguishing
features from freshmen

157
new

some

son
rea-

boys and
Wight, the

girlsbeing present. Mr. J. G.

aided by the corps of teachers,
principal,

Hints

Bicycle Riding.

on

First catch your bicycle.

Teach
yourself to ride.

by one's

tained

others

than what

ol"

Knowledge

efforts is

own

valual)le

more

will tell you.

That

is because

more.

street.
your firstessay on a crowded
are
plentyof small children and a few

If there

dug for

trenches

much

pipes,so

sewer

the

better.
If you

alightsomehow.

but

ance
keep your balgracefullyas possible,
ter
Then try it again. Af-

find it impossible to

first,
alightas

at

few trials you

will be able to fall off with

and a dozen bruises (also

apparent unconcern
apparent).
Don't try and beat the record for fast riding

George S. and Nelson H. Davis

bought and will continue the business of

have
the

old

firm

of A.

L.

"

Burbank

Co., Mr.

George S. Davis taking the sportinggoods

ing
department and Mr. Nelson H. Davis devothis attention to the jewelrybranch of the

Don't

A.

have

resided

have

removed

Page and

her

Neddie, who

.son

for several years,

to British Columbia.

in

Worcester

header

until you

or

to

to

come

think

drop frame safetyif you

nine
already enough muscle in the femiof
portion the family.
Don't Iilame yourselffor coming out last in

there is

race

blame

Remember

M.

Mrs.

take

gra.ssy place.
Don't buy a

business.

is

ahead

the machine.
the

that
not

the

one

who

one

who

comes

takes

the

out
most

headers.

"A
curious anaesthetic used by the Chinese
known
made
by Dr. U.
has recentlybeen
begins his season's
in his third annual
report of the
work in new
quarters in the Knowles building, Lambert
Soochoow
Hospital. It is obtained by placing
which
are
comfortably fitted up and very
a
frog in a jar of flour and irritatingit by
outside engagements
pleasant. Mr. Anderson's
it
these circumstances
prodding it. Under
do not interfere with his givinglarge
forms a paste with the
exudes a liquidwhich
.something
attention to his Worcester
pupils,
E.

Mr.

on

which

N.

Anderson

they may

congratulatethemselves.

Miss
with

E.

L.

Goddard,
as

has

High School; and

Miss

Burnett's

Miss

former

Mary

Dudley
Sibleytakes

in the
F.

place. Miss Florence

in water

has

well-

properties. After the

in the liquida few
been immersed

anx-sthetic

Burnett, formerlystenographer finger

minutes
"
Stone
Co., has been appointed

teacher of shorthand

paste dissolved

This

flour.
marked

to

classes of late years, except that for

it was
much
smaller,only 116

turned
re-

the credit of

summer

accountants, returned Thursday

weeks' trip abroad, in which,

part

there are, to be
others who
are

and

the firstday you experiment.

good piece of work, and deserves
seven-rail fence
a
Don't try to ride over
porter,
it which is usuallydenied the rethrough a brick house. It takes an expert
he
as
must, anonymously.
writing,
do this successfully.

has done

diary,

ten

for the most

Some

still away,

are

^Ji seconds,
that track.

on

run

the track

on

minutes

going during this month or October, but these

in the minority. School, business, the
are
festival and the general reawakening
music
with fall,
that comes
bring them home.

Davis

to their homes.

telligent
in-

printed

has

Spy
important

most

has had for

Worcester

for

half-mile

have

vacationers

sure, who

it costs

Messrs.

best known

nightfrom

not

The

her.

A. Davis, who

Herald, returned

of 1847.
Mr.

the law of

whom

ran

Park, in
Agricultural
probably the fastest ever
at

Make

Mr. Paul
new

from

man

Providence, if

merciful

the

last week, he

and

theft to the picture of a faithful,

devoted and
broken-hearted
who
with
her
now
woman,
bear through lifethe stigma of
children,must

Army hall, Tuesday afternoon, about fifty

lows
folelected as
this wretched
man's crime.
If we
have sym
being present. Officers were
the sea to one
:
President, Mrs.
John A. Rice; vicepathy to spare, let it go across
and
G.
W.
who
has been so cruellywronged. Not
for
president,Mrs.
Barnes:
secretary
his theft alone, but for his terrible sin against
treasurer,Miss L. G. Stone, all of Worcester.
The ladies had an entertainment, Miss Bertha
these innocent
people, let Frederic Kimball
suffer the punishment which can
be none
too
Briggsand Mi.ss Myrtle Rice givingreadings
count
acand Mrs. Fred W. Wellington gave
an
heavy, and which he so thoroughlydeserves.
of a visit to the Soldiers' Home
what
this
at
And
and
Light, knowing who
Chelsea.
for those who
is,has only scorn
gentlewoman
would seek to fasten upon
her the disgraceof
Mr. and

is receiving the
Mr. Harry L. Dadmun
of his friends on the fine work
congratulations
he is doing in athletics at present. His running
at New
York, recently,
according
was,
York dailies,
the feature of the day,
to the New

it can

liecut

to

the bone

without

any

pain being felt.

"The
London

first game
in 1774.

of

cricket

was

played

in

HT

LI(i

recruited powers of mind and body,with better

appearing in public,will
parade,and completelydazzle
temper for business or study,and with hearts
with his brilliancy.So earlymorning gives warmed
us
by the kindest,most thoughtfulattentions
times
ISV C. H. M.
of our
the choicest beauty of the day. Someus
'ady companions, who have in
turn
shared with us the full pleasures of this
a heavy mist rises from the lake,another
novel experience.
thinks a foggy or
from the mountains, and one
Up, up, far up the mountain side we pitched
ing
For did you suppose,
for a moment, that we
rainyday is before us ; but the sun's scorch"Excelsior"
Even
an
our
boy should
camp.
here without our
in an hour,
were
sisters or sweethearts ?
rays dispelthe prophecy,and
reach.
be satisfiedwith the loftiness of our
!
all is clear and fair.
Impossible
hood
neighborAre other campers in our immediate
You
at the
the littlequaint farm-house
see
Worcester,Mass.
? No, indeed ! The nearest party,from
and unmodest
foot of our mountain.
assuming
Very
than two miles distant.
New
York City,is more
it is,yet it protects a familyof nine,
Carriages in Central
Park.
Fourth
of
after
the
July,
just
Why, we came
representingthree generations.The elderly
It is said that on a bright day 20,000 carriages
natures,
and with us, in us, all through our
health
find
Connecticut
to
from
whirl through Central Park, New York.
peoplecame
breathed the spiritof fearless independence!
must
in farm-life. That
have
been
twenty
from
They cost
$200 to 32,000 each.
world,
Few
Here
still,above the stirring
are
we
to-daythey are robust and
costless than gi,ooo;many
life
years ago, and
cost
$1,500 and
from the trammels of ceremonious
away
dred
hunfarm of one
a
bought
They
vigorous.
be
at
$1,800.
haunts
in
They
of
our
This
averaged
glorious
and the busy
may
$1,000.
men,
and fortyacres, reared their one
boy to
that $20,000,000whirl about on wheels
means
mountain summer
home, and here will we stay
manhood, when he married a girlof seventeen
the innumerable
vehicles
which
is a law unto us, forces
every day. Among
until necessity,
with their family of five
now
which enter the Park are many old ones.
Behold
years, and
One
back into our accustomed grooves.
us
in peace
lowthe
dwell
under
all
children,
man
drives
white
old
two
horses
the same
on
side
then, with your strongest lens, dear
us
roofed cottage, and health with much
content
of
the
The
from
pole.
that
poleprojects
side
and
we
yourself
gerate
exagone
Worcester,
satisfy
is their portion. This littleepisode is only to
of the vehicle and a trace runs
not.
along side of
campment it. A white woman
explainthat the farm-house suppliesour endrives a team tandem into
Yes,
Can
boys take care of themselves?
of eightwith plentyof milk, eggs,
the Park with a "coon"
hind.
tigeron the seat beverily.Look at our equipments. Four tents
to
choose
and
whatever
vegetables,
we
may
two-seat
A
buckboard
furnished with all the
of different capacity,
carrying
wagon
order when
they go triweeklyto town, and
children comes
into the Park, drawn by
some
necessaries,many of the comforts of life. See
makes

Mountain Breezes.

cared for

the mothers

how

we
packed
higher. Springmattresses, plenty of blankets,

outfit to

summer

our

beds,

woven

come

us

when

up

ado about

no

be

soon

dress

on

laden with

return

gods may
farm-house.

the

our

send.

mails and allother

Blessingsforever

goods
the

on

In

Do you hear that very sweet

songster.
linen,for our comfort at
pillowsand coarse
the stillness of seclusion only, is his voice
ing,
night, towels,napkins and changes of clothtiful
Beausewed up in sacks for safe transportation.heard, and then he singsto his mate.
hermit-thrush ! Sometimes
in the night
three
Then we have a stove, cooking utensils,
inimitable
his
serenaded
few
of
are
we
a
by
tables,camp
chairs,stools,two rockers,all
coming this
notes, and the rare song is worth
needed dishes,and
with abundance
of good
entire distance.
things in stores of groceriesand cans, gaze
"

we

is located?

camp

Wait

are,

justwhere

bit,and

our

if you

see

in the

to the left,
valley,
you may

long, clear lake.

Beautiful

drives

see

in addition

lake, and

it. A favorite resort is that

plenty of people from cities East

and West

have built fine

games,

surround

of

of the many

some

residences.

summer

Moreover, they have thus

increased the value

"deserted farms"

in this

part of New

England.
opposite our camp,

Over
range

of mountains.

The

behold

that

settingsun

low

always

sends them

his farewell rays, and theylight

up
with the brilliantclouds above them
like the

gates of the goldencity. They

and

is

chanted
en-

are

ful
beauti-

chat,

mocks,
hung five ham-

woodsy parlor are

In our

in the

sofa and table.

woods

joinedus,

for
with the many rare
opportunities
of which
she makes
quick work,
sketching,
and will finish later.

do not recognize the situation.

Down

cousin-artist has

Our

upon us and envy !

Shall I tellyou where

make

which

Here

whistle

we

to

and

merry

we

we

have

read

and

rustic

rest

and

laugh, play
sing
and
sleep. Beautiful
and

ponies. A well-known
physician drives an
enormously high double-seat wagon.
As
the front seat, holding the reins,
he sits on
he

is

be

to

seems

Blue

the

fourteen

favorite

phaefons,and

feet

color

this
victorias,

in

for

the

air.

carriages,

summer.

horses have

blue harness, the coachman

footman

done

The
and

in

blue, the carriageis

parasolusually waves
of the carriageseats, and of course
over
one
a blue sky givesa cheap and
pretty frame for
the picture of the Park.
A
team
of milkwhite horses go by,drawing a woman
in black,
with a dazzling
white parasoland white gloves.
Many of the teams of black horses have on
white collars. The lackeyson
the
dazzlingly
carriageboxes work very hard,for it is very
hard work for them to sit in a rigidand constrained
positionfor two or three hours.
are

dazzlingblue.

up

A blue

maples tower high over our heads forming a

The
and
Foot
The
Shoe.
perfectcanopy, and spruces and fir-balsams
add to our enjoyment.
A human
foot, when graceful and proportionate
and we quickly
There sounds the camp-call,
in its outlines and
neatly dressed,is
respond. See ! the boys are returningfrom
members
of
the
most
of
the
one
comely
body
their fishing,
with an enormous
of pouts !
string
well as one of the most
useful. Like other
as
Isn't that luck?
Trouts, too, they catch,but,
siderably
portionsof the anatomy, the foot varies contruth compels us to say, less plentifully.
Clam
in size with different individuals of
chowder

! No
wonder
thrive
we
the same
general weight and build,but the
did you ask?
Blackberries,
shows
that for a well-proportioned
average
for the pickYes, eightquarts a day or more
ing,
of six feet,weighingperhaps 180 pounds,
man
and we go, each armed
with pail and a
the foot will measure
1 1 inches in length,and
little pairof cut-down gloves.
own
you
guess ? Oh yes ! that is our
will fitcomfortably in a No. 9 shoe.
sionally
OccaWachusett.
she
Isn't
a
is
little
to
Ah
this
full
of
and
pet
camp-life
a man
pert
miss,
joy
glati;
nearlysix feet in height will
take advantage of our angleof vision,
to stand
be found with a foot small enough to wear
a
ness, of exhilaration and freshness,of lessons
head and shoulders above
those in front of
and experiences,of air-castle building and
shoe not larger than a No.
4, though the
her, and majestically
look down
them !
soberer anticipations.
It developes our characters smallest men
of normal
upon
proportionsrarely
Ah
well,some
each to the others,it uncovers
people do such things,you
than one or two sizes smaller;
a shoe more
our
use
know.
broadens
it
it
our
lifts
while
humanity,
the largest foot
sympathies,
on record, which
Really, the best time for enjoying our
noble aspirations, measured
it gives us
us
out of self,
20
inches, would have filleda No.
mountain scenery is very earlyin the morning.
high aims.
size of a man's foot,
36 shoe. The average
No
outside is astir. Not a sound
one
comes
a No.
however, is about io"^ inches, requiring
By the kindness of friends we have been
to disturb the perfectstillnessof the new-born
8 shoe. Among
American
kept acquaintedwith the doings of the active
the average
women,
day. Sit here on the front platform of our
world beneath us, almost
in
the
of
foot
the
than
participating
is something more
an
length
number
tent
three,and watch the dawning. stirof "encampment
inch less,and the shoes are
week," and sending our
correspondingly
Old Sol is making his toilet,
his dressing-room greetings
here and there as we knew they would
smaller,though it is not safe to rely wholly
the opposite side of that
being just over
be welcome.
Now, when we must break camp,
the old rule that the lengthof a woman's
upon
mountain-peak. He is big,you know, occupying
and leave this most
foot is one-seventh
enjoyable place,chosen
of her height. So says
a good deal of
for our summer
space, and although he
a writer in Good
outing,we shall do so with
Housekeeping.

pictureto enjoy at any hour of the day.

rightthe hills are still lower,but just
behind those two
heavily-woodedpeaks and
far away
rises a single
one, dim and blue. Can
To

the

and

grow

once

fat.

week

LIGHT

Too

Much

Care.

cheerfulne.ss

reign. It will liftenormous

it will chase

away

make
with
People,in these days,are overburdened
It weighs them
sours
down,
them,
it,competency
Povertylirings
bends under it,wealth groans
with it. Everybody

life a

The

Mr.

wrinkles them.

battle for

pie not

than

more

the oldest

race

they have

never

troubled

them.

We

sea.

fare to

one

pay

York, but take another

from a visage of care.
Look
men

indeed, force

the

at

or

looking

us

busine.ss

the street; some

may,
cheerful greeting, but "care"

meet

you

Boston

with

upon

sits brooding upon

the brow.

Children

show

it,and are hardly children at all,so early do

is the care
There
of
they have their cares.
rank at school ; the care of dress,to equal or
others whom
they are taughtby fond
surpass
to rival ; the weighty care
mothers
of learning
to dance, and play, and
sing, of evening
the opera, and numberless
"socials."
parties,
Boys are very earlyimpressed that the great
business of life is to be rich, to start
in

at

much

if without

care

house

and

servants,

with them.
doubly burdened
They have not
the enormous
demands
of
strength to meet
modern
stylesof living,and who but groans
at the "help" of ordinary servants?
And
what a load of care
for any one, with ample
means
even, to keep up an "establishment."
We
do not live as we might, simply, really
enjoyingwhat we have or can
easilyget ; but
are
to get, and carry, and
we
striving
display
a great weight of dead
lumber.
A

builds

man

than his

fine mansion

neighbors
"

"

he should

littlebetter

have

built

cottage. He calls it his;but "care" sits upon

mantle, and, flourishinga mortgage,

the marble

says, "it is mine !"

his head in morose

bows

The

would-be

owner

humor, and sighsfor

the littlecountry home
of his childhood,and
for the joys of a simple, artless life. The
wife is no

less under

is the victim

the frown

of

She

care.

of

upholstery,velvet carpets,
French furniture,old paintings,
ceramics, fine
turnouts, brass-buttoned
drivers,butlers and
the like.
the

And

nurses

But

blame;

these children !

is the

fault is in ourselves.
load

it is

not

matter

Providence

or

put

as

making,
happy, indeed.
we

we

have

not.

We

care

upon

not.

the

to

True, trials and

us.

must

sorrows

come,

of

not

We

think

try to

too

much

our

what

on

what

appear

we

are

ious
always takingthought, an anxthought,about the morrow
rather than do
the rightthingto-day. Enjoyment comes
not
by putting ourselves into false position or
deceptivelight. If we do not want the demon
care
room

are

to posses

us,

for him.

of the word, at
amount

we

must

live

there

so

It is not care, in the bad

least,to

of any kind

engage

of labor.

in

We

is

no

sense

proper

may

in the very heart of

of tiueer littlepeo

feet

high. They

away

from

be

and should be so; but without

careful,
being
possesed by care.
But amidst our carefulness
for what we should properlybe concerned, let

their homes

Silks

with

and

littlethings!

Poor

they looked
have
eat

these

us

about

looks
You

the

at

miniature

Their

Eve.

woman

faces said

clearlyas

and the other of us, 'Where

from ? Will they

one

and

the

all kinds

of

art

to

embroideries

decorations.

consider

that the tints should

Adam,

man

country

rangements
ar-

mingle
inter-

One

is the

most

color,and

be well-blended.

we
might very well call
place called Avetiko, on the
found
men
the first pair of
these tinypeople squatting in the midst of a
wild Eden and peeling plantains. The
men
carried them
to the explorer "in the same
he
"as
would
have
spirit," says,
they
brought
me
a big hawk
moth
for inspection. As they
stood tremblingbefore me, I named
the little

Near

the

of all kinds

important

are

known, and from earliest times

Market

Hair from
pure

Value

of Hair.

adult heads, if pure

white, which

throughout
Europe, and

in color,especially

is the
mark

of

color

court

distinction

in adult life
everywhere,is

very valuable and in

If of unusual length" say above
great demand.
four feet" itisalmost priceless,
and itis related
that

one
Parisian woman,
whose
hair had
the length of six feet, refused an
offer of 5000 francs for it. The
present market
value of pure white hair, of fine
texture, in
France, is about 500 francs per ounce, and the

reached

big people come

priceis constantly
advancing.Next to the pure
were
some
nervous
twitchings white,and V7ing with it,the most
valuable
angles of the nose, and quick upis that of "virgingold." Although the
lifting shade
of the eyelids,and
swift, searching craze for dyeing and changing the color of the

?'

There

the

to

know

what fate

in store

was

for them."

hair

at

seems

to

present

have

much

abated,

be

quitesure the fears of the little there is no doubt that pure gold is the favorite
quite groundless,and they met
color at this time, and where nature
bestows
with the kindest of treatment
from
Stanley, the proper shade, and it can be assisted by the
may

who

were

describes

them

as

follows

"Little Adam

addition of other tresses

of the

hue

same

to appear

four feet

high,and Eve a little less. He

abundant in quantity,
happy is the possessor.
weighed about eighty-five
may
It is reported that in the days of her pride.
pounds ;
the color of body was
that a half-baked brick, Empress Eugenie of France
paid 1000 francs
and, as far as the intelligence
was
concerned,
for a braid of golden hair which exper ounce
actly
he was
in
certainly
superiorto any black man
matched
her own.
However, science aour
The
mysteries of woodcraft, for
camp.
to the rescue
with the assurance
gain comes
better than any of us ; he
instance, he knew
that not only is black hair becoming less plentiful,
was

have

knew

what

wild

fruits

wholesome,

were

and

but that red is also doomed

to

follow and

what

in the course
fungi were
poisonous. He could have
of time, which none
of us are likely
given us valuable lessons how to find our way
to see, by the way, all shades will be merged
talked
through the forest. The little man
into dark,rich brown, which will become
the
proofs universal hue of the American
very briskly by signs,and gave
hair.
many
of his quick understanding." After this Stanley
and his men
lages
passed through about loo vilPowerful
Poisons.
inhabited by this ancient and tinyfolk,
Powerful are the poisonsused by the natives
who have been able to hold their own
land for
of Africa to render fatal the wounds
made
by
centuries.
over
fifty
their arrows.
These,when fresh,are of most extraordinary
of
Faintness, palpitation
power.
Table
Decoration.
the heart, nausea,
and beads of perspipallor,
ration
break out over
For the most
artistic dinners centre-table
the body with extraordinary
tion
One man
slipsare not used. The art of table decorapromptness, and death ensues.
died within one
the skill with which
the
minute from a mere
depends on
pin-hole
fiowers are
disposed. Trails lie on the cloth, puncture in the rightarm and right breast. A
and

it is

fashionable

not

now

with ribbons.

onerous

bear, and yet be cheerful

can

We

world

Neither;the

assume

or
providential,

are

own

Is the

unkind?
We

troubles,griefand bitter
but such

What

are

what

In

fashionable;leaves and twigs

are
charminglyheaped in the centre, with
vases,
bags or baskets at the exterior edge.

People.

race

four

gone

pouring from it looks well,if properly

managed.

Ituri River, his

couple

are

blooms

little stay-at-homes

once

to be "noted," to sink into

"profession,"
disgraceand misery. The mothers have too
a

Oldest

Continent,

reach.
We
are
something just beyond our
full of apprehensionsthat tomorrow
is to be a
that
dark day ;
the shores of a
we
are
on
New

are

Stanley found them

the Dark

loads

clouds; it will

blessing.

care.

is anxious; there is constant

the blackest

Many thingsare
play,old china, old plate and

to

tie them

brought into
curious

ments.
orna-

headman
after

died within

being shot; a

that she

was

an

woman

carried

hour
died

distance

and

c|uarter

duringthe time
of

hundred

placed paces; others in varying spaces of time up to a

hundred
hours.
The
only of leaves.
activityof the poison
The springflowers have been charmingly disto depend on
played seemed
its freshness. The treatment
dinner
tables. Cowslips looked
on
administer
was
to
an
emetic, to
adopted
suck the wound, syringeit,and injecta strong
delightfulin old china, arranged en masse.
gether solution of carbonate
This
of ammonia.
bonate
carImagine how well these looked set close tothe cloth between
old china
on
some
of ammonia
to have
seems
injection
baskets filled with
ministered
apple blossoms set in
proved a wonderful antidote if itcould be adA
idea is to introduce
moss.
new
arches
of the
promptly enough. One
about
is
with
which
the
smeared
are
eighteen inches high crossing each
poi.sons
weapons
of ferns, which
substance like pitch. According to the.
other, made
to be
a dark
appear
them.
native women,
it is prepared from
local
a
growing on
.Sprays of orchids are
placed beneath these arches, and bowls of
speciesof alum. Its smell when fresh recalls the
with
liliesof the valleybetween,
old blister plaster. It is strong enough to kill
largersprays
the outside restingon the cloth. The cenon
tre
elephants. This poison is not permittedto be
arches crossingeach other presented the
prepared in the village.It is manufactured
A
and smeared
effect of a bower.
on
the arrows
in the bush.
cornucopiatable with
A

mound

in the centre,

or

of tiowers

one

formed

is often

Lianr
would

of Letters.

In the World

in

The

Figaro, writingo" Mr.

London

retirement from

the

regrets it,and

remarks

of the author
before

admirers

many

be

that

Boston.

of 'Maud
the

is over."

summer

of the author of

"Maud

be

Worcester,

ler"
Mul-

story of American

seen

should

They

The

Muller' will be

[Communications

to

Answerer.

this

department are solicited.

to Quester Editor, Light,

addressed

Mass.]

The

Cosmopolitan Monthly Magazine has

a remarkably fine number
for September. It
with an
article by F. Leslie Baker
on
opens
"Transplanted American
Beauty," givingthe

mirers
ad-

"many

Questerand

an

and it is well
libraries,

of the Atlantic,
editorship

then

pleasedto hear that he will probably be

in London

any

Aldrich's

valuable book
especially
worth
having
collection. ?i.j5. D. Lothrop Company,
to

seem

in school

beauties who

have

Portraits
M.

Whose

George W.

"

adorns
portrait

dollar note?

ten

others,as well

to

married

Greenbacks.

on

asks:

States

as

the

United

As it may be interesting
the querist,
to have

engravingsare particularly the entire list,the Answerer gives it in full.

The listof portraits
national currency is as
on
there is a
beautiful,and for the frontispiece
On
follows:
United
States notes
ington;
Rider Haggard's firstbook, "Cetewayo and
51, Washpictureof,the Hon. Mrs. Carington,printedin
in
Jefferson;
His White
2,
was
5, Jackson; 10, Webster;
tint.
Neighbor," published
1SS2,
a soft brown
The
sixth stage of Miss
Hamilton;
he
Franklin;
a
lost
20,
Lincoln;
as
100,
50,
failure,
Bisland's
complete pecuniary
fifty
the World"
"Flying Trip Around
Mansfield; 1,000, DeWitt
ton;
Clin500, General
pounds sterlingby it, although on no book
takes us
Other
through Ceylon and Aden.
On
has he bestowed
time and care.
He
10,000, Jackson.
more
5,000, Madison;
in Hjalof foreignpeople comes
to us
news
silver certificates $10, Robert
realized ten
his second
Morris; 20,
novel,
pounds on
mar
Kohler's descriptionof "The
Swedish
Edward
Commodore
Decatur;
his
Everett;
50,
"Dawn."
Mines"
was
"King Solomon's
Military Forces" and S. G. W. Benjamin's
Sumner;
TOO, James Monroe;
500, Charles
firstsuccess,
time he has floated
since which
"Diplomatic Life at the Court of Persia."
W.
L. Marcy.
On
field;
notes
gold
1,000,
20, Garfirst
along on a tide of popularity.
Gordon
has
the
of
a novelette,
Julien
part
H.
50, Silas Wright;
100, Thomas
"A
Successful Man," and Edgar Fawcett contributes
Some
editors content themselves with editing
ilton;
HamBenton; 500, Lincoln; 1,000, Alexander
"A Comedy of Courtship." Brander
their own
and
offer
their
own
Andrew
publications,
5,000, James Madison;
10,000,
M. Jules Lemaitre"
Matthews's
estimate of
Mr. Aldrich,for example,
writingselsewhere.
Jackson.
introduces
also Zola and
Daudet.
Henry
did not know

that his

name

was

Whittier.

foreigntitles.The

"

"

"

"

wrote
a

littlefor the Atlantic,while he

very

frequent contributor

Professor
Mr.

article to

an

Gilder

printed

Princeton.

an

Warner

Mr.

Hartford

Harper's. When

edited the New

Sloan

contributed

to

was

Princeton, he

the

Century,while

essay

in

writes

but

the

New

little for

nowadays. Mr. Godkin and Mr. White, of the Evening Post and
the Nation, are
frequent contributors to the
monthlies; and so are Dr. Lyman Abbott and
the

Mr.

about
The

Charles

Street.

of "Adolf

Stuart Pratt's

Overlander, Humorist," tells

the great artist of the

Cosmopolitan

FliegendeBlatter.

more

grows

years, has

published his short stories in the

magazines,although he is now
delightingthe
readers of his paper

with his "Short

Sixes."

is

Hottest

what

Pennyweight asks:
placeon

"

is the hottest

earth,and what the temperature is?

scientists have
and

this tion,
questhat
to prove

go

regionon the earth is on

of

coast

Eminent

considered
carefully

their observations

the hottest

The

Place.

tellme

you

likable every

month.

Persia,where

the southwestern

Persia borders

for

England Magazine
September
The thermometer
the gulfof the same
name.
pleasingvarietyin its contents,but it
falls below 100" at nightand frequently
never
to two interests.
especially
runs
up to 128" in the afternoon.
New
lectual
England farming and the present inteland
State
Separate.
Church
High
lifeof Canada.
It must
be confessed
if it was
School Pupil asks : Can you tell me
that but few of us in the United States know
in the
designed to omit all reference to God
about the literature and literary
very much
it
constitution of the United
States,or was
northern
our
men
neighbors. Mr.
among
A
accident?
forms
an
good authorityinsimply
Blackburn
Harte
tells us
what the English
that the reference was
the Answerer
ing
authors in Canada
are
doing. The two leadIt is true the word "God"
designedlyomitted.
and Campbell,
Canadian
poets, Lampman
New

shows

devotes

itselfvery

"

perhaps the most confirmed

smoker in all England, and what he smokes
is
Mr.
not
to
contribute
the number;
and
delicate cigar,but a horrid pipe. For
a
poems
and
Harte's article is well supplemented by one by
has
cided
dea
pretty girlsTennyson
young
Dr. George Stewart
of Quebec, on "Literature
ceptible
penchant in fact, he is quite as susthree articles
of girlhoodas Browning
in French Canada."
There are
to the charms
Not
which will appeal to all who are interested in
was.
an
uncommon
spectacle is it to see
of the
Condition
the laureate in the centre
Present
of a bevy of gushing
farming : "The
to those
fair
Farmer," by Edward
Williams, "Co-operation
damsels, reciting his verses
in Agriculture,"by James
A
K.
auditors in genuine minstrel fashion.
Reeve, and
in Massachusetts,"by Rev. George
friend once
asked
Emerson
"Moses
Ralph Waldo
A. Jackson. Mr. Jackson's article on
"Moses
what
he thought of Tennyson as a poet, and
is a most
Emerson
answered:
"If
his poetry were
in Massachusetts"
ingenious and
tion.
atteneither more
feminine or more
nyson
masculine, Tenstrikingarticle,and will attract much
of Bellamy's
would be a marvelouslygreat poet."
It is written after the manner
a
pictureof
Looking Backward, being
Tennyson

Can

Courant

H.
W.
Mabie, of the Christian Union.
has
edited Puck
for ten
Bunner, who

Mr.

Ethics of Wall
sketch

The

writes about "The

authority,

Clews, surelyan

appear in the Constitution,nor

to
creed.
In the winter of

does not

reference
there

toward

movement
religious

was

any

17S4

having

"

of

One

rop'snew

the

most

books

Stones."
sketches

attractive

of

the Loth-

is "Stories of Famous
It consists
of

the

of

noted

ious
Prec-

ical
brief historgems

of

the

world, preparedby Mrs. Goddard

are

written in

Orpen. They
still preserving
chatty style,

Massachusetts

in 1920.

An

article

on

on

the

Army

of

the

Potomac.

There

is

which

the

House

mittee
Com-

Judiciaryreported adverselyon the

broad ground that this questionwas
carefully
considered
by the framers of the instrument ;
of

it

that
the

with

upon

oppressedof all nations,whether

union

of

church

imity,
unan-

of

Christian

and

state

in other

of ment
governconstrued
into the

into the constitution

which

seen

thought inexpedientto put anything

nations,itwas

might

be

support of

recognitionor
or

great

to be the home

republicwas

our

Pagan, and that in view of the mischief of

or
a

decided

was

that

Mark

panied
Hopkins, by Rev. Frank H. Kasson, is accomby a fine portraitof the great teacher;
of General Joshua L.
and a beautiful portrait
Chamberlain
accompanies an address by him

inserted,on

the word

or

form

any

creed
religion,

doctrine.
Senior

The

Who

is the

States?

Senator.

senior

"

senator

Cleorge F. Edmunds,
of

service

Congress asks:
of

the

United

of

Burlington,
began April 5,

term
Vt., whose
and the stamp of accuracy in details, fully-illustrated
article on
Minneapolis, by
will expire March
1S66.
His term
3, 1S93.
W.
and the result is a very interesting
Folwell of the Universityof
Prof. William
book,
is
him
his colleague,Justin S.
illustrated
article
After
Minnesota.
comes
on
Another
or
an
may be taken up for ten minutes
term
the Universityof Georgia. Mr. Granville B.
whose
began
Morrill,of Strafford,\'t.,
hour, and finally
placed upon the libraryshelf
the
schools writes on
Putnam
of the Boston
term
pire
of service will exMarch
4, 1867. His
it will
the books
of reference,where
among
is Matt
W.
Introduction of Gymnastics in New
England.
March
3, 1S91. The third
valuable.
The
"Regent," the
certainly
prove
dians.
Inhis
P.
Baxter
the
Abnaki
writes
N.
took
.seat
on
who
James
C,
Ransom, of Weldon,
"Orloff" diamond, the "Koh-i-nur," the Black
of
Mr. Carpenter'sstory,"A Woman
April 24, 1872. His term will expireMarch 3,
to
end in this number.
an
Prince's Ruliy,the famous necklace of Marie
Shawmut," comes
1S93.
Edward
Everett Hale writes on "Cotton from
Festival
Musical
Antoinette,and the shrine of St. Patrick's
Basso."
(iRKAT
Our
First to Last," covering the ground all the way
the subjects treated,and the
bell,are among
tell me
the address
asks ; Can the Answerer
to
Samuel
from Herodotus
Slater,his article
stories begin with the findingof the stones
and
Fe.stival
old
W.
our
Mr.
of
Whitney,
tennial,
Myron
being a sort of prelude to the Cotton Cenis
take them
It
Hillside, Palfrey street,
favorite?
is
along through their travels and
to
which the magazine next month

conciseness
which

vicissitudesup

to their

present ownership. It

to

be

largelydevoted.

Watertown.

I,I(jHT

10

other, for the highest branches

Our Schools.
BY

H.

H.

In the
house

year

same

erected"

CHAMBERLIN.

II." Progress.

Chapter

that

1740"

saw

"/loo

this first schoolwas

granted for

of
quarterlyexaminations, with the attraction
attended
by a
exhibitions, were
dramatic
In August, 1787, the
audience.
numerous

one-half to be appropriated
the support of schools,
the other half
for the center, and
the quarters, provided the
divided
among

body of the
whole

town

year, and
and the

keep
save

the

grammar
town

Morality,

Buddhist

of academic

Seminary,"under the
Payson. For a time
tuition of Mr. Thomas
with
sustained
great spirit.The
they were
education,called "The

school
from

was
played by Mr. Brown's
the
; rivalled by
scholars with brilliant success
pupilsof the seminary,in October following,
orations,forensic
the recitation of original

tragedyof Cato

wheel

The

the

ox

What

us.

built.
on

If

him

are

we

man's

mind

comes

as

behind.

is what
are
we
thought and willed ;
we
If one
endure
thoughts shape us and frame.
purityof thought,joy follows him

All that
Our
In

As

his

shadow

own

sure.

by

discussions, poems,

the

ARNOLD.

EDWIN

BY

Thought in the mind has made

By thought was wrought and
Hath
evil thoughts,pain comes

and

dialogues in Greek

and Latin.
ment,
present-

hath defamed me, wronged me, injuredme,

Abased me, beaten me !" If one should keep
within his breast,
words
Thoughts like these angry

"

He

But towards the close of the century,"as the

will never
Hatreds
sleep.
removed to
children of the subscribers were
''He hath defamed me. wronged me, injuredme,
for
professions
the
preparation
or
the
two
on
with
rooms
colleges,
In
Abased me, beaten me !" If one shall send
1752, a schoolhouse
interest of the
for pardoning thoughts.
words
and
active business, the warm
Such
or
away
built by James Putnam
angry
the floor was
Hatreds will have an end.
dividuals,
inin the institution declined, and with it
other
and
spirited
public
parents
Chandler,
John
the
high
from
the schools graduallysunk
For never
of the grant for
anpvhere at any time
and the deficiency
Did hatred cease by hatred. Always 'tis
which
they had been placed. In
publicinstruction was made up by private ground on
By love that hatred ceases, only love ;
the
by
was
purchased
the
"that
voted
building
July,1801,
subscription.This year it was
The
ancient law is this.
tending
exinhabitants of the Centre District."
the inhabitants in the center of the town
have forgot.
who
The
are
foolish,
of the two
many,
Notwithstanding the success
mile and a half around the schoolone
Or never
knew, how mortal wrongs pass by;
schools above
mentioned, that of 1752, and
and who
know
remember, let
house, have allowed them their proportionof
But they who
majority
that of the "Seminary"justdescribed,a
Transient
quarrelsdie.
provided they do bona fide keep a
money,
and
restive
inhabitants
always
if
their
were
and
the
of
school the whole
year,
grammar
As rain breaks through an ill-thatched roof, so break
tenance
recalcitrant under the law requiringthe mainwill procure a school,
Passions
through minds that holy thoughts despise;
proportionof the money
from a perfect
As rain runs
thatch,so run
of a high school ; and not the fears of
than twelve weeks, any person may
more
master
from off the wise.
Passions
lightened
any enthe terrors of the law, nor
Satan nor
their children after said
to send
have

twelve months'

skirts do

in

schoolingof

have
the whole
writingmaster."

liberty

could prevailupon
in this world,
The
learning,
evildoer mourneth
in the world to come
; in both
pressive, .And mourneth
regard as otherwise than ophe sees fruits of his deeds,
He grieveth. When
of their
the compulsory education
To see he will be loath.
children beyond a knowledge of the "three
The
rejoicethin this world
righteous
R's;" so that in 1766 they used their efforts
And
in the world to
; in both he takes
for the repealof the law, or its modification ;
fruit of his works.
When
he shall
Pleasure.
Row, which was burnt."
"that
instructed
makes.
was
have
their
Putnam
and
others
and
The
representative
good sightgladness
And in 1763 James
school be
Latin
a
of
such
law
the
schoolhouse
grammar
requiring
set
a
on
part
to
up
liberty
lawless man,
who. not obeying law.
The
such
than one
after leaf recites,and line by line.
repealed,and that not more
Leaf
the town as the selectmen think proper.
herd
fooUsh
Buddhist
is he, but
No
be kept in a county ;" and in
"proposed to the proIn 1769, the town
prietorsschool should
kine.
Who
counts another's
school that the town
of the grammar
1767 "to use his exertions to relieve the people
The
law-obeying,loving one, who knows
from the great burden of supportingso many
allow said proprietors
"iG the current year,
Only one verse of Dliarma, but hath ceased
whereby they are
schools of this description,
said proprietors
engaging that the said grammar
From
hatred,malice, foolishness,
envy,
school shall be free for all persons in said
prevented from obtaining such degree of
He is the Buddliist
priest.
town
desirous of learningthe languages,to be
English learningas is necessary to retain the
England.
London^
to have the same
freedom of any state."
admitted by said proprietors,
Read
in 1785 and 1788,the
in said
His
by Somebody.
terms
After the revolution,
and
Paper Was
the same
upon
privileges,
presented by the grand juryfor the
gling
school as the children of said proprietors, town was
Years
Henry Grady was strugago, when
school,and when it
Commercial
into front
have accepted." neglect of its grammar
which proposal the said proprietors
to bring the Rome
maintained,it appears to have travelled
was
(Ga.)Tribune, he called
ranks, says the Rome
till
around the centre, in the circle of districts,
The
"proprietors"above referred to are
one
day and asked the Rounsaville Brothers
the
of
plied:
Messrs.
after the close
century.
Putnam,
advertisement.
J. W. Rounsaville refor an
supposed to have been
mentioned
And so ends the iSth century.
their associates
Chandler, and
"Why, Grady, nobody reads your
love of

twelve weeks."

to
seem
this time other schoolhouses
for it is recorded that in 1762
have been built,
voted "/lo for rebuildinga schoolthe town
called Parker's
in part of the town
house

After

our

fathers

to

man

come

see

above.
California receives a good deal of attention
time, 1769,till the close of the
of the Century
in the September number
to have
Revolutionarywar, the schools seem
has
on
a
paper
Magazine. John Muir
had a fitful and
languishingexistence. The
National
"Features
of the Proposed Yosemite
to
school, especially,
seems
public grammar
Park," and George Hamlin Fitch describes at
its peripabeen continually
the move,
have
on
tetic
Came
Into the
California
length "How
"master" vibratingfrom one
quarter of
A
Union."
temporary department of "Calito
another as his services were
quired.
rethe town
of the
forniana,"similar to the "Memoranda
But
zeal for the higher
in 17S4 new
Gere
Amelia
Civil War," is also begun.
education was
aroused, and "ah association
From

this

formed
for erecting a school
of high
though without the
grade,with the real merits,
of an academy, and Elijah
ostentatious name
Dix, Joseph Allen, Levi Lincoln, Nathan
Patch, John Green, John Nazro, Palmer
Goulding,and others,uniiingin a jointstock
company,
procured a lease of the land on the
was

west

the

side of Main
Centre

School

street,on
House."

which

was

built

This stood

on

occupied by the Fletcher block.

Two
schools were
opened in the new schoolfor the common
one
house by the proprietors,
elementary studies,under Mr. Brown ; the

the site now

of the
Women
Mason's fifthpaper on "The
sustains
French Salons," profuselyillustrated,
the preceding
the interest which has marked
articlesof the series. "In the Marble Hills"
as Rowland
describes the quarriesof Vermont
them ; there is a charming
E. Robinson
sees
Wells Cathedral, and a paper by
article on
Social
"The
on
Prof. Shields of Princeton
of Church
Problem
Unity." "The Anglois concluded, and
maniacs"
Joe Jefferson's
conclusion next
a
autobiography announces
E. Barr,
"Friend Olivia,"by Amelia
month.
Love
"Lois
Benson's
and
Story"
continues,
is the usual
is a short pieceof fiction. There

miscellany.

it is

paper;

no

use

to

advertise in it." A

Grady.
following
appeared next morning
advertisement, which
"Wanted, fiftycats.
in the Commercial :
Apply to the
Liberal price for the same.
Rounsaville Brothers." Well, the picturethat

happy thought suggesteditself to

He

went

to

his oflice and wrote

presenteditself

at

Mr.

the

Rounsaville's

corner

the

Boys of all
morning beggars description.
all tints from the fairages and sizes" boys of
haired youth to the sable Ethiopian" bare-foot
boys and ragged boys, red-headed boys,
freckle-faced boys" town
boys and country
boys" boys from all parts of Floyd county
the sidewalks, doorways and
blocked
up
scription,
cats of every destreet with bags full of cats"
house cats, yard
and order
name
next

"

cats"

barn

lean

cats"

cats, church
cats
honest

cats"

fat

and

thievish

cats

and
cats.

Well, to make a long story short,the Rounsacolumn for

a
villestold Mr. Grady to reserve
as
their advertisement
long as his paper con
and that was
tinued
justwhat Grady wanted.
;

I^ICiHT
At Break of
CORNELIA

BV

arouse

gave
over

Day.
liOVDE.V.

mingled with the cooing of the mother bird's

tender voice, while the shrill notes of the male

of bed in order

not

to

her companion whose heavy breathing

proof that the god of slumber still reigned
one, at least,of his subjects,she tiptoed

'round

to

the bureau

and

looked

her

at

watch.

Four
o'clock; just in time, she thought ; and
smothering a sleepyyawn, she hurriedly
slipped
her clothes and taking her hat and shawl,
on

stepped quietlyout into the entry.

Old black Toby came
and rubbed his sleek
sides againsther and purredsoftly
lessly
as she noise-

ringingout a gay good morning to all his

neighbors. Saucy red squirrelsdarted across
the road, and hidingbehind
the brown tnmks
of the trees, peeped out at them as theypassed.
Soon they emerged again into the traveled
road.
Riding along past fields and meadows,
and sometimes
a bit of wood, they paused at
last before an old barn. Jumping out, Phineas
threw open
the great doors, then turning to
Polly,said :
will you do, Polly,while I am
"What
ing
milk-

opened the
door, while the fresh
morning air,cool and sweet, greetedthem both.

"Oh

! I '11take

without

The

barn

stood

open

into the
leadingthe horse, which he backed
him.
buggy that stood ready to receive
Glancing up while fasteningthe harness,he
the cjuiet
saw
figurestanding in the door-way.
a
With
low whistle of astonishment,he exclaimed:
"Why, Polly,are you reallygoing
this morning?"
to ride with me
her
Placing
fingeron her lip significantly,
Polly nodded
her head, and, closingthe door softly,
ran
out
to the buggy.
"All right,"said Phineas, "jump in." And
her in beside two
lifting
large milk cans, he
gathered up the reins and they started slowly

Tht! red
And

thrust

forth

Frencli kid

KKILLV.

White

Rose.

wliispersof passion,
breathes of love,
rose

rose

the white

Oh, the red

And
But

Songs.

HOME

is

rose

the white
I send

With

you
Hush

rose

falcon,
is a dove.
white rosebud

cream

its

on

petaltips;

For

the love that is purest and sweetest

Has a kiss of desire on the lips.

Waiting.
Ileiscominp;! he

her

There

littlewalk and look around,"

and mountains, its woods

and grassy meadows.

and I'hineas came
out

JOHN

is

in my

coming!

throbbing breast

feel it ;

said she, preparingto

look of

she

Love

BY

the cows.'"

into her face

disappointmentcame
glanced around her. A fog,thick and
over
the country,
gray, lay like a soft mantle
hidingthe beautiful landscape,with its hills

Two

were

hall

as

11

Soft

twitteringsfrom the throats of

baby birds,clamoringfortheir breakfast,were

WESSON

Stealingsoftly out

alone.

jump

out.

But

foot, daintilyshod

slipper,Phineas

smiled

and

she

as

in

on, and

don't

mind

blood,and

love unknown

my

heart
For

shook

it

whispers all day

he need

I cannot

toward

comes

me!

Ah,

my

steal it ;

not

hide

the

that

secret

it nuirmurs

in its

song.

his head.

wait for you, so go

Suiting the action

in my

long
That

its

"You
can't walk far in them things
hav'ng wet feet,"said he.
"I never
fully
thought,"said Polly,glancingrueat
down at her feet,then out
the damp
road and dewy grass.
"Well," continued she,
springingout of the buggy, "I'll sit here and

is music

the sweet

burstingflowers

Laying bare
And

sun

the

birds"

tender
But

me."

their

I hear

! how'

they open

fragrantbosoms

never

ing,
blush-

to the kisses of the

J thought 'twas poets only re.id

gushing.
their pleading stories,
and
I know

their

them

one.

every

to the
word, she dropped
He
is coming !" says my heart ; I may
raise my eyes
log that lay close to the barn
and greet him ;
door, while Phineas went
through the liarn to
I may
him any moment"
meet
shall I know
him
when
soon
the pastures beyond, and
Polly heard
1 see?
in
And
heart
back
I
him
him
laughs
the
tell
answer"
can
my
calling,"Boss, boss,boss,"
coa.xing
when
1 meet him.
to the loitering
cattle.
tones
For our
eyes will kiss and mingle ere he speaks a word
By this time a pale gleam of yellow had
to me.
of gray fog that hung like a
tingedthe mass
Oh, I'm longing for his coming" in the dark my arms
the earth, and
curtain over
as
though the
outreaching;
cords were
hands, it began
pulled by unseen
To hasten you, my
love,I lay my bosom bare!
down the hill.
Ah!
the cold night wind!
1 shudder, and my hands are
to rise slowly,disclosingglimpses of picturesque
Through the dense fog the objects on either
raised beseeching
from the
Suddenly,
beyond.
scenery
side of the road loomed
denness
It wailed so like a death-sigh tluit passed me
in the
up with ghostlysudlike a bundle of
eastern
sky a shaft of light,
air!
on
near
approach, each giving a
the heavy air,making
pierced
arrows,
golden
fresh surpriseas
it rose
out
of the
silently
circle that
cumference,
a rosy
gradually widened in circool mist. Past a few old houses,empty and
Mountains
of Salt.
growing brighter and brighter,
forlorn.whose grass-grown
door-ways and mossy
I been
"Have
the Colorado
running on
the
burst
curtain
tillwith
one
great
triumphant
in patheticloneliness.
roofs cried out
An
river all this lime?" asked
Captain Mellon.
his
rent apart,and the god of day mounted
was
old well with its ancient sweep,
standingclose
"Yes ; and let me say that there are stretches
golden chariot and started on his dailyrounds.
to the crumbling stones
of a cellar hole that
of miles on that river that are less
of hundreds
the tinythroats of a
A burst of melody from
was
fast disappearing beneath
a
growth of
We
known
than the heart of Central Africa.
his comchoir of wildwood
ing;
greeted
songsters
weeds
and
seemed
bushes,
like a sentinel
are
great
while the distant crowing of farm-yard
go up there to get salt. There
been
called
guarding the spot that had once
of salt up on the Virgin, which is a
mountains
of bees and
insects
fowls and the humming
Now
of home.
the old
by the sacred name
is
tributary of the Colorado, each of which
proclaimed the day'sawakening.
mill with
its silent looms, its great wheels
Island.
The
larger and higher than Goat
Phineas, coming up
"Tired, Polly?" asked
worn
and rusty with long disuse,rose
fore
beup
is
clearer
than
and
white.
It
salt is pure
she still sat, silent and motionless,
to where
them, and told its tale of past industry her
or
eyes fi.xedon the sky.
glass. You may take a piece of it seven
and disappointedhopes ; while from the little
"Cousin
Phin," she burst
Polly started.
paper
newseightinches thick and read a common
"
it's
out
looked
grand!"
excitedly,
bridgethat spanned the stream
they
a
through it. The salt mountains cover
Phineas took off his hat and wiped the perspiration
it splashedover
down
the cool water
on
as
the
both
stretch of about twenty-fivemiles on
from his face. "Pretty hot,though,"
rocks, throwing its white foam
high in the
miles up from the
sides of the Virgin, seven
the heavy
he answered, smiling. Then
lifting
air,and murmuring softlya low,sweet
song
of milk into the buggy, he held out his
A singleblast of giantpowder will
Colorado.
cans
"

down

on

an

old

"

that seemed

to say

Work

for

Early

morn

Find

us

Ciuidud

us

is

never

and

over

still,
hiylier will.

into

road

leadingto

stillness of the morning was

the air,heavy and sweet
with

The

all ; and

woody fragrance,rushed
intense

busy, never
by

Presentlythey turned
the woods.

done

settingsun

from

Nature's

over

them

shrine.

like purest
the
Among

tall trees

of spruce
and
pine that edged each
side of the road,great bushes of laurel,
covered

in beside them, and

hand to Polly,who sprang
way.
they were .soon on their homeward
As
Polly walked into the kitchen, followed
by Phineas with his milk cans. Aunt Martha
nearlydropped her coffee-potin surprise.
"Why, where on earth have you been to,
this time of day, Polly?"she exclaimed.
Aunt
Martha,
see,
Polly lauglied. "You

pink blossom.s,gleamed through

misty clouds of gray: while the yellow
dashed
with spots of golden brown,
tigerlilies,
held their heads regallyon
slender stems, as
though in honest pride of being able to stand
the

not

out

tons

dazzle

while riding

clambering
from
When

eyes,

along

over

two

of it.

tons

upon

your

on

as

you

the

river

it. It has
to

this is torn

This salt does

might expect,

steamer

eight feet thick

away

the

or

stone
layer of sandover

it.

salt lies in full

deep it is
sight,like a great snowdrift. How
four o'clock to
The
salt is destined to be
nobody knows.
I
mistaken
Hamilton
Disston, the big
of great wealth.
1 have
been with
thought
win
the cows,
saw
to milk
and, oh ! Aunt
manufacturer, and Baldwin, of the Baldcousin Phin
1
shall
and
ride
the
was
the
Locomotive
Martha,
lovely,
Works, are
only men who
always be glad 1 went, for it has given me
secured
of these salt mountains.
have
any
said Tom, walking in and giving
"What?"
Railroad is pushed
the fftah Southern
When
her cheek a pinch,as he seated himself at the
from Frisco, f'tah,it will tap the gigantic
on
?"
table beside her, "an appetite
revenue
"No," said Polly,smiling, "an inspiration." salt mountains, and then an enormous
will be realized from them."
Worcester, Mass.
Tom

said I couldn't

save

my

get up
to
life,
.so
prove
I'd try it; and

at

him

"

"

with delicate

blow

I.I(iHT

12

tions,
aspirationsand ambisame
art and the
equal love of the same
the
it
same
complete surrender to it or was
P. D.
BY
the conof receiving
stant
unconscious
gratification
Loring
flatteryof undivided admiration, that
No one disputedthe fact that Cosmo
haps
Permade
Loring fall in love with Eileen?
a
was
r'singpainter of great promise. He
her lovelyin his
all conspiredto make
had alreadygiven irrefutable evidence of his
come
beas the girl had
real talent by producing several small pictures eyes, and almost as soon
all in all to her he
that he was
aware
which had sold remarkably well,taking into

enthusiasm, the

Link that Severs.

The

an

for

that

consideration

he

yet unknown, and

was

of the exclusive

some

even

picturedealers of

]5ond street had notified him of their intention

of givinghim orders. But Loring,with a highly

possessedof
strung artistictemperament, was
an
equally potent ambition, and would not
to

consent

brush

to

imperil the future and dwarf his

pot boilers.
production of mere

the

in the
his mark
fullyintended to make
higher spheres of his art, to become famous,
to write the magic letters R. A. after his name,
not
and to achieve success
by patronage, but
He

his

merit.

own

don
Rejecting,then, the fascinations of Lonand devoted
to Rome
society,he went

Mr.
a

and

their way

on

ing
in find-

long
Loring were
with a large studio in the

suburbs

timid

objectionswhen
parture
Desending in "The
his own
tions
direcof the Legions,"gave
for the frame, and listened with a glowing
of the men
face to the departingfootsteps
set aside all her

He

the time drew

near

for

bore it away.

the picture accepted,but it

only was
The
hung on the line in the largeroom.
publicflocked to see it,the art-critics were
American
lionaire
milin praisingit,an
unanimous
purchased it. Loring had all the papers
to
the
sent
that spoke of
Academy
him,
Not

home.
not

small house

northern

said to

One
my

to a close,and
England, enjoying,
the
who
lingeringhoneymoon among

Mrs.

he

and

cold

You

her to be his wife.

His stay in Italyhad come
together they started for
Italian lakes

Once

of assent.

unsympathetic.
are
very
jealous of
might almost think you were
coming triumph."
claimer.
She caressed him gently,but uttered no dis-

"

asked

however, a

few words

her:

"

of London, and

not

much

longerin making it the pleasantrendezvous of

brother artists and intelligent
patrons of art.
The canvases
Loring had brought with him
from Italyelicited much
genuine praise,and
when his littlewife timidlyproduced her own
unanimously pronounced
attempts they were

was

and

her to say
"Yes

"

I have

excellent.

his wife read

made

and

over

over

every

paragraph concerning his work, interrupting

:

yes. You see, with

left them all behind.
of

failingeyes,
Eileen,you are
painting as I once
my

not so
know what your friend the Royal
good a judge
of the blemishes
fected
afnone
said to me
thought you
you
only the other day ?"
clares
"He deto criticize are
her husband.
apparent to others.
exultinglyof
of
that we might togetheremulate some
Come, come, littlewoman,
you are not yet up
to paintingmy
replicas."
the Old Masters."
Since his blindness Loring had a morbid
"Come, come," said Cosmo, smiling,"this
never
to leaving his house,and
is drawing the long bow."
repugnance
"let
went
she
me
finish;
anywhere. He used to send his wife
protested,
"No, no,"
emulate them, because I could paint replicas every other day to the Academy, so that she
could report to him the opinionsof the picture
of all your pictures,and the public would
know the difference. Is that not glorious, which she overheard in the crowd, and which
never
she gave with a hesitation and reticence that
dear ? I am
so
proud ?"
Meanwhile
he was
exasperatedhim.
preparing to win his
self.
One day he abruptlydetermined to go himyear of his happy
spurs, and in the second
had crossed his mind
A sudden suspicion
marriage began a largepicturedestined to the
that he was
deceived,and that the encomiums
Academy, on which he founded all his hopes
in the future.
It was
his work had been purposelymagnified to
children to live with her.
of success
and celebrity
brother's numerous
on
His
unaffected
console
him.
sightlesseyes
decided that the great pictureshould represent
Eileen was
as
pacifyand
simple,merry and
which very effectually
hidden by dark spectacles
to
she was
the Neapolitanlegionsleavingtheir homes
as
pretty and fond of painting; the
bowed
I.
his
sketch
his
never
The
of
assiduous
the
of
hours
by
identity,
figure
application
disguised
Napoleon
join
long
army
ternoon
afhe entered the galleryone
seemed to bring weariness to her limbs or to
was
figuresadmirably his long illness,
masterly,the numerous
his
at the busiest hour,leaning on
dim the sparkle of her eyes and the ness
bright- grouped, and the strong simple pathos of the
in the crude
led by her before his pictial
chalk outwife's arm, and was
lines.
of her smile. She was
ture.
franklyconfidenscene
apparent even
no
There was
with Loring.
Cosmo's
mistakingthe eager rush
pulses beat quicklyunder the
exclamations
of
light,
deto make
him
the
sincere
entranced
of
the
"I mean
fire
of
Eileen
over
myself quiteindependent,"
crowd,
hung
genius;
could no
the enthusiastic praise. He
a
she said to him with naive faith,"and to earn
he worked, without
a
as
regret or even
I am
livelihood. When
rich,quite thought now for her deserted palette,
living longerdoubt. "The Departure of the Legions'
my own
in his exclusive artist'slife.
the masterpieceof the Academy.
was
rich, I shall persuade Aunt Lorenzo to go
entirely
realized by the sale of the picture
to
He worked
The sum
too
back with me
But Loring was too eager.
England, and there paint
and
he
refused
for
enabled
hard
his
Loring to visit Germany, and place
original
pictures my own pleasure."
;
eyes began to smart,
of the best occulist in
"And glory,"added Loring,with a smile.
to
follow the doctor's order to rest.
So he
himself in the hands
to
which
he was
The
words gave a thrill of pleasureto the
The treatment
worked on, and Eileen realized that his sight the world.
but at the end of a
The
submitted was
a long one,
was
girl.
picture became
deserting him.
the cure
"'So you think I have talent?" she said
was
complete,and he
blurred,the outline lost,the color indistinct. twelvemonth
He could not see
be able to
told that shortlyhe would
it,and labored on, thinking was
eagerly,with an upturned look of her soft
brush
that had made
until
last
he
said:
"It
is
the
at
handle
it
a
once
more
eyes.
masterpiece,

himself

to

"Do

hard work.
the

Among

art

numerous

of

students

all

public and
ages
privategalleriesof Rome, and copying the
a dark
was
haired,pretty young
best pictures,
his
had frequentlymade
chance
whom
girl,
neighbor,and who attracted his attention not
charms
as
by
much
so
by her personal
Through the
her absorption in her work.
the
of meeting and
accidents
exchange
acquainted.
of small courtesies,they became
Donovan
was
Loring learnt that Eileen
Rome
with her
Irish girl living in
an
w
ho
Italian
widow
of
an
the
sculptor,
aunt,
had elected to remain in her adopted country,
of her impecunious
and had sent for one
and both

"I

am

it

haunting the

of it,"answered

sure

And

sexes

Cosmo

ly.
decisive-

you

Academician

"

she asked

then fainted.

done !" and

him

sciousness
flattery.He recognizedin
They carried him to his bed ; from unconthe young student more
than ordinarycapabilwhich
he fellinto a sort of lethargy,
ities;
had
correct
a
she
When
he recovered the
endured many weeks.
eye, a delicate touch,
remarkable
a
he was
a bold,correct
full use of his limbs and senses
pletely
comgiftof coloring,
was

execution.
In
nora

course

blind.
of time he

Lorenzo, and made

was

presented

welcome

to

by her.

SigIn

severe

illness

Eileen's devotion

test.

Far

were

now

more

was

put

to

directions

he

her respectinghis picture,

simplesurroundingsthe aunt and niece
mingled with
gave
unmistakablyladies,and Loring found a
thanksgivingsthat his vision had been spared
labors in the ento
this
gratefulrelief to his solitary
joyment
enough
long
complete
masterpiece. In
of their quiet sympathetic society. glowing words he expatiatedon its merits,and
it the subtle charm
Was
emanating from the
probably in his mind's eye saw it as it might
the delightof findinga mind
Irish girl,
or
in a sort
solutely
abhave been
of halo, idealized and
his"
to
the
and was
responsive
save
having
same
silent,
glorified.Eileen listened,
their
were

"

to

before I have

which

said

to

seen

owe
indirectly

Eileen.
riedly.
already,"she said hur-

it is in America

"But

again the picture

recovery,"he
my

tryingto her than his

the constant

famous.

"Not

no

"What
"So
"It
He

of that?

Let

us

go

to

New

York."

long a journey?" she pleaded.

will do me good nothing like sea air."
and they sailed
not
would
be gainsaid,

for America.

"

The

news

of their arrival had

of
Loring received one
those Transatlantic
receptionswhich are so
peans.
unsparinglylavished on distinguishedEuroHe bore somewhat
impatientlywith

preceded them, and

1. 1 (I M
speeches and inten-iews,and lost no time in
ure.
callingon the millionaire who owned his treasWith

tact, after showing the

York
privategallery,the New

consummate
his

to

way

Music

banker, pointingto a largeframe in the

of honor, said smilinglyto the husband

place
and

wife:
intrude

will not

"I

you will find

done."

withdrew, and,

He

left them

this happy meeting

librarywhen you have

on

Loring's intense

to

it

course

paint it over

don't

nize
recog-

you

picture? No,
I

have

the

her hands, and

her, took both

been
the faithful eyes that had ever
and so fond, he said in a voice that

faithful

so

ulous
trem-

was

ever

who
you to tell me
took advantage of my
alter,and add to it,who
knows

what

I had

change,
doing made

blindness
has

by

that

of honors
recipient

like

done

to

so

mine

not

are

was

he said, relinquishing
her hands

with the
vivid

his

of which

one
an

and

gazing at

imaginationhad kept

hand

there, but

Well, when
know
was

it would

the

have

the

repaintedit in secret."

He

failed.

execution

driven

picturecould
Academy, I, your

tilat the
to

not

you

be

mad

sent

as

to

it

pupil,your wife,
started. "Yes,"

"I followed
caressingly,
all your intentions,worked as you taught
to work by your
me
example, and," she added
with a happy laugh,liftingher face to the level
of his "and your friend was
right the public
did not know my paintingfrom
yours ! Kiss

she continued, still more

"

me,

"

kissed

another

look

her
at

as

the

she

desired, but without

picturehe left the gallery

and the house.

From
wife.

that

Loring

sais

Dans

Je

hated

his

si,rcveuse

mon

Je

ne

rirez de

desire ;

mon

votre

cceur

n'avez senti rien encore;

sais si votre candeur
Ton

que

sais si vous

ne

lire,

riant de I'amour,

vous

M'dtonne

Je

voudrez

vous

ame

jour,

un

sais si,dans

ne

Vous

vous

d"5tr(sse;

.\ ma

regardsenflanimifs
compris la tendresse

si,vous
Vous

Mes

adore

vous

et leur audace

vers

blamerez
extreme

Je ne sais si vous les lirez

Mais
je sais bien que je vous

....

has

will

passed the

for

aime

summer

America

ber
Septem-

FRO.M

TRANSLATED

Heinrich

beauty,

discovered

was

ddbut

his recent

at

ven
shpol;
pltinnfoba,
Va
zadlofi ekapalol
Logedas petlamoloba,

Disii flom ola

"Tann-

as

Ni va, edliniol semdelo,

In Ian obik oliladol

enthusiastic

Weld,

Arthur

late

musical

critic of

tikol do

Va

Weimar

and

va, koffil lofileo

oba okofol.
Fop.ali
nolob va, in dib

No

Irish seaside

an

is

Ludwig

William

nolob

resort.

Ni

this country the latter part of

in the

and

of the

course

turn
re-

principalmusic festivals throughoutthe

the

BY

I know

.Sullivan is described

Sir Arthur
dressed

and

black

have
times

check

sometimes

He

man.

kind of

frock

in

well

from

treme
ex-

the loudest

have

The

wear

sadness
ardent

give the

placidbrow,
sleeping,

my

is

man

of

himself

arrays

same

pose

or

clothing.

forgetsthe proprieties,

silk hat with

sack-coat, into

pockets of which he dives his hands, as,

with head down, he stalks along the streets.

there be

heart of hearts

of my

my

late partner, Mr. Gilbert,is less particular,

Like the I'rince
although he is well dressed.

the

secret

Whether

streets

noticed

you

observe;

glancesserve

My tender feelingsto portray ;

Nor
if a dream it will betray
My
Or

soul's fast hidden thought to you;

scoff at love's design.

if you

this foolishness of mine;

scorn
in depths of heart
do I know
If trial you've had of Cupid'sart;
but you, white dove.
do I know
Nor
Nor

he sometimes

name

Whether

the

never

And

of them

whether

in

him

seen

Londoners,

most

not

your

evening dress at nightfall.His pictureis for

sale in nearlyall the shops in the Strand, and

of Wales

CHAMP-KIGOT

Worthy of thee on land or sea;

e'er imparts
fair spirit
If some

in

two

PAUL

MUTCHINS.

L.

Beneath

good form, and his clothing fits him snugly.

and diner-out,
He is an inveterate
theatre-goer

no

V.

sack-coat, and he must

wardrobe, for in the dozen

well-stocked
that

to

coat

as

runs

within the past month, I have

He
the same
suit on him twice.

and, like

OF

Canada.

and

States

I Know.

What
VOLAI'UK

THE

FROM

....

nolob das Iiifob oli !

ber,
Septem-

will appear

season

oliladol

omis

va

Ab

at

oblamol

i va

lianis e kini,

Oba

passing the summer

He is expectedto

hi liifon oli ;

Pastunom

the

director of

as

lada,

Esenitol jiinunosi ;
nolob va nif.ilola
No

No

Post, has Ijeen engaged

the Arion Club, Milwaukee.
Boston

sibinom

Leklaniko

Opera House, under

ard
that young
conductor,RichStrauss.
Zeller is praised also for his
highlyartistic conception,his great histrionic
fidently
talent,and his clear pronunciation. It is conpredictedthat he will in a short time
of the greatest of livingWagner
become
one
singers.
the

at

nem

lanel blonik sepetom

vipisobik

Va

and

trained, with the artisticresult that he created

perfectfurore

va

Digik de ol su tal lolik ;

is said to be

voice, which

tenor

wondrous

GILLET

GEORGES

CHAMP-RIGOT.

nolob

No

most

and will

day Cosmo

avez

ne

Ou

yet played on

not

His

love."

He

Je

mained
present it has recaresses
; and Ijehaves

to my

Nikisch
He

but his heroic

of

could

obey your will ; the colors got mixed, and

the outlines were
lost ; the idea" the grand
was

Stra-

recentlydiscovered Wagner tenor

Zeller. He was
formerlya
simple school teacher at Landsberg,in Silesia,

at

not

"

superb

quand

songez

mes

PAUL

to

spiteof all,your

in

Si de

terre;
blond

myslere
dormez;

avec

vieux

front

vous

15.

and, with

"Can't you guess, darling? Let me

explain.
When
bad, when
so
you
your dear eyes were

idea

Arthur

Mr.

imprint.

work

nom

cette

sur

quelque ange

mes

votrc

Si

beautiful woman,
who allows herself to
without returningany affection ; by

in Austria.

that !"

worth

Eileen crept lovinglyinto his arms,

her head on his breast, said gently:

would

un

Kelosi Nolob.

the picture,conscious, hovever, that there was

no
fallingoff in the real painting compared

so

Redit

cealed
con-

be adored

loved me, I command

who
touched
that picture,

God

insensible

hauser"

"Eileen,ifyou have

latelybought

says of his violin : "I have

it in public,for up to the

The

lookinginto her upturned face, trying to read

and broken

has

is named

mat

picturenot called the best of the year, and

the greatest living painter?" faltered
you
Eileen imploringly.
to

violoncellos

two

he paid /^looo. A
Mr.
divarius, for which
Johnson of New York otTered him ^4000 for
not
it,but he would
part with it. Sarasate

it in

seen

What
"No, no, you mistake, Cosmo.
ter?
Besides, have you forgotten? Was

turned

vous

sais si

ne

no;

night of my blindness. I
again,line by line, touch
has been tampered with

by touch. This one

by a stranger."

violas,and

by it will relent. Anyhow, I love itfor its

beauty." On the completion of his .Spanish
visit,Sarasate is expected in I'aris by September.

Eileen, drawing close

my
well.

too

could

me

Sous

Je

and

That

detail in the

He

violins,two

Digne de

Vous

to him.

I remember

GILLET.

Je ne sais s'ilexiste

Sarasate

it, darling?" said

every

GEORGES

lief,
re-

is this ?" he said.

"My picture!

je Sais.

que

PAR

in

Germany. It is to be played in the same

way
the pianoforte,
as
but the keys do not strike
the ordinary strings
on
a
upon
; they act
mechanism
which produces the sounds of six

alone.

of
picture,

Ce

invented

The
body of the instrument.
inventor is Frank Kuhmeyer, of I'resburg.

quick strides brought him before the

picture;a latent dimness of vision,increased
to
prevent
by emotion, seemed for a moment
a clear and
complete view, yet he felt that he
Two
or
had before him a superb work of art.
his eyes;
over
three times he passed his fingers
from
intense
his
ultation
exthen
expressionchanged
to a startled surprise.
"Your

been

in the

A few

"What

has

"

in the

me

instrument

new

13

Musicians.

and

Will

be

I know
The

that thee I love.

amazed
not

wilt condemn
these lines I pen;

if thou

boldness

of

be.
they'll
If read, or thrown away
But I do know, that I love thee.
Worcester, Mass.

BY

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Gayeties.

Autumn
EUGENIA

BY

H.

SIEBERS.

CORRESPONDEN-CE

[REGULAR

LIGHT]

OF

though they suggest thoughts of Dante's

do not detract from the earthly
masterpiece,
enjoyment of the springs.
in the heart
that delightsometower
Pittsfield,
of the
those

New

York,

September4, 1S90.

Although the lapse of another week finds

the outing season
nearing its close, the apand the
appetiteof societyis not yet satisfied,
favorite

diversions

summer

are

as

Berkshire

be

to

one

of

is not

fair

it bids
be

to

be

half

another

year

fledgedcity. It may
proclaim its beauties to

full

to

necessary

vigorously Worcester

In

Eden.

an

people,for

as

letters from

me

and

Bar

ing
city. There is happilya growtendency to prolong the outing season
until
mana-uvres
through the late autumn
Fashion sounds the roll call in the metropolis,
not
when
alone the generals,but the last
private in society'sranks hastens to answer
bustle

of the

"present."

There

no

are

chucked
Gordon
That

beautiful women

and

closets of

in the dark

away

marble

less than three dozen

of young
bust-portraits

Bennett's Newport cottage,

by Mrs. Brice, of Ohio and New

James
now

cupied
oc-

York.

giris
lady has the marble
regulariyand draped with palls of

generous

dusted
crash.

W.
Miss Catharine
York,
Bruce, of New
offers $6,000 to aid astronomical research
roadway, is the old clock on the
will be
during the present year. The sum
famous.
stairs that
Longfellow has made
tutions
divided and precedence will be given to instiAnd that a littleway from there is the original
and individualswhose work
is already
of the Seven Gables of Hawthorne's
House
also to
known
through their publications;
fascinatingtale, while hard by in another
those cases which cannot otherwise be provided
direction,once lived the princeof entertammg
for,or where additional sums can be secured
writers,Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Many men
if a part of the cost is furnished.
halls of the
famous at the bar, or in legislative

back

the

from

Springs last week was a gala

their homes
there,
prominent events of the week
state and
country, have
tablished
Cleopatra was born 69 B. C, and was esthe coaching parade,
or
were
fi-U-tfts jlcitrs^ while the literarycontingent is by no means
upon the throne of Egypt after the
and the great mock trial" a breach of promise
ated,
decorwanting. On Monday, the town was
fall of her brother, Ptolemy Dionysus. She
former, I am
at the Earlington. The
it must have
case"
it being a field day, and
with JuliusCivsar,
then formed an attachment
the most
charming affair that ever
told,was
a most
picturesqueappearance.
presented
lasted until his assassination. After
which
graced the streets of this pretty wateringthe all engrossing
At fashionable Lenox
the tragicdeath of Antony, Cleopatrais said
simply topic is the engagement of Miss Furniss to
place. The display of flowers was
to have killed herself,
ing
30 years B. C, by causThe processionformed in line and
gorgeous.
the brother of Mrs.
Charies
Mr.
Tennant,
buried beside
an
asp to bite her arm, and was
from the
consisted of every sort of vehicle,
ment
Henry Stanley. I have recentlyseen a statethe grave of Antony.
simple
statelyfour-in-hand coach, to the more
Tennant
to the effect that Mr.
ically
emphatbuckboard.
This
moving fete of flowers
denies the engagement, which
seems
Mrs. Cariyleoften had Miss Geraldine Jewspassed through the Main street,receivingan
odd in the face of so much gossipanent the
bury stayingwith her in Chelsea, and she was
ovation,hearty and constant
applause greeting
Great
of the fact.
announcement
tions
preparaelse called.
there one
one
day when some
the kaleidoscopicprocession on
every
are
making there for the entertainment
"Geraldine Jewsbury is here," said she; "but
side. Horses, carriagesand occupants were
his
bride
and
this
of the famous
explorer
with a bad cold,reviewing
she is in her room,
covered
with flowers, each person expending
fairly
is expectationin the air of
autumn.
There
and
Mrs. Cariylepaused a moment,
a novel."
from S15 to $25 for decorations. Even
fun and frolic galoreon the occasion of this
"1 am
added:
then
sorry for the novel that
dresses were
the
with
profusely trimmed
of outdoor
during this merry month
great meet
is reviewed by Geraldine when she has a bad
natural flowers, whfle the pretty girls and
happenings. A large Washington con.
cold."
carried handsome
women
bouquets. The
with
of
the
diplomatic
together
tingent
corps,
and
the
harmony of the delicate costumes
Mrs. Langtry is said to be becoming deeply
Sala and Ario Valsuch notables as
ley
Counts
brightvivacityof their faces lent a charming
matters.
interestedin religious
(a great beau, is the latter),and Marven.
spiritto the affair. The national flower,the
yeni Bey, will be there, with no doubt a
of
native
goldenrod,predominated,
Mohammedan
mingled with asters, number
A
a
woman,
Mrs.
little
of
Malaprop's disagreeable
marigolds,sweet peas, hollyhocks,
Bakshe-Serai, in the Crimea, has
recently
roses, and
dtagcres (attaches).
the humble sunflower and useful hop vine,for
examination
as
colors
her
with
flying
passed
From
Saratoga, that cosmopolitanaggregation
which
last local varietyRichfield is famous.
physicianand snrgeon at Odessa, and, having
of many
lands, come
peoples from many
The
annual
cine
hop picking partakes of the
received her diploma,is now
practisingmediaccounts
of triumphant success.
Although
nature
of a mild Saturnalia of the aborigines
ladies of the
the Mohammedan
among
the racingelement, like the Arabs, has folded
of this town, dating from time immemorial.
is
Her
which
hails.
she
name
district from
and quietly
stolen
its tents in the darkness
As the parade was
Koutloiaroff-Hanum, and hers is
kept in rapid motion,it
Dr. Razie
deserted.
is
no
means
Saratoga
by
away,
presenteda dashing and brilliantpageant and
record of a Mohammedan
the first case
on
Over twenty thousand visitors are stillenjoying
made
an
understood by
medicine
interesting
study of beauty,color,
as
lady practising
attractions.
the numerous
fashion and wealth.
now
nations.
too, are
being
western
Women,
Bar Harbor
The
the days
trial was
At brightand bonnie
mock
conducted
interesting
the
government as telegraph
employed by
while the sea, air and sky
in jollity,
increase
of New
by Judge Newcombe
York, and the
clerks and ticket agents on the Trans-Caspian
District
lawyerswere such well-known men
as
agree to render the glidinghours all too happy
Railroad.
Attorneys Fellows and Lindsay. The jury laden, for happinesscannot last forever,even
for
is authority
River Press
consisted of ladies. The personalreputation in summer,
Montana
The
and into each life some
rain must
that "Miss Juch is a dandy." In
of the participants
the statement
as
a
marriage bell of
brought togethera large fall. All goes merry
At

one.

Richfield

in

from

know

must

many

mails have brought

Recent
ever.
experienceof itsvarious attractions,its lovely
mountain
Pittsfield,
and Taconic
Newport
Richfield,
views of the Hoosac
luctant ranges,
Harbor, showing that societyis recrowned
by Graylock, the highest
with the attractions
not
to
All, however, may
part company
peak in the state.
of shore and mountains, for the heat, dust and
that in a beautiful old mansion, well
know

discussed

Joanna Baker, who is a professorof

Iowa
fillsthe chair which
an
college,
her father occupied neariy twenty years ago.
Miss

Greek

less
idyllic
spots in which to indulgem endday dreams, while forgettingthat the

world

not

hills,appears

of the World.

Women

The

audience

two

who

listened with

flow of wit and

the

conviction

writes that

Mr.

of

orate
delightto an elabeloquence,that ended in
friend
prisoner. My

the

chimes
a

This

Fernando

Yznaga was there

of Manchester),
celebrated New
York

(thebrother of the Duchess

with

whose

peal as

we

would

season

success,
Mine

to hear

are

host

lifts up

seem

to

have

sociallyand
his

many

joyous

n^e
belle,

bride, the
Mabel

voice

in

Juch laid aside the

Miss

says that

Press

beautiful bouquet, given her by admiring

longed
financially.friends,and packed the costlyvase, which beto
the Hotel Helena, in her Saratoga.
a
piean of

been

an

qualified
un-

thanksgivingat the abundant harvest of wellalas ! dives

deed earned shekels, but paterfamilias,
Wright, and that she is ina
into his depleted pockets and
ravishmg beauty in every particular. deep down
for the touch of the vanished
Many a famous belle and beauty have I seen
vainlymourns
in that famed
resort.
The
sulphurous fumes
gold,that has gone to pay for the summer's
that emanate
from the crystal-clear
springs, pleasuring.
his

substantiationof the truth of this statement

"propinquity."the

result of the summer's

And

this

didn't take

the hotel; it

truhk."

Think

who

so

was

'8S,and who
heart heave

critic adds

dramatic

same

of

made
with

This

it!

charming

too

was

star

more

emotion.

about

at our

than

one

"she

largefor her
Emma,

Festival of
masculine

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in the selection

taste

please give

of your
us

Main

492

CHARLES

SIDE

St.,

Manufacturers

of the

Worcester.

MACHINE

H.

WOODCOCK.

CO.,"

improved "Wright Drill,"embracing

not

applied to

other

Counter
Shaft
and
Clutch,"
justpatented. Tlie clieapest,most positivein its action, with
"Wriglit
ested
Every one interor
jar,and decidedly the best device for the purpose ever in the market.
Door
llniv"r"al
By simply pressing
and see it. The
"Woodcock
Opener."
is cordially invited to come
be quickly and
Can
cheaply .aijpliedto any
the door to swinR open.
either side of the door, it causes
on
a button
for
accuratelyand very quickly.
";ua(;e
Ilaiigiiig I"oor"
door.
Must
te seen
to Ix; appreci.ited.A "'arpcnterV
ing
catchbroken
drills by work
Center."
No more
Swivel
Crotcli
it. "The
attord to te without
No carpenter can
We
are
prepared to make
The cheapest and best ever
"A
seen.
Holder."
Cuff
Hundreds
of dollars saved.
and
done
satisfaction guaranteed.
for all kinds of specialmachinery.
reasonal)le terms
Repairs promptly
the most
Factory less than two minutes' walk from Pleasant-street cars.
Thfi

BOYDEN,
Krame
And

En^avingB.

Etchings,
Cameras.

"47

Park

Dealer
and
Lensee.

St.,

M.'f'

g'r,

in
Art

Goods.

Paper,

Worces'"

Plates,

tures
fea-

drills.

shock
scarcelyperceptible

Picture

we

ARCHITECT*

C. A.

work

decorations,

call.

WRIGHT.

WEST

Our

interior

Manager.

HARRINGTON,

H.

G.

and

appreciate artistic

Etc.

No.

28

Bellevue

Street, Worcester,

Mass.

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GEO.

N. MORSE,
TEACHER

About

the House.

The

Clark

[Readers of Light
are
cordiallyinvited to contribute
on
practicalhousekeeping,and also any information
which would
be interesting
to the liousekeeper.
Please

OF

articles

Piano,

Organ

and

Harmony,

write

Will

teaching, Sept.

resume

STUDIO,

MAIN

446

to

of the

WILL

Monroe

RESUME,

STREET.

AT

I,

and

HEK

HEK

*" It is convenient

UlNli

privatelyor

MAY

29

OF

ST.

in classes.

T.

WILL

Hammond,

RESUME

Nlonday,

TEACHING

ON

Set)tember,

People'sSavings Rank
T

1st.

Bldg.,452

II

478

have

Main

St.

Dissolve

two

shellac in

ounces

Makes
a better bird
than
cage
else. Why
anyimc
Ixitter" No little
cracks
and
crevices for vermin
to
in. A bird
/i-.f in a vermin
may
infested cage,
or
a man
in a cell with
rats" neither
will feel Uke

singing. Another thing, they

take

hot,and plentyof

ammonia

to each

tub.

needful

if the woolens

ought to

if
Very little,

thus

water

that
and

Boarding

best

any,

be added
is

soap

you

quarters

the

at

Woodland

Sts.

at the

now

glad

to

Miss

school

meet

will be sent

on

of

corner

May

KIMBALL

ever

on

each

If you

home, and

THURSDAY,

Class

and

OCTOBER

18 Belmont

Place,

16.

Street.

Frivate

instruction
in literature,history.
rlietoric, reading, speech culture
and

Shakespeare,

JOHN

MISS

SARAH

ever

you

make

HOWARD

M.

and

Director.

E. LAUGHTON,

Vocal

TICKNOR,

A.M., Instructor

in Reading

work.

you

will be

to

sure

Re-opens

October

Summer

STREET,
i.

College Preparatory.

address, Kockport, Mass.

Ware.

That

was

everything
nothing

is

the old

spider,stew-pan, griddleor kettle was

and
greasy
dirty,or when
scaled, cracked or
broken, ynuv'e wanted
something that wouldn't "act
that way."
Have
those new
seen
you
steel cooking
utensils,which
are
rightly named
^^nci'er-hrcak^^'
If not, you are missing one
of the best household
inventions.

If you never
like it.

"Can't

keep house without them," is

housekeei"ers say about
it.
Wont
wont
scale, wont
warp.
Every
is delightedwith these
goods.

what

good

absorb

grease,

woman

It

requires
To

skill

no

manage

"Rochester"

girlor

or

may

from white marble

servant

rub

well

off with

over

soap

itself clean
is to tillit.

the

to

and

In

warm

Bread

soon

need

as

with

makes

not

draft

It makes

lets go,
without

almost

year-oldbaby

tenth

so

much

It

keeps

no

All you
h.ave to do
smell.
This
is due in part
perfect combustion
of oil.

perfectdraft and
adjusteris f'erfect.It

never

lamps.

little wiping.

yet the old wick

answers

dry thoroughlyas
weather
they may

for

othi-r central

wick

and

well as a
so
Bread
should
cover.
a
hot.
It should cool some
never
away
with a light
hours before it is covered, save
cloth. And in hot weather it should be examined
for signs of mold.
The
very frequently
lowed
and scalded, and alpailsshould be washed
to

the

The

reading by its beautiful

Ijest lightand
the

as

lamp. An average
boy
burning order.
cause
Belightis
thinking it a good thing. It
it in

keep

can

are

enough

reason

givesthe
work

water.

PLEASANT

did, you might

unpretending little

you
an

Fibre

all

mixture of two parts washing

a
soda, one part ground pumice-stone and one
powdered and made
part chalk, allfirstfinely

Throop'sSchool
% For bread, nothing
large tin pail with
ForYoungLadiesand Children,
be put
141

noticed

often,
When

millions

be removed

into a paste with water;

wash
marble, and finally

Mrs.

of course

have

Indurated

bright,everlasting.

by applying

Associate Director.

fair,and

chance

out
of our store.
We
have
in the ware, at all times.
There
like it. Cleanly,

gingerbread,
using

furnishinga home, do not neglect

to
recall
purchase pictures.They serve
and
and
pleasant memories
when
scenes,
harmonize
with the furniture and in
hung to
with
the
of
the
use
keeping
room,
they are
highlyornamental. Buy good ones, or none.
*, Grease

C. CUTTER,

bearing

to

physicalculture.
MRS.

by

little section

*, When

Heard

ever
what-

the reason

cage

made

How

instead of white flour?

did,try it and

RE-OPENS

solder

no

That's

down"

all,",i,i

chanced

also

they should be scalded. They are

by putting them through repeated

*, Did
Graham

School of EnglishSpeech

"tumble

to

safe bolt.
of

"Hendryx."

e.\hibit of

within.

will be

circulars
or
inquirers,
application.

old

an

To be at the

pie crust of meat or chicken pies

should always be perforatedbefore baking,to
allow the escape of noxious gasses generated

is

see

handiest

most

best

will the woolen

nor

*, The

and

never

tile name

thoroughlysqueezed

are

prepared;

waters.

enlargedand improved

is /"niss riveh-J to the

rail,and
is used in their construction.

mre

the

are

care
of. liottoms fasten
by
door always closes itself. But

Ihe

cleansed

School for Girls will re-open September

24, in new,

St.

hide

Home School.
popular Day

Main

'Hendryx"

one

a board.
If soap is used at all in cleaningwoolens, it is
best dissolved and put into the water with the
ammonia
before
the
articles are
put in.
Woolens
should not be boiled,nor
is it essential

This

482

to

iron holder

an

full, as it does if soap

is rubl)ed
article,
and then the piecerubbed on

:"

Co.

the

*, In washing woolens, the water should be

of warm
temperature without being absolutely

in
"

at

pint alcohol
(ninety-fiveper cent.), filter
through chalk, and mix with the best lampblack.

TEACHER ^ OF i SINGING
4-

you like

street,

by a long string to the band of the

apron when cooking ; it saves
burnt fingers
or
scorched aprons, and is
always at hand.
*" To make waterproofwritingink, an ink
which
will not blur if the writingis exposed
to rain

Ben

to

Sawyer

all communications

339 Main

attached

PhysicalCulture,

KKSIDENCE,

Instruction

TEAl

Address

Editor,Light,

*" Use all the scented soap

bath, but spare your face.

College of Oratory, Boston),

Si:PT.

Elocution

side of the paper.

one

Household

Worcester, Mass.]

MISSEDITH L. SMITH,
(Graduate

only

on

his

i, at

it raises and
off and

cimies

touching.
wick

can

holds

lowers
the

the wick

fast

it evenly,and

new

one

goes

on

Incrediblyeasy. A twoRochester
Lamps" all

it.

sorts.

Rochester

emptied.

Piano

Rochester

Lamps,

Banquet

Lamps,

Table

Lamps,

it oftener.

cloths,if used, should be changed often.

Rochester

Scliool"f
Elocution

*, When
puttingaway clothes for the season,
often
if they are
carefullywrapped up, one
a
has the trouble afterwards of opening
ber
numCLARK
of parcelsbefore findingthe needed article.
BUILDING,
ST.
492 MAIN
Such parcelsshould not be laid away
without
FallTerm
1890.
the
a list of their contents
being written on
In the case
of cotton dresses,which
wrapper.
Instruction
givi-n in Eliicution, Vocal
Technique,
folded
in
laid
when
are
always
Gesture and Physical Culture.
paper
away, I
A
thorough, scientific,
the dress is
pin a bit of the stuff of which
systematic and progressive course
of study" the best
outside
to
then
a
methods" and reasonable
the
composed
singleglance
;
rates.
sons.
Private and class lesavoids the necessity
Call or adddess,
tells the contents, and one
MISS
STELtA
of a long search.
M.
Prin.
HAYNK8,

Rochester

Library Lamps,

Rochester
The

Begins
September
11,

THE

best

for

stores

Mammoth
and

CLARK-SAWYER

Lamps.
offices.

CO.

lylClHT

15

yet

The

charming shapes
picturesque,

same

the

reproducedin

for round
and
styles,

hats

easilyinto

oblivion.

are

they

autumn
to

becoming

too

are

pass

charming old brocades

are
being copied by
of a century back which
will see
looms, and the coming season
modern
tumes.
and
receptioncosdinner
them made
up into
*, There

many

are

colors

new

Russian

the

are

Even

two

may

be worn,

the lar
popuwithout a
either

on

one

all varieties.

copy

of velvet and the

brim, and
faced

as

being the

for

full cluster of the feathers

hats

These

crown.

hats

garden-party

earlyautumn

black ostrich Ijorders

have
a

front of the

crinoline

maize-colored

new

forth

which

wear,

are

on

the

on

the

velvet-

not

rule,their particularattraction
weight
pliableeffect of their featherlight,
a

brims.

crumpled

with flowers
ends
floating
valleyblend

part of

stand
and

sense

common

their

creed here in America.

our

or

are

looks
brims

made

of fine white

and
like silver liraid,
and

crowns

feathers,from which

with

green

fall

long

of liliesof the

of tulle. Bunches

white horse-hair

covered

velvet

on

the

ing
gleam-

bonnets, while largerand

becoming shapes in black

with poppies.
trimmed

horse

hair

are

for ill.

or

connection

in front

of him

nine

out

of ten will

and

bite the

chances

art

by

often to remark

I used

Paris,"What

torments

poor fashionable
of tortuous

women

thankful

that

am

reallyknows

how

are

Herr

in

service

bureau

Alps.

face

my
distortions these

do

cause
simply besuffer,

concern

that

perfectcorset.

of corsets

"

made

here in

of
the laws
in which
health,
beauty and of scientific corset making are
thoroughlycombined.
These corsets are
a
benefitto womankind,
and a delighttoo, for they are beautiful and
perfectin every detail.
/ have
In all my practiceand observation,
their equal.
never
seen
Corsets.
I refer to the Royal Worcester
others.
will have
no
My wife wears them
Corset
She buys them at the Royal Worcester
here in Worcester, 328 Main street.
House
Worcester

"

"

as

requires
rabid dog,

advice

given.

climb

THE BEST IN THE WORLD.

Prices

Styles

and

the

Three

Lechnerisknownas

Europe.
on

one

times

He

of the
a

day

Wants.

All

Suit

the "most

is in the weather

highestpeaks of
tions
he takes observa-

It is the
them to Vienna.
telegraphs
Christmas
on
Day to
villagers
cut their way
up to his eyrienest through the
and take him
snow-clad valleyand mountain
presents. Throughout the year, it is the only
time he

and

can't afford

it would

that

and

custom

in the

wife,while in

there is

to make

To

Peter

lonelyman"

to

ami

corsets."

is brand

There

made

has been
progress
certain makers.

tree.

nearest

the

Wonderful
corset

; itshould

it

always looks, but the

ing
the real danger lies in takis all rightenough, and we

flight."This
for one
hope it is true, but Light
to promise that it will follow the
The

can

do great harm
corset may
be highlybeneficial.

will overtake

course

still and

that

result shows

Of

away,

runs

do,the dog

animal

this

terrible as

and

screams

victim.

stand

to

courage

"

hats

Bridemaids'

horse hair,which
have

will not

women

assert

in

semi-technical terms

other

half-dozen

be
frequently found
may
useful. The labial surface of the teeth is that
toward the lips; the buccal, that facing the
cheek; the lingual,that next the tongue on
the lower jaw; the palatal,that facing the

nel
other fancies. Fine cream-white flanand
late in the fall,
blouses will be worn
made
waists
are
ready
Chine
de
new
crepe
with skirts of
for demi-dress uses, to be worn
lace,velvet,silk or wool.

set

it. They have

independence.
intelligence.
They
America
is a wonderfully
yV^t*country.
is a
of Women"
The
"Higher Education
Our

too much

the

this

among

*" Some

these

ize he?-e.

largefull sleeves
of the new
jacketsfor early
used on some
are
The
roof of the mouth.
approximalsurfaces
and
are
jauntyin effect if the
very
autumn
is elegant. Light weight
are those
facing neighboringteeth ; of these
cut of garment
those facing from the centre,
cloths of a fine English tweed are preferred the distal being
the centre of
the mesial those lookingtoward
for autumn
jackets.
the
in the very
jaw.
% She who wishes to appear
coat
heightof stylemust get herself a triple
idea is really
We
This triplicate
Might be Nervous.
wear.
for autumn
the coat.
only similated by three skirts to
only
Somebody says that "if people were
different
the way to avoid
They may be of two or even three
about
taughthalf so much
fabrics and colors.
about
we
sunstroke,
as
are
mad
they
dogs
and more
are
more
woolens
of hydrophobia.
would not often hear of a case
", Bordered
wear
is that a mad
A good thingto know
dog
generallythe fashion, and for every day
of
Some
serviceable.
he is runthe course
ning
aside from
turns
nothing can be more
never
which
silken
border,
have
a
woolens
is
if
one
these
rightin
to bite anybody. So
attractive. Plaids and
makes them still more
he can
get out of
the path of a rabid animal
side and out of
all danger by jumping to one
stripesare the favorite designsfor such bor
if it is absolutely
ders.
the path of the dog. But
or
to tire of the blouse waist,
impossibleto get out of the way, the man
*^ No one seems
should stand perfectlystill and face
and models in heavier fabrics are being made
woman
and
scarlet blouses, black
aside
then
himself,
He
will
turn
the
autumn
for
wear,
dog.
up
models
surah
black
appearing run in a different direction,while if the person
satin and

are

same

"

they

*, Yokes

the

follow

Europeans do ?
that our chat turns
now
is,ladies,
cannot
tyranthings,fashion-makers
dress that

of

known
are
leads our women
to
; while the molars
This free intelligence
"twelve year" and "wisdom
is reasonable
what
"six-year,"
discriminate and demand
the
Add
designations and best.
teeth," respectively.
lower, and any tooth
or
corsets
rightor left,
upper
Speaking of fine figuresin women,
and unmistakably specified.have greatlyto do with figure either for good
be instantly
can
as

so
butterflies of feathers are
wonder that
charminglynatural that it is little
for autumn
favorite decoration
a
are

They

the

Barron.

not

we

women

is it?

truth

The

an
known
as
upper jaw, is familiariy
"stomach
"eye tooth," in the lower jaw,as a
the
called
The bicuspidsare
simply
tooth."

Small

hats.

as

models

on

"American

dress,Mrs.

and

Freedom

cuspid,

; the

that

say

the finest figures."Why

But, doctor,do

in the

also

side of the hat.

the lateral

as

Doctor, you
have

firstand second

plume will be
earlyautumn,

trimming for

hat
doubt.

central,the second

dark,

are

velvet.
long ostrich

The

to

among

greens, rich and

light greens

The

beautiful.

and

lovelyin

ott

Conspicuous

greatest advantage.
these

show

in velvet

first incisor is known

The

the front.
The

2^rv.

cii.A.:PTEi^

of

better method
through life with no
of the
designatingany particularmember
and
dental familythan by opening the mouth
placingthe end of a fingerupon the offender.
of the adult jaw,
Beginning at the centre
which
is fullyequipped contains
the mouth
these sets
each
: and as
four sets of eightteeth
be
side of either jaw may
correspond,one
Each set contains
taken as an objectlesson.
two
cuspid, two bicuspids and
incisors,one
three molars, in the order named, beginingat

go

complexion.

of

multitude

forFineFigures.
Facts

or

proper names
teeth may be learned

of a
rich sumptuous shade of garnet
%
and can be
purplishhue is a favorite color,
color
in
of
worn
by those who have any depth

Teeth.

designationof the
by a child in five minutes,
people
generallyintelligent

The

the

the

About

SeptemberStyles.

WORCESTERCORSETCO.

of the

sees

human

face.

328 Main Street,

RetailStore,
WORCESTER,

MASS.

L T (i H T

KODAKS!!

NEW

I wonder

"Yon pressthe

button,

the

basket

Styles

Films.
,
Stock Dealers.
all Photo
sale by
y
COMPANY,
EASTMAN
^^^
KOCHESTEK.
Send for catalogue.

Transparent

of

many

how

clothes

which

who

take the business

can

oculist
his

upon

know

not
N.

T.

remarked, when

once
success

success

My

Co.

"

has evolved

way

Ready

Made

AND

a-4-

I N

the neckband
from

made

all times choice

to order in the most

goods.
correct

Opposite Bay

State

Main

Street.

286

to

mons
sum-

rescue

torture

of

through which
find his way,

aggravatingly

most

was

to

cast-iron

same

collar failed to have

because
affinity

flatand starched
Garments
manner.

House,

played
bit of temper dis"good man" when the

occasional

an

by that
of

Department
at

the

STREET.

MAIN

339

"

shirt-band and

Contains

from
sleeves

sightat the top of

of reach and

FURNISHINGS.

Ciistom

in order

impossible for him

while
bosom

MEN'S

tototototojototojotot

various

occasional

an

of mine

pair of starched-down

it was

out
"

do

! but you

itselffrom

the regions above

to

that patient man

Insurance,

plimented
com-

how

trialsand failures ; from

"Ah

ALLEN,

JoJotoJoJoJotoJotoJoJ

eyes I failed upon before

many
of us
came."
And so it is with many
have tried to iron a shirt without knowing

how.

^.-C

in hand

woman

herself,
ironingshirts or table-linen well.

who

Sell Fine

the

then, lucky

the

A famous

E.

time

in

and

I will," and

JUSTUS

pen
hap-

just the

For

Davis

shirt

sometimes

dampened

keepers
house-

hold" of

chooses

are

"leave, so

to

motherless

us

'take

to

for
with

Sizes, all toaded

and

how

of emergency,
"Mary" often

cases

we do therest." when

New

prosaicsubject,but isn't it

know
in

Seven

Shirt.

a
Ironing
It may
be
fruitfulone?

19

had

said band

particle

been

stiff. I remember

one

ironed
or

Insurance

Fire

EDW. E.

deliver us!"
was
nobody can
years ago, and now
shirt like "John'swife,"and this is how

But this
iron

Presumably itis washed, starched

dampened. First, iron the wristbands

make

dry and then the sleeves. Open the sleeves

of
before theydry stickingtogether because
the starch. Then
pick up the shirt at the
shoulders and iron the yoke. This done, iron
the back by foldingdown the middle, ironing
toward
each
sleeve to avoid
touching the
with the
bosom.
Now
lay the shirt down
iron the neck-bandpullthe body of

bosom

uppermost,

and

As

iron around

the band,

you

the shirt

the neck

at

right anglesto

at

up

the

is thus
your band
ironed dry,you will find it nicelyin shape.
Now
iron all the front of the shirt except the

of the iron.

face

and

latest

ings
specialtyof insuring Dwell-

Furniture

Household

and

LONGLEY,

St., Worcester.

Main

339
We

she does it :
and

two

.Sundaymornings when the litanyseemed to

Lord,
end with "from ironingall shirts,Good

under

approved forms,

most

at

the

lowest

rates.

DON'TBe Duped

When

Put in the bosom-board,

get a nice,
is not too hot, rub off your
fresh iron which
bosom
with a bit of damp cloth,stretch tight

have lately been placed upon the market

There
ob.iolete cditiou of
several cheap reprintsof an
"
Webster's
Dictionary."They ore being offered
low
at a
prioo

bosom.

and iron

dry.
Now
for folding.Lay the shirt on the bosom,
side
take up a plaitin the back, then fold one
and lay the
from the edge of the bosom
over
it; fold the other side
sleeve of this side upon
and the sleeve on top of this. Now
upon thi.s,
can

you

line

on

Due

place
pick up without disarranging,
quick heat, and your work is done.
older
is here given to some
deference
over

liousekeeper who
but

there

was

has
time

better way than this,

these few hints

instance-s

few

to

papers.
Announcements

have
been gladlyread by the writer,
tendered to a few who can
they are now
"paint beautifully,"
you know, but who may
some
day have to iron a shirt.

and

In Granite and Marble,

Trade

marks

were

known

in ancient

lon;
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SUMMER.

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authorized in P^nglandin 1300 ; Guwere
tenburg,the inventor,is said to have had a

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them

as

they
MASS

lawsuit

over

his trade mark.

as

1000

in

preuiiuinfor sub.scriptions
comparatively

ReprintDictionaries,
of
its day
much

phototype copies
ago,
that

which
book

ill
was

a
was

hook
of ov.t
forty years
and
Bolcl for about g.'i.fHi,
p.ii'cr,print,and

superiorin

imitations, and
binding to thesn
instead
best Dictionary of tlic time

was

then

the

of borng

Long Since Obsolete.

words,"
The supplement of lO.ooo ao-called " new
to contain,
of these hiwks arc advertised
which
some
was
compiledby a gentleman who has been
over
published "
dead
thirty years, ami was
Other so-called additions "rB
foro his death.
reprintsof alike nature.
bridged
UnaKdltlon
of Webster's
which
to-day is accepted
Dictionary,
Standard
and The Best,containsover2tK)0
illustrations
on
with
every
nearly
page,
pages,
and bears our
imprint on the title page.
as

China

of these

reprintsaro very rnisloailinu : f'-rinstance, they

a"ivcrti.ied to bo tho Hul'stHntiiil eijiiivaU-Mit
are
in
of "an
eiplit to tw.'lve d..IIar book," wlu-u
reality from A to Z they are all

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when

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glad to print any

of

news

interest

to

of notable individual
Tennis
fraternity;scores
dress,
matches, receptionsor ladies day gatherings,etc. AdOffice.
Tennis Editor, Light

the

event.

the county are

cracks will
what

and

rolled

put

Mr.

fine

in

several

Entries from

grounds,which

Club

the Worcester

on

will be

shape for the

outside

while
expected,

towns

all the Worcester

is littledoubt

play. There

George F. Crocker,

in

but

ner,
year'swin-

last

dark

horse

will win again, unless some

confident ever since the
has been
The entries
shows up.
outside of Worcester
that Oliver S. Campbell
tournament
close till Saturday night,but among
do
not
would win the national tennis championship,
the local players entered are D. O. Earle,C.
and that itsconfidence has not been misplaced
B. Earle,George and Randolph Crompton, H.
made
evident last Wednesday, when Mrwas
A.
P. Kirk
L. Dadmun,
M. Southgate, H.
Campbell defeated Mr. H. W. Slocum, Jr.,
ter's
The week will be Worcesand H. W. Smith.
three sets to one, with great ease, the scores
tennis week and a largecrowd ought to
of the sets being 6-2,4-6,6-3,6-1.
be on the grounds.
Light

Nahant

highest tennis
of this country deservedly,his work
honor
and best ever
steadiest
this season
the
being
shown
sible
player,with the posby any American
exception of "retired champion" R. D.
Campbell has

Mr.

the

won

Sears.
an
Oliver
S. Campbell is today without
try,
equal amongst the active playersof the coun-

and

in

match

feels confident
retired

Mr.

with

R.

D.

Sears, Light

Campbell would

make

the
The

hustle.

champion

have not yet

prizesfor the tournament
been selected but they will be worthy of competition.
Two
prizeseach will be given for
in
and
first
and
a
doubles,
solation
prize consingles
and one in consolation doubles
singles,
will also be offered. Mr. Walter
Perley Hall
will probably act as
referee, and it is expected
will be played off
that the matches
off rapidly.
The

committee

all matches

Although only twenty-two years old, Mr.

He has
Campbell'srecord is an enviable one.
won

innumerable minor

and

tournaments

has

championship in doubles, both

national and intercollegiate.
In 18S8 he won
second prizeat Newport, and last year he was
in
the
All-comers
against Q. A.
runner-up
held

Shaw.

the

He

has

for

two

years

championship of the South

and

this year has

sett and Newport.

won

Mr.

at

at

past
St.

won

five sets.

have not

shall be

two

would

Light

yetdecided whether
in

three,or three in

suggest

that

the

arrangement is the better,as under the

second method, the chances of finishingthe

former

tournament

in

week

would

be

decided'y

slim.

the
THE

PLAY-GOER.

occupied the week at the

If we are
Theatre, and both were good ones.
such a strengthof good attractions as
to have
Two

plays have

his

into

had

who

but

M.

Hunter,

Mr.

part.

two

the Scotchman,

C. Valentine,

T.

appearances,
of the
one

was

as

once

twice

or

McGrath,

as

best.

Pettibone, the

acted well,but

Mr.

T.

jealous man,
overdid

rather

despair and worry, I thought. The play

easier
finely staged, something made
than usual by the fact that there was but one
his

was

the

To

scene.

Wife"

"The

to

fact

same

short waits between

something of

was

is similar

It

me.

Ball,"but I do

the very

due

was

the acts.

not think

it

as

ment
disappoint-

"The

to

Charity

strong

as

the

"societycomedy,"
tragedy of broken hearts and disappointed
hopes far outweighs the laughableportion
mixed
so
of it,and, indeed,the two
are
that the observer
to
hardly knows whether
laugh first and shed tears afterward,or vice
latter play. It is billed

as

but the

did

Clifton, who

William

Mr.

versa.

not

at

well fitted for the

especially
part of John Rutherford, a United States
Senator, showed his strength in time and in
the last act sustained his part well. The
play
byMr. Sands, as Major Putnam, and
between
Mr.
Findley, as Silas Truman, is a clever
pieceof writing. Mr. Sands made patchwork

firstseem

to

be

of his lines

once

was

well

done.
not

or

twice, but

Mr.

the whole

on

Whittlesey,as

the standard.

reach

Mr.

it

Robert

Percy

Jack Dexter, of Columbia, has, I

think,a good conception of his part,but he
Walcot,

was
BY

Nahant, Narraganbia
Colum-

effective trio,Mr. Kennedy being

acting and putting a palpable

an

realism

Gray, did

Mask and Make-Up.

Augustine,

Campbellis

made

flawless in his

in

too

as

fresh

even

speech and

for
manner

fresh freshman, and

much

too

boyish for

supposed to be "sowing his

any young man
cot
oats" at college. I could introduce Mr. Wal-

of
collegeman, class of '91and a member
to some
collegemen of the age he represented,
Upsilon. He has the reputationof being
who appear about a hundred
years old
has been
indicated so
far this season, there
the best volleyerand net playerwho has ever
and are as dignified
as
a bank
president. As
will be few who can find room
for criticism.
played tennis,and if he goes abroad next year,
Helen
as
for the ladies.Miss Charlotte Tittle,
he doubtless will,he will in all probability
as
did
did well with her part, and so
Truman,
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday were
make
of the English cracks open their
some
Ives.
Miss
Mrs.
Miss Josephine Shepperd as
taken
of
by Gillette's "All the Comforts
than they did a year ago when he
did
Lucille
eyes more
I
not
Alice Shepherd,
as
Ferrant,
Home," and there were
at
very good houses
defeated Mr. E. G. Meers, at Newport.
sand in
fancy. She ought to have had more
all four performances" for there was a matinee
Miss
her spitefulness,
rather than a whine.
It is easy
to
on
understand,
Wednesday.
Mr. Campbell ought to win the Intercollegiate
Jeannette Lowrie, as Kitty Ives, might have
after seeingthe play,why it had a run of one
championship with ease and by so
and
she
done a good deal worse
might have
hundred
or
nights at the Boston
Museum,
doing wind up the best series of matches ever
somewhat
better. She
what
done
partook somewhy it should have even a greater run than
in America.
played by any one man
lover's "freshness." All
of her youthful
I think it is the brightest,
that.
cleanest
the persons in the play are societypeople,and
Valentine G. Ha!l and Clarence Hobart won
in" well, I don't
comedy that I have seen
from
the scenes
are
societylife. This being
the American
know
championship in doubles,after
when I've seen
The fun is pure
a better.
the case, there was
murder, though a de.il
no
contest
with J.A. Ryerson and
a hard-fought
and the action spirited.I did not see
thing
anyThe
survives.
and
of
everybody
hatred,
in the play that would
be objectionable
J. W. Carver, the western cracks. Five sets
closingscene is a good one and was well done.
settle the match, and as
to
to the most
fastidious.
were
necessary
witnessed by a large house
The
play was
the western
Light
predicted,
pairwere "in it"
Thursday night. To-day there is a matinde
"All the Comforts of Home"
ent
is wholly differup to the last minute.
and an eveningperformance.
from
the ordinary comedy based
upon
It was
a great day for Columbia, Campbell
American
domestice
and its originality
life,
"A Brass Monkey" came
last week,
to town
and Hall both representing
that college,
while
exerts a fascination in every scene.
It is not
accompanied by "Our Country Cousm," who
Hobart is a New
Yorker.
he
easy to tell "what will happen next :" hence
a
averred that it was
when
"A Cold Day
close interest in the development of the play. couldn't find the girl he wanted, but "Mr.
The Crescent
Club tournament
was
brought
York"
Barnes
of
New
in
along,
The people who played it here constitute one
happening
successful close, C. B. Earle winning
to
a
of Home,
search of "All the Comforts
tured
capof the most evenly-balancedcompanies that
second
place in singleswhile H. M. South"The
who
e.xclaimed,"Pshaw!
Wife,"
could have been gotten together. The minor
Mr. Barnes, you are too far behind
the times,
first in doubles.
gate and H. N. Rice won
portant,and
implayed as well as those more
parts were
so
next, anyway,
Marble brothers carryingoff second prize.
'My Jack'comes
you
or
more
will have to wait until 'Old Jed Prouty comes
prominent,rather,for let the
is
This
'A
of
the
StraightTip.'
minor
rated.
along.
importance
The
Winslow
parts be not underclub with itsseventy members
Mr. Henry Miller,
Alfred Hastings,
as
is making thingslively
at its courts, which
are
I noticed Mrs. Lillie Wilkinson, in F centre,
was
exceedingly clever,particularlyin his
occupied most of the time.
joying
to be enWednesday night,and she seemed
Bender
duplicatelove-making. The
family,
"All the Comforts
of Home"
much
as
The
second
annual
tournament
for the
representedby Mr. M. A. Kennedy, Miss Ida
of those in the audience have, in the
as
many
county championship will be played next
Vernon
and charming Miss
Maude
Adams,
past, enjoyed her own work on the boards.
Psi

"

HT

1^1(1
and

Great Fair.

The

aud

attracted

piggies,especiallythe
Once

Worcester

more

has

passed through

of "Fair Week,"

the throes of excitement

England Fair, with

again the great New
accompaniments, has passed
is
Worcester.
It
not
through
necessary to say
the Fair
a
It always is in
was
success.
This fact has become
Worcester.
so
deeply
impressed in the minds of the officers of the
New
England Society that it is altogether
probable that it will be several years before
any change in the location of the Fair is made.
The grounds of the Worcester
Agricultural
this year in better shape to accommodate
Societywere
all its necessary

"

both

exhibitors

and

exhibited,

visitors and

before.
The
visited,than ever
building or, more
properly speaking,
fair-like
Machinery Hall, added a much more
to
the west
side of the grouud
appearance

new

than did
remains

the old hall,while the reconstructed

of the old

buildingpresenteda much
better appearance
than it did in days of yore.
The
track was
in perfect condition,and is
probably the best half-mile track in New England.
The

accomodation

for the

livestock,

poultryand for the various exhibits of agricultural

implements were
ample and convenient,
ard under the careful supervisionof the local
the necessary arrangements for aiding
society,
the judges were
all so satisfactory
that few
heard.
complaintswere
The lovers of trottingfound
their heart's
delighton the track, and the grand-stand and
stables were
at all times swarming with horsemen,
and otherwise.
professional
Wednesday and Thursday drew the crowds,
and a view of the grounds from the press-stand
most
was
interesting.On Thursday the crowd
was
simply immense; it filled the grand-stand,
lined the track

sides,almost

both

on

the circle,while in the halls

except

move

as

the

crowd

could

one

bore him

while

in the

few

carriageswere
from

their

vacant

driven

in

on

its

widely extended

more

The

much

positionhaving

view.

advertised

and

talked of balloon

The

piggies,came

wee

throughout the week

races

in
formly
uni-

were

good, and the evening attractions drew

UTSder
good audiences.
the softened
glare
of the electric lightsthe grounds presented a
ness
picturesqueadpcarance, and the harshby daylight mellowed
into a fairy-land
by night.
Of course,
there were
speechesduring the
week, bnt they didn't play an important part
in the week's proceedings. Nobody seemed
very

to notice the aljsence of the

militia made

Governor, and the

showing and attracted

much
if they escorted a half
as
attention as
dozen governors.
The Patrons of Husbandry
had their usual prettily
adorned
tent which
served

good

as

shelter many
Chamberlain

to

same

old

was

Marshal

weary
and

his

stafi

served

should

tennis

the

near

her

grandstand

be seen, from
to
the well

luncheon

where

restaurant

the

eling
trav-

for the

fourth

one

with tact allows

of
privilege

choice, but

usually considered

are

informal

meals, and guests should be informed

arrival that the matutinal
between

hours, and

certain

on

their

be had
repast
be given also the
can

time of the other repasts.

Lead

Making
New

equipped

the boats if

or

hostess

not desire to avail themselves

of any of the profferedgayeties,no
offense
should
be
taken.
Breakfast
and
some

York

from
wood

Pencils.

manufacturer

pencil lengths,some

to

vender

guests the
of them

of every nature
sandwich

were

court

water.

the process :
from

"The

cedar

thus describes

we

Florida, and

use

cipally
prin-

comes

obtained

it is

the fallen trees that lie there.

is delivered

the lead, and

to

us

in blocks, sawed

of them

tirely
en-

The
to

thick,to receive

thin,for the piece that is to

the lead. The blocks are sawed

some

be

glued over
pencilseach. They are grooved by a
Christian Temperance
Union fed thousands
the groove
being the place where the
saw,
also
counter
ran
a
lunch
and
tributed
disdaily. They
lead is to lie. The leads are kept in hot glue,
literature.
Nobody
temperance
are
peared and
applaced in the grooves as the blocks
so
it is probable everyto be starving,
that is done, the thin piece
are
body
ready. When
satisfied their desires,in some
is glued fast to the thick one.
When
way, and
dry the
is still
Worcester's
reputationfor hospitality
blocks are run through a machine that cuts the
untarnished.
pencilsapart. Another machine shapes them,
From
every standpoint the fair has been a
making them octagonal,or round, or flat,or
time

the

ladies

and

success,

of

Lk;ht

of visitors have

the

trusts

second

Women's

for four

that the thousands

three-cornered,as the

enjoyed their stay in the Heart

of the Commonwealth.

burnished

are

case

be.

may

The

by machinery,and

are

and

bunches, boxed

in

ready to be tied

cils
pen-

then

put

out."

Inviting
The
a

fixed

one,

Guests.

as

when

welcome

person

determine

for

is asked
whether

on
one

Will

would

be

day, a week, or a month.

Most
large circle of friends have
persons
adopted an Anglo-Saxon form of invitation and
distinctly
specifythe date and duration of a
informal note is generallywritten
visit. An
a

At

Wednesdays
Take

houses, enables

hostess

Knowles

STUDIO,

his NEW

Street, Monday,
and

September 8.
Saturdays,from

liuilding,
51S M.iin
Mondays, Tuesdays,

12

to

6 p.m.

elevator.

PRENDIVILLE,

HARRY
98

in this fashion:

of country

itistructinn in

resunif

visit it is

with

ANDERSON

MR.

English fashion of invitinga guest for

period is a very proper and sensible

dilificultto

tries
tapes-

as

lives

in keeping
everywhere and were
indispensable
thingsmoving.
of the
one
"Feeding the multitude" was
great questionsof the day, and establishments

somewhat

have

there is

or

were

gorgeous

quiltswhich

guest"todo pretty much as he or she pleases,

time for his or
her
providing at the same
amusement
in every way
possible; it may lie
a picnic,
a coaching party, or
a
hunting meet,

visitors. Chief

"Dear Mrs. .\.: I

the great
failure,
should
be pleased to have
come
on
you
balloon barelyrising above
the electric-light
remain
and
(the
a
week
15th),
poles,and the great leap by the parachute Wednesday
with
The
will
meet
me.
at
the
carriage
you
artist being taken from the top of the horsedepot. Yours cordially."This styleof note
sheds.
sets one
at ease, and
one
thus arcan
range
entirely
The exhibits in the halls attracted much
tention
atone's comings
and goings for the season.
from the ladies,who went
into ecstasies
It
the
sider
keeps away
parasiteswho conthe exhibits of paintings,
over
and crazy quilts.
it their privilegeto prey upon the owners
to a male observer,the crazy quiltswere
the
ascension

this may be well intentioned but it is not well

bred.
True
consists in leavinga
hospitality

of the appearance

around

of
spots, hundreds
about, the occupants

elevated

more

The

scarcely

resistless surging. Fakir's Row, and the vicinity

of the band-stand, was
thick with people,

attention.

for their share of attraction.

and

once

3j

much

Front

A\'"ir"-e!^tf

.Street,

Publisher
dealer in Band,
Music.
Miscellaneous
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again

Herewe are

to Rent.
Art Studies

to

bring together people of congenial tastes,

made
to order.
MouldiuKS, EtthinKS,
Picture frames
pected
prevents overcrowding of the house l"yunexof years, but even
his eye could not
fail to be
Engravings and Paintings for sale.
and
arrivals,
so
that a
adjust matters
attracted by some
of the more
tasteful exhibits
STREET.
succession of people come
and go, remaining
MAIN
EVEXIN(;S.
OI'EN
of some
of Worcester's
biggestfirms.
avoid
to
or
justlongenough
In
monotony
ing
fatigufound
tractions
atMachinery Hall the men
fine
The
artist paints so wondrous
In the city,
the patience of a hostess.
more
to their taste, and
there,and
wnere
the residences of the wealthy
even
famous
he
makes
a
That
name;
the agriculturalimplements, they
amongst
it
is
have their limitation of space,
not always
draw
a line,
time.
The
spent much
printer cannot
to return
the many
indebtednesses of
po.ssil)le
The
great feature of the Fair, however,
there just the same.
But
he
for the bare walls of the Halls for

score

220

was

the exhibition of cattle.

of the best stock, New

Rows

England

upon

could

rows

produce

to
the eye of ignorant,
there, and even
the tine appearance
dence
eviof the animals
gave
of the care
of their thriftyowners.
The displayof sheep was
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enter

workman

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alone, and he may

will be divided
profits
at

questionis the great questionof

ject.
is being written on the subthe day, and much
ideas are beingsuggestedfor
Many new
ical
the most raddifficulty,
of which are brought forward in "Looking
has set
This book
Backward."
people to

the

is

that

tainly
cer-

a
great point in favor of the book.
the "Uncle
"Looking Backward"
may become
Tom's Cabin" of the labor question.

there

But

who

many

are

book,

the

oppose

bring forward what appear to them serious

objectionsto the theories therein suggested;
and no prominent writer has, as yet, so far as
I know, openly acceptedthe book as a whole.
and

The

idea

be that character would

to

seems

not

ever,
develop under such easy surroundings. Hownot
I am
not a profound thinker,and am
preparedto criticisesuch a book as "Looking
short
I
Backward."
merely intend in this
article to suggest an
improvement on the
will apply principally
to
which
presentsystem,
the manufacturing branch of the labor army.
It appears

to

the foundation

that

me

aside

set

of the members

as

in

hours

day

this way,

well

as

or

number

other similar

as

be
it may
of working

peacefullysettled

be

can

whole,

The

left to the committee.

seventy.
the

saws

take

both sides.

to

committee.
is

There

is liable to

is made

of the

Then
will combine

in

one

for obvious

reverses

factories of

sons.
rea-

do ?
be

his

stronger,and

to

Efforts

societies.

and other
secure

should
member

for each

home

be
;

"In

union

there

of

use

this

fied
They are dissatiswith the present system ; they want a voice
stand togetherand
in their affairs. Let them
If they have perIn this way.
How?
fect
act.
another
and are honest,
in
one
confidence
the

move

about

am

will "'ivefreedom.
into a society and

put

certain

become

them

plan

form

follows

as

themselves

in the

and shareholder

new

factoryand put in
society. Erect
machinery. Elect a foreman
the necessary
rent

or

and go ahead.
and
This is a society,

have

you

secretary, and
vice-president,
also all the

necessary

amendment
member

be

up

have
the

constitution

good by-laws subjectto

have

or

president,
Have

committees.

society incorporated. Draw

and
carefully,

treasurer;

change

as

shareholder

needed.

by owning

Let
one

each

share,

in the factory.
be a
but he must
outside shareholders; only workers
Have
no
ter
wishes to enIf a workman
hold shares.
can
worker

also

the
means

society who
to

become

has

not

the

shareholder, and

necessary

his skiU

to

sawmills

and

and

at

obliged to
have

them

forge,
into

cast

were

spoons

of

exceeded

the country

Fox"
most

of the Revolution, Francis Marion, is a

interesting
one, like allhis historical work.

Hotel

Clerk.

here

are

we

States,whenever

excused

be

for
is

There

annoying

guest asked
with

him

tions.
ques-

big, double-headed

truth

quoted statement.
This same
clerk,whose
equal for dispatching
has
of work
perhaps never
a large amount
that it was
been surpassed,also maintained

contained

to

this clerk's

in

less of

much

all

answer

strain

on

the mind

questions put

to

and
him

nerve

by the

way than to refuse. This view

guests in some
of the subjectproved him to be the rightman
scientious.
thoroughlyconrightto reply
made by the guest, and doing
to the demands
not only not a satisfaction but
otherwise was

right place. He

in the

To

With

worry.

him

was

it seemed

all the heavy strain during his

healthy,contented, and always

fooUsh
Even
questions
in the best humor.
harder to endure by the clerk
much
become
to neglectthem,
himself
to
discipline
tries
who
indifferent
totally
unless that clerk is by nature

watch he

John Fiske's estimate of the bold "Swamp

The

was

of the

clerks

hotel

United

him.

about

regardingthe welfare of those

obligingand
genial,efficient,

courteous

States

can

be

counted by the hundreds; the more's the pity

picturesquecharacters of our
exist. The
that justthe oppositekind does
haps
Revolutionary period, he says, there is pereller
experiencedby the tourist and travof the people, contrast
who, in the memory
no
one
is

the

all

Of

Francis

as

gallantrace

of

He

Marion.
men

of

ture
adven-

with romantic

closelyassociated

so

Let each

generalfund and

the

into

sum

member

suggest is safe and

to

Let

Marion.

Francis

make

one

of the United

that

own

and it is very weak.

strength." Let them

strengthin the rightway.
is

was

for,"used to be
of a hotel clerk employed in the
of the largest and busiest hotels

the remark

of the individual
with the liberty
interfering

without

made

let him

not

consisted

seldom

them, he

Ideal

is what

"That
office of

opposite character

become

and

standing
class of goods

weakness

capitalist? building societymight be started with this in

I might go on
into details,but I
And
view.
But, how ? he may say. Let me suggest. We
that
a largebody of
will suppose, for instance,
have said enough to illustrate the principle.
This
in
a
and
allow
are
largefactory.
engaged
somebody else to carry
men
I will close,
understand
the trade
as
a whole
the idea further.
body of men
of course, understands
do you think of it ?
What
thoroughly;each individually,
only one
part of the trade. This
Worcester, Mass.
dividuals
inbody as a whole is strong ; separate it into
Why

from

The

certain

factoryin which

alone.

shall the

what

But

and

men,

arm

while pewter mugs

"

"

swiftness

For

tack
such equipment he would atbullets. With
and other necessary
stenographers,
book-keepers,
than two
and overwhelm
be received as members,
partiesof more
office help should
would
even
hundred
he
or
to
Tories;
shareholders.
become
swoop
if they are
willing
column
of British regularson their
a
upon
set free their
march, throw them into disonler,
In time, societies of this kind will springup
national committee
a
slayand disarm a score or two, and
prisoners,
all over the country. Then
in
out
of
the
darkling forest as
sight
will be required,and representatives plunge
swiftlyand mysteriouslyas he had come.
will be sent from each local society. Matters
tional
be settled by the naof great importance can

of the
Business
member.
managers
presentlabor trouble lies in the fact that the
has not sufficient independence. highestskill can
then be engaged,and success
working man
him
little
certain.
more
gives
The
be
will
very
present system
him greatly.
which concern
voice in matters
Each
societyshould have its coat-of-arms
His only action
is no voting power.
There
and banner, and everythingshould be done to
be so,
the strike. It should not
is war
now
system. Let it be
give dignityto the new
Have
loss for the time
sical,
muof any kind means
literary,
for war
progressivein every way.

being loss
working man

twenty
To

wrought into rude swords

in

The

matters.

him.

force sometimes

His

resources.
ment,
factory,for repairs,enlargeless than
Any matter should be settled by

etc.

manders
partizancom-

ness
he was
unequalled,and the boldseemed almost incredible,
exploits
compared with the meagreness of his

when

for

sum

few

the other

on

was,

in which

excelled

have

Then

of the

use

vote

certain

warfare
legitimate

of my
and

one
women

distress the

To

and secrecy
of his

the

as

I detest."

business

the shareholders

among

the end of the year, or at such times

of the society may deem
proper.

it will be well to

hand,

by

; "to distress poor

is what

in

enemy

thing
every-

be burned

house

people,"said he

departments. The

vote

the settlement of this

thinking harder than before, and

have

managers;

first-class in all the

labor

shall

"Never

wages
later

children

good business

Have

The

on

shareholder

if he is saving.

CREELMAN.

C.

GEORGE

BY

Z}

services France

whose

Louis .\ IV,
forever deprivedwhen
His father had
the edict of Nantes.
the coast,
on
Georgetown,
planternear

been

had

at

tion,
occupaand the son, while following the same
called off to the western
had
been
of 1759, in the
war
frontier by the Cherokee
course

in

he had

woodland

strategy.
old, a man
demeanor, small

years

seven

modest
in

of which

made
He

himself
now

was

of few

words
and

in stature

organized,but
frame, delicately

with wonderful

nervous

energy

an

as

tar

some

are

to

hotels
tage
advan-

dome.

and

smoky

ber,
in a close chamgas is burned
iron
top of which is a tight-fitting
with a
The oil is lighted and burns
of
tiame, giving off small particles
condensed on the sides of
are
which

natural

or

at

slight carbon,

endowed

most
respect is something al-

There

How
Lampblack is Obtained.
way
Lampblack is made in much the same
oil
charcoal,only no wood is used. Heavy

adept
forty-

sleepless
quicknessof

and

in this

changes could be made

in which
is no doubt about it.
: there

revoked
been

hotels

unaccountable.

belonged to that

the

the chamber
is

into

lampblack.

finished, the

dome

When

the process

descends

and

the lampblack off. It is tolerably

in
scrapes
Like a woman
intelligence.
black and permanent,and can
fulness, pure, is very
sympathy, he was a knight in courtesy, truthbe
advantageously used in making paint,
The brightnessof his
and courage.
sullied by an act of cruelty. blacking, etc.
never
fame was

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lookinga structure, or

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may
inferior

Worcester

MASS.,

SATURDAY,

fuller ranks.

SEPTEMBER

No. 29

1890.

13,

There

of brightyoung
are
scores
Neither
power.
cater to it
party dare now
who count
it their grandest
for its aid at the polls,
since by so doing it
the blue, and
heritagethat their fathers wore
would lose more
by desertion from itsown ranks
the
four feet long,rather than letters on
or
they are not insensible to the desirability
of
than it could gain from the Mormons.
Such,
buildingsor lamp-posts,or for other things maintainingsuch an organizationas this. Let
ere
many
years, will also be the situation in
which proclaim it to be "a great country city," it be conducted
on
a high plane,with
a tendency
Utah, and then the Mormon
question will
to
but Worcester
has reason
be proud of its
to elevate and
inspireits members, and
disappear as a national one.
The
change in
in which
it will have a followingof which not only the
streets and the condition
they are
the situation was
not fullyrealized until the
kept. We have the cleanest streets that can
sons, but the fathers,also,will be proud. As
Republican party took a decided anti-Mormon
the Grand
be found in a day's journey,and, better than
in
Army of the Republic wanes
stand last year in the constitutional convention
that, they are
well-paved. Of course, there
strength,though keeping all its laurels fresh,
and inserted a test oath clause in the
in
the Sons of Veterans
defects
all highways, and
are
sionally
occamust
perform the sacred
constitution that practically
denies the elective
some
complaint is made
regarding offices of Decoration Day and other memorial
franchise to any open adherent of the Mormon
obstructions or depressionsor other evils ; but,
occasions, and see to it that the veterans
church.
The
battle was
then transferred to
themselves
are
the whole, our
in comfort
streets
their last years.
on
evenly paved
pass
Washington, and the Mormons
were
totally
And
the Daughters of Veterans ?
and offer safe surfaces for all sorts of teams.
L.ight
defeated by the decision of the Supreme court
The grumblers should journey out a littleinto
stitutethat the clause
hopes that Worcester's patrioticgirlswill inwas
constitutional and by the

cityhall

is

because

it labels its streets

so

and

the world

with

how

see

boards

poorly

in Worcester

men

three

of

some

of the

Tent

our

Worcester,
The

town.

be

to

sure,

streets

The

fashion.

few feet of this sort

either side

still

of the

center

largesquare blocks

with

but

paved in

are

of

bustling

The

paved
stripof

of pave is bordered
on
of cobble-stones,
which

by paving

curb, where

to the

deep and

uneven

uncomfortable

ride over, lack

to

of

care

has resulted in a succession of

of the pave
hills and valleys through the streets.
They
from
appal the visitor,if perchance he comes
In New
own.
a smoothly-paved citylike our
Bedford, too, the cobble paving affects the

stranger in

similar

Worcesterian

After the tented

disconway.
has visited a few of these

places,and been joltedabout and shaken over

to a realizing
the pave, he ought to come
sense
When

of his unreasonableness.

public works,

fault with

select

streets

our

organizationof

The

find

must

we

tiously
conscien-

cannot

we

for

assault.

an

the

"Daughters of

Veterans," the various local divisions of which

"

No.
by the title "Tent
to complete the
be
seems
such
as
of
establishing
organizations
may
plan
indicated

are

it may

whatever

"

to

serve

fix in the

quarter of

Army of the

of

memory

the

and

sons

century back.

With

Republic, the

Woman's

full
did

the Grand
Relief

ters
Corps, the Sons of \'eterans,and the Daughto
be nothing
of Veterans, there seems

day the two latter will be

lacking. But some
the parent
left to discharge the duties which
sustain alone.
Some
day
organizationsnow
the old and
for

enfeebled

by others

will 1)6 more

this

rea.son

Veterans

it is

to

the

than there

and

are

now.

there
For

hoped that the Sons of

organizationmay
and
strengthand efficiency,

rapidlyincrease
be prepared for its
comes.

be cared

must

be

sister

new

in

the time

veterans

their comrades;

than
of them

and

as

soon

name

Daughters

as

admission

may
would

how

of

the

in

that

Worcester

are

they

to

want

homes

make

section.

faithful
live in
of

street
Park

to

their

democrats

slow

not

were

to

learn that

way,
railnue,
ave-

secure

building
people of

their

convention

candidates

for

for

the State

Consequently,

the nomination
election

of

to

soon

cur,
oc-

they turned their backs upon the Mormons

and completed the work of castingthem
the politicsof Idaho."
This
is certainly
clear and
a
interesting
of
description

and

them.

the polls.

at

success

their

at

traditions;
houses

own

The

of the state with the

containing the objectiveclause.

they, too, could get along without the Mormons

do so if they would
; indeed,they must

to

The

into the Union

constitution

\eterans,

of

out

They prefer to go a
long distance to and from their work, rather
the situation,and it shows
than be cooped up, nearer
the center
that Idaho comes
of the
into the Union
tenement
houses.
anti-Mormon.
Light
distinctly
city,in crowded
One
has
and
been
in
applauds their good sense
intelligence, of Brigham Young's widows
Worcester
this week, and is reported as havand so do all far-sighted
citizens. With cheap
ing
and reasonablyaccommodating transportation
in
the Mormon
expressed great faith
church and as giving assurance
from the outskirts of the city to the center
of
that it is rapidly
It does not appear,
heads
of
growing in numbers.
business, it is possible for many
families who work
however, that she denied the falling
in the shops or foundries,
off of the
in itshome.
at day
Mormon
It would be idle to
to
power
provide for their wives and
wages,
children
in the
comfortable
little homes
deny it.\'ictory
followingvictoryhas placedthe
Mormon
in the hands of Gentiles,or
territory
suburbs, where there is plentyof fresh air to
be had, and green grass and green
If the Mormon
trees to be
anti-Mormons, and the end is near.
looked at.
route
church
is indeed increasingin strength
the new
The
cars
run
over
it is time for its leaders to turn their thoughts
have been patronizedat the very beginning in
in some
other land.
to
indicate the trend of population to the finding of a home
a
way
toward
the southwestern
deny that the
Brigham Young's widow
may
part of the city. It
seemed

unfortunate

by

street

to have

Park

Meadow

figured Mountain
dis-

avenue

track, but when

car

stop

we

but

Mormons,

massacre

was

awful

the

the work

revelations

of

of the

"

daughters of the heroes of the late war,

comprehension of what those valiant men
a

of

interests

there is invariably
depression serving as a
gutter. Aside from the fact that,in its best
face,
condition, such a paving makes a rough surextend

line of
new
opening
street and
through Chandler
ought to give a distinct boom

is

street

stoue.

for

sound?

wretched

most

order

new

is Manchester, be practicable. And

sister citiesfare in this respect. There
N.
Clara
Barton
H., a city only half the size of
Tent,

more

Light

serious work

hopes

to

Camp of the order revivified and

see

to

realize the convenience

recruited to

to many

people,and especiallyto those who are tired

out
by ten hours' work, every night, Li";ht
believes that

all

we

should

we

greatest good

all remember

that "the

is what
the greatest number"
to
seek, and be abundantly

to

ought

Shore, the handsome

West
which

to

comes

prints

Oregon,

all the way

us
a

of the Mormon

that
editorially

says

weekly

In certain sections

powerful one.
social and
of

official mastery;
the past few years

opposing element

that it has

the Mormon

church

power
the Mormon

ceased

to

to

be

so
even

it had

Mormons

of

in

fade.

fast
The

free State of the

from

recover

confederation

which

verb

new

the

in

even

have

the

thrown

isn't

in the

Unabridged.

It

"Did
al)Out in this way.
you see Miss
of
in that charming tennis costume
Blank

hers, yesterday?"
and

the courts
"kodaked."
"made
an

to

or

polygamy-practicingchurch

not

"

"took
.so

the balance

is

dictionary

it might
it

it will

then

treacherous

There

De

has caused

far outnumber

the world

wash

placed

it.

upon

or
migration
but the im-

before
not

leave Utah

must

republic and
blight which

comes

plete
com-

will

colors, which

in

in the West
is doomed.
"Time
was,"
power
Shore, "and not long since, when
says West
in Idaho
a
element
was
the Mormon
politics

the

House

Portland,

suggestive picture representing

the downfall

Idaho, and

cartoon

from

has
investigation

Endowment

and

satisfied.

when

the local

it will be

have

"the

It

"Yes

kodaked
is so much

her
met
her."
Here
easier than

over

at

it is:

saying

exposure,"or "photographed her"

come
has bethe camera
picture." And
that it reallylooks as if
convenient and expressiveword
It will do for
vocabularies.

omnipresent
be

in

our

boys," at

any

rate.

i^iaHT
Springfield,
of Brazil,A. I. Osterman,
and David J.
Michael E. Hughes, of Adams,
admitted to
been
have
Wright, of Worcester,
All the
68.
numbers
the juniorclass,which
of

the reunion

There

pleasant one.

was

was

and then followed

eat, of course,
low,
Bigesocialspeechmaking. Hon. George
Mr. H.
and
of Lincoln, Neb., presided,
the visitors
welcomed
of this

something to

E^

city
H
Bigelow
Hon.
Other
speakers were
Worcester.
to
Mrs. Lucy
Bigelow, of Rutland;
J Warren
Utah ; Robert P.
Bigelow Young, of Provo,
W.
D. C. ; George
Bigelow,of Washington,
A. J. Bigelow,of
Bigelow,of Groveport, O.;
of
Grundy,
111.; Mrs. Sarah L. Fay,
Westfield,
wood
White, of RedNeb. : Mrs. Sarah F. Bigelow

"'/^Viy/bljt^STER^ASS.
A

OF

JOURNAL

NEIGHBORS.

HER

Published

5 cents

No.

Telephone

^^

Forelock.

the

by

Time

Take

6, 1890.

Sept.

Saturday,

Worcester,

class

Mr.

Gates, of
Bigelow Howe, of

Bigelow,a daughter
Bigelow, gave a charming
Althea

Bigelow,

York

; Mrs.

Richardson

and

New

J.A. Cobb,

Mrs.

Fanny

H.

Mrs.

Sarah

A.

Leonard

and
George Gleason
Buttonwoods, R. I.

his

family are

from

back

Susie Young

Gilman

the

at

numbers

Sunbeam." Those
recitation entitled"A Stray
Bigelow,of Sherburne,
present included Amos
and the oldest presenta gentleman 90 years old,
Bigelow,of SkowheJohn W. Harlow
H.
Bigelow, of Lincoln,
gan. Me.; James
Mrs.
Neb.; Lambert Bigelow,of Shrewsbury;
L. I.; James S.
E. G. Udall, of Manhassett,
George Bigelow Earle,of
of Iowa

as

matter.

second-classmail

JulianF.

of Mr.
Mass.,

Miss

Northboro.

141-5-

Post-Office, at Worcester,

at the

Entered

N.
Y.;
Provo, Utah ; and

Building.

Street, Burnside

Offices, 339 Main

Mrs.

Publisher.

KENNEDY,

E.

copy.

application.

Advertising rates upon

F.

$8.50 per

Price

Saturday.

every
annum,

|"-

AND

WORCESTER

SOCIAL

boys are graduatesof last year's

High School. The senior class
35 and the junior41.

Worcester

The

Street

Pleasant

BaptistChurch

Ladies

Orlando
Charitable Societymet with Mrs. Dr.
noon,
afterMixter, 150 Pleasant street,Thursday
and

in the

evening a

sociable

followed,

people being
of the church
large number
made it a pleasant
present. An entertainment
a

those
gathering,
Grace
Miss

being
participating

Minnie A. Skinner, who

S. E.

Miss

M. Cheney,
Everett, Miss Gertrude
Alice J. Fister,Miss
Alice J. Hall, Miss
R.

Mitchell,Mrs.

gave
Webster

readings;Mrs.
Thayer, Miss

and Mrs. Fred Simester, songs,

and Harry H.
A. Wheeler
Messrs. H.
The Laurel Street Church
duets.
Hill,banjo
ladies also had a similar gathering Thursday
may be
that the "sociable" season
Edith Lemoine
and

evening,so
opened.
consideredas fairly
of West
Bigelow,
of Newton;
early hour
which
Light
Snd bind oaner in the handsome
of Petersham
Cook,
of
M.
iary
Bigelow
A.
Mrs.
testimony
Boylston;
Woman's
Foreign Missionary Auxilexcelled, bv the general
aoSearsst??e
The
weekly the
Davis Howe
Bigelow,
tKress of the country, \,j local
Hannah
held its annual
; Mrs.
of TrinityM. E. Church
-Itis necessary that the ^o/k
sfi^lf^^
United States
Chadwick
at
Braintree ; Mrs. Abbie Bigelow Bliss,
of New
meeting with Mrs. A. H. Sears,
i^'i^a^b^
fcr in^'orlerTh^at
Ella E. Keyes,
will

Light

week

Friday

no
and hence
Friday morning

noon,

on

its last form

explain that

be
form

Leicester

Cogswell,of

received after an
lo
pnnt
used

copy
can

ciosea

's

Mrs.

A.

Mrs. Martha

low,
Bige-

A. M.

in

-a

in

no

^^r^
m^l^t

Miss

Fannie

Mrs.

Mary

correspondentswill

K.^

fSrpubUcationaS
earlyin the week

as

offered
possible,and not

later than Thursday night.

Dnpster er
addressed *"" the Ques
The large number of queries
to secure
Editor, and the time and research necessary
why
of them, will explain to querists
to many
answered
in the issue
always
not
are
they are received.
of the week during which

Answers
SInterrSfons

Folks.

About

elected

and

as

officers;

President,

square,
Mrs. H. H.
Bigelow,George A. Bigelow
Mrs. W. S. Clark; vice-president,
Bigelow Dodge, of North
Ida Kenney; corresponding
and Mrs.
Nancy
secretary. Miss
Houghton;
of Sterling;
urer.
Brookfield;Mrs. H. M. Fitch,
secretary, Mrs. J. E. Reed; treasMrs.
Marlboro;
In the evening a
Lucinda Sawyer, of
Mrs.
Dr.
Jennie S. Dunn.
and of
Clara Bigelow Cook, of Woonsocket ;
sociable time was had, the gentlemen being
F.
H.
Bigelow,Julian
H.
Worcester
Bigelows,
present.
Althea
Miss
Bigelow,Miss Glennie Bigelow,
M.
and Laura
a
to Worcester
Mr. George T. Irvine brings
Bigelow,Miss Lucy Bigelow
Worcester
he was
married,
Loring. "Where were all the other
bride from Conway, where
A.
for
cupy
ocwill
they
Anna
Graves,
ask,
Miss
to
Bigelows? somebody
on Wednesday last,

remem-

hopes its
writing, and send in all matter

Light
this fact when

Bliss,Mrs.

E.

ts"cX\t\'TftTr
Httl^r
WcTflrid'^a?
i^orning

P.

"

sets

September 13 : Sun rises at 5.22 a. m. ;

Length of day,12 hours, 13 minutes.
5.58P. M.
utes,
minNew
Moon, September 14, 2 hours, 53
morning,E.

home

to

seems

has

bronze

Dr.
church

at

on

weeks, and
near

that

e.xceedingly.Dr.
welcome

well.

very

Rev.

eral
sev-

should

Grange

"notables" present were

Bigelow,of Lincoln, Neb.,
Hon.
George
the
of that State,on
who ran for Governor

Mary

not

only

good

in

H.

Magoun,
outh
preach at Plym-

George

by surveyinggratisthe gronnds
buildingof the Young Women's

cause

new

Christian

Association

is

Architect

Stephen Earle

is

other

the

R.

Hillman

has

returned from

trip.

to
to

19thto 26th he will be at Belmont

to
city. After that,he will go

his interest in

Mr. A. C. Buttrick has shown

a

past,they rejoice where the

among

Mr. Frank
his vacation

ticket,two years ago ; Mrs. Lucy

prohibition
gan
beMr. Rufus M. Taft, State Evangelist,
of BrigBigelow Young, one of the widows
at Revere, last
of work
his third season
Susie
Mrs.
and
ham
Young, the Mormon;
ple's
Peoweek, under the auspices of the Young
ters,
Young Gates, one of Brigham Young's daughand the
Societyof Christian Endeavor
Journalat Provo,
who edits the Woman's
cess.
been attended with great sucenjoyable gathering. meetings have
a
Utah.
It was
very
the 21st to the 28th,Mr. Taft
From
takes the starch out of the
A drizzle never
October
sth to
will labor at Saundersville;
Bigelow family.
ber
Hawley ; from Octo12th he will be at West

to be

will have

The

Warren.

E.

distant future,

Worcester,
but

for

pastor seems

McCullagh

to

Plymouth Church,
as

of

times

in

seemed

churches

to

come

Plymouth

seat

anxious

the
now

instead
reality,

it has

warm

he

and

happy. They
correspondingly

are

been

have

decided to
has
last,and the peopleof

McCullagh

Worcester,

as

brown," for

up

his countenance

on

heartyand happy.

looks

him

"done

have

fine

his

and

Sunday,

last

Esq., returned
European trip

Thompson,

Francis

Eben

in our
directory; but it
a
of Mr. B. F. Graves of that town,
page
a daughter
cluded
inIrvine are to reside at 20 LaMrs.
be remembered that this gathering
Mr. and
and
street.
only descendants of John Biglo

almost

be

make

located.
the

plans.

in this

ann

hill
Haver-

Mr. Taft is one of the

earnest
missionaryworkers in the State
markable
attended with rebeen
his labors have

and
most

church

to

Gloucester.

success.

employ of
where they are
DarlingBrothers, at Westfield,
keeper.
buildingthe State Normal School,as a timeMr.

William

A.

Bacon

is in

the

Hill,
barn at Moose
new
Mr. R. A. Sibley's
evening
Spencer, was dedicated on Monday
Addie
Miss
with
a
large party given by
nate
to be unforturated
decoThe Bigelow family seems
tastefully
of that place. It was
Comins
Institute has begun another
The Polytechnic
annual
ions
reunthe
for
selected
in the days
of bunting,flags,
with long streamers
and Boynton Hall, Salisbury
times it has been
year of work,
in this city. Four
sides
the
having
netting,racquets and cat-tails,
Washburn
shops are
enjoy- Laboratories and the
and leaves,as did also
planned to spend the day at the Lake, ing
of Boylston, a dado of corn stalks
busy places again. C. H. Andrews,
stalls were
the beauties of nature, and four times it
four small
The
the mangers.
D. W.
of Worcester,
Charles Baker, Jr.,
reunion
the
hold
to
found
has been
small table
necessary
ter,
spread with Turkish rugs, and a
Bradt, of Worcester, Fred Bucklin, of Worceshas
H.
H.
Mr.
and
Bigelow
under
was
cover,
placedin
four persons
accommodate
R.
to
East
Vt.,
Thetford,
of
H.
Hereford,
It was
J.
so
the stalls were
opened the rink for that purpose.
the sides and across
each.
Up
B. da Cruz,
H.
Conn.,
of
Hartford,
I.
the rain.
Clapp,
last Wednesday, but notwithstanding

D.

la.,is to
D., of Grinnell,
tomorrow,

at 10.30

a.

m.

and 7 p.

m.

HT

L.I(i

niche and

with

art

bers
as

was

room

Turkish

and

squares

and guests were

present. President John
M. Sears
Miss
Florence
as

Legg introduced

ness
har-

fitted up

were

while the carriage

dressing rooms,
laid

tlowers, The

ferns and
either end

at

rooms

filledwith

was

corner

filledwith

bowls

golden rod. Every

jarsand rose

of

wreaths

beautiful

rugs,

hour of pleasantspeechan
"Our
toasts
were:
making followed. The
League," President John Legg: "Our Guests,"
Mrs.
Mary A. Drake; "Our Colors," Rev. W.
and
toast-mistress,

liam
Name," Mrs. WilLand," Mr.
Foskett : "The
Social Circle,"
Ladies
was
There
music.
fine
Mrs.
E. E. Longley; "Our
Banquet," Mr. J.
were
played and some
barn," many
games
"stall
Mr.
L. E. Ware
K.
"Our
Greene
were
The
Critics,"
;
listened
to.
;
singing was
guests
from
"The F2pworth League of the Future," Miss
fed" with a delicious repast. Lemonade
Kate
Anna
Dunn
well patE. Smith.
Miss
was
ronized.
well in a corner
sang
a deep
mossy
couches,

lamps and

The
barns

more

people all looked their

time and hoped that
might be built and that they
young

had

Odell, of Maiden

P.

furorchestra nished
Eben
"dancing in the

Achini

The

vases.

best, and

furniture,pianos,

chairs, rattan

easy

merry

E.

Drake

"Our

Native

"Our

"Zion," Mr. Ernest H. Marshall playing a

violin obligate,
and the exercises terminated
with a short season
of sociability.

might be there.
President
mitted
was
now
recentlyadHall, who
Natural
the bar, has decided to setde in

to

Worcester, and
with

rooms

has

Thayer

office in the
ing.
Build^V Cobb, in Walker

opened

an

Hall has been

appointeda justice
his first
won
of the peace, and has tried and
He is an able young man, and he does
case.
to
the
door
horse-shoe over
need
not
any

is taking his
ended.

The

clergymen are

at

is at

home

again.

At the Old
D. D

Rev. D.

South, Rev.

Elbridge Mix,

of Fall

River, preached; at Plymouth,

are
Newton
visiting Rev. S. R. Dennen, D. D., of West
Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Doane
;
to
thence
and
at
lirookfield
Lake
East
friends in
go
View, Rev. F. A. Bond, of Cairo, Me. ;
at Central, Rev.
Connecticut.
Leon D. Bliss. All the Baptist
back in their own
preachers were
pulpits
,

I met

old

two

Methodist

last

Wednesday. One
Perrin,formerly Pastor

and

located

now

cordial

friends

in

Rev. William

was

at

Another

T.

at East

heard.

Secretary of the New

was

so

Mr.

Ben

J.

R.

with

has

largenumber

All Souls'

At

Wellesley,

of

Robbin,

Hammond

T.

work

Methodists.

the

were

Church, Rev.
preached.

James

Rev.

using him well.

Mudge, who was
was

and

of Trinity Church,
He
had the same
Lowell.
to be
and life seemed
ever

greetingas

He

town

son's
begun his seaof pupils.

Mr.

and

Mrs. William

celebrated

Mecorney

dence,
at their resitheir golden wedding anniversary,
Spring of
ready handshake
50 Queen street, last Monday evening,
gard
and received substantial evidences of the reclergymen were
of prohibitionists.
of their friends in this cityand elsewhere.
the convention
attend
here to
with
decorated
The
house
was
beautifully
made
flowers and the grounds were
equally
Charles
B. Pratt, presidentof the
Hon.
and
Mr.
lanterns.
attractive with Chinese
has
been
Worcester
Company,
Street Railway
ing
Mrs.
Mecorney received their friends,standStreet
elected presidentof the Massachusetts
tis.
beneath an arch of golden rod and clemaSuperintendent 1. B.
Railway Association.
and Frank
N. Houghton
Messrs. Frank
Chapin also attended the meeting, which was
Mr.
Edward
D. Freeman
acted as ushers, and
held at Crescent Beach, last Thursday.
Rev.
master
of ceremonies.
I. Comins
as

last year.
He, too, had a
Both
and pleasant smile.

Mr. Miah Turner, supervisorof the Lunatic

Hospital,and his brother, Mr. Willard J.
Turner, are
spending a three weeks' vacation
in Maine.

their old home

at

Mrs.

and

now

SylviaD. Gates, formerly of this city,

living in Woodstock, 111.,is the

guest of

and

Mr.

Mrs.

William

'their residence, 928 Main

visit friends in Natick,
Gates

is the widow

owned
for

many

years

at

homestead
the

She

corner

will

stood

which

and

M. A. ScoMrs.
now
street, where
field's residence is. The old house, occupied

Richards

by

Mr.

William

up Richards
The

H. Larkin,

was

moved

which

active

an

Mrs.

Henry H.
Mecorney, three
Caroline
Slayton, with Mr.
Slayton. of South
Woodstock,
Vt., Mrs.
Emily J. Goodrich, of East Berlin, Conn.,
and Mrs. Lucy A. Davis, of l?elchertown,a
sister-in-law,
Mrs. Horace
daughter,
Mecorney, a grandMrs.

of

TrinityChurch,
with

Monday

a
delightfulaffair, well
evening. It was
planned and well carried out. About 75 mem-

B.

member, offered

brief

Mears, D. D., Rev. T. E. St.

John of Haverhill, formerlypastor of the First
Universalist Church, General
Olney Arnold
and Hon. H. B. Metcalf of Providence, R. I.,
Mr. Mecorney
R. Heywood.
and Mr. Samuel
O.

were

read from

Rev.

Dr.

tended.
ex-

and

M.
H. Harris,of Chicago, Rev. Samuel
man,
May, of Leicester; Rev. and Mrs. J. M. PullMrs.
Francis A.
and
of Lynn ; Rev.
E. St.
Ciray, of Worcester ; Rev. Charles
Constant
John, of Northampton ; Deacon
W.
Mr.
W.
of
Wilcox,
Worcester;
Shepard,

Mrs.

Middletown, Conn.; Rev. G.

H.; Rev.
Manchester, N.
Mr.
Gibbs, of Lawrence
; and

of

Carpenter, of Providence.
there

was

occasions

an
are

R.

mentioned

Mr.

and

Daniel

Mrs.

Sea-

Smith,
J. R.
Torrev, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Brooks, Mr. and
Mrs. Otis Warren, Mr. and Caleb Colvin,Mr.
and
Mrs.
C. Henry
Colvin, Mr. and Mrs.
coln,
George W. Ward, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. LinMr. and
L.
L. Brigham,
Mrs.
Mr. and
Mrs. Henry C. Graton, Mr. and
Mrs.
Samuel
Clark, Mr. and
Mrs. George E. Kirby, Mr.
and
Mrs.
Frank
Lawrence, City Marshal
and Mrs. W. Ansel Washburn,
Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel

E. T.

those

besides

present,

were

above,

Mr.

R.

Mr.

Gates, Mrs.
Mears, Mrs. and
and

E.

and

Mr.

Heywood,

L.

and

Mrs.

O.

D.

Dennis, Mr.

E.

James

Charles

Mrs.

I. Comins,

Mrs.

Mrs.

Mrs.

John F. Bicknell, Mr. and Mrs.

Walker, Mr. and Mrs. William T.
Pratt, Mr. and Mrs. Martin
Russell, Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Willard, Hon.
and Mrs. Samuel

Cephas

E.

N.

Hildreth,Mr.

and

Mrs.

and
R.

George

ardson,
A. Rich-

Mrs. William

Foulds,

Mrs. Alexander

and

Mr.

Kennedy,

Mr.

Mrs.

Samuel

Knowlton, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Hill,

P. Jones, Miss
Rebecca
Jones,
J. G. Adams, Mrs. Harriette S. Belding,
Miss Alice H. Belding, Mrs. E. A.Rice, Miss M.
Louise
Rice, Mr. John M. Meggett, Miss
Ella Raymond,
Mrs. S. S. Dresser, Dr. E. D.
Fitch, Mr. R. N. Daniell.

Mrs.

Meriam

Mrs.

Mr.

and

brated
also celeDelphos Washburn
golden wedding anniversary, last

Mrs.

their

Monday,

residence, 40 Woodland
informal,and many

their

at

The

street.

receptionwas

friends called to express

Alfreds.

Senator

congratulations.

his brethren

among

Fellows

evening,when
Grand

Mr.

Master's

Edward

of the

of Odd

order

Monday

manifest, last

made

was

ity
great popular-

Pinkerton's

they gave him the finest Past

jewelever seen in Worcester.
has

Bates, who

with L. Merrifield's music

been connected

house

for

ten

years

past, has accepted a position with Dyer

sides
BeBrothers, a piano firm in St. Paul, Minn.

having the reputationof being

the

piano salesmen

best

has also had great success

He will go to St. Paul in

one

of

in

this section,he

as

by the good wishes of

singer.

tenor

week
many

lowed
two, folfriends.

or

Demarest,

L.

William

E.

Charles
I.

ideal social time, and

always

Curtis,

Mr.

Lewis Mecorney, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert

Mecorney and children. The assemlilage
of friends was
a
salist
largeone, the first UniverChurch
being particularlywell represented.

made

were

F. Curtis, and

Master

W.

has

Mecorney

appropriate remarks

prayer, and
by Rev. D.

of

League

year old, celebrated its success

ban(|uetin the church vestry,last

now

farther

street.

Epworth

long been

Letters

Gates, who

of Main

F"irstUniver-

Gunnison, pastor of the

salist Church, of

pleasantlyacknowledged the good wishes

Mrs.

week.
S.

of Simon

the old Gates

so

Heywood, at

street.

next

Almon

present of the
Charles
F. Me-

brother, Mr.

Mr. and

Eng-

Those
Mr.

son,

sisters, Mrs.

the last I
Pepperell,
here in the

held

Conference

laud

His

cornev.iMrs. Mecorney and children, a brother,

Mr.
John L. Mecorney, of Rochester, a

grave,

O. Mears, D. D., preached at Piedmont, Rev.

V. W.
Davis
at Union
Church, and Rev.
C. M. Southgate at PilgrimChurch, last Sunday.

valuable,including

very

gold coin.

family,were:

There

with

He

and

giftswere

The

particularlyso.

be

to

very numerous
considerable

tion,
vaca-

in connection

cares

W.

brains will do that.

His

his

History Camp are

Ipswich with his family.

Mr.

bring him good luck.

H. Forbush

E.

that

B.

Frank

Mr.

seemed

pleasant

Of

E.

course

while such
ones,

this

Mr.

from

George
the

Nutt, who

H.

was

Polytechnic Institute with

of '90, and
and

has

since

taken

Reed, manufacturer

been

graduated
the class

abroad,

positionwith

has

Mr.

of machinist's tools.

turned
re-

F. E.

I^ I Q H T
growing that people began

of Nature.
Interpreter

An

think that he

to

to

America.

It is twenty

since

years

Mr.

right sort of
Draper began beautifyingthe grounds about
his home, and in that time he has accomplished
plants. Here again the way was opened for
has no
feature which
Worcester
appeals
wonders.
him to enlargehis business.
Indoors,too, he has made the "old
more
stronglyto the stranger than its homes.
In 1867, Mr. Draper issued his firstcatalog, homestead"
as
thoroughly homelike a place
Down
through the beautiful valleywhich our
ginningas could be imagined.
advertisingto sell plants,and from this behere they first
fathers thought so fair when
have
the
Mr. Draper, married, September 20, 1866,
"Bloomingdale
grown
pitchedtheir tents, and on the hillsides round
than a local
Miss Josie C. Dean, of Providence.
Nurseries,"which have more
Light
about they blossom on every hand.
They are
and as
fame.
offers congratulations
His business prosperedsteadily
for their twenty-fourth
lightenment
enthe abiding places of the people whose
of
Mr. Draper gave
attention to the raising
in
advance.
a week
anniversary,
just
They
has led them to seek comfort and
ornamental shrubbery,as well as fruit plants, have a family of six children.
The
three
happinessin liferather than to enter the mad
his ideas were
elder are Miss Alice G.,a graduateof the High
soon
recognizedas valuable and
too
rush for wealth and positionwhich
are
do
to
called upon
School and Normal
progressive,and he was
School, now engaged in
bow.
often to be found only at the end of the raining
something in a practical
teaching at Southbridge; Miss Efifie B., a
way for the beautifyAnd
these homes, where dwell
among
of his native city. Many of Worcester's
of the High School and now
graduate
at the
people in all the varied walks of life,are more
the beautyof their
Normal
School ; and Miss Lizette M., a gradhandsomest
residences owe
uate
tinction
than a few which
be described, in dismay
of the High School.
Mr. Draper'sthree
surroundingsto his skill.
These
from others,as "rural homes."
children are Sophie E.,Sylvia M.,
While Mr. Draper'sbusiness prosperedin a
younger
have crept in justnear
are the placeswhich
and James Edwin.
most
gratifyingway, he bethought himself
enough to be under the city's
sheltering
wing
This
he needed
that
the
and
to
Draper's home
peep into Mr.
something
bridgeover
(or the cityhas crept out to them),and yet
business life would
dull season, for the nursery business lasts for
hardly be warranted if it
hold fast by the woods and the pastures and
was
not followed by some
review of his public
a few months
in the year only. Thus, in 1874,
the natural world. Light
has in mind a number
life. And this at once
he established his drain pipe works, and a
suggests Mr. Draper's
of these charming places,
about which it
connection
with
Worcester's
Parks Commishe added
sion.
ufacture
a department for the manyear ago
will have occasion to speak from time to time.
But

no

of these rural homes

one

could

know

must

It may
that Mr.

"

to recall

of the incidents of the owner's

some

which has been spent in and for Worcester

life,
from the first.
The

face upon

Light's

firstpage, this week,

is not

an
unfamiliar one.
by any means
Among the peopleof Worcester, Mr. Draper
has walked
in
so
ful
long
uprightnessand faiththat he is as well known
at
citizenship
home for his personalqualities
as he is known

abroad

for his business

of the Commonwealth.

William

A.

manufacturers
this

His father

was

Draper,one of the pioneer boot

of this section,
who
to
came
Spencer in 1S30. His mother

city from

belonged to the Leicester familyof Watsons.

born in a house on Chatham
James was
the family at first resided.
street, where
Afterward, his father built the house on
in use
the Home
for
Orange street, now
as
Aged Females, and they lived there for several
In 1847, Mr. Draper bought the
years.
homestead
at
Bloomingdale, and there the
familywent to live in 1854.
The subjectof this sketch was educated in
the Worcester schools,
going to the old schoolhouse

on

the common,

and Thomas
When
died.

he
His

and

also

to

Ash

street

street schools.
was

twelve

inclinations

years
led

words

old, his father

him, from his

It will take but

few

impression,but better
anythingthat might be written would be
a
if the reader
glimpse into his home
life,
might have such a privilege.Light can give
but an inadequatepictureof the "inner circle"
of Mr. Draper'shome; and yet, everyone who
to

the

correct

than

knows

him

knows

have
not
a

"

hours which

regard a home

cannot

should have

hours

and

best

permanent

simply as
to spend

be spent elsewhere.
is the placewhere

his best

ambitions.

he has made
principle,
year, some

in which

spot

believes that the home

man

bitions
it his greatest amMr. Draper is

in

centered.

of those who

placeof abode

the

one

that

been

thoughts and best

Acting on this
make, each

it a rule to
addition

to

the comforts

and

delightsof the "Old Homestead."

The
pleasure grove near the house is one feature
of this work.
The grove
is a delightful
spot.
Passengers on the Worcester
and Shrewsbury
railroad look carelessly
at the growth of trees,
not realizing
the beauties lyingbeneath them,
but those who have visited the placeknow how
charming a spot it is. The grounds are carefully
kept and all sorts of amusements
are
is a
tennis court
and a
provided. There
croquet ground, a shooting range, a bowling
alley,
swings,and other kindred amusements.
A pavilionaffords a place for the
serving of
eatables,when an out of door picnic is in
order,and the walks are pleasantand shady.
On

boards

attached to the trees

has

He

vases.

be that the reader will get the idea

Draper'schief aim in lifehas been

gettingof money.

He

successes.

born
in Worcester,
James Draper was
August 31, 1S42, and has always resided in the
Heart

the

the

raise

to

of artificialstone

more

to
mind
than that which it is
come
forcibly
proposed to mention in the present writing
the "old homestead"
of Mr. James Draper, at
who
Bloomingdale, and since it is the man
makes his home, it will not be less desirable

how

are

occasional

board

served

for four

as

member

his term

years,

of this

expiring in

May, 1891,and during this time he has done

valuable work.
have

been

Lake

Park

and

East

Park

his

specialprovince,and his practical

knowledge has been an importantfactor
in their improvement. The planting
of shade
trees
has also been under his supervision.
Mr.
Draper accepted the office of Parks
because

Commissioner

in it he

saw

an

tunity
oppor-

the cityin a better way than

to serve
quently
might in other capacities.He has frebeen urged to accept aldermanic honors,
but has always refused.
His firstservice
for the citywas
member
a
as
of the school
he served from
board, on which
1872 to
^'^"
served
^^
three
terms
a
as
1875.
he

of the

member

board

of

Overseers

of

the

Poor, from

1872 to 1881. With these exceptions,

Mr. Draper has always refused public
findinghis greatest ambition gratified
office,
in the valuable work
in the Parks
To

he has

been

the tillersof the soil all

States Mr.

able

to do

Commission.
over

the United

is a familiar one,
Draper's name
highestoffice in the order

for he has held the

to which

the farmers

adhere"

the

Patrons

of

Husbandry. In 1S72,when Worcester Grange

was
organized,the second in the country, Mr.
its master.
He
held that
Draper became
office for three years, and later rose
of the State
to be master

from

retary
sec-

Grange, a
eightyears, and he
instrumental in organizingthe Worcester
was
Central
County Grange, of which he was
While master
of the State Grange,
master.
positionwhich

he held for

elected an overseer
he was
of the National
quotations from the poets, suited to the
and held itfor
place. The privacyof the grove is not the
Grange, the second position,
and when
he was
eighteenyears old, least of the charms, and those who have been
four years. Owing to the death of the master
he began serious business as a market
vitation.
of the National Grange, Mr. Draper filledthat
dener, invited to visit it have
garappreciatedthe inin the citywith
supplying customers
Three
of Mr. Draper's daughters
positionduring the remainder of the year 1880.
vegetablesand milk. He had at his command
have in recent years been graduated from the
elected to the highest office,
He was
High
a farm
of about fifteen acres, and his trade
High School, in different classes,
and they
Priest of the Assembly of the Seventh Degree,
increased so that he devoted five or six
soon
have invited partiesof their classmates
to
and reelected at the expirationof his term.
to
the raisingof vegetables.Through
acres
social picnicsat the grove, which
have made
Among Grangers he is a recognized leader
the profitrealized on
a small
berries,
red letter days for the participants.
plotof strawand authority,
and the marvellous growth and
his attention was turned to the raising
Adjoiningthe grove is Mr. Draper's"arboretum."
improvement of the order are owing largely
of berries for the market,and in time he cultivated,
is not
The word
a
familiar one, but
to his work.
not onlystrawberries,
but other berries
it signifies
a
In the Worcester
Horticultural Society,
Mr.
placewhere a collection of trees
in their season.
is cultivated.
In this case, Mr.
Draper is
Draper has been an active member for twentyMr. Draper was
in his berry- collecting
so successful
all
of
the
trees
specimens
indigenous five years, having been judge of awards of the
earliest youth,to

look

to

the soil for his maintenance,

horticultural

department for

he is considered
has served

ten

Here

years.

expert, and

an

The

is

member

of

of the Hatch

of

the board

Draper is a member
Lodge, F. and A. M., which

all the

many

the second

who

passengers

narrow

country, the
carried

road

guage

first

Grande.

Rio

Denver

who

men

and

planned and

the

enterprise
J.J. Coburn, Richard Barker and Mr. Draper,
and the latter was
the firstsuperintendentand
out

Messrs.

were

clerk of the road.

Mr.

Draper has been

in church

work.

formed

was

Church

Union

has remained
of the

for many

When

he

was

years active
Church

Plymouth
of those

one

join the

to

with it ever

originalmembers

since.
and

who

left

and he
society,

new

He

was

one

promoters of the

Young Men's Christian Association.

Mr.
and
Draper's whole life,
enough has
been
one,

said to show
has been

that it has

been

an

spent in Worcester, and

make

the

There

the trout

which

grow

The

old

will be much

trout

only more
lank

so,

which

have

being brighterand
do not.

their food makes

"

The

but
from

clouds

Grande

line,at

10,852 feet above

for

accounts

salt water

beautiful than

others

abundance

of

so.

States

It

the

ten-wheeled

that

"cold victuals"
much

not

was

the
fine

at

so
least,

locomotive

with

"The
est
GreatHenry Drummond's
sermon,
Thing on Earth," has rivaled Looking
The first 120,000 copieswere
sold
written.

any

not

as

to

I guess

left,but

have
there

several

saw

who

persons
was

excellent business.

The

of The

success

novel that

has

been

cently
re-

to

radius

account,

to

better

up

over

of ten

miles

it would

as

in

were

swell

the

million.
Watson.

Children's

It is the part

cool and

Feet.

of the wise

carefullywatch the
during their tender

mother, then,

feet of her

little
the

"Keep

years.

the feet warm,"

Babylon has

unprecedented in the line of out-of-door

This is the eleventh week
spectacularwork.
it has been falling,
and probably in a few more
will
it
have
its
final fall.
nights
At
the Park, Hendrick
a
Hudson,
comic
opera, with pretty Fay Templeton in the title
a good deal of attention and
role, is attracting
It is a piece that calls
drawing good houses.
been

"bald

the

heads"

pretty music

some

for the
and

with lukewarm

it is

to

ones

head

faithful admonition,

front

seats, has
is

prettiergirls,and

follow

Boston, where

and

the

Powers

used

of New

York

similar

to

be with the Casino

in

plays,and

"Erminie,"
is

very

of the athletic,lively
kind,
Louis

is

so

favorablyknown, and the author, too,

active newspaper
matter, being an

that

and

actor

the go.
Aldrich, of

pany
com-

"Nadjy"

droll

always

dian
come-

in

tion
mo-

of the

Too

often

it

had

whereas,

the

throat

been

but

the extra

devoted

attention

the

to

feet

and lower limbs, where the circulation is least

vigorous, there would have been no danger of
colds
the

or

dangerous maladies.

more

child's foot

bones

and

is immature,

later

be

walk

The

fitproperly,being neither too

should

in

trouble

avoided.

small, and the child

too

yielding

tender muscles, it is of the greatest

in all that

life would

should

While

with

importance that care be exercised

pertainsto the shoes, if serious

shoe

largenor
taught to

be

as
firmlyand squarely upon it ; as soon
are
signs of the heel "running over,"
should be invoked, or
a cobbler
a
pairprocured. More is meant
by the "fit

hollow

favor here in

with much

met

neck.

covered, the strong circulation of the

lightly
blood naturallykeeping it abundantly warm,

the Herald, and

have

and

happens that a mufller is laid aside, the child

steps into a draught of air,the perspirationis
checked, and deadly lung and throat troubles

there

to

"

this is

muflling the throat

quitea go.
"A
StraightTip" is the suggestivetitlethat
is starring in at the Hollis.
James T. Powers
The piece was
written by John J. McNally, of
seems

and

vigorouslyrubbed
promptly done, dry
shoes
and stockingsbeing put on, there is little
danger of serious results. Care in keeping
the feet warm
and dry is very much
better than
water

tilldry. Where

with

Fall of

the aid of
new

of

shoe," than

is often realized.

Unless

there is
of the foot is fitted,

tendency to break

down

the

owner

foot flat and

the arch,

the

constant

making the

miserable; and

the

be
destroyed,can never
gracefulcontour, once
life,except in
wholly regained. In mature
the muscles
of disease or debility,
case
may
the true proportions.
be trusted to maintain
So says Good
Housekeeping.

on

"My

Partner"

fame, is

at

ease.

Backward.

in less time than

possible

as

left over.

food

had

management
it was

as

came
late,who were
badly
lucky to get anything at all
that evening, anywhere near
his order, but the
that
people took it all good naturedly,realizing
be expected at such
such thingsmust
times.
the
whole
The season
has
been
on
a
very good
for them, in fact all the shore places reone
port

hungry

left. One

Theatre, in "The

the Tremont
"

in

population

country

or

disappointed

are

show

not

"

man.

sea.

the beach

last

vividlyapparent

for

largeststeam derrick in the world is

used by a shipping company
at
Hamburg,
for liftingimmense
Germany. It is used
weights on and off shipboard,and can pick up

people within
taken

remarkably clear,free
as
ant
pleas-

tripto

did

being the sixth cityin the country,

Mayor Hart is reported as saying
the citywould easilybe second
if the suburban

allday,justabout

The

"

good people

our

especiallyadapted to the children.

Next
present attractive appearance.
year the
With
woolen
be
many,
stockings should
beautiful grounds are to be cut up into house
avoided
altogether,especially when
they
lots,and the hotel, if it remains at all,is to be
cause
itching or sweating of the feat. Perspiration
filled up and used as a gentlemen'sclub house.
will be
absorbed
by the wool,
Such, at least,is reportedat the present time.
making of the stockinga cool, clammy mass,
At any rate, the day brought a very
large more
be dreaded
to
than the most
tempting
crowd of its regularpatrons and hundreds
of
"mud-puddle." Equip such children with firm,
others to say good-bye,as it were, in a friendly substantial cotton
hose, providing woollen
given them
more
or
way, to a place that had
anklets or leggings,
if thought best, and
their
less enjoyment. The
band
concert
was
as
feet will be warm
and
dry, expect for outward
usual excellent, and it was
quite an effort to
this happens, whether
wetting. When
around the piazzasand the band stand.
move
in child or adult, the wet garments should
be
It was
evident that it was
the last day, and
if possible
promptly removed, the feet bathed

well and

the level of the

to

Bottom
there this week.

drama

the census,
I believe.

ered
cov-

at
the
day of the season
Point of Pines, and probably the last time you
will be able to see that popular resort in its

Pass, which

is

was

be desired.

was

road
by any railthe Denver
"

is on

Marshall

almost

time for

could

as

out

particularly

to

highest altitude reached

in the United

Rio

This

varietyand

them

in appearance,

same

access

more

The

the

will be

large headed.

and

those trouts

which

and

most

the harbor

last opportunities.
comfortable
ever,
breeze, how-

only a
the sky was

was

an

of the river,but

rapidlydiffer greatlyin spots and color from

those which grow
slowly and thrive badly,and
differs in color from
a middle-agedtrout
an
trout.
aged
Speaking generally,the young,
healthy,fast-growing fish will have silvery
sides, white belly and plentyof well-defined
spots. The poorly fed fish will have few or
no
.spots,a drab bellyand muddy yellow sides.

1890.
perfect days
9,

their

of

most

any

teem
es-

Ski'T.

of

billed "The

was

marine

because the Hub

with the sails of the yachtsmen, anxious

active

piscatorial
authoritysays that the color
trout's back depends on the color of the

bottom

of the

one

LIGHT.]

OF

this fall,and

the

of

was

had

figuredthings down
in the dinmg rooms,

in which
he is held is due solelyto his
rightideas of living and working, which he
has exemplifieddailyand yearly. In the roll
of the honored
builders of the city,his name
will ever
have a high place.

"

have

ride between

built in the

being the

The

Sunday

of

Washington Square and the Lake know

that Mr. Draper was
of the pioneersof
one
narrow
railroad buildingin this country.
guage
The Worcester
and
Shrewsbury railroad was

CORRBSPONllliNCE

Boston,
we

Morning Star
he joined in 1862,
and is also identified with Worcester
County
Commandery, Knights Templar, and Eureka
Chapter, Royal Arch.

the Sea,"
Some

[regular

agement
man-

Station.

Experiment

Mr.

Not

'cttcrs
of largetype

Athenians.

of

England Fair. He
is a trustee of the Worcester
ciety.
AgriculturalSoMr. Draper is also a trustee
of the
Massachusetts
herst,
Agricultural College at Amand

Modern

that capacity

in

the New

at

same

successful

Editor," much

styleas the plays he has been so

treatingthe typical"western"

in

editor,in the usual stage way.

"

writer

Some

number
from

of hairs

90,000
a

said

be

most
length,and
Passing by the Globe the other night,I alcondition.
expected to see McGinty himself, as in

two

ounces,

stretched
then

that the

the human

to 120,000.

weight of

that it may

has
on

to

and

average

scalp varies

singlehair
is

can
so

port
sup-

elastic

tire
one-third of its en-

regain its former size and

L I (i H T
number.

of Letters.

In the World

W.J. Henderson's

Ocean
Few

the popular Chaunwork, and yet he

literary
in that line than one
ability

Waves"

is

article

scientific paper

"Great

on

[Communications

associate

persons

hold
Housekeeping always presents houseIt is
topicsin a bright,interestingway.
would imagine. It has for years been a wish
handsomely
printed, ably edited, and
at
ander
the
with Mr. Depew to write a biography of Alexitself very welcome
altogethermakes
ters
Hamilton, but railroad and publicmatfamilyreadingtable.
have placed it thus far beyond the possibilities.
cey

M.

has

more

with

Depew

taste and

"I

the work

have

leavinghome.

It

more

trouble.

Yet

about

more

mind

great

Fall," said

next

and

Questerand

of interest.

Mr.

Good

The

undertake

to

before

Depew,

requires a great deal

of

search
re-

and there is the

application,
been
confess 1 have
thinking
of late than some
time past."

well-known

French

he

worked

in

collaboration

with

For
M.

years

Emile

joint work having all the

long
unity of individual production. Not
since,however, they had a misunderstanding
their

Erckmann,

The

Pasteur

the

department are solicited.

Quester Editor, Light,

to

Method."

Pasteur

Mad

method

Dog asks:
treatingrabies

of

reallyproved

a success,
and, if so, what is the
percentage of deaths .' Judged by the cal
statisti-

novelist,Alexander

Chatrian, died suddenly last week.

this

to

They should be addressed

Worcester, Mass.]

Has

Answerer.

test, the

of Pasteur's treatment
efficacy
preventionof hybrophobia would seem

the

for
to

be well established.
who

persons

have

It is said that out of 7,893

been bittten by mad
dogs

and

were
treated by him, only 53 died. The
percentage of deaths is said to be 15 90,
which
rate
would
appliedto 7,893 cases
magnate
give
disdistinct loss to French literature. So the solution
His
author than the general publicknows.
of deaths, or, deducting
1,255 as the number
of the firm of "Erckmann-Chatrian,"
livery,
addresses are
indicate that 1,302 lives were
saved
53, would
mostly all written out before deof the literary
of the famous
one
names
world, by Pasteur's treatment
that is,the most
in three years.
important of them, and
is stillfurther emphasized by death.
he is exceedinglyfacile with his pen when once
A Tall
F. Lynn asks:
Spire."
Where
is
I remember
he gets started.
instance when
an
the tallestspirein the world ? The tallestand
from
Florence
received in London
News
ing.
evenI was
at his house at seven
o'clock one
one
of the most
beautiful spires in the world
states
that Ouida
is engaged on the production
portant
imHe was
to deliver one
of his most
has just been completed. The
Cathedral
of a play for Sara Bernhardt.
of
addresses that eveningat eighto'clock.
Ulm, Wurtemberg, which
claims
this disHe had
written a line of it. He talked
not
Rose" and "But Yet
The author of "Passe
tincton, was
commenced
in 1377, and was
left
not a thought
with me
if there was
as
leisurely
Prof. A. S. Hardy, of Dartmouth
a Woman,"
unfinished in 1494.
On the 500thanniversary,
on
his mind.
into his
At 7.15 o'clock he went
is the subjectof the engraved portrait in 1877,it was
college,
decided
to raise funds for the
library at 7.50 o'clock he was
reading over
of
and of the sketch in the September number
completionof the spire,and the present work
his manuscriptentirely
in his own
writing ! In
to most
the Book
was
Buyer. It will be news
commenced
in 1885, under the guidance
he was
ten minutes more
wheelingthrough the
of Prof. Adolph Beyer. The
peopleto learn from this sketch that Professor
two side towers
streets to the hall,and at S.io o'clock he was
Point.
of
West
is
a
Hardy
graduate
at the other end of the building were
erected
his feet talking,
on
glancingat his manuscript
in iSSo, and the main
arches of the nave
have
only three times during the entire address of
"The
been
Cardinal Manning's wonderful
re-constructed
Sheu.
This
by Ludwig
poem,
And the address
minutes' duration.
forty-five
rescued from the
church
Dream
of Gerontius," was
intended
was
for a
originallynever
was
as
good and able a one as ever cjme from
ten
but for a parishchurch, and one
of
cathedral,
waste-paper basket; the great doctor had writthe pen
York's
and lips of New
popular
the features noticeable is the singularposition
it as a literary
exercise,and had in a fitof

it

The

famous

is

railroad

of

more

an

and

went

to

law.

M.

Chatrian's

death

usual

is a

"

speaker.
Clark

Howells, who

editor of the

as

succeeds

Henry Grady

Constitution, is the

Atlanta

discontent

of the spire,it being at the west

it was,

most

thrown it into the yawning basket;

now
it is said, a Catholic
dignitary,
holdinga high positionin London, who rescued
the poem
and preserved it for the world's
reading.

of to-daywho
man
occupies such a
responsibleposition. He is but littleover
twenty-fiveand has served two terms in the
John Fiske, the writer,is not John Fiske at
Georgia Legislature.Possiblythose who approved
He
born
was
Fiske Green.
all,but Edmund
in his new
of placing him
position in Hartford, Conn., forty-eight
years ago, the
thought two terms in the Georgia Legislature only child of Edmund
?nd Mary Fiske Green.
in for anything.
ought to break a man
While
boy his father died, and
yet a mere

youngest

An

old

"Mark
ever

Mississippiriver pilot says

Twain"
in

saw

was

the laziest white

man

that
he

pilothouse.

three years later Mrs. Green married the Hon.

Edwin
W. Stoughton, United States Minister
to Russia.
Up to this time the lad had been
known
for

The

nearest

living of

relative

the

poet

dent
Hart, a resiShakespeare is probably Thomas
of Australia,who
is eighth in descent
from
are
Shakespeare's sister Joan. There
said to be no direct descendants
of Napoleon,
Walter
Scott.
Wellington,Washington or
Emile

Zola's

husband's

wife

stories.

never

She

must

reads
be

any of her
of
woman

reason

father's

Fiske Green, but after this,

he dropped his

Edmund

as

some

family

of his own,
name,

mother, Fiske, and

retainingthat of his
adopted in place of the

of his maternal
the name
baptismal "Edmund"
"John," and thus he
great-grandfather,
which he has retained
became
John Fiske,a name
and

honored

ever

securingknife blades

taste.

bearings of steam
of cuttingweeds
along,with a view of
from fouling.
the tember
Sep-

about
delightfulpaper
"In His
Workshop"

Holmes

number

of

Saint

Oliver Wendell
opens
Nicholas.

The

sports of youth receive no littleattention,for

is an e.xciting
story of "The Great Triing
HardClub Tennis Tournament," by Richard
base
ball
a
sketch, "My Triple
Davis,

there

"

The

color used

often been

to

changed, and

to

the

preventingthe

screw

height of the pinnacle,which

even

mourning has
today countries

black for
differ widely. In Rome, males wore
indicated
their
mourning, while the women

the

is formed

of

cross,

course,

this latest addition to the tall buildings

528 feet. The

height of
Cologne cathedral,hitherto the highest,is 511
feet, while St. Paul's is only 380 feet. Of
of the world

is

nowhere

comes

the

near

Eiffel

Tower, with its 975 feet.

The

Mathematical

Sicjns.

asks: Can

you tell me
originof the mathematical

Arithmetic

"

anything about the

signs? The sign

of addition is derived from the initialletter of

plus." In making the capitalletter

until the
and more
more
carelessly
placed near the center,
top part of the p was
The
reached.
hence the plus sign was
finally
the word

"

made

it was

sign of subtraction
"

minus."
n

The

s, with

derived from

was

word

was

horizontal line above

at

the word

first contracted
last the

to

to

indicate

letters

were

altogether,leaving the short line.

obtained
The
by
multiplicationsign was
changing the plussigninto the letter X. This
is but a
done
because
was
multiplication

omitted

shorter form
denote

from

transepts. The

double

launches, for the purpose

the vessel steams
as

end, while in

it ascends
and

nave

the contraction,then
It is proposed

"

stern

good

since.

gothic cathedrals

intersection of the

indicated

of addition.

Division

was

erly
form-

by placingthe dividend above

In
the horizontal line and the division below.
in printing
the dividend
order to save
space

was
placed to the left and the divisor to the
with a simple dot in place of each. The
right,
griefby wearing white garments. In Turkey
derived from the initialletter
radical sign was
at the present day the mourning hue is violet;
on
Play," and Walter
Camp's fifth paper
The
word
"radix."
sign of equality
"A
in China, white ; in Egypt, yellow; in Ethiopia, of the
Little Contraband,"
"Hat, Ball and Diamond.
ian,
in
firstused
was
The
1557 by a sharp mathematicand America, black.
by Charles Mcllvaine, is a brightstory brown ; in London
avoid repeating
substituted
it
to
who
in Spain was
until
white
of war
color
days,and there are other entertaining mourning
"e(|ualto."
fiction having a large place in this
articles,
changed by the laws of 1498.

IvIdHT

10

Our
BY

H.

H.

ageous, peltedeach other with paper

to
and such other missiles as came

CHAMBERLIN.

making meanwhile a
do credit
such coughing fitsas would
consumptive ward of a hospital.

III." Further

Chapter

Progress

Under

and

cover

and

of the smoke

to

was

comer

new

Reminiscence.

beckoned

to

noise, the

the

opposite the First Unitarian

street, near
Church, then standing in Summer

and

the

other

read

the

testament

; and

now

it was

another

Eaton, France, who began by reading,in a

the firstchapterof
careless,
sing-songmanner,
Matthew; and he read on and on, stumbling
and long words through
the hard names
over
who
utes,
chapter after chapter for ten or fifteen minschools,
ing
till at length the master, suddenly lookstatutes."
which
he
was
his
from
(over
for
desk,
still
up
going on
these efforts were
While
in arithmetic,
or perpuzzling out a hard sum
haps
the improvement and elevation of the common
a
tence),
school
knotty Latin sentrying to construe
of the Grammar
schools, the master
called out
"Next;" then
Henry
stillwandered, like another Ulysses,buffeting
the sing-song reading,
with no divine
Kimberly took up
of every
season,
the storms
tillthe
master
again
Calypso to stretch forth to him her sheltering chapterfollowingchapter,
on
called a halt,and so the performance went
in 1808,he found
a quiet
arms, until at last,
till it was
time for recess,
the
After
class,
school-house.
through
old
Center
in
the
haven
of an
which lasted from half to three-quarters
he final safe landingof this wandering hero,
hour,according to the leisure or pre-occupalearn littleabout
the Grammar
master, we
able comand
mittees
"Prudent
square.
elected annually by the town,
were
and visitation of the
had the supervision
directed by the
the manner
in

Lincoln

him

or

any

of the schools

except the annual

(which averaged $1500

appropriations,

year),

for the firsttwenty years of this century.

idea of these schools and their eral
Some
genbe
and mode of teaching may
discipline
the followingsketch of the writer's
earlyexperience.
of April, 1822, the writer,
On
the second
then a bashful boy, nine years old,justfrom
the hillsof Hardwick, entered the yard of the
had
own

from

tion of the master.

was

the

called
same

testament.

to

After

recess

read in the "Columbian

styleas the second

This

left but

the firstclass

KEMBLE

them

JOHNSON.

these

days sunkissed,
Of golden glow and purple mist,
Ot margueriteswith golden hearts,
buds and dogwood darts ;
Of redwood
and upturned clod
Of brown
hillsides,
And
slender spikesof golden rod.
When
cool winds catch the milkweed
silk,
The
filmythreads as white as milk,
And
leave them stranded
everywhere
Like fairyshipsdespoiledin air !
so,

loved them
things;
so, these wildwood
splendidglow that .\utumn bnngs
Brought answering blushes to her face.
She learned some
sylvan woodland
grace ;
She

This

Hke

Her

curls

were

The

keen

winds

of autumnal

Born
A

the tendrilled

strange

and

suns

sense,
intense.

When

it so, this autumn

time
all life's prose is turned to

When

sunset

loved

touched

Till

mysteriesof
something

Made

Shot

As

shade

kindUng
waked
Dian's

She

loved

Not

long

1 could

divine;

purple peak
along her cheek
rapture in her glance

in old romance.

it so, that when

I read
dead,
ago, that she was

not think

It seemed

shine

half

that

flame

such
had

and

of her

but to watch

When

rhyme;
dreaming eyes,
Tyrian dyes,

skies made

her curls with

And

And

wine.

rains;

hfe of soul and

new

Delicious,vibrant, keen,
She

vine.

thrilledher through hke

life tingledin her veins,

new

as

it could

how

strange

be ;

thing to

me

nymph of Grecian times,

Charmed
by great Pan with river rhymes,
To whom
in days with magic rife
Enchantment
life.
gave enchanted
Had
one
day fallen prone beside
The waves
that gave her birth,and died !
As

if

Natural

some

Bridge, Va.

Orator," in

class had
littletime

read the
for the

boy in Latin and two in Greek to go

parrot-like
exercises,
through their perfunctory,
while the rest of the school freelyvisited each
other and in low voices discussed the topicsof
the day.
for conIn the winter following,the writer,
venience,
one

loved

She

back

FANNY

BY

the

seat by
window, commanding a view of the street
"set
and all that was
going on there ; his hospitable
In this year school-houses were
1800.
entertainer was
Jo Eaton, who
no other than
up" in the eight out districts into which the
of the
the
country boy the freedom
gave
had been divided some
30 years before.
town
himself his champion and
afterwards
school,and made
of these districts was
The number
It was
not long before the other boys
stantially
mentor.
increased to twelve, and they stillremain subflocked around
our
seat, examining the new
the same, though the administration
such as they
vision
recruit with a keen
curiosity,
entirelychanged. Proof the schools has
animal escaped
towards
an
shown
have
might
for the erection of two
also made
was
from
a
feet
menagerie.
square,
houses, not less than twenty-two
had cleared away and parAfter the smoke
tial
district,then containing onein the center
had
been reached, the master,
order
built on the
third of all the minors; one was
for the firsttime,called on the second class to
of the old burial place,on the common,
corner
A

Vale, Sylvia.

pellets
hand,
pretense of choking,with

Schools.

Housekeeping Girls of Fashion.

of probably the largest
The superintendent
York
recentlyremarked
grocery store in New
In the

course

of

short talk that it

was

about

to quittheir silly
time for the newspapers
jokes
concerning the ignoranceof New York girls

he
reporter,"
newspaper
cooking. "No
as
a good deal of emphasis,"knows
attended the common
school at the
about
it as
I do.
Our
much
place here is
Center school-house, to find there a dozen
in
in
built
Summer
street,
iSoo, located near Central Park, near Fifth avenue,
noisy boys,playing at leaping and throwing school-house
where
there was
in the very
some
are
attempt at discipline and near
at the passers-by
Broadway. We
stones
; but their sport was
and
of
a largeproportion
aristocratic
instruction,
of the richest and most
a
lthough
the
middle
at
there
hushed
when
appeared
suddenly
the pupilswere
fitter subjectsfor the kindergarten
and it is here that girlsof
section of the city,
gate a stern looking person in a bell-crowned
than for any more
advanced
teaching, wealth and positionflock in greater numbers
hat, and a brightgreen surtout buttoned to the
it being still the belief of a majorityof the
I have
than anywhere else except the opera.
throat ; he walked through the silent and awestruck
that
a
of
the
three
R's
knowledge
without the slightest
watched them for going on twenty years and
recognition parents
group
comprised the essentials of a "good practical" observed them closely. I have seen
them
the door and entered the
of any one, unlocked
education.
whither the shrinkingcrovW followed him.
come
shyly in with their mothers when they
hall,
I have known
them to drag
but the boys
and
He
turned into the school-room,
were
fifteen,
Worcester, Mass.
their children in with them ten years later. I
stopped in the entry, cautiouslypeeping
Never
Cross
a
Word,
Spoke
hundred
have known
societygirlsto
through the broken panel of the door,as if
many
to
take to their heels or
uncertain whether
In an
Omaha
church
Sam Jones
recently,
marry and take up housekeeping within a few
in
I
and
face
the
for
march
such
"Is
there
and
tell
that
a
man
who
now
never
despitethe
boldly
shouted,
weeks,
enemy,
present
you
he was
The silence
wits and the army of people who
evidentlyconsidered by the boys.
spoke a cross word to his wife?"
newspaper
Nat
Eaton
still hesitating,
While they were
ing,
write about things of which
was
becoming oppressive.People looked here
they know nothin with a shovelful of live coals; he was
and there. Every husband
of New
York
the number
came
girlswho are
present wanted to
dressed in a broadcloth cut-away, handsome
did
infinitesimal
not
dare to. But the sadness
failures as housekeepers is
pared
comget up, but
I should
and shiny boot.s appearing to the
that had possessionof Jones'face vanished a
trousers
to the number
who succeed.
for
moment
a
Apollo; after peeplater,when
country boy like a young
round-faced,good- like to know, by the way, the reason
ing
natured
from
his seat.
keeper
tered,
man
"Thank
through the broken door, he boldlyenrose
assuming that a girl is a failure as a houseGod !" exclaimed Sam : "there is one man
because
who
she
carrying before him his shield of live
happens to be highcoals,which he placed in the cracked and
never
spoke a cross word to his wife." The
spirited,clever,ingenious, and interesting.
w
here
the
of
smiled
the
man
bland
box-stove,
a
and
These
that
shine in housekeeping
rusty
sweepings
good-natured
smile,
are qualities
floor and other rubbish had been deposited. said,"No, sir; I never
in other walks
did. I'm a bachelor.''
and American
as
of life,
girls
This soon
filled the room
with smoke, under
Then he put on his hat and calmly walked out
Don't
to the eyes with them.
are loaded
up
of which
the boys,grown
the door.
tell me !"
covef
more
courabout

said,with

ly Id

Eye in School.

The

opening of the schools suggests anew

dangers to eyesightwhich surround the
close student,of whatever

The

student.

imperilshis

eyesight

favorable

how

more

less,no

or

age^

matter

scale

enormous

according

"

increased

to

schools Cohn

German

littleones

at

of books.

use

that

found

In

and

the b and
Roman

to

eye

black

is the constant

eye

ink.

the least

causes

increases

of

effort

curve

As

the

myopia, through this changed

to

dency
tentomical
ana-

to become
heredstructure, is likely
it is of importance that authorities pay
itarj',

Yellow

white paper
with blue ink

paper

pain and

fatigue.

certain of

the

to

education,

of

is

books

this

as

use

called.

often

so

and

abuse

of

Open-airexercise

for the eye, the effort at accommodation

of sight being then at the minimum.

does much

I'ossible preservationof normal

with

Activities concerned

minute

medicine
the

At

same

excludes

their

from

wearer

the

certain

lives of others

careers,
are

cerned,
con-

the

instance, positions on

for

Metropolitan elevated
are

stant.
con-

allowed, and with

railroads.

No

While

reason.

glasses
it is out

than patch up
to do more
of the power of man
be
and prop
sight,much
up defective
may
to
done
impairment of
prevent and arrest
the ounce
of prevention
And, surely,
wisely expended ! A
scarcely be more
observed in the school would
few rules strictly
following
greatly lessen the danger. The
quent
directions for preserving sight will bear fre:
repetition
the
for
children.
Never
Select
proper print
book.
Reading
give a child a finely-printed
in diamond, pearl,agate, or nonpareil
matter
vision.
can

is unfit for children's eyes.

Abolish study by insufficient

four

The
the

on

five

or

inch wide

an

The

riblx)n.

the heat of
or

turn

are

the

color

shades

does

of

the

not

for

the top
scorch
delicate

most

The

may

be windows

but

never

in the

in front.
to

school-room.

obscured

be held

It

rear

is

at

by
a

trees

proper

and

on

one

sidci

againstthe law in
in both sides of

put windows
The windows

should
or

be

large,

buildings.Books

angle, so that

rays

of

do not enter the

lightfrom the printed page
be held nearly
eye obliquely. The head must

in Mexico.

Newspaper

the world

Whispered
1 think

old story

softly

to

words

of

glisteningtear half starting.

partingtremble faint to me;
of dreaming, those tender
words

hours

my

me

love for thee, the home-bound

With

thee.

of thee, the

parting
Angels of comfort seeming, bind

of

to thee.

breezes

freighting.

to me;
toiling,waiting, pass the months
Love
by years of yearning,but time shall end the
grows
waiting.
And speed my long returning,darling,to thee.

With

Prox'idcnce, H. /.
Customs

The

satin ribbon.

ventilated at

off

the blushes,

of

Prague.

Spooner's brother,

Senator

Mr.

R.

C.

signed
Spooner, of Madison, Wis., who recentlyrethe consulship at Prague, says that in

lived in apartments,
the latter city every one
self.
he could not habituate himto which
a custom

continues, "of going

evening,staying until
twelve, and being obligedto ring a bell and
fee the janitorin order to get into my own
'"! grew tired,"he
theatres at six in the

to

when

house

I will

home.

came

never

live in

than another
thing worse
other
Anwhere latchkeys are not allowed.
a town
in Mexico, it is the daily newspaper.
thing
Everywhich
custom
annoyed me exceedingly
has advanced
more
in Mexico
rapidly was this : Every nightbefore retiring,
when I
is mainly due to the
than journalism. This
ican
would put my feet up on the table,real Amerlevied
and
on
printingpaper ;
last
importationduty
to
smoke
and lean back
my
style,
the libel laws of this country prevent not only
would
bounce
in,
cigar,the two servant-girls
the
the free expressionof opinions,but even
then go through
and
kiss
and
hand
it,
grab my
It is not a matter
recordingof newsy events.
the same
rigmarole with my wife. I warned
of financial loss merely to the editor, but his
backs
of these drawWill Rublee, my
successor,
preciousbody is lodged in jailas a penaltyfor
he would
to assuming office there,but
utterances.
There
or
personal
any impolite
take it."
also affectingMexican
other obstacles
are
cently
day re"The
youthfulking of Spain one
journalism. A good quality of newspaper
served for lunch with the breast of
was
printcosts twenty cents a pound here, and the
at
once
cut into small pieces. He
a chicken
common
print used generally costs sixteen
began to eat without the aid of either spoon
be bought in the States for three
cents; it can
attendant
his
gravely,
said
fork. "Sire,"
or
1 n the press room
of one of the leading
cents.
eat with their fingers.""This
"kings never
a
Mexican
lusty peon grindsout the
papers
does,"responded His Majesty,continuing
king
lisher
dailyedition on a hand press. Said the pubIf there is anyone

$j

50 per

ton."
there
life as

"

not

double
brass

new
so

the

gathering into
little standing

silk.

"

must

of

Rochester

at
; "Peons
lightalways,
by artificial light as far as possible. than coal at $16 a
should be
of
which
Children who are at all near-sighted
papers,
seated nearest
the windows.
Cross lights
of Mexico, take
that is,lightsfrom both sides of the room
they go
their issue of the
are
intolerable,and really criminal. There

and

it is

the quiveringrushes,
first brought hope to me;
trembling dory, while love kissed

tell-tale blushes
swung

Still in

shirringshould be all in the satin

these silk shades

them

of

rows

top, leaving

the

at

and

Germany

which

on

of thee, amid

When

or

green,

to

notably where
as

it with

1 think

Light

dyeing it,
always

of rows
of lace and
rest, put alternately
When
it is of sufficient width, shirr
ribbon.

that

fortunately
possible
pieceout
which
are
eyesightwith spectacles,
for ametropia.
and a practical
cure
time the necessary use of glasses

It is

induce
less

the frame

with thee, beneath

the old oak lolling.
more
Or idlystrolling,
slipsmy heart from me ;
Hy pathways fringed with flowers,or through the pine
woods
strolling,
Strong grows,
through happy hours,my love for thee.

Once

not

are

to

ruftieabout

objectsand

of

thee,ns first I saw thee standinK

landing,glancing up at me ;
by the worn
log fender, framed by the old stone
landing,
the sunset splendortransfigures
thee.
more

While

dyers
exactlythe shade they may hit in
Make
the lamp-shade three times

the circumference

eyesight is

the circumscribed vista of citystreets

or
condition of strain that is more
defective

their work.

shape

charms of country life,

where
of the many
one
invites a wide range of vision.
outdoor work

After

into the ribbon, as

match

subject,or the sightof

will become
the race
impaired in the ratio of
increased use of books ; or, popularlyspeaking,

specialattention

artistic color desirable.

any

spire
to me
good-nij;lit
;
dre.iminR.here by the HickerinKfire,
its fitful cleaniing,
of tliee.
thinl"ing

iiour of

the old

On

There

Once

is lietter than

dyed scarlet, yellow,pale

be

may

METCALF.

1 tiiink of

to

Pretty Lamp-Shade.

the lens.

FREIl

the red twisting

of fire bids

cross

is my

WatchinR

letters. Under

the

of thee when

With
Tlien

must

alike than any

all circumstances^ A
of
very pretty lamp-shade may be made
effort made to accommodate
the
the constant
taffeta ribbon, with white cotton lace
satin or
the usual reading distance causes
a
to
net.
embroidered
This lace is found in
or
eye
white only,but at trifling
or
permanent contraction of delicate muscles and
cream
expense

looking more

I think

printedpage.

Any combination
and

My WaitingLove.

BY

some

the student's

to

The

Lines to

focus the

one-half the pupilsof the highest class were

near-sighted. For this appalling state of
alphabet may be in some
things the derman
degree responsible,the N and R, H and V,
two

seen,

than

more

times.

at

object that can be clearly

picture,motto, or decoration in
The greatest damage
part of the room.
as

.some

accordingto class grade

It increases

school.

close the eyes

to

be directed

the

among

in studying and writing,

and the desk
arranged to make this practicable.Frequent
change of positionis necessary, the easy posture
of least strain.
usually being the one
Encourage and train the pupilto look off the
to change the focus of sight,
book frequently,
and

the environment.

on
Near-sightednessis produced artificially
an

11

erect

The
the

HT

to

week

Most

are

cheaper

fifteen in the

are

easilyas do the

press

his

City
chants;
mer-

in the afternoon

for

meal.

year's crowd

"This

of the morning

to

came

Europe

is

who

Americans

of

estimated

at

50,000,

numbering
out-

those of any previous.season, and

millions and a
that at least two
half sterling will have been received by the
steamship companies, to say nothing of the
it is reckoned

boys
day following; and the newscry out : .Iqui los pcrioJuos ilc iiiaiuiiia'
Journal.
millions left in Europe." Court
to-morrow
morning's papers). Hut
(here are
ination
from a microscopic examIt is estim.ated,
all antique practicesare rapidlydisappearing;
of the impress of the word "hello" on
and with railroads and a latter day civilization
"

has

come

American

of which, felt very

the

near

field.

to-morrow,

enterprise,the
considerably
dominate

to

the

influence

day, will,in
newspaper

that
photograph cylinder,
indentations.

thousand
would
as

that

be if it could make
on

the mind

it contains

What
.is

of the

many

sixteen

blessing

it

indentations

telephoneoperator.

I.K1HT

12

PHILIP

BY

friend

Our

that

man

Sol

But

Of

all knew

we

course

on.

as

these ancestors, for in that case

one
every
have them, and
all the satisfaction

one

would

would

be

least

real ancestor, if he neglected

gone.

to come

in the

over

have

had

Mayflower,must
in

seat

the

at

Continental

Congress; or, if he failed in deeds,he should

have had characteristics and eccentricities.
That

is what

As I
by ancestors.
thought that Blenker

mean

we

would

say, no one
had any.

have

he was
of dwarfish stature,with
Physically,
legsand a flat body; his face was neither
handsome
were
nor
distinguished. There
thin

visible

his person

on

of the

none

traditional

evidences

His
not even
of "family,"
mole.
a
make-up was not that of a well ances.
tored man.
He
had,indeed,no very marked
characterics except stupidity
and good humor,

mental

and who

heard of

ever

that showed

ancestors

of that kind.-* The

real articles
proclivities
are always keen and shrewd, and the fact that
and vendettas are handed down,
so
curses
many
shows
that they must
have possessed fierce
tempers in their day.
all at once
to learn that
However, we came
Blenker had ancestors
in large numbers
and
in interesting
types.
It began in this way.
He announced
to us
one
day that he had received a call from a
cousin of his. It was
quite unexpected,he
of his existence.
said,for he had not even known
"He is not exactlymy cousin,"he remarked
"that is to say, he is three degrees removed."
"Does

he bear your illustriousname

of the boys.

one

"He

is

would

Blenker,"answered
is

say, "He

Montmorency.")
rare

one

soon

as

he told

"He

did he

me
come

introduced

trouble about

Sol

de

Vere
he must

(as one

Vere,"

be

?" asked

the
"Fortunately,

I knew

; and

"How

"a

or

is

name

relative as

that he possessed it."

to tell you ?"
himself.

He

has had

some

gettinga draft cashed" beingan

city"and I helped him

did?"
"You
exclaimed
Roberts; "let me
tellyou that a cousin who is three degrees removed
has no rightto expect you to loan him
Your

relation to him

is what

is known

"

as

'strained.'

didn't loan

"I

him

was

his

speech,he

all this became

him

money," said Sol; "I

him
a
little on
his draft.
merely advanced
I learned
Besides,"he continued,"when
of
the purpose
of his visit here,I was
perfectly
willingto let him have whatever money he

needed."

us, but
among
conclusion :

did

our

not

this time tell us

at

of the

curiosity.
days later

A few

happened to

on the street,in company

with a
and
guessed to be the cousin
learned that I was
right. He was
"

with
individual,

He

what

visit,
although we

wore

was

the

all looked

meet

Blenker
whom

man

afterward

soon

came

to

unanimous

of the cousin's mission.

and

New

was

"

"

"

"

"

"

tall,lank
hungry expression of countenance.
a

we

altered to a degree that

unrecognizable.Naturally
frequentsubjectof comment

He was tryingto live up to his ancestors !

by one,
I imagined,from the way his new-made
He had
centricities
ecvaried from
day to day, that the
traveling
England,
cousin did not reveal all of the members
of
about the country, preparing a book, "The
Blenker Family,"which was
to be pubsoon
lished,the Blenker lineageto him at one stance,so to
but
materialized
fresh
a
whenever
lars
speak,
one
in two volumes : half calf,eleven dolhe felt that he needed assistance in negotiating
fifteen dollars ;
a volume
; half morocco,
another advance.
The effect of this on
Sol's
full morocco,
with giltedges,nineteen dollars
behavior was quiteremarkable.
and a half you paid half down with your order,
On
he
would
one
at
in
us
the work.
day
to assist
glare
fiercely
from half-closed lids,
stride up and down
the
"At first,"
said Sol, "I was
going to take
and mutter
room
terrible oaths through his
onlyone copy ; but Cousin Jeremiahreminded
that I would
me
probably marry before long clenched teeth. Then, when we would draw
him out, as some
one
was
to do,we would
and helpto perpetuate the name.
I ought to
sure
learn a good deal about a certain ancestor
have copies for all of my children,
for only
of
a piratein the
will be printed,
a limited number
his,who was
and I may
days of Captain
have this chance again. Do
never
Kidd, and was killed in a great fightin the
you think
harbor of Acapulco.
six will be enough ?"
The very next day,perhaps,he would assume
"Children .?" I asked.
air of reckless bravado,offer to lay absurd
an
"No, I mean
copies for the children,
you
know."
wagers and to do impossiblethings; and later
"I don't see
would learn that a century or so ago there
but it is the same
we
thing."
lived in Virginiaa hare-brained spendthrift
"Cousin Jeremiah says, by the way, that one
"Mad
as
of my
Herod
Blenker
known
ancestors
his name
Blenker,"who was an ancestor
had thirteen children
in the"lirect line.
all twins,too, I
was
And presently
these little idiosyncrasies
think he said."
of
I suggested something about
friend developed into a most
thirteen in
our
deadly bore.
bad luck,and he went
twins being sure
One evening,when we had the matter under
on :
"Six ought to be enough for my own
family, discussion in Blenker's absence,Waller said ;
but Cousin Jeremiah thinks that I ought to
well his list of ancestors
"How
holds out !
have more, so as to be able to leave a copy to
One would have thought that he must
have
each of my grandchildren. What
is your idea
used them all up by this time,but every day
about that ?"
he manages
one."
to springa new
I advised him to draw the line at the grandchildren. "Isn't it about time for him to run foul of
"Our forefathers,"
said I,"did away
the 'Mists of Antiquity.'"'
asked Jones; "I
with the law of entail,
which
shows
ters
plainly always had an idea that in genealogicalmatin earlyand saved
a
man's
enough that they regarded this business of
they came
lookingout for your descendants through untold
familyfrom disgrace."
"At any rate,"I said,"countingfour ancesgenerationsas decidedlyun-American."
tors
Blenker remarked
that since the subjecthad
to the century, it ought to take only eight
been brought up, he would state that,for one,
ten
to
or
get back to the days of Captain
he profoundlyregretted
that the law of entail
Kidd."
was
in force in this country. He
not
had
"Oh, indeed!" cried Robbins; "have
you
learned that he was the oldest son
of the olddone any figuring
this ancestral queson
est
ever
tion
for seven
?"
son
even
to
generationsback
the time of old Muchmore
He seized paper and penciland began : "A
Blenker,of whom
I had undoubtedlyread, one
of the richest
has two parents, four grandparents,
man
eight
of the colonial period.
men
and so forth. Counting,
great-grandparents,
No, I had never heard of him.
to the century, it
as
you say, four generations
back
"Well,he owned several plantationsin Virginia gets a man
to the revolutionary
period,
and the slaves that worked
with about fourteen forefathers."
them, an iron
mine in Pennsylvania,
and thousands of acres
"Some
of them are foremothers,
though," I
of valuable land alongthe Hudson.
And this
objected.
wealth is now
diffused among
a hundred
ilies
fam"They must be endured justthe same," said
of Blenkers,whereas by the law of entail," Waller : "it was onlyyesterdaythat I listened
here little Sol began to swell up with such
to the story of a certain female
ancestor
who
violent rapiditythat I edged uneasily
burned at Salem as a witch."
was
away
from him, "all of it would
have
come
to
"By the time we get to Captain Kidd," said
ME."
"we
have proRobbins,who was stillfiguring,
vided
Great heavens,"I ejaculated,
"what
a
row
narfriend Blenker with over
our
one
sand
thou!
escape you had from being a rich man
to
last
ancestors
with
erate
modenough
him,
It is as though you had bought a ticket in the
for several years."
economy,
and had actually
not drawn
lottery
the capital
"Woe
is me !" cried Jones.
prize."
"But
that is not
all,"continued Robbins :
After he had made the matter
of the forthcoming
"it seems
that through some
female
ancestor
familytree known to each one of us,
he has figuredhimself into the English peerage
Sol Blenker walked about a changed man.
If
the house of Alchumps, I believe."
he did not add a cubit to his stature, it was
"Yes," we all assented.
not for lack of an
effort to do so.
Not
of those noble families,
only
when
"Well, most
in his bearing,
but also in his conduct
and in
to royalty
you trace them up, run back
somefrom

come

"

He
purpose

was

almost

"

entire stranger in the

out."

money.

There

made

of the nature

so

no

clean.

over

was

time have had parents, and

ventures
to call such beings

some

not

such
in

third cousins.
scarcelythe
We
were
have suspectedof pospresentlyinformed,one
sessing

would

one

must

was

both in features and

a wide
dissimilarity,
and Blenker,that I
between
him
figure,
marveled that they were
as
closelyrelated as

FIRMIN.

Blenker

real ancestors.
that he

and linen that

Family Tree.

The

shinysuitof black clothes

L ici n T
in Ly the rear entrance,
Perhaps they come
but they are there nevertheless.
Now,

where.

Robbins

see," and

then, let us

took

pencilagain.
"It appears,"said Waller, who
his shoulder, "that

over

into

there's

where

game

he shouted,

Emma

looking
drawn

been

have

we

limit. Hold

no

presently
; "where

are

to.?"

Gounod

has

Robbins;

that

"at

Conqueror," said

the

William

to

time, you

numbered

her

to

BY

repertory

Holeyn" and

"Anne

Fair

eight billion five

resolved
finally

some

to

being sued by

the

to

evidence

before

now

Gounod

tribunal, M.

American

an

of contract.

The

the

"Don't,"
"But to think,"said Waller, "of littleBlenker

French

Tnat

had

"It isn't that,"said

is the

me

biography of

every

billion five hundred

and

the

these

of

eight

in

new

and

soloists.

where
from a source
we
came
finally
expected it. The rude hand of the
Cousin
on
law suddenly swooped down
miah
Jereting
Blenker and gathered him
in,thus cutfor littleSol.
off the supply of ancestors
all
numerous
were
The chargesagainsthim
under false
in the line of obtaining money

London

The

never

The

The

and

"

fellow,to get off with

the

was

terrible shock

to

Symphony

next

other

will be

concerts

sumed
re-

Georg Henschel,

Mr.

season.

and

York

New

by

him

warrants

season

in

givmg six

concerts

makes

think

you

the

title is

Blenker

season.

Ewald

since

disgrace of it!" he said to me; "that

of
he does the name
my cousin, bearing as
Blenker, should turn out such a scoundrel.'
"But," I said, "the fellow has many aliases.
"The

What

next

Weiss, the

lost,somewhere

genume

be," said Sol

else could

"how

who
violinist,

had

was

he

in the White

Mountain

region,

probablyperished.Young Weiss
hearted
fellow,who
impulsive,warm

he has

where
an

easilymade

friends.

temperament, and

having received

"It must

young

city,and who has been missing

ago last Sunday, is,beyond doubt

week

schools

German

was

He

had

otherwise

and

urple

Like

in the best

conservatories.

As

about the family?"

much
known
so
tious
teacher he was
able, conscienexceptionally
and thorough,so that with all the good
proposed that we should pay a visit to the
and learn what we could on
"cousin" at the jail,
he possessedhe was
rapidlyacquiring
qualities
tained the fame which indeed he eminentlydeserved.
obthis point, lilenker consented, and
we
He

saluted

Blenker
"What

me

the swindler's cell.

enough, but cast upon

civilly
pityand contempt.
this angel want ?" he said to

look of

does

me.

Keep an Expense Account.

Every economical housekeeper will do
own
marketing, keeping a book, which
takes

"He

does

longer,"I

not

want

said; "come,

to

be

own

angel

an

up

are

you

any

his

to

marketman

market

in

and

put down

what

which
she

she
has

her
she

has the

bought

"

quantityand price after she has seen the

cut and
meat
weighed and has selected her
"His cousin!" cried the swindler; "well, I
vegetables. Only those who have tried this
should say not."
is
of
marketing know how much
money
way
is not lilenker ?"
"And your name
saved by .so doing. If you have a good cellar
"Vou
to tell me," he shrieked,
don't mean
in largepieces,
but
afford to buy meat
you can
"that the fool stillbelieves allthat stuff I gave
it is not well to lay in a quantityof vegetables
him about his ancestors
?"
A bushel of potatoes
if your family is small.
"Come
away," whispered little Blenker,
time for a small family,
is enough to buy at one
faintly.
and butter in
of
onions
or
turnips,
a
peck
It was
for him an awful moment.
Think of
be
small quantities.Flour and sugar may
it ! A man's
off
die
as
a
one
rule,
ancestors,
bought by the barrel if enough bread and sweet
at a time, some
years
apart, and the fact is
such as cake, puddings and preservts
food
broken to him gently. But
the case
here, m
the use of much sugar, or if the family
warrant
of our
friend Blenker, as
fine a collection
is large. And
always deal with a trustworthy
of forefathers as was
ever
brought together
and vegetmeats
Poor
butcher and grocer.
ables
"

the

"

cousin ?"

"

"

"

in a riash. His
all swept away
how fond and proud he

shown

It is a

matter

managed
San

to

of wonder

to

us

survive the shock

Bernardino, Cal.

conduct
was

had

of them.

all that he has

of their loss.

and

and

;"

rare

"

like the air.

rod-

golden

Autumn's

n^v

"

bare.

sweet

earlybloom

"

besidt

the wandering

perfume.
gloom.

s, irit through the starless

Clover.

Ingersoll on
G.

"A

Ingersollsays:

thing is clover.

It

derful
won-

honey and

means

ment
content; that is to say, industryand
happy bees in the
; that is to say, the
perfumed fields,and at the cottage gate old
Boss the bountiful,chewing satisfaction's cud
diction
in that blessed twilight
pause that like a beneall toil and sleep. This
falls between
dream
of happy hours, of
clover makes
me
childhood's rosy cheeks, of dimpled babes, of
wholesome, loving wives, of springs and
brooks and violets,and all there is of painless
life. A wonderful
joy and peacefulhuman
cream

word

is clover.

makes

masters

'r,'and
a

you

heaven

deceitful

bud

Take
the

have

that

barren

there remains
breath

sweetens

keeps peace in countless

frequent clubs."

you
away

only thing

of this dull and

Cut off the 'r' alone and

warm,

and

'c,'and

the

Drop

happiest of mankind.

the

have

the 'c' and

homes

whose

to

ride

swept

Robert

Col.

Sleeping

have

admission

sweet

some

earth.

good scholar,

brown

lilies pure

v.neyard'sIru.tage

ai:d the

ters

Summer's

1 he ^olt wind

that

musical

very
a

liberal education

shou'der^

the

die.

pened wheat
gold-brownhair,
r

gljbes of wii.e,blue-misted,

given from

will be followed

in
of

eye.

cry

of all, must

most

queenly wealth

h-

ut

boe

mournful

WcstfieU. Mass.

friends in this

friend.

our

lie

one

her silent tomb;

.And throUn-h the silence,like the brea h of God,

augural
in-

the

At

the director,feels that the support extended to

these concerts
during the latter part of last

lightsentence, promptly pleaded guilty.

It

sheaves:

its loved

see

ies twined

pi

S'.i 1 kept their wjtch

"Mataswintha,"
opera,
orchestra, together with

These

Late

hll d with

W..S

other

Great

pianist

"

pretenses

to

luved them

"

her

fell ab

hand

One

his American

January.

piano recitals in
principalcities.

Relief

had

renowned

selections will be

series of

upon

silent.

were

we

the

commence

York

New
concert

Scharwenka's

Mr.

eminent

groaned Waller.
feelingof deep gloom settled down

and

in

tour

with full chorus

"

ninetymill

will

composer,

to

it!"

"Oh, stop
A
us,

listen

must

we

one

tates
debili-

"what

Robbins;

thought that

Scharwenka,

,\avier
and

result !"

s' e, wh

bl Kjd-sta ned

Still crowned

I cried.

net

ir.oaned

all the forest bif-ds made

That

matic
dra-

ing
Accord-

"

the total

DAY.

the garnered

parched lipsand pleading,luttrous

ountain
maple wept its changing leaves;

definitely
The
n
postpone inAnd
this country, and is in

"

as

EDWARD

fell among

south-ftind

to

agreed personally
hundred
and ninetymillion
to superintendthe rehearsals
and production
For
sixtyconcerts
mind
the scattering,"interrupted of his works in America.
"Never
of a million francs had been
the large sum
Jones.
and
fixed
accepted.
"I could go on back to Charlemagne
ancestors

GEORGE

Sumnier

The

agent for breach

Blenker's

see,

add

season

his visit
consequence

"Merely

The Death of Summer.

\\'ith mute,

!'

on

Abbott

is to

during the coming

"Bal Masqud."

getting

you

and Musicians.

his

up

was

Music

13

for

Beauty.

ful
right conditions,a wonder-

Sleep is,under

tonic to the human

system. Few women
realize its value, and yet it is said that Patli
and
Lucca, and all the great singers and
famous
beauties, who, like
and
actresses,
at

ful
were
wondrously beautiretire from
ordinarywomen

Recamier,

Madame

age

an

when

have
of life,

the festive scenes

preserved beauty
woman

who

at

to

owed

sleep.

has the
fifty

their wellbeautiful

of youth
brilliancy

skin, and the animation of

in her
eyes
girlhoodin her form, declares that she has
whenever
it a rule all her life to retire,
made
and

at
possible,

of

women,

nine o'clock.
all classes,need

And

American

the rest

and

freshment
re-

wrought
give to oversleep
and overworked systems. If
nerves
cises
exersleep is not easilyinduced, lightphysical
be taken nightlybefore retiring,
should

which

until the

blood

can

is directed

into proper

nels,
chan-

seeking the couch the

of a
eyelidswill close as naturally as those
healthy child. The knowledge which women
need above all else is the knowledge of self.
and

then

upon

nature's
laws is to enter
To study intelligently
tread,
feet can
eating; they are not cheap. the widest realm that human
of righteousness,
to enter, in a word, the kingdom
must
be nourishing;it is not enough
Food
all is beautiful and fair,because
where
be satisfied ; quality
that the appetite should
will
is more
all is good that is in confirmation with the
and it is "better to pay
than quantity,
of the Highest.
the butcher than the doctor."
are

not worth

I^KjHT

14
its

Fashions and Fancies.

it

motto
is ever
higher and higher, until
in a
complete
precipitatesits doom

the fact that

downfall, for all history proves

BY

EUGENIA

H.

SIEBERS.

of conduct or
any extreme
certain reaction sooner
a
the immediate
present and

fashions results in

creations

so

possess

chic,and

are

their fair wearer.

to me
by the same

and are decidedly

peculiarly,
exceedinglybecoming to
of the costumes

One

lady was

very

shown

recherchd

a
style.It was
slashingsin which
long pear shape,
New
York, Sept.ii, 1890.
nounced puffs
proheight of the sleeve is more
similar ornaments
beingplaced at the top of the
the largedry
With the oncoming of autumn
Sleeves of dresses sent
than ever.
to
mind
the familiar
sleeves,
calling
of
instalments
first
high
the
of
Paris
dressmakers
houses
fashionable
display
goods
over
by the
slashed doublet of the French king. The use
the
winter goods. Milliners' windows
fall and
four inches above
extend in some
cases
o
f
fur
as trimming to the
of largequantities
substantial
tremely
take on a rich coloringand more
shoulder, and are set very high,making an exis
shaggy, soft woolens introduced this season
makers
dressThese
short shoulder seam.
settingforth of the clever art of expert fingers
natural furs and
astrachan
certain.
Close,
of
felt
creations
attractive
fullness at
exhibited in the
as
allow the slightest
do not
used.
will be chiefly
in the shops
the streets and
and velvet. On
the side of their dress skirts,and it is a rule
close this letter about the fashions
I cannot
rent
there is a generalwaking-up,and the life curthat the top of the high sleeves shall be on a
without a reference to a few items that have
flows more
rapidly,business men
step
recentlycome within my cognizanceregarding
straightline in plumb with the side of the
I feel confident will be
men's fashions, which
more
briskly,while heavily laden express
skirt. This effect gives a slightappearance
to
the misses, best beloveds and
proclaim the return of the sojourner to the figureand increases the apparent height welcome
wagons
muscular
Were
it
friends of the more
sex.
and valley. Happy
While
from seaside, mountain
of the wearer
by several inches.
astute and keenlyobservant
not for these same
that walking dresses
are
French
they who are able to lingerthrough the
stylesdemand
brains and
that
the
note
feminine
eyes
harvest time, watching the gradual unfolding shall be on the ground an inch and a half,the
minutiae of men's attire the dear and oftimes
mountain
hill and
on
dense masculine bemg would go joggingon to
has
obtained
favor
of the color scheme
not
objectionablemode
the
the end of time in the same
styleof collar,
is
few
this
only a favored
the best class of people,dresses
here among
top, but to
identical style of necktie or scarf, and the
cannot
the
ford
afmany
privilegepermitted;
being made longerthan formerlybut escaping same general make-up that he wore
the year
the
to
indulge in the luxury of filling
One
the ground.
beauty of the present
before last. Strange,yet true, it is,how some
with the natural beauty so plentifully severity of gowns
is that it requiresless
senses
idea of the eternal fitness of
have no
men
of clothes),
no
offered in the breathingspaces of the country.
seasons
conception
material now
for a dress than for some
things,(especially
intimate
association
of the
(in a woman's
of business and
The city'sdemands
schooj past. Six and a half or seven
yards of
with his outward garb. Notwithstanding
the man
of
mind)
duties hasten the laggard footsteps,
and the
ordinarydouble width goods are all that the
"a man
's a man
for a' that,"
in which
burden
of life and daily cares
must
be reThe manner
sumed. best dressmaker
uses.
is known
stillvery often a man
by the clothes
the dress waist is put on and taken off,is still he wears.
I can
tell a New
York
man
(a
cloths imported for street wear
The
new
as
and a puzzle to the uninitiated,
Yorker), the instant he comes
a wonder
typicalNew
in my line of vision. I should recognizehim
for autumn
and winter are rough,long-haired the fasteningsare
concealed
under revers
or
in darkest Africa by a certain neat, trig
him
hair goods, tweeds, homespuns, fine
camels
The lengthof
folds or in various other ways.
the closelybuttoned
compactness of attire,
ladies' cloths,and other materials suitable for
the sleeves still prohibitsthe long mousquecoat, the becoming cut of hair,styleof collar,
tailor gowns.
Heavy knotted effects are a
taire glove, short ones
taking their place. neckwear, and general alertness of bearing,
with black promises to
from Manhattan
noteworthy feature of the new goods. Large
Pearl color combined
that characterizes the man
Island; he has the well groomed look,the
Women
quantitiesof figured,striped and plaidcd be fashionable for the coming season.
look
of
the
trained
thoroughbred,who does
in the invoice books of imporgoods appear
the experienceof hunting
who
have known
ters,
in the race.
not intend to lag behind
but these are invariably
vet
to match
certain shade in vela
the cityover
accompanied by
the point the
But this is a digressionfrom
them
in color. The
plain goods to match
silk will be gratifiedto learn that a
or
I am
the outward
fashion items anent
man.
is the importingof silk
fancy goods is to be used sparinglywith the
to
feature of the season
that
the
wearing of gloveswill
rejoiced see
it is confined
cases
be more
to
plain. In most
the
exacting the coming fall and winter
and velvet dyed the color of the wool goods
I hope that the custom
of
than ever before.
front of the dress,the sleeves,
collar and some
with which they are to be employed.
no
gloveshas passed into innocuous desuetude.
some
simple garniture of the bodice,the remainder
suitingsare very handMany of the new
be displayed from the
If not
on, they must
of the dress being made of the plainmaterial.
broidered
and rich in embroidery and deep emThe
side pocket,or carried in the left hand.
Thus a natural colored camels
hair cloth of
desirable thing in gloveswill be a reddish
pointsfor the top of the sleeves with
most
silken weave
forms the chief part
the skin in rather
exquisitely
ostrich plumes set in the embroidery. Other
tan with stitchingto match
that is,not
much
ery
embroidof a suit,and a figured camels
delicate points,
so
hair in the
set
with a band of otter or uncurled
borders are
will be seen
backs of gloves. The coron
rect
same
shade, with large moon
ery.
astrachan running through the embroidspots of long
for full dress is a lightdrab,the
thing
forms
the
front
of the largesleeves and
wool,
A wide network
of knotted silk cords in
to
and
match
fine.
embroidery
Heavy
very
the collar. As usual,one of the first displays the mixed
colors of the suitingis another
is also well done away.
The English
stitching
of goods by the importers is in cashmereof replacingthe stick by the umbrella
border that ends in a close fringe,and is
custom
This favorite material maintains
all its popby a band of otter running is graduallyfindingits way to this side of the
ularity, further ornamented
to roll very
Atlantic.
They are made
closely
and it is more
used than any other
be
of ostrich feathers may
it. A season
over
and
not
and cases
are
used
a stylish
neatly
is
wool fabric. It
of a standby as
as much
Already ostrich
safelypredicted for winter.
is
rolled umbrella
a
positiveaddition to a
black silk and is always in fashion,
no
crowd
the windows, and
the triple man's
boas
matter
tout
ensemble
is reallybecoming
what
other fashions prevail. Cashmere
is a
plumes of the Prince of Wales have appeared especiallywhen
manipulated with ease and
fabric that is always refined and ladylike,
I must
tions
not omit
the importantdirecbonnets.
Indeed fastidious women
and
became
on
grace.
it
to carryingthis aid to appearance
as
furthermore lends itself to graceful lines and
of flowers early in the summer
and
weary
is
the
two
center
in
hand
inches
from
right
artistic folds,more
than almost
other
ordered plain bonnets
or
a
garnitureof tips. and towards the
any
with the small end
handle,
fabric. The smooth-faced
ladies' cloths make
Stylishshort ostrich boas for the neck range
forward,and at an angle of fifty-four
degrees.
the most
The rich dahlia
elegantcostumes.
from $2 to $6 and $7. Boas
two
yards long
It would be considered in
very bad form to be
and deep velvetyreds,dark green, old blues, are S25 upward.
umbrella
or
of
the
end
an
by
preceded
big
and brown in many
For neckwear
the largebuff scarf with
tones
are
the fashionable
cane.
A friend lately
returned from Paris has been
is
fashion.
the
decree
of
prominent figures
shades
this season.
showing me many elegantand daintysouvenirs

[regular

correspondence

of

light.]

later.

or

But for

Henry the Fourth

affair in

black
ordinate
future the in-

near

gros grain silk with

set in
of velvet are

"

"

"

"

"

"

The
Medici
fashions, it now
appears
promise to produce as marked an effect on the
dress of the coming season
the Directory
as
fashions in the period just past. The high
Medici collar with the advent of the cold days
to
be "the collar of the season."
that I the truth must
tell" the ambition

is

Alas !
of the

vaultingsleeve is not yet sati.'-fied.Like the

boy who bore the banner 'mid snow
and ice,

from
bonnet

that

fascinatingcity

intended

"

to

be

worn

one

at

was
a
tiny
reception. It

composed simply of two bands of black

and was
velvet,
displayingthe entire coiffure,
trimmed with three tipsin mauve
caught down
bow of watered ribbon.
Another
by a mauve
hat was
entirely
composed of tinyblack tips
in butterfly
and made
frame
over
a
form
They have that indescribable air that French
is

will be in satin tffects. Next

These
comes
tied gives the
the Ascot
scarf,which when
effect of a puff. They should be held in place
by a small scarf pin. For dress, the usual
bow
silk
black
white lawn
prevails. The
is considered
handkercliitf
desirable; but
seems

gruesome

thing

to

carry.

Patent

in a
leather shoes continue
their popularity
from
still more
pointed style. Hats
vary
thj
to
season
favorite black derby,
season,

however,holdingits own.

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n

Respectfully

Our

call the

attention

is located

store

We

of

546

at

Wholesale

are

to

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the

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and

followingfacts

st.,

Retail Dealers in

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Celling
Decorati

WindowShades,
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6c to 12c perroll
; GoodCommon Paper,
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If you

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FOR THIS WEEK

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ested
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Every one inter"Wi"iKlo"trk
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cheanly api"Iiecl
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Goeblin
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on

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moment
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or
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14.00,
12.00,
10.00,
8.75,
to $35.00.

$6.00,
Piano Lamps with Linen Shades,
10,00,12.00,13.50,14.00,15.00,
to $50.00.
and upward
19.00,
Remember

all of these Lamps

Buy
steady light.
DR.VFT."

THE

no

other

if you

CLARK-SAWYER

are

the "CENTRAL

wish

powerful and

CO.

I"
"My

new

hat

btraw

with

that's trimly hned

"Gay.

words
are
The
poet whose
stood
quoted above evidentlyunderwella
much
how
the
enhances
hat
trimmed

beauty of

face.

woman's

Hats My
TrimfflTng

I Make

the

brunette
or
to you.
that will be becoming
St.,
at 638 Main
I have
a store
is quite a
which, of course,
but
by paying
distance up town,
tor
do work
low rent I can
lower pricesthan stores farther

down

same

color
be about

together as

near

circumference, and

placed

I tell you,

*, A tinyruffleis set about the foot of some

of the most
charming gowns of silk for autumn
and

it

the

to

very

grace
full waist of

stillthe model

preferred for

skirt. A

who

plainflat
surpliceshape is

added

givesan

street

of

gowns

*" Plain goods will continue in favor this

winter and next spring. The cheviot qualities
fine cloth
in the various makes, in vigogne or
cloth-like

staple. One-color

also

are

will be

Blue

seen.

favorite

in the various
spring and summer
graduationsfrom gray blue to cloth blue, but
these shades will not
reignsupreme, and will

color

25c.to 75c.
Hats,
Trimming
from 50c.to $2.00.
Bonnets

next

with

to divide honors

have

It will cost ladies nothing to

ideas.
call and get my

gray and ash gray,

lightand tingedwith blue.
colored

goods

E. DROWN.

BELLE
artist

The

That

he

paintsso

wondrous

makes

famous

draw

printer cannot

The

If for

his

at

is

good,

street,

B.WOOD.

is O.

name

seek,

Maple

same.

work

whose

one

You'll find him

And

should

printer you

Needing

line,

just the

gets there

he

But

fine

of

brim

iron

one.

braid and

straw

favorite

known

sheer

find fault from

persons

love

of it.

Then

there

are

cause
find fault be-

who

persons

the habit of

in

so

well,because they are built that way.

"taffy,"but suppose it is.
A ward
of tafiy to the hvuig creature is
of epitaphyto a dead one.
better than a vohimc
"

Praise is not

look

Now

of yours

book

there,

; that fine
I know

Fairview

Mrs.

written

was

by

man,

it was.

dressmaking to attend to
and
"taffy,"
devote his whole time to epitaphy(hisown).
searched
this
I
city
have
Do
know,
you
for an imported corset that suits me, so I
over
Let

once,

for

Novelties

satisfied,
always berating,never
of praise.
to speak a word

are

never

Some

can

have

man

and

have

say less about

he would

new

my

dresses made

for the Music

still for

and / can't find one.

Festival,
autumn
wear.
Why, poor thing! Just go 10328 Main
sets
Corand get a pairof Royal Worcester
street
toilet is this season,
demi-saison
*" The
and you will do nothing but sound their
attractive than usual,
perhaps,a trifle more
of silken stuffs with light praisesever after.
for the combination
Corsets and the
than
Adopt Royal Worcester
weight woolens may be said to be more
troubles you speak of will vanish.
in
brocades
usually charming. The newer
Corsers
something
are
Royal Worcester
particularlywell to
stripeslend themselves
The Worces
that no one can find fault with.
of
in the prevalent mode
being combined
Main
retail
street,
Co.'s
Corset
store,
328
lines.
ter
skirt
and
Tiny
simple
straightplain
is headquartersfor them.
the surface
found
flowers are
sprinkledover
of some
lovelystripedbrocades,the stripesin

crown

name

is

velvet

of

as

not too

in this line.

seen

fancy for

*,. The

modes,

however, justbeing brought

are,

and littleyet is

out

such

grays,

dark

with

and

Others,because they are

it,they can't do otherwise.

silk.

cheviots

has

Fairview?
you now, Mrs.
read this book,
You
Well, I will tell you.
ple
take the chapter on
"Fuss," written for peo-

surplicewaist.

going to

am

overtaken

the bretelles

on

epitaphy!
Northwood, I

than

Mrs.

and scold less.

praisemore
Pray, what convulsion of conscience

as

They make

fancies.

one

pretty showing when

finish,will be

town.

in

inches

two

Taffy is better

should

and

the fabric of the gown

to

2^^7-1.

CHjS..:E'TEm

for
liked for young
is much
girls'
gowns
The
fabrics.
of light woolen
spring wear
ing
contrastin
a
effective
are
lozengesto be most

of

make

I can

either
are
lozenges of velvet, which
braid
of
with
else put on
or
ion
color in simplepattern. This fash-

use

buttonholed

blonde
hat
a

are

you

is

trimming gowns

in

popular fancy

*, A
to

Specialty.
Whether

FACTSIN CONTRAST.

The Fasliionsof Autumn.

green,

wear."

Peggy

Let

the flowers

colors and

two

plainwoolen

in

is made

fabric

one

yet
up

third.

with such

brocade and the effect is trulycharming. Old

designs of Louis XVI. are very stylishand
in the loveliest colors imaginable,and
come

W. A. ENGLAND,

^^

IN

DEALER

W)

FINE WATCHES,
JEWELRY
CLOCKS,

which

will be

can

be

worn

the

In

394 MainStreet.

velvets

than any

THE BEST IN THE WORLD.

other, and

beautiful fabric itselfis

", Beautiful

e^et^

JVM

England feather garnituresfor ball

on
evening entertainments aie worn
of brocade or satfhs. Velvets,
the fine gowns
fashionable than they
more
which were
never
are
sufficientlyPrices
will be the coming season,
sumptuous without any such rich garniture.
for
is a more
Lace
appropriate adornment
*,

DONE.

PROMPTLY

lovely brocades
these

and other

" OPTICALGOODS.
BEPAIBING

more
surely no
imagined than
coming season.

brocaded

made

up

Styles

and

with the

To

Wants.

All

Suit

quiteenough.
velvets

with

floral

lovely. The flowers

particularly
ing
of satin or rep, alternatof silk on stripes
are
of a greater width.
with plainvelvet stripes
*"The lovelyshades of poppy and cardinal
have
millinery.
a place in earlyautumn

designsare

C. A. BOYDEN,
Krame

Pictxare

And

Etchings,

Engravlnge,

Cameras,

"4:7

Park:

WL'f'g'r,
in

Dealer
and

Art

Lenses,

St.,

Goods.

Paper,

Worces'"?

328 Main Street,

RetailStore,

tarpaulinehat will be the traveling

rainy-dayheadgear for a while yet, as
WORCESTER,
they are very useful if not becoming.
*, The

Plat"s, Etc.

WORCESTERCORSETCO.

and

MASS.

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NEW

Smile
All

the

Comforts

of

Now.
Home.

Rural

"Yon pressthe

Landlord:
sir,by kissingmy

mean,

19

Here,

sir, what

do

daughter behind

the

door .''

button,
we

Si'.MMER
BoARDKK,
worth): Well, didn't

do therest," comforts
The

of

"How
Size", all Loaded

and

Styles

Films.
Transparent
For sale by all Photo

Stock
EASTMAN

THK

for catalogue.

Send

COMPANY,
ROCHESTEK,

ten

N.

Y.

Sell Fine

^-C

MEN'S

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AND

order in the most

goods.
correct

Opposite Bay

State

Main

Street.

286

it comee,

Man

but

MAIN

339

now

STREET.

First.

Ladv

OK

House:

THE

put the

may

Very well,Jeems.

lawyerout

and
Garments

made

manner.

members

by

of the

three feet

over

long

Fire

of wood.

Joke

Arnold

is

EDW. E.

Japanese
at firstblush, but is
This is startling

woman.

natural.

reallyvery

is doubtless

maid

Insurance

Edwin.

on

Edwin

Sir

House,

first.

Item.

A neat tie,much
used
theatrical profession,is

Department
to

piecewen

one

Worse

Fashion

"

at all times choice

toto|o{o|o|ototototot

room.

a-4^

FURNISHINGS.

Custom

made

Made

Insurance

Jekms, (the butler): There is a lawyer in

the library,
and a burglar in the dining
mum,

You
"

Contains

Ready

twenty

usuallycharge

you

shirt ?"

shirt

ALLEN,

piecee."

The

Co.

for

cents

"You

"

Lee, chargingme

shirt .' Don't

"Yes, sah, ten cent a piecee."

"Well, isn't a shirt one piece?"
it two

Davis

Laundryman.

is this,Hop

for

E.

all the

lototojojotolojotojoj

the

with

Dealers.

JUSTUS

money's

advertise

of home.

Way

cents
New

Seven

(after his
you

in

Something

This
him

to

to marry

particular
Japanese
"The
Light of Asia."

339
We

Name.

Main

make

and
Manager

What

is your

LONGLEY,

St., Worcester.

specialty

Household

of

insuring

Furniture

ings
Dwell-

under

the

name

latest

MuUigatawney.
Manager
You are
:
engaged. We
all the experiencedsupes we can
get.

and

most

approved

forms,

at

lowest

Applicant:

She

the

Earns

"And

she

Checker

Name.

is the

wife

"My

tea-table."

of the

queen

she

reignsbut

never

rates.

need

pours."

Boards.

is reallyno
tangibleobjection to
plaid trousers, except that they keep
it is.
constantlywondering whose move

DON'TBe Duped

First

Thoro
h.ive lately been placed upon
tho market
.levt-ralcheap rwjjrints
of an
obMoh-te e"Utic)n of
*'
Webster's
Dictionary."They aro being oITored
at a lu\v prico

There
violent
one

No

Cost.

"Takealook
at this umbrella,
:
Grindstone, will you ? I've just had a new
cover
put on it. It's as good as new."

Kiljordan

Grind.stone
dollars and

two

"What

half."

did itcost?"

dollars and

two

dollars and

EYANSpcGO.^

Cheap

Bllimsimmww

"Uniph

that's pretty steep.

umbrella cost you
now

Seems

much

How

me

"Only
to

has

Gufnv
Prisoner

The

altogether?" "Only
half, Grindstone
only two
"

mind

Never

name

your

"Annie

One

"Ten

what

Rooney,

?"

In Granite and Marble,

the end, Miranda

mother

but

SUMMER.

WORCESTER,

MASS

bof"k of ftver
a
forty yoars
sold for about S5.(Hf,
and
in its day was
much
superior in paper, print,and
then the
these
imitations, and was
best Dictionaryof the time instead of being
ago,

which

timtbook

hard

at

years

labor.

the house."

ment
(writingadvertise-

Widow
"How

Daughter
you

will this do

? 'All the comforts

can

at

of home."

"That's

good,

make

it stronger yet.
of the club,'and in

room

was

to

Long Since

charge is."

Put it, 'AH the comforts

week there won't bo a

NKAR

the

boarders) :

for

K.xi'erienced

131 CENTRAL STREET,

very mislea"liiic; for instance, Ihoy

to bo the
advertised
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in
dollar book," when
of "an
eight to twelve
realityfrom A to Z thoy nro all
are

copiofl of
phototype

yure'

Better.

Inexi'ERIEnced

comparatively

reprintsaro

binding

GuFFv:

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of thoao

Worthless

ReprintDictionaries,
"What's

anner."

WORK

papers.
Announceraents

Enough.

Jndge

FINE MONUMENTAL

to

the

half."

By
dry goods dealers,grocers, clothiers,
etc.,and in
instances a" a preniiniu for nubscriptiona
a ^w

left vacant

in

Obsolete.

Tho flupplementof 10,0(10fio-cailed "new

words,*'
of these
which
books are advertised
to consomo
tain,
was
compiledby a gentleman who has l"eon
dead
over
thirty years, and was
published *"
so-called additioud
fore his death.
Other
nro
reprintsof alike nature.
Tho

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20

and

Make-Up.

"I'm
afraid they won't.
Thirteen guests each
of the company,
The leading comedian
paid for that bottle of wine."
(which by the way is the leading farce
Mr.
PLAY-GOER.
comedy organizationin the United States)
BY
THE
Count von
of the German
Mumm,
Legation
James T. Powers, has made a great hit in this
at
Washington, is a great amateur
grapher,
photoThis week's attractions at the Theater have
new
play. Mr. Powers' ambition is to finally
and never
loses an opportunityto get
"My Jack," excel in legitimatecomedy. He wishes to
been calculated to suit all tastes.
views of Newport life. Being asked
out
lowed leave behind him the rough, knock-about
to
roles
first,folexceedingly melodramatic, came
luncheon
at
of the houses on
one
the bay,
and in "A
Minstrels,and then a
such success,
in which he has won
by Gorman's
where
a
marine
lies
at
this
"Old
in
lovely
picture
character play,
Jed Prouty." StraightTip" he has made an advance
your feet,
clean,Ijright
along. None of the ladies
words of praise he took his camera
direction,judgingby the many
Quite a diversity.
when
were
a
under
down,
passing
yacht
his
performance.
given
In a moment
full sail caught his artistic eye.
"My Jack" drew good houses on Monday
day,
Wedneson
and Tuesday, and
lighterones
Everybody was glad when the electric lights his head was under the littleveil and the focus
was
there
a
was
matinee, but on the
being adjusted,when a stern female voice
when
for the first time, Thursday
turned on
were
with : "Here, you there!
business.
What
a
done
interrupted
whole must have
satisfactory
evening. It not only left the atmosphere
do you
at ?
Whom
are you
represent?" It
The great strengthof the play is in the scenic
cooler and more
agreeable,but it brought out
the lady of the house.
Count von
Mumm
was
The
dome
effects. There are twelve scenes, includinga
the beauties of the heater.
cially
espeaboard
had met only the daughter. He turned to her
a
scene
ship,
looked beautiful.
light-housee.xplosion,
with a profound bow : "Madam, I haf de honor
in the desert,which are particuand a scene
ter,
to rebresent de German
the play at Boston TheaEmpire."
littleto criticize about
There
lerlygood. I saw
has been so
and
considered,
in
harm
last winter,
opportunities
be no
Theater that there can
the new
Charles
one
Mathews,
day previousto the
almost
as
good. The
the settinghere was
orchestra.
in
the
speaking of one fault. It is
ruptcy
period of his publiclyproclaimed dire bankplay deals with the strongest passions,love
The orchestra has some
ers,
good individual playto
invited
friend
dine
with him.
a
The
bloodshed.
It was
and hate, and has some
but they are not working well togetherand
washed
down
walnuts
East
were
some
rare
by
well acted,the company
being pretty evenly we are not having the orchestral work that a
delicious wine," his
India sherry. "That's
a
done by Mr.
balanced.
The
best work was
Time
have.
should
theater like ours
may
friend exclaimed ; "it must
have cost you a lot
had the comedy part of
Charles Frew, who
visible an improvement.
make
of money." "It didn't cost me
Giro
anything that
Mr.
P. A. Anderson, as
I'at Doolan.
I know
answered,
of," the flightycomedian
also good, and Mr. .Sanford as
Panitza, was
had
Stories.
with
"You
it
a shrug.
Some
Short
given to you then ?"
Jack showed only a few chances to better his
friend
answered
the
"Oh,
suggested.
no,"
Mr.
George Hoey, who was
interpretation.
Mathews, "I bought it from Ellis,in Bond
the villain.Sir Edward
Vanberg, ought to
An
Irish beggar-woman
was
following a
street." "But he will charge you something
that
it was
not
a rehearsal.
have remembered
gentleman who had had the misfortune to lose
for it?" the friend exclaimed,in astonishment.
three or four times,
He stumbled in his lines,
his nose, and kept exclaiming,"Heaven
serve
prein a
"I be'ieve he does write something down
Mr.
at times.
to be triflenervous
and seemed
gentleman
your honor's eyesight." The
book," Charles retorted,gravely: "let's have
littleshaky when he said
Sanford
also was
a
at last annoyed at her
was
importunity,and
another
instead of
glass,my boy."
something about a "bled-rod" moon
said : "Why do you wish my eyesight to be
Miss
Ethel
a "blood-red"
one.
Harrington preserved? Nothing ails my eyesight nor is
six years of
Light
has a youthfulrelative,
Prescott.
indeed
as
was
Dorothy
very good
likelyto do do." "No, your honor,"said the
says a brightthing,like
age, who occasionally
"but it will be a sad thing if it
Irish woman,
children.
He took his seat at the table,
otwer
utes
of the curtain twenty minAfter the lifting
does, for you will have nothing to rest your
that he
the other evening, with the remark
late,Thursday night,had been condoned, spectaclesupon."
"wasn't going to eat
potato." But his
any
further fault to find with the
there was
no
of a diet con.
mother, who did not approve
Their minstrel performance was
Gorraans.
A lot of men
were
playingpoker at Delmononly,emphaticallyremarked
sistingof meat
lines, nico's. The
reallya novel one, carried out on new
dered
party got a little hungry and orwould
that he
eat some
potato. "But,"said
inter
dispensingwholly with the semi-circle,
sandwiches.
some
They came, a small
to go
to
the youthful sage,
me
"you want
locator and end men, and a largehouse loudly
fourteen
but appetizingplate; also the bill,
heaven, don't you ?" "Why, of course,"was
The
applauded the efforts of the fun-makers.
dollars. Shortlyafterward a quiet gentleman
the answer
"Well," he remarked,
; "why ?"
of the
drill of the colored zouaves
was
one
asked the waiter to pass him another sandwich.
"I said I wasn't going to eat any,
pathetically,
most
perfect and pleasingdrills 1 have ever
"All
the reply. The
quiet and if
gone, sir,"was
and I
a lie,
me, I'll be telling
you make
The
seen.
precisionwas wonderful and the
gentleman beckoned to the waiter and said,in
But his strategy did not
can't go to heaven."

Mask

evolutions

themselves

were

the

acme

nounced.

of

few white-haired
a
gracefulness.There were
about the piano for
jokes,notably that one
sale Ijy a young
lady with carved mahogny
legs,and I did not think the singing was more
The impersonationsof "Laythan mediocre.
man,"
the

man

of faces,were

confidential

"Go

down

way

"All

gone

stairs and order

"Well,"

some

said

?"

"Yes, sir."

more."
the

about

two

thousand

prevent his eatingthe potato.

"How

gentleman,
many,
thoughtfully
glancingat the bill and the empty
plate,"as I am
quite hungry, I should say
sir?"

The

story goes that at a certain

Me., the only attendants

Hampden,

Hamlin

dollars' worth."

Mr.

excellent,and

and
Hamlin

caucus
were

in

nibal
Han-

citizen of very large stature.

resolutions to
some

had

began by representingthat they

pass which
were
presentedto a "large and respectable"
Edinburgh hotel for
"Hold
of voters.
on," cried the
the bill was
a
month, and when
presented, gathering
house.
"we
other man,
can't pass
that,for it ain't
noticed that he had been charged with a bottle
!
and
!
true
ain't
caucus
It
a
respectable
and
Richard
Golden's
large
Friday
Saturday are
of wine of a brand
he had never
used.
over,
Moreof us." "You
There's only two
keep still,"
days for "Old Jed Prouty." Light goes to
he had no recollection of having ordered
the wily Hannibal, "it'sall right,
to see
the play,
the date specified. commanded
press before 1 have a chance
any article of the kind on
for you are largeand I am
I will suspend judgment until next
respectable.You
week.
so
He
complained of the overcharge to the proprietor,
So the resolutions were
passed
Elsewhere, however, the play has been greatly
who
blandly remarked : "Very well, justkeep still."
demur.
without
further
New
York
and
World
the
sir ; I'lltake it off. You
praised. The
see, the girlwho got
than
Herald
it
is
better
Denman
say
son's
Thompthat bottle of wine from the cellar forgot to
ington
stone
of the Capitolat WashThe corner
"Old Homestead," and there could not
it had
whom
been
served, so I charged it
laid in 1793.
was
be much
higherpraisethan that.
against every guest in the house. All who
didn't have it will object,and the one
the only
who did
Washington and Monroe were
For Monday, Tuesday and
will pay." "Well, but aren't you
afraid that
Wednesday of
presidentsthat served in the field during the
week
successful
next
who
didn't have it will pay, too ?"
some
one
Revolution.
McNally's brilliantly
togetherat Trenton,
They were
musical farce comedy, "A StraightTip," is an
asked
the American.
"No," was the reply, where Monroe as a lieutenant was wounded.

his

in the audience,
of persons
counterfeiting
was
very cleverlydone, captured the

which

An

American

was

at

an

"

"

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N.

Will

BY

and

STUDIO,

446

instruction

At

his NKW

September S.
Saturdays,from

and

Wednesdays
Take

Knowles

STUDIO.

Street, Monday,

good old

Some

College of Oratory, Boston),

of the Monroe

(Graduate
WILL

RESUME,

Elocution
AT

TEArillNG

I, HEK

SEPT.

and

privately

39

MAY

freedom

grown,

earlyand

and

held

Children's

her own,

of later year.

Portraits

Millbury, Mass.

Specialty

ST.

Festival.

The Music

in classes.

or

made

here has

In strife of

PhysicalCulture,

KKSinENCE,

HKR

Instruction

And

OK

have

held the forest here ;

man

6 p.m.

to

PHOTOGRAPHER

in this hill-town

names

last the red

Since

Ilnilding.
51S Main
Mondays, Tuesdays,
12

elevator.

WORCFSTEK.

MISS EDITH L. SMITH,

in

METEOR.

Darts

STREET.

MAIN

ANDERSON
resume

CLEAVELAND.

L.

and wild,
a meteor, leaderless
splendidlyacross the starry space :
child
As though it were
a plaything that some
ThiL-w from a play-gmund on that planet'sface!
Behold

his

at

i,

C.

Harmony,

teaching,Sept.

resume

MR.
Will

OF

Piano, Organ

21

Quatrains.

MORSE,

TEACHER

I (I H

,^26.Main,op.MechanicsIlall

T.

Ben

only a littlemore
than a week away, and the stir of preparation
is apparent in chorus
rehearsals,in ticket
sales and in current gossip on the streets and
in receptionrooms.
The ticket sale was
something out of the
The
usual line this year.
speculatorswho
have in past years
bought very heavilydid
ders.
but little purchasing this year, except on ortheir fingers
The truth is, they burned
The

Hammond,

-^ TEACHER i OF * SINGING
^
WILL

RESUME

TEACHING

0.\

September,

Ivlonday,

People'sSavings Bank

1st.

Bldg.,452 Main

St.

Festival is now

Music

TheHome School

there

last year, and

The

taughtwith

fact that

it has
Ordinarily,

ticket

two

so

trifle curious.

been impossible to get a

days after the sale. There

you

want

old

one

THURSDAY,

Hearu
Class

Place,

and

Private

OCTOBER

iS Belmont

instruction

settees, and there

who sit in the
Those

Park

St.,

13

MISS

C. CUTTER,

JOHN
S.AKAIl

HOWARD

The

culture

ana

will be

the

MISS

Vocal

work.

Mrs.

For YoongLadiesand
PLKASANT
October

Re-opens

Summer

rehearsals

chorus

i.

galleries

firstto

HAIR
Hair

been

licart

of the artistsand the work

Discussion

Mass.

492

MAIN

SI'.

what

Howe

M.

for

Fxperieiired
promptly

to
the

sale

the
in

"U

.slylea of

latest

at

Artists

'i^v.

Wlj;

ord.T.

very

lowest

attendance.

(illed.

course

to be

!
again

Here

runs

to

expect

and

Clara

in her

cast.

Poole.

with

So

For the

new

OPEN

EVENINGS.

220

M.\IN

STREET.

look with interest.

we

Sunday, August 31, was the ninth anniver.

of "Yellow Day," which occurred in iSSi.
in town
that day still
Many people who were
remember
How
towards
vividlythe event.
whole
became
a yellow hue, so
the
noon
sky
were
d irkening the citythat lights
necessary
in the earlyafternoon.
Many skeptical
people

HA\'K"S,

l"llil.

An

"

it

to

be

of the

cause
"

in

of

Hebrew

phenomenon.
a dailypaper

with

circulation

All told,there
papers.

the world, but

their opinions

'S'oikhas

New

Hebrew

end

the
in

scientists differed

4,000.

adddess,
STELLA

All

ilty.

oi-di"rs

made

Art Studies Rent.

ones

Instructi*"n ;:iiveii in Elocuti'-Mi,\'ucal TechniquL',

Gesture and Physical Culture. .\ thorough, scientific,
systematic and progressive course
of study" the best
methods" and reasonable rates.
and
Private
class lesMJSa

1"

high. The interest

we are
in the coming of Emil
seems
to be centered
Clarence Eddy will undoubtedlygive
Fisher.
to
of the best performances of the festival.
one
made
to order.
Mouldings, Etchings,
Picture frames
De
all heard
Miss
Vere
have
We
sing and
Engravings and Paintings for sale.

believed

or

Wo

hard as possible,
at
as
working hard himself,and the
GroutBlock,
387 Main Street,
Dp One Fligtit.
result will undoubtedly be highlysatisfactory.

know

FallTerm Begins
September
H, 1890.

Call

at

Kriz-es

a"d

inites.
All

sped

I!hiik"

is making

Of Elocution
School

ons.

Making

ing
progress-

Zerrahn

Hair

of

ami
curled,
IS"n);ii cut
TSc., and
liiiir curled,

ISc.

Cutting,

College Preparatory.

address, Rockport,

BUILDING,

DKKN'S

"IIII

AND

DRESSING^^ PARLORS.

Whole

use

sary

CLARK

V\,^orces.ter.

time

same

Children,

STKEKT,

have
Mrs.

great success.
the singers work

Miss

141

they may

performed of

Throop'sSchool

i"riler.

your

us

work.

KENNARD'S

C.

LAKIKS'

congratulatethemselves.

with

the

E. LAUGHTON,
Associate
Director.
TICKNOR,
A.M., Instructor in Reading

M.
and

them, and

literature,history,

Director.

kpihI

over,

will be

than

less crowding.
Festival
at the Music

Street.
in

Shakespeare, rhetoric, reading, speech

physicalculture.
MK.S.

16.

made

first-class

anyj;r;iile

niattreHSuf

good

guarantee

kiuiN

RE-OPENS

11

comfortable

EnglishSpeech

your

or

AV^e

CO.

MATTRESS

RICH
When

stillremain

seats

many

seems

Cor.of Mayand WoodlandSts.

School of

Worcester.

It

mourners.

plentyof them, at present.

seating
A pleasantthing to contemplate is the rein Mechanics
Hall, the
of the galleries
to
for
removed
make
old settees
being
way
orchestra chairs. They will not be cushioned
more
to be sure, but they will be infinitely
is

St.,

Main

492

from

unsold, however,
season

ARCHITECT*

people who could

than the regularprice
for them, and the big premiums did not help
the association at all,but simply privatespeculators.
took the tickets away
not afford to pay more

REOPENS SEPT.24tli.
Both the English and higher branches
care.
Department of Art and
conducted
German
by a German
lady,
who
comes
directly to the School from
ters.
years of study under the Berlin art masProf. Gerrish, of Boston, still in
Lessons given to any
charge of Piano.
outside the School at school rates.
Call
and inquire about any of the departments.

few

were

J.B. Woodworth,

are

in this

as

to

the

printedpartly
of

more

country

than
seven

Index

to

Volume

One.

that it
niadi.- ann")uncenKTt
time
Eight
Sonic
ago
would
print an inde.x and title page, suitable for binding
desire niay
with each
volume, in order that those who
It is
and
durable form.
in a neat
the volume
"(reserve
thus bound, a
to say th.at when
hardly necessary
valuable and entertaining
of the most
of Llr.llT will make one
resident
can
books that a VVoicester
possess^
I.iGirr is having prepared a neat cloth cover, which will
staniiH-d in gold,and this,with inde.i and
Ix- tastefully
will 1" furnished to readers of I.ir.llT at cost.
title page,
in this way
volume
one
wlio wish to preserve
'Ihose
to this olTice. The
should biing their copies if Light
the binding done, and the
and
will be furnished
cover
ceed
whole returned to the sul"crilier. The cost will not excomplete
wlio have involume.
Those
dollar lor each
one
and
numbers
of the back
obtain any
tiles may
intend
who
Those
make
their volumes
complete.
so
to
call
of this offer are
requested
availing themselves
as
soon
at the office of Light
and make arrangements

yolun.e

as

possible.

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Strong

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These

in allwidths and are particularly

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on

Application

MAIL AND EXPRESS CHARGES PREPAID TO WORCESTER.

I

Temple

Place, Boston.

HT

1.1(1

of the World.

Women

way nearly$150 which

the brave men
who had

daughterof a New York millionaire is

said to have recently
gance
announced, with the arrocharacteristic of vulgarwealth, that she
intended to make the finest displayof diamonds
in Paris. The
at a certain social festivity

55

distributedamong

was

risked their lives.

filledwith her
teen

made

were

of

Miss

Floretta

is

Vining

long ago

Not

she

also in three
wicker-work,
petticoats,
linen,

of the largest boots,and robes of small value. Three special

public-spiritedtrunks are set apart for hats, arrangedon pegs

one

tax-payers in Hull, Mass., and a

citizen,who is always doing something for the
town.

dresses. Four-

filled with

compartments,

The

valuable

most

attended

the

town-

in such

shaken

or

them
from
being
"kit"
tragedienne's

way as to prevent
crushed.
The

in all weighed between

two
and three tons.
publiccemetery.
Elevator
Sickness.
With
or
three exceptions,
all the men
room,
lady reached the ballThe elevator in modern
big buildingshas
present were
merely poll-taxpayers ; but this
she found to her dismay that she was
drawback
the sickness it causes
who bore so
only one
a share
of the exlarge
pense
woman,
who wore
diamonds
the only one
of the
; none
when the car is suddenlystopped. To people
of the town, had to ask permissionto
other ladies appeared with jewelornaments
of
of a delicate constitution,this sickness is often
speak in the town-meeting,and could only be
any kind.
such
a serious matter
that to them the elevator
allowed to do so as a favor. But M iss V'ining's
is a dangerous blessing.
"This sickness,"says
adopted,and $3,500 was
Few
ap
princessesin the royaland semi-royal suggestionswere
a contemporary, "can
be avoided by observing
propriatedto repairthe cemetery.
are
sensible as the Princess
so
houses of Europe
simple physical laws. Elevator sickness is
of Portugal,
Maria Anna
who is about to
caused by the same
law that throws a person
London
is said to have
no
less than i8,oco
untitled doctor of medicine.
In rean
ply
marry
he gets off a moving car
to the ground when
women
and the Ladies' School of
intimate friend who
asked
her reto an
cently
newspaper
boast

noised abroad

was

and the other

When,

conspiredto get even.

night,the young

ladies

the eventful

upon

meeting,as

she wished

to call attention to the

discreditable condition of the

two

"

she

how

could

low rank, when

at

without

marry

many

she
disposal,

her

man

so

said

rather than

name,

of such

man

out
with-

name

Journalism,like our
fresh material

princelysuitors were
: "1 prefer
to marry

are

less than

no

The

refused

How

women
many
Miss Tennant

the

before
e.\plorer

edits the

are

few

Mrs.

E.

successes

salaries lamentably

small.

out

the fair
and
and

change
ex-

the

L. Lowe

Queen, which is the leadingwomen's

England. The English Woman's

acceptedhim

in the wrong

has been discussed paper

in
decided.
the authority Review
but never
On
is under
the management
of Miss
to whom
Herkomer, the artist,
of Hubert
ley
StanHelen Blackburn, and Miss Becker
is sible
responis given as
confided the secret,the number
for the Manchester
Journalof Woman's
is, of course, confidential. Suffrage.
they were
eight. Who

sometimes

is the

Nikita

is

girlwho

stage

Nobody
where
She

she

of

name

singing in

now

know

to

seems

from.

comes

on

who

But she

is a

is about twenty years of age, a

raw-boned
blonde.
When
she

stands with her hands

behind

the
she

tinent.
con-

of the

body

as

time

as

This

can

if she

is or

prodigy.
tall,angular,

of a magazine. It was
cover
hung
886, and was
Burlington house,numbered
bought by Mr. Aird, M. P., for ^400. It represents
Potter in

Mrs.

sings she

dress of the First

the

of the

one

pire
Emat

canvas

the

is the

January,

Grace

$5,000,000,had

broken

the

match.
it

have found

she tackled the

become

engaged to a
in Europe.
wealthyEnglishman while traveling
It now
appears that the Britisher,findingthat
the lady'sproperty reverts to her children by
if she marries
her first husband
again,has
is worth

Secretary

St. Louis widow, who

Mrs.

January

but the firstdiamond

friends.
and she

upon

diamonds.

Ormiston

Chant, whom

ter
Worces-

turn
people knows so well, reports her safe reto England, and relates an
incident which
shows her wonderful power
of turning to helpful
each
incident that tran.spires.By
uses
reason

of the crowded

rescued

dragging a boy with her. They

by three of the ship'sfiremen.

dock

woman

felloverboard,
were

the passengers.

It

so

gems

unset

are

are

rest.

this time,

not

very

arranged

of Mrs.

large,and
The

are

with

land's
Clevesome

of inlaid

providedwith

pleased her

hearers that they took up a collection,

put up
the manuscript of the ballad at auction,and
sold hectographedcopiesof it,raisingin this

The

will be

the

portions
If the

moving.

be arrested

same

to

other

at

the

no

sickness.

same

placing the

preventive.

sure

for

Rings

Husbands.

prophesiesthat

paper

the fashion

Dutiful

mistakes.

the other

unmarried

as

be

ringwould
be

ever

to

become

men

wish

nothing
to

seem

to

waste

to

designing persons
impropriety a

no

and

this fashion

known

prevent them.

like their domestic

to

is

finger
unlikely
if

ried
mar-

there
wedding rings,

wear

talk about

times
some-

have to

However,

the vogue.
to

are
mere

"

It would

obstacle.

Of

time.

himself off

pass

status

to

have

their children

is

husbands

Some

widely as possible
; people

as

panied
unaccom-

inadvertently

valuable

wishes

this

ring;

nose

to

man

"

guiltyof

not

ing
being gay bachelors,thus lead-

sex

when

course,

husbands,

their wives, would

as

be known
even

been

strangers.

Mr.

unmounted

in littlecabinets

next

The property possessed by india-rubber

about
discovered
was
of erasing pencil-marks
of navigator Magellan,
1752 by a descendant
accordingto a note published by the Paris
"

Academy

little

"The

of Sciences
number

of that year.

of vessels

passing through

of electric
Canal at nightby means
of cotton, and in them
the diamonds
the Suez
is increasing with extraodinary
rapidity.
Each nest has its number, and the memorandum-book light
also been
time
of transit has
The
tells,after each number, the
average

lime and
of the

stones

littleoff color.

wood, and the cabinets

nests

Since

place of purchase,besides

the value

stone.

Mrs.

Chant wrote
it from the point of
a poem
upon
view of the fireman's wife and recited it in the

eveningto

The

collection

are

Cleveland.

birthdays and at Christmas,

has always presented his wife

her

of them
Mrs. Laura

Mrs.

Cleveland
when

possessed
Buffalo

given to her by one of her

of diamonds,
It was
a tinylittlestar
it upon her littlefingerthe day
wore

she became

it is

the air of

ever

was

to

seems

cold day
e.xceedingly
Englishman.

an

ringshe

continue

the

at

being

car, while

wedding rings for the husband will rapidly

become
popular. It is an innocent fashion
ward
enough, and might sometimes
prevent awk-

of

possessor

which, set and

at
thousand
mounted, is estimated
fullyfifty
Englishmen have shown a strong fondness
dollars. On the day of her marriage she received
for marrying Americans, but there is rarely
a magnificent
ring and a necklace of
precipitateabout these
anything wild and
solitaires from her husband, and diamond
pins
announced
It was
matches.
recently that
and Mrs. Whitfor her hair from
ney

the

head
and
by
againstthe car frame. Then there
and accordingto the scientific
sickness,

no

by

the total collection of

stopped

of

expensive

most

ternal
in-

rise into the

the fact that all

the feet,there

London

have

Cleveland

Grover

Mrs.

be desired.

lookingpleasantlyfrom

her and her face

and

The

from

feet

be done

head

to

not

can

Wedding
A

the

to

stomach.

want

The

body

whole

press

at

diamonds

Mrs.

will be

than the

were

is all that could

her method

in Paris,sat

M. Jan van
Beers for her portrait.The
result,"A Smile,"is a small pictureno bigger

spectator. It is
singing to the
sky. Her voice is phenomenallysweet, velvety, smiles on record.
and powerfuland of surprisingcompass,
and

upward, as

turned

Potter,when

to

are

of time.

floor stop with

car

to

American

an

concert

Brown

to the

nausea

parts of the body

moment

tor
stoppage of the eleva-

dizziness

seem
organs
throat. All this comes

shoulders

James

Mrs.

The

way.

brings

car

There

term.

clubs,where
lunch, read, gabble

to

notes.

man."

College,turns
200

press

22

scribblers meet

Normal

the rate of

at

trunks of Sarah

In 1S86, it was
36
hours, in 18S7,33 hours, 57 minutes, in 1S8S,31
it has been
duced
rehours, 15 minutes, and in i.SSy,
The
minutes.
to 25 hours, 50
average
in 18S9,
time for vessels using the electric-light
by
was
22"^ hours. The shortest timetaken
in
in the transit of the canal
1SS9,
a steamer

considerablyshortened.

day, interfered

with the trafficat

Bernhardt, the other

Angers Sta
tion.
There were
trunks,exclusive
forty-eight
of great and small packages.
Twenty of her
trunks are made of wood, about four feet high,

was

each

into three

the best record.

divided

compartments,

and

i4,Vhours. which

is ten

minutes

less than

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LIGHT
Vol.

WORCESTER,

II.

MASS.,

not
does
consider
at
Ordinarily,Light
city fathers when
length the doings of our
they assemble to do business for the city,but
it can
hardly fail to take notice of the remark
able action of last Monday
evening,when

the order for the construction

from

Burncoat

Home

failed

to

order

Odd

the

Fellows

The

road will be built afterward

has

about
that. LiciHT does
believe that the citizens of Worcester
are
pleasedwith such an exhibition of obstruction
tactics.
the

You

common

should

maintenance

make

to

go

niggardlyfashion,but
has

received

favor

comes
be-

as

from

up
stranger. Occasionally one
sees
a
fuse
lady rea
seat
offered by an
against the
elderlyman, the
in municipalgovernments. implication being
that
he, being older,
should
keep it. The motive is kind; but

often advanced

of

York

than any crowding or jostling

The
courteous
woman

always accept such a favor, firstexpressing

her appreciation of the kindness, not in a

boards

two

it is
New
General

him.

the

ever

eighthof next month, the occasion being the

Fellows'
stone of the Odd
layingof the corner

make

remember,

this which

strong arguments

Worcester

could
will

gentlemen of
supercilious or
council, that it is justsuch proone
who
ceedings

as

was

uncomfortable

more

No.

1890.

20,

doubt

no

Fellows'

matter

of

is

SEPTEMBER

not

street

new

Odd

lots.

across

there

the greatest celebration which the

known
in this vicinity,
the
on

have

to

are

and

pass,

postponed. The

of

the

to

street

SATURDAY,

could

have

not

Grant, but

it has

monument

mistake.

to

to Horace

statue

After

however

age,

reach

we

much

we

certain

rejoice in

may

do
ripened years,
minded
always like to be reGreeley,his opponent in the presidentialcontest
of visitors
of them ; and such a man
is frequently
of 1S72.
It is not
New
York's fault,
the state, to participate
hurt by the evident thought that he is too
however
will suspect the metropolis
; no one
bers
day, and the local memfeeble to stand.
On
the other hand, the tired
of having public spiritenough for such
a
of the order have
been making every
workingman, who has been on his feet all day,
thing. But the Tribune association,to honor
comingly
possible preparation to entertain them bethe man
or
whom
tacked,
age and ill health have atits founder,has erected a bronze
statue,representing
and give them
a
pleasant idea of
will often do best to keep his seat,
the great editor seated
in his chair,
and
its hospitality. This
Worcester
new
for a ladydislikes to refuse his offer,
and yet
at the
Nassau
street
entrance
to its business
is one
street which
it is desired to construct
of
feels uncomfortable
when
she
sees
him
oflice. This morning it is to be unveiled, and
those thingswhich
come
must
some
time, and
standing,believing herself better able to do
Chauncey M. Depew is to say something apin this case
the present seemed
propriate
to be the time
is
so.
a
It
hard problem, isn't it.' We
need
to the occasion.
The people of New
when
it was
The
gineer
greatly needed.
city ento
think quickly and act honestlywhen
we
York, and, indeed,all those who may pass this
had prepared the necessary plans,the
encounter
it.
do
better than
statue, cannot
stop for a
committee
on
highways and sidewalks had
It is curious to observe that the people who,
before it,and, looking at the bronze
moment
the
There

Home.

be hundreds

to

are

not

we

here from

all parts of
in the exercises of the

prepared

report recommending

the work, and

of

had
at work

the

to

put

semblance
he

delay,for it
no
objection

matter

in

up

"I

common

its

support
it has

cases

done.

There

great

help

means

beautiful

means

means

many

expense

value
benefit is
There
who
reach

is

of
be

to
no

route

It

imposing edifice. It
beneficial

are

that

the road

can

derived

to the

can

we

at

that

by the citytreasury.

the part of tho.se

this projectthat the road does not

from

place by

Burncoat

shortest

at

increase

in

Then

matter

the

street, or

sible
pos-

that it will

the

minimum

value
has

of
been

taxable

property.

given mature

sideration
con-

day, hug the outside of the

sunny

seat

on

an
open street car, and make
you tumble over
their feet and knees in effectingan
entrance,
are

the

his

time.

Light

can

urge

same

who, when

ones

henceforth.
such

of

has

courteous

patronizethe
ride with them
when

than

more

street
are

men

an

it rains,insist

very

those

who

left

to

stand

stuff

care

for it;

I'd just

as

as

are

not

those

who

soon

stand,"

who

man

over

thousand
of them

than

about

set

we

stretched

I don't

the unfortunate

has done

man

which

wonderful

more

every

seldom

"What

set.

man

fond of
are
proverb
quoting when we are eager to equal or excel
somebody who has done something a little
may

ladies who

gentleman has a seat to offer. But

who
arises to exchange
occasionallythe man
his seat for a standing place has the cheerfulness
of him by
and
out
charity all knocked
the receptionhe gets.
There are stillwomen
who seem
to forget that it is not agreeableto
have
a gentleman to
a
politeoffer of a seat
responded to by a declaration : "Oh, no ;

demn
stronglycon-

too

foolhardy feat,and

do" is the

ordinary proportion perhaps we

among
the

cars, and

But it cannot
a

example

often

creased
the inso

expenditure,or that
the season
is unfavorable, or that the engineer
in
is at fault
his figuring. We
have a decided
not

of

Worcester

the

on

the

men

sider
con-

be built

of 57000. We
have
the abutting land,

contention

oppose
the desired

be built

tradesmen.

our

information

reliable that
limited

and

things that
have

city. We

to

Greeley

usefulness, had

the boys who

are
in
nothing better upon
school today than that they should spend an
hour of their holiday,this afternoon,
in reading
of Horace
a fair estimate
Greeley'swork,
his own
or
"Recollections
of a Busy Life,"
written only three years before his death.

ing.
great competitionfor the location of the buildThis cityhas won
what
term
we
a
may

prize. It

Horace

past the age of

on

"

some

has been

be

did.

"

way when
In
this order.

though in

committee,
been

not

who
is so
great a
century, recall what

man

he

sittingin the middle and leave you the

upon
today,for he would barely have
wet outsides.
reached
his eightieth
He died eighteen
year.
ment.
years ago, a victim of grief and disappointAnother
has "immortalized"
man
himself
He was
too
good and too honest a man
He was
by walking over Niagara on a rope.
to be
a politician,
and
it is not as a defeated
howled over
and
wrapped in the stars and
candidate
for the presidency an office which
the hero of the hour.
stripesand became
he would
have
honored
that we
to
need
Light
has only good wishes for all the human
think of him, but, rather, as a noble example
family,the fools included, and so it will not
of the American
boy risingout of poverty,
about
the new
say anything unkind
ropeby the force within himself, to be one of the
walker, who will doubtless be a "Professor'

the firstplace,I think it is well for the council

to

not

what

he lived until

sense

in favor of

am

and

was

would

Fellows
arrived.
The l)oard of
visitingOdd
aldermen
quickly assented to the plan, but in
the common
council,technical objectionswere
raised and a copious flow of words
ensued,
of the order.
resultingin the postponement
Councilman
to have summed
Thompson seems
he said

this

figure in the nineteenth

men

it and that the road could be built before the

the

of

missioner
com-

force of

the road, without

upon

struction
con-

highway
a

thought that there could be

was

to

arranged

have.

we

it without

made

very
sort

same

of

have
For
preceded us.
successfullywalk a rope
hunNiagara there are several dred
can

who

would

fail. Doubtless
is where

will try it. This

death

And

thinking that

of the

effect of such feats appears.

that if a man
impatiently,
court

we

in such

We
is
as

ways

sympathy for him, but

some

the pernicious
are

fool

this,we

apt

to say,

enough
have

to
no

do

not
reallymean
humanity in our
tempting
a
ought
penalty for atsuch feats,which can benefit nobody,
and exercise an
undoubtedly evil influence.
When
the bridge-jumpers,and
the rapidsand the rope-walkersare
aged
discourswimmers
in
of
two
the penia year or
tentiary,
by a vision

it, because

hearts.

we

There

we

still have
to

be

speaker all the time bustling down into

This is not a courteous
ment
acknowledgshould have some
we
respect for the judgment
of a courtesy. One
thing which no sane
The
of the committee."
postponement means
offers
with
the
of having
man
ever
expectation
in
time
be
built
cannot
simply that the road
in a publicconveyit will also discourage the emulation
for the use of the Odd
Fellows on the eighth, the offer refused, is a seat
ance
and they will have to march through fields and
the ignorant and rash.
it is refused,he feels infinitely of their deeds among
; and when
in the minds

of

the committee, and

the
the

seat.

HT

I, Id

sl^peared
on which
flowers,
890,"was placed in the reception
832-1
It was
hall at the rightof the entrance.
the
Mr.
Wall.
from
the
senior
During
a gift
evening,Mr. Jewett made pleasantremarks of
congratulationto Mr. and Mrs. Wall, and
presentedthem in behalf of Mr. Wall's father
with a magnificentFrench clock. There were
Mr.
also other giftsfrom friends present.
Wall
acknowledged in a graceful way the

Ready for the

beautiful basket of
"

the dates

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Saturday.

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SOCIAL

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JOURNAL

copy.

also

Building.

cises
refreshments, and the social part of the exerbrought all the guests together in a

at the
mail

Post-Office, at Worcester,

Mass.,

as

matter.

Worcester,

direction

1890.

20,

Folks.

About

September 20 : Sun rises at 5.29 A. m. ; sets at

p. M.
Length of day, 12 hours,16 minutes.
Moon, firstquarter, September 21, 5 hours,5
minutes,evening,E.

5.45

Next

week's

souvenir

will

LIGHT
with

of the

be

issued

Festival.

Music

enlarged

an

cover,

as

It will present,

A. Wall, Miss Ann

Tucker, Miss Sarah
of
Boston, a
Wall, Mrs. S. W. Balcom
Miss
F.
Wall,
Mary L.
George

E.

of

day
opened last Thursreceptiongiven by Mrs.

was

evening, with a
Charles W. Smith, at 30 Elm
street, for Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Bulkeley Smith.
The ushers
Messrs.
W.
were
Harry
Smith, George S.
Taft,Kufus S. Woodward, Ernest L. Thayer,
William
B.
Lord
Smith
Scofield,William
and Charles
Ranlet.
Worcester
societywas
present in full force.
Col. Calvin Foster
window

the

on

is

north

building a cathedral
side

of his

Chestnut

residence.

street

Miss

Annie

M. Williams,a daughter of Mr.

Williams,was married at her father's
residence on
Chandler
street, Wednesday
to Mr. Arthur
E. Hartshorn.
afternoon,
Rev.
D. H. Stoddard,pastor of Dewey Street Baptist
Church, performed the ceremony.
Miss
Mabel
A.
Williams, of Manchester, N. H.,
was
maid of honor, and Mr. Harry B.Williams

Thomas

of
Mrs.

Leicester

Hartshorn

they will
Mr.

Walnut

go

to

man.

Mr.

will

Farm, his

take
own

his bride

home,

on

to

May

street.

There
Pleasant

was

very

pleasantgatheringat

C. S. Connell

and

293

street,last Saturday evening, when

We

all ready for the Festival.

are

Those

of

who

us

them

wear

ready ; and

bonnets

those

in masculine

ourselves
it

now

garb
that

appears

drizzlingrain may

bronchitis

has

may dress
fear that

certain

for

other

some

or

attire

cause
pleased be-

are

we

fall

our

who

lay a foundation

as
a

sumption,
con-

terrible

that the weather

thing. In fact,it appears

"let up" at last.
Light

us

occasion, without

the

becomes

have

of

has

of satisfaction in

sense

knowing that all the seats in the hall were not

bought up at once, this year ; for an opportunity
who cannot
afford
will be given to many
tickets to enjoy one
to
or
more
buy course
will be some
There
single concerts.
very
be
and
Light
is
to
disposed of;
good seats
glad of it. It is convinced that many people
will attend

Festival

the

this year who

have

compelled to stay away, in years past,

held the tickets
simply because the speculators
This is right.
out
of reach of slender purses.
been

If this is

great moral

and

educational

community, all the people ought

allowed to profit
by it.
in the

of programs

book

The

is

force

than

more

be

to

ever

L. Averill,
Connell, Miss Emma
work this year.
It is bulkier by
satisfactory
Wall, Miss Helen Perkins of
over
fortypages, and such careful attention
Danielsonville,
Conn., Mr. James H. Wall,3rd, has been
the
to
proof readingthat it is
given
of the evening's
of Providence.
The recipient
So anxious
practically
perfect in its letter-press.

Miss

Edith

Miss

Sadie

I.

favors

is

Light

Frank
at 44

Worcester's

best

friends whose

has many

is among

Mr.
house

of

one

citizens and

too

not

late

known

birthday
even

now.

was

free from
two

them.
a

R.

West

Austin

Macullar

is to

the
occupy
street, hitherto the residence
S. Garver, and

Mr.

Garver

pleasantquarters in the new

age
parsonon
Highland street, west of Mr. Stephen
Salisbury's.

not

Since

his return

the management
that one
errors

have

to

form

the

having been found in

importantmistakes

familiar with the works

new

plan has been

the

names

book

reprinted,

was

The critical notes

certain page.
and will be of special value

will find

to

be

esting
inter-

are

to

those

performed.

spersing
adopted,that of inter-

of selections with

the

planatory
ex-

gether
notes, rather than placing all toThe usual listof members
at the end.
of the Festival chorus,and list of works
formed
per-

from

Europe, ex-Mayor
at
the
close of
since 1865,are found
of health, the book.
of the chorus shows
The summary
now
feelingconsiderably under the
the following: Sopranos, 170;
altos,149:
weather.
His friends hope that he may
soon
tenors, 97 ; basses, 112; total,
528. This is a
from his tamorary indisposition.
recover
slightincrease over last year, when the figures
were:
Sopranos, 144; altos,140; tenors, 85 ;
Mr. Walter M. Lancaster,one of the editors
basses, no; total,509. The book makes a
of the Spy, is at his home
in Lowell,where
and the
souvenir of the festival,
handsome
his father is very ill. Owing to his father's
or
margins are wide enough for comments
Mr. Lancaster
illness,
expects to go with him
notes
by those who care to make them. Those
and it is understood
to Florida,
that he may
book from
who have preservedtheir program
not return to the Spy. If this be the case, a
to
valuable
feature of
find them
Winslow
and

has not

been

in the best

he is

warm
friends of Mr. Lancaster
great many
will regret exceedinglyto know
of his leaving
the city.

Mrs.
Angelo Tillinghast Freedley (nde
Vinton) has been for a time with her mother,
Mrs. G. H. Vinton,on Ashland
street.

and

in New
are
York, whence
and on their rePhiladelphia,
turn

Hartshorn
Hill

best

was

Mrs.

Boston,

of Rev.
season

Those

Caleb

Worcester.

social

the
Miss

sister of Mr.

congratulationsare

The

and

Wall

Danielsonville.

of

review
a
appropriate portraits,
of the Association's
history and a complete
do
of
week
music.
To
resume
the
this,
of,
it will be necessary
to delay the publication
of LIGHT
until Saturday forenoon, instead
of issuing it on
Friday night, as usual. This
will be of special permanent
number
value,
be
and will
before
done
in
something never
besides

under

was

present included Mrs. Daniel Stevens, Mr.

and Mrs. John White, Mr. and Mrs. George
Stevens, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Stevens, Mr. and
Mrs. John Brady, Mr.
George Tower, Miss
SallyTower, Miss Mary Tower, Mr. and Mrs.

Balcom

special number,

Sadie

Perkins

Helen
Sept.

Saturday,

Miss

of

music

The

pleasant way.
Entered
second-class

the close

at

had
spoke, saying his son
always been dutiful and loving,and all he
served
could have wished him to be. Zahonyi

FubUsher.

KENNEDY,

Main
Street, Burnside
Telephone No. 141-5.

him, and

kind attentions shown

his father

application.

upon

Festival.

year
year,
their libraries.
The

scheme

of the

Festival

gathered from the complete

Light
"Israel
printsbelow.

itself may

be

which
programs,
in Egypt" is to

be new
to us ; "The
Golden
are
Legend" we
delightedto have again ; and with the grandeur
"Elijah"we are familiar. The selections
are
generallyverj' satisfactory.
in fine form, and
Lkjht
The chorus is now
than
expects it to
acquit itself with more
ordinary success.
of

Rev.

Alexander
H.
of All
Vinton, rector
Church, is understood to be quiteill,
or,
liroken in health and needing a rest.
least,
He is in Europe under physician's
orders,and
will take a vacation
extending over several
weeks.
Rev.
Edmund
Smith
Middleton,assistant
rector, occupies the pulpit at All
Saints

at

Saints.
Mr. James H. Wall gave a small
receptionfor
his son, Mr.
George F. Wall, the occasion
Rev.
Langdon C. Stewardson, rector of
being the latter's ^Sth birthday anniversary. Saint Mark's Church, who
spent his vacation
Mr. and Mrs. Wall received and Mr. John H.
at
Bar Harbor, returned
home
in time to
Jewettacted as master of ceremonies, A
last
preachfrom his

pulpit

Sunday,

The

follow

programs

TUESDAY
ORGAN

*Fantaisie

"

AFTERNOON,
RECITAL

BV

CLARENCE

SEPT.

33.

EDDY.

Triomphale, for Organ Orchestra,

T. Dubois,
^Dedicated
to
Clarence
Eddy, and per,
formed for the firsttime at the inauguration

HT

LTCi
Chicago Auditorium, Dec.
Eddy, organist.)

of the

1889, Mr.

9,

Selection.

Vocal

of

choir

the

from

Forbush,

Master

Carl

Mr.

Rubinstein

Selections from

("Again

I find

Thee")

from

Ai'da,
Miss De Vere, Mr. Beaumont.

Song

a.

3, in

flat.Op.

Parker

Vivace.

Molto

Moderato.

FRIDAY

Thiele

Prize

WEDNESDAY

SEPT.
EVENING,
25.
Legend, dramatic cantata, by

Golden

Concerto

CONCERT.

Israel in

Oratorio, by George Frid-

Egypt, an

eric Handel.

there

Herbert

Mr.

King."

Land

Chorus, "He

from

"Wave

Bass,

and

Air

for

Mr.

Morawski.

Ivan

Israel

"And

Intermission.

Conducted
Recit.

Duet

for two

basses, "The

War."

Mr. C. E.

Hay,

Chorus, "The

Lord

Double

"Now

Lord

is

Man

Ivan

Mr.

shall

of
awski.
Mor-

reign."

for Soprano, "For

the House
of
Pharaoh."
Mrs. Johnstone-Bishop.

Double

t An

Prophetess."

Miss

Gertrude
from

for Solo

Niels W.
founded

on

Soloists

Danish

Gade.

EVENING,

The

t Andante,

Second

and

Her

Mad

Jephtha,

Scene, from

Henry Beaumont.
Hamlet,

Miss Clementine
Soli for \'ioloncello :

Wagner.

from

for

Concerto

Orchestra,in C, Op.

Vere.

Forbush.

in America,

performance

performance.

First time

First Worcester

in Worcester.

" First

in America.

There

is

pecially
nothing like taking all things,esa
philosophicalway.
Light
heard a South End
gentleman remark,
a day or
two
since,apropos of the appalling

the weather, in

30,

with

the

weather, that he

"some
supposed that there were
people so
that they would want
mean
to sue
the folks
above
for damage caused
up
by flowage,"

while his wife, who also seemed

to make
the
best of a
bad
:
matter, remarked
"Well,
there's

one

in wet

The

comfort

; the

buffalo

bugs don't

weather,anyway."
is

engagement

announced

of

Miss

Olive Marble, the youngest daughter of Mr.

Jerome Marble, to Rev. Frederic W. Bailey,

formerlypastor of the All Souls

Church

and

Church

in Natick.

now

rector

Universalist

of St. Pauls

Episcopal

Bonum
Nye, or "Captain," as he is
called,passed his ninety-fifth
familiarly
last Thursday. He
is
birthday anniversar}-,
well known
all through Central Massachuas
setts
Hon.

more

Max

Die

De

Bendix.

Meistersinger, Wagner.

Vere,

Mrs.

Poole, Messrs.

as

Mockridge, Beaumont

and

Selections from

t a.
t b.

Overture,
Duet, "Like

Fisher.

Miss

Clementine

a.

Introduction

b.

Loin du Bal,

De

Flying Dutchman.
Wagner.
Vision,"
Wagner
Vere,

Mr.

Emil

Fischer,

5th Act (Manfred)

Reinecke.

String Orchestra.

he is in his

field where

the

A. Thomas.
De

Second

work

Act III. )
Act I.

Intermission.

Handel.
Mr.

25.

Moszkowski.

Concert.

Angels,"from

Vivace

Mr.

24.

t Overture,"In the Highlands,"Op. 7, Gade.

Kecit. "Deeper and Deeper Still,"
and Air,
"Waft

4,

Gounod.
Queen of Sheba
Whitney Mockridge.

Violin and

Miss
SEPT.

Master

Chorus, Organ and Orchestra.

lot of fault found

3 and

Mr.

AFTERNOON,

26.

Soloists

"

SEPT.

Prelude to Act III.

Bridal Chorus,from

t Quintetfrom
WEDNESDAY

SEPT.

Felix Mendelsohn.

Ivan Morawski,

Elsa's Vision, from

Elsa, Miss Clementine
De A'ere.
Recit. and Aria, "Lend
me
your aid," from

Johnstone-Bishop,
The Erl-King'sDaughter.
Mrs. Clara Poole,
The Mother.
Mr. C. E. Hay,
Oluf.

EVENING,

from

Edmands.

Op. 46, Nos.

t c.

legends).

Mrs.

Napolitaine.

Aria,

Dvorak
THURSDAY

t b.

Orchestra, by

et Andalouse.

Festival

Johnstone-Bishop.
Fifth
Concert.
Johnstone-Bishop)and
Selections from Lohengrin,
"Sing ye to the Lord."

and

Tordader

Beethoven

Dances,

Mrs.

Erl-King'sDaughter, Ballad

(The poem

Nature," and
Name,"

Redeemer's
of

Olives,
Mrs. Johnstone-Bishop.

a.

Voices, Chorus

c.

Island

Slavonic

Intermission.

t The

Napolitaineet

Mrs. Jennie Patrick-Walker,Mrs.

:
Johnstone-Bishop,Mrs. Clara Poole, Mrs.
Barron-Anderson, Mr. Henry Beaumont,
Mr. Herbert Johnson, Mr. Emil Fisher,Mr.

Love

c.

Finale.

e.

Fantasy,Op. 45, for Orchestra,

J. K. Paine
Conducted
by the Composer.
Aria, "Ah my Child," from The Prophet,
Meyerbeer.

Chorus, "The Lord shall reign."

for Soprano,
"And
Miriam, the

Air for Soprano (Mrs.

Double
Chorus,

the

Mount

Recitative

Recitative

Pc^cheur

FRIDAY

time

Johnson.

b.

Elijah,an oratorio,by

by the Composer.
Tremble

"Praise
The

Polonaise,

Canzonetta.

Herbert

Intermission.

Herbert

Mr.

b.

d.

said."

Enemy

Introduction.

et Vivandiere.
Royal Tambour
Indian Bell Song from Lakmd,
Delibes.
Miss Mary Howe.
in
No.
A.
Symphony
Beethoven
7
Op. 92,
Poco sostenuto
Allegretto.Presto.
; vivace.
Allegrocon brio.

by the Composer.
StringOrchestra,Op. 12,

Scene,

believed the Lord."

Chorus, "And

25.

Orchestra.

Procession,

a.

that great

saw

Rubinstein.

a.

Conducted

work."

Air for tenor, "The

and

for

Victor

Johnstone-Bishop.

Mrs.

Chorus,

Chorus

t Serenade

Wave."

Chorus, "But as for His people."

didst blow."
Air for Soprano, "Thou
Double

SEPT.

Concert.

t Redemption Hymn,
J. C. D. Parker.
For Contralto Solo (Miss Gertrude Edmands),

Hailstones."

looking down"

"God

Recitative

brought forth

them

gave

AFTERNOON,
Fourth

Barron- Anderson.

Mrs.

Frogs."
Double

THURSDAY

of Israel

Sighed."
Air for Contralto, "Their

and

21,

d.

new

Johnson.

the Children

Chorus, "And

Double

arose

Johnson.

Pianoforte

minor. Op.

t Bal Costumd,

t Selections.
Recitative for tenor, "Now

Cherubini.

Herbert

Orchestra, in
Chopin.
Allegro. Larghetto. Allegrovivace.
Mrs. Fanny Bloomfield-Zeisler.

Sullivan.

adapted from the Poem of Longfellow.

Elsie,Miss Mary Howe; Ursula,
Miss
Gertrude
Prince
Edmands;
Henry,
Mr. Whitney Mockridge; Lucifer,
Mr. Carl
Dufft; a forester, Mr. Charles I. Rice;
Chorus, Organ and Orchestra.

for

Soloists:

23.

26.

Song, from Die Meistersinger,

Wagner.
Mr.

The

SEPT.

Concert.

t Overture,Medea,

Words
SEPT.

EVENING,
FIRST

AFTERNOON,

ligiose.
Re-

Vivace.

Forbush

Finale,

Andante.

Wagner.

Fisher.

March, and Chorus, "Hail BrightAbode,"

Wagner.

ish)
(Rhen-

97

Tannhiiuser.

Evening Star,

Mr. Emil
b.

Sir Arthur

TUESDAY

the

to

Verdi.

Intermission.

t Symphony, No.

Gigout
Kddy.)

Mr.

Master

Selection,
\'ariations and

\ictor Herbert.

ti Riveggo"

Sixth

(Dedicatedto
Theme,

"Pur

Schuman.

W.
Romanza, in D major (new),
Toccata, in B minor (new), Kugene

Vocal

Herbert.

Spanish Dance,
Mr.

Duet

Bargiel. " Kecit. and Aria, "Equesta I'aura," from

"ArrigoIL,"
A. Palminteri.
Popper.
Mrs. Clara Poole.

V.

Dufft.
H.

b.

Petite Valse,

Martini

Gavotte, in F major.
The Asra
I
Songs : a.
b. Yearnmgs
(
b.

a.

Adagio,

b.
the

of Incarnation, Garden
City,L. I.
Funel^re et Chant Seraphique,
Marche
Guilmant

Church
a.

a.

c.

Gillet

own

home

in North

Brook-

the

reception which
fittingly
marked
such an event took place. Mr. and
Mrs.
Daniel Kinsleyof this city were
among
those present.
Miss
Helen
Danielsonville
Perkins, of
Conn., has been the guest of Miss Sadie I.
Wall, a daughter of Mr. George V. Wall, this
week.
Gen.

Miss Perkins
Israel Putman.

is a lineal descendant

of

LI"J

One

of Our

Young

he

Men.

has a largenumber of citizens

whose lengthof years and important services
munity,
entitlethem to the profoundrespectof the comIf Worcester

it also has

among

itscitizens as

hne

be produced
as
can
contingentof young men
in the country. They are
by any municipality
who
have
of the day" men
the brainymen
not onlyprofited
by the wisdom gathered and
impartedto them by their fathers,but have
of
wisdom
sought out and added thereto new
lowed
Better than that, they have altheir own.
to shine for the benefit of the
their light
and have evinced public
community at large,
These
and common
sense.
enterprise
spirit,
are

the young

of Worcester, and

men

as

HT

day
toof this class Light
worthy representative
Webster
of Alderman
presentsthe portrait
Thayer. It can introduce him in no better
way than to say that in picturingthe young

entered into partnershipwith Hollis W.

have studied
Cobb, Esq. Several young men
cessful
law with Mr. Thayer, and all have been sucin their application
for admission to the
bar,the last being Mr. Frank B. Hall, who
has recently
begun practice.
into officialprominence
Mr. Thayer came
he was
when
at the last municipal election,
Two
elected to represent Ward
of Aldermen.
His election to
was
a

remarkable

of Worcester

among

Worcester's

as

it has done

young

men.

in the

His

not

many "of
be given

basis of discrimination could

no

election of

be
be

His aldermanic

of their licenses.

career

has

worthy candidate regardlessof party lines, been tempered by so much wisdom and good
the respectof
Mr. Thayer is a life-long
that he has commanded
democrat,
sense

and Ward

Two

has

never

had

but

one

other

opponents

well

as

as

friends.

Mr. Thayer is
privatelife,
as
a
most
agreeable gentleman, a
John M. Williams,who was elected in 1876. known
his
Mr. Thayer certainly
he places
friend
where
and unchanging
comes
warm
honestlyby
tegrity
of the strictestindemocratic principles.His great-grandfather,his friendship,
and a man
and
his grandfather,on
both
is the secretary
and uprightness.He
sides, were
staunch democrats ; and his father and brother
of the Worcester
County Bar Association,a
well. His
have always been democrats
as
of Quinsigamond Lodge, I. O. O. F.,
member

democratic

alderman.

father went

from

That

Blackstone

one

at

one

was

time

Mr.

as

In his social and

and

democrats

alike knew

what

his

Ancient

Order

of United

men.
Work-

and

of the

and

Thayer is a great lover of hunting,

is a member
of the Worcester
man's
SportsClub, as well as a charter member of
Mr.

ceding
pre-

father

applied should

because

to the General Court, and while

representative
described
holding that positionwas
secretary of the
paragraph,it has correctly
democratic organization
of the house,at the
Alderman
Thayer himself.
when
Caleb
chairman.
time
was
born
in
Webster
Cushing
Blackstone,
Thayer was
Mr. Thayer was
nominated for alderWhen
of Worcester County,
town
the southernmost
is in his thirty- manic honors,last winter,his friends rallied
July7, 1857,and as he now
to his support, regardlessof party. Repubranked
be fairly
licans
fourth year, only, he may

men

As

licenses.

license ; hence

no

had

those who

that all the applicants

reached,he moved
His motion was
given leave to withdraw.
has had no
supported,and hence Worcester
licensed druggiststhis year. In the matter,
their
had
violated
who
also,of drugg^ists
in the Board
before the firstof May, Mr. Thayer
licenses,
this position took an active part in securingthe revocation

of the

instance

license,desired

the

new

Worcester

Athletic Club.

Thayer married Miss Anna E.

Keyes, a daughterof Warren C. Keyes. Mrs.
Thayer is well known as a very pleasingand
successful soprano singer. She has sung for
several years at the Pleasant Street Baptist
dant,
Church, where Mr. Thayer is a regularattenalthough his own convictions are in the
In 1882, Mr.

record as a man
and a citizen was, and they
Thayer, of Blackstone,and his
in a
felt that itwould be not less honorable
A.
mother was, before her marriage,Martha
of both
men
public position. The young
Taft, of Mendon, a daughter of Leonard
in
Mr.
Taft.
saw
Thayer a fit representative line of the Unitarian faith.
Perhaps from her side of the family parties
of their progress and energy.
The result was
the future alderman got his legalproclivities,
With
"the prime of life" stilla long way
N.
in the face of a
that Mr. Thayer was elected,
for one
of his mother's brothers,Enos
ahead of him, Mr. Thayer has opportunities
of the famous
for mounting stillhigherthe ladder of success.
admiralty republicanmajorityfor all the other aldermen
Taft,is a member
but one, and he thus became
the youngest
firm of Benedict,Taft and Benedict,of New
who
him know that he has in
Those
know
alderman the cityof Worcester
has ever had.
York City.
him the courage
and ability
to improve those
stone,
before has Mr. Thayer been a
Mr. Thayer attended the schools in Blackand to become
in future one of
Only once
opportunities
the
candidate for office. In 1887, he was
and spent two years in Blackstone High
he
as
of a later,
the most highlyesteemed men
of regisdemocratic
nominee
for the position
School.
At that time,when
he was
fourteen
is of the present,day.
ter
now
of
and
with
ifested,
manhis
father
removed
interest
no
to Worcester
deeds,
special
years old,
Rev. William J.Bacon, of Medford, Mass.,
and engaged in the wholesale beef business.
ran
1000
votes ahead of his ticket.
day,
preached at the Old South Church,last Sunmy,
Acadeenviable
Mr. Thayer then attended Worcester
Mr. Thayer has alreadymade
an
Rev. George F. Magoun, D. D., of Grinfrom which
he was
graduated in 1876. reputationin his aldermanic
position,and
of
the
Plymouth
nell,
his
pulpit
citizens generally have
He could have entered collegea year sooner
our
la.,occupied
applauded
than he did,for as a student he was
ably
remarkChurch; and at Central Church, Rev. John J.
earnest and honest work in behalf of an enterprising
of the Old South Church, Andover,was
but as he was
stilltoo young
administration of the city'saffairs. Blair,
proficient,
T. Sleeper officiated
the preacher. Rev. William
to hurry,he was
is a member
content
to wait, and
He
of the committees
tered
enso
on fire
at Hope Church, and Mr. Joseph Walin
Dartmouth
uated department,police,ordinances and charities.
College 1876,being gradStreet
ther at Summer
Street. At the Main
in 1 880.
The committee on policewas
formed through
dent
order introduced
an
BaptistChurch, Rev. Dr. E. Andrews, presiAlways a great lover of athletic sport and
by Mr. Thayer. He
ity
of Brown
athlete of no mean
an
he was
a
reasoned
that $100,000 was
preached; at TrinUniversity,
nually
pretensions,
being spent anM.
Rev.
in
Rev.
V.
Simons.
leader
the athletic affairs of his college,
of the city'smost
Henry
Church,
on
one
important
able
to
w
as
of
who
base
ball
the
team
and
was
Dorr,
injured,
with
committee
audit
recently
no
to
beingcaptain
departments,
counts,
actain
capof the foot ball eleven. He
again. At All Souls Church,
represented
no specialsupervision occupy his pulpit
and,practically
chusetts
Rev.
W. A. Start, Secretary of the Massaat the convention
Dartmouth
held in 1S77, of its affairs. He
thought it as important a
Universalist Convention,preached.
when the intercollegiate
base ball association
lieved
department as highways or sewers, and bewas
the
t
hen
that
itshould
be
looked
after
with
formed,
colleges
belongingbeing
equal
tian
The Salvation Army or the band of Chrissolicitude by a committee
of its own.
The
Harvard, Yale, Princeton,Amherst, Brown,
Crusaders, Light hasn't noticed which
and Dartmouth.
result has shown the wisdom of his order. Mr.
During the last two years
to
has
added
its
repertoire."Marching
of his stay at college,
Dartmouth
second
won
tigation
Thayer has also done good work in the investions
Through Georgia" was the first of itsselecof fire department affairs,
placein the league.
and in
"Rallyround the Flag,Boys,"
is a brother of the Psi Upsilon fra; and now
He
ternity.
for
securinga reduced rate of electric lighting
is played with persistentfrequency. It is
the city. But his attitude in regard to the
touchingto see old veterans stop and wipe
When
he had received his degree and was
licenses has been the
grantingof druggists'
their eyes as they recall how
they "hooked"
at home once
notable feature of his service.
Mr.
more, M r. Thayer began reading; most
hams
raided peach orchards,while they
or
law in the office of C. A. Merrill,
a "teetotaler,"
Esq.,and in
Thayer is a temperance man
tervals
the
in the inor
sea
1882 he was
reallymarching to
admitted to the Worcester County
in fact
but he is a believer in the ruling were
from
their rallyingabout the flag.
Bar.
He
of the majority,
began practicein Worcester,and
and in his attitude on
power
cians
musithe
Who
shall dare to say that
parading
has become one of the most successful lawyers the license question is governed thereby.
in lifef
have not a purpose
in the county. His practicehas largely
been
When
the question of granting druggists'
in the civilcourts,although he has figuredin
in the board, Mr. Thayer
licenses came
up
Jeffersonwas the first President nomisome
notable criminal cases.
Injuly,iSSg, claimed that the people,having voted
no
caucus.
uated by a congressional
was

Samuel

"

"

"

"

"

(I HT

I^I

Koh-i-Noor

re-cuttingof the famous

The
diamond

days are largelyresponsiblefor the rage of all

girls,particularlyAmericans, for princes.
There was
never
a fairy
story written that did

Short Stories.

Some

admitted

was

be

to

have

not

risky
by

most

been

prince for hero.

Cinderella's reward

What

would

if the

have
man

young

for, though of great size,it w?s

operation,
who found
her glass slipperhad not been a
of
and many
no
means
experts were
perfect,
been
a
prince.' Suppose he had
worthy
crack
to
was
lil"ely
opinion that the gem
farmer
grocer'sclerk,or an intelligent
young
during the manipulation. Mr. R. Garrad
out on
the
a lark ; would
tale have lost its
not
superintendedthe work, and on one occasion,
fascination ? Then the hind in the wood
; did
skilled visitors had been to inspect
when some
he not turn into a prince ? And the frog also ?
he
what
of them asked him
its progress,

during the operation. The

in

wanting

means

flyto pieces
was
by no

to

were
answer

directness

"Take

my

name-plateoff the door, and skip."

preach,and

traveled

had

minister

of the

the conclusion

at

service,waited for

some

distance

some

morning

invite him

to

one

to

to

hind

the

Suppose

turned

had

the frog into

chopper,and

into

imagine, and if

the father of

become

ever

children

dinner

with

live ?"

"About

do you
to-day?" "Where
eighteen miles from here."

me

"No; but you

me," answered
tation
flushed face, which invi-

dine

must

sweetest

boon

that

The

London

Ladies' Club,

The

where

tarring and featheringdid

not, as is generallysupposed, have its origin
of "the statelyhomes
in America, but in one
had
drunk
of England." A gentleman who
attired by his
well, was
not wisely but too
in

when
friends in that manner,
condition ; on waking in the

insensible

an

veying
morning and surpierglass, he imagined
undergone a metamorphosis.
live,"he said,"a bird."

himself in the

himself
I

"As

to

as

is proving a somewhat

of

custom

have

moral, but

of

woman.

care

"Call

"What's
"Ivan

turn

The

next.

came

the

soldier

your name?"
Ivanovitch."

"Well, Ivan, justthrow

yourselfout of that

window."

"Yes, father," answered

the

guardsman, and

he did it.
"Command

the

bravest

of my
soldiers to
here," said the Prussian king to his servant.

come

six-foot uhlan, with

his breast and

across

of orders

row

his forehead,

on

scar

entered.

to
ago it threatened
entirely.It is

years

"Is it for the Fatherland?"

"No."

virtuous, but

merriment;

"Then

I refuse to do it."

petus
It requires the imspiritless.
well-defined

some

aim

or

purpose

to
of men
the presence
is wearisome
Conversation
lacks animus without

manly element, and

without

snap

is like

pagne
cham-

warm

insipidto the

and

taste.

Novel

to

the flesh.
the

And

amilitarysalute,walked
leaped out.
privateof the bodyguard," ordered
and

their

Fair
members.
its interest among
does not, as a rule,smoke
or
drink, or
and
much
for cards.
drinking
Eating

without

Forward!"

"My friend,"explainedthe king, "to show

loyaltya French and a Russian guard.shave jumped from that window.
a social
Have
organization, man
failure in London,
dismal
you the pluck to do the same?"
Club.

maintain
woman

children,sire."

wife and two

Gardiste Marcau, with

caravansary

lacks

and

uncanny

"

dressing-gownand with feet

few

destroythe male

Ladies

with

gentleman,with a
the clergyman gravelyaccepted.

The

befall

can

for them.

care

to the window

nothing about

shall know

noticinghim.

the

I have

"I will

came.

the girls have

been
so
; would
not
all the fortunate and
are
pleased? And
happy girlsof the fairytales princesseseirtier
by birth or marriage ? 1 tell you that there is
truth in this theory of mine than people
more

but the

"But

man
fisher-

family,my
congregation dispersed without
tales. Certainlythe
was
When
the house
nearly the titled heroes of fairy
lesson that the fairytales teach is that to
one
man
empty, the minister stepped up to a gentlea
be a princess or
to marry
prince is the
and said : "Brother, will you go home to

dine

"Blindly,whatever it is.'"
"Blindly,sire."
"Then
jump out of that window."

the Czar, whose

well

order I g^veyou?" asked

any

"Yes, sire."

wood-

honest

an

obey

you

one

do if the Koh-i-Noor

would

"Will

Napoleon.

novel method

has

recentlybeen

Honeymoon.

spending a honeymoon
to the listof unique
wedding journeysin coaches, on house boats,
or
yachts. A young Viennese bridegroom procured
for the trip a new
furniture van, with
three horses

and

in

fitted up

of

added

driver.

The

interior he

daintilyluxurious "'aj

most

flourishes,typically
Wrapped
speaking^ with every comfort and convenience dear to
the feminine
heart. The
incased in slippers,
Franz
Liszt was
sitting "like the green bay-tree,"
cooking problem
by the river side,is
would arise to any one
but lovers,but whether
and for men,
comfortably one
evening in his arm-chair, the club that is organizedby men
the driver united the culinaryart with that of
is an invited,honored
but to which fair woman
ready for work and invitinginspiration.On
the young
the floor above, in the apartments of a banker,
entertain their bachelor
handling the reins, or whether
guest. Ladies who
in his

noisy musical soiree

had

was

naises
Polo-

in progress.

waltzes, and

succeeded

nocturnes

The

club

that

friends year after year, receivingtheir reward

only where all good deeds are recompensed,

is

followed

spend
little

when
in the dim hereafter, rejoicein this new
club,
suddenly the
polonaises,
elor
opened, and Liszt entered, where they may turn the tables on their bachtonishment
asstillwrapped in his dressing-gown. The
guests. Perhaps the only person who
of the company
does not reallyappreciatethe new
departure
may be imagined.
toward
the
With
slow steps Liszt walked
is the bachelor
himself,for an entertainment
of those luxurious and
piano,and the young key-pounder who was
to lovelyladies in one
at it quickly left his place. Liszt sat
is a heavy
sitting
highlyaristocratic establishments
down at the instrument, carelessly
whose
of one
tax upon
the financial resources
swept his
the keys as ifto prelude,and then,
over
is limited.
income
fingers
and
the
he
shut
down
the
cover
suddenly,
put
The
Truest
Loyalty.
key in his pocket. And immediately,with the
issue,
The editor of Gil Bias, in a recent
same
tranquilair with which he had eutered,
he went

out

and returned

he could work

at

his

to

his room,

where

ease.

vouches for the truth of this story :

Napoleon I. was entertainingthe Czar
and

Are

They

Responsible.

not
by any means
which
come
following,
exchange. Fairy tales may

the

Tilsit,when

sympathize

LifiHT does
with

from

ern
West-

be

helpfulor
hurtful to children ; but Light
objectsto any
such
wholesale
discrimination
against the
been

pretty stories that

have

the

Still,any

little folks.

written
reason

the Prussian

to

amuse

advanced

the conversation

"My soldiers obey me

"And

mine

King

are

at

turned

to

ander
Alexin

to

ded
die for me," ad-

Napoleon.
At the suggestionof the Prussian king a test
The
was
royal
of devotion
agreed upon.
breakfastingin the fifthstory of a
party were
Each
ber
membuilding that faced a paved street.

mand
of his soldiers and comto call in one
was
turningof the heads of girlswho ought
him to jump from the window.
leon
Napoto be sensible Americans,
by foreign titled
made the firsttest.
nobodies,is interesting.I believe,said a man
"Call the Gardiste Marcau," he commanded,
not long since,that the fairytales on which
children arc fed in their most
appeared.
impressionable and Marcau

for the

two

than

the

Prized

Highly

in

country

with

private conveyance,

own

dollars

hundred

one

month, rumbling about

buffet

per
their

modations.
accom-

Knocker.

College,( )xford,has justregained

and one
which it apparently
a lost possession,
This is the quaintbronze knocker
holds dear.
Brasenose

from

it derived

which

having

knocker
the Oxford

name;

the

said

alienated

from

its

its

been

nearlysix centuries. When

"scholars" migrated to Stamford
for

in 1334, in conseejuence

of

feud which

then

they carried off this

loyalty. distracted the university,

said the Czar.

blindly,"

anxious

more

ancient home

breakfast

was

known.

not

door of the salon

had

a cooking-school
graduate,
Anyway, the pair expect to
months' honeymoon, at a cost of

herself

woman

knocker with them ; and ever since then it had

remained
the door of the house in which
on
they settled. This house was, however, sold
more
was

the

than

once

and

the

again in the market,

the purchaser,and
ancient

face, with

emblem.

other

day, when

Brasenose

bore off

it

itself became
more

once

It represents

ringthrough the mouth, and

lion's
was

in the
twelfth century.
probably modeled
Surely this is the first time on record that a
for
the sake of its
has been bought
house

knocker

L I Ci II T

of Letters.

In the World

had

cessors

bune,
Joseph Medill, editor of the Chicago Tripaper
of the richest newsis reputedto be one
from

at

States, his fortune

#4,000,000to $9,000,-

daughters,liut

has three

He

000.

United

in the

men

being estimated

to

son,

no

in the large business that he has

is 65 years of age and spends
He
built up.
from eight to ten hours in the Tribune office.
him

succeed

eightpages, and
again,save
pages

in

Howells

D.

where
cigarette,
smoking."

self-defensive

rare

very

great many

tobacco, "except

uses

never

people are

other

four

old.

more

three

Whittier

and

are

all

ten, and

and

score

be used to prove that literary

fact may
pursuitsare conducive to longevity.
Andrew
Carnegie offered / 10,000 to build a
library in Ayr, provided the community
of
adopted the free libraries act. A plebiscite
was

and

123

taken, and the result of

holders,
that, out of 3738 house-

adoptionof the

voted for the

2015

who

Jean Ingelow lives in retirement with her

in Kensington,England. She is now

mother

married.

never

has

that the Czar

It is understood

failed

not

Century articles on
the Siberian prisons,
although he has denied
the privilegeto his subjects. The papers in
question have been republished in German,
Dutch, Polish, Russian and Bulgarian.
to

read

Kennan's

George

London

The

edition

Herald, which

appeared, seems
is

one

probably J. B.

Archbishop

was

of

three-fourths

the

of

the

York

New

to

be

Finger

and
an

"

burgh
Sons, of Edinone-

stand

cannot

The

idea

enterprise,but

of

ment
Testa-

the New

of

whole

The

ounce.

Awake,

Lothrop company's

the
to

and

Women,

and

Little Men

Babyland, Our

field for children

the

cover

azines,
mag-

too

much

nor

different editors, two

want.

three

or

very

able men, have tried their hands in succession

of them has solved
this problem. No one
on
its first
attended
which
sensation
it. The
appearance

"

it

was

never

very

great
"

died

Gregor's Lesson," a foot ball story, and

Senior at Anserial, "The New
between
dover," introduces a base ball game

the

nor
little,

seemed

to

care

rival

even

Mysore

is

between

the

from

to

west

to

India.

Student
Young
Yes, "the sun

"

move

sun

in

next

It passes through the heavens

east, making a complete circuit
99 seconds.

move."

do

Sun.

Moving
Does

of fifteen

little smaller, and,

very

is the finest in Southern

The

asks

365 days,6 hours, 9 minutes and

It has
further, three motions:

in

its

about

i,

gravityof the

axis ; 2, about the center of

whole solar system ; 3, toward

tion
the constella-

Hercules.

Andover

and

PhillipsExeter.

Club," with the "Confessions

Photographer,"is

of the

one

instituted

"Camera

The
of

Amateur

an

by a
story of 1812" and "Jack Weatherwax,
ever

Hero,"
fulfillthe

attractingtitilesof stories which

Good

good

Turn."

There

are

new

editions.

head

of fiction.

were

Most

including
published,

of them

under

come

the

have

pronouncing the word

no

way

kteutcer,

of
so

brown, and she

is

twenty-sevan years

of age.

Cherrapunji,
a

cipitous
pre-

high,facingthe

feet

493 inches.

averages

Ninety-fiveper

world

the

of

do

from?

come

diamonds

the

of

cent,

Where

S. asks:

C.

Miss

diamonds

at

present obtained are from the Kimberiy mines,

mainder
(;riqua Land West, South Africa. The refrom Brazil, I ndia and Borneo.
come
A

few have

found

been

they

Wales, and

recentlyin New
known

are

to

South

exist in the
of

discovery

the

Since

Mountains.

Ural

in 1S67,and the opening

of 3143 claims that are
a short time afterward
of large
into
a small number
consolidated
now
African

South

mines

companies, all within

radius of
found

Over

world.

carats)of diamonds,

nine

tons

valued

in

(40,000,000
the

at
$250,000,000, and, after cutting,

have

000,000,

Diamonds

are

carat

to

at

S500,-

national
by the carat. The interweighs 205 grains,equivalentto
sold

include

the
of

the shirt fronU

District

rough

over

these mines.

from

taken

been

3.168grainsTroy.
said

I'/z miles,
during

than

preceding centuries throughoutthe

seven

whole

been

have

diamonds

more

that the French

seems

monsoon.

Diamonds."

the

the
It

4000
It

is at

the side of

on

In August, 1 84 1, 264 inches or twenty-two feet

fell,and in five successive days thirtyinches
per day fell. In 1S60, 699 inches, (5S.3feet)
fell,and in 1861, 905 inches, or 75.5 feet.

especially

some

verses.

books
sixty-seven

mountain
southwest

ments
brightestdepartmagazine. "A

is

India, which

of

How
is
asks:
journalsin the varietyof
By a
fifty,
Austin Dobson, the poet, who is now
exploredbyways
W.
which
John
into descriptive
and launched
reporting, entered the English civil service at sixteen,
district has the
did over
again what its English prede- and was intended for an engineer.

despisedLondon

freshness of its intelligence. It

and

to

Cumbum

reservoir

Sulekere

The

Assam,

spelling
Archbishop of Canterbury
quickly.
they persistsin calling Tolostoi's last book
Mr.
Stead
did all they could for it;
and
du Croix."
"Le Sonate
attacked the ".seven-days"
system, and helped
the strugglingsheet into a brief notoriety.
Miss Grace
Jving who is said to be the
The peopleforgotall about it. The American
novelist of Louisiana, is described
coming
in London
took it in hopes of good cable
of statelyfigure
pointed. by her friends as a woman
disapnews
from home, but he, too, was
and strikingfeatures. Her hair and eyes are
it
Of
English or European news
gave

square

miles.

largestrainfall in the world

or

The

out

of

Gundlakamana

by a dam 57 feet high, thrown

hills. This reservoir has an area

Mac

Yankee

them

the

by damming

Mr. Ward's

of

Ohebar,

of

That

reservoirs.

immense

some

Smalley,writing

G. W.

Mr.

artificiallake

The
magazines as well as could be wished.
Rainfall."
Heaviest
The
George T.
latter magazine has features of specialinterest
have had
that we
to me
writes:
It seems
number.
in
Phillips-Exeter rain enough to Hoat the Ark, and it prompts
its October
notices,
pretty generous
Academy gets some
tellwhere the
can
to ask
if the Answerer
me
a
for Adeline A. Knight was
story of "John
? The
heaviest rainfall in the world occurs

Empress Frederick has herself written the

has
last days,
Bennett
of the venture, says : "Mr.
severed pathetic story of her husband's
perwith his very courageous
experiment which is to appear in the forthcoming lifeof
He himself would hardly
for a year or more.
the emperor.
The
paper ha.s not
say that it is a success.
In England, last year, six thousand and
dozen
Half
filled
mark
made
in his air.

ozone

natural

cases
or

great tank

is the

twenty miles southeast of Udaipur, Rajputana,

which covers
an
of twenty-one square
area
dam is 1,000 feet long by
miles. The masonry
at the base, and 15
wide
feet
feet
high ; 50
95
In Southern
at the top.
India also, there are

Cumbum,

five hundred and

is legiblyprinted on
fifty-two
pages within these minute limits.

Wide

world

nounced
an-

inch thick,
inches long, one-third of an
It weighs three-quarters
inch wide.
one

half

largestreservoir in
ting
It is allegedthat,omit-

the

lakes, which are in many

reservoir
reservoirs,the largest

two

is three and

Light,

A. N. F. asks:

L.\k(;i;st Re.servoik."

where
you tell me
the world is situated?

are

is

Testament

It

York.

New

fashion and

New

Nelson

by Thomas
and

are

failure.

indicative

Thic

Can

River
been

bibles have

solicited.

Mass.]

is formed

stance
regarded as a striking inPrescott
reader's
expectations. Harriet
enterprisewhen it first Spoffordalso has a splendid war
story, "One

was

of American
itself

partner

owns

John

interest in the

his

editor.

stillmade.

act

againstit.

old, and has

heirs of

the

that

His

Pilot.

seem

55 years

man

understood

is

Boston

of

voting shows

Boyle O'Reilly will sell

are

which

the

is

in the

body,

and

vigorousin mind

the inhabitants

nett
Ben-

that Mr.

rumors

Answerer.

[Communications to this department are

They should be addressed to Quester E^tor,
Worcester,

property and will probably retain his interest.

assistant,
James JeffreyRoche, Mr. O'Reilly's

Holmes

hale, heartyand

four

to

toy and will give it up, but

of great determination,
him
to keep a London
and if it amu.ses
paper,
he can
keep that as he keeps a yacht."

tieth
justpassed his sevenis the new
his seventy-second.
Whitman
Walt
and
eightyeighty
Thumb

is

years
than

are

back

gone

Questerand

Sunday issue, which

the

for

with

itself into

his

is tired of

Mr. Bennett

Williams,

Herliert Spencer has

birthday, Froude

Tennyson

has

now

There

has sixteen.

It
W.

It started

before.

done

four-pagesheet, then doubled

small

This statement
several tons
our

American

Columbia.

"

the District of
board

of

Douglass

adorn

hotel

clerks.

Government
Columbia

commissioners
is

be

cannot

which

governed.''
of

president. The

officers usual in cities.

I^IQ

10

Our
BY

H.

IV.

Chapter

Up

described

best

Mann,
had

Awakening.

The

"

periodreferred

chapter, the character of

the last
is

CHAMllERLIN.

the close of the

to

been

the

in

follows:

as

allowed

the North
are
Primary and South Primary
schools,receivingtheir pupilsfrom the infant
schools.
The
vanced
adare
pupils,when qualified,
BY
to the two
Boys' English Schools,and
to
the Second
Female
School.
Highest in
Summer's
rank is the Female
ing
High School,correspondEarth had

Schools.
H.

words

''The

to

to

in

becoming

Horace

open to the children of all citizens alike.

made
On Feb. 23, 1825,a recommendation

schools

and

wealthier

best talent and

from
not

better

them, the
secured

to

on."
carry them
The above comprehensive statement

by this
orated
distinguishededucator is strikinglycorrobby the experiencerelated in Chapter
III.
In

1823, when
to

our

their lowest

schools

had

point, there

was

schools of the district."

this last

Bancroft
"that

at

school,

town

was

adopted, and

was

it

When

Saturday which
public address

closes

of the

manner

shall

be

Wan

was

the scholastic

be

in which

conducted.

by prayer.
school be seated
at

Let

Further

think,would
author

has

of

their teacher
mittee
com-

and useless.
unnecessary
thought of its benevolent

that

origindeserved.

be followed

pupils of each

pageantry, the

observance

Amongst

festivals has been

which

the most

its

face is

mellow.

earth

pale,and all her

again we greet.

meadows

low,
to fel-

late leaves

meet.

yellow,

years

and

above

the sweet

and

Heaven,

liillsand

whereof this eightiethnears

December,
brightwith love, the kind old face I know

with

Fair

fillwith

the dark

Though

smalltwain

whose

eyes remember

April'slightthis pale Novemljer,

year's glassrun

low.

joy of life her silence utters

loud,and low the lulled wind mutters,
the boy nigh three years old.
and sweet his smile, that falters not nor
Wise
flutters.
Glows, and turns the gloom to gold.
Like

whose

rose

When

the birds
and

Grave

Like

are

silent shines

the new-born

So

that

sun's that strikes the dark

for love of

even

the

Laughs

boy's blithe

lightit smiles

face

whose

and

and

slaysit.

dies.

fair fourth

year

rays
ar-

it
All with

lightof lifeand mirth that

fulfils the deep wide eyes.

And

have

been

"This

Wide

and

was

with

warm

Full of welcome,
Flash

ing
interest-

the

long procession
going up to the church,each April,with the
and
unostentatious
the founder
plain
simplicity
of the ceremony
designed, to hear the
words of good counsel or admonition."
Other
comments
"most
esting
interregarding these same
festivals"

were

heaven had

stirs and

sways

it

be

beautiful
had

and

are

this address

the

together,with

their head.
The

their schools
Let

to friend, and

that here

Now

annuallydelivered
of the houses
for public worship,by
some
person
appointed by the board; the
shall be to
prominent objects of which
illustrate the importance of good education,
and give to the district assembled
a
justview
year,
in one

SWINBURNE.

where wooded

met

we

Shines

of the

CHARLES

rosiest,skies and woods

was

heaven

Autumn's

o'clock of the afternoon

two

ALGERNON

face

But

my
with

with

Shine

glowing laughter'sexultation,

fullof sunbrightjubilation.

taller friend's

smaller

my

quick eye-beams, charged

glee;

softer stilland

sweeter

friend's

on

salutation
me.

Little arms
Fast

flung round my bending neck, that yoke it

bondage, draw my face down too
the flower-soft face whose
dumb
voke
deep smiles in-

in tender

Toward

it ;

Dumb,
Blue

but love
as

can

June's mid

read the radiant

heaven

eyes that woke

it.

is blue.

gala day; the children dressed in holiday How

find refuge,how should hearts be shielded,
may
in orderlyprocessionand took
marched
attire,
From
the weapons
tlius by little children wielded,
When
their placesin the middle of the hall,
the centhey liftsuch eyes
lightthis lustrous faceter
that woke love sleepingunawares,
and yielded
of interest for the occasion.
The principal Eyes
Love for love, giftof grace,
citizens were
the platform to give dignity
on
Grace beyond man's merit, love that laughs,forgiving
to the proceedings. This
public interest in
Even
the sin of being
worth
child,
the schools is worthy of imitation.
It mspired
Trust and love that lavish giftsabove
man's
giving.
the pupils with a sense
of their own
tance, Touch
imporglance of eyes and hps the sweetest living.
and
what
was
Fair
heaven
and kind as earth ?
expected of them."
men

These

gentlemen formed a committee "to

the interesting
questionsregarding
the good of our children in the acquisition
of
knowledge,"and submitted a report Aug. 22,
declared
their
1S23. They
opinion,that for
several years, the schools had generallyfallen
consider

the

Dr.

ordered

erated"
"degen-

the best elements of

great awakening among
societyhere as well as elsewhere,and perhaps
than elsewhere ; "a vigorous effort was
more
made for the renovation
of the decayed system.
Dr.
Bancroft, foremost in every good
word and work, Jonathan Going, earnest
and
ardent
in the promotion of improvenient,
M.
Samuel
Burnside, author of the school
law of 1827,Levi Lincoln, Otis Corbett and
Samuel
the framers
of that
Jennison,were
successful operation gave
plan, whose
casion
ocfor just pridein the excellence of the

below

by

that

By the Wayside.

was

of

common

citizens turned away

education were

educated

It

understood

degenerateinto neglected

as

School."

schools

poorer classes only,instead of

institutions
nurseries of democratic
For

with the Latin Grammar

our

schools for the

for all classes.

HT

common

standard, and

would

not

bear comparison with many in the immediate

neighborhood.
It was urged on the inhabitants "as they regarded
as
parental obligations,
they loved
their offspring, as
their
they estimated
to God
and their country, to
responsibility
co-operate unitedly and individuallyin the
attainment of the great object." This appeal
not
in vain ; liberal appropriations
was
were
made to carry out its objects.

as

no

more

nor

or

as

Addresses

were

made

on

these occasions

cessively
suc-

Bcathy Head, England.

by the followingnamed
gentlemen :
Bancroft,Samuel M. Burnside,Jonathan
A
Charge of Shot.
Isaac
Going,
Goodwin, Alonzo
Hill, Isaac
When
Davis, Alfred Dwight Foster, John S. C.
standing within a few yards of the
Abbott, Frederic A. Willard, Stephen Salisgun's muzzle at the time of a discharge,a
bury,
Ira M. Barton,William
would
be amazingly astonished
Lincoln.
were
person
It is noticeable that throughout all the early
he only able to see the shot as they go whizzing
in
instantaneous
historyof our schools,the persons
most
by. Experiments
terested
inOn the 31st of December
the first Board of
in them, and
photography have proved to us that the shot
always active in the
Overseers
was
elected.
Aaron
They were
not
as
promotion of their success
and
comet-like,
only
spread
they fly,
out,
prosperity,
Hall, Jonathan Going, Aretius B. Hall
not
but they string out one behind
the other to a
were
only "principalcitizens,"
but they
Loammi
Ives Hoadley, Levi Lincoln,John
of large intelligence,
were
men
than
of untiring much
they spread.
greater distance
Davis, Theophilus Wheeler, Otis Corbett, self devotion and broad philanthropy.
the first
Thus, witli a cylinder gun, when
Enoch
Flagg, Benjamin Chapin, Samuel M.
shot of a charge reaches a target that is forty
Burnside and Frederic W. Paine.
The heavy
is
the
last
shot
yards away,
laggingalong ten
On
the
Erie
Canal.
work
of carrying into operationthe measures
Even with the choke-bore gun
yards behind.
and
sanctioned
A
proposed
by the votes of the
of the shot will lag behind
some
very practical
suggestionhas been made
some
eight
district was
devolved
and faithfully
chargedfor reducingthe cost of transportationon
disupon
the
for the wide
yards in forty. This accounts
by them.
Erie Canal.
The idea is to apply to the tracswath that is mown
tion
in a flock of ducks
on
The
will exhibit the
following statement
of the boats the overheard trolley
which a charge of shot falls justright. About
system
system of the schools in the center di-strictand
used
for street railways,on the ground
now
five per cent, only of the charge of shot arrive
their management
in 1836: "A
board
of
that there is no serious mechanical
simultaneouslyat the target,but the balance
difficulty,
twelve pejiions, annually elected,have
the
and
that an
of at least fiftyper
of the first half of the charge is so close beeconomy
hind
duty of ascertainingthe qualifications
cent,
of
would be effected. The
advantages of
that a bird's muscles
not
are
quick
teachers,
the course
prescribing
of instruction, having the canal illuminated by the electricenough to get out of the way, although those
the
examination
and
supervision of the
lightand the arrangement of a telegraphsyswho have watched
sittingbirds when shot at
tem
Ten
schools, etc.
schools
permanent
the polesused in supporting the trolare
on
ley-wires
have often seen them
if to flywhen
start as
arranged in regular gradation and
kept
are shown, and
also the fact that a
the leaden shot whistled by them, onlyto drop
through the year. Of the lowest grades are
man
could
tend
the rudder on the boat
single
dead
as
overtaken
they were
by the leaden
the infant schools first opened in
and handle the trolley
1830. Next
at the same
time.
hail.
Dr.

L ICl H T

Stylesin Jewelry.

in
in

[RKliULAR

CORRESPONDENCE

the

There

is in this

beautiful

suite of

the crowd

and

and

city,
justoff Broadway,
where,

rooms,

from

away

liuslleof the street, you can

go
half hour in admiring or
delightful

pass

Sept. 18,1890.

York,

selectingunset gems and rare

pieces of the
skill. These quiet art gem
cunning lapidary's
have

studios

objectindividualityto

for their

"

precious metals and

reproductionof
into the place
conventional forms
set and
which
the earlyartists assigned to it. The
presidinggeniusof this especialart parloris
whose skill in designingunique and
a woman
and
of diamonds, gems
artisticsettings
fancy
of

raise

the

working

stones

out

of the mechanical

stones, and having them set in odd patterns,js

making the establishment a most popularone,
artist

lady

the

and

much

of

jewelsin

have

us

form

one

beauty, can

love for tiowers

at dawn

or

have

the

or

of

Cleveland

Mrs. Grover

fond of the

if
little,
the skies

and

beauty

buttonhole

of

his life. Some

woman

"Booties

on

She

gems.

is also

difficultto

lightpink coral,so

Astors, the exceedingsplendor

of the Vanderbilt diamonds, or the abundance

by

owned

the

the last

Mackay

Mrs.

ball

diamond
coils of

Hicks-Lord.

Leinster appeared at
Buckingham palace,she

at

as

Mrs.

or

covered

with diamonds.
diamond

epaulets,a
mounted
lightly

Little did

hearted

ones

to

look

she

who,

woman

nooth, tries

She

her

poetry,

at

the

educate

of

covering the top

occasion

hear the

like

her

the

home

the

kind

in Mayimprove

girlsand

in my

the case,

gift is

the

for which

the purpose

mind

"As

soon

it is intended, I
what

is wanted

can

and

as

to celebrate

or
see

can

the drawing then and there."

usually make
Her designsfor littlefingerringshave been the
It is quiteproper
swelldom.
now
delightof
to give this kind of a ring as a birthday
its being in
present,or as a souvenir,without
of individual attention.
any way significant
ored
The
adjustableband with a different colstone

span,

in each

end, that will just meet

or

suggestiveof "so near, yet so far,"

is also the band with
as
style,
and known
the
as
stones
set diagonally
is

and is a popular
two

twin.
of

It is the

fashion

to

have

mascot

"

mon
comor
other, the most
description
being an article of jewelry. Two friends
when
one
were
one
together
day
walking
found a pennv, or rather both protested
they
some

every

believe it is

always carried

"

has

odd

is to

one

If

of

latest

The

mascot.

touch

and

romance

fascinatingto youthful imaginations,

of the month
set the particular
gem

so

in which

born,

was

January is

you should
says

renewed

; an
inspiration

idea, which

own

be

to

as

worn

birth

your

man.
talis-

month, then

garnet, for the

old

rhyme

:
"

her who

"By
No

in this nion'h

save

gem

will

Garnet

lx)rn

was

should

be worn.

For

April,diamond; while for July is reserved the

expensivestone of all,the ruby.
who
aspireto enter the bonds
Young men
before announcing their intentions
of matrimony
most

"

chosen

consider

diamonds

are

one

would

"

for

that

better

far

too

pause

rings

engagement

considered

the

common,

ruby. A famous
nounced,
beauty whose engagement has just been annow
wears
a ruby of
great price on
A run
of her slender hand.
is
the third finger
now
expected on this most costlyof precious
A very respectableruby can
be purstones.
chased
choicest

selection

being

for $1800.
with
White
onyx
chic
The

occasions.

When

gems.
on

railroads,has

or

he wishes

for
newest

sharp edge

inference of

the

dull finish,is
men's

use

on

now

ceedingly
ex-

dress

wedding ring has

one

can

draw

his

no

own

idea. The newest

designer's
a
spiralspring set in
gold,studded with diamonds.

is built with

cost

about

to

nothing

cares

fine collection of
bestow

of his nieces he selects

one

it set in

stone

present
and has

original

some

manner.

For

is shown
a ddbutante
a charming necklace
of pearls,separat d by gold beads dotted
with
Turspots of turquoiseblue enamel.

([uoisesare

having

They

used

are

studded
choice

great vogue

this

everywhere, on

in fur

bands,

in

season.

millinery,

velvet,in pins; the

in rings and
brooches and other
that resemble
jewelry. Chains
woven
with colored gems, sugtape glittering
gest
Eastern
magnificence. Sinking the
stones
level with the gold is another
on
a
fancy. The dead finish of the gold with the
polishof the stone make a pretty combination
of life and
sparkle. A Persian
turquoise,
in Roman
heart shaped,sunk
gold for a ring,
is a satisfactory
instance.
Slenderness
of
design is another feature that is increasing
rather than waning. A bracelet in the form
ones

pieces of

serpent made

from

the lava of

Vesuvius

is an

oddity. For ladies with gray hair are

in crinkey
daintyreal silver hairpins made
cents apiece;the
style. They cost twenty-five
cents.
largerones seventy-five
At present the favorite souvenir for birthday
other giftsis the spoon, bearing in the
or
bowls

or

town

in

bought

etched

you

this

They

admired.
when

in the handle

which

several
has

one
as

that

small

collection

From

Boston,
and

oxidized silver,the
an

exact

of the

name

it.

have

greatly
dainty and
be employed
they can
were

and

The designs vary,

spoons.
for debutantes.
From
St.

the floral spoons

Paul comes
with handle
one
across.

the

purchased
summer

are

coffee

scalloped bowl

from which

bracelet

George ^'anderbilt,who

for stocks

of

her constancy,

insure

friendshipand fidelity."
February, the stone is amethyst; for

"

corslet,
among

the poor condition of the peasants.

to
the artist in the gem
return
studio;
To
she said to me, as she toyed with the valuables

once

and

well-known
writer,
Winter, author of

many
tiara,bracelets, blocks of solid
laces of her throat,a diamond
and small pins which have become
buckles
They spring to fitany wrist and
such a necessary
adjunct to one's evening $75. The fashionable brooch is

at

half

bit of grey
fur,which, in
to her lips
of weariness, she presses

of

Duchess

state

described

dress.

cut

birthdayof

one

posey

Strange

Baby," I

moments

for

John

with

about

and

grace.

pleasure

of the

wore

fresh

to the

of
procure in perfection.The gossipcolumns
described
from
time to time
the papers have
black
of
the
and
other
pearls
the rare
beauty

was

morning

of Nature's

any

takes much

fine collection of

in her

but

beauty of

dusk, or in fact for

manifestations

When

to be

They

glowing,sparklingbits

of iridescent

stones

the

inscribed

was

Mr.

gested
sug-

be

ha'pennybit was set in silver and attached

bracelet. The other half is
a bangle to a
as
in a vest
worn
pocket, well protected in a
is said
chamois bag. Ceneral Butler's mascot

after

for gems
or
devoid
person

other.

or

of these

very

sought

fondness

of admiration

lavish

date

one

it should

True

person.
Most

any,

compromise

the

LIGHT.]

OF

New

As

two.

one,

as

of fun that
spirit
it happened on

SIEBEKS.

H.

EUGENIA

BY

it first. So

saw

"

New

II

one

shape

ridgeddiagonally
with
a
broad,
short

very
in

imitation of those

some

used

handle

in

being
by the early
cases

I'uritans.
and minerals
After all,to the real lover of gems
in the
be more
there must
gratification
stones
than in
possessionof the unmounted
some
expensive pieceof jewelryset without
regard to the fitness of things. Queer orders
to
sometimes
come
jewelers. A jewelerin

a bar with a
order from Mr.
received an
the solitaires, this city recently
edge, on
to platewith
Rockefeller
heavy gold a set of
of
the purse
the
or
as
three,
length
one, two,
tremely
of solid brass in an exfloor registers
made
will allow.
Zircons are
coming into favor.
ornate
design. These registersare to
They are very beautiful in their yellowishlight. be placed in his palace above Tarrytown-onthe-Hudson.
are
arranged with so much
Fancy stones
of Germany
When
the emperor
recently
ingenuitythat each settingis a work of art in
a solid
visited the Queen, they dined from
atites.
hemolivines and
these are
itself. Among
dinner service. The
daughters of the
gold
These
are
recent
acquisitions.The
but
have beautiful jewels,
Prince of Wales
used
latter are
wear
mostly in ball shape, and
they never
earrings. This is said to
for the fact that earrings in England
account
present a highly polished,glossy surface of
almost
are
entirelyout of style. The most
A pretty scarf pin
dark gray, nearly black.
the
admit that even
prominent jewelersnow
with a group of ball hematites as largeas peas
parted.
desolitaire
diamond
earrings have almost
stones
are
for $6. These
be had
can
very
are
having
Many fashionable women
or
costume
for
brooches
in
a
morning
stones
reset
rare
lady's
their
ornaments,
appropriate
bracelets. The
dresses and have the
or
antiquarianin the twentyfor traveling in gray
fifthcentury may
note, as a distinct advance
merit of being inexpensive.
ceased to
women
in civilization,the date when
I
have
a
of scarf pins,
By the way, apropos
Ijore their llesli to insert ornaments.
in order to
state
grievance that I feel I must
decorated
" luaint
jewelcases are of celluloid,
forth in
portant
correct the false impressionthat went
It is imwith a silver bug. fly,or crab.
I felt very
that the latest sweet
thing in
last Saturday's issue of LuiHT.
to know
noodles is
silver bracelets for petted French
in my last letter that "for
1 read
sad when
the leftshaven
forepaw.
intended to be worn
on
scarf is the decree of
the largefii.J/
neckwear
than
demand
constant
Silver is in more
A great deal,
What's in a name?
fashion."
small
of the trinkets and
gold, and many
1 protest against standing
in this instance.
made
of it,such as thimble
articles are now
taste.
toik t trnys, brush' ,s. box- s, bottl"s,
for any such enormityof bad
cases,
sponsor
I did write was
What
nighttapersand so on ad infinitum,
"largepuffscarf."

knife

which

are

set

L IQ

12

Fall of

The
FROM

There

was

in our

learned of the

we

little
ing
com-

"You

What!
marriage of Valentin Sancerre.
He, that hardened old bachelor;that Parisian
skeptic,who scoffed at every suggestion of
matrimony; that jollyhigh liver,who had
he

times that

hundred

sworn

man
her,would

promise me ?"
"Certainly."

"would

never

are

Yes !"

Yes !

"Yes

?"

sure

opened; in plunged the littlebrown

head, surrounded by a halo of packages and
the air; we
were
rugs; a shrill whistle cut
door

The

off.

seated himself
The ofiicialgentleman gallantly
ter
caught !" Yes, Valentin was going to enwhole
side
leave one
to
as
near
me, so
he to
and whom
was
the great fraternity,
much
Without
so
as
arrival.
to the new
than that, a proMore
vincial. free
marry? A widow.
with
and
flurried
all
toward
a glance
rosy
us,
in the rack
her
she
packages
arranged
haste,
it. So, the first
We
could not understand
to
with the haste common
and about herself,
and
time I met him, I took him
by the arm
long hours to pass in
demanded
persons who have many
an
explanation.
be

Out of the corner

a
car.
said,and have a
her littlemanoeuvers,
thingsto do. I have just come
great many
with
pleasurethat she was
from the mayor's,and am
going to the printer's
with pleasure; for however
with
for the invitations. If you care to come
be, it is always
may
me
"I have

we

of my

but littletime,"he

"

"How

did it come

about ?" I asked

him,

and

the boulevard.

started down

travel with
in

man

story is brief,"Valentin said, "and

commonplace ; but since you insist upon
knowing it,here it is."
In the month
of February, I went
to Nice
I have a horror of traveling
for the carnival.
train in
by night,so I took the eight-fifty-five
seilles
in Marland me
the morning, which should
at five minutes after midnight. I would
in
Marseilles
with
a
nd
the
a
friends,
day
pass
followingday I would leave for Nice.
At the Lyons depot,there was
a great crowd,
I
but,thanks to an obliging station-master,
able to find a place in a compartment.
I
was
alone
with
another
traveler
was
decorated,
of severe
bearing,with an official air whose
a
only baggage was
portfolio.Certainlyhe
would
far with that equipment,and
not
go
I should
be alone
soon
alone,the one thing
that makes a railwayjourneysupportable.
settled
was
about
Everybody
; the train was
to start.
sounds
of a
Suddenly, there were
disputeat the door.
"No, monsieur,no," said a fresh feminine
voice,with an almost imperceptiblesouthern
I must
accent; "I ordered a sleeping-berth;
have a sleeping-berth
!"
"But,madame, we have none."
"You
should
have
paid attention to my
"The

very

"

"

"

letter."

the

as

"You

generalastonishment

circle of friends when

to her in that

telegraph?"

"Yes, yes, madame."

NORMAND.

JACQUES

OF

FRENCH

THE

will

"You

eye,

lowed
fol-

I ascertained

and

charming.

say
intenproper one's tions

agreeable to

more

than

pretty woman

with

an

old

spectacles.

intense ; the country, covered

The cold was
to flyrapidlyby the two
with snow, seemed
oped
envelThe
fair traveler,
sides of the coach.

My neighbor
which

rugs,

and

her

on

the

other

side

could

then

her.

herself of her

coach

of the

"Yes, madame

I have

forwarded

track.

though

frightened.
"Two
gentlemen are there."
"Well,madame, I cannot give you a coach
allto yourself."
"Very well. I shall not go."
"As you please,
the train is going to start.
I have given the signal."
And
"Stop,stop ! I absolutelymust
go.
there is this cariage only
Well, they will
at the firststation.'"
give me a sleeping-berth
'i

I followed

my

her

ease,

broth at
I

got

separate table.

up

the

among

first and

went

out

to

Madame!"

"Madame!
far off ; she
What

blew.

did

not

was

to

I cried.

hear

more

time to

reading it than

times.

1 believe even

partlyupside down.
self alone with

the

same

that 1 held

One

does

not

to

the

line twenty
it turned

during a long

pretty woman

emotion.
experiencingsome
liked very much
in
to engage
conversation
with her, but the pretext, the
it to be found ?
opening subject,where was
I should

have

Consideringthe temperature, the threadbare

pretext of windows
to be

to open

or

close

was

not

thought of.
My neighbor,I had discovered immediately,
with the scent of an old Parisian,
was
a
wo-

too

was

whistle

be done?

idea flashed

through my brain quick as

going to stay there,in
lightning. She was
that horrible cold, without
baggage. She
should
have at least her small belongings
An

"

the poor littlewoman

the three bags and
man

in

the

I made

armful

an

of

the

rugs, and throwing it

the
near
uniform,who was

road, 1 cried

that

"To

lady

yonder!"
man

toward

went

in

uniform

took the

things and
lady of the book stall. At
at the opposite side of the
the same
moment,
the side of the platform the door
coach
led
perturbed,hustopened and my lady traveler,
by a grumbling conductor, plunged into
off.
the coach, and the train went
The

find one's

journey without

The

me.

the

"

"

quickly,as

itself

buffet,

the dispatch." the window.

"What, forwarded it ! Am I not to be given

that sleeping-berth
immediately?"
"Impossible,madame; we have no coaches
here.
You can be given one at Lyons."
"At Lyons ! At what hour?"
madame."
"Five-forty-five,
"The whole day, then ! I cannot
remain in
this coach until that hour.
It's impossible. I

1 gave

thrust in the doorway,

make

to

ty-five
cigareonthe platform. The twenwould
minutes
be passed. The
soon
from
in
out
of the eatingsome
large papers, yellow, travelers, groups, came
from his portfolio
and returned to their coaches.
room
green, and blue,with printed headings,which
I also reinstalled myself in mine.
he settled himself to read attentively.As for
My lady
I saw
traveler had not yet returned.
her in
myself,comfortablyinstalled with my feet upon
I attacked the pileof newsthe littlestation book-stall on the other side of
papers,
a hot-water
bottle,
the track, looking at the books
to pass the time.
displayed.
bought at the station,
The train
Laroche.
At eleven-twenty-one,
Though I saw her from the back, I recognized
his
her
her
official
her
sealskin
The
gentleman arranged
easilyby
pretty style,
stopped.
cloak, and her gray hat. Her hair seemed
to
papers, rose, bowed, and got out.
to be a littlelighter,
to the
door.
but that was
tion-master
"Stame
The lady traveler came
owing to
!" she called.
the distance,
doubt.
no
"Madame?"
Everybody had re-entered the coaches; the
Paris for
"You have been telegraphedfrom
porter shut the doors tumultuously. "She is
1 thought,and
I threw open
?"
a sleeping-berth
going to be left,"

nine first. I recommenced

was

her

noon,

long seal-skin
1 also remarked
the pretty black ringcloak.
lets
of her neck, her gray felt hat,
at the nape
and her tinylittlefeet.
I entered
with the tide of flurried travelers,
swallowed
the succession of dishes
and hastily
to
served
me
; the lady traveler took some

the chin in her rugs, gazed obstinately smoke

The officialgentleman drew
the window.

in that coach."

withdrawn

with

It was

admire, at

well outlined in
elegantfigure,

upon

head

left in the

in the direction of the

went

and then

relieved

arose,

she

hunger evidentlybegan

felt. She

all to

littlebrown

travelers.

three littlebags, and descended.

coach

"Yes, madame."

in her eyes
The

appear

door.

to

received no letter,
madame."
will not."
them put on another coach,then."
"Take
the train is starting."
care, madame,
And the train drew out.
"Impossible. We have reached the regulation
number.
She flungherself in her corner, furious,
out
withNow, make haste ; the train is
going to start."
throwing a singleglance in my direction.
I
"But
must
have a place."
I plunged into the perusal of my
tenth newspaper.

me

of commercial

for me
was
to
only way to solve the difficulty
to say to her.
find something strikingly
original
I cudgeled my
brain in vain.
But what ?
stillsearching a pretext for opening
I was
when the train stopped.
a conversation,
!
"Tonnerre
Twenty-five minutes for refreshments
!" cried the porter, opening the

"Have

two

made

have

lowest

"We

"'And I offer you

"In there!"

world,and of the best. To speak

knowing
way, roughly,without

of the

"Yes, madame, yes."

Bachelor.

Horror!

1 had

mistaken

of the book-stall

woman

cloak, same

same

the
not

was

hat, same

traveler
the

one

but
style,

not

the

"

the
she.

played a pretty trick.

was
barelyin the coach,when she cried
"My packages they have stolen my
!"
And, for the firsttime, she looked
packages
I had

She

out:

at

"

me

look

"

"

with what
1 shall never

look.

Heavens!

that

forgetit.

"No, madame," I said to her, "your bundles

nerre."
stolen ; they have been left at Tonare not

LKiHT
"At

Tonnerre

explainedall to her.

she shot

at

second

The

glance
longer

"I

"absolutelydisconsolate.
good ; I thought you were

stammered;

disconsolate,madame,"

am

But the motive

going
"

nothingfor

hands

"

in uniform.

man

the

At

tion
sta-

next

will telegraph I will telegraph we

telegraph; they will send them to you
You
it
shall have
them, I swear
rightaway.
if I should have to return
to you, even
myself
you

"

"

will

Tonnerre

to

get them."

to

"Enough, sir," she said

have

littlething,she had
She

with

gloves

twistingher

her

to

corner,

Hut, poor

anger.

thought of the cold.

not

longerhad her

no

what

"I know

do," and she returned

to

warm

rugs.

she began
might she draw her sealskin
she chattered.
about her pretty figure
; positively
the end of about

At

to shiver.

ten

minutes

Well

said,

"Madame,"

knees, accept my
fault,and never
my

"I

beg

in my

upon

you,

my

it will be
will be ill,

rug ; you

I console

life shall

not

am

speaking

dryly.
I

was

very

furious

over

to

at

and

determined

to

me, not
I looked
as

immediately: "^'ou
think of such a thing1"
"The rug, or I jump 1"

cried

myself out?
I think ;
altogether,
are

crazy,

sir,to

"Do
am

too

your

great haste, for you

are

good ; but how could

you have taken that lady for me?"
she appeared to me
"Because
charming."
She smiled

was

the ice

was

broken

the

"

I shivered.

Hut

how

quickly

journey and all I

delicious,exquisite,adoraljle.
She loved travel,like mys' If; she

forgot

revoir

Ah,

passed the

been

tastes

same

this !

as

crowd

my

of

own.

And

then, think of

general connections.

intimate with the Saint-Chamas,

with

She
the

Savnoys, with the Montbazons, above all. To

think
her twenty
that I had, perhaps, met
times in those salons, and that I had never
noticed her I

naively,amiably,with
so
that I admired
simplicity

She spoke

the charming

much.

spent

smile

fair and

balm

briglit.

kindness

in tender
a

from

bent

Heaven

stnt.

do you will hear it read in after years

in
wife has some
especialpurpose

If you

the

the

de Noailles

friends the Rombauds

take

must

Bah

me

cure

myself

as

excellent

the
at

state

next

Rombaud

had

invited

eral
sev-

"

smile
said

played about
"And

glidetoward
What

bowed

day I did
married

!" cried Rombaud

In

the

cars,

following
to

am

be

fortnight.

Six hundred
himself

Original "My
years

got
up

ago

some

in the

or

money

Uncle."
so

tor
doc-

proceeded
in

dred
hun-

of considerable
years or so his family was
not
They were
importance in Florence.
and displayedon their
ashamed
of their origin,
three golden pills
coats of arms
; their name,
their origin, for it
too, de Medici, showed
"descendants of the doctor," or iiiedicus.
meant

being merely nobles, this familydealt

sonal
lendingit at high interest on persecurity. In time those persons who
the
three
such .security
on
lent money
adopted
of the Medici
golden pills
familyas the sign
of their business, and now
pawnbrokers all
the civilized world displaythem.
over

in the

hour

girlhas

yawn

littlething like that

ing.
even-

of your

her

throw

to

that she can't

cov"

might

beginningof the

you have

set

firstcall,the

girl

affections

your young

icebergand acts like a cold wave,

Woman
take your leave earlyand stay away.
an

and

of freeze is uncertain, coy

hours

her

hard

please.

to

finish sayinggood

In cold weather

night in

Don't stretch it all the way to the

ture
front gate, and thus lay the foundation for fuasthma, bronchitis,neuralgiaand chronic
the house.

is very

help you

to

the

worry

girlto death

married.

lie about

financial condition.

your

annoying to

bride who

It

pictured

has

in her ancestral halls to learn too

lifeof ease
late that you expect her to ask a bald-head. d
parent who has been uniformlykind to her to
take you in out of the cold.
a

Covers.

Flower-Pot

pretty Hevice

to

flower-pot

the

cover

holding flowers with a silk cover either

the stand or dining-table.Ready made, a
on
expensive purchase.
of these are quite an
number
or

vase

and

Tuscan

and

world; and

the occasion

they

made,

Home
The

the very

If,on

It is

The

until

coolness at

after she has

leave for Nice, and

not

in

upon whom
looks like

the table.

across

shall I tellyou

more

cause

Don't

good fellow

reasonable

game.

catarrh to

did you get it?

me

at

punishment

severest

man.

soul into into

with both hands.

table.

at

cold, my

"where

lips.

?"

them," she whispered.

down

sat

"What

her

Tonnerre

the

you

married

home

Go

in

Nice.

friends in my honor, and among

the persons
traveler my charmer.
there was
my
I
to
When
was
presented her, an imperceptible
and

to

whole

to

Travelers

They would
day I would

travelers' chances.
I was, and
in the sun

take

That

imaginable.

present myself in that

I dare

known

Don't wait

Hotel

horrible cold in the head

most

Would

at

your

wild !

was

night
an
agitatednight,full of thoughts of her.
The followingmorning,when I awoke, I had
I

to set

had

like my.self;
in Spain, like myself;
Italy,
of going to Egypt, stilllike myshe dreamed
self
the
in music, in ev;;rything,
; in literature,

in

and

worn

so

inflicting
upon

of medicine

was

phantom sprite,

high thou dwellest that my sight

Can scarcely piercethe space, yet my desire,
Still urges me
to climb the rugged way
That
leads to thee : and though I faint and tire,
I will not yield; but toiling
day by day.
though

ice of

She

the

BOYDEN.

thou

till I'm

shall prove

I sneezed
Marseilles at last (twelve-five),
three times; she handed
me
violently
my
rug
and said, graciously
rcvoir."^
: "Au

wise,
conversation, be it understood, for,other-

the cold and

For

so,

thy face, so

see

thy sweet
me,

when

disturb yourself
about me, madame
;
be cold,
and even
if I should
chilly,
I do not regret it."
of
be
the
pardonable
unonly
just punishment
my
Nobody understood this odd remark, but I
stupidity."
felt the soft and friendly
glance of my traveler

the intention
right,

was

loved

never

perhaps ?'
"Possibly,"I replied; "but, to tellthe truth,

no

"Say of

the

that she had

not

it will

On

onward

me

her firsthusband.

perish with

cold."
I

I understood

violet.

We
ened,
soft-

And

me

heart tinds vent

eager reaching; and my
and weak
despairat thy swift HiRlit.'

let me

Come,

was

hire

WESSON

mock

it was
the turn of
(four-forty-five),
received a dispatch from
we
Pre^s onward
to thy side, my
love, my soul.
Tonnerre, saying the baggage would arrive at
For only then, shall 1 have reached
my g al
Marseilles the followingday.
Worcester, Mass.
At
left
Lyon-Perrache (five-forty-eight),
my
For
Bachelors
Only.
hand became
insensible ; she forgot to claim
her sleeping-berth.
father in politics
and th";
Agree with the girl's
in
hand
lowed
folAt Valence (eight-three),
mother
right
religion.
my
the example of the left; I learned that
If
If you have a rival keep an eye on him.
and without children.
ske was
a widow
he is a widower
keep two eyes on him.
At Avignon (nine-fifty-nine),
turned
sweet
stuff on
Don't put too much
nose
my
paper.

"I have

more

cold I

left foot ;

for she

if I were,

took the rug, and, in a tone

said:
"But, sir, you will

She

seized

throw

and

you

but it appears

and

window

of the door.

the outside knob

Between

precipitatemyself from

lifted the

it,heavens, how

And
With

In tears
to

CORNELIA

dost thou

Why

my
keen

Macon

At

the

my
rug, or, I

throwing the rug between

And

me,

Was

great resolution.
said, "accept this

I will

you,

the window."
her

In short,

ridiculous blunder.

my

"Madame,"
swear

charming, and

her

arrived

I had

To begin
very excited.
then I was

nervous,

enter

even

things left behind.

"

with, I found

not

Dijon (two-twenty),
right foot was
my
seized ; we
for the
telegraphedto Tonnerre

said,

you, sir," she

thought did

BY

At

An
to

words

We
conversed, naturally,with
pleasure. And that was all.
I
did everything in the world
Though

myself."
"I

the

conceal

in safe

things; they are

your

her

to

To

profitby the
be audacious, cavalier,all that I

to

"

"

bird.

head.

the

I did not want

train,that you would be cold
I beg you
will pardon me.
you to be cold.

Fear

rather, gave

lightskippingof

wished

was

miss

to

warble

"

the

situation

the other.

than

My Ideal.

"

I think I shall remember

me

15

slight"very slight provincialaccent, imperceptible

?"

How

cost

easilycompleted. Take

are

instance,of willow

green

China

but

trifle,

length,for

silk, and

correspondinglengthof priinroseyellowsilk,
the later for the lining.Join neatly in the
or
form of an oblong bag, and then put two
three
Put

five inches

about

runners
narrow

your

ribbon

the top.

below

through this, or

an

elastic l)and,placethe llowcr-pot inside, then

and the one
at the bottom
draw up the runner
to
Allow the full frillthus made
at the top.
well

at the

back

it faces

Besides

stand up

in money,

hem
.should
in front the broad
its full length, so that the

lining app.-ars.
may

be added
A

decorated

by

of a
such as

set

as

way
dozen
are

but

ward
down-

and ends
ment.
of further embellishin surroundings
.set
fine ferns
justdescribed recently
table.
breakfast

large satin bow

wedding

you.

droop

bright yellow

u
dries them

of the World.

Women

as

Lady Anne
Byron's granddaughter,
husband, and their daughter are
in Egypt,
desert
of
the
livingon the borders
about six miles from Cairo. They have adopted

too,

dress,with the

the Arab
and

live

of that race,

customs

simplicity.

life of

in

once

shape, and finds them

freshens up her
while, and has

Art and

good

as

them

way

sing
of clean-

keep

from

one

any

Bid
To

Alexander,the popular

of Mrs.

name

She

Hector.

Mrs.

up

gave

her husband,
writingsome
years ago, to please
an
who, she says, "thought a writingwoman
her

has resumed

Mr.

Since

abomination."
her most

famous

brought

her

pen.

"The

Wooing

work, and the

favorable

death, she

Hector's

notice.

lives in London, where, she

O't"

which

one

Mrs.

is

first

der
Alexan-

says, she

can

.^nd

believes
Nearly every woman
heightensthe beauty
that a black velvet band
of her neck.
Especiallyif it be long and
putting black
she insist upon
slender does
it. And

velvet about

thus

longerand slenderer.

she
The

"

"

of posts,
clad in a

ladies of the

tration
adminis-

telegraphs,and telephones
knitted
a
specialuniform
orange-yellowcollar,with

to

by,
pass me
bays they bring.

must

now

the

wear

I broke

day

one

music

is my

For

my

lute

mute.

My

if

will break

heart

walk
a

alway.
thing,

dumb

worthless
thou

now

bidst me

sing !

Boston^ Mass.

Beginnings.

Humble

effectof black

JulietCorson, the well-known professor band

with
advantage, but the thin woman
science at Rutgers
of cooking and domestic
a
should wear
lightribbon, white or blue,or a
is
New
firmed
con^"ork
so
Female
city,
College,
stringof pearlsor of gold beads if she wants
read at
invalid that her lectures are
an
effect."
to produce the pleasantest
trates
her dictation by her secretary, and she illusher ideas of cooking while seated in an
have
one
French women
great advantage
invalid's chair. She has large and interested
sisters. The
and it is a belief of the college girls over their English and American
classes,
until the day of her marriage,
could produce a first-class French
woman,
that Miss Corson
is a mere
cipher. Anything in the shape of
with a wish-bone, a quart of watercress
soup
and power is discouragedin a young
and a match.
originality
a pinch of salt,
exceptionalbeauty is not desired.
girl; even
The mother of a young girlrather under than
Fraulein
A Viennese
Mertens, a few
girl,
rather
infinitely
over-dresses her, and would
a five-thousand-dollar
prize at
years ago won
What
hear you say : She is so modest," or
a
After that she became
a
beauty contest.
lady your daughter is,"than
a gracefulyoung
is
in the theatrical firmament, and
fixed star
alluded
attributes
to.
Thus,
her
have
in Paris.
physical
Theatre
an
actress at the Eden
now
untrue
gossip, and
all the petty jealousies,
the
She
is a great beauty. Her skin shows
which assail an
English or
smooth, dead white of the magnolia blossom, personal remarks
tune
Amrrican
girlhaving pretensionsto rank, forthe Austroto perfectionamong
a tint seen
and
the lady
and
beauty are avoided,
Hungarians. An Oriental languor softens her
when
she
only
personality
a possible
becomes
large,white-lidded eyes. She is tall,of generous
protectionand care.
has obtained a husband's
build, and very graceful.
is an unknown
phenomenon
The
singlewoman
in French society; a girlwho does not wish to
is organizing a
Miss
Elizabeth Cotesworth
of
be married is supposed to have, as a matter
of working English
cooperative company
vocation, and accordingly
a religious
course,
gentlewomen for the raising of choice fruits
ada
without
Every
more
a
nun
becomes
to such
and vegetables,
to be delivered directly
libertyis given as to choice of convent, order,
of
will take a small
amount
as
consumers
or two
exceptions,which
etc., but with one
stock in the enterprise.
of good
French woman
prove the rule,every
band.
herself
to
religionor a" husfamily devotes
A recent
of the Emperor of Germany
warrant
the

forever

now

it look

makes

Miss

orders that

claim

Among
my peers 1 must
thee, I counted song

they

corsage.

and face is always to

close up to the neck
look thin. A very stout woman,
them
make
with a neck too plump, may employ the black

always write better than anywhere else.

poets

crown
no

met mine
Bid me not sing ; Since when thy mouth
"Love, love," the only words my lipscan say.
Lost is the cunning of my worshipped art,

"

even

who

pleasethy mood

To

in the
mistakes
strange
of dress," says an
artistics to coin a word
in
the
is
way
artist, but one of the strangest
wearing a
treat their necks when
which
low

not

I have

"

novelist,is

of tlie giftsI gave

sing : Think
not to sing.
love and thee, requireme

Thev

that annoyance.

"

real

me

make

"Women

The

ALDRICH.

REEVE

ANNE

BY

so

smell of the
are

Love.

shopping-gloves,

that they do not forever afterward

cleansingfluid. Of course, there
to
cheaply made
violet glove-satchets

Lord

Blunt, her

in
She

new.

as
a
his first money
on his father's

Henry Villard earned

reporter. Austin Corbin worked

for his firstdollar.

farm

his career

began

as

Colis P. Huntington
he
store-keeperwhen

bor
fifteen years old. Calvin S. Brice's firstlain a country law-office. Daniel Dougherty

was

was

handling the
his firstbit of money
his father's bus teams.
Eugene

made
ribbons

over

to
this country by
his passage
Ottendorfer
drivinga jauntingcart. Oswald
the Staats-Zeitung.
a
book-keeper on
was
Sidney Dillon was once an errand boy in the
Railroad.
Central
York
employ of the New
Chauncey M. Depew was admitted to the bar
and
a
was
surveyor
in 1858. Jay Gould

Kelly earned

O.

D.

teacher.

school

worked

Mills

on

nia.
gold fever took him to CaliforR.
a
Grace
William
was
Ex-Mayor
chandler.
a
became
until he
ship
butcher
in
his
to
Williams
earn
living
began
Inspector
a lawyer's
Palmer wasonce
a fish yard. A. M.
of a juvena manager
ile
clerk. J. M. Hill was

farm

until the

at

company

Henry E. Abbey
Daniel

Frohman

thirteen

years.

player.

cornet

as

for the

errand

boy
ginally
oriAugustin Daly was
John Stetson was
a
was
Tony Pastor

an

was

man.
newspaper
athlete.
professional
a

of

age

began

Tribune.

York

New

the

clown.

Vice-President Levi

P.

Morton

was

villagedry-goods store.
taught frugalityin his
Sage was
brother's grocery store.
Henry Clews's early
a

as

boy

clerk in

Russell

life was
three

at

as

porter

dollars

week.

spent

in

woolen

house

Secretary of the
farmer's
a
Tracy, was

Navy, Benjamin F.
Carnegie began life at the
boy. Andrew
Wiman
made
trade of an engineer. Erastus
when
a newsboy
only nine
as
his firstmoney

York
to
dinner given recently in New
vised
the hostess decharming young women,
years old.
and really new.
something
pretty
very
metal buttons and ornaments.
Instead of the guest card, at each plate was
As the law of Aberdeen
requiredit,a cabgift,nnd the young women
trifling
placedsome
Sophie Arnould was a last century favorite, were
had
convicted, and fined
told by the hostess that each one
driver was
prosecuted,
in youth, and
whose
voice gave
of her
way
for
selected
and
three
some
particular five shillings,
been
placed
days imprisonment, for
or
the Abbe
Galiani caustically
said:
"She has
place by the
smoking a pipe on his cab, not while drivinga
guest, who was to select her own
I ever heard!"
the finest asthma
But the lady
body
standingon the lookout
fare but while he was
token, if possible,and hit upon that of somegious
revenged herself,if not on him, on the reliwhen
The
fun came
tions
else if she could.
for one.
By the municipal laws and regulaorder to which
he belonged. Hearing
made.
One
were
particularly
of Aberdeen, the smoking of a pipe by a
the guesses
that a Capuchin had been
eaten
by wolves,
mirror
at
found
offence.
a
criminal
woman
tiny
cab-driver is a

shall be

blue

jersey,with

At

"

some

"

she exclaimed

thinghunger
A

Boston

"Poor
must

beasts ! what

ful
dread-

be !"

girlhas

hands
two pairsof plaster
size and shape of her own
or her wash-leather
riding-gloves
walking-glovesget rained on by any chance,

molded

of the

hands.

If her

she stretches them

over

the little
hands,
plaster

pretty young
the

place which

she did

not

select

as

her

own.

who has just

of a pill-maTcer,
"The
accounts
girl,of literaryaspirations,
ing
died in England, show that he has been spendfound a tinygold pen at her plate, A very
dollars
a
thousand
hundred
year for
two
found
a
clever horsewoman
tiny silver scarfadvertising.His heirs,however, are finding
pin in the shape of a silver stirrup; and
as
fault with this extravagance,
of sweets,
no
particular
to be fond
another, who is known
at
valued
twenty-five
estate
leaves
he
an
had a tiny bonbonniere, filled with candied
and advertising.
million dollars" alldue to pills
rose-leaves.

Another

young

lylCl HT

IT

it

GARDENING
MADE
EASY.

of

Some
for

w'liich

the

purposes

the

Atomizer

and

Sprinkler

U-sed

are

but
Next

by

no

wevsk

ed,
Illustrat-

full
be

mm^'-^

tt

LOWEmjiG.^L#tt

"

We

want

and several
It will be

one

given

as

will be made
Call

or

ladyin

young

in this

write

city,

to

premium

Light

town

present the

with those

to-dayor

each

any

with

in Worcester

Sprinkler in

Lkhit, and

County,

every

home.

liberal arrangements

engaged.
time next

Office, Room
^l''
vr

week.
13, Hurnside

Building.

Mamma,

sprinkle
mine, please."

all.

means
a

will

t"e

ccin

liere

cription
des-

given.

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bottlingcatsup or pickles,boil the
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compressed
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In

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moisten enough
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the

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each

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hung

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*, The

to

match, S2

Covered
Game

an

Boxes,
Jars,

Cheese

Plates,

Oyster Sets,

or

Sets.

inch

bags,

two

cooking them
best
it has

In allthe

cuttings.

New

Bread

apple

is

do not

part of them.
a

Glass

Cut

remedy for ivy

spiritsof nitre.

three times during

little trace
of

nice red astrakhan

softens it,and
flavor.

PINKHAM " WILLIS,

with shade

side of the lining.

affected parts two

market.

$1.00

Salads,
Fruit Dishes,
Dessert
Plates,
Ice Cream
Sets,
Fish Sets,

around

day, and the next morning

poisonwill remain.

*, The

ABLE.
REASON-

^.00

for

good parlorlamp

brella
um-

brella
um-

serviceable

with braid

this makes

with

for

good banquet lamp complete with

shade

yard long, which

material

up

Bathe

Styles,is unexcelled

Lamps,
LibraryLamps.
good piano lamp complete
shade

edges of these three layers are

together with braid, and the bag is

simple and
poisoningis said to

Street.

The

wide.

the

Main

Piano Lamps,
Banquet Lamps,

togetherwith a piece of the

stout
liningin Turkey red twill

other

you

FURNITURE

355

pattern consists

shirred at the top over

smooth
a flat,
lath about
half a
yard long and

*,

Fall

is

cretonne

good

size of

one

PRICES

washable

any

bound

line of

ofall kinds, in new

in this city,
and

of

slit near

same

speciallyto Floor Coverings,which we

can
supply in all grades,kinds and qualities;
at

green,

melon

china.

Parlor

the slit,
and laid

them.
your

Royal Victorian,
Coalsportchina,

widths

or

call

the

china,
china.
Derby,

Carlsbad

usuallyhas nine ridges,

separatedby narrow
of smooth
strips

good one to leave alone.

*, Laundry bags are
convenient
household
articles. Ticking, feather-stitched
awning

yard.

We

Cauldon

by puttinga teaspoonand shaking it thoroughly.

muskmelon

are

fabric.

60c.

water,

skin, and if these stripsare

very

piecesfrom which
good Carpet for

Crescent

clear

are

be tested

may

glass of

in

Minton,

Vellum,

cloth

Onehuudred

with molasses,

If the tea is pure the water

will be
amber
tint, but if adulterated
stronglycolored.

Ingrain
Carpets.
selection.

It will sometimes

remove.

Brae

Royal Worcester,
Doulton,
Adderly,

ularly
partic-

abundance

of

service.

is

out

% Tea

will

that

one

Brie
stain

tin

ful in

Brussels
Tapestry
Carpets.
and

and immediately wash

chloride,
it out in
of clear water.
Many stains
which are too firmlyset to yield to the
ment
treatwith boiling water
will come
out
by
dippingthe spot in warm
chlorine water.

SPECIAL
BARGAIN
for this
season
will be BODY
BRUSSELS,
with
S 8 Borders to match, at the LOW
PRICE
of Ji.oc per yard.

handsome

over

Rinse the
in clear water, and the stain will
disappearwith it. A more
effectual method,
however, is to dip the spot in a solution of

our

Very

iron

warm

washing clothes,grass

molasses

BodyBrussels
Carpets.
hundred

disappear by dippingthe spot

and letting
it lie a few moments.

simply exquisite.

are

side with

obstinate to

an

200

In

Goeblin
Moquette
Carpets.
The

the wrong

on

thin paper.

stock, in the

our

Gifts
Wedding

court

to make

Moquette
Carpets.
to
50 pieces added
choicest colorings
and

black

now

cut

in

and

P.utter

Plates,

o'clock Teas,
After Dinner
Coffees
Five

the

Cooking

In several

peculiarlyagreeable

New

and

dainty decorations.

old-time

tains
gimp loops for lace curare
passd. They are seldom seen
any
curtains
the
back
being caught
more,
by bows
instead,or, in fact, in any graceful way, so
you avoid the conventional gimp.

THE

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CO.

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out

Greek

this idea

than

Greek

gown,

form

are

tea

this fact has

at home

afternoons
Greek

and look

model

more

never

tea

You

of

our

comfort

your

during Festival

Retail Store, 328 Main

can't miss it. Look

or your
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wait for your

in and

how

often observed

looked

tired you

Take

car.

for the

street.

beautiful,
revolving

easy chair while you

an

wait.

the crowded

standing,jostledon

while

it a rendezvous

Make

freedom.'

in the

attired.

the thousand

and

every well-dressed

thingswe

one

not

long,do

have

accept

invitation to

our

use

our

We

sidewalk,
with perfect

store

yourselvesand friends.

for

to wait

If you find it necessary

the

on

becomingly

will you

Now,

waitingfor the horse-cars.

all the

themselves
gown
in lovelytea gowns

of fashion

women

Hall.

thought for

discovered

been

misgivingsat first. Now

with

had

have

we

figurein the window.

Come

have

are

accepted the

who

modistes

features

that

It is nearlyoppositeMechanics

beautiful

has such
Greek

the

this is for you

Festival,

attend the Music

glad to know

week, by placingat your disposalall the conveniencies

wa.x

never

gown

introduced, and

by Parisian
gowns

mature

more

will be

You

beautiful,
flowing lines. The
the pephum and its becoming

when
as
possibilities

who

gowns

attractive.

very

** The

those of

to

or

the

Ladies

House

popular model, and

gracefulor becoming to

more

youthfulwomen
years

stylesembody

this

in

be

can

stay with'

to

come

the autumn

its fullest extent.

to

are
particularly

nothing

has

gown

doubt, and

Facts for the Festival.

MatchingNature.

Art

hesitate to entertain

not

there,which

lady. Perhaps you did

not

add

so

much

that

know

our

to

yourselvesby examining

the comfort

and

delightof

of choice

assortment

loons
lovelytrimmings in tinsel and galnovelties is unsurpassed. Yes,justthe daintiest thingspossible.
for tea gowns
designed particularly
and
other
beautiful satin Royal Worcester
Corsets
tire of admiring our
Ladies
ate
approprinever
key
of these trimmings are
patterns. Some
them.
the way, we shall not expect
Don't
hesitate to ask to see
beauties.
By
in

neckwear

*" Most

are

and

in the Greek

are

effect. Several

sumptuous
in

the

galloon and

same

metals

then

are

everythingyou

heightened. Black or white as a foundation

for these trimmingsbringsout the color better

shade
this

known

when

again and

trimmed

elegant

this last is very

yellowand black

with

Almost

white.

shade

any

with

or

yellow

and

$10 for

my

will

possiblyspend time,you

Pongee, if I could

not

and

certainlywant
in the other

get another.

It is the most

lady

make
to

came

Why,

much.

so

to entertain you

happy

buy

to

see

your visit pleasant.

those

Pongee Corsets that

day and said,"I would

take

not

comfortable
deliciously

corset

combined

are

ever

wore,

and

fashion,too, and serviceable beyond all expectation."

exquisite

Singers set great

store

by these Pongee Corsets,because

they permit of easy and perfect

is

brown

of leaf

and it makes a charming

stylishthis autumn
background for almost any trimming.

*" Red

can

shall be

we

will find favor

mushroom,

as

If you

see, but

people talk about

that beautiful
browns, particularly

season

you

are

seen

the effect is

than any color could.

*# Soft

they

"

this

breathing,and also because

they are

so

stylish.They

perfectprotectionagainstcold draughts. You

this time

because

they are

popular among

so

are

will be

afford
but being silk,
extremelylight,

especiallyinterested

in the

Pongees

at

singers.

season.

Call for the Pongee 608.

*" Buffalo Bill fringe is the latest in dress
the time pass pleasantly while waiting
make
These are only suggestionsof how you may
trimmings. It is cut chamois
leather,the
heading made artisticwith an outline of cord.
unless you want to.
for a friend,a carriage,
or
a car.
You are not expected to admire or buy
It is used
and originated
street costumes
on
if you do neither,for we know there is littletime for shopping
You will be justas welcome
in Paris.
"

It looks very

%
veils

popular

much

some

though the long

as

to be revived
ago were
fashion writers of

years

favoritism.

to

The

the French

refer to the long veil as

repulslic
and alreadya demand
the coming favorite,
for
in this
the old-time stj'leis materializing

Come

Festival.

% Square-toed shoes for

vived, and patent leathers are

generallythan

teas

autumn

to

are

to be

worn

be

We

home

you

rest, refresh

with

house"
keep '"^open

Co. offer you

remember,

the year

perpetualwelcome

our;chairsand fans, read

use
yourself,

But

you.

round.
to their

our

will
hospitality

Just bear

in mind

Royal Worcester

not

that

our

new

end
the

Corset House,

lets
Book-

with

the

Worcester

32S

Main

st.

re.

more

before.

ever

French

*JK New

men

of music."

in,and while

and take them

Corset

country.

for

during the "week

redingotesappear, designed
and

dinners, which

have

lace fraises
slightlyopen-throatedcorsages,
and sliijht
drapjrieson the hips. There are
of
the
shoulders
on
the close
pointed puffs
it sleeves,folds of silk crossing the waist
CO
below

the

bust,

and

rich lace ruffles at

the

wrists.

*" Fashion
flowers

demands

for sachets

and

the

odor

of

white

white
bottles,
lilac,white violet,white hyacinth, jasmine,
orchids, iris and lilyof the valleybeing the
most
desirable.
The
tube rose, however, is
not liked,and
a
aversion is shown to
positive
white

rose.

** Charming
set

scent

bracelets of fine gold wire

with half wreaths

of

forget-me-not.

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morning's paper about a
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pass
in this

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all

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Bissell,
livingin Saginaw,
by lightningand cured of
Friends
are
kindly requested

struck

was

to send

not

0-4^

terriers for me."

no

named

woman

Mich.,

flowers.
Science.

in the

Up

What

"

Susan

is

thick,short

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neck

FURNISHINGS.

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often.

very

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Char.ming
"

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rheumatism.
Sell Fine

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afraid to die."

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Second

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Bill?"
Seven

E.

JUSTUS

"

water

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le

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sign of?"

the

Dear

Jones

give it up.

studied

never

necrology."
Missed

Department

Custom

at all times choice

goods. Garments
on

made

to

order in the most

correct

State

Main

Street.

286

House,

has

banana-peel):"Would
you
again,sir? My friend didn't

manner.

that

Opposite Bay

Fire

Show.

the

(toold gentleman who

WAf;
Contains

Taken

from

for circuses.

Look

gathered this morning

the tawdry parade.

of

specialty

Household

and

to

ings
Dwell-

insuring

under

Furniture

the

see

latest

march

and

forms,

approved

most

lowest

at

rates.

itisn'tcoming

line of

The

make

We

has

changed.

been

Citizen

Dignifild

here I've been

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WORTHY

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assured

rest

insurance

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have lately I-oen placed up-'ti the market
obnolet*^ edition ""f
st'VtTfllohoap reprints of an
Webster's
Dictionary."They uro being otfored
at a low price

sir.

I won't go

the

compelled

is

life. He

keep

"

cannot

man

he has taken

years,

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late): How
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preaching?

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The

coming

Sermon.

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in order

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dry goods dealers,Rrocers, clothiers, etc.,and in

as
u
a fow instancea
premlmn for subscriptions
to papers.

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to

of theso

comparatively

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his payments.

up

niislc;nliiiu
very
; fitrinstance, fhey
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ReprintDictionaries,
of over
of a book
forty years
sold for about S"^".Of",
and
in it3 day waa
much
was
superior in paper, print,and
then the
binding to these imitatir"ns,and way
best Dictionary of the tinio instead of being

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How

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which
book

poem
to

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top of column
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asked

compiledby

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off,"
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next

the editor.

to

reading

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gentleman

dead
over
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[Light
Tennis

the

interest

to

It will be
individual
dress, has twice
Ad-

notable

matches, receptionsor ladies day gatherings,etc.

Office.
Tennis
Editor, Light

chance

Thursday was hailed by the tennis players

with joy,for it heralded the opening of a new
fast
the

fair weather;

of

season

were

contest

was

and

6, 2-6,6-2

D.

W.

gles,
sin-

by default;

and

Lincoln, 6-2,

Southgate,7-5, 6-4,6-2.

and

Club

Winslow

The

delayed by the unfavorable weather,

son
begin to-day,with Mr. G. Stewart Dickininson
occupying the referee's chair. Mr. Dick-

three times
offers a silver cup, to be won
before becoming the property
in succession
second will
of
winner
The
individual.
of one
The winner of
receive a pairof tennis shoes.

singles will

the ladies'

have

racket.

Slocum

played best two out

those being best three
of three,except finals,
All the matches

to be

are

of five.

out

and

place Thursday night

Jesse
singles,
Billings;George O.

drawings took

The
are

follows

as

Gentlemen's

vs.
Harry
J. Coburn
Bridges vs. Guy C. Whidden

Charles

T.

Edward

W.
Oliver

Grey

In

Smith

D.

White
William

Kendal^ Jr.,vs.

S.

Fuller

H.

Southgate; Walter
Long.
gate vs.

vs.

White

Fred

; Wilfred
Kinsley;David M.
Tatman

Clegg; Herbert

doubles

"

and

Whidden

William

vs.

vs.

liam
Wil-

H.

ker;
Par-

Hugh

M.

W.

H.

vs.

South-

and

Smith

vs.

; Fred
and D.

Grey

White

White.
Kendall
Bridges vs.
Ladies
singles"Miss Florence Hartwell vs.
Linnel)
Sadie
vs.
Miss
Miss Alice Hastings;
Miss Flora Clark; Miss Clara Rood, a bye.
and

quoted

Tennis

Crescent

The

evening at the

Club

F.

"

and

Havener,
President,

elected the followingofficers ;

Eugene C. Belknap ; Vice President, Morton
R. Crane; Secretary, George T. Woodward;

and

its second

hold

to

meetings have
but the grounds will be

closed for the season,

until the
in constant
use

snow

flies.

week.

next

Edgar S. Shumway (nde Snow) was in

with her
since her return
recently,
settled at
from Europe, but is now
New
Brunswick, N. J. Prof. Shumway has a
chair in Rutgers College.

the
The

season

may
in

tennis

be successful

for the annual

and

wind

satisfactory
way.

association

St.,

is quite a
distance up town, but by paying
tor
do work
low rent I can
lower pricesthan stores farther
of

course,

town.

25c.to75c.
Hats,
Trimming
Bonnetsfrom50c.to $2.00.

In

the

It will cost ladies nothing to

ideas.
call and get my

artist

The

to Light.

That

have begun to return to their

The collegians
E.
Mr. Louie
respectivefosteringmothers.
he is in the
started for Corne'l,where
Ware
junior class,on Thursday, going by way of
Messrs.
New
York.
George C. and Herbert

him.
to

Miss
Mt.

Bertha

Holyoke

R.

Houghton

last week.

makes

famous

draw

You'll

find him

And

his

at

Maple
B.

same.

seek,
is

work

is O.

name

line,

just the

whose

one

name;

should

for^aprinteryou
Needing

fine

wondrous

paints so

gets there

he

But

If

he

printercannot

The

F. Burrage, Miss Gertrude

Burrage and Miss
Mary Goddard, the other Cornellians,will soon

follow

E. PROWN.

BELLE

UniversityMagazine for September

entitled "A
Question," by
a
poem
appears
Smith Middleton, a contributor
Rev. Edmund

good,

street,
WOOD.

turned
re-

Miss

Polytechnic
preparing
which promises

fall tournament,

is

an

officers elected

W. A. ENGLAND,

and both

were

absent

from

IN

DEALER

FINE WATCHES,
JEWELRY
CLOCKS,
" OPTICALGOODS.

pleasantthing for them, Wednesday evening.

fortieth wedding anniversary,
It was
the worthy couple's
they returned they found
evening. When
and then followed
their friends in possession,
asked
of hilarity.Mr. Babbitt was
a season
to slice up
a
tempting melon, and when he
he
found
within
it
do
so
to
forty silver
came

DONE.

PEOMPTLT

REPAmiNG

home

394 MainStreet.

that

unusallygood one, this year. The

are:
President,Mr. Frank E.
Mr.
Bradford,'91; vice-president,
Harry D.
that
of a melon
dollars. This is the kind
Yates,'92; secretary and treasurer, Mr. Richard
dosen't grow on every vine.
H. Hammond,
mittee
com'93. The Tournament
includes Messrs.
Harr"'L. Dadmun, '91,
Mr. and
Mrs.
Sylvanus Kendall's friends
Hugh M. Southgate,'92,and D. A. Bullard,'93.
observe their golden
helped them to fittingly
The contest for the championship will probably
wedding anniversary,last Monday, at their
Mr. Southgate
between
There
this year
merous
nustreet.
come
were
home, 100 Summer
and Mr. Dadmun.
There will be some
and the friends present had a
gifts,
twenty
to
and
Mr.
is
said
be
time.
a
Southgate
entries,
pleasant
be

to you.

638 Main

at

Mrs.

Worcester
husband

of the

Institute has elected officers and

to

make

ladies

the tournament
up

blonde
hat
a

are

becoming

store

which,

is back at Wellesley.
Annie
May Henderson
G.
Taft,
singlesought to be particularly Misses Alice E. Robbins, Anna
R. Moore, Evelyn
H.
Mabel
Katharine
Taft,
Hartwell
and
Miss
Hastings
interesting.Miss
M. Wyman,
Mary B. Fuller,Mary D. Lewis
have played constantlysince the courts were
opened; Miss Clark has also been playing and Mary E. Sayward have entered Smith
well ; Miss Linnell has been out of town, but is
College.Miss Addie M. Bisco enters Harvard
has
Annex.
Rood
to be in practice. Miss
understood
that
is
be
time.
It
to
for
some
hoped
played
friends did a
Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Babbitt's
The

"Gay.

you
I can

brunette
that will be

down

Mr. George H.
Hill,a son of the late J.
Henry Hill,Esq.,is to enter Harvard Medical

School

Whether
or

I have

The

social this winter.

annual

green,

Hats My
Trimming
Specialty.

I Make

and

Thursday

met

of Holland

store

street.

Coombs

W.

with

ization,
privateorganBeaver

Charles

Messrs.

are

Marble, Zelotes
H. Cunningham.

C.

and proposes
"spiritually"
has

which

tournament,

also been
will

members

is
on

The club is
Treasurer, Fred A. Whittemore.
and
in a healthy condition, both financially

beat Dadmun

Baldwin

Earle and

i.

beat

P. Kirk

A.

Smith

beat Earle

Kirk

and

Smith

the end.
and

Smith

W.

H.

doubles,

L.E.Ware

Club

having a fine court

ned

words
are
stood
above
evidentlyunderwellmuch
a
how
the
enhances
hat
face.
of a woman's

trimmed

June.

trimly 1

that's

hat

wear."

poet whose

The

beauty
Tennis

Beaver

The

Albert

In

straw

Peggy

property, as he will

own

the Institute next

graduatedfrom

The

Earle, 6-4,4-6,62,

beat

Kirk

it his

Thursday, and the

played on
brought nearer

P.

A.

hard-foughtbattle. Mr. Dadmun

the Lansing cup; this is his last

make

to

and

tourney, three

Club

Worcester

the

In

is

season

month

drawing to a close. Another

playingwill be very light.

matches

In

the

and

be

a
won

new

Let

"My

finals.

the

play
the presentchampion.

Dadmun,

L.

Harry

Mr.

to

to this extent, he will then

If he succeeds
of

news

through

clear

winner

probable

In the Courts.

^HT

LI

20

C. A. BOYDEN,
Picttare

Engravings,

Etchings,
Cameras,

47

Park

IVl'f'

Frame
And

g'r,

Dealer in
and

Art

Lenses,

St.,

Goods.

Paper,

Plates, Etc.

Worces*"?

I. I (I HT

TEACHER

BY

and

Harmony,

teaching, Sept.

resume

i, at

John

MAIN

446

STREET.

MISS EDITH L. SMITH,

of the

(Graduate
WILL

Elocution
AT

College of Oratory, Boston),

Monroe

RESUME,

PhysicalCulture,

and

MAT

29

KESIDENCE,

HEK

Ol'

TEAClllNT.

I, HER

SEPT.

privately

or

It

new

see

TEACHING

RESUME

ON

September,

People'sSavings Bank

and

track

race

and

Portraits

its

goers
plentyof theatre-

as

ASpecialty

horse race, it had for them

Peter J. Daly, as Jack

livelyinterest.
a

Mr.

326Main.op.Mechanics Hall

Poole, the gambler,was

resplendent
largecheck suit and a typicalvocabulary,
he used well.

which

1st.

Bldg.,452

Main

St.

did

He

CO.

MATTRESS

RICH

of the best

some

play. Mr. Al Hart and Mr. Oscar

of
Schoening, who
appeared as the tall men
the play, were
regular Changs, and their
them
inches, coupled with clever acting,won
great applause. The piece is sure to have a
in the

work

Nlonday,

of the

is

accessories

new

Potsand

^
-4^TEACHER i OF i SINGING

in

is an

introduction

The

in

WILL

instruction

on, before

in classes.

Hammond,

T.

ANDERSON
resume

PLAY-GOER.

ST.

Ben

MR.

Make-Up.

comedy, "A Straight

At his NEW
Knowles
STUDIO,
Building,51S Main
good houses, during Street, Monday, September 8. Mondays, Tuesdays,
originaland clever piece Tluirsdaysand Saturdays,from 12 to 6 p.m.
Take
elevator.
of farce writing,
and kept the audience laughing
Mr. James T. Powers'
of the time.
most
PHOTOGRAPHER
to have been created
purposelyfor
part seems
his
is
and
the
him,
pantomime
performance
Children's
in a play of this sort.
best I have ever
seen
put

never

Instruction

THE

McNally's

Tip," was

his

the week.

STUDIO,

and

\\ ill

OF

Piano, Organ
Will

Mask

N. MORSE,

GEO.

Zl

When
or

your

you

want

old

i"ne

good

made

us

Kf"(le

any

order.

your

work.

St., W^orcester.

F'arU

13

wend

over,

f^riiarantee first-clas*

AVe

of

iiiHttrehri

success.

Tlie
Home School

Friday were

Thursday and

but to-night the Howard

is

REOPENS SEPT,24tti,

better than it has

Both

the English and higher branches

Department of Art and
taughtwith care.
conducted
German
by a German
lady,
from
who
comes
directly to the School
ters.
years of study under the Berlin art masProf. Gerrish, of Boston, still in
Lessons givento any
charge of Piano.
at school rates.
Call
outside the School
and inquireabout any of the departments.

the fact that

week

next

School of
Heard
Class

EnglishSpeech
OCTOBER

THURSDAY,
iS Belmont

Place,

and

Private

instruction

16.

Street.
in

literature,history,
culture and

Shakespeare,

rhetoric, reading, speech

physicalculture.
MRS.

JOHN

MISS

S,\RAH

C. CUTTER,

HOWARD

TICKNOR,

M.
and

Vocal

Associate

A.M.,

Director.

Instructor

in Reading

work.

Mrs.

opened

of

141

Re-opens

PLEASANT
October

Summer

the

were

the

Saturday,
play with

Charles

Mrs.

Miss

patronesses;

492

MAIN

ST.

FallTerm Begins
September
11,1890.
Instruction given in Elucution, \'oc,il Technique,
Gesture and Physical Culture.
.-X thorouRh,
scientitic,
of study" the best
systematic and progressive course
methods"
ons.

and

Call
MISS

or

reasonable

rates.

M.

Private

HAYNK8,

and

class

les-

Mrs.*George"M.

Prin.

iBassett*^

^^

H.

!
again

Herewe are

to Rent.
Art Studies

The

usual

young

EVENINGS.

freshmentsOPEN
re-

E.

Messrs.

R.

A.

Dunbar

has been

at

220

Oxford

The

STREET.

MAIN

Street

KINDERGARTEN
Has

been

removed

Septeml)er20.

No. 4 Sever street, and v"illopen

training class will meet for the firat

to

The

lesson, Sept. 30,

at

2.30 p.m.

AA.\AAAAA.\.\.A.\.\.\.\.\

O.

J. K. Herrick, F.
Williams, C. H. Newcomb,
W.
Prentiss, W. J. Waitc, F. Lusey, W. H.
M.
and
C.
C.
Long,
Harrington, Hitchcock
Harry Sanders.
William

ladies

the entertainingare :
Fuller, Miss May Holly, Miss C.
Miss luiima
Mills, Miss Anna
A.Matthews,
Miss
Carrie
Thompson,
Thompson, Miss
Grace Williams, Miss Ada S. Whitney, Miss
Mabel
Miss
\'esta
Miss
Whitcomb,
Wright,
Mary Torpey, Mi.ss Alice Phipps, Mi.ss M. E.
Clara
Matihevvs.
the
Blood, Miss
Among

Mr.

Etching'-

Clirls,""Music

provided. The

were

"P4-5"

Baskets,

Cake

E. TOLMAN,

Mae

givespiano kssons
I^^"home of pupil,or
J^^

52g=^residence, 36

at

the ,-^3

at

her ,-^J

Lincoln
WW

WW

WW

"^

IIauthan

Louisk

5:2^^ Mks.

Bristol,

St.

WW

1.,this week.

W. Batchelder, a son of Water

married
Registrar George E. Batchelder, was
at
111.,last Wednesday, to Miss
Ottawa,
Mr. George

Sarah

H*Has"resumed*teaching.-^^

Hand-

Finished

Square

May

adddess,
STKI.l-A

Burnished

the

gentlemen entertained
BUILDING,

WIKUOW.

THK

IN

cluded
inpianist,and the program
to order.
made
Mouldings,
topicsas "Vacations," "Singing,"
Picture frames
Invited
'Engravings and Paintings for sale.
"Newspapers," "Umbrellas," "Our
was

$16.00

such

Miss

address. Kockport, Mass.

IT

Satin

Engraved

of the boat club wlio did

College Preparatory.

ck
-

May.

"iElocution
School
CLARK

AT

LOOK

Children,

STREET,
i.

Tea
-

the

the association,and

Morgan,

Plate

5-Piece
Quadruple
Set,

matinee,

Young Women's
versazione
gave a delightfulconat
the rooms,
Thursday evening,
about fortybeing present,and the gentlemen
found their entertainers more
than ordinarily
proficient.Mrs. Charles F. Rugg, the president

were

For YoungLadiesand

last

"We
Guests," "Promenade,"
Festival,"and "John Brown."

Throop's School

filled,
despite

Monday and
Queen" is billed.

the theater

which

FOR THIS WEEK ONLY!

filled,

is Festival week.

matinee, "Shenandoah,"

Holly

Director.

E. LAUGHTON,

are

Tuesday Kiralfy's"Water
Wednesday and Thursday, with
Rice's "Corsair," and
Friday and
with

not

pany
Com.Specialty
a
performance

given before.

ever

All the dates of

Cor.of Mayand Woodland Sts. The Boat Club of

Christian Association
RE-OPENS

dates

Star

hand, promising

on

V.

Hathaway
niece

of

of

that

Charles

bride is

Mr. and

.Mrs. Batchelder willmake

in this city.
"4-27*Wellington*street.

Mrs.

Wink!
Tiddledy

place. The
N.

Hair.

their home

JUST

C. F.

The

OUT.

for young
game
and New
Boston

or

HANSOM

most

old in the

York.

enchanting and fascinating

market.

All

Price, only 25c.

Main
" CO., 317

the
For

raee

in

sale

by

Street.

l.I"iMT

22

WHITNEY'S

STORE.

LINEN

Old Fashioned,
GrassBleached,
Round

Strong

Thread,

These

goods come

Linens

in all widths

and

are

larly
particu-

adaptedfor embroiderywork.

SamplesSent
*

on

Applicatio

MAIL AND EXPRESS CHARGES PREPAID TO WORCESTER.

Temple

Place, Boston.

L I 0 M T

Nearly

"

horses

14,000

are

and

consumption is about

the annual

6000

horses

in the form

was

ice,as the
arrestedin Hartford, Ct.,for selling
healthy
cityhad decided that it was unit. A great many
people have

doctors of the
to
to

come

use

the

conclusion

same

this

summer.

A speciesof willow grows in Scotland, the

bee
sippingof whose flowers will make a bumbledrunk, but it takes him about a day to get
"

load aboard.

the necessary
"The

metal

valuable

most

submerged, with upturned face,

justallowingthe the upper end of the reed to
On
the
came
project above the surface.
brigands,followingthe traveler's tracks to the
ing
waitwater's edge. The
brigands remained
the shore for some
on
time, but no sign of
the traveler appeared. They concluded, at

flower
The

Rudge

Sixty-five
years ago Emmons

he remained

swams

in the world

is

been observed.

stated that similar results have

Berlin

each.
"

certain

on

of the Potomac, malarial fever has decreased.

of the Sheldt in Holland
it is
At the mouth

sumed
annually con-

In Vienna

food in Paris.

as

cultivated

has been

Facts.
Interesting

'IS

sunflower

emits

large volumes

of

water

of vapor, and its aromatic

odor,
have
well as the oxygen it exhales, may
as
in
influence
something to do with the sanitary

last,that he

corlum, $1920

per

pound. Gold is worth

$240

pound.

July has proved to be a fatal month to

the Presidents.
July 4, 1826, John Adams
died; July 4, 1826, Thomas
Jeffersondied;
lor
July 4, 1831, Monroe died; July 9, 1S50, TayBuren died; July
died : July 24, 1862,Van
Garfield
3I1 'S75, Johnson died; July 2, 1S81,
received his death
wound;
July 23, 1885,

disappeared,and

"

Grant

died.

much

weigh as
who

one

as

dollar

20

the truth of

Indians

Maine

The

get hold of $50

can

easilyascertain
"

one-dollar

thirtynew

bills

gold piece. Any

at

time

one

find

above

and

costs

less and will bear

usual size head

The

"

is No.

man

7.

Malays, small

considerable

rough handling.
for an adult English

Germans
The

ones.

limb

torture

as

to the floor

have

heads

round

that he

so

head, will

or

cause

as

not

can

extreme

be devised.

can

to

of

heads,

of Portugese

"

fails to recall which.

during

She goes there

Field says:
until fifty
years

Miss

now.

summers,

Retentive

of Shoals

and

the

restoration

and words

ton
Appledore. Year after year Mr. Laighplayed in
firstgame of cricket was
"The
made improvements,and year after year
London in 1774.
of Appledore increase.
he saw
the popularity
dependence
"The
adoption of the Declaration of Inthe
set foot upon
In thirty
years he never
to the
due
was
Pennsylvania
his bones
lie beneath
a
continent ; and now
there being six colonies in favor
delegation,
rock
to
of
the
hewn
out
sea-girt
graniteshaft,
and the need of
and six againstthe measure,
which
he had
so
clung. The
tenaciously
Pennsylvaniato gain a majority.
mantle

D.

The

red hat

granted

was

to

1245,

Saved

Ingenuity

Innocent

by them in the followingyear.

worn

of the father fell upon

two

sons,

who

repeat a

was

whose memory
for
retentive that they

so

verbatim

sermon

and indicate

preacherblew his nose and coughed

it. Cardinal Mezzofanti, the
while delivering
who
linguist, is said to have known a hundred
forgot a
languages, declared that he never

where

thi

that he

from

French

pursued by
stumbled

Him.

traveler,in Corsica,found himself

a

upon

desired

learned.

once

To

friend who

beginningto the expressionhe

An
English clergyman
the day
who could remember
man

the

recall.

to

brigands. He

of

band

the border

mentioned

of the burial of every person who had died in

the parishduringthirty-five
years, and could
and age of each deceased
also repeat the name

of

at
his
the names
of mourners
person, and
he intellectually
was
funeral ; but so weak
that he could not be trusted to feed himself.
sionary,
Dr.
Moffat, the distinguishedAfrican mis-

and father-in-law to Dr.

Livingston,
crowd of
to
a
preached a long sermon
he
he
had
finished,
after
Shortly
negroes.
ple-minded
of negroes
a number
gatherabout a simsaw

once

lake.

soon

There

He

savage.

young

and discovered that the savage

his

sermon

to

went
was

them,

preaching
he

producing
reonly
again.
precisewords, but imitatingthe
and gestures of the white preacher.

Not

over

was

the

manner

Parties.

Potato
A

unique

was
given in a
leading Cape May hotel

entertainment

privateparlor at

a potato party, and

the other evening. It was
hostesses four
under the direction of young
laid the
of potatoes,four in a row, were
rows

lengthof the long room, and the sport began.

called,and
The
of two
couples were
names
two
gentlemen,
ladies and
the four, two
stationed

themselves

at

the potato lines,and

began the difficultfeat

a
tiny coffee
of liftingthe first potato on
This accomplished, it is to be borne
spoon.
at
the
extreme
table
in safetyto the umpire's
end of the room, and the task repeated until
safely brought into
the four potatoes were
at

preservedthe old regime intact."

cardinals

IV., at the Council of Lyons,

and, according to De Corbio, first

could

of the pretty

name

A.

Memories.

Idiots have been known

"

English average.
on
"The Shoals slumbered
Bailey's"English Dictionary," ago, when
Democratic
who
a
had
politician,
the
"honorifi
word
in
contains
published 1721,
Hampshire in Congress and
representedNew
the definition being '-honorablecabilitudinity,"
Sea
a
Dead
made the discoverythat life was
completelyout that faness." That knocks
to
fruit,cut adrift from the mainland,came
the
old-fashioned
tester
of
breath
mihar
Island with his family and
there took
White
schools ""incomprehensibility."
spelling
charge of the light-house.Seven or eight
have learned
"The
littleEnglish sparrows
years had passed before Mr. Laighton made
in
electric
replacegas
lights
a new
dodge since
chasing
any change in his occupation, and then, purto
Hog and Hayley Islands,he went
the current
the New
York cityparks. When
the
latter.
the
excellent
live
on
Conceiving
of the
is turned off at dawn, the bottoms
hotel on
a
idea of liuilding
Hog Island,the
of insects
globes are filled with hundreds
thought was father to the deed ; and thus to
attracted by the light and
which have been
W.
H.
of
the Hon.
Laighton, ex-member
around
after the
killed. The sparrows come
the redemption of the Isles
Congress, we owe
globehas cooled off,slide down the carbons

by Pope

water

"Nathaniel

hats.

Frenchman, who had

all this time, breathing

to

daughter of the man

here referred to,and has always had her home
of the islands
one
on
Appledore or Star,

(n^e Laighton) was

memory

Catholic
various ranks of the Roman
by the color of their
clergyare distinguished

they

the

He
out.
through his tube,came
managed to
and make his way to Ajaccio
keep under cover
in safety.

Miss Field's sketch the fact that Celia Thaxter

cel
ex-

"The

caused

Then

congratulatedLeyden on his remarkable

he replied
that he had often found it
memory,

placeonly by reputation.

are

the insects.

had

air.

Kate
Field tells an
interesting story about
the
On
of great inconvenience.
a
source
together
althe Isles of Shoals, which, while it is not
friend expressingsurprise,he explained that
familiar with
are
to those who
new
pression
he had often wished to recall a particularexthe beautiful,rocky littlecluster of islands off
in something he had read, but could
Portsmouth, will interest many who know the
not do it until he had
repeatedthe whole passage
will add
Light

the

and devour

into thin

had

Shoals.

"

average from 6% to 7 ; those of Spaniards

a little
larger. The heads of the Japanese

who

sorcerer,

vanish

under

been

word

can

for building their bark

which
substituting canvas,

are

chained

man

move

ment.
state-

material

furnish

canoes,

the

prisonof Uskub, Macedonia, is a collection of

Fiftyants,placed on the body of
large ants.

Isles

the

in procuring birches of sufficientsize

difficulty
to

standing propertiesof

of the

One

"

is said that

"It

himself

names

is worth "3250 an
said to be gallium, which
Calcium
brings "iSoo a pound, and
ounce.

was

question.

the

signalof

bell

iness
continued until the steadThe game
harbor.
impossible to
of all was
tested,and great
of hand
l)ehind
brigands were
created.
The
was
prizes were
of gold,silver and copper," and that $6o 000
him.
Necessityquickened his wits ; hehastily .-imusement
to those
awarded
They were
very handsome.
of the long, hollow
"be coined in convenient cents and half-cents, cut with his knife one
carrying the potatoes in the shortest space of
the mint to be conducted
the shore of the lake.
on
by Capt. Joshua
reeds that grew
a
reigning fad in
Potato partiesare
time.
the
as
and nostrils with
coin known
Wetherlee," the principal
Then he stopped up his ears
of the fall
and promise to be one
W.-ishington,
Massachusetts
cent of 17S7.
wet
clayfrom the margin, took the reed in his
"Massachusetts

the establishment

"

U h^g been

on

of

Oct. 16, 1786, ordered

mint "for the coinage

stated that since the

sun-

was

swim

no

path

across,

around
and

mouth, and waded

it;

it

was

the

out

into

deep water, where

amusements

in Philadelphia.

-^^

lif-

SOUVENIR

FESTIVAL

NUMBER.

im

HON.

President

^^

From

EXPRESSLY
[ENGRAVED
photograph by A. E. Davis,

FOR
cor.

Main

of

the

EDWARD

Worcester

LIGHT,]
and

Park

Sts.

L.

County

DAVIS,
Musical

Association.

I^ICiHT

anz uocflLior"*
WHAT

IT?

An

"

not

"

THE

is

VOCALION

and construction make

for church

use

and bulk of

musical

instrumemt

whose

tones

perfectsubstitute for the pipeorgan

and for allwho shun the care, cost
or musicians,
pipeorgan.

THE

"

VOCALION

organ

but

ORGAN,

HUMAN
THROAT.
Our study has been to
of producing
nature's method
embody in the \'OCALION
in the human throat;securingthat sympatheticelement
tone
which is the peculiarproperty of the human
voice,as well as
purityof tone, promptness of speech,and carrying
power such
voiced pipeorgans.
as is onlyfound in richly

THE

THE

constructed

the principles
of
on
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Vol.
There

few

departments of science in the

more
pleasure can be found
The sternlypractical
than that of astronomy.
will agree that as no practicalbenefit (that is
arises
cents
to say, the dollars and
benefit),
from an acquaintance with it,there can
be no
time
in spending the
quirement
use
necessary to the acof astronomical
but
it
knowledge ;
are

launched

have

we

diflicult for

contend
successfully

to

way

those who

does

afford

not

for
satisfaction,

subject,or

to

the

claim

an

that such

edge
knowlinfinite

possessor

indifference to the

positivelack of interest in it,is

superficialeducation and an un-

of

army

scrupulous
un-

would
have
us
"companies," who
believe that we
are
going to get a very large
slice of "something" for nothing; that all we
to do

have
the

is

to

of

course

are

put

dollar in the slot and

ground

will be

time there

just like it,what

thousand

us

in this

argue

an

us

upon

pulous
agents representingequallyunscru-

study of which

will be

SEPTEMBER

SATURDAY,

MASS.,

WORCESTER,

ii.

seek.

to

we

means

These

how

to

will

first crash

the

soon

case

whom

every

of

cape
es-

him

social relations

be, it is your

you

demands

come.

or

may

in

been springingup during the past two or

three years with alarming frequency,and their
of conjecture
dailyincrease makes it a matter
as

business

to

have

^,1

properly vouching for him and givingassur

that he is well qualifiedto enter into
ance

out

companies

No.

1890.

27,

have

may

occasion

to

attention

in your

manner

as

the

as

you,

friend, on

your

in the future,to show

in such

time

with

duty to

make

similar

the third party

power,

entertaining
and

means

your

the

disposal allow, receiving him

cordiallyand biddinghim adieu with good-will,
which, it is to be presumed, he will have
merited.
the importance of givingsuch
Hence
a

at

your

valuable

influential passport only

and

to one

who
will appreciate the extreme
honor conferred
organize,usually under
vertised
adare
cloak of secret societies,though some
and the binding nature
is there, unacof the unwritten
quainted
scholarlytaste, at least. Who
as
with the geography of the heavens,
"non-secret," and for a very small
cate
obligationto be all that the letter would indiof a few dollars to begin with,
him
friend indicate and
investment
to
who has heard some
be.
No
verse
congentleman or gentlewoman
about
however, they
the various stars
and
will disregarda letter of introduction
lations,
constelpremiums to be paid regularly,
at
the end of a
to pay a
who
has not envied the speaker such
understood
The
bearer
contract
written.
largesum
to be so
To
of things, shorter or longerperiod usuallyshorter.
knowledge.' In the very nature
brings it in good faith,expecting to merit the
and those in whom
the bump
whatever our
the venturesome
He should be allowed
trust imposed in him.
religioustendencies
may be, it
is largelydeveloped,there
of
is impossibleto avoid a wonderment
of acquisitiveness
This is only one
to the
his worthiness.
as
to prove
be opened a new
to
Eldorado, and in
need to recall
the many
littlethings which we
extent of the starry universe or to be without
seems
them
know
are
come
of it than
have
a desire to
more
waiting to see
we
they go. We
occasionally,as important features of the
chances
are
that they cannot
learned.
This statement
The
of the matter
is
out.
social code.
keep
ever
induced by the fact that some
one
was
recently the pace, their payments fall behind, they lose
Some
of
heard to deplore the teaching of astronomy in
lose their money.
Unle.ss Chicago begins to do something
heart, and finally
be able to get a big lump
about that World's
the Worcester
the "stayers"may
Fair, pretty soon, it will
High School, advancing the
In one
these irrespon
look as if she has acted regarding it as New
out.
ter
of money
opinionthat the time devoted to it might betsense,
in
of the Grant
than the
ment
monube spent on mathematics
worse
the matter
or
language. It
sible companies are
lottery York has
told she might have
is safe to say that this notion will find no
cried until she was
in the lotterya man
leach, because
gets
be
rid
of
the
gation.
oblito
anxious
then
been
and
it,
or
sympathizers among
pupils, graduates
at
burned
so
quickly that if he has any sense
have examined
into the work
parents, who
all he will keep his fingersout of the fire in
done in astronomy.
Five months, or one-half
the future ; and here he is likelyto stay in the
of the school year, in the senior branch of the
If it is a fact,as reported,that the apple
until his last cent is gone. There should
game
classical and
is a failure and that the price
English courses, are devoted to
be more
crop hereabout
stringentlaws regarding companies
this study,geology followingfor the remainder
siderably
of the fruit will be advanced, this season, con"orders" of this sort.
It is
"societies" or
or
of the year.
It is not a long time in which to
that of former
over
years, it is a
of the orders organized for
that many
true
We
could
do
for
gain a familiaritywith the science ; but it insurance purposes
matter
very
sound
and reliable;
great regret.
are
sufiices to introduce the student to a world with
the
or
the bananas
well without
pines,even
be named
in a very few moments.
but they can
which he was
unacquainted, and it is possible For the others, which
might find it hard to
still young,
the
peaches, although we
are
ury
the apple a luxto learn in this time the fundamental
but to make
lose the oranges,
laws and
body
people should have small sympathy. Somepeople
is to bring regret to a great many
interesting details
many
regarding the
will say that they haven't
collapsed yet.
and
fruits,
to
afford
who cannot
The
work
buy foreign
is under
the
heavenly bodies.
Give them time; they are youthful. But when
the succulent
or
direction
of teachers
who find in the crisp Baldwin
who
are
thoroughly any person or collection of persons promises to
familiar with the subject,and
Greening, one of the most acceptableadditions
who
endeavor
of
investment
an
a hundred
per cent, on
to indicate

Their

is

scheme

to

"

"

make

it entertaining
and

impressive.Light
study of astronomy, as opportunity
is afforded.
It is pleasantto be able
to point out
than the North
something more
Star or the Great Dipper, and a littleerudition
in this line goes a long way.

to

believes

in the

pay
this sort, look out for an ambush.
had
who have only a littlemoney

people

The

better put it
of the
in the bank, or, if they like, in one
tried, tested, and proved reliable insurance

they will be
day.

companies. Then
something out, some

draw

to

apt

something laughable about the

was

haste with

which

back

on

Odd

water

the

council

common

matter

approaching and

marches

the road

of

Home, of which
But then, the Ides

last week.
are

the

Fellows'

the

Li(;ht
of

took
to

as

the

spoke

December

Australian

letter of

The

ballot

which

anyone
of the

on.

the

men
legitimate life insurance
going forth every day to tell us how to save
our
families in case
money and provide for our
we

chance

to

be removed

to

another

scene

of

do to keep enough
have all we can
we
activity,
in our
holds
money
pocketbooks to keep our houserunning ; but when, in addition to these.

never

may

to

person

whom

do untold
to

stranger

honorable

To

a person.
written to

begin

introduce

it is addressed.

unreliable

mischief, because

relations which

persons

should

be

unworthy

or

none

mits
it adbut the

allowed

to

disregarda
sult
is not
only to inproper letter of introduction
the bearer of it but also it distinctly
injures
enttrtain.

the

writer.

On

If

the other hand,

from

misfortune

devoutly hope

to

be

which

we

spared.

garded
re-

unworthy of the regard or assistance

may

person
most

be

be

binding obligations

most

placed upon

introducingan

letter
With

of the

one

be

can

with, it should

as

"

should

introduction

clime is

own

our

nourishingas a wise Creator

could make
it; it partakes of the strength
in everythingindigenous to the temperate
found
An
actual failure of the apple crop
zone.
peach crop kind
of the Delaware
not
one
bright,fresh and

of failures" is
There

fruit of

The

their fare.

to

friend sends

to

friend

to you,

Talk

Town
born

up

in

is

one

of

Fitchburg.

the pages
paper,
and
those of Light,

cousins, just

Light's
It

is

sixteen

page

size
as
being the same
as every
it is well printLd,
The
be.
be and ought to

weekly paper can

look and in its local
paper has a good business
So it appears
chat is bright and vigorous.
likely child," and
"a
Talk is ([uite
that Town
as
long as it has a good tone and endeavors to
elevate
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well

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M.

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at

secoDd-class

mail

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at

Worcester,

Mass.,

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Worcester,

Saturday,
Time

by the

Sept.

27,

1890.

Ind.

Wayne,

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B. Chamberlain

A.

and

of the

Smith

Mrs.

future home

of the
to appear
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understand
In order that they may
why
such matter is not printed,
is held until the following
or
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week. Light
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after an
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and bind a paper
in the handsome
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by the general testimony of
appears,"a styleexcelled,
of the country, by no
local weekly in the
the press
United
should
that the work
be
States, it is necessary
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with
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is printed on
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Friday
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and placed with the newsdealers
No
on
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after ten
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type is set for its columns
Friday
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morning.
hopes its correspondentswill remember
this fact when
writing,and send in all matter offered
for publication as earlyin the week as possible,and
not
later than Thursday night.
The largenumber
of queries addressed to the Quester
Editor, and the time and research necessary
to
secure
to
answers
many of them, will explain to querists why
their interrogations are not always aijswered in the issue
of the week during which
they are received.
"

Index

An

of

start

Church
ne.xt

in Fort

of

Christ.

for their

week

A.

Merrill, Esq., has

his labors
resumed

the

upon

of the state

pleted
com-

and

statutes

his law practice. His

in the hands

nearly

has

entire work

will

The
from

sets at

rises

at

5.37

Length of day,

5.33 p.m.

11

Full moon,
56 minutes.
September
hours, o minutes, morning, W.

About

a.

m.;

announcement

to

D.

Leon

Bliss

that effect

Plymouth, Rev. Arthur

The

Laurel

renovated

made.

was

Rev.

preached at Central Church

and

Street

; at

Little,D. D., of Boston.

Church
opened their

refurnished

house

for the first

Church, will preach his

today. Mr. Middleton
resignedlast spring,naming October i as the

Alfred S.

of the Grand
O. O. F., has
annual
at

session

locate,but kind wishes

of the

at

bear

does

not

where
yet know
of Worcester

he

the 66th

sovereigngrand lodge,

He will,
part in the exercises of week

engaged for
who

is

marriage

of

Miss

Mabel

Gertrude
uel
Lem-

Nye,
Tuesday, at the residence of
the bride's parents, 21 High street, it being a
privatewedding. The house was prettily
dectook

place

on

Orchestral

next

not

to do

mean

Club

has

The

returned

the

at

season

Harbor.

The

seen.

Ottawa

Club

has been

by the proprietor,

season

than

It
pleased with its work.
musicians
we
promising young
the cityand they ought to be encouraged.

more

shows

what
in

them

play

friends

the

at

who

have

heard

speak highly of

Ottawa

them.
Charles

Dr.

L. Nichols

from

will

cards

The

and

his wife

Europe, both

Jennie Bill,of Norwich, Conn., a niece

Ledyard Bill,of Paxton, has been a
regularFestival attendant.
Messrs.

Eneas

Morgan and John N. Albee

weeks
Monday for a two
trip
through the Middle States. They visit Gettysburg
battlefield, Washington, Richmond,
Natural Bridge and other pointsof interest.
Mr.

last

good

Caleb

A.

sized

Wall

is about

to

print,in

pamphlet, his addresses at the

meetings he has held in the easterly
city,includingthe recent
one,
that at Mr. Draper's,that at Coal Mine Farm,
and that at Lake Park. They will givea
history

three field

section of the

out

house, at
evening. Dancmg,
will be

for the

in

have

excellent

closing reception
take place at
next
Thursday

Club, to
lake,

Boat

the club

the

music

and

refreshments

the Lakesides

provided,and

entertain their friends

as

well

as

expect
on

to

previous

occasions.
Miss

Belle E. Whittier,

daughter of Mr.

Whittier, formerly resident here and

living in Maine, is visitingher grandparents,
Mr.
and Mrs. Loring Coes, at their

O.

M.
now

New

Worcester

residence.

Boyden left a week

ago
City,Ala., where he will be engaged
in superintending
the building
for several months
lished
of a plantfor an iron foundry to be estabthe
This
is
of
Boston
one
capital.
by
evidences
of the mechanical
growth of the
Mr. Boyden ought to find a stay
South.
new
in Alabama
during the next few months very
pleasant.
Mr.

Mason

A.

for Pell

Charles

Mr.

E.

Burbank,

commandant

at

has been
HistoryCamp this summer,
elected gymnasium captainof the juniorclass
at Amherst
College.
Natural

The week at the Theatre

opened with two
Queen,"
performances of Kiralfy's"Water
both of which
drew good houses.
Any formance
perwith which

Mr.

started

are

of the Lakeside

Edward

C. Rice

is

nected
con-

to
be good and the
always sure
"Corsair," as played Wednesday evening, was
Kate
Alma,
no
exceptionto the rule. Miss
who
the leading part of Conrad, was
sang
sufferingfrom a cold and hardly did herself
recalled after her du?t with
but was
justice,
Messrs.
Miss Blew.
Hagan, Allen and Udell

is

recalled

were

The

a daughter of Dr.
Hammond,
and
Mrs.
H. Hammond,
to Mr.
Charles Dana

Elberon

its very successful

of the

one

ever

friends

Miss

Topeka, Kan., but has returned.

of course,
after next.

He

will abide with him.

Pinkerton,grand representative
Lodge of Massachusetts,I.

been in attendance

there

sermon

date.

of
Hon.

\iaeland,

of All Saints

28,

Folks.

have

health.

people of the Old South Church gave a

greeting to Rev. A. Z. Conrad, of the
Ainslie Street
lyn,
Presbyterian Church, Brooklast Sunday. He
stood,
preached, it is underas
a
candidate, although no definite

hours,
8

will

The

farewell
Sun

Worcester

House, Portland

warm

rector

27:

returned

Esq

Septembtr

be

biggest celebrations it has

Odd
Fellows
evidently do
thingsby halves.

new

possible.

on

road

town.

Oct.

is

printers.

Some
time
Light
made
that it
announcement
ago
D. D.,
S.
would
elder of the
print an index and title page, suitable for binding
with each
volume, in order that those who
desire may
Boston District,
in the
and
It is
preservethe volume in a neat and durable form.
in the
hardly necessary to say that when thus bound, a volume
Rev. Willard
T.
Perrin, of
of Light
will make
of the most
valuable and entertaining
one
Lowell,
pastor of
books
that a Worcester
resident
can
possess.
Light
is having prepared a neat cloth cover,
which
will
the
At
the Main
Street
be tastefully
stamped in gold, and this,with index and
Prof.
title page,
will be turnished
T.
Baptist Church,
Bancroft of
to readers
of Light
at cost.
Those
who
wish to preserve volume
in this way
one
Brown
preached.
should bring their copies
of Light
to this office. The
will be furnished
cover
and
the binding done, and the
whole returned to the subscriber.
The cost will not exceed
Levtrctt C. Newcomb,
of
,
dollar lor each
volume.
Those
one
who
have
complete
inN. J , has been in town
files may
obtain any of the back
this week.
numbers
and
make
their volumes
so
who
intend
complete. Those
of this offer are
availing themselves
requested to call
Rev. Edmund
Smith
and make arrangements at the officeof Light
Middleton, assistant
as
soon
as

Meadow

writer's recent

have

Wayne.

summer
began, and enjoyed their
surroundings,to the full. Rev. George
Chadbourne,
presiding
preached
morning
evening.
formerly
Trinity Church,
occupied
pulpit.
Whiting
University

One.

book

Fort

time since

Volume

to

street, the old Pine

Bloomingdale district and

Worcester
Charles

theyexpect

week.

same

Smith

Forelock.

Correspondents frequently send to this office on

or
Friday afternoon
even
Saturday morning, matter
which

W.

It took

place on Wednesday
at
afternoon
the bride's home, 191 Lincoln
street, the ceremony
being perfermed by Rev.
Mr.

Take

Plantation

and

along

Quinsigamond,

the old

business

of his age in this city. His

popular men
has an
equally large circle of friends.
They are in New
Hampshire for a short
honeymoon trip. Light's kindest wishes go

Building.

Street, Burnside

Telephone
Entered

their locations

Lake

bride

PubUsher.

KENNEDY.

of

shore

west

most

with them.
F.

the

vicinity.The
uniform
in style with the
publication regarding North
but will embrace
Worcester
much
a
larger
and other similar publicationswill
territory,
in
due time, regardingother sections of
follow

strides in

NEIGHBORS.

annum,
tJt'

WORCESTER

SOCIAL

HEk

Published

of the first settlersand

orated,

tlGHT

the

was
performed by
ceremony
Lovering, formerly pastor of
the Old South Church, where both the bride
and groom
Mr. Nye is a
active workers.
are
Worcester
High School graduate of '86,and
nam,
has been for four years in the employ of PutDavis " Co., where he has made
rapid

Rev.

second
not

act

five times

and the

be encored

at

the

close of the

Quartettecould
the audience.
satisfy

Primrose

enough

to

of
recalled memories
dancing mule
Evangeline and Henry Dixey and Messrs.
Allen and
to be congratulatedon
Miles are
of Curtheir graceful dancing. The
Palace
The

tains in tlie third act

was

of the

one

in

seen
stage settings ever
claim of the management

The

thing

"Corsair" which

tistic
ar-

and

shrimp

large

rarelybe said about

can

put

was

It will

on.

be

attractions

in

Meter;"

New

to this

remove

H.

James

Mr.

daughter

city.
gram
Tele-

has been

He

vacation.

has also been

in this cityand
at his home
spending a few days with friends in Boston,
and with Mr. George E. Burr, at Wacoit,
down on the Cape last week.
Tower

C. H.

friends of Mrs.

gave

her

birthdayreceptionlast Saturday evening

the residence of her sister,Mrs. S. J. Laws,
Abbott
were

and

vouch

her country.
story ; and it Is a

for the

of "truth stranger than

D.

Councilman

was

those

among

ent.
pres-

Adams, the old board of officers was

A.
President, Harry
re-elected,as follows:
C. Whidden
;
Adams;
Guy
vice-president,
A.
H.
C.
Scott.
Adams; treasurer,
secretary,J.
Geo.

A.

for

tournament

Lackey

also

to

one

look

as

board

joke,but

well

men

young
made

to arrange

in

known

rooms

which

the

club

might hire.
Lieuts. Fred
as
popular men
dates
candiG. Davis and
as
Harry B. Fairbanks
for the captaincyof the Light Infantry,
With

such

two

the members
to decide

election of
a

had a hard time

of that company
who should be their captain. The
Mr.

Davis

of
the company
ingly
while the exceedolificer,

each

Lieut. Fairljanks

for him

accepts his defeat wins

the esteem

of

tennis

this week
been

played

there

been

to have

seems

finals for the Worcester

busy

too

have

which

matches

the

various

in the

been

has

editor

to follow

but

tournaments,

good progress. The

County championship

will

Economical

well-known

observation

brings

who

women

of

^Women.

banker

Boston

thrown

are

that

better than men,

income
where

small

would

man

suicide.

commit

his manhood

depositthan S5.

to

woman

poor

give

man

make

with

two

less
or

three children to support, will wash, iron,cook

and nurse, take in from
$6 to Jio a week for

support her littlehousehold, buy her

occasional
toy or a little candy,
her house looking tidy,herself presentable,

the same,
children

keep

an

her

pay

weekly of from
one

of

those
at

women

rent, and

make

deposit here

1 never
see
$1.
pale-faced,tired-out looking

50 cents

the window

up

that

to

do not feel like

to

encourage

read, but 1 do
believe there are any such stories in print
is to
erect
The United States government
I could tell you, if it were
as
proper to do so.
tification
forat Grover's Cliff,Winthrop
men.
Beach, a new
better than
misfortune
stand
Women
in one
of the
I was
Boston
Harbor, and the
to command
That is my observation.
under in this city
of the land are
now
owners
being negotiated savings banks that went
who
The
several years
poor women
ago.
with regardingthe transfer of their property.
While
the heroines.
the losers were
were
In
to
this connection, a trua
story comes
who
went
mad,
of
the
men
lost,raved,
some
a
Ll(iHT of a Worcester
lady who owns
committed
suicide,
tion
portook to drink, and .some
her.

I don't have

much

time

to

not

of the land referred

that the

government

to.

wanted

When
her

down

she found

the

land, she

beginning life again penniless."

poor

women

went

on, silent and

with

Light with

Down

North

greed,and

with

them

all !

and

with

up

light1

flash,"

soul toils

help by day

Our

guide by n'ght

l"ss of this love of cash

Grafton, Mass.

Proper

sorrowful,

Clothing.

deny the position,second to

tion
which dress occupies in the administranone,
comfort
and convenience
to
of necessity,
does
look
mankind, and yet one
constantly overit,by ignoring all its claims, except as
they are imposed by fashion. The idea of
of clothingenters little into the
real purpose
purchasing of material for, or making of, a
No

new

will

one

the demand

If it meet

gown.

of

the

color,it is taken
times in fabric,texture, and
regardlesswhether or not its heat-conductive
suited to the
are
qualities
person'srelative cold or warm
in
the
"bloodedness
style advised by
the modiste to set off a good figureor conceal
to the health,
a poor
one, it is made, regardless

or

non-conductive

season

or

the

to

;" and

comfort,

of the

convenience

or

absurdities of this custom

an

afternoon's
in

promenade

on

The

wearer.

will send
hot

au
fait broadcloth
garnished, and in the

one

for

summer's
street

suit,

day,
cool of the
heavily
evening to a lawn party, in the thinnest of thin
clothing
of the undermull draperies, half-denuded
off
in the bargin,the better to show
the round

upon their exertions

a little
and will save

up, take to drink

thinks it beneath

or

"My

says:

to the conclusion

me

going out and saying something

all interested in the matter.

the wires

ises
prom-

charge of the other's wedding, in

with the special
the other marries first,
case
stipulationthat neither the wedding march
from "Lohengrin," nor
Mendelssohn's, shall
One of them says
be played on that occasion.
"Little Annie
he thinks he would
prefereven
Rooney."

assures

good commanding
graceful way in which

is the cause

have

Worcester

to take

out

and

aid."

give him

keep them within their bounds;

pole'srepeatingthe call
deatli is flyingthe rounds
I

And
And

that two

actual fact

an

compact, in which

solemn

of directors.

be held in November,
up

and

could

loses his life,

this deadly strife.

companies scarcelypause!

with

And

And

manage

appointed

was

to

Dickinson

Stewart

also

act

committee

A
a

G.

Down

home

at

Hotel

Messrs.

they

liearts oppose

Every

subject,and the chances.arethat he

our
new
will tellthe people something about
Salisburystreet schoolhouse.

just overhead,

greed of gain

While
"

"

to-day !

with this

Light's
27

presents

( )ur

killed

at the cursed trade ;

the circuit and was deid

Still another

is

Dyson

been

in the wires

met

"IJefore

fiction."

gate,

away.
his fate

met

work

At
Me

InspectorJoseph M. Dyson is to speak at a

publicmeeting to be held under State Board
of Education
auspices, at Fitchburg, next
\'entilation and
Wednesday, on "Schoolhouse
Sanitation."

CHEKRVTREE.

muving

lineman's

Found

can

probably be played this afternoon, when

Mr. George
Mr. Hugh M. Southgate will meet
assistant
Winslow
of
Mr. James H. Ives Munro,
master F. Crocker
postFitchburg. The
ing
visitN.
has
been
at New
Club
has
been
S.,
progressing through
Glasgow,
tourney
will
this week.
friends in Worcester
the week.
The finals of the ladies singles
In the Tech
be played Monday.
tournament,
Chatham
At
of
the
the annual
meeting
has been made, and some
good
also, progress
at
week
held
Athletic
a
Club,
ago,
matches
ought to be played early next week.

These, with

tion
illustra-

new

ambulance

Merely another's

it is to

Light

at

served
given,a bountiful collation was
enjoyed. Rev.
happy social time was

H. Thomas,

W.

valuable

Several

street.

to

HERR

little Rathering at the

An

think I

the benefit of

to

It is not

Wall, of the Providence

staff,is taking

The

be

much

its value because

less than

at

Foster, will,it is understood,

of Col. Calvin
soon

ones.

Huidecooper, of Boston,

Mrs.

therefore,actuallyproposes

"Y

want

how

ought
patrioticlady,
dispose of her

This

land ?"

my

I don't

Now,

StillAnother.

my

And

evening.
Donnelly and

Gas

strong

are

for

property

re-

By the
Wednesday and Thursday, "Held
Enemy," and Friday and Saturday, Louis
James. It ought to be a week of big houses.
The

take

but

do you

it is worth

less than what

to

any

condemn

country.

my

and

course,"

can

Next

l"eated this afternoon and

and
Tuesday come
Monday
Girard, with "Natural

1 love

that.

piecedepending on bright songs and sayings

for its popularity"there is nothing old in
it and the laughter of the audience showed
that they appreciated that fact. Last night
"Shenandoah"

government
land, and take it,anyway

in Boston

it. "Of

about

him

with

she said, "the

aggeration.
ex-

the

be said about

may

adviser

to her real estate

went

conferred

the three

that

portieresof wine red, pale green

pink cost 53,Soo,is evidently not
One

most

Worcester.

an

of

whiteness

arms

and

throat, more

of filmy lace.
than suggestedthrough veilings
The
appropriatenessof the garment to the
seems
condition of the weather or the wearer
Now
it
to be taken into consideration.
never
dress
issuitable
a
because
that
does not signify
other
it is equally suitable for anfor one
season,
; or

that

even

garment

fortable
perfectlycom-

of a day's wear
may
the requirements of another
portion of
meet
the same
day. Changes in clothing should be
in conformity to changes in the temperature,
made
in the course
of a few hours; for it
even
is no rare
thing in ourclimate for a day to run
the gauntletof 40 degrees'difference. Neither
can
thin,sensitive persons emulate with safety
the rich blood
veins
those through whose
in appropriatingthe coolest
warmly courses,
in the height of the heated
of materials,even
for health
who have a care
Persons
season.
and confort, then (and such are generallythose
for the exhibition of propriety
who have a care
they purchase
and good sense,
also), when
material, will do so with a view to the uses
to these
and
reference
it
be
is
to
to which
put ;
Other
will be carried out in the making.
uses
will
beside
mere
considerations
appearance
they
into the wearing of garments, and
enter
the
as
a
limes
day
will be changed as many
wearer's comfort and the state of the weather
for

may

one

necessitate.

stage

ly I(l HT

Association'sPresident.

The

not

nor
office-seeker,

an

ambitious

hardly feel that

was
number
complete without an
the
of
gentleman who serves
notice
would

LuiHT

of the

work

cere
sin-

sake.

own

generous patron of music for

He bears his part in the annual
Festival, not for any honor or

lover and
its

is

that he has been

beit might bring him, but cause

emolument
he is honestlydesirous of promoting the
of this association,and advancing
interests

elected

served

three

board

in 1S68.

standard

the musical

city. And

his native

of

cester
it would be difficultto select a citizen of Worwho could more
successfully
represent
Davis.
does
Mr.
than
abroad,
Worcester

LivingstonI3avis is si.xty-four
years

Edward

born here in Worcester, on

twenty-secondof April, 1834. His father

old,for he

was

Davis,

Isaac

Hon.

he

attended

Davis

in

he entered

then took

to

but it was

He

as

that he
practitioner

During the
and

George

in which

year

been admitted

to

was

had

Mr.

sent

was

idea will be

gained,and

that

one,

and

Mr.

Davis

it is not
is social

an

in

correct
inhis

fond of

doing pleasantthingsfor
others. He is one
of the pleasantest
to
men
who can
be imagined,for whether it be
meet
for a moment's
greeting on the curb, a brief
interview

his office,
or

in

call

his home,

at

Davis

Since then

the state senate.

to

publicoffice save that of I'arks

is mentioned
Commissioner, for although his name
no

the

the

field.
political
his work

In

member

however,
opportunityto gratifyat
for
Mr.

of

the

Parks

the

elected

was

once

portionof

member

1SS7 and

in

his taste

has

of the

the land

two

more

included

in

beautiful

our

of the

his interest in this

sincerityof

Mr.

of

corner

uable
val-

is

Davis

time and
member

occasions

two

he

has

been

lay deputiesof the diocese,to

the general convention

of the church.

instead of making
own
great prosperity,
rather to
forgetthose less favored, seems
Mr.
Davis
incentive to the doing of
be to
an
is
well
and
his
known,
liberality
good deeds,
tasteful
though any mention of it is exceedinglydisHis

him

him, for he combines

to

with his other

that of genuine modesty.

good qualities

rare

Davis

Mr.

long been interested in

On

of the four

one

to

years

to the work.

conventions.

Lake
Park, and his additional gift of the
Tower, of which Light had something to say
evias
long ago as last March, are outward dences

Washburn

the

he rendered

of the finance and

standingcommittee of the diocese, and

frequentlyrepresents the parish in diocesan

mission
com-

capacity. His valuable giftof

in that

Protestant

of the

his desire to be

planning and creatingin the artisticworld.

Davis

streets,

chairman

as

Saints

edifice,at

Pleasant

service

All

During the building of

present church

Irvingand

money

has found

Davis

Mr.

his fellow citizens and

to

of

buildingcommittees, and gave much

as

Commission,

of service

warden

senior

Episcopal Church.

portant
imevery year in connection with some
declines to enter
office,he invariably

formed a partnership work.

Mr. Davis has
tive
railwayiron,locomo-

Gill had

W.

Davis

Mr.

the bar, Nathan

to

Davis

he has held

serve

spend his time.

Davis, always a charming hostess,and the

Davis, he receives and entertains them.

nature

citizens

some

he is ready with a free and interesting

occupied the
tlow of
mayor's chair several important publicworks
conversation, and he meets all men
with the
constructed.
Park Avenue
was
were
and the considerate repartially courtliness of manner
gard
and the Soldiers' Monument
on
constructed
which bespeak the true gentleman.
erected and dedicated.
Mr.
the common
was
Davis
is a man
of profound religious
Two
he has been
convictions,and for many
years after he left the mayoralty,Mr.
years

he
was

county bar in 1S57,

the Worcester

not

at

course

ready for examination.

himself

admitted

School, after which

Law

Harvard

the
found

of

public
the High

meet

Misses
The

presidentof the
headed

to

was

elected mayor,
his opponent
the republicancandidate.
Jillson,

was

of the Festival artists at

his house, where, with the assistance of Mrs.

many

council,and

common

years, being
In 1874 he

and
While

in

he was
from which
uated
gradUniversity,
1S54. He began the reading of law

in his father's office and

to occupy

upon

of the

being Clark

the

schools, being graduated from

School in 1850. That same
year
15rown

was

years

was

Mr.

boyhood,

the

known

earlyhistory.
passing through the

Worcester's
While

well

name

to his fellow citizens

him

called

member

movement,

which

invited

obtain political
but his
distinction,
qualitiesof heart and head have

long recommended

so

been

has

dent
presiimportantpositions.In 1865, Mr. Davis

as

Davis

Mr.

Association.

of the

extended

(
who

man

to

hne

many
its Festival

has

twice

married.

His

first

G. Adams, a daughter
Esq., of Providence, K. I.
married
in 1859, and two
the law to
Davis retired from
They were
years
did
later Mrs. Davis died, leavinga son who
with these gentlemen. In
1864, they
iness, board of government for several years before
not
formed
a corporationfor conductingthe buslong survive her. In 1869, Mr. Davis
to
he was
chosen
fill his present position. again married, his bride being Miss Maria
Iron
the name
being made Washburn
Mr.
to
the
the election of
Davis
With
Louisa
Robbins, a daughter of Rev. Dr.
Company, and Mr. Davis, who was one of the
Chandler
of the
Robbins, of Boston.
They have
chief stockholders, served as treasurer
presidencyof the Worcester County Musical
era
Mr.
three children, two
Gill died, and
Association,four years ago, began a new
daughters,Misses Lillie
until 18S2, when
company
in the Association's
Davis, and a son, Livingston
Mr. Davis sold his interest. This business
history. It has already and Theresa
Davis.
been said that Mr. Davis is a patron of music,
but it
at
time immensely profitable,
was
one
manufacture

for the

tires and

must

car

of

wheels- and

be numbered

now

enterpriseswhich

year later Mr.

self
associate him-

the few Worcester

among
have

wife

ical
mus-

time he sang in the choir

Church.
He also sang in the
at All Saints
of the
and was
member
Festival chorus
a
work.

At

sake, and his interest

for its own

has

failed,for the

one

been

in

manifested

in the association

ways,
He
the chorus.
many

lately notablyin his attitude toward

has taken great personalinterest in their work,
which he has manifested
old concern
which had such strengthin days
by being present at
of the rehearsals,occasionally
speaking
many
gone by.
cerning
of
word
a
Since he retired from the iron business, Mr.
praiseor relatingan anecdote conmusician
idle. Indeed,
music he has heard or some
Davis has by no means
been
Steel

Worcester

Works,

are
suspendedoperations,

he

is

have

all that is left of the

business

active

very

which

and

man,

has

many interests which requirehis direction and

He
roads,
attention.
is
largely interested in railand has been
and
Mr.
He

director of the

Albany, Norwich

Vermont

and

Davis
is

National

and

also
director
Bank

has
of
and

Boston

Worcester

banking interests.
the
Quinsigamond
one

of

the

tees
trus-

of the Worcester
County Institution
Savings. He is the presidentof the Rural
CemeteryCorporation,and a member of the
council of the American
AntiquarianSociety.
Mr. Davis was
cester
the firstpresidentof the WorHigh .School Association, organizedin
1886, and while occupying that positionhe
presented to the school a magnificentoil portrait
of George Bancroft.
In politics,
He is
Mr. Davis is a democrat.

for

the

the chorus

in

unites

tends

in

induce

to

such

ways

fulfillthe

to

I)Y

as

of

importanta

so

of the
introduce

the

sing,among
Davis's

musical
the

long chain of golden men.

Who
reach along the ages down
Twelve
From
the divinelychosen
Through all the Saints, who've won the
link perfectedand well-tried
Another

monious
har-

custom

Thursday
musicians

of
and

who

Has

the

Hut

Mr.

Davis's

own

stretches

ripenedunto

let the church

Raise

Ixtter
in

things.
gratefulpraises

strain, that gladdens while it rings.

IVorcesUr, Mass,

Further,
here

friends

because
who marries a man
The woman
is rich, for a title,or for office,
place or
is not
and the man
a virtuous woman,
is
for any such reason
who marries a woman
wretch.
not a virtuous man,'buta contemptible
Robert G. Ingcrsoll.
"

to

people
people of the city,it is Mr.
on
to give a noon
reception,
local
Festival
week, when
come

crown,

earthward from the other shore.

in welded faith and love
One fetter more
before.
Is joined in bliss to thf)se who've
gone
for him, whose life
We
cannot
nioiirn

in the tance
accepidency
positionas the presassociation.

Liddon.

MIUDLIiTON.

In that

incurred
of the obligation
letter,

to

EDMUND

SMITH

of

Davis

Mr.

these,

well
as
spirit,

opportunityof

the Late Canon

On

constant
as

this

at

possiblejealousies,
flow of good

out

have

fellow-citizens.

Now

feeling. In
endeavors

chorus

to

acquirement of the useful and elevating

ful
thingsof life,and in the service of his grate-

Davis, waiting in

the

glad

the

ments
providing refresh-

Mrs.

of

whole, drives
and

is

Light

Hannah

Adams,

Mr.
reviewing the principal incidents of
which
has been so well spent in
Davis's life,

singers. His idea is that it

members

the

the members

entertains

social way,

the

upon

Then,

sea.

Miss

was

Seth

rehearsals, just preceding

and, assisted by
person

the

across

seen,

week, he

Festival

and

companies.

Massachusetts

he may
have
the close of

of

are

he

power,

"

I,I(iHT

he
think of the Worcester
the secretary of the association

To

it would

impossibleas

as

be

has
Munroe
his friends the

newspaper
subjectof

made

not be

that he should

men,

val.
the festi-

with

connection

praisein

wise

by the
by the

the choice made

That
a

shown

was

one

directors

it

Mr.

But

to

honest

was

light under

hide his

its Festival souvenir number

finds in

It

bushel.

favorable opportunity

placehis lightupon a candlestick,

in the
are
it may give lightto all who
to

that

house.
is

There

companionship
gentlemen whose portraits

of the two
number
appear in this
were
and Mr. Munroe

of

Worcester, in the days when

stood
schoolhouses

and

old red

the

the

on

This

both of them.

to

went

Davis

Mr.

Light.

in
schoolboys together

white

They

the

fitness in
special

common.

trifle.
Cole

Alexander

Munroe

21,

just escaped being

father

Charles

was

and his mother

When

he

moved

to

were

In

was

railroad,in
and

for two

the Nashua

he
His

man,

Cole, of Worcester.

Mary

months

his

earlydays

for fifteen fire insurance

Mr.

Lowell.

to

There

he

gaged
en-

for six

occupations,being
employ of the Boston and Lowell
and ticket department,
the freight
months

before consolidation

road, he

He
transportation.

was

was

with

superintendentof

also for three years

in the Lowell post-office.

livingin Lowell, Mr. Munroe
of the High
active part in the work
Congregational Church, being for

an

employe
While

took

been

but
politics,

has

it except when
is

well known

as

friends

1828,

was

interested in musical

has been

he has been

in Worcester.

board

of

trustees

member

Mr.
work

has

has

Munroe

republicanin
he

But

comes.

cester.
any citizen of Worbusiness
friends, church
almost

friends

friends, newspaper
Light

feels it

"

lege
privi-

with the rest.

was

chairman

of

the

Worcester

of

the

Beethoven

He

twenty-threeyears

director of the Old

South

Church.

F.

Mr.

the

organistof
been
a

the
in

friend

C.

Vernon

out to the church

organ recital he went
Butler and tried the excellent organ

Mr.

with

he

When

Whitney,

Mr.
and
of
M.
Southgate
Butler, the 'organistand director
noon's
afterand
after
Church,
Tuesday
Pilgrim

Rev.

of

that church

which

possesses.

He

del's
played Han-

Largo, Bach's lesser G Minor Fague, and

to the great delight
other selections,
two

or

one

of his limited audience.

Miss Evangeline Houghton, of Boston, the
charming lady who fillsthe soprano position
tival
at Piedmont
Church, has been a regularFes-

and

basso

B.

of the Advent, of Boston, has

Festival.
He is
attendance
at the
Church

J.

since

of the Festival chorus ; for

a member
tion,
twenty-seven
years an officer of the associaand for twenty-one years its secretary.
was
For four years of this time Mr. Munroe
Union
of the quartet choir of the
basso
and

Overtones.

of

Munroe
ever

Mozart
Society,
Society, and president of the Worcester
For twenty-nine
Choral Union.
years he has

Church,

as

Mr.
is

time to think about

had

never

to be numbered

of

Perry, and, prior to his marriage,in

hale and
Munroe's
Mr.
father, now

hearty ninetyyears of age,

of the choir of Central Church.

of the

pupils

been

having

mother

and

He

election time

everywhere.

Board of Fire
Fire Patrol.
director of the Insurance
of a musical
family,his
comes
Munroe

father

work,

publicman.

Underwriters

of the Worcester
and

for his musical

Save
not

friends,musical

been
went

that the work

stillbelieves

to receive.

He

in the
largestfire company
and
Globe,
world, the Liverpooland London
the president
heading the list. He is now

treasurer

old, his people

in various
years in the

Mill-

that

man.
Worcester
Rutland
a

Worcester, and here

spent.
1846 he

in

born

Munroe,

three

was

was

1832. It appears

"

cityitselfand

tral
cen-

companies, the

at

bury, August

for

resident agent

and is now
agency
Massachusetts

the

of

business

the

largelyextended

has

Emory

anticipates

"

to the growth of
public schools
age
the undoubtedly high averof the population. Admitting
intelligence

music

these facts.Light

longer

can

region noted, for a century,

the teaching of
to
music

of

in the

continuing of Mr. Munroe has been of so conspicuous a

with the festivals,
character, in connection
hold the positionfor a periodof twelve
to
cal
nine radithe
in
that the generalpublicwill insist upon
meantime,
giving
there
biing,
years,
for the
him
of commendation
a larger
amount
changes in the management of the line.
Having bought,in February, 1873, the large result attained than he is at present inclined

understood

was

its love

labors and the fact of his

Munroe's

in his request,
burn,
of General r,. A. Washthat such notice would
fire insurance agency
retained the agency of the
Mr. Munroe
reallybe againsthis wish, that which friendly
that
been
of
has
October
until
written
line
Providence
year,
times have
pens would many
was
accepted.
reluctantly
when his resignation
allowed to go no farther than the note-book.
Since enteringthe field of fire insurance, he
Light
no
permit Mr. Munroe

he

Because

and

for

was

result of

in

association

the

be

of the

Mr.

forget Wagner.
always insisted,when among
and

opera

back

came

get
for-

would

think

to

with

entered

Festival and

accepted the positionand

Thus
alacrityupon the work.
in Worcester.
to his boyhood home

Munroe, who

Mr.

SecretaryMunroe.

attendant

this week.

Henry Houghton, has

they have been

stantially
subin 1888,he was
retired from that position,
sociates. Mr.
of the good will of his asreminded

and

Mrs.

Charles

been

Her
with

mother, Mrs.
gether
her, and to-

the guests of relatives,

F. Green.

an

Street

several

Mr.

Church

Munroe

is

member

and has been

of the

treasurer

of

Old
the

South
cester
Wor-

Mr.

Charles

senior members

W.

Wilson, who

is

one

of the Festival chorus

of the
and sits

cal
the bassos, employs his leisure in musiamong
CongregationalClub.
had
has latelywritten and
work.
He
and
Munroe
is also musicallyinclined,
printedfor privatecirculation a response, the
has sung most
daughter of P. W. Hill,Esq.
acceptablyin years past, both
Lord's
for
tralto
conPrayer,
in church and on the local concert
platform. text being that of the
Mr. Munroe
was
something of a railroad
paniment.
or
baritone,with organ or piano accomment
She sang at City Hall with the first company
left Lowell, at the induceand he finally
man,
It
is
a
simple,yet
charming
thing,
which
Old
Folks"
ever
Worcester
road
Railof "Father
and
of the Providence
Kemp's
full of expressionand religious
feeling.The
visited Worcester.
Company, to accept a positionas station
rather better
has the courage
of his convic
accompaniment serves
Mr. Munroe
he remained
a
Here
organ
agent at Woonsocket.
Mrs.
Evie S.
is
to
dedicated
tions to a marked
degree, yet is conciliatory than piano. It
year and a half.
has also composed a new
Mr.
Wilson
Cate.
Railroad
and respectfulof the opinions of
in manner
and Worcester
The
Providence
sung
characteristics being
Steamboat
and
the Commercial
settingfor "Rock of Ages," which was
others,his distinguishing
Company
for the firsttime last Sunday nightat the Old
and decision in action,
quicknessof perception,
Company, (afterward the Providence and New
It is written for an alto solo,
of the highest South Chutch.
united to executive ability
York
Steamship Company), having in the
rank.
As the secretary of the Festival
ciation, which was
Assoby Miss Nellie Broadbent, of
sung
an
argument by which a
year 1S5S concluded
and tenor
with
duet, sung
a
ern
of correspondence, Millbury,
New
soprano
York and Eastthe great burden
formed between
line was
B.
and Northern
a strong competition
by Mrs. J. W. Mitchell and Mr. Thomas
planning,and routine work has fallen upon
points,
Hamilton, and single and double choruses.
for the carrying trade between
him, and hard as the work has been, he has
up
sprang
The
sively
composition has unusual merit, and it
never
these points,
slightedit in any respect. He attends
previouslyenjoyed almost excluin the near
and
rehearsals as regularlyas
might be repeated with success
line, and routes via
by the Norwich
any member
Mr. Wilson dedicates itto Dr. William
Mr.
future.
In iS6i the well known
Munroe
Boston or Springfield.
singsnightlywith the chorus.
It has not
about
has requestedLight
"not to say much"
Edwin
Woodridge, of Brooklyn, Conn.
Bynner, who had acted as agent of the
is
but Light
his services in connection
with the Festivals, yet been given to the printers,
called to the
line since '58,
Providence
was
welcome
find a warm
confident that it would
achieved is
success
New
York end of the Ime, and, the competiclaiming that the marked
tion
it
wherever
choir masters
might go.
of a Splendid among
the directors looked
due to the unselfish devotion
being at its height,
and in
is not superficial,
Mr.
Wilson's work
to fill
the
about for a young and energetic
man
body of choir leaders and teachers forming
it well he attains the results of which
his
the
of
enter
field
board
and
the
as
government
doing
general
agent
during
vacancy

He
years treasurer, collector and librarian.
also married, in Lowell, Miss Helen A. Hill,a

of the Providence

line. Their

choice fell upon

Mrs.

connection

with

it
"

to

the

location

of

the

amateurs

often fall short.

IvICi HT
Festival Memory.

this,I may

LIGHT

OWN

NEIGHBOR

SWEET.

he

seat is

And

oh 1 she is

the aisle ;

justacross
Coming, we always
Sweet

as

Sometimes

wheresoe'er

For

The
She

that my

wears

tell what

be blue"

might
I won't

crowd

They
I do

I'llharbor

And

such

no

the

so

Mr.

the

at

or

abilities of

even.
me

Legend"

church

years

is

been

has

a regular
doing the

Journal. Mr. Fernald

on
Tuesday and was
welcome
at once.
He has been having
enjoyablevacation than a good many

made
more

to

Light

see

of voice.
Mrs.

He

the summit

on

is

of Mount

ton.
Washing-

all-around newspaperman.

an

sang

three

acts,
When

Clown," by Waldberg.
will

probably be

Wien

brought

out

entitled

the time, as

of age, and
work

sang
until

concert

of her

phenomenal

seven
years in
the contralto roles at

Francis, Dr. and

Mrs.

and

H. Doe, Mr.

contralto." Mrs.

roe
Mun-

purityand volume of voice,but

declined, since iSSo, to entertain propositions
work.

concert

or

the An

der

mentary
Compli-

notices of her singingat the Linwood

parlors,Pigeon Cove, where she spent
the season
just passed,have reached Li(;ht,

Frothingham, the basso of

the Bostonians, says he has played the part of
Oeorge

the Landlord

and

times that he

apply for

15.

kindred

so

Mr.

Miss

to

W.
Conkey, of No. 25 Sever
has also entertained,this week, her

street,who

Greenfield, and Miss

guest of Col. E. B. Stoddard.

entertained
Patrick Walker was
Mrs.

C.
was

George

.Symphony orchestra will begin its tenth

in Music
hall,Tuesday, Oct. i, public
rehearsal, and Saturday, Oct. ii, concert.
will consist, as

season

The
each series

usual,of twenty-

and

concerts

Henry Hutchins.

are

T.

York

Herald

has

had

man

here

to

Hammond
Mrs.

Ouite

number

of

Mr.

Stewart,

Howard

M.

Ticknor

LuiHT
hopes to find space next week to
print the remarks made by Lieut. Hathaway
at
the recent
reunion
of the City Guards.
They promise decided interest.

A. S. Roe left the High

presented by the Class of 89

Just before
School
with

he

Mr.

was

order

an

selected

has

He

books.

".K:
Co. for

Davis

Putnam,

on

the

J.35 worth

of

"American

Biographical Dictionary,"which

consists of six volumes.

Pilgrim Ladies' Aid Societyis to hold

day
supper" at PilgrimHall next Tuescomed
roundly welevening. All will be most

The

round

"

served with

and
a

reasonable

M.

Miss
New

"

round

"

supper

for

consideration.

K.

Tibbetts, the dressmaker, is in

will return
next week, presumably

and

York

and

Mr.

by

well

"Fall

postedon

styles."

Mrs.

played
pictureswhich have been disduring the
Harrington's window
is a large photograph of music
last July. Worcester
at Detroit
teachers who met
is represented in the group
by Miss
Camillc M. Clarke, who
brought the picture
the

Among

article will make

about

four columns.

exerted

held

Elson

of Handel's

found

firstnames,

by the Worcester

fault with the

spelling

George Frediric,used

management

on

their pro-

people and
Ben

the guests, and

Mr.

to

the utmost

to

Ladd
affair
Davis

entertain

handsomely-servedlunch

from
very
Mr.

to

one

o'clock

two

pleasantparty. The
Emil

Clarence

Fischer,

Eddy,

was

the

artists

Mr.

Mr.

Henry
Whitney

Max
Moranski,
Poole, Miss Mary Howe,
Clementine
Mrs. Jennie Patrick-Walker, Miss
Bloomfield-Zeisler,Mr.
De V'ere,Mrs. Fannie

Bendix,

Mrs.

Mr.

Ivan

Clara

Mr.

Carl Zerrahn

Others

present

J. K. Paine,
Herbert.

Mr.

week

there

home

with her.

assisted in receiving by

were

Mr.

George H. Wilson, the Traveller critic, Mockridge,

of his Festival
very clever joke in one
reviews.
"In
He
Advertiser
yesterday's
says:

local musical

themselves

present were
Beaumont,

his customary
day
residence,Thurs-

gave

street

Saltonstall,Miss -Snelling,Miss
The
Wadsworth, of Boston.
quite informal, and Mr. and Mrs.

house

Mr.

Lincoln.

M.

and others.

son
Barron-Ander-

Miss

their guests.
provided,and

that the

Elm

introduced
Davis

understood

has

Jennie

the Festival artists. Mr.

meet

preparing to give the Festival a big

It is
write-upin the Herald of to-morrow.

this week

L. Davis

his

to enable

noon,

friends

and

New

Edward

Hon.

was

Mr.

Mrs.

the

was

Mrs.

Mr.
and
the guest of relatives,
D. Webb,
Edward
street.
on

receptionat

hearsals.
twenty-four public reand
tickets for
prices of season
Miss
S12 and S7.50, according to

location.
The

W.

in

The

four

A.

Nettie C

Prof. Paine

victualer's license."

season

The

David

Smith

Charles

Frances

J. Shields

Eddy has been the guest of his

Mr. Clarence

many

frequentlyfeels that he ought

"common

characters

Charles

Middleton, Mr. S. B.
Allen, Mr. William
Elkins, Mr. J. E.
George
Dr.
Dr. Rider,
Benchley, Rev.
Leonard
Wheeler, Mrs. Zerrahn, Mrs.
Paine, Mrs.
Morawski, Mrs. Preston I'layer,
Mrs. Edna
Hall and Mrs. E. B. Peabody, of Boston, and
Mr.

Summer,

sister,Mrs. W.

Whitney, of Hartford.
Mr.

Mis.

House

parents, from

theatre,\'ienna.

i;dmund

Rev.

Whitney,

now

retains her

for church

Mr.

A, Smith,
Stephen Salisbury,Mr. William
Col. Kockwood
Hoar, Capt. John S. Baldwin,

of

soprano

Belle Cole's voice is

soprano

George Bullock, Col. E. B.

Stoddard, Dr. George E.

cluding
also present, inlength. the new.spaper critics were
leadingalto in
John P. Fernald, of the Journal; Mr.

the admired

was

Mme.

called,"mezzo

"The

completed it
at

Allen, Mr. C. C.

narrower,

composing another operetta

libretto in

on

D.

Francis, Miss

Church, her voice being styled,

the Old South

Mrs. A.

Stoddard, Miss

is

Suppe

B.

Stearns, Mr. Charles I. Rice, Mr. Charles M.

Bent, Mr. Luther M. Lovell, Mr. Charles G.
Stowell, Mr. B. L. M. Smith, of Whitinsville ;
Mr.
E. N.
Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Waldo
Lincoln, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ward
Greene,

however.
\'on

Mr.

at

During the

Munroe

the Festivals,she

at

as

years
and

account

on

so

which

get ; for he has been at North

has
Conway for six weeks, this summer,
doing
"local" for Among the Clouds, the paper
lished
pubup

engaged

range

men

newspaper

was

more

twelve

and

for the

criticalwork

dropped in
a

He

notice

She sang with her husband

twenty-one
in quartet choirs,^nine years
as
alto,
sustained
the
soprano, being
years

18S0.

her.

from"Tannhauser."

Fernald,of Boston,

festival attendant.

Munroe,

fourteen

at

extended

not
it may
be out of
of the musical inclinations and

continuouslyin church

know

not

with Light's

Mrs.

Munroe

Mrs.

able to do
P.

used

Munroe,

C.

place to speak

she,
to

A.

of Mr.

like that of Heaven.

Golden

John

the music

Episcopal Church.

In connection

supposition!

misses

Save for the books, she would

Mr.

with

is conversant

Butler

in the

knows;

Dear littlesaint ! she likes to go ;

Sad thought ! though fortune so allows
"The

him."

"pose ;'*

to

glory seems

little more

she

intermission

at
means

it in afternoon

And

boys

about

not a concert

Be

else she's wearing

perhaps its pink :

to her through staring.

think she

not

George Frediric Handel

name

rude

seem

all the "nicest"

And

lived ;
will in which

Highland Military Academy,

he will give specialattention to the
where
trainingof students for the singingof church
It is now
an
music.
Episcopal school, and
music

singing ;
inclined.
go a-winging.

to

sure

mind

sirile: I hardly think

his

he

year

die he made

to

came

every

grim
Butler, organist oi the PilJ. \'ernon
Church, has been appointed instructor of

Mr.

the

to

the heart's

thoughts are

'l"hat I could
It

meet,

plays truant

C. Munroe,

Col. and

or
going ;
guilerosebud freshlyblowing !

will not wonder

You

he

wrote

free from

so

say

later advices have been received from

no

Her

that

A.

grammes.

RHYMESTER.

when

MY

in part responsiblefor
Mr.
Handel
spelledhis

am

about
differently

name

BY

As

were

and
Mr.

Mr.

and

Victor
Mrs.

letter has

the voyage
very

been

is in

Roe, who

received

from

Europe, and he says

across

the

we

A.

were

at

S.

"During

the weather

ocean

fine,except while

Mr.
:

was

the Grand

trip of the
arrived at Flushing,which is off
We
season.
the coast of Belgium. September 14, and were
compelled to wait for the fog to clear before
werp
going up the river to Antwerp."' From AntMr.
Roe
to
Cologne, then up the
goes
Banks.

It is said

to

be the finest

and
to
Rhine
Bingen, Heidelberg, Munich
where he planned to witness
Ober-Ammergau,
the "Passion

Play,"September

21.

reaches
goes to Paris, and finally
last week of this month.

Then
London

he
the

Lyreand Voice.

With Reed and

Festival

annual
thirty-third

The

Worcester
Albani

has

number

of

been

not

of
Association

Musical

County

to have

been

It is true

success.

here, but

the work
who

put

been

to

have

pears
ap-

that

had

shown

delightour

sustained

have

with grace and power,

need not
that we
us

them

upon

have

always go beyond the

select

we

for those whom

sea

ears

treated
generously

and minds.
to

We

The majoritywho attend the

far to seek.
Festival hear the great organ playedonly at
intervals and

hand

as

make

it

by

superior

such

no

for
possible

them

As
represented.

being

those

orchestral music,

for the vocal

not intended

were

to do

tions,
selec-

ard
Milligan deficiency,Pinsuti's settingof BayTaylor's"Bedouin Love Song." He also
favorably received for his two numbers
Asra"
and
"The
"Yearnings,"

was

announced,

both from the Rubinstein portfolio.

The recital seemed to mark the line between
rehearsal
preliminary
Last

concerts.

work
it was

year

organ

and

the

regular

Mr.

Frank

Taft

newly renovated
noon
and the making of the Tuesday after-

the
"displaved"

who

recital

than

more

his first appearance,

by way of further atoning for the

and sang,

to

position
fullyappreciatethe greatness of organ comas
it has been given to the world by
But
of the pipe and
reed.
it
the masters
should be said, lest the impression be given
that this \f as not an enjoyableconcert, that it
was
It had a pleasing variety
just that.
and
French, German
English composition

we

have

would

then

made

Mr. Carl DuSt

not

rare

the

artistswho have evinced

intelligent

high order of ability;who

and

I "i HT

10

then

annual

an

feature

proves

very

acceptable.

lightenthe program.
America's
Mr.
doubt
Eddy is without
Work.
Splendid Chorus
that
to be noticed
organist. It was
greatest
better,
The Festival Chorus has never
in person.
The chorus has substantiated the
sung
he kept himself
much
out of the glareas
as
at
first
concert,
Israel down to
night's
perhaps never as well, a
predictionmade for it,from
possible"a very quiet,unobtrusive sort of
it took up
it did on Tuesday evening, when
last night's Elijah.''
as
who playedconscientiously,
appreciated the work, new
man,
Festival audience,
to a Worcester
tendance
It has been interesting
to notice that the atand was
the appreciationof his work
quite
embodied in the Handel oratorio,"Israel
at the Festival has
added
themselves
have
a
composers
certain interest by waving the baton for a time,
and

"

'"

"

been

as

large

as

the

opening sale of seats having lost its

drive people away : and the people
power
have been
there" the real people. We
can

ever,

to

to let it go at that.

content

Because

only slightmention

is

made

after
here-

indicate

Organ

Recital.

Such
Mr.
Clarence
organ music as
Eddy
produced at the recital specially
dedicated to
him and his instrument, Tuesday afternoon, is
not
popular Festival music. The reason
is

perfect master)' of the insUu-

his

Keys

ment.

seem,

and

brain

could

be

to

pushed, stops

to

in

struck,

pedals to

telegraphits wish

to

been said

it has

that organ

the fingers
this out
as

Although

music

is not

ular
pop-

as
though the least appreciative
have
heartily applauded Mr.
its
performance, so apparent was
brilliancyand facility.

music, it seems
must

Eddy's
As

for the

vocal

numbers,

there

the start, when

announced
that Master
at

Munroe

Milligan,the boy soprano, would

As

Master

to

sing

Forbush,
at

who

was

this recital,some

voice which

there

appearedto

of

tone

cated
indi-

come

have been

instances

Such

to

first note
baton

the proper time had arrived, and

be no one so belated as to be
in on the second or third note.

that

ranks of

Zerrahn's

Mr.

chorus.

our

wonderful.

was

known,
There

in the

even

the firmness

Moreover,

no

was

ing"not
waver-

work,
To take up a new
a sign of it.
and ranking with the most
full of difficulties,
oratorio that the chorus has attempted,
tr"'ing
succeed in its rendition, speaks better
and
for the faithfulness
than any criticalapproval
of the chorus, and the training given by the
honored
conductor.

"so

be described
Egypt"may properly

"Israel in

work.

immense

an

as

given in the time

to
for this reason,
goers enough of the work

enjoy it fullyand yet

not

and enter upon

careful selection

very

long to be
Festival concert,

It is too

allotted

and

present
to

to

enable

Festivalthem

to

joyment
pass the stage of enthat of weariness, a

was

made

of the parts

adapted for such a concert.

ions,
the selectWithout
knowledge of who made
it may be said that a glance through the
complete work shows that it was no careless
omitted.
hand that clippedthe numbers
seemed

which

It seems

chorus

work

best

much
to say too
impossible
The
in this production.

for the
Handel

than a mere
chorus is always something more
musical force.
It becomes
an
inspiration,
touching the soul and fillingthe heart with a
which neither preachernor
and awe
reverence
emotions of
poet may hope to produce. The
such music, would, if
atheist,
on
hearing
an
make
an
analyzed and intelligently
presented,

interestingstudy.

Thomas

F.

not

time
a

exactlywhen

obligedto

something

was

highestpraise..The

e.xA most
agreeable disappointment was
appointment
disperiencedwhen Mr. Herbert Johnson was
heard
in
been
heard.
has
This gentleman
Secretary

was

appear.
first announced

alreadybeen retired because of

attack

The

the

came

be

be drawn, faster, it would

quicker succession than the

and toes, take such musical work

of the realm of the commonplace.

ago, had
crack in his

with

Worcester
of which

the

Ruggles Street t^uartet,

and in pleasingconcert

he is a member,

selections.

He

has

never

before

sung

oratorio for us, and he was

hardlyexpected to
himself powerfully
felt. But he kept
make

could obliterate, this

his voice in such good control, and read his
in a particularly
lighted
lines with such grace and iervor, that he deappear came
Miss
first
Howe
However,
Mr. Johnson's
all his hearers.
had the graciousnessto sing Cowen's "Better
"Now
a
number
there arose
was
a recitative,

second
The

command

for Mr.

of those who go for the name

of
spare many
the thing,and spare them every year, if those
force into it and had it not been
he put much
who
appreciateand enjoy these artistic performances, the disturbance
of the tuner, who
for
was
even
in a frayed sack coat or a
the organ,
obligedto attend his tardy patient,
turned black silk, on
Thursday night,may
even
have
during the performance,it would
therebybe inducted into that happy realm of
been
There was
more
no
impressive.
tion
queswhich
reaches up so near
to the great
song
about the likingof the audience.
They
world of better things. No tears for the slow
were
best pleasedwith the Martini gavotte in
sale of seats ; it was
a good thing. The
single
F
major. It is such a bright thing" griseats
thus left at the disposalof the lighterzette-like in its coquettishness,
and simple.
pursed publicwere
readilydisposed of, and
Parker's D major romanza
was
greetedwith
filledwith peoplewho enjoyed the music, and
interest
because it was
the work of
particular
did not feel meanwhile
that they were
being
American
and it is a charming
an
composer"
robbed by speculators.This seat business was
work.
The toccata in B minor, a composition
one
of the most
features of the
satisfactor)'
another of the French
of Eugene Gigout,was
week ; we like to dwell upon
it.
and Mr.
selections,
Eddy could hardly have
The works selected for performance cover
a
failed to do his best in bringingout its excellences,
wide range
of stylesand composers, and it
him.
since it is dedicated
to
The
seems
as
if all tastes
must
be suited. The
with variations and finale,which Mr.
theme,
opening and closing with oratorio of the
selected,
from
Thiele,
for
his
Eddy
closing
grandestsort has a significance,
for it emphasizes
number, was
the most difficultpiecewhich he
the objectwhich the Association primarily
has the appearance
of
played. The score
had ; and itmakes a well-timed reminder to
secured
through a very fine sieve,
spatter-work
that there ought to be some
festival-goers
involved is it. To
familiar with the
so
one
lastinggood gained from the hearingof such
Mr. Eddy's performance could not but
organ,
things.
of the conductor's work, it need not be
inferred that it is not appreciated
and duly
considered ; but there is no
need to say the
same
old things about
Mr.
Zerrahn.
He
belongs to us and to our Festival : he is a
part of it and .shares our triumphs. As for
Mr. Herbert, he has
able
proven himself an agreeassociate for Mr. Zerrahn, and he has
now
made a distinct place for himself in the
Festival scheme.
Light
knows
that the people of Worcester
who contribute most
largelyto the success
of
the Festival appreciateand are satisfied with
the results attained. In the following
pages it
is intended to present,not an
e.xhaustive critical
review, but a plainlywritten, candid summary
of the week s work, no word being said
in malice and
no
praise being given save
where it seems
to be honestlydeserved.
Space
is not
adt quale to bring out all the details
which it would be pleasantto touch upon
in
this writing,but it is thought that no marked
feature has been slighted.

Egypt."

in

"Fantaisie Triomphale,"written
Eddy and first played by him at
the opening of the Chicago Auditorium, was
not the most
of his selections,but
interesting
Dubois

The

cement

no

failure

to

unsatisfactory way.
Land," and

not

for the

of greeting,more
warmly received.

way

performance,but in the
she was
especially,

King,"'but

new

i"The
Mr.

Enemy
Ivan

more

interestingwas

the

air

Said."
Morawski

is well known

to

Festival

LIO

HT

II

wlien
and sprightliness.
If you want
to know
thing
anyabout it as the girlsaid, "Ask
more
a Man
Mr.
Herbert
richness
C.
Popper."
of War," with
Hay, the
played it with great
and was
made
warmly applauded.
and adaptabilityof his voice was
parent. spirit,
apThe
was
the Schumann
closing number
for the ladies who

As

Mrs.

is

"

E.

Mr.

be said.

Lord

in the duet, "The

heard

was

is artistic and

His method

audiences.

he

need

much

not

sang,

had

Barron-Anderson

short

Land
air, "Their
Brought Forth
to elicit no
Frogs,"which she sang in a way
fervid compliment. Mrs. Johnstonespecially
work,
Bishop bore the burden of the soprano
contralto

had

which

the volume

not

would

acceptable,although
to pitchand time.

more

in

have

made

general

it

it

was

true

very

second

The

five movements,
vivace ; molto
and had

part of the

consisted

concert

of

Just
a

finale

the orchestra

as

It has

97.

where
gallery,

best

was

interest than

more

sensation occurred

north

fiat.Opus

the

rendered

andante,

haps.
per-

itsorchestral

and

score,

tenderness

the vocal.

and

fire in

about to begin it,

seats
in the
singers,
in
aged
lady some
way manwas

to fall through a
Mr.
chair.
Zerrahn
the noise
glaredwildlyat the quarter whence
of crashing sticks and moving people proceeded

moralized
at

"

much
Johnstone liishop here sang
than in the "Israel,"and
more
satisfactorily
Mrs.
Clara Poole-King, as the mother, sang
Mr. C. E. Hay's "Oluf"
with great success.
ceived
was
equallywell done, his singing being rewith marked
Miss

call it Miss

To

of the

out

the

that .she seems

Miss

her

Scene"

those

as
artist,

an

Thomas's

Ambroise

seem

may

who

have
"Mad

"Hamlet"

varietyenough to pleasealmost anyone

and to sing it with the e-xtreme
good taste and
\'ere
Miss
execution which
De
displayed is
to be made
effort not
an
by any novice in
The
and
the realm of song.
brilliancy strength
in the high notes
of her tones
was
more

has

marked

than

and

ever,

those

who

knew

the

composer'stongue well enough to follow the

could appreciateher phrasing. The
call
rewas
a
thusiasm
splendid manifestation of the enof the audience over
artistic
a
truly
performance.

text

The

program
overture,

Cade's

had

for

its first number

"In

F'estival appearance,
in the beautiful air,"Waft
Her, Angels,"

entrancingmelody, he sang so sweetly and

with such sympathy that the recitative preceding
was
([uite
forgotten. Later,in the duet
with Miss
De
\'ere, "Again I Find Thee,"
from Aida, he also bore his part well with the

an

soprano.
Mr. \'ictor Herbert
with the
numbers
held
He
of

must
have Ijeen pleased
receptiongiven him when his cello
had been played. Mr.
Herbert
has

the favor
to

seems

wild

at

for

the Festival of i8go

Legend"

the

the

year,

the critics
was

an

stant
in-

However,

performance

with

went

will not quarrel about

we

for

it and

the

that

it.

which

have lost

none

had three numbers,

Bargieland then
"

which

Mr.

easily. In the last

for the

success,

"We

firstpassage,

very

Mr.
ridge
Whitney Mockbitious.
good voice and amMockridge takes life

he

.scene,

with

sang

the
part,especially

most

Alone."

are

If there be any fault proper to be found

with the contralto part, as sustained by Miss
it does not now
Gertrude
Edmands,
present
last is to
speak of Miss Edmands
breath of unqualified
praise.She
popular at once, and all through the

close with
work

respects.

of her part with great

have rot fallen in

the demands

met

of

Those

success.

us

who

Edmands,

love with Miss

as

be

must
artist,

an

of her

singing
The
than ordinary mortals.
more
singing of
to
hold
excellent
"Ur.^uIa" has to be
placewith
able to withstand

of the work.

the remainder
Time"

the charms

rendered

was

"Virgin, Who
Lowly" not less so.

he

won

of his

art

last year and

of pleasing.

playingfirstan
"Petite

adagio

V'alse" of his

Save

for Mr.

Mockridge and

Whitney

Rice, there

1.

Charles

were

the parts,this year.

Miss
the center of attention ind
this

deemed

was

and

she

here.

has

Before

to be

not

Miss

Mary

the

contralto

Mr.

God's

"In
the

Lovest

and

Poor

reallygiven

Sullivan has

finest airs of the

of the

some

Own

exquisitefeeling,

with

work.

whole

I. Rice

Charles

the F'orester'sbrief

sang

part in good voice and with expression.

commendable
chorus
The
singing was

throughout,and despitewhat has been said of

not
are
of the work, we
the wearing qualities
Light"
likelyto tire of hearing "O Gladsome
sent
His Messenger, the Rain," a
"Cod
or

Howe

by

assigns

management

the parts of the various works and the artists

prepare themselves accordingly. If there was
any
she

mistake, it was
was

pleased
glossover

not
to

here.

to

of great good
future before her. She
and
honest criticism,

we

sense
can
seems

and

begin with,
have

some

Nevertheless,
say.
deficiencies. Miss Howe

woman

to

But,

total failure, as

is

not

young

with
ability,

well afford
so

been

need

to

Thursday afternoon concert, and a very

with enough
enjoyableprogram was presented,
of vocal selection to gratifythose who profess
at

sharp-

orchestra,and composers who had been

their own
works, had places
to conduct

The
invited

her powers,
dramatic music

before sung
is told
Howe

the Festival

Orchestral.

was

of

tongued critic that she has no business with

the "Golden
bered
Legend," it should be rememthat

noble finale.

criticism,because

test

Mr.

singers for all

new

not

the

to

for

care

Parker

orchestra.
conducted

his

own

.Miss Gertrude
"Redemption Hymn,"
the contralto
Edmands
again sang delightfully
support.
solo,the chorus givingpa.ssable
in which

had

Herbert

Mr.

with his

distinct success

stringorchestra. The suite has

the
all interesting,
especially
five movements,

serenade

for

Scene," and
Herbert, like Mr.

"Love

dramatic

disposed.The

much

too

D.

J. C.

Mr.

listen

very short,trifling,
trippinglittlething, worst is said when it is noted that she has not
oped
delighted the audience, and then he
great dramatic power nor experience and develprehensively
art in this kind of work.
She reads comgave them something of the same
sort, only
more
Dance" of Popper. When
with precision..She
and executes
so, a ".Spanish
Howe
has a voice of fine quality. Miss
Popper turned the ingredients for it into his
sang
wilt not see it;
hopper,and pulledout the stopper, they came
very sweetlythe pathetic"Thou
I shall lie Beneath
the Flowers of Anothtr
tumbling out ;is if t!icydir'n't care a copper
which got there first. It is full of abandon
and My
Land," and so also, "My Redeemer

own

he is in

and
now.

management

obeyed the behest. They did their duty and

we
simply found that we had too much of the
not
plum pudding,when we
thought we were
being helped largelyenough.
There
is hardly need to review the work
since it is now, presumably, familiar to
itself,
Festival goers.
It is a charming production
in most

sefm

been

Yet in the
things,in Mr. DulYt's way.
beginning,with the trjing accompaniment of
Dufft acquittedhimself splenthe bells,Mr.
didly.

became

of the interest

a.sked

all

We

would

casm
sar-

"piff"

The

have

itself. To

numerous

evening was
assigned for the
nork, and it was
presented,on the whole, in
But here comes
a satisfactory
a
way.
tion
quesWill the "Golden
:
Legend" bear too
?
must
It
be
confessed
repitition
frequent
that it did not seem
to improve on second
acquaintance; the novelty being gone, it appears
some

"p: ff

wicked

the

to

tame

very

Wednesday

that

and

have

to

by the composer.

sing,when

made.

were

"

great

it, and

over

begin

not

intended

It is pleasantto hear

Legend.

of
repetition

Paff" did

was

faint.

Sullivan's "Golden

went

demands

the

his first Worcester

and

audience

Mr. Carl Dufft's "Lui ifer" was

particularly
good, although in the third scene, his song as
Piff and
the friar,"Chanting their Wonderful

"

Highlands," which
was
rendered, without having a
satisfactorily
brilliantperformance.
Mr. Henry Beaumont
had a distinct success
on

Arthur

dead

There
very nearlyso.
thought for the future and

singfullyappreciates. The

from

Golden

order

presented at the Festival,last

was

did

.Sometimes

carried out in

was

The

When

and

themselves

Vere's concert

De

chair

Concert.

but she was

so
emphatically
Tuesday afternoon performance
to deserve having it so
written.

V'ere is

De

heard

Vere's

way,

of the

star

favor.

De

than the occupant,

last restored.

The

Mrs.

not

nor

in the

presentationof Cade's ballad, "The Frland waited, as if to say, "O Lord, how
King'sDaughter," a pieceof brilliant writing,
of a symphony in
more
long.'" The seat was
thoroughly de
having the lightand shadow
a

Decay," at the close of the sixth scene,

of color,
strong enougliin the matter
is the
the equally beautiful "Sweet
to have all
seem
Air With the Budding Haws"
shows
it ought to
the charm
that the score
Death's

was

beginning and ending with a

moderate, andante and religioso have.

intervening. The

noticeable that her voice

but firstof all it was

3, in E

No.

symphony.

lously
Lord," following. It is true that the marvelbeautiful duet, "In Life's Delight, in

finale.

Mr.

his

the

brilliant

Parker,

ducted
con-

work.

own

It seemed

as

if the audience

wished

to

cord
ac-

Johnstone-Bishopthe ovation which

Mrs.

Israel,"for
she could
Now
Tremble, Nature,"
after her recitative
Name," from
and aria, Piaise the Redeemer's
Mount
their plaudits
of ' )lives,"
Beethoven's
to continue during the remainder
seemed
likely
of the afternoon, and the singerhad to repeat
not

command
"

"

"

in the

"

I.I(iHT

tz
a

portionof the ari?.

of the

one

week.

It is

music.
deserved

the first,
and

was

numbers

of

the

K.

week.

encore.

Paine

conducted

his

"

tasy,"
Island Fan-

in this concert.

of Mr.

the air,"Oh,

sang

My Child,"

Meyerbeer's Prophet.''
of

Dvonllc's

Slavonic

Then

dances, from

repeatedit.
FlyingDutchman,"

vision,"which

Fischer

Mr.

came

sang,

change

to

played Reinecke's

which

Miss

the

were

De

the stringorchestra,
introduction to the

and Gillet's "Loin du

of Manfred
Opus 46, closed the concert, both being delightful
fifth act
in them.selves,and through the execuIn
the former, the united
Bal."
strings
tion
in a wonderfully pretty
of the orchestra,which
Mr.
Zerrahn
softened things down
seemed to work up to its best pitch.
it is just what
but the "Loin du Bal"
way,
Altogether,to dismiss a great deal of fine
the title indicates
"caught" the audience,
orchestral work in a phrase which space
until they got it.
and they pleaded for more
pels
comto be brief,it was
of the best of the
to care
one
especiallyfor the
Nobody seemed
whole series
Mrs.
of concerts.
and
aria which
Italian
recitative
heavy
"

"

Wagnerian
The

brilliantprogram
all

evening

was

after the

concert

Night.

arrangedfor Thursday

that could
at

was

an

be

end, there

people in the hall who could

honestlysay that they had
concert

with

upon

awe

these, and many

even

were

few

heartilyand
enjoyed a
this one.
is
Wagner
the
by
non-musical,but

than

more

looked

wished, and

of them

attend

the

certs
con-

were
enthused without realizregularly,
ing
that the great composer
who has furnished
the clever newspaper
paragraphers with so

to the

"Song

singing much

the chorus

not

never

the

the

cert,
con-

than

most

better

enjoyable artists night

for some
we
time,
recall,
partlyso because the audience
which
about

and

least

at

"

The

Piano

last vocal
Bell

I ndian

it when

sang

Soloist.

her

Miss

to
never

firstmovement,

Lohengrin,and after the orchestra had broken

the ice with the preludeto the third act, the

the

chorus

rendered
The

act.

same

the "Bridal Chorus"

music

did

not

move

from

the

with

the

great rhymthic precision that such a chorus

ought to give it; but when Miss De Vere sang
"Elsa's Vision"

from

the audience

an

to

and

powers"

the firstact, she aroused

appreciationof Wagner's

her

English,which made
and gave
to

Mr.

it still

those unread

She

too.

own,

more

in German

sang

acceptable,
an

nity
opportu-

judge of her splendid phrasing.

to come
sure
out
Mockridge seems

top, and

when

the

on

he

me
sang the "Lend
your
Aid"
recitative and
aria from
Gounod's
"Queen of Sheba," his excellent rendering

aroused

great enthusiasm.
there
Fortunately,
have been very sensible audiences,as regards
that everj one
so
was
encores,
glad to have Mr.

Mockridge singagain. The visiting

artistsare
probably convinced by this time that they do
to
not [need
bring an armful of encore
pieces
with them.

One

or

two

answers

week.

very well for the

version of Bayard

Mr.
Mockridge sang a
Taylor's "The Violet Loves the Mossy
Bank."
It is curious
to
note, regarding
Bayard Taylor,who mourned because he was

not famous
a pott, that the words
as
of two of
his poems
have been sung this week.
Max
Mr.
Bendix
agreeable
played an

andante

and

vivace

for violin and

and

displayedonly
harping upon.
The

quintet from

from

Moszkowski's

orchestra, in C, Opus
minor
"Die

certo
con-

30,

defects,not worth
Meistersinger"was

allegro,
yieldsin interest to the
in every bar,and
which is delightful
larghetto,
vivace with which the conthe gracefulallegro
certo
to
ends givessuch finish
it as arouses
all
of

response

great

emotional

human
force.

artist,and

nature

Mrs.

to

work

Zeisler is

played well yesterday

afternoon.
the keys, she
Bending low over
seemed
anxious that they should have justthe
in the easiest passages.
She
righttouch, even
has not
the Spanish abandon
and music of
motion which
marked
the playingof Terese
Carrefio

ago, but her energy is no less

while her concentration is greater.

year

in amount,

phrasing

Her

she

something delightfulto

was

note, and her estimation of values in lightand

shade.
It must
be called one
of the brilliant

performances of the week.

Notwithstanding
a
for a further exhibition
long-continueddemand
of her
the pianisteexcused
powers,
herself from encoring.
The
afternoon's
began with the
program
Cherubini
an

overture,

Medea,

which

seemed

appropriate prelude to the orchestral music

farther

on,

purityof
with it a

and

after that Mr.

Herbert

son
John-

Walter's

the hands

at

in

down

the orchestra,with the brass

trille

This

is the most

gorgeous

music

given

flaws.
as

ever,

perceptible

had

honest

She

has

the

could

of

one

ling
roughest handchance

her, which

over

person

Howe.

American,

of those whom

judgment

and

true

people,has

own

our

suffered

has

amiable

so

shrink from.

ever

two extremes
praise welloverdone, and merciless, cutting
criticism. But to "slaughter" Miss Howe
in
print until doomsday will not take from her
"

but

voice

her

nor

is

There

call for this absurd

no

wreck

of

her

hole with

The

attempt

writing. We

stringon

great

believe

of her critics

some

the inside.

closed with the "favorite

concert

"

thoven
Bee-

symphony. No. 7, in A, in which

orchestra excelled, particularly
in tempo
expressionin the third movement.
The
A

Glorious

to

the proposed

on

It is not

career.

It

art.

gainthat.

must

profoundityof criticism

criticism ; it is not manly

Miss Howe
will yet make
seek

honest

giveher experience- she

not

the
and

Elijah.

thusiasm
drenching rain could not dampen the enof the people who sang or the people
listened,last night."Elijah"was
sung, it

who

seemed,

as

before; the great work made

never

as

splendida climax to the week's work as could

be asked or expected. The chorus
took hold
of the

work

at

the

start, and

faltered

never

during the entire performance. The

at

were

their best,save

Bishop, who

ill

soloists

for

unfortunate

and

deserved

Mrs.

great
credit for her plucky fulfillment of her part.
The

was

oratorio

Festival
how

is

audiences

the various

familiar

so

that to do

special parts

is superfluous,
because
than

The

to
more

were

Worcester
than tell
sustained

the details of the work

fixed in the minds

are

e.xtreme.

headstrong,very satisfactorily.
The
four highlypicturesquemovements
of
Rubinstein's "Bal
Co.stume "delighted everybody.

same

was

concerning Miss

woman,

young

rightdirection. His dramatic singingis proving

and it is
satisfactoryin large measure,
pleasant to hear that fine voice in something
beside the tiddledy-winks
which the Ruggles
Street
Quartet has to sing frequently. He

"

freer from

or

there the

was

which
finfeh,

new

closing word

This

it more

sang

tone

once.

from
Die
prize song
Weistersinger,"
(Wagner again)and he could
not
of
the
complain
attention paid him.
It
that Mr. Johnson is striking
out in the
appears
sang

years

song

clearer

out

The
and

of

uine
gen-

Howe

sneaking blade
is well adapted
voice, and her high notes

Howe's

establish

the orchestra refrainingfrom drowning

the delicate passages, as it has not always
done, left littlefurther to be desired.
The Wagner started in with selections from

Lakm^."

here, two

came

The

armor.

rang

at

out

"

one, for Miss

new

thrust

opportunity to

no

beneath

can

and

But yesterday she improved upon

the
ago.
former rendition so decidedlythat there is left

much

the star of the Friday afternoon concert.

was
fun, providedthe best part of their entertainment.
the Chopin concerto
selection was
for
The chorus looked its prettiest, Her
pianoforte and orchestra, in F minor. The
any rate, the artists were
"away up in G,"

not

Miss Howe's

was

Delibes's

first she

the pianist, her wonderful

Bloomfield-Zeisler,

Fannie

number

Song,"from

selection is

The

silly meant,

not

was

encores.

Mrs.

versa.

set

the

was

music

at

begining.

It

was

Dance

Evening
and

distinct,

so

displayedfor the most part.

judiciously
is a strong feature,
and from the
of a pageant it softens to the sensubrilliancy
of an
in the dance, and vice
amour
ousness
and

at

and the march

Star,"from Tannhauser"
closed the
chorus, "Hail Bright Abode"

duringthe week, and

and yet necessary one

the sevto the other are
eral
that it is hard to name
the
movements,
best. The drum music was
something novel,

"

his

Poole sang so well.

Mr. Fischer sang

the orchestra

lightful The
de-

next

selections.

Wagner

"

Two

duet,"Like

and

led the rest.

Vere

"The

from

overture

the

well,though those

De

Miss

recalled and

were

The
and

and

Fischer

They

for the firsttime in the

heard

was

voices blended

The

Vere

Miss Edmands
from

of Miss

and it is difficult
loftyand inspiring,
Bishop sang itwell,and fully great basso

a graceful pieceof writing,

full of shifting
expression and sallies of melody. He
the third composer
to figure
conductor
as

was

with great success, the voices beingthose

ridge,
MockDe Vere, Mrs. Poole, Messrs.
Beaumont
and
Fischer, and here the

sung

Mrs.

her

John

This

Beethoven

two,

of all who

have

heard

once.

showed
excellent judgmanagement
ment
the assignment of the parts and the

in

balance

of the

quartets

was

gratifyingin the

Fischer's
splendid bass voice had
heavy part of "Elijah" in which to
It is
its
and
display
flexibility
power.
it reached
hard to say justwhere
its highest
but
there
could
be
more
efficiency,
nothing
Mr.

the

God of Abraham."
Fischer's funny little bows were
the delight
He
of the audience.
had them to make
often,
too, for the warmest
appreciationof
his work
was
manifested.

impressive than the "Lord

Mr.

1^1(1 MT
who

Beaumont,

Mr.

began by singingone

y
have been,

of Letters.

In the World

they have contained much

useful
difficult recitatives in the whole
of the most
knowledge, and it is doubtful if any honest
held his own
well
work with great expression,
be urged against them.
can
objection
They
Dr. Oliver Wendell
Holmes
was
asked recently
Mr.
a
Johnson was
to the end, and
good
are
too impossibleto tempt a boy to imitation
to name
his own
price for an "original
second in his lighter
and
part.
yet highlyinstructive in many ways. The
clined
poem" for a leading Boston daily; but he denot a difficult part,but
Mr. Morawski
had
wise Frenchman's
latest story of travel and
to be a party to the projectof suffering
he lent strengthto the blended voices.
"C.-esar Cascabel,"relates the exadventure,
periences
a special number
to outdistance all competitors,
There was
no
lingeringinquiry as to Mrs.
of a traveling
show, consisting
of M.
etc.
He
did, however, ask the little
t
o
the
Casar
Jennie Patrick-Walker's ability sustain
Cascabel, acrobat, and his family,together
daughter of the editor who interviewed him on
with their horses, dogs, parrot, and
leadingsoprano, after her first solo,and she
the subject,
if she had brought her "autograph
well supported. Mrs.
Poole
was
nificently,
magThe
which
sang
monkey.
travels about in a
show,
album along." She had not, and her father
and

of the

one

sacredly impressive songs

conceived, she shone

ever

in the Lord,"

in the air,"Rest

most

lent

Barron-Anderson

at

best.

her

valuable

in

aid

mingled voices.
The trio of angels, Lift Thine

numl)ers

Mrs.

the

for

"

Eyes

to the

of these numbers, and

one
Mountains," was
son
ladies, Mrs. Walker, Mrs. Ander-

the three
and

Mrs.

Poole

sang

pathos. They

and

it before

the

it with great

ness
sweet-

obliged to

were

audience

would

peat
re-

say

"enough." The quartet and chorus, Holy,

Holy, Holy," brought out the great chorus as
in one
of
a background for the artists'voices
The unaccompanied quarthe best numbers.
tet,
other
Cast Thy Burden Upon the Lord," is anpiece of wonderfully effective writing,
"

suggested that

success

was

scored.

chorus,

"

answer.

that and

the

on

crescendo, with
forte, there came

copyrightlaw.

He
intends forming what may
authors' trust, formed
of authors
and the L'nited -States.
France
England,

be called

Francisco

its way

on

to

their home

in

suggests that books

He

desire

to

their

how

an

extend

shall

the

be

which

over

where

describe.

little red

house

of

some

copyright

States

collaboration

in

invent and

Hawthorne

wrote

United

written

to

The

authors

was

American

some

It

writer.

makes

no

ence,
differ-

claims, how little of the book is

written
Therefore, he
by the American.
would have an English author, when he desires
he

his books
to

to

get the benefit of American

make

combination

with

right,
copy-

author, by which

small

would

Bunner

of his books

and

put

have

his

Lenox

who

able

are

his

few touches

to

attached

name

was

cently
re-

thorne
correspondentsays Hawvisited here by Longfellow,his
Bowdoin
ville,
MelCollege,Herman

G. P. R. Jones and Fannie Kemble, who

lived in the vicinity.There
residents of
are

of the

amount

be written

Aldrich

or

at

works,

remember
tell of

to

the novelist

the rambles

well,and

which

he and

ican
Amer-

an

by him, and he would

ican
filethe book
for copyrightas being an Amerlaws.
production,subject to American
to
claims
lose
Thus
now
Haggard, who
thousand
dollars a year because he
twenty-five
could have
not get an
American
can
copyright,
book

classmate

Lenox, Mass.,
fortyyears ago, and

near

lived

his best-known

burned.

with

one
as

orchestra

the

San

York, whence M. Cascabel, having made

to take
his party to
snug fortune,proposes

erable
ven-

"

up

from

starts

van,
New

in I'"ance. Before they get far on

journey,they are robbed of all their
the proprietor,
so
who
is the most
earnings,
a
poet's characteristic signature on
of men, proposes
optimistic
to return
to France
preciousbit of paper, while her father,like
by land, crossing on the ice to the Russian
Hubbard's
Mother
dog, got nothing.
possessions,and from thence on until they
reach France.
They give their entertainment
Walter
Besant, the English novelist (according
on
the journey,during which
they meet with
to
a
a
cablegram), has formulated
such adventures
as
only Jules\erne knows
to
scheme
evade the
by which he proposes

in attack

its last

would

paper

with the final lines of

laws

and flexibility,
never
night'sperformance,and the
equalled
opening appeal, Help, Lord," was
only by the closing pa?an, "Then Shall Your
Light Break Forth."
We
profess to be able to find very littleto
criticise in this renderingof
Elijah. It is
of the passages of
possibleto say that in some
the "Priests of Baal" the accentuation might
It was
have been sharper; but let that pass.
a splendidperformance.
Something that pleased a great many people
happened at the end. Just as the chorus
the final number, a few
began on
people
While the singerswere
began to go out.
away
The

excelled

pieceof

know

you

away

"

and here another

the
any of my poems?" was
next
question. The child did ; she knew the
"One-Horse
Shay" by heart; and she came
"Do

friends used
literary
Hawthorne

but

loved

tired of

grew

winters,and
part of the

the

to

take

the

over

try.
coun-

in the summer,

Lenox

boisterous

Berkshire

after returned to the eastern

soon

state.

The

rapid rise and spread of the newspaper

Japan,consideringthat not a single
journalof any kind existed there twenty-five
press

in

of the

years ago, is one

most

remarkable

facts

served
literarypartner, then all rightscould be reMr.
at double
in the historyof journalism. Japan now
silence.
sesses
posand
Haggard would
get royalties.
Zerrahn
had dismissed
the chorus abruptly
a
2000
greater number
newspapers,
author
Each
German, and French
English,
The
and taken a seat, facing the audience.
than either Italyor Austria, more
than Spain
could choose a literary
partner, and so, pracand Russia taken together,
and twice as many
people comprehended, and a great burst of
cally,the benefit of international copyright
have
been
went
must
It
comfortable
unas
the
whole
continent
of
.'\sia.
applause
up.
of the
could be enjoyed without the passage
for the goers-out. When
the last
bill recentlydefeated at Washington.
Guy de Maupassant was Gustave Flaubert's
Mr.
had gone,
Zerrahn
turned to the chorus
favorite pupil, and for seven
rendered
and the final number
without
years studied
was
and
A melancholy author
went
to Dumas
each week
writingat the feet of his master;
a
interruption.It was
magnificent rebuke,
hundred
raise
three
moaned
that if he did not
ject
subFlaubert would
a
give his young disciple
given in Mr. Zerrahn's grand way, and the
coal-smoke
have to charfrancs he was
afraid he would
for an
audience had an unexpected topicof converessay or a piece of descriptive
sation

himself

as

they passed out and

down

and

his

two

children.

the stairs.

writing,and

when

the work

was

done

it was

rumaged his coffers at once, but could

icize
to
submitted
Flaubert, who would then crit"But I must
find only two
hundred
francs.
quently
the style to pieces,and freand tear
are
the littleones
have three,or I and
lost,"
the
whole
rewrite
thing.
sing his youth'spart in the Elijah, no disappointments,
suffocate
said the author.
"Suppose you only
cessful
sucnothing but straightforward,
first used in this
yourselfand one of them, then," said Dumas.
The word county was
work.
Let us be satisfied.
country in,January,1638, and applied to the
Rev. Dr. Talmage receives j!i5,oooa year
as
settlement known
Augusta Carolina,now
The
first strictlyAmerican
flag was
from his Brooklyn congregation,
$12,500 from
called St. Mary's County, Maryland.
hoisted over
Feb.
the Capitolat Washington,
his
of
mons,
serfirm
a
for the advance
publication
of over
France receives a yearlyrevenue
ufactured
flagshaving been man24, iS66 (all-previous
ligious
and $6,500 for his contributions to a refrom
English bunting). The flag
$50,000,000from its monopoly of the sale of
the
on
he earns
besides what
journal,
two
About
tobacco.
was
pounds per inhabitant
twenty-one feet flyby twelve feet hoist,
lecture platform and
from
general literary are consumed
made by the L'nited States Bunting Company
yearly there.
if he traded his
He
work.
would
lose money
of Lowell, Mass., and was
the gift of the
Walled
up in the cellars of a brewery at
income for that of the presidentof the United
Hon. Benjamin F. Butler.
not
there

"

Dumas

So the Festival ended, no promises broken

for even
Tommy Milliganarrived in time to
"

"

"

"

"

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Address,

Arthur

for,illor

Mara

not

RESIDENCE

DESIRED.

IF

No.

that she

leaving

room,

without.

sing

On

in

14

special

SQUARE,

SALISBURY

BUILDING.

TEACHER ofPIANOAND ORGAN,

5

and

At

to

STREET.

Miss M.

and

i'.

m.

A. PUCHARD,

officer

Teacher

'

of

Piano.

of dragoons

by the king

between

Home

in

appointedtime, a
an

SHEPARD

the

might as well
theless
sing; never-

company
announced
that

He

commissioned

been

LINCOLN

Miss Fannie H. Smith,

the

to

not, she must

remained
at home

Mara

her

formed in sightreading, with

attention given to children.

Classes

sums

Paul

was

appear.

hours before the

Two

entered

he

ADDRESS,9 WEST STREET.

had

take her,

dead, to the theatre. "But you see I

bed, and cannot get up," remonstrated

or

"In

that

case,

I must

take

the

reply. Bathed in tears, the

herself ready,and proceededto
singer made
the
theatre, making
her
ever,
mind, howup
that

the

she

to make

as

Mr.

could

she

bed, too," was

of Piano,

teaching October

resume

PIANO TEACHING.^^
AT

fickle temper

the

or

Czarevitch, afterward

the vocalist.

Teacher

sea

carriagestopped at her door, and

am

Bemis,

L.

the

king sent her word

alive

Addison

Street,

public.

Berlin, Mme.

Mme.

School of Music,
Main

HUBBARD,

"^A7"illiarri

Teacherot Singing
and Piano.

morning of the day fi.vedfor the performance,

recover,

ALLEN'S

D.

that fabulous

opera given in his honor. She pretended

be ill,
however, and informed the management

the

elevator.

B.

Street.

MISS H. L. ELLSWORTH, M

in the

tour

an

to

Street, Monday,

LESSONS

offered,but the diva, it is said,fears

been

First,was
in

another

is understood

It

Craig-y-Nos,

to

gone

made

to

of the American

ANDERSON

MR.

Patti

further tempt

to

Bldg.,45^ Main

Abbey has

E.

Henry
States.

ON

September,

People'sSavings Bank

Toli-li.

E.

-iS

amateurs.

have

M;onday,

23

M.

ISTo.

was
informallydedicated, Aug.
operaticperformance in Welsh by

an

to induce
WILL

iTo.

MISS

RESIDENCE,

HER

castle,Wales,
22,

TEACHER t OF i SINGING
4-

AT

Craig-y-Nos

at

CLARK,

INSTRUCTION

YOCflL

%'
house

opera

new

M.

I'ujiilof Geo. t.. Osgood,

"1* liustoii.
Is prepared to receive pupilsfor

their home.

Boston

Patti's

ST.

Instruction privatelyor in classes.

Ben

pianist,has recently
engaged to a handsome
sian
Rusyoung
His
lady, living in Odessa, Russia.
marriage will take place next
in
summer
In the meantime, Mr. King, who is
Odessa.
in Vienna, will devote
now
time
his
to study
with Leschetitzky,
who
is a great celebrity
in
Mr. King and his bride will come
Europe.
to
this country at the end of August, 1S91, and

PhysicalCulture,

and

RESIDENCE,

HEK

AT

College of Oratory, Boston),

Monroe

King, the

become

Harmony,

teaching, Sept.

resume

Rudolf

Mr.

OF

CAMILLE

Miss

his

Grand."UprigM

would
sing in such manner
tion.
majesty repent his determina-

Through

the first act she persistedin

but as it then occurred to her that
Grand
Duke
would carry away
a
poor opinionof her powers, she changed her
tactics,and sang with a brilliancy
which
tonished
asand delightedthe royalvisitor.

J. Bassett,

this scheme,
the Russian

TEACHER ^^ OF ^^ PIANO-FORTE,
RESUME

WILL

TEACHING
SEPT.

13

SIOND.A^T,

29.

Oread.

IPla-ce.

C. p.

Teacher
Will

ROOM

resume

-4-Has*resumed*teaching.4"-

of ^ Music,

Instruction

LELAND'S

AT

Mrs."George*M."Bassett4-

nORRIJON,
after Sept.

MUSIC

Residence, 3S Clifton

-4-27*Wellington*street.
The
emin
to and

i.

STORE,

TflXE5

Street.

Mrs. Batchelder

Office

of

No.

Worcester,

HAS

OPENED

HER

PLEASANT
AND

STREET,

5, ODD

MISS

ROOMS

FELLOWS'

BUILDING.

EMILIA
TEACHER

AT

ROOMS

WHITE,
OF

71
3,

C
12

Treasurer,
tv
)
City H.U.
j
Mass., Sept. 24, 1S90. )

Amount,
$2.00 each.
Interest

List

for

1890has

11,221,945.84;
rate, $15.60per $1000; polls,

the r^te of seven

will
per cent, per annum
be charged onall unpr-idtaxes
fromand
after FRIDAY,
the loth of October, 1890.
Summonses
will Be issued
on
Wednesday. October
15th, to all persons whose
taxes
shall then remain
paid
unsuch taxes
shall have not been paid on
; and in ca-e
before October 31st, togeth r with
or
accrucil
interest,
and
cents
each
t-cfcnty
the undersigned
for
summons,
will proceed to collect the same
according to law.
Office hours from 9 a. m. to i
from 2 to 4.30
p. m., and
at

Singingli^lHlPiano,
''"

28

LINCOLN

SQUARE.

sold in all

art

privateand

Notice
is hereby given th.t the Tax
been committed
to nr.e for colle,.ti n.

recognized st indard
ntlythebestinstruments
centres

Pianos
of the world, prede exported
at nresent
m
the globe,ptefe red for

of

by the greatesthvins artl-ts, and

publi:
hundreds of others,by Richard Wajendorsed,among
Liszt.
Franz
An on
Rubinstein, He. tor Berlioz,
ner
Fehcien
Amb
David. Charles Gounol,
1 "omas,
01
e
Theodore

use

A.

Thomas

Dreyschock. ^Steplie.l
Helle

Henselt, Alfred Jaell,Joseph Joachin, Rafael

Adolph
Kosen'hal, Ca.I
Lonral
losetty, Moriz
B.aermani,
A.
Leschetizky, Franz
Rummel,
Marmontel,
S B Mills, J. Mocheles,
William
Mason,
Ni^hola
Albert
Rubmstein
C
Saint-SaenN
Niemann,
Anton
and by
Seidl, W. Tauber-, Rudolph Wilmers,

Ansorge, Theodore

Mesdames

Annette

EssipofI",Anna

Me

hg-

Mari'=

Krebs, Adele Aus der Ohe. Adehna

Patti
Etelka GersTeresa
Titiens, Parepa Rosa, Minnie
Hauk, Emmi
f annie Bloomfield Feisler.

ter

Juch,

C. L. GORHAM " CO.,

SOI.E

DEALERS,

"'"

Treasurer

W.
and

S.

BARTON,

Collector of Taxes.

454 Main Street,

Mass.
Worcester,

V7
E. Tibbetts,

M.

Miss

Women

DRESS i MAKING i PARLORS.

Costumes
and Evening
BridalOutfits
SPECIAtTT.

MADE

23, Knowles

Room

Take

Building.

"Nellie

to

ST.
527 MAIN
investigate the Improved Tailor Rule
of
Cutting, so called from the method

System of Dress
to
measuring and draughting. Pupils have free access
ing
workfor themselves the practical
to see
the work-rooms
tion,
Each
of the system.
pupilwill receive specialattenlimited.
time not
Sole

WALCH,

F.

L.

MRS.

TAUGHT

"AGENTS

Proprietor.

FREE."

^"ART NEEDLEWORK AND STAMPING^ITo.

Done

on

Order.

to

S. M.

Goods

furnished.

Instruction given and material

commission.
MRS.

Needlework,

Fine

Embroidery,

Work,

Mexican

Street,

"''v^T'aln.-u.t

lily"has made an arrangement with

publishersof the east to write

serials for three

And

sold

The

what

principleof dressto understand

every
cutting should call and e.\amine the various modern
in use ; the King of Squares,the Buddingnow
from

Prices

Five

Time

pupilthoroughly taught.

Every

S.

A.

S.

Dollars.
not limited.

B,

236 Main

Street.

is

Tolstoi, who

gusted.
get? Dis-

S^

of them

most

nR5.

beautiful

to

attempts

musicians.

are

RoutiiH

of

Virot,the

Mme.

in the

romance

MRS.

making patterns and liningscut to

Kellogg-French Tailor System.
cutting,making and draping. Teaching

cutting and

Agents

desired.
at residence when
Room
for Circular.
17 Clark's
Street,Worcester, Mass.
M

S.

F.

E.

wanted.

Block,
Y

S O

492

pleased

NEW

DRESSMAKING * ROOMS,

No.
Perfect

new

Let

hat

straw

that's

trimlylined

a
a

Send

The

Main

husband

with

green,

"Gay.

whose

poet

was

St., Richmond

satisfaction guaranteed and

:it her

Block.

pricesreasonable.

MEDBURY

"

GOFFE,

as

DRESSMAKING

ROOMS,

-:-

historyof
No.

MAIN

274

E.

IVIRS.

STREET.

PELTON,

J.

Misses'

Children's

and

herself

bonnets, and her

to

Dressand Cloali
Maker,
No.

Pleasant

54

and sculpture. One

Eugenie passing down the
that
in a shop window
bonnet
being a remarkable composition.

FLAT

Take

4.

Mass.

Worcester,

Street,

bric-a-brac

to

saw

a
as

Elevator.

Hats My
Trimming

Specialty.

In a short
the rage.
shop to the Rue de la

became
instantly
removed

time she

Paix,

near

Virot

was

her

Worth, and

to

mentioned

as

in

one

his wife, \'irot became

of

noted

noisseur
con-

that

in all
and knowledge, especially
taste
pertainsto the Renaissance.

M.

Mrs.

probably

of Mrs.
establishment
Boston, on

the

From

bric-a-brac,his wife sharingfully

in his

Edith
owns

real

estate

than

Line

Choice

of

""*

Novelties
B.

\V.

Crocker

of

29tliand 30tli,
Sept.
Mondayand Tuesday,
Mass.
At 39 Pleasant
Worcester,
St.,

Orleans

of New

Howcott

more

open

Parisian

Latest

Including

opportunitygiven by the

wealth

will

niLLIMERT,

few years Mme.

of the millionaires

With

she

that

Announces

of Paris.

the

MRS. JEANNE M. CARR,

the bonnet-maker

and

for the bonnet

sent

Virot

in

I Make

friends

wife devoted

struck her
She

words
are
stood
evidently underquoted above
wellmuch
a
how
the
enhances
trimmed
hat
face.
beauty of a woman's
The

her

meet

day the Empress

N.

wear."

Peggy

to

Main

233

The

locksmith, with
poor young
she established
passionfor art and sculpture,
side street.
on
a
small business of her own

street

"My

S. STEWART

U'

girl as
when
a
began her career
young
liner
assistant to Laure, then the most famous milM.
in Europe ; but after marrying

fit perfectly
by the
in

9,

STREET.

Will

milliner in Paris.

famous

most

and

MAIN

288

She

Virot, who

lessons

--^
Dressmaking
Parlors,

herself all indulgences,

buying the

is much

There

mnvjoi\,

father's ideas

her

out

carry

Mass.

n. c.

^^

girl of eighteen,

attractive

an

Street,

Worcester,

DressCutting
Worcester
Academy.
Dress

IF'leasa.ja.t

bate.
re-

far
so
cheapestof clothing,and imitating,
the habits of the earlyChristians.
possible,

Fifteen

to

DRESSMAKING.

she
and
no

is unusuallyfond
accomplished woman,
but, to please her eccentric
society,
husband, she bravely denies herself social
pleasures,and acts as private secretary to
makes
the novelist. She
type-written
many
copiesof those of his works whose publication
in Russia
is prohibited,and these are sent
friends.
through the mails to their numerous
They have nine children,and all of the family
and
converse
fluentlyin English, French

who

wish

Babbitt,

PARLORS:

and

Russia, and

KEYES.

L.

ARTISTIC

of gay

School.by denying
DressCutting
systems
ton, and others.

first year

readers

her

do

Countess

oldest child is

All who

The

years.

dollars; the second

gets ten thousand
third,fifteen thousand dollars each, and

Elevator.

L.

Mrs.

of the Hash

one

**WORCESTER DRESS CUTTING SCHOOL*-*

Ladies wanted

of the World.

any

She has in her own

other Southern
woman.
blonde
a
are
you
rightover 50,000 acres of selected timber-lands
hat
I can
make
a
brunette
and is stillbuyin Louisiana and Mississippi,
ing.
that will be becoming to you.
has just completed a purchase of
She
I have
at 638 Main
St., 6,500 acres of hardwood and cypress timbera store
of pine in
land in Louisiana, and
is quite a
1,000 acres
which, of course,
Texas.
distance up town, but by paying
tor
do work
low rent I can
lower pricesthan stores farther

Whether

SUPERFLUOUSHAIR CAN BE

or

THAT ROCKING CHAIR

down

permanently eradicated by

That

25c.to 75c.
Hats,
Trimming
from 50c.to $2.00.
Bonnets

her friends

new

Bring

you
cover

had

have

so

long

ladies nothing to
ideas.

get my

save

BELLE

E. PROWN.

1 1

a. m.,

ML
STRKBT,

ruin.

Mrs.Dr.Wm.Lee
3.'I9 Main

Burnside
Room

Main

other

to 4 p. m.

PROCTOR,

needs

it from

it to

271

9 to

H.
SUMMHR

to

injury, There is now no

a
growth of hair to remain
personal beauty and to make
also permanently reMoles
moved.
are

or

allow

her

mar

unhappy.

Hours:

HASS " MONTAGUE,

It will cost

lady to

for any

her face to

upon

IVIiss

town.

call and

scarring

No

Process.
excuse

the

NEEDLE

ELECTRIC

Street,

AND HAVE A NEW COVER PUT ON IT.

St.,

Building,
5.

Office hours:
21.30;

2
10.

q to
Sun5. days,
30 to 3.
to

WORCESTER.

MASS.

LI^HT

1"

Facts for Fall Fashions-

and Bonnets.

Gowns

*, Costumes of velvet for the street and for

such
are
to be very stylish
; of course
calling
casions
onlyon ceremonious ocgowns would be worn
dinary
oror for church as for shopping and

theyare unfit.
fashion of havingsleeves of a

*, The

Many

which

fabric is one

at

first had

different
sort of

attractive,
poverty stricken aspect not altogether

and it was

noveltythan

acceptedmore
anythingelse.

in the
Last

lightof
season

Musical

That is so !

excursion

It
use

WAS

whenever

of these conveniences
Fall Fashions !

shoppingmust beginat

this week.
enticing

Our welcome

it?

you go out

shall I make

"How

Fall

easy chairs

our

place,wasn't

convenient

beingended

Festival

tired ladyhas found

is perpetual.

once.

gladof

are

Come

it.

again. Make

shopping.

of the

sure

We

selections."

right

in

Ah, there is where the rub

fashionable,
outer garments the velvet sleeve was
from London we receive the
and now
mode altered in fabric only,and fur sleeves
rich garments of cloth,plush or
are
seen
on
velvet. Persia lamb, astrakhan and seal are
the furs which are most
adapted to this purpose,
in
the longer furs being too awkward
rather
effect. The fur sleeve is of necessity
large,but as largesleeves are quitethe thing
in the sleeve is not
the littleextra size seen
collar
A wide rolling
noticed particularly.
completesthe fur trimming.

what you
know, already,

You

Before these,however, the

W

upwards of
for
styles
Our
the

and
more
*" Rough woollen fabrics are
the fashion and the great artist world

classify.

corsets.

C C Corsets

styles.But

the standard.

are

you don't want

200

Stylesand pricesto

corsets, so

enumerate

we

suit all wants

"

few of the popular

the latestfall costumes.

No.

660 is $2.25. The

Pongee 608

633 is perhapsthe leader,but

instance,the 450.

; for

more

200

will helpyou

We

want.

and old.

First,the dresses,new

Royal Worcester

comes

there

are

is ^3.50. The
a

604 is $2.00.

half dozen other

Style339, highbusts

For

One

Dollar,

of equalmerit
styles

and

and shoulder straps,is $1.25. But

larity
popu-

653
style

trakhan
that the asto that extent
made in black and other colors. For a Two Dollar corset get style
is the great $1.50 corset
because of the looped
plaid(so-called
660 for $2.25.
650. Nothingcan surpass style
is beingused in the
which bar it)
stripes
All
for street wear.
most
of Black Corsets
silk serges, for instance. These
our
stylishcostumes
We have the very choicest styles
of roughwoollens are liked and are
manner
but this will aid you in selection. Better still
but a few of the Royal Worcester styles,
are
autumn
for
gowns
employedin the most stylish
of specialties
Don't fail to do so, it
send for our new
; mailed free on application.
catalogue
as well as for winter wear.
will aid you wonderfully.Address the Worcester Corset Co.,328 Main
Mass.
St.,Worcester,
Scotch weaving
or
of
Irish
*ffHomespuns
to be used for the bride's "goingaway
are
A word about neckwear.
gown" this autumn, and if theyare somewhat
than Lace Scarfs. Ladies dislike to be without them.
this season
Nothing more stjlish
with velvet,fashion
trimmed
incongruously
Our selection of Lace Scarfs contains the choicest of both Hand-run and SpanishLaces.
allows itand itsfitnessis not

approves of them

"

wool

"

"

questioned.
have

garments
*" Very stylish
fronts and
very

quiteshort backs

and

very

long

are

sidered
con-

"

chic.

Don't

frillscut bias trim the foot of the

which for
skirtof the fashion shot silk gowns
than almost any
the mid-season are
prettier

Collars have fled

Narrow

other silken fabric. The

bodice is in

Ladies

You
you

pure and simpledoes not appear

the most fashionable models in gowns
All
except where itis for mourningpurposes.
of gay colors, plaids,brocades
and
sorts
used
and
relieve
s
ilks
are
to
brighten
striped
rich
the dull effect of black alone.
The

*" Black

among

ruffs and ruchingsare

collaretts,

the proper

will find our

Custom

for the

to order this season,

at hand

we

at

the

do

can

Department

satisfactionthan
get better
Satisfaction guaranteed.
Send

of Royal Worcester
catalogues

forgetto send for the new

are
havingcorsets made

havinga largefactoryclose

surplice

style.

soft lace

thing now.

in
stock contains allthe choice novelties. Ladies of refined taste will delight

custom

source

than

more

work

to

Our

selections.

Corsets.
ever

"

we

make

them"

perfection.

of great satisfaction. In

Royal Worcester

our

nowhere
fact,

Corset House, 32S Main

can

Street.

catalogues.

sometimes used to
Eastern passementeries
are
enliven and embellish the plainblack silks.
black nets are more
than
For house wear
worn
black silks and the trimmingin this case
is
often

as

gay

if

not

gayer

than

on

the black

silks.

*" The flatround turban with trimminghigh

in the back and the brim slanting
narrowlyto
the front,is the newest and most
fashionable
thingin head-gear.
stillornaments
the tall
*" The velvet crown
round hat,and is usuallyof a brilliantcolor
such as poppy red or the rich dahlia shades
with a border of lace straw on open work jet.

THE BEST IN THE WORLD.

PRICESAND STYLESTO SUIT ALL WANTS.

*, Lace butterfliesvie with those of feather

in

popularfavor

for

trimmingautumn

hats and

bonnets.
trimmed
turbans are
among
in small close fitting
hats.
pretty things

*,

Fur

the

^WORCESTERCORSETCO.*^T^ATi
^^^^:^.

*" Beads play an

nerv

importantpart in millithis season, particularly

colored beads
of metal.

and those

H*

Headquarters

"

for i Ladies'

4"
Specialties.

ia

LI

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About

19

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RVfinii.

custard

pie or

with

oven

dish of

", Raisins may

boilingwater
for five or

I N

the

lampwick

turned

It will seem
the

easilystoned by pouring
and letting
them stand

in

up

will obstinately
orderlymanner.

an

firmlywedged

other

at

in
run
a
point,causing
up
vexation of spirit.To
come
overdepravity take a new wick, draw
single thread near the selvage,and the

5;^^

See

sample

riNI5H.
in

our

show

window,

*, Marble
cleaned
by
rubbed

The

cogs

can
by smoke
liberallyapplied

benzine
clean

flannel.

If

time.
Polish

polish from

marble.

take iron stains from

equal quantity of

an

and

An

Elegant

Line

of

fresh

CfflmDRAFT
iiPS

it up
form
and

in good
lighted.

quite clean, apply a second

To

introduced

discolored

the

floor.

St.

will take

it will appear
flame when

off with

cloths.
Street

tractable when

burner.

properly,and
give an even

XYI. CENTURY

Main

and

will be found

into the

482

side,while

one

this

out

to

will

weariness

wick

478

clean.

out

be

Co.

the

Drain, then rub each

thumb
and forefinger till

the

come

to

if in

burn

not

them

*, Sometimes
refuse

will

minutes.

raisin between

Bargain

Sawyer

street,

water.

be

over

ten

the seeds

Another

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A

Clark

be
then

Soap

takes

with

linen

marble,

spiritsof

-AT-

and

not

Low Prices!
Wonderfully

use

vitriol

lemon

juice shaken togetherin a bottle.

the spots, and in a few minutes
rub with
soft linen,and the spots will disappear.
Wet

*,fIt is well
antidote

bag

few

be

not

moments.

harsh, yet

too

Paint with
minutes
anoint

know

to

that

poisonivy.

to

it the

wash
with

wood

Boil wood

Dilute

so

leave

it

lye
ashes
that

with

vaseline.

an

in

PianoLamps,

it will

quite strong.

afflicted parts, and

oS

is

in

Banquet
Lamps,

ten

soft, tepid water

and
Repeat till a cure
is

effected.

Yards

3500

Table
Lamps,

*, In washing woolen
blankets, to avoid
shrinkage,do not have the different waters
of
widely different degrees of heat,and do not
apply soap directly
to them.
The best way is
to dissolve two
of borax in hot
tablespoonfuls

Library
Lamps,

AllWool Ingrain
Carpets

water, and add the solution to a tub half-full

of very hot water;
put in the blankets and let
them
remain
one
hour, stirringoften and

55c

PER

YD.

rubbing with the hands, but never

on
board.
washa
Squeeze them out of this suds, prepare
another

containing but
and

of the

water

Hundreds

of Patterns.

temperature,

same

tablespoonfulof borax,

one

enough fine white

suds ; immerse
same

process

rinse
same

the

nice
a
soap to make
blankets
and repeat the

of cleaning as
through two clean

temperature

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prices. *"

as

at

first. Afterwards

waters, of the
the others, and dry.

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smooth
whalebone, and beginingat the base
of the frond, draw each one
but firmly
lightly
between
the thumb
and whalebone.
If the
fronds curl too much, hold them
more
loosely
and
further from
the quill.Carefullyand
patiently
going over a feather will quiterepay
the trouble.

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York.
Finest made
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America.
shoes has been transferred
The Worcester
agency for these women's
Store.
From
from another local dealer to the Boston
now
where
Edwin
C.
onward
here will be the only spot in Worcester
be had.
Burt " Co.'s shoes can
of the leather
Burt's celebrated shoes are made from the cream
who have served Burt years in honorable work,
world; made by men
shoes made to stand the test of time and service ;
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on
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features of our shoe store should merit us
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have before this been
we
a greaterportionof publicpatronage than
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ART

thePostOlBce.^i^^i^
^i^^dSPearlStreet,
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We

have

justopened the Largest Line of

!
t Engravings
t andi Photogra
Etchings,
Ever

exhibited in this

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and

HOLIDAY

city;

Japan.
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We

Peck's,who
Mr.

Davis

as

of them
Frames

Photo

have secured
will not

many

Picture

Frames

manager,

new

and
and
Mr.

Panels.

in

pleasedto

welcome

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Proofs

Combinations.

NEW

choice and

J. B. Crocker,

onlysuperintendevery department,but
will be

the press.

Unique Stylesand

publications,
justfrom
Mouldings,

to

the New

so

selected
carefully

stock of Water

long and favorablyknown

continue

to

take orders for

at

Mr.

Crayon

A. E.

traits.
Por-

Store all old friends and patrons.

A.

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E.
B

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.CROCKER,

on

Proprietor.
Manager.

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may

LOW-PRICE

fare

by looking

your

car

Can

save

you

67

Boschees

Hood's Sarsaparilla,

money

at

Syrup,

Prescription,
Golden
Medical
Discovery,
Armour's
Beef Extract, small,
"
"
large,
Hooker's Chugh Syrup,
Fellows' Syrup Hypophos,
Scott's Emulsion,

50

Ayer'sCherry Pectoral,

67

50
15
io

carry

large stock

space to quote but few

S. S. S., large,

70

Warner's

and

75

can

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Medicines,Fine

you

money

and

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Fair?

BEST

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OF

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For

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25
70
70
13

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if you

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give us

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4STORE,

WORCESTER,

MASS.

Singers

Chorus
praising

FLY

the

merits

of

FLOUR

MEDAL

was

Years

awarded

Aijeiit.

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in Succession

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Eastern

13

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Three

84

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Fragrant Tooth Wash,
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Seaweed

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You

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Cure,
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Manager.

great congregation in

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Pills,

give satisfaction

Foster,

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And

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75

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the

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25
i.oo

45

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we

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feel confident

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of Drugs, Roots

but
prices,

STREET,

The

our

45

-^ SADLER'SLOW PRICE DRUG

363 MAIN

trading with

line.

70

Shaker

RICKSECKER'SPERFUMES.
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in

"

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Beef Iron and Wine, pintbottle,
Hood's Tooth Powder,
Sozodont,
Porous Plaster,
Bay Kum, pintbottle,

have

Store.

and
price-list

our

everything

on

Pierce's Favorite

Ayer's

We

Drug

ORIGINAL

SADLER'S

DO

BUTTERFLY
YOU

USE

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England

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IT?

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the

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OXYGEN IN DISEASE!

vicinity to
tried and

have

they

side of the paper

write upon
one
communications

Culinary

to

street, Worcester,

Mass.]

Pie.

Potato

Sweet

Please

good.

Z^

Eat.

Something to
invites the ladies of Worcester

contribute cooking receiptswhich

until
potatoes and steam
in
soft, slice thin ; pastry is made
usual way,
lay potatoes in a deep pie-pan,
flour over
them, add two tablesprinklesome
spoonfulsvinegar,one tablespoonfulbutter,

largesweet

Take

they are

nutmeg, or allspice
potato piesshould be

and

water, sugar
Sweet
suit taste.

'/2teacup
to

Walnut

nine

Take

of flour,four

of

ounces

four eggs, one

teaspoonfulof baking-powder.
beat up the
Beat butter and sugar to a cream,
to
and
add
butter and sugar, then stir in
eggs,

shallow

rind

in moderate

Bake

Cool

hour.

lined

mold

and

grated walnut

the Hour, then the

powder, and lemon

CO.

the above
Treatment."

by

"Home

RATIONAL

is tliat

Cut

for

paper.

placehalf

allow

each

an

square,
shelled walnut

on

THE OXYGEN TREATMENT

to

set,
top of each

Apple

Baked

biscuit

KoU

and

medical
out

crust

thin

very

butter, and bake.

Serve

spread with butter and sugar ; or

butter and
of creamed
liquidsauce
water
beaten egg, and a pintof boiling
and

the egg, sugar

Chop^with

and

butter

Tomato

After

in

this

in slices,
make

sugar,

more

Worcester

the

now
therapeutics,

part of the best

the age.

city
and

and

of
steadily increasing business,
of people
demonstrated, to hundreds
lactic
vicinity,the great value of Oxygen as a prophy-

than

four

Office

has

years

therapeutic.

poured

Alone.
in Worcester
Families
Two HundredHome Treatments

taste.

; dip in

Trim
chops
egg,
in cracker dust, fry slowly in lard or
and drain off
dripping; open can of tomatoes
and reserve
liquor. (Saltthe rest of tomatoes
Put the liquor into
for stewing or soup.)
raw

Treatments

Home

sent

into

stew
ten
saucepan with a sliced onion, and
minutes ; strain out the onion, return
juiceto
the fire,
thicken with a large spoooful butter
corn-starch ; pepper
worked up in a teaspoonful
and salt,boil up quickly,
and when
you have
them
laid chops upon a dish pour sauce
over
and serve.

than

more

then

to

More

United

than

17,000

States,use

alone last year.

400

England

towns

and

cities in the

and

United

States, and

also

Germany.

reputablephysicians many of them eminent in their profession"in the

York City
in disease in New
administered
500,000 gallonswere
the reader judge whether or not O.xygen is a valuable therapeutic.
"

O.xygen.

Let

Worcester
fromwell-known
people.
at rooms and see Testimonials
or call
SendforPampliMs,

Pates.

One
[[uartoysters,minced fine with a sharp
knife; one cup rich drawn butter based upon
to taste.
Stir
and black pepper
milk; cayenne
minced oysters in drawn butter and cook five
Have
minutes.
shapes of pastry,
ready some

baked
in patd pans,
these with the mi.\ture
send
to heat, and

Eggs

of

this

on

fiavorto

natural

of

science

Sauce.

and flatten the

Oyster

doctrine

new

Rolls.

spreadapplescut quitethin and fine ; roll the

dough, so that it will form a smooth roll,and
deep tin,add a littlewater,
placein a narrow

Veal

of the

Lies at the foundation

square.

sugar

Coughs,
Dyspepsia, Consumption, (inits
Neuralgia and Kidney Diseases.
earlystages,)
Catarrh,

half

icing take

a
scjuares.
two
of sugar,
tablespoonfulsof cold
water; put this into a saucepan, and slightly
of finelygrated
it. Stir in one
ounce
warm
over

Disorders, Blood
Colds,

minutes, then

pound

walnut, pour

Nervous

Scrofula,

Dfficuhies,

Throat

Asthma,

into

pour

buttered

few

For

Humors,

TREATMENT

Diseases, Rheumatism,

Chronic

For

baking-

of
three-quarters

oven

the cake

beat well

with

cut into neat

over

Cake.
ounces

of
of sugar, four ounces
butter, four ounces
grated walnut, grated rind of half a lemon,

then

OXYGEN

apparatus shown

warm.

Baker's

S. COMI'OUND

U.
The

of

eaten

with

then
; set
to

slippedout.
in

oven

two

SEE

IT

ABOUT

VOURSELE.

Fill
oi^r'iCE

Bi?,-^asrc^3:

utes
min-

table.

Mushrooms.

into halves.
Slice the mushrooms
from cans
Stew ten minutes in a little butter seasoned
water.
and
little
with pepper
and salt,
a
very
into a pie dish ;
Drain, put the mushrooms
break enough eggs to cover
them over
the top ;
bits of butter over
salt, and scatter
pepper,
them ; strew
with bread
crumbs, and bake
until the eggs are "set." Serve in the dish.

Rooms2 and3 Chapln

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have

CLOTHING

CO.

CHILDRENS'
perfectlighted

DEPARTMENT?

Well,ours

is not

best stocked

but
only the lightest
the city.

in
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have

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suits at
Then

BOYS'

our

DEPARTMENT

overcoats, reefers,etc.

is
would

We

and handsome
suits and
overflowingwith new
public,after they have examined the moth-eaten

ask the

of the many
clothingthat has been such a friend to us all on account
years the
to examine
been paid on them, and are now
advertised at fifty
the dollar,
cents
on
for less money
than they.
new
goods, which we are selling

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taxes
our

have

nobby

callyourattention
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at
especially
at $12.00.
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glad that

came
as
Ingomar."
but did not mind
his
listening,
words.
the rich strength of
Perhaps it was
"Pshaw, no," he replied with a nervous
CORBIN.
BY JOHN
laugh. "Oh, well,yes, at first sight,as I said, his voice that caught her ear.
hear
"Because, you see, my costume
but he got many
rebuffs. Did you ever
privileges
had
?
to devote myself to Parthenia."
It was
at the masquerade ball. He
me
the story of his conquest of Miss Boardwain
He had
fascinated
bowed
She
her
head
for
who
so
as
She was
was
He fancied
come
Ingomar, she as Parthenia.
an
pleasure.
opera singer
he could see a heightening of color even
vious, with the way he played foot-ball that she paid
graduatedfrom Harvard only the June preto spend his
accustomed
and as he was
him much attention. He went to her reception beyond her velvet masque.
mained
However, she rein the greenroom
the night of the victory,
silent,and he went on:
vacation with his family in Europe or on the
for
four
home
been
ever,
"And
When
he got there,howseaboard, he had scarcely
yet there is a subtle feelingof sorrow
proud of the honor.
coming,
of his homethe first event
O'Leery,pitcherof the Boston nine,"was in the thought that it is Ingomar and not myyears. This was
self
he a comparative
that you have favored."
to one
not
so
ahead of him, and she turned him over
only was
faces were
Her gaze stillseemed
He
to pass through him
of her chorus
girls to be entertained.
stranger, but the few recognizable
tumes
The accident of their cosand beyond. She had the air of speakingfrom
masked
from view.
heard the last of itfrom the fellows,and
never
his first dance with
the shadow
of a dream.
had assured him
in future confined himself to Cambridge society.
rest.
the
him
had
"I have
it always was.
He
"No," she said quietly,
That
is the way
given
Parthenia, and fortune
enjoyed our
dances very much.
You
her and scarcelycared to.
like an old friend
are
He did not know
was
a good deal of a flunkey."
satisfied to give
of mine."
himself
After a while she asked : "Do you
He caught his breath as if to assure
She danced well and seemed
She
he chose.
numbers
as
ever
that he had not said too much.
him as many
fancy yourselfdifferent ? do you ever feel
They were
He was
and not too much.
I have
talked pleasantly
as
standingon the outskirts of the dance and he
you used to in the days gone by?
of her manner.
felt all the evening as if I were
made haste to take her hand
and break into
pleasedwith the simplicity
livingmy girlhood
it
if
as
was
they
the waltz.
He was
that he had mentioned
As they danced together
again."
sorry
In
eddies
in
the
dream.
"as
I
a
at
he
the
and
did
his
best
to
used
were
"Yes, sometimes,"
said,
to feel
gay
moving
subject
all,
I was
efface the impression.
when
of brightcostumes, in the strange jumbling of
happiestand most light-hearted."
She danced
She seemed
the garments of all ages and climes, they two
pleased at this and repeated,"I
very well. As often happens
and thus to be
have enjoyed our dances very much."
seemed fated to clingtogether,
with girlsof her restrained disposition
she became
got
he forIn the mystery of her presence
I may
"And
have the waltz after the unalone.
masking
strangelyimpulsive with the excitement
with the
content
himself and his isolation,
of motion.
When
?" he said, smiling at the naivete of
gether
they ceased and went tothere
mony
harfor
the
was
moment
that
her
I
into
the
she
remark.
was
as
"Because, you see,
thought
beaming
conservatory
yet have
Often
them.
utter strangers
with gladness.
known
between
And
I, too, have enjoyed
only Parthenia.
attached by subtle ties of sympathy, and
"How
dances."
are
our
pleasant,"she exclaimed.
"Oh, it
induced to
makes
feel as if I were
She shook her head softly. "No, I shall go
in the firsthour of intercourse are
me
a girlagain and
touch on heart secrets that years of friendship thoughtof nothingbut friendship
and flowers !"
home
before the unmasking."
elicit.
could not
at her assumption of maHe
was
amused
She arose
and they descended
turity.
to the hall.
to questionwho he was.
Once she seemed
His heart was
filled with delightat her presence.
?"
"You have been to college to Harvard
"Really,"he said with a slyirony,"you bear
Already he had conceived a friendship
she said,as they were
for her. She was
are
so
dancing a quadrille.
remarkably
simple and so graceful
your age wonderfully; you
well preserved."
He looked at her inquiringly.For a moment
that it seemed
if he had always known
as
her.
he fancied he recognizedher voice.
She laughed at the odd banter of his tone.
The thought of her going filled him with tender
answered
he
took
her
hand
in
as
he
"Do you really
think me so young ?" she asked,
"No,"
regret.
the grand right-and-left.Then, regretting a littlepiqued.
The quadrille
had ended.
but a moIt was
ment
with
a masquerade falsehood,
or perhaps,
even
before the unmasking.
"Ah," he said with a languishinglook,"you
his vanity aroused
to know
are
as
the unfoldinglily,
as
as
why she had
as
"Come," he said, "you say you have really
young
young
thought him a collegeman, he waited until, the rosebud at dawn."
preferredmyself to Ingomar; can't you give
"That is true,"she said demurely. "My molast dance?
togetheragain and asked the reason
The
they were
ther
me
just this one
rest, you
for the question.
I
has often told me
that
born young."
was
know, were
scarcelymy own."
she
soon
"Nothing," she repliedsoftly."Only I once
into
her
mood
of
she
"the
would
Very
"No,"
said,
relapsed
unmasking
spoil
had a friend at Harvard, a very dear friend."
silence. After all he liked her better thus.
it all. Let us part unacquainted."
"That is such a distinctive misfortune,"
As
he
she clung to his arm
she brought him
what shall I believe ?" he burst out
"Now
remarked, with a touch of smilingirony.
dreams of his boyhood, when he had cared for
with pretendedpique. "It is I, not Ingomar;
She seemed sadder and more
one
as
thoughtfuland
and yet the unmasking would spoilit all."
so
lovelyas she,perhaps,but now
long
did not reply. His curiositywas
aroused ;
walked
out
into the hall and
forgotten. They
The waltz music began. The dancers threw
touched
with the dreamy reascended the central stairwaywhere they could
gret
possiblyhe was
aside their masques.
There
was
burst of
a
of her voice.
overlook the dancers beneath.
He leaned his
and laughter,the regret of disapmurmurs
pointment
"I once
lived in Cambridge," he said tentahead againstthe balustrade.
tively,
She sat clasping
and the surpriseof recognition. In
"and knew many
her knee and gazing at him abstractedly.She
collegemen."
the confusion
she drew
He
nearer
to him.
She shook her head and was
silent.
was
under the strangelyimaginativeinfluence
laughed for joy, seized her hand and broke
"I knew
Ethelbert Perry and Earle Marvin."
of the masquerade. Perhaps it was
into the dance.
just this
She was
startled.
influence that pleased him so, for
very dream
"No, no !" she cried, tossingher head and
after a moment's
"Yes," she replied,
tion,
hesitais not
all friendship,
all passion,a dream ?
"Oh, you must not !
strugglingfrom his arm.
"Mr.
Certain it was
Perry is engaged to a Miss Craig
that as they sat together,
strangers
Do let me
go!"
in Europe."
and Mr. Marvin
is now
though they were, there was
a
He laughed again. She was
perfect
entrancingin
He bit his lipsin perplexity.Yet why need
understanding between them, so perfect,indeed, her despair. However, he was
tantly
forced reluche seek to discover who she was
?
that for a long time neither spoke or
to loose his hold.
dissatisfied. "You
However, she seemed
wished to speak.
There
was
a
quiver in her voice. "I am
Mr. Marvin?"
know
she asked.
He had been watching the gay movements
frank," she said, "I must go. It is neither you
He
laughed consciously. "Yes, I have
of the quadrille.The
the
Your
has been
motley dancers in the
nor
Ingomar.
presence
heard of him.
He was
a
harum-scarum
beneath
in
wild,
wove
and out in a turmoil
parlors
spellof a long-lost
friendship. It can last but
in his class, but a great
fellow,well known
of movement
and color. He
felt peculiarly an hour.
I would not dispelit. Youlcan not
prig."
isolated among
so
much mirth and gayety. A
understand.
Oh, leave me my dream !"
"He had many friends ?" she asked wistfully. stranger in a
strange land is not half so lonely
She was
ravishingin her emotion. "Without
"At firstsightpeople liked him."
Then he
as
a stranger in the home
of his people.
this one
favor," he pleaded, "your whole presence
demanded
abruptly,"Do you know him ?"
At last,
if recalling
as
his fancies,
he turned
is a dream to me."
"No," she answered after a slight
hesitation.
and said, fixinghis gaze on
her mask, "I am
"No," she said, turning her face from him

At the

Masquerade.

"

Then

she

popular."

added,

"I

have

heard

he

was

very

so

She

was

2^
go."

'1 must

unmasked

An
(iras

in

man

motley

came

Davis

It

up.

Perry.
off,"he shouted, and

jach hand

did you

'When

-4-C

why didn't

Craig gazed

their masks

Marvin
had

was

He

looked

Miss

at

made

to order

choice

in the

most

is used.

correct

re-laid,Feathers

Opposite Bay

State

Main

Street.

286

at

in mute

Marvin

Craig in

W. A.

reproach.

mute

manner.

be left at

can

House,

was

"

by

Orders

steam.

Co.'s, 423 Main

Curtis

St., or

addressed

St.,New\Vorcester,'Phone347-5

at

last.

morning he received

Building,
"Worcester

St.,

0;^= Elevator.

note.

REPAIRING

PROMPTLY

W.

DONE.

H.

394 MainStreet.

It

SEARS,

(Officewill be closed during August.)

45 ParkStreet,
Mass.
Worcester,

"

Sincerely,

together?

DR.

" OPTICALGOODS.

that we must
have
Earle
It seems
subtle intimation of each other's
the
that
back
brought
presence last night
The
times.
thoughts of those old summer
ways
generosityof our childish friendshiphas albeen one
of my pleasantestmemories.
Ethelbert and I have often regretted
that your
He
life has grown
far apart from ours.
so
Will
dines with us to-morrow.
you not come
the pleasantold days
also, and let us talk over
"Dear
had some

13, Knowles

NIain

JEWELRY
CLOCKS,

tears.

the stairs.
follows

Room

618

IN

FINEWATCHES,

choking with emotion

from the
picked her handkerchief
cend
floor and stood motionless
watching them asnext

renovated

Bemis

J. C. WATERS,

ENGLAND,

DEALER

Marvin

as

and
Furniture
cleansed
by the N A FT HA
Hot
Only place in the citywhere
Naptha
Carpets taken up and called for ; delivered and

goods. Garments

with the realization of what

dazed

passed. She

The

job polishing.

D. D. S,
G. F. HARWOOD,

filledwith
and her eyes were
"Good
night,sir,"she said

read

Also

Mass.

Carpets
PROCESS.

aghast,still holding the masks

in his hands.
and
surprise,

St., 'Worcester,

^^Fall^vcHousecl

Department

witchery

the

Mechanic

"

ivas

gone.
Perry stood

Nickel

Bronzing, Lacquering and Oxidizing.

FURNISHINGS.

at all times

Contains

be mine."

off and

were

and

"

MEN'S
Ciistom

ghost.
"May, Miss Craig ! Oh, I thought it must
burst out in delight. "\ow
be you I" Marvin
But

O--^

and
sees

the waltz; it must

I N

and

Plater,

"
"

Marvin's

on

discovered features,then her face blanched

who
she leaned againstthe wall like one

[ demand

Silver

13

turning

tell me

you

Made

Ready

TWICHELL,

surprise.

Then

home.'"

come

Miss

moment

in

Fine

in

seizingone

!" he exclaimed

lesaid, "Why, May!

A

Sell

their faces.

from

them

tore

"Hello, Marvin

Co.

H.

Gold,

Ethelbert

"Masks

"

W.

Mav."

Wink!
Tiddledy
JUST

OUT.

The

for young
game
and New
Boston
C.

or

most

old in the

York.

HANSON

F.

Herewe

"

are

enchanting
market.

and
All

Barton
COLLARS

the

rage

in

sale

by

AND

Special attention

fascinating
For

Price, only 25c.

CO., 317 Main

WORCESTER COLLAR LAUNDRY,

Place.
LAUNDERED
STYLE.

CUFFS

given

to

Work
called for and
all parts of the city.

PERIOR
SU-

IN

Shirts and
delivered

wear.
Gent's Underwithout extra

charge in

Street.

C.

B.

COOK

"

CO.,

PROF'S.

!
again

"I thought I had forgottenher long ago,"

mused
Marvin, as he wrote his regretsto the
invitation. "No
doubt she thought, too, she
made
to order.
Picture frames
Mouldings, Etchings,
had ceased to care
for me.
What
simplicity, Engravings and Paintings for sale.
what delicacy,
what tact ! How
strange that
I.
X?,E-C7BIiT,
I could have lost her image for so long ! And
STREET.
EVENINGS.
MAIN
220
OPEN
thus it ends."
I 'nrriisity.
Harvaril

Art Studies
to Rent.

There

We

Should

Be

CO.

MATTRESS

RICH

Why

Cheerful.
When

you

waot

good

mattress

of

any

jjrade

is a potent realityof life known

as
order.
made
old
send
one
us
or
over,
your
your
It not only shapes and
thought current.
first-class
Tcork.
AVe
g:uarantee
but predeterminesthe very quality of
directs,
our
lives,and this current
13
F*ark:
depends largely on
St., Worcester.
the daily impressions from
which
it is fed.
C. A. BOYDEN,
To live amid
beautiful things and beautiful
thoughtsis to keep it pure and bright and
Krame
Picture
rvl'f'g'r,
It is a sort of
strong in its positive
energy.
And
Dealer in
spiritual
electricity
leapingfrom mind to mind,
and producing mental states and moods
and
Goods.
and
Art
Engravings^ Ktchings,
determiningimpulses. Mr. Prentice Mudford,
Plates, Etc.
T..enses, Paper,
Cameras,
this
in
are
"When
truth,says :
touching
you
low spiritsyou have acting on you the thought
Worces?*^
Rarlc
Ar
^t..
in
low
current
from
all
others
coming
spirits.
THE
You are in oneness
with the despondent order
of thought. The mind is then ill. It can
be
cured, but a permanent
cannot
cure
always
come
immediatelywhen one has long been in
the habit of opening the mind to this current
of thought. If a group
of people talk of
ble,
IIs clean, reliaof death-bed
any form of disease or suffering,
ind e pendent,
scenes
and dying agonies, if they cultivate
bright.
this morbid taste for the unhealthy and ghastly,
paper
The
best newsand it forms their staple topic of conversation,
for
the
they bring in themselves a like current
of thoughtfull of images of sickness, sufferfamily.
ing
and things revoltingto a healthy mind.
50 cents a montli, postagepaid.
Snbscription
This current
will act on them, and eventually
bringthem disease and sufferingin some

the

BOSTON
HERALD

form.

LARGESTCIRCULATION

FINE MONUMENTAL

WORK

In Granite and Marble,

131 CENTRAL STREET,
NEAR

SUMMER.

WORCESTER,

MASS

(iHT

LI

Zh
If,on

cup.

sides,it is a
HOWE.

WARD

JULIA

BY

hours.
portendsthat the owner
a "kiss," and
of the
will be thus saluted during the course
glers
with a few stragday. A cluster of tea leaves
of the cup,
at the front at the bottom
a funeral,while the couple
or
a hearse

few

\ recious.

dear.
And the death of Sunnmer
shall help the days to shorten
You

of

lead yon, dream-enchanted.

Where

the fairest grasses

11 hear

your

murmured

is

dote"
"anec-

an

with the

had

man

few

School of EnglishSpeech

portly

lots

choice

instruction in literature,history,
Class
rhetoric, reading, speech culture and
Shakespeare,
physicalculture.

JOHN

MISS

SARAH

coin.

Anacortes," and

with

the

made

disdain

1 the music stillmust linger

is heavenly dear,
the theme

his look

Boston. Mass.

the

Water-Cress.
is

water-cress

weed, pure and

biggest biggest

continued

tivate and
cul-

charm,

taste

flourof the horse-radish. It ishes

in the year, and
nine months

nearly
renewing itself,the large,
it is constantly
as
be left to
of the old plant may
leaves
coarse
for

wither, and

picked,
but

eaten

stems
only the young, delicate
bear cooking of any kind,
with a little salt,and fresh
raw,

It will not

and butter, it is" well,try it.

bread

Lore.

Teacup

with

meet

Occasionally
day who tell us how
we

to

peopleof an

read the

older

signs of the

certainly,
It is a harmless amusement,
teacup.
deal of fun when brought
a
and often makes
few
a
Here
are
signs
tea-table.
at the
up
body
be read from a cup of tea : If anywhich may
to have two
spoons in their cup
happens

it is

at
signthat they will figureprominently

not

"

equallyhis admiration

how

was

'

not dig a hole in the ground as deep

the tower is high ?"
as
would we do with it?"
"What
"Well, you could let peopledown into it and
pullthem out again for two bits apiece. Then
it would be so handy for Chicago to crawl into

when the fair is over."

The silence that immediatelyenvelopedthe
voiceless as midnight in
as
was
Chicago man
desert.
the Sahara

Shoes

kind

of

the

Ancients.

of shoe

made

of
and

the

wore

papyrus.
other nations

The

Indians, the Chinese

shoes made of silk,rushes, linen,wood, or the
bark of trees, iron,brass,or of gold and silver;
with
luxury has sometimes covered them over
When
Romans
and
Greeks
The
on
precious stones.
top of the tea iscalled a "stranger."
the Grecian shoes genshould
leather;
of
erally
shoes
ladies
wore
unmarried
they
to
this happens
of the leg; the
reach to the middle
and then placethe
stirthe tea around briskly,
the calceus,
kinds
of
two
shoes,
Romans
used
of the cup, holding it quite
spoon in the center
covered
the whole
foot,something in
which
tracted
still. If the "stranger"in its gyrationsis atper,
shoes, and the solea or slipthe shape of our
come
will
the
"stranger"
covered only the sole of the foot,
to the spoon,
which
fastened with leather thongs. The
and was
that evening ; should it,however, clingto the
with the toga, when a perworn
son
serve calceus was
obat all. We
may
sides,he will not come
put on
went
abroad, and slipperswere
that it reallydepends on the state of the
during a journey and feasts. Black shofs
the
t'
to
stalk
whether
le
to
goes
atmosphere as
worn
were
by persons of ordinary rank, and
It is a s gn of fair weather if
middle or not.
Red shoes were
put
white ones
by women.
on
of Rome
days
the clusters of small air bubbles, which usually on by the chief magistrates
milk

has

been

put

in,collect

of ceremony.

HIS

BE-OPEN

WILL

School for Dancing

October.

of

Middle

the

About
For

the
Son.

apply at

Particular Information

"

S. R. Leland

Store of

Music

EXAMINED.

ACCOUNTS

CLOSED.

AND

OPENED

BOOKS

HEATH,

R.

F.
Egyptians of the ancient times

GREEN

W.

W.

PROF.

high."
"Why

class les-

Prln.

HAYNES.

M.

STEI.I.A

MISS

and

Private

methods" and reasonable rates.

Call or adddess,
ons.

thing
yet; but we'll do some"Oh,
that wind-mill post sky
that will knock

The

ST.

MAIN

492

Technique,
Instruction given in Elocution, Vocal
A thorough, scientific,
and Physical Culture.
of study" the best
systematic and progressivecourse

I don't know

or
If
wedding before the year is out.
before the sugar, it
is put in your
cup
cream
stalk floating
will "cross
your love." A tea

sugar

BUILDING,

CLARK.

11,1890.
September
Fan Term Begins
Gesture

is
"Say!" asked the quietstranger, "What
Chicago going to build to equal the Eifel
tower

"tElocution
School

tween
be-

divided

Chicago and himself.

rise after the

College Preparatory.

i.

address, Rockport, Mass.

Summer

"

STREET,

"

anything else. Efforts to

It can
never
it is going to build the biggest
"And
now
it and
produce a better and more
Fair,"
in the world for the World's
made, and signally building
delicate specieshave been
and he looked around with an air that showed
artificialtreatment it loses the
Under
failed
pecial
flavor that is its esfaint, piquant mustard
much of the hot,
and assumes

Children,

For YonngLadiesand

"

a
quiet man ;
"Blowers," suggested
heeded him
simple. gentleman from the windy city

be

pungent

Throop'sSchool

mean

but the

The

in Read-

Instructor

of cold

shiver.
fairly

man

nervous

Vocal

is,Chicago is the largestcity

141 PLEASANT
in the world in big things. It has the biggest
October
auditorium building, the biggeststock yards, Re-opens
"What

September,
exrect you
of the year.
the glories
With
in

A.M.,

work.

Mrs.

pared
com-

lofty

moment.

Associate Director.

LAUGHTON,

E.

TICKNOR,

M.

ing and

with

Director.

C. CUTTER,

MRS.

pose

deathless shine.

i6.

Street.

i8 Belmont

Place,
Private

and

HOWARD

of in that millennial metropolis.

man
"Oh, of course," said the pompous
"No
scorn.
citywould want to be

OCTOBER

THURSDAY,

RE-OPENS
Heard

dis

to

and

Cor,of Mayand WoodlandSts.

western

you,"
air of
Crusoe
figureand generalRobinson
possessingall he surveyed,"I tellyou Chicago
world."
in
the
is the biggestcity
"Except Anacortes," interrupteda nervous

For
I

things

hard

many

Art

lady,
German
comes
who
directlyto the School from
ters.
under the Berlin art masof
study
years
Prof. Gerrish, of Boston, still in
to any
Lessons
Piano.
given
of
charge
Call
outside the School at school rates.
and inquireabout any of the departments.

Hole.

good

said the

individual who

shall be the gods declare no',

Love's burning
Tbey who stamp

Oh

say

paper :
"I tell

What

that

on

Chicago and her fair. Here

of course) from
(fictitious,

about

thee 1

papers

so

Convenient

The

owe
Leave the titlesthit men
Like the first pairlet us meet,
the world all over to me
Name
created at thy feet:
Now
Gentle task and duteous learning,
breath
I will hang upon thy
childhood.
With the lender zeal of
of death.
With the constancy

Into stars

care.
Department of
conducted by a German

with
taiight

if close together,
to the end of the

the bottom,

at

grow,
music

and blow.
the freh winds pipe
heath, mnd-encirc ed,
On the b own
fall.
Shall our noiseless footsteps
with twin counsel
communing
We
Each to other all in all.
Where

Into spanglesof

leaves

tea

signifya wedding" and

chapter.

Through

English and higher branches

the

Both

signifies

With a lengtheningof dehght.

blisses
shall whisper long-drawn
of Light.
the gatheringscreen

You

I w.U

REOPENS SEPT.24th.

called

I expect you in September,

In the glory of the year,
shall make the Autumn
You

TheHome School

of the
in the center
remain
to the
the contrary, they struggle
a
in
ram
it
will
certainly
sign that
also
is
This cluster of bubbles

and

themselves

September.

In

Expert Accountant.
5 Years'

wore

At

Expo-ience in

Hinman'B

Business

MISS

C.

518

Street.

Main

KENNARD'S
CHILDREN'S

AND

LADIES'

and Boston.

York

New

College,

HAIR * DRESSING^^ PARLORS.

Hair

of

head
Hair

of

kinds

Making

cut

Bangs

ISc.

Cutting,
Whole

hair

W^ork

specialty.

and

curled,
All

the

curled,
and

76c.,
to

made

order.

latest

35c.

aU

Wig

styles of
lowest

for sale at the very

Frizies
and
Bangs
in
attendance.
Artists
Experienced
prices.
All

orders

promptly

tilled.

GroutBlock,
Up One Fllgiit.
387 Main Street,

I Ci HT

^9

Z. F. LITTLE

CO.,

"

REEFERS AND CAPES,

JACKETS,
CLOAKS,
For

^ong

8498

Garments,

and

$5.00

Cashmeres,

Hindoo

Hindoo

50

wide,

inches

48 inches

Cashmeres,
India

Lot

upwards.

and

Twills,

42

DRAP

DE

I F. LITTLE" CO.,

Full

65c.

of

THE
Are

pronounced

personally

you want in noveltiesand

players

the

trimming.

F. A. Knowlton's.

Street,over

by expert

and

'Tisa[l
new,

IN MILLINERY.

the

calland examine

invited to
respectfully

are

BANJOS

QflTCOnP

25c.

price,20c.

and
and feel C( nfident of your opinion
fashionable,

'tisthe most

352 Main

usual

and
fashionable millinery,
purchasing

what
have just
pleasepatronspromptly;

No.

MOORE.

A.

lineof the season's INOVELTIES

3rders. Aim to

Towels,

MILLINErV"

KATE

I think
Naturally

selected.

pair.

17c.

Large Damask
(square), 5c. package

Worcester.
234 and 238 Main Street,

JlfUDV 1 inV of course, is desirous

LAI)1^ ladyreaders of LIGHT
J IMl 1
eisurely
my

Envelopes,

Cream

YARD.

PASHIONABLE17
MISS

price

Hose,

Extra

"

59c.,
the

Black

Fashioned

50c.

loc.

double

worth

wide,

PERSE,

Samples,

Manufacturers'

75c.

wide,

inches

89c. Pair.

Gloves,

7-Hook

Foster

Upwards.

Reefers,

Jackets and

Children.

and

Misses

Ladies,

greatest

by

WHY?

the

market

the

in

success

high qualityof materials used, and

workmanship required in their

the skilful
1.

liecause

the

is remarkable

tonh

for

its
tion.

construi

sweetness,
brilliancy,

power,

and

carrying
INAI,

2.

Because

the

si

is

alk

absolutelyperfect.
GRADE

3.

artistic and

in I)i:sh;x, tlieyare
liecause,
elegant,combining grace and

form

with

by the use of speciai,

machinery,we are able
goods at a MODKKATE

and

5. Becau-ie,

quality.

perfectionof

ornamented, but

6.

beauty of
finish,handsomely

overloaded

not

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WORCESTER,

II.

PhillipsBrooks

Ur.

has

in Boston

had

MASS.,
come
wel-

warm

and

gregation
preached to a congreat Trinity,last
Sunday morning. He spoke to a gatheringof
Baptist laymen in Boston, the other evening,
and outlined his conception of the Christian

home

that

church
who

so

overflowed

to make

as

that

in Christ's

work

denominated.

term

cover

however

name,

calls it "the

He

These

here in Worcester.
reach

can

cramping
brotherlylove.
of Dr.

the

pulpit of

man

the

men

who

cupies
oc-

his doorstep, to visit his church.

you," said the visitor ; "I shall be
I am
know
a
very glad to do so, but you
Congregationalist.""Ah," said the preacher,
what
does that matter.'
We
all belong to
on

"Thank

church,

know

the church

But

of Christ."

of

some

us

harmless

its
and

deal of

care
to play games
expectingto do a great

not

may

this winter, because

of

be sure, we will probably

reading.
about
one-half or one-third of what we

read

youngest Episcopal

our

have

must
a

To

in
when
at
we
start
the
hope to cover,
so
beginning of the season
; for there are
that we
to come
sure
are
interruptions
many
in
be
thrown
off
the
track
a
measure.
likelyto
Nevertheless, it is a good thing to plan for a
certain amount
of reading to be done during

the months

when

for the young,

whether
any
of

courses

those

who

stay

we

Light
of

the

standard

reading are

the best

exercise their

ing powers

indoors.

most

to any

Save

has serious doubts

extent

prepared

or

follow, for

to

thinkingand
know

must

to

as

of

athletics

in the cityregrets
to
They seem
happen
more
frequently in the boating world than
else.
One
anywhere
reason
why so many of
the best people all over
the country have
couraged
enand
participatedin tennis playing,
some

such

affect to scoff at, is because no

proceedingsas this attaches to
been a half-dozen tournaments

it. There

have

played on

the tennis

and

all who

have

courts
of the citythis fall,
in them
have
participated

cause
enjoyed the sport, whatever the outcome, bethere has been only honest playing,
with
matches

no

"thrown."

This

is what

athletic sport to honest

it is kept thus free from

whenever

mends
recom-

people ; and
trickeryand

imposture, it is doing a good work in the

is sorry for the young
community. Light
whose
men
have figured in the public
names
in
prints so unpleasantlyconspicuousa way of
the scores
late; but it hopes that among
of
amuteur

and

oarsmen

kickers and

reason

better in

No.

occurrences.

taint of

people. No
niggardlinessof
has a clergyman

young

rate, the world

to be
seems

any

lover

these

which

time ago he (invited a young

had
called on
him, as the latter

who

man,

are

At

pastimes,and this
pleasurableone.

honest

they be

Some

church.
stood

Worcester

cloth, a

Brooks's

s(5ance.

1890.

all those

the hearts of the

of faith is there, no

OCTOBER

but there is a fascination about

tiddledy-wink,
the name,
and a tiddledy-winkparty seems
to
sound
well as
as
a
just
progressive whist

body of Christ

Dr.
strugglingto enlarge itself in the world."
catholic trine
docBrooks has preached this same

who

SATURDAY,

occurrence

base

other

ball
foot-

of sport, the
be forgotten,
for the sake

not

may

ballists and

devotees

of the lesson it teaches. To be honest because

cultivation
they need mind
strong-hearted than any professoror presidentof a "literary it is "the best policy" is a very contemptible
this whom
the world needs in its pulmen
as
sort
of honesty ; but the old adage is true,
pits. union."
Usually we plan to read too much,
What
the preachers need
to believe
but that is better than no
planning at all. nevertheless.
and preach more
is the oneness
of the
more
There
follow
are
this course,
people who
church.
in every
ucational
city. There must be many in an ed-

one

It is such

you

"

what

direction

broad-spiritedand

like Worcester.

center
It

to

comes

the

personalsources,
and

knowledge of Light, through

aire,
that Rockefeller,
the millionof

McCormick,

reaper

fame,

are

here throw

suggestion that those who

have profitedby so doing would
do well to
let others know
of what
done
they have
As
how
and
have
done
it.
to
the
they
of reading,it needs
arrangement of a course
to
be varied.
A
winter
of history alone-

sending or have arranged to send their sons to

a private
school in New
York City,where they
the sciences
are
to be taught manual
training,
of critical essays,
of fiction,will not
or
or
and the branches
ordinarilypursued in polytechnic
a
profitthe reader as would
judiciouspatchwork
schools.
that the
It simply shows
of all kinds.
of the day set high store by
practicalmen
practicaltraining in youth. They believe
that while Greek
and Latin are good, in many
With
the steady increase
of interest in
a knowledge of chemistryand mechanics
cases
is better
success

all the

at least should

or

of the young
from
our
own

have

been

uated
grad-

athletics among
the more
in this country, there has

here in

Worcester,

on

and

athletics
when

Societymust

have

its favorite

each

game

played whist,
whist, whist, nothing but whist.
Occasionally
a euchre
an
evening of
party intervened, or
h
earts"
for
that matter,
"progressive
though,
"progressivehearts" was
probably played
(without the cards) at a good many
of the
other parties. Poker, too, is said to be becoming
Last winter

season.

game

in

social way.

But

late

of
fond
are
advices,which the newspapers
to indicate that
talkingabout, seem
ive
progressof the great
tiddledy-winkwill be one
games

this winter, if

not

the leader of all. A

Worcester
at

lady who played it with the people

Bar Harbor, this summer,
that
tells Light

it had

an

immense

really.
"greatfun."

vogue

Light

there

and

that it is

has not yet

played

forecast

among
facts

touching upon

Worcester

"

quite the

such

two

lovers of

feelingof great
pleasantto look

great futures for

national

amateur

diversions.

It

is

brought to lightas those

boat race
tween
recentlyrowed be-

of this city,that honest

men
young
athletics feel ashamed
and
uneasy,

realize

are

justlycondemning

how

In this case,

the

those interested

many

people may

it appears
knew

race

time has

for

the

sake

when

come

give up

to

upon

of

we

are

to be called

varieties of

jewelry
practical,
nience.
everyday conve-

one

of

our

about

one-half the amount

of
Only
has been put
platinum jewelryusually made
out this year, the reason
being that the metal
is becoming very expensive,owing to the use
of large quantities
of it in making wires for
incandescent
lighting. If the observer will
look at one
of the pear-shaped globes,he will
that it contains

see

This

wire

otherwise
heat.

about

be

must

inches

of

wire.

of pure platinum ;
withstand
the intense

it will not

Platinum

six

made

has therefore

come

into

versal
uni-

and

it is now
quoted at S14 per
gold costs but S20.70 an ounce.
It looks as if it might be worth
its weight in
gold, ere long,and the chances are that platinum
jewelry will become a thingof the past,
use,

while

ounce,

unless

substitute

some

is discovered, which

are

and

in

to

come

satisfaction, and
ahead

this line of education.

intellectual classes

in out-of-door sports a
it has been

PolytechnicInstitute is

need

pointerwe

who

men

first. The

come

The

will

Light

in the

sports of
that both

beforehand

think
this

it

be

We

must

used

beauties

for

have
go

electric

lights,even

lightingpurposes.
if our
personal

unadorned.

they

nature.

participants

how

can

was

to

The
amuse

New

York

illustrated papers
ally
occasionand their readers
by

themselves

"

"

deliberately printingpicturesof Riverside and "Grant's

son,"
Mausoleum
it will Appear from the Hudas
The truth has
agreed to "throw" the race.
and
other subjects which
the
seem
to
been
now
disgrace
published broadcast,
may
serious enough to them, but which appear to
lookers.
of the participants
and
the indignationof onin the lightof a huge joke.
the outside world
to avoid
to be no
Yet there seems
way
Light
would
Meanwhile,
these occurrences,
as
suggest that the
long as the Old Adam
final resting-place
of the remains of the great
are
and the greed of money
stronger in men
.soldier
should
l"e
the
at
Capital, or, more
than their love of fair play and their honesty
A cheat is a
properly,within the confines of the National
in sport, as well as in business.
it is perpetrated. Every
Cemetery at Arlington.
cheat, wherever
terminate,

one

of

them

having

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Miss Anna
G. Moore, Wilkinsonville; Miss
Miss Anna
Y. Milliken, Southbridge: Mr. Rupert
Annie
Kate

E.

P-

Royalston;
Murray, South
Miss Jeanette W. Scruton,
Newhall, Auburn;
Ella L. Smith, High
Lisbon, N. Y.; Miss
E.
Miss
Middleboro;
Mary
School, North
Miss
Mary Williams,
Whitty, Fitchburg;
H.

H.

Dudley ; Miss Harriet

ter.
Maynard, Worces-

Barrett, of the June

teaching at Sturbridge,and Miss M.
class,at SherJosephine Black, of the same
S.

Emma

Miss

class,is
born.

Gertrude

Miss

Church, has
and

piano

L. March,

begun

course

with

organ,

Mr.

organistat Grace
of study on the
B. J. Lang, of

Boston.
A

mering
brightWorcester girlis still at the sumplacewhere she has been during the

She

season.

writes

to

friend

Mrs.

Blank,

landlady,is a veritable Mrs. Malaprop : it

I manage
to
is with great difficulty
compose
of
She knew
my quiveringfeatures at times.
was
a parrot who
"speech struck" (dumb she
means). She has a friend who "stampers."
iment
A "stamperer"is an individual with an impedin his or
theaters
her speech. The
of "supernooneries."
We were
have quantities
suffrage the other day.
talkingof woman

our

Some

one

asked

me

if I believed

in

it.

plied
re-

you know about what I would say ; she

tainly
then put in her oar : "I believe in it,for cersuffers like us poor women."
no
one
"

The

workmen

that

down

if the

went

no

said Mr.

Corliss

at

robin had

blue

It

to be

look

to
a

the

were

"On

Mr.
way.

buildingwas

He

in the branches
in it

to
in the

came

tree stood

m:t

let the

Corliss.

So

said

be

erected

as

cut

and

nest

that she

went

with

on

and Mrs. W.

robin

there the mother

sat

and

able

to

watched

Archibald

some

they were

gain riches and

may

men

still die loved and

greatness, and
and be

power

and

respected,

long mourned.

Some

piecesof ornamental
Molly W. Waite, have
exhibition in Peck's window
during a

china, paintedby Miss

been
week

on

past.

South, last Sunday,

preached ;

At the Old

Angier, of
Church,

Brookfield

;
Creegan, D.
Rev.

W.

Boston,

W.

at

S.

Street

All

Saints

now

of Stoneham;

at

Smith

Edmund

Middleton

friends helped
anniverwedding sary,

F.

Relief

John L. Beveridge, of Chicago, ex-

Hon.

Central

Sleeper,formerlyof Salem

Church, and

Hubbard, ex-presidentof
Corps, No. 11, and inspector
of the department of Massachussetts, has
the annual
been ordered to conduct
tion
inspecof
Corps 71, Southbridge; Corps 80,
Westboro; Corps 81, Oxford; and Corps 130,
Sturbridge.
Lizzie

Mrs.

L. H.

Rev.

Mills, of North
C. C.
at Plymouth Church, Rev.
Street,
D., of Boston; at Summer
Charies

Rev.

Miss May E. Baldwin, a daughter of Capt.

John S. Baldwin, is an accession to the corps
at
of High School teachers.
She
has been
Harvard
Classes in Latin and history
Annex.
are
assignedher.

Womans

attractive

very

Mc

her

The
flyaway.
story is a counterpart of Longfellow'stold in
"The
It illustrates
Emperor's Birds-Nest."
the man's kindness of heart, and it shows why
until

young,

E. Bowen's

to celebrate their fifth

of the business.

CuUagh, the pastorwhere

to the corner
buildinguntil they came
elect of Plymouth Church, will preach his first
the tree was.
The young
birds were
not yet
as
pastor,from that pulpit,tomorrow
hatched.
be destroyed," sermon
not
"They must
morning. The church is to have a touch of
to
said Mr. Corliss. Then he set the workmen
decoration
and the people expect itto be quite
the tree.
transplanting
X'erycarefullyit was
a
gala occasion. Dr. Mc Cullagh will also
dug up and set in the earth at a distance,the
preach in the evening,at 7 o'clock.
not
nest
being disturbed in the least. And

Church,
there; at Laurel
preached his last sermon
Street Church, Rev. A. E. P. Perkins, :D. D.,
day
Dix street,last Wednesat their home
on
the preacher in the morning, and Rev. J.
was
evening.
ster
O. Knowles, D. D., in the evening. At Webson
Square M. E. Church, Rev. I. T. Johnis forming a special
Mr. E. N. Anderson
conducted
revival
services
in
the
evening
;
chorus of carefullyselected voices for the
A.
F.
Rev.
the
First
at
Church,
Presbyterian
studyof Handel's masterpiece,the "Messiah,"
N. B., preached.
of
Bathurst,
Thompson
which
will be given, probably,on
Tuesday
Church.
evening, December
30, in Central
line of church
No
development could be
The rehearsals will occur
on
Friday evenings,
more
interesting than that e.xhibited in the
commencing October 17, givingten rehearsals.
"mission chapel" services,held at Green Hall,
Mr. Anderson
will take much
pains with the
on
Southgate street, under the auspicesof
of the
phrasing and general interpretation
has been
mission
Church.
The
Piedmont
will find these rehearsals
work, and singersof ability
the "Island"
people,
among
very successful
of study. Next
valuable means
a
for the
effort to raise money
and the recent
Monday evening, and the followingMonday
ing
buildingof a permanent house of worship havevenings,he will receive applicants at his
have
proved so successful, those who
studio, 518 Main
street, from 7 to 9 o'clock.
carried on the work have a rightto feel pleased
Already quitea number of prominent singers
with the result of their labors.
have e.\pressed
to sing in the
their willingness
chorus.
son's
Light
heartilyendorses Mr. Anderto
be a great place from
Brooklyn seems
plan and hopes the singersof the city which to
get preachers or to try and get
will be prompt to respond to his call.
and then
Dr. Gunnison
First
had
we
them.
Mr.

both branches

on

the
Rev.

Rev.

them

One
of the special features of the
is the showing of
concern
opening of the new
a fine line of signedartists'proofs. Mr.
Davis
does not abandon
his photographicstudio,and

guarded.
disturbed," will carry

bird be

they

to
store, and is well known
everybody in
Worcester
whose
tastes
bring them into art

Art

signed.circles.
de-

it,and found that

built her

eggs

account

and

must

been

of Illinois,
has

governor

in Worcester,

doing business with the West

Company.

Side

this week,
Machine

of Worcester
The members
Clrangeenjoyed
good time at the dedication of their new hall,
attraction of
Tuesday evening, the counter
the numbers
caucuses
having no effect upon
hall is the
of the gathering. The
or
hilarity
refitted Ideal Hall, but so "fi.xed up" that its
it.
old friends would hardly know
a

Mr.
mond

Smith

Harry W.

Moon"

Club

Boat

House,

and

Refreshment

gave

to his friends

party

dancing

"Harvest

the

QuinsigaMonday evening.
at

were

matters

of

course.

Mrs.

favorite
with

Jennie Abbott Mattoon, Worcester's

dancing teacher,is to open the season

her

first afternoon

day,
class,next Wednes-

evening class being deferred until

Mattoon's
Mrs.
popularity
October
29.
and the fact
her pupils is proverbial,
among
Worcester's
of
people
that so
young
many
have learned to "thread the mazy" under her
direction speaks in no uncertain terms of her
the

success.

The

firm of Evans

"

Co., on

Central

itreet,

"

Rev.

B. Fay Mills, the ex-newspaper

man
who
held revivals here in '86,
evangelist,
I think,
is at St. Johnsbur)-,
\'t.,
campaigning,
justnow.
and

Dr.
to
are

McCuUagh.

Dr.

Powell

be sure, but the Old South

convinced
that they can

wouldn't
Church

get

Rev.

is

spreading. This week

come^

people
A. Z.

Graceland

some
theyshipped a hand-

Chicago, which is to adorn

Park, the finest cemetery of the

monument

to

Windy City.

Presbyterian
of Worcester
football team
Academy,
The
and take their vacant
offers from
to come
pulpit, after receivingand investigating
Boston
and so they have given him a call.
houses
to make
and
York
various New
their uniforms, found they could do better at
in
art
interested
Worcester
people who are
home, so Mr. George S. Davis, the successor
have hailed with pleasurethe opening
matters
of A. L. Burbank, received their order for
Conrad,
Church,

of

the

Ainslee

Street

Worcester friends of the late George H.

of Corliss Engine fame, tell Light
an
Corliss,
anecdote concerning the great engine
interesting
builder.
Shortly before his death, he
Pearl street, this week.
art store on
of a new
had an order for a very
large engine,which
twelve suits.
grapher,
must
The
be completed within a certain time.
So
proprietoris Mr. A. E. Davis, the photolet
Mr. H. H. Chamberlin is to printin pamphDavis
business
of
the
the
it
being
much work was
hand
that
was
style
on
already
have appeared in
form the sketches which
one
Mr. Davis has made
good
Art Company.
cupied.
impossibleto construct it in the space then ocSchools."
He
title
"Our
the
Light
under
at the start by securingfor his manager
move
It was
found
necessary to erect a
additions to them.
expects to make some
Mr.
new
staked out.
J. B. Crocker, who has been at Peck's
shop, and the ground was

1.1(1 HT
had

frequentlypreached to the country-folk

Gottingenin their native tongue.
He
went, then, to
BerUn, and had for
teachers Schleiermacher,
Von Humboldt, Savand
igny,Lappenberg
Varnhagen von Ense.
At Jena he met
Goethe and at Heidelberg he

about

studied with Schlosser.

With

his head

kinds of
course,

as

returned
tutored

stored with these varied

now

wisdom,
freelyas

and
he

speaking German, of
spoke English,Bancroft

to the United
in Greek

States, and

at

Harvard.

of

us

for

year

He preached
during this time,and we have a
record of one
which
sermon
he preached here
in Worcester, from
his father's pulpit. This

some

sermons

was

before

most

born.

were

But this

pulpitwork was onlyby the way, for Bancroft

had
to become
a
man
fullydetermined
of
letters. Curiouslyenough, his first published
work was
a volume
of poems, printedat Cambridge
in 1833. Many a man
has begun with
and ended
with history,
criticism or
poems
THE

GEORGE

WHERE

HOUSE

BANCROFT

The
sad part of it is that
yarns.
have reversed the order.

BORN.

WAS

To
mother's

Great Historian.

The

name

Lucretia

was

Bancroft.

occupies a marked place in

history,certainly. He lived in
three placeswhich
are
remembered, one the
house where his famous son
isbury
was
born,on Salat
another
the
of Salisbury
corner
street,
and Grove streets, recentlyremoved
to make
Armory, and a third on Main
way for the new
Worcester's

Out

Salisburystreet, not

on

Park

there is

Avenue,

country house,which
close

the

to

a great way
old-fashioned little

an

is set upon
The
autumn

road.

high

bank

leaves

are

so

many

Bancroft, he concluded

to

the role of

Rev.

Bancroft

Aaron
off

return

pedagog, and

with

to

Dr.

say
es-

Joseph

Cogswell, afterwards the librarian of the

Hill School"
Library,he opened "Round
at
Northampton. He he remained until he
to Springfield.Meanwhile, he
removed
lished
pubG.

Astor

(1824)a translation of Heeren's

of

Greece"

Ancient

and

"Politics

oration

an

vocating
(1826)ad-

universal suffrage
and the foundation
beginning to whirl about it in the October
of the state on the power
of the whole people.
Thomas
and School streets,
breeze,just as the leaves rustled around it street, between
teresting
inhad
Mr. Bancroft
where Mr. Oilman's
terest
ninetyyears ago yesterday,when a most
begun to take a keen inconfectionerystore now
was
and an active part in politics.He was
event
taking place within its is.
walls.
stalwart
democrat
and
and
voice
a
Bancroft
his
by
pen
George
earlyboyhood
spent only
posed
opFor in that house,on the third day of October,
the Federalists to the extent
in Worcester.
of his
In those
days, boys
entered college,
1800, to the wife of Rev. Aaron Bancroft,
at an
earlier age than
ability.In 1830, he was elected to the legisusually,
lature
born a son, who was
destined to become
was
without his knowledge, but he refused
to Exeter.
now, and in 181 1 he went
During
the most
famous
of all Worcester
and
men
two
The next year he declined a
he prepared for college, to take his seat.
years spent there,
of the most
famous of the world's writers.
one
and entered Harvard
in 1S13,from
nomination
for the senate, althoughsure
of
which he
It is hardly necessary
cerning
conto say much
with
election.
was
the
class
of
an
graduated
1817.
the life work
of George Bancroft.
Mr. Bancroft was
busilyat work, now, upon
Young Bancroft was
thus,at seventeen, a
His fame is so distinctive that he occupies a
collegegraduate,when most boys nowadays
history,and in 1834, he published the first
would
place in the annals of the country which no
volume of his "Historyof the United States."
just be gettingout of the High School.
other

man

intrench upon.
may
the time when he must

As

he

He was
not to
proaches
aphowever.
As

lay aside all

and
affairs,
into the silence of history,as the characters
of his own
writingshave done, he still

further

thought

of the

world's

to

believed

his

turn
a

make

matter
a

attention
of

from

fact,his

minister

books

tended
father in-

of him, and

he

later.

But

Worcester

Bancroft,

he

born

was

family.
a

His father

Unitarian

of his church

in

eighteenthcentury.

in
was

substantial
Rev. Aaron

one
of the foremost
divine,
the closingyears of the

He

for many
years
Parish or First Unitarian

was

the pastor of the Second

Church (Rev. Austin

S.

Carver's).His

he sent him

This

at

delved

twenty

into

years.

Bancroft

his age
Ph.

had

D.
now

a variety
of subjects,
but his fondness
historywas pronounced. He gave up
all notion of enteringthe ministry,
and determined
to devote himself to letters,
althoughhe

for

of

address

an

to the

the young
So he combined

convention.

men's

itics
pol-

and literature.
In that

dence
year, 1835, he took up his resiin Springfield,
where
he lived for three

to

date of his birth it is easy to remember

at
different periods)the degree of

year he drafted
Massachusetts
at

next

democratic

in educated

for
ministers,
apparently,
Germany to the Universityof
the
wears
of honors which have come
crown
croft
Gottingen. During the next few years Banto him
in a life of such continuous activity,
built up the firststories of that magnificent
such grand work, as
few of his countrymen
of
superstructure
scholarship,whose
have
known
when
he laysit down, it
foundations
he had laid in Harvard
; and
College,
will wait long for a new
wearer.
Worcester
and which was
to reach up to the production
takes gloryto itselffor having been the birthplace
of one
of the greatest works
written by
ever
of George Bancroft.
We
feel a sense
American
an
He studied German
liter,
pen.
of satisfaction in realizing
that his "first wailing
ature under Benecke
and Italian literature
; French
cry" fell upon Worcester
air, and that
under Arnaud
and
Bunsen
; Arabic,
his boyhood vision wandered
zon,
Hebrew
along the horiand Scriptureunder
Eichhorn
tory
; hismarking the hillsof Paxton and Leicester,
under Planck
and Heeren ; natural history
and swept down
through the valley,just
under Blumenbach
and
; the antiquities
as
ours
does to-day.
literature of Greece and Rome
under Dissen,
It is true that,save
for his birthplace,
in Greek
George
taking,also, a course
philosophy.
Bancroft has left no mark of his greatness in
These names
alone inspire
an
immense
respect
Worcester, unless we remember
the Bancroft
in us.
In 1820, the University of Gottingen
scholarshipfund, of which we
speak conferred upon the young literarian (from the
may
pass

The

people

same

his

But
years.
for him

in politics
was
activity
ing
gainocrat,
reputationas a foremost dem-

and

in

1838, President

Van

Buren

appointedhim

collector of the port of Boston.

nominated
Six years later he was
ocrats
by the demand received a largevote,
for governor,
but he was
defeated.
He

stillremained

President

Polk

"in

cabinet, making him

While

he

held

performed
would
nation.

His

founding of
which

service
win

most

navy.
Bancroft

him

for

his

country

as

all

partisan
gratitudeof the

above
the

remarkable

work

the

was

academy at Annapolis,
plan and which he carried

the naval
his

was

the

position,Mr.

lift him

to

jealousiesand

secretary of

this

such

seem

however, and
politics,"
him a placein his

accorded

own

He studied the law, and

way.
ascertained that the secretary of the navy had
direct
where
to
power
midshipmen should
struction
wait for orders and could also direct their inout

in his

own

at sea, with

their homes

on

shore.

power

He

to follow them

conceived

the

to

plan

T Oi H

a year ago, Mr.

Bancroft having written
an
academy, where, when not at sea, they
might be given the benefit of regularstudy the prefaceSeptember 2, 1889.
Mr. Bancroft's
fame
is world-wide.
He
and discipline. Congress granted such appropriations
has been correspondentof the Koyal Academy
he asked
as
for,and his school

of

became

of the

one

as

evolved

ever

The

established fact.

an

naval

our

from

the executive

department.

secretary of the navy, also,Mr.

While

the

gave

order, in

case

of

croft
Ban-

with

war

Me.xico,to take possessionof California.

He

secretary of war, pro tern., for one

menth, while secretary of the navy, and during
that time gave the order to march into Te.vas,

served

said

board

of trustees

lished

incalculable

service stamps it
wisest piecesof statesmanship

good it has done

the

as

at

Berlin

and

of

the

1849, O.xford conferred

French
him

Institute.

scholar,on the last payment

fund, a copy of this clause."
So

In

Mr.

Bancroft

give to

to

him

to

has left an

this

ment
enduringmonu-

the citizens of his native

among

each

from

town.

Two
degree of
Churchill
young
men,
George Bosworth
D. C. L. ; he was
made
Doctor
and Charles Elroy Burbank, have enjoyed the
Juris by the
Universityof Bonn, 1S6S; in September, 1870, benefit of his kind plan.
he celebrated at Berlin the fiftiethanniversary
Mr. Bancroft is ripein
years and in honors.
of the receptionof his first degree at GottinHe
retains his quiet manner
and his simple,
Mr. Bancroft has been presidentof the
gen.
impressivedignity. He will be remembered
American
Historical
liveredfor all time as one
deAssociation, and
of the profoundestscholars,
his last address
before it,April 27,
one
of the most
successful diplomats and one
18S6.
of the greatest historians,
of modern
times.
on

the

Of late years, Mr.

Bancroft
has spent his
Worcester honors him as her firstand greatest
bringing about the first occupation of
and his winters in Washington.
at Newport
summers
citizen.
by United States troops. 1 1 is not hard to
these facts are recalled,that George
He is very fond of roses, and has had
The
words,
see, when
closing may be in his own
cultivated by himself.
a famous
Bancroft has been concerned with the making,
written May 30, 18S2 : "I was
rose-garden,
trained to look
His last visit to Worcester
was
well as the writing,
of history.
on
as
Tuesday,
life as a season
for labor.
Being more
upon
been
ident
Mr. Bancroft enjoyed high favor with PresSeptember 21,1886.He had not previously
than four score
the time for
years old, I know
in
On
that
ister
minWorcester
for
he
Polk, and in 1846 he was
day
release
of
appointed
fortyyears.
will come
Conscious
soon.
my
of St. James, where he recame
to make
mained
to the Court
I await without
arrangements regarding his lot
being near the shore of eternity,
himself
in Rural Cemetery, where his second wife is
for three years, distinguishing
ing
impatienceand without dread the beckonburied.
is informed that Mr. Bancroft
Light
of the hand
which
will summon
me
to
tion
by urgingupon the British ministrythe adophis
wife.
liberal laws regardingnavigation has also arranged to lie beside
of more
rest."
On that day, Mr
Bancroft came
and the rightof expatriation.
to Worcester
find Mr.
with his German
From
we
1849 until after the war
servant, and, desiringnot
What
About.
is
he went
to
to the
Bancroft occupying no official position. On
be entertained privately,
With Librarian Samuel
S.
Bay State House.
returningfrom his mission to England, he
York
and
took up
his residence
in New
Green, he attended a meeting of the American
SHEl'HERU.
BY
JACK
viceworked
a
vigorouslyon his history. The third
AntiquarianSociety,of which he was
In
had been issued in 1S40, but while in
the
attended
the
volume
president.
evening,they
no
"Very wonderful thiiiKS,
doubt,"
at the Music
tival
Fesperformance of "Arminius"
publiclife he had been compelled to give over
Every dear baby is thinking about ;
in Mechanics
But swings he in hammock, with sweet
Hall.
work upon it. He
took it up again and continued
pleasantfood.
They occupied seats
Or rocks he in satin, soft lace and rose-wood.
termission,
of the west
and at inalmost without
until 1874,
in the front row
gallery,
interruption,
alone is the centre of good.
Mamma
L. Davis, calling
tention
atthe tenth volume being publishedin that year.
Hon. Edward
to the presence
of the distinguished
Meanwhile, however, he had again been
Her eyes with love beaming, her clustering hair.
The rose in her bosom, the ringsshe may
wear.
asked to go abroad.
asked
the
him
President Johnson made
to
people
by
rising.
guest,
greet
of her nose,
torian, The arch of her eyebrows, the shape
him minister to Prussia in 1867. In 1868, he
They did so, turning about to face the hisHer soft neck, where
baby may hie for repose I
and Mr. Bancroft bowed
his acknowledgment.
relation to the North German
occupied the same
Her form or her shadow
sweet voice, no doubt,
or
Are the wonderful
Confederation,and with the unification,
thingsbaby'sthinking about.
which brought about the German
Empire, in
During the day, he expressedgreat interest
bounds
the sky ;
In baby's horizon, mamma
in Worcester
and its people. The next morning
minister to that court, remaining
1871, he became
his innocent
Her foot-fall will
thus

Texas

Baby Thinking

all this time

at

Berlin.

While

here

he rendered valuable services in the settlement

of

the

States

boundary line between

and

British

North

the

America.

United
Great

he
here.

went

Light

since been
away, and he has never
has learned,however, that some

time ago Mr. Bancroft said that he desired to

where
visit Worcester
and sleep in the room

Britain had refused to allow the rightof her

to the mother
subjectsto throw off allegiance

he

country and become

Owing, however,

or

"naturalized"

in America

elsewhere ; but Minister Bancroft

ing
presentthe matter
to the government
of Prussia,

was

house

born,
is now

on

his ninetieth

occupied by

Pratt and of Mr.

to

the

Bancroft

Mr.

birthday. The
John B. Pratt.

ill health

of

emigrant. England

soon

followed

the lead of

Bismarck.
This

was
Mr. Bancroft's last publicservice,
department of politics.He asked to be
in 1S74, and, taking up his residence
recalled,
in New York, once
began the revision
more,
of his history. In 1876 he issued it in a "centenary

in the

edition" of six volumes.

when
later,
volumes

11

of the Formation
United
edition

Six

years

eighty-twoyears old, he published

"A History
and 12, under the title,

States."

of
In

the

Constitution

of the

18S4-5,appeared the last

of six volumes, the whole

work
having been revised.
During the past five years, Mr. Bancroft has
stillworked steadily
on, until about a year ago,
when he became too feeble to do much
cal
practiwork.
He
has published a number
of
minor works,some
historical,others orations,
duringhis life,but his last complete work was
a "Life of Martin
Van Buren."
It was
pub-

arms

Her

kisses will soothe

him
and

eye;
if trouble is near,
cheer ;
her tenderness

bring ease in great terror or pain.

Alpha and Omega in baby's wee brain ;
nothing so precious; no longer we'll doubt
That
is what baby is thinking about.
mamma
Worcester,Mass.
Her

soft touch

She

is

There

is

Mrs.

himself,the plan
A

had to be abandoned.

Kind

Word.

out walking. She

forgotto take her purse with her, and had no
a
in her pocket. Presently she met
and
money
kindly regard by founding the "Aaron
"Please,
littlegirlwith a basket on her arm.
Lucretia Bancroft scholarship,"with a fund
miss, will you buy something from my basket ?"
of liOjOoo, the income of which, "400, "shall
marks,
said the littlegirl,
showing a varietyof bookbe expended in aiding in the liberal education
watch-cases, needle-books,etc. "I'm
time
from time to
scholar who
of some
one
ter
shall be selected from the citizens of Worcessorry I can't buy anything to-day,"said the
Your
by a board of three trustees or the majority young lady. "1 have not any money.
In the selection of scholars, the
things look very pretty." She stopped a
of them.
the
to
board shall have
regard to moral character, moment, and spoke a few kind words
then as she passed she said
and need of assistance, little girl,and
superior intelligence
I can't buy anything
shall be apsorry
essential requisites.No one
very
as
pointed again, "I'm
from you to-day." "O, miss !" said the little
to
the scholarshipfor less than one
lected
girl,
"you've done me justas much good as if
than four. The scholar seyear or for more

Though Mr. Bancroft long remained away

ing
treaty formally recognizhis
the rightof expatriationat the will of the
from Worcester, in April,i885, he showed

secured therefrom

gladden

will enfold

Her

by the board of trustees may decide for

or
higher
collegeor vniversity
place of learninghe will repair:but subjectto
No
the approval of the board of trustees.
pay
of this fund is to be requiredto rebeneficiary

himself to what

receive from it; but

that he may
the sums
in life,
then I charge him to do
if he prosper
his part in increasingthe fund, and I request

you

young

had.

lady had

Most

gone

persons that I
!' but you have
and I feel
me,

meet

say, 'Get

spoken kindly
heap better."
gently
little
That was
"consideringthe poor." How
Let us learn to speak
it costs to do that !
kindly and gently to the poor and suffering.
If we have nothingelse to give,let us at least
give them our sympathy.
away
and

with

you
to

lyl

"

(I HT

saying that he has made a

as he always has done
he has essayed. The
what
here, no matter
The
boys have begun to play foot-ball
is
itself
not
good, the
particularly
piece in
somewhat, and last Saturday the Worcester
of airs
music apparentlybeing a combination
Academy team defeated a picked team from
of our well known
light the
very similar to some
PolytechnicInstitute,36-0.

Sport.

and it
without
Footlights.
strong personal
goes

Before Boston

success,

Boston,
week

Last

the

York

1890.

so

gilt-edged
varietyshow, nothing

its fourth

direct from

company,

operas, h la Gilbert and SulUvan.

fills
'The City Directory,"at the Tremont,
and is really
a first-class
the house every night,

good one
Daly'sfamous

all

are

to choose.

what

hardlyknows
New

attractions

the

Oct. i,

week
the most
interesting
in the dramatic line for some

was

cityhas had

time, and

light.]

of

correspondence

[regular

in London, is at the HoUis

successful season
Street Theatre, appearing at their opening
"A
night in that laughable farce comedy,
Night Off." This is the firsttime they have
by commencing their home
honored the Hub
engagement here, but they made no mistake
by so doing, as their most hearty,spontaneous
they feel
reception proved. And well may
elated by their success, as beyond
somewhat
by large odds the best
they are
any doubt

in the
stock company
they touch they add

country, and

whatever

strength to, and

carry

that
and
an
through with a snap
they undertake, even, at
never
lags,ever"'thing
times, a not very bright piece. The leading
ful,
lady,Ada Rehan, is one of the most delightinterest

fascinating

actresses

have, and has

we

that
peculiarindividuality,

striking and

to

most

though
pleasing,
people is particularly

some

find fault with

her mannerisms, but

we

artist as Henry Irving

that such an
noted for them, and he stands at the head
between
love scenes
The
of his profession.
and John Drew, the leadingman,
Miss Rehan
in this
two
be
duplicatedby
can
any
hardly

all know
was

country.
with a
humor

His is a very manly, polishedstyle,

dignityand force,and a natural cool
that always carries his audience with
Rehan

Miss

him.

is

an

artist and

success

everythingshe has yet attempted,from such

comedy as Daly has
adaptationsof German
edies.
to Shakespeare'scomin his repertoire,
now

in

Rosalind

Her

the

London

critics

and itprobably stands as

the best exponent of the part today. In fact,
it looks as though she had been the leading
and the fair Mary Andersonstar in that city,

highly commended,

Navarro

may

well

have

to

look

to her laurels

if she desires first place.

Dear
old Mrs. Gilbert and that

ical
quaint,com-

as
good in their old
James Lewis, are
peoples'parts as the ones alreadymentioned,
perfectfoils to each other, always natural and

easy, and as full of mirth as

be, inimitable in all they do.
At

the

Boston

Theatre, "The

but plentyof snap and go.

less,hardlyany plot,
"Faust
Up to Date," at the Park, with its
in the way of good dancing
usual attractions,
to
and would-be pretty girls,
and lightsinging,
catch the old crowd, are as successful as ever.
tinues
"The
English Rose," at the Museum, con-

and

an

t is in

Clara
among

and
of the British officer,

the parts.

viable
en-

reputationin this,his firstpart in this

country. The scenery and stage picturesare
remarkably good,every detail is about perfect,

combination
At
own

the

so

well.

Globe, De Wolf Hopper, with his

is playing"Castles in the Air,"

company,

Worcester

friends

J. Lake, the Polytechnic Institute's

Everett

is now

old half-back,who

with

in the firstgame

at

Harvard, played
on
field,
Jarvis'

Exeter,

somewhat

anti-climax is as

at

around
the theatre looks radiant and happy,
and it has been years since they have hit the

His

Harry
bruises

three teeth

with
sympathize

bad

the boards

on

as

poetry.

is

of a success
than
and it has proven to be more
the most
sanguine anticipated.Every one

out, also.
him.

or

"

Gas"

very

knocked

bad

some

two

Makeup.

were

that Mr.

Amherst

recentlygot
foot-ball fracas,having

used up,
good houses and is admirably last Wednesday, and was
that he retired from the field and McNear
so
handsomely staged,and will run a
took his place.
"Little
it is withdrawn
while longer. When
Em'ly" will be put on.
The Worcester
county tennis championship
cester,
I see
that Mary Howe, so
popular at Worwas
by Mr. George F. Crocker, of
again won
of the "Star
is to appear here in one
Fitchburg, last Saturday morning, when he
Concerts," the occasion to be one of especial met Mr. Hugh M. Southgate on the Worcester
Watson.
interest and very attractive.
Mr. Crocker
played
club courts.
literally
all around his opponent, takingthree straight
Mask and
sets, 6-0,6-0, 6-0, Mr. Southgatebeing unable
a
The result was
great
a
to pull out
game.
the
Theatre
week
The
at
opened with
surpriseto all who witnessed the match, for
"Natural
winner
Gas," Donnelly and Girard's farce
Mr. Southgate has been a tournament
be disposed of in
comedy, and the show can
he has played,this fall. He took
wherever
The
few lines.
a
jokes, for the most
that always
very
his defeat in the good-natured
way
Horace
Aristotle
wherewith
or
those
were
part,
characterizes his bearing,and did no grumband
as
made
have
be
to
supposed
Winslow
the
merry,
win
may
hng. He will probably
well
as someone
for the "musical interruptions,"
championship. In the Tech finals,also,he
Festival."
Music
no
remarked, "it was
will probably show up well again.
The "Grape-vineSwing" song was
very pretty,
others.
in the Winof
the
for
some
and compensated
The finals in the ladies' singles,
noon,
need to do, when
What
comedians
played Monday afterthey bring slow tournament, were
Streeter and Miss
such a play as this around, is to look up the
between Miss Mabel
looked forward
have prewas
record of other companies which
Alice Hastings. The match
ceded
both of
It does not pay to singold songs
them.
to with a great deal of interest,
in
and
better
a
has sung
other company
which some
the contestants
being good players
sets
three
two
before.
But it would be unfair
week
or
Streeter won
practice. Miss
of the meritorious
ing.
sharp playnot to call attention to some
though not without some
straight,
admirable
ment
judgMiss Hastings showed
pointsof the performance. The Italian and
Monk"
was
plays
"Gooda
in placing and her cross-courts
; and
very clever,and new
effective. Miss
Streeter,
the egg-in-the-mouth
trick,though a standard
were
particularly
allowable
and
serving
effective
was
with
had
the
more
act
prestidigitateurs,
serve,
however,
bing
Sullivan's imiThe best of Mark
well done.
swiftlyand safelyto the service line,and bobin his
that of James T. Powers
itations was
was
well. The
score
7-5, 6-2, 7-5. For
Streeter selected the toilet
first prize.Miss
"StraightTip." There was
very little point
to the last act, the second
having been better, case. Miss Hastings taking,for second,the

proving to be a mascot to the management,

drawing such houses that "standing room
only" is the rule every night. It is reallya
melodrama, built
remarkably good spectacular
but
the conventional
on
pattern considerably,
follow each other
scenes
interesting
intensely
that one's interest is
so
quicklyand spiritedly,
always kept up. Henry Neville is the picture
has made

in

from

comes

Whitcomb

to draw

Mrs.
Soudan"

Word
E.

acted, and

possibly

they can

nothing

more,

those

best

melodramas

of the

events

of the civil war,

was

husband
"Natural

Thursday evenings by
new
to the play, and

by the Enemy,"
dealingwith

which

put

on
a
was

has

ever

Wednesday
company
not

which

been
and
was

strong in all

half-mile

novel

race

at

Park,
Agricultural

of the
The
terms
Institute.
to walk to the quarter
man
the
remaining quarter. At the
pole and run
quarter, Bradford had a lead of perhaps fifty
yards,but when the running began,Dadmun's
brought him up and he caught
great gaitsoon
at the hundred
Bradford
yards line. The
tute
deal of sport for the Instimade
a
race

walker
race

of the

requiredeach

great

management

tion
The PolytechnicInstitute Athletic Associacultural
holds its fall handicap meeting at Agrining
Park, this afternoon, the games beginted
Great interest is manifesat 2 o'clock.
that
are
in the
and the chances

sports,

today.
Next
week, the bookingsi
Grimes's Cellar Door, and
the Sea, a varietywhich
prom
good houses.

of the

boys.

deserves credit for putting

Louis James apI
^ma.
on
legitimate
peared
in Richelieul 1
night; this afternoon
he plays Ingomar andt)
ightOthello. There
both performances
ought to be largehousesa
The

Bradford

pion
Thursday afternoon. The former is the chamand the latter the champion
sprinter,

Tuesday evening.

drama, "Held

Gillette's war

her

witnessed

who

is one

It

and Frank E.
Harry L. Dadmun
PolytechnicInstitute had a

Messrs.

Poole-King and

the Theater,

written.

racquet.

phy,
'Joseph Mur'ands Across
draw
es to

record-breaking. A change
there will be some
in the usual order of things,
has been made
free,
and this year ladies will be admitted

gentlemen being charged only twenty-five

ents.

L I Ci HT
had

of Letters.

In the World

the way

on

for

expectedwill be
The

England

of the New

number

October

Magazine is first of all a Cotton Centennial

cles
The
two
principalillustrated artiand

Kngland."
same

Cotton

Rev.

Massena

tennial"
Cen-

the

Goodrich,

Haverhill

and

notable

further

receives

number,

of

Mrs.

that

other

brothers

have

towns

attention

a general article on
articles,

three

in

is,if

am

not

It

Cruger.
rich"

to

gentlemen who

she that

was

happy
peculiarly

of the

phrase "the little

describe the
are

in

modating
accom-

the habit of

travelingaround the world on Willie K. Vanderbilt's yacht and helping him pass the time
by playing cards with him. That celebrated
phrase is, 1 think, only about a year old,and
uttered by Mrs. Cruger during a visit to
was
it was
Mr. \'anderbilt's yacht while
lying in
of 1889.
Newport Harbor during the summer

tural
"Agricul-

Good
Housekeeping will be found especially
interestingin the issue of September 27, on
"Co-operation in
interestingarticle on
entertainments
of the four amateur
account
trated
in the last number, a full illusAgriculture"
which are there described, the listincludingan
article on the Massachusetts
ral
AgricultuCasFlorida
a
a
Adirondack
camp,
camp,
of the
College, by President Goodell
a
carone
popular favorite,
party, and the new
college,and a story entitled "John Toner's
the usual number
Scheme," which is a mi-xture of co-operative Spider-web party. There are
in connection.
of good thingsfor the home
farming and disappointedlove. The stories
of the number
altogetherare e.\ceptionally
Howells
Annie
is by Mrs.
Deland's
One
"Sidney"
good.
The conclusion of Mrs.
Another,
is found
in the Atlantic for October, and
Frdchette,a sister of W. D. Howells.
Eliza
in
entitled "The Hamerton
the
to a climax
"Felicia" comes
Type writer,"by
marriageof
Orne White, is brightand mgenious. Cardinal
the heroine with a man, to whose occupation
with a portrait,Stopford Brooke,
Newman,
in life both she and all her friends strenuously
jects
subare
the Teacups"
"Over
Wigglesworth,and Anne Hutchinson
object. Dr. Holmes's
R. Willard
of other articles. Ashton
riage
also relates to marrying and givingin marthe British
contributes an interesting
on
describes
visit to a
a
paper
; and, moreover,
is beautifully certain college for women,
of Parliament, which
thousand
Houses
not
a
illustrated. Perhaps the most
The
first chapters of a
stirringarticle
miles from Boston.
the Indian
in the number
is the last one, on
forthcoming serial story by Frank Stockton
Other papers
announced
for next month.
Question,by Herbert Walsh, the secretary of
are
the Indian Rights Association.
of Henrik
consideration
a
are
of the number
the

Ibsen's lifeabroad

Newport
has

Rensselaer

Van
as

returned

Cruger,who

was

at

the guest of Mrs. Paran

Stevens,
to
her country place on
Long

Island and will

probably not be

until

in town

and

his later dramas,

beginning of the opera

November.

The

new

book

season,

K.

Mr.

Arnold's
Treason," Mr. J.
Wandering Scholar of the
Century,""Johannes Butzbach,"

written, it

seems,

Sixteenth
Mr.

McCrackan's

account

of Altdorf

and

the

late in

paper,

accomplished
may

be described

the hour.

The

by this charming and

Diplomat'sDiary"
sensation of
the literary
"A

woman.
as

counters

of the

two

or

three

know

to

there

Cable.

Electric Crank

"

how

submarine
many
North America and

between

are

and, also, if there is

Island

land, and

does

and

the

main

it touch?

have

been

the

cables

Europe

cable between

Twelve

Block

if so, where

transatlantic cables

laid,the firsttwo of which, laid by

Company in 1858 and

Anglo American

abandoned
1 866, were
the dates of the ten in

years
use

1873, 1874, 18S0, and

French

These

ago.

are

Anglo-American
bought from the

"

one

the latterlaid in 1869.

Company,
These four cables extend from
land,
Valentia,Ireto Heart's Delight,Newfoundland, and

they

which

the

are

shortest

French

the

across

Atlantic.

1879, Brest to St. Pierre.

Company
Direct
Company
1874, Brest to Halifax.
Two
in 1884,from
Mackay-Bennett Company
"

"

"

Ireland
Cable

Strait of Canso,

to

N.

S.

American

18S1
and
zance,
Company
1882, from PenEngland, to Canso, N. S. A submarine
"

cable stretches between

Block

Island and Nar-

ragansett Pier.
Air

Follows

Earth."

the

if the earth revolves

Youthful

from

away

asks
in

man

balloon, the balloon remaining stationary.It

be set
does not ; if it did, he would finally
hundreds

down

thousands

or

of miles

the earth's surface,adheres

miles above

of

west

placefrom which he ascended, for a

The
air, at least for
simple reason.
the

very
some

to the

earth,and revolves with it. If the air remained

stationary while the earth revolved we should
have

constant

hour,

an

east

breeze

nearly 1000

wind

of

that

would

blow

miles
down

everywhere.

and level forests

houses

Paulding's"A

entitled "A

says

was

Tr.ansatlantic

Fiske's "Benedict

which
take
open-airlegislativeassemblies
and Professor Royce's paper on
lomat'splace there,
DipMaine
Miss
FriSmont.
General
Jewett's
a
Dairy," which was
put forward
sketch, "By the Morning Boat," and a poem
of a mythical
short time ago
the work
as
should be especially
on
Thomas
"Sleep,"
Miss
by
York
a
New
Julien Gorden,

the

Answerer.

[Communications to tliis department are solicited.

They should be addressed to Q"ester Editor, Light,
Worcester, Mass.]

vented wants
in-

Education," by Mr. Reeve, the author of

Mrs.

Questerand

mistaken,

a
niece or a grandnieceof Washington
Irving and developed at a very early age a
of the
good deal of literarytalent. Some
most
brilliant bon mots with which societyhas
become
familiar during the past few years are

those

recently been
treated. The article on the Cotton
Industry,
by Mr. George Rich of the Boston Journal,is
of the development of the industryin
a survey
New
England from Slater's time to the present.
ber
The article is enriched by a great numof pictures. The
agriculturalinterest,to
attention was
which so much
paid in the last
England

New

it is

either

Pawtucket

article,treats

in which

way

the Slater

Industry in New

"The

writer of the former

in the

and

"Pawtucket

on

are

which

extremelyinteresting
study

of social life. She

number.

time and

some

an

tors'
usual ContribuThe
remembered.
of
Club, and several critical articles,one

which
is a review of JulesBreton's
d'un Artistp,"complete the issue.

"La

Vie

Sport.s.

Funeral
if

asks

at

customary

have

and

dramatic

Westerner

East

Come

in the past it was

at
funerals.'

not

The

games

Funeral

queristis correct.
Greeks

"

time

some

to

Romans

games

included

the

among

horse

races,

representations,processions and
of gladiators.These
games
by the Emperor Claudius, A.

mortal combats

abolished

were

D.

The

47.

of what
said

who

was

an

Answerer
old

lady up

is also
in New

reminded

of

Hampshire

She lived with her son,

few years ago.
justbefore
a close-fisted farmer, and
that all the

the request
she died, she made
stores
at
are
Newport
piled with the
Executive
relatives be invited to attend the funeral,the
"The
An
interesting article on
daintywhite and gold volumes, and the sale,
from
best gobblerkilled,and after the return
showing
not
Departments of the Government,"
only at Newport but in New York, has
the grave, she desired to have served the best
been almost unprecedented. Mrs. Cruger has
ing
picturesof the secretaries at work, is the open"She
turkey dinner that could be gotten up.
for a long time been
feature of the Cosmopolitan Magazine for
regarded as the most
"A
guessedthey'dget a square meal at that house
Brabantian
Happening" is a
in
.She is a
October.
York.
New
stylishwoman
wish
Her
was
said.
respected
she
at the discomfiture
for once,"
ures,
cut featwith dark eyes and clearly
brunette,
story in which the reader laughs
will. and the turkey killed and served accordingto
of a relic-hunter with hearty goodand her tall and striking
figureis always
the
of which
This is a case
her program.
covers
Bisland's
Trip"
ward
forMiss
she
came
"Flying
effectively
gowned. Last year
the facts,and can
Answerer
knows personally
more
prominentlyin New York society Italian,French and English ground, and just
down.
here
set
F.
vouch for the details as
J. A.
Mrs.
than ever
before.
after "the late unpleasantness,"
Cruger, by the way,
is especially
is the author of the story now
in the
Darr's "Glimpse of Guatemala"
current
asks: Can
Vassar
College."
Welleslev
of
writes
King
cessful interesting. Captain Charles
Cosmopolitan Magazine and entitled "A Succorporated,
inwhen
Wellesley College was
tion
you tell me
Man."
Further
"The Twin Cities of the Northwest," (St. Paul
interesting informafull
the president's
and give me
in this direction is to the effect that Mrs.
and Minneapolis).James JeffreyRoche writes
incorporated
name?
Wellesley College was
esting
of John Boyle O'Reilly. There is other interCruger will spend her time at her Long Island
Helen A. Shafer is the
March
has a
17, 1870. Miss
matter, and Macdougall Buel
and the beginningof the
placebetween now
president.
remarkable
winter season
novel which
she has
a
story,"Miss Devilet."
finishing
book

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10

H.

BY

Chapter

H.

VI.

hours, passed six hours

hours,passed six hours ;
passed eighthours.

Schools.

Our

CHAMBERLIN.

The

On

seven

fiftyhours and
ninety-four
per

cent.

The
much
when

in

there be in the centre

for the

Chapter IV. till 1844,

town meeting,"that

"resolved,"in

it was

benefit

school district,
school
a
all the inhabitants of the

of

town, to be called the

'Classical and

English

final examinations:

and
honors
and

one-half
H

"

and

hours

so

to

the

secure

truly'Classical

and

In 1846,it was

elevated

English High

to choose

thirteen suitable persons

school committee
and

of

houses

six

passed sixteen and

one-half

hours

and

received

six honors

passed

sixteen

and

one-half

hours

average

of

to compose
the town
William
N.
Green,

and

F. Haven, George P.
Hill, Samuel
Smith, Charies H. Hill,Albert Case, John
Peter
C.
Bacon, Charles Washburn,
Jennings,
Fred
W.
L. Fisher, James
Gale, Maturin
and Warren
Porter,Charles W. Hartshorn
Lazell (in place of Fisher, resigned,)
were
above

is supposed to be the last school

elected in town
meeting. On the
establishment of the citygovernment
in 1848,

committee

should

providedin
be under

of three

persons

the charter,that the schools

the direction of
from

each

committee

ward, with the

as
chairman,and the charter also provided
that "the qualifiedvoters of each ward
shall at their respective annual ward meetings
elect three persons
in each ward, who shall be

mayor

residents in such ward, to be members

school committee,and to have
the

care

and

October.

blows

me

rollingin

a chill October
gale ;
sandy reach
gleams a distant sail.

o'er the

the far horizon

on

blue rings of smoke

And
To

float away

o'er the

sea,

thoughts are returning"do what I can"

evening last summer,
wlien,under the lee
barnacled
rock,I played with her fan.
my

that
Of

J
ceived
re-

around

WINFIELD.

tlie lonelybeach,

cigarupon

tide is

The

played
'Twas

"

For

weeping

Of

My

eyes

wind

For

was

as

longer is gleaming

no

fall,

man,

yet I'd given my all

I played with her fan.

sorrow

devotion"

quitewet, with the spray I don't doubt;

colder, 1 must have been dreaming.

are
seems

both

tears did not

and
childish,
man's

to part
tears all unsought.

filledwith

was

two

us

wept, but my

sail far away

The

for

came

were

bear

love and

fan,but she played with my heart

acquaintance,she thought ;

summer

heart

my

could

The

her
a

the time

blue eyes

Her

And
And

with

only

^'et when

"

my

cigar and

the tide have gone

out.

Worcester,Mass.

Manners

for

Boys.

In the
Street. Hat
lifted when
saying
For the liminary
pre"Good-bye,"or "How do you do?"
pupils offered
when
a
Also,
a
or
knowledging
acoffering
seat,
lady
or
an
fifty-eight,
"

of 84.5 per cent.

For the final examinations
six pupils offered ninety-nine
hours

teachers

are

known

of

to

there were
seventeen
exceptionalability,
pupils to each teacher,or less than half the
number
of those in the High School.
In commenting on the above
examinations,
the Spy of July 12 says, "Mr.
obtained

favor.

walk with.
Keep step with any one
you
but ask ifyou
Always precede a lady upstairs,
shall precede her in going through a crowd
or
publicplace.
At

be of

the

Street

Door.

"

Hat

off the moment

you step into a privatehall or office.

In the Parlor.
Stand tillevery lady in the
"

also older

people,are seated.
after you are
lady enters the room
and
stand
tillshe takes a seat.
seated,
more
else
any one
Look
in the face when they
at the High School, who
people straight
passed the Harvard
are
speaking to you.
entrance
obtained.
examinations, has ever
Let ladies pass through a door first,
standing
This is conclusive proof of the good training
aside for them.
which
the classical instructors in the High
In
the
School give in the collegecourse, but is only a
Dining-room. Take your seat after
ladies and elders.
of good results shown before."
doubtedly
Unrepetition
Never play with your knife, ring or spoon.
the Spy reflected publicsentiment
Do
in these remarks.
not take your napkin up in a bunch
in
least two

honors

room,

Rise if a

than

"

your
Dr.

Hale

It is said when

of the

of the schools of the city."

superintendence
It would be pleasantto continue the list of
teachers through another chapterand to speak

in

Beach

the above.

this school, whose

In

at

chosen.

it was

as

and passed eighty-six

hours, or an average
86.9nearly,and received nine honors.

Alonzo

The

examination

same

examinations,seven
hours and passed
sixty-eight

assume

in town."

committee

town

School.'"

"voted that the town

ownership of all the school

Also, "voted

character

While

And

one-half hours

as

lightmy

teen
six-

received

sixteen and

passed

received six honors

passed

no
honors.
High School,' open to scholars of both sexes
As will be seen, the class of four passed
and capable of accomodating at least seventyhours, or one hundred per cent., and
five boys and one hundred girls"
(thisprovision sixty-six
received
This
result was
must
have looked to the smaller size of the
eighteen honors.
attained
in
a school
of 850 scholars with thirty
less
as
than
the
to
room
girls, taking
boys, or
six of whom
were
their greater fitness for the highereducation.) teachers,
engaged in other
duties (such as laboratorywork, etc.,)
"to be substituted for the
This school was
making
of about
an
Latin Grammar
thirty-six
pupils to a
School.
The studies
average
teacher.
to comprehend the Latin, Greek
and French
It may not be amiss to give the record,
nately
fortulanguages,together with the higherEnglish
at hand, of a private
school, deservedly
branches."
The town
committee, having the
of as
of
high repute as any in the vicinity
of the schools,
instructed
were
superintendence
"to frame the rules for admission
Cambridge, whose pupils went through the
to the school
.

The

the

In

continued

of the schools

arrangements
described
as

the

hours,
BY

offered

number

passed forty-sevenhours, or

Progress.

Further

"

whole

offered

F offered nine

divine

and

Marrying

Boston

Man.

Eat

brides look about

for

worthy offer up their maiden names

independence on Hymen's high altar that

Dr. Edward
favorite.

course

Do

to

Everett

Hale

is always

hand.
as

fast

when
not

unless the

reason

Rise when

warm

or

slow

as

others, and finish the

they do.

ask to be excused
is

before the

others,

imperative.

ladies leave the room,

and

stand

tillthey are out.

correspondent so
If all go together,the gentlemen stand by
in appropriate terms of the
Unitarian
says, and continues : The distinguished
of
persons
many
the
door tillthe ladies pass.
either sex, who
doctor has succeeded
have given, and are giving
in attaininga
combination
and
of
to
and
happy
Special Rules for the Mouth.
grace
Smacking
dignity the profession,and have
dignity
benignity
in performingthe marriage
the lipsand all noise should be avoided.
contributed more
than any other cause
that is
tablishing
to esceremony
at
If obligedto take anythingfrom the mouth,
once
the reputation of our
and soothing to agitated
flattering
schools ; but
this cannot
feminine feelings.
be done within the limits of these
it with your hand or napkin.
His fine and stately
gravity cover
The above eulogiumwas
instinctively
of
sense
pleases a woman's
never
papers.
more
ers
Experiments
merited
the
prove that the Atlantic breakthan it is to-day,especiallyin the
most
this,
of
her
important event
have a force of three tons to the square
life. At the same
time there is kindlysparkle
highergrades.
foot ; thus a surface of only two square
in his eye and an air of almost
yards
It may
be pertinent to mention
festive cheerfulness
the High
sustains a blow from a heavy Atlantic breaker
in regardingthe young
School
as
the above remark.
which
woman
illustrating
No
to
tons.
better proof of the high character
is calculated to tone up her courage
equal fifty-four
at critical
of this
moments.
Through an instinctive knowledge
In some
school, and its great success
in tuition,is
ninetyspecies of plantsgrowing
of the fitness of things, Dr. Hale has brought
both on the coast and in the interiorof France,
wanting,than the brilliant record of the pupils the
performance of this service up to an
art.
who have passed examination
M.
has found
Pierre
that proximityto
for admission to
Lesage
"Best men" agree cordially
in the bride-elect's
collegesthe present year.
a
Of the ten who
thickening of the leaves.
choice,for they say, after enactingthis trying the sea causes
salted soil produces the
same
role at a series of weddings, no other clergyArtificially
at
applied for examination
Harvard, in the
man
result.
in Massachusetts
know how to accept a
preliminary examinations :" A
offered nine
bridal souvenir
with such consummate
tact.
age
averwoman's
According to Dr. Chaille,
hours, passed nine hours; B offered nine
"Thoughtful of your," murmurs
Dr. Hale,
life is longerthan man's, and in most parts
hours, passed nine hours; C offered nine
and instantly
forgetsthat such things as fees
of the United
States her expectationof life
hours,passed nine hours ; D offered seven
exist.
is
A

New

York

"

"

"

"

greater.

LICiHT

had

Light

that

PatrioticSpeech.

say about
it found
no

much

so

to

space,
week, that
to speak of the
though not lackinginclination,
and
honortheir
Guards
the
reunion of
City
pany's
the fiftieth anniversary of the comaries, on
formation, which took place on Friday,
last

It

the 20th ult.

occasion, whereat

BV

shell and
wave

mountain

Over

valleyand

Our

and

sea

river

Starry Flag
were

rallyat
of danger,

skirmishers

advance

Light

tens

spoken,and his friends have asked

print it,with the verses, which are
Certainlyit is worth
Lieut. Hathaway's own.

the president,the
to
Addressing himself
soldiers of the
mayor, "military brethren and
all
Worcester
Guards,
along the line from
City

1S40 down

this

to

glad hour of joy,"he said:

army

battlingtread,mighty

1 take not as personalto myself,

as
a
your tribute to antiquity,
the
o
f
original
1840
sixty-four
representative

given me, which

but

as

ember
fellows,who stepped off on that brightSeptmorning, to begin the march, that has
continued without a halt for the full rounded
periodof half a century, and which we hope
and

yet

will be continued

trust
to

come

to see,

though

and

not

may

Guards

the

feel that

we

through centuries

we

be there

have

got

so

they can be trusted to go alone.

only two of my beloved comrades of
stand, a
here, we
the "originals"with me
dant
triplehost, to welcome
every soldier descento this beautiful family
of the "originals"
"marquee" of the Guards of 1S90, and to the
of
banqueting feast,of pleasant memories:
has given you the
comrade
which my veteran
its
delicate
with its regularcourses,
full menu,
side dishes,and its dessert, leavingme
only a
few herring bones of thought to pick,and add
his full square
as
a cold lunch supplement to
old that
With

meal.

historyof the Guards

The
would

make

each member,

"

of
the

historythat we
that
a histor)'

act of

to

has

never

cast

"

in years of peace,
life,
recollections of many
which

come

to

up

us

plant

to

shadow
in

on

sweet

occasion,

today, hallowed
comrades, who

have

flag

our

on

by
were

the silent

on

gone

its

civic

our

full of

memorable

a
us

then, but who

march,

dark

is crowded

thoughts of those dear

with

"

history,that

publicat large; a
proud to cherish ;
lieen .stained by one

all be

may

dishonor, to

gloriousfame

for si.xty
years,
historic interest to

volume
and

the

Lookout

and light,and to
to
obey the summons
strike our flag and rallyon
the great majority
already gathered there ; a history, that,
through those long dark years of war, was
written by patrioticsouls, with the strong
sword-arm
of faith,of hope, of zeal,and of
written on the
are
loyaldevotion,whose names
Mountain

welcome

of eternal

us

as

we

love

shall

"

memorial

page,

on

monuments

of

marble

and

bronze, and in the hearts of a grateful

people, in enshrining love, and preserving

but with the

in the

strength of

there

For

nation

doubts

were

love, most

dissensions

conciliation,and

there

strikingat the
the cancer
root
of the evil and for cuttingout
of the nation.
the
heart
into
that was
eating
And so we floundered
on, under the guidance
souls who

other

were

and

cold,

divine.

love has

shed

his tears.

gray.
in future years,
the way."

reach

"by

I have

dreamed;

power

so

That

in

can

follow

That
For

strong

and
and

dreaming felt,
true.

beside love's fire I knelt.

as

n e through and
through ;
though I woke, and knew 'twas vain,
hopes my heart did sway.

It seared

were

niggerin
compromise and

of "the
for

and

pure,

these ashes

charm

I hold,

shrine,

ashes,dead

here where

Amid
No

pose.
pur-

And
The

Yet

touch

can

none

For

they

"by

are

that spot again.

the

way."

Worcester, Mass.

for

were

Putting
The

Clothing.

Summer

away

boxes

same

or

trunks

that

held

the

as
receptaclesfor
winter clothingwill answer
chieftain of the chiefs, the immorta'
the summer
clothing,if all the tar, camphor
whose
clear-seeingeye of sleepless and tar
Abraham,
out.
The
taken
are
carefully
paper
vigilancewas watching the changes of events
wash
of putting away
old-fashioned method
firm
had
hold of the
and whose strong hand
Wa.sh
dresses rough-driedhas been given up.
halyardsof the nation's flag,to feel its ever
to wear
justas long if put
gowns are found
it wavered
in the winds
as
varyingpulsation,
and ironed, and, besides,one
starched
away
to ride
of victory or defeat,to know if it was
has
in the whirlwind.
pleasure in knowing these dresses
the wind, or to go down
on
the first warm
doubt
and
to
day.
the
!
When
lo
are
ready
through the gloom,
put on
ing
be
the darkness, like the voice of Jehovah sounddresses should
enbroidered
white
The
the boom of that
through the night,came
clean, soapy
waters,
washed
through two
immortal
proclamation, giving eternal and
Mark
and then through pale indigo water.
the
soul beneath
universal libertyto every
blue
Prussian
the word indigo,for if you use
dissensions
and
Then
doubts

of that

starry flag.

then came
the break of day; and
flew away;
morning swung
the golden gates of victory's
of freedom,
and the great army
wide
open
its John Brown
with its tattered banners, and
Hosannahs, came
marching in.
were
there,and all the heavens ai;low
;
stripedwith lightimmortal
beloved
flagwas there, and oh!
Through every century'sopening portal,

Our

stars

Were
Our

redeemed,

Glad

song

That

"our

declare
shall tvermore
Flag is stillthere."

yellowbefore spring. Then

through a very thin gum arable
Dry them in
water, this also slightlyblued.
fold smoothly and roll
the hot sun, sprinkle,
night. Next morning have
up tightlyover
a
side over
the wrong
piece of
ironed on
all the figureswill be
In
this
flannel.
way
pressedout in bold reliefand the gown look
When
dry fold
perfectly
justas well as new.
the dress will be

they should

go

Each
in the 'trnnk.
smoothly and put away
in a piece
versary,
celebrate our fiftiethannigown may be wrapped separately
pay tribute of honor and
of tissue paper, then in a pieceof heavy manrecruits who have
of gratitudeto the young
dles
plainlyso that the buniliapaper, and marked
and
ranks
in our
bear on
to fillthe gaps
come
need not be untied to find the dresses.
old flagof fiftyyears ago, and I will close
our
ironed
and
Light chintzes should be washed
with a few thoughtsaddressed to my comrades
The
figuresor
in preciselythe same
way.
of the Continentals a few days ago, which are
also appropriateto the Guards :
are
improved if the chintzes are ironed
here
are
and also

We

to

to

stripes

Hail

The

welcome
full are

.sure

Jointheirs
Share

in

and

our

share

Of memory's
And

the sword

by

veterans'

In me

fillour

recruits,who

young

Thinned

manly

of time

ranks

their thanks

and
thine.

heritagewe
alike are

make

thee ;

thine.

legacy.
priceless
love's divine.

strength of pride and zeal

Bearing our banner floatinghigh ;
Kejoice! That though to death our bodies yie'd,
die !
I'he esfrildu corps can never

March

on!

In

the

same

way,

on

the wrong

Dark-colored chintzes

of

deeds of succe.ssful
heroes whose
as
memory,
achievement
results,
are
livingin immortal

Of

afraid of

were

dainty face.

and

heart

my

sacred

lie the

And

patrioticbut timid
disturbingthe status
the woodpile,"and who were

there

souls,who

glow

throng
halls.
pleasure's

sweet

within

hidden

the

each

deep

Where

bers,
num-

mishap of divided

one

the

through

roams

watch

Vet

"

here ! I thank
Hail all ! and welcome
you
for the kind and cordial welcome
you have

mingle

with

O'er which my eyes w-illstray,

I feel a thrillat every grace
That meets me, "by the way."

the earth with its

shook

ever

as

And

heart-beat stirringthe patriotic

liberty's
pulsationsof the soul of the nation.
est
they gathered,a mighty host the grandthat

fair,

meet

list witli rapture to the song

That
oft the soul enthralls.

of

And

That

the tramp, tramp,

of thousands, and
but the
tramp, of their marching feet was
echo

preserving.

to

And

of that

others, had
to

I chance

gleam of golden hair.

And
laughing eyes so sweet,
y heart will often Ughter grow.
While
the day.
brighterseems

And

country'scall, in her hour

that gallantchief, whose presence here
tonight has given an added zest to our feast,
as

when
sunny

the firstto

under

out

BOYDEN.

is full of maidens

And o'er each task there comes

Of sunshine,"by the way."

forever.

among

their

step

world

The

that was
soon
to follow them.
grand army
in legionsof thousands and
And
they came

after eloquent Gen.

The

Over

Guards

Way."

WESSON

of the nation,

cementing blows

the

CORNELIA

And

to

the

"By

million comrades

"

to

Pickett and

Devens, Gen.

they, and

loyalhearts"

The

originalcompany.
even
inspiringspeech,inspiring

an

scintillate in that
and eternal
liberty

beloved and free,

Redeemed,
Our Flag forever and ever

time.

three survivors of the

made

He

of

Lieut. Samuel
those present was
Among
of
Hathaway, of Danielsonville, Conn., one
the

shine

shot and

with

and

of universal

f.astto the mast-head

made

more,

delightful
everybody rejoicedin an
have

to

seems

exceedinglygood

been

glow and

starry emblem
union, which
the tival,
Fes-

11

side
sateens

or

over

flannel.

should

be

lightsuds ;
washed
carefullythrough warm,
sucTscontaining very little
by this I mean
then be rinsed through
They must
.soap.
and starched in mourning starch,
clear waters
side. You
ironed on the wrong
then carefully
the ordinary starch by adding
darken
can
also be starched in gumcoffee. These can
colored with coffee,and will then
arabic water
have

gown.

the

appearance

of

perfectlynew

I CS HT

L
Lembelly, the

"Gaston
Charles

of

son

house-

our

down

in Winter.

House-Plants

ill."

is very

owner,

days after his

Two

filledhis eyes.

heart, and

his

sharp pain in

felt a

with

scatter
As

plants that

to

have

the winter, is it best to

been

kept through

father again said

winter, or

to

them

set

in the

for

bit of board

seed down

with

or

the

hand

and

but press the

a
finger,then lay over

Do

not

the

cover,

of glass to

If the
keep in the moisture.
with
a
fine sprinkler.
dry, water
"Gaston
Lembelly,the son of the proprietor, them bloom all they will and not take them
good lightbut not in the direct sun.
Do not keep too
is dead."
wet, as the tiny plants may
up again? If they are strong, healthy plants
as
Charles shut himself into the closet where
"damp off." As soon
they will be good for another year, but if not,
they have two pairs
his
of leaves,transplantto other boxe.s,and later
don't keep them.
If a geranium, with long
he slept. In bed he drew the sheet over
to three-inch pots. In repotting,
He
on
head
and wept, hardly knowing why.
lank branches with a few leaves on
the ends,
keep the
it out
of the plantwell above the soil,and do
turn
of the pot, shake
off the soil, crown
dozed, but continued to weep in his dreams.
not let the soil get into it,
it may
rot.
and repot in fresh soil. Wash
the pots inside
as
Two
cause
days later he saw the largedoor of the
It is best not to water
the leaves, for the same
and outside with soap-sudsand rinse off. To
house hung with black drapery, bearing in
If the pots get full of roots, repjt
reason.
(i. L.
insure nice healthyplants,
silver the initials,
either u.ie new
pots
into four or five-inch pots. They should begin
the
in
table at the entrance, beneath
the old ones
On
a
every year or thoroughlywash
bloom
to
is November
and continue
until
wreaths
of flowers, and lightedby wax
dles,
canat
and
rinse
It
soap-suds
repotting.
every
would
Good
was
a littlecasket, not largerthan
spring.
Why?
Housekeeping says,
pays.
have been
because the pores of the old pot get filled up
Cyclamen can be left in the pots, and sunk
required for a child of five years.
The
it passed out under the hangings many
first of
not
When
and the water
can
evaporate as quickly in the ground, or cold frame.
the profriends followed it. But far behind
a new
September they should be repotted,in rich
pot is used, be
cession, as in a new
pot. When
with
bulb
or
corm
the
soil,
than
his
hands
hours
before
more
and soak it several
usual,
sure
nearly all
unkempt
using, sandy
above
but littleuntil they
still deep in the pockets of his corduroys, so that it will soak up all the water
it needs.
ground. Water
to grow.
commence
Charles Froer followed. The sky was
covered
If the plantsare
Amarylliscan be treated
pots, all the
put into new
manner.
with a pall of dark gray, and at times flakes
sorbed in the same
moisture of the earth and plant will be abof half-melted snow
beaten by strong
were
by the pots and leave the plants dry.
Boiling an Egg.
The more
gusts of wind into the face and eyes.
porous the pot, the better the plant
"Isn't it strange," said a short, foreignnot
in
such
time
ful;
cheerwill grow, provided justenough water is used
a
was
Truly,living
the other day to some
lookingman
to
it was
a happy thing for little Gaston
ions,
companto keep the plantmoist, not wet, or
muddy
while lunching together at one
of the
where
the children of
and that is where judgment has to be used.
go away to a country
cook in fifty,
one
nor
restaurants, "that not
the rich who
had been good to those of the
must
Consideration
be had as to whether
the
to
boil an egg ?
house-keepereither,knows how
would
and play and
meet
plant is growing fast or slowly. Is it a softpoor here below
And
think
know
this
most
people
they
love each other, and never
yet
know
cold or want.
wooded
plant,like a geranium or heliotrope,
They will tell you to drop it
simple matter.
Charles did not dare enter the church, but
abutilon ?
hard-wooded
like an
The
or
and let it remain
three
into boiling water
until he could join the
and
therefore
need
the
faster
former
lingeredin the vicinity
grow
is boiling.
minutes, and to be sure the water
towards
Is the
the
water.
weather
cold
hot ?
or
most
processionin its slow movement

largetears

keep them

the seed.

ground

another

pane

and

soil gets
Keep in a

let

"

cemetery of
from every
benefactor

Montmartre.

bad action,not
And

of

being hid away

were

feltalmost ashamed

one.

kept far away

He

while the remains

one

to

forever.

be there, as

having been

he trembled

his little
if it

He
were

invited

by any
safety of his

for the

of cuirassiers which
he dared
company
leave in charge of a friendly
comrade, unknown
to

to

his father,that he

afar
might follow, even
line, weeping for his little

in the mourners'
friend.

He

also avoided

they might chase

Men,

dead

boy, passed back

gate,and Gaston
cold

of the

Charles
him

to

earth.

wet

through the

left forever

was

It

was

under
then

the
that

timidlyapproached, looking behind

if he

see

alone.
entirely
drew

keepers,fearing

away.
and the littlechildren, friends

women

of the

the

him

from

his

watched.

was

Wiih

and

care

No, he
tenderness

deep pocket the wooden

was

he

more
rapidly in hot
Evaporation goes on
water.
so
plantsneed more
After repottingthe geranium, take a sharp
off
branch
knife and prune
it, cutting every

weather,

within three
Kill it?

mother

there won't

did

be

any

up

him

softlywhispered to himself.
He

considered

the

toy

minute, touched

the spring,and for the last time the steed

the .sabre cut and piercedand put in
galloped,
the terrible,
flight
but invisible,
enemy.
Then

he

kissed

the

brave

man

on

each

cheek,pressed him on his breast, kissed him

again,and gently placed him beneath
the
lovelyand odorous wreaths, a fitting
grave for
hero and .steed. In leaving the
cemetery he
continued
new-made

to

turn

grave

had

and throw kisses until the

faded from his sight.

in

few

half

doxen

small ones,

looks

in

both

it will have.
If
quantity of bloom
hard-wooded
plants,like abutilons,or cytisus,

do

hesitate

not

send

"break,"

or

the hard

brown

size

one

far

as

and

out

new

In

to

as

so

they will

from
shoots, even
the fall,if the pots

roots, repot again into

take off the top soil,

with

largerpot,
possiblewithout disturbingthe roots,
or

as

put

in the branches

cut

wood.

crowded

seems

to

good shaped plants, as

them

fresh soil.

on

away
primrosesshould bj thrown
choice double
ones.
unless they are
They
and
are
plants
easilygrown from seed,
young
bloom best. To get a variety of colors, buy

Chinese

the mixed

some

Plant in

Primroses

weather.
Take

seed.

difficult to

limes
The New
England Magazine is to printan
article on
River."
''The Busy Blackstone
What's the matter
with the "wealthy Blackstone River?"
Worcester
has thrown enough
money into it.

stem.

watering,set

in

make
a

After

"

assier. worth
cuir-

another, and
there, perhaps," he

buy

not

all!

at

days,then sink the pot in the

ground in a sunny
spot. Properly grown,
flowers another
that old geranium will give more
than
winter
two
plants if the
young
to
start
The
with.
was
a
one
tips
good
plant
of the branches will make
good cuttings. If
they look soft and watery throw them away.
A fine plant cannot
be grown
from a poor
cutting.
in the same
it
be
served
If a heliotrope, can
way, and they may bj kept for several years
not allowing them to bloom
by this repotting,
in summer,
and giving them
plenty of room
the shade

and
"His

of the main

four inches

or

Not

box

moss

about
or

that has been

get

like
three

It is

June.

the

seed
to

inches

up

some-

in

hot

kept cool.

be

deep; put

fine drainage,then fill with

sifted until fine and

soft.

in

Here

is where

is made.
is

who
well person, let alone one
The moment
it is plunged into

An

egg

properly,put it in

egg

white

is

eat.

with

vessel, cover

the fire and

cold water, placeover

the water
begins to
The

sick,to

boiling water
boil an
and toughens. To

the white hardens

the second

boil your egg

is done.
delicate as
a
jellyand as

as

easilydigestedand nutritious,as it should be.

mation
Try it." We have not tried it, but the inforis worthy of consideration, since the
chef
at
of
speaker has occupied the place
several of the largest hotels in the country.
The

Oyster.

Nervous

and
maybe
and dies
animal
longer; it is a very nervous
thunder
loud
a
that
so
from a sudden
jar,
boat load.
clap will instantlykill a whole
and
Among the oyster'sfoes are sea worms
of "winkle" and
known
moUusks
by the name

oyster lives thirty years

An

"conch," which
its shell

by

prey

upon

crush

the oyster and

muscular

sheer

power

of

the

they grasp it. Most

howdestructive of all the oyster'senemies, ever,
large "foot," by which

the
swallows
is the star
fish, which
after the
younger oyster,shell and all; and
out
cast
of
shell
is
soft parts are absorbed, the
With a big oyster the star fish
the stomach.
happy
cannot
apply this method, so it grasps the unand, little by
bivalve in its five arms
breaks off the edges of the shell by the
little,
fish's
star
of the
at
the entrance
muscles
been
stomach ; when a sufficient opening has
mouth
into
intrudes
its
affected the star fish
the shell and eats the oyster.
hol
have found that alcoKrench physiologists
rangement
effects,including a deproduces the same

soil
Press

the mistake

and hardly fit for

prepared is indigestible,

so

similar

dogs

as

on

men.

to

delirium

tremens,

on

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big hats, daintylaces and

of

In Cactus Land.

dear to the heart of

reaching the wharf,

On
B.

BY

L.

S.
to

satin gowns,

so

went

we

house, and

the custom

were

diately
immetreated

house
with the greatest courtesy by the custom
letters from a
[Light recentlyprintedtwo interesting
who barelylooked at our trunks when
officers,
living in Mazatlan, Mexico, wlierein
gentleman now
of
the
land
in
the
of
his
described
experiences
some
were
opened, and allowed us to depart,
they were
cester
cactus, as related for the pleasureof his sister,a Worwithout any
duty charged. We decided to
lady. Since that time the wife of the
young
thing
"Hotel
Central," and see somethe
walk
to
teresting
inan
gentleman referred to has jjreparedfor Light
will be preof the town.
of Ufe in Mazatlan, which
account
sented
There
are
in three parts, on successive weeks.
Mazatlan
is built on the extreme
pointof a
know
of whom
so
we
Uttle,
us
few peopleslivingso near
row,
peninsula. The streets are narvery narrow
sister repubUc, and
ur
in a practial way, as those of
with
cobble-stones,
and
crooked,
paved
letters interesting
will find these
the readers of Light
live.

instru

Part

first is

presettedherewith."

Ed. 1

of
with many
pleasant anticipations
novelties in store for us, that,one
bright,
sunny
from
the
waved
last
in
a
adieu,
April,we
day
It

was

of the Pacific mail

deck

the wharf,

friends, on

kind

to

steamship"Acapulco"
San

at

cisco.
Fran-

ing
ringshouting of officers,
of bells, and
hurrying to and fro of
cast
last
the
was
finally
quartermasters,
rope
After much

off,and obedient to the power of a saucy little

out into the bay of
tug boat, we slowlymoved
San Francisco, and sailed down through the
route
Mexico.
for
Golden Gate, en
The

entire

tripwas

an

ideal

ocean

voyage,
glass,and a

The

of wood,

are
ceilings

fret-work.

in

The

windows

windows," opening

large"French

leadingout on
the house.
They
and

to

doors.

closed

are

glass
ground floor

All
are

of

very

the

floor,
balcony that surrounds

blinds, and

with wooden

prettily
are

the

on

outside

the inside with

on

the

to

windows

the

on

protected with heavy round

in this warm
as
iron bars, set into the masonry,
climate everything is left open, making the

which

This
is
delightfullycomfortable.
The
to guard against thieves.
walls,largeiron doors and grated
windows, have a very prison-like
appearance)

thus

and

and

stencilled.
carved

American.

an

slopetowards the middle of the street,

The
bringing the gutter in the center.
that two people can
narrow
sidewalks
are
so
built
of
The
houses
are
walk
abreast.
barely
large adobe brick, and are plasteredinside
and

walls

The

out.

are

two

and

three

are

one

and

makes
two

necessary

heavy

stone

do

not

and

for the air of simplicity

prepare one
comfort within.
Mexico.

Mazatlan^

feet

cool.
They
very
high. The cityhas
built up, for
of being solidly
the appearance
there are no vacant
placesbetween the houses,
of a lot builds a high brick wall,
the owner
as
until he is ready to erect a house, thus making
the blocks uniform and leaving no straggling,
rubbish, like
vacant
places to accumulate
is built
Each
house
growing western towns.
around the four sides of the ground on which
it stands, so
forming a court in the center for
every family. The houses of the better class
will
of one
much
are
alike,and a description
for all those occupied by the wealthy.
serve
wide
The
of the house is a large,
entrance
arch, with heavy iron doors, which open into a
wide hallway paved in fanciful pattern,with
small,round, shiningblack cobble-stones,and
flatred tiles. At the end of the hallway,there
into the
are
fancy iron gates, which
open
"Patio," or court beyond. Many of these
laid
in flower
courts
out
are
extremelypretty,
gardens,with a fountain in the center, banana

thick,which

houses

Shoes.

High-Heeled

them

stories

high heels originatedhistorydoes

How

that soon
but it appears
at
all they attained
known

tell us,
were

altitude.

wonderful

chopin
craze.

under
the

case

What

an

their most

known

was

extravagant
It consisted
of a

was

form

not

after heels

frame-work

the

as

of the

new
worn

the shoe, variouslyconstructed, but

of fashionable

give the

ladies

in

reaching such
the

heightsas
appearance
of being on stilts. So says a writer in Good
Housekeeping, who continues : These came
Venice, as is reported,and
to England from
been very
indicators of high rank must have
s
ince
a
successful,
wearing them in
person
the more
tained
aggravated forms to which they attance.
was
quiteunable to walk without assisThe
chopin did not last long, and
became
popular with
naturally it never
of the people, since the person
the masses
his
whole attento
it
was
tion
obliged
give
wearing
each shawl and rug, we realized that we were
to its management
; but the high heels
enteringa southern clime.
which
accompanied it remained
popular in
On the si.xthday out, we caught sightof the
fashionable
England, and consequentlyamong
shores of Mexico, and headed across
the Gulf
leaves, and
trees, with their broad, coarse
the
American
tillthe
tions
relain
colonies,
people
trees
in luxuriant
for Mazatlan.
bunches
of fruit,oleander
As we neared the coast, there
between
England and France became
in view some
came
bloom, and many
plantswith quaint tropical
pretty islands,on which
hostile,in the iSth century, when
everything
and an observatory. foliage,and
were
a quaintlight-house
bright, richly-coloredflowers.
in the harbor, and waited
cast
We
anchor
the court
is a winding stairway,
From
leading of a French originwas placed under the ban,
shoes
with
the
went
rest.
But
and high-heeled
somewhat
of the familybeyond.
to the livingapartments
impatientlyfor the small row-boats
did not last long,and from
the reformation
to come
out
and take us to land.
homes
the big broad hall or
In all Mexican
We
saw
the
time
to the present, conflict between
that
in
them
of
the
house.
the
verandah
is
the
feature
distance,each boatman
coming
principal
has
been
incessant, and has
two
extremes
three sides,and
It runs
the entire length on
making a great effort to outstriphis comrades
ication
fluctuated the more
rapidlyas closer communin reaching the vessel. They all arrived at
faces the court.
The
roof is supported by
distant lands has developed,
between
about
the same
massive
columns
and the broad arches thus
time, however, and the struggling
and has
active
and
has
become
more
fashion
make
formed
natives, with
a
brown,
flashing eyes,
pleasing frame for the view
often from one
e.xshifted her decrees more
is
of bushy,
gleaming bodies,half naked, masses
beyond. During the day, this verandah
to another.
treme
black hair, the gaily painted boats and the
shaded
by slidingVenetian blinds, or neat,
all the rooms
jargon of Spanish, English and French, as
gaily-striped
awning. From
Mind
Your
g's.
there are
they ran up the ladder lowered from the ship
large double doors, opening on to
and excitedly
woman
or
no
For 1 10 years to come,
his boat
is furnished in quitea
the verandah, which
man,
proclaimed each one
the best
made
a
scene
One
child will write the current date without using
end will be used as the
manner.
quite appropriateto
striking
our
the figure9 ; for nineteen
preconceived ideas of the country.
We
years during that
Spanish sitting-roomand another part will be
made
an
finally
with one
where
man
boatthe library,
low, well-filled book cases
period two g'smust be written in iSgg,1909,
arrangement
to
and myself with
and luxurious
most
a
carry my husband
1919, 1929, 1939, 1949, 1959, 1969, 1979, 1989,
easy chairs present
our
baggage to shore. It was with not a few
1994,
1995. '996, 1997,
alluringaspect.
1990,1991,1992,1993,
three g'swill
misgivings that I saw one
1998: and for one
porter lift up, as
1999
Carpets are not used in Mexico, partlyon
year
Of
the people now
though the weight was nothing,my enormous
have to be set down.
of the moths, and
account
partly because
will ever
Saratoga trunk, (over which
it is safe to say that not
one
sistent
had
and heavy-lookingis incontwo
men
warm
everj'thing
living,
time
without
groaned and strained and used rather forcible
write the date of his or her own
and uninviting.The
floors are either
and hold it suspended
language in the States),
of hard wood, unpolished,or laid with red
using a 9. Besides minding your p'sand q's,
in mid-air,until the native boat-man
ular
and blue tiles. Some
of the rooms
the next three generationsmust
are
ered
covcaught it
give particwith both arms, steadied it on his head, and
been
has never
with a delicate cream
some
heed to their g's. Nine
matting,or handit
lowered
into
his
boat.
finally
If he had
lucky number, but
regardedas a particularly
rags, and a few furs will be thrown over
swerved an inch, or lost his balance a particle, the hard wood or tiled floors.
hold
in
which
itwill
the
beyond question
year
down
would
have gone the trunk
to the bottom
The
rooms
are
so
conspicuous a place will bring benefits of
very large and
very high.
of the sea, with all its preciouscontents
The walls are
either papered,or paintedand
undreamed-of
value to the world.

the

continued

sea

as

smooth

as

which made a
hazy atmosphere prevailed,
pleasant lightfor the eyes, and with
very
and
a
good piano aboard,
pleasant company
the peaceful,dreamy days passed only too
of sunrise,sunscenes
set
quickly.The e.xquisite
and moonlighton the ocean
ally
occasionwere
varied by the sight of whales, a few sea
and the e.\tremely
pretty sightof a shoal
gulls,
came
of porpoises. As
went
we
south, the air besoft and balmy, and as we
cast aside
soft

to

wearer

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M.

Miss

DRESS t MAKING * PARLORS.

and Evening
Costumes
Bridal
Outfits
MADE

SPECIALTY.

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and vicinityto
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Building.

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MAIN

ST.

527
investigate the Improved Tailor Rule
Cutting, so called from the method of

wanted
Ladies
to
System of Dress
to
measuring and draughting. Pupils have free access
ing
workfor themselves
the practical
to see
the work-rooms
of the system.
Each
tion,
pupilwill receive specialattenhmited.
time not
L.

MKS.

Sole

WALCH,

r.
"AGENTS

TAUGHT

Proprietor.

FREH."

Cut the
when

'^T^^lrL-^j.t

IrTo.

sifter.

Done

on

S. M.

MRS.

to

furnished.

material

sold

Goods

KEVES.

systems
ton, and

principleof dressevery
modern
examine
the various

to understand

wish

call and

cutting should

in use;
the King
Prices from

now

others.

Squares, the Budding-

of

Five

S.

S.

A.

Fifteen

to

Dollars.

not limited.

1 ime

Every pupilthoroughly taught.

236

use

B,

Main

desired.

Room

MRS.

17
Mass.
E.

Agents

F.

Send

wanted.

Clark's

Block,
Y

new

Let

The

straw

Peggy

hat

that's

492

Main

S 0 N.

trimlyI'ned

with

wear."

green,

"Gay,

poet whose

words
are
stood
quoted above evidentlyunderwellhow
much
a
the
trimmed
hat
enhances
face.
beauty of a woman's

it is a

W.

waste

H.

TWICHELL,

Silver

Gold,

Nickel

and

F*later,
Bronzing, Lacquering

to

hot

Hats My
Trimming
Specialty.

the bottom

for twenty minutes.

At the
the applesshould be tender

to cook

oven

end

of this time

and

nearly cooked
If any

and

the

water

remains

water

gently turned off, but so as not

apples. Prepare an unsweetened
five eggs

and

broughtto
the

and

Oxidizing. Also

job polishing.

the

quart of milk

it should

be

to break

the

custard

which

boilingpoint. Add

has

apples
The

cover,

till the
should

oven

with

and

of

the eggs

not

the

to

be too

core

and slice the

custard

quinces. Stew

the

E. DROWN.

Cake.

tablespooncup of sugar, one

ful of butter, one-half cup of milk, one
and
one-half cups
of flour, one
teaspoonful of
of tartar
and one-half teaspoonfulof
cream
soda.
one

send

over,

us

any

grade
order.

your

^vork.

St., W^orcester.

C. A. BOYDEN,
Krame

F*ictiire

And

Cameras,

Parle

Art

Goods*

Plates, Etc.

Paper,

Lenses,

St..

g'r,

in

and

!Eng:ravlngg, Etchings,

A=r

Nl'f

Dealer

Worces*^""

BAITMS.

TURKIJH
F.

W.

FIELD,

Ho.6 Elm Street,

Manipulator,

Massage.

Boil
thoroughly one-half dozen turnips,
mash them up, addinga teaspoonfulof cream
and seasoning with salt and pepper.
Put
this mixture, like a dumpling,
paste around
and bake or steam.

egg,

made

CO.
of

mattress

first-class

Professional

hot.

25c.to 75c.
Trimming
Hats,
from50c.to $2.00.
Bonnets

One

one

good

addressed

St., or

Worcester,'Phone347-5

and

skins and cores

by themselves, with water just
Whether
blonde
a
are
you
to cover
them, and when soft,strain through a
I can
brunette
make
hat
a
jelly-bag.Let this liquidcool, and when cool
that will be becoming to you.
put the quinces into it. Boil,stir and mash
I have
at 638 Main
a store
St., as the fruit becomes soft,and when reduced to
of a
a
paste stir in a small three-quarters
is quite a
which, of course,
pound of sugar to every pound of fruit. Boil
distance up town, but by payfifteen minutes, stirring
constantly. Put into
ing
small
The juice of three
jars or glasscans.
low rent I can
do work
tor
to
four oranges
or
every six pounds of fruit
lower pricesthan stores farther
consider an addition.
some
down
town.
Turnip Pastry.

Feather

St.,New

F*a.rk:

Marmalade.

Quince

old

guarantee

13

is firm in the centre.

or

It will cost ladies nothing to

call and get my
ideas.

your

W^e

want

in.

bake

custard

or

Co.'s, 423 Main

MATTRESS

you

been

of salt,
saltspoonful
and pour it over
the apples. It should cover
them.
Replace the pudding dish in the oven
the mixture

"Season

RICH
When

"

Curtis

entirely

milk, carefullybeating them

hot

Bemis

J. C. WATERS,

peel enough

cover

be left at

can

tart, well-flavored
of a round porcelain

inch of
Put about half an
pudding dish.
in the dish with the apples.
boiling water
Cover
them
with a plate and set them in a

Pare,

BELLE

Street.

as

Pudding.
and

without

I Make

Main

manner.

House,

^i^Fall^i^House

absorbed.
"My

State

pounds of grapes, eight pounds of

13 Mechanic
Mass.
St., Worcester.
tablespoonfulsof cloves, four
gar.
uls of cinnamon, one
tablespoonf
quart of vineBoil slowly until the fruit is tender.
ander;
Remove
from the fire and rub through a colcleansed by the NAPTHA
Carpets and Furniture
and cover
closely. PROCESS.
put in tumblers
Hot
Only place in the citywhere
Naptha
nice
are
Cherries, gooseberriesand currants
is used.
Carpets taken up and called for ; delivered and
by
Orders
renovated
re-laid,Feathers
steam.
spiced; the two last need not be strained.
Birdsnest

cuttingand making patterns and liningscut to

fit perfectly
by the Kellogg-French Tailor System.
Lessons
in cutting,making and
draping. Teaching
when

about

correct

Opposite Bay

with

cover

two-thirds

goods. Garments

order in the most

to

four

sugar,

Street.

Dress

Street, Worcester,

made

Grapes.

DressCutting
Worcester
apples
Academy.

for Circular.

Department

at all times choice

286

jars,and

than any other ; and

than necessary.
sugar

more

Sliced

Contains

juice,for this jellybecomes

as

sugar

Ctastom.

off the

if desirable.

added

the juiceadd

sooner

Core

at residence

Strain

Ten

School.
DressCutting
All who

be
stone

G-K

Cook

together slowly for three

Spices may
To

much

cook

stiff,
place in

Needlework,

Order.

to

given and

Instruction
commission.

soft.

I N

"

FURNISHINGS.

pieces,and

with water.

put the pulp through a

four bowls of pulp,add two bowls

and

paper.

Street,
Fine

Embroidery,

"Work,

until very

or

To

of sugar,
hours.

firm
Mexican

three

or

juice for jelly,and

When

^^ART NEEDLEWORK AND STAMPING^-

MEN'S
two

the kettle is full cover

hour,

one

Jam.

applesin

AND

Elevator.

**WORCESTER DRESS CUTTINGSCHOOL**

Made

O
"

23, Knowles

Room

Co.

Ready

Lincoln

Opposite

Personal
attention.
Hours
8 a.m.
tog p. m. Sundays,
8 to 12 A. M.

Worcester,

Hous
Mass.

SUPERFLUOUS HAIR CAN BE

permanently eradicated by

No

Process.

for any

excuse

no
scarring or other injury, There is now
lady to allow a growth of hair to remain

her face to

upon

her friends

her

mar

unhappy.

Hours:

9 to

Street,

Summer

Mrs.Dr.Wm. Lee,
Main

339

St.,

Building,

Room
Ofl5ce
21.30;

5.

hours:
to

5.

days,io.3oto2.

personal beauty and to make

also permanently removed.
are

iMoles
1 1 a.

IVl

H.

IVIiss

Burnside

the

NEEDLE

ELECTRIC

9 to
Sun-

m.,

to

4 p.

m.

PROCTOR,
Worcester,

Mass.

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The

About

Clark

the

ir

House.

are
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articles

Co.

Sawyer
478

482

to

Main

Wash

St.

afterwards

with

Old

ink

must

stains

rubbed
HEADOUARTEBS

ink stains from

and

with

salts

carpets with milk,

fresh.
water, when
first be wetted, then

of

lemon

and

vriHii.

"

hot

washed

quickly.

FOK

*" To clean lace baste

TABLE CUTLERY

piece of muslin.
the

to

sun

off.

dry,and

lace nicelyon a
freely with cold

your

Rub

starch until it forms

it

paste

when

it. Put

on

lace will then be clean and

Your

it in

thoroughly dry rub

need

no

ironing.
have

We

which
as

to

now

lery
magnificent stock of Cutanywhere,either

quality or

offer,and

In

using yolks of
that

be excelled

cannot

then

the

quantity. See
and

come

list

covered

in the dish

small

family,when

holes

cut

them

in and

Game

Carvers,

Carvers,

in Pearl, Ivory,Grain

Celluloid,
Rubber, Ebony, Cocobola
Handles and Silver-plate.

make

to

and

fill. Shells
of

is

be saved

can

Celluloid," Rubber,
and Stag Handles; also
and

be

may

sponge

by rubbing a
housewife

%
does

her

can

makes.

with

Wares.

We

of

Individual
now

THE

so

have

those

Solid

Salts

much

and

called

it with

ters
headquarSilver-plated

received

Silver

new

Table

Spoons,

which

for

admired.

and

CLARK-SAWYER
478 TO 482 MAIN STREET.

and
are

CO.

always
flax

the

flax

or

network

a
over

ft.

"

"

$30.00.
6 in. 40.00.

Book Cases
Revolving
For

office

use.

ParlorDesks.
A

little beauty In Colonial

Style, only $15.00.

Combination
Deskand Book Cases
From

broidery
em-

*, It
an

is not

$15 upwards.

pattern of the cloth.

linen

in linen may

be

in the
thit

same

that rises from

We

shall

continue

of

ALL

WOOL

55

cents

per

run

and
embroidery floss,

the kerosene

From

its edges,carrying

$25 upwards.

inch

the

breaks

Book Cases
Secretary

fine

One

be mended

invisible gas

poured into

of

beyond the
skilful in embroidery
an

also

and

just

in

placesand

towels should
are

forth

rent.

darn

even

Thin

we

Size, 4

it;then

water.

table-linen

makes

the stitches about

edges of the

lot

whose

into

cotton
of a number
to correspond
qualityof the cloth. Under the ragged
edges of the tear she bastes a pieceof

FRUIT KNIVES AND HUT PICKS

Silver

RollTopOice Desks,

thoroughly

fresh lemon

good service mends

stiff paper,
and
stitches back and

Solid

long

with the

o.xidized

handles.

for

jellymaking.

no

sour

cleaned

Pearl, Ivory, "Grain

REMEMBER,

top and

or

antique Indian slipper,rich with

needle-work
in golden colors,with its curious
curled-uptoe, is a daintywall pocket to hang
the side of the dressing-table
at
to receive
combings.

Stag

MEDIUM AND DESSERT KNIVES

In all of the above

Office
!
Carpets

to

the shells fit; set

rinse several times in lukewarm

Ebony, Cocobola
in plain,
etched
Silver-plate

want

*, An

Carvers.
be had

not

material for a piano

prettier
than a piece of antique brocade.
cover
In
of the upright piano,now
the case
sally
universo
used, a piano scarf or a wall hanging of
embroidery is an ornamental addition.

*, There

Carvers,

Breakfast

they do

pasteboard box

in them

while in advance

Carving Sets,

In

AMD

a
large glass. Open the eggs at the
open
small end, just enough to get the substance
out ; wash
the shell dry. For
holder for
a

these shells take

satin-lined.

can

Office
Furniture

use.

SetsinNeatPaper
Carving
Cases,

above

it

membered
re-

closely
is kept until

in
ever
try puttingup jelly
any one
It is so nice to turn the jelly
out
egg shells?
on
a
glass dish molded this way, especially
for

The

in which

be

be

Did

Setsin PlushCases.
Carving

Bird

must

same

and be convinced.

Beef

egg

we

desired for

inspect the

it must

eggs,

broken

the

INGRAIN

sale

another
CARPETS

week
at

yard.

way.

explodes,but
it.

If oil is

this gas
lamp that needs filling,
rises out of the lamp or
the can, or both,and
often
with
if
there
be
explodes,
deadly force,
Pouring oil from a can
any fire within reach.
a
burning fire or into a lightedlamp
upon
ought to be followed by a terrible explosion.
355
it happens that no explosionocSometimes
curs,
but the risk is frightful.The only safe
to
rule is never
pour oil on a burning fire or
into a lightedlamp.
Telephone No.
a

PINKHAM " WILLIS,

Main

93-4.

Street.

LICJHT

15

of

*, Soft gowns
shall I make

"How

Fall Fashions

cloth

of

sure

Ah, there is where the rub comes

and old.
First,the dresses, new
Before these,however, the corsets.

models

$3.50. The
the 633 is the leader, but

there

are

Style

stylesof equal merit.

other

dozen

Corsets"

the best

among

other

Nothing

cuffs

collar and wide

over

selection

very

beauty
in the lining.

jackets is this season

all the glory be not wasted

That

are

the

of tailor

contains
of

choicest

the

Spanish Laces.

and

ruffs
collaretts,

thing

the proper
all the the

ruchingsare

Ladies

refined taste

Our

now.

novelties.

choice

delight in

will

our

selections.

catalogue

forgetto send for the new

Corsets.
of Royal Worcester
Ladies are
having corsets made
Don't

this season,

having

work

do custom

source
can

than

more

ever

to

will find

hand

"

can

Corset

at

Send

which

in

attendance.

Reference for Laces

to match

made

are

at

Work
and

Lace

Short

Notice.

Curtains, Gross

" Strauss

froiu
this coupon
and
bring lit with
LIGHT,
cent
dlsand
get 10 per
you
cotmt
from
prices.
regular
Cut

C.

ST.

WALNUT

PROPKrETOK,

MELViy.

T.

out

THAT ROCKING CHAIR

That

the costume.

new

Bring

you

had

have
to

cover

save

so

long

needs
ruin.

it from

it to

street

silk skirts for both

China

HAAS "
271

MONTAGUE,

Main

Street,

AND HAVE A NEW COVER PUT ON IT.

and

house

wear.

the

the autumn

Among

blouses

made

Blouses

in

noveleties

tartan

of this kind

above

worn

silk

are

Persian

or

stripes.

black skirts

brightand pretty toilets

toilets for these dull days. The
blouses are
rather full,but do not spread like the old
variety,and a fringed ruche carried around
wool

make

the collar and

down

of silk

guaranteed.
catalogues.

for the

LE \ JOLLY % FRENCH \ DYEISG

AND % CLEANSING * HOUSE.

it is the

of the features of
*" Fine braidingis one
Many of the new
coming winter fashions.
out-of-doors jacketsare covered with soutache,
forming elaborate arabesque devices.
*, Soft twill silk petticoatsin deep red,
scarlet,or old pink,or any preferredcolor are
made with five bias ruffles pinked out on each
edge and gathered full. These petticoatsare
very lightin weight,and have supersededlace

Street.
Satisfaction

SEARS,

gown.

328 Main

House,

H.

Mass.
45 Park Street,
Worcester,

Although the cloth may match in color it is

than the
almost always of a heavier texture

trimmed

Department
In fact,nowhere

Custom

of great satisfaction.
get better satisfaction than
Worcester

them
we

perfection.

our

you

Royal

order

to

make

we

"

largefactoryclose at

You

First-Class

and

of the lavishness

*" Much

those

contains

Collars have fled" soft lace

stock

W.

Jlj" A lady assistant will be

stylish.

natty and

Lace

than

stylishthis season

more

Our

of both Hand-run
and

DR.

more

wide turn

neckwear.

about

A word
Scarfs.

few of the

Specialty

326Main.op.Mechanics Hall

trimming in a great
an
embroidery

styles. fashion to throw back the fronts of the jacket

Royal Worcester
new
catalogue of specialties; on
for our
Send
Satin surahs of
any suitable occasion.
the
mailed
free on
application. Address
plaid are used for the liningsof coats and
cester,
St., WorCorset Co., 328 Main
Worcester
in
to
ent
jackets preference plainsilk. IndependMass.
fashionable than
jackets are to be more
but

are

colors of cord in

have the preference over

any
fancy material for outer garments.
*" Simple jacketscut corset shape with a

English weave

339,

These

for instance.

silk serges,

our

Portraits

dressy

more

of the cords
used with pretty effect,one
are
being frequentlyof a metal,either silver,gold
cloth of heavy
beaver
Smooth
or
copper.

half

high busts and shoulder straps, is Si.25. But

style653 isthe queen of the Ji .50 corsets" made
pass
surin black and other colors. Nothing can
style660 for $2.25.
have the very choicest stylesof Black
We

garments

this sort of

have

variety. Two

Pongee 608 is
One
Dollar,

is $2.25. The
For
604 is $2 00.

for littlegirls.
rather

are

than

Cloth

collar.

and
the

are

Stylesand pricesto suit all wants"

a few.
upwards of 200 styles. We enumerate
No. 660

garments

I I I I I I 1 I I I I I I I I I I I I !"

Children's

of

or

formerly,a great variety

pockets
of embroiderybeingused on the lapels,

standard.

Our

velvet

silk, uncut

fashionable

very

and ornamental

Corsets

C C

Worcester

Royal

are

New

*"

rightselections ?"

the

PHOTOGRAPHER

Openings.

October

Facts For Fall Fashions.

or

the front makes

ing
becom-

finish.

*, The

Prices

and

Styles

to

The

buckle

is

inches below

some

combination

with soft

All

Wants.

*# New

lace-trimmed

For youthfulwearers
there are very stylish
Spanish-studenthats of dahlia, prune,
and
black
velvet
trimmed
with
violet,
gold

they are

WORCESTERCORSETCO.

and

cords.

MASS.

Mme.

very

de

rage

for

cane

shape and

and

FINE MONUMENTAL

Stael

umbrella

ticularly
par-

modest

cane

size, or conspicuous,

will be the correct

In Granite and Marble,

heads of

131 CENTRAL STREET,

so
grotesque and costlymountings, has gone
far that a reaction is expectedthis winter,and
a

WORK

popular,but

by the toque and a new

becoming English walking hat.

remarkable

The
are

rivalled

*" The

have

edged with inch-

lace.

and close bo.x turbans

WORCESTER,

handkerchiefs
are

in

gold braid.

*"

ornaments

328 Main Street,

Retail
Store,

the skirt-

this winter

worn

yellow and

hems, and
quarter-inch

Suit

its cambric

under

the waist.

*" Gray is to be well

wide Valenciennes

To

be tucked

straightbelt-band secured by a
brought to a point, and fastened

band.
there

THE BEST IN THE WORLD.

silk blouse, unlike

new

is not

compeer,

thing.

NEAR

SUMMKR.

WORCESTER,

MASS

LKiHT
Burrs.
Prickly

TheHome School
Two

Made

the clock.

at

the English and higher branches

Department of Art and
taughtwith care.
conducted
German
lady,
by a German
from
comes
who
directly to the School
ters.
years of study under the Berlin art masProf. Gerrish, of Boston, still in
Lessons
given to any
charge of Piano.
Call
outside the School at school rates.
and inquireabout any of the departments.
Both

who

had

Then

EnglishSpeech
OCTOBER

THURSDAY,

Heard

i8 Belmont

Place,

i6.

Street.

papa,
the young
this time

parlorwith
At

e.xecutive

Piano, Organ
Will

ses"

"Let

"

Little

Johnny

"No

"

this

cup."
belong to

; itdoesn't

set."

Afford

Harmony,

MAIN

446

his

STREET.

MISS EDITH L. SMITH,

break

us

and

teaching,Sept. i, at

resume

STUDIO,

Inducement.

(Graduate

of the

WILL

AT

College of Oratory, Boston),

SEPT.

Elocution

Diamonds.

(Chicago):" "It is wonderful

what peculiartaste some
ing
people have regardfather
wedding presents. My
always
valuable book."
givessome
Mrs.
"I daresay you have quite
Gotham:
a fine library
by this time."

Monroe

RESUME,

TEACHING

RESIDENCE,

Ben

Ol'

PhysicalCulture,
MAY

39

ST.

in classes.

privatelyor

Lakely

HER

I,

and

HER

Instruction

Mrs.

School of

asked

retired.

papa

Freddie

Cor.of May and Woodland Sts. Can't

RE-OPENS

the

OF

daughter,looking

is it,
Love?"

people. "It is nine o'clock.

George and I usuallygo into
No

N. MORSE,
TEACHER

the Senator's

"What

lingeredin

sion."

GEO.

Quorum.

"Papa," said

REOPENS SEPT.Mth.

19

T.

Hammond,

-f TEACHER \ OF \ SINGING^

"

literature,history,
Sliakespeare, rhetoric, reading, speech culture and
and

Class

Private

instruction

in

physicalculture.
MRS.

JOHN

MISS

SARAH

The

M.

and

Associate

E. LAUGHTON,

HOWARD

in Reading

For YoungLadiesand
PLEASANT
October

that

Bridget,
Children,

MR.

would

sickle

them,

any."

on

here, ladies and

"fElocution
School

preparationfor
forthwith

marking-ink!"(Writes
:
Ink.") "And
gentlemen,I've got a splendid
ceeds
washing out stains." (Proto wash out the above words.)

BUILDING,

MAIN

492

ST.

"I

am

to Charles

engagement

FallTerm Begins
11,1890.
September

the whole

instruction

resume

and

world

Saturdays,from

D.

St.

in

my

Main

6 p.m.

ALLEN'S

opens
Street, Harrington Building,re-

and

after

seems

"

to

12

School of Music,
October

since

to be in dull,prosaic
different. I do not seem
given in Elocution, Vocal Technique,
New
Jersey,but in
A
Physical Culture.
thorough, scientific,
"Lapland ?" suggestedthe small brother.
of study" the best
systematic and progressive course
Instruction

Main

elevator.

B.

173

happy," she said; "ever

so

Take

"Indelible

Appropriate.
CLARK

1st.

Bldg.,452

At his NEW
Knowles
STUDIO,
Building,518 Main
Street, Monday, September 8.
Mondays, Tuesdays,

first-class

pieceof linen

ON

ANDERSON
Will

my

Tell

Sell.

To

"Here's

address, Rockport, Mass.

Summer

haven't

we

"Lend

"

TEACHING

September,

sickle."

your

Sabbath

the

RESUME

People'sSavings Bank

Thursdays

STREET,
College Preparatory.

i.

Mistress
on

grass

door

neighbors next
and they say as

new

WILL

Nlonday,

Home.

at

cut

cut

Sure
141

"The

"

ye be so
Puritanical

Throop'sSchool

to

Re-opens

Not

their grass,
kind as to lend them

to

want

work.

Vocal

Was

Bkidcet:

Director.

Instructor

A.M.,

TICKNOR,

Mrs.

Sickle

Director.

C. CUTTER,

Pupils

ist.

September

Addison

L.

registeron

may

15.

Bemis,

Gesture and
methods"

and

Call

ons.

reasonable

MISS

and

Private

rates.

class

les-

Will

STELLA

M.

Prln.

HAYNES.

Magistrate:

Police

beginningof

PROF.

W.

W.

GREEN

RE-OPEN

WILI,

of Piano,

It.

Began

Both

adddess,

or

Teacher

Witness:

"Did

"

you

teaching October
15. Address,
52 AgriculturalStreet.

resume

the

see

this trouble ?"

"Yes, sir;I

"

It

HIS

about

was

saw

the very

two

years

years ago.'"
"Yes, sir. The
parson

mencement.
com-

ago."

Mrs.

M.

George

Bassett,

"Two

School for
About
For

the

Particular

Middle

Dancing
of

October.

Information
apply at the
S. K. Leland " Son.

Granl)

Army

this

Music

Store

About

"A

p.m.

An

clas

will

class without

"Well, the

hall.

will be allowed

one

the

evening
dence,
resi-

applying to Mrs. Mattoon

and June sts.,or at Grand
Army
Hall,WednesJay evenings,Oct. 8, 15, 22, from 6 to 7.
For terms and further paniculars call or address
Mrs.
Mattoon.

"

at

Pleasant

Circulars

can

Co.'s Music

Store,

Telephone call

405-5.

or

be
at

obtained

at

C.

S. R. Leland's

KOOKS

L. Gorham
Store.

Music

R.

OPENED

AND

5 Years'

CLOSED.

Hinman'H

"What

Roman

auger

and

the

Riminess

New

Vork

we

College,

518

Arthur

Mr.

J. Bassett,

TEACHER * OF ^^ PIANO-FORTE,
WILL

did your

mother

say when

Boston.
Maiu

Street.

nace.

nORRIJON,

Teacher
resume

"

of

Instruction

"

Music,

after

Sept. i.

Phrase.
ROOM

is noted

for

its

isn't
justice,

that I know

me

"Why,

of," repliedher

remember

you

; and

"How

it?"

AT

LELAND'S

MUSIC

Residence. 3S Clifton

STORE,

Street.

Gazzam.

Mrs.

"Not

"Yes

2i".

Oread,

C. p.

Will

Legal

MONHAY,

TEACHING

RESUME

told

you

were

'Justas Siam?'

and

Indian

engaged, Mamie ?"

"She didn't say anything. She just went
and .spanked my
little brother till he
over
could hardlystand."
her

"Don't

HEATH,

Experience in

known

were

13

"Siam

ExpertAccountant.
At

tools

EXAMINED.

F.

street.

Felt.

She

asked

ACCOUNTS

Wellington

SEPT.

lirst

corner

modern

examples."

classes

How

join

to

^PIANO-FORTE,

TEACHER

Saw?"

some."

"Name

Wednesday, Oct. 29, at 7.30

open
will be requiredfrom
or leference

introduction

strangers. No

.''

27

"Old

The

great many

fileare

Erening

husband

long ago."

her

wedded

thy
"

of

How

Mrs. Jennie Abbott

Mattoon
will re-open
in dancing Wednesday, Oct. S, at 2 p.m.

be

to

man

thou

said,'I will.'

and she

D/1NCINQ

have

said, 'Wilt

the

hymn

husband.

beginning

Is

do you

of young

know,

the

rest of

it

minds
re-

lawyer Brown."

so?"
it goes

Club
Elberon
Orchestral

"

on

'Without

"

one

plea.'

SELECT

prepared

to

furnish

IVIUSIC

occasion.
For any
Special attention paid to concert
dramatic
church
music for (airs,
entertainments,
socials,
For terms
etc.
apply to H. B. Wentworth, Manager,
75 West streat,Worcester, Mass.

lylCiHT

Furniture

GUY'S

Zi

Company, |
Manufacturing

517,
ACORN

PROVERB

No.

The
complete.
stovesever
bestlineof parlor

havebecome
yearuntilthey

KNOWN BY THE MILLIONS,

and in every city,
town and

of a salesroom.
thefloors

$4.95.

Prices
as low as

Street.

3.

Fallstocknow

seen on

523 Main

and

519

hamlet.
IMMENSE STOCK CROCKERY,

ACORN Stovesand Ranges

GLASS and LAMP goods

at 221

havebeen soldfor fifty

years;

Main Street.

thesalehas increased
year by

"AManmayBnyGo'itcoDcar."
But

he

never

can

that

one

pay

in such

them

get

can

much

too

for

an

Fortunately they
a
varietyof styles,

Stove.

ACORN
made
are

at

almost

any

price.

I M'fg
t Co,1 517 1 to1 523 "
* Furniture
Guy's

Main^ St,^ Also? 221.

WORCESTER COLLAR LAUNDRY,

F'lace.

Barton
COLLAKS

AND

CUFFS
PERIOK

Special attention

given

Work
called for
charge in all parts of the

C. B.COOK;

TS

LAtTNDERED
STYLE.
Shirts

to

and

Gent's

delivered without

and

SU-

E.

JUSTUS

Underwear.
extra

ALLEN,

Insurance

Fire

city.

CO.,

"

PROF'S.

ForMouldings,
Pictures
and Framesofevery

Insurance,

EDW. E LONGLEY,

alsoArtists'
description,
Materials,
goto

make
and

latest

STREET.

MAIN

339

St., Worcester.

Main

339

We

specialty

and

most

of

insuring

Furniture

Household

forms,

approved

ings
Dwell-

under
at

the

lowest

rates.

220 Main Street,

and save from 20 to
40 per cent.
Storeopen evenings.

TflXE5

CHARLES

u
Office

of

No.

Worcester,

SIDE

WEST

H.

CHARLES

WRIGHT.

WOODCOCK.

CO.,"

MACHINE

Citv
12

1
Treasurer,
Citv H 11
Mass., .Sept.
24. 1890.)

Notice is hereby given thit the Tax

L'st for i8gohas
been committed
to n e for colle.ti n.
Amount, ^1,221,945.84;
rate, ^15.60
per Jiooo; polls,
$2.00each.
Interestat the rate of seven
will
per cent,
per annum
bechargeclon all unp id ta.\-,sfrom and after P'RID.W,
the loth of October, 1S90.
Summonses
will lie issued
on
Wednesday, Octob^^r
shall then r^ main
I5tn, to all i"ersons whose
taxes
paid;
unor

L.

and in ca-esuch
t ,.\es shall liave not
teen paid on
before Uctob^r
31st, togeth r with acciiicJ iiitrxs/,
icnts
the undersigned
'^'''""0'
Jor each summons,
to c jllect the same
according to law.
Officelioursfrom 9 a. m. to i p. ni., and f om
2 to 4.30

n
will
proceed

Manufacturers

of the

improved "Wright Drill," embracing

not

applied to

other

drills.

with
and
Counter
Shaft
Olntch,"
justpatented. The cheapest,most positivein its action,
ested
tlie market.
Every one interever
in
shock or jar,and decidedly tlie best device for the purpose
scarcelyperceptible
Uoor
UniveiHal
I5y simply pressing
Opener."
"Woixlcock
and see it. The
is cordially invited to come
to any
Ixand
(an
"|Uickly
cheaoly
aliplied
the
door
to
side
swing
either
of
the
it
causes
door,
open,
a button
on
I
for
ra
accurately and very quicklv.
HanniiiK
(iuage
be seen
door.
Must
to be appreciated. A
Carpenter'B
ing.
catchbroken
drills by work
"eiiler."
No more
Swivel
Onleli
afford to be without
it. "The
No carpenter can
are
prepared to make
The cheapest and best ever seen._We
Cuff
Hohler."
"-\
Hundreds
of dollars saved.
for all kinds of specialmachinery.
the most
reasonable terms
Factory lessthan two minutes' walk from Pleasant-street cars.
The

"Wright

p. m,
W.
S. BARTON,
Treasurer and Collector of Taxes.

tures
fea-

No.

28

Bellevue

Street, Worcester,

Mass.

HT

IvIO

zz

Women

of the World.

The

mother

Zerelda

G.

of

Gen.

Wallace,

Lew

OXYGEN IN DISEASE
!

Mrs.

in her
Wallace, although now
seventy-fifth
bright and
year, is said to be as
fresh as if thirty
She has just
years younger.
been lecturingin Kansas
city, before the
Women's
Christian Temperance Union, on
"Woman's
Position, Social, Civil and Religious,
from a Bible Standpoint."
numbers
Queen Victoria's familycircle now
and
fiftylivingdescendants,includingsons
and
daughters, grandsons
granddaughters,
great-grandsons and
great-granddaughters.
Besides these, she has four sons-in-law,
four
five grandsons in-law and
daughters-in-law,
one
granddaughter-in-law.The queen has
lost one
and one
son
daughter,five grandsons,
one
granddaughter,one
great-grandsonand
son-in-law.
one
If these were
For
living her
familycircle would number
seventy-four.
Livermore

Mrs.

has
has
are

of

in

pew

that her husband

says

while she
republican,
a
while
protectionist,

is a

she is a free trader

church

one

The

Queen

of Roumania,

is

as

THE OXYGEN TREATMENT

an

from

this

Lies

at the foundation

new

doctrine

of

natural

science

of

now
therapeutics,

part of the best

the age.

of

lives

great-grandmother

youngest

married

Her

is Francisca

name

age is but

fifty
years.

After
the
in

more

Worcester
this

city
and

than

four

Office

has

years

steadily increasing business,

of

demonstrated,

and

vicinity,the
therapeutic.

value

great

to

of

hundreds

Oxygen

of
as

people
lactic
prophy-

near

Cor-

She

Families
Two HundredHome Treatments
in Worcester
Alone.

was

but fifteen years old, and her

eldest daughtermarried when she was
little
a

when

seventeen

years

old.

thirty-three
years

Mrs.

old

when

CordoUa
she

was
was

grandmother.

Her eldest granddaughter was

April,1SS9,at the age of fifteen years
a
is born.
great-granddaughter

married
and

of the

mothers.

The

but

Diseases.

Kidney

he

to the

Pomona, Cal.
dolla,and her

over

and

earlystages,)
Neuralgia

he

Aberdeen, who contributed

popularityof her husband's
of Ireland during the last administration
vice-royalty
of Mr. Gladstone,is to become
editor
of a new
for
women
penny monthly magazine
and

TREATMENT

medical

Countess

much

is that

Chronic
Nervous
Diseases, Rheumatism,
Disorders, Blood
Throat
Humors,
Dfficulties, Scrofula, Colds, Coughs,
Asthma, Catarrh, Dyspepsia, Consumption, (inits

grief.

The

so

Cut

Treatment."

yet they
dream

well known

to distract her mind

CO.

bv the above

RATIONAL

to poesy
by sorrow, as Shelley
Her majesty'sonly
always are.
at an
came
earlyage, and the queen be-

author

an

OXYGEN

apparatus shown
of a "Home

led

says poets
child died
bitter

and she in another

one
doctor,and she another ; and
happy and harmonious and never
quarreling.

author, was

is

he
prohibitionist;

S. COMPOUND

U.
The

now

Home

Treatments

sent

into

more

than

and

towns

400

cities in the United

States, and

also

to England and Germany.

reputablephysicians many of them eminent in their profession in the
in disease in New
York City
administered
United
States,use
Oxygen. 500,000 gallonswere
alone last year.
Let the reader judge whether or not Oxygen is a valuable therapeutic.
m

3jop\[an 17,000

"

"

Colonel

a lady's
Ingersoll
says, in criticising
modesty in dress: "What a curious
fromwell-known
Worcester
SendforPamphlets,
or callat rooms and see Testimonials
people.
the
opinion dried apples have of fruit upon

article on
tree !"

Mrs.
be

Custer's

the actress

and the widow

cavalryoflicera
for many

intimate friend is said to

most

Clara Morris, between

whom
of the brave
and handsome
attachment

warm

has

SBK

ABOUT

existed

years.

oi^^icie:

B^5,.A.nsrci3:
"How

to

Grow

and

Harvest

Nutmegs"
is the titleof an article in an exchange. Our
Connecticut
friends
would
probably say :
Simply let the pine trees grow and keep the
"

YOURSBLK.

IT

No.37PEARL STREET,
Rooms2 and3 Chapin
Block,

lathe in running order.

"

Locks

Greeks,
mentioned

1381.

were

Romans
locks

used
and
and

by

the

Chinese.

padlocks

WORCESTER,

Egyptians,
Cange

r\fl55.

Uu
as

earlyas

V.

M.

SIMONS,

Medical

Actuary.

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LINEN

STORE.

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GrassBleached,
Old Fashioned,
Round

Strong

Linens.

These

goods come

in allwidths

and

are

larly
particu-

adaptedfor embroiderywork.

SamplesSent
*

on

Application

MAIL AND EXPRESS CHARGES PREPAID TO WORCESTER.

Temple

Place, Boston.

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ONB

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CALL

AND
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CAN
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LIGHT
Vol.

WORCESTER,

II.

MASS.,

SATURDAY,

OCTOBER

heard
been
On all sides have
regrets that
Fellows
for their
the day selected by the Odd

opportunity for special development and

training.But as energy misdirected is usually
lost, it is evident that the training
energy
must
be
thorough and sympathetic. The
pleasant. The rain did remain bottled-up,to
faithfulness with which this part of the duty
be sure, but the sun
persistentlyrefused to
raw
of the schools
has been
show
himself, and the atmosphere was
discharged is well
tempt
atwill not
uncomfortable.
Light
known.
The citymakes
better investment
and
no
of colds caught
than in secunng
to estimate the number
instruction,not only competent,
the processionfrom
but sympathetic and honestlyintended
by people who watched
to
the greatest possible good. It is
windows.
secure
Nevertheless,despiteweather
open
explain to strangers the
disappointments,the parade was an imposing
very easy, then, to
less impressive.
of our
festival chorus supply. Behind
source
one, and the e.xercises of the day not
members
of the order have
the pillars
of the temple of art which in some
The
feel gratifiedwith the substantial
to
reason
thirtyyears has been building here, we see, as
It brought to the attention of
a
or
fashion, or
showing made.
background, not money,
people who had not given the subject genius,but the practicalmusical work of our
many
acter
much
publicschools.
thought,perhaps, the strengthand charlayingcould

stone

corner

of

the

not

been

have

order, and gave

evidence

more

the honorable

and

charitable

purposes

underlying the faith of those who

three

links.

There

was

much

wear

to

be

in the
in

manner

general arrangements and

carried out.
which they were

People who
our

come

festival

music

to

Worcester

frequentlywonder

the
mended
com-

to attend

how

it is

so
largea
possible to recruit and maintain
body of efficient singersas the chorus always

presents.

Certain

it is that

our

chorus

is

of the states
who

have

idea

seems

bad

about
arrived
the

on

Almost

one.

looks back to his schooldays with a

one
teacher
feelingof affectionate regard for some
who forced him to comprehend that the world
every

round

was

is

the

in the

they have
learn
hours.

because

the sail of

before the hull

seen

or

who

vessel

upon

he rolled marbles

floor

over

the

at

sea

may have been

him because

obligedto inflictpunishment

had

or

too

picture cards in his arithmetic ; and,

many
that she has
looking back, he will say at once
done a good work for the state,and if she be
out

worn

that

in

service, let her be reminded

its

republics are

Light

does

not

always

not

intend

at

this time

ungrateful.
to

discuss

make

The

ma'ams.
some
come

correct, and lessons

to

papers

and

ready for assignment,out

Lord

bless

these

to

of

school-

young

need
to be pensioned
They may
lads
day, unless enough brave young
along to marry them and make good

homes

for them.

remember

what

children
don't let

and
us

overpaid
comforts.

The

new

between

They are talkingin some

pensioning school teachers
at a "certain age," and the
face to be not altogethera

a
mystery. But they do.
country, they put in six
school-room, each day, and then

they

hours

of the

its members.
genuine fraternityexistingamong
and devices
The
suggestive mottoes
the banners, indicatingthe benevolent
upon
reminders
were
purposes of the organization,
for
not
of the day were
that the observances
and
but
of
show
to prothe sake
a
a
parade,
claim

33

after year, is
in the
are

year

If

No.

1890.

ii,

or

Meanwhile,

we

owe

to

children's

our

need

we

them

"

and

we

children

to
our

and

"

hear

any complaint that they are

indulged in too many creature
They deserve all they get.

electric railroad

to be constructed

this

cityand Spencer ought to do a

publicgood, besides proving a highly
investment
for the projectors
of the
profitable
scheme.
-Spencer is a thriving,progressive
with the center
town; and ready communication
of activity
of Central Massachusetts
must
necessarilybestir it to greater things. The
quietold hill town of Leicester,too, can hardly
fail to be awakened
by having the march of
deal of

civilization made

manifest

at

its very

doors,

villagesin the Valley,they will

in which
realize the dream
they have for a
time
hopefully indulged. Within city
long
and

as

for the

yond
limits, it is apparent that property values beWebster
Square, on the Leicester road,
must
are

be

largely increased.

an.xious

homes, where

to

see

every

Worcester
mechanic

For

those

kept
may

be

who

cityof
a

holder,
land-

of such penthe desirability

or
undesirability
sioning.
to
a claim
this extension of rapid transit promises
But it is urged to speak of the work
opinion may be
good things, because it will open up a large
teach
in
who
our
the young
women
tails which
held by the "unregenerate"regardingother detions
of land offeringthe most favorable locaarea
Theirs is no sinecure, by
schools have to do.
Musical people
of the festival scheme.
who
homes.
Those
e.xfor suburban
will
The
most
means.
hardly
penurious
of
at
the number
distance wonder
any
from
a
of the new
road
press doubts as to the success
The reference
that they are
overpaid.
which
found
in
well-trained
voices
are
say
the
portance
imto
estimate
can
hardly have stopped
young,
is to the majorityof cases, of course
; for
it. To Worcester
which
of this feature,or the activity
people it is a matter
easily now

strong

musical

one,

and

of itself constitutes

eminence,

whatever

and
their money,
teachers do not earn
many
to the west, and
in the towns
prominence given to the
lies beyond us
explained. The
significant.
inbe dear at any price,however
they would
teaching of music in the schools and the
only awaits such an opportunityto join its
But
the
capable
earnest,
bright,
in the High
pecially,
chorus
work
done
School, eswith our
own.
current
are
who
into the schools
women
go
young
brings out such talent, budding or
for the state, and
not doing a great work
they
and
the
exist
as
pupils,
latent,
among
may
our
own
all they get ? Take
do they not earn
had something to say about insurance
Light
under competent direction,they attain to very
to the
of them
Worcester
go
girls. Some
companies of various kinds, a short time ago,
respectablethings in a musical way before
because
and
to
Normal
school
take
teaching
and has since learned that a careless use of
they get out of school. Those who have been
for earning a
to the members
to be the only avenue
it seems
the term "non secret" seemed
through the publicschools know how true this
Others go because
of a local order to indicate a thrust at their
livelihood,open to them.
is, from their own
experience,if they have
form a part of
since those words
institution,
they prefer activityto dependence. In any
been
musically inclined,or from observation,
Light's
cester
Wortheir organization'sname.
They spend
case, the motive is commendable.
if nothing more.
the lowest grades,a
From
themselves
in
that they
realized
have
two
friends should
preparing
instruction
years and a half
scheme
of musical
nicely-adjusted
schools.
for
was
and
about
which
notice
then
look
class
of
to
the
teach,
to
they
belonged
the pupils have
obtains, and by the time
of the
said that "many
The
chances
when
it was
taken
are, nowadays, that they will
reached
an
they are competent
age at which
reliable."
and
obscure district school out
sound
have to take some
orders
are
insurance
an
to judge of musical values, they have
portunity
opLight
in the country and go to work with a dozen or
does not incline to the opinionthat any
for study and improvement which is
the
of
of the
reader, knowing the high character
twenty pupilsto teach all the branches
practicaland invariablyacceptable. In the
the
gentleman at the liead of this order, and some
each
class (by years) nine grades in the city,from regulating
High School, where
have
ously
serididates
would
to preparing canclass
of
the
of
those
interested,
primer
largely
singsweekly, under the instructor's direction, progress
It is hard
was
considered that an endeavor
being
for the town
high school.
and occasionally
the entire school is assembled
suming
It is a
to
cast
work
made
suspicion upon them.
wearing, nerve-exhausting, tissue-confor an
hour of chorus
work, the growth of
said in
ot the frail,
sitive,
senwork ; and how some
pertinentillustration of what was once
noticeable than
musical
more
talent becomes
women
avoid
should
ambiguity
these columns, that we
delicately-organizedyoung
terested
inin the lower grades. Those
particularly
of criticism.
in cases
who
undertake
it,are able to stick to it in our writing, especially
in singingfind the school glee club an
"

"

LICiHT
ton

has

made

just completed

his

work.

He

elaborate and beautiful book.

an

has

Tliere

Walker;
and

violin

solo by Miss Winnie

Crane
r.alcolm, aid vocal .solos by Miss

.\Ii.

are

Clara

in artistic
in addition to reproducinghis verses
Mr. Harrington has illustrated
pen-lettering,
in a trulyartistic way.
The paper
the work

considerable

twenty-one pages, about eight by twelve

inches, besides the usual extra sheets, and

used

is bankers'

very

rich

(Looking

title page,
Backward), he

color, representinga slopeof

water

has

the

For

Arri^re"

"Regarder
has

the whole

linen, and

appearance.

a traveller lookingoff in the distance.

Taking, then, the meetings of the year in
order, he made appropriateillustrationsfor the
"lemon squeeze;" then the meeting devoted to
edral,
Russia, with picturesof a droshky,the catha bomb
a convict's belt and
maids'
; the DairymilkFestival,with picturesof pump,

hill and

stool and

can,

party, with

bars

of

music

auctioneer, and

the

the

auction

lunches

in

"tramps' bundles ;" the conversation

party,
Mr. Harris's picture; the dramatics, with
from
the play ; the conundrum
scenes
party
and

orange
with a tine

lunch

then

the

annual

supper,

banquet table. Then

personal hits,and pictures
for the dances ; a pileof bills for the
and
a
hundred-dollar
Harris
scholarship;
piano for the piano fund. These drawings,
and
in pen and ink,are executed in an original
is of
The
cover
artistically
perfect way.
heavy water-color paper, and a white bow
Caleb Colserves
for binding. Mr. and Mrs.
vin started for the west
on
Thursday, taking
the book with them.
They will spend today
come

and

pictureof

some

with

tomorrow

and

Dr.

Mrs. Harris

social

in

season

the

churches

has

and

L.

Harry

Mr.

Fred

Bartlett.

who

has been

Dadmun,

doing

are

Washington

to

of

the

Club

the annual

Amateur

Athletic

of the

who

to

are

Union,

Mr.

be held

to

Dadmun

will return

night.

to-morrow

There

members

team

championship meeting

there this afternoon.

home

the

with

Athletic

in

contest

has not been

great deal

of tennis

playing this week, owing to the unfavorable

weather in the earlypart. The Dalzell School
has

tournament

Alexander

Knowlton.

reached
Bullock

H.

after
singles,

an

Bullock

however,

winning firstprize in

close contest

end

and

with

George W.
also

Morse

The

Winslow

slowly,and
cup

which

has

tournament

will

won

given by Mr.

G.

has

exhibition

been

on

The

Stewart

Tenney's

window

during the week, has attracted much

attention.
It is a fine piece of work.
Frederic

on

Agnes

Theatre

the

Howard,

in New

The

York.

of Massachusetts
prominent men
a political
way, walked
street,Wednesday
and people turned about to look at the
most

two

noon,

side of Main

notables, both

of

whom

been

have

the street.

On

Young

tained

by

of

People's Society of Christian

Piedmont

Rev. Dr.

and

Church
Mrs.

D.

was

enter

O. Mears,

at

life seems
Washburn.

Minister
lifeabroad
and

agree thoroughly with

All his reports of his

to

complimentary to Switzerland
people,and his mission seems
only pleasant duties.
are

to the Swiss

to involve

That
Rufus

M.

week

worker, Mr.
evangelistic

enthusiastic

Taft, has

of work

of Franklin

at

West

had

very

Hawley,

up

county, this week.

successful
in the hills

week

Oct. 19, he begins a season

tomorrow,
Church.
here at home, at Belmont

from

in

curing
se-

tent, and
Comrade
S.

from

officers of the tent

Oct.

The

16.

tendered

Sons

their sister

of

society

street for the

Rev. Henry A. Rogers,formerlypastor of

the South BaptistChurch, is understood to be
illat his home in Iowa.
seriously
Mr.

G. A.

Cheney, a well-known newspaper

has
agricultural
authorityof this city,
New
York Independent of

and

man

article in the

an

October

the "Milk

on

2,

the late New

the

During

and

Butter

Tests"

W.

and

Miss

C. T. U.
Elizabeth

to be

secretary,are
Mears, D. D.

convention,

in town

P.

Clara

George

next

ident
presstate

by Rev. D.

HofTman

H.

of

Howe,

state

Gordon,

entertained

Miss

the guest of Mr.

been

at

England fair.

week. Miss Elisabeth S. Tobey the

is

O.

be

to

Miller.

South

Milford,has

this week.

The

Young Mens Christian Association has

a generalsecretary,
althoughhe
beginwork until the firstof next month.
is Mr. H.
SecretaryMcConaughy's successor
L. Gale, now
the generalsecretary of the association
at Middletown, Conn.
He is said to
last secured
not

be very successful

absent

the

Swiss

present.

at

(aren'tthey ?),in
the west

Pcarock

new

of their hall at 418 Main

use

wiU

down

R.Evelyn

instrumental

The

10.

mustered
have

Mr. Charles
is singbaritone,
ing
the operatic stage, being now
with
way
Huntington's company, at the Broad-

Mr.

been

assistance

of Post

be

to

Veterans

ful
beauti-

Dickinson,
in

valuable

J. Bucher

the

I.,has

the

progressed

be finished.

soon

Miss

Grace

organizationof the

an

finals in doubles, defeatingthe Pratt brothers.

from

The

Riverside, R.

then

Manhattan

Miss

musician.

Edna
trustees. Misses
Smith, Ida Gleason,
Ida Warren.
E.
Mrs. Mattie
Gammons
of

time.
Hoar
Senator
city for some
On
fairlycommenced.
Thursday evening,
wore
a
good-natured smile on his face and
the Ladies' Benevolent
Societyof the Main
with
was
some
a wittypointto
it,
telling
story
held their firstsupper
Street Baptist Church
evidently. Dignified Minister Washburn
and
made
and entertainment
arrangements
and carried his gloves in
wore
a light
overcoat
for a sale to be held at the December
social, his left hand, which was
clasped by his right
on
Thursday, the eleventh of that month.
behind his back.
He wore
a look
of interest
There was
music
by the quartet and Misses
and was
paying close attention to what the
and Mary
Florence Davenport, Nina Harlow
little
that none
was
a
Senator
saying,bending
tions.
recitaDavenport and Ralph Dunbar
gave
of the words might be lost in the roar
coming

Endeavor

Judge; inside guard.

Monroe;

has had

from

Thursday evening, also, the Young

People'sChristian Endeavor
Society of the
Old South
Church
had a largely attended
social. The entertainment
included
a
piano
duet by Miss Grace
Jerome and Miss Beulah
Lewis, and a bass solo by Mr. Wilton H.
L.
Miss Anna
Smith
Merriam, for which
played the accompaniment. Then the party
had a spelling
and
match
played games.

Mary

left Worcester
record-breaking,
lately,
Thursday night for New York, where
he remained
until yesterday morning, going

in

Chicago,and will then present the book with

Mr. Harrington'scompliments.
The

Mr.

of

pages

Westcott

in the work.

The

having charge of the lecture

found
the

it necessary

to

The

course.

make

tee
commithas

course

changes in

some

of Rev.

engagement

J.

Z.

Armstrong for Feb. 26 has been cancelled and

that nightwill appear, instead,the Boylston
on
Company, includingSara H. Peaks, contralto;
Ella M.

Chamberlain, whistler; Lucia Mead

Priest,reader ; Frank May, baritone ; Frank
Littlefield,
pianist. One of the most agreeable
is

announcements

Houghton,

soprano

Church,

sing

is to

Marshall

when

that

Miss

soloist
the

on

Evangeline
Piedmont

at

evening

of

Jan.

29,

P. Wilder

For the
appears.
third nightof the second series,Feb. 5, a date
left open when the first announcement
of the
was
made, the Eichberg (ladies)String
It includes Miss
Quartet has been secured.

course

Lillian Shattuck, firstviolin ; Miss

Franziska
violin ; Miss
Emma
Grebe,
Grebe, second
viola; Miss Laura Webster, violoncello; and
Mrs.
E. Humphrey
Allen, soprano soloist.

Josiah Pickett, with his associates of

commission,visited Fitchburglast
Monday.
Gen.

of work

the Armory

their

residence,48 Queen street, Tuesday

evening,and the guests had a most
enjoyable
time,thanks to their cordial host and hostess.
A "topic party" was
ments
a
feature,and refreshwere

served.

The

of Clara Barton
organization

successful

to
Tent, Daughters of Veterans, is gratifying

the veterans
are

themselves

members

members
seventy-six
A supper and sale of
by the ladies of the

fancy articles was held

Dewey Street Baptist
Church, also,on
Thursday evening. The
of
included
entertainment
piano
program
music by Misses
Moore, Bullock, Creamer
and Hapgood;
readings by Mrs. Nellie M.

at

the

as

well

of the order.

start

to those who

There

are

now

ing
a strong showcertainly

"

"

as

and

officers have

been

Ellen
follows:
as
President, Miss
Miss Julia
senior vice-president.
M.Walker;
Mi.ss Minnie
Hazelton; juniorvice-president,
Hazelton;
Babbitt; secretary, Miss
Mary

elected

chaplain, Miss

Nellie

Twenty-Fifth Veteran Regiment Asso

annual rehold its twenty-fifth
union
at Washburn
Hall, on Friday, October

The

ciation is to

Delaney; guard, Miss

31.

Hall

is to

Dinner
at

12.30 p.m.,

be

served

after which

in Continental
General

Pickett

gathering to order and speech

making will be indulged in. The occasion
will call the
will be

one

of unusual

interest,from

the fact

being held on the anniversary

of the departure of the regimentfrom Camp
of the reunion

Lincoln, in

1861.

L I Ci H T

The

White

The

Ribbon.

Second

BY

will have

Worcester

occasion

of notable

to

MRS.

W.

U.

E.

of

not at all discouraged

are
We
of license in any form.
itory
through the defeat of the "prohib-

Worcester.

and

During the time of the Crusade, when

went
women
devoted, consecrated

est,
earn-

forth

endeavored

by prayers
an
and entreatyto close those dens of iniquity,
of encampment
week, when Worcester
formed
in
this
was
to
city called
organization
presenteda smilingface and a cordial hand
in
Women's
a
"The
which,
who fought for the great ple
Praying
League,"
the veterans
princideveloped into the two unions
of the Union, hoping,daring and believing few years
Second
Women's
the First and
known
as
all thingswhich might set the starry flagin
Christian Temperance Unions of Worcester.
united
everlasting
triumph above the capitalof a reland.
the

During the week

of the

Heart

welcomed

just past, too,

Commonwealth

host of visitors
"

the

has

again

brethren

of

into the

The

saloons

latter

sometimes

at first

was

being unable
of

for want

and

quorum,

very

to

small

transact

but

in this and

amendment,"

COLE.

remember

celebrations

iSgo
year
gatheringswithin its borders. Not long since
tion
demonstraoccurred the parade and patriotic
as

C. T.

W.

these

band,

business
devoted

sister states.

of the old anti-slavery

It is only a repetition
disposed
days,when the matter was frequently
of but

was

rightway

not

and

settied until done

the blacks

were

in God's
freed from

own

the

slavery. So in regard to this

in favor of
question,politicians
may legislate
thraldom

of

the saloon, may

liquor power,

cater
may

to the demands

of

the

pass high license or low

be settled until
it will never

license measures,
in God's own
good time the saloon is outlawed
and
On

we

have

prohibitionin

this firm basis

Temperance

we

state

and nation.

of the Woman's

Union

rest, and
and home

ian
Christshall

tinue
con-

and every
to toil on for God
despair,but spent the time in
for the growth and prosperity land.
earnest
prayer
March
celebrated
of the union.
5, 1889,we
The
President.
Lady
the tenth anniversary of our
organization,
hundred
and
of
"We
want
a
one
Light," say the ladies of the W.
membership
having
consider that many
of them
C. T. U., to printthe pictureof one of our repwe
resentative
fifty.When
that the people of Worcester
hundreds
of visitors,but this time there will
are
women,
busy wives and mothers and nearlyall of
whom
have for our leaders.
them are actively
see
we
be no
engaged in church and philanthropic may
parade and no brightuniforms, save as
of
And
who could more
emblem
an
work, with only fragments of time
serves
as
a knot of white ribbon
fittingly
represent us in
C. T. U., you will be asthan the presidentof our state union,
to devote
tonished this way
to the W.
the order represented.
Christian Temhas been accomMiss Tobey ?"
perance
to learn how much
plished.
The work of the Woman's
The
Light
Union has grown
to be an
picture which
important
presents this
zens,
of our
week, is,then, that of Miss Elisabeth Sprag^e
Master,
Following the command
demanding the respect of all good citione,
the fragments that nothing be
She
"Gather
was
born in Boston, the eldest
those who do not sympathizewholly
even
Tobey.
up
and
have taken up twenty different departments
of the ten children of Edward
S. and Hannah
with itspurposes ; and it is becoming more
lost," we
B.
and
the influence of a Christian
of work and appointedsuperintenunder
work in all communities
more
a factor in temperance
Tobey,
dents
at an
to look after them.
home
and pious parents she became
where it has set up its banners.
It is
because of its
At the
of Worcester's
The
There
one
juvenilework is prosperous.
earlyage interested in church matters.
privileges,
bands
received into Mount
central location,to be the host of about every
of the Loyal Temperance
are
seven
age of thirteen she was
Church
from the Democratic
ing
state organization,
Vernon
(CongregationalTrinitarian)
Legion in the different parts of the city,trainparty
Dr.
at
to the amateur
time
children
total
a
nd
which
Kirk
one
or
other
anto
abhorRev.
was
an
over
journalists,
abstinence,
pastor. She
it invariablyfulfillsits part in a
to take special
of license.
interest in the work of the
ence
grew
; and
is
The jailand hospitalare visited regularly, Sunday School
and was
For this reason.
Light
satisfactory
prominent in the
way.
Woman's
led to believe that the Massachusetts
and the almshouse
ladies' meetings held in connection with the
occasionally.The treat of
Christian Temperance
Union
has made
no
the only
Moody services^in
cake, confectioneryand fruit was
Boston,in the winter of 1877
mistake
in selectingWorcester
the place
as
fortunate and
1878.
recognitionof Thanksgiving these poor unfor its seventeenth
annual
terested
inreceived
last
About
the
time she felt actively
same
convention, which
paupers
year.
will be held in TrinityChurch
three days
Christian
on
The
in the work of the Woman's
Sunday School work has made progress,
of next week, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
teachers having been enlisted in
elected viceUnion, and was
Temperance
many
About three hundred lady delegatesare
She
did
Union.
pledgingthe young and giving instruction in
president of the Boston
in
to be
this question, some
the teaching of the Bible on
work in the Union's behalf,
attendance,coming from all parts of
newspaper
the state, and beside the regularbusiness to be
seconded
of
the
and
elected
later
its
was
being warmly
by many
secretary.
tors
paswho are known
liant
transacted,women
and superintendents.
to be brilThe National Union held its annual convention
and forcible speakers are
dresses. In the work
to deliver adof social purity,
the aim has
in Boston, in 1880,and there Miss Tobey
The
sessions will be open to the
been to elevate the moral standard to a high
firstmet the leaders of the work, with whom
She became
the
she was
to take rank.
public,and in the evening,when the principal plane.Petition work has been carried forward
soon
addresses are to be made, it is likelythat the
hundred
women's
tained state superintendentof the young
names
successfully,
being obmany
church
will be crowded
the petitions
elected the presion
sent out from state and
after was
by Worcester people
work, and soon
dent
anxious to get a close view and a comprehennational headquarters. The
White
Ribbon
of the firstyoung women's
union formed
sive
idea of what the ladies of the white ribbon
In the work of organizing
has been published monthly by one
of our
in Boston.
juvenile
movement
have been able to accomplish and
members
and is a paper
of which
marked
we
are
societies,she showed
temperance
to
do
in
the
future.
expect
and for several years she conducted
justlyproud.
ability,
Worcester
has at home
band
an
The
first
of
we
the
of
other
similar
societies.
some
energetic
June
opened
meetings
very
of women
interested in this movement.
Light
Miss
was
pleasant"coffee rooms" at Washington Square,
readilyrecogTobey's eflSciency
nized,
of their own
number
tell
prefersto let one
in what was
of the worst
saloons of
once
one
and she was
made
member
of the
a
in the Crusade
something about what they have done, and it the city,where the women
Committee
and the coadjutor
State Executive
here presents a sketch written by an active
knelt and prayed for the overthrow of the rum
of Mrs. Livermore, the president. In 1884,
member
of the local union.
of the home.
Here
Mrs. Livermore
ommending
resignedthe presidency,recpower and the protection
The officers of the local union are : President,
have spread our neat and attractive tables
we
the election of Miss
Tobey to
Mrs. Mary
M. Townsend;
where
food is served on the European plan. that place, and the latter was
dents,
vice-presiunanimously
Mrs. J.V.Simmo^s, Mrs. Mary B. Lane ;
A good dinner or a nice lunch may be obtained chosen to fillthe position.
recording secretary, Mrs. H.W.Ware;
responding
corfor a moderate
The patronage
sum.
Miss
Tobey gives her entire time to the
Mrs.
H.
has
increased
until
the
rooms
are
now
on
a
secretary,
work of the order.
Her social standingbrings
DeCamp;
treasurer, Mrs. Etta C. Merritt.
tables are
ual
her into contact with many
paying basis. On
Sunday, our
people of intellectThe W. C. T. U. White
Ribbon, published packed neatly away and gospel temperance
and she also has influence in the
power
monthly by the Union, is issued under the direction
meetings are held where once was heard the
legislature.
of Mrs. M.D.Ware,
ing
acterized
editor-in-chief;
revelry of the grog-shop. We are endeavorMiss Tobey's administration has been charMrs. L. M. Wheeler, Mrs. M. B. Lane
and
to do all that we
to
can
outlaw the saloon
and some
notably
by great activity
Mrs. G. A. Howe, assistants
and to educate publicsentiment to the fallacy successful work.
She organizes local unions

Independent Order of Odd Fellows, who,

like the veterans, paraded the streets and held
impressive exercises in connection with the
Odd
of the new
stone
laying of the comer
Fellows Home.
Next week the city is to be
to some
asked to again extend its hospitality

the

women

did

not

T (3 M

conventions where her presReport of

Superintendent Young
and attends many
ence
3.15
Miss
E.
Work,
M.
Woman's
Houghton;
and her voice are an inspiration.She is
.Miss Elizabeth
M. Fessenden, A.sAddress,
lication
PubTemperance
a director of the Woman's
sistant
Superintendent; Solo, Mrs. May
Association of Chicago. Miss Tobey
SleeperRuggles; brief addresses to the young
demand
as
a
is in constant
temperance
of Boston,
ladies by Dr. Julia M. Plummer
and
Rev. D. O. Mears, D. D., of Worcester.
speaker.
Miss Tobey is charming
Personally,

in her

and address, and makes friends wherewill give her a

Worcester
she goes.

manner
ever

welcome

warm

next

week.

Adjournment.

4.30

SESSION.

EVENING

Collection; Address,
The

Convention

Mrs.
Work.

President

Mrs.

W.

Missouri

OCTOBER

FRIDAY,

15.

MORNING

SESSION.

MORNING
10.00

Program.
OCTOBER

WEDNESDAY,

by resident
of Prize Banner;
Clara C. Hoffman,
C. T. U. ; Benediction.

service, conducted

Devotional

clergymen; Presentation

Devotional
service, conducted
by
Mial Davis, State Supt. Evangelistic

The

12.20

12.30

Adjournment.
AFTERNOON

Devotional

2.00

Mrs. I.

2.15
2.60

service,conducted

SESSION.

by

2.30

3.15

Minutes.

3.00
3,15

Reports

OCTOBER
SESSION.

service, conducted
9.30 Devotional
Mrs. J. H. Bourne of Marshtield.
Minutes ; report of credential
10 00

by

Adjournment.
AFTERNOON

and

hearth, in the midst

one

head

over

handkerchief

An

more

no

red

or

as

white

as

or

the burning

your passionateincandescence,
in "Over the Teacups." It
Holmes
is all well while it burns and scintillatesin
articulate and
your emotional centres, without
connected
expression; but the minute you
plunge it into the rhyme-trough it cools down,
and dull as the cold
dead
as
and becomes
with

so

Dr.

says

SESSION.

is

It

on

the anvil and

it

warms

hammer

rhyming fellow he
and they warm
verses,
"

that

think

is the

That

Just so
pounds away

somewhat.

up

let him

that if you lay it cold

it for awhile
on
away

true

verses,

burned

thingas
expression in
itself out

which,

as

the
his

little. But don't

composition
the original
passion.
a

htHas's,and
ht'las,
eht'ii's,
had

on

this afterglowof

same

found

up

with

I have

few oh, oh\ cheii,

the passion

when

got the rhymed

said,are its ashes.
you

cold

bad

cold

and

sent

gentleman
civilized

than any

impossibleto be made
up, but
to
fidence
as
inspireconway, so
study. He
suggest anatomical

of the

and

a littlefat cut
prescribed

from

the heart of

L^nhappily(forthe doctor),all the

were

lean, but

the

tendants
at-

tor
doc-

accustomed
the chief,being una
anything"especially
immediatelyput him to death

fat, and

was

wait for

to

for a cold
and put his advice into execution.
cure

"

A stout man,

the

it fizzes as it goes into the trough

How
suddenly all the glow is
of water, and how
cold enough now.
gone ! It looks black and

Just

cure

of the chief

rod

"Oh,

family physician. This

not

the

lently.
vio-

nose

beg
Saphir; "I thought it was

African chief had

littleout

sea-coal,the great

and

man's

little likely
as
to confess it.
doctor, and was
to
His business, of course, was
give a prescription,

adjournment.

of the

the

wrung

your pardon,"said
mine."

Poetry.

away,

and

latter started back.

The

for his

coals.

horse-shoe.

Devotional
2.00
by
service, conducted
Mrs. L. E. Henry of Pittsfield.
Minutes.
2.15
ued:
2.20
Reports of superintendentscontinFlower
Mission, Miss C. M. Caswell;
M.
Mrs.
Scientific Temperance Instruction,
E. Newton.
Address
social purity.Dr. Julia
on
2.40
M. Plummer.
tion.
Solo by Mrs. L. H. Olmsted; Collec3.00

was

himself

as

out !"

come

list,
Saphir, the witty Austrian journatheatre.
once
standingin a crowded
leaned on
his back, thrustinghis
his shoulder.
Saphir drew out his

SESSION.

Passion

horse-shoe

!" he

mamma

despair on his face and

jes'as though this

comical

in his voice, "it seems

would
awful red paintnever

S.

cmma

nothing in the world like rhymes to

look at a
cool off a man's
passion. You
iron or steel.
a bit of
blacksmith working on
Bright enough it looked while it was on the
blowing

"Oh,

dear ?" she asked.

my

tears

There's

bellows

Election of officers.
Solo by Mrs. Frisbee.
ued;
Reports of superintendentscontin11.30
Helen
G. Rice;
Juvenile Work, Mrs.
cotics,
EvangelisticWork, Mrs. Mial Davis; NarMrs. M. E. A. Gleason.
Noon-tide prayer.
12.00
ued:
12.10
Reports of superintendentscontinWork, Mrs.
Prison, Jailand Almshouse
F. N.
Communion
Bardwell ; Unfermented
Wine, Mrs. G. W. Sanderson.

work

said with

man.

mittee.
com-

10.15
11.15

12.30

Miss

ident
Devotional service,conducted
by resclergymen ; music ; collection ; address,
H.
benediction.
Hunt;
Mary

Mrs.

One

at

could
Memorial.
Farewell service ;
EVENING

ib.

orously
day his mother found him vigin the lavatory,his head
burn
lathered,his small fistsploughing up his auing,
tresses.
"Why, why ! what are you do-

beauty.

Rev.
Foreigners,^

Work,

7.30

service, conducted
by
7.30 Devotional
come
resident clergymen; brief addresses of welD. D., and
H. Thomas,
from
Rev. W.
Solo by
Rev. I. J. Lansing of Worcester;
of Boston; Collection;
Mrs. Alice J. Osborne
ines,
Address, Miss Lillian M. Phelps,St. CatharOnt. ; Benediction.
MORNING

among
Press

Bowles;

4.30

SESSION.

THURSDAY,

Work

Mrs.

Observance,
Franchise, Mrs. Susan

Earle;

H.

00

among
Allen; Sabbath

M.

E.

Fessenden
Ada
C.
Bumstead.

Loyal Temperance Legion.

4.45 Adjournment.
EVENING

cluded:
superintendents conRailroad
Employes,

of

Work

James
: Union
Reports of superintendents
Signaland Our Message, Mrs. M. E. Cheney;
Sunday School Work, Mrs. Helen G. Rice;
Heredityand Health, Mrs. E. C. Pinkham.
Children's convention.
H,
Company
4.00

3.30

the part of those about him, and

by them an element of

on

Moritz

for National and World's W. C. T. U.

tion.
Solo by Mrs. L. H. Olmsted; Collec-

address of President.
Annual
lection.Mrs.
B. Frisbee; ColAda
Solo by Mrs.

how

considered

not

was

small

shows

was

remarks

J.Lansing of Worcester.

2.20

red hair

Suggestions for work, by Mrs. Mary

struction
InSome
Supt. Scientific Temperance

SESSION.

clergyman tells a
boy who lives here in
earlyyouth may begin
that his
He had justdiscovered
making him the subjectof pointed
Worcester

town, which
to be vain.

Hunt,

H.

at

making fun of

service.

Devotional
Minutes.

2.00

wife of

story about

n.

SESSION.

AFTERNOON

Noon-tide prayer.
Annual
report of treasurer.
Miscellaneous
business.

12.10

school

go to

table, the other

the bird does !"

called to order by the

Convention
10.30
10.10
Report of committee on resolutions.
President.
Noon-tide prayer.
12.00
M.
Mrs. M.
of welcome.
10.45 Address
vention
conElection of delegatesto annual
12.10
Townsend, President of Worcester W. C. T. U.
National W. C. T. U., to be held in
of
Mrs.
A.
C. Hammond,
10.55 Response.
14-18.
Atlanta, Georgia,November
Essex
County W. C. T. U.
12 20
Report of superintendentlumbermen
Roll call; appointment of credential,
11.05
F. Davis.
and miners, Mrs. Wm.
resolution and business committees.
Adjournment.
retary.
12.30
Annual
11,20
report of corresponding sec12.00

boys who

street, I believe,were
of their schoolmates, at

day, and the younger, who carries the weight

of eightyears complacently,
remarked
!
: "Ho
what do you think he said today.''He
said
bird'snest was
because
it
tells
what
a
verb,

Minutes.

10.00

Worcester

Two
Belmont
one

service, conducted
by
President-elect, Essex

Devotional
9.30
F.
Mrs.
S. Bacon,
County W. C. T. U.

Short Stories.

Some

window
me

The

with

what

time

the

large bag and

countenance,
one
day, and

came

to

tressed
dis-

ticket-seller's
"Tell

said excitedly
:
train leaves?"
three-fifty

ticket-sellerlooked

at

him with

fixed and

and then answered ;

gaze a moment,
of four." "Ten
minutes
"It leaves at ten
man
gentleminutes to four !" exclaimed the stout
railroads are !
fraud
these
a
"what
;
Actually misleadingpeople five minutes in
their time-tables for the fun of seeingthem

solemn

left!'"

preachingto an American
A missionarywas
After
frontier audience on the prodigalson.
in
condition of the son
described
the
he had
the swine, and had started him on
rags among
the
father
of
to
he
speak
his return, as
began
coming to meet him, and ordering the fatted
return,
calf to be killed in honor of the prodigal's
he noticed a cowboy looking interested,
make
to
determined
a
personalappeal.
and he
his hearer, the preacher
at
Looking directly
have
would
friend, what
said;
"My
you
in
returning home
done if you had had a son
such a plight."" "I'd have shot the boy, and
the prompt reply.
raised the calf,"was

1^1 (JHT
waging active

Folks.

About

war

Mask

the horse-chestnut trees,

It is wonderful,

on

is their annual

as

tough the veteran trees are, to have lived

through generationafter generationof stoning
and limband clubbing, and leaf-despoiling
in all
to be the same
breaking. Boys seem
and
the horse-chestnuts
They want
ages.
they find Jack Frost too tardy for them. They
injurethe trees, every year, beyond question;
how

York
According to "C. H. D.," the New
Dr.
correspondent of the Congregationalist,
:
Archibald
McCullagh said in a recent sermon
"I

have

not

yet

sat

the feet of the

at

new

the
theology,nor have I read into the Word
hope of a future probation,nor taken out of it
irrevocable
of
the fact
an
judgment."

and

if

Mabel

R.

Moore,

of

one

this
from

year's
Smith

High School graduates,got $200

Collegefor passingthe entrance examinations
more
successfullythan anyone else in the

of sidewalks

High
School boy, has justbeen admitted to the bar,
P. Goulding, Esq.
and is located with Frank
He is
Mr. Dean
is very popular about town.
of the
remembered
at the High School as one
of the class of '84, particularly
brilliant men
Frank

L.

Dean,

Worcester

as

Last week

Makeup.

at the Theater

closed

drama, Louis James

producing "Richelieu,"

with

timate
legi-

and

his company
and
"Ingomar"

"Othello."

The performances were

very sat
isfactory,particularlythat of "Richelieu."
excellent in all but
Mr. James's support was
one

two

or

parts.

to have

and his company

played
"Shaun
Rhue"
and "Kerry Gow"
the first
on
suffer,as well.
With
the excepttwo evenings of this week.
ion
to
Beautiful as the trees are, it is a question,
of Miss Belle Mellville,Mr. Murphy's support
people,whether they do not bring about
many
above
weak.
An
the
was
to
exception
The littering
trouble than they are worth.
more
and

flower-beds

class.
Mr.

unfortunate

of the trees within his

one

Miss

citizen is so

and

custom.

lawns

which

upon

appear

will

the husks

with

the leaves,with

and

Joseph Murphy

yard,his fences and

of

sundry clubs and

the

the nut,
stones

and the two

with the advent

scene

boys,always disturbs the eye. It would

be too bad
to deprivethe boys of whatever
be able to get out of a horse
fun they may
but they ought
end of a string;
the
chestnut on
wait for the opening of the
be
to
to
taught
and
Cassias Contrasted,"
for his oration, "Brutus
shall live through it all,
burrs.
Probably we
at the graduationexercises.
however; for if our
highway commissioner
Mr. Joseph P. Eaton, of Auburn, has been
can
put up with the sieges laid to his own
Charles
Nason
week
Mrs.
trees
entertainingthis
every year, the rest of us ought to be
erly
and her daughter, Mrs. F. O. Kimball, formable to stand it with equal complacency.
of Minneapolis,
and now
of Worcester
friends in the east.
Minn.
Rev. Almon
Gunnison, D. D., has arranged
They are visiting
of Sunday evening lectures which he
a course
the
said
of
that
be
must
There is one
is to deliver at the First Universalist Church,
thing
dailies. When
Worcester
large body of
The
any
general title is
beginning tomorrow.
visitors comes
here, they are not permitted to
and the
The Seven Ages of Christianity,"
half-column notice.
depart with any meager
specialtopicsare : "The age of martyrdom
They have a whole side of the paper, at least. Cyprian the bishop of Carthage ;" "The age of
is as hospitablein its newspaper
Worcester
golden-mouthed
Chrysostom The
oratory,
work as in other ways.
presbyterof Antioch ;" "The age of revival,
The monk
of St. Mark;" "The
Savonarola
had
her first
Mattoon
Mrs. Jennie Abbott
Angelo The consecrator
age of art, Michael
day
dancing class at Grand Army Hall, Wednesof art to Christian use ;""The age of reformahad
the
and
after
passed
afternoon,
parade
ty
The evangelof religiousliberation,Luther
A
made.
of
score
a
good beginning was
;""The age of faith,Whitefield" The field
accompanied by
Highland Cadets, who were
preacher of England ;" "The
age of work,
Master
Head
Joseph A. Shaw, were
among
Florence
angel of the
Nightingale The
while
the pupilsand filleda coupleof windows
battle-field."
the processionpassed.
of the

"

"

"

"

in favor

be made

must

the

trained

Cellar Door," which

"Grimes's

doves

held the stage

evening,is one of the brightest,

in
seen
burlesques ever

Wednesday

on

of

horses.

funniest and cleanest

The

Worcester.

largestthis

immense

season

"

audience

stimulated

the

"

the

company

its best

to

and the frequentapplause

efforts,
they were
appreciated. Among
lect
of
good thingsit is hard to segalaxy
for
but
particular
especialpraise,
p
art
any

showed
such

that

Miss

Sanford

Louise

off the

carry
From

seemed

Pandora

as

largestshare

of

the

to

honors.

the draped
her first appearance
as
statue, through her varied changes of costume
mobility
and character, until her return to granite im-

acting
trix
perfectionitself. Miss BeaHamilton
as
Nancy Mitchell sang some
in good voice, making a special
new
songs
of "My
Little Tot's
success
High Chair."
Mr. Mackie
was
amusing as he always is, and
the clock struck five,"her

"as

and

singingwere

the other members

did

of the company

more

than well.

"

"

"

Worcester
lecture

has

Academy

course

an

interesting

every year, and the firstof this

Elim,
and

1527, the

No.

Ladies

of Honor,

new

seems

lodge in Knights
to

with its new

of TrinityChurch
audience room
time,
undergoing repairsfor some
but tomorrow
it will be opened for services as
The

has

main

been

before.
Miss

Carrie Williams, the artist,

invited her

friends to

inspecther

more

recent

paintingsat

her home, 148 Pleasant street, Thursday

colors and oils were
Water
shown.

largenumber

ning.
eve-

home.

social dance

crowned

the

evening's festivities. Next Wednesday

entertainment
evening, Oct. 15, a dramatic
nnder the lodge'sdirection, will be given at
Grand
The
Army Hall.
play, "Out of the

A dance

will follow the entertainment.

has been made

chaplain of
a
Continentals,
positionlong
held by his pulpitpredecessor.
Dr. Gunnison

the

During the past week, the boys have been

orchestra

The

house

was

was

the

crowded

to

could

Theater

speaking of

not

do

to have

seem

worth
business
any
made a mistake.

was
Across
the Sea," which
duced
proThursday evening,is one of the best
have had for some
we
time,and
well put on.
It was
was
repeated last night
and two performances will be given today.

"Hands
on

melodramas

Howard

Mr.
talk

on

Ticknor, of Boston

M.

"Dramtic

Criticism"

gave a
the
before

C. A. parlors,
Club, at the Y. M.
He selected a number
Wednesday afternoon.
tion,
of legitimateand farcical plays for illustraand showed
how the good or bad points
might be recognizedin a play and in the acting
of it. Mr. Ticknor,who has been engaged as
of
for Mrs. J. C. Cutter's School
a teacher
matic
English Speech, is to have a class in "DraWomen's

Criticism"
When

Eggs

this winter.
Become

Unwholesome.

when
Eggs are said to become unwholesome
and full of interest,and first- kept in refrigerators
Shadow," is new
; a fungus forms in them
class talent will be employed in itsproduction. which is easilyfound by microscope, although

of friends called.

said, the audience

season.

gallery,and the balcony

was
Joseph
occupied solelyby Odd Fellows.
Murphy also had a largehouse on Monday
evening. Those who predictedthat the new
from

have in itsconstituent

which
elements those qualities
insure
healthyand steadygrowth. Its last regular
meeting (and its firstin the new
Grange Hall)
on
Wednesday evening, was marked by the
in
Mr.
will lecture
"Excursions
Ewell
on
initiation of four candidates,
and the presentation
Judea,"and on Nov. 6, his subjectwill be "On
of one
application.The regular routine
and
Horseback
from Jerusalem to Damascus
of business ended, an interesting
of a
program
the sea."
character
musical and literary
rendered.
was
and the company
to have gone
The Old South Church seems
Supper was then announced
adjourned to the banquet hall below, where a
pastor-huntingnot in vain, for Rev. A. Z.
bountiful spread was
from
provided. The floral
Conrad, of Brooklyn (they all come
both in the lodgeroom
decorations
and banquet
Brooklyn now), has accepted the call and will
Mr.
A. A. Hixon, were
from
hall,
his
first
here
week
morrow,
toarranged
by
sermon
a
preach
October ig.
charming in effect and the lodge is delighted

year'slectures was givenon Thursday evening

ject
by Rev. J. L. Ewell of Millbury, whose subin Jerusalem." October 23,
was, "Walks

been

has

As

largestof the

Worcester

This fungus
it is not noticeable to the taste.
consider how
we
constitutes a danger when
of society,
consumed
all
classes
are
by
many
eggs
and people of delicate constitutions
careful that they eat
ougnt to be particularly
fresh and not kept eggs.

HT

LI(i
Speaking

of Letters.

In the World

"Avoid

Many biographies
largenumber are fulsome

commonplace

are

in details ;

flatteryand

in

few

very

ious
ted-

comprehensive
brilliant,

are

of books

etc.

and

reading, he said:
borrowing books,

all second-hand

'Collections

"

would

see

burn

of

','Beauties

you have
them.

some

on

No

one

your

of
shelves.

select the

can

interesting.Among the latter

Mr.
Charles J.Woodbury's
be ranked
must
"Talks with Ralph Waldo
Emerson," wherein
have something in itself new
to the biog.
we
to us as regards
raphicalprovince,and new

beautiful passages
of another
for you.
It is
beautiful for him
well ! Another
thought,

the sage of Concord, also. M

with
not preface his work

years. Johnson had his Boswell ; it

has
is quitecomparable to say that Emerson

than when
son
Emerso
today,vastlymore
"Newspapers have done much to
abbreviate
and
so
to
expression,
improve
style. They are to occupy during your generation
a
large share of attention. [This was
It
said nearly a quarter of a century ago.
if he saw
ahead the blanket
was
as
editions]
And
the most studious and engaged of men
can
only neglect them at his cost. But have

his

littleto do with them.

and

r.

Woodbury

does

any explanatory
evident that he had rare
note, but it becomes
for close converse
with that wonderful
opportunities
of mind

man

set

down

This is a

the

and

words

picturesuch

soul,and he has here

they

as
as

uttered.

were

get only

we

once

in

hundred

Woodbury
have

You

which

seen

the

those

beautiful

Mexicans

make

tinyfeathers from hundreds of birds and,

deftlyplacingthem together,
present a picture
of a bird whose colors of plumage no
painter
could hope to reproduce upon canvas.
It is
a
picture; but it is made up of real feathers.
with Mr.
It is the same
Woodbury's book.
He
has
chapterred and paragraphed the
treasured words that fell from Emerson's
lips,
he has given us a
so
as he heard them, and
lifelike than critic or
picturewhich is more
historian could ever
paint all the colors, all
the lightand shade, preserved; and no
tious
fictibackground wrought out in fancy. That
is why we like this book so much.
Mr. Woodbury
has divided his work
into
sel,"
eightparts,with the titles,
"Meeting," "Countalism,"
"Criticism,""Concord," "Transcenden"

"Presence,"
Some

"Method"

and

hood."
"Man-

It is hard to say which pleases most.

will elect one, probably, and some
other.
an-

Answerer.

[Communications

this

to

They should be addressed

Worcester, Mass.]

to

department are solicited.

Quester Editor, Light,

"

will be the thingof

wedding your aspirations,
Do
beauty to you.
quarrjing."
your own

And

this about

the

is

newspaper

so

tinent
per-

said it :

feather-pict- best
ures
read
They take

the

Questerand

',

do

too, without

them

not

their

read

them

Remember
and

don't

Learn

how

to

get i/u-ir

gettingyours.

the mind

when

Do

is creative.

not

get what isn't meant

can't quote from a newsYou
for you.
paper.
Like some
insects,it died the day it
.

to

The
is what
genuine news
you
practicequick searches for it. Give
yourselfonly so many minutes for the paper.
born.

was

want,

No

Si'ixi.\L

so, how

much

is it worth

1827 is not

Inquirer asks:

"

if the half dollar of

it is valuable

on

.' The

; if

half dollar of

than its face value,

more
quoted
might be able to obtain a premium of

yet you

at

five or ten

for it. The

cents

valuable

are

Valuk.

kindlyinform me
a Liberty's
head

are

as

half dollars which

follows

1794, $4 to

$10

(according to condition); 1796, S35

to $65;
$Ci$; 1801,$2.50to $s ; 1802,52.50to
1797, S35
$5 : 1S03, .60 to ;?i.5o;1S15, $4 to $8; 1836,
(reeded edge) $3 to $5; 1838,(Orleans mint)
$Sio$ioj 1852,J3toS6; 1853,without arrows)
$10 to $25.
to

And

umn.
thoroughly,column by colthey are made for everybody,

try

Of

Will you
1827 with

and

Then
you will learn to avoid the premature
and the stuff put in
reports and anticipations,

people who have nothing to think."

is something for the believers in an
"I am
artistic education.
glad you have so
of the Greek Tragedies,"continued Mr.
many
them largelyand swiftly
"Read
in
Emerson.

for

Here

"By
you

Gods.""

the

all

tell

me

whence

C. S. asks:
the

comes

"swearingby all the gods."

Romans

it

Can

custom

Among

the

of
cient
an-

considered

the thing for

ually
particular
god to habitswore
by Jupiter,
others by Mars, and others still by Minerva,
and so on.
Castor and
Pollux were
usually
appealed to as the "Twins" ("By Gemini") the
whence
we
exclamation, "By
phrase
get our
thought very improper for
Jiminy!" It was
Roman
ladies to swear
by the male gods, but
of the
they were
permittedto take the name
Twins in vain, and also, especially,
that of
In moments
of great aggravation
Venus.
they might go so far as to cry, "Mecastor"
"By Hercules !"
"By Castor !" "Mehercule"
each

was

to have

man

swear

by.

some

Some

"

translation,to

get their

and

movement

flow ;

"

and then

the Greek

littlein the

original
every day. For
is the fountain of language. The

was

favorite

"swear-word."

by the cabbage, which

prizedof vegetables.

swore

Latin

has

is without

definite shore-line,but the Greek

bounds."

Then

after

pause,

he

The
was

Greeks
the most

cendentalism,"added, half to
Beginning with the chapteron "TransWater."
himself, "Dead
languages)
Ice Lighter
Than
George P.
the book graduallyturns
from
die."
never
called dead because they can
asks ; Why does an icebergfloat ? Icebergs
the recordingof Emerson's
words to a discussion
Mr.
The
"Concord," which
that the lump of ice
float for the same
reason
chapter on
of his manner
and life,as the titlesof the
village, in the ice pitcher remains upon the surface,
Woodbury apostrophizes: "Sacred
is
several chapters indicate. Mr. Woodbury
mortalsbecause its specific
whose every bush burns with the firethe imgravityis not so great as
have left!" deals at some
for his judicioususe
to be commended
of his
lengthwith
that of the water surroundingit : in other words,
Emerson's
relations
to Margaret Fuller,
Mr.
own
in the work.
He tells us how
personality
This lightnessis
ice is lighterthan water.
and Alcott.
Thoreau
these words
or
doctrines, often mysterious
caused by air being imprisoned in the water,
be difficult for anyIt seems
if it would
as
one
outwardly ^seemed to him as he heard them^
is
and in the ice as it
forming. Water shrinks
vivid description
of a man,
to write a more
and how
he tried to reason
them out in his
in coolinguniil it reaches about 39' F.
From
than Mr. Woodbury has written in the chapter
own
"Presence."
The writer of this never
mind; but he does it in a gracefulway,
on
ing
this pointit expands as it cools until the freezhis
mother
knew
the
but
saw
Emerson,
and so evidentlyfor the sake of showing the
sage
cupies
point is reached, at which time the ice ocshe says,
"No
in Concord.
printed
page,"
reader who
has pondered over
those
same
about one-eleventh greater than
a space
him as Mr. Woodbury's
described
"has ever
the associates of Emerson
things,that even
shows
An
bulk
of
water.
its former
iceberg
disliked any
oddities of
Emerson
does."
did not always understand
him at first,
that
the owner
dress which might make
or
manner
only about one-eighthof its bulk ; one 300
the reader feels grateful
to Mr.
veal
feet into the water
Woodbury at
conspicuous. "Dress," he said, "should re2000
feet high extends over
so
are
men
the spirit.There
brutally below.
once.
wilful and indifferent to civilization that they
Mr. Woodbury
has written this book, he
dhow
and the
the
of
the
remind
veldt,
one
Traveller asks :
of
Cuka.
Government
"It is a youth'sexmen.
perience
says, for the young
kraal.
They ought to go about, their faces
is the Island of Cuba
How
governed.''A
of Mr. Emerson
that I would give to
smeared
with woad, in skins of wild animals,
ruled
is
over
of
by a governor,
province Spain
youth." He tells how eagerlythe young
men
their shoulders, and a
on
with a bone-club
of the class of lieutenant-general
captain-general,
sword
of shark
tooth,beatingdrums of fish
collegestudents went to hear Mr. Emerson
should bespeak
of the Spanish army, whose authorityfor
And again : "Manners
skin."
lecture. We
would give considerable to know
The
of
fine
clothing.
the
independent
the time being is despotic. He is appointed
man,
whom
he refers to when he says : "Amusing
generaldoes not need a brilliant coat."
by the Crown for from three to five years, is
ter,
yet illustrative are the words of the WorcesThis book of Mr. Woodbury's will have a
responsible
only to the sovereignof Spain,and
Massachusetts,youth 'We ought to go
the treasures of the library
; but
place among
head
of the civil,military and
and hear such a man
that justto encourage
of the time in place. is supreme
as
doubt
if it is much
we
of Cuba.
He is
ecclesiastical jurisdictions
It is one
of those books which we like to have
him.'
is
It
often.
to
the
at
on
table,
of departments, who
assisted by governors
hand,
pick up
Light hopes very many
of its readers will
and bound, and it has a
printed
beautifully
orders
the
under
their
have
ors,
lieutenant-governread this book ; but to give a taste beforehand^
As
regards
fine photogravure of Emerson.
of the thirty-two
commanders
jurisdictions
let us set down some
of the sayingswhich Mr.
if a dollar and a quarter
as
books, it seems
of the island,each of which is sub-divided into
It is published
Woodbury records as coming from Emerson's
could not be better invested.
captaincies.
by the Baker and Taylor Company, New York.
is ''PS"

"

"

"

"

"

"

10
these schools shall

Schools.

Our
H.

H.

Chapter
I cannot

conclude

better than
in the
and

CHAMBERLIN.

VI."

Conclusion.

these

imperfectsketches
of

management
of the

suggestingsome

defects

of the

by indicatingsome

present

schools,

our

changes that

seem

desirable.
As

TO

should

Committee.

THE

Its

"

members

be persons

and
of sufficientintelligence
always in touch with the newest
in
and best thought of the times
regard to
popular education ; they should themselves be
that in watching over
their own
parents, so
children,and in sympathizingwith them in all
their school trials and disappointments,
their
hopes and ambitions, they may know wisely
culture to be

how

to

for all the young

care

to

"train the

higher claims of
While
this subject I
the new
education.
on
may be permittedto quote a few appropriate
words
from
Dr. Hall's paper.
Speaking of
teachers"

BY

the demands

fullyanswer

of the times, they will be enabled

immortals

mitted
com-

to their

charge. They should be selfsacrificingenough to do their duty to the

school faithfully
and
cheerfullyfor the time
they serve, recognizingthe fact that this office

teachers

so

to meet

as

"who

know

the

devotion

what

of

art

donor

such
may

When
others

the

as

the
of

and
gratitud-e

taste

of the

suggest.
reforms

above

suggested,and

equal importance shall have

carried out, and when the Normal

the Polytechnic Institute shall

been

School
have

and
been

truth

supplemented by a Classical School where the

for its own
sake means
have developed
facilities
post-graduatescan have the same
; who
interest in their subject and enthusiasm
some
that are
afforded by Harvard
or
Yale, by
for it. Such teachers will be 'lovers' as Plato
Smith or Wellesley; when
a publicschool of
Art shall have
been added, where
said,'not of truth alone, but of children and
not only
music and drawing, the rudiments
youth,whom
they will burn to impregnate with
of which
it." Again, quotingHerbert Spencer, he says :
are
now
so
successfullytaught,but where
"The subjectthat underlies all other subjects painting,
sculptureand architecture shall all
*
*
is the theory and practiceof teaching." find their specialinstructors,so that all the
behalf
all
teachers
what
in
of
We
children
of
the city,
and rich ahke, can
may quote
poor
tion,
is said of the universityprofessor of educahave the best education
they are capable of
"He
should be independent,and his undivided
then will the fabric of our
schools
receiving,
partment."
rise tier above tier,like some
fair and stately
energiesshould be given to his deof
which
The few words
tillitshall culminate
Agassiz
in Clark
versity
Unibuilding,
follow may
close this part of our
appropriately
of the symmetricalpyramid
as the apex
subject:"The teachers are the school; money
and its crowning glory.
apparatus, opportunity
may furnish buildings,
and supervision,
but these must
not interfere
with

the essential

of

work

the

to

school.

Senator

Of

Hoar's

Wit.

Hoar's candidacy for

Apropos of Sherman
York man
tells a story illustrating
As TO
THE
The
Schools.
crusteanCongress,a New
present Prosay that it would add greatlyto the efficiency
the young
Harvard
of the committee
if they were
lawyer's ready
eligible
only for
system of grading the schools,a system
in a case
where his opponent
He was
This system works admirably
tact.
a singleterm.
than fiftyyears
practically
begun more
in other institutions,
of the brightest
est
the shrewdwas
one
as well as
tion
tions
unsuited to our
keeping the administrapresent condiago, is entirely
of
Massachusetts
while the rule
and the heterogeneous character of the
always fresh and vigilant,
lawyers, ex-United
does not prevent the reelection of a valuable
luded
pupils. This system is unjustto allthe pupils. States Attorney Stearns, and Hoar had alofficial after he has learned the public demands It discouragesthe laggards,and fosters habits
by chance a certain event
being a
after him
"matter of history." Stearns
was
carelesness among
the abler
stituents. of laziness and
by mingling for a term with his conAbove
should
be
scholars.
Until pupilsreach the High School
all, no person
immediately. "Will my learned friend define
elected to this board as a reward
what
he
of
means
a
for political it does not make
matter
discrimination
by
history?"
any
among
services,or that he may use
it as
the scholars,
either as to their present profimerely a
ciency "Well," responded Hoar without a moment,s
future course
hesitation,"I might say it is a matter of history
of study. If a bright
or
steppingstoneto higher office.
As TO Superintendent.
when Mr. Stearns comes
This person
to Boston." "Indeed !"
is
for instance,is intended to have a
boy or girl,
the
exclaimed
the equallywitty Stearns, signifiof
the
liberal
reallyonly
mittee,
comcantly
prudentialagent
education,he or she is kept wearily
and holds
the same
the
coins
in his pocket (his
relation to the
the
rules
of
over
or
jingling
drilling
geography
simpler
board that the superintendentof a factory or
arithmetic ad nauseam,
known
to be remarkably well to-do
till the pupil is disgusted client was
machine
and generous.) "Then
how
with all study, and the whole business
I do
care
not
shop holds to his board of directors
other superiors. Nevertheless he should be
or
of education
often historyrepeats itself." And
the court
becomes
"weariness
a
to the
of quick executive
a man
of
smiled
learned
brothers.
telligence,
inflesh."
And
this
when
at
the
of
both
the
the young
mind
wit
is at
ability, large
and the more
of humanity and
favorable
Hoar's genius at repartee
the most
ments Speaking of young
age for the study of eleof language,and for layingthe foundaphilanthrophythere be in him the better. A
tions
bringsto mind an anecdote which hasn't been
man
of kind and sympatheticnature, that the
guished
for a sound
clasical education.
And
told,I think,of the wit of his uncle,the distinWhen
pupilsof all the schools may be under an influence
these most preciousyears are wasted
Massachusetts.
Senator from
in blind
the benificent moral
of
effect of which
obedience to certain fixed rules. Of course
of
of
the
Court
the
it
name
Judge Richardson,
will be incalculable.
He should be of such a
is easier for the persons
first suggested for the position
who
the machine
Claims, was
run
which he adorns
gentlemanly deportment that teachers and
to classify
the pupils by age and by the time
so
much, somebody asked
scholars may look upon him as a friend and
school before they are lifted to a
Mr. Hoar, who was
known
to to be well posted
spent in one
not as a tyrannical
about the publicmen
of the Old
Bay State,
overseer, and as an example
highergrade than by takingpains to ascertain
of courtesy and gentle manners.
He should
their fitness and to advance them when qualiwhat
the
local
of
Mr. Richardson
reputation
fied
realize that his positionplaceshim above
said
and
the way to encourage
was.
"He
has
local reputation,"
the
no
; but this is not
outside all political
and he should
Senator Hoar ; "it is purelynational."
self-seeking,
pupilsto do their best work.
not
"he that
It is impossiblehere to pointout the numerforget the divine injunction,
ous
at

least is "a sacred trust."

And

here

let

me

themselves

alone

do

they can

nothing."

"

"

would

be greatest among

let him

you

be your

servant."
As

TO

Teachers."

In

former

I have expressedwhat I believe

of the community
generalconcensus
to

reforms

the teachers.

appointment

the

As

to

the

manner

letter of the

ter
chap-

to be
in

of

the
their

must
to

from
an

time

to

time

Song.

awake
wideintelligent,

committee, but
some

it may
be well to indicate
subjectswhich call for early consideration

regard

law regarding
strictlyadhered to.

which

themselves

suggest
THE

BY

C.

L.

CLHAVELAND.

and

instance,as
and

action.
prompt
Such, for
the rehabilitation of the rhetorical

What

is the

spiritof the poet'sdream,

In this new
world, a stranger to the old?
The
gods are dead within their starry hold;
And
chivalryis but a misty gleam
Of lances by a never-flowingstream
;
The
dreamer sickens at the race for gold,
Or joinsit madly if his will be bold;

literarysocieties,and their cordial encouragement

by the committee; the school
The
admirable
of President Hall, of
paper
its publipaper, the Academe, should resume
cation,
Clark University,
in the September Forum, is
under the auspices of the committee
full of new
and important suggestionsin reand with the kindly aid of the teachers ; and
gard
And
fliesbefore the rush of steam.
romance
to teaching the teachers,
but unhappily
the original
intention of the earlypatrons and
What
then remains
if poesy
be dead I
the Normal
School system, yet in its infancy, builders of the High School
Not dead!
but crown-ed
with the highestgood
building should
That
does within the flow of time increase.
though doing good work so far as it goes, has
be carried out (and that of the other houses
More
the roice of song
is led
done littleelse thus far than provide teachers
n^ar,
more
where practicable)
the niches with
by filling
To heights of manhood
and of womanhood
for the lowest grades. Undoubtedly when the
the busts and statues of the great educators
In boundless
skies of lore and faith and peace.
time shall come, as it soon
must
when
of the past, and adorning the walls with works
come,
Millbui-y^Mass.
this

subject should

be

near

lyl^MT

Belgium.

in

Mr. Roe

the sidewalk

on

and

; for you

11
know

must

the sidewalk

drinkingon

is

that eating

brand

quite the

always had her

thing in this smaller Paris.

Word

from

Light

to

came

Roe, this week, in which

Alfred

Mr.

"is wonderful,

says,

S.

ing
spoke of witness-

Play at Oberammergau.

the Passion

play,"he

he

people miles

away

I had

overgrown

it. Make
up your mind
pictured
has
years hence ;" and so, althoughsomething
ance
been said about this being the last performof the Passion Play,we get the idea that
it is to be

produced

C. A.

on

will have

Roe

that Mr.
lecture

"From

comes.

course

Oberammergau,"

and Lucerne."
he wrote, "I shall go to Munich
By this time he has probably reached Londoni
and
the
and he e.xpects to visit Scotland
of Killarneythis month.
personalletter written by Mr. Roe
interesting.He
Belgium is particularly
Lakes

from

Coblenz,

from

Rhine:

the

on

that there

to the conclusion

"

are

have

"I
a

growth of Chicago,

come

few Germans

see, from
I had sort of

the

You

left in Germany.

wrote

rapid

gotten the

notion that this country was

being depopulated,
These
but I find I was
entirely
wrong.
take the contract

peoplewould

double

to

the

ten
cities every
size of half the American
years, and they would keep that contract, too.
Yesterday,down by the river side,a merry-go-

In less than

fifteen minutes

planted.
Coblenz
a gathering of young
wild. The
me
that fairlymade
youngsters
were
as
happy as they could be expectedto be,
was
when each one
talkingin a way that made
a hair brush.
think he had swallowed
me
By
round

was

there

was

for the absence

the way, I think that accounts
all through this country. They
of brushes

anywhere, and the littlefolks

Such
tow-headed
give no token of their use.
I don't wonder
embryonic soldiers as they are.
don't have them

that the parents

"Up

at

are

anxious

to

them

run

earlyas possible.
Antwerp, or down at Antwerp

off to America

as

it was
fun
take your choice
bands playingthrough the streets
can

to

"

"

see

you

the

Sunday
with such a flock of children dancing along in
the front ; actuallydancing,whirlingin a waltz
I could fancy
or skippingin the wildest way.
that they looked like the children that followed
the "Pied Piper of Hamelin"
in Robert Browning's
on

dogs could be
know

from

mill

to

home

at

children

from

drowning, and folks in cities keep fine

for their sheep, while
shepherd dogs to care
"too-too" dudes saunter
along with enormous
St. Bernards, presumably to rescue
them from
the avalanches

of

such

snow

Here, however, there

Poor
dog Tray fell on

nonsense.

is

or

more

the music

just like them, and

were

the

hundreds

"boo

men

days

work.

he

invites two
then

or

three

men

ride with him, and

they pitch in for fun. When

signalsof a distant horn

the dulcet

you

think

hear
not

it is the stage coach or the fish wagon

; for it
is only ye Brussels dude having whole
stacks
of fun.
How
they sing ! They howl and
much
flourish,
itdoesn't seem

to

their

with dogs and kings, I

I
quite all that I intended.

haven't

said

word

make

must

lx)at is

My

own

satisfaction.

to disturb the diner

or

And

drinker

Rhine; for
Moore,
the

on

is steaming away
and will continue

There

are

be

in the army,

so

large

devils who

chance

you

.'' Such

everywhere, in all
wants

one

have

to

that the poor

sing when

they
tomfoolery! Soldiers
of regimentals till
the whole business,i. e.,

sorts

"

forgotten.
saw
the king on
Monday, and I wasn't
by the sight,either. He looks very
well for a king. He has bushy whiskers, and was
in a small coach
with a
riding bareheaded
crown
paintedon the door. I don't believe he
war,
"I

overcome

he an
American.
could get into congress
were
it
there are kingsby profession,
as
You know
were

something like the lilies described in

they toil not, neither do they spin,
in 1830 this Belgium concluded
Well, when

the Bible
etc.

of

asked

was

to

this realm

over

other contract

shrink

very

just

indeed, quite

young,

on

to

some

column, with
him

warm,

that he
that

at

was
one

all the

deceased

mind

and

and

down

come

pold
Leo-

littlethe

had

he

as

to
no

hand

get in,but there he

no

end

of toggery
I have
an

1 suppose.

firstcousin

to

when

was

Prince

on

"

to

keep

impression
Albert, and

contemplated to

time it was

fer
trans-

rights,hereditaments, etc.,of the

Charlotte

But the latter was

any

too

young.

forme,
ignorantof life. Very fortunately
in the town
of
career
was
assigned me
my
Worcester, just as that rapid growth began
manufacturing
which has made it one of the largest
fond of
cities in New
England. I am
town
in
the
heart
of New
it
calling a western
and
determined
keen
are
so
England,
prompt,
all of
its people. Almost
them
holders,
freeare
I
and they are confident of success.
of college-bred
had around me
a group
young
the traditions of
and I brought with me
men,
nately
college-bredconceit. But it happened, fortuthose with
that among
for my training,
telligence
I had to do were
whom
gentlemen of great inand

wide

in

up

grown

resource

in the

leaders

"

had
who
deservedly so
the admirable trainingwhich is

and

community,

"

given in the mechanic

and

arts

and in manufacture,

in the industries which

masters

were

carried forward.

for herself,she looked around

pick of the kings. To her

Saxe-Coburg-Gotha seemed

best,and he

king it

when

the wharf

at

"

to set up

for the

me,

in the language

shore.

was

must

nearly
standing army of

wonder

not in the army

are

at

men

men

for littleBelgium, not

Do

men.

44,000

get

I think the odd

Ohio, has

as

than

women

more

in the fields.

work

below

wait.

must

you
"To-day 1 ride up the
of Byron to Tom

"She

churches, but that

about

and until
chapter of itself,

write agam

happened, knew
the

much

second-hand

not

to

her

\ictoria.

cousin

willingto take

husband.

She

up

wanted

with
a

than

more

modern

life.

I knew

of

day, and of the

literature of the

current

drift of

they
gentlemen, as it

these

Now

that wider

took

They

nothingbut
was
glad to
accept the lesson which they unconsciously
taught me ; and from that day to this I have
understood that the best pieceof good fortune
is opportunity for intimacy
to one
which can
come
view

of life which

book

men

with
be

he may

who

men

very apt

are

leader,in

are

to miss.

line of life

whatever

engaged."
in

Expensive

Dying

France.

After your demise, your late residence will

Ijlack inside and out by the
be draped with
relatives will be permitted
authorities,and your
to

have

control

no

the

to

England, who

; what

written

no

This most

saw

Belgianslonged for a king. I presume he

well for a king,and when he died,
to
did very
"When
Brussels blood wants
a
young
have a "time," he hires a cab and a cornetist, his grateful
subjectsput his etfig)'
up on a
way

booing"justas before.

of

cost

to steam
until past
Belgium.
thickly
I shall start on my way."
ten o'clock,when
labor of
settled portionof Europe demands
almost
some
sort from
living thing.
every
Dr. Hale
Speaks of Worcester.
has
Every baker's cart, and every milk wagon
Rev. Edward
Everett Hale, D. D., in his
a muzzled
dog hitched to it,and he is pulling
article in the Forum
"Formative
ces,"
Influenon
too.
for dear life,
Everywhere may be heard
a
pleasant tribute to Worcester.
pays
the command
of the party running the machine.
He says : "It is one
of the charms of our profession
laid upon him, if
the tax
He
earns
liges
as
ministers,that our
daily duty obthere be one.
The veriest dog in America
is
to see
of all positions
and occupations.
us
people
a
king upon his throne compared with these
tune,
The doctors have the same
good forSmall dogs are at a discount, for
poor curs.
of no other calling.
but, I think, men
to
The animal used appears
they can't draw.
ordained
For myself, I was
to the ministry
be a mongrel, never
pretty, but always at

when

justthen he came, and

and singinghilariously likingthe keeping he stayed. You see he had
of men, swinging canes
he
When
of the business before.
a littletaste
something about "Compagnons," followed by
boisterous "boo, boo, boo."
a
It seemed
to
began his professionhe went into partnership
with Charlotte
that they looked happier than they would
me
Guelph, daughter of that
whilom
for
were
citizens,all anxious
princeregent, afterwards George I\'.
they American
of England ; and if his partner had lived,it
office.
bert
had been Prince Leopold instead of Prince Alat night,
at
"Down
Brussels, where I went
solved
in English history. However, death disit was
so.
Actually,
justthe same, only more
to
had
the
and
of
well dressed women
a
head
Leopold
went
go
partnership
hippity-hop
the bands, and there were
the same
children, back to his small principality.He had to
Behind

poem.

the

to

"Well, well

evil

other she

or

the bills.

have

characteristic of the

so

somehow

own

Guelphs, much
pays

pond keep

rescue

and

one,

She got just the

way.
she wanted, and he got a whole familyof

man

valuable

place. You

Newfoundlands

interesting land of the free.

an

his date in the Y. M.

Play when

the

It is evident

in the future.

how

"The

visit it ten

to

knew

never

this

than

more

"I

till I struck

new

only a choice
embalmed

charged.
is from

as

or

to

not.

whether
For

of
your

anything save
body shall be

this service

In this country the cost

$:$

to

S50, but

over

$500

is

ing
of embalm-

there

they pretend

approaching in
processes
effectiveness those of the ancient Egyptians.
is permitted
France
No privateindividual in
in the
undertaking business. It is
to engage
burial is also a
in Italy,where
the same
way
government monopoly, and in Russia all the
embalming is done by the government.
to understand

M
"Now

see," said

you

Simon

"I must
breathlessly,
I reallymust''
do
heroes
Necessity makes

find

almost
to

himself,

to

Love's

cowards

BY

of

out

When

of others.

out

went

.\nd

cold weight in his

a
him, there was
with a
he spoke it was
stomach, and when
weak, quavering voice.
advertisements

For
Not
k

whom

man

he

had

seen

the heirt

But

O,

he die

"I go

not

yet, not yet

my

lost soul

while

He

He

roses

I know

it's like

what

be

to

of

out

that you are both of

taken it, but the pay

and any one can

those. I could have
isn't much^-only ten
The

then

man

added:

"I

see

gave

him

no

"At last,"muttered

only a few

of the way.
As he opened

five minutes

You

one.

address,and

the

there about

was

they had
was

week."

ago,

get it,sure."

can

Simon, with

gasp.
distant. He

blocks

ran

most

the door

man

young

came

out.

for this

"Are

job ?" said he to

looking
a grin; "well, I justgot it. See ?"
Simon went
the steps into the
slowlydown
street.
to have
It seemed
quitedark
grown
all at once, and
he could no longerhear the
you
Simon, with

noise of the wheels

walked

the stone

upon

pavement.

straightalong,his head

down

and

dead.

senses

"Look

out

There

was

some

yelled.

one

something of an
crowd gathered in an instant.
"Lift him

up," said

one

uproar,

and

live;
lipswe'.

and

shaded

"he

isn't

"Isn't he,

though?" said
to

expect a man
that alive ?"

another; "do
of

out

come

They carried him into

you

mashing like

drug store and laid

him
A
the floor.
upon
physician came
the
to stand
through
crowd, ordering them
back.
He looked
at Simon
and puckered his
lips.
"You

had better ask him his name," said

the roses
best;
cared for hlies or for snow.
be this bitter end of his sweet
quest
Let hi the pallidsilence that is rest"
And
let all go!

bystanders.

"What's

loved

moved

answer.

He

and could

not

"Ask

him

"the

white

said the

his head

physician.

but did
little,

frightened and

was

not

confused,

where

he works," said

another;

do

you

work

?"

which

Santa

did not, of

and

that

it has

Summer

of

become

of the

corners

shrunk

cot

1890.

has

term

ing
ceil-

The

of

centre

the housewife

arisen

full

left opened

cleaned

costumes

the

at

up

littleincome

another

cost

fad.

time.

same

the

found

innumerable

At

The

from

to

and

up

young
the all-

other

dark stripes,
but almost never
a suit
at these resorts
wholly white. The young men
carefullyavoided sashes, such as have
been worn
so
commonly this year. They wore

that

is

more

it,

plays with

biby
layssticky fingersupon
night for convenience,
of

heat

and

it : it is
jected
sub-

or

cold

by
being hung againstthe chimney flue. There
is the highestauthorityfor sayingthat the best
place for a watch is its owner's pocket. The
pocket should be a clean one, and the watch
be further protected
by a chamois bag. 1 1 should
be wound

at

up

fast

too

the

too

or

with

time for it,and

has stillan
much

steady motion,

even,

not

slowly,and as nearlyas possible

day. Morning is the best

hour of

same

if it is done

hour

less

and

wear

twice

the watch

there

of the

tear

In fact,paradoxicalas

while

to run,

two

or

will be

mainspring.

it sounds,

watch

will

by running one day in

kept going all the time.
ten,
Let it lie flat as
littleas possible. When
not
in the pocket,keep it hanging by its ring in a
of some
case
soft, thick stuff, preferably of
out

wear

or

as

it would

silk.

soon

if

leave the

Never

resorts

you
white flannel with

suits of

to

essential than

more

alternations

to

wool

fashionable

at

Watch.

personal belonging

is

care

as

nature, demand

departed somewhat

has

For

other

no

hardly any
recklesslyill-used. The

widely known

The

its own

keep their flannel

white

is

good

as

nightthrough. If

you

need

to

case

open
do it for

the
even

wipe all dust from the

ever
crjstalbefore closing it. No case
yet
is dust proof. If such
were
made
possible,
the watch-mender's
occupation would be wellsince it is the dust siftingin that
nigh gone
the oil
not
merely clogsthe wheels and turns
the pivotsto gum, but acts as emery
on
would,
and wears
away the works until they utterly
watch
Avoid jarring your
fail to keep time.
under pain of having it stop and stop until it
Do
not
worthless
a
as
pin
timepice.
grows
its accuracy,
either.
on
your faith too closely
hour,

careful

be

to

"

silk

leather belts of blaek.

or

wore

this

were

white

summer

deserve

white from

her

loose

white

wore

even

did

its

kid.
on
or

In

tie

kid

to

her

gloves

expense

deal

good

she
more

than

costume

the
was

and
slippers,

their heels.
on

all

She
she

gloves,or

wore

than

texture

it depends

of

sorts

last summer

comfortable

more

girlwhether

the
a

m"^tterof

men

She

name.

this summer,
where
trouble herself to wear

not

shoes

russets.

all white but

they were

even

The

the

ordinary
summer-girlwho made

year
After all,it was
the

entirely

spends very much

less
for her whiteshe goes
man

money

the young

boating with.
A

repeatedthe physician.

whispered the Superfluous

Barbara, Cal.

which

attire. It
evening-dressor other ceremonial
looked like a cheap fad, that of dressingup in
flannel.
doubt
No
cheap
young
very many
and maidens
men
thought last spring that it
was
now.
cheap. They are wiser
They have
found that the very cheapest flannel costumes
at
advertised
the shops do not
pay ; that if
to look
good in white flannel they
they want
have got to pay good pricesfor good material,

Beautiful

Probably the
America

"Work,"
Man; "work

Caring
There

generalfashion at all resorts,

which made
to style,
of wearing
any pretensions
white-flannel clothing,
or
clothingwith a
occasion
general white effect,upon
every

he will tellthat."
"'perhaps

"Where

windows,

and

with rose-colored silk.

of the almost

out

flannel

think.

At the four

watch, and

summer."

something of

name?"

your

Simon

for doors

spaces

ious
ceilingisdomed as an oval, there being varopenings for ventilation. At the base of
the dome are ninetyeletric lightsin groups of
three,easilyturned on or off.

give.

occasions
one

The
tone
of
ceilingis new.
gold, the side walls, with

the

all regret,

narrow

killed."

of the

than

an

man

at

Everything

never

man

there !"

Tranon.

p.anelsin pink, similar to

those on the side walls,and from these depend
four b'onze chandeliers,finelygilt,
each containing
sixty-fourelectric lights,which are

his breast !

on

job,and I'll justgive you a pointer. I know

AVtr
York City.
of a place you can
mediately.
get, if you go after it imAll
No
The
White
experience is needed.
is a man
who is honest and intelligent,
they want
This season
has

his

he did

dewy

were

Let

"Well,

of

handsome

are

forget

he was

his eyes

M y love would

you.'"said Simon.
Are you fixed yet?"

"Yes.

floor to

with white.

tomorrow."

"Do

He

kisses,tenderer

What

"No."

It

deceives,
bereaves,"

then

from

beautiful

Strew

and

that

and

so

Would
How

among

man,

Palace

of Mirrors

being covered with mirrors beautifully

framed
and garlanded. Above
the mirrors and between
the cur\ed frieze are panelsin self tones
of pink,with subjectssuggestiveof the dance
and music.
The frieze or cove
is yellow,ornamented
with gold ill high relief,flecked

is dead.

slowly did

meteor

Falls not

the

work

famous

exception of

his head

golden promise

Love

Or, when

applicantsfor a certain place.

"Say, 1 got that place,"said the

above

pyre

the sky
swiftlyas his spiritfled.
hall-avcrted eye.
When, with regretful,
little smile,one
He gave one
little sigh,
.\nd so was
sped.

places,but for every one of them there were

asked him about
men
applicants.When
fifty
his "experience"and learned that he knew
nothingof any kind of business, they seemed
his audacity in asking for work.
at
to wonder
Late
in the afternoon it happened that he
a

funeral

there all

Beauty, that wins

of

fell in with

build

Heap

told

in the newspapers

the

the Hall

color is white and

under

The

WINTER.

Bring withered autumn

leaves,
Call everything that grieves,

to

morning,his knees trembled

that

WILLIAM

and

some

Simon

place,resembles

from

"

look for work

to

Requiem.

something

ular

monico's

is that
in New

most

Ballroom.

beautiful

ballroom

just being finished

York.

The

room

at

has

in
Del-

been

variations will
With the very best movements,
tion,
occur.
Heat, cold, motion, variasometimes
all
make
or
location,any
may
your wati h
that ladies" watches
One
reason
fast or slow.
are
usuallysuch bad timekeepersis that they
have about
hence
are
so
irregularlyworn
of seven
a
three days out
widely different
Never
environment.
chalk, whitingor any
use
Never
sort of powder to brighten a case.
bit
or
rub hard, and use only a clean chamois
of even
a
suspicion of
of .soft silk. Beware
had
A
moisture.
watch
nearly as well fall
If, by chance
rock as
into water.
a
upon
at
once
such a thinghappens, put the watch
and leave
into alcohol
whiskey will not do
maker.
it over
to
the watchit until you
hand
can
"

"

reconstructed, and is in the Louis .\'V.

entirely
and though not copied from any particstyle,

"

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In Cactus Land.
B.

BY

end

where

the vessels anchor.

first part of this article was

printed in No. 32 of
The
last part will be given next week." Ed. 1

[The

of the furniture here is made

Much

native carpenters, and

pretty thingsthey make

number

the
with

and

saw,

a few worthless
lookingknives
of the
Some
ceasing wonder.
furniture is imported from Vienna, and made
of wilIt is made
low
expresslyfor the country.

rusty plane and

is

never

and

and

wood,

ebonized

possesses

the

qualitiesof being simple, extremely

gracefulin shape, and very expensive.
Not
the least of the many
surprisesfor the
inquiringtraveller is to enter a dull,heavy,
where, from the
looking building,
prison-like
three

the

exterior,there is not
of interest

faintest hint of thing

anyand to have
seen,

be

to

prevents
look across

As

is

coming

down, the ladies go driving in their landaus,

bar
sand-

in to the

dressed

in pretty costumes

of thinnest gauzes,

fully
filmylaces and soft muslins, the hair beauti-

in the bay,
are
ever
palms, whose tall,
darkly outlined on the

which

Mazatlan,

Mexico.

of cocoanut

groups

The
Hotel
Housekeeper.
graceful forms are
"The hotel housekeeper," said the propriebrilliant sky.
tor
of a bighostelry,
The palm is a beautiful,slender tree, from
recently, is one of the
foliageis most importantemployes in the house. The
twenty to fiftyfeet high. The
of considerable
and is
care
bright green, and the long, broad-fringed positionis one
a remunerative
like
ostrich
The
one.
woman
necessarily
leaves,
plumes, sway back
waving
who fillsit must possess tact, execution,abiliand forth in the breeze.
ty,
They are six to
at the very top of
good judgment and agreeable manners,
eightfeet long,all bunched
and is a treasure well worth a handsome
the tree, and from where
the leaves converge
salary.
The
housekeeper of the hotel has usually
great clusters of shaggy brown
may be seen
do
with
the
kitchen.
to
That
is
cocoanuts.
nothing
solely
within the jurisdiction
of the steward.
the outside, are
The houses, on
tinted in
But
the laundry work, which renovates
the most delicate colors,pale blue with pink
and makes
and clean the hundreds
sweet
of table cloths,
and salmon,
or
cream
trimmings,pink with mauve
in the floods of silver light the
ard
under
napkins and towels in daily use, comes
casts
longs
a
bewildering her immediate
supervision.To her also bewitchery of the moon
"

spread out before one's astonished gaze all

the bewilderingbeauty of a Parisian bazaar
the most
exquisiteSevres
dainty brie ;i-brac,
china,costlybronzes, delicate bisque figures,
charm
colored
inlaid tables,
Venetian
glass,
lovely
proves
elegant pier glasses,marble consoles,buhl
"

harbor

the

by the
white-cappedwaves
really

of
old

one

There

the short space

tween
bedressed, and without any hats to shade
of the sea,
their sweet
and the arm
faces. They do not wear
window
hats or
my
there is a scene
of pretty islands,with gieengloves,but always carry fans,which they use
in an indolent fashion.
clad slopes,the dark
blue water, with the
dock.

Light.

the

their

which

S.

L.

of

peninsula and

lower

over

the scene, which looks unreal and

the broad lightof day unfolds.

unreal when

the
the

care

of

stores

of the great linen room,

where
are
kept and where the

linen

She
divides
making and mending goes on.
her forces,therefore, into "squads." There
nightseach week there is music by the
are
the women
of the linen
of the Twenty-Seventh Regilaundry women,
militaryband
ment
the first
the chambermaids, who do allthe sweeproom,
(which is garrisonedhere)in the Plaza,
ing,
time I wandered
in there, my husband, after
is
and
of
The
Plaza
laid
in
the
or
out
dusting
bed-making
flower-beds,
sleeping
park.
waitingpatientlyand giving repeated calls,
and the sweepers
and dusters,
who look
and there are many
oleanders and tall,
ing
flowerrooms,
with a good-naturedsmile took my arm, with
after the parlors,
of scarlet blossoms.
ing
a mass
trees that are
receptionrooms, privatedinthe significantsuggestion that "it was
long
and corridors.
rooms
Then there are the
otrope,
The soft air is heavy with the perfume of helipast the dinner hour."
who
the musk
and the tube rose; the lights scrubbing women,
ble
keep clean the marOur residence is situated on the fashionable
and hard floors ; the paintgirls,who wash
are
dim, and the music, passionate,dreamy,
residence street, the Olas Altas,or the "street
and
the
and
wood-work
the
steals
o'er
the
soul
in
resistless
a
wipe
paint
;
sensuous,
gas
of the high waves," and faces the ocean.
From
In the centre
man
who looks after the cleaningof gas
of the flowers is a Moorand
ish
trance.
the front windows
looks far out to sea, and
one
electric lightglobes. Then
there is another
with red and blue lamps,
pavilion,
hung
the magnificentbreakers of the Pacific roar,
whose sole duty is to clean brass, nickleman
where
stand the musicians
of the band, in
tumble and dash, in dazzlingfoam, not over
and brighten the fenders,
uniforms.
Around
the Plaza is a
plate,black the stoves
gorgeous
feet from our front door.
The scene
fifty
stantly
conwith seats
both
on
broad, cement
shovels,and, in fact,anything that needs
pavement,
of
changes. On the wide expanse
A
shine.
a
have
woman
sides of the walk.
the
the
music,
perchance,
During
may,
ocean,
spread out in front of my window, there
the house,
one
charge of the draperies all over
people promenade, all the women
way,
is sunshine and shadow, the varyinglights
on
looks after the furniture.
the other, thus constantly while an upholsterer
and all the men
cloud and water, painted by the master
hand
To see that all these do their work
carefully
passing and repassingeach other.
of Nature's artist.
and tastefully
who
will devote
The Mexicans, as a nation, are very gracerequiresa woman
ful
I never
in early
weary of watching the scene
all
her
to
time
the
and
such a
musical.
is
fully
wonderand very
Their music
work,
evening. Just before sunset the soft blue is
command
woman
can
soulful and
are
high
wages."
sympathetic. They
anked with masses
of fleecy
whose

cabinets,and

endless

an

things.I need

confusion

of pretty

say the place has

irresistible attraction for me, and
not

utterly

an

Two

clouds,

natural

artists in this

and

far excel

respect,
opal tints drift into fairyrose, as the gates of
the Americans.
Almost any evening one
can
eaven
seem
opened, and the great golden
awaken
and hear the most
entrancing music,
all,with one last quiverof amber light,
sinks
beautiful,soft and dreamy, rendered as only
As
I watch, the beautiful picture
into the sea.
the gentle,
of a southern
pathetic,
poeticnatures
fades slowly into a soft,
misty gray.
day

is

done, and

Falls from
As

the wings

feather

From

an

the darkness

is wafted

eagle in

of

night

downward

his

flight."

in the daytime,a sail boat is

Occasionally,
like a graceful bird,with wings outspread,

seen,

or

the less beautiful but

sight of the waving

line of

from

of

the smoke-stacks

Francisco, as

more

welcome

black

pouring
from

steamer

San

it

bringspapers and news

from
America.
The signalstation,on a high,rocky
bluff,a short distance from our
nounces
house, anin sight,
every craft that heaves
and
vessels pass from all parts of the world.
There
is no
railroad communication
Mazatlan

and

all travel is by

down

the coast, or
into the interior.
The
an

side windows

steamer

every

our

scene,"

house
a

with

up

and

command

view

movement.

how

to

render

Even

among

music.

of the

men

an

in

the

Countrymen.
since,says Inspector
criminals

Christian

and

dence
confi-

Union, that

It is

of

group

arabs, playing in the sand, with bare,

brown legs and arms, each urchin dressed in
one
be seen
short,very dirty garment,
may
picturesquegypsy faces,and such undulating
grace

of

entirelydifferent

know

street

and mule-back
by diligence

Byrnes

in

the

years
article on

prominent actor, a great practicaljoker,now

late at night,
deceased, was
the band
hired by some
walking home
dark-eyed Romeo,
who lingersbeneath the balcony of his Juliet. accompanied by a visitor who had justarrived
from the country. They were
Fifth Avenue,
on
It is the custom, I am
told,for the sef^oritas
near
to have a littlehole cut
they
in their curtains,just
Twenty-third street, when
the
noticed
an
street
row
on
on
to
there
ordinary
going
and
large enough
through,
peep
they
other side of the way.
The
will stand, while the music
foreigner asked
softlyplays,and
his friend what it was
all about, and the actor,
talk by the hour with the favored lover.
There is a natural refinement about the peoseeinga chance for a littlefun at the visitor's
ple
it is some
which
is very
noticeable.
of the
replied: "Oh ! I suppose
S6me
expense,
dead
fellow being killed ; I stumble
a
over
Mexican
fully
girlsare lovely. They are wonderman
nearly every nighton my way home from
graceful,and dainty refinement is in
clime

"The

Trapping
It is only a few

in

every

unconscious

turn, that it is

delightto the artist'seyes.

Late in the afternoon,
when

the

sun

goes

so
the theatre!"
Our
rural residents hear
much
about the wickedness
of a great citythat
it is not surprising
hold
they should expect to beThe
a sort
of municipal pandemonium.
rural father who
told his son, about to visit
New
York, that he musn't step on a coal-lid,
because he knew they were
trap-doorsto let
down into cellars where they were
countrymen
believed
murdered
and robbed,probablyreally
his gruesome
tale.

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Broadcloths, 54 inches

Berlin

black

blue, brown,

green,
value

we

44 inches
One

wide,

case

Cheviot

ten

and

wide, sold all

over

the country at

all wool,
wine, strictly
value

Next

colors, 39c

Ladies'

Reefers

and

of.

heard

ever

CO

"

in

Dress

our

$1.00 a yard, colors,

price 69c

Goods,

yard.

Autumn

Very

Costume

best

Cloths,

yard.

Undervests,

Seal

garment.

39c

Plush

Jackets, $10, $13.

Jackets, $5, $6, $8, $10.

Z, F. LITTLE" CO..

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OF

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DRAPERIES.

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the

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Mass.

Worcester,

address

only,and

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Pleasant

to be

Davis

vicinityto

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side of the paper

to CuUnary
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of

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9 WEST STREET.
ADDRESS,

and salt to taste.

of
coffeecupful
of butter,
tablespoonfuls

milk

dish

baking

Wet

RAYMOND,

Serve

in bake

with this.

: AND
Ladies

For

"

34
Officehours, 9

CHIROPODIST,

Gentlemen.

and

to 12.30 p.m.
1.30 p.m.
to 2 p.m.
10 a.m.

to

5 p.m.

KENNARD'S

C.

AND

L,ADIES'

around

Pass

Potato

are

course

CHILDREN'S

State

Main

Street.

W.

16c.

head

"Whole

cat

Bangs
hair

of

and

curled^

curled,

and

76c.,

25c.

all

to
of
Hair
Work
made
order.
kinds
Wig
All the
latest
a
specialty.
styles of
Making
Friz/es
for sale at the very
longest
and
Bangs
Artists
in attendance.
prices.
Experienced
filled.
All
orders
promptly

Potato

SUPERFLUOUS HAIR CAN BE

No

Process.

upon
her friends

no
injury, There is now
growth of hair to remain
personal beauty and to make
also permanently reMoles are
moved.

lady to allow

her face to

mar

unhappy.

Hours:

9 to

H.

IVliss
Summer

her

ii

a.

m.,

to 4 P-

m.

Strbht,

PROCESS.
is used.

Nickeland
Gold,
Silver,

Brass Plating,
*

The only placein the city where

can
you
get knives,
fork-;,spoons, etc.,re-platedto look and wear
equal to
work
Our
is all hand
burnished, and therefore
new.
will wear
three t.mes as long as if only buffed.
Specialatient on given to Jewelers'work and Band

process

will wear

Watch

equal

guarantee given with

gold pla'ed by

cases

to

our

filled

work.

J.

Acme
OVER

COLLAR

N.

ones.

Give

me

our

five

trial.

new

years'

MASSICOTT.

Plating Works,
LAUNDRY.

BARTON

PLACE.

To

Meal

each

that

immerse

quantityto

Bronzing, Oxidizing, Lacquering,

Bright Dipping and Job Polishing.

Instruments.

so

Oxidizing.

Also

job polishing.

Mass.

Furniture
cleansed by the NAPTHA
Hot
Naptha
Only place in the citywhere
Carpets taken up and called for ; delivered and

re-laid. Feathers

you

want

your

old

on"

g:ood

Put

the

lard

will be

in

CO.

made

F*a.rlt

of

mattress

send

over,

first-class

guarant"e

us

any

g^ade
order.

your

work.

St., Worcester.

C. A. BOYDEN,
Frame

F*ictij.re

Cameras,

47

and

Professional

Art

Goods.

Paper,

Plates, Etc.

WorceQ*^

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St.,

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Dealer

Etchings,

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there

Orders

steam.

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st.,New Worcester,' Phone 547-5

MATTRESS

RICH
fVlien

13

"

Curtis

J. C. WATERS,

by

renovated

be left at Bemis

can

And

croquettes.
cylinder-shaped

saucepan,

Indian
*

and

St., Worcester,

FIELD,

Manipulator,

Massage.
water, and beat until well mixed, but not lightHours
Personal attention.
Dip the cutlets and croquettes, firstin this
8 a.m. togp. M. Sundays,
and then in bread-crumbs, and frythem in
8 to 12 A. M.

Mass.

Worchstkr,

Mechanic

13

of sugar to
lemon.
one

Croquettes.

smoking-hot lard.

Nickel

and

Bronzing, Lacquerine

We

Now
you
whites of eggs, one
from the oyster
cutlets and one
from
the potato croquettes.
Put them
together,add a tablespoonfulof

PROCTOR,

WL

TWICHELL,

^i^Fall^i^Housecl

have two

other

scarringor

for any

excuse

the

by

NEEDLE

House,

Carpets and

and boil three potatoes, mash and beat

until light
; add the yolk of one
egg, a teaspoonfulof chopped parsley,
salt and pepper.
Form
into six

permanently eradicated

ELECTRIC

Garments
manner.

Plater,

Buns.

Add a pound
minutes.
twenty-five
with the juiceof
every pintof juice,
Boil until it jellies.

GroutBlock,
387 Main Street,
Dp One Flight. Pare

H.

Silver

Gold,

ly
immediate-

crab apples,quarand
ter,
but do not core, put in a kettle,and cover
with cold water; cook until soft. Strain twice
through a jelly
bag. Put the juiceon and boil
Wash

Cutting,

Hair

correct

sliced lemon

Jelly.
wipe Siberian

Apple

goods.

order in the most

Opposite Bay

or

Crab

to

286

twenty minutes.

HAIR * DRESSING^^ PARLORS.

FURNISHINGS.

at all times choice

made

in themselves.

largesweet potatoes,one and a half

pintsflour,pinch salt,one and a half teaspoonSift
fuls baking powder, one
pint cream.
salt and powder ; add to potato
togetherflour,
preparation; mi.x into rather firm, smooth
dough ; form into round piecessize of small
egg ; lay on greasedtin and bake in hot oven

Sundays,

MISS

and

Three

STREET.

FRONT

a.m.

Sweet

dish.

Oysters,like fish,follow

after soup

O--^

Department

Contains

and

F/1RL0R5,

DR. SUSAN S.

I N

"

Pepper

cream.

or

Butter

deep,
spoonfuls cream, next lay oysters,one
A.
rvIRS.
IVLINOR,
closelyover these. Pepper and salt and put
small pieceof butter on each. Another layerof
*
niLLlNERT
crumbs, wet as before, more
oysters ; proceed
in the same
until dish is full,making top
way
STREET.
MAPLE
14
it.
layerof crumbs w'th butter dotted over
Latest
dish;
styles in choice goods artistically Set in oven, invert plateor tin'panover
work.
bUke until juicebubbles up to top. Uncover
used
in order
and set upon upper gratingof oven
to brown.

MANICURE

AND

Custom

pretty thickly with pounded

few
with oyster liquor and

bottom

cracker.

Ready

fine oysters,one

quart

pounded cracker,two
one-half cupfulrich
cover

Co.
Made

MEN'S

Scallopped Oysters.

Teacher

"

A. Prichard,

Miss M.

"

Fine

tried and

have

cooking receipts which they

good. Please write upon one

contribute
proven

and

invites the ladies of Worcester

[Light

PARLORS:

S^

Eat.

Somethingto

C. Babbitt,

L.

Mrs.

No. 6 Elm

Street,

Opposite Lincoln
Worcester,

Hous
Mass.

small

sufficient

teaspoon-

the articles.

Mush.

teacupfulcorn-meal

add

ful of salt,and a half teacupfulof cold water

;
next, add five teacupfulsof boiling water,

stirringsteadily. Place
smooth

over

the

fire in

iron kettle ; stir

until itbegins
steadily
tightly,
placeon back of stove
for an hour.
This is a great
steadily

to

bubble, cover

to

bubble

improvement

upon

the tedious process

ing
of sift-

the meal through the fingers,forming a

Besides, there
lumps with greatest care.
is no danger of adding too much meal for the
quantityof water, which, of course, prevents a
full expansionof the granules,resulting in a
raw, unpleasantflavor.

J.B. Woodworth,

few

492

ARCHITECT*
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St.,

Worcester.

"

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About

Clark

[Keaders of
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are

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practical housekeeping,and also any information

would be interesting
to the housekeeper.Please
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Address all communications

on

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to

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are

pens

If

old steel pen

is put
in the ink, the acid therein will e.xhaust itself
on
them, and pens in dailyuse will remain
in

ROYAL WORCESTER TALL CHOCOLATE CUPS

and SAUCERS,
solidtintwithflower
and

an

good condition much

or

longer.

*, Lamp-burners,to give good light,

should
be

cleaned

them, take

least

at

once

month.

To

The

Most

Complete

Line

of

clean

pieceof soda the size of a walnut,

border decorations;
wiili Chocolate
put it into a quart of soft water, place the
Pitchers
tomatch.
lamp-burnerin it,(an old tomato can is
a

good

enough) and

it on

the

; after

boiling
for five minutes, remove
the burner,and, when
CAULDON CfllNA,
Chocolate
Cnpsand Saucers,
the lamp, it will be as good as
put back on
set

stove

flower
decorations
bineand carmine new.
royal
and spray. Also,
tintedinsidein delicate
*, Almost all kinds of vegetablesshould be
when
colors.
put into boiling water
put on to cook.

bININQ KOOn
rgRNITURE
Ever

shown

in this

city.

In

getting up a good vegetable dinner, the

best way
is to clean a few beets, and put them
to boil about half-past
nine in the morning;

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Cnps on
at
andSaucers
inseveral
different
decorations.

half-pastten add

Sideboards

pieceof salt meat and a

In every
conceivable
in all the
shape, and
; cook
slowlyuntil quarter
A
fine Sideboard
popular woods.
in
add summer
very
squashes ;
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slightly
burning,
price
imperfect.
Original
price
potatoes
The
corn
whichwe shall
$5 doz.,
at $2.50
sell
doz. separately,also the sweet corn.
should be put in boilingwater to cook steadily
a

quart of shelled beans

past eleven, then

$25.00

Only

for fifteen minutes.

ROYAL BLUE COPENHAGEN Chocolate

Cnps
and Saucers.

We

"" Persons
wash

will be

who

have

sure

to recollect the botheration

had

windows

new

to

have

them

Sideboards

$100, $125

at

$ia.
$150.

We

at

and

have

caused

by the streaks of putty oil and drops of

More than half the labor of removing
by taking a wet cloth,
may be saved
dipping it into ordinarybaking-soda and rubbing
A
very
Dining Table,
pretty Square
the paste thus made
thinlyover the glass. Antique Oak finish,for only $12 and $13.

Tablesin GreatVariety.
Dining

paint.
JONES'SCRESCENT CHINA Decorated
late
Chocothese

Cupsand

Saucers,
vine,
spray and
flower
decorations.
Manyvarieties.

After this has been

fifteen minutes, it

GOLD ENAMELLEDChocolate
andSaucers,
Cups
washing in

suffered

to

remain

about

easily be removed

can

by

Solid

dry, and afterwards polishedwith

ious
dry whitingand chamois skin, the most fastid"" To
strew

DOULTON AND ROYAL WORCESTER Chocolatesame

Pitchers.New shapes,
beautiful
designs.

discover

can

banish

red

cloves

from

ants

around

is also considered

the

good moth

The

this
shown

nator.
extermi-

very fond

of them.

Camphor
is very objectionable
to them, and if placed in
drawers or trunks the mice will keep away.

CARLSBADCHOCOLATE PITCHERS.

Oak

are

DECORATED CHINA Chocolate

Sets,
consisting*, Always

for the

until

will take

curl.

If cooked

are

Saturate

the spot

turpentine

wash

in

out

as

if it be
often

of

patterns

floors

of

our

would
in

sell them

to

$3.

Dining

We

Chair
be

lieve
beever

ered
consid-

large ties,
quantiat this price.
Room

Chairs

warerooms.

Carpets
never

so

there

but

and

and

buying

but

enabled

for

Dining

too

Were

paintout of clothing,even

LOT OF ENGLISHDecorated
Chocolate
Jugs. hard and dry.
nece.ssary, and
Usualprice
each.
$2 each. Now $1.48

the

finest

money,

$4,

at

oysters in hot dishes. Cook

serve

the

they
oysters only
of1 pitcher
and 6 cups.$3.50
set. All long
they are indigestible.
and goodvalueforeverydayuse.
perfect
% Equal parts of ammonia

the

be

to

75 different
on

Chairs

Dining

cheap
we

the mice

Chairs.

Dining

pantries,

the shelves.

*, Bait your mice traps with pumpkin seeds,

as

claw

blemish.

no

Solid

whole

with

$22

feet,from

then rubbed

eye

Square Dining Table,

to $60.

in

soft water, without

soap,
stains with it. If the glassis

warm,

oil and
withfinevinecovering
theentire
surface.bringing

ROYAL BLUE DRESDEN CHINAChocolate

Cups
and Saucers.

Oak

is

cheap

sure

early day.
purchasing now.
at

an

to

at

as

be

You

the

present

advance

an

will

save

in
money

time,
price
by

as

soapsuds.

*, In

washing mirrors and the glass over

pictures,
wipe the frames and glasswith a dry
cloth,removing all the dust. Now
dip a soft,

THE

CLARK-SAWYER
478 TO 482 MAIN STREET.

CO.

PINKHAM "

clean cloth in hot water, and after wringing it,

it a tablespoonfulof alcohol.
pour
upon

Wipe the glasswith this cloth and rub with a

dry pieceuntil the surface shows a polish and
is free from

lint.

355
Telephone

No.

Main
93-4.

WILLIS,
Street.

LICiHT

IS

3Sro.

on

Goods

material furnished.

MRS.

I I M

girlsis a turquoise

*" A scarf pin for young

School.
DressCutting

ostrich feathers

understand

to
All who
cutting should call and

every

Squares

of

Five

S.

A.

S.

C O

*" Muscovite

Dollars.

not hnuted.

Time

pupilthoroughly taught.

Every

B,

236 Main

intervals

at

Street.

is

fabric which

takes

cutting and making patterns and

fit perfectly
by the

rich

System.
draping. Teachmg

making and

desired. Agents
at residence when
Room
for Circular.
17 Clark's
Street, Worcester, Mass.
MRS.

E.

Miss

M.

F.

"

as

^
"
S
O

"

"
N.

Costumes
and Evening
Outfits
Bridal
23, Knowles

SPECIALTY.
Building.

Elevator.

Take

^WORCESTERDRESS CUTTINGSCHOOL**

*""

527 Main
Main
720

Formerly

street, has

at

Windsor,

street.

removed

Former

pupils are

himself

pay

us

visit at any

styles

time.

BACKUS"EMERSON.
the system adopted by Altman
We
use
N. B."
Deming " Co., Gormley and others of New York

Co.,

"

in

attendance.

Work
and

at

Lace

Short

Notice.

Curtains, Gross

" Strauss

CTTMEtVIN,

PROPRIETOR,

'

""*

out
from
this coupon
Cnt
and
IIGHT,
bring lit with
count
disand
get 10 per cent
you
from
regnlar prices.

garment,

the very

among

seen

the

even

WALNUT

ST.

to

woollen

of

woollen

That
a

new

Bring

you

had

have
to

cover

save

long

so

it

needs

from

ruin.

it to

HAAS "

MONTAGUE,

271

them, and

Main

Street,

AND HAVE A NEW COYER PUT ON IT.

is this, and
essentially

season

far ahead

are

THAT ROCKING CHAIR

Worth

master

great

forth from

have gone

matters
would

AND * CLEANSING% HODSE.

for Laces

Reference

own

lishment
his august estabof
showing the beautiful possibilities
these rather unattractive stuffs.

street,

21

are

lent his sanction

has

models

the woollens

Burnside Building, 339 Main

Dressmaking
Parlors, and
have
opened new
we
be pleasedto have all who are interested in new
and

as

*"

lady assistant will be

LE % JOLLY % FRENCH * DYEIHG

fabrics,and these will be chieflycated

trimming, although they are indiwith plainsilk skirts.
for basques to wear
The plaidis cut bias always.
most
have hitherto been al*, Rough textures
without exceptionof English or Scotch
and
astrakhan
cloths,
but
the
now
weaving,
ufacture,
other such rough woollens are of French mannew

used

and

ANNOUNCEMENT.
20

velvets

beautiful

the

to

welcome and solicited.We

invited to call ; new
ones
teach you to cut, baste, fit and shape. Open day
Dressmaking patterns and linings
and evening.
Sole Proprietorof the
MRS.
L. F. WALSH,
cut,
Improved Tailor Rule System. Agents wanted.

In rooms

its

becoming

Hall

models.

new

*, Plaid

DRESS t MAKING i PARLORS.

Room

Mechanics

op.

SEARS,

H.

Mass.
45 Park Street,
Worcester,

leading modistes cling to it still. For

lovelyof all
young ladies it is quitethe most

E. Tibbetts,

and
the

MADE

desir.ible and

very

Mam

492

W.

Flrst-Class

still holds

Josephinegown

*" The

DR.

time.

Send

wanted.

Block,

ture,
tex-

heavilyrepped.
of two colors are brocaded
*, Dark silks in stripes
with tinyflowers in their natural colors,
and the effect is very pretty and quite of ye

olden

Tailor
Kellogg-French

in cutting,

Lessons

Unings cut to

high

the silken fabrics. It has a

rank among
and lustrous surface, and is of soft even

DressCutting
Academy.
Worcester
Dress

326 Main,

the whole

over

surface.

the Budding-

Fifteen

to

dress-

modern

various

the

examine

in use ; the King

systems now
ton, and others. Prices from

principleof

I I I I I I

Specialty

heart set in silver.

*, A high noveltyis the productof a Lyons'

of
It is a heavy satin with stripes
silk loom.

wish

I I I I I H-H

Children's

wear

Portraits

sold

KEYES.

S. M.

weddings

autumn

at

hats.

Order.

to

Done

Instruction given and

commission.

*, Bridesmaids

Needlework,

Fine

Embroidery,

Work,

Mexican

PHOTOGRAPHER

Street,

T^TalruVLt

the Fashion-Makers.

With

^^ART NEEDLEWORK AMD STAMPIliG4-

beauty this

of other

were

fabrics in

It is

season.

manufacturers

in

if the

as

leagueagainst

are
for the woollens
ahead,
the silk weavers,
alone in beauty of design and texture,
not
fashion has
unknown
but
for some
reason

decreed

to be the //todi:
par excellence.

them

City.

ming
flyaway bonnets with all the trimthe wing, either birds or
butterflies,
on
look
are
quite^ la mode, and quiteyoung girls
not
well in them, but decidedlythey are
very

*, The

for those of

Insurance

Fire

headgear shown

sort of

the voluminous

LONGLEY,

EDW. E

make
are

Main

339

St., Worcester.

make

and
and

latest

specialtyof insuring

Household

Furniture

approved

most

ings
Dwell-

under

forms,

at

the

lowest

rates.

and silver braids

dark

Place.

Special attention

EN

C.

B.

COOK

"

CO.,

PERIOR
SU-

Gent's wear.
Underwithout
extra

BROPS.

more

never

were

season

on

all sorts of

This enriches the garniture

elegantthan when the metal stands

in

too

FINE MONUMENTAL WORK

bold relief.

It is a hard

what

task for the French

she considers

perfectcostume,
but

given to Shirts and

Work
called for and
deUvered
charge in all parts of the city.

than this

colors.

WORCESTER COLLAR LAUNDRY,to give up

tAUNDEBED
STYLE.

crowns

gear, as well as on jacketsand gowns.

bizarre effect of metal threads alone is
neutralized by combining with black
partially

*,

CUFFS

Full

The

out

AND

dressy

most

head

and is more

Barton

bows

picturesqueeffects.

most

generallyworn

or

COLLABS

years.

and with
this season,
and ostrich plumes they

very fashionable, and their soft outlines

them very becoming.

*, Gold
make

We

mature

more

*" Velvet hats aredecidedlythe

now

an

modiste

essential

to

in Granite and Marble,

sage;
corviz.,the tight-fitting

that the trialhas been

so

factory
satis-

can
one
imagine that they model the
with a better grace.
Trigness is
French
that it goes
qualityso essentially
againstnature when they foregoit in matters

131 CENTRAL STREET,

latest gowns
a

of dress.

NEAR

SUMMBR.

WORCESTER,

MASS

LICiHT
Fruits of the Frost.

School of EnglishSpeech
OCTOBER

THURSDAY,

E-OPENS

i8 Belmont

Place,

Heard

i6.

His

Just

ysicalculture.

once
Associate

TICKNOR,
work.

M.

OWARD
.ng and

Director.

E. LAUGHTON,

SAKAH

ISS

Vocal

Booyou have, Miss

said, after he had asked her

(jueer

Director.

smile,"you know

in Read-

Instructor

A.M.,

twice to pronounce

or

Too

October

STREET,

Than

He

Did

MAIN

ST.

Instruction
and

given in Elocution, Vocal

Technique,
Physical Culture. A thorough, scientitic,
of study" the best
progressive course

and

steniatic

ethods" and reasonable

Call or adddess,
MISS

STELLA

PROF.
WILL

W.

GREEN

KE-OPEN

think I

About

the

Dancing

Middle

of

October.

Information apply at the

S. R. Leland

"

Music

millionaire ?"

Accident:

can

Store

of

Son.

tor,
"Doc-

"

D/INCINQ

Not

Want

AKMY

is Business.

The

railway accident
of the

Mrs.

will re-open
her classes
Jennie .\bbott Mattoon
dancing Wednesday, Oct. S, at 2 p.m.
Evening cla'S will open Wednesday, Oct. 29. at 7.30
An introduction
or
leference will be requiredfrom
m.
No one
will be allowed
to
rangers.
join the evening
first applying to Mrs. Mattoon
at resiass without
Pleasant
and June sts., or at Grand
;nce, corner
Army
lall,
Wednesday evenings,Oct. 8, 15, 22, from 6 to 7.
For terms and further pariiculars
call or address Mrs.

had
who

men

been
were

terrible

carryingthe

opened his eyes and

The mangled passenger

glared at the speaker.

[attoon. Circulars
Co.'s Music

be

can

Store,or

elephonecall

405-5.

.CCOUNTS

EXAMINED.

obtained

Music

Mamma

F.

OPENED

R.

AND

HEATH,

5 Years' Experience in New

i.t Hlnman'fl

Business

York

and
518

College,

TflXE5

No

Bouquets.

of

No.

12

Worcester,

Treasurer,
City HjU,
Mass., Sept. 24, 1890.
the Tax
List for 1890has

Notice is herebygiven thit

committed
to n.e
for collect! n.

house

B.

D.

ALLEN'S

School of Music,
Street,
173 Main
October ist.

opens
Harrington Building,rePupils may registeron
and after September 15.

L.

Bemis,
Teacher

Small
the

Amount, $1,221,945.84;
rate, $15.60per $1000; polls,

"

"Say, Johnny, don't

"

Boy
Boy

Interestat the
"

rate

of

seven

chargedon all unpMd taxts

October,1890.

per

from

he loth of

5ummunses

will

be

issued

cent,

and

per

annum

"

heads

Wellington

27
Mr.

in

over

WILL

Arthur

RESUME

"Why

on

Wednesday,

"''gro'^ed
m.

W.
Treasurer and

S. BARTON,
Collector of Taxes.

Took

in
"

is in the

see'em, he'd stay

see

yez."

Or

Cure

Whenever
have found
for warts.

to

residence if desired.
B. M.

Mrs.

you

any

worthless
knows
a

man,
sure

Street.

and Framesofevery
Pictures
For Mouldings,
alsoArtists'
Materials,
description,
goto
-

I.

who

Grand

visible

for Toothache.
meet

Sorkness,
22

"

you

^lace.

given at moderate rates

beginners on the piano,at their

Washing.

someone

MONDAY,

29.

Oread,

Instruction
to

pie!"

"Yis, sor, your honor; (to his

wife) Bridget,stand up, so that the coort kin
Prisoner:

PIANO-FORTE,

TEACHING
SEFT.

of support ?"

means

J. Bassett,

not ?"

minister

"Prisoner, have

street.

our

13

Methodist

an' if he should

Judge:

will

after FRIDAY,

October
'"
whose taxes shall then remain
un^- P*'*o"s
'* "J
*"
'" "^^-* ^^'^^ taxes
shall have not been paid on
V
w
"r belore October
interest
31st, togeth,r with accrued
inj
the undersigned
tTfentycents for each summons,
to c ;l:ectthe same
according to law.
othce hours from 9 a. m. to i
p. m., and f^om 2 to 4.30
3.

She

Bassett,

^PIANO-FORTE,

TEACHER

(ina sepulchral
whisper):

dinner, an' there's only one

each.

M.

George

tral
Cen-

een

"2.00

of Piano,

teaching October
15. Address,
52 AgriculturalStreet.

resume

TEACHER ^.v OF *

Small

"'Cause

"

elevator.

"Well, all right,we

much difference,

Boy:

Small

Second

City

Take

"

slingall them old chicken

front yard."

instruction in

resume

It doesn't make

way."

First
Office

"

go.

First

Street.

to

up

Sappy

any

Boston.
Main

"

chimpanzee."
they'vegot a new
:
"Certainly only I had hoped
have the pleasureof spending the afternoon

won't

ExpertAccountant.

"Let's go

with you at home."

Miss Freshleigh

CLOSED.

ANDERSON

Mrs.

Fkeshleigh

Park

1st.

Bldg.,452 Main St.

bet I'll

"

at Home.

Mr.

ON

"

(proudly): "Well, you can

keep him busy this afternoon,then."

Store,

ST.

At his NEW
Knowles Building,518 Main
STUDIO,
Street,Monday, September 8.
Mondays, Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays,from 13 to 6 p.m.

"Yes, dear."

"

TEACHING

People'sSavings Bank

Will

MAT

September,

Addison

new

Robbie

to
BOOKS

count

OK

Hammond,

RESUME

WILL

Ivlonday,

air rifle)
:
"Mamma,
every sparrow that falls to the
a

ground .''"

C. L. Gorhjm

at

S. R. Ltland's

at

Smashed.

(with

does God

Miss

T.

Will

this!"

Right

89
RESIDENCE,
privatelyor in classes.

much?"

too

said
victim up the embankment
thirty-seventh
with strong feeling
:
all
will
have
for
to pay dearly
"Somebody

Windows

TEACHING

PhysicalCulture,

rescuer.

Business

one

I, HER

and

MR.

couple of dollars be

RoHBii;

College of Oratory,Boston),

SEPT.

-k TEACHER % OF * SINGING
4-

Girl.

the

suggestedthe brave

HALL.

HER

Instruction

you ?"

repay

More

^RANID

Monroe

RESUME,

Elocution

brave

is not to blame," he said,

company
of Providence!"
feebly; "this is a dispensation
the attorney for the road.
He was

of the

Ben
?"

"The

'

WILL

"

was

at his

STREET.

?"

recover

"

and

MAIN

446

Health.

:
"Certainly."
much
"How
:
(eagerly)

"Would

one,

HIS

khool for
or Particular

class leans.

ever

Prla.

HAYNE9,

M.

W.

and

Private

rates.

"

perilof your life,you rushed into the burning

buildingand saved my daughter. How can I

FallTerm Begins
September
11,1890.
esture

STUDIO,

man," said the

act, young
gratefulfather, with deep feeling. "At the
"It

492

for

me

Railroad

OF

Harmony,

teaching,Sept.i,

resume

that

AT

Elocution
)Chool"'
BUILDING,

you

with

and

MISS EDITH L. SMITH,

Better

Victim

CLARK

do

can

(Graduate
take

do you
Doctor

address, Rockport, Mass.

Summer

what

do you

VicTi.M

College Preparatory.

i.

Will
sweetest

?"
going to the church fair to-night

you

Damages

PLEASANT

141

it for him.

Expensive.

Throop'sSchool
"Are
"What
Ladiesand Children,
Dr Young

of

Piano, Organ

Mr. Smith."

name,

MORSE,

name

"Well," she responded with justthe

Mrs.

e-opens

N.
teacher

Street.

"What

C. CUTTER,

GEO.

Opportunity.

instruction
in literature,
;ias3 and Private
history,
and
glespeegle!" he
lakespeare, rhetoric, reading, speech culture

RS. JOHN

t?

you
cure

I^

-CJ B

I IT,

and save from20 to

220 Main Street,
Storeopen evenings.
40 per cent.

HT

I^lCi
and

MagazineTable.

The

the

same

this and

Zi

ply
repeatedat every place? "Simas
Now, 1 am
nothing more."
and
bloom
as
they
anyone,

fond of geraniums

the young

upon

the

woman's

parents, armed

bridegroom'scard, on

his ancestral

and

which

are

with

inscribed

the

name
eightsymbols that
denote the day of his birth. If the answer
is
freelyforme, so it is not sour grapes.
the monotony,
an
of his suit,the bride's card is
not, just to break
why
acceptance
which
has been issued, it has some
strong
have something for this winter that will,thrive sent in return ; and should the oracles prophesy
features.
Joe Jefferson'sautobiography is
bloom .' Every successful
and
of
grower
good concerningthe union, the particulars
portrait
brought to a close,with a frontispiece
to
knows
that
bloom
geraniums
they require of the engagement are written on two large
articles are of interest.
The political
of the actor.
and plentyof strong
a fair degree of moisture
cards, tied togetherwith red cords.
Hon.
Henry Cabot Lodge tells "Why
But strong sunlightis apt to be a
sunlight.
is un-American
;" and

While

the

is not the

Century for October

as

interestingnumber

most

of

magazine

that

in Office

Patronage

the Democratic

Judge Thompson,

member

of

Commission, writes of "The

the Civil Service

Merit

System" in

Road

to

Travel

an

letter. "A

open

of

Out

Shelton, is
war

of "Olivia,"make
of

One
of

the

the

piecesof

verse

standard, and

Gray Cone's

Literature."

in American

"Woman

on

the fiction pages.

up

the best articles is Helen

in

"The

Neither

Bric-.H-Brac is up to
Empty Hour," four

by JulieM. Lippmann, is the best of the

rhyme work.
lines

With

the

height,"Through
make

to

photographic

amateur

Detective

popular number;

is

Camera"

number

of St.

but it has

other

the October

its

at

craze

sure

Nicholas

things to
"How
make
it even
more
so.
a
Single Shot
and
"The
Won
a
Fight"
Gwynne's Little
stories. Frederick
Donkey," are two delightful
Villiers has an excitingTurkish
story of "A
"The
Copper Brazier."
Boy King, Edward
\'I.,"is an
interestinghistorical story and
"Through the Back Ages" is science made
readable for young folks. This being the last
a

number

of

volume

seventeen,
"Crowded
Out

W.

the title being "A Marriage at

Lippincott's,
Sea."
As may be imagined,it is a sea
story ;
and it is a good one.
The
characters are
a
sort of people. The
very human
story turns
the question of a marriage at sea being
on
There

is

southern

pansy

praiseat this
for spring,summer

and

autumn

story,"Tartuffe

in

but where

is

well

The

known

littlefavorite,so
the

buttonhole

started

with

will

now

white blossoms

alyssum
fragrant,
just the thing for
is another

sweet

or

pansy

give you

all winter, if not

Seed

two.

fragrant

of

mass

allowed

to go

geraniums.

bloomless

dozen

few nasturtium

will make
a room
fragrantwith
in pots
perfume,and if started now
small boxes, and pinched back
or
properly,
all
winter.
will make you glad
Many other of
fine annuals
our
might be mentioned, but
be given,and your own
cannot
judgment
space
started in the right path will
and taste once
is a rather hard
lead you right. As the pansy
blossoms

their rich

flower

to

handle,

it would

be

Winter

Cards

in

winter,going into house after

a

few

or

many

to

been
house

disgusted
and

ing
see-

loig-legged
geraniums with
bloom, or none at all.

singlesicklycluster of

marry,

his

frontingthe

the

way

car

rear

with

going.

was

time forty-five
men
During the same
got off.
Thirty of these had their faces the way the
and none
was
car
going,eleven got off straight
turned

with their faces

only one

proper

backward.

get off

to

way

There

vehicle

is
that

"

in the direction it is

is,with the face turned

right
going,or would go if it was in motion
the right side, left
foot firstif gettingoff on
"

the leftside.

foot firstif on

Stanleys

of

the

Past.

Belgian writer has made

who

crossed

have

list of the

Africa.

From

plorers
ex-

1802

tuguese,
Por-

accomplished by
1
de Costa; in iSjSand 1853,
Honorato
and Silva Porto; 1854,
Coimbra
by Francesco
Rohlfs ; 1874,
by Livingstone; 1865, Gethard
and Stanley; then by Serpa
Lieut. Cameron
the feat

181

to

was

and
Pinto, the Italians Mattenio
who crossed from
Lieut. Wissmann,
de Loanda

to

Sadani

on

Massari

St. Paul
in 1882

the east coast

missionary,Arnat ; the
101884; the Scotch
Portuguese, Capello and Ivans; the Swedish
needed
the least time,
Lieut. Gleerup, who
Stanley Falls

crossing from
six months

the French

in

Bagomoyo

to

Austrian, Dr. Senz; Stanley

time, and finally
Capt. Trivier,

the

for the second

The first explorer was

scarcelya year, in crossing

traveller.

years, the last

Africa.

ten

Great

Eaters.

intimate

hours.

two

eat, on an average,
The climate and custom

once

every

requires

frequentmeals, the digestionof which is

aided by frequent drafts of vodki and tea-

such

Vodki

that

Russians

some

in China.

parents

Twenty-two ladies got off

the cars, sixteen with their faces to the

three got straight
off the car
and three

The
or

other flower with the parts in fullview.

Plants.
not

at a certain street
corner
the passengers
who
alighted there for three
hours, and gives the followingas the result of

better for the

beginner to try petunias,nasturtiums

Visiting

Way.

evening he watched

their faces

cost.

Man's

"

rally
natuare
physicianasks if men
wiser than women;
if they learn more
from experience and observation.
On
Sunday

gracefuland pretty as the geranium, and the

is the
flowers are
fully as desirable. Now
time to begin with us ; further south a month
ing
later would do.
If you have plantsjuststartinto bloom, they are what you want.
Keep
all buds pinched off,also any long branches.
and put into pots,or
Take them up carefully
into a box
or
pan, remembering that pansy
roots run
deep. This will give you strongi
all Winter
vigorous plants that will bloom
freely. If you have no plants suitable, seed
and kept moist and cool will start
now
sown
water
finelyand if urged a littlewith manure
will make
blooming plantsby frost,and surely
worth the littletrouble they
such plants are

"

lover of flowers has

Way

St. Louis

his observations

Florida" she calls it,and defends

it from the
to be a fact that visiting
cards are
It seems
assaults of people who claim to find great disappointments
of Chinese origin. So long ago as the period
in Osceola's flower-land.
David
in
of the Tong
dynasty(6i8907),they were
Salomons
has a practicalpaper
"Electric
on
in China, and that is also the
common
use
another
Lighting,"and Sydney T. Skidmore
of the red silken
date of the introduction
on
It is douljtful if a
"UniversityExtension."
cords which
figureso conspicuously on the
good many
people who have heard the term,
cards
of
that
country. From very
engagement
"Le Prix de Rome," used, know what itis. L.
ancient times to the present day the Chinese
R. McCabe
has an interesting
article about it
in regard
have observed the strictestceremony
in this number.
Julian Hawthorne's
poem,
to the paying of visits. The
cards which they
"Roses
of Love," is short, and a gem
in its
for this purpose are
use
very large,and usually
way.
sires
dered color. When
of a lirijjht
a Chinaman
What

look me
the person
who can
squarely in the
it a winter pet.
eyes and say that he has made
the
Yet why not ?
Surely
plant itself is as

Ebony," and Miss Rose Klizabetli Cleveland

an
entertainingarticle on Florida
"My

has

Woman's

which

over

season,

But
control.
there
slightest
plants that rather shun strong
shaded.
bloom better partially
is such
a
plant. It needs no
day, and is a universal favorite

plentyof
and
sunlight,
The

that

at

the

not

serials, to seed. Dianthus Chinensis

makes
another
o' Crofield," brightbloomer
for winter pot culture, worth

Clark Russell,the author of "Marooned,"

the complete novel for the October

valid.

have

we

the

"Lady Jane,"and
are
brought to an end, as are also Walter
Camp's papers on "Bat, Ball and Diamond."
The illustrated rhymes this month
are
ially
especpleasing.
writes

article

scarce

are

Hard

Dixie," by Lieut. W.

contribution to
an
interesting
Eggleston's
prison series. Edward
"Out of the Ways in High Savoy" and John
La Farge's "Artists'
from
Letters
Japan" are
pleasant descriptivearticles. "How
Jerry
Bought Malviny," a Southern story,and "In
Dark
New
clusion
England Days," with the conH.

the

But

fact

is the Russian

potatoes
and

and

flavored with

orange.

It

whiskey and made from

is fiery and colorless

It

rye.

some

is drunk

like vanilla

extract

from

small

or

that

cups

and tea are

a gill. Vodki
inseparableaccompaniments of friendly,

hold, perhaps,half
the
as

well

as

of

country of the

in

business, intercourse
czar.

Drunken

men

are

the
rare.

the only countries in

are
Russia and Sweden
When
which the double dinner is the rule.
house
of a Russian, be he friend
you go to the
invited to a
at
once
a
or
stranger, you are
salted meat, pickled eel.
side table, where
other spicyand
salted cucumbers, and many
appetizingviands are urged upon you with an
refusal. This
impressivenessthat knows no

match-maker, who thereupon

professional
of
repast is washed down with frequent cups
runs
througlitlic list of her ac"iuaintances vodki. That over, and when the visitor feels
she considers a fitting as if he had eaten
and selects one
whom
enough for 24 hours, the
to

bride for the young

man,

and

then

she

calls

host says, "And

now

for dinner."

L,i"a h T

zz

The

Bank

of

about

employs

France

i6o

clerks.

as

women

OXYGEN IN DISEASE!

of the World.

Women

Cincinnati

has

allof whom

Press Club

Woman's

of 34,

activelyengaged in literary

are

work.

Gilmore, wife

Mrs.

band, and in

of the

many

master,
band-

famous

of the

most

arranges

for the

music

assists her

ways

husband

work.
professional

in his

apparatus
of

Emily Pfeiffer,the English poetess,

recently,bequeathed almost her

Mrs.

OXYGEN

S. COMPOUND

U.
The

CO.

the above
Treatment."

shown
"Home

Cut

by

is that

died

who

entire estate of 1350,000 to charitable

establishments for women.

and

ucational
ed-

Fanny Gray, a young lady of wealth

positionin Chicago, recently acted as
in a tailor
substitute for a girl who
works
needed
shop, while the latter took a much
holiday.

TREATMENT

RATIONAL

Miss

and

The

in India, where

even
a

of

condition

is

woman

it has been

shall have her head

widow

For

shaved

Throat

Asthma,

and

Neuralgia
earlystages,)

improving,
decided

Nervous
Disorders, Blood
Dfficulties, Scrofula, Colds, Coughs,
Catarrh, Dyspepsia, Consumption, (inits

Diseases, Rheumatism,

Chronic

Humors,

Diseases.

Kidney

that

but once,

she may allow her hair to grow,

Girls are
attend caste dinners.
not

after which
and

may

to be

given in marriage unber the age of 10,

till
marriageis not to be consummated

THE OXYGEN TREATMENT

and the

they are

12.

Archduchess

Valeria, daughter
Austria, formally renounced

of
claim

of the Emperor

her father's throne, in order

to

all

that

Lies at the foundation

After
the
in

The

of

Princess

Wales

of the United
at
firing

The

of the

one

National

the first shot

riflewhich

she used,

on

city
and

and

than

four

Office

has

science

of

years

now
therapeutics,

part of the best

of the age.

steadily increasing business,

hundreds
of people
to

demonstrated,

vicinity,the

great

value

of

Oxygen

as

lactic
prophy-

therapeutic.

Rifle Association
at

targets,which

termed

fixed in

this

formally opened

Kingdom,

more

Worcester

of natural

doctrine

new

medical

of her choice.
The ceremony
might marry the man
took place in the imperial council
a very
chamber, and was naturally
interesting
episode.

the firstmeeting of the

of the

she

Bisley,by
is by etiquette

the

inWorcester
FamiHesAlone.
Two HundredHome Treatments

grounds.

however,

was

movably
im-

huge vise,and she merely

pulled a silk cord, attached to the trigger. Home
Moreover, several shots had previouslybeen
a

Treatments

sent

into

than

more

and

towns

400

cities in the

United

States, and

also

England and Germany.

of them eminent
in their profession in the
17,000 reputablephysicians many
trulyat the center of the target. Naturally, United States,use Oxygen. 500,000 gallonswere
in disease in New
administered
York City
therefore,the princess scored a bull's eye.
alone last year.
Let the reader judge whether or not Oxygen is a valuable therapeutic.
This is one
of the glories
of royalty.
fired from

it

to

make

sure

that it was

aimed

than

"

"

pretty surprisewas

prepared for the

the eve
on
of her wedding,
Valerie,
by her parents, the Emperor and Empress
of Austria.
In the evening,the party
went
out upon
at
a balcony
the imperialvilla
at Ischl,and presently,
in the stillnight,
rose
sweetly the notes of a tender love-song,
the
words and music of which had been composed
by the young bride. Her eyes overflowed
with gratefultears as she looked from her
Archduchess

father
went

to

More

to

her mother.

The

emperor

SKK

from well-known
Worcester
see Testimonials
people.

ABOUT

IT

BX^-A-iTCXI

YOURSELK.

OI^^^ICIE

afterward

below and

diamond

SendforPamphlets,
or callat rooms and

gave each singera handsome

scarf-pin,
thanking them at the same
renderingof the song.

time for their

Miss
Hattie Harvey, the actress
who
is
Patti,writes to a girlfriend that she is
visiting
"kissingPatti to death, takingcolognebaths,
and learningto play billiards."

No.37PEARL STREET,
Rooms2 and3 Chapin
Block,
WORCESTER,
V.

M.

SIMONS,

nfl55.
-

Medical

Actuary.

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LIGHT
Vol.

The
2Sth

WORCESTER,

II.

Boston

School

Board

is to vote

on

MASS.,
the

the

in the
question of coeducation
schools, the questionhaving been postponed
from
the meeting held last Tuesday. Of a
to investigatethe matter,
special committee
two members
mending
signed a majorityreport recomthe change to mixed
schools and the
third presented a minority report againstit.
The
the adopmajorityreport recommended
tion
on

of orders for mixed

classes in the Normal,

the Latin and English high,and the Grammar

schools, and for the erection of all future
school buildingsfor the better convenience
of
coeducation.
For
has
si.xtyyears Boston
educated
her sons
and
daughters in separate
schools.
Those
opposed to the change seem
to base their objectionon
the ground of the
of altering
the school buildings,
while
expense
the

friends

of

will

expense

the

excessive.

considered,coeducation
be

to

seems

for

to

many

declare

that

board

As
has

been

wise

lieves
be-

master
school-

after many
years of
fault and great
no
a

in

of

Boston's

mixed

put

school

if we

school

There

infiuence which

what

was

Branch

may

1890.

No. 34

say ; but there is at once

suggested the idea
that he got it from his immediate
ings.
surround-

control

cannot

use

as

possible

Monday.

the prize,and

Grant
here in

of

men

home

readers

Brook.
live

Gibbs

On

traps

the

Elliott killed

hundred

and

Coal

targets

automatic
marksmen.

shot at, in a little

It is hard to

half.

be considered

can

To

go
down

and

of

some

at

an

Murphy eightyeighty-one birds

and

hour

an

this

the

not

directed

lightened
sport in an enafield,with dog

he may

have

againstsome

heard

such remarks

of labor's unwise

pions,
cham-

will say, as would lead him to turn

we
up his aristocratic young
nose
at
menial employments.
What
he ought to be taught,and
it ought to be spanked into him, if
necessary,
is that all honest
labor is honorable
in this
be as
country" that boot-blacking may
not

agreeableto a refined taste as sorting checks

in a bank or measuring ribbon,but it
for
goes
just as much, as long as it is well done and
nothing else offers. Unless the boy who
thought the sellingof newspapers
"such dirty
work," experiences a sudden
and complete

change of heart, there

discover

is

no

need

of

ing
attempt-

in him

second
a
croft
George BanMayor Blake, because he was born
in Worcester.
Meanwhile, let the boy who
sells papers, and the boy who lights
the street
lamps, and any other who is turningan honest
his way rejoicing.Some
penny,
go on
day
America
will have its Thackeray, as England
to

hundred

country.
and

from

of

guns

two

as

contrary, the

and
ninety-three

of

than
how

see

the

James

Murphy

have
frequently

pigeons, released

before

dollars

the gun,

City and

Long

at

thousand

York, shot for it. But this was

Mine

more

setts
Massachu-

decency is.

Ten

two

Never

monuments

ordinaryclay pigeon shoot, such

were

suppressed.

common

A. Elliott of Kansas
of New

boys' or

of

great pigeon shoot

last

all

an

as

be

to

any
railroads down

know

we

was

well

don't have

elevated

or

as

ceases

in Boston, it was

on

mind

tion,
ques-

seek

will find that she has

the teacher

i8,

A prince
Boys are not born that way.
girls' of the blood royal,stolen from his parents and
public brought up in a democratic
will
be a
family,
educator.
democrat
always ; it has been so in history.
Atmosphere and example are potent in determining
New
York
likes to sneer
at Boston ; but
the bent of a boy's mind
in this direction.
New
^ork allowed a disreputabledrama
to be
It is unlikely
that he was
ever
taught,
played in a leadingtheater without any interference,
to despiseactual labor; but itis quite
directly,
and two days after the same
play was
that
a

school, he

one
cester's eight
majorityof Worout
killed,

it,there is no

light on the subject.Light will

and women
who
point to the men
have
been
educated
in and graduated from
Worcester's
publicschools. There are many
for believing that they are
better
reasons
for
equipped
going out into the world than
had they been
educated
in separate schools.
The contact of the sexes
necessarilysmooths
off the rough pointsof the one
and quickens
the pride and
ambition
of the other. To
be
thrown among
girlsis one of the best things
that can
happen to a boy, because, if he is
American
boy, he will be
any kind of an
taught to exercise all the chivalryand gentility
which
his as a birthright;
and as for the
are
into contact
with boys, she
girlwho comes
firstof

to this. When

"

That

if the members

properlydirected or controlled by
charge. There is one sufficient answer

those in

ducted
con-

frequentlybeen

OCTOBER

be

cannot

Light's
so

find

parents believe
and

things

public schools

have

years.

teaching, he could
good in the system.

that this

All

thing. Worcester

her schools

Principal Roe

as

heard

in the

desirable

in it,and

claim

movement

be

not

SATURDAY,

or

bring
string of partridges had, and those who
are
written down
in the
woodcock, which are duly served
"Book
of Snobs"' will make
haste to get out of
is a very different
up at the sportsman's table,
public observation for a while.
thing from banging away at captive birds
which
have no choice but to flywithin range
The
big Hayes truck rumbling over
the
gun,

or

of

the

guns

Probably

more

the live bird

"

and

that

skill is
than

to

for

money

prize.

requiredto bring down

But
a clay one.

smash

nesday,
pave, in the fire department parade on Wedreminded
Light
of the late lamented
G. Wilder

isn't this sort

of thing a littlebit inhuman

and
unsportsmanlike? What do Worcester's Nimrods think of
their

it?

opinionson

Light
the

would

philosopher. It had
made

great deal of

noise.

like to hear

subject.

One

of the

of which
The

Fox, poet and

waggin'-tongue and

the gloplace to teach young America

ries
of democracy is in the home;
and if his
education
be neglected or misdirected there,
he stands in such imminent
ing
danger of becom-

most

inexcusable

approaching from
Office

have

the

other

side.

At

the

dailyillustration of the
fact. People enteringat Pearl street
push in
a snob
when
he goes
while
out
into the world
at the left
people from the inside, keeping
that it is not easy to say that he was
to the rightas they ought, come
in contact
more
to
blame than his parents and guardians. In a
with them, or vice versa,
and somebody gets
teaches
them
how
the
toward
to act, one
certain section of this city live two
to
the rule of the
profes- hanged. An adherence
sional
other ; every one
finds among
those of the opposite
who occupy
men,
conspicuouspositions highway, "Keep to the right,"will do away
whose
sex
some
good opinion he or she
before the public. One morning recentlythe
with such
The
Post Office,of
annoyance.
diately
regards more
highly than that of those immefirstman's son, we
will say, a lad old enough
merely as one of the commonest
course, serves
Light
believes
surrounding them.
to
be earning his own
but
illustrations
it
affords
was
mark
pocket-money,
;
opportunity to rethat the boy educated in mixed schools will be
out
of the other man's
that the entrances
to that busy place are
One
sellingpapers.
ambitious
and
more
more
more
courteous,
in the street at the same
about as insufficient in accomodation
sons
was
out
time,
as
they
manly than one who is not; and that the girl
and saw
the young
well could be.
merchant.
"Ho !"
for
They may have answered
paper
will be more
terested
ingentle,less selfish and more
he cried,"you have to sell papers to get your
of ten or a dozen thousand people ; but
a town
in the practical
world
outside than
to
I
do
such
out
wouldn't
of
date
spending-money.
a good many
they began
go
any
when
there are no
It believes,
boys around.
since.
Here
the concenyears ago, and they have kept at it ever
was
trated
dirty work as that."
also,that about the school there will be less
When
our
grandchildren
get that new
ment
governof snobbery in a boy who ought
essence
profanity,less slang, less boisterousness,less
let us
that it will have
building,
hope
to
have
been
in his
thoroughly democratic
doors on all sides.
chatter and less jealousythan in separate
silly
and
his fellows.
feelings toward
schools.
Tliese
to
be
advantages. thoughts
appear
How
he
have
and
.so
to
came
so
mean
a spirit
Those
who
have
ventured
into mixed
never
St. Louis has a new
paper called The Chapschools are heard to express fears that they lordly
air of superiority
it would be hard to
We understand that it has no I's.
an
erone.
be

powerfullywielded for good or ill, ^and we

believe that in ninety-five
cent, of the
per
cases, it will be wielded for good. It broadens
the horizon of both the boy and
the girl; it
"

Post

awkardnesses

guiltyis the pushing in of the

swinging door, when people are

are

we

left half of

we

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LICi
he had

of the peace
a
positionwhich
holding for about six years.
"

That

been

moon
honey-

Mrs.

Mrs. Phelps and

arranging for the event,
in every way.
pleasant one

had

was

assisted

in

Banister

which

interrupted.

needn't be

E. Allen

John

them

on

last
idea

Franklin's friends called

E. H.

Place,

Linwood

their residence, 7

at

Monday evening, and gave them their

of a twenty-fifth
wedding anniversary

celebration.

There

beautiful

numerous

were

sideboard,

snfts,includinga handsome

orated
dec-

tea-set, a silver tea service,a silver ice

pitcherand salver, a silver fruit dish
Mcintosh
Mr. Herbert
a
silver vase.

water

and
made

presentation,and

speech of

the

present incldded
Winslow, Mr. and

Hon.

and

Mrs.

L. L.

Those
and Mrs.

Mr.

an

and

Mrs.

Albert

Pinkham,
Mrs.

and

We
As

since

believe

scarce

wed 1

were

you

E.

Bates, Mr. and

Spencer, Mr. and

Mr. and

if,as

But

presidentof the

tlie beats

! we'll only count

healthful gladness.
record of the old
no
wrinklingthroes of sadness.

these

found

Hence, justto help them fi.x the date.

For fear they may
forgetTo wish them
glad returns
many
These lovingfriends have met.

Mrs.

all of us who
gather here.
kindly wishes share,
He who
gives you Ufe and health
May keep you in His care.

In

Each

an
was

Elmer

of

on

Mrs.

as

She
in this

Primary

Monday for
ary,
citymission-

Paul's

dist
Metho-

been

has

very

having been
city,

Teachers'

Union

for

And

may
A-down

Full
You

can

in

Till these
Shall

on

on

the way

included

The

brightsilver waters
golden shore.

in affection's

kindly grasp

bert
Adams, Frank A. Richardson, HerA.
F. Blood, Fred
Bigelow, Henry J.
den,
Walter
F. Burleigh,
J. HolKettell,William

tones.

Edward

silver

on

their home,
giftsand

into effect

at

There

many

were

31

Laurel

many

street.

tions.
congratula-

Along with the silver weddings,we have had

goldenwedding this week. Wednesday was

marriage of
the fiftieth anniversary of the
Mr.
and Mrs.
Bush.
Mr.
and Mrs. William

daughter,Mrs. Charles
and on their return
H. Banister, on Wednesday,
found that another daughter,Mrs.
home
for
Mary E. Phelps, had arranged a surprise
dined with their

there.

Charles

N.

Prouty and

Mr.

A.

H. Hammond,
Kinsley,Richard
Taylor, Curtis A. Tucker,

H.
Dunbar, Harry D. Yates, Daniel
C. Cleveland, A. F.
Bullard, Richard
N.
Rebboli, Foster H. Goodwin, William
R. Batchand Frank
Stark, Allie C. Bennett
furnished
house
the
o
f
elder. The proprietors

Charles
A.

an

B.

the

Mrs.

A.

Sumner

of hand.

wedding anniversary was

Thursday evening, friends of
Mr. and Mrs.
planninga
George W. Barnes
carried
pleasantsurprisefor them, which was
Another

celebrated

B.

A.

Harry

there awaiting your

approach
May lovingfriends still stand.

greet you

and

F.

Worcester

all know

men

newspaper

writer.
Buckley, the Globe
space
Eugene has an original
way of sayingthings.
For instance,in speaking of the sports to be
held in Boston today,he said last Wednesday,
walk
has
a
one-mile
"The
champion in
at Washington last Saturday."
run
Nichols, who
his proof
correct
Eugene didn't even
But they are not running
and make it"ran."
mile walks nowadays, Eugene.

"Pa," said
South

End,

an
a

inquistivesmall boy at the

night or two since, just after

grace had been said at the tea-table,"doesn't

Walker
Congressman
go to the Main Street
BaptistChurch ?"

"

elaborate
Hall

banquet,after which
introduced

was

speeches began

included

flow.

to

Perley Hall, Mr.

Mr.

toastmaster

as

A.

Sumner

Messrs.

Dadmun,

Frank
and

-speakers
ter
Kinsley, WalThe

the guest of
F. R. Batch-

the evening, Elmer C. Rice and

mates
classof those present were
elder. A number
in the High School,
of Mr. Dadmun
others
sented
repreothers at the Polytechnic,and
the

Worcester

clubs,to which

paid Mr.

he

Rev.

and

Chatham

athletic

ers
belonged. All the speak-

Dadmun

well-deserved tributes

Charles

preachedat

plimentary
com-

E.
Hall, Frank
C. Rice, Walter Perley Hall,

Bradford, Elmer

lead to

With

Bradford

Eugene

; Rev.
Street

at

Frank

Messrs.

o'er,

And

To

given a

the Bay State House,

of his friends
Thursday evening, a number
uniting to testifyto their regard for him and
Those
present
their delightat his success.

ripphng tide,
love as pilot,
safetyglide.

beacons

its fourth

a supper, last Thursday night.

about eighty present and toasts

were

banquet

with

as

celebrated

Washington, last Saturday,was

stillsail smoothly

shining decade

Each

sent

life's

Counting

E.

Mr.
Dadmun's
splendidrun
deservedlyrecognized.

thus

Record.'

steps attended.

you

sure,

People's Society

Young

the championship
who won
Mr. Harry L. Dadmun,
in the half-mile run, at
of America

blended.

kindly mission

your

Frank

Rice,

C.

Batchelder.

R.

bliss

of wedded

years

and joys have

for a

Has

governors

responded to by Rev. E. G. Fullerton,

the reply.
"I believe he does, my son," was
Hadley, the president,Mr. Charles R.
isn'the ?"
"Then
he is a Baptist,
Peacock
and
Mr. A. L. Kneeland.
During
"I suppose he is."
formed by the young
the evening a societywas
"Well, then, I was
just looking over
your
people, called the Cent-a-daySociety. Each
I wondered
how
and
mail,
you happened to
cent
a
member
day and
pledgesto give one
in
with his name
have a big tract
envelope
received is to be used principally
the money
'Part of the Congregational
the corner, labelled,
church.
to aid in buildingthe new

That

all these

of

in and

were

And

them

leaves

Endeavor

Christian

There

Sorrow

the board

in

Athletic club, was

brought
presentedto him. After the speaking,
followed.
hour's jollification
The
affair
B. Hall,
managed by Messrs. Frank

of the Worcester

anniversaryby

"

Bush

Roath

is to work

Church

Park

The
of

May question,if so many

years.
They've jogged along together.

Through

associates

mun's

several terms.

friends, in wedded life.

such pleasantweather,

dear

Have

one

"

during the week.

C.

active in similar work

cheerful

And

with
made

speech of the evening,giving

laughable historical scraps of old-time
Rice told a very
doings; and Mr.
funny story. He also had the pleasantduty
of presentingMr. Dadmun
with a solid gold
watch chain
a part of the
banquet tribute.
Mr. Dadmun
When
had finished his speech,a
magnificent bouquet of roses, sent with the
of Mr. Dadcompliments and congratulations

make

So

them

P. Hall

athletic

Augusta,

of

guests of Mr. and

the

the direction of St.

under

veterans
weary
Life's stream
are we.

no

Of
And

John

Episcopal Church.

! what

Upon

Shackley

E.

John Boardman

Mrs.

Lowell,where she

say,

should

Time
Alas

Mrs.

Walter

Mr.

tact.

the cleverest

was

been

Lizzie

Mrs.

by heart-throbs
computed be,

some

Dayton,

caster,
Lancaster, Miss Mabel LanAllen, Mr. H. Ward
N.
Mrs. Charles
Prouty of

L. Brown,

Walter

past and present meet.

Where

And

B.

Mrs.

H.

Horace

introduced

toastmaster

it true,

wedding day
view.
retrospective

days togetherweave
fabric so complete,
vainlyseek the golden link

H.

John B.
Houghton, Mr.

Brookfield.

Me., have

We

H.

and

Mr.

Mrs.

Gifford, Mr. and

Mrs.

H.

John E.

Mr.

West

hours and

The

Clark,

and

Mr.

Mrs.
D.

and

Mr.

Frank

Mrs.

recall your

we

With

and

George

Charles

Mrs.

F. M.

Mrs.

and

Mr.

Rogers,

and

Holden,

Mr.

Mrs.

J. Heslor,

"

and

Mr.

Watson,

M.

Thomas

Curtis,Mr.

Alfred

B.

Twenty-five years

Mrs.

the

consummate

some

Clara L. Brigham, Dr. and

Mrs. Henry
Simpson, Col. and Mrs. Henry E. Smith,

Mr.

read by
was
occasion
and
Refreshments
Cheney.
of
the
music made
acceptableparts
program.
is reproduced below ;
Mrs. Cheney's poem
A.

Mrs.

uel
Sam-

Brigham,

Miss
Y.

for the

original
poem

Mrs.

and

Church

last Sunday

lem
G. M. McClellan, of Hartford, at Sa;

Rev.

and

Plymouth;

at

South

Fitchburg,

of

Brooks,

S.

the Old

at

A.

present, but the time

M. H. Hitchcock, who
missionary work

E.

P.

done

was

gave

Perkins,
Dr.

Piedmont,

D.

Mears

occupiedby
an

among

D.,
was

Rev.

of the

account

Armenians

in

of Yonkers,
city. Rev. James T. Bi.\by,
N. Y., preached at the First Unitarian Church
Unitarian
South
to the
in the morning and
Rev.
George F.
people in the afternoon.
Babbitt, of Westboro, preached at the Lincoln
The main audience
Square Baptist Church.
reopened ; and at
of TrinityChurch was
room

the

Grace Church, Rev. Charles Parkhurst, D. D.,

editor of Zion's Herald, preached. Rev. J.
S. Gledhill,of Spencer, preached at All Souls
At
All Saints, Rev.
Universalist church.

occupied
Joshua R. Pierce,of Dorchester,again
the pulpit.
has a citizen named
Worcester
a relative of Tiddledy.

Winks.

He

is not

M.
Victor Belanger,editor of Le Courrier
covered,
de Worcester, who has been quite ill,has rethough he is not yet strong enough to
He
has gone for a little
his desk.
to
return

tripto New

York

doubtiess return

and
with

Washington

and

improved health.

will

I.I(iHT
Alderman

" Co.

Gates.

have
Alderman

Gates

branch

upper

furnish

and
Industry,
frugality
combined

Worcester's
of the

with

August,

City Council to
piece.
subject for a frontis-

Alderman

Ellsworth

business

Mr.

successful

most

financially
; and

of Worcester's

Light
In

is the third member

make

to

Gates

ability
one

business

Men's Fashions.

of
men,

The

the credit of it belong to himself.

peared;
ap-

186S, Mr. Gates married Miss

of
Two
Stratton, of Worcester.

January

suit for

correct

satisfies

dress

business

gentlemen

Double-breasted

7,

and walking
well,this fall.
againin vogue

very

sack coats

are

will continue

throughoutthe winter. The

shapely; and they are curved in the
their three children are living,
one
being Mr.
the other half of
comes
back, the lengthbeing about thirtyinches for
S. Frank
Gates, and the other a younger
in which
Mr.
cratic
Thayer represents the demoof average
men
and
height. Plain seams
Miss Rena.
ham surrounded
by slices of republican daughter.
the edges
edges are the rule,except when
has always been
Mr. Gates
a
very busy
bread.
have
of
a
row
A
shade
single
stitching. new
who
has given littlethought to politics,
man,
Alderman
Gates is a jolly
and he loves
man,
of rough mixed
goods, something between
althoughan adherent of the republicanparty.
fun by the yard ; but his likingfor merriment
London
smoke-brown
and
chocolate,or of
When
the
of
our
promotion
present mayor left
be subordinated
can
in a twinkling when
he
is used for suits of
gray or black vicuna cloth,
in the aldermanic
a
seat of Ward
vacancy
wants
to get down
to business hard-pan. His
this sort, or the coat
is worn
with a striped
Three, it was
vited
suggestedthat Mr. Gates be inbuilding up and success
in his business is
double-breasted
vest
and
striped trousers.
of his business wit and
to bring some
ample proof that he knows how to make dollars
Some
business
suits
have
three-buttoned
a
away
cutwisdom
to. City Hall, for the benefit of his
well as smiles.
as
coat or a singlebreasted sack, the cutaway
fellow-citizens ; and at a special election held
Albert
Frank
Gates is the sixth Worcester-born
stylehaving pockets across the waist.
in December,
he was
elected by a majority of
man
to figurein
Light's
picture
Gray worsteds, smooth and firm,are made up
his opponent, Mr. James C. Luby.
1,800 over
the others having been
gallery,
rington,
Mayor HarLightercolors have the preference
In the citycouncil, Mr.
Gates has already for these.
General
Chamberlain, Mr. James
for the trousers, they will be made
As
now.
shown
himself prompt
to act and ready to
L. Davis
and Hon.
Draper, Hon. Edward
smaller, if anything. This is a misfortune in
think.
He is a member
of the jointstanding
He was
born in the house
George Bancroft.
Ridiculous
one
as
of the ultra
some
committees
on
way.
highways and sidewalks,and
where he stillresides,
Plantation street, at
on
baggy trousers are, the sensible styles,which
on
and of the committees
militaryaffairs,
of
Bloomingdale,on the twenty-ninth
of September,
loose
and straight,
are
wear
the board
on
longer,with less
for street betterassessments
ments
1S45. His father was
Samuel
Franklin
bagging at the knees,than the tightones, and
and bills in second
reading. As he was
Gates, himself a Worcester
and
his
man,
for
whose
men
are
not
elected
fill
legs
to
a vacancy,
his
altogether
symmetrical,
term expiresnext
mother's
maiden
Maria
name
was
M. Fay.
they afford a much-blessed and graceful
January,when he will probably be reelected.
She was
Princeton
a
lady, so that on her
concealment.
trousers
Mr. Gates has been for some
to wear
Striped
with
identified
side the blood was
years
not
a
from
great way
black morning coats will drive out the plaids.
with Free
Masonry, and has advanced
home.
32".
Samuel
F. Gates died a quarter of a
Vests
will
be
medium
low
in cut
He is a member
of Montacute
higher than
Lodge, F. and
century ago, but old citizens remember
him
those worn
in summer.
A. M. ; Eureka
Chapter,Royal Arch ; treasurer
well. He occupiedthe old market under City
Suits for morning and afternoon
of
Hiram
and
calls,daySelect
time
Council, Royal
Hall.
Masters ; senior warden
weddings and receptions,groom, ushers
of Worcester
Mr. Gates got his schooling in the district
County
and guests wearing the same
include a threeCommandery, Knights Templar; Worcester
school,but beyond that he did not have an opportunity
Lodge of Perfection; Goddard
Council, buttoned cutaway coat and a vest of undressed
to go.
He was
not
quite eighteen
worsted.
or
Princes
of
soft
Angora
Thibet,
finish,with
Jerusalem; Lawrence
Chapter,
years old when he began his bread-winning,
flat braids or
stitched edges. The trousers,
Croix; Massachusetts
Consistory,of
going into Dennis " Houghton's meat market, Rose
of drab slate colors.
striped,are brown
or
lief
Rewhich then occupied a place in the building Boston ; and is a director of the Masonic
Angoras and undressed worsteds also furnish
Association.
removed
from the new
office
then

Alderman

Thayer; and now

the political
sandwich

Emma

C.

and

cut is

"

"

"

site. He repost
mained
a
year and a half,and then
for A. F. Whittemore, at the
where
he remained
about
the

there for
went

to

North
same

The

work

End,
lengthof

in the

spring,and

out

Mr. Gates

sent

look after the

place.

in the fall he started

for

for about

to
advantageously

then tried the

y^ar,

Morse

when

back

This

himself,making his
home, and drivingone cart.

he continued

He

is

was

small
This

he sold

" Smith.

He

wholesale

of the

prudential

is interested in
has

local

some

the

found.

He

reputation of

to

man.

home.

He

likes

guest

feel

has

business,slaughtering
cattle at his own
place,and for about four
life.
years devoted himself to buildingup the business,
until he entered into partnership
"The
firstimportant piece of bronze
with
cast
two others,
the firm being Houghton,
in the Western
Brigham
World, and now
preserved
and Gates.
A year and a half later,
Mr.
solelyas a work of art, is the equestrian statue
Houghton died,and the firm became Brigham
of Carios
IV., in the cityof Mexico.
The
" Gates.
Their place of business was
artist was
Don
Manual
on
sent
Tolsa,officially
Mechanic
where
street,
Earle
over
from
and
Prew's
Spain ; the caster, Don Salvador
office now
is. In those days, the railroad
de la Vega; time,August, 1802.
Thirtytons
accomodation, were
at their very door, for
of metal were
employed. It has attracted the
the old Foster street depot was
then in existattention of eminent
ence.
and
critics,
upon
very
When
that passed into history,
and the
high authorityhas been pronounced inferior
Union Station took its place,
they removed to
only to the Marcus Aurelius at Rome.
107 Front

street.

"The

After ten years of mutual

business,Messrs.
and Brigham dissolved
and
partnership,
Mr. Gates soon
afterward went into his
Gates

ent
pres-

He

place of business,on Shrewsbury street.

does a largebusiness in
Chicago
wholesaling
dressed beef,which comes
from Armour

largestcheck

and

was

to pay

^3,250,000.The
the

ever
an

drawn

shares of

in jSSi

in

was

arbitration

largestwas
by President
PennsylvaniaRailroad,to pay

000, drawn

next

award

stock.

land,
Engof

for ^16,000,Roberts
of
for 200,000
more
Balti-

Pennsylvania,
Wilmington"

Railroad

Dress

the

good

skirt and

frock

coats,

sleeves,in

slender

to

appearance
double-breasted
vest

der
or-

stout

is of the

material of the coat or of black ribbed silk,

slightlyfigured in black. Striped trousers,
rather light,
complete the suit.
suits

and black

entirelyat

time at the proper

time,and he is ready for business when
ness
busineeds attention.
It is not strange, then,
that he gets a good deal of satisfaction out of
a

double-breasted

longin

cut

are

give
terprises,
enfigures.The
being a

is a cordial host and

a

stuff for

business

Mr. Gates is very

Personally,
agreeable in
and quick to appreciate merit wheremanner

faculty of making

the
which

Street Church.

sound, cautious and pushing business

ever

quarters
head-

member

of Salem

time.

home, to

at

Gates

and

death of his father

to his

retail business

Mr.

committee

in

same

shape, and

quite low.
without

made

are

Thibet.

The

has

is of the

vest

white

or

Have

down

got your

you

think

to

about

it

ulster

an

shapes,cut
They are

embroidered

are

The

trousers

the sides.
?

If you've

for autumn, itis pretty

now
ward
; but looking for-

winter,the heavy

instead of

the

material,

same

of

overcoat

new

alreadyboughtone

late to

sted
wor-

collar rolled

Marseilles.

will not be "banded"

remains

coat

shawl

fancy braiding,or

black silk

not

of undressed
The

coats

to be

double-breasted

worn

sack

loose and

long in box-coat style.

made
of kerseys,lined with plaid
woollen
stuffs
after the English fashion.
Still other overcoats
for winter are singlebreasted sacks of Melton
or
beaver, in solid
dark colors. For
dress
evening wear, over
the
Inverness caped coat
suits,
will again be
worn.

The
three

is
thingfor shirt ornamentation
of pearl or white enamel.
standingcollars" that is,turn the

correct

small

Self-rolled

studs

pointsback yourself are

the cuffs,
have them round
"

but

use

the link buttons.

worn
or

now.

square

As

for

cornered,

L T (i H T
Those

puffscarfs, which

new

to

be

render

it

Women

necessary
un-

a shirt unless you

Hke, may
abominable
it is an
style.

wear

but
stylish,

of the World.

pressed leaves and flowers. Some were written

drum-heads
captured from the Mexicans

on

Miss
folded and
Fanny Gary, daughter of Judge Gary, and others on sheets of foolscap,
used.
Dark
are
of Chicago, a young lady of wealth and position, sealed with red wafers. I read each one every
tan
blues, slate-colors,
I have them all."
day until the next one came.
sion
latelyworked for two weeks in a Divibrown and the new
shades of red tinged with
Street tailor'sshop from seven
o'clock in
purple go for mornings. With light-colored the
Miss Margaret Blanche Best, of Meadville,
six
till
at
morning
night as substitute for a
At
morning suits,black scarfs are in vogue.
Pa., who, after Byron, awoke
one
morning to
who could obtain her needful
consumptive girl,
his best man
and
day weddings, the groom,
find herself famous, because she had taken
petent
holidayonly on condition of leavinga comthe ushers wear
Ascot scarfs of white satin or
the Sargent prize for physical .symmetry, is a
seamstress
in her place,which, until
repped silk, while the guests affect scarfs of
modest, quiet, serious-minded
woman
Miss
young
Gary insisted on taking it,she found it
white or lighttints,with tiny figures in pale
of twenty-five,
who
is much
annoyed at the
With
the mercury
in the
impossibleto do.
blue, brown, or rose-color. The regulation
so
publicity
suddenly forced upon her. She
Samaritan
nineties,this sort of Good
succor
white lawn tie for eveningsis a littlewider and
is a graduate of Lasell
Seminary, Aburndale
touches the heroic.
has somewhat
largerbows, this season.
Mass., where especialattention is given to
Princess Victoria,
the Empress P"rederick's
"Black hose stillgoes."
and where she developed a
physicalculture,
Medium
lighttan and reddish brown shades
youngest and favorite daughter, is rather
rather spindlingand unsymmetrical figureinto
blue eyes, and fair
prevailin gloves for walking,church and calls. pretty,having a nice figure,
the firm, muscular, and well-balanced frame,
hair.
She
has
been
fond
an
of
other
of
out-ofare
or
always
They
goatskin
heavy glacekid,
which, measured
by Professor
Sargent's
door life,and enjoys exercise in any form.
with two buttons.
The stitching
the back
on
within seventeen
charts,comes
cent, of
per
She
is an
"corded
backs"
is slight,
if any,
with "spear
plished
accomindefatigablewalker, an
absolute perfection.
rider and lawn-tennis player,and can
points"having the preference. Pearl-colored
in a
Mme.
Patti's voice has undergone a distinct
drive four-in-hand
dressed-kid gloveswith a slightblack stitching
masterlystyle. She
has inherited the Empress
Frederick's love
impairment as to its flexibility,
and has lost
are
and
provided for the groom, best man
for music, has a charming touch on the piano, something of its once
ushers at day weddings, when
the bride is in
dazzling purity and
but she is engaged this season
full dress.
for
freshness,
a
If,instead,she wears
travelling sings,and is a performer on the banjo. Her
St. Petersburgand Moscow
at a highersalary
dress,these gentlemen wear
glovesof extremely bright,natural humor and vivacity make her
than has heretofore been publiclystated
a
five
the bride's gown
is gray, the
Her
lighttan. When
great favorite at the English court.
thousand
hundred
two
and fiftydollars for
entire bridal party wears
bethrothed. Prince Adolph of Schamburggray gloves. Get
each
is
handsome
with
a
and
performance.
kids,
pearl-white
pearl-coloredstitchery, Lippe,
interesting
young
in full dress.
soldier. The young lady'sdowry amounts
for evening wear
to
"Mrs. Langtry is here for rest,"writes Mrs.
"A hat's the dome, the steeple-top
million two
hundred
of thought, one
and fifty
thousand
Emily Crawford from Paris,"and to replenish

silks and

Repped

colors, clear

satins

French

"

the attic-room,the cock-loft of the head

come
althoughthey usuall)'

tall men,

we

have

must

them.

hats, Alpine shape, with

light and

unlined.

five and

crowns

French

it. Fashionable
who
black
The

are

young

in middle

silk hats

on

finish,are

Derbys

six inches

to

The
very full and round.
black and dark brown.

soft felt

New

Stiff felt

quarter

;" and

dollars.

on
high,especially

winter

high,

colors

are

color is out

Tan
as

men,

have

well

as

of

those

are
wearing
age or elderly,
almost all occasions now.

styles have

her wardrobe.
of the

Two

of

M?rgaret

of Queen
ladies-in-waiting
Italy are New York girls the

seven

"

Princess

Vicovaro, who

Lorillard

Spencer, and

caccio, who
Prince

Miss

was

Vicovaro

is

Miss

was

the

Eleanor

Princess

Hickson

Field.

Cenci, and

stillowns

BranThe
the

which

statelypalace
belonged to Lucrezia
Petroni, the step-mother of Beatrice Cenci,
togetherwith many memorials of the ill-fated
beauty.

slightlybell-shaped
Kate Field has been examining some
tics
statisheights. Six and
furnished
her by the Chicago board of
inches is the heightfor young
five-eights
men,
and
her
that
while their fathers wear
finds,
to
them only an eight of
horror,
pharmacy,
American
women
lars
inch higher. If you borrow the old gentlean
spend sixty-twomillion dolman's
new

There

crowns.

hat, however,
will stop to
rolled.

two

are

we

don't believe

it. The

measure

brims

any
are

one

well

for cosmetics, most

year

made

of

zinc, oxide,

mercury,

of

which
and

are

other

the

poisons. This leads her to ask this pertment

can
vain enough to
women
question; "How
paint and dye their hair bring forth children
stalwart enough to resist temptationsthat lead

more

to

Those
have

awful

had such

canes

fun with

which
are

the caricaturists

discarded

; that is

big showy silver handles give place to

modest caps or ringsof silver or gold,or,
perhaps,knobs and bits of stained ivory,or a
handle of carved ivory.

all manner

of vice ?"
Dumas

has

hair

severe

she gets her

not

burnished

was

much

auburn.

There

is now

so

expended on hair that one can never

tell to what a degree its beauty is owed
to
the dyer. Butchercomplexion must
nature
or
be genuine.'
art

Yum,

Yum

writingpaper is what is called

lovers' stationery.It is a fine note
paper,
delicatelytinted,the most fashionable shade
tected
mark, to be debeing lightpink. The water
is
by holding the sheet up to the light,
two
hearts piercedby an arrow.
a blendingof
A

new

the

In

in

idea in

lower

corner

of each

reverse

been

where

other day, in the Rue de Rivoli,

of the
help admiring the flexibility
she had
one
She wore
on.
a coarse
lightwholly untrimmed, and girded
gray cloth-dress,
at the waist with a belt made
of silver clasps,
like those on
old-fashioned prayer-book.
an
The complexion bore the lightof day. Her
I could

what
Alexandre

wonder

The

corsets.

at

of each
second

firstsight looks

fourth

half
like

page

(or

sheet),
appears
blemish.

But

very
this is the charming feature of the novelty
daughters. Colette, it is the
ent
kissingspot, for here the correspondthe elder, is now
Mme.
Lippmann, wife of a
and thus a salute is
presses his or her lips,
Effect
of Sucking a Lemon.
Until the day of her
wealthy manufacturer.
lover.
The
the
absent
wafted
to
kissingspot
had not seen
the
A boy sucking a lemon
will break
Lippmann
marriage Mme.
up a
and is covered
is about the size of a shilling,
the Comddie-Frangaise twentj'
whole brass band
interior of
with the exception of the
that impartsto the
with a thin aromatic gum
he was
emy,
drummer
times. When
received into the Acadand the man
who operates the cymbals.
genious
inlips a pleasing odor and taste. A more
Dumas
said : "I respect young
There may
be a few other exceptions,
girlsso
could
bit of maudlin
sentimentality
but very seldom will there be found
ducted
a
man
highly that I should not like them to be condevised.
hardlybe
I respect my
art too
to the theatre.
who can
resist the inclination of his lipsand
so
much to bring it to a pointwhere there could
tongue to shrink, wince and pucker when the
A hole ten feet in circumference
appeared
be no danger for such spectators."
taste of lemon
juiceis brought vividly into
quake
in Oconee
County, Ga., during the great earthhis imaginationthat he can
then control these
It is full of water, and
there
in iS86.
Mrs.
Grant
has all the love-letters written to
instrument.
to play a wind
sufficiently
organs
its depths, but no
has long been talk about
the
then
(Irant.
her
Lieutenant
General,
by
taken until a few days ago.
It would be like some
mischievous
Worcester
soundings were
Of them Mrs. Grant says:
Then a rope 200 feet long was
"My soldier-lover
put down, but
boy to try this on the Worcester Brass.
"

the education

of

his two

"

was

"

the only Presidents

Tyler and Cleveland were
who married during their term of office.

there are
cluding
it failed to touch bottom, and now
and about
Mexico
for four years, inwho
declare that "the hole extends
the war.
persons
Every mail brought me a
It is proposed
mto
ings,
noththe bowels of the earth."
of them full of sweet
every one
future.
to take a second sounding in the near
and then, some
love,and war, and, now

in

letter
"

lyl (J HT

About

mittees.

Folks.

After

all

the

transacted, Mr. Paul

talk
local dealer

One
hundred

in novelties has sold six

photographs of Miss Mary Howe.

Winslow

The

Tennis

Club, whose

is

season

closed,the tournament
having
practically
been completed,held a meeting last Saturday
ners,
evening and presentedthe prizes to the winwere
all of whom, except the ladies,
ent.
presbeautiful cup won
Mr.
The
by
Hugh
exhibition at HolM. Southgate has been on
den " Earle's this week, where it has attracted
G.
attention.
It was
much
given by Mr.
The
second, a pair of
Stewart Dickinson.
Wilfred

to Mr.

went

D. Smith

the first prizefor ladies,a toilet case, to Miss

C. Streeter; the second, a racquet, to
Mabel
Miss

Hastings; the

Alice

doubles, plush boxes,

Southgate; the second

second,

prizes

in

and

Smith

in doubles, racquet

fountain pen,

to

Mr. Kendall.

ident
Pres-

Bridgesgracefullypresented the prizes

responded. Mr. Arthur Bur.

the winners

elected

was

secretary,

vice Mr. W.

H.

Long, resigned,and Mr. F. R. Batchelder was

appointedto serve on the executive committee
in placeof Mr. L. E. Ware, during the latter's
absence from the city. Rules lookingto better
clause were
enforcement of the arrears
adopted,
and the club voted to hold

as

announces

Messrs. G. Stewart

Burtelle, Wilfred
Batchelder.

or

socials

more

D.

Dickinson, Arthur

Smith

and

Horticultural Hall

for the
December

one

Bridges,the chairman,
his appointments on the committee

President

this winter.

first social,which

i, and

the committee

Frank

has

been

R.
cured
se-

will be held

is at work

on

the arrangements.

Lodge, Knights and Ladies of Honor,

presentationof the drama,
of the Shadow," at Grand
Army Hall,
had a
Wednesday evening, and afterward
Elim

gave
"Out

Athletic

Department." The association classes began

week
with large attendances.
There
were
class,
enough applicationsfor a German
that one
so
will be formed and probably one
of the Polytechnicprofessors
will be secured
teacher.

as

Worcester

has had a good deal of parading

lately.This week we had the Continentals on
day.
Tuesday and the fire department on WednesThe former had a disagreeableday on
which
to begin their journey,but they have
had a fine time since. The fire department
made
excellent showing.
an

successful

social dance.
The

annual

meeting of the Young Men's

held last Tuesday
Christian Association was
chosen
as
evening, and the following were
directors: Messrs. Charles F. Rugg, Charles
G. Washburn,
W.
H. Bartlett, Philip W.
Moen,
George T. Dewey, Dr. George O.
L. Smith.
Ward
and Edward
The following
were
committees
mittee
appointed: Reception combanks,
J. E. Thomas, chairman, O. S. FairW.
E. Higgins,A. H. Inman, George
H. Steele,C. A. Bancroft. Fred E. Kelley,L.
J.Shay, C. C. Kenyon, W. E. Lewis, H. E.
croft;
Richardson, E. E. Hamilton and H. L. BanA. H. Inman,
membership committee
chairman, J. B. Townley, L. C. Chase, William
B. Childs,A. S. Merritt,W. H. Hadley, C. P.
Holland, Charles D. Nye, William H. Moulton ; boarding-housecommittee
C. P. Early,
chairman, Frank Hood, Eugene Kemp, Fred
C. Gamwell;
invitation committee
E.
E.
Tubbs, Frank Prentice,C. F. Wesson, C. P.
Grosvenor, G. G. Davis, Bennett McGregor,
Luther
Slade, A. H. Fereer; religiouscommittee"A.
A. McLaughlin, C. E. Stewart, C.
C. Kenyon, W.
G. Lamson,
Luther
Slade,
Rev. Leon D. Bliss,Edward
F. Miner, Ernest
of the other comBryant and the chairmen

supported by

"

"

strong company,
Marchington, the

Marie

Mme.

south ;

Mrs.

Among

the

Louis

S.

Baker, Nantucket.

cornet

man,

calf, of

the
and

dramatic

College of

Emerson

Oratory,
recitals ; J. Frank

miscellaneous

more

sure

future.

prosperous

loses a pleasantneighbor in the reLight

moval
of Mr. Justus E. Allen from Bumof
consisting
distinguished side Building.

Miss Bertha L. Boardsoprano;

virtuoso ; Mr. Frederic A. Met-

prima donna

Deacon

Henry H. Merriam

the honors
the

of the town

has been

here

has been

doing

for Rev. A. Z. Conrad,

pastor of the Old

new

this week.

church, who

South
Rev.

Conrad

Mr.

Donahue, organistof the Cathedral in Boston,

will preach tomorrow
and in the afternoon the
as
pianist; Miss J. Enderonere, whistling
Sunday school will have its usual harvest
soloist,and N. P. Peirce, musical director.
The

is an

tour

of

event

little interest to

no

concert.

sent
abRev. Archibald
performances of Master
McCuUagh, who was
Peirce are simply marvellous.
He plays with
from
the citylast Sunday, will occupy
He has been in
spiritand skill. His techniquerivals that of
Plymouth pulpit tomorrow.
Joachim Wilhelmj, Sarasate and Paganini, Philadelphia during the week, but is now
and
Ole Bull
Musin, while in expression settled at his new
home. No. 83 Elm street.
lovers of music.

musical

The

critics pronounce

him

The

master.

Mr. George N. Morse, the pianist,

has been
personal
dangerouslyillwith pneumonia, but is rapidly
of Mr. Charles E. George,formerly
supervision
and
will
be
soon
out again.
convalescing
well known
man
in this city.
a
newspaper
this

tour

This

will be

season

will be
company
Christmas.

under

seen

the

in Worcester

fore
be-

the
Challenge gas stoves of which
Worcester
Gas Company is making a featurei
of novel design and make an attractive
are
addition to the furnishingof an
ofiice or
privatedwelling.
Miss
has

Anna

been

Mrs.

at

M.

of her

would

have

to the extended

of the Woman's
which

Union

Milford,

parents, Mr.

and

Staples,this week.

T. B.

Light

Staples,of South

home

hard work to add anything

vention
reports of the state conChristian Temperance

upon

as

it

misfortune.

The

election of officers

of Mrs.

Susan

S. Fes-

Maiden, president;Miss Elisabeth

of Boston, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. Helen
G. Rice, of Lynn, recording
At
secretary; Mrs. E. H. Wood, treasurer.
the request of Mrs. Rice, Mrs. M. E. Cheney
was
appointed assistant recording secretary.
P.

Gordon,

Sunday the superintendent

that on
the following

school, and

one

notified the

children

he would

Sunday

with

expect everyone

Those

called for.
asked

to

young

man's

and

came,

who

were

hand.

be prepared
water.
were

verses

prepared were

the
hands.
went
Up
"Well," said the superin.

verse

have

?"

The

replywas

the

raise their

tendent, "what
word

to

containing the word

verse

appointedday

The

water

you

containingthe
brief but effective

"Jesus wept."
Advertising

can

resulted in the choice

senden, of

coming citizens is

Worcester's

lad of nine years who lived in Maine

a couple
Of course
he went
of years ago.
to Sunday

the

daily papers have given this

congratulatethe ladies on the
of their meeting,and the ladies of the
success
local union on the idea of Worcester's
tality
hospiwhich the visiting
have
delegatesmust
gained during their entertainment here. The
declination
of
Miss
regretted
Tobey, whose
pictureLight printedlast week, was the most
importantevent of the session,and is looked
week, but

of

One

The

"

"

elected as follows : Mrs.

were
Vice-presidents
Lydia A. Jenkins, Barnstable
county ; Mrs.
gomery,
Mary A. Ruberg, Berkshire;Mrs. J. L. MontMrs.
Anna
E. Liversay,
Bristol;
Dukes ; Mrs. Celia A. Bacon, Essex ; Mrs. Jane
F. Bardwell, Franklin;Mrs. Martha
L. Kneil,
Hampden; Mrs. Susan A. Lane, Hampshire;
Mrs. Abbie L. Rolfe, Middlesex; Mrs. Myra
A.
Norfolk ; Mrs.
Martha
G.
Raymond,
Weston, Suffolk; Mrs. Mial Davis, Worcester
north ; Mrs.
Alice J. White, Worcester

prominent speakers at the conveation

were
Rev.
Hugh Montgromery,
of
this
of Woburn,
now
fomerly
city and
H. Thomas, D. D., Dr. Julia
Rev. William
of Brooklyn, Rev. D. O. Mears,
M. Plummer
D. D., Mrs.
Clara
C.
Hoffman, and Mrs.
Capt. Charles T. Pratt,formerlyof this city,
All the
Mary H. Hunt.
departments presented
is business manager
of the Holyoke Daily
interestingreports. Apparently the
Democrat.
work was
under
better
never
organizationor

tuoso,
O. S. Kendall,Jr.,and David
Carl Peirce, the eminent
young violin viring-stick,
fine walkwill open his eighthannual tour of New
; the firstin consolations,a
W.
Edward
will be
to Mr.
He
Kinsley; the
England early in November.

White

telle

Aims

been
esting
inter-

an

to Messrs.

cases,

and

first

Messrs,

to

had

gave
of the

this

now

tennis shoes,

"The

on

business

Plummer

It is said

that

trunk-line railroads
a

loss of many
the meals

one

Pays.

of the

great Eastern

deliberatelyprovidesfor

thousands

of dollars

year

and
dining-cars,
charges the loss to the advertisingaccount, in
lay
full knowledge that the talk such prodigaloutof
will create is as good as that amount
had for
ink. A man
money's worth in printer'
breakfast in one
of those cars, one
day in
April,a trout, a game-bird, and a bowl of
besides
strawberries-and-cream,
coffee,rolls,
butter,and a glassof milk. The meal cost a
dollar,and his wife told him she could not buy
dishes in the market
of the principal
any one
upon

for that

sum

served in its

of money.

Lid

hear often of

We

Elzivirs

These

of Letters.

In the World

editions."

"Elzivir

latter part of

cities in the

The

the sixteenth and

early part of the seventeenth centuries

of the family were
The most famous members
printersat Leyden, from 1626 to 1652. It was
from their press that eleganteditions of Latin
the

authors

and

Psalms

of

the

These

and

Testament

New

their

proceeded which rendered

celebrated.

so

he will take back

with him, after having

disposedof all his other property. His

printers and booksellers at

two
other
or
Leyden, and one

were

Amsterdam,

HT

editions

family

adorned

were

with red letters,and were

masterpieces of
typography for accuracy and beauty. It is
said that they employed women
to correct
their proofs as
of securing greater
a means
it was
as
supposed that they would
accuracy,
ations
alterbe less likely
to introduce
any arbitrary

in Samoa

is of considerable

proudly boasting that it contains

Stevenson

less than six waterfalls.

He says that,as
of a
is aware,
no
literary person
sibly,
Posone.
precedent era has possessed even
Robert ; but our
grandmother used to
no

far

he

as

wear

one.

The

Answerer.

[Communications to this department are solicited.

They should be addressed to Quester Editor, Light,
Worcester, Mass.]
The

Fineness

Gold."
of
Rings asks :
pleaseexplainthe meaning
carat
appliedto gold ? The purity
of gold is estimated by an Abyssinianweight
called a carat
[Arabian quirrat, a bean, the
Will the Answerer

of the word

fashion

titlesis one

yet there
There

Questerand

estate

dimensions, Mr.

of

going

which
to

seems

not

are

no

be

limit to

no

few

Shakespeare for

to

is by

means

and

new,

the

novelists who

supply.
to

seems

this source
of
depend almost entirelyupon
tremely
inspiration,
or, to put it another way, to be exfond of Shakespearean titles. Mr.
Howells' stringof quotations from
the poet

fruit of the carab

tree], which is subdivided

into four parts called grains. The term
carat
when appliedto gold and silver is not a weight
unit,but the mode

of

expressingthe purityor
twenty-fourths.Thus
18 carat gold is metal in which
eighteenparts
ont of twenty-four
are
has often been commented
"The
(or three-fourths)
discovered
Unupon.
pure
of estimatingfineness is
gold. This method
Country" he found in Hamlet, "A
of the text.
traceable
from the marc
of Europe, having
in the same
Counterfeit
Presentment"
play,
been
divided into twenty-four
real carats
or
"A
Modern
Instance"
from "As
came
You
Edgar Fawcett's bachelor apartments, in
actual
The
weight-units.
Like It," "A
Conclusion"
from
Foregone
present method is to
nished,
New
York, are elegantlyand comfortably furestimate fineness in thousands ; i. e., gold 750
"The Tempest." Thomas
Hardy has followed
and at every hand
betray the calling
fine has 250 parts alloy,corresponds to 18the fashion in "Lender the Greenwood
Tree,"
of their owner.
The
from the
visitor enters
of the metal being
carat gold,three-quarters
and A. S. Hardy in "But
Yet a Woman";
hall upon
a cosey
drawing-room or salon, se{"Our
gold coins are
while
the
phrases "Bubble
Reputation," pure gold in each case.
arated from
which, by heavy and artistic
carats.
"Twice-told
Dearest
Tales," "Her
Foe,"
21.19
and
hangings,are the bedroom
writing-room
"A Wheel
of Fire," "Primrose
Path," "My
The
Iron Chancellor.
Justus P. asks:
of the author.
the reception-rooma
From
and
Ducats
My Daughter," "Kittens in the
Can you tell me
Bismarck's
full name
? It is
ing
glimpse may be had of a small desk with fall"Not
"The
but Too
Well,"
Sun,"
Wisely
Otto
Von
Bismarck-Schonhauser.
lid, surmounted
by a jointedgas burner
fineness of the metal in

"

and

near

leaves

window.

of

The

bound

morocco

heavy manuscript lying upon this

desk may perhance indicate its regular office.
The main room
is hung with pictures,most of
them classic in subject,and tianked on
every

Side," and "Table

Seamy
borrowed

side with books.

himself occupy

no

The

works

small

of

portionof this library,

author

the

for works

success,

There
there

more

be

to

seems

which

no

still in

his

titlesfor all the books

for half

have

allbeen

more

known.

and

Hawthorne

Holmes, framed

each

with

an

autograph letter. A similar pictureof Edwin

Booth occupiesa prominent position. About
the centre-table,
piled high with books and
the guests gather,and the talk is
periodicals,
prolonged till midnight, while the decanter
and the atmosphere grows
blue with
passes
tobacco

smoke.

Sometimes

brosiano's extend

into the

these noetes

adapted, and
plays enough effective
that

shall be

often,for the genialhost is a

not

habits,and systematicand
his methods

man

they are
for

of regular

unremittingin

of work.

in the November

Mr.
with

other

Kipling, in

Journal.

number

of that

Bruce, whom

Henry

some

Home

wishes

recent

periodical.

Light, in

people, took

"I
have
Light, says:
Richmond
Leslie, and

It will appear

to

letter to

be

common

Rudyard

the editor of

justfinished
off for

novel,

Europe."

scores

of

themselves

the

to

he has

albeit

name,

bantling

discover

to

easy to find

thing when

proper
it is

new

books.

One

is

the

to

and

name

it

is Elise

L.

Its title is

Holland.

Young
recommend

Ossip Schubin. It introduces

Lensky the great artist

"

book

some

various

The

Thackeray's

Esther asks
which

will find

You

Can

give me an
lifeof the young
people of
Answerer

the

or

you

will

can

think

of nothing

in this line, than

attractive,

Brinker;

Silver

Skates," by

"Hans

Mary

Mapes Dodge.

Lorthrop's

Boris

gardens

It had

to be in bad odor.
place came
an
interestingdescription in
"Vanity Fair."

two

novel, which

music.

beer

of the

some

in great cities.

but eating,drinkingand dancing

amusements,
the chief attractions.
were
Eventually the

more

musical

delightall lovers of

"Asbein,"

announces

Washington's
writes

Learn

Birthday.
I would

Willing

"

like to

to

learn how

to be
birthdayanniversarycame
and composer
Anton
Rubinstein, his life, Washington's
swerer
observed
as
a
legal holiday. Can the Angenius and faults,and gives a true account of
tell? On February 22, 1783,a number
sian
his romantic courtshipand marriage to a Rusin
to
York
ebrate
celtavern
of gentlemen met
a New
princess,his concert tour in America,
the great general'sbirthday. They
and the production of several importantmusical
then agreed to assemble in future on that day,
scribes
compositions in Europe. It also deit with odes and toasts.
ton's
Washinghis styleof playing and the peculiar celebrating
dency
ascendency shortly after to the presicharacteristics of his compositions. From
the
queer

chromatic

succession

of tones

said

to

takes its name.

prevail in these, the book
steins,
The author is a personalfriend of the RubinMr. Bruce's pretty sonnet
another page,
on
and it is supposed wrote the book as a
written for Light, shows
that while he may
to
him.
book
has
The
photogravures
he is very satisfactory warning
not be Rudyard Kipling,
and is sold for one
dollar in cloth or fifty
as
Mr. Henry Bruce.
cents
in paper.
The other book is "The
Old
Meeting House," including"Vacation Papers"
A.
M.
Mr. Robert Louis
Colton.
Stevenson, the novelist, and "Humorous,"
by Rev.
It is a pictureof New
England life,manners,
is expected in England next
month.
He
is
from
and idiosyncrasies,
customs, peculiarities
returningwith the intention of arranging his
the ancient times down to the present. It will
affairs in England, and settlingpermanently
keep a smile on the face of the reader from
in Samoa.
All that he wants
to make
his
the beginningto end, and will please all sorts
island home
a
of readers.
This is also a dollar book.
complete joy is his books.
am

in character

still found

Holland

will

idea of the home

Worthington Company

translation from

Campanini, the famous tenor, has written a

To Train the Voice,"
strikingarticle on "How

book

plentywhen

so

he

It is so

of 1660, and had an existence

lar
simicentury. The place was

May

than

more

don,
publicgarden in Lonafter the Restoration,
opened soon

was

in
of

Will you
May asks:
idea of what \'auxhall was?

famous

which

written

wanted.

The

under

for the Ladies'

not

which

tide.
not

has not

one

was

"The

come.

phrases will suggest

moment

Aunt

"

an
briefly

\'auxhall

be

Fortune," and

Air," "Outrageous
other

atit-

morning hours, but

to

give me

in literature to

use

not

Argument
century
A
numbering nearlyforty volumes.
uous
conspicof Heart," "Forethought by Heaven," "Like
and significant
feature of this pleasant
Covered
"Stairs of Sand," "A Bond of
Fire,"
the portraits
of Whittier, Longfellow,
room
are
a

Vau.xhall.

less

or

less well

or

Shakespeare may
are

Talk"

Shakespeare,with

from

zest to the "annual," so that

gave a new
in time it became
grew
general,and finally

"legalholiday,"the people demanding

It is now
a custom.
(1S90)declared a
sas,
legalholidayby all the states except ArkanDelaware, Iowa, Mississippi,Oregon,
Vermont
and
West
Virginia.
Tennessee,
into

it from

Type

Writing.

Worcester
are
seven

the

rates

cents

"

Scott

asks

Where

in

be done, and what

type-writing

can

per

per

page ?
hundred

The
words.

usual rate is
We

could

type-writerin this column.

Consult the directory.
not

advertise

lylClHT

10

Phoebe

is shining in the

Of thee

I dream,

In dreams

ing

night ;

forth the gildedharp'ssweet

Draw
But what avails such tender air

than

our

one

tone

action that

tender

solid

pressed
com-

it has

experiments of
to
place
the United states torpedo works was
of
leaves between two heavy, flat pieces
some
time

young
the car.
his

and

of

Can

that

"are

but

sink
should
fact that the gun-cotton itself
it explodes,showing
into the iron when
of the letters stamped into the
the

deep

beg your pardon,"said the young

to give you a seat."
got it,"said the young
it for the young

"I intended

man,

man.

century.

before he had

pater familias from

Cambridge last week,

a

Boston

make

to

paper,

Universityrelative
next

students

were

that he

was

but

few

of the students

glad

to

Remarking
see

of honest

ashamed

not

there

son

town

in the square.

newspapers
selling
to his friend

in
one

saw

in

Matthews

about the
inquiries

been

he

when

moments

visited

West

the
Dana

sending his

to

had

He

year.

says

that the
labor

to

their way
through college,he passed
later he met
moments
into the yard. Some
another student with a bootblack's kit upon

work

the

something going

in

The

the street.

down
The

Do.

Dicky-Birds

cried ; but
far-away look in his eye
!" he

! Conductor

"Conductor

the conductor had a

interested
and was

the

passengers

said :
his hat politely
lifting
"Madam, there's a seat for you."

car, and

And

the

were

passengers

so

tickled that

The young
clapped their hands.
they actually
man
simply smiled and said :
and
value
now
"Collegeathletes are of some
then."
leaned

he

Then

absorbed

and became

him

watched

women

up

againstthe front door

in

paper,

while

the

admiringly.

Demonstrative.

Not

mister," and

another

shouting,

student, wearing

tall

plume,rattled by on a child's
velocipede. The puzzled expression on the
hat and
man's

feather

face

Harthat his idea of the vard

receivinga rude
dignitywas

showed

student's

unable to explain
his friend was
As
shock.
that it was
he concluded
simply
the situation,
of this particular
student,so
the eccentricity
with

pityingglance down

the street

at

the

idates under

new

who
charter,but the latter,

of the proposed election,

legality
judgment the courts subsequently
The
did not put in an appearance.
sustained,
in the
next morning the two
gentlemen met

doubted

the

and whose

"Storrs,"said Swett, with one of his

frowns, "why didn't you come
a
great meeting. Fully
night? It was
there."
plied
"Swett," rewere
thirtythousand

street.

well-remembered
last

The

at

all,

Malaga grape
fruit that it will

shipment well, and

in

quick

sales

his

labor

have

will

it

when

even

able
good condition,it is so perish-

that unless

into raisins. The

grapes sold here as

are

porter
the im-

made
his

for

crop

pains.
is made

and
pinkish white
Malagas are a hardy fruit.
is wild
are
they
grown

white

in which

The

region

and

and
primitive,

the

grapes

are

ported
all trans-

keys,
vineyardsto Almeria on donmiles, there being no
distance of fifty
the

from

roads

and
fruit

true

delicate

Nearly all of the Malaga grape

time to call out again.

the eyes of
a hero m
was
by this time" re-entered the

Malaga grapes,"said
reallynot Malaga grapes
as

Almeria.

stand

to

for he

hero"

York

sold in New

are

cessible
almost inacgrape that grows in the
mountain
regions of Spain, in the

arrives here

in the street

was

man

that

tender and

is so

on

his back, and againexpressedhis gratification,

called in Chicago,
once
A mass-meeting was
this time modifying it,however, by suggesting
advertised to be addressed by many
which was
other
that the student might perform some
includingthe two eminent
prominent citizens,
dignified.He
a littlemore
service which was
Swett
attorneys, both since deceased, Leonard
for some
time,
his conversation
continued
delivered
former
A. Storrs. The
standing upon the sidewalk, but was suddenly and Emory
a stirring
speech in favor of nominating can"Look out,
voice

interruptedby

are

not

it.

he knew

Grapes.

Malaga
"The

districtof

lady," said the

fellow.

young

points
of engraving
cartridges.This novel method
of this
by gunpowderis one of the wonders
What

Sfa, iSqo.

dealer,

air

memory
fair?

forgetthat pityingface, how

"I didn't get up

I

all my

shall shatter

into it.

"But

dead.

one

near

of the iron

one

At

that

than

grapes
other markets

"I

spell,
Hell,

some

of

courts

eye', and dusky hair.

of the Sea:
cold Venus

pityingsoft

Fairer

Till time

rose

open
"But
I got it,"retorted the other with a
driven down
pieces was
sneer.
catch
an
to
enough
the other quick
but the young
the bigger man,
upon
was
He
of the leaves
exact and complete impression
fellow's hands descended on his shoulders and
It is also a singular
before they could escape.
the
and
his feet
on
platform before
on
he was

from

A
With

inform

to

see

the

in

too

hectic red

in the shaded gasUght fallingthere

tender face was bending over me,

.And

slim for

pointof view,

to

folds,beneath

crimson

was

the middle

near

rather

man

athletic

an

car

door and stepped

the rear
who was
the young woman,
seat
a
looking the other way, that there was
dropped
As he did so a young man
for her.
his seat

forward

foundation
a firm
iron,set them on
iron
what gun-cotton would do in forcing the
so
great
pieces together. The reaction was

just being exploded

stood

tall young

heightfrom

from

of the

One

flatten.

to

While

who

woman,

be

green
hardest steel before

the

into

whose

the
spiritseemed to roam
I lay dim and helplessas

My

Every seat in the North

five
taken, says a Chicago paper, and four or
standing. One of the latter was
persons were

ing
least is beplank without disturbing it in the
in its
done by dynamite,which is;soquick
can

flu'shed the curtains

And

State street

Engraving By Gunpowder.
two-inch
Shooting a candle through a

leaf

as

How

Ornamental.

Wholly

Not

fled:

have

of that troubled time

I still can
in dreams
figurewell
dizzilythe shaded gasUght fell
Upon the picturedVenus overhead,
But

Within

Love

dear

my

nightmares

The

BRUCE.

HENRY

BY

to his

initiated."

each fond appeal,

burning lipsbeneath
If still my
feel
Her kisses thrillnot e'er they
The
icy,frozen kiss of death !

From

Sonnet.

back
to the conductor, turned his
more
irate individual. This was
stand,
could
so,
friend in the car

Collegehave

doth seek my worshipped

I see thy fingersfair

heart

My

that

turning

1
lealheart's flight

my

upon

vard
Harneighbor,he asked, "Does
insane asylum connected
an
"these
with it?" "Oh, no," repliedthe other,
the 'Dicky,'being
of
ten
the second
are

SONG.

RUSSIAN

OLD

hat

his

and Peace.'

"War

From

country between

the hills. The

the

and

meria
Al-

vineyards is infested by wild

tured
beasts and outlaws, and tourists have not venthat part of Spain in their
to include
grape crop of
wanderings. As the average
barrels of fortypounds
the district is 400,000

each, the task of carrying it all that distance

on

be

donkeys may

are

tons

to

the

imagined. The vineyards

holdings,and

all small

acre.

The

yield about five

price for the

usual

Almeria is nine cents.

at
wharf
grapes on the
yards,
The packing in barrels is all done at the vinethe fruit is
in which
the fine corkdust
backed
in on the donkeys the

packed being
same

as

the

grapes

are

brought

out.

The

harvestingof this unique grape crop is done

the
vessels in which
The
during August.
come
from Almeria cannot
grapes are shipped
in to the wharves, but lie at
are
The
out.
grapes

anchor

some

taken

to the

tance
dissels
ves-

of antique pattern and small

in rowboats
capacity. The grapes begin to reach New
handles
market
This
Oct.
i.
about
York
barrels of the fruit.
150,000 to 200,000
porters
imIt is bought by the local dealers from the
will
auction sale. These
at
grapes
to the
keep well from the close of one season

from

opening of another.
close

out

their

ters
It is rarelythat the imporholdings in them before

April."
lawyer,loweringhis voice and
fidential,
at once
turies
impressive and con"Pulque, the beverage that for eightcenthat
I definitely
determine
"when
the delightof the Mexcans
has been
heard behind, and a
continued
whistlingwas
I've got to make an ass of myself, I select as
to us as the
(the juiceof the maguey, known
in the distance,trying quiet a place and as small an
audience
as
seen
man's
figurewas
the discovery of a woman,
was
century plant),
The conductor was
good- 1 can find."
to overtake the car.
of
Papantzin. The
the beautiful
daughter
natured
enough to stop for him, and in a
Since the introduction of electric lighting
happy father introduced Xochitli and her new
reached
the car.
the student had
moment
into largemanufacturing establishments, the
ward
drink to the chief of the tribe,who as a refoot upon
the step he coollyprorecord shows a marked
ceeded
Placingone
improvement in the
elevated her to a place in his household
and politely
lift- health of the employes.
to tie his shoe string,

he stepped into a Bowdoin

square
velocipedist,
car.
Hardly had he seated himself,when a

the Httle

assuming

"

tone

lyldHT
Boston
[regular

When

beastly{sn) rot and trash as this,

together with a few cheap, rowdy ex-prize
who
adorn
classic boards, are
our
fighters,
to
the rear, every
sent
body will send up

Dramatics.

correspondence

of

light.]

October

Boston,

i,

favored

11

such

thanks, the

1890.

sooner

Grass and Flowers.

BY

the better.

SYLVIA

A.

MOSS.

Tall

wind-swept grasses, flowers that bloomed

Where
ripplingwaters flow,

with

Harrigan,at the Tremont, reserved his best

I think of you, so fair you seemed
plays for the last. This week he appears in
In days of long ago.
"Cordelia's Aspirations,"
which
have
ural
natattractions this season,
one
of the most
No well-kept
garden Ijeds of flowers,
and
clever
is
the
attention
of
the
tropolis
meof
his
There
held
strict
plays.
bly
probagay
No bordered
walks, can be
in the country the equal of Miss
different
for some
time.
Both are
as
no
woman
So beautiful,
so
bright,so sweet,
So loved m memory.
Yeamans
in these peculiar parts. She
is
in every
mentally and morally,as any
way,
be.
two
One, at least, natural and witty and one of the few women
things possibly can
The days were
long,the lives were hard.
be funny in this way.
who
can
leaves a pleasant,refreshingremembrance
Small thought of self the rule.
;
Everybody
Where
ones
bad
knows
how
you grew in lieautyrare
the other leaves a worst taste than a very
good Harrigan is. They play
Beside the road to school.
the comparison.
excuse
splendidlytogether,and give this peculiar
egg
small the world
How
seemed
then;
liow wide
the
York
life inimitably.They
from
Frohman's
Lyceum
phase of New
company
It grows
as
years
go by ;
have been good, of course, for years, but now
Theatre is at the Mollis Street this week and
So much
to live for and to do,"
Howells
has discovered
received a very kind welcome
Monday night. that our
greatly esteemed
So much to dare and die.
in him a second Shakespeare,he must
"The
The
Charity Ball,"
play given was
Worcester^Mass.
at
be
months
the
all
that
Howell
of several
which had a run
ceum.
Lyright,as "everythinggoes"
Ladies'
Turkish
Baths.
Tolstoi down
The
or
ton
BosIt was
written by the authors of "The
says, from
up ?
is playing "Little
Museum
The ladies favorite hour for bathing in New
Wife," produced last year, and is upon much
company
the same
York
Turkish
Em'ly" with the usual success,
though I
woman
general plan and literarymerit as
baths, a fashionable
think some
that piece,though in some
respects it very
parts have been better played a
enade
says, is in the morning before the grand prom"The
Howard's
few years ago, but that theatrical mostal ways
resembles
Bronson
in the avenue,
much
the drive in the park,the
ducats
There
who
would
which
to
are
Henrietta,"
draws, any way.
matin(?e or the fashionable calling-dress
people
brought so many
parade
This week
of her

two

New

York

companies

has

in two

of her

us

most

cessful
suc-

"

"

"

Robson

"

Crane's

coffers

year

two

or

ago,

There
is
being played by Crane.
stock broker and the clergyman,and
the same
instead of the sacrifice of filial duty for the
love of gain,you have the brotherlyaffection,
the
as
and instead of a sacrifice,a victory,
the right
stock broker repents, and marries
and

is

now

go there who
in town.
to be

would

Ne.\t

week

put on, Barron

in such parts
for Scandal"
in "London

as

not

go to any

the "Old

other theatre

Comedies"

are

appearingfor the firsttime

Sir

Peter

and

Sir

Assurance."

Teazle
Harcourt
As

such

in "School

Courtly
parts

were

formerlyplayed by the great Warren and such

exists
a
man
as
John Gilbert,much curiosity

of the afternoon, and

ten and twelve

the baths, which

time.

All

They

come

come

with

sorts

between

they may
are

of

be

sacred

women

seen

to

may

the

hours

of

troopinginto
their

use

at

this

be found there.

in carriages and on
foot, they
maids
in attendance, they

their

chatteringalong in pairs,they come

in the daintiest
trippingin alone, they come
will do them.
He has
The
how
Barron
and they disappearin the small redset, and generally to see
of toilets,
piece is beautifully
ing
appear
or
stalls,and presentlyrecurtained rooms
admirably acted. Miss Georgia Cayvan, the
always,until now, played young parts as leadof the
and sheets,
and is a splendid actor, one
clothed only in diamonds
leadinglady,is extremely popular here, and
man,
with
in
round
all
the
acted the heiress loved for her money,
versatile
men
be
it
or
profession, with their hair,
most
heavy, hanging
sparse
in these same
edies
comThe attendants present
and has had great success
her usual taste and
intelligence.Herbert
their shoulders.
over
in years back ; but itis a very hard task
clergyman,but I think
being
most
the
Kelsey was a dignified
picturesque appearance,
famous
him in many
I have seen
by
clothed only in a short tunic of cotton, caught
to attempt these characters, made
parts better suited to
from the other
Le Moyne, the old favorite,played the
two
him.
shoulder,fallingaway
one
on
great actors at this very theatre. That he
and reaching to the
he always does anything;
is no
as
will have the best of success
under
one
down
every
Judge excellently,
way
arm,
in form, their
the
blind
beautiful
was
as
of
and
of
wish
are
and Mrs. Whiffen
doubt
the
thousands,
These
charming
knee.
girls
Watson.
mother.
gleaming white, like
round, shapely limbs
Now
for the other dramatic(?)attraction.
marble, and soft to the touch as a baby's skin.
Maiden-Hair
Ferns.
New
Park
Theatre
the same
at the
It was
exposed to any other
Their hands are never
rious
notomuch
Maiden-hair
ferns
can
that attracted so
York company
undoubtedly be
kind of work, and are as soft as velvet,supple,
In the Russian
health.
We
in
in
and
garly
vuland
in
touch.
rooms
kept
good
firm and exquisite
notorietythere,so extensively
grown
in capital bath
window
advertised
all over
the country. The
in a sittingroom
lithe,vigorous
have one
the chief attendant, a
hair that
of kinky brown
Case," an
with a crop
adaption condition,says a correspondent,and it has
play is "The Clemenceau
girl,
Gas
in the steam
and heat,
been there for the last eighteenmonths.
curled allthe tighter
by William Fleron from Dumas's rather shady
of
have
effect this would
and follows the novel
is not used ; so what
novel of the same
a very
wore
name,
unique and originalcostume
knotted by
time we
it we
At the same
towels were
read what one
can
cannot
Turkish towels. Two
fers
presay.
; but one
upon
very closely
in
is
rooms
shoulder,
of
in
habit
of
them
on
one
hear.
It
a
morbid,
healthy
unthe
the
to
at
not
or
are
corners
see
largely
using
the fringes
and were
changed
tone, cateringto the lowest passions, where gas is burned, but they are
passed underneath the other arm,
main
the hip. Two more
on
the
corners
and has no
about every
point to
tied
fortnight.The
redeeming feature in the way of
by
again
each hip
on
wit or brightness,
towels knotted
simply the Frenchiest of the
keep them in good condition is not to allow a
by the corners
skirt of this striking
formed the abbreviated
ennobling in it, draught to blow on the plantsby the window
French, nothing good or
clad
crowd
this
treatment
A
apparitionsflit
being opened at the bottom, as
everythingsacrificed to sensualism.
regalia. These scantily
stand.
The soil must
the maiden-hair cannot
that completelyfilledevery box, seat, and all
along the corridors leading to the bath-rooms
at the
of moisture.
was
of the house
also be kept in an eciuablestate
the standing room
and after them scurry the white and muftied
to
selves
themthe
gar
vulseat
be immersed
more
A healthyplant should
opening night,and if anything,was
figures of the bathers, who
The habitues
rim of the pot in a pail of tepid rain water
and rude than this poor piece. The
about the heated rooms.
very
and
dreaming of
were
there,of course,
of the placelean back, leisurely
would-be-worldly
every other day throughout the spring
young
and about
twice a week
through their conquests, their last souvenir night's
with the old bald-headed
veterans, but very
summer,
A fair-sized plant in a six or
the winter.
few ladies. The leadinglady poses as a studio
triumphs and floral ovations, or their latest
seven-inch pot would
not
model for about a half a minute, k la Eve,
require re-potting and dearest lovers, while their bangs slowly
tively
and is the
then it should
out, and the perspirationmeditain three years, and
straighten
takes the house
which of course
above once
bath
Heavy
drips off their noses.
be placed in a warm
greenhouse for a time to
only thing that draws.
as they hurry
blankets are thrown about them
ill effects of the potting. The
recover
any
or down
drama keeps on
If our American
to the Russian baths,
corridor
the
under
down
are
through
not
as
we
be
fronds must
pickedoff,
such exhibitions, it is
and we get a few more
and are taken away
farms
again at the door of the
maiden-hair
the impressionthat many
no
tellinghow far,or to what extent realism
are
greatly steam bath, where on the marble seats about the
in the
possession of amateurs
ful
gret
be carried,certainly
ruined, by persistentlyplunge,the pretty bathers sit in various graceonly to the deep reweakened, if not
may
and shoulders.
attitudes,with bare arms
of honest lovers of the drama. I adoptingthis practice.
and disgust
woman,

as

usual.

"

"

"

come

HT

Ivl(i

Christian

Courtesy.

trusive interference of other

people. Some

the

denomination

ablest

scholars of

the

ROBERT

BY

shall

How

attend.

Each

in church?

ourselves

has

the church

on

their attitude toward

strangers who
These

rules

seek

may

hung

are

that
yourself,
Lord

is

hungry

are

you

set off for home

at

as

brisk trot.

worship with them.

in the pews,

worldlygossipwith strangers.

the

on

aloud, but to
a shark, and
The

house

of

place for idle chatter and

the

to

up

the close of service remark

At

rules,carefully

its own

no

be

to

enjoyed the

the

hurry away.

He

are

made

"plainupon

not

tables,that he may
that

it;"and

justwhat he wants to
regularoccupants of the
nance,
of counteby
expression
by
manner,
pews,
late
by significant
gesture and action,transthese unwritten rules so clearlythat every

readeth

hear

may

language, and
fools,need
The

them
"the

not

err

the

in

his

in

wayfaring

though

men,

journey leaves you

delightfulcityof
the Sabbath
day, if

your

you should go to the Church of Saint Indolence

it as having as the slowest
(1 can recommend

singingand the softest pew cushions, with a

preacher to match, in the city),
you will see
the following "Suggestions to Worshipers:"
Fall

slide into the end of the pew

or

the
were
you who
strangers in your pew, say you don't know and
don't
but
sit
where
somecare,
hope
they'll
you
you

again. Say this so

Then
they will

the

on

get away

can

with

miles around
entitles you
This is the

billiard table

to

littlerest

of the

or

five

Saturday night,
Sunday morning.

day of rest, and

It is a mark

four

are

you

that

As

is

from

them

littlewhile

keepeth his pew,

look

best

at

your
After

frequentlyduring the service.

looking at your watch, always turn your head
and gaze
longinglyand earnestlytoward the
door.
if a stranger,accompanied by
daughter,attempts to enter your
Permit them to climb over
your legs,no

not

move

his wife and

pew.

how

matter

the

much

it may

This

you.

annoy

is

house, and all His children are

It is not Christian,and it may
even

Lord's

welcome.

to put your
questionedif it is reallypolite,
knees up against the back of the pew when a
to
enter.
It is
of
family
strangers attempt
churches, but we have never
practicedin some
openly encouraged it here.

be

Do

not

annoy

strangers who
at
thtm, or

in their direction.
to

Nothing

sensitive person

enter

may

by looking

church

is

than

the

glancing

even
more

to

rassing
embarfind himself

objectof attention,under the eyes of

strangers in a strange place. If he really
an

wants

seat, he will hnd

one

without

tearing

child gets into your pew,

time the littleone
tvery

to

day.
Sun-

on

the ob-

into

stumble

you

have

But

her nest, so
into a church

wandereth

invitation.

an

poor

not

on

he had the earth

mighty man,

Or

thou

snared

art

be
it may
of Saint

that

the words

with

are

you

ltd

of

into the

reading the tablet.

and secure
before
Come
early,
your own
pew
anybody else can get into it.
the first
Count
hymn-books carefully
your
thing.
is
if
When
family
supplied, there is
your
book

one

over,

hide

one

in your pew,
with you.

as

to church

friend

in the world

with, but

never

the cushion.

it under

never
lend it,you may
Leave
strict orders with

you

no

you

see

the
may

(He knows
you

would

If

awake,

and
with

sexton

to

seat

bring friends
you haven't a
share anything

mind.)

If you find a stranger in your pew, stare at

If he won't walk out,
until he walks out.

him.
Crowd
Push all the Bibles and
hymn-books into the other end of the pew.
Turn
when you rise to sing,
your bark on him
and sing loud out of your own
book, holding
If he is one
it so that he can't see.
of these
the
know
Christians
who
prayer meeting
he
to sing,
book
when
begins
heart,
by
hymn
do you
stop singing and look at him, very
much
as
a cat
might look at a robin.

make

corner.

it

pleasantfor

with

introduces

you

reaches

he

nod

and

beckoning hand,
wide-opendoor

your

church

as
though
your name"
it like a book, and has a
"

pretty good inklingof it

place

usher

An

you.

in

and

at once,

clerk,"adding,
part of the introduction,

"our

know

to

old deacon

by the hand

you

to

exactlyknow

used

you

very informal
etiquette.The sexton,

you on through the

before you know it. An

"I don't

as

soon

porch,sees you are a stranger,

in front
you pause hesitatingly
his. He hypnotizesyou
you are

the vestibule has

he

as

some

passes

almost

as

out

going; but the Samaritans

church

cheerful

of the Samaritans.

lows,
dealing with these felback

the

the minute

but can't quite

now,

each

at

door is

ready

ton
for you ; there is a perfectpicketline of sexand deacons and ushers along the front of

Church
of the Samaritans; not to keep
people out, but to bring them in : it isn't a fort,
it's a hospital;it's a man-trap, baited with
who is caught
Christian courtesy, and the man
the

there

tries to get away.

never

acquainted in your

Get

there

home

get
yourself;

the

house
both

Sunday attend
school"

own

church

feel

at

quenting
into the habit of fre-

during the week

services and

the

and

on

Sunday

easily the "workers" of the

tain
little people receive and enter-

how

see

hive and

it again.

him

sit down
and
him
into the

wide

and

8]

stranger,
thy mouth.

are

are

you

of the church

for the
:

where

standingon

poverty.

nor

but
together,

meet

day.
as

see

notions about

neither poverty

me

rich and

same

[Job 22

from

Church

the
no

you would

and

Greedy Ownself, whence you

before you
will probably run
get through

watch

Do

get such fine

can

you

bristles without

your

with

woman

keepeth his life.

that wandertth

bird

stranger who

bath-breaker.
SabChurch

no

highestculture and

breeding in refined societyto

over

The

Blessed is the man

that considereth the poor
be pushed in folds and wrinkles,so
can
a nuisance.
telligent
close one
wholly or partially
eye, all inhast
If
thou
nothing to pay, why should he
expressionwill be destroyed,and the
not stand thee up in the vestibule ?
laziness will
attitude of utter and disrepectful
becility It is a cold day for the stranger.
be heightened by the charm of acquired imto a stranger,of a
that giveth his seat
He
natural stupidity.
or
for it.
surety he shall smart
Do not rise during the singingof the hymns.
hast stricken thy hand
with a
If thou
The fact that you played tennis or base-ball
walked

to

If

to

all Saturday afternoon, or

pieces.

was

cheek
as

on

them

You
He

the

elbow

one

clothes

"

The

lop. Rest

head.

my

without

nearest

of the pew, and support the side of

If the
the outspread hand.

arm

face

it.

put
glare at the child
suggestionshere are
When
moves.
bor,
you speak of it to your neighin form, and are
far more
so
.Scriptural
ing
uplifthas
whom
a
man
a
you really love
is so buoyed up
that the ordinary man
his
call
the
child
a
on
pew-door
night-latch
that he finds it almost impossibleto sit down.
when
brat. .Smile pleasantly
you see the si xThe earth is the Lord's, for he made
it; but
ton tryingto coax
your dog out of the church.
this pew is mine, for I pay Jjoo a year for it.
That dog is too cute for anything. Might let
How
hardly shall they that trust in poverty
him
stay in ; he wouldn't bother anybody.
the center aisle !
on
get a sitting
mistake
The poor ye have always with you, but you
And, again,it may be that by some
ice

Give

not sit erect, but

Do

couldn't afford

of

sionally
occa-

July,when

in

Sundays
and

of Saint Dives

that church

to

gone

fearful of sunstroke

Stay there.

the

have

hot

on

the aisle.

on

!"

borrow

to

"

own

great and

Chicorkadelphia on

New

ak

sp

therein."

time

next

stranded

is

Giltedge.

The

do sometimes.

man

edifice of the Church

that

run

to

"Huh

say

of you.
money
Should
the pastor ask

"

They

sire
de-

you

ventures

want

may

else if they come

the front of the pulpit,
on
denominational
Possibly,however, your
the strangers will hear
everywhere, in plain sight.
posing
will lead you to worship in the impreference
wonder
how
earth
on
printedupon card-board, but are

choir

for the

or

Or, if

sermon,

walls of the church,

over

late,and ask

If, after service, he

that he

and

in

hymn,

but chillingly
elaborately
polite,
say,

"I dunno."
say

in
for the guidance of the members
each other and toward

codified

of
If the stranger should come
lieve you
befor the number
of the
relic
of the window.
text, look out

of

Oh, well,it depends somewhat

we

our

of ushers

to be a
employment
paganism and a legacyof Romanism, if,
self.
herindeed, they are not the Scarlet Woman

J. BURDETTE.

behave

we

the

find yourselfas
guest.s"and you will soon
those fellows
cordial and warm-hearted as
of the Samaritans, and
in the Church
over
ask

won't

for

letter of

introduction

and

countersignedcredentials before passing a

ways
alhymn-book to a stranger. And remember
the
injunctionof Peter, "an apostleof
tered
Jesus Christ," writing "to the strangers scatthroughout Pontus, Galatia,Cappadocia,

Asia and

be
Hythnia." "Finally,

ye all of

one

mind, having compassion one of another, love

be courteous."" Sunday
as
brethren,be pitiful,
School

"

were

Times.

Abram

S.

Hewitt

and

Levi

originally
journeymen tailors.

P.

Morton

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BY

B.

the

Indians,
parts of this article have already appeared in
The present is the concludingpart." Ed.]

ITwo
Light.

of seeingtheir most
We
had an opportunity
de
important Fiesta (feast) of the "Cinco
a celebration of
Mayo," or the 5th of May
"

defeat

the

of

erected

were

with
and

the

the beach

on

flags. Business

Booths

1861.

the

arches, colored

ated
decor-

citywas

lanterns, bunting
almost

was

for three weeks, and

suspended

carnival

high

held.

was

is gambling. It is
Gambling tables are
gamblers are men, women

principalamusement

The
a

in

French

second

Carlo.

Monte

everywhere,and
children.

and

the
In

curtains drawn,

the

wealthy merchants

stake Jioo
town, who
of the card, while down

the
turn

of the beach

booths, with

of the

some

are

Siooo on each
the lower end

or

at

tables surrounded

are

of

by

ten-

with their hands

year-oldboys
The gaming is licensed by
said any sin committed
duringthe fiesta need
not be confessed
to
the priest.I did not see
there, but I saw
any priests
everyone else,as

full of coppers.
the police,
and it is

all classes attend.

had

favorite chairs,where we
sat
evening,listened to the lovelymusic,

We
every

and

two

watched

with

the

is in

both

to stop, you clap your hands.

If you wish to
smoking
distinguishing call your servant, you do the same
; and it is
and the
Mexicans
astonishinghow far and how clearlyit can

women,

only

of

way
the

the difference between

S.

L.

and

men
latter,
cigarettes.The

Land.

In Cactus

married
inter-

have

They

color.

generations,and range from an

olive complexion to a chocolate brown and a
of them as dark
dark mahogany color,many
ures,
as
negroes ; but they have fine,regularfeatexpressiveeyes, and wavy hair,and are
in
quitepleasing appearance.

as

poor

suits and

straw

Scotchman

wear

wears

women

the

over

left shoulder.

the

across

plaid.

The

dresses, and always a black

end thrown
head, with one

coarse

shawl

his

shoes, but the

The

simplypiecesof heavy

leather

of the foot, and

around

bound

have

women

sandals, which

wear

men

the

cut

are

shape

the ankle with

leather

thongs. Babies are usuallydressed in

bright colors, little things three and four
months old in short dresses of pale blue, red
with lace, and stringsof
or
pink, trimmed
beads around the tinythroats.
Of

the

street

animal

scenes,

most

me

donkey carts.
boys who ride

the two

the

are

The

is a bamboo

carriers

Over

frame

ested
inter-

carriers and the

water

water

burros.

which

the

small

are

back

made

cake.

Dulce

sweet,

as

stands
a

meal

corn

used

way

Nowhere

water, and

are

of

Mexico

ladies and
side

the

cakes

poor

made

about
All

of

able
palat-

as

the

corn

between

two

buy pepper or spicesin

except whole,and then grind them.
else have I ever
seen
such
a

minglingof

by

Tortillas and

food
thin

One

stones.

in

brazier.

candied.
tillas"
fry "tor-

women

piece of sole leather.

here is ground by hand

as

any

and

are

potato

old

constant

Tortillas

name

sweet

where

charcoal

the

are

classes.

the

and

cactus

are
over

beans

is the native

candy;
implies,and
usuallytasteless,
generally being

of

There

cannot

wealth and

poverty

as

feast

day

calls forth. Beautifully

dres.sed
handsomelyattired men walk side

with

Mexican

mendicants

Indians,Spanish

sies,
gyp-

and

half-clad natives,
ging
dragalong littlechildren almost naked,babies
and throngsof dogs. First will
come
a group
of senoritas,under
the watchful
of big
eyes
fat mammas
or
followed
chaperones,
by a
number
of
German
young
clerks,neatly
dressed and vehemently
in their
discussing

gutturaltones, some

question which apparently

interests them

fiat and

tiled and
The

court.

around

the

inclined
slightly

rain-water
and

eaves

runs

toward

into

the

troughs

is stored in cisterns.

Many people spend their eveningson the

they get a good breeze, and
by moonlighta fine view of the cityand the
bay. The stone cornice of the buildingsextends
about two feet above the roof,forming a
balustrade and making it perfectly
safe.
The little donkey carts referred to are the
The
cart
is a deep,square
express wagons.
box, on two enormous
heavy lumberingwheels,
drawn
by a patient little donkey, whose harness
is made

straps and
at

up

of

strings.The

the head

always walks
leads the donkey. He spurs
by hissing,
which, until one is
it, is always suggestive of

and

the animal

on

accustomed

saddle, ropes, chains,

to

owner

The

the

wondrous

over

these

The

cold

floor is bare.

stone

the

as

that

power

the

Church

sways

gentle and superstitious

people.
a mighty religionis over
it all,
with
lowly worshippers,
reverently
heads, the rich and the poor, kneel

of
spirit

bowed
side

by side,on the bare stone floor.

is no
parade of Easter bonnets or

there

Here

icism
critof last year's gowns.
It is the honest
of a simple,oft ignorantheart; and

devotion

the sublime
halo

beauty of implicitbelief

casts

all.

over

Ma:iatlan,Mexico.
Shopping.

is involved

which

denials

and

There are great numbers

of men
who
no
work or trade, as there is
permanent
littlemanufacturingof any kind done in

Mexico.
groups,

They
and

stand

when

around

they get

the

streets

tired lie down

in
at

full

length on the sidewalk or in a doorway,

to sleepin the sun.
If theyonly make
cents
a
day, enough to get a frugal
meal, they are happy and contented, with not
and go
few
a

morrow.

The

stores

do

not

Indians, realis,"
or one

purchaser generally pays

bit.

If you

want

the street

of their

account

on

of

those

questions

of contradictions

maze

sides, and it is not

always
belongs.
a
peerlessand
faultless creation in other directions,
is, it
be confessed, the cause
must
of a good deal
of discourtesy
which shopkeepers and others
possibleto placethe blame
But the American
who
girl,

where

it

is

show

to our
"American
country.
is not solicited" accordingto the

of the
who

anybody
looked

after.

shop

patronage
sertions
publishedas-

But

managers.

as

to be that they have no

popularconceptionof sport. If an
girlwishes to buy a spoolof cotton

our

looks at S6000 or J7000 worth

of various sorts before she makes
a
London

In

shop, ask

for

itis handed

half the

expected

preciselywhat
down

make

women

is

customer

she

her.

to

unheard

is almost

rule

has money
in London
is eagerly
The
trouble in the shopping

districts seems

counters, and

very

in

all

on

have

up

and

subjectedin London
nationality.It is one
been

snakes.

but when
a purchase is
wagons,
all the airs which proclaim the
exquisite made, the clerk simply claps his hands in
of the Boulevard ; then
some
may be seen
oriental fashion, and one
of these men
will
solid-looking
Englishmen or a group of Amerspringforward to carry the parcel for you, for
ican.s ; and
through them all,passing and
which
the

Spaniards,Mexicans

A great many
truthful anecdotes
might be
told of the insults to which
Americans
have

out

and

are

unlike any

are

holds

tiled roofs,where

greatly; then a number

of
Frenchmen, Parisians,of course, you will say,
for the
a
care
with flashingdiamond
rings,slender canes',
keep delivery

down,

silence.

are

and

it is very
otherwise

in Mexico

seen.

lightis dim and ghostly,and the sunbeams,

tricklingthrough the windows, cast
fitfulgleams of crimson and gold and
purple.
bell callingthe devotees
The
has a weird,
unearthlyknell. One is impressed and feels

of the

work, which

cathedrals
I have

They are very largeand

built of brick, plasteredand tinted
stately,
like the houses.
They are
approached by
wide, broad, imposing steps of stone.
The
beautiful stained glasswindows
are
brought
from
Europe, and the full, deep tones of a
roU out rich melody over
magnificentorgan

dress in
classes,the men
sombreros, and except
in the hottest weather, wind
a
gaudily-striped the
The
them,
serape or ordinaryred blanket around
the

Among

cotton

motleythrong. two largeearthenware jarson each side. The

line of gay pavilions,
boy rides in the middle, with one foot on each
where is served ice cream, oysters, coffee,and
side of the burro's neck, and they make quite
all the luxuries of a first-classrestaurant
; and
a
pictureas they go around from house to
here may be seen
the peopleof wealth
and
house, sellingdrinkingwater to all those who
fashion.
Outside, and further down, are the
not fortunate enough to own
are
a cistern ; or
littlestands where
the poor peoplecan
buy a
a thirsty
can
stop a carrier in the street
person
or
a plateof
boiled cabbage for
cup of coffee,
and buy a cup of water.
All the water
used
a
few cents.
There
are
stands lightedwith
for drinking is rain-water, caught from the
torches, where the dark-skinned
owner
sells
roofs. The
roofs of all the best houses
dulce

The
others

interest the

the beach

Imagine on

be heard.

for

of

idea of
ican
Amershe invariably

of goods
purchase.
to

enter

wants

and

"Showing goods"

and

when

American

the stout and

beefyclerks spread
shops on the
out
after purchasing
mits, there is a deep
They do not realize

of their

contents

then walk

six-pennypairof lace
and profound protest.
in all likeliback
that the shopper will come
hood
the ne.xt day and buy a good many
thingsthat she has carelessly
inspectedon the
a

firstoccasion.

"

and

You

must

your

But
That

desire

become

so

you

good.
head, and

must

so

desire

is the firstand

improve your heart,

must

prove
desire to im-

become

well informed.

first

become

to

good.

great end of life. That

into the world for.
you

"un

is what

God

car

Charles

Kingsle'y.

sent

to

You

"

I^ICiHT

15

GAS

FUEL

e^

thatIlluminating
Gas at $1.50
Itisfoundbycareful
experiment
per

in point
ofeconomyto fuel, or non-illumina
isabout
thousand
equal
stoves
gasburnedin well-constructed
gasat 70cperthousand. Illuminating
in heating
results
"c.
mostexcellent
dining-rooms,
offices,
dressing-rooms,
gives
can

at

peaH^st.^
^^^
CHALLENGE

33

HEATER.

L. L. PIERCE

CO.

"

W. A. ENGLAND,
SOLE AGENTS IN WORCESTER
FOR ALL THESE WAISTS.

IN

DEALER

FINE WATHES,
LO KS,JEWELRY
"OPTIAL GOODS.

Waist
Equipoise

'"""
These

REPAIRING

waists

in

DONE.

PROMPTLY

seven

at

394 MainStreet.

the

styles,commencing
Baby Equipoise..

Style
laced-back
and
boned,
603, Ladies'
and boned,
whole
601,
back
whole
and
boned,
611, Misses'
without
bones,
610,
621, Children's,
"

Jenness Miller Model

631,

Bodice.

"

"

"

Infants'

WEDDING INVITATIONS
AND

or

B.
3

WOOD,

"

"

Reform

Dress

Waist,

BOSTON
HERALD
paper
news-

for

320

the

month, postagepaid.

URGESTCIRCULATION

Neck,

Si. 75.

Street,

Main

(Cor. Walnut)

ifamily.
50 cents
Bnbacription

$1.50.
High

Waist,

2.25
2.50

((

L I unciI

ble,
clean, reliadent,
indepenbright.
best

2.00

((

holes,

In orderingby mail give bust and

dress.
waist measure
over
Circulars sent on
application.

THE

The

Equipoise.

S'-7S
button

"

Neck:,

Low

Emancipation

Is

Neck

Bodice.

STREET.

MAPLE

Low

Bodice.

"

O.

1.50
.60

"

"

"

1.75

Style803,laced in back, boned, ^1.75.

gracefulsubstitute for Corsets.

coutil. Bone
buttons,
Style701, Regular length. American
"
"
701, Long waist.
hand-made
710, Regular length. Fine jean. Pearl buttons,
"
"
"
"
710, Long waist.

Printed.

2.00

.75

Jenness Miller Model

ANNOUNCEMENT CARDS
Engraved

and

new

Price

$2.25

(fine),

Compromise
A

"'"'

ditferent

W^orcester,
High

Neck

Equipoise.

Mass
Compromise

Bodice.

LKiHT

16

to-day

now

are

the sole Worcester

agents

Patterns

and

Catalogues.

for

the

Illustrated Winter

Store

Boston

the

at

MetropolitanFashion

the

Magazine,and

McKay

PublishingCo.'s

Butterick

for the
Call

"

Denholm

Messrs.

for

Sheet

November;

both free.
All the

patterns issued for November

new

Autumn
a

copy.

Fashion

the

illustratedin

Delineator,$1

The

those

now;

included.
Butterick's

fashions.

Winter

and

Sheet

ready

year;

big semi-annual. 2Sc

l^c per

copy.

DENHOLM

"

McKAY.

East aisle,
beyond books.

-4* 50 per cent, saved by

IF

YOU

PAIR

WANT

SHOES

OF
BOY

THE

WEAR

WILL

THAT

4*
buying"NOX 'EM ALL" shoesforthe boys.

WINTER,

GET

bought only children's "Nox 'Em All"

findingso durable, we now
carry
full line,
and the use of the goods has largely
We

at

ALL

THE

and
first,

increased

our

shoe trade.

JosLYN " Collins.

Barton

Landing, Vt.

the goods.
Dewey, dentist,
said this morning, he saved
half by buying
the "No.x 'Em
AH" for his boys.
I could

My

(TRADE

MARK

not

customers

do business

without

know

Mr.

A. E. Brown.

Batavia, N. Y.

SHOE

Want
6o pairs Boys' and 60 pairs Youths',
quick as possible. My trade is increasingon
the goods immensely.
A.

Elkhart, Ind.

MAHDFACTURED BY

H.E. SMITH"

"NOX

'EM

ALL"

them.

CO.,

B. Clark

WORCESTER,MASS.

The

Poor

Hundreds

Man's

like

the above.

Friend.

"

Co.

I.I(iHT

The

ir

Clark

About

the

House.

[Readers of Light
are cordiallyinvited
to contribute
on
practicalhousekeeping,and also
tion
informaany
which would be
interesting
to the housekeeper.Please
write on only
side of the
one
Address
paper.
all
articles

Sawyer

Co.

nications
commu-

to Household
Worcester, Mass.]

478

to

482

Main

St.
as

Editor,Light,

339 Main

street,

arvfinii.

Light

does not believe in "face

lotions,"
rule, but it seems
if those who
as

mu.st

something of this kind might find a

good
thingin a fresh cocoanut.
Grate it,and place
in a cloth,squeezingout the
milk.
Wash
the
use

face

and

hands

with the liquid,

rubbing the
briskly,the longerthe better,then
wipe

skin
with

In

fabrics

No

intelligent
treatment
of different
largepart of the art of washing consists.
Fine laces,for example, must
be treated
an

Advance

by themselves.

ilSillS.
and

MADE

soft cloth.

HAVE

Very fine lace may

whitened
it into

IN

for twelve

hours

THE

be cleansed

by foldingit smoothly, and sewing

clean linen bag. It is then
mersed
im-

Price

in pure olive oil. A

into water, and the

littlefine
soap is shaven
lace put into this and boiled
for fifteen minutes.
It must
be well rinsed,
dipped into
starch water, and then taken
from the bag and
stretched and pinned to
dry.

Carpets

OF

Although

the

advanced

from

wholesale
5 to

10

price
per

has

cent

on

all

grades, and soon

the consumers
will be obliged to
pay higher prices
all floor coverings.
on

*" Bags of Chinese matting gildedwith

gold
paint,and tied with a sash ribbon
just above
fringeof the matting,make pretty

the

cles
recepta-

for papers
be

hung

pictures. The

or

across

bag should
if cheery

niche, and

corner

heads

of children
peep above the rim, the
has a very picturesqueair.

Purchase
now and Save Money
!

ner
cor-

*" It sometimes

happens that one's wall

Our
Carpet Department
full of the
excellent background for
tures,
picLatest
Novelties, both in color and
equallyso for china and bric-adesign.
2000
yards
brac ; in that case
a wall-hanging of crimson
plush,or plush of any dark, appropriateshade,
be
may
suspended back of the cabinet, and
TAPESTRY
will serve
admirably to show to advantage any
dainty bits of china which
BRUSSELS
would
be
lost
againsta pale manila-colored cartridge
paper,
or
one
of pale gray or olive, such
form
CARPETS,
as
lovelybackgrounds for engravingsor
etchings.
paper, while

an

is not

% The best way to remove

is to firstrender the room

the smell of paint

as
nearlyas possible
air-tight
by closing the windows, doors and
other openings. Place
vessel of lighted
a
charcoal

in

the room,

and

throw

it two

on

Good

Newest

handfuls
of juniper berries.
After
twenty-fourhours the smell will have entirely
disappeared. Another
method
of doing the
same
thing is to plunge a handful of new
hay
into a pail of water
and let it stand in the
newly paintedroom.

*, Very few housekeepers

should

succotash
be cooked

enough

water

is added.
not

too

beans

to

The

to

the

Lima

Patterns,

good

line

of

CARPETS

beans

ALL

WOOL
at

GRAIN
IN-

only

at least

an
hour, with just
them, before the com

cover

should

com

close
and

75c

understand how

properly. The

Latest

Colorings,

Per Yard.

or

three

to cook

Quality,

the

be

mixture

carefully,

cut

cob, and
cooked

added

to

55c Per Yard.

the

minutes.

ten

Then
a largeteaspoonfulof butter
and a scant
teaspoonful of flour must be added to
every
pintof succotash, and stirred in carefullyso
not

as

THE

CLARK-SAWYER

must

CO.

now

to

break
the
be seasoned

agreeableto

478 TO 482 MAIN STREET.

beans.
and

The

cooked

succotash
ten

minutes

longer. Some persons add salt pork to this

dish, but it givesa coarse,
greasy flavor not
a

refined

PINKHAM " IILLIS,

355

taste.

Main

*, Tenderloins
over

broil better if first brushed

with olive oil.

Telephone

No.

93-4.

Street.

1,1(1 HT

15
_^

NEEDLEWORK AND STAMP1NG4-

^m

Done

on

sold

Goods

furnished.

varietyof

call and

cutting should
systems

in

now

ton, and

understand

to

Five

from

Prices

S.

A.

S.

in dark red with

rich shades

Budding-

tint are

Dollars.

will be tried this

Fifteen

to

very

many

B,

this

but

season

none

DressCutting
Worcester
Academy.
deep,uglypinks with
making patterns and hnings cut to
fit perfectly
by the Kellogg-French Tailor System.
in cutting, making and
draping. Teaching
Lessons
cutting and

desired.

when

at residence

Room

for Circular.

17
Mass.

Street, Worcester,

F.

E.

MRS.

Agents

Send

wanted.

Block,

Clark's

Main

492

and it takes

DRESS i MAKING t PARLORS.

Costumes
and Evening
Outfits
Bridal
MADE

Take

Building.

23, Knowles

Room

SPECIALTY.

Elevator.

**WORCESTER DRESS CUTTINGSCHOOL**

Formerly
Windsor,

removed

street,has

527 Main
Main
720

at

street.

this

and solicited. We
welcome
ones
cut, baste, fit and shape. Open day
evening. Dressmaking patterns and linings
to call ; new

invited
teach

MRS.

cut.

it is less the

season

than for several

Improved

L. F.
Tailor

Sole Proprietorof
WALSH,
System. Agents wanted.

H.

SEARS,

assistant will be in attendance.

lady

15 Park Street,
Mass.
Worcester,
LE * JOLLY * FRENCH i DYEING
AND t CLEANSING * HODSE.
for Laces

Reference

Cut

Work
and
oat

LIGHT,

T.

at

Lace

Short

Notice.

Curtains, Gross

this coupon
and
bring

prices.
WALNUT

FKOPKIETOR,

MELVIN,

" Strauss

from
Fit with
cent
count
dis-

and
get 10 per
from
regular

yon

C.

ST.

THAT ROCKING CHAIR

beautiful

such

there

However,
of

sorts

That
a

glass in

these

you

have

had
to

cover

new

save

long

so

it from

needs
ruin.

it to

Bring

HAAS "

acceptablegift,but
fashion to give glass

seasons.

to

you

and

al
always of the traditionfigures,
shepherd and shepherdess,are sought for
wedding gifts.
*, .Simplest
designsin silver are considered
far more
the most
artistic always and are
mental
desirable than any
passing fashion of ornaetchingand cutting.

*" Glass is always an

are

fashion,

the

are

Specialty

*" Dresden

the

to

pupils

Former

shoes

sense

pointedtoes seeming vulgar and abnormal.

former are, moreover,
shapelyfoot gear.

The

W.

First-Class

rough face
are
up ;
only beautiful when carefullymade
otherwise they look dowdy and cheap.
*" Common

E. Tibbetts,

M.

([^^

favor

than those
perhaps more
cast in them
a yellowish
complexion to wear
with

i I-

in

beautiful

fine,soft woollens

*# The

the

Miss

pink find

DENTIST

them.

S O N.

plish
pur-

for the first time

season

years.
Many different shades of

Street.

236 Main

Dress

becoming, and

elegantand

not Umited.

Time

pupilthoroughly taught.

Every

*5t The

I 1 I

326Main,op.Mechanics Hall

DR.

modern

various

of Squares,the

King

; the

use

otliers.

the

examine

dress-

principleof

every

I I i M

Portraits

purplealso but

purple very deep

mony.
produce a pleasinghar-

in order that it shall

wish

Children's

son
sea-

and in certain shades

ways,

School.
DressCutting
All who

"I I I I ] I I

this

it is a very attractive combination.

with
** Blue is combined
the blue is very pale and the

KEYES.

S. M.

MKS.

in

Order.

to

given and material

Instruction
commission.

combined

*^ Purple and pink are

Needlework,

Fine

Embroidery,

Work,

Mexican

PHOTOGRAPHER

of Fashion.

Poems

Street,

"VsTaln-u-t

iTo.

271

MONTAGUE,

Main

Street,

are

days

AND HAVE A NEW COVER PUT ON IT.

bit for
temptationto select a rare
wedding gift. In the famous Baccarat glass
nished
are
some
exquisite
pieceswhich are burwith real gold givinga rich and unique
effect. English cut glassin fine patterns is
always elegant and simply cut flagons and
other largepieceshave an
outer
covering of
openwork silk.

that it is a

the

Rule

there

Babbitt,

C.

L.

Mrs.

DRESSMAKING.

ARTISTIC

PARLORS:

I'leasant

S^

Street,

C.

KENNARD'S
AND

tADIES'

of all sorts are

used on
** Fancy linings
and early winter.
wrappings for late autumn
Fur
facings are quite attractive and very
astrakhan
and lambskin
particularly
stylish,
of the Persian variety.

Mass.

Worcester,

MISS

CHILDREN'S

*" Long furs,such

HAIR ^^ DRESSING ^^ PARLORS.

throat

as

and

as

fox and

trimmingsfor

shoulder

Cutting,
Whole

kinds

of
a

Bangs
prices.

hair

Friz/es

made
All

for

at

25c.

and

75c.,

all

another

fancies in

in

.Sometimes
furs

lowest

very

are

decoratingone fur with

England, but they do not
mental.
nor
are
they ornathe designs of flowers in

appliedto velvet,but

effect than

attendance.

from

come

Wig
styles of

latest
the

XIV.

heels

but
very dressyfootgear,
GroutBlock,
387 Main Street,
Dp One Flight.

SUPERFLUOUS HAIR CAN BE

permanently eradicated

ELECTRIC

by

with

English heel takes

always on walkingshoes and

other

injury,

There

is

now

upon

NIlss

9 to n

H.
Summer

a. m.,

IvI
Street,

to 4 p. m.

Worcester,

Mass.

way

or

kid shoes

done

the
in

heels

of

FINE MONUMENTAL

WORK

red, gold

silver.

*" Lace flounces

bottom

no

are

of skirts and

materials
have

PROCTOR,

The

preference
every

In Granite and

no

for any lady to allow a growth of hair to remain

her face to mar
her personal beauty and
to make
her friends unhappy.
Moles
also permanently removed.
are

excuse

other.

no

the
is in

*" A passingfancy is to have

the black satin
or

Hours

EV^tSSvCOr^

with

desirable.

more

the

NEEDLE

scarringor

sort.

still worn

are

square

No

with littlebetter

the fur of another

on

filled.

orders

** Louis

Process.

used

capes of seal

appealto the artistictaste

order.

to
the

sale

Artists

Experienced
promptly

curled,

curled,

Work

specialty.

and

and

cut

Bangs
of

Hair

Making

All

16c.

liead

lynx are

otter.

*0 Odd
Hair

are

placedon

greatly used

on

the

of silk,or the
the round skirts,
which

131 CENTRAL STREET,

train.

*0 The two-heeled
popular.

Marble,

ruches

Piccadillyshoe

is very
NEAR

SUMMER.

WORCESTER,

MASS

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Heard

rhetoric,

Shakespeare,
MRS.

JOHN

MISS

SARAH

For YoungLadiesand
14:

October

Re-opens
Sum

Askem

:"

I'ettis now?

joinedthe silent

She

"

isn't

dead,

only

"

Have

read

you

Ben

And

T.

I have

No,

"

MAIN

resume

Nlonciay-,

for Ancient

time

no

Out.

Went

Lamp

teaching

on

Septeml"er,

MR.

1 am
thinking of practicingin
:
gymnasium to increase my stren^h.
Ci.ARA (softly):I don't think you need any
more
strength.
George

his

Hammond,

People'sSavings Bank

the

at

STREET.

ward
"Looking Back-

History.

College Preparatory.

446

will
:

Harmony,

-" TEACHER i OF * SINGING4-

Posted.

Children,
Julia

and

teaching,.Sept.i,

resume

STUDIO,

?"

STREET,
i.

OF

Piano, Organ

did she die ?

When

:"

Repi.ekjh

Mrs.

Well

address, Rockport, Mass.

mer

is Mrs.

She has

Will

Hattie:"

PLEASANT

MORSE,

TEACHER

livingin Philadelphia.

Throop'sSchool

Mrs.

N.

Schuylkill.

Where

"

Repleigh

Mrs.

in Reading

Instructor

A.M.,

work.

Vocal

Askkm:

Mrs.

Director.

Associate

TICKNOR,

M.
and

GEO.

majority.

Director.

E. LAUGHTON,

HOWARD

Laugh.

in

physicalculture.
C. CUTTER,

Let

the

Quiet Along

Mrs.
literature,history,
reading, speech culture and

instruction

Private

All

Street.

iS Belmont

Place,

and

i6.

OCTOBER

THURSDAY,

Class

Laugh and

EnglishSpeech

School of
RE-OPENS

19

1st.

Bldg.,452

Main

St.

ANDERSON

"

"rElocution
School

Will

instruction

resume

in

the

BUILDING,

CLARK

The

ST.

MAIN

492

"

Mrs.

FallTerm Begins
11,1890.
September

Different.

Only

Same,

Nonesuch

When

"

last summer
mountains
rise.
given in Elocution, Vocal Technique,
to see the sun
A thorough, scientific,
and Physical Culture.
Gesture
Mrs. Marble:
Why
of study" the best
systematic and progressive course
I get up to let mine in.
class lesPrivate
and
and reasonable rates.
methods"

At

his NEW

the

at

was

I got up

at 3

o'clock

Thursdays
Take

and

elevator.

B.

Instruction

that's

"

Call

ons.

adddess,

or

the

Just

STKLLA

MISS

Main

173

(to applicant for

Prv

tenement)

stay out late

your husband
He does.
Applicant:

Does

GREEN

W.

at

ALLEN'S

D.

School of Music,

Reverse.

Mrs.

W.

PROF.

just the time

Prln.

HATNES,

M.

Knowles
STUDIO,
Building,518 Main
September 8. Mondays, Tuesdays,
Saturdays,from 12 to 6 p.m.

Street, Monday,

opens
Street, Harrington Building,re-

October

"

night?

and after

ist.
Pupils may
September 15.

registeron

"

HIS

RE-OPEN

WILI,

p. : Very late ?
Yes, very late.
p. (with a toss of her head) :" Ah
?
to a club, I suppose
A. (calmly):"No, the club belongs to
Mrs.

School for

A.

Store of

Music

He's

MHQm

"

Only

Circulars

Mattoon.
"

Co.'s

Music

Telephone

can

Store,

or

obtained

be

Music

at S. R. Leland's

Store.

call 405-5.

nine-story

how

And

R.

HEATH,

Experience in
Business

HlnmanV

my

When

arms.

she

saw

buy anything. Business, Aaron,

not

"Is

love

is very

letter?" asked

one

New

York

and

No

College,

only place in the citywhere

Our

518

Alaiu

Mucilage

Street.

you

can

etc., re-platedto look and wear

work
is all hand
burnished, and

get knives,

in

three

t.mes

Acme
COLLAR

N.

BARTON

PLACE.

"

"

Chollie:

have

red

you

in that locket?

Oread.

Flace.

given at moderate rates

beginners on the piano,at their

Instruction
to

residence if desired.
B. M.

Mrs.

one

on

your

last love-letter.

it carefully.It touched

lips. It often touches

Dollie

You

:"

your moist

mine.

dreadful

fellow !

I'm

so

sorry!
Chollie:
Dollie:

"

"

I moistened

Fido's dear, damp

that stamp

Is

prepared

to furnish

VIUSIC

SELECT

occasion.
For any
Special attention paid to concert
entertainments,
for weddings,
music
fairs, dramatic
For terms
etc.
apply to H B. VVentworth, .Manager,
stre.t, Worcester, Mass.
75 West

alsoArtists'
Materials,
goto
description,

nose.

Item.

down of a peach is apparent ; the down

be apparent at first
not
of a banana
may
later you tumble to it.
or
glance,but sooner
The

Street.

Club
Orchestral
Elberon

I.
Fall

Grand

and Framesofevery
For Mouldings,
Pictures

Sorry! Why!
Because

by pressingit on

Sorkness,
22

postage stamp.
Goosie ! What
postage stamp?
The

"

I detached

MASSICOTT.

Plating ^A/'orks,
LAUNDRY.

DoLLiE:

equal to

as

J.

OVER

.HONDAY,

29.

SEPT.

Hers.

(snugglingquiteclose to his watch

Chollie

therefore

long as if only buffed.

Specialattention given to Jewelers' work and Band
Instruments.
Watch
new
cases
gold pla'ed by our
A
five years'
equal to filled ones.
process will wear
Give
me
a trial.
guarantee given with our work.
wear

TEACHING

KESCME

Boston.

Bronzing, Oxidizing, Lacquering,

Bright Dipping and Job Polishing.

will

WILL

young

busy poring over

lawyer of another, who was
sheets.
closely-written
the
other,confusedly. "It
"Oh, no," replied
is justa writ of attachment."

"

new.

J. Bassett,

TEACHER * OF ^^ PIANO-FORTE,
13

that

chain): What

forks, spoons,

Arthur

Mr.

fant:
the in-

to

good,
; if you're not
in his pack.' She did

away

you

she said

me

'There he is now
he'll carry

^"
Nickel
and BrassPlating,
Silver,
Gold,

The

street.

woman

of this tenement.

DoLLiK

PIANO-FORTE,

Technical.

Expert Accountant.
At

Bassett,

Wellington

27

justcalled me from the top story

I managed
to get up with
pack, and found her with a baby in her

"A

M.

George

is it with

you ?"

some

5 Years'

Mrs.

is business,

"How

TEACHER

"Very good, indeed.

CI.OSED.

AND

OPENED

HOOKS

F.

him.

of Piano,

teaching October
15. Addre.ss,
52 AgriculturalStreet.

resume

bad."

EXAMINED.

ACCOUNTS

Will

?"

Aaron

C. L. Gorhdm

at

York.

in New

tenement-house
will re-open
her classes
Jennie Abbott Matioon
dancing Wednesday, Oct. S, at 2 p.m.
Oct.
cla-s
will
Wednesday,
29, at 7.30
open
Evening
leference will be requiredfrom
An introduction
or
p.m.
will be allowed
to
join the evening
strangers. No one
dence,
first applying to Mrs. Mattoon
at resiclass without
and June sts.,vt at Grand
Pleasant
corner
Army
Hall, Wednesday evenings,Oct. 8, 15, 22, from 6 to 7.
call or address
Mrs.
and further particulars
For terms

in front of

pedlers met

hall.

Mrs.

Bemis,
Teacher

Scarecrow.

Two

in

L.

! belongs

policeman.

'

Akxiy

Grand

Addison

"

Mrs.

October.

Information
apply at the
" Son.
S. R. Lelana

Particular

For

of

Middle

the

About

Dancing

T^

xj

3sr,

and save from20 to

220 Main Street,
Storeopen evenings.
40 per cent.

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Interesting
that a monster
flagstone,
It is announced
been
the largest,perhaps,that has ever
ried
quarford
Bradfrom a
in
Pennsylvania comes
"

"

thick, and

i8 inches

and

long, 6 feet
weighs about

It is 77 feet

county quarry.
wide

eightytons.
while giving directions in
Konigstein,
of specand prescribing
uses
tacles,
said that green
glass as a protection
than useless
worse
against strong rays was
Dr.

"

his class of the

did

and

harm

more

to

sensitive eye

$4.00for both.

than

yellow rays to be
irritate the eye.
transmitted and unnecessarily
As a protection
againststrong rays, the blue or
the only protection.
smoked
glasseswere

good

it allowed

as

the

is

"It
make

Australian

fact that the

curious

lady bug, which

California

brought to

was

to

scale, has
upon the cotton cushion
e.xtinct in its native land, and that

war

become

stock
supplied with a new
parasiteby the state board of
the
The
as
lady bug, known

Australia is to be
of the useful
horticulture.

Vedalia, has

been

to California

in

The

"

the church.

is

publicto

the

year

no

It remains

duced
say whether it shall be reelevated
or
to a frivolous amusement,
Kate Field.
to the rank of high art.

with

52.50

from

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properlydirected

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civilizer than

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orchards

destruction.

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Reception.

notable

most

year

refreshments

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you

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to

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in

February,iSSi, at the
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ments
number
partook of the lavish refresh4500
two
served.
There
were
large wine
barrels of terrapinprepared and served. Over
the

loaves of bread

1500
into

and

150 hams

There

were

were

made

furnished.

cream

chickens

used

were

of

coffee

great tanks of lemonade

There were
cakes and confections

without

household, W.

steward

stint. The

of

the

Crump, who managed this

gastronomic campaign, had a small

enormous

of

army

in salads.

nearly 1000
Nearly 400
Over 150 gallons

and

consumed.

were

T.

and

men

in the kitchen.

women

supply

clean plates was

of 2500
stantly
kept conhand and requiredten dish-washers.
on

There

were

of

this

$6000, although

was

which

was

any

whole

in

no

wines
ever

owing
the executive
ten ladies

The

served,

were

been

expended
during a

dinners

presidentfor state

administration.

and

serving the guests.

singleentertainment

than has

more

the kitchen

in

employed

actual cost

The

cooks

seven

waiters
fifty

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week
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nearly every
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R.
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zz

OXYGEN IN DISEASE!

Eat.

Somethingto

[Light invites the ladies of Worcester and vicinity to

contribute cooking receiptswiiicii they have tried and
Please write upon
to Ik good.
one side of the paper
to Culinary
only,and address the communications
Editor,Light, 339 Main street, Worcester, Mass.]

proven

Sauce.

Pudding

Delicate

of sugar, two
largetablespoonfuls
of flour and stir togetherto
of butter and one
Take

four

; add

cream

stifffroth.

of

the white

beaten

egg

one

into the mixture

Pour

to

gillof

one

This will be found

preferredextract.
of Rolled

of
Add
one
teaspoonful(level)
teaspoonfulof salt,one-half teacupteacupful of
light-brownsugar, one

CO,

the above
Treatment."

shown
"Home

Cut

by

Oats.

is that

TREATMENT

RATIONAL

two

(or over

milk.

sour

soda, one
ful of

well-beaten eggs, in the

sifted flour,and two
order given, the soda dissolved in a little

water

Catarrh, Dyspepsia, Consumption, (inits

Neuralgia
earlystages,)

and

Diseases.

Kidney

Preserves.

make

to

done, take

boil ; when
the fruit and sun, while

out

Return

boils.

Flavor with

to

on

kettle and

to

cook

of lemon.

extract

fast the fruit will

drop

Old-Fashioned

to

Nut

cups of flour and

A
of
cup

syrup

until done.
Lies at the foundation

of the

doctrine

new

medical

pieces.

of natural

science

of

now
therapeutics,

part of the best

the age.

Cake.
After

with

cups

milk, a teaspoon

nearly

If boiled too

of sugar stirred to a cream

of a cup of butter,
a cup
three-quarters
Two

THE OXYGEN TREATMENT

Let it remain

sufficient syrup.

night,then put

An

Disorders, Blood
Colds, Coughs,

Dfficulties, Scrofula,

Throat

Asthma,

Peel, core, and if the applesare large,halve

to one
Add
them; if not, preserve whole.
pound of fruit a pound of sugar, then place
in
vessel
with
the fruit
a
justenough
; cover
all

Nervous

Diseases, Rheumatism,

Chronic

Humors,

minutes.
twenty-five

for

hot oven,

Apple

For

pans, in

hot, well-greased
gem

in

Bake

water.
a

of

cups of rolled oats for five hours

night)in one and three-fourths cups of

Soak

apparatus

very
O. A. K.

fine sauce.
Gems

The

OXYGEN

S. COMPOUND

U.

boilingwater, stirringfast; flavor with any

in

of soda, four eggs, four scant

a teaspoon
of cream
of tartar.

more

Worcester

the

of rich

this

city
and

and

than

four

Office

has

of

years

steadily increasing business,

hundreds
of people
to

demonstrated,

vicinity,the

great

value

of

Oxygen

as

lactic
prophy-

therapeutic.

hickory nuts, chopped very

just before it

fine,is stirred through the cake

is

the

in

put

It should

oven.

be baked

in

in Worcester
Families
Alone.
Two HundredHome Treatments

large brick-shapedloaves, iced with a thick

nuts
icing,
through which half a cup of hickory
have been stirred.

Virginia

Home

Corn-Bread.

Break

in

crock

corn-meal
Have

to

make

biscuit pan

batter

warming

like nut

with

Pour

the

through

will work

cupfulof cracklins in

season

sent

into

than

more

and

towns

400

cities in the United

States, and

also

England and Germany.

of them eminent
in their profession in the
More than 17,000 reputablephysicians many
in disease in New
York City
administered
United
use
States,
Oxygen. 500,000 gallonswere
Let the reader judge whether or not Oxygen is a valuable therapeutic.
alone last year.

cake.

"

"

generous
in the batter and

of lard.
tablespoonful
grease

Treatments

to

three eggs,

beat,add a
of milk, a heaping teaspoonfulof
pintor more
to
in enough
s
alt
and
sift
yeast-powder,
taste,
a

in

baking. A

may

be

tuted
substi-

SendforParapWets,
or callat rooms and

from well-known
Worcester
see Testimonials
people.

for the lard.

Pickled

Crab

Select
Place

Apple.

large,crimson apples,and wipe clean.

and steam
all the
platein a steamer

applesit will hold, until tender. To one quart

of good vinegaradd one
cupful of sugar, one
spoonful each of cinnamon, cloves,allspice
and nutmeg, and a pinch of salt; heat to boiling
and pour
over
the apples. After three
days boil up the vinegar and pour over
again.
They will be ready to use in a week, and are
very nice.

Meringue
Line

over

YOURSBLK.

IX

ABOUT

OI^r'ICE

BX^-A-O^CH

No.37PEARL STREET,
Rooms2 and3 Chapin
Block,

Pudding.

a
deep pudding dish
with rich
cake, cover
custard and bake, ice like
stove to dry,take out and cover
Serve without sauce.

sponge

SBE

with

slices of

WORCESTER,

fruit jam, pour

cake, set in the
with

meringue.

V.

M.

SIMONS,

nfl55.
-

Medical

Actuary.

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23

WHITNEY'S
LINEN

STORE.

GrassBleached,
Old Fashioned,

Round

Strong

Linens.

These
I

goods come

in allwidths

and

are

larly
particu-

adaptedfor embroiderywork.

SamplesSent
Temple

on

Application

Place, Boston.

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CO.

-PRATT

WARE

PRICK"

ONK

tailors

mb

^CLOTnicRS

mass.
National
Ban^ bm,WORCESTER,
408" 412MAIN STREET,First
finest and most
completeassortment of
largest,
Men's, Boys' and Children's Clothingand
Furnishing
The

Goods

LATHROP

found

in the

STREET,

and
the

Men's and Cliildren's4-4*Ladies',

approved

THE

in

more

IE

call

on

and
particulars,

address

O.

J.

H.

Sept.

Worcester,
sick

and

accident
in

members

400

$5000 already

A
17, 1889.
benefits
and

Worcester;
distributed

carefully
explaining the plan and

documents

Secy., 339

WOOIJMAN,

Main

great

in

sick
of

scope

this

$500

of

assemblies,

$6500

benefits.

Mass.

tion
institu-

co-operative

endowment

an

local

two

St., Worcester,

THE

QKT

and

rapidlygrowing fraternity,
Burnside
Building.

BKST

The BAY

STATE

THEY

SEPTEMBER,

WE

ALSO

CARRY

HAVE
A

Rangeand ParlorStoves.

GLENWOOD

or

NO

LARGE

LINE

OF

EQUAL.
GAS

AND

KEROSENE

THEREFORE

OT5TER5
Vou

CHANDELIERS,

QOOb

get them

Stewed.
Roasted, Fried,
Escalljpea,at

can

TABLE

LAMPS,

AND

FIRE-PLACE

GOODS.

!
or

466

Main

St.

O.

S. Kendall

"

Co.

BSTKY'S,
No.

Main

411
1

heatre
6

Street,

Parli"'H

a.

to

m.

Up

One

Flight.

Accomodated.

13

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from
Open
including Sunday.

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ART

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being present we
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above

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can

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as

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to exercise,
the different moveillustrating
ments,

kept

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of Instruction, how

before

pupil while exercising.

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can

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Wednesday,

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Street.

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at

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specialfeatures of this particularbath

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extant
purifier
to-day.

while to

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attendance

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as

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Surgeon.

ARCHITECT*

ited
lim-

492

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St.,

Worcester.

LIGHT
Vol.

WORCESTER,

II.

Art Students
exhibition

at

is to

SATURDAY,

OCTOBER

25,

No.

1890.

35

hold its semiannual

She
have
abandoned
the opera, or
his sympathy with and believe in the need for
a
may
or
a
whist-party,
men.
It is to be
dancing-partyall innocent
practically-educated
young
pleasureswhich she might very properlyhave
regretted that any attempt should be made to
detract from the credit due
Mr.
enjoyed. At any rate, accustomed
only to the
Bigelow for
accustomed his
societyof education and refinement, and unwho
are
generosity. Those
acquainted
of life,she
to the harshnesses
with him and his business methods
will not be
ventured to go where she would be surrounded
faith in a newspaper
apt to place much
tion
sensawho
shock
which
Americans,
to
show
that
by rough young
he has given
might
attempts
her and
would
at
least be as foreignto her
that
which
does
not
to
him.
Mr.
belong
away
in their ways
as
animals.
for that.
a
man
Higelow is much too shrewd
any of Bamum's
she enjoyed it, she said ; and she liked
But
His giftought to be one
of great value to the
the boys. They were
not
rude ; they treated
city,and it is to be hoped that the proposed
her as they ought to treat a lady,and she had
trades school may be satisfactorily
established
and put in working order in the shortest posan
opportunityto give them pleasure. She
sible
told of her experiencewith eyes that sparkled
time.
and a countenance
that glowed as happily as
Several lawyers of marked
those of the boys whom
she described ; and it
ability,
ranking
the foremost
was
pleaders of the bar in
pleasure among
very evident that in giving them
past work of the Art Students Club, and looks
she had gained a higher pleasurefor herself.
its importance and
them
forward to the day when
Hon.
Frank
P.
Massachusetts, among
Even
It is something for the young
and women
to those not
influence will be doubled.
men
Goulding of this city,have refused an appointment
who
have
leisure evenings to think about.
to the bench of the SuperiorCourt,
personallyinterested in art, the exhibitions of
because
There could
be no better way for them to do
they could not afford to abandon
pretty pictures,recurringat intervals of six
lucrative practices for a salary of S5000 a
It is
fail to have
an
interest ; and
direct good to their fellow-creatures.
months, cannot
This
it is well to remember, in forming estimates of
because when
better than the givingof money,
suggests the idea that the state
year.
after
for its judicial
honest
striver
the work
that
are
let the coin slip from our
hands, we
might do better to pay more
done,
we
any
cent
service than it is paying at present, and be
the last,and not the least,of the three benefiis ended.
responsibility
apt to feel that our
of gettinga higher order of ability
factors of life the good, the true and the
We
dollars, sure
upon
say : "1 will give twenty, or fifty
ill afford to entrust
the bench.
The state can
beautiful
couragementor
is entitled to the respect and enhundred
it maybe,
one
dollars,or whatever
to incompetent or
inferior men
the decision of
believe that mind
of all who
in charities,this year;" and then we
divide it
that it would
should prevailover
much
for home
for
questions affectingnot only the lives and
matter, and
missions; so much
so
up
its
of
but
the
welfare of the
dull
world
without
those
be a
citizens,
the
to
of the happy heathen
things the conversion
property
very
state
itself. To pay too littlefor our judicial
which delightthe eye and appeal to the finer
for temperof civilization ; so much
terrors
ance
services may mean
to pay
of the soul.
senses
much
for the poor.
Few of us stop
very dearly for it
; so
The

Club

MASS.,

its

rooms

in

Walker

"

sidered
building,next week, and while it is not conas
important as the annual exhibition
nevertheless
no
in the spring, it has
slight
interest for Worcester
people. The development
Worcester's
most
of
proficientpupilsof
not
the brush may
infrequentlybe traced back
has
with this club, which
to beginningsmade
been
for several years
bringing together a
number
of ladies and gentlemen who find an
possibly, discern
agreeable recreation
or,
future opportunitiesfor professional
work, in
less a suctheir painting. Socially,it is no
cess
and in its proper
than artistically,
sphere
of art education, it has accomplished good
finds much
results. Light
to praisein the

"

"

"

to

think

about

ways
going right out into the high-

the unregenerate to
and hustlingamong
woman
describing^
young
bring them into the fold of good citizenship.
the Boys' Club, which has
a visit to
recently,
The
boys'club is one of the best efforts in
been in operation a considerable
time, in
now
men
this line ever
put forth, and the young
the buildingat the head of Barton
Place, and
the poor children
who go among
and women
concerning which there has been considerable
to write
to teach them
there gathered together,
It was
her first
notice in the public press.
or
read, to play games with them, or to make
experience with the boys. "I went in,"she
music for them, are doing the noblest kind of
said, "and introduced
myself to the superintendent,
missionary work, because it is personalmi.sning
runand presentlya littlefellow came
They are not only layingup
sionarywork.
said
and
'Do
to
me
:
play
up
you
in heaven ; they are
treasures
for themselves
to
checkers?'
'Oh, yes,'I said; 'do you want
doing something to make the world better. It
play?' His eyes shone as he ran to get the
is from such girlsas the young woman
spoken
board, and we
played for fifteen minutes,
and from such
noble mothers come,
of that our
during which time he beat me in a masterly
those who
as
men
participatein this
young
another
little chap with
Then
came
way.
work, that the state
gets her Iiest citizens.
brighteyes and a keen look, and he said: 'Do
Think of these things,young
people.
swered
fish?' 'I never
fished,' I anto
you want
him, 'but I'd like to learn.' So he got
Light

heard

and we had great fun with that.

fish-pond,
the piano and
to
played for
Finally,1 went
and
bright music, and
college songs
1 thought of a sure
Then
they sang.
way to
dent
please the boys and 1 asked the superintenif I might play 'Annie Rooney' for them.
He laughed and asked
the boys if they could
shout
a
they
sing 'Annie Rooney.' What
Annie
1
'Little
So
Rooney';
played
gave.
joyed
and how
those boys sung it! 1 haven't enfor a long time."
anything so much

the

them

This

One

amusing wails caused

of the most

ihe inexorable

self-satisfied

and

by
man

census

"

is how

one

young

woman

spent

an

ning
eve-

doing good. Possibly she put aside

in order to spend an
some
pleasureof her own
hour among
the friendless boys of the streets.
in

from

comes

far away

by

make

Porter
us

phrase :

wretched
and

his

slope.An
pathetically:"It
that given
as

the Pacific

exchange remarks

Oregon

takes such
us

on

census

narrow-guage

clerks to
of the

fully realize the meaning

'Countless

thousands

mourn.'

"

H.
Mr.
H.
of Worcester's
liigelow,one
citizens, in offeringa valuble
public-spirited
of
plant of machinery for the establishment
for Worcester
a trades school
boys,has shown

in the end.

is
Mary E. Beaseley,of Philadelphia,
happy inventor and patentee of a barrelhooping machine which gives her an income
Mrs.

the

of twenty thousand
dollars a year;
her machine,
it is claimed, being capable of hooping
likes to
barrels a day. Light
brain-powerrecognized. 'Hoop
her up, Mrs. Beaseley !

twelve

hundred

woman's

see

Kentucky's colonels

have

long been
it

sport of the paragrapher; but

might find

richer field for his

the border

over

seems

as

fun

the
if he

by stepping

Mexico

into Mexico.

is

standing
becoming
army, but to do this will probably seriously
and
hundred
offend about
one
fifty
generals,
hundred
and forty-five
of
at
least one
or
the other five.
use
them ; for perhaps she can
of the generals,
In proportion to the number
Mexico
ought to have a standing army big
for the safetyof the whole
enough to answer
anxious

of North
much
West

as

to

She

America.
she needs

.Shore

steam

makes

reduce

her

needs

them

radiators in

clever

about

as

summer.

suggestionwhen

lieutenants
that she might make
captainsof them, or, as it naivelyadds,
"let them
migrate to Guatemala, where they
hundred
need a few more
generalsto execute."
it remarks
and

Hon.

Carl

Schurz

made

the longest tariff

speech of the year, at Boston, last Monday

night. But then,there is no tariff on schurz.

debate
A spirited
9.
question, "Resolved,
Episcopal
of the Methodist
that the women
to the general
should be admitted
Church
K.
conference," J.
CIreene, Esq., and Miss
Florence M. Sears speaking in the affirmative,
in the negative.
B. Turner
and Mr. William
Flora 15. Fay
Misses
The
affirmative won.
and Florence M.
Sears rendered a pleasing
held

Providence, Nov.

at

occurred

the

on

piano duet, and

ments,
refresh-

social time, with

the furnace

LI(i

morning,choked

this

the

baby

to

Music

death with coal gas, killed the plants in the

conservatory, spoiledthe picturesand paper
the slides in the

and found

rusted
registers

Register! Huh!"

solid.
up steam

and

Mrs.

Emerson

he

in

got

troupe

of

her

Camille

Muori

Musicians.
is to have

operatic

an

this season,
'tis said.
will alternate with her in leading
own

roles.

Stockwell

M.

and

her

ter,
daugh-

returned

Stockwell, have

Mr. S. B.
conduct

of travel in the west.

after three months

home

then

off.

went

Elizabeth

Miss

And

and

Pauline L'Allemand

in

will
Whitney, the Boston organist,

the Vermont

choir festival to be held

Burlington,Nov. 5 and 6.

followed.
in the ladies'

I have been

Sunday after Trinity.

Twenty-first

and
The
their

Church gave
pastor. Rev. A. 7.. Conrad, a formal
South

people of the Old

new

Thursday evening, the people of

the church turningout in force to greet him.
Deacon
Henry H. Merriam, who presided in
introduced

number

the

of the

Deacons

church.

Rev.

at

times,

thousand
that

the

on

ny
telligenceD'Oyley Carte is getting togethera compaindeed; but an inspelling,
for the production at his new
theatre of
ing
had an equallyattract-

This is mediaval

olTice up town

sign

"Privet

It read:

this week.

out

Mr.

also spoke in a delightfulway, and

exchange of compliments made a pleasant
social beginningof the new
pastorate.

morning, "this
Frutti

to

the

on

gum

It takes

simply horrid.

stamps

is

stick of Tutti

whole

And
get the taste out of my mouth."
overheard
her, merely thought:
who

Conrad

Light,

wet
the corner
Bless you, dear ; why don't you
of the envelope with your tongue, and
That's
a
it?
on
then press the stamp down

tea,

given by

Mr.

and

Mrs.

better way.

street
Bulkeley Smith, at their Edward
of Thursday'ssocial events.
one
residence,was

face is

Sessions, whose

George

Mr.

one

of

made

have

more

than

mater

Association.
and

collegegraduates seems
genuine regard for its alma
the Mount
Holyoke Alumna?
about

C. C. Baldwin

Mrs.

prospects of the
A. S. Kimball,

the

collegefor the future,

Mrs.

and

noon
after-

Thursday

ladies met

The

talked

Dewey making

Mrs.

vard,
Har-

Edward

of Hon.

Davis

L.

as

It meant

of Worcester.

mayor

contemporariesspeaks

local

of Light's

the oldest

ex-

the senior

ex-

in that case, a
but even
of course,
was
Mayor
is apparent. Mr. Davis
W. W.
Rice was
Mayor in i860,
in 1874. Hon.
Aldrich
in 1862, and Hon.
Hon. P. Emory

Mrs.

Luther

Slade

and

Mr.

in 1873-5-6.
Jillson

Ball,arranged

an

Procession.

Funeral

German

funeral

processionin Germany

American

as

being

rather

impresses

curious

H.

for last

the rest of the time.

J. Dyer sailed last Thursday

to pursue
general musical studies m EuropeHe remains abroad indefinitely.
Mr. Charles

of the illness of Mrs.

News

John

B.

is received with regret by her friends

Gough
in Worcester.

led by
invariably

robe

and

hat.

Beside

affair.

an

and behind

the hearse walk

the hearse

the vehicles shall ride

E., of

man

who

at present.
anythingabout registers

I started

with the Clara

was

Louise

Kellogg

with

great

well

as

as

She

form

of

most

prodigiousprodigy,in
Elsa Breidt.

little girlnamed

plays

and

the

is

said, offered

to

take

her

to

Germany and educate her.

Mrs.

Jennie Patrick- Walker is engaged for

prano
festival to sing the leading sopart in "Elijah."

the Taunton

ished,
greatlyastonNewburyport
lady was
a live pickerel
to see
weighing
recently,
in
her
road
feet.
at
the
nearlytwo pounds drop
hovering about the
Glancing upward she saw
dently
eagle,which had evispot a large American
of the neighsecured the fish from one
boring
brooks and had dropped it.

black

pallbearers,

all
the mourners,
silk tiles. Then

in the

funeral

gloveswith richlyembroidered
of Scots, wore
wrists on the morning of her execution,giving
friend
at the last moment.
They
them to a
er,
cool, buff-colored leathmade of a light,
were
the gauntlet
the elaborate embroidery on
ous
with silver wire and silk of vari-

being worked
colors.
"The

perative
im-

of

sion
proces-

oldest

newspaper

in

the

collection

brought togetherin the exhibition at Cologne

of the eariy triumphs of the printingpress

dates from 1529. It describes the entry

only the old
Emperor into Bologna,and tells how
Roman
pate
participreceeds the hearse, can
atives his Papal Holiness met his Imperial Majesty
the female relthe procession. When
that august occasion. The next oldest gives
wi.sh to
on
friends of the deceased
and
no

in

see

woman,

save

who

had

from the wars,

the appearance of having come
Main
on
street, yesterday. "No, I haven't,"
I
want
to hear
said the man, tartly
don't
and
;

for several

of the

igable
asked the indefatregistered.'"'
Samuel

come

the

afoot,and all wearing black

follow the carriages,all empty, for it is an
rule that none
except the drivers

woman

you
Colonel

wide-brimmed,

low,

; moreover,

"Have

studied

clad
elderlywoman,
a
lugubrious
in black, who is hired to carry
of Catherine de
ladies of the Court
"The
is
frequently Medici carried their gloves in their hands or
This antiquatedfemale
wreath.
hired
to
also
number
of
followed by a
men,
Mary, Queen
tucked them under their girdles.
It is

ment
a pleasantentertainThursday evening, which the
church
enjoyed to the
people of the
young
devices appropriate
carry wreaths and other floral
a
titled,
full. Mr.
reading, enJohn Brierlygave
Then
comes
occasion.
to the solemn
a "Comb
"A Novel Sermon," there was
the hearse, drawn by two or four black horses
Chorus," and a conversation party occupied and driven
wearing a black Mowing
by a man
Frank

the

"

Clark

of Christian Endeavor

eluding Miss
Thompson,

he

and he has sung

company,
in Germany
and Bohemia,

mayor,
mistake

Young Peoples Society

of Pilgrim Church, in
Gertrude
Witherby, Miss Lois

ddbut

Opera
success

D'Albert, it

of the

committee

Lamperti, with whom

and

remarks.
interesting
A

the

create

violin, and sings,

piano
play any
improvises. She can
of the graphic
photo- composes
ordinary composition after a singlehearing.

class officer at

is chairman

He
this year.
committee.
One

association of

No

figureas

cester
only Wor-

merry

with him.

to

Noije, to

his ddbut in
made
He
years in Dresden.
at
London
Christine Nilsson's
two years ago
can
farewell concert
at Albert
Hall.
His Ameri-

Chicago has the

Rice is the

Newman

to

man

street
his residence, 74 Woodland
Thursday. In the evening, his children and

and

Last

the talented

with

contract

in

Harry

Mr.

at

grandchildren assembled

"Ivanhoe."

opera,

Francois

principalbaritone role, that of the Templar.

his friends exof whom
pect
Noije is a young man
great things. He is a favorite pupil of

envelopesa day.

sightson Worcester's streets,

sary,
his seventy-si.xth
birthdayanniver-

familiar

celebrated

grand

signed a

American

in London.
public and private concerts
will go to Dresden
to study the music
lope-making.Noije
One of Worcester's great industries is envewith Lamperti.
million
makes
a
concern
One

Frank

the most

he

young

"Ugh !" said a pretty High School girl who

nesday
was
bustlingabout in the Post Office, Wed-

the

A four o'clock

Sullivan's
week

help wanted."

and hotel

cook

celebrated English baritone, Charles

The
Stantley,
contemplatesa tour m this country
next spring.

is painted: "Ladle's."

of

whom
were
speakers,
Capt. J. 15. Knox,
among
SuperintendentGeorge R. Bliss of the Sunday
B.
school,President Frank
Knight of the
Young PeoplesSociety of Christian Endeavor,
and

waiting room

noticed until this week

never

door of the ladies' room

welcome,

his graceful way,

Square station

the Lincoln

burial

the

they

go

to the

way.

route, and return in an

funeral the
After the

home

in the

devious

carriages.

by a
cemetery
modest
eiiually
mourners

ride

an

account

Other

of the

overflow

newspapers,
with the
1614,tellof wars

1530.

of the

Tiber

coming down

in
to

Turks, the sacking

of cities and other remarkable events.

ly I(j HT
Three

to Mayor.
Mill-Boy

From

ambition

to school in
and went
a boy
was
that
primary grades, I remember
of schools came
day the superintendent
guished
the room,
bringing with him a distin-

When

of the

one
one

into

ing
the mayor, in fact,makIt was
guest.
of the schools ; and he told us two
read and spell
us
three stories and heard
or
abilities. The
off our
show
and otherwise
a

tour

superintendenthad told
when the
was, and finally,
back on her nose
spectacles

whom

us

teacher

our

more,

once

in

better.

turnin

He

then, to Rochester, N. Y., with his

he had taken under
brother, whom
younger
went,

and
protection,

his

had reached

became

merchant.

He

boy

That
Hon.

Charles

stories and

I have

heard

the Great

Lakes.

the Atlantic

In

1871, he

About

It did not take his fellow-citizens long to

of ability
and
recogonizein Mr. Pratt a man
sound
judgement, and personally he made
himself very popular wherever
he went.
In

the

trade with the country stores.

this time a benevolent lady,seeing

of
persistent
spirit

her household
of the
to him.

bound

and

the lad, took

inducted

him

him into the

into
teries
mys-

heretofore unknown
spelling-book,

When
he was
thirteen years old, he
himself to learn the trade of a moulder,

during his minority. He

year, when

ber
remem-

him tell

if any
forgetthe

I doubt

schoolboyof that period will ever

Indeed,
mayor's visits to the schools.

and

an

a
good many times
laugh heartily
forgottenhim as

since then ; but I have never

he appeared that day ; and

coast

wholesade

to

he

became

worked

at

this for

interested

in

marine
sub-

diving. He decided that this would

and commended
laughed heartily
writing. be to him a more
agreeable occupationthan
for the excellence of his handsaw
moulding, and it had, beside,an element of
the firsttime I ever
was

B. Pratt.

daringoperationson

through many

quitea

that His Honor

the

account, and for twenty years met with

attainingwealth and fame
success,

great

the age of twelve, and feltthat he

The
brothers took
man.

had become

own

her

way she had, and told Johnny Smith or

Jimmy Jones to go to the board and write an
about
something he had
originalsentence
that the said
learned that day, I remember
marched
at length
Jimmy or Johnny
up, and
Charles B.
"Honrable
the
:
legend
produced
I

something

crease
occupationhe might inwordly possessions in a desirable
into the
way, and accordinglyhe again went
sub-marine divingbusiness,this time on his

laid aside the

odd

Prat is mair of Worcester, Mass."

time that he could do

to his former

his

able
peddlingmatches, meeting with considerthe brother attending to the
success,
retail business,while Charles
managed the

caller

jammed

years in the cotton-mill satisfied his

in that direction,
and he felt all the

Mr.

which

adventure

firstthingto do

The
from
he

stronglyappealed

his

went

made

was

to

secure

apprenticeship.This

to

him.

release

accomplished,

in earnest, and
to work under water
himself familiar with all departments of

the business.

man

to be remembered

wherever

he

there

he

for
diving-bell

all time,and gave

interests in

attention to his business

Worcester.

the

centennial

by

the Democrats

and

defeated

1876, he

year,
as

was

candidate

nominated
for mayor,

Joseph H. Walker, the republican

candidate.
By a curious coincidence,
after fourteen years, these two
gentlemen are
test.
conagainopposing candidates in a political
Mr. Pratt was
is shown
a popularmayor,
as
by the fact that he was reelected in 1877 and
again in 1878, running as a citizens'candidate.
His administration
was

marked

by

works,

was

number

which

among
claims for damages

on

successful
of

one

the settlement

were

and

importantpublic
of

of the

breaking
the construction
reservoir,

account

serving this apprenticeship, of the dam of Lynde Brook

of the Foster street extension,and
following incident. His
the construction of the sewer
from Cambridge
employer,always wide awake for a chance to
turn
honest penny,
conceived
the idea of
an
also did
ranks of the workingmen to be the city's
chief
street to Quinsigamond village.He
submarine
exhibition
New
in
York
much
to
the
secure
executive and has held many important politigivinga
carryingout of thejaques
cal
h
e
a lease of the
Mr.
Pratt's
administration
and financial positions,
there are
few peoharbor;accordingly
procured
Hospitalbequest.
ple
bition. was
in Worcester, of those who know
and he showed
a
disposition
anything Batteryfor two days,and advertised his exhinon-partisan
When
the hour had
arrived and a
Mr.
would
be for the city's
who do not know
to do that which
at allof publicaffairs,
best interests,
at least. His is a
familiar figPratt by sight,
regardlessof party lines.
ure largecrowd had assembled on the margin of
clothed in armor,
the grounds, a figure,
was
That Mr. Pratt made
friends in the
on
our
publicstreets. He does not look
many
the side of the warship
old as he really
is ; though he is not yet old
seen
of
his
when
he
as
to drop from
party
opponents was
proven
at
in
North
moored
about
hundred
have
his
business
for
the
late Judge
wit
his
Carolina,
one
ran
to
tact
state
senator
or
enough
against
rods from
the shore, and sink beneath
the
He received
the least blunted.
There
few men
who
are
Dewey, the republicannominee.
waves.
talk more
clear majority of over
two
hundred
can
a
votes.
Many of the incredulous began to cry
agreeablythan Mr. Pratt.
Mr. Pratt was
the biggest valentine
the armored
his
out, "Sold ! Sold !" when
figure While at the State house,Mr. Pratt served as
received.
mamma
He was
born on the
chairman
of the committee
and
ever
on
slowlyemerged from the waters, like another
agriculture
fourteenth of February,1824, and in due seaIt may
son
was
active in securingthe defeat of the measure
Neptune, and approached the shore.
be imagined that the multitudinous
he was
christened Charles
Blake Pratt.
shouts
proposingto divide Worcester county.
the son of Jesse and Mary Pratt (nde
which greetedhim, shook the air no less than
He
was
Since his retirement from
the legislature,
the older Neptune once
shook the earth.
when he declined a renomination, Mr. Pratt
Maynard),both Worcester County people,and
he was
born at Lancaster, like one
Mr. Pratt learned early how
of Light's
his
has but once
been a candidate before the peoto save
ple
earlier portraitsubjects Hon.
Alfred
S.
his
to give up
money, and when he concluded
nominated,
; this year, however, he was
Pinkerton.
But his days in Lancaster were
work as a sub-marine
he
had
laid
without
of
his
the
sort
on
navigator,
any expectation
for when
not many,
he was
stillvery young,
fittingpart,as a candidate for congress, and so
he
up a largeportion of his wages
which, behis people removed
with him to Boylston.
the hazardous nature of the work, were
an
at the pollsof
opponent
again becomes
There
were
three daughters and
not inconsiderable.
one
son
Hon.
gressman.
Joseph H. Walker, the present conbeside the one
with whom
have to do, and
When
he was
we
twenty years old, Mr. Pratt
it made
a big family. Mr.
Pratt was
came
not born
to Worcester,put on the workingman's
Mr.
has
and
still
holds
Pratt
held
many
with a silver spoon
in his mouth.
On the conand went
trary,
in to finish learning offices of importance and trust.
rough clothes,
He is a member
Pratt is a

goes, and after fifty

years of lifein Worcester,
during which period he has risen from the

While

his whole

was

occurred

the

"

"

his parents

only nine
boyish fist in

was

were
very poor, and when he
years old, he doubled
up his
the face of the world,and said ;

his trade

as

moulder

at

the old Wheeler

foundry,now occupied by the Holyoke Machine

Before he had attained his
Company.
h
e
married
Miss Lucy Ann
majority,
Brewer,
of Shrewsbury. Their married life has been
a most
tates
hesihappy one, and Mr. Pratt never

of the board
one

of Overseers

of the commissioners

of the Poor, and

Jaques fund

of the

and other funds of the cityhospital.He was

"Look
here; I'm a pretty small boy, and
for many
member
of the old Music
a
years
you'rea pretty big world ; but I've got it in for
Hall (Theater)association,and is a director in
out."
How
you ; and you've got to help me
the Bay State House
corporation.He is the
well he succeeded in making his
to say thafrmuch
of his success
in life is
upward
way
presidentof the First National Fire Insurance
will presently
owed to his conjugalpartner.
appear.
They have had
Company, a positionhe has held for eighteen
The boy realized the straitened circumstances
but two children,
Isaac Davis Pratt, who died
Protective
years, presidentof the Worcester
of the family,and one
summer
when
b
ing
earand
a
child,
Charles
night,
T. Pratt,
Captam
department,a director in the First National
his only pair of shoes in his hand, he
who is now
the business manager
of the Holyoke
Pond
of
W.
Machine
the
L.
bank, president
quietlylefthis home, never
Mr. Pratt's grandagain to return to
Daily Democrat.
daughter,
Company, and a trustee of the Worcester
it. He
turned northward, and the morning
Miss Lucy A. Pratt,who is a member
County Institution for Savings.
found him at South
tained
of his household,is a graduateof WorcesFitchburg,where he obter
He
Mr. Pratt has long been a Freemason.
"a job"in a cotton mill,
and
is
piecingroping
in the senior class
now
High School,
is a member
vanced
of Montacute
lodge,and has adbehind a spinningframe,at the princely
salary at Smith College.
the
to
thirty-second
degree, having
of one
dollar and fifty
cents a week.
Mr. Pratt at length concluded
that by retaken
all the
of
the
York
as
degrees

LIO
of

the

well

as

also

attained

Scottish

the

Rite.

has

He

highest degree

in

of

A Visitto

the

Fellows,
archs
of Worcester
Canton, Patrithe
on
Militant,and Lieutenant-Colonel

Independent
being a member

Order

HT

Parks.
Cliicago

Odd

Major-GeneralE. B. Palmer.
Knight of Pythias,a Knight of
member
of the Royal Arcanum.

staff of

He

Chicago,
Dear

Light :
morning

Oct. i8, 1S90.

and

is

took

we

Clark street

that in order

car

Company,
i8S6,Mr.

of
Pratt

which
was

he
the

route

Street

is the

the

organizationof the Citizens Street

Railway Company, which was put forward in
This company
oppositionto the old company.
did the publicgreat good, tracks being
laid on the West
side, in Southbridge street
and to Quinsigamond
about
eight miles in
all. When
the two companies consolidated,
Mr. Pratt was
made the presidentof the company,

enclosures.

There

eagle," twenty

or

the

was

"great American

thirtyof him,

head

largewhite
The
us

back

car

to

out

one

from

the Polar

This

again.
South

time

went

we

under

his direction

since been

laid in Grafton

s"|uare, in

Chandler

and in

street

Salisburyand Boynton

ability.
Of

his

have

street, to Chadwick
and
Park avenue

It is patent to any observer

of great business
a
man

is

tracks

streets.

that Mr.
and

Pratt

e.xecutive

waited

in

park phaeton station.

time,but

some

with

were

front seat in

avoid being seen

together.Arrivingin
direct to Leeds, where
England,they went
they learned that a lecturer would address the
working classes on "America and Americans."
Anxious to hear what Englishmen thought of
the great Republic, they went
to the hall.
They entered separatelyand took seats apart.
The
lecturer,after some
marks,
uninterestingresaid that Americans
were, as a rule,
short,and seldom,if ever, rose
to the height
what

inches.
He did not
know
to
he could attribute this fact,but he

ten

cause

wished

he could present
PhillipsBrooks

said

"I

about

am

six

We

that if there
my

be

said

of those easy-

"I

the

streets

are

so

broad

We

drove

into the

phaeton stable,which

contains the finest accommodations

the audience.

his feet and

for horses

any

am

other

from

Mr.

as

you

see,

sincerely
hope

representative of

will rise."
Robinson

America, in which

After

rose

and

country

is the subjectof no
my height six feet two
remark.
If there be any other American
here,
"

I hope that
jollyhumor.

he will rise."

could abate

in

and

straight.

height,and

interval

"

level and

to

rose

present he

country

moment's

riding vehicles. This took us through South,

Jackson and Washington parks. The scenery
here is very strange to one
who has hardly
been outside of Massachusetts:
The ground
is so

examples to

American, and,

an

feet in

cable

accommodated
finally
one

suggested

the three tall

seas.

drove
strong wind from the lake finally
to the hotel,but after dinner we
lied
salthe

length,and

men

of five feet
of

bison, wolves, foxes, hyenas,seals,and a great

beautiquantityof bears, among" which was a ful

"

and

his

avoid comment

to

en

Honor

Railway
president. In
curing
leading spiritin se-

of the Worcester

management

is sensitive about

"

This

for Lincoln Park, and on the way passed

through the famous tunnel under the Chicago
which is very long,whitewashed
river,
through,
Mr. Pratt has been, like his opponent, Mr.
out
and lightedby electricity.
Walker, a presidentof the Worcester
cultural
AgriWe
off
at
the
park, walked around and
got
Society,a positionwhich he held for
saw
by turns, statues, animals and flowers.
sixteen years.
This park fronts on
Lake
Michigan and is
be gathHe
is a busy business man, as may
ered
chieflyremarkable, I should judge, for the
from the above
paragraphs; and at present
great varietyof animals kept inside numerous
he devotes a largeshare of his time to the
also

six feet two inches in his stockings;Dr. Mc\'icar measures

six feet four inches: and
Brooks exceeds six feet in height. Robinson

The

house

was

in

Waiting until the excitement

some
degree,and the lecturer

regain control of his shattered nerves,

McVickar
slowlydrew his majesticform
full height,and exclaimed : "1 am
an""

Dr.
to its

But

his unfailing
personal characteristics,
he got no further. The
audience roared, and
that I ever
saw.
Each
horse has his stall,
and
his fondness
for
good humor
the lecturer said no more
that subject.
on
which is kept very clean, and the name
of its
be
first
sociabilityshould
mentioned,
is suspended over
the entrance.
occupant
Literature.
and then his kind-heartedness
and generosity.
Journalism and
They all looked so contented, happy and well
It is safe to say that no hungry man
was
ever
W. J. Henderson,
a
practicalnewspaper
fed that it made one
feel good to look at them.
turned from Mr. Pratt's door.
to
He
seems
is discussing the difference between
man,
In
Jackson Park
are
some
exceedingly
work and literature,
enjoy,as much as any of his duties,his visits
and he says :
newspaper
unique flower designs. One is called Sol's
to the cityalmshouse, where many
of the unfortunate
work so
"Why is dailynewspaper
tic
antagoniswhich
is a sun
dial in foliage
Block,
plants.
have
inmates
learned
to bless his
to literarj'
writing.' Perhaps an answer
Another
is the globe, in dark, with the continents
comings and goings. He is known to have
was
most
pointedlygivenby the cityeditor of
in light,
foliageplants,upon it. It is a
in
extended a helping hand
a
man
to many
a prominent New
York paper to a young seeker
round
ball of earth with the plantsgrowing
and at the risk of incuringMr. Pratt's
distress,
after journalistic
who
said to
distinction,
it.
Then
drove
as
we
around, various
upon
for he never
refers to his own
I have distinctly
displeasure,
him, 'Mr.
literary
rations.'
aspiodd designsgreeted us from the banks, one
a
the writer of this will venture
charities,
'Indeed ?' was
the reply. 'Well, for
tosaj
white elephant,looking much
like a baby's
that his largeprivatebenevolence
is not surthe present you will confine your literary
passed
rations
aspiflannel one;
then a butterfly,
cotton
Smyrna
in Worcester.
to the east-side policestations.' The
by any public man
"Gates
rugs and rolls of carpeting;and lastly,
of this reply lay in the fact that
Mr. Pratt is fond of hearing and
significance
relating
Ajar." This consisted of two upright gates
to
it bound the young man
down
the writing
called upon
for a speech,
good stories. When
plantedwith white foliageand a very realistic of bare and unadorned
This is
statements.
he is never
at a loss for something to say
and
them.
The
to
carpeted stairway leadingup
what makes it impossible for the news
writer
he never
as
fails to create
fun, he might be
Ijehind the gates as we
sun
was
just
setting
to do
work which has a literary
flavor. He
not inaptly
termed our local Chauncy Depew.
drove past and the effect was
iful;
beautextremely
All that Mr. Pratt has in this world
he has
may, indeed, cultivate a purityof diction equal
to that of Poe, and he may
state his facts with
worked hard for ; and he never
forgetsthat he
cannot
One
of
imagine the vast amount
not surpassedby
a directness and
a simplicity
was
once
a poor
to rise. No
boy, struggling
included in these parks until after going
space
but
the
failsto get from him a courteous
John
one
principalcharms and
Bunyan ;
reception over them.
I do not
think they are nearlyas
The
of styleare denied him.
and if he is introduced to a man
in broadcloth,
graces
reporter
beautiful as the Public Gardens
of Boston or
his vision is not suddenly impaired when
is not permittedto indulge in any of those
he
the common,
but with the facilities the city
which
meets
him in overalls.
gracefulreflections or generalizations
of labor
time, and a similar amount
possesses,
work.
so
are
As an
important a factor in literary
example of what energy, push and
hereafter as has been
heretofore,
expended
o
f
and
Comments, expressions opinion,
shrewdness will do for a poor boy in America,
alizations
generthey will without doubt e.xcel those pridesof
reserved for the editorial page,
are
Mr. Pratt will always be
remembered
in
Massachusetts
man's heart, and probevery
ably
where the leader-writer may
Worcester's history.
employ them with
the most
famous
Central Park of
even
all his skill in elegantdissertation on the moral
York City.
Emmeline.
New
turpitudeof the opposing party'scandidate
for the mayoraltyor the grindingburden of the
Tall Americans.
Governor
tariff on importedcabbages."
Gordon
is not enjoyingan altogether
The followingstory is told by a member
of
halcyon time in pursuitof his ambition
President McLeod
of the Reading Railroad
in Georgia. A
dressedthe party who says it is "too good not to tell."
politicalopponent thus addollars
will now
receive forty thousand
him recently
had gone
to Europe
Four of us
: "Achilles,when
dipped
togetherin
a year as
salary. This is the largestcompensation
in the river to make
him invulnerable, was
of Philadelphia,Phillips
18S3" Dr. McVicar
given any railwayofticialin the country
held by his softest part,the heel. You
and
Mr.
Brooks
were
Robinson, the builder of
except that paid to Mr. Depew by the New
held by the head."
stands
who gets fifty
thousand.
Boston's
Robinson
York Central,
Trinity church.
,

"

"

lyl (iHT

?
A case
the engagement
involvingthis question
has just been
decided
by the supreme

By SpecialDelivery.

of Vermont.

court
CAROLINE

BV

resident of

CORBIN.

F.

Great
"For

became

How
Across
What

silver-winged
spirit
rushing from a star,

Down
To

it seeks

him

'Tis sweet

And
Is

apolis.
engaged to a woman
livingin MinneIt was
arranged that she should come
and that the marriage should take
to Vermont
place there. He sent her two hundred and
twenty-fivedollars to purchase her trousseau
and fifty-five
to pay her fare. She bought the

shall a kiss be sent

a continent ?

as

shall bear it ?

roses

are,

in its nectar
fine,
sparklelike good wine.

it reach

Could

from

you

trousseau, but not the ticket. She married

another man
in Minnesota
and had no use for
ticket to Vermont.
a
The
jiltedlover sued

afar

friend,where'er you are.

It would
bring a blissfulminute.
of heaven
With
in it.
a gUmpse
O, my

But
No

waiting on

for the recovery of the money

he had advanced
her. She offered to send him the clothes,
but
the offer was
declined,with thanks.
His lawyer

my lips,
it finds ;

admitted
attached

I toss
And

The
And
A
A

with

tender,nameless bliss
that brings my kiss.
"

Chicago,III.
Southern

dark

colors

Beauty.
of the

Southern

beauty

due to carbon not

as
explainedby savants
off by the lungs. These
are
less
active in hot climates, and the respiratory
function is less complete. The
pulmonary
action is replacedby cutaneous
transpiration
and the carbon, instead of being thrown
off
with the expiredair,is depositedin a layerof
the skin,which, in greater or less degree,gives
it shading. The vegetablediet which
chiefly
supports life in the tropicsis the supposed
of the deep pigmentation ruling there.
cause
The difference in complexion and coloringof
various races
is probably due to certain principles
in their food, which, introduced into the
with atmospheric air, probody, by contact
duces
divers colorings,
just as lightis known
to decompose certain vegetable products and
darken some
salts. The peculiartints of the
are

thrown

Indies and the Antilles

used in

said to be

are

the saffron,roucou,

cayenne,
food,which are

and

due

other

to

tropic races

and

their fat the

color

they were

man

of
color

wax

that the money

understanding and

to

at

like musical

are

glasses to
keep them
"

must

you

"

"Ah,

worthy friends,you littleknow

my
soft-hearted people those cynicsare ! If
could have come
on
prise,
Diogenes by sur-

what
you

I dare say
found him
you might have
readingsentimental novels and whimpering in
his tub. Thackeray.

advanced

was

It is not

which

poverty

harrasses

much

so

ruined

pretence

as

Washington

man."

Irving.

the

implied
The brain woman
interests us like
never
specific
therefore, not an absolute, the heart woman
; white roses
pleaseless than
red."
w
hich
Oliver
the
Wendell
had
Holmes.
gift,
a
giver

that it was

on

to be used

for

"

It is a part of good breeding that a man

be politeeven
to himself." Richter.

"

should
A

"

laugh is worth

market.

she

thousand

in any

groans

Lamb.

"

broke
the engagement,
Labor rids us of three evils irksomeness,
the law raised a
idleness and poverty. Voltaire.
promise on her part to refund them.
The
did not give them
plaintiff
to her 'as an adventurer' It is
why other people
easy to find reasons
to help him
win her favor,but in
should be patient. George Eliot.
"

"

"

"

"

consideration

of the engagement and to enable

she broke it,he was
perform it. When
entitled to have
his money
refunded.
We
hold that

the

giftswere
and that,when

absolute,but conditional,
the condition failed,
a
right of action accrued to the plaintiff
to recover
the money." Judge Tyler admitted that
if the complainant had sent her this
money
"without any direction or designationas to its
use,"it would have been an absolute,irrevocable
gift.
Seen

the

on

The

"

her to

magic of first love is the ignorance

that it can

not

"

killit dead

at the

it." H. W.

at

"

are

Beaconsfield.

"

The

dry

first

hornet,if you cannot

blow, better not strike

Shaw.

good die first; and they whose

summer's

as

dust

burn

aeart

beyond

pass

going north

on

the

Sixth

hearts

to the socket.

Wordsworth.

"

Let heartsickness

"

point and the

Elevated.

end.

ever

slander is like

certain

loses its lifeforever.

"

Trains

Ruskin.

avenue

"Patience, and shuffle the cards. Cervantes

rounding
the curve
into Ninth
avenue.
Passengers on
Eccentricityis harmless,but it can never
the front car
of the train going north shortly
be commendable
of the children of
; it is one
before one
o'clock one
nessed that prolific
morning last week witfailing"vanity. And whether it
a
pantomime
which
will be long remembered. shows
itselfin singularmanners
or
peculiarity
elevated

to

come

The

of

full stop before

curtains in the front windows

on
the upper side of the

flat
third-story

of

Money.

law the presents he

his intended bride,
who breaks

recover

men

produce their finest tones

wet.
Coleridge.

"

burglar

Can
a
has made

should

were

the condition was

right to recall when
not
complied with. The court took this view of
the law.
After pointingout that an absolute
it says:
gift is irrevocable,
"She
received
both sums
for a specific
and when
purpose,

be known

to the passengers on the

car,
train started and in another moment
was
puffing up the long grade on its way to
Harlem.
never

Girl, No

to desertion

"

Some

"

made.

street were
and the gas burning brightly.
up
ally,
eyes and hair follows that of the skin naturJust as the train came
to a stop a
young
the same
being the great colorist in these
attired only in the abbreviated robes
woman,
cases.
Eyes grow dark with healthyexercise,
of night,with long black hair hanging down
as
well as more
brilliant. The most
beautiful
her back, and terror spread all over what in
races
are
always to be found in the finest
repose
might have been a very pretty face,
climates. The Circassians live on the tablelands
ran
into the room,
fell over
a
chair, then
of the Caucasus,a climate southern as
the sofa, clutched the bottom of
upon
sprang
Rome
or
but refreshed by the
Constantinople,
her night dress tightly
about
her
ankles and
snows
of the Caucasus
and the vicinity
of the
screamed.
At least it is supposed that she
Caspian and Black Seas.
They formerly screamed
and lustily,
too, from the motion of
conserved their beauty to a great
Two
age.
her lips,
for nothing could be heard in the car.
thousand
years ago, the climate of Greece
A half-grown boy in shirt and trousers fol
was
as
perfect as the beauty it gave the world
lowed
an
elderlywoman
in a loose wrapper
for models.
of the highlands
To-day in some
and a pair of very red bare feet. The
woman
of Greece, the old charm
of the climate
carried a broom.
They both looked wildlyat
remains, and the antique beauty of the face
the screaming girland
commenced
excitedly
and form looks forth and makes
natural the
poking under the sofa with the broom handle.
old Greek salutation,
"Rejoice."
Whether
it was
a
mouse
or
a
will
No

the road

to the enemy
They carry over
nothingbut their fears. I?ovee.

"

"

ories
sav-

dyes as well,and
partlyto the bilious maladies prevalent there.
The opaque cornea
of the eye is yellowishin
showing its affinity
to the bile. The

e.xpress conditions

no

giftswhen

It was,
purpose.
but a conditional

'Tis the wind

The

the

condition

will thrill you

memory
zephyr'sbreath will fillyou,

With

that
the

to

But he claimed

stilleventide,
through the h"avens wide.
spectraldews are falling
night birds faintlycalling,
some

When

cowards

be left open.

"

messenger
from my fingertips,
it to the winds.

So

People'sWords.

that state

for the

of dress, it is clearlyacted upon

from the presumptuous
in
are
suppositionthat the many
the wrong, the individual in the right.
Methinks
to kiss a lady'shand
after her
as
some
lips,
do, is like the little boys, who,
after they eat the apple,fall to the paring,out
of love they have to the apple. Selden.
"

"

"

I have

somewhere

read

only sits as witness

bosoms, but also forms
not

Hosea

"

judge within our

the prisonof punishment.

Poet's

Gondola.

Moran, the artist,

cently
imported re-

Venetian

and
and

conscience

and

Ballou.
A

Mr. Thomas

that

water

it is now

gondola,formerly the property

carriageof Robert Browning,
swimming on Redhook
Pond,

Easthampton, L. I. The New

York customhouse
people made Mr. Moran pay a duty of
forty-fiveper cent, ad valorem
under the
schedule

for manufactures

Think

writingdown

of

poet's gondola,at that"

wood

and

metal" I

of wood

and

gondola

and

"

as

metal.
a

"a manufacture

dead
of

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A
On

Queer Bargain.

but all had

sultryday in August a bored young

sittingalone in a littledrawing-

woman

was

room

in South

Outside, drawn

street.

blinds,

stray cats, and

slouching caretakers who gossiped

the railings,
announced
the fact

across

that London
A

had

betaken

itself out of town.

lapfulof bills afforded Miss Lalor the only

distraction of

eventless afternoon.

an

"'Narcisse," she

said, taking up

hasn't

paper, "Narcisse
for a year
which

been

than

paid
probable. Let

me

done

for

cloth

tweed

ulster with

me

it was,

too

see,

what

has

he

check

gowns,

three capes (awfullybecoming

!),and a 'reefer'for yachting.

\'ery much

obliged to you,
I can't possibly pay you
"

I\Ir. Narcisse, but

another; "this is more

the

serious

girl,
taking
won't wait

any longer,only had /lo for the last eighteen

months
likely,my
good
very likely,very
"

Coralie.
to

she

I'm

sure

I have

disposeof all at

turned

once

never

had
Now

^lo
what

self
my-

has

There's

nothing more
disagreeablethan paying for dresses which
out
and forgotten. 'Pink tulle
you've worn
apple-blossoms.'Charming it
gown, trimmed
Sir Lionel Grantleywas
was, too; I remember
much
smitten that night I wore
it for the
very
firsttime.

out

me

Let

me

see

'White

brocade

Elysium, and

opera

as

the beautiful

Delia this

time "meant

business," he had left the house

an
True, the affair so far had
engaged man.
been kept secret, for Frank, who had adopted
the

bar

for

as

was
profession,
obliged to wait
appointment before he could
that
Lord
easy-going person.

certain
and

Drumtemple, had asked

was, perhaps,accustomed
as
tame
figuring
young men
hearthrug. So Frank

to

world
of

was

Miss

see

cats

good-looking
his daughon
ter's
and

came

went

as

in

Mayfair,and the
yet unenlightenedon the subject

as

Irish peer.
exist?" was

Lord

Drumtemple, managed
a
perennial problem in club
smoking-rooms and Mayfair drawing-rooms.
He and his daughter were
always smartlygot
impecunious people are obligedto
up
very
dress well, or they would
not
be tolerated
while each possessed a showy hack, to which
to

"

"

added

was

no

gave

innumerable
which

at

hunter

True, they
were

many
were

Miss

of the

in

the

formal

winter

but there
parties,

littleluncheons
Lalor

most

months.

and dinners,

presided,and at which
amusing people in town

to be met.

Miss
Lalor sighed as she stood at the winCourt
of last
dow,
cloak, lined fur' ; my
gown
and a couple of muslin frocks.
Total,
gazing down into the hot and arid street.
"It's too bad," she said, "to be left alone in
"^8 6s. gd. Ninety-eightponnds, six shillings
and ninepence, and not a penny
absolutely town to the contemplationof one's bills,when
not a penny
to pay it with !"
at
Homor
everybody else is on the moors
The situation was
Coralie means
so
to send
hopelessthat it apparburg ! That demon
ently
struck Miss Lalor as humorous, for she
a summons,
I know ; I'm sick of the whole
me
burst into a perfectly
genuine fitof laughter. thing."
in the empty
There was
of wheels
a sound
Presently Delia Lalor got up, yawned,
little coup^ drew up at the
pitched the pile of bills on to her writing- street, a smart
and
wandered
and
man's
hat
visible
over
a
was
as
Miss
table,
to the window.
door,
just
"

"

there's

in town, not even

Frank," she thought ; "every civilized human
being is shooting grouse
the present
at
I, cooped up alone in
moment, and here am
course

no

one

was

chanced

not

to

"What

meet.

have

I got to do

with business .'"

"Nothing, I must
admit," repliedthe baronet
gallantly
would dream of asso; "no one
ciating
you with anything but pleasure."
Delia acknwledged the compliment with a
smile,but waited for her strange visitor to explain
himself.
"I have
a

ventured

portraitof

Academy,
Lalange.
I

painted by the
I

French

Lalor fled from

the window, and

sank

into

an

armchair.

artist

should

that

possess

come," he said,"about
appeared in this year's

to

which

you

like, above all things,

to
picture,to add to a littlecollection

making."

am

"But

I don't know

if
"

if"

murmured

"

Miss

Lalor.
"If

M. Lalange is willingto sell it?" said

quietly,casting a searchingglance
girl.
He
waited a minute, and then she said
slowly: "The picture belongsto me.
M.
Lalange asked me to sit when I was in Paris,
Sir Lionel
the

at

he wishes

as

to

make

dientUe

in London."

"Well, perhaps we
can
come
Sir Lionel, softly. "Like
you have
which
own
have

doubt

no

the picture and

was

I contribute two

know

he

to

save

pounds
The

to

way to
would

spring

South

end

on

pay

me

shall have

enough

to

her, and that the

scruples.

street.

only

not

world

Let

hundred

conventional

mere

her
would

which

summons

about

the

humbugging

was

"charity"was
forward

of

woman

ladies,

like to benefit.

folks. You
pounds
your poor
the cheque this evening."
She

terms," replied

most

of your
pet charit)'

some

would

you

to

to

season,

"Of

to
renew
their slightacquaintance.
earlyin May that she had met him at a
great ball in London, but since then they had

It

Lalor's

In the meantime
engagement.
the question, "How
that impecunious

desire

questions. He

no

he liked in the littlehouse

it isn't to be done.

Coralie's littlebill,"
continued
up

is more

"

Two

he

says

ridden away." All

Galsworthy. She had met him
a certain
hospitablemansion
To
Frank
that fortnight
had

at

in Yorkshire.

ous-looking
ominmarry,

one

sheet of

"loved, and

except Frank
at Christmas
been

HT

But

blind put
dred
hun-

two

all her annoyances.

Coralie
her would
Two

was
never

hundred

Coralie,but

evidently
find its

pounds
Narcisse

balance with
also, leaving her a handsome
which she could join some
friends who wanted
her

Homburg.
accept," said Miss Lalor, after a
"I reallydon't care for the picture,"
the servant
announced
"Sir Lionel Grantley." pause.
reverend
Sir Lionel Grantley! Was
the man
mad?
London, so that my
she added carelessly
so
often,you
parent
; "I've sat
may
his
Delia.
she
flirtationwith
had
him but
know.
It has come
back from the Academy,
met
prosecute
thought
Why,
very pronounced
I believe
in her life the nightof the defunct pink
and
Lady Golightly."
once
it's somewhere
about
down
She considered Lord Drumtemple extremely
tulle and apple-blossoms and she had never
stairs,with its face to the wall."
for he had gone off alone to shoot at
him
"I have my coupd at the door,so I will take
to call upon
asked
her ! Sir Lionel had
selfish,
the reputationof being pretty fast ; she knew
it now
if you
will allow me," said Sir Lionel,
Lady Golightly's
place in Scotland,under the
that
of whom
her
pretext
"thingswould be a bit too lively" that he was not the sort of man
risingto go.
to render
his daughter's presence
No
father would
desirable.
she
astonished than he at the
one
was
more
but, womanlike,
approve;
As if she, Delia Lalor, who was
at once
of his enterprise. Indeed, he had
was
success
flattered,excited, and not, after
nearlynineandtwenty, was not perfectlyable, like other
the first shock, surprised. Sir Lionel Granthalf expected to be shown out of the house.
modern
In a few moments
to take care
of herself!
of about forty-five,
who lived a
Sir Lionel and the
more
ley was a man
young women,
The Honorable
Delia Lalor was
and was
the little
an
monly
uncomdisapproved of by sober and
portraitwere
bowling along down
gay life,
handsome
he was
dubbed
girl,who had been greatly practical
Mayfair street.
people. Among men
admired
for some
Miss
who
Two
afterwards
Lalor
had
"a
across
and
for
women
days
paid
years
capitalfellow,"
country
among
she rode admirably as
in London
well as
her bills,bought a supply of hats and para"a poor,
liked him for his affability,
dear,
sols,
ballrooms and at London
dinner-tables.
and was
her way with a cheery party
Tall
on
much-maligned man."
Anyhow, he was rich,
and slim,she had a pretty littlehead set on a
to Homburg.
fairlygood-looking,
always well dressed, and a
long throat,and hair which was at once
One
the
and somewhat
night a week later,Sir Lionel Grantgreat favorite in a very smart
delight of Royal Academicians
in
set
and
the
reckless
London.
ley was
giving a littlesupper at his house in
A new
"I must
despair of ladies who hankered after ruddy
Wilton Crescent.
ask you
to pardon the libertyI am
piece had been produced
tinted locks. But, though decidedly handand a number
of
some.
at the
tial
Frivolity,
taking," said Sir Lionel in his most deferenMiss Lalor possessed, togetherwith the
arts had
habituds of that temple of the lighter
"but I am
manner,
passingthrough town
most
to
expensive tastes,the sum
of fifty
town
stilldetained come
to the north, and
especiallyto be present,
pounds
hearing you were
a year
for all her dowry. Therefore, though
in London, I came
of whom, in addition to the stars of the
ter
here on a littlematmany
she was
turned twenty-eight.
were
Miss Lalor was
of business."
supping with Sir Lionel that
company,
still unmarried.
Countless
a livelyparty, not
admirers, young,
nigat. It was
hampered in
"Business, Sir Lionel i"' asked Miss Lalor,
and elderly,
tone
had worshiped for a
middle-aged,
who was
by the ordinaryconventional restraints of
fairlyastonished by now, having not
brief space in that little room
in South street.
society. Miss Lulu Lightwood looked raunnaturallyattributed his unexpected visit to
In

another

moment

the

"

"

"

"

door

opened, and

go

to

"Well,

to

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10
_^

diantlypretty, while Miss Rosie Broarlbent

was
setting the table in a roar with
constantly
her
quaint costermonger's slang, which
sounded

irresistiblefrom

so

those curved

lips. Everybody present, indeed,

the
the

company

terms

queerest of nicknames

one

is to say, but

all,that

rather silent young

interested the ladies of the party to
because
first,
a curious extent
theyhad never
him
seen
before, and secondly,because he
a

good-lookingand

certain

who

man,

"

paid them

reticent

Galsworthy,who

Frank

was

introduced

to

Sir

Frivolity
by a
to sup by the
was
nothingif not hospitable.
there was
to the smokinga move

Lionel

that

mutual

friend,and
one

the

nightat

same

baronet, who
About

man

young
had been

some
hand-

This

attention whatever.

no

and

been

bidden

room.

!" cried the fair Rosie, as she stepped

devoted to
furnished room
into the luxuriantly
"Hullo

death

and

strangelyearnest
instantlyunderstood

Lionel
was

Leo ?
girl,

new

so

wrong,

laugh,while

for

hours at evening the

two

of

use

occupied
un-

produced

Sir

that

and
has

also in the

publiclysaid

for the young

than the young

the

from

for

annex

choice

some

ettes
cigar-

Rosie's delectation.

his host aside,as

he

"Certainly;I
eleven do?"

And

When
from

she
visits,

settled.
*

Lalor returned

was

Frank.

She

three

picnicingat
the
surprise,

are

women

Prof. Charles

men.

littleuneasy in her mind

not heard from him
that she

the German

for

first thingshe

Miss

note

was

bath.

into the littlehall in South

it mean?

try
coun-

had

weeks

dancing
And, to
on

street

was

stepping
the

Eliot Norton

What
soon

"Dear

Miss

tellyou
sort

back

of

that
a

man

of Mrs.

E.

Susan

peculiarcases

most

Merrifield

some

her portraitof herself.

the picture(which you

when

he, in
silent,as

hateful to

was

that if her voice

In

tellingher
be

to

annoyed

of the

one

i860,

husband

of

testy mood,

the sound

him.

She

of

replied

him he should

In

again, and this vow, in spiteof the

husband, children and friends,
faithfullykept for thirty years. Her
husband
died some
years
ago, appealingin
vain to her to speak to him.
It is needless
that her action was
to remark
not only foolish
she

but wicked.

order to

the
trust
in-

buy

will find safe at

five women

had

health

thousand

duties

and
of

These

good sense
inspectors.The

dollars
the

are

the

per

to

appoint
salary is
and

annum,

inspection of places

children work, and

is

The

clothed with

wife of Duke

thoroughly trained

more

of

out

with

morocco,

highly

designs in

silks.

colored

softest kind of leather

the

kid

tops. The

ornamented

is used

with

but

Nothing
in the

the

facture
manu-

Mancini, of Havre, France, is the

largest dealer in wild animals in the world.
She has almost a rival in Frau Harzenbeck,of
In New
York is Miss Duffy,who
Hamburg.
bears and lions with
buys and sells elephants,
Mme.

readiness

much

as

milliner shows

and

discrimination

in

selecting
pattern

that Frau

Rumors

as

hats.

Charles
and

in Bavaria

is

oculist,and

he
to

home

summer

the empress

Raymond, daughter of the brilliant

the late Henry J. Raymond,
journalist,
editor of the New
York Times, is a successful
practicing
physicianin New York city.

among
she has

Brabourne
to

Hall, Wirksworth,

game

the fame

is credited

of Miss

with

Hartshorne
has invented
a
fieldnew
for ladies,called "the colors,"which
ceived
rea fashionable
with
trial, great applause,

in Inner

The

emulate

Temple Gardens, London, in June.

is said to derive something from
game

than

more

had

once

After

maids.

started to

call of

hour

an

home, when

return

her purse

not

the maid
the

guest. One day the empress

of her
thither, attended only by one

went

as

asked

to enable
emperor

her
came

the actress
to

and
In

she

discovered
had

her, nor

enough to
Thereupon

to lend her

pay
the

florin,

day the
and
villa,
her a silver florin,
saying: "A
always pays his wife's debts."
get home.
to Frau

up

wears

two

or

she

with

any money, not even

ferryman on the lake.

in all the operations gravelyhanded

performsso successfully.She also helps dutiful husband
The
has
actress
nurse
the patients afterward,and accompanies

ten, who

tragic
professional
groundlessly.
has a charming
Sullivan,
the Upper Austrian

Wolter, Countess

Frau

policepower.

skillful

Wolter, the eminent

on
actress, will visit America
been
received, but
tour, have

assists her ducal husband

Mrs.
Dr. Aimde

made

that she had

ment
establish-

sanitary improvements.

necessary

are
inspectors

the

the

where

pires
England, asMacnaughintroduced
Galsworthy."
having
careful of her pictures croquet into good society in England at a
in 1852.
lawn-party
given by Lord Lonsdale

"Frank
Lalor

considered

now

tops of the latter are

mountains, where

Chicago has

if I

an
appointmentas judge at Dustypore
night. Yours ever faithfully,

Miss

it is

thingfor drivingin phaetons and other

carriageswhere ladies are supposed to occupy
high seats. The boots are very lightin weight.
have high heels and
Some
others low,either
kind being allowable.
Patent
leather seems
to be preferred,
but a great many
pairs are
proper

good

never

when you return)I was

obligedto inform
her husband
in the oiificeof assistant
Sir Lionel of my relationship
to you.
Forgive to the houses of the wealthy or the huts of
I
if
that
also,
that relationship
me,
suggest
the poor.
must
be at end.
now
By the time you read
Mrs.
this I shall be on my
Constance
Amelia
Hartshorne, of
I reto India.
ceived
way

now.

the world, and

over

empress

Lalor," it ran, "forgiveme

Lionel Grantley is not
to whom
a young
girlshould
Sir

home

last

are

at
Merrifield,

known.

ever

was

occurrence,

requestedher

formed,
in-

handwritinglay

the hall table.

on

death

women
was

There

of these boots.
The

Americus, Ga., revives interest in

one

sold to Sir

ago.

Delia

in Frank's

saw

had

Mrs. E. S. Mead,

her duties after fifteen months

his lessons

entreaties of

some

pay

Worcester

helpful,is

hear it
*

later
fortnight

pictureby Lalange which she

Lionel Grantley three weeks
could

Will

of
and

for the

adore.

women

her voice

delighted.

it was

so

Homburg, intendingto

about

her

be

Miss

the whole
and

to go.

rose

shall

wise

women,

young

to prepare

than

annex

has told his

Mrs.

I see
"Can
tomorrow
morning about
you
something important.'"'said Frank, drawing

Holyoke College

of top-boots
by societybelles. The idea
in Spain,whence
it readilyspread
originated
college, to France.
Of
its adoption by the
course
sharper questioners French at once
brought it into prominence all

that he has

better for the

something
off with

Mt.

number

who has just entered upon

study abroad.
about
nearly300 students,of whom
of
of the cityand teach them (for many
eightyare in the collegecourse, and fiftyare
them do not know) how
to play the simple
seniors in the seminary. The
new
teacher of
which are supposed to be familiar to
games
American
Literature is Miss Ella A. Knapp
children the world over.
of Michigan,and Dr. Frissell of distinguished
is to occupy the position
of
professional
skill,
The young women
seem
to be a thorn in the
resident physician.
flesh at Harvard.
Prof. Palmer, of the philosophical
lege
department,who teaches in the coling
Among the latest Parision fads is the wear-

they gatherthe
wretched
rinths
laby-

where
school-houses,

littlechildren

poor

Got

manner.

he turned the matter

he

for Miss

of

grandmothers, and

our

have established
women
philanthropic
The new
presidentof
Happy Evening Association," and Seminary, where a
East End
cured
of London.
They have segirlsare learning to be

collegestudents that they do

any
not pass as good examinations
women
as the
;
know ; but who's your
and even
a Greek
professorbears the same
latest?"
archly, testimony.
inquired Miss Broadbent
of a young
pointingto the life-size portrait
Miss Elizabeth Bisland,celebrated most
of
girlin a ball dress,which confronted the party
all for her flyingtrip around the world, has
entered
the
as
room.
they
taken up her permanent'residence
in England.
"For God's
sake, don't tellher !" whispered
Miss Bisland is one
of those fascinating
creatures
in Grantley'sear, and turninground
a voice
whom
fall
men
down
and
worship and
he perceived Frank
as
at his elbow, white
nicotine,"who's your
amount
of 'em, we

to

the clever wits of its inventor.

Children's

in the

with another, all

addressing each other by the

intimate

most

Some
"

a
on

dear

graces,

something from

let
scar-

was

the

of the World.

Women

had

The

next

Wolter's

this coin

set

as
itconspicuously

curious

with diamonds,
a

brooch.

matrimonial

custom
Brittany,
prevails. On certain fete days, the young
ladies appear in red petticoats,
with white or
number
The
yellow borders around them.
of borders denotes
the portion the father is
white
willingto give his daughter. Each
band representing
silver,denotes one hundred
francs per annum,
notes
and each yellow band defrancs
gold and betokens one thousand

alyear. Thus

young

man

who

sees

face

pleases him has only to glance at the

trimmings of the petticoatsto learn what
accompanies the wearer.
that

I.I(iHT
to Give

"How

Gifts."

Good

time

in which

give

for the

think

to

souvenirs

annual

said,during

have

to

shall

we

I could

do

not be worried

of

Let

give,and

for

of

will

we

beginhusbanding our
proportionto the expenditureto
will

we

givegiftswhich

that

assume

imply

all of

will

us

self sacrifice

some

on

and the loving

part. Oh, it is the self-denial,
kindness, and the joy felt in others' pleasure,

our

which

make

Christmas.

The

abundance

an

the

it seems

and

blessed

surelydo

for

as

the

if it could not carry to

to
a giftknown

as

of

tritieout

little. It will

littlegood

delightof

to her the

from

givingof

mere

means

giverbut

Christmas

our

For

and

beautiful

of
have

given

card

various

cases

They

me.

made

are

with

silver

sons
per-

of finest

"Another

friend gave me
what he calls
dailybusiness. They are

the

On

leaves.

covers

the heart.

in

title

that

noted,so

comfortably

to

events

where

knows

one

listsof figures should

stated pages on which
of

Inside,the
ruled

go

those

come

books

on

pretty leather toy for

Do

art

possibleand

then

of tliis day.

beauty

far away.

not

This.

not

the

in

stant
con-

of and

is

woman

if

liniment

The

is

ear

water

even

not

out

liable

from

pin

ear

the

mains.
re-

to

jury
in-

frantic efforts

not

is any affection of the hearing.

in the

cotton

put

clean, but

back

matter

the

enters

nearlyso
as

be tabooed.

wash

do

not

into the delicate

if there is

ears

dischargeof pus from them.

as
frequentlyas may be

keep them

Use

warm

to

necessary

force the foul

machinery.

If

falls into the ear, do

If not readily
it out."

small hard

any

it and

wash.

metal

put anythingcold into

cold water
should be avoided,

Do

if there
especially

any

insect

an

not

the intruder

ear;

only safe
any

picksshould

will drown

dislodgeit.

the

with

ears

ear

scream

water

warm

about

scratch the

not

Do

of prayer

giftof that kind is

is always reminded
use, and one
pleasantlygratefulto the giver.
"Another

best

the

has

has

witli silent wonder

the

see

be put into the ear, because

ingreat jury
is the
is liable to be done.
Warm
water

puzzling

button

like those

hearts

not

oily substance, poulticeor

from

catch

hymnals.

tilled our
canst

should

to

books

and

sky soar.
deepening glow"
tlie liappymoment
fled,
the summer
claysare long again,
fair light is shiningoverliead

yet 1 feel thou

No

one

alphabetically
arranged,and the three
held togetherby a little strap and
are

leaves

That

And

anda
memor-

addresses

ago
now

Tliou

off and

engagements

jotsdown

one

year

And

'l"he same

Do

gram
mono-

deeplystamped in gilt,and on the

written respectively
backs
are
accounts,
is

; evermore

the blue

saw

lost ourselves aniitl its

heads, hairpinsor

rose

are

for accounts

what shall we give.'

in society,
whose
Nearly every clever woman
and witty
charming face, winning manners,
line
talk have won
for her a largecircle of mascuwith what
admirers, is endowed
might
for
almost divine intuition
seem
an
gauging
of
the exact
and
fervor
friendshipeach
depth
at
manly heart holds by the giftshe is moved
intervals to lay before her shrine. Jewels and
at
tendered
Christmas,
personal ornaments
New
Year, and Easter, however
simple they
bespeak a liking that at her
may be at first,
pleasureor discretion might be kindled into a
suspiciouslittleflame.
But

and

crest

my

the meadows

on

the hills we

Beyond

purse

gilt-edgedvolumes, bound
fine and sweet
smelling as

as

Lay moveless
And

"Ear

for

engagements, and addresses.

come

of

scrap

square,

leather

ceiver,
re-

him

good

of books

set

my

was

littlenooks and pockets,

many
with the silver flowers.

and decorated

three

it

CALLENUER.

days were long,a year ago,

We
paused midway upon the wooded
lieight,
And
the mountains
of light
saw
leap in waves
Above
the valley,
rapt in calm below ;
The
curving river, like a silver bow,

screw

match

To

provided with

EDITH

Summer

When

and tinted skins, lined with silk,provided

perfumed

Moment.

instance,

outlet for my men

friends' osity,
generother things I have
lection
cola
among

de-lis.

1S90, to

what

to

as

soon

gladly welcome.

more

be

take

to

BY

sources
re-

I would

she

sometimes
a
pencils,
tinywatch, and beside a pocket for cards, one
for change and little slipsto pull out, on
which
are
daintly etched calendars for the
from Paris.
came
My last acquisition
year.
It is gray green-veined
leather,highlypolished
and dotted over
with tiny bright silver fleur-

until

then let us

in
made

minds

our

up

my

other little remembrances

many

leather is an

us

holidaygoods."

resolve for the Christmas

us

make

waited

forced

or

are

would

happy

done

only

not

better and

much

so

confused

or

the last of the

had

If I

If I had

planningearlier I

there

friends.

our

passes but most

the last week of the

dear!

"Oh

season:

or

what

isn't a Christmas

There

now

about

glad of it,for even simpleornaments

girllikes to accept or refuse, and

am

well-bred

It is true that there yet intervene sixtydays

before Christmas ; but that is not
too long a

and

substance

not
attempt to "dig
removable, allow it to remain

have

in quiet,and
nient
physiciantake care of it when conveserious harm
it is not likely
to do any
is
Anything which
tampered with.

:
inkstand.
in numberless
They come
traveling
unless
devices, and nothing is more
unique than
Gladstone
bag, perfectin detail, soluble may be washed out, with a littlepa
a miniature
water ;
tience,by the use of a syringeand warm
littleperson
which one's
"Those
men," said a demure
even
to a bit of a silver plate,on
Deafness
if not soluble it is harmless.
may
who didn't look at all as
if she were
old or
be traced ; and by pressinga knob'
initialscan
of
caused
an
e.xcess
be
sometimes
by
ear-wax,
ters,
it fliesopen to reveal the inside glassbottle.
sophisticated
enough to understand such matobstructs
the
hardened
and
become
which
has
if you are going on a journey he can
"Then
"beginby givingone cunning scarf pins,
Either have a careful
the membrane.
milky pearlsset alone on a slender stem of
folio action of
give you a lovelysuede leather writing portwater
hand
through a proper
apply warm
crowned
carved moonstones
gold, or delicately
for holdingthe loose photographs
one
or
or
a pieceof cotton
wadding wet with
with a row
syringe,
diamond
of twinkling
to be pickedup in traveling. Some
points.Then
ful
thoughtbe introduced,
of peppermint may
essence
fretted gold pin
he warms
to
an
books, on
souls give girlsleather-bound
exquisitely
which will dissolve and absorb the hardened
for the hair, and, if nothingis said,he next
the backs, stamped in black, the title Diary
in a few hours.
wax
ventures
A
to offer a gold bonbonnidrre, the top
screw
and her name.
pencil slipsinto
of a girl's loops,and on the gilt-edged
of which is likely
leaves she can
a tiny miniature
jot
Howells.

head, framed

small

in

stones.

To

what

do

giftspoint? Why, that he admires her

gold
glossy locks and noticed how she wore
folds ; also has he
the wavy
pinsthrust among
observed
that her mouth
is an uncommonly
such

down

likeness

"By

to

ready

to

in

set

leather

and

his little

Policeman

and

flections
re-

and

case,

with

marked
for

friend

what

ever

sea

to

may

be

her

voyage it's
her acceptance
bottle

to

to

her most

at all of
assurance
far from shore
when
any
cheering and refreshing
and with 'water,water
tryinginter\-iew does turn out
everywhere,but not a
wonderful
he
with
well,
will,
appropriateness, drop to drink.'
produce from his vest pocket a gold band set
age
"Berlin
is a thirsty
city. Last year an averwith a diamond, emerald, amethyst,and ruby.
hundred
and fifty
of one
quarts of beer to
times
That
is only an
example," she said ; some-

speech, if he has had

and the

success,

"

they

don't

bonni"5re,but
scarf pm

out

of my

and think of what

"The
another

even

never

get

pullan
cushion

as

far

as

the bon-

every
"Dr.

pretty
especially
that I don't

smile

might have been.

Oh, he expresses
friendlyman.
platonically
of
his calm admiration for one
by gifts
rarely thinks of jewelry
type. He

man,

is
vitality
rooms

woman

and

ascribed

he occupies

to
are

was

consumed.

Holmes's

remarkable

child

Oliver Wendell

regularhabits. The
ters,
equipped witli barome-

his

thermometers, and various other onieters

risk of
prevent his incurringthe slightest
taking cold.

to

If

another

beg
leather-covered
flat-glass

filled with

be

at

address, and

improprietyfor
of

make

notes

day. P"or a
journeyby rail he will perhaps buy a cut glass
tumbler, glassbeing cleaner than a metal cup,

her fair face.

the time he is

of

mass

for reference

dentallyname
nice one, and that she eats
comfits, and incihe
because
he bought the miniature
no
saw

heterogeneous

of his

benefactor

some

species does

not

Howells, that gentleman will eclipse

the gaiety of nations, says the Detroit Free
Press.
Up tillquiterecentlywe all enjoyed
the writingsof Mr. Charles Dickens ; suddenly

stop

Mr.

Mr.

Howells

was

not

he

awoke

at all the

was,

and

so

to

sort

the

English writer on
weight on him. Then

the

and swept him

with this, the
his

he had

a man

writer

the

corners,

and

he took Mr.

thought
placed

in

put

Thackerary,
Not

oblivion.

discovered

Dickens

shelf, and

indefatigableHowells
policeman'slantern around in all

dark
poor

into

the fact that

of

American

one

satisfied
flashed
sorts

of

of them

Scott
crouching,trying to
won't do," said
sight. "This
ness
busion
"move
; you've no
on, move
ping
here at this time of night;" and so, wrapnate
his Scotch plaidabout him, the unfortupeared
author of the Waverly novels disapinto the everlasting
gloom.
Sir

keep out
Howells,

Walter
of

lylCiHT

i^

DON'T* FAIL* TO * COME!4

Grand

Republican
Rally!

Mechanics
Oct,
30,'90,
Hall,
Eve.,
Thursday
SPEAKERS

His Excellency,
J. Q.A. BRACKET!,
HonorableGEORGE F. HOAR,

Governorof Massachnsetts.

UnitedStatesSenator.

of Lowell,
HonorableF. T. GREENHALGE,

HonorableJ. H. WALKER

The
Ladies

and

The
DOORS

North

OPEN

and

Worcester
7

Member of

Congress.

will preside.

Galleries

will be

reserved

for

Escorts.

their

AT

South

Brass Band

O'CLOCK.

will furnish music.

MEETING

AT

O'CLOCK.

LKiHT

li

and

Rider
Haggard
yarn-spinning men
and

Fixed Period.

The

other

thousand

and

women

Twilight.

especially

"

"

women

It

was

COGSWELL.

T.

L.

BY

waves.

that's settled,and

"So

we're

the

have

to

Britannia.

said
Copyright,"

don't mind

"I

"Yes," repliedColumbia.

and then, ma, provided

and don't try to boss as you
ask it civilly,

doing you
you

favor

that we're

plan
'The

returned

awfully,"

"Thanks
"Now

Did

to

propose.
Period ?'

so

"Well,

at

much

time

to

colony were
they had reached

when

limit authors

law

by

to

and make

work,
literary

have written themselves

"Yes, he is one
his

own

out.

Do

"

beg
He

"You

his

they appear
which they use
three-volume

one

and

over

sweet.

that

make

as

"

if you

out to

Now

that

verse

novelists,
apiece,
in their

again

over

lengthiness

it stands to

the last cup won't be

tea-leaves,

writers

they

Britannia blushed

quarrel, and
now

at

?" said

ma

this reminder

went

Black

to

tea, ain't you,

of their

hastily "I

on

am

"

That

tea.

was

pretty

story 'The Princess of Tool,' Tooly

did know

so

"

'The

"

how

to

it ;

pronounce

Strange Adventures

"I'm not much

of

and

'

interested in

phaetons,now
godmother to a bicycle,"remarked
Columbia.
"But you'reright; we could stand
book

of

Gaelic

views, but when

shower

to

and

Fixed

stock

Black

by

dragged

to make

alas !

we

means

"I

don't

myself. Moreover,
his guidebooks
has

given

ride throughJapan,
jinricksha
about
Cape Colony in an

them

It will take him tillthe next

century
the entire circuit of the globe, and
have as yet no
of prelegal means
venting

the

not

in Columbia.

Period for

only one, nor

ought

"You

TroUope

the
to

worst," put

have

himself and Mrs.

Fixed

Oliphant

ancient

an

song

that

of

night.

I sit and

dream,

approach

hands

of

twilightseem
growing old.

am

granaries of age! O manifold

And
royal harvest of the common

by

no
ways
thy treasure-house
gradual slope
more
exquisitethan hope.

soft descent and

memories

is the Iris born

And

years !

in all

are

lead

of olden

tears,

thrice

more
happy are the happy days
divinelyin thy lingeringrays.
bear a lovelier flower;
roses

Uve

autumn

orchard

Appear
Aye, as
Who

after-sunset

wall

at dusk

hour,

and

trembling aspen-trees
Hesperides.
sit with folded hands,

infinite

an

we

lands
in what enchanted
knows, who cares
wonder while the undying memories
throng .''

When

was

the twilightseemed

young

too

long.

Paris, France.

presentlynothingis

sticks."

"You

approve

and

Not

North
abler

"The

both,"
tion
proposi-

I must

be off

or

shall be

late for my

Grace

English.

calculated
A

to

make

Francis

Dr.

L.

Hawkes,

pastor of
ago was
Church, New York.
Short,

only

not

the best

black,
He

was

great pulpitorator, but considered

reader in the New
York episcopacy.
a

His rather luxurious familydeterred him from

which would have otherwise
acceptinga bishopric,
been tendered.
One
day a delegation
from

Buffalo

him

church

to accept

waited

him, and
upon
pastorate in that city.

tory,
"Well, gentlemen,other thingsbeing satisfacthe question of
acceptance narrows
down to a business matter," said Dr. Hawkes.

salarydo

recognizethat
are
willingto
has

you

Hawkes,"

"Dr.

received

you
be

offer?"

said

spokesman, "we
and
high reputation,

the

have

liberal.

$2500, but

on

Our recent
account

pastor
of your

standingwe have decided to offer you $3500."

"My good man," cried the doctor, "do you
what salaryI am
know
receivinghere?"
"No, sir."
get $15,000 and

"I

and
this parsonage;
do not see

expensive family, I

an

clear to accept your offer."

spokesman looked rather

The

the daily papers

Barnum
with
gasp
in

produced an

century

Episcopal

have

advertisements

than

thick-set, swarthy, black-eyed and

a striking
haired, he was
personage.

invited

then of my

probablynever

quarter of

Bible.

in the

Carolina

preacher

who

way

him."
"He's

foot.

"James Henry

ready to step into their

begin by publishingfour

Curious

drop

I know

thus

"What

Recent

e.xhausted

he won't be satisfied till he

his characters

ox-team.

in water

no

not

And

We

"I'll set the

do," repliedColumbia.
Fifty-secondCongress about it."
"And
I'll put a bill through Parliament,"
said the mother.
"Well, the dawn is breaking

are

take much

and

about

Worcester, Mass.

"

"Water, water
everywhere, and
drink," interruptedthe mother.
has

what

"I

sion
succes-

folded

fleetthe hours

all too

The

and

gown

followed.
Britannia rose.
pause
Period will be the salvation of us

marine

endless

an

with

now

While

So, in the emerald

all

of fireworks,and

she said.

"

of them
to

fishermen

it comes

hummed

I love the soft

now

And

tea.
Farewell, my daughter."
"Good-bye, ma," returned the gem of the
and turning their backs
each
ocean,
upon
other, they went their several ways.

was

But

left but the burnt-out

that I'm

one

it,though

muffins and

never

Phaeton.'

ferring
re-

When

That

?"'

postedon
Columbia, slyly.

againstthe misty pane

enchanting lines again

last

mother

my

long.

too

window-seat

sighed a littleand said, "The hour is sweet,"

clamorLd
for the light.
I, rebellious,

Or

Thine

year, and how long will they hold out

that rate ? They send out their books like

novels

while

To

venient
incon-

very

sandalled

talk of them," she said.

shoes, but
at

book

spelledthe

The

But

all stylish,
but

with

her

stamped

the western

on

I leaned my

There

Novelists .'"

Chief American

ROBINSON.

F.

the twihght seemed

most

the

good

as

at

up

MARY

young

And

So
not

put

brand-new

the first."
"You're

old

put

drapery. "I wish we

styleof dress. Don't

greatlyprefera tailor-made
slippers.Now, Columbia,

two

often

How

arm

else to take the lead?"

is there any one
Columbia
are
plenty of
sighed. "There

reason

of tea from

fiftycups

She

muscular

classic garments

dear, and

I was

"But

himself

of ideas

set

issues,drawn

anythingbut
same

are

pardon

wrote

for the

As

out.

her

to

aggravatingcase in point. Granting

that he is a master
of style,
why doesn't he apply
it to a worthy subject? .'\nd since he can
analyzeso accurately,
why doesn't he analyze
instead of pigweed? And
roses
BillyDean is
about as bad.
He and James Henry have had
the lead long enough ; they must
give it up."
is

but he will go on
forever like
Brook, unless we Fi.x a Period. Then

to have but

of

different

must

we

Columbia

ago,

Lytton turns

find these

"Don't

see?"

you

just consider the encyclopediasof

Lord

folds

adopt

your

quantityof
they

stop when

instance.

stretched

and

cap

the

French

me
men
wo-

certain age,
I propose
Now

them

Mr.

thinkingperhaps of
Lord Tennyson ?"
years

her

could

be chloroformed

to

so," rejoinedColumbia.

"I guess

out

you."
given
and

certain

to

the way

said Columbia.

good scheme,"

"A
out

'"Very,my

and outlived their usefulness.

to

make

suppose
should

gave itup.

men

his ideal

in

head-dress

of

get the old fellows out

for themselves."
room

to

want

"Tried

has

the old

know

You

it.'"

?"

as

that book

all events

idea.

new

waste

about

"I propose to appointa

composed
of General Readers, who shall decide
entirely
when the publichas had enough of an author,
him to retire on a pension. The
and condemn
who
pensionmay be raised by young aspirants

you

read

do

committee

"

fixed

I haven't

other
an-

ever

you

"TroUope's?" inquiredColumbia.
to, got as far as the 999thpage, and

have

you

the feathers.

smooth

from

Britannia.

subject,I

the

on

When

going to
taking off her

are

A.

disappear,"

her mother."

"Well, what
said Columbia,

now

used to,"and the tall,well-grown girlpatted

her mother on the head.

don't

spin-"and spin" and

groaned

bigpond to have a quiet chat

A strong family
with her daughter Columbia.
likeness was
apparent as they stood side by
ing
side on Point Judith,
gazingout upon the tosshad crossed the

International

BY

"Who

clear,starry night,and Britannia

"

made
"If

as

my

sheepish,but

another
we

essay.
had known

that fact,sir,we

would

Circassian

nary
should
lady would be an ordilooked
elsewhere ; but
have
you
beside the curiosity
be
quoted here :
remember
that the work of the Lord must
"A
leather
dark-green
lady'spocket-book." done; and as for providing for your family,
Think of a green leather lady ! And
an
dinary
orand
the
ravens."
of
the
Elijah
story
you know
giantwould pale before "Seven foot
friends," responded the clergyman,
"Now, my
artists,
completewith boards and pins.Easels."
quizzingly,"I have made the Bible my
In
another
advertisement
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we
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since I was
twenty-eight.I have
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16

York, October 23, 1890.

ing
At present writing,with a leaden sky frowndarklyover the city,while the rain drips
New

drearilyand the leaves fall in sodden masses,

it is difficultto realize that but yesterdaythe
golden gloryof a perfect October day made
existence a penetrating
joy to those with
mere
the beauty
eyes to see and souls to appreciate
Having been

seen.

on

visitto several of New

I

England's hospitablehomes,

of the

the creator

was

saw

young,

visited with the belated attentions of the

the king of terrors, who walked
to

had

sin
cou-

the

earth, seeking victims,last winter," in other

pensation,
words, the grip. The law of beneficent comin
prevailedin my case
wards
departure until the way homeshould rival in splendor of coloring an
is at
What
Alpine sunrise or tropicsunset.
the Hartford and
times a tedious journeyon
however,

delaying my

modelled
I should

with such a talent

.Surely
you must be something of a

clay?

in

suppose
But

sculptor."

no

she

liked

to

the

amuse

and

rest

oblivion

for

hours,

some

roundi

pattern for the clever outlines. In

and direct way she replied,
"Oh,
a very candid
! it is merely a family trait" a knack, that's
no
never
all."
"But," I insisted, "have
you

she

was

fittingan

as

end

to

pleasantride

could be desired.

How
big,and
with limitless possibilities
New
after

Even

as

and filled

vast

York

seems

temporary absence,one doesn't

mind the rough pavements
and great distances;
York
and New
is New
York, always gay
a

"

always delightful.
The

Common

Most

"What

is the

Misquotation.

misquotation
asked
the inquisiEnglishlanguage.'"'
tive
member
of the club one
morning, as the
entered.
The
answer
came
purist
promptly :
most

common

in the

was
nothing." Alas! it
Greek meets
"When
pitiesto restrict a giftor
Greek, then comes
the
talent that might with study and application tug of war."
be developed into a noble art. Applied to the
"Well, what is the matter
with that?" asked
member.
the inquisitive
kindergartensystem, of course, a facultyof
valuable.
most
that kind is certainly
"That is the most common
misquotationin
As the express stopped at the largestations, the Englishlanguage,"responded the purist.
1 observed
"I heard the late Roscoe
a young
girlcoming each time to
Conkling say once

and

little ones
seemed

myself

was

who

see

pretty and dark-eyedgirlin stylishtraveling

dress.
My curiositygot the better of strict
and taking advantage of a
conventionality,
vacant
chair, I sought an .'nterview,asking if

light.]

of

correspondence

[regular

to

invasion of live stock, I

sudden

SEIBERS.

H.

EUGENIA

liY

Turning

York.

New

Trip to

"it

thousand

the door of the

to

car

ing
get the fresh air. Stand-

that he

won

basket

of wine

from

Clement

L.
that quotation. He
doorway, she was a tableau vivant
Vallandigham on
in a soft, clinging wagered that Mr.
lookingat. Gowned
Vallandigham could not
tell what
the correct
straightdark blue dress, with large loose
words
who
nor
were,
last week
sleeves confined in a band at the wrist,a loose
York was
road to New
wrote
New
Haven
where
them, nor
written.
they were
lar,
series of exquisitely blouse and jacketwaist, and turned down 'colAnd he won
converted into a delightful
on
point. Now
every
put yourselves
she had perched on her short boyish blonde
in Mr.
changing, growing, dissolving
vivid pictures,
Vallandigham's place. What
the
tennis
One
until
dark
curls
blue
a
lights
English
would you have done ?"
all too quickly,
cap.
yet extending on
thrust forward clad in a neat
little foot was
York made the darkness visible. If I
of New
"I should have declined to make
the bet,"
the
over
them.
blue
with
t
he
or
boot,
be
e.xpression,
gaiters
said the inquisitive
scenery
spats
member.
permitted
may
indeed a "Golden
Legend" of nature's
"And
was
Twining from her throat down and around her
from all parts of the
I," "and I," came
has not for
kind of wild vine, perhaps a
waist was
some
room.
perfectrendering. The autumn
clothed the earth in
several years so lavishly
"But
adoringyouth meant
partingsouvenir of some
I should not," said the purist.
the
she
Even
to
affections.
As
tints.
the
of
his
such
state
of
typify
"When
glowing
Greeks
garments
joinedGreeks, then was the
tiniest bush, the most
shrub,
stood there in the sunlight,with her dainty tug of war" is the correct
insignificant
quotation. It was
dimples and piquant face, this delicious girl written by Nathaniel
played its part in the brilliant symphony.
Lee, an
Englishman,
of loveliness.
looked a very sylvan creature
The flamingscarlet of oak and maple, and the
about the year 1700."
while
New
on
York air,that no other
And
she had the
"Did
gold of elm and chestnut trees,
it quoted correctly
?"
away
see
you ever
in
the hillsthe sentinel firs and pines gave the
asked the inquisitive
atmosphere imparts,the air that the woman
member.
all interHowells's story lacked, for she went
into a
deeper notes of living green, were
"Never in the newspapers,"said the purist.
blended and supportedby the neutral browns,
milliner's for a hat, on Fifth Avenue, in a resplendent
russets

soft intermediate

and

there

and

rivers

the

shades.

in the

worth

Here

Worth

and

costume,

diversified, said instantly,

"to what

and streams

the

shall I

landscape. send your hat !"

in front were
heat of the
Had it not been for the stifling
Seated
two
elderlyfemales
and constant
and
cars
with the inevitable black veils tied tightly
inpouringof coal dust that
covered
with a black garment, the
as
one
old-time
enveloping their heads. They were
At
and old-fashioned.
the proper time out
pleasureand comfort of the luxurious chair by
of wmdow
the broad
decorous lunch-basket (no tipped
came
a most
framing the
expanse

He

How

modiste

hotel,madam,

good many

and intensified the loveliness of the

Trafton, who

Rev. Mark

figure

at

Eats.

Worcester

the

ber
people will rememwas
a
prominent

Methodist

conference

held

April,1889. He was the oldest clergyman

present,and his flowingwhite beard and

here in
white

hair gave

Recently he said
spinalcolumn
my

him

"I

venerable

appearance.

in
to-dayas straight
pineof my native state.
we
unalloyed. When
circumnavigate the
in the itinerant ministry
At the age of 20 I was
globe in the aerostats of the future that bid
of the Methodist EpiscopalChurch, and when
fair (on paper)to outspeed the very wings of
and rapidity
of manner
ease
of the most
devoted
1 had been preaching two
years a physician
heaven themselves, the present inconvenient
I
of
looked
disciple toxology.
again said to me : 'You must
stop preaching or
conditions will no doubt be banished with the
and breathed
a
sigh of relief as I noted the
will
live
five
not
years.' He has been in
you
harmless and cheeringquality
of the beverage. his grave 40
present useful engine.
ing
years ; after this busy and excitteresting
inA drawing-room car often affords some
I feared it might be the other thing that does
lifeof 60 years, I am
here writinga word
matchless

without, would

charms

studies in human

nature,

been

have

well

as

as

in outward

and physicalperspective.A small

with me,
who has the
companion travelling
happy facultyof winning friends by the way,
made
frequent short excursions, returning
with hands

laden with the

realisticanimals
all saddled

cut from

and bridled,with

pigs with nature's own

with
extremity,cows
drinking from
and
der\'ishes,
and

made
The

small

most

wonderful

letter paper

"

jockeys to

curl in the

and

horses

boot,
caudal

down-dropped heads

troughs, and rows

of dancing
all
not, and, stranger still,

what

arranged to stand
boy was enchanted.

aisle of the

on

their feet.

Down

in

the

car
he went
with his impromptu
menagerie around him, the other people looking
on

with interest.

from the buffet for

menu
up table and French
them) and presentlymy eye caught a glimpse
of a tilted bottle and contents
going with the

cheer.

not

to

As the

long train rolled into the great sta.

Forty-second street, the cars poured
forth their livingfreight,
each taking his own
cares
and perplexities,
joys and sorrows, on
his way.
What
an
aggregationof possible
comedies and tragediesa railway train brings
confines
togetherfor a time within the narrow

tion

of

at

Pullman

car.

was

not

myself and impedimenta in

rather

sorry

to

bestow

my

my

as

coevals, and
natural

force

am

'my eye is not dim, nor

(much) abated.'
Why?

Because, with the blessing of God,

watched
the operation of nature's

obeyed the teacher, and taken

myself, For eightor nine years past

and

I have

teaching
of

care

have

animals.
flesh of dead
For many
eaten no
Graham
wheat
whole
or
years I have eaten
is
bread.
breakfast
meal
the
principal
My

of
waitingcoupi^, or
for the day two soft-boiled eggs, a saucer
me
by that most
oatmeal mush, bread, and one
of coffee.
cup
of
dinner
is
slice
a
a
or
bread,
pecially
two,
being on earth (esMy
cup
weak tea ; at night, a half a pint of milk and
after a long journey)known
as
a
perior
suI hardly know,
from
a slice of bread.
any
being by virtue of his "senior sex." To
to

have

convenient

it done

"

for

and welcome

be taken to

a restful and
and
quiet restaurant
givena faultless oyster supper, with accompaniments,

and then driven home

to

familiar

sur-

sensation, whether

have

eaten

or

not.

unless
suppose,
accident befall me, or I slip into some
I
centenarian."
indiscretion,shall be at last a

have
some

gained in weight, and

I. I(i HT

The

About

Clark

ir

the House.

invited to contribute
[Readers of Light
are cordially
on
tion
practicalhousekeeping,and also any informawhich would be interesting
to the housekeeper.Please
write on only one
side of the paper.
Address
all communications
to Household
Editor,Light, 339 Main street,

articles

Co.

Sawyer

Worcester, Mass.]

478

Main

482

to

*, There

St.

is no

than milk,
littletoo

not

better

diet for the

which

cream,

RvriUii.

children

is apt to be a
As a soporific

rich for the stomach.

nothing equals a glass of milk

retiring.
*, Scaldingwater should never

taken

just
Offer

before

DECORATED

into dishes which

been removed

DINNER,

clothes

*,

held milk

have

by cold

be

BREAKFAST

until it has

FINE

collects

easilycleansed
the rollers by
and
rubbing it

on

saturatinga cloth in kerosene

make

To

convenient

drying collars and cuffs

AND TEA

Furnitur

FANCY

which

on

for
arrangement
pieceof muslin,

buttons in number

sew

you

use

and

tions
posi-

White and GoldChairs

suit,and fasten that stronglyon to the

clothes lines,and the linen articles will not
to

WARE!

get

torn

To

lost.

or

with

great variety, and

In

stop hiccough,take

saturated

lump of sugar

Exeter."

Brown

vinegar.

Parlor Tables.
Something

*" Never

is

pattern which

new

have

we

just

as

but
added

to

stock

our

and

bulk, giving anyone

of

any number
The
with
white

we

carry

in

pieces.

shape is square,
flower border

which

opportunityto select

an

symmetrical,and

very

It is on

decoration.

semi-porcelain
body, clean, and

pretty,

heavy shoes in the sickroom.

wear

shoes
felt slippers
or

or

should

they are not only comfortable to

to the sick
a doubly distilled blessing
cloth is

** Cheese
materials for

so

of the

one

each

room

and

at

addition

In

both

stock

within

comes

be
to

be

to

have

we

the

bought the
full set.

able

to

should

is

nicest

very

have

not

wliy

reason

no

duster.

its own

of Fine FrenchFurniture
Copies

For

sprinkledwith water, then in a damp

cloth,and put it in a cool, dark place. Before
preparingit for the table,submerge it in cold
water

and

found

very

your

with the
in

assortment,

thereby doing away

superfluouspiecesone

might receive

it
no

as

will convince
which

you

that

we

is very desirable and

have

patterns

something

cheap.

to

wire of galvanized iron is

hang clothes on in winter than

the weather
be

can

it will

and

lineman

what

matter

saved

the irons

may

to

Fire
Screens

while

we

Vinegar and

how

to

will

that

relieved

a
as

crick

Carpets

inspection

attention
TURE,
FURNI-

FANCY

complete

most
to

and
and

more

Gifts.

Wedding

call your

week

the

have

an

Nothing

or

FINE

These
ples
exam-

be

found

line of
in

low-priced,
comparison

the
and
of

or

need

You

up.

prices

with

others.

handle

ONE PRICE TO ALL!

important

remove

the
and
every

the zinc.

It is said

sometimes

water

solicit

tin bucket

old

this

fine, medium

city, in

beautiful

furniture.

in

and

Silk.

and

and

Holiday

for

novelties

Furniture

be.

thick iron-holder,lined with paper,

them with when heated in this way.

And

"give,"

never

ironing day by

on

an

side

similar vessel bottom

stain from

478 TO 482 MAIN STREET.

DESKS,
French

Japanese

Bullion
gems,

artistic

of

appropriate

"" Every housekeeperknows

CO.

elegant

perfect

all

are

we

hung by

water.

CLARK-SAWYER

WRITING

in

embroidered

It will be

clean. Wash
it is to keep a refrigerator
ammonia
shelves and ice racks in soap,

THE

Tables, Chairs,

hand-painted.

Also

Screens.

XIV.,

of Louis

Cabinet

PARLOR

panels

the clothes will not freeze to it. Have

placingover
inspectionof these decorated

hour.

an

crisp.

better

*, Fuel

complete set.

An

let it stand for

"" Telegraph
much
rope,

own

kinds, of the time

elegant

paper

It

select

tops

designs,

expensive.

not

it in brown
*" Keep celeryfresh by rolling

all.

MEISSERE"

can

being confined

advantage

quite an

reach of

this pattern,
and "BLUE

patterns,and

way, not

same

to

KENT"

"DOVE

is

pricethat

beautiful

one.

wax
beeschapped lips,dissolve some
Of various
oil by heating together
in a littlesweet
including
gently. Apply to the lipsseveral times a day
Ladies'
as
and avoid wettingthem as much
possible.

*"

with

Tables,

in

duster; it is very soft,clinging

cheap that there

and

in

new

HAND-PAINTED,

be worn,
the wearer,

with

and

BEAUTY

alcohol.

List
This

LITTLE

only $6.00.

for

good mucilage without using

*, To make
parts of dextrine, five
gum arable, take two
and one
of
water
part of acetic acid.
parts
Dissolve
by heating, and add one
part of

Dark

in

over.

""

"

Specialties

poured

water.

wringer can

from the lint that

be

in the

back

is

quicklyas produced by
by bending backwards

stretchingthe back
Hot
fomentations,
a
across
log or fence.
with a vigorous rubbing, usually give relief
quitereadily.

PINKHAM " WILLIS,

355
Telephone

No.

Main
93-4.

Street.

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^'ART NEEDLEWORK AMD STAMPING^iTo.

Mexican

-^7;ra,lrL-u.t

S. M.

MRS.

Fasliion's

Needlework,
Goods

fxirnished.

*" The

sold

KEYES.

School.
DressCutting
wish

cutting should
systems

call and

in

now

ton, and

principleof dressevery
modern
the various
examine

understand

to

use

others.

the

of

King

Prices

from

S.

A.

S.

Fifteen

to

Time
W

unsophisticatedmind

is

tryingto

and

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near

as

have

we

to the return

yet come

Street.

this season.

There

plusheson plush in
These

shown

are

DressCutting
Worcester
Academy.
in

are

beautiful

residence

desired. Agents

when

for Circular.

Room

Clark's

17
Mass.

Street, Worcester,
MRS.

E.

Miss

F.

M.

Send

wanted.

Block,

S 0

492

Main

ball and other

set

chieflyin black and the

brown and blue,rather than

of

pronounced colors.

more

DRESS * MAKING * PARLORS.

handle

MAD"

23, Knowles

SPECIALTY.
Take

Building.

with

720
to call ;

invited
teach

new

removed

street,has
welcome

ones

to

pupils

the

and

solicited.

We

cut,baste, fit and shape. Open day

evening. Dressmaking patterns and linings

and

MRS.

cut.

L. F.
Tailor

Improved

Sole Proprietorof
WALSH,
System. Agents wanted.

C.

LADLES'

AND

is

whole

16c.

Cutting,
head
of

Bangs
of

Hair

Malting

specialty.

and

cut

hair

^Vorlt

curled,
76c., and

curled,
made
AU

aU

Short

Notice.

Curtains, Gross " Strauss

I C^

MELTTN,

^VALNUT

PROPRIETOR,

g
"^^

I
ST.

^i^Fall^^Housec
PROCESS.
is used.

and
Furniture
cleansed
by the NAPTHA
Hot
Only place in the citywhere
Naptha
Carpets taken up and called for ; delivered and

re-laid, Feathers

renovated

be left at Bemis

can

J. C.

"

Curtis

WATERS,

by

Main

Co.'s,423
St.,New

Orders

steam.

st.,or addressed

RICH

\Vorcester,'Phone
347-5

it at

on

or

for this

one

effects
London

on

this

When
your

the

you

w^ant

old

one

guarantee

13

Park

made

good

CO.

send

over,

first-class

of

mattress
us

any

your

grade
order.

work.

St., Worcester.

bination,
com-

season.

perhaps

are

garments, but
to hold

their

least.

at

season

MATTRESS

The

sleeves of gowns, if anything,are

higher on
the shoulder
but always tighter about
the
waist.

order.

to

the

25c.

T.

We

they will continue

place through

kinds

write

thing"to

shouldered
lessened

the

on

or

at

Lace

of bone.

favorite

*, High

HAIR * DRESSING^^ PARLORS.

Whole

coats

and
out

Carpets

notepaper for this

rough that itrequiresconsiderable

is so

somewhat

Hair

high and low-priced

with big pearl

coachman's

devotion to "the correct

all.

CHILDREN'S

C.

fastened
on

stockings are again worn,

clockingbeing in a contrastingcolor.
*" Green and bronze, always a refined

KENNARD'S

this coupon
from
and
LIGHT,
bring lit with
and
dlsyou
get 10 per cent
count
from
regular prices.

the

and stitched

seams

*" Clocked

the

Rule

MISS

Lap

Work

for Laces
Cut

fashionable

most

are

to

you

Hal]

SEARS,

Flret-Class

short,

are

generallywith

both

like those

The

season

Former

street.

collar.

plainerones

%
527 Main
Main

at

notched

autumn

made

on
edges are seen
and they are
jackets,

**WORCESTER DRESS CDTTINGSCHOOL**

Formerly
Windsor,

early

and
double-breasted,

buttons

Elevator.

Reference

this winter.

women

*" Jackets for

man's

Bridal
Outfits
and Evening
Costumes
Room

swell thingin ladies' umbrellas is to

coupleof gold or silver bells tied to the
braid.
by a narrow

popularwith

E. Tibbetts,

H.

LE t JOLLY i FRENCH * DYEIliG

AND * CLEANSING t HODSE.

*" The
have

with jewels
rimmed
*, Miniature portraits,
and hung around
the neck, are going to be

N.

W.

A lady assistant will be in attendance.

figured (I^^
designs.
45 Park Street,
Mass.
Worcester,

Dress

at

DR.

*, Plush in rich qualitiesis largelyused for

darkest shades

cuttingand making patterns and liningscut to

fit perfectly
by the Kellogg-French Tailor System.
in cutting,making and
Lessons
draping. Teaching

Specialty

,26 Main, op. Mechanics

of

the overskirt.

wraps

B,

Main

of the e.xtreme

of the plain
simplicity
slightdraping of the front breadth
false panel on the petticoat
at one
side

is as

Dollars.

limited.

not

Portraits

skirt. A

Squares,the Budding-

Five

Every pupil thoroughly taught.

"I I i I i I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I

discover that the overskirt is coming in again,

but it is only the apology for it and a graceful
evasion

All who

PHOTOGRAPHER

Headquarters.

Children's

Order.

to

given and material

Instruction
commission.

At

Street,

Fine

Embroidery,

Work,

Done

on

HT

LICi

Wig
stales of

latest

and
Frizzes
for sale at the very
Bangs
lowest
Artists
prices.
in attendance.
Experienced
All orders
filled.
promptly

The

notable

characteristic

about

this

season's

glovesis in their masculinity. The

arrowhead
the same
bone or
same
stitching,
brass buttons are seen
on
dog skin gloves as
in
and
these
on
are
the
gentlemen's,
387 Main Street,
height of
GroutBlock,
Up One Flight.
stylefor an every day glove,while suede still
gance
clingsto past traditions of dressiness and ele-

SUPERFLUOUS HAIR CAN BE

for
red

or

permanently eradicated by

ELECTRIC

tan

occasions of ceremony.
is the fashionable color

the

gloves.

No

scarringor other injury, There is now no

for any lady to allow a growth of hair to remain
her face to mar
her personal beauty and
upon
to
make
her friends unhappy.
Moles
also
are

English look

an

excuse

permanently

Hours:

9 to

1 1 a.

m.,

to

moved.
re-

embellish

to

and

no

4 p. m.

H.
Summer

ML
Strkbt,

PROCTOR,
Worchsthr,

Gold,

H.

Mass.

and

13

Mechanic

and

Oxidizing.

St., Worcester,

some

gloves

have

be truly said that

modes, always so beautiful

liningis at

less so this season

no
are

once

an

to

elegant garments

to

be

worn.

in

when
Mink

as

elegantand durable fur

be the leading liningfor
of a costlynature.
On

FINE MONUMENTAL
In Granite and

beautiful garments
of velvet the white
with its fluffy
snowiness has a truly

WORK

Marble,

lambskin

Plater,
Bronzing, Lacquering

Russia

garments, are
all varieties of fur

all

Nickel

wristed

a kid gloveis like painting

the lily
appropriate.

and will continue

TWICHELL,

Silver

long

but it may

outer

W.

more

The

"#

M;iss

blood

dogskin

NEEDLE
*" Embroidered

Process.

Ox
in

Russian
Also

Mass.

job polishing.

in

the

effect.
Russian

blue tan, and

Gray astrakhan
cloaks

gray.

of

131 CENTRAL STREET,

is also used

lightcloth,marine
NEAR

SUMMER.

WORCESTER,

MASS

HT

1.1(1

School of EnglishSpeech
Heard

iS Belmont

Place,

physicalculture.
C. CUTTER,
MRS.
JOHN
M.

and

Vocal

Little
Ma;

ask such
Bov:

PLEASANT

Children,

Ethel:

questiont
raspberrieshaven't got
swallowed
a bug, that's all.
If

Do

"

think he'llcommit

you

address, Rockport, Mass.

Ethel

SchoolElocution
two

cases

Ah, but

"

T.

will

suicide

STREET.

Hammond,

resume

no

remember

must

you

didn't when

he

teaching

People'sSavings Bank

MR.

the

on

September,

1st.

Bldg.,452 Main

St.

ANDERSON
Will

different.

are

MAIN

446

Ben

MLonday,

"

Summer

Harmony,

-^ TEACHER \ OF * SINGING
4-

rejecthim.'
Maud
(sweetly): Oh,
him.
I rejected

College Preparatory.

i.

and

teaching,Sept. i, at his

resume

STUDIO,

foolish

"

of

Piano, Organ
Will

if I

STREET,

October

Re-opens

N. MORSE,

child; why

not, my

course

Freeze-Out.

Another

141

of

legsthen

any

Throop's School

I say,

"

some

Little

For YoangLadiesand

GEO.

teacher

:
(pickingraspberries)
raspberries
got legs?

Why,

"

do you

work.

Mrs.

Boy

have

ma,
Director.

E. LAUGHTON,
Associate Director.
ing
TICKNOR,
A.M., Instructor in Read-

SARAH

HOWARD

Glass.

Evidence.

Living

Street.

Private

Shakespeare,

MISS

LightThroughStained

i6.

instruction
in literature,history,
rhetoric, reading, speech culture and

and

Class

OCTOBER

THURSDAY,

RE-OPENS

19

instruction

resume

in

"f

This

Try

CLARK

BUILDING,

MAIN

492

FallTerm Begins
September
11,1890.
given in Elocution, Vocal
Technique,
A
thorough, scientific,
Physical Culture.
of study" the best
systematic and progressive course
Gesture and

and

Call

ons.

reasonable

class les-

and

Private

rates.

STELLA

PROF.

W.

KE-OPEN

WII,I-

her
joker
blushing. Old Trumpley

the

About

the

Dancing
of

Middle

October.

Information
apply at the
.N: Son.
S. K. Leland

Particular

mind

one

world

Music

Store

Armv

Grand

"

Co.'s

Music

be

Store,
Telephone call 405-5.

or

obtained

Robinsons, for

nobody in the

Good

Does

:"

^
Nickel
and BrassPlating,
Gold,
Silver,

Bronzing, Oxidizing, Lacquering,

Bright Dipping and Job Polishing.
The

only placein the citywhere

forks,spoons,
will

work

Our

new.

wear

etc.,

three

Specialattention
process

will

wear

if

as

Jaggers:

Oh, it'sdead
Did

"

Wiggler

No

"

WILI.

Jaggers

"

Wiggler

It

"

therefore

long as
Jewelers' work and
gold plated by our
to

our

filled ones.
Give

Acme
COLLAR

N.

Band

me

trial.

MASSICOTT.

BARTON

Mrs.

"^ViTOL

GOOOS
.

AND
TAIL.

^"8c

ROYCE

Held

Potts

A.

my

loaded

yard
pistol.

14

Potts

Mr.
I

dear.

"

styles

I^atest

What

time

it when

was

Left

"

was

so

Really, I don't know, my

abashed
by getting in late

His

: AND

MANICURE
-

Ladies

For

Office hours,9

Mark.

Judge (toprosecutingwitness): Were

committed
the assault was
present when
(proudly): Was

Witness

Will

The

Sullivan

yer pass
Manager
Tough

""S///^M//V ST. W0RGtS'\^JKV^*"5"^

"

yez plaze to
that sthands

^PG^^'^
laP^''
Tough
,,"
Do

goods

artistically

a.m.

:
and

FRONT

CHIROPODIST,

Gentlemen.

STREET.

to 12.30 p.m.
1.30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
to 2 p.m.
10 a.m.

Sundays,
"

PLACE.

'NTH

in choice

DR. SUSAN S. RAYMOND,

you

you
on

your friend ?

ASSORTMENl

STREET.

work.

in order

that I could not look the clock in the face.

He

PARLORS,

MAPLE

Its Hands.

Up

I'lace.

IVIINOR,

last night?

got home

wanst

MARSH
ILEsAiE

Oread

new

Plating Works,
LAUNDRY.

13

]VIRS.

MONDAY,

39.

niLLINERT

suicide.

into

over

came

TEACHING

34

five years'

work.

J.

RESUME

How

there with
sitting

was

Clock

The

street.

J. Bassett,

SEPT.

you kill it?

; it committed

Suicide !

Arthur

only buffed.

cases

equal

guarantee given wtth

OVER

equal to

wear

given to

Watch

Instruments.

and

burnished, and

is all hand
t.mes

get knives,

can

you

look

re-platedto

% PIANO-FORTE,

Mr.

trouble.
:"

Bassett,

TEACHER ^^ OF ^^ PIANO-FORTE,

"

Wiggler

M.

Wellington

27

Jaggers : Whatever became of Penought's

dog ? You know it used to give you so much

while I

registeron

dress

my

used
^

George

TEACHER

so, too."

It.

For

Carelessness.

Criminal

Store.

Music

ist.
Pupils may
September 15.

Mrs.

"

C. L. Gorham

at

S. R. Leland's

at

the

there's

hall.

will re-open
her classes
Jennie Abbott Matloon
dancing Wednesday, Oct. S, at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 29, at 7.30
Evening cla*s will open
leference will be requiredfrom
An introduction
or
p.m.
strangers. No one will be allowed to join the evening
dence,
resiat
class without
first applying to Mrs. Mattoon
Pleasant
and June sts.,or at Grand
corner
Army
Hall,Wednes
jay
evenings,Oct. 8, 15, 22, from 6 to 7.
and further particulars
call or address
Mrs.
For terms
can

Street, Harrington Building,reopens

and after

dear ?
hang all right,
It certainlydeserves to. The
Lucille:
!
criminal
styleis positively

Mrs.

Circulars

and wife

Robinson, and he thinks

Too

Emma

in

Mattoon.

Main

of

Hanging

D/INCINQ

"

husband

see

There's
thinks

She

like

ALLEN'S

!"

"It is indeed.

example.

D.

School of Music,

her face.

October

pleasantit is to

"How
of

For

B.

help

not

watched

elevator.

Splendid Agreement.

HIS

School for

Take

of the games.

most

won

could

hand, she

At his NEW
Knowles
STUDIO,
Building.518 Main
Street,Monday, September 8. Mondays, Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays,from 12 to 6 p.m.

173

GREEN

W.

ing
play-

Prln.

HAYNES,

M.

Sweetly were

"Do

in

He

adddess,

or

MISS

Flush.

you know," he remarked,

"that whenever
you hold the joker,your lover
is thinkingof you ?" Whenever
May found
euchre.

Instruction

methods"

With

Trumpley and May

Old

ST.

luck

at

Oi, yer honor?

the

mug

av

him

boi the dure ?

over

Regime.

"

(enteringtheatre):"
profesh?
I don't know

Yes; but

Character:

"

Hain't

I'm one
'nuff ter 'dentifyme?
stars.
pugilistic
Maganer
(quaking): Pass in
"

my

you.
looks

o' der
!

I.

PJ. E

TJ

2ST,

and save from20 to

220 Main Street,
Storeopen evenings,
40 per cent.

Character
der

and Frames ofevery

Pictures
ForMonldlngs,
alsoArtists'
Materials,
description,
goto

new

ly I "j HT

Through
[regular

Theaters.

Boston

light.]

of

October

Boston,

23,

1890.

with small craft of all kinds, coasters

and fishermen, and

as

seen

it is seldom

white

many

occasion

could have

you

in the

caps

I had

ferryboats.

to

line of

the

down

to

go

Highlands in the afternoon, and the

ferryboat tossed around in a lively
way, to the
and disgustof several lady passengers.
annoyance
Down
at the shore there was
a high sea
it
was
a fine sightto see
on, for that place,and
in and
dash
the breakers
come
along the
not
have been very
beach, though it would
pleasantto have been caught out on a small
yacht that day. Off City Point a yacht was
caught and capsized,but fortunatelyno lives
Winthrop

lost.

were

Late in the afternoon

down

came

and

torrents, the

in

night as though it would

sleepany

The

two

too

this

here
in

Wainwright

Angot"

which

in

have

you

"

week

"Twelfth

Night" at the Tremont, and Aronson's

at the Globe

Casino

Fille de Mme.

La

recently had

in

Worcester.
"

shows a good
Wainwright's Viola
improvement, and is generally very
well received, though a triflehard and heavy
in stylewhere it ought to be more
bouyant and
Miss

"

deal of

At times

Viola, but

it is

she
a

seems

After two

exhibitions

of the

too

mournful

"Clemenceau

his

and

Case"

at the Park
last week, the Board
of
as
Aldermen,
their
know, cancelled
you
license, but has given the management
a
one, and

new

Cleveland's

heartiest.

they open

Monday, the 27th,with

Consolidated

for

fine

ing
productionof this charmmind
the reallybest
my

Miss

Fossette

ought

laugh,at least. "A Silent Partner"

play to continuous crowded hou.ses.

to

"The

Red

night and

Mask

and

Another

Angot" had

deservedly popular
at the Theater, on
the closingdays of last
run
week, and 2830 peoplewitnessed the playat the
the best thing
four performances. It was
"Mme.

this season,
it will be interested in the

saw
a

has had

Worcester

dramatic

those who

and

was

on

the old comedies

the Museum

this week.

the intention, but at the last

management
man.

I told you
at

was

moment

were

from
following,
correspondent. He tells what the

like.
Marie
Halton
girlsof the company
over
raves
pinks; Louise Hissing collects old
relishes
broiled
lobsters;
coins; Eva
Johns

Monday night,when
"Robin

disappointed; the leading

was
discharged,or

revels

in

Ouida;

are

rows

in the

way of opera is due

Bostonians will present

The

pricesfor orchestra

to

$1.50,and the firstthree

circle

to

In the

$1.00.

house, includingthe entire

of the

This ought to
balcony,there is no advance.
giveeverybody a chance, and "Robin Hood"
is well worth seeing.

at

opened with

the Theater

Thompson's play,"The

man

which

little need

be said.

Den-

of
.Sisters,"

Two

strels
Min-

Cleveland's

Wednesday, giving two

performances.

followed

"

on

cellent
ex-

Various

How
In

the

upon
his

mats

tropics

It is

one

in

I do not

make

every
even

think

respect,
a

so.

and

hardened

It is
is

East

Indian

or

unrolls

portablecharpoy or mattress, which

light,
morning is again rolled togetherand
ting
matThe Japanese lie upon
carried by him.
wooden
neck
uncomfortable
with a stiff,
Chinese

The

rest.

use

low

bedsteads, often

carved, and supportingonly mats

elaborately
of the German
coverlids.
A peculiarity
or
bed is itsshortness ; besides that it frequently
in
of
a
large down pillaror
consists,
part,
the person,
spreads over
mattress, which
upper
the purpose of all
and usually answers
In
the other ordinary bedclothing combined.
England the old four-postedbedstead is still
brass
iron
or
the
but
the prideof the nation,

is fast becoming

English beds
world.

The

are

the

universal.

largest beds

ancient Greeks

and

Romans

The
of

the
had

supported on frames, but not flat

The
Egyptians had a couch of a
like an old-fashioned easy
peculiarshape,more
their beds
like

ours.

back

and

seat.

new

of the

funniest pieces of fun-making that I have seen

ill a long time. Somebody has called the humor
broad.

Sleep.

sleepin hammocks
The

of grass.

chair with hollow

Winslow's

Thursday evening came

comedy, "A Silent Partner."
On

Nations

men

in the

bedstead
week

The

"

in this
left the drama
report is that he has
in
country for good, and will soon
appear

the

orchestra

remainder

last

on

Florence

Mate."

Jack Mason, left, or

resigned, there are several versions of the

are
affair,so the comedies
postponed for a
while at least,and "Little Em'ly" still holds
the boards,to good business.
Mason
to have
been in a peck of
appears
trouble generally,but seems
to be getting
himself into shape once
Tlie latest
more.

Hood."

advanced

seats

put

said of it.

in the

treat

was

serves
repeated twice today,de-

the
On
Tuesday and Wednesday comes
"Ivy Leaf," with a Wednesday matinee ; on
in horse-back ridingand takes
Thursday, Anna Ward Teffany,in "The StepWilson delights
iron; Nellie Douglass enthuses over paintings Daughter;''and on Friday and Saturday,with
Wainwright in
Saturday matinee, Marie
and dyeing ribbons ; Clara Randall likes white
"Twelfth Night,"about which Light's Boston
Patterson
of
horses; May
enjoys a game
correspondentspeaks on another page.
she
holds kings and
poker,especiallywhen
Donaldson

Drew

Such
the

Hussar," which
will be

all that has been

Makeup.

"

Last week

Nellie

Sanford, as Mrs. Sackett,

Miss Emma
merit; and
deserves
praise for Angelica's remarkable

"

to be put

plot is developed

Minstrels.

comedy. To
wants
more
aces
property in
; Lizzie Leone
F. Owens's
thing in the piece is Mr. Wm.
Mott
Haven, where she alreadyhas a cottage,
than
more
Sir Toby Balch."
He always was
and Camille Darville loves her litde boy, but
he
good in this great part, but this season
Camille
Darville
carries an umbrella.
never
to have improved even
the high
seems
upon
who sang "Mile.
woman
is the beautiful young
standard.
The swaggering good nature, the
in
land,
Holborn
She
was
Amsterdam,
Lange."
ship,
jollyrugged humor, the boisterous good fellowshe remained
until seven
where
years
vulgar or
strong and hearty, never
to sing in conto London
cert.
she went
ago, when
here admirably displayed. His reception
coarse, are
advised to study the English
She was
most
cordial. Barton
Hill's
was
language and go upon the stage, and after six
Malvolio was
very good indeed.
the language
months
of hard study, she mastered
The magic of Aronson's
could always
name
and appeared in comic opera at the Avenue
filla theatre here.
It is a great name
jure
to conthe first night
success
on
theatre.
Her
in this country, and
with in comic opera
with offers,and
brought a host of managers
Mme.
Angot had a brilliant reception on
she acceptedone from Carl Rosa and remained
the opening night. The
comedian
Solomon
until last summer,
with the
his prima donna
made a hit,and his local joke on
the Boston
of one
short tripto this country in
policewas very much enjoyed by the audience. exception
18S8
she appeared in "The
when
Queen's
Mayor Hart being in one of the boxes.
"

The

in order of

next

were

Watson.

increased,

Winthrop all
it to pieces. It

tear

attractions

Marie

company

gay.

Manola,

he is soon
to
in
singer,whom
most
a
artistic way ;
the
marry.
scenes
in Music
They sang at a concert
Hall, Sunday
are
the dialog is crisp and
strong ; and
evening and they are both being very nicely original.An Edison phonograph is a novelty.
advertised.
It seems
The play turns upon the difficultiesinto which
always to be a great
scheme
for those in comic opera to try almost
a
young and strugglinglawyer gets by reason
to keep their names
every way possible
a
fictitiouspartner. Nemo, who
actively of advertising
before the public. If the old diamonds
in
have
realitydoes not exist. He is accused
not been purloined,or
sensational
of
theft
lively
and
murder
any
mitted
supposed to be comdomestic scandal ventilated,or any miraculous
and
has a curious time
by Nemo,
there must
be an elopement, getting out
of his scrapes.
escape from fire,
His love affairs
bare-back riding,
or
or a fad on
mixed.
There is nothing
pedestrianism, are also somewhat
or
something salacious enough to go.
ancient in the play; it is quite new.
Mr.
E.
Inadvertantlylast week the writer mentioned
Thomas
Murray, as Sidney Backus, the
Crane
as
It
unfortunate young
playing in the "Henrietta."
an
lawyer,played
unususlly
should have been Robson, of course.
good part. Miss Busley,as Mabel Van Cott,

at

new

been

Zi

with Marion

rain

all nightlong.

terrificroar
have

cold

but many of the inmates did

well, for the gale kept up a

did not, however

not

wind

against the house

dashed

in London,

opera

the opera

correspondence

treated to one
of the most
Sunday we were
severe
galeswe have known for years, though
not
the damage to shippingwas
nearlyas bad
harbor
was
inner
was
as
expected. The
covered

comic

clean

calculated

play
to

theater-goerlaugh

bell in the steepleof the State House

ment
Philadelphiathat rang out the announceof
of the adoption of the Declaration
Independence,by a peculiarcoincidence, bore
"Proclaim
throughout
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liberty
all the land,unto all the inhabitants thereof."
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the

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Shakespeare.
By bare imagination of a feast.

Here
strengthens man's heart, and
is bread,which
therefore is called the staff of life.
"Matthew
Henry.

pastry from
to

fuss

bakery,and

reliable

hot stove, and

over

best material,and baked

at

with

time^youwill want

Wouldst

thou

eat

thy cake

and

have

house

to

make

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to

G.

new

promptly

at

for

promised,is a

week

and

CO.

"

Green

Street.

and any

pretty littlekickshaws.

"Shakespeare.

Right

number

"

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here

what

For

6.

skin

in Worcester.

as

soft

purpose
as

DON'TTAKE MEDICINE

rheumatism,

scrofula

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for

colds weat,

anyform

shampooers in

after that

On

what
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velvet and

of skin disease,but try a

the country,and

see

how

much

of Turkish

course

good they will

givenby

transform

you

all-worn-out-ness,
of the most

one

the great amount

you derive from

one,

and the

Baths,$1.00 each.
massage

in attendance.

you

only trouble
tickets,
$5.

will be that you

Hours, S

a.m.

will want

Number

Elm

street, down-stairs

to

to

to 9 p.m.

operator is a graduateof the great Turkish

expert

do you.

THEY ARE NOT EXPENSIVE

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make

headache,
sleeplessness,

nervousness,

when

Try

street

if not morally.
physically,

man,

or

order

time

A jointof mutton

were

pies

Herbert.

Elm

into

delicacies to

other

the

our

upon

102

TURKISHBATHS!
ever

and

from

piesand cakes, too.

Where

you

made

are

it ?

"George

cleaner than

and eatable,than

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for your bread

us

your

goods

our

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day.

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delivering

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too

come

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of

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LIGHT
Vol.

WORCESTER,

ii.

another

On
what

be

Election

school

"The

poem,

Poor

Voter

years it has been one

literature.
of American

For

Day."

of the standard
The

an

Whittier's

Greenleaf
on

printsthis week, at
appropriatetime, John

Light

page
to

seems

MASS.,

poems

printed it for many

generations
many

have

readers

generationsof

and

pupils
schoolboy declaimers have launched it forth
school platforms. Yet, though it was
written many
years
ago, it is only within a
year that it has been wholly in keeping with
:

SATURDAY,

unworthy candidate may be

polls. The ballot has come
to know
at last,and
the strong
no
aristocracy,
lines of the Amesbury
all that is
poet mean
in
said
them.
Surely this is an honorable
once

and

NOVEMBER

was,

defeated

an

the

at

for Massachusetts

crown

to

the real

the voter

of

status

in Massachusetts.

seems

an

than he could

in the decades

look, saw

the

voter

should

in

be

well

fact,as

then

to

the poor
in theory,

dawning of the day when

come

as

est,
high as the highest,the peer of the proudand veritablya man.
Next
Tuesday, the
citizens of Worcester, and of Massachusetts,
vote as
will go to the polls and
they wish,
of any sort, having to
intimidation
without
pend
fear no threat of those on whom
they may deyond
for employment or justusage, and bethe reach of the petty demagogs who
tion
may have sought to influence them. The adopas

of

Australian

the

honorable

most

ballot

of

one

Massachusetts

that

acts

is

"

that

sort

of

themselves

were

entire

the

solid silver,weighing six hundred

delays
found

themselves

mistaken.

universal.

people was

from

verdict:

one

predicted long
and

receiving returns

promptly,and

in

came

who

upon

and

other faults
The

returns

the satisfaction of
Australian

The

the

ballot

for the politicians

to
it necessary
fighttheir battles before the opening of the
has

justbeen finished and

of Charkov,

great

placed in

Russia,

clock

of

pounds. It

says an exchange, of the Czar's

death in the railroad accident at

October
arranged that upon
the anniversaryof that
it will ring a peal of bells. There

Borki, and is so
event

could

in
"

each

be

no

autocratic
the Russias
bells

to

year

"

significantcommentary

more

rule than

remind

this.

have

must

him

of

That

watchful

polls.

the ballot thrown

and

eye
mark

is allowed

to

upon

of all

the Czar

an

automatic

an

escape

chime

from

of

ist
Nihil-

too
horribly suggestiveof the
plotseems
of similar occurrences
in the future,
possibility
which might not terminate
as
happily. And
ander.
yet the world can have no sympathy for Alexsad a thing it is to be a kmg !
How

"spot"

for condemnation

has

been

with

voter

who

exercises the

given the no-license law

fair trial this year and Light

has been watching
carefully all the signs of the times and

"

what
teach

is

to

all

be

desired

above

partiesto choose

all else.

pro

It will

their candidates

with greater wisdom

and greater regard for
be no such
their fitness,because
there can
whipping Jnto line on election day as there

if

hibition this year,

of the
active ;
official

there

have

winking

at

before.

never

law

has

been

been
no

drinking
reputable

The

forcement
en-

strong and

insinuations

illegalsellers ; and

of
the

drink has

to take

for six months

us

has

dropped in

not

been

made

The

now.

his way

on

chanic
me-

home,

drink ; and the young

have had
men
in with the crowd."
temptations to "come

no

These

facts

two

going

alone worth

are

show

to

in existence.

are

The

that

young

of

ton

kitchen

guments
ar-

dives

and

men

the

spectable
re-

working-men are not frequenters of

kitchen dives ; and they have gone
sequence.
dry in conof the signsand
The pullingdown
another
blush

of

saloon

trademarks

rum-holes

our

when

of-town

friends up Front
relievingto the mind.

aney'sfamous

l)een

need

no

pilot

we

to

out-

our

street, now
; and it is
"Black-Hawk"
l)el-

gin-millhas
and

restaurant

temperance

has

have

good thing. We

for

at Paul

become
the

a peaceful
dispensations

limited

to tobacco,
Henry's hostelryare
cigarsand mild forms of liquidrefreshment,
these
two
places, which
possibly. With

stood,

it were,

as

one

on

either side of

the

city,out of the business, the

to see, whichever
longer sure
stranger is no
he
take, the beer-pump in active
path
may
ers.
operationand the counter fringedwith drinkIn short,Worcester
looks cleaner and
before.
It is true that
less repulsivethan ever
gateway

many

of the

have

persons

is only 700,

privilegeof voting
forming a sober estimate of the merits and
couraged
discretion.
at
his own
Bribe-givingis disdemerits of the system, before venturing an
who will sell his vote is
man
; for a
in a littlemore
than
But
opinion of its own.
to see
the kind of man
whom
the buyer wants
will be
month
the people of Worcester
a
in buying
the chances
deliver the goods : and
called upon
to
vote
again on the question of
to vote
a man
againsthis wish and then being
licensingthe sale of intoxicating liquorsin the
his
ballot are
him
show
unable
to
make
city,and it is time for every voter and every
againstthe buyer. It has done away with an
else who has any influence upon
one
voters, to
obnoxious
of ballot-peddlersat the
horde
and
be considering the matter
making ready
to the citizen a quiet,re
pollsand ensures
Lk;iit
knows
to
do one
the
other.
or
thing
spectableplace in which to do his voting and to
very well that liquorhas been sold unlawfully
he would
into
and from which he may
go as
in Worcester
since last May and that it will,
business.
he might have
any place where
in all probability,
be sold under
continue
to
ballot
honest
a free
Thus we are sure
of an
be passed. But
that may
any no-license law
expressionof the people's will ; and that is
it believes that the balance is in favor of

the

in

panies,
greed of the express comin a complete victoryfor
as
a
people expressed year ago;

the procuring of

but
Worcester

the

upon

thingso costlyto the person sellingthat a great

who were
accustomed
to
reputablemen
many
of an
taking something in the nature
"eyethan
dry,rather
opener, "occasionally,have
gone
descend to underhand
for procuring
measures
it. The great and immediate
advantage has
been
in driving the
saloons
out
of sight.
Those
comfortable
loafing-placeshave not

made

No

war

scandal

the

upon

obliteration
has

There

has

in it

gratulate
con-

may

littlegoes

the cathedral

question

year ago

the

honestly
went

system

Those

success.

in

came

"

election

state

the commonwealth

all over
an

such

many

the

citizens

its

; but

little of this

way.

Jeered at and derided by those who

of personalpower
or who
a shattering
doubted
its efficacy for beyond
trial at

which

thing,on

17th

there

has

Worcester

cart.

is in memory,
escape from

saw

city" and

and

meet

The

abominable

an

"

has resulted

A scavenger
cart rumbled
along Main street,
Thursday morning, shocking the olfactories of
for it was
people who were
going to business
and leaving behind
it a
nearly nine o'clock
trail of offensive refuse which
escaped from
the rear
of the cart.
The atmosphere became
permeated with it and the pigsty odor lingered
unpleasantlylong,while the driver apparently
enjoyed the disgusted looks of the people,
rather than
It is
being disturbed by them.
should be tolerated
not rightthat such a nuisance
Light
Chairman
Coffee
and
can
imagine
of the Board of Health remonstratingwith the
driver in a vigorous way
had
he chanced
to

of the
ever
done, and it may be counted one
greatest triumphs of the republic in these
eventful century.
closing years of a most

"

business."

"mean

clubs

the will of the

"

today as though it must indeed have

inspirationthat prompted the Quaker
noble and
virile
bard
to the writingof these
lines, and that Providence, looking farther
It

been

satisfied that the mayor,

the city
people are
the patrolmen
marshal, the sergeants, and

wear.

of

from

No. 36

1890.

i,

been

the number

against

arrested

for drunkenness,

since the firstof

1400

for the

May
period

same

last year; and most of the 700 have been

out of
drunk on liquorbought or drunk
or

brought here by the persons

from

East

They have

not

Millbury

town,

themselves

Brookfield, Clinton,
had

made

or

and

"

Boston.

Grafton

as

the no-license

persecution,
this year ; for every town
touching Worcester
voted with it,and the sturdyfarmers set about
that
of prohibitiontowns
the citya cordon
of
has been
no
slightfactor in the success
in
feels
warranted
Light
the
city.
prohibition
in callingthe result a success, and it believes
that with another year of no-license,an equally
of rest from

havens

honest

and

vigorous

mayor,

board

of

men
alder-

""(the rum
policeforce, the backbone
brokenbe effectually
can
power
This
it hopes may be the case, not for prohibition's
sake, not for the furtheringof any
one's pet belief, but for morality's
sake, for
sake, for the poor man's sake, and
industry's
and the commonwealth
for the sake of the municipality
and the whole republic.
and

in Worcester

LKiHT
dent, Dr. A. C. Getchell,which included carols
the speakersbeing Miss Ruth
and recitations,
Sadie
Fay, Miss
Cheney and Miss Minnie
The
pastor, Rev. Calvin Stebbins and
the school
George F. Hoar addressed

Gile.
Hon.

appropriatereference

with

to the occasion

and

its lessons.
Laurel

At

of

decorations

Church,

Street

vest
brought the harto mind, accompanying a harvest
season
sermon
by Rev. Alonzo Sanderson, who spoke
warmly, during his discourse, of Mr. Alfred
S. Roe and the good influence he had exerted
the young
people of the city. In the
among
evening, the Sunday school had its concert,

fruit and
vegetables,

with

flowers

of recitations and

program

music, those

includingMisses Mabel Disney,

participating
Puffer, Margaret King,
Lucy Isler, Maud
Myrtle Rathburn, Ethel Farr, Mabel Hatch,
Gertrude
Nellie
Mead,
Browning,
Carrie
Sullivan,
Fernald, Cora
Newcomb,
Viola Newton, Lida Wilson, Lizzie Boutwell,
nald,
Alice VVheelden, Flossie Brierly; Bertie FerMead,
Johnny McCormick,
James
Warren
Harlow,
Ralph Kenerson,
Henry
Vivian

and

Harlow

All Souls Church

with

also had

val,
festi-

Mrs.

appropriatedecorations.

C. L.

Hooker, the superintendentof the Sunday

The
school, had charge of the program.
different classes had

; Charlie

specialexercises

several selections ; and recitations

given by Bessie Overend, Irene Hall,

March

at seven
o'clock,and afterward there
will be appropriate speech-making, while Mr.
Roe will undoubtedly have something interesting

Bertha
Clara

Clark, Hattie Hall,

Miller, Warren
Dakin, Charlie Pope, Bertha Jenkins,

Bessie

and

Bertha

Cody. Rev.
Gray, the pastor,made pleasant

Woodward

Francis

A.

remarks

and the entire program

character.

of

was

cert
Houghton Street Chapel the harvest conwas
fullyequal to
those of former years and was
enjoyed by the
older heads
much
as
as
by the children. A

held in the afternoon

feature

was

written

recitation

of "Harvest

by Mrs. Mary
F. Tours of Niantic, Conn., and rendered
by
Lillian Cheney. Recitations by Oliver Howlett,Arthur
Newton, Miss
Cheney, Minnie
Helen
Woodward
and
Lena
Scribner,Inez
Time,"

Barnard

and

wish

Harvard

Barnard, made

The

pastor, Rev.

up
M.

H.

part of
cock,
Hitch-

spoke briefly.
Miss

Helen

D. Marshall
Mechanics
School.

daughter of Rev. B.
of this city,has charge of the
Marshall,

Fair
Miss

exhibit

Marshall

very meritorious
The

Womans

meeting at

Those

present that the committee

of Mr. Roe's

participatecan

friends who

obtain

would

them

has

like

to

twenty-five
Mr.
cents, the actual cost.
James M. Hoey,
at
Clark
A.
Mr.
E.
Sawyer's;
Brewer, at
Bush " Co. ; Mr. A. M.
Thompson, Lincoln
Square; and Mr. E. W.
Coffin,310 Main
street,have them
Another

at

in hand.

reception to

Mr.

is

Roe

on

foot,

It is to
though a littledifferent in character.
home"
be, in fact,a "welcome
to be given him
when

he reaches

arrive from
him
who

the Union

New

Wednesday

Station.
either

York

afternoon, and
and

him

escort

likes Mr.

Roe

do

of the

most

also,and

Mrs.

Sarah

Mrs. Emma

The

Boston

has

been

elected
senior

Herald,

He

will

Tuesday

crowd

up

town.

will

or
round
sur-

body
Every-

is supposed to be "in

which
mistake
Miss

Mr.

no

Childs is home

she

from St. Albans,

teaching school. A
there givesher an opportunity

is

now

teachers' convention
a

that

week's

lie in his

powers

auburngoing through a rush line." The

haired boy'sWorcester
friends who have seen
him in a foot-ball scrimmage, know
that he
deserves his reputation.

Evangelist Kufus
services at

M.

Belmont

Taft

Church

continued
last

his

Sunday

; at

Lake

of Hartford,
View, Rev. E. L. Latham
Conn., preached ; at Piedmont, Rev. Charles
S. Robinson, D. D., LL. D., of New
York
City, preached in place of Dr. Mears, who

preached for

Dr.

Gregg

Park

at

Street Church

in Boston.
Mr.

Charles

S. Cook, until

recentlywith the
Pump Company, at Holyoke,
place with the Pratt " Whitney

Steam

accepted a
Company, at Hartford

Conn.

on

be made.

may
Fannie

for

of the train

will arrive, in order

Roe

Vt., where

press

Lake's

strength, and especially

strength of
shoulders, which give him
in
great power

has

given in the daily

be

that

immense

Deane

appear,
present indications the
train-house will be crowded.
Due notice is to

foot-ball

further remarks

from

vacation.

Company G. of the Loyal Temperance

Legion has elected as ofiicers: Secretary,
Miss
Jenny Kindred; treasurer, Fred Bailey;
Etta Chessman
assistant and pianist.Miss
Hall
Miss Lulu
collectors.
lookout committee, Misses
F"lossie Greene, Raymond

and

Otis

Stella

Bailey;

Pettis and
and

Underwood

Lester Perry.
ibald
Plymouth Church, to-morrow, Rev. ArchMrs.
her second
Erving Winslow
McCullagh, D. D., preaches,10.30 a.m.;
gave
invited
reading from Kiplingat the residence of Mrs.
Sunday school at 12 m., strangers cordially
nesday.
WedF.
Lincoln
Harris, 67
street, on
at 3 p.m. ; Y. P. S. C. E.
Henry
; communion
of Ibsen's plays
She
will read one
A new
day
at 5 45 p.m.
singingbook for the Sunnoon
afterat Mrs.
school is soon
Throop's,137 Pleasant street,this
to be furnished,through the
at three o'clock.
of a member
of the school.
liberalilty

work

of
has

the

Cowles

herself done

Art
some

in art.

At the communion
tomorrow,

there

service at
will be

three

Park

Church,

persons

a largereception at the
May street, last Thursday
evening,the pupilsof the school assisting her
in receivingand entertaining.This was
Miss
School's
Kimball's firstreceptionin the Home
affairs
of the
new
quarters,and, like previous
in every particular.The
a success
sort, it was
illuminated and
grounds about the house were

Home

Kimball

School,

gave

33

inside tasteful decorations

made

the cheerful

The
rooms
more
even
pleasant than usual.
nual
SuffrageLeague held its anof prominent
guests included a largenumber
the residence of the president,
people and friends of the school.

has
Miss Jessie Mclver
Miss
Cole; first vice-president,
fortnightwith friends and
second
Worcester.
Henshaw;
vice-president,
F.

Paine

been

spending

relatives here

H.Thomas,

William

Rev.

D.

D., entertained

Epworth League of TrinityChurch at his

ning,
residence, 20 Chatham
street, Tuesday evethis being the League's first social this
who
Miss
Flora G. Fay,
season.
played a
tie
piano solo,and Misses Myra Thayer and Lot-

mitted the
ad-

by confession and nine by letter.

Miss

E.
A.

at

pupilswill probably
cheering. The ladies are to

day,
E. Cole, 29 Chatham
street,on Thursand elected officersas follows : President,

Mrs. W.

Hildreth

platoon captains of the

Amherst
college.

in speaking of the
players,says that the four
best halfbacks
in the collegeare
Lake, Corplaced supper tickets in the hands of a number
of gentlemen in various parts of the city. bett,Lee, and Sherwin, naming Lake first; and
"

be

to

Mrs. W.

Sarah

H.

the

for the concert

Cora

the program.

of

teresting
inAt

an

At

novel

Walter

Mr.
one

class

sang

were

Henry Hutchins,

Estabrook, and James Wilson.

concerninghis travels. While the

affair is not a publicone, in the ordinarysense,
so
of Mr. Roe's friends have expresseda
many
to say

it," although his former

its harvest

Rev. D. O. Mears, Messrs. C.

A. G.

served

Superintendent

Alfred Whitman.

Whitney directed the e.xercises.

F. A.

to be given Mr.
Alfred S. Roe, next Thursday
A supper
evening, at the church.
will be

in

Lamson, who
program.
of
winter course
will be

of which

sang
The

duet, were

on

League is

to

the

ning's
eve-

have

five entertainments,the first

given November

11.

Dolliver,D. D. G. M.,
District,and Rt.
of the Eighteenth Masonic
Wor.
Antipas F. Earle, D. D. G. Marshal,
Rt. Wor.

B.

Edward

paid an oflScialvisit to Spencer Lodge, F. and

A. M., at Spencer, Tuesday evening. They
B.
were
accompanied by Rt. Wor. Horace
F.

A.

Verry,

Rt.

Wor.

David

M.

Earle, Wor.

Moulton

Brigham

and

Rt.

Easton,

Wor.

J. L. Baker, Edward

M.

Scott.

recording secretary,

E. Foster; treasurer. Miss

Sarah

The

Piedmont

Branch

Association, which

already begun the building of the new

has elected as
chapel in the "Island" district,
T. Marble;
officers: President,Hon. Edwin
Bamberg.
Clerk, George F. Orr ; treasurer, Charles F.
The
tial
Class of Grace Church
Marble; auditor, Arthur M. Stone; prudenYoung Mens
with
Sabbath
committee, the above-named
ofticers,
School is arranging for a reception

Mrs.
A. Henshaw
committee,
; executive
Abbie A. Bigelow chairman, Mrs. Jennie F.
laide
Tracy, Mrs. Mary A. Wheelock, Mrs. Ade-

has

Edward

Mrs.

have

Smith

Pray,
Mr.

the

at

been

the

and

Frank

Mrs.

guests of

Mrs.

O.

G.

Holliston,this week.

and

second

Edward

Thwing

Mrs.
of

street

Frank

Bulkeley Smith

their afternoon

teas

residence,Thursday.

gave

at their

L 10

in this

trait
Augustus Gile, whose porthe first page of Light,
upon
appears
to
man
the
firstNew
is
this week,
Hampshire
born
at
figure in that position. He was

Captain WUliam

the

in

and

common

his native town, and

after the

war

schools of

at
Seminarj',
education
professional

Tilden

in the office of the

student

as

Austin F.
senator, Hon.
Law
Franklin, and at the Harvard

late United

Pike, of

setts,
in Maine
and Massachustump for Harrison
during the greater part of the speaking
candidate

States

carried

Volunteers, and

gun

at

for senator

present the republican

from the firstWorcester

district.

portlyform is well known in

readilyrecognizedamong

Gile's

Mr.

fellow-citizens;but
less

no

his

he gets away
taken for another

mistake

The

man,

fact, than Grover

in

personage,

Cleveland.

from

when

home, he is sometimes
"

Wor

he is

cester, and

has

made

been

varied circumstances.
times and under
many
Mr. Gile's wife bears a considerable

great

School.
In 1S62,he enlisted in the i6th New

is

He

campaign.

ted
educa-

was

academic

at

Tilton,completing his

presidential
campaign from 1872,
cityand country. In 1888, he took the

tion in each

Captain Gile.

Franklin, in that state, in 1843,and

shire
Hamp-

resemblance

in the

they were

Mrs. Cleveland, and

to

Niagara, they found

at

when

once

themselves

attention that Mr. Gile

next
His
Banks
attracting so much
campaign in Louisiana.
him
aside and asked
the wherefore,
took a man
when
he entered the
army experiencecame
to
which
the replywas
that the people
i8th New
Hampshire ^'olunteers,as a captain.
of the generalcourt martial
imagined them to be the chief executive and
a member
He was
until March, 1S65,
of the Army of the Potomac
of his
the active command
when he resumed
then

company,

Captain

knows

Gile

with the black

arms

Stedman,

Fort

at

what

it

mistake

also,the
Philadelphia,
gentleman who had

hotel in

made

was

by

looking upon the wine when it was red.

He insisted upon
bringingup to Mr. Gile and
of "good democrats"
introducinga number

bear

to

was

der
surren-

with

there to oppose the imperial

government which
had established in Me.xico.
At
the French

occupied a carriagewith three

were
who
officers,
resplendentin gold lace.
in front of the placewhere
They drove down
the president
was
expected to appear. The
blocked
and one
of the officers
carriagewas
said : "They think that you are
Cleveland :
you'llhave to get us out of this." Mr. Gile
addressed
the policeman on
manding
duty in a com-

at

the

the downfall

of

ico,
empire in Mexdischargedand returned

Maximilian's

in 1867, he
north.

was

had

Captain Gile

been

in the army for five

years, but when peace came, his ambition was
in no wise abated, and as soon
he reached
as

home, he returned

and
the

In 1871, Mr.
entered into

some

wanted

The
on

purpose,

Mr.

mistake

served Mr.

of the centennial of

the celebration

to

Gile to

occasion, it being during

one

the

stitution.
con-

He

"Mr.

to

Gile

Worcester

to

came

with
partnership

Charles

firm

dissolved.

was

been

Since

busilyengaged in
beinglargelya
Gile has

Mr.

wife

Miss

that time

rill,
Mer-

oldest
Street
Mr.

he has

His

first

Green

daughter. Miss
School, in the

Gile

North

married

Minnie, at Winslow
grade. In 1878
Clara A. Dewing of

ninth

Miss

Brookfield,and
are
Alfred W.,

his three younger

Margaret L. and

dren
chilrence
Law-

B.
Rio

is

Mason,

being

lodge,which

he is a member

Chapter.

A.

Free

Grande

Texas, and
Arch

He

is

of

he
Eureka

member

of

R., of the Loyal Legion,and

Worcester

and

New

dimitted

joinedin
Royal
Post

10,

of the

England Agricultural

Societies.
Mr.

But

has

always
an
politics,
sent
republican. He was
from
the
Worcester
District (Ward Eight)
Twenty-third
as
a
to the General
representative
Court, in
1886, and was
returned the following
year.
ardent

member

been, in

blue

the

at

room

diately
peopleenteringimmePresident

as

mistake

Cleveland.

has been

in the

made

so

mansion,
presidential

fades when
when

the two

their

in

photographs
carriage,from a

officialswho would
street, or
among
be apt to surround
a
president,
however,the
chances
are
that Mr. Gile would
in many
be saluted

cases

jest with

do

up, started

that
Mr.
a

in Walker
as

day

one

West

small

boy
you

boy

and said

story awhile
he

have

brains whetted

ago,

ridingup

was

and

who

men

to

the effect

Pleasant

street

Side car, when

two
ladies entered.
looked down from his newspaper
at

Gile

don't

Building

"Grover,"

of the

one

Cleveland.
him

bright young
something to keep their

some

in

Mr.

as

Gile's confreres

Mr.

sometimes

beside

him.

"Bub," he said, "why

get up and give the lady a seat ?"

looked calmly up at Grover's double,
:

the ladies

"Why
two

don't

seats

you

.?" Mr.

get up and
Gile takes

give
the

joke good-naturedly,and says the boys may

manufacture
fables all day, while he attends
to his practice. His practice,by the way, is a
lucrative one, and he is reputed to be a good

of the republican national

convention
from
the tenth congressional
trict, financial manager.
disHe
resides on
Pleasant
at Chicago,in 1888.
Mr. Gile's services
street, and attends with his family,
the Church
as
a
publicspeakerhave been called into acof the Unity.
was

"

mountains

abound

which

in coal,iron,and

is used in

making
recentlybeen

tin mine

has

growth

of the

steel.

ese
mangan-

A valuable

discovered.

The

cities like Buena

Vista,
Iron Gate, Bastic City,etc.,has been quietand
steady and not of the character of a "boom,"
making the outlook the more
hopeful.
But it is not in regard to these new
places
that I would try to give you a few items of interest.
Let
historic
with

new

rather take

us

city of

look

at

the

Its street

Staunton.

more

sights,

than generous

of black
sprinkling
coming into
and horse-cars drawn
town
by Texas mules,
are
a
novelty to New
England eyes. This
settled by the
county, Augusta, was
originally
a

more

faces,the quaintcovered

Scotch
been

Irish and
for

the

wagons

from

men

this stock have

brave.

generationsnotedly
have

negroes

from

which

some

songs
these Scotch

The

have

people and
having no idea

they stillsing,though

scended
de-

which
of the

This Shenandoah
originof the words.
valley
for the soldiers during the
was
a thoroughfare
but for

war,

some

was
vicinity

not

the south.

Its

like many

one
historyis altogether

back

even

the country in this

parts of

reason

shattered

Episcopal church

the

to

stands

Revolution.

of interest,
The

glebe land and in

old stone church which once
an
occupied the
site of the present edifice,
the Virginialegislature
met at the beginning of the Revolution,
Patrick Henry and the
Washington, Jefferson,
of the day being there,as
men
Tarleton,the
Englishgeneral,had driven them from Alberon

marle.
In

men

crowded

The

Gile

althoughthe

seen

are

the

in

the
him

or
together,
compared. Seen

are

to

Mr. Gile
from

addressed

the practiceof his proand

even
fession, frequently,
the resemblance
court practitioner.

been twice married.

Minnie

White

the

Waite, of Boston,
whom
he married
in 1S73. His
oldest son,
in the High School, and his
William, is now
was

him, was
House, and

and

A.

Esq., remaining thus until iSSo, when

He

he

hands.

shake

his books and completed

to
officer,I want
get
way:
street." And
tance
the man
of the
professionaleducation,securing admitthrough to
to the bar in June, i86g,at Greenfield, billy
fell upon
the crowd
like Samson
and
made a passageway
with
for the carriage. At still
practicedlaw there, in partnership
late Hon. Whiting Griswold.
another time, Mr.
rounding
Gile, with a committee sur-

his

G.

whom

Cleveland

commissioned
he was
Appomattox
17th regiment of United States Colored
two
the banks of the
and
on
was
Troops
years
sent
Rio Grande, in Texas, with the army

in

Friend inVirginia.

Episcopal
Institute,
Staunton, Va. October,27, 1890.
Dear
Light :
In a speech made
by President Harrison, a
few days ago, at White
Sulphur Springs,he
ing
expressedhis interest and pleasurein observthe development of the mineral resources
of the state of Virginia. Its possibilities
have
begun to be realized and a great future is predicted
for its manufacturingenterprises.
The

been

Va.

for after the

man,

In

lady.

his

AWorcester

one

cityof

own
our
respect Staunton resembles
in educational
Worcester
; it abounds

institutions.

the

At

EpiscopalInstitute nearly
are
represented.The
J. E B.
husband
the "dashing
was
Stuart, whose
Stuart,"of the Southern army.
Brought up
and married in army life,
she possesses
an
usual
unabilityin organizing and governing,
united with the gentlegraces of a true
lady.
The cityhas three other prosperous
ladies'
and
seminaries, Presbyterian, Methodist
of
school and one
Lutheran,a largemilitary
the two state insane asylums. There
side,
are, bein the state two
for
colored
the
asylums
which was extremely
people. It is said that insanity,

all of the southern

school

is under

rare

becoming
in

children
We

were

Rev.

this

them

among

before the war,

not omit

should

We

common.

the institution for the deaf, dumb

mention

blind

states

the direction of Mrs.

Staunton.
are

the

Here

taught and cared

present

Sunday

one

for

and

unfortunate

by

the state.

afternoon

Job Turner, the deaf and

is
to

to

see

dumb

evangelist,
in the signlanguage. In

preach to them
language the words

convey

the idea of

The

with

scenery

one

the

are
or

not

more

views

speltbut signs
words.
of the distant

L
is dailya new
delight. The grass
the "blue
is I believe,the same
as
in the fields,
grass"of Kentucky, not called blue from its

Inmates

mountains

color, for it is the greenest, but from a

of a bluish color which it has in June.

own

blossom

Virginiahas

goodly number

of

A. C. Gordon,

whose

Mr.

note.

some

Dunkards

sketches, stories of the

enjoyed

are

of the

from

had

books

with

open

fires. About

dwellings,welcomes
are

not

whose

such

as

furniture of

of AmL^ie

home

hundred

one

the soul of

Rives, which

is not

ago and

years

bric-k-brac collected when

ister
min-

studying

talent. Her
art, and is said to possess much
father is a prosperous
engineerwho has built
railroads in South and Central America.
The

Thomas

of

home

with

stories deal

Nelson

Page, whose

characteristics of

the

the

As a race
they are
negroes, is in Richmond.
fully
happy and improvident,obeying pretty faith-

the Scripture command

One
thoughtfor the morrow.
amusements

is the cake

now

of the guests contributes

number

attend

issaid to be

money
A word

dollars

festivitiesand

As

the

hill at

sunset, upon
fifteen miles away are

large
surplus

from
on

the dark

the

hill upon

look

We

the graves
thousand

hearts and
as

all

them

Among

near

and

the New

their views, and

obtain

Mohammedan

their

Horrible

P.

faithful

Day be

few

Turkish

Oxford, have learned that one

wife is better than twenty slaves,and that the
at

or

Turkish

their views

outside

education

until both

has

of the district that

Baron

has been

to

the point where

reached

they could brave Turkish opinionsand carry

out their European ideas of what married life
ought to be.
The

revelations

of

the

which

harem

nia.
Bos-

the peasants
Albert
Rothschild

among

death, and that his

exe

ceeds
shortlytake place unless he sucfindinga substitute preparedto suffer

cution will

which

it may

Western
out

grown

the

in

the

have

for the minds

had

people. It is
of slavery,
and

for

Letter.

not

looked
for a letter that did
you ever
come.'
asks Ella Higginson.
Have
you

to the postofl!ice
day after day, with a
sickeningfeelingof mingled doubt and hope
in your
breast
at
times feelingyour
heart
in the sure
belief that the letter
leapjoyfully
will be waitingtherefor
you, and again sinking
like lead in the dull certaintythat it will not?

gone

Have

knees

your

hand

your

shook

in the box?

and

you

had

all your
should

has

fit the

to

key

come

something

in head

could hear

and
little,

tried

you

into your
something
that was
of suspense,
very like tears

waitingeyes
strong

trembled
when

Has

and
feel ?

or

beat

breast
Did

turned
finally

loud

so

and

so

that you
scarcely
you hesitate when

the

key,and gather

up

courage that you might bear itbravely

disappointmentbe your lot again? And

when you have at'last opened the littledoor

dear heart,was
the letter there ? O, if it was,
be glad; for I tell you that never
a sun
slopes
from east to west but hundreds
of hearts ache
"

and

hundreds

of eyes

dim

grow

waiting and

lookingand longingfor lettersthat never

corns.

to

Turkish

The

war.

South,

which

of the

had

its counterpart

extent, before
at
her marriage

some
woman

of female

a
slaves,or, if
dowry
is apt to
she is not thus enriched,her husband

receives

for

Turkish

the

to

they are

her.

they do

Though

the household,

of

with him, wlien

closelyconnected

so

the slaves

bear

life is such

him

mixed

the home

children, and
with
affair,

the children of

the lawful wife and the children of the female

takingeach the side of

of the
the only outcome

slaves
each

to

woman

children.

This

look out
takes

his

own

the

away

mother,

household

for herself

is for

and

motive

her
for

improvement and prevents individual

mothers from
making proper efforts to bring

moral

What

the

conscientious

and

modest

lower

is most

Adalet, of whom

notable
we

know

in this article is that

nothing personally

except that she is a young lady who has been

shut up in a harem, writes with the instincts
and

and

spiritof a
points out

and

modest
what

is

virtuous

theylive, and

that

none

of

the

lesssons

conducive

pulsive
re-

of

house

in

of

modem

the

furnishingis

and

comfort,

the substitution of

more

well

as

for

rugs

as

pets.
car-

writer says
that the economy
is fast becoming a matter of experience.

rug

While
to

it may

cost

than the

more

begin with, yet the savingin

time and

trouble

be demonstrated.

can

and tear of

wear

Carpets.

recent

of the

carpet

Than

feature

one

to health

beauty,than

tacking

and

money,
The

untackingneed

be dwelt upon, while to this

tension on
the stretching,
as
not

be added

must

laid carpet
the especially

and
greatlytaxes its durability,
vigoroustreatment it must receive if beaten
In
it
a year.
consideringdurability
only once
that a rug can
be turned
not be forgotten
must
and
at
about
pleasure to equalizethe wear
such
fade, and that escaping all irregularities,
and registers,
it
as
bay-windows, fire-places
serve
equally well for a succession of
may
a
to
which
is certainly great advantage
rooms,
one
livingin a rented house. The economic
strated
demonside of the questionis here sufficiently
but even
;
beyond this is that of the
perfect cleanliness possiblewith the rug, and
A carpet at
the result in pure air and health.
Then, to the eye
best is a storer-up of dust.
educated
to the beauty of the polished floor

and

woman,

and
objectionable

Probably no
a-sthetic phase

no

tions
their rela-

maintains
head

not

have

Better

Rugs

has

that

system

mor
ru-

foundation.

Looking
Have

writer, Adalet, makes, dispelany fascination

death on the scaffold for a consideration of one

in the life that surrounds her, without
million florins. The
authorities at IJjelina
using a singleword that could not be read
have for several weeks past been
pesteredby
aloud in the best society. Evidently she is a
applicants
prepared to have their heads off for
educated in European
who
has been
It apthe benefit of the Austrian
Cnt-sus.
pears, woman
that
the applicants have
however,
schools, and has carried her fine temper back
formed a syndicate among
the million
whom
without in the least losing
to her Oriental home
to be
to be divided, and
was
that lots were
she
her faith in the Mussul traditions. What
drawn
for the victim. The authorities have
life is that the
in this harem
laments
most
in attemptingto
experienced some
difficulty
in
which
slaves perpetuate the degradation
convince the candidates for death that the
is without

daughters.

own

the

ually
simply ministers continpassions and impulsesand
to
of
lifefrom
this
sort
generation
perpetuates
generation.

Ballord.

Bjelin,in

This

pari passu,

on,

gone

to

nature

than the Circassians.

have

sexes

adapted by

better

girlsare

second

to

Lottery.
from

forced
They have been reinboys,who, educated

homes.

by
Paris

federate that
Con-

away are
soldiers.

have

of them

some

which
carry the laws and principles
into
their
christian
women
among

to

glow on the
up their children to
peacefulrestingplace. living. The harem

A strange story comes

A rumor
is current

in

has

the sunset

as

sentenced

two

tion
educa-

The

girlsin the schools of

opened their eyes and

which

of the

dition
con-

gleaned
partiesthat
be

accessible.

been

Europe

changed

at

consider of

"

present

can

Western

writingby

few Turkish

modern

Alleghanies,

true

E.

all the

has heretofore
of

than

women

contract

Union

many
the dawn
of

may
them

or

more

were

bright to

mountains

mile

a
or

from

the

lightupon

more

of Turkish

written

hundred

of several

soldiers and
buried

throws

twelve

the foot

at

an

the lawful wife and

Blue

down

who

of the firstof the azines

magmistress of a harem,
intelligent

them

or

to their

mothers

taught by the Turkish

heard

one

placeof

Ridge Mountains,
bright pink lightmingled with their

soft blue.

has been

take the

beautiful ; and in the opposite

trulygrand
more
direction, equally distant, is the even
with

harem

provide

and

beautiful line of the

the

Reservoir

side and

one

Each

; a

the

news

stand

we

in

the committee.

pocketed by

about

more

neighboringhills.

by

quarter for the

cake.whichcosts perhaps two

the

no

match

walk, a

"takes the cake."

the best walker

which

take

to

of their favorite

from

article written for

light
de-

to

contains
was

is in Paris now,

She

France.

to

her father

far

of the

one

antiquarian.It

an

voice

from
long time like that which has come
Turki.sh lady, Adalet, who
has
a
recently
written a magazine article. It has been supposed
that the Turkish paradisewas
trable,
impeneof
and now
have
the
an
we
anomaly

dared

distant,is a beautiful old country house

styleof

the

grandmothers.

our

European

piecesof silver

and articles of massive

The

cheerful
heirlooms

ington
since the time of Wash-

and china treasured

days of

are

virtue which

women

No

for

ginia
Vir-

most

with

one

here, valuable

uncommon,

walls

which, like

and

lined

of the Harem.

the firstimportance are

pleasureof

the

charming home,

his

in
visiting

Century, is a successful

I have

lawyer.

Staunton

dialect

and poems
the readers

by

time to time
and

Atlantic

writers of

1 (i H

the

the

rug,

day

The

terror.

polished floor
rather

than

and

the

away.

render

rug

house-cleaning

that turns
once

where
never

the

will be the rule

and
exception,

with

this the

largely done
The daintycleaningof each day will
the general upheaval
largelyunnecessary
of

terrors

week,

becomes
a
carpeted room
approachingwhen the

is fast

or

year.

everything is

doing

comfort.

the home

twice
is the

are

into

That

always
perfectionof

camp

for

ing
housekeepdone

and

grace

and

I.I (iHT
The

The Art Students.

best work, however, is done

in the oils,
Washburn,

United

States

tria;
Army ; Miss Ina Sprague,AusHeywood, Germany; Miss
Miss Mary E. Bothwell, Mrs. A. C. Freeland, Effie Draper, Italy;Miss Mary Grace,Spain;
dents
The semi-annual exhibition of the Art StuMiss Frances A. Knowlton,
Miss
Carrie A.
Miss
Cordelia
club, which has been in progress this
Shaw, Scotland ; Miss Susie
Miss
Anna
E.
Ballard, Miss Mabel
Wallcer
Williams,
in
at
the
week
rooms
Building,
Hayes, England ; Miss Fannie S. Putnam,
Katherine
Mr.
Miss
W.
Dickinson,
Mulliken,
and
Miss
Madie
has attracted the interest of the public generIreland;
ally,
Hayes the United
Addison
W.
Bemis, Miss Anne W. Munger,
States navy.
A taking feature was
the work of the club always does. The
as
a
saber
Mr. Frank
drill by some
well
J. Darrah, Dr. L. M. Nason, Mr.
of the Battery B. boys. After
on
artists'reception,
Monday night, was
Miss
Carrie H. Hildreth,
the formal exercises, there followed a social
J. H. Greenwood,
The decorations
attended, the rooms
being crowded.
dance.
artistic.Pretty drapnever
more
were
eries, Mr. Eben Harrington,Miss Clara M. Davis
and
Herbert
I
I
Mr.
wish
had
the
and
berries
leaves
were
Jillson.
autumn
bright
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar F. Rawson
have returned
of the fifty
to spe?k about
space
every one
brought into use, with articles of bric-a-brac
from their three months tripthrough the west.
but that is out of the question.
added here and there, and in the
pictures,
judiciously
I missed Mrs. Freeland's pleasantgreeting,
a
a
novel feature was
of the room,
center
The death of Dr. Frank H. Kelley,who was
there
were
schook of corn, with squashes surroundingit. on opening night; but her pictures
show that she was
with us
to
in spirit. The
in i8So and iSSi, brought
The ladies whose artistic taste suggested the
mayor of Worcester
head
is
Barron's
a remarkable
out
a strong
of
demonstration
from
(Actor
had
valuable
assistance
of the regard
son)
piece
arrangements
work.
of great assistance to Mrs.
in which
He
was
he was
held by his fellow citizens.
Mr. Simmons.
Freeland in the mountains,this summer
For some
The exhibition was
an
lid
invanot as largeas previous
years Dr. Kelleyhas been
; and
she has thanked him in this pleasantway.
and a cripple,
The
and his life has been a quiet
semi-annual exhibitions have been, and per
one.
His friends and old associates
have been
as
some
chrysanthemums and the cider press I suphaps not as interesting
paid
pose
it is are both interesting.
tribute to his memory
deemed
on
some
good pictures,
Tuesday, at the
; but there are
Mr.
Bemis
has
funeral
a
I found
where
the
services,
of
included
large
nevertheless, and
dining-roompiece,
plenty praisegathering
worthy
in all the city'swalks
lemonade
men
efforts to commend.
showing a sideboard,with fruits,
of
representative
and a box of cream
hundred pictures
Almost one
walnuts, which is perfect life.
are hung upon
in tone and detail. In the apples in the tin
in the majorthe walls,the oils being slightly
ity,
The concert to be given at Mechanics
Hall
dish he has obtained
a
ful
marvelouslysuccessbeing shown, while there are
fifty-eight
next
dience
Thursday evening,ought to draw an aueffect of reflection on
the tin ; and of the
water
colors and five black and
thirty-four
limited onlyby the number
of seats in
strawberries Light
time since in
white sketches.
The
usual arrangement of
spoke some
the hall. It has by all odds
the strongest
the pictures
is followed.
admiringterms.
the exhibitors

being Miss

Miriam

Miss

Lora

"

"

The

exhibitors

of

Mr.

W.

Davis,
Knowlton,

Mary
A.

T.

are

Miss

Hunt, Miss Frances

Miss
Jeanie Lea Southwick"
George E. Gladwin, Mr. F. J.Darrah,
Washburn, and Mr. Charles H.

Prof.
Miss

colors

water

Miriam

Mr. Eben
Harrington had a fish piecelast
The birds
spring,and this time it is game.
are
feet and all.
splendidlydone,bill,
feathers,
Miss Munger has an ambitious oil showing
a

brass kettle and

; and

Lincoln.
Mr. Lincoln makes one
a large
contribution,
pictureof Cape Trinity,Saguenay river,in

Miss

the bluff is better than the water.

Miss Southwick's
jaunt in Italyhas

head.

Mulliken's

clover

which

excellent
are
potatoes, which
Her other efforts are landscapes.

and

Miss

Miss

roses,

Clara

Davis's

Williams's
lilies

has had in a
array of talent that Worcester
the festival,
for twenty
concert, aside from
The
artists will not come
here
as
years.

strangers,and their merits

to

call for

Mme.

Clara Poole, Miss

Emil

Fisher

the

and

Mr.

well known

too

are

this time.

eulogy at

Mile. De

Vere,
Powell, Mr.
Johnson are

Maude
Herbert

which are all the

upon the program
needed for the result to be secured.

names

vouchers
are

sale

of

The
seats opens
Music
at Gorham's
good flower pieces,and there are
given especially
form in line
store, this morning. Persons can
themes, though she has not wholly others.
at any time, but the sale will not
begin till
forsaken Old Castine,
Miss Ballard's barrow of squashes makes
as
one
of her seven
a
tures
picnine o'clock. Checks
will be given out to those
shows.
She
has a fancy for difficult good autumn
picture and the color is even
at the opening of the store
in
line
at seven
and judicious.
I like "In the San Guiperspective work.
o'clock, and consecutivelyto those coming
Miss
Bothwell's
faces show
seppe" best.
painstaking
later. The rule of popularpricesshows wisdom
Miss Mary Davis's faithful and interesting and successful work.
the part of the management,
who evidently
on
is one
Mr. Darrah
of the first pictures
has an
portrait
to attract
originalsubjectin his
and
prefera full house to an audience of a thousthe visitors attention. Miss
and
excellent picture he has
an
tomatoes,
side
Davis, has, beor
more
at
a dollar a ticket. The
program
made
of it. Of his landscapes,several in
this,several pretty pictures
of water and
follows
:
shore scenes, of which
I fancied particularly number, the Marsh
at Yarmouth
pleased me
the old boat at the pierand the low fisher"The Shadows
Romanza,
most.
Deepen." (Don Munio).
man's
her

new

"

house.
Mr.

and

The

Hunt

shows

for which
has

are

we

Miss
The

make
the

Buck
cerning
con-

artists

that

scene

showing of
twigsbeing bare

is

pecially
esexcellent,

very late foliage,

of leaves.

Knowlton

essays both water and oil ;

exhibit that sketch of Elm
Park?
color is muddy and detail is lacking.The

Mr.

peas

Miss

are

much

so

Miriam

Washburn's

NarragansetPier

are

the breakers

Casino

having too

architect's

Mme.
Am

well worth

the

exhibition

seeingand

painted.

has

some

well worth

pictures
having

Song.

Polonaise.

Meer,
(Mignon)

Prof. Gladwin
is

Gladwin's

pictures about
The

new.

I
frothing,

much

beach
liked

scene,

best,the

has

the appearance

shows

vase
an

better,a vessel
moonlightscene

of

of

an

old
on

and
nasturtiums,
fisherman,and,

the sands.
Prof.
is the best of his

other work.
Miss

Nellie Coombs
has two pen and ink
portraitswhich I thought interesting.

Fischer.
Thomas

Violin Solos,

Grange

had

ment
pleasantentertainnew
hall, Tuesday evening,the
affair being designated as
"festival
a
of the
harvest."
Miss Alice Reynolds,"Ceres," and
Miss Fannie
S. Putnam, "Pomona," with a
specialcommittee including
Mr. and
Mrs. A.
A. Hixon and Mr. and Mrs.
L. J. Lundblatt,
the
arranged
of the evening, which
program
included a piano duet by Misses
Winans
and
Boyden; songs by Mr. F. C. Magrath, Miss
Alice Reynolds accompanying on the
banjo ;
a readingby Miss
Lettie E. Haskell ; a Scotch
song by Miss Cordelia Shaw ; and a flagdrill,
in which Miss C. F. Reynolds
representedthe
a

Scena

Vere.

De

Nardini
Sauret

(a) Larghetto,
(b) Farfalla,
Miss

Worcester

Bizet

Schubert

Mlle.

r.

Gluck

Poole.

Herr

Nevertheless

(Semiramis),
(Carmen),

(b) Habanera

sameness.

at

drawing.

Mr. Darrah
what

better.

Johnson.

Aris, for Contralto.

(a) \'eini che poi Sereno

why

sweet

with

is that

follow the old lines,

the line to find the Oread,
rather than seeking new
he had really
forsworn it, fields. Bits of foliageand old roads are all
all very grateful.Mr. Hunt
well enough in their way, but they have a

autumn

one

of the

but

I would

of the work

some

that

in the
some

harshest criticism

I believe,
colors,

lookingalong

discovered

ten water

Duetto, "Neil

Powell.

'orror di cupa

notte."

(Gli Ugonotti)

its

Valentine,
Marcel,
Ballad. "The
Angel

Mlle.

at the

Mme.
Rock

Song.
Aria.

The

of

La

Violin

Herbert

Johyison
Schubert

Fischer.

(La Gioconda)

Ponchielli

Mlle.

Gioconda,

Laura,
Solo.

Tours

Window,"

Wanderer,

"Chisel."

Meyerbeer
Vere

Fischer

Poole.

Ages, arranged by
Mr.
Johnson.
Herr

Duet.

De

Herr

Mme.

De

Verb

Poole
Ernst

Hungarian Airs,
Miss

Maud

Quartet. (Rigoletto),
Mlle.
De
Verb,
Johnson

Powell.
Verdi

Mme.
and

Poole,
Fischer.

Messrs.

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of Letters.

In the World

no

came

by

name

in

Rudyard Kipling
Christian

his

ventional
uncon-

very

in Camden,

ist
future parents of the brilliantnovelplightedtheir troth on the shores of the
memorated
well-known
English Lake Rudyard, and comthe

later in life by the

with the
son

occurrence

which

of the place. Thus

says an English
Now
will our English
paper, and very good it is.
friends pleaserise and explain by what

The

patronymic Kipling

the

of circumstance

is from
and

with

is

wife of

the

Answerer

to

of tartar is. Cream

cream
of tartar is purified
tartar
or
argol,which chemicallyis bitartrate
lism
journaof potash, and is deposited by fermenting

American

fruits.

Department,
do
Rio,
abolitionist,Jose do
the

keeper
Houseyoung
tell justwhat

Tartar.^A

of

asks

Brazilian War

the

by the Brazilian

edited

Cre.a.m

firmly, "I have

She

Wisconsin.

in

Answerer.

[Communications to this department are solicited.

to Quester Editor, Light,
Tliey should be addressed
Worcester, Mass.]

of manuscripts
thank
you," said

in South

connected

is

permissionto

allowed

"No,

only woman

secretary

into e.xistence.

came

carried.

he

as

bundle

courteouslybut
been paralyzedtwice."

name

freak

Whitman,

of christening their

novel method

be

to

read selections from

The

way.

home,

himself

J., introduced

N.

Questerand

young

dropped in

poet, and begged

rather romantic

of humor, but the other day a

him
at his humble
upon

sense

man

Patroninio.

The

is obtained

tartar

from
many
solved
grapes ; it is disand crystalizesin

from
fruits,but principally

Cilade

in

prisms
are

boiling water,
that

as

cools.

water

Baking powders

of tartaric acid with bicarbonate

mixtures

thing
ing
change,to hear someof soda ; that, at least,is the primitivebakafter by
welfare is looked
Japan'sliterary
definite about
Rudyard Kipling'spamixed
with dough the
rents.
powder. When
magazines,etc. Tokio alone
475 newspapers,
more
Professor Kiplingwas
in the dough causes
something
water
bubbles of carbonic
It is imperative
boasts of sixteen daily newspapers.
and delighta prolific
ful
than an artist. He was
acid gas to be given off by the powder, which
that each officialof the government
bubbles distend the dough and make the bread
writer, and his literarycontributions to
to
the government
subscribe
should
organ
Pioneer,
the Allahabad
as
such newspapers
light.
Kwampo.
W.
M. asks for the area
the Times of India, or the Bombay Gazette
LoT.s OF Water."
in
the
told
that
Club,
the
East
is
in
A
being
The area
then the leadingEnglish papers
surfaces of the world.
story
of the ocean
light. in Boston, one
of the leading curiosities is a
with the keenest deread by thousands
were
of the oceans
is roughly calculated as follows :
check for twenty-ninecents inclosed in a frame
But it is not alone to his father's side
miles;
Atlantic,
Pacific,71,000,000
square
his
and hung in a conspicuousplace? It bears
of the house that Rudyard Kipling owes
Indian, 28,000,000; Antarctic,
35,000,000 ;
but parsimonious
the signatureof a well-known
genius, for his mother also was a person of
8,500,000
; Arctic, 4,500,000.

for
It is agreeable,

"

"

attainments.
literary

remarkable

letters,

The

Kipling
admired
were
throughout the length and
breadth of India for their easy gracefulness
she
daintiness of fancy. And
and exquisite
could be vigorous,too, when she chose to be
of Alice

stories,criticisms and poems

which

made

her

favorite with

and

men

garded
resex, who
societyof her own
ing
her as something between a blue stockWhen
and a mocking iconoclastic demon.
the Kiplingsout at
the writer used to meet
an
dinner he had many
opportunityof seeing
intellectual
Alice Kiplingdiscomfit the most
at the table by her wit, her learning and
men
her marvelous
esprit. Judges,militarymen
civilians did not particularly
and distinguished

terror

to the

for entering into

care

an

intellectual contest

Rudyard Kipling'smother, for she very

off second best in the encounter.
rarely came
As for the ladies,they were
generallyafraid of

with

mercy on their foibles and

and fads with
satirized their social jealousies

her, for she had

no

politebut gallingcynicism. They

prayed to be saved from that terriblebas bleu.
the most

Epoch
on
her favorite reading, says :
"Lastly, a
and ephemeral literature
word about periodical
ing
readThe
"the magazines and newspapers.
but to pursue it
of these is indispensable,
fullywould leave no time for other reading.
So much of what is printedin the monthlies is
JuliaWard

afterwards

letter to

issued in book

almost

regard them

sink

swim

or

in

Howe,

on

as

form

the

that

we

trialtripsof what

the broader

current

of

may
will

general

not
be
can
publication.But the newspapers
passed over without great loss. What is more
importantto us than to know and understand
What
the lifeof our own
time?
can
give us
this knowledge as the daily press
can, even
with its many
shortcomings and its partisan
that
.'" She ends with the rosy remark
spirit
be a drug in
"now
to
that money
has grown

the

market, time

It is

pleasantto know

is

the great desideratum."

is a drug in
that money

the market.
Walt

Whitman

is popularlythought to have

The

was
sent in payment for a short
contributor,half in anger, half in

decided that he would not cash so

amusement,
curious a memento,and there ithangs for gods

Majorities. R. S. D. asks:
dential
kindlygive the figuresof the presi-

Democratic
Will you

and

to wonder

men

at.

and

of

sinful waste

care
was

This

time.

1884 and

1888,
jorities
ma-

18S4, Connecticut gave Blaine

65,893 votes, Cleveland, 67,167; Cleveland's
1,284. I" '888, it gave Harrison
plurality,

Wrinkles.

speak as if any
skin beyond personalcleanliness
to

in

being to find the difference in

desire

In

for

Remedy

No

It is common

my

"

in Connecticut

vote

"

characteristics

had masculine

for her mind

so,

editor and
sketch.

of the
foolish
is but

Cleveland,74,920; Cleveland's plurality

74,584,
336.
Americans.
Both
Theater-goer asks:
Louis
where
Can
James and
you tell me
"

of the old idea, which

with Catholic
held in common

remnant

it was

inducive
dress

to

of mind

to

possible,and
for the natural beauty

the

show

one's contempt
God has lavished all over

which

ascetics, that

saintlyframe
hideous

make

as

rigid Puritans

as

the

face

born, and the dates?

Margaret Mather were
in
born at Tremont,
111.,
Louis James was
1842 ; Margaret Mather at Detroit, Mich., in
1861.

of
Art Student
Pictures.
A Man
Many
of
is
if Darley,the artist,
Can you tell me
:
Felix O. C.
still living,and if so, where ?
Darley, the illustrator,died at Claymount,
"

the earth.

certainlyan
should

soft, beautiful
which

attraction

desire, and

any

simple

complexion
every
means,

is

woman

which

tant
importime needed for more
does not occupy
matters, should be tried to attain such an
There
are
complexions which
end.
many
A
and tan in the springwinds.
readily,
rubbed
cream
simple preparaation of sweet
is a
into the skin,after washing it thoroughly,
plied
remedy for this trouble. This should be apand the
at night, just before retiring,
washed
oughly,
thorshould
be
next morning the face
chafe

asks

Del., March

27,

Red

The
to

wants

know

in order

ordinarilybe
United
limited

Every

States.

1888, aged 65 years.

Man
if
to

as
an

vote.

naturalized
The

Citizen."
Justitia
naturalbe ized

Indian must

Indian

An
as

cannot

citizen of the

naturalization

laws

are

free white persons and to negroes.

born within the United States
person
to

that is to
and not subjectto their jurisdiction,
wards
water, and afterborn within the treaty limits,
say, all persons
the muscles.
to
in cold, to give tone
of the
not
citizens
are
Indian
tribes,
tating among
do not find glycerine irriladies who
Some
ization.
to naturalUnited States and are not eligible
to the skin use in the same
way a small
leaves his tribe and
An
Indian who
portionof it diluted with half its bulk of rose
of
a ward
takes up civilization and becomes
in the
This preparation is rubbed
water.
hold office in
and
vote
nation may
may
at night. the
face and hands, and glovesare worn
come
some
states, but it is out of his power to bein the water
is a help toward
A littleammonia
States. The
citizen of the United
a
keeping the skin firm and free from wrinkles.
of the
in the case
specialprovisionsmade
There
certainlyis no remedy for wrinkles
Cherokees
apply only to them. The law of
be remembered,
It should
after they come.
naturalization
to
still
limits
ordinary
congress
science,
however, that an amiable temper, a clear confree whites and negroes.
to
from
a
and freedom
disposition
Fancier asks : Can you
Pigeons."
Carrier
of life,are
the pretty annoyances
over
worry
idea of the speed of carrier
an
give me
of mind and heart that will keep the
qualities
beautiful to the
pigeons? The French Minister of War lately
face free from wrinkles and
offered a prizefor the swiftest carrier pigeon
ous
with studiA habit common
ripestold age.
from
Periguex to Paris, 310 miles.
near-sighted, in a flight
children,and those who are
2,746 entries,and the winner did
This often causes
mature There were
preis to knit the brow.
minntes.
the distance in seven hours thirty-four
lines in the forhead.
length-wise
first in luke

warm

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10

pumice-stoneor with marble dust. Next came

the eyelashes,eyebrows and the hair,which
were
paintedand treated generallyby another
credited
with
Greek
ladies are
commonly
special class of slaves; and after this had
tunately,
Unforand
life.
of
dress
been
extreme
done, and the lips bespread with a red
simplicity
lief pomade, to impart to them a finishing
softness
researches will not bear out this bethose researches,at least,which concern
and bloom, the toilet was
complete and the
with the social life of Greece in
themselves
beauty surveyed herself in a mirror (an aid to
of
Their dress
from
reflection differingsomewhat
any
the days subsequent to Homer.
of
result
the
but
it
was
held up by the favorite attendant,
be
simple,
Coleridge's)
appears to
studied
of kissing her.
a
much
negligence, who was allowed the privilege
study" it was
which the women
(with a presciencesuperior If all was well,the medicated sgis was put on
to that of modern
women) knew would show
her face again, and not taken off until the
went
abroad or received visitors. The
to the best advantage.
off their figures
wearer
ful
made
cosmetics
seldom had the doubtin
matter
of
the
husband
they
Then,
by this means
their
of it. They whitened
satisfaction of seeing his wife's beautified
a complete mess
their faces the hues of
time he had the
foreheads, spread over
visage,while at the same
the lilyintermingledwith the bloom of the
equallydoubtful satisfaction of defrayingthe
rose, dyed their eyebrows and fashioned them
expense, which, for the articles and the slaves,
and collectively,
like arches, painted black the edges of the
represented an
individually
and
humid
such a sum, indeed, as would
r
endered
their
enormous
bright
eyelids,
eyes
sum,
band.
positivelyruin many a wealthy modern husby powder of lead ore, adorned themselves
with false ringlets,
changed the yellowinto
uable
To say nothing of the rich dresses and valblack,the black into auburn, gave a ruby tinge
their teeth into
which
the lady wore, or of
to
their lips,and blanched
ornaments
not
remember
their
slaves
for
does
of
one
Who
whole
particular
saying a
ivory.
regiment
the subject of rouge? "She
on
plants roses
duty,the mirrors of burnished gold and silver,
in her cheeks, which, like those of Locris,will
in some
instances six feet in height,cost a
of
bloom in an hour and fade in less." Some
small fortune,and, of course,
everything in
of the best and costliest
the preparationswere
was
sufficiently
repulsive. the dressing-case
sometimes
For instance, the eyebrows were
richly
quality; being usuallyof heavy silver,
blackened
by resin soot, and the eyelashes painted or engraved.
tration
caused to lie regularly
by a judiciousadminisThe
Bernardine
Sisters.
of naphtha,or by a paste composed of
destined
The linen of the bridal trousseau
For the eyebrows,
glue and pounded marble.
however, the regulationpigment was
hope- for a daughter of a noble Catholic family is
The
Bernardine
Sisters.
and
that
for
the
of
the
made
the
edges
eyelids being
by
gramma,
order is in the
of this remarkable
was
convent
stimmis, an oxide of antimony ; while for
the removal of freckles was
used a compound
south of France, close to
Bayonne, amid
The order is composed
of the flower of turnip seed lupines,
stretches of desolate sand.
wheat,
darnele and chickpeas,or a substance called
The
of Sisters and repentent women.
silence.
found
reeds
and
the
stalks
of
of
Sisters
on
rule
the
adarces,
dry
enjoins perpetual
confess
their
to
to
never
plants about the ponds and marshes of CapThey
speak,except
padocia,and said to resemble congealedfroth.
priests.They dress in white, always appear
The
ladies of Rome
carried the art of
their
cross
on
veiled,wearing a largesombre
to a
breasts. Their existence is spent in prayer
mending nature
point far in advance
in
of that attained by the Greeks.
A
Roman
work
and
needle-work, and their fairy-like
of qualityof the time of Poppsa
woman
is renowned
through the country. The repentent
and
tillthe desolate tracts of sandy
women
Agrippia left her bed about ii o'clock
and repairedstraightwayto her bath. After
to
land which stretches away
the sea.
They
dress in blue, their stockingless
feet are
shod
remaining there for some
time, and being
with
rubbed
in sandals, large round
hats surmount
their
pumice-stone, she emerged and
into
the
hands
of
the
cosmotes
slaves
white coiffes, and
their faces are
covered
passed
who
secrets
for preserving with a white veil in which two holes are pierced
possessed many
and
beautifyingthe skin and complexion. for the eyes. A scapulary and lead crucifix
The moment
the mistress of the establishment
Their principal
complete their costume.
duty
left her bath a cataplasm was
is to reclain the barren land and make
it fruitful,
placed on her
face. This was
removed
when
the toilet beand as they work they constantly
gan
to
pause
in earnest, and one
slave bathed her face
kneel, pray with face prostrate to the ground,
with a sponge steeped in asses' milk.
Then
and after a few moments
resume
their labor.
another (so,at least, says Pliny)endeavored
Besides this duty of tilling
the earth, the repentent
to impart to the skin all possibledelicacyand
women
are
bakers, carpenters and
freshness by an application
of the ashes of
shoemakers
of the sick of the
; they take care
snails or of largeants burnt and bruised with
neighborhood, teach the children,tend the
salt, succeeded
old and watch the dead.
by honey in which the bees
Their sinful lives,
had been smothered, by the fat of a pullet under the influence of
prayer and work, have
mixed with onions,and, lastly
blossomed
into lives of devotion and charity.
by the fat of a
which
last
had
the virtue of removing
A country priest,the Abbe
swan,
Gestae, founded
wrinkles.
the order.
One morning two unhappy women
After this another appeared,armed with a
came
to him and entreated his protection. He
with which she removed
pairof pincers,
placed them in his orphanage. After a while
every
superfluoushair,however
others came
minute, which she
; then the priest led his flock of

Greek and Roman

Women.

huts of straw, and

of which
the success

of the

is one

record.

on

most

traordinary
ex-

labor

Manual

and

the rule of life for the Sisters and

are

prayer

work,
began agricultural

the repentent

alike.

women

Our

\Words.

"

"

could
the

discover

about her mistress's face or

this operation succeeded
that of
rubbed
teeth,which were
with grated

neck.

To

the

has

Man

sounds.

monotone

abilityto

the
There

women

were

encamped

under

No

the

utter

in words

are

forty-seven
give man
forty-eighthtone.
utter

power

could

thirteen elements

produce various sounds.

givesthe qualityof the word.
at
a
piece of crayon would

necessary
Primitive man

to

it with

foam.

sea

who

You

look

think of

not

The

sociating
as-

scholar of

tion,
language,however, thinks of it in this connecbecause our
forefathers spoke of things

"white

as

the

as

foam

sea

of the sea."

mony
Har-

principalelement of all words.

he began to build words, was
Man, when
moved
by the harmony of the objectswith the
meaning than anything else. In the new
Century Dictionary there are 137,408words.
When
the young man
graduatesfrom the high
is the

does
he possess ?
words
many
500 years ago taught their children
far better than we do. They taught the young
school

how

The

Arabs

the

do not do this.
We
beginning of words.
strictly
speaking,there
dictionary,

In all the
not

are

If I told you that I

4S7 words.

over

garden which contained 137,000 flowers

growing on 500 bushes, you would understand
it, and so it is with the English language.
had

Where

of the words.''

is the germ
that
as

England,

country

foundation

of the

You

must

go

their

meaning. What

ago

it does

then stood
and

did

should

to

not

language was
a

word

It is not in

the time of the

at

wilderness.

Words

Hindostan.

meant

change
years

500

today. The word idiot

a privatecitizen
was
a
public office. If I

mean

for

not

call

that

one

occupy
of

New

man

York

state

idiot

an

There is not
today he would become angry.
in the English language but that you
a word
and teach the
take it into your schoolroom
its meaning and derivation.
profitably

can

scholars

Minds.

Great

Bacon

lived

lifeof

Platus,the Roman
Paul
starved

and distress.

meanness

comic

poet,turned

mill.

life of penury and died poor.

trades yet
Borghese had fourteen

Butler lived

with all.

Tasso, the Italian poet,

was

often distressed

for five shillings.

Steele,the humorist, lived

warfare

life of

perfect

with bailiffs.

Otway, the English

dramatist, died

turely,
prema-

and through hunger.

into a
refused admittance
Bentivogliowas
hospitalhe had erected himself.
The death of Collins was
through neglect,
firstcausing mental derangement.
tune,
Chatterton, the child of genius and misfordestroyedhimself at eighteen.
Savage died in a prisonat Bristol,where he
confined for a debt of fortydollars.
was
Goldsmith's
for

trifleto

"Vicar
save

him

of Wakefield"
from the

sold

was

gripof the law.

the
Camoens,
"Lusiad," the great Portuguese epic,ended
his life,it is said, in an
almshouse; and, at
the

repentant sinners to a desert stretch of land,

any rate, was
which hitherto had defied all attempts at cultivation.
servant
who
The

abilityto

for him.

celebrated

writer

of

supported by a faithful black

begged in the streets of Lisbon

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1.1(1

Short Stories.

Some

India, in shootingsnipe,had

officer in

An

misfortune

the

lodge the

to

of his

contents

working
gun in the body of a coolie who was
in the field,unperceived by the sportsman.
Captain F

not

was

the time of

at

aware

the mischief

of

the extent

done, but the

man

in the cityas an
Times). He is well known
The
He is sometimes
accurate,
inentertainingstory-teller.
but invariablyentertaining.After
modestly stating that he rarelygambled, he
said that on
occasion
he had carelessly
one
thirteen on a
placed a dollar on the number
and that thirteen won
five times
roulette-table,
in succession,his original
being allowed
wager

day he

Next

received

deputation

the relatives of the deceased, who

from

him the

followingextraordinarydocument

Capt.iinF
bloody murder comnutted,

Dr.

To

one

handed

Contents

Rs

eived.

re

crime, said

only give
"
"

give you

of

not

think.

as

so

If

you may
for reflection and

time

me

"I'm

judge:

his

to

your honor,

man,

won?"

grave
bad a

you'd

ance
repent-

"\'erywell," said the judge; "I'll

fifteen years!"

"It

the

must

have

about

Pupilswho learn "by ear," without thought

continue to afford
to the meaning of things,
deal of amusement
to their teachers.
a good
Recently a teacher in a grammar-school asked
"What
is
the meaning of
of her boys:
one
'topaz'?" "A topaz,"said the boy, "is where
the mules walk when
they'redrawing a canalArthur

from

came

quarters of the mission

a

to

at

were

Auckland.

few miles from

take him

England

Patteson, when

by Bishop

the

He

mission-station

to be

dained
or-

Kohimarama,
hired
;

boat

to

there,to his

he found no
wharf, no imposing row
surprise,
no
of buildings,
pier, and he had to wait in
the boat until

his shouts,

to

trousers, waded
"gave a back"

could

one

some

the

through

ashore

him

in

man

out

at

even

the

When

said

You

more.

that

a.ssume

think

held the

rich is level with

Than

the poor.

did not take down

have

must

won

The

wide world has not wealth to buy

The power in my righthand 1

While

there's

Or

fifth,
554,022,50c; quite

Than

to

weighs

our

"

While

to

wrong

sweep

clouted knee

Up!
A

won

ning's
satisfactoryevework.
What
did you buy with it?"
The
diners laughed loud
and
long. The
Colonel's face was
very red. "Oh," said he,
"that
little
was
a
finally,
only
pleasantry."

griefto seek redress

adjust,
less
livingmanhood
vilest dust,
mammon's
there's a rightto need my vote,

balance

Where

of your
tune.
mighty foryou

more

I set

were

any
a

no

frock of gray.

homespun

and vain pretence

Today let pomp
My stubborn rightabide;
a plain man's
common
sense
Against the pedant'spride.
try
Today shall simple manhood
The strengthof gold and land ;

nothing

you

the firstroll of the wheel

man's

man

Carrying

keep and

To

cooked

food

business.

Hot.

hot

iron, the

does
with

glass and

two

them

non-conductingsubstance

prepared. This retains the heat

If You

The
shall

stout

She
her

is

woman

these

Now

wear.

she should

Stout.

Are

always asking what she

are
some
of the things

with

should

wear

not

wear

tailor-made suit
every

of flesh for the benefit of the looker

She

should

not

She

should

not

wear

rosette

at

fitting
pound

on.

her

belt,

coffee

at

outside

of the

feels cold

212"

being
ically
chemso

fectly
per-

vessel loaded
to

the hand.

be

figureclosely. It bringsout

the

of

one

perfect is the insulation on the tanks said

that the only heat which escapes at all

So
to

not

that

thriving
jackets,

the outer

between

space

vented
newly in-

some

in Boston, where

tank is made
of

one

filled with

Food

supply company

The

the inner

away,

and ragged coat!

today.

carry food
in use
are

tanks

tinned

the shore and

new-comer,

the list
upon
shall stand ;

it

flannel shirt and

last from

the served

The weak is strong today ;

sleekest broadcloth
counts

the second, $1,260; on

the third,
$44,the fourth, $1,543500; and on the

on
on

100;

today

serves

The

least,"

at

"I

In response

landinghim
In answer
to inquiries
for
dry on the beach.
the bishop's palace,a small buildingclose by
and
further
to
a
was
pointedout,
questionof
in tucked-up
"Where
is the bishop?" the man
the bishop!"
flannels said: "I am
to

you say

be got to carry

water.
a

$35 ;

the head,

throne!

And

limit, so

you say, you

the known

my

and wrinkled
Alike the brown
fist,
The gloved and dainty hand!

of playingwithout
privilege
swered
an"Certainly,sir; certainly,"
the Colonel, stoutly,
but noticingthe
nervousness
exception'sfigureswith some
;
"I requested jocularlythat the limit be removed,
and the request was
granted." "Very
well,"went on his tormentor
; "then you probably
bankrupted that gambling-house. If,
as

and

ballot-box

Who

the unusual

On
Mr.

been

The

dollars."

been several thousand,

winnings, you

boat."

did

WHITTIER.

My palace is the people'shall,

limit."

as

Tlie nameless

cepted
ac-

say," replied the

several thousand

exception,pleasantly;

the

allowed

much

didn't

"I

have

must

GREBNLEAF

is but ray peer.

proudest now
The highestnot more
high ;
Today, of all tlie weary year,
A king of men
I.
am
Today, aUke are great and small,

"Colonel," asked the

menu.

Colonel, "but it was

said

JOHN

Beside

the

of

"how
exception,presently,

criminal, convicted

BY

The

ment
expressedtheir astonishat
the extraordinary
The
occurrence.
some
exception made
rapid calculations on

you

hardened

of the diners

one

PoorVoteron ElectionDay

the tale,and

the back

settled.

He

All but

accumulate.

to

died.

the stopper at the top, where

gets out around
it is not
possible to have an enclosed space

separating the liquid from

If it were

the

outer

phere.
atmos-

slightradiation
the stopper the liquidmight be kept hot for
not

for the

Temple
head-mastershipeither at the back or front. It makes her look
at
boy in the school came
Such
a year.
up before
tanks, loaded in Boston with
thicker through.
breach
of discipline.Facts
coffee at boilingpoint,are
said to have actually
She
should
lace or ribbon ruff
a
not wear
in
rather against the boy, who was
seemed
reached Omaha, 1500 miles distant,with
about her neck, though the soft feather one
is
imminent
danger of being expelled. He had
their contents
too
hot for comfortable drinking.
permissableif it have long ends.
clear-headed nor
a defense, but being neither
After all,these insulated coffee pots do
She
should not wear
skirt ; it gives
a short
of
in
the
the
he
fluent
head-master,
but represent the application of a device
presence
her a queer, dumpy look that is especially
undesirable.
not
make
it clear. He therefore wrote
Dr.

of

Rugby,

him

for

some

could

familiar

detailingat length his

positionand his explanation. His father very
wiselythought the best thinghe could do was
it stood to Dr
the boy's letter as
to send
Temple, merely asking him to overlook any
the
of
expression.
Apparently
familiarity
home

to

his father,

neck ; it should

wear

her

hair low

be

on

her

South
has

centuries

Normandy
been

for

an

ago

and

to

the

fishermen

of

the

BrittanyCoast. It
indefinite periodthe custom

high and arranged with

there for those toilersof the sea
to start out
not
look oily.
with their nets in the afternoon, carryingwith
should
not
She
of beads about
wear
a string
meal for the day following.The
them a warm
her neck, rings in her ears, or if her fingersare
the stew or heated
delicacyis
pot cont.iining
short and fat,many
ringson them.
the page and seen
over
in a
father had not turned
mattress
stuffed with feathers,
wrapped
She
should
avoid high sleeves and loose
Dr. Temple
for there
his son's postscript,
enclosed in a box with feather-lined cu.shor
gloves, though the well-fitting
glove need not
found the followingwords : "If I could explain,
ions, and after fifteen hours the dinner is
be a tightone.
She should avoid large-figured
for though Temple
it would be all right,
off the
spread as hot as if it had justcome
and if she gets
brocades, very broad stripes,
The bishop,in
is a beast, he is a justbeast."
than three or four degrees being
not more
fire,
tired of continually
wearing plain colors,she
to say it was
all events.
at
This same
idea was
ried
carlost,
tellingthe story, is accustomed
should
select designs in which the pattern is
received
the greatest compl'ment he has ever
out
who
made
a littlefeatherby a man
subservient to the color effect. She should, if
in his life.
stuffed box and put his newly boiled shaving
to reduce
she wants
her flesh,avoid allstarchy
water
into it justbefore he went
to bed every
to
hate champagne, sweetmeats,
One of the guests at an up-town stag-dinner, food, grow
night. In the morning, when he got up early,
the other night, related an
chocolate,milk, ices and rich gravies. Then
experience at
and shaving water
would
not have been easy
there is a chance
of her becoming slender
roulette which
he claimed to have had "some
to get off-hand, he opened
the box and took
out the water, stillscalding hot.
enouglito dress just as she pleases.
ago" (says a writer in the New York
years
great smoothness, though itneed

Town
BY

H,

in moderate
homes, for a reasonable
equiva
lent compensation, but the demand
is not met
with an adequate supply. Perhaps an
imita.

Topics.

EUGENIA

I (I H

SEIBERS.

The

iXOrEAfBER.

tion of the
[regular

correspondence

October

York,

New

light.]

of

30,

of England might help

"lady-helps"
Bellamy's theory of
governmental service,if carried out, might cut
solve the question,or

to

1S90.

leaden skies and cold gray atmosphere,

drearylandscape,together with the many
in the papers, are
matter
of political
convincing signsthat the melancholy month
is close at hand.
As
1 glance at
of November
The

the

the Gordian

knot;

hope of

betterment.

Mr.

the fast decreasing bulk

of the

calendar, this encouraging

Shakespeare
meets

verse

my

eye:
"Heaven

is above

us

all yet ; there

sits

is above

yet, though

us

to
as

what'ill be

diplomat

to

on

pear
ap-

be distinguished above

callingin life,from that

Spanish dancer, to rush
perchance "angels fear to

print where
In

and

no

are

behind

effort, although he

well.
be

can

world

at

editions

no

it abounds
wish

or

largewill
is

in interest

Ur

to

in

not

Vet

why"
pleasantmanners,

same?

the brown

"The

"If
should

women

not

men

locks

"

he meadows

hill- and
wheif

bare.

naked

trees,

wreaths

summer

are

ca't.

Vet
The

mt

one

days, in which the bee

by the hedge that skirts
chirpsupon the russet lea,
delightto bnger in hy ray.

sunny

murmur

crick

Ard

t
n

the way,

"

rich smile, and we will try to bear

ard winds, and
iercing wii.ter frost,

darkened

air.

KYRIELLE.

sons
perBY

In

value of

lairied

Now

Autumn

my

welcome
behest:

the skies

wanes,

Hees not

guest.

are

grey.

away.

melodious lays
days;
long rose-scented summer

M y songs

him

with

more

no

are

gay

loyalLove

We

the myrtle flowers.

plucked and trimmed
joyance in the sylvan bowers :

The

blooms

flees not

clear and

But

Made

the

SCOLLARD.

came,

long at

loyalLove

Through

vate
cultido

And

I clnrmed

estimate.

CLINTON

Lo\e

Spring

But

being worthy of

as

....

Are

few

Shall
The

It is like sunshine, it gladdens ; you feel itand

at once
attracted to the person
without
are

knowing

sifted o'er

are
on

the dark

the b'ue gentian Hower, t lat, in the breeze,

Neds
luncly,of her beauteous race the last.

answered.

yet

itis impossibleto

pleasantmanner

snows

And

exhausting many
as

BRYANT.

distant sun!
departincr,
through me soft vapor" air,
frozen earth,the loud winds run,

to

assist

query

CULLHN

snii'e more,
n-ellow smile

smile

One

be, in the swim, there

possibledoubt; but whether the

are,

Several passages struck me

quotation. This on manners

cousin,

me

That

who

one

And

It would

press.

yet there

of the

murmurs

approach of
McKinley bill,
idea of its disturbingproperties
seems
some
of
recesses
to have penetratedwithin the dim
A
the inner consciousness of servant-girldom.
her
tress
miscertain Celtic maid being asked
by
what
she demanded
account
on
higher
me
replied: "On McKinley's, mum;
wages,
firstcousin who
kapes a store says its him
what's causing the rise to iverytl
ing, and its
meself

to

"Society as
ploited
exhaustivelyex-

been

York

one's fellows in any

tread."

launchingof

positiveindications of any near

the millennium.
Apropos of the

not

It" has

only necessary

into

judge

Found

Vet

One

Ijook

WILLIAM

BY

Ere, o'er the

McAllister's

in the New

of

present there is little

feel that heaven

McKinley bill and the loud

free trade faction,it is well

1 Have

at

regard to Mr. McAllister's maiden

modestly refrains from
excellence, stillhe
claimingfor it any literary
good judges tell him it reads smoothly
says

That
no
king can corrujjt."'
In these troublous times of the

the

any

Ward

columns

but

in November.

Poets

have

away.

died, wild winds

hold

sway.

flees not away.

But loyal Love
important to men
".My understanding
Gone
the fifing
crickets, gone
are
in unreasonableness
of a gentleman has always been that he is a
The feathered harbingersof dawn.
grow
And gone the woodland's
brightdisplay,
their competency
free from arrogance
and anything like
lags a
; while
person
But loyalLove
flees not away.
creasing
self assertion,
slow footman to the chariot of their ever-infeelinghe could not
With
intermingledlightand shade
A young married
friend who
claims.
do an ungentlemanly act."
fade :
The shifting seasons
con
e and
to me
has a pretty apartment came
recentlyin
Going up Broadway the other day, I found
Our fond hopes fail,false friends betray,
ence
despair. She engaged a maid whose refermyself behind a couple,evidentlyhusband and
flees not away.
But lo"alLove
exterior ;
out
of town.
wife. They wore
a quietand modest
was
Thinking to send later
Watches
as
who talked gliblyof a
the lady was
Compasses.
for it,she took the girl,
gowned in a plaindark brown
sister livingwith relatives of the well-known
dress with tightfitting
I was
A
jacket; she had on a
few d.iys ago
standing by an
to
hat
with
feathers
Mr. Depew, whose familyhistoryshe appeared
match, no jewelry, American
large
gentleman, says a Londoner, when
ribbons
Mowers.
The
or
man
wore
a dark
which
to have at her tongue'send.
to know
I expressed a wish
My friend said
pointwas
riage,
He
at once
that,like the ancient mariner, the girl had a
Englishwalking suit. Something in their carthe north.
pulled out his watch,
walk or generalstyleattracted me, and
somewhat
at
looked
stony stare, one
eye fixingher with
it, and
pointed to the north. I
I caught a view of the refined
she turned
attached
a haunting immovability. Shortly after her
as
asked him whether he had a compass
appear profile,
and smooth
dark hair of the heroine of
"aie
arrival,small but useful articles began to dis"All watches," he replied,
to his watch.
in the strangest way, dirt accumulated
Mrs.
It
Kendal
and
her
to
how
was
me
"The Squire."
he explained
compasses." Then
but conin the corners, and windows, instead of being
husband
out for a stroll. I could not
and
trast
Point the hour hand to the sun
this was.
streaked.
her ladylikeand gentleappearance
with
clear,were
fantastically
Finally it
the south is exactlyhalf way between the hour
1 once
dawned
friend that the girlwore
a glass
stance,
on
that of Ellen Terry, whom
For insaw
my
getting and the figure -XII. on the watch.
she was
hotel.
into her carriageat the Fifth Avenue
Puttingthe questionto the girl,
that it is four o'clock. I'oint
eye.
suppose
and
in
and II. on
staggered by the girlasking if she had ever
the hand indicating four to the sun
Notwithstanding she is entirely
lovely,
seen
her without the eye.
plied
her specialroles quiteunapproachable on the
'Horrors, no!" rethe watch is exactlysouth.
Suppose that it is
1
the lady in consternation.
The services
at
without
the
hand
not
realized,
a
the
eight
indicating
stage,
pang
eighto'clock,point
of the one-eyed damsel
were
and
dispensed with.
tinie,that the crucial test of daylight,betraythe figure -\'.on the watch is
ing
to the sun,
She left in her room
of
as
the bleached hair or wig, and the fact that
friend was
American
parting souvenirs
quite
due south.
My
her short and
useless career,
various sized
and passd, was
the face looked worn
a
sight
surprisedthat I did not know this. Thinking
wads of cotton
the
wool daubed
with rouge
and
of
fond illusions of the footlights, that veiy possiblyI was
to destroy
a
thing
ignorant
"bloom of youth,"with which she had sought
and would
best be unseen.
But not so with
else knew, and
happening to
that every one
is one
to
eller
decorate her complexion. That
Mrs.
Kendal, who looked the personification meet Mr. Stanley, I asked that eminent travaid to discomfort.
Their
of this simple mode
tented
of the happy, evcjrydaywife and mother, conaware
whether he was
type of domestic
He
a
with her comfortable, genial-looking of discovering the pointsof the compass.
vagariesare manifold, though they express
beautiful unanimity of opinion in their strict
husband.
heard it. 1 presume,
and wholly delightful
said that he had never
adherence
who
to
A
is
the policy of (self)
state
friend
attended
the
in
the
same
world
protection.
receptiongiven therefore,that the
A greenhorn just arrived, "fresh as
a
de Paris and
new
to the Comte
by General Webb
of ignorance. Amalfi is proud of having been
I
the empratiejustdug from the sod," will unblushingly suite,said "Son Altesse Royale" was
of the compass.
bodiment
of the inventor
the home
demand
her "twilve dollars a month," though
cultured and accomplished
of a quiet,
boasts of my American
do not know what town
innocent of any knowledge of bread-making, man
of the world, who resembled one's idea of
friend as a citizen.
or
with a lofty an Englishgentleman far more
than that of a
broiling
baking,and she scorns

mum."

questiongrows
exasperating;their demands
The

servant

more

and

more

to

as

not

women?"

manners

as

....

....

scorn,

"to do

up" shirts or collars and cuffs ; or,

if she does, you

are

glad to

return

them

to

laundry in order

to

The

for decent, intelligent

service

cry goes

up

renew

their

Frenchman.

the

respectability.

"

out

The

mania has againbroken

roller-skating

in London.

"

The

firstexercise of the

veto

power

was

ment
by Washington, in "An .Vet for the Apportionthe several
of Representativesamong
enumeration."
first
the
states accordingto

HT

LKi

Symphony.

Maids at the

light.]

of

correspondence

[regular

of the best of Pinero's

one
"The Magistrate,"
for four
light comedies, is at the Museum
first produced
It was
nights this week.
two

three

and

ago,

is

of petty circumstances

consideration

"

there

Words.
People's

Great

is very

years
the tomb of great things Voltaire.
comical,full of odd situations,
try
^Be
girded and strong to-dayfor thy minisand many
bright sayings. It hinges on the
Ruskin.
to others.
difficultiesof an old Englishmagistratemarried
haste to be
Ah ! be quick to love, make
precocious
to a middle-agedlady with a
very
kind ! Amiel.
son
(by former marriage). She, woman-like,
or

"

October

Boston,

29,

1890.

sical
suppliedwith muliberally
entertainmentSitvery day and evening of
the week, including Sunday now, since the
ning,
"popular concerts" have been given that eve-

This city is very

laughableand

"

"

"

another.
exist for the sake of one
Men
few of her years as cumbersome,
Marcus
Aureand conceals her son's age from his step-father. Teach them or bear with them.
who cannot
lius.
is a lively
The son
boy, a bit of a wild young
furnished.
the
is a man's religion,
The more
certs," cub, and inveigleshis father off on a time,
Conhave
spiritual
the "Symphony
classical music
alized.
home much demorfrom which they both come
it always is.
more
expansive and broad
Saturday evening, where you
every
breakfast
next
old gentleman's
The
in all its glory, and the
PhillipsBrooks.
swelldom
may see
His wife, to help out
morning is rain-water.
Not
to be there
but love
but makes
a
leaders of the four hundred.
Faith
person indeed
be suited from the elaborate menu
of
in
the delights
revel
who
Those

and

it

be

must

queer

has cut off

"

"

"

"

form, and of

bad

set

would

that would

be

her friend,a

lady interested in
involved

lover, becomes

in

officer,her

an
a

of very

mess

hero,

at most

"

people of this fashionable

for

makes

saint

faith

can

world,but love

but put us above the

under God's throne ;

brings
laughablecompromising situations,and at one
faith can
but make
us
sober, but love makes
time it looks as though the magistrate would
us
happy. John Henry, Cardinal Newman.
wife
and
his
own
to
have
family. Every
try
is perpetual with
The
Lord's presence
usual.
comes
out rightside up as
thing finally
every man, both evil and good, for without
is skylarking
"A
Texas
Steer"
around,
lively
tors,
audiare
thoroughlyappreciative
very
many
lives; but His coming is
His presence
man
no
Theater.
It was
and loose,at the Tremont
the hundreds
of our
especiallyamong
receive
with those only who
Him, and these
written by Charles H. Hoyt, author of "A Rag
students of music studyinghere at the Hub,
mandments.
are
they who believe in Him and do His comof Keys," A Tin Soldier,"
Bunch
has qualified Baby," "A
education
besides many
whose
Swedenborg.
them to sit through a symphony ; but I honestly and other similar plays you have seen, and is
have
their
souls
untied
But those who
model.
There
is
the same
and a fair vote, honestly built upon much
think a fair canvass
frsm this world, and knit to God, they need
in naming
the same
play with words, particularly
cast and honestlycounted, would show at least
not complain of the shortness of time, having
the characters,the wittyway of mixing up
half of the audience not to be en rapport with
laid hold on eternal life."Archbishop Leigthon.
and a characteristic vein of humor

very

course

never

or
apprenot, capable of ciating
of the evening or not, father,
to
enjoy it if
mother, sister,all must
appear
Of course
there
they would keep in the swim.

do

us

so, music-lovers

the gems

"

""

"

"

the

The

entertainment.

symphony

are

rehearsals

for the

Friday afternoon
Hall,at a very small

held

place.Music
admission, compared to the concerts, and are
attended.
well
A
pleasant Friday
always
afternoon will find more
young ladies wending
their way there than to any other placein Boston.
I am
told that the rehearsals bring out
selves.
themfully as good critics as the concerts
at

the

concerts

same

The

situations,

in all he does.
that appears
nothingsucceeds like success,

two

years ago
evening at the

were

of great truths, to

live in the presence

To

"

be

"

had

care

his

he

Then
he did their dramatic
great success.
work, at no time, as I understand, at a

made

big salary,writingat times and signing

he
column, "His Majesty, Myself." Now

country.

some

he appears

of the "all sorts" column, of which

the

that

and

"

very

name,

not,

manent
dealingwith eternal laws, to be led by perideals that is what keeps a man
of success,
tient
pato be on the top wave
financially
when
the world ignoreshim, and calm
at least,as all of his piecesare
doing well and
A few
and unspoiledwhen the world
be coining money.
he must
praises him.
years ago
Francis G. Peabody.
with the Post, first as generalman, and
he was

"popularconcerts,"recently
inaugurated
Hall, are
every Sunday evening at Music
something after the style of our concerts of
same

Literary or

of the

is one

most

fortunate

managers

in the

Marriage
In

of all the

cent,

Pennsylvania married
than themselves.
Eighty per
married

them

wind,"
Helen Dauvray at the Hollis,in the "Whirlsame
given every week-day
is making quitea stir. The
piece is
place, e.vcept that then light refreshments,
to
and seems
both liquid and solid,were
acted well generally,
furnished.
Of
go pretty
in any way.
over
course
well,though nothing to rave
The priceof admission
they are not now.
Watson.
is very low, considering
the excellent quality

Statistics.

1888, thirteen per

in

th4n

younger
seven

The

ages.

twenty-seven
three years.

three,and

per

took wives

age of the
average
years, and of the women
More
married
men
are
at

women

more

married

cent,

themselves, and

cent,

the favorite time.

the

maining
re-

their

own

men

was

twentytwenty-

at

twenty-one.
A

men

older

women

This

of

fiftyand a girlof
of thirty-one,
Our
Postal
Cards.
nine married a man
cents, firstbalcony thirtyfifty
of seventy-four.
took an old man
twenty-three
An
five,second balcony and general admission,
exchange says that the Postal Department
mony
The youngest couple who ventured into matrihas decided in future to issue three sizes
cents.
The largehall was
twenty-five
packed,
and a girlof fifteen.
of
seventeen
a
was
boy
there beinghardly a vacant
of postalcards : one, of the present form and
ence
seat, and the audimarried a girlof
of fifty-four
One man
citizen ; another, a
most
was
enthusiastic in its applause. shape, for the average
eighteen. His age was justthree times hers;
third largerfor the business man
Miss
Marion
Manola
; and still
appeared for the last
took a girlof seventeen.
of forty-eight
and a man
This igtime here, and was
in excellent voice, her renanother, a third smaller for women.
norance
dition
the men
are
older,the difference
Where
of comparative sexuology is little
of Gounod's
Ave
Maria, with piano,
where
the
wom^n
are
but
older,
in ages varies,
short of startling.The business man
the
uses
organ, and 'cello accompaniment
being the
teen
Two
boys of sixit rarelyexceeds five years.
card
for business
for such brief
of the concert.
She also sang
purposes,
gem
"Douglas
married, and two gray-beardsof
were
orders or messages
do not require a sheet
as
Green," and a song from "Falka," in which
thing,probably not for
she used to star, to the delightof the audience.
of note-paper for their proper
eightytried the same
inditing.A
seven
Of fourteen thousand
the first time.
I myselfprefer her
the contrary, uses
on
a postalcard for
in opera, on
the stage,
woman,
women
married, whose
and twenty-six
hundred
rather than to hear her on the platform.
all purposes
save
pondence,
only her amatory corresthousand
and
four
sixty-five,
given,
aria
and, when she has covered the whole
ages were
Sig. Campanari sang
an
from
the
of entertainment

down

stairs

furnished.

Schultz

to

was

best

seems

seats

woman

are

'Barber of Seville" and

appeared

The

be

other

and
selections,

great a favorite as
the 'cello soloist. His
as

ever.

Leo

reputation

is great, and he played splendidly. The Salem

Cadet band was
at its best,and the instrumental
music was
admirably played. Taken
for a concert
of its kind it was
altogether,
very
good indeed. That it was
just about what
were
many
looking for and apt to be quite
popular is shown by the very large audience
present.

surface she turns

and

writes

the card

round]atrightangles

the lines.

You

give

cannot

27 5 per cent., were

or

less than

twenty years

old.

it
largethat she would not cover
noted by military
One
work.
of the pointsespecially
chirographicalweb
mana-uvres
observers during the recent
Moreover, this division of postal cards into
sizes fitor unfit for differing
conditions in life, abroad, where
smokeless
used,
powder was
this
reminds you inevitably
of medical doses
that in a clear atmosphere,unobscured
by
was

her

with

card

across
so

intricate

an

"

"

size for
Shall we

an

infant,this for
extend

the

an

adult,and

so

on.

stillfurther,
principle
and have
a clergyman'scard,a fat man's
card,
card ?
a red-headed
girl's
ever

the smoke

of battle,all

were

at

the

seen

bright accoutrements
betraying

great distance, thus

positionsof the various bodies

of troops.

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ly IClHT
of the World.

Women
Mile.

Louise

Gautier,

the misfortune

lady

young

to be born deaf and

who

court-dresses.

dumb,

of the

cross

has nevertheless

passed with

of the

Ecole

honor

all the

aminations
ex-

stars

des

Beaux-Arts

not only her diploma,but

Paris, receiving

prime
and
Petersburg captive,
decoration

emperor's own
there to give

the

for which

naces,

of the Order
hand.
twelve

she

dollars,beside
and all expenses

received

the

of Merit from

She

will

soon

turn
re-

"farewell"

performwill receive sixtythousand

specialfree railwaytrain

for herself and

as

of Honor
the

and

Not

It has

been

the United

his

her suite.

estimated, by

States Bureau

of

grand

nine other

When

in menial

York
than

who

service.

are

The

of whom

modistes

are

there came
to me
ill,
one
night
angel,clad in gloom, who laid

dark-browed

His

hand

mine, and

on

thy friend,Death

; art

And

in my

was

"I

heart there

not

"Thy

are

"Be

not afraid;

ready for thy flight.'"

trace of fright,
and calmly said :
sn.iled,
no

prepared

am

I do

their

said:

'Tis

So, answering him,

in the

supportedby

thousand

seven

men

I was

and

an
employee of
Labor, that there

married

Readv.

in

"

gifts of kings

twenty-seven thousand

are

Yet

maids
brides-

of honor

pages

Lesseps wore

Legion

crosses,

cityof New
wives,less
Patti,in
ago this winter, Adelina
of her youth,beauty,and
genius,

took St.

as

potentates.

noticeable.

coveted

M.de

the sisters

"

an

appointment as teacher. She had been taught

by the Grosselin system both to read the lips
to speak,so that her infirmity
is hardly

the

and

at

and

Twenty

brothers of

ious
present
the brothers

and

had

the nine sisters and

ceremony,
the bride were

with God
is made;
; my
peace
fear to stand before his Ught."

peace

with

God.'"

The

angel shook

his

head;

"Bethink

thee, then,of thy poor brother-man;

there no erringsouls still unredeemedF
Are there no homeless
orphans stillunfed ?
Hast
thou no chance to be Samaritan ?"
.4nd lo ! he passed
and I had dreamed I
away,
Are

in the

and
majority. This includes dressmakers
of whom
own
milliners,
many
property, some
being very wealthy,and all well-to-do. The
bearding-house-keepers
rank;next in number;
the professionalwomen
who embrace
tors,
docers,
artists,writers, teachlawyers,dentists,
musicians, lecturers,
designers,painters,

Worcester,Mass.

"

Water

Meals,

at

Opmions differ as to the effect of the free

ingestionof water at meal times, but the view
and embroiderers
third.
come
Then
there
most
are
the shop-keepers,
generallyreceived is probably that it dilutes
who, it is said,make the
the gastric
best providers.
juiceand so retards digestion.
Apart from the fact that a moderate
delay in
Sunday before last there were
thirty-six the
is by no means
a disadvantage,
process
as
bridal couplesat the Ebbitt House, Washington.
Sir William
Roberts has shown
in his explanation
The proprietors,
accordingto their time
of the popularity
of tea and coffee,itis
honored custom, handsomely decorated
their
"

It may not be generallyknown

that the Mt.
Vernon
estate, Washington's old home, was
of the United States,
purchased by the women
who

made

voluntary contributions for the

vice-regentis chosen from each
association for the managestate, forming an
ment
A

purpose.

of the property.
admission
fees

The

income

derived

with

rooms

than doubtful

more

flowers.

in

whether

realityproduced.

any such

effect is

When

ingestedduring
meals, water may do some
good by washing
The Astor familypossesses
wonderful
some
place in fine condition. Sir Julian Paunceout
the digestedfood and by exposing the undigested
diamonds.
The late Mrs.
particularly
fote,acting for the Prince
of Wales, lately jewels,
part to the action of the digestive
ferments,
John Jacob Astor used to wear
a tiara that few
plantedan English oak-tree before Washington's
a
medical
says
of the crowned
authority Pepsin is a
heads of Europe could match.
tomb in place of that planted by this
body, and a given quantitywill work
Mrs.
William
Astor, writes Foster Coates, catalytic
has long since
princethirty
years ago, which
almost indefinitely,
the peptones
provided
are
beautiful
wears
a
riviere
of
died.
diamonds, three
removed
as they are
formed.
The good effects
rows
graduated. She also possesses a famous
In the fierce anti-lottery
of water, drunk freelybefore meals, has,howstill raging in
war
ever,
diamond
necklace of six strings,
set in such a
are
another beneficial result;
Louisiana, women
bearing a prominent
it washes away
manner
that no gold is visible,
and having the
the farst,and on
both sides, they
the
which
part. From
mucus
is
secreted
of being strung
by the mucous
appearance
together. Mr.
have been the sternest
and most
membrane
during the intervals of repose, and
Astor is constantlyhaving it altered,
ising
uncompromand increasing
of advocates, and in some
favors peristalsis
cases
serious
o
f
the
whole
tract.
its brilliancy
alimentary
and value by the addition
social differences have been
the result. To
The
membrane
thus cleansed
is in a much
of largerdiamonds
in the place of small
this end. New
Orleans societyis greatlyagibetter condition to receive food and convert it
tated ones.
There
are
some
fine emeralds
in the
over
complications that threaten for the
into soluble compound.
The accumulation
of
family,but no member
seems
to care
much
Mrs. John
A.
approachingseason.
mucus
is especially
Morris,
well marked
in the morning
about display,
and, except on
rare
occasions,
wife of the great lotteryking,has made
when
the
no
walls
are
gastric
covered
these jewelsare not worn.
with
a
One
of Inspector
secret of championing her
husband's
cause
thick, tenacious
layer. Food
entering the
who
stood in full evening
Byrnes'detectives,
and holdingthe issue to be a personal matter.
stomach
at this time will become
dress in a brilliant ball room
covered with
the crest of
on
from

She

of visitors

this winter to introduce

proposes

orphan daughtersof

young
Hood

of Confederate

An

appropriated

Murray
Astor

Hill

and

nightlast winter, where

one

all the

wealth

them

papers

and magazines.

to be

by

stones

printedas
When

her

that Whittier

had

the fraud

stolen

Englishbride,Miss
accompanied to the altar by

and

in the

Valuable

room.

glistenedin

in the

Mrs.

the gas

gems

lightlike

the

poems

Alma

Paget,

Mile. Fernanda
of M.

was

Ferdinand

de

Lesseps,eldest daughter
de Lesseps,the great engineer,
married
to her cousin,
lately
Comte
de Gontant-Biron.
At the relig-

Ferdinand

it from

and

so

coating,which for a time protects

the action of the gastricferments,
digestion.The tubular stomach

retards

with itspuckered mucous

a normal
glittered
is
rain-drops breakfast,

Exercise

sun.

Richard

and

the

Crusaders.

liningand viscid contents,

morning before

condition in the
suitable

not

before

flow of blood

popular notion of the Crusaders,as an

army of Bayards,"sans pair et sans
reprotht:"
is hardlyconsistent with the code of criminal
law which

Observation

The

Richard

Coeur

de Lion enacted for

of those with whom
he set

killed another on shore was

to be
tied to
the corpse and buried with it. A blow was
to
be punished by three duckings in the
sea, and
the use of the knife in a quarrel caused
the
aggressor

to lose one

of his hands.

through the
the

out

the stomach, wakes

the

has

and facilitates the

vessels.

for the

shown

food.

meal stimulates
A glass of
partlydistends

mucus,

liquidspass through the

that

prepares

morning meal.
non-irritating

tubular stomach, and

if food be present,

even

to

and
peristalsis

up

alimentarycanal

receive

to

partakingof

washes

water

the special behoof

a very dainty
littlegroup of pages.
out for Holy Palestine.
These
were
her three
If any one
of them
little cousins and her godson, all of whom
were
convicted of theft,boilingpitch was
to
white sailor-dresses and white sailor-caps,be poured over
wore
his head, and then a pillow of
with "Alma"
blue ribbon.
on
Their
little feathers shaken over
him, and he was
to be
faces were
as
cheerful as their clothes,
abandoned
at the firstport the vessel touched.
for Mr.
Bentinck, the bridegroom,had given each of
Whoever
killed another
board ship was
on
to
them a watch and chain.
be tied to the corpse and cast into the sea
ever
; whowas

this tenacious

were

the circulation of the blood

was

clared
boldly de-

her.
recent

York

in Paris

own

American, she

an

of New

present, said that there were

lion
nearly five mildollars' worth
of jewelry and
precious

girl deliberately

of Whittier's poems
which
into her own
language,and

caused

from

the two

late General

seven

she translated

the

the

fame.

unprincipledFrench

discovered

keeps

they only mix with it

According to Dr. Lenf,
this subjecta special
study,cold

slightextent.

who

has made

should be given to persons

who
have
sufficient vitality
to re-act, and
hot water
to
In chronic gastriccatarrh
others.
it is very
beneficial to drink warm
hot water
or
before
water

and

salt is said in most

effect produced.

cases

to

add

to

the

good

"

The
was

firstuse
in 1819.

of

locomotive

in this

try
coun-

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in

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it, but

and

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suits

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the

the
take

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other

have

lot
and

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low

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at

in

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you
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those

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in

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to

and

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our

first-class
inferior

prices

our

of

flickering.

that

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somethingdepraved about shoethem

causes

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at

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on

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their

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and

wash

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in

wicked

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cost

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all

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most
:

merits

lamp

be

can

tested

at

seen

time

any

burning
in

our

and

Examine

them,

buy

one,

the

supply casing

satisfactory

not

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are

we

try

will refund

pleasure

in

every

its

store.

venient
con-

Make

one
yard square
drawstrings,
placingit about two inches
Run
through the casing a very
making
together,
hoop, and wrap
openings about eighteen inches long by

about

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oil
terial
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household.

the top.
strong wire or
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to

bend

the wire

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the back

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be

cloth, or
are

ones

as

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for the table linen, another

one

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which

bag

convince

It

world.

the

plan to have several

economical

an

They
anything, but may

corners.

PINKHAM "

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into molds.

calico,cheese

quality

that

statements

goods

most

of one
good camphor ice is made
of almond
oil,
of camphor, one
ounce
ounce
melt all together
one-half cake of white wax;

quality.

Main

the

at

holders for the

inopportune times. Patent
not
always effectual. The
shoestringsare
best method of keeping them tied is to tie them
and then pick
firstin a long-loopedbowknot
knot
up the loops and tie firmly in a second
with the loops. Under
ordinary conditions
this knot will outlast the day's walking, and
may be easilyuntied when necessary.

six wide

355

with

ally.
occasion-

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TIME

of

inspection

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hair

with

rooms

your

in

PRICES.

partial payments

make

purchases.
of

only

liberal

the

Illuminate

an

camphor

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for towels, etc.

such

of

Wash

water.

is

laundry bags
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hair, dissolve

ounce

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remem-

if you
kerosene.
are
California
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obliged to use
*" Large
apples and
pears,
played
disare
wonderfully realistic in appearance,
You
them
four times
the
get a light from
of
in the shops, made
silk, for pincushions.
of gas,
and
will
find
it
much
but
power
not
are
as
as
you
large
They
fully
cushions
of
pretty as the dainty little round
for the eyes
better
than
it gives a
gas, as
linen lawn edged with full lace ruftles which
white
without
light and
steady flame
orative pure
shown
at the shops for the sale of decare

and

shall

we

$8.00

GOODS

beef,

work.

$io;

worth

and

quarts of

two

with

Rockers,

upholstered

backs

Plushes,

Mohair

Patent

strengthen the

of borax

RECEIVED.

JUST

have
some

for yourself.

see

at

$50,
$60,
$75,
np to $250.

Another

St.

and grind your coffee the day you

Always buy green coffee.

To

%
ounce

It

482 Main

to

*" Parch

for

sell the

478

Co

that a fresh shin of beef is always the

In choosing fish,look at their
best for soup.
which should be a bright red.
gills,

$70.00
money.

Sawyer

second.

plateswhich

shin of

selectingyour

drink it.

To

and

them
for
immerse
grease,
hot bath of lyeand water.

In

*"

An

Clark

are

ink from paper, if not too long

*" To remove
standing,wet a teaspoonful of chloride of
lime with just sufficient water
to
it.
cover
Pat (not rub) the spot gently for a few
soft
cloth
the
mixture
a
wet
using
moments,
;
and the ink will slowly disappear. If one
plication
ap-

PARLOR

and

The

cordiallyinvited to contribute
articles on practical housekeeping,and also any information
which would be interesting
to the housekeeper.Please
write on only one
side of the paper.
Address
all communications
to Household
Editor,Light, 339 Main street,
Worcester, Mass.]

vniiii.

"

the House.

so

you

ever

"* To

You

corners.

convenient

bag

so

as

to

form

strong cord

square

attached

will find this laundr"-

that you will wonder

along without it.

how

freshen

leather chair

seats,

an

CLARK-SAWYER

valises,

bags,etc.,rub them with the well-beaten white

of

THE

before got

egg.

478 TO 482 MAIN STREET.

CO.

if

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15
-f ART NEEDLEWORK AMD STAMPIHG42

IbTo.
Mexican

Fine

Embroidery,

Work,

Done

for
Goods

MRS.

sold

and

School.
DressCutting
All who

cutting

wish

understand

to

call and

should

principleof

every

the

examine

dress-

modern

various

in use : the King of Squares,the Buddingsystems now

Fifteen Dollars.
to
Prices from
Five
ton, and others.
not Umited.
Every pupilthoroughly taught. Time
MRS.

S.

A.

receptionor

236

for

are

PHOTOGRAPHER
' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11

home

at

Street.

copy

silver.

calling

invitations.

This

is another

*" Russia

leather

pretty double

Portraits

for

are

men
gentle-

mode

London

which

us, but

which

frame

rates
decoIt is

lace

desired.

when

for Circular.

Room

S.

M.

Miss

Block,

492

Main

S O

N.

E. Tibbetts,

DRESS t MAKING t PARLORS.

the effect of

SPECIALTY.

of the

are

is

Elevator.

trimmed

the
to
street,has removed
527 Main
Main
Former
street.
pupils are
720
and solicited.We
invited to call ; new
welcome
ones
teach
to
cut, baste, fit and
you
shape. Open day
at

patterns and linings

Proprietor of the

evening-. Dressmaking
L. F. WALSH,

MRS.

cut-

Improved

Tailor

Rule

MISS

So'e

System. Agents

C.

wanted.

*#

holds

cloth is

"Y.

favorite

*" The
the most

DRESSING* PARLORS.

kinds

of

Making
Bangs
prices.

and

All

15c.

head

Bangs
of

Hair
a

hair

Work

luade

All

specialty.
Friz/es

for

curled.

the
at

Artists

25c.

and

75c.,

latest
the

in

Wig
styles of

beautiful

trakhan,
as-

T.

and

PROPKIETOR,

E3

WAtNUT

ST.

^^Fall^i^Housec
and
Furniture
cleansed
by the NAPTHA
Hot
Only place in the citywhere
Naptha
Carpets taken up and called for ; delivered and

Carpets
PROCESS.
is used.

renovated

be left at Bemis

can

J. C. WATERS,

"

Curtis

RICH

is

very

When
or

your

"We

13
X\'.

MELVTN,

2
^^
I

C.

of

which

one

I ^i

by

Co.'s, 423 Main

St.,New

Orders
st.,or addressed

steam.

Worcester,'Phone

347-5

too

seams

it makes

Notice.

from
with
die*

brocades

MATTRESS

you

n^ant

old

one

guarantee

F*a.rk:

made

good

CO.

send

over,

fir$t-clasB

of

mattress
us

any

your

g^ade
order.

w^orb,

St., Worcester.

are

fabrics imported

sumptuous
the matter

of delicate

them

simple,sheer silk muslin is still one

fabrics for evening gowns
for
prettiest
in them

such

are

delicate
to

sure

tints

suit the

as

are

complexions

of the young.
There is a qualityof simplicity
about this fabric which is always most
ive,
attractand

attendance.

makes

tulle

as

filled.

promptly

and
as

Louis

elegant and

girls,and

found

lowest

very

are

Short

Curtains, Gross " Strauss

and
get 10 per cent
from
regxtlar prices.

re-laid,Feathers

costume

the

you
count

at

Lace

this coupon
and
bring Ht

*" The

all

order.

to

sale

Experienced

orders

and

cut

curled,

thusiasm.
worthy of an artist's enThe blending of colors and gold
is wonderfullywell done.

young

Cutting,
Whole

follows

fashion

this season

CHILDREN'S

of the
Hair

the

in

it. Outer

to

becoming very popular

dressygarment.

thread

HAIR

in all its shades.

garments
with white ; fluffylambskin
and
and for the fashion look none

coloringmakes
AND

place

quitenew

braidingwhich

KENNARD'S

LABIKS'

color
flaring

and
out

LIGHT,

conspicuous.

Windsor,

and

Work

for Laces

of children,whose
except in the case
and all sorts of fancy garpelisses
ments

costumes,

**WORCESTER DRESS CUTTINGSCHOOL**

Formerly

Flrst-Class
Reference

Birdseyesilks are a revival of an old time

and while they are very pretty they also
add much
to the strengthof the fabric.
% While reds in all the bright shades are
this season
to be worn
it is chiefly
in indoor

which
Take

Building.

assistant will be in attendance.

LE i JOLLY 1^FRENCH i DYEIHG

AND * CLEANSING * HODSE.

*# White
MADE

Hall

op. Mechanics

SEARS,

lady

Cut

Oatfits
and Evening
Costumes
Bridal
23, Knowles

lamps"with daintyshades of
writingdesk, and add much to
besides being
Louis X\'. room,

moderatelyuseful.

overcoats,

Room

H.

45 Park Street,
Mass.
Worcester,

mode

F.

E.

0;^^

Send

wanted.

Clark's

17
Mass.

Street,Worcester,

Agents

W.

silk

for the

are

Dress

residence

Specialty

brocade.

DressCutting
Worcester
Academy.*"Little'French
cuttingand making patterns and Unings cut to
fit perfectly
by the Kellogg-French Tailor System.
Lessons
in cutting, making and
draping. Teaching

DR.

no

the

in all colors makes

photograph

326 Main,

is

there is

every mantel shelf in the house.

desirable than those of China
more

much

printedin

sometimes

are

responsible for teaching

fault to;findwith it.

or

at

1 i I 1 1 I 1 1 1

Children's

as

Englishstyle.

*" Wedding cards

B,

Main

the

well

as

*" Very small oblong cards

KEYES.

S. M.

cards

*, Square

Needlework,

Order.

to

given and material furnished.

Instruction
on commission.

Harbingersof Winter.

Street,

-TT^s.lrLi^t

it as

suitable and

that ideal fabric for

"

Silk muslin

needs, like

as
charming
budding youth.

good wine,

"no

bush,"

and trimming spoilsits beauty.

387 Main Street,
GrontBlocl^,
Up One Fliglit.

** The

SUPERFLUOUS HAIR CAN BE

permanently eradicated

ELECTRIC

by

NEEDLE

The

No scarringor other injury, There

is now
no
for any lady to allow a growth of hair to remain
her face to mar
her personal beauty and
upon
to make
her friends unhappy.
Moles
also permanently reare
moved.
:

9 to

II

H.

a.

m.,

NI

to

p. m.

Strhbt,

Worcester,

enthusiasm

Mass.

Gold,

TWICHELL,

Silver

and

13

Mechanic

and

needs
of

Oxidizing.

St., 'Worcestor,

we

are

to

Not

that greets most

all London
are
fur-trimmed
garments
fur

alone

be adorned

in

some

FINE MONUMENTAL

jacket must

manner

with

In Granite and

fur.

WORK

Marble,

The

Plater,
Bronzing, Lacquering

to

winter has

this season,
*" To be stylish

Nickel

and

already,but all the shorter wraps of

quitefrequentlymet upon the street.

are

H.

is added

have a cold,
perhaps less to
wearing furs so earlyin
the season
than the fact that it is an
English
custom
which has been acceptedhere with the

worn

W.

wadded

do with the fashion of

same

PROCTOR,

forecast that

long,old-fashioned

modes.
Summer

gracefulof long
dren
leadingstylesfor chil-

most

It is lined and

plaitedshoulder cape on a yoke

givecharacter to the garment.

Process.

Hours

of the

the

excuse

NIlss

that
pelisse,

garments, is one
this season.

Also

Mass.

ishing.
job pol-

carriageand walking jacket have lost all

their tailor simplicityand look cosy and

comfortable

with their garniture of

or
seal.

sable

mink,

131 CENTRAL STREET,

trakhan,
asNEAR

SUMMER.

WORCESTER,

MASS

L I (I HT

Foes of

School of English
Speech
OCTOBER

THURSDAY,

RE-OPENS
and

Class

physicalculture.
C. CUTTER,
MRS.
JOHN

in Reading

Instructor

A.M.,

Throop'sSchool

October

Potts

address, Rockport, Mass.

.Summer

was

Oh

"

Penelope

:
"

MR.

and

methods"
Call

ons.

and reasonable
adddess,
or

"

same

do

his NEW

of

Middle

the

About

October.

Particular Information
apply at the
S. K. Leland " Son.

For

Music

of

milkmen

Circulars
Music

can

Store,

or

be

obtained

at

C. L. Gorhim

S. R. Ltland's

at

Music

Store.

Main

173

"

you

and after

than the other

more

Ah

is ?

is symmetry, littleboy .''

be

Plaze, it do
:"
Jimmy Murphy
they buries dead paple.

No

for

Cure

place

of This

Case

had

an

sent

Edict

process

will

as

wear

guarantee given w

long

given to
cases

ecjualto
th

our

as

SEPT.

Sort.

13

told

once

you

Acme
OVER

COLLAR

me

marry
I

Well,

:
"

Use

the

guess

Electrician

:"
"

So

want

you

saw

job,doyou ?
your

MANICURE

:
"

What

was

your

last business

.'
Stranger
of

:"
a

have

was

conductor, but

misunderstandingI lost my

no

choice

: AND
Ladies

For

on

goods

count
ac-

use

a.m.

FRONT

CHIROPODIST,

Gentlemen.

and

to 12.30 p.m.

Sundays,

AND

]"_, gs^si-h^soRTMENT"And

His

Lost

lo

to

a.m.

1.30 p.m.
2

the

greatest loss from

robbery?" inquiredthe foreigner.

You
answered the American."
porter,"

the train
"The
see

he

had

not

the ro'jbers

went

taken up

his

collection

through the train."

to

5 p.m.

p.m.

I.

I?, E

TT

I"T,

and save from 20 to

220 Main Street,
Storeopen evenings.
40 per cent.

OUty

suffered

Pictures
and Framesof every
ForMouldings,
alsoArtists'
Materials,
goto
description,

Tips.
who

STREET.

ness.

"^HECITY
RFTAlHliiiiWr

artistically

place.
but

I'm

man,
sorry, my
in ourbusifor non-conductors
"

Office hours, 9

tisement
adver-

thought I 'd call.

trial.

we

in

work.

34

Yes, sir.

and

PLACE.

street.

DR. SUSAN S. RAYMOND,

Him.

For

MASSICOTT.

BARTON

nor,

F/qRL0R5,

maple

styles

in order

remember,

word, have I ?

my

Electrician:
"^ViWE. QOOOS

me

Crimsoxbeak

Stranger

Plating Works,
LAUNDRY.

you
you wouldn't
"

only buffed.

Give

N.

Do

XI

living?

man

Electrician

J.

IFlace.

aI

niLLINERT

No

MONDAY,

39.

Oread.

rviRS.

Revoked.

Not

Mrs.

Jewelers'work and Band

new
gold pla'ed by our
filled ones.
A
five years'

work.

PIANO-FORTE,

TEACHING

on

Crimsoniieak

haven't broken

on

RESUME

14

The only placein the city where

can
get knives,
you
fork', spoons,
equal to
etc., re-platedto look and wear
therefore
work
Our
is all hand
burnished, and
new.

Watch

street.

J. Bassett,

TEACHER ^v. OF ^^

answer.

best

wear

Arthur

Mr.

WILL

waiting
a telegram and was
Suddenly the peculiarhalting
in
sounded
click of the receivinginstrument
the office,and she said to her companion :
his
tell
I
I can
"That's
know;
George,
She

for

*
Nickel
and BrassPlating,
Gold,
Silver,
wife,

Specialatient

'i^
PIANO-FORTE,

"

What

Bronzing, Oxidizing, Lacquering,

Bright Dipping and Job Polishing.

Instruments.

Bassett,

Wellington

27

Now
this is a sym:
metrical
what
tell me
any one
! there is a little boy with

Latest

if

M.

George

TEACHER

Pronunciation.

the

to

used

three t.mes

registeron

September 15.

Mrs.

up.

Mr.

will

reopens
Building,

Pupils may

ist.

fwhere

The
*

Street, Harrington

October
is that

How

stutter."

Telephone call 405-5^

ALLEN'S

"

Teacher

his hand

Jennie .\bbott Mat oon will re-ofen her classes

dancing Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 2 p.m.
Evening cla^s will open Wednesday, Oct. 29, at 7.30
will be requiredfrom
An introduction
or leference
p.m.
will be allowed
to
No one
join the evening
strangers.
dence,
at resiclass without
first applying to Mrs. Mattoon
and June sts., or at Grat-d
Pleasant
Army
corner
Hall, Wednesday evenings, Oct. 8, 15, 22, from 6 to 7.
call or address
Mrs.
For terms and further particulars

D.

School of Music,

requested me."

figure. Can

Mrs.

Co.'s

B.

cided
de-

"I have

Drawing

in

Mattoon.

ber
remem:
Madam, you must
That, of
that all my milk is hand milked.
the pricea littlehigher.
course, makes

symmetry

"

follows

quart

Waterpotts

'

HALL.

AHMY

GRAND

elevator.

for the

Chalk?

on

cent

According

D/INCINQ

"

Store

Duty

Youngbride

charge

Dancing

School for

in

Knowles Building,518 Main

STUDIO,
September 8. Mondays, Tuesdays,
Saturdays,from 12 to 6 p.m.

and

Thursdays

words

ten

as

you have

as

Mrs.

HIS

RE-OPEN

say.

Take

send

can

Penelope wired

Is There

AVILL

instruction

resume

money.

And

GREEN

W.

"

You

"

to

W.

PROF.

shall you

Prln.

HAYMES,

M.

1st.

Bldg.,452 Main St.

my

Yes.

Helen:

class les-

and

Private

rates.

STELI^A

MISS

on

ANDERSON
Will

telegraph Emily

must

What

Penelope

Elocution, Vocal
Technique,
A
thorough, scientific,
Physical Culture.
of study" the best
systematic and progressive course
Instruction given in

Gesture

teaching

September,

Street, Monday.

Helen

FallTerm Begins
11,1890.
September

resu.me

it !

on

answer.

ST.

MAIN

492

Hammond,

People'sSavings Bank

At

BUILDING,

CLARK

his

Worth.

Money's

Her

Getting

at

STREET.

how

of the chair before he sat down

"fElocution
School

T.

VIonday,

man

do you know ?
he tried his hand on the seat

Nonsense

Weeks

that

MAIN

-4^TEACHER ^ OF RINGING 4-

school-master.

"

446

will

hat

new

Harmony,

teaching,Sept. 1,

resume

Ben

the

burning,"replied

OF

and

term

swam

Wisdom.

I'llwager

:"

there's

over

College Preparatory.

i.

It

son.

Nero, who
was

man.

From

Weeks

Re-opens

Will

STUDIO,

"Always fiddling,my
appliedto the Emperor
Hellespontwhile Rome
the old

STREET,

PLEASANT

MORSE,

Piano, Organ

meaning of 'semper

the

Children, Experience,

For YoangLadiesand
141

is

University

fidelis?'

Director.

Associate

andVocalwork^

Mrs.

of his father,

"

TICKNOR,

M.

'58, "what

in
Director.

E. LAUGHTON,

SARAH
MISS
HOWARD

N.
TEACHER

reading, speech

rhetoric,

GEO.

Latin.

"Papa," asked Johnny Withers

literature,history,
culture
and
who was
a graduate of Hoomtown

in

instruction

Private

Shakespeare,

His

Remembered

Street.

iS Belmont

Place,

Morpheus.

i6.
He

Heard

19

1\\

before

WURUESTER.

HT

LIQ

What

feast,every

of which

course

"

from

is fect
perthe

quantityand service, is to
quality,
Hood"
the rendition of "Robin
epicurean,
in

from

moment

the

wishes

well fitted that there is

begining to finish when

present

to

ideal may

not

the

Though

speedily on.

come

been

have

composer's
be

ifest
and the friendliness mando perfectly,
assurance
throughoutthe audience was
well as she did before
as
that she pleasesnow
around
tiny foot-prints
time began to make
is a blessing
Youth
of her eyes.
the corners
be
it
can
while
of
most
the
kept,
made
be
to
enjoying
and JessieBartlett Davis is justnow
life's
her too
fast-fleeting
to the fullest extent
too lovely
As Allana-f -ale she was
forenoon.
to be called simply charming and too material
(Grace Heals)
to be called angelic. Annabel
was

can

winsome

and

Dame

pretty, and

(JosephineBartlett)took

her

King

are

View,

Davis

married

the residence

at

of

to

Mr.

the bride's

ning,
Tuesday eveThey
officiating.
street.
15 Queen

Worcester,

South

CONCERT!

Haskell

B.

E.

tomorrow.

was

to reside at No.

to

ers
presumptuous to criticisethe several performconception of their individual parts. Marie
what
but
undertakes
nothing
Stone (Marian)
she

E.

Harry

one

it would

reached

F. Lulu

parents, at
Rev.

the future

or

pa"s

Lake

at

sermon

Miss

GRAND

well
fare-

Kelsey will preach his

S.

Rev. William

not

quartets,

placeso

was

one

by

the Bostonians is to the lover of comic opera.

liancy
of sparklingbrilthe solos are
While
gems
they do not rival in lustre the duets,
in their
sextets or the chorus ; all are
time and

so
uneasy that she used to shift
foot to the other while singing. But
of nervousness.
one
the operaticstage cures

she

is

Makeup.

Mask and

Zl

Durden

Marble

Clement

Mrs. William

and

Mr.

are

-AT-

expected to return from their wedding trip

Monday. They will reside with Mr. and Mrs.
Farnsworth,

C.

Leo

Main

looi

Edwin

than with Hon.

street, rather
at first

Marble, as

T.

elected

has

Unity

of the

Club of the Church

Lend-a-Hand

The

as

oflicers for the year:

Miss
Rider; vice-president.
Hammond;
treasurer. Miss

President, Miss
Alice Baldwin;

Mrs. L.
secretary. Miss Allen; directors,
Felch, Miss Helen Fletcher.

Thurston;

E.

treasurer,Mrs.

F.

THURSDAY EYE.JOY. 6.

tarian
Uniident,
Pres-

ofiicers :

as

Freeman;

Mary

Mrs.
F.

Mrs.

part perfectly. Marble;

elected

has

Church

the South

Societyof

Aid

Ladies

The

vice-president,

secretary, Mrs.
John C. Yeaton.

A.

L.

The

true, but light, societymeets next

Karl's voice is pleasingly
Monday with Mrs. John P.
be said of W. A. McDonald
same
K. Otis, 26 Downing street.
may
a
John), Barnabu, the comical, made
(Little
D. Gates,
Rev. C. M. Southgate,Miss Emma
"eagle
Sheriff of Nottingham whose
Tom

and the

High
been
and others have
participatingin the
eye" and "massive intellect" kept the audience
of the Young Peoples Society
state convention
in good humor
continuously. His pupil.Sir
of Christian Endeavor, at Boston, this week.
Guy, (Peter Lang) done well. Eugene Cowles
of the directors.
elected one
Miss Gates was
(Will Scarlet) has a voice that is pure and
powerfuland he fillsthe part to overflowing.
was
H.
Chamberlain
Robert
elected,
Gen.
B.
done by George
as
FrothingFriar Tuck
of the
Commander
this week. Deputy Grand
The
ham could hardly be improved upon.
Grand
Commandery, Knights Templars of
of
well drilled,and, like everyone
chorus was
This
is a
Island.
and Rhode
Massachusetts
It is to
in perfecttime and tune.
the artists,
high masonic honor, and a promotion from the
other companot
that there are
be regretted
nies
able to entertain

as

did the Bostonians

on

to

held the stage on

The "Ivy Leaf," which
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings,presented
effects ; notably
some
very pretty mechanical
off of littleNorine by an eagle
the carrj'ing
in
the fourth act.
and the revolvingIvy Tower
bers
The singingand dancing of the different meming
was
of the company
good, but their actcould

not

be characterized

as

such.

As

to

our

singin

Mary,
that

when

heard

where
building

Mary

the Universalist choir

then the

Mr.Herbert
Johnson,

HerrEmilFischer

formerly held. He is destined

Commander.
the Grand
be, eventually

Keyes'sfriends called on her at

street, Thursday evening,
and incidentally
presented her with a pretty
ring.

"

lady

say

she

first began to
the church

Continental

hall

in which
recitation,

school will bear the

in charge of

is

Mrs.

and

Probably

of the

children

the last tennis item of the

of Mr.

H. M.

TICKETS:

season

Southgate's

Polytechnic Institute tennis

winning the Landsing Cup
L. Dadmun,
last year's
champion.
decisive match was
played on Tuesday.

victory in

the

tournament,
from Mr. H.

E. M.

Mrs.
State

of music

importantpart. The affair

including the
H. G. Hadley, Mrs. R. W.
J.E. Snydir.

is the announcement

The

Felix
Jaeger

tomorrow

committee

Mr.
superintendent,

Robinson

the

MissMaud PoweU,

of Christ

The Sunday school of the Church

will hold its annual harvest concert
program
evening,with an interesting

he

Goddard

Social Union

entertained

at

Messrs.

Frank

contributed
way

of musical

R. Hood

the Granite

her residence,21

to

and Clarence

the entertainment

selections.

and 75c,

50c

Haw-

to
according

leystreet, Tuesday evening, and a party of

secured.
more
or
enjoyed themselves thoroughly.
fifty

was
now

Flora

Miss

home, 326 Pleasant

and
tion,
recepgave Mary Stone a warm
Monday night,and she expressed herself
as
greatlypleasedwith the welcome accorded
here
her, intimatingthat she might appear
box party attracted
again in the spring. One
Mrs.
It
included
some
attention.
Timothy
is now
who
of the singer,
Stone, the mother
but made
a specialeffort in getting
quitefeeble,
Mr.
Joseph Barton, Mary's
out, with
Mrs.
brother-in-law,
Georgie Stone, her sisterFlossie
and Misses Bessie Pelton and
in-law,
a
It made
her
nieces.
pretty family
Stone,
not
certainly
party,whose least attraction was
the charming young ladies.
Worcester

remembered

Mme. Clara
Poole,

Gen.

Generalissimo, which

office of Grand

Clementine
Mile.
DeYere,

Chamberlain

Monday night.

Hall,

Mechanics

announced.

R. Goddard
in

location.

The

9 o'clock a.m.,

the

at

Gorham's

All

seats

beginat
Saturday,Nov. i,
sale will

Music

Store.

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of formation.

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THEY

SEPTEMBER,

WE

ALSO

CARRY

GLENWOOD

or

HAVE

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NO

LARGE

LINE

OF

EQUAL.
GAS

AND

KEROSENE

THEREFORE

OT5TER5
You

QOOb

get them

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at
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can

!
or

466

KSTBY'S,
No.

Main

411
Theatre
5

Street,

Parties

a.

Up

Accomodated.

12

to

m.

p.

in.,

One

Flight.

Open

from

including Sunday.

WANTED
LADIES
ART

TO

ETRUSCAN

PAINTING.

THAT

WE

GOOD

BE

MADE

AT

HOME.

NO

ONE

CALL
BY

PIN
IN

CAN
GET

SEE

OUR

Bldg.,

CAN
HOURS

DO
RICH

IT

BUT

AT

SAMPLES

IT.

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St.

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and

CHANDELIERS,

Elevator.

Worcester.

Main

St.

TABLE

O.

LAMPS,

AND

S. Kendall

FIRE-PLACE

"

GOODS.

Co.

JOHN
Senator-elect

[ENGRAVED

EXPRESSLY

FOR

LIGHT.)

from

R.

the

THAYER,

First

Worcester

District.

LIGHT

is

Here

O, who

strengthensitian's heart, and

bread,which

"Matthew

pastry from
fuss

to

over

reliable bakery,and

hot stove, and

with

feature
special

time you will want

Pleasant

15

Wouldst

thou

thy cake

eat

and

is the

common

to

your

us

to

make

O.

cake

house

your

Come

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day.

our

goods

made

are

prideourselves
and

promptly

from

pies

our

upon

the

delicacies to order

other
at

for your bread for

us

and eatable,than

time

promised,is a

week

and

after that

piesand cakes, too.

K

O.

CO.

"

102

Green

jointof

mutton

Street.

and

pretty Httle kickshaws.

any

Ilerliert.

George

"Shakespeare.

DAVIS

Sc CO.

286 MAIN STREET. *

of the year for Dress SuitsThis is a leading

feature of our business and
suit of this kind should last for years, and it pays to buy a good one.
with us.
We
make
Business Suits to order for $30.00 and upwards.
specialty

Ready-Made Clothing Department cannot

goods,and our pricefor an entire suit

Overcoats

are

we

it. A

Fine outfits a

and

"

and

season

fullyequippedfor
Our

appetite
Shakespeare.

failure after all.

Street.

286 MIllNSTREET.

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us.

all

it ?

have
"

fresh every

at
delivering

short notice,and

at

with

line,and

our

order her bread

it nice
getting

of

sure

Making wedding

bread.

Vienna

be

perhaps meet

in
everything

best material,and baked

and

house-keeperto

easier it is for the tired

make

We

of

Henry.

much

How

cloy the hungry edge

imagination of a feast.

can

bare

By

life.

of

staff

therefore is called Ihe

from

fail to interest you.

We
carry
of clothes is $S.oo to $25.00.

line of both

fine

$35.00. We

have
the new
Overcoat
in both singleand
popular BOX
whole or half velvet collar.
lappedor strappedseams
soft goods Montignac is "King." We
have them.
Men's Furnishingswe
have at all times beautiful Neckwear,
Hosiery,Underwear, "u\\ Dress

double-breast
In
In

Shirts,etc.

made

$8.00

to

with either

DRESS

SUITS

"

TO

LET.

Worcester.
Opposite
Bay StateHouse,

ENRYM.STANL
The

world

renowned

EVENING,

AFRICAN

EXPLORER.

NOVEMBER

Subject
Prices, $2.00 and

$1 50,

Note

engaged

"

We

everyoie

have
to

see

and

One

nightonly.

MECHANMCS

HALL,

WEDNESDAY

19.

accordingto
Mr.

hear

"THE

location.

Seats

Stanley for Worcester

RESCUE
sale

on

at

OF
at

Leland's

Tremendous

EMIN
Music

PASH

Store, Main

Expense

and

A."

Street, on

trust

the

and

after

Tuesday, Nov.

11.

extremelylow priceswill enable

him.
J.

A.

SHIBLKY,

Local

Manager.

LIGHT
Vol.

MASS.,

WORCESTER,

II.

vice
who had exhausted
everj' depoor widow
to her for gaining a livelihood,hit
known
the plan of gathering the coffee grounds

upon
from

and

restaurants

for the decoction

of two-cent

hotels

the

them

started

near

It

known

was

and

Dry Feet"

She

coffee.
York

New

great

using

under

an

kets,
mar-

umbrella,

displayed her second-hand

she

which

coffee.

the

littlestand

her

with
under

of

one

and

the "Hotel

as

of

the

popular with
gardeners. The old

became

soon

he is,and
If

NOVEMBER

SATURDAY,
not

for

Jew becomes

his

beliefs and

traditions.

good citizen

a good
or
subject,he ought to be treated as such. The
Russia for no
Jews have been expelled from
There is nothing
other reason
than being Jews.
that they have offended
to show
against
the government, as a people, in any way, or
that they have refused to admit themselves
as
There is less examenable
cuse
to its just laws.
for driving them
from Russia than for
the sending to Siberia of supposed political
at
offenders;that is to say, there is no excuse
a

8,
stops and where
ice taken

have

of
they did stop, the amount
cases
only a fraction of

up

in former

suffered

The dealers
years.
inconsiderable loss of

not

in this way.
marketmen

revenue

Whether

the

on

takers, they
the business;

know

did not.

The

it became

37

in many

was

that consumed
must

No.

1890.

and

better

they made
other

than

it

wholesale

anyone

outside

but the chances are that they

"bulling"of the market, when

evident

that

ice

to

was

be at

mium,
pre-

proved a boomerang, and the people's

the
and now
indignationmelted a good deal slower than
lady prospered in her venture
admirable
traits
in
become
all.
There
are
so
seventy-fivecent ice on a January day. On
business of buying coffee grounds has
many
with any
the other hand, it ought to be said that in all
that no
the Jewish character
one
a regularand
legitimateenterprise. It is an
feel other than deep
of the dealers met
serious
of spiritcan
be secured
probabilitysome
illustrationof the results which may
catholicity
difficulties in securing their ice,housing and
in their banishment
commiseration
for them
from small beginnings. In this old woman's
by.
therestared her in the face, and necessity from their homes, or stifle a feeling of evertransportingit,incurringlargeexpenses
case, want
ander.
of them may have felt justified
in
Some
by
increasing indignationat the crueltyof Alexcompelled her to find something to do whereis
to
a
It
be
other
No
wonder
he
has
sneak
food and shelter. All
to
getting
through
gilt-edgeprice.
hoped
she might earn
that
ice
will
and
his
and
be
this
this
chance
house
like
from
so
so
closed
and
a
seemed
to
own
plenty
cheap
her,
fugitive
justice
avenues
that there will be no
for high
to
excuse
her as a
dares go abroad unless with a protecting year
came
never
of turning an honest penny
have been
Robinson
Crusoe's lifemust
pricesnext summer.
revelation or
an
inspiration.She knew that
army.
in hotels,and in the making of
the great waste
paradiseas compared with that of the Russian
rules of good breeding,
One of the commonest
included the throwing
table drinks, especially,
czar.
which is often violated,is that every man
the
which all
of coffee grounds from
away
It is beginning to look as if the time has
should keep his hands off his neighbor'sperson.
and she saw
goodness had not been e.xtracted,
draw
the line at the gossipy young
to
come
If there is anything more
annoying than
age
how to profitby it. It is true that the beverwho write the "vivacious" letters to the
women
behind
having the man
you, in a crowd, rest
not like the cup of
she offered for sale was
big Sunday magazines printed on newspaper
back
his hands
on
or shoulders, during
your
coffee for which we
pay ten cents ; but to the
What
is the use of cryingout against
it does not
presses.
for
the
now
struggle
separation,
tired or chilled workingman it gave a hot and
novels or
Zola for producing realistic French
It is an impolitething to do
to mind.
come
strengtheningdrink. So she had a following
for
denouncing Tolstoi
writingan essay like
be no excuse.
This is one
and for it there can
It is evident
of ready customers.
that,ever
the
the "Kreutzer
female
Sonata," when
in the ordering
of the thingsto be remembered
since the world began, an all-wise Providence
column
after
umn
colare
correspondents
filling
up
of one's dailyconduct.
has provided means
whereby every human
with matter
of newspaper
which, if
print
obtain sustenance.
Very often
being may
this week
if our
Indian
not
as
It has seemed
actuallyimpure, is only within the pale of
in disinvolved
couragements,
hidden
these means
or
are
into
toleration,and oftentimes goes into the outer
Summer
days had been brought over
exercises
his
but when
man
and clear sky
warm
darkness
sun
November, the same
altogether. These writers take the
of thinkingand
does with
God-given powers
and
detail
evil
with
trifle
frost
than
a
more
to
just
magnify
prevailing,
greatest pains
any
all his might that which it is possiblefor him
within the bounds
It's not a great while
of
Octoljer usuallyhas.
happening which occurs
to do, he
will not star\'e,at least. We must
is called society,and they are
be decapitated
what
before the Thanksgiving turkey must
steadily
trifling
;
improve our
opportunities,however
winter may
and with that event
be
fostering a desire for the readingof suggestive
have begun,
and the greatest and the best men
half of great peoLight looks forward
said to begin in earnest.
stories concerning the worse
ples'
of them, in doing just as the old
very many
famously
lives. They are responsiblefor many inhopefullyto a snapping cold winter,with plenty
coffee-woman
did
improving the smallest opportunity
untrue
accusations
to skate upon
of ice, both for the boys and girls
against the good
that offered.
of the society women
of to-day. and to prevent another ice famine next season,
character
and with snow
enough for coastingand sleighing
Just as long as papers will pay for this sort of
Why is it that the whole world looks on with
We
have
if
in the good old-fashioned way.
blanched cheek and burning heart at the persecution stuff,people will be found to write it. And
the influence on the people in general is evil, had two mild winters,last winter being especof the exiles in Siberia, and gives no
ially
result
.showed
that
there
how about the younger
generation?
"open," and the
thought to the exile inflicted upon the Jews?
and

workingmen

market

"

The

czar, the "white

is nothing if

has

He

to break

and

hearts that

faithful

to

an

Xero

fathers and

steadfast

more

than any other nation

Is it because
earth?
they
in

thriftypursuits and

among
not

the faith of their

the traditions and

them

If

hood,
in their brotheron

the face of

That

minded
will

is

men,

not

to be

wherever

always be ready

is unknown

idleness

then ?

of the
hostility

of christian nations, manifested

time toward
this people, will
out.

the

employ themselves

these, what

not

likelythat the latent

from
ever

man

It is

people
time

be

expected. But
they may be

to take the

Speaking of the ice

talent for

understandingof how
parte
or
Napoleon BonaBut why this persecution
might envy.
of the Jews?
Is it because
they are more

desolatinghomes

is truth

czar," the "littlefather,"

cruel.

not

to

wiped
broad-

found,

for what

now

that

in

whether

business

way,
ice in small

for taking
season
passed,it would be interestingto

the

families has
know

crop

the ice

men

made

"a

big stake"

not, after all. It looked as if the seventyfive cent[ rate

at first announced
was
an

or

in

the

old saw,

"A

green

Christmas

rains and
graveyard." Dismal
fogs kept the earth in a perpetualstate of
steaming, and then La Grippe descen ".edupon
than a joke before it was
more
and became
us
makes

done

with

fat

us.

What

fun could

there

be

last

or
popping corn
winter in roastingapples or
pullingmolasses candy ? It wasn't a real New
they were
attempt to hit the people when
and
General
at
winter
all,
Greeley
England
and
the injury to their feelings
was
down;
of last
will pleasetake notice that a repetition
abated
only partially
by the reduction of the
dication
year'srains and fogs will be considered an inAs a matter
cents
priceto fifty
per hundred.
of offensive partisanship.Christmas
of small families went without
beautiful
the
extent
of
of fact,scores
to
having so
a
was
day,
coat
that everybody wore
a
a sun
light overtunatelywarm
ice all summer,
refusingto compromise. Forand
caught cold ; and there were
dry
and
for them, it was
a cool
summer,
better
under foot. But how much
pavements
at
have
been a convenience
while ice would
and ice on
the
floor of snow,
to have
a hard
not
a
times, they found that it was
many
lakes, and a bundling up in furs and woollens !
had
to pass by
stand the cold weather very well ; but
We
can
necessity. The big wagons
must
ask to be delivered from open wintersseveral
we
whole streets where they formerlymade

I.I(iHT
soloist; Dr. G. Rob. Clark,
K.
Hood,
violoncello: Edward
Veachton
reader ; Van
Rogers, harp soloist ;
concert
The
and B. M. Davis, accompanist.
excellent throughout,several of the parts
was
Hood's
being especiallysatisfactory. Mr.
of
Men
Hardhanded
rendering of "The
Smith,

zither

basso

and

Athens"

and

Smith

both

of

greatest success

brought forth

and
Miss

the

was

well,

Rogers also did

Mr.

audience

The

ning
eve-

applause.

of

storms

the

showed

receiving
judgment in bestowing its applausethan
almost
during the last course, when
encores.

won

The

encored.

next

on

and

in

Nellie

Miss

of the others,there

some

was

Mr.

and

Leaver

William

B.

quietlymarried at the residence of

nesday
Mr. Luther
Newbury street,WedStone, on
afternoon,by Rev. F. D. George of the
Boston
to
went
Church.
They
Free Baptist
for their wedding trip.
Stone

were

Alfred S. Roe was

given an enthusiastic
from Europe
receptionon his arrival home
at the Union
met
He
was
last Thursday.
Mr.

Station
former

by a crowd of several hundred of his

pupils and loudly cheered, and was

then escorted

given a receptionat

was

there

was

of

round

In

his home.

to

Grace

theevening, he
Church, and

speechcongratulatory

on
Wednesday evening from six to
after that date it will be continued
seven-thirty;

Dr.

C. L. Gorham
Harris

"

Co.'s music

Co.'s

"

drug

and

store

at

described
north

F.

Sea

horseback

ride from

through Samaria

of Galilee and

Amherst

The
has

and

and

lem
Jerusa-

Galilee

Mr. Gilbert G. Davis, the printer,

has issued
card,
remarkably attractive announcement
which is a fine specimen of printingin colorsj
a

attractive souvenir

an

in'itself.

lodgeshave held their annual

follows:
as
elections,resulting
Morning Star
W. M., Dr. C. A. Peabody; S. W., W.
A.
Williams; J. W., C. C. Rogers; Treasurer,
Gilbert J. Rugg;
Secretary, F. M.
Lord;
Trustees, W. L. Clark,Caleb Colvin, William
S. Barton; Director of Masonic
Apartments,
The

Masonic

Mt.

President

Worcester

Andrews

of Brown.

Universalist's

first number

bright,business-like countenance, and

the paper
neat head

be

to

seems

in able

hands.

The

rington
designedby Mr. Charles M. Harand engraved by Pollard.

end.

at the south

store

W.

L. Clark.

Montacute

was

At the Union
Dental
Convention
recently
held in Boston, Dr. G. F. Harwood
of this city,
who was
invited to give a clinic,
performed an

operation and exhibited models

and
ances
applihis method
of correcting
illustrating
of the teeth.
irregularities

W.

Athelstan"

The
have
next

M., Alexander

W.

"

Foulds; S. W., Enoch Earle ; J. W., FredM.

Heath ; Treasurer, John F. Howell ; Secretary,
Fred A. Aldrich; trustee,S. Henry Shattuck ;
bot.
TalDirector of Masonic
Apartments, Thomas
M., Arthur

H.

S. W., William J.Estey ; J. W., E. E.

Longley; Treasurer, Frank E. Sessions; Secretary,
A.
Fred
Lytle;
Knight; Trustee, William
Director of Masonic
Apartments, Daniel B.
MoulEdward
W. M.,
Starr. Quinsigamond
ton ; S. W., Isaac N. Duke
; J. W., Brigham

Mr.

Henry T. Clark, formerlyhouse surgeon

E. B. Dolliver,
John P. Grover.
physician
City Hospital,has been appointed
Mr. C. C. Houghton and his familyare back
out-patientdepartment,in place
has resigned from their European trip.
A.
Welch, who
of Dr. Edward
of leavingthe city.
account
on
ibald
At Plymouth Church, to-morrow. Rev. ArchThe Ladies Charitable Societyof the Church
McCullagh, D. D., the pastor, preaches
dent,
Presiofficers :
at 10.30 a.m., and 7 p.m., the evening sermon
of the Unity has elected as
on
Mrs. George D. Gifford ; vice-president,being the firstof a series of five sermons
Mrs.
H.
the Prodigal Son.
William
Morse; Secretary,
Mrs.
Alexander
Bigelow ; Treasurer, Miss Linnie
A party of five gentlemen,includingMessrs.
Allen; Directors, Mrs. Charies A. Waite,
and
A. L. Gilman, O. E. Ward, Alpha Ward
Mrs. Charles Richardson, Mrs. Jerome WheelF. A. Davis of this city and William
Burgess
ter;
ock, Mrs. A. A. Rheutan, Mrs. L. M. Silvesin
deer
Maine on a
of Auburn, are up
stalking
Charity Committee, Mrs. C. P. Stevens, excursion to which
they will devote two weeks.
Mrs.
Edwin
Ames, Mrs. H. E. Fay, Mrs.

the

ried
Angelo Tillinghast
Freedley,who marVinton last June,has been seriously
in Philadelphia,
but is much

Miss

his home

better

now.

Shields,a daughter of the late William

Mrs.

Dickinson, is the guest of her mother, Mrs.

Dickinson, at the latter's residence on Cedar
Her

street.

Master

"

Scott ; Treasurer, A. F. Earle ; Secretary,

ing,
Charles A. Boyden ; Trustees, L. H. Brown-

Ladies' Societyof Park Church

is to
an
Acquaintance Social at the church
Tuesday evening.

ill at

Burton;

M.

making.

at

He

is

music.

"

Holy Communion.

celebration of

in sacred

church

and makes

Most
of the local pastors occupiedtheir own
pulpitslast Sunday, and in all the evangelical

churches

his lecture with the stereopticon.

illustrating

tainment
enter-

a lecture,Nov.
Dixon, Jr.,of New York,

will be

Thomas
by
"Playing the Fool."

20,

at

successful.
her many
friends say she is very
The openingsale of tickets will commence
at the

M.

course

rendering

of music difficultin its execution, and in which

at

was

her

in

success

by the
pleasing
Hermon.
Among the
Academy's coming lecturers are I'resident
give an opportunity for
in other styles Dwight of Yale College,President
showing her largercapabilities
Gates of

it did

Rev.

merited

very successful and

This occasion will

better

every selection
in the

much

of the soprano
solos in the Golden
Legend
last winter, and
the Salem Street Church

Charles

children accompany

George

her.

Barton, 2d,

S.

son

of Mr.

S. Barton, was
of Mr.

given a birthdayparty
George B. Witter, 27
Fruit street, Tuesday evening. It was
Master
Barton's
tenth anniversary and
his young
friends helped him to celebrate it in royalstyle.
at the residence

to the

Albert Waite;

Mrs.

Committee,

Tolman

Edward

Samuel

Mrs.

W.

Mrs. W.
work
a

as

Rice, who

third

term.

Edward
done

has

refused
president,

; House

Stevens, Mrs. John

Rice; Auditors,

Jewett, Miss Florence

David Manning, Mrs.

H.

for

Mrs.

to

Tolman.
such

be out
and

pleasantdays earlier in the week,

gettingstrong again at a rapidrate.

the

on

is now

being

arranged by the ladies to be held in the church

Tuesday evening, Nov. i8.
parlors,

The
season,

Club

Chapin
Thursday

Hall, and
in the

hundred

accustomed

its firstsocial of the

evening, at Horticultural
had

peoplemade

young

Linus

Mr.

way.

the

all vocalists of merit, and

of five

piecesfrom

Boston.

select orchestra
Miss

Houghton

merry

Sibley

W.
floor director, his aids being
Henry Towne, CharleS M. Harrington, Frank
O. Plummer, C. Leslie Chamberlain, Herbert
P. Bayley and George E. Kirby.
Gen.

A.

B.

home

R.

from

and

Sprague
New

York

his bride

last

and
of

last of his addresses

Worcester

Academy,

before

the

Mr. Conrad

Rev.

become

the

the

Crompton
of the

owner

house

on

Harvard

is the firstof the

new

tors
pas-

lation
McCullagh 's instalwill take placeduring the firstweek of

to be

installed.

Dr.

December.
Mr.

of the local

Giles S. Taintor, manager

the

telephone
stitute,
PolytechnicInSalisbury Laboratories, last
Monday, and was warmly received.

telephoneoffice,
gave
system

The

talk

on

to

the students of the

at

the

Wednesday

Club

of All Saints Church

leased the cottage at No. 26 Irving street

and will use it for all regulargatheringsof the

has

club in the future.

turned
re-

.Senator

Monday.

J. L. Ewell of Millburygave

of

Wyman,
has

his residence there

street, and will remove
from his present place on Providence
street,
in the spring.

the third
students

Thursday evening.

Hoar

and his wife and

Councilman

shakingsthrough being thrown from their

sulted
carriages. Fortunately no serious injuryreWarren

Rev.

Horace

Works,

Judge Hartley Williams

Messrs.

was

large congregation attending

in this city
Piedmont
Church, there are many
Miss
that
know
who
will be pleased to
the very
of
Boston,
Evangeline Houghton,
popular young soprano soloist of the choir,is
ium
in the spacious auditorto give a concert
of the church on the evening of Tuesday,
November
25, assisted by her three brothers,
Besides

Mr.
Loom

E.

grand

accept the office

festival" is

A "snow

Fairbanks, who has been

able to
quiteilland confined to his bed, was
William

Mr.

article
J. M. Bemis has an interesting
Photographic Times of October 24, on
for
"StereoscopicPhotography
Beginners."
Mr.

in the

up

C. Jewett have

this week,

in either

case.

had

severe

I Ct M

through his tin dipper and

buck-shot

Private Koehler's Cup.

He

been

have

must

rebel line,probably not

close

very

to

the

thirtyfeet," a pretty close shot without

scratchinghim, as these articles hung in their
usual place on his left hip."
annual reunion of the famous old
twenty-fifth
ence
referThis is the conclusion of the diary's
Massachusetts
regiment, and who
Twenty-fifth
episode. Private Koehler
to the tin cup
tinental
the street in Conafterwards ate dinner across
values the cup highly. The holes
of course
who brought with him a
one
was
Grand

Among the veterans who gathered

occasion of the
Army Hall, last Friday,on the
at

hall,
interestingrelicof the

most

reunion

The

itself

was

of the

most

joyable
en-

regimenthave
was
presided,
the full
president,
of course
of officers being: President, Josiah
board
Moulton,
vice-presidents,Orson
Pickett;
Samuel
Harrington, James Tucker, Benjamin
ever

of the
that the veterans
General Pickett,who

held.

continued

as

W.
Mayo, William Emery;
Putnam;
treasurer, C. W.
O. Wilder, H.
W.

or

where

show

war.

one

secretary and
mittee,
executive comArthur

White,

George Burr, C. W. Wilson, C. A. Garland ;

auditing committee, W. M. Willis, Walter
chaplain,J. S.
Bugbee, James M. Drennan;

the smaller

and

ball

minid

if the other sex ought

seems
as
opprobrium, for in a later "leter,"
"Well andy i dont Want
you to

dinner, but

it

to share the

twenty-five Susan says,

ferget Me in this World

than

more

sack.
haver-

time i Sit Down

read

To

to

Ett

these old

i think of

you

every

Mite."

letters starts

train of

least. Did Andy go back and

Susan
Jane, it being "high time" that
marry
beneath
he did so? or does he lie somewhere
the now
smiling sod of one of the battlefields

reflection,at

and
down
to Appomattox,
Newbern
from
gun
passed. Had the marksman's
fand some
rustic swain to console
did Susan
been pointed two inches farther to the right.
buck-shot

would

Private Koehler
thousands

of

attended

city. This

was

which

escapes

narrow

all through the

have

not

in this

reunion

recent

the
of

one

happened

of the cavalry.
became
cavalry,"he says, "charged beyond

tellswhat

"The

the rebel

without

camp,

There
told

success,

however,

as

regards capturing their main forces. They

in capturing their mail, express
succeeded

is a chance

for

romance

in the story

by Corp. Wilson's diary; but since they

have

struggle.

a
will venture, however, to borrow
account,
littlefurther from
Corp. Wilson's

Light

which

her?

taken

thing

to

writing

war

dramas, the best

do is to stop before some

playwright
and
it,to the dismay of managers

to

seizes upon

audiences^
The

Library

of

Congress.

libraryof Congress occupiesthe entire

ing.
buildof the central capital
western
projection
commenced
in
The originallibrarywas
destroyed with the capitolin
1800, but was
was
with England. It
1S14,during the war
afterwards replenishedby the purchase of the
by
librarybelongingto ex-President Jefferson,
In
Congress,embracing about 7,000 volumes.
185 1 it contained 55,000 volumes, and by an
The

bundles and boxes, and their pay roll. These

At the
Spaulding; musician, Ira D. Bates.
manilla wrapmade out on brown
ping
latter were
made speechesand there was
dinner a number
paper, containing the printed headings
the usual fraternal intercourse.
United
States pay rolls,and
But Light's purpose is to speak especially copied from the
only some
out of some
eighty odd names,
of the incidents of the reunion. Among
of one
in full,all the
written
fifteen
were
or
twelve
Private Carl Koehler, now
was
the veterans
This
does not
crosses.
accidental fire in that year the whole collection
livingin Manchester, N. H., and he brought rest being simply
school
rusted now,
It was
speak very highly of their common
was
with him a soldier'stin coffee-cup,
destroyed,e.xcept 20,000 volumes.
system.
rebuilt in 1S52, when $75,000 was
appropriated
and looking old enough to be a relic of the
ters,
let"In
some
mail
the
were
interesting
ver"The
It is a
to replenishthe collection.
in one
sum
Revolution rather than the Rebellion.
I copied. The
'Andrew
which
Apple' new
witness to the narrow
libraryhalls,three in number, are fitted
escapes which soldiers
is the same
who dug up some
man
mentioned
ings,
ceiland
iron
four holes made by
ornamental
iron
cases
with
often had, for in it are
up
killed at
Connecticut who were
of the Tenth
The
the whole
fire-proof.
Confederate bullets which passed through the

being perfectly
libraryis recruited by regularappropriations
about
made
by Congress, which
average
which I could not get; he also mutilated
$1 1,000 per annum
; also by additions received
by Corp. C. W. Wilson, who supplemented the bodies by pulling out the teeth,etc. We
by copyright, by exchanges, and from the
in which she
found a letter from his mother
The
Institute.
his comrade's story of the bullet holes with an
Smithsonian
libraryof the
so
mean
an
him
for
together
act,
his
his
taken
from
reprimanded
been deposited
of
private
Institute has now
account
Smithsonian
own,
ent
differas
a dozen others from
with
about
record
many
it is secured
a
which
is
where
complete
of
remarkably
in
the
Congress,
diary,
library
tenor as the following.
all of the same
girls,
pecially
of a soldier's campaigning.
against loss by fire. This collection is esNorth
Carolina.
He belonged to Co. B, 45th
member
of Company
a
rich in scientificworks, embracing the
Corporal Wilson was
N.
C.
Guilford
of
State
detachment
of
County,
a
a
G, which was
part
largest assemblage of the transactions of
June the i, 1862.
located at Camp
Pickett,near
Kinston, N. C.
learned societies which exists in this country.
W.
Andrew
this to Mr
Apple Hallifack
mand.
in March, 1S63, Colonel Pickett being in comalso enriched by the presenThe librarywas
tation
Comp B.
Corporal Wilson's diary of March 5
to
the government, in 1882,of the large
sir
let
Dere
in
hand
to
i
noW
tak
started
on
our
my pen
ington,
tramp
says : "This morning we
privatelibraryof Dr. Joseph Toner, of WashWell at this time an hoping
sides
road, and at about three o'clock
volumes, beyou no that i am
up the Trenton
numbering over
27,000
to hand
lines Come
these feW
that When
and
the junctionof the Kinston
to
came
nearly as many pamphlets. The donor
without
bivouacked
Trenton
they Will Find you Well you ar the one i love
roads, where we
library
adds to the collection annually. The
kind an true fer my harte is almost Broken
so
removed
from the
lightsor fire,making our supper of hard bread
was
of copyright books
the
World
is
Wide
the
is
see
fer
to
see
at
of
the
and cold water
some
men
you
grumbled
and
all
in
;
Patent
Office
copyrights
1870,
i hope to slepei
had been obliged to do this
deep an in your sWete arms
recorded
this,as we never
States are now
issued in the United
Recived
kind leter an was
use
glad to here
to grumble ; 'it had
no
before, but it was
your
in the books deposited in the office of the

it hung at Private Koehler's hip,in a

skirmish down in North Carolina in 1863.
Koehler
introduced to Private
Light
was
cup

as

and

About

6.

were

midnight.Companies A,

awakened

and

formed

in line

is the
me

last December, and robbed them of

letascertained by other ters
was

as
clothing,

from

to be did.'

"March

Kinston

their

you fer i love you so well i cant tellWhat

[I can't make it out here]time Scorte

quick and

Mary

me

fer it is

soon

high

time if you love me

like i love you no Knife
(accompanied by the
love in too the Rose is Red the
can
cut our
ton,
eight miles towards Kinsis Blue Candy is sWete
But not like you
lily
picketsabout one and
fer i doo love you
a half miles from
their camp.
When
the boys
yes i doo an no Boddy els
shure as the grape
on
the vine you are
came
their reserve, their commanding
grose
upon
fetch my leter to a close By saing
officer challenged and was
mine i must
answered
by our
advance
as
He
guard.
immediately replied: Write to me as soon
you git this leter my
'Don't fire!' and tor k his positionbehind a
is poor
ink is pail my love for you
pen
my
tree ; at the same
fale.
time our
tinctlyshall never
Susa.x Jaxe Simpson."
boys could dishear him give his command,
The
of
the
owner
ilar
'Ready,
diarycopied several simletters.They show that the same
aim,' and then our men
old turtledove
quicklylaid down, the
whole rebel volleypassing over
their heads,
school) 'y rhymes were
south
known
with
the exception of
well as noith, and "Susan
one
Private
as
Jane" seemed
man.

to

attack

some
cavalrj')

rebel camp
si.x or

and attacked

their

did not
hear the command
Koehler, who
to
;' and he received a ball and four

'lie down

bound

to
get
that the way

them
to

all in.

man's

It has been

heart

is

said

through his

Librarian
of volumes

of Congress.
in the whole

The

present number

includinglaw
library,

books, which are kept in a separate library

under the supreme
616,000,
court, is over
room
about
pamphlets. A new
200,000
buildingto contain its overflowingstores of
The public
erection.
of
is
in
learning
process
in the library,
is privileged
the books
to use
of congress and about thirty
while members
of the government, only,can
officialmembers
besides

take away
"

Prince

books.
Mohamed

Burhaneddin, the five-

rolled
of the Sultan, has just been enboard of the Turkish
on
seaman
as
a
with
frigateOrkhanie, and the officerscharged

year-oldson

the
have

superintendenceof his naval

been appointed.

education

L T (I H

In

Chinese

others

Restaurant.

to enjoy a
sit solemnly down
pipe.
pipe is not the least odd thingabout the

This

establishment.

Philadelphiahas a Chinese restaurant which

a
weird, peculiar institution in this city of
which few people have any knowledge. There
five eating-houseslocated on Race
street,
are
Ninth and Tenth.
between
They flourish in
and
from
their chief glory after night falls,
o'clock in the morning the
until two
dark
is

flavor of Chinese
These

fillsthe air.

hot soup

althoughthey are

restaurants,

largelyby Chinamen,
quite a number

have

of

of

mixture
black

have

to

seem

Caucasian

patrons.

the visitor

becomes

soon

at

tomed
accus-

eating-roomhas many strange features.

son
The walls are hung closelywith stripsof crimbearing characters in black and
paper
gold. Red curtains hang at the windows and
red draping depends from the mirror frames.
ful
The Celestial regardsred as the most beautiof colors,and puts it everywhere possible.
at
least
three
feet
The tables are very
high,
them are
six inches from the ground. Around
placed high stools,on which the Chinamen
The
experimenter finds
perch with ease.
them tryingon the back.
bill of

The
and

fare includes
bowl

meats.

of noodle

ten cents, and

with it goes
is liberal in size,and

bowl

soup,
soup

pot of

rice

costs

only

tea.

The

the waiter

as

places

it before you on the table he laysbeside it two

and a tinycup,
black chop-sticks,
a pot of tea
and

small

flat dish like

which

you

soup.

What

is a

sauce

its

The tea is
given to Occidentals to know.
of excellent qualityand is served without milk
A
be
would
or
Chinaman
paralyzed
sugar.
not

with astonishment

if a visitor

to

were

ate
adulter-

beverage with such things. The soup

is made
noodles imported from
of finely-cut
structed
conChina.
The
boxes in which they come,
the

of rushes, stand
the

room.

Mixed

beef broth in which

about

the sides of
and

the noodles

with

boiled

the

pieces
of tender meat.
is alleged to be
This meat
What
it reallyis
veal or
sometimes
beef.
there is no need to inquire,
it is toothsome.
as
When
eaten

the

they are

drunk

visitor has

his soup,

dipping

unique porcelain spoon,

up

and

the broth with

arises to pay his

of the
cigarette. Some
and

dime, he is offered a
Chinese smoke
cigarettesafter eating,while

The

smoker

and

tube

the

draws.
and

the

pinch|is

another

Then

satisfied.

always have

of

Out

Season.

plenty of

has

person

what

he

likes

he

money,

can

table,

his

on

no

season,"
remarked
a
leading fruiterer recently. "I
in the way
of fruit or
mean
vegetables. In
about
the vicinityof New
York
there are
it is in

whether

matter

hot-houses

twenty

strawberries,

send

that

of

out

or

and mushrooms
tomatoes, cucumbers
ber
from the latter part of Decemto the market
These
March.
of
the middle
to about

grapes,

hothouses

tween
equally distributed be-

about

are

tion
cultiva-

The

Connecticut.

Jersey and

has reached

stage

perfection.The strawberries
in the
York
vicinityof New
winter
months
are
regarded by fruiterers
as far superior to
lar
products of the reguany
The
hothouse
berry is as
berry season.
largeas a small apple,firm, juicy,and with a
littleshort

of

the

PepperVine.

is a condiment

pepper

times.

highest

that has

from

esteem

the

It is frequentlymentioned

been

earliest
Roman

by

writers of the Augustan age, and it is related

thrt in the fifth century, Alaric demanded,
other

som
things,3,000 lb. of pepper in ranThe
city of Rome.
plantfrom
isobtained (Pipernigrum)
is cultivated in the East and West
Indies,

among

for the

which

this condiment

vine
Sumatra, Java, and etc. The
pepper
will,if leftto itself,
attain a height of twenty or
more
feet,but in cultivation it is found more
convenient

to allow it to exceed

the height
plantsare placed at the
base of trees that have rough or pricklybark,
in order that they may the more
readilyattach
In three
themselves to the trunk.
years they
their
produce
spikesof fruit,and continue to
do so for some
seven
or eightyears, after which
time they become
less productive. The
fruit,
when ripe,is of a red color. It is gathered
before it is fullymature, and spreadupon
mats
not

feet.

The

in the sun,

when

it loses its color and

black and

shriveled,as

of the

corns

White

we

outer

becomes

it in the pepper

see

This

shops

pepper is the same

skin by maceration

Long Island,

of the Hudson,

the banks
New

Black

held in the

of twelve
Fruit

"If

is

black

fruit freed
in water

pepper.

from

its

quent
subse-

and

rubbing. It is sometimes rendered of a

to the action of
by exposure

stillpalercolor
chlorine.
from

The

finest

The

the establishments

are

white

comes

pepper

the coast
of Malabar.
Tellicherry,
upon
most importantpoints of its preparation
of the

Straits,which

annually export from 2,000,000 to 2,500,000

pounds of it. Most of these spices goes to
China, where it is held in high esteem.
served
to
delicious flavor. The
berries are
In Europe, during the middle
ages, pepper
sired.
deas
the consumers
with or
without
stems,
the most
was
highlyesteemed spice,and Genoa
Hothouse
are
plentiful,
quite
grapes
Venice and the commercial
exchange, during
finest grades readily
though costly. The
ment
elean
the middle ages, and consequently as
mon
combring "g and $io a pound and the more
relations between
of civilizing
nations,
grades $6 and $7. The favorite winter
was
so
scarcelybe exaggeragreat that it can
ted.
fornia,
pear is a very yellow,delicious fruit from CaliTaxes
levied upon
were
it,donations
the fruiterer sells for $1

which
There

are

hothouse

no

dozen.

peaches in
earliest peach

to speak of. The

vicinity
about the first of
to market
generallycomes
a
rare
The cucumber
March.
formerly was
became
cultivation
b
ut
its
hothouse delicacy,
extensive that there is no longer any eager
so

few winters ago cucumbers

for $1 apiece. Now
very few people
cents
them
at thirty-five
even
apiece.
for it. A

said

and

Tomatoes

products,and
divert them

mushrooms

When

in this

Florida

the
of the

commissioned

are

to

in

of the hothouses
insufficient to

meet

fruit dealers
Florida

send to

at

the time of President

had

President."
when

concluded

President
Mr.

of the

This

Tyler was

Harrison's
he

should

United

death, the
be

styled

States, acting

impressionquicklyremoved
among

of ague

to

ward

paroxysm.

volatile oil, as

hot acrid resin and

substance
tasteless crystalline

called

well

as

piperin

for

them.

his been recommended

as

substitute

quinine.

The

Cochin, Aleppo, Penang,

China, and Sumatra.

Singapore, Siam,

"

W.

H.

Harrison,

grandfather,was

President

communicant

Harrison's
in the

copal
Epis-

Christ Church,
Church, and his pew
Cleveland, Ohio, bore his silver platefor many

hearabout."

called
the firstVice-President
Tyler was
chair,and as he was absent
presidential

Cabinet

recommended

in

the

"Vice

cases

of weak

cases

for the

delicacy. The qualityof the Florida

ducts
products is inferior to the quality of the pro-

"

in

off the

Pepper is also sometimes employed externally.

it is found to contain,
Upon chemical analysis,

desired

to

stimulant

and it has also been

digestion,

with
met
different varieties of pepper
of Malabar,
bear the names
in commerce

consumers,

of the hothouses

exported
Europe
quantities.Aside from

enormous

cine
condiment, it is employed in mediacrid

an

and

which

resources

found

are
vicinity

the demand

as

changes
ex-

scarce.

for fine fruits in

New

years

staplehothouse
at
prices that

in
as

for

was

money

into

is

pepper

America
its use

often used

it was

when

times

at

Black

basket of the poor

has
drawn
York

the market

people. Of late
quite heavily on
winter.

are

always held

are

fjom

of it,and

made

were

or

pears

this

are

his tea

water.

and thus the

put in,the taper is again applied,
operation is repeated, until the smoker is

want

supposed to pour into your

ingredientsare is a mystery

are

tube is

gurgle,a cloud of smoke

is consumed.

demand

taining
butter-dish,con-

fluid. This

reddish brown

of

end

upper

is

raised in

The

boiled

flavored

of fruit in hothouses

it.

to

the

and

always offensive

It is almost

tea.

but
the first,

The

in the little cup,

placesa pinch of tobacco
holds a burning taper to it,applieshis mouth

tobacco

wool, strong tobacca

burnt

filled with

half

for the

they

is

the lower end of the tube.

The Black

feet

The place
placed is a small cup,
thimble, placed about a foot

tobacco

largeas

as

above

three

bamboo,

inches in diameter.

two

the

There

peculiarfaculty for
findingsuch odd resorts, and they often go to
in small parties. Ladies
as
these restaurants
for the
well as gentlemen visit these "joints,"
and
less
unhouses are
decent,
altogetherorderly
draws the line at their peculiarodor.
one
these restaurants,
A few night workers know
in the habit of dropping into them
and are
after midnight.
there
On the ground floor of the restaurant
The visitor ascends
is a laundry or Chinese store.
the
to
a
uncarpeted
stairway
narrow,
not
second floor. He
is
half-way up before
tells him that he is in peculiarquarhis nose
ters.
It is impossibleto describe the smell of
is
like
a
It
restaurant.
a Chinese
something
Actors

not

to

Americans, and

also of

accommodation

where

ized
patron-

intended

are

long and

It is of

On enteringthe duties
years after his death.
"a
President, he announced
of his oftice as
In his inaugconfession of faith for himself."
ural
the occasion
address he stated he deemed
of his "belief in the
for the announcement
of the Christian
divine originand obligations
one

religion."

lyl (iHT
The

railroad stock.

Senator.

New

member

the second

was

democrats

for mayor

and

advertisements
for

committee.
judiciary
1887, Mr. Thayer was

In

doughty fox-hunter, a clever lawyer,a

it is
jollygood fellow,and a shrewd politician,
A

not

He

of the

nominated
made

againstMayor Winslow, who

a
was

by

the

strong run
candidate

in three

different newspapers
business
a

and
teacher, a stenographer,

afraid to

work.
Each
requested
salaryexpected,experience,
The
teachers
previous occupation.

not

woman

the writer to state

and

her

from the first for re-election,

numbered
three hundred
and a popular mayor, receiving in search of work
strange that the senator-elect
the congratulations
feated and eighty-one,
had
cast for a dedistrict has been receiving
only a few of whom
5001 votes, the largestvote ever
any
friends,this week,
of a great many
candidate for the mayoralty,while the
experience. The salary varied from fortyto

Worcester

hundred
one
dollars per month, all but two
successful candidate had but 5884 votes.
regardlessof party preferences.Fox-hunter
wear
trict expressinga willingness
for disIn 1877, Mr. Thayer was
less for a
to accept
a candidate
John, although a democrat, does not
be
friends
to
seem
his
One poor littleletter,
was
as
and
when
his
republican
permanent
Judge
position.
horns :
attorney,
opponent
of
ahead
and he then ran
votes
mystifying as spatterwork,says the writer
hearty in their congratulations, Staples,
1000
honest and
than his late opponent.
his ticket.
"would be glad to get one
dollar a day for a
so
more
and none
date
candiin 1888, Mr. Thayer was
a
Similarly,
year or so to pay for keeping." The replies
John R. Thayer is a pretty well known
is
voice
His
from persons calling
for secretaryof state and so closely
did he
themselves stenographers
politics.
figure in Worcester
were
and lamentable, showing,as
heard in the conclaves of his party and on the
push Henry B. Pierce,the republicannominee,
interesting
the
and
he
has
need
arises
that
the
whenever
for
the
did,
than six
three
weeks
of
sult
re;
announcement
they
incompetency of more
stump,
hundred for the work selected as
speakers
of being one of the brightest
was
withheld and then Mr.
a
of
means
reputation
Thayer was
said to be beaten by a very narrow
thousand
one
in the neighborhood.
one
majority. livelihood. They were
from
hundred
and fiftyin all,and
Mr. Thayer has once
date
candiof the
county man
before been
Mr. Thayer is a Worcester
a
many
born in Douglas,
letters were
for senator, having in 1887 been the oppothe word
unworthy of a child of ten.
go, having been
nent
to
his
him
which
fortyNot only were
brings
March
of Hon.
the expressionscrude,but the
Edwin
T. Marble, who was
a
9, 1845,
Mowry
was
sixth year at present. His father was
candidate for reelection. He
bad, the writing often illegible,
beaten by
was
spelling
Miss Harriet
a
wife was
and the stylethat should characterize
R. Thayer, whose
about 300 votes.
ness
This year Mr. Thayer was
a busiThe familyhad lived in Douglas for
letter wanting. Of the few who referred
Morse.
again nominated by the local democracy for
to the questionof salary,
four generationsbefore the present representative
the senatorship,
ten dollars was
the
and fortune smiled upon
him,
bom.
of it was
maximum
and
dollars the average.
that in a heavy republicandistrict,he was
seven
so
until
he
was
sixteen
in
He
lived
elected by a very respectable
Douglas
applicantswanting employment in a
majority,
getting The
His mother
his father died.
business capacitywere
his personal friends in the
votes from
beyond reckoning or
years old, when
many
had died two years before,and being left an
few had been employed
Some
Mr.
will
take
the
understanding.
to
republicanparty.
Thayer
assistants in patent-medState House
the good wishes of many political in various ways, as
orphan,he went to live with an uncle in New
icine
in
school
He had attended
Boston, Conn.
retail stores,
and his sagacitywill undoubtedly
shops, laundries,offices,
opponents
went
to Nichols Academy,
be recognizedthere.
Douglas, but now
factories,and dress-making establishments
in Dudley, where he spent three years preparNot one
stated in what line she was
It should be said that while Mr. Thayer is
ing
proficient'
for college. In 1865, he entered Yale
a staunch
in any
or
conveyed the impressionof
democrat, he does not hesitate to
way
duly graduated proclaimthat on the questionof the tariff he
College,from which he was
were
specialability.Many
willingto work
with the class of 1869.
is not always in full accord
for their board,to get a start, and nearlyevery
with his party.
Mr.
and
in eightof which were
Thayer then located in Worcester
Mr. Thayer is emphaticallynot a free trader, letter had a postscript,
and while,as he says, he is a thorough demothese patheticwords : "For
began the study of law in the office of Judge
heaven's
sake
crat,
he
studied
in
the
Afterward,
Henry Chapin.
he is predisposedin favor of protection. engage me, and I will try my best to suit."
office of Judge HartleyWilliams, and in 1871
In his personalrelations with his fellow-citizens,
admitted
he was
to the Worcester
County
Mr. Thayer is greatlyliked for his unfailing
Fat.
Mr. Thayer began practice
with Mr. S.
Bar.
good humor, his wit and his ability. He
When
tallow candles
would
sell for nine
A. Tingier,in Webster, and a year later entered
has a great predilection
for chasing Reynard,
Potter in Good
cents a dozen,says Clarissa
into partnershipwith Col. W. A. Williams, and his fox-huntingtales are sometimes
markably
reHousekeeping,we rendered together our beef
here in Worcester, in which relation he
entertaining.H e is a member of the
fat and ran it in moulds ; but tallow
and mutton
remained
until 1882, when
the firm was
solved. Worcester
dister
Sportsmans Club, and the Worcesmarket
no
dips and candles have now
In 1886,he formed a partnership
with
the only organiCounty Bar Association,
zations
rendered
fat
but
whatever,and the
bringing
3)^
Mr. Arthur P. Rugg, and the firm is known
as
to which he belongs,though he was
at
to sell it.
cents a pound, it is not economy
inently
Thayer " Rugg. Mr. Thayer has been emone
time a member
of the Worcester
nentals.
Contisuccessful
in both
and the firm
than any

now

in the

practiceof

the civil and

has

other firm

more

cases

on
represented

the list.

firstan

adherent

of the democratic

father,his grandfather and

were

before

him.

In

party,

Mr.

as

Mr.

into demand

speechmaking

common,

address,which

Thayer

was
elected to the common
council
and served four years. He was
then advanced
of aldermen,and after serving

powers
for other than

have

last
won

was

the fat

as

clear and

part of the

a
May
patriotic
stirring,
from soldiers
high encomiums

Thayer

was

in cake

and pastry, and

we

believe

married

in

preventingdoughnuts from soaking

Perfectlysweet mutton fat is occasionally

it helpsin
fat.

and citizens alike.

Mr.

be detected

"

Worcester,January,
30, 1S73,to Miss Charlotte H. Holmes, a
one
nominated
term, was
by both parties and
daughterof Mr. Pitt Holmes, and they have
elected for a second time. At the expiration
five children,Henry Holmes, John Mowry,
of his time he declined a renomination
for the
Charlotte
Diana, Marguerite Elizabeth and
third term.
Mary Perrin Thayer.
In 1880 and
1882, Mr. Thayer was
sent
to
In religion,
Mr. Thayer is a communicant
the House
of Representatives from
Ward
of the Protestant
Episcopal Church, and
Five, and there acquittedhimself with distinction.
attends divine worship at All Saints.
He was
in his adearnest
especially
vocacy
of the bill providingfree text books
Women
Who
Want
Work.
for the public schools and he conducted
the
A New
York woman,
who
is studying the
opposition to the sale of the Boston " Albany
condition of the working girl,inserted three
to the board

out

try out

in this way
clean as

it at home

consume

now

We

brought
sions
occapolitical

possible. The cakes of beef tallow are cut

into small lumps and put m a covered firkin
close by the lard-firkins. To
replenishthe
program, and he has in eleven years delivered
basin oi shorteningfor cooking purposes,
or
as
Memorial
many
Day addresses before
the kettle of fat for fryingdoughnnts,add one
various posts of the Grand
public,
Army of the Reof these lumps of tallow to the lard,
or
more
his last address of this sort being the
Its presence
cannot
meltingit with the same.
he delivered at the Soldiers monument
one
on
him

his greatgrandfather
the

1874,

Thayer'soratorical

where

Mr. Thayer moved

into Ward
Five in 1873,
having previouslybeen a resident of Ward
He
has
the
ward in sevrepresented
Eight.
eral
importantpositions,having been. from the

his

We

his profession,

criminal courts,
the docket
on

in the

consumed

as
quantities,

same

its nature

way, but
is to harden

in smaller
more

than

fat
A pure, white cake of mutton
always be kept on hand for dressing

beef tallow.
should

its healing properas

blisters,
ties
great. The remainder of the mutton

sores, hurts and

are

tallow

"

can

be

run

It has been

into candles

calculated

for

that

home

sumption.
con-

it would

be

possibleto take from a section of the River

Negro lakes, occupying about nine square
leagues,upwards of 2,000,000 of tons of salt.

and

of Letters.

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and is a
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of the pointsin the "celebrated

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summing
lished
recentlypubume,
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Scribner's Sons

Charles
in

handsome

of

Little Book

"A

have

Verse,"

Western

as

Eugene Field calls it. It is a collection of

sixtyodd of Mr. Field's poems, which present
the writer in all his varied moods.
is better known
in America
of verse

todaythan

He
d'Hote."
of "Casey's Table
as a rhymesterand sketchist
e.\ploited

the author
has been

in all the great papers of the great cities,and

begin,"Eugene
the clever paragraphs which
Field says,"or end, "So says Eugene Field"

Western

rhymings in wit

one

no

clever

in this collection is "Mr.

verse

Sun."

York

of the New

that

It appears

York

In

papers.

and the

man

new

this

it

case

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Sun,

with Dana

Eugene says

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The

of

expense

costs

than the
represents nothingmore
issuingit,and may be obtained of

Putnam,

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the

stands.

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at

unpublishedoriginaldrawings
and
been brought to light,
by Thackeray
a leadingfeature for one
these are to be made
of the American
magazines during 1S91.
number

Whoppers,

feller,Cantell

brought

never

have

Jewett is said to be the prettiest

She is the daughwomen.
ter
literary
of a Maine
sea-captain,and is a darkwith a Madonna-like
haired,gracefulwoman,
Sarah

Orne

of Boston's

"

spent his time at Perrin's, shaliin' poker dice f r gin.

alius su'e to shirk,
the assignment, he wuz
Whatever
wuz

long

very

If any

land,
correspondentsays that in EngAmerican
our
magazines are not doing
their English
well as their superiority
over
as
to deserve.
rivals would seem
Harper's is in
the lead, but that lead means
only an edition
than fifteen thousand, or possibly
of not more
twenty thousand copiesas a total. Scribner's
London

in,
He

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other

The

daisies

But

somehow

and all-fired short

likker

on

had played the tricks he daied

cuss

would

be bloomin'

his remains

over

respectedhim

folks

and

stood

work

on

ter play,
today :

him

the

to

last,
in the past.
Considerin' his superiorconnections
he bilked at poker, not a sucker drew a gun
So, when
the Noo
York
on
On the man
who'd worked with Dana

when

Mr.

Dana

to

came

Denver, "the

had

harbored

has

not

they
boys"
imposter,and the latter very quicklywent
discovered

that

Field

Mr.

vacation.

But

humorous

dialect

that,like light-hearted
poets in all times, he is
lover of Horace, and so has "re-written"
a

with

sale

of

littleover

but

copiesper month.
is third,and sells ten thousand

The

twelve thousand
the
for

on

written

It is evident

alone.

verse

an

second

comes

Sun."

But

small sale in this instance

by

being accounted
ter
charac-

of the distinct American

reason

tury
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each issue,

to

of

Beside

begins and
schemes

ends with those land

in which

he has

or

syndicate

his money

invested.

his

in the

poems

have
of

have

book

costs

Mr.
the

are

century

edly
will undoubt-

among

all lovers

those
especiallyamong
these poems
as
they have

read
in

floated about

number

the newspaper

world.

The

$1.25.

Franklin

printingof

P.
a

neat

just completed
littlepamphlet of twenty-

Rice

in
four pages,
enclosed
bears the title,"Baconian
to the Farce

Crook," contains libelous matter, and

proposes

to

that he

of Bacon

vs.

has

blue

cover,

is

United

war.

Salary."

P. P.

F.

States senator's

asks

salary?

Harpers

have

forwarded

the

Captain King and will for the

orders for the book.
present stop filling

document

to

which

Facts:
An
Epilog
Shakespeare." The

written by Mr. Alfred Waites, who

paper was
is connected with the office of the Washburn

celluloid is made.

of

Ik

Marvel's

sayingsis :

I do not,

for my own
part, like the notion of keeping
books cribbed and coffined under glass. They
be used freely,
like friends ; ifthey cannot
are

The

huge

roll of paper

while

unwinding

is as

know

to

in which

manner

in France

celluloid is made

follows:

is unwound

slowly,and

is saturated

with

mixture

of five parts of sulphuricand two

parts of
is carefully
nitric acid, which
sprayed upon
the paper. The effect of this bath is to change
into pyroxyline.
the cellulose in the paper
of

of the excess
next process is the expelling
and itswashing
acid in the paper by pressure

It is then reduced
with plentyof water.
pulp and bleached, after which itis strained,
with from twenty to fortyper cent
Then follows another
of its weight in water.
mixing and grinding,after which the pulp is
spread in thin sheets, which are put under
and
squeezed
enormous
hydraulic pressure
until it as dry as tinder. These sheets are then

to

then mixed

rollers and

heated

put between

which
quiteelastic strips,
Proverb.

Old

An

tell where

to

up

into

celluloid is made.
swerer
asks the An-

Mamma

"

in

out

come

worked

are

in which

forms

the various

the

occurs

saying "Spare

said :
spoil the child."
spareth the rod hateth his son."
in "Hudi(Proverbs xiii.,24). Butler says^it
bras," and there is a jingle:
Solomon

the rod and

"He

that

"Solomon

said, and

'Spare the

rod and

mother

My

asks

why green
to

half
a

with

tea

candareens,

America,
a

for me."

Johnson,Jr.,
cording
tea, acwith

four

gypsum.
calculated that
or

rather

coloringmatter
quantityof mace.

than half

Dr.

.' Green

he

pounds of colored green

more

good

To

blue and

of

or

is

Fortune, is colored

Robert

pounds of

half

rod

is green

tea

mild.

were

child.'

well as he

as

Colored."

Tea

Prussian

his words

spoilthe

knows

the little birch

That

Green

ounce,
One

Photographer wishes

Celluloid."
how

bring suit againstthe author and

publisher. The

and

bright verse

who

"

cordial welcome

for nineteenth

"little book"

This

are

which
style,

Chaucerian

certainlywell done
imitations.

these, there

the

salaryof a senator is $5000 per annum

;
mileage,twenty cents per mile of travel to and
from Washington, each actual session; allowance
for stationeryand newspapers,
$125 a

"

Bless You."

firstwar,

our

The

It is sad, but

His

times.

contributed

have

Senator's

true, that
affairs
the Englishman's interest in American
of the contents.

The other American

magazines are unknown
lullaby songs,
in England.
glory,are also
tion
Harper " Brothers have received notificaheart may really
included,and that the lightest
B. Davenport, editor of the
from Reuben
noble and serions thoughts is
have the most
that
Haven
News,
New
Captain
of
Morning
the
evidenced
in such poems
as
paraphase
Charles
King's book, "Campaigning with
the twenty-thirdPsalm and "Good-bye God
several

Horace

which

of the soldiers of that

The

item

an

the soldiers of

being the last survivingdaughters

other two

of

face.
"This

widows'of

are

they appeared
What
only a

articles since

last report of the commissioners

pensions shows twenty-nine Revolutionary

pension beneficiaries,twenty-seven of whom

of

year.

the
telling

he "worked

nickel,which

big New
the

was

tired about

how

York

the Noo

of the

one

never

about

Westerners
on

with

Dana,

"came
to Denver
tramp newspaper man
have
such men
spring of '8i,"and, as many
done, got a place on the strengthof an alleged

connection

his

to

in LuiHT.

in the

former

It is

matter

added

lin has

fully
success-

ever

"

recentlyprinted in

in the way of criticism

suggestionappears, which Mr. Chamber-

and

amusing of the

of the most

One

written.

piecesof

has

Harte

else but Bret

Burbank

papers

by Mr. H. H. Chamberissued.
signs the pamphlet now

also

Considerable

ducer
gained for him a reputationas the prowhich
of a certain styleof lightverse

have

admit

must

written

were

familiar to his readers

Blaw"

de

\'ere

"Prof.

which

"Casey" and

made

have

as

Baconian

even

Answerer.

solicited.
[Communications to this department
are
to Quester Editor, Light,
They should be addressed
Worcester, Mass.]

presentedhis arguments in a clear

and interesting
The pamphlet is published Revolutionary
way.
Pensioners.
Daughter
simultaneouslyby Lee " Shepard of
asks : Are any of the Revolutionof Veteran
ary
Davis
The
and
"
Putnam,
Boston,
Company.
soldiers stilllivingand receiving
pensions.
cents.
priceis twenty-five
There
are
still some
Assuredlynot.
tionary
Revoluthe
on
rolls; they were
pensioners
Another
twenty-fourpage pamphlet which
never
soldiers,however,they were
the widows
has a local interest has justbeen issued from
and daughtersof the old heroes of Independence.
W.
Co.

lin,who

Mr.

that

Such

celebrated.

become

has

Field

vernacular

the

in

verse

side,and

the Shakespearian

on

"(5ur Schools,"
LuiHT, under the generaltitle,

of printsall over
chieflyas a writer of

it is

But

is enlisted

that he has

the press of C.
collection of the

in hundreds

be found

to

are

the country.

Questerand

up

Mr. Waites

"

writer

Xo

case."

I (i M

the

more

and

two

than

and
an

added, together

was

In

every

hundred

consumed

in England
actuallydrinks

tea

consumer

pound of Prussian blue and

gypsum.
William
C. T.
Children.
Abr.miam's
asks : Just what is the difference in meaning
the terms
between
"Jew" and "Israelite?"
it. 1 cannot
to match
say but a littledisarray
for the benefit
The Hebrew
Journal explains,
is a good sign of familiarity,of people who never
that Hebrew
of home-books
get it right,
makes
refers
to the nation,
Israelite
which
to
the race,
refers
and that sort of acquaintance
and Jew to the religion.
I
them worshipfulfriends.

they are worth little. The dust will come, and

if
Well, let them
finger-markswill come.
only the finger-markhas given a thought-mark
"

"

I^I

10
visit

his recent

Short Stories.

Some

to

(I HT

Oberammergau

to

see

the

Lullaby.

Dutch

Play." He was accompanied by his

chaplain,or secretary. They would fain have
FIELD.
EV
EUGENE
to the
General Sherman, during his march
not
possible.
each, but this was
had a room
his way to avoid a bridge.
and Nod
BIynken
night
Wynken,
to
their
sea, used to go out of
down
knelt
separately
say
They
wooden
Sai'ed off in
shoe,"
of the soldiers thought so.
At any rate, some
by their littlecots, and presentlyit Sailed on
prayers
river of misty light
the
One
day
of
wading.
fond
He was
very
crossed the mind of the chaplainthat it would
Into
sea of dew.
"Passion

one

army

ford

to

was

before the

river,and for several miles

reached

men

it

they waded

not

knee-

be well

to

his orisons

make

shorter than
his

glanced over
low
fel"I say.
Bill,"said one
deep in swamps.
about to
if his superior was
shoulder to see
struck this river
to another, "I guess we
end.
The
make
an
archbishop,presumably
lengthways."
anxious not to scandalize his chaplain by the
his
shortness of his prayers, also glanced over
In support of the well-establishedrule that
peated
reThe ^process was
shoulder and waited.
a
justiceof the peace always finds for the
were
Both
several times.
supplicants
that brings"grist
that is,for the man
plaintiff"
in time both fell asleep. It is
and
tired;
very
tried
be cited a case that was
to the mill"" may
found
in the morning on their
said they were
action was
some
years ago in Maryland. The
and sleeping.
knees still,
for killingthe
against a railway company
the company's track. The
cow
on
plaintiff's
Mr.
came
cently
reall in favor of the company,
Depew
testimony was
They say that when
of yarnfrom Europe, the usual swarm
tending overwhelminglyto show that the cow
After the
the track.
had "no business" on
spinnersgathered nightlyin the smoking-room
to tellstories and chat about thingsin general.
hearingthe magistrate promptly decided for
the plaintiff.The
company's attorney was
Every soul save one in the party kept his end
honor
asked
his
of the party
and
The
upon
exceptionalmember
greatlysurprised
up.
ion.
of
a twinkle
what grounds he could arrive at such a decisdid not laugh or indicate by even
was
He
said in reply that the company
the eyes any interest in the funniest jokes,and
silent as a door-knob at the best stories.
was
as
negligentin not putting up a sign-boardwith
"Look out for the locomotive !
paintedon it. This conduct began to nettle Mr. Depew and
said
the
have
read
it,"
could not
"But
the cow
the final stance
and when
the other spirits,
astonished attorney.
"Very true," said the
round, they had lost all patience with
came
the reticient and unresponsivestranger. Mr.
majesty of the law, "but it would have been
had
if a person
much
for the company
worse
selected to bring him
to terms.
Depew was
been killed,and under all the circumstances
all comfortablyseated and in came
They were
is gettingoff easy.
the company
dear sir,"said
Judgment
the stranger.
"See here, my
for plaintiff."
Mr. Depew, "won't you tella story ?" "I never
in my life." "Sing a song.'" "Can't
told one
A good illustrationof "the retort courteous"
Mr. Depew.
sing." "Know
any jokes?" persisted
the

archbishop's,and

he

"

was

given

to

Count

rough-and-rudeson

Bismarck,
of Prince Bismarck, on
Herbert

the

"No."

Mr.

Depew

and

all

the

were

pared
pre-

the stranger stammered

to give it up when
and hesitated,and finally
made itknown
railwaystation,Count Herbert
"Give
it
that he knew
justone conundrum.
who
pushed rudelyagainst an Italian dignitary,
to us," said all in chorus.
is the difference
"What
was
watchingthe proceedings. The dignitary,
between
a
turkey and me ?" solemnly
against
greatlyincensed, remonstrated forcibly
asked the stranger. "Give it up," said Chairman
such
unceremonious
treatment,
whereupon
key
Depew. "The difference between a turCount Herbert
turned
round
haughtilyand
and me," mildly said the stranger, "is that
said: "I don't think you
know who I am.
I
stuff
the
bird
with
chestnuts
after
they usually
of the

occasion
Rome.

am

German

Emperor's visit to

"Where

are

The

old

"We

have

asked

come

to

Herbert

Bismarck."

"That,"

plied
re-

death.

am

do you

wish

?"

the three.

fish for the

herring-fish

live in this beautiful sea ;

gold have we,"

That

of silver and

Nets

Said

Wynken,
BIynken,
And
The

Nod.

laughed and sung

they rocked in the wooden

old

As
And

the wind

RufHed

all

sped them

that

of dew

the waves

iittlestars

The

the

were

sea.

cast your nets wherever

afeard are we !"

But

night long

herring-fish

lived in the beautiful

That
"Now

song,
shoe ;

man

wish.

you

never

cried the stars to the fisherman

So

three,

Wynken,
BIynken,
Nod.

And

All night long their nets they threw

the fish in the

For

down

Then

from

Bringing the
all

'Twas

so

pretty

if it could

As
And

folks

some

the

twinklingfoam,
the wooden
sky came
home

fisherman

not

be ;

thought

I shall name

But

shoe,

sail,it seemed
'twas

Of saihng that beautiful

sea

they'd dreamed

dream

the fishermen

you

three

Wynken,
BIynken,
Nod.

And
and

Wynken
And
And

BIynken

Is
So

wee

two

are

that sailed the skies

shoe

one's trundle-bed ;

your eyes while mother

wonderful
sightsthat be.

shut
Of

httleeyes,

is a little head,

Nod

the wooden

sings

shall see the beautiful things

As you rock on the misty sea.
Where
the old shoe rocked the fishermen

And

you

three,"

Wynken,
BIynken,

At the

Count

what

going, and

you

moon

.\nd

Nod.

Chicago, III.
A

Frenchwoman's

Opinion.

strikingin American girls,

ian
and which induces French, English,and ItalThat

which

noblemen

alive."

is

to

marry

them,

says

Mme.

look like
JulietteAdams, is that they never
daughters; they sometimes have
shop-keepers'
was
mous unbearable,shocking ways, but they are never
faTalleyrand,like most
diplomatists,
for his attention to the details of eticiuet.vulgar. They may be charged with what we
An amusing incident happened one
himself
an
last
He
on
t
o
his
but not one of
call in France airs de cocodettes,
prided
day
ability adjust
at a farm-house
summer
in one
of the interior
mode
of address to the rank and position of
them looks like a tradeswoman,
though they
counties of New
York state.
The farmer had
the person to whom
he was
speaking. On one
are
mostly the daughters of manufacturers.
a house
full of summer
occasion, when a number of distinguished
men
boarders, and one
The American
girlhas the science of pleasing
he was
morning
the old-world Don Juans
busily engaged in killing were diningwith him, he varied his formula,
which captivates
even
chickens for dinner. Just as he was
about to
when inviting
them to partake of beef,in such
telligent,
to
She seems
us
unawares.
exceptionallyinto suit the rank of the respective
a manner
as
decapitatean old black hen, the house was
all her talents to attain
forth
putting
discovered to be on
of conI have the honor of sending
fire,and a scene
fusion
"May
the final end, which is trapping,often for his
persons.
pean
The
farmer
immediately ensued.
he asked a
What
the Euroyour roj al highness a littlebeef.'
own
good, a titled husband.
rushed aimlesslyabout in all directions,
ing
holdin the young
To the duke he said :
Americans
denounce
princeof the blood.
women
the hen under his arm
and doing nothing
of them
"Monseigneur, permit me to send you a little is the abuse of flirtationin which some
in puttingout the flames. At
toward assisting
beef."
"Marquis," he continued, "may I send
indulge. At this dangerouspastimetheylearn
last his wife caught sight of him as he was
beef ?" "Viscount, pray have a little to over-excite the vanityof the men, and theresome
fore
you
beef."
prancingabout, and rushingup to him, wanted
take beef.'" ran
"Baron, do you
the
disdain them.
to know
why he did not help put out the fire. next interrogation."Monsieur,"he said to an
Dr. H. Labonne, is authority
An explorer.
Looking at her with astonishment,he exuntitled gentleman, "some
claimed
beef ?" To
his
that the fishermen of the
for the statement
I do
: "Why,
Maria, how can
he remarked, casually: "Beef?"
secretary
thing
any? Ain't I holdingthe old black hen ?"
utilize the stormy
But
petrel,
there was
one
served island of St. Kilda
degentleman left who
after its capture and death, by puttinga lampless consideration than the secreeven
tary,
This story is told of a distinguished
the
it,
wick in the bird's bill,and lighting
and
oily
and Talleyrand,poising his knife in the
of the Roman
Catholic hierflesh of the bird thus providinga lightfor an
popularmember
archy
air,favored him with a mere
look of interrogation.
the

"as an
cuse
exbowing politely,
Italian,
but as an explanationit is
is insufficient,
ample."

"

"

of the United

States,in connection with

hour

or

more.

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IvICi

Growing

so-called "peanut belt" of this country

a
part of the states of Virginia,

The

Within those
North Carolina, and Tennessee.
is the principal
limits the peanut crop
money
in fact there are
few farm crops
crop, and
in any part of the United States,that
grown,
excel it in value per acre.
for a crop is good seed.
first requisite
The
All the

nuts

retained

for that purpose must be

through the winter, as

kept perfectlydry
would
destroy
dampness and fermentation
their germinating power.
During wet days,
his
in early spring, the farmer and
and even
family are engaged in preparing the seed for
be opened and
planting. Every shell must
is termed "popping,"
the seed extracted. Ths
to
which
the
and popping bees,
neighborsare
invited, are
frequent. There fun and frolic
are
huskings and apple
rife,as in the corn
states.
The
northern
parings of the more
crackings of the nuts and of harmless jokes
echo

from

The

seed

the walls of many

peanuts

are

humble

an

all

cabin.

carefully hand

during

the

from the
and sorting the well filledones
empty pods are called.
"pops" as the partially
The vines, after being strippedof the nuts,
make
a forage nearlyequal to clover hay, save

about

mature

crop

time of the

the

first

be lifted
The
pods must
earthybeds to keep them free from
plow is run under each row, cutting
off the main roots and throwing out the pods
After they
to
which
adhere
the branches.
have lain on
the ground until partially
dried,

frost of
from

the

autumn.

their

stains.

whole

is stacked

in

the

field

Stout

in the forest, the large end

cut
are
them
sharpened, short stripsnailed across
near
the sharpened end, and they are then
driven into the ground in rows
at convenient
intervals through the field. The
gathered
around
these
stacked
are
stakes, the
plants
cross
stripsbeing designed to keep them from
contact
with the ground.

stakes

The

stacks

are

barn for the purpose

.somitimes
of

hauled

to

the

pickingthe pods; but

IIV

Yesterday.
MENARD.

J. GERTRLDE

nuts

all kinds

in

and

lean the

however

of the

the

becomes

soon

toothsome
be when

pig may

fat.

very

hogs,though it has a
is rather soft unless they are
before slaughter.
corn
these

The

nuts,
it goes

liens

on

the

were

slow

never

before

it

was

the farmer.

to

enforce

their liens ;

early and took them, so that any

in priceaccrued
to their
future enhancement
came

milkman

hou.sewife may
spot a dishonest
Let
her
little trouble.
very

dry

out.

If then

with

a
take
long,
thoroughlyand let it

it is filled with

milk

and

allowed
to stand in a cool, not cold, place for
hours,all the foreignHuid will settle
forty-eight
to

the bottom

of the bottle.

will then fillthe middle

fatty substance
Sometimes

the

will

of
be

top will be

The

soured

the bottle,and

floating
a

layerof

on

milk

lead

To

unknown

That

m^

ve

perforce

swifter course.

to

ns

that seeks mine own.

in the comi' g days.

onward

me

paths ^nd unfamiliar ways.

twain, since golden yesterday,

us

."\shadow

has fatten unaware,

no

dispel

can

sun

set

"

to

me

prayer!

\Vol"ttrn,Mass.

in

Instinct

Vegetable.

freaks
interesting
vegetablelife is told by Kllwood Cooper of
over,
S anta Barba, Cal. As coming from, and, morenot
having happened to him, the story canin accordance
with
be anything but strictly
ask ourselves,"Do
facts.
we
Verily,may
Mr. Cooper believes they do,
plantsthink?"
for thinking
of his reasons
and here are some
so.
Through Mr. Cooper'sgarden there ran,
A

story of

of the

one

years ago,
timber.
This
some

outside

most

made

sewer

sewer

which, in the

sewer,

of redwood

out

again cased by

was

an

of time,

course

there
decayed. Across the sewer
partially
feet high, and in
built a brick wall many
such a way that it was
pierced by the inner
which
it enclosed
tightlyagainstthe
sewer,
wall. As I said,the outside sewer
casinghad,
in course
of time, decayed, and a eucalyptus
sixtyfeet away, had taken
tree, standing some
had
was

and
advantage of thi.s,
the coveted
the

Here

root

its course
to

and

sent

it could

shut off its course,

farther,the inside

no

go.

being perfectly
tight. But

side of the wall the

to

and

sewer

it could ; at last

as

the wall which

here

sewer

roots

possible.

line as

outside

far

as

of its

one

direct

as

entered the

it

came

in

spot

followed

the other

on

and its double casing

sewer

continued, and this eucalyptus tree evidently

three feet high
knew
how to get there. Some
in
inch or two
in the wall there was
a hole an

eucalyptus tree was

began to climb the

this the

and

diameter,

of, as its big roots

aware

dry wall and

the

face

and wind

sun

until it

the

on
the holf, through which itdescended
again
other side, and entered the sewer

and

followed

found

or

are

sewer

the

it,and if it did, how

it smell

are

know

tree

did the

How

on

was

ever

similar

onlywe

did the

How

the wall?

in

hole

that the

know
Did

before,

of them

aware

of the

formerly. Was

as

plantsof dailyoccurrence,

traits in
not

it along

instinct known

such

tree

other

side ?

could

rect
it di-

with
go and find the place
another
? There is,of course,
such precision
explanationof this curious phenomenon. The
the

roots

root

up

to

plantgrow

of any

always and unerringly

tus
justas the eucalyp-

in the direction of its food

the

did.

tree

top.
cream,

will come
a
layer of albumen, another
the milk look rich ;
artificial device to make
the soured
milk, and at the
then will come
The whole
bottom will be the foreignwater.
be read by a glance
of deceptioncan
scheme
is not
of
work
This sort
the bottle.
at
satisfactory,but it will always
scientifically
f.ict" whether or not
devi lop the fundamental
the milk is normal.
then

To

Between

in

the hand

touch

of
trolled
con-

made

slender bottle,cleanse it

blood

young

pork of

finished off with

crop

to

1 will not

nutty flavor,

sweet

was

harvested, for advances

but

F ang erstwhile so e static on mine ear.

I will not see t) e eager eyes, that burn
lids and bid
Through all my downcast

face.
sur-

for peanuts
formerly
wholly by the middlemen, who generally

market
held

They

below

by swine, which are

for the purpose.
They turn the soil
in search

The

all cleared

are

remains

crop

upside down
in, it

nuts

is harvested

This
turned

stock of

Ti

and

haulm

second

dirt,and

to prayer ! I will i ot hear the voice

like insistent music, sweet and clear,

Set me
That

it greedily.

eat

the

After
away,

and

adhering sand

for the

fectivebenefit, and not

the
But
to the farmer's.
picked,and all lightcolored, shrunken, or deAlliance has changed all that. It
ones
rejected,only the plump, perfect Farmers'
skins being kept for seed.
stands ready to take the productof the far.
peas with unbroken
sold for roasting.
are
store it for him, and advance
The rejectedones
mer's toil,
money
hand
in
done
necessities. By the aid of the
The plantingwas
by
for immediate
formerly
But it
fix a pricewhich
tedious and laborious manner.
a very
Alliance the producers can
of a machine, with
remunerative.
The
is now
will at least prove fairly
performed by means
can
which one
man
plant six to eight acres
nuts are
kept out of the hands of speculative
to dealers at the
middlemen, and sold directly
peanut planting time is from
per day. The
merly
forthe middle of May to the middle of June.
points. They were
principaldistributing
for
the
critical
time
comes
most
deal
The
reluctant to
crop
directlywith producers
weather
If
the
is
sent
after
their
but
last
planting.
immediately
agents
;
year they
to buy freely
from
rots in the ground ; if too
too wet, the seed
into the producing territory
fi.xedthe price.
the Alliance,whose
dry,it withers and perishes. Then the newly
managers
A
bushel of peanuts in the shells weighs
plantedseed is subject to the depredationsof
nearly every kind of bird and small animal
twenty-two pounds, and they are put in bags
which inhabits the region. Moles often make
hundred
pounds each. At six
holding one
I n nearly all cases
less re"
or
the bulk
more
havoc.
cents
per pound, the price at which
sold,a load represents a
of last year'scrop was
plantingis necessary.
A field of peanuts justsproutingout of the
The
of money.
nice sum
yield may
average
bushels per acre.
be placed at twenty-five
ground is a very pretty sight. The growth is
attained
of
a height
uprightuntil the planthas
Adulteration
of Milk.
To
Detect
eightor ten inches,then the pea-shapedyellow
and
the
falls
over
his goods generand
who waters
blossoms
The
milkman
plant
ally
appear,
the impression that the
makes its subsequentgrowth in a procumbent
does so under
As
ensues.
water
incorporates itself with the milk, and
position. A singularprocess now
the
chemical
the petals of the flowers fade and fall,
be detected
cannot
except upon
there
forced
into
the
soil,
legumes or pods are
analysis. This shows gross ignorance. The
and
the
fluid
all
to
closed
entheir
milk
its
own
will
hold
foreign
;
growth,
ripen
only
complete
is
seeds.
fluid will be precipitatedif the mixture
It is the aim of the peanut grower to have
allowed
to stand for a couple of days. Any
the

Since

The

which

fires around

the field

pickers build small

they gather, pickingoff the

and winter.

autumn

includes

in

generally done

it is

Peanuts.

11

"

As

proofthat
is

names

United
the

not

States,an
of

case

an

"The
calls itself,

of

weakness

confined

American

cites

newspaper

English organizationwhich
motion
Society for the Better Pro-

Relaxation

from

Business

Enjoyment during Luncheon

the Municipalityof London."
and

ing
high-soundpeople of the

for

to the

Cares

Hours

in

n
Nothing

absolutelynothing. Lady Loveday

greenish white as she leaned against

turned

Women

"

of the World.

endowed
fortunately
much

the rock.
"Sir James," she moaned
let me

never

die like

in

dress-makers

hole."

the President ? Is he a great friend of

yours .''"
"He
is O my poor Dick ! he is my
band
hus!" she faltered,not daring to look at him
"

Captain Hramwell

now.

and turned
Lena
did

not

him

see

a little whistle,
farce,and how like

thing

Lady Loveday

was

to
arm.

when
found

the heroine faithless.

that

"My

was

gravely,"I'll

child," he answered

poor

Lena

has

been

sioned
commis-

life-size statue

will be

erected

of the

Chicago

of (Jueen

special pavilion

in the Woman's
Fair

ment
Depart-

be

must

loved her

remember

pretending,justto look

if he

as

well !

too

He

in Paris.

art

long time, and

it

four

was

o'clock before the whirr of the bucket was

heard coming to their relief. An
explanation

Captain Bramwell's equanimity with regard

afforded
her marriage was
Lady Loveday
their arrival

on

towards

the top of the shaft. Hurrying

Sir
was
seen
pit'smouth

at

the

James, accompanied Ijya pretty girlin blue, a

delight at seeing Captain
girl whose naive
obvious to all the bystanders.
Bramwell
was
"And

who

who

"

is

pretty smile.
"That, dear

firma, "that

An

She

is

form

he

in

was

young

eccentric

the

quite

not

Dick
out

United

on

part,

should
authenticity

Office.

Baron

Seliere,

States,

was

to

be guaranteed.

least, this luminous

at

brother

of the

scheme

de

In

of the

Sagan

is

now

opened in Paris,
where the impecunious nobility
may consult a
listof eligible
American
maids, widows, and
divorcees, with
to

the

of

amount

etc.,
personalqualities,

their advances
The

list

imformation

accessory

upon

upon

which

and

compiled by

was

A
managed by Frenchmen.
charged for imformation, with

books
about

of the
as

fearful and
as

has

ever

been

out

mass

yet

States

in her teens,

credited to some
would dazzle

and the
of the
a

Louisiana

is

centage
pertingent
con-

of

the

amount

fair se,\

little

who

go

toilet articles.

bring

believfs

converts

she

of the Due

d'Orleans

his

to

Princess

cousin, the
off,is probably

Marguerite,was broken
right in what she says, for she knows
about French
more
family secrets than any
livingforeigner. She has the Irish facultyof
knowing who everybody's great grandmother
end every
was, and has at her fingers'
dillo
peccaof which the great-grandmother was
guilty.
The result is the Parisians are
politeto
very
her, for they live in mortal dread of her sweep
ing out dry Irones from their family closets.
Natalie

is

engaged in writingher
which
are
nearly completed. As
is only thirtyyears of age, her personal

experiences do
will

not

reach

very far back, and it

found
that her memoirs

likelybe

most

less

are

such

than

King Milan.

She

work

directed

against

has

got the better in the

with her husband, in so far as she is at

contest

to remain

In

the

last year.

season

incessant

This

is the

the white

is

milof lions
of the

latelymade the ascent

before
only twenty-eightmen, and no women
her, have ever
accomplished. The mountain
is 14,444 feet high. At 12,000
the
wind
feet,
hurricane

over

the

unbroken

Fuller,with the rest, sleptin

They
give warning of

to

faithfulness,

universal
accident

has

and

occurred

ever

declare

"It's swell, of course,

looked

like

row

cave

on

the

from the crater

steam-jets
of boilingtea-kettles,
but

from
once

flinched.

write it with
sent

write

to

he

as

owns

with footman

of the

One

care.

asking me

note

park ;

'Town'

on

an

to

Kendal's
about

which

complexion
the

in talking. It is
justified
Lotteryphilanthropist.
women

of her years

is

one

of the

is thoroughly
question whether

I know

men

drive with him

in the

awfully stylishturn-out,
sort
of thing,you

all that

and

to prevent,
fancy I had no engagement
promptly sent him an acceptance of his
invitation.
Fancy my chagrin when the day
dignation
and he did not, and
came
subsequent inmy
and went
when several days came

may

and

with

word

no

from

him.

after the afternoon

that

It

morning, about

one

half

was

he

afraid I

was

week

appointed for the drive

his

noon,

line under
a penciled
brought to me
'with explanations,'
for,as he told
would

not

card
his

was
name

ward,
after-

me

him.

see

It

'Town,' in fashionable scrawl on

my
envelope, had been read 'Iowa,' and

seems

the

thither the
to the

had

note

after several

for whom

man

traveled, coming

back

being delivered
days,and finally

American

it was

intended."

King

in

Europe.

James I. King,
last June Mr.
.spa for a
of Buffalo, visited the Bohemian
of treatment, and the local press and
course
Carlsbad

At

(by a natural though

him
blunder)announced

the kurlist
serious

in

the less

none
as

James

This

America.

I.,

blunder

but presently
first,

seemed humorous
enough
The parexhibited.
were
venus,
serious symptoms
the sycophants, the tuft-hunters,the
and the beggarsswooped
snobs, the parasites,
down on poor King; the hotel people fleeced
to be a generalconspirseemed
acy
him, and there
vince
In vain he sought to conto mulct him.
all a hideous
his persecutors that it was
He
no
that he was
royalpersonage.
actually had to flee the town, and is in hiding

mistake"

at a

many

no

lessness
care-

city-addressed
envelopes,"said a young
the other day, "but I had
rather a
woman,
which makes
bitter experiencelately,
me
now

at

her shoes were

frozen stiff,and the
the steam
had
touched
blankets, wherever
them, covered with ice. The descent was even
had been, and
more
perilousthan the ascent

things

that

through their

inefficiency.

or

king of Buffalo,

snow.

where

Mrs.

all

at

signal(lags
approaching trains,and keep the tracks clear,
for their
receiving eight dollars per month
services. The railroad officialstestify
.totheir

An

Wash., has
of Mt. Tacoma,
which

blew

sult
re-

travel.

found
Holland, watchwomen
are
railroad-stations,instead of men.

wave

there.

Fay Fuller, of Tacoma,

Miss

to

your

Mrs. Emily Crawford, the celebrated Paris

correspondentwho announced that the engagement

she

most

exhibits ought

her .system of living. She

shade
in weight since she

to

fallen off
of

VJnlike

principallyin exercise,

effect which

to

giveto

be
the resolute young woman
suffered much
information
of misand
exhaustion, but never
exposure

got together.

in it is
Among the eligiblesnamed
of the Vanderbilts,
daughter of one
not

continues

she would

care

child.

Miss

list must
a

her with the

the summit, where

office is

wealth

The

wonderful

to

small

patron'sfinding one
institution.

base

fi.xed fee
a

of the bride's estimated

upon

gard
re-

their money.
an
American

resident in Paris, though the

woman

in

their fortunes, their

them

who

"mammy,"

negro

over

Belgrade,and intends

office has been

An

realized.

Princesse

the

"

American
whose

old

Queen
memoirs,

stock company
for the purpose of providing
heiresses with titledhusbands,

of the traditional

ingredients which

and is
livingvery quietly,

the Parisians have

discovered
her is that she has brought to France

about

wife !"

Intelligence

of the

idea

while

is my

"

Marriage

exuberant

Loveday," said
his companion

Lady

he handled
as
quietly,
to terra

the

queried Lena, with

in blue ?"

woman

of
she

women,

and

is still studying

interest that

watch
a

The

the

up

harmless

has

of 1893.

Rives-Chanler

riety
of the nototryingto avoid the consequences
Quick or the Dead ?"
gained by "The
Fame
is one
thing,notorietyanother, she has

her

were

indifferent.

They waited

make

to

that

satiny as

country milkmaid.

opened her
Mrs. Am^lie

"

"

care, that he did not

not

It couldn't be, he had

Hosmer

"

that he did

to

Harriet

of this infernal

out

and

smooth

is Klita

name

ever
discovered.
anything as long as we
Mrs. Chanler's
art
get
studies have
not yet resulted in a picture that has
pit."
been exhibited
could hardly conceal
her disappointment.
publicly. Among her fellow-students
Was
it possible actually
possible
she is very
popular. Among other items of

forgive you

of

business

Isabella of Castile,for which

she

always what they said in plays,

the old lover came
back from India,and

and

Their

to execute

smile.
!"

me

Barrett.

Miss

murmurmed,
stepping
him, and layinga caressinghand on
She was
fond of the drama,
very

"Forgive
nearer

his

"

gave

What

away.
the whole

lady
daughters of

the

are

Kendal

mean

"

that the latest of the

in London

has not
of her skin is as

nature.

texture

which
Mrs.
prescription
upon
depends, consists of ten hours' sleep
et Cie.
They are said to be very clever girls,
out of the twenty-four,
a walk
of at least four
thoroughly up in artistic dressing,and it is
miles in the air every day, brown
bread, no
believed that they are going to make a wonderful
coffee,no sweets, vigorous rubbing in cold
success.
few of the simplestand most
a
water, and
Wilson

James?" said Ditk, surprised. "You

"Sir

is announced

It

James would

"Sir

"

dog

by

color,but the

She

pension in Marienbad

Thomas

under

the

alias of

Thomp.son.

world
a

in the world

are

so

"One

county

in Oregon

pounds of hops this year.

produces

700,000

HT

I^I^

Fashions and
H.

EUGENIA

BY

The

SEIBERS.

of

correspondence

[regular

requireno trimming.
and quaint to grogable-roof
The
peaked and
tesqueness.
the generalbangedand
hats,the large scoops,
Blossoms
rare
and
buckles
and
and
with
plumes
tips
up hat,
lavender,
ribbons galore,are
piquant and becoming to
Scentful

light.]

looking and

warm

are

Facts.

hats

big

Rose.

bizarre

are

MOLLIE

BY

and

DAVIS.

MOORE

round her, marjoram

herbs

rare

pinks and shining liliesradiant

November
6, 1890.
peared
lady who had just apcostume
expressed the truth
a new
she
felt
as
though
when she said she actually
were
walking in tights. For that is the feeling
that the new
sheath-shaped skirt does give
of the prettiest
The suit in questionis one
one.
York,

New

married

young
in

have

The
and

velvet-bound

to

essays

wear

of these

one

or

from

tailor-made,from a promeffect of cold weather," as it would necessitate

inent
merly
the forskirt,close and clinging, a most bungling coat sleeve to cover
mountamous
slashed twice at the edges to
peaks at the shoulders.

of black silk cord

vest

passementerie
high,and are

moderately
long and close and plain,buttoned with crochet
buttons at the wrist. The outside jacket of
the

same

of yore

her

than

the

who

king

ruled

!
halls

the

winsome
But

richlier mantled

Mundi,

Rosa

So, within

s^ore

the passer,

they gathered, human

flowers,a

passingslowly,looked

the

lovelyparterre

o'er,
Set his eyes

on

one

and

henceforth

to

Play

her

saw

more!
only, ever-

are

dark blue ladies' cloth is about

three-

the ostrich band

going

quarters length,with
the neck and
around

each front

is indeed

woman

Take

of

one

darkest

collar

Russian

lovelier than

the

them.

in

ever

seal, for instance, with

of

chin

beauty nestles

in the soft nest, her peachy coloring

skin
stillfurther enhanced
by the becoming sealthat
is the most
becoming of all furs.
down

the

Orleans, La.

A^vw

three

sleeves

but

petalswere.

head, the effect is startling,not to say

becoming less
sleeves are
ridiculous. That
and less protuberant there is no doubt," the
her

is straight,
inundated
the land
Fur capes seem
of movement,
to have
the
from the
waters, skies and forest,for they
irregularfolds across
the
Around
in fur, feathers and skins of various
abound
hips, and close pleats behind.
To be stricdy correct
they must
foot and sides is a wide band of closely-curled creatures.
is
made
waist
The
be high and flaring in color and pointed of
ostrich feather trimming.
half-sleeves. Lovely
to
close as
with jacket fronts and rolling collar turning
ends and
two

away

none

sweet

freedom

give more
with

and

morning

stir ;
girlsin their teens, but when a large woman
But the passer,
whose head have
passing slowly,set his eves on
over
with pronounced style,
her,
indiscretion),
passed years of discretion (or
where
she bloomed serenelyand how
Marking
small barns on

seen,

house.

in the

How

With

there arises

With

Fire.

lengthening eveningsof

the

demand

for novel indoor

autumn
ments.
amuse-

English paper tellshow such can

scientific principles,
in
be obtained on strictly
at
entertainment
which
the
an
describing
An

The
lecturer held up a
writer was
present.
sheet of paper which he touched with the still
Instantlythe
glowing wick of the candle.

recentlygreatlyinterested in hearing
up
paper began to smolder : and it smoldered
speak of a visit he paid to Mrs. Henry
line until it had written
in a narrow
and down
match.
It is tailor finished as to pockets;
Ward
Beecher in Brooklyn. She keeps house
the Queen," which
the very
was
"God save
etc. ; and with
all alone, for though she has married children,
diagonal silk lining,stitching,
last thing we
expected it would do. Then
covered
the little bonnet, the crown
life in her own
closely she prefersto live out her own
taken and on some
other sheets of paper were
with the cloth, loose velvet folds about the
This old lady of seventyindependentway.
burned
others animals
out, on
patterns were
face,while the three tips,or Prince of Wales
eightis yet bright and vigorous,while her eyes
On
the last there appeared a
drawn.
were
bow of
burn with the unquenchable light of intellect
plumes, nod at you from a butterfly
in
sketch
stencil
of
the room
in
fair
very
velvet, supplemented by a pairof cut steel
She has promised to write a
and will power.
the lecture was
which
given. This was mysterious.
narrow
and
fastened
under
the
chin
woman's
"Home
by
articles
for
a
series of
arrows,
handed
round for
The papers
were
as
strings,as stylishand refined a costume
not
Journal" I think it is,though I am
quite examination, and,
held up
were
though some
in a day's journey is before you.
you will see
The subjectis Mr. Beecher's home life,
sure.
no
to the light,
pattern could be found on them.
It all sounds simple and quiet,
but after all,it
though she said she feared she could not do it
"It is easy
enough to prepare such papers,"
than which
is the sort of beautiful simplicity
too sacred
there was
much
that was
as
justice,
and
said the lecturer. "Take some
saltpetre,
has to pay
effect is more
and one
no
fetching,
for publication.She also spoke of the letter
will take up no
dissolve in water tillthe water
for it in these days of tailor finish. For the
to Mr.
Cleveland
that elicited his
she wrote
with a wooden
Then
more.
point, such as a
tury,
simplicityof this,the last decade of the cenresultingin Mr. Beecher's zealous
response,
this solution
match end or a slipof shaving, use
is positively
most
artful and designing.
in his behalf.
She said that Mr.
partisanship
ink and draw the pattern on paper.
an
as
In this gown
I have
described, there is not
Beecher preferrednot to have her letter made
will not
Any paper will do, but unsized paper
a vestige of
The posreed, pad, or cushion.
tilion
she always
publicand, though she was willing,
it
show the mark when the liquiddries,which
basque laysflat on the skirt. The tournot
respectedhis wishes ; and so it was
lished.
pubBut if there is no mark how
will do.
soon
The

revers.

nure

is dead

there be

vest

is

may

down

plain,with

it rest

in peace.

tinycushion desired

to

heavy cloth dresses, its presence

be suspected.

on

buttons

the

each
and

year,
more

was

friend

Mrs.

Beecher

is known

to be

notable

rigid rules that

some

must

be enforced, such

as,

for instance, the

fabrics

and

Oriental

she

must

clime that

have

had

laundress

mortals

from
of.

most

not

wot

the

fanciful creations.

said

displayof unique and

princesse form is the
most
the
aim being to reprofollowed,
design
duce
the old quaint pictures. Turkish
and
ver
Japanese fabrics,with glintand gleam of siland gold,are most
picturesque; the crape
effects,
too, are very soft and beautiful.
While one
has all the possibilities
of beauty
and eleganceat the command
of along purse
and good taste, still it is comforting to know
that one
be quiteau fait and in the fashcan
ion
at
a
moderate
The
expense.
shops and
are

brown

The

full of pretty,seasonable goods.

plaidswith lines of yellow

and red

start

from ?

Make

some

Voltaire
In

approved

is largeopportunityfor

The

to

As

the
This is evidenced at greatest
sumptuousness.
for business,
great preacher had littleif any head
lengthin the confections prepared especially
business manager,
his wife was
and no
for luncheon robes. As luncheons are to be the
doubt kept him
from many
financial strait.
a
favorite form of entertainment this season,there
asked
if she
When
the site where

counters

where

to know

you

are
you
pencil mark at the spot. When
ready apply to the mark a glowing stick like
the burning spread right
will see
this. You

completionof the washing and ironing

that it be brought
by Tuesday night,insisting
have a
and left until the ends meet, and you
stairs
I can't helpsuspecting
at that time.
up
phant.
out
And
result like that."
dropped an eleentire

of

very
are

housekeeper, having

a
never

is a plain
A pretty and favorite combination
skirt cut bias, worn
with a solid colored postilion

basque. With
stylespartake more

Should

support
must

to

statue

of Mr. Beecher

emphatically: "No:

is to be

placed,she

I would

City Hall Park, in front of the

room

have
where

he

her honored

His

On

Beauty.

Own

dulged
recentlydiscovered letter,Voltaire inin this philosophy of contentment:

"My dear sir,let

All

it in

Noble and
passed his nightof Gethsemane."
staunch and true, she has been indeed a
loyal,
of the word, to
helpmeet,in the truest sense
of great brain and largeheai t who
this man
was

the

esteem

us

health and

our

is smoke,

rest

alreadyspent too

much

of my

and

pose.
re-

have

life in running

you a genuine happiness,

thing." It would be evident
he penned this sentiment
that Voltaire,when
pose,
of health and reconcerning the desirability
I wish

after smoke.

if there is such

was

husband.

an

old man,

the fact in

even

if he had

previoussentence

not

fessed
con-

of the

He
tired sensation of the optic nerve
was
answering a request that he
perienced letter.
exby those using the electric lightis should sit for a statue, and he says : "I am no
said to be due to the fact that the luminous
longerthe possessor of what might be called a
the top of
I look like a bj.ked apple 01
of great intensity,
and not to a
waves
are
face.
"

The

ponderance
pre-

of violet chemical

rays.

crane's neck."

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address

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to

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Cake.

of sugar,
one
cup of milk, two
spoons
eggs, two-thirds of a cup of butter, four teaof baking powder, three and one-half
Two

cups

Corsets,

of flour.

cups

French

Cake.

Coraline, Health, Four-in-Hand,

One

and one-half cups of

cup of sugar, one
flour,one cup of currants, one-fourth cup of
butter,one-half cup of milk, a few slices of

citron,clove and nutmeg, and

of

baking powder.

cut in squares.

Bake

These

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Short, Medium
Extra
Long.

Abdominal.
and

teaspoonful

one

in sheets, ice and

two

pes.
very nice reciFriend.

are

LARGE STOCK OF IMPORTED CORSETS.

Apple Tapioca Pudding.

and

Pare

enough apples

core

fill dish ;

to

put into each apple a bit of lemon peel. Soak

one-half pintof tapioca,in one quart lukewarm
water

hour, add

one

lemon
are

French

C. P. "

Woven

Corsets

Madame

Warren's

P. D.'s.
in

Full line of fine boned

short,medium
Form

Dress

and

extra

Corset and

French

until

apples
and

cream

Skirt

Corset.

Supporting

Also,"Dr.

and

long.

Waist.

Madame

Fay's

little salt ; flavor with

apples. Bake
when cold, with

pour over
tender.
Eat
;

Real
German

Scott's Electric

Duplex

Balls."
Union

"I.

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Corsets, etc.

der
Un-

Flannel

sugar.
Corn

Dainty

Meal

MufRns.

in order mentioned, two eggs,

together,
two
tablespoonfulsof white sugar, one and
one-half cups sweet
of
milk, a half teaspoonful
salt,a cupfulof Indian meal (white preferred),
two
two
cupfuls of flour sifted with
heaping
teaspoonfuls of baking powder and one tablespoonfulof melted butter. Bake in hot gem

Beat

for twenty minutes, in hot oven.

ious.
DelicWater
be used instead of milk.
may

pans

Those
or

left over

may be reheated
be used for the foundation

may

Tomatoes

With

Peel the
in

the middle

Street,

(Corner Walnut)

Eggs.
and

tomatoes

earthern

an

be buttered.

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320

by steaming,
of puddings.

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them

set

dish, which

of each

close together

Mass.

Worcester,

first

must

spoonful from
scoop
and chop it fine. Mince
a
out

small onion and

in a spoonful of
fry brown
and a
cupful of bread crumbs
minced parsley,
with salt and pepper

butter,and

sprigof

with the tomato

Mix

to taste.

with it.

Sprinklebread

and fillthe
crumbs

hour

an

in rather

brown, break
to

person

the

over

be

quick
top

served,and

bake

an

for

egg

to the oven

return

Madam
Warren's
Dress Form
Corset.

Foy's
Supporting Corset.

ities
cav-

for

When

oven.

Skirt

the

over

whole, dot with bits of butter, and

half

Madam

Baths.

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Dr. Conant's

each
for

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five minutes.
Creole

eaten

WHENEVER YOU WANT A BATH

Pancakes.

This is a

with either butter

have

dish, and maybe

delightful
supper
or

Some

sugar.

sons
per-

at the

called them

"quireof paper" cakes,

as
each cake, when properlymade, is as thin
as a sheet of writingpaper.
Sift a pint and a
half of flour; salt to taste.
To a cupful of
milk
sour
of soda,
right
put a half-teaspoonful
and

beat

till it foams.

add

four

eggs,

cold

water

makes

to

the

batter.
hand.

make

cakes

griddlewell
Turn

Serve

and

Pour

thin

hard

cover

to

batter.
turn.

it with

quickly with

and

a
a

hot and cut like

All

pie.

not

V.

well-drilled

it is worth
to

even

misunderstand.
bodies

This

PHILBRICK,

M.

one's

infant,and

an

and

blood

to 6.

medical

is for everyone

of health

D.

7 to

10

p.m.

to 3 p.m.

under

bath

protection

"

Ladies, 2

2;

to g a.m.,

attendance

for

to diseased

W.

be found

can

body, disinfectant

of the

Consultation

and

Courteous
Do

wastes

it harmless,

Gentlemen, 7 to
hours, 8

HOURS:

BATH

Physician,

better than

to-day.

by appointment.

the

thin coating of
knife in each

investigate.I guarantee

extant
purifier

milk

produce

Street.
901 Main
specialfeatures of this particularbath

the best eliminator of the

enough

Grease

to

cannot

No.

SANATORIUM,

The
while

into the flour,

slightlybeaten,

that Boston

REMEMBER

as

well

vision.
supernot

"

as

ited
lim-

disease.

Surgeon.

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he related it throws

work
A.

BY

involved

correspondence

dinner.

Nov.

4,

1890.

be
York
may
supply o" New
roughly into six classes: viz, fish,
and
butter
eggs,
meats, vegetableproduce,
milk, and staplegroceries.The headquarters
food

East

River
of

the foot of Fulton

at

of fish pass

tons

commercially,
every day,

recent

of

fish food

the buyer.
"Fishing Gazette"
to

for sale

at

this market.

great day for the fish dealers

is the

Thursday

the

the
that

different
of forty-five
price-list

the

contains

world, not even

of London,

variety of choice

number

varieties of

street.

the
dreds
Hun-

through this market,

is probably

market
Billingsgate

affords such

on

and there

in the

other fish market

famous
A

fish market

wholesale

they are then supplyingthe

great fish-eatingpopulationof the citywith
its Friday'ssupplies.
the other day and
I visited the fish market
at

in this

chickens," said he, "came

morning about four o'clock,alongwith

divided

for fish is the

taken

are

the

the v.irious places of

to

city,from

starts out

wliicli

his

on

this market, for

other stuff from

them

of

you

dealer

in

Polish

Side; for

East

Jewish Church,

tomorrow

fowl

afterwards

to

the

on

holiday in the

of
quantities

and

retailer will sell

This

hausted.
ex-

order from

an

Jew quarter
is

for sacrifice, and

used

is

will be

for

the housekeeper

food.
who

cooks it. So you see those chickens go through

in gettingfrom
the hands of four middlemen
the producer to the consumer."
is a fair sample of the machinery which

This

York.
is necessary in feedingNew
The supply of milk coming into New
from

nightly runs
from
the

600,000 to

15,000

20,000

trains at the

midnight milk

two

to

quarts. The

Sooooo

York
cans,

or

arrival of

JerseyCity
sightworth
this sight I

is

regular

some

once

that makes

hotels,and
line the
tale of

wonder

one

the

In

from.

that

breakfast

by
livelyscrambling done,
milk train is late in reaching

restaurants,
tell at

milkman

In order

his milk

which
eating-places
York

busine.ss in

morning

route.

if the
particularly
the city.
The

is

t'le

have

may

time, there

man

me

supply

probably had

has

retailer in the

of

them

whose

the market,
He

or

bought

That

other.

just buying

saw

lot of

who

broker

country

farmer

some

whom

one

every

"Those

light.]

of

York,

New

The

fast
its break-

York

LAWRENCE.

F.

or

[special

the

bright lighton

giving New

in

their history

and

Market,

Washington

West

is Fed.

York

New

How

no

HT

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16

of

corner

where
a

other

public
of New

streets

food

consumption
it all

comes

unique and popular

lunch-room

in one
of the big buildingsnear
runs
Printing-House Square a counter
part
on
along one side of the narrow
room,
which
are
placed in tempting array the supplies
way

of sandwiches, hard-boiled
custards, gingerbread, etc., with

nickel-plated

of

urns

eggs,

cup

two

steaming coffee.

great
A

row

old-fashioned, comfortable, cane-seated

around
armchairs, placed close together,
runs

of

the other three sides of the

hand

of each

arm

of

sort

which

shelf

chair

about

serves

as

eight

table.

The

room.

broadens
or

out

ten inches

In the middle

rightinto

wide,
of the

the Erie Railroad is a

and
day this place is filledwith business men
at the counter
clerks,who get what they want
seeing. The night I went to see
the
Chambers
walked
street,
then seat themselves
and
along through
comfortably in the
broad
arms
iently
convenarmchairs, whose
quarter which in the daytime is alive with the
very
butter,
trafficin vegetableproduce, groceries,
hold the cups
of coffee and platesof
and eggs.
as
Everything was
quiet as sleep. sandwiches.
fleet of trim,schooner-rigged
fishingsmacks,
the chirpingof a
The only noise I heard was
and churches
The
are
are
from which men
carryinggreat baskets of
theatres, museums,
carried
somehow
had
who
been
littlecricket
like
look
what
fish over
not
the only places of interest to visit in this
pontoon bridges.
from
of
in
load
into
not
the
a
to
serve
as
produce
These
whirling
the
to
If
visitor
city
only
ways
pontoons
big,throbbing metropolis.
he made his home.
fish-cars as well, the garden where
Poor,
reach the vessels, but as
York will make a tour of the marketsNew
melancholy fellow ! I wonder what he
merry,
through the openings of which great turtles
Fulton, Old Washington, New
Washington,
be seen
and will dine in different
and
lazilymoving their flappers. thinks of the bricks and mortar, the boxes and
Gansevoort"
may
the
din
of
the
the
dealers
in
about
barrels,
carts,
There are
rumbling
eighteenor twenty
restaurants
of varyingdegreesof pretentiousness,
! On a muddy, busy
hoarse shouts of the men
has
a
the market, each of whom
doorway
he will get a pictureof humanity such as
cricket's
street
is certainly
a
day Chambers
opening on to the water, through which the
he can
hardly find in any other way.
is.
Inferno if any place ever
baskets are hoisted up from the pontoons by a
Geraniums
in Winter.
gan
bethe ferrythe milk wagons
As I reached
Many of the smaller kinds
rope and tackle.
the boat with me eight
shoveled
into piles,
to rattle up, and on
and from the
of fish are
To keep geraniums well during winter,hung
went
This
filledwith empty cans
over.
ten
or
pilesinto various baskets and boxes and bar
ience,
experup in the cellar probably requiressome
the most
the river was
shovel coal. The greatest
charming of
rels,as one would
and something depends on the tempertripacross
ature
in investigating
the various
the place clean
and
all my e.xperiences
is taken to have
care
and the humidity of the air,also whether
food supply. The dark blue
plish,
wholesome, and this is not difficultto accombottom
of the
the top or
phases of a city's
the plantsare near
dressed in this market;
fish are
no
as
sky,the twinklingstars, the dazzlingelectric
cellar space.
Only actual trial would prove
terns
the glowing red and yellowsignallanfrom the
each
lar.
celof
lights,
they are all sold just as they come
the rightplace and
capabilities
water.
and one
along the shore and on the vessels,the
Ice, of course, is used freely,
The safer way
is, no doubt, to take up
I talked
of the prominent dealers with whom
in
brilliantly
lightedferryboatsdancing here and
soil,and set them
the plants with some
that the ice bill of a fishing
smack
told me
for
there like torch-lit specters, the reflections of
water
be given to
can
boxes of soil. Some
varied
is
often
these
all
like
as
a single
as
lamps
fishing
"200.
high
streaming
painted settle the soil about the roots, and then the
trip
all this made
Meat, that is to say, beef, mutton, veal,and
a picture
tention
pennants on the water
plantbe allowed to stand without further atfor a poet.
pork,constitutes,of course, the chief element
for several days or a wepk to dry off.
York.
of the food supply of New
Statistics
But I soon
got back to a livelyinterest in
shorten
Let the leaves become
yellow. Then
I reached
show that the dailyconsumption of butcher's
life when
the Erie station.
practical
in the branches, taking off at least two-thirds
in this city is about one
meat
There, backed against a covered platformover
pound for each
in the
of their length,and then set them away
thousand
livinginhabitant. Sixteen hundred
a quarter of a mile long,stood an
hicles
array of vecellar,and supply no water
during the winter
is a good deal of meat
one-horse
to
two-horse
pounds of meat
trucks,
wagons,
unless the soil appears to be getting dust dry.
handle in the morning before breakfast, and
and vans
with three horses harnessed
abreast.
and in that case
giveonly enough to moisten it
it is no wonder that the marketmen
and retail
About and in a cheap restauaant
in an isolated
a little. A
place only moderatelylightis best.
butchers have to leave their beds pretty near
clustered a group
of
building near
by were
should not be allowed to be frosted
The t"lant
drivers eating their midnight meal.
midnight in order to do it. A largepart of the
When
the
frozen
before lifting,
but if any parts become
station of

that I advise every

his list
York to put it down
on
\-isitorto New
The
"the
of
one
slipat the river
sights."
as
is filledwith a tangled
front of the market
full of interest

it so

found

"

"

wholesale

butcher's meat

trafficis in the hands

first of

of the great dressed-beef dealers,who buy the

cattle in the West, slaughter there,and ship
the dressed
York.

meat

But

Market,

in

in the

at the

foot of Gansevoort

and

rows

and

quarters of beef

and

ready for
with

rows

of

street, rows

sheep,calves,and

hogs

be seen
may
hanging up
morning buyers. I saw a coop
sold the other morning while talking
merchant
of
produce commission

the

of chickens

to New
cars
refrigerator
West
Washington

New

the

milk

two

of
clattering

to

me

for breakfast.
coffee

trains arrived,there began

which
was
ance
assuran

cans

that 1 should
The

have my glassof milk

citybusiness man's cup of

if he takes milk in it

"

"

paper, represents
milk
trains start

loads

as

as

"When

like his morning

night of hard work.

late in the afternoon

The
as

far

Binghampton, collecting their lacteal

At
they travel toward New York.
of the
midnight they deliver to the wagons
dealers the brimming forty-quart
These
cans.
west

they must
soaking
spring.

The plantswill need

planting or potting in
water
them.
transplanted,

be cut off.
before
When
Sir

John

Herschell

was

no

the

defending

in view of a mistake
the science of astronomy
of nearly4 000,000 of miles in estimating the
shown
distance of the sun, the correction was
to
to

of observation so small as
the apparent breadth of a
distance of 125 feet.

apply to an error
be equivalentto

human

hair

at

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About
Many

-5"

The

chair has been

beautiful that it has been carried in

so

from

RVflUU.

the House.

old rattan

an

IT

the

We

familyroom

get a small

at

and

fence

only one

can

the

were

put

Sawyer

paint away as if a country

victim,sometimes giving

if the chair has been

coat

triumph

in

the parlor.
of paint,the color desired,

reliable store and

Clark

made

478

colored before.

Main

482

to

Co.
St.

When

Rattao
mi Reed

bit of the
perfectlydry,a wee
best varnish should be applied. It is well to
but we
scrape off old varnish before painting,
have done

it without.

v5" When
mind

pottingplants,it is well

to bear in
Is there

that to fillthe lower part of the pot with

broken
bricks helps the drainage.

bits

FURNITDRE,

potting should

Loose

flourish better

be

if the

Honest

avoided, as

plants
pressed rather

soil is

INCLUDING

temperature of

Platform
Rockers,

now-a-days ?
is

a frequent question of good

housekeepers,
disgustedwith the poor stuff floodingevery market.

in which

room

be less than
plants are kept should never
forty-five
degrees. If the house is heated by
furnace or air-tight
if
one
can
stoves,
manage
to
"put on steam" in some
way, all will be
well. This is difficult with a furnace, but is
easilymanaged with a stove. For most plants
is indispensable,
but if that
a
sunny window
luxury is denied, one must be satisfied with
delicate ferns, palms, wandering jew and the

Ladies'
Gents'
Rockers,
Rockers,

Couches, Settees,

Tinware

Made
This

firmlyabout them.
.5"The

no

Old-fashioned,

of

THE

OLD
"Vou
a

SAYING,

can't get

for
a gold dollar
applicationthan it has to

truer

materials

cost

and

poor

higher

supposed by

And

Large

Line

of
or

-5~ Very
house gardening. A

some

and

weak

solution of

is excellent,
and

water

teaspoon

Whiteand Gold Chairs

ful of guano
dissolved in a quart of
should be used occasionally.

handsome

very

REED

Century

ROCKER,

XVI.

Hours

Finish, Only
to

$5.00

water

Wait

are

Short?"

so

"The

Absent

Memory Dear;" "May Good

on
Appetite, and Health

"Small

Cheer

but

Ones

It may

old hand-work

window

Our

SETS.

Examine

bedroom.

Century

finish, of

anything

see

this

represents

like

the

the

nished
fur-

in XVI.

set

Did

pieces.

it for

week

Both;"
Make

be, and

you

"Try
Loaf

Than

Tread;"
;" "Crumb

You

Bread

No

Half

"Better

Not

Your

ever

Bread

money.'

Price, $38.

Before

"There

Ne'er

Reek;"

"God

You

Taste

Was

Porridge;"

Without

Fire

be Wi'

Your

the

often is, but it is wholly

itrms

BEDROOM
Including
Also

50c.

$1

the

and

those

are

for

more

LIBERAL
CASH

grades

65c., 75c.,

at

at

Some

up

this

cheap
them

season.

good

to

You

OF

CREDIT

"

goc,

will

been the cry for

ondary
sec-

is

industry.

increases

IT,

The

reaction

buyers

as

for

against

become

cated
edu-

hardest of teachers.

Why

to

buy

than

Did

it ever

one

sold the

not

as

give

brings us,

We

is coated with

that the more

but

that

approximate

"

find it

so.

All

pure

tin,

and

adulteration

"

If

buy.

possiblethat

isn't it

it costs
it doesn't.

but

sorts"

to you
could

advantages

class articlemay

PURE

occur

TIN,

think

might

of benevolence

the

inferior?

Vou

the common

cheaper one

matter

you

FROM

MADE

serviceable.

so

equal that

firstof

in

you

want

it with

Fire-place Furnishings.

Brass

AT

and

Old

Iron

Fenders,

finish,which you can now

buy prepared,
polishafterward with a brush. The heavy
floor-brushes are very expensive,but any close
scrubbingbrush will do if rubbed with a flannel

Fire

WILLIS,

better if the frame

picture. A

on

of inside next

or

with
bronze

flat and

Almost

Every

Day.

the wood

the tone

of the

beading is

picture.

THE

CLARK-SAWYER

now

the outside of the frame, instead

the

Designs

photographs that are

the edge look much

is rather

harmonize
silver

Sets,

Andirons.
New

an

guaranteed. Lead

L. Turner, a
welcome
graphs
para-

Specials

to

re-dippedtinware

price?

at the same

"

large buying

price of

yes,

do

goods
choose

of business"

our

the

our

we

wax

often used
93-4.

the

by

increasing demand

ever

TINWARE

Therefore

wait until the varnish

wax
your floors,
is thoroughlydry,and then apply with a rag

"I^ All engravings or

framed in wood
to
up

Street.

made

ABOUT

and

in every

ware"

HERE'S

.5- To

is stained to

Main

Cheap

that
through exi-erience"

afterward.

PIMHAM
No.

F.

! 1 1 has

DOUBT

large

"shoddy" goods

and

PRICES.

Telephone

Mrs.

well-equipped,

ever

and

next.

TERMS

355

from

1!

NO

There is

is the common

Ye."

would
Brooklyn correspondent. Light
from Worcester
as
ladies,
well.]

40c.

$1.25.

Carpets
pay

CARPETS,
cheaper

come

in a

only sufferer.

THERE'S

the
[The above

skilled.
un-

method.

Cheap

is the Staff of Life;"

Merry Feast;" "Bread
"Enough is as Good as a Feast ;" "Every Day
Bread
With
It;" "Waste
Brings Its Own
Not, Want
Not;" "Trust
Begets Truth;"
Before

Cheap

more

BEDROOM

mand,
de-

the

is called

"

Digestion
on

Welcome

Great

than

Cheapness first,
quality a
years.
and the "poor consumer"
consideration,

and

sweet

some

Good

the last few

pertinent
iettes
quotations for tray cloths,table scarfs,servand doylies: "Drink to Me With Thine
Dew
Not
is
Sweeter
Than
Eyes;" "Honeyed
Thy Lips;" "Breakfast With What Appetite
Wine
and Good
You Can ;" "Good
Welcome
Can
Good
Make
ant
People;" "Why Are Pleas."j-Here

and Rockers.

monia
am-

had

never

Ware.

that what

make
better goods
well-managed factorythan were

in window

Tin

wages

possible to

littlemanuring is needed

cent"

good workmen

WORK

Is poor.

like.

worth

are

It is

FACTORY

than

more

478 TO 482 MAIN STREET.

CO.

I_"
Wearables.

PHOTOGRAPHER

inch or
velvet ribbon
stringsan
-5- Black
in width are
fastened at back of round
more
under
crossed
hats and toque bonnets, and are

Children's

-fART NEEDLEWORK AND STAMPING^3"To.

Done

Order.

to

School.
DressCutting

.5- For

to understand
every
the
examine
call and

wish

All who

cutting should

Five

S.

S.

A.

BuddingDollars.

Fifteen

to

Time

Every pupilthoroughly taught.

M

modern

various

Squares,the

of

in use ; the King

systems now
Prices from
ton, and others.

limited.

not

made

wear

Street.

of

many

with

gathersconcentrated at the back

and chiffon
justbelow the waist line. Lace
as bodice trimming.
are
profuselyused on some

Dress

fit perfectly
by
at

Room

F.

S 0

N.

Formerly

Former

street.

shape. Open day

and evening.
Dressmaking patterns and linings
So'e Proprietorof the
MRS.
L. F. WALSH,
cut.
Improved Tailor Rule System. Agents wanted.
teach

cut, baste, fit and

to

you

KENNARD'S

C.

MISS
LADLES'

HAIR

Cutting,
Whole

Making

Bangs
prices.
All

and

hair

of

All

specialty.
for

Frizzes

to

the

sale

at

the

25c.
all

and

styles

very

of

lowest

attendance.

filled.

orders

First-Class

popular
jackets

For the

trimming of hats and

bows, bands, etc., velvet

as

bias

is

bonnets,

cut

than

fashionable

more

ribbon

the

season.

decorated
other trifles,

and

of bon-bons

enamel

to

craft, and

to order.
chiefly

It is not

in this country

from

at

10

Notice.

Curtains, Gross

cent

per

" Strauss
I C^

from
with
dls-

prices.

regular

'

WALNUT

PROFRIETOR,

g
"^^

ST.

cleansed
and
Furniture
by the NAPTHA
Hot
Naptha
Only place in the city where
Carpets taken up and called for ; deUvered and

Carpets
PROCESS.

can

your

or

W^e

"

Curtis

you

want

old

one

made

good

CO.
of

mattress

over,

first-class

guarantee

Orders

steam.

Co.'s, 423 Main

st.,or addressed
st.,New Worcester,' Phone 347-5

MATTRESS

RICH
WTien

by

renovated

be left at Bemis

J. C. WATERS,

send

us

any

your

grade
order.

13

Park:

are

w^ork.

St., Worcester.

from
make
work

their

strange, therefore,
is
of this enamel

tiny bonbonni^re

valued

GroutBlock,
387 Main Street,
Dp One Flight.

do

get
from

count

Short

at

Lace

do this

down

families,who

in certain

son

who

is handed

art

enamelling their
that

attendance.

classic

porcelains.There
\tft in Vienna

The

work.

in the

workmen

by Vienna

onlya few workmen

you

re-laid. Feathers

pompadour figuresatins introduced

are
again imported,and there are
spriggedand flower strewn velvets, figuredin
natural colors on dark grounds.
-S- The
last season

father

in

^M^Ssecleaning^

the

on

and

MELVrN.

is used.

velvet used last

boxes

this coupon
and
bring Ht

out

LIGHT,

(^

T.

and

Cut

C.

Work

for Laces

"^

sable.

cuffs of Alaska

Wig

order.

latest

in

Artists

Experienced
promptly

curled,
75c.,

curled,
made

Work

Hair

and

cut

Bangs

15c.

l"ead
of

SEARS,

lady assistant will be

Reference
ca

designsof old Vienna

kinds

sionally
occa-

are

ladies ; the newest

with young
garment
furnished with high rolling collars and
are

in enamels

Hair

LE * JOLLY i FRENCH i DYEIHG

AND * CLEANSING t HOUSE.

J^

DRESSING^^ PARLORS.

^^

fichus

lace

Among the daintiest things which have

the littlemetal
are
been imported this season

CHILDREN'S

AND

crepe fichus are

additions providing for
or

jacketremains

sealskin

The

^
such

are

H.

Mass.
45 ParkStreet,
Worcester,

asked for,also scarfs.

the

to

pupils

solicited.We

and

welcome

ones

new

removed

street,has

527 Main
Main

at

W.

straight,and

in

put

Main

492

**WORCESTER DRESS CUTTINGSCHOOL**

Windsor,
720
invited to call;

the becoming
among
slender figures.Black

E.

S.

326 Main.op.Mechanics Hall

DR.

but the

little worn,

are
are

.5- Large silk muslin

Send

wanted.

Block,

Clark's

17
Mass.

Street, Worcester,
M

Agents

desired.

residence when

for Circular.

and

making

in cutting,

Lessons

Specialty

to

DressCutting
Worcester
Academy.
Unings cut to
System.
draping. Teaching

in quite the old

the side gores
but they flow most
gracefully.
style,

making patterns and

the Kellogg-French Tailor

to

S25

$35.

usually tight-fitting
^ Jacketsof cloth are
are
both in the front and back, and
military
these jacketsalso have high sleeves,
standingcollars,not so high as
straight,
the plush and fur ones.

braided;

Tailor-made
Gowns4-

but

Evening cloaks

-^

Costumes.
-f Evening
with

to

MRS.

M.

JEANNE
9, Burnside

Room

take orders

wUI

Building,339 Main

be

at

street,

and

show

above

fur.

garments.

mings

also

are

ELECTRIC

by the

set

are

with

ming
trimpermanent
made
of ottoman,
etc.
trim
Feather
a

off with

very

ate
elabor-

bead
tinsel,

Newmarket,

collar of sealskin, otter

Among

with

the

buttoned

under

long seal

Medici

without

plainfly

to

or

the

wraps

collar and

elegant new

is severelyplain,
made

NEEDLE

again to be lined
becoming a finish

e.xceedingly
stylishcape, also,with
key
long tab front,is made of black mon-

cuffs, is among
eradicated

so

popular for these

which

Persian lamb.

permanently

is

jewelledpassementeries.

.i;-An
the new
skin

SUPERFLUOUS HAIR CAN BE

are

lamb

for garments
that are
brocade, fine-faced cloth,

and

samples for the

White

the face that it remains

wraps,

Wednesday,

Every
To

CARR

plain

garments.

It

trimming,and

the bottom

of the

FINE MONUMENTAL

WORK

skirt.
Process.

no
scarringor other injury, There is now
for any
excuse
lady to allow a growth of hair to remain
her face to mar
her personal beauty and
to make
upon
her friends
unhappy. Moles are also permanently removed.

No

Hours:

9 to

11

a. m.,

to 4 p. m.

are

.5" The bluest blues shown in silk this season

the same
the cornflower blues of a few
as

years since, and

are

one
tryingcollar,but

Ivliss

H.
Summer

NI
Street,

PROCTOR,
Worcester,

effect combined
Mass.

few delicate

attached

cutting and

Portraits

best

the

some
polonaises,

with

.S~ In Paris trains

backs of the skirts

B,

236 Main

evening

are

gowns

principleof dress-

I I I i I I I I I I I I I M

of

the chin, then tied (or hooked) at the back

the neck in a small bow with short ends.

KEYES.

S. M.

MRS.

sold

Goods

furnished.

material

given and

Instruction
commission.
on

Needlework,

Fine

Embroidery,

Work,

Mexican

I M

Street,

T^;'"a.l".-u.t

reds.

In Granite and

strong,

Marble,

and

pronounced
ing
always producing a strikwith coquelicotor poppy

131 CENTRAL STREET,

NEAR

SUMMER.

WORCESTER,

MASS

L I (i H T

Selected Grins.

"fElocution
School
Musical
BUILDING,

CLARK

MAIN

492

FallTerm Begins
September
11,1890.
Technique,
given in Elocution, Vocal
A
thorough, scientitic,
Physical Culture.
of study" the best
systematic and progressive course
reasonable

methods"and
Call

ons.

or

Regular

Advertisement.

Store of

'

her classes
will re-open
Jennie .\bbott Mattoon
in dancing Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 29, at 7.30
Evening cla-s will open
leference will be requiredfrom
or
An introduction
p.m.
to
will be allowed
join the evening
strangers. No one
dence,
first applying to Mrs. Mattoon
at resiclass without
and June sts.,cr at Grand
Pleasant
Army
corner
from
6
to
Oct.
S,
Hall, Wednes
15,
22,
7.
evenings,
Jay
call or address Mrs.
For terms and further particulars
Mrs.

Circulars

Mattoon.
"

Store,

Co.'s Music

Telephone

obtained

be

can

or

at

at

C. L. Gorham
Music

S. R. Leland's

Store.

call 405-5.

JTENOQR/irnT,
USE

WITH
In CLASS
for

given

She

Knew

Judge;
you?

tion.
instruc-

St.

1 guess

Take

you don't

Mechanic

and

Oxidizing.

St., Worcester,

Also

Did

he

I want

"

to

of

Boy

]"s/IRS.

We

"

have

such editor

no

now.

used

in

night, and
the favorite burglar editor.
last

"

Has

; he has

34
OflBce hours, 9

There.

Nonsense

Compositor

"

That

wait for

Worcester.

me

least half

at

:"

MuKKiNS

AND

.,,,T
"",- 'ASSORTMENT

viu:ROYCE|'N
THE CITY
_

on

"1

"Er
But

to

5 p.m.

p.m.

I^

TJ

2sr,

C. A. BOYDEN,

"

Krame

Picture

And

an

Nl'f' g'r,

"

earlier

this

your

my

er

It is

"

it'sa

Always

St.,

Park:

Plat"B,

"t".

Worces'^^

wife said if I came

the 3 55 she'd meet me with the carriage.

riage?"
didn't know
kept a horse and caryou

"

47

Pap"r,

going home
Yes, but

than

Goods.

Art

and
LenseB,

Cameras,

Isn't

Dealer in

EngrravlngB. Et"bln|^B,

hour.

Team.

usual time for

SALEMARS--

1.30 p.m.

to

a.m.

10

"

Blifkins

out

the effects of

I.

on

Spanking

to 12.30 p.m.

and save from20 to

220 Main Street,
Storeopen evenings.
40 per cent.

anywhere yet without having to wait for

went
you

Pictures
and Framesof every
For Mouldings,
alsoArtists'
Materials,
goto
description,

will
If you go first,
:
you
the other shore, won't you, dear ?
I suppose
I never
Wickwire
so.
:
Wickwire

Mr.

from

victuals."

in the

STREET.

FRONT

a.m.

CHIROPODIST,

Gentlemen.

Behind.

Always

ARCHITECT*

artistically

porter
re-

new

:"
Yes, he's fresh ; make 'er right,
to
to
go
dump'r in here; want
press in
what the
And
this was
justthree minutes.
issued
"The
:
publicread when the paper was
ceased
that the deverdict of the coroner's jury was

to his death

and

Sundays,
:

and

gun-shotwound

Ladies

For

clue !

spells"victuals" "v-i-t-a-1-s."

Mrs.
J.B. Woodworth,

goods

: AND

MANICURE

crowd) :

detective?

the

with

No

came

choice

DR. SUSAN S. RAYMOND,

(pushing through the

the matter

College

in

work.

order

Him.

Overpowered

What's

P/1RL0R5,
STREET.

maple

styles

Latest

popular policeman
in charge is
the man

most

NIINOR,

A.

popular

most

14

for the

contest

Lincoln Place,where
pupils and friends.

her

niLLINERT

the

see

No.

to

she will receive

it myself.

Next.

Bridge-Jumper

"

St.,

street.

W.JOHNSON,

removed

Has

bite off one

not

Mags.

Main

PIANO-FORTE,

has ill-treated

No, your worship; I did

"

Intelligent

492

Bassett,

Wellington

27

Foreman

M.

George

policeman editor.

No
13

6 p.m.

to

themasquer-

Bronzing, Lacquering

Building,518 Main
Mondays, Tuesdays,

12

elevator.

Mrs.

No, your worship.

he got a fit?
Bu.N'TiNG :
poljob ishing.

Plater,

Knowles

STUDIO,

MRS.H.

your husband

What?

"

Larkin

Nickel

and

the other?

his NEW

VOCALIST,

your ears ?
Witness:

It

TWICHELL,

Silver

Gold,

Willie Slimson.

was

Him.

"

Office

49 Pleasant

At

TEACHER?

Judge

closed

H.

in

name.

Then

"

Witness

Miss

W.

his

Save

to

The

Brunswick,

instruction

"

Bound

student.

application.
upon
DYEK,
FKANCES
M.
The

ANDERSON
resume

Street,Monday, September 8.
Thursdays and Saturdays,from

Him.

Caller

Thorough

each

his

and she
"Not
until I patted her shoulder
whispered to me : 'Lemuel, don't make a fool
of yourself,
you old donkey.'

copying

(Elevator).

"

was

who

got licked.

He

Favorite

lessons.

attention

"

know

to

TYPEWRITER,

OF

PRIVATE

or

Personal
Rates

Tommy

And

"Did you recognizeyour wife at

ade ball last night?"

HALL.

AKNIY

"

want

of them

One

Bingo

Mr.

D/1NC1NQ

GRAND

at

STREET.

"

two

To.MMY

October.

Particular Information
apply at the Music
S. R. Leland " Son.

'

:
(suspiciously)
Tommy, who
boys I saw fightingin the next
alleythis morning.

Kingo

those

were

Dancing
of

Middle

the

MR.

times is this to go

many

MAIN

446

Will

Mr.

HIS

School for
About

"How

Harmony,

Modesty.

GREEN

W.
KE-OPEN

WILL

ask:

in?"

and

teaching,Sept. i,

resume

STUDIO,

of your

one

OF

Piano, Organ

jokes
of the composing-room, and

foreman
him

have

MORSE,

all

Frin.

HAYNES,

M.

W.

PROF.

For

to the

les-

spends them

Will

It isn't agreeableto hand

adddess,
STELLA

MISS

class

and

Private

rates.

nine lives,and

has

cat

culture.

and

N.
TEACHER

in vocal

Instruction

Gesture

GEO.

Note.

The

ST.

19

baby and carriage."

Elected.

"It's very
hard," sighed the gas-meter ; "I
but I can't vote."
always register,

WORCESTER COLLAR LAUNDRY,

Hlace.

Barton
AND

COLtAKS

IN

tAUNUEKED
STYLE.

CUFFS
PERIOK

given to Shirts and

delivered
called for and
Work
charge in all parts of the city.
Special attention

C.

B.

COOK

"

CO.,

SD-

Gent's wear.
Underwithout
extra

PROF'S.

IvIQHT

zi

Where

TURKISH BATHS!

Elm

number

"

cleaner

into

than

new

ever

you

before

were

physically,if

man,

not

in all

life, give

your

Right

For

6.

skin

you

here

as

for

form

any

shampooers

in the

of

skin

country,

disease,

and

see

what

soft

but

how

try

of

course

much

good

weat,

velvet

as

Try
Baths,

Our

one,

$i.oo

massage

in attendance.

each.

operator
Number

only

trouble

will

tickets, $5.
is

Elm

what

To

and

street

mea

you

transform

you

Turkish

they

will

Baths,

do

sleeplessness, headache,

given by

Hours,

graduate
street,

be

of

the

down-stairs

that

you

to

a.m.

great
to

will

want

to

when

of the

one

the

too

come

Sundays,

p.m.

Turkish

Baths

the

end

left at

all-worn-out-ness,

most

expert

you.

in

of

great

derive

you
the

nervousness,

THEY ARE NOT EXPENSIVE

and

On

purpose

rheumatism,

colds

or

Worcester.

morally.

DON'T TARE MEDICINE

scrofula

in

of benefit

amount

from

them

is

sidered.
con-

often.

a.m.

Dublin,

hallway.

to

12

and

m.

will

always

be

zz

firsthalf of life is passed in

The

for the
"

"

second

the second

in

born

man

wishing
the
regretting

in

Karr.

Alphonse

first.

Words.
People's

Great
"

1 G

of poverty

state

never

feels its keenest pangs ; but he who has fallen

from a lifeof luxuryfeels them with all their
bitterness.

Ellis.

James

"

We

"

always in

are

in the wrong.

the

right;

fate

always

$4.00for both.

Fontaine.

La

"

As long as the heart preserves desire the

heart preserves illusions. Chateaubriand.
"

"

is

Love

"

to marriage; without
necessity
into matrimony would be
drinks only to intoxicate
a sot who

it those who

enter

comparable to
himself.

Plutarch.

"

mistakes

The

"

committed

always the

and her confidence

The

"

believes himself
Beware

"

choice.

so.

all men

is he who

homeless

are

S2.50

from

Southey.

"

if

there

ever

was

who

man

gratified
by being told that
Dr. Johnson.
by the women.

he

year

was

liked

was

"

There

and

not

two ways
of establishing
your
and
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23

WHITNEY'S
LINEN

STORE.

Old Fashioned,
GrassBleached,

Round

Strong

Linens.

These

in all widths and are particularly

goods come
adaptedfor embroiderywork.

SamplesSent
Temple

on

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WARE

-PRATT
O

PRICK"

CO.

^CLOTHIERS

TAILORS,^

AND

408" 412MAIN STREET,First

Natmi Bank bm,WORCESTER,
MASS.
The

finest and most

largest,
complete assortment of
Men's, Boys' and Children's Clothing and
Furnishing
Goods

found

be

to

LATHROP BROTHERS
564 MAIN

in the
NON=SECRET

STREET,

(franklix

and

Men's and Children's-^

-4-Ladies',

in

more

Tl

of most

call

on

five

process

full
or

GOODYEAR

and
particulars,

address J. O.

of

Worcester,
sick

H.

and

Sept.
accident

inembers

400

in

$5000 already

documents

A
tion
17, 1889.
great co-operative institubenefits
and
endowment
of $500 at
an

Worcester;
distributed

carefullyexplainingthe plan and

WOODMAN,

339

Secy.,

GKT

Main

local

two

in

sick
of

scope

St., Worcester,

THK

assemblies,

benefits.
this

Mass.

and

$6500

rapidlygrowing fraternity,
Burnside Building.

BEST

STATE

THEY

NOVEMBER,

WE

ALSO

CARRY

GLENWOOD

or

HAVE

Rangeand ParlorStoves.
NO

LARGE

LINE

OF

EQUAL.
GAS

AND

KEROSENE

THEREFORE

OT5TER5
Vou

get them

can

Stewed,

CHANDELIERS,

QOOD

TABLE

Roasted, Fried,or

Escallopea,at

466

Main

St.

O.

LAMPS,

AND

FIRE-PLACE

S. Kendall

"

ESTKY'S,
No.

411

Main

Theatre
5

a.

Street,

Parties
m.

to

13

One

Up

Flight.

Accomodated.
p.

from
Open
Including Sunday.

m..

WANTED !
Ladies

have

left you

that you

wish

hand

time ?

your
You

of
own
can

pictures of

you

that have

ones

to

loved

from

the

defacing

If so, embellish
them with
hand, in the unique Etruscan colors.

do it,and

the year

be so
jewel will ever
promise you home ment
employCall and see samples.

no

round.

ETRUJClflN
Buruside

those

for their better home,

preserve

highlyprized. We

Bldg.,

339

two

reserve.

Invited.

The BAY

IN

City

ORDBR.

WELT.

Inspection

IS

the

order, paying

Over
years.
of formation.

approved process of manufacture.

THE

in

fraternal
of

end

For

*"

ENDOWNIBNT

Incorporated

square.)
the

"

city.

Main

ART
St.

CO.,
Take

Elevator.

ft!LS

GOODS.

Co.

SAMUEL

Sheriff

[ENGRAVED

EXI'KESSI.Y

FOR

LIGHT.]

of

D.

Worcester

NYE,

County.

Here

is

"Matthew

easier it is for the tired

bakery,and

pastry from

reHable

to fuss

hot stove, and

over

with

feature
special

will want

time you

us.

us

to

Come

to

make

your

GEO.

Wouldst

and have

eat thy cake

thou

is the

In

G.

prideourselves

We

cake

and

promptly at
for

from

the

pies

our

upon

delicacies to

other

order

time

promised,is a

week

and

after that

CO.

"

102

Street.

Green

jointof

mutton

and

pretty littlekickshaws.

any

"Shakespeare.

DAVIS

CO.

"

286 MAIN STREET. *

This is a leading
feature of our business and
of the year for Dress Suitssuit of this kind should last for years, and it pays to buy a good one.
make
Business Suits to order for $30.00 and upwards.
We
with us.
specialty

we

ar"

it. A

fail to interest you.

We
carry
of clothes is $8.00 to $25.00.

line of both

fine

have the new

Overcoat
in both singleane
popular BOX
whole or half velvet collar.
lappedor strappedseams
have them.
soft goods Montignac is "King." We
Men's Furnishingswe
have at all times beautiful Neckwear,
Hosiery,Underwear, Full Dresi
from

Overcoats
double-breast
In

made

are

piesand cakes,too.

Ready-Made Clothing Department cannot

goods,and our pricefor an entire suit

Our
common

goods

our

for your bread

us

and eatable,than

season

Fine outfits a

and

"

and

Herbert.

286 MAIN STREET.

fullyequippedfor

appetite
Shakespeare.

failure after all.

it ?

"George

Now

Street.

Pleasant

15

all

house

at your
delivering

short notice,and

at

with

day.

Making wedding

bread.

Vienna

and

gettingit nice

of

sure

line,and

our

fresh every

baked

best material,and

be

order her bread

house-keeperto

perhapsmeet

in
everything

make

We

of

Henry.

much

How

cloy the hungry edge

imagination of a feast.

can

bare

By

life.

of

stafi

O, who

heart, and

strengthens man's

bread,which

therefore is called the

MT

1 Q

$8.00

DRESS

Shirts,etc.

to

$35.00. We

with either

made

"

SUITS

TO

LET.

Worcester.
Opposite
Bay StateHouse,

M. STANLEY

HENRY
The

world

renowned

EVENING,

AFRICAN

EXPLORER.

NOVEMBER

Subject
Prices, S2.00 and
Note"

We

everyone

have
to

see

5i 50,

accordingto

engaged

One

nightonly.

N' I C

WEDNESDAY

HALL,

19.

Mr.

and hear

"THE

location.

RESCUE
Seats

Stanley for Worcester

sale

on

at

OFEMIN
at

Leland's

Tremendous

A."

PASH

Music

Store, Main

Expense

and

Street, on

trust

the

and

after

Tuesday, Nov.

him.
J.

11.

extremelylow priceswill enable

A.

SHIBLEY,

Local

Manager.

LIGHT
Vol.

To

letter addressed

open

of

out

MASS.,

WORCESTER,

II.

to another

son,
per-

under pretence of
curiosity,

mere

ascertainingits proper destination, is one of

the most
contemptibleacts of which a person
into strange
guilty. A letter may come
or
hands through an insufiicient superscription
and it is in
of post-office
the stupidity
officials,
such
to examine
the province of the recipient
that it has
a letter when
knowing beforehand
not found its intended
recipient;and then the
back with a lame apology
be sent
letter may
It is a contemptible
and regrets and so forth.
thing. The place for strayed letters to be
opened, if opened by strangers at all,Is in the
the
dead
letter office at Washington, where
such
examination.
authorityexists to make
We
are
frequently obliged to entrust
weighty secrets to the mails. If they become
be

can

hard

who

they

may

letters
much

is

The

cause.

best

authorities.

is

to

them

return

This

way

destination

concerning whose
doubt

do

to

to

with

there is

the

postal

saying that the rule

is not

its exceptions.

not

prize-winnerand an authority; and

to
be an authorityon fowls than a
nobody
something else. The whole thing is
of having something
resolved into the principle
to do and doing it "for keeps ;" and the hal)its
of persistence, advantageous buying and selling,
a

in

and

desire to e.xcel

trouble and

boy

for it. It won't

to

him

do

or

If the statistician could

harm

any

coins,or to have
keep hens, if there is

stamps

fancy

to collect

or
printing-office,
any place for them.
go inside the family
a

alone worth

are

the

pocket-money expended. The

solate
hobby is apt to be a discon-

of life,have
the
the

for

America

had

mothers

didn't burn

With the new

athletic grounds at Lake View
completed, the necessary
buildings erected
and all made
ter
ready for attual sport,Worceswill possess
athletic grounds ranking with
the best

in the

Athletic Club

country.
is

irons

the

on

didn't

stove, and fathers who

reasonable contribution of

kitchen

begrudge a
and sympathy

or

another.

whom

While

than

matter

the

at

outset

comfortable

the club house

will be

model

of its kind.

and

decides

careless
weie,

he

It is easy
by which

success.

club

The

uses.

The

board

is fortunate

lazy,as

or

This

if he had

in its

to

be

.'nwhatever

had

came,

is thorough
a

prove
pains to imly enterprisingand
its opportunities.The gentleman at the
is
head of the organization.Col. Winslow,

known

principleis

"hustler,"and a successful one,

he undertakes, and with his hand
a

the helm, the club has

gentleman

town,
what.

long

not

number

It is

went

brightdays ahead.

boys

"

into

certain

ago, in quest of

large store

of clerks
for the

"

he been

sizable

measure

coat

or

all men,

and

well,no

"

in

are

way,

such

as

the

It behooves
be of

to

it that his

any

matter

proportion

except

that

not

see

vance
ad-

may

mentioned
for his

ployers.
em-

have

left perhaps

store

till; but

the

next

The

time he

courteouslyprovided with
have bought
It doesn't

goods.
of

with

his trousers

the

most

of
who

man

young

cut

pay to
of his
knees ;

money

are

appearances.

is ambitious

importance in the world, to see

pocketbook doesn't suffer through

lack of courtesy, at any

that he deals out
mean

good-willare

the

least careful

every

to

his

impertinentor

importance by the

men

the

to

employs quitea

by the

goods sold

store

man's

sometimes

and

out

left only three cents.

the smoothness

because

tomers,
cus-

worth, he might

bill of

comes
be-

obliging

man

would
in

and

among
others

to be

young men
lose business

altered,and

not

to

follow this

half

tions
rela-

friends for the

the young
But if he is

to

dollar and

matter

no

to

customer

his three cents'

of governors
will spare
no

friends

is making

rule

policy.The

the

has resulted

athletic

the

that

As

grounds, the labor expended upon

in the productionof a fine
be appliedto a variety
level surface which may

on

of sentiment

makes

with

be

business

business

the

them

tioned
men-

everyone

of sound

he is certain

for

to

should
have

we

who
speak well of him
employer hears of his endeavors

to

being able to secure

so
thorough an equipment. A
grand-stand is to be erected, and

It is

of

the realm

ganizations
or-

of its kind, in

one.

courtesy

clerk

courteous

the steps

most

fancy pic
happening,

not

actual

in contact

come

we

Worcester

new

38

prefacing a
bit of advice to young men
employed in stores
elsewhere in positions
or
where they are called
to represent
their employers in one
upon
way

concern.

The

fortunate

more

is

an

recent

this time for the sake

at

up

playthingsthat lay about or scold because

boy wanted to use the glue-potor the flat-

narrative of

comparatively

the

who

purchase. This

It is

and

it leaves

last century, he
would find that the greatest and the best men,
from the middle stations
when they have come
circles of

his

make
ture.

No.

1890.

15,

daily followed, when

individual.

of

boy ride his hobby, if he has

the

without

leaders.
Let the

NOVEMBER

it is better

this,it is

as

way

any suitable reproof for the

responsible for the mischief

estimate

to

person

has

in such

property

common

become

SATURDAY,

rate

his

and

if he isn't so

politenessonly in

benefits received,he may remember

but respect and
only money,
the rewards

of courtesy.

ladies

Light
wonders
if there isn't room
for grave
usually familiar with. He accosted
of spending vast
doubt as to the desirability
gentleman and asked if he could get what
in
of
and
time
the
amounts
and
then
he
think
to
that
he
production
began
money
rose
a poor
boy
;
men,
misdemeanor
had run
of such ephemeral affairs as the great Sioux
or
hobbies
was
used to say that the more
guiltyof some
years ago
It has become
dividual
his children had, the better he was
City corn palace,for instance.
asylum, for the inpleased. into a deaf and dumb
in the cheesecloth
a
our
custom
"booming" Western
among
merely
wrapper
"John," he said, "has had the jig-sawcraze,
advertise
their resources,
friends to
down
him with a lordlyair of
looked
ingenuity
and Rob is just now
recovering from a severe
upon
and
minds sawdust
attack of hen-fever.
Who
being bored and indicated by a thumb
pointed and public interest by the erection of these
read
architectural
We
of
of
marvels
all
shoulder
another
the
store.
his
pastime.
under
foot.'
It's
over
chickens
part
glue,or
right;
dicatedabout
"corn
followed
the line inThe
would-be
palaces,""coal palaces,""wheat
customer
I can
stand it,and it'lldo 'em good." He was
is :
to a
palaces,"and the like,until the wonder
by the thumb, until he came
right. One of the boys formed a partnership
to be?
This corn
the new
ones
what are
also in cheesecloth
ace
palwith a schoolmate
and they produced in partmen
nership couple of young
decorated
with
thing
someSioux
at
of them
ulsters. One
was
City was
taking down and
jig-sawand carved work which they
like 15,000 bushels of corn
; and many,
sold with satisfactory
results; and the other
putting up boxes in a meditative way ; the
all the time
are
going
for
customer.
hungrjat
other
people
was
a
a
of
hens'
his
doing
parcel
boy disposed
many
up
eggs, presumably,
and
be made
over
who would
The gentlerejuvenatedif
Neither recognizedhis existence.
a
the opening wedge
man
"livingprofit."It was
waited a few moments
and then went
to
for a businesslike career.
It may
a very
they could have a bowl of hasty pudding or a
seem
over,
"Would
the cashier's desk.
it be po.ssible," slice of New
England johnny-cake. Moretrivial thingto collect defaced postage-stamps,
the money
expended in the construction
and in these days of frauds
the pastime is
he said, "for me to get so-and-so here ?" Then
have
sufficed
would
the
to
erect
a
in
that
could
of
he
with
the
he
succeeded
out
building
finding
get
fraught
boy
disappointments, but
been
which
could have
substantial liuilding
He
back
went
it "over there."
to the place
worse
might be doing many
things,and he is
made useful for the present and architecturally
intrenched,
where
the two
men
were
learning.somethingabout the geography of the
young
It.seems
for the future.
and found
tain
a beautiful monument
them disputingas to whether a cercontinents and political
changes in the earth's
in stock.
like extreme
Neither paid him
article was
prodigality this puttingso much
kingdoms. So with the coin collector he dips
last
which
can
valuable
material
into
walked
and
a
into historyand
tive
attention.
Then
he turned
thing
into the computation of relaany
but a short time and will then be forgotten.
values.
As for the hen-fancier, he may
slowly out of the store and went elsewhere to

One

of Worcester's
who

from

to

most

the

boy'senterprises.
business

successful
"

he died

some

are

not

one

he wished

"

"

funds

"

I.I(iHT
affectations that

indulge
he has

the music
instrument

less
in.
to

gifted conductors

He

and
interpret,

through which

quentlyclever arrangement
frea
touch
of

imbued

seems

the

with

grand

he seeks expression

liant,
melody in his soul is the brilsensitive, responsive unity represented

for the wealth of

of situations,and

all without

not
but
vulgarity,could
welcome.
The
play-goerfinds

warm
get
himself inclined
a

to

it with the American

compare

has at least

one
Worcester
ter
pupil,and Worcespeople have an interest in his work which
might not be accorded to all comers.
To

the comfortable

many,

ter
the club were
comedy of the present day ; but as a matof fact there is no
tures.
comparison. "The
Rivals" has not even
a "Little Annie
Rooney"
It mu.st be
As for the acting,it was
perfect. Jefferson
song.

and

homelike

of

rooms

less attractive than

not

the

pic

Strauss
is a
by his half-hundred musicians.
a pretty mean
sneak-thief who
fascinatingpersonality.He is magnetic,and
will steal from
tra.
(Jrand
all on fireas he conducts his splendid orchesand
Florence
Bob
Acres
as
Sir
as
Army Hall a musket
He
treasured by old soldiers as
holds his band
trol,
the stars, but Mr.
a relic of their
absolutelyunder conLucius
O'Trigger, were
in his piercand there is as much
less satisfying. battles.
not
ing
power
Bangs's Sir Anthony was
Mrs.
the others.
Nor were
glance as in his gracefullymoving baton.
Malaprop was so
The formal opening of the beautiful new
with the dance, and when
if Mrs. John Drew
Strauss is imbued
as
real that it did not seem
ics
his
but
his
feet
not
hands,
and
was
only
was
conducting,
simply playing Colonial Hall, in Crompton Block, on Mechanresponsiblefor it
street, took place on Wednesday, when Mr.
in the rhythm of his music.
Our music
move
the part. Then
good,
Captain Absolute was
William
Lloyd Garrison lectured before the
too.
As for Lydia,I did not fancy Miss Viola
lovingcitizens will enjoy a great treat.
Club
on
"Woman
Suffrage." Mr.
sciousness Woman's
at all times, a self-conAllen's interpretation
Mrs. O. F. Battey and Miss Hallie E. Battey
address was
Garrison's
a brilliant one.
wise,
being occasionally
apparent : otherreturned early in the week from a visit to
at
she played with sprightliness,
any
friends at Hyde Park.
Master Earle W. Greene entertained a number
rate.
Nobody could blame Sir Lucius for

Plymouth Church

has voted

to

hold its communion

noon
Sunday aftermorning service.

services,hereafter, on
instead

of after

the

kissingLucy, and it was a genuine kiss,too,"

sham
not
of those unsatisfactory,
one
stage
A
kisses which
we
good many
usually see.
in the audience

men

would

have

been

young
for the
general demand
willingto change placeswith Sir Lucius about
change, owing
congregation.
that time, had opportunitypresented. Miss
church also has its communion
vice
serPiedmont
who took the part,played it
Elsie Lombard,
in the afternoon.
and the other minor parts may
most
cleverly,

has been

There

to

and her son, of Hopedale,

visited friends in town last Sunday.

also be classed.

and

Mr.

Walter

Mrs.

days last week

at

L.

with Mr.

their residence

on

Brown
and

spent
Mrs.

Elmwood

J.

K.

nue,
Ave-

Providence,R. I.
missionarymeeting whose chief topicwas
and people,"attracted a
"China ; her customs
of people to
Trinity Church
large number
son
vestry,Thursday evening. Mrs. F. L. HarriA

introduced

Miss

Clara

M.

Cushman,
Chinese,

who

The

where each of the

finale,

couplet,was so quamt and

a fittingly
charming
very charming performance. But it
of the people who saw
is a fact that some
Rivals" were
"The
disappointed. One spectator
all right;
the actingwas
said: "Huh!
but that play is so silly.There's nothingto
I see
it. When
good acting, I want to see
something of a play." And one young woman
as
remarked
of Jefferson
Bob, "Why, I don't

playersspeaks
end

to

of

think he's much

It doesn't

actor.

an

seem

in Chinese

acting at all. He just talks like other

edly
people." Fancy ! Jeffersonwould undoubthave been
pleased to hear such sincere
he
true:
and unintentional praise. It was

Dzau,

didn't "act,"

in
Me"
"Jesus Loves
sang
of the mission
thirtymembers

some

band, dressed

costume, accompanying. Dr. Y. K.

at
Wilbraham
Chinese student now

Academy, playeda selection on the cheng, and

novel one.
the entertainment
was
a
altogether
lent valuable assistance.
The stereopticon

like

"

and

The

Epworth League of Grace Church has

officers :
cost
as
President,L. J. Pente-

is,he

that

his hair; he

tear

was

marvellously natural,
The

criticism.
is that

didn't

too.

He

conclusion

farce-comedies

the

rant

and

rave

yond
away beto be drawn

was

before alluded

have

demoralized

eyes and ears

shafts from

are

largestaudience since
the opening night, last Thursday evening,
when
crowded
with
from pit to dome
it was
people an.xious to see Jeffersonand Florence.
After the cheap clap-trapof farce comedies
for which
the public clamors
so
loudly,and
which
it is a delightto
have to be supplied,
see
such a charming old play as "The
Rivals"
The delicate
produced,and by such a company.
wit, the never-ceasingfire of fun, the
Theatre

had

its

thingswhich he believes would inure

public benefit. One of them is the

the

to

routing of the mercantile

scandalized

that the town

party of friends,at his home

town,

invitation extended

in

received

to

the

waiting-roomthere for people who

Make

on

be

of it,if you will. At

great accomodation.

the horse-cars.

Quinsigamond, eh

come

you

place that

nice

Or maybe you
wait for your car.
and want
to go
from South Worcester
from Pleasant
Pleasant street ; or you come

would

up

tion
sta-

rate, it would

Suppose

what

Now

cold winter.

transfer

any

and you want

to go to
Well, it's going to be a

Worcester

New

be

to

street and
See

want

you

to go

that's what

Grafton

up

I tell you, when

get

into the

street.

city government,

to advocate."

going

am

tried but

never

and

to

lady to

moving

friend.

you get a fall?"

I had heard my husband
say that you
jump off in the direction in which the car

"Did
"No.

is going, and

it reached

as

the

place where

stop I justskipped as if I had been

accustomed to it."
wanted

to

"It

and

it seemed

to

the

arrested.'

since.

Yet

does it."

men

keep

to

I heard
to

see

not

have

of them

one

jump
it does

run

look

ing,
pass-

exclaim,

in such

woman

never

off

footing
were

equilibrium.As

an

dition
con-

ought to be
after him to explain
had the slightest

public streets

I could

matters, but
ambition to

I struck my
who
down

when

two

attempt

'It'sa shame

few steps

ran

planetwas
to keep
I sprawled all over

turning around.
falling,and

nearlyknocked

that the whole

me

from

on

you
harder.

times

ten

was

supposed .""'

difficultas

it as

"Was

amine
ex-

colors has

step off

once

car,"remarked

horse

Tribulations.

Woman's

of

One
"I

in my

public to

The
generallyaccepted,this week.
picturesare nearlyall interesting.Mr. Turner
and
school
is a follower of the impressionist
is done mostly along that line. He
his work
very

he says, "why not

and offices,and make a

stores

ride

from

from
be let

"Now,"

to tradesmen.

clean out those

comfortable

should

house

not

Club rooms
visitthe Commonwealth
Turner's
Mr.
water
Ross
been

establishments

John professesto be much

City Hall.

under

I reeled away
The

countenance, has
is always suggesting

my

the taste of

Tuesday evening, and

heartycongratulations.

that

over

pretty brightideas, and

to

ing
has been entertainRev. Dr. Teofilis Gay, of Rome,
Italy,
Capt- David A. Mathews
this week Mr. Albert E. Strickler,
manager
preached at Salem Street Church last Sunday.
of
Stove
Id the evening,a union service of Piedmont
Company
of the
Northampton
panies
and PilgrimChurches
held at the latter
was
Northampton, England. Mrs. Strickler accomher husband.
Childs, superintenplace, and Mr. J. Ward
tendent of the Bowery Mission, spoke concerning
of Shrewsbury
Howe
work in New
York City.
rescue
Representative-elect
entertained

occasionally,and

locks

my

divers passes

some

must

The

ner
Gard-

on

month.

John, who trims

makes

come

"just natural,"and

Their
play-goers.
receptiveof the delicate
President,Cora E. Robinson ;
: First Vice
a
quiver such as Sheridan's.
tary,
Second Vice President, G. D. Gunn ; SecreIs not this a sufficient proof that the loud cry
Mrs.
C.
A. S. Roe ; Treasurer, W.
and
the discountenancing of
old
for the
plays
Healey; Auditor, F. H.Tainter; Directors, burlesque,is based on reason
and will result
P.
Edna
Taber, Ada Converse.
Rand, J.
in benefit to the whole world of theatre-goers?

elected

of the eleventh

that it made

old-fashioned

Brown

his home

at

evening,the occasion
beinghis eleventh birthdayanniversary,
which,
fell
curiouslyenough,
upon the eleventh day

the size of the

Mrs. R. A. Cooke

few

of his young friends

street, last Tuesday

she

"

street
so

car

easy

in motion

when

John

HT

I^IG

but it does not tell what his

business career;
that he began
associates and friends know"
with nothing,a poor man, made a fortune and

Sheriff Nye.
A

after

ago,

year
Worcester

in
County elected,for the firsttime
the ranks of
a sheriff coming from
its history,
the Democratic
party. Such an unusual event,

in

majority
political

whose

county

has

brought into
naturally
always been republican,
whom

gentleman to
office was
given.
the

wide-spread notice

not acquaintedwith
quiteeleven months
but in
official,
as
an
his acquaintance
to make
well liked throughout
that time he has become

people of the county

not

of

Sheriff Nye, is,in fact,one

the county.
the

were

had

have

They

him.

be

to

pleasantestmen

met

hereabout, and

interests,coupled with the

keep him from home much
duties of his office,
of the time, he is always approachable when
business

while

place in
simply
art gallerythis week, not
of his official position,but for his

Light's

awarded

is

He

reach.

within

was

is

Nye

Mr.

well known

as

trade of Boston

and in the

Worcester, and

in business

west

is in

he

as

and

them

manner

servants

of his

men

among

wisdom

and

gratified

some

of the

office

notably General
Nye's term

"

Sheriff

Chamberlain.

H.

Robert

shown

it

While
the

spoils
accompanying his

retainingin

all partiesby

of office will expireJanuary i, 1893.

familyto share his joys and
Window
Gardening.
and his home life is the pleasantest.
sorrows
valuable
If you love flowers,here are some
In 1857,he married into a distinguished
family,
gardening for the
Walter
Brigham,
his bride being Miss Susan
points regarding window
winter.
Brighatns. Her
a daughter of the Westboro
bate
First" Procure
good healthyyoung plants,
Judge Brigham of the Progreat-grandfather.
man.

Nye has

Mr.

three

Mr.

Pearson

Henry

brightyoung

paper
news-

present connected

is at

who

man,

Nye,

with

the

Mr.

ally
eventu-

has

Nye

all his life a democrat,

been

prove best
culture.

which

kinds

those

for window

and

are

Second"
properlypotted
See that they are
not
overpotted. All plants for winter
floweringand window decoration should have
water
manure
occasionally
; in repotting
liciuid
use
good compost, give free drainageand pot
firmly.
Never
allow your plantsto become
Third
so
dry for want of water as to wilt or "flag;"at
drench them ;
the same
time do not continually
and

of the

is the

manager
in Boston
Filter Company,

Water

Warren

ter
Wal-

"

Brigham Nye, who

and

recommended

quite

daughters died when

sons
are
living Mr.

Two

The

young.

and

senate

Nye have had five

Mrs.

and

Mr.

children.

in the state

been

Court, had
in congress.

ter,
citizen of Worces-

suffered reverses, overcome

achieved success.

has

party, he

county's best

ness
busiintelligent

Evening Gazette in this city; and Arthur

Eggleston Nye, the youngest son, who is still
prominence and worth as a
life, in the publicschools.
who has led an active,enterprising
because

people of the county.

of the inevitable results of

one

own

circles he is ranked

and

scrupulouslyhonest

the iron and steel

to

performed the
factory
highly satis-

has

Nye

the

to

familyto discourage him, stillfoughtvaliantly system that the patronage

office should be distributed
again to the plane of success.
on, until he rose

as

To
honor of the
years
his fellow-citizens he had been for many
tics,
well known; but as business,rather than polihad absorbed his time and attention,the

the

his

in

sickness

and

trouble

lost it,and, with

excitingcampaign,

an

sheriff,Mr.

As

duties of his office in

"

do

allow water

not

to

stand

in the saucers,

as

sickly.
plants become
dow
the ocratic
demfaction, a candidate for many
on
Water
in separate vessels,placed in your winhigh offices,
Daniels Nye, be it said with satisSamuel
in
his
is
wet
or
residence
beneficial,
the plants, very
near
ticket,but
republican
by birth,
County man
is a Worcester
to
election
moisture
the
of
furnish
reduced
his
chances
to
has
wards
terrestrial
territoryhaving
his arrival upon
sponges, anything
as a rule. He
the seventeenth
air. Few plantslike a dry, hot atmosphere,
beyond the marks of possibility,
been chronicled at Barre, on
of

Unlike

February, 1S33.
Charles

Hon.

his fellow-democrat,

Pratt, of whom

B.

ran

as

once

Light

before him.

people were

his

as

candidate

Ward

from

Eight ;

for the
as

been

has

He

common

cil
coun-

man
for alder-

candidate

he justescaped
Winslow; for the
againstSamuel
had something to say, recently,
J.Hastings; and for
senate, againstThomas
being a valentine.
In 1889,he was
twice.
inated
nomUrsula
councillor
or
once
and
(nde
of
Nye
The son
Lyman
New
ter
of staunch
England
by the democrats for sheriff of WorcesDaniels)he came
of farmers
exciting campaign,
County, and, after an
stock,the familyhaving been one
dred
elected by a majority of about six hunwas
for generations
past.
votes.
still quiteyoung, his father
he was
When
the
Mr.
member
of
has
been
with
his
a
and
he
lived
father,
grandand mother died,
long
Nye
teen
fourAssociation.
Worcester
the latter'sfarm, until he was
on
County Mechanics
He
the
six years in all on
served two terms
years old, attendingthe district school.
in
twice president,
board of directors,and was
to Hopkinton, and attended
In 1847 he went
He has served one
term
and in
1879-80,and 1 880-1.
the High School there for two
years;
the
Public
He
that
director
of
Free
his
dence
resias
a
to Worcester, so
Library.
1849 he came
has been connected
with the Peoples Savings
here, save for an interval of four years,
than ten years, and is at presBank
for more
than four decades.
a periodof more
covers
ent
state

"

"

When

he

he entered the

to Worcester

came

employ of Dennis

Lee, builders and

"

engaged in

and for six years

tractors,
con-

tering
carpen-

member

1S55, he

Milford, where

to

went

he

of the

the duties of the placein

augured well for his future

In

success

1859,Mr. Nye returned

began

as

clerk in the

down
Washburn,
Later, this became

on

that
way
in business.

to Worcester

and

mill of Nathan
rolling
Bloomingdale road.

present

endowment

Club, and

of the
a

or

of Investment.
connected

with any
but

orders ;

popularityhas been recognized in

He
the second
was
presidentof

other ways.
the Commonwealth

of fact,he had

been

never

fraternal

assistant postmaster ; but as a matter

chargedfounders
charge of the office and dis-

became

of the Board

Nye has

his
socially

work.
In

Mr.

was

member

of the

new

of the

one

Washington Club.

He

Worcester

the works
This

department from

of

to

AUston,

the

concern

in connection

Jonas S. Heartt of Troy, N.

gives in brief

Y.

story of Mr. Nye's

add, the

may

not

tween
possiblewith a temperature during the day be70''and 80", and at night between 50"
to
and 60", never
allowing your thermometer
45". In mild weather air your
get below
from
window
down
plants,always pulling the
the top. Avoid
draughts,and during a warm
rain place your plantsout in it; it will greatly
benefit them.
Fifth

grow
time

Turn

"

weeks

in two

round

; once
your plantsoccasionally
and they will
will be sufficient,
At
the
same
and symmetrical.

pinch all stragglingshoots so as to form

plants require the
bushy plants. House
twice every
or
foliagesprayed with water once
day ; also sponge the leaves once every week,
fir-tree
preferable,
using soap, or, what is more
oil,which
is also

be had

may

excellent

an

pleasantto work

Nye

go

He
the

does

with
not

Unity since it

kind-hearted

man,

is generous

fall short of the

and

and always ready

reallyunfortunate.

vice
ser-

Mr.

expectation.
to

seed-house, and

at any

remedy for all insects and

with.

Strange

that

would

that

habitation.

Plants, to thrive well during the

months, should have all the sunlight

of the
supporter of the Church
founded.
He has rendered
was

valuable

conditions

same

fitfor human

Fourth"
winter

listen to

where

seen

never

Custer

there

Legend.

Sioux

to

comes

us

tell the true

from

fell

before

"

the

historyof

They say that

deadly ambuscade.

hillock

on

the

grows a plant
curious plant with

now

tall,slender leaves, curved in the exact form

of a saber, with edges so sharp as to inflict
hands, and those who
wounds
unwary
upon
soon
drop it,so strangelycold
pluck it once
and

clammy

are

its leaves.

It bears

golden-

hued, heart-shapedbloom, and in the centre is

small spot of brilliant red,like a drop of
one
The Indians regard itwith supertitious
not
They call it "Custer's heart," and canbe induced
to touch it,claiming that the
blossom crushed in the hand, leaves blood-red
stains impossibleto remove.
blood.
awe.

with

we

and

strange legend
alone
Sioux, who can

"

it

as

kill plantsare

Club.

the parishand music committees

and
the Washburn
Iron Works,
on
has held other positions.
beingGeorge W. Gill,Edward
Mr.
D. Nye
Davis, Joseph E. Davis, Samuel
Nye's personal affabilityhas been
and M. J. P. McCafferty all Democrats, by
hinted at. In appearance,
he is decidedly a
In iS8j, Hon.
is short and stockilythe way.
man.
He
George M. Rice purchased handsome
the plantand made of itthe Worcester
built,has a ruddy complexion and an extremely
It
Steel Works, Mr. Nye continuing as general
pleasantface,with wide-awake blue eyes.
until
when
he
would
be expected that such a description
June,
1888,
purchased
manager
moved

and,

roots

Nye has always been connected with the

Unitarian
Church, and has been an active
Mr.

L.

and

the

rots

is at

those interested

the car-wheel

it

T Ci M

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This

Thespians.

Boston

week

"The

Heir

T
Law"

being
easily
carry off the honors, both doing excellently.
of
light.]
[regular corrhsponuence
Monday
evening, at the Tremont, that
Boston, Nov. 12, 1890.
pleasing actress, Rosina
Yokes, appeared,
the firstweek of the "glorious supported by Felix Morris, and an excellent
Last week was
at the Boston
old comedies"
tensively company.
She
is exceedinglypopular here
Museum, so exadvertised in the papers, and by their
and a largeand fashionable
audience greeted
the
stock
as
own
her. She follows the English fashion of givcom.
strongest
programs,
ing
in the United
States.
posed
disWhile
not
two
three
or
lightcomedy pieces for an
pany
the
to harshlycriticisethe company
or
evening'sentertainment, and there are many
cannot
who think she gives a more
help thinkingthat
management, one
treat
satisfactory
this theatre bases
this line,to

considerable

extent,

on

the past

enjoyed,withthe aid of former

it has

success

prestige in

and

its claims

played, in which

at

Wilson

and

is

Words

Barron

"Affection,tho' givenin vain,has

meaning. Emerson.
"There

is

that which

day of eternity
auguster than
is nothing in the
There

no

is

now.

way

of consequence

now

enacting,no

what

eternal world."
None

"

of

even

now

Theodore

into

us

we

T.

not

than

more

in the

are

Munger.
by an occasional

live well

can

good resolution,any

pieces this evening,the first

comedy by H. J. Byron. "Percy

that is

sweetness

is,for

now

be awaited

to

that may
not now
bitterne.ssthat is not now
felt.
after will be but the increment of

be tasted,no
What
comes

three

were

abiding

an

"

than any other actress in her line in the country

she always has a first-classsupport'
; and
There

of the Wise.

seed

can

healthyplant by being used as a

being
common
sayed
That versatile actor, Charles
plaything,and only now
and then
Barron, esPendragon," in which she did not appear, gave
for the firsttime the character of "Sir
put into the earth for a minute or two.
Felix Morris a chance to appear
as
a nervous,
Every
it was
thingdepends on storingup in ourselves,by a
a
severe
Peter Teazle."
irascible old gentleman, who
is mad
Necessarily,
at his
habit
of
and
for
artist
of
his
t
o
an
right-willing well-doing,
a great
gifts,
undertaking,even
nephew for marrying against his will, but
and
the very
ever-increasingfund of moral power,
stage that
finally
forgiveshim, and all is well,in the old
appear in this part, on
which shall be always available to brace us
and Gilbert had trod in the same
Warren
conventional
is nothing parstyle. There
ticularly
he read his lines adOf course,
mirably
against sudden temptation, to help us carry
character.
in the pieceexcept
new
or
interesting
out
better purposes, and to hold us steady
our
he always does
and played with
is always finished
That
the actingof Morris.
and
true to the ideal." Rev. Charles G. Ames.
than his customary earnestness
more
; but it is
and refined and highlyinteresting.
The piece
t
oo
for
old
and
the
a
"A
No man's
him,
dry, of the evening was
Double
altogether
Lesson."
part
body is as strong as his appetites.
to be lacking. He
seemed
was
delicate humor
Miss
Tillotson.
Yokes
dances and singsabout as gracefully,
and melodramatic
He reat times.
too hard
minded
and is as fascinating
in her pantomimic
One man
an
infamous
meets
punishment
of the late John Gilbert, style,
one
occasionally
be imagined.
as
can
for a crime
which
confers a diadem
upon
in the scene
where he and his
butler.
especially
Morris
His
played the Scotch
another.
Juvenal.
and trying dialect was
lady are making up their quarrels,
charming, and he joined in a
The book of female
is
blotted
all
logic
to bill and coo
as good married
couplesshould.
Highland dance, to the delightof the house.
with tears.
over
Thackeray.
This
was
scene
admirably given, and the
There
is a typicalsword
dance
and several
like kittens,
is born blind,but,
Credulity,
all good.
Lord in Livery,"
scathingrebuke he givesthe back-biting
though
dead

artists now

and

gone.

new

grow

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

siperswas
would

fine

as

to

care

he hustles

when

his house, he
emergency.
He has
as

far

as

excellent

"When

bizarre

funny, is

scene,

he

the

was

former

itseemed
old

hard

an

to

old

old

bachelor

marries

young

wife

begin," and when, a little

later,
"Lady Teazle" (Annie Clarke)came
on,
could hardly reconcile the idea to the picone
ture.
He looked as young as she did,in spite
of his very good make-up.
She played the part as she always has,
I am
admirer
of her
an
beautifully
; and
as
an
actress ; but pardon me
for saying
ability
I hardlythought she looked the part, in comparison
with her lord and

Perhaps the
Wilson's

most

master.

artistichit of

"Crabtree."

He

There

was

is

Blends

fresh

and

terror

cheapness

in

the

home

to go

even

the blend

market,

countries.

in life itself

further

adds

accountant

in

Heinrich

Heine.

grown

tensively
ex-

It is to be

relation

to

the

tea

of the

which

character to the life.

that cheers but inebriates

the infusion of the

material

for the October

not

"

vices that arise from

with

books

with

those which

are, in

Any affectation whatsoever

"

"

will be made

well

as

as

not look to

see

what

his

understanding.
look to their

must

their will
trouble

much

How

in dress implies,

flaw in the

choosing allies we

In

power

help us."

to

he

avoids

/4Lsop.

who

does

does,
he does hmiself,

neighborsays,

that

or

plant
supplies or thinks, but only to what
brewings. The "pillow" that it
be just and pure ! Marcus
may

Aur-

"

that

brings sleep,or

at

least drowsiness,

will be stuffed with the very

flowers that,
Plympton, the new leading man. who
takes the place of Mason, played "Charles
treated, have contributed to make
differently
of
One will get confused
tea.
Surface" with a good deal of manly strength an excitingcup
there will be confusion
and grace, and is an improvement on his pre; at least,
decessor,in one's terms
the principle
for those who do not understand
though hardly up to Barron, in this
of fermentation.
Tea
has gradually been
part. He had a very good reception.
Boniface's
"Sir Oliver" and
Davenport's ousting the national beverage from the field.
Has it a still largerfuture before it.' The
"Joseph Surface" were
good; and the
very
ladies generallywere
be so reduced
that itshall be
good, though altogether pricemay soon
it was
not
offered
brilliant
a
gratuitously
by the shopkeeper to his
really very
production,
though large houses have been the rule since
customers, as coffee is to this day handed
this comedy season
round in the bazaars of the East.
began.

tain
cer-

arise

counteract
or
dency
aggravate the tenmay
Hazlitt.
of the other.

in my mind,
Chesterfield.

"

from

who

heart.

"

"

tea will present

evening To the unscientific the new
of association.
The
the typical singularcontradictions
cup

and

intercourse
same

broken

dailyintercourse with the world, yet each

and operation of its own,
character
a

has

the

meddling, prying gossiper and tale-bearer.

His make-up was
artistic as ever, and from
as
the firstto the last,he representedthis odious

bankruptcy of

weaknesses

constant

from

chicory does to the coffee of the

experiment is to be made
present. The
and the hop flowers to be dried
scientifically,
of tea manand rolled,and all the processes
ufacture
to
be carried out
carefully. Then
the questionof blending,and after
will come
that the problems of sale and consumption.

arithmetician

"

respects,the

that

cold

her follies,sometimes, alas,only the

up

The

"

same

is,so

Reason

is to be

longera question of Souchong or Ceylon,

Indian leaf is
but of Kent and Surrey. The
with the English,and hops
to be adulterated
the

Hawthorne.

"

to speak,the policeof the

der;
kingdom of art, seeking only to preserve or-

no

to bear

to death.

us

for the tea-drinker.

are

they
gone, and
with an article of the home

are

M.

"

""

Hops.

and

have

than

future

open.

The best of us being unfit to die,what an

inexpressible
absurdityit is to put the worst

"

Tea

gentleman Sir

ideas of this part have

more

gets its eyes

never

Ballou.

M.

not

to

then his troubles

was

not

could

for the

even

robust,beefy figure,
English gentleman of those
So in the opening lines,when he says,

an

unlike them, it

nearlyas good ; but as a whole,

have passed a more
pleasant
Watson.
evening anywhere.
you

figurefor his years, and

is concerned

look

befits

times.

songs,

you

as

screen

scandal-mongersout of

rather

Peter,as all our

us

the

of
an

realize that
made

After

these

was

that

as

piece of acting

see.

"My

gos-

elius.

Eben

"

day, each week, each month, each

A
chance
given you by God.

Each

year, is

new

chance,

new

leaf,a

new

new

life
"

this is the

golden,the unspeakable giftwhich each

days offers to you. Canon Farrar.

new

"

"

Without

self-sacrifice there

blessedness, neither
He

that

loveth

on

earth

nor

can

be

no

in heaven.

his life will lose it.

He

that

selfish,
luxurious,
hateth his life in this paltry,
world, shall keep it to lifeeternal.
hypocritical
Charles Kingsley.

"

lyl (I HT
which

one

Names.

has become

valuable

manufacture,with

some

trade.

Nor

view

by
to

of

reason

it in the

use

which

and

name

of

her

and

own

Or shall

ad infinitum ?

name

upon

she lose her

the

replaceitwith

other

half .''asks

Home

Journal.

Alice Parker

the
A

name

in the

from

even

has

may

some

name.

her maiden

If under

line of decisions

has

to

come

us

she had achieved

the "Fabers"

who

one

name

uses

of Faber

on

one

"

"

"

"

consideration

for it in order

make

to

obligatory.The judgesdecided
the child after him

property. So the young

got his $10,000.
Another

and similar

where

that

his request

at

as
consideration,

name

naming

was

was

Charles Lehman

fold
Wol-

case

occurred

in Vermont,

Francis promised to give

a boy named
after him, Nathan
Parks,the latter being the boy's surname.

When

this had

been

done

as

he had

requested, he refused to pay the money, but

the Supreme Court of Vermont
made
him pay
as

promised.
be
therefore,

It may,
agreement

deemed

settled that

an

for the privilege

of
money
naming a child is valid and binding,but while
in
is
a name
this sense
property, which may
be bartered away, no one
has such a rightto
it as to prevent anyone who came
to pay

honestlyby

it from

usingit.
Still again,while a person
he pleases,he must
name

adopt any
wilfully
adopt

may
not

namesake,

have

but

it

in fraud of another's

decided

me.

resides
The

done

in

in the

an

illustration.
christian and

neighborhood
brought a
company
same

express
house
addressed

been

the

but
offense,

no

for the

hope

article had
namesake

my

which

presents
for.

liable

was

I used

it. I

will send

she

to

nestly
ear-

all

me

immediately

cannot

intended

me.
They
Or,
let her change her name.
still,
Following up this point,it proves that it is
but the identityof the person
not the name
which determines the ownership. Jane Smith
as
Jeanne Smyth, or Bridget
may signher name
O'Reillyas BridgetteOreilleux" itmatters

account

are

for

better

act done

an

the person
In one
that

called

under

fictitiousname

binds

who

does

case,

at least,
it was
held indirectly
He was
might be nameless.
The
judges said it did not

person

J. W.

follow that this

it.

not his name,

was

for

man

might well call himself Jay Doubleyou, and

spellit in this laconic manner.
This is not
unlike the signatureof John
Robin, who wrote "John" and drew after it
the figureof a redbreast.
This latter case
is
actual occurrence,
an
and the court wisely
held that if Mr. Robin expectedto get out of
the payment
of his note because
he signed it
in a figurative
bird
not as smart
a
way he was
he imagined.
as
Boston, Mass.

Wellesley

Girls

Rejoice.

in increased
Wellesleystudents are rejoicing
in regardto receivingvisitors and
privileges
time the
being absent from college. At one
dignified
collegewas
hampered by rules only
fitfor the most frivolous of boarding schools,
and masculinitywas
sence.
conspicuous by its abAt an evening reception,where
only
ladies were
one
said to a profespresent,some
sor
"What
that is, with the
a pretty picture
:
faces and
bright dresses !" "Yes,"
young
said the professor,
who
was
rather young and
"but
attractive ;
little sprinkling of
a
broadcloth would
improve it." And a wicked
the following
senior told a big-eyedfreshman
legend: "Once upon a time there was a project
of buildinga woman's
ley,
college in Wellesbut there was
one
insuperable
objection
"

there
the

three young
of time one

were

course

married

and the

billity
; in

of those

died, and

then

finallythe
the

despitethe nonsense
girlish
spiritsand

collegewas

man

young

ing
build-

young
built !"

man

But

of the
the

of those students

one

possi-

at various

third

men

young

the second
looked

In

town.

to be

projectbegan

short time

sites ; and

in the

men

west, and the founders

rights.

personal experienceon

as
subjectwhich will serve
young lady bearingmy name,

with

be

must

this

surname,

Nathan

not
good faith,

able
valu-

valuable

$2000 to have
Francis

of

payment

have

pay

not ;

whole

of pencilcelebrity.Every
pencilswill have seen the name
side,and accepted itas proof
a
some
of its superiority.But there are two Fabers
distinction,it becomes
subject of
and
name
A. W.
the one
and J. F. the other
thoughtwhat to do with her new
and,
ing
how
it with herself without losto connect
the latter envied the reputathough brothers,
tion
at
the same
her individual identityand
of those pencilsbearing the giltletters
I shall treat the
time to observe
the law.
"A. W. Faber" on the polishedwood encircling
whole subjectof names
itis held by the law
as
the rounded
lead.
And
so
menced
J. F. also comto affect us mortals.
pencil-makingas a business,and also
in golden letters on
the
Many years ago in England a wise judge engraved his name
said that a person could have but one
tian
Chriswood.
Then
followed
suits and injunctions
with
the
name
A. W. Faber.
It was
pranotnen
corresponding
by the original
finally
of the Romans
but later and wiser judges
decided
that both had
a
rightto the name,
have adopted the more
modern
rule that a
and ever
since both kinds of Faber's
pencils
have as many baptismal names
as
lawfullycontinue their scribbling.
person can
he or she wishes.
HoUoway's Pills had once (perhapsthey still
know
that among
the Romans
You
must
caused
a
have) a great sale and their success
second HoUoway, rightfully
generallyno prcenomeii was given to a woman
owning the name,
tillshe married, when she took the feminine
also to roll pills,
them
the
to
announcing
needy
form of that borne by her husband.
as
"HoUoway's Pills." This double dose of
Names
are
to a certain extent property and
pills
produced law-suits in allopathic
quantity,
in two instances reported in law books, the
and the final result was
the same, so both pills
of a child was
sold for a valuable conname
sideration. lawfully
continue in their work to cure
kill.
or
A father has the absolute rightto
But the great shoe-blackingmanufacturers.
his child even
name
to the exclusion
of the
and
fortunate
in preMartin, were
more
Day
venting
mother.
A case
the use
of their name
occurringin Indiana within
for blacking
the last score
of years must be noted.
An old
made
A Mr.
by others of the same
name.
childless widower
named
Charles
Lehman
Day, with a view to making the best of his
wanted a newly born infant of his friend Wollooked for a man
named
Martin to join
name,
fold to be named
Charles
Lehman
Wolfold.
in his blackening enterprise. Having
him
He
agreed to look out for the youngster's found him, theyjoinedtheir two honest names
corroborate
his statement
happiness. To
and advertised Day and Martin's
able
incomparLehman
then and there gave his note
for
shoe blacking. But the wise judges refused
soon
^10,000. Lehman
died,leavingthe note
to countenance
this use
of their joint
and
his
heirs
contested the payment
In order to make
unpaid,
name.
these cases
stand as
of it on the ground that there was
ation.
considerno
the correct
law, I must lay down this rule,
It is,of course, understood that,as
that the honest use of an honest name
cannot
between the parties
to a note, there must
be a
be preventedeven
if itinterferes with the business
Boston

to

he

always adopt a name

specialcelebrity.In one
name?
If she is single case
What
is a woman's
a disreputable
character,wishing to hide
she marries
but when
it is easilyascertained,
his past and, perhaps, to reform,asked the
it becomes
perplexing.Shall she retain her
permission of the court
(under a special
and add to it simplythat of her
maiden name
statute)to change his name
to that borne
by
she
shall
husband
?
honorable
Or,
of the same
join an
man
newly acquired
community.
a
and if she marry
the two with a hyphen (-),
The honorable man
and
the
objected,
table
disrepusecond time shall she add hyphen upon hyphen
character was
prohibitedfrom adopting
PARKER.

ALICE

BY

would

and jolly
young
stricture of rules,
not

of past years

but sing
collegesong : "For.
the
best.
All
noblest,

with all their hearts in the

the

the
fairest,

parcel to my
to my name,
which, upon
some
being opened, unfolded a handand expensivedress made
by a prominent
Boston house.
I was
with
the
delighted
some
present from
but grateful
anonymous
as
it fitted me with exactness.
client,
especially

ever

Now
to
as
the law of this case.
I
Had
used that dress, would I have been obliged to
for
it?
even
Or,
would it have
pay
worse,
been an offense .^ I determined
the question
then and conclude
it to be the law that it

of this poor world while it lasts. The Rev.

Mr. Baxter, of England, who givesvent to his

hail to her sacred

walk

Profitable

!"

Prophecy.

that when a man

Congregationalistsays
who is incessantly
warning his friends that the
But a week later the express messenger
end in less than six
called
world
is coming to an
for the parcel,
condensed
saying that it was for the other, years carries on all the while a thriving
and
dream
about
the
and
milk factory
a
prise
entermy namesake,
my
nanimity
magnewspaper
of that client from
I had
whom
him
the
some
^35,000 annually,
netting
vanished.
supposed itto come, soon
conclusion is that he means
the most
to make
The

views

through the

individual.
case

at

Christian Herald, is such

The vocation of prophetis,in

least,
quiteprofitable.

an

his

ly I G HT

In the World of Letters.

reality.One

only wonder that any being

spark of divine genius
some
pretendermade a shining

can

Questerand

born with the faintest

Saratoga,it is said,will be the

Howells's

next

of Mr.

scene

bear to

can

see

[Communications

lightby its fires.

novel.

Charles

Dudley Warner, says

correspondent,
Oliver Wendell
Holmes
is expected to visit
one
his neighbor,
day upon
Lakewood, N. J.,and there is talk,sub rosa,
and asked him to go walking.
of a novel entertainment
in his honor while he
The
humorist
Warner
advanced
resisting,
is there. It is nothingless than ?
pretty floral
scriptural
authorityin support of his desire as
procession,led by a decorous and sturdyonefollows: Matthew
"And
whoever
shall
V :vii,
horse shay, followed
by many other vehicles,
compel thee to go a mile, go with him, Twain."
all to be garlanded with blooming and foliage
And Twain
went.
plants. That there will be many and beautiful
arranged
The
authorship of "The
Anglomaniacs," decorations deftly and artistically
it is known
that the
goes without saying,when
which
created so
much
curiosity
during the
a

Twain,

of the story in the Century, was

publication
revealed by the Critic in a review
last week.
The author, the editor of the Century, and
Miss

Jeanette Gilder alone knew

Harrison,

who

wrote

Honeymoon" and has done

a playwright.

some

to

committee

well

"A

Russian

clever work

as

Bolton, a

venerable

ladies

the management
known
for

abilityto provide unique and

of

New

number

of the

Cosmopolitan

Magazine has for itsleadingarticleone on "The

Army of Japan," by Prof. Arthur Sherburne
Hardy, which gives the most
comprehensive
insightinto Japanese militaryaffairs that has
been

allowed

article. The

Eng
a

ume
vol-

num,

writes

us

in the scope

great showman,

of
P.

T.

department are solicited.

Quester Editor,Light,

Grip."

a victim asks:
Can you tell
people in this state had the
many
"grip" last winter?
In the annual report of
the State Board of Health of Massachusetts,
how

"la

grippe"is treated of at length. As a result

the secretaryreports that
investigation,
human
intercourse is as potent in spreading
the disease as atmospheric communication.
of his

He

estimates that 730,000 wage-earners in that

that 191,100 of these had
disease,
that the time lost was
at

state took the

to

magazine
Bar-

asks

Bi.ooDV
What

was

of the civil war?

Ykaus."
the

Reader

of

History

time of duration

exact

Basing his conclusion

presidential proclamations and

acts

of

on
gress,
con-

the

Secretaryof War has decided that

the war
for the Union
began April 15, 1861,
and ended May i, 1S65,thus making its exact
duration four years and fifteen days.

in Relation
"College Education
The
Salute."
p. R. asks:
Will the Answerer
several "vacation" papers and essays, the
Bain
to Business," and George Grantham
tell how the custom
of lifting
the hat
Old
discussion
of
which
is
"The
continues
his
of
"The
chief
interesting
Meeting House."
had its origin? The custom
of lifting
the hat
in what
Executive Departments of the Government."
This abounds
be called "oldmay
had its originin feudal days. Knights never
fashioned humor"
and is delightfulin those
"Fan Histories and Fashions," by Mary Caldwell
in public except in full armor, but
appeared
with
glimpses of country life and manners
Montgomery, is one of the best articles of
upon
entering an assembly of friends the
is familiar, to some
the month, and J. Worden
which
extent.
Pope's "Desertion
everyone
his helmet,the act signifying,
knightremoved
and the MilitaryPrison" touches upon
and
Old"
is another paper in
a
ject
sub"Things New
"1 am
safe in the presence
of my friends."
not
which the vision of one
heretofore exploitedto death.
The
eightyyears of age is
in some
delicious comfiction is strong, Richard Malcolm
turned back, resulting
parisons
Johnston's
A Political
Scheme."
Clara C. D. writes :
and hits at what is now
called an
vanced southern story,"The pursuitof the Martyrs,"
adWill the Answerer
kindly explain,for the
civilization. The genuine lover of the
and
Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen's "A Norse
benefit of a much
interested,but benighted
Atlantis" being the long stories.
Charles
New
England hills will find much of description,
just what the word "gerryyoung
woman,
mander"
Amateur
humor, character, drawing and homely
Stage"
Carey Waddle's "American
means?
Although the word "gerrymander"
which can
which should not be forwisdom
in this volume
be heartily is one
of the papers
gotten.
is found in the latest dictionaries,
it is
book
is published by the
enjoyed. The
a United
States word, so to speak, rather than
York.
Worthington Company, New
a member
of the English language in good
The New
England Magazine for November,
standing. To "gerrymander" is a political
like the Cosmopolitan,pays attention to Japan,
Alas, alas,for this littleglimpse of the tricks
to divide a
district with unfair
term, and means
it considers
life,
and manners
of the elect ! A Boston daily though instead of its military
and unnatural
boundaries, so as to give
W.
"Japanese Popular Art," through Mr.
last week
held this advertisement : "Papers
the political
dering"
party which does the "gerryman"Charles Bulfinch,the architect,"
Henry Winslow.
and essays written at short notice for ladies
unfair advantage in elections. This
an
built the older of the two court
who
belongingto art and literaryclubs who have
sort of political
was
first
resorted
redistricting
houses down on Court Hill,is made the subject
not time for their preparation. Address," etc.
to in 181 1, when
ElbridgeGerry was governor
of
best
of
of
the
ing
writone
biographical
pieces
A very graceful way
of
truly
disguisingby
of Massachusetts, and take itsname
from him,
It is profuselyillustrated,
the
latelyseen.
lack of time the ungracefulfact that some
of
believed not to have instigated
although he is now
R. Wilarticle being from the pen of Ashton
the devotees of Browning and Wagner, Ibsen
it,but to have been opposed to it.
lard. "The Tangible Writing of the Blind,"
and pre-raphaelism
have also a lack of ideas
E. Allen of the Perkins Institution,
E.
Material.
Fire-Proof
C.
asks:
by Edward
and of expression,
but do possess
the wherewithal
and "The Third Estate of the South," by Rev.
What
is asbestos and where
is it found ?
to pay for these desirable commodities.
A. D. Mayo, are
the best of the other papers.
Asbestos
is a mineral which
sists
reIt is a bit unfortunate,because some
successfully
irreverent
the action of fire. It is found
in large
Mary A. P. Strasbury writes the inevitable
brilliantpaper
paragrapheron hearing of some
dialect story, and
Dorothy Prescott's "Poor
quantitiesin Switzerland, Scotland, A'irginia,
on
"The
Inwardness
of Browning" or
True
Mr. Ponsonby" is a pretty tale.
Vermont, and on Staten Island, off the New
"The
Symphonies and Fortunes of Modern
ered
the ideas, and
Jersey coast. The finest qualityyet discovArt,"might happen to connect
from Italy. The use of this macomes
terial
De
Sweller or Miss Highfancy that Madame
flier
The
Cochineal
Insect.
has
been familiar for many
years in all
isindebted to this advertiser,
who is willing
It has been extensively
countries.
formed so
The cochineal insect,which once
applied in
for a mess
of pottage.
to sell his birthright
of fire-proof
the manufacture
of
resources
roofing,
flooring,
One isreminded of Besant's latest clever book,
largea part of the agricultural
and
lamp-wicking.
certain parts of Guatemala, has been neglected steam
packing, clothing
"Armorel
of no
of Lyonesse,"in which a man
is
used
as
a
It
now
red
demand
for
principally
aniline
has
the
non-conducting
talent whatever, except for lying,
since
supplied
poses as the
the
"cleverest man
now
neglected envelopeof steam pipes,and for the filling
up
in London"
by buying the pictures dyeing material. And
Theater
also
stage-curtains are
littlecoccus
has taken revenge
of a discouragedartist,
of a
the poems
by attacking of safes.
made
fire-proof
by the use of asbestos. A
and the stories of a society the coffee plants which have been
planted in
poor young girl,
ered
large body of asbestos has justbeen discovthe ground formerlyoccupied by the cactus
and bringing all before the public
woman,
the
on
threatens
subsisted.
It
.Skagitriver, in Washington. It
under his own
name.
The novel is a new
idea, upon which the insect
is said to be of excellent quality,
the fibres
in the
the destruction of the coffee plantations
London
hinted
that
though it has been
has a prototype of this "cleverest man" in sad
being long,fine and very flexible.
provinceof Amatillan.
land

clergyman,has brought togetherin

November

to

leave work, and

least 985,500days.
tertainments.
en-

their

successful

The

me

FouH
The

ever

Rev. A. M.

of

the author's

the copy being received in type-written

name,
manuscript and the payments being made
through a third party. The author is Mrs.
Burton

affair will be intrusted

this

They should be addressed

Worcester, Mass.]

called

Mark

to

Answerer.

on

"

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10

Short Stones.

Some
The

custodian

Union

told the

large hall in Cooper

policeman on guard at the

of the

Municipal League

meeting

mass

since, that he

two

wanted

the

reserved for ladies when

seats

week

front

or

of

row

the doors

place,and, consequently,the offer of any gratuity

a supererogatory act."
is entirely
Then,
:
turning to a small boy, she murmured
"Johnny, accept the gentleman's nickel. We
in order not to
keep him for that purpose,
offend those who

be strangers in Boston."

may

the

It cost

who
the

want

great deal of

once

the

accept
the latter ; "send him
front row,
why she objected. "I don't
doubt."
no
to sit there," she exclaimed,impatiently,

"because

While

there is no

travelingin
and

Omaha

Denver,

with such

snored

place to put

feet."

my

intense

volume

that every

in the coach
was
seriouslyannoyed.
Presentlyan old gentleman approached the
and, shaking him, brought him out of
sleeper,
one

slumber

with

he exclaimed.
every

one

start.

"What's

"Why,

your

the

?"

matter

of the governors
of a grammar-school
that on
the
complained to the head-master
One

previousevening he had seen one

form boys flirting
with a young
head-master
accordinglyspoke
in

severe

of the toplady. The

to

the

terms

pants
occuon

the

improprietyof such conduct, and wound up

consideraharangue by sayingthat out of tion

room

at

would
to

not

below

of observation

the mark

head-master, when

six

boys presentedthemselves

was

with him.

summer

up

of the late Governor

A.

Dana, then

Sun,

Mr.

York

strikes the

The

party

made

was

Tilden, Mr.

now

Smith

M.

Weed,

play.
long,
and proposed to go to bed.
to sleepiness
Mr. Barlow
accompanied him, with the purpose
of returninglater to his pleasure-seeking
friends ; but when
he got upstairshe came
to

was

at the

the
siderably
con-

to the

top-form
view.
privateinter-

that,as

his guests

knew

For

follow Mr. Tilden's example.

sleptsoundly until after daylight
on
Sunday morning. On awakening, to
his surprisehe heard the rattle of the billiarddid so, and

He

balls.

He

rose

at

where
without

and

once

the

game

went

to

"

When

we

You

and

I behind

the Veil

past.

are

Oh, but the

shall last.
long, long while the World
Coming and Departure heeds
Sea's self should heed a pebble-cast.

Which

of

the

As

our

Strange, is it not ? that of the myriads who

Before us passed the door of Darkness
through,
Not one
returns to tell us of the road.
to discover

travel too.

must

we

I sent my Soul through the Invisible,

Some
letter of that After- Ufe to spell:
And

and

by

to me.
my Soul returned
"I myself am
Heav'n
and

by

And

answered,

The

moving Finger

Moves

on

Shall

Indeed
Have

Tears

and, having writ.

your
Piety nor Wit
to cancel half a line.
wash

out

swore

And
My

Word

of It.

drown'd

my Glory in a shallow
reputationfor a Song.

sold my

Indeed,indeed. Repentance
I

the Idols I have loved so long

done my credit in this World
much

Have
And

all

nor

lure it back

all your

"

Hell."

writes ;

wrong

cup.

oft before

but was
I sober when I swore
?
and then came
Spring,and Rose-in-hand

then

thread

bare

.\nd

much

And

robb'd

as

I wonder
One-half

me

Ah

Love!

To

grasp
Would

Re-mould

Penitence

Wine

has

of my

Robe

often what

could

the stuff

and

you

of Honor"

Well

the Vintners

preciousas

so

apiecestore.
played the Infidel,

I with

buy
they sell.
Him

conspire

this sorry Scheme

of Things entire.
shatter it to bits" and then
we

not

it nearer

the billiard-room,

The

to

the Heart's

Swell

desire!

Flower.

Chrysanthemums are
proceeded
night. favor among swell women.

had

interruption
through the whole

Years.

loved,the lovehest and the best

That from his Vintage rolMng Time
hath prest,
drunk
Have
their Cup a Round
or
two before.
And
to rest.
one
by one crept silently
some

their

he would

rooms,

Thou

enow

Beloved,fillthe Cup that clears

Regret and future Fears :
I may
be
why, Tomorrow
Myself with Yesterday'sSeven Thousand

began

the conclusion

Paradise

were

of past

Tomorrow!

York
since

the Bough,

of Bread, and
the Wilderness"

me

Today

Charles

Marble, editor of the New

Manton

underneath

Wine, a Loaf
singing in

Khayyam.

RUBAIVAT.

Oh, my

cratic
Demo-

some

editor of the New

now

very

much

in

guests had made one attempt after another to

get away to bed, but the bull-doghad succssfullyprevented their departure,and there had

They are brilliant

rative
pleasingand decoeffect to a woman's
The yelcostume.
low
are
yellow indeed,are
ones, which
very
the most
highly prized. Some of the large
ones
are
priced as high as one dollar and a

been

half each.

He

found

the door

the

ful
only exit his faithbut fierce bull-dogstandingguard. The
at

"

"

nothing else to do through the long

of the nightbut to return to their cues

watches

and the billiard-table.

What

with

Omar

THE

of Verses
of

Jug

Nor
as

World, Mr.

his private
That

evident

crestfallen

the

name

into

come

the close of the lesson.

governor'sacuteness

ago

Barlow's

S. M.

friends,who had gone to his summer

at Glen
Cove, on Long Island, to spend

his

for the parents he

but invited him
culprit,

Mr.

become
and one
or
two
prominent in politics,
old tleman,
genother men
of position. After
dinner his
I'm snoring?"
guests made their way to the billiard-room and
nuisance.
to
Before
Mr. Tilden confessed

do you know
kindly. "How
of the
queried the source
"Why we can't help but hear it." "Well, don't
all
believe
you hear," repliedthe stranger,and
went to sleep again.

of the said form

peare,
Shakes-

snoring is annoying

in the car," repliedthe

Which

story is told of

home
the

Monsieur

in.

good
experienceseveral years

parlor-car,between
man
fell asleep,and

Book

Oh, Wilderness

were

policeand the custodian

and the custodian's assistants

FROM

Beside

of Zola,
George Moore, the English disciple
had a play at the Od^on, in Paris,and at
of "Othello" was
same
time an
adaption
trouble to keep that front row
vacant, but they
being rehearsed at the theatre. He called one
succeeded.
Several ladies entered the hall
to
the manager.
see
morning and asked
and were
poHtelyinvented to "step rightdown
"What
name
shall I give, monsieur ?" demanded
in front." They were
shown to the front row,
M.
the concierge. "Tell
Porell that
but,after glancing at the empty seats, they
the Englishauthor whose play he has accepted
turned back and found other placesnot so far
desires to see
him."
The
concierge went
Not one
could be induced
woman
forward.
toward the manager's room.
"There is a gentleman
in that front row.
The
to sit down
gallant
in the hall who tells me
he is the English
he
custodian was
sorely puzzled, and finally
author whose play has justbeen accepted,"
to
mustered sufiicient courage
ask one
lady,
he said to the oliicial."Quite right,"
answered
declined to
his invitation to sit in

opened.

of
Quatrains

in color,and

contribute

The

floristssay, however, that the

largest chrysanthemums in this country are

very small compared with the chrysanthemums
in Japan, which oftentimes attain the size of
sunflower.
The chief objection
an
American
of chrysanthemums heretofore has
to the use
been that the odor of them is not at all pleasant.
Yankee
ingenuity,however, has been at
work on the problem suggested by this objection,

pilgrimfrom other lands,

writes a Philadelphiacorrespondent,is the
Mr. Justice Hawkins
was
taken to be
once
in Boston.
Women
a member
predominance of women
of the P. R.
He
was
waiting to
take his ticket at a railwaystation in Paris,at
everywhere in the restaurants, behind the
i
n
the
in
lunch-counters,
the offices, which there were
a number
shops,
of English roughs
to be doing all the work.
women
seem
eigners returningfrom
Forthe races, one
of whom
was
and some
flower-dealers have been able,
from New
York or Chicago, ignorant
The
very rude to him.
judge remonstrated,
the use of chemicals
of the customs
applieddirectly
of the country,
sometimes
became
whereupon the man
more
insulting, through
the
to
make
an
effort to be pleasantwith these
growing plant,to achieve a flower which
and said if he would
come
outside he would
young
has
been not unusual
is
almost
It
ladies. The result is always disastrous to the
or
so.
odorless,
give him "what for." Sir Henry, who wears
in the flower trade, it is said,to add perforeigner. I was much amused at the attempt
his hair cut very short,then took off his hat,
fume
of one
to flowers occasionally
of these "foreigners,"
by dipping them
just mentioned, thinkingthat as the men
were
of the criminal
to bestow a small fee upon
mum
fragrantessence, but the chrysantheone
of these youug
classes they would recognizehim, and quietly in some
is the first case
of flowers going
women.
case
She drew
herself up with all the
remarked
: "Perlaps you
do not know
I
who
hauteur
deodorization.
of family pride" for no
of
through a process
doubt
her
?" Did the man
am
in awe-stricken tones exclaim
"
name
was
Winthrop or Adams, or Hancock,
:
'Awkins,by thunder !" No, what he
A tunnel to Prince Edward
Island across
or
Winslow"
and then she remarked
cuse
"Ex:
said was:
bob, a bloomin' prize"S'elp me
fighter!Northumberland
Straits, a distance of 6;4
sir ; we
are
me,
rewarded for
liberally
Not
me!"
and
the judge was
not
miles,is the next great engineeringfeat talked
services by the corporate
our
lessees of the
further molested.
of in Canada.
"

"

HdHT
We

Men

his millions of

But

About.

Hear

pounds, his loftystation,

and his perpetual energy are
riding,
avail in keeping down his weight. A

his hard
is said to have

taken

fancy to

Jacob Sharp
Lovejoy,the porter of the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
stock
to
and helped him
buy street-railway
it was
when
very
value of the stock
old

The

man.

cheap, and the rise in the

has

made

Lovejoy

is said

to

rich

head-porterof the Grand

Hotel, Chicago,

fic
Paci-

be worth

all of

no

few years
known
as

and

Dukedom

contented
He

between

Death

lifted young

snubbed

the Prince of Wales,

that

thousand dollars a year, the largest

salary
Three
paid to any Congregational minister.
in Brooklyn,viz.,Drs. Lyman Abbott, Storrs,
dollars
Behrends, receive ten thousand
each. Dr. Gunsaulus, of Chicago,has a salary
Dr. Gregg, of
of eightthousand dollars,and
and

Boston, has

thousand

seven

from

the

has

taken

Carnot,

has

last,there

laid for four

covers

were

Oelrichs, he

and
specialists

German

refused

hundred,
with
at

two

ception,
dollars per quart, while the buffet for the reflowers,music, etc.,brought the total
dollars.
to fifteen thousand

invented

the

drop-

dence,
a-nickel-in-theslot machine, died in East ProviR.

L, almost penniless.

in

of Manchester,

was

The

once

waited

ddbut
of its

being some

the

on

Such

Mr. Cornelius VanSiJ".7i5,

$15,000,and Jay Gould's to $7,450.
to

as

an

comments

was
hilarity

For

the sleeves of

his

coat

had

got

while the stalwart legswere

arms,
pantiesand knee-stockings."
seemed

in velvet

as

of his arms,
hang to, slouched a few steps across
true
with
the
Bowery lurch such
stage,
she

was

out

Pansies

Woiurrt,

to

as

act, but the third had

bare
blacksmith-shop,with his arms
from

the second

his tremendous

fistson

him
to

Gould, is flowers.

He

is

inestimable.

they knew,

phlox

grew
and rue.

Afass.

Calls.

making calls and going to see one's

friends there is a great gulf fixed,and while
Between

the irksomeness

has

part of the

sweetness

the

the

full view.

tant
impor-

of
inspiration

and

the

all formal

of

things, the latter is an

life. Indeed, society,in any

in
town
ancient
In Tepe-Kermeno,
an
Crimea, a platinacoin has been found bearing
of Syria,who died B.
the image of Antiochus
of its kind
C. 164. The coin is the only one
its value is
and
for
this reason
to
known
exist,
"

and

o'er.

more

the

the Western

He
has three pet
buildingin the afternoon.
first is his
The
ways of enjoying himself.
time takes
yacht, Atalanta, which in summer
at Irvington.
him from the city to his home
The next source
of enjoyment, and probably

earth

long once

corners

sunny

dim

and ceremonial

soon

small, of yore,
the wide

now

the Uttle house

In whose

ing
while he, with noth-

"

the greatestto Mr.

day long.

is still.
piping shrill.

the children

the former

safer

to feel better and

to his

on

Anglo-American expedition
presented
Stanley was
were
engraved his name,
of the expedition,and the date.
into his face,said,hoarsely; 'Let
human
came
the name
while exploringthe lakes in
think !'
This ring he wore
me
the
across
his firstmarch
Central Africa on
"John L. said: 'If you are looking for the
this
missed, being
it was
Dark Continent, when
murderer, there he is!' He thundered
dous
time elevated the tremeneither stolen or lost. After eightyears it came
out, and at the same
and allowed the Westphalia ham at
missionaryto
into the possessionof a Welsh
arm
the Congo, who
the end of it to float out upon the air,with
purchased it from a native
sionary the fingersunder the villain'snose."
On his return the misand brought it home.
forwarded the ringto Mr.
Stanley as
And thus he disappearedafter his speech :
and fell in
"He bowed, the stiffbristles rose
a wedding memento.
a slight
smile, his eyes glanced skyward with
Jay Gould will not be disturbed by business
the genuine stagey roll,and he was
gone."
Union
the

leaves

song,

the house

In lone moments

caused

undoubled
of them, covered his brow
He
one
of his head easilywith the broad
and most
palm, and, while an expressionthat was almost

started for Africa, Mr.

with a ring,on which

after he

D-ethinks

Wandering

ing
by his looklike the rockiest Little Lord
Fauntleroy
enormous
into an
that had
ever
ger,
sluggrown
with hair cropped close to a wide-eared
wonder
that
it
was
a
hands
so
head, and
big
first

"This

biceps,and

matters

brown.

dwellingthere.

for crickets

And

amusingly John L.
actor, the following

very

true

is not

sense,

of
spectacularrepresentation

mere

entertainments,but

"

When

and

flowers

fair,
with jaunty air,

that sang
the children

Now,

Stage.

"

derbilt's to

than

Were

Save

describes

Sun

Sullivan's

as

an

amounts

roof,bent

sweet

happy little throng.

Who
with laughterand with
Worked
and played the whole

Mr.

emissary and asked if he would

fond
of mimicking and
are
so
justed comedians
of the royal princesses. He adone
marry
with a fixed,meaningthen stood stock still,
less
and inquired: "Cawn't
his eye-glass,
face suggestingparesis,and which
may
you find another fellah ?"
of stage-fright."
have come
the
time
all
still
"Mr.
stood
Sullivan
nearly
Astor, of New York, has an
Mr. William
absent
was
in sight. He
he was
altogether
feller's
income of S23.595 a day. Mr. John D. Rockeby

its low

more

Birds

long

fail.

"She

Marquis of Hartington, who isto marry

the Duchess
upon

Kissed

of the

Oelrichs, the duke is naturallyof a heavy

build,and all expedientsfor reducing his proportions

how

Benton, who

Dean

grieves,

leaves.

Herman

hope of reducing his weight. Like

the

and

and

While tall lilacs bending d.wn,

Laden
with a starry crown,

to

elsewhere

and

sobs

of straw

Or perhaps a stray bird's trill.

seven

fifteen hundred

Like

through

gone

its eaves,

.Spring wind

has since

the treatment

series of baths at Carlsbad

relates,

dollars per cover,

quarts of champagne

and the bill was

ranks.

the

Built their nests

dollars.

Parisian caterer

rather expensive. At his

dinner-giving

The

He

Where

of the

one

the birds beneath

Yet

Sullivan

President

John

And

lordlyperson'sdaughter, and picked

his duchess
teen
York, is paid six-

Taylor,of New

M.

MENARD.

I knew,

corners
sunny
grew
dim and phlox and rue.

Panbies

men.

Dr. W.

finds

into

world.

in the

GERTRUDE

littlehouse

In whose

thirteen lives

the exalted station.

Bentinck

Little House.

JOSBTTE

Once

man

young

thought of the

because
and

The
BY

Guards, and

amiable

seldom

him

greatestfortunes

in the

was

and

of Portland

stood

marry

business

the duke

ago
a

Bentinck.

named

two

dollars, made in
fiftythousand
part from pointsgiven him by prominent

hundred
most

II

monial
cere-

is rather the easy,

who meet
a few people,
sympathetic atmosphere. Friendshipis
and of
matter
of
growth
a
to some
degree
tined
habit,as well as of recognition.The predes-

familiar intercourse of
in

friend

is born

and

not

made

but the

and more
friendlyacquaintanceof one's nearer
intimate circle is largelymade, after the first
mutual
of
sympathies
recognitionof a basis
formal
"making
and
understanding. The
of
of time, of forethought,
calls" is a matter
general adjustment of thoughts and toilet;
while the running in on a friend has about it
of impromptu action and
ease
the delightful
and conversational
the enjoyment of social freedom
interchange. For in nothing,indeed,
barren and unsatifying
is the formal call more
There is no
than in its conversational quality.
basis for any real interchange of thought,and

interchange of compliments.
a mere
that these have their place in social
life. Ceremonial observances are by no means
without their recognizedservice in social life;
stance,
subbnt they are rather the form than the
the letter rather than the spirit.To
and
limit the circle of acquaintanceto intimate
it hopebe to narrow
lessly
friends would
it becomes
Not

but

particular
;

while

tainments
be

perhaps

element.

to

make

formal

calls and enter,

substitute for social lifewould

its best
to eliminate
more
even

the

servatory.
accomplishedbotanist,and has a fine connomination,
united with any dePresident Polk never
Mr. Gould, also,is justas fond of
leges
"This
he received
country is reported to have 300 colthough on his deathbed
the circus as in the days when he stole under
in
and universities,against ninety-four
of a
the rite of baptism at the hands
the tent-flaps
of the old-fashionedcircus which
Europe ; but the latter are far higherin rank,
Methodist
clergyman, an old neighbor and
visited his native town.
three
more
have
professorsthan over
ence
1723
friend. During the presidency,out of deferinstitutions here, and 41,814
times as many
able
to the religious
opinionsof his wife, he
His Grace of Portland is fat. He is an amistudents than our 69 400.
more
attended the PresbyterianChurch.
duke, a rich duke and a popular duke.
an

"

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LI(i

Women
Miss
China

of the World.

White, a missionary attached to the

Island Mission, has a daringscheme
in

prospect

to

officials

on

dominions

elude the

of
vigilance

the

frontier

of the

Grand

and

to

enter

the

She

has

The Poets in November.

THE

Germany employs 5,500,000 women

pursuits; England, 4,000,000;
3,750,000, and Austro Hungary about

the Thibetan

Lama.

Washington, claims a monopoly of the trade

under his copyright,
and asks for thirty-four
thousand dollars' damages.

MIDNIGHT
BY

The

same

Berlin

rejoicesin

one
princesses,

dancing saloon
of

presence

the

the dance
arranges
herself to the management
They are the Princesses

band.

Pignatelliand Dolgorouki,who
take these

sometimes

in
Miss

Ada

Webb,

young

The
She

gives

gracefulperformance in a large tank, has

presented by the Royal Humane
Society,
a testimonial for plunginginto
at
the Brumley swimming
baths in full walking-dress,
and rescuingthree
women
tion
strugglingin the water in a combinaof cramp,
panic,and indiscretion.

her

among

Austria

intimate

most

and

costumes

of

has

distributed

as

not attend

friends all her

more

for the

inconvenience
this,or for

I.X

to

BY

Minna

have

courts

Ricker, who

finally

of Cincinnati

Where
Chill

and

Jones,

succeeded.

She

to

whose

en.

And

pursued

her

then

went

studies

position she

sullen

The

upon

hour

roll in

waves

and

stubborn din.
vin^ rattles,and the breeze

dead

has

And

to

Williams

the

way.

roar

Goes moaning through the swaying trees.

A stiff blast steadies yonder vane.
from

Comes

in wood

country, in 1887, she entered

the mountain
grey
wall

old stone

an

the beach

on

With

Florence,Italy,
engraving
under the direction of Timothy Cole, whose
engravingsin the Century Magazine have attracted
so
much
attention.
Llpon her return
and

down

sweep

skies are leaden-like and

squirrelon

Takes easy cognizance of all ;

The vane
a distant
tower
upon
Twists, turns a hundred
an
ways

is

of the plate printingde.

manager
Methodist
partment in the Western
ISook Concern
in that city. Miss Williams
first studied
Mr.

winds

The

and

graver

BENSEL.

roadway blown,

at either hand.
barren sticks of sedgy broom
two or threi late locusts bloom.

And

tised
prac-

being gratuitous
needy.

the

-As sentinels

that state.
has

BERRY

Dry leaves across

of the District of Columbia

It is said that she never
ceives
re-

Williams

NOVEMBER.

JAMES

."\nd cornstalks in the brown fields

strewn,
A few dull yellow blooms
that stand

courts

of the

cause

Miss

M.

present position. Miss

Miss

deep moonlight clear;

of sumach
light
midnight of the year.
star^

For

the bar of

to

woman

Morilla

white

snow's

RockvilU, Conn.

in

fee,her services

to this

festivities.

Hampshire

before the

court

dresses.
light-colored

mementos

any

well known

so

shopping.

since 1882.

with

They will
of the beautiful empress,
kept
who says pathetically
that she will never
feel
colored dresses any more,
gay enough to wear
and that now
her daughter is married,she will
be

New

is Mrs.

been

Empress

is

reason, she has latelytaken

Baltimore to make purchases.
visiting

The

wife

that she finds it an

while

admitted

in London, with
the deepestwater

yet has fallen soft and

The

stances
circum-

who

woman

sunk

Only red

other

some

obligedto

are

places owing to reduced

their respective
families.

President's

Washington

of whom

while the other devotes

of

Not

she visited.

light;
purple cvenstar
in autumn's
night.

aster's

Has

The

The

real

YEAR.

lost its sunset

The

whose

two

THE

WHITNEY.

goldenrod that glowed afar

Has

alreadyfamiliarized herself with the language,

Miss Irene Hoyt is said to have
and is only awaitingan auspicious
the finest
opportunity
collection of corner-lots of
to attempt a feat which no Englishman has
in the
any person
country. For years she has bought a corneraccomplishedin the last half century.

great attraction is the

ERNEST

France,
the

number.

lot in every town

OF

in industrial

the east

dashing

the

driving rain

the wmdow

on

pane.

I et down

the shades and

light the fire
leaps to flame like young
desire.
While from the logs bird-voices s-ng,
The echoes of some
bygone spring,
When
hopes and mayflow^rs bloomed indeed
1 hat

her

That

belongs to

have

now

There

alike to seed.

goi

the sound

comes

of childlike feet

.And c.ildish laughter loud and sweet,

a gifted
family. Her sister,Mrs. Alice WillColfax, a cousin of the late
iams
.And little hands
stretch eager
palms
Vice-President
Brotherton,is well known as a poet.
Colfax, has for nearlythirty
To beg the firelight's
golden alms.
been
keeper of the lighthouseat Michiyears
gan
The
red lipspart in sunny
smiles.
A very considerate and humane
is
purpose
And
brown
blue eyes try their wiles
City,one of the most
eyes,
important beacons
that of the Letter Guild in Birmingham, Eng.,
To win the freedom of
kn^e
Lake Michigan. During these
on
years Miss
Where
each holds potent sovreignty.
started
recently
Anna
factory girls. The
Hartwell has been her companion and
among
Then
let the winds
blow wild outside.
is
of
both
guild
composed
working girls and
helper,and an unfailing
affection has grown
The
clouds grow
black and rise the tide.
ladies of leisure,
with a desire to afford help
And
winter come
when
storms
up between these isolated workers.
are free
and encouragement
To
to the former
at will o'er land and
in the duties,
sea,
My little babes keep spring for
The Queen Regent of Spain is a
voted pleasures,trials and troubles of life by the
devery
advice, sympathy and friendshipof the latter
mother, and lives justnow
as
quietlyas
A
Cup of Cold 'Water.
each month to the girlassignedher, in a plain
humble subjectsat San Sebasany of her most
tian,
The initials E. C. B. are signed to a story in
on
bathingwith the littlekingand princesses and simplestyle,
subjectslikelyto interest
the Fitchburg Sentinel which seems
almost incredible
in the morning, and driving or
girls,
home
as, for instance, work, friendship,
sailingwith
; but it is printed for a fact. We
them in the afternoon.
life,worries, rainy days, etc. The girlsare
The baby king asserts
know, says the writer,that there is a reward
his prerogative ful! royally even
these letters,
persuaded to answer
and so popto the
now,
ular
promised in the Bible to those who give a cup
has the societybecome
despairof his governess, who can not persuade
that the number
in the name
of a disciple.But
of cold water
him to conform
to the conventionalities of life, of girlmembers
far exceeds
the lady writers.
shall be the reward of that husband
and
what
or
The postage and stationerybill is met
to address his titled subjectsby other than
by the

Harriet

roam

"

me.

their Christian

dues of club

names.

children
One

of

the'

graduatesof the Westminster

Cooking School, an Irish lady,Mrs. Jeannette
a
Miller,
woman
of good family and social
has adoptedthe professionof
position,
cookery,
and, in a most becoming cap and apron, goes
out
to
private houses to prepare
company
luncheons
breakfasts,

and

dinners.

She

has

is chronicled as
Queen Marguerite,of Italy,
more
lookingeven
lovely than usual at the
in
Florence.
performance of a new
opera
She wore
tiara
pale yellow satin ; a dimond
covered her dark hair,and her famous
pearls
were
claspedcloselyabout her throat and then
drooped in strand upon
strand
until they
reached her waist.
is growing
King Humbert

offered her, at very remuengagements

nerative
and the Queen, as a gentle hint, is said
rates, than she can
possiblyfulfill. gray,
to have placeda
bottle of hair
Mrs. Miller believes that
his
dye on
ladies
many
young
The
direful result was
will follow her example, as the cook's is
that
dressing case.
of
one
more

the best paid of

Marguerite'sonce

professions.

his appearance

Suit has been

broughtagainsta Cincinnati
for copying a photograph

firm
lithographic
of

Mrs.

Grover

Cleveland.

C.

M.

Bell, of

of emerald

next

green.

cooks, had decided

on

some

one

snowy-whitelap-dog made
morning in a vivid coat
The
that it
else.

left his blind wife and

father,who

members.

King, like
was

best

to

amateur

ment
experi-

in

day

about

(theyoungest

car

the

on

at

restaurant

he

carried

He

not

the car, but

on

he

went

water
"

to
can,

his

of

he gave

them

not

cup

the

the

car

one

depot
ate

to

his

family

must

have

their faces,for

on

cups

whose

age)

of hot coffee.'
he

return

hunger

the end
know

well,we

the crumbs

even

of

Junction,and

Newmarket

noticed the look of

into

went

with
hearty lunch finishing
in

little

two

year

.Maine railroad

"

Boston

last month, while

one

and, taking the

of cold

name.

water

in

Perhaps it
blind and

the
that the wife was
sengers
young to understand, but the pasit all and felt a chill come
over
him
them up with ice
them as they saw
filling
that cold October day, while the writer
water
of the sign which
mused
the inconsistency
on
read, "No dogs allowed in this car."
was

fortunate

children

too

saw

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li
the way

SEIBERS.

H.

EUGENIA

BY

ensemble
is
and life. The
color, movement
luxexcellent,the stagingand mounting most urious

On
station.
"L"
small
a
I noticed in a shop window
combination
or
figureclothed in a black silk
union suit. It fitted the figurefrom throat to

Twenty-Thirdstreet

to the

Saturdayin New York.

and short
a jersey. This, with corset
of
woman
the modern
and
petticoat,
fashion is ready for her tailor-made gown, that
New
York, November
13, 1890.
ter's
McAllisto Mr.
York, as in otlier cities, clingsas closelyas the covers
Saturday in New
book, or the four hundred to each other.
is characterized by greater throngs in the
black corsets,
and
underwear
black
for
as
But
streets and shops,a livelierplyingof the street
in the shops
why adopt the sombre trappingsof woe, when
fakirs' trade,and largercrowds
there is offered a supply of lovely and dainty
and restaurants, the major portion of their
lavendar, blue,
blow, sweet
and girls hues" peach
patrons on that day being women
feet like

light.]

of

correspondence

[regular

silk

objectivepoint later is the theatre.

Starting last Saturday with a friend for a
plished
accomday's outing,the usual results were
in the way of shopping,luncheon, and
whose

sions
diver-

three

These

entertainment.

matinee

tendency in New York to

sadly deplete the most plethoricpurse, but
have

York

learns in New

one

cream,

for

any of which would

refined or pretty woman

There

be

can

after

while

find

to

free

common

on

more

voluminous

make

to

selection.

with

yellow pompom

affixed.

bonnet

The

itable
the entrance, and fortified with the inevbox of Huyler's for the entr'acte (no

at

donned, the veil adjusted,$6 49 changed

This is getting
hands, and my lady was gone.
was

bonnet

always $141), 99 cents and

round figure. It is a store I
of.

to get out

The

cash-girlshave
to

sure

though

tages.
has its advan-

despatch, and
pricesat this store

with

The

meet
to

a
a

be

small

beguiling,

are

so

on, seldom

always glad

am

cheap effect,and you are

motley congregation there,

you will
later. The

sure

meet

we

stopped

at

friends

your

desiring"to

see

outside")

us

foyer to glance

in the

moment

Leslie Carter, with

hair,effective eyes and
Mrs.

sooner

or

the

Altman's, on

corner

atmosphere stifles

We

of Nineteenth

in

street,

always well worth stoppingto see, as they

decoration.
a
specialty of window
further on, has been greatlyenlarged
Ehrich's,
On
and has added
restaurant.
a
Twentyfirststreet,justoff Sixth Avenue, is a restaurant
where can
be obtained good cheer for the

always

is

plush and

make

inner

Here, reasonable

woman.

good food

and

cooking form

rates

to

share

that goes
is good,

and

alliance.
triple

Their oyster pates, for instance,are

crowded
and we
True, the placewas

excellent.
were

liged
ob-

table with

sister women,
but
to prove its popularity. The service
the china
fair, and cleanliness prevails.
a

I consider

it

preferable to

the

"Dairy

New
with

York.

generalpose of
that

interior

The

the

that

chairs

are

comfortable

most

are

but

bitious
am-

in any

in crimson
and

venient,
con-

in front for wraps,

the rack

he is

Up

of ladies and

not

in

an

and

over

numerous

the boxes

are

children without

at

one

pretty groups
their hats.

It

able

When

will

always small

women

hats

agree,
or

en

bonnets

masse,
to

to

wear

the theatre ?

at the latter place the proIt is better in the evening, but not yet do they
saic
eating is accompanied by a
entirely
regard the golden rule in that respect.
of sweet
The curtain rises and the opera begins. All
(?)music that is scarcely

drown

the fearful din and

clatter that

prevailsthere at
Coming

out

high noon.
we
refreshed,

the usual concomitants

present, the
wended

our

way

yet

men

well take

may

of the comic

fantastic

chorus,the Dresden

is, after all,

blouse

And

woman."

snch

love-making!
hint,itis so gentle

tender,yet withal so strong and victorious.

and
Standing with his beloved in his arms
singingthe impassioned love song of farewell,
"A
Little Bird on Weary Wing," Paul Jones
is indeed as goodly a youth to look at as ever
shone on.
the sun
Again the air,"Ever and
Ever
Mine," brings out the depth, mellow
of tone of Miss Huntington's
qualityand sweetness
contralto voice.

delicious

You

must

her yourselfin order to appreciate

unique performance. There is never
a hint of
exaggerationor undue emphasis of
modest, natural and winning,
gesture. Perfectly
and

go

hear

this

to

most

last.

down

artisticcreation is before you from

It is no wonder that all London

before this sweet

that

nor

social

her

first
went

and

captivating
singer,
positionthere is of the

accorded

to

undoubted

merit

charming personality.

Washing
leather

Chamois

Chamois.

garments

are

make

or

leathers

difficult to

and plate
undergo the usual

pattern. Ordinary window

of

must,

course,

as
cleansingprocess, and are easy to manage,
they do not suffer from gettingout of shape.
is
their
them
to
The great point with
prevent
hardening as they drj',and a littlefriction
gether.
during the drying will do away with that altoas
other things, such
For
vests,
answers
gloves, etc., very careful treatment
stance,
better than any one
particular
recipe. For in-

make

hot lather of mild soap, or use

in the water, and when

simply a littleammonia
wash

it is lukewarm

rinse it in lukewarm

the leather in it

opera

are

the usual
costumes,
china dances, medley of

quickly,

water, squeeze it gently

terials),
as
you would other ma-

not to wring
pin it on a clean towel spread on a
rubbing the
dry in front of the fire,
article gentlywith the hand every few minutes
As much
as
possible
to prevent its stiffening.
out of shape.
rub the thing into shape, not

(be sure

horse, then

Some

leather

is inclined

to

shrink, some

a
good place in which to study stylesin
stretch,but once
dry nothing
headgear. No two are alike, big and little, get it into shape again.
is suited.
daring and modest, each individuality

function of
to

fine white

over

"but

is

Kitchen," though
discourse

tume
a
long absence, in a gorgeous coslong grey sudde top boots, grey coat
brave with gold braid and largeflaringcuffs

best

music
glasses. The
plays
opera
and
softly,
drop in by twos
pretty women
threes,and stylish,
laughing and
girls,
merry
chatting,
tripin Occasionallymay be seen a
matinee.

to

scious
con-

her

slots for

man,

not

of

and

seems

be careful

to

extremely difficult to

if the article is of elaborate

wash, especially

firstappearance.
entered the dim

theatre

is

It

the opera progresses, that the young

as
realize,
fortune prospers, and who appears
captain whom

of Titian

donjon-keep for utter

the
and it is pleasantto be once
one
more
on
gloom after the glareof outer daylight. The
"Broadway, the handsomest and safest theatre
ing
street, going up Sixth Avenue
past the temptmodious
displaysof chrysanthemums, roses, fruits, in the world," is reallya very pretty and comPast the artistically
decorated
windows
etc.
playhouse, with its restful tones of
glowing with the hues of a tropical
garden, natural wood tints,artisticcarving and stained
nobbing glass,sparklingand shining like jewelsin the
statelybrocades in largeflowerypatterns, hobwith sweet, ingenuous gauzes
and
windows
the boxes.
over
Myriads of electric
the stage, which
we
diaphanous filmytissues with satin stripes,
lightsstar the ceilingover
boasts
of
the
handsomest
one
curtains
pictorial
gothere

pronouns).

best,for it was

simply ignored

critics have

dramatic

her wealth

I observe

fascination.

scarlet fez, (one has

mix

divorcee,

life-sizeportrait
of the famous

uniformed

of

army

that time

at

man

and

and

judicious the desired end is obtained.

ing
Gettingout at Forty-secondstreet and walkfound that although
west
to Broadway, we
ment
establishEntering a certain well known
came
that
the balmiest of the few
the day was
it would
Fourteenth
on
street, where
farewell summer
benison, the air was
as
a
that allthe requirements of the human
seem
tion
friend
found
a
catered to, we
blowingup cold from the river. Our destinafamily are
the Broadway Theatre, at the corner
was
in the millinerydepartment.
from out of town
of Forty-first
bonnet
street, to hear Agnes Huntington
She was
in a hurry and wanted a new
"Paul Jones ;" and trulyshe is good to see
'n
at once
and out of a large selection of ready
and
to hear.
satisfying
trimmed
bonnets she chose a black velvet,jet
After adding to our parcelsa big bunch of
and feathers. Wishing for a touch of color,
offered
down
fragrantroses, that a pretty flower-girl
it was
sent up stairs and in a trice came
placesand

the economical

greeting. A tall,manly and

proportionedfigurehas this comely
beautifully
knickerbockers, loose jacket
youth in brown

Yonng

As long as
?
of womankind
warm,
closelyprotectedand sufficiently

movement

she is

He
comes
ning
runof the opera.
the stage, bowing to the loud

motif

the

lightly
upon
enthusiastic

and

cumbrance worn
en-

drapery, impeding the

white

of

of

form

after

and
need

What

lines.

sense

suitable

more

seem

question that fashion is

no

yearly trending more

fatal

central figure is
artistic. The
and
tures,
Jones,"the nautical hero, whose advenand idylliclove affair
fanciful career

''Paul

"

can

to

be done

to

It is strange that the use of pointsfor purposes

paratively
be such a comof punctuationshould
Of
the four
invention.
modern

generallyused pointsonly the period() dates

earlier than

the

fifteenth century.

The

colon

(:)is said to have been first introduced about

thirty-five
(.) some
years
1485. the comma
later,and the semi-colon (;)about 1570.

LKiHT

i_5

Edicts of Fasliion.

stout
Boys

NEEDLEWORK AND STAMPING^-

^m

3Sro. 2 TXTaln-U-t
Street,
The cocked hat is for an accompaniment
Fine
Mexican
Embrotdery,
Needlework,
-,';Work,
Done
to
Order.
of cloth,and for
the tailor-made costumes
Instruction
given and material furnished. Goods sold
for
but
even
well
does
it
enough,
commission.
girls
on
young
MRS.
S. M. KEYES.
theatrical look, but picturesque
them it has a slightly
to

From

to

10

15 years

effects
of

our

on

soft

.5- The
will

that

in

of velvet

crowns

this

and

them.

fit

they

season

largewide-brimmed

tractive,
always atAll who wish
again seen
cutting should

are
are

hats where

the Prince's

which

christeningcup,
proper giftfor a baby, is now
silver porringer.
.5- The

of

display

and Suits
Overcoats
Reefers,

.5- Silver to decorate the

fashionable
is now

any form

For

as

well

the littletables

as

parlor. They

call and
use

others.

the

Prices

of

one

the

guaranteed
of

goods

possible for

lowest

the

be

to

Prices

city.

the

in

best

quality.

same

S.

S.

A.

fatal

dressing table in
for gifts.

in

Dresden

dressing table
boudoir

the

or

gilt.

-5- The Medici collar has made itselfa

in the affections of all picturesquewomen,

they know

Dress

Lessons

to

CLOTHIERS

PRICE

Street, Corner

Main

Worcester.

Front,

Club
Orchestral
Elberon
prepared

desired.

when

for Circular.

Room

for

pretty face,

and

so

B,

Main

Street.

Improved

S O

N.

Former

street.

pupils are
sohcited. We

and

welcome

ones

to the

removed

street,has

Main
Main

shape. Open day

patterns and linings

Dressmaking
Rule

Tailor

System,

the

KENNARD'S

C.

MISS

Proprietorof
wanted.
."\gents

Sole

L. F. WALSH,

MRS.

Main

492

cut, baste, fit and

to

you

F.

Send

wanted.

Block,

comfortable

LADIES'

and

much

as

by

cosey.

feathers have such

is used

hats, bonnets

CHILDREN'S

AND

attractive.

wintry effect is produced

.5- Fur
on

Mass.

DRESS CDTTINGSCHOOL**

new

evening.

cut.

HAIR ^^ DRESSING* PARLORS.

Hair

15c.

Cutting,
Whole

soft effect

Hair

hair

curled,

and

cut

Bangs
of

head
of

kinds

than ostrich
they are sought for more
trimmings for hats as well as bonnets.

MUSIC

street,Worcester,

it is not

.Tr Marabout

Fovany occasion. Special attention paid to concert

entertainments,
for weddings, fairs, dramatic
music
etc. For terms
apply to H B. Wentworth, Manager,
75 West

teach

place

that

SELECT

E.

720
to call ;

Agents

Clark's

17
Mass.

Windsor,
invited

one

look most

furnish

to

is

niture,
fluffyfeather trimming as by the fur garand garments for the coming season

the

Is

off

Dollars.

not limited.

C O

where

.J- A

cuttingand making patterns and liningscut to

Kellogg-French Tailor System.
in cutting, making and
draping. Teaching

at residence

handsome
that is not absolutely
softeningbackground. This mode
of the London
some
is exaggeratedon
ments,
garwhile

it makes

ONE

far it sets

how

Fifteen

to

Time

236

Street,Worcester,

D.H.Eames"Co.,

fit perfectly
by the

ware

they are cheap, and that always

charming.
any mode, however

to

Squares,the Budding-

Five

DressCutting
Worcester
Academy.

.5- The feather ruche has made its conquest,

complete
in**WORCESTER
and young ladies consider their costumes
addition.
this ornamental
without
Formerly at 527

But, alas

from

Every pupilthoroughly taught.

MRS.

Is

of

King

replacedby the

set in silver

are

the

was

principleof dressevery
examine
the various
modern

understand

to

in

now

most
dainty bits of
.5- The
the
to be had to decorate
are

Children

systems
ton, and

feather is the decoration.

Our

School.
DressCutting

anything passes.

so

Clothing
counters

and

this season,

allowable

are

find

can

age

the

All

order.

to

35c,

all

and

76c.,

curled,
made

Work

Wig

styles

latest

specialty.
lowest
Friztes
for sale at the very
and
Bangs
in attendance.
Artists
prices.
Experienced
Making

head gear, but itis chiefly

on
garnibeing less fit for such ture.

All

filled.

promptly

orders

of

GrontBlock,
387 Main Street,
Dp One Flight.

W. A.

.5- With the arrival of that stylishgarment,

the Henri Deux
cloak,a new era is marked in
outer
garments. The trighalf lengthgarment

ENGLAND,

convenient
goes far to settle the questionof a
time stylish
and at the same
wrap for calling,
a
to which
uses
for theatre,and for the many

IN

DEALER

FINEWATCHES,
JEWELRY
CLOCKS,

" OPTICALGOODS.
REPAIRING

DOXE.

PROMPTl,T

jacketor a long wrap cannot well be put. A

heavy militarydouble face cloth,such as that
which
is worn
by officers in the Australian
army, is best suited to this wrap, and a facing
of satin

394 Main Street.

or

These,

silk finishes the fronts.

full,littlecloaks

are

very

becoming

and are not so

unbecoming
figures,
as
ones
might be supposed.

to
to

all the

old

into
be

go

now.

chintz-covered
a

lounge

handsome

in the

will

If you

couch,

we

and

bring

can

then

that

make
you

it
will

outlined
the edges are
trimming. Sometimes
with gold thread and other metal, but good
the plaincut work trimming.
dressmakers
use

generallyworn, and
considered
are
particularly
trimmed
by them as theybelong
appropriately

..'^Gilt buttons
ladies' plaidgowns

are

dren,
is not alone for chiltartar gown
for their elders as well ; but for
children it is kilted,as it properly should be.
A velvet tunic accompanies the kit.

take

271 Main

"

Street.

MONTAGUE'S,

garments.

SUPERFLUOUSHAIR CAN BE
permanently eradicated by

the

NEEDLE

ELECTRIC

is now
no
No scarringor other injury. There
Process.
for any
lady to allow a grovrth of hair to remain
her personal beauty and to make
upon her face to mar
moved.
also permanently reMoles
are
her friends unhappy.

excuse

Hours

9 to

11

a.

but

Upstairs.

samples for the

show

above

.5- A real

HAAS

at

street,

Wednesday,
and

orders

Main

Building,339

9, Burnside

Every
To

will be

CARR

M.

JEANNE

MRS.
Room

very

with the tartans.

swim.

Costumes.
^Evening

slight
larger

bands of cut work in broadcloth

.5- Broad
and in a lightweight felt are for the garniture
of woolen gowns, and make
quite an effective

Are

Tailor-made
Gowns^-

H.

iviiss
SuHHBR

m;
Street,

m.,

to

4 p.

m.

proctor,
Worcester,

Mass.

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16

WHITNEY'S
LINEN

STORE.

GrassBleached,
Old Fashioned,

Round

Strong

Linens.

These

goods come

in all widths

and

are

larly
particu-

adaptedfor embroiderywork.

SamplesSent

on

Application

:-H-;

Temple

Place, Boston.

17
About

prevent that shine

*, To
which

the House.

so

are

many

weather,

when

bathing the face.

*" There will be few persons who

take the trouble,as they ought to, to
their shoes when

showing

Are

Line

Beautiful

of

also

costs

The

how

478

St.

Main

482

to

thing,which

best

next

out

tree

matter

no

use,

Co.

Sawyer

will ever

littletrouble,is to button

and ChinaClosets.
Silver

in

not

costlythey are.

Clark

in the
annoyed,especially
littlecamphor in the water

warm

use

The

the skin with

to

up

fine

puttingit aside, in order to keep

gettingout of form.
in Louis
*, A pictureframe embroidered
.\IV. ribbon work on pale ^cru satin,which is
the shade
of white satin turned yellow with
elling
oval shape; a pretty travage, and in the new
in goldenlinen bound
of white
case
shoe when
the upper

from

braid, or a comb and brush case of the

material,or a dainty pincushion,are all

brown
same

probably be acceptable

would

presents which

young lady.
takes the place of
*, A round bolster now
the largeornamental
pillows. The bolster is

to any

stuffed

firmlyand dressed in cretonne,

coveringis made from.

or

ever
what-

the bed

*" It is considered

very
the neck.

jewelsaround

bad

form

free.

The

cityfor pupils.

whole

for next week.

the program
the PERFECTION
about
more

wear

We

That's

know

Vou

reallyought

know

to

you to
TER.
CUT-

want

MEAT
about

more

it.

It's

We'll show you, yes, prepare

your while to learn.
the coming week, many
dainty dishes,and do it
quickly,cleanly,cheaply, well.

worth

for you

It isn't
Meat

to

school.

cooking

Admission

machines

experiment.

an

cutters

are

would

that

thing,been

new

no

after

meat

cut

"perfection." Here's a machine

simple,cheap meat cutter that

for years,

in use
a

fashion, here's

for vuf.
does its work

compact,
in

wink.

made
for
apple-paringsin a cool place A machine made for family
A machine
and
that anybody
successfully
one
a
until you
quantity worth the while, everybody's
it out of order.
Vou
can't
get
with water, and boil brisklyfor an hour ;
cover
strain,add half the quantityof sugar, and boil
Sometimes
gentlyfor two hours, and a good apple jelly
made
will be the result. Or, if you put the parings
for a statement
want
We
to take our word
you
rather
would much
and
believe its truth, in this
in a jug with a littlewater, and put in a warm
School
truth"
f
it.
the
"see
Monday
opens
you would
place,they will make fair vinegar.
for the scholars.
will be

*, Save

your
have

use.

can

use

use.

case

we

and

afternoon

*, To set delicate colors in embroidered

ten
minutes before
handkerchiefs, soak them
spoonful
washing in a pailof water in which a dessertfavorite linen for

with

places. Some
of them
made
elegant, in half
plain and
for
special and exact
shapes, or
octagon
three
Glass
fixtures.
sides, and
on
corner
of the best
made
English Quartered Oak.
own
in
Others
Unique
shapes of our
Made

fit in

to

of

all sorts

special design.

qualityof flax,and
16th page.
Ed.]

conceivable

every

little

Parlor
for

Finish,

Polish

We
shape.
Desk, Antique
only

show

Shape,

them

size

inches,
foot,
4
of
for the money
6

Desk

we

any

the

in

best

market.

this

"

a
inspection solicited, and
and
of
prices with
goods

clean hair brushes, put

To

Soda

son
comparithose

hour in

of

to

the

sell them

at

355
Telephone

No.

advance

past week,
old

we

prices.

Main
93-4.

in the
but

Street.

price
continue

of

dge

is

Arm

Favorite

the machine
of the cook. We want
it is, "a necessity." Once
you
tor just what
its wonderful convenience,
the half of its capabilities,
its cleanliness, you'llbuy it fast
its simplicity,
fortune

good

And
known
know

enough.

be used instead of ammonia.

be bleached by placing it for

solution of alum ; then polishit

method

and
is

wrap it in linen to
take peroxide of

to

dry.
hydrogen,and to one pintof it add one ounce
soak the
it and
of aqua-ammonia. Warm
ivory in it for twenty-fourhours ; then dry and
chalk.
polishwith
*, The most desirable party bag is a large
made

on

size, capable of

family

word

less than
minute, for $1.46,
made
of like capacity.

shall sell

We

the demonstration.

chopping
priceof

half the

pound

machine

any

Side.

Its Economical
of

Pieces

inferior, if chopped and

considered

meat

will
properlycooked in accordance with direc.ions given,
be most
appetizing,and unless wantonly suggested by
you,

it will

of

We

into the masculine

enter

never

suspect them

being anything short

better

much

can

in
the coming week
show
you
"Perfection" will do and how
about

it.
we

"DAINTY
book

FREE

will

Vou
have

ever

find

practical
way

what

it will do it,than

it the most

the

tell you

stration
demoninteresting

undertaken.

DISHKS,"
with

intellect to

of tenderloin.

every

Mrs.

S. T.

Rorer's

receipt

cutter.

of old-fashioned-looking brocade.
to hold a pairof

be of sufficientsize

ings
littlebelongthe numerous
a fan, and
slippers,
ing,
during the eventhat are usuallyneeded
be carried in the pocket.
which cannot
*, The

the price during

about
the

said

haven't

We

tablespoon-

tepid water, dip them up

dry with the bristles

pieceof woolen

It should
Another

may

Another

one

NOTE.

into

until clean,then

and down

dealers.

CARPETS

[See

out
spots from wash goods, rub
yolk of egg before washing.

ful of ammonia

with

DESKS,

show

10.00,
$4C

other

bleached."

is grass

*, Ivory may

Price

An

superior

*, The best way to fry apples is to halve

butter in fryingthem, remove
core, put some

an

ROLL-TOP

with

down.

OFFICE

in

knowl

"

$15.00,
And

of

*, To take

*,
In

thread

side down ;
pan and put in the halves the cut
add a littlewater and let boil dry ; then fry.

Desks
and Office
Library
Parlor,
nice

firm round

This linen is

manufacture.

the "old bleach"

woven

embroidery is of

learn

Perhaps you can

"good thing."

The

has been stirred.

turpentine

of

*, The

ready
something and

lunch

cypher is used rather than the

paper.

ogram
mon-

THE

CLARK-SAWYER
478 TO 482 MAIliSTMT.

CO.

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I. I(i

IS

PHOTOGRAPHER

Eat.

Something to

"M

I I I 1 M

I I I I M

I I I I

Children's
cooking receipts which

contribute

to be

proven

address

Engraved

To

STREET.

MAPLE

side of the paper

two

water, two

or

cup-

salt

teaspoonfulof
Bake

DR.

hominy,

boiled

well-beaten eggs.

hot well-

on

sieve. Beat up the whites of two

and stir into the mashed
potatoes, add a
marmalade.
Steam
of Scotch
tablespoonful
eggs

four hours.

pudding-bagfor

Flrst-Clagg

Work
and

Reference for Laces

Cut

Short

at

Lace

LIGHT,

The whites of five eggs well beaten, one

cup
milk,
of white sugar, one-third cup of sweet
teaspoonfulof cream
two cups of flour, one
This batter
soda.
tartar and half teaspoonful

for

used

also

in loaves, and

baked

was

Carpets
PROCESS,

Insurance
Fire

Cranberries.

Wash

add
set

368 1-2
Office,

Main

and

drain

pintof

one

boil for

to

to

three

peeledonions,
two

or

olive oil.

cups

then mi.x all the

and

We

and
latest

and

LONGLEY,

St., Worcester.

specialty

Household
most

of

insuring

under

Furniture

approved

ings
Dwell-

forms,

at

with

cover

Sweet

you
old

one

made

good
over,

first-class

St.,

Park

of

mattress

send

us

any

your

grade
order.

work.

W^orcester.

pints of
one

Drain

cup

in

the

jar

potatoes until they are

the skins and mash
justtender, then remove
the potatoes through a colander or a vegetable
spoonful
a
tablespoonfulof butter, a teapress, add

largesweet

spoonful
of salt,a dash of pepper and a tableform into
of sugar.
Mix thoroughly,
croquettes, dip firstin smoking hot fat.
A

Crab-Apple

Mode.

La

the cores
sharp penknife,remove
fillthe
from some
large,crimson crab-apples,
holes with raisins,
sprinklethicklywith sugar,
add a littlewater and cook quickly. A cupful
the
be sprinkled among
of raisins may
cool and thick placein a glass
fruit. When
a

dish and
THE

IIs clean,
ind

Place

will be very

dent,
pen-

Whip

best newspaper
for the

family.
month, postagepaid.

eggs,

confectioners'

Cream.

the

ble,
relia-

and

If it is too
whites

glasses

or

or

where

it.

FINE MONUMENTAL

WORK

ens,
the top thickdish,until it is all
as

powdered
teaspoonfuls

In Granite and

with

one-half

rich, or

Marble,

there is not

whipped, add

of three eggs.

custard cups.

it

begin to whip

to taste

after it is

cream

well-beaten
small

cream,

ice chest
you
and

into another

thick ; sweeten
and
add one

of vanilla.

enough

an

before

cold

it oS

firm and
sugar

in

cream

pint of

one

skim

bright.
The

of two

the whites

cupful of

sugar.

Whipped

HERALD

with

cover

stiff with

beaten

BOSTON

CO.

MATTRESS
want

guarantee

13

Orders

steam.

St., or addressed
Co.'s, 423 Main
Worcester,' Phone 347-5
St., New

Croquettes.

Potato

six

Boil

With

rates.

50 cents
Subscription

your

"

Curtis

RICH
When

by

renovated

Bemis

J, C. WATERS,

kernels,
pepper
the cucumbers,

cup

; put
ingredients
good vinegar.

the

lowest

celeryseed,

cup

I
ST.

with

covered

be

four hours ; three

one

seed, one-half

mustard

make

be left at

can

or

sliced,as for

small cucumbers

W^ALNUT

Furniture
cleansed
and
by the NAPTHA
Hot
Naptha
Only place in the citywhere
Carpets taken up and called for ; dehvered and

re-laid, Feathers

We

hundred

salt water

Insurance

the color of the berries.

preserve

table,but unpeeled,to

the

339

minutes, then

ten

closelyand
add one
pint

Pickle.

One

Main

cover

granulatedsugar and stew for ten minutes

longer,keeping them covered all the time.
LincolnHouse Block. Cook in porcelainand stir with a wooden
Oil

EDW. E

quart of cranberries,

one

of

Street,

spoon

Fire

is used.

cold water,

g
"t^

prices.

PROPRIETOR,

MELVIN,

I f^

^^Fall^i^Housecl

layer

cakes.
Stewed

T.

" Strauss

from
lit with
cent
die-

and
get 10 per
count
from
regular
C.

Notice.

Curtains, Gross

this coupon
and
bring

out

you

Im
JUSTUS

assistant will be in attendance.

LE * JOLLY t FRENCH i DYEING

AND i CLEANSING * HODSE.

Cake.

White

Hall

Mass.
45 ParkStreet,
Worcester,
them

potatoes and mash

through a

Mechanics

SEARS,

H.

lady

Pudding.

Boil one-half dozen

in

W.

D
j^^

greasedgriddle.
Potato

Specialty

op.
326 iviain,

fuls of sifted flour,a level

and two

Portraits

tried and

have

one

to Cuhnary
communications
street, Worcester, Mass.]

teacupfulsof warm
teacupfulsof milk

two

add

WOOD,

B.

O.

they

write upon

Griddle-Cakes.

Hominy

Printed.

or

the

339 Main

Editor, Light,

ANNOUNCEMENT CARDS

Please

good.

only,and

-AND-

and vicinity to

invites the ladies of Worcester

[Light

WEDDING INVITATIONS

Serve

131 CENTRAL STREET,

the
in
NEAR

SU.VIMER.

WORCESTER,

MASS

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Cap and Bells.

"tElocution
School
A

19

Familiar

GEO.

N. MORSE,

Phrase.
teacher

BUILDING,

CLARK

MAIN

492

First

ST.

Tramp;"

So

FallTerm Begins
September
11,1890.

Second

Trami":

the button
given in Eli)cuti"jn,Vocal
Technique,
A
thorough, scientific, No
Physical Culture.
Little
of study the best
systematic and progressive course
WooDKX:
and
class lesPrivate
rates.
methods" and reasonable

and

Instruction
and

Gesture

want

you

ringthe door-bell while

Yes, Clarence;

"

you

Piano, Organ

rest

Will

press

I do the rest.

Girls

Need

of

and

to go

me

sit here and

you

and

Harmony,

teaching,.Sept.i,

resume

STUDIO,

446 MAIN

his

at

STREET.

Apply.

"

Call

ons.

adddess.

or

MISS

to

STKLLA

PROF.

W.

Frln.

HAYNKS,

M,

W.

Did

"

"Little

see

Em'ly?"

Edgely:"

GREEN

Well, I

Wooden

MR.

to the Museum

go up

you

"

guess

don't

You

know

what

RE-OPKN

At

HIS

:^Well, after about thirteen months

Edcelv

School for
the

About

Dancing
of

Middle

instruction

resume

in

you

missed.
WILL

ANDERSON
Will

not.

his NEW

Knowles

STUDIO,

Street,Monday, September 8.
Thursdays and Saturdays,from

of "Little Annie

Rooney," I think I've had

about all the littlegirlsI want for the next ten

Take

Building,518 Main
Mondays, Tuesdays,
6 p.m.

to

12

elevator.

October.

years.
Information
apply at the Music
" Son.
S. K. Leland

Particular

For

Store

of

The

Silver

D/1NCINQ

'

Mrs.

Lining.
Here

"

George

M.

Bassett,

it is

Friday again,and, as
usual, it is raining. I'm mighty glad !
Glad ? I thought rainyFridays
MuGGS
:
Stubbs:

TEACHER

^PIANO-FORTE,

"

ARiVIY

GRAND

HALIv.

we

are

pretty likelyto have

or

two.

"

Jennie Abbott

Mrs.
in

will re-opeo

Matloon

dancing Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 2 p.m.

Evening cla-s will open Wednesday,
An

p.m.

introduction
No

strangers.
class without

reference

or

will be allowed

one

her classes

Oct.

29, at 7.30
will be requiredfrom
to

join

the

Mattoon.
"

Co.'s

Music

Telephone

be

can

Store,

at

or

obtained

S. R. Leland's

Music

Store.

call 405-5.

WITH
In CLASS

for

copying

upon
M.
FRANCES

Miss

The

(Elevator).

tion.
instruc-

Brunswick,

crossed

the

burned

without

49 Pleasant

TVLHK,

I Copying, Law
work.
Bu

Also

Iding.

other
stenographic
Reporting, and
of Stenography. Room
216 Walker
Street.
to 3d floor.
405 Main

teacher
Take

elevator

"

W.

H.

Lu

"

You

"

what

Bronzing, Lacquering

and

is your

Also

Mechanic

St., W^orcester,

Taggs

:
"

MANICURE

if he took "this

much

0U(.7

,ST,

Qj

fine

dog you

Office

how

it
the
run

artistically

do you call him

I've had
to

CHIROPODIST,

Gentlemen.

STREET.

12.30 p.m.
10

1.30 p.m.
to

a.m.

to

5 p.m.

p.m.

I.

that ?

spend

I had

such

when

XI

T7

3Sr,

and save from20 to

220 Main Street,
Storeopen evenings,
40 per cent,
so

C. A. BOYDEN,
Plcttjire

train-robbers
to

FRONT

hours,9 a.m. to
Sundays,

lookingfor him.

was

and

Pictures
and Framesof every
For Moaldings,
alsoArtists'
description,
Materials,
goto

Sensation.

from

WORCESTER.

goods

: AND
Ladies

For

have

They sat together in the St. Louis barber

shop. Said the first: "Did I ever tell you

P/
3

Why

"

time

Same

MAIN,

That's

Because

"

34

to

woman

do you call him ?

Emin
Pasha.
:

Taggs:

Mass.

in choice

work.

Stanley.
"

What

Scollops
13

P/1RL0R5,
street.

DR. SUSAN S. RAYMOND,

to

Scollops:

job polishing.

in order

little
stuttering

poor,

firstname

that of the badly distressed

was
funny case
bridegroom who stared blanklyat the

there.

Oxidizing.

MINOR,

MAPLE

styles

Latest

Why, Lulu.

"

Dedicated

F'later,

Lincoln Place,where
pupils and friends.

A.

14

used

be his lawful,wedded
he started
wife,"when
said ;
suddenly and in the blandest manner
"Ah, beg pardon were
you speaking to me ?"

Nlclcel

and

her

Loomis.

Lu

minister until asked

TWICHELL,

Silver

NIRS.

is

"

Gold,

No.

to

niLLlNERT

Absent-Minded.
A

removed

she will receive

train

Now, little girl,what

Teacher

Pupil:

AND STENOGRAPHER.

TYPEWRITER

your

name

thing. And
I.

that

Sympathy.

Pupil:

St.

say
where

chasm

Teacher

New

1^.

VOCALIST,

the bridge had

!
being wrecked ? Remarkable
kept it from going down ?"
good luck would have it,justat that
it was
being held up by train-robbers."

Wasted

your

to

mean

you

New

DYER,

brellas,
um-

Has

"And

"As

lessons.
Thorough
given each student.
application.

attention

and

moment

TYPEWRITER,

PRIVATE

or

Personal
Rates

OF

USE

stillused for canes,

hotel-waiters.

street.

W.JOHNSON,

Sizes.

Saved.

What

JTENOQRflPnr,

Half

and

Large silver tipsare

C. L. Gorham

at

MRS.H.

Quarter

first

Circulars

pleasantday

See?

evening

dence,
at resiapplying to Mrs. Mattoon
Pleasant
and June sts., or at Grand
corner
Army
Hall,Wednesday evenings,Oct. 8, 15, 22, from 6 to 7.
call or address
For terms and further particulars
Mrs.

Wellington

27

interfered with your business?

Stubbs
:
Yes, but after this rain

miraculous
I

was

on

Frame
And

Etchings,
Enirravliigfl,

Nl'f

Dealer
and

g'r.

in
Art

Goods.

escape

the

Cameras,

Lenses,

Paper,

Plates, Etc.

press
ex-

Chicago?"

it?"
was
"No, you didn't. How
"Well, the train-robbers entered the car,
threw me
down, robbed the safe ; and, when I
recognizedtwo of them, they dragged a towel
around my neck, and attempted to strangleme
in this shop two
but I had been shaved
or
three times, and the attempt was
no
go."
Just then the barber poked the lather brush
in his mouth, and
the conversation abruptly

47

Park:

St.,

^ViWE.

^A/'o^ces*"

HOODS

J.B. Woodwortli,
*

492

ARCHITECT*
Main

St.,

Worcester.

"

ceased.

AND

ASSORTMENT

r^HEciTY

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31

the popular young

building. The
lady. If they owed their
places,lighted friend anything,they invariably
paid him in $.2
apartments are low-ceiled,filthy
in
whole
The
bills.
the
wall.
a
by singleaperture
Finallythey got to borrowing from him
of a dog-kennel than
on
to
in
this
and still
liquidate
place reminds one more
purpose
way,
In some
habitation.
of the ksars
a human
unsuspecting,Mr. Johnson continued to allow
and children,a
the bills to flow into the willinglap of his betabout 300 or 400 men, women
ter
gether
huddled tohalf, p'inally,
scrofulous generation,are
the cashier of the firm that
sickly,
in a buildingwhich would
to
an
him
seem
learned of the generous
employed
promise,
than
and he, too, entered the conspiracy,
and the
European hardly able to contain more
Mr. Johnson a roll that
The only interesting
next pay day handed
a hundred.
thing about
the whole oasis is the marabet
or
sepulchral staggered him. Every dollar of it was in the
denomination
of "two."
chapel,which stands outside the walls. It is
Sweating under the
burden, the repentant husband
wended
by a cupola,the
his
generallysquare, surmounted
executed
whole being built of stone
homeward.
or
brick,
"Mary," he said, as he met
way
press
her at the door, "I've got to break my promise
by artisans brought from Morocco for that exOccasionally the principal with you, for the government has ceased to
purpose.
terior printany money
cupola is flanked by four smaller ones, the inexcept in $2 bills. Gold and
silver have
of circulation entirely.
out
by a
presenting a court, surrounded
gone
In
arcades.
if you will believe me, but copper
gallery-,
supported on Moorish
Nothing left,
most

the ostrich egg

cases

of the

the

winding about

passages,

summit

the

crowns

cupola, but

or
occasionallya stone
be found occupying the exalted

metal ball may

position.The

inhabitants

all the

to reserve

their architecture
around

of the oasis choose

adorn

to

the

of the enemy
combine
of
with the elements
nature
to threaten
its existence,that it is no
wonder

the

inhabitant of the
on

oasis

the

cares

will probably shelter him but a

place which will shelter him forever from the
of life.

storms

all know

We
of

children

School

Children.

much

how

greater is the need

sleep than of grown persons,

for their good it is to be
necessary
able fullyto satisfythis need ; but how great
it is generallyat any particular
of the
age
child is very
hard to define exactly. The

for

varies

amount

under

different climatic

Sweden

In

eleven

twelve

consider

we

ditions.
con-

sleep of

hours

deep

filledwith

were

sea

"It is figuredthat the United States has a

mile of railroad for each 400 of populationand
each twenty-two miles of area,
while
the
balance
of

of the world

has

populationand

237

cloth

be

If

mile for each

miles of

7500

area.

made
out
of finespunsimplematter to make it
by boilingstrips
of fine-grained
timber, crushingthem between
rolls,cardingthe filaments into parallellines,
with ordinarytextile material,and spinning
as
"

can

glass,it would

seem

out of wood, and this is done

them

into threads

from

which

cloth

be

can

in the usual way.

woven

The

glove trade is under

obligations
Charlemagne

great

In the year

700,

granted to the abbott and monks of Sithin an

unlimited rightof hunting, for making their
glovesand girdlesof the skins of deer they
killed,and also for
The

"

track

for their books.

covers

mileage of

street

railwaysin

the five leadingcities of the United

is:

States

York, 36S;

Chicago, 365; Bo-Ston, 329;

The mileage
Brooklyn,324 ; Philadelphia,
324.
of different motive powers
is : For horses,
electric,city,260; cable,255 ; steam,
2351;
New

the
Three
cities have
elevated,51 ; surface,221.
necessary
elevated roads : New
York, 32 miles ; Brooklyn,
younger school children,and of at least eight
Yet the innine hours for the older ones.
vestigations
or
Kansas
and
miles.
Baltimore
miles,
City
5
24
have shown
that this requirement uses
nothing but horse power
motors, and
or

of

for

being met in all classes,through

Boys in the higher classes

has

Scranton

but electric roads.

none

school.

the whole
Clothes.

box six feet

three miles,there would be a layerof salt 230

feet thick on the bed of the Atlantic.

how

and

lacks much
Old

Our

for

Sleep

to

dwellingwhich
day, but on the

If

"

water, and allowed to evaporate under the sun

there would be two inches of salt on the bottom.
Taking the average depth of the ocean
to be

to the church.

their

They are not, like the inhabitations of the

living,
subjectto the ravages of foes, but are
universallyheld sacred, and the conqueror,
covered with blood,approaches here with rev.
erence
and
a
lowly
prostrates himself m
worship. Life is so uncertain, when the arms

lavish all his wealth, not

in some
compromise the matter
way, as, for
instance, by my giving you regularlyJ50 a
week ?" They compromised.

magnificenceof
little temple
resting-place.

luxury and

they excavate

which

and $2 bills. I'm sorry, but I must

break my
promise,or else go into bankruptcy. Can't we

Facts.
Interesting

"

than seven
hours in bed ;
get but littlemore
and as that is the average, it is easy to perceive
that many
of them must content
selves
them-

A listof extravagances of the London

cites an expenditureof $25,000 for a

son
seacert,
con-

of the better classes never

English women
Sio.ooo for the presents in a cotillion,
give their old dresses, etc.,to their servants.
$5,000 for the flowers at a single ball,and
with still less sleep. It is also evident
They very wisely hold that it is injudicious,
for the orchids at a dinner-party.
unsuitable and "bad form" generallyto allow
that the sleeping-time 51,500
from the investigations
their cooks, waitresses and chambermaids
with the increase of the working
is diminished
to
The average
length of life is greater in
in which their mistresses hours from class to class,so that the pupilsof
parade about in the gowns
Norway than in any other country in Europe.
have once
the same
This is attributed to the fact that the temperswept through marble halls
ature
age enjoy less according as they are
and tapestried
is so
stantly
drawing rooms.
They sell all higher in their classes. It thus appears congenerallyuniform, and it is cool
their old or discarded
that in schools of relatively
discreet
fineryto some
longer throughoutthe year.
old party,who pledges herself to disposeof it
hours of work, the sleepingtime of the pupils
The largestapartment-housein the world
In New
outside of London.
York this selling is correspondingly
shorter. In short, the prolongation
It contains
is located in a snburb of Vienna.
of "ole close" is being rapidlyadopted by
of the working hours takes place for
divided into upand 1500 rooms,
1200
between
wards
who
feel that they must
women
the most part at the cost of sleep.
dress h la
four to six rooms
"

"

mode, and yet whose

discard

each

least three old

make

means

season's

dresses.
who

women

buy the

each.

are

cast

breach

there has

as

yet been

no

They
people.

at

off

of fashionable women,
and who give,all
finery
thingsconsidered, a very fair pricefor dresses,
parasols. The purchasers
wraps, hats and
always pve a solemn guarantee that the garments
shall be resold only in the extreme
west
and south,and

of 400 suites of

it difticultto
There

ent
appar-

of faith.

The

"

youth of the newly elected Governor

The

remark

causes

have

and because

surprise
not

back

run

far

Two-Dollar

Bills.

years of age,
Russell ; and

or

more

enough.
one

our

governors

mature

of those who

they deem

his title when

Those

of

the memory
what

at

men

Russell,

E.

William

only because

latelybeen

he
year

an

Gov.
was

years,
express

innovation
Boutwell
but

younger

than

came

to

him

should

that every $2 bill that

be hers for pin money.

Gradually Mr. Johnson's friends learned of

promise,and began to conspireto help out

the

when

are

he

not

it is

was

many

forty-two.

nest

of

sheets of paper,

the hornet

Although,

gray

in its present

paper,
"

In

of which

out

nest.

Mr.

of these young
governors
Gov.
Banks,
of Massachusetts, however.
elected
who stands next on the listin age, was
There

The

ceived
re-

thirty-two

to
recall the
interesting
in accompanied by a
fact that he, too, came
married
named
man
Johnson, in
young
in 1850sort
of
This
was
Chicago, who was
liberal
a
political
cataclysm.
drawing
salary^

wife

2000

is the firstarticle

that ever
the light
saw
of paper manufacture
of day. The hornet takes the wood of a tree,
grinds it assiduously into pulp, and forms

does

told his devoted

over

Governor.

Youngest

of Massachusetts, Mr.

from

occupied by

now

are

as

his

see, the paper is

condition,it is undoubtedly

of the finest kind.

and

field not

he constructs

can

you

far from

Austerlitz,at

depth of about eightfeet,the skeleton of a tall,

has been discovered, lyingwith
powerful man
the

skull

towards

the

west.

Under

the lift

sword, almost a yard long,

with signs of having had the hilt covered with
arm

wood.

found

was

earth for

naturalist thinks
over

1000

years.

it has

lain in the

II

Century Magazine

The

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Magazine.

Great

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that to tellof its past success

old story. The X. Y. Tribune

well-known

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seems

an

has said that it

companion, St. Nicholas for Young

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Folks, issued by the same
in thirtyof the country's
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every
person
population," and large editions of both are
fact
It is an interesting
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Light

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that

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ago

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ted
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23

Testimonials

THE

Worcester, March

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your

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F. A.

OUT.

the

on

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at once,
ITS

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I have

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Sir

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reply to

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for the hair,

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Sec

not

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men

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mis-

no

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The

"

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with
head

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is

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For

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rightlynamed, and all persons

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used

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he

.Spencer,
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you

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After

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few

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manity
justiceto myself, as well as to hularge,that I endorse the "Marvel,"
hair invigorator. I have
called
seen
so
many
hair-restorers in different European countries,
It is with
at

but have

the

wonders

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in

find

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put on
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Theron

worth

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never

the

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fectual
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market

It simply works

its weight in

excellent

ery
discov-

elegant heads

scalp splendidly,
the

Marvel

from

the

has
"

of
at

the

is
an

last
cess
suc-

American

public.
R. I'lHi.CREN, A. M.

A. W.

of

M. D.

women.

ELLEN

B. TAFT.

Worcester, Oct. 6, 1890.

ago,

hair

commenced

until

I became

troubled

with

fallingout
quite bald.
This

eczema.

"Marvel"

about
at once

was

restored

to

the

all over
r.ici-ly

head.

CALL

ON

OR

ADDRESS

ALL

ORDERS

using

The

ago.

allayed,and a
scalp. My hair
my

years
also
much

me

I commenced

months

two

many
I was

caused

suffeiing.
especiallynights.

my

mcudation.

hearty
W.

tion
irrita-TO-

healthy condition

am

is

growing
pleased to give
now

gentlemen,well known
city,have to say :

LiidorsLineut

H.

and

recom.

Architect.

IIAUVEV,

Woiccs.er, October,

will astonish the incredulous.

whatladie.s and

"

the

hair it is indeed

and

The

Oct. 6,

for

wonderfully improved, and

a new
growth of hair.
of waiting,the important

last been

at

for

this ardcle

dye, its
action is entirelynatural.
It will allayall
irritation of the scalp; is soothing to the
head, and will relieve head-aches in many
It is free from deleterious drugs,and
cases.
Although

Vet.

am

head

nerves

and blood vessels upon which the growth of

the hair depends,and by this process restores
the natural color.

"

Marvel

"

years

hair, for both

My
at

is

many

has

"

It is a FOOD

hair

My

the

keep the scalpclean ; will cure humors

of the scalp: will stop hair fallingout.
"Marvel"
is the delightof ladies who
crimp their hair,and who take pridein a nice
glossy head of hair, healthy and vigorous.
and

used

spot is filled with

Bald Heads.

dandruff

I
a

and

Worcester, July 28, 1890.

used

I have

as

E. S. Sherman.

Uxbridge, Mass.,
I have

so

hair to grow
on
is what we
say.
on

remove

1890.

g,

inquiry regarding

your

Hair

e.\cuse

you will be astonished.

"Marvel"
will cause
Bald

of its

tests

fullysubstantiate all we

J. M. Stevens,

using it will

Vital Hair
Food, I have used it
mend
great satisfaction and can heartilyrecomit. It is all you
claim for it, a wonderful

we

we

"

Food, which will accomplish

promise ; and it is with botli pride
pleasure,that we present it to the public:

ever.

already

was

good

as

results.
pleasingand sati.sfactory

Bowen.

Marvel," or

\'ital Hair

what

as

have

soon

hair I had, and

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Mrs.
or

the

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I)K.

with

article in

an

desirous of

are

Smith

Worcester, May
"

years

who
Mrs.

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of hair where

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ladies

to

growth

stimulated

with great satisfaction.

of hair.

astonishingresults.

irritation of my
scalp
suffered for years.
It has

"

Worcester, July 25, iSgo.

gives me pleasure to endorse an article of
genuine merit like "Marvel," or Vital Hair
Food.
It cleanses the hair,stops its falling
out,
a vigorousgrowth, and actually
promotes
causes
a new
growth where baldness has taken place.
The above
I know
from personale.\perience.

finditindispensible
forCleansing
Ladieswill
the

head

with

I have

satisfied that I shall

Draughtsman.

soothing to the head and cleanses the scalp

perfectly;makes the hairgrow rapidlyand gives
it a healthy and glossy appearance.
I would

growth

fine

Worcester, July 24, iSgo.

is rightlynamed.

months

"

immediately stopped an

its

It is

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Worcester, July 26, 1890.

Marvel," or Vital Hair Food,

nwjnlhs

two

from

Cutter,

Marvel

"

used it two

used the

for about

nothing else will,

pain acro.ss the top
hair and scalp,and

the

up

oil renders

I have

it,as the

cleanser

of hair

AND

past, for baldness, with pleasing

It has also been used
success.

Vital

as

instantlyrelieves

its freedom

Marvel, or

heartilyendorse

can

and

removes

almost

of the head.

THE

restored

months

E. R.
Dear

the Scalp,therebyRenewing
the hair by natural process in
of Baldness.
case

GIVES

and

once,

Worcester, July 29, 1S90

energizercalled "Marvel,"

used thehair

for two

Worcester, .April
S, 1890.

DISCOVERED.

It Renovates

IT

be.

The growth of the

scalpto a healthy condition.
hair is necessarily
and by natural process
greatly
stimulated.
I feel perfectlyfree in givingit
my
endorsement.
Ciias.
M. Howkkr.
hearty
Insurance Agency.

HAIRFOOD.
VITAL
EVER

regarding Marvel,"
happy to say that it is
It entirelyfreed my

query

Food, I

represented to

I have

28, 1890.
"

Having

used

your

"Marvel"

for the

M'f'gCo.,

1790.

hair, I

take gri-at pleasurein statingthat I consider it a

after using it a few
a;
great discovery,inasmuch
times it has

Theron

28

BuRNSiDE

Building,

eutirelystopped tlie 'tchingof my

of long duration, and it
by eczema

scalpcaused
is making new

hair grow

on

my

\V.

11.

head

fully.
wonder-

DfNTO.N,

Merchant

Tailor.

WORCESTKK.

AfASS.

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CO.,

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WARE
O

PRICK"

QLOTHICRS

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TAILORS

National
408" 412MAIN STREET,First
MASS.
Banoiock,WORCESTER,

The

finest and most

largest,
completeassortment of
Men's, Boys' and Children's Clothing and
Furnishing
Goods

LATHROP

found

in the

STREET,

and
the

end

more

For

of

i111
approved

most

THE

":

on

full
or

and
particulars,

address

O.

J.

H.

documents

Sept.
accident

A
tion
great co-operative institu17, 1889.
benefits
and
endowment
of $500 at
an

in

Worcester;

$5000 already

distributed

members

400

carefullyexplaining the plan

WOODMAN,

Secy., 339

GBT

Main

and

local

two

in

sick
of

scope

St., Worcester,

THE

assemblies,

Mass.

and

$6500

benefits.
this

The BAY STATE

STI^EET".

BBST

THKY

NOVEMBER,

WE

ALSO

CARRY

GLENWOOD

or

HAVB
A

Rangeand ParlorStoves.
EQUAL.

NO

LARGE

LINE

OF

GAS

AND

KEROSENE

THEREFORE

OT5TER5
You

QOOD

get them

Stewed, Roasted, Fried,

Escallopea,at

can

411
Theatre
5

a.

Main

Street,

Parties
ni.

12

to

One

Up

Accomodated.
p.

or

466

Flight.
from

Open

including Sunday.

m.,

WANTED !
Ladies

have

that you

wish

hand

time?

of

your

own

You

can

picturesof

you

that have

ones

left you

to

loved

for their better home,

from

preserve

the

defacing

If so, embellish
them with
hand, in the unique Etruscan colors.

do it,and

no

highlyprized. We
the year

jewel

promise

round.

Call

ETRUJCiqN
Burnside

those

Bldg.,

839

Main

will

ever

home

you

and

see

be

so

employment
samples.

ART

CO.,

St.

Elevator.

Take

CHANDELIERS,

BSTBY'S,
No.

two

reserve.

rapidlygrowing fraternity,
Burnside Building.

Invited.

IiiRpection

IN

City of Worcester,
paying sick and

ORDBR.

WELT.

2v".A.IiT

IS

order,

of

of manufacture.

process

GOODYEAR

5S^

call

in the

fraternal

five years.
Over
in process
of formation.

Men'sand Children's-^-Ladles',

"

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(l-'KANKLlN SQUARE.)

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city.

NON=SECRKT
BROTHERS,

MAIN

564

be

to

Main

St.

TABLE

O.

LAMPS,

AND

S. Kendall

FIRE-PLACE

"

GOODS.

Co.

WINSLOW

EDWARD

Chairman

[ENGRAVED

EXPRESSLY

FOR

LIGHT.]

of

Worcester's

LINCOLN,

Parks

Commission.

LIGHT

Here

is

the

Ufe.
"Matthew

of

stafi

pastry from
fuss

to

Henry.

over

reliable

hot stove, and

Vienna

and

feature
special
time you

15

Wouldst

thou

eat

thy cake

and

have

is the

season

your

Come

to

your

us

to

make

O.

O.

us

cake

house

our

and

and eatable, than

failure after all.

goods

made

are

prideourselves
and

other

promptly

for your

at

bread for

from

pies

our

upon

the

delicacies to

order

time

promised,is

week

and

after that

piesand cakes, too.

FOX

"

Street.

CO.
102

Street.

Green

jointof

and

mutton

any

pretty little kickshaws.

"Shakespeare.

Herbeit.

DAVIS

286 MAIN STREET. *

Now

us.

We

it ?

"George

fullyequippedfor

with

will want

Pleasant

at
delivering

all

day.

Making wedding

bread.

short notice,and

at

fresh every

baked

with

line,and

our

order her bread

gettingit nice

of

sure

perhaps meet

in
everything

best material,and

be

bakery,and

make

We

house-keeperto

easier it is for the tired

much

How

O, who can cloy the hungry edge of appetite

"Shakespeare.
By bare imagination of a feast.

heart, and

stiergthensman's

bread,which

therefore is called

"

CO.

of the year for Dress SuitsThis is a leafling

feature of our
suit of this kind should last for
years, and it pays to buy a

it. A

286 MAIN STREET. *

business

and

we

are

good one.
$30.00 and upwards.

Fine outfits

with us.
make
We
Business Suits to order for
a specialty
fail to interest you.
We
Ready-Made Clothing Department cannot
carry a line of both line
and common
goods,and our pricefor an entire suit of clothes is $S.oo to $25.00.
Overcoats
from $S.oo to $35.00. We
in both singleand
have the new
Overcoat
popular BOX
double-breast made with either lapped or strappedseams
whole or half velvet collar.
In soft goods Montignac is "King." We
have them.
In Men's
have at all times beautiful Neckwear, Hosiery,Underwear,
Full Dress
we
Furnishings
Our

"

Shirts,etc.

DRESS

SUITS

TO

LET.

Worcester.
Opposite
Bay StateHouse,

LIGHT
Vol.

the

sound

many

MASS.,

has frequentlychampioned the cause

for women
and
so
higher education

Light

of

WORCESTER,

II.

its favor

in

arguments

are

sented
pre-

dle
against it necessarilydwinof the favorite
One
into insignificance.
lege
objectionsis that so many girlswho go to colafter graduation, that the
get married
them for
time and money
expended in fitting
What
if they do
the professionsis wasted.
they likely to be less
get married ? Are
tained
they have atwomanly or less happy because
wisdom
than those
a greater degree of
But
fortunate?
to
a
less
recently
according
of Vassar
collegegraduates,
publishedcensus
that

year

learned, 315,

or

little more

married.

had

cent,

per

for last year

there as the

"

those

ladies whose
that of 867 young
after leaving the institution had been

thirty-six

than
what

Now,

has

come
be-

NOVEMBER

people will assemble, and Springfieldwill be

a
jostledout of its nap as it is only about once
similar

conte-st

icled
chron-

was

in
greatest event
It is surprisingto note

annals.

field's
.Spring-

It doesn't hurt

to know

woman

collegianintends to
day after graduation,she will
hurt
herself
nor
not
injure her husband's
lege
prospects of happiness by completing her colNo

the

seldom

on

athletic

an

It is called

engages.

muscle

such

football field.

expect that

no

is seldom

as

It would

be

will be

noses

chat with

Light's

Mrs.

Jane Holmes,

Mary

brings

autograph,as
handled

in

Bok
young
a collector.

the fact that

in

forth elsewhere

set

interesting
way

an

grieves to

Light

then

has

they have

flattened and

no

that

however,

say,

side which

is

Harvard

The

to

"

ized,
manuscript,and authorof a good many
It

checks

to her.
Boys grow.
despisethe boys.

never

to

pays

not

have

It is seldom
of

enthusiasm
the

that

sport
as

single event

any

as

arouses

has been

had

not

match

great football

this afternoon.
Springfield
this

contest

to

be

It is true

regarding
played at
that

been
the

the

blue

interest would

two

be

feel very-

men

much

to

; and

foxy one

Haven

New
to

strong

one,

and

men

above

wave

The

Yale

say as they have on

Yale's policy has
there

is

doubt

no

confidently
expect
crimson
again.

the

is victorious,the other will

victor with

the

sincerity. But

in

feature,there will be
or

to
men

more

be

to

the

to

two

the Boston

take

and

considerable

Courier

great deal

of

seemed

the

to

man

honor

and

"

orator

occurring in

country

over

in

and

class of

the

that

matter

and

made

was

much

of

alike in all the

the descendants

of the abo
Now

"It is wearisome
are

an

little

no

praised the

clapped their hands.

says:
that stillthere

young

aristocratic

so

'90 was

editorial columns
;

distinguished

"

what

generous

this created

Harvard,

as

for

most

remembered
class

surprise. The
news

credit

public to be

was

institution

the

the

to

flesh

correspondents

newspaper

speak of 'Harvard's
recognizing the colored
student,'when everybody who knows anything
about the inside historyof the class elections
will continue

who

Harvard

at

last year knows

that the colored
chosen orator
was
was
put in not

least because

in the

there

some

were

anybody wanted

colored

the

to

in the

put

to

in

action

student who

men

was

which

one

and

in the

who,

this

to

means

whole

be

about

nonsense

statement

be

proceeding
thoroughly discreditable
possibletaste, and it is at

was

worst

is

to

because

being able

not

The

least time that there should

nauseous

but

race,

they wanted, took

man

spitingtheir rivals.

of

news

to

the

end of talking

an

it."

The

ier's
Cour-

general public;

If it be true, it certainly
does
any
of "If 1 can't be captain,
that the spirit
rate.

at

play" was

1 won't

thousand
in

undeserved

It will be

action.
colored

seem

money

is true,and

says

is

usuallyveracious, there seems

for believingthat the members
to be reason
of
last year'sgraduatingclass at Harvard
got a

gratulate
con-

bettingon

Cambridge, early

placed ;
judiciously
will

not

great degree of

great deal of
It issaid that Yale sent

the result.

week,

any

reference
a

while,
Mean-

with eagerness.

courteous

men

way

the

and

manifested

in

nified
undig-

most

iasm
great deal of popular enthus-

wasted.

was

vard
the Harsums

to

Springfield.Light finds no words too severe

proach
this practice. It is a serious recondemn
that our
to us
collegiansshould be
have
gamblers; arid it is no secret that men
in a substantial way their faith in the prowess
in college,
stranded
after losing bets in
spectable been
of their favorite punters. A delegationof rethat
and
such cases, so high
parentalaid
at the
dry
size will represent Worcester
them afloat again.
in to set
to be called
had
venient
today,and from other cities within congame
joined by a hyphen" YaleHar\'ard
that inspires
so
people with a
many
desire to witness the game
and, perhaps,show

the

publicinterest in the great match is

will be awaited
lessened,and the outcome

courteous

of both colleges,the
Among the .sympathizers
feelingruns high,and it must be admitted that

dollars

were

alone, the
strong teams
be less,for it is the magic of
of

one

as

past occasions; but

in the

interest and

much

called forth

such

athletic a.spirations
to heed.

"

avenge,

that

the

to

bitter dose it
a
year's defeat
that they will undoubtedly
so

last

whichever

world

is

team

play the ball for all it is worth.

ever

of her

reams

sport, it condemns

the

If what

It is

of money
is made
known.

he has

doubtless, the payment

have

the Courier
to

likelythat a largeamount
will change hands when
the outcome

commended.

some

Since

will continue

of its belief in the advantages

even

much

too

who

newspapers
litionists

great match

for her

wrote

once

of honest

Courier

was

is
out

because

in

are

seen,

will be done.

confident, for their

this number,

pure

letic
ath-

an

advisedly;for the chances

contest

favor of
a

the streets, indicates

wide-spread interest which

on

offices and

course.

the novelist, which

to do ; and

athletics,and

not

and

contest

if the female

matter

so

has

in stores

As
than it hurts a man.
all she can, any more
for the girlswho
get married, all the better.
be married

praise of

popular condemnation
always lifted up its voice

to carry

Light

in

practiceas this. There may come

a day when
college authorities will recognize the harm
done in this way
and boycott athletics altogether.
It is a warning for the young
men

black
and blue spots received ; indeed, if no
doubtedly
Unsi.xty-four
per cent. ?
limbs are
broken
and
blood spilledit will
no
of them are elegantornaments
some
be a much
tamer
affair than is looked
for.
be that they are strong
"at home," and it may
Football has some
unfortunate
But
characteristics
of the household.
and helpfulmembers
of this sort; but it is an
in the world.
invigoratingsort of
others are
activelyat work
never
men
are
sport, after all. Milk-and-water
Many are teachers in high schools, academies
found
in
the
rush
line.
The
have
studied
icine
medsome
boys are bound
and female colleges
;
fix it;
to be
is admitted
to
pretty rough, however
you
may
; occasionallya woman
and
as
ceed
long as their roughness does not exthe bar.
They are proving themselves to be
the bounds
of fair play,not much
hurt
in which
of the communities
valuable members

they reside.

it iscertain

with it.

in how

"

the other

of

and

No. 39

1890.

22,

sation
places the match is a subjectof converin unexpected places,too.
It is quite
natural that in homes
which are represented
in the colleges,
there should be some
by sons
discussion
concerning it ; but to find it so
universallytalked about, at the family table,

many

it appears
career

SATURDAY,

e.\changehassuggestedthat

An

names

to

to

rid

town

of

moths

would

be

to

good way
set

up

"

to behold

New

distance will go many

the conllict. From

Haven,

to carry

the

people anxious
Cambridge

and

special trains will be necessary

largenumber of students who will

go

to cheer

on

the field.

and

wave

their colors for the

mighty crowd

Altogether,a

men

of

allowed them
of bets take money
The makers
either for the expenses of education, or, in the
for legitimate
of the wealthier
case
men,
they have
recreation, for a purpose to which
selves,
is
not
it.
It
to
just to themno
apply
right
to

their parents

or

to

their

colleges;

powerful electric light on the outskirts, the

moth having an instinctive fondness for light,
and especiallythe electric light. This is all
Light
fails to
very well in theory,but what
reach the moths
see
is,how this plan would
who are
busily at work, in a dark closet up
last summer's
garret, burrowing into our
trousers.

The
and

dress suit,
Fitchburg Male has a new
nobby as a Ward McAllister.

is as

I^ICiHT
of

whom

dead.

are

and died

citizens.

Waldo

accident at New
witness

to

entered

the navy

the

killed in

was

where

London,

Harvard-Yale

that time

boat

In 1870, with

road
rail-

he

members, they themselves

testify.

to

soldier and

esteemed

gone

Levi

the Brazil station in 1845. William

of Worcester's most
one

on

became

Commission,

had

presidentof the iioston and

killed at the
George was

is an

battle of Buena

Vista.

to fill. What

at

had

He

sisters

two

"

Penelope (Mrs. Canfield)and Anne.

Edward

only

went

the

to

of the brothers

who

patronized that
democratic
institution,the others going to
Leicester Academy.
to
He
went
then
the
one

Latin

Grammar

school, and

prepared for

som

teacher

the

was

Lincoln

giveshim

into Greek

under

Mr.

Fol-

college. So thorough a
latter gentleman that Mr.
the credit of puttingthem

well that before he entered

so

he had

read

years of the

the Greek

of

Greek

course.

was,

under

his

own

guarded it with

and

eye

Harvard

Mr.

Lincoln

graduated

was

not

his

hand, and he has

less visible in

Park.

Parks-Commission

work

and

his

Horticultural
secretary of the
pied
Society,Mr. Lincoln finds his time fullyoccuas

; and

so

devoted

to

time for

no

work
literary

was

has

these

objects is he,
has

found

other than his annual

class of 1839, along with Edward

of
their kind,
marvels
are
reports, which
Everett Hale, Samuel Eliot, afterward president
aboundmg in the keenest wit and the most
Bof Trinity college, and Nathaniel
of the scholar
sapient thought,the fine hand
Baker, afterward governor of New
shire.
Hampbeing over all.
in
Mr.
Lincoln's
college days he participated
politicalopinions are well
athleticsand was
A
came
something of a foot-ballist. known.
Whig in his younger days,he belater on.
In the quarrelbetween
a democrat
Gettingout of college,he went to Alton,
and studied law in the officeof his brother
111.,
Douglas and Buchanan, he sided with
located there. He
was
was
William, who
the former.
But he has not always held to
there admitted to the bar and for a time acted
strict party lines. Generallyspeaking,he has
as
voted for the generals Taylor,Scott, McClel"prosecutingattorney"for the city.

In his

remembers
The

his

to

tive
na-

lan, and

in

Grant

At

1868.

"

"

Tribune-bred newspaper
Lincoln

England

to

Hicko.v.

the

/Egis

in New
the first newspaper
didacy
support General Taylor in his canwas

for the
the

made

Hickox

and

hustler. It

named

man

againstLewis
presidency,

democrat,and Martin

didate
can-

of the Free Soil party. In those days,

John Milton Earle was at the helm of the Spy,
and that paper supported Van
Buren for the
presidency. The /-Egisand the Spy made it
caustic
for each other and no more
interesting
articles have ever
appeared in the Worcester
written by the
were
press than those which
editors of these
manifested

hit the mark

has

art

not

lost his

Lincoln

Mr.

papers.

abilityto write

his

English which

in later

pure,

every

there

strong

time.

He

days.

in the /Egisto
Taylor appointed him

Mr. Lincoln sold his interest

Hickox, when

General

he served

postmaster, in May, 1849, and

Pierce

came

in and

appointed Emory

until

Banister

In

i860,

^Ir. Lincoln

was

elected

secretary

nearly

committee

he
citypolitics

on

tion
varia-

days since,as a
the democratic
city
to

secure

the

use

the honor, for in

believing that
non-partisan,
declined

He

name.

Lincoln's

few

for mayor, and

waited upon him

candidate

of his

to say, there
Mr.
votes.

was

thousand

mentioned,

was

for elector

candidate

sheriff in

for

ticket,running third

which, strange

of

is

Lafayette's
visit to Worcester.

head, while they stood

was

his

small

bers
boy, remem-

father's

patted him on the

beneath
an
old elm in

Lincoln dooryard. Henry

Clay, too,he
remembers
as
his father's guest in 1832, and
his speech in the town
hall,and Abraham
Lincoln's visit here in 1868.
While in

Illinois,
days, he frequently
heard Lincoln
Douglas on the stump.
Personally,Mr. Lincoln is a warm
friend

in earlier
and

and

respecter of sincere opponents.

modest

always, and

work's sake.
and
is held

His

does

earnest, and

the

He

his work

life has

been

is

for the

ward
straightforin which

esteem

he

by his fellow-citizens
needs hardly this

reference.

Future generations will remember

affectionate regard the man
who
has

with
done

much

so

and

make

the

fiowers

which

bring them

to

to

near

nature

them

make

lovers of the fieldsand woods,

and grasses,
and all the things
beautiful a sometimes
unlovely

world.

Washington's

Accordingto

an

Washington had
This

property.

Wealth.

old almanac

of

eral
Gen-

1790,

good deal of personal

book

of

one

hundred

years

"General

Washington possesses
one
10,000
body, where he
lives;constantlyemploys 240 hands; keeps
twenty-five
plows going all the year, when the
ago

says

of land

acres

weather

in

will

permit: sowed in 1787,600 bushels

acres
of wheat, and prepared
corn, barley,potatoes, beans, peas,
etc. ; has near
in grass,
and sowed
560 acres
with
Stock, 140 horses, 112 cows,
turnips.
150
of oats, 700

much

as

working oxen, heifers and steers and 500

sheep. The lands about his seat are all laid
225

down

in grass ; the farms are scattered around

at the distance of two, three,four or five miles,

which
weather

the general visits every

day unless th
is absolutely
stormy. He is constantly

making various and extensive experiments for

the citywell is entitled

the improvement of agriculture.He is stipulated
believing,he voted for
with that desire which always actuates
rington.
and will vote for Mayor HarMayor Winslow
In
mankind.
he
to
killed
him to do good
1786
believes firmlyin Blaine's recipHe
rocity
for his family
150 hogs,weighing iS,5oopounds,
idea, and is emphatic in declaringthat if
exclusive of provision for his negroes
use,
iron and
to abandon
New
England is content
made into bacon."
which was
steel simply for leather and
cotton, .she will
it to the last day.
rue
of the Episco
Washington was a member
of any of the
Mr.
Lincoln is not a member
President,
pal Church long before he became
citizen who

any

to

re-election.

serves

So

"

fraternal orders.
of the Worcester

in his

place.
time in
After this,Mr. Lincoln spent some
the
and then,coming back, he became
Illinois,
editor of the Bay State, a dailyfirstand after,
short-lived.
ward a weekly. It was

was

Cleveland

the

listin

name

candidate

was

1S56. In 18S8, he
upon

Cass,

Buren, the

\'an

He

tickets.

Harvard, he

to

the

the latter time,

city. There was then comparativelylittle when he went up to the pollsand voted openly
most for Grant
rather
it was
the day of open polls,
occupationfor a young lawyer,and he was altoward
journalism than the Australian ballot Adin Thayer led
insensiblydrawn
and
he had
the last chairhorticulture,in both of which
in applause. Mr. Lincoln was
man
deep interest. In the fall of 1845, he purof the whig district committee, and he
chased
had conducted
from Butterfield, who
f
or
his
cessor
sucmaybe said to stillhold the ofiice,
the Christian Citizen with indifferent success,
was
never
appointed. Mr. Lincoln has
the ^gis, going into partnership with
a
democratic
been
candidate -on
a
frequently

well

Frenchman

guest, and Edward, then

that the great man

"

returned

Lincoln

went

to Cambridge by
stage. He
developmentof railroads,
ships
steamelectricity.

and
He

with the

But in 1845 Mr.

velopment
greatest dein any age. Gas
three years when he

seen

the

seen

visible

care

improvement of Lake

duties

has witnessed the

likely travelled down

does

Its creation has

is his handiwork

Nor

country.

Lincoln

the world has

been discovered but
born.
When
he

had

Park, alone,

that,while naturallya scholar, he

year.
From

Mr.
It

boding no good to
marauders,
human
or
otherwise,the result
being the productionand improvement of one
beautiful parks of its size in the
of the most

In

favoritestudy. This Mr. Folsom, by the way,

taught Greek, Latin and French, and got Jigoo

to his labors.

Sever, Helen and Katherine Von

Weber, and two sons, Marston and Pelham
Winslow.

its

fitted for

The

Elm

Adeline

ber
mem-

seemed

has done

us.

since.

ever

other

no

Parks-

chosen

was

having been

man

Lincoln

all about

are

monument

the

vard
Har-

Mr.

the

elected

was

descriptivewriting here.

been

the first two

indeed, his

Lincoln

slow

never

of

first meeting

instance of

evidences
is

creation

specialplace which

need

school, being the

town

are

post he has held

Albany railroad.

was

Mr.
the

at

chairman,

He

race.

and

the

He

has

been

being Sarah
Of four

He

was

one

of the founders

and

GaslightCompany.
twice

Rhodes

married, his firstwife

Arnold, of Providence.

children, three

died in

wife

was

Miss

Katherine

Von

Weber

communicant.

Church

in

of

worship

Besides

his well-

the

Episcopal

in

Alexandria, \'a.,the fact

is well attested

he
that during the Revolutionary War
accustomed
to joinin observingthe Lord's

was

one

second

habits

infancy,and

Lincoln, is a civil
John Waldo
son, Mr.
engineerin Roseburg, Oregon. Mr. Lincoln's

was

known

Supper
army

whenever

his

engagements

with

the

permittedan opportunity.
from

the throne

is

The firstking'sspeech
seven
Horticultural Society,and
Marston, and from this union came
said to have been by Henry I.,in 1107.
Marston, Marion
thirtyyears he has served uninterruptedly children, all living" Anne
in 17S3.
firstcopper-bottomed
Ships were
in that capacity,
Island),
and with what satisfaction to
Vanil (now Mrs. Bogart of Staten

of the Worcester

"

for

"

said. She was

particularly
rectlywhat was
sion
occaOn one
troubled by them in the West.

Noted Writer.

Jane Holmes, the noted novelist,

Mary

Mrs.

periodicalvisits in this
ter
city,at the residence of her nephew, Mr. Walis making

of her

one

It

street.

5 Sycamore
fortune of Light
No.

Twichell,

H.

last

to
her,
the good
Monday afternoon and enjoy the pleasure

of

brief conversation.

was

and

meet

in appearance

Pleasing

ready and brilliantconversationist,

at ease
immediately. She is not

she puts one

the least reserved

is frank and expresses

but

opinionswith great clearness,usingsimple

ments
English words which give force to her stateby their very simplicity.She was not

her

inclined

herself and

talk about

to

she

what

was
brought
regardto her work
out by questions. During the past summer
states
the
western
travelled
has
she
through

did say in

to remain

intends

She

Alaska.

and also in

citya few days longer,when she will

spend Thanksgiving
go to Cottage City to
H. J. Jennings,then to
with the familyof Mr.
In speaking
New
York.
to
Boston and finally
in the

started
took the

Helena

and

Milwaukee

and

Chicago

from

she

West

in the

of her travels

"We

We

reporter who

printthe

where

we

visited

eral
sev-

an

yet she tried

I received

ago,

letter from

man,

young

this young
of

made

had

man

has since

lection
col-

become

many
are

of

of Light

purpose
his work
such

persons

the

to

the

questionas

to

where

drawn

they were

way that
obtained

such

she

whom

combinations

But she makes

which

she has

who
Mrs.

brought to her notice in different

been

not

are

of differerher story on
facts which

up

and

incidents

ters.
the charac-

observed, draws

plotfrom real lifeand builds

this,weaving in

Holmes

of it,to know

alreadyaware
is

native of Worcester

firstman

to

penetrate the dismal

of

than

the

are

of what

civilization beyond present limits, but about

personal grievanceswhich may exist between
but little.
Pasha they care
himself and Emin
strange that after
or assertion which

It seems

saying that "any

insinuation
reflect upon

the character

to rescue"

would

part of
Emin

the

Pasha.

and three miles

would

of the

in any way

man

but belittle the

that he should
the expedition,

that

by
progress
tract
de-

plished
of the citizens of this country has accomin his effort to extend the influence of

one

was

county,

fortunate
un-

regions of

America

Africa.
The people
only willingbut anxious to hear

Central
not

her readers

ways.
It will be of interest to the readers of Light

tellfrom

have

prevailed upon

in dollars

in a measure,
engage in what will,
from his well deserved reputationas

she

stories,she

for her

characters

ent characters
a

been

interested

more

It is

Livingston.

and

that he has

from life.
principally
She does not use a character
exactlyas she
to describe people
finds it,thinkingit wrong
can

cise
critior
to comment
upon
the greatest livingexample of
has been portrayedin the
as

to

answer

said that

as

character

stories."
In

and courageous
tries
explorerof coununknown, and itis not the
practically

now

latest

my

"

dauntless

past by Columbus

Journal,which

Home

published several

has

valuable

very

autographs. He

the editor of the Ladies

paper

of the discomforts which

with many
are
generallyattendant upon ocean
voyages.
But the most
interestingsight was the Muir
in
glacier.This is one of the largestglaciers
meet

Edward
K. Bok, asking
signed his name
for my autograph. I sent it to him and had
I learned that
until
fact
the
almost forgotten
who

in her stories in

not

ter,
people in Worcesdisappointedbecause
they did not hear Stanley, and there is no
who
doubt about there being quite a number
also disapdid hear him (at $2 each)who are
pointed.
filled
Mechanics
Hall was
partially
ligent
on
Wednesday night,by an audience as intelcould be gotten togetherin any city
as
are
a great
doubt, who

no

always disliked being interviewed,

that perhaps it
remember
to
might be equally distasteful to the reporter
it as pleasantas
to make
and endeavored
possible. Another of the afflictionsof famous
the autograph-hunter.
was
she mentioned
people which
the size of Worcester, in the United States,
"If people want my autograph, and it is to be
regrettedthat the lecture did
them
she said,I am
willingto grant
perfectly
not
come
up to the expectationsof those in
which
return
the favor if they send
postage,
Mr. Henry M. Stanleyis unquesattendance.
tionably
of years
of them do.
most
Quite a number
with but few if any
a man
equals as
while she

principaltowns, including Sitka,

and Juneau, the largest
city. Sitka
capital,
has a populationof about 1600, of which less
whites, the remainder
being
than half are
Indians, Esquimaux and half-breeds. There
islands
the
of
is a largenumber
coast,
along
which givea sheltered passage, so that we did
of the

the

Lecture.
Stanley's
There

and
it appeared in
She said further that

one

morning.

next

to obtain

unable

was

imagined

interview

obtained

by way of

Tacoma,

to

for Alaska.

steamer

said:

went

I (J H

devote

whom

he

objectof
a

greater

criticisms of
evening to severe
Everything he says of this man

"havingbeen born in Brookfield.

may be, and no doubt is true, but time alone
She has written about thirtyvolumes, and
higherabove
there is wisdom
will prove to the people whether
it empties
from
the following extract
the surface of the bay into which
Appleton'sEncyclopedia
in assertions and contradictions on the
of the ship. Large pieces
than did the masts
of Ainerican Biography gives a brief
relief
of
the
members
different
of
the
part
of her work : "With the
of ice were
but good summary
continuallybreaking off the edge
party which tend to raise a question as to the
bergs possible
iceand floatingaway
as
icebergs. These
exception of Mrs. Harriet B. Stowe,
such an
benefit derived from
expeditionof
has received such
female author of America
presentedmany different colors,especno
ially
and loss of life,and Mr. Stanleywill
money
On one
when the sun shone upon them.
largeprofitsfrom her copyrights. Some of
of
of what is to become
do well to tell us
was
a
side of the glacier
large river pouring her books attained a sale of 50,000 copies. his labors rather than
of his
disputes
of Niagara.
me
the edge which reminded
over
Her stories treat of domestic life,
and, without
the
as
such
with
unworthy attendants
of Alaska is more
The scenery
are
impressiveand
be.
to
having an avowedly moral purpose,
pure
him
under
men
proved themselves
said
in
and Norway,
be
little can
orator
As
in tone and free from sensational incidents."
an
grand than that of Sweden
His voice is sufficiently
favor.
Mr.
two
where I was
Stanley's
a year or
Worcester
well
feel
of
such
a
ago, partlybecause
proud
may
in
but
volume
that
a
but
so
varying
powerful,
ness
of its lack of inhabitants and the eternal stillacquaintances all
daughter and her
It is between

the world.
wide

at

and

two

stands

returned

prevails.We

which
San

mouth

the

and Salt Lake

Francisco

the famous

road, the

scenic

by way of
City,going over

Denver

and

Rio

Grande.
When

asked

and
of which
the

about

her

many
wish for her continued

work, and
pen

when

trust that

the home

of her

youth

"

she puts aside the

will be the scene
of

tance
be heard any dishe says can
of
use
from the platform. He makes
ment
but two gestures, and it would be an improvestature
he
is
omitted.
In
if they were
cular.
below the average,
though broad and musof
almost
An
abundant
hair,
growth

Visiting.

white, gives

success

in her

"I

at

am

plans for future

present

at work

delayed book, entitled

somewhat

of

"

her setting sun.

work, she said

my

friends

am

also writing

is 'The
Ladies

time ago, but did not work

some
'Marguerite'
I shall finish
on
it while travelling.
But now
it as soon
as
possible,as my
publisheris
waitingfor it. Beyond these I have no special
work."
plans for any particular
She enlivened her

A small detachment
famous

ject
story, the sub-

ber
Boy,'for the Easter numHome
Journal. I began

conversation

with

many

amusing little incidents, speaking somewhat

her experienceswith reporters,
at lengthon
sayingthat she had found them as a class very
gentlemanlybut that sometimes in their eagerness
for a good story they failed to report cor-

Out

Amazons

on

guerite,'
'Mar-

women

are

the female warriors

The

in Berlin.

Amazons
twenty-five

The

ey's
King of Dahomhas received permission

Amazons

to visit Europe, and

view

of the

ten

coffee-brown

are

consists

company

and

male
in

on

of

companions.

part of what

him
a
picturesqueappearance ;
the most
prominent trait revealed by
One
can
physicalformation is determination.
at a glance that he is a leader, and it will
see
if he soon
again
be a blessing to posterity
takes his rightfulpositionat the head of an
expeditionfor the practicaldevelopment of

but

color,slender, Africa's natural

resources.

limited sale of seats should be a lesson

If
of attractions in Worcester.
partlycovered by a cap made of cowrie-shells, reasonable priceshad been advertised at first
would have
ments.
ornaof which are also composed their many
instead of at the last minute, more
had the pleasureof seeing Mr. Stanley. An
Their faces are tattooed. They wear
clined
deStates
once
short blue woolen frocks reachingto the knee,
ex-president of the United
dollars for a
thousand
offer of one
an
with a kind of breast lappetupheld by straps
crossed over
the shoulders.
The Generaless,
singlelecture for the reason, as he said, "that
lars'
of blue velvet. The
man
can
a frock
no
wears
Gumma,
give an audience a thousand dollecture,"and who can say
worth in one
darker in color,and wear
ten men
are
aprons
?
and tallfeather helmets.
he w?s
not right
but

not

handsome.

Their

jet-blackhair is

The

to managers

Saratogaand Washington.
CORNKLIA

HY

"Come

tell us

now,

WESSON

HOVDli.V.

all about

it;" and

ing
draw-

circle around

the open
chairs in a cosy
our
for the night was
a
fire,
chilly,I commenced

T (i H

beside
it, in lovely contrast, gleam and
glistenthe golden branches of another, that
to
seems
have caught and claspedto itself all
of Heaven's sunbeams; and now
again,in one
grand tree, the Divine artist has blended with
delicate touch, all the shades

of crimson

gold, with dark

greens,

and

varied

kitchen,with its great brick

about

half of the space

and

tillthe

to

Around

room

taking up
;

but the

the table at one

great couch, running

to

come

this

was

all the way

round,
for the servant
open

whole

oven

in the

dining-roomparticularlyinterested me, so odd

its furnishing. The table was
was
perfectly
round, and not very large,for in those days
of people were
only a certain number
lowed
altime.

nearly

leavingonly a small

is one fair vision of beauty.

space
to
reach the table and
Arrivingin Saratoga justat night,we were
help to the food. A pillowis placedfor each
driven rapidlythrough Broadway, to our
tination,
deswanderings,for,be it known, I was
one
to lean upon,
and here they stretch themselves
from
little tripof sight-seeing,
a
out
at
full length,
to eat their meals.
past the great United States hotel,in
Just imagine anyone
all its grand proportions.
and as everj- returned traveler is supposed to
adays
doing such a thing nowCongress Hall, and
! Wouldn't
call them a pretty lazy
we
from the wayside, other great buildings,
have gathered a few gems
and all the lovelyand
set of people?
However, that was the custom
and tickle the
with which to dazzle the eyes
of
the
who
statelydwellings
wealthy people,
at
that
time and so no
doubt
was
thought
of the home
ears
folk,so now
they clustered
spend a part and sometimes the whole of the
perfectly
proper.
round
full of eager
The next day we took another drive to Sarquestioningsas to
year, in this delightful
spot.
me,
atoga
Lake.
I had
On
Down
took a
the broad
where I.had been and what
first day in Saratoga, we
avenue
we
seen;
so,
my
rolled,
which
the
months
is
summer
during
I
drive through Hilton
retraced my
the
Park, where there are
nothing loth,
steps over
filledwith elegant turnouts, representing
the
I
about
had
and
in
miles
of
road
and
the
so
;
latelytrod,
tion
imaginathirty
driving
ground
wealth and fashion from all parts of the world.
the scenes
of the past
view all around
lived again among
is extremelybeautiful. As
road,
Oyer four or five miles of this delightful
far as
few weeks.
the eye
can
reach, the landscape with a landscape all around that would make
an
artist rave, we were
lo the
carried to the shores of
Back to the bright October
stretches out in one
even
morning, when
grand picture,
a
silverysheet of water, that gleamed and
to
steamed out of the depot, on
we
our
way
range of the Green Mountains, which, blue and
in the October sunlight. Along the
glistened
first stopping
to
hazy,seem
Saratoga,which was to be our
bump their heads againstthe
shores of this lake are many beautiful residences
over
place. A beautiful landscapespreads out on
sky,that leans softlyand protectingly
of people of note, who
the summer
pass
Next
either side of us as we
them.
visited some
of the mineral
we
glide along ; for the
months
here.
Past lovely parks, and over
lead
road winds in and out among
the hills and
pleasant country roads tha
springs and tasted of the delicious waters.
through
fragrant woods, and along the shore of another
and along the
Ah ! what a sermon
one
mountains, through the valleys,
might preach beside
tale of my
just home

glide serpent-like these beautiful springs, which, burstingfrom

the solid rocks, are forced upward by an unseen
foliage,rich with
the gorgeous hues of earlyfall,makes
that no
human
soul can
divine.
Power
bright
Who
could doubt the goodness of God, who
spots in the landscape all along our
way,
banks

of many

rivers that

through the land

beautiful

Past

; and

and

the

well

cultivated

farms,

that nestle in the

through pretty littlevillages
to the Hoosac
verdant valleys,
come
we
tunnel,
and

this

as

the firsttime I had

was

underground

I awaited

into it with

our

entrance

passage,

mixture

dread.
of eager curiosity
and nervous
Justbefore we reached it,the road
in such
car

way as
window
the

to

enable

entrance

one

to

been

ever

through this wonderful

see

curved
from

into the tunnel.

the
The

great stone archway opens like the mouth of a

great tomb, and as the train rushed into the

but smaller lake, we were

driven back
home
of the friends with whom
we

stopping.
A day or

to

the
were

longerin Saratoga, and we

this time having for
ing
in His great love for His
cityof Washington. Leavchildren, has pro"
at 8 20 a.m., we
Saratoga
spent all day on
vided them with these health restoring
waters,
the cars, arriving
in Washington at 8.20 p.m.,
that all who drink thereof may be healed ?
making the journey of four hundred miles in
Leaving the springs,we turned our steps in
justtwelve hours.
another direction,and visited a new
curiosity, Never shall I forgetthe scenery along this
For a good part of the way
route.
the road
which has but lately
been added to the other
lies along the banks
river.
of the Hudson
interestingsightsthat belong to this place. A
Glidingalong so swiftlyand smoothly, close
house has been built by a wealthy man, a Mr.
to its edge,we
seemed
to
be running a race
Franklyn Smith, of Boston, which is a correct
and
with the silvery waters, which
danced
Imitation of the house of Pansa
at Pompeii,
laughed at our follyand presumption; yet on
clad in
we
which was
buried by the eruptionof Vesuvius
sped, past hills and mountains
autumn's
brilliant drapings, past verdant
It was
the
nearlytwo thousand
years
ago.
were
onr

again

two

on

our

way,

destination the

valleys stillfresh and

ing
with their cluster-

green,
noble,and is supposed to
midst gleam the tall
houses, in whose
grandest of that time.
spiresof littlechurches, pointingheavenward ;
The buildingis oblong in shape,very plainon
seats in the rear
end, we
the roar
towns
car, and at the very
and
large
cities,where
through
windows
had nothing to obstruct our view of the tunnel ;
the outside, with small square
streets,
high of manufacture, and the crowded
filledwith
a
mingle
throng,
hurrying,jostling
dense was
the darkness, that
and yet, so
up in the wall, nearlyat the top of the house,
their noises with the voice of the waters, and
them
at that,and one
would
though both sides were lightedwith electricity, and only a few of
of the car whistle.
the shrillscream
the ventilation would
be very
as
only to be seen
poor ;
they had so littlereflection,
suppose
On, on, we
bridges,where from
go ; over
out
as
when quiteclose,and they shone
in the
but that idea is done
with, as soon
ery,
away
either side we catch glimpses of lovely scenare
that vanishes all too quickly as we
darkness
like huge fire-fliesthat flash and
has passed inside,
for the first thing that
one
into
hurried
dark
tunnels,
along, through
instant, and then disappear. greets the eye is a beautiful garden,occupying
glow but an
lessness,
reckblackness
with
seeming
whose
we
plunge
filledwith rare
and
train past us in the
a
the center of the building,
Suddenly,whiz, went
and yet emerge
so
quickly into the
blackness, like a great serpent, and a shudder
lovelyplantsand blooming flowers. A cool
sunlight,that we have no time to hug our fears.
ran
quences
and sparklingfountain is throwing its spray
time
to be
through me, as I thought of the conseat
one
Whirling along,we seem
of a coUison in this dreadful place.
high in the air,while birds from their gilded rushingheadlong into a great mountain that
before us black and threatening
towers
;
A flood of daylightfilledthe car, and here
up
singing the sweetest
songs ; and
cages are
yet as we glide along its base, it slowly passes
in the broad lightof day,
were
overhead shines the deep blue of a cloudless
we
once
more
like a dark cloud in a summer's
out of sight,
and the blessed sunshine, and didn't it seem
which
the
Creator
for
that
save
roof,
no
sky ;
rushing madly straight
sky. Again, we seem
lightful
this deafter being for what
seemed
an
delightful,
spreadsover all of His earth, covers
its
into the foaming water, that stretches out
hour in the bowels of the earth, and yet, after
this garden is a broad
to claspus in its embrace;
in eagerness
arms
spot. Around
! round
but
no
a
curve
we
rich
glidesafelyand
a
but a short ten minutes.
walk over
a beautiful tiled floor, with
all,was
and the angry river flows swiftlyon
resentingsecurely,
repLovely statues
The rest of the way
still border of mosaic work.
the scenery
was
its way;
while the train fliesin reckless speed
characters of ancient mythology,are
and picturesque ; for at this
very interesting
its
banks,
as
along
though still determined to
scattered about, while on the wall are
strange

darkness
up

by

beyond, we
huge

some

seemed

creature.

to be

swallowed

Having taken

time of the year, when nature is so lavish with

her beautiful colors, flingingwith reckless
hand

her

trees

and

charmed

shrubs, the

eye

and fascinated

cannot

but

over

be

ing
by the artisticblend-

of these richest hues.

looks

dyes

paint-potsof gorgeous

Here

tree

that

though dipped in blood,so brightare

ground beneath is
covered with its brilliant drippings; and close
as

its scarlet leaves,while the

house

of

have

been

Roman

one

of the

and interestingpaintings, rich with the gorgeous

hues of Pompeian colors; while some
the skill in
wonderful tapestry pictures show
ladies of that time.
of the Roman
needlework
conversation
The
library,
sleeping rooms,
and
either side of
are
on
bath rooms,
rooms
this garden, and have scarcelyany furniture
beds in which
in them, save
the queer-looking
they passed the long nighthours ; and further
along,at the rear, are the dining-roomand the

win the

race.

Soon, through the gatheringgloom of an

fainter
early twilight,the flying
picturesgrow
and fainter,and at la.st
fade and vanish into
in the soft
the night; and nestling back
the lightsof
cushions of my chair, I watch
start
out
of the darkness
each passing town
and then

tillfinallywe
disappear,

come

to

and I find myself in Washington.

standstill,
Woiccsler, Mass.

"

I.I (JHT
About

and

Folks.

Messrs.

Rockwood

Mr. A. C. Munroe

isto deliver

lecture upon

"Insurance"

before the pupils of Becker's

College,at the collegerooms, next
Wednesday evening.
Business

Mr. Alfred

is to

S. Roe

lecture at Grace

Church, next Tuesday evening,

Thing in Europe." Mr. Roe
when
has

abroad

and

when

seen

how

he returns

fail to be

cannot

knows

"The

on
uses

gest
Big-

his eyes
he

tell what

to

home.

The

lecture

one.
interesting

an

Miss Alice M. Bigelow,a daughter of Mr.

John D. Lovell,and Miss Alice W. Gifford, a
daughter of Mr. A. W. Gifford,have been
doing a littlecharitable work which deserves
to be told about.

stillso

are

These

make

to

as

young

their work

ladies,who

young

the

success

of

remarkable,are interested in
the Baldwinville Cottage Homes.
Since last
January they have been preparingto hold a
sale of fancy articles,with the purpose
of
to be given to the general fund
raisingmoney
of that charity,
and on Wednesday afternoon,
the parlorsof Mr. John D. Lovell's residence
witnessed

street

their venture.

the

of

success

In the firstplace,
theysold four

hundred

tickets
cents each.
Then they
fancy table,a mystery table,a candy
an
ice cream
table,and when the
sale of articles from these had closed,
and the
"box office receipts"
added
to
were
the fund,
there was
left a clear profit,
over
all expenses,
of ;?iio. Fullytwo hundred
people attended
the sale and gave evidence of practical
thy
sympawith the work
of the projectors
of the
had

at ten

table and

affair.
The

JollyWhist

with Mrs. T.

Lemuel

reader that has been

long time.

With

H.

heard

T.

George T.
Hovey Gage,

by her humorous
them

in Marlboro

fine presence,
she
to control it,
a

to tears

an

for

but

K.

Club held its firstmeeting

Corbi^re, 13

Kendall

street,
oflScers

swayed
known
laughter

and dialect selections

or

club

meets

two

every

weeks.

Green

occupied. Mr. Herbert

Lthe first,
and Mr. Harry P. Davis

won

the second
Althea

prize for gentlemen; and Miss

Bigelow the first,and Miss Mabel

Tucker

the second, for ladies. Others present

Misses Alice Davis, Maria Broad, Emma
M.
Mills, Addie
Goulding, Gertrude Fiske

were

Miss Fitch,Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Brown, Miss

Upton, Mr. Fred A. Davis, Mr. G. A. Lackey,
Mr. Herbert H. Taylor,Mr.
George W. Eddy,
Mr. George E. Miller and Mr. Walter
Day.
had
a
Everybody
pleasanttime.
Mr. and Mrs. Philip L. Moen
gave a very
largereceptionfor Mr. and Mrs. PhilipW.
Moen

at

their residence

Lincoln

on

Thursday evening,all Worcester

Mr.
present.
Mr. and Mrs.

Moen.

The

Moen

of New

Mrs.

Moen,

and

Mrs.

Moen

PhilipW. Moen
ushers
York
and

were

societybeing
received,with

and

Messrs.

the Misses
Edward

a nephew of
city,
now

street,

in his senior

Harvard; Mr. Blatchford of Amherst

Mr.

year

C.

and
at

College

to

most

regret felt because of

press
story of the unfortunate Em-

French

narrative

was

hispresent, and the torical

followed.
Mr.
faithfully

Harris was
equally as good in the
Napoleon, his make-up especially
commanding

admiration, and
of

the

undoubtedly well

was

of those

acted

Corporal.

in his

wonderful

most

times, he

personification

warrior

well the

part

of

modern

of the Little

Mr.

J. M. Francoeur, as Talleyrand,
usual.
also good, giving a strong
was
port.
supSome
of the minor
parts were
played
Rev. Thomas
of New York City, but
Dixon, Jr.,
Miss
Una
Abell
as
Hortense
indifferently.
lectured,Thursday evening,for the Young
doing the best work. The staging was good,
Mens Christian Association,givingthe second
the detail,
even
to
the famous "crowned
N,"
in its series of entertainments.
He handled
carried out, and the closing
being faithfully
his subject,
"Playing the Fool," in a witty tableau,representing
the landing,
was
a fitting
and was
manner,
interruptedby
frequently
background for the death of the unfortunate
laughterand applause. The ne.xt entertainment
Josephine. It would be hard to find fault with
will be givenby the Hand
Bell Ringers, the
performance as a whole.
December

4.

"A

An

entertainment

is to be given at Webster
Square Church, Tuesday evening,under the
auspicesof the Sunday School,at which little
Miss

Hewett

will read

and

Mr.

C.

Royal Pass" was put on last night and

giving
repeatedtwice to-day. The Thanksattraction,on Wednesday and Thursday
of next week, will be Oliver and Kate
Byrson in "The Plunger."

will be

S. Bur-

the

superintendent of the Boys Club

work, will give a talk to the boys. Cake and

ges,

will be served in the usual way.

cream

"Snow

Festival"

at

the Church

Unity,Tuesday evening,proved the

with five tables

the

William

Ex-State

of the
most

Singular

Senator

Case.

A. Parmenterand
wife spent part of the summer
at Richfield
went
Springs. On August 3, Mrs. Parmenter under-

Roswell

tractive
at-

a surgical
operation,
by which a triangular
pieceof glass about three-fourths of an

of

season

of

ing
mov-

by the pathetic."

Union services will be held at Plymouth

Church, on Thanksgiving day,with sermon
by
Rev. Archibald
McCullagh, D. D. Dr. McCullaghpreachesfrom his pulpit tomorrow
as

with any
The

accent.

with

church
entertainment
which
the
has fairly
set in,
sociability
has thus far afforded.
season
The ladies displayed
and card parties are again in vogue.
Last
in various
their ability
to counterfeit
ways
Monday evening,Dr. Arthur Y. Greene entertained
the appearance
of winter,the vestry
number
a
of friends at his home. No.
transformed
being
into
a
snow
while
Main
palace,
street,whist being the game played,
923
The

her

the

Secretary and
The

do away

excellent

part of

elected

Willard.

W.

and

Woodward

voice and power

audience at will,
convulsingthem

The
FridayeveningNovember
14.
were:
President,T. K. Corbi^re; ice
H.
Treasurer, Mrs. Warren

on

S. Woodward,

Drs.

more

Main

at 774

Hoar,

E. Rice, W. T. Harlow, Rev. Dr. Daniel

Merriman; Advisory Committee, Rev. A. S.
Garver, Rev. A. H. Vinton, John G. Heywood,
Homer
house
was
Gage. The
beautifully C. S. Hale, Mrs. Daniel Merriman, Miss Mary
decorated for the occasion, and music and re.
N. Perley,Miss Emily W.
Sargent, Mrs. C.
freshment were
S. Hale, Mrs. C. H. Davis; Committee
provided. The receptionwas
on
a notable one.
Fred S. Pratt, C. H. Davis, Dr.
Exhibitions,
S. B. Woodward, Mrs. Dr. Daniel Merriman,
The Marlboro
Daily Enterprise,reporting Mrs. C. S. Hale.
an
entertainment given under the auspicesof
Rhea
pleased a large audience
the
at
the Methodist Church, in that city,recently,
Theatre,Thursday night,in Haven's
play,
gives high praise to a lady who has achieved
of
the
"Josephine,Empress
French."
She
inconsiderable
no
at
home, in the
success,
^
was
in every respect, and put into
"
satisfactory
It says : "Mrs. Ann-'e W. Richardson
past.
'
the part a depth of feelingwhich
could not
of Worcester
was
adjudged to be the best

Dewey, Rufus

Jr., and

inch

in

dimension

where
throat,

it had

was

been

extracted
imbedded

from
for

her
one

and
year, nine months
being suspected that a

ten
days without its
ing
foreignbody was causo
f
her
vocal organs.
partial
p
aralysis
tables afforded opportunity
for the patrons of
the festival to manifest their interest in charity, On October, 28, 18S8, while eating a piece of
pie at her home in Troy, she was suddenly
to which
the proceeds,amounting to several
seized with strangulation,
and Mr. Parmenter
hundred dollars,
will be devoted.
and his daughter feared, from the violence of
the symptoms, she would expire before mediThe Worcester
cal
Methodist Social Union met
assistance would arrive. When
the doctor
Tuesday evening and elected as officers:
came
he
examined
Mrs.
Parmenter's
P-resident, Alfred
throat,
S. Roe; vice-presidents,
but discovered no foreignsubstance, and afterWiUiam
B. Harding, C. O. Richardson,H. C.
wards
told her husband
that she had suffered
Graton; secretary, C. W. Wood;
treasurer,
a partial
stroke of paralysis.She remained in
N. H. Clark ; directors,
A. M. Thompson, M.
G. Fuller, J. F. Lundberg,John Delano and
great distress and nearlyspeechlessfor about
six weeks, and then,regaining her voice, reC. A. Richardson.
covered

winter

costumes

were

the rule.

The

usual

the

about

her

usual

health, except

The
Worcester
Art Society met Tuesday
strange feelingin the throat. During a recent
evening,and listened to a lecture on George
stay at Richfield Springs,her throat began to
Mr.
Cruickshank,by
John G. Heywood, which
trouble her again, and
she again became
illustrated by stereopticon
was
views.
Parmenter
The
speechless. Senator
employed
elected:
followingofficers were
President, Dr. Ransom, who was stopping at the hotel,
and makes a speciality
of throat troubles, and
Samuel
S. Green; Vice Presidents,
Nathaniel
he discovered and removed
the bit of glass,
Paine,C. H. Davis, Charies A. Chase; Secretary,
is evidently
which
a pieceof a lamp chimney,
E. B. Glasgow ; Treasurer,
E. B. Hamilton
from her glottis,
where ithad become encysted.
P. L. Moen, Jonas G. Clark, She has now
; Directors,
recovered the use of speech.

LKiHT
of Letters.

In the World
The

memoirs

Alexandre

of

of translation into

course

Mrs.

On

been

made

million four hundred

to

The

novels

on

thousand

singer of Michigan

sweet

do you recollect
;
created when they
sensation her poems
appeared several years ago ? Well, that little
what

Moore

Julia A.

Mrs.

was

bit of
The

copies

is worth

volume

edition

advertised

have

when

she

she has

weight in gold now.

large one, and stray

its

not

was

exceedingly

are

for it. The

in vain

wrote

married

Bibliomaniacs

rare.

those poems,
again, and is

fair ess
poeta widow
:

was

now
livingin
Superiorregion.

the wilds of the Lake

from

the mound-

13th a paragraph appeared in

W.
Albion
stating that Mrs.
been sentenced to thirty-five
days
in jailin Mayville,New
York, for refusingto
testifyin a lawsuit wherein her husband's
October

the

papers
Tourgee had

to

this

They
addressed
Worcester, Mass.]

to

Answerer.
department are solicited.
Quester Editor, Light,

builders down

to the present
year, coveringall
vancements
changes of government, notable adMiKROKS.
Presque Island asks: Can you
of science and the essentials of
tellif quicksilver
is the only material used for
will
and
is
such
book
a
as
a
biography,
boy
the making of mirrors?
The
days of using
read with interest.
It is well printed,and
much
in the making of looking([uicksilver
there are numerous
cuts, includingportraitsof
are
Mirrors
are
covered
glasses
now
passed.
all the presidents. Sanford
" Co. have the
almost
entirelywith a solution of pure silver
book for sale.
or
precipitated
sprayed on to the glass. After
this is done
the gla.ss
would
be still transparent
Russell Lowell will pass the winter at his
the backs not paintedover
were
with a
in Cambridge.
His only
house, Elmwood,
brown or other dark-colored paintof a certain
Burnett, is to pass the
daughter,Mrs. Edward
chemical
composition,first introduced from
winter with him.
Bohemia
by a firm in Boston just before the
Edwin
presented us
Arnold, whose poem
In the old way of making mirrors the
war.
"The
with Buddha
as
Light of Asia," now
glasswas covered with an amalgam of quicksilver
Christ as
"The
with
comes
Light of the
and
the silvertinfoil,and whereas
"

World."

The

is written in blank

poem

six books.

The

be "to convert
"A

author

states

Christians

to

verse,

is arranged in

and
lyricalinterpolations,

with
On

narrative extends

the wars,

one

copiesof her

thousand

of the

name

royalty

the author

books.
Of
this figure,seventy
copiesrepresentedthis year'ssale.
The

Questerand

in

are

Englisli.

J. Holmes's

Mary

have

returns

Dumas

To write a short and

judgment in her work.
cult
historyis one of the most diffiyet satisfactory
of literary
undertakings,but the present
volume seems
to have
avoided
the usual pitfalls. [Communications
should
be

his purpose

to

Christianity."

Country House" is a new book

Library." It is a

Russian

Worthington's"Rose

in

backed

mirrors are ready for handlingthe next

day, the quicksilverand tinfoil requiredtwo
weeks
before the amalgam was
sufficiently
hardened
for handling. The quicksilver
cess
promakes the best and most
enduring work,
the paintedbacks of the silvered glassesbeing
apt to change color in spots. The quicksilver
method
is,however, the most expensive,which
for its decadence.
largelyexplainsthe reason

by Mrs. J. W. Davis from Carl

have
Detlef, and the photogravures which
not
famous
are
made
the Worthington books
a
writes that he has secured
ceedings,
stay of proR. P. P. asks if the top
Bottom.
Top and
lacking to add their attractiveness to that of
will not be
and that this sentence
of a carriagewheel does not move
faster than
is an
the letterpress.The work
interesting
hear
it.
to
carried out.
We
are
glad
very
the bottom.
The
top of a carriage wheel
laid in high
are
love story of which the scenes
moves
faster,with reference to the obser\'er,
is on
foot to erect a simple
A movement
Russian
life. It presents a vivid picture of
debts

concerned.

were

attorney, Mr.
York, now

Her

Moot, of Buffalo,

Adelbert

translation

New

"

memorial

of

that her work

be

of

honor

in

sort

some

Sewell, the author of "Black

of the horse may

in behalf

Miss

Beauty,"in order
not

Beauty" is the
Cabin' -of the equine genus,

speedilyforgotten. "Black

"Uncle

Tom's

and teaches
with

book

the

won

did no'

it appeared. It has been

supplementary book of reading
grammar-schools. A curious

as

in the Boston

to
point in reference to it is that there seems
be no person livingwho
has a moral right to
the profits
that might be derived from its salefollowed
Miss Sewell's death was
shortlyby
that of her mother, who left no near
heirs.

Harlan
famous

P.

Halsey is the author

sensational "Old

is a rich man, stout

with elegance,and
fiftieth year.
an

Sleuth"

of

stories.

the
He

and

good-natured,dresses

has

about

him

solid air

in his
Halsey is now
twenty-fiveyears he has
writer. Among
a
tain
cerindefatigable

of contentment.
been

of the

toi
splendor. Turgenieffand Tolssian
given us similar insightinto the Rus-

with barbaric
have

she

at the court

customs

of the great Elizabeth, and introduces

in a conspicuous way, following
her portraits
the historyof the festivities there carried on

ity
human-

for her, as

and

manners

time

character, and
material in the

this work

presents

Mr.

For

The

The

Dress

of

movement

bottom

two

the

carriageas

the wheel

of

direction

to

whole.

in

moves

that of the wheel

neutralize each
partially

motions

The

opposite

an

itself,
and,

as

the

other,

server
past the ob-

the bottom

is in

eous
slowly than the top. Instantanphotographs of moving carriagesoften
the top of the wheel
this very
show
clearly,
being blurred, while the lower part is quite

Suit.

this

season

general features practicallyunchanged

from that in vogue during several seasons
past,
its

and

movement

part appears

to

move

more

dress suit of fashion

but in the thousand

bottom, because, in addition to its

of rotation,it has the direct forward

the

than

new

line.

same

after

soon

adopted

and

skill. Its author

wonderful

enjoy the fame

died

lesson of kindness

the

one

little details of

Of

distinct.

wheel,

parts would

in the

course,

pulley on
move

of

case

fixed

shaft, for instance,all

with the

same

velocity.

iations
reallyconstitute the varFriend
of the groom
Calls.
Wedding
creation.
of style,itis virtuallya new
tell when the wed.
asks : Will the Answerer
the
coat
are
considerably
For instance,
lapels
ding call should be made and if the bride is
last season, and the
than those worn
narrower
bride
a
it?
Calls upon
expected to return
trousers
a trifleclosely
fittingand show the
are
after her return
soon
should
be made
very
the
Both
hint of a spring at the bottom.
from her wedding trip,if no day for such has
peaked lapeland the shawl roll collar are in
and as immediate
a visit must
been designated,

cut and

finish,which

"

form, and the difference between them, in so

of
far as fashion is concerned, is merely one
preference. In a generalway, however, it may

be
home

paid
the

to

her

mother

receptionwas

person

or

held.

The

at

whose

bride

turns
re-

in
her calls soon, and, as far as possible,
preferable
made.
Her
the order in which
they were
tremendous
sale,so that he has been able to
and gay dresses, while
men
for young
would
these
debts
neglectto acquitherself of
dictate his own
terms
to his publishers. This,
the peaked effect is more
keeping with the
careless would
so
be inexcusable,and a person
vestments,
togetherwith some
profitablereal estate inquiet dignity of professionalgentlemen and
to be socially
deserve
forgotten.
He
has made him a wealthy man.
materials
fashionable
The
men
past forty.
lives in a fine residence, on
fashionable
a
fine diagonal worsteds
Casualties.
Timidity, Jr.,
for evening dress are
Steamer
Brooklyn street,with his wife and daughter,a
the undressed
A cloth known
as
is the proportionof lives lost to
and soft cheviots.
asks ; What
He
beautiful young girlof about seventeen.
carried by steam
of passengers
worsted, however, is in favor and will
the number
is a member
ionable
of two
of Brooklyn'smost fashFrom
the annual
vessels ?
be extensively
especially
by the younger
report of Gen.
worn,
and exclusive clubs.
it appears
its
of
chief
account
supervising
inspector,
appearance.
grayer
Dumont,
set, on
carried
out
Broadcloth and doeskin have
quite gone
that of about 500,000,000 passengers
The
Worthington Company has issued,as
and
vessels this year, 245 lost their lives
elderly men
of fashion, except among
by steam
the second number
of the "Boys Library,"a
The
those who make no pretense of keeping place
less than last year.
in accidents,fifty-six
"Boys' History of the United States," which
It is the correct thing to have
with the times.
the
generalsays that no mode of travel,even
makes an inexpensive and attractive holiday
of the
braid down the outside seams
a cord or
low
a
so
farm wagon,
centage
percommon
presents
a
fashionable
Cole
book.
The book
is edited by Annie
still,
trousers
or, what is more
vessels.
of accidents as travel by steam
in the cloth.
admirable
stripewoven
Cady, who has certainlyshown
class of

readers

his stories command

be said that the shawl

collar isconsidered

"

IvICiHT

10

Short Stories.

Some
to

of

some

of

deal

telephoneis a good

The

"Pump Court,"

mystery

be
years, and it is not to
that children have queer notions

his

mature

wondered

at

counsel

young

EUenborough,

Lord

business."

your

before him

had

had

who

in

ning
begin-

much

became

The Poets in November.

says
time a

one

hard time

He

speech.

at

NOVEMBER

ROSES,

embar-

lord,the

hesitatingly "My
unfortunate
client who
by me
my
appears
interrupted
The justice
lord,my unfortunate client
said

assed, and

BY

RICHARD

MONCKTON

MIINES.

"

of it.

Ye

"

in her uncle's officethe

was
A three-year-old
and on spying the telephone asked
other

The

of the house

head

tired

Oi'm

"And
of

Amos
A

work.

at

dog?"

are

temper,

ye be !
summer

sightof

ye I tremble,
in this bleak air ;

ye

I read

fearful

In what
How

like

was

than

by long before,

g^one

As

features, and a
however,

Her

At

dignified
perfect

I remember

cordial kindred

winter, the newcomer,

Is a lover fierceand frore.

belle of the

the

was

fine form,

November,
joy to me ;

And

followingstory :
ful
engaged to a beauti-

planterbecame
lady. She

no

other

Your

tellsthe

J. Cummings

Texas

complexion.

O Irish setter, to be shure."

"An

of

roses

Are

you."

is quite with

young
She had
county.
bearing,handsome

kind

What

I'm sorry.

Ye

The

sir;so

on,

go

may

Has

!"

dog,sor

as

"Is that so, Kate.'

far the court

into the kitchen

went

Kate, the domestic, hard

and found

"You

encouraging:

prove

hold her up to it,saying,

"Uncle, I want to talk in my ear."
to

did not

with the remark, which

him

day,

her uncle

Roses

"

symbol
and

are

ye

all that's

When

past

were;

best and

fairest,

petty reign,
hold them dearest.

of an
the name
Jeff was
To those who
sel
plantationwho was a grown
During a certain voyage of a down east vesAre pain and only pain.
became
the
He
child.
had
when the planterwas
a
the mate, who usuallykept
log,
man
Beauty is always beauty,
attend
to
unable
in
and
He
was
a
cared
for
the
was
intoxicated one
day
planter boyhood.
Her essences
divine
mitted
terested
devoted servant, proud of his master, and inAs the man
to his duty.
The poet, in his duty,
very rarelycomhim
in everything
May labor to combine ;
that affected his welfare.
the offence the captain excused
But beauty wed to sorrow
and attended to the log himself,concluding
But he said nothingabout the wedding. The
Is sad, whate'er we
say,^
has been drunk all
ject.
"The
the submate
with this ;
planternoted the fact and broached
Sad thinking for tomorrow,
deck and
on
he said,one
Sad pleasurefor today !
day, "you know I'm
"Jeff,"
day." Next day the mate was
his duties.
plied
resumed
Yorkshire,England.
Looking at the log he
going to marry Miss Bellinger?" "Yes," rethe entry the captain had made
it." "I haven't
discovered
the darkey, "I knows
with his superior. heard
and ventured to remonstrate
anything about it,"said the
you
say
WINTER
TO
AUTUMN
"What
the need, sir,"he asked,"of putting planter. "No," was
'tain't for
the answer;
was
it true ?"
the log.'"' "Wasn't
it. I isn't got nuffin'
to say nuffin' about
that down
on
me
ANDREW
BY
BICE
SAXTON.
asked the captain. "Yes, sir ; but it doesn't
that ; but you'redoing
to say." "No, I know
The
year is late,yet by the gate
enter
the
it
on
to
What's
log."
deal
of
seem
a
necessary
opinion
thinking.
your
Of your demesne I hover.
true
it
"since it was
about it?"
"Well," said the captain,
"Well, massa," responded Jeff,
roseate glow.
Forget the summer's
The
Her kisses warm
had better stand ; it had better stand."
with some
hesitation,"yon knows one
thing
forget,and know
I am
to
look at
your
frostylover.
the most pisenesest
snakes has got the prettinext day the captainhad occasion
the
the log,and at the end of the entry which
From
these dull skies the glory dies ;
estest skins."
that of Xantippe.
old darkey on the

"

"

made

had

mate

captainhas
had

the

found

was

"The

this item:

sober all day." The

been

and

summoned

mate

captain

thundered:

did you
mean
by puttingdown that
entry? Am I not sober every day?" "Yes,
"What

wasn't it true?"

sir;but

of course, it
"Well, then, sir,"said the mate,
I think it had better stand ;
true

true !"

was

"since it was

better stand."

it had

friend

rail at

disposedto

in the artist,and
asked:

"Don't

mistake

in

tellme

you

the

terest
premier'sin-

not," was

the
"and

have

"I

gentlemen.
the

serve

to

got

you

?" demanded

eat

is away;
your happy day
Is far beyond recalling.

Joy

"Indeed,
"Very true,"

answer.

three

hundred

years

none

Many

beg

the

missionarylocated
mind.

He
If any

flock of Indians
would

of

was

bring

strange Indian called

before

hard

"

cider

of
the

on

children,

him, he

it. One

whom

day,

he had

like

him

thinks

think you innocent; but a

countrymen, in the exercise
sense

as

to be

be

they possess,

which

much, have found

you

that I should

pass

of the law.

That

ones,

"Prisoner

"

at

innocent ; I

you

jury

of your

of such
does

upon

you

sentence

own

common

not

appear

guilty,and

kept in imprisonmentfor one

day was
yesterday,you

that

usually
new

the

it

mains
re-

tence
sen-

is that you
day, and as

may

go about

was

coached

after the

of

manner

university.His acquaintance
limited.

He

opened

student

with

fire upon

at

the

tonished
as-

cider."

Volumes

could not have

said

more.

tertaining
en-

larger

about

*'a grownup"

even

producing"a
A

say.

the

perfect

novel

is to have

idea

littlebats

be batted up
with felt; a bubble can
of times before it finally
a number

into the air

bursts into
a

nothing,and
of

number

children

thingsup
easilybe made

shape and then tack

the toy shops they

the

Twist

felt
have

soap

water

children

blowing
and

as

home-made

bat

well

bat.

as

the

then
wire

little

the bubbles,

is
an
a

more

the penny

ered
cov-

into
At

plaything
a novelty
ment
arrange-

tin for the

but it is doubtful

like this

would

see

bats

the circle.

over

bubble toy, which

called the soap
has
and which
for this season,
for

The

of stiffwire, and
felt.

thin

it is delightful
to
eagerly keeping

their heads.

above

with

English

missionarythus : "Abraham, Jacob,

Jonah, Job, Satan, Beelzebub," and then
paused,evidentlyexpecting a reply. "What
?" asked the missionary,
earth Jo you mean
on
he not having been christened after either of
them, drawing himself up in a dignified
manner.
The
Indian
pithilyreplied: "I mean

of

makes

entertainment

an

those

fascination

the children

beauty," as

of

pretty way

even

try his luck in

to

for such
covered

never

"

or

growth, as there is a
airy,fairythings that

can

often

very

convicted

counsel

Bubbles.

is

soap-bubbleparty

in

widely scattered

to call upon

jug of
one

the bar, your

so

York.

Blowing

was

ican
Amer-

an

turn
hospitable

an

of his

one

chanced

forth

was

the Indians

among

always kept

He

premises.

total abstinence

clergy,there

been

had

late

doth grieveme
frostylover.

your

Middlcficid,New

jury which

not

am

or

trackless mile of snow.

for you

heart

pretty

Court," which

Pump

many

My

addressed
these
says that Justice Maule once
words to a defendant, in the presence
of the

London

I wait,and soon
haggard earth I cover

The

don't

we

departing birds bemoan

flightere they take their own,
leaves are falling.

last dead

Wherefore

unconverted
evidently an
was
concerned
heathen, so far as Christianity
to
but converted
the consumption of alcoholic
it
turned
as
He,
out, had
beverages.

"The

sun's

the

swered
pardon, sir,"an-

your

ago, before

years

the rule among

seen

but
tells good stories,

ere

The

Your

after four a.m."

suppers

And

With

waiter, haughtily,"but

the far west.

was

time?"

will recall the premier Andrassy,

but Munkaczy's fame will live forever."
hence

old

you

of the Italian who

name

Andrassy,

can

said

So let your earlyfancies

warm
days and a gentlebreeze
Rocking the leaflets on the trees,
Of night,and firefly
dances.

Of

Hawar-

of their number

one

think

you

premier during Raphael's

we

the

"What

iers
court-

are
making a
kaczy
paying so much attention to Munsaid
Andrassy, "can
"My friends,"

?"

from

town

"

occasion several of the Viennese

were

into

ran

commonly
earlythe other morning, and feelingunhungry he dropped in about eight
fast.
o'clock at the Raleigh Club for a quietbreaklooked
so
He
red-eyed that nobody
would have suspectedthat he was
the grandest
of grand old men.
The sagaciouswaiter mistook
of the boys.
him for a "rounder"
one

as
good a
Andrassy was
Munkaczy, the painter,ever had.

as

one

Gladstone

den

late Count

The

On

"Why,

Mr.

if the

elaborate

pipe and

rangement
ar-

the

LI^HT
and

the Waiters.

and

Women

the

turned

astonished
double

II

attendant

nearly

very

Elizabeth's Roses.

in his amazement.

somersault

and as the customer

obliged,mum."
walked off it was
pathetically
funny to see the
paralysisof pleasureeffected by the first tip
"Much

Waiters in fashionable caf^s, cabmen, and

are
sleeping-car
porters all agree that women
ally
opposed to tips. They generconstitutionally
remonstrate

by

themselves.

off,cabby drives his

the last

whisks

pey

received from

in months.

woman

death, and

to

nag

Pom; the

out of his brush

straw

New

"Waleedi"

is the
has

of

name

caused

Cards.

of

Game

new

flutter in

cards

that

From

the furore that has followed

of

game

the least.

One

illustrated

woman

has received

boom

to

them

impress upon

the

worth
expediencyof purchasinga quarter's

of

extra

attention.

noticeable in

is

omission

The

where
traveling,

so

usually

are

men

not

cabmen
among
commented
For
the fact is extensively
upon.

along : but

and

in restaurants

instance,there is a
midway of the town

pretty eating-house

very

that is

society.

itsintroduction

patronized almost

and will accept half pay in any other service.

he adds, are
His customers,
gentle,kindly
the intimate
but they firmlyrefuse to see
women,

tips and trays. They

exorbitant charges, are

over
murmur
patientin waitingto be served, but insist on
the dishes
abuse
scold
his
to
the right
men,
never

and withhold

tips.

Sometimes

very

animated

are

scenes

last week.
the case
enacted, as was
sweet-faced mother, with her young
in the
table
entered and found a

pretty,

daughter,
center

very

waited their turn

They patiently
an
order, including "spring"
and then gave
fowl was
custard
and
chicken
pie. The
brought and then the performance began.
Turning to the sheep-faced gar(;on, her eyes
flashingthrough her lorgnon, the ladypinioned
the tough bird on her fork and wished to know
what
he meant
by serving such a dish ? In
domestic
protested that he
vain the humble

of the

was

and

room.

not
ate

to

mouthful

every

at her
protesting
was

even

She

blame.

more

through

ill-treatment.

amusing.

he

insisted that

Madame

was

dessert,

to

pie act

The

fussed and

with scorn,
fumed, turned each bit over
and ended
sarcastic and bitter at intervals,

wild

romantic

and

scenery,

of

as

I turned

who

loved

away,
her so.

withered

blooms.

does her heart, too. withered

growshe show

dark

My

eyed beauty ? Does

longing for that younger
would
she too be glad to

No
Or

! return !"

"Return

withered

Dear

day?
say

Ah, do

ye

blooms

know,

Worcester, Mass.

two

of

one

men,

was

by

it

wherever

very

Children's Literature.

wanted

whom

to

work

calls this "the

Hugo

and

added

might have

he

woman's

tury,"
cen-

that it is the

before in
children's century as well,for never
the world's historyhas so much
thought been

paid

children

to

their toys. Childhood,

it,is

understand

we

their schools, their books,

"

and
pictures,

their

Up

ore

rich

was

Victor

for

the rush

during the gold fever flit through the

mind as
"vein," "pocket" and "chimney" are
"Waleedi"
itself is
called during the game.
A
in silvery
Colorado.
of a mine
the name
in
with
this
mine
connection
peculiardispute
owned
The mine was
led to its invention.
by
wealth

as

discovery.

recent

olas
the time of the issue of the St. -Nich-

to

Magazine

seventeen

literature

years ago,

dictory
almost contramagazines were
started
the new
periodical
too good
out with the idea that nothing was
for children ; the result has been a juvenile
magazine genuine with conscientious purpose,
the greatest writers contributingto it,with
tify
the best artistsand engravers helpingto beauit, and everything tuned to the key-note
of youth.
It has been the specialaim of St. Nicholas
with stories
to supplant unhealthy literature

children's

and

but

terms,

"

ore

the tunnel.

from

taken

to have

the

The

privilegeto work

former

all veins

was

at

his

"

have all receipts from

struck he
"chimney" was
to work
to grant his partner the privilege
was
it and enjoy the profits.By playingthe game
expense
them, but in

and

own

it

can

be

which

seen

first. The

game

There

four

are

to

case

made

man

to whist.
is played similarly
players,those oppositebeing

card

is dealt,one

entire deck

partners. The
at
a
time, and

his fortune

the last card

turned

up

for

The ace is the highestcard of a suit,

trump.
and every playeris compelled to follow suit if
used are as follows : A
The terms
he can.
is a
"fortune," a count
a
"large strike,"a "small strike,"or
"struck 12." In counting up one
says "struck
48 in veins," "struck 50 in a pocket,"etc. The
called
are
six, knave, queen, king, and ace
cards" ; the two, three,four and five
"waste
is

game

called

"strike,"a

the seven,
eight,nine and
"vein
ten
"pocket cards." Four "pocket cards" of
a pocket. A
"pocket"of trumps
suit make
one
pockets are called a
is a "rich pocket." Two

cards," and

all

"chimney." When
"strike" is made

as

; each

the tricks

follows
"vein

are

the "waste

card"

played
cards"

"strikes"

as

do
last flake of pastry. The
its spots number, the four striking
much
as
fetch her jacket
meal ended, she bade the man
"rich
a
four, etc.; a "pocket" strikes fifty,
raining outside,
and umbrella, go see if it was
a
"chimney" a "fortune,"
pocket" seventy-five,
her and
he had bowed
call a cab, and, when
which is 300. In the rapid changes,victories,
livious
serenelyobher daughter irside,drove away,
exciting
is a most
and defeats, "Waleedi"
for small favors.
of the remembrance
game.
to
inquire
A party sitting
near
by was moved
line
"A
grain of carmine or half a grainof aniwho the fractious customer
might be. "Why,
will tinge a hogshead of water .so that a
"drops
the waiter
she's a regular,"
re.sponded
matter
strong microscope will detect coloring
She's that way all the
in every day or two.
in every drop.
time, hut don't mean
anythingby it. Oh !"

consuming the

me,

are

Dear
And

that will tend

enough to pay, and the

Contrary to every
exclusively
by the fair sex.
confident
other to develop a "chimney" he was
is forced
the proprietor
rule of the profession,
in
considerable
the ledge some
would be found
and even
then,
to givehis waiters high prices,
effected
A
was
distance on.
by
compromise
he says, it is difficultto keep an efiicient staff.
to share expenses
an
agreement by which they were
grumbling and striking,
They are continually
equallyand to divide receiptsfrom the

relations between

her

you

like snow;
once
your pt-tals,
Crisped are your leaves by Time our foe ;
And
to stay,
yet the rose-scent seems

mining camps,

suggestion.

after,or

long ago
heart to slow,
my
bosom, where yc lay,

to

tipbeforehand, if they wish their unescorted

friends looked

from

gave

Browned

"Waleedi"
a
the driver carry a
it one
of the most
to make
popular of card
missed
the steps and disAt present, poker,euchre, and whist
games.
"1
not
did
observed
him
unfeed,
:
have lost ground in favor of the new
game.
conscience
and it hurts my
this money,
earn
In its terms
and the names
of the pointsto be
return."
to spend it without some
carries with it a Bret Harte
made, "Waleedi"
careful either to deposit
are
As a rule men
of
Reminiscences

day's costlyshopping up

blooms, 't was

plucked you,

And

it,who, after she had made

first ye made

When

Extras
are
against
yieldsa cent.
lady never
circle it would
into the charmed
seem
quently
the fire of an eloand under
her principles,
that whist is to be pushed into the background
walk
she
can
away
appealing gaze
The fair votaries
to giveplace to the new
game.
as
without so much
shaking her change purse.
of fashion, usuallyprone to shun cardis original,
The philosophyactuatingthis economy
playing,have yielded to its fascination,and
to say

That

She

refrain from giving

religiously
his legs
In vain the garc-on runs

and

men

he had

GRANT.

FlLLMORli

withered

the size of those bestowed

on

MILLARD

BY

Dear

not

count

livingand healthful interest. It will not

literature out of
take fascinating bad
boys' hands, and give them in its place Mrs.

of

do

to

Parley, or the work of

"good-y" talk will
teresting
do for children,but they must have strong, inPeter

and

Barbauld

think

writers who

that any

reading, with the blood and sinew of

them
real life in it,"reading that will waken
closer observation of the best things
to
a
about

them.

In the seventeen

has
has

not

years

only elevated

also elevated

children's
like
stories,

literature

to

as

the children, but

that

people'sstory now
seeks the light in

it

of contemporary
of its
well. Many

classic.

become

say

las
of itslife St. Nicho-

tone

Burnett's "Little Lord

Mrs.

leroy,"have
much

the

It

is

Fauntnot

too

almost every notable young

produced in America first
of that

the pages

year 1S91 will prove

there are
where
household
without St. Nicholas."
The

once

magazine.

more

children

that "no
is

plete
com-

J. T. Trowbridge,

and
Noah
Brooks, Charles Dudley Warner,
contribute
to
writers are
well-known
many
during this coming year. One cannot put the

spiritof St. Nicholas into a prospectus, but

nouncement
glad to send a full anthe publishersare
of the

features

to the address
sample copy
mentioning this notice. The

for 1S91 and a

of any
person

magazine

costs

"

S5.00 a
Last

year.

Address

17thStreet,New

The
York.

Century

Co., 33

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LICi
tory of the funeral

eveningover
to

to the

be dutiful

dead,

Welman

to

to

the

pleasurewith the young

Welman,

"I think," said Mr.

finish that
let me

you

ter
bet-

Ships.

in

avails is to stop up every

with soap so that no air
been

the

reach

can

known

vessel
lime.

the

vessel's cargo is thus afire it is instant death

er
time ago a schooninside of her. Some
off Monhegan
caught afire,and she was

to go

sealed up as
and his two

tightlyas possible. The

sons

the

were

captain
day the

One

crew.

of

daughter of the Emperor

of

forced

was

custom

this stops the fire. They have

When
to burn for several months.

Sometimes

back
horse-

women

time

to

became

soon

use

side-saddle,and

er,
the deck, and their fathto sleepon
imprudently,entered the cabin, shutting

pies of the army, she led a gay life in St.

Petersburg,Stockholm, and Berlin society.
The Salvation Army has not, however, as the
conversion
of the baroness
might indicate,
had a very
easy task trying to "reach the
sinners of the Babylon on the Spree." They
have

ago,

general.
to

The

American

Association

in

the door

sank

He

being disturbed

the Latin quarter, at 131 Boulevard

Mont ParThe comfortable, two-story building is
nasse.

the Duke

garden,
by a large, handsome
which is separatedfrom the street
by a high
stone-wall.
On
Saturday afternoons, the
of
house
is given up to the exclusive use
students, and ladies' receptionsare
women
given every Saturday evening.

his

surrounded

vessel from

the

and

leave

their

fire is built in the cabin,

rats.

and also in the hold, from

material.
fires use

the oxygen,

up

drawing

parts of the hold, the

remote

inflammable

some

all air is excluded, and

Then

rats

as

holes and follow the

preciouslife-giving
gas to
the fireswhich greedilydevour it for their own
existence and when
they go out the poor rats
found

are

dead

around

Puritan

the stoves.

in Dress.

Sense

the Puritan idea of life,

Unlovely as was
in the
sense
says Col. Higginson, there was
colonial laws of New
England, that required
peopleto dress accordingto their means, laws
that then prevailedin England and were
dially
corcould
None
adopted by our ancestors.
rich materials who

wear

of

could

not

prove

her

on

to

assurance

the

that she

court

in
^200 in money, a goodly sum
those days. Jonas Fairbanks, too, when prosecuted
was

worth

was

acquittedon

for the sin

evidence

of wearing
"green boots,"
the ground of insufficient

for conviction.

625 when

of

Plague

at

her best.

Withal

she has

his card

her, bearing

sent

was

handwriting the word "Merci"

daughter of
we
just now
country) forthwith

as

in
an

his

own

edgement
acknowl-

This degenerate
haps
Republican country (per-

Democratic

should
had

say
the card

framed

and

hung upon the wall ; and all the lovers of the

old rdgime gaze upon it,and clasp their hands
in true French
ecstacy, while they exclaim
who
could do this thing is
that the American
truly"charmante !"
A

London

bride

in a
recentlycostumed
of
a girdle
the
twice passed around

was

of white satin,and

princessegown
flexible silver

was

the waist

than

line,hanging low

lace finished throat and

occasion, declined, wrist and veiled the figure. The
Mme.
Patti, upon one
train was
toria's embroidered
show of offended pride,(jueen Vicwith some
with
in life-sizeSt. Joseph lilies,
in
the
to
"command"
sing
royalpresence.
longs
that beand gold of stamen
the green of stem
with her.
A friend sought to expostulate
soft
bridesmaids
wore
to the lily. Her
dear," urged this friend, white wool with green velvet sleeves,and car"Remember,
my
ried
ber,"
"that it is the queen." "And do jv"" remembaskets of St. Joseph lilies.
retorted Patti, "that there are
mauy
Soft white

in front.

The
British
Patti."
but only one
although fond of being entertained, is
for entertainment.
not disposedto pay liberally
1-st they
terror
London
artists are in constant
to perform at Windsor
shall be commanded
;
it puts them out of pocket every time.
queens,
queen,

John

Mr.

of the
White, head-master
New
York, is authorityfor
at
cities
least,
in
our
that,
American
girlof good parentage
L.

Berkeley School,
the

statement

almost

every

Hofer, a girlof 20, is editor of

She carries on the
(la.)News.
ly
editorial and nearpaper herself,doing all the
Miss

Andrea

the McGregor

has
She
work.
mechanical
the
ten
in the office since she was
years
ment.
old, and has graduatedout of every departHer
helpers, a boy and a girl,both

half of

worked

the correspondence
younger than herself, set
editorials,notes, reviews,
and clippings.The
she thinks
sets in type as
etc.. Miss Hofer

them out, her time being too preciousto write

is taller
of sixteen
seventeen
or
age
She keeps up with the times, and tries
than her mother, with largerwaist, better physical them.
into
"stayingpower." to put her ideals into everything,even
development,and more
There is a sad lack
the farming department.
This gain he thinks largelydue to the presentin the average
country
of high-mindedne.ss
and exercise.
day love of open-air games
well
as
Indeed, so heartilydoes he believe in the efti- paper, but this young lady,by example
with
brotherhood
inspirethe
as
that he would put
precept, may
of

of the

physicaltraining,

exercise-room

an

Locusts.

she used

waist, lower

abounding health.

cacy

his imprison

During

to walk
by
prison daily in the hope of catching a
and
she
sent
finally
glimpse of xiled royalty,
him a message
of sjmpathy, accompanying a
basket of flowers. Judge of her delightwhen

Mrs.

their

to pay their bills. When

one
ability
was
arraignedfor appearing in a
silk hood, the complaintagainst her was
drawn
with-

Orleans.

in Paris last winter

ment

an

financial

Alice Flint

their beer.

at

of her thoughtfulness.

it from

boys awoke, missed their

father,and supposing he had fallen overboard,
sailed the schooner home, unconscious that they
This
were
bearing his dead body with them.
excludingthe air from a vessel to stop the
to
free
a
fire suggests the method
employed
The

the stairs.

on

city,has

the

lifeless

In

resort

York city,is
H. E. Burmeyer, of New
She
unusually accomplished athlete.
walks thirtymiles at an outing, at a pace of
a
three miles and a half an hour, makes
day's
journeyon a bicycleon rough roads without
neatness
with
c
limbs
mountain-peaks
resting,
and dispatch,is a long-distance
cellent
skater, an exand powerful
dexterous
a
swimmer,
who
pete
canoeist,a sculler and rower
might comwith a collegecrew, and a gymnast who
lifts525 pounds of iron when out of practice,

down

in Berlin.

rows

in

latter went

after him.

numerous

in the Rheinsberg Strasse,ten days

vert
warriors,who were
attemptingto conthe working-men drinkingthere,got completely
"done up" liythe crowd, who objected
six

A
American
young
lady residingin Paris
object is to furnish a cheerful,
has the most
ardent sympathy with the French
for English-speaking
students
entertains
for
and
a great admiration
club-house
in
a
royalists,
latelyopened

Paris, whose
home-like
in that

Students'

been

restaurant

the

spiteof

the greatest precautionsagainstthe admission

sible
of any water into the hold, it is almost imposto extinguishit. The
only method that
crack in

eldest

the

of Anne

to

Germany, who married Richard the Second of

England. Previous to this date, all English
bestrode their horses in manly fashion,
women
of a deformity,this German
but on account
bride

When

A cargo of lime is a dangerous one.

fire,as it frequentlydoes, catches in

of the side-saddle for

use

riders is traced

Bohemia,

had

"

The

day's

magnum."

Lime

Carrying

respect

of a
expense
and lovely."

of the World.

Women

get
for-

; "never

aged,and show

the
at

even

Monday

on

dinner

excellent

an

in every

school-house,

sure

forty minutes' dailydrill and instruction

in hygenic laws would in the following generation

healthyenthusiasm.

that
An
over

immense
the

cloud of locusts

cityof Allahabad,

of these terrible pests made

about 3.30, and lasted till

sky was
they did

overcast
not

in

the

The

stream

reduce

its appearance

nearly5

p.m.

settle

at
swarm

neighborhood of the

Muir

criminal

lation
popu-

The

village
by the

Salvation

Army in Berlin has found

Marand unique recruit in the Baroness

garethevon Lilienkreutz. She is beautiful and
only thirtyyears old. She is the daughter of
a Swedish
knight and the widow of a Swedish
captain. Before her conversion to the princinew

This
ideal
the

The

the fields

advent of these pests is regarded

natives as heraldinga famine.

of the

one-half.

fortunately
Allahabad, though a
settled on

the number

at

with them, but

good portion of the

The

passed
recently

India.

is

Max

beauty" :

no.se

of

O'Rell's idea of "the type of

Take the hair of a Hindoo,

K"

Greek,

the

mouth

of the

Fngli.sh,

the heightof a
German,
the
Norwegian, the feet of a Chinese woman,
of a Belgian, the
teeth of an African, the arm
leg of an Italian girl,the eye of a Spaniard,
and you will
of a French
woman,
the
the

complexion of

grace

have

an

American

beauty.

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14

ful,
faces no less beautithough I noticed that
with histories,
all
there"
were
very few of the doubtful order
and
level of absolute equality,
for once
on
a
there by divine rightof that beauty that is it's

light.]

of

correspondence

[regular

November

Youk,

20,

1890.

reputationfor gloom
displayedthis year a genial
us
giving bland days,the warm
disposition,
sun
shining down on emerald lawns in the
parks and court yards,with June like fervor.
the avenues
It is gloriousweather for walking as
and Murrey stillattest.
Strollingdown
street
to
teenth
Fourfrom
town
Thirty-fourth
today
and Broadway,
street, on Fifth Avenue
for all her

November,

it was

continual

the

on

auto

One

with natural and

the

wealth, the
livingon the
life; and so

would

Only

seem

mere

whenever

It is

abroad.

walk

take your

you

that manifests itself in

quality,
and even
garb,bearing,manner
New
Yorker.
of
the
speech
genuine
al
Stopping to look in at the windows of severthe outward

Louise

swell modistes, Mme.

and
wonder

grew

me

upon

and

comes

adornment?

on

hat.

of the modern
Whence

nue,
Fifth Ave-

on

Broadway, the
of the amazing eccentricity

Hartley

Mme.

have

of

been

it

sea-sickness, but
considered

was

"

it must

morning

at

dead

found

was

man

same

earlyone

in his bed

quiet hotel, having

this

night of suffocation from

help been at hand, his death
been prevented,but no kith nor

during the

died

Had

asthma.

might have

nor
valet, was
there;
kin, neither attendant
ness.
and he died alone, as might a pauper in loneli-

millions of dollars
left seven
this man
cles.
it all reverted to several rich old un-

Yet

and

of shape
this infinite vagary
One, of grass-green velvet,

sive
puckered and mussed up generally,of obtrusize,had, standingup at the back, amid
of butterfly
a wilderness
bows, a bunch of purple
and mauve
pansies. It nearly caused an
attack

that this

evolves them.

Who

Here

wealth

was

in

plenty,but useless

the last.

at

The

is getting into full swing. The

season

horse show
it being the

Square

Madison

at

fashionable

more

even

correct

Garden

was

there.

beautiful creation

its author.

many

were

Lace

barbs made, with

the

stiffwinged butterflies,
stand
for flight. Yellow
big velvet bows

is

color in

on

fabrics,forming the key

In Vantine's

saw

note

of wire, into

aid
as
a

ing
though poispredominating

hats and
of

in dress

costume.

lovelygarniturefor

a
dress,done on cloth,to be cut out. It was
solid pieceof gold braiding for a vest, with

collar and cuffs

match.

to

Of

it

course

Fair.

recently,and

glancing
Taking up a paper
casuallyat the listof prominent arrivals 1 saw
would
cause
titlesthat
of
palpitation
an
array
of the heart to the mildest lion hunter ; a duke
a marquise,
and duchess, a princeand princess,
baronet,

P., and besides these were

wife, and such

M.

an

M.

H.
registered

Stanleyand

was

Japanese and expensive,and very effective on

black dress.
a
Such
lovely Oriental stuffs
satins heavy with
this house displays creamy
incrustations,
gold embroideries and gilt
dainty
with
curious
and rare
foreignweaves
figures
interwoven.
One
with
window
its pilesof

modest

folk

several

generals.

decorated

as

senators,
A

luxurious cushions, Persian

rugs,

and

silken

The

excitable

world

of

Wall

of less as

well

in cold water

rubbing

Making.

morning, and

every

the

simplest,purest toilet articles" that is Mrs.

for a nice skin, and the
Kendal's prescription
face gives
delicacyand fairness of her own
proof of its efficacy.
new
Another somewhat
way for procuringa
bath in
a good complexion is to take a sponge
water
every morning before breakfast
tepidsalt
easily
with plentyof exercise,and nourishing,
digestedfood.
said with a sigh,as
A pretty little woman
for beautifying

fresh list of axioms

It is justenough to wear
the person :
all out to follow half the directions
any one
tried
to make
written now
you beautiful. I've
them all. I've used vaseline and glycerine,
"

oil and almond

acid, cocoanut
lemon

and

and ice water

water

milk and

cloth of the

rubbed

washed

roughestcrash

in

face with

my

buy, and

I could

to
cuticle off in my struggles
directions, and I have half

the very
the
out

follow

and

tepidwater

and in

I have

water.

paste, rose-water
in boiling
bathed

have

juice. I

it,as I would a bit of porcelain,with

I think
the softest,finest flannel I could buy.
when I did'nt wash at all
the worst of all was
said the hard
one
for a while, because some

washed

so

York

here in New

water

wiped it off with

long

as

one

would

wrinkles,

cause

thingor another

bear it,when

I could

husband

my

as

gested
sug-

that 1 try keepingjustplainclean for a

cle
and do you know, I haven't had a partiof trouble since.

while

copper

of
quarters
inches long.

an

cent

inch

into
wide

sour

to

wrong.

"

Englishbeauties,and those

life !

a
sleep out of the twenty-four,
walk of at least four miles a day in the air,
sweets, vigorous
bread, no coffee,no
brown

"In

rolled

after

Complexion

in

even

water

infused, the
so

He

love them

us

hours

Ten

has

street

another

church-going
the long list of highly-respected,
of the community who
and honored members

gone
hangings,needs only a lovely houri reclining
there with bangeled arms
and jewelledrobe
to complete the picture of an
eastern
interior.
York
mechanic
A
New
There is one
little shop on
Broadway that
problem of making a penny
I confess has a great attraction
It is
for me.
filledand crowded
with beautiful faces,highborn

of friends

busy strife:

relic tends

good day'sshowing of

failures and adds

numerous

have

think
in the

names.

"

shown

gone

IVorct^sfcr,Mass.

and

congressmen

we
us

small

she laid down

popular than ever,

thing to show oneself
and

by
brilliant affair,
lecture was
a
Mr. Stanley's
Again, a large black velvet hat
of
callingout as it did the best representation
had a ruching of
like an
inverted pie-plate,
York's distinguishedpeople that ever
New
feather trimming around
the outside edge, a
itan
did honor to any person within the Metropoland
big gold rope knotted around the crown
Opera House.
while three sentinel
standingstiffand straight
and frequent
had
hundred
have
The four
many
plumes stood like a valiant rear
guard to the
in
their purse and liberality
calls upon
in
black
Solferino
advance.
roses
on
bravery
fore
bepresents,for never
the matter of wedding
hats appear to meet
with popular approval.
there so
weddings in Vanity
"

near

ah, how
To make

But

man,

indefinable

an

wrote
years.

done.

scrawl in idle hours

littledo

How

money

also a guest. He was

who
was
quite
of considerable speculation
alone, though the|object
one's spirits
rich. To-day I hear
unconsciously,
and talk,as he was

city,that buoys up

tears,

who

in other

own

cenotaph of gold

than

This

tric
demonstrated
hues, and the peculiaranimation and elecwas
by an incident that recently
York
A few months
a
occurred.
quality ot the atmosphere of New
ago, while visiting
less degree. friend at a small hotel, I met a plain,elderly
to a more
or
city,affecting
every one
pagne
a chamThere
certainlyis a sparkle,
like influence in the very air of this vast

When

uselessness of

the sometime

Yet

note

With

him

me

age,

page.

yet it doth mold

name,
that's
mind
a form
my

Unto
Better

millionaires.

cial
artifi-

leaf.

upon

name

love, I mind
his
That name,

that the upper part

to be inhabited by

of them

many

York

New

the liliesof

lying on

and

Latin

I gaze, and
Full wistfully
With

with

of lore

wealth
a

Spring;

o'er

grim

comment,

lies beneath

That

pampered lives,

of these

ease
roses

days

of

abundance

apparent

H.

burdened

class-book

By note and

Revealing all the

pressed
being impart,without

residence

with

of

I took

travel far in this part of Gotham,

cannot

the handsome

box, and statuesque occupants,

abloom

windows

shop

solemn

thither with their two

hither and
mata

of pretty

eye

stylishcostumes, carriages rolling

in

women

the

feast to

was

J. W.

the
among
breathed
season

of
When
every
I followed all the wilful ways
in its wandering.
Of memory

Lady
the haughty,

cheek-by-jowlwith
beauty, Lady Londonderry,whose loveliness is
of that austere and calmly gracioustype that
to precludeall thoughts of association
seems
with the ordinary and commonplace trials or
sphere.
troubles of this mundane
Dunlo

and desolation,has

BY

back

I wandered

notorious

The

for being.

excuse

own

New

Name.

some

SEIBERS.

H.

EUGENIA

BY

Only

high degree,American

as

Items of Interest.

paste, the milt of

in which

microscope

codfish,or

vegetableshave

been

discovers animalculi

small that millions of them

a grainof wheat.

the size of

would
And

not

equal

yet nature,

suppliedmany
with a singular
as
complete as those of a
of these with organs
of
whale or an elephant. In a single ounce
has
prodigality,

solved

has
a

go
a

long

such

matter

eighty-four than

there

ribbon

and

the
way.

three-

the

globe.

there
are

are

human

more

living

brings

on

creatures

the face of

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$2.80

The

Piano.

Artistic

Standard

the

ot

World.

Scales, New

Combination
Repeating Action.
Agraffe and Suspension Bridge.

STRONG ENDORSEMENTS BY THE LATE FESTIVALARTISTS.

Each.

These

Coats

made

were

$3.50 and
Also

included
some

last
and

at

and

sold

price
over

are

from

$5.00,$6.00

for

Boston, Oct. 2, 1890.

S. R. Leland " Son, Worcester, Mass.
It gives me
Gentlemen
great pleasureto
to
the expressionof my highest
you
convey
"
Son's pianofortes.
approval of Chickering
I have
always used them in my home, and
ness,
consider them superiorto any other for sweetof tone, delicacy of touch,
brilliancy
for concert
and magnificentpower
durability
Messrs.

"

same

carried

garments

season

J3.00,

2(4.00.

in this sale

odd

sell for

to

$7.00.

Worcester,

Sept.26, 1890.

S. R. Leland " Son

Gentlemen, I cannot
but speak words of praisefor the Chickering
piano, the tone and action being all that can
be desired. Thanking you for the opportunity
of testingits merits, I am
very trulyyours,
Mrs. GENEVRA
JOHNSTONE-BISHOP.
"

Worcester,

Sept.27, 1890.

I am
Messrs. S. R. Leland " Son
delighted
with the Chickering piano sent me duringthe
festival. It is a real pleasureto give testimony
to
its e.xcellent qualities.It responds
paniment
admirably to every demand, and for an accomto singingit is beautiful.
Yours.
CLARA
POOLE.
"

Very trulyyours,

purposes.

ZERRAHN.

CARL

D.H.Eames"Co.,

Oct. 7, 1890.
S. R. Leland " Son:
for over a year been
I have now
Gentlemen
It
using the Chickering Grand you sold me.
and has
has more
than met my expectations
instrument.
proved to be a very satisfactory
of the Chickeringpianos are so
The qualities
that I need not mention them in
well known
endorsing these instruments as in all respects
first-class.
Yours very truly,
B. D. ALLEN.

Worcester,

Messrs.

"

"

"one
Main

clothiers"

price

Street, Corner

Front,

Worcester.

WEDDING INVITATIONS
AND

ANNOUNCEMENT CARDS
Engraved

Printed.

or

22

O.

WOOD,

B.
3

Mass.

Cottage St.,Dorchester,
Oct. 13, 1890.

Messrs. S. R. Leland " Son :

Chickering grand you so kindly
Gents" The
placed at my disposalduring the Festival was
entire
a
charming instrument, and gave me
Messrs.
satisfaction.
Chickering tS: Sons
so
should be congratulated
producing
upon
"

STREET.

MAPLE

Sept.26, 1890.

Worcester,

Messrs. S. R. Leland " Son :"

for the beautiful
Thank
Gentlemen"
you
Chickering piano which you kindlysent me.
I am
speciallypleased with its sympathetic
tone; it is simply beautiful.
DE
VERE.
CLEMENTINE

perfect a piano.
PATRICK-WALKER.

JENNIE

W. A. ENGLAND,

DEALER

5,

Sept.30, '90.

Worcester,

Please
Mr.
Leland"
accept many
for the fine Chickering piano you so
in tone
well
as
is
beautiful
It
kindlysent me.
deal
as
appearance, and I have taken a great
of pleasure in it. Sincerelyyours,
HOWE.
MARY
Dear
thanks

IN

FINE WATCHES,
JEWELRY
CLOCKS,

Dear

132
Mr.

Huntington Av., Boston, Mass.

Leland

"

I wish

to thank

you

for so

the use
of a Chickering
kindly giving me
during my stay in Worcester.
As
pianoforte,
I
am
a friend of that piano,
know,
probably
you
it. Thanking
and am
alwaysglad to recommend
for your kindness,believe
more
you once
sincerelyyours,
me,
GERTRUDE

EDMANDS.

September 26, '90.

Boston,

Sept.26, 1890.

Messrs. Chickering" Sons:

The Chickering uprightpiano
Gentlemen
"

"

sent

me

greatlypleased with, especially

am

is clear
its beautiful singingquality. Its tone
and musical, and is admirably adapted to the
recommendation.
voice. I give it my warmest
IVAN
MORAWSKL

Sept.26, 1890.

Worcester,

Messrs. S. R. Leland " Son:"

It is with great pleasureI express
Gentlemen
my praiseof the beautiful Chickering"
the
festival.
used
me
during
Sons piano
by
Its magnificenttone, clear, sympathetic and
powerful,makes it a most charming instrument
the voice,and to the touch
when accompanying
And I very earnestly
sure
asit is simply perfect.
of
the finest instruments
is
it
one
you
to my
notice. Accept my compliments.
that ever came
"

Yours

sincerely.

very

BEAUMONT.

HENRY

" OPTICALGOODS.
KEPAIKING

PROMPTLY

DONE.

Pianos

manufactured
the

Club
Elberon
Orchestral
Is

SELECT

prepared

79,500 '^

^'

394 Main Street.

by

in

Rosewood,
LOCAL

We

house.

this celebrated

above,

Mahogany

in stock

have

Walnut

and

RErRESENTATIVES

large

assortment

Cases.

to furnish

"

5. R. LEMND

PvIUSIC

For any occasion.

Special attention paid to^concert
music
for weddings, fairs, dramatic
entertainments,
etc. For terms
apply to H. B. Wentworth, Manager,
75 West
street,Worcester,Mass.

446

Main

Street,

50N,
Worcester,

Mass.

of

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WHITNEY'S
LINEN

STORE.

GrassBleached,
Old Fashioned,

Round

Strong

Linens.

These

goods come

in all widths

and

are

larly
particu-

adaptedfor embroiderywork.

SamplesSent
Temple

on

Application

Place, Boston.

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About
*" Cut

the House.

The

Clark

piecefrom the top of old kid shoes

and insert it inside the ironingholder you are
going to make.

K vTinii.

Sawyer

with ease,
*, To beat the whites of eggs stiff,

*, Clean very fine lace with benzine.

*, If a tablespoonfulof kerosene is put into

BRACKETT

GOVERNOR

his proclamation
ing
appointHaving issued
ing
Thursday, Nov. 27th, for ThanksgivDay, we
hereby notify the citizens of
there
is no
and
Worcester
vicinity that
better

time

REFURNISH

to

than

prepared

are

and

the present,

show

to

ING-ROOM
DIN-

YOUR

finest

the

that

we

line of

Furniture
Thanksgiving
exhibited

Ever

this

in

that

city, and

prices

at

reasonable.

are

478

polishno

of

amount

friction

mere

Ware.
Thanksgiving

*, In

mounting photographs, always put

justa dab of mucilage on each corner, and one
or
two about the middle, instead of spreading
itover
the whole surface.
It answers
just as
well,and does
is mounted

not

the board

cause

to curl in

"" Try

which

on

it

DECORATED

drying.

of toothache

case

second

when

two

or

CHINA

Prices

bandage of hot salt outside the

face for neuralgia; fillthe mouth
with hot salt

littlehot salt in
it in the

earache

ear

*" Keep the

stove

or

free from

for

AMERICAN

are

and

dear, substitute

scarce

crackers
Season

for the

eggs,

tasteful

each

justas good

the

as

earache

*, If

it is excellent,
original,

CUT

to

best

Solid

Oak

Oak

$1.50,
GRAND

Seats,

2.50,

at

for

Ours

at

$16

cool

be made

hot dish in

with

the

as

well

ONS.
WAGas

mental
orna-

Dining-Room.
of the

CLOSETS

for the

dining-room.

ALL-WOOL AMERICAN ART

1-2x3

3x3

inflamed

and

when

"eye waters"

considered

one

No.

Main
93-4.

has reached

One

them

with

when

the

allow

Street.

several
flower

DECORATED

room.

2.25

AND

1.68
per

doz.

per

doz.

CHOCOLATE

pitcher

ular
Reg-

BLOWN

CHINA

and

and

cups

cers,
sau-

3.75.
AND

framework

and

Rubber

Stag,

Handles.

PLATED

Knives, Forks, Spoons.

Scissors, Berry
Grape
Spoons, Oyster Ladles, Gravy Ladles,
reens,
Pie
Serves, Soup Tureens,
Oyster TuNut
Tureens,
Bowls,
Gravy
Fruit Bowls,
etc.
Dishes,
Pudding

SILVER

Pie

in the treatment

with

FORKS,

Celluloid

Ivory,

of

Knives,

SORT

EVERY

her age and the immense

Mixing

edge Plates,
Nappies.
\A^hat

low

as

you

the

need

may

will

you

FOR

WARE

OF

PURPOSES,

find

Bowls,

in your

here, and

ING
BAK-

Plates,

Blue-

Pudding

Thanksgiving
at
prices as

lowest.

the stem, and,

on
is placed in water, to
above the water,

leaves
head
to

are

the leaves

flower,which

fairlycool

RAT
BACCAdoz.

1.33 per

flowers from

only this head

means

40.

the

preventing delicate and

flagging is to cut

of

way

price

CARVERS

BLOWN

TUMBLERS,

Regular

outfit

sweet-scented

to

3.50

conceivable

doz.

BELGIAN

ETCHED

fashion

uted
labor she performed,attribliterary
it mainly to the custom
of bathing her
hot as it could be borne,
as
eyes freelyin water
night and morning, a habit continued for many

*,

PLAIN

DOZEN

100

of

amount

this

355

An
American
thor,
auaching eyes.
excellent eyesightwas
wonderful,

while the leaves

Telephone

after

years.

SQUARES,

price 7.50;
yards, $5.00, former
yards, 6 50, former
price 9.50 ; 3 i-2x
price 10.50 ; 3x4
3 1-2 yards, 7.50, former
yards, 8.50, former
price 12.
2

the sugar

may be wrapped around

of whatever you may
choose.

whose

useful

are

side

When

in every

TUMBLERS,
price 1.75 per

*, Hot water appliedto a bruise will allay

pain and prevent discoloration. It has superseded

Leather

DINING

OUR

DOZEN

100

degree, if a four-tined fork be dipped in

slowly out it will spin a thread,

which
Gem.

fork.

150.00.
from

WARE

SETS,

medical

SILVER

or

4". 45-

Celery Trays, Jelly Dishes,

Cheese
Bowls, Covered
Plates,
Finger Bowls, Oil Bottles, etc.

drawn

Prices.

SEE

They

corner

and

3.00.

Low

AND

with
proper

DINERS,

AND

CHINA

the

Dining Chairs,

OAK

CALL

have

Dining Tables,

$12 upwards.

From

Solid

low

at

also

We

3'-50i

Fruit

salt.

*" Spun candy may

$25.
prices.

for

ones

to

TEASETS

GLASS

surest

hurry,it will be found that if the dish be placed

in a vessel full of cold, saltywater
it will cool
far more
free
rapidlythan if it stood in water
from

29.95,

shape.

wishes

one

and

gems.

DECORATED

50.00

DECORATED

and

face, the

or

from

These

colors

are

DECORATED

25.00,

CHINA

SETS,

gia
toothache,and neuralremedy is a hop
poulticewrung from hot vinegar; and against
such needs one
should keep on
hand
halfa
dozen flannel bags of convenient
size,stuffed
with strong, home-cured
hops.
in head

14.00,

upward.

pie.

nevertheless.

*# For

Good

CHINA
22.50,

HAVILAND

well, don't forgetthe salt,

particularly

and if not

delicate
and

patterns,

CARLSBAD

rolled soda
to

one

in

in

soot

squash piesand eggs

say

wares,

13.00,

23.50,

DECORATED,
pieces,33.50 and 35.00.

142

decorated

SETS,
to make

12,00,

CHINA

130 and

well.
want

10.50,

17.98,20.00,

all its parts. A hot-air passage clogged up

with .soot will prevent the oven
from baking

*" If you

10.00,

16 50,

15.00,

is troublesome.

range

DINNERSETS,
everybody. English

to suit

8.50, 9.00,

are

Sideboards,

St.

can

give.

; put
piece of muslin, and then put

Oak

Main

482

to

four quarts of tepidwater, and this is used in

washing windows and mirrors, instead of pure
the cleaned surface
water, there will remain
upon

in

Solid

Co.

they should be cold.

remain

entirely submerged ; by
to help support the
seem

will then last for three

days in

THE

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TO 482 MAIM STREET.

CO.

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For Maid and Matron.

PHOTOGRAPHER
1 I I I I I I I I 1 I 1 1 n

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Mexican

"'T^raln.-u.t

Work,

Fine

Embroidery,
Done

on

material

MRS.

Needlework,

Order.

to

Instruction
given and
commission.

S. M.

furnished.

sold

Goods

KEYES.

DressCutting
School.
All who

wish

cutting should
systems
ton, and

call and

in

now

principleof dressevery
examine
the various
modern

use

others.

the

of

King

Prices

from

Squares, the Budding-

Five

Every pupilthoroughly taught.

R

S.

S.

A.

Fifteen

to

Time

Dollars.

not limited.

C O

236

B,

-5" Parma

violets will be

the

bouquet for all occasions this winter,

fragranceof their bloom being
beyond comparison with any other flower
the fresh,sweet

when

for Circular.

desired.

Room

MRS.

E.

Block,

492

F.

S 0

N.

.i;-Astrachan

street,has

removed

to

the

Main
Former
street.
pupils are
720
call ; new
welcome
and solicited. We
ones
teach
fit
and
to
cut,baste,
you
shape. Open day
and
evening. Dressmaking patterns and linings
invited

to

MRS.

cut.

Improved

L. F. WALSH,
Sole Proprietorof the
Rule System. Agents wanted.

Tailor

MISS

C.

LADIES'

KENNARD'S
AND

Whole
kinds

head
of

cut

hair

Work

All

orders

curled,

curled,

25c.

and

7Sc.,

or

Cut

all

the

in

lowest
very
attendance.

and

and

C.

T.

get
from

MEI.VIN,

at

Lace

this
and

out

LIGHT,

Short

Notice.

Curtains, Gross

bring

10

tit
cent

per

" Strauss

from

coupon

I C^

t^

prices.

regular

WALNUT

PKOPKIETOB,

with
dig-

ST.

laden

^i^Fall^^Housec

narrow

and

past.

Furniture

RICH
and
of

cleansed

the. NAPTHA

in

the

braidingof passementerie, are

^

Little bonbonnieres

plum

\\ lien

your

or

or

wearers,

are

MATTRESS

CO.

ly
elder-

Persian

silver grays
and light
tans, with panels,cuffs, collars,corselets and
waistcoats of white, with littletouches of gold

Wig
styles of

latest

We

you

irant

old

one

guarantee

13

Park

uiade

good
over,

first-class

of

mattress

send

us

au3''

your

grade
order.

work.

St., Worcester.

charming.

shown

represent-

in enamel.

-I^ All sleeves

are
longer,coveringthe wrist
stopping short of it,as for some
sleeves are used only with
past. Elbow
dressyevening toilet.

filled.

promptly

e.xcellence for

par

gray velvet and black, steel

silver passementeriesuit it admirably. For

order.

to

a
All
Making
the
speciilty.
and
Frizies
for sale at
Bangs
Artists
prices.
Experienced

fur

-G" Smoke-gray is a gray matrons

ladies can
wear, and trimmmgs

and

made

is the

Work

for Laces

Carpets
by
colored-bordered
handkerchiefs
Many
PROCESS.
Only place in the citywhere Hot Naptha
are
tractive,
atSome
of them
are
is used.
again shown.
Carpets taken up and called for ; dehvered and
very
Orders
renovated
by
steam.
but they are not as daintyas the plain re-laid, Feathers
be left at Bemis
" Co.'s, 423 Main
can
St., or addressed
white ones, edged with fine embroidery or narrow
Curtis st.. New
Worcester.'Phone 347-5
J. C. WATERS,
lace,which have been popular for some

CHILDREN'S

Banga
of

Hair

Flrst-Class
Reference

som.
blos-

-5-

younger
ISc.

dollar

edging.

years

HAIR ^^ DRESSING^^ PARLORS.

Cutting,

bring half

and jackets; hats are

cloaks, mantles
with it,and dresses display it in the

lamb, of black

Hair

chrysanthemums are
ine.\pensive
decoration,for

an

assistant will be in attendance.

LE * JOLLY i FRENCH i DYEING

AND * CLEANSING i HODSE.

yon
count

527 Main

at

means

fine varieties

Main

**WORCESTER DRESS CDTTINGSCHOOL**

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no

some

Hall
Main.op.Nlechanics

SEARS,

A lady
(i;^""

and beautiful

.5" Rare

by

Send

wanted.

Clark's

17
Mass.

Street, Worcester,

Agents

H.

are

cutting and

making patterns and liningscut to

fit perfectly
by the Kellogg-French Tailor System.
Lessons
in cutting,making and
draping. Teaching

W.

Specialty

45 ParkStreet,
Mass.
Worcester,

roses

DressCutting
Worcester
Academy.

residence

326

DR.

in the hot house.

brought to such
now
by the growers that they vie
perfection
with the American
Beauty in popularfavor.

at

Street.

.5" Paper Goutier

Dress

Portraits

fashionable

corsage

grown

Main

Children's

for bonnets is
^ The noveltyin ornaments
turquoisestuddingin jet,gilt,silver or steel,
in passementerie, butterflies,
heads of pins and
bandeaus.
Pink coral,amethyst, rubies and
emeralds are also employed,but paleturquoise
most
favored by Paris milliners.
are

understand

to

I I I I I

Street,

instead of

387 Main Street,

GroutBlock,
Dp One Flight.
years

SUPERFLUOUS HAIR CAN BE

permanently eradicated by

-2~ Shoulder capes of fur pointedbefore and

behind are among
the latest modes, and make
more

the

For

ELECTRIC

NEEDLE

of a garment
than those
of less length.
those who have the shorter capes
of last
furriers have

season,
Process.

No scarringor other injury, There

is now
no
for any
excuse
lady to allow a growth of hair to remain
her face to mar
her personal beauty and
upon
to make
her friends unhappy.
Moles
also
are
moved.
re-

permanently

Hours:

Nliss

9 to

H.
Summer

11

a.

m.,

m:

to

4 p.

m.

Worcester.

Mass.

THB

BOSTON
HERALD

afford the necessary

ble,
relia-

dent,
indepen-

bright.
The

best

paper
news-

for

the

family.
50 cents
Snbscription

bodices

and

-5~ For after the bath there is a delicious

flesh powder with the flavor of wild violets,

-5~ There is chance

inclined even
for the Henri
brimmed

hat
which

IIs clean,

cuffs

short capes,
protectionto the body.
to

and nothingis quiteas fresh and pleasing.Alself

thongh lavender water may make the bath itfragrantand sweet, simplepowder is more
refined and elegant.

proctor,

Street,

designedcorsel-t

of fur,which, added

month, postagepaid.

of
never

enough
in the

Deu.\ cloak
themselves
fails of

for the

esquely
pictur-

out-of-door
and
make

tume,
cos-

the wide
a

bination
com-

beingelegantand

picturesque.
sian
long cloaks there are various Rusless elegant; but
or
designs,all more
these are essentially
for older ladies or young
married
ladies, the young
and
girlclinging,
to shoulder
of fur, or else
very rightly,
capes
to the cloth capes
of longer patterns with a
yoke and Medici collar.

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WORK

.^ For

In Granite and Marble,

131 CENTRAL STREET,
NEAR

SUMMER.

WORCESTER,

MASS

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SIKLLA

M.

HAYNKS.

and grate two large, tart apples; add

butter, eight of
tablespoonfuls melted
sugar,
juice and grated rind of one lemon,
beaten.
yolksand whites of si.v eggs, separately
Line dish with puffpaste, and
bake
like custard.

Prin.

Mrs.

reason,

"

Haas

get

other

some

is ra'singthe price of upholstery

goods sky-high. Bring your

furniture

and

or
bill,

McKinley

have
out

that

needs

repairing to

Montague, 271 Main street,

it upholstered before prices

of reach.

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Cut

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MAIN

446

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STREET.

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27
The

OF

and

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resume

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or

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to Culinary
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N.
TEACHER

STUDIO,

and

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side of the paper

Instruction

Gesture

GEO.

vicinityto

have

be

to

proven

Eat.

Potatoes.

cold

some

boiled

blocks; shred

potatoes into small

SINGERSWANTED.

half

an
onion finely;
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singerswanted
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Dust with powdered parsley for the Central choirs.
a very
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Apply to the choirMr. E. N. ANDERSON,
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518 Main

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Short-Cake.

Crab-Apple

a pinch of
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a
Have ready a quart of
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Teetimoniale

THE

"

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from

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at

The most Wonderful Hair Energizer

DISCOVERED.

Dear

It Renovates
the Scalp,therebyRenewing
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of Baldness.
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Sir

AND

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HAIR
ITS

NEW

Food," and

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cleanser

on

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unexpected success.
off of the hair. Two
daughter for falling
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applications
it. I have
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noticed that it cleanses the scalp,and gives new
life and vigorto the
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appearance
as
a hair dressingcan
hardly be excelled, as it
to be free from
seems
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Worcester, July 26, 1890.

Marvel," or Vital Hair Food,
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I have

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its use

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It is free from

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the

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many
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Oct. 6,

1S90.
months,

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wonderfully improved, and a bald

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hair it is indeed

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"Marvel

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Spencer,July 28, 1890.

"Marvel," for a few weeks
the scalp splendidly,
and vigorto the hair. It is as
excellent Hair Energizer.
the

only,but find it
and gives lustre
claim,

For

great medicine.

Walter

cleanses

Miller.

Worcester, Oat., 1890.

manity
justiceto myself, as well as to hularge,that I endorse the "Marvel,"
hair invigorator.I have
called
so
seen
m.any
hair-restorers in different European countries,
It is with
at

but have

yet been

never

the

"Marvel"

hair

tonic.

able

to

find
the

one

fectual
ef-

so

market

by
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in a comparatively short time, and is
worth its weight in gold to any one
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The

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on

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excellent
been

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it

so

The

I wish

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justly de.serves

mystery
"

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from

the

has
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at

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cess
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R. PlHLGREN,

M. D.

women.

ELLEN

"

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for it,"a wonderful

am

head

B. TAFT.

say.

"

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can

I
a

on

grow

dandruff

remove

I have

Food,
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claim

spot is filled with

hair,for

to

used

hair

keep the scalpclean ; will cure humors

of the scalp; will stop hair falling
out.
"Marvel"
is the delightof ladies who
crimp their hair,and who take pridein a nice
glossy head of hair,healthy and vigorous.

head,

satisfaction

the

A.

May 9, 1890.
inquiry regarding

your

Uxbridge, Mass.,

so

say.

try it and

hair

cause

and

action is

Hair

excuse

Yes, that

will

FOOD

Hair

it. It is all you

Restorer.

I have

known

Oct. 6,

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New Growth of Hair on Bald Heads.

It is a

Vital

great

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Marvel

Bald

reply to

used

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Mrs.

critical tests of its

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we
promise ; and it is with
that we present it to
pleasure,

and

ment
experi-

:"

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or

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study

Sir

good

as

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I have

you

personal e.vperience.

Grout,

have

soon

It has

already

It is justimmense, and no mistake.

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ever.

using it will

Worcester,
"

we

H.

PUBLIC.

THE

years
have

from

Chas.

Dear

After

I know

]Masa.

oroester.

for years.
I was

hair I had, and

results.
pleasingand satisfactory

Bowen.

Worcester, July 25, 1890.

will
finditindispenslble
forCleansing It gives me pleasure to endorse an article of
Ladies
genuine merit like "Marvel," or
Vital
Hair
the scalpand Beautifyingthe Hair.
Food.
It cleanses the hair,stops its falling
out,
a vigorousgrowth, and actually
promotes
causes
It is Free From Deleterious Drugs.
a new
growth where baldness has taken place.

Theron

as

the

with great sati.sfaction.

ladies

to

of hair where

Dr.

soothing to the head and cleanses the scalp

perfectly;makes the hair grow rapidlyand gives
it a healthy and
I would
glossy appearance.

growth

suffered

growth

satisfied that I shall

It is

[t

I have

stimulated

"

Marvel

"

months

fine

Worcester, July 24, iSyo.

is rightlynamed.

"

the

two

which

caused

of hair

ItRemovesDandruff
at once,

used

for about

from

use

"

my
three

from

its

Worcester,July 29, 1890

energizercalled Marvel,"
pleasing

past, for baldness, with

by

dandruff as nothing else will,

instantlyrelieves pain across
the top
It tones
up the liairand scalp,and
oil renders

the hair

months

and

"

removes

almost

its freedom

OUT.

Worcester, April S, 1S90.

Marvel, or Vital
heartilyendorse it,as the

-I have

Hair

of the head.

GIVES

and

once,

scalp to a healthycondition.
The growth of the
hair is necessarily
and by natural process
greatly
stimulated.
I feel perfectlyfree in givingit
my
Chas.
hearty endorsement.
H. Bowkkr.
Insurance Agency.

HAIRFOOD.
VITAL

IT

Worcester, March 2S, 1890.

In reply to your query
regarding Marvel,"
Vital I lair Food, I am
or
happy to say that it is
all it is represented to be.
It entirelyfreed my

MARVEL:

EVER

23

My
ago,

hair

commenced

until

I became

troubled

with

eczema.

fallingout
quite bald.
This

suffering,
especiallynights.
"

Marvel

"

about

two

caused

many
I was
me

I commenced

months

ago.

1890.
years
also

CALL

ON

OK

ADDRESS

ORDERS

using

The

tion
irrita-

allayed,and a healthy condition

restored to the scalp. My hair is now
growing
I am
nicelyall over my head.
pleased to give
this article my
endorsement
and
hearty
recrm.
was

ALL

much

TO-

at once

mendation.

W.

II. HARVEY,

Architect.

Worces.er, October,

Having

used

your

"Marvel"

for the

Theron

M'f'gCo.,

1790.

hair, I

pleasurein statingthat I consider it a

discovery,inasmuch
a.; after using it a few
times it has entirelystopped the itchingof my
of long duration, and it
scalpcaused by eczema
is making new
hair grow
head wonderfully.
on
my
take great

great

W.

H.

DCNTON,

Merchant

Tailor.

28

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BuRNSiDE

Building,

MASS

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CO.

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TAILORS

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National
MASS.
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The

finest and most

largest,
complete assortment of
Men's, Boys' and Children's Clothing and
Furnishing
Goods

found

be

to

LATHROP BROTHERS
564 MAIN

in the
NON=SECRET

STREET,

(franklin

and

Men's and Children's^-fLadies',

end
in

more

i ilEil
approved

THE

call

on

full particulars,and
or

address J. O.

The BAY

R
IN

City of Worcester,
paying sick and

H.

Sept.
accident

A
tion
great co-operative institu17, 1889.
benefits
and
endowment
of $500 at
an

in

Worcester;

$5000 already

distributed

members

400

documents

ORDER.

carefullyexplainingthe plan and

Secy., 339

WOODMAN,

Main

GBT

THK

STATE or

GLENWOOD

local

two

in

sick
of

scope

St., "Worcester,

assemblies,

benefits.
this

Mass.

and

$6500

BEST

THEY

NOVEMBER,

WE

ALSO

CARRY

HAVE
A

Rangeand ParlorStoves.
NO

LARGE

LINE

OF

EQUAL.
GAS

AND

KEROSENE

THEREFORE

CHANDELIERS,

OT5TER5
Vou

get them

can

QOOD

Stewed. Roasted, Fried,

Escalbped,

411

Main

Theatre
6

a.

Street,

Parties
m.

or

466

at

One

Up

Flight.

Accomodated.

12 p. lu.,

to

Ironi
Open
including .Sunday.

WANTED !
Ladies

have

that you
hand

picturesof

you

that have

ones

left you

wish to

those

loved

for their better home,

from

preserve

the

defacing

of time?

your

own

You

can

If so, embellish
them with
hand,in the unique Etruscan colors.

do it,and

no

highlyprized. We
the year

jewel

promise

round.

Call

ETRUJCflN
Burnside

Bldg.,

339

will

ever

home

you

and

see

be

so

employment
samples.

/qRT CO.,
Main

St.

Take

TABLE

LAMPS,

AND

FIRE-PLACE

GOODS.

BSTKY'S,
No.

two

reserve.

rapidlygrowing fraternity,
Burnside
Building.

WELT.

Invited.
Tii8|"e('ti4"ii

IS

the

order,

five years.
Over
of formation.
process

of manufacture.

process

GOODYEAR

in

fraternal
of

For

most

ENDOWNIENT

Incorporated

squark)
the

of

city-

Elevator.

Main

St.

O.

S. Kendall

"

Co.

1890
THANKSGIVING.
BY

KKANK

KOE

BATCHELDER.

WELCOME again,Thanksgiving,
With

The

winds

however

cold !

spiritstill is living

That
And

stirred

e%'er

Your
For

To
Let

sires of old
remember

we

blessingand

you have
all New
Winter

His

your

made

cheer,

November

England

dear.

brandish
fiercely

weapons

True

of

sons

We

our

he

as

old

will

Miles

Standish,

him bravelystill ;
meet
though his glove he flingsus.

And
In

challenge for the fray,

bless him, since he brings us

God
Our

ThanksgivingDay

own

What

heart

find

inviting
enmity?
uniting
Around
the family tree.
Let hatred go and
bury

Anger
Today we

CHARLES

M.

His

Lincoln

AGENCY.

Telephone

Block

House
21

harsh

let the

all

In

1-3.

the

.And

Since
This

Solid

0"

Walthan^

Wixtcli^-^.

Iv M

Block.

aflowing,
hide

and

F*ictvires.

.i"lia.OO.

Gold-Frilled

Claries

cheer

REDUCTION

Gentw'

good
Gloom

may
away,
every heart is knowing
is Thanksgiving Day !

LIBERAL

)ld

sharers

be

our

Silverware

Clocks,

Watclnes,
ANOTHER

Ladies^'

poor

festal mirth.
be the bearers
That we
may
Of Christ's goodwill on
earth
Set

IJiaiTionds,

are

we

And
Room

or

and evil creed.

will make
a
merry
Thanksgiving Day indeed.

SMITH,

And
WORCESTER

can

$12.

Watches.

50.

N
,

498

Ivlair^

Street.

Worcaste

Lfi dnr

PUTNAM " SPRAGDE CO,

CHOLLAR,
and

247

Main

249

Street,

FDRNITHEEAND DPHOLSTERYGOODS,
Out

Warerooms

in

the

to

all floors

the

are

city, with

ample

Largest, Lightest
room

on

the

Most

and

Convenient

floor, and

street

Elevator

above.

in Fine,
Desirable
MediamCostand Common Furniture
Everything
may be foundin our Store.1
We

have

had

long experience in
for
conducting

facilities
LIBERAL

We
respectfully solicit an
comparison of qualities and

247

and

MAIN

249

most

and

business

the

and

have

LOW

same.

passed
unsur-

PRICES.

GUARANTEED.

examination

of

and

goods

our

TH"
best

CORNER

LflRQE5T.

teachers,a

prices.

STREET,

UNQUE5TI0N/1BLT
Has

the

SATISFACTION

TERMS.

nOJT

FOSTER.

PE5T.

THOROUQH.

of study that cannot

be comprehended, much
similar institution in the county.
Our

less

course

taught,by any

Gives our pupilsthat practical knowledge and

best of business men
are to speak in this course.

be gained in no other way. Only the

that can
insightinto business and business methods
hibition
In our Shorthand
Department we have the most and best machines, and at the recent extain
proved beyond question that this collegeuses the only machines that will write at a speed of i6o to 250 words a minute and mainperfectallignmentand do neat work.

THANKSGIVING
!
PROCLAMATION

After
the

There's

always something
pieces of New
SOMGS,

10

new

under

the

for

Only

Music

CENTS,

PIANO

They're After

M"".
A big hit.
Winds
in the Tre"-s,
Goring Thomas
When
the Lights are Low,
Lane
Love's Golden Dream
That
is Love,
HcGlennon
.^fte.'Wards,
Mullen
.Sone of the Regiment. (Red Hussar)
For
i'ou Lovely Song,
Smith

AH

Music

all
inonicas,
line at lowest

not

and

ia

loc.

Guitar

list

Dance.
Alpine Bells,

LOOK

10

Loin

du

CENTS.

Oesten
GlUet

Waltz.

is

sold

at

33!-{ per

Strings,best quality and

6oc.

time
to

low

Everything

FRONT

by

be

discount.

cent,

prices.
in

the

Har-

musical

have

put

framed

STREET

them

you

my

stock.

509

Main

the

and

their

to
come

to

as

anything

buy
and

wise

be

take

pictures
sure

and

framed

or

picture, engraving

learn

HENRY
Street.

bring

for Christmas.
want

you

lasi moment

the

so

gone

Christmas.

to

done, but

right away

ready

mean

etching,

off until

want

and

come

thoughts

forelock

the

When

OSBORNE'S
MUSIC STORE,
20

of them

Roeder

Black Joe, \'ariations.

Turner
Massa's in Cold Ground, Vari.,
Snow
In Old Madrid
Waltz.
(N'ew.)
Poor Jonathan
Waltz.
(New.)
Foor Jonathan
March.
(New.)
Red
March.
Hussar
(New.)
Red
Hussar
Waltz.
(New.)

their

turn

things they

Lange

Bal,

Old

10c.
grades, from
to
prices in the city.

Most
the

Very popular.

AlpineHut.
Gondolier

the

at

Copy.

SOLOS,

Skirt

CATAL060ES FREE!

Violin, Banjo

and

sun,
10c.

has

Thanksgiving

people

my

A.

prices and
MAYNARD.

if
or

see

"

KEV.

Pastor

ALMON

of

the

GUNNISON.

First

Universalist

D.

D.,

Church.

LIGHT
Vol.

Let

all ought

justwhere

should

we

what

things for which

many

that it is hard

be thankiul

had

have

we

so

are

to

for

Thanks

give thanks.

us

there

Well

MASS.,

WORCESTER,

II.

But on the whole,

blessings. It is true

of

hardly

recorded before

havoc

and made

us

say

begin.

year

Thanksgiving was
eighty-nine's
La
Grippe descended

that

we

to

among

they have shown that they

that want
supplied. Licht

and poor, high and low, regardlessof state or

have had a pretty brisk
station. Then, too, we
railroad accidents, with a serious one
crop or
Puritan ancestors'
of our
heart
down in the very

and

friends it has made

glad

were

for

have

to

is thankful

for the

critics it has

the

created.
Bless you, dear critics,if it were
not
for you, of making books
there might indeed
But
Lioht
be an end.
for the most
part has
found

upon

all classes, rich

NOVEMBER

SATURDAY,

be

its critics to

friends, and

is

again

thankful.
have

"'But

nothing

be

to

thankful

for,"

with
croaker; "what do I want
growls some
Yes, a
Thanksgiving Day ?" A great deal.
great deal. Don't say that you've nothing to

been
fires
there have
It may
for.
be that the world
be thankful
in staid,sober
But here at home,
with you, and the
to have
seems
gone
wrong
have
few
been
there
catastrophes
Worcester,
sky to have lost its blue, and the smiles of
nessed
life,and the year has witinvolvinghuman
cheerless.
grown
your best friends to have
The
in
several directions.
progress
Perhaps you have lost some
very dear friend,
Free Public
new
library building has been
has
done
hurt
a
or
perhaps some
you
enemy
stone
pushed ; the Odd Fellows have laid the cornernot
which rankles in your bosom, and you can
churches
have
of their new
home; new
full
of
harsh
be thankful
because
are
you
vacant
several
and
pulpits
been springingup ;
thoughts. Don't hate anybody. You haven't
three of them
have been filled with able men
will be
time to devote to it; and besides, you
the
just across
from our
neighboring town
more
injuredby it than anybody else. It may
have had a popu.
York.
We
bridgefrom New
Put
be that your finances are in a bad state.
of municipal affairs, with
lar administration
the business
worries for today. Just
away
most
of us
a fair trialof no-license, for which
think of turkey and
stuffingand happy chil.
thankful, if not all ; and with the closing dren aliout the table.
are
Nothing to be thankful
of the municipal year the cityis more
ous
prosperIf you will leave the
for.'' Oh yes, you have.
than ever.
office,after consulting the box of banknotes

country; and

"

As

will improve

no-license, Lioht

to

of

one

with
to commune
remaining chances
before
the voters
they go to the polls,and
the
o
f
the
continuing
desirability
again urge
its two

In

present system.
there

are

no-license season,

every

people who

many

like to repeat the

liquor is sold in the

justas much
The
a
city to-day as there was
year ago.
true,
absurdityof this is patent. If it was
be just
the liquor sold must
for some
reason
claim that

half

about

potent

as

who

men

before, because

was

that less than

the record shows

of

it

as

hauled

been

last year have

half the

enough

drunk

were

No-license
a

is

in Worcester

failure in Maine;

success.

it seems

to

rested
ar-

Mr.

before

JusticeUtley during the present dry

be

ber
num-

be

to

for

left or

gross

north

go

square

right,and

south

or

two, and then

brisklyfor

or

walk

east

or

turn

or

teen
fif-

perhaps
place where

war

on

Is it
that there
and that

them,

the

and

something

not
are

no

; in

Hampshire

New

no

open

saloons

to

Rhode

for the

and decent

method

young

men,

mu.st

have

of its own.

Here

it is,

at

the

end

where

the
where

grocery

turkeyshang

fortynumbers, young, to be sure, and having

thingsto learn yet, but getting
many, many
The
yes. gettingto be quitea big boy now.
solid people of Worcester
needed Light, and
"

But

eye.

be

may

to

Mr.

cousins.
is

us,

draws

whatever

it

English

our

that Mr.

cultivate,and

to

man

Maurier

Punch,
idol of

it appears

Hence

Du

and

is the

Du

those

rier
Mau-

e.xcellent

people, the Harpers, who are at the head of

the magazinists,
and stillare not exempt from
each
mistakes, permit him to occupy,
month,
a

of their valuable

page

and

magazine,

pay

him

it with a picture. Mr.

for filling
liberally
Du
Manner's
picturesare all alike. Imagine
art
a
drawing-room, an
gallery or a diningtwo
in evening dress, and
one
or
men
room,
three tailor-made girl.s,
two
and a few lines
or
of commonplace chat beneath,and
you have
the work complete

great trouble is that Mr. Du Maurier's

faces, year in and year
same

The

people have the

Colonel

The

out.

for his

epaulets;

of his

so

looks

like Miss

Maurier

Du

on.

work, recently,

own

that

"I confess

in

book

very

woman

moner;
ComWell-

has

follows

as

the pretty
She is my

save

lord looks like Mr.

Beefed

Miss
; and

done

looks like the Parson,

my

written

illustration I think

important

person.

in

and

rows,

the

be

us

opportunitiesof doing good.

for

thankful

much

meaning

warm-hearted
If

the

"The

deeds
make

we

for others, it will be

Day

to

that it has been

much

and

ears

has

heart, for she

gone

become

to

improved her so
impossible to resist the
have

that

diminish

roll of bills,you will find very quicklythat you

have
something to be thankful for. Let us
Let

as

me

mine

in

sweet
my

daughter.

"

the nuts, and the raisins are

of course, will have stopped to

so

sounded

straightto

potatoes, and the turnips, temptation the thing is so easy and the result
and immediate."
to be had, and,
so
satisfying

the

and

divine

people

message

have

you
be

poor

of kindness
it

more

lence.
benevo-

and

Thanksgiving Day
than

ever

giving
Thanks-

ourselves.

it will be seen, is very well

doubt
the lish
Eng; and no

DuMaurier,

Mr.

satisfied with himself

entirely satisfied with him.

are

readers

do American

But

for his draw-

care

imgs" that is, his .societydrawings ? Light

in America
have
to-dayscores
doubts it. We
draw
picturesas much better
of artists who
Life

Maurier's

Du

Mr.

than

Puck

or

or

Look

Punch.

E.

of Albert

letter press of
that of

the

as

Judge is better than

at

work, and that

Gibson, W. A.

McVickar's
D.

C.

Sterner,

drawings have
Life's
originality.
picturesin photogravure style are triumphs
the

Rogers, and

color and

some

of

Punch

art.

Their

rest.

warmth

would

and

know

not

what

do

to

if his
and it is doubtful
of American
with such pictures,
sturdy representatives
If the printing
readers would appreciatethem.
ties
newspaperdom watching for opportuniMaurier's monthly drawing by
of Mr. Du
ever
whatthe anglomaniacs, under
to score
ute
magazines is a tribdisguisethey appear, why is it that Life, one of our great American
all the

With

or

of

American

has

to

come

much
people live who reallymay
say, as
may say it,that they
any of God's creatures
as
have nothing to be thankful for. And
you
ket
will have passed,on your way
hither,the mar-

ing
of obtain-

giving
little special Thanks-

is like

as

more
liquoris open to them ? One
year
the
as
and Worcester
will be famous
likejthis,
can
citywhere prohibitionprohibits,and men
be found to enforce the laws of the people.

Light

Punch

as

juiceall

the

will

you

Island

result is ent.
apparbe thankful for

Punch.

described

being a lemon
Its jokes are
squeezed out.
heavy; its pictures are
cheap-looking; its
typography is unattractive; and altogetherit
is a very
unsatisfactoryproduction, to the

to your

simply
always with you." It ought not to
they couldn't stand it ; and elsewhere they tell the meeting of old friends and kin, nor the
the driving and
in Worcester
it
But
that it will not work.
us
feasting and drinking, nor
enforce
is a success,
because
Worcester
can
play-goingand other merriment, that can make
for
The
it
us.
a
opportunityof
the law of the people. In place of temporizjoyful day
ing
to
us
clared bringingblessingsto others should move
with the vandals, the local authorities defarce in

all know
was

and I have often

f"ihede rt'sistance,
and the praiseof her
heard her commended,

minutes,

appreciate our

season.

It may
be

in the safe, and

west

We
who

man

with the

picturesfor Punch,

floods.

and

Punch.
the

No. 40

1890.

29,

of the other wits, does

some

not

"go for"

the Harpers, for printing in their magazines

those artistic creations of Mr.
(ieorge I)u

Maurier, Englishman and

rier is

famous

its owner's

name,

pencil,and

artist?

Du

the Briton lovers,or

deserve

criticism;if it

matter

of

Punch,

but he

of

Maurier.

taste.

is

is

to

fame,

printedon

its merits, it is

publishers consider

by

Mau-

so
it is true, made
through the medium

to
to

Du
a

Maurier
trifle

too

may
much

it seems
what

the

simply a
do

for

like Du

L ICi HT
which

friends

makes

to make

her

chance

all who

of

acquaintance.

Mr.

Finley and

conjugalpartner will have limitless kind

wishes to follow them
their matrimonial
on
his

tIGHT

venture.

The
A

party

AND

WORCESTER

SOCIAL

OF

JOURNAL

Mr. Ben
Published

annum,
fW

5 cents

Advertising rates

upon

application.

and
F. E.

OfiBces,339

PubUsher.

KENNEDY,
No.

Building.
were

141-5.

November
at 4.14 p.m.

Saturday,
:

27

Sun

rises

Length of day

Nov.

29,

at

6.50a.

hours,

Moon, last quarter, December

hours, 27 minutes, morning, W.

About

L. L.

prominent

small

feature.

several selections.

sang

Mass.,

as

H. Goodwin,

; sets
min24 utes.
4, 8

m.

Folks.

Thanksgiving Day.

Those

great

present

included

P.

Messrs.

Henry

J.

Will T.

Sibley and Mr. Capen, Miss Clara L.

Brigham, Miss Carrie Smith, Miss Julia
Davenport, Miss
Jennie McCready, Miss
JennieWhitney, Miss Elizabeth W.
Dennis,
Miss Cora J.Goodwin, Miss Molly W. Waite,
Miss Nellie Fairbanks,Miss Grace
L. Crawford,
W.

Warren,

E.

Stockwell, Mrs.

C. A.

Hapgood

Light

looked

is unable

Miss

somewhat

notable

End, inasmuch

H.

Lizzie

S.

Alice

Lizzie

Burton,

Mrs. Jennie Andrews, Mrs. S. J. Clark, Mrs.

H. S. Hooper, Mrs. Richard
Patch
and Mrs.

as

sic,
mu-

served.

was

banks,
Goodwin, Harry B. FairFC. Leslie Chamberlain, Herbert
E.
S.
Frank
Fred
Blood,
Gates,
Wheeler,
Fred A. Bigelow, Will W.
Carter, Isaac L.
Rheutan, Walter L. Mellen, Louis W. SouthR. Heald,
gate, George W.
Eddy, William

Miss

Mrs.

to

success.

Harding

furnished

satisfyingsupper

Gross, Foster

1890.

was

Brigham and Mrs. E.

the patronesses-; Bicknell

and

Entered at the Post-Office, at Worcester,

second-class mail matter.

Worcester,

Foster

Mrs.

Street, Burnside

Main

Telephone

as

A small german
at Colonial
Hall, Monday
evening,arranged by Messrs. Henry J. Gross

copy.

dancing

Hall, Tuesday

Colonial

$2.50per

Price

Saturday.

every

at

Hammond

T.

entertained

Crompton

friends

evening,with

NEIGHBORS.

HER

Misses
of

is prominent, had a
Mrs.
Dunkerton
largeshare in the affair,and Mrs. Ada H.
Bartlett,also a prominent Odd
Lady, made
the presentation
to
speech when the time came
deliver over
with
a pairof gold-bowed glasses,
Mr.
Mrs.
and
Dunkerton
a
guard chain.
also presentedwith a fine oak sideboard.
were
whom

j,

after the refreshments-

speak

at

social event

length of

at the South

this writing goes to press

place. On the twenty-

before the affair takes

sixth of November,
Tirrell started

1840, Mr. and Mrs.

in wedded

C. J.

together and
their golden anniversaryfinds them stillhappy
and
and daughter.Rev.
hearty. Their son
and Mrs. Henry A. F. Hoyt, now
livingin
w
ho
have
Philadelphia,
recentlyreturned from
a tripabroad, are
with them at their home
on
Tirrell street, and
have invited a large number
of friends and relatives to joinwith them
in properlyobserving so pleasant an
anniFriends are here
versary.
cities and neighbors and

life

from

"

several other

city friends have

suitablyexpressed their regard for Mr. and
Mrs.
Tirrell. Mr.
Tirrell is one
of the pioneers
of New
Worcester
having
progress,

Rheutan, Miss Gertrude Everett, Miss Maria

Mr. and
lived there for many
Both
the first Sunday
Next Sunday
years.
^1
and
Miss
Wright, Miss Chamberlain
Capen.
Mrs. Tirrell have many
friends in Pilgrim "!
The charming new
hall will have
no
prettier
One of next month's
where
attend
divine worship.
weddings in which the
Church,
they
dancing party this season, at any rate.
of the city will take parTheirs ought to be a very genuine Thanksgiv.
fraternity
ticular
newspaper
for the twentyinterest is announced
ing Day.
Mr. Alfred
talked about
S. Roe
London,
fourth
The
Christmas
eve.
partiesare Mr.
which he described as
"the biggest thing in
Miss Evangeline Houghton has shown
self
herC. DeMerRena
Roland C. Finleyand Miss
Europe," at Grace Church, Tuesday evening,
than an
to be more
acceptable singer of
have
friends here,
itt,both of whom
many
a largeaudience
being present to hear him.
church
music.
first
Since
the
of
last
but the wedding will be a very
April,
affair.
quiet
Mr. Roe's facility
of speech was
manifested
Miss
Houghton has occupied the soprano
Rev. Almon
Gunnison
being the clergyman
as
on
past occasions,on local platforms,
many
Church
who will perform the ceremony,
and for conpositionin the Piedmont
quartet,and
venience
the
to
delightof all his auditors.
the largenumbers
of strangers who have been
sake it will take place at his house.
attracted
to
the
church
confess
that
while they
Mr.
Mrs. Dwight Sumner, the retiring
Immediately after the ceremony,
Finley
president
were
anxious to hear something of Dr. Mears's
and his bride will start for New
York, their
of the Woman's
Club, gave a receptionat her
eloquence,theyhave been not less interested to
tropolis, home. No.
plan being to spend the holidaysin the menoon,
Monday after5 Harringtonavenue,
hear Miss Houghton sing. She has sustained
after
in honor of her successor
Philadelphiaand other cities,
in the presidency
the most
difficultparts given her with grace
which they will return
to Worcester, making
of the club, Mrs. J. B. Stone.
All the
and marked
and she has become
Mr.
their home
at No. 30 Pearl street.
ley
Finability,
haps
peressential features of entertainment
were
vided,
prothe greatest musical
favorite that the
is one
of the most
widely-knownnewspaper
and fullytwo hundred
ladies called during
Piedmont
had.
Withal,
in the city. He
is a Rhode
men
people have ever
Islander,
the afternoon.
Miss Houghton deserves her friends,for she
and came
to this cityfrom
Providence, where
is a charming and modest
Edward
he was
Winslow
woman
as
Lincoln, a portraitand
young
engaged in newspaper work, four years
well
and her success
has not
in
as
a good singer,
Since
that
been
s
ketch
of
whom
time
he
has
connected
Light
bigraphical
appeared
ago.
turned her head.
last week, speaking to a friend connected with
The concert
at
Piedmont
with the Telegram, and is now, in point of service,
the oldest member
the paper, said, a day or two
of the editorial staff.
Church, Tuesday evening,gave the people of
since : "I am
the Church
His specialdepartment has been the courts,
afraid my political
and the citya chance to hear Miss
opinions may appear in a
and among
the legalfraternity
somewhat
he has won
as
a
Houghton in something other than church
ambiguous light,
expressedin
I
it will be remembered
that she
article.
do
in
the
music,
not
reputation for faii'nessand accuracy in which
concur
dorsed
enalthough
policy
your
the
man
merce
acceptably Elsie's part in
by Mr. Blaine. He would restrict comany newspaper
might take no littlepride.
sang
Mr. Finleyhas also acted as e.xchangeeditor
"Golden
when
the
to the Latin
cantata
countries of Central and
Legend,"
and among
I
his newspaper
Salem
Church
associates passes
South America.
was
Street
would
produced at
brace
expand it to emfor a livingenclycopedia of dates, names
last spring. The concert
and
the globe. Again, I do not believe it to
Tuesday night was
be within the competency
events, his excellent memory
of the presidentand
being one of his
patronizedby a large audience, drawn from
the
strong traits. Mr. Finleyis one of the joUiestof senate to usurp
indirectly
through the treaty- all quarters of the city,prominent among
jollynewspaper men, and is an esteemed member
making power, the levy of duties,confided as
people present being Rev. D. O. Mears, D. D.,
of the ArlingtonClub, the Massachusetts
Mr.
M.
that is by the constitution,in inception
of
the
and
Arthur
church,
at least, pastor
Press Association and several secret societies, to the house of Representatives."
Stone, chairman of the music committee, who
in some
of which he has held responsible
be said to have "discovered" Miss Houghton,
may
positions.
The lady who is to become
Mrs. FinMr. and Mrs. Charles
is
far as
her Worcester
ley
B. Dunkerton
have
as
engagement
has been a resident of the cityfour years,
remember
the
of
reason
to
to
whose efforts the success
anniversary
concerned,and
twenty-fifth
from Lynn. She is charming in
of their marriage,thanks to a jollyparty
A
having come
this concert was
varied and
largelydue.
than
address, and a pleasingconversationalist.
of more
In
hundred
a
friends, who called
popular program was presented.Miss Houghton
she is a brunet with remarkably
them, Tuesday evening,and helped them
appearance
upon
having the assistance of three brothers,
fine
a
celebrate
to
it.
The
Odd
expressiveeyes,
Mr. Frank
complexion,and a smile
E. Houghton, tenor; Mr. Albert
Ladies, among
"

"

in

Advent.

HT

LI(i

All
hear

Must

risk

dear,

much

less

their

profit

in anj^
and

certain

cause

proportioti

tfie artist

to

and

for
of

be made

excelle?ice

the

to

tfie

skill, lime,

ma?iufacture
ttie

tha?i

compositions

afid

material,

not

in

inpe?ition

Taste

of

jyfietiJustly estimated

are

beautiful forms
ever,

price

allendinff

called

V/orkzs

those
not

are

at small

jfhich
made

expense.

entire

t?iinffs

attended

eve?ybodjy calls
by c?iance,nor
A

of T^orkmanship,

rapid decajy and

Tfiose

cheapest; thej^are

a?id

expense

7fith

cheap,
tfiej'

can

competition for cheapness,

is the

most

destruction

of

frequent
Arts

and

and

Ma?i-

ufactures.
Artistic

Wares

Je7fel?y.

in

Sterling

Superior
A.

:F.

Surbank,

Je?veller, Cor

Time
tier

Silver.

Trecious

Stones.

S^ieces.
Maiti

and

JSxchanffe Streets,

Massachusetts.
jyof'cester,

Haverley

:S. Sjvart.

H.Houghton, baritone; and Mr. Charles

Houghton, basso ; and Hadley's Boston
She
ambitious

JEstablisIied

J.

Viola King and

Ruth
Grant ; declamation
by Master Frank Jenks ; duet by Misses
Nettie Guy and
Helen
Dorr; violin solo by
Miss Gertrude
Bemis; duet by Masters Eddie
and Johnnie Barnard; piano solos by Miss
Goldie
Bryant; song by Miss Ruth
Grant;
reading by Miss Dorr; and other exercises by

ium,
chestra.
or-

sang several numbers, her most

selection being the Mozart
aria,

784.3.

friends in
Church, spoke for the assembled
presentingMr. and Mrs. Walker with a number
of valuable

presents, after which

came

handshaking, refreshments
pleasanttime.

and a generally
Adorata," which ought to be
considered a good test of her ability. She
The Chapin Club had a husking social in
who had not
sang it well,and surprisedmany
the vestry of the First Universalist Church,
heard her in similar music.
the children.
Miss
Houghton
in the
Tuesday
evening, and made
merry
also sang
"The
Message of Love," a song
Mr. Ben T. Hammond
is to give his firstrecital
Mr. Arthur E. Longgood old fashioned way.
written expresslyfor her by Mr. H.
K. Hadof the present season
the sixteenth
on
the prizefor the largest
number
of red
leywon
ley,who figuredas the violin soloist of the
of December.
ears
appeared during
; but not all the red ears
concert, an
English ballad,"Mine Today,"
the husking,some
of them being produced on
The Wednesday Club of All Saints Church
and a German
song, "Everywhere," beside
the way home.
The committee
in charge of
house at 26 Irvingstreet,Tuesopened its new
singing in two quartets with her brothers.
the festivities included
Messrs.
Harry O.
Her phrasing is remarkable
in
day night,with a receptionin honor of Rev.
; her facility
Frank O. Plummer, William L. Robinson,
Ho.sley,
H. Vinton, who returned last week
quick runs also noticeable ; and she gives evidence Alexander
Maud
E. Whaley, Miss
Jr., Miss
from Europe. The
cluding
at every turn of possessingthe
officers of the club, inartistic
Edith
Taylor, Miss Grace L. Geer, Miss
Miss
E. S. Howe,
The supportingprogram
sense.
had an agreepresident;Miss
able
Lillian Perry.
P. Hopkins, vice-president;
Elizabeth
Miss
and old and perhaps commondiversity,
place
as
the concluding quartet, "Backward
Park Church
giving
Mary W. Sargent,secretary ; and Miss Abbie
Sunday School had a Thanksand harvest concert
last Sunday night.
G. Bemis, treasurer; received
Turn Backward, O Time," may have been, it
during the
The
church
d
ecorated
was
with
appropriately
and
all comers
was
were
evening,
tertained.
is
hospitablyenvery beautiful and touching. Light
and the exercises
fruits,grain and vegetables,
equallyglad with other Worcester friends that
included recitations by the younger
scholars,
Miss Houghton was
well received.
so
readingsof scripture
by members of the young
President Charles
F. Rugg, Messrs. John
men's class and music by the choir. On Monday
E. Thomas,
Will
E.
Higgins, George H.
Mr. and Mrs. William
C. Marble are to be
evening a harvest supper was served by
Steele, Albert H. Inman and W. E. Lewis are
ladies.
the
at home
to their friends,December
young
11.
4 and
the committee
having in charge the arrangements
The Ladies Benevolent
society of the Old
The children of the Sunday School of Webfor the receptionto the new
ster
secretary
South Church
entertained the members
of the
Square M. E. Church gave an enjoyable of the Young Mens Christian Association, Mr.
church and congregationin the church parlors,
entertainment,
sides H. T. Gale.
Tuesday evening,and had, bethe
social
hour
Tuesday evening,
being preceded
"Mia

Sheranza

"home

talent," the assistance

of Miss

Not
friends visited Mr.
quiteone hundred
Hewett, reader. Mr. C. L. Burges,the
F. Walker, at their home.
and Mrs. William
Superintendentof the Boys Club work, spoke
No. 2 Kipley Place, Tuesday evening, and
to the boys. The remainder
entertainingly
of
versary
annihelped them to celebrate the forty-fifth
the program
included singingby a quartet including
H.
of their marriage. Kev.
Charles
Misses Carrie Denholm, Elsie Mc GalStreet
Pendleton, pastor of Main
Baptist

Olive

by a short entertainment, in which Mrs.

Conrad, the new
usually
unpastor'swife, who is an
Annie

took part. Mrs.

accomplishedpianist,
Richardson
several pleasmg
gave
Mr.
Charles S. Stoughton and
ance.
May Sleeper-Ruggleslent vocal assistW.

readings and
Mrs.

I^KiHT
of action

that is without
in

cause

greater or
of the First Universalist
a

church

can

one

rounded

never

who
and

has

come

seen

among

so

he."

as

was

to work

as

with

ly
completeNot

church

own
us

man

alone

this

in
for him

whom

he
no

contract, and
him
than has

more

of

What

man.

in the world

know

use

will you have

He replied

come?'

to

son,
Gunni-

we

what

to

'Why, I believe in punishment justas well as

The only difference
earnestly you do, friend McCullagh.

Light

in

came

'Friend

creed
theological

do with such

as he did for those with whom

faithfully

as

So I said

come.

our

man

is that you

he has spent so many

years, considered worthy
of
of praiseand affection,but also by many
and
societies with
different denominations

say

who in all his life has never

done a single
noble,unselfish act, or given a dime for the
I thought
or
charity.'
snpport of religion
my
man

time had

for nineteen

wintered

and

in character

out

by the people of his

him

known

summered

1 have

him, and

unity
During

of discord has been

word

I have

and have

years,

observe

grandestof New England institutions with

The wisdom
than ordinarydevoutness.
more
of
of their choice in extending a call to one
noted pastors to fill their
Brooklyn's most
apparent,
pulpitis becoming every day more
and ere longthe peopleof this city will have
become
as
generallythankful that he accepted
Rev. Dr. Harris
sorrowful when
as
theywere
It is the
bade
his congregation farewell.
to
fill the place of
coming of one good man
a good man
gone.
Rev. Almon
Gunnison, D. D.,wasbornin Halthis

spoken.

in this one.

there has been

as

his pastorate not

cester
congregationin Worfor thanksgiving
less degree,but surelythe people

Probably there is not

such

Brooklyn where there has been

in

Dr. Gunnison.

it forever

and

will be

man

forever,

reclaimed

throughoutthe coming years.' 'Well,' I said,

'what about

can

Dr.

the devil ?' and

'I don't

already been

make

1 believe that the

and

God

think

Gunnison

will be

plied
re-

defeated;

I believe the devil will be reclaimed, too."

by those who have had the pleasureand

his
That
privilegeof long acquantance.
and influence has extended far beyond
power

ent
eminent
clergymen of differjoined in saying good things of
Dr. Gunnison, but enough has been quoted to
is evidence of true
the limits of denomination
show
that he was
respected for sterling
qualities
iel
he has
worth, and to illustrate to what extent
lowell,Me., March 2, 1844. His father,Nathanby all who knew him, and he has said that
him
to
hearts
of
the
Christians
in
the
citizens
of
cester
Worof
found
the
welcome
native
New
a
the
by
Gunnison, a
Hampshire,
given
way
of the Universalist
was
was
a clergyman in the church
generalin the field he has left,the following
pleasant,friendlyand encouraging,
is never
indicative than all that
the daughter
which goes to show that a good man
faith,and his mother was
quotationsare more
vidual. without friends in plenty.
East India sea captain,
Freeman
could be said in volumes
Foster,
of an
by any single indiDalattended
He
At the public reception given Dr.
Outside his ministerial duties Dr. Gnnnison
of Brewster, Cape Cod.
the evening of April 29th,at All
for good with no less
on
a preparatory school at Halifa.x, Gunnison
has labored in causes
housie College,
of
the
of
elected president
men
and
afterward
Green
tain
MounSouls'
were
church,
zeal.
Two
Nova
Scotia,
prominence
years ago he was
were
the many
Institute of Woodstock, Vt., going from
of St. Lawrence
obhged
University,but was
nearlyevery belief,and among
who had the opportunityof saying such
some
to decline or give up his pastoralwork, and so
there to Tufts College,Somerville,Mass, for
an
has
been
active
instruction, and was
refused to accept. He
graduated in
things as would indicate their opinion of a
collegiate
about to take leave of
friend whom
director,however, for several years, and at
they were
theologyfrom St. Lawrence Universityin iS6S.
married to Miss Ella
Of this number
for a time ifnot forever.
was
The same
time did a great deal toward carryingthe
one
year he was
Third
cial
Rev. J. D. Wells, D. D., of the South
Everest at Canton, New
York, where she lived
Universityover a threateningperiodof financhildren have entered
said in the
with her parents. Two
Street PresbyterianChurch, who
difficulties.
Fred
of his address : "This is not the time
course
the happy couple'shome.
E., twentyHe had a personalacquaintancewith Henry
student in a law office
entertains enthusiastic
or
one
Beecher, and
place to speak of differences in religious Ward
years of age, now
Dr. Gun.
Lulu A. a young
belief and publicteachings,between
Wall street, N. Y., and
on
regard for his great genius and unfailing
is
and
her
with
now
nison
parents at
lady of fifteen who
myself. We have differed sharply friendshipthrough storm and sunshine, and
A
brother
whose
their residence, 53 William street.
and honestly,
loss of self-respect,reveres
that of a man
as
his memory
yet with no
in
of the Doctor, Walter B. Gunnison, is princiIndeed
of respect and love for each other.
or
pal
genius has been equaled by but few men
Dr.
of the ten
of Brooklyn publicschools,and president I think if we had never
told each other frankly
all ages.
Gunnison
was
one
of the New
York Teachers
could not know
the Sunday
how far we were
Association,which
apart, we
speakers at Plymouth Church
has a membership of twenty thousand.
The
bound together."
Beecher's
how closely
we
were
death, and
night succeeding Mr.
in
used
Dr.
books
Worcester
schools
of the five
at
Charles
H.
D.
of
the
Church
one
were
Eaton,
also chosen to preside
D.,
was
copy
Another
held afterward.
of the Divine Paternity,
at
which
services were
NewYork, after paying
brother,H. F.
churches
gotten up by him.
work
of his nineteen
a glowing tribute to tne
Gunnison, is business manager of the Brooklyn
Gunnison
has lived very
In theologythe Doctor is in fullest sympaEagle.
years, said : "Dr.
thy
Dr. Gunnison

firstsettled in

after his

diately
Bath, Me., imme-

marriage,and remained

there

three years. At the end of this time he was

called to All Souls' church, Brooklyn, where
he has

labored

earnestly and

with

for nineteen years.

What
for that church can
be best told
success

marked

said

close

to

moral
our

faults

"

have

the heart of God

And

universe.

and

so

we

"

he has done

doubtless
there
which

as

elements

all his

all good

men

his memory
and
and a delight. I

"

from lack of interest, but for a want

of
faith in its accomplishment. In a short time,
however, you had the money
for the lot-

among
The

Then, with

Dr.

we

perserverance

plantedin

were

property
Christian

costinggSo.ooo, a strong influential

society." And speaking at another

time of what

Dr. Gunnison

church

in other

said

"I do

these

equal to the task,

buildings,with a

not

had

this same
directions,

done

for the

gentleman
think that there is a society

Dr.

of the

Gunnison

most

the firstto welcome

liberal creed, were

to

Archibald

that person

?'

'Yes,'he answered

; 'that is

is denominational

He

of the

views
theological

to
ultimate
he represents are
ever,
churches generally. He is,howm
supremacy

destined

church

in

widely tolerant,and

As

student

collected

in the

libraryof

hearty sympathy

the part of any church

on
with any movement
which tends to advance

Christianity.
broadest
two

over

and its character

he has

sense

thousand

is typical of the

umes
volman.

fill one
section, histories
descriptive of
another, novels and works
is devoted to
a third,while stillanother
nature

Theologicalworks

belles lettres. It has been

every

having been

book

placed on

the

shelf, a

aloud, this being a

added
read

great

favorite

to

gradually
being

before
many

of them

school-day habit

During recent years the Doctor

making a collection of illustrated
alreadyhas a considerable number

stillretained.
has

Brooklyn."
a
following conversation was
part of
"I
McCullagh's address:
remember
once
thinkingI had cornered him.
in
We
were
the street of a certain
standing
cityone day, talking on theologicalpoints.
An illustration in the shape of a man
passed
by. I said : 'Friend Gunnison, do you know
me

with his church.

and believes that the

in his character

always make

his presence an honor to us

jamin
by Mr. BenW.
of All Souls'
Wilson, superintendent
would righthere like to say, as one who knows
liveredhim well,that he has one
Sunday-school,who says, in an address dequality that is at a
at a reception,
given for tliepurpose of
mon
premium among
clergymen,and that is,comsense."
enablingthe people of his church to express
their sincere
Rev. J.H. Darlington,
appreciations of his labors :
Ph. D., of Christ Episcopal
*
*
"You came
with us when we occupied the little
Church ;
We all agree in testifying
church on Fourth street, with a debt of ^looo.
Dr.
the same
in
relation
to
thing
Gunnison,
We well remember
that enthusiasm with which
but we cannot
reallyexpress our thoughts.Dr.
of the first friends I made
Gunnison
was
one
you began the work and paid the dept. Then
of building a new
when I came
you took hold of the work
to my
present parish. Father
at first.
M alone, of the most
church,with but littleencouragement
conservative church, and
not

churches

of the

tonightout of

that with

he has them,
certain

are

will

the heart

say

sincere affection for him

Several other

books

been
and

largelyin the line of art and travel,sketches of

English rural life being quite numerous.
that would
There are a few books
delighta
of considerable
tiquity,
anSeveral
biblomaniac.
of very fine editions and several
some
from libraries of noted men, secured as much
for marginal notes and autographs as intrinsic
to
find much
would
A literary man
worth.
pleasehim in the collection.

ICiHT

L
has done

Gunnison

Ur.

in

work

which

book

publisheda

tripto California

written after

was

Music

the part of the

Musicians.

and

He
a

Mr
in
Avon Saxon, a Boston
baritone now
SulLondon, has been engaged by Sir Arthur livan

for the role of "Friar

Tuck"

his

in

Mexico

in

travel

and

and

the

British

visited

has

Europe,
At

Provinces.

one

through
horse and carriage. Stories of these trips
have appeared in many
papers and magazinesfor the Christian
has written editorially
He
of

Leader

Boston

the Berlin

at

so

for several

must
ways one
It is owing to

years and

All

ministerial duties, of whom

That
Souls' members
say : "Resolved,
with

It is understood

this

faithful services of
her

to

wife, whose

his devoted

of mind
qualities

noble

and

have

heart

circle

wide

of

Ambroise

M.

Janauschek is
permanently.

Mme.

desires

Thomas

day,

every

Vanderbilts,

the

families

other

and

Astors

that

is

to

say
each.

use

every

Mrs.
Sunday occasion, cost about $50
Anson Phelps Stokes has justordered two $60
silver bound prayer-books,and these will be
givento her two daughterson the occasion of
her silver wedding. Prayer-books,says the

from

prehend
com-

student

with elaborate silver

in white morocco,
is
trimmings. The resultingornamentation
bound

The
designs
very handsome.
either flowers or allegorical
are
figuresthat
The
character.
have a quaint and medieval
rich and

work

is open

work

that shows

the

cover

of the

work.
book, and this suppliesa very effective groundIn some
however, the book is
cases,

on

one

The

silver

cross

if the

morocco

side and the bride's initalson

books themselves

make, and what

are

is known

is retained
the other.

generallyof
as

the Oxford

English

Ship' to 'Parsifal'

the 'Phantom

ifthe
incomprehensible,

Gounod

with German."

be

musician

quainted
unac-

ian,
Ital-

knows

having been
English, Latin, (naturally,
and
priest)

student

Booth

lot of land
Lake
in the

marked

with

of
ignifying,

at

Hague,

have

Barrett

and

Y.,

N.

on

idea of

is intensified by the

Amalie

Heussner

professionallife.

Mme.

Albani

recentlya g^est of Queen

was

Victoria.
Mr.

Ivan

Morawski
has been engaged to
a
productionof "The Messiah,"which
given in Washington eariy in December.

singin
will be

A racy little anecdote

is related of Miss
Mathilde Phillips,
the sister of the great lyric
artist,and herself an
artist of distinction.

.Miss

with her company

was
Phillips
travelling
when, by some
accident,
they were

the

Townsend,

cottage

to

'As

sketcher, is going to England, and will

probably remain

abroad

for

year.

Richard

The

erect

Miss
see

in

atrical appear
the-

and
playwright

concert

were
was

be detained

To

impromptu

the shores of

they will erect

home.
springfor their summer

Horace

bought

and

were

to

organize

an

ments
Announce-

one.

hastily improvised, but what

amasement
and amusement
Phillips's
herself placarded as about "to
her

role

great

Her'"

Seen

you

in 'Trovatore,'
(Azucena). Miss

Phillipspreserves the play bill to this day

a
as
trophy of Texarkana
enterprise,
and
she
often
that
laughingly asserts
she
or

never

one

more

enthusiastic audience,
sang to a more
alive to every point of operatic

representation.

the statue

the

Wagner's old home "on

few steps from
The figurewill cost $12,000.
Bruel."

Egyptian

Style

In

Favor.

Egyptian stylesare biddingfor favor. The

and
in jewelled buckles
Sphinx is shown
and
W.
Gilbert
S.
between
The
quarrel
clasps, in bric-.'i-bracand repoussd work ;
and they
been
has
arranged,
Carte
D'Oyly
provided for
Egyptian transparenciesare
duction transoms
will again collaborate with Sullivan in the proing
and sash draperies.Egyptian weavof opera in the Savoy Theatre.
broideries
fillsalcoves and arches ; Egyptian em-

before many

are

months.

She

has

purchasedan

Mr. Gericke

silks and

moment

has

returned

to do

to

Vienna

at

the

some

masses
popularsymphony concerts, where the
The
could be musicallyeducated and refined.

have
on

chair

and

covers

are

stuffs

are

recommended

for house

and evening toilets. Then, too, there are perfumes,

aromatic tapers and pastilles,
knives,
call
small tableware and furniture designs that re-

in that

missionary work,
are
if the conclusions of a touring American
valued, who says: "Vienna, with a population
nothing of
inhabitants, knows
of 1,000,000

right

for cushions

Kensingunapproachableby Bulgarian,South ton

needlework, and Egyptian
and convent

tects
and archipretty village,
drawing the plansfor an unique villa.

extensive site

made in this direction

few attempts ever
and an
anchor,
heart, a cross
partlyfor lack of interest
failed,
faith, hope and charity. invariably

course,

Arthur

stage will
phony
Sym-

Boston

in the West

German.

George, where

edition-

type is beautiful and the binding is in the

higheststyleknown to the art. I n the original
coveringthe Bible or prayer-bookis about the
cheapestbook of its qualitythat can be found.
fashionable
After the manipulation by a
A pretty book
it is about the dearest.
jeweler,
mark
usuallyaccompanies the prayer-book,
composed of three white ribbons. They are
The

The

in her native cityof

Cologne. In 1882 she met
Arthur
Nikisch,
and their marriage led her to abandon
the

must

completely cased in silver and the silver is

cert
of the conEmma
Thursby is an instance
There isstilla slight
worked.
very artistically
has
prosperedbe.stby being
singerwho
demand
is
so
the
but
demand
for ivorycovers,
and
of the handsomest
conservative. One
at
slightit is scarcely worth mentioning. The
residences
most
costly of the summer
embellished
of the prayer-book are
covers
her
in
name
Natural Bridge, Va., will stand
with

Providence.

said, "My

himself

Wagner

German.

scores

Weber

and

Mozart
know

To

Committee
Wagner Monument
used now
a great deal
New York World, are
in Leipsichas accepted the design submitted
for
for presents in society and particularly
has reand
ceived
by Professor Schafer, of Berlin,
wedding presents. The reallycorrect thing,
permissionfrom the city authorities to
small
prayer-book
be mentioned, is a
it may
Place, a
the Old Theatre
on

very

in

interest in her appearance

position of her husband.
made her debut in opera

that sizars

Italian.

acquaintedwith

unless

Messrs.

Books.

prayer-books that

The

be made

detained.

Costly Prayer-

for

first appearance
of
Mrs.
in America
on
the concert

country,

should shorten
study music at Rome
in Germany.
their stay and study six months
sic,
No
sizar ought to be sent to study Italian mu-

are

In view of

no

to

sent

deared
en-

admiring

has

D'Oyly Carte

Mr.

leave the stage

friends."

the

that

reported that

to

say

are

Orchestra will give its second concert

citythis week, and Mrs. Nikisch is to
be the soloist. The most
favorable reports of
her singinghave reached this
and the

pleted
decided, if all his preparationsare comtheatre in
his new
at that date, to open
Cambridge Circus, England, with Sir Arthur
Sullivan's new
opera, "Ivanhoe," on Dec. to.

about

in that

now

the

erally
partingwith our pastor is genheightened by the fact that the church,
with
him
the
lose
and
Sunday-school
parish

of

gaged
en-

Cecelia concert

the Boston

at

been

given in Januarj'.

It is
unex'
individuality

a part of his deser\'ed

plainablethat he owes
but only partiallyso, for for the
popularity,
to a devoted
balance he is greatlyindebted
has
kindly and wisely guided
wife, who
nected
conincidents
the
of
trying
through many

sadness

has

soprano,

in conversation.

him

meet
an

Howe,

soloist

as

to be

contributed to New

amiable

The

philharmonicconcerts.

Mary

Philharmonics."^
that in

of

enmity,

large city on the

ture
masterpiecesof musical literalittleknown
to the public at largeas

Continent

Nikisch
Miss

rather

success

has

York and Brooklyn papers

extensively.
The pictureLight
printsof him givesone
but in
a good idea of his personalappearance
his most
order to know
pleasing traits and

this,I dare

because

worse,

in Vienna."
much

singingwith

England with

New

traveled

Nikita has been

the part of the

on

new

large sale, several editions having been

opera of "Ivanhoe."
to spend all vacations
It is a rule with him

issued.

time he

public,and

or
strong feelingof jealously,

ago, entitled
years
ably
a remarkIt has had

some

Overland."

"Rambles

ary
great deal of liter-

varietyof its branches.

the

The

days of the Ptolemies" and

next

navy,

which

this

month,

battle-shipof
will be
is the

reconstructed

our

launched

Maine,

Cleopatra.

on

and

the i8th of

Secretary

Alice
granddaughter.
Tracy's young
Wilmerding,who had such a wonderful escape
ter,
that nightof tragedylast winfrom death on
in Secretary Tracy's burning house, is to
into
the
water
christen the vessel as she glides
at the Brooklyn yard.
Miss

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the House.

About
Dissolve

\
of

"rWillii^

lemon.

in
rag for

one

in

an

juice

will be duced
prothis, applied with a

ointment

days,and
so, is

or

for

perfectcure

Sawyer

peppermint in water diluted even

will killcockroaches
one
million,
hour,they dying of convulsions.
oil will make

teakettles

478

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bone
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felon, a prominent
the followingtreatment
physician recommends
:
Prepare a poulticefrom equalparts of
and dessicated
salt anhypowdered soap
drous
sodium chloride and enough balsam fir
to make
The
is applied
a
mass.
mixture
twice dailyfor three days, when
it will have
made
a hole
the "core" is
to the bone, and
taken out.
above
has been
The
then'easily
used in

over

hundred

simple but

inflammatian
water

half

of the

One

with

cases

valuable
clean

all appearances
it was
a fine lamp,
bright, so nice, so cheerful," she
the surroundings
thought, as she admired
of her cosily fornished
parlor. She
in an adjoinleft to look after some
work
ing

her

sending
from

LibraryDesks,

through a
%

Office Desks.

lead

half

with

brightstove, mix with black

teaspoonfulof glycerineand polish

it

like

woolen

cloth.

"Lanolin,"which is made of sheep'sfat

a
patentedarticle,acts like magic
callous skin. It may be had
at any
gists
drugand is inexpensive.
To take mildew

rub soft soap

the grass,
on
to

sure

have

and

salt

miserable,

What

would

not

repair

tried it many

and

times

the

never

Mrs.
Gilt frames

There

lambrequins. As soon
tarnished they are
painted

F. L. T.

as

of

sell

\
Cabinet

for

Tops

Bric-a-Brac

and

Book-Case
below
the Desk, with a Rod,
open
which
on
can
be suspended
mony
Drapery in harwith your room
furnishings. We have
them
from
$15 upwards.
THE

WINDSOR

BED.
Prices

We

UPRIGHT
sole

are

from

range

$55

FOLDING
for

agents
to

this

who
water

have

they

are

CABINET

good

BROMLEY'S

only $3.
are

best

city.

SMYRNA

355
No.

$25, and

ones.

36x72, only $5.

quality.

Telephone

for

Main
93-4.

RUGS,

Remember,

Street.

30x60;
these

in the

icon
lex-

express
"sold"

her

know

They

her

"climbed."

simply

it

well what

too

can't

avoid

it

they

Patents,

them

as

they

Some

are.

(big firms too) think when

sold, "that ends all."
They've

thing

is

got it off their

the

"The

why

hands.
their

on

This

back."

taken

grate-

smoke

has

cannot

suffered

in which

for

room

It Never

to
way of clinging
peculiarodor that
be removed
by airing.One
recommends
that a pailof
handful of hay is soaking be

giving it

Rochester"

The
invoice

most

inent
prom-

is "no

goods
explains
is so popular,
one

reason

an

As

hour

all evidence

be removed

Climbs

or

so.

Get

of

Rochester

The

adjust it. A
bright as the
styles.

At the end

entirely
disappeared.
the cigaror pipe

the men
can
smoke
readily,
in whatever
room
they please,providedthey
will place the pailof water
in position
when
they are leaving.

ceases.

of that time the smell will have

$150.
BEDS

has

left in the

can

We

and

sometimes

to

who

quart.

Tobacco

room

word

no

man

manufacturers

thing

Having

$300
short

into

Rochester
So

the color of

at

is

scorned

woman

running

The

rors
mir-

come
they be-

are
*, Cherry-pits
very fragrantin a
be had
fire. This sort of perfume can

lamp.
damage of

in changing dies
great expense
then there is danger
tools; and even

and

work.

$3

without

Be

sun.

feelings against
Yet
lamp.
Lamp manufacturers
"climbing" means.

I
soap on.
knew it to

disappearing from

are

and

rate of

upon

nasty

the

that

goods,
and lay it

the stains

on

keeping it wet, in
keep plenty of salt and

the wood

Mess

the

stains out of white

fail.

snowflakes,

black

Wretched

of

is not

was

jet

15 minutes.

on

was

room

lamp chimney was

column
to the ceiling
descending in black

the

black

up

her

portieres,

The

soot.

ing,
return-

on

ruined

%
and

had

curtains,

carpets, furniture, everything.

books,

What

fine strainer.
have

To

with

it,and

which

crystals

ounce

minutes,

20

lamp

carpet,

filled with

and

in

new

handsome

of sugar dissolved in one

pintof
boilingwater, with the juice of one lemon ;
when dissolved add the lemon juiceand strain
an

; and

room

everything,

Arabic

gum

to

"so

for any
is gum

membrane

mucus

of

ounce

St.

Lighted It,
and

success.

remedy

Main

482

to

as

*# A
tablespoonful of powdered alum,
sprinkled in a barrel of water, will precipitate
all impure matter
to the bottom.

Desks,

Co.

corns.

part in

*" Kerosene
brightas new.

Parlor

Clark

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*,
to

day

The

in the

pearlbuttons

creamy

few

few

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light remains
pure

sun.

this trouble
where

you

white
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steady light,
in all
keep them

so

THE

be removed
from
*" Old paint stains may
turpentine,
clothingby rubbingthe spots with spirits
which will mostly evaporate.

CLARK-SAWYER

478 TO 482 MAIS STREET.

CO.

Lid
treated with

of Letters.

In the World

which

numerous

with

comes

HT

the

and an article
portraits,
ninetieth birthday of

Von Moltke, sketches the life of the great

erary
Twain"
refraining from lit"Mark
in an interesting
Field-Marshal
way, and is by
The
ist's
humorwork for a year to come.
Gen.
Elizabeth Bis.
James (^rant Wilson.
machine, in which
fad, /. e., a type-setting
land has one
of her charming articles. The
of his capitaland to
he has invested much
Christmas issue contains 228 illustrations,
ly
nearbe the
which he gives most of his time, may
double the number
that have ever
appeared
intends

cause.

in any illustrated

Edward

W.

Bellamy

to start

It will be

York.

weekly in New

is about

an
chiefly

magazine.

new
gan
or-

Questerand

Answerer.

[Communications to this department are solicited.

to Quester Editor, Light,
They should be addressed
Worcester, Mass.]
Man's

Best

Friend.

asks:

Trotter

"

How

long does a horse usually live ? A saddlehorse kept in a liverystable in New

tained
York atthe age of forty-five
A team of
years.
New
truck horses as
in
York,
dailyworked
of which
one
was
and the other
forty-two,
forty-three.An Irish gentleman at Scovva
owns
a gray
forty-five
pony
years old. A road
horse at Nyack, N. Y., thirty-five
years of age,
showed
three-minute
a
gait. Horses live to a
goodly age when properlycared for. Twentyfive years is about the average
limit of equine

Good Housekeeping "keeps Thanksgiving"

ly
by issuinga number devoted almost exclusiveto
the great national
feast day, though
other timelyand interesting
are
ed.
insertmatters
Evans
Wilson foot
The books of Augusta
"The
of a Thanksgiving Turromance
key"
and twenty-five
up the total of four hundred
is an exceptionally
good story and so is
of
of some
thousand copiessold. Editions
Pink
Bloom's
Satin
its companion, "Mrs.
life.
the books have been printed in the German,
This
standard
Gown."
journal "For the
The
Oldest
Inhahitant.
Minnie
C.
French, and Italian languages,and freelysold
of the World"
is closing the present
Homes
Mrs.
Evans
in
Guiana.
asks : Who
is the oldest man
in the world ?
Demerara,
even
and will open
the new
most
creditably,
year
It is hard
to tell positively,
but probably the
Mobile, Ala., but owing
Wilson resides near
in a magazine form with
in the world
oldest man
is Osman
of Cavalinactivity. year by appearing
to poor health,is forced to literary
of pages
being lovit,
monthly issue, the number
Turkey. He has lived one hundred and
W.
Clark
"
Co
than
doubled.
more
Bryant
tler
house in which WhisThe beautiful London
to
it.
sixty years, and has documents
prove
the enterprising
Mass., are
publishers,
.Springfield,
and which now
painteda peacock room,
He
is an Arabian
widower, and is supported
cess
and are to be congratulatedon the sucMrs.
was
mistress
Leland
who
the
its
as
owns
by a small pensionfrom the Sultan.
of their efforts.
Miss Jennie Chamberlain, is the subjectof an
"That
Good
Old
Man.""
P. P. C. asks:
articleprepared for one of the December
azines.
magWho
the jingle
wrote
beginning"Old Grimes
sion,"
It is called "A
Prerapha;liteManinfested
Dead.?"
"Old
that
familiar
"little
is
a
when
Africa
Grimes,"
was
"The
time
by
but is to contain genfor the nationalists,
eral
literature as well.

"

"

and

illustrations from

contain

is to

man

paintingsby Wotts, Rossetti,and Burne Jones.

named
Stanley,"is one of the
phrases that one encounters

Morris's
The present system of physical trainingis
developing English girls to such an extent

William

Nowhere."

from

book, "News

new

Mr. Morris

ing
strik-

many
in

R.

is a hard hitter.

ing
Ossip Schubin, whose clever novels are havin Austria, is not a man, as
such a vogue
physician. This is also said to be true of
But
the
more
well.
who
as
a
American
but
among
girls
generallysupposed,
young woman,
dency
there is a peculiartenis
Her real name
robust British maidens
that name.
writes under
to unequallygrown
Lola Kirschner, and she leads a retired lifein
hips or legs,one of
shorter thap the other, which
which is slightly
Bohemian
a
village.Her first book, entitled
servable
not oban
to be strictly
Miss Kirschner was
written when
seems
English failing,
"Ehre," was
far
and
a
atribtime was
so
mystery
anywhere else,
barely twenty, and for some
the

to

uted

cause.

Zola, through e.vcessive reading

night,has nearly lost his eyesight.
Emile

at

Cosmopolitan
copies. It
before attempted by
contains a feature never
from
of 123 cartoons
any magazine,consisting
The

Christmas

edition of

Beard, the

the brush of Dan

who
Mark

did

such

of

"The

King Arthur."

placedat the bottom

famous
tist,
arillustrations in

now

wonderful

book,

Twain's

Court

the

thousand

hundred

Magazine is one

at

cartoons

are

page

at

each side of the

the whole

page

is a

der,
quaint bor-

effect being novel and

ly
extreme-

and with the unusuallyvaried table

pleasing,
ber
numof contents, itwill make such a Christmas
than
as
is worthy to go into more
100,000
of the Cosmopolitan
households. The frontispieces

have

of late become

noted

for

practiceof stricteconomy
had

time

same

young

should
won

ago

been

he held

to

found

his mother

rendered

leisure

literature.

He

poets who undertook

of poetry, in which
be

Paris,from
salary.By the
meagre
ever,
howand self-denial,
and

dependent

to

was

devote
one

some

of several

to found

form

at

and

What

40-ton

his way to
Comcdie

chosen

member

Walter

Learned

became
distinction,

translated

librarian

his poems

of the poem

Sam's

guns,

the most

20-ton

330

and

guns

950

men,

4-ton

amounts

second, with

seventy-sixarmored vessels, 119 unarmored,

268
torpedo boats, twenty-two 80-ton guns,
forty-eight
40-ton guns, 294 20-ton
guns, 480
guns,

and

active listof 58,000. Then

fourth with thirty

an

Russia;

Italycomes

guns, nineteen
oftkers and men, and
Where

The

world.'

bridge

the

C. E., Tech. '90,

Bridge."
is the longest bridge in the
longest bridge in the world is

Longest

The

asks

armor
clads,and 17,000
Germany stands fifth.

Ponchartrain, La.,

Lake

over

discarding pile
bridges,the Victoria high-pierbridge across
at
Montreal, the lengthof
the St. Lawrence
twenty-two miles

long

but

feet.

is 9144

new

was
Frangaise, and finally
of the French
Academy.

has

Uncle

"

country has

ofiicersand
guns ; her active list,
Britain comes
to 85,000. Great

Why

Twentv-one

for the

origin or

style

predominant. Little by little he

of the

Power.

which
a

in

first verse

nephew
powerful
leads in totals. She has fiftynavy? France
vessels,126
seven
armorclads,136 unarmored
80-ton guns, forty-seven
sixteen
torpedoboats,
Naval

asks

at

by his father's early death, and

him

upon

the

century

in comfort

he maintained

sisters,who

school

and

he received but

which

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christians carry out some
the chief te,\tsof the Christian Gospel. Above
modern

quarter of

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small

the

and enjoying
Englishballads,

its humor, built up the remainder

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conceit.

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popular of livingFrench poets,while as a mascomes
art
he has but few superiors.
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Soton

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which

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with
familiarity

the

of the azine,
magsubject,"Christmas

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and take for their

Yankee

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minister,because

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found

I.,who

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age
that their increasing tallness affects the averwoman
height, according to a London

as

in verse," which
caught the popular
felicity
spiration
fancy as far back as 1823, was a sudden inof Judge Albert G. Green, of Providence,

into

for earlypublication.
EInglish

their

four
as
Houghton " Miffin have justpublished a
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"After the Ball," with "Her Lover's
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poem,
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A

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recent

to

join his

became

too

crowded, Ismail

was

the

"After

ten

preach,in

Siam, but

fifty
years,

years,

translated

in that

church

studying the

Chinese

to

and

man

direction.
a

1 do not

yet think that

language."

eighty-three
years
Prince of Wales

1 have

Mr.

tered
mas-

Ford

is

of age.

whose

mation
inti-

to

his officers.

when

his selected

wife

was

Mustapha himself was

presumably had an eye in

him.

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was

afterward

soon

sented
pre-

young
another

ordered

to

in the most

forces,however,

soon

put

an

end

to

the

of the most
promising
one
young Bey, once
and brilliant officers in the Egyptian army,

perishedmiserably.
Mr.

recently.sent an

married

them

harem.

usually elderly

dan.
sicklypart of the .Soutempted
to
Cloaded
desperation,Mustapha atthe
rebellion
Khedive,
against
a

command

the New

1 began
works.
religious
tered
immediatelyafter I enway,
though 1 have studied for

Chinese

the

The

and

number,

gentlemen, Mustapha Bey, who

being rapidlyadvanced in the sunshine of
royalfavor, had the daring to evince some

and other

Testament
to

now

Mme.

chance

certain

of these

than

more

missionary in China,

first Christian

of the

language for

Ford, for

W.

James

woman

ladies,and had
One

ex-Khedive

three of European
impressed his fancy she

less than

the harem

repugnance
The

the

comb

and

removed

suddenly

When

wives,

numerous

not

the

offered

was

divorced

this

country, says

Gdadstone

be

to

were

the

his

importunitiesof oflltions
persecuted him with attenbrother-in-law.
is Stanley's

from

if I

his

Ismail counts

Senate, having

the

his

to

speech at
If a
belongings origin.

sphere of life,my estate would not

fortably
suffice to enable
family to remain commy
togetherduring the dependent period
from

day,

every

prevailing anti-Semitic
gains ground
financial and social impudence.

the

Vienna, which

in

Among
recent

greater part of

"The

I owned

of my
ranch in Tt

movement

run

men

acquiredthem liyfifteen years'practiceat

Rochford

they

philanthropybusiness."

.Senator

attribute

I
a

out to be

turn

let other

now

note

recommened

never

is now

E. Berry Wall, the

an

insurance

ex-kingof

the dudes,

agent.

togetheron a
Edinburg,sat down
discussed the relative merits
earnestly
Mr.
Gladstone
lozengers.
received from the diva the one
she regarded
as
the most
it on
and consumed
efficacious,

Festetics that he would be

to Count
A modest
epitaph that may be read on a
accompanied on his visit to Schloss Keszthely tomb
in a cemetery at Madrid
: "Hie
jacet
Hirsch,
by several friends, including Baron
he
Juan Pinto, the Spani.shOrpheus. When
clined
dehe
that
count
the
curtlyreplied
whereupon
he joinedhis voice to those
arrived in Heaven

the spot.

house, and

concert

in

sofa and

of various throat

Russell Sage is
lent a dollarwhich

quoted
was

as

saying: "I

returned

to

me

never

to

Baron

receive the
so

Hirsch's

baron

as

guest

prince abandoned
have
co-religionists

the

in

his

his visit.
littlesympathy

of the archangels. Scarcely had He heard it

'Be silent,
all,
than the Almighty exclaimed:
and allow the illustrious tenor, Juan Pinto to
!'
alone
sing
"

unless

for his present thirst for greatness,as

I^Id

Ignorance.

Fortunate

In order that the

adjustedit was
arms

the

big elm

"perhaps itwill seem

cooler

and

out

US

go
tree,"said Bessie ;
there."
out

sit under

"If it is possible to find a cool spot anywhere

let us make the attempt,"said Jack.
So

they

and

went

big elm

under

the

behind

them, and

ing turkey chickens

sat

on

should

ring might be

necessary

steal around

that

one

the rustic seat

her waist to hold her

steady, while with his other hand he

slippedthe ring over the proper finger. He
had to bring his face very close to her ear, in
the ring was
and when
order to see properly,
safely on she turned her face towards his,
with
her
blue ones,
lookinginto his brown eyes
if
so
and the positionwas
very convenient
had
the amateur
pressed the button at that

tree, with the well right

flock of awkward
stagger

strayingaround their feet.

ing
Jack Murray were stay-

"

would

he

moment

have

secured

to be
no

hung

eyes

to

the nearest

witnessed

the

lump that kept risingin her

ing
Jack walked off in another direction, makeffort to appear cool and unconcerned
an
by lightinga cigar,but several matches were
pered
by the energy with which he whisemphatic word to himself.
trunk
and
that night
went off
He packed his
without seeing Bessie
to the beach
again.
The next day a party of Bessie's friends came
blown

out

out

very

to the farm

to

stay

few weeks

and in the

pleasuresthat followed their advent Jack was

The low
served apparentlyforgotten. Forgotten!
depilknew
in Bessie's room
better; but pillows
know.
are
cept
exuncommunicative,
you
very

the fairest

jewelof his collection and he would

But

the great

accurately swallow
of Jack's throat.

hand

LINNELL.

W.

CHARLES

BY

"Let

STORY.

THANKSGIVING

HT

have

tree.

pretty

scene

"
*
"
those of the solemn turkeychickens and
Mrs. Wood
was
making great preparations
they paid strict attention to gettingthemselves
She had known
for Thanksgiving at the farm.
in good condition for Thanksgiving,and gave
That is to say. Jack was
the summer.
ing
stayof the engagement of Bessie and Jack and had
heed to what was
no
be the
Of course
it would
not
going on above them.
there.
its
disastrous
over
around
her
the
ending. Her
Bessie began turning
grieved
ring
thing for a young lady of twenty to stay anywhere
woman's
deceived
not
quisite
by Bessie's
eyes were
finger,
admiringthe brilliant jewel in its exalone, so she was
accompanied by that
and she had no doubt
and the thought of what it signifiedapparent forgetfulness
somewhat
to a young
setting,
important personage
but
made her face tender and thoughtful. simple,good-heartedsoul that she was
lady,her mother.
that Jack was
longingfor a chance to "make
Bessie and Jack had been acquainted how
Jack was absorbed in watching the color come
it
she
had
invited
them
both
her
So
to
face and for a few moments
and go in her downcast
up."
in their
that word is, somehow
inexpressive
Thanksgiving dinner,knowing that they would
nothing was said. Suddenly the silence
city home, and had been attracted to each
of the other's invitation until they
not be aware
of dismay from
broken by a littlescream
was
other by a similarity
of tastes and temper.
She was
met at the house.
Bessie.
There was
a
content, having
When
thrown togetherin the comparative
quick flash of lightin
they were
her head that vanished almost
the air justover
brought them together,to leave the rest to
isolation of a summer
in the country
themselves.
as
quickly as it had gleamed and the stone
Jack had justgraduated from the law school
clear and
Thanksgiving morning dawned
and needed
a
long vacation before settling was gone from her ring.
cold with snow
In
around
her
the
as
her
enough on the ground to make
down
to
inevitable
result
had
finger
turning
ring
practice the
hand lay in her lap the stone had caught upon
followed.
good sleighing. Bessie had arrived the night
Yesterday Jack had braced his
insisted upon
the rough surface of her dress.
A
helping Mrs.
quick before and now
courage
up, dressed himself in his whitest
tended
Wood
about the final cooking. She had atmovement
of her wrist to free it loosened the
flannel suit,curled his ambitious mustache
as
school
few
lessons and
for a
a cooking
it bounded
from the
stone in its settingand
nicelyas the heat would permit, and put his
to
cake
and
molasses
learned
make
had
Both
their
and
to
angel
fate to the test. Bessie had foreseen what was
disappeared.
ring
sprang
petent
mond
cookies, so she considered herself to be a comoccult faculty
coming by some
girlsgenerally feet and began a vigoroussearch, but the diaShe was
cook.
not to be found.
The yawning well
do foresee these things and heard his declarwas
bustling about the
ation,
kitchen with a long gingham apron
furnished the only solution of its absolute disappearance
protecting
dressed in a most
tume,
fetching tennis cosand a black streak
her blue tailor-made gown,
and the great depth of water
with a jaunty,white, Nellie Bly cap
cluded
preShe
had
nose.
her
small
the possibility
of ever
pleaded to be
her shapely head
upon
findingit. When
perched upon
concealing
allowed to help in preparing the turkey and
abandoned
the search was
as
what awful damage the heat was
hopeless,Bessie
doing to the
had been intrusted with the pleasant task of
and Jack looked at each other with a world of
intricate structure of fluffy
bangs that waved
wards,
A
unsaid thingsin their eyes.
does not
man
above her eyes.
attendingto the heart and gizzard,and afterof basting the roastingturkeywith a
dollar diamond
vanish
What
into a
see
a hundred
Jack said and what Bessie answered
is nobody's business but their own
well without
some
at the
when
huge spoon.
feelingof anger
; still,
carelessness of the loser.
a young
man
Suddenly there was a sound of sleigh-bells
goes to the citythe next morning
loud
and then came
in front of the house
a
after an
have
been
interview of that kind and returns
"It seems
as
a
though you might
knock upon the door.
with a diamond
littlemore
careful,Bessie," said Jack.
ring in his pocket, justthe
"Dear
"I was
size to fitthe damsel's engagement
Bessie,"said Mrs. Wood, "do
careful,"she answered, with a hint
it is
me,
finger,
who that is. Its some
of coming tears in her voice,and then, with a
not hard to imagine that the conversation
see
neighbor,I expect,
was
thrill of anger
at his tone said, "But it seems
wanting to know if I have any errand at the
very satisfactory.
I
had
if
Center."
to
informed
that
a
I
to
Bessie of his purme
were
Jack
just
give anybody
ring
chase
the front door, with
and intimated his desire to place itupon
should buy one
that was
So Bessie ran to open
properlyset, and not
her fingerwhen she made the proposal to go
her gingham apron and her black nose, while
get a poor affair that needed watching all the
Mrs. Wood
sat down
out and sit under the elm tree.
that wicked, hypocritical
time to keep the old stone from jumping out."
The people of the farm, old Mr. Wood
When
two engaged young
and
indulge in a chair and hugged herself for joy at the
persons
in
his wife had gone to town, and Mrs. Winslow
store
for
the
in such language as this a quarrelis apt to be
unsuspecting girl.
surprise
was
imminent
and a quarreldid take place immethe other side of
diately. Bessie opened the front door, but instead of
on
asleepin her room
the house, so that they were
the neighbor she expected to see, there stood
The replyof Jack to Bessie's taunt
as
from
secure
observation out in the yard as they would have
bitter and called forth the rewas
even
more
mark
Jack!
been inside. But if Bessie had only known
Bessie," cried
from
her : "That
"O Jack,"cried she, and "O
perhaps it would be
and tried to be
what a heap of trouble her preferencefor the
best if he gave up all idea of marrying such a
he, and then both remembered
cooler air was
to
cool
and
careless
cause
she
would have
dignified.
going
girl."
very
endured
of heat in the house
"Good
He said he thought that would be the wisest
morning. Miss Winslow," said Jack,
any amount
rather than have gone out.
at home
?"
he could pursue.
Bessie immediately
"is Mrs. Wood
course
in and sit
When
seated upon
handed
him the stoneless ring and told him he
"She
they were
the rustic
is, sir. Will you come
with
the great well behind them
bench,
free. She then walked towards the house,
while I go and call her ?"
was
down
ing
exhala
coolness from its dark depths, Jack took
and
maintain
to
brave
effort
to
tried
Bessie
speak coldly
making a
keep from crying.
the diamond
She succeeded in doing so, although the last
ringfrom its plush nest and held
dignifiedattitude but the joy at seeing him
and sparklingin a ray of sunlight. few steps were
it,flashing
would
ripplethrough her voice, and the big
very uncertain and if any one
detracted
Then if only an amateur
had seen
and black mark upon her nose
her face they would have thought
photographer had
apron
happened along what a charming tableau he
her to be sufferingfrom
from the dignityof her demeanor.
attack of
a severe
have
dinner
until
and
was
might
contorted as it was
caught.
neuralgia,
During the forenoon,
by her efforts to

and

Bessie Winslow
at

farm

central

in

for

Massachusetts

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

L l"i H T

I^

satisfactorily Then Jack said : "But seriously,Bessie, I

not
mine
and
1
can
as
regard this diamond
Jack
she
insist on your acceptingit dear."
must
Bessie
could
not
resist
that
little
fin?l
of
word.
opportunity
that they had plenty
took care
between
"I will take the diamond, Jack,on one
tion."
condito do so alone, but the crust of reserve
all
When
not
broken.
they were
them was
"And
that is"?"
the groaning table, however,
seated around
"That
back the ring, too," the
had
Wood
and old Mr.
begun cracking his
you give me
thawed
shameless young
annual Thanksgiving jokes,the crust
thingsaid.
information
amateur
volunteered
the
That
same
Hessie
photographer missed
a little.
her esbeen
pecial
another opportunityof a lifetime justthen.
that the gizzardand heart had
"Shall I return it to you in the usual way,"
care.
Jack immediately said that he
Jack asked, or shall I send it through the
had always doted on
gizzard and Mr. Wood
medium
of a turkey ? I believe there are some
laughinglyplaced the great gizzard from the
left alive out in the barn and 1 might go out
twenty pound turkey on his plate.
I
"am
said
pected
exand
feed
it to them."
dear
sir,"
Jack,
"But, my
"You horrid thing,"said Bessie.
to eat all this alone ?"
announced, thingsdid

not

of the Wise.

Words

as

go

Bessie and
had hoped.
Mrs. Wood
conversed with each other, indeed, and
as

"

"Well, neither mother or 1 like it,"said Mr.

Wood, "and cooks, you know," with a sly
thing
glance at Bessie, "always preferto eat somethen," said Jack, and

"Well, here goes

he

with his knife.

gizzardopen

sliced the

is

"Hello," he cried,"this

idea

new

stul^

"

ing a gizzard! And, by the way, what kind

of stuffing
IS this,
anyhow ?"
for
kind of stuffing,
was
a queer
It evidently
covered wtth sand, pebbles and
his platewas
debris,all rather uneatable

other miscellaneous

certainly
unappetizing.
"Why, Bessie," exclaimed Mrs.

and

horrified tone, '"^Didn't you

and clean it inside ?"
Bessie's face
didn't know

was

in

the

gizzard
"1

to," she almost

"

"

sobbed

"they they didn't teach us anything about

gizzardsat the cooking school."
"

"

mind," said

"Well,

never

have

your

me

let

Wood,"

Mrs.

I'llget

plate,Mr. Murray, and

clean one."

you
"Hold

is,that if ever
they
My advice to all men
hipped and melancholyto look at both
sides of the question, applying a magnifying,
Charles Dickens.
glassto the best one.
"

become

"

From

No

Bessie," he

shouted, "here is the

almost

you lost from

is,here is the diamond

ring I

the

diamond

gave,

lost last

you

that

"

that

I put it on your
"O Jack," was
After all had
the

lost it."

you

Bessie could

all poor

and

examined

observed

called each

other

while itlasted.
seated around
Wood
and

when

"

out

to

attend

When

they were

names

Wood

then

while she

asked to be excused

lay down for a

"always felt sleepy

short nap upstairs,

she
as
after dinner."
alone

and Bessie looked

at

Jack looked
Jack.

He

by her chair.
"Bessie,"he said,"this diamond

came

at

sie
Besand

stood

you ; here it is."

"No Jack, 1 gave
would

have

you

given the

back

stone

of

one

Mrs.

the finest houses

and

this tale of

thorny

no

lime

would-be

on

the Back

when

"

Humanity is never
sympathizes only with

It loves and
the

true.

direct.

cut

was

The

moral

of

light

show

to

fashionable
who

the

up

and
life,
is in

seamy
comment

or

the snob

side
on

who

drive

Love

"

Emerson.

Even

"

Paradise

.\.

"

life and

still give it

not

we

the

in

The

belongs to
1

also if I could have

reach

to

those

delight
Anon.
satiety."

which
gentlemanners
prove
women."
Theophile Gautier.
intoxication of love passed,we
"The
it has discovered."
the perfections
It is

so

sistible
irre-

in

fear

Never

"

to

laugh
Ninon

Lenclos.

de

of

to

motive

bring the sublimest

the smallest duty, and the

to the smallest trouble."

infinitecomfort

most

PhillipsBrooks-

by the
whole world is put in motion
"The
wish for riches and the fear of poverty." Dr.

is

Johnson.

Speechmaking.

There is no more
fascinatingbusiness, acthan that of speecha speech-maker,
cording'to
making, for, he says, it is easy to speechify,
Just
and anybody can do it by a littlepractice.
That's
rattle away.
style. And every
my
When
it.
of
time you do it you'll
grow fonder
your hearers cheer you at the opening, you'll
feel proud. When
they roar with laughter at
you'llfeel happy. When
your funny stories,
rowing
descrilie a hartheir faces are aghast as you

proud heart and

fruitful." George

never

"Take
"

"

are

take away

Cervantes.
is the

lamentation

"Moderate
dead

and you

the motive

away

the sin.

lofty mountain

Eliot.

griefthe

excessive

right of the
of the

enemy

living.

Shakespeare.
when

"Nonsense,

is

earnest,
you in.
mistake

takes
and sometmies
hurry you sometimes

impressive,

It you
it for

in

are

sense."

Beaconfield.

of the
the ear
borrow
moist
"To
know a man,
as
their eyes are
blind and the eye of the deaf." Lavater.
ity.
you'llshow your superiorpathetic,
you grow
When
doing
they appreciate the fine points,
"They use to think that they were
When
letters.
they Cod a favor to write his name
in capital
you will smile with satisfaction.
thrilled by the closing burst of eloquence
are
Richter.
or

scene,

your ring and

of

Fun

to

innocent

of

house

the skeleton of

there is hidden
"

F"ate

fils.

survive

to

Do

of which

out

Dumas,

left us ?" Thackeray.

have

who

us.

seems

it.

beyond

the

in it,is quiteunnecessary.

is

Memory

"

the letters of my

answered

not

"

cannot

at

is apparent to all who travel

paths of Cliqueville.It requires

I have

?
correspondents

own

woe

of the snob

when

"

done so."

and

"No, you couldn't very well have done so

unless you had picked that chicken
up and
handed it to me, saying,'Here's your diamond,

stand

"

Jack.'

They both laughed at

lips of women.
Pythia'stripod.

idealize.

must

and

"A

feed the horse

it. Mrs.

to

You

the

Bay. The fair occupant descended and made

five minutes' visit,
the regulation
during which
that had
she graciouslyalluded to the work
brought them together,and said she hoped
fit.
could be obtained for its benethat a largesum
Mrs.
Number
One, delightedwith her
herself
share
for
a
good
pledged
conquest,
of it,and the two
women
parted in the most
The next
cordial and amicable manner.
day
received by Mrs.
the desired check was
,
but oh, sad to relate ! it was
scarcelytwenty-

Jack

Mr.
sitting-room,

that he must

the

over

and all were

over

the

Field.

went

and

familiar

it was

the fire in the

remembered
went

by those

When

women.

lectures ? Creek

come

upon

are

"

not

say.

dinner

Bessie

that

sat

ever

Muses

"

ways

exclaimed

strangelyrecovered stone, the

but it was

on

fin

man

Kate

else should

proceeded from

Athene

it is Pallas

The

True
culture is the
good
The
weakness.
culture
of strength, not
long ago a certain Boston lady of social
asked to contribute to a charity strength of a man
was
is in his sympathies.
aspirations
in whose
the oppositeof the
another lady of lightand
Creatness is individuality,
good cause
conventional.
John Boyle O'Reilly.
leading professes to be deeply interested.
After considerable
she
concluded
to
debate,
Let us seek our peace by fidelity.Let me
subscribe a largeamount, but only on the condition
I go
do my duties. Why need
gadding into
that the other should call upon her and
the
and
scenes
philosophy of Creek and
herself. It was
conceded
own
present the petition
Italian historybefore 1 have washed
my
should
do so; and not
that Mrs.
many
face or justified
myself to my benefactors .'
days later the
equipage rattled up to the
How
dare I read Washington's campaigns

the

summer.

ens
turkey must have been one of the chickwere
strayingaround that day when

This

wisdom.

whom

oracles

"

Snobs.

mythology

who embodies

justa minute, Mrs. Wood," said

the pebbles with his fork,
"this turkeyevidentlyhad a singularappetite. four hours after this event when Mrs. Number
the avenue, met
of
Here's a piece
One, skipping lightlydown
glass, I believe. No, by
on

he, turning over

Jove

In Creek

"

fiendish.
Two

door of

Wood

study in red.

had

you

open

"

O'Reilly.

Not

themselves."

they haven't cooked

of the great things Christ said was,

"The
truth will set
free," free from all
you
bonds of pain,sorrow, ignorance. John Boyle
One

"

the idea.

and
band

into thunderous

break
on

the

platformlike

retire amid
that

are

racket.

1 1 is

ifierand

make

the sweet

applause, you'll
conquering hero,

strains of the brass

overpowered by the general

speechbigthingto be a tip-top
Rome

howl.

is

"There

do not reach.

no
"

friends

"Best

thingsperverse
also knew.

mortal whom

"

pain and disease

Cicero.

we

Trench.

might loathe
think

us,

if what

of ourselves

they

LKiHT

Mexican

Done

MRS.

A
Goods

furnished.

sold

KEYES.

S. M.

Us

Qive

Order.

to

material

given and

Needlework,

Fine

Embroidery,

Work,

Instruction
on commission.

wish

All who

understand

to

call and

in

now

use

others.

ton, and

from

Five

1 ime

pupilthoroughly taught.

Every

MRS.

S.

A.

It

reigns but it pores.

never

cuttingand making patterns and liningscut to

Kellogg-French Tailor System.
Lessons
in cutting, making and draping. Teaching
desired.

when
Room

for Circular.

Street,Worcester,

Block,

"Don't

Main

492

F.

S O

N.

to the
street,has removed
527 Main
Former
street.
pu: ils are
720 Main
welcome
and solicited. We
invited to call ; new
ones
sha^e. Open day
to
teach
cut, baste, fit and
you
and
evening.
Dressmaking patterns and linings
at

Windsor,

Improved

So'e Proprietorof
System. Agents wanted.

L. F. WALSH,

MRS.

cut

Rule

Tailor

and

Notice.

Short

at

Lace

Curtains, Gross

" Strauss

from
out
this coupon
Cut
it with
and
LIGHT,
bring
count
disand
yon
get 10 per cent
from
regrular prices.
'

that I, ah,

Mawy,

know. Miss

thinkingof gettinga, ah, bicycle.*'

"Don't you do it,Mr. Sissy,don't do it."
"Why, Miss Mawy?"
Mr. Sissy,and
"Because
you might fall off,
would be almost
on
'light
your head, and you
to die from suggestionof the brain."
sure
am

E.

**WORCESTER DRESS CDTTINGSCHOOL**

Formerly

Reference

ye

Work

for Laces

Thought.

Howwible

Send

wanted.

Clark's

17
Mass.

MRS.

Agents

AND i CLEANSING * HOUSE.

Flrst-Class

there!"

over

Fauntleroy, LE
I JOLLY i FRENCH i DYEIKG

"just see

Dress

at residence

TP

flowers,
suncity, pointing to some
those pen-wipers growing

the

from

little Lord

said

mamma,"

"O

DressCutting
Worcester
Academy.
fresh
fit perfectly
by the

Them.

Recogniied

He

Street.

Main

Hall

Mechanics

SEARS,

H.

Mass.
45 Park Street,
Worcester,

B,

236

Specialty

326 .Main,op.

W.

DR.

limited.

not

C O

is said that the Royal Infant of Spain

I
N
D
fondness for picture
developed a remarkable
books and is poringover them continually. U^^" A lady assistant will be in attendance.

It

has

Dollars.

Fifteen

to

Portraits

Charles

awarded

has

court

Illustrated.

Proverb

dress-

modern

various

the

Squares,the Budding-

of

King

Prices

principleof

every

examine

the

York

Myers $5000 damages caused by a bite from

bitten
are
Mr. Vanderbilt's dog. People who
should be careful to pick out dogs with good
financial backing.
Old

systems

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1 11

Children's

Bite, Please.

New

Scliool.
DressCutting
cutting should

PHOTOGRAPHER

"'^Tv^a.lm.-u.t Street,

3Sro.

Dressing.

Bits of

^^ART NEEDLEWORK AND STAMPING^-

Of

Course.

down

"Did the plumber come

pipesthis morning?"

the

inspectthe

to

C.

'tTMKLVrN.

ST.

WALNPT

PKOPRrETOR.

^i^Fall^i^Housec
Furniture

and

Carpets

cleansed

NAPTHA

the

by

Hot
Naptha
Only place in the city where
PROCESS.
is used.
Carpets taken up and called for ; deUvered and
Orders
steam.
by
renovated
re-laid, Feathers
" Co.'s, 423 Main
St.,or addressed
be left at Bemis
can
Worcester,' Phone 347-5
Curtis st.,New
J. C. WATERS,

"Yes."

LADIES'

he could

CHILDREN'S

AND

remedy

soon

When

that."

your

or

"v.

DRESSING^^ PARLORS. forMr.

Blosso.vi:

Cuttinir, 15c.
of

kinds

Making

Bangi4
prices.

All

specialty.

the

at

all

Wig

slyles of

latest

the

Blossom

Mr.

And

SUPERFLUOUS HAIR CAN BE

permanently eradicated

Girl:

Moles

unhappy.

Hours:

Ivllss

g to

H.

ii

injury,

a.

also

are

m.,

to

There

is now

Don't

"

ParU:

St., W^orcester.

fair

permanently

all. Her

We

family

they ?

Is

"

L. G.

They lives

Yes.

"

of

sleepwell last

the

bed

boarder):" Did you

(to new

night,sir?

Boarder:

New

Not

"

reminded

so

Slimdiet.

Mrs.

very,

of home

much

that I

o' homesick.

felt sort

is your

Where

Mass.

home

?"

Rocky Mountains."

the

"In

in

Boarding.

Slimdiet

That

Worcester.

Strbet,

indeed.

us.

Joys

Mrs.

moved.
re-

4 p. m.

at

associate

you

No,

"

set

same

no

PROCTOR,

IVI

L. G.

First

"Indeed.
Summer

grade
order.

is belo'.vus.

The
other

in the

move

flat above

for any lady to allow a growth of hair to remain

her face to mar
her personal beauty and
to make

her friends

your

Downs.

Little

Second

by the

NEEDLE

ELECTRIC

upon

us

filled.

don't

scarringor

send

work.

pay

call that

you

that littlegirl?
Little
Girl:
Second

No

over,

By Jove, it'sa church fair price?

and

Ups

you

made

flrst-class

any

much?

with
GroutBlock,
387 Main Street,
Dp One Flight.

Process.

cue

of

mattress

good

dollars.
Only seventy-five

"

Blossom:"

First

excuse

old

fair price.

Well, how

"

Blossom:

Mrs.

did

13

Only

:"

Blossom:

Mr.

price?

lowest

very

attendance.

in

Artists

25c.

and

ord^r.

to

sale

for

Experienced
promptly

curled,
75c.,

curled,
made

Frizies

and

orders

All

hair

Work

Hair

and

cut

Baoge
of

head

AThole

much

How

"

bonnet?

new

your

Mrs
Hair

want

guarantee

We

HAIR

you

Prices.

Fair

CO.

nothingthe matter, but

said

"He

MATTRESS

RICH

did he say ?"

there was

"What

KENNARD'S

C.

MISS

Overwhelmed.

TNI
"Don't

BOSTON
HERALD
ble,
IIs clean, relia-

independent,
bright.
The

best

paper
news-

for

asked

month.

any

for twins?"

premiums
who

had

edged

show.
"No,

my

friend,"repliedone

"We

of them.

FINE MONUMENTAL

offer any premiums

have thought it best not
for twins. Here is the premium list. You can

WORK

to

see

50 cents
Subscription

give

man
anxious-looking

ing
his way through the crowd in front of the railbehind which sat the judges at the baby

the

family.

you

the

for
"I

In Granite and Marble,

yourself."

didn't

post.ige
paid.
purse

know
to

but

you

might have

solation
con-

131 CENTRAL STREET,

ing
offer,"said the anxious-look-

edging
inquirer,
LARGEST
CIRCULATIONagain.

his way

out

of the crowd
NEAR

SUMMER,

WORCESTER,

MASS

h I Ci'H T

Saratogaand Washington.
BOYDEN.

WESSON

CORNELIA

BY

with the long ride,we were

Tired and worn
only too glad to find a restingplace at the
had
we
engaged
Arlington House, where
for

rooms

hour, to

beautiful

in this most

sallied forth

we

at

early

an

sight seeing ; and

our

commence

me

stay

day

next

steppedout
struck

short

our

city. The

as

the sidewalk, the firstthingthat

was, how clean everything looked.
on

of concrete, so free
great broad streets
ble
from dust and dirt,the immense
pilesof marThe

granitethat form the grand buildings,

and the beautiful and well kept parks,with
of our
their gleaming .statuaryof many
great
shine
heroes, and all illumined with the brightsunof a fair October day, formed a picture,
perfectin its loveliness; and my heart swelled
the
with pride at the thought that this was
Capitolof our nation,the soul of our people.
out
to
on
Through a lovely park we came
Penn Avenue, and directlyin front of the
White House.
Here we
paused and gazed at
of our
the beautiful and statelyhome
idents;
presand while confused thoughts of many
in each
historical events
c
areer
presidential
floated through my mind, I feasted my eyes on
the beautiful house, all white and gold,that
seemed to embody in these colors,our nation's
purityof aim, and our national wealth.

12

presidents,and

the great Capitol,

where
the nation's laws are made.

all of

trance,
Entering the Capitol,at the north-east enwe
through Rogers's beautiful
pass
and celebrated
bronze doors, into the great
one
rotunda, where
ought to spend a far
of time than was
given to us
greater amount
in order fully to
appreciate its wonderful
and
but
beauty
grandeur;
givingonly a short
look at the eight immense
historical paintings,
we
passed on into the Statuary Hall, which
was

the

once

Ah

old

! with what

Representatives.

those life-likestatues

before

nation's heroes;

our

of

mingled feelingsof prideand

stood

griefwe

Hall

through misty

and

hearts,that such

gazed

we

thanked

we

eyes,

as

these

of

at them

(lOd

in

our

the

east

of the White

House

and

in its architecture,
while

beautiful
stands

west

is the great

the

War,

State

and

on

Navy

the

and

we

come

to

walk

from

the White

home

before

States

National

May

our

trymen.
coun-

height; it stands

States

the war,

elevated

on

ground

of tives,
Representatook a peep

Senate

carriage drive
General

was

but

Chamber.

is now

to

Lee's

the United

an

around

and

immense

and

in

the

warm

sunshme,

three miles of
the ride, over
some
small feature of this trip;
no
road, was

so

when

we

entered

the beautiful cemetery

thing
my
eyes began to take in somelips
beauty and insignificance,
my
opened in one prolonged "Oh-h !" As far as

grounds,and
of

its

was

reach

can

that
human
and
unknown.

are

seen

the small

stones
head-

the spots where lie all that

iers,
brave Union soldof 12,276 of our
mark

while
A

7199

great

circular

its base; and

elevator that will carry from twentyfive to thirtypeople is run

to the top, for the
an

had

fillthe heart of the

within them

The

artistsoul.

true

and his
living,

down

went

we

Vernon, the home

Mount

with

amateur

to those who
inspiration

an

the

day

next

of

the

river

to

Washington while

restingplacesince death.

From

the deck

word:

the dust of

and

his

old

but

wave

were

known, 4077
of feelingswept

were
over

"Unknown."

while
the

honored

to the marble

coflins that

nation's first great hero

wife.

We

then

visited the

ing
mansion, and, wanderstately-looking
through the corridors,looked into the low-

studded

lovely October morning; the air

soft and balmy, and the gardens and parks
was
and
fresh
were
green, showing scarcelya sign
while many
of the touch of autumn's
fingers,
was

ble
platformof marme, as 1 thought of those poor boys who had
answered
so
promptly and bravely to their
standingon this platform
has a most
view of the city country'scall, only to lie at last in graves
one
delightful
monument
headstones
bear but that one
pitiful
of Washington. The
is hollow,
whose

and has

would

and yet be
despair,

MilitaryCemetery, established

1864.

13,

It

It is made
feet in

which

on

House,

ment.
the great Washington Monuof marble, an obelisk 555

us

our

were

and

room,

ne.xt

the eye
short

here, entertained

hold

court

day we took
Arlington Heights,which
The

aspect.
a

I will
say

royallyall through the convention, to visitthe

Corcoran galleryof Art.
Here we spent the
entire evening,feastingour eyes on the mag.
nificent collection of statuary and paintings,

door, looked down

into

but

Only

the meeting, a report of which I will

were
invited by the local
undertake,we

architects,who,

all.

visited the House

next

the supreme
the United

building,equally as magnificent
grand,though now, with its great columns
in mourning for
crape
Judge Miller, it presents a sad and mournful
and

After
not

Through the great corridors, up the grand

and
stairways,gazing at the lovely statues
ied,
completelywearpaintings,we wandered, till,
that we had
forced to go, feeling
were
we
but a small part of the great Capitolafter
seen

We

smooth
partments
De-

in front,draped with

association.

views

in its proportions, flowers still bloomed

treasury building,immense

other ladies,to share the

pleasuresof the trip,with the members
of the

of the steamer
watched the lovely
we
along the shores of the Potomac, while
a guide pointedout
to us
the placesof est,
intersuch as the church
where
Washington
at
the
Alexandria,
old stone manworshiped
sion
where he was
appointedaid to Hraddock,
the house where
Ellsworth was
killed.Fort
Foot and Fort Washington.
Vernon, we firstvisited
Arriving at Mount
his tomb;
and standing close to the grated

as

men

and

On

vited, together with

with

rooms

we

listened

to

their ancient
many

furniture,

historical

of

events

Washington family,given us by the guide.

the small

Into

chamber,

bed

bed

where

lawn

in front of the

and

the

to

on

Washington breathed his last,I

looked with a feelingof awe, while my imagination
filled the room
with the shadowy presence
of its last occupant. Standing on the
old

homestead

we

were

photographed in a group
by a photographer
On board the boat, on
who accompanied us.
return
a
served, which
our
trip, banquet was
was
partaken of with much appreciationby
the hungry crowd.
The

President

morning

next

the association a
where each and

Harrison

receptionat the White

all

were

met

with

gave

House,
a

cordial

clasp of the hand by our honored president.

the reception, the party as
again
After

photographedon
and
A

Navy
visit

the steps of the War,

Department
to

State

building.

the National

Museum,

with

its

the
went, where
osities,
Through the grounds we
great collection of grand and wonderful curierected in memory
monuments,
bird's-eye grand and stately
;
completed our round of sight-seeing
in close companionship
view of the nation's capitol
of those of higherrank, were
ciation,
though 1
; and
and after a last business meeting of the assohumble
of
more
with the thousands
the
thanked
the members
stepped into itwith the intention of gettingmy
in which
mind, if
share of this view, I regret to say, that just graves ; and a wonder
tended
grew
up in my
them, and exladies for their presence among
before we
to ooze
started my courage seemed
in the great Beyond, where dwell the souls of
to
with
for
meet
cordial
invitation
us
a
out at my
all these slaughteredmen, the word "rank" has
broke
finger-ends,and I got out amid the
them the coming year, the convention
In
the
tell?
can
significance.Who
reproachfulcries of my companions, who have
day, we
any
stepped
and when, the next
up;
sion
manmidst of the grounds stands the stately
never
ceased to tell me of what I missed ; however,
homeward-bound
train, and
aboard
our
General
Lee
of
the
home
which
old
was
once
to
feet seemed
dear
to
cling
my
watched the beautiful city vanish from our
in front of the house, in the doormother earth with so loving a pressure, as we
and directly
sight,I exclaimed, as I drew a long breath of
of General
turned our
eon,
yard,is the grave and monument
steps toward the hotel and lunchsatisfaction,"Oh, what a delightfultime I
Sheridan.
that I could not feel very badly over
the
have
had."
lost view.
At four o'clock,it being the afternoon of the
Mass.
li 'orccster,
was
there
of
the
month,
After visiting
the AgriculturalDepartment,
twenty-second day
at
its gardens,greenhouses,and all the wonderheld in the hall of the Arlington House
ful
having
The onion is an historic vegetable,
dustry, Washington,
the first meeting of the Annual
thingsconnected with this branch of the inused from
Judea to Palestine, as its
itects, been
Institute of Archof the American
turned our facts toward the Capitol. Convention
we
in San.scrit and Hebrew
testify.It was
names
been
convention had
attend which
to
As we rolled down
PennsylvaniaAvenue, this
be traced by the
also used as far back as can
of our
the primary cause
trip to Washington
grandest of grand streets, we see at either end,
and Egyptians. It is found
tireeks,Romans
and
those two important .structures
at
this time;
being both the wife and
of our
nation,
in a wild state today in many parts of Asia.
of architects,I had been inthe White
is the home of our
daughter-in-law
House, which
benefit of those who

wish

to

get

"

LICiHT

GEO.

MORSE,

N.
TEACHER

Harmony,

teaching, Sept.

resume

STUDIO,

MAIN

446

i, at

to

proven

and

cooking receipts which they

be good. Please write upon
one

only,and address

his

Eat.

invites the ladies of Worcester

[Light
contribute

and

Piano, Organ
Will

Something to

OF

Editor, Light,

339 Main

tried and

side of the

communications

the

"tElocutio
School

vicinity to

have

BUILDING,

MAIN

492

ST.

FallTerm Begins
September
11,1890.

street,Worcester, Mass.]

STREET.

Epicurean

CLARK

per
pa-

Culinary

to

Instruction
given in Elocution, Vocal
Technique,
and Physical Culture.
A
thorough, scientific,
systematic and progressive course
of study the best
Gesture

Butter.

"

Mrs.

M.

George

The

Bassett,
as

^^PIANO-FORTE,

TEACHER

Wellington

27

well

as

the

serve

Main

Street.

MRS.H.

choirs.

E.

Room

singers wanted

tenor

for the Central Church

choirmaster, Mr.

Apply

to

ANDERSON,

N.

Take

34.

the

518

elevator.

W.JOHNSON,

removed

Lincoln

she will receive her

Place, where

pupils and

friends.

JTENOQRflPHT,
WITH
In

CLASS

USE

Personal
Rates

for

lessons.

attention

Miss

tion.
instruc-

student.

The

I.

TYPEWRITER

Brunswick,

few

STELLA

M.

HATNES.

class

les-

Prin.

tarragon
three ounces

boiled eggs,

yolks of two

teaspoonfulof
French mustard until thoroughlymixed, season
with salt,press through a hair sieve and put
make up into tiny
the ice until hard, when
on
of butter and

The

McKinley bill,
or
some
other
is ra'singthe price of upholstery
goods sky-high. Bring your

reason,

four cleaned

gherkins,a few

chives,two

impromptu

an

furniture

needs
that
repairing to
Montague, 271 Main street,
and have it upholstered before prices
Haas

get

"

out

of reach.

feast of this sort.

Cake.

Johnny

two
Mix
cups of yellow Indian meal, two
cups of flour,half cup of butter,two cups of
milk, one cup sugar, two eggs well beaten, one

top.

^')
Wafers.

St.

TYLER,

STENOGRAPHER.

AND

Wafers," to be found at any grocer's,

justthe thing for the five o'clock tea-table.
little crisp cakes about two inches
are
They
wide by four inches long,are pretty to look at,
and when
accompanied by a steaming cup of
well-brewed
Oolong or English breakfast tea,
are
exceedinglytoothsome.
"Cafe

49 Pleasant

Law

Reporting, and other stenographic

work.
Also teacher of Stenography. Room
216 Walker
Building. Take elevator to 3d floor. 405 Main Street.

are

Blanched

For Mouldings,
Pictures
and Frames ofevery
alsoArtists'
description,
Materials,
goto

save

from 20 to

and

Turkey

Erame
And

En^avinga,

Etchings,
Cameras,

Earlc

Nl'f'g'r,

Dealer
and

in
Art

Lenses.

St.,

Goods.

Paper.

Plates,

Etc.

Worces*^

as

Poached

Eggs.

pint gravy

into

stew-pan
butter rolled in flour,teaspoonful
pepper and salt,and peelof
fine ; put in turkey
clear firetillthoroughly

W.

H.

TWICHELL,

Silver

Gold,

Nickel

and

Plater,
Bronzing, Lacquering
13

Mechanic

and

Oxidizing.

St., Worcester,

Also

job polishing.

Mass.

before serving. Serve hot.

well.
and

ORTMENT

with

hot. Above
proportionsare for cold
turkey. It may be served with two or more
poached eggs. If there are not eggs enough
to
allow one
for each guest, they should be
broken with spoon and mixed
with hash just
Pates.

Chop
.

let

easily.

fast
may be turned into a hot breakfollows:
Chop meat very fine,

put one-half

Chicken
"^NiWEL QOOOS

and

boilingwater

catsup,
one-half lemon, shred very
or
chicken, and shake over

C. A. BOYDEN,
Picttire

and

Hash

fowl

littlepiece of
Storeopen evenings.
some

40 per cent.

remove

in cold water, rub off the skins

put
Mrs.
F. L. T.
dry between towels.

dish

and
Street,

with

other nuts,

them

Cold

220 Main

and

stand until the dark skin rubs off

Then

368 1-2 Main Street,

Office,
LincolnHouse Block.

almonds

shells,cover

them

Fire
Insuranc

Almonds.

blanch

To

the

"47

require

no

guide for all. Pound

as

Cafe

appUcation.
upon
FRANCES
M.
DYER,

E.

,-

and

copying

(Elevator).

Copying,

Thorough

each

given

MISS

advantage over
variety of
cooking, may be

Private

adddess,

or

oughly
tablespoonfulof baking powder. Mix thorthe
and bake tilla lightbrown covers

TYPEWRITER,

OF

PRIVATE

or

and reasonable rates.

Call

ons.

infinite

An

leaves, the

to

No.

to

methods"

pats or balls and pas.s with wafers and cheese.

hard boiled
Little dishes of olives,quartered
fish add
of any kind of smoked
eggs and fillets

VOCALIST,
Has

not

curean
epi-

an

economic

an

as

cooking,

artist does, has

with the different savory butters,such as

anchovy, epicurean,ravigote and water-cress.
Directions
for making epicurean butter will

anchovies,

good alto and

an

made

SIRGERSWANTED.
A few

as

cook.

average

relishes,which

street.

understands

who

woman

drudge but

Make

while

minced
then

meat

on

very

chicken

of cold chicken

fine and

season

largecupfulof rich drawn

butter,

firestir in two

fine,also
meat.

eggs, boiled hard,

littlechopped parsley,

Let almost

boil.

ready some
pat(^pans of good paste, baked
quicklyto lightbrown.
Slipfrom pans while
hot, fillwith mixture and set in oven
Arrange upon dish and serve
hot.

to

J.B. Woodworth,

Have

heat-

^nnns-^^Hi^492

ARCHITECT*
Main

St.,

Worcester.

IvKiHT
silk are

Gifts for Christmas.

the
narrow

messenger

pretty trifles which

many

and

but

remembrance,

of

of

has

there

have

characteristic

dainty sachet, which

conventional

the

is

card

Christmas

The

are

next

ir

line of silk goes across

by a few stitches to

heading, secured
stripof the originalback, which

been

left. Address

books

plan, decorated

same

dividual
intinybook

more

expression. The
an
now
important

daily life,comes

also used.

made

are

ribbon

with

the

bows.

of two

piecesof cardboard, four inches long by

inch

and

half

in

wide.

Cover

has

on

for postage stamps is made

sical outcome

with

silk

an
or

satin,leaving a
margin
part
the back.
Overcast the edges neatlytogether,
grade to the card.
a suitable
and put a few catch-stitches of silk down the
For a writing-deskor portfolio,
nary
Put in four or five leaves of rice paper
back.
shape is that of an envelope. Take an ordiCut a piece
the model.
business size as
the book ; a tinysilk cord,
a littlesmaller than
of
the
address
the
and
size
or
of Japanese gold thread passed over
of cardboard
one
shape
divided
like
the
and
four
these
the
triangular
pieces
side,
through
centre, and tied with a tassel
lin
knot on
the outside, holds the leaves in.
or
laps. Cover each of these firstwith soft muscheese cloth,and then with light-colored The stamps are placed between.
or
Book-markers
made of lengthsof narrow
India silk or satin. The
are
laps may alternate
in color,pink and
blue, gold and brown, etc.
ribbon, folded double and fastened togetherat
wifh
muslin
a
of
soft
Make
a flatsachet
layer the top with fancy stitches in silk. The ends
of wadding between, sprinkledwith perfumed
are
fringed,and the stripsdecorated with gilt
powder. Put this in the silk envelope with a
letteringor dainty flower designs in waterthe placesin the
color; for a church-woman,
piece of silk above it the color of the back.
Fold the lapstogetherand press flat. Stitch
service would be appropriate.
ribbon to the pointof the upper
A sprig of mistletoe or holly,tissue-paper
a narrow
lap,
the whole,tying in a pretty
and pretty ribbons
have their part to play in
and pass around
bow where the four meet.
the freshness and crispnessfrom which even
the address side write in liquidgilt the smallest giftshould take its atmosphere.
Across
brance,"
"Rememof broad
satin ribbon
and
A tiny banner made
fancy letteringa sentiment
vos
Christmas," "Pour
"Merry
fringedat the end, fastened over a small brass
Utln'sy
rod or a gildedknitting-needle
suspended by a
The best sachet powders are
violet,orris, silk or gold cord, is a gentlecompliment for a
friend's bedroom.
The sentiment
Spanish leather and peau ti'Esheliotrope,
may be in
and very
done by paint,but should be
or
pagtiej the latter is the newer,
giltlettering
delicate.
some
specialwish or benediction, not always
sachets to fit bureau-drawers
well
the charge to the "stranger guest,"now
so
Long, narrow
made of thin layersof wadding, sprinkled known.
are
in
of China
in
six
weeks
with powder, with an over-covering
set
water
A hyacinth bulb,
to
silk,bright yellow,lightblue, shell pink or
advance, and carefullywatched, will come
in the

uses

small

for the fold

at

another

of this is that he has had to open

for luncheon and supper
parties

room

his hotel.

Women
llock there when
they
shopping,and theyinsistl
beingtaken
upon
by their escorts at nightafter the play.
They will go nowhere else,and the result of
at

are

there

it all will be
landlord.
about

very

He

seems

human

the shade

of silk.

of dresses

are

in the

made

to
same

hang with skirts

way, long and

place with the folded bodice

; those to

narrow

Sachets

shorter.

are

sachet is to take

pieceof

satin ribbon, sash width, or three

or
gros-grain
narrow
piecesjoined lengthwisewith a vinework

briar-stitch in silk ;

of
in

across

below

on

a
one

fold the rilibon

inches
half square,
leaving two
side for a ravel fringe. Fringe

the same
depth and put
edges on the other side. It is
both sides
well to have the fringe double on
and long enough to turn the point with fulness.

between

The

the sound

nothing could
thought and care.

bear

Christmas

tenderer

bells,

message

of

photographs, jewels,scarfin proportionate

size

made

pins or cigarsare
stiff cardboard

covered

white

with

linen

in
with tracery and lettering
is covered
piece of cardboard

duck, ornamented

gold. Each
The liningis of
firstwith muslin.
separately,
richlycolored satin or silk. The joiningis
done by neat overcasting covered with a small
Suitable mottoes
are
silk cord.
easilyfound.

the

the two sides of

is put between
the triangle,
and the edges finished with starsachet

He

Burned

the

Letters.

time ago a young swindler in Washington

died in a hotel,and in lookingthrough his
dred
trunks a reporterdiscovered
nearly four hun"Some

letters which were

signed by the names
prominent society girls in Washington.
to
writes
a correspondent,
linen with fringedends, tied about with fluttery He was
proceeding,
lord
fillall of his pockets with these when the landribbon, have been
loops and ends of narrow
used a long time, but are very nice for glovesuddenly descended upon him, took away
box or handkerchief-case.
the letters and promptly put the reporter out

stitches in silk.
The

small

Pincushion
made

are

rolls

of silk

flat sachets

or

to stand

sachets

on

or

the bureau

of circles of silk filledwith

perfumed

of

of the

and

hearth

he had

Then

room.

other

one

burned

the

demand

eastern

fire built

on

the

of paper
up
every scrap
effects
man's
the young
It
line of any of them.

The

ordinary sides
ones

check-work
substituted.

are
are

gold

or

Cardboard

few Government

made

of small

pads.

a pub
sort,"the landlord said the next day
"and I have received a good deal
lished letter,

taken

off, and

mented
orna-

of abuse

of stiff water-color
of

thing to do.

in

gold or silk.

paper,

with

hand-painted design
backs

covered

with

my

trouble
and

for what

plan just the

in

I did.
same.

But

I will stand

I have

different families

that is good

as

any
to

would

state

neighbor.

Production.

easterners.

amaze

of excellent

cabbage,
to thirty

fresh,weighing from twenty

pounds, which
in

go

would

solid heads

are

white and

not

this
southern

our

in Oregon, they claim

Skagitvalley,
fruits which

grow
There

look

as

if

of them

one

half-bushel

would

turnips
weighing as

measure;

nearlyas largein proportionand

of which
much ; huge potatoes,many
weigh from two to five pounds ; carrots
and
the

would
twelve

of
fourteen inches in diameter; sugar corn
luxuriant variety
most
; several

largestand

different varieties of

apples any of which are

in the
largeas the biggest pippins grown
regions of the
greatest fruit-growing
Not alone in the Skagit valley,but for
east.
miles in all directions in the regionthereabout
do the conditions exist for raisingthis huge
fruit and vegetables.
in the

Cardinal

in

enough for me."

saved

by

lot of

Washington,
The

whim-

Manning

the

to

Jews.

Manning, addressinga delegation

gratulatory
of prominent Jews who presented him a conaddress, said recentlyin London :
"For
nearlyforty years London has been my
Cardinal

home, and in that time all the forms of suffer

ing, poverty and vice have

before

come

me.

charityand
generosityof my Jewish fellow-countrymen.
I have found them forward in all good works.
I

therefore bear witness to the

can

In the

of

care

children, your sick,your

your

give us

you
and

poor,

noble

example of

efliciency. There

are,

only three indestructible elements

the
the people and
of man"
and
The

osity
gener-

believe,

in the history
faith

of

from it ;
the Catholic church, sprung
has
persecuted both.
the world, which
recruited from both
world is perpetually

Israel

grows

in

Memorandum-cases

Over

.Sacramento
much

California known

from

Oregon
In the
to

embroidered

up

as

could its

greatlyexceed that of

sides

heroic

service.

importance and the

remuneration
it bringsto the grower
sure
be
the
minds
of Oregon
fullyimpressed upon
farmers, the number of cars requiredto supply

"I may have burned

bonds and things of that

make

to

agency

the world, and

he could find among

without reading a
was

the

east from

sent

are

markets, besides

eastern

pressed into

cars

daily. This industryhas done

togetherat the top in tomato,

orange or melon shape. A frillof lace with
ribbon bow in the centre is the finish,or a leaf
of bolting-cloth,
silk gauze or sheer muslin,
wadding, drawn

built expressly for

engaged in carrying

as

for card

Boxes

of

bit of ribbon

extra

an

with

and

of

idea for

new

blossom

California.

cars,

California fruitsto the

twenty carloads

"

The
flat surface is tufted at
delicate green.
ribbon to match
intervals with bits of narrow

From

fruit transportation,
now
other

for the

good deal

after all.

1,316

are

reward

know

to

nature

Fruit

There

handsome

by those who are unworthy the name

in mass
it
they bear. As the world grows
I

in malice ; and

might

been

even

foretold

say

"

is certain

our
as
"

forecasts
much
the

as

are

what

welfare

true,
has

of the

againstallwho believe in (iod will grow

spread and power for its final conflict and

world
in

if

for

its final destruction."

lyl^HT

CALL

AND

SEE

OUR

-4*FiNE^"^German

I?

BIG

^"^

ASSORTMENT

OF

Male

Linnets,

Birds,
Mocking
Red

Canaries.4^

^^

Thrushes,

Nightingales,
Virginia

Troopials,

Goldhammers,

Etc.
Etc.,

Goldfinches,
Bros.'

Sullivan

At

All of the above

assortment

of the best

are

to be

every bird is warranted

series of lessons
the Christ,as

for

taken

1S91 is on
from

the Bible Life of Christ,

as

it may

Jesus
gospels,or
be termed.

"One

Bible

individual

study.

the average

asked

as

by

the

of

of
Quarterlies

the

questions

the last two

or

1 understand
this is to be
three years.
used in two or three of the schools in this city,

or

well

as

in

as

several

other cities of
methods

New

progressiveschools in
England. The general

and characteristics of these

series

two

Some
of those
the same.
substantially
methods of teaching,
so
productive of results
in our
common
schools, are incorporatedinto
fail to bring to the
these series and cannot
front similar results in Bible study.
are

"Two

other series have

shown

fering
dif-

me,

or

series of lessons be without

helps

of

the

the

you

or

drive out
"If you mean
No.
out, I say emphatically.
be better adapted to the

crowd
found

are

International

the

"Cannot

in the

to

method

same

as

Lessons

be

these

?"

are

ranged
ar-

"Certainlythey can, and if so arranged

of the
be greatly improved. Some
and secular
Lesson
talks for 1890,in our religious
and
well-known
men,
laypastors
papers, by
have been the best ever
published,and
These
value.
of the greatest practical
paper
of talks
of the nature
helpshave been more
than anything else."

International

helpscan

the views

people to

you

have

to

awaken

the

expressed.'"

need
and
they are already awake
and teachers
of our superintendents
littleof the push that they are supposed

"I think

but
to

better

steps should be taken

"What

some
a

use

be asked, for thinking

to

have,

to

put

far better

into

matters

akin
to
oldalmost
shape. Conservatism
Take
fogyism has been the ruling element.
and
such
are
the
as
the
two
forward,
helps
Life of Christ ? The first
cost thirty
step
do those
needed will be forthcoming. Why
cents
each in the abridged edition,or $1.10 in
the full edition. Farrar's Life of Christ can
Saturday classes, in Boston, under George
be had
for tiftycents
without
Cable, or in Philadelphiaunder Dr. Pierson
notes, and
ship
have such memberand others in other cities,
Stalker's for sixtycents.
Such
works as the
work to
leave other
and women
? Men
Interwoven
the Fourfold
Gospels,or, better still,
the
for
the
class
work
following
of
day.
connected
account
Gospels, being a
prepare
it be anythingelse but that they are Bible
Can
the Gospels,are also very valuable and directly
of our
best Bible work has
in the line of individual
classes ."" Some
Bible Study. But,

minds, studious minds, than the Cambridge

Bible for John or Luke, and Farrar's or Stalker's

better than these,a go jd reference

to
maps and a note-book in which
own

comments,

is the best of all."

Bible,with

been

make

seen

your

done

in those very

classes

the result of that work

in the

community,

but hereabouts,
tasted it.

and

and

in the

we

have

class-room,

in the individual."

about
of

least,few

at

Those

who

"scrapple,"
probably,

us,

made

have

of the dish smack

their

the

quaintance
ac-

lipswhen

if they come
from
they tell about it,especially
which is the real home and paraPhiladelphia,
dise
Good
of the dish.
Housekeeping has
which says :
Procure
a
obtained the recipe,
and
medium-sized, fresh pig's head ; remove
excellent
an
aside the brains, which make
soak the head over
entr"^e,
nightin tepidwater ;
set

and set

waters
to

water

from

thoroughlyin

morning,wash

the next
more

would

not.

always hearing

are

by supplant,"

mean

they
desired, they will
work, so much
progressive
as
supplant,as did the International Lessons
before
in use
compared with that which was
its adoption."

companying
ac-

Lesson ?"
"What

what

on

all in full song, and

Scrapple.
We
have

the student.

force

If

?'

minor

"But," asked Light, "will not either of these

methods

depends

answered

neither having
particulars,
mentioned."
completeness of the two
in

the

been

"It

strongly by

How

the spiritual
part is to be brought out cannot
be said,though the generalcharacter is shown
to be far above

Lessons

Street.

County today. Are

you wish to buy or

haven't

if I

tired yon already,"

said the writer. "Are
any
Interof these series intended to supplantthe national

This, if we
judge from the advanced
may
shetts just published,will be well adapted to
the questions will require
class work, and
more

birds,whether

our

questions more,

two

or

in Worcester

found
see

Front

i6o

Stand,

quality,
undoubtedly to be
as
represented. Call and

the lifeof

the four

Old

to

When

cover.

the

meat

or

separates

is quitetender,

and

the bones

two

boil in sufficient hot

remove

it

the pot, leavingthe liquor to boil ; chop

the meat fine ; strain the liquorand set it back
to
be reduced
where it should
upon the fire,
from

cient
a
gallon; salt it,sprinkleinto it suffiyellowmeal to make a consistent mush,
about three cupfuls to four quarts ; stir,

about

say
and

for twenty minutes; pour the mush

with the chopped meat, mixing

cook

in the

pan

with salt,red and black

thoroughly; season
bering
sage ; remempepper, powdered thyme, and
quire
that all preparationsof fresh pork reto

half

about

seasoned.

be well
will form

mixture

fat is

an

cakes.

in office eighteen months

thousand

the tarin and

York, has
has

been

been sued

The
complicationsof
ury
of the Treasinterpretattions

and

the

basis

of these suits

others.

William's coachman
dollars annual wages

Emperor
hundred

and

tim"s.
the

regulationsform
merchants

rent.

in slices

No
fry
being sufficient in the
winter dish and especially

brown.

required,there

Collector Erhardt, of New

by

Cut

inch thick,and

scrapple. This is a
good with buckwheat

four

cold, this

When

solid cake.

receives nine
and his house

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20

Richardson's
New PianoWareroom
Visit
42

5TREET.

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New

Pianos,
New

^M^^

Organs,

^r

ESTEY

New

=^^=^^=^"

New

Estey
SOLE AGENTS FOR

Instruments.

Musical

CALL

AND

Pianos

Musie,

TRY

THE

FINE

and

Organs!

pEASE AND C.H. STONE'SPIANOS,

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LIQ

Seven Gables.

Of

The House

him

by the

exclaimed

which

arm,

"What

replied:

"I

_Zl

awoke

his friend,who

is the matter

thought

?" and

thorne
Haw-

dead."

bills.
for

Many

new

persons
on

money

explain their mania

the theory that there

is

bills.
contagion in the much-handed
They seek to keep disease away from their
The
Strauss
Concert.
circle,
to
family
by excluding, as full an extent
cidents While
is repletewith inHawthorne, whose memory
have
we
as
orchestras
in this country
all money
that has been in circulation.
possible,
HawNathaniel
of the times when
that rank with the best in Europe, yet it has
bills of
They keep a supply of new
for originalfacts upon
horne was
a searcher
been
made
evident that here, as
various denominations constantly
there, the
on
hand, and
of the
which to base his writings. The House
the ladies of the household feel that they are
ImperialVienna
organization has a distinct
stands
now
Seven Gables (so called), which
thus well protectedagainstcontagion." Most
place of its own, in which it ranks superior to
Turner
on
probably built in 1662, them all. Just as in Berlin, Paris, London
street, was
of the new
is procured directlyfrom
money
discovered
at one
there were
the beams
as
on
and elsewhere, the Strauss concerts
the banks, but there are frciiuent
draw the
individual
made
these
time when
being
repairs were
elite of social and musical circles,
at the sub treasury for new
and are immensely applications
bills
at
and
when
fire
time
i
n
a
one
black,
figures
the sub-treasury
has an
patronizedby allclasses justso they and new coin. When
destroyeda portionof this buildingthis beam
abundance
have been in the United States.
of small denomination
And just as
bills on
burned partlyoff,leaving but the figure the musical critics in Berlin have
was
are
plied
comunhesitatingly
repeatedly hand such applications
owned
lies,
16. The house was
by different famiwith.
spoken of the "energy and grace with which
to
the ownership
and
each
successor
and elastic Vienna
the stillyoung
Hof-Kapof additions or
his freaks in the way
gratified
elmeister
interpretshis fantastic melodies,
you

were

is yet living,in the cityof Salem, a

gentleman who was a friend and companion of
There

"

a very
queer sort of
in Hawthorne's
time

removals, until it became

a

This

structure.

owned

was

very

Ingersoll,a cousin of
a
frequent visitor

by Miss
and

Hawthorne,
there.

house

was

time in the forties there

Some

line

severe

year which

he

was

in the

storm

disturbed

earlypart of the
people livingin the

the

neighborhood of the water front and did some

that thorne
Hawdamage. It was after this storm
Roberts

and

were
sittingin the office
remarked, "I am going down

of Roberts, who
on

Turner

street

to

what

see

damage has been

done," and they both started.

The

tide

that

day reached very nearly to the front gate of

the Ingersoll house.
Lfpon going in they
saluted Susan Ingersollwith a inquiry as
to
her fears of such
she disclaimed
should like

terrible storm, of which

"This is a queer house; I

any.

it." And
Miss
soll
Ingergo over
replied; "You can go any time go now,
if you like,"and handed
him
the key. Hawthorne
to

"

started

alone, and, with

allowed, opened

door

every

the

freedom

and

examined

every crook and turn of the old house

one
which he could not
room,
open,
Upon being told he would

key of that

room

the

on

rafter

he revisited the attic and

of this

made

over

in it,and

write

street Hawthorne

his

took

board,

down

more

brains

of the

Turner

the afternoons

and

be

can

to

it is in

the

stitch it to

the

story which

relate

to

The

name.

porch, and old elm tree

are

the

and

story
was

back

onlyscenes

When

house

yard,
in the

this house, except in the

Pynchon, and this was

death scene
of Judge
suggestedto him as he approached the house
one
day,and, lookingin at the low window on
the street,he saw
his friend sitting
in a spoon
chair,his head hanging to one side,the peculiar
shade of lightgivinghis face the appearance
of death, and, rushing in, he grasped

"Mr.

ago.

"

wants

ribbon

is dry,
of

First and

town

it for his wife."

the confidential clerk of

out

in

depositors.The
clean, crisp tens

STRADSS

days

few

Ball Music
of Austria, and his

ly,"
"Certain-

Imperialand Royal Court

been

never

in circulation.

writer

After

the

gone, thj teller remarked

"That
fad is on
new-money

Just as

soon

as

man

OF

When
have

crumpled currency
the madame
her

purse

goes

in
a

the

crease.
the in-

begins to fee!

with

brand-new

in the World
for popFinest Orchestra
ular
ing
music, and unapproached in the renderStrauss
of the world-famous
of the music

The

family. American
Mr.

general circulation.
shopping she must

filled

VIENNA.

young
to

littletoney he gets the notion that no member

the soiled
of his family ought to handle

and

FAMOUS COURT ORCHESTRA

handed

was

fives that had

had

man

Director

of the bank's

one

money

and

cityof

EDWARD

repliedthe teller,
cant
recognizingin the appliheaviest

in this

only appearance

pale

Demand.

down

Manager.

madder,

rose

'

big banks

be

pink

.' inquired
S200 in new
money
in
at the teller's window

man

by

Dec.2.
Tuesday
Evening,

wards
after-

the lace

in

Money

give me

young

of the

one

ness
correct-

HALL,

Wilkinson,

hellclair,

delicate

very

piecesof wide

New

story the

street

by mixing

white.

two

you
a

depend for

the discretion of their

Lillie

Mrs.

corded
silk, with satin stripesof soft
green
pink in it, put the insertion in the middle,
fringethe ribbon at both ends, add two big
at the end of each
lace
pale green pompons
catch up near
the end, and
throw over
stripe,
of a pictureframe.
the corner

has

alone

MECHANICS

in oil

pocket

"Susan

In the

Turner

made

hellclair and

office hours, in

evenings.

only relation which

it with

over

go

"Can

two

expressionupon
producer. Poor tuning may be corrected
a good tuner, while a set of hammers
may
spoiledby an experimentaltoner.

turpentine. With a
this coloring into the

rub

The
any of them."
of the
Gables"
Seven
House

littlewhite

pattern untouched;

him, then

These
of

bit of

green

lace, leaving the

then

"House

written after Custom

bears

Roberts,

with

stretched

emerald

stiff bristle brush

from

to

been

some

find the

con.sisted of scraps of paper,

and Grandfather's
"Seven Gables

Chair," and remarked

has

take

making it very thin with

diary,which

wrote

which

over

; then

cotton

and patterns.

of execution, have definite rules

Scarf.

the door,

his way up
his vest

on

Picture

paint, mix

his successors, seat them in the old chair and

Hawthorne
you have a story." Roberts and
then left the house, and

how

keeping,
picturescarf, says Good Housetake three piecesof cotton
lace,three
inches wide and each stripthree-quarters
of a
yard long,one pieceof insertion,the other two
of edging. Let it be rather coarse
and have a
bold,decided pattern ; if raised it will be all
the prettier.Tack
each
length tightlyto a

about

:'"and

except

asked him why he did not write something,

Ingersoll
and he replied: "I have
nothing to
write about."
at
She
that
replied: "Look
old chair over
there," pointingto it;"put an
old Puritan

motion

make

To

amination
thorough exAfter returningMiss
which

room.

the orchestra follows

exactness

At least once
in ten years a piano should be
"the Berlin lic
pubre-toned and regulated,
ing,
says (Jood Housekeeplook back upon these concerts
with delightful
and an "upright"of tener, as the "sciuares"
memories," so do our
cities,without exception,
have had the hammers
protected by a
usually
ing.
speak of him, his music and conductall
covering of deer skin ; the "uprights" are
Gilmore is peerlessin his way,
Our own
out
sent
but it is only a question
unprotected,
if Strauss had struck as
but it would seem
as
receive
of use before these must
a
covering,
deep a chord of popular feelingas he, while
else have
or
a
new
set of hammers
at five
stillretainingthe approval of the educated
times the expense.
Be very careful who does
musician. One of these concerts
is to be given
the toning. Tha" tuning and toning are
the
at Mechanics
Hall next
cember
Tuesday night,Detion
only artistic jobs connected with the construca largehouse.
2, and it ought to draw
cult
diffiof a piano. All the rest, however
his every

and

turned.
re-

Pianos.

Re-Toning

and with what

D.

PRICES,
On

tour

under

the direction of

Blakely.

Sale at Gorham's

$1.00, $1.50.
Music

Store.)

lylClHT

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Facts.
Interesting
made of porcelain;
of iron.
principally
cultivation of indigo is becoming so
"The
extensive in Japan that the government has
passed a law regulatingit.
for
will scent a room
A grain of musk
The

"

coins of Siam

those of

Japan

are

made

are

WHENEVER YOD WANT A BATH

"

twenty years, and at the end of that time will

in the least.
not show that it has diminished
The

"

chief chemist

of

has succeeded

in

Company
refuse of
of

cost

retort

gas

making the

the

from

making
perfectemerald.

however,

gem,

was

REMEMBER

Gas

London

In

hospitalsin Europe it is

some

allow

to

visitors to

converse

on

it is worth
one's
specialfeatures
to an
infant,and
investigate.I guarantee it harmless, even
of the body, disinfectant and blood
the best eliminator of the wastes
extant
to-day.
purifier
BATH

custom

HOURS

Gentlemen,

by appointment. Consultation

certain

and

Courteous

means

Do

not

7 to

hours, 8

well-drilled

Ladies, 2

to 9 a.m.,

attendance

Physician,

tent
garden of Pampas grass ten acres in exof the objectsof interest to tourists

"

to

misunderstand.

W.

diseased

V.

bodies

This

bath

for

protection

PHILBRICK,

M.

"

to 6.

to

7 to

medical

is for everyone

of health

D.

"

well

as

10

p.m.

3 p.m.

under

with

room,

be found

can

Street.
901 Main
of this particularbath

while to

of a telephone in a waitingrangement
patientsin the wards, and this arhas been found to work admirably
in allowingcommunication
without possibility
of contagion.

days,by

produce better than

cannot

No.

The

The
many
natural

times greater than that for which

a
could be purchased at a jeweller's.
"

that Boston

the SANATORIUM,

at

the

stone

ary

Compound Vapor Baths.

Dr. Conanfs

as

vision.
supernot

ited
lim-

disease.

Surgeon.

is one
who

visit Anaheim,

Cal.

This

about

year

plumes will be harvested, and the yield

plantsbecome fully established will
plumes bring
plumes. Th*e
average 100,000

40,000

after the
about
"

five cents

The

that

apiece.

thread of the silk

an

average

of

is

worm

"

Platinum

over

and silver

400

miles.

each

can

be

L.

WRIGHT.

CHARLES

WEST

wire

Manufacturers

of the

drawn

times smaller than a human

many
The former metal has been drawn
into

fine that twenty-seven of them twisted

low
togethercould have been inserted into the holof a hair; that is,if a human
being or a

"

and

WOODCOCK.

CO..

^1

improved "Wright Drill," embracing

applied to

not

other

tures
fea-

drills.

so

human
and

MACHINE

SIDE

into wire
hair.

H.

are

twisted togetherto form a thread of common

ters
diamesewing silk ; that of the spideris many
Two
smaller.
drachms
of spiderweb by
weight would, if stretched into a straightline,
reach from London, England, to Edinburgh,

Scotland, a distance of

CHARLES

small

so

forty-twoof them

made

machine

could be found

precise enough for such

The

organs
carrion crow

scent

of smell in the
are

their food for

so
a

delicate

minute
taking.
under-

turkey,vulture
they can
of forty miles.

The
Counter
Shaft
and
"Wright
Clutch,"
justpatented. The cheapest,most positivein its action, with
shock or jar,and decidedlythe best device for the purpose
in the market.
ested
ever
scarcelyperceptible
Every one interis cordially
invited to come
and see it. The
Door
"Woodcock
Universal
By simply pressing
Opener."
either side of the door, it causes
the door to swing open.
Can
be quickly and
a button
on
cheaply applied to any
door.
Must
be seen
I"oors
and
to be appreciated. A
for
Carpenter's
Gxiage
Hangring
accurately
very quickly.
afford to be without
No carpenter
it. "The
Sw^ivel
Crotch
Center."
N o more
broken
drills by work
ing.
catchcan
"A
Hundreds
of dollars saved.
The cheapest and best ever
Cuff
Holder."
We
seen.
are
prepared to make
reasonable
the most
for all kinds of special machinery. Repairs promptly done
terms
and
satisfaction
guaranteed.
Factory less than two minutes' walk from Pleasant-street cars.

delicate that

distance

No,
South

American

Bellevue

28

They build fire-proofhouses in Buenos

Ayres and Montevideo
without thinkingof it,
and while using all the wood
they can afford
to, they use neither iron nor the arch.
Trees
are
in the neighborhood,and timber has
scarce
to be brought down
from the upper
water
in
hard woods.
Being dear,a littleof it is made
to go

as

roofs

are

far

as
possible. The fioors and the
supported by joists
of hard wood, as

across
these are laid flatrails of
among
us;
the same,
and the spaces
between
these are
bridged over
thin
bricks thirteen and oneby
half inches long,with their ends
restingon the

Fire

Insurance

layerof bricks is then laid with

lime,and generallyon this a layer of tiles.
The
doors and windows
have no boxes,but
simply frames, which are set up when the
walls are going up and built in. There is no
lathingor wainscot or skirtingof the bottoms
burned.

house

thus built cannot

be

Tailor-made
Gowns4Costumes.
-f Evening

EDW. E LONGLEY,
Main

339

St., Worcester.

We

make
and

latest

and

specialty

Household
most

of

insuring

Furniture

approved

forms,

ings
Dwell-

under
at

Room

M.

JEANNE

MRS.

rails ; another

of the walls.

Mass.

Street, Worcester,

Houses.

9, Burnside

CARR

Building,339

will be
Main

at

street.

the

Wednesday,

Every

lowest

rates.

To

take

orders

and

above

show

samples for the

garments.

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Zl
The Poets in November.

EDWARD

BY

It

was

soft November

Pale

CAPERN.

and

eve,

faint

yellowdye,

While

the

from

would

blue

of purest

curled

of cottage

up

smoke.

generous
NOVEMBER
BV

amber

Through
With

BAXTER.

air the

sunlight,slantingpale,
slopingda'e
like phantoms as I
rustlingin the crispbrown
grass.

mildness

My footfalls
The long procession of beloved
Has
And
Now

waits

usher

to

in the winter's

hours,

are

My gaze.
fair army's he.d
our
They s^eak: "From
Turned back have we with message
from the dead.
Or seeming dead ; farewell, and ease thy
pain !
They all send word, 'Ne.xi year we come
again !' "
West

A/ass.

Yarmouth,
A

UTUMN

BY

SONG.

GEORGE

heart

EDWARD

is cold and

breath

through

naked

dry

In

of winter's

prophecy

leaves

And

o'er the meadows

The

scattered

husk

November
And

or

November
often

The

winter's

Or

wlien

We

your

rifted clouds and

And

of

frost.

is tossed,

yet you have

November!

Your

straw

pleasantways,
sunny

stony ground.

your

first fair snow

is found ;
the lake is frozen o'er.

glideacross

its crystal

"Oh

hand."
don't

"you

of the suitors.

!" exclaimed
it?"

mean

bare

replied. "Your

floor,

"Yes,

hand

?"

"Yes, with my

tured
ven-

glove

futher on,

blocks

and

each took

shall we

then

forgetto

MANUFACTURER

OF

cab.

consolate-looking
o'clock that night,a disfigureascended the steps of
and
the
pansy-loving beauty's residence,
asked to see the young
lady. In a few sad
words he acquaintedher with the fact that he
At

seven
half-past

Island from

traversed Manhattan

other, and that he had

failed

one

to

end
find

"

November!
But

%
PARLORS.

Covered!
.e^
Buttons
TO

'

ORDER,

"

days,

on

relatinghis story, the other young

ushered in. His face was
man
was
aglow with
tically
joyousanticipationas he advanced enthusiasto the trembling maiden,
and, with a
aside
the
ing
threw
quick movement,
paper coverfrom a huge bunch
of the most
perfect
where
did you get
velvetypansies. "Where
loser of the
those .'" gasped the unfortunate
"I
for
race.
went
to Philadelphia
them, my
boy," cried the other. "Oh, how absurd!"
said the girl,pleased beyond expression at
the compliment this exertion implied. "Why,
I would
have gone" rejoinedthe victorious
his hand
to receive
youth,as he extended
"to New
hers
Orleans if you had only made
the time limit a little longer,"and bending
the snowy
little hand, he pressed his
over
it. "I have been
mouth long and warmly upon
to
compelled go without food or drink since
leavingyou," suggested the glowing youth,
raisinghis eyes to the girl's."Oh, then you

pilethe street.
sleet ;
browned

DRESS PLAITING

much

as

pansy.
While

branches sighs,

November!
In drifts the

FRENCH

more

skies,

your

November!
\'our

men

few

hansom

had

DAY.

gray

This arrangement was

agreed to, and,
biddingthe girlgood-morning,the young men
started off upon their mission.
They separated

to the
Your

men

be

be

off."

night.

save,
smiling at my feet,
gone,"
clustered Violets look up and greet

Some

the young
I do," she
one

its way through spiing and

summer
only the witch-hazel's flickering
light

All else

pass.

flowers

wound

that would

suppose

firstshall kiss my

fillsthe southward

bleached ferns stand

Where

the young

cannot

to C. H. Smitli.)
(Successor

could well ask for,"

earthlyhappinessas we
what I'lldo!"
the reply. "Oh, I tell you
was
struck
with a brilliant
cried the girl,
suddenly
who
idea ; "the one
brings the flowers to me

VIOLETS.

SYLVESTER

"If you

waltz ?"

extra

an

of

one

the

to

Mrs.R. Patch,

"That

she.

prize ought to be given at

night." "Well, what do you say

think

Tiverton^England.

asked

do ?"

be bliss," said

the dance
to

to-morrow

"but

oak,

spiral shafts

would

you

offer

for

winter

some

and

Avenue,

If you should
deserve
a
prize."

had.

to be

pansy

prize,"e-xclainedthe young men

together. The girllaughed and asked for a
"How
would a drive in my phaeton
suggestion.

primrose, tinged the margin of the sky,

leaves, like brown-wirged butterflies,came
ing
eddy-

as

And

get me
"Then

Fifth

and

Broadway

on

there isn't a

El'E.

NOl'EMBER

one

say,

Machine

"

November!
A

word

for your

Thanksgiving Day,

November
?
When
o'er the harvest's garnered
store,
Around
the home-hearth we once
more
Are

met

That

in

friendship's
circledear.
succeedingyear,

widens each
November!

Westfield,Mass.

must

take dinner with us."

of that.

a Beauty.
Pleasing
At ten o'clock

morning the

one

of all the beauties

walking down

was

young

fellows who

in

the

were

most

Four

Fifth Avenue

ful
beautiHundred

between

both very

much

two
tivated
cap-

by her lovable charms, and to them

this fair maid said that she had been searching
in vain for some
pansies to wear to Mrs. Soand-So's dance
a

that

gown

that

evening.

"I

pansies would

go

with," said she ; "and they are

too.
How
flower,
stupidit is of
to miss having them
to-day."
The

young

men

deliberated

and then

offered

bunch

pansiesand send

I'm

of

was

not

Holes,

ing
think-

thought the fast might be

worth an extra
ceived
prize." The look that he refrom the proud beauty reassured him
to such an
extent that he bent again and took
least half-a-dozen kisses from

at

maiden's
the

hand.

disconsolate

boutonniere

out

"Now,

what

one.

of these

"Oh,

the beauteous

do I get .'"asked
I'll give you a

pansies,"
laughed the

and AccordionPlaiting
Pinking

girl.
According

to all romantic
laws,the engagement
lovely lady and the brave man,
beautifully who so richlydeserved the fair, ought to be
in good season.
It must, however,
favorite
announced
my
am

to

an

evening. "Oh, it is kind of both

sure,"said she; "but I have been

be said that the fair coquette

wed
the other.

will,in

all likelihood,

of you,
to every

27, Clark's

Room

instant,

a
simultaneouslyto secure
to
fore
the beauty be-

Specialty.

of the

wear

all the florists

for

"I

Button

Block,

A law has been

promulgated in Norway,
for
to the effect that no girlshall be eligible
the marriage state until she is proficient
in
spinning,knittingand baking.
"

492

Main
Take

Street, Worcester.
Elevator.

I^KiHT

WHITNEY'S
LINEN

STORE

"W-:

GrassBleached,
Old Fashioned,

Round

Strong

Linens.

These

in allwidths and are particularly

goods come
adaptedfor embroiderywork.

SamplesSent

on

Application

;++";

Temple

Place,

Boston.

ARCHIBALD

REV.

Pastor

[ENGRAVEP

EXPRESSLY

FOR

of

LIGHT.]

Plymouth

McCULLAGH,

Congregational

D.

D.,

Church.

BT

L I Q

PUTNAM " SPRAGDE CO,

CHOLLAR,
and

247

Main

249

Street,

"
FDRNITHREAND UPHOLSTERYGOODS.
Warerooms

Our

city,

in

the

to

all floors

ample

room

and

Lightest

Largest,

the

are

with

the

on

Convenient

Most

Elevator

floor, and

street

above.

f
Medium Costand Common Furniture
Desirable
in Fine,
may k fonnd in onr Store.
Everything
We

had

have

for

We

comparison

and

247

286 MAIN STREET.

Now

is the

"

qualities

and

Z\

In

CORNER

CO.
i

CENTRAL.

286 MAIN

STREET

from
made

DRESS

we

are

$8.00

to

$35.00.

We

with either

have

fail to interest you.

We
carry
of clothes is $8.00 to $25.00.

the

new

lapped or strappedseams
have them.
soft goods Montignac is "King." We
Men's
Furnishingswe have at all times beautiful

Shirts,etc.

and

goods

business and
This is a leadingfeature of our
of the year for Dress Suitssuit of this kind should last for years, and it pays to buy a good one.
We
make
Business Suits to order for $30.00 and upwards.
with U3.
specialty

it.

outfits

In

our

/"jr
"

I V

Clothing Department cannot

Ready- Made
goods, and our pricefor an entire suit

Overcoats

of

prices.

Our

double-breast

passed
unsur-

PRICES.

GUARANTEED.

examination

Fine

common

LOW

I
\/
DAVIS

have

and

same.

season

fullyequipped for

and

an

STREET,

MAIN

249

of

business

the

SATISFACTION
solicit

respectfully

the

conducting

TERMS.

LIBERAL

in

experience

long

facilities

SUITS

"

TO

popular
whole

or

BOX

Overcoat

line of both

in both

fine

singleand

half,velvet collar.

Neckwear,

Hosiery,Underwear,

Full

Dress

LET.

Worcester.
Opposite
Bay StateHouse,

LIGHT
Vol.

WORCESTER,

II.

Tuesday,

Next

the

of this

voters

MASS..
city

will

be called upon to decide whether

the system of
no-license shall be continued for another
year
from

the firstof

May

next

whether

or

the

city

the system of high license that

It has been said that the
prevailedlast year.
shall return

to

whose

SATURDAY,

lives we,

they in

or

DECEMBER
have

ours,

est
inter-

no

except that
the

of common
humanity. We
well indeed, everyone
must
do
Christmas
season
; but let it end

Let

the

wish

may

that

cordial

handshake

and

it. A

i8yo.

No. 41

who is obliged to step quickly on

frostymornings to keep his blood

man

of

one

them

at

there.

6,

our

in circulation

the

derives some
subtle, invisible
energy from the cold air that stings his ears
and reddens his nose.
So
let us
take our
winter as
as
do our
we
cheerfully

hearty,outspoken "Merry Christmas" take the

glorious
was
majority for no-license last December
place of the box of cigars or the exquisite autumn
days,and although we may look wishfully
given by a clique,reallyin favor of license on
piece of fancy work you would have given,according
towards the sunny south when
the winter
but who voted "no" to gratgeneralprinciples,
to the sex
of the recipient.Then
ify
will
winds howl about our
ears
and the snow
that may
be, the
the approach of Christmas
personalends. However
be viewed without
rubbers
our
gets over
we
comfort
can
selves
ourthat the city has had a profact remains
hibitory a feelingof terror at the outlay it entails,and
by the reflection that our discomforts are
law for the last seven
months
and has
the season
become, as it always should have
endured
not
for naught.
In health
and
had that law enforced
by the city authorities
been, the happiesttime of all the year.
strength,energy and mental ability
find the
we
it has never
been
enforced
in this city
as
reward of our New
England winter.
before.

The

results

that law

are

apparent

of that
to

enforcement

of

observer.

Its

any

far-reachingeffects in the

matter

of

otherwise
wages that would
for drinks and the countless

have

been

number

saving

afford

license ?

Would

should

not

the

almanacs

new

for 1891 the

their forecasts

add

fail to

not

December

the

on

time look

happier by that saving and abstinence

be readilytraced, but the records
not
can
of
our
policecourt bear evidence that prohibition,
not
while itmay
entirelyprohibit the sale of
has reduced the number
of arrests to a
liquor,
far
below
that
of our
last license year.
figure
Worcester

preparing the

spent

of homes

made

Can

In

makers

page

"About

this

for skating accidents."

out

place could such

warning be

In

no

Surrounded, as the city

by ponds and streams affording
e.xhilarafacilitiesfor the practiceof this most
tion
tingsport the younger portion of our populaof the
look forward
to
skating as one
ready,
Alchief pleasures of the coming winter.
in the few cold days we
have had, ice
sufficientlystrong to afford support has
have
formed and
enjoyed the opportunity
many
given. A few have broken through the
than in Worcester.
is

all sides

on

report
to

of the

dent
superinten-

the school board

this
that much
complaint is being
of the poor working of the
heating apparatus
in several school
buildings. This is

made

needed

more

to the

of schools made

week, it appears

dollars which
eightyor ninety thousand
would
receive from
city treasurer
liquor
liceneses be of less benefit to the cityat large
if the same
multipliedby some
sum,
twenty
times, remained in the pockets of its citizens, ice and received a cold bath in consequence,
in
the
c
hannels
of
trade.
serious results have followed.
or was
legitimate
spent
but,so far,no
As long as liquoris made, no manner
of proout, boys and girls! This winter will be
hibition Look
law or
official activitycan
entirely no exception to any of its predecessors. A
stop its sale,but which is the wisest course
great many people are going to be drowned
drive it into the dark corners
and
back alleyways
through carelessness or ignorance or a desire
of the cityand make
its sellinga crime,
member
Reto show
bravery by foolish recklessness.
allow it to be openly sold along our streets,
or
twin sister to
that discretion is a
in bar-rooms
with
the
ice
venture
be
that
doors, invitingour
sure
open
you
courage ;
to engender and
to
fit condition
is in a
indulge an appe
young men
support your
upon
tite,that,once
be shaken off.'
acquired,cannot
weight and so keep the number of mourning
When
the pollsclose on Tuesday night Light
small as possible.
homes
in Worcester
as
of
hopes there will be a far greater number
"no" than 'yes" votes in the ballot-boxes,not
has been
In the past seven
days Worcester
depositedby
disappointedclique or
the

According

to

"

which

matter

passed

should

without

over

of the

of

cause

be

not

allowed

the most

to

be

rigid investigation

the .trouble.

Light

is

glad to know that the board passed a resolution

authorizingthe principalof any school in
which

the temperature

not

was

up

to

60"

at

the

opening of the session, to dismiss the

school.
Worcester
has always prided itself
the perfect equipment of
upon
its school
houses
due

and

to

it seems

that the trouble

other

some

The

than

cause

constitutions

must

that of poor
children

of

be
paratus.
apare

not strong enough to endure

sittingin a cold
school room,
and a misplaced economy
in the
of supplyingfuel or sufficient labor to
matter

keep the temperature

will

not

mothers

itshould be,
up to where
appreciated by the fathers and

be
who

will have

to pay

doctor's billsand

spend nightsin watching their children when

diseases
sufferingfrom colds and kindred
caught in attendingschool.
During the last few

a largepart of the
daily papers have been
One ship has been
served devoted to our new
Twain
has stated he obMark
weather
as
navy.
of Worcester.
launched
after another, each of largersize and
in one
day twenty-eight. The sharp
than
its predecessor.
lowing carryingheavier guns
cold of the first part of the week and the folthe
seemed
like an
policy of
building-up and
and sleet storm
Upon
In less than three weeks
snow
Christmas
will be
fleet
the
our
Light
strengthening
principalpolitical
New
It has come
England winter.
versal old-fashioned
to be the almost uniupon us.
has
been
partiesare united but in individual minds some
that a discussion
custom
has not noticed
to give to relatives and
friends
doubts may
exist of the wisdom
of pursuing
of our
to
the possibility
a token of
started this year as
the esteem
in which they are held,
that course.
To people who seek information
on
that day. Year
ultimatelypossessing a sub-tropicalclimate.
by year the practice has
of increasingour
naval reto the necessity
sources
as
several papers
Last year, about this season,
the acquaintance of a few
extended,until now

party

any

but

by the intelligent,
educated, thinkingvoters

(?) with

favored

almost

as

of

kinds

many

columns

news

of

years

the

"

days ex-pects
one

which

There

he
be

giftfrom
has

sent

you
or

"

in

for the

return

will send

"

you.

tinuance
worthy of conthan that of exchanging giftsamong
the members
of one's own
the
friends
or
family

one

that

can

has known

be

custom

and
has

custom

should

no

loved for years.

been so
abused

pleasurehas become

it istime to call
around

our

more

Christmas

halt.
tree

at

Let
our

congratulatingtheir readers upon the

change in our climate, and scientists
for the
were
busy explaining the reasons
supposedly permanent change. But the first
marked

cold snap silenced the editors and suppressed

the scientists. Perhaps it is just as

severe

But when
that
a

us

what

den,
heavy burstillgather

own

fireside

the

were

well

to

after
very

have
all.

cold and

our

season

jnay

to live in, but

work

pleasantone

that is another

in due

snow

sub-tropicalclimate
story,

as

to

Rudyard

be

in

"

Kipling is
cold

ters
win-

England what

she

be

and still give the littlepresents that leave the

fond

giverthe richer for his gift,but let us ignore

thatwider,outside pircleof acquaintances
in

contributed towards
is,but theyhave certainly

of

saying.

that have

made

It may

New

not

our

by

A.

T.

Looking

article in the December

Mahan,

entitled "The

Outward"

United

is recommended.

Atlantic
States

out
With-

prejudiceor partisan feeling Mr. Mahan

pointsout our need of a strong navy, not for
our
purposes of aggression,but to maintain
national dignityshould occasion
arise, and
doctrine a livingprinciple
make
the Monroe
of our
diplomacy instead of the shadowy
claim that it now

is and

must

remain

until

we

force
positionby some
stronger ]^thanargument and weightierthan
justice.
are

able

to

enforce

our

HT

LI(i

decorated with palms and cut

Miss
was
beautifully
Monday evening, Dec. S, at 7.30 p.m.
Nelson
The
ushers were
Fessenden
is a graduateof Boston
University, flowers.
Keyes,
A.
Frank
C. Marble and Fred Hopkins.
and
and a very interesting
is
Light
Ward,
speaker,

4mj:
tIGHT

listen to her talk

certain that all who

day
Mon-

on

nightwill be not only charmingly

but greatlyhelped thereby.
WORCESTER

SOCIAL

OF

JOURNAL

HER

NEIGHBORS.

every

Saturday.

Worcester

AND

number

Published

5 cents

annum,

Advertising

|^~

PubUslier.

Street, Burnside

Offices, 339 Main

No.

Telephone
Entered

at the

second"lass

mail

copy.

application.

KENNEDY,

E.

F.

$2.50 per

Price

rates upon

Building.

141-5.

Post-Office, at Worcester,

Mass.,

as

matter.

Worcester,
December

Saturday,
6

Dec.

rises

6, 1890.

6.59 a.m. ; sets

at 4.12 p.m.
utes.
Length of day 9 hours, 13 minDecember
New
hours, 11
moon,
II, 10
minutes, evening,W.
:

Sun

at

societywill lose

Worcester
members
Charles
The

week

next

G. Washburn
Misses

two

daughtersof the Rev.

of TrinityChurch, have been

a German
entertaining

visitor this week, in the

person of Miss Rosa

Prince Bisraark.

Eichorn,

The

Philharmonic

his funeral, indicated

the

future.

the

the
W.

George

of the poor,

overseers

This

was

and

esteem

spect
re-

Gale, clerk of
held.

The

vices
ser-

Charles
B.

B. Pratt,J. D. E. Jones, Alzirus

Parkhurst, City Clerk E. H.

and

in the

was

F.

John F. Howell.
familylot at Hope

The

and

with its President, Mrs.

The

Horace

day
Tues-

Hobbs,

street, over
seventy-five
being present.
hum of voices during the afternoon

told that the ladies

were

full of enthusiam

will

take

White, who
Charies

A.

been

Minnie

dings.
in home wedprolific
E. Searle, daughter of

married

to Mr.

o'clock

on

Homer,

157

George

D.

M.

the residence of

street,
morning. The

Rev.

Almon

their

from

L.

Maclnnes

Mrs.

and

Mr.

their return

on

at

Pleasant

Wednesday
performed by

was

D.

married

were

Those

at

Shipp brothers in the

the

Christian Association
treat last

last

coursj

Thursday evening

ciation
the brothers gave the third of the AssoThe company
series of entertainments.

ter,
W., Albert J.,WalHarry Shipp, hand-bell ringers and
bell
B.
The
Miss Fannie C.
Hadley, reciter.
ing
ringersgave an excellent performance,renderthe "Imitation
English Cathedral Bells"
and "Home,
in an
especially
Sweet, Home,"
fine manner.
Harry and Charies W. Shipp
also gave zither and banjo and banjorineduets.
Miss Hadley did very well in her recitations
consisted of Charies

and

but it

evident that there

was

Her

was

work

best

provement.
for im-

room

Elizabeth

was

10

Thamre".
"Helene
Phelps Ward's
Thursday night Prof. A. S. Roe will
"The
Passion
lecture on
Play."
Stuari:

mony
cere-

nison,
Gunwill

side,
re-

Next

wedding trip
pleasantafternoon

A
F. H.

of
Benjamin F. Joslyn,senior member
married to
of Joslyn" Brown, was

Mr.

heard

a
anticipated

year
when

York, at the Hotel Adams.

to New

who
Mens

Dewey

at her

tea

given by Mrs.

was

residence,124 Main street,

Thursday.

the firm

the winter.

898 Main

has

home
wedding this week was that
and Miss Abbie A.
John C. Maclnnes

Nellie R.

and

Soon after five, a daintyspread

sociability.
claimed attention. In the evening Miss Abbie
Trask gave a reading and Dr.
Kendrick
and
Miss Libbie Pease
The
Society hold
sang.

Monroe

The
C.

M.

ceremony

was

Southgate.

her

at

29 Clifton street

Mrs.

PilgrimLadies' Aid Society met

afternoon

in the

services

and

Another

interment

Cemetery.

Joseph F. Levering have

left Worcester, probably for good. They will
reside at 12 Bowdoin
street, Boston
during
The

3 o'clock

at

Young

Searie, was

of Mr.

Miss
Rev.

week
Miss

shall,
by Rev. Dr. B. D. Marwho delivered an eloquenteulogy on the
lifeof his dear friend. The pallbearers were

Brown,
Towne,

at

installation

the

place

in Worcester

Wright, at her father's residence,37 Richards

Rev.
C. H.
Thursday afternoon.
street,on
Pendleton of the Main
street Baptist church
A
lunch
wedding
performed the ceremony.
served.
was
presents were
Many handsome

conducted

were

Hon.

near

received.

prominent officialsfrom all

and the many
mourning friends

in which

ing
possess-

Company

Concert

its first appearance

in the

of

the state

over

at

number

relative of

our

will make

Frank

Europe.

and

in the evening.
half-pastseven
vocal
and
both
plishments.
accomDr.
will be preached by Rev.
The sermon
The organizationincludes Mrs.
N.
Y.
Nelson of Brooklyn,
The ladies of the
of the
First Unitarian church will hold a fair on
Ida Johnson, soprano,
and
day.
FriThursday
Luella
Church
choir; Miss
Flagg,
Supper will be served and articles be
choir
with
the same
contralto, connected
morrow
upon sale from 6.30 to 8 p.m. each day. ToF.
Little, the
as
Mrs. Johnson; Mr. W.
evening Dr. McCullagh will continue
Salem
choir
of
tenor
of
the
Street
singer
the "ProdigalSon,"
his series of sermons
on
F.
Mr.
Church;
James
Cafferty, the
consideringthe subject in its relation to the
basso of the First Universalist choir; Mr.
"Elder Brother."
who is well known
John J. Heron, the pianist,
and composer;
Mr. J.
as
a popular musician
Miss Florence King, contralto at the First
N.
orchestra at the
leader
of
the
the
Truda,
Universalist Church, is to sing at a concert
in
Theatre and Mrs. Alia Woodford,
Worcester
Springfield next Tuesday evening. Miss
the finished and gracefulreader, of 4 West
of
will
aria
a
an
Matter,
sing
by
King
group
The organizationhas taken the name
street.
of duets.
German
songs and also in a group

Mr. and Mrs.

when

sail for

will be held
a

instrumental

of its prominent

Thomas,

Thomas

H.

W.

Folks.

consistingof

musicians,

home

Plymouth Church will have a busy time next

Tuesday evening,the pastor, Rev. Dr.
cil
A. McCullagh, is to be installed. The Coun-

week.

first-classconcert

possesses
of its own,

of

of the

About

now

company

tained
enter-

The

on

father's residence,

ing.
Wednesday evenperformed by Rev.
wedding was
very

relatives of both
quiet,only the immediate
partiesbeing present. Mr. and Mrs. Joslyn
York City,for a short visit,after
leftfor New
which they will reside at 29 Clifton street.
Mr.

Samuel

G.

McConaughy,

secretary of the Young

married at

formerlygeneral

banquet givenby the Worcester Grange

Board
of Agricultureat Grange
and pleasHall Thursday nightwas
a graceful
ant
The

to

the State

finish to the convention

benefits

Philadelphialast
Thursday evening to Miss Lillian F. Upham,
N.
S. Upham.
The ceremony
daughter of Rev.
was
performed in the first Presbyterian
followed
Church and was
by a receptionat

be derived

has been

fast

are

from

in
mers
far-

The

learningthe

united action and

the pleasuresattending closer social relations.

lectual
with the intelOne could not but be impressed
who surrounded
and moral worth of the many
it was
plainly
producersof the

the well-filledtables,as

Christian

Mens

association,was

to

which

this week.

progress in Worcester
of Massachusetts

manifest

in the faces of these

world's food

supply that brains

are

as

much

The
part of a successful farmer as muscle.
of the Board will be
report of the proceedings
a

week
"Childrens'
a
Entertainment"
in
published in paper book form and it will be
and instructive reading.
found very interesting
Pilgrim Hall, and the week
following a
the residence of the bride's father,iSoo Park
"Salad Supper." As usual they are entering
edibles had been
Mr.
avenue.
Dwight F. Dunn, of this city After the liberal supply of
journed
and gentlemen adthe
ladies
of
the
preparationof these with an energy
upon
140
and Rev. W. S. Kelsey, recently disposed
was
best man

next

that indicates

success.

assistant

pastorof

Union

Church,

was

one

Miss

Elizabeth

Fessenden, the

of the W.
Superintendent

new

Mr.

home"

and

and listened to music

given a warm
speeches. The guests were
C. Jewett, to which
welcome
by Mr. Warren
Stockwell
Mr. J. W.
responded for the State

and

State

C. T. U., will deliver

address to the young people of the various
churches of this city at Plymouth Chapel,
an

to the hall above

of

the ushers.
Mrs. William

C.

Marble

were

"at

Thursday evening,at the residence of

William J.Hogg, 941 Main street.
The house

Board.

Toast-master

the National

Draper, past

master

Grange, then called upon

of

repre-

t IdHT
sentativesfrom the several organizations to

swer
an-

toasts, and the speeches

appropriate
exception comprehensive and
the
ladies do not agree with
pleasing.Perhaps
to

without

were

of Mr.

Hadwen's

conclusions, but

the

was

gracefullyhandled

by

world

in the

productionof the lightand pleasold friends the mockmg birds are

our
ing
stillto
strains of a waltz or polka. Suchagoodly
be heard.
You can
find a full assortment
of
audience as greeted him
in Mechanics
Hall
almost every kind of singingbirds at Sullivan
of
this
week
shows
Tuesday evening
that
Bros.' old stand, 164 Front street, including
there

are

who

appreciate harmonies

lovers of music

in Worcester

the above-mentioned birds and goldhammers,

are
within
goldfinches,
linnets,thrushes, troopials,
etc.
nates
comprehension of the unfortuIt is with mingled regret and pleasure that
who
trary.
have
"ladies' man"
as
despitehis remarks to the conyet failed to acquire the
LioHT announces
the departurefor WashingThe last toast, "United
States," was
degree of perfectionnecessary for justlove of
ton
the classic. Edward
of
Strauss
responded to by Mr. Hail, past master
presents a picturesque of two gentlemen formerly connected with
its staff regret for the loss it sustains through
This
Connecticut State Grange.
when he steps before the
gentleman,
appearance
their departure,
audience.
and pleasurederived from the
of
in charge of the horticultural branch
Small, erect and active, he makes
now
deserved success
think of a bantam
of
account
one
rooster.
the
But his power
they have met with. Light
coming census,
gave an
friends in congratulathe fortymembers
over
in the west and south which
of the orchestra is so
joinswith their many
what he had seen
tions.
Mr.
Frank
Batchelder
instructive
and
that
Roe
will keep
both
Some
be
to
was
complete
entertaining.
they seem
governed by
Mr. Joseph Walker
his will entirely.With
iu
the
the exception of one
of the matters
spoken of by him will demand
capacity
company
of private secretary and
Mr.
Charles
W.
or
two slight
immediate
attention from the farmers of New
errors
the part of individual
on
Linnell will assist Gen. Raum
in paying penwas
England if they wish to sustain their position performersthe program
perfectlycarried
sions
to the veterans
of the United States.
out.
The
at the head of the agricultural
procession.
only solo was
by Herr A. Kraus,
some

toast "Woman"

that

him

some

so

inclined to think

were

him

many

that

reach of the

"

who

frequentcontributor

entitled "Tender

of this

Boyden

Mrs. Cornelia Wesson

to

Licht,

poem

in the

Boston

True

Words"

rendered

Flag of this week.

Melodies"

"Gypsy

city, precisionof execution

has

and

with

such

inherent rather than

ception
acquired power and conder
expression,and the top of the ladto
the
Ole
Bull
is
not
reaching
plane
evening, Dec. 19. They have
rounds
above
him.
The
harp
niment
accompamany
Fadette Ladies Orchestra of Boston, for that
to the encore
was
so
not
pleasingin
occasion.
effect as was
the orchestral accompaniment
The
though very well rendered.
"European
Mrs. C. C. Woodman, the wife of the late
Tour" as arranged by Edward
a
of the Ledge street school has reStrauss, was
moved
principal
combination
of
excellent
of the
to Fairhaven, Mass., where
she will resound-pictures
side
various peoples and their characteristics,
who
with her parents.
inhabit the different points on
the "tour."
The pulpitof the Ainslie Street ian
Presbyter- During the playingof the several compositions
in Brooklyn,which the Rev. A. Z.
Church
of Joham Strauss, Edward
used the violin
to
to
Conrad
vacated
the Old South
come
with
considerable
though not at all
energy
Church in this city,
is no longervacant, as the
His
habit
of
gracefully.
keeping time with
Rev. John R. Crossen of Portland, Maine, has
feet and body as well as with the baton annoys
been called to the pastorate.
and pleasesothers,but is as much
some
apart

The

novelty
Friday
engaged the

Knights of Pythias will have

in the line of music

for their dance

town

next

secretary of the

new

Christian Association, will reach

week

and will

by takingcharge of the
followingSunday.

his work

commence

afternoon

meeting,

George H. G. Gale of
the Fourth
Cavalry, U. S. A., is in the city
this week, attendingthe funeral of his father,
the late George W. Gale.
annual

entertainment

of

the Ladies'

Aid

Societyof All Souls Church which closed

last nightis understood
to have
been a success,
althoughthe inclemency of the weather
interferedsomewhat

with

the attendance.

is his

tickets put the audience in

mind for a little time, but
was

First Lieutenant

as

aristocratic and

haughty carriage. A slight inconvenience

caused
by inadequate facilities for taking

the

The

"

so

pleasingthat it was

the concert

troubled
the

state

of

entertainment

all forgottenbefore

closed.

dently
of our
city government has evispread as far as Chicopee. Hon. G. S.
Taylor,the first mayor of that thrivingyoung
city,called on Mayor Harrington at his office
in City Hall, on
Thursday, to learn something
in which
of the way
city affairs are managed.
It is to be hoped the architectural features of
our
magnificent(?)city building escaped his
notice.

fame

Experiments.

law of
a
e.xperiment,
illustrating
be performed by
hydrostaticpressure, can
cuttingan edge upon the ends of two corks,
and balancing
placingthem in the necks of bottles,

knives upon

two

that

After

few times this

Then

attach

in

them

they will justsupport

can
a

such

way

glass of water.
be easilyaccomplished.

coin,

or

any

small

and holdingit in the

heavy object,to a string,
lower it in the liquid.
hand, carefully
Although
there is is apparentlyno weight added
to the
glassof water, yet it will immediately sink
the
down, the supportingknives turningupon
corks like the beam
from

of

scale.

Lift the

coin

the water, and the

returningto its former

glass will rise again,

position,and by the
manipulationof the coin, the glasscan

proper

be made

to dance

up

and down

at

will.

explanationof this simple e.xperiment

it might seem.
It is really
is not as easy as
illustrationof the upward pressure of liquids.
an
places
When
the coin is dipped into the water it disamount
an
bulk, and
equal to its own
is buoyed up by a force equal to the weight of
This upward pressure
that bulk of water.
forces
reactingagainstthe bottom of the glass,
The

it

the

downward,

amount

The

Scientific

curious

of

on

of the great leader

Mr. H. L. Gale, the

Young Mens

Simple

delicacy of touch

that many
inclined to think the composer,
were
the great Sarasate, could do but littlebetter.
This young
the element that is
man
possesses

had

same

as

if

an

additional

'

of water, equal in bulk to the coin

creasing
been
poured into the glass, thus inits

stand that if
that floats on

weight. We can readily under

pieceof wood, or any substance
placed in a glass,
water, were

weight of the whole would be increased,

similar effect is produced when
a precisely
an
objectwould otherwise sink in the water, is
suspended in it,althoughitdoes not touch the
glasscontainingit.
delicate balance, or
pairof
Any sufficiently
the

and

of a novel entertainment
Grange Hall will be the scene
be substituted for the arrangement
scales may
in an editorial
The
next
Journal of Education
Tuesday evening.The ladies
of knives and bottles,if desired.
in the position of
of the Grange have organized a paper party
concerning the vacancy
the
Take a bottle and place a cork over
adelphia mouth.
be sufficiently
large
and will appear dressed in paper caps and the
The cork must
superintendentof schools of the cityof Philwithout fallinginto the
ble
Marto rest lightly
it,
Dr.
A.
P.
hall will be full of paper
of
u
pon
name
"The
novelties. Perhaps
:
says
neck. Snap the neck of the bottle sharply
the idea was
of Worcester
would
of
port
rallymuch citysupsuggestedby the vast amount
and the cork will
and finger,
with the thumb
outside of educational circles." The
even
paper which will be used in the cityon that
giving
fall from the bottle towards the hand
day in the ballot-boxes.
salaryof the positionis five thousand dollars
from it as might be
the blow, and not away
a
expected. This effect is due to the principle
year.
it were,
A littlething well done is far better than the
as
the quick blow, forcing,
of inertia,
from
the cork, before the
the bottle away
most
difficultundertakingpoorly executed, in
In these cold winter days there is nothing
itself.
cork
to
the
transmitted
be
motion
can
almost any line, and especially
that will bring a breath of summer
joys into a
in music.
so
periment
Few
persons will be able to preform this exbird.
Some
The
house like a singingcanary
do Wagner
ple
peoSymphony orchestra may
stinctive
the firsttime, as the insatisfactorily
and Handel
do not fancy the canary'ssong, but prefer
cians,
other body of musias
can
no
fear of breaking the bottle or injuring
brilliant plumage, different
bird of a more
and the vocalists of the Festival render
a
from givin a suftithe fingers,prevents one
ginia
red VirThe
and hardier constitution.
tone
but Strauss is incomparably
cientlypowerfulblow, in spiteof all efforts to
song in perfectmanner,
the contrary.
are
popular this season, and
nightingales
superior to any other leader in the
"

I
1. 1 (I H T
A

and
peoplenot lackingin activity

WorkingPreacher.

Many men, when theyhave reached middle

with success,
lifewith their efforts crowned
action and finish
content
to cease
are
energetic

earnestness.
all-important
practical
questionas to which
evidences of the high esOne of the many
teem
He bases himself on the
lightis needed.
in which he was
held by brother pastors utterances of the Scriptures,
and with a rare
in his former home was a passage
of special and gratifying
self-restraint
neither allows himself
resolutions by the BrooklynPresbytryon the
to press these indications on
into extreme
forth
their
occasion of his departure,
gard
reconclusions
to
setting
speculative
nor
surrender too

christian co-worker, and

easilyanything of the positiveaffirmations
their days in enjoymentof what theyhave
and implications
regretat the loss sustained by that body
fairlyconcerned in them.
and intellectually,
accumulated both materially
Dr. McCuUagh's discussion of the spiritual
throughthe separation.Such distinction has
who reach the goalin
but there are other men
accorded
but
other
in
the
been
one
man
to
tion
body and the resurrection body, of the relafieldonlyto pass on to more
one
promising
of the Presbytry.
of the saints to the general
history
judgment,and
is the pastor of
Such a man
opportunities.
association
E.xtensive travel and constant
to each other,and to friends left behind them
church of this city.
Plymouth Congregational
tics
on
with peopleof various and varied characterisall in the best,soberest,
are
and most
earth,
The Rev. Archibald McCullagh,D. D., was
and all phasesof
strain of edifying
have given him charity,
satisfactory
exposition." In
born in Armagh, Ireland,forty-six
years ago.
1888
him
with
issued
are
was
another work by the same
human shortcomings
regardedby
are
His parents, both of whom
now
deceased,
and to allwho ask is given author entitled "The
Peerless Prophet,"an
spirit,
sympathetic
moved to New
York when he was yet a young
advice.
excellent work on a subject
heretofore but inwise counsel and friendly
adequately
and
there
he
it
was
a
of
course
began
boy,
treated.
In writingof Dr. McCuUagh's personal
pearance
apstudythat has developeda mind which has
Rev. J.WinThe home of this scholarly
and generalcarriage.
is presided
man
made the possessor of it famous as a preacher,
der,
slenwhom
to look at
over
by a woman
thropHageman says ; "He is well-built,
even, is a
After passing
writer,and friend of mankind.
walks with
medium
self-contained,
pleasure.The daughterof Rev. Dr. Jones of
height,
school in New
York City
througha private
her lifehas been of a character
Staten Island,
a slight
stoop. His face says, 'I am a scholar.'
he entered Princeton College and remained
with superiorintellectual
His whole bearingmarks him as a gentleman to fitone endowed
at the head
until g^raduated
of his class in
needed
and a manner
of the old school of manners,
so much
so pleasing
as to charm
qualities
A tripto Europe duringthe summer
of
1 868.
his
and
for
seldom
found.
the
and
so
Although
endear,
positionof guidingspirit
to-day
the same
year gave a chance for rest and
in a christian household.
looks make you feel that he wouldn't be the
At present two of
change and in the fall he was again at his man
Dr.
McCuUagh's sons are in Philadelphia.
you would choose for a camping-chum
studies,this time in the Theological
Seminary unless
Alexander Kerr, who graduatedfrom Brooklyn
good yourself,
yet
very, very
you were
of Princeton. While
yet in the Seminary, there is an
liness Polytechnic
Instituteand attended Columbia
openness of countenence, a kindthree calls were
extended to him by as many
of mouth that sugis in business in that city,
and Archibald,
of eye and a mobility
College,
gests
differentchurches of Philadelphia.
Declining
is in his junior
congenial
Jr.,
comradery among
delightful
year at the University
them all at that time he continued studyuntil
of Pennsylvania.Samuel
attends the Worcester
without any
friends. His voice is reverent
graduatedin 1S71,when he acceptedthe call touch of
tone,'is well modulated by varyHigh School, Martin the Winslow street
'holy
ing
from the smallest of the churches and began
Anna
school
and
the
earnest
Oxford
Little
street.
emotions,from tender
pleadingto
cessantly
He worked so inpreachingin Philadelphia.
Ella Kerr, named after her mamma,
with God."
Mrs. Ella
in communion
rejoicing
in behalf of his church
and people
S. Kerr McCullagh, daughter of Mr. Alexander
over
Besides travelling
nearly every part of
that after a periodof seven
his
health
years
Kerr of Philadelphia,
mother of all of
the United States,north, west and south. Dr.
began to fail and he was
prevailed upon to
is now
her
visiting
McCullagh has visited in Europe extensively.Dr. Mc CuUagh'schildren,
make a change. The members of Ross Street
in Philadelphia.
Accompanied by Mrs. McCullagh, two sons,
granmamma
Church of Brooklynhad repeatPrysbyterian
edly
trusts
that the Rev. Dr. and Mrs.
Light
a daughterand a friend, he
recentlytook a
endeavored to secure
him and after receiving
will
trip embracing Cork, Dublin, Edinboro, McCullagh,with their charmingchildren,
the seventh callhe determined to leave
Frankfort, reside in Worcester so longas there is a Plymouth
Inverness,Oban, London, Brussels,
a church which had
grown from a small and
Church to be presided
Congregational
Heidelberg,Lucerne, Lake Como, Venice,
band to an eminent and wealthy
struggling
over.
Florence,Rome, Pisa,Genoa, Milan, Geneva,
and again put forth his best efforts
congregation
and many other placesof interest.
Lausanne
in behalf of a peoplefew in number and
Election of New
Board of Church
The
The change proved beneficial
poor in purse.
considerable debt of
a
York Presbytry
owes
to his health and for twelve years
he has
to Dr. McCullagh for the assistance
gratitude
ministered to the wants of a Brooklyn congregation.
rectors.
of its dihe has rendered while actingas one
The
BY CORNELIA
WESSON
BOYDEN.
historyof the success
tending
atThis board has erected and launched
the pastorate in Brooklyn is but
church every other working
free of debt a new
of what
a
took place in Philarepetition
delphia.
His resignation
There are friends,
and friends ; but oh ! how few
day for the past sixteen years.
He found them with an enormous
the many
whom
the name
tendered duringthe presAmong
from officewas
profess,
ent
debt and a leakyroof. Now the Ross Street
Are worthy of a friendship
pure and true,
week.
Or
feel
the
interest
that
their
Church
is one of the most
lipsconfess.
magnificentof
Social Union elected him
The Presbyterian
the many
statelyedifices of the City of
in 1888.
In an inaugof that society
ural
president
When
lifeis full of happinessand joy.
Churches, and the debt has been entirely
address he predicted
a brilliantfuture for
And bunny
skies shine on us from above,
wiped out.
Then
friendship'sgold seems free from all alloy,
which its remarkable
in
success
the Union
And allthe world grows brightwith tender love.
When
of the largest,
one
if not the largest
arousingenthusiasm in christian endeavor
Church in New England was
in need of a pastor
has verified.
among its members
And round the boardlwhere plentyreignssupreme,
it was but natural that a call should have
In 1887 was
publisheda book, written by
The smilingfaces cluster day by day,
been extended
to one
of the most
noted
And lifeflows onward like a pleasantdream,
Dr. McCullagh,on the titlepage
of which is
Till cruel fate has swept the whole away.
preachersof New York State, and Light
of my
loved
bewritten : "To the memory
dearly
takes great pleasurein presenting
itsreaders
wife, whose love and companionship
And from our dream of faith and trust so pure,
with a pictureof the Rev. Dr. Archibald
sweetened existence and made
toil pleasant, We wake to find the
smilingfaces gone ;
McCullagh,D. D., pastor of Plymouth Congregational
and whose entrance
The friends on whom
we leaned so firm and sure,
upon the the celestiallife
Church.
vanished hke the echo of a song.
Have
has invested heaven
with fresh charms, this
Alreadythe effects of marked intellectual littlebook is lovingly
inscribed." The titleof
And of the dear five hundred scarcely
one
and a magnetic personality
ability
fest.
manithe book is "Beyond the Stars," and in less
are
often made ;
Is left to prove the vows
so
Audiences filling
the entire auditorum
than eighteenmonths
three editions were
And as the dew drops melt beneath the sun,
listento words of wisdom
fade.
of faithful friendship
So swift do dreams
uttered in kindly issued. In commenting on the work the Independent
exhortation to better deeds and higherspirituality.
says : "It is not often that we take up
read
have
learned
to
But when
aright,
our eyes
A man
of firmness and with a
a treatiseon
the future life as
so
for him

as

Friends.

strength

of

conviction equal to any emergency.

McCullagh cannot but bring progress

Dr.
to

satisfactory

this. The author discusses the subjectin ten

brief chapters,
which raise successively
the

And
E'en
The

from

the false,our

though 'tissorrow

hearts the true

that has cleared

tell.

can
our

soul that's brave shrinks not, but says

sight,
"

'tiswell !"

lylciHT
Life.

One

draw

is to

there

with

into contact

brought so

feel

in

while

her life goes

way,

and

on

her

absence, rejoiceat
immortality.

mourn

we

thought of

will have

one

it
have

hundreds

from

out

go

of this city,to all kinds of

School

there is

that

face

no

in

laid away

hands

to

comes

than that of the

of

on

name

had

She

1886.

in her class.

highest honor

the

While

the

unfolded

than

theme

her

her

we,

friends,

herself
She had long disciplined
and to take
pain uncomplainingly,
No
them.
the phases of livingas she found
heard her complain
experience,
one, in her school
she
when
few
there
were
days
though
could go as gladlyand joyouslyas the girlis
supposed to go. Then, when the school was
to have
were
her mates
higher
over, and
aware.

were

to

endure

culture from
did

institutions she

other

herself
discipline

frailbody could
these

the ordeal.

interveningyears
enjoyment as she
societyof friends,from

she

reflections that

every

such

she had.

As

short,but

who

to

come

books

tell what

can

not

was

could

that

During
idle but

He

at

all too

was

influence

may
make
and
her

influence. The

words

of

come

Dr. Mears

to

were

cellent
ex-

of the

teacher here recounts

pupil and
Smilingeven

recalls

though

All Father.

The

virtues of his
the many
face that was
always
there

was

strugglenee-

could

I used

No.

was

know," answered
endure

not

"That

makes

the nurse;
"but a
I knew
No. 7, and
you

the odor of it."

said
difference,"

no

"Everything

be done

must

7."
The
handkerchief

Cherubini.

in order.

in

Bring

No.

after

making

of the odor from

brought and

was

terrible face

bini,
Cheruaccount

on

the

cologne,rubbed it across
with mutteringsof disgust. Then he
nose
threw it on the floor and said: "Now
give me
his

No. 8."

No. 8

the last handkerchief

was

the composer
ever
used.
One winter afternoon
in company

with

caller

find him

surprisedto

was

in

on

here .'"asked

Cherubini

three full-bearded

room

who

men,

you

doing

his friend.

"Tomorrow

shall give

we

basses.

heavy

that

unheated

an

had their feet in tubs of ice water.

"In the name
of heaven, wh^ are

I need

of

None

the

voice heavy enough, and so

deepen their notes a little."

There

mass,"

new
a

very
here has a

men

swered
an-

coupleof

tryingto

am

composer
minutes

ten

"

waiter removed

Finallythe

mind.

what

next.

Mozart's

answer.

is nothingthat will soothe

child who
as

carried off untouched, and

soup was
shortlythe sole was placed before him. Mozart

is suffering
with his teeth

walk

mopning

or

the child

feverish

quickly

so

ride in the open air in the cool of

evening. At such a time as this

or

should

and
continually,

breathe

in the outdoor

air

cooped up in a close
than is absolutely
house any more
necessary.
A nap under the apple trees or
any dense
shade tree will be far more
to tired
refreshing
littleones

be

not

than any nap within doors, in however

well-aired a room.

daintyand

in the
still completely absorbed
thoughtsof the composition. Six dishes were
with intervals of fifteen
served consecutively
remained

or

twenty minutes, and

untasted

all

into

entrance

of black
He

coffee

the
was

raised his hand

Royal

Palais
on
as

fore
the table beif

to

in every

direction.

"At

last I

have

take it,

Juan."

Luigi Cherubini, the creator of "The Water

of Mozart,
Carrier," and an ardent admirer
was

his

antipode in
could

usuallyleft

endure
room

of his

daily
perfumery, and

the method
no

whenever

Thou
For

time

And

thou

Would

Thou
For

we

love,

and fair,
young
not yet chilled thy heart with care
charms
art opening to new
each hour.

has

could'st ever

art

that sweet

Is like the

one

we

be

numbered.

In his

half-blown flower.

love,

voice of thine

soft evening chime;

nightingale's

'Twill often cheer the weary hearts of earth,

And
lead to thoughts of new and holier birth.
Thou

art

one

we

love,
and

For

thou

And

the littlevalley flower

as
guileless
the coarse,
rank weeds
springsamong
still retains its purityof birth.

That
But

art

sweet

pure.
of earth,

kerchief
scented hand-

drawn
from a woman's
was
pocket.
tail
exceedinglypainstakingin every defully
carewas
of life. Everything with him
robe
wardof
his
smallest
bit
The
regulated.
toilet articles was

SHEPHERD.

JACK

art

thou

Thou
For

in

was

and

art one

thou

And

it !" he

from his chair. Before

he sprang
his untasted dinner he had compo.sedthe finale
as

of the third act of "Don

BY

suddenlyhis closed fistfellon the saucer,

breaking it to flinders,and sending the coffee

shouted,

Sallyat Sixteen.

To

carried away
hours
Two

were

apparentlyunseen.

and

after his

He

care

minutes,

muttered.

The

Edith

to the

stir. Five

in Mozart's

life. He

he

was

the soup and asked

"Fried sole,"was

pointed out the way of life to

those who gathered to see for the last time all
that was
mortal of their departedfriend. The
preacherinvoked the blessingof God on the
and committed
the precioussoul of
listeners,
as

drop of colognefell on

"

soup,"he
brought,but the

vermicelli

quarter of an hour passed,and the soup grew

cold, while the music of "Don Juan" took form

then

under

to

not

8."

"and
Cherubini,

in his mind.

and

corner

do," he said. "Everythingmust

chief
order,and here I have handker-

in

"Yes,

the m^nu.

soup

the

from

knew

enough

The

idea budded

new

portionof

"A

did

Royal.
a

one

won't

done

clapped on

He

at

on

for

brought

it carefully,
looked

day

it. He

6."

to

half ran, half trotted

Just as he steppedon

the

nurse

and abstractedly,
hesitatingly
lessly
mechanically,and glancedthought-

sat down

and

christian mind,

time.

his

to

She

in

walked

small cup
him.

who

fortunate

Palais

the

to

the clock

at

the

he called

No. 8, while the last one

compositionof

he looked

his hat with all haste,and

the

have gone forth from that sick room

better and purer those whom
she
were

hours

After several

get from

life,hers

see

we

and

to self-denial for

endure

not

could

the

with

less prosperous
fall as low

might
morning of

handkerchief.

read there "No.

Juan" he made a tripto Paris. He took

chambers, and sat down immediatelyto work.

It

her part to say the final,partingwords to

associates,and well did she
her teachers and
Her
subject,aside from the
express them;
was
Discipline.She knew much
Valedictory,
about

busy

was

In

450.

On

230.

he died

pocket

"Don

was

more

he

the threshold
last

the

was

programme
graduation

won
fairly

tery,
Ceme-

26.

or

225
which

Oddities of Genius.

tinctly find it
dislong past dinner

more

body loving

beautiful Hope

our

Warren

Edith

Susie

work, yet

me

girlwhose

Wednesday, November,
the

Though I
the High

individual attention.

to

seen

titling
characteristicen-

some

as

"This

of

or

449

times, however, the number

we,

the pupiland parishioner.

interest in all that concerns
H.^ndel played the harp so beautifully
that
can
What
give the teacher more
tention
athis accompaniment often attracted more
triumph on the
pleasurethan to record some
from the audience
than the singing.
mental makeup
in whose
part of the boy or girl
e-xa
part. A jealousItalian tenor, after a humiliating
believe himself to have
he may
ness perienceor two with a thus distracted house,
when illbe his feelings
must
too what
Then
that
the
Handel
tried
next
time
nopolize
to moother misfortune overtakes the object swore
or
the applause he would
jump down
and solicitude. While the preacher
of his care
from
the
smash
the
and
harp.
stage
er,
teachthe
as
not be placed quiteso near
may
to the tenor,
"Do
it, do it,"said Handel
he has a longerperiodof influence and to
after having heard of the remark.
"Only let
final
words
the
of
the
him is given
duty saying
beforehand
when you will do it,for,
know
me
the circle. While, as we
when death invades
this performance may
by proper advertising,
through which
look back along the galleries
be made
much
more
popular and profitable
for so many
years, the
have been traveling
we
than
singing."
your
when viewed
faces may have a great similarity,
from a distance, yet there is a difference.
absent-minded
of men.
Mozart was
the most

Every

number

the

overcoat,
his wardrobe, would bear

prosperous

the

his

seasons

crowning piece of

be

intense

an

some

most

are

number

vast

to

individualsthat they grow

morals

and

minds

minister unto

those who

strings,but

the heart

upon

all

about

family represents

immediate

the

majorityof people

the great

To

extended

have

teachers

and

Preachers

ROE.

S.

ALFRED

BY

keep back the indications of pain.

Through knowing her, memory's galleryhas
one
more
not
thoughtful,
smilingface. Time candim
it. The
nor
mar
High School is
dearer to many
its
connection
with
through
her name.
There
is nothing lost. .Somewhere,
constituencies.
to

essary

never

And

as

art one

we

love.

thy breast there flows

ending stream, whose
the mountain

.So this one

streams

word is ever

IVorces/er,Mass.

name
must

life to thee.

is love;
fillthe sea,

edifying. Private and personal feeling

in it no place. It is a high privilege
to
be able to interpret,
extended
to a still more
audience, the fine thought or the choice ex
pressionof an author. As Brander Matthews
well says in his paper on
the "Whole
Duty of

of Letters.

In the World

Burnett, either.
that of

Mrs.
not be

largeas

as

her individualpricesare

did

he

and

literarywoman,

not

have

Critics," in the

cept
ex-

"Her

income

Mrs.

Burnett, but

"The

may

forward
when

"Carlylewill stand
the

poraries
contem-

the

December

the

Harper'sMagazine, indulges in a
Editor's Study" is
"The
Christmas dream.
of
into the ideal commonwealth
transported

publicly a lasting
"clasp hands and avow
Romanticists
pears
ap; the last of the
friendship"
tastic
"dressed to a fana decrepitold man
as
the last of the Anony"

and
youthfulness,"

to
art

authors

with

treated

are

a congressman
finally

amid

and
Copyright,

of

death

The

like B. P. Shillaber

man

backward

the strides which

few years to note

journalismhas taken.
in the American
has

now

In this

papers
all over
is known

Artemas
has

the

the

of fun
and

Ward,

field almost

country

later

Bailey.

himself.

to

as

Mr.

was

as

too serious,or
world grown
we
late ? or is this where
we

Apart

lost art.

connected
editorially
today there is almost no

maker

too

with
one

which
to

we

Ladies

The

synonymous
condemnation.

woman

Home

Christmas.
wish

can

how

to

to

that which

is

to

know

about

give them

to

obtainable.

to

Bill

best in

the

ambitious

slip backward,

England have a source

charitablyhope will not

as

$5

Strike

did

S. and

what

labor ?
number

Labor

"

in

union

in 1806.

Staff

Life.

of

asks the

is the Staff of
Dean

York
for

when
city,
advance

an

of

tailors established the firstorganization

the U. S. in the form of a trades

in

The

asks

record in this country

on

1803,in New

of sailors struck
The

Union

placein the U.
firstattempt to organize

firststrike

wages.

idea

the

was

The

U. S.

in

first strike take

the

occurred

by

binds

Swift

originof

Life ?"

the

in his "Tale

is borrowed

Cooking School
phrase,"Bread
used
phrase was

"

The

of

from

the

staff of your

find "the whole

we

The

Tub."

probably

most

Barrett

"

nature

The

free from

was

firstto

see

faults,and
with

generous

merit,she
gave

the

worldly suspicions
was

the last

to

she

praise that

sure
cen-

felt

to the

paid
A

Thanksgiving

for them.

of

In the earlymorning a poor, young, homely

turkey put his head out through the bars
behind which he had so long dwelt, and sniffed

be

the

"Its about time for my

fresh, keen air.
Nelly never
breakfast," he reflected ; "Miss
forgetsme ; she is always thinking of me

"

Tiresome
thing !
head off,and take it to cook.
sarily,
write about books no more
makes
one, necesI've fed it and watered it two whole months ;
houses makes
a criticthan to describe
this
to
eat
time,
tender
fat
and
not
if
it's
by
so
one
an
architect. But criticism (?)which is
How
the ugly thing does
fault
its not
my
key
the turthe way
And that was
limited to the expressionof the insignificantlook at me !
set free.
was
be held
writer's insignificant
emotions cannot
'

Catherine

1,400,000

II.

The

florins. It is

at

price
ent
pres-

asks:
Student
Russian
Law.
RusIn sia
is the basis of law in Russia?
conceivable
almost
thing a man
every

Russian
;

I don't

water.

Empress

imperialsceptre of Russia. It is
about the size of a pigeon'segg, 193 carats in
weight,with a slightyellowishtinge,and of
at
remarkable
brilliancy. It is valued
^370,000.
What

always bringingme
cool

to

for it was

set in the

Requiem.

as

bookseller,who

hundred

its way to Europe is a mystery,

it found
but in 1796 itwas
by
purchased at Amsterdam
Prince Orloff from a Prussian merchant as a

how

present

hand.

something to eat, or sweet,

fancybeing shut up behind
these gloomy bars so long ; but yet, to be so
in job lots
London
dealer offers 4000 sermons
almost reconciled
me
loved by Miss Nelly makes
written in "a
at this price,and
if they are
of these days she will
to it. I suppose some
bold, plainhand" they bring more.
large,
in
her pretty,
here with John, and say
out
come
to be too largely spoiled
: 'You
way
open that coop, sir,and let
Literarycriticism has come
walk out
I'll
and
then
out!'
of
dear
from
its
tation
interpreturkey
degraded
high privilege
my
and be happy. She
to
and made
serve
into the free sunshine
and comment,
poses
purIn
shut up here always^
to keep me
base.
can't mean
and sometimes
often common
its highestsense
criticism holds vast
cance, God bless her tender heart ! Ah ! here she
signifi! And
now
but it has been so
comes
John is with her she is
degraded from its
to depressthe observer
normal possibilities
as
going to set me free ! Listen" what does she
In the
of the literary
highest say ?" And this is what he heard : "John,you
panorama.
and cut its
take that turkeyout of that coop,
the poet. To
rare
as
sense, the critic is as
much

First

Maiden

in slender clusters

the axils of the leaves.

When

Christmas,

red-berried

and
poison-ivy
foliagehave

in

Browning's character was

bread," Lev. 26: 26; and similar expressions
well-nighperfect. Patient in long suffering, in Isaiah and Ezekiel.
she never
spoke of herself except when the
Tower
Pi.sa. Architect asks:
Leaning
of
subjectwas forced upon her by others, and
What
is the height of the famous
Leaning
then with no
complaint. Forgiving,as she
of Pisa.' It is 183 feet high,and is,if
Tower
wished to be forgiven,none
approached her
the cornice be included, thirteen feet eight
with misgivings,knowing her magnanimity.
inches out of the perpendicular.The walls at
She was
ever
ready to accord sympathy to all,
the base are thirteen feet thick.
cant,
takingan earnest interest in the most insignifiA Large
Diamond.
Jewellerasks: What
in her greatness that her
and so humble
is meant
by the Orloff diamond .'' The Orloff
her as a divinity
friends looked
among
upon
first
the European gems
diamond
ranks
among
women.
Thoughtful in the smallest things
in dense obscurity.
in size. Its historyis involved
to give littlethought to
for others,she seemed
Indian gem, and
It
was
an
originally
in universal goodness,
herself ; and believing

of

in this country.
in
their old sermons

down
salting
barrels,they send them
as

from

is it

How

No

the

poison-sumachthough
berries growing

is

the number.

Nye

Has

their brethren

Instead of

gets

berries.
unlike

finding,
fault-

If those

cover

white

is poisonous. Both

similar white

give, and who

best authority

is given by the
specialChristmas

sumach

good.

with

is

have

sumacns

it is of

as

Journalfor December
Everything which

presents, what

make

fessional
pro-

Shillaber,

Poor ministers in
accorded

not
or

hold the mirror up

and in life.

her

have in other arts ?

revenue

of criticism,

S. K. asks:

"

less
dangerous from the harmThe
three-leaved ivy is poisonous.
five-leaved is harmless.
The
poison-

The

useful

Ivy.
tell the

"

ture
fea-

which

are

the comic
who

siders
con-

one

but

newspapers,

almost

become

from those who

American

case

used to be such

which

the humor

awakes.

look
instinctively

to

one

causes

sent

seer

Poisonous

Bible, where

Perpetual
applausefrom

of

roar

most

bringing a good report

cluster of grapes." It is

criticism is

Elizabeth

proposes

the

Study

the Critics the

books

for all stolen

and restitution is made

and

foreign-

consideration,

due

executioner

an

Answerer.

solicited.
[Communications to this department
are
They should be addressed to Quester Editor, Light,
Worcester, Mass.l

possibleto
ivy?

back

comes

all about

to

fire

than

powerlessto do more
cartridgesat the authors;

Critics is

blank

month

must
sometimes
enter in,it is only as
qualities
nate
warning and caution, and in a purely subordiaspect. The highestduty of the critic is

festive procesa
the future,where is beheld
sion
of authors, playwrights and critics,who

mous

more

he is rather

the land, and

bearinga full
highest function

True

of

number

spy

this

life,to discern and report that which

whom

to

man

out

derision

in

Howells,

Dean

William

and

nothing."

as

are

turies
cen-

ians,
the Athen-

among

wise
pre-eminently

one

all the rest

his

among

stands

Socrates

as

that in coming

J. A. Froude

to

It seems

no

assassin

an

to

he

Review

New

critic is

true

than he is

high,if not higher."

as

Questerand

as

Bok
told Mr.
man
A well posted literary
mands
recentlythat Elizabeth Stuart I'helpscomand gets higher prices for her work
than any

I(i HT

"

regulatedby the written law. The

governing the people is in
direct oppositionto the conception of the
With
West.
us
everythingthat the law does
not
expresslyforbid is permitted: in Russia
everythingis forbidden that the law does not
to nothing
next
expresslygrant, which means

might do
Russian

at

is

idea of

all. And

from

when

the realms

the whole
of

theory

matter
to

is removed

everj'-day
tice,
prac-

there is a code of between

Russia, though
twenty and thirtyhuge folio volumes of about
as
2000
pages apiece,is a country as lawless
A
with
man
African chieftain's domain.
an
influence in high
or
bribe,nor
neither money
placesto protect,is at the mercy of any petty
policeoflicer or secret government spy, who,
of sheer personal spite,may
get him
out
shipped off to the mines of Siberia and ruined
and
innocent
for life,though he be the most
harmless person in all Russia.

LI(i

10
nightat

WanderingWorcesterians.

and

Nature
BY

ONE

travel

advise anyone

west

or

one

in

that

is

manner,

of

one

imagine the comfort

have
traveling. You

rest after the

to

took

the

has done

train to

much

of location. A

for

long journey

Keokuk,
this

paying a

these

nickle.

The

is beautiful but the

reachingthe

which
walk

first

Illinoisside
One

trains cannot

one

Love
BY

is the

acro.ss

to

walk

by

Love

care,

or

worry

Pigs

lA

WESSON

BOYDEN.

and dwelt for

In the breast of one who

the river

Keokuk

He
as

came

Brought happy smiles to

And
joys to make
many

liit'.espace,
sad ;
was

the weary
face,
her glad.

lit the

lamp of hope in her heart,

he hastened
her footstepsslow ;

pork packing estab-

With

squealingall day long and

at certain times the stench
is frightful.From
whatever; justride and take your
Keokuk
we
paid a hurried visit to St. Paul
ease.
and Minneapolis.We visited the famous
Pillsleft Worcester
October
We
13 and arrived
the process
of converting
bury Mills and watched
small
a
destination
at our
cityin Texas
wheat
into flour by wholesale.
On
named
Cleburne, October 19, after a pleasant
our
homeward
in
go,
Chicawe
stopped over
way
journeyof six days includinga two days rest
the
of
America
call
it
as
in Chicago.
Cleburne is a railroad centre, but,
metropolis
they
out there,but
gines
give me
good old Worcester.
althoughthe presence of so many cars and enTheir railroad stations are susceptible
provement,
of imthe
givethe place a livelyappearance,
horrid,old and dirty. We arrived
tense
peopleare very indolent. They claim the inhome in Worcester, safe and
heat of the sun
takes the energy out of
sound, and just
in time
to eat
our
to
Thanksgiving dinner at
them, but to Yankee eyes the trouble seems
home.
will
to
home
attack of generallaziness. There
be a severe
People
Europe, come
go
and tell of the wonderful
were
sightsthey have
plentyof colored people picking cotton
seen.
The
in the country around.
natives come
Perhaps if they should visit our great
west they would see
into the cityto trade on Saturdaysand present
strange
sights far more
and see a civilization as far advanced
in every
it has
as
a comical
They come
appearance.
taken
untold
to
centuries
arrive at.
kind of rustic vehicle,invariably
drawn
known
Europe
lVorceste"\
A/ass.
two
mules.
The
all
women
wear
by
large
no

CORNEl

the Mississippi
may

thing you see upon

is a huge liquorestablishment.

draw-back

residence

lisment.
responsibility

and Went.

the

And

placeof

it is possibleto take in

Came

Iowa.

place in

bridgecrosses

into Illinois over

intendingto

pointthat can be reached

Raymond excursions to travel
if possible. One
who
has

been upon

never

who

to any

of the

by

hotel

THEM.

OF

matter

I should

then

kisses he hid the

In that

are

He

breast

smoothed

wounds

of purest

of

his

from

her face the lines of

While
he tinted her cheek with red ;
And
nestled amid the folds of hair,
That

ceiled upon

Were

dart,

snow.

care,

her head.

"

He

Of

And
He

as

used

we

visited the

two

miles from
all over

from
from

Mexico.

state

Mrs.

Dallas, fifty-

at

There
of

and
from

like civilized

more

many

curiosities

made

women

are

kept clean.

not

saw

about

much

Marriage
of life and

some

the

crowns

equally divided

and the wife.

beingsthan

We

Beecher's
seen

and

crosses

were

grain ;

Dallas is a largecity
of the onlookers.
many
and has some
fine residences and stores, but
the streets

I have

life one

he

tales in her ear,

of

years

mirth

and

bliss,
a tear,
kiss.

never

long,sweet

dazzled her eyes with visions bright,

Till down
in their depths of b'ue

There
And

shone
a

new

faith both

and

wonderful

pure

and

light,

true.

Then

Love
tired ; I know
not
grew
why,
he'd lingeredmany
a day,
kissingher lipswith a tender sigh,
And
off and away.
a smile,he was

For
And

Then

swiftlyfaded

And

those

those

marvelous

visions

so

fair,

tales of bliss ;

All vanished

into thinnest air.

away
the touch of Love's last kiss.

With

The

Views.

in almost

all of

its wonderfullychanging aspects, and

I am
convinced
that the joys and
the
sorrows,

booths

were

Texas

the

Among
and

looked

Fair

Cleburne.
the

artificial men

they

State

joy and

son's
call in Harri-

to

campaign "Tippecanoes."
We

future

such

With

sunbonnets, such

whispered marvelous

in married
between

life

are

the husband

confident that nothingwill

am
and bring order out of the
arisingfrom the many
disturbing
the
questions that are
as
constantlyarising,
shelter of the true home, ruled over
band
by husand wife in all loving confidence
and
Beecher, in
unitedly. Mrs. Henry Ward

rightthe

Under

Term

of

Literary Copyright.

the

existinglaws of the United

States, copyrightis granted for twenty-eight
years, with the rightof extension for fourteen
more
term
The
of
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wrongs

Columbia,

confusion

author's

life and

eighty

years

after.

Spain,author's life and eightyyears after.

Belgium, author's life and fiftyyears after.
They invited us to partakebut we concluded
Ecuador, author's life and fiftyyears after.
them
than
had rather see
eat
to eat ourwe
selves.
Ladies'
Home
Journal.
Norway, author's life and fifty
After witnessing
their cooking we did
years after.
Peru, author's life and fifty
not feel hungry.
years after.
Optical Illusion.
Russia, author's life and fifty
We afterwards visited Fort Worth, which
years after.
seem
Tunis, author's life and fifty
Why does the sun or the moon
larger
is a pretty city,
years after.
kept clean and nice. One can
when it is justrisingthan when it is over
our
author's lifeand fortyyears after; the
Italy,
take the electric cars
and ride twenty miles
heads.'
of refraction; that is,because full term to be eightyyears in any event.
Because
out in the country. We
pitiedthe poor cows,
of
the
which
lumunious
author's life and thirtyyears
after.
France,
bending
rays
standingout in the sun without any shade at
dium
meexperiencein passingobliquelyfrom one
Germany, author's life, and thirty years
all and having to go miles for water.
The cowboys
to
another.
The
after.
ray of lightcoming
had supposed
were
a
curiosity.We
from
the sun
the moon,
or
on
Austria, author's life and thirtyyears after.
enteringour
they were
boys but they were
big, big men
Switzerland, author's life and thirtyyears
and the way
they rode their horses was ful.
fright- atmosphere,the earth's atmosphere, is bent,
and we
of the sun
ble,
visisee
more
than is really
after.
a
When
use
to
paradoxical
expression.
We
home via New
Orleans.
came
Hayti,author's life,widow's life,children's
We
had
the sun
is above us there is no refraction,
and
lives,and twenty years after the close of the
intended to go up the Mississippiriver on a
the orb at its actual size.
we
see
latest period.
steamer
but arrived too late to catch one, and
Brazil,author's life and ten years after.
after spending two
so
Orleans,
days in New
No
State's
Land.
Sweden, author's lifeand ten years after.
went
north by rail. New
Orleans is a beautiful
Island
No.
the
h
as
on
an
Mississippi,
Roumania, author's life and ten years after.
74,
of the finest stores in the
city. It has some
but belongsto no state, county or town,
Great Britain,author's life and seven
owner,
We rode several miles on street-cars,
country.
years
ship. From a paper read before the Engineers' after his decease; to be forty-twoyears in any
all drawn by one mule. The parks are lovely
club of Philadelphia
it appears
that according
event.
such quantities
of strange, beautiful flowers.
to the enacment
whereby the states of
The bananas growing upon
Bolivia,full term author's life.
the trees looked
and
Arkansas
created, the
and Holland, fifty
Mississippiwere
Denmark
northern eyes.
years.
strange to our
They seemed
river
of
the
former
extends
stream,
midto
boundary
to be growing wrong-end up, but we
concluded
Japan, author's life; fifty
years in any event.

of the Indians

at

the Fair

cook

their dinner.

"

"

the
we

trees

knew

did and

so

more

about

properly. From New

we
passedover one of
world.
above

hurried

water

must

Orleans

be
to

St. Louis

longestbridgesin the
long,two hundred feet

and forms

the

letter S.

th.itof the later to mid-channel.

than

growing

the

It is five miles
the

their business

thoughtthey

"

We

through St. Louis, only spending one

in
Here-

A dissipated
freshet turned
difficulty.
the current
againstthe Mississippibank, and
shifted the former
positionof mid-channel

isthe

rods

to the
unfortunate

that the fortunate

so
found his possessions
beyond both the mid-river point of Arkansas
and the mid-channel
line of Mississippi.
many

or

"

set

eastward,
owner

The

pink

fashionable

was

in

displacingthe
jewel. They are

shell is
as

ringsand scarf pins,and

shown

shape

conch

moonstone

of

a
a

day or
dagger

daintypink stones.

so

with

ago,

hair ornament
is in the

which

handle

set

in

the

LKiHT

Getting
BY

his
A

work,

own

Living.

God

it may

of others
his

be

for him.
in

wants

own

than
every respect. But he may produce more
if he devotes his time to a limited
he consumes,
of occupations. Then, by exchange,
be said to support himself entirely
by

number
he may
his own

and
efforts,

accumulate

even

plus.
sur-

would

man

every

born
Franklin

for certain

not

have

rich he
has

to

must

conditions,
As it is,unwork.
less
either work, or, as

it,"beg, borrow

.Some
:
phraseit diffently
produce wealth); all men
in order

Then

social

work

men

wealth.
either have

must

inherited wealth, or

To

(i.e. they

consume

live,men

to

steal."

or

Men
produce
exchange their labor products. They will
givewealth only in exchange for wealth. If a
wealth than he consumes
man
produces more
it by work.

during his lifetime,he

leaves

it to others to

In this
the land

rightfulowner

without

therefor;and
plainly"a steal."

land

with

from

it, for

away

by King James.

What

when

the land?

he granted

need

no

; and it was
then ? He gave

Kmerson,

the future

is,of

to

did

"That

is the

doubt

can

the world

only sane
that

our

is for man's education

solution of the enigma,"
lifeof difficultieswill teach

far more
than the easy-goingexistence
Bellamy'stwentieth century.

course,

certain

Kmg

us

The

for his

king'sto give.

from that

the power
laborer.
It was

than

land, that

to

earl

James give
land.' No,

of the land
the

not

use

right
birth-

of

having saved up JJ200,

homestead, a portion of

granted

estate

an

from

of the best forms of discipline

that the
world
contains.
that believes with
Who,

some

light,
pre-emptionis

conquest

laborer in Canada,

bought

land

givinghim anythingin

return

the

use

to be the common

seem

all men.

II
right to

simply taking

the earl had

it

Were

The

gives would
of

supply all

not

signs,"forever!

HEATH.

the work

or

could

R.

live without work

cannot

man

man

F.

own

New

The

Steamer

steel steamer

new

be used

What

the

on

N.

those S200

extort

The

"Boston"

between

route

Boston."

"

Scotland, on

which

Boston

S.,arrived in Boston

is to

and

from

mouth,
Yar-

Glasgow,

Stockdale
Sunday
gives the followingbrief account
from Gla.sgowto Yarmouth.
trip
"Might makes right."
"Early on the morning of November
5 we
.Such was
of the ideas presented by
one
left Greenock
in the teeth of a strong gale
Henry George. But, on the other hand, it is
which increased
in violence as we
proceeded,
plainthat it would be a hard matter to decide
and continued
longer than is usual in the
who should
have any piece of land in particular, North Atlamtic,even
in winter.
After fighting
if we say that all men
have a common
the hurricane for five days we found
the coal
rightto the land; or to decide how much land
running low" the 'Flimsoll law' allowing us
one
man
might hold. That would have to be
but 340 tons
and it was
decided to run for
settled,as it is now, by allowingpossessionto
the Azores for a fresh supply. In latitude 53"
the one
for it,as at
willingto pay the most
30',longitude27" 48' W., we squared away
the

that power, rather

earl bequeathed.

the

last.

Steward

of the steamer
of the

"

for him.

consume

of them, "Other
have entered

In this case, it
may

have

men

be said

labored,and

ye

into their labors.''

auction.

be regarded as not
such, may
in itself,
but only the representative
of wealth, each dollar you hold being a
that you are
entitled to a dollar's
certificate
worth of any man's work.
who
He, therefore,

Money, as
beingwealth

treasures

up

simply

money,

stores

the

up

would

And

their

dailylabor for their daily

a
large accumulation of
to tyrannize
over
money
Stern necessity
the workers.
compels them to
less abject submission.
The only
a more
or
they can attempt to resist the
way in which
various encroachments, the demands
for long
work with short pay, is by uniting;thus we
upon

enable

see

at

will

long

so

its possessor

this time

I would

have

"

the

author, have

been

"

advocating

rather

startling"reforms," looking toward

radical changes in regard to the conditions of
Two
of their
ownership of property, etc.
The firstappeared
ideas have interested me.
in the lecture delivered by Henry George at
Mechanics
land.

Hall

that his
with his

last winter.

It is his idea of

about this lecturer

peculiarity
audiences
generallyagree very well

It is

statements

new

would

man

but

to

Ah

full pay for all his work

become
profits.Middlemen

receive

onlythat

no

"

porters; houses

rent

for the cost of the

and

no
are
tear; there
Surely,here is the poor
at least.
financially

have

man

what

it amounts
he

it as

Let

himself

he

lifetime.

Don't

no

serve

Instead

is

to

will

to

give

of

of the present difficulties, go toward the benefit of the whole communty!

how his theorycould
Would
it not be better to look forward, instead
and say that under
them.
His
remove
of "Looking Backward,"

but that many fail to see

work
successfullyto

to be:
i.
propositionsseem
ought to receive the full benefit
to disposeof as he sees
produces,

The
of

worker

fit.

Many

2.

workers in various

parts of the world do not

receive,at the present day, all the benefits of

their work, but

are

less considerable

defrauded

part

wrongfullycompelled

to

of

out

thereof.
pay

present conditions

our

more

Men

for the

use

or
are

of

then support them by our

individual
a portionof our

good, and

common

his

no
man
produced, it being the
If we trace back the titleto
giftof God.
it rests originally
find
that
either
we
land,
any
not
can
upon
pre-emptionor conquest. We

conceive of any way in which a

any moral right"to have and

pieceof

land

man

to

could get
hold"

for himself,"his heir? and

any
as-

with

and
necessity,

"

able

to

way,

and

greater

our

their comfort

the

for cherished

care

not

the

ones

against
zeal that

present

reward

of
in

ditions
con-

being

our

own

fixed rule, seeing that the

add to
can
we
efforts,the more

by

"

could

not

be

find. The

to

clear

left port on November

and found
10
in the Atlantic had not improved,

we
filled,

the weather

that

into another

ran

we

along until the

ran

then reached

and

violent gale.
Sunday, however,

next

Shelburne,

for the

night.
and

S., where

N.

o'clock amid
and

band
to

made

of

the

had

we

run

we

cheers,steam

sea-goingshipand rides the

The
the

10

gongs

in sixteen

'Boston'

The

ing
morn-

there about

Boston

to

up

hours.

earlynext

It was
trast
cona pleasant
passed through. We

music.

what

one-half

of

storm

Left

arrived

is

"I5oston" will entertain

and

splendid

like a duck."

water
on

December

the press and numerous

The
Worcester
company.

of
representatives
of

friends

the

and

men

newspaper
have been

invited.

of Worcester

many
In view

Scotia

in Nova

vacations

prominent citizens
of the largenumber
mer
spend their sum-

peoplewho

pa.ssenger fleet of
the "Boston"
steamer
as
the

the addition to

such

not

can

fine stanch
fail to be of

interest.

Parties.

Horseshoe

giving

equal. The

could

efforts of the community

incentives to work, under

like passing

was

lovelyplacethan

more

be hard

munity,
com-

productionsfor the
individual

an

thus

over
"building

each

would

sunshine, the luxurious

sky, the warm
the hospitable
foliage,
people,made the visit a
perfectdelight. St. Michaels has an artificial
harbor that cost nearly one
million pounds
sterling.The coal bunkers being partially

charities,and

taxes;

no

land, which
free

house"

own

as

can,

we

establish all desirable

all that he

Islands

fairy-land.A

blue

duces,
pro-

benefit of

tne

into

St. Michaels

anchored

That

allow him

for that would

the bleak and stormy

the semi-tropical

into

"

what
they had not "produced.
favoringthese individually
let the community have it ; then all are equally
to it
the community can
see
benefited.
Then
But
that no individual lacks his dailybread.
still further,and
the Bellamy doctrine goes
individual
would have all that every
produces

others

From

Atlantic

climate of the Western

We

other

The

two.

his

to.

pleases;

Northern

for Yarmouth,

that which

even

for St. Michaels.

as

wear

millenium

man's

restrict stillfurther.

except during

"

shareholders.

more

number

idea

for

Now

"

gentleman would

Two
prominentminds of the present day,
and Edward
lamy,
BelHenry George, the lecturer,

the

belong
community.
have the
principle,let no man
anything except what he himself
produces. "Ay, there's the rub." This would
do away with all idea of profit
interest.
or
A

unions, with strikes

numerous

and other "labor movements."

its value.

have the community

George, "but I would
the land, since no man
own
produced it; and
the increase in value, caused
by the growth of
the community, produced by the community,

the work of
on
Here is a
power to make future demands
So long as there are men
his fellow-men.
dependent
benefit of

bread,

for any spot

great demand
"Yes," says Henry

a-

increase

equalledin

their

others well remark, the

system. And, as some
are
a living"
obstacles in the way oi "getting

Horseshoe

partiesare

the way
horseshoes, small

quiteeffective
Large

in

novel
of

and

new,

and

entertainments.

ones, old ones, new

those of every imaginable

gilded ones, and

should be used for decorations,and
style,
tels,
suspended by gayly colored ribbons from manover
doors, etc. Floral designs
pictures,
ones,

in that

shape should

house.

The

be scattered over
linen should

table

the
be

tire
enbroidered
em-

horseshoes, the ices served in

that shape,and the souvenirs tiny hprseshoeg
eitherpinsor floral ones.
with

I,I"jHT

CHARLES

BY

her heart

made

last colors

until the

at the door

disappearedfrom
the lamp. Once

GUNNISON.

A.

waited

Mary

At the Kitchen Door.

lighted
wagon-wheels
b
ut
the
wagon
joyfully,

the
the

sky,

before

sound

of

beat

She
ranch.

Fernald's

for that had

"

had been

arrival

"

Half

dozen

miner, his

the reward, and

been

hunters

Mary

rily
mer-

and John had

the delicious game,
broiling
mental, life-sized pictureof himself eating
littleJohn looked as though he
it, while even
had a full set of teeth, so thoroughly he entered
a

into the
noise
fashion

as

on

"Oh,

generalhilarity,
making
his big father carried him
his back, singing:
Hood

Robin

was

bowman

maid

of old

ing
crow-

Indian-

Robin's

like

more

days

than

matron.
dignified

of supreme
of our
alas,too few in most
These

lives, but this

of them, and, though far

pairhad many
neighbors,had

found
Benito

from

Their

lives

were

Californians

no

such

thingas

Hills.

full of

as

brightnessas the
golden poppies which

of those

landscapewas
we

happinessare,

moments

loneliness in the San

young

love

well,and which

so

the

from
book-learned, spindle-legged
professors
the States

vainly try

German-Latin

ugly,

make

to

call by that

us

with

name

Russian

look.
the

How
brown

butter

gridiron!

kitchen, laden
Huntress, was
to

sizzled

breasts of the six

the

on

the

How

as

it fell

on

the

plump fellows lying

draught from the

each

with

incense
than

to

Diana

laurel

the

jasmine
healthyfamily!
wine,
no
peptonized

sweeter

or

healthynostrils of that
wanted

They

but the idea of

woman,

night in
John was

lonely ranchpleasant. The

the

house without

not

unthought

swift and in such

that his

where

appeared. John's
Mary, who

rifle

he

hung

of

fear

carried

name

very

largetract of country
and

no
pepsinor
digestion.
theirs. God
Youth, health,happiness,were
be praised!
Thus this day closed like many
another,
full to overflowing
with sunshine.

aids to

had

understood

well

not

in the

as
yet
kitchen,

its use, took

to

Mary,

her with him

since

town

fresh from
live

comelto
Little

her New

was,

of

before,when
England home, had

years

his ranch

at

John

travel,and

the few times he had

two

in the San
course,

too

Benito.
small

had

Juan

to

some

Bautista,

good-byes and good

gone for the day to San
twenty miles

away,

needed

horses

were

cast western

shadows

before the house.

"If I do not reach

John

had

said,"you

home
may

in town."
It

was

twilightup

to

under

the madrona

for the distance from

of

is no

in the house, I

man

know,

and

it in."
this

to

answer

speech

and the ruffian

rifle,

the bullet

his

cut

Fernald, thanks

heard

gave

Man

arm.

the report
was
cry of pain as

or

to

going down

"Thank

the hill.

heaven

that I have

killed

not

Mary's firstwords ;'"itwould

were

San

shaded

him,"

be awful to

him,

he drove

as

into the willow-

It

late,she knew,

too

was

that

for John to

come

night,and she thought how happy would

greeting in the morning when she

be their
would

fall safe into his strong

heard
times
she

arms.

sounds

Several
startled
the

her,and

madrona

caused

which

wind, which

the

even

branches

against

moved

the

roof,

her to shudder.

stretch of the road

by the Arroyo Seco.

the San
The sound of horses tramping on
The last words of the song had hardlybeen
startled her once, and later the
Juan Road
uttered when he was
seized from behind, unmistakable
violently
lowed
creaking of the garden-gatefolhis arms
tied,a gag pressedbetween his
the porch,
movement
by a stealthy
upon
around
his legs. less
a lariat wound
teeth, and
that
of
of
than
a
man
suggestingthat
About
dozen
around
the
a
men
were
soon
some
large,wild animal.
all speakingin undertones
and in the
wagon,
if it would
as
Presentlythe door shook
Spanish tongue.
break from
the heavy body
its hinges as
"Who
is he.' asked one."
pushed against it. Mary stared with terror,
who has the Guadeloupe,"
"The American
at
the lower paneL
holdingthe rifle aimed
was
the reply.
A second assault followed, accompanied by a
"Search him and leave him here in the willows. low, guttural
half hissing.
sound
off the road and take
Drive the wagon
Sharp and quick rang out the rifle again.
the horses ; they are good."
the door
From
The house seemed
to shake.
orders
These
were
quickly obeyed, and
came
a cry
half-human, awful to hear in its
John, as helplessas littleJohn, was rolled into
fell
her
knees,
covefing
Mary
agony.
upon
the reeds by the roadside.
her face in the clothes beside the frightened,
"Shall we
go to the ranch-house ?" asked
wailinglittleJohn.
"

bonds, but

his

kept him
him

no

It

and

purpose,

the gag

of agony
to
the party drove away as silently
as they
come.
John had expected them to shoot
was

time

as

him
doubt

or

captive,for without
carry him away
the band was
that of the notorious Vasquez.

However
he gave
to

to

silent.

save

life was

thanks
his

to

Mary

spared,and in his heart

the Almighty, praying God

and littleone

from

harm.

The

her

boy,

had

fallen

warm

as

it did that

her

from

rose

road to meet

Benito Hills

San

on

morning

when

prayers

to

Mary

nald
Fer-

down

the

go

her

lovingJohn.
The awful and unknown
object which lay
the porch must
be passed, but she was
on
nerved to open the door when she thoughtof
John'sfrightwhen he should find what had
occurred

and not

"Yes, how
call

me

The

her first.

see

brave

he

will call

God

turned

in heaven

me.

He

will

guard."

his littlehome
door

into

kitchen ; she
and then
moment

the

stood irresolutely
for one
opened it.
at
Mary stood as petrified
can

the door

scarce

Oh,

bring my

pen

forever

her

write.
With

Mary, by the side of

shines

sun

to-dayas

to

alseep; she had thought to remain awake until

but sleep overby
o'clock," John might possiblycome,
came
I have stayed
know
her.
From
she was
pleasantdreams
suddenly
awakened
eight o'clock,and
by a step upon the porch. Her first
nine

The

convenient

weary,

horse behind

to

buy
farming tools.
Though Mary did not expect him until after
dark,she found herself beginningto look down
toward the San Juan Road long before the sun
had

"There

I shall break

and

all up hill,so John drove

Juan Bautista was
slowlyalong,as he had scarcelya mile farther
and it was
not
half-past
eight.
Had John'sthoughtsnot been at the end of
the baby at that
the journeywith Mary and
he had surelyheard the step of a
moment,

had

so, with many

wishes,big John

the

have the door-stone of our

home
stained with
it, then
carefullyexamined
while she lay
shed. I should have
blood, even
though justly
position,
the bed by the now
aimed
she
the
looked
as
at the
on
lower,"
added,
ing
sleepbullet-hole in the redwood
panel,justbreastbaby.
high.
back
with others !" Mary
"He may come
one
John made his purchases,not forgetting
Fernald knelt beside her baby, who
already
of Mary's orders, and adding to them a neat
wakened
the familiar sound
slept,
by
though
woolen gown
and a cart for little John. The
of the rifle,
and prayed for strength.
it down

placeditin

at
her kitchen-door, one.
Mary Fernald, sitting
of you will be enough. There
"Yes ; but one
her baby-boy in his cradle, while she
and
child there. You
searchingly
is only a woman
gazed down the path which led to
go
the dusty road.
a
Jose, and bring us all the food on
packThe day had been the first on
which Mary
horse."
had been left alone,for John Fernald
all his strengthJohn tried to break
had always
With

taken

reply" "open

no
man,
Mary
John's instructions,could
ently
Presdirections, defend herself when
necessity came.
the rapidsteps of a gallopinghorse were
through a

rocked

been

the

was

down, dressed,

good."

his side

Mary skipped along by

the merry

timid

being left for

so

walking toward
self
alreadypicturingher-

were

was

who,"

matter

door."
"I shall not."

not

was

Mary, and, of course, the

then in
desperado and bandit Vasquez was
been omnipresentsince its
last heard of in
full power, and though he was
to shoot quail.
to the woods
were
the Santa
Cruz Mountains, his marches

had

the

now

home, where

John

at

summer

stalwart

The

pretty little wife

baby

in

Friday afternoon

was

John.

is there ?" she cried.

"Who
"No

passed.
It

of

thought was

she

that

glance went

one

love,her soul,
threshold

with

Bound
crawled

and
to

his

her
a

God.

out

She

fell upon

the

moan.

gagged, John
door

over

the

Fernald

had

rough, sharp

the porch lay in his

stones, and there upon
eternal rest with a bullet through his heart.

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of the World.

Women
Grace

Greenwood

is said

be

to

quiteout of

the

to

pleasure-ground,but is seldom recognized,

and never
seen
speaking to any onelives with her married daughter.

She

The
Do

health this winter.

Field, in coming

Kate

McAlister,says, "He

to

the

is the

rescue

Pepys of

of Ward

The

contem-

"Soon

century, the maker

York."

porar)- New

them
Elizabeth

grandson of the famous

She is a
Ney of France, is livingin Texas.
sculptureby profession.
Mrs.

Ney,

Dorothy Tennant Stanleyoccupiesher

in making illustrations for Count

minutes

Tolstoi's book

in open

January. It was then that the court-ladies

flocked to the depots to buy
citydames
first provided with pin
When
the pins
by their husbands.
money
became
the ladie.sspent
cheap and common,
and

them, having been

the great poet, were

late

so

1852

as

in
livingin and about Stratford,chiefly
indigence.
is to be erected

Willard

of the

of

Statue

the memory

to

The

women.

Association

issues

of
ma
Em-

an

peal
ap-

for contributions.
The

oldest

pensioneron the government roll

Betsy Averill,of New Milford, Connecticut, who, hale and hearty at
is said

be Mrs.

to

the age of one

hundred
and three,still draws
the pension due her for the services of her
husband

young
A

in the War

of 1812.

librarj'
exclusivelyintended for women
opened at Turin. The rooms
elegantlyfurnished,and the tables will be

will shortlybe
are

covered

with
that

allthe best periodicalsand

interest female

can

the best modem

books

Turin, it is said, will be

that

can

boast of such

vogue."

Measure.

Long

shelves.

the first Italian

city

of

The

measures

"mile"

reckoned

was

shows, for

at

from

its

as

1,000 paces,

it is derived

the

first

of the Latin

word

phrase millia passuum, "a

paces." The originof the "rod" is

thousand

Sophie Braeunlich, who began her

business life as a type-writerin the office of

editor and
has

sub-assistant

latelybeen
of that

in

time

exchange

secretary and

constituted

urer,
treas-

sole business

manager
of the remarkable

by her. Mrs. Braeunlich superintended

preparationof the government statisticson
gold and silver for the new census
returns.
the

The

New

York

Ladies' Club

its quarters and been

much largerhouse in a

Beginning with
November
names

desire

to

raised.

new

outgrown
to

take

central location.
than two
so

be

work
from

to

this proves
and
men

in Real

when

not

to

know

you

stop and look up

that it makes no

you whether
This is the case
to

you

know

its

with many
meaning or not.
because
used
"new-fangled words"
they
Now
a speciare
new.
means
fic
"impressionist"
thingand would have illumined the subject
in which it was
used, but there are
words,
notablyforeignphrasesthat are used after the
clear. If
perfectly
thought has been made
the thought is not
clear,and it is a thought
look up
be
to
heroic
care
for,
enough
you

what

to

on
a

of the

one

is announced

Gilbertian

that he

that the three

one,
naval
disaster are

new

survivors
tried

shocking

It is

of the

one

to

gone

by

eccentricities

survivors of the ill-fatedSerpent, who

not

are

plainseamen, are to be courtmartialed, apparentlyfor having presumed to

their superiorsin office were
survive when
officers but

drowned.

It is

pieceof farce

pretty and

as

as

one

may

unbelievable

hope

in

to see

cuts

man

sciously
impression uncon-

an

read it all, in

that he has

fore
be-

of his book

page

every

begins,to give

he

case

probpossible,not able,
skip
a
may
valuable things to push along,as a boy skips
it is

finish it,so

does

never

that

deceive himself and

man

book, scenting it afar

of every

"the moral"

good headway
get under
who dares
successful leap. One

and

to

as

who
wastes

books,

arrangements
rule is to stand

The
you want, and how
you

is the

not

Of

books,

most

so

make

skip,
skip judiciously

to
how
valuable time.

know

does not
much

many

are

as

lifetime.

more.

no

with an
skipping: /."?.,
is little temptation
There
purpose.
do
otherwise
to
; but
man
scholarly
honest

be

It must

operas,

has

that chapter, page,

it all

get from

can

that is serviceable and

he

of

even

he

paragraph,or sentence, and takes from

Life.

dred
hun-

alike, or
York,

women

in New

central

for

monious
uncere-

seen.

Fresno

is

Tree

one

there

course

the

in which

reader's

as

thor's
au-

well.

your feet,know what

it, and to take it
you want
on

it.

want

county, Cal.,now

Is

Story.
comes

to

located it in the Sierras, in the most

portionof the mountains, two miles

the front

sad

and

lonely

rugged
north

were

axe

to

get

capturednear

to

it

it. As three brown

no

doubt

the

bears

hunters

with silver streaked hair,a care-worn

woman,
coln
face, and stooped figure, who
frequentsLinPark, in Chicago, with her grandchildren.

their report
of "bait" may
be inferred from
four
that the tree was
129 feet in circumference

in the year
pvery pleasantmorning;

feet from the

she goes

crept forward

with

bated

ground.

breath.

What

sort

This

So,

Jeweler ?

dry goods merchant and a jewelerwere

going home togetheron a street car at the close
of their day's labors, and the former drew
A

from

his vest
to

of

It was
surrounded
for a
Kentucky Meadows.
mile by almost impenetrableunderbrush, so
that the hunters were
compelled to use both

knife and
Tilton

Tall

claims ownership of the "largestlarge

and
stinct
that the club intree." A party of bear hunters, it is said,

things easilysucceed

that ladies find

Mrs. Theodore

in

court-martial.

great is the

place
than the
visitingmore
satisfactory
primitivemethod of leavingcards, remains to
or

It is not

although it

joinit that the fees have been twice

Whether

read every word

of the world much

in
membership of thirty-five

has more
last,it now
its roll,while
on

belongs
that

has

compelled
more

word

every

justas

English justicethat is responsiblefor this

bit of ghastly fooling. The
three
exquisite
discapacity for affairs played

because
thrivingpublication,

however,

courageous,

Mrs.

and
Engineering

must

In this age

special difference

with
Pinafore

Rothwell, editor of the

Mining Journal, becoming

book.

honest
depends upon
judicious,
courageous,
skipping. There is much
cowardly omission
because one
is not willingto pay the priceof
a faithful reading of
the hard
things. It is

honest

doubtful.

library.

Mr.

think that you

not

in every

Reading.

length originatedin the

to
dawn of civilization,
and came
us
through
the Anglo-Saxons. The
yard was
originally every word necessary until it is clear. If the
the lengthof a king'sarm
clear,or if it is a thought
thought is perfectly
; the foot,the length
that you are sure
of his pedal extremities. The
word
inch is
you have no use for,then be
In many
derived from the Latin uncia, a twelfth part,
heroic enough to leave the passage.
be things for
but why the foot was
divided into twelfths, books, even
the best, there may
which you care
not
little,
instead of tenths or elevenths, no one
claims
enough to pay for
who
One
to be wise enough to tell. It has been
gested their readingin this busy world.
sugthat probably the inch was
originally reads much will frequentlyfind that the author
he
has
book
the length of the second
finger, builds a special
chapterupon some
joint of the forephase
and that twelve of these equal the
already mastered, or in that particular
of the subjectthe author is far below some
lengthof the forearm, which averages about
In brief a good
read.
master
he has recently
foot in length.
one
feet,he reads with
reader is always on his own
The inch used to be divided into three "barleycorns,"
which
were
simply the length his mind keenly alive to what he needs, to
that is better said than here,
of the barley. what he has seen
of the
"corn"
grain or
name

papers
news-

readers,while

will fiil the

of

Origin
Our

Y., the promoter

N.

Troy,

highereducation of

Willard

fancies, but the

in

state

of

A statute

other

on

pin-money remained

of

Shakespeare's
blance
strong family resem-

Joan, bearing a

Emma

sell

to

second

of

word

to

allowed

was

shop onlyon the firstand

their allowances

of travels.

Several of the descendants

sister

"pin-money" thus originated:

after the invention of pins in the fourteenth
term

of

Art

his handsome

wind

it up.

Waltham
"This

and proceeded

isn'tthe

right

do that,"said his friend. "Every watch

the firstthing in the
at home
should be wound
morning, so that the fullest tension of the
time

to

during the
springmay be upon the movement
jarringof the owner's footsteps while he is up
tion
frequent regulaThis will save
and awake.

time-piece.Try it for a month or

ment
you'llbe surprisedat the improve-

of the
two

and

in your time."

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u
dral will be

About.

ThingsTalked

is one
catchingboats and trains, various incidental
thing to
be a burden
itecture delaysand accidents,life must
; the archlocality
New
to be in
to
York men
seem
indeed to them.
there is infinitely
superior

be said in favor of the

going up
[regular

correspondence

the

of

order

new

the old brown

of

4, 1890.
things climatically

Thanksgiving
speaking,
of the long
to be but a
would seem
memory
past. The white and cold festival day of our
Perchance
mother's youth,has not survived.
flowing through and
the electrical currents
and friction
tremendous
the
the
land,
speed
over
have discouragedthe
of thingsin general,
silent snow-king from
lavishinghis crystal
treasures
abroad, causing him to retreat to
old-fashioned

the

front monotony.

stone

at

hour's notice

an

an

dinner

admirable

be

can

tell the meal

and the diner cannot

served

was

house.
Oysters, bouUion,
not cooked
what
will, are packed in
you
terrapin,
game,
that require
ice, in tins and chafing-dishes,
In a word
ing
housekeeponly a lightedmatch.
in the

the prempay
ium
easy, but you mnst
this expert system, and it is not a cheap

on
one.

who

brightwoman,
well

way

towards

on

alreadymade her
heights,having
literary
had

it

was

Take

of haste.

state

the

item

one

the "L" stairs four

going up and down
times a day ; that in itselfis wearing to a great
degree. Stillthe ranks continue to swell, and
the small towns
yearly send their quota of
of

who

men

young

to

come

called

seek that elusive

sideratum
de-

fortune.

Interesting
People.

About

is made

nesses.
fast-

the mountain

it may,
Be
as
Thanksgiving time with warm
that

chronic

publishedseveral successful novels, with one

green
Journal,has
running in the Ladies Home
now
and mild
sun
justmet with a tragicand self-inflicted death.
caused
atmosphere.
Illhealth and too great mental activity
A littleboy hearingthat the churches
were
her mind to become
periodicallyunbalanced
sired
d
ewith vegetablesand fruits,
relatives she
of
to be decorated
Eluding the watchfulness
ranging
the sixth floor,arat a hotel on
earnestlyto be allowed to go and
hired a room
very
take something to the "vegetablechurch."
details with apparent complete sanity.
who
to the
at once
avenue,
she went
Callingon friends in Le.\ington
Entering the room
I found
for over
a year,
have been travelling
and jumped out, rebounding from the
window
the topography of that specialportionof the
vestibule.
When
picked up, she was dead.
It has greatlyshocked all who knew her, as it
city completely changed. Opposite their
house formerlyhad been a large,
that there was
open pleasure was
not generallyknown
any
a
ground giving a spacious view over towards
mental trouble. Two
long
years ago I had
and a wide expanse
of sky-scape. chat with her at a brilliant reception in this
Park avenue
structure
Now
a
huge, free-stone apartment
city,
given to the Russian painter Verestchafrowns grimly down, shutting out and clo.sing gen,
and
Princess
Engalitchifi. Y'oung,
in all range of sight. Thinking the dwellers
lectual
happilymarried, endowed with originalintelof the closed-in house would regret their fate,
conversationalist,
a
fascinating
gifts,
I was
in the ending of her
what ironyof fate was
ready to condole, but found there was
stillbalm in Gilead, for the imposing building brief and brilliant life!
of Anne
The
name
at least "cut off the cold winds
that formerly Sheldon Coombs
was
widelyknown.
had free access
to wreak
their will." So the
of some
A young woman
publicityand I am
beautiful law of compensation is often there, told great beauty and fascination,who
has received
do we but look for it.
buffetingsof unkind fate, is at
many
These great buildings,
that are like nothing
leaf in fortune's favor.
last about to turn a new
so
much
colossal honeycombs
bee in
as
Mrs.
a
Blaine, Jr., is at present "the
Young
each cell invade the cities,
and are stillrising fashion ;" people with money
and influence
northern

more

climes and

new

Apropos of apartment houses, caterers have

advanced
their business to such a point that

light.]

December

York,

New

With

SEIBERS.

H.

EUGENIA

BY

There

centre.

Queen Victoria will have a grand family

down to the latest
gathering,all members,
grandchild,being invited at Windsor Castle
Day.

Christmas

T.

C. Crawford, the former

has

where,
Wild

business

as

Show,

West

during his
profits

own

from

Europe,

for Buffalo Bill's

manager
he has made
upward of one
dollars in

thousand

hundred

respondent,
cor-

newspaper

just returned

two

two

continent will be

years. Cody's
the European

years on
five hundred

thousand

fond mother

sets aside

dollars.
Bernhardt's

Maurice

thousand
thirty-five

a year for her son's

in debt
Bernhardt
runs

dollars

and

young
expenses,
for about ten thousand

dollars

more

on

an

erage.
av-

continuallyfiguresin the small

talk of the French capital.
He

Bancroft, who

George

historythis winter,said

to

finish his

friend,a few days

work

laid my

"I have

ago:

hoped
to a

the

upon

shelf

mons.
only wait for the future sumLiteraryeffort has passed beyond my
powers."

and

can

now

Leonidas

M.

from

Greek,

gressman
ConMiller, the Democratic
is a full-blooded
Oshkosh,

the firstman

of that

race

who

held

ever

"

seat

of the

in the Congress

United

States.

"

mushroom-like

in

night. But

the

rents

are

magnificent,
anywhere from eighteenhundred
a

year to half as many

dark at that.

rooms

thousands, and
Yet

it is

houses in desirable locations.

consequence

it is either life in

well out towards

Said

real

Harlem
estate

e.xcellent houses

flat,or

to

taken

In

house

way.

"You can
agent lately,
Manhattan
on
Island,

her up.

Mrs.

Kendal
that

her, and the story goes

with Mrs.

some

impossibleto

obtain small

have

been

Kendal

next

year.

great sufferer from

and

has

been

who

have

seen

confined
her tellme

is very

Mrs.
acute

is to

she

kind
act

Blaine has
rheumatism

Friends
her bed.
she receives in state,

to

Recami^r, enveloped in creamy

a
laces,propped up in bed, her long golden hair
la

Mme.

Miller is

not

an

Hellenic

name,

and

Mr.

ler
Mil-

does not know his patronymic,neither does

He
speak the language of his ancestors.
the battle-fieldof
a waif picked up
was
upon
from
Missolonghi in 1834, and took his name
and
benefactor. Colonel J. P.
his preserver
he

Miller,of
Governor

Vermont.

Stanford

has

laid the foundation

pillowsin radiant profusion. of a university

to his son, Lememorial
as
a
big enough for an ordinaryfamily, for $1,000
She has the potent gift of magnetism, and
stitutions
land Stanford, Jr.,that will rival the older infar
if you will but go
a year,
within
draws all hearts to her cause, that come
enough up town
He
is givingto the
of older lands.
for them."
There
will
find
moved
reof
her
the magic
yourself
you
presence.
versity
construction of the Leland Stanford Jr.,Unia long way
from the present fashionable
I heard a New
York girlsay a good thing
a personalattention
that,if his health
another
ness
regionof the city; but you will meet
recently. She is livelyand gay, has a fondand life are spared,will,with its endowments,
societythere,in no respect inferior to the old,
for the good thingsand times, generally, make
it compare
favorably with the seats of
save
of this world.
"Oh dear,"said she "how
fortunate
unperhaps in wealth. I refer to that newly
learning in England, Germany, and America.
and finely
built up region north and west of
it is to have a champagne taste, with
Central Park.
It is a second New
who is
York grow,
To have a good time,
a lagerbeer income."
Father Ignatius,the English monk
does
ing up there,a distinct community ; ing
compris- as the world goes, in New York, certainly
preachingin this country, is as attractive as
than a bread and butter income.
couples settingup for themselv es
It is quite approyoung
a
requiremore
priate
chrysanthemum show.
in small cities who
in one
Business men
walk
his present
professional
can
to use
men, well-to-do merchants,who are
way for him
and
from
different
from
their
at
take their dinners
been noted
succeeding,
to and
have ever
ofiices,
for monks
people
parts of
headquarters,
the country who
in ample leisure in the bosom
of their
York to
noon
for a fondness for horticulture. This earnest,
gravitateto New
much to be thankful for. The
derstood,
spend the remainder of their days in the metropolis. families have
godly man, like most zealots,is easilymisunTheir distance from
York men
in business
New
Yorkers
and exposed to heartless ridicule or
great majorityof New
of similar ways of living,
in a hurry from the time they get up until
are
preclude their mingcourage
un-Christian
criticism. His mission is to enling
and causes
them to institutea new
society, dinner at night. In a certain large importing
weaklingsand pointthe road. Even
and ere
his
another
"four
hundred"
down
town
on
two-thirds
of
house,
his
views
years
if we don't agree with
or
Broadway,
many
approve
will be in existence,congregated in the region the largeforce live out of town
in New
Jersey, methods, he is too unique a figureto lose in
pf which the new Protestant EpiscopalCatheStaten Island and
with
this modern
Brooklyn. What
age.

rent

over
floating

the

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buy,

to

to

proven

their

tlie)nsi:lvfs or

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bie good. Please write upon
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only,and address
Game

our

is

REEFERS

cored,

one

the paste thin,cut

each
of four inches, lay on
Roll

squares

out

into
an

cupful
eight
apple

with sugar in aperture made

by removing core,
to
of paste, and bring them
wet four corners
that

remember

Also

have

customers

for

FULLY
CHEER-

RETURN

apple and
baking

fasten, sift

twenty-hve minutes;

oven

and

sheet

suj^ar
in

with hard

serve

Parboil

bought of

us

in every

and set aside after you have

peeled them,
you
they should get perfectlycold. When
butter or
to
cook
heat
some
them,
are
ready
particular. good drippingin frying-pan
small
; fryin it one
onion chopped fine,until it begins to change

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Co.,
"

potatoes,cut
thick

too

put in
dice),not
into small squares (like
minute

one

say,

or

Stir well

broad.

or

Main

clothiers"

price

Street, Corner

Front,

Worcester.

and

potatoes do

minutes, takingcare

"one

Then

more.

not

cook

S.

Cheese

Dress

Lessons

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or

at

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when

desired.

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B.
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to

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CLOCKS,
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Hair

of

SELECT
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prepared

to furnish

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music
for weddings, fairs, dramatic
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etc.
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apply to H. B. Wentworth, Manager,
75 West
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to

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; add

the

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lady to allow a growth of hair to remain
to
make
her personal beauty and
mar
also permanently removed.
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friends unhappy. Moles
No

Process.
excuse
upon

her

the

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for any

her face to

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to

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Worcester.

Strkkt,

Scotch

Scones.

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large tabhspoonfullard,2 eggs, nearly i pint
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;

mix

enough

to

into

and
beaten
eggs
; add
smooth
just consistent
Flour the board, turn out

Is

relia-

bright.

to
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complete its smoothness; roll it out with rollingpinto Jsinch in thickness, cut with sharp

larger than soda crackers,

knife into squares
on
fold each in three-cornered pieces. Hake
both
on
minutes; brown
10
hot griddle8 or
sides.

clean,

b'e, independent,

dough

handle.

THE

BOSTON
HERALD

rub in lard cold

Is

and

cut

Bangs

of

head

Whole

50 minutes.

milk

Club
Elberon
Orchestral

the

Agents wanted.

System.

KENNARD'S

C.

MISS

add

between
at a time,beating 3 or 4 minutes
Sift togetherflour and powder, which

each.

oven

" OPTICALGOODS.
REPAIRING

Rule

Tailor

Improved

Proprietorof

Sole

L. F. W.\LSH,

MRS.

drape. Open day

linings
patterns and

Dressmaking

evening.

cut

; use

the butter,etc., with the coffee,raisins,

Mix into a smooth
citron,milk, and extracts.
batter. Bake in paper lined cake tin in a hot

FINEWATCHES,

N.

GroutBlock,
387 Main Street,
Up One Flight.

eggs

add

IN

S 0

720
call ;

to
you

and

fire

ful
cupfulof very strong coffee, one cupbutter,two cupfuls sugar, three eggs, i '2
baking
powder,
pintsHour, 1 1" teaspoonfuls
one
cupfulstoned raisins,cut in two, ]'-cupful
chopped citron,to drops each e.xtract allspice

ENGLAND,

Main

Cake.

and
nutmeg,
butter and sugar to

DEALER

492

to the
527 .Main street,has removed
Former
Main
street.
pupils are
and solicited. We
welcome
new
ones

at

Windsor,

itto fillpat^ pans"

ten min"
in steadyoven

quitecold

and

W. A.

F.

E.

Send

wanted.

Block,

**WORCESTER DRESS CUTTINGSCHOOL**

HAIR

One

STREET.

MAPLE

Agents

Clark's

17
Mass.

Cakes.

lined with paste, bake

Coffee

O.

Street.

Serve

utes.

Printed.

B.

cuttingand making patterns and liningscut to

Kellogg-French Tailor System.
in cutting,making and
draping. Teaching

Drain

on
curd, eggs, sugar and cocoanut
cream,
when
thick, remove,
in thick saucepan,

ANNOUNCEMENT CARDS

tit perfectly
by the

to

cupfulcocoanut, one cupful milk curd,

cupful
cupfulcream, five yolks eggs, one
Place
teaspoonfule.xtract rose.
sugar, one

e.xtract when

C O

Worcester
DressCatting
Academy.

One

AND

236 Main

one

WEDDING INVITATIONS

some

hot.

Cocoanut

S.

A.

five

break

Put in
not brown.
pieces. They must
minced parsleyjustbefore taking up.
dry by shaking in a heated colander.
very

sold

fast
break-

at

factory
satis-

color

Goods

KEYES.

principleof dressevery
modern
examine
the various

call and

MRS.

potatoes

more

or

as

not

Potatoes.

dozen

S. M.

understand

to

for Circular.

if anything
is

wish

cutting should

Street, Worcester,

Lyonnaise

Needlework,

furnished.

DressCutting
ScliooL
All who

bake

sauce.

THE

PAID

MONEY

hot

MAKE

and

PRICE,

the top of the

vantage,
adover
them, lay on

TEE
GUARAN-

we

QUALITY,
and

our

every

material

in use;
the King of Squares,the Buddingsystems now
Five
Fifteen Dollars.
Prices from
to
ton, and others.
Every pupilthoroughly taught. Time not limited.

Dumplings.

sugar.

best in this city.

largestand

let wine

oranges, add a little red wine;

time in the gravy.

Kight apples,peeled and

of the

one

on

Instruction
given and
commission.

Street,

Fine

Order.

to

MRS.

.some

Apple

CAPOTES"z"(/

"^;xra,l3n.-i:Lt
Knibroldery,

street, Worcester, Mass.]

proper quantityof veal gravy, pepper

in the juice of two
salt to taste ; squeeze

boil

display of OVERCOATS,
ULSTERS,

side of the per

pato Culinary

Work,

Done

Sauce.

good
that

Mexican

tried and

Take
and

remember

vicinity to

have

communications

the

339 Main

Editor, Light,

BOYS

and

invites the ladies of Worcester

[Light

Should

-^ART NEEDLEWORK AND STAMPING^-

Eat.

Something to

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CIRCULATION
LARGEST

17
About

the House.

*" It is always sad

to

The

flowers

see

Clark

wither,

but in winter when

they are so costly,

it is especially
To
irritating.
revive withering How-

"vfini4.

take them

ers

colli water

from

the vase, throw

Sawyer

the

out

Co.

and

replace it with hot water in

you
barelyhold your finger;put the
Howers in immediately. The effect
is wonderful.
which

can

478

Carpet
Dept.

"" If

cinder

close the
as

Main

St.

well fixed in the

flax seed under the eyelidand
A sticky g^mmy
substance

eyeball,
place a

forms

482

to

has become

eye.
the flax seed swells,and in it the cinder
caught and by it will be covered

will be
and

then be

can

easilyremoved.

DECORATED

*, To

keep sponges soft and white wash

occasionallyin warm
water
with a little

them

tartaric acid in it,then

Smyrna
Rugs!

*, If you

30x60 inch, only $3, regular price $4.25.

1-2

3x4

corroded, soak for an hour in strong

water, then scour, ending with a brisk
rubbing with a pieceof clean paper. This is
used by men
who clean the brass upon steam
engines,and they will have no other scouring
substance.

Price

for

this

69c.

*" If the feet are tender and

with alcohol each night.

1000YardsBodyBrussels

It is

and Tapestry
Remnants,
I

yard

for mats.

to

yards

Prices

in

length,
than

more

and

BAND

Regular price

suitable

reasonable.

The

fixture

Shades.

All

60c.

and

nickle

to

odd.

$1 each.
pull.

30c.
cluding
In-

IN

generallyknown
like

hard

of

treatment

that linoleum

wood

DOULTON,

", There
healthier,as

floors involves many

which
on
a
large

year round.

sanction

ever

WORCESTER,
METTLACH,

nothing prettier,
cheaper or
floor covering,
than matting the

Rugs

may

ADROYAL

JAPANESE,
CRESCENT,

ETC.

Over

different
75
styles of
Decorated
After-Dinner
fees
Coffrom

$1.75 to $40.00 a

dozen.

return.

is
a

MINTON,

CARLSBAD,

floor, and

health depends. A
heavy carpet tacked down close to the baseboards,
and winding its dusty lengthinto corners
and alcoves and under large pieces of
furniture,is becoming a thingof the past, to
which, it is to be hoped, neither luxury nor
fashion will

Furniture

JARS

of the household

measure

LOT.

from

WAT-

DOULTON.

bathe them

sore

important considerations,

DADO

CARLSBAD,
AND

DECORATEDCRACKER

polishedwith a regularpolishingbrush. It is
generallytreated this way in English houses.

^^WINDOW SHADES,4JOB

ROYAL

CRESCENT,

CAULDON,
TEAU

PROMINENT

HAVILAND,

WORCESTER,

DERLEY,
not

be waxed

can

From

THE
"

much

300 Brussels
Hassocks,
week,

ALL

MAKES

anything made of brass, when a few moments

rubbing will show the value of this singular
agent as a polisher. If your brass is very

3x3

soda

Regular price, $1.

IN

some,
your brasses to look handthe soot very carefully
from the

and let it be quite

stove-pipe,
a
small piece of an
old linen
itand dip it into the soot, and
polish

towel,wet
yards, $5, regular price, $7.50.
yards, $6.50,regular price, $9. 3x3
yards, $7.50, regular price, $10.50.
yards, $8.50,regular price,$12.

CHINACHOCOLATEPOTS

cold

sponge

inside of the
black.
Take

American
Art Squares.
1-2x3

in
a

wish

scrape

rinse them

Rubbing [lemon juiceinto

will keep it sweet and clean.

water.

DUPLEX AND CENTRAL DRAFT

"

TABLE,BANQUETAND

be collected in time.

*, To

AT

give a brilliant white light a lamp

thorough cleaningevery littlewhile.
The oil should
be poured out of the fount in
such a way that no
dregs shall be left on the
needs

Low

Prices.

bottom.
Terms
but

on

CASH

of
four

CREDIT
months'

suit

to

time

you

the

purchaser,
can

PRICES.

buy

at

strong
dried.

The
soap

water

It should

PINRHAffl
" WILLIS,
new

water

warm

in

and

Decorated
ArtFlowerPots.

fresh oil,

dust.

that

it is freed

crosses

If the wick

the sediment

has become

replaceit with

THE

one.

*, Someone

Street.

then be washed
in

then be filledwith

until the network

dirt and

clogged with

Main

fount should

suds, rinsed

the other oil being kept for cleaning purposes.

The
burner
should
be boiled in soda and
from

355

PIANO LAMPS.

writes

heated before cuttingnew

evenly as ifstale.

that

if the

knife

bread, it will
Mrs.

cut

F. L. T.

CLARK-SAWYER

be
as

478 TO 482 MAIN STREET.

CO

IS

man
disappointed

and

Short Stories.

Some

the

in

seen

was

city,

traveled

He

Thanksgiving morning.

more

spend Thanksgiving
he is engaged
whom
give her a pleasantsurprisehe
On
her of his coming.
had
not informed
reachingher home he found that the family
the
to
Vermont
day
sper.d
to
all gone
had
and as he was
obligedto return to his business
that night,he could not follow them, and the
a lonelyday at a hotel.
result was

than

miles

hundred

with the young

and thipking to

to

to

woman

rheumatic

fifty-eight
years old and a
of the poor,
into the office of the overseers
week and handed them the
this
New
Bedford,
at
A

man

very

the

to take

of

care

The

home."

good

one

no

nicest morsels

has

but

pension

no

how to go
he said "he didn't know
Verily,truth is stranger
to work to get one."
Grand
the
for
is
and
here
a
case
than fiction
because

as

other, "at

Not

the

one

"And
fire-place."
kindlyand respectfully."
But, ah, John, it's sorrowful to
can't be
"What, Jane.'" "We

be

sure.
"

old but

great stickler

tolerate

not

The
visits a

at us

!"

once

Victoria is
will

at the

corner

everybody looks
think

steak, the

bits of

house, the easiest chair, and

in the

warmest

"To

to

of chicken, the largest

piecesof
"Yes," said the
out for me."
table
comforhouse I have the most

of

breach

she
tom.
cus-

she

nation
imagi-

with

him

about

and
one

mayor
had
been

scared

was

ot

almost

of

one

When

the vote

came

righteousindignationand
"1 should

information.

pig

and

of

rose

in

further
from

hear

the

told that

am
a

in the

other

the

on

Kerr

demanded
to

vote

exactlywhat these 'shammies' are

they are a cross between a
sheep." "There is a book about
politely
replieda member
library,"

government
for.

like

for discussion

up

named

member

honorable

for

Parliament

objectasked

laudable

them

side

of the house; I'llgo and

Kerr, touched by this

Mr.

you."
received the volume
act of courtesy, graciously
voice,the
and began readingout in a pompous
a famous
passage
passage pointedout to him"

fetch it for

from

of the works

one

of the eminent

Clemens, better known

Samuel
his readers

as

proceeded,the

the

Mark
house

Twain.

As

list
natura-

to many

the

quicklyrealized

shop

purchase a

Mr.

so

hovered

She

round

German
last

Kerr.

When

he

came

be

worse

English fleet lay at

and

when

summer

the astonishment
his

to

this

that island

was

officer,
accordingto
four-year-old
boy who never

old army

had

ter,
Cus-

tired of

FISCHER,

and

alarm

of

the

skill of

his

ENGLAND,

NEW
In

Walnut

Rosewood,

$225.00.

AT

PAYMENTS.

MONTHLY

CASH.

Mahogany.

or

PIANOS

NEW

An
a

excellent time

exchange

to

your old for

piano.

new

ORGANS
Makers.

Best

tors.
specta-

descending to the deck after

comrades
expressed their appreciation
PIANO

done; but, lackingthe

Mrs.

EMERSON,

ferred
trans-

the

than rabbits !"

BROS.,

BEHR

land
Heligo-

Germany. On board a German manof-war, which lay alongsidean English vessel,

wonderful
agilityby running
a sailor showed
the
and standing upon
up to the mast-head
vers,
He then went
truck.
through several maneuand concluded
by standingon his head,
On

DAVIS,

"

HALLET

the assistant in charge,

PLUSH;
THE

IN

FOLIOS

AND

AND

MOROCCO

ALLIGATOR,

IN

WOODS,

RICH

IN
ROLLS

MUSIC

MUSIC

SCARFS,

AND

CABINETS

PIANO

CHAIRS,

AND

STOOLS
COVERS

IN

EVERYTHING

FACT,

LINE.

MUSICAL

rival,he

and came
lost his balance
tumbling down
The lookersmuch faster than he had gone up.
in horror, expecting to
held their breath
on
the
deck ; but
dashed
him
to
on
see
pieces
stories. "This story is a little rough on
war
he
his fall, and
the rigging broke
me," said the officer to Mrs. Custer, "but if luckily
He
shook
self,
himunhurt.
his
feet
alightedon
know
that he wants
a
a child,you
you know
threw up his head, and, in a somewhat
of I's,and nothingtold in
sprinkling
plentiful
staggeringfashion, rushed to the vessel's side
I kept on
manded,and cried exultinglyto the German
he desailors :
the third person.
So
as
tillone
"There, do that if you can!"
day he looked up in my face
An

KNABE,

to

to

SONS,

of the

out."
A

BY

MADE

"

CHICKERING

the usual

manifested

and

suggested a
difficulty,
would be purchaser
set of Shakespeare. The
the prompt
met this proposal,however, with
it first came
remark : "Oh, he read that when
to help her out

FINE

PIANO

bookseller's

bigger than

would

IS

present for her husband.

indecision,whereupon

of

reading
the joke.

to

recentlyinto

went

woman

MAKE

CAN

ONE

asked

his
exploit,
by a series of huzzahs which had a
is no
thai the "chamois
statement
the English. One
sound
of triumphing over
a mustard
glar- of the British tars, piqued for the honor of his
seed," he stopped himself, and ing
the House, now
on
roaringwith laughter, country, ran up to the top of the vessel's mast
mals
with anido we
asked : "What
want
fiercely
like a cat, and essayed,with all his might, to
Zealand?
like that in New
Why, they throw up his heels as
had
the German
Not

Present
Holiday

drew
Anwas

of his wits.

the queen
"Mr.
Thomas

USEFUL

AND

visiting. The
out

that when

nervous

so

was

says : "Rise, Sir

occasion, the queen

the

cities she

fellow

poor
He

sword

Jones." On
to knight

SENSIBLE,

The

Zealand.

New

in

acclimgovernment of the colonyis anxious to atize

the chamois, and in order to e.xecute this

an

DURABLE,

portionof

just occurred

^150.

ACCEPTABLE,

knight the mayor thereof. The form of

dubbing a knight is exceedinglysimple. The
candidate kneels before her majesty ; she asks
"Andrew
Jones,"
his name
; he gives it simply
it might be ; the queen touches
whatever
or

dreamed
have ever
Twain
kins."
Hophis name,
he answered
:
voted
his "Tramp in Europe" deWhereupon her majesty, incensed at
he
to the discussion of the insect which
ance
allowand making no
this breach of custom
amusingly describes as a chamois would
exclaimed:
for the poor man's trepidation,
bly,
assemday be read aloud in a legislative
Hopkins," and, throwing
"Rise, Mr. Thomas
the subject of a parliamentary
and become
the sword aside,sailed indignantlyout of the
And yet this is preciselywhat
debate.

has

MOST

THE

the queen
is that,whenever
shall, before leaving that

custom

town,

formality;

at

anything like

Mark

can

that the

so

his

of
flights

in the wildest

even

our

room

smaller

to look into.

Army

saved

pie are

one

any

"

town,

industrious,

and

sober

record

war

I have

old age and I need a

to this country in

came

man

1852,has always been

has

city.

the

in my

me

deliver

voice "I

broken

saying in a
everythingI have to

tenderest

house, all the

rentingfor$i4 a

house, now

tenement

month,

"we

one,

the rebellion ?'

down

old people were

talking one day
delightsof old age. "Why," said
get the best of everything. At our

Two
about

went

deed of

'Father, couldn't you get

said;

help you put

S.R.Lelaad"S
446
WORCESTER,

MAIN

446

STREET,

MASS

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Old Fashioned,

Round

Strong

Linens.

These

in allwidths and are particularly

goods come
adaptedfor embroiderywork.

SamplesSent

on

Application

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Place, Boston.

to

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LIGHT

Evening Entertainment.

An
The

their

on
pleasure of your company
She also desires you
Tuesday evening next.
and prepare
a littlesketch
curw
to bringsome

requests the

of others. She
upon it for the entertainment
ject
would suggest complete secrecy upon the obselected until that evening."
erable
thrown into considThe young people were
e.\citement on the receiptof the dainty
It

notes.

was

easy

to

ctir/o with the

connect

curious; but did it apply to works

well

as

art

They

of

as

dictionaries and

consulted

held "his

discussed,and then each

nature

ion
opin-

own

Sayles wanted

the greatest curw

Strong, who had seen
as

so

longed for

one

take

to

he knew
electric

of those

to

his

ter
sis-

baby

about.

lightsin

Jack
city,

carry.

heart than a
girl's
A girlpossessingthis feils as
real secret?
fice.
a politician
as
justelected to ofconsequential
It shows in her very gait.
What

Soon

The

attractive

more

allsettled down

Upon

in earnest.

to

to

the work

of preparation

appointedevening
mysterious packages,

the

they appeared with

which were
given into the care of the hostess.
Miss Mason
After an exchange of greetings.
opened one box and took out an e.\carefully
quisite
piece of Japanese workmanship. It
This was
vase.
was
a Cloisonne
broughtby
Rose
Lapham, and she was called upon to tell
something about it. Then she described how
is prepared, the gold
the metal foundation

and

surroundings.
party

ci/riii

the hostess will

kind

indeed

was

and

success;

remembered

be

long

for her

thoughtfulness.
Cold

Weather

Food.

approach of cold weather

sharpens
one's appetitefor hot breakfast cakes, with
their usual
accompaniments of plenty of
maple or sugar syrup. It is said that there is
food which suppliesso much
carbon to the
no
The

system

as

molasses, and

or

sugar

is the

now

good supply
if they
receipts,and see

when

time

needs

one

Try these

still."
Robert

inserted question
skilfully

Mason

and made
her guests feel how rich
comment,
their lives might be in great thoughts,whatever

Mason

"Miss

read thus:

invitations

Miss

z\

of coal.
not

are

pintof graham flour,half a pint of

white flour,half a pint of Indian
meal, one
heaping teaspoonfulof sugar, half a teaspoon
ful of salt and two
teaspoonfuls of baking
Beat
one
powder into a sieve,and sift them.
and mix it with half a pint of
egg tilllight,
one

milk and

Rice Cakes
and
is

usual

as

two

pintof

of

cups

boiled

milk while the rice

If cold rice is used great care

that the lumps are well broken.

be taken

of

in

one
pint
teaspoonfulof

well-beaten

flour,into which
Beat

egg.

before

and

sugar

rice

must

Stir

heaping

one

of salt and

one

one

placed

well

jewelry,
Re.specting
displayall that your
afford to buy.
can
^
Everythingwhich can bear the mark of
the needle is emblazoned
with the cypher in
plainwhite embroidery.
is quite the
^ Glacd kid for evening wear
fashion,and is always less perfectin fit than
the sudde
be worn,

kid ; but if fashion dictates itshould

glacd kid will be.

worn

.5" The
girdle of velvet is still a leading
fashion in the finish of the corsage where the
skirt of the gown
istrimmed with velvet,many
of which

stillused.

are

on
largeas a dime are seen
the latest London
dogskin gloves,and their
effect is decidedlybrassy, but they are the
walking;glove,and so must be worn
regulation
by the elitdor those who follow the last wrinkle

-5" Buttons

as

of fashion.
The

latest

thing

novelty, for

never

been

the

seen

That

Take

"

with half

mix

warm.

smooth

Bake

and

.5-

griddle.

hot

Make

ingredients,
adding

these

milk if too thick.

littlemore

on

of water.

amount

same

batter from

smooth
a

the

small

are

purse

rows

good.
Put

Beauty'sAdornments.
4^ Feathers
behind.

on

these

in g'oves is a decided

before
counters

have
of

plush gloves
glove stores.

our

of foreign origingoes

are

without

of
purple are some
the shades that these hand coveringsshow.
..5-For brides' glacdkid will be quite the
As
fashionable hand wear.
nothing shorter

saying. Green,

red and

than ell)Ow sleeves

twelve

the batter tillit is very

bodice

The

are

stylishon

lengthswill be

button

of

the

bridal dress,

worn.

newest

for

gowns

baking.

evening,have puffson the hips,and are plainly

hind.
fitted to the figure,
fasteningwith a lace beof
Indian meal and one
cupful
High shouldered effects are made by
one-half
of
and polished to perfection.She sugdown
one
gested
ful
teaspoonteaspoonful
sugar,
puffedsleeves,with a bow or chou above them.
that this may well be called a "patience"
of salt and two
teaspoonfulsof baking
.5- Tulle althoughsupersededby mousseline
vace.
powder ; sift togetherand mix into a smooth
who see
is stillclung to by young
girls,
chiffon,
if
The next box contained a bird of paradise;
batter with two
cupfuls of milk or more
its attractions in the way of youthfuleffect.
its home
and surthe cakes small
roundings, the batter is too stiff. Make
told about
and the owner
In truth, a girl with great delicacyof com
and made his hearers admire more
and bake at least twice as longas other griddle
so
appropriately
plexionand coloring is never
its wonderful
structure.
than ever
cakes.
anous
gowned for a dance as in this exquisitediaphSift two
Cakes
Then came
a
cupfuls
specimen of Chinese carving
Quick Buckwheat
is in
stuff. The noveltyin tulle gowns
cut
tiful
in beauflour with two
in ivory,
a ball within a ball, but
of buckwheat
teaspoonfulsof
their decoration, and in this lies the chief
teaspoonfulof salt and
designs.
baking powder, one
bons
in making them, for the appliedribdifficulty
ery
When
of sugar.
Alice Swan
ready to
one
brought East Indian embroidtablespoonful
mode
are
in Louis XV.
perplexing
very
rather
and
make
a
silken
in gold thread
fabrics,
bake add cold water enough to
upon
of an
unless in the practicedhand
expert.
sit and ply the needle
showed how the women
thin batter.
Narrow
satin ribbon, say of an inch in width,
Take
small
a
Cakes
Buckwheat
Raised
so
skilfully.
is set in bows with flowing ends at intervals
mix
with
of nice lightyeast, and
pressed flower
half-cupful
Benny Stone ^brought one
full skirt.
the plain,
over
and one
water
the North
Pole where
from the spot nearest
two
ful
teaspooncupfulsof warm
beautiful
.5- The Greek gown, and no more
Mix
and
wheat
there is any vegetation,and told the story of
each of salt and sugar.
by young
model has yet been shown, is worn
had
flour in the proportionof two cupbrave explorerswho
buckwheat
fuls
gone through such
in
made
and,
indoor
for their
gowns,
to one
of buckwheat
cupfulof wheat, stir girls
hardshipto reach that latitude.
rather looser lines,by married ladies for their
and water till it
mixed flour into the
specimen looked like a chip from a
wires put on for the outlines of flower or leaf,
the colors added and burned, the whole ground

Meal

Indian

Cakes

"

Take

cupfulsof
graham flour,

three

"

"

"

One

the

wood-pile
; but
found

it proved to be

the

near

bones

of

bit of wood

mastodon,

and

twenty feet of solid rock and

an
objectrich in
twenty feet of peat. It was
buried under

and
suggestions,
long centuries.
One brought a

carried

the

company

back

will

yeast

drop from

batter

in

half.

As

soon

as

dough.

let it rise
into the

enough

water

batter,set

risen

enough

the

Set
at

the fire is built in the

it rather thin

it will have

like

placeand

warm

stir warm
make
and

the spoon

least
ing,
morn-

dough

to

the stove,
be nice by the

it near
to

If there is a
for baking.
bit of amber, with impristime it is wanted
oned
insects,and another a quaintfigure,half
suspicionof sourness, add a littlesoda.
All griddlecakes are better if eaten hot and
human, half monkey, found buried with the
mummies

in

Egypt.

crispas

griddle. A
best griddle
very
be lightly
greased

firsttaken from

the

of salt pork is the

The griddleshould
stimulated
greaser.
of grease
or
accumulation
and
scraps
no
to gain further information!
Indeed, next to
should be allowed to collect in it while baking.
the exercise of the affections and givinghappiness It is better to scour
the griddlewith salt,and
to others,there is probably nothing so
If the
before putting away.
wipe carefully
to
it is likely
with water
pleasurablein life as acquiringknowledge, griddle is washed
the young faces lightedup
facts were
unfolded and their minds
How

about
learning

the wonders

as

ditferent

when

of nature and

art.

square

stick.

tea

Crape

gowns.

adapted

to

robe and

or

chiffon is the fabric best

graceful lines of
garnitureof metal gimp
the

the

Greek

is chosen

for its adornment.

puffs around the

.5- The fashion of narrow
armhole of the bodice is decidedlyprettyupon
and is also far
and
children,
women
slender
stout figuresthan the
becoming to even
more
distended
abnormal, high-standing,
which
the

reach

close

.5- Cloth
are

under

sleeve

leg-o'-mutthe ends,

the arms, are put on

after it is finished and

dresses

alreadyseen

ahead

puffs,pointedat

These

model.

ton

trimmed

with

over

justed.
ad-

astrachan

in the streets, perhaps a little

of time, but
to look upon.

some
nevertheless very hand-

IvICiHT

Zl

The Bank of
of

Many
conversant

B?nk

of

from

readers,as well as others not

with the facts, have supposed the

our

England, the

of which

name

has been

the government
1840,thus separating

in

Buren,

England.

the banks.

system
government
and

the

have

to

for the past two weeks, to be

The
governmentalaffair. This is not so.

Bank
the

chartered

England was
reign of William
of

The

idea

William
who

and

had

British government
obtainingfunds to

Patterson,

Mary, when the

in
difficulty
the French

on

carry

bank

merchant

of

war.

due

was

to

London,

which
had been
government,
the rate of 20 to 40 per cent.
grant exclusive privilegesto

that

paying interest at
a

such
a

would

year,

The

The

bean

permanent

rate of interest.

plan

opposed,but
and the Bank
of England
finally
prevailed,
and began business on January
was
chartered,
since that day the Bank of
ist, 1695. Ever
The
England has been a power.
corporate
titleis to this day what it was
"The
originally,
Governor
and Company
of the Bank of England."
Within ten days after the subscription
books

The

the

opened,

were

was

whole

stock

The
charter was
^1,200,000was subscribed.
grantedfor eleven years, and the bank issued
billsless than for _^2o sterling.In 1697,
no
the capital
increased ^1,000,000,
was
and the
stock went
to a
premium of twelve per cent.
The capital is now
at
least ^10,000,000or
thereabouts.

is mentioned

and

twice in the Old

known

was

the

to

at

B.
C.
centuries
The
ten
Egyptian
regarded it as uncleanly,yet it was
priests
cultivated by the people of that country. It
also cultivated in Africa during the time
was
to
of Pliny,and was
known
the Greeks
and

DR.

W.

H.

Mechanics

Hall

SEARS,

ladyassistant will be in attendance.

45 Park Street,
Mass.
Worcester,

1^=

Romans.

LE t JOLLY * FRENCH % DYEING

AND * CLEANSING * HODSS.

Florida

Excursions.
FirBt-ClasH

Fifth

Lancaster's

sion
Weekly Worcester
County ExcurParty to Florida for 1890leaves Worcester,Tuesday,
and
Dec.
9th. New
Magnificent Steamers, Choice
and
Rooms, Fine Company
Manager Lancaster's
sonal
persupervision as well as lowest rates secured by
joiningthese parties.Address Geo. Y. Lancaster,Mgr.,
434 Main
Street,Worcester, Mass.

Reference

For

Ladies

and

T.

MELVIN"

is used.

Office hours,9

to 12.30 p.m.
to
10
a.m.

a.m.

I C^

g
-q
^
C3

WALNUT

I
ST.

and

Furniture cleansed
by the NAPTHA
Only place in the city where Hot Naptha
Carpets taken up and called for ; delivered and

be left at

renovated

Beniis

J. C. WATERS,

"

Curtis

by

Co.'s,423
St.,New

Orders

steam.

Main
St.,or addressed
Worcester.'Phone 347-5

to 5 p.m.

1.30 p.m.
2

" Strauss.

STREET.

Sundays,

Notice.

from
it with
cent
dl"-

PROPRIETOR,

re-laid. Feathers

Gentlemen,

can

FRONT

34

Short

Curtains,Gross

I
C.

PROCESS.

CHIROPODIST,

at

Lace

this coupon
and
bring;

and
you
get 10 per
count
from
regxilar prices.

Carpets

: AND

and
out

LIGHT,

DR. SUSAN S. RAYMOND,

MANICURE

Work

for Laces
Cut

RICH

p.m.

When

The

public imagine, until they have lookedsubjectthat this institution is a government

bank.
It is nothingbut a privateenterprise,
rules which
governed by the same

Specialty

tament,
Tes-

Hebrews

of the entire
management
publicdebt of Great Britain is in the hands of
the Bank of England ; hence itis that the gen

eral

Bible.

least

partiesas would, in

fixed and

turn, furnish it with

loan at a reasonable

in the

Bean

Portraits

326 Main, op.

1694, in

extreme

of creating

saw

in

Children's

during the Civil War, and that

what we now
sub-treasury
system are
regulatethe finances of the country.

in every mouth
a

out

grew

PHOTOGRAPHER

,-"

ing
present national bankof the necessities of the

Our

your

or

We

MATTRESS

you

want

old

one

guarantee

13

Park:

made

good
over,

first-class

CO.
of

mattress
send

us

any

your

grade
order.

work.

St., Worcester.

into the

govern

banks

our

certain

on

Main

Fire

for doing governmental

privileges

EDW. E

business.
It is

no

more

old United

bank

government

States Bank

was

bank, the firstcharter of which

than the

339

governmental
was

Main

the work

We

make

of Alexander

Hamilton, then Secretaryof the

and
Treasury,in 179 1. The United States loaned
latest
and
to this bank
$2,000,000 upon conditions of repayment. rates.
In 1808,three

Insurance

street, but possessing

years before the

LONGLEY,

St., Worcester.

specialty

Household

of

approved

most

insuring

Furniture

ings
Dwell-

under

forms,

at

the

lowest

piration
ex-

of the

charter,Albert Gallatin,then
the Treasury,reported favorably

Secretaryof
Congress upon

to

The

bank

and 8;^ per cent,

The

the extension

of the charter.

wound
its affairs in iSii, and
up
to its stockholders the entire capital

paid back

second

premium.

bank

of the United
States was
in 1816,with a capitalof $35,000,000,
of which the United States became
ers
stockholdto the amount
of $7,000,000,
and the general
chartered

public$28,000,000,and continued operation till

rechartered
1836,when it was
by the State of
Pennsylvania. Its affairs were
wound
up in
1840, and after paying its debts it was
found
that its entire capital
had been sunk.
This bank, it will be broughtto the mind of
our
older readers,
the cause
was
of President
Jackson'sfamous veto in 1832, when application
made

was

took
which

for

recharter.

General

of his successor

Costumes.
-4-Eveiiing
MRS.
Room

JEANNE
9, Burnside

Every

under the dency

system
Presiin oflice,
Martin Van

To

take

orders

M.

CARR

Building,339

will be
Main

at

street,

FINE MONUMENTAL

Wednesday,

son
Jack-

pretty practical view

of things,
resulted in the formation of the sub-or
a

independenttreasury

Tailor-made
Gowns4-

and

above

show

samples

WORK

In Granite and Marble,

for the

131 CENTRAL STREET,

garments.
NEAR

SUMMER,

WORCESTER,

MASS

HT

LICi
CHARLES

ForgottenHistory.

A Bit of

only yesterdaywas so full of

haze
today is damp and

air which

The

and autumn

warmth

the

raw;

sky

L.

23

WKIGHT.

WEST

CHARLES

SIDE

clouds

full of

is

through the leafless

tears,
sighsand

Manufacturers

of the

improved "Wright Drill,"embracing

part of

London

New

am

ing
climb-

soon

the hillsof Groton.

Back of the town, overlooking the harbor, is
old Fort Griswold, now
fallingto decay. On
the graniteshaft that
the way I stop beneath
memory
the hands

heroes that fell by

Arnold

Benedict

and

the

burnt
and

Groton

"WriKhl

moat

and

what

No.

stand

towns

of

spread

terror

iiiid

and

inside the old ramparts

flood of memories

over

come

Bellevue

28

Street, Worcester,

Mass.

"

us.

old, old story,yet like love, ever

the story of a nation's birth. See here

Light

the very spot where

LedCol. William
over
a hundred
years ago
yard stood with uncovered head to receive his
we

Clutch,"

jar,and decidedlythe

$4.00for both.

New

It is the
new,

or

on

the traitor

over

we

Shaft

just patented.The cheapest,most

positive in its action, with
best device for the purpose
in the market.
ested
ever
Every one interThe
"Woodcock
I'liiverHitl I"oor
Opener."
I5y simply pressing
the door to swing open.
be
Can
quickly and cheaplyapplied to any
door.
be seen
to be appreciated. A
Must
I"nor8
and very quickly.
Carpenter's
(iuage for HHiieinc
accurately
No carpenter
afford to be without
it. "The
can
Swivel
Crotch
C;enter."
No more
ing.
catchbroken drills by work
Hundreds
of dollars saved.
"A
Cuff
Holder."
The cheapestand best ever
We
seen.
are preparedto make
the most
reasonable
for all kinds of special machinery. Repairs promptly done
terms
and
satisfaction
guaranteed.
Factory less than two minutes' walk from Pleasant-street cars.
shock
scarcelyperceptible

this part of New

England.
the stone wall and here is
A few steps over
trance
and ditch which protectedthe enthe triangle
to the inner works ; passing this by the
desolation

Counter

tures
fea-

drills.

brave

the

of the British

September, 1781, when

the 6th of
London

of

the

commemorates

The

other

is cordi.ally
invited to come
and see it.
turesque
either side of the door, it causes
leaving behind the pica button
on

the river and

crosses

coat

my

the littleferryboat that

tighterI board

applied to

not

from without,

not

within, so buttoningup

from

CO.,"

and

the winds

trees

But the sunshine of lifecomes

but

WOODCOCK.

"

sobs, lamenting the dying year.

the

MACHINE

H.

standing beside

are

12.50

year

captors.
I
the

well remember

under

I stood

the

can
day
minster
gothicarches of that vast cathedral, Westlish
EngAbbey, and a handsome
young
boy (my companion) pointed out the

tablet

marble
of

on

which

I read

the

"To

ory
mem-

by the

Major Andre, cruellymurdered

Americans."
I remember

though

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No. 42.

Worcester,

Mass., Saturday,

December

Pl

ARCTURUS

KEV.

Pastor

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EXPRESSLY

FOR

of

LIGHT.]

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South

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Congregational

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13,

1890. Five

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WORCESTER.

II

hardly be expected to stand

can

the exponent and embodiment

as

MASS.,

of all that

SATURDAY,

DECEMBER

subjecthas been abandoned

results be

will

satisfactory of food

obtained.

should

it is

cities of Massachusetts

and voted "yes" on

question. According to a leading
York paper our cityis the best governed
New
municipalityin the United States, everything

the license

taken into consideration.

The

If all manufacture
would

certainlycome

in the

attempts

cities and
failures.

ent cities of the world

continue

we

yet with

and

all this

play "toss and catch" with the

to

liquorquestion.

any

last May
ideal

an

place where

been

Worcerter

with

tried,and

yet there are those who

persistin saying that
more
drinking has been done during the time
intervening than was
previous. Be this as it
may

unquestionablytrue that less has been

is good in so far as it goes.
the possession of the

it is

France

where

whole

fact that
made

have

men

the

of

as

themselves

to

of months

into

get

hands

the

of the

did

as

e.xtent

police,that

a
place in the citywhere the boisand
vulgar talk of half-crazed men
heard while passing the door,
be
can
that respectablepeople of both
sexes
can
walk the entire length of Main
at any
street
hour of the day or night and not
be obliged
to dodge reeling and strong-smellingtravelers
at every
that
the
of
our
corner,
boys
city are
familiar with vice and
not constantly made
crime engendered in places visited by men
who are not examples of uprightnessand morality,
that many
homes
are
today made happy
the
of
sober
a
by
father, where in
presence
times gone by tears and oaths were
constant

there is not
trous

and

reminders

of unnatural
man,

efiect upon
voters who

minds

the
went

actions
to

seems

to

of

on

had

have

the

part of

little or

no

majority of the
the pollson Tuesday last.

our

the evil effects arising from

use

of

An

advocates

of license

same

result is

to

compel those

in the sale of intoxicants

the treasuries of the
money

in lieu of the

to

pay

the North,

in

although
is attributed
practice,
the different systems prevailing.

the other method

or

will prove

ficial
bene-

most

giving opportunityfor
of words.

waste

system is that the

by those who

sum

of

are

the prospect of a revoking of the license at

them
any time by the authorities, will cause
conduct

to

their

places in

much

sale is carried

when

better

ner
man-

illegally.It
argued
by permitting only a
limited number
to engage
in retailingliquors
than

is further

much

prevented.

abuses

many

kept and

be

can

As

the government being a party in the

it is stated that it is no
of rum

no

We

ough
thorare

thought. There
it is in this

regards
tion
distributo

sale of liquorsthan to give certain

people the rightto sell arsenic, opium, rough
and other
It
rats
on
poisonous substances.
in
a
great many
appear that there are
convinced that the license
who are

Worcester

be

must

will

men

people begin
the

to

it

proper solution
be found anywhere,

may

devote

other

and

telligence.
in-

life-time
which

matters

a nation, and
nothing
practicalway until the
study individually.It is to

of it in

come

can

city of refinement

study of this and

directlyinterest us as

to the

interest of every parent to know

bring the greatest possibleamount

what

is

of joy,
the boy
or
happiness and prosperityto
starting in life,and surelyno subject
girlnow

to

has

is the best.

few

the meantime

In

in
good if every voter
than a passsubjectmore
ing

and it is certain that if it

A

worse

abused.

way

quently
conse-

license the

would

in

are

will result in great

Worcester
givesthe

on

that

better watch

greater importance

in the matter

one

of

our

of temperance.

to

is to

of any and all kinds.

stop the manufacture
Other people believe the best way to accomplish
the

matters

this respect.
drunkenness

the time comes

for the change as
cense and when
in support of the limuch
watchfulness on the part of the proper
considpayment of a erable
officialsthen to see that the privileges
granted
do the business, with

advanced

argument

temperateThe
in-

an

intoxicatingbeverages

license
in

South

universal

almost

trial is but

people believe that the only way

under

on

own

future welfare than this

Some

and

to
opinionthat
have
several months of prohibition
before the
so
long as the stuff will be bought and sold
license plan begins again and what the people
it is policyfor the cityto get as much
anyway
is a rigid enforcement
of the law now,
for the privilege
of doing itopenly as possible. want

The

plan

overcome

is free in wines

they have to their entire satisfaction.

It would take more
than is contained
space
They hold that it is either right or wrong
to
in an entire issue of Lk;ht
to give even
a parand as
tial
engage in trade in intoxicating liquors,
it appears to them it is wrong
argument for or against these different
in its entirety;
and
in
schemes
the only object
thus reviewing
that for the government
sanction the busito
ness
the matter
is to call attention to the
by granting license to a few is not in accord
utter follyof this constant
from one
shifting
with the ligitimate
ends for which government
A singleyear is hardly time
plan to another.
is established, and a compounding of an
enough for a beginning and to say that this,
evil.

women

this same

as

by

people of the sections of

trade

than

an

without

during

It is advanced

of non-inteference

believe

many

this year
time last" that is to such an

same

to

as

beasts

number

same

in the

one-half

less than

the

the
sistent
con-

by those who

that
The

common

restrict in

to

favor

deplorablecondition

is less

in

fact that in

drinking is

as

self control.

sale is carried

in

are

The

question as to
power by the people

action the individual is answered

one

liquorsof all kinds excessive indulgence is

practicallyunknown, while in those parts

apparent, and this

The

as

of the
power
whether
he shall

to

as

that among
in which

come

that
so
long
rights of no

indulge in stimulants in
fermented
liquors to an extent

argument

an

the

not

shape of

Smith

has

been

decide

to

shall

or

many

dismal

prohibition
citythan has

license has

no

by the

have

most

end

of liquors,but

use

prevent sale

states

Since

being

nearer

intact

stopped an

be

the

to

to

few

have

finances

while

passing through the

hands of trusted oftkers, the streets are
kept
is pure and
the water
clean and well lighted,
littleto
have plenty of it,the police have
we
do" ai"i do it well,our fire department makes
fire
both
and
at
a
excellent display
an
numerous
when on
parade, churches are more
to
the population than in any
in proportion
other city in our
great country, excepting
tional
educaBrooklyn,and last but foremost our
institutions are the pride of every
zen
citiof Worcester, being superiorto anything
of the differ
in this line possessedby any one
remained

could

with

42

justly within the

not

people

fallen into line with all the Other

have

drink, believing

or

interferes

man

good, honest and just, but it is not at all

that Worcester
to think
pleasing to many
is

N.

18^0.

13,

should
or

not
gaged
en-

into

of
city and state sums
privilegegranted in the

shape of license.
And there are stillothers who are equallyas
confident that not until all legislation
the
on

use

at

people who

plan which
of today as
Smith

it

devotes

subjectin

considerable

his "Wealth

Those
to

commodity

numbers.

are

It is

able men
the support of many
has had in the past. Adam
space

of Nations," and

before and since his time

views.

of

in

numerous

has

that

the

talked

of this much

present

restrictions
no
manufacture, sale

believe

placedupon

pe

of this way

have

of

held

thinking

governmentaldictation in

to

this

many

attitude toward
this question has
fully stated hertofore and it is disap
pointed in the result of the election in this
Light's

been

and
particular,
saloons
forever.
the end
made

similar

and

are

will

posed
op-

the matter

trusts

Worcester

that after another trialof

will have

done

with

them

be enforced to
Let the present law
and the city will have
of the term

of which it may well feel proud,

a record
compared with which the followinc;year
only emphasize the need of the present

system.

LIGHT
could have
features. Few
by the mechanical
of the trip to
account
given so graphican
listened to

Ober-Ammergau,

tIGHT

his lecture

it

^T77Y"^tESTER.A\A5S.
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Published

WORCESTER

SOCIAL

OF
HER

NEIGHBORS.

every

Saturday.
5 cents

annum,

Advertising rates upon

HT"

AND

$2.50 per

Price
copy.

audience

same

not be given at all. If in 1900 these

peopleagainkeep the promise made 250
memorate
years ago that every ten years they would com-

month

No.

141-5.

several of the

doubt

no

Building.

threatened

by repeatingthe "Passion Play"

people who listened to

extermination

Telephone

from

their deliverance

PubUsher.

Street, Burnside

for
impossibility

an

it should

application.

KENNEDY,

F. E.

Offices, 339 Main

Roe

for themselves

the lecture will go and see

grandestof all sights.

this

at tlie Post-Oftice, at

second-class

mail

Dec.

Saturday,

About
Light

Mass.,

as

offers

13,

1890.

Folks.

seems

successful

Puritan

its congratulations
to Col. H.

C.

Marble

given
a
receptionat the residence of William J.
Hogg, 941 Main street,last Thursday evening.
were

the

regular meeting of the Woman's

Club last Wednesday
afternoon Mr.
George
Makepeace Towle gave an address on the life
of ex-Empress Eugenie.

veteran

of the Spy, has

a

Jonas White, for 18 years treasurer

the recipientlast
Plymouth church, was
Wednesday evening,of a testimonial from the

of

members

newspaper

of the church

and also of

hall

Tuesday evening.

follows
Piano

given by

was

1208, Knights and

new

566

The

Ladies

Main

street,
was

program

as

Solo,

Chopin Rapsodie

house

new

Caleb

Wall

with
presented

was

the deed

building and furnishings, and

several giftsfrom other friends.

D.

Church,
The

purse

$125, in recognition of his faithfuUness

to

of

McCul-

new
pastor of Plymouth
place last Tuesday evening.

council met in
customary
the candidate and,

to examine

the

Pat,

John Rogers
Johnson

Major Puffjacket,

T. W.

Charles Livingstone,
Laura
(niece of Puffjacket),

D., the
took

afternoon

G. H.
Miss

Mae

Sale

Rogers

evening'senjoyment ended with a social

dance.
Owing to some
delay the hall was not
of the
completed but promises to be one
cosiest halls in the city.
The

finding everything

adjourned business meeting of Plymouth

last Wednesday
evening, the
officers
chosen:
Sunday-school
were
following
well arranged and were
attended by a
were
Secretary, Will F". Crosby; treasurer, E. H.
large congregation. Rev. Albert Bryant, the
Wentworth; librarian,A. H. Inman; superintendent
clerk of the council,read the minutes of that
of the intermediate department, Mrs.
gregational
body, Rev. J. S. Ewell, of the Second Consatisfactory,voted

the

his office.

of

also with

Archibald

installation of Rev.

The

proceed with

to

installation exercises in the

Deacon

duties attendant upon

entertainment
No.

been
recentlypresented
Miss Lilla F. Gates.
by his brother Mr. James
Best Cow
in Peril
Reading,
Miss Ida Bell Day.
H. Wall of Boston.
Last
ing
Wednesday evenand
Guitar
Duet,
Banjo
a few of his friends
gathered at the new
Messrs.
Salie and Hoppin.
vitations
home, 276^^ Pleasant street in response to infollowed
Then
the laughable farce entitled
Mr.
Wall.
sent out by James H.
"That Rascal Pat."
man

with

lagh,
At

A. Wall, the

the

and Mrs. William

Lodge,

Verry.
Mr.

Caleb

Mr.

won

of Honor, in their

matter.

Worcester,

B.

Worcester,

church
the 25th of last
on
tertainment
high praise. The whole ento
promise an
agreeable

the

at

and

diversion.

last
Entered

Carrie

I. Henderson,

is littleMiss Olive Hewett, who will

this sentation
repreSaviour
to be
of the death of our
is
give several recitations. This littleMiss
and
only five years old, but shows a remarkable
given anywhere except in Ober-Ammergau
aptitudefor publicreading. She delightedan
says that unless it is again given in that place

considers

and the many

who
than pleased. Mr.

more

were

Phetteplace and Miss Florence

and a representationof famous
with the Goddess
of liberty,
in
women,
of the star attractions
costume, will be given. One
Miss

Church
prayer,

and

Rev.

the

V. W.

Davis

At

read

the

an

church

These

Millbury, offered

of

W.

evening.

E. H.

Wentworth

; librarian

of intermediate

depariment.Miss Helen M. Taft; superintendent

of primary department, Mrs.
Chas. H.
Townsend,
Morgan ; assistants Mrs. John W.

Scripturelesson. Rev. T. A. Nelson, D. D., of

Brooklyn, preached a strong sermon, in which
Miss
Leslie L. Maygational he
CongreMiss Charlotte Morgan,
sound advice,stating
gave the church some
Church of Bridgeport,
Conn..
nard.
that what are most reciuired
at present are
live
practicalChristians instead of theologians.
The Woman's
Unitarian Church
Club did a pretty thing for
The ladies of the South
Rev. A. H. Coolidge made
stallation.
the prayer of inits guests, at the anniversary benefit of last
will hold a fair at Horticultural Hall next
Dr. Merriman
the charge to
gave
A
Tuesday.
daintysouvenir card was placed
Monday afternoon and evening for the benefit
the pastor, Dr. Mears
offered the right hand
at each
fund.
of the church
as
plate,to be carried away
a
re
Fancy articles for
of fellowship
and Rev. George H.
Gould, D.
minder of so pleasant an
The
A turkey dinner
cards
event.
Christmas will be on sale.
D., gave the charge to the people. After a
themselves, which were
will be served from 12 to 2, and supper from
sign
charming alike in deRev. C. M.
offered the concluding
hymn.
Southgate
and execution,were
6 to 8.
There will be dancing in the evening.
paintedby Miss Mary
and
prayer, the doxology was
sung
Davis, whose art work has attracted much attention
the new
pastor pronounced the benediction.
at exhibition of the Art Students
Club
Caleb
A. Wall's
new
Mr.
publication,
and elsewhere.
No
prettiersouvenir could
"Eastern
Worcester, its First Settlers and
At the quarterlyconference
of Trinity M.
have been devised.
Their Locations,"
is in type and will soon
be
E. Church, held last Monday evening. Dr. W.
issued from the press of F. S. Blanchard
"
H. Thomas
was
Miss Hattie May Leland
invited
to reunanimously
main
a
very pretty
gave
Co.
another year. This year completes his
party to about sixtyof her young friends last
second as pastor of the church.
Tuesday evening in the new
Colonial Hall.
should
All the poor
writers in Worcester
She was
assisted in entertaining
her guests by
at the
call and see a new
typewriterdisplayt;d
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Lelaud.
The Ladies Benevolent Societyof Plymouth
store
of Holland " Havener,
207 Main st.
Church held a very successful fair Thursday
Prof. A. S. Roe was
greeted by a largeand
and Friday afternoons and evenings.
nue
Sleighinghas been excellent on Park aveRev.

E. G. Fullerton,of

received

call from

appreciative audience
Hall

when

Church, has

Park

the Park

Street

he

entered

ciation
Asso-

Thursday nightto deliver a lecture

the "The Passion Play." It was
on
a most
entertainingdescriptionof this sacred play
and was
made very impressive
by the manner
on

and tone
not

of the speaker. It was

mirthful subject,
and Mr.

by his reverential allusion

to

The Webster
Square Church
people have
and entertainment to
arranged for a concert
be given at the church
Tuesday evening, in
which

readings and

music

most

been

of the week

and all the

This evening the

Worcester

will alternate,in a
ladies'
A
program.

the firstof its winter's Smoke

Green will speak on "United

solos

attractions this week.

serious and
judiciouslyarranged
showed
quartet will sing and Miss Stella M. Haynes
which
will give readings. Mr.
Charles W.
Flint
spirit
to regularly will play harmonica
and
guitar at the same

flyershave

out.

Club
Talks.

will have

J. Ev;irts

States Land

veys."
Sur-

Roe

the

prompts these innocent peasants

and devoutlypresent the piece that he was
more
impressedwith the religious
lesson than

time, and
music

harmonica

will introduce

Mr.

as

Charles

well.

Vocal

Hitchcock,

The
"Good

theatre has
Old

Times"

presentedsome

excellent

Monday and Tuesday

It
occupied the boards.

1.1(1 HT
was

firstclass show

ought

have

to

Stevens'

A.

and

Wednesday
"The

been

"Wife

in every respect and

better patronized.John

guests

for

sett.

Wife"

Marie

given

was

Hubert

Frohman

appeared last night and

afternoon and evening.

this

in

will appear

Witch"

also favored

were

Henry

F.

Harris

Mrs.

Woods

The

music

new

store

sold

at

low

so

very

as

our

makes

paper

they are being

reasonable
price but not quite
in last week's
error
typographical

their advertisement

read.

$275 is

cheap as they can sell the Camp piano

$225 as it appeared.

as

and

duets

by

was

own

Mrs.

poems,

selections and Mrs.

Merrill

Woodford

sang

Ridgley Fraternal Associates will give

entertainment next Wednesday
evening in

an

Horticultural hall which

music

and

will consist of instrumental

readingsby

Ideal Concert

the

cester
Wor-

new

Tuesday evening was one that will be

Club as a memorable
by the Woman's
date in its history. It was
10 years ago
and founded
Tuesday that a few ladies met
ihe club, then considered an experiment,and
but
which
has since
a very
one,
too,
daring
For the past few
proved a grand success.
Last

membership

to

found

to limit the
necessary
and
at present the roll

250,

reaches the limit.

The

the celebration

planshad

ladies have been

of their

time, and their

some

ning
plananniversaryfor

showed

success

well laid and

been

that their

well carried out.

Hall

chosen

was

for the

banquet

hall and the guests were

received in the parlors
below.
After an hour of sociability,
the

proceeded to the banquet hall,where

Kebboli had prepared an excellent dinner for

ladies

350 guests. The officers of the club and the

mvited guests sat at tables on the platform.At
these tables

were
:
President, Mrs. Abbie L.
Stone; Miss Mary P. Jefts; Mrs. Sallie Joy
White,
president of the New
England
Women's
Press Club; Miss Ella D. Clymer,

of the Sorosis
president
Alia W.

Miss

L. Wallers

E. W.

Club

of

New

York;

Foster of Boston, Mrs.

West

Mrs.
Springfield,

of West

of

tine of Melrose,

Mrs.

Palmer

Mrs.

Owens

Mrs.
Pittsfield,

Newton, Mrs.

of Salem,

Woods

Tannatt

I. H.

of

Kate

Hassel-

Providence

Mrs.
Mary C. Harris, Mrs. Henry S.
Pratt,Mrs. Dwight C. Sumner, Prof. George
1 Alden, Prof. Alfred S. Roe
and Mr. Samuel

and

of

S. Green

this

city. After

the

.Stone called the company

Miss
Mary P. Jefts

Mrs. Abbie

and introduced
Miss

master.

in Clubs

banquet,
to order

dine,

to

the news,
state,of stocks and dues,

church

Of

latestbooks, and quaintestfable,

Around

and

well

spread tavern table.

far,
by sacred star,
Tells of fair women
long ago.
At least my fancy puts it so,
Who
clubbed
together,and agreed
To stand by each in time'of need.
Kuth
and Naomi
formed, I'm sure,
An

earlier history, better

o'er looked

Woman's

For

Club

which

under

they come

endure

must

definition,
attrition,

By Johnson rendered, whence

And

"club"

and

"clubable"

all grow

be the

To

thing we love and know,

Shakespeare, himself,adored his Club.
His namesakes
legion,"there's the rub."
One
hundred
ninety-two long years
Have
passed with all their hopes and fears
Since England knew
its famous
"Whites,"
Where brilliant scholars spent their nights;
And

all adown

We

the days of yore

the

count

Clubs, by

on

score

score.

present century, strong and

Looks
And
Did

back

them
with
upon
marvels
muLh
ihat men
not then

deem

their

wise,

surprise.
of wit
fit

womeo

counsel

To

with them
at the table,
sing a song or write a fable.
found
was
Quite recentlythe cause
In manuscript long underground
it is stated,clear
And briefly
Like truth,so tardy to appear,
wait you
know
'Ve wimmen
they must
To

Until
For

have

men

ye

Heaven,

Hath

made

by

time

Of

finer mould,

So

all these
waited

We've

now,

That

minds

of

she often

loans

the wear

said of

smile

Ideal Club

in an

to

fate,
mankind.

surest

of work

scope

last,we

at

pen

late,

to teach

soon

and

power

men.

her

Clubs, like

destined

Both

there

stand

can

men

Womens'

Happy

relation."

yet man's

years the records show

for our
to grow.
men

indeed, it has been

Are

decree,

creation,

wit in Clubs with

Although

The

wise

'tis only here and

Even

Of woman's

That

grow

fair to see

after-thoughtof

An

to

well marked

some

wimmen

ye

Ten

responded to
members," and Prof.

of wise

years

ind

combined.

see

agree.

active

thought

men
wittily
on, "The
belongto us." Words of congratulation
and good cheer were
spoken by Mrs. Lucy
Stone of Boston, Mrs. Ella D. Clymer, Mrs.

Hrings knowledge, sweetly,surelybought.

lessons from the past, and new,
Broad
thoughts for future efforts too,
'Jen years of study clears the mind,
of contact makes
Ten
us
kind.
years
"mile at follits,
We
joy o'er gain.
And
loving will forgetlife's pain.

E.

What'er

the toast, "Our charter

A. S. Roe
spoke very
who

Hasseltine

George
Rhode
the

of

the

Island Woman's

Club,
Springfield

fieldClub
Kate

Boston

Alden, Mrs.

and

Tannat

written

Mrs.

the toast,"Our

spoke on

the

Club, Mrs. Owens

of

West

Samuel

Woods
club

of

was

Melora

S.

Salem

the

F.

women

of

the Pitts-

Green.
read

Mrs.

poem

occasion, and

read

club,"and
"The

Prof.
of

Mrs.

for
especially

of the
history
Harris.

Mr.

Club,

E. S. Power

by

Pratt
Mrs.

of

Mrs.

the

Mary
responded

Abbie

C.
to

L. Sumner

today."

The

Grand

We

may

what'er

come,

may

go,

find the

things we do not know,

to be
sharing all,we come
better,nobler,generous, free ;

And
Far

mothers, truer friends,

as
(jratefulfor all our union lends.
bless mankind;
Unselfish work must
Wiser

Progressivejusticeis not b'ind.

year
by year we work and wait.
good is good, though coming late.

So

The

Thus

let

us

grow,

in richest

In Clubs, in homes,

Learning
To

be and

as

maids

life
or

wife,

of all content,
do what God hath meant.

the

sum

eral
sev-

most

It will be

toast-

as

of Boston

Foster

wont

not

the poem
Woman's

time

were

read

the gown

wear

in the
A.

S.

Pulpit.

H.

of

more

in the

appropriate dress ?

appropriate.Is

more

possiblethe
it is im-

discuss

Of

The

Association

of

tellus of

men

o'er their cups

Because

company.

remembered

years it has been

Historians
When

BY

is it that

Why

the noted

Club.

And

The Gown

St.

and

also read.

LicHT
enjoyed a conversation with
of lack of space
lady but on account
to
publish it this week.
The
given next week.
followingis
written by Mrs.
Woods
for the

not

The

Mrs.

George M. Baswhile in
entertained,

Charles A. Merrill,76 Elm

by Mrs.
Wednesday evening a few friends called
a social time was
enjoyed. Mrs. Woods

street is

Pleasant

on

with
Mrs.

town

three of her

filledwith first-classpianos ?nd

and

not

our

ministers do

pulpit.'Is
I n truth what

the

it not

be

can

sen
a chomini.stry

office,a most sacred ofiice,

and .should not
minister, when
performing the solemn

holy duties

in the

High,

Tabernacles
of the Most
dress suitable for the occasion
and
will say, "What
! Congregational
place? Some
ministers adopt the gown."
Yes,
why not? It has been worn
by Congregational
ministers
here, years ago, is now
by
friend and brother in Christ of Plymoutn
our
church.
To me, the donning of the gown
seems
to
"Now
I am
say to the wearer,
puttingon the
robe of a special embassador
of God, now
I
must
bear
in my
heart most
earnestlythe
I have
taken upon me,
solemnityof the vows
to serve
God, my
my
Heavenly King." To
to increase the reverence
and reme, it seems
-spectwe should entertain at all times for our
ministers. There are those who will say, "yes
he will soon
be an Episcopalian
or
a Catholic,
he has put on
the robe, next will come
the
ritual,"but is it not a verj- narrow
and bigoted
that will thus express
itself? Is it not
spirit
a tyranny that will not
be admitted .'' I think
many,
good ministers would hail a
very many
settled adoptionof the gown
or
surplice,with
a
and
sigh of relief. Ministers are human
have tastes and feelingswhich should be considered
and gratified,
well as we who are
as
outside of their exclusive calling.Those
of
largesalaries will approve of it because of the
fitness of the dress; those
of small salaries,
for the same
cause
cause, but perhaps more
trulybethe worn
edges and shiny surface of
their thread-bare
garments would be covered
from sight and
thorn of exceedingsharpa
ness
to many
sensitive heart,would lose the
a
of
its
they could speak with
intensity
sting.and
unrutiled feelingsthe words of eternal life,
free from
with a mind
the petty trials,
yet
from their
think, resulting
greater than many
salaries, for one
good gown would
meagre
last years, and cover
not only the poor
wellworn
ings.
garments, but a multitude of trying feelI remember
not very long ago a minister
excellent man,
most
most
a
a
ble
indefatigaof the Lord in the west, wrote
in
servant
acknowledgement of a complete suit of fine new
clothes for the pulpit: "This is the firstwhole
suit I have had in twenty years
and the first
pulpitsuit in fortyyears." This is truth,and
could all read the expressionof comfort that
and his excellent
from that good man
came
could not fail to realize
wife, any who read thi.s,
to
the mind
what
comes
even
to a
a peace
minister, when he is sensible of a neat and
faultless apparti before an
audience, when he
A
is pleadingfor souls for Christ's Kingdom.
of one
of our
stranger here, entered the pulpit
of
with a sack coat
colored
churches
on,
was
cloth. Undoubtedly the good man
ble
unato have two
suits, and was
compelledto
be of most
service,
procure that which would
given him, and it was
or, perhaps,they were
of the giver,the color and
the thoughtlessnees
coat.
From
time immemorial,
the styleof the
distinct and
the ministerial dress has been
different from those engaged in the duties of
is a fitness in this as in
secular life. There
wear

the

"

"

"

many
As

life-longcustoms.

hand.some and becoming a robe as can

like that which
was
worn
is one
be worn
by
for
the Rev.
Rodney A. Miller who was
.South
seventeen
pastor of the Old
years
and whose
in Worcester, 1828-18.(5,
Church
in 1S30, in his
paintedby Marchand
portrait,
window
of Mr. A.
is
in
the
exhibition
robe, on
E. Peck.
the
in
have
the
Let us
pulpit.
gown

rad considered

Old South's Pastor.

it

field,and it was
call

Greely think

Horace

Little did

advised

he

the young men

be compelled

east" in order

"come

to

the

field for the full development and

from

would
find

to

active

ployment
em-

of their intellectual abilities,

yet the

hardly covered

has

grass

found

have

homes

numbers

Worcester

England.

her

among

whose

A. Z. Conrad

Rev.

he

but

was

in

response
year old his parents,
calls for missionaryworkers, moved
His
ton, Minn.
had fitted

Earth

York.

New

to

urgent

to

Maple-

"overland

two

to

finished.

he

old

farm

in

Harriet

visit.

on

of the Adams
the most

in

Minnesota

N.

Adams,

Adams

was

in

Boston,

had

Two

years

moved
a

of

Sterling,in the

to

farm

of three

Lura

acres

where

Lake,

state, and

same

hundred

the

the

on

took

shores

first years

of

her

among

best

Drummond,

the

efforts.

New

Easter

words of which
subject of this sketch were
spent, and it was
amid the surroundmg beauties of this esque
pictur- and the music

written by
by his estimable

sale of this service

of character

Mrs.

which

well

as

at

his

and
for

field

Shiloh,

born in

was

ignorantwas
fullyequipped

mind

leader.

in

was

His

wife,

respect
every
remarkable
gree
de-

his

While

North

equal and possessed to a

those womanly graces
calculated to make
Five
worthy helpmeet and loving mother.

churches

founded

were

within

radius

of

thirtymiles by this earnest pastor, and schools

were
always a first consideration.
After
house

attending school

until he

the

at

log school

A.

sixteen.Rev.

was

has

State

Z.

Conrad

voice

who

Conrad

is

The

in the

now

Conrad
displayed
ability,
takingfirstprize
both

mind

freshman

as

clear

and

outlined

an

draft he

and

dictates

which is written out entire.

this he prepares
another outline divided
different
sections as the subject
many

the fiftyboys who attended

and each section is then sub-divided.
requires,
same
log structure
eighteen are
This
final draft is thoroughly committed
and
clergymen or doctors, showing that
with this carefully
indelprepared arrangement
the instructioa must
have
been
thorough or
liblyimpressed upon hismind he is enabled to
the pupilsexceptionallybright. When
teen
nineand speak without notes
go before an audience
the preparatory
years of age he entered
of
his mind
to take
from the
any discription
of
Carlton
department
College at Northfield,
text.
Minn.
This collegeis to-day one
of the best
The forenoon of each day is devoted almost
in the country. Graduating from
the preparatory
to study,but in the
school after three years
afternoon his
exclusively
he entered college
the

either

now

and
1882

the

City,from

1885.

LTnion

which

his middle

During

of

four

graduated

was

he entered

York

Ainslie

Street

he

years

later.

In

graduated

was

in

senior

year the ple

peoPresbyterian Church

Brooklyn, requested that he preach from

pulpitas candidate for the pastorate. A

their

unanimous

call

firstsermon,
senior

was

and

year

he

June 18S5, was

extended

during

he

congregation has doubled

there

has been
was

no

him

after the

balance

of his

position, and

in

installed pastor.

During the five years

church

to

the

filled the

time is given

remained
in numbers

to

and

the

considerablyenlarged.When
longer a vacant
Rev. Conpew

of

more

is

sidered
con-

Rev.

Conrad

considers

furtherance

In fact the

social

Mrs.

by

is devoted

by the
The

Y.

also

M.

one

church
is

one

who

in

of

of the best
progress.
in which
he

he

is

ably
takes especial

of the Christian

Endeavor

Sunday School

be spared from

can

to

as

In this work

Conrad,

interest in the work

time

of

feature

takes great interest.

assisted

the advancement

peoples societies
for

means

What

young

matters.

church

duties

in the efforts put forth

assisting
C.

A.

largeaudiences

which

fillthe Old

South

an

Art

son
rea-

torate
pas-

City of

Paintings.

Students

open

fresh

men,

from

the

schools

they have spent the past

under

the

settled in Boston.

best

All

and

masters,

of

four

or

now

tors
regular contribu-

are

to the French

famous
of
Salon, the most
faexhibitions,and all have received vorable

modern

notice from

the Parisian art critics.

half-dozen
pictures
his abilityas a porfullydemonstrate
trait
and figurepainter.
Mr.
Dow's
landscapes evince a keen feeling
in her quieter
for the beauties of nature
moods,
his twilighteffects being particularly
happy.
Mr.

sends

Page

some

which

obtained

Dow

the last Paris

"mention

Richardson's

Mr.

work

in

brush

His

landscapes and
of subject

from Holland
ranges
characteristics

^'enice,portrayingthe

to

country
Tolman

with great fidelity.

is representedby several charming

water-colors of New
fresh and
The

England subjectsonly,
their execution.

masterly m

idea of this exhibition

Page, who

Mr.

at

variety both

great

treatment.

of each
Mr.

honorable"

exposition.

figuresshows

Art Students

originatedwith
cordiallyseconded by the
the hearty co-operation

was

Club

and

of his fellow-artists.

We

confident that it

are

appreciated and

will be

of the

will receive the port

suplovers in this city. It is probably

art

the first time

that

Salon

pictures have
gallery.
publicfor
one
week, beginning Monday, December
15,
from 10 to I, and
to 6.
from
All the pic2
been

hung

The

in

Worcester

exhibition

lures

is open

free to the

for sale, and

are

full information

to

as

dant
prices,etc., may be obtained from the attenin charge.
On
Saturday Dec. 13, the Club will give a
and their friends,at
receptionfor its members
Mr.
which Mr. Page and
Richardson
will be
artists as
present and perhaps the other two

well.
At the close of
New

the young

for

five years

pleasurethan

duty.

Society,and
there the

pastoral work, which

by him much

Seminary, New

the

Club, 405
during the whole of
exhibition of paintingsby
Page, Arthur W. Dow, Frank
and
Stacy Tolman.
They

Oilman

Paris, where

complete sermon
as

same

his former
in

home

of the

week

are

and

it is but natural
that his
thoroughlylogical,
sermons
are
though
powerful and instructive. Alhe preaches from
an
platform,
open
rather than
from
behind
a pulpit,and
out
withare
most
notes, his sermons
carefullyprepared.
From

be necessary

not

for the
leave

to

his

Richardson

H.

penetrating

fully developed

him

Street,will be

Main

and

oratorical

Worcester

make

rooms

yet in college Rev.

and

From

The

Mr.

that of any
this firm.

Senate.

in the prize debates,

junior. Possessed of

into

began teaching. Of

brother

the

wife.

exceeded

"

sive
respon-

Rev.

production published by

Conrad

remarkable
excusable,
in-

to be

was

waiting for

of

native

when

similar

Maine

senior,

time

friend and

pastor.

as

Conrad,

Rev.
Carolina

him

make

has

"Sunrise"

in this

pew

Free Exhibition of

Walter

Ward

year

published

entitled

were

imbibed
was
spot that a love for nature
that has brought out and nourished those traits
advisor

Last

York,

service

vacant

Churches, Jr.

next

of

slow and trdious

to leave

that caused

who

possessed of rare
journeyover the prairie Mrs. Conrad is a woman
intellectual attainments, and an
accomplished
roads arrived in this place,then nothing more
with
marked
excellence both
musician,
in
playing
the fall of 1856, on a
than a small colony,
and
As a composer
the
she has
piano
organ.
and
the
next
afternoon,
pleasantSaturday
day
been
of her
wonderfully successful. One
delivered in
preached one of the first sermons
is Like
latest works, "My Love
a
Song," is
the state
of Minnesota.
The
next
year he
after

for him

tive
rela-

one

New
holds,
England houseture.
studying music and literalater they were
married.

been

be

not

people of his congregationwill

is

illustrous of

and

trains" and

Miss

family

The

it,however, that it will

to

see

of

Miss

met

home

there will
church.

and

Conrad
18S3, Rev.
Portland, Maine, during vacation.

in

not
only in the morning but in the
evening as well, give evidence of a growing
and it will be but a short time before
popularity,

Another

physicianand resides

summer

preached
was

one

is

course

The

the

In

father, a Presbyterianclergyman,
out

the

brother.
Of sixty-five
occupied by another
cousins none
use
liquorand only two tobacco.

in Shiloh, Indiana, Here

born

was

26, 1S55. When

Nov.

Conrad, a graduate
preaching in a church
by their father, in
ago

thirtyyears
in
sister is now
One
City,Minn.
Oberlin College,but will become
a clergyman's
Blue

church

O.

founded

sister is married

boyhood days were

whom
the
among
spent in the land of prairies,
al
present pastor of the Old South Congregationchurch occupies a foremost
position.
citizens several

brother. Rev. W.
Amherst, is now

wife when

his grave ere

many
the hills of New

among

of

sons

"go west"

to

to a larger
duty to remove
pleasurehe accepted the

with

Worcester.

to

York

letter to this effect

a

room

on

last

ago

unusually vexatious

an

landlord

the sixth floor of your hotel a year

in my
haste to catch a

European steamer,

on

in my

them

up

the bureau
and

mail

ranthusly:

"Dear

house

is

"

July, and

cuffs

your

day

his mail

Sir, I occupied

"Dear

in

found

cuffs.

went

We

Please

me."

Sir, We
"

have

leaving my

away
room.

to

same

no

do

The
not

sixth

look

answer
ber
remem-

floor ;

our

only five stories high. We cannot

the books of
room
you occupied,as
that date are destroyed,and the man
who kept
."
them
is in Mexico.
Respectfully,
tell what

L I (I HT
"t'ooutSenator

Balls.

Washington Snow

his observations
Hoar, interlarding
striking,
beingof a high-colored,
yellow-locked,
profanity and abusive epithets. blue-eyedtype that people stared at in the

with
This

C,

D.

Wasiiin(;ton,

Dec.

9,

1890.

was

than

Worcester
training
my
I took up the conversational

more

could stand and

The
Delaware
man
day in Washington.
cudgel for our senator.
I
of our
New
England
The air seemed like one
sneeringlyasked what part of Yankeedom
fend
October
days" just cool enough for a light was from that I should feel called upon to demac.
Pototo
walk down
the
edge
the New
England senator, and the knowlovercoat and a l)racing
I looked out of my
hotel window
and the respective
But when
of her glorioushistory,
backbone
merits of our two states, made
on
my
Monday morning a change had come
of the dream.
swered
the spirit
Pennsylvania stick out a foot above my coat collar as I anover
and the ^nd
Massachusetts.
was
carpetedwith snow
avenue
with
the
home-like
house
a
Washington streets are a delightto the eye
howled around
shuddered
and
darkies
and the foot.
The
Broad, clean, asphalt-paved,
sound.
poor
cold
blasts
the
a.s
penetratedthej^
shivered
they are perfectfor drivingor walking. It is
horses seem
a bicyclerider's paradise. Good
and with chatteringteeth were
thin clothing,
in Washington but
It really to be lamentably scarce
tellingeach other how cold it was.
the bicyclereigns supreme.
but people here
zero
Everyone, who
about
15^ above
was
and
those who
cannot
terrible cold ! They
one
spend
can, owns
seemed to think that was
in
time
the
half
their
wishing they could.
Sunday was
claim that the snow-fall on
has
most
melted
of
of
The
inches
warm
sun
two
three
today
f
or
Possibly
yaars.
largest
but the boys had fun while it lasted.
the snow
fellaltogether.
of snow
street
and
Thirteenth
is a small hillon
tractedThere
The stranger in Washington is always atI was
no
to the Capitoland
exception. they utilized it for coasting as long as the
It
for
them
to
held out.
was
and spent
snow
great sport
I reached the buildingabout 10 a.m.
"colored pusson" got half way
wait until some
tunda
hour in admiring the paintings in the roan

Sunday

beautiful

"

was

and -the statuary in the old Hall of

I wandered
into the

the hill and

down

then

slide down

look

men

in the Elevated

at

their morning papers.

''Ithink
handsome
and
all that," said

over

they'reawfully
the boy, "but

they'retoo loud-looking.I'd rather talk tea

not
so
girlwho was
conspicuous and better
style. I hate conspicuouspeople,even though
they may be conspicuous becau.se they are so
pretty. I'd rather take

girlout with

who

me

downright ugly,but looked like some

one
herself if she had
high-toned,than Venus
bright-redcheeks and yellow hair that kept
blowing around."
was

Dress

men

and

half

The

at

the

outside

bottom

seams

and

teen
seven-

is about

the

finished with

are

cord, or of goods with

or

teen
Eigh-

purposes.

half inches at the knee

average.

welt

somewhat

cut

are

than those for other

and

for

trousers

narrower

stripe

narrow

in.

woven

tennis shoe, a

a restaurant,
a carbracelet,
pet,
powder, and polish for silver have
after Stanley'sbride.

tooth

been named
These

him

upon

and

streets

men

the New

you

at the horse-show

see

writes

York

correspondentto the Argonaut,

lot. They have lost
magnificent-looking
I ran
last night.
character
a
across
into the centre
queer
gallery
House and ascended
the
and
Tiaggardlook which made
pinched
his queerness
He showed
by refusingto buy
oppositethe speaker'sdesk. The desks were
if
wonder
all Americans
Englishpeople
were
colored
of
three
an
newsboys
evening paper
occupiedhere and there but the House was
and they have retained that appearalways ill,
of a white boy ; said he
and then buying one
ance
The
members
not in session.
present were
of intellectuality,
of
refinement, of
kind first. He
his own
believed in patronizing
holdinga levee in their seats, apparently of
them
with a
thoughtfulness,which marked
in the District
used to be a slave auctioneer
constitutents to judge by the
their country
certain
distinction
and
will
always prevent
and doesn't take kindly to the
before the war
of the guests wore.
that some
costumes
air
that
from
which
them
getting
I
beefy
coarse,
got some
equalityof the colored race.
very
dying around the great hall in
Pages were
good-looking Britons. They
spoilsso many
the hand-clapping of members,
to
interestinginformation from him which I hope
answer
individual taste
dress perfectlyand with an
some
to repeat to Light
day. Winfiei.u.
which is the usual way of summoning a page,
marked
by elegance and neatness.
They
by a whistle or
although varied sometimes
more
were
no
conspicuous in their dressing
All Sorts for Men.
snappingof the fingers.1 became so interested
Representatives. Then

triphim

and

up.

are

in

watching the

no

scene

the

and the hoarse

of

tones

face and form

famous

voice echoing

unmistakable.

were

by the chaplainfollowed
silence

will
was
was

His

with

spectful
re-

the

standing. After the prayer the clerk

to
read the journal of the last
As

session.

soon

broke loose.

he started

as

Members

to

read bedlam

clapping
talking,

were

for pages, shoutingto friends, writingletters

and generally
occupying themselves in any way

listening.But the clerk read serenelyon,

but

tones
two
are
prevailing
drabby looking tint,and

one

dark tan, a decided tan, the

a very
color of the darkest oak bark.
Some, indeed,
have been turned out in purple,either like a

plum or mulberry,but they have

popular.

prayer

during which

ordered

was

mand. there
in de-

now

the other

not

become

Daniel
speech, says
It ought never
in length. It should
minutes
lightpleasantryand end with

after-dinner

An

be brief.

Dougherty, should
to

members

not

are

the

In browns

both sombre,

men

race

stentorian voice that

As

roar.

and

went

was

like

my

time

above the up"

rose
limited I left the hall

was

the

into

over

senate

It

chamber.

to
bury.
Shrewspassingfrom Worcester
fifty
respectableold gentlemen

Some

in leather-covered

sat around

served the country in

The Indian troubles
our

Senator

own

debate

on

Dawes

who

Delaware

and chuckled

touched
and

Election

had

exceed

ten

begin with

some

all the

then

upon
came

Bill.

the floor and

by
the

Senator

he said

seemed

sat

man

at

every

Finallyhe began

to

in the gallery
me
pointhis senator made.
make
personal remarks

beside

died

dude

one

and there

"

anglomaniacs. There were

very few
exaggerationsin style,such as used to be
no
so
unduly aggressive bell-crowned
common,
wide or surprisor
ingly
Alpine hats,no flappingly
The one
trousers.
narrow
suggestionof
anglomania surviving from the old days was
the prevalence of single eye-glasses.And
and all of these haughty six-footers for
one
no

instant that you have uttered

thoughts you had in mind, sit down.

Don't

hesitate and

of

most

their

fish around

lor

you will
means

great deal in an after-dinner speech. If you

table
at
say nothing pleasantly,everybody
ple
will consider that you have said it well. Peoat a table do not look for profound thought
and beyond
above
solemn propositions.And
or

being wearied.

all things,they objectto

dized

of

number
to

weather.

be the sole

to

turned

up
what

matter

This, indeed,

ter.
fa.shon of the win-

new

gentlemen's afternoon

For

ideas

more

If you do
and manner

reproducethe old ones.

spoilyour ease of manner,
or

In

"

the ankles,no

of the

state

seemed

six-footers

were

round

trousers

the

was

them

The

sentiment.

and

Senathings of the bill and tor

to have the billin charge.

unkind

very

Hoar
A

arm-chairs

quiet easy-goingway.

were

the Federal

Gray of Delaware
some

not

was

to have

seems

were

will be

waistcoats

materials shown
and

are

with

There

women.

the

"

"

maintained,

was

Very lightglovesfor

was

through the chamber : "The house

In the chair
to
order."
please come
informant
seated a portlyfigurethat no
B. Reed.
needed to pointout as Thomas

the

than

the floor that I took

on

time, but

minded
forciblyretwelve o'clock by a ponderthat it was
ous
the
desk
of
the
speaker's
gavel upon
rap

of

heed

new

represent a

silver hoof, is

recent

cane

handles

deer foot with

one

oxi.

polished

Some

of the

good

taste

breasted
as

it

was

are

worn

mostly raw
designs are

dress, fancy
The

great deal.

the most

luxurious imaginable,

plush.

silk and wool

daring, but

them.
will avoid
waistcoat will not be
last winter.

men

of

doublemuch

The

so

worn

who
two
are
thingswhich a woman
popular must be able to do receive
And
and flattera man.
compliment prettily,
the one
usuallyentails the other.
There
would be

"

introduction.

silk hat is universallyrecognizedas

The
but the shape is a
the only dress hat for men,
One
man
of individual taste.
may
matter
of some
exceedingly handsome
hat with a bell crown,
wide l)rimmed
wear
a
behat
Long Island,said he did not admire them cause
narrow-brimmed
wear
a
and another may
bad.
so
They wore
was
their genre
and yet each has the
with a .straight
crown,
rightto consider himself well dres.sed if
conspicuousand aggressiveclothes, big hats, same
the hat is well made and in good condition.
Their
beauty was
and grudy gowns.
very
A

young

New

York

man

once

speaking
girlsliving on
in

lylCiHT
going down

of Letters.

In the World

breakfast

to

feel stillmore

ted
unfit-

Questerand

for the

absurd

An

about

rumor

Post
He

as

says

Edwin

Arnold

is
Japanese woman
correspondent of the
cruel and slanderous imputation.

being infatuated with

denounced by a Tokio
Boston

Sir

the story is
editor in Japan,

"The

of

origin

traced to a certain English

who, in revenge for the letter of Sir Edwin to
the Daily Telegraph in favor of treatyrevision

Japan, determined

England and

between

day. While to have coffee and

rolls before rising,
then a brisk bath and toilet,
will invigorate him
for the entire day.
Coffee

lunch in one,
formula

poet

for the

I'ather

and

The

McGlynn has
book.

He

American

average

this

to

department are solicited.

Quester Editor, Light,

to

given a shot

Mercury

or
Quicksilver." Zero asks:
liquidused in thermometers Mercury or
Quicksilver? The terms are synonymous
and
mean
the same. Mercury being the scientific

Is the

energies.

has

[Communications

They should be addressed

Worcester, Mass.]

is the best possible

writinglife of journalist,

is fatal to mental

McAllister's

breakfast

after noon,

soon

novelist.

or

breakfast

to

with him, and accomplished his purpose

a fiction."
circulating

rolls in bed, with

and

Answerer.

to Ward

It freezes at

name.

denounced

40" below

it not

A very

zero.

littleis found in this country, but by far the

far as
so
only
from Spain and Austria.
greater part comes
it is likely
them disto unsettle people, make
content
Beside being used in thermometers, it is employed
in their desire to give the dinners and
trated
illusis
a largetwenty-four-page
Best Things
In the preparationof some
powerful
scribed.
so
graphicallydejournal of literature and timelytopics, other big entertainments
medicines, put on the backs of looking-glasses,
He says it is enough to bringon a
which is to be issued quarterly. It will con
and mixed with gold for gilding,also used in
of indigestion
cluded
incase
justto read the menus
material by welltain a varietyof readable
dressingskins.

get even

by

authors, with

known

abundance

an

pernicioustrash, in

in the book.

of illustrations.

will appear

first number

The

trash but

as

Present

this
Ella

month.
Senator

it is said, has been offered

Ingalls,

fifteen thousand

dollars

edit

to

year

Frank

Higginson pays her respects to one of

Boston's literaryyoung
in the West
men,
Oscar
Shore, as follows : "Mr.
Fay Adams
is saying .some
severe
things about
very
of the leading reviews.
in one
His
women
articles are
more
eloquent than reasonable,

Newspaper. It is also
sell
offer be accepted,Rusin any
almost any
the publication. however ; and
other, or
Harrison will retire from
fect other magazine would
be noticed.
even
not
But Senator
Ingallssays the stories to the efKansas
believe
are
true.
unHe declares that, while others may
that he thinks of leaving
to conthat woman
tinue
He declares his determination
softening
suppliesthe restaining,
ever
the Sunflower
influence at work in human
vinced
a citizen of
State, whatsociety,he is confar from being the reof the senatorial
that woman,
finer
be the outcome
so
may
is disgracefully
of manners,
inconsiderate,
fight.
lent.
selfish,and exasperatinglyinsosuperlatively
Bismarck's autobiography, says the Leed's
tunate
unforMr. Adams
has doubtless been
early next year, and it
Mercury, will appear
in making acquaintance with the class
tion
will be printedin Paris to avoid any restricness
bitterwith so
much
he describes
of women
Government.
by the German
and severity
of language. There
of spirit
Leslie's

Illustrated

said that,should

the

are

Mr. Austin
series of

is

contributinga

and critical articles to

purelyliterary

Christian

The

who

Dobson,

of the "New

sue
Union, writes in its latest isby
Chesterfield,"meaning there-

the collection

of

letters

great work, published by the

years and

Scribners,

"Cyclopediaof music and Musicians,"

itscriticaleditor being Mr. William
Apthorp,
and its editor John Denison
Champlin, Jr.,is
limited
edition
consists
The
now
completed.
sets, in three quarto volumes,

parchment binding, at $25 a

contains
thirty-six
por.

volume.

The

work

traitsand

over

1000

illustrations. The

latest

volume

has portraits
of Rubinstein, Wagner,
Verdi, Ramean,
Rossini, Saint-Saens, Scar.
lotti,Schubert, Schumann,
Spohr, Spontini
and Weber, and Mr. Apthorp discusses Wagner,
Verdi and

Rubinstein.

The

work

has

cupied
oc-

the editors for years, and is conceded

value.
to be of great comprehensiveness and
It takes the
To
some

highestrank in the literature.

regarded by
may
ing
dilettante habit, and savor-

take coffee in bed

people as

be

England
conscience
regards as the most fragrantof
the "Seven
Deadly Sins ;" yet it is not only
the heroine of a Ouida novel whose day is best
begun by it, but the writer,the intellectual
of that indolence

worker

which

not

are

minded

that

thingas
have

the New

ficent
in every way, will find it a most benefor the day. One
agency of vital energy
who wakes feeling
not quiteup to the demands
on
him, will by going through his toilet and

known

who

And

between

Adams

believe Mr.

opinionsas
lie

to be

in

so

errors

are

the wrong

more

word

Miss

than the

common

such

on

occasion.

an

to place in the presence

means

Millie

people acquainted
or
"introduce"!.'

two

"present"

to say

of

of

use

Present

superior;

introduce,to bring to be

acquainted. A per.
is presentedat court, and on an ofiicialoccasion
to our
President ; but persons who are
each
other are
to
unknown
introduced
by a

son

acquaintance. It is the younger who

is introduced to the older; the lower
to the
man
higherin placeor social position.The gentleto the lady.
common

Cyclones

Europe.

in

Traveler

"

asks

cyclones similar to those we had in this

in Europe
country during past few years occur
The regionsof concentration of torna.
?
Do

whirlwinds

does and

merridians

the

near

which

may

be located in

to

seem

or

tensity,
of greatest magnetic incan
be drawn
from the Ameri-

valley
magnetic polethrough the Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico, and appearing on the
oppositeside of the globe from the Siberian
dian
polethrough Thibet, Hindostan, and the Inand

narrow

you and me, I

his remarkable

specimen of his sex

causticallydescribes

rare

making

is it proper
Few

Introduce."

or

When

cho.sen to
those
so

men

they believe there is no such

simplybecause they
But such
only faithless ones.

rare.

woman

with

thing as

faithful woman,

are

such

no

they have

their lives in company

virtuous ; there are
so

waste

men

called

of 500 numbered
with decorated

virtue,simply because

Chesterfield's

to

godson,Philip,mislaid for so many

which firstsaw
the lightlast year.

believe there is

who

men

asks

as

the

are

of

Ocean, the
intermediate

of the

home

of

meridans

The

simoons.

Europe and

ca,
Ameri-

although not free from hurricanes, are less

regionson or near the meridians
of magetic intensity.
afflictedthan

theirs."

The

Family.

Human

Anti-Porter

"

asks:

tries
How
people are there and what counmany
pable
people, indeed, who are camost
are
thicklypopulated? The human
the work of a writer kindly,
of criticising
viduals.
of
about
consists
i
familytoday
,450,000,000 indiworld is
; but the
sensibly,and with reason
In Asia, where man
firstplanted,
was
cious
malifull to overflowingof unkind, cruel and
averan
about Soo,ooo,ooo; on
there are now
who are
ones
always eager to childishly erage, 120 to the square mile. In Europe
attack the writer himself (or perhaps herself)- there are
to the
330,000,000, averaging 100
with personal
Generous
criticism,unmixed
there are 210,000,000.
In Africa
mile.
square
ing,
prejudiceof any kind, is helpfuland encouragIn America, North and South, there are iio,-

There

are

few

welcome

and

to

any

writer not over-bur-

with conceit; but a malicious and

personalassault upon the writer himself (or
herself) works no good, benefits no one, and
ness
bittermore
time lays one
a
and many
many
burdened

already holds enough

upon a life which
est
its bittersadness and ushered tears to satisfy
did he but know.

enemy,

"

000,000,

as

are

richest

man

in the world, if he lives to

count
patrimony, will be the young VisBelgrave, grandson of the Duke of
jority,
Westminster.
By the time he attains his ma-

remaining

five to three,the

being intermediate brown

Size

of

largeis the
miles.

000

The

relatively
thinlyscattered and

recent.

In the Islands,largeand small, probably 10,.

of the white and black
The extremes
000,000.

THE
sun

700,000,000

tawny.

asks:
How
Will
Sun."
of 882,.' It has a diameter
take 1,384,472planetsthe
M.

It would

size of the earth to make

the

and

one

the

size

same

as

sun.

inherit his

that his income will be

it is estimated
thousand
and twenty thousand
between ten
dollars

day.

"Let

our

of conduct

reason,
; for

not

reason

our

to
wisely,to speak prudently,

Confucius.

be

senses,

will teach
act

us

our

to

rule
think

worthily."

tiCiHT

10

Life in Mexico?

Home

BY

L.

B.

S.

of

features

the

do

good work,

very

charges are high,asking $S and $io

for a simple muslin, and "15 and $20 for wool
and silk. I enclose you samples of mine ; by
for $6 a
having so many I got them made
piece. It is so nice to have a quantityof fresh
to a new
one
cityto
goes
pretty dresses when

but their

The

silk has

brown

blue silk has a velvet shoulder

The
white
cape and blue turban and velvet. The
wool is a sailor costume, with kilted skirt and
and
and
cuffs
sash, blue silk sailor collar
velvet.

sailor hat

The

match.

to

is

sateen

cream

lovely. It has a sash and a little sleeveless

jacket of silk, high sleeves. The hat is a
wide brim cream-colored fancystraw, trimmed
with

and

crepe

pinkishcream

the Plaza.

It is

like

more

nightson
resort

summer

The

roses.

great deal here music

ladies dress
than

silk and

of blue

bow

of beautiful

wreath

they dress as
Newport, only of
so
handsomely, but
the
They wear

cityin that respect, and

they do

in

in the

Saratoga

anywhere

not

course

or

near

idea

same

mean.

daintiest mulls and white

lots of

with

reallywhat would
anywhere but at a

lace costumes,

lins
mus-

gay ribbons, sashes, etc.,

be considered party dresses
resort.

summer

and

kind of lace sleeves

nest
thin-

The

dresses cut way

Occasionallythey
they go to
Mexico.
San Francisco or to Guadalajara or
their
hats for
When
they return they will wear
I generallywear
noys
awhile.
mine because it anback

and

hats, but

not

down,
wear

have

to

me

the ladies
about

all

papers

so

here

day
as

front.

often,when

very

One of
my hair blow about.
told me
that the ladies go
long with their hair in curl

to have

littlecurl at

cents.

is

There
In

nightwhen

which

oven

an

they build

this

looks
fire of

and

when

the

oven

and

cooking stove
bought it,so we use

both.

Mexican

The

cheap and
or

excellent,as

most

discouraged with cooking

flour is all very
be sour,

does

so

be
you would
The
here.
down

But

burn.

poor, is dark and inclined

not
make good cake, and

to

is

where
any-

one

on

toast

for 25
for dinner,

two

"Jim" makes splendidjelly

preserves,
get very good
good pie. We

bull

meat

It is called American

fightsserve

two

bread.

purposes :
and second, this is the way

Whenever

they have

no

bull is needed

sell the

and then

things

chickens

custards, and

is procured,as

had

American

some

each have

amusement;

and
range does not heat up the kitchen at all
I quitelike it. We
the native red pottery.
use

tender

sell these littlechickens

We

broiled.

The

all the coals and

littleold

and

baker's bread.

is very hot, scrape

put the chicken or roast
inside, close it up and the heat of the stove
wretched
Oscar
found
a
the meat.
cooks

out

do not scortch

and brown

turban

brown

once,

bee-hive.

It is very

hats to match.

dresses have

live. All of these

stoves, but each

with littlegrates,and

range,

such

they sell the littletiny ones.

They are no bigger than quail. The people
that
so
are
they want to realize money at
poor

nothing about

burn charcoal.
like

home

wood

here

know

we

entirelywith

Ed.]

dressmakers

The

which

of

country,

it does almost

dealingas
very little,
matters in Mexico."

has

ate

never

else, as

stone

know
house

well.

pie plates, one

rollingpin, two

I believe that is all,

cake pan, two tin cups"
and the bill was
$15. The kitchen is a small
cans
The Mexiand
has water.
cool room
up-stairs

[The followingextracts from a letter to a Worcester

family will be found fullyas interestingas the articles
of
time ago giving descriptions
some
printedin Light
different

squeezer,

bull

to

First,
meat

slaughter-houses.
they have a fight
the

market.

The

long stripsand strippedall off

No one, unless they keep a hotel,

is cut in

the bones.

buy beef for roasts as in our country. The

as
we
people here do not treat their servants
tillas,
do. They are only allowed coffee,beans, torThe
and meat
lady
only occasionally.
of the house gives each one
a small
piece on
his plateand locks up everythingelse. There
can

pound. Butter is 75 cents.

beer
milk wagons
here.
You
no
Vanilla is 50 cents for a good table-spoonful, are
carry
tle
bottles to market and they will filla largebotand poor at that. I cannot
get powdered sugar
18
often
cents.
with
milk
for
in
All sugar comes
"Jim" very
for love or money.
pieces
off
off
about
and
half
and
break
mile
a
and
a
bushel
basket
buys
as
they
as
goes
large a
it is
so
All pepper, salt and spices three cents worth of milk for supper,
for you.
a chunk
and ice is
I
ice wagons,
fresh. There
are
no
and you have to grind them.
whole
are
cannot
get good chocolate, so that I am quite very expensive. We have to send for it. All
fruit brought from "Frisco" is very dear. One
to let "Jim" do all the cooking. He
content
merchant
is very smart, ambitious, careful, saving, and
bought $go worth of fruit and had to
The
servants
for
us.
the
protection,as
justexactly
pay $110 duty. This is not
person
there are no farmers to protect, but for govhere always do the buying. For instance, if
ernment
revenue.
Just think of it! With
"Jim" buys a pound of butter he pays 75 cents.
can
the Mexithis climate and soil,where
If I buy it,they charge me
everythingwould
$1. Now
the people are so poor they
in profusion,
servant
simply puts the difference in his
grow
of
land,
and
a
so
custom
of
the
cannot
It
is
the
lazy they
strip
own
country.
buy
pocket.
I had a woman
three days. She
was
dirty, do not want it. Nothing but a littlecorn is
cultivated. No strawberries, peaches,apples,
wore
no
shoes, and demanded
$1.50 a day for
wild. We
We
get
really nor anything but what grows
marketing and nearlystarved us.
in
I am
fond of the
I sent her off,and was
delicious pines and
had nothing to eat.
very
a
nd
it
not
look
The
latter
do
found
Chinaman
seventh
when
I
a
the
heaven
inviting
mangoes.
before I could induce
Oscar
was
a long time
who spoke English and cooked English. He
stead to try one.
inI finallypared one,
the money
is perfectly
honest and givesme
put it up to
his mouth, and asked him just to taste it,
excellent cook
of keeping it. He is an
it is
likes them at first,
which he did. No one
and very clean.
He does all his work in such
gan
after eatingfour I benice. He
neat
a cultivated taste, but
white linen suits and looks so

eight

cents

is the best servant

I have

saw.

ever

to

no

like them.

am

also fond of the Chili

I have
to
It
learned
make.
which
perfecthousekeeper, sauce
different from any
I should like to keep him
ever. tastes, of course,
fora steward, and
entirely
hats to
the salt air and the wind, having no
went
north to live we would
If we ever
look badly, and that
bought in the north, and is made with a lot of
protect them, they soon
also taste very
while to pay all "Jim's" exnative spices. The cocoanuts
think it worth
penses.
is one
feature to one, as you
verj- surprising
I
one
amuses
us.
different,being fresh from the trees. There are
His
about
day
know we have always heard
much
so
economy
and they walk
fruit venders
asked him why he did not put more
a
do not
the Spanish beauty. I, of course,
sugar with
great many
in disagreeable,
out
about the streets, calling
the fruit. He replied,
"Well, you know sugar
know how it is Spain, but as far as Mexico
tones.
dismal
is very expensive." People here go to market
They carry a large wooden
big mistake. They are very
goes it is a very
in the morning and
at four and five o'clock
platter,round in shape and covered with a
skins,largefeatures
homely, with black coarse
left
cloth.
over.
white
This, like everything else, is
and the suggestionof a moustache
and hair
buy for each day. Nothing is ever
home
with three potatoes, two
carried on the head, with a frame arrangement
prepossessing
"Jim" comes
growing on the neck and face that is so un-

they go

out.

between

But

in

the

When

woman.

weather,

warm

first

rived
ar-

trouble whatever, he is a

of

ears

corn,

gentleman
that the wife of the hotel proprietor
rather
was
good looking,at a distance. He laughed and
would
"You never
consider her good
replied,
not that all the rest are
so
lookingif it were
are
not any
mortallyhomely." And the men
better. I have seen
only one fine lookingman
here.
You
remember
what
quantitiesof
I
nice
had
for cooking in Pueblo.
everything
for
Well, of course, when sold, they went
about things here
nothing. If I had known
it would have paid to bringthem all ; for when
I
started in I bought for the kitchen what
we

cent's worth

could hold in

dinner

I remarked

pan, two

one

to

arm

American

an

"

knives, a spoon,

coffee
one

pot,

dish

fork,a lemon

big onion,

one

three buns,
half
cents

that the old

of butter,

six cent's worth

day, two or
will haggle
get something for three

meat

for the

loaf of bread, etc.

hour and

an

of salt, two

cent's worth

two

of pepper,

woman

asked

He

four for.

He

under

one

arm.

The

vender, if he

sees

you

possiblecustomer, will stop, set up

and show you
the frame, put down the platter,
a
bread
quantity of bananas, native fruit,gingercovered
with red
etc.,
monkeys, dogs,
and white sugar, sticks of native candy and
delicacies. His wares
are
generallyone cent
apiece. But if he sees an American, a shrewd

look like

buy three eggs, two

apples, etc., the
strange thing is that it is cheaper to buy in
into his face,and at once
this way than by the quantity. If you
look will come
every
buy
bar of soap it is five cents.
If you buy 12
one
ginger-breadmonkey will jump up to three
I
it would be 75 cents a dozen, and everything cents.
The poor people are great thieves
else the same
Our table represents the
of these men
one
saw
one
evening justat dusk
way.
his tray, when
other
anbest the market affords, and plenty of it, so
walk a few feet away from
that we can
grabbed it and ran like a deer, and got
any day ask a friend to stop for
will

That

or

any

is the

meal, and it costs

cheapestwe

can

run

jSio

week.

it for and live

away,
came

too, for after awhile the poor owner

and ex
back and picked up his frame

I.I(iHT

11

sympathizingfriends how he
ing the blind. I did not say a word, but
had lost his entire capital. One cannot
leave
bounded
out
of the bed and ran
to
the door.
the
near
will
take
windows,
as
a
As soon
anything
they
as
they found out I was
awake
they
pole with a hook on the end and drag clothing ran also. I roused the porter and proprietor
or
and sat up until daylight,and was
anythingthey can "hook" through the iron
so
ened
frightbars.
to
be
I never
Nothing is too insignificant
sleptwithout a lightagain, and
plainedto

stolen.

few

all the

As

doors

left open

are

locked

during the daytime,a

stays in the "Patio" to guard
English consul, who has his

never

The
room

under

ano,

whose

Oscar's, has a
wife, Maria,

man

is

my

and
ways
al-

servant

the house.
office and

servant, Galihousemaid.

Galiano, his wife and her brother,Emanuel,

took
I

am

down-stairs

in had

was

been

not

succeeded.

"Patio," and

not

giveshis "queue"
much

English.
is very

have

iron

or

brass

too,
and always

to

who

everyone

of those who

We

find him

expensive.
north.

The

rich

bedsteads,

alone

in

good

The

next

people have
all

carried
and

am

not

how

say

day

had

beingstabbed.

down

left alone after that.

I think

on

the floor and

the

lamps.

sits down

at

maid

my

When

to

talkingto

am

feet.

my

sits down

She

is

clean

girl.They call all the lower

althoughthey themselves feel insulted if they
and my
hear it. They are wonderfullypolite,
maid
is reallyextremely well bred.
These
Mexican

would

servants

put many

western

Mrs.

pretty American
Gladstone

carried
a

people. They dress in

wearing loose linen
manner,
and loose shirts,which

big straw
firstI

was

hats and

no

very
cotton

or

ing
look-

peculiar
loons
panta-

the wind ;
sandals.
At

flapin

shoes

afraid of them,
but

wretched

or

they

looked

so

letter of introduction

member

Gladstone

household.

Gladstone

that

of writing

an

hostess for

are

upon
She

home.

Her

classes fillthe

and

London

favorable

most

girlrecentlycalled
her

of a well known
American
family.
brightness and sparkle attracted the
wife of the great Englishstatesman,and for an
and
entire afternoon
evening she lived in the
as

societypeople in the shade. There are also

bands of Gypsies here who wear
their turbans
hung with gold and silver coins. The lower
streets

at

"But

said
deaj;,"

to Mrs.

purpose

that

"

home-life of her

magazine.
Gladstone, "your

Mrs.

Gladstone

they

that

came," repliedthe girl,

Americans

learn

may

little

of you.
At the tea table Mr.

day-time,
Gladstone
joined with
They are very treacherous,however,
anyway.
the American
and all carry long knives which
his wife in entertaining
girl,and
they well
to
know
how
need strike
few were
ever
use.
given a better opportunityof
They never
but once.
There have been three policemen
seeingthe Gladstone home-life.
Mrs. Gladstone
has
stabbed here since I arrived.
ways
The quietpart which
They are alhusband
is
of her famous
and
murder
without
the
stabbingpeople
played in the career
cles
to only a few.
While thousands of artihesitation.
known
The old idea of Spanish
slightest
and

now

am

not

Italian bandits is true

"

in the

and

more

still exists in

these countries, as also in Cuba.

When
had only been here one
week, Oscar found

we

it

absolutely
necessary to take that tripinto the
interior. Of course
I had to stay behind
it
as
utterly
impossibleto go. I staid here in
all day and went
down
to the hotel
for meals and to sleep. The very firstnightI
alone I had an experience. I had a room
was
upstairswhich opened on the balcony. I had
closed the blinds, but the fastening was
broken.
I thought I was
Still,
being upstairs,
safe. About
three o'clock in the morning I
was
awakened
nade,
by the band playing a sereand lay listening
to
the music, half
I heard
awake.
and
little noise,
a
looking
towards the window, saw
men
two
just openwas

the house

.'

so

and drive.
thrive,

mission

earnest

with

band,

It^art and

thousand

hand

things that make

well loved

for her

sake I

own

Once a stranger said to me :

"O how thankful you should be,
That, wherever you may roam.
You

call this

can

Years

her rest

ago

In fair Oak
But

cityhome !"
she found,
sacred
ground.

Lawn's

her

words, so very meet,

strangers still repeat.

Other

Worcester,Mass., Odober, /Sqo.

Some

The

fact

Beliefs

of the

is that

the

oldest of the Christian

claim that

even

Black

sea,

Armenians.

Armenians

the holiest lands

in Asia

are

and

the

are

people of today. They

they have

These

the Bible.

of

Minor, south of

between

it and

Persia.

Noah
Mount
Ararat, upon the top of which
got out of the ark, is in that part of their
country, and they can show you, as they claim,
the very placewhere the Garden
It is a barren spot now, and some
dried up.
Ararat
Mount

of Eden

was.

of the rivers

have

and

Noah's

vineyard.

pointedout

There

this,and the monks

that

made

monastery

withered

which

one

the

cursed

He

is a

have

they say is the

grapes
drank.

up of volcanic rocks,
the site of
as

is made

in it is

ravine

which

me."

is just why I

"That

the

interested in Mr.

peopleare
do not know

lainous,
vil"in order

confessed

her visit had

article on

American

an

my

She

Her

the

her she

pretty Indian
classes Indians,
a

For

everythingworth seeingaround here,and

told it is a good type of all large Mexican

cities. There seems

to be a great deal of
beingbrought from Paris. The iron ones are
almost expensiveas those made
of brass, but
sickness here. There have been three deaths
of course
are
as
The
not
in
block
since
our
they
pretty.
people
we
came.
They have
All pillows dreadful, malignant fevers and the climate is
cots.
generallysleep on canvas
used here are made from sheep'swool and are
of
account
very bad for all lung troubles,on
bedroom
the floor of our
we
the constant
very good. On
dampness.
have straw
mats, blue and red. They are
plaitedin Acapulco by the natives and are
used by them to sleep on.
They always sit
Gladstone's
Mrs.
Kindness.

pleasantwalk

institutionsblest

For each

have

we

her industiies that

Laboring

experience.
pistol.I
my
showed
it well,

Patio and

each

For

By fair Charity'skind art,

Cheering both the mind and heart.
For her many
spiresthat rise.
Pointing upward to the skies ;

quitfean

brought

MOSS.

For

Public

doubt

frightenedI

porter he would
of

A.

her antiquarianlore,
Halls of learninghalf a score.
Shelteringhills and healthful air,
Homes with gardens everywhere,
Parks for beauty and fur rest.

If I had
no

SYLVIA

For

ring

lot of money
knew the room

it into the

was

seen

diamond
a

a
strange land, did not know
of the language spoken, with no friends,

was

considered

very

the hotel.

have

balcony,for fear

and

handsome,

very

would

I firstcalled the

go to the

stand
under-

of furniture thing
everyThere
beds
are
no

of

the window.

on

they

I need

When

was.

word

appears,

In the way

advertisement.

we

"Jim,"

funny littleshake

says "Hullo !"

to the amusement

like

faithful.

very

lock

no

awake

BY

Fairest citythat I know.

Why do men admire her

grated window.

the waiters

They had determined to get my

and jewelry,
and thought I had
left with me
probably,and also

lad of 14, keep our

house well guarded, and
they all sleepin the servant's quarters, off the
are

with

room

they were

sure

Worcester.

wine

that

it, and

near

old vine

produced
old

the

Noah

it has borne

no

believe
The
Armenians
grapes to this day.
of the east who traveled to
that the wise men
Bethlehem

to

see

the

have

curious

many

Bridget

Christ
young
the star first.

were

They
religious
superstitions.

Armenians, and they saw

and

the

Oil

Can.

tive
Now, you may giveBridget the most posiorders with regardto the fires,but when
is at hand in the earlymorning hours
no
one
ing
the temptationis strong to assist the smoulderhave been written of Mr. Gladstone, none
She
blaze by the aid of a littlekerosene.
of an authorative character have been printed
it
without
done
has
seen
is seldom
injuryformerly,why not
of his wife. Even her portrait
is tilted over
of the can
in the English shops; rarely in the prints. again? So the nose
the range or grate,there is a flash,a scream,
She has always felt that public interest in her
have
another
and poor Bridget will never
centered
the sea
was
own
country and acro.ss
chance to disobeyorders.
Perhaps it would
in her husband, and in order that his greatness
must
be
allowed
access
be better,if Bridget
she has each
strikingly,
might stand out more
all" the suggestionis timidly
at
to
the can
public view. A
year further retired from
freshness

story "A

will therefore

Day

be told

by

Ladies

Home

with Mrs.

her

itself
as

to

the

it will

visitor in The
bright young
during
Journalof Philadelphia,

This
the coming year.
the series of "Unknown

Men," which

attach

Gladstone,"

article will be
Wives

this excellent

during 1891.

one

of

of Well-known

tain
magazine will con-

made

to

"

show

her how

she may

aid

the fire

comparativesafety. All she has to do is

pour a spoonfulor two of the oil into a cup
something of the kind, and, settingthe can

with
to
or

down
cup

at

upon

safe distance,pour
the fire. It is not

injury from
explosionthat may follow.

suffer much
mild

the oil from

the

that .she will

likely
the comparatively

lylCiHT

IZ

Writinga

Love

young lady who doesn't care

he loves her to distraction."

Story,

WRIGHT.

he must
! how

"There

it sound, Susan

does

Is it

"And

interesting?And do you think it is natural?"

I asked these questionsanxiously,as I laid
hesitated as
down my manuscript,and Susan
she answered
candid

my

"Well, if

see,

been

in love,so how
can
don't understand?"

I've

write about what

you

not

to

Miss

me.

talk

"Well,
freelyof

so

Margie?" said

spoken

Ashford

to Mr.

about

your story,

but I

awkward,

that

Mr.

somewhat
I only replied,
petulantly: "Well,
matter
Susan, I can't fall in love as a mere

well

of business."

me

"Dear, dear!

It's too
bad," sighed Susan.
unluckymanuscript into a desk,
and decided to spend the rest of the morning

some

I thrust the

he began to speak in the most

charming way
in
he was
about the young
lady with whom
convenience
for
sake, he
love, and whom,

in the open
air.
Susan
was
an

she

at once

was

She

also

was

found
When
at

excellent critic,
and I had

an

I returned

from

This

me.

young lawyer,and
and her husband.

Although

new

was

not

boarder

had

in the

parlorwaiting
Lyman Ashford, a

was

favorite

had

we

seated

was

been

own

to

and

me,

her true

while,

not

was

name.

more
these "sittings"
grew
til
the days went on, unas
interesting
else.
I could scarcelythink of anything
By
of our
this time we had changed the manner
interviews.
At firstI had taken copiousnotes,
to leave
but Mr. Ashford had persuaded me

I found

Soon

more

wretched
in all my life as
utterly
that
Finally,realizing

thing
some-

be

must
or

three

said

sentences,

"deep interest in his welfare,"and

but it was

and then he added

me,

I would

never

not

minded

have

his

"

Carleton.

turn

am

the tears
to hide
my head
of pityfor him and anger

away
tears

in my

against

at least have

I watched

him

made

and re-wrote,

wrote

I worked

and left me.

tore

hard

at my
I

little progress.

very
up

my

sheets and began

again ; but I felt at heart that I was not

evidentsucceeding. One evening Susan was ly
in

very

excited

mood.

Instead of listening

she
pliantswith her usual patience,
"Oh, Miss
Margie, I've got an
idea. If you had a real lover to study one
who
was
dreadfully in love, you know
wouldn't that help you ? Couldn't you put
down what he said and thought?"
I could; but where
"Why, yes, of course
to my

exclaimed:

"

"

could

such

lover be

found ?

toward

coming

the

And

do you

you foolish thing,that he would lay

bare his heart for my
inspection?"I asked,
suppose,

at my

My heroine, whom
after Daisy,displeasedme:

story any

had modeled

more.

Mr. Ashford, was

hero,who was of course
good for her, so how could I marry them

the end ?

my
too
at

house,

all the rules of conduct

moment

one

I had laid down for myself,all the elaborate

speeches I had prepared,and, springingup, I

me," he said,as he took my hand.

only thing I can do is to go away
possible. Don't you think so ?"
I did not

insist that

intend

"Well

nothing was

the

"Now
as

soon

say it. I shall

further from my

to

?"

accepted
as

always
tions
inten-

suddenly burst out

with : "No, don't,don't go."
still holding my hand, and when I
He was
that

moment,

words

said these

want

story, but

of

est
revoir,kind-

For a long time I remained

was
gone.
in the littleroom
where he had left me,
sitting
myself.
tryingto compose
My meditation duringthat day and the next
made one
point perfectlyclear to me : I did
Mr.
to
Ashford
not want
marry Daisy, and I
did not want him to go to Germany.
found
me
waitingfor him
Saturday afternoon
with almost uncontrollable anxiety.
He
made his appearance
and, as
punctually,

It may seem
strange,but it is nevertheless
true that I found it quite impossible to work

new

consolation

of friends."

hard work.

here to finish it." Then

not

He

gently around

he bowed

the

hearing a friendlygood-by. Au

her.

came

shall

"I

Daisy before Friday,but, whatever

back
the answer
to tell
may be, I must come
here on Saturday afternoon,
So pleasemeet me
you.
and then, if I am
happy, I shall claim
I
and
if
be
am
an
to
exyour congratulations,

eyes

"

like,

hear from

a
busily engaged on
compilation which,
calls for much
though it needs no originality,

So I

the

for he
quite satisfied,

However, he seemed
thanked

was

hard.

very

with a breathless
held out my hand
"No, it isn'twell. Daisy has not

as

was

contrived to get off two

with ''best wishes," and

Daisy.

be

until I

the notes

"

too. Miss

so

pathy,
sym-

that moment.

ing
together dur-

sister

callingme
interested me
in the least. When
he came
to
Daisy for he had a lovelyway of saying it
ly.
if I had not begun to dislike the girlso intensewith smilingconfidence, as if he had
meet
me
I was
time not to be gainsaid,
I felt
a claim on
always wondering how he happened
my
in
he
was
so
fall
love
and
with
I
to
her,
that my manner
why
far from gracious; so
was
to so blind and ungrateful
constant
a]creature.
mentioned briefly
the reasons
which had drawn
I could
be undisturbed, Often,when he would
me
to a placewhere
say that his only hope
of happiness lay in winning hec heart, I would
which
he said quickly: "You
have
upon
case,

at

him

the past year, and I knew

to
as
he was
handsome, yet he had

my

be

to

forgotin

clever

stated

never

exile,I shall

be of

then, after

Daisy,although he said that

called

thanked
to

how

I suppose
it was
if I could
me
as

course

alone, and devote the

time spent with him to conversation,besidesi
I was
now
playing the part of the obdurate

with my

much

must

splendidly. He
kindness in allowing him

behaved

for my
service

and

walk

my

all pleasedto find that

greet

ten
of-

judgment invaluable.

her

arrived and
to

to me, as
important person
old friend.
maid, confidante,

my

as

Ashford

know

to say yes, you

but it seemed

allow him to giveyou

and he says that,if you'll
happy to
ready a 'sitting'
I was
I had alevery day, he will be most
not quite twenty-two, and
at
over
lover.
I was
won
fair reputationas a writer of
pose as an unhappy
a
won
and a daily interview was
agreed upon,
written a successlast,
ful
short stories,
yet I had never
at liberty
to sketch from life.
and I was
love story.
as
we
Our first"sitting,"
agreed to call our
The one
I had just read to Susan was
my
failure. But
meetings,would have been embarrassing as
and I felt it was
a
latest effort,

you

silent. Of

was

hope you won't think I've been too

meddlesome; but I wanted to help you along;
and

opinion,Miss Margie, it'sjustthis;

have
you're not in love, and never

You

why

to

won

happy I shall be. If not, I cannot

stay in the
her continually,
and
city,where I must meet
shall departfor Germany at once."
but I
He paused,lookingat me expectantly,

Susan, lookinghurt, as she left the room.

The next day, however, she began triumphantly
tled,
"Well, then, Miss Margie, it's all set:

know

to

want

you

be a strange man
his love affairs to you."

If she is at last

him, though

repeated,amazed.

!" I

Ashford

"Mr.
L.

A.

BY

for

me,

I will

me

but

he

put his

and

other

whispered:

arm

very
"If you

stay."

going to omit the greater part of our

that afternoon, as it was
strictly
personaland private. But I ought to say that
had
been
that
he
to
confessed
me
Lyman
guiltyof a great deception. There was no
I, myself,
such person as
Daisy, and it was
I

am

conversation

been in love all the time.

he had
with whom
morning Mr. Ashford made his appearance
a
1 forgave him, although I don't
Of course
melancholy air. "My work
very
back
is completed,"he said ; "and I must go
think it was
quite fair of Susan.
I exclaimed,
tell you how sorry I am,
talked over
our
to the city. I cannot
"sittings,"
But
we
"And so my love story has
much
I shall miss these 'sittings.'
how
nor
:
ruefully
ished not been written after all?"
And, by the way, is not the story nearlyfingie,
? I was
"Your
love story has just begun, dear Marhoping you would read it to me
end."
an
so
come
before I left."
and I hope it will never
I
will.
!
it
is
it
no
not
now
I
not
don't
believe
"Oh,
And
ready yet,"
"I have not written much
exclaimed.
lately."
Every passiongivesa peculiarcast to the
mission.
adAnd there I stopped,confused by my own
in
countenance, and is apt to discover itself
But he went
on
quietly: "You are
an
I have
seen
feature or other.
eye
some
quiteright. Put your work aside for a time
hour together,and an eyefor half an
curse
brow
and you will take it up with new
a scoundrel.^Addison.
call a man
vigor. And
One

with

"

"

laughinglyin spiteof myself.

gie,
Susan looked mysterious. "But, Miss MarI've seen
the lover already,
and I've heard
him
too ; so there's one
out of the
difficulty
way."
!" I cried ;
"Why, .Susan,this is astonishing
,

"and who

is this wonderful

"It's Mr. Ashford.

great many

He

talks, and

lover ?"
and

he

I have

is in love

had

with

kind friend,will you let me

occupy
now, my
Miss Harriet Colfax, a cousin of the late
gether
this last hour of the many
have spent towe
President
Colfax, has for neariy thirty
Vice
with my
affairs ? I have written
own
gan
at Michiyears been keeper of the lighthouse
for the last time if she stillrefuses
to Daisy
City, one of the most important beacons
Lake
and
her
decision
future
rests.
on
Michigan.
me
on
now
my
"

"

IvKiHT
of the World.

Women
Harrison

Mrs.
the

to

ties,
historical localiand preserve
theron suitable monuments

secure

and to

erect

of the

to the memory

ject
ob-

Revolution, whose

of the

Daughters
is

is presidentof the Societyof

and

men

who

women

tution
helped to make the revolution and the constipossible. The daughters propose to
nth
October
annual
hold an
gatheringevery
by
of the discovery of America
in honor
occupation is
Columbus, but their immediate
a worthy collection of revolutionary
to secure
and pre-revolutionary
relics,to be first shown
a
nent
permaat the Chicago Fair, and then made
exhibition in Washington.

sion,looks
Wales

is

The

brains.

versus

women
prettiest
bright woman.

Princess

but she is not

her for love

married

ward
Ed-

Albert

yet it is

"

of

not

tended
pre-

any particularinfluence
Her
him.
sister,the Princess Dagmar,
over
married the present Czar for ambition, and he
that she has

her before

solemnlyassured
that

heart

his

the Russias

and

"

around

married

theywere

she wraps the Czar

her littlefinger.

Louis, is known

Reichenau

there and back

to

Guns

without

"

officerventured
he wondered

Therese,

Marie

Archduchess

the Archduke
from

her

his notions.

that

of the
"the

husband,

fifty
years

ago

less

or

pointwhere

he gave up
his efforts the

seconded

there
literally
house.

When

position

to

to be

in the

eaten

family had joined him in

itbrought the
eating,

the

the efforts to live without

philosopherto
himself, but

his

he

senses.

could

Mabel.

Alcott,

of Concord,"
Fruitland to establish

finallyreached the
eating. Mrs. Alcott
more
readilybecause

nothing

was

His

late Mrs.

sage

went

paradise and

not

He

could

see

his children

BY

Can

it be ?

the

to

saved

woman

In

countess.

the

both

the

cases

man.

smile

"

Hush

for sociel
was

and

Stanleyby

Before

prominence.

Miss

Kate

Mrs.

and

Barrett

sued
is-

the

ridden

had

to

Mr.

marriage

Marshall

is to
ceremony
in Boston,

Williams,

The

Emmanuel

Church

of

their

Nor

Perry
place at

take
on

December

and Mr.
iS, at half past eleven o'clock,
of the guests.
will be one

Booth

that

speak like a bachelor,"

Joseph, gravely; "women
permissionto do what they like."

Grover

Mrs.

Cleveland

of all those

is

arts

her hand

rest I with

I'lltake
Will
And

her up

No

From

You

While

Rest, dear

tress
mis-

which

say

heart

my

one,

more,

aerial ships,

on

heart

to

the

south.

breaking, the while

heavenly smile

shall be dumb

in its

pain.

neath ni=rht'svigilof stars.

th
j\ist

farewell

my

ripenedmouth

the half

poor

my

Id,

the cluselys?aled hps ?

im

borne

asleepwith

lie there

enf

arms

"baby-bye,"
from the sky.

shining sunland afar

wed?

No

fr

strong

soft

from

that seemed
some

slejp,

the secrets of death.

me

spiritreturns
word

No

lingeringbreath

mouth

these

treasure

my

cold face some

in her

answer

her cheek

under

lull d her to

of old ;

gently as

round

She'll whisper and tell

I'll coo

in its hush

in her face life's "wakening breath,

breathe

while

nestled

angels had

if

as

I'll question no

thorough

pretty feminine

close to her heart

ear

call,
resp.-ndsto my plaintiful
to my questioningone
throbbing Hush,
all.
that broods over
break the deep darkness

To

Will

allowed

eyes,

sends

She smiles

Sears

cavalry

to the emperor

archduke

of

seventy miles
A

for the

invitations

daughter,Edith,

wife

to have

stopping.

observe

to

how

over

"

of all

her luminous

I shall find underneath

Till her pure, wee

have

Though angels forbid,

raise the soft lids from

me

sure

The

marriage

JeffersonDavis.

Lawrence

Mrs.

her

Davis, of Washington,

distant relative of

Mr.

reception
Whitney

of a
time ago.
She is considerable
of the brunette type, and is ambitious

short

beauty
she

Mrs.

and

given Mr.

at

her !

Softlyapproach

them
is hid,
far paradise.
clear shininggleam of some
And
lo ! they are lookingstraightup to the stars,
While
Heaven
its flood-light
of beauty unbars.
For

At

the four hundred

EVERETT.

Can
impress so sweet ;
on
those dear daintyHps we have pressed;
largewondrous
eyes in their mysticalsleep;
'J"he shtipely
hand restingso still on her breast.
O, dar.ingis this then the lamb of our fold.
of Death
silent and cold.
Asleep in th" aims
The

I press my
It never

of
Pulitzer,wife of the former owner
the New
York World, made her first appearance
Mrs.

among

O.

Tliose

Let

property

K.

it be .' Tliis

starve

He resigned the headship of

too.
starving,
the familyto Mrs. Alcott,just as
Count
stoi
Tolof his
evidentlygave up the management

irrevocably another
tremely
beautiful, but ex-

was

unlike

N'o

clever

The

when

is far from

She

woman's.

carryingout
not

in Europe;

of the

one

discus

feminine

old

the

pointin

is a

Here

it in
was

II

once

again.

And hide the unutterable dirkness and scars.

pallidlips.
One kiss ! As a seal on the wan
And then I'll kneel to death's cruel eclipse.

nine
the comprehensive femiI lay the strange problem at peace on your breast.
While
mistress
"fancy work."
I leave it,in hopes that this deep yearning cry
she almost entirely
glected
neHouse
ask
of the White
best,
never
Will find a stnnge stillness,"for He knoweth
sends ev^ r its pitiful
why?
Vet the human
self
such accomplishments to devote herof sod,
the low narrow
sh'inks
from
And
portal
six
feet
of
Denmark
is
Princess
Jhe Crown
to the study and cultivation of flowers, of
That
leads to those wonderful gardens" and God.
three inches tall.
No
other
which
she is passionatelyfond.
White
House
the
who
has
at
presided
lady
Mrs. Stanleyhas refused to live in Africa,
The
Talleyrand Memoirs.
tory,
has shown
much
so
pleasure in its conservato decline the
and has persuaded her husband
rated
its rooms
and
in
elaboratelydecoseeing
him
The
by
Century magazine is running a fast
governorshipof the Congo, offered to
with the brightesttriumph of the gardener's
in order to print the first
the king of the Belgians.
press day and night
to private
Since her retirement
art.
oirs"
instalment of the delayed "Talleyrand Memneedles
Eleanor
life her embroidery and crocheting
Irish lady. Miss
This
same
Fleury, a
An
in the January number.
her
leisure
moments.
of
has
have occupied many
member
of an ancient Waterford
family,
pearance
magazine was the firstto print,before its apand
handsome
is
some
bachelor
of
of
She
now
admitted
the
mains
busy
upon
been
to
literary redegrees
in France, the life and
mas
Christintended
as
of
such
work
of
and
bachelor
novel
medicine
cois
Franof
bachelor
pieces
French
artist,
arts,
Jean
of the great
and
The
tokens for friends.
prettiest
obsterics of the Royal University of Ireland.
the Century is to bring
Millett,and now
of several fancy stitches
is a mixture
newest
try,
before they appear in any other counto light,
elected
has
been
Ward
Howe
such
as
president
Julia
and materials on pale shades of satin,
mous
faof the most
the long hidden memoirs
of
carried
is
of the societyfor the Advancement
The
amber.
design
This first arti.
blue, pink or
of French diplomatists.
Women.
satin baby ribbon of various
to
be
a
said
out with narrow
is
cle will be precededby what
shades, through the middle of which a thread
of Talleyrandby Mimisbrilliant pen-portrait
gon
Miss Lou Cochrane, a compositor at Oreand arranged
tions
is run, and it is then drawn
the selecup
Reid, who has made
ter Whitelaw
manipulates an engine
City,successfully
the satin in the form of roses, violets,
on
chaptersof the
from the most interesting
stands
the presses, and thoroughlyunderthat runs
ing
holdstitches
The
pansies,and other flowers.
firstvolume.
the workings of the machinery to the
the
it down
through the middle of the
pass
The firstinstalment of selections from
minutest detail.
its edges to stand out in
which is to appear
ribbon, and cause
of Talleyrand,"
"Memoirs
An
Indian girlnamed
Susan La Flesh has
relief. The centers are worked in silk. These
in the January Century, will containt a sketch
school
medical
York
united with Brussels lace
are
graduatedfrom a New
floral groups
of the author's strange and lonely childhood,
Omahas.
t
he
her tribe,
to practice
and edged with white chenille.
among
of his entry into Parisian society,
account
an

this imprudence. "You

Francis

answered

are

included
name

under

of

be
Tolstoi is a crank, this cannot
Not
long ago he insisted

Mrs. Leland
Sanford, wife of Senator Sandred
huncontributed
one
ford of California,has
funds,
thousand dollars,out of her own
that his property should be distributed among
of
three kindergarten
cludes for the maintainance
the poor, and that his own
family,which inThe
schools in that state.
report that Mrs.
nine children,should be reduced to the
Romanism
to
a convert
Sanford had become
posed
was
positionof beggars. His good wife interwas
entirelywithout foundation, and
band's
is jealous of her husin gaining the control of
who
and succeeded
started by a man

If Count

said

of

his wife.

his property and preventinghim from

wasting

success.

of
account
Fayette, some
his estimate of La
Revolution, a
beginnings of the French
leans
OrDuke
of
the
concerning
strikingpassage
residence in
of Talleyrand's
account
an
the

ICnglandand America,
conversation
Hamilton

on

Protection.

the

and of

between

subjectof

most

ing
interest-

Talleyrand
Free

Trade

and
and

L I(i HT

Things Grave and Gay.

The

bore

fair noblewoman

toward

an

intense hatred

workers

in New

York, for the

of

cause

one

to
no

old

years

hang by
justice.A

martial
copy

the

to

medical

; a

court

student
no

"

evidence,

of resolutions is to be forwarded

at
representative of Russia
one
to the
Secretary of

Washington, and

State, with the request that he intercede with

the

Russian

young

Last

government

behalf

of

girl.
to George
eveningwhile listening

lecture

nan's

on

delivered

in

the
Ken-

"Russian

Political Exiles,"
his simple, direct and forceful
on

it seemed
a
monstrous
style,
thing that such
cruelties,
travesties of justice
hardships,
should
exist
and
the
whole
civilized world
anywhere
not be up in arms
in active protest. The exile
and consequent horrors of the Siberian journey
to the mines and convict prisons,
as
conducted

under

to the

of the

character

serious

to have

and

head

bears

in her

and

entire

omy,
anat-

equally
Mrs. Russell's well developed

supple. While
waist

bones

no

the

toes

evidence

no

were

of corsets

it is yet

symmetrical and graceful.

Mr. Russell supplemented his wife in
hour's chat

similar themes.

half

said many
good things. The Delsarte motto, "Control
at the centre
with perfectfreedom
at the extremities"
on

He

enlargedupon, the speaker giv

amusing examples to enforce the

was

ing many
texts

of his remarks.

kin's dictum

believes

He

that Rus-

nothing in your house

but what you believe to be beautiful, or that
in
know
is
is
That
their towering heightssky
useful," sound doctrine.
houses
that rear
you
houses are filledwith senseless,useless
in that section of the city "The
borne,"many
Osward

evening mentioned
street
Fifty-seventh

recently spent on
the spacious apartment

was

one

"to have

"

In

condemned

no
trial,

Kennan

In contrast

women

ating
everywhere,in the way of aidingand ameliorher condition,sent two
platform tickets
for me to attend a mass
at
meeting
Cooper
Union
called by a committee
of American
to ask the clemency of
women
the Czar of
Russia on behalf of Sophia Gemsberg, twenty-

seemed

and

preferrednot to meet
ence
him, or read where the sympathy of an audiH.
SEIBERS.
BY
EUGENIA
had been aroused by a previous recital
is
him.
the
Princess
charming to
by
Socially
light.]
of
[regular correspondence
fair and
of statelyfigure,
meet, a largewoman
New
York, December
brown hair,with cordial and graciousmanner.
9, 1890.
Among invitations to teas and receptions I enjoyed my interview exceedingly and was
that arrived last week
was
one
decidedly greatlyinterested in what she related of her
and customs
of high life
unique in its way.
life and the manners
of the most
One
of women
in Russia.
indefatigable
Mr.

for instance, with its eleven stories.

pletely
foggy morning the upper floors are comlost to view.

The

celestial

beingswho

ducive
lofty altitude conindeed to "high thinking"though it by
ural
follows that "plainliving"is a natno
means
that, together with the
consequence,
rental figures,
sustains the elevated positionof
the rooms.
The
evening in question was
Russells,who
spent with the Edmund
preach
of
the _gospel
gated
grace and beauty as promulThe
well
by Delsarte.
parlors were

inhabit them

find the

must

filled when

Mrs.

figurewearing a

Russell

very

firstimpressionwas
with
The

marvel
of

some

arrangement

of

design. It

robe.

hue

piece,
master-

Elihu

Vedder.

was

was

The

an

ciated
Asso-

aesthetic

an

diflicultto describe, save

that it

bric-a-brac that it would

education

to smash.

decorated

for

some

He

spoke of

friends.

He

be
room

made

an

he
it

to
"complexion room," that is,the object was
ground
brightenup, to afford the best possiblebackfor the complexions of the inmates,
and he succeeded
so
completely that they

looked

well in that

so

that all the friends

room

the complexions themselves

thought it was
that had improved. Paint and powder were
excellent things,
but their best place was
on
the walls of
It

lissome

old Greek

suggestion of

silken fabric of sunset

Artist

entered,

thingstermed

the soundest
Russell

room.

all most

was

reasonable, and

common

based

upon

and

Mrs.

Mr.

sense.

doing good work in helping us,

the knowledge of the secrets
disseminating
of beauty in daily physical manifestations,
are

and
and

the Philistines will do well

to

heed

their

sayings.

the atrocious "Administrative

Process"
was
draped in folds at the round neck, falling
deepest depths of
looselyin front,caught at the sides with coral
The
First Recruit.
intellectual
cultured,
again in shimmering
rope, and fallingaway
and refined men
and women
should be obliged
folds and waves
At the very hour in which the German
to the end of the train. The
peror
emto undergo such tortures, often for no
earthly sleeves were
plain,no puffingsat shoulder or
performed the historic act of takingpossession
reason
save
that "some one
suspected them of
of Heligoland, the wife of a poor cobelbow, they met the long suede lighttan gloves,
sometime
having an intention to entertain a
of any kind ; no
no
ler gave birth to a boy. According to the
lace,ribbons or fripperies
thought that might be prejudicial
to the existing
in front from
jewelssave three coral rosettes
Anglo-American agreement, this boy, being
to be
government"" would seem
which
festooned
were
coral strands.
The
born under German
the first recruit
humanly
rule,was
but it is not possible while listenimpossible,
ing
hair
dressed
i la Greeque, parted and
was
from the island won
for the German
anny.
to Mr. Kennan
the truth of his
to doubt
at the sides,
coiled low behind.
As soon
ing
Greetthis event became
as
fluffy
known, several
recital. One goes from his lectures profoundly
two
one
or
Berlin visitors issued an
guests after her hostess,Mrs.
appeal,which was
impressed with the sadness of this phase of
in terms
couched
both serious and
ner,
Russell,with a perfectly
humorous,
simpleand quietmanslave life. But now,
as
he says, the whole
walked to the end of the drawing-room, for "the firstGerman
recruit from Heligoland."
English-speakingworld shall know
of the
committee
headed
the
The
members
of the
and, standingby a mahogany plush chair with
of these wretched
wrongs and sufferings
tims
vica pair of beautiful silken portieres
of the same
listwith contributions of twenty
marks
each,
of a barbarous
Mr. Kennan
tint forming an
process.
artistic background, this
and then circulated it among
the other visitors
referred to a Russian Princess who
is in this
ural
to the island,who on that significant
picturesqueand fascinatingexponent of natday were
as
that
his word and strength
country,
saying
and grace talked to us for nearly an
ease
equally willing and liberal. Before sunset
againstRussian power and government
would
recruit" were
hour, and judgingby the absorbed expression the parents of "the firstGerman
be as a drop of water opposed to the resistless
all the faces it was
most
talk.
on
an
interesting
agreeably surprisedby a present of a
ocean.
In replyhe alluded to the pebble and
in gratefulrecognition
the popular art term in
of such
nice littlesura
"Expression" is now
the giant.
well-timed patriotism.
as
applied to various phases of art.
vogue
The
Princess referred to, I had occasion,
Illustrations werefrequentlygivento emphasize
two
at her hotel in
years
the discourse.
ago, to call upon
The
wonderful
flexibility
The
Rose
Bath.
New
York in regard to giving a parlor reading.
of all her numbers
was
frequentlydisplayed.
At the time I remarked
that Mr. Kennan
She has a neck of great development it is an
often mentioned
The bath of roses, so
by
is

that sounds

process

human

the

misery. That

"

had
vials of

preceded her
her

wrath

in the course,

poured

forth

when

the

athlete's neck.

his devoted of

each

She

demonstrated
feature

the

to denote

power

writers

on

the luxurious

age

of Roman

life,is

comparatively cheap luxury today. The

said how
badly he had
mentality,passion, indifference,and so on
warm
water, in quantity amounting to the
treated the Russians,how rudely he had returned
of facial expression. usual requirementof the bath, is firstsoftened
through the gamut
their hospitality,
and that it was
from
dwelt upon ; how certain angular
Manner
was
into the tub finely
sifted oatmeal, to
by stirring
readinghis writingsthat she had determined
motions conveyed disagreeablesensations to
which also is added half a pint of glycerine
;
to come
to America
to try and
counteract
his
the recipient,
such
as
stiff bow, abrupt
a
lastlyput into it two drops of attar of roses.
statements.
Could anything be more
rically
diametit
treatment
handshaking, etc. Hogarth's line of beauty, If the massage
be available, use
opposed than the standpointsof these
a double
beautiful because
it was
if not, let a coarse
towel and
curve, was
by all means,
two persons.? What
does she know
of the
soft and caressing. Straightlines of motion
hard rubbing serve
the purj^ose of the massage
actual endurance
as
seen
and known
and gesture repelledand froze,whereas unduby the
This
lating
bath is simply fine,as itsoftens
system.
great explorer of the inmost
scribes
misery he dethe skin and blends perfume into each line of
gracefulgestures attracted all. As she
?
she
the body.
gave the exercise to limber the fingers,
head.

She

on

separate

emotion,

1.1(1 HT

IT

-4ART NEEDLEWORK AND STAMPING^-

Gownings.

iTo.

.5" Red appears

very
decorations of the day.
.5~ Blue seems
colors this year,

to be

and

prominentlyin

"^T^TalrLta-t

all the
Mexican

Work,

Done

royal favorite among

blue

with

popularcombination. There
and Sevres blue, royalblue

are

on

Astrakhan

Instruction
commission.

Needlework,

Order.

to

given and

Street,
Fine

Kiiibroldery,
material

furnished.

Goods

sold

MKS.

S. M.

KEYES.

turquoiseblue

DressCutting
School.

blue de France,
or
electric and china blue, a whole familyof gray
blues and indistinct blues indeblues, green
scribable,All
and for evening the pretty,old-fa.sh-

who

wish

understand

to

cutting should

call

and

of
principle

every

examine

the

dress-

modern

various

in use;
the King of Squares,the Buddingsystems now
the chosen color
sky blue, whith was
ton, and others. Prices from
Five
Fifteen Dollars.
to
for ribbon and girdlein the days of our mothers.
grand- Every pupilthoroughly taught. Time not Umited.

ioned

.!r Silver
ball.
.0" One

acrons

the latest

are

of the

thingsin

materials of the

new

is

season

breeches

men's

-V Dress collars
have been, and are

not

are

made.

are

high as

so

rounded
in front,
away
have
a
puff of mousseline, like a
may
widow's ruche, above it,or else a lace ruffleof
its own
width
gathered inside the top and
.5" The

FINE MONUMENTAL

WORK

In Granite and Marble,

SUMMER.

Dress

MASS

WORCESTER,

AND

bourine.
tam-

at

for Circular.

Koom

B.

MRS.

F.

Block,

S O

492

Main

N.

**WORCESTER DRESS CUTTINGSCHOOL**

Formerly
Windsor,

cut.

in the habit shirt

graduated lengths. Most

and, besides,there

form, with

of

invited

are

MRS.

L. F.
Tailor

MISS

boxes,

Sole Proprietorof the

WALSH.
System. Agents wanted.

Kule

C.

LADLES'

delicate fabrics

some

to

Improved

two

KENNARD'S
AMD

CHILDREN'S

DRESSING^^ PARLORS.

etc.

wears
."^ Of all the boas that fair women
and
them
who
around
her throat
among
those made of palepink
does not wear
a boa?

Hair

Cutting:* ISc.
Whole

BaDg:s
hair

of

head

cut

and

curled,

curled,

35c.

and

75c.,

all

"

and are very

yellowroses are the prettiest,
becoming. In these boas we see the French
dantiness.
.5- Watch

WOOD,

MAPLE

E.

in

are

..J-The

bracelets

newest

them, and
3

Clark's

17
Mass.

Street, Worcester,

the capes

in

are

good demand

at

present.

O.

to

the shoulder

Printed.

or

O M B,
236 Main Street

of
-5~ TJie newest thingin fur capes is a fringe
sable tails for the sleeve pieces,carried over

or

Engraved

at
to the
street, has removed
527 Main
Main
street.
Former
pupils are
720
call ; new
welconne
and solicited.We
ones
teach
to
cut, baste, fit and
drape. Open day
you
and
evening. Dressmaking patterns and linings

bonbon

ANNOUNCEMENT CARDS

cuttingand making patterns and liningscut

Kellogg-French Tailor System.

likelyto be injuredby contact with the metal ;

and a wide
so
a compromise has been effected,
HAIR ^^
vinaigrettes,
silver pin holds all the pendant pencils,

WEDDING INVITATIONS

Lessons in cutting,making and draping. Teaching

Send
residence when
desired. Agents
wanted.

below the waist.

elongatedpointsfalling
companiments,
-5" The chatelaine belt,with its danglingacis not becoming to all figures,

131 CENTRAL STREET,

NEAR

it.

upon

latest importedhat resembles

fit perfectly
by the

they

and

low
falling

S.

DressCutting
Worcester
Academy.

"Cotelet," a ribbed fabric closelyallied to the

material of which

A.

S.

tea-

cannot

STREET.

who

women

rings have huge

be reallyadmired
them.

wear

Their

lies in the fact that it is

to imitate them

than

to

copy

stones

more

kinds

of

Work

made

All the
a
Making
specialty.
and
Frizzes
for sale at
Bangs
Artists
prices.
Rxperienced
filled.
All orders
promptly

Wig
styles of

order.

to

latest
the

in

lon'est
very
attendance.

387 Main Street,

GroutBlock,
Dp One Flight.

in

by genteel
cellence
only ex-

SUPERFLUOUS HAIR CAN BE

difficult

the French

Hair

permanently eradicated by

tings
set-

stones
so
popular during the
ning
Earrings with drops are beginto be
seen
again, but the drops are so
definite.
small as to be embryonic rather than
formed of thistles in
A daintylittle pair are
diamonds, with the Hower fallingdown from
the ear.
Pear-shapedpearls pendant from a
solitaire screw
earringare the favorite choice
in an expensiveear ornament.

the

NEEDLE

ELECTRIC

of small

past year.

W. A. ENGLAND,
DEALER

IN

FINEWATCHES,
JEWELRY
CLOCKS,
" OPTICALGOODS.
REPAIRING

PROMPTI,Y

DONE.

394 MainStreet.

^ The new
The
down.
one-half

to

gowns
new

three

are

skirts are

yards

in

Process.

No

scarringor

other

injury,

Hours:

9 to

H.

Miss
Summer

11

a.

m.,

are

THE

BOSTON
HERALD

fitted as the waists, coming down

carefully
tightbelow the hip line,and if the
perfectly
set
of stringsand
material is very heavy, one
'

Elberon
Orchestral
Club
Is

SELECT

prepared

to furnish

MUSIC

For any occasion.

Special attention paid to concert
music
for weddings fairs,dramatic
entertainments,
etc. For terms
apply to H. B. Wentworth, Manager,
75 West street,Worcester,Mass.

The white ecru

itely
trimmings are exquisbut with stronger
so soft and Huffy,
perfect,
characteristics than marabout.

Mass.

Worcester.

Strhht,

as

be used about twenty-two

small steel may
inches from the foot of the skirt.
mo.st
stylish among
-5- Decidedly the
feather trimmings for evening dresses and
with marabout.
combined
opera cloaks are ostrich

no

to 4 P- m.

fitted all the way

and
two
and

is now

PROCTOR,

NI

only from
width

There

for any lady to allow a growth of hair to remain

to
her personal beauty and
her face to mar
make
upon
Moles
also permanently reher friends unhappy.
moved.
are

excuse

Is clean, reliab:e, independent,

bright.
The

paper
best newsfor
the

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50 cents
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LARGEST

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About
*, Small
darned

ravellingsof

garments

lie mended

may

the wrong

*, To

HOLIDAYNOVELTIES

chair

and

the the

soap

will find it as

Furniture,
Fancy
the

time

has

well

as

arrived

when
careful buyers of ornamental
holidaygiftsare looking about for
goods from which to make their

useful

as

selections. In

OL'R

to
preparation';

meet

which

nC'S,

loaded

LINE
the

we

have

feel is sure to come.

novelties in Furn-ture

for a Christmas

made
of

requirements
Our

we

with

alum

warerooms

and

busi-

eyes

and

VOU

are

WANT

of

about

Whiteand Gold Cliairs,

HAVE

YOU

WANT

COPIES

Four

more

Rub

and

end of

Rattanand Reed Chairs,

HAVE

our

$500

them,

it

bedrooms.

will

tind

on

floors

our

tlie largeststock

ci"y,and $i$ buys a little beauty. Of

cheaper ones, also those that cost more
friend

musician

there than

Ii so,

have

remembers

the

CHILDREN'S

until

\ou

want

in

our

ini.-and

Christmas.

half

we

has

glassof
brush

spots

be

may

brown

allowed

Novelties

in every

department.

so

to

Fancy

China,

in

Goods,

an

Plush

poured from

Goods,

Silver,

and

boilingwater
waste-pipesat
days.

ten

to

arrange

Baskets.

have

with

off when

the

to

purse

have

over

is not

iron

and

hot

Toys

in the

uries,
lu.xuryof lux-

All

man
wocharming literary
ways Watch
allong,manages

very

window

to make

The

her

violets in
a

box

it,and underneath

temperature
laden

thingis

knot of

her

PIEHAM " WILLIS,

wonderfully.

Furnishings.

basement,

ready Saturday morning.

keeps

with

which

the air

her Parma

perfectand

dailies for

Special

glass
lamp is
light

Announcements.

the

violets thrive
soms,
beautiful blos-

with|theirfresh, dense

to
always

at

the

bosom,

THE

CLARK-SA\A/YER

sweetness

and cost
l)e had for the picking,
only the trouble of keeping the lamp trimmed.
are

Fire-Place

same

boilingwater, apply
dry. Small grease
with

Brass

Wilton,

paper.

whose

will store

favorite

fuller'searth and

*, But this sort of

would say,
one

by having

Street.

ever

the

on

cured

hot water

or

removed

kept burning,which

Main

been

spatters your

it hot, and

frame

355

we

display

made.

taint the air

They

tall woman

of magnesia

amount

forgetwe have 30 different stylesin Chairs and

Kockers.
We have everything in the line of Furniture,
Carpets and Kugs.
Bny anything

have

is with

work-table and ironing-board

a few inches
This little
higherthan they are usuallymade.
precautionwill prevent many a backache.

Don't

it for you

beautiful

most

your

mix

CHAIRS,

13.

rinse all the

to

are

you

The

Lamp

every week

*, If grease

specialtyof these,priceslow.
litt'e ones.
When
looking for

Dec.

be.
be

not

washing soda

be used

*" If

in the

Is your
suitable gift is

CABINET?

have always made

Everyone

more

we

MUSIC
We

what

course

money.

Saturday Morning,

impure.

*, Common

Vou

Every Department

rubber

flannel

would

should

by showering with
heightof a few feet.

once

of

it otherwise

in the

should
Desks or Booli-Cases,
least

match.

to

that the task is not

so

*" Sprained ankle

WANT

mantle

for this purpose.

Even
the the hands,it forms

good

Soiled clothes

YOU

in

it well into the skin for

hour
IF

Opening

water, two
of diluted

rose

ounce

little"swab"

coatingover
unpleasantas

and make
Our
BARGAIN
in tlvs line is
SPECIAL
Rocker, finisliedin X\'l, Century color.

of

one

the marble

stick is

remain

THEM.

Christmas

apply

sore,

esiest way to clean shoes or

which have
become
muddy

overshoes

WE

running

ounces

if the vaseline touches

WANT

of

If any

vaseline.

YOU

Full

ting
cut-

then wipe off with a

irritation is felt,add a little
glycerineto the preparation.

** The

IF

by

In making over
a room
take the prevail
ing color in the frieze for key,and paint all the

THEM.

Corner

vided
pro-

three minutes, and

soft towel.

OF

HAVE

Every

you

new,

*"

THEM.

Fine French Furniture

WE

when

day.

glycerineand

wood-work

IF

dirty,
you

air, and

the face is

preparation :
ounces

Gift.

WE

and

out the inside,

two, .scooping
the feverish lids.
a

St.

the

up

often relieved

are

heal

twice

it be

as

482 Main

to

well,so that

the

broken.

cure

water

should

is not

largepotato in
and bindingover

turn

hot water

work

firm

liquid amonia.
IF

478

towel.

suitable

Rugs

Co.

of
elasticity

usually pale, bathe it

tepidwater, rubbing brisklywith a turkish
Then
apply every day the following

in

extensive

large

and

with

cane

tightand

cane

When

of

Sawyer

court

torn,
iron it on

the

let it dry in

*" Inflamed

The

starch

restore

be well soaked

*" To

bits of
become

bottoms,coaches,
etc.,

wash

add

with

curtains

bottom, etc., and

it may

OF

clean

sponge

must

the best assortment

Clark

having

same,

side of the curtain.

chair

cane

PIECES

the

The

sliould be

a pieceof the cloth,and

wards
afterpressed carefully.Breaks in black silk

and if the lace

plaster,
wet
a piece of lace
in

ODD

goods

firstput under

Kmmi.

IN

17

the House.
in woolen

tears

with

478 TO 482 MAIN STREET.

CO

The Ladies
will givea

of the South

Society

Unitarian

HOT TURKEY DINNER

Jokelets.
Belamyiterism.
Wait:

first
at Horticultural
12

I (i M t

to

13, from

Dec.

Hall, Monday,

o'clock,at 50c. per plate.

socialism

your brother-man.
Potts
Then
:
make
So

6 to 8, consisting
of hot rolls,
From
tea, coffee,
and cold meats, at 25c. per plate.

Near

and

Mrs.

Yet

it

divide with

rectly.
cor-

is

to

you.

Far.

so

Can't you find the pocket?

:-Yes
Lucy, I have found the

Locket:

Mr.

with

divide

to

firstprincipleof socialism
brother-man

your

is

don't understand

you

"

The

Supper

the
correctly,

if I understand

Now,

"

principleof

"

Locket

pocket,all right.

Fair

Mrs.
me

For sale of fancy and useful articles suitable

at 4 o'clock in
for Christmas
presents,opens
the afternoon.

Locket:

Mr.
but

bring

don't you

why

Locket

found

I have

"

have

Then

"

thimble

my

yet found

not

pocket,

the

into it.

the way

"

THE

MOST

Puck.
ACCEPTABLE,

Dancing

For

Health.

Her

Mistress:
tellyou

In the evening. Tickets, 50c.

These are all for the benefit of the Church
Fund and everybody should
patronizeall or
of the parts.
some

DURABLE,

Jane,how

"

Didn't

is this.'

the front walk

to sweep

far

as

SENSIBLE,

the

as

AND

Jane:

Indade,mum,

"

didn't;

yez

tould

yez

Present
Holiday

the front poorch an' walk to the

to swape
though for me loife
corner, an' I did it,mum,
I couldn't see
walk to
to
why yez wanted me
me

the

corner.

Uncle

West

"

Sam

Shore.

is Still

ONE

I'm

PIANO

I put

sure

letter-box,but," searching
kerchief
further,"goodnessgracious! where's my hand.'"

PhiladelphiaTimes.

"

do

to

some

tradingwith Geo.
of the
proprietor

L. Sanford,
Sanford

Bookstore,

at

Powerful

pany
Com-

364

Main

CHICKERING

is a very grave, reserved

isn't he ?"

man,

"

MADE

Youth.

"Smith

now

and

"Yes, I've

dancing in
heard

neither

was

call him

woodles.'

"

Waiting

for

Stanley

beads

and

Wangbo

wants

brass wire ; he says

his country unless you

cross

SEARS,

Explorer

Intrepeter:
on

DENTIST
ladyassistant will be in attendance.
45 ParkStreet,
Mass.
Worcester,

0^"

to

"I'll nevah

FlrK"t-Cla88
Reference

C.

for Laces

Cut

LIGHT,

c=3
O

you
count

MEL,VIN,

at

Lace

Short

PROPRIETOR,

CTi

"How

*="

standingin

was

tended

one

coat

on,

fah

me

Carpets

by

NAPTHA

PROCESS.
Hot
Only place in the city where
Naptha
Carpets taken up and called for ; delivered and
re-laid,Feathers
renovated
by
Orders
steam.
be left at Bemis
" Co.'s,423 Main
can
St.,or addressed
Curtis St.,New
J. C. WATERS,
Phone 3475
Worcester,'
is used.

STOOLS
COVERS

AND

the

night,with

she pwecoachman, and

!'

PLUSH;
IN

outside,or

THE

MUSIC

SCARFS,
IN

RICH

ROLLS

AND

WOODS,
IN

FOLIOS

MOROCCO

ALLIGATOR,

and

stand

whip

MUSIC

PIANO

CHAIRS,

AND

CABINETS

the hall last

will steal your

What

Mrs.

the

Makers.

IN

AND

EVERYTHING

FACT,

MUSICAL

LINE.

"

ST.

Dear

cleansed

ORGANS.
PIANO

know."

He

Said

^i^FalN^Housecleaning^^
Furniture

royalties

?"

cape

take

to

Wonder

and

your old for

exchange

to

piano.

new

BIyland again; no

'Jenkins,you should

I
some

'WArNCT

want

excellent time

An

pay

Best

Miss

on

the mattah

tall hat and

me

said

""

call

insulted me, doncher

that ?"
was

"She

Notice.

Curtains, Gross " Strauss.

out
thie coupon
from
and
bring i It with
and
cent
digget 10 per
from
regular prices.

g. I
T.

Work

and

PAYMENTS.

!"

"What's

"I

does he
of the

$225.00.

AT

MONTHLY

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strokes

when of adnormal
especially
distracts the
peculiarity
Momentarily it may do so.

this
HY

BKDFOKD

JOHN

LENO.

Contrary

English compositor I have over

for abusing authors.
againhad good reason
I got employin London
firstarrival
ment
my

As
and
On

old

an

Norman's,

at

Maiden

in

trading

handed

firstcopy

The

uttermost
In my

work,
and

experience in solving

of

amount

to

The

it.

labor

evil of

and

sin

tions.
combina-

made
were
In after years its contents
to form a considerable part of his well-known
this important subject.
I well remember
asking myself if this
on

was

treatinglabor, and whether he

had any rightto play the part of a sloven at
?
When
Saturday (pay day)came,
my expense
1 risked my position
by inquiringif the firm
his mode

"

than the ordinary

ould grant me
a triflemore
of trouble and loss
for the undue amount

I got, as I
man
a laugh in reply,
although the foret.xpected,

of time

to

to

I had

which

put.

in many

cases

interpretit properly.

ne.xt

employment

in Red
I'rinters,

which

been

that the "reader"

admitted

My

the

Lion
of

copy

with the

was

Square,

Working
positionin

remarkable

many

men

That of the Rev.

passedthrough my hands.
Canon
Charles Kingsley,afterwards
KingsI
found, fairly
good ; but he had a
ley,was,
friend who is the present RegistrarGeneral of
England, whose copy gave great trouble to
of its peculiarity
those new
was
to it. Much
Hue
These

crossed

were

always the

he marked

rather

than

dotted, and

was

The

be

i'sare

Of

the
can

hurriedlynor

written

all dotted and

Trivial

have

neither

It is

the class
I

which

to

full well

know

thanks

from

struck

me

my

that

No

be found

a girl
loose in a library
the field. It knows
the

in

ones

"

good.'

Bill

and

receive

Buck

Taylor,
d

while

in

refined circle

with their presence.

The
lady whom
gentleman, attired in faultless

the latter

evening
dress, took in to dinner remarked, by way of
"that
it
a compliment,
was
had not
a pityhe
in the picturesquecostume
come
of his native
ranch."
"Madame,"
replied the tail-coated
cowboy, "if you only care for my clothes,I

positor
com-

will send them

to-morrow."

to you

DR. SDSAN S. RAYMOND,

: AND
Ladies

For

! CHIROPODIST,
Gentlemen.

and

"

.STREET.

FRONT

34

scant
Office hours, 9 a.m.

confri^res ; but it has

young
few well-known
there are
so

to

12

1.30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

30 p.m.

Sunday.-, 10

might name, who could gracefully

defend
compositors from the unjust
leveled at them.
attacks that are occasionally
Indeed, I have often been struck by the fact
uous,
that,in despiteof a series of years of continor
nearly continuous reading,I have
author who had a good
fallen across
an
never
to
word
say for the English typesetter. Of
course, it is quitepossiblethat instances may
authors, whom

one.

Ruskin

run.

times better than you, and

bitter and
too, and will eat some
good for it, which you had not

MANICURE

that I should

free

twenty

Buffalo

compliments to
proud to belong,for

am

fairlywell-selected
turn

Frankfort, Germany, graci

fish for

to

us

to

slovenly.

compositor.
desire

'

fawn

weeds

into the pocket of the writer,

puts money
takes it out of the pockets
but, justas surely,
of the poor
I have no

should

advises

pricklyones
slightest
thoughtwere

may appear, itis often

for the poor compositor. It may
ing
that the system of slovenlywrit-

be admitted

measure

the children

the good

this matter

as
one

his
frankly and fearlessly
not only as a stimulus,
of his growth. In the

the

loss of time.

serious

like

of uttering a word of
would
dream
complaintagainstthe writer,or feel the least
without
in accomplishing his work
difficulty

as

boldly

former's

the t'scrossed.

the aid of the context.

read without

candy
with picture

or

money

then it will serve

if itbe
familylibrary,

bad

my
plainlyand

writes

Morris.

but

cnange

a/^c" simile,which

have

to

pin

to

a.m.

p.m.

missed

that I have

be done, it will fail to prove

generalcontentions.

but

even

wrong

me

Fire

Insurance

LONGLEY,

EDW. E

if this

in nij

St., Worcester.

Main

339

t's.

"Macaulay'shandwriting was,
than either,and

worse

it is of

siory is told that he could

had written.
I have

been

that Dickens
his

his i's.

fully realized, there was

of distinguishing
the i's
difficulty

until this habit

from

in which

mode

the

to

be said

to

reason

no

Tennyson

William

does

writingI

of

p^y

filled

Lord

opinion.
so

1 had

that

and

own,

"labor and capital," true that the

on
remember, was
loopsof a few letters are missing :
voted but the words in which
deconsiderable portion thereof was
they appear are to Ije

to the

work

taste, but let it be

comparison being made, that poets write

plainerthan writers who devote themselves to
I had often noticed proofs of this fact,
prose.
but believing
that I might have been mistaken
I
in my
general conclusion, I determined
would go into the matter more
sult
fully. The rewas

of

his

general belief,it will be found,

to

instead

money

Start a baby's book

shelf
money.
books and gay bindings,
let it grow
with
growth and improve with his strengthening

eye of the reader.

on

nonplused.

was

littlepurpose, till I came

compositor who had a considerable

others,but

across

to comprehend
it, but all
I sought assistance
difficulty

I did my
in vain.

from

writing of

the

was

me

I confess

Brougham.

Lord

Garden.

Convent

Lane,

then

tirm

well-known

%\_
book

thick^more
length,and that
too

are

own

works.

never

if
him

that the

read

what

vouch

for the truth

and

Babies.

war

might
writes

be familiar

Goodwin

Maud

Union, and adds

to

"Happy

make

their babies
the

thingsof

latest

specialty

and

of

insuring

Furniture

Household

and

Spartan mothers cradled

their husbands'
sl.ields,that

"The
in

or
truthfully
not,
attempted to punctuate

I cannot

Books

he

told,whether
never

We

possible,

forms,

approved

most

ings
Dwell-

under
at

the

lowest

rates.

cy,"
their earliest infanto

the

Christian

is the child whose

and whose
is a library,
of this,but I can
assert that no matter
where
baby hand
nursery
of liooks which are to be the
printed,they invariablypassed fingersthe covers
they were
friends and guides of his manhood.
throughthe hands of his friend Pardon, an
bookare
old reader, well known
and
spected.
equally well re"Why is it that so few women
hood
In this I think he acted rightly. buyers? Because
they are
taught in childgance,
extravaThe
is a luxury or an
from the
that a library
advantage derived by Dickens
whim
to be gratified
a
only after the
plan lie adopted consi.sted in his obtainingthe
services of a man
alive to his style demands
of fashion in dress and furniture and
who was
of composition. As for his calligraphy,
in bric-a-brac are
that
even
fullysatisfied. Nor is
tect
A prominent archiwould
alone.
true
have
of women
was
this
fairlyreadable, though he
of libraries
have
done well occasionally
told me
that of hundreds
rewritten the
to
once
another
interhned passages.
which he had built,he had planned for shelves
Like many
thor,
aucase
1 n the others a small bookin only about ten.
he v/as too prone to escape
the trouble
from the shops proved allsufficientfor the
thereof,and was
apt too readily to conclude
tables
were
the
Vet in these houses
that the typesetterwould
books.
experience littleor
china dogs, and
loaded with senseless vases,
no
difficulty.
children ask
The
like costly abominations.
Lying before me is a letter I received from
Victor Hugo. It is both plainand solid, and
for bread and are given a Rhinestone.
no
sensible compositorwould
"If it is too late to cliange this generation,
of finding
dream
Give your children
fault with its writer. It may be said that
let us begin with the next.

PHOTOGRAPHER

Children's
Portraits
A
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L.

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traveler, who

dog in

used to tell the

Beecher

Henry Ward
of

WEST

story

and

CHARLES

WRIGHT.

(,(,

own

and destitute of provisions,

dog'stail and boiled it for
the
the
bone.
dog
supper, giving
wild country

Stanley told
which

friend the other

African's

illustrates the

day a story
quickness of

retort.

of the Ugangas,"
was
talkingwith one
Stanley,"while a monkey the native had
tamed was
jumping from limb to limb of a
of fun I said, 'You
tree near
by. In a spirit
You
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not
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to
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the monkey's
back, separatingthe fur as a furrier does in
skin
he
to a purchaser. Then
exhibitinga
turned to me
and pointed with a triumphant
gesture to the monkey, saying, 'Monkey skin
white Uganga man's black.'
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At the battle of Bull Run, Governor

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year

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of the army toward Washington. The soldier

a
wound
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had

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the

as

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it at the Bull Run

fightyesterday." "But how

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half apologetically,
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"I got careless,
and looked back !"
could

While

the

Germans

Paris,about twenty

were

laying siegeto

ago, M.

years

Thiers

came

of the

cityto consult with Bismarck about

the proposed capitulation.Of course
it was
the Frenchman's
duty to present a cheerful
and
to
seek to convey
front,
the impression
that thingswere
not in so
tion
desperate a condiin Paris as the besiegersmight
suppose.
out

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the other hand, Bismarck

satisfied that

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being starved out, but,of course, he intimated
such thing in the presence
no
of M.
Thiers.
But, after the conference, Bismarck invited
M. Thiers to dinner,and the Frenchman
only
too gayly accepted the invitation.
Then
it
that the wily German
was
noticed that M.
Thiers ate voraciouslyof the vegetables and
breads,rejectedthe canned and pickledfoods,
and partook with seeming avidityof the fresh
meat.
This confirmed Bismarck's
suspicions
Paris was
starving.
"

Cole
came

brought,as usual,many
his

wares

had all been

his wife

to

brought her; among

you

"

it every week.
The

is a week's
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helpful,entertaining,
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sometimes
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topic.
gives
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talks.
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week.

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"

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Railways
Any
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on

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now
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home
from
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Or,

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exists which

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VITAL

The

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The

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THIS

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by those

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hair has

this dire evil is

overcomes

query

your

in smiles ; Ladies
doing for them.

Worcester

Citizens

Hair for the Bald, old

invite your attention to

I have

28, 1890.
regarding Marvel,"
"

of

^V\^01Srr)ER

Worcester, March

reply to

cause

some

of age, of

PROTECTION.

Vigorous growth

Bald men
with hair growing,and faces wreathed
has done and is
relate in glowing words what Marvel

In

that

25 years

fallen out

or

seminated.
being rapidlydis-

Hair,

Its
Eczema, Dandruff, Irritation of the Scalji,Headaches, "c.
small amount
of advertising.
sale,with only a comparatively
the story of the

OF

M^aiC

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R V

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ORNAMENT

Marvel

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the truth of the assertion.

that

knowledge

HAIR

and emphasizesthe
daily,
young

NATURE'S

is falling,
demonstrates

23

for two

used
months

the hair

or
a

success

AV^ORKER.
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"

Worcester, July 29, 1890

energizercalled Marvel,"

with

MarveL

using

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young, in
few testimonials.

Worcester, May

"

past, for baldnes.s,with pleasing

beaming

countenances

Dear
'

Sir

Marvel,"

"

or

In

replyto

Vital

9, 1890.
inquiryregarding

your

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Food,

I have

used

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used
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claim for it, a wonderful
or
by my daughter for falling
all it is representedto
my
checked
have
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it.
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lair Restorer.
I
effectually
head from
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and restored the
at once,
Mrs. E. S. Sherman.
noticed that it cleanses the scalp,and gives new
The growth of the
scalpto a healthycondition.
of the hair,and
life and vigorto the appearance
hair is necessarily
and by natural process
Mass., Oct. 6, 1890.
greatly
Uxbridge,
as a hair dressingcan
hardly be e.xcelled,as it
stimulated.
I feel perfectlyfree in givingit my
I have u.sed the
Marvel
for two
months.
the objectionableoil and
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seems
Chas.
H. Bowker.
hearty endorsement.
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growth of hair. After
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it is

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E. R.

Dear
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most

Sir

tried your

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thorough and

hair

Worcester, July 26, 1890.

Marvel," or Vital Hair Food,

"

heartilyendorse
best

cleanser

it,as the
on

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Marvel, or Vital

"I have

I have
for about

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two

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months

with

ery
years of waiting,the important discovlast been
made; and there is now no

many

has
excuse

at

for

astonishingresults, hair,for
irritation of my
scalp

anything

both

men

short

and

of

elegant heads

of

women.

ELLEN

B. TAFT.

dandruff as nothingelse will, t immediatelystopped an

suffered for years.
It has
which
I have
the top from
instantlyrelieves pain across
Worcester, Oct. 6, 1890.
I was
caused a fine growth of hair where
already
of the head.
It tones up the hair and scalp,and
fallingout many
My hair commenced
years
and
I am
stimulated
the
hair
I
and
had,
its freedom
bald,
from oil renders
its use
very agreeable.
also
until I became
quite bald. I was
ago,
have
that I shall soon
.satisfied
a head
good
as
F. A. Cutter,
Draughtsman.
caused
much
troubled with eczema.
This
me
and no mistake.
It is justimmense,
of hair as ever.
commenced
nights. I
using
iutfering,
especially
Worcester, July 24, 1890.
Dr.
J. M. Stevens, Vet. Surgeon.
The
irrita'Marvel"
about two
months
ago.
Dear
Sir : The
Marvel
is rightlynamed.
and a healthycondition
ion was
at once
allayed,
I have used it two
months
with great satisfaction.
Worcester, July 28, 1S90.
estored to the .scalp.My hair is now
growing
It is soothingto the head and cleanses the scalp
Marvel"
Hair
Restorer with
I have used the
head.
I am
all over
pleased to give
licely
my
makes
the
hair
results. For the head
and
and
perfectly
rapidly
satisfactory
;
grow
gives pleasing
endorsement
and rec^m.
his article my
hearty
it a healthy and
I would
and hair it is indeed a great medicine.
glossy appearance.
H. HARVEY,
Architect.
W.
inundation.
recommend
it to ladies who
desirous
of a
Marvel
is rightlynamed, and all perThe
are
sons
beautiful head of hair.
Mrs. Smith
Bowen.
using it will be greatlypleasedby so doing.
Worces.er, October, 1790.
S. Bowen,
Walter
Draughtsman.
for the hair, I
Having used your "Marvel"
Worcester, July 25, 1890.
;;ike great pleasurein statingthat I consider it a
It givesme
pleasure to endorse an article of
Spencer,July 28, 1S90. ;reat discovery,
inasmuch
after usingit a few
a:
genuine merit like
Marvel," or Vital Hair
used
the
Marvel," for a few weeks
I have
imes it has entirelystopped the itchingof my
Food.
It cleanses the hair, stops its falling
out,
only,but find it cleanses the scalp splendidly, calpcaused by eczema
of long duration, and it
a vigorousgrowth, and actually
promotes
causes
It is as
and gives lustre and vigorto the hair.
wonderhead
hair grow
on
is making new
my
a new
growth where baldness has taken place.
\V. H. Dunton,
you claim, an excellent Hair Energizer.
Milly.
The above I know
from personalcvpeiience.
market.
and

It

removes

almost

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phen
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24,000
a

customer.

Best
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Pianos.
at a reasonable
Piano
price
market.
The
favorite Piano
of Mme.
Adelina
Patti, and other noted artists. Cases in
Mahogany, Rosevi'ood, Ebonized, Cherry,French, Circassian
A fine
Oak.
and
American
Walnut, English and American
line of these beautiful instruments
always in stock.

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in the

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Mass.

POINTS

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r"! cnRi5Tnfl5.
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of

AND

AMERICAN

CUTLERY.

Not.?

Why
Beautiful

Book

Nothing
of finest

quality
in

or

Single

all

to

be

Styles

found

in the

of Handles,

city,including
in Cases

and

VERS
CAR-

in

Sets,

A
or

An

great

For

up
We

of

especiallyfor
also

have

Cutlery
Holiday

in Cases

for

Die,

or

Stenographer,Collector,
for everyday work.
indispensable

the Accountant,

Monogram
Let

Writing Paper.

Card

Plate

The
Line

good

us

your order

have

early,before

rush.

WARRANTED.
A

Nice

in

Pen.

help to

the Christmas
ALL

Books.

always
lastingor satisfactory,
of style.

out

Student, ani

Address

of

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or
more

never

Fountain

Swan

Pairs.

TableKnives,
PocketKnivesand Scissors

is

and

taste

Ladies'

use,

put

Pocket

and

Visiting

qualityof

our

Book,

Card

or

work

Cards.

is guaranteed to be of the best.

Case.

Trade.

Those

full line of

LADIES and GENT'S SKATES,

All SIZES.

with Silver
be.
can

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and
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WORCESTER,

as

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Useful and Ornamental

have selected witli

We
the

Holiday

Trade

only mention

can

of the desirable

some

things

offer :

we

In

our

to

assortment

designs,handsomely
woods, and
have

We

Ask
is a

at very

an

select from, beautiful

ent
finished in all the differreasonable

Desks

for Gentlemen

to

our

see

have

department we

Desk

Parlor

immense

twelve

prices.
and

for Children.

dollar desk.

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beauty.

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desks.

follow

BOOKCASES

249

have

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Capes,

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Kendall

John

Oak
thing
any-

select from our

stock.
See our
you may
four dollar Rocker.
The styleand pricewill
sell it. It is a SpecialBargain.
We have
Brass
Bedsteads, Brass Tables,
with Onyx
Easels, Gilt Chairs,
tops. Brass
and
kets
BasGold
White
Chairs, Ladies' Work
in great variety.Tables of all kinds. Foot
Rests, Blacking Cases, Office Desks, Office
Chairs, Dining Tables, Dining Chairs, Wall
ticles
Cabinets, Sideboards, Chiffoniers and other artoo numerous
to mention.
For a little money
beautiful and useful
a
present can be bought at

CENTRAL.

CORNER

STREET,

MAIN

designs,finished i6th Century Cherry or

to order with your
goods, or
LTpholstered

is more
able
desirfrom $6 50 to $90. What
for a Christmas present ?
Low
Chairs,
CHILDREN.
FOR
High
Chairs, Reed and Rattan
Chairs, Combination
and
in
Come
see
Chairs,
very pretty styles.
what we have for the littleones.
are
CHAIRS.
Our
warerooms
FANCY
stock of
crowded
to the door with an immense
ble
Fancy Chairs, upholsteredin every conceivastyle. We have Chairs in Oak, Cherry or
Mahogany finish,upholsteredwith remnants
The
fine work.
left from covering our
very
than we ask
of these cost more
goods oa some
Chairs.
the
for
CHAIRS.
The newest
REED
" RATTAN

them

to

We

Articles of Furniture.

Ornamental

and

specialreference

great variety of Useful

CANARIES,

KINDS,

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LIGHT
Vol.

WORCESTER,

II.

than

More

needs

Roe

heard

words

to

"ihead and

the

make

Worcester

oft

these

Accepting

for

true, there remains

as

expression,'Mr.

this

introduction

no

audience."

of times, during tlie last

score

years, I have

ten

of

repeated
only to

nie

go

nity.
opportu-

DECEMBER

SATURDAY.

MASS.,

artists from Boston.

paintingsby distinguished
Messrs.
and
Johnson
Page, Dow, Richardson
have

conferred

and

the city gO'S,

great favor

devotion

help-meetshe

the

to

is still fresh in

orator

What

Worcester

on

tender

Her

temperance

our

great

ies.
memor-

during all the

was

.She was
and, possibly, years of his active, usefnl career.
sink
her identityin his
content
to
disposed to see
perfectly

looks, admires
it is

for Light

criticises. As

of hearts.

No. 43

1890.

20,

only the pretty thingsand if there should be a

it.
chance to find a fault to carefullysuppress

and

labor

to

in any

contribute

to

way

his

to

who called at
reputationand profit.Any one
of the
Hillside duringthe orator's life will remember
Alfred
Paris bred and some
The
artists are
S. Roe.
the exceeding tenderness
of their home
life.
picturesyet bear the numbers they had in the
excellent opan
has had
Salon.
The puljlic
Only a few brief years since,Mr. Gough passed
portunity
light,""Goethe.
"Light, more
familiar
face
colhis
to his reward, and
to view and inspect this choice
peared
disapdarkness.
All honest men
preferlight'to
from
should in
Worcester
us.
lectio '. r.nd, when
it chose, to purchase, for
among
dications
of inwill endure gladlyany amount
Light
commemorate
his
for
sale.
some
form,
living
are
of
the
paintings
permanent
many
of such preference.
here.
His body is in our
Hope Cemetery and,
With no desire to parody the long standing
ment
some
day, his figure in bronze should ornaLight
York Sun, that it shines
Is Worcester
a well governed city?
sentiment of the New
our
Common.
May his wife be spared
to

does

for all.Light
that its beams

wish

shine

into

be

read
ing
mak-

member;

the Saturday night more

glad and furnishin?something for Sunday's contemplation.

no

so

found

with

old or young, isinterestis wondering

young Worcester
skating and coasting will be ? Old

Worcester, whether
ine. Just now,
the

what

is interested in the ice business, too,

Worcester
but

quite different

for

then, find

young,

Never

there

was

than

snow

zest

the two

weeks

and

of winter.

enjoyment with

more

during

Old

reasons.

in the cold

little

so

deny

of

withers

in

are

unwrung."

are

her seat

listof city officers since 1848 is worthy of

Lincoln to Harrington,
study and praise. From
The

there is

no

is

Light

face

whose

one

Their

country cousin

road

was

off

ordered

never

he

of the field when

out

or

wanted
and

to

Away he went,
to ennear
force
fun he had ! No policeman was
a law, whose
proprietythe lad could not
he frequently,in
comprehend. To be sure
hill."

'slide down

cities,gets his sled

his

sometimes

broken,

badly,but he takes his risks and

never
endures bravely all the dangers. He
what
matter
would
happens.
complain, no
But suits for damages
on
parents'spart have
driven the city to protect itself and coasting
a
restrictions are the result. What
pity it is

head

fares

as

that there is
can

coast

bare

no

hill-side where

their hearts' content

to

and

can't

children
no

are

Boston, justas

or

is like

Providence

different.

so

York

New

two

in

answer

places

"I

city on the Narragansett.

a word," he
replied,"the

beautiful

the

what

please. It

you

way

and his

some

but

other

Richard

this year.
lessons in importunityand actual

will have

begging,not

to

threatening,

say

rigidas granite.
If licenses

must

applicantswho,

to

of

charms

for those

attraction.

no

means

is

Providence
Of course.
the other hand,
on
I

mountains.
it purely a
stick

to

inclined

am

the

nearer

is

Worcester
to

there is

wonder

no

me

cityis

The

sea,

that

while

the

nearer

that

think

of choice with

matter

Worcester."

and

home

devoid

passed the
vard
Boulethe jingling
There

are

concerts

nearlyevery nightin the week.

tion
lovers are
enjoying the exhibi-

were

now,
at

the

art

rooms

of the Art

Students' Club, of

influence.

be

granted,let him select those

at

least,have

clean

records

in

We
do not expect the flood
license years.
Worafter May
ist, for this is conservative
no

cester,but we do expect
that have been, for some
and

their darkness

to

lighted

rooms

see

months, beautiful

find

to

the excessive

ought

men

in

staggeringthe
been
quiet. Our

is a le.sson that
cigarettes
was
a
boy only
when slightly
injuredhad no

of

use

salutary. Here

be

to

twelve years, who

I should

from
to rally
vitality
delightful Commonwealth
makes
men

many

such

to

and

he

as

is

now

her

they know
They

streets.

for the

even

seaport.
rest

Her

lightlyupon

all the
are

honors
two

not

and

hundred

alleysand
ready

to

turns

trade,

conveniences

it

such

for

and

any
have

when

with

lad

reportedserious illness of Mrs. John B.

(iough awakens much sympathy in thousands

to

death.

that

like

in

equally an offense
be
caught smoking.

to

has

such

nance,
ordi-

an

complain. Our
through great perilsin

to

pass

manhood.

to

At

an

age

sirable
candy ought to be the mo^t defind them
tampering
of objects,we
stick of

nicotine

enter

poison

the criminal .'

was

detecting,may
up

his

it is

to

the

destruction

manly qualities.They
The

obtained

one

climbing

their

fifty-six
years

her.

of the

law

co
to sell tobac-

crime

addition

an

.Massachusetts

When

Who

more.

where

York

New

boys
not

of

no

The

his hurt.

; but he

needs

law

Our

in

and lectures for

Just

as

the

to

all has
lately,
streets where
ively
is distinctwhile Worcester
individuality
city fathers are to see that the traflScis as little
ropolitan
not
largeenough to be metmake
and power can
wisdom
their
harmful as
it is too largefor a village. It
and
it.
is just this every-man-know-every-other-man
stylethat makes Worcester sopleasantfor me.
The death of young Murphy, this week, from

one

have

who

coastingage and for whom

has

no

his

secure

never

bone

itself. It is

hills and

by

he

that

back

"pulls"known

All the

will be used

business

needs

He

of before.

dreamed

picturesqueness.

is

no

alderman

an

lacks

to say them
'"Nay." Can't Mr. Lincoln,
elsewhere, come
their money
who have made
with all his schemes
for beautifyingthe city,
this place to spend it. The streets
to
back
Hill to help the
find some
place on Newton
and
may not have Philadelphianstraightness
shout,
name
they'll
boys. High as Heaven*is
level of a prairie
there may not be the dead
their
if he will devise some
plan to give them
cityof the west, but Worcester has variety and
mortality.
to imwinter's sport. He has no better avenue
The people are used to the

in Worcester

then

again. It will be

himself

near

Winter

in

the

to

and

brief months

few

will be

It is

own

our

pendulum will swing

sinecure, the office of

He

the foe.

hold

almost

we

The

side in

step backward

still towards

are

only a step and

numbers.

take

we

year,

faces

our

of

the influence of this Prince

to

This

not

proud to see picturedin the mayor's office at

Boulevard
has
merrily with jitigling
rung
City Hall.
sltigh bells; but the fun has been on those
coastthe boys and girlscan
streets
where
as
"How
do you like Providence
compared
Winter
was
made, one
might think, for them.
Light'.s query to a gen?" was
with Worcester
tleman
who
recently changed his residence
chance
After all, do they have
enough .' from the "Heart
to
of the Commonwealth"
the

in

to

orators.

but "let the

twice, on

Gough inevitablysuggests
masterly appeals. Li(;ht
think that Worcester's
proud position,
be traced
the license question may
of

name

temperance
loves

ex-President

of them

many
can

pathize
sym-

of many
hills, our
city sits,an
example worthy the emulation of many places,
such
nor
site,history
people as we.
having no
On

The

past.

That

woeful

plightno one
galled jade wince, our
a

it.

see

The

be

can

can

Government

the

on

Cities.

American

if there

Jeremiad of

the
White

D.

to

citizens who

Worcester

many

Andrew

is doubtful

It

city'sways.

has

sun

surface,

perfectionin his

for

looks

man

sane

the

immaculate

its otherwise

spots upon

Even

affirmative.

the

in

votes

homes,

Worcester

of every

aloud in the presence

it known

have

that cannot

words

carryingwith it no

to

my

general good.

for the

are

would

Light

most

road at whose

are

more

of all their
than

end lurk disease

likely
and

concluded

were

the tie that

and

forming

the association will

annual

the

Grange, No. 60, P. of H. has elected

following officers for the year 1891 :
N.
George
Stone; overseer,
master, Luther
F. Stone
turer,
Clemence
; lec; chaplain,William
H
Mrs. J. J. Allen; treasurer, William
Auburn

New

the

city has

this

Salisbury,Esq., of

Stephen

NEIGHBORS.

HER

sale.

The

room.

secretary to

AND

WORCESTER

SOCIAL

OF

JOURNAL

at

occur

the
new

reception.

Year's
A

circle about

presentationof the

formal
/""

Manse"
on
Thursday and Friday and "The
Linden street was
occupied by the ladies of
the Union
Church, Tuesday, for their annual

bouquets and the exercises

by the singingof "Blest be
joininghands
binds," the members

handsome

with

LIGHT

HT

T(j

of the
chosen by the Overseers a member
to the libraryof Harvard
committee
visiting
tee
of the commitUniversityand also a member
been

Published

5 cents

annum,

Advertising

t9~

rates

$2.00 per

Price

Saturday.

every

copy.

Thayer of

No.

Telephone
Entered

at the

second-class

mail

Proprietor.

Post-Office,

141-5.
Mass.,

Worcester,

at

as

matter.

Saturday,

Worcester,

iSgo.

20,

It

of

to

been

at

in the

served.

was

for

written

the
parlors,

6.30 o'clock
the

Sleeper,was

company

the hall, where

to

proceeded
ner
din-

Following the dinner,a hymn,

occasion
by Rev. W. T.

sung,

disposedof and
littlenecessary business was
Hatton's
the Plymouth Church
quartet sang
glee,"He that hath a pleasantface." The first
read by Rev. C. M.
of the eveningwas
Southgate,his subjectbeing "Roger Williams

essay

Elliott Grif-

William

Rev.

A.

A.

the

address

to

partment,
de-

of Boston, will be present

These
class.
meetings are

Post

public.

to the

business meeting of the Park

ning,
Sunday School, held Thursday eveelected for
the following officers were
Asa L. Kneeland
;
S uperintendent,
next year :
H. B. Jenks ; superintendent
assistant superintendent,
Mrs.
Henry
of primary department,
At the annual

Church

gational Chase;
Congre-

Avenue
D., pastor of Shavvmut
Church, Boston, then read

fis D.

Dec.

At the next meeting, Monday,

22nd,the director of the Massachusetts

open

of America.

to the tune

has been
studied,and
ago, the grammar
menced.
comcommercial
correspondencewill be soon

weeks

celebration of Forefathers' Day.

night. After a half hour of

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eaten.

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golden opinions
sorts of people and, hereby, asks for

all

from

for cake that has

pay

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also ladies'

was

The

hard

is studying Volapiik at
History Hall is making very rapid
A preliminarytalk was
given three
progress.
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conversation

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on
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ded
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ical
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visiting
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Pomona, JosieProuty ; Flora,Minnie

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ard,
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iel
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upon

ROE,

S.

ALFRED

"

sketch

of
of favors and the privilege
of "Peter
a continuance
Stuyvesantand his compeers." The
ciates,"
and his assoPenn
of this
closingaddress, "William
visiting,
weekly, the pleasant homes
number
delivered by Rev. E. G. FuUerton.
of
this
fair city. To this end, a copy
was
of Plymouth church, sang
will be sent to many
people, not at present, Mr. Mason, tenor
Abt's "Good
Night,"givinga pleasing
subscribers, hoping thereby to win attention, Franz
finish to the evening'senjoyment.
and subscriptions.

secretary and treasurer, Charles A.

F. Brigham ; library
librarian, Edward
Newton;
M.
T. Irvin, Miss
Robert
committee"
Mrs. Edwin
and
Sagendorph.
Goddard
R.
the school to be in
reports showed
condition,there being263 members

The

prosperous
at

present.

the Fitchburg Congregagational club's

last Monday
celebration of Forefathers' Day
evening. Principal Charles S. Chapin of the
At

who
at

Samuel
have had

the

rooms

Club

they

entertained the artists

pictureson

exhibition this week

down

sat

to

dinner

was

follows:

as

Samuel

Forehand

of the

the

past six

Fire Arms

with
High School, formerlyof Worcester,
Co., has lately severed his connection
rington of the principal
speakers.
that firm to accept a better positionat Har" Richardsons.

of the

Art
Student's Club, together
at the ter
Worcesparty of friends,
last Saturday evening. The party

with

as

S. Green

foreman

as

years
Mr.

employed for

Mr. E. C. Hall,

Folks.

About

Councilman

George

Clough, who

S.

this

completes four years service as one of the

8 in the Common
representativesof Ward

year

of local talent
consisting

company

vocal and

was

instrumental

concert

Friday
Hall at Leomister
for the benefit of the organ
The artistswere
Church.

in the

one

gave
Town

evening, Dec.
fund of the

12,

tist
Bap-

S. Green, Frank H. Richardson, Stacy

Mrs. Charles A.
rick
Council, entertained at his residence,25 MerTolman, Walter Gilman Page, Dr. and Mrs.
Sleeper-Ruggles,
Merrill,soprano, Mrs. May
way
street, last Thursday evening, the highnarrower, Mr. and Mrs. P. W.
violin ; Mr. F.
W.
Moen, Miss
Mr.
Marshall,
E.
contralto;
and street lightingcommittee, of which
Sophy Moen, Miss Alice Moen, Mr. and Mrs.
derman W. Chaffin, cornet; Miss Georgie A.Bacon,
Those
he is a member.
present included AlJames Green, Miss Ellen Messinger, Mr. and
ist.
and A. Frank
pianistand Mrs. Cornelia Marshal! Coxe, pianEllsworth
J. Lewis
Mrs. C. S. Hale, Dr. and Thomas
manding
enthusiastic,deGetchell, Gates, Councilmen
The audience was
very
Henry G. Taft and D. F.

Miss

Clara

Smith, E. B. Glasgow.

Mr. H. L. Gale, the new

general secretary
of the Young Mens Christian association,was

given an informal
and

committeemen

receptionby the directors

of

the

Tuesday evening. Tea

was

lecture
brief

room

and

served

in

the

by several
McLaughlin was
and spoke for the religiouswork
was

speeches. Mr. A.

toastmaster

association, last

followed

A.

committee, E.

E.

committee

invitations,
J. E. Thomas,

on

Tubbs

the receptioncommittee
for the
membership

for the

responded
and Albert H.
committee.

for

Inman,

Remarks

also made by president Charles F. Rugg,

George C. Whitney,PhilipW. Moen, Edward
L. Smith, J. F. Lundberg, assistant secretary
Meade
and
finallyby secretary Gale. Mr.
Gale and Mr. Henry D. Barber, chairman
of
the e.xecutive committee, were
each presented

were

AlderFitzgeraldof the highway committee ; men

cilmen
L. A. Ely, and CounG. A. Longley and
Eben
Francis
Thompson and David
of the street committee; Highway
F. O'Connell

Stone, Assistant
A. A. Blaney,CityEngineer C.
City Messenger Charles Marvin.

Commissioner

L.

B.

several

times

This

encores.

is the second

and both
given there by this company
netted for the
has been
good sum

concert
a

church.

sented,
preDuring the evening Mr. Clough was
Thompson, with a
through Mr.
Mr.
stick.
Clough
silver headed
walking
8 in the legislature
next
will represent Ward

clergyman tells the following

Worcester
their allthe estimate put upon
illustrating
around abilities and knowledge by people who
A
man
listen to preachers sarraons.
young
ing
to
study before enterwho had another year
spending vacation in a
the ministry was
small Wisconsin
villageand had preached a

year.

few

Commissioner
A. Allen and

Church

week,

of the

One
at

Christmas
Old

very

The

this

numerous

about

Christmas

successful

most

the Universalist

Wednesday.
the

been

they generallyare

as

time.

held

fairs have

was

Unitarian

held

sale at Horticultural Hall, Monday ;

Church
ladies' held a sale

South

he

church

without

pastor.

invited out to dinner by a

couple and after the meal was
various subjectsto the wife. Just

day he

was

married

talkingon
as

in

sermons

One
young

that

Church, Tuesday and

South

as

was

about

Blank, there

is

to

leave

one

more

like to ask you : "How

him?"
when I wean

she said, "Oh, Rev.

question I would

old should

the

baby be

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Entertainments.

ous

now

when

as

the Russians

entertainment

next

in the

until
attractive entertainment

was
given at
Tuesday evening for the
Church.
There
John'sEpiscopal
and
were
readingsby Miss Gertrude Gheen
Mrs. S.
piano solos by Mrs. John L. Brand.
E. Lawton
surprised the audience with her
singing. The entertainment was considered a

A very

benefit of St.

in every

Co., who

Cabin
at

commendable
Souvenir

Englaud

New

the

way.

of the most

One

owned

The

it.

will

course

not

In the Years

to

are

Uncle

Tom's

performances

give two

afternoon

Hall, Christmas

Mechanics

features of

and

they will give

tain
publicschools to strive to obwhich
is to be
the beautiful gold watch
to the scholar making
given by this company
evening, is

the

Jessie Eldridge
January 15th,when
.Southwick, will give an
evening of readings.

is

encouragement

our

and the scholars should

commendable,

their listat

Ben

Hammond

recitals the musical

treat is to follow.

announces

Annie

public
His

are

that

sure

recitals during the past

and

K.

Smith

of

Cherry

Valley,Bertha L. F. Fletcher of West Boylof Putnam

ston, and Messrs. Lucius T- Gould
of t is city. Tuesday
and John W. Stewart

Jack Osborne,
Von

Leer

Flower,

the

were

stars

filledtheir parts in a satisfactory

manner.
P. H. Gardner
the Dutchman
and
as

W.

in

Jed Prouty,"which was here last September

and which is having splendid success

its

Massachusetts, will be

of

tour

theatre this afternoon

want

to

see

and

good show,

see

at

the

evening. If you
Jed Prouty."

"Old

street, at three o'clock this

which the followingwill appear:

Main

at
afternoon,

Miss Florence

A.

Earned, Miss

L.

Shum-

Cowie, Mrs. .S. E. Lawton,

way. Miss Mabel
Miss E. M.
Miss Kittie I. Fish,
Wheelock,
Florence

Putnam,

Miss E. G. Whittemore,

Muzzy, Mr. Ben

The

program

T.

Miss
Miss

Hammond

consists

of both

Holt,

Florence
H.

Brown,

and

Mr.

vocal

Mr.

and

Ragan

were

thrown

of the famous

upon

the

screen

and

the

Muir glacierwere
ially
especinteresting
Ragan gave some
statisticsin regard to the country which are
not generally
known.
He stated that the people
land as
not
to purchase any
are
allowed
it belongs to the United
States
government
and Uncle Sam
will neither sell it nor
give it
Thus the people have no
incentive to
away.
improve the country and it is not as prosper

good.

Mr.

contributed

eighteen

lived and throve

and

one

then the

church

A.

but

Ward

H.

Post

Theatre, January

Wednes
15 with matinee
day, the 14th, has been completed and is
13, 14 and

12,

follows

Johnny Howard,
Farmer
Elliott,

church

morning
Gould

had

Mrs.

Nail.

Mrs.

Elliott,

Willard.

C. Robinson.

J. Goodell

L.

Charles

M.

Miss
Miss

E. Burbank

Lizzie

Lizzie

M.

Miss

Bertha

Mrs.

D.

M.

Hill.

Downes.
Brewer.

E. Burbank.

Mrs. C. M. Walker.
Kutledge,
O'Gara.
Mrs. Thomas
Goddess ot Liberty,
The Post will also be assisted by the City
of
will
have
charge
Guards.
Joseph Mideley
A. Winn
of the
the properties and Henry
be
in
will
The
stage
lightsand curtains.
of
One
charge of Mr. Nail and Mr. Blood.
is
of the Post, who
the members
thoroughly
with the facts has promised for
conversant
of the
issue
of Light
a history
next week's
ty
play as it has been given during the past twenyears by the local Post.
Mrs.

wish

weather, and

to
was

are

them

"But

you

in

this

out

said I

"You

them," she answered.

"It is not

tending
in-

not

are

storm,"

plied
re-

might take
prudent this

take them
rainyday," said he.
that I never
to me
today and if I don't it seems
shall and you promised me that I might do so,"
"I wished

to

Gould upon this

and she burst into tears, Mr.
considered
what he
exhibition of earnestness
He had nothingbut an open wagon.
than half a mile distant
neighbormore
carriage,the only one in that

do.

covered

part of the

Thither, with

town.

his horse he

peltingstorm, thinking
his wife was
going
very unwise to insist upon
to church
that day and wondering why she
to wait until another time and
not willing
was
said to his neighbor who cheerfullyloaned
so
to and
ed
returnthe carriage. The familywent
wended

in the

his way

church

from

rain,and the

in the

wife

was

the

followingTuesday
few days closed her

earthlycareer.

was

to

as

second

arrive with her

directed

were

for their mother

waited
came

Gould
soughthis
helpmeet and in due time

of 1804 Mr.

In the Autum

cousin

Smith.

J.J. Upham.
D.

Howard.

Howard,
Jennie Howard,
Mart

Condy.

day
Sun-

her

husband.

the

swered
an-

was

next

dressing the children in

doing?" inquired
you
for
"Dressing the children

to take

E. Dennis.

J. B.
Harry

Johnson,

Miss

Mrs.

A.

there.

rainstorm, and Mr.

severe

church," said the wife.

L. Robinson.

Wm.

Maj. Gen. Cheatham,

Captain Co. G,
Captain Co. H.,

the

thought his wife would

Gould.

Mr.

O'Gara.

A. Frank

Prisoner.

came

no

the wife fell ill and

Thomas

attending

been

and

With

take the children out in such

John F. Murray.
George Conklin.
Uurdett.

sabbath

next

greatlypleased. On

Capt. W.
James

Robinson,

the

upon

L. Fuller.

E. G.

Smith,
Smith,

li^rnes.

in

turns

in the affirmative.

Wilson.

W.

Fred

Uncle Joe,

Old

Getlings.
E.

C.

Fattie

Gen.

A.

Lewis

Major Kutledge,
Frank
Kutledge,

Col.

M.

James
Master

Elliott,

Tom

Parker.
F. H. Blood.

Amos

Howard,
Howard,

Harry

as

Howard,

Farmer

took

had the children

never

day in May 1803 the wife askad the

husband
if she might take the children to

Boy of .Shiloh," had

R., in the Worcester

ted
situa-

was

meetinghouse,

In the latter part

One

see

the

which

town.

children,the parents

10, G.

of the

"What

had

his home

at

half miles from the

center

their best.

AUens's

Coolidge a maid of
lady. They loved,

of 1798 John and in 1801 Sarah were

added to
the family. Subsequentlyto the birth of their

should

cast for the "Drummer

is to be given by George

the fortunate

was

surprisedto

little to

no

The
which

New

lectured last Thursday evening

Christian Association
Young Mens
to a largeaudience, on "Alaska."
He
course
interesting
account, assisted by stergave an
eoptican views, of his tripto that country last
summer.
Interestingviews of Sitka and
views

have

in this state
which he
country town
how to manage,
like all thrifty
farmers
of that day chose himself a wife, and in
a

S. E.

Hammond
B. D.

in

well knew

ists
vocal-

Mrs.

Mr.

Major General of Federals,

Commodore,
strument?!
inBrigadierGeneral,

in the

Juneau

the

were

of the recitals.

success

Lieut.

H.

which

at

Allen.

selections.
H.

accompanist.

pupilswho

Will

Miss

appear
Lilla B.

the assistance of several of Mr.

Mart

recital in his

B. D. Allen will give a musical

studio,173

hall

to

Warren,

H.

Leary as the Irishman were

very clever as
Rolfe gave
Bennie
funny men, and Master
with
the
cornet.
pleasingperformances
"Old

Colonial

in

Mr.

hero. Miss Sara

mountain

Blue

as

Misses

evening they were

tious.
ficti-

are

D.

of age,

years

this instance, Elizabeth

Monday evening the

Alice M.
Sharpe of

and

Tuesday evenings. The play itselfis

James Hardie as

being 27

Misses

Conn., Edith

names

179S, Louis Gould

proprietor of a good

A.

them.

Lawton, Misses
Houghton, M. Annie
Warren, Agnes B. Gallagher,Jessie L. Pond,
A.
Ella
Mannix,
Casey and Messrs.
Agnes
E. McGaffey, Lucius W. White, John
Addison
F. McCartney and J. E. Fuller Jr.,
and accompanists
S. E. Lawton, harpist;
as follows : Mrs.
M.
Annie
Charles H. Grant, pianistand Miss

of the best of its class.

earlypart of

were
paticipants

announced

last Monday

In the

do full justiceto

Putnam,

ing
stated in the follow-

as

only the

true,

are

farm

mence
com-

Johnston'sborder drama, "On

Lewis

facts and dates

series of

week have been even

of a success
more
than
those of the past ifsuch a thingis possible. In
this brief space
it is impossible for Light to

once.

the Frontier,"occupied the theatre

one

The

story
When

Mary A. Dee and

Natalie Trainqueof Westboro, Neally Rounds,
L.
Fisher and Nellie F". Foley and MrCora
C. Clarkson Kenyon of this city. Wednesday
the most words out of the letters contained in
In other places the
Cabin."
Tom's
"Uncle
evening Misses Lilla B. Houghton and M.
and Jessie L. Pond
Annie Warren
the
were
scholars have responded nobly and the list of
words have ranged from fivehundred to thirty- participants.Thursday evening Misses Katie
V. Clifford,Lillian W. Rusack
and Harry C.
and ninety-nine,
which
was
three hundred
in Lynn.
Robinson
of the best of the recitalsNow
made by Willie Crooker
any
gave one
The
recital
last evenwas
ing
to
hard
and
concluding
given
study
pluck
encourage
thinggiven
pupilsof

the

Ago.

occur

Mrs.

Hall last

Colonial

success

(I H

more

than

to

at

his home.

watch

from

The
the

patiently
they watched
hours.

two

in sightand

saw

z\t last the

the children

dren
chil-

window
and
ple
cou-

through

John remarked to his sister.

mother," and leadingher away

the window, when

"That

ain't our

of disappointment. The
of his
understanding the cause

wept bitter tears

not

cried with

him.

When

the

new

mother

ter
sistears

quired
in-

for the children,the person having them

A
in charge was
surprisedat their absence.
and the sorrowing ones
long search ensued
er
discovered in a distant attic whithwere
finally
they had wandered in griefso real to them.
Mr. Gould continued to reside at this place
until his decea.se at the age of eighty-six.Dura pleasureto
his lifetime he stated,that it was
him to remember
that much
ment
againsthis judgthat
he took his familyto church
upon
inclement day, for the purpose of pleasinghis
B.
wife.

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School and

Walter

College.

and

of the institutions,

mention
both of

Li(;HT

as

there

her schools

interest in

without
is too

good

have
for

they

cost

ever
pays the bills how-

grimace,thinking that nothing

for her

boys and girls.

same

young

of

one

Mr.

A.

the
so

the

School's

C.

Field,

body sleeps.
Amherst, we must
subjectagain.

do anything

To

very

and

far away
from
there Worcester

of her fairest daughters.

many

scheme.

panion
com-

was

High

our

teachers,

too

his

now

sorbingNorthamton
ab-

an

people who have gone

a
flecting
rule, rehome to enter collegeare, as
great credit on the citythat sent them,

Those
from

She

of money.

her mints

to

reason

Amherst

like justiceto
to

Not

good

has

Worcester

collegeof

successful

most

of progressive
representative
and
Worcester, is desirous of making such
of them as may contribute to the good
back
the city and of education
generally.

and

Hildreth, his cousin, is a good

in all respects.

home
is interested in both

Worcester

H.

(i H

The

the W.

is

placed

list

tains
con-

very

H. S.

teachers

Misses

Boston

the management
called the

Started last season,

of Seymour
Home

Eaton

Boston
there

from

are

in

College.
it the most

find among
those
we
reports. When
the students, interested,the
of Edward
names
Everett
Hale, Elizabeth
Stuart
Dunton, Professor H.
Phelps,Larkin
W.
Shaylor and others,there can be no doubt

writingletters to

pleasantto contemplate and

our
High School is not a littlepleased that
of the girls
one
going thence this year. Miss
Mabel
Moore, took the prizefor the best preparation
on
entering. Smith Collegesent to
names

under

ica,
Chautauqua in AmerCorrespondenceCollegesas that

are

favorable

come

Amherst
has

In addition to

there

of the

qualityof
are

papers

sent

will be glad
to

to

work

out

the purpose

done.

Examination

regularintervals. Light
all questionswith reference

at

answer

and

scope

of the Home

CollegeScheme.

sell
RusIt is a long ways from Worcester
to Indian
tant
pupilsin
; but our
Territory
citylayshold on that dison
the school.
President Seelye of the college
but best
region through certain of her people who
cester's has reason
or
Smith, Worto
himself
the
Harvard, Wellesley,Amherst
over
have
thither for the Territory's
congratulate
gone
good.
tinguished
students are winning and keeping dislaurels that his girls
have won.
As missionaries and teachers, our
tives
representapositions.
all good causes
are
trying to advance
Does
Massachusetts
lead in educational
there.
Mrs. Fanny M.
Leiper,ne^ Smith, a
be more
when Bay State ideas
The time was
It is natural that there should
matters.
ter
daughterof Mr. Henry M. Smith of Worcesother
at
Harvard
than
at
all
Woacester
whether
of
or
on
morals, politics
boys
any
is in Tallequah,doing a grand work.
subjects,
.She
The
institution out of Worcester.
at the front.
education were
Are they there
will be recalled by many
in
the
collegiate
as
a pupil
High
oldest of American
School and later a teacher,there,of art along
colleges,she has a firm
today? Some folks say "Nay." They accuse
hold on the affections of Worcester
youths. us of being too conservative,of dwellingtoo
with Mr. Walter H. Perry. From
her comes
Those old buildingsare
fraught with history much in a dead past. As to the merits of the
chief of the Cherokee
a report of the principal
and the new
ones
are
no
opinion,but
While, the
Nations, Hon. J. B. Mayers.
gems of architecture.
controversy, Light expresses
has a deep interest in all that
Memories
of collegedays lingersweetly in
Light
to
pertains chief,has reason
complain at the inroads
is
it
in
and
class
In
one
minds
this
connection
matters.
our
educational
to
indications
made
bad
white
there
day
are
city
many
men,
by
session of
of the brightevents of the year to be looked
is not amiss to refer to the recent
of
the government
improvement. When
in
to.
In the law school at Harvard,
Teachers'
Association
forward
the Massachusetts
to treat
the Indians like human
beings
grows
Charles M. Thayer, W. H. S. '85and Harvard
this city. It called togethera largenumber
and not merelydomestic animals, the nefarious
While
Presidents
not
educators.
of notables
'89is one of the prominent men.
among
legend of "No good Indian but a dead one,"
Eliot and
Gates
will be relegatedto oblivion where it belongs.
spoke tru", brave words.
noisy nor too pushing, Thayer always gave
tution
instiin whatever
of all the
ing,
indications of his presence
Schools and seminaries are reportedas flourishMay they bear fruit. The
papers
lection.
In the long roll of
he found himself.
readers were
worthy of attention and recolespeciallythe latter. In the common
from us to Cambridge
Mr. Samuel
Thurber
was
recognized schools are 3.877 pupilsnot a bad showing for
boys who have gone
where.
this young man
as
a former
this tribe. Progressis there as well as elseeasilyholds a good place. In
principalof the school in whose
Wallace
the meeting took place.
the senior class Harry N.
Rice and
building,
influential
men.
M. Turner are recognized as
boys at Williams will
lege
cational The five Worcester
The former has been and is prominent in colAmong the associations in the state for eduDecember
reach home for the holidays,
23d.
be said in
cannot
too much
journalism,
having been an editor of the
themselves.

of all

Whether

and

as

Delano, the

Snow,

former

first two

at

purposes,

of the class
he is chairman
favor of the New
England Association of
ner
this
To
graduationphotographs. Turnual
Club Alumni will hold their anCollegesand Preparatory Schools.
The Sumner
is owed much of the advance and
by his industryand applicationhas won
organization
reunion and banquet at the Bay State
the
for himself collegehonors, after all the best
For
uniformityin collegerequirements.
House, Monday evening,Dec. 29th. Sumner
honors
that he
of collegelife. The
than that already done, is
is to be toastmaster
P. I. '91,
fruitage
future,even
W.
A. Kinsley,
more,
won
on
has justbeen issued an acplementedexpected. There
enteringHarvard have been well supand musical entertainment will be provided.
Oct. 17
of subsequent years.
by those
countjofthe meeting, held in Boston
other Worcester
There are other classes and
and
18, iSgo. It is filledwith praiseworthy
A. Kinsley,
Sumner
'91,W. P. I., has been
anon.
Prof. Coy of
from
boys in Harvard ; but of them, more
matter, includingpapers
to be
elected editor-in-chief of the "Souvenir"
Andover, President Capen of Tufts
Phillip's,
publishednext June by the graduatingclass.
ard
Collegeand Professor H. M. Willard of Howthat Amherst
Some
claim and justly
may
He chooses his associates,subject to the approval
cation
cester
Seminary, West Bridgewater. The publicrowds Harvard
hard for first place in Worof the class.
the
credit
on
reflect
and
compilation
has
the
sent
hearts.
Certainly,
city

Crimson, and
committee

now

on

Four
of
of her very best boys.
some
Gardner and
them, Messrs. Perry, Woodward,
Churchill after four years of collegelife,came
back to the very school, whence
they went, to

thither

assist in

sending others

to

if not
all of them, took
of these men,
weakling who
very long strides and he is no
can
follow them.
held first honors on
Two
At

way.
two

men

all

were

ford
Bed-

New

High School ; but recentlyholding

place in Fitchburg.

distinguishedin

some

have
present,in the junior class,we
named
Charles, viz. Charles E. Bur-

Interesting

ilar
sim-

A story is told of
name

follow in their steps.

Some

leaving,and

association,Mr.

Hunting, principalof

Green

Ray

the

secretary of

excellent

There

are

Yale

Harvard,
those
what

For

colleges and

who

can

and

afford

Chautauqua
in

are

colleges.

like institutions
time

of the great host, who

them
and

there

has

and

money

cannot
arisen

for

are

but

giveeither.
in this

try
coun-

England, University Extension

is

is

now

to

famous, whose

all rejected
by a
he has

Writers.

magazine

magazine whose
now

writer

whose

first articles

become.

were

valuable
He

sent

tributor
conso

articles that the editor became

disgusted
many
tions
and tossed all the contribuat his pertinacity
At last a
into a barrel.
as
they came
chance

visitor to the

office found

poem

of

tor
rummaging in the barrel, the edipublished it, and the writer of rejected
are
of the old buildings at Oxford
cipient
is class captam in the gymnasium and the remany
The
moral is
and
manuscripts began to succeed.
filledwith young men, middle
aged men
ship
of the benefit of the Bancroft Scholareditors,who
upon
desirous of drinking good for writers,but hard
are
old men,
as
fund.
The
even, who
latter,everybody knows
the
on
sufficient pertinacity
the lips of professors alreadyencounter
from
in some
wisdom
a former
member
of the CollegeGlee Club, a
part of would-be contributors.
All England is kindling with the
fine speakerand a desirable man
everywhere. there.

bank

and

Charles

E.

Hildreth.

The

former

doing a

deal of

good.

During

vacation

son,
sea-

merit while

LIGHT
What

Can

airs with

asked

T. S. Arthur
tuneof

pertinentnow

question is just as
then and there
there

than

in

were

The
it

as

in 1S90
Forty years have

1S50.

push the world a long way into the

of
sunlightand they have developed scores
opportunitiesfor a livelihood that then were
are
closed.
How
women
helping to
many
and to
cause
push forward the temperance
!
forward every good work
served to

Beecher

Harriet

Stowe

Tom's

slaverycrumb

of

and the corner-stone

Cabin"

"Uncle

wrote

led into dust.

H. H.,

Helen

Mrs.

or

Jackson

Hunt

to redress the wrongs

Frances A. Willard

rose

Miss

was

failed to

hand

her

put

Deaconess's

The

Home

established

be

to

is the

The

and

of the

purpose

women

institution

today are

the

to

magazine literature

in

Mallett,
hundred

two

she had

London,

years

in

1703,

"

her salutatory

In

ago.

established

'to

newspaper

spare the publichalf the impertinenceswhich

contain."
the ordinary papers
Womanlike,

"

reformatory.

was

humorous

incident

with

the

on

women

Board.

janitorof

years, and no
basement
until
school

board

wanted

to

is

told of the

New

York

work
School

of the schools

one

Reid, wife of the American

Whitelaw

one

make

asked

ever

of

one

the

examination.

an

wasn't in

to

see

the

of the

women

recentlyand

came

Mrs. Frances

said
"And

fitcondition for any

Fisher Wood,

successful

she
that
one

of New

York

babies, has

to ascertain
are

whether

indifferent mothers.

tenths

of

record

never

or

is to follow

Miss
School

their children
before

way

our

door.

today.

weak

and

frail,

see

the way

to

go.

our

ruleth over

in

taste
anticipation
pain that

sutier all the

The

and

earth
should

we

father's love wouli

each

skies.

plainersee,
bliss.
be.

fain must

this.

surelygive us

to hope and strive,

But, oh ! the heart would cease
If thoughts of future wo^'S
their shadows
threw,
the sweetness
of our
Nor would
joys survive,
of their coming we
When
so
surelyknew.
let us learn, as swift the years roll by,
little patience; and to seek to find

Each

the bit of

day

close among

That

sunlightin
the shadows

sky,

our

lies behind,

the

at

theatre,New

new

Madison

H.

Hoyt's

well known

York.

newest

new

for

sailed for Paris, where

she

of artistic study,
long course
Lassars.
painter,

Henry M. Stanley,when Miss Dorothy

almost the first lady in London
Tennant, was
to practice
slumming. She used to befriend
littlestreet vagabonds, and reward
them for

1876 when

Sioux.
is well known

the comedian

as

of the

in Worcester

the country talked

marriage on record. He met the young lady

one
day, was
engaged the next, and married
the day after. We
have
as
yet received no
of

rumor

made

was

its advocates.
canard
the

The

who

man

have had many

must

started

the

quietlaugh over

public.
gullible

divorce.

Nye, the humorist, and Stuart Robson

on
a
to
play which is soon
be given a metropolitanhearing.
collaborated

The

article

The

plausibleand was extensivelycirculated.

Possiblysome
people believed it,for the more
devoted
absurd the story, generallythe more

very

Front

Street opera
is credited with making the quickest

company,

Bostonians

for September

have

and

rented

Daly'stheatre

October, 1891.

honors

Worcester

the forefathers.

It

was

exceedingly fittingthat the Congregational

Club should, as it does annually,call attention
to the perils
and privations of the days of
1620.
Quite likelya majorityof those sitting
about

the

board

were

descended

from

the

Plymouth Rock has moved

as
all directions, till its impressions are

Mayflower stock.
in
No

infancy, a
class,age

the famous

In

name.

ago.

years

J. R. Oakley, who

finds that nine-

equalledin any

only of Gen. Custer and his slayer,there ap.

ticle
peared in a New York paper a full column arwest
settingforth that this savage of the southYork.
New
was
a
renegade Harvard
graduate. It
Emma
Abbott
is losingher voice, but she is
come
claimed that Simon
was
Girty like,he had bemaking largely in real estate speculations.
disgustedwith civilization and had gone
offered $80,000 for a lot in
Last week she was
to the Pacific coast, via Cape Horn, and finally
Portland, Oregon, that she paid $35,000 for
had
allied himself with this tribe of murderous

tics
siftingstatiswomen
college-bred
survive

death of SittingBull, a fitting

sequelto
to
predatorylife,recalls a fact that seems
his
escaped
biographer. It is
newspaper
all the more
in the lightof recent
interesting,
efforts to make
the Indo-Englishwriter, Rudunder
yard Kipling,a genuine Harvard
man,
The

his

have

through the play convinced that he is on

in realityhe is as
of death, when
hearty as a horse. The pieceis a great go in

been

She

All Sorts.

the verge

Descendants.

broadcast
It is a noticeable

fact that great men

dom
seldescendants.
Napoleon,

direct

Wellington,Washington, all prove this rule.

Shakespeare left only two daughters,whose
children died without
issue.
Probably the
nearest
relative to the great poet now
livingis
one

William

who

is said to be the

Hart,

resident

of Australia,

eighth in descent from

Shakespeare'ssisterJoan. Walter Scott's line

ended
Mrs.

Bill

Dr.

leave

has
under

of

goes

to

Lillian P. Owen,
who
carried off the
prizefor oil colors at the Philadelphia
of Design for Women,
at the last commencement,

will enter

all

are

who

He

And

So

skit,"A tripto
Chinatown," is a satire on hypochondriacism.
The
principalcharacter, Wellman
Strong,
Charles

country.

Childs'

clearer

may
avail

if 'twere best that

Or

Bill

prepare sterilized
Hampshire farm for the use

attempt

her New

on

Save

have

milk

we

what

And

and Dramatists.

Drama

two

came

see,"he added,plaintively.

her

in store,

grope

fast closed

angry tears.
The useless sraining of these human
eyes.
For none
can
tellthe story of the ye irs.

official and
bounded
both
personal, unhospitality,
in perfect
; her dressingcostly and
and
elegant,
simple,kindly
taste; her manners
and her French
irreproachable.

basement

ah ! so

human,

so

That

minister to France, is regarded in Paris as an

ideal diplomat. Her house is sumptuous; her

complaint to the principal. He said

he had been janitor
of that building for nineteen

to

we

know,
impatientthat we cannot
grow
strive and struggleso to rend the veil,

Vet

Square Garden

women.

Elizabeth

her paper

are

We
And

are

first d_.ly newspaper

printed in the
world was
established and edited by a woman

of

We

to

The

almost

slowly,inch by inch
see
beyond that
only lightand shadow

hath

denomination.

to the Methodist

Mrs.

the future

cannot

But

BOYDEN.

WESSON

what

not

of the subscribers

"

We

trainingand education of deaconesses,

it is proposed to make it a lastingcredit

to play the leading

is soon
Grace Hamilton
lawyers, doctors, artists,
part in "Wife for Wife" with John A. Stevens.
word, nearlyeverythingthat lordly
Worcester
boy with
Harry M. Morse, our
held exclusively
for himself.
once
man
Old Jed Prouty, is credited with making one
of the funniest hits in the production.
An
listsmade
examination
of subscription
Marie Tempest in a season
of English opera
by Edward W. Bok, shows that seven-eighths

Today

know
And

Lucy Hayes, the late wife

in
of e.x-President Hayes, will be located
of .Mrs.

Washington.

CORNELIA

BY

impart.

editors,in

of

Only Today.

one

We

petus
thereby an imhad entirely

and
of Temperance
given that mankind

the Cause

wrote

great public
of the Indian.

"Century of Dishonor," and

to

in memory

was

more'answers

many

are

them

to

questionlong ago
helped make the for-

" Co., Publishers.

Peterson

T.B.

in

this

of those stories that

one

iar
by teachingthem to play familfingeron her piano,and sing
this accompaniment.

good behavior

Do?

Woman

is

with the second

also

notable

or

third generation.

It

"

instead of

Beaconsfield.

as

proposed to make the upper

balloons of very thin steel,and the
portion of ordinary balloon material^

left no

was

Scout,

It has been

half of

direct heir

fact

is wide.

the country

may,

that great men

rarely
leave great descendants, as witness Bismarck
and Gladstone.
Among other celebrities who
a

as

prideof ancestry, it is nevertheless

that
to
line back
a
proud thing to trace
of 1620.
"Bleak
December"
Theology may
not be quite so stern
and exacting as it was
in those days,stillthe fire has not been
guished
extinand the descendants
of the Pilgrims
of
as
recount
experiencea glow
pleasure they
tribulations and triumphs.

some

lower

war

the whole

so

constructed

ordinary gas.

as

to

hold

hydrogen

LlCiHT

As

breakfast

to

in

distinguished

the

have
initials some
English Literatus, whose
G. A. S.
enough to note as spelling

been unkind

which he calls "Breakfast

has written a book
meal
While
this sort of matutinal
in lied."
Mr.
Sala
as
etherial
a creature
so
do for
may
In a
be the thing for others.
it might not
word, there is no rule what will apply to every
posed
Lamb
is dislike Charles
One
one.
man,
at
to do his work
night. Another, like
Choate, prefersto
Daniel Webster, or Rufus
time
in
the
morning
be up
bright. After some
devoted to brain work, he is ready for food.

always claimed that the morning was

to him for thought and study than
much more
the remainder of the day. It is not possible
one.
Experience
to formulate rules for every
is the best guide for the individual.

stow

the

guished
17th day of December, our distineighty-three
John G. Whittier was
In his comfortable

years old.

mortal

Oak

at

passingthe late evening

as
any
nearly perfect comfort
experience,an object of the tenis

Knoll, Danvers, he
of life in

home

as

can

his

away

has

will find

You

of devices

sorts

literary
nuggets.

Then

of
speciality

and
he

word,

books

One

on

he

too

made

ing
thingthat is curious. Nothtrulythe growing character
than its possession of such a

more

of Worcester
store.

Hamlin,
comb

In the matter

of books

to
it is interesting

writers there

Davis

and

others.

many

men

ing
writ-

city,there are
books, editingnewspapers

pen

honor
than

that

smaller

an

they might have done much

work

to

drivingthe
began life with
The sequel

Little Giant

am

reminded,

over

one.

there

office where

doing their level best

to

host of

feed

as

three

are

running constantlyand

worse

Pre.ss

or

even

write,of

great presses

employes
and

them

an

are

mense
im-

is maintained, the greatestof

its kind in the country, and the oldest member
business

of the firm stillholds and shows with no little

every
derest affection to his devoted relatives,
outfit with which he began.
the whole
anticipated. pride
wish and desire are, if possible,
be put into a collar
Type, press and all can
but with a clear mind he
He writes no more,
in the least. He
crowded
without
box
being
of the past, a past that
dwells on the scenes
understands, every in and out of his business.
brings to him only pleasure. His friends,and
A
has
be done.
been done, can
What
toy
returns
of
they are legion,wish for him many
tor
press is better than cigarettes.It is an educahis birth-day.
from the beginning.
would

Who

like

not

to write

book

if it

that
avidity
purchased with the same
"In
Booth's
the public grasped General
Darkest England." In justthirtyminutes, its
could be

As

read the terrible recitals of adventure

we

T.

De

Lew

Albini,James WhitWallace, George W.

Witt

Talmage,

A. D.

Mrs.

lamy,
BelJ. Burdett, Edward
Will
Carlton, Charles A. Dana, Sarah
thorne,
Orne Jewett, George W.
Cable, Julian HawMrs.
Lyman Abbott, Mrs. Margaret
Bottome, and nearlytwenty others.

Whitney, Robert

lady who

The

and

who
of ways
the Amateurs.

among

proves

our

in all sorts

tures
ven-

ter
Worces-

Batchelder, Louis

R.

Rice, Paul

Ware, Elmer
of

began their
business.

Press
F.

M.

Madame

Riley, Gen.

Childs, Dr.

prominent

many

today,who

are

in the Amateur
K.

matters,
literary

how

note

has her share, as

Outside

and

lists of famous

brought togetherin a
magazine willbe presented

ever

singlenumber in a
in the January issue of The
Ladies' Home
Journal, of Philadelphia.The authors in that
number
will include Henry M. Stanley,Dr.
Oliver
Holmes, Ex-President
Hayes, Hon.
nibal
Hon. HanJohn Wanamaker, JosephJefferson,

coins and

has

remarkable

most

contributors

every

indicates

of the

resorted to

are

end of postage stamps

no

'Indian relics. In

Webster

On

him.

books.

bed, opinionsdiffer.

Augustus Sala,

George

look in upon
All

of Letters.

In the World

which

have

receives the lettersfrom Mexico

been

publishedin the Light

followingnote to the editor :"I am sorry
that when making extracts you made her letter
and homely.' 1
coarse
are
say, 'AH Mexicans
have several letterswhere she speaksparticularly
of theirbeauty,
their lovelyvoices,their fine
forms, their accomplishments etc.
I think she was
speaking of the lower classes
that the higher
as
being swarthy. I know
the

sent

call themselves

classes,those who
beautiful

are

faces

among

and

I have

the

Aztecs

lower class,a

The

seen
or

between

cross

Castilians

lovely
many
real Mexicans.
Aztec

the

Indian, have high

generally quite dark.
told by
The Aztecs
are
light yellow. 1 am
that there
friends livingin the City of Mexico
selves
is a largecla.ssof Castilians who
pride themtheir pure blood and clingto all the
on
'The whitest and most,
old Spanish customs.
Indian

and

cheek

or

bones

Negro and

and

are

beautiful skins I

ever

saw,' is what she says of

during the Rebellion as told in the Detroit

them
Y'ou see it is quiteunjustto
as
a class.
and in other papers
Free Press by M Quad
to apply to a
all suffer the stigma meant
make
The General was
exhausted.
firstedition was
by stillother story tellers,the thought arises
lower grade,who are half wild and indeed very
much
of this we are to believe.
to justhow
as
fortunate first,in his title,a parody on the
ug'y-"
latest book
and, second
If what they write be true, then the Rebellion
of Stanley's
name
Positions.
Effect of Bad
Mr
pressed
in his sponsor,
James T. Stead of the
ought to have succeeded or have been supAn
erect
The thought is
bodily attitude is of vastly more
The
of Reviews."
"Review
praises that he
years before the end.
ratives
narerally
have drawn
to it
inevitable that fullyone-half of the war
importance to health than most people genlavished on the book must
bodily positions,
imagine. Crooked
of the great journals is only fiction
thousands of readers.
maintained for any lengthof time, are
always
If one
under another name.
only had the
"In Darkest
whether in a sitting,standingor lying
land" power to cull out that which is true and to reEngAstopricesof books.
ject
injurious,
To
whether
or
is sold in Great Britain for about seventy
waking.
that
sleeping
have
few
if
but
position,
the imaginative,
any
ach
be had
cents.
The reprintin America, cannot
not
sit with the body leaning forward on the stomso-called histories candivine ability.Even
"

for less than

advertised

about double

time, many

dollar and twelve

one

price

the

in

that in

United

The

cents.

States is just
At

the

same
England.
are
bought and read

books

more

Britain,where

in Great

in this country than

of
the great sources
libraries.
circulating

its publicor

reading are

To

tastes

ngors
Such

in

the collection of

some

isof

differ

no

regard

seasons

and

paper

interest unless it has

of many

and

to

litererature of

withstood

much

the

handling.

people will enjoy a call on Mr. Richard

the Viaduct.
O'Klynn on Front street, near
There you will find the typicalold bookstore,
and I may say,
the typical old book-seller.
Who
such a dealer who, apparently
ever
saw
sold
cared a ha' penny
whether anything was
Is not
or
not?
And why should he?
every
book in his shop an old acquaintance? If he
the
doesn't sell,
he only retains his treasure
tricities
longer. Mr. O'Flynn may not have the eccenof old Gordy the Nassau
Street, New
York

dealer, but

it is worth

one's

while to

many

the Rebellion

proportions.There

immense

thonsands

is assuming

are

already

its end

of titles. Before

or

liberallyfrom all stories

subtract

Pope.

books.

binding

to

that the great papers tell of battles fierce and

marches
long, unless they are signedby some
T. Sherman
or
as W.
John
such reliable name

The
How

facts. It is

substantiate all their nominal

good rule

there

side,withthe heels elevated

to one

on

the

only bad in taste,

level with the hands, is not
the
health.
It cramps
to
but detrimental
interrupts
stomach, presses the vital organs,
the free motion of the chest,and enfeebles the
and throracic organs,
functions of the abdominal
the whole muscular
and, in fact, unbalances
children
become
slightly
Many
system.

hump-backed or severely round-shouldered by

sleepingwith the head raised on a high pillow.
stand
person finds it easier to sit or
crooked
positionthan a straight
his
muscular
be sure
system is

tories
regimentsthat have not their hiscompanies,even, are to be described
are
narratives
and frequently such personal

When

entertaining than any other, as in the

Regt.
of the history of Co. A. 25th Mass.
case
of this city. Then, too,
by Samuel H. Putnam

careful he should be
deranged,and the more
uprightposition.
to preserve an

will be few
;

more

there

are

the

list.

General

different states,

stories of the

counties,cities and
Grant

towns

in the

bids fair

to

have

as

many

written about him as were

given to the
tory,
lover of hislifeof the great Napoleon. The
his time pretty
have
in the future is to
books

well

occupied if he knows

part of the past.

any

one,

"

great

same

any

slip in

or

he may

ness
Early in the present generationof busimen

there

were

but

five millionaires in

John Jacob Astor

They were
las
York ; Nichoand Stephen Whitney, of New
Longworth,of Cincinnati; Stephen Girard,
ton.
Bosof
William
and
Gray,
of Philadelphia;

the

country.

The

considerable
York

are

alone.

now

50"

millionaires

in New

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10

A Chat With

Noted Author.

of the Palladium
found

the

Mrs.

Kate

to be

present

pleasureof meeting
who

Woods,

in town

was

the

at

Club

anniversary of the Woman's

tenth

Tannatt

at

read an
During
which
She
originalpoem.
Charles
entertained by Mrs.
her stay she was
here that the writer met
A. Merrill, and it was
her. Thinking that a part of what the noted
to our
readers,
writer said might be interesting

It

Library and

in the

was

issue of August

With
be gratified.
that their desire may
such
modern
she to champion their cause
women
as

fear defeat when

women
never
fighting
may
signed
for their rights. Such lives and such deeds as
ed,
weekly paper publishhers inspiredthe poet to sing,
until the time of his death, by Mr. J. S. C
and afterwards
Knowlton
by his daughters.
all remind
Lives of great
us.
Two
in
It was
absorbed
1876.
We
make
liearts sublime,
can
by the Spy
And
departingleave behind
ful
of Mr. Knowlton's
one, a successdaughter.^,
29,

had

issue, Light

stated in last week's

As

story.
1874 and

Public

the

at

the

Palladium

The

"Kate

was

True."

was

men

our

us

the sands

Footprintson

cian,
less successful musithe other a no
artist,
live at present on
Salisburystreet.
"I
have
Woods
said;
Continuing, Mrs.

of time;

"

Footprints, that perhaps another,

SaiUng o'er life's solemn main,
A forlorn and

shipwreckedbrother,

the past five

lecturingduring
Seeing,shall take heart again.
My
enjoyed it very much.
years
Bedroom
liever
ten
"I have
written since I was
for charity. I am
Slippers.
?. firm befirstlectures were
years old
sides
tion
and have had publishedover
twenty books, bein co-education and in the higher educacolors
The material requiredis wool in two
tors
editures
lecof
the
of
I
was
one
in
numerous
from
of women
general. Many
and felt soles. The
poems.
my
slipperis worked
Home
Magazine
lished
pubof the American
have been on this subject. I had quite the toe in ribbed rows
back and forth,in sip.
in Canada.
proprietorof the
by Col. Taylor, now
an
interestingexperience once
gle crochet, taking each stitch up from the
ed
Boston Globe, until their buildingwas destroyI had been invited to speak in a certain city
back of the one
in the preceding,
crochetingin
of tlieCollege,
I reached there the Dean
at the same
and when
the loopedlining
time, which, in
by fire. At present I am one of the board
Home
nal.
Jourconservative
fused
reof advisaryeditors of the Ladies
minded,
worked
of
dark
blue and
man,
narrow
this
a
instance, was
lieve lightblue wool.
not beBesides writing editorials I also write
to speak, as he did
to allow me
Begin with the darkest wool
could be a good speaker. andjwork
the "Letters to Beth" for that paper.
that a woman
nineteen chain and
crochet four
"In relation to my
books, I wish to correct
invited to deliver my lecture in another
I was
rows
(which will make two ribs,working three
consider
Some
the
I
when
it.
a
people
in
and
misunderstanding.
Afterwards,
the center
each time going back,
hall
stitches
gave
jJ
For instance
which they are not.
them fiction,
found that my
Dean
two
subject 'Pre-Columbian
which
will make
increase in each rib.
fl
This book
one
there is the 'Six Little Rebels.'
Customs,' was
This increase of stitches is repeatedin every
History or Early Moravian
so
interested and aland
in which he was
that is worked
with dark blue wool,
particularly
return row
written just after the close of the war
was
It
of peace.
when he found that my
grandfather built
worked
with the
are
while the forward
rows
sent
was
out as an olive branch
and
in Canada
of the
of the first schoolhouses
one
the firstbook that gave an account
was
light wool, and in this the looped liningis
interested in the cause
I was
first two
in
the
children
took
the
and
American
that
worked.
which
particularly
Ciochet,
however,
great
part
in the dark
ogy.
apolthe last two stitches of these rows
struggle. It is history and not fiction. It of education, he sent me a very humble
refused
at
Dean
tween
had always
This same
to the
feelingsbewritten to restore the brotherly
was
wool, so as to have a dark band next
Like all my
mas
the graduatingexercises to present the diplosole.
the 1 North and the South.
of
written
for the purpose
to the young
stitcn
lady graduatesof his school.
For the loopsat the back after every
other works it was
there
I spoke in that city every
ting-needle.
and around an
night I was
ivory knitcorrectingan existingevil. 'Dr. Dick,' the
pass the wool over
I came
I brought with me
and when
With
eighteendark blue ribs,or
sequelto 'Six Little Rebels' givesthe story of
away
the
ing
taksouvenirs
me
should number
older,
the six young people as they grew
by
pupils. thirty-six
rows
given
(the last row
pretty
many
months
three years ago I spent seven
"About
the top or middle of the slipthem through Harvard
University. 'That
per
fifty-six
stitches),
the dangers
old
I first visited my
mother's
written to show
Dreadful Boy' was
in Europe.
is reached, and the narrowing side-pieces
Minister's
for each
side piece
of corporalpunishment, 'The
first row
familycastle,Craig Millar,in Scotland. This
begin. The
the Gilmores,
Secret' and 'Hidden for Years' show the harm
castle has belongedto her family,
numbering sixteen rows, or eightribs,counts
here
that
from heedless gossiping and
It
was
which
leaves
come
stitches
the
that may
for many
four,
.MaryQueen
last,
eighteen
;
years.
is
led
slander. 'The Fair Maid of Marblehead'
of Scots was
fourteen stitches on the inner edge. The edge
imprisoned. I afterwards travelthe continent.
the story not of one girl,but of many girlsand
on
of the slipperis finished with shells of four
extensively
War
of the fallacies
husband
Civil
double-crochet
each of the dark wool with a
portrays their trials againstsome
During the
my
I
staff.
Sheridan's
of modern
of
Gen.
went
one
was
society.
singleshoit crochet between each.
who is good authority, to the front with him
'"A person in Boston
and
took
of
care
For the looped liningof a sole, crochet a
in
told me
that my 'Six Little Rebels' had had
and Confederate
the
ing
men
Union
both
piece of the shape in the lightwool, only takbook ever
I
sale of any juvenile
while there
that
the largest
make
lished hospitals. It was
pubup the stitches in front so as not to
the
Little
Rebels.'
for
the
'Six
facts
Mrs.
Burnett's
'Little
gathered
When
even
the sole is lined sew
the slipit ribbed.
surpassing
per
where
I occupy
the old
"I live at Salem
and Mrs. Alcott's 'LittleWomen.'
Lord Fauntleroy'
to it,and crochet a shell border around the
which was
built
is
homestead, called 'Maple Nest,'
poem
Probably my most famous
sides and heel, and finish with a pompon.
This with several of my other
'Dan's Wife.'
by our family and has always been occupied
Colored
Balls.
pean
works has been translated into various Euroby them."
who has justreturned from
lishing A young woman
"Perhaps you may like to know that a publanguages.
in Alb.iny,
N. Y. has in preparahouse
abroad, says that color balls are
frequently
"I have justfinished 'Grandfather
tion
Grey,'a
Women
of Amerientitled 'Famous
ca.'
mother
a work
given at Nice. "I attended two there,one red,
companion poem to 'The Wooing of GrandM.
red
liant,
brilwhite.
The
the
was
more
first
Beech
D.
has
other
the
the
Besse
(Mrs.
Lincolr)
Grey.' This will appear about
but the white was
bara's
been chosen to write the sketch of my life."
a
new
exceedinglybeautiful,
of January. I also have
story, 'BarMrs.
At the former, the men
Woods
told
Ward'
too.
appeared in redDuring the conversation
running in the Larlies Home
Mr.
satin coats, white-satin breeches, and red-silk
a funny story about
Barnaby of the BosCompanion, publishedby .Mast, Crowell and
is
Mr.
ladies
wore
and
shoes.
The
worth
white,
which
tonians
Ohio.
This will be
repeating: "Once,
stockings
Kirkpatrickof Springfield,
All the decorations and hangwith red roses.
went
to
ings
it is comas
pleted
Barnaby hearing that a friend was ill,
publishedin book form as soon
The
I am
friend lived on the top story
at
were
call on him.
red, lamp-shades and all, and the
work revising
in that paper.
now
all of the same
ornamentations
were
of the tallest of Boston's tenement
'Letters to Young People.'
of one
supper
my
be
houses.
to you to
brightcolor. At the white ball everythingwas
"Perhaps it may
interesting
By the time Mr. Barnaby reached the
She said

it is given below.

done

considerable
and

have

know

that I

wrote

once

Palladium.

Soon

a story for the Worcester

after Mr. Knowlton, the

editor,died, his daughters, who

publishthe
them,
and

which

treated

Dreadful
The

asked
paper
I did.
It
the

on

same

me
was

to

coritinued to

write a story for

entitled 'Toots'

subject as

'That

"

Boy.'

writer has since

looked

over

the

files

he
well tired out.
was
top landing
looked in at the door of his friend's room

inquired,'Is God
Mrs.
on

Woods

the minds

in ?'

He
and

"

of her

lectures

here

men

and

itis to be

hoped

and
by thf nobility
As
w;is

once

the

flowers.
wi

novelty, I

given,white

white flowers for the

relief."

suits of white

wore

shoes, and

with white

white dresses and

left a very pleasantimpression

of all she met
during her short

members
of the
Woman's
stay. Several
Club have expresseda desire to have her give
one

The

white.

ladies,of
Both

were

satin,
course,

given

tive.
gay and attractold, a black ball
and
shirts for the men,
re

very

was

women

being the only

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We

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cbnvincing.

to

_We

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so

selections
can't

you

Annex.

Denholm

to

Main

Street,

"

Opposite Park.

McKay,

1.1(1 HT
With the Violin.

boy, and how strong ! Little Grissel is

dows
sleeping? that's well. The broken winin their loose casings,and
were
rattling

fine

not

SKETCH.

CHRISTMAS

the bitter cold

CHOPIN.

KATE

and
"And

he

mantle-piecewith

the

over

big

black eyes, and such long black hair, and

violin;is he your brother too. Papa Konrad?
branch

And

why do you keep a green

hanging over his picture?"
"No, that is
is
to

save

sin and

saw

never

my

wings.Papa Konrad

his

are

angellook like that ; and

an

so

? I
black

"There
Grissel.
known

Not

admit

many

but

have

how

us

he saved

Papa Konrad."
"Well, Sophie, if

the

desperate

poor

man,

hearth like

coals
the

Ernst has been

are

on

brush

"

the

up

and

Ernst

sel
fire;and littleGrisknee, I will try
my

happened

It

story.

years
ago
As
many

weary
them.

count

the

on

and sithere

come

to tell you

will

you

good littlehouse-wife

some

many

out

for he had

"

little

as

you
years, I

livingin the world.

good

ones

suppose, as
old
How

Ernst?"

you,

in and

went

sat

to

coat

great

no

stop

spread his arms

blankly before

into the darkness.

window,

the

through

him

heart
nothing save his own
to
and tired,and did not care
that was
sore
beat any
longer and keep him alive. It
seemed
to him as if the world had pushed him
I think he

aside

from

saw

had

if mankind

as

share in their
alone with

left him

and he

was

shut

misery that he

reckless he

wanted

him

him

not, before he

to
die; and he
just wanted
pocket that was going
to help him end his unhappy life."
and he was
"I know
a pistol,
; it was
going

called.

He

something in his

had

"No, Ernst, it
none

; nor

to

money

only a little white

mantle-shelf

there

pistol. He

either.

It

buy
deadly powder. On
one

was

cracked

which

end of candle

an

he

tea

there is tonight, but the air

through ice. People hurried
to
from one
another to keep away
from
shop
the coachmen, driving their
the cold. And
fine carriages,
were
wrapped in great furs till
only their eyes peeped out. All the shops
as

lighted. He

ablaze ; but there were

not
on
such
many
night,willingto stand and look into their

were
a

with it he melted

and

had

Nevermind

the

don't

We

to

want

the ashes that

littleof

what

Ernst

poker,

heat tnat

you

eye, you

one

"That's

have

watch-menders,
wearing a biground glass

know."

what

isn't it.Papa
"To

seen

you

Konrad

be sure,

are

He

watch-mender,

he closed his eyes

only while he

table and

cup

moment

seated

him,

before
not

"

had

said

to

and

there

had

been

was

none

himself before

going

last trial. So
in,this shall be my
now
stood lookingabsentlyin at the window

he
the

frozen air

penetratinghis body ; for his clothes

He was
hungry, and very,
in a
Only think, he was
very
without friends,
and without work,
strange city,
were

thin and few.

miserable.

and

with

no

He
still had a
money.
up in the top story of a very

little

away
high,
ricketyold building."
"How
high was the building.Papa Konrad ?
I bet,not so high as the little windows
of the
Cathedral steeple."
"No, no, Ernst,not so high, but quite high
enough, that when he reach the top he was
faint and exhausted from mounting the stairs.

room,

I believe that littleroom

it. The

was

At any rate, it was

Another lump of coal on the

colder
more

than

doors.
out-

cheerless.

Ernst
fire,

; that's

room

with

of

sweetness

broader

melody such

sound

seemed

tillit filled the

never

as

you
Such

to

blendingof
pleading,chiding,singing out in the
night. He at the table sat spell-bound; now
with wide-open eyes ; for he was
no
longerin
his cold bleak room.
His blood tingledwith
of lights were
Hundreds
a genial warmth.
blazing. He was a boy again, happy of heart
father and mother
seated between
in a grand
wonderful
theater,and listeningto the same
in your

tones

lives, children.

music

that

would
this

have

him

to

came

been

enchanting voice

that he wanted

to

die.

had

Ah

now.

to

moment

loaf of bread,

forget
brought youth,

love, and trust, back to his old heart."

"Papa Konrad, itmust have been the angels,
"That

Christmas

is what

eve!"

the poor
creature
firsthimself, Sophie. What
he did

thought at

to get
was
his cup of poison into the empty
Then
he fell on
his knees
and
fire-place.

up, and

dash

cheese, and

some

bottle of

"And

jam? Papa Konrad.'"

butter and

neither
"No, Grissel,I'm afraid there was
butter nor jam ; but
I'm sure
it tasted like
and

nectar

ambrosia.

you about
talk next

nectar

Make

think

me

ambrosia

and

at

tell

to

little

our

Sunday. Before the poor devil went

bed that night, he had told everythingto

to

and from that moment

the young
violin-player,
wanted for a friend again."
he never
"That
he ?

was

And

grand, rich

old

wasn't

man,

young

the poor

he gave

plentyof

man

?"

money

"No, he wasn't rich,Ernst.

had

He

If

that

sure

day

was

will break

with

only
dren,
night,chil-

past.
have patienceto wait throught the
be

only a

little he shared

that

; but

the other till darkness

we

the close

at

of it."
rad?
is the young man
Papa Konnow.
Is he dead, and has he got real wings on

"Where

?"

in heaven

"Oh
He

! no,

to

he isn't dead

God

Sophie. Thank

is coming

eat his Christmas

dinner with

tomorrow."

me

thought that Herr

"But

leader of the opera,

with you ; and that
have

to

might

such

coming

was

why

grand dinner

in and

come

Ludwig, the great

was

have

you
;

coffee

to

dinner

eat

going

were

and

said

and

cake

we

terwards
af-

!"
"Ah

! to be

sure

"

to be

sure.

Papa

Konrad

forgets things. I hear the

is gettingold and

calling.Maybe Santa Claus has

lightedthe Christmas-tree."

mother
and

But

him

and

singingon

sician
young muhis chair up and

come

! that

die in.

made

It had

light
sun-

The

man.

beer."

little
heard

ing
mak-

nothing,but drew
he
fixedlyat his strange guest. Then
went
to the
cupboard, and brought out

ingly
hesitat-

and
and
it sent
a
e.xquisite,
quiver
wrecth who
of the poor
through the frame
heard

to the desolate old

wide

into his
unhappy man
burning brightly,and

the

fine one, to be sure, as Ernst

has been
like the glow of warm
us
; but it was

soft

swell and grow

?"

Sophie. Well, he

inside,
asking for work,
for him-

"

was

looked

He
door

lamp was
good fire in the grate. Not such

room.

there
a

drew

nicely. littlehimself

"

in

open, and

ter
scat-

you
so

might bid good-bye to

Yet there stood the poor devil I am
As he sat thus,there suddenly
going to tell you about,lookinginto a jeweler's life,as it were.
a long low wail, like
the workmen
had just broke upon the stillness,
big show-case, where
the voice of a soul that begs. Oh ! but it was
laid aside their tools. Those
windows.

whom

his dark eyes full of kindness.

at first; then
threw
the

puzzled

put it down.

; and

one

at

needed.

Sophie just swept

to
the
back
Well, he went
himself; this time with the

and

the ice
he

water

Suppose

!"

my

it wasn't such

angelsas wq
he
picture books, Ernst. When
knocked
a second
time, the door opened, and
there stood the young
man
whose pictureyou
see
hanging over the mantle-piece.Standing
justthat way, with his violin under his arm,
his long black hair hanging over
his forehead,

wiped

"

time, till he

angels! oh

'in the

see

arose,

the

"

filtered

courage
the door."

rapped gentlyon
real

ended,

he found

how

he afraid.Papa Konrad

been

looked

and

cup,

had

the music

know

"Well, he knew

had

to the
he went
emptied the powder. Then
it; but the
to
on
pour
it happened pitcherto get water
all frozen, through and
was
through.
justtwelve years ago tonight. My ! water
not going
However
a littlething like that was
but that was
a cold night!"
He took
a
to stop him.
rusty poker ; held it
"Colder than it is tonight.
Papa Konrad?"
in the flame of the candle tillit was
pretty hot,
on
"Oh, far,far colder. There was no snow

ground

he

"

"Wasn't

was

for it was
the cup
dusty, and he wanted
that his poison be clean, at least and in it he

out

I don't

to do it

it had

When

room.

sure

said
not

was

eleven."
years old, going on
before your time, for
"Then
it was

seemed

next

I'm

shoot himself."

to

"Ten

the

the

and

no

die,

to

thought if the
or

go

could

wanted

never

to

out

existence, and

common

truth is,he

The
so

good God
was

few."

"Tell

angels without wings,little

some

are

He

room.

He
take off,you know.
the table, and stared
on

and

longerbear.

too !"

throw

into the

rightdown

But

the

poor
death."

where

"But

always

brother, Sophie ; that

good God allowed once,
desperate human being from

not

angel whom

an

gusts down
place
fire-

in

sweeping

was

chimney, through the empty

the bleak
BY

had
the good God who
wept, and thanked
chosen this way to speak to him.
When
he
arose, he crept close,close to the door to listen,
for those heavenly sounds were
from
coming

"

ages

At least

one

of ten and
deafness.

person

in three between

forty years is subjectto

The

great

majorityof

cases

the
tial
par-

of

hereditary,and due to the too

close consanguinityof the parents. Deafness
than among
is more
men
prevalent among
more
because the former are
exposed
women,
is thought
It
to the vicissitudes of climate.
tend to bring on deafness when
that telephones
deafness

one

ear

are

was

used to the exclusion of the other.

II

and

Answerer.

DAVISART CO., Quester

[Communications

18 PearlSt.,
0pp.PostOffice.

When
The

York

New

the

cutting in prices among

recent

with

veritable

Claus

Santa

lady'scard
indication

leaving

Do

fail to

not

All

Monday.

be

new

every

our

PRICES.
after

year

They

lady,

know

cannot

leave

to

all

Circles, added

old stock

no

;\rt Matters, has

the

from
low

favor

at this

is

critical.

Everything

fresh

ar

new,

Novelties coming in daily

off.

of the

Framed

city.
show

pleasureto

dog" for the

goods

friends so

our

at a

"collies,"and hence the

particularseason.

that

Each

rec'eves

customer

Careful consideration

p'operly.

had

largevarietyfrim
shoddy goods

Lowest

in this stock.

serviceable.

who

are

on

of same

goods

quality.

kindly interested.

Honestly endeavoring to pleaseeach

Only good material used
Each

goods

Tender and

Beasonab'e
and

suited for any

we

who

every

part of the

MECHANICS *

HALL

3U.") Main

EZRA

as

or

occasion.

date

to

letter.

BOOKS,

ods.

SHOE

owing

changing

calendar, should

Street, Worcester.

STiRE,

proper
an

error,

long

observed.

from

old

have

been

to

ten

many

The

new

and

were

error

day

wrong.

and

very

It

is

excellent time

to

exchange

your old for

piano.

WE SELL ON INSTALLMENTS.

years
tion
correc-

the
the

S.R.Leland"S

waited
eleven

difficultto

rect
cor-

likely the 22d will be

celebrated tillthe end of time.

new

IN

EVERYTHING
LINE.

man

stylein
days ; but

with proverbialconservatism
ICnglish
till1752 and then changed, cutting out
an

DAY.

to

every

is the proper
Decemdate is ber

What

Day.-

was

and

An
a

MUSIC

TURE,
LITERA-

MUSICAL

ETC.,
THE

SIC
MU-

BOUND

ELEGANTLY

LIOS,
FO-

AND

ROLLS

MUSIC

AND

STOOLS

PIANO

SCARFS,

BOX

MUSIC

BOXES,

MUSIC

NOVELTIES,

NETS,
CABI-

MUSIC

INSTRUMENTS,

BAND

from

embassador

an

men,

The

observe?

21st, but
ago, the 22d

care.

represented.

A.

Organs,

art to teach

schoolmasters
fold

thousand

Sparta" ten

in

pair warranted

to

wonder
cause
bethe objectof much
was
walls. The
massive
not
his city had
King said that he had walls and that he would
show them to the visitor on the following day.
morning he took the Epirean
So
the next
drawn
the Spartan army was
to the plainwhere
the wall of
and said: "There thou beholdest
brick."

great

all classes of g

"AND-

dies

out

cut

to

now

King, entertained

keep.

understand their business.

priceson

so

of

Metal

result.

the

the paper.
very long ago, for active men
remember
when it
today, can
as

Forefathers'

phce

feet fittedwith
difficult

Only salesmen

Each

customer.

in the shoes

pairis well and honestly made.

Seasonable

not

Pianos

room

Epirus,he

service.

novelties.

newest

pricesfound

was

pupilshow

the

feet corofortaLle.

rugged

grew
little paper,"

is the originof the

What
"He's a Brick."
foregoingexpression? Sparta is said to be
tans
the original
placeof its use, though the SparAgesilans,
did not speak English. When

for dress occasions.

stylesand

Salesmen

and

tender

for hard

shoes

Artistic shoes
Latest

to select.

fcund

slippersnice

Soft shoes to make

Heavy

which

of all widths and sizes.

Infants' shoes
Christmas

are

not

was

envelope was

women
a

his

there

as

then used

was

No

using "that lovely

of

largeto

enough on the
folded for the address, he
sheet after it was
was
obligedto invent a patent or covering for
so

This

Holidav goods appropriateand usefuL

A

HOLIDAY GIFTS.
Quester give the origin

Can

fond

very

and

of -customers.

the sheep

which

name

from very
paper, and in sizes varying
small
ones.
Lady customers
very

were

best atterition.

our

of the wants

MUSICAL

use

it. The
fit 'eet

to

-OF"

of envelopes for letters? It is said

certain stationer in Brighton, England,
with
of decorating his windows
way

of the

A. E. Davis,
Prop.

MECHANICS HALL SHOE STORE,

is taken

A SPLENDIDSELECTION

are

bear.

dogs now

much

Some of the Reasonswhy so many

People
bay Shoesat

care

its
the

sheep with black faces and legscalled "collie,"

col,"black." The dogs
from the Anglo Saxon
called collie
which looked after these sheep were
shortened to
dogs, which in time became

Envelopes."

J.B. Crocker,
Mgr.

Much

collie takes

name

peculiarityof breed in
"collie" and the sheep dog
any

but from the kind of sheep which he once

a class of
In Scotland there is or was
drove.

leadingartists

figure. It

from

not

one"

work

to

justas well for

going only as a

be

it would

The

Collie."

his

to

Christmas
to pleasethe most

be

chaperon.

rise

things pertainingto

present

to

us

him,
quite in

meet

would

token, he

no

likelyto

one

largecities.

the

The

enabled

be

card

his

away

having
gentleman's

subsequentlyto

or

go

of

circumstances.

by

called upon,

him

of

does he

or

The

rule.

no

governed

the leaving of
him

Mr. Crocker's experiencein Art

progiessionin

is

be

place. Otherwise,

purchasing.

stock, the assortment

present choice

equalledoutside

Etchings opened

of

line

REDUCED

the

at

in value

will increase
With

see

the

If

the

There
must

any

at

who

upon,

home,

without

called ?

customers.

our

in company

called

the person
is not

course

for us and

department are solicited

Quester Editor, Light

gentleman makesacall

lady,and

to

stranger to him,
leave a card or signhis
is

Publishers is

this

to

be addressed
They should
Worcester, Mass.]

MAIN
446
CHICKERING

STREET,

AGENTS.

446

L I a H T

Winter

1=)

-^ART NEEDLEWORK AND STAMPING^-

Coverings.

iTo.

The

newest

of

short

form

cloaks for babies

in the

are

pelisseof white fox fur. The

of the fur,while the under
entirely

cape is made
bodice is of cashmf
with

re, with the skirt

often

Long and

.5-

of

are

capes,

cloths

wish

with

one

than

fur

goods. The
popular,of

the most

the neutral,and in brightcolors, are all worn.

Heavy cords and tassels are liked for the long

FINE MONUMENTAL

WORK

capes.
.5- Black

velvet
and

the

of dressprinciple
every
examine
the various
modern

and

now

ton, and

Every pupi)thoroughly taught.

R

S.

S.

A.

not limited.

J ime

0 M

B,

Main

236

Dress cutting and

I essons

Street.

cloth

Astrachan

desired.

for Circular.

17
Mass.

Room

Street, Worcester,
M

S.

Agents

E.

F.

Send

wanted.

Clark's

Block,
Y

B R

S O

492

Main

X.

**WORCESTER DRESS CDTTINGSCHOOL**

Formerly

at

Windsor.

Main

527

removed

street, has

Main

720

call;new

to

Former

street.

to

the

purils are

and

welcome

ones

solicited. We

to
cut, baste, fit and
draje. Open day
you
evening. Dressmaking patterns and linings
MKS.
L, F. WALSH,
So'e Proprietorof the
Improved Tador Rule System. Agents wanted.

teach
"

are

making patterns and liningscut to

Kellogg-French Tailor S"-steni.
making and draping. Teaching

in cutting,

at residence when

lamb

plush, Persian

and

call

in use ; the King of Squares,the Buddingothers.

Prices from
Five
Fifteen Dollars.
to

systems

invited

and Astrachan

sold

understand

to

cutting should

fit perfectly
by tlie

other

and vdvet, lined

but broadcloth, plu.sh
another, and with silk,in black, in

course,

Goods

KEYES.

DressCutting
School.
All who

matching the
correspondingwith

designs and
are

S. M.

DressCutting
Worcester
Academy.
pelerine

short capes,
all

furs
imitating

Needlework.

tirely
en-

the cloth and fur toque.

c"-.iCtl}.^-

t-

of fur

or

Street,
Fine

Order.

to

Instruction
given and utaterial furnished.
conunission.

on

band

muff,

and

"Vv^a.lML-o.t
Kiubroltlery.
l"one

sleeve of cloth, kid or chamois, cut to

the inside,
or
on
button
up the back of the arm,
wrists being
to the elbow, the top and
finished with

Work,

MRS.

deep flounce of the fur.

formed
.5- A daintypairof earringsare
by
jewelledthistles.
.5~ A very good contrivance for keeping the
cold day, when
on
a
arms
warm
nothing
ulated
longerthan a sVoulder cape is worn, is a simcovered

Mexlcnn

and
cut

In Granite and Marble,

MASS

WEDDING INVITATIONS
AND

.5- Irish poplinis a fabric,a

and really
beautiful one, which
last

two

silk gowns.

excellent

most

for durability
of the
Some
self
it-

silk

'

or

embellishment of the hanc"now

so
bead passementeries

WOOD,

B.
3

prominent
.5- Feather fans will be the more
this winter since the use of ostrich feathers for

STREET.

MAPLE

trimmings is so general. They

be

W. A.

^f

ENGLAND,
IN

DEALER

JEWELRY
CLOCKS,
" OPTICALGOODS.
PROMPTLY

had

to

nONK.

394 Main Street.

not
can.5- The bodice, it must be remembered,
be too elaborate and fantastic in its orn?.
of
mentation, and must softlyfollow the lines
tion
lut with no indicawith no seams,
the figure,
seamless
the
producing
of effort toward

prepared

to

furnish

IVIUSIC

For any
occasion.
Special attention paid to concert
music
for weddings,
entertainnv nts,
fairs, dramatic
For terms
apply to H B. Wentworth, Manager,
75 West
street,Worcester, Mass.

etc.

s|"""ciaUy. All
for

Fri/,?"K

the

sale

one

color,lined with another, with

.5- Chrysanthemum
designfor pins and

ear

are

are

by the

permanently eradicated

NEEDLE

ELECTRIC
I'rocess.

No

scarringor

other

injuKy,

There

is now

no

for any lady to allow a growth of hair to remain

her personal beauty and
to make
her face to mar

excuse

upon
her friends

Moles

unhaopy.

Hours:

9 to

Summer

a.

m..

also

are

2 to

4 p.

moved.
permanently rem.

F'ROCTOR,

IVI

H.

Miss

11

Mass.

Worchstkr.

Street,

THB

BOSTON
HERALD
I Is clean, reliable,

dent,
indepen-

bright.
The

orite
the fav-

pendants.

lowest

very

attendance.

SUPERFLUOUS HAIR CAN BE

string,
draw-

used, those in thin

^
gold or small blossoms
heart shapes of shell,
being most admired.
Lockets

in

GroutBlock,
387 Main Street,
Dp One Flight.

gold with the initialsof

stamped
the sender and recipient.
hearts

the

filled.

in

and

all

Wig
styles of

order.

latest

at

a.'ie.

aud

Toc,

to

Artists

txperienced
promptly

.5-BangUs,when given as little souvenirs,

now
usuallyenclosed in dainty silken bags

and

Is

and

made

orders*

All

curled,

curled,

Work

used for tea

much
.5- Fine soft cloths are
shades of blue, tan and green
gowns, and pale
made up with white or Su6de cloth frontr.
are

of

Club
Elberon
Orchestral

and

cut

hair

of

Hair

Makiu^r
Uaugs
prices,

Bau^s

15c,

head
of

fastened with ornamental littlepins.

are

SKLECX

Cutting,
Whole

match

taken here
effect. Careless little plaitsare
fulness,
and there to dispose of superfluous
if in front, are often visibly
and these plaits,

I'FINEWATCHES,

KKPAXRING

Hair

can
erally
genin color,and where a
peculiartint is desired will be made to order.

dress

CHILUKCN'S

AMD

HAIR ^^ DRESSING^^ PARLORS.

Well to the
fashionable.

O.

KENNARD'S

C.

LADIES'

kiiidi^

superb in tint,and the fabric lends

dyes are
some

Printed.

or

MISS

with heavily chased

links,
square pattern,are growing in favor.
^ Chrysanthemum lamps are all the rage.
of cut glass,
are
supported by
The prettiest
quite a slender stem, and with the shade of
white or yellowsilk fringedso as to resemble
the flower from which they take their name.

will out

ANNOUNCEMENT CARDS
Engraved

materials.

.5- Bracelets, devised

WORCESTER,

SUMMER.

of the above

wraps

131 CENTRAL STREET,

NEAR

livened
leadinggoods. The Persiian embroidery,enas
appliedto
by tirsel threads, is new

paper
best newsfor the

ifanniiy.
50
Snbscrintion

cents

month, postagelaid.

much

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LARGEST

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16

TURKEYS.

CHICKENS,

GEESE,

DUCKS,

cooking receipts which they

Please write upon one
to be good.
only,and address the communications

Breakfast
One

Sausages,

Lard,

tables,
Vege-

Butter,

of butter in each

Mass.
Mo. 218 Main Street,
Worcesttr,

Island

Rhode
Put

B.

put a
turning

before

one

hot

very

piece

small

in

Clapp,

iasMoDable
Hat,

bowl, and

meal

The

water.

moist, without

be

must

add

is warm,

the meal

While

being wet.

two

tablespoonfulsugar, one
add one
pint of
teaspoonful of salt. Now
of
three eggs, well beaten.
cold milk, the yolks
Stir in one-half pint of flour, and then the
well-beaten whites, with one heaping teaspoonful
When
thoroughly
of baking powder.
hot griddle.
on
mixed, bake at once
butter,

Athletic
House,
Graham
ST.,

Elocution,

methods
ons.

reasonable rates.
adddess,

and

"

Call

or

MISS

STELLA

Vocal
Technique,
thorough, scientific,
of study" the best

Private

and

H.*TNES.

M.

class

les-

Prin.

Cake.

Johnny

one

FineFurnishing

365

in

the

pint of white table meal into a

add gradually one
pint boiling

one

ounces

MAIN

given

A
Gesture
and Physical Culture.
systematic and progressive course

batter.

Etc., Etc.,

Edward

will need
be

must

gem

ST.

MAIN

492

FallTerm Begins
September
11,1890.
Instruction

stiff batter ; you

and

BUILDING,

CLARK

CuUnary
Mass.]

pintof milk, a little salt,and

one

egg,

the
fire,
pans
Lamb,hot
Veal,
Beef,Pork,
when you put the batter in

Poultry,

tried and

to

Gems.

flour to make

IN

to

side of the paper

street, Worcester,

339 Main

Editor. Light,

"rElocution
School

vicinity

have

proven

GEORGE C. BLANCHARD,
DEALER

and

invites the ladies of Worcester

[Light
contribute

GAME,

VENISON,

WILD

Eat.

Something to

SPECIAL FOR CHRISTMAS!

and

other

some

tery
ra'singthe price of upholsgoods sky-high. Bring your
needs
that
furniture
repairing to
"

Haas

Montague,

out

271

Main

street,

it upholstered before

have

and

get

is

prices

of reach.

Rolls.

Mrs

Worcester.

McKinley bill,or

The
reason,

minute
givesthe most
a
perfect gem, of

Dodds

Susanna

directions for

accurate

Mix
and Frames of every which the following is an abstract;
Pictures
For Mouldings,
graham or whole wheat flour, which, if very
to
also
Artists'
Materials,
go
description,
must
firstbe sifted,with ice-cold water
coarse,

proportion of two-thirds

in the
water

to

quart of flour ;

more

of a pint of
wetting must

and save irom 20 to

Stir fast
220 Main Street,
be used if the flour is very coarse.
until a moderately stiffdough is formed, and
Storeopen evenings.
40 per cent.

thoroughlyfrom ten to fifteen minutes

dough is fine and elastic to the touch.
Roll half of it at a time into long rolls a little

knead

tillthe

CHOICE

half

over

in

inch

an

diameter

shape into rolls three or four inches long and

no
of an inch thick, to which
three-quarters
and
dry flour is attached. Make them rapidly,
place a littleapart in a pan ; prick them with

Presents
Holiday

fork and put the pan in a hot oven.

done, they should not yieldto pressure

J. P.

thumb

Gold

Tableware,
and

and
Fine

Eye-Glasses,

Watch

Promptly,
Reasonable

and

cover

with cloth and

when

than
they will puffup lighter

set

in

moderate
at

oven,

first.

W.

Pie.

Pumpkin

large sized pumpkin, firm, of deep

would
and boil just as you
pota.
with skin on ; when
thoroughly cooked
carefully
through sieve,clearingit of all

in

Gold

toes

Plated

pass

brellas
Um-

Gold

Pens

and

and

Repairing

Manner,

Jewelry
Thorough

tacles
Speccils.
Pen-

Done
and

Prices.

at

lumps, seeds, etc. Take one

well
one
cup molasses, mix

cup

brown

less milk

so

not

as

to

get

too

thin.

deep platelined with plain pastry.

in

pie made
Drawn

MECHANICS HALL BUILDING,

same

Bake

Bronzing, Lacquering
13

Mechanic

and

Oxidizing.

cup

Also

job polishing.

Mass.

St., Worcester,

ov^wc^

MAIN

"QP^\GVI^
3 Q) 8
WORCESTER

in

Squash

J.B. Woodworth,

way.
*

butter,

tablespoonfuls
flour ; rupbed theroughly together,then stir
into pint boilingwater
; little salt ; parsley if
a

Nickre.

and

Plater,

Butter.

One-half

wished.

TWICHELL,

sugar,

together. Beat
yolksof four eggs well together
and mix with the pumpkin thoroughly; then
add the molasses and sugar, pinch of salt,four
teaspoonfuls best ginger, one
teaspoonful
ground cinnamon ; take one cup of milk, mix
well together. This is intended
to
make
six
pies; should pumpkin not be a largeone, add

the whites and

J.P.Weixler,
323 Main Street,

H.

Silver

Gold,

Take

ware,
Silver-

Silver-Headed

Opera Glasses,

Canes,

LincolnHouse Block.

between

color,wash
Watches,
Sterling Solid
Rogers' Brother's, 1847, Silver

Street,

and

WEIXLER,JEWELER,

HallJewelry
323 Main St"Mechanics
Store.
Diamonds,

2 Main

finger. They are to be eaten warm

as
or
cold, and are
just as good rewarmed
To
do this, dip in cold water,
when
new.

Prices.

Reasonable

368 1
Office,

When

At

Insuranc
Fire

off and

; cut

ARCHITECT*

two

492

Main

St.,

Worcester

t-

ICi M

About

the

IT

House.

The

porcelainkettle is the best for preserving

be
largea quantity should never
; too
cooked at one
time.
Large fruits may be put
in the syrup, cooked
rapidlyat first,and then
slowly,to preserve the shape ; if the fruit is
cooked and the syrup yet thin,take up a piece
at a time carefully,
boil the syrup until thick,
return
the fruit to it,and cook slowly.
should be kept hung up in an
*" Lemons
work
basket, or a bag made of a net.
open
Soap should be cut into convenient-sized
piecesand piledneatlyon one end of the shelf
that the air may
so
circulate and dry it.
*" Purify clothes that have been kept from
the air by layingpiecesof charcoal (wrapped

KiCmii.

Sawyer
478

andRugs
Carpets
Mniture,
GIFTS.

HOLIDAY

FOR

lOO

PlushPatent
Rockers,
in

received

You

would

for
say

price for them,

sale.

CHRISTMAS

Our

$12

that

would

be

price

our

is

able
reason-

only

$850.

Keep

Either

your
write the

jellyon

on

of the

Special Bargain

$5,

at

tury
Cen-

XVI

Finish.

Take

the

meet

forms,

and

of the

Parlor

Handsome

Desk,

to

purchaser.
in

Antique Oak,

handsome

open

Book-Case,

in

Walnut

$8.50.

Oak, for

Foreign
Turkish

and

Rugs,

ter

Plain

Mohair

Domestic

Persian

English
Rugs,

around

out

nicelyon the toast,

ring,salt and put

few minutes.

of the oven,

pour

When
you
littlemelted

toast.

on

% If the face has become

roughened by the
itoften with equal parts of rose
wind, sponge

brandy. Do not use toilet washes

containingmuch alcohol,as they are quiteapt
results.. The alcohol parto produce harmful
ches
the skin,renders it brittle and impairsits
and

so

store
[Every person in Clark-Sawyers's
busy sellingChristmas goods that no

would
Light.
next

stop

to

They
week.

advertisement

write

copy

for

was
one

this week's

will have

something ready by

column

is reserved for their

This

then.

"

Eu.]

nutrition.

Carpet
Department.
RUGS!
RUGS!
RUGS!
and

the

shell, keeping
eggs
Beat the whites to a stiff froth,

to bake

oven

for tea is

pieces and

square

of

in hot

water

$15.

for

or

fancy

the

pasting them

serving eggs

out

of white

butter

combinations

of

in nice

yolks whole.
lay the beaten white
drop yolksin center
take them

possible

varietyof

before

covers

bread

Cut

Desks
" BookCases
Parlor
in all

of the

name

*# A pretty way

assortment.
one

Try the open air first.

a
cool, dry closet.

jellyin

on.

toast.

large

St.

paper, and
the side of the glass,
write in
or

the center

this :

Main

482

to

Co

littleslipof white

neat

paste this

andReedChairs
Rattan
Our

in the folds.

paper)

just

Clark

*"

Rugs,

Rugs,
Wilton

Scotch

Rugs,

*" Apples will

linen cloth,
with

oven

English

AmericanSmyrnaRugs,

Moquette
Rug-,

freeze if covered

not

pie or

*, It is said that

eatingonions

with

if in the

custard burn

to drink

milk

sweet

will purifythe breath

odor will remain.

cupfulof strong

after

that

so

no

coffee is

also recommended.

*, Don't forgetto have

including
Axmins-

nor

dish of water.

handy,
burnt

for this

coals

on

or

serves

few

as

beans

of coffee

deodorizer

if

Bits of charcoal
paper.
useful in absorbing gases

placed around are

and other impurities.
*" To preserve apples,spread them on a
grating,but not in contact with each other,as
bad apple will spoilthe others by starting
one

Kurrachee
Rugs, decay.
Rugs

of all kinds

ART

and

in all sizes.

SQUARES
A

large

Assortment.

*" Constipationmay be relieved if a cupful

of salt has
of hot water, in which a teaspoonful
been dissolved,is taken every morning before
breakfast.

cause

for

Regular

Our
price $1.
Holidays,

apples kept in the cake box will

moderately rich cake to remain moist
newed
great lengthof time, if the applesare re-

*, Two

^
H* 500 BODY BRUSSELS HASSOCKS,
price

69c.

for

the

when

will last

PINKHAM " WILLIS,

spilled
"" The

on

it,so

355

Main

Street.

withered.

black varnish is the

*" Turpentine and
dealers for protecting
blacking used by hardware
rust.
If put on
stoves
from
properlyit

as

through the

season.

best way when hot

the floor is to dash
to

into
striking

harden

it

grease has been

cold water over

quickly and

the boards.

prevent it

THE

CLARK-SAWYER
478 TO 482 MAIN STREET.

CO

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TEACHER

OF

precocious little rascal

Jeffersonavenue

and

Piano, Organ
Will

446 MAIN

STUDIO,

his

i, at

STREET.

JTENOQRflPMT,
WITH
CLASS

In

PRIVATE

or

Personal
Rates

OF

USE

for

attention

copying

upon

hKANCiS

M.

Miss

The

(Elevator).

the

"Yes, sir; but

The

TYPEWRITER,
lessons.
Thorough
given each student.
application.

I can't reach

he shot down

as

St.

the

the

could do

man

bit of worldliness

E.

when

TYLER,

I.

TYPEWRITER

STENOGRAPHER.

AMD

the call

"Do

other
stenographic
Reporting, and
work.
Also teacher of Stenography. Room
216 Walker
Bu.lding. Take elevator to 3d floor. 405 Main Street.
Law

to

and

do; money

get than

Detroit

"

News.

did

to do

some

tradingwith Geo.
of the
proprietor

old

Sanford

Bookstore,

at

pany
Com-

364

Main

to

him

Coin

Street.

to

and

mek

mek

make

sah

de will.

De

Lawd'll

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A

l^^

lady assistant

will be

1^

ten

so

Cut

at

Lace

Snooper

Mrs.

" Strauss.

this coupon
from
and
LIGHT,
bring I it witli
and
cent
disget 10 per
you
count
from
regular prices.
T.

out

MELVIN,

PROPRIETOR,

1 "r^

tzs
"^

"

of my

scenes

"

we

promised

Shoes
Reliable

not

topics.

AT

PRICES,

FAIR

that the

typewriter
publicschools.
16
(who has bought one) That's
teach
the
blamed
chine
mahope they'll
to spell.
"

see

to

into the

STREET,

FRONT

"

J.K. BROWN
J

Contentment.

TVAI.NUT

He

will be done.

Instruction.

Notice.

Short

Curtains,Gross

dat.

me

thinking during
occur
again."

many
13

discuss ante-bellum

It Needs

how

Work
and

ter

his

fur

FOR

(archly) Now,

Snooper
lE * JOLLY * FRENCH i DYEISG
AND * CLEANSING i HoUS''. rightI I
for Laces

shook

(from Georgia,long ago)

"

is being introduced

First-Class

he

go

45 Park Street,
Mass.
Worcester,

Reference

animal

uv

Memory.
Simperson

Dolliver
to

the

I saw
laughing
you
you laughingabout?
thing.
just thiuking about some-

recall
Ah, I can
childhood, when I was

in attendance.

the

lowest

were

was

"

at

Thomas,

"

What
"

Long
Miss

SEARS,

forms,

approved

most

ings
Dwell-

under

rates.

it haint

"You
have
business
no
school hours.
Don't let it
Texas Sif tings.

H.

and

insuring

swill ?

de will,and may de Lawd's

bus Enquirer-Sun.

Tommy

W.

latest

of

Furniture

)/i

Teacher

DR.

specialty

Household

and

food.

sort
or

will. But

replied: "No,

justnow.

make

less

or

St., Worcester.

was

relatives

head

"

Main

Georgia darkey, who had a small

thought to be dying, and his
brought a lawyer to his house and

property,

now

What

"

and eay,

oats

LONGLEY,

harder

seem

vegetarian. On

no

Meadows
"

asked

L. Sanford,

am

Insurajstce !

EDW. E

money?"

never

very fond of animal

d'ye like

An

ing
goyou were
of your Christmas

Fire

339

"

am

Farmer

food

forgetthat

All

deplorable
explanation

We

Westerly

Hall

the kid

"Deaf
and dumb
people are more
superstitious."
"Why ?"
"Because
they believe in signs."

Don't

326Main,op.Mechanics

now."

contrary, I

Specialty

this

at

make

answered.

was

believe in hard

you

"Indeed
Copying,

laugh

to

gave
interesting

top speed.

at

street

was

Portraits

it."

steppedto the veranda and

vigorouspullas he pattedthe

juvenile on the head.

"Now, run like the devil!" shouted

49 Pleasant

Children's

on

other

divine

the bell

tion.
instruc-

DVBK,

Brunswick,

noticed

was

day making his

best endeavor to ring a door bell just beyond
his reach.
A
well-known
minister happened
along,and, with the impulse of a good Samari
tan, wanted to help the boy.
"Like to ringthat bell,sonny?"

Harmony,

teaching, Sept.

resume

PHOTOGRAPHER

Jokelets.

N. MORSE,

GEO.

I
ST.

small

boy

hoeing in a sterile field by

a
passerbystopped and

was

roadside, when
said, "Pears your corn

the

said
"'Certainly,"

W.

L.

BROH, Manager.

is rather small."

the

boy.

"^"SWE.-SP04W""

"It's dwarf

'

^i^Fall^^Housecleaning^^
corn.

ASSORTMENT

it looks yaller."
"Certainly.We plantedthe yallerkind."
"But

Carpets

and

PROCESS.

Furniture

cleansed

by

the

N.^PTHA

in the city where

Hot
Naptha
s used.
and
Carpets taken up and called for ; deUvered
Orders
renovated
by
steam.
e-laid. Feathers
n

be left at

C.

WATERS,

Only place

Bemis

"

Co.'s,423

Curtis St.,New

Main

St.,or addressed

Phone
Worcester,'

347-5

"But

it looks

than half
"Of
her

on

course

as

if you

crop."
not,"said

shares,"

the

couldn't

boy ;

"we

get

more

planted

..

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"

19

WHITNEY'S
LINEN

STORE.

Old Fashioned,
GrassBleached,

Round

Strong

Linens.

These

goods come

in all widths

and

are

larly
particu-

adaptedfor embroiderywork.

SamplesSent
Temple

on

Application

Place, Boston.

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SUBSCRIPTION

Coming
{Light

solicitsnotices
should

They

be sent

as

Sunday,

PPICE
V.

M.

C.

meeting
W.

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p.m

ea-

for

events

ly in

Dec.

c:nRi5Tnfl5.

riERRT

Events.

of future

this column.

the week

as

ble.)
possi-

Mechanics
Dec.
Hall,
Thursday,
25,

21.

Afternoon

Afternoon

Prayer meeting, 9.15 a.m.

meeting of V. M. C.

union

and

A.

at

Evening

2.30.

8.

at

Y.

C. A.

Plymouth
Church.
Morning service, 10.30 a.m.,
Rev. George H, Gould, D.
D.
Evening
service,7 p.m., preaching by Rev. Dr. C. C. Cregan, of

New

"

preaching by

England

Souvenir

Boston.

OF

Christmas

services

in all the churches.

Monday,
WoRCFSTER
S
Dazzler."

Dec.

Theatre."

Lydia Thompson

History

study of \'olpuk.

Hall."

Meeting

'0

in

Worcester

LU

"The

class

for
Geo.

Dec.

Theatre."
and

of

7.30 p.m.

Wednesday,
afternoon

p.m.

Natural

LIGHT

22.

24.

Hyde's

"

Speciality Co.,

evening.

Thursday,
Worcester

Theatre."

Mechanics

Hall.

Dec.

Akerstrom,

Tom's

Worcester

Dec.

Theatre."

Cabin."

26.

UUie

Saturday,
Theatre."

Tom, formerly of Schoolcraft

Topsy.

as

music

store.

Charm, Cup

and

Ball given every

nee.
child at the mati-

Akerstrom.
And

Worcester

Uncle

as

Yankee
Boody as Gumption
Cute.
Souvenier Quartette, Vi giniaColored
Students.
Elegant pieceof sheet music given to every lady and
geiitleman it each performance, which
in
cost 40 cents
any

Friday,

Goes

Tie

25.

UlUe
"Uncle

"

H.

Goes.

Daisy Markoe

Dec.

27.

Ullie

Gold

Watch

the scholar making the

words
out of the letters in Uncle
Tom's
Cabin.
Watch can be seen
in window
of J. P. Weixler's

Akerstrom

store, under

Facts.
Interesting

to

Mechanic-;

PEOPLES

most

elry
jew-

Hall.

O'WN

PRICES.

Reduced
A

"

Eng.,
by republishing its
During the day a couple called at
advertisement
answer
an
for help
informed they were
They were

newspaper
its centerary

firstissue.
the ofificeto
on

farm.

TOO

to

memorated
com-

late.

years
The

"

Newcastle,

at

Australian

rabbit pest does

sen
not les-

of the prolific
although immense numbers
rodent are killed daily. As many
as
15,000,000
rabbit

skins

.South Wales

have
in

to

be

In 1794 the firstsilver dollars were

turned
out by the United
States Mint.
There
were
about $95,000 coined, and collectors will pay
$2$ for a good specimen of that date. In 1798
but 7776 dollars were
coined, yet they are not
rare, and

those of 1799

are

And

An

which

up

of ten

items, every

be calculated to

can

public works.

values arrived

country
France

Year.

comes

at

land

MANICURE

ahead.

out

The

is $45,5oo'ooo,ooothat

$48,000,000,000, and
$68,000,000,000."

our

the Custer

since,is

A mathematician

one-horse

watches

power

running.

massacre

now

office,

Art.

of

E. PECK,
Glod,

etc.

Worcester.

RAYMOND,

For

Ladies

and

CHIROPODIST,

Gentlemen.

34
Office

hours,9 a.m. to
Sunday^,

RICH
When
or

your

We

FRONT

12.30 p.m.
10

of

occurred

want

old

one

made

CO.

mattress

good
over,

first-class

keep

5 p.m.

p.m.

send

of
us

grade

any

order.

your

work.

of
the

there

13

Park

St., Worcester.

nMrs.Dr.Wm.Lee,
339

but

machine
27,000,000

Main

Burnside

flourishing
city.
a

to

1.30 p.m.
to

a.m.

MATTRESS

you

guarantee

STREET.

United

that

estimates that
would

own

wealth

of the

Kentucky has two counties in which

a singlechurch.

^Where

"

Works

: AND

of

one

is worth

by this computation

few years

of

Other

DR. SUSAN S.

nicetyexcept the

Thus

Kingdom

"

box

comparatively

agents, is,worth, oq an average, half the value

of the house.
In the comparison of aggregate

is not

Hall

23.

The oldest Art Store in Worcester.

Manufacturer
of Picture Frames, in

thirtytimes the assessed annual rental valuation.

Houses
are
worth
eighteen times the
rental. Furniture, according to
insurance

States

Mechanics

at

25 cts.

English statician "says that public

is made

value of

Per

15 cts.; adults

Bronze, Oak, Mahogany,

36S Main
Street,

"

cents.

50

Children,

/qUQU5TU5.

plentiful.
wealth

Engravings,
Etchings,
Photographs

increasing

"

25, 35 and

Sale of seats
begins
Tuesday morning. Dec.

e.xported from New

stead
year, and the number, in-

one

at

Matinee

been

of diminishingis said
by leaps and bounds.

very

Evening

St..

Building

Room

5.

Office hours

1^12,30;

to

5.

da J s, 10.30 to

2.

9 to
Sun-

L I (I H
Jefferson and

WashingtonBriefs
C,

D.

Washington,

Dec.

Rivals"

the

Washington is laughingover

Normandie,

Hotel

contest

The

teenth street, and the adjoining Presbyterian

The hotel people want
to purchase
church.
the lot the church
to

who

refuse

way,

stands

upon

their hotel, but

sell. The

to

located their kitchen

dition
ad-

an

famous

Marine

raised.

keep

people,
people by the
hotel people have

can

band

Any

earn

he

as

who

one

The

GROCERIES FOR CHRISTMAS!

agers
man-

is to have
it is

has

its salaries

any

in

in

in

week

month

I THINK

impossibleto

in the band, when

much

as
can

two

thingsare

kept

at the

vate
pri-

in the Marine.

this magnificient organization

grudge them any salaryin

will not

the best
of

stores

one

heard

the odors of the

where

Band

.Sonsa, says

fine musicians

of them

the church

colored

wealthy

are

build

to

Theatre.

charging double pricesfor the week

the effect of the McKinley bill rates
is a

half-filledhouse.

Fifth-

on

the National

at

If
playing"The

are

are

i8, 1S90.
and

All

lietween tlie new

Florence

Eben W.

Hoxie

rca.son.

not fail to
enter
the church
savory viands can
shippers.
windows
and detract the attention of the wor-

church

The

people also

is rained

all kinds of rubbish

down

WiNFIELD.

305 and 816-818 Main Street.

that

say

SHELLS

of Mark.

Men

their

upon

high windows of the hotel. ISut

they are contemplating a sweet revenge tliat
hotel people wish they had let
will makethe
It is proposed to place an
the church alone.
in the belfry which
extensive set of chimes
will make sleep in the hotel on
ing
.Sunday mornan
impossibility.
Washington people are
watching the fightwith great interest.
ready,
alThis city is to have, if it has
not
in
the
the
cheapest car-fare
roof from the

country. The
quarter, with
bill has been

miles

for five cents.

introduced

There
the

for the

lower

with

the law

and, indeed, when

could

would

the annual

sale of the

stops

to

they?
One of the most
interestingauction sales I
witnessed
is
ever
going on at present at an
auctioneer's on
It is
Pennsylvania Avenue.
packages lost
failure

to

to

is handed

one

to

he knows.
no

the

could be

or

governor,

each

person

as

he

are

has

he

inated
nom-

put

were

one

to

reach

the

counter,
assistant thrusts a long

contribution-box

the

in New

his

pole with

is handed

out

on

another

long pole.

haven't heard of any

one
getting a bonanza
pox,
afraid of gettingsmallyet. I should be more
or
other infectious disease, as who
some
knows where these packagesare mailed,or by

whom?

Colored

Shells,

CENTS

20

EACH.

Clias.K.Reed,Taxi
262

MAIN

STREET.

Turkish
Bazaar.

spicuous.
coninfidelity

not get a thousand

York, and he knows it."

Gould,

Mr.
hard-headed
J.
financier,
very
is said to believe, if not in a "lucky

penny," at least in a luck pen-wiper. This

pen-wiperis a primitiveconstruction of blue
she
velvet,made by his only daughter when
It lies upon his de.sk by day
was
3 years old.
and is carefully
locked up at night.
Henfy Bisbing,the young
who

has

honors

won

in

American

Paris

and

artist

has

been

side

Papazian's sale of Turkish

Rugs and embroidered

Building,Room
account

on

i,

of

goods

at

and
Burn-

is attracting much
the

mo.st

tention
at-

reasonable

prices. The Bazaar which has been repleted

with new
ful
goods contains a largevarietyof useall suitable for
and interesting
articles,
Christmas

gifts
339 Main

St. Worcester.

Worcester
CoalCompany,

pronounced by the French critics without a

and Retail Dealers in
Wholesale
is a tall,loose jointed,
peer as a cattle painter,
red-haired fellow lookingthe enthusiast that
he is. Not
exactly one's ideal of a painter.
General
office,18 Peari St., Y. M. C. A.
ly,
He is conscientious in his art, lovingit ardentBuilding; Yards, 23 .Manchester St. and 319
St.
Southbridge
nor
even
sharing his heart with any other

COAL.

COAL.

passion.

His

present ambition

is to return

to

ton,
Bosnear
his native country, own
a small farm
and live in his studio with his cattle about

ones

large and only

Mr, J. H.

power.

to

Brightest

other infidelsin office

made

Beautiful

Hand-painting.

Ingersollcould

tioneer's
auc-

the person
who
made the bid, he or she puts the money
in the
box and the package with its valuable ( ?) contents
on

the end

so

the worid.

for

up,

the door.
The
sold
enters
packages are
him.
strictly
by number, and as the catalogueonly
dle,
givesa faint idea of the contents of each bunThe contrast in the personal lives of Ericimagination and speculationrun
high. son and Edison is one
to
plate.
conteminteresting
Boxes
at
of cigars are
knocked
down
any
of his
The former
regarded the care
price from 25 to 90 cents.
Rings, bustles, health ; the latter is regardless. Ericson looked
false hair, and
almost every article
clothing,
the most
his physical frame
as
fect
perupon
could think of from a dried baby alligator
one
in
the
and delicate machinery,to be kept
to artificialflowers
sold at the firstIjid.
are
ment
most
exact
and perfect order, as the instruThe crowd is so great that it is impossiblefor
vision and
his mental
that transmitted
any

all parts of

congressman,
of society

powers

againsthim ifhe

There

who

one

he

suppose

as

All

be turned

That

senders

stamp

"

and

you

elected

election, and

any

Letter Office of

by misdirection
properly. The auction
filled by a typicalWashington
room
was
crowd
young swells from the departments in
silk hats and over-gaiters
lookingfor a bargain
in cigarsor neckties : and ragged colored people
needed
tryingto pick up clothingor some
article at a cheap price. A
catalogue of the
articles to be sold is printed by the government
or

the

Dead

From

Persian

but
tariff,

one

in

they do stronglyobject to the latter clause.

They say it would be impossibleto comply
think, how

it. Do
or

alderman

as

up

friends,

dare to put up
infidel for office,or that

for him

vote

and

his

party that would

speech-making

favarablyreported on by the committee, to

but
reduce the fare to eightrides for a quarter and
of the "no seat, no fare," printhe application
ciple.
votes
It is said the companies do not object
fare as they think the increased
to the reduced
riding will make

is no

would

or

But

into the House,

of

one

"keenlyrealizes the fact that he can never have

in politics,
ship,
career
legislation,or statesmanand can
hold any important office
never
under the government
for which
he fought.

that allows

system

Inger.soU,"says

knows

is six tickets for

now

transfer

ride nine

to

you

rate
a

"Col.

nature

cal
apparently forgetshis physifor
altogether,and its demands

more

conscious; the

one

is almost

seer,

the

dent.
sightedstuEdison's is the temperament
peculiarly
forces. Ericson had
receptiveto inspirational
was

the laborious

of the will power

struction.
more

and clear

of

conscious

self-de

Kixtmres.

Store
310
Name

Street, Worcester.

Main

this Paper.

WORCESTER

Illuminated
AdYertising
Company,

Edison

the
sleep,food or exercise. Edison is more
Ericson the
worker,
and unconscious
in.spired
other

E. W. COFFIN,

General
C.

E.

Office, 311 Main

St., Room
F.

SQUIER

H.

13,
BEALS.

Displayed by a
Advertisements
Artistically
powerful Electric Light upon 600 Square
feet of Canvas.
DISPLAY
Worc.ster,

oppositeMechanics

Hall.

oppositeOpera
Springfield,

House.

Trovidence, Turk

Head

L I (1 H

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Or,

The

evidence

exists which

is

ac:umulates

robbingour

VITAL

of

largenumber

The

HAIR

FOOD.

and eniph sizes the DEPLORABLE

that some
FACT,
daily,
and
both
ladies
under
people,
gentlemen,
young
25 years of age,

NATURE'S

ORNAMENT

AND

PROTECTION.

purchasersof "MARVEL,

by

successfully
grappleswith
knowledge that "Marvel"
It prevents falling
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The

those whose

hair

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and

Healthy

and

this dire evil is

overcomes

OF

MA.aiC
Bald
in

with

men

Vigorous growth

THIS

growing,and

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glowing words

or

of

seminated.
being rapidlydis-

Hair,

It cures
those alreadybald.
Eczema, Dandruff, Irritation of the Scalp, Headaches, "c.
even
on
for its extensive sale,with only a comparatively
small amount
of advertising
accounts
Satisfactorily
We
to the story of the
are
continually
listening

relate

cause

of

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The secret has at last been found.

We
and wonderful
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Testimonials

Citizens

28, 1S90.
regarding Marvel,"

I have
for two

^WORKER.

in smiles ; Ladies
them.

Hair for the Bald, old

invite your attention to

Worcester, March

used the hair

with

with

beaming

countenances

using

are

in

joy,

MarveL

Marvel
young,
few testimonials.

or
a

;" fascinatingin its application,

"

Worcester, July 29, 1890

energizercalled Marvel,"
pleasing

Worcester, May

"

past, for baldness, with

months

success

doing for

Worcester

of

Hundreds

faces wreathed
and is

has done

Marvel

what

^W^OISTDER

Its

Dear

Sir:

"

In

replyto

9,

1890.

inquiryregarding

your

Marvel," or Vital Hair Food, I have u,sed it

It h"is also been used
with great sati.sfaction and can heartilyrecomunexpected success.
mend
off of the hair. Two or
for falling
it. It is all you
claim for it, a wonderful
daughter
all it is representedto be.
my
checked
it. I have
Hair Restorer.
applications
effectually
head from
dandruff
and restored the
at once,
Mrs. K. S. Sherman.
noticed that it cleanses the scalp,and gives new
The growth of the
scalpto a healthycondition.
of the hair,and
life and vigorto the appearance
hair is necessarily
and by natural process
greatly
Uxbridge, Mass., Oct. 6, 1890.
as a hair dressingcan
hardly be excelled,as it
stimulated.
I feel perfectlyfree in givingit my
I have used the
Marvel
for two
months.
the objectionableoil and
to be free from
seems
Chas.
H. Eowker.
heartyendorsement.
My hair is wonderfullyimproved, and a bald
in hair preparations.
Insurance
grease which is so generallyused
Agency.
filled
is
with
of
hair.
After
a new
spot
growth
reply to

Vital Hair

your

"

query

Food, I

am

happy to say that

It entirelyfreed

it is

and

by

my
three

"

In

or

"

"

"

E. R.

FiSKE, Publisher.

so

Worcester, April8, 1890.

Dear
Hair

Sir

tried your

Food," and can

thorough and

most

market.
and

-I have

It

almost

"

Marvel,or

heartilyendorse
best

hair

Vital

the

on

for about
It

from

bald, and

F. A.

its

use

very

able.
agree-

which

caused

I have

Sir

The

"

used it two

"

as

Worcester,July 24, 1890.

is rightlynamed.

Marvel

months

suffered

of hair where

it to

beautiful head

ladies

of hair.

have

as

good

It is justimmense,

ever.

J.M. Stevens,

Dr.

with

who
Mrs.

for

excuse

Vet.

and

anything short

both

and

men

of

elegant heads

of

women.

ELLEN

B. TAFT.

It has

Worcester, Oct.

already
I
a
no

My

am

head

ago,

hair commenced
until

troubled

fallingout
quite bald.

I became

with

This

eczema.

take.
mis-

Surgeon.

"

nights.
suffering,
especially
Marvel"

about

caused

me

I commenced

months

two

6.

many
I was

ago.

i8go.
years

also
much

using

The

tion
irrita-

and a healthycondition
allayed,
Worcester, July 28, 1890.
great satisfaction.
restored to the scalp. My hair is now
growing
Marvel"
Hair Restorer with
cleanses the scalp
I have used the
head.
I am
all
pleased to give
nicely over my
results. For the head
rapidlyand gives pleasingand satisfactory
endorsement
and recr'm.
this article my
hearty
medicine.
I would
and hair it is indeed
was

It is soothingto the head and

perfectly;makes the hair grow
it a healthy and glossy appearance.
recommend

for years.
I was

stimulated the hair I had, and

soon

of waiting,the important discovery

years
many
has at )ast been
made; and there is now no

results. hair,for
astoni.shing
irritation of my
scalp

growth

satisfied that I shall

Cutter, Draughtsman.

with

I have

fine

of hair
Dear

"

months

immediatelystopped an

from

oil renders

the

two

dandruff as nothingelse will,

relieves pain across
the top
instantly
and
up the hair and scalp,

removes

of the he.-id. It tones

its freedom

used

I have

it,as the

cleanser

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Marvel," or Vital Hair Food,

are

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Smith

of

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is

using it will be

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greatlypleasedby so doing.
S. Howen,
Draughtsman.

mendation.

W.

H. HARVEY,

Architect.

Worces.er, October, 1790.

for the hair, I
Marvel
your

Walter
Having used
Worcester,July 25, 1890.
take great pleasurein statingthat I consider it a
givesme pleasure to endorse an article of
July 28, 1890. great discovery,
.Spencer,
inasmuch
a,; after usingit a few
like
Marvel," or Vital Hair
genuine merit
used the "Marvel," for a few weeks
I have
times it has entirelystopped the itchingof my
Food.
It cleanses the hair,stops its falling
out,
only,but find it c!ean,ses the scalp splendidly,scalpcaused by eczema
of long duration,
and it
a vigorousgrowth, and actually
promotes
causes
and gives lustre and vigorto the hair. It is as
fully.
wonderhair grow
head
is making new
on
my
a new
growth where baldness has taken place.
you claim, an excellent Hair Knergizer.
H. DUNTON,
W.
The above I know
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"

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It

"

Chas.

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Merchant

Tailor.

Mass.
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LIGHT
Boston's Fair

Shoppers.

there

along the

flowers, and

curbstone

their roses,

are

venders

of

chrysanthemums, usuallyfresh and good,

Dec.

1890.
Take one
our
shiny days,
pleasant,
and a walk along Tremont
street, from BoylsMuseum, is quite
ton as far as the old Boston
Boston,

of

17,

sun

interesting. It is the great ladies' street of the

You

town.

are

meet

to

sure

half-dozen

tract
atBY

from
a quarter
the eye, and catch many
the passersby. In a small way this may hurt
but not to any great extent, as they
the florist,

On

numerous,

are

of the blue-blooded

Beacon

street

charmingly dressed, with

tailor-made coat, and

Saturday after
enough to be

sel,
dam-

young

natty-looking

of those

one

little bonnets,

or
perhaps one of those large milk-pan
hind
lookinghats that you always pray will be be"

the theatre

at

you

who

is

or

and the young

"

saleswoman,

or

in

worker

wage

woman,

keeper,
clerk, or a booksome
form, justas

in ; the stores

ladies

chance

to

bring out their furs, and

something to admire, as

the masher

to give

he

strolls around

As
he may
devour.
a
town, seeking whom
mal
rule,however, he is not a very dangerous aniif treated in the rightway.
Everyone

in

seems

and

rush

be

may

hurry,afraid

picked

up

before

and why could

apolo:;ize,

gain
bar-

some

woman,

time to

Mrs.

not

get

can

one

in to another
there, and if she runs
well,it'stoo bad, but she reallyhas no

keep

And

in the sun.

where

their flocks of

time.

When

the baron's

quite

legswere

great deal of amusement

from gettingthe doctors togetherand mystifying
them with questions about the way each
had

derived

treated "his

sheep.

painted wood.

cold

was

the snowy
roofs
Christmas bel s rang out.

The

across

the sleigh-bells
soon
jingledby
Upon the street below,
people on the way to church
Went
cruncbirg through the snow.

But

And

did not

all

quarrelonce
and

Mamma

Grandma

So

I do
Is

see

And

any

on

child

Christmas

all the

In December

"

were,

day,
lovelytoys are new.
play.
eveiyonecan

cross

When

how

we

played.

pleasantlywe
not

day

said

They liked to be in where

from
prescribingexactly an oppositecourse
has
that ordered by another, but not everyone
had an opportunityto conduct such an experiment
made
as
was
by the late Baron Lutz,
The
formerly prime-ministerof Bavaria.
in battle in
baron was
once
severelywounded
in
much
wound
one
was
both legs. The
leg

he

tree,

it stood

watched

the house the air

quiet all about.

Till far

We

well

the floor

on

Doctors.

same

air their sealskin cloaks, to

Outside

lit.

were

done,

out

s.Tielledof Christmas

shepheids

All made

has made his jestabout

every one
the proneness
of doctors to disagree,the one

well filled,the windows

are

their usual attention,the

attracting
storekeepersare praying for a continuance of
good weather, and not too much
tightnessin
market.
This
weather
the money
gives the

The

fires

breakfasts

our

spreid our toys

And
played there
nursery
"\nd under

Almost

dressed, not so expensively,but often

prettily
with justas good taste, both enjoyingthe good
elastically; like that in the other. It struck him that here
air, both walking along jauntily,
out shopping perhaps, tryingto get away
one
of the surgito study the ways
a chance
was
cal
tutional
with her allowance, the other taking a constiand beguile the long hours of
profession
before going back to business.
his convalescence.
He accordinglycalled in
have
You
only to see these specimens here
one
doctor, and gave him charge of his right
and there along the street to realize that our
in
told
him
but
nothing about the wound
leg,
tastefully
American
women
are
usuallycarefully,
the other, and then called in another
surgeon
of
our
dressed, good physicalspecimens
for his left leg,keeping him similarlyin ignorance
all proud of.
are
race, something we
tors
about the wounded
rightleg. The docNaturallyall kinds are out and about, for
ment,
adopted a very different method of treatdulged
shopping for the holidaysis alreadybeing inthe
at
about
but both wounds
healed
are

all

PYLE.

day when

The

with their little

pleasethe youngsters at homei

and they always have some
amusing novelty.
noon, when
and if
By this time we are near the Museum,
bracing,you will see as varied an assortment
of styleand costume, and as pretty, healthy- it is Saturday a matinee is going on, and the
hundreds
to
their
in
the
ladies
are
flocking by
lookinggirlsas you can most anywhere.
if a certain goodfavorite resort, especially
The perennialfunny man's worn-out
joke of
lookingyoung actor is in the cast. We are all
the Boston
girl'sglasses,and her thin form
less attracted by good looks. Are we
more
or
less
are
more
or
and blue-stocking
proclivities,
Watson.
not ?
have only to
You
delusion and a snare.
a
crowd
the average
scan
containinga mixture
and a
every man,
the air is just keen

to

women

KATHARINE

Christmas
And

We

At
only sell small bouquets and boutonieres.
this time of the
the street corners,
especially

year, toy fakirs

knick-knacks to

December.

'

violets, pinks and

St. Nicholas.

Windmills.

Dutch

scarcelycan stand anywhere in Holland

to
windmills.
without seeingfrom one
twenty
of
them are built in the form of a twoMany
story tower, the second story being smaller
with a balcony at its base from
than the first,
which it tapers upward until the cap-liketop
is reached.
High up, near the roof, the great
axis jutsfrom the wall ; and to this are fastened
like
two
prodigious arms, formed somewhat
ladders, bearinggreat sheets of canvas, whose
You

business
him

at

is to catch the mischief-maker

work.

These

country.
giants guarding
are
generallyof a dark red ; and
or

roofs,are

made

to

and set

mills stand like

the

Their

this way

turn

huge

bodies

their heads,
and

that,

leg."

accordingto the direction of the wind. Their

together,
round
eye-window is always staring. AlPeculiar
A
Marriage Mix.
to be keeping a vigilant
they seem
served watch
"I got acquaintedwith a young widow," obin every
direction.
Sometimes
they
lived with her
recent
a
writer, "who
alone,
stand clustered together; sometimes
house.
I married
step-daughterin the same
in long rows
like silent sentinels ; sometimes
father
fell
afterward
the widow.
Shortly
my
You see them rising
like ranks of soldiers.
wife and
of my
in love with the step-daughter
from
the midst of factorybuildings,
by the
the mother-inmarried her. My wife became
the
on
polders(thepolders are lakes
cottages,
of my
own
law and also the daughter-in-law
pumped dry and turned into farms); on the
wife.
father; my wife's step-daughterof my
wharves ; by the rivers ; along the canals ; on
land
Holmy
My father's wife has a boy ; he is naturally
the dykes ; in the cities everywhere!
the
of
b
ecause
he
is
son
step-brother,
mills,
its windmy
without
wouldn't
be Holland
father and of my step-mother; but because he
out
withcould
be
Holland
than
it
more
any
is my
is the son of my wife's step-daughter,
so
its dykes and its Dutcmem.
Mary Mapes
wife the grandmother of the little boy and I
St. Nicholas.
Dodge, in December
the grandfatherof my
am
step-brother.My
For
A Matter
quently
Thought.
wife also has a boy ; my step-motheris consethe step sister of my boy, and is also
A wealthy
Few of us know how rich we are.
his grandmother, because
he is the child of
quaintance
in a western
former aca
merchant
city met
brother-inher step-son ; and my father is the
whose ordinary condition is what
law of my son, because he has got his stepsister
is known as impecunious. This time,however,
I am
for a wife.
the brother-in-law of
are
his face was
fairlybeaming. "How
you ?"
wife is the aunt of her own
mother, my
my
he extended
he asked in a cheerful bass voice, as
is the grandson of my father, and
son, my son
I am
"First-rate.
his hand
to his friend.
grandfather. Exchange.
my own
How
are
you?" "Splendid! Do you know"
A
Hopeless Task.
here he dropped his voice to a confidential
"I've
for life of a
I see
ToTLiNG
been given the use
that the Panama
canal has
key
have?"
"You
half-million dollar estate?"
a liquidator.
"

of the way anyway.

No wonder the boa
It is
women.
great favorite with many
about as becoming as anythingthey wear, and

out

is

as

it nestles

"

neck

around
gracefully

well,she

"

creature

The

must

that it does

the fair owner's

indeed be
not

poor

looking

set off.

confectioner and florist,

of course,

are

patronizedthese days, and the various

lunch placesresorted to by the fair sex
along
Tremont
and
street. Temple Place, Winter
Washington streets are so full one can
hardly
well

get in

"

never

try to, on

at Webber's

purpose

"

except perhaps

both these
as
Dooling's,
most
placescook and serve
anythingvery well
Most
indeed.
of the lunch placesserve
those
nine
lighttoothsome dainties so dear to the femisit here and lunch
heart, and they can
or

and chat to their heart's content, and start out

again refreshed for their campaign. Here

"

"

"

"

Yes; but I doubt if he

enough water into it to carry ships.
DiMLiNG

"

can

put

asked the other man, in astonishment.

the public
library."

"Yes ;

LIGHT

ofStudj.*
BestCourse

BestHelp."

For

who

the benefit of those

school

day

the

attent

cannot

designed

have

we

BestResults.

Special Evening Course,

Complete
OF

in Three

JOURNAL,

closing

of

sets

Drafts, "c.

BOOK,

portion of

to make

our

will be

evening

pupils do

Balance

and

BILL
Also

Sheets.

devoted

computations

these

ENTRY

DOUBLE

AND

SALES,

INVOICE.

BOOK,

Statements

each

SINGLE

will teach

we

CASH

books, making
A

guarantee

we

in which

Months,
DAY

BOOK-KEEPING,THE
AND

BOOKS

making

the

LEDGER.

of Notes,

Lightning Calculations,Averaging

to

from

to

times

20

fast

as

USE

Opening

Accounts

or

and
Interest,

by ordinary methods,

as

and

Bills,Receipts,Checks

and

more

accurately.

THE
Of

this

will be

course

stationeryused
promise

we

No

to

money

continue

will be

be

paid

asked

$500

the end

entering, as

on

of the

when

or

course

course

TO

unless

we

make

guarantee
you

GUARANTEE

of

good

faith and

satisfied that you

are

to

pay

for

understand what

this class you

get

obtained by the ordinary pupil

will be

limited.

in

gth

two

of

at

promised.

we

must

start

Wednesday
our

and

Friday evenings.

and
pupils together,

for

that

reason

cannot

January.

hours'

evening
Apply

all

begin January 5th, 1891,

RESULTS

THE

understand

you

months, three evenings per week, viz.,Monday,

for three

By entering

number

at

finishingthe

on

pupils into this class after the

but the

follows:

as

balance

The

Class will

ORDER

IN
admit

to

course.

teach.

This
And

$1500,

in the

COST

ENTIRE

instruction

schools.
once.

and

help

every

Applicationsreceived

evening
and

and

students

thus get many

entered

any

time

times

the benefit

before Jan. gth,

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MASS.
408" 412MAIN STREET,First
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finest
largest,

The

and

Men's, Bovs'
Goods

LATHROP BROTHERS
564

MAIN

STREET,

(FRANKLIN

SQUARE.)

in the

and
end

approved

most

THE

in

more

11:
on

process

full
or

the

order,

and
particulars,

address

City of Worcester,
paying sick and

Over
years.
of formation.

O.

J.

H.

Jnviled.

axxE..^i3sr

documents

The BAY

sti^x:et.

ETRUJCflN

ART

CO.,

HAVE

REMOVED

TO

492

Main

St.

RIDING
"AT

WORCESTER
Call

Take

Elevate

SCHOOL

"

SKATING
at 507

distributed

Main

great

and

in

sick
of

scope

co-operative

endowment

an

local

two

tion
institu-

of

assemblies,

$500
and

$6500

benefits.

at

two

reserve.

this rapidlygrowing fraternity,

Mass.

St., Worcester,

Burnside

BKST

THE

STATE

ALSO

CARRY

Main

RINK.

Street,

HOLLAND " HAVENER.

466

Main

St.

GLENWOOD

or

HAVE
A

CHANDELIERS,

3",

Secy., 339

17, 1889.
benefits

Worcester;

carefullyexplainingthe plan and

WOODMAN,

GKT

WE

Koom

in

$5000 already

THEY

BICYCLE

Sept.
accident

members

400

ORDER.

Building.

WELT.

Inspection

SB'S:

call

five

of manufacture.

process

GOODYEAR

in

fraternal
of

For

of

ENDOWMENT

Incorporated

" i111

city-

NON=SBCR.BT

the

Men's and Children's-^

-^"Ladies',

complete assortment of
Clothing and Furnishing

most

Children's

found

be

to

and

Rangeand ParlorStoves.
NO

LARGE

LINE
TABLE

O.

OF

LAMPS,

EQUAL.
GAS

AND
AND

S. Kendall

KEROSENE
FIRE-PLACE

"

GOODS.

Co.

C.

CHARLES

Late

[ENGRAVED

EXPRESSLY

FOR

LIGHT.]

Master

of

the

WOODMAN,

Ledge

Street

School.

LIGHT

PUTNAM " SPRAGUE CO,

CHOLLAR,
of Stock

Will take account

January
purchasersof

will be offered to

ist, previous to which

ducements
specialin-

FURNITURE.
have

We

an

merchandise

our

excellent stock of

Call and

see

for

and

new

everythingwill be

account

and
yourselves

desirable

goods, but to reduce

prices.
and prices with any
qualities

offered at reduced

compare

other.

Chollar,Putnam

Sc

CORNER

CENTRAL.

and

247

MAIN

249

STREET,

Sprague Co.,
OPEN

PHOTOGRAPHER
I M

t I 1 1 r 1

1 t 1 t r I

I 1 f'

GEO.

N.

Children's

forgetthat

do

to

some

tradingwith Geo.
of the
proprietor

L. Sanford,
Sanford

Bookstore,

Specialty

Will

at

"

446 MAIN

WITH

Main

In

CLASS

USE
or

Street.

Rates

for

OF

PRIVATE

Personal

attention

copying
Miss

Fire

Insurance

E.

The

I.

TYPEWRITER

EDW. E LONGLEY,

Reference

for Laces
Cut

Work
and

at

Lace

Short

Curtains,Gross

MElVrN,

latest

out

PROPRIETOR,

rates.

WALNDT

ST.

-4*ARTNEEDLEWORK AND STAMPING'^

iTo.
Mexican

Work,

"VvT'a.lrj.-u.t Street,
Embroidery,
Done

on

to

Fine

Needlework,

Order.

Instruction given and material furnished.

commission.
MRS.
S. M. KEYES.

and

" Strauss.

this coupon
from
and
bring lit with
and
dl8you
get 10 per cent
coont
from
regular prices.
T.

make

St., Worcester.

specialty

of

insuring

ings
Dwell-

Notice.

LIGHT,

C.

339
We

Goods

sold

and

Household
irost

Furniture

approved

forms,

under
at

tion.
instruc-

DYER,

Brunswick,

49 Pleasant

St.

TYLER,

AND STENOGRAPHER.

other stenographic
Copying, Law
Reporting, and
Also teacher of Stenography. Room
216 Walker
Building. Take elevator to 3d floor. 405 Main Street.
work.

Main

TYPEWRITER,
lessons.
Thorough
given each student.
application.

upon
M.
FRANCES

(Elevator).

FlrBt-Cla88

i, at his

STREET.

JTENOQR/IPnT,

now

LE i JOLLY i FRENCH i DYEIMG

AND * CLEANSING i HOUSE.

Harmony,

Hall

pany
Com-

364

and

teaching,Sept.

resume

STUDIO,
326 Main, op. Mechanics

OF

Piano, Organ

were

you
ing
goof your Christmas

MORSE,

TEACHER

Portraits
Don't

EVENINGS.

the

lowest

LIGHT
Vol.

WORCESTER,

II.

MASS.,

"Li^ht seeking liylitdoth

lightof lightbe^iu'e."
[S/iakespearc.
can
lighthouse ! No one

is

not

SATURDAY,
in

new

of

parts

some

DECEMBER
the

world.

We

"

As

good
complain of
It

be

ment.
light in that senti-

difficult to

light. The
subject.

more

exhausted

of

want

any

would

it,any

into

as

the

introduce

Immortal

Bard

Americans, however, have always accorded

to
the streets
privileges
that fairlyastonish
the foreigner. The
illimitable reaches
in
America

have

they know
that

is happy in the many

Light
expressionsof
effort
No
good opinions already received.
will be spared to merit still further favors,
To the Telegram, Gazette
aud
all neighbors

that express
thanks
are
never

Light

appreciative words,
returned.

be

less.

can

never

their

May
the

From

expect

but encouragement

shadow

shadows
of

nature

areas

middle

permit
to

tle,
lit-

or

If

should

It has

present,the
breezes

last, this latest

March

continued

bottom

and

All it asks

from

shore
a

venture

and,

float

to

to

beams

Light

send

This good is
good
of
necessarilyinvolved in the success
Creeds
and
shibboleths
political
party.

towards
not

any

the

but the city lives

creation

people would have us believe that

hangs on the castingof a ballot.
which

act

an

should

thought,but the cityand

beyond the issue of

be

on.

involve
her

revenge

is not

is

Boston

had, there

many

hundred

would

whatever

have

to

faith

search
or

far

to

party who

find

man

would

not

for this
claim an affection equal to our
own
cityand all that pertains to her. Of course,
there is

choice

of methods

and

here

sightly
un-

some

to

certain

one,

its

many

comes

the strike.

now

in

turn

monopolies

mayor

to be

you

falls,
pitfall
be

not

may

optimists than pessimists,

know
just what

boys are doing. In school and out of

they need competent
leading not nagging
nor
constant
preaching; but good sympathetic
leading. Keep them busy and well

for their children

If such

in their graves, who

their narrow
homes

died too

He

the

school

the last few days or

concerning the abuse

soon.

the South

since
of

End, mothers

the
small
have

a worse
Again, even
phase of the question
A
youth appears.
man
young
scarcely
than a boy gives his Sunday up
to
drink.
He
wanders, drinking and rioting,

where

his appetite may

be satisfied,and on
looks up
morning a stiffened corpse
to the skies.
The secrets
of that night may

Monday

be

never

that tender
case,

such

to

the

to

be

thus

pain of

recall the dead

?

event

not

are

infant.
confined

has

is

One

sure.

Can

; but

shut

we

did

can

This

and

the.se

ing
help the livthrough

entrance

this boy first passed in

death

that

reflections will

we

the

up

sin

and

sin and

to

similar

ual
event-

problems

of the
as
some
quiteas much
issues of the day.
prominent political
us

cern
conmore

maltreated.

Tears
to

Whatever

nature

gender, but
finds pleasure,in this

an

this

Who
pleasant member.
Funerals
thingsare so?

which

masculine

womankind

in the
an

blood

but

Another
home
passed on.
deprived of what might have been a

has been

clasped

that the Jessie Pomeroy

seem

confined

revealed

victim has

more

child

darlingsmore
closelyto their hearts and
vowed
that they would never
allow their precious
It would

less Rachaels

crying.

more

tions
revela-

their

is not

then there will be

of

not
For

'"

paying for such

nature

directed and

over

mothers,

are

of

He
nine

ours.

has

may be individual opinionsas

attained by the Salvation Army

the ends
must

that

agree

playing adds
Did
take
to

the

corps' marching through

flying and bands
picturesquenessonce unknown.

with

streets

our

to

all

banners

ever
any looker-on
a deal of zeal and

prompt gentle

reflect that

it

must

intensityof belief

an

to

woman

brave

the

scoffs

jeers,they constantly receive in this,to

proper
way of acknowledging their Lord
and Savior?
sirable
"Everything for good is a deand

them,

"

maxim
yours

nor

here.

mine

This

; but it is

way

may

and

way

be

not
in

some

places, the results gained by the Salvation

Army exceed those attained by any other
pended
Recently,the roar of traflic was susagency.
for three
London

while

remains

of Mrs.

hours

devout

along the
believers

Strand

followed

in
the

"

was

matter

Human

people !

through pleasure at such a state of affairs.

Picture the joy of that prominent Main
street
who
owner
two
chopped down
telegraph
because
his
poles
they disfigured
premises,
but whose further Gladstonian
the
diversion,

"

This

"

ninety and

is my
boy to-night? Do
.' There
certainty
are
many
places into which he may
way

drift.

or

came

where
for

network
man

decide

let live

But
know

come
be-

how
shall att.
To
we
for there are
fathers who
equally feel the
enough for the most of us.
pent of the littleones.
To accord to others the same
privilegethat
ly
Parents cannot
keep their children to closeclaim for ourselves is the best, possibleapwe
plication
to
themselves.
Bone of their bones, flesh
and
Educate
of the golden rule.
of their flesh,they should be able to account
rear
aright. Then let deliberation and reason
is no
for them at any
moment.
There
ceptor
prehave their perfectsway.
nor
keeper like a good father or mother.
fronting
conProbably,the most
prominent matter
No
take your
can
deputized servant
place.
Worcester
and
other cities in the
The
kitchen may give impressions that your
Commonwealth,
today,is the proposition to
utmost
eradicate in weeks, if ever.
cannot
care
the
make great corporationspay a royalty on
A littlecloser attention to them
will be
now
privilegesthat they enjoy; Thus if a street
Robert
Buchanan
appreciatedin later years.
track through a
a
lic
pubrailway maintains
in his
Starling says,
it pay for the same.
thoroughfare,make
"His
bad, for tramps had taught him."
training
If a telegraph or
Let us hug our
innocents
more
telephone line erects great
tightlyand
and
them
poles in the streets
highways, they too
entrust
only to tried and competent
But
if
must
what
they
hands and hearts.
pay for the right.
at
should
themselves
reimburse
pense
public exAnd then, too, older children are in danger.
then ?
as
they doubtless would ? What
For two
weeks and more, the cityhas followed
have to pay
the public would
Why of course
the
efforts of a father to find his boy.
the bills as it always does sooner
later.
or
in the time to

live and

news

York,

repeated every day in this life of

what

his protestations were

But

sured
as-

lots.
bal-

chises
franan

should

to

pole with

went

men,

flesh and
We
of

these

progress,

that which Mayor Hart] of

as
be
trying to bring about should

are

almost

towards
are

story of the

right. It is better

all
It

the
N'ew

The

many

They

paid for and

beautiful and

vainlyprotested.
unavailingand up

and

care

future

to

of expense
will come

law prevented.
terested
Personally in-

change;

is

it

that looks

every measure
of Worcester.

or

have

Though useful,such
of wires

would

on

chance

matter

sweet

moved.
re-

favoringpublic are

enough to fillits sails and

rejoicing.

is found."
is

rejoice when
the wires from

to

flashingover

We

consummation

far

seem

at

its course

on

the side walks.

in front of one's house

pole

in

on

thing in streets.
extent, the public'scommon.

by any

its beams

hurrying,bustlingage is there room

for the weekly paper, especially
if it be a secular
one.' Many
them
most
places maintain
has had them
in the
thoroughly. Worcester
floated.

as

Worcester

but it is better still to

In this

was

der
or-

European cities require and

for instance, the
Bru.ssells,

of the same,
almost every

some

stronger.

past, and,

and

kept so clean that well dressed

frequently seen
walking in tlie

are

ladies

are

In

and

even

neatness

No. 44

parent followed clue after clue to the whereabouts

of the wanderer.
The
hearts in that
particular home
were
the only ones
not
in

things,

big

make

may

sincere

most

some

maintain.
streets

their effect in cities

very littleof the

1890.

27,

Where

beea

is my

in

wandering boy tonight ?''

heart as the anxious
a

many

Booth

to

their burial. London

appreciatesthe results of the Army's working,

for

not

since the death

1852, had

of

the

Iron

Duke,

in

metropolis of the world seen

a
buying and sellingas that
of the October
thousands
of
Tuesday, when
streets,
people rode and walked along London
cester
followingthe body of their dead leader. Worsuch

the

cessation of

is not
say that the

London

; but

who

will dare

Army does nogood here.

to

t I(iH
all the

Nearly

festival

Christmas
The

held their annual

churches

interestedin

De Merritt,of 30 Pearl
was
performedat the

The

street.

mony
cere-

of Dr.

residence

Gunnison, 53 William street, and was

followed by a brief receptionat the bride's
Almon

and

stay

they will visit

ents
presplaces. Among the many
Mr.
Finley's
$100 in gold from
The Telegram.

short time, after which

several other
over

was

associates

on

Goulding,son

Goulding,sail from

H.

of Wm.

Louis

and wife and

Warner

Kmerson

Dr.

Green

and

and

family. Dr.

Mrs.

Franklin

Mrs.

and

and

Mrs.

Stone,

Mrs.

Dr.

Mrs.

A. Howe,

E. Bacon

and

Mrs.

Mary

Mr.

and

H.

Charles

(leorge
Mrs.

L.

Julius

and

thence

Pacific

the

across

finallycrossing the
continent by rail,completing the
American
The
in ninety days.
circuit of the world
which carries them from Liverpool to
steamer
in
has just been built
England for
Vancouver
Japan and
the Trans-continental line between
and

Vancouver

this e.xcursion has

of the

pay the expenses

to

to

and

to Vancouver

ocean

lieen

boat's

trip

reports reach
of Mr.

Wm.

A.

of the continued

us

in his

Howland

cess
suc-

chosen

Recently he has been

obligedto take the place of Mr. Ericsson Bushnell,the eminent vocalist. On Tuesday night,
Decembes
23d,he sang in Elizabeth, N. J.,
and the following Thursday in Brooklyn, N.
Of
his
Y,
singing in Waterbury, Conn., the
has a
Republican of that city,says, "He
professionof music.

voice,pure and rich in tone, of generous

ume,
vol-

hall and

trolled
con-

is sufficient
with
show

the

Mrs.

fill any

skill and

such

true

to

artist in every

George A. Barnard

tea at her home

at

Adams

perfectionas
way."
gave

square

to

last Tuesday

of the ninetieth birthdayof Mrs.

There
John Barnard, her husband's mother.
of relatives and friends.
was
a largeattendance
sisted
received by the hostess, asThe guests were
by her daughters,Mrs. Fred G. Davis
Mrs.
Walter
and
and Miss JosephineBarnard,
Anna
B. Barnard, Miss
Davis, Miss Mary
in honor

Grace
Miss
Davis, Miss Nellie Whitman,
Miss
Miss
and
Annie
Hackett
Whitman,
Mary Houghton. Many of the guests brought
Mrs.
to
Barnard,
flowers, which they gave
senior

as

they were

three

of

Mrs.

presented to her.

Barnard's

sons,

Andrew

Bigelow. Those

maiden

name

was

present included

B.,

Sarah

Rice

Mr.

and

Colonial
a

young

Osborne

and

Earle

Doe.
Hall

the

was

last evening of

scene

people'scotillion. The

rick
H. Bullock, Merout by Alexander
Chamberlain, Jr.,
Lincoln, Henry H.
H.
Henry
Thayer, Earle
John W. Adams,
Clarke, Jr.,John M. Thayer,
Brown, J. H.
H.
thur
Chandler
Bullock, William
Morse, Jr.,ArH.
M.
Warren, George
Morse, Alba
W.
Doe,
Reginald
Crompton, Alexander
B.
Chetwood
Smith, Charles
Washburn,
Earle, Lincoln Davis, W. S. B. Hopkins, Jr.,
Lawrence

J^^e

Parks.

Highland Cadet

of Nol. 3, and
founded
school
I

managed by Prof

for

December

is No.

well represent the excellents

by C. B. Metcalf and now
Shaw.

The

the Cadets, neat, trim, alert and

pace.

musical

director of

pieces,most

of them

Boston.

The

Club

Sumner

has

secured

Association

hall for the

evening of Friday,January 9th,

when

S.

Mr.

A.

Roe

"Switzerland."

The

will deliver

lecture

on

generalpublicand present
pupils especially,

and past High School

invited to be present.

Lydia Thompson in "The Dazzler," drew a

largelycomposed of men, at the
handsome
Monday evening. The

full house,
theatre

costumes,

creations of Worth,

the

celebrated

modijte of Paris,worn
and the singingof R.

by Lydia Thompson,
S. Nodine, Jr.,were
the
most
noticeable featnres. Most of the jokes
the
and
and
were
new
singing
dancing were
Miller and Thomas
good. Joe A. Ott, Max
cellent
J.Grady also deserve much credit for their exAs a representative
of its class
work.
excellent show, although the same
it is an
thing cannot

be said

of

it which
is said of
in this column.

Jed Prouty" elsewhere

"Old

paper

is like

ready.

"Old Jed Prouty" attracted good audiences

and
both afternoon
evening last Saturday.
This is the third time that it has been given in
full
a
this city this year and it has drawn
at
eaeh
house
presentation.Mr. Richard
"Old
a
Golden
as
Jed Prouty" was
typical
down-east tavern
keeper,warm-heated, generous,
overflowingwith crude wit and common
Miss
Dora
sense.
Wiley,the "sweet singerof
Maine," proved her right to her title by her
singing. Little Millie Smith as "Little Tretand in the
ty,"sang several .songs very prettily
clever dancing which
last adt did some
very
received with especialfavor by a party of
was
girlsfrom North Grafton who occupied the
minor
The
lower right-handbox.
parts were
excellent manner
which
all filledin the same
characterized the leadingparts. In a word it
was

in

Anderson,

invitations

sent

and

W.

CongregationalChurch, has completed

will consist of 25
from

phrase on page 10 read Requiescat

Even the proof reader nods.

clean,superiorplay,containingnothing

of which

the most

scrupulouscould complain.

only" was the word at the

"Standing
theatre,both Thursday afternoon and evening.
Plymouth Church, preachingby the pastor
In other words, Ullie Akerstrom
was
given a
mas
Dr. McCullagh, morning and evening. Christshe appeared in her
rousing receptionwhen
rus
"A
Little
the
house
services. Music, morning, the choir,choBusybody,"
new
comedy,
An.
compelled
being so full that the orchestra was
of 35 voices,assisted by J. M. Truda.
Miss
strom
Akerstationed
beneath
the
to be
stage.
thems, 'O Zion That BringestGood Tidings.'"
as
"Busybody" was the neroine and the
Shall Come."
"All They of Saba
Hymn,
indicated
the
of
her
measure
frequent applause
Those
What
Mean
"Hark!
Holy Voices.'"
She
well supportedby the company
was
success.
tions,"
NaAll
Ye
Near
"Come
and the play was
a big success
Evening, Anthems,
out.
throughUllie appeared last night in "Annette,
Tenor
"Bethlehem."
solo, "Glory to
noon
this afterthe Dancing Girl" and will appear
Eternal
Heavens
King," Quartette, "Holy
in "Renah,
the Gypsy's
Daughter" and
Night." Larghettofrom "The Messiah," organ
Shop."
this evening in "The Old Curiosity
and

room

violin.

All

John F., and George A., were present. Andrew

and John live in Cincinnatti, the latter being
railroad
presidentof the Ohio and Mississippi
aud the former being in its employ.
George
is in the slate roofing business in this city.
Mrs. Barnard's

Henry W.

In Latin

afternoon

an

Thayer, D.

M.

Charles

were
ranged
ar-

Japan.
New

L.
Schofield, George S. Taft, William
Smith, Ernest S. Thayer, Erastus Hopkins,

B.

business

for the production of Handel's

arrangements
in the church, Friday, January 2.
"Messiah"
The choir will number
voices and the or100
chestra

are
lect
Arrangements have been made for two sesubscriptionassemblies in Colonial Hall,
ment
January 2 and February 4, under the manageThe
Smith.
of Harry W.
patrons will

Lincoln, Mr. Lipcoln N. Kinbe Mrs. Waldo

York, January 7, for Liverpool,where
New
of the new
big
nicutt,Mrs. Francis H. Dewey, .Mrs Edward
they take passage on one
and
B.
Samuel
ward.
WoodD. Thayer, Jr.,
and Mrs.
Japan
steamers
plying between
iterranean
of the MedMr. Smith
will be assisted by Messrs.
sailingby way
Vancouver,
canal
for
and the
Suez
Rufus S. Woodward, Charles Ranlet, William
sea
Yokohama,

E.

Central

C. Sumner.

D.

of its best

one

Entertainments.
Mr.

George

Baker, Mrs.
and
Jillson, Mr.

Mary

E.

Mrs.

Wm.

Mrs.

Davis,
Newton,

Mrs.

and

Mr.

Wyman.

Russell, Mr.

W.

looses

day
by the death of John E. Washburn, Tuesburn
evening, He was
presidentof the Washand Garfield Manufacturing Co.

men

Geo

A. S. Garver, Mrs.
Mrs.
and
Chandler, Rev.
Waldo
Lincoln, George Hyde of Newton,
Miss Mary
Sargeant, Miss Emily Sargeant,
Mrs. John S. Baldwin, Mrs. Stephen C. Earle,
Mrs.
Henry G. Taft, Mrs. Elizabeth L. Gird,
Mrs.
(i. Warren, Mrs.
Charles
L. A. Ely,

Clark Jillson,
Miss
ternoonMrs. A. L.
late afBurbank,

they will

York, where

train for New

W.

Telegram
the

couple took

The

man.

maid
the brides-

was

of The

Rice

C.

E.

Mr.

best

was

Georgiana Clow

Miss

Worcester

were

Finleyand Miss Rena C. De Merritt

Mr.
which took placeWednesday afternoon.
Finleyis the court reporter of the Telegram
of
Mrs.
is
the daughter
and Miss De Merritt

home.

5
1!. Richardson,

James

Mrs. E. Henry Swan, Miss Nellie RichT. Merrifield,Mrs.

ard.son,Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
city
ticularly
parCalvin Taft, Mr. and
Mrs. Jared Whitman,
land
the wedding of Mr. RoMr. and
Mrs. Martin
Green, Mrs. Margaret
of the

C.

M.

Mrs.

Sumner,

during the past week.

men

newspaper

Mrs. Geo.

Florida

Excursions.

cursion
Lancaster's Weekly Worcester
adjourned annual meeting of Park
CountyExchurch
partiesto Florida for 1S90 and 1891
Tuesday evening the resignationof
and
leaves
Worcester
Thursday.
Tuesday
accepted.
Rev E. G. FuUerton as pastor was
choice rooms,
New and magnificentsteamers,
elected
Mary Wheeler and D. B. Hyde were
Lancaster's perand
fine company
Manager
sonal
of the standingcommittee, Mrs. J.A.
members
well as lowest rates, secured
as
supervision,
and Mrs A, L. Kneeland,
Address
Geo.
these
Bean, D. B. Goddard
parties.
joining
by
of
Main
Street, Worcester
H. B. Jenks and L. W.
Y. Lancaster, 434
Putnam, members
At

the

the music

committee.

Mass..

1^1(1 HT
The Late
The

Ledge StreetMaster.

picturepresented to

the

readers

promisingboy, Theodore
that this

A., in 1877, it is

common

drew

sorrow

stillcloser to each other.

of

sible
pos-

the parents

Though

never

of the

reproofor approval justlyapplied,we

cannot

that

say

all is

Like

over.

widening ripplesof the sea, when

a placidsurface,
we
cannot

the

ever

turbs
pebble dis-

the end.
see
isthat of a man, onlyrecentlj dwelling
no
In our
uncommon
lives it will never
thing to hear them say "Our
come.
Every boy or
figurein our city. Up to the day of
would
have
been
had
he
lived."
so
who
old,
is
for
boy
his
is a living
girl
better,
t
oday,
had
out
being
he
been
and about as
departure,
There are many people who recall past possiof the faithful master.
bilities, memory
usual.
After fullyeighteen years of labor
As a teacher,
him.
every day removing them further from
then, we shall remember
than
only fair that more
us, it seems
among
In the
the scenes
of the cherished memories.
While he had no set rules to govern
his management
passingnotice of him and his services should
Mrs.
at
Mr.
and
W.
lived
Hotel
seventies,
of
the
he
school, had what is worth
be taken.
The face that looks out
from our
Hamilton, on Front street, just at the corner
ten thousand
times more, viz.,tact.
He had,
titlepage is that of a lover of his kind, one
of Church.
Afterwards
resident in
were
a tender
heart
and a genialface.
also,
they
to
who
realize
and
was
another's
woe
Many
quick
too ill
ever
He entered largely the Cumming's Block, Main street, but finally a day, he has gone from his home, really,
ready to lend a hand.
in the
and for a number
of years they were
to
perform the duties of his place,but his
into the lives of the young
people who came
him to flout and fling
bodilyillsdid not cause
under his care
and when they went
from him
SalisburyBlock at Lincoln Square.
at the innocent
children intrusted to his care.
Here they gathered books
and entertained
he seldom lost sightof them.
His
tenderness
of
heart
was
manifest in the
their
the
lightful
decosiest
and
At
this time, justas the new
friends,
most
master
having
goes
Light

the

on

this week

subjectin conversation

it

was

familiar

his

into the

school, it

merits of the old

is meet

better known

in

consider

to

Charles

one.

by

his
in

the Christian
about.

He

his

and

names

was

well

was

native

sterlingworth

character of the Granite

did not

from

come

O. W.

Dr.

he

humorously sets

so

"Elsie Venner."

worth
thinking
of New
Hampshire
partook of the solid
he
State. Certainly,

of the lean streaks that

one

Holmes

Worcester

Born

in 1845,the

forth in

month

had

one

homes.

It has

the grammar

among

initials,
though the Revolutionaryreminder

was

of

the

Carroll Woodman,

been

largerlibrarythan
books

main, too, they were

stated that

of the

masters

Mr.

city,no

W.

In

obtained

the

for use,

not
display.
An e.xcellent singerhimself, and Mrs. W.
a
what more
natural than that
superiorpianist,
they should have earlyobtained a noteworthy
placein the musical circles of our city. For
man
many
years after coming hither,Mr. Wood-

of

the

was

choir

director

Salem

at

Street

and Light remembers

May,
disciplined
by
sundry entertainments
in which
not over
he was
the motive
a boy'slife among
luxurious surroundThen
ings;
power.
the very best school possible. He finally came
a similar
positionat the Pleasant Street
entered Dartmouth
he was
the director at the
and, at last,
College,finding in war
Baptist,
Church
of Christ on Main street.
At various
times, however, a time and opportunityto do
for
in
his
he
at
the way of hospiwas
times,
something
helping the Y. M. C. A. Hall
tal
country
been
service, a labor that might have
and, in a word, where he could be of use,
in the early
greater had not Father Woodman
required there he might be found. When
his attendance
in college. His
the writer started the War
first year in
Concert
eighties,
Dartmouth
the last year
was
there of Principal
his musias
cal
matter, he sought Mr. Woodman
H. T. Fuller of the Technical School,while
aid and rightroyallydid the Ledge Street
his own
coincided
take
hold.
with
the
second
He
master
last,1S67,
ducted
copied music and conof Principal
Arthur G. Lewis of the Belmont
in
rehearsals, till finally
the concert
The
Street School.
Hall was
Washburn's
a
only classmate, likelyto
grand success, the
be known
music that,for
by Worcester people,is Superintendent
very firstof that revival of war
Like
so
to
nia.
Califorpopular from Maine
Edgerly of the Fitchburgschools.
years, was
Memories
of the preparatory meetings,
boys in his circumstances,he began
many
and
obtained
his
Normal
School
the
of
the
nuts
teachingearly
talks, over
selecting music,
and raisins,of past events
and future prostraining
by managing a country school and,
pects
most
will ever
be cherished.
likely,boarding around.
Probably no
better training
than this can
be had.
There
He was
was
never
tude
any doubt as to his attion
teaching the young idea while a student in
publicquestions. He was an ardent
and
knew
it
so
much
of what
advocate though a life long memwas
college
ber
temperance
to "work
his way through."
in Ward
of the Republican party. When
he came
to Fairhaven,
the common
to
make
him
egate
Followinggraduation,
a del3, it was
thing
Mass., where he remained two years. Here he
to the state conventions
and, generally,
met
the lady who in 1S70, July7th,became
his
he was
the chairman
of his party'scaucuses.
wife. Miss Henrietta D. Tripp was
well
as
Later in Ward
known
by his
2, though not
in Worcester
known
her
husband
and
as
times
when
his
they much
speaking, there were
voice seemed
the decisive one
patterns of conjugal fealtyand
in the ward
were, surely,
councils. Though aschoolmaster, he knew no
happiness. Since the death of Mr. W. his
wife has returned to her old home.
reason, why he should not exercise a freeman's
From
ter,
to GloucesFairhaven,Mr. W. went
at all times.
Would
there were
more
privilege
where
he was
a
singleyear, viz. 1869-70. like him !
From
He had paid some
'70 to '72 he was at Bridgewater and
to
attention
the study of
thence he came
to this city. So
then the aghad hoped to practice
gregatemedicine, and, earlier,
the vicissitudes of

was

of his years
littlemore

than

in Worcester

eighteenyears.

foots up a
here
was

He

long enough to see his earlier pupilsbecome

of today and in later years,
respectedmen
all his pupilsmust
have been born subsequent
to his coming
us.
among

the

No
home

who

one

ever

could doubt, for

there

begat in

Mr.

saw
a

moment,

reignedsupreme.

him

and his wife

that few attain.

Woodman

Bereft of

Mutual
a

that

the
to

It

same.

be

called

was

no

immediate

judgment
doubt

and

made

minister for the bodies

seemed

ness
happi-

rather for their minds.

confidence

Thus
have
on

to

fix him

in his

the tale is told and

memories

for him

casualties
With

his

of heart, there

have

in his

degreeof serenity
their only child,a

street

attention.

kindness

that he would

event

uncommon

in, when

of

most

a
men

place
of

only. Though

the lifelong results of the word

is

no

lent
excel-

we

reflect

fitly
spoken,

showed

in many

of the

poorer

infrequentthing for him to

be seen
with some
ragged or barefooted urchin
at the office of Superintendent
Gale and when
did
not
he would helpone
publiccharity
avail,
was

himself.

no

There

was

littleof the stern,

very

old-fashioned

pedagogue in C. C. Woodman.
His face proclaimedeverythingbut that. His
massive
form
not
made
for a threshing
was
machine, though every lad knew well that he
behave.
must
Many pupils passed from his
care

to

hear

that

of the

word

of any
I have heard of some

erring boys

his

it. The

but

novel methods
mark

order

; but

in his

who

boy

did

never

than

and
originality

had

He
around

writer

thing other

the

toe

marked

more

respect.

of

making

these all the

love for

kind.
man-

building,and

made

undue

outside of the school inclosure

was

noise
be

to

sure

He sent
his pupils to the
brought to book.
High School well prepared, and they ever
to
looked
back
the moments
in the Ledge
street buildingas time well used.
Thus for eighteenyears, his life was
spent
nearlyspent than even he was
us, more
among
for a recess
for it was
aware,
only that he applied
he asked

when

leave

to

go

for

away

few

days. It was onlyThursday, October 23d,

appliedfor and obtained a two weeks'
The request was
leave of absence.
granted;
but the leave extends away into eternity.How
rapidwas his failure! Saturday he set out for
At South Framingham, he behis old home.
trayed
alarming weakness and at his journey's
weaker still. On Sunday, the 26th of
end was
that he

October, the end

and

came

soon

afterward,

lovinghands laid him away in the cemetery by

the Bay. Worcester
delegationsof teachers
surrounded
his grave
and made
appreciative
resolutions
of

grasp

natured
thinks

and

his death

over

end of earth for him.

We

was

his strong hand, nor see the

hear the cheerful voice.
nor
afternoon

our

walks

lack

forgetthe

but those who

good
Me-

something.

jostthe same
respond to

knew

the

feel the

face

directions

and
new

him will never

useful lifeof C. C. Woodman.

"But
Make

While

this

longer

no

To be sure, the bells ringon

the children in Ledge street

good

; but fate
as
a doctor

we

It

manded
de-

friend

our

when

interest he
ones.

cypress
a

leaf

an^ nie

sorry wreath

Christmas

gladness,sorrow
reignsin
George Swan, Esq., whose
Clara, was

for

you."

festivitiesfillthe

buried from

the

citywith

household

youngest
his home

of

ter,
daughday.
Thurs-

Formerly a pupil in the High School,

loved for her quiet,
gentleways. The
family has the sincerest sympathy of every
she
one.

was

ly I(lHT
Light

School and College.

27th finds nearly all

December

institutions at

standstill. The

and

Teachers

taught are

happy

in

be heard

'"

How

away from home

have
idea of
no

can

fillsthe soul of "Tom

Brown"

Vacuity itself is

more

soul of care,

not

and

by

do?"

may

who

has

older

people grow
they contemplate the utter
inter study days.

After

all, Amherst

Why,

has

as

some

to age, for the

collegeis considerably
than fifty
How
years old.
strange it is
so
soon
acquaintanceswill meet
among
chances of going in diverse directions.
many

so

of

One
W.

gladness that

time.

than

boy."

token

each other

About

century ago,

the firstpersons

H.

brief

very

The

liurbank

young

greet the writer

have

been

located there instead

but

the

Worcester

count

their

as

Hildreths, Ciates, Reed

two

met, and calls were

and
Bennett, Barber

made

were

and
at

to

of

land

be used

as

college,
though willingenough

was

of the

owner

part with it,if it was

was

juniorin collegeand in
a
time, there was
gatheringof

who

men

young
home.

is his

boy now

S.

to

the

says

Portland

when the commissioners

Transcript,
who had
in charge the selection of a site for Bowdoia
College were
attendingto this duty, they
pitched upon New
bining
Gloucester,Me., as commore
advantagesthan any other place
they had visited. Probably the collegewould

that

return

in vacation

empty

will address

and

claim
more

He

the

in their teens

"Old

edge
to further knowl-

been

never

radiant

do you

direction.

every

scnools

our

common

betokening the

very streets are

of collegeyouths and

of

chums

in

that

reason

are
always "old," sometimes a
often of affection.
more
disrespect,

are

home.

at

same

teachers

students

while home
is made
separations,
the presence of gl?d,joyous faces.
The

but for the

educational

festivities

in the midst of Christmas

recentlyvisited the old collegetown

Amherst, not old in the sense that (Oxford is,

of

to

be put

to

that he gave was

the apples in

great pride.

why

New

an

So

to

at

wick,
Bruns-

refused to
the site of
sell it if it

The reason
any other use.
that the students would steal
orchard
it

in

Gloucester

which

this is the

seems

is noted

the

he took
reason

for its apples

rather than as
being the seat of Bowdoin
Whitcomb.
College.
representedin this hilltown.
One of the three great Italian railroad comNo
panies
wonder that Amherst
graduateslook back
his re-reelection
Mayor Harrington has insured
(the Mediterranean)has followed the
on
collegedays as pleasuresnext to those of
if Worcester
boys and girlscan have
German
schools for its
home.
The run
practicein establishing
and through the buildover
ings
anything to do with it. His direction that
is a delightful
recollection. The
college shop apprentices intended to qualifythem for
schools should be closed and
should
remain
service
the
on
railroad.
The
compete
church, the chapel, not omitting the belfry
apprentices
e.xtra
tillJannary 5th,has given an
so
pulsa- with its unrivaled view the
tion
for admission to the schools, and twenty
;
"(iym." and Prof.
to many
a youthfulheart.
Every day of
admitted to each school in each year.
are
Hitchcock; the art collection,fragrantwith
the e.\tra rest has been set apart for some
its memories
of I'rof. Mather; the laboratory,
specialfun and that element will reignsupreme
The annual dinner of the Alumni
tion
associaMr. Harris's
kingdom ; the library,presided
till"the trouble begins again." The
of the collegeof the Holy Cross will be
mayor
Mr. Fletcher and the various society
over
by
held at the Parker House, Boston, Thursday,
has acted well in givingthese young
people a
club houses.
Amherst
is beautiful in winter.
come
January 15. The annual dinner has now belonger respite. They will apply themselves
in summer
What
?
must
be the scene
As we
annual Holy Cross event.
an
with all the more
ardor when
they resume.
wander
the
old
dormitories
and
find
through
Work
and play must
blended in
be judiciously
At Holy Cross, at the annual disputation
of
one
occupant only in the north buildingand
childhood and a goodly amount
of the latter
the philosophyclass at Christmas, one
of the
a few in the south, the contrast
between the
only
will be no detriment.
was
C. E. McGillicuddy of High
objectors
and the
is
The
time is

again

as

of these

homes

abandon

of

Worcester

is well

past

When
year
Mr.

there will be

Kdgar
With

man.

upon

the clans again assemble

A.

Thompson

at

excellent antecedents, he

his duties with the best

and

young

old.

new

Ledge street,
being the coming

master

new

in the

The

wishes
very

enters

of Worcester,
best

that

not

at

present

long past,

so

when

strong.

premium, i.e. their

School

these houses
rooms,

they

are

deserted.
Some
up

Followingthe leader is an old game.

the collegewill fix these rooms
again derive therefrom largerevenues.

day

and

Beautiful

'88.

held

were

now

for situation,with butts surrounded,

the
he stay as
long and
his predecessor." All
was

The college
closed for the holidays
Tuesday,
and will reopen
Tuesday, January 6, when the
for the past term will
written examinations
take place.
The L'nion depot presenteda
enthusiasm
Tuesday morning

scene
as

of wild
the trains

collegeis a symphony in stone and mortar.

rolled in and out
bearingaway its share of
are
dent
Presias
much
rallying
royallyaround the new
returning home for the holidays,
collegemen
Gates, while no one forgetsthe grand exwhile the departureof each train was followed
of
boys, the names
Among the Harvard
by the well known H. C. C. yell.
President,Julius A. Seelye,who is enjoying a
of Elm street
in his happy home.
well earned rest
Prof.
Henry and Reginald Washburn
mas
The collegewill be almost deserted Christshould be given.
nald,
RegiHenry is a senior.
John Tyler very kindly and enthusiastically
day, all the facultyhaving appointments
freshman.
a
It is probable that Mr.
exhibited some
of the wonders
of biology, at different churches on that day.
to
Charles F. Washburn
has sent
more
sons
while the writer recalled the days when he read
lege,
Rev. M. A. O'Kane, presidentof the ColHarvard
than any other parent in Worcester.
Tacitus
and Germania
Agricolaas annotated
at
St.
preached an eloquent sermon
His oldest son, Charles G. was
a graduate in
by the elder Tyler. There is no reason
why
Christmas night.
Anne's Church
the seventies.
Amherst
Philip M. was
graduated in
boys should not derive pleasureand
'82 and is now
a clergyman in
Our
from their college
lives.
Northampton,
City Hall.
profit
while Robert, a law student in Worcester, was
folks
some
The City'sRat
Trap is what
ing
receivGould says that many
are
boys
Jay
in
Hall.
It may
All
of
these
not
be so
call
men
the City
graduated
like to
"90.
young
cal
sides,
collegetrainingwho should have mechaniwent
highlyornamental but it stillis useful and, bethrough the High School of this city.
Some
there's my boy, George. He
it is paid for.
drill. "Now
years since,it was
to look over
the
fortune
writer's
the
nificent
maggood
climb
attach
graph
telea
a
if
Miss
L.
pole,
Cora
cently
Start, a Worcester
girl,recan,
necessary,
in
It was
City Hall in Providence.
and doit all
instrument, send a message
graduated fiom Vassar '90,is doing
the days of that city's
great Mayor, Thomas
To
sist
asvaluable work at Anticjuarian Hall.
neatlyand quickly. He could earn a living,if Doyle. Naturally comparisons were
drawn
I have.
To him, college
cent
I were
to lose every
Miss
Vassar's teacher of history.
ingly
Salmon,
between that grand edifice and the exceedWorcester's
mon.
Comstructure
will be of no earthlyuse."
modest
on
Miss Start is going through old files of news
"Ah, yes,"said the Mayor, "you have
lutionary
papers, gleaningfacts that led up to the revohas an opportunity
vance
to adAt last Worcester
You have
old building; but it is the city's.
an
is
the
struggle. Not only the finding
in the matter
of manual
hers ; a
has on
training. The
not
on
it, what Providsnce
labor interesting,
but she is doing something
is much
There
dollars debt."
three million
of Mr. H. H. Bigelow to give the
proposition
that must
redound
to
cerned.
the credit of all conrat
of
in
a
the
comfort
trap even,
possession
Co. to the Polytechnic
plantof the Bullard Arms
retiects that it is his own
The public will be glad to get the
when the owner
trap
definite shape
Institute has assumed
any
be

one

can

say is,"May
beloved as

results of such

and that it is stilluseful.

researches.

and

Polytechnicand
the "Boys" are less prominent at the north end
than during term
time.
They have lots of
cation
work in their institution and thereby the vais all the more
relished and appreciated.

had

Vacation, too, effects the

An

extension

to four years

of
would

some

not

of the courses,
be a bad idea.

there,

it would
be

cannot
a

boy

have
Light

seem

nity
opportumuch

Properlymanaged,
expectedfrom this project. Many
too

skilled
roaming the streets,untutored and unwho, had his hands been taught,might

is

had the power

awaits the

elow's

that Worcesters's

come.

to

earn

an

honest

developments

plans with much

interest.

living.
Big-

of Mr.

man,

The

careful business

coming to Worcester, would

old,yet well kept CityHall

not

the
of the thoughts
in
front
visiting
that force themselves to the
ings
placeswith the most elaborate of publicbuildpaid for all these? W'se
is,whose money
men
have, thus far,
and thoughtfulWorcester
City Hall
carefullycounted the cost. A new
is certain to be expensive.
consider

worst

an

thing againsther.

One

The Prince of Bethlehem !

follow well expressed sentiments from

writer, well worth the careful
consideration of all readers.
Here

Christmas.

Worcester

JOHN

BY

At Christmas

CRANE.

C.

How

invitinghome awaits
her child.
of Peace, must
sorrow
anguish,keen and wild ;

Mary

Piince

And

and

bear.

shadows from the cross

Must
him liave hung.
over
Though to the vaulted heavens rose.
The loud hosannas sung.
cold and drear
'Twas in a manger
This Prince of Peace was
bora.

And
To

had

lowing cattle

Where

Among

the husks

of

"A
A
He
A

by

his star

The

And
With
The
Our

observer

that's fair

first served.
The

today.

he

eich Christmis time doth come

as
heart-feltjoy we sing
praises of this Saviour Prince,
everlas ing King.

The

at the

and

stamp

to

bought they have

IS

same

take

their

when

the

Rory O'More courted Kathleen O'Bawn,

she soft as the dawn."
as
a hawk, and

every one.
has justhad
Transcript

the

subjectof Christmas
beautiful

many

minds.

many

stamp

gets

from

usage

Boston
on

The

posium
sym-

and thereby

sentiments

from

Says Lucy Larcom:

bold

years

be

to

she

and

To

Remember
The

the music,
actual fact that for

an

the

sang

poulticeda heart and she swallowed

before she discovered

sou! to God's

heart

it down,"

While

her mistake.

Harriet

writes

Beecher
follows

as

the

sent

ass

of which

echo in the

the

book

is

Printed by F. S. Blanchard " Co.,

memory.
it is fullyup to the standard
they have long

sustained.
the Post

It may

Chimes

sent

of similar purport.
Both of them
deal of matter that the business man
G. A. R. member

must

appreciate.

contain
and

the

as

; old

poor

as

her

Miss

Backbay,and

rages at the
has outdone her.

Backbay
Young
spends

Snobling,a messenger
good share of his small

Miss

thought that Miss

Christmas

in a bank,
earnings in

for his
present
forand sister are gotten.

while his mother

"affinity,"
This is the time
bachelor

uncles
"from

inscribed
"from

when

devoted

niece,"

or

Christmas

nephew."

when

the

and

aunts

little packages

neat

your

dutiful

your

rich maiden

receive

their devotion

is
fection
af-

and

displayed. Still the uncles and

snobs,too, for they are inclined to

are

aunts

are

ignorethe existence of their young

I shall have

I suppose

to

relatives.
that odious

get

Emily Sharp something. She gave me a big

I wish I could afford
box of Huyler'slast year.
than a twentyto give Helen
Rose more
for I like her ever
five cent handkerchief,
so
much better than Emily. But Emily always
I
that
feel
such
expensive
presents
gives
This is what I overheard,
obligedto return them."
the other day, and I thought,"Another
snob

to add

to

list."

my

heard

little snobling who

of

doll for

big brother

Truly,this is not
Elegy," and

it ought

as

receive

to

gave

Christmas,knowing

it immediately.

return

scarf

to

pin,when

be.
"

copies of

two

longing

are

you

own

Gray's

and
with all your soul for " Henry Esmond
believe that not
But let us
a pairof skates.

hollow

sky, the

Hallelujah!

1890.
earth

last.
we

heaven's great angels stoop

Memories

have

now

Christmas

to

been

we

give but what

we
share.
the giver is bare."

the gift without

Pen.

hear.

Mr.

R.

Edward

for December
besides
Public

as

Fiske's

"Library

is justout.

description of

of my life is better than the

of all bygone days in which

much

the
other

Record"

In it he has

new

matter

and other libraries.

good

librarybuilding
pertinentto the
ity
be of util-

It must

to the patrons of these institutions as

to book lovers generally.

well

happy

Christmas
such

what

"Not

"

Christmas

those of

true

For

In prose, Ella Wheeler

Wilcox writes:
Christmas?
merriest
Well, I think

each

people in the world are snobs, that the

spirit
accompanies every gift,
mas
Then
I am
sure
next Christhowever trifling.
than this has
been.
be
will
a happierone
all the

My

my
a

from

comes

that he would

frostyair is strangelystill
The
world is waiting for the light
That
long ago, on Eastern hill.
Bioke
the shepherds'dazzled sight.
on

last have

be remembered
that
out "The
Bivouac,"a book

well

as

Beaconstreet sends

Beaconstreet

in starry darkness clear.

like a bell Emanuel's
birth.

Folded

"The Drummer
Boy," a pamphlet gotten up
able
by Post 10 G. A. R., is a very tasty and valuPinkham
and the
publication.Comrade
other members, having the matter
in charge,
have acquitted themselves well.
Along with
war,

ones

Miss

friend.Miss Backbay,a present suflSshe thinks,to insure her invita

costly,
ciently
tion to Miss
Backbay's next
reception.
Shortlyafterward a gift ten times as expensive

her

1890.

Christmas

For

Against the

not

cles
artiinteresting

rich

young.

it is hard

The

advertisements are

disgusting.

most

are

as

"

forth the full force of its

"Does

paper

wax

beloved

tically
characteris-

Stowe

Hail, b'essed Christmas morn.

Christ,a Child was born
Of Mary holy maid
In heavenly grace
arrayed Amen
And Margaret Deland :

And

bearingon the

There
well

I have
;

When

court?"

the many

is the

snob

on

Christmas'
A certain chief justice,
on
hearingan ass
Curran in his speech to the
bray,interrupted
juryby saying: "One at a time, Mr. Curran,
if you please." The
speech being finished,
the judge began his charge,and duringits progress

lungs,whereupon Curran said:

lordshiphear a remarkable
your

Christmas,

to

moving

Owns but the Infinitefor home

with the past has gone.
Whatever
The best is always yet to come.

line,"He

second

Christmas

From

sung

having seen

never

memory,
it is said

home

went

could

favors'.only season

aflix it in the

to

democratic fashion.

Surely it is a theme on
eloquent. Today, in
America, the toadying to rank has given way
to the toadying to
the snob is
wealth.
So
stillwith us, and of all kinds,the Christmas

better than

then

expected

Snobs."

he

in the

no

whit

bide their time, and

secured

are:

itfrom

Christmas

which

purchasing
the

stamp represents his all.

cent

Christmas

might have

we
"

Snobs.

lived until the present

cess,
giving is carried to ex-

Thackeray had

day when

"

The

impressed,she

"If

stamp window

reduction

No

two

and

justthe

year

is not

time to watch

lawyer and the doctor have

turns

lady of Springfieldseveral
years ago
a famous
singerin the familiar song of
first
lines
of which
two
0'More,"the
"Rory

seven

has had

millionaire fares not

whose

and

The

uncommon.

all on

heard

"It was
He was

ignorant of the right

means,

and women,
rich and poor
boys and girls,
a level at this window.
First come,

Men

live.

uniform

Much

no

who

ending line

never

are

abroad

had

to convince
him
much
post ofiice has seen
that this is a thoroughly
democratic country.

nineteen

Is shed

have

givingthat ye may not receive in return

of fancy.
a matter
entirely

hundred years have flown

Since Christ at Beth'lem lay.
But, in the hearts of men, his love

Near

doing is,by

hand's

o'er Judean hills and plains

wings, the tidingsfly;
Saviour unto us is born,
Prince of David
nigh."
break*,the bands of sin and death,
will gladlygive,
crown

title to a home
Where all may ever

left hand

The

ours.

angels and his shepherdssound

as they sing.
praises,

And

he

were
any of his peculiar reflections .? There
just such deeds in this Worcester of
many

And
On

then .? Could

What

Christmas

day is

means

the

another's !

While
His

the

no

their home

corn

wise men
led
came
see the infant King,

by

are

day brought them.

The
cynic who walked our streets during
the ten days,justpast, had ample opportunity
to exercise his peculiar
He saw
tastes.
great
crowds pressinginto stores to purchase what
they did not need, to give to those who needed
still less ; but as givers and receivers were
alike happy,what mattered it?
Cynics don't
run
the world and a good thing it is too.
Suppose he had found a bag of flour left at
one
door,or a pound of tea at
poor woman's

dark

Methinks

hurlyburly of

festivities

what

warm,

The

the

the

Prince,sent from above,

A Saviour,who to all the world
Doth
pardon freelybring.
all men.
He
giveth joy unto
Then
loud his praisessing.
For

Light

appears
over
yet
past. The
new
evidences of Santa Claus's visits are yet
in sight,
and youthfulfaces are yet aglow over

we

No

of

this number

Though

when

love to tell,
hearts so full of love,
to the land of Judea came,

With

time

an

are
very pleasant,but
are
I
especiallysweet.
and
ideallyhappy home

privatelifeis such

blest one, that

I feel

Eastern

Worcester,
Caleb

Light

is favored

Its

First

Settlers, by

Wall.

with

advance

sheets of

this interesting
and valuable book, but too
of my coming Christmases will be
It will be a pleasstillbrighterand better than any of its prelate for review this week.
ure
decessors.

sure

each

So much

for the

Transcript.

to

consider it in the next

number.

HT

LICi
Work.

Woman's
it?

is

What

should

"She

thing that she

Any

keep

her

to

croaker.

Who

sphere"'says

diluvian
ante-

an

the bounds

set

do?

can

of that

sphere? Who

said that she must

walk, squawand carry the
paces in the rear
Not
while her lord proudly rides?

like,so

many

burdens

She

woman.

had

Latterlyshe has
a

matter

herself somewhat

was
one

wool ; and after school hours knit it all into

men's heavy mittens, for which
she found a
ready market.
She
can
a society
for the developmanage
ment
of woman's

is

hardly believe that

can

"No

asserted

transformation

the

wronght.
Dr.
land
J. G. Holearnest, when, years since, he wrote,
to
the
of
shave
women
disputes
right

and what
One

in

voice

no

making money by sheep raising. Out of four

sheep this year she has made
dence
$50. Provifavored her a little,
for the four sheep
brought forth eightlambs, all of which lived
and were
sold at a fair price. Then
she had
the four sheep sheared,carded
and spun
the

Witness

men.

kingdom in a way
the Worcester

with

to

astonish

Woman's

restricted

Club

hundred

two

for conversation

in
gatherings

which

topicsof

the

times

discussed.
I'he world, our
.American
own
world,
pos'ibilite of political
honor
and
tion,
corrupafford that these bright young
cannot
girlsretire

are

its vast
\yith
from

the intclectual arena

whith the school has been to
assistants at fairs and
the bu iness of
mere
and
man
receivingcalls. Ah, but the young
has a career
befi^rehim I What
is there for the girlstars
look forward
to
to but marriage ?
Pshaw
! (Jf course
that.
they look forward
to
It is human
But
nature.
and then one
now
misses the goal
then.
what
A young
1 doubt not, looks forward
to the same
man,
event, but
he doesn't "it down
and make
it the business
of liis life
to compass
it. If he be worth anything at all, he puts
his accjuirements into some
life work
and
pushes on
into politicsperhaps.
Is not the same
lield open
to his
fellow young
woman
gr.aduate f I say it is, anti-woman
It is a shame
sultrage
to an
educated
not to know, to its minutest
woman
detail, the current
doings of tlie world in which
she lives. There
is no
woman
I do nt
thin i it is much
suffrage in France.
discussed ; yet what
has been, and still is, the
a
power
salon!
So, in present Russia,
Here, how is it ? Did
our
count
himself paid for
greatest of Amerii.an orators
h s nobl
utterances
by tlie ballot. These young women
have a power
in their hands it liehooves them
to
I
use.
want
to see
of those beautiful homes, I know, welcoming
some
in young
and young
for no
other
men
women
object but to discuss the doings at the Capital, They
and analyzeevery
are
fullystrong enough to understand
feature of every measure
which
is engaging
the attention
of our
law-makers.
We
their liealthy,
want
earnest
Talk
about
thoughts.
would
purifying politics? Here
be an influence, which, c^uld it be made universal,
would
Ix* as hateful to the cor. upt demagogue as was
Madame
de Staal to the great Napoleon,
A, B,
H''ori:esfer^
Afass.^Dc". /A',tSqo.

tlu-m. into

making

"

membership
and fifty
and the ranks allfull. Their banquet
to

recently considered "Education of our

Girls."
Would
publichad been f,ivored with a digestof itsconclu-ions. I hope f. rone
point,this, that those diverse
little societies, so
pleasant to their members
and so inspiring
in their influences,
which
for years
past have
l"een a feature in the Hish
s;chool course,
should
hold,
after graduation ; th.at they
be foundation stones
may
that the

"

The
to
sing bass."
progress
passed the jokingperiod,long ago.

and

of the advance

out

man."

accorded
Bnt

to

must

rightsand
she

his mother

woman

of

say
admitted

poor

May

that he has

and

he get

long

so

for members

doing

all that

of the

that

school
what

To

committee

in the
she

e.xtent has

ercised
ex-

right? To only a limited degree,

ing
involvyet this is a part of municipal matters
and responsibility
than any
more
money

department. If

other

who

say

She has

shall constitute
done
virtually

has

she

will,she

woman

the

this in

school

may

can

Boston.

That

not
herself of this privilege
generallyis the chief argument used against
to extend the suffrage. It is
the proposition
the vote will count
not a questionof whether
not.
to
It is one
of doing what she can
or
help along womankind, universally.

the mail

carry

miles

John

Mrs.

was

9,

and

S.

carrier

blaze

in

some

cases

also.

Hester

is United
from

route

mail

States

Coudar, Laurens

to
Lothair, Montgomery
county,
Georgia,a distance of forty miUs through a
sparsely settled region,which she traverses

county,

three times

week.

She

drives her

own

rnail-

cart, carries a revolver,and is punctual as the

at all seasons
and in ailweathers.
Besides

sun

transportingthe mails she manages a farm,

trives
gets out lumber, splitsfence rails,and conto

support

younger

widowed

sisters and

mother,

two

brother,while she is yet

yet twenty years of age.

be a
She may
lawyer.
Green,

an

Miss
Mary
lawyer of Boston,

able young

of
deliveringa course
"Law," with specialreference
been

duties of

under

women

lectures

A.
has

Worry,

the senior

Not

Work,

Kills.

"The

great man," says Emerson, "is he who

in the midst of a crowd
keeps with perfect
the

sweetness

"How

many

serenityof solitude."
of the troubles of life,"asks Sir

in themselves
John Lubbock, "are insignificant
It is not so much, in
and easilyavoidable ?"
most

cases,

great sorrows,

diseases, or

death,

but rather the littledaily dyings which

the sunshine

over

upon

place and

to the

the law, to

notwithstanding.

"

is known

who

man

Not

's husband.

"

the

over

is a

away

Mattie

Miss

board.

availed

Hall, December
a

fullysupported the male

thousand

her

It would seem
help her cause?
of voting
long had the privilege

Commonwealth.

She

she has

as

still further

has

She

gloryand

This club
delightful
memory.
has kept alive the smoulderingembers of manual
to
tillit
bids
fair
aided,
training,
accomplish,unwhat the men
have neglected.

is

man

sisters.

assert

privileges. Is she

to

can

not.

enough

of the treatment

full taste

in Association

can

woman

then

So

Good

crowded, is he ?
a

osers

distinguishededitor

nothing better than, "One

crowds

events

driven to their wit's end for

are

One

defence.

of

Op

ourselves

of life. We

of

most

cloud
us

give

immense
of trouble,incumber
an
ourselves,as it were, on the journeyof
lifewith a dead
weight of unnecessary
gage.
bagamount

pupilsof Lassell Seminary, Auburndale, Mass.

In the most
ing,
These fortunate girlsinclude scientific cookdelightful
fairytale "Alice
the White
dress-making, home
sanitation, in Wonderland,"
Knight is de.
millinery,
scribed as having provided himself on start.
swimmintr, bowling and militarydrill in their
for
with
a
a
curriculum.
ing
journey
varietyof odds and
make a success,
and if she fail,what less
can
is
Or a landscape gardner. Miss Wilkinson
he was
ends, includinga mousetrap, in case
does she than ten thousand of her brothers ?
the only landscapegardener in London.
as
traubled by mice at night,and a bee hive, in
Away with old time barriers and superstitions. yet
Park a
She has recentlydesigned in Vauxhall
of bees. To save
he came
across
case
a swarm
She may
whistle if she cannot
do better.
ourselves from imaginary,or, at any rate, prob.
playground for boys and girls,and a shelter
The
old couplet about
"whistlinggirlsand
in
shrubberies
and
midst
of
old
the
for
often
real suffering
lematical
incur
people
evils,we
jumping sheep are the poorest property a man
kinson
Miss Wilflower-beds and gravelled walks.
"The man," said Epicurus, "who is not con.
can
was
sponsible
rekeep" is effete. Clearlya man
resides in a pretty flat in the Bloo;nswith nothing." There
tent with littleis content
No woman,
for that sentiment.
old
and is understood
isfied is an amusing passage in Hearne's/yw/v/^j'
to
to be well satbury district,
or
would
acknowledge herself the
young,
A
with her professionand its rewards.
few
the Afontli of Ike Coppermine Rivet:
property of any man.
and
a
of
Indians
She
he
met
a
acquire days after starting
kingdom
may
manage
party
Mrs.
Alice Shaw, the American
whistler,
wealth.
boundless
a great deal of his property, and
who annexed
Eugene Field says that
first discovered
her remarkable
facilityin
is believed to be the richest
Hearne
Victoria
of our
"The
all
is,
bag.
weight
Queen
says
whistlingby attempting to teach a favorite
in the world.
Of the extent of her
next
our
day's
being so much lightened,
gage
bird to improve its voice. A friend presented woman
dence
ever,
possessiononly the few who are in her confijourney was much pleasanter. I ought, howMrs. Shaw
with a brilliant specimen of the
ally
have
to
add that the Indians broke
knowledge, but occasionpositive
up our
had curious
mocking bird which sometimes
is brought to light some
dent
littleincino
doubt,
there
which,
instruments,
philosophical
awaken
her pet
periods of utter silence. To
incumberance."
that confirms the popular suspicionthat
rather an
Do, then,
were
from its legarthy,
Mrs. Shaw
would whistle by
feathered
result. It is
most
has
Her
successfully
Majesty
your best, and await calmly the
its
for hours.
From
this incessant
What

is woman's

work

Is it to

make

the

home

if she be fortunate
happy ? Certainly,
Is it to go into the market,
enough to have one.
?
the shops,the professions
Again, yes ; if she

cage
her

form.
to

go

tice
prac-

assumed
a firm and sustained
whistling
has recently
signed a contract to
St. Petersburgand whistle for the czar

and nobles.
She can
teach and

own

Waldo

sheep at the
at

same

her less success

(Me ) teacher,not yet out of

h;r teens,beside her school duties, finds time
for considerable outside work, and, it is claimed
has distanced allthe farmers in the vicinity
in
count

The

nest.

herfelf with

(2"een
the

has

always

rounded
sur-

business

shrewdest

advisers,and the manipulationof her finances

has

raise

time and, if see like,whistle

ful male competitors.
A

her

She

been

entrusted

said that she has

speculation. The
owns

in London

to

the closest hands.

lost

never

amount

is simply

enormous

Ije a power,
She can
right here
the followingletter states :
The

Graduated

Worcester's

League of

It is

penny by unwise
of real estate she
a

at

home

High

School

Girls.

South

Unitarian

Women

as

kills; it is work, not

There is
success.
of a man
who
the
fortune
a
saying that
sits,sits also ; it sleepswhen he sleeps,moves
when
he
rises.
and rises
he moves,
when
harm than
Anxiety,on the contrary, does more
to think, that in these days
good. Many seem
of competitionand strugglefor existence,life
difficultand anxious than it used to be.
is more
was
a
On the contrary I believe there never
time when modest merit and patient industry
York
reward.
win
to
New
sure
were
more

anxiety,not work, which

commands
anxiety,which
1 lindoo

"

has

Home

Journal.

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10

Books and Letters.

fortunate

How

it

The

letters into Greece!

thus

day.

our

act of Cadmus

That

about

is

all

to

know

we

concerninghim, but it has sufficed to fix him

As
of all readers.
eternallyin the minds
Sancho

breathed

Panza

invented

sleep,so
devoutlythank

must

There

are

worth

duction.
intro-

there

would

Cadmus

in

of reminiscence

he be

have !

he would
for the

fine character

day
Sun-

Light
would
paper to write up ? How
Cadmus
for a time.
to beam
upon him

like
did

well.

Regiiiscarin pace.
of books
The multiplication
of
apace !
because

If

is

there

facilitiesare
wishes
whole

to
sets

not

no

man's

at every

his

possess

grow

keep posted,it is not

eled
opportunity. Unparall-

does

one

tions
combina-

and

Libraries

letters continue.

books, he may

own

for less than

buy

single book

is a
The
"

have

late Clarendon
my

Harris

life to live

wont

was

gotten
uniform covered

Dr.

to

say

buy only the best editions of the best books."

Nor
Mr. Harris was
a great book
buyer,too.
of gilt upon
a
does a great amount
binding
the book

make

nice

It may

one.

Johnson
had

sooner

and yet lack all display.

love of books is an ever

The

be

tiful
beau-

increasingone

and his
genuine admirers of Cadmus
an
infirmity
legacy. It may become
; but
that fate

we

pray

to be delivered.

There

who
city of Worcester
at their dailytoil,
cheered
at
labor dilligently
at
the reflection that
night they can settle
book.
down to several hours over
a delightful
are

many

The

man

men

who

looks forward

to

such

danger,whatever
of the license question.

Light
old books

mentioned
last week.

Front
There

street

an

books

in

place

advantage.
than he
upon
I

can

of books."

bridge,
Cam-

poring
Joshua
to

see

much

of

more

books."

the

said,
this,politely

Johnson, ever

I have

to

"

the

Mr.
Dr.

to

answered,

knowledge is of

"

information

self,
myI

any
know

kinds ; we
know
where we

it.

When

subject,the firstthing we
books

what

have

The

we

ceive
per-

about

ject
subfind

can

to do is to

of

that

riches

city,and

told.
un-

can

he

too

is full of adventures

Indians, with wrecks, sharks, serpents

among
and wild beasts.
It is calculated to fill any

boy who

reads

author.
and

Mr.

his book

it with

Ober

is

admiration

he makes

for

extensive

an

instructive

the

traveller
well

as

as

"

the 100,000
The

Language.

widest

spoken tongue, says Spare

is unquestionably English. More

Moments,
than

mark.

Universal

third of the whole

people,whose language
throughout an
habitable

whole

the

in

in

America,

the

"

is

native

and

of

area

nant
domithan

more

than

more

globe. In

United

is under

race

English-speaking

the

fifth of
United

States, in British

Jamaica, and

other

numerous

islands,in South Africa, nearly

the Zambesi, in Australia,in Tasmania,
Zealand, in the isles of the Pacific,
India

West
to

up

miles

square

human

of the

the direct influence

in New

English has become

It

millions.

the mother

tongue of the
the official tongue

is,moreover,

it is

ing
spread-

the 260,000,000. It is the language

of China
and
of the international commerce
among

plain;

inquire into

have

treated

lieves
be-

that he
idea_

the

book

city and

with

stantly
ready for contest, inof India, where the knowledge of

know

we

upon

sails away.

tures Kingdom,
pic-

strange that one

look at the backs

his reverie,wheeled
is very
Sir,the reason

two

ourselves,or

the

Johnson,

which

back

find both his father and

the

bridge,
Cam-

accuse

find the

to

come

his

she

reached

on

runs

went

he will

Joh is filledwith the

that

and

he

ly
eager-

started from
and

that he

sometime

tells him

that book

over

he

ran

Sir

He

going, with your pardon,

custon
for I have the same

am

wild

went

10,000,000

of

can

"

pictures; but

you have. But it seems

should have such a desire

it. This

Japan, and the language, also, of the high

port on
seas, being spoken in every maritime
earth.
than

and more
It has the greatest literature,
of the entire world's
newspaper

half

in Shakespeare's
is printedin it. Yet
English was confined to three kingdoms,
and spoken only by 5,000,000 folk.
press

to

us

of books
to

dealer

is another

mysteriouscityfull of

mother

entertaining.
considered
Cosmopolitan Formerly it was
possibleto place such a magazine before the
for
less
than
and the
^4.00
public
per
annum,
when the price of
were
predictions
numerous,
fixed at ;?2.4o,that it
the Cosmopolitan was
would be impossiblefor it to survive at such a
figure. The publisher believed that a firstclass magazine at the low priceof $2.40 would
be quickly appreciatedby the public. His
than fulfilled,
expectationshave been more
isue of the Cosmopolitan
and the December

No

"

Mr.

to

books.

aside.

father

The

intent

room

of the

I do to the

as

leads

ing
even-

the condition

the

His

dingy,

Books.

bow

our

but

treasure.

pid,
stu-

than Johnson
library,

backs

the

in this

will not be in

colors

could

of

of

Backs

made

we

(Reynolds)observed

t,o the

from

our

own

What

dull array
volumes.

the

on

side of

one

over

again,I would

over

meet

when;

nor

something.
from

to

If I had

can't tell how

He

absorbed

has

in his

were

In theii

is educational.

them.

once

better,though that the buyer should

before purchasing.A nice book
carefully
prize it.
thing of beauty and he will ever

It

like to

Covered
titles they have individuality.
uniformly,they become like cowled monks, or
all good, no doubt, but all just
hooded nuns;
and backs exposed,
alike. With their names
the book lover recognizes his favorites from
the mention
of
any pointin his library and
as
the book calls up its general appearance
friend
will
recall
his
the
of
name
a
as
quickly
face and form.
Unconsciously the sight of
know
man
books will make
a
something of

cost.

look

don't

We

and

If he

door.

old friends.

our

masculine
our
lady acquaintancesveiled,nor
The sightof the outside
companions masked.
of books

were

making. Without a
schoolinghe would not be
a
printingoffice today, but

world

Wouldn't

letters

own

much
a

who

of

than

whether

of his

deal of drillaud
what

for him

for that

letters now

more

recognize any

prayer
devotee

Cadmus

It is doubtful

then.

every

of

account

an

ard tainin

lubrication

facilitated their descent

has

received

duced
intro-

Cadmus

that

was

much sought for evand are

erywhere,
publications
logues,
commanding in booksellers catamuch
largerprices than he received
No
student of Guttenburg's art
for them.
deserved
better of his day than this same
ever
writer and printer. His work is unexceptionably well done.
books unless they are
Don't cover
exposed
to unusual
danger of soiling. Better risk a
than
lose
the
dust
and
little
sightof
tarnishing

me

which

look

in

the

catalogues,and the backs

Sir Joshua observed
extraordinarypromptitude with
at

libraries."

Johnson flew upon

an

argument.

"

time

"

For

Auld

Yes"

said I

(Boswel) "he has no formal preparation,

Pearl street, where choice bargainsmay
be
on
no
flourishingwith his sword; he is
had.
cilities
Henry M. Clemence has unrivalled fathrougn your body in an instant."
for pickingup bargainsand he is only
"Stolen
America," by Isabel Henderson
fortune with you.
too glad to share his good
Floyd, issued by the Cassell
Publishing

Twenty-fiveand
and

papers

Lang

Syne."

the magazines
of
the poems
today, they are full of

thirtyyears
teemed

ago

with

John G. Saxe, justas

John Boyle O'Reilly and James Whitcomb
leases of life through
Riley. Men gained new
in
their laughterat his fun. Born in 1816
His treasures
from some
of the oldest
come
to
is one
of the recent
books t ) come
House
entered
sity
he
Vt.,
Wesleyan Univerattics in Worcester
Highgate,
From
Barber's
notice.
County.
our
in I835,but was
historical collections,
graduated from MiddleIn it a party of Americans
visit Bermuda
they range through the
whole line of New
fession,
bury College, Vt., in 1839. A lawyer by proEngland matter down to the
and the things they see, and the people they
Old Farmer's Almanac.
He is worth calling meet are very skillfully
like Lowell, he preferredliterature
brought into the story.
and you are
on
of a cheerful greeting, Dr. Sinclair a man
sure
of peculiar views
of life, and devoted himself to it. In his day, there
whatever your errand.
ence.
audifew who commanded
a wider
falls in love with the young
American
girl were
very
Worcester
has makers of books
that comall. These
mand
dull line. His versions
and thereby changes them
He never
a
wrote
two
deal of respect the country over.
a
of Polyphemeus and
lost in one
of the sea caves
and it is three
are
Ulysses,Orpheus
now
and Eurydice,Pyramus and Thisbe, even
Among those who have contributed to local
The
book
is
days before friends find them.
is more
no
name
hear them.
history,
but pleasant reading,as
convulse with laughterthose who
prominent than that
it ends
very light,
of Franklin P. Rice.
His name,
writer or
as
few who
could compare
As a rhymer, there were
happily.
Silver City," a story written for
"The
title pages
than
compiler appears on more
with him.
Long an invalid in body and
that of any
other Worcester
citizen,
mind he died in Albany, N
present
Y., 1887. Just to
young people by Fred. A. Ober, and issued by
In it,John
and possiblypast, with the exceptionof Isaiah
the Lothrop Company of Boston.
freshing
recall him, too
soon
forgotten,thereby reThomas.

His Worcester

Records

are

stand-

North

finds in the

attic

an

old volume

con-

the memory

of

two

old

lovers

and

n
perchance to

looking
for his writings, this littleselection is given.
set

some

THE

was

once

And

For

I'm

ladies all favored

The

vowed

They
Such

I was
excellent

an

There
in

know,

must

the

plan,

I have

trunks

The

is

so

or
Ann,
her daughter

that

sure

and

band

With

round

boxes

sonuthing
though 1 may mutter
smile like a famly man.

And
I

was

as

as

g^y

"Confound

But levity's
under ban
now
Voung people must have an
And
I am
!
a family man
The

Club

And

own

Is

But

"

Tom's
1

em!"

city
can

pity,

family man."

version

been

of the

ward
brought for-

ago,

week

in

and

So

their colors.

am

family rather extensive,

then"
Tiq a family man.

"

even

General Greene.
John Fiske,

his

in

Yorktown,"

to

in the

speaking of General
writes

article "From

King's

December

Green's

last

star

an

off-colored drama.
to

new

the

Hub

is at

Ugly Duckling."

fame,

in

indeed; gracegood-looking woman,

ful
the stage, but with no very
easy on
great dramatic ability hardlyanything at all
a
out of the usual exhibition expected from
a

very

and

"

"

under almost every

Coming upon the scene
who has been excessively
coached,
imaginabledisadvantage,he had reorganized fair amateur
hand as David
remnant
of Gates's broken
and dispirited and that,too, by such a master
she was
Belasco.
As
a
he
had
taken
the
initiative
personality
from
the
pleasmg
army,
and he had held the game
in his own
first,
quitea success, but her acting well,you would
"

tillthe last blow

had

victorious

been

So

summate
con-

his strategy that, whether

defeated

or

struck.

was

the

on

field,he

had,

in

every instance, gained the object for which

the campaign
was
made.
I'nder one
vantage,
disad-

indeed, he had

labored

not

excellent officers. Seldom

group

been

has

than

seen

he

more

that which

had
liant
bril-

never

around

many

blocks

to

see

it. The

play is pretty poor, long, wordy, well strung

constantlymissing connections,
out, you are
bewildered and wandering what it is all about
anyway.
need

star

is well

prised
com-

Morgan, Campbell, Marion, Sumter,

Pickens, Otho Williams, William Washington,

run

some

There
not

is not

much

in

it. The

fair

however, if her coaching

despair,

tinued,
kept up and the booming business conof a go as
she ought to be as much
have
we
of the other beauty actresses

had.
There is one
mighty good comedy in town,
and the father of Robert
Lee.
It is
Edward
art
"The
Henrietta," at the Tremont, where Stuable
an
who
however,
general,
knows
Robson, as Bertie, the lamb, is doing a
how
such
admirable
to
use
instruments.
bad
stock
of
ket
marMen
of narrow
in
a
intelligence first-ratebusiness, spite
do
not
like to
have
about
men
them,
with lower prices,and the boys of the
and
do
not
know
how
to
deal with them.
The
well fixed financially.
"street" not too
Gates had Kalb and Otho Williams, and put
is as
is good.
Robson
funny as
company
them in placeswhere
their talent was
able
unavailrather,
in his eccentric way, though one
and one
of them was
sacrificed, ever
uselessly
while he was
too dull
to detect the extraordinary
misses Crane, who originally
played the senior
But
value of -Marion.
to
is
Wall
of
genius quick
Van
street, when
Alstyne,the magnate
see
what to do with it.
genius, and knows
a
first produced here. Together they made
Greene knew what each
of his officers
one
some
clean, wholegreat team, and it is a first-rate,
in planwould do, and took it into the account
ning
comedy, well worth seeingevery time it
his sweeping movements.
Unless he had
is town.
known
that he could depend upon
Morgan as
used to
Wallack
Lester
A
few
in
after
as
certainly
years ago
Napoleon,
years, relied
that romantic
at the Museum,
Devoust
the day of Jena and
Aueron
play every season
upon
"Rosedale."
in
of
Eliot
character
Gray,
for him
have been
stadt,it would

only

foolhardy
beginning of the

dially
corand the play,too, were
always most
Eben Plympton is playing
received: now
he has
the
best
of
things
one
the
part,
apparent
to
this theatre. Miss
since he came
umphantdone
gave him the initiative in his long and triWhat
O'Leary, too, as usual in the character of
Greene
might have
game.
Rosa
Leigh does excellent work, second to
accomplishedon a wider field and with more
in the company.
But
none
be known.
can
never
ample resources
The
Hanlons
exhibiting their new
are
tacular
specthe intellectual qualities
in
which he showed
It
work, "Superba," at the Globe.
his Southern campaign were
those which have
to catch the crowd as usual.
characterized some
of the foremost strategists seems
Watson.
Oi modem

to

divide

his force

in

the

in
which, though made
less
violation of militaryrules,neverthe-

campaign,

"

move

times,

He

cloth called Turkey

cotton

marking

ingrain. There

cotton

what

are

also double

are

and

ply ingrain carpets.

What

is the largestglacierin the world?

largestglacier,so far as is known, has
in Alaska by members
of the
U. .S. TopographicalSurvey,while making the
attempt to climb Mount St. Elias. Its length
The

been

discovered

is 25 miles; its width

and it moves

10,

day. It is covered

with

is named

Glacier.

the Lucia

What

is

an

the form

of

small

deep

Asteroid?

Something having
they are

In other words,

star.

planets moving
Jupiter. There

and

The

the orbits of

are

now

294

late Prof. Peters of Hamilton

Y., discovered

N.

15 feet a
It

crevasses.

between

Mars

than

more

of
lege,
Col-

any other

man.

She

the

hands

treble

the Hollis,

of divorce

play oddly named

"The

called

are

them.

Mrs. Leslie Carter, she

lantic, is
Atpaigns,
cam-

with

The

red and the red

"

getting quite pensive;

children from Uavid to Dan

Mountain

What
is the originof the term Ingrain as
appliedto carpets? Ingrainis a term used in
connection
with textiles dyed before being
woven.
The advantage of such textilesisthat
they can be washed without thereby discharging

in

now,

Answerer.

[Communications to this department are solicited

They should be addressed to Quester Editor, Light,
Worcester, Mass.]

their theatre remained

consequence.

vulgar,but with no higher '.one of morality

is
running through it, though the company
ally
reallystronger and better every way, .so naturthe opening night saw
an
immense
crowd
came
of course
from curiosity
present. Many
to see
just how bad it would be, but if
such houses
continue
during the week the
will easilymake up for what they
management
lost while they were
closed
for repairs. The
their
press generallyconsider they have made
second mistake
by reproducing it at all,but
it is hard to satisfyeverybody,you know

exemplar.

they

V\ hat

has

vindication of their previous judgment, they

and
give a new
adaptation,a trifieless coarse

in the

well as

as

me

on'y exc'a

Poor
I

Ten

I meet

men

All treat

'em

scan

templar,

months

closed

1 ke horror

I once

two

family man.

Another

Case"

of the Park who, you

by the managers
remember, were
prevented from giving the
piece by the Board of Aldermen
racy
some

family man.

by land or by water
Susan
charge of some

If I travel

Mrs. Brown
Is safe with

comfort.

"Clemenceau

make

to

24,

i8go.

is a queer mixture of the table d'hote

dramatic
bill this week, and several
are
served that may
be skipped with

safety and

take.

to

certain

our

dishes

family man

Questerand

Boston, Dec.

wi'h. all tint, you

partner. I ventured

Drama.

MAN.

how

now

When

FAMILY

done

Tve

The

person

jollyyoung beau.
to pick up a far,

knew

But

young

What

is the process
of growing the coffee
The full-growncoffee tree
much
sembles
re-

berry ?

a common
apple tree of eight or ten
growth,with the exceptionthat the limbs
their ends often reaching
are
long and flexile,
the ground. The bark is whitish and rather
rough. In the tropicswhere the tree abounds
it continues green throughout the year, blossoms,
and ripefruit being found upon it
green

years

When

time.

at any
remains

the blo.ssoms fall there

red
pale green fruit which becomes
it ripens,lookingmuch
like a large cherry
as
the flesh of
and almost as palatable. Under
the berry,instead of a stone or seed, is found
two
of the beans which we ca'l coffee,wrapped
in a thin, film-like skin.
As the berry ripens
it turns brown and splitsopen,
exposing the
kets
seeds, which are now
ready to go on the mara

of the world
does

How

of

sort

dropdown,
jog comes
is about

that
and

out

west

the

two

and

boundary

Connecticut
of

in the town

This
and

wick

coffee.

as

happen

Massachusetts

between
a

it

the

has

ticut
Connecof South-

one-half

miles

Probably,no small area has given

and quarrel than this.
debate
rise to more
The boundary between the two states was long
were
in dispute. Commissioners
appointed to
ries
the line in 1793, to examine the boundarectify
in extent.

borough,
Marlof Southwick, Sandisfield and New
thence west to the New York border.
it.

have

now

we

of the

setdement

The

The

questionleft the line as

originaltrouble arose

and the unwillingin the survey

ness
from an error
it to
to be divided caused
of the town
line between the
stand in the way of a straight
two states.

Does
is one

the hair grow

of the

most

?
Never.
after^death
nearly indestructible

It
tions
por-

body, hence it may be found when

disappeared. As to the need
of repeatedshaving of faces of deceased men,
the apparent growth of the beard is accounted
for by the decay or falling
away of the tissues.
of the

bones

even

have

HT

LI(i
brokers, would

The Result.

policy.
Every general,who

KING.

do

During the last decade,

in

have

brokers

western

For

they did

which

been

activelyengaged
tions.
respectivesec-

real estate, in their

this purpose, money

booming

class of

certain

needed

was

This barrier was

possess.
the active brain of the
as

not

of littleconsequeuce

ing
Be-

fertilein

expedients.
of the "industrial class," they conceived
the idea of starting
mortgage factories, which
should turn out real estate mortgages, bearing
of interest which could be sold at a
a high rate
west" is

"wild

ever

and his agents

discount and leave the broker

for the

on

full

which

crops have been destroyed,leavingthe

unfortunate farmer without the means
of supporting

Silence and inaction

the best

was
L.

called

of the mortgage.

amount

FRANK

BV

then be

"in

so

quirestime

his

order"

good

in which

retreat, desires
the financier

must

and

months.

to

family through the long winter

Under

the

of debts is of

re.

circumstances

the

ment
pay-

impossible.

course,

the "usual prepa.

Lands can, and in many
will be taken.
cases
well as
he
of
the epaulets. But this is not
rations," as
what
investors expected or
.Stragegy has had its limits,and we now
have
wanted.
Suppose the brokers had said to
to

make

the

pended
companies have susreport that many
payment of interest with littlehope of
soon
follow in
resumption, and others must

each

you

for the

their wake.
We should

the

interest and

be pleasedto say the prospect is

to
brightening that the Kothchilds had come
"

the

rescue.

has

profferedaid.

the

^t

members

The

"

But

present time

no

investor:

"The

ultimate

closure."

Farmer's

Alliance

on

on

money

objectis to sell these lands to

of your investment, plus
the usual

of fore

expenses

How

many of those who took the

would
have
parted with their

mortgages,

one

And

of the

amount

such

?
representations

yet this

was

the

very large percentage

exact

of the

situation in

cases.

good,(?) the sunset side of the MississippiRiver, are

plan
The outlook is far from
cheerful to those
the generalshipunquestionablygood.
vestigations.
thoroughlyaroused, and have been making inwho have invested in these mortgage-factory
The speculators
were
usuallyofficersof some
and
before another crop can
be
ten-per-cents,
spectable
In Saline county, one
of the wealthy counties
banking establishment, with a largelist of reharvested it will be found that thousands of
from brother speculaendorsements
tors.
of Nebraska, the official records disclose
and
that
farmers have been
the wiley
ruined,
With such backing itwas
the followingfacts :
easy to secure
brokers have unloaded a vast amount
ern
of westwell" livingprofits.The

undertook

agents, who

eastern

was

drum

to

tomers
cus-

up

Real

estate

mortgages, lands

paid
un-

$1,816,38823

prices.
Real estate mortgages, town
was
Their success
phenomenal. Ten per
unpaid
cent guaranteed,with a hope of escapingtaxes"
most Total amount
bait, and itis said that alproved a teniptirjg
of real estate
for mortgages at wholesale

fabulous

far

in

had been devoted

same

England industries.
In an article published in October, i88S, I
ing
attended to these mortgages, using the followlanguage :
New

to

would be a small estimate

"It is said $1,000,000.00,
sent
from
this city,
to
of the amount
unknown

is estimated

value of which

the
securities,

unknown

on
parties,

admit

We

that

are
guaranteed by brokers.
give bonds for the broker?
brokers
will
be able to make good
How
many
their guaranty ? How
many, being, able, will

these

will

"

like martyrs at the

by the fire of

stand

rounded
bubble

burst

must

as

stake, while

sur

repudiation? The
"

soon

the

as

money from the east is checked."

later the Boston
Several months

influx of

dailies took

subject,and (according to the New

in "inducing BostoYork journals)succeeded
unload, before the weakness
became
generally known,

nians

to

York

capitalwas

course.

The

advised

to

take

of the
and
the

curities
se-

the

New

Journal in its note of

remark:
following significant

"Many mortgage investment companies have

ually
organizedwith the expectationof eventceipts
but with the hope of largerefailing,

been

gathered in by the
profits.
well enough for the broker

of many
farmers
were
brokers and counted as
This

all

was

But clouds

were

began

to

Some

to

its white

gather. The

foreclosures which
found

at

was

did

not

time

heat.
came

yield cash,

be undesirable.

months

since it was

law firm in Kansas

held

over

commence

erties
prop-

mortgagees

1,234.958

Lands
Lots
Personal

best

425.775.

808,266,

It will be

the

seen

mortgages

reportedthat

one

iS.ooo mortgages

are

Tail

county,

oldest

of the

one

and

of

mortgages in the Co. to be $3,637,08100

Railroad bonds
300,000 00
Chattel mortgages
Estimated
1,062.91900
-

$5,000,000.00

Total

Munincipal and

township debts

are

the

on

The

$500,000.00

200,000.00

$700,00000
181,-

Total
The

cultivation is about

under

acreage

Therefore

$4.00 per

the annual

are

crops

follows

boomed

and

one

of

It has

itsreal

Railroad indebtedness
Real estate mortgages
Chattel mortgages

$3,500,00000
$3,689,00000
396,00000
$7,585,000.00

mentioned.
zens
stirred up the citi-

Municipal and township debts

These

revelations

have

are

even

severelyfrom

worse,
storms

not

it is feared

of other sections, where

prospects

industrial

institutions of New

by these mortgage
in New
England

consumed

money

have

put in

tion
mo-

empty shop
every idle wheel, filled every
of thrift,and beside
sounds
with the merry
served
yieldinglarge and quick returns, as well dewould
have given the needed
profits,
employment to a largeclass of our friends and
While
writing, I glance at a daily
neighbors.
and

paper

on

one

page

catch the words

"Twenty per cent dividends declared by Fall

"An
another
River
mills," and on
page,

Agraian war in the West."

arguments?

Is there

need

of

further

Joseph Jeffersonis soon to be marWard

Tiffany.
botanical
"A
garden in the Alps of
new
Valais is situated on a cone-shape knoll about
sea-level of
feet high,at an altitute above
200
Young

invested in railroad bonds

as

tal,
capistrange that eastern
accumulated
rule, has been

taxed for

acre.

Labette county, Kansas, also ranks as

counties of that state.
the prosperous
estate

would
industrial enterprises,

same

the

seem

cluded
not in-

in the above.

The rate of interest

is 10 per cent.
Taxes

as

factories,if properlyinvested

Farm

as

home

most

tigated
invescounties in Minnesota, has been
thrifty
of its citizens. They find the
by some

accounts

from
England, should have been withdrawn
curities,
sebe trusted to unknown
to
industry,
utter
to the
neglect of the known
needs of visible and
profitableinvestments,
with far better prospects for largereturns.

and
the total
assessment,
debt exceeds the valuation by the pretty sum
financial condition of Otof $567,652.46.The

greater .than the

about

it not

Does

$2.468,997._
through
alone

left to settle their

are

they may.
which,

Total.

tar

the enterprising

"

Total

which
on
foreclosures,
they did not dare
proceedings,as they well knew they
the
would only get the land, and their clients,

on

of the above

valuation

assessors'

corporate charter

which is
Law will not reproduce the money
safelylodged in the pocketsof those who have
A
trimmed
their sails for the coming storm.
discreet silence will be preservedwhile the

$4,036,64946
;

000.

before the finale."

time rolled on, foreclosures for non-paid
interest became
frequentand the homesteads
As

while the excitement

Total
The

The

will prove a bulwark, behind

which
ofl!icers
securelyrest.
may

same

York

New

warning makes

when

debt,cities and schools

97-739 15
Bank loans and discounts
1,418,95441
Chattel mortgage unreleased,filed
since Jan. I, 1889,
332,58444

amount

the

up

$2,187,371.46 for their lost treasure.

Bonded

mortgages

But who

land upon unwilling

eastern
purchasers,at
figuresfar beyond the real value. The guarrantee
corporations will be in bankruptcy,and
instead of money
will offer their dupes, lands
which few will care
to accept as an
equivalent

ted
by partiesinteres-

real estate.

in booming

370,98333
gages
mort-

which

profitableuses

more

market, if the

west

sent

were

sums

found

could have
the home

lots

as

and

many

the

fered
have suf-

draughts,by

ired

more

to

the niece of Annie

pine
from all the althan 5600 feet. Plants
regions of the globe will be cultivated.

In response to an
the roof of the new

ovation which
theater

nearlysplit

in Baltimore

on

before the
came
his last birthday, Mr. Booth
curtain and delivered the following speech :
tom
thanks from the bot"Ladies and gentlemen,
of my

heart,thank

you

times.'
fifty-seven

LICiHT
The

Drummer

The

Bov,

Mart

Or, The

Battle

BY

T.

Field

SPENCER

of

Shiloh.

JENKS.

drama with this title

Early in 1870 a military
began to be mentioned
by papers in vaiious
sections.
It was
drawing large houses and
was
said to be a strong playwith very realistic
effects.

It gave

books

better idea

of Andersonville

than could
It

of

the

horrors

be obtained

cast of characters.
original

Farmer

from

Howard,

W.

Harry Howard,
Johnny Howard, the
Farmer
Elliott,
Major Rutledge,
Frank
Rutledge,
Fattie Smith,
Will

Drummer

Boy,

Captain

W.

papers.

The
Ohio

veteran

was

author
who

"

with W.

S. J. Muscroft

was

owned

the

"

an

play, and in

H.

from
Anderson, went
place to place and managed the peiformance,
both actingprominent parts. The others were

company

filled by friends of
for whose

he

bent fitit was

the venture

character

also took with them

local Post

or
society
presented,which gave
and standing. They

young

drummer,

Master

Freely Miller,who was the Drummer

Boy of
the play.
At a regularmeeting,March
rade
14, 1870, ComC. W. Wilson, brought before the local
Post, the question of bringing to Worcester
this play. There was
considerable
doubt expressed
of the Post's
regardingthe advisability
and
the
whole
matter
referred
was
doing this,
to a committee
consistingof H. C. Jameson,
C. W. Wilson and J. li. Willard
with instructions
to investigateand
report at the next
meeting. They performed their duty and
made
adverse report which
an
was
accepted
and endorsed by the Post.
There the subject

In 1880, Secrets of the Service

Lost, $200.00

E.

Barton

M.

Parker

Boyden

0. Parker

Smith

L.

M.

Ma.\ham

Mrs.

Miss

Howard,
Jenuie Howard,

Mrs.

Elliott,

Mart

Mrs.

Babbitt
Walker

Mrs.

Blood

Miss

Bacon

Mrs.

Mrs. Simonds
Rutledge,
Mrs. Wiiite
of Liberty,
Gen. Johnston,
L. M.
Ma.xham
Chief of Staff,
Charles L. Gilbert
Lt. and A. D. C, to Gen. Beauregard, Geo. H. Wilson
Capt. Co. G.,
J. CaUigan
A. N. Wheeler
Capt. Co. H.,
E. F. Harrington
Maj. Gen. Cheatam,

Goddess
Lieut.

Troops, orderlies,etc.,by Companies A. and

of Post
C, loth Reg. M. V. M., and Members
10.

rehearsals the play was

ready,
the opening
Monday, Jan. 23, 1871, was
night.The attendance was largeand increased
Excursion trains were
run
through the week.
and
visitors flocked in from
the adjoining
towns.
who
not
wished
had
been
Many
able to see
it. Saturday came
and it was
rested until Sept. i, 1870,when a communication
stillfilling
the house.
In it the veterans
were
was
read from the agent of the play,and
their battles over
ians
fighting
again, and the civilit was
thus again brought to the notice of the
at the
front with
imagined themselves
Post.
Again, a committee of three,consisting
the "boys,"so real were
the scenes
depicted.
of Dr. Albert Wood,
George F. Thompson
The committee
decided
the play
to continue
and C. W. Wilson, was
appointed to consider
and
of
the
next
week, and
Monday
Tuesday
what was
best to do at this time.
Previous to
in
the
mimic
the
war
Worcester
again
raged
the ne.xt meeting Comrade
Wilson
the
saw

play and became

scheme.

His

an

enthusiastic

friend of the

After many

and

Theatre.

This,
ended

as

this

far

as

the

Post

was

remarkably successful

cerned,
conson.
sea-

For

five

928.24
;?205o.58

In 1886, Our

Amos

$727.94
36440

"

Total,

try

thing
plays
is the

"

Rogers
King

John
Hadley
George Conklin
James E. Dennis
WilUam
King

New
Prisoner,
Old Mrs. Howard,

This

Profit
1874, The Color Guard,
In 1879, Secrets of the Service,
In 1883,NewbernortheOldFlag

E.

W.

Commodore,
Cliief of Staff,
BrigadierGeneral,
Chief of Staff,

Mrs.

In

Hall

not

same

tried other

with very unsatisfactory

results.
balance sheet :

George

D.
"

have

do

we

the

Wilson

H.

Frank

why
have

not

We

Brown

S.

James

C,

after year.

year

asked

and

E. Hall

Edwin

intenselypatriotic, Capt. Co. D.,

Major General,
and coming so soon
after the collapseof the
Chief of Staff,
Southern
tention.
Confederacy it attracted much atA.A.G.,
or

W.

J. Stewart Brown
J. B. Lamb
David
Boyden
George F. Gale

Elhott,

something new

Anderson

James F. Meech
Freely Miller
C.

Uncle Joe,
Col. Robinson,
Captain Co. A.,
Co.

Thompson

H.

Theron

Smith,

Tom

It has often been

F.

George

Howard,

"

Regiment,

$205.00

00

$1815.58
of $363.12against$1250 by "The
we
stick
Boy." That is the reason
to an old friend. The drama, "Our Regiment,',
was
by many, called a stronger play than "The
Drummer
Boy." It had many brightparts and
written by a well known
was
Worcester
man
An

seasons,

average

Drummer

and member
Next

be

the boards.

on

will take
when
note

of Post

10, but it did

not pay

penses.
ex-

January "The Old Reliable" will again

It is remarkable

part then

who

were

how

many

in the

play

firstgiven twenty years ago.

First to
is C. W. Wilson who has been in it every
it has been

given and^whohas a record

M.
Parker,
performances. Amos
George Conklin, James E. Dennis and Mrs.
C. N. Walker
all filledparts then.
With only
two or three exceptions the entire speaking
have
been
cast
times in the play. It
many

season

of seventy

has been the good fortune of all the committees

since the firstto

who
a
large number
they instructed the new
In late years they
members
in their work.
have been under great obligationto Mr. Blood
for his assistance and gdvice.
knew

the

secure

play and

The character
of uncle Joe is one
of the
No
soldier who was
strongest in this drama.
at the front can
ever
forget the faithful friend
of the Union and its defenders, and if his skin
black there

was

The

of the
"The

was

no

boys in blue knew

all times and

trators' heart under

it-

it and

at

trusted
The

him

betrayed.
play,Mr. A. F. Nail is the Uncle Joe of
Boy" and his quaint humor is
were

not

Drummer

owner

advocacy and strong

one
of the strongest
attractions. This is a
week
the friends
Thursday of the same
of
brought another member
of the cast tendered
tunate.
them
a
benefit,but this
part in which the I^ost has
always been forA
his views.
meeting was
outside
Who
was
an
When
the
ever
matter.
tired committee
forget Edwin Brown
cjn
holden with one member
absent, but the two
Babbitt's to make
or
Howell or Frank Nail ?
met at Treasurer
a
Augustus
present voted to report in favor of the project
settlement for the final report to the Post and
Post 10 is very thankful to the friends who
and Comrade
Wilson
expresseda belief that
found the net proceeds to be be S2034, they
have so generouslyaided it in the past and has
^2000 would be made.
He
ridiculed by
was
doubt that again their Relief Fund
will be
no
forgotthe fatigue and worry and rejoicedin
for his sanguine belief, but the sequel
some
the good fortune that "The
mer
Drummer
replenishedby the proceeds of "The DrumBoy"
proved his wisdom.
vorable
September 8, 1870, a faat
their
the
commencement
and
the
This
fund
brought
Boy."
greater opportreasury
tunity
made and the presentation
report was
which
to aid needy comrades
of
will
contain
with
to
the
or
"widows
1891
only
$1000,
of "The Drummer
The
Boy" recommended.
and orphans of those who died that the Nation
the charitable work of the Post for
carry on
report was
accepted, its recommendation
the next year.
Since March
might live."
1869, the expenditures
adopted and a committee
ordered to have the
The next year it was
for relief have been $33,700, or about
again played with very
whole matter in charge. Those appointed and
the
show
a
same
What
as
cast
at first. It was
nearly
society can
year.
sented $1600 per
prethose added later made
the first "Drummer
better record or is more
subsequently in 1873-75-77-79-81-84-87worthy of support .'
Boy" committee as follows: Joseph A. Titus,
88.
There were
few changes in the methods
Worcester
ever
forget
patrioticwill not
Edwin
Brown, George F. Gale, James F.
used.
The
did not forget
notable was
those who in the time of need
most
when, instead
Meech, David Boyden, James E. Dennis, C.
of the song,
"Star
her honor or their country'sneeds.
Spangled Banner" being
W. Wilson, S. F. Babbitt, J. Stewart
Brown,
after the flag
Jennie Howard
sung by Miss
George F. Thompson, James J. Rogers and
A chicken's cornea
is said to have been
this
done
was
presentation,
by some
nent
promiAmos
M. Parker ; and to their good work
and
successfully
grafted into the human
eye by
and
a different one
was
secured
singer,
careful attention to all details both in
Dr. Gravenigo of Padua.
casting
for each performance. Those
who
favored
the play and arrangingthe stage effects is due
An
Englishman has invested what he
the Post by their services during the season
of
in a largemeasure
the success
then and afterwards
of the idea of
claims is a practical
application
Mrs.
i8S7were Mrs. Harris, Miss Hanson,
of "The Drummer
To
this
mittee,
comBoy."
stiltswith wheels.
They are fastened to the
Johnson, Miss McClosky and Miss Clark. It
Post 10 is as
much indebted,as to any
feet, as stiltsare, and each acts as a sort of
has had ten seasons
here and earned Post 10
ever
raised. After many
cussions
meetings and disabout Si2,ooo or an average of J1250 for each
independentbicycle. They go very fast when
they agreed upon this :
season.
one
has learned to walk on them.
earnest

recommendation
the committee

to

"

"

"

"

LI(i

HT

15

Food.
[Light

invites the ladies of Worcesterand

contril)ute

cooking receiptswhich

to be good.

proven

Lovers
of GoodTea and Coffee

Please

vicinityto

they have

write upon

only, and address the communications

to Culinary
Editor,Light, 339 Main street,Worcester, Mass.]
Baked

Onions.

delicate and

palatable way
of cooking
onions is as follows : Boil,without paring,
dozen
silver-skin onions, changing the

one

..

._:i^^T5^:^Ji

:..d|

t^ w^jms^GO:

three times.

Take

one

Then

pare and

of

crumbs

for the

milk, and bake

or

Then

top.

Corn

Kentucky
There
cakes
Two

is

three ([uarters of

breakfast.

at

of

cups

for

This is a very

white

meal,

corn

an

meal

corn

nice

recipe:
tablespoon-

one

ful of lard,one

FINE MONUMENTAL WORK

In Granite and Marble,

tableteaspoonfulof salt,one
Into the dry meal put the
spoonfulof sugar.
then
and
and
the
salt,
lard,
sugar
pour on
just
sufficient boilingwater
to
melt the lard and
moisten

the meal.

Beat

spoonful of milk,

131 CENTRALSTREET,
NEAR

SUMMER.

meal

and beat well.

bake

for half
This

MASS

WORCESTER,

dodgers.

Pour

table-

it to the scalded

into gem pans, and

in a folded kin.
napmake
one
dozen

Serve
will

quantity
soda

with

egg

add

hour.

an

No

one

then

baking powder

nor

MAl'Nl

Give

where

they

can
pend
defresh article,
patrons will

pure,

.STREET.

us

trialand

be conviced.
D.

A.

HOWE.

DressCutting
ScliooL
All who

wish

to understand
every
principleof dresscall and
examine
the various
modern
in use;
the King of Squares,the Buddingothers.
Prices from
Five
to
Fifteen Dollars.

cutting should
systems
ton, and

now

Every pupilthoroughly taught.

M

S.

A.

S.

Time

called

limited.

not

\V C

236

B,

Main

Street.

Worcester
DressCutting
Academy.
Dress

demand

goods

^^NewEngland
TeaCo.,^;
273

Dodgers.

always

their

always getting a

in the

pour

hour.

buy
on

of the be-stquality.Our
many
that this is true of the
testify

slice them.

pintof bread crumbs, pepper, salt,

and a cupfulof cream
milk.
or
ing
Lay in a bakdish a layerof onions,then a layerof bread
crumbs, dividinga quarter of a pound of butttr
the repeated layers of
equally between
onions and bread crumbs, with a light sprinkling
of salt and pepper.
Have
thick layer
a
cream

most

water

-Should

tried and

side of the paper

one

cutting and

making patterns

and liningscut to
System.
draping. Teaching

tit perfectly
by the Kellogg-French
Lessons
in cutting,making and
at

residence

when

for Circular.

desired.

KooM

Tailor

Agents

Send

wanted.

Clark's

17

Block,

492

Main

Street, Worcester, Mass.

MRS.

E.

F.

S O

N.

**WORCESTER DRESS CUTTINGSCHOOL**

at
to the
527 Main
street,has removed
Main
Former
street.
720
purils are
to call ; new
welcome
and solicited. We
ones
to
cut, baste, fit and
you
drape. Open day

Formerly
Windsor,
invited
teach
and

evening.
MRS.

cut

patterns and

Dressmaking

L. F. WALSH,
Tailor

Improved

Rule

Soe

System.

linings
Proprietorof the
Agents wanted.

for.

MISS

Dessert.

For

dessert, take
in the oven,

toast

WEDDING INVITATIONS
AND

ANNOUNCEMENT CARDS
Engraved

lay a spoonful of
dainty,and calls for

Printed.

or

B.
3

WOOD,

MAPLE

leaf of

the

taste.

pie most

delicious

Hair

Cutting,
of

Making
BangH

and

or"lerR

Work

for

Friz/e8

xperlenced
promptly

(tale

at

the
in

ArtiRts

lo^rest
very
attendance.

filled.

SUPERFLUOUS HAIR CAN BE

more

once

make

pintof water

" OPTICALGOODS. drop the

and
ICanjcr^cut
curled, 35c.
liair curled,
all
Tfic, and
luade
to
order.
Wig
All
tlie
latest
Mpeclalty.
Htyles of
of

Hair

prireH.
All

I'^c.

liend

M'hole

kiudt4

Peel.

Lemon

and lemon
peels,they
orange
kept in cold water for an hour,
plate over them to keep them down.
They should then be boiled until they are
Drain
moderately tender, in clear water.

to

HAIR * DRESSING^^ PARLORS.

to

firstbe

with

while you

JEWELRY
CLOCKS,

and

CHILDREN'S

387 Main Street,

GroutBlock,
Up One Flight.
and

Orange

them, and

FINE WATCHES,

cup

KENNARD'S
AND

not

candy

To

IN

for
ingredients

are

the

should

DEALER

finger-

of your

use

should

you

half of sugar, the

These
grated rind of two lemons.

and

pulp

W. A. ENGLAND,

the

Upon

geranium.
eggs,

Candied

is very

LAJJLES'

Pie.

Three

STREET.

the better way.

This

preserve.

dine,when
it is possible
to use
them.
Into each, drop a
slice of lemon, and a flower if you have it,or
Lemon

O.

much

each

bowls, without which

C.

few delicate crackers,

put into cold

A pound
good syrup

the syrup.
makes a

rinds,and cook them

tillit

water

of sugar
; into it

thickens,

a
plateand
out, spread upon
with fine sugar.
sprinklewell, while warm,
They are delicious,and will take the place of

the

permanently eradicated by

ELECTRIC
I'rocess.

scarring

No

for any

excuse

NEEDLE

lady to

or

other

allow

injury,
growth

There

of

is

now

Hours

9 to

11

a. m.,

to 4 P- m*

then take them

REPAIRING

PROMPTLY

DONE.

394 MainStreet.

Blanch

Elberon
Orchestral
Club
Is

SELECT

prepared

to

furnish

NIUSIC

For any occasion.

Special attention paid to concert
music
for weddings, fairs,dramatic
entertainments,
etc. For terms
apply to H. B. VVentworth, Manager,
75 West street,Worcester, Mass.

H.

\4iss
SUMMRR

M:
Strket,

proctor,
Mass.

Worcbsthr.

citron often in cake.

and

pound

six

and

rose

water,
of powdered

then

tablespoonful

one

mi.\ with

this

one

sugar, the whites of si.x

of rice flour. Drop the
rounding it up
mi.xture on stiff white paper,
in a
into cakes, and bake them a lightbrown

pound
eggs,

very

and

two

ounces

moderate

oven.

Emma

SCHOOL

monds,
al-

of sweet

ounces

adding by degrees
of

RIDING

BICYCLE

Macaroons.

M.

Johnson.

no

hair to remain

her personal beauty and

her face to mar
to make
upon
Moles
also permanently reher friends unhappy.
are
moved.

WORCESTER

SKATING

Call at 507 Main

RINK.

.Street,

HOLLAND " HAVENER.

u
Fashion.

ALWAYS ON HAND!

imported robe-gowns, finest woolen

rich Oriental
borderings in
textures, with
which the shadings are
admirably blended,
the average
attractive to make
are
sufficiently
woman
forego her long-standingprejudice
can
againstrobes in general. As a rule, Amerihave never
women
patronizedlargelyrobe,
called.
sometimes
or
box-dresses,as they are
They recognizethe convenience of buying the
material,with its appropriatetrimmings,all at
like partingwith a share of
once
; but it seems
to wear
a
their boasted originality
gown, the
** The

VENISON,

WILD

TURKEYS,

CHICKENS,

GEESE,

DUCKS,

GAME,

GEORGE C. BLANCHARD,
DEALER

IN

The

Poultry, Sausages,

Butter,

tables,
Vege-

Etc., Etc.,

No. 218 Main Street,

Mass.
Worcester,

counterpart of which they

EDWARD

B.

Fine

CLAPP,

Hat,

Furnishing,

furniture

that
needs
repairing to
Montague, 271 Main street,
and have it upholstered before prices

littlesachet

alsoArtists'
Materials,
goto
description,

of which

nounced

that its result is

like "a

passingflower,"and
of musk,

scent

and Frames of every

Pictures
For Monldings,

filled with

bag

powder, the odor

House,

Worcester.
365 Main St.,

"

Haas

get out of reach.

to meet

every

now,
Athletic

other

some

is rasing the

street-crossing.It is safe to predict

of
to
attached
some
that the price-ticket
the imported robes will guard them effectually
from becoming common.
** French modistes place in alltheir dresses
at

Fashionable

chance

may

or
bill,

price of upholstery
goods sky-high. Bring your

Beef,
Pork,
Veal,
Lamb,
Lard,

McKinley

reason,

not

be
the so-called e^xtracts,which
may
to the
but not welcome
to the wearer,
in church

street

or

unpro-

fragrance
the objectionable
a

violet of

or

rose

of

some

pleasant
neighbor

especiallyon

car

cate
deli-

some

is so

simply

warm

Insuranc
Fire

day.
is white or cream
*" The preferredstationary
and save from 20 to
220 Main Street,
delicate neutral tints are
tinted,though some
cent.
Store
40 per
open evenings.
laid and woven
also used.
Both
are
papers

BOWEN

E.

W.

"

CO.,

used of octavo

size,and

in smaller

368 1
Office,

2 Main

Street,
LincolnHonse BiocL

sheets for

dress
popular marking is the adplain or in metallic
to
suit
indi
stamped
vidual taste, and vary from the singleinitialto
The

notes.

most

the top, in
Decorations
are

across

Boots

and

Shoes,

colors.

Mass.
229 Main Street,
Worcester,

CHOICE

of

full coat

arms.

*" Ladies seldom know where to put their

a
watches, since watch pockets have become

thingof the past.

the size

Cut

piecesof chamois

two

fityour watch, and button-hole them

togetheraround the lower half. Cut the front

H.

Presents
Holiday

will go

in the

and

out

centre,
in

so

easily;

that

and

Nlcke
.

Plater,
Bronzing, Lacquering

the

attach

TWICHELL,

Silver

to

piece a littlelower
watch

W.
Gold,

and Oxidizing. Also

St., Worcester,

Mechanic

13

job polishing.

Maes.

ton
a butstrong loop to the top,and fasten itover
sewed to the band of your dress skirt,
un

At

Reasonable

derneath

Prices.

basque. In this way your watch

your

is safe and very

is

*" There

convenient.
decided

protest againstvery
ton
gloves. The preferenceis for four-butglovesof glac^ kid for wearing with tailor
gowns, and for mousquetaire Suede gloves of
eight-bottonlengths with dressy toilets for
making calls,the theatre,etc.
Gray, tan and
mode
the popular choice with
gloves remain
Wide
is
lightgray for dressy wear.
stitching
not
used, except on pearlgloves,when it may
be either black or
pearl color. Sac gloves,
into which the hand
slipseasily,are for general
White
use.
gloves are fashionablyworn
with evening toilets,
and by bridesmaids, with
white or colored dresses,but light-tan
shades
abandoned.
are
by no means
a

3^8

J. P. WEIXLER,JEWELER,short
Mechanics
HallJewelry
323 Main St.,
Store.
Watches,
Sterling Solid
Rogers' Brother's, 1847, Silver

Diamonds,

Gold

Tableware,
and

and

Silver-Headed

Opera Glasses,
and Eye-Glasses, Gold Pens
Fine

Canes,

Watch

Promptly,
Reasonable

ware,
SilverPlated
brellas
Um-

Gold
and

tacles
Speccils.
Pen-

and
in

Jewelry Repairing Done

and
at
Manner,
Thorough

Prices.

*" Lizard skin

card

is the

very

the
are
Among novelties for men's use
English-lookingwalking-sticksof furze

wood, from
all

323 Main Street,

been

you

hills

of

of

Great

snarly,"in
an

immense

Britain.

It is

minding
reappearance,
stick of taffythat

twisted

maltreated.

MECHANICS HALL BUILDING.

the

"gnarly and
one

had

for

cases.

J.P. Weixler,
%

popular leather

and beaten, and otherwise

Still,if they are only "English

know," their popularityis assured.

WORCESTER

J.

S. WESBY

"

SONS,

-f BOOK * BINDINGS
OF

387

EVERY

J.

DESCRIPTION.

Mass.
Street, Worcester,

Main
W.

GREENE,

LUMBER.

and
Dealer in Stoves, Ranges
Furnaces.
and Gas
Steam
Fitting.Jobbing in all its
branches
promptly attended to. Telephone
Connection.
51 .Main Street,Cumming's block.

C.

REBBOLI,

and
Confectioner
*

^^

Caterer,

6 and 8 PleasantStreet,
Worcester.

ti(iHt

Sundayin Massachusetts.
BY

The

H.

K.

M.

good, old-time New

has drifted far away

out into an open

Knglantl Sabbath,
its colonial

from

times to

sea

the

of so-called

first

the lever of its last constitutional

use

guess to extricate statutory

meaning from

legislative
fog. The
prohibitedall secular work, of
or
shade, it provided that no

1782,
tint,hue

every

should

person

attend any concert of music upon

penalty of
five shillings
ing
walk; it prohibitedunnecessary
in the

church

city,
stepped into
waitingnear by, and the
was
that very minister.

car, that was

in the car

street

only person
All who

knew

him

regarded him

the

as

very

genuineness of integrity
his opposition
; but
from an idea in his head, instead of
sprang
from a vital and practical conviction in his
In far reachinginfluence, perhaps the
heart.
Sunday newspaper would be regarded as the
most
conspicuous violator of the 1782 act.
It
has been estimated
that 300,000 copies is the
average sale. Assuming that each copy is read
by at least three persons, we have about one
half of the entire populationof the state lending
their aid and
of the law.

influence to the direct violation

It is not

discussion

upon

our

purpose

the

to

as

to

moral

highways,pastures or orchards, penalty

No
sexton, grave
digger or

every

good work

moral

sentiment

the

up-buildingof a pure
Christian charity;
true
they stand side by side in the high councils of
and

to

The

state.

Mosaic

Sabbath

and

the Puritan

each,

no

allowed

izes the manufacture

bearer,was allowed to assist at a funeral on

person
any portionof the Lord's day, and no
was
permittedto toll any bell for such funeral
unless licensed by a Justiceof the Peace.
No
allowed to be present
person was
of music on the evening next

to

absent

himself

at

cert
con-

any

herself from

or

the

of

Sabbath, with the peculiarities

of
longer exist,and in the natural course

precedingor
succeedingthe Lord's day, under penaly of
and no
able-bodied
ten shillings,
was
person

same.

Much

is taken to fitfeet

care

Kach

customer

Careful

receives

consideration

properly.

best attention.

our

of the wants

of customers,

liulidav goods appropriate and useful.

A

largevarietyfrom

No

shoddy goods

which

to select.

lound

are

in this stock.

Infants' shoes of all widths

and

sizes.

Christmas shppers nice and serviceable.

Soft shoes to make tender feet comfortable.
shoes

Heavy

for hard

rugged

service.

Artistic shoes for dress occasions.

Latest

stylesand

Lowest

newest

pricesfound

on

novelties.
goods of

Salesmen

who

quality.

same

kindlyinterested,

are

Honestly endeavoringto pleaseeach

Only good material used in the shoes
Each

pairis well and

customer.

keep.

we

honestlymade.

and

whose
general tendency is toward
expansion, liberal thought must
seemingly
trespass upon the exacting methods of earlier
The publicopinion of Massachusetts
years.
could no longerbear the excess
of Puritan restraint;
it demanded
the letting
down of some
of its exactingbars.
the
of
So on
9th June 1887 the legislature
passed an act to further regulate
the observing of the Lord's day. It legal"

the

MECHANICSHALL SHOE STORE.

enter

phase of

this Sunday traffic. Its advocates and opponents

are
found side by side, co-workers
in

church

Some of the Reasonswhy so many

People
bny Shoesat

in the former

penetrable
im-

of

act

gentleman of Cambridge, coming over

Fulton
F'erryfrom Brooklyn to New
York, after attending

ings,
moor-

public
important work
which the colonists did, was
to
place legal
safe-guardsabout the Sabbath;
they built
around it a high moral
fence, with exacting
conscientious scruplesfor the pickets,which
the secular inertia of to-day has industriously
pulled off in its selfish greed to steal the
seventh day for mercenary
ends.
The
day
Sunlaw which the Legislaturepassed on
the
22d of October, 1782,existed,substantially,
as
it was
till
modified
enacted,
originally
by an
amendatory act of June, 18S7. Vet, while
had the Puritan characteristic
earlylegislation
of concise diction, the Supreme Judicial
about
Court, has been called upon
eighty
necessity. About

ir

the cars, and defended

the Mosaic
and Puritan Sabbath in its strict integrity.
One
Sunday a few weeks later,
a leading Christian

puttingon

Seasonable
Tender

who

understand

and

pairwarranted

every

MECHANICS

HALL

3-in Main

A.

A.

SHOE

Street,

TVorrester.

I'rank
"

H
II

STuRE,

13AY,

A.

Howland.

"f-^

care.

ods.

represented.

as

EZRA
Dr.

occasion.

great

theirbusiness.

prices on all classesof

events

and distribution of steam'

placeor

difficult feet fitted with

Keasonable
Kach

suited for any

goods

and

Only salesmen

Howland,

Pleasant

D.

D. S.

St.,

11 Llo
"L/C
Lo"
for illuminatingpnrposes
electricity
gas, or
Worcester, Mass.
publicworship of God, for the space of one
under penaltyof ten shillings. heat or motive power ; it opens the door of the
together,
61 West
Street.
Residence,
or
it
the
telephone office; permits
In brief,
Putritan statesmanship,
so
intended, telegraph
of horses, carriages,yachts and boats,
letting
and did, give over
the day, to personal consecration
RICH
MATTRESS
CO.
also street
service.aud the printing,
railway
and devout worship of God, in a
sale and delivery
" When
want
of the newspapers.
a
good no at tress of any g^ade
publishing,
you
and
i
n
so
trast
consimple manner,
strikingly
pure
old one
made
send
or
leaves the operation of the steam
us
order.
over,
car
vice
seryour
your
with the ecclesiastical veneer
of to-day. It

month

It we were
these cash penalties
for
to compare
violated law, with the market
prices of 1782,

might more
fully realize the monetary
weight of the statutory mill-stones which the
publicopinionof that day hung upon the neck
of sin. The leading Sunday industry in the
Commonwealth
is undoubtedly that of the
steam
railways. There are about 300 trains
the keeping of about 300 stations
run, involving
we

in
open, and the labor of some
500 men,
addition to the force at the stations.
The
street

railwayservice includes about 4000 persons,

of whom
have Sunday duty to perform.
Have
these corporationsbeen persistent

within the control of the railroad commissioners.

permits all service that falls

within the elastic scope of necessity
or charity
This in brief,practically
the modifi.
covers
cation of the act of 1887. The simple village
spirehas not entirelygiven way to the more
pretentiousecclesiastical tower of today,and
here and there the restful quietof the old-time
Sabbath
be found in its primitivepurity.
may
Let him who would enjoy a soulfull Sabbath
look upon the
scene, with its (luietsimplicity,
in Deersoft blendingof hill,
river,and foliage,
Sabbath
field valley,
on
day, or for
any sunny

3000

violators of the
trains of steam
of the

balance have
The
street

cars

17S2 act?

have been

Railroad
been

run

six

under

thority
au-

the

Commissioners,
in

violation of law.

Supreme Judicial Court

car

About

run

declared

operation to be unlawful

the

the

ruling

ness, kiss each

been
have

the real opposition, we

illustrating
true statement, from
an
following

less

more

official

the

upon

and the dark

and

righteous
flow of

and

been

at

than

marked

work

tides of

the

in

exacting

port.
re-

act

[to

wearing away
past,
than

of March
be

in

continued

the

thought
shore of

ment
sentiyet moral
times, has been

at

it
14,

setts.
Massachu-

liberal

is

today.

1806, Harvard
next

week.J

first-class

nrork.

St., Worcester.

Rark:

Mrs.Dr.Wm.Lee,
339

Main

Burnside
Room

to

5.
:

5.

10.30 to

9 to
Sundays,

2.

^^Fall^i^Housecl
cleansed
and
Furniture
by the NAPTIIA
Hot
Naptha
Only placein the city where
Carpets taken up and called for ; deUvered and

Carpets
PROCESS.
used.

e-laid, Fbathers
n

be left at

C. WATERS,

renovated

Bemis

"

Curtis

by

Co.'s, 423 Main

St.,New

"9\^Ht.

steam.

Orders

St., or addressed

Worcester.'Phone347-5

G0O/?J-/

MARSH
ULEsAiE
TAIL. ROYCE

laP^'r.r
'NTHEriTv
'"HE
CITY

der
UnCol-

St,.

Building

Office hours
12.30;

ebb

gfuarantee

13

storm

rock-fringed

sea

The

hereditary conservatism,

the

the leading minister in

powerful sermon
against

other.

ceaseless

The

an

Sabbath

stand

scene,

Massachusett's

mental
publicsentiment relative to the great fundawhere
of rightand wrong, has noprinciples

in compliance with the request of

offendingcorporation. In the winter of
to
1861-1S62,a general opposition was
made
the Sunday service of the street railway. As

One

cliffs of

coast, while the silver crested

deed toned clouds, like mercy

the

Boston preached

Sabbath

sterner

beaten

beingmade

take

We

It also

^S//y^"VA/ST. W0RCtSA^S".V*"5"

iS

ii,I (x^n T
Over

ward

Our Street.

on

at

this my

suspiciously
earlymoment.

"Well, you
On

street and

our

in

street !

our

There

is

nor
to the
nothing peculiarto the street itself,
dwellers there, stillit is a lively
locality.It

doesn't

part of the cityour

one
along

what

in

matter

street is located.

be the very

It may

with which

in the Directory.
you find your name
draw any picture you please
you may
it
of
and itwill be pretty sure
to fit the original.
So

Possiblyits direction is north and south

or
it may be east and west, or again, it may
follow any of the intermediate pointsthat the
original
placing of Worcester's hills caused
It may
be where
the thoroughfareto follow.
the festive "Tech"

his dulcet strains

warbles

staid
sma' hours or where the more
in the wee
and refined docent of Clark Universityroams
ruminations.

in solemn
found

be

Possibly it may

hill up

the

near

which

Normal

knowledge, or where the

boys lay plans whereby they may

Of

of the streets reserved

one
out-of-school hours present

it is

course

coasting,and

the

usual

The

festive "double

speed and mishap.

ripper"is there and woe
diminutive sled
be to the small boy whose
in the way
of this merciless engine.
comes
two
afternoons, in the week, policemen
On
to

appear

that the double

see

when

; but

number

of fun,

scenes

was

of afternoons

there

is not

runner
a

time

when

and energy.
these elements blend and that the

law

that

is

dis.

comprehend the
of the restriction. He
sees
significance
only

?
regarded
the

The

chance

for fun.

precioussled
and

parents.

lad

cannot

Sometimes

he and his

shal
brought before the city mar-

are

then

come

tears, contrition
humiliated
and

Reprimanded

and

slylythan before.
thrown
Only a few days ago two lads were
off their sleds,were
picked up insensible and
carried home.
were
Did the coasting stop ?
than

more

dead

battle would

pause because
upon its field.
that the stretcher bearers
maimed
headed
and broken

and

want

we

"Indeed"

to go.

While

down
away
goes the mercury.
faithful official is coaling up,

the

and his contract

include the warming

of allout-of-doors.

making

are

neariywild.

him

The

did

furnace

and

not

It may

or

it may

It

S.
lovelysoups."
teristics
Cockney characand its contrary.
aspiration

the

was

"Do

to

been

of

one

Gaul

children.

wounded

I
any great extent so far as
then, whatever do you do with

mutton?"

Mrs.

Sandy

hashes

was

that

; but the mark

is

roaming

her

had

no

English

They

and expose these precious

self,
Possibly he is feverish, him-

had

American

the

about

removed

not

tlemen
gen-

Pantheon

in

their hats.

of those super ofticious Americans

know
that this is a
saying,"Do
you
church and
should
that you
uncover
your

Up

came

one

heads."
"It

was

ceased

to

"Indeed," repliedone
of the men,
church, but by government
edict it
be

low.

too

remain

Recently,two

Gall.

or

Our

brought about this scene

; but the
enacted justthe same.
The school
is discovered examining the thermommaster
eter
carefully. The reading is away
very
the point required. He
below
feels
down
to

Scotland?"

friend meant.

Paris.

was

It will not do

in

to

"Well

thought that it

hang near the

that draughty window.

have

not

comfortable himself

asked,

who

woman

'ashes

any

no, not

cold

your

good

same

make

you

"Why,
They
sleep- know."
ing

few

boys who

scene

Adair

they do
retires in

would

close

so

; but

Mrs.

of

are

that he gets are filledwith visions

of the mercury
slowlybut surely going below
that mark of sixtydegrees. If he could have
the thermometer

Robin

or

don't know

! I

disgust having forgotten the

not

moments

his way

'airs."

the

boys

loweringthe windows

"Oh

such

make

neighbor

her

to

like Scotch

so

Laurie

Is it Annie

what ?"

or

do

repliesMrs. Sandy, and what do you

like best?

can
we
get ahead of the janitor."
Janitorsand teachers are having a lively
time through these same
boys who live on "Our
street." They throw open
and
the windows

some

one

years

since."

The

know
the difference
gentleman said, "Do
you
between
yourselfand Caesar?" "No,"

other

"What
is it?"
says the crestfallen Westerner,
ing
judge accuratelythe feeldivided
"Well, its justthis. Caesar's Gaul was
explainsto the youths,
into three parts ; yours is stillundivided."
who hurry away with all possiblespeed, lest
rise before they are out of sight,
the mercury
The
Universal Strife.
for they know that a chunk
of ice was
held
cricket
A
insect
fed
thermometer
till
againstthe bulb of that same
Too
small for eyes to see,
announced.
What
the master
was
a
guileless
A field
taptured the cricket
youth that teacher must have been !
And hushed his minstrelsy.
and may
of the room.

not

He

on

an

mouse

Playsand Players.

gray shrike pounced on the field mouse

And
hung him on a thorn,

And

l"rom

Chanfrau

Henry

Clara Morris

has entered

is making

journalism.

next

is to

with Edwin

year

Modjeska's place

and

Mather

has

has

majority. She
Goodwin

his life in his

It is from

the

cruel shrike

corn.

beast by flood and

field,

degree,

rifle laid old

,.\ndDeath"

for

scored

divorce

from

-Earnest

Reynard

Death

low.

looked at

me.

McGaffey.

"Sarah Bernhardt
isn'tEnglish,isshe?"
the judge.
"No," repliedthe major; "why do you ask?"
"Her
serpent got angry the other day, and
she dropped her asp irate."" Pittsburg Chronicle.
asked

the

biggesthit of
Mountaineer."

play, "The

new

of that well-known

the pen

writer,Lea..der

My

joinedthe professional

sued

has

on

waving

the other,
Prey one
upon
ordained to be
'Twasthus

Dr.

Haberkom.

her husband, Emil

bird and

Of every

Fay, is the first

Koch's newly

be inoculated with
discovered lymph.
to

Margaret

the

Booth.

Hugh Fay, of Barry

actor

down

came

over

out on the red-tailedhawk

a fox sprang
"
under a fallen tree,
From

money.

take

hawk

.^nd
For

JuliaMariowe

Nat

littlemore

No

and

Funny.

good Engligh lady

the border, "I

over

mighty good

guess

he

goes out from the august presence, but the

chances are he will continue to slide,only a

there

Park

Says

get it down

room,

There's

this

would

Is it at all strange

nerve

know

sixty you
the
skating on

lowed
al-

satisfythe young
folks?
There is snow
ice with a tempting
or
surface,here is a sled with a boy brim full of
of

cool off the

below

Not too
a

were

Academy
lads at foot ball, or
vanquish the Norwich
that ancient portion called Pacachoag
on
Hill where
so
boys congregate for
many
educational.
Very likely it may
purposes
be hard by the school where the military lads
thinking themselves
are
embryonic Grants
and Napoleons. So then, itwill not be neces;
examine
closelythe map of the
sary for you to
cityto find "Our street." You will find it anywhere
and everywhere.
for

to

so

girls

in search of

climb

to

got

"How's

earlyfor ?"
get there right

you off

are

see, we've

so's

away,

What

boy

dramatic

Richardson.

field's
Clyde Fitch, the author of Richard Manssuccessful play, Beau
Brummel
most
two
one
or
popular novels, is a young
man
twenty-fouryeals old, a recent graduate
and of

clergyman recently left Liverpool in

large ocean
steamer, and, beginning to feel
uncomfortable after leaving the mouth
of the

sought the captain to learn if there was

danger. The captain, in response, led
clergyman to the forecastle and told him
Although Rich and Harris are not getting to listen to what was
but not a moment
longer staid they.
The
man
clergygoing on.
independentlywealthy out of the Worcester
But there is nothing strange in all this,their
shocked to hear the sailors swearing
was
struck
"A
have
Theatre,
winner
a
in
fathers did justthe same
they
before them.
big
The
vigorouslyand expressed his horror to the
Straight Tip," the farce comedy in which
had
If Eden
prompting is as old as Adam.
captain. The captainmerely remarked : "Do
is starring.The
already
snow
and a back street covered with a slippery James T. Powers
profits
would
in such a
swear
you think these men
this season
have amounted
to
a
surface,two to one, that Cain, Abel and the
upon
snug
ifthere was
manner
any real danger ?" wherewere

These

grim

carried

lads

off the

rest whose

have not

names

improved that
what

saw

same

had been said

come

down

sliding place,no

to

us,

matter

againstit.
On a very frostymorning recently,
of
one
the small boys who make
street" melo.
"Our
discovered making his way schooldious was

college,and

of Amherst

has

many

river

friends in

any

this city.

the

littlefortune.

Apropos
the
know

to

the parson
the visit of

citythis week
that she

Holyoke

has

barrel of

given to
candy as

seemed

satisfied and

retired.

day or two after,during a severe storm, the

captainsaw the clergyman proceeding with
his return
the children of
to the forecastle, and
on
difficulty
heaven they're
a
Christmas rehim exclaim : "Thank
membrance.overhead
swearing yet !"

UUie

it may

be

Akerstrom

to

interestingto

IvI^HT

19

WHITNEY'S
LINEN

STORE.

Old Fashioned,
GrassBleached,

Round

Strong

Linens.

These

in allwidths and are particugoods come

larly
adaptedfor embroiderywork.

SamplesSent
Temple

on

Application

Place,

Boston.

LKiHT
Zi

House.
A

fan

party

be

can

The

made

odd

very

Clark

and

unique,by using all sorts of fans, both

large
small, simple and elaborate,for decorations.
Arrange your flowers in fan shapes,
have the souvenirs
fans,serve
the ices in the
shape of fans, and by the aid of all
your
brightideas,you will have a
very yiiw-y affair.
Japanese fans are very pretty,and can be obtained

KmmL

and

335 Main Street,

Worcester.

reasonable

at

store.

at

have

all the pretty fans

your friends
such a time no one
is expected to

at

enough decorations of their

Emma

C. Hewitt

be marked.

Co.

Japanese

any

Horrow

have, for

Furniture,

rates

Sawyer

478

482

to

Main

thinks that children should

often does it for
us, by
But if,on careful examination

Nature

moles,scars,

etc.

of the

child's

body, no such permanent

appears, let the mother, she says, have
marked
in such a way
that she would
know him.
A slightscratchingor prickingof
the skin, and a few
drops of India ink, and
a littlespot that cannot
possibly disfigurethe
child is placed out of
sight,perhaps, but it is
i/iert.;
and the mother
can
never
be in doubt
to her own
as
child.
mark

The

hurry

and

drive

him

Carpets

The
had

physicalenemy

worst

has

has

woman

Christmas
live

so

time

trade

and

are

in

wants

the narrowness
of life,which
littleto think of, that she had endless
for worry.
She gains in
harden

andRugs,
take

black

piece of
ammonia
half

to

hot

water

various

our

supply

The

as

or

allow

the many

us

to

enumerate

useful articles

dried in this manner.

white flannel rubber

we

you

have

Glass

of the

same

"

with

AND

clean white cashmere.

Goods
Housefurnishing

Demorest

speaks of "Phonograph dinners"

as
very novel and entertaining,
and says they
greatlyrelieve the monotony of the half hour
after dinner.

Gifts.
Holiday

to

"

the

PhiladelphiaLedger.

"

have in stock,suitable for

Do

sing

while

after which

is allowed to talk,
into the wonderful machine,
opportunityis given for all to

an

listen to their

mense,

much

PIMHAM " WILLIS,

Street.

voices.

own

silver spoon, for the former

In

try

to

and

to

Birthday
all

serve

the

of

with
our

im.

ment
assort-

Holiday

departments
you

best

and

good

we

ents.
Presshall

promptness
ability.

holds

more.

Do

not

Scald
Do

Main

GOODS

simple

was

stillhave

we

for

in FANCY

BRIC-A-BRAC

and

measuring ingredients
in cooking it is
best to use a cup of a straightshape, and use
the same
size and shape of cup
throughout
Also, when
a
tablespoonfulof anything is
called for, do not use
an
iron cooking-spoon
instead of

trade

our

Everyone

whistle

or

When

355

of

part of
bottle,adding

liquids. Keep it corked except while

you are wettingthe rubber, as nothing makes
ammonia
flyaway so rapidlyas the addition of
hot water.
Rub the mixture
on, and dry by
around a clean broom
rolling
handle, stretching
the skin quitetightand
very smoothly upon
it as you roll. It will requireno
ironingif

size of this
space will

your

departments

other

not

still

we

improved recipe)

glove for your rubber,

cashmere.
Put
one

three of alcohol in

much

as

silk (an

kid

black

to

heavy

China,

"

black

ready

of
and

her heart

despisethe home.
The
questionof the home, instead of being
ignored,is being treated with scientific care
and unsparing devotion.
The Chautauquan.
whole

clean

over

physical
intellectuality
and

force with every step toward

Nor
spirituality.
does she
toward humanity and

To

is

Crockery,

ever

been

her

gave

St.

own.

not

let coffee and

wooden
let one

ware

tea

stand in tin.

often ; but keep tins

dry.

THE

CLARK-SAWYER

week's

mending stand over

tillthe next, if possible;
for,by that time your
burden
will seem
like Cain's, "greaterthan
you

can

bear.

478 TO 482 MAIM STREET.

CO

call

To

at

Model

my

of

and evening star,

Sunset

And
And

anything

clear call for

one

would

In

such

But

of its kind.

establishment

metropolitan

which

And

And

Kendall,

Carpets
Furniture,
Ranges,

And

we

And

if desired. Prices

sold on instalments
Goods
low as any house in New

If I

successful

Building.
MANTELS,

WOOD

Cherry, Oak,

is

land, he
NO.

Old

that, and it is his

done

highest

the

be

he

in the

failure." Ella

pitiable

Stand.
who

One

LATHROP
564

done

Wilcox.

Wheeler

STREET,

MAIN

156

Miller's

W.

HOLIDAY GIFTS.

achievingwealth or
cess.
that he is a grand suc-

most

has

he

what

matter

of

not

fault,though

own

No
way

If he has

SMITH " ADAMS,

H.

made

has

honors, if he

Etc.

should

the

in

done

not

MUSICAL

the meaning of a
always say a man
for his
happy home

to define
I

man,

children.

wife and

-OF"

Man.

always

has

who

Hall

pleasure ;

at

to

asked

were

the words.

glad or sweet or sad

grow
the measure.
fashion

choose

we

Successful

England.

Mass.
No. 319 Main St.,
Worcester,

Birch,

A SPLENDIDSELECTION

writes

are

the tones

As

GOODS.

HOUSEKEEPING

HARD

bar.

the

crost

; God
songs
to music
set them

lives

Our

Mechanics

Place

or

far,

me

face to face

Tennyson.

"

as

bear
Pilot

I have

When

of Time

bourne

our

may
my

see

IN

DEALER

AND

out

flood
to

deep

the boundless

out

sadness of farewell,

no

I embark

The
I hope

be

here

tho' from

For

foam.

from

the dark !

that

after

may

When

Horace

and

drew

evening bell,

and

Twilight

STREET.

FRONT

bar.

asleep,

seems

home.

again

Geo.E.
Fairbanks,
Druggist,

of the

sea.

moving

tide as

that
Turns

10

to

full for sound

Too
When

Respectfully,

me

moaning

no

I put out

find

to

expect

be

there

may

When

They

Bar.'

the

"Crossing

Store

Drug

in want

When

invite

cordially

I most

Flashes.

Light

of

Readers

The

BROTHERS,

MAIN

STREET,
square.)

to wake.

and

thrive

work-time

of man's

with

the unseen

Greet

cheer

and back

forward, breast

him

-AND"

in the bustle

No, at noonday

Strive

would

baffled to fightbetter.

fall to rise,are

we

Sleep

Bid

worsted, wrong

dreamed, though rightwere

triumph.

Held

Men's and Cliildren's4-^Ladies',

Pianos

breast

break,

clouds would

doubted

Never

Never

(franklin

marched

^turnedhis back, but

never

forward.

Or2:ans,

either should be.

fare ever
There

as

"Speed" fight,or

! Cry

here!"

as

"Browning.

of most

approved

THE

Of that which

of manufacture.

process

he shall

WELT.

GOODYEAR

Invited.

SKATES

BEST

IN

THE

HOLLAND "
507

Main

Worcester.

WALTERS,

Shirt

Custom
HATTER

175

HAVENER,

Street,

TOM

Main
L.

MARKET!

AND

JR.,

youth,of

much

as

age

as

that

MUSIC

Day's

give us men ! A time like this demands

Strong minds, great hearts,true faith and ready hands
whom

Men

whom

Men

who

the lust of office does

spoilsof office
opinions and
possess
the

Men

who

have

Men

who

can

honor

cannot

who

men

stand before

not

buy

lie ;

demagogue,
flatteries without

sun-crowned,
and

In

LINE.

MUSIC

THE

IN

EVERYTHING

ETC.,

winking.
the fog.
who
live above
privatethinking.
publicduty
creeds,
For while the rabble,with their thumb-worn
Their
large professionsand their littledeeds.
lo ! Freedom
weeps.
Mingle in selfish stiife,
rules the land, and waiting Justicesleeps.
Wrong
"Dr.
J. G. Holland.
his treacherous

And damn
Tall men,

TURE,
LITERA-

kill ;

will ;
will not

SIC
MU-

BOUND
MUSICAL

BOOKS,

LIOS,
FO-

AND

ROLLS

MUSIC

BOX
AND

STOOLS

ELEGANTLY

God
Men

MUSIC

BOXES,
PIANO

SCARFS,

Demand.

NETS,
CABI-

MUSIC

INSTRUMENTS,

BAND

will.

he

NOVELTIES,
The

SKATES

desires in

man

in

Goethe.

"

Inspection

have

in

fflato,

An

excellent

new

piano.

time

WE SELL ON

to

exchange

your old for

INSTALLMENTS.

FURNISHER,

Mass.
Street, Worcester,

J. ZAHONYI,

Holyoke Daily Democrat,

The
Charles

Pratt, son

E.

city,is business
old quarters and
Hall
Hibernian

John
Confectioner
andcaterer,

streets.

quarters

for

evening when

348 Main Street,

Mass.
Worcester,

its friends.

of

C.

manager,

has secured

B.
has
new

of whtch
Pratt

outgrown
ones

Mr

of this
its

in the

and
of Front
building,corner
occupied its new
paper
the first time last Wednesday
a quiet receptionwas
given to

S.R.Leland"So

The

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MAIN

STREET,

AGENTS.

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23

MARVEL!

MARVEL!
Or,

The

evidence

exists which

is

accumulates

robbingour

largenumber

The

of

The

HAIR

people,both

ORNAMENT

purchasersof

"

and

Healthy

those alreadybald.
It cures
on
for its extensive
accounts
satisfactorily
We
to
are
continually
listening

of

Hundreds

The secret has at last been found.

and wonderful
in its results. We

THIS

L ,"

by

those whose

Hair

cause

hair has fallen out

or

invite your

I have

regarding
happy to say that
It entirelyfreed
"

this dire evil is being rapidly

seminated.
dis-

overcomes

of

Hair,

for two

in smiles ; Ladies
them.

with

beaming

countenances

with

joy,

doing for

Bald, old

attention

to

or
a

are

MarveL

using

Marvel
young, in
few testimonials.
"

Worcester, July 29, 1890

energizercalled Marvel,"
past, for baldness, with pleasing

used the hair

months

success

tv^orker.

Citizens

for the

28,

1890.
Marvel,"

and

^\^0]N^DER

Worcester

Worcester, March
query

some

PROTECTION.

Vigorous growth

Bald men
with hair growing,and faces wreathed
relate in glowing words what Marvel has done and is

your

that

25 years of age, of

Its
Eczema, Dandruff, Irritation of the Scalp, Headaches, "c.
small amount
of advertising.
sale,with only a comparatively
the story of the

OF

nSl^aiC

Testimonials

FACT,

gentlemen,under

AND

knowledge that "Marvel"

successfully
grappleswith
It prevents falling
out, quicklyrestores

even

reply to

DEPLORABLE

ladies and

the truth of the assertion.

In

FOOD.

and emphasizesthe
daily,

young

NATURE'S

isfalling,
demonstrates

VITAL

;" fascinatingin its application,

Worcester, May
Dear

"

"

Sir

Marvel,"

"

or

In

replyto

Vital

Hair

9, 1890.
inquiryregarding

your

Food,

I have

used

it

with great satisfaction and can heartilyrecomIt has also been used
mend
unexpected success.
off of the hair. Two
it. It is all you
claim for it, a wonderful
or
by my daughterfor falling
all it is representedto be.
my
checked
have
Hair
Restorer.
three applications
it.
I
effectually
head from
dandruff
and restored the
at once,
Mrs. E. S. Sherman.
noticed that it cleanses the scalp,and gives new
The growth of the
scalpto a healthycondition.
of the hair,and
life and vigorto the appearance
hair is necessarily
and by natural process
Oxbridge,Mass.,Oct. 6, 1890.
greatly
as a hair dressingcan
hardly be excelled, as it
stimulated.
I feel perfectlyfree in givingit my
I have used
the
Marvel
for two
months.
the objectionableoil and
to be free from
seems
Chas.
H. Bowker.
hearty endorsement.
My hair is wonderfullyimproved, and a bald
used
hair
which
is
in
so
rations.
prepagenerally
grease
Insurance
Agency.
growth of hair. After
spot is filled with a new
E. R. FiSKE, Publisher.
of waiting,the important discovery
so
many
years
Worcester,April8, 1890.
has at last been
made; and there is now no
Worcester, July 26, 1S90.
Dear Sir : "I have tried your
Marvel, or Vital
of
heads
of
for
short
excuse
elegant
anything
I have used the
Marvel," or Vital Hair Food,
Hair Food," and can
heartilyendorse it,as the
and women.
with astonishingresults. hair,for both men
most
thorough and best hair cleanser on the for about two months
ELLEN
B. TAFT.
scalp
market.
It removes
dandruff as nothingelse will, It immediatelystopped an irritation of my
suffered for years.
It has
which
I have
from
and almost instantly
relieves pain across
the top
Worcester, Oct. 6, 1890.
of
hair
where
I
was
caused a fine growth
already
of the head.
It tones up the hair and scalp,and
fallingout many
My hair commenced
years
the hair I had, and
I am
bald, and stimulated
its freedom
from oil renders its use
also
very agreeable.
quite bald. I was
ago, until I became
have
as
satisfiedthat I shall soon
good a head troubled with
F. A. Cutter, Draughtsman.
caused
This
much
me
eczema.
and no mistake.
It is justimmense,
of hair as ever.
commenced
I
especially
nights.
using
suffering,
Worcester, July 24, 1890.
Dr. J. M. Stevens, Vet. Surgeon.
The
"Marvel"
about two
months
tion
irritaago.
Dear
Sir:
The
"Marvel"
is rightlynamed.
and a healthycondition
al once
was
allayed,
I have used it two
month.s with great satisfaction.
Worcester, July 28, 1890.
restored to the scalp. My hair is now
growing
It is soothingto the head and cleanses the scalp
Marvel"
Hair Restorer with
I have used the
I am
pleased to give
nicelyall over my head.
results. For the head
perfectly;makes the hairgrow rapidlyand gives pleasingand satisfactory
enilorsement
and recPm.
this article my
hearty
it a healthy and
I would
and hair it is indeed a great medicine.
glossy appearance.
11. HARVEY,
Architect.
mendation.
W.
is rightlynamed, and all perrecojnmend it to ladies who
desirous
Marvel
of a
The
sons
are
beautiful head of hair.
Mrs. Smith
Bowen.
using it will be greatlypleasedby so doing.
Worces.er,October, 1790.
S. Dowen,
Walter
Draughtsman.
for the hair,I
Having used your "Marvel"
Worcester,July 25, 1890.
in statingthat I consider it a
take great jjleasure
It givesme
pleasure to endorse an article of
Spencer,July 28, 1890. great discovery,inasmuch aj'after usingit a few
genuine merit like
Marvel," or Vital Hair
for a few weeks
used the "Marvel,"
I have
times it has eutirelystopped the itchingof my
Food.
It cleanses the hair,stops its falling
out,
of long duration, and it
only,but find it cleanses the scalp splendidly, alp caused by eczema
promotes
a vigorousgrowth, and actually
causes
and gives lustre and vigorto the hair. It is as
head wonderfully.
hair grow
on
IS making new
my
a new
growth where baldness has taken place.
excellent
Hair
Energizer.
W. H. Dl-NTO.N,
you claim, an
The above I know from personalexperience.
A. Miller.
Vital Hair

Food, I

am

it is

and

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or

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"

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Gallon

or

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Worcester,
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allOrders
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benefits

Worcester

carefullyexplaining the plan and

documents

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see

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The
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ested
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Every one interDoor
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By simply pressing
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be quickly and
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Can
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Must
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prepared to make
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of
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for
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terms
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Vol.

WORCESTER,

II.

MASS.,

"Morn.
Waked
by the circlinghours, with rosy hand
the gates of light."
"Milton.
Umbarred

of
was
English verse
great master
tory
happier than when he pictured the vicDarkness.
The
conflict is
of Light over
ever
on, though the ultimate triumph is assured
shall be no more
in the words, "There
night."
turn to light,
we
Instinctively
long ere we
The

never

its source

know

or

value.

shudder

We

the dawn, the

Give
us
alternative,Blucher.
sunrise,rather than the end of day, the sunset.

in the Front

Henry

the

of the

Old

Farmer's

manac
Al-

place, "Aboutthis" time

look -out" for
new-year's"resoluWendell
ips
Philtions-and-annual-swearings-off."
the number
of jokes
once
fullyenumerated
that were
in existence.
There
are
just forty.
Any seeming addition is only a variation on
this double score.
Unquestionably the New
Year's fun will come
under Phillip's
tion
classificathe subjectthis
; but if all that is said on
to be compared
year throughoutthe world were
with that said last January, there would really
standing joke

"

is in

"

be very littledifference.
The
chestnuts
kept well. Just a triflemore
musty, but
for years to come.
Anent

have

good

succeed

may

suspect and

kind, are

if

better than your friends

resolutions,of whatever

good
kept a singleday

even,

there

is

Societies.

The

snow

storm

city an

years

unknown.

of Christmas
old fashioned
However

week

has given

look, for
much

some

in

Worcester

and

Benefits of Horticultural

entertainment

an"

columns.

has many

agenciesfor instruction,
duly constituted by law, and

those

these,

among

President,

Following meetings will be

our

aside from

it would

the value

be

difficultto

influence

and

esti

over

of her

Natural

History Society. Many a boy and girlhas, in

the rooms
formed
occupied by the organization,
love for nature
a
that only death
endcan
There is a regular,systematic method
of dealing
with science here that cannot
be too highly
commended.

Under

the

curators
intelligent

At

temperature.
is

of faithful and

care

interest is

present

Mr.

kept
F.

givinginstruction in the Science

at

L.

some

thin

1891.

3,

London

No. 45

There

many

you"

the tale of

to

remarks

W.

that
five

sold the

in

one

season.

how

much

No

It

is

would

be

in Worcester

his

the

was

existence

and

right. The

We

have

Art

Club.

our

of

phase of the license

than the
questionhas ever arisen in Worcester
petitionof interested partiesthat no drinking
Street and
places may be opened on Front
to keep them
the companion movement
out of
Street also.
Is not this a very good
Mechanic
in
illustration of the difficulty findinga suit
able place for a boil .' Most people preferto

Their

be

that

prevented

can

may

have been

final

lection
yet, the col-

As

arrange

in
moneyed men
to
keep it so ?

Art. Society and our

Money has been left to
itnot

seem

facts, the
in

art

this

permitted to

common

was

the

Students'
found

art

strange if,in the

valuable
lection
col-

America,

in

line,

from

away

of thinking

way

of temperance

most

go

tion
disposi-

state ; his

consummation

any

there

was

the work

cannot

intended.
Are

he

was

to the

as

of art, we

have

these
of

should

What

purposes

Would

museums.

B.

tion
collecclaimed

He

doubt

no

his diversion.

death

his

pictures.

gathering together

of his works

late John

sightof

largestprivatecollection in

there is

Gough's

face

of the

call for

to

of Cruikshank's
that

sudden

now-

respond

listof famine

our

stricken victims is less

visitor at the home

No

Gough failed

to know
interesting

annually used

remarkable

more

crime

Miller, in his reminicenses,

is intact.
ported
1815 Daniel Waldo, Jr.,imWorcester
who

fifteen years
later.Miller and Rice
material in
thirtybarrels of the same

made

and

Worcester,

hearts that

are

places even
largerthan our
city. Notwitlistanding all that is done there
is much
to do to brightenDarkest
Worcester.

than

more

always with
place,itis

or

than that in many

to

gallonjar of Copal varnish and

for 5' 5 00 per gallon. A little

same

ye have

poor

sufferingand that

marked

that he may

Henry

gaunt
of the

Song

written of any time

If we
have a Darkest

rejoicethat there

Mr.

Mr.

"The

we

sections.

where

not

universal.
let us

"The

case.

was

his chance.

will follow with interest

but

stricken

reigns supreme.

of years,

Readers

tenth

woe

in Worcester

Shirt is sung
by many a Hickeningflame, and
"The
Bridge of Sighs" has its counterpart in

Volapukclassification will be necessary

Perhaps a new
bring this subject under Natural Science.
Be this as it may, the language will be of utility
to the Natural
History Student and here is

appearing in Light, from week

week, prepared by Mr. Hutchins.

our

garrets

are

famine

high

Hutchins

of

proportions

certainlyhave

of

to

gain. Strength of character is indicated by

lished
struggleswith and triumphs over
long estabhabits.
If those habits be confirmedly
bad where is the chance for levityover
a
orous
vigeffort to escape.
The
beginning of the
is an
e.xcellent time to begin a clear
new
year
record.
are
Many
tryingit. Join the ranks,
matter
who laughs. He
no
laughs best who
laughs last.

to the

Influence

nounced

The

gives the first,

January Sth

the articles

swearing off ! It is a good plan to try

it. You

Street Hall.

L. Parker

"The

on

mate

edition

new

JANUARY

place. There are many

excellent farms in the
known
are
all the misery. Boston
; but not
cityof Worcester, not to mention the county.
has purlieusso
dark
that day lighthardly
During the present season
Horticulture,reaches them and "Slumming" has been a
akin to Agriculture,
is to receive unusual attention
Christian duty for years
with good people in
from the County's Society. On successive
those cities. How
is it here .' Are
all Worcester
ter
Thursdays, prominent citizens of Worcespeople comfortably clad and fed .' Are
and other places in the Commonwealth
all dwellers here warm
to-day.' Probably,our
will give addreses
branch of the subon
ject
some
"submerged" fraction does not arise to the

its

at

dangers.
opposite,for in it may lurk unseen
"Oh that the long,long night was
past,"is the
refrain of many
a
vigil. Matins are
weary
preferable to vespers.
Wellington, alone,
he preferred the
prayed for night; but even

In the

SATURDAY,

on

the

originalcause

us

subject
of Mr.

ural
natIt was
Gough's liking for Cruikshank.
that he should lieginto gather reminders

of his friend

and

this unrivaled

number

of

pictures is the result.

We

are

soon

to

It belongs in ter.
Worcesbuilding
a new
library
open

with ample space

for receiving. Why
people may shiver at the sight of the
might not this lot go into it as the chief object
and long for Florida
and
snow
California, have it on some
A
desirable acother fellow.
companiment
in a new
department ? Norwich, Connecticut,
there is no doubt that more
people rejoicein
would be a statement
to the petitions
through the generosityof Mr. .Slater,has an
The
seeing the earth completely covered.
It
voted.
to just how
the petitioners
as
Art Gallerywhere the student may
study and
and remote
near
is glorifiedin its
scenery
might have weight,though for all Light knows
have
the many
who
Among
acquired
copy.
mantle of purity.There is an indication of rest
to the contrary,
name
represent a
may
every
not
there
fortunes
in
this
of
is
some
ours
city
that only a snow
covered winter affords.
neath No
BeLicense voter.
and
who
rise
to this occasion
can
one
equal
the icy barriers, water
and
earth are
the
should
beseech
Suppose other streets
retain in Worcester
this wealth of genius? If
than when e.xposedto the bleak winds
warmer
in like manner
! What
then !
City Government
not
combine
one, are there not several who can
of our
chill New
England. Ice cutters and
Must the licenses be granted any way .' This
and make
to their city a gift of the precious
ice users
alike rejoiceover
harvest.
a plentiful
to decide; but the request
is for the wise men
collection.
would
The
enjoy
great public
benefit.
They expect to reap a common
and the pubis accepted as a report of progress
lic
than
Cruikshank
later arti.stsof
some
more
blooded

so

Ever since Senator

George L. Hoar proved
cester
from the census
conclusively
report that WorCounty was one of the most prominent
Shires in the United States,refer,
Agricultural
ences
Jo bucolic affairs have seemed
quitein

reads

Is there

it.

Darkest

phrase of Stanley's title as

Booth

has

thinking.

set

The

men

The

Worcester?

and

used

women

plague spots

by General

in America
of

para

New

to

York

He needs no interpreter. His

greater fame.
meaning is always apparent. Then, hallowed
by association with the collector,Mr. Gough's
Cruikshanks
time.

would

be

an

inspirationfor all

IvICiHT

Church

Notes.

UNITARIAN.

The

Elmer

Arthur

Rev.

at

Advent

Hall,

Hatch, the blind college

lecture

"Education"

on

Main

492

street, Monday

evening.
HAPTIST.

Mr.

E.

Edwin

Tubbs, secretaryof the

young

Bible Class of the First

BaptistChurchy
books by
presentedwith several religious
W.
shall
Marclass last Sunday. Mr. Ernest
made the presentation.

mens'

parish meeting of the Church

Entertainments.
of

the

ADVENT.

graduate,delivered

annual

Unity was held Monday evening,Hon. W.

W.
Rice
Officers
being moderator.
were
elected

follows: Parish

committee, W. W.
Rice, CleorgeS. Barton, James A. Colvin, B.
W. Childs,Sullivan Forehand, Albert A. Barker,
Stephen J. Waite, A. A. Rheutan and F.
B. White ; clerk, E.
F. Tolman
; treasurer,
Rockwood
Hoar; auditor, H. B. Fairbanks;
superintendent of the Sunday school. Dr. A.
C.

as

Getchell

assistant

superintendent,Mrs.
Alia Woodford.
the
made
Appropriations were
to the amount
of $7050 and the plans for enlarging
the
basement
the Pleasant street
by e.\cavatingunder the
Thirteen couples from
north
end
of
the
church
were
to
ride
cester,
Leia
favorably
sleigh
Baptistchurch, enjoyed
considered.
was
last Tuesday evening, where supper
served and the evening was
spent with music
UNIVERSALIST.
was

and games.

Rev. Almon

Gunnison, D. D., pastor of the

First Universalist church, is to deliver a course

CONGREGATIONAL.

There
to

are

fortyapplicationsfor admission

the Old South

church

of

Sunday evening lectures

to

young

Ullie Akerstrom
week.

As

theater

was

to be

reason

Worcester

proud of
her

gave

stated in last week's

Light

last
the

noon
largeenough Thursday afterand evening to hold those who
wished
admission.
in
ble
Friday night, spiteof the terrifull and Saturday
storm, the theater was
not

afternoon

and

Light

not

has

evening, it

the space
thingsit wishes to about
Little

was

to say

again filled.
all the good

her. Probably the

performances were "A

successful of the

most

Busybody" and

"Anette, the Dancing

ity
presentationof "The Old Curiosas
the
.Shop,"was not (juiteas satisfactory

Girl."

The

others.
The

attraction offered

week

"Kajanka,"

was

The

best features

people

the

the

were

first half of the

spectacular piece.

acrobatic
extraordinary

work of the "Marlanis"

during January and February,under the auspices

tomorrow.

has

the reception which

and the transformations

in the third act.

of the

tures
Chapin Club. The dates of the lecAt Parle church
communion
will
tomorrow,
and
the subjects,
musical
including two
celebrated in the morning and the pastor, Rev.
evenings, are as follows : January 4, a praise
E. G. FuUerton, will preach his farewell sermon
meeting devoted to congregational
singing and
in the evening.
instrumental
Good
music; January 11, "A
The Piedmont
Sunday school elected, last
in
the
Start;" January iS, "Getting On
officers
follows
as
:
Sunday,
Superintendent^World ;" January 25, "Helps and Hindrances
assistant superinMarvin T. Taylor; second
tendent, to Success;"
February i. Vesper and praise
Eugene Van De Mark ; secretary and
Use and Abuse of
service; February S, "The
treasurer, F. N. Cooke; assistant secretary and
ruary
FebMoney;" February 15, "Amusements;"
Orr ; musical director,Seth
treasurer, W. W.
"(leorge
22,
Washington;" March
i,
mediate
Richards; librarian,M. F. Brierly; in the inter"The Art of Living."
department, superintendent,Mrs. B.
Mrs. G.
F. Knowles; assistant superintendent,
Y. M.
C. A.
H. Miller; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. E. E.
The Young Men's Christian association conference
Putnam
directress,Miss
Jessie M.
for the fifth district of Massachusetts
; musical
in
D. Hamilton
perintendent,
the primary department,suand Rhode
Island will be held in Westboro,
;
Mrs.
M. P. Higgins; assistant
Jan 3, 3 and 4. The opening session will be
Mrs. C. E. Ingraham ; musical
held at the M.
E. church, F'ridayevening, the
superintendent,
A. W.
directress,Mrs.
Ingraham ; librarian, 2nd. Among the speakerswill be Paul PlumF. B.
William Balcom.
C. F". Rugg, G. S. Blakely and
mer,
Knight of this city and Judge William T.
Plymouth Church. Dr. Mc CuUagh preaches
of
Westboro.
The associations incluForbes
and recepin morning at 10.30.
Communion,
tion
of members, 3.30 p.m.
Thursday evening ned in this district are Clinton, Fitchburg,
North
Brookfield, Southbridge, Westl)oro,
North
China,
Rev. Mr.
Chapin, missionary
ter
Worcester, Worcester
Academy and Worceswith stereopticon
will give lecture on missions
PolytechnicI nstitute.
day,
views.
Daily meetings Monday p.m., TuesColvin gave a pleasant party at
Miss Anna
Wednesday and Friday evening.
her residence,28 Elm street, last Monday evr-

ning.

METHODIST.

Laurel Hill.

its mission

will

no

complished
ac-

Mr. Sanderson
has done a grand work,
paid off the debt of the church, reseated it

ing
it generally. For his remain-

and transformed
jrtar and

enjoy a

fraction, he should

largeshare of otimii

cum

dignitate.

the 30th.
(Jrace. Had
an
oyster supper
Watch
night,the 31st.,and receptionJanuary
I St.

Webster

Square receptionJanuary

ist.

are
Methodists
managing a
Pleasant street and
prosperous enterpriseon
Chaplain Louis N. Beaudry is laboring among
the French people.

Missions.

Mrs.

Colvin,

Mi.ss

Eleanor Blake received.

furnished music for
catered.
publongerbe lished.

Metliodist," having

"The

Colvin

and

Mi.vs

tra
John Heron's orchesdancing and Zahonyi

In Mr. Wall's new

book, pleasingcontract is
between
today and yesterday in the
of Presbyteranism. Now, calls are given
in Brooklyn
to clergymen of that denomination
foremost ministers here.
and they become
erected for
Then, tlie very building that was
torn
down
by those
purposes of worship was
form
of
of that particular
who did not approve
doubt
that
the
Lord.
There can
be no
serving
the world is growing better.
made

At next meeting, Jan.

will entertain President

Wesleyan University.

12,

the

15. P.

Social

Union
of

Raymond

the coming

among

attractions is
Cor.

and

Thursday. The critics in other places speak

his coming is
very highly of his acting and
awaited

with interest.

excellent

An

concert
was
given in Pilgrim
Tuesday eveningto a fair-sized
included choruses by
program
tho Pilgrim Choir, violin solos by Frederick
Butler and vocal
Smith, piano solo by J. Vernon
selections by the
followingwell known
Mrs.
Ida
Miss
Elizabeth
Johnson,
singers:
Parmelee, James H. Cafferty and George L.
Butler: selected readingsfrom Charles Kingswere
given by Rev. C. M.
ley'sworks; poems
Southgate, pastor of PilgrimChurch.

Church

last

audience.

The

Prof. Edward
before

the

evening

S. Morse

of Salem

will lecture

Society, Monday

Art

Worcester

next, at 8 o'clock,in the

of the

rooms

His subjectwill be : The

JapaneseCuriosin the .Mu.seum

Student's Club.

Art

Collection of

Arts, Bo.ston.

of Fine

A very attractive entertainment was

given in
day
Course A of the Mechanics' Association,MonR.
leaux
Kelly'sTabnight,by Prof. Samuel
assisted

D'.\rt Company,

by Miss Nettie

Gertrude
Parker, .soprano; Miss
Tripp, violinist; -Miss Mary E. Rayner,
Florence
reader; Miss
Turner, pianist,and
T. I'helan,
humorist.
Edward
Victoria

matter

Florida
You

and

Weekly

Excursions.

Western

do better than

cannot

join Lancaster's

County Excursion Parties,

cure
and West.
By doing so, you se-

Worcester

for the South

agreeablecompany
partiesare

taken

and

as

objectionable

no

also the Lowest

Current

Rates.

The

Rev.
G. M.
formerly pastor of
Smiley,
E. cnurch
M.
Laurel street
of Charlestown,
received a Christmas
present of a gold-lined
silver service of seven
pieces from the church
ofTicialsand members
of the congregation.

Noticeable

the engagement of Robert Mantell in "The

sican Brothers"
next
week
Wednesday

ty
nineof Holden was
Captain Salmon Putnam
In honorof
the event,
years old Monday.
him
H.
made
a
Otis E. and Samuel
his sons
old times.
over
birth day call and chatted
his
his
well,
b
ears
The
ninety years
ca])tain
mental faculties being unimpaired. He has
of the
Otis K.
a meml)er
five children.
had
" Co with which he
firm of Barnard, Sumner
H.
Samuel
for
connected
has
been
40 years;
nam,
of the firm of Putfor 25 years
past a member
in
cester
Leiteacher
lV
a
Davis
Co., Mary S.,
F. L. Coes.
Mrs.
and Jennie,now
,

The
well

as

rail.
choice

picturesqueroutes, as
comfortable cars, if going by

easiest and
the most
New

and

magnificent steamers,

if by sea,

rooms,

Lancaster's

most

as

well

as

and

Manager

of all arrange
personalsupervision

for your

trip.
next
partiesleave Jan.6th. and 8th..
and tickets
Apply earlyfor accommodations

ments

The

to. (;eo.

Mass..

V.

Lancaster, 434

Main

cester
St., Wor-

I^ICiHT
Oldest

Worcester's
business

man

He

9, 1800.

Unlike

historian.

Bancroft, the
1799, he did not

have

His middle

of Worcester.
father

The

was

cabinet

name.

end

and, for

Kendall.
His mother was
with Edward
in company
As a boy, Mr. Miller attended the school of Ma'am
street and

Walnut

of Central

the head

onjMain

store

by

thence

then held

by

old business

sightof the

was

in 1S12

he

as

soon

Miller

managed

Probably Worcester

visit from

J30

per

firm with Francis

his business

has

no

record

had

this and

the

other,

given here,
made

for

the

the

Mr.

H.'s father.

year,

H.

Kinnicutt.

From

alone, retiring in

August,
Seventy-one

equal to this.
originalstructure

sight. The
years in active labor on the same
two and a half stories high,built in 1782, but

after

Mr.

M.

Miller's

was

pur-

both

men,

for several

Tne

had

the

dailyvisits to

The

storm

severe

the

has

of his

scenes

26 did not

of Dec.

successors

fortune to

long

as

keep

been
and

long

pear,
ap-

Mr.

serve

did

as

years before them.

given up, Mr. Miller

his interests,
for unless the weather
since made

Miller's

good

they continue

Should

years.

of Mr.

namts

of whom

they have the prospect of many

When, in 1S86, the business was

members
re-

whom

man

of Worcester."

young

Miller

changed
also

He

now.

to

cow

also the

ending in 182 1,
tinuing
partnershipwith Mr. George T. Rice, conMr.
till
the
in
same
1831 when
building,

out, forming another

that date Mr.

886.

business

B.
who

house

Miller's

only previouswork, away from home,

at
store
charge of Sewall Hamilton's
of the war.
account
on
proprietorbeing away

after entered into

the Waldo

School

His

occasional

Wood

Present

in

Mr.

left in

an

d, by

of Mr.O.

and

lower than

he received

is pret e

the kindness

block, and then owned

Afterward, they lived

and for six years he served

only supervisionhad was

when
His apprenticeship,

Rice went

was

s e

the

"Past

Judge Thomas, the donor,

bridge for generaluse.
apprenticed to Daniel Waldo, Jr.,to

was

of

his

the old canal

master.

he

Square, the

Lincoln
The

to

when

near

street, when

of the

At the age of 15 he
business
learn the hardware
he stillrefers

school,

Grammar

to its

up

vation.
present ele-

firstlived in the old Green

Highland

street, then much

opening
punch upon

tub of

Curtis.

was

foot of

the

He

the

the
had

Millers

time,

at

run

store

John

Shrewsbury.

from

Day

Wing, stillstanding nearly opposite

recalls his boyhood's driving of the

Mr.

now

of Thomas

condition

Central

the site of the Parker

W

George

site.

Child's farm,

The

street.

street, now

the father of

to the

went

in

thence

at the north

maker

was

cut

with his parents to this

part of the growth and progress
from family friends.
Wilder, comes

and

1d

estate

self
him-

move

^rsi men
Henry W. Miller was
Lucy Goulding Miller,and moved
cityin 1804. His long life,then, is a
one

in

born

Frenchman,

his birthdayalong a year, to make

of the century.
of
born in Westminster, Mass., a son

to

of the

1865, it

the W

new

eccentric

an

from

chase

Man.

est
year 1891. Our oldber
keeps pace with the century for he was born Septemis from that date to October
3d, the senior of George
is the first of the

of Light

number

This

Business

Mr.

did not

linquish
re-

bad, he has

too

respectedcareer.

at home.

him

the overhaulingof the stock, at his

going out, took place,

from the very
interestingto note the articles handed down
One of the most curious is a paper mold,
beginning of the century.
in the Ouinsigamond
bearing date of 1804 and used by C. Burbank
It was
of Massachusetts.
Paper Mill. It also has the Coat of Arms
several of these
long since supplanted by machinery. There were
distributed among
and all,save
ous
variin his possession,
were
one, now
antiquariansocieties.
Mr. Miller has not
for
While
been
political
ment,
preferconspicuous
he has been prominent at times among
his fellow citizens. In
of the Light Infantry,
a member
and, today,must be the
1815 he was
oldest survivor.
He then joinedthe Fire Department and from 1840
chief engineer. From
a
to 1844, inclusive,
he was
1841 to 1845 he was
Mr. M. was
member
of the Board of Selectmen.
ested
interEarly in life,
in musical matters
the
and we find him, in 1826,the secretary of
Worcester
Harmonic
Society,which furnished the music for the 4th of
member
of the
time he was
a
July celebration that year. For some
identified
choir of the Old South church
With
his family,he was
with the Church
of the Unity from its organization.
Till sight and
somewhat
a
regular attendant at
hearing became
impaired,he was
When

it

was

,X'

church.
Mr.

Miller has

and

was

one

hall

was

erected.
The

room.

have

of the

the

is owed

him

To

builder, Mr. Tower,

fortyfeet heightcalled

for

the station
and

"Is this

high is it?
feet,"says the latter.
erected

as

we

The

Mr.

Tower

was

A fitting
sequel to this act, on
than a
hanging in the hall,scarcelymore
paintingof himself, from the brush of E.

worthier face looks down

The
from

the present

Pearl

the

Block

foot

the

me

Mr.

Miller's part,

since,of

of
Billings

T.

Hall

best

very

month

in the

was

the

fine oil

Boston.

that of Worcester's

bought

now.

In

is ; but the terms

He
were

Wing

estate

of Pearl

of the late Rev.

street

is

from

the

near

site for his present home.

mansion

you

meet

No
old-

man.

Joseph Allen, father

"Then

Mechanics

of the

that wall than

from

senior Millar moved

the McCIellans

Chapin

was

repliesthe builder;
janitor."Fifty-five

convinced.

it,confessedlyone

know

country.

time business

reply.

says Mr. Miller. "No,'

Mr. Miller then asks of the

"

not

Miller

Tower, "Have

You

high?"

too

it should
Mr.

the architect.

is the

features of the

that

shall go to Boston
at my
pense
exand the hall examined.
visit is made

morning.

that hall."

see

room

good

he said to Mr.

tomorrow

"How

was

by

that it should, so
Hall, in Boston?"
"No,"

Music

seen

of the

determined

Association

present beautiful

the

wtien

one

was

equallydetermined
at

in the Mechanics'

long been interested

buildingcommitteee

the Miller home

too

the

high.

The

and
W.

moved

heirs

of

it to where

Miller

place where
For

purchased

one

Allen, desiringto open

May, 1830, Henry

wanted

to

street.

George

the site

purchased

the Kinnicutt

bought $500

ly I(l HT
The

asked, but he paid only S350.

was

house

he says, was
put up, out in the pasture, the
and
north of Pleasant
west of Main
firstone
the pleasant
For
fifty-nine
streets.
years
as

be

picture may

home, whose
been his. Mr.

Miller has

here, has

seen

been

never

far

very

short,"is one of the questionsasked.

"Pretty
The
three
long, sometimes," is the answer.
and ten have

score

half and

become

four

and

score

yet the tale is not told.

Few

Snow

Theatre.
Dec. 31,

Boston,

people

This

reach

with
his years
less infirmities. While
Miller may hesitate,in some
matters, for

Mr.

and

is the last

of

new

1890.

of the year, a day prolific

resolutions, and retrospective

day

thought,when we think of the past, and plan

when
his long business career
is
answer,
for the future, when the average man, in our
and day are
distinguished mentioned, year, month
given large cities at least,looks over his accounts,
natural for him
of Congress, it was
members
immediately. All its ins and outs he knows
strikes a balance,on the rightside,let us hope,
and buckles down for the ne.\t year's
business.
to visit them.
perfectly.
One
mu.st
His life is not the dreary waste
the day
that Shakespeare
In this house, scarcelyaltered from
always be "in the harness" these
old grind, with his heart
days and at the same
Miller's pleasureto
it is still Mr.
of building,
picturesin the closing lines of Jaques'
and soul in his work, to get on, and even
then
to show
them the relics of
words.
Life stillhas pleasuresand all Worcester
receive callers and
it is usuallyup hill work
at the best,and allof
delightsin honoring her aged citizen. us can not succeed any way, though they do
days long past. The door through which we
for more
than
If the secret
of this long, happy and useful
to him
If
who
waits."
enter is locked, as it has been
say "all thingscome
that be so what a host of tired waiters there
life were
to be sought, it is probable that it
fifty-nine
years, by a lock,cast in this city,at
! One
must
be in this old world of ours
class
Before
this time they
would be found
in a very
M.'s direction.
Mr.
regular habit and
of men
the
tired this week, are
by no means
in entire absence ot fret and worry.
has never
made of wrought iron. This
were
they are
liverystable men,
smiling broadly,
The picture of our aged friend looking out
are
needed
repairs. In a small case, we
and hugging themselves
a
nd
pleasantly,
why
his comfortable
from
one
size,made
home, upon the hurry should tiiey
shown the smallest tacks, save
The
not?
was
never
sleighing
the popular
better,the weather is delightful,
by hand and imported by Mr. Waldo in 1S15. and bustle of everyday life; from the home,
suburban
roads are crowded
every afternoon
They are clumsy affairs. With a firm step, filledwith precious memories, the picture is
and evening,all day long too for that matter,
to gladden any heart.
one
Miller leads the way to his chamber,
Light, if po.ssible,
Mr.
the big crowd
but it is an afternoon that sees
of knowing
"tired nature's sweet
storer"
reis lighterstill for the privilege
where he has wooed
in all its glory. If you should
drive out "over
this
On
for so
and
Henry W. Miller,Worcester's oldest business
the road" and see the varied assortment
many
many,
years.
elaborate
the first wash
be seen
man.
stylesof tournouts, from the most
floor,stillin use, may
team
to
and
and
the
ready
rough
e.\pensive
The
bowl set in a privatehouse in Worcester.
that savors
of the New
Hampshire backwoods,
Flashes.
been perfect. In the
to have
plumbing seems
who
would
be astonished, and wonder
you
dawn
Think
that tliis day will never
again.
cellar,he placed in the fall of 1831, the first
attend
to
business anyto
left in town
were
way.
from it,Washington

beingthe
daughters, wives

furthest

Having

of

two

remove.

an

"

-Dante.

Our
coal burning furnace in Massachusetts.
pleasurein seeingand his in describingthese

And

To
is fullymutual.
earlyspecimens of utility
ing
Mr. Miller also belongs the credit of introducHe
wrench.
Coes's
famous
the
monkey
appliedfor and obtained the patent and .set

Miss

Merrick

Cutler

Nancy

sister of

of

was

who

is the wife of the Hon.

Hon.

His second

wife
in

married
wedded

Fine

passed.
Andrews,

by

'"It is

F. H.

of Prudence,
out

New

England

Beautiful

the house

from

and

good

home."

Mr. Miller had but one

brother, John, who
died several years ago in Columbus, Ohio. He
has two sisters stilllivingin this city. They

livingin
street.

the

Their

and Lucy Miller,both

Main
Salisbury block on

Kendall

Mrs. Maria

are

old

mother

These
Mr.

Miller.

The

parents

old atdeath,
cannot

be ascribed

Plighty-six
years
seen

came,

about

to

of

Today, there

from

were
are

as

many

lived here years. "Does

not

old

so

your
for the fashion

"No

in the best ;
is base or brave
name

Bid

my

of your

you charm
bread feed and
Nature

.as
;

firewarm

my

our

1500

thousands
the past

and

dawn

me,

favor.

fly,friends

vaunted

Our
Men

with

dig graves
their dead

For

with

Mazed

die

the street

and

and

Count

all

sick with

fears,

hours.'*

the

Arnold.

Mathew

"

rough

wind

stiucs

it made

the foam

beyond

hves

me

it,and its voice

than

music

In sweeter

p-ievingheart-harp sighed ;

that touched

breeze

"The
A

the

sing !"

"I cannot

!"

replied

home.

at

thou dost give

Oh, Sorrow, Sister Sorrow,
they cross.
A richer tone to poets when
To seek Eurydice, from where joys live.
make

And

God-like

them

through thy giftof

has

long or

Maurice

"

grief.springfrom

Joy and

Egan.

root,

common

one

loss.
F.

Though bearing diflerent blooms, and tenderest souls

Go
gathering in the darkest, while they smile
smile that lightensthe great world.
With
a calm
Fields.

"Annie
For

as

thy

And

hand

weather

the

I best 'Twixt

thrive

So

all the year have

steers,

joys and
some

tears,
ears.

green

Vaughan.

"Henry

has

he

to

small

some

my

mind

gain" as
yesterday,

Washington street, the

employing gangs of

storm
costs
Every heavy snow
railroads,and the city thousands of

No
Far

seemed

Such
"What
"A

an

harp, that

wakes

certain air,but overtakes

thought with
whisper at

the

is 't thou

hidden

aeolian

knowest,

hope," the

voice

music
my

sweet

that

it makes.

side.
voice

it givesemployment to hundreds
is no
doubt a
the money
of people,to whom
tent.
ex(;od send, thus equalizing
things to some
in
our
large
is
nuisance
a
Snow
really
walking
for it always makes abominable
cities,
and
there,but when one thinks of the sleighing
joyed
co.istingand of the happy merry times enit
welcomes
one
always
by so many,
gladly,especiallyif he has a drop of New
on
with
snow
for
his
veins ;
England blood in
winter in earnest.
the groundit seems
to the citythis week in
new
The onlytilings
ton
the dramatic line,are two piecesat the "BosMuseum, "Betty'sFinish," a comedietta in
author
act by Clyde Fitch, the successful
one
York, and
lirummel" played in New
of "Beau
Lemaitre" produced here by the
"Frederick

dollars,but

bitter tears

hopes

doubts

Like

seem

and

smile

spring flowers ;
life is one
long funeral.

this case,

as

pleasantdays.

small shower.

as

he
city. When
to 2000
people.

these

great loss without

sayinggoes, came
I was
coming down

West
Knd railroad were
and at the corners,
men
carting off the snow,
shovelling, and trying
the city laborers were
streets
to make
the
passable,something they
after a
1 am
are
sorry to say even
not, usually,

behaviour;

me,

in your

team

the

Like

ably
remark-

not

life in Worcester

all there is of

there

are

were

longevity,in
heredity.

so

whether

up

I'ght.
dressed.

or

whether

dress

water,

with

me

are

But

"Dreams

dent
the very first resierected in 1829.

was

building,when
sisters,
though aged,

in this

of pure

white,

lived

and

blessingof

and

Proctor.

ten
writ-

was

grave

Piety

be the ornament

to

if the

as

panion
Discretion,'the comand
Charity had

named

beautiful damsel

come

tribute

followingbeautiful

G.

and

"Emerson.

Mrs.
M.
second
The
Miller's sittingroom.
Of Mrs. M.
in her ninetieth year.
At
her
in praisecannot
be said.
too much

the

or

it dazzle

Not

And

died in 1886
death

field,
yield."

won

only faint

the

and wife, in the

of husband
interesting souvenirs in Mr.

crayons

prime of life,are

well

some

jewel be

your

diamond

whether

Not

infancy.

was
ter
daugher.
prominent publish-

from

to go

seem

thy dim eyes a stain,

lightmay only be

1 care not how you

In coarsest weeds

Rice.

W.
in

see

it of little matter

rose

But

ton,
of Boswas
Mary Andrews
of his
1S44, and with her most

life was

of William

not

canst

"-Adelaide

Whether

A.,
F. Hoar,

She

thou

wou'dst

thou

I hold

Ruth

W.

died

daughter,Lucy M.,

Another

to

pure

cf his brain

workings

brought

scar,

Where

Brookfield, a

George

and Alice, the wife of the

looks

In God's

First to

of his children

the mother

She

the

of his heart

What

Judge I'linyMerrick.

famous

the

not

""-V

the manufacturing in progress.

Mr. Miller has been twice married.

another business does

or
as
it does in
along just the same
ball lovers warm
the
when
the
base
summer,
bleachingboards. While the stable keeper
the
with
man
a
young
reaps his big harvest,
best girlon his hands, schemes so he can
give
his
If
her a ride without overdrawing
salary.
times it would be about as
he should go many
ments.
cheap to buy a fair priced horse on installbe obtained for
Almost any pricecan
But somehow

"Judge

?"

I cried ;

replied.
"Tennyson.

This is not nearly so good

Yokes company.
the others; is said to have been written early
as
of his firstefforts,which
one
in his career,
"Solicitor,"
for it. The
probablyaccounts
followed it is neither very brightor
which
conventional
old
English style,
witty, on the
time.
but will probably run for some
Tremont
theatre
the
(loodwin is filling
Nat

appearingin the "Nominee,"

time
here by Wyndham some

play produced

ago at the same

Candidate."
of "The
theatre under the name
It is very amusing ; lots of go.
Sothern, at the Hollis,is doing well in "The
He
is a talented
Woodbarrow."
Maisterof
versatile actor, and is very popularhere.
Watson.

IvI (i HT
School and

claims the honor

Worcester

living graduate of
Bancroft

George
3d of October
of

classmate

College.

last
"

the

oldest

The

Hon.

ninetyyears old,the

was

graduated in

was

late esteemed

our

of

Harvard.

who

1817, a

fellow-citi/en,

much
as
eager youngster is tryingto find out
he can
from actual investigation.
as
ever
The
teacher is firingtheir enthusiasm
by adroit
questions that provoke inquiry and stimulate

You

For

Stephen Salisbury.

time, previous to his death, the

one
George Allen, of our
city was
of the oldest survivors of Yale graduates,he
in
left
his
Alma
Mater
i
S13.
having
some

late Rev.

"

littlemicroscopic
compound eye are
3,000
eyes." The teacher says, as he dismisses the
the
of
son
subject
wasp's eyes, "Perhaps next les-

you may find out what the wasp does with

its simple and compound
eyes." The class
looked as if they were
sure
they would.
tatives
represenhe
"we
have learned certain
"Now,"
continued,
at
of the Heart of the Commonwealth
about this wasp ; let us write about
things
Harvard, in all the departments. Not a bad
?"
it. What
the
shall we
he
name
story
showing, in numbers at least.
queried. "The
story of the Paper-Making
in
small
out
voice
a
answer.
Wasp," piped
Has it occurred to the reader that a college The titlewas
thus written on
the blackboard
and in the notebooks.
"Who
has anything to
imparts a tone to a place or precinctthat
about it ?" was
the next question. Everybody,
say
?
No
else
how
small
matter
can
nothing
give
the
number
of hands
from
evidently
how
the college,
an
the village,
nor
recent
One
asked
what
was
eagerlyupraised.
boy
at
once
atmosphere,peculiarlyits own,
pears. he had to
apresponded with alacrity,
say. He
No
where
else can
the intellectual
"Its body ain't so very long." "That does not
be seen
count
for anything,"answered the teacher with
so
frequently,
aged man
nor, elsewhere,
The
so
can
statelyspecimens of the grandc da"/u' quickdirectness. "Can't you measure?"
enough to understand how
boy was intelligent
the tea
be found.
Even if she preside over
and meaningless his answer
was
so
vague
of a collegeboarding house, she has an
urn
his classmates who were
were
aching to tell;
air that only collegesurroundings can
give. but the firstboy measured his wasp and gave
tiful
New
and clearly-expressed
accurate
an
answer.
England has many such towns and beauBy
dint of lively,
What
homes
ing,
questionkeenly-discriminating
pleasantplacesthey are.
written about the wasp, which
a story was
found in them for the rearing of children.
are
read as follows.
one-half
"The paper-making wasp is about
People interested in the subject of manual
an
inch in length. Its body is made
up of
of its
that one
trainingwill be glad to know
has
three divisions to its
rings. The wasp
ward
most
advocates. Prof. C. M. Woodearnest
The
body. The head, thorax, and abdomen.
has a small jointwhich keeps the thorax
of Washington University,St. Louis,
wasp
and abdomen
together. Its body is full of
citizens at Association
will address Worcester
hair."
He comes
under the
Hall, Tuesday, Jan. 20.
The
head
and hands
of every
youngster
Club, that staunch
auspicesof the Woman's
were
busy in this investigation.
They got the
promoter of advance in all good things,and
facts for themselves, and the class was
ready
his theme
will have specialreference to manual
for the truth and clearne.ss in the
to vouch
the lack of either.
or
answers,
They were
trainingas appliedto publicschools.
unconsciouslylearning the estimable value of
keen observation and clearness of expression.
The quarter-centennial
jubileeof the FreedEducation
men's Aid and Southern
Society They enjoyed the lesson immensely. The
in
pleasurewas infectious. As many of the puevent
pils
will
be
historical
an
during i8gi
from
come
the tenement-house
districts,
In twenty-five
Methodism.
years this society
they have had no opportunity to get impressions
has received and expended nearly$3,000,000in
of nature, and are unfamiliar with many
the work of Christian education in the south.
bibes
simple things that a country-bredchild imOne specialfeature of the jubileewill be the
with his breath.
This need has been
raisingof $25,000 by the young people of the
In the picturesque
for.
little
provided
village
church to aid in buildingone
or
more
jubilee
of Sherman, in Pennsylvania,provisions
have
An
halls in the south.
appropriate service
made
for a vacation colony from the
ready been
has been prepared for young
people, and alschool.
Thither almost all the pupilsgo in
several local organizationshave
begun
and spend the summer
charge of the principal,
the good work.
in the woods, and
months
the hills,
among
In the New
Times
York
of Nov.
23, is a
gaining health while they are storingaway
knowledge to be used in their winter studies.
the
very flatteringarticle commenting on
There

are

Worcester
twenty-eight

"

work

in Prof. Adler's

Kelly,once
with

W.

the

school of Mr.

H.

S.

Natural

Henry A.

nected
boy and later conHistory Society.

In connection

with this

communication
Hutchins

lowing
department the folfrom

Mr.

is given. It is the first of

F.
a

it the

L.

ha: pened into

is the

one

in which

natural

tory
his-

is taught. Perhaps it is the big windows

that have much
todo with the
high ceiling
be the
brightnessof the room, or it may
cheerful faces of the fortybusy children that
give the place an exceedingly attractive air.

and

Each

his desk besides his

child has a wasp
on
All are alertly
attentive
pencil and notebook.
and activelyinterested.
The subjectunder
discussion is the paper-making wasp, and each

The
how

question isstillasked, "What is Vola

it, and of what use
pronounce
if it
it as
First,you may
pronounce
-

do you

is it .'"
were
same

the
vo
syllabledand spelledVo-la-peek,
in vote, la the same
the sixth syllaas
ble
the musical scale,piik is a littlemore

as

in

difficultbecause
in the

we

have

no

sound

Englishlanguage, but it

like the

is not

which

insur-

of mouth

have

and

and

nounce
pro-

now

sound,
resulting

noticed is a

compressed one,
in your mind, prefix the p- peek.
Now
you
have it. If you should pronounce
itvo-la-peak
it would
be understood
by any nationality
This is a
using the language,the world over.
Vol means
compound word.
world, a is a connective
vowel, and piik is speech, language.
So
that itjis
self explaining,
see
a worldyou
language.
This wonderfully yet simply constructed
lic
Catholanguage is the invention of a German
of Johann
Martin
priestby the name
and
the
of
is
result
Schleyer,
fiftylong years
devoted to linguistic
studies.
Its construction
is based upon roots, usuallya vowel between
you

two

taken

consonants,

from

languages using the

which

upon

roots, which

all modern
Roman
the

are

ing
exist-

alphabet,
nouns

of the

language,are formed the other parts of speech

by prefixesand suffixes,always regularand
designed so that they are easilymemorized.
The design is not to supersede or take the
place of any of the existinglanguages but
only as a complement to the mother tongue.
It has been compared
to the clearinghouse
banks, where the exchanges ag
system among
gregatingmillions of dollars are settled in a
central clearinghouse in a few moments
each
|i
'
day, that otherwise would requirethe expenditime
and energy
of
ture of much
by means
back

messengers

and

different institutions.

forth

between
all the
this is fast ing
becom-

And

the

clearinghouse for ideas, for, judging

from its astonishinggrowth in the few years
been

it has

since

become

soon

any

given

to

the world, it must

necessityto all who

of culture.

sort

It

has

pretend to
spread

now

to

of the

globe, and all cities of

in the old world,
any importance,especially
have their Volapiikclubs and correspondents.
to
its propagation, and
Papers devoted
printedwholly in the language, are found in
countries of almost
cepting
language, not exevery
the Chinese, while papers giving more
less of their space
to its propagation are
or
quarter

every

innumerable.

almost

large and constantlyincreasing

emanating from all lands
and languages, comprising novels, fairy tales,
medical and scientific works, etc.
It has just
which is
been adopted by the humane
society,
arranging for an edition of "Black Beauty" to
It has

of literature

amount

send wherever
used

and

Now

think

that noble animal

the

horse

is

abused.

to busy Americans
utility
they have the coming universal
as

to its

in their

series,

made :
are
followingextracts
practically
settingforth the much discussed
The
school building is so
spacious,well
questionof a universal language. Mr. H. is
telligent,
lightedand cheerful,and the teaching so inthat the
in presentingthe
progressive,and interesting,
meeting deserved success
children of the rich might envy
the advantages
subjectto his classes in the Natural History
offered to the offspring
of the poor.
Here
rooms.
is a glimpse of the way they teach : The room
Volapuk.
From

mouth

your

position to whistle,and then

eek.
There, that is right,
and

with this form

has sketched
an
enlarged head of a
He has told them
the blackboard.
on
wasp
but in such a wisely-suggestive
that they
way
think they have found it out
themselves
that
"the paper-making wasp
had
three simple
compound eye, and that in the
eyes and one
He

"

the Hon.

will form

mounta

curiosity.

in

lips

mouths,

we

would

who
guage
lan-

apuk
say that Vol-

cial
slowlybut surelycoming into commercorrespondence. It is used by European

is

extent
and soon
to a very considerable
porters.
imbecome
a
necessityfor American
But the higherand better use for the
of culture and as a
language is in the way
ple
basis for learningother languages; beingsimwith one
and entirely
declension,
regular,
invariable form of tense, one
one
conjugation,
children
it is easy to learn for all ages, many
having taken the language up and mastered it
in a surprisingly
short time.
it forms the best
From
its perfectregularity
of comparison
with other languages,
means
the English,of which the irregularities
especially
lusion
such as to render grammar
are
only a de-

houses
must

and

snare.

L I (I H

Eloquencein

the

jectand

Army,

purpo.se and if you would seize their

their ports and even
destroy
lines,I ask you if you would not use
their slaves?
Whether
would
not arm
you
their slaves (great applause)and
carry them
in battalions against their masters.
newed
(Reand tumultuous
sary
applause.) If neces-

property, open
r.Y

Fond
and

Americans

as

natural

li.

of

public speaking,
of them

most

as

that

littleeloquencein

H.

are

orators

strange

seems

W.

their

should

we

have

it

are,

heard

so

this government
I would
plunge
their whole country, white and black,into one
indiscriminatesea of blood,so that in the end

armies.

our

to

Barton,O.

The

letter itself would

not

seem

remarkable

to anyone
not conversant
with the
it appears
to
be simply a chatty,
letter,written in a bold, plain,busifriendly
ness-like
hand.
The
remarkable
feature of

facts, as

the letter is that

correspondence

Mr.

Latham
carries on his
his teeth. During the
shot off and his right

with

save

he

war

had

both

arms

diers
Appeals to the patriotismand valor of soleye shot out.
Although a man
with his habits
bytheirleaders have always been among
matured, he has, since losinghis arms, learned
the mijstpotent agencies invoked for inspiring we would have a government
which would be
to write by
his pen in his teeth. He
holding
the vicegerent
*"*""*"
of God.
The great
courage and inflamingenthusiasm.
is a good penman,
and does the ofiice work for
quent Soldiers,
in your hands, placed
generalsof antiquitymade passionateand eloyou have arms
the firm of which he is the senior
partner, and
there
for
the
addresses to their armies on
the eve
of
an
purpose of exterminating
enemy
which
does a very
extensive business.
He
battle,and their example has been largelyfollowed unless he submits to law, order, and the Constitution.
keeps the accounts, and no one would suspect
If he will not submit, explode
leaders of all countries and
by military
thing
everyby a glance at his books that his mouth, instead
that comes
in your
all times.
Set fire to the
Prompted by the zeal and enthu.siway.
of his hand, is his penholder." [Omaha
awakened
Take property wherever you may find
asm
by the electricinfluence of fiery cotton.
Bee.
it. Take the slave by the hand, put a musket
eloquence,victories againstfearful odds have
Probably no event of the war has been more
in it,and in God's name
often been
won.
In our
too much
bid him strike for the
war
ance
relithoroughlywritten up than the famous 'Andrew's
*
*
"
of the human
"
"
was
"
liberty
race.
placed on ''generalorders" read to
Raid."
It has been put in book form
the troops.
The stirring
But, soldiers,
voice and
to accomplish all this,
action of
not merely
two
three times, besides runningthrough
or
the patriotic
arms
are
speaker were
lacking and it was
to
necessary, not merelymen
carry

costly omission.

Personal

addresses

by

officers to their commands,

it is said, met
with
disfavor from certain quarters,especially
from
ofiicers in the

regularservice.

In this respect, as in
these officers were
not so
business of
West

as
great war
they had supposed.
had done for them
all and
haps
per-

Point

than

more

school.
had

of
others many
well equipped for the

some

could

other

any

But those who

had

generallyhad

but

active

seen

few

military
vice
ser-

in their

men

them,

but that powerful and overwhelming

which constitutes and makes
spirit
us
men
that spirit
which
lifts us above
the creeping
things of earth and bringsus near the Deity
in accomplishinghis work on earth. Oh, then,

the National
The

Tribune.

famous

The

is aprofollowing
pos:

"Andrews

Raid," which

"

let

one

war,

when

Ohio

merely depend

fathers

our

Yorktown,

Bunker

at

Hill, Saratoga and

forward

come

that is valuable

in the

and

give effect to all

and
patriotism

excitingevents

James J. Andrews

volunteers made

and

their way

of the

party of

to

20

Marietta,

Ga., in 1S62,and there seizinga locomotive,

cut wires, burned
bridges,and undertook to

think the battle is to the strong ; let

on
and order
discipline
break
but with that fervidness of soul which inspired
not

us

not

us

of the most

was

up

whole

railroad

system, is to

be

suitablycommemorated
by a granite monument
which has just been completed at Westerly,
R. I.

of

name

eigners honor and religion.

mostly forPlays and Players.
of the lowest rank in society.
will you
Never, no, never,
succeed
until
.Minnie Palmer and her husband
and manager,
is once
that spirit
When
the Army of the people took the field
more
manifested and developed
P.
John
Minnie wanted
Rogers,are out.
of breeding and social position
which actuated the soldiers of Cromwell,
inferiority
her mother to live with them and John vowed
found
who on
the field invoked
no
rank
and
file rose
the Lord their God
place. The
she wouldn't.
Neither will give way.
above
to
arise. So let it be with us.
We
must
mediocrity; and
regiments
at
many
The most
beautiful woman
on
the stage is
counted
in all but
privates who
military least be one with him in spirit.Let us, like
conceded
to
be Estelle Clayton,
not
the Almighty's blessing, universally
were
a whit behind
Cromwell, invoke
knowledge and e.\pericnce
who is now
Case."
actingin the "Clemenceau
the commanders
of the regulararmy.
and, clothed with the panoply of patriotism
Her salaryis said to be S500 weekly.
The voice of the skilful and
and religion,
stiike for our
tor
homes
and our
impetuous oraW. H
Arnold, of the Front Street Theatre,
not often heard
was
in the army, but we
country. (Immense cheering.) Let us, oh, let
is a leader in the Dramatic
News'
vote
test
conrecall one
noble attempt made
without reference to any differences of the
in the right us,
for the most
direction by Col. John Cochrane, afterward
popular theatre treasurer in
the great object
on
past, keep our eyes steadfastly
America.
At a review of his
the nationality
to be achieved
and independence
general,earlyin the war.
of this country, the salvation of
J. B. Mason, who recentlywithdrew from
regiment,in the presence of the Secretary of
the Boston
Museum
he
delivered
civilization
War,
a
from
the insults and
assaults of
Company, is to play the
polished and powerful
titlerole of "Monte
Cristo" in London.
barbarism ; and then, but not
oration, in which, though short,he swept
till then, will
the whole
field of the
and
war
guished
The once
famous
Boston Ideal Opera Company
pressed you be worthy to be recognizedas a distinhis unanswerable
home
to
the
in Louisville,
stranded
portionof our great American army."
arguments
Ky., last week,
heart of every one
of his thousand
men.
He
(Long-continuedcheeringfrom the whole regiment.")and gave up the ghost.
at
spoke with great boldness, declaringeven
The long run of "The Soudan"
at
the Boston
that early day what
few then fullyrealized
Theatre
ends February i, and that play
War
Memories.
that either slaveryor the union must
die.
will be succeeded by Hoyt's "A Trip to Chinatown."
Next
week, being that preceding the G. A.
We
dress
give a few brief extracts from his adwill
R. play of "The
Drummer
Boy," Light
:
shall we
"Soldiers,to what means
sort
resued
One-quarterof all the theatrical patents ishave specialarticles bearingon that event.
for our existence ? In such a war
as
that
owned by Neil Burgess, of "Widow
are
The 36th Massachusetts
in which we are engaged we
Regiment has lost
we
are
justified,
commands

and

those

men

were

"

"

"

"

bound

valuable

member

in the

resort
to
in our
every means
the ports we
have
power.
opened we
shall be able to export millions of cotton
bales

and from

Mr.

Gates

was

severelywounded

are

to

From

these

Do

war.

cotton.''

Suppose
reach

you

would

were

any

not

use

them

of
be

not

war

to

the

death.

that

of
the
:

our

shameful

guiltyof
Suppose

point.

within

are

ourselves

of

seize the

not

upon

arrayed againstyou
squeamishness refrain

against them
them

clear

we

availed

the sinews

should

we
are

the munitions

to

from

you

supply

may

say

No;

neglectif we
slaves

we

the

from

ing
point-

hostile gun and prostrating

that is your obNo;

and

24,

He

buried

was

enlisted when

death
died

of Fred

S.

December

was

the

cause

of his transfer,in November, 1864, to the veteran

After the war, he was
a
reserve
corps.

injury. He
death
most

removes

from

deafness

caused

by

his

faithful soldier, and his

of its
the company
one

respectedmembers.

Captain L.
rom

was

B. Cousins

his old army

and "County

Fair" fame.

Edith, youngest daughterof Lawrence

married in Boston last week, to
was

27.

He
years of age.
in the face at the battle

sufferer from

Bedott"

Wednesday,

Williams.

Marshall

has

received

letter

comrade, E. P. Latham, of

many

were

Word,"

is far and

that

latest

play, "The

the

away

as

as

of

Agnes Huntington's
will be opened next
will play there
America.

new

It is

company.
most
an

of

the

emotional

Daly
acter.
char-

theatre in London

autumn.
one

Last

greatest success

world-famous

by
broadlyfarcical
but is more
productions,
not

Mr.

and valuable.

Auguslin Daly's
made

rett,
Bar-

wedding presents

The

20

of the Wilderness, \'a.,which

constant

you

C.

Company

December

portunity
op-

enemy's

would

of

Gates

year and

Miss

ton
Hunting-

then return

to

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Book and Letters.

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productionof such books as this. Mr. Wall

has already written a book
which may
be
in
households
of this city, viz.,
many

not

Worcester

if all

How
readers of this paper
many
that there is such a word
in our

are

aware

language as

Reminiscences, and

this work

is

vein. Many years have

produced in the same
"ampersand ?" If any by chance have seen it,
been given to the diggingand gleaning essential
do they know the meaning ? Presuming that the
to such a production. The
knowledge of
will be in the negative,
majorityof answers
Light
when
of

ventures

to

the

learned this
boys and girls
of the characters

one

the last,the " of

of the
may

that

state

our

of

time

name

as

the local historian is not

was

that

the

alphabet,viz.
day. It is a corruption

expression,"and

per

se

and"

whatever

follow.

Worcester

people will be pleasedto learn

that a former resident,
George W. Smalley, is
about to publishthrough Harper and Brothers,
his letters to the New

York Tribune, the same

running through nearlyall the years since the
in this country. They will make
war
a
very
and events
of this period.
good historyof men
Mr.

cused
Smalley has seen thingsthrough eyes acof Tory coloring,
but his writingis wonderfully
When
in
Worcester
a boy
graphic.
he fullysustained the reputation that some
people have given ministers' boys, for his

father

was

the pastor of the Union church.

It
once
entered a church, not
his

is said that he

father's,and was
publicly rebuked by the
preacherfor thus coming in, apparentlyfor
the purpose of escorting
some
of the fair
one
At a later period, calling
parishionershome.
the offendingclergyman, he compelled
on
him

to

retract

all that he had

said. The

future

to
correspondentand letter writer went
Yale collegeand
there was
noted
for the
fluencyand eleganceof his translations. Even
then, the boy was
evidentlyfather to the man.
war

For books

and makers of books, Light

has
than passing regard ; and as makers it
classes not
only those who write but also
those who put their names
on
the titlepage
a

for the

more

beginnersin reading,for there are

child under eightwould underno
stand.
We
think it would
filla largerneed
of one
were
syllable.
words

many

found

"Good

Housekeeping," Clark

W.

Bryan "

Co., Springfield,
Mass., is before
in

its

form

is

and

us,

convenient

and
very
an
article on
pretty. It has
the
evils
days
turning
of
the
installment
other
buying on
plan.Anrecord huntingthat had to be spent before the
article has some
hints to the
visitor.
facts of this or any similar book could be published.The stories are always
good, and foj;those
In "Eastern
Mr.
Wall
Worcester,"
who can
find the time, and have the patience
has printedthree addresses
there is a "Biographical Banquet," which is
given by him in
of
one
the
best things to freshen the memory
and
west
the
side
of
on
Lake
1889
1890,
Quinof those who
would, but cannot
remember.
sigamond. In these he fullysets forth the
be prettier and
can
neater
Nothing
than
of the town, the perilsof the beginning,
earlysettling
"Good
Housekeeping."
and
the traces
of
yet to be found
intuitive. The

has littlenotion of the

these

reader

of leaf

or

ter's
earlydwellers. The historyof Worcesis given and the boundaries of
of the earlyfarms are pointed out.
One

coal mine
many
of the

valuable

most

devoted

parts of the book

records of families.

the

is that

Here,
be found
the names
of
others, may
Taylor, Leonard, Gates, Caldwell, Dana,
Goulding, Wheeler,
Moore,
Harrington,
to

among

and

Stearns

know
can

Gray. No

all that

afford to

one

be known

can

who

wishes

about

to

Worcester

read the book.

not

Periodicals.

The

Atla?iiic

Noto:

for January,1891 :
Hfon/Jily

Unexplored Corner of Japan, I.-\'. Peicival

University Course, Cleveland Abbe ;
The
House
of Martha, XIV.-XVII, Frank'R.
Stockton
;
Worcester
Clark;
Compulsory Arbitration,Charles
.Archibald Lampman;
Two
Snowbirds,
Philosophersof
the Parado.xical,
first paper : Hegel, Josiah Koyce; In
Darkness. John B.Tibb; Felicia,.XIII,Fanny N. D.
Lewell;

Murfree
he

An

New

Plea

ited Tale'

in Education,

for Trust,

t, Harriet

Lilla Cabot

Waters

Preston

new

Perry ; An InIndividualism

Nathaniel

Southgate Shaler ; Kismet and

the King
Florence
Wilkinson; Boulangism and the
Lesson
of the PennsylRepublic.Adolphe Cohn ; The
vania
Election,Henry Charles Lea ; A Swiss Farming
Village, Sophia Kirk ; A Novelist of the Jura ; Hoi day
,

"St Nicholas,"Century Co., New

York, one
of the best magazines for the young
people
has its usual amount
of pleasant stories,and
besides these is "A Talk About
Reading,"by
Charles Dudley Warner,
and an
article on
the great Industrial School of Brooklyn. The
magazine is so finely illustrated that even
those children who are
unable
to read it,can
stillenjoy the pictures.

"The Christian Union"

for December
25th,
contains a number
of interviews with prominent
men
the
on
financial crisisthrough which
the country
has been
idea
passing. The
of "The Christian
Union"
is to discover,if
whether
our
possible,
present industrial and
economic
system is out of joint,and whether
radical reforms are not
in order to
necessary
with the periodicpanics from
do away
which
suffer. Horace
we
White, Esq, of the New
York Evening Post; Hon. Thomas
L. James,
Bank
President of the National
; George G.
Williams, President of the Chemical
Bank;
William A. Camp, Manager of the New
York
( learingHouse
; David
Stone, Esq., editor of
the Journal of Commence;
John Claflin,Esq.,
of H. B. Claflin " Co., and others contribute
to the discussion of these questions.

Cosmopolitan.

as
publishers. Much
worthy work of this
New
Books;Comnient
on
Books; The Contributors'
Club.
most
The
beautiful frontispiece
ever
duced
prokind has been done in this city.I n the longlist.
in an
Under its new
vorite.
this standard faAmerican
editorship,
magazine, appears in
recall
better
we
no
instance than the historyof
the January number
of the "Cosmopolitan."
The
Atlantic Monthly, fully maintains
Worcester,'called"Its Past and Present," pub.
It is a reproduction in colors of Francois
the excellence held under Mr. Scudder's
lished in i8S8, by Oliver B. Wood.
At a great
Flameng's famous picture "The Cake Seller,"
predecessors,Lowell, Norton, Howells and
and can
from the imported
scarcely be distinguised
had cuts
and engravings
outlay,Mr. Wood
Aldrich. In this age of profuseillustrations,
it
photogravurewhich is exhibited in the
made, bringingtogether a larger number
of
is not a littlecreditable that this Boston publicadealers windows, at the priceof $7 a copy.
It
tion
views than any other book about the Heart of
is one
of the most
charming of subjects,and
goes on its way justas though there werethe Commonwealth
is well worth framing and preservation. The
had;everpresented. There
no
Harper's,Scribner's and Century Magazines.
are
nineteen steel plateand eight process
noted of late for
"Cosmopolitan" has become
traits
porFrom
the beginning,there has been
its frontispieces
and this very
much excels its
of some
of the city'smost
distinguished no disposition
to pander to any
popularfancy, previousefforts.
citizens. All these are
graphical
accompanied
by bioif that notion seemed to lower or degrade literature.
No
sketches.
No
one
book
set
Hope for Literature.
ever
In the January number, the most
teresting
inforth more
At thedebatin'
club las' night we all discussed a cure
vividlythe business interests of
is "A Swiss Farming Village," "Fer tile debilitated
article,
state of English lit'rachure."
the city. All the prominent industries,
schools
'The stuff thet's writ fer folks,"I said,"don't
tastes
differ in such
though of course
move
may
'em and delight'em.
and churches
are
pictured in an excellent
matters.
Undoubtedly, Mr. Lea's "Lesson of
write
the things don't
Because the folks who
know
manner.
The general cast of the work
goes
enough to write 'em.
the Pennsylvania Election" will have
many
back
to I.N.
Metcalf, long known
for his
readers.
Some
"Thelolks
who write,they stuff their heads in some
people will turn firstto the
bi^
advertising
plans; but the subject matter
was
cyclopedy.
Contributor's
will they be unreClub, cor
warded.
W'ich
ain't no placefor mental food to feed the poor
an'
contributed by some
of the very
best local
This direct communication
needy ;
with the
talent. Mr. Wood, in putting out
ol' Mother
They're huntin' on an em'ty shelf,like poor
this book,
reader has long been a valuable feature of
Hubba
d,
reallyconferred a favor on lovers of Worcester
An' go rightby the open
door of Mother
Natur's
the Atlantic. Professor Shaler's "Individualboard.
cupism
one
that some
of them have appreciated.
in Education"
deserves a wide reading.
Mr. Wood, still,
has some
of the books on hand
"They crawl into some
Ubery,far from the worl's inspection.

at

pricesrangingfrom $2.50 upwards, and

to orders readily.

will

respond

"Little Men

Co., Boston.
and

is

full

and

Women."

This magazine

D.

is

Lothrop "
on

our

table

Bury
Th

overflowingwith pleasant pictures,

Eastern
Worcester:
Its First Settlers and
An'
and reading matter
both instructive,
and
their locations. Historical and Genealogical.
amusing. A short sketch of Henry M.Stanley
In three chapters;by Caleb A. Wall.
Then
and his wife, is a leadingfeature of this
The foregoingis the titleof Worcester's Old
For
number.
latest contribution
Mortality's
Fortunate

willing to

is the town

give the

or

to

local

city that

time

necessary

to

to

men

the

can

in

;
out

from
gl sten.

weep becau
listen."
Elder

books beyond all hope of

their tombs, in w'ich

the hvin' worl' d^n't

he asked,
Pettengell,

"Can

no

find'

you

tion
resurrec-

star

nor

time

no

suggest

to

cure

the d'^bi itated state of English li erachure?"

"Ain't none
authors' ignorance is far too dark
; our

history.

has

themselves

y cry

for

lightin,'

"Babyland," also from Lothrop's. For the

of the household,though

youngest children

While

who know
we
for writin'. "

enough
"

to

S. W.

write hain't got

Foss

iu Yankee

no

time

Blade.

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LI

Diamond

The
I

returning to Petersburg, after

was

of

Twiss,

weeks.

some

As

train

our

an

"

As

have

from

found

difflcult matter

it a

to

his

share of interrogation, flis

lest anything .should happen to
great an.xiety
his valise was
.so
apparent to all, that one of
escape

the passengers
He

remarked

way.
reddened

it to

on

littleand

I do feel anxious, for I

him,

in

traveler

for

effort
"1

astonished

answer

confess.

The

first
.

should

have

him

that he
thus

disclose before

to

the fact of his

I do
was

and

having a
know

not

so

the

ture
na-

seemed

to

in his business

strangers

many

fortune in his sion.

posseswhy for his explanation
"

plausible but I felt a distrust of him,

from
myself to watch his movements
"

set

that time
much

It

decidedlya novice

was

prudence

conceal

to

articles.

There

on.

calm

was

effectation of too

an

in his manner,
the chatter and

thought.
During
pleasantry common
when
fellow-travellers,
people talk
among
without consideringwhat they say, the conversation
turned

upon

and diamond

wonderful

and
robberies,
cited wherein

were

of the theft

were

of theft

cases

littleby

marvelous.

coat

.''

am

which

the

young
used to this
I

did

not

man,
sort

of

"I

not

am

thing"

believe.

"

I could

easy;
un-

ment
statenot

not
help feelmg he was
to
accustomed
the
charge of gems of such great value ; he had the

!" he cried.
bold operator,who, from
had overheard our

Some

true.

was

adjoiningcompartment,
and

been

of

the

thing was
The

were

gone

the

"

done.

handles

man

indescribable

an

crowd

he

of any

kind.

thus disturbed

passenger

appear put out by the

"Leave
me
alone,"said

did not, however,

discovery.
he, "the

valise is

mine."
"Yours?"

cried the

"why, the handles

are
missing! You are too cool,by far. What
do you think of the impudence of
thief,
your
my
turningto the jeweler,proud
young sir ?"
of the role he had so successfully
played" "you
recognizeyour valise,do you not.'"

gazed around

expression of

and it was
despair was
as
trulypitiable,
much
unforthrough sincere sympathy for the tunate
the

of

excitement

incident

an

breakingthe tiresome journey that the

surrounded

him

with

thus

gers
passen-

interest and

extreme

curiosity.The theft had been accomplished

with surprising
skilland rapidity,
and each one
had something to say on the subject.
is incredible."

man

only time to leave

them again."
like magic."

to
seems

One

man

declared

be notified
"No

at

with valuable

and

must

"here
from
!

known

you

you,

No

one

Kiln, therefore it is impossible

at

thief breathed

stillin

Your

disappeared.
of the carriages;
doubt
no

one

beneath

valise is
hidden

of the seats."

one

"No, no; do nothing,"imploredthe unhappy

he
youth. But the other did not stop to listen,
had already started to inform the conductor,
and

in

to

whom

returned

moment

to the

as

he offered

best

of

means

with

He

for his zeal,

thus terminated

ment
again,the perilousmo-

see,"said he, with superb

disdain.
Hut

detective

amateur

our

not

was

vinced
con-

he would
not give up
the battle. "I
recognize it myself,"he cried ; "I am not blind ;
for the matter
of that,it is easilydetermined
if
"

this is the

missing valise

that the

one

will be

incontestable

key, sir ;
this

shall

we

But

this

on

this

at

or

We

no.

seek contains

we

matter.

proof. Hand
arrive

soon

at

"

here

me

your
truth of

the

comprehend

not

can

know

diamonds

your

subject."

moment

terrible cry

heard.

was

rushed madly to the platform

young man
of the coach and threw himself headlong under
the wheels of the train,which crushed him into

bleedingmass.
you will have

divined, the young

man
travelingjewelerwas, in real.
and the valise he
agent of the nihilists,

As

passed as

who

ity,an
guarded

that

much

and

tained
anxiety conmodels of newly
to
be tested
explosiveswhich were
in Moscow,
for the first time by a committee
whither he was
The
wretches
taking them.
so

care

diamonds

"

but

invented

had

who

given

this abominable

him

evidentlychosen
fresh from college.
had

ary,
function-

the

Al

stringof suggestions and

recovering the lost

with

not

"

that the thief has

his property, and

passed. "You

jeweler.
;

stolen

do not wish it to be

you

left the train

man

mine."

The

the young

diamonds

lost his head.

the

The

conductor

queried the other

?"

not

thanked

but he obstinately
affair;
replied:"No; it

is not

and

once.

no," stammered

"

"Why
are

that the

seats

our

fellow

young

have

doubts

had

"It

poor

taken back

terror.

His

as

The
should

had

to

contain

the

sion
commis-

young

the valise

station

next

found

student

opened

was

infernal

machine

explainedthe resistance offered by the

youth to the discovery. He had

which

unfortunate
hesitated

to

action in

take

to the conclusion
that all was
come
the matter; but upon reachingthe next stationi
he did not consider
lost. In his stupefaction,
of
secured the assistance
two
police ofificers,that he could have preventedthe opening of
whom
he put in charge.
the valise by acknowledging the property ; he
should
be
"The baggage of the passengers
possiblysaw in a vision the result of finding
who
had constituted
searched," said the man
and
He
feared arrest,
that it
its

doubt

no

contents.

himself the leader in the affair,and

so

the oflS-

ordered.

vigoroussearch

the train

began
spreadquicklyfrom
to
the locomotive
the
baggage-wagon, and
yieldedwith good grace to the exam
everyone
ination. The
jeweler alone betrayed
young
At

once

rolled onward.

of

verge

The

The

as

news

fainting.

search

shook

was

our

decided

rushed

"

The
a

new

break

to

being unable
his destruction.^

to

the French

with

him

force

vows

to

implicating
with it,he

cope

TVdWjAi/^i/

from

for the Argonaut.

entire French
helmet.

cavalryis

to

be armed

It is of nickelled copper,

for the firsttime by the

cockade, worn
P'rench soldier,upon the top.
found at
In Holland, the watchwomen
are

with

"

cers
unsuccessful, and the offi-

their heads

Suddenly
shown

would

others,and

a child,with
a child's soft, sweet, innocent
livid, and he
any uneasiness; his face became
back
and forth as
expression, unfamiliar with care
or
sponsibility
reswayed
though on the

reaching Kiln, we all got out to stretch

our
legsby a stroll on the platform,and the
young jeweler,evidentlynot wishing to make
himself remarkable, followed our example,taking
his valise in hand as though unwilling to

triumphantair,"I knew

far off."

not

was

The

the

stillheld in his grasp the

of his valise,which had been adroitly

young

of the
cut, and in the pressure
not felt the loss of weight. He
with

the robbery

success,

jewels. They

face of

On

well it

allured by what he thus

learned, had attempted,with

cers

"Oh," said

what
some-

of agony.

one

robbed

stancesjewels.
inlittle,
The
conductor
ity
rapid-

the skill and

The
advised to keep a
jeweler was
young
not
sharp look-out for his diamonds.
Was
General
Somaronoff
recentlya victim to the
cleverness of a robber who actually
abstracted
a bundle
of roubles from the inside pocket of
his

been

conversation

I
little,

principlesof

counseled

of these valuable
me

not

me

"Ah," said he, with

"

It
an

deliver in Moscow."
This

train

in

compartment

our

control,was

at

have

and am
held re"It
sponsible
large jewelry establishment
for a large sum, the value of some
"We
return
diamonds
in that valise,which I am
charged
to

regained

we

ular
joc-

replied;"It is true,

am

The

car.

stragglingorder, the young

tered
jeweleruta cry of fright,
all
which, notwithstanding

"

would

leave the

to

us

behind time he said,and instead of the

was
sence usual stoppage at Kiln, a halt of nearlya minabute's
limit was
made.
While
he spoke, the
locomotive whistled for the train to proceed.
not

particularly
shy-looking,had the air of a big
school-boyout for a holiday. In taking his
in
the
place
compartment, he first,with great
care, put in the nettinga leather valise,which
evidentlycontained something precious,as he
scarcely took his eyes off it during the first
hour of his journey.
how tediouslymonotonous
way
You know
a railis one
quicklytires looking through the
at the straightline of
window
of the coach
road flyingpast in the midst of plainsof a
of aspect and to relieve
wearying sameness
the tedium of the long, uneventful
journeythe
change
naturallybegan to chat and expassengers
and
confidences, prompted
opinions
alike by ennui and curiosity
and
our
;
young
man

allow

to

stopped at
while

got in, who,

man

young

refused

Traveler.

in

doubtful

as

railwaystations in.steadof men.

to their universal
ofiicialstestify

manner.

obliging neighbor, who

instincts

had

detective and who

with ardor, caught sight

of a passenger,
part with it for an instant. As the passengers
who, wrapped in a voluminous
crowded
turmoil.
toward the door, he was
to sleepduring the
lently cloak, had seemed
pushed vioforward by some
in the throng; at
one
Approaching him, he threw aside the cloak
the same
moment
the conductor
and disclosed to view the missingvalise.
appeared and
entered into the work

all the

The

faithfulness.

placed an immense value on

pearl given to Servillia by
valued at $34 000; the gems
valued at
the scabbard of Mithridates was
on
537,860; the value of the pearl swallowed by
is
at
the
worn
placed $25,000;
Cleopatra
gems
ued
valwere
by Lollia Paulina, wife of Caligula,

The ancients
The
their gems.
"

JuliusC;i'sar

at

was

$1,600,000.

HT

1.1(1
the
a

angelsstand, a

harp within

upon

crown

hand

my

TV/iz/V what

said.
I

he didn't know

what knuckle-down

thought

he
he

jews-harp,and

was

an

and
And

before

kite-

don't believe

couldn't do

"

anything
awful

harp'san

lot

Oh, how

boy wouldn't like to be an angel! You can be

be
an
angeland live,too, Augustus ; you can
an
angel,and stay to make us all very happy."
Give
"I know
it; you'rean angel,mamma.
me

a great big kiss !"

"There, dear ! there

two

are

instead

of

one

talk to you a littlemore;

for you ! But let me
read the pretty books you get at
did you never
school,about being good?"

"Yes,
the

and that's

mamma,

good

sit on

something very

back, and

don't

And
years old ?
die when's she's

he

not

His

The

on

Saw

for

guiltyman

in Heav'n

earth

whereon

firstfollowers and

precepts
He. who

How

bore

the second

to

bad
die

don't

old

justit1

Don't

all

The

time is not
our

of the

week

so

streets

very remote
and stores

would

serious wrong.

have

when

the
hy

en's
Heav-

the

busy
day

the last

on

been

considered

The

preparationfor the Lord's

on
day began at the going down of the sun
The
for the
Saturday.
subsequent time was
of
There
contemplation
religioussubjects.
active people in Worcester
are
today,who can
made
to sit
readilyrecall the way they were
made to study
up primly and soberlyand were
the

catechism

many

of them

till bed
were

time,

angered

away

command."

look of

glad enough

that

moment

to

see.

On

Don't

die.'

chair

wise

leader of

they

counsel

he

and

had

of the

sends

his

tioners
petiJeroboam,

rebellious.

of Solomon,

servant

people,and

new

sensible

taking that of his

rash, youthful associates

land

banshed.

in the sun a mighty angel stand ;

heard great Bab'Ion's doom
pronounced

And

Rejecting the

of his nation, and

men

up

the people
guilty,

was

to

suffered.

name.

many

he

his son, Rehoboam,' for

lesseningof the rigorsunder which

lay His head;

servants sped ;

lone in Patmos

of which

excesses

looked

to

they wrote

sage,

the

theme.
was
shed;

becomes

the

henceforth

strife

is to rage among
those who should have dwelt
in the most
brotherlyamity. The passage in
the lesson, most
often heard, is "To
your
Israel.

tents, O
David."
How

many
these words !
the

Now

to thine own

see

militant church

has

In other lands than

gospelstory was
the signalfor

been

house,
hung

on

ours, where

freelytold,they have

not
resort

to

"To

arms.

Israel,"is a sentiment
tents, O
heart of every believer. We
are
and the
to be, Christian soldiers,
the
to
be on
everyone
of the oppressor
schemes

your
thrill the

to

all,or ought
command

alert

to

than
Nasome
the Sunday night,however, there was
picture, compensation,for childish games were
presented.
ated,
tolerwith his
the matter
The lessons
and
grandma brought forth her knitting
when
he's only ten
task are
the cobbler's bench and lapstonewere
not en
little Mary Lathrop
little of
out of place. At any rate, this was
tirely
missible very
per-

children in books

Dickerman
with

he, who

Had

is the

Long oppressedby the late king, to keep

"[Robert Burns.

dear ; say 'a great

say 'an awful lot,'
little
to think my
sorry I am

"Don't

How

vohinie

?"

harder, isn't it,mamma

deal.'

be

Saturday Night.
"Perhaps the Christian
How
blood
guiltless

How

top-timecame
harp I

if he's got a
play it, for he

can

with

he

don't,because

that

And

time !

to

died

wanted

He

good, Kate
angel,he did.

was

I mean,
he

Stilton did, and

little Jimmy

that's what

forehead,

my

is

against the

in whatever

way

in his

eight.' and didn't

brother slapped her,

she

turn

cut
the very strictest of Connectiamong
Puritans.
Christian people, the
However
kept among

to

be drawn

from

this firstSunday's
transmitted

excellent. Solomon
wisdom

his

latter could seek

to

his

The

son.

advice; but he would

follow

fore
"Pride goeth behaughty spiritbefore a
for
the
new
I wish I'd been there; I'd ha
fall." It had been easy
end of the week is hailed with pleasure. The
king to
deared him !
rule over
this may vary much, but the
a
latnmed him, I would !"
peacefulloyalpeople. Like the
ways of exhibiting
rather
he
chose
of
to
is obvious
.Stuarts
remember
that all
in many
England,
"But don't my littleson
relief from pressure
proud
ways.
the naughty children in the books get terribly It is this very relief that sends so many
doing
untrample upon his subjectsand his own
peo'
little
for
it, say, my
Augustus?"
punished
Men
will not always endure.
followed.
pie into the streets after the lamps are lighted.
"Oh, yes, they die,too ! they go out in boats
be
tered
Few
There is a pointbeyond which they cannot
It is not a buying crowd.
shops are enand in the
on
Sunday, and get tipped up;
son
is
merely driven. For our own, every day life,the lesby the saunteringthrong. It
anything but their
pictures you can't see
is this: To weigh carefully
the beginningof a day of rest.
to be drawn
hands
stickingabove the water, and nobody
made
of us, always remembering
Or they go up into
to pullthem
out.
comes
as
such last evening of the seven
the requests that are
It was
no
birds' nests, and the limb always
trees to hook
and
that in age there is wisdom
this,that the Scottish bard had in mind when
breaks, and then they get it ! Oh, cracky !
"Cotter's
his immortal
to oppress those who may be committed
he wrote
Saturday never
don't they? Everybody dies,in books ; good
Whatever
we
care.
to our
may propose to do,
Night." It was a time for reflection and holy
boys die,and naughty boys die !"
day,
toScotland
of
time
ready to overrule,
that the
there is a higher power
a
contemplation,
"What
are
you going to do, then, Augustus,
proved.
if the good boys and naughty boys both die .'"
tured whenever our plans and purposes are not approbably,hardly maintains as Burns pic"I
I
I
Here
Augustus stopped and
and always
it. But the pictureis ours
nally
Fimeditation.
head
in
scratched his
deep
be in the
However
there may
will be.
many
he brightpnedup with the discoveryof a
Groton
Epitaph.
in our citywhere genuine
streets, there are homes
capitalidea. "I guess."said Augustus, "that
leb
Mrs.
Abagail Kenrich, widow of Capt. Capreparationis made for the Sunday to
I won't be ^'cry naughty,nor
good ; I'll
7'i'rj/
Kenrich, left her present habitation in
the lesson for the Sunday
follow; where
be half-an-half! and then I'll keep alive
in
to her daughter Dana's
and come
!"
Newton
fornever and never
school is studied.
Although young America
and Sept.
"O Augustus? Very well ! half-and-half is
of ye civil war
Groton on account
object to such consideration, the time
may
letter than very naughty ; and I'm afraid that
removed
by a dysenteryto
when
he will be glad that
will surely come
5. 1775 ''E 76; was
my littleboy is that,too, sometimes."
from
cease
the wicked
the
In many
homes
that place where
exacted.
such labor was
I'm very
"Yes, I am;
naughty today; for
rest.
at
are
and
ye weary
boy grows to be too largefor these lessons; troubling
I've been playingporgieswith the books, and
at least,he thinks himself
ihe vases, and the footstool, and your cord,
beyond their need,
round
'Hit

her

when

me

the other

on

cheek, dear?''

and

say,
I'd ha'

only that

suited him.

which

destruction and

"

"

"

"

but

wont

"

do

it any

more.

And

I'm

very

naughty to Kate, too, today; but I always a)n

naughty to her, because she's so naughtyto
and, besides, I do hate that Spindleme^,
shanks !"
"Augustus ! I shall punish you, if you call

but the chances

he has

are

methodical, systematicway of studying

the Bible, for the past few years has not been
The

change which has

Englishwords, makes

our

over

come

The

us

of

some

of

read passages

guffaw,though they
ent
written with pious motive and dignified
were
without some
grainsof alloy. While the studterm
a
once
word "imp" was
he certainly meaning. The
history,
may have gotten more
sounds the line
isn'tspindlenow
how
But
of high honor.
has learned less Bible and in that book we are
Paron
that
"Ye sacred imps
interested than in the Jews or Jerusalem. from Spencer:
more

!"
sister names
"I aint a-callin her names
; she
shanks."
do you mean,
"Who
then, Augustus ?"
It is for the teacher and parent to endeavor
is
"I mean
that old thing, Mr. Lilykid,who
to
all the time coming to see Kate, and drinking
impress the text itself upon the childish
with
that of the
mind as did Ruskin's mother
upon
papa'schampagne, and dancing polkas
Kate, and taking her to the opera, and calling subsequent brilliant artist and essayist.
me
coming upstairs
'sonny !' Just as I was
for 1891 includes for
Scheme
Lesson
The
with the porgies Johnson let him in,and asked
the first quarter that stirringportionof the
in
me
would I tell Kate that a gentleman was
found
in i Kings. The sins
Old Testament
here ever
the parlor ; and he's been
since,
and
are
passed over
and crimes of Solomon
cooling his heels while I was
up here talking,
"that's what Johnson calls it when he has to
in
at
once
come
Chapter xii, from the
we
wait.
do^s 'cooling his heels' mean
What
the events which
ist to the 17th verses, upon
mamma?"
of the Kingdom of Israel.
led to the separation
(To be Continued Next Week.)

your

Brats.

and

Imps

that he is better for what

alreadyhad.

standard literature with

dwell ?"

nasso

French

Over

nobles

by Gascoigne
address
stately

of the old
a grave
read the line : "Here
A sacred poem written

many

be

may

imp."

lies that noble

three

centuries

the

to

ago

posterityof

begins a
Abraham

with the lines :

"() Israel,O household of the Lord,
Abraham's brats, O brood of blessed seed."

"Brat"

was

then

word

of proper

meaning." [S. F. Hershey,

stately
Christian Advocate.

form

and

in Pacific

LICiHT

ti

W.
Martin.
a
Colvin.
Plummer.
Senator
Vance, of North Carolina, unquestA H istoryof the Worcester
ionably
Women's
Club as read at
5 Harriette P. Draper.
its Tenth
the champion story-teller
cember
of the SenAnniversary in Association
Hall, Deate,
E. Porter.
6, Francena
10, 1890,
by
has
broad
a
of
Calvinism
stripe
down his
F. Pratt.
7, Melora
8, Adaline H. Howland.
in the
back, though he is not a communicant
MRS.
MARY
C. HARRIS.
A. Fifield.
church.
It is told of him that ridingalong in
9, Amelia
Kate
C. Taft.
ID
Buncombe
Mrs.
county one
day he overtook a venerable
and FellowPresident, Dear Friends
Ellen M. Haskell.
n,
he thought to have
darkey,with whom
Members
:
12, Elizabeth C. Harrington.
little
fun."
"a
This is truly a time of rejoicing,
M. Davis.
as, with
13, Helen
14, Mary C. Harris.
lightand song, good cheer and kindlygreeting,
"Uncle," said the Governor, "are you going
Adaline Williams.
celebrate the loth
15,
we
of
the
to church ?"
anniversary
16, Sarah E. Wall.
"Worcester
Women's
Club."
"No, sah, not edzactsly I'm gwine back
A. Wheelock.
17, Mary
Some
of us
remember
can
less brilliant
a
from church."
18, Eliza H. Draper.
few earnest
occasion, when
a
"You're a Baptist, I
women
met together,
reckon
Foster.
ain't
now,
19 Alia W.
E. Howland.
to laythe foundation
of what was
then,
20, Abbie
you ?"
M. Baker.
Frances
21,
in this city,a new
I
"No, sah, ain't no Baptist. De most of de
departure a Women's
22, Sarah A. Henshaw.
Club.
bredere.. and sisters about here has been under
In the earlyhistory of our
Club, we gratefully
At this festal hour it is well that we
should
de water."
an
accepted from Mrs. M. A. Wheelock
in considering its
spend a few brief moments
"Methodist, then?"
invitation to hold our meetings in her pleasant
End" of the city;here
at the "South
originand aims.
parlors,
"No, sah, I ain't no Mefodis nudder."
received with genuine kindness for
we
were
In a modest littlemanual, the firstpublished
"Campbellite?"
pitalities
several years, and in acknowledgment of hosthe
and
association,
the
date
by
of
bearing
"No, sah, I can't errogate to myself de Came.xtended in time of need, Mrs.
1884, we find the followingrecord :
elite way of thinkin.'
imanimous
consent
Wheelock
made
was
a
by
"In the fall of 18S0
an
assembly of people life member
"Well, what in the name
of goodness are
of the Worcester
Women's
Club,
who
believed in more
liberal opportunitiesfor
with full privileges.
ing
you then ?" rejoinedthe Governor, remember-

Woman's

Work.

2,

Emma

3,

M. Anna

4,

Diana

Not

Candidate.

"

"

"

"

than she had

woman

in Worcester

hitherto

celebrate

to

of their labors

possessed,met

the

thirtieth anniversary

in her

behalf.

This

anniversaryreferred to a series of organized

had previously
been
made to secure
woman's
best development and her emancipation
from various oppressions which ignorance

efforts which

and

custom

had for many

enthusiasm

which

The

gatheringawakened
a

years

entailed

her.

upon

few

to band

women

grew

out

desire in the
themselves

of this
minds

of

later periods we received

modation
parlor accomthe narrow
in religions
of choice
range
from Mrs. M. A. Colvin, Mrs. H. C.
North Carolina negroes.
among
and Mrs. N. Keyes.
Howe
fac'
"Well, de
is,sah, my old marster was a
The work of the Club has been in charge of
Herruld of de cross
in de Presbyterianchurch
several committees, as
follows:
Literature
and I was
fotch up in dat faith."
and history,
art and science,work
and education
and social entertainment.
! You
"Wnat
don't mean
it1 Why, that
The
connected
with committee
responsibilities
is my church."
work were
to many
who
entirelynew
The negro making no
comment
on
this announcement.
have served
in this capacity, and
though
Governor
Vance
went
at him
with reluctance,
sometimes
assumed
variably
inwere
:
found to be very helpfulin the direction
again
of self discipline,
and business exper"And do you believe in all the Presbyterian
ience.
At

together in

creed .'"'

The instruction and entertainment

provided
covers
a great deal of ground.
by these oflicers,
They have had a largelibertyaccorded them,
the response
most
was
The specigratifying.
fic
and it is the universal testimonythat they
aims of this club are set forth in the Preamble
have improved their opportunities, so
that
to the Constitution,
for each succeeding year has
which reads as follows: the program

the form
An

of

"Club

appeal was

for mutual

soon

made

to

improvement."
others,to which

"Yes, sir,dat
"Do

I does."

believe in the doctrines of

you

nation
predesti-

.'"'
"I dunno

that I

recognizede

name,

sah."

believe that if a
is
man
"Why, do you
lacked a generous
moral and intellectual
elected to be saved he will be saved, and if he
stimulus.
of the essays read
Although most
is elected to be damned
he will be damned.'"
before the society have been presented by
"O ! yes, boss, I believe dat. It's gospel
own
townsmen
and
people from abroad, our
have occasionally
women
dat
is."
talk,
given us the benefit
of their intellectual labors,and we
der
hereby ten"Well, now, take my case.
Do you believe
our
vors.
gratefulacknowledgment of these fathat I am
elected to be saved ?"
never

PREAMBLE:

"We,

women

of

Worcester

feelingthe necessity which

prospective status of

and

vicinity,

the present

and

imposes upon us
of mforming ourselves more
fully,not only
of
subjects present general interest,
upon
but
The old man
with
struggledfor a moment
torian
Having a due regard for honesty,the hisalso upon the more
importantspecialquestions
his desire to be respectfuland polite,
and then
must
record that no committee
has been
which
are
now
all peoples,
pressing upon
criticised for carrying its work into lines too
shook his head dubiously.
everywhere, for a justsolution,because involving
radical for a modern
woman's
consideration,
"Come, now, answer
question," pressed
my
the welfare of humanity,do
agree to
neither has any member
been disciplined
cause the Governor.
beform
"What
do you
V
ourselves
into an
Association
woman

for the

she burdened
the club with too
many
than her share
essays of her own, or took more
time when
of
the
discussions
in order.
were
.So we
have our Club
composed of women
The social duties,thanks to the several committees
brought together by a desire for a largermental
in charge,have been admirably accomplished.
growth, whose companionship is not based
We
have been fortunate in always
upon
neighborhood, previous acquaintance,
ladies with
findingin our membership, some
kindred,or church."
decided gifts in this direction. They have
On
the occasion of the firstregular
meeting combined
the
kindness
of a house-mother,
of the Worcester
Women's
debtedwith the tack of a
inClub, we were
and the result
societywoman,
to the hospitability
of Dr.
and Mrs.
has been in every way enjoyable. In just
W. A. Knight,whose parlors at the corner
of
and grateful acknowledgment we
state
here,
Pleasant and Chestnut streets were
placed at
that the association is indebted
to
the late
our
disposal; here,on the 7th of December,
Mrs.
Harriette
P. Draper, (assistedby her
1S80, the Preamble
and Constitution
were
now
Mrs. J. H. Robinson),for the
daughter,
adopted ; at the same
session the followingofficers
inauguration of the ''Club Tea."
Those
who
were
elected :
have been long with us can
recall many
other
President,Mrs. Frances
M.
Baker; vicewho have given us a kindly
hostesses,
gracious
Miss
presidents.
Mary P. Jefts,Miss Harriette
welcome.
The attractions
of the "Club Tea"
P. Draper;
secretary. Miss Alia W. Foster;
have been greatlyincreased
by the gratuitous
treasurer,Mrs. Melora F. Pratt. Twenty two
of our
musical
offerings
friends,
resident in
all
residents of this city, formed
women,
the
this
We
take
this
occasion
to
city.
thank
nucleus
of
this association ; these are
their
them for the beautiful service they have thus
names,
copied from the original
record :
rendered to our society.
1, Mary P. Jefts.
iTo de Conthiued Next
Week.)

say

prosecution and accomplishment of the abovenamed

purpose.

"

"Well"
been

I tell you

what 'tis,
Marse Zeb; Ise
hyah world nigh on sixty
nebber yithyardof any man
bein'

libin' in dis

years, and I
elected 'dout
York

he

was

candidate."

"

Ahw

Tribune.

A young lady in the town

of Minsk, Russia,
purchased a pair of gloves,a la Sarah
Bernhardt.
Immediately after putting them
her hands began to itch. The next day
on
covered with sores, and a week
her arms
were
later she died of blood poisoning. The doctors
that the skin belonged to an animal
suppose
that had some
contagious malady.
"

made
about four
Browning's grave was
bey.
Abdeep, like the others in Westminster
The soil is a dry, red sand, the coffins
are
of charcoal
placed in the earth, and a cjuantity
is added
as
a
sanitaryprecaution. One
of the traditions of the abbey is that nothing
"

feet

but

of bones remains
a handful
The actual
a hundred
years.
is accomplished in fifty
years.

or

after seventy

decomposition

L I(i HT
which

Dr. Heinrich Schliemann.

studies;on the other

spent upon my
lived,miserablyenough to be sure.
My

half 1
liV

H.

lodging,which

CHAMHr.RLAIN.

H.

I^

cost

eightfrancs

month,

was

wretched garret without a fire,

where 1 shivered
[The very recent death of the distinguished
with cold in winter, and was
scorched with the
student of Grecian
Archaology gives unusual
heat in the summer.
My breakfast consisted
importance to the following valuable sketch
has
who
of rye-mealporridge, and
by one
dinner never
prepared with great care
my
found the subject interestingand profitable. cost more
than a
three
penny

Ed.]
Schliemann

Heinrich

farthing"(about

cents.)

born

was

upon

and

me,

from

in

in 1S22, at
.southern

those God-like

Province

bitter

wept

unhappy fate. Thrice

my

the

the

tears

him

got

to

peat
re-

paying him
with three glassesof brandy, which I bought
to

me

with the few

fortune

that

pence

made

that moment

From

verses,

God, that

my

up
I

whole
ceased

never

His

by
might yet
grace,
happiness to learn Greek."
seemed, however, no
hope of my
escaping from the sad and low positionin
released
which I found myself; and yet I was
In lifting
from it as if by a miracle.
a cask
I
for
hurt
too
me
chest, and I
heavy
my
In despairI went
was
no
longerable to work.
in obtaining
I succeeded
to Hamburg, where
cabin boy on board a ship bound
a situation as
On
for La Guayra in Venezuela."
the 28th
burg
of November, 1841, his shipsailed from Hamfor her destined port, but encountering
have reminded
such storms and galesas must
him of his favorite hero Ulysses, the vessel

to pray

have the
"There

was

wrecked, in

fearful

storm

off the island

various
After
^bitterexperiences
his way
back
he found
suffering,
found
to Hamburg.
Here he
employment as
in a bank, stamping bills of e.xmessenger
etc.
change,carryingletters to the post office,

of Texel.
and much

He

was

began

about

now

to

think

of

twenty years
his

"First of all,"he says, "I

to write legibly
and then, in order

to

See

he

to

improve

to the study of the

annual
salary
My
francs, (about JS160)half of

I went
on
my position,
modern
languages.

amounted

of age;

neglected education.
took pains to learn

20

T.

Invention.

Russell defines

cold

degreesfall in temperature in

over

an

of 50,000

area

wave

as

hours

24

miles,the temperature

square

in some
part of this arena
36 degrees. During the past
have been no less than 691 cold

descending

to

years

10

there
in the

waves

States.

"I

of

for

Professor
a

United

gence
applied myself with extraordinarydilito
the study of English. Necessity
showed
method
which greatlyfacilitates
me
a
Mecklinburg-.Schwerin.It is probable that
the study of a language. This method
sisted
conhis father was
a
Lutheran
clergyman and a
in reading a great deal aloud, without
of learning,
for in his slightautobiogra.
man
making a translation,devotingone hour a day
I could
as
learn to
phy he says : ''As soon
to writingessays upon
subjectsthat interest
speak,my father related to me the great deeds
these under a teacher's superone, correcting
vision,
I loved these stories;
of the Homeric
heroes.
learningthem by heart, and repeating
they enchanted nie and transported me with
in the next
corrected on the
lesson what
was
the highest enthusiasm.
At
the
of
age
was
bad, since
previous day. My memory
father, as a Christmas
ten, I presented my
exercised
childhood it has not been
from my
the
gift,a badly written Latin essay upon
I
made
of
but
use
ment.
every moupon any subject,
events
of the Trojan war
and the
principal
in acquiring
In half a year I had succeeded
It
adventures of Ulysses and
Agamemnon.
of the English
a thorough knowledge
was
of fourteen, to be apmy lot,at the age
prenticed
to
method
language. I then appliedthe same
in a small shop, where
I was
ployed
emthe study of French, the difficultiesof which I
for five years in retailing
butter,
herrings,
six
in
months.
another
likewise,
overcame,
brandy,milk and salt,and in labor about
These persevering and excessive studies had
the shop.
in the course
of one
year, strengthened my
From five in the morning to eleven at night,
to
such a degree that the study of
memory
I was
engaged in this work, and had not a
Portuguese appeared
Dutch, Spanish, Italian and
I rapidly
free for study ; moreover,
moment
more
verv
easy, and it did not take me
forgotthe littleI had learned in my childhood;
of
these
languages,
than six weeks to write each
but I did not lose the love of learning: indeed
passion
and to speak them fluently.But my
I never
lost it. I shall never
forgetthe evening
cal
to
neglect my mechanifor study caused me
when a drunken
miller,who had been expelled
occupationsin the office,and my principals
from the gymnasium
for bad conduct, came
no
promotion. At
would therefore give me
into the shop and recited about one
hundred
friends,
last,through the intercession of my
lines of Homer,
dence.
observing the rythmic cato
obtain
a situation as
I had the good fortune
a
Although I did not understand
in the office
and
book-keeper
correspondent
pression
word, the melodious
speech made a deep imdam
K. H. Schroper " Co., in Amsterof Messrs.

Kalkorst, a villagenot far

Baltic Sea,

shore of the

Science and

citizen of Union, Oregon, has

invented

railway which he claims can be constructed,

equipped and operated at Itss than one-half
the present system. It removes
of accidents
resulting from

all liklihood
derailment

of

trains,and no fences, cattle guards or railroad

ity
It removes
all liabilcrossings are necessary.
of killing
ades,
blockstock,of sand and snow
and is the only system which renders it
to use
so
as to utilizethe
practicable
electricity
force expended in descending one grade to as
in
A
another.
has been
sist
climbing
company
incorporatedwith a capitalstock of S6co,ooo,
for the purpose
of building and equipping
railroads on the plans of the inventor of the

system.

new

It

remembered

be

must

that

at

$1.00

reallynot so high as it
looks,for the relation of a pound of aluminum
to a pound of other metals, is something like
that of the famous
pound of feathers to the
is almost
three
pound of lead. Aluminum
times as bulky as iron, weight for weight; it
and
than four times as bulky as silver,
is more
times as bulky as gold.Thus,
than seven
more
is

pound aluminum

if silver were

$1

an

aluminum

and

ounce,

$1

times more
pound, silver would be reallyfifty
at $1 a pound
bulk for bulk ; aluminum
costly,
at
would
be only twice as costlyas copper
15 cents a pound." [Bradstreets.
A
book-keeper in a Wall street banking
a
house has made
discovery that ink stains
at a
salary of 1200
who
engaged me
can
readilybe removed from the fingerswith
francs,(about 240 dollars) a year ; but when
Moisten the inkfrancs, the head of a parlormatch.
2000
zeal they paid me
my
they saw
and rub it gentlywith the head of
This generosity stained spot
(400 dollars)as an encouragement.
the match, keeping the skin wet so that it will
to
be grateful
for which I shall ever
The stain rapidlydisappears.
burned.
in fact the foundation of my
perity, not be
prosthem, was
there is a
The match should not be used where
self
myfor as I thought that I could make
often be removed
stains can
ink
Violet
sian,
Ruscut.
useful,by a knowledge of
stillmore
by rubbing them with a rough woollen cloth.
I set to work to learn that language also.
books that I could procure
a
lexicon, and a
old grammar,
In
spite of
bad translation of Telemachus.
find a teacher of
I could
not
all my inqu.ries
understood
Russian, for no one in Amsterdam
of the language, so I betook myself to
a word
of
study without a master, and, with the help
letters
Russian
the
I learned
the grammar,
in a few days. Then,
and their pronunciation
old method, I began to write
followin!"my
compositionand to
own
short stories of my
to
I had no
one
off by heart. As
learn them
doubt, very bad
no
work, it
But

the

only Russian
an

were

correct

my

was,

A coat

sleeve

answers

very

well.

writer in Science says that while as yet we

discovered no way of avoidingcontagion
have
ginning
are
in the air,we
to us
just bewhich comes
A

to

find

out

fact that the air does

with bacteria unless
Recent

smaller

the
not

extremely important
contaminated

become

allowed

they are

he adds, have
investigations,
of bacteria

number

well-keptsewer

than

in the

in that of

to

dry.

shown
air of

a
a

ated
poorlyventil-

school-room.

time to correct
tions
innovaI tried at the same
One of the most excellent of recent
exercise of learning
in
faults by the practical
is the introduction of metal ceilings
that
to
me
It
occurred
heart.
Telemachus
by
placeof wood and plaster. These ceilingsdo
one
I should make more
progress if I had some
like wood : they will not
not shrink or burn
emachus';
of TelI could relate the adventures
to whom
francs
stain,crack or fall off like plaster,but being
-so I hired a poor Jew for four
for
and ornamental,
morning
had to come
every
a week, who
permanent, durable, fireproof
ter,
two
hours, to listen to my Russian recitations,
supersede both wood and plaswill eventually
Hut
of which he did not understand a syllable.
ical
econombesides being in the end far more
diminish my zeal,and
these obstacles did not
than either.
I wrote
my fir.st
of six months
in the course
I
and
in London
Russian letter to a Russian
struction
Conwork of the Nicaragau Canal
"The
this
in
fluently
to
converse
able
was
is said to be progressing
Company
merchants who had
language with the Russian
will be completed and
canal
The
rapidly.
for the indigo auctions.
to Amsterdam
come
in the next four years.
open for traffic
Next
Week.)

indeed, but
my

^^

(Concluded

l^IGt HT

16

Scotia.

Treasure in Nova
'"The

Sloop" is the

the south shore of the

on

situated
the

of

name

little west

land
head-

small

Cobequid Bay,

of Shad

Creek.

When

to this shore, theyfound

earlysettlers came

land,
plantedon this headand supposing itto be the mast of a sloop,
to the point.
they gave this name
In those days it was
supposed that pirates
had made the Cobequid Bay a sort of a rendezvous,
and there are
for so
good reasons
far up
so
thinking,but whether they ever came
the bay is doubtful.
Seeing this mast planted
the

of

mast

natural for those settlers with

there,it was
of

small vessel

ries
sto-

In 1849 a company
was
formed, and the work
shaft was
sunk
pushed torward again. The

BY

of

the

continued

for

account

on

work

water

coming in. The

about

ten

labor

expended before the work was

; but nothing in the shape of

was

years, and

considerable

discovered.

ever

extensive

search

made

Nova

in

was

This

for

doned
abantreasure

the

was

buried

Scotia.

and

money

most

treasure

This

treasure

buried

was

since.
that

It is well known

always been

have
or

gold coin.

French

the

peasants

in the habit of

ver
hoarding sil-

Of late years,

and

ent
differ-

at

"

were

consulted

some

encouragement

matter, and

the

on

to the

they gave
to dig for
inquirers

piratemoney.
begun, a few
Accordingly operationswere
farmers joiningin this work, and strange stories
It
yet told of their wild goose adventure.
is said that they would dig all day, and at night

named

farmer

his farm

Windsor,

on

County.

amounted

about

to

dollars.

reportedby

It is

coin

some

up

Ellis, Colchester

this hoard

It is said that
six hundred

plowed

Fulton

Fort

near

S.,that

N.

settlers of

of the old

some

visited the

Frenchman

are

crowbars

their

would

touch

iron chest.

an

Windsor.
villagenear
ning,
evening,and during the evehe
asked if
while
wayside tavern,
He
old
houses
one
of
the
were
standing.
yet
any
ing
lodged at the inn that night, but in the morntion
he was
missing. Recalling his conversaof the evening before, the old barn was

site of

old Acadian

an

arrived

He

near

the

at

They could feel all around

plainlythat it was a
morning they would

square

but the chest

be

itand ascertain very

iron chest. Next

begin operationsagain,
out of reach, having
take all
sunk during the night, and it would
to
ers
reach
it
While
the tired workagain.
day
went
would
be
home to sleep,one or two
would

left to watch; and

nightwhile he

one

says that durwatching alone a noise

old

one
was

of the report of a cannon

shook
beside him and frightened him so
swore

to

never

; in

money"
have

any more
that he would
such

dig

fact he
be

afraid

These

money.

afraid

with

the

earth

much

that

for "blood

more

any

was

to do

after to

ever

this work,

to

touch

saying
piece of

doned
aban-

operationswere

was

removed

from

that

from

of the

some

of the

the inside
article had

some

square
the thatch.

among

supposed that he had

It

been
urally
nat-

was

found

small

hoard

of money.
About fifteen years ago a small iron pot of
found
the beach
near
St.
on
gold coin was

Spanish coins,
John, N. B. These later were
buried by
and it is conjecturedthat they were
C. AshmoRE.
pirates.

Nova
Scotia coasters
days many
carried plaster
to the United
States, and it is
averred by the crew
of
and captain of one
these vessels that one
summer
evening they
mast
saw
a
black
from
this
plainly
flagflying
at the ''Sloop." Such
the stories of old
are
times, and I give them
e.xactlyas I heard

Calendar of Worcester Events

on

[Under tliishead
the historyof our
be had.

can

days.

Much

will be

given,weekly, items bearing

city. This weeli only January 1st

week

Next
credit

there
be

must

will be
ascribed

for

events
to

Mr.

seven

F. P. Rice

bearing on Worcester, anecdotal,

will be gratefully
historic il,geographicalor statistical,
received.]

forfac's.

Any

scrap

JANUARY
incident to

evening,about the beginningof

summer

The

the present century, a farmer of Oak Island,an

island on the south coast of Nova Scotia,while

They soon
plank ! At each
of

came

ten

feet

sometimes
that these
hand
ever

while the walls

plainlyshowing
sunk
soon

the

at

some

that

remote

near

shaft

had

time.

abandoned, as nothingwas
floorings.

This

meeting house in the

It

Lincoln

was

located

preached tillthe
on

Court

Summer

Hill.

The

street school

on

was

street,

Aaron

ne.\t edifice

old

town

Summer

In it Dr.

Square.

was

croft
Ban-

erected

building became

house

and

is so

used

the
day.
to-

earth,

of hard

were

second

The

dedicated.

thingshad been placed there by the

of man, but for what purpose

has
no
one
discovered.
They found the earth easily

removed,

1792.

to a
flooringof oak
ing
to a floorthey came

coal,
charmaterial; sometimes it was
putty, "c., plainlyshowing

some

the

act of

times, has

at

past,

it

March

is

been

today.

1S06, Harvard

14,

der
Unlege
Col-

raised $30,000 by lottery

for the purpose r f
erectingStoughton Hall and repairingMass?chusetts Hall.
We also find that the Commonwealth
herself

the first Eve

was

in this Eden

protectedsin,for under an act of February

19th 1781, she raised $100,000 by lotteryfor
science
Perhaps the Puritan conarmy
purposes.
was
eased,because The British Mu.
founded
was
and Westminister
seum
Bridge
built from
the proceeds of lotteries,
was
and that drawings used to take place in St.

of

Paul's cathedral.

Then

until 1 780 the trafficin

beings was protected by law, and sanctioned

sentiment of
by the majorityreligious
that time.
The e.Kcellent Winthrop enumerates
Indians among
his bequests,and the articles
of the early I^ew England confederacy
class persons
the
of
But
spoils war.
among
our
purpose is accomplished and we shut the
door of Puritan eccentricity.
We
have taken
Sabbath
a hastyglance at the
of the last and
human

forecast the Sab.

present century, but who can
bath at the close of the coming century? It is
unreasonable
to suppose
that it will escape the

public sentiment
Sabbath

of

that

time.

But

for the

of tomorrow, we shall not be held responsible,

is the Sabbath of today,and if
ours

but heed the true

spiritand intent of the
the Sabbath
injunction,"Remember
keep it holy,"we shall stand approved, not
only at the bar of personalconscience, but of
we

Divine

to

Heaven.
The Sabbath
day is the Savings bank of humanity
[FredericSaunders.]
Oh ; what a blessingis Sundiy interposed between the
of worldly basiness like the Divine
raelites
waves
path of the Isthrough Jordin. There is nothing in which I
would
advise you to be more
strictlyconscientious than
in keeping the Sabbath
day holy. I can trulydaclare that
to me the Sabbath
day has been invaluable." [Wilber-

found

was

beneath

Speaking of the Industrial Training School

Youths in Washington, the Amer

for Colored
Art

ican
are

Printer
of

men

among

street,
meeting house, Oxford
opened. Before this they had met in Boyden's
Friends

Block, Main

street, south

of Walnut.

the

every

are

effort in

with which

at

other
and

race

the whites
school

"Similar

says:

being established

institutions

ing
pointsby lead-

friends

of theirs

the reports from the Washington

of a character to justify

this direction.

the colored

The

youths flock

avidity
to

these

to learn, and their intelligence

eagerness
and close attention are
astonishing.
Critical examination of quitea varietyof specimens
of job printingexecuted by Afro-Americans,
in this difficult art they
shows that even
are
rapidlycoming up abreast of their white
fellow-countrymen. We are reallysurprised
and
in form and
at the taste
appropriateness
of
color,and in choice of stock, the fertility
which
invention and the unexpectedoriginality
fact that
they display. It is an undoubted
in the United
States
ing
makthe negro race
are

schools, their

progress,

reallybeen
work

force ]

1787.

I,

Shay's Rebellion just

renewing their allegianceto

waves

subsiding. Men
the legalgovernment.
der
drivinghome his cows, happened to pass unthis date, in an old paper, the following
About
he
a largeoak tree.
Glancing up casually,
coln
Linmarriage is recorded : Mr. Abraham
saw
a largetackle block
firmlysecured to one
Miss
to
othy
Nancy, daughter of Colonel Timof the branches.
He
naturallythought that
Bigelow.
this block had been hung there for some
pose
purthe Federal
Constitution
case
in some
vestigate.Also, "In
time past, and he proposed to inis talked of
should be adopted, Mr. Hancock
So, a small party of men
began
for vice-president.
afterwards
and a shaft was
operations soon
sunk.

last week.]

from

tides of

"

those

them.
One

removed

was

barn, and that

after this.

soon

In

it

thatch

man

as

he

noticed

visited,and

M.

at work

exacting than
an

done

K.

liberal thought
wearing away the shore of
ment
sentihereditaryconservatism, yet moral
less

it,and that

near

ceaseless

been

signalfailure that nothingof the kind has been

H.

[Conchided
The

have

in

ever

such

was

times, small sums,

evidentlybelongingto
the old Acadians, have been discovered
erally
genwas
this mast
left to mark
the site. Clairvoythe plow. Just a few years ago, a
by
ants,or"fortunetellers,''as
theywere then called
think that

Sunday in Massachusetts.

considerable

and

sea,

encountered

was
difficulty

fresh in their minds, to

Captain Kidd

the level of the

below

fullymatches
any
are

negro

section.

which,

all

that of any
What

things considered,
class of citizens in

magnificentanswer

they

making to the cry of the war, that the

was
incapableof high civilization."

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The

ir

Housekeeping.

Clark
How

to eat

slice of

an

orange

Cut off onlya small

the

top of the orange,

Arctic circle,so to speak, then

Co.

Sawyer
478

to

482

Main

St.

112 pieces,
Decorated
Dinnersets,

knife

cut

the

out

core

at

about

with

second

; a

the

sharp

circular

cut

justinside the skin separates the pulp, and if

the operation is dexterouslyperformed the
fruit can
be eaten
with a spoon
without spilling
a drop of the juice. The
native .Sicilian
takes his long sharp knife and cuts the orange
around so that it becom;s
spirally
a long strip
of piel and pulp. He
grabs this stripat
either end and
it rapidly across
draws
his
mouth, absorbing the juiceas it passes.
other
An9.00
is to cut just through the skin at the
way
eciuator, and
by carefullyturning the peel

Thornpattern
Decorated
on
Dinnersets,
whitegranite,
112 pieces,
10.00
112 pieces, 10.50
Decorated
Dinnersets,

back, form

of

cup

the skin at

each

of

pole

Offer

the

Largest

and

Line

most

Complete

of

OFFICE

is using a lamp chimney that

daily for the past eight years,

neighbor

she

has

and

she expects

She

says

dove Adelaide,
Decorated
Dinnersets,
130 pieces,
14.00

when

used
that

it

how

Large

to

she

it for

use

flame

many

in

1882,

yet.

years

boiled it in salt and

bought

was

and

water
matter

no

through it,it won't

runs

break.

mendinj; gloves slip

are

into

nut

fingers and

the

have

idea, until you try it, how

no

is in

one

tinted

ceilingadds much
of

appearance

nient
conve-

OF

tend

not

make

to

The

ceilingshould be
rather light,
the colors on
mouldings next
DecoratedDinnersets,
Chelseadove
th.in those on
should be lig'iter
the
the ceiling
next
the
friez'.
18.00
130
mouldings
Kent, pieces,
the

Make

occasional

an

oil can.

an

The

the house with

tripover

castors

RollTopDesks.
forCutler's
Agents
Desk,

the furniture need

on

drop

the

on

BUFFALO,

OF

slanting surface of the

The
groaning
no
longer. If the oil is of
few drops on
the knocked
prove
scratched places of the furniture will imA

it.

BOSTON.

the comfortable

to

and, if the cornice

room,

low.

appear

room

forSmith" Co,
Agents

mending.

suitablytreated,does

be

Massachusents.

see

it witliout hurting
mend
easily you can
andbrown
Decorated
the shape of the glove. As the surf.icc is highly
Dinnersets,
pencil
nut
a
is
managed, and you
very easily
16.50 polished
130 pieces,
Irench,
can

in Central

how

Decorated
enamelled
Dinnersets,
Pavot,
17.98
130 pieces,

found

be

to

brown Arcadia.
Decorated
When
Dinnersets,
you
130 pieces,
15.00 polishedpecan

Decorated
Dinnersets,
pencil
Louis,
23.50
130 pieces,

355 Main Street,

Worcester.

the orange.
The pulp is then bitten off around
and around, as a school boy eats an apple.

brown and blue

Decorated
Dinnersets,
12.00
130 pieces,
Hazel,

Celeste
Decorated
border,
Dinnersets,
17.75
130 pieces,

r^llii.

N.

Y.

door catches will do wonders.

MintonMontrose,
Decorated
Dinnersets,
hinges will groan
143 pieces,
25.00 good quality,a
Persianblue
DecoratedDinnersets,
130 pieces,
23.50
Tournay,

or

its looks.
a

It will make

"grind"all around.
It is absolutelynecessary

Decorated
ney,
TourDinnersets,
Mulberry
should wear
a cap.
one
23.00 particular
130 pieces,
and tidy one

lifeseem

less of

in

cooking

that

For, no
is,tLere is

its escape

Carlsbad
22.50

China
45.00.

to

150.00.

Decorated
45.00

Dinnersets

Decorated

to

French

from

These

Dinnersets

China

from

Glue

new

line

Dinnersets,

of

Decorated

beautiful

French

China

be made

can
or

Take

dry while
pints of rain

ounces,
two

caps

glazed muslin

of

by

means

In

of

white

four
and

water

glue

or

constant

lead
bath.

in

Ink

Well,

complete,

478 TO 482 MAIM STREKT.

CO

of the elite of
A fashion recently
set by one
the metropolis is the revival of the .Spanish
If this bewitching
mantilla for tlieater wear.
headgear finds favor,the "funny man" will be
of liis best stand-bys. His jest
without one
uncrowned
and brimless of
will be pointless,
humor.

made

of Solid

Oak,

File, Patent

Letter

and

Automatic

taining
con-

ing
Revolv-

Blotter, all

$40.

is,do

the
put the pot with these ingredientson
fire,but into another pot containing water, and
the alcohol, and
the fire. Add
put that over
longer. I'our
keep up the heat a few minutes
into bottles while hot.

CLARK-SAWYER

DESKS,

for

not

THE

Desks.

ring
stir-

water,
the rain-

That

Koll-Top

size 4 feet, 6 inches,

sixteen

alcohol,

ounces,

With

World."

our

this.

Patent

best

lead

in the
see

CUTLER

; and

of white crinoline

water.

best
and

SPECIALBARGAIN

silesia.

dissolve the glue

decorations.

Call

danger of
dropping

"the

are

how

matter

and

a
making
Decorated
AmericanChinaDinnersets,
into utensils that you
are
cooking in
142 pes,
33.50 nothingis so thoroughly disgustingas
different
designs,

loose hair

These

This
Roll-

knocks

Top

the

bottom

out

of

prices

for

Desks.

PINKHAM "
355

Main

WILLIS,
Street.

1"

h Ki

Lovers
ofGoodTea and Coffee
should

buy their goods where

always getting

on

they

^^m
Give

The

glove stillgoes a begging.

Half-highbodices are now
prettilytrimmed
the neck, each side the jacket-shaped

about

around

marabout

and

D.

H.

A.

HOWE.

Nicke.

13

Mechanic

Oxidizing.

St., Worcestor,

Also

for

ishing.
job pol-

morning

HafiH.

be better for

can

what

than

do in the

to

adopt white

to

After all the

home

3 (^8

soft

or

silk for

"

dinner

gowns.

is a

who

woman

Her

tea

EVERY

Mass.
Street, Worcester,
W.

J.

and what

DESCRIPTION.

Main

to

GREENE,

have

on

her

them

is

She

REBBOLI,

Confectioner
^^ and

the

pru.

and

house,

about

her

ing
morn-

this

by

originalkind of bag is
work-bag for the evening,
or
as
a lorgnette
and handkerchief
bag for the
It is two
long stripsof plush (the
opera.
outer
one
embroidered), both lined with
quiltedsatin,and suppliedwith a pocket. The
two strips
are
hung just like a complete bag,
from a ribbon which is slipped over
the arm.
It is so

much

as

CLAPP,

Fine

Hat,

Furnishing,
House,

365 Main St.,

Worcester.
For Mouldings,
Pictures
and Framesof every
alsoArtists'
description,
Materials,
goto

220 Main Street,

and
40 per cent.

from 20 to

save

Store open evenings.

well dressed

very

be used

to

Caterer,

^v.

and

new

made

B.

haps
per-

on
those,
advantage,namely,

when

or

in

duties. But she might obviate all

.strictly
adoptingwhite stuffs.

Dealer in Stoves, Ranges and

Furnaces.
Steam
and Gas
Fitting.Jobbing in all its
branches
attended
to.
promptly
Telephone
Connection.
Street,Cumming's block.
51 Main

EDWARD
Fashionable

that of

except

the best

to

table

tea

own

made

occasion

every

she shines

tables,
Vege-

at

wear

than

but she says,

likewise,

is the result ?

woman

where
at

LUMBER.

C.

and

gowns

Butter,

No. 218 Main Street,

Mass.
Worcester,

dresses

not
wisely but with commendable
dence, I will economize on my wrappers

OF

Lard,

Etc., Etc.,

Athletic

of gowns

perplexing one

dinner gowns

*
BINDINGS4-BOOK

387

Sausages,

her invariable uniform.

as

matter

more

IN

is in doubt

of house

matter

almost any other part of the wardrobe.

Why.?
a woman
usuallyhas to evolve
it out of her inner consciousness.
Her tailor
she gets at a first-rate establishment.
gowns

SONS,

Poultry,

other

some

Simply because

WORCESTER.

DEALER

Beef,
Pork,
Yeai,
Lamb,

camel's

India

wear,

Nothing is quite so charming and nothing

becoming than soft white for any complexion
or
style. It may be ever so simple,yet
it can
be vulgar,or in bad taste.
never
What
as

S. WESBY

GEORGE C. BLANCHARD,

more

then

J.

trimming of

white

"

their tea gowns,

lampas cloth
elegantfabric for evening and

Plater,
and

all occasions

on

hair woolens

and

Bronzing, Lacquering

GAME,
CHICKENS,
DUCKS,

GEESE,

our
lovelymode
patrons of societyare
adopting is that of wearing white for the

TWICHELL,

Silver

Gold,

WILD

of the waist with

feather

width.

house

W.

the bottom
ostrich

VENISON,
TURKEYS,

trialand be conviced.

front and

medium

STREET.

us

ALWAYS ON HAND!

button

two

TeaCo.,^^
England

MAIN

273

Fashion Notes.

pend
de-

can

fresh article,
patrons will

pure,

of the best quality. Our

many
that this is true of the
testify

M'T

W.

E.

BOWEN

Boots

"

and

CO.,

Shoes,

229 Main Street,

Mass.
Worcester,

easier to get

the

at

articles,the

and yet the effect is

stripsbeing distinct,
of a long bag.
Silk underclothinghas had its day, and in
all the retail shops it can
be purchased
now
comparativelycheap. It never
looked well
after being laundered, unless one
could afford
to take it to one
of the French
places,and
then it was
not
always satisfactory.Linen
and cambric are preferable,
and the undergarments
and nightrobes of French
percale are
not only the most
serviceable but the daintiest
time.
thingsseen for some

CHOICE

Presents
Holiday

two

6 and 8 PleasantStreet,
Worcester.

J.B. Woodworth,
*

ARCHITECT*
Main

492

St.,

Worcester
MISS

C.

I.ADIES'

KENNARD'S
AND

method

new

Double

to

braid

the

HAIR ^fc DRESSING^^ PARLORS.

it on

and

the wrong
is

side.

It makes

easilyrenewed

more

good

than when

finish,
done

in

Reasonable

Prices.

J. P. WEIXLER,JEWELER,
323 Main St.,
Mechanics
HallJewelry
Store.
Diamonds,

Watches,
Sterling Solid
Rogers' Brother's, 1847, Silver

Tableware,
and

apply a skirt braid is this.:

and stick it through once

Have
the skirt finished at
by the machine.
the bottom,and hem the doubled braid around

CHILDRKN'S

At

and

Fine

Gold

Reasonable

Opera Glasses,
Eye-Glasses, Gold Pens
and
in

ware,
SilverPlated

Silver-Headed

Canes,

Watch

Promptly,

and

Jewelry
Thorough

brellas
Um-

Gold
and

Repairing
Manner,

tacles
Speccils.
Pen-

Done
and

at

Prices.

any other way.

Hair

Cutting,
Whole
kinds

A
15c.

head
of

Bangti
of

Hair

hair

Work

cut

curled,
made

a
Making
specialty. All the
Bangs
and
Frizzes
for sale
at
prices.
Artists
Kxperienced

All

orders

promptly

and

filled.

to

curled,
75c., and

the

in

all

order.

latent

new

fur,or

at

least

new

25c.

Wig
styles of

lowest
very
attendance.

in this country is,

the

Kalinsky, which is destined to be very

popular as a trimming for elegant street

J.P. Weixle

gowns.

Heart-shaped designs

in

jewelry are

the

323 Main Street,

latest.
The

387 Main Street,

GroutBlock,
Up One Flight.
allow

new

"sac"

the hand

gloves,

to pass

as

they are

in.
freely

called,

MECUANiCS HALL BUILDING.

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19

WHITNEY'S
LINEN

STORE.

Old Fashioned,
GrassBleached,

Round

Strong

Linens.

These

in allwidths and are particularly

goods come
adaptedfor embroiderywork.

SamplesSent
Temple

on

Application

Place,

Boston.

LldHT
Events.

Coming

Good

umn.
for this col(Light solicitsnotices of future events
They should be sent as earlyin the week as possible.)

Apple

Sp.

3.

"Bunch

of

2.30 and

Keys"

Add

three

Russell

E.

by John

made

with the

Seed

Cookies.

on

i instrumental

Jan.

pudding dish and bake;

with meringue
cover

over,

whites

of the

and

eggs

dered
pow-

Transient
Trade

Hermits.

Cluii

Hall."

Corsican Brothers"

S p.

Club.

Single Tax
7.

Robert

Worcester

in "The

Central

cloves, cinnamon

Hvll."

Horticultural

Horticultural

County

8.
of

Meeting
Paper

Society.

Worcester
"The

ence
Influ-

County
dent
Societies," by Presiand Benefits of Horticultural
Henry L. Parker, followed by discussion,
2.30 p. m.
Worcester

Robert

Theatre."

Brothers"

Corsican

Bake

nutmeg, and

one

littleas

as

of
of

cup

possible-

like cookies.

Molasses

Cake.

in

"The

g.

A. S. Roe

Club

lectures

land"
Switzer-

on

friends.

and

School."

Confederate

members

Honorary

night

the

at

U. O.

A.

Dedicaticn

Hall."

M.

of

the

Ha'l, Rice

Mechanics'

Order of American

United

new

Building

8 p.

m.

"Professional

Rink

Club, 8

of

tournament

Lakeside

Boat

m.

p.

Effie Elsler, 8 p. m.

Theatre."

Worcester

Saturday, Jan.
Worcester

10.

Els'er, 2.30 and

Effie

Theatre."

g p.

m.

Sunday, Jan.
First

Lecture

Church."

Universalist

Dr. Gunnison

11.

Club

toChapin

"A

on

Good

by Rev.
Start," 7 p.

m.

Monday.
First

meeting of

the

church, 7.30

Worcester

Jan.

Annual

"The

Drummer

half

of

Monthly meeting
preachers.

Tuesday,
Trinity

business

Boy," Sp.

8 p.

Worcester

Blanch

dist
Metho-

and

Theatre."

"The

Christ.

of

y. P. S. C. E., 7.30 p.

by J. Wil iam
League

Drummer

Boy," 8 p.

Worcester

of

celebration

-Anniversary

and pound six ounces

adding by degrees one

water, and then mix

FINE

47

of milk,

GROCERIES.

Mass.
Pleasant Street,
Worcester,

Stein way

white
stiff,

and

bake

monds,
al-

of sweet

eggs,

and

Drop the mixture

rounding it up into cakes,

of rice flour.

ounces

paper,

them

lightbrown

in

Emma

oven.

M.

very

PIANOS

ate
moder-

Johnston.

Hall."

Koland

Meeting
of

Lincoln

of Tenement

Houses,"

14.

and
L. J.
Lally have gone to
Jacksonville,Florida, for the winter; Elias
Curry of South Framingham and Mrs. John C.

Boy,"

2.30

Bosthn.Cross

Association

Hall."

dridge Southwick

in V.

Horticultnral

3 p.

on

Practical

m.

15.
of Alunmi

Annualdinner
m.

Mrs.

Meeting
Paper
under

Jessie El-

8 p. m.

C. A. course,

Society.

Cucumbers

"The

College,8 p.
Readings by

Hall."

Horticultural
and

M.

Club; lecture

of Women's

Boston

and

has

to
gone
and Mrs

on

of

Mr.

to
have
son
Atlanta,
gone
of Holden
Mary K. Hubbard
Mt. Dora, Fla.,for the winter ;

her

(Jeorgia;Mrs.

Drummer

Thursday, Jan.
House
of

Holy

J. P.

Bassett

p. m.

Theatre."

Miss

Lancaster.

Boy"

H.

Pianos
" Bach Faultless
Kranich
^4,000

made

and

sold

and

not

dissatisfied

customer.

Brothers'
Superb
Upright
PIANOS.
reasonable
at
a
Best Upright Piano
of
The
favorite Piano
pricein the market.
Adelina Patti and other noted artists.
Mme.
The

Dr.
Culture

of the
Pianos
recognized Standard
at
the Best Instruments
pre-eminently
and .sold in all art
: exported to
and
for
public
centers
of the globe ; preferred
privateuse by the greatest livingartists.
The
world

present made

Hattie

A.

A.

Howland.

Frank

Ilowland,

I). D.

S.

Worcester

"The

Glass," by S.

2.30.
"The
Drummer

and

V. A. Beaman

have gone to Fruilland I'ark,Fla. ; Mrs.

to
has gone
Detroit, Mich.;
J. R. Anderson
and Joel Proctor, Mrs.
Mary C. Messinger
ter.
have returned to South California for the winAll the above
obtained
their tickets of
Pratt

Dentists.

Record, followed by discussion

Worcester

do
you

tahlespoonful
with this one pound

powdered sugar, the whites of six

White

Jan.
"The

Theatre."

Colonial

of Lettuce

cup

m.

Wednesday,

Parker

rose

on

13.
songs

ni.

association

half

serve

m.

Worcester

Church

of sugar,

or

will

we

JohnA.Hartiga

lardi

of molasses

cup

of

buffo-basso, in Epworth

and

cup

of

two

Jan.

Recital

Church."

humorist

of butter, or

cup

to

promptly.

of finely
sliced citron,half
tablespoonfuls
ins,
a cup
of currants, half a cup of chopped raisof
small
two teaspoonfuls
cinnamon, one
of
half
a
cloves,
grated,
teaspoonful
nutmeg,
and three level teaspoonfuls
of baking powderI'ut the powder in last, siftingit through a
smaller sieve with about a teaspoonful
of flour.
from fortyto
Beat the batter well, and bake
If
made
to
directions
m
inutes.
according
fifty
nothing can be more
satisfactory.

m.

Millbury."

one

telephoneto

or

and

best

our

two

m.

Theatre."

eggs,

mixed, half

store

our

Macaroons.

12.

Church."

Universalist

superior fruit cake

party,send

bolted
unsurpassed. One teacup of the ungraham flour,one teacup of wheat floun

butter

syrup,

Cake.

inexpens've and

an

sifted,two
and

Eucjeia Debating society.

Fruit

Delightful
For

Spy."
High

hours.

two

this is

"The

Church."

Universalist

First

Mantell

cupfulof molasses, one cupfulof brown

Koil together,
cupfulof cold water.
sugar, one
then add a cupful of butter and set aside to
cool ; flour as
thick as a pound of cake, add
four well beaten
one
pound each of
eggs,
raisins and currants, one-half pound of citron.
Bake

Friday. Jan.
to the Summer

on

m.

p.

Hall."

Association

County

and

egg, one-half tea-

one

teaspoonful each

one

One

Thursday, Jan.

Mrs.

cream,

spoonful of soda,

chopped raisins. Knead

Mantell

Grange.

course,

maple sugar, one-half cup each

sour

m.

of

Meeting

of

Jan.

Theatre."

Worcester

Macy,

of

cup

6.

Meeting

Wednesday,

Holden."

One

of butter and

m.

Tuesday, Jan.
Reform

In addition to our
stant
conefforts to serve
our
test
regularpatrons with the laand best in our line,we
also at all times ])k'ased
are
to fillorders for our
sient
trantrade.
When
veniently
conyou cannot
find elsewhere,
the latest 'fad" or choice
table delicacy,
for
your
lunch
table, or quiet tea

cupful of butter,three cupfulsof sugar,

two eggs, one
cupfulof cream, eightcupfulsof
flour,2;-2 feaspoonfuls of baking powder, one
seed ; roll out, cut and
teaspoonfulof caraway
sift with sugar ; bake in a quick oven.

Inauguration of City government,

Hall"

a.

5.

reopen.

Horticultural
10

meeting,

7 p. m.

of the churches.

Monday,
public schools

The

"Praise

music

in most

Sunday

Communion

4.

Church.

Universalist

First

congregationalan

Care

tjuartof apple

One

Sunday, Jan.

by

into

pour

well crusted

to

eggs

sugar.
Talks

Club."

*'Eygpt,"eveninR.

beaten

when

m.

Worcester

and

to Eat.

Meringue.

sauce;

Saturday, Jan.
Theatre."

Worcester

21

Pleasant

II

Worcester, Mass.

8 p.

Residence, 61 West

St.,

Street.

C.L. GORHAM " CO.,

4S4 MAIN

ST., Worcester, Mass.

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zz
The

Readers

I most
To

call

Model
When

In

at

of

would

Questerand

my

Store

Worcester,

What

Mass.]

is the

like

find

to

ning
originof the expression"Grin-

Cheshire

cat?"

sold in Cheshire

establishment

of its kind.

Answerer.

[Communications to this department are solicited

to Quester Editor, Light,
They should be addressed

anything

expect

metropolitan

Light

Drug

in want

They

of

cordially invite

allusion is to the
when

erly
form-

was

like

The

cat.

itis apgrinningcheese-cat,but
plied
who

to persons

Respectfully,

Cheese

moulded
show

Fire

EDW. E

they laugh.

Geo.
E.Fairbanks,
Druggist,
Who

was

Samuel

Lover?

He

the

was

FRONT

STREET.

Horace

Kendall,
DEALER

"Rory O'More," "Handy Andy" and

several other mirth provoking stories of Irish
life. "Handy Andy," probably, in that line,
has no equal in our
literature. He
is buried
in Kensal Green
Cemetry, London.
What

legendof Childe the H unter?

was
a
gentleman of great
much given to the pleasures
fortune,and was
of the chase.
The
found
paper
by his side
contained the following:

IN

the

was

Childe

the

LONGLEY,

thor
au-

of

10

Insurance

their teeth and gums

Main

339
We

make

latest

specialty

and

St., Worcester.

Household

and

of

approved

o?ost

insuring

Furniture

ings
Dwell-

under

forms,

at

the

lowest

rates.

Hunter

Furniture,
Carpets
Ranges,
AND

HOUSEKEEPING

GOODS.

"The

as

Goods sold on instalments

low as any house in New

if desired. Prices

England.

Mechanics

Hall

WOOD

Building.
MANTELS,

Birch, Cherry, Oak,

SMITH "

NO.
H.

W.

Miller's

Old

Stand.

LATHROP BROTHERS
STREET,

(franklin

-f

square.)

Men's and Children's^Ladies',

"

monks

11

proceeded to take
overtaken by
possessionof the body, but were
of
a party
Plymstock men, who disputed the
The
monks,
however,
prize.
secretlybuilt a
umph.
bridge over the Tavy and buried him in trithe Duke

approved

THE

of manufacture.

process

WELT.

'i

^^

grantedat the suppression, o. c. f.

probableoriginof hand-shaking
civilized people ? The
custom,
among
very
back
to a time before
likely,
civilization,
goes
when every man
might be an assassin. All
went
armed.
If in meeting,the bare, empty
extended
was
there was
little
right hand
In fact the claspchance for the secret
blow.
ing
of the sword or weapon
hand was
a pledge,
for the time at least,of peace
and comity.
Stabbing, cutting and stealing,
long since,
disappeared,but the sign of a passing truce
stillexists in the single,everyday shaking of

STPIEET.

And

J.

"

St.

T.

and

he had

is

The

no

and

his fiddle and

out

time

Shirt

175

Main
L.

No

the

NEEDLE

scarringor

other

injury,

There

is now

no

for any lady to allow a growth of hair to remain

her face to mar
her personal beauty and
to
make
upon
her friends
unhappy. Moles are also permanently removed.

excuse

Hours:

9 to

H.

ii

a.

M:

m.,

to 4 p. m.

Summer

Street,

F-ROCTOR,
Worcester.

Mass.

of year for grass

to grow

consider!

cow,

died of

hunger and when any grotesquely

melancholy song is sung, the country people

cow

Table

say, "That

is the tune

the old

cow

died of."

St.

JR.,

Dress

Mato,
at

Lessons

cuttingand making patterns and liningscut to

KeUogg-French Tailor System.
in cutting,making and
draping. Teaching

residence when

for Circular.

AND

permanently eradicated by

ELECTRIC

tune.

fit perfectly
by the

HATTER

SUPERFLUOUS HAIR CAN BE

Proprietors.
Worcester
DressCutting
Academy.

WALTERS,

Custom

DONE.

394 MainStreet.

old cow.

an

played her

consider

cow,

Consider, good

CALDER,

TOM

The

PKOMPTLY

old man

an

Restaurant.

36 Shrewshurv

died of ?

cow

he had
nothing to give her,

was

he took

This

" OPTICALGOODS.
REFALRLNO

Nliss

Consider,good

board

Main

the old

tune

follows

as

song,

So

Nothing but first-classmaterial used.

at reasonable prices.

IN

JEWELRY
CLOCKS,

Process.

is the

"There

CRITERION

DEALER

FINE WATCHES,

is rhe

in land
expression is very old, particularly
Scotand the north of Ireland.
It came
from
a

and
Bakery
231

property of
abfamilythe bey

was

What

Invited.

-A-IiT

THE

W. A. ENGLAND,

^^^

stillthe

are

hands.

GOODYEAR
Inspection

lands

of Bedford, to whose

What
of most

grave.

of Tavistook

These

STREET,

564 MAIN

fyndes and bringes me to my

Plymstoke they shall have."

of

Etc.

ADAMS,

156 MAIN

lands

The

No.319 Main St.,

Mass.
Worcester,
HARD

first that

The

FURNISHER,

desired.

Room

Street, Worcester,

17
Mass.

MRS.

E.

Agents

F.

Send

wanted.

Clark's

Block,
y

S O

492

Main

Street, Worcester,
Mass.

J. ZAHONYI,

**WORCESTER DRESS CDTTING SCHOOL**

527 Main
street,has removed
to the
No.
Pleasant
street.
Former
45
pupils are
invited to call ; new
ones
welcome and solicited.We

Formerly

Confectioner
andcaterer,
teach
and

348 Main Street,

Mass.
Worcester,

cut.

you

at

to

MRS.

Improved

baste,fit and drape. Open day

Dressmaking patterns and linings
Sole Proprietorof the
WALSH,
Rule System. Agents wanted.

cut,

evening.

L. F.
Tailor

Fire
Insuranc

N.

368 i-2 Main Street,

Office,
LincolnHouse Block.

LldHT

23

spellingare taught far

easilythan they once
were, and in a less

Some of the Reasonswhy so many

People
boy Shoesat

Thus, reading and

A Fault of the Schools.

more

is true in many
The same
way.
with grammar,
geography and history,
considers what
one
large schools

mechanical
A

educational

lady of wide

experiencetold

schoolboy
the other day this story of a small
his lessons.
she found in great distress over
whom
she asked what had been his par
When
this
arduous
stated
he
ticular trouble that day
problem :
applesand Charles has
apples have they both to

red

two

red

many

gether?"
"Is that hard ?" she said.
"Very hard," he said, sadly.

already

surely,"she replied,
you know
make
and two
four; there can

"But
two

"'Of

course

be

Multitudes

naturallyinto

so

come

child's mind

that

from

that he is almost
knew

them.

him

and

made
It is

they

ally
virtu-

that he

unconscious
confined

to

uncertain

super,

plish
they accomThey certainly
in the
training

that

as

Much

to

feet

goods appropriate

largevarietyfrom
shoddy goods

Infants'

shoes

Christmas

properly.

best attention.

our

of customers.

of the wants

consideratiun

Hulidav

No

lit

receives

customer

Careful

is taken

care

Each

which

and

in this stock.

found

are

of all widths

slippersnice

useful.
select.

to

and

and

sizes.

serviceable.

tender feet comfortable.

Soft shoes to make

"

metic.
arith-

under
up
Many children have grown
tainly
educated influences,write better English,cercorrect
more
idiomatic,and often more
than after
studyingEnglish grammar
They write as they speak,by ear, and
than they help. In the
more
study of natural historyI have heard exercises
to me
\vith "objectlesson" that seemed
espe"
the human
intellect,
contrived to stultify
cially
where
in
schools,
and this,especially normal
one
young pupilstands up before the others,
and
making believe that she knows everything,
her classmates sit before her making believe
all a form
they know nothing. It is necessarily
and a "process." They go through the questions
children
are
which the
supposed to ask
ren
about the object,and, of course, if the childdo not ask the right questions,they must
wish to
be taught to ask them.
They must
know what they ought to wish to know, and
to
to
wish
they must be told what they ought
the
know, not what theyreallydesire. When

women

entrance

shoes for hard rugged service.

Artistic shoes

for dress occasions.

were

we

foughtthem off
so
expression,
they and
pressingly,roughly persistentwere
line of people
entered where a thick, double
was
passing and had been passing for over an
door.
hour through a narrow
from dripping. We
the sperm
it is scarcely too
strong ^n

Latest

stylesand

Salesmen

who

nt^velties.

newest

pricesfound

Lowest

on

goods of

quality.

same

kindly interested,

are

"

"

the guide's
pers
with ta-

ofiicialat the barrier examined

An

permits,counted
a
lit,

and

us,

curious

most

on

went

we

processionof hundreds,

seventy
descending a spiralstair until we were
for fifteen
on
five feet below the city. Then
and
minutes through an arched stone
passage
so

into the

on

vault above

before

from

ward.

are

the rules confuse

Heavy

Catacombs.

Paris

fallen upon
ranged
sellingcandles, which they had arso
cardboards
as
to keep
and
sticks

on

offered him

not

what

well wonder

they do.
achieve almost everywhere some
trol,
elementary duties of obedience, order,self-conpatienceandpropriety.This is much, and
the time is coming when theywill impart more
with
of the substance
of intellectual training,
less of the "process." Harper's.

by

again in
environed, with
such a formal shape, and so
"processes"
definitions and technicalities and
ever

may
much

At the gates of

of things which

might almost be taken for granted, are

taken

and

vision,one

The

pathetic response.
that well enough, Mrs.

sarcasm.

under

materials

MECHANICSHALL SHOE STORE.

heterogeneous

of what

no

me
But the process ! its the process that wears
out."
who has had much to do with schools
No one
force of this
can
help seeingthe tremendous

infantine

teachers have, and

our

the

not," was
I know

course

when

that ?"

trouble about
"Of

and

as

"If John has

two, how

schools

black

line

on

Kach

Tender

Only

to

exit, but the side

all chained

to

across

goods

salesmen

suited for any

who

pair warranted

MECHANICS

HALL

"

as

fashion

care.

ods.

represented.

SHOE

Street,

3'.i5 Main

STORE,

"

WorceHter.

passages

prevent people

EZRA

13AY.

A.

into

Mrs.Dr.Wm. Lee,
Burnside
Room

piledon top. Every now

arrive at a point where the path
are

circle,and

an

one

relics of the dead.

the

footfalls and

of these

12.30;

are

to

$.
9 to
Sundays,

5.
2.

tramp, tramp of the

The

of voices

murmur

echo and

read it all up

for ourselves,but

vviHt

Gooos

MARSH
JLEsAiE

we

y
'

laP^"

,T
^'hr.r- "SORTMENT

AND

guide explainsthat these e.xcaancient quarries extending under

listen while the

vations

10.30 to

again.
have

Building

Office hours:

officialstands with

spring wells up.

the
on
of formingglisten
Stalactites in process
the ghastly
fall from
vault. Weird shadows
In

lantern.

MnlnSt.,

330

of various forms, while ribs and

crosses

again we

widens

We

are

smaller bones

echo

great

the

arranged symmetricallyon
either side of the damp, and in some
places
and
skulls
even
muddy, path. Legs, arms
bones

The

occasion.

placeor

gettinglost.

from

and

keep.

we

their business.

understand

prices on all classes of

and every

customer.

honestlymade.

difficultfeet fittedwith

and

Seasonable
Each

and

pairis well

Seasonable

formerly the guiding mark

was

entrance
now

ossuary.

Honestly endeavoring to pleaseeach

Only good material used in the shoes

^AIU.

ROYCEhTHFeiTv

stead
teacher faces real children,therefore,inof studyingtheir actual minds, she proceeds

nearlyall of old Paris, that when, in 17S4 (the

churchyards throughout the city had fallen
ST. WORCt"A\Svys*fa^"^
'^/.AK^/A/
on
a method
it became
previouslyarranged.
into a bad condition),
necessary, for
the dead, the quarries
It did not surprise me, in a discussion which
sanitaryreasons, to remove
were
preparedand duly consecrated, and
elicited the anecdote with which I began, when
beings
the bones of three millions of human
had
who
a later speaker,a man
spent many
into these receptacles
removed
by night,
successful years as teacher and school tendent,
superin- were
with solemn
religiousrites. Each cemetery
e.\pressedfrankly the opinion tha'
and Retail Dealers in
Wholesale
marked.
schools which simply stulti- was
there were
kept separate and carefully
many
ened
various tablets fastto examine
them
We
tifiedtheir pupils,
instead of enlightening
pause
here and there with
quotationsfrom
a
and when
he asserted,as
general proposi.
General
oftke, i8 Pearl St., Y. M. C. A.
from Latin and French poets,
verses
Scripture,
tion,that at least thirtyper cent, of the time
St. and 319
Building;Yards, 23 Manchester
of the dead or
moral sentiments in memory
or
devoted
in our public schools was
simply to
SouthbridgeSt.
for the consolation or warning of the living.
elateachingover again to children,in a more
leave the ossuary,
aborate and arificial way, what
they|already After an hour's walk, we
vault and up a
through another stone
knew perfectly
well in their own
pass
way, the time
out on
a street a
which
us
brings
being given,in other words, to the "process,"' spiralstair,
where
started. An
we
mile and a half from
not to the real thing.It is something I suppose

young

CoalCompany,
Worcester
COAL.

COAL.

E. W.

which

all the best

teachers

will admit

as

an

officer stands

at

the

exit to

count

us

as

we

being lost, and a

evil,and something which
they all struggle emerge, in case of any one
pointscertainly crowd of urchins scramble for the candle ends
against all the time. At some
throw
which people
away.
much
there has been
improvement made

Store
310

Name

this

COFFIN,

Kixtures
Main

Paper.

Street, Worcester.

LIGHT

Zl

TH

CO.'S

WARE-PRATT

Sale
of Winter
Clothing
Closing
wish

We

MARKED
DOWN
have
our
patrons that we
desirable bargains in ULSTERS,
shall offer the most
The
best bargains in

remind

to

Clothingfor Men, Youths, Boys

In the
to our

city. The
closing out

stock
sale

be reduced
in progress.

must
now

LlUSlOIIl
Udl IllljlSiCUSTOM
we are

The

and
end

or

City of Worcester,
order, paying sick and

in

five years.
Over
of formation.

and
particuKirs,

address

.1

i".

II.

The BAY

accident
in

members

400

$5000 already

early

an

visit

wear

Our s'ockof CLOTHS isunusually

Worcester;
distributed

.Ser.y., S'.i'.* Main

W*"OI""IAN,

THEV

of

scope

assemblies,

benefits.
this

I\Ia^8.

$6500

and

H^VE

D, LynchProprietor.

two

reserve.

rapidlygrowing fraternity,
Burnside
Building.

JSBST!

26 Pleasant
Worceiter.
Street,

CARRY

WaterHeatin

EQUAL.

NO

CHANDELIERS,

LARGE

LINE
TABLE

OF

LAMPS,

GAS

AND
AND

KEROSENE
FIRE-PLACE

Agent.

PENTECOST,

A.

Mass.
Worcester,
Washington
Sq.,

GOODS.
VVHEN'KVKK

466 Main

St.

O.

COMPANY,

SteamandHot
W.

ALSO

"

BRAMAN, DOW

Rangeand ParlorStoves.

GLENWOOD

or

local

two

in sick

St., Worcet*tor,

THE

STATE

*Troy
Laundry,

tion
A
great co-operative institu17, i88g.
endowment
of $500 at
benefits
and
an

c.,refully
explainingtlie plan and

documents

GET

WE

invite

we

forallwho
we shallmake it an object
days,

ORDER,

Sept.

the

process

full

For

days, and

60

of journeymtn
force
to make thePRICESREASONABLE in orderto keep
tailors
our entire
employed.
prepared
First Nat. Bank
Street, Worcester.
Bldg.
Company, 408 and 412 Main

fraternal
of

in

call on

and Children

orderswithus.
their
CLOTHING to place

ENDOWMENT

Incorporated

more

the next

for the

OVERCOATS,

^Vare-Pratt

NON=SBCRET

the

during

for the next 60

^" ^^^^d'parment

r'nn^AYYi f nv)mnln
and
large,

stock, and

our

of the season
we
and
SUITS.

balance
REEFERS

S. Kendall

"

Co.

GOOD

Eatables
desired

are

they will always

be found

EbenW.

at

Hoxie'

305 and 816--818Main Street.

A.

NEWCOMB,

S.

Marketand Oyster
House,
Planter and Shipper
Fish ot -allkinds.
;
Choice Grade of Oysters. Telephone coan
"*!
tion 2062.
"

mniiS

223

Main

St.,Worcester,)|Mass.

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Commander

fENGRAVED

EXPRESSLY

FOR

LIGHT.]

H.

of

PINKHAM,

Post

lo,

G.

A.

R.

LIGHT

PUTNAM " SPRAGDE CO,

CHOLLAR,
and

247

STREET.

MAIN

249

FURNITURE

FURNITURE
HAVE

WE
BOOKS
THE

FOR

STOWED
BE-

LY
RESPECTFUL-

WE

IN
BY

IT

AND

FRIENDS
PATRONAGE

AND

PAST,

MERIT

SHALL

OUR

CONTINUANCE

SOLICIT
AND

TO
LIBERAL

THE

THE

IN

BUSINESS.

THANKS

RETURN

WE

WITH

SATISFACTORY,

IS

INCREASED

PATRONS

THE

CLOSED

1890.

RESULT

LARGELY

AND

STOCK

TAKEN

FOR

FUTURE,

THE

ABLE
HONOR-

AND

FAIR

DEALING.
CARRY

WE

CITY,

IN

NOBODY

and

249

SHOWN

Is

prepared

furnish

to

SELECT

Mexican

7 5 West

strefet,Worcester,

AT

CORNER

""v'^TalrL-u-t

Work,

CENTRAL.

to

Street,

Fine

Embroidery.
Done

on

ALLOW

US.

Instruction given and

For any
occasion.
Special attention paid to concert
music
for weddings, fairs, dramatic
entertainments,
For terms
etc.
apply to H. B. Wentworth, Manager,

SIBLE
POS-

AND

NEEDLEWORK AND STAMPING^

ITo.

In

CLASS

or

Personal
Rates

for

OF

PRIVATE

Goods

sold

MisB

upon

S. M.

KEYES.

you

The

E.

I.

TYPEWRITER
Copying,
work.

Also

Building.

Law

Thorough

C.

General

Office, 311 Main

MELVIU,

St., Room

Lace

at

Short

Notice.

Curtains,Gross

tills coupon
and
bring

and
get 10 per
from
regular

" Strauss.

from
it witlj
cent
count
dis-

prices.

C.

49 Pleasant

St.

E.

SQUIER.

STENOGRAPHER.

other
Reporting, and
stenographic
of Steoography. Room
216 Walker
Street.
to 3d floor.
405 Main

F.

H.

DISPLAY

BEALS.

CoalCompany,
Worcester
and

COAL.

ST.

PHOTOGRAPHER

Children's
Portraits
A

Specialty

Hall.
Worc.ster, opposite Mechanics
opposite Opera House.
Springfield,
Providence, Turit's Head

Wholesale

WALNUT

PKOPKIETOK,

13,

Advertisements
Artistically
Displayed by a
600
powerful Electric Light upon
Square
feet of Canvas.

TYLER,

elevator

T.

tion.
instruc-

DYER,

Brunswick,

AND

teacher
Take

Work
and
out

tlGHT.

Illuminated
Advertising
Company

given each student.

application.

FRANCES

M.

(Elevator).

for Laces
Cat

commission.
MRS.

TYPEWRITER,
lessons.

attention

copying

First-ClasB
Reference

furnished.

Mass.

JTENOQRflPHT,
USE

LE t JOLLY * FRENCH i DYEING

AND i CLEANSING * HOUSB.

Needlework.

Order.

material

WORCESTER

WITH

THE
AND

LOWEST

PLEASURE

STREET,

^m

MUSIC

THE

COST,

THE

WITH

MAIN

Club
Elberon
Orchestral

TO

UNDERSELL

TO

GOODS

247

DOWN

ABOVE

MARGIN

IN

STOCK

DEPARTMENT,

EVERY

PRICES

THE

KEEP

LARGEST

THE

COMPLETE

Retail Dealers

326 Main.op.Mechanics Hall

Wm.
I Mrs.Dr.
339

Main

Burnside
Room

in

COAL.

Building
s.

Office hours
12.30;

General

office,18 Pearl St., Y. M. C. A.

Yards, 23 Manchester
St. and 319
I5ui!ding;

Lee,

St.,

2 to 5.
10.30 to

9 to
Sundays,

2.

Southbridge St.
^NiWE.- G OO^S

E. W.
Store
310
Name

COFFIN,

Kixtiares
Main

this Paper.

Street, Worcester.

ASSORTMENT

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LIGHT
Vol.

WORCESTER,

II.

clK-erer.Light !

"Prime

beings firstand

Of all material
Ertiux Divine!

MASS.,

beg-t

"

of Heaven
and

Thomson.

"

Seasons,"James Thomson
gave the
of the best picturesof Nature
world one
ever
maker.
However
drawn
grandiose
by verse
that the writer's
his language,the reader knows

SATURDAY,

In ''The

upoi.

them.

tend

They

upward

onward.

In

another

exhibited

has

No. 46

1891.

lo,

some
advances, and, possibly,
none
worthy of note than the care of the sewage
the
Millbury street outlet. It would
appear that the difficultproblem of satisfying
the dwellers below, on the Blackstone,and of
keeping the cityclean had been solved. If so,
seen

more

buildingnear

Wednesdays, another

on

JANUARY

in the

the

Clark

excellent

regular work

of the

block,
charityis
ment
Employ-

at

who
Society. The women
this
manage
the late decade
attuned to the measure
in which
will be a memorable
one
in
have struck the keynote of all charitable efforts.
our
to come,
history. The
under
Light was to him the all cheerer,the
our
year
God
them
who
selves.
helps
help thempresent officialgovernment
symbol of Divinity.
promises much.
and this putting a certain amount
of
hearts
Our
own
respond to the poet's work into the hands of
There are clubs and clubs,but the best one
people to do, and to
dence
thought and with him see in lightthe evipay them a price for it, is the very best way
husband
and wife
yet is that of home where
of Heavenly fire,of love Divine.
ace
Horpossible to assist them.
Their pride,and woe
divide the honors of headship and where dutiful
Mann
enjoined humanity to Orient itself, to that one
who
has none,
is not injuredfor
children make up the rest of the membership.
the East and
in other words to look towards
they are not begging. They are working for
Light
would like to know
where
any
the dawn
of progress
to see
in the rising sun
;
what they get, though, to be sure, they may be
more
entertainment
be had than
delightful
can
the promise
of elevation of mankind
; of light,
care
is taken to
paid liberally.The utmost
that which the home
circle affords, provided
soul

was

he sang.

"

"

of eternal life.
The
went

but that of his

ago,

that the

see

Thomson's
life
light of "Jemmy"
and
hundred
out nearly one
fifty
years
shines

verse

day, a light in which

body lies in Richmond

to

on

thousands

our

own

bask.

church,

cases

are

lected.
se-

only trouble is that the resources

not sufficient to employ all who
are
apply and
who reallyneed help.

His

memorial

meritorious

most

half the

The

whose
is not

"

"

Then

its English you know.

Little did
think, when Boston started her St. Botolph

is taken

care

club

man

story. There

to

enliven it that the

manifests
are

in

business

erage
av-

tellinghis latest
of this city
men

all day
of the

hard
at
thought,when
work,
the
bright lights,the billiards,
but of a quiet,cheerrooms
ful,

cards of the club

stands in Westminster
Abbey and from a
we
of such clubs,
reading fireside. The more
Club, an importation from England's Boston,
slightelevation on the banks of the Tweed,
Worcester
the happier and better
possesses,
stone
hard by the tomb of Sir Walter Scott, a sandthat Worcester
would
follow suit,but
ever
she will be.
miliar here we
fawith another bond
are
of union between
effigyhas long looked out on scenes
The Society of Antiquityhas justappointed
to the poet's childhood, but his true
our
Worcester
and the old one
across
a committee
about
the locating and
to
see
the seas.
sies
monument, his verse, neither time nor climate
Already many
exchanges of courteNo
naming of historic spots in Worcester.
have been had ; but what the old country
mars.
made by this body. Our
and sixtyand more
was
ever
One hundred
years after
Worcester
will say to this recent effort to distract better move
two
than
more
hundred
of
existence
their production, American
Worcester
reads
years
old Saint Wulstan's
attention it is diflBhave had their fruit of events
that now
will be
and thereby
these words, appreciates them
cult to imagine. The venerable worthy doubtless
indicated
in an
Tablets
the universalityof thought, the fact
enduring manner.
had all he cared to do in looking out for
proves
and
houses, with stones
monuments
that the poeticidea is not for a particularday
upon
his old charge, and now
to have
cester
Worrecent
;

but

idea become

hour

nor

for the

for time.

ages,

The

part of all true advance, another

bearer of God's

thus thrust upon

him is tending to make
It is to be hoped that our
a burden.

sainthood

St. Wulstan

message.

will find the

name
Society
duties alike
agreeable aed profitable.
Concerning the Society it will be easier to
keep posted than about the Saint. He is not
with.
so
readilycommunicated

and

the

If

undue

an

should

the presence
is in the air

to

His music

J;

matter

it must

be

of the Drummer

Boy.

and

taps

reveille and

opening and closingsounds of the day.

Worcester
has, hitherto, kept step nobly to
the

are

this number,

in

noted

be

ascribed

Rebellion

of

amount

the rat-tat-tat of his drum

he rolls his call and

beat.

Once

all to

summons

more

renewal

of the loyalflame
to a reigniting
patriotism,
American
heart.
which should light up every
of

"

Fall

in ! Fall

formed
your

and

in !

"

the

Let

lines be

well

forward, and do

Now

steady.

duty !

Elsewhere

efforts
many
forth to make
Back

the

in

Boys"

"Our

verses

that

columns
remind

good

of

people

better those who

Light, the

of
us

of the

one

putting

are

need such

care.

Taylor block. Main street, near

the fire Patrol quarters,each nighta sightmay
be

of the

calculated

seen

What

humanityis crowded
the
must

Boys' Club
Mr.

have ?

to

stir almost

any

restless,squirming, audacious

and

into this
what

an

one

room

c^led

angelic temper

Burgess, the superintendent

he adapts himself to all sorts and

kinds !

and

care

thousands

than

it

represents, Worcester

now

day, be much happier for the good

Lady's generosity. Worcester, thus far, has
been a great industrial center, with just love
the
to
enough of the ornamental
encourage
growth of her great library; but of monuments
is ample
and art she has very little. There
opportunityfor the development of these. Is
this St. Wulstan's
Society a first step.' The
some

may,

years will tell. There should be no abatement

of the practical
tendency to prompt
; but
any
is deservingof the highto the intellectual life,
est

praise.

.soul.
lot of

C. L.

How

development of the Knowles

bequest is certainlya very laudable end and if
these gentlemen can
expand it into many more
The

Then, too, there are kind and efficient

helperswho, also,patientlyand mildly impart

Monday witnessed the beginning of another

municipal year. Most amicably, representatives
in arm, from City
of all partieswent, arm
Hall to the time
and

there

Mayor
assumes

honored

Horticultural

Harrington who,
his duties.

The

for

the second

and

of

time

of
representations

and the prospects for the future

try to entertain. Certainly, the past
such efforts should have
highly pleasing to our city. The year
the choicest smiles
mstruction

Hall

listened to the excellent address

seem

past

when

necessary,

we

shall add

much

to

the interest

of our
loved city. It is to be hoped
of the firstplaces marked
that one
will be the
old Sargent home, at the Lake, and that Mr.
H.
H.
have
the privilegeof
Bigelow may
longs,
placinghis figureof The Pioneer where it beviz.,on the site of the ruined home.
are
Just when the G. A. R. men
working
hardest to push the Drummer
Boy play to a
successful rendering and when old time memories
most
all unheralded,
are
vivid, there comes,
the sad news
that General Charles Devis dead.
In many
a Worcester
ens
home, the
who
directs will bow himself and
strong man
F'or many
at this statement.
years, the
weep
of the old Fifteenth have
looked
men
upon
(General Devens
littlemore
than their
as
a
their father and patron
"Old Colonel." He was
No
reunions
form at the annual
all in one.
other lipsdid they
no
was
so
greeted. On
had
directed them
hang as on those which
From
them.
when the battle cloud rolled over
juries
inthat dread day at Ball's Bluff tillhis own
removed
him, he had been tru.sted and
have been.
General Devrevered as few men
ens
the
mirer,
true
was
gentleman. Says one ad"I shall never
forget the courtly grace
with which he gave to a strange, poorlydressed
the information she sought. Had
she
woman
received no
been the Queen she could have
more." Former
High School pupilswill recall
the eloquent addre.ss he made them when the
busts of Grant and Grout werepresented. He
hearts
filleda large place in Massachusetts
fade in a day. Uncovwill his memory
ered
nor
of his
heads will bow
mention
at the
for years to come,
and on Memorial
name
Day,
for
reverence
there will be more
flowers,more
the events the day recalls.

lyKJHT
Drummer
The

firstlad

Freely Miller

play was

famous
in

roll the drum

to

1871 and '73. He

made

was

excellent

most

this 1891 comes

around and the play is to be
put on
again once
more
the search is for a
Drummer
Boy. He is found in the
of

Boys.
beat

and

he

in

name

and

throughout the

country. But, as he grew, he became, less and

he had to
less,the Drummer
Boy, tillfinally,
died of consumption in Dayton,
retire. He
Ohio, in September 1SS7.
UAVID

When

the next

LEWI.S

played

great favorite

KXOWLTON.

Entertainments.

person

our

The

E. BARNES.

who.se father,
Samuel
F. Barnes, is the janitor
of Continental Hall.
Lewis is still a school
boy, bemg in the eighthgrade at Oxford
street.
He is thirteen
years old and lives with
his grandfather,
of Pleasant and Fruit
corner
street.
Should he do as his predecessors have
done, we may expect to see him in the High
school and, finally,
in college. Sucess
to him.
As he beats the drum, so
cord.
may he beat the re-

that of 1S75 came

determined
to furnish its own

wish

of "The
Drummer
management
Boy"
attention called to the fact that the matinee

Wednesday

at

commences

instead of

it generally
does.

as

2.30

The

firstof

under

the

series of

auspices

to
recitals,

of the

School

be

given
English

of

Speech, the first and third Wednesdays

each month, was
given in its new
rooms
Colonial

Hall

building Wednesday

of
in

evening.

The

season,

recitations were
pupilswho
gave
Miss
Here then is the sketch of the boys who
around, the Post
Lula Isaacs,Mi.ss Edith Hardy, Miss Gertrude
have drawn showers of tears from
Worcester
of
Knowlton, son
boy. Accordingly David
Miss
Edith
Trinder,
Wheelock
and
Miss
audiences, as they have successivelysuffered
John Knowlton, a Front street clothingdealer
Sadie Parsons.
and died in the stockade
of Andersonville.
secured and he did finely.He was
was
then a
Worcester
is rather jjroudof the assemblage
The performance of the "Messiah"
a week
in
the
whence
and
he
wishes
was
the
School,
pupil
High
uated
gradl"oysand men
cessful
long and sucwas
a success
in ever)' way and it
lives before they beat their last t.-ittoo. ago Friday
in 1879. He
entered Colby University
is hoped that Mr. Anderson's
success
duce
will inat Waterville, Me., and was
there the regular
AN
OLD
DRUMMER
him to arrange similar entertainments
HOV.
in
the future.
During his school
collegecourse.
days, he
When
we
are
thinkingso much of the Boy
was
an
of today,it will not l)eamiss to say a word
active,vigorousboy,earninghis pocket
of
"A
Bunch
of Keys" was
at the theatre last
him of yesterday. For many
and
more
of
one
by caring for his father's
years,
money
week Friday and Saturday. The playitselfis
the most
prominent figuresin {he street parade
store.
Since leavingcollege,he has studied
best described in the words
of the author,"It
of the 25th veterans, was
that of the old
is a collection of incidents intended
a practicing
law and is now
neapolis.
to
attorney in Minteach
Drum
The
Major, J. H. Sampson.
last reunion,
moral in particular,
stirred togetherby Charles
During his school life,he grew
that of October '90,
the onlyone he
was
H. Hoyt, incited,aided, and abetted
Willie
by
missed.
The year before he could not march,
rapidlyin stature, so that in 1S77, he could no
Edouin.
The peice is called a comedy, because
so
a hack
sent
for him and he made a part
was
must
one
longerplay the small boy. A new
most
comedy is the word used to describe alof
the
in
Continental
Hall.
Of
throng
merry
be found and
the stage at present,
everything
upon
a tall,commanding
frame, he must
have been
and
the
authors
desire
to avoid
the charge of
WILLIAM
II.
WILSO.N',
the ideal drum major and, really,
who
be
can
eccentricity,
for.
having enough else to answer
more
of Charles W. Wilson, a veteran
of the
he directs
son
as
importantthan this personage
the
!
music
in
He
middle
was
already
25thregiment,was chosen for the part. He
Light
to press
too early to give an
goes
life when
the war
born in
began for he was
of the presentation,last night,
account
then a pupilin the Grammar
was
of "The
grade. He
1S16.
He played at the dedication of Bunker
Confederate
Spy" by Class 14 of the I'niverentered the High school, graduatingthence in
Hill monument
and also when the cornerstone
salist Sunday School, but the preliminary
nouncements
annoted for his
1883. In his school life,he was
of the Washington monument
in the District
gave promise of a good performance.
and presented to the
of Columliia was
laid. He was
the leader of
ingenuity. He made
The cast was
made
as
follows:
school

of

one

It has three
the

oldest

the best dyroscopes in e.xistence.

and would
be creditable to

axes

and

the High, he

From
School

and

thence
he is

where

now

rapidlyand

grew

Boy

must

experienced workman.
pa.ssedto the Technical
to
ton,
practicalwork in Bos-

most

be had.
JOHN

1S79, another

He, too,
Drummer

This time the selection

1).

was

WARREN,

John

was

reared in this

his school

went

to the

life

at

Highland

city,gettingthe
Dix

street, whence
Military School.

present he is connected
Fire

with

the

he
At

with headquartersin WinExtinguisher,

Again, the boy outgrows his part

in 1S81, the choice fell on

son

of Frank

HARRV

veteran

N.

the

RICE,

H.

Rice, the photographer and

of the 51st. Harry rolled the drum

beats and died in the most

approved fashion
for two seasons,
those of iSSiand'S4. Besides,
he went
to Fall River
for one season.
He was
graduated from the High School in 18S7 and
in his senior year at
is now
Harvard
College.
He too grew
to
stalwart proportions; but it
after his departurefor collegethat a boy
was
was
wanted
again. So in 1887

Emerson

city

We

Insurance

chendon.
and

Dr.

most

Warner

firstof the

was

wife have
world

left

journey.

in three months.

return

ago

Hall

in the Light,

last week

in every

success

the

nounced
assemblies, ansubscription

three weeks
held in Colonial

and

round

their

on

shall look for their

The

up

in the Harrison

always

of A. D. Warren, the thread manufacturer.

son

of

electrician.

an

in

band

campaign of 1840. He
musician.
He made his first
fiddle and he could play on
thing from
any
which
a sound
could be extracted.
in
He was
the old Fiske band, and
largelythrough him
Arbuckle
was
secured for Worcester
and kept
here.
It will be many
a day, before
we
forget
his .stalwart proportions and genialface. From
reveill(5to taps,the day. for him
was
a
long
one
; hut he
flag for
fought well. Another
Memorial
day !
a

was

The

way.

was

Friday and
next

George W.itfrman, a younf; Unionist, GeorgeE.

fliiiip
Bradley,a daring Confederate
.Spy linger I^ee
I-red .Ainsley,
Rebel
a
from Jackson'slines

H.

B. Fisk

States

"^rmy
Colonel

Burr

Cummings

Edward

Major-General Banks, United

William

J. Clarke

Willard,United States Army,

Wilson

A.

Spiers

Captain I.enoN, United States Army,

Charles II. Kowe
Ufyicer Mulgarry, one
of the Finest
wlien out of danger,
Fred B.Conklin
Color what knows
Clay,a Gemmanot
whar de chickitis roost
J. Herbert Adams
the Drafted
Sockery Schneidlebecker,
Dutcbnian.
Mellie W. Brigham
Mother
Mrs.
Waterman.
of George
and
Widow
of the
late Captain
Waterman
Miss Emma
G. Mills
Maude
a Southern
Belleand
liradley.
Sister of the Spy,
Miss
Myrtle E. Northup
.Miss Davenport
Miss Lottie M. Hubbard
Norah
McLeggin. down onthe"Hayihen Chinazers,"
Fred W. Hoppin
Soldiers in blue and gray, villagers,
etc.

one

Union troops were

personated by Co. A,
Confederate
.Sons of Veterans, and
troops by
Prof. A. H. Johnson, champion
Class 14.
At the entertainment
given l)ythe X'eterans
of New
exhibitions
drummer
England, gave
of the Light Infantry,
The play w.is presentedfor the
Monday evening,Capt.
of drumming.
benefit of the Sunday School.
structive
a
J. B. Knox
gave
very interestingand inwill be held

February 4th.

descriptionof the Signal System.

Major L. G. Stiles,one of the \eterans, gave
his army lifeinLouisiana
and
reminiscencesjof
.Such an
also recited very effectively
a poem.
well
evening is
spent.

Mr. and
homes"

at

Tuesday
At

CHARLES

Mrs.

IVIissMary

and

Howe

her

brother

were

in

Thursday

the annual

officers were

son

town

Monday

stopping at
Tuesday evening

evening,

Marble's.

Mrs.

rome
Je-

she sang

William

Long,

W.

H.

S.,'88,who

has

been, since graduation in the employ of the

B, " A. R. K., FreightOflice, in a week goes
to

Turner's

and

held "at

Summer
4 to

10

street,
p.

m.

meeting of Plymouth parish,

elected

as

Crosby ;assessors,

K.

from

H. P. Duncan;

follows:

P. (;.

Clerk, Wm.
Kent, H. W. Eddy
and collector,

treasurer

music

Sibley; auditor, Chas.-W. Gilbert ;

committee, Joseph E. Fales, Geo. A.

Smith

and

Willis E.

in Providence.
H.

I. Rockwood

G.

their residence, 62

and

EARLE,

of Stepnen C. Earle, the architect and an

old 51st man, was
coached for the rule and the
roll.
No
one
ever
did the part better.
"Charlie" grew quite famous
in his character
and acted the same
Besides he
again in 18S8.
went
to Springfield
to play the same.
All this
took placewhile he was
in the High School,
where
in
he was
graduated
1890. Charles
tion
always boasted that he did not lose a recitain his
on
account
of the play. He is now
first year
in Harvard
college and is doing
there as well as when he acted here.
When

Walter B.

Aid-de-Camp

Falls

to

enter

the

office of the

John Russell Cutlery Company. May

the change pleasantand profitable.

he find

Hereafter
Mens

John
the

E.

Spalding.

morning meetingof

the

Young

Christian association will be held in the

different churches.
will be in Union

Tomorrow

church.

the

meeting

ly IClHT
Post 10, G. A. R.

Commander

ance

Boydtown plank

the

on

and twelve officers and

Charles

Pinkham

Henry

is

not

to this

and

for

cityfortyor

long time

street,

store

Main

and

dred
hun-

killed, one

men

during the service

Commander

Our
and

in the carpet trade, in

" Co.
was
He, finally,
the present Continental hall. He died in July
ton
1SS3. His wife was
Mary Stratton of Graf-

hundred

died of wounds
and
thirty-seven
missingin action ; in all two
thirty-four
of
hundred
and eighty-three.The
number

in church relations,
they are allied to the
Universalists,being among those who thought

and

much

have

all survivors

Though

every

I n the Battles and

proud.

the summary
of losses in the
War

he

to

be

of the Civil

Leaders

there makes

the percentage
regimentthe second largestof

unite in

now

Dr. Almon

is also

Free

Mason, being
and

has

Nor

Council
of

some

he

ber
mem-

of the

been

looked
over-

of his ward
in the

year
Here

of Worcester.

the

also

now

Common

Comrade

R. man.

apportioningthe honors
serving his second

in

praises

Gunnison.

G. A.

of Perfection.

for he is

on

and

Harris

devoted

Quinsigamond Lodge

of

which

reason

Pinkham

fighting Lodge

over

of Mr.

his successor.

of

is unknown.

clearlyin

was

regiment and the record is one

E. L. Smith

teen
four-

cost

one

were

ness
dry goods busi-

corner.

is

and

those wounded

ago

years

occupiedby

now

of

father,James

more

in the

was

the old Boston

on

Mechanic

back

go

His

his residence in Worcester.

S.,came

ton,
native of Graf-

but his recollection does

road

summation

The

more.

he

important committee^;

most

is recognizedas a faithful and hardworking member.

the subjectof this sketch.
Still in the prime of life,
he may reasonably
had the benefit
Our future post commander
before him
the Wilderness
little expect that there is quiteas much
to the end the 57th was
schools of his days, going
of the Worcester
better than a skeleton organization.
he has already accomplished.
to be done as
lege
colfrom the Grammar
not long after enlistment
before Private
and his
It was
grade to a Commercial
Certainlyhis Grand Army comrades
and thence to the Highland Military
Pinkham
became
other friends wish him all possiblesuccess
in
a sergeant, then orderly
school under the care
of Mr.
C. B. Metcajf
much.
to promise so
he marched
that future which seems
sergeant and short though he was

and

only child

their

infancyis

survive

to

and

the
great were
any organization.In fact so
inroads made by disease and battle that from

The

drill received there

him

of great benefit to
became
dier
sola

was

few years later when he

in earnest.
Afterwards

father's store for

time.

he

As

in his

was

the

war

gressed
pro-

under

in the 51st
the command
Much

Sprague.
out

his

brighterin

of

successful for he

A.

that

acceptedin H. Company,
by the

was

Bartlette.

wound

the

brave
the

at

through

only two

vived
sur-

left arm

was

from

and, for

two

his company,

months, he
patient in

Hospital,Washinton.

returned, he

made

was

Headquarters

for two

his company.
from
regiment saw
The

Whatever
that

57th was

in the matter

he

Brigade

at

and

then
also

of the most
the South.

to

Army

nected
Con-

ceived
Corps, it rethe Wilderness,

its baptism of blood at

when forty-seven
were
killed,one hundred and
ing.
misssixty-one
were
wounded, and forty-three
It was
the regiment of Capt. Joseph
Gird and of Sergeant Souther.
At Spotsylvania,
there

was

wounded
sixty-nine
North
seven

loss of

seventeen

and four

missing.

the

one

officer and

time of

than

one-third

of these

fight. Four months from the

leaving Massachusetts,the regiment

reduced

was

;
were

more

lost in the

were

the
home

came

two

was

war

on

the

lost at

to

twenty-nine men

30th of
Pegram

and

one

cer
offi-

September, eight more

Station ; the

tain.
cap-

reconnois-

westward

to

Worcester

and

in his father's store.

was

for

Then

or

year

on

mendation
recom-

of the then

Representative,
George
inspectorin the Custom House in
In
place which he held six years.

Boston,
1876,he

an

made

was

in the

examiner

an

United

this

positionin

For the

18S8.

previous

he had been in partnershipwith

years,
S. A. Willis in the line of furniture and

two
Mr.

in Worcester.

carpets

he

of Maine

ner

In

Accordingly on
to Worcester
to
directly

came

business

extensive

and

spiteof

the

stillmaintained

signing,
re-

the
cor

Foster streets.
incident

cares

Comrade

concern,

at the

Pinkham

to

great

so

finds time

for the G. A. R., whose

ranks he

to

do

joined

in 1867, when the meetings were

held in old
Waldo
Hall.
He
has continued
a meml)er

of

the

of the

to make

beautiful

Jungfrau puts on its

of a deep hollow
opposite mountain

an

perfect cross,
The

The

all out-of-doors.

us

shadows

and

littleworld, and

Pinkham

Captain

over

dark

the

upon

shifted

has

sun

to

the

high plateau,round which he

specialrevolution as round a
the shadow
lengthensin the

yellowinggrass. As the
a sort of tan spreadsover

afternoon

advances,

landscape. The
woods grow with crimson
and
golden hues
which blend in a rich auburn ; they are
less
audacious
in color than
our
New
England
but
feathers
harmonious.
Little
more
woods,
of smoke
curl upward here and there from the
fields where they are burning the potato vines
and a larger smoke
plume ascends from an
unroofed

of

oven

the

stone,

which

over

some

drying hemp, while others are

a rapid,
cheerful noise, which
comes
the fields.
pleasantlyto our ears across
At dusk these women
home
looking like
go
shocks
corn
set in
motion, with the hemp
dun drapery from
their broad
hanging in stiff,
shoulders.
all
On
sides are pictureswhich
women

are

beatingit with

to

seem

fresh from

come

Millet

the hand

of

Breton

for that poetry which is everywhere

of soil and effort enfolds even
in the contact
or

our
/jimmerwald peasantry, who,
prosperous
absence from
since,though his protracted
it,are
already on canvas
quent littleas they know
city,prevented, for some
years, his freat
Barbizon
and in the Pas-de-Calais.
painted
meeting with his old associates. On
In
the
of
the
meadows
nite
a
soft, indefigreen
coming back to Worcester, his comrades made
ever

the

"

him

senior vice commander,

then commander
and at the last election of officers,
put him in
a second
time.
last summer,

When,
a

it became

peoplewould

great many

Auna, the casualties amounted

to thirty- time of the National
Harbor, nine; Petersburg, seemed to Commander
; at Cold

in front of Petersburg,through
forty-five;
from June 19 to July30, twentysharpshooters
nine ; at the Crater, fifty
; again from
August
five
I
to 18,
more
by sharpshooters
; on the
i8th of August at the Weldon
Railroad the
reduced
regimentwas
to forty-five
men
and

federatethe

croix

seems

When

killed,
At

the brevet

become

will have

weather

in its breast
a
listment
boy, nineteen at enmeeting in a
rejected because. Little
had not
requisiteheight. brilliant "snow.

once

Corporal like, he
The rejected
boy had

nessed. much
wit-

tunate
unfor-

of casualties of all those

Ninth

captain
Petersburg.

Village,"by Sophia

Farming

Early in the afternoon

record for
and

joined
re-

of service the

date, he

one

going from the Bay State

the

When

clerk

months

bad

fight. In

that very few escaped unscathed

A
that veritable hell.
shot

piercedhis

and

lieutenant

ist

Swiss

"A

Kirk, in the January Atlantic.

charged autumn
dis-

States appraiser's
office,
having charge of the
He
china, crockery and glass division.
signed
re-

men

seem

from

with

passing

Tucker

three years.
was
of the
one

the terrible Wilderness

at

Not

F. Hoar,

severe

brevet

as

for meritorious services in front of

captain
a

bullet

Captain

F-

or

Pinkham

fact,it would

away
Harewood

received

Wilderness,
cheeks.

war

the

was

who

man

both

Commander
wounded

Tucker

JuliusM.
a

Wm.

commissioned
point he was
K as 2d lieutenant,and he was

Company

R.

thrown

was

commanded
57 Regiment, the last one
brave but ever
unlucky General
of Co. H.,

B.

of stature, he hardly
His second
trial was

want

standard.

reachingthe

Colonel

his chagrin,
he

to

account

on

of

His next promoof his company.

tion
positionof sergeant major and
into

the

to

was

the fires of
and

burned brighter
patriotism
heart till,
he enlisted
finally,
the
one
Regiment,
going out

at the head

from

visit from

set

accorded
result.

be

in motion

no

post to our
nice thing.

and

the Kansas
To

one

east

that
at

the

G. A. R. encampment,
it
Pinkham's
mind
that

western

some

people would
was

evident

visit the

the

ball

Veterans

was

the

Charles

is so

much

credit due

war

carryingout of that plan as

Pinkham, and for this and other

his comrades

reasons

H.

good
was

over

in 1867 he
of Holden.

honor

soldier,he
was

to prove

wedded
Their

on

beautiful

tones

at

with skirts looped about her

girl,
in the wake
of two
waist, is mowing, following
stalwart men,
laying the swaths quicklyand
before
her
then
evenly
;
pausing a scrulpturfigurein the gatheringgloom to whet
esque
her scythe. The
over
hay-making was
long
for ensilage,
are
ago ; these thick,soft swaths
to
for winter in underground
keep their sweetness
"

slim

"

"

furrows.

Farther

on,

between

the

earth

and the sunset

and
twilight
sky,a man
are
hoeing potatoes with their heavy,
deep-bladedpioches,dusky silhouettes in motion
against the opal light; givingtheir whole
strengthand care to a strugglewith the dificult dark

him.

made

haste

his further
to Miss

home

takes

woman

for the successful

to

dusk

gloriousreception

City
man

ter
WorcesThe

which

green

is

the

element below, while bathed unconsciously

and
the peace
radience
above.
Angelus to check their labors,for
are
Protestant
country, and they go
without
into the deepening of the
pause
in

There

is no
in a

for
loyalty,
we
A. Flagg
on
40 Pleasant, evening.

Addie
at

when

lylClHT
and

Books

moirs of

Bookmen.

of
a brilliantpicture
Tellyrand,

France

in her
A

of books,

memory

It was

Allen in his book

yet of books

alone !

the late Rev.

George

in the Waldo

block.

nor

call on

to

treat

room,

For years, he had spent a portionof each day

in this chamber,
frequently quite alone, at
to read to him.
His
one
other times with some
books

loved his books

and those
the

all the

Antiquityare

wanted, though his eye

poor for reading. He

too

the shelves of

on

volumes

sit down

to

Society of
precious through
What
a
privilege

more

him

tell

hear him

to

the century ; of those men

lefta permanent
trace
on
our
than an octogenarian,
When, more

which

events

Worcester.

the

he fellupon

and

pavement

rine S. Alcorn
The
What
den

the children.

it

alone

would

He

could not

still

tains
easilymain-

first paper

tlie very

is

Nor

for children.

interesting

have

the

greatest rivals of

neighbor,the

aged, bowed
Davis'

used

man

book

the Elephant

The

St.

to

tury
Cen-

Nicholas.
Putnam

enter

about

store

the

time this

to

be very

Prof. A.

to Light

subject of

may

be

New

York.

of Willard, Seneca

Boothby

Y., sends
the

and

"Cider

obtained

from

him

Price, five

or

tered
ca-

Co.,

Reade

street.

for

tents.
Con-

family,N. P. and Fanny Fern,

of the reputation
that his modest
to acquire.
was

Light that F'ailed,Rudyard Kipling; In an Old

ginningGarden, Eben E. Re.xford ; The New
bedreamed
tion,
Spanish InquisiMcFnGifts, Rush
; Christmas
JuHan Hawthorne
: Perversity,
ery Stuart ; "I Remember," Francis Wilson
P.
Charlotte
Fiske Bates ; State of Washington, Moses
That old standby,the "Waverly Magazine,"
Road
; The
Handy ; Anacreontic, Daniel L. Dawson
of Boston, stillmakes
its regularappearanceLewis
M.
Olivia,"
Movement,
Haupt, C. E.; "Frieod
Frederic
M. Bird ; With the Wits, (illustrated
by leading
Memory runneth not to the time when the
of pleasure. It
not a source
Waverly was
has helped many
a
youthful writer along the
road

fame

to

The

and

success.

Century for January.

Portrait

Contents.

of

.AugustusSaint-Gaudens, from a painting

ington
James, Charles Wash; Along the Lower
Coleman
A Coffin ; An
Cox, William
; Kenyon

by KenyonCox

Time, Octave Thanet

;
gols
Kenyon;
.-Vmong the Monof the Azure
RockhiU; Pioneer
Lake, W. Woodville
Spanish Families in California,Charles Howard Skinn ;
The
Missions
of Alta
California, John T. Doyle ; A
of Morgan's Rough
Romance
Riders, Basil W. Duke,
ter
H. Hines;
Colonel CarOrlando B. Wilcox, Thomas
of Cartersville,III, (Begun in November),
F Hopkioson Smith : Fireflies,Charles
Henry Luders ; .Sister
Dolorosa, II, (Begun in December, James Lane Allen ;
In Maiden
^Meditation, George A. Hibbard ; Chinese
Irish Gentlewoman
The

Two

in the Famine

Spirits,
James

H. E. Krehbiel

Music, (witlimusic,)
Viola

Roseboro';

Brooks

Heart

At the Town

California

Carnival

Spanish

and

Lion

B.

Longing,

Nannie's

Career,

Constantina

E.

Farm, Esther Bernon

Carpenter ;
a
Pirate, Maria .Antonia Castro ;

Monterey in 1829, Brigida Briones ;

les,
Journey from'Monterey to Los AngeLife in
Sibrian; A Glimpse of Domestic
1827,Brigida Briones; A Letter from General Sutter, J.
Ball at

Girl's

Amelia

The

artists.)

is at
"Lippincott's
The
first article, "The
hand.
Light that
than half the readable
Failed," coveringmore
is the novelette by Rudyard Kipling,
portion,
has
that
so
the new
recently appeared.
light
There

are

"The

State

cease

and
altogether
Great

all literature become

interest will attach

to

the

two

store

him

kept us

hour

an

by

of humor.
born of

was

and drew

form

"Times."

It

was

Free .Soilism

was

incorporated it in his
in the days when
justbeginning to make havoc
written

in terms

ordered

Free

that

seem

Free Soil

forcible than elegant,

more

discontinuance

the

is the

Here

he

and,
principles,

"A

out,

sharpestepigrams he
likelyto be forgotton,as it

of both the old parties. It would

of his subscribers had embraced
one

paper.

him

completelycon
irresistable sallies

local and old-time incident. In

modified

had

to

morning.

one

of the

One
off is

threw

ever

he

his inimitable and

to

three

or

fortune

epigramaticretort

of his
:

Soil patron of the Sentinel

Politelybids us, "send the thing to hell,"

A timely hint, tis proper we confess,
A change of residence demands
a changed address.
It shall be be sent, if Charon's mail will let it
Where
the subscriber will be sure
to get it."

Will you tell

wit,this was

for real

when,

me

and

excelled?

ever

this

breezyepigram

most

in

than

now

also,the humor

of the

dying, make

"Men

so

all

What

be
no

other existHow

quiet,

following:

their wills ; but wives escape

fate

sad.

should

Wlvy

not

had

memory.

my

sharpness
in this,
if
surprising
Yet,

1 think

nothing

they make, the gentle dames,

their lives they've had."

that, for
in

Chapel

true

sentiment,

have

we

any tongue, that surpasses

It is strange that
Bell."

"The
more

is

deploredthe fact
No
that he was
appreciatedonly as a jester.
do 1 more
volumes in my library
highlyprize
well-known gracefulautograph
than his,with his own
not

made

of it.

He

himself

therein inscribed."
In

no

one

direction is the

Saxe.

growth

of

edge
knowl-

more
apparent than in that of technical
and of all literature thus directed,
literature,

tific
valuable than the Scien-

is more

none
certainly

The

American.
and

weekly is a compendium

invention

that is invaluable

fileof them

nearly all the valuable

would

contain

of the patent
cusses
December
20th, dis-

matter

is in receipt office. The

Concerning the above. Light
number
for
letter : 'I was
followingentertaining
and a Balloon for
Windmill
Dynamos
tion
selecand
glad to see your pleasantreference,
reaching the North Pole. The Architect and
from Saxe. The tribute to him is as graceful
ity
Builder's edition for January is a marvel of utilit is merited. I used to be
and geneious,
as
tures
and beauty. There are drawings and picing
both livwere
well acquaintedwith Saxe. We
of houses that would excite the envy of
to overis impossible
estimate
in Burlington, he, editor of the Burlington
any and every reader. It
on
the influence of such a publication
Sentinel,(democrat) I a student in college.

on

called
the

I remember

on

him

streets

these

at

and
two

his house, walked

with

Longfellow.
low,
observations, 'Longfelthe best possiblewith
discussed

Hiawatha, did
his materials;but the latter were
in

of
riodical.
peme-

humorous

of the

to

making

nounced
pro-

form.
plat-

ous
humor-

on

its great

Notes"

G.

shoe

for

to the artisan.

fact

less book

article

pleasant reading,and
ber.
complete the num-

very

in

gathered around

vulsed

of mechanics

I have

excited

an

Washington," showing

John

him

are

short story, poems,

of

of stage life make

with the "Current

ing
entertainApparentlynothingcould be more
than this profuselyillustrated monthly. Its
make-up gives one a good notion of what can
be done in the way of magazine literature. In
fears

of

be
resources, what has been done and what may
done in its future. A few pages of reminisences

A. Sutter.

our

him

and

Old

January number

The

the

on

(1)as

We

ance

little

not

was

say,

success

its original
form, it would

January.

all kinds of hours.

Willis

collegeboys having the good

us

encounter

tional
the Na-

cents.

Lippincott'smagazine

strange to
was

and
wonderfullybrilliant,

was

of

compilation
its Uses." Copies
from

Bride,' but he

the last degree. I well remember

valuable

Temperance Society,58

solace for
find in these pages
The father of the famous

he

favorite,

the children

pamphlet. Eight
eighty,alike,find pleasurehere.

and

on

of

which is complete

poet, having been decidedlythe best in the

in
country in his day, (2)as a conversationist,
which capacityhe was
but littlejcnown. But

this beautiful

in

to

to

old

ask for his

monthly was expectedand

one
claimingthat he was

N.

its place as

of

is its nearest

and

to be.

Companion

and

;" Picture, "Santa Claus and his Body Guaid;"'

Black; A
Boyhood of Micljael Angelo, Alexander
December
Brothcrton; FlDitty,verse, Alice Williams
fie'sVisit to Cloudland, 1, II, III, IV, Frances
V
ten;
AusThe Golden
fast,
Fleece, U, Andrew
Lang; Little HoldRoswell
Smith
(illustratedby
; Jack-in-the-Pulpit,
Meredith Nugent); A Gentle
Tudor
Reminder,
verse,
Jenks ; The Letter-box ; The Riddle-box.
The

One

repeat 'Miss Mc
success,

Great

Toll-gate Man

H issuccess,

consists in such treatment

of such materials.*
I have heard Saxe
deliver his lecture poems
;

But Saxe

to

paid the debt to nature due, his books

passed into the keeping of those who treasure
sake, but also for
them, not only for their own
that of the man
a part of whom
they seemed
Youth's

placemaxims.

Contents.

Industrial School, H. M. Neal ;

Boy Settlers,chapters, VL VII, Noah
Brooks;
Could
the Farmer do ? verse, George William
OgMrs.
C.
V.
Lady Jane, chapters X.W,
XX\I,
;

Jamison; Pictures, "The

their

the companionship
well and when

January.

Buds, poem, Celia Thaxter ; Picture, "Santa

Claus in
The
Trouble;"
Fortunes of Toby Tratford,l.\,X, .\I,
Xn, J. T. Trowbridge ; Little Lizzette, verse,
Kathe-

his

at last he

The

for

"The VounglMichael Angelo," from

Frontispiece,
a
photograph of statue by Emilio Zocchi ; A Talk About
Reading, Charles Dudley Warner
; Hare
Boughs and

An
without

of the books

who

St Nicholas

will visit his

reckoned

did go many
a time
he loved so

He

fractured

said "He

thighbone, every body

more."
room
no
They
host.

and

early in

of events
and

by

held

now

Worcester

their association with him.

it was

he
memory,
the right box

to

once

the volume

secure

sighthad long been

his

was

at

in

part, packed away

accurate

so

generallygo

could
and

for the most

were,

boxes, yet

day. This number

is, conspicuouslya
California one, and lovers of that golden state
will read it with delight.

the building interest,of the future. In this

twelve plans of houses
number
are
every one
fastidious.
of which ought to please the most

"A
centrifugalmachine for making sugar
not amenable
been invented which is continuous
has lately
poetictreatment.' Also this 'In the Psalm
and is said to
draining works automatically,
poetically
Life, Longfellowhas aptly,musically,
brace of common.
accomplishas much as the ordinarymachines.
a
into verse
woven

I.I (iHT
tratinglabor and work in Christian lives. His
subject tomorrow
evening will be "What

Church Notes.

UNITARIAN.

The

Ladies' Benevolent

Unitarian

church

The

CONGREGATIONAL.

C. E. of Plymouth church
changed their by-law in relation to the
it
the
attendance
meetings. Where
upon
S.

have

shall be ent
stated before that every
preslute
at every meeting unless detained
by absoit now
necessity,
to

church

Park

that each member

reads

be present.
crowded

was

to

the doors last

Sunday evening to hear the farewell

of

sermon

church

under

Ida

Club

Hammond

Geo.
and

The

text

G.

c.

M.

of the

and will preach his firstsermon

at Bridgeporttomorrow.
mont
adjourned business meeting of Piedchurch Wednesday
evening,the reports

EPISCOPAL.

in the church

At

Alfred H. Booth, for twelve years chorister

and organistof St. Matthews
church, was
given a reception by his father,Charles Booth,
last Tuesday evening. There
about
were
Mr.

an

of the treasurer, Charles F. Marble and of the

read and
auditor C. M. Dyer were
accepted
and both re-elected to the same
positionfor

sixtypresent, including.Rev.
and

re-elected
was
this year ; Dea. E. T. Marble
for a term of two years ; H. B. Lincoln, A. G.
G. I. Alden,
Estabrook, William Woodward,
and L. V. K. Van

standing

as

Woodward

William
and
on

treasurer

at

The

Bryant

Stone, William
elected

were

It

was

ward
Wooda

M.

J. Whittall.

Mr. Booth
one

Henry Hague
Cunningham,

has been

at

For
the past
his post every

army
when

was

fact, he

small that his blouse

and

the

Nail

In

was

so

any
he

young

completelyovercame

him, descending almost to his knees.

not yet fourteen
when
he enlisted

He

was

in the ist

mittee
com-

also voted

A.

F.

Boy

Notes.

George

the annual

weeks

H.

Thomas

Post.

in the face of the

It

was

played four

prophecy that it could

succeed.
The profits
about $17,000.
were
During the intervening
years, it has had more
than 3,500 representations. It goes all over
not

D.
elected for this year : Clerk, Charles
Parker ; treasurer, Ephriam Tucker ; deacon

were

flesh but the

had

and

protestedagainst such rash

durate
captainwas ob-

"

of mule

exposure

the

lead

to

animal

down.

to the river ; but I'de be

got down
blest if I could see any enemy.
There was
a
and
below
and we were
above
us
us
brigade

Well,

we

rightthere in the middle. I thought it a funny

kind of a fight. When
just then, the whole
to fire at once
Rebel Army seemed
and every
right and left,dropped to the ground.
man,
It didn't take

any time

me

mind that every

my
I let go of that mule

man

all to make

at

killed but

was

up

myself.
est
long-

and started with the

kind of steps for the

I did

How

rear.

run

and by dint of spurme

Qaptainsaw
ring
his horse
me.
managed to surround
'I'm
are
Where
going
you going?'says he.
home, says I. 'There's no use stayingthere,
So
They are all killed except you and me.
justget out of the way and let me by, I'm
turned about
But he got me
going home.
'

Nail, who

Hall, Cincinnati and for the benefit of the

present is 660.

story himself.

but the

exception.

plays the part of Black

in 1871,the autumn
Joe, joinedthe Company
in Worcester.
after the firstpresentation
He
about the play than any man
liv
knows more
ing. His repertory of facts concerningit is
unexhaustible.
He says that the play was
put
zart
the stage in 1S66, January,in the Old Moon

meeting of the Salem street

church,held Wednesday evening these officers
At

Mrs.

James

Mrs.

Drummer

partialreturn
total membership of the

JS50as

and
years

Mr.

and

elected auditors of

hymn books.

new

for his services.

church

M.

C. H. Hutchins

give the

to

Mr.
ten

Sunday with

elected

were

Solon

were

A.

collections and

Mark

De

committee

wife, Mr. and

ton
Hamil-

Stone, James Wilson, Thomas

A. M.

into

went

Comrade

the Blue.

A.

field of work

new

than

donned

Ingalls,
organist.

"Finally, be JS600, an

was

council

minister.
comrades

Independent Ohio
Battery, and he served
His comrades
never
through the entire war.
tire of hearing him tell of his first fight. It
Paul Plummer, the physicialdirector, prothat the guns of his Batterywere
small
seems
poses
to form a class for the policemen.
and drawn
ones
by single mules, a fact that
to it the name
"Jackass Battery. They
gave
GENERAL.
were
approaching Carnifax Ferry and the
At a specialmeeting of the McAll
ordered into position. This youngAu-xiliary guns were
ster,
association at Old South church
he says, could see no use in takingthe
Wednesday
as
afternoon it was
voted to care
for the larger mule down, where the firing
was, he might get
station (SalleWorcester,) m Paris, instead of
killed, so he didn't lead his animal along.
the two smaller ones
at Vangirard and Essay.
Whereupon, the captainin a rage, ordered him
of running the new
station will
The
expense
forward.
It is best to let Uncle
Joe tell the

W.

increase of $150 over

the expenses
Mrs.
W.
V. W.
Davis
of the other two.
was
gregational
Conbrethren, farewell." The
chosen
corresponding secretary pro tempore
churches met at the church, Monday
in place of Mrs. J. F. Lovering,resigned and
afternoon, and took action which made
Mrs. A. Z. Conrad
from
was
chosen manager
and pastor.
the final separationof the church
to
Old South
church
fillthe place of Mrs.
The reverend gentleman left Thursday for his
Lovering,resigned.
Rev. E. G. FuUerton.

Few

parlors. younger

Johnson, Mrs.

M. Bassett,J.E. Fuller,Ben

and

First

was

choir consists of Mrs.

to school children only

open
gratis.They fill every nook and cranny
and the laughterthey give forth is pay enough
for him.
If laughter be healthful and moral
then Comrade
Nail may
rank as
both physician

and

"

member

shall endeavor

in the

Parish

provided by the choir,

The
the direction of Ben T. Hammond.

entertainment

Y.

Y. P.

Societyof the

and the Second

Tuesday evening

met

"

The

?"

I do to be saved

must

BAPTIST.

meeting of the First Free

lowing
Monday evening the folBaptist chnrch
chosen : Clerk, William
officers were
B.
Holden;
Armington; treasurer, William
deacon, Newell
Tyler; finance committee,
William
Holden;
secretary, W.
John Weir,
F. D.
Vinton; standing committee, Rev.
nett
George ; Deacons, Newell Tyler, J. C. Benton,
and George W. Vinton, Mrs. G. W. VinMrs. Mary Rice and Mrs. A. Bassett.
At the annual

theatre is thrown

'

'

and

marched

back.

me

hurt

had

been

service said, Don't

'

dropped for?

'

'No

the fiash of

saw

out

that

in the

my
men

noise hadn't
!

me

One

three months'

what those

know

you

How

of those dead

they laughed at

How

man.

fellow who

Heavens

eyes stuck out ! Every one

his feet again. All
was
on

men

'says I. 'Why they all

and they justfell
guns

the

down to dodge the bullets. That's all easy

for si.xyears, Robert H. Blair ; superintendent
Before next
the country.
Mr. Nail
enough.' 'Is that so?' I said, 'well I guess
summer,
sistant,
of Sunday school, Frank H. Ruggles; firstaswill have visited the Pacific coast.
So all through that day
Muscroft, I'll dodge hereafter.
Mrs. J. H.
Bigelow ; second assistant, who wrote it,died in
I was
1885,2d of January. He
justdrivingmyself down into the sand,
of juniordepartment,
William A. Weir; superintendent
stuck to the play to the very end.
W. H. Anderson, tryingto dodge the lead and the iron, tillI
Charles Rice.
The
reports of last
1 thought if any
another
of the firstcast died Memorial
about wore
my clothes out.
read and accepted.
year were
In 1S72,Muscroft
was
one
Day 1SS6,in Harrisburg,Penn.
livelyenough to keep out of the way,
'

and

METHODIST.

Anderson

separated; but

Nail

staid by till1880,when he went

into the mail
ficiency
deservice. After Muscroft's death, he returned
at
the session last Sunday and obtained
has played Uncle Joe so
He
to the stage.
'''- lb
than was
called ior.-^j
Jioo more
dinary
long that dialectic speech is noticeable in orRevival meetings
Thomas
street Sweedish.
has once
conversation.
He
twice
or
in progress and much interest is reported.
are
undertaken
other parts; but never
fully.
successof
Webster
Square is arrangingfor a course
As Mart
Howard, he tried to do the
lectures to be givenduringthe present winter.
but his wife declared it was
not in

Trinitymade

little effort to

raise

pathetic;

The

ster
quarterlyconference of the WebSquare church will be held next Monday
fourth

at 7 p. m.

Hev.
church

Dr

Chadbourne

will be present.

Henry Dorr, of the Webster

is preachinga series of

sermons

boy. Whether

the

was

some

how

or

other, I

went

I dodged or not,
through the whole

Square
illus-

him, and that he had better stick to Joe. His

From
doubts.
Maine to
success
here, no one

for four years and

followed

by shouts of
laughter. He declares that the happiestdays
of his life are
when
in some
small city,
the

got

scratch.

"

of the Drummer
In the original
cast
Boy as
played in 1S71, printed Dec. 27, for General

Cheatham,

the

instead of E. T
says he is unable

should

name

Harrington.
to account

be J. A.

Titus

Comrade

Jenks

for

his mistake.

in Buffalo
fact. Mrs. M. M.
the
for
000
jSio,
promised
purpose,
Huyler
and the Buffalo Historical Society is laying
effective design.
an
plans to secure
"

seems

California he has been

never

now

has

to

be

Red
assured
to

monument

an

Jacket

ly i:(lH T

Express

Adams'

How

in

Re-established

was

and

Richmond.

me

going

Ocean

who

onions

were

to

well

The sentinel knew

get aboard.
as
did the most
of the soldiers at

always carry some

the Point.
His orders were
to let no
one
in,
Among those crowding
but I persuaded him to walk to the other end
Waesland,
Star,
sailing of his beat and aboard I went.
The managers

of the Red

Sept. 3, 1890,from
man

tried
very

steamers

peculiarcharacters.
the deck

happened, I knew, very well,the people on the

boat, so I packed up a small grip sack and
justafter night fall I went down to the dock

Memories.

War

New

York

Antwerjj

to

noted for his almost

of the boat

was

much

were

astonished

at

my

ence,
pres-

incessant

but I told them to say nothing and finding

at all times, hise.xceeding
hi.sjovialty
a vacant
activity,
1 went to bed.
room
During the
politenessto the ladies and the bill of fare
eral
night,the steamer having Farragut and Genthat he insisted on each day at the Captain's
Shepley and their staffs aboard, started
sat
side.
he
the
Raw
for
Captain's
toward Richmond.
table,
by
You can
imagine the looks
a

was

the items in that billwhich

excited

passenger'swonder, but to him they

seemed
indispensable.Nerve
strengtheners,
concluded.
smoked
he
Though he never
we
which
he
chewed
in lieu
carried
cigars,
always
fine cut ", bitingoff from the
of " plug and
used seeming to
end as he wished, the amount
depend on the pace he took in walking, (^n
a visored cap apparently
one
his head, he wore
his fellow

"

former

used in many
dear

of the

trip; but it was

which

he would

Several
to

up

in

the last

on

the river Scheldt, he

silk hat, he

pecially
es-

onlythingwith

part,and when

not

out

hence,

of the younger
as
a souvenir

it

secure

about the

steamed

we

as

blossomed

and

voyages

him.

to

anxious

were

hardly

was

recognized.
his

not do to

since

name,

he

dicate
closelyin-

more

assured

that

us

if

words.
that I

1 assured

them.

the

"Where

the

and

men

there and

was

The

oflicerswere

had

we

morning

good time

1 nailed it up.

Then

lard
Pol-

found
do

a man
too
old for militaryduty to
i.e., to rig up counters
carpentering,
shelves.
I had telegraphedto Fortress

some

and

Monroe

for

horse

and

wagon.

schooner

then came
ju.st
up with Sutler's stores and on
the 5th or 6th of AprilI was
fixed. The Express
was
deck
on
and ready for
company
business.
Just as I got everythingready and
was
standingin my door waiting for business
along came
Farragut,Shepley,Weitzel and all
the rest riding around
the city. I saluted
them and pointed to my sign and, as sure
I
as

live,every

of them

one

I tellyou

thingswere

did you
of their

mildest

that I

them

going with them.

was

amiable

very

in the

out

came

with

from?", etc., were

come

In

took

off his hat to it.

livelyin those days."

Missouri.

One

of the most
of the passeninteresting
gers
aboard the Waesland
was
a Mr. J.,
whose
it would
be difficultto determine.
nationality

Varina

real
our
His father was
English,as was his name
; his
point whence
mother was
French
and he was
born in Belgium.
paroled Federal prisonerswere sent duringthe
Educated
for a civil engineerhe came
struggleand the last pointheld by our side. On
to America
in
to
time
find
in
all
the
war
just
gerous its
reachingthis landingit was decided to be danfury. He bought 2.500 acres of land within

over

recent

troubles

At

successes.

began. This

to go

the

was

further with the ves.selon

account

fifteen miles of

Kansas
cated.
City and there he lois a very picturescjue
ing
man, aboundgestures and shrugs of the shoulders

of

torpedoes. .So the officers landed their

horses and proceeded to set off overland for
Jeff.Davis's late home.
Farragut told me
that he

was

Never

mind

I have

to go

'

that he had

sorry

regrettedmy

and

R., for it will

Mr.

when

men

take breakfast

to

"

ladies

day

of those

Express Co.' and

me

horse for

no

to
inability

go

He

in

that

with them.

be reproduced in word and his

cannot

me

of the

',I said, I shall get there if

in Missouri

scenes

in

tures
pic-

times

war

vivid.

are

'

afoot.

'

Right

here

near

toon
pon-

"

I tell you

got there just in time

to see

in its worst
eigners,
phases. There we were, forthan
the
thing he hated more
bridge had just been thrown across
knowing little of the merits of the
in the
the gettinghis name
coveredtrouble and
river and when my luck seemed
another, it was
hardest, 1 disbetween
fires.
For
two
right
the head of one of the departments
Aside
ambulance
an
coming over.
papers, was
not
months when we were
entertainingQuanquarters from the driver,the only occupant was
fantry
inan
of the great Adams'
Express Co., his headtrell we had Montgomery and his Jayhawkers.
in a certain eastern
colonel
and he had just started for
city. Closely
I couldn't see
For the life of me
any choice.
He readilyassented to my
Richmond.
confined to his business, he found it necessary
riding
brave as Ca-sar and as merciless
Both were
as
the Atlantic,reall the more
twice a year to cross
turning
with him.
He was
or
graciouswhen
once
of the handsomest
was
one
as
Caligula. (Juantrell
at once, justfor the temporary respite. it came
talk that I had been of service
out in our
I ever
men
saw, just the kind women
to him some
time before in looking up a
This excursion was
only one of many and he
and you would never
dream that he
rave
over

there

was

one

any

take the

to

was

on

that would

steamer

in three

the return

unmarried

he

man,

four

or

the

was

werp
leave AntAn

days.

most

attentive

passenger on board to the ladies,tryingto

the tedium of the long voyage.

IJuring the Rebellion

connected

with

the

of
representative

employed. He
when

Banks

was

he

Northern

as

to

in

was

army

some

lieve
re-

as

his life when

the
he
thus

in the Gulf

Department
there, but the
with the Army
of

in command

was

while he was
certain article lost in the express
in the Gulf department. But my
griefswere
all over

yet. Just as
vehicle broke down,

not
our

walked

way

Express and

Adams'

full of anecdotes

was

springof 1865 found him

with headquartersat City Point.
the Potomac
ing
crossIt is the last nightof our
are
trip. We
the North Sea, expectingto make Flushing
at midnight. A few gentlemen are
gathered
cences
in the smoking room
and
naturallyreminis-

entered

we
so

the rest of the way

Weitzel
who

we

to

commendable

I had

been

at

City Point

some

time look

was

determination
it. We

made
Once

fine looking, quiet man

itself. Oh ! I tell you

up
I

came

French
in

gomery
Mont;
we

but
had

dishes for both ties.

parand found (juantrell

possessionwith two unkempt rascals whom

thoughtfulnesshad established them at the
I tried to
he proposed to hang. Of course
late home
of Confederate
President,JeffDavis.
'
Why, blankety.blank, Mr.
beg off for them.
gut,
crowded.
I found FarraThe
house
was
J.,this Markety is a horse thief and he directed
Shepley and all my originalparty there.
'I can't
partiesto this very place of yours.
a
I tell you there was
congratulation
many
'I wish you would
let them
help it,'I replied,
known
I
made
drank from Jeff'ssideboard.
but it was
He did allow them to escape
in

'

'

to

General

Express
to set

know

himself.

bloody fiend he reallywas.

the

was

headquarters

the

with

General

of

the city,
and
descended

Weitzel

my

wish

establish the

to

ed
Shepley proceed-

in Richmond.

Gen.

forth,at

the value

once,

of my

ence,
pres-

experience in the Gulf

through his own
the
was
given and over
vicinity. Consent
of WeitzePs
orderly,I
in order.
In the most
natural
are
Army line,by means
I
started
etc.
for
stationery,
a
Mr.
R.
tails
desent
telegram
began giving some
way possible,
to
out
to find a place in which
drifted into
of his earlier life and soon
open an office.
I was
fortunate enough to meet E. A. Pollard,
the war
period. Perhaps it will be as well for
to
I chanced
the Confederate historian,whom
him to tellthe story of this earlyAprilbusiness
"

war

and

very

He

well.

introduced

me

at once
to

took

property

me

owners.

in hand

The

but
the Capitol,
and
place that I wanted was near
ing after the interests of the company
an
sirable.
dethe owner,
unregenerate Rebel, wouldn't
that seemed
ready to make
any advance
Weitzel
rent to a Yankee, so IwenttoGen'l
that
the news
Monday, April 3, came
was
about
it. He
unwillingto take military
Richmond
had been occupied by the Federal
of
the
advice
Farragut and
miral possessionbut on
forces. During the day I learned that Adorders and letme
others he gave the necessary
Farragut was
going up the river to the
old fellow beyond sixty and
in. 1 found an
capital. I wanted to go also but the orders
a
sign about the size of
to
were
got him to paint me
very stringent againstthe admission
Union notices of our day, 'Adams
the Western
the boat of any one
As it
without a pass.

go.

for Markety was

hanged
only a passingrelief,
by another party a few days afterward. One
I
found
of
Reb
a
party
morning on going out
just
els in the yard and they had hung a man
What
a
sight it was ! I
back of the house.
begged them to take him down before my wife
him.
cent
deout and see
They were
should come
enough to comply and tumbled the corpse
off
When
went
they
into a baggage wagon.
to bury him, but I had to send
they pretended
to complete what they began. My property
men
obliged to
was
utterlyruined and I was
leave, finallyand to stay in Paris tillthe end
came.

My

"Boston

introduction

cream

of fare read.
he

America

was

ergetic."
en-

puffs"was the way the bill

"Why do they call them Boston

puffs?" asked the young

Because,"

to

wife of her husband.

answered,

"of

Browning of the upper crust."

the

delicate

I, T (I H T

10

School and
I would

"

go

if I could
college,

to

i. e., if I had

the

"

afford it,
exclaims

Thus

means.

He
come
to Harvard.
repliedthat it was
for he had
solicitation,
mostly at Cumnock's
cester
at the Worjustfinished a three years'course
and
about
was
Polytechnic Institute,
to

College.

his father

with

into business

to

at

ford.
Hart-

go
that if he have brains
brightboy, forgetting
caused
But the entreaties of Cumnock
make
the means.
and a healthybody, he can
him
to turn
his eyes toward Cambridge, and
of to-dayare
of the successful men
The most
in
he decided to pursue a higher course
so
Ere
who
those
long.
helped themselves.
classics,and later on to spend two more
years
Light is going to give the facts in regard to
Boston Budget.
at study in Germany.
the sejfhelp performed by certain Worcester
they have done, others may.
boys. What
honor
has enjoyed a distinguished
Worcester
This thing is certain, young
people ! If an
the New
lege
in having received
England Colcan
education is worth the getting,
you
get it.
of Chemistry. There
were
Professors
You
will have to sacrifice this and that pleasure,
those ungraciousenough to say that the letting
elsewhere.
but so you will if you succeed
loose of all the sludge oil at Lincoln Square
have
Glad greetings
Vacation is again over.
of this gathering. It certainly
was
account
on
been followed by thegood-bys and home looks
is to be hoped that they did not
go
away
since Tom
Brown
went
away.
very lonesome
that
Worcester
always smelled thus.
thinking
didn't know
Tom
He
is sad, too.
just how
of
institutions
looked
over
our
learning,
They
tillhe had been
much
he loved home
away
inspected the purifiersat the outlet of the
home
for a holiday vacation
and then came
tasted the refined
and we are told even
sewer,
He is
He has new
picturesin his mind now.
of science have !
faith men
product. What
than book
knowledge from his
gettingmore
follows:
and
residents
as
were
The
visitors
life in college.
Institute of
of Massachusetts
Prof. Drown
a

"

It looks

be secured.
to be

if we

as

all should

have

"

Free Traders.

"

appeared in "Light"
have won
boys who
for their
particularly
studious habits. It would not be out of place,
perhaps,to mention those who are showing
low
in athletics. For no lazy feltheir prowess
become
can
prominent there any more
Several

about

items

the

have

Worcester

for themselves,

names

"

Weymouth
half

H.

1S76, Wm.

In
Dix

the

thence

Weymouth

that

Mr.

with

the famous
His

Hudson.

Port

other
"

Lieutenant

and

W.

Bartlett

D.

of

party at
Company. The

C.
organist,

H.

storming

was

well known
Wm.

Muthmann

Woodman's

at

was

Loeb

of

followed

Concerning the approaching visit of Prof.

Woodward
esting
to this city,it is not a littleinterto note
a
that he was
Captain in the
Massachusetts
the
war.
48th
Regt., during
He

Nef.

of Harvard,

D.

Paston

Lewis

Ledge street. Is there any

candidate in waiting"down along shore
follower

the

to

Technology, Mears of Williams, Appleton of

Morse
of Dartmouth,
Brown, Riggs of Trinity,
of Yale, JackStoddard of Smith, Corastock
son

Clark,and Kinnicutt, Moore and Sweetser of

Polytechnic. Bowdoin, Colby,
school.
street
He, too,
Amherst
colleges,
of his halting
as one
places. Bates, Tufts, the Vermont
and Wesleyan appear to have been unrepresented.
Thompson succeeded Mr.
G.

town, Mr.
he becomes
Bartlett and now
In

of

the Worcester

Belmont

the

claimed

sort

Worcester.

to

when

Then

Jones left in 187S, Arthur

to

become

road

Bartlett,came

school.

street

have

to

seems

place on

way

P.

Morrison

2nd

was

Harding, Esq., and

the

Chandler

Street

than in studies.

people will learn with

pleasurethat the Boston Herald Company has
of
issued in excellent stylea complete account
which
it instituted
the Scholarship Contest
last Spring. "The plan from its inceptionto
cester
its completion is the sub title. Though Worin
was
not a prizewinner, she rejoices
young

"

the fact that out of the first twenty-one papers,

cester
she had four. In order the successful Wor-

Lakin,

Mary B. Fuller, Herbert

Edward
E. Longley and

are

names

Bertha

the

Save

last

all these

C.
M.

captain of

experience as

of last year has served him

crew

favorable
a
good stead, and he is now
very
win,
for the 'Varsitycrew.
John Baldof
furnishes
about
the
best
example
'93,

in

candidate

Last
he
will do.
year
perseverance
trained with the Freshman
although far
crew,

what

of the

race

because of
substitute,
stroke,until
with Columbia, when

taken

by

but remained
light,

too

his faithful work

the very week
his place was
his labor

and

beautiful

heavier

But

man.

its reward, for he rowed

found

last

the championship
'93crew, which won
is now
of the college. He
rowing with
Of
the
Freshmen
from
the Sophomore crew
fall on

the

Worcester, W.

H. Morse, Jr.,seems

to

be the

prominent pan in
but
athletics. He, like Baldwin, is very light,
a
fine stroke. He
also, like Baldwin, rows
until there is
surelywill stay with the crew
need of heavy work on the water, and perhaps
who

only one

is

taking

then will be retained because

even

candidates

The
Worcester

Earle's

Osborne
the Freshman

for the

track athletics have

Mott

of his skill.

Haven

team

of

justbegun training. One

Worcester
boys may train with the
for the sake of the exercise.

two

or

team

Holy Cross reopened after the Christmas

tions
holidaysTuesday, when the written examinafor the

middle

the classes except

term

commenced

in all

Philosophy.

John Stafford, the old pitcher of the Worcesters, has

the ball team

joined the college and will help

to victoryduring the coming
on

Makepeace.
months.
Makepeace was
pupils in the High School.
Volapuk.
No other school represented
at the Academy.
In Harvard
College,he had been a
in the twenty-one as had
had so many
names
Perhaps it may be well to glance over the
favorite pupilof the renowned
mathematician.
our
previousattempts towards using or forming a
High School.
Prof. Benj. Pierce,and his acquirementsthere
sons
universal language, before beginning the lesmade have stood him well in hand since, not
be interested to know
that at
Some
may
that has ever
of the only one
i)een accepted
vancement
only in war times but later in his famous adpresent Miss Fuller is in Smith
College,Miss
and used by a sufiicient number
of
is in Harvard.
in manual
trainingin St. Louis.
Longley in Wellesley and Lakin
can
vey
con; which
people to be called a success
Mr.
versity
UniMakepeace entered Brown
abstract ideas with perfectexactitude,and
Light acknowledges a pleasant call from
but his life was
ginning,
ended in its very beat the same
time, so simple as to be easily
Mr. J. I. Bartley,Principalof the Bridgeport,
for it is only a few weeks since fond
learned
people,namely Volaby the common
Conn. High School.
Mr. B. was
for some
friends followed him
from
the Old
South
piik.
Vermont
; but for the last
years in Burlington,
church to his grave.
The
prizescholarship
these with
We would begin to enumerate
ten he has been in the cityby the Sound.
He
excellent drillfor all concerned and the
was
an
for being
the very beginningof languageitself,
is eminently a progressiveand stirring
man.
result shed lustre on the contestants
and their
of
of
the
shoulders,
face,
grimaces
shrugs
He has his name
the title pages of several
on
schools.
of satisfaction,
cries of pain, and all
grunts
valuable school books besides being the patentee
lated
The Harvard
mid-year examinations begin sounds of the voice or motions of the body reof various devices
save
time and

school

sergeants under

were

recognizedas

the

him.

He

best tactician in the

were

was

ment.
regi-

to

labor.

One

holder which
Gorman

of his latest is his open

book
the Worcester
sellers,Messrs.

" Co. will be

pleased to exhibit and

this year on Thur.sday,

Jan.
to visit the collegenow
were
be

impressed with

the fellows.

sell.

If

22.

he

the studious

Now,

if

never

habits of all

before,

are

they

busy.
"

It was

good fortune to spend the greater

part of the vacation in Connecticut, and while
my

returningon the train yesterdayafternoon I

had the pleasureof making the acquaintance
of Everett Lake, our
great half-back on the
'varsityeleven. Our talk naturallydrifted
toward football,
and I asked how he happened

It is
to find
"

"

Free

and
"

reportedthat Harvard has been trying

somebody who is willingto teach the
side of
Political Economy.

Protection

"

Traders

are

Protection

men

are

scarce,

teach

the

theory of
in fact, nobody can

of

course

universal language,

the howl

is defective will he make

signs.
now

abundant, but suitable

to

"

are

only of humans but also of animals,

of a dog, the wagging of his tail,
the purring of a cat, etc. These belong not
only to past ages but continue to the present
day, and to the extent a person's vocabulary
not

as

"

competent

them,

to

stranger

surelywould

a
a

and

laugh,a cry,
ever

has

use
a

of

some

of these

cough of warning,is

been universal.

The firstnaming of things must have been

mimicking of them, and this again would be
universal language over
all the world where

IvKiHT
We
have now
known.
was
thing named
examples,as for instance the peewit,the

the
some

11

Flashes.

Our

Boys'Club.

cuckoo.

to attain to conspicuous
Every body wants
versallyand
Again, the firstwritingmust have been unifew
but very
seek after
shiningvirtues,
understood
because it was
a picture
the lowly graces, the thyme and sweet
herbs
It was
of the thing to be named.
only when
which grow
beneath the shadow
of the lifeabbreviated
much
so
these picturesbecame
Francis de Sales.
givingtree.
a signiform did not convey
fication
that the resulting
A lifehid with Christ in God
is like a tree
of the whole that the meaning became
limited to a certain section of people.
plantedby the rivers of water, fed from extaken to reprematerial objectswere
haustless unseen
bathed in the boundless
When
sent
springs,
abstract ideas as wings for soaring,a tree
sunshine, nourished by earth and heaven.
became
more
for life,etc., written language
Faunce
"

1)V

MARY

WOODWARD

firstbut

'Twas

WBATHERBEF..

thought that was sleeping,

.'\thought, that for growth, needed space ;
heart was
One
too small for its keeping,
a

said, "Let

We

the

From
Our

boys ;

This

show

us

grain of
were

force, from

.\bandonedto

Oh, the reaping.

they not worth the saving .*

the sludge and the lanes,
the paving.
on
cold, almost craving

live

hunger and
refuse,another

In

:"

this seeding of grace.

The

disdains.

"

Who

circumscrilied.
of Egypt
hieroglyphics

Yet the
much

universal

more

bly
proba-

were

is

than

universal

are

third of

one

among

worth

often

now

supposed,and the Chinese characters, which

bear a close resemblance
in some
particulars
to other eastern
writings,are still unchanged
and

book

No

the

population,while the spoken language

dialects not
is broken up into many
mutually

been

much

again,and marked

that

so

refer

can

you
an

armory.

peculiarto
sign language that was
dialects

have

America

yet had

time

and the

In

elevation of the

with

masses,

In meadow

progress of the world

words to e.xpress
new

ideas,the dead

So

weather?
deep in earth's breast

In wintry

the dead

Where

times the poet Daniel

did not bound

"Oh that oce.in
our
stage
limits so
Within
the e strict and narrow
sweet
isle
But that melody of our
be heard to Tiber, Arnoand
Might now
That
they might know how far the Thames
The music of declined Italy."

And

cries

Dec.

sleep.

Po

out

forgetthat there

that the world

the Chinese
dustandi

by

No

own

in which

are

language
the

but

the Hin-

by

70,.

ish
by 57,000,000, the Spanthe French
by 40,000,000,

47,000,000,

the

progress,

country, of one's
embalmed

tory,
the his-

to

which
We

our

see

me

sets

.\nd

has
followed

made

and

of which
the

recognized.
in

1629,
1617,
Hugo
nitz,
by Beck, Becher, Dalgarno, Leib-

Wilkins
some

long been

in

Descartes

others have
worth

are

subjectof

our

made

attempts

noting,and will be

next

article.

us

is bound

fixed in

have

may
out

of

to

widest

circle the

single

whose

lire ;

ambition's

his mark

in the start,

keeps moving

it h'gher and

higher.

to

strive and

an

climb

reach the goal,

."\nd never
time
to drift along with

aimless, worthless

sovil.

better to climb and fall,

."\y,
Or sow,
though the yieldbe small,
day after day,
"Jhan to throw
away
.\nd

never

to

of scholars is allowed to work at a time).

where boys of the fir.st
year spend two periods
in wood.
Each
of each day learning to'work
bench has a neat set of tools snugly put away
in a littleclosed cupboard which stands on the
and keeps it in
Each boy has his own
bench.
good order. Suspended above the bench is a
pictureof the piece of work which
blue-print
From a
is to be given for the day's lesson.
another floor,boards of
on
large lumber-room
and
the
as
been brought,
suitable size have
in,with faces full of interest in the
boys come
work before them, they lay aside any superjoining
flous articles of dress in neat lockers in the adhas been taught the use
Each
room.
chisel, and square,
and plane,saw.
of hammer
with a few in.structions
at a time; and now,
one
from the teacher in charge, the scholar knows
Perhaps it is a joint
justhow to go to work.
He
him.
works
fully,
careor
a sash that is given
frequently consulting his blue print
matter
is
a
not
work
of
his
result
The
model.

geometry

boys at work

strive at all,

"

Lamps

were

invented

days of Moses

by Egyptians,and
Job,

and

"Education
he has

good

does
common

not

hurt

sense

man
young
with it.

to go

if

by themselves, busily makmg

set
a
even
pretty cabinet, book-rack, or
thus
doll's furniture for the little sister,
learned
m
the
principles
pleasantlyapplying
class. January, St. Nicholas,

some

of

used in the

Workers.

pleted
comhave successfully
term, all who
this work will go on to the wood-turning
and
benches
where there are forty-eight
room,
wood-turning lathes, besides circular and
a buzz
planer and various other
scrool saws,
to a full understanding of
machines
necessary
the art of wood-turning. Such neat littlerings
turned out here;
are
as
and cups
cylinders,
the
and after regularhours, you often may see

idle dream

Than

An

Wood

us

Ne.xt

to

And

growing

1890.

duty

to

in
glidewith the steam
lead a purposelesslife.

Then

the good deed, from the sewing.

littleseed of a thought.

Thirtypatof indifference, by any means.

cepted
of different piecesmust be made, and acerns
by the instructor, before the boy can
much
and
as
next,
the
to
pa.ss from this room
depends on his faithfulness in this part of his
chemistry class.
or
in the
as

heirt

die in the strife.

hands
with labor rife.

Better
The

of

us

commonwealth.

man

Is filled with
Who

communication
of inter-

means

may

small

of

ulate
influences that shall stim-

How

the whole
Give

one

Dean

friends.

thought, that

the

household

Better

Hermann

flow ; each

may

his mind

duty towards

forget our

to

relatives and
of that

that out

the aspirations
religions,

universal

apt

not

are

as

Hawthorne.

true."

immediate

good

foreignto these, will

preclude the adoption of any one of
pecially
them as
the language of the others, and esof one
so
complicated,so idiomatic,
difficultof learningas the English.
so
an

be

mav

Stanleysays that each

forever

of

that

He

finally
gettingbewildered

without

multitude

the distrust of all that is

need

face to

one

of their forefathers, a part of their very

well as
native land dearer than life itself,
as

The

no

in heaven.

period can
any considerable
himself and another to the

for

man

wear

languages,
people,that

Russian

the

that the love of one's

own

of

400,000,000,

100,000,000,

the German

by

900

has 1,500,000,000

is spoken

by

000,000,

are

other

be

can

go

by
though

ansfusing.

room

shall but water, the

Young

does

visit the large,airyroom,

containing
ber
benches (thoughonly half that numforty-eight

luxurious,
hateth his life in this paltry,selfish,
nal.
world, shall keep it to life eterhypocritical

countless persons.
This would look as
it would become
the L'niversal Language,
we

good

Let

life will lose it.

his

that loveth

He

that it is spoken

it is estimated

now

grows

too

Elizabethan

refusing.

a harvest, o'erflowing.
us
Shall \-ield
By all of the labor we wrought.

Sleepingtogether;

guage
lan-

many

the Club

from

; now

If God

There
s'eepthey,
sality
cramping, it lost its univerWaiting alike
took its place as the diploand French
matic
For Easter
Day.
dred
language of the world. Only four hunto but a
known
self-sacrifice there
Without
years ago English was
in
earth nor
small portionof Great
Britain, and even
blessedness, neither on

became

hearts ; aye,

The

A-down

for

is gleaming
of love and of cheer.
firelight
Through the byways and alleys'tis streaming
The faces of boys : they are beaming
that is here.
P'or pleasureand warmth

hide

do the flowers

Where

too small

the cod.

The

climb

Longest

flowing

knowing,

nor

pinched by

long as eternity rolls.

Yea

the

There

countless
necessitating
new

bloom

together;
sheep climb,
they.
they stay.

Waving
Where

wonderful

the

So

weather ?
and in upland,

summer

might travel over

clearlyand perfectlyunderstood through the
vated,
of this the universal language of the cultiuse
few.
who at that time were
necessarily
But with the spread of knowledge, with the

Song.

do the flowers

Where

cultivated person
world being
the then known
when

was

pricewis

and

Assured
Two

the Latin

bestowing ?
of gold ;

measures

love, is the saving of souls.

of a friend, 'tis the fusing

For

"

as

soul of the stranger,

Such

character"

universal

historycame

it not worth
are

comes
responsive,

'Tis homeless

Flower

Later in the world's

full and

The

all.

them

among

North

each

smile :was
words

Kind
So

Modesty and humilityare beautiful traits of

of
in the character
particularly
tribe, our ac-quaintances.Somerville journal.

of

Indians

The

its stain so defacing

quitetoo tarn'shed lor tracing
Divinitylays."

the

to

earth's

uuderstandable.

and

stone,

Wherein

Kus-

"

of the gem, by the casing?

news-boys and boot-blacks and strays.

Is dust
The

it,as the .soldiercan

in

want

he needs in

knows

These

loved,and loved

re-read,and

the passages you

seize the weapon
kin.

is not

until it has

is it serviceable

; nor

and

read

anything which

is worth

"

lyldHT
Dodsworth's

wooing of

"Oh

pipes.

! is that

zeppher to
brocade

all?"

Jones ?

dear Miss

'V///,my
and far

much.

too

did Miss

How

In

similar

Ages,

example, had
againsta lady

in

been

the Rhine, for

of rank

"been
have forfeited my life,
a sword
by one

Ah

never

saw

me

You

dub

attract

I should

me

watch

of the

in it !
so

I'llhover

around

it!

it as

the

angel guards

the

but

was

of what
Arabella

Miss

smile

sweetest

humble

my

beg

it is

Lilykid;
"I could

fact that

not

won't

you

of

not

"

stop my

think

the

of

however,

ears,

she

turned

to the

the

to

placeagain,or I would doom myself

voluntary exile from the societyto

take

which

breakfast,

Lilykid,don't

Mr.

"O
Nou

the very

are

"Mille

what

talk

and then
voted
de-

of fair ladies,
the r//vwof one;
he,

myself to
! only a difference
brevity. And if

of

letters in

two

favor

of

Rose

shall smile

above

the false rose, which shows, her beauty

man
will then only feel that

the

upon

(Jueen

true

chevalier

her

from

was

employment

my

hour after that regret awoke

the
happened to remember

for the

in my
means

I took when

at a very earlyage, I resolved

to devote
first,
myself to our good society,and trembled to
think of doing all the gaucherieswhich I saw
committed
by other gentlemen upon ladies'
dresses with glassesof Champagne and plates

of

and salad and

cream

of coffee.

cups

turned
re-

quietlodgings. I locked myself

into the privacyof my
apartments. I took all
the chairs and placed them in a row
with intervals
to

of

my

foot

or

them,

accomplishingit without spilling

ble
admirawas
morning my success

; at

in
This

the end of

one

an

hour

ing
tak-

Crapeau

has such

grace

that
tingling

women

shot

demonstration

through

as

this to

American
a young
maiden, though
of the Continent
take it as such a
the

it as
of fact,receiving

matter

most

was

able to

take

some

time, and

winter

see

the

dear

I shall be
Miss

fruits of

says,

the

good-natured

most

of whom

gentleman

c'c^-tunc
compignii-" //"'/,(,

John

another

foule."

bow, this time from the fifth

the partners
Lancers, where
and the hands
meet, the music lulls,
linger,
Miss Jones stood in the parlor entrance, and
said,

figureof

"

the

"

"Good-afternoon."
Mr.

Lilykid had

himself

and

world.

Once

the

the

parlor-doorbetween

intruder

the broker's

from

of

eclipsefrom that gross

ardent again. A second
body, he became
time he pressed the littletremblinghand to
his lips,
and murmured,
"You asked what I could do to keep New
will be
York from seeming dull,and yet you
here for nearlya week longer!
My morning
was
spent in duty ; my afternoon has been,
out

"

oh, such a reward ! A I rivedersi .'"

And, accompanied by Kate, the broker

cended
as-

regions,where
Scripture stories to little
telling
in her
Augustus,who sat, listening intently,
kid
Lilylap. The historyof Joseph,the good boy who
to the blissful domestic

his wife

was

be put in the closet rather than

let himself
the

do

anythingnaughty;was interruptedby Kate's

enthusiasm
the subjectof that delightful
on
his own
; it fluttered like a
to the little
brother's
Mr. Lilykid,"
much
man,
that is very much
frightened; and Mr. Lilykid
the
disgust,who wanted to know whether
Mr.
pressedit tighterto keep it calm.
and
how
sacred
character kicked,
long he
Lilykidlaid his glove upon his watch-pocket, stayed before they opened the door;
and
and exhibited symtoms of gettingdown
upon
in
with his thumb
ended by muttering,
finally
one
movement,
knee, which
light-infantry
his mouth,
hand

he had

with which

been

rapturous in
littlewhite mouse
so

"

Brothers,

fashionable.

then

Kate's hand

from
frame

she blushed

cut

The
to

was

of pantaloons

tended
tremblingex-

her

whole

little

again,and the rosy sky of

possessionwith the down

disputed
two, or five at a spring without
losinga
she heard the
of her eyes;
dropped twilight
It is arduous,
singleglobulefrom the saucers.
heart tick audibly.
clock and her own
I know ; it requires
resolution,patience,
perseverance,
"Come
right along; they're in here, and
but a man
to
devoted
good society
Come
he'll be so glad to see
along,
you.
I shall do
must, in conscience, have all these.
one,

repaid,my

in

the
"

formal

times a day ! This Mr.

compliment fifty
such an unusuallycharming man
was
Mr. Lilykiddrew nearer.
He stillheld

her face

it dailyfor

be

c'est la

"Deux,

With

down

sat

to

manner

"

tache.
mus-

Kate's young
form from those electric points!
! what an
What
nal
origirare, delicate politeness

the

nt

early;

"

vaultingover
drop.

and
eloquent,

in his straw-colored

in each

succeeded
a

he waxed

as

her fair, soft hand

Then, with a
hand, I practised thank Jove and the Brooks
facilitated by the roomy
much
after another, until I

between.

two

full of water

saucer

drawing nearer

the heart of

next

mind.

not

"

better,the happy

Irresistible sweet

exile will not be necessary.

Don't
I beseech you, if I tell
now, really,

down-town

went

"

dreadfully!

so

circle !"

our

douiia bcllissiiiia! I
ringraziameiiti,

hope that
laughat me
you

life of

he

as

ing
not havaffectionately,

breakfast, perhaps
"

to his
Jouvin,pressedits rosy finger-tips

devoted."

am

"

strippedoff his immense ulster, like the sun

coming out of a cloud, or a giganticorangefor the purpose
of feelingnice
peelingitself,
and easy, gave it to Augustus,who staggered
worthier
out into the entry in entire eclipse
under
it,and
vigilance hung it up on the highestpeg he could reach,

he has a worthier commission, and will dare to

and made
her, Miss Millefleurs,
use,
ask to be dubbed
undertone. Of that very disagreeable look up and
again her
day,
word from the P"ench, ^Bctc ." Very well, toknight."
said
bowed
As
he
Mr.
I said, that came,
ently
reveras
this,
Lilykid
painfullyto my
he had been gradually
to the lady,whom
it should
and, 'pon honor, I vowed
memory;
to

Jones, accordingto his cheerful domestic

custom,
her since
seen

an

never

were

kissed Kate

lady next
in

see
Hope
having."

we're

moss

to the redress

I will devote

he, he, he

it,Mr.

quence.'
slightestconse-

immediatelyafter

themselves

to

answer

"

'Oh,

"

in

not

was

I And
Jove ! I'llcall out
that desecrates it with a particle
of

man

there),and
apologies,said,

Miss Jones

sir ?

How
dedo, Mr.
just speaking of you a moment
cjuite
opportune, he, he, he !"

We

ago
Mr.

It shall

anythingto eat or drink !"

"Ah, faithful knight! you deserve
nation
justsacrifice to the indigthen was
good society. But
occupation for your bravery and
looked
at
with
than
the
one
me
only
poor maiden's party dress."
of the evening (again because
"Not at all. The old knights,
we
hear,

"

Jones.

dian
guar-

I shall

how d'yedo
Lilykid,

Pleasant weather
you well.
"."\w ! yes, de-cidedly
!

winter,

its
hoitqueticre

your

rose

"Mr.

ful
beauti-

next

one

have

in

so

ing
present, and, perhaps,should have died feelthat I

lovely

It would

beautiful
color is

Rose

tillit blossoms

rose

the

that

the flower does the bee I

as

over

you
are

another

with

me

chevalier.

guiltyof

"

Oh

iitc

bad !"

ton

color, pardon me
on
j'ow.' Have

on

immediately run
gentlemen

through with

"And

lady next

? it was

ravished

! admirably.
and

castle

such

crime

self
my-

before

maladroitness.

enough,

once

receive it?

Dark

the

but

never

Arabella

is

It

first devoted

Since

good societyI
committed
a piece of
to

the

my
I

dantly
abun-

Jones, if
labor

papa !"
Heavens!

in not

right at
took

where

It's mean,

me.

was

that

the

door.
he

minded

Mr.

"He's
"He's
child.

And
any

Augustus
Lilykid's
symptoms
he

manner,
most

"who

it is.'"
in

Jones,

charming

an

absent-

Lilykidis ?"

this Mr.

1" answered

man

Kate.

horrid

released the littlehand;

that's what

"I wonder," said Mr.

these
It

next

Spindle-shankscould be locked up
You're
always plaguing
Joseph was.

"I wish

big monkey

I" said

the

pleasant

the ringing of the dinner-bell vented

preat a
compromise between

arrival

opinions.
differing
slightly
( To he Omiinued

Xcxt

Week.)

recentlybeen
positionwhich did not bring in
calculation of the work pera
formed
at work upon
of
the
advantages
peg-top.
peculiar
by the human heart. His calculations
in
And justin time ; for the door opened, and lo !
the
heart
of
work
the
are
curious,and give
dance
abunwith an
a
stout, good-humored man,
miles and beats. It is based upon the presumption
me
behalf of our
thanks
return
on
you
my
of whiskers, and a jolly,play-ferocious
times each
that the heart beats sixty-nine
whole sex ! Do you know
that at that very
ted
styleof countenance, like a Lambro converted
minute, and throws blood nine feet. Compuparty at Mrs. Tambour's, which you spoke of,
the
loomed
virtues,
to the domestic
up through
thus, the mileage of the blood through the
I had such a love of a rose-colored
brocade,
terrible
the
enfant
ging
tugopening,precededby
body might be taken as 207 yards per minute,
with point lace Bertha a r Iinpeyatrice,
utterly
at his rightlittlefinger.
miles per hour, 168 miles per day, 61,320
seven
ruined by a platefulof oysters spilledright
They'llbe so
"Come
right along, papa.
time of
miles
per year, or 4,:!92,40omiles a life
into my lap? And such a curious coincidence !
They're both in here. Come
glad to see you.
seventy years.
I made the very same
remark as MissDubblerightalong !"
did at Mrs.
offendingagainst
society as
Snugfitte's."
"How
few gentlemen ever
think of us ladies
and our comfort as you do, Mr. Lilykid! Let

returned

play the

turn;
to

"The

mathematical

fiend has

11

1.1(1 HT
Dr. Heinrich Schliemann.
BY

H.

H.

and the country, until then a territory,

having
become a state, on the 4th of July,1850,all the
inhabitants became

CHAMBERLIN.

by

that fact citizens,

and

in the number.

\_Conthuicdfrom
I had
to this time

"Up
which

from

ambition.

Greek,
had

the firsthad
Great

as

I did not

last

acquireda

learned

Greek,
the goal ol my

not

been
my

wish

upon

its

was

venture

"I often went

ii'cck.']

fortune, for

language

would

exercise too

in

January

method.
weeks

It did
to

1856, following my
take

not

the

master

Greek, and I then

sufficient

which

He

cient
an-

months

of the

some

especiallyHomer, whom
most
enthusiasm."
lively

re-read with the

devotid

now

pursuitsfor
accustomed

1863 he

modern

to the

in three

understand

to

ancient authors, and

I read and

than six

more

difficulties of

applied myself

language, of
learned

me

old

the

himself

zeal and

his

tile
mercan-

with his
years
till at the end of

success

retired from

to

four

next

"Heaven,"

commerce.

he says "had blessed my mercantile undertakings

in a wonderful
so
that,now, I
manner,
found myself in possession of a fortune such
as my
ambition had never
ventured to aspire
to.

I therefore retired from

to

devote

business,in order
to the studies
myself exclusively

which

have the greatest fascination for me."

In the year 1858,Schliemann
travelled extensively
in Europe, Egypt and
Asia, visited

Athens,but

whiie

the home

Ulysses,he

of

his way

on

illness to return

was

to St.

to visit

Ithaca,

compelledby
Petersburg.

den
sud-

In
the year, 1864, he was
induced
to visit
India, China and Japan,spendingtwo years in
round
the world, and returned to settravelling
tle
in Paris in 1866. Soon

afterwards

not in

the
for

extended

Adriatic,and

ter
af-

states

world

United

Slates,otherwise
think

live

is

I would

elsewhere.

it is, my fellow-citizens would

as
think ill
if I put up my residence with them, for
stay there could be of no use to the country
or
to science, whereas
by continuingmy e,xin Asia
Minor and in Greece, and
plorations
by bringingto lightnew worlds to Archeology,
I do the highesthonor to the American
name
and inestimable service
to science.
"I
have obtained a new
for Troy,
nrman
and shall continue
the excavations
there, as
the Troad
is at all safe to live in.
soon
as
I am
When
working at Hissarlik and bent
down by hardshipsand difficulties,
the thought
and relieves my oppressed mind,
electrifiesme
that beyond the ocean
there is a great nation
who will honor me
if I succomb, and who will
hail with enthusiasm
I am
now
my successes.
at Paris,with
Mrs. Schliemann, an enthusiastic
Homeric
scholar and
native of Athens,
a
and our
born son, Agamemnon, who has
new
been duly inscribed here at the office of the
United
States Consul-General
as
United
a
States citizen."
After his marriagehis home was
at Athens,
where he had built a house, which was
always
hospitablyopen to all Americans.
xS
He died i"-the early-paet^f
December.
iSgo,
at Naples, whither
he had
for rrftdical
gone
His
treatment.
death
is a serious loss to the
of Archaology, and will be greatlylacause
mented
by all friends of science.
But

of

me

my

SATURDAY

NIGHT.

he made

the islands of the

among
visited Peloponnesus and the

tour

.Another siv days' work

Another

The

Sabbath

who

is done.

Ijegun.

is

watches

"

the

throngas it passes
Troad.
and repasses
on
Saturday night at any point
A journal of this last excursion
was
published
along Main street, from Front to Exchange,
in Paris in 1869,the journey probably
cannot
help but notice the usuallypleasedexpression
takingplacein 1S68.
the passers' faces. The
on
weather
In 1870,Dr. Schliemann
lady of great

had married

Athenian
who

accompanied

him

beauty

in

in the
particularly
At
Mykene
excavations

some

which

some

Troad
she

of Athens

with

young

learning,
tions,
explora-

its valuable

most

treasure
contents.

an

American

citizen

the

explains his claim

wanderers.

to

of work
hour's
whom

which

only

Could

done

at

recreation

away
this time

of the week.

ing
way of seekbetter think twice before

these
we

which

promenade.

apparentlyaimless
through with
might find a record
this
easilyexcuse

but go
we

would
Here

drove from

penury

keeps

who

be the observer's

them, the six days past,

subjecthe says "Mrs. Schliemann

from mornsuperintendthe excavations,
ing
tilldark, and
suffer severely
we
from the
scorchingsun, and the incessant tempest which
blows the dust into our eyes and inflames them;
but in spiteof the annoyances,
nothingcan be
than the excavation
imagined more
interesting
of a prehistoric
cityof immortal glory,where
nearlyevery object,
even
to the fragmentsof
pottery,reveals a new
page of history."
be

indeed

the hundreds

mass

may

resulted in

thus

bad

very

he had
pleasure,
portantblaming,too much,
im-

Dr. Schliemann

be
the

superintended

this

On

and

must

from

seek almost
and the ponnesus.
PeloWhatever

discoveriis,especiallythe
house

and

of his

one

is
the

young

livingin

dark
almost

he

has

period. He essayed to
foundry. From early morn
been

tropicheat

with

man

school, even

the Grammar
a

those

that iron in

who

some

fore
beearn

delve

till
in

form

may
contri1)ute to our comfort.
Is it strange that
the brightlightsof the streets and windows
should have an attraction for him?
This

girl,
justpassing,has

done

unmolested.

that

even

on

large

erous
bannered, vocifsingand shout

to

Trouble

tradesmen

from

their stores.

so

quickly drawn

manity
Why huby cries
be referred to students of
dog must
tendencies.
psychological
Who
is at home
Saturday night in this city
of ours?
Judging from the numbers
on
the
street we
might think the home deserted ; but
were
we
to seek the firesides throughout the
city,we should find full many a quietcircle,
where the mother is doing the last mending of
the week
while the children are
enjoinedto
make ready for the followingday.
Not unlikely,
the father,sits by and reads
the paper or studies up some
subject,postponed
to justsuch an
evening as this. There
are
home
is more
attractive
people to whom
than any other placein the world.
The glare
of the streets cannot
with the quiet
compete
comfort of such a scene.
Happy the father
from

and

be

mother

who

have

made

their home

thus

attractive to their children.

In such

if

home

Lesson

this it will not

as

or, best of all,the

perhaps the good mother

mends.

be strange
School

Quarterly,the Sunday

Times

Many

Bible

is open
while

and

studies

and

man

she

of

to-day
Sunday's

woman

recall

Last
justsuch a scene.
taught us the sad rupture of the Jewish
A
realm
new
set
was
kingdom.
up through
the prideand perversity
of the foolish son
of
Solomon
the wisest man
of antiquity.In
I Kings, 12 ; 25, 33, is the story told of the setting
Calves and the idolatry
up of the Golden
of the Israelites. Jeraboam, who
had been
favored of the Almighty, forgotall
specially
his obligations
in his own
and, trusting
powers
set up
in Bethel and Dan.
these effigies
To
can

lesson

be

sure, he

the

that his people'sgoing to Jeruprobability

salem,
as their religious
home, would alienate

them
no

from

had,

an

as

himself

him

for his

excuse

but this should

of his.

concern

allowed

The

have

God

same

course

been

that had

would
triumph over Rehoboam
kept him and his. 'Tis thus that human
ignoranceis ever distrustful of the Providence
that directs and keeps us.
The
king who
might have added lustre to the royal line,
down
comes
to
associated
really
with the
us,
most
puerileidolatry.His desire to maintain
the loyaltyof his subjectswas
well enough ;
his means
deplorable.
This Israelite king has had
a
cessor
sucmany
in the succeeding thousands
of years.
and
France
have
had
their
England
Jeroboams
who have forgotten
the means
through which
they became great and in their wantonness
to

have

have

fallen into irretrievable ruin.

well marked

was

the kitchen

out.

It

was

for

His

course

him

to

low
fol-

in it ; but the firstdeviation,

the firstmisstep

he

says "my brother, work in a great household

for the whole week
Louis Schliemann, who
in
was
established
and the only pleasure that she has promised
New
York, having gone to California in 1S4S, herself,during the
this evehours,
was
ning's
weary
and not having written to us for a longtime,I
glancing into show windows at goods
out
went
to
California in 1850 to
learn
the sight of which is all she could expect.
what had become
of him ; I found
he existed
Then, all are meeting friends whom
they have
I remained
no
more.
in California for a year.
since the walk of a week ago.
not seen
The
;

now

organizationisallowed

should

moment

to

chaffing;but

draws

money

States.
the Homeric

room

It is,generally,
a merry
that
company
strolls along. The time was
when
the tion
Salvahave
received unstinted
Army would

representatives
among
ginningof the canine familyhurries
bebers
up lagging memto
of the Saturday night procession and

in the
of my

drawing

scale.

there

Even

visited the

"My only regret is that

never

time.

the

to

remained

fact,most

is invested in the United

"

an

; in

investments

business

on

commerce,

of 1S64, I twice
make

was

great a fascination for me, and estrange me

from my
commercial
business.
ever,
When, howI could no
longer restrain my desire for
I at last set
learning,
vigorouslyto work at
Greek

retirement from

my

study tillI

moderate

afraid that this

more

learn

to

afterwards

I never
states, but
than a few months
at

eastern

street has become

led to the saddest

From
may

the

gain

course

lesson

of this
of

the rule and

implicilly

Father,
or

care

king, the student

tryingto follow

in

direction of

The

enly
Heav-

our

interposingour
Lord reigns,
we
subjects.
never

wishes.

be obedient

ends.

own

prices
ca-

should

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For the Table.

Theatre.
New Worcester
POST to,G. A. R, LESSEES.

Httle

Of

than

feast contenth

Blanc

Place

and

of sugar

more

in

set

cool

Brown

One

double

farina

kettle.

with

cold

the c|uart of milk boils,stir in

until the mixture is white ; add half

or

Boston

"vr

Merrick.

when

and cook
cup

of milk in

of
dessertspoonful

to suit the

flavor with extract of lemon.

THE

me.

Mange.

quart

one

one

milk, and

bit

"

Moss

Mix

Matinee
January
U, at 2 P. M.
Wednesday,

of veal in it,

or

tlie table,trouble-free,

on

More

and Thursday,
Wednesday
Tuesday,
Monday,
Sea

pipkin,with

mutton

Set

Jan.12,13,14 and 15.

HAMS
BONELESS
BACON.
AND

'Tis not the food, but the content

That
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place.

taste, and

Pourin

amould,

cold.

Serve

Bread.

of
cup-and-a-half

meal, one-and-a-

corn

half cups

of flour,onc-and-a-half

ham,

teaspoon of salt,one-and-a-half

one

of (Ira-

cups

spoons
tea-

of soda dissolved in hot water, one cup

milk.
of molasses, one-and-a-half pintsof sour
three hours

Steam
minutes
Baked

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set

fifteen

oven

Our

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Constant

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them

make

to

in the

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World."

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Tongue.

Wash
with

fine tongue and put in a saucepan

a celery
coupleof carrots, turnip.s,
root,
a

salt, and

pepper,

and

then

dry over.

to

the

remove

plentyof

cold

soft,take it out

When

scum.

New

Boil

water.

Cut up an onion and a littlelemon

rind very fine,and Itrown them in bacon fat.
it with this
slashes in the tongue and fill
Make

The

above

be had

York,

N.

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high class goodsto

of

and skin it.

BOY

mixture, and

it to

return

the

Cut it in slices,lay them

-OR

the

sauce

One

in

molasses

of salt.

Mix

then add

ginger,and

and

stir in

The

parts by Comrades

and

Friends.

Fried

Camp,

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Tableaux.

75,

50

and

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dren,
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25 cts.
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ON

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AT

BOX

in thin

in

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breakfast
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Pleasant

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an

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Rates.

(Successor

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make

Manner.

G. 0. PETTIBONE,

dish.

pie that is delicious.

starch with a little
ul of corn
Mix a tablespoonf
and put it into a cup of boiling
cold water
When
cool add the
till it thickens.
water
juiceof one .sour orange, a littleof the grated
peelof a sweet one and the yolksof two eggs.
When
crust in a slow oven.
Bake with one
done beat the whites of the eggs, with a spoonful
of sugar, to a stifffroth, spread it on the
in the oven.
pie and brown slightly
We

Superior

apples. Put

and
Three eggs, and one
cup each of sugar
uls of water
flour ; add sugar, two tablespoonf
stir
and a pinch of salt ; lastly,
very gradually
in the flour,
in which has been sifted a heaping
of baking powder.
teaspoonful
Light brown
sugar is best for roll cake.

Orange

J. Ashton.

Establishment
Tailoring

an

are

Garments

Gents'

Djedand Cleansed

pint of hot
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and

added,
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together,
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cup

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Other

dish,

over.

Hygiengic

Sabre

with

saucepan

boiled in. In a few

liquorit was
it again, mix
half a pint of
minutes
remove
with some
of the liquor,and baste tlie
cream
tongue with it while browning it in the oven.

part of the

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board

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A Window

Embroideries-sound

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Hamburg

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Jacketsand

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the

on

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Our

mand
com-

embroidery
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of the

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ereat and

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Europe), contracts
ago that now
priceswith which
possible
months

sort

Some,
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"

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local

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one-half to
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suits that

lining.

fur-trimmed,

much

elties.

than

numbers, and

varying

Edgings

"

six inches

at

nabl

easo

to

up

wide

to

made

fresh patterns.
fifty

designs in
35 new
inches wide, 15c a

Edgings,three
yard.

to

60
patterns of Edgings, four
eight inches in width, and 20c a yard.

to

Third

"

woman

bear to

can

seven

sensible

the

and demi-trained
Fourth

"

wraps

even

wear

dress

Fifth
inches
Hamburg Flouncings,seven
wide to twenty-seven, 25c a yard,seventyfive patterns.

will

woman

The

dresses for

many

of

carriageor house

fashionable

tne

with

set

"

houses

In

inches, at

ten

to

twenty-seven

31 cents.

flounces
to 27 inch Cambric
81 patterns, at 36 1-2C a yard.

Seventh

Centre

"

22

The

Sale.

impelledby the
last week
bargainpricespublished
is carrying Linens and
General
momentum

noticeable

wearing of gaiters this winter, and

no
they are worn
longeras a fad, but for

now
fort.
com-

NO.

Gauntlet

gloves

are

much

very

worn

with

tightsleeves that now prevail. An elegant

new
varietycalled the Royalty is made of
suede
and has the gauntletembroidered
in
pretty designs.
It always delightsthe female heart when
feathers are in vogue.
This season
they are

Domestics
yours

from

in volume

Denholm
Main

our

possession to
never

"

yet
McKay,

on

outside

all garments,
wrap

feathers is not

and

from
hat.

H.

the tea gown to the

fondness
for

older

woman

MAIN

156

Miller's

W.

Old

STREET,
Stand.

J. PLAMONDON,

FINE BOOT AMD SHOE

39S Main

Street, Corner

Ball

TV/rATJPV

Cri

4REPAIRIIiG,

Pearl, up

two

flights.

Orders,

Pro-

PRINTING.I'
ARTISTIC
Tt^^I[^^^
st., cor.PearL

Main

This

to be wondered

at, for

they are
largehat

always becoming. A pretty girlin a

proached.
apwith black ostrich feathers is twice as fascinating
as
with any other style of hat, and a
trimming of feathers about the neck of an

Street,Opposite Park.

Etc.

SMITH " ADAMS,

fallingoff in

the

used

MANTELS,

WOOD

Birch, Cherry, Oak,

ware.

has been

of its kind.

STREET.

FRONT

HARD

rated
deco-

and

Linen

find

establishment

Geo.E.
Fairbanks,
Druggist

the

the

January

to

expect

Respectfully,

in

aisle.

anything

metropolitan

Store

Drug

would

They

my

white

pure

china, fancy having wearied of the much

There

Flouncings,

at

of

in want

"

Sixth

of Light
cordially invite

Readers

Model
When

St.,

Worcester.

I most
call
To

10

tea-table is

Main

trains

reserve

wear.

In very
afternoon

measure.

occasion.

fringedwith mud is beyond my compre

men
hension, yet I constantlysee well-dressed wowalks.
with skirts just touchingthe muddy sideIt is not neat ; it is not in good taste.
And

to

place or

for any

smoothly finished, with no gloss,and very

heavy and silkyin texture, when it is called
any

shoes

suitable

goods

are

finished."
terns; "kid
pat-

yard, two

care.

the

ever

of water
lines,when it is
arrangement
be
Grecian
as
antique. It may

How

1-2C

12

and diffi-

C/2
S

skirt
Second

Tender

cult feet fittedwith

imported.
The most
elegantas well as genteel paper
sold is a heavy cream-white sheet foldmg once
Main
St.,
into a square envelope. This sheet may have
mottled
and
the
finish
a rough
curiously
pearance
apWorcester.
regular
of coarse
wrapping paper, by the ir-

of wine red

were

new

in

seen

nov-

Custom

mahogany

more

either with bands

red suits,trimmed
Red
toilettes for
of fur,or braided in black.
are

newest

the front.

dark

strikingand elegantdeep

are

'

styles CZ

Latest
and

finish

the

are

set upon

vivid scarlet,is
There

of

WORCESTER.

325 MAIN ST.,fT^

of every
exclusive

without

cases

satin

in all tones, from

evening

yard.

soft

Roman

follows:

Hamburg

most

shirred

small head

Red

in

with

worn

distinct lots, briefly

seven

the lower
Plain

narrow

dresses

rugged

c^iDAY

longer,have

much

are

into

the

than

known

First
from

sacks

ends, and

fashion.

testimonials to these words

in

hard

work

made

specialty.

gora.
white An-

and

by privatemodistes.
of those
Muffs are a littlelargerthan many
last winter.
worn
They are plain,square at

make

Embroideries
Hamburg
cheaper than now.

outlined

tots

white beaver

made

are

the most

never

are

and for wee

by littlegirls,

Hand

coats

wearers

made

contend.
profitably

competition can

The

also

beaver, with pearledfinish of

dicate's
Syn"other

the

Through

land,
office at St. Gall, Switzer-

many

will be

iswell worn.
the very edge of the front,
Shawls
wools wear
shiny soon.

the

business.

burg

very

wool

Angora

wear.

Heavy shoes for

variety.

of

centre

of
repetition

evoke

and

same

of our

worn
very much
there is the cream

will be

heavy

with black

shoes for

winter

great

the

on

Black

activitiesof January, straightfronts,and are straighton

visible.
edges, with no buttons
will strengthen the

89 1,

market

very

this winter.

worn

cut

in

little trimming.

The

Worcester.

business

the bodice

as

honeycomb

yokes of

Rounded
trimmed

told you that this

Past years have

well

as

necessitates

bias,which
much

today.

openingwelcome

their

the

Spring

first harbingersof

The
"

the skirt

have

Warm

Children's shoes

for children's winter dresses

Stripedwoolens

softens all the lines of the

Dorothy

TOM

WALTERS,

Shirt

Custom
HATTER

AND

JR.,

Mh\^

FURNISHER,

face.

J. Lewis.

175

Main

Mass,
Street, Worcester,

I.I(iHT

The

Worcester

Clark

[In last week's

numter

Meeting House,

Calendar.

for

Kev.

Royal

the Old

date

the date

JANUARY

Co.

Sawyer

make

ir

opening
1S34.]

Friends

1867.

2,

B. Stratton

South

of

184Snot

installed

of

pastor

Vfjuii.

"

Church.

3-1845-

478

to

Main

482

Kxecution

St.

of Thomas
Harrett for murder.
firstprivateexecution in the county.

The

Furnitura
and

Carpets

4"1793Weaver's
Stowell
the

shop

burned.

of

Cornelius

The

and

Peter

-Stowells manufactured

lirst carpets used

in Boston.

in

the

355 Main Street,

Worcester.

-State

present

House

Cracker

Jars,
Chocolate

Jugs,

It

etc.

to

was

Cups

and

Saucers,

First issue
A

After

of

weekly paper

and

Coffees,

Dinner

Daniel

after

two

Independent Gazetteer.
Mower
published by Nahum

Greenleaf.

Salad

the

During
which
De

Sets,

Little

Sets,

who

Meal

Sets,

work

at

Sets,

every

Glass

shape

land.

Jerry'sheart

ised

vote

to

much

as

Regular price $2.00 per yard.

These

NEW

of this year

Noble, and

Mr.

was

fired, and

NEW PATTERNS

NEW GOODS

he [ironiSold

littledubiously,"ye

what

Specialty.

this week

only

at

this

price.

know^

t'other way.
When
for I'm a goin'to vote

These

not

are

VELVET

CARPETS,

but

regular

are

who
for the man
will support
navy, and stop insurrection."
his way.
Not long
Jerrynodded, and went
afterwards, at the village store, he was
proached
apand asked
liya Federal politician,
how
he intended to vote.
and
"For Jim Madison," answered Jerrypromptlyto

COLORINGS

ble
No-

alius voted
me

are

the

for Madison.

I'v
'.Squire,

bound

Silver

for Mr

as

for Jim Madison, what shall I tell 'em.'"

"that you
"Tell them," repliedNoble

cutting,
Solid

$1.35Per Yard.

duly

should
be sustained in
that the government
the midst of the nation's perils by sea and

they asked

and

dents
Presi-

was

Republican. He told Jerry

and
be a patriot,
vote
for Madison
explained how necessary it was

he

"But," said he

conceivable

measures

contest

rank

and

of

war

renominated

his vote, nevertheless,counted

next
man's.
During the autumn

that he must

Cut

had

of 0.\ford county,
then the district of Maine, lived a

was

was

Sets,

Berry

favored the

Madison, and the

opened. In a thrivingtown

Jerrywas

Oat

of 1812, in

named
hard-working well-meaning man
Jerry
had
heretofore voted with the
who
Phillips,
He knew
much
Federalists.
as
about politics
as
he did about the geography of Jupiter; but

Sets,
Milk

CARPETS

Mixed.

supported the claims of

Clinton,party feelingwas
strong and

Witt

in what

and

Mitchel,

the Federalists

rampant. Those

Soup Sets,

Bread

M.

presidentialcanvass

of the administration

Game

WILTON

1861.

by Professor Ormsby
astronomer.
distinguished
A

Fish

discontinued

was

Sets,

Sets,
Meat

It

years.

Lecture
the

Ice Cream

"

1800.

"

the

8"

Bonbonnieres,

1000 YARDS

This

by Elihu Burritt,and
religion,
anti-.slavery,
peace,
publishedseven
yeajs.

devoted

was

Citizen.

established

was

paper

Chocolate

1844.

"

First issue of the Christian

vote

Wiltons

our

the

for the

"But, Jerry,I thought

you

were

true

Best

Goods

ever

shown

in

this

city

money.

riot."
pat-

"So I be."
"Then
how

THE

CLARK-SAWYER

478 TO 482 MAIN STREET.

CO

can
you vote for Madison."
siasm,
repliedJerry,with loftyenthuthat will support
'he's the only man
knavery, and stop the resurrection !"
Jerryprobably imagined,as he turned away,
was
that the position
impregnable; and hence
silent.
his auditors had wondered, and were

"Because,"

PINKHAM "
355

Main

WILLIS,
Street.

IS

pend
degoods where they can
on
always gettinga pure, fresh article,
will
of the best quality. Our
patrons
many
that this is true of the
testify
their

buy

MAIN

Give

STREET.
trial and be conviced.

us

To

test

chicken

turkeyor

the

skin should

thin,bluish, and easily torn, the joints

bend easily;
where the thigh-bonejoins
break
the body the skin and flesh should
the
a
t
easily
gristle the base of the backbone
;
and
the skin of claws
should
be yielding,
shanks thin,smooth and glossy.
Liquid Bluing. A good, cheap blue can be
be

should

TeaCo.,"
England

*New
273

ALWAYS ON HAND!

Housekeeping.

ofGoodTeaand Coffee
Lovers
should

HOWE.

A.

D.

made

in this

GEO.

one

in

powder

of

ounce

quart of

one

WILD

TURKEYS,

CHICKENS,

GEESE,

DUCKS,

DEALER

OF

and

Piano, Organ
Will

Poultry, Sausages,

No. 218 Main

takingcare

his

EDWARD

for the

H.

Nicke

and

Silver

Gold,

Plater,
Bronzing, Lacquering

and

decay makes
slightest

the

as

child's teeth,no

should

Oxidizing.

Also

be taken

job polishing.cement

to

the

arrest

be put in the
watched

decay should

MasB.

St., Worcester,

Mechanic

hardlyany
case

will

reason

for

It has been

S. WESBY

"

of the most

SONS,

-fBOOK BINDINGS

Honey

are

W.

J.

Mass.
Street, Worcester,

Main

from

this

cause.

throat

LUMBER.

in

tightwill

granulateagain while

C.

salt and
For catarrh, snuff up considerable
from the hollow of the hand, every morn

REBBOLI,

Confectioner
^^ and

^^

A sick person should

be awakened
a

under

never

from

any

C.

a short
a
can
rarely fall
nap,
person
asleepagain; while, had he slepta few hours
before being aroused, he might have
fallen
asleepagain in a few minutes with littleeffort.
A
mouth
is one
good remedy for sore
teaspoonfuleach of powdered borax and alum,
half teaspoonful
of soda and one
one
teacupful

KENNARD'S

never

well

Mix

I.ADIES'

ANU

and

rinse the mouth

scarcelyany

HAIR ^^ DRESSING* PARLORS.

stand
Father

Cutting,
kinds

16c.

head
of

Hair

Bangfg
of

liair

^V^ork

cut

and

curled,
made

curled*
and

75c.,
to

25c.

all

order.

Wi^
styles of

All
tlie
^
latest
Making:
specialty.
and
Frizzes
for sale at the
lowest
Bangs
very
Artists
in attendance.
prices.
Experienced
All orders
filled.
promptly

in

towards

will not hold

He

AVliole

here

At

criminal for

place

of the

those younger

make

novel

we

elders

Heavenly

J. P. WEIXLER,JEWELER,
HallJewelry
323 Main St"Mechanics
Store.
Watches,
Sterling Solid
Rogers' Brother's, 1847, Silver

Diamonds,

of the

railwaysystemin

Austria is that local passengers

get relatively
lower rates than long distance passengers.

387 Main Street,

GroutBlock,
Dp One Flight.

Gold

and

and

ware,
Silver-

Silver-Headed

Opera Glasses,
Eye-Glasses, Gold Pens
Canes,

Plated
brellas
Um-

Gold
and

tacles
Speccils.
Pen-

Fine

Reasonable

Jewelry Repairing
and
Manner,
Thorough

and

Watch

Promptly,

in

Done
at

Prices.

children of His,

us

feature

Prices.

it

littleact

some

If

consequence.

the

Reasonable

Tableware,

when we obscure
guiltless
the important difference between
for them
a
small and a great misdeed, or wring their souls
fear-clouded as they always are, with a sense
for no real sin."
of perdition
"

Shoes,

JEWELRY

patiencewith people who

any

child's offense to it,and

feel itselfa wicked

CHILDKKN'S

of

Hair

CO.,

DIAMONDS,
WATCHES,

and

have

exaggerate

"

Mass.
229 Main Street,
Worcester,

cumstances
cir-

awakened

after

of sage tea.

and

Boots

frequently.

MISS

1^^,

sleep without

physician. Once

Caterer,

6 and 8 PleasantStreet,
Worcester.

throat.

sore

the sanction of

BOWEN

E.

W.

F. and then

200"

to

can

not

water

e.xcellent for

Dealer in Stoves, Ranges and

Furnaces.
Steam
and Gas
Fitting.Jobbing in all its
branches
to.
attended
Telephone
promptly
Connection.
Street,Cumming's block.
51 Main

traced

fore
ing. Salt and water used as a garglejustbegoing to bed, strengthensthe throat and
helpsto prevent bronchial troubles ; it is also

GREENE,

xr

per

other
An-

thus sealed up.

387

i^

I.

keeping the teeth filledis to

from dangerous diseases that

sore
proved thatdiptheritic
dangerous kind has been

heated

closed air

DESCRIPTION.

EVERY

OF

and Frames of every

Pictures
For Mouldings,
alsoArtists'
Materials,
goto
description,

decaying teeth.

to

and firm.

in sound

come

protect the child

known
are
to be contracted

J.

Worcester.
365 Main St.,

they can be literally

and save from 20 to
220 Main Street,
with the fingerswithout pain,and
bleeding. The permanent teeth in
cent,
Storeopen evenings.
40

out

such

roots

House,

and

entirelyabsorbed,
taken

Athletic

is,it

of
filling

In this way, if the teeth are

they will remain in the jaw until the

tooth.
13

it

young
and a

dentist

CLAPP,

Hat,
Furnishing,

Fine

in

its appearance

how

matter
to

tables,
Vege-

fore
earlybe-

it is the proper time for the permanent

to mature,
there is no
tion
preparaproper
of the jaw for these final teeth. As soon

TWICHELL,

B.

Fashionable

teeth

W.

Butter,

Mass.
Street,
Worcester,

be laid upon the necessity

of the teeth in childhood.

milk teeth prepare the foundation

teeth. If they decay too
permanent

Lard,

Etc., Etc.,

stress cannot

The

STREET.

MAIN

446

of

Harmony,

teaching,Sept.i, at

resume

STUDIO,

much

Too

IN

Beef,
Pork,
Yeal,
Lamb,

largewash.
TEACHER

GAME,

GEORGE C. BLANCHARD,

soft
rain

of oxalic
water, and add one-fourth of an ounce
of this is sufiicient for a
acid. A teaspoonful

MORSE,

N.

Put

way

blue

Prussian

VENISON,

J.P. Weixle
323 Main Street,
MECHANICS HALL BUILDING.

IvICiHT

Annual

1?

Closing Out

GOODS.

WHITNEY'S
LINEN

Temple

lof

FAMILY

FINE

LINEN

Sale

STORE.

Place, Boston.

LKiHT

21

Tuttle
inaugurated in New
Governor
Events.
Hampshire. Boston " Maine R. R. said to
Trunk.
icut
Connectbe tryingto buy the Grand
(Light solicitsnotices of future events for
vestigate
They should be sent as earlyin the week
Legislatureappoints a committee to inand
election returns
adjourns to

Coming

Saturday, Jan.
Jan. :o.
Congress but littleadvance

in

talk

Much

WOKCESTER

Militia have

afternoon and

in order.
lock broken

Uni\'KRsalist

Gunnison

Dr.

\. M.

Jan. 2

of

remains

Victoria dock

in

Berkshire, England,

strikers return

aged

79

years.

3"

Dr.

Koch

Universalist

Worcester

of "Eothen"
war"

is

and

History

Natural

dead,

and

their way

on

work

they

or

to

in

will

M.

Trinity

Macy,

shops.

caricaturist of
Punch,
Keene,
London.
dies in Hammersmith,
ube,
Buda
and
Pesth, on the Dan5" Between

Many

of skaters into the water.

and

Jan.

Theatre."

are

Denmark,
running.
In

deep that

so

snow

no

Y. P. S. C. E., 7.30 p.
History
Natural

Greatest

of Roumania.

in

storm

snow

of

memory

living

Club, 8

Church

and 8 p.

of starvation.

poor

bound.

snow

Riotingin Glasgow

Booth

of railroad

account

on

Roland

Jan.

his bail at

to

of

W.

will follow
in "Myles Aroon"
day
Boy." He will be here Frinoon.
Saturday nightsand Saturday after-

Drummer

season

was

Thursday evenings.
Robert
and

"

Mantell
The

to fillthe

would

Corsican

be hard

but if I

Mr. Mantell

appear
Brothers
both

tellwhich

compelled

were

should chose

to

at

"

Monbars."

that

announcement

in

to

was

theatre

The

to

"

for b

ginners,3
p.

was

sufticient

performances. It
is the better play
give preferenceI
In either

one

alone

proved his right to be called one

leading,romantic, emotional actors.
Mark
Price, the villian of both plays. Miss
Behrens,the heroine, and Guy Lindsleywere
especially
worthy of mention.

of the

Boy,"

2.30

Parker
association

IIottse

Boston.

of

Cross

Holy

in V. M.

by

dinner

C. A. course,

8 p.
of

Meeting;

Society.

Paper

under

discussion

of

Alunmi

m.

p.

Mrs.

Theatre."

Worcester

15.

Annual

"

Cucumbers

Record, follow.

comparaiive
mineralogy for

Readings by
Hall."

Horticultural
and

in

in

Jan.

College,8

Hall."

dridge Southwick

Practical

"The

on

Class

p.m.

Club; lecture

Thursday,

Jessie Elm.

Worcester

"The Culture
Glass," by S. H.
on

2.30.
"The
Drummer

Boy" 8

p.

m.

History

Natural

Meeting

m.

Class

Hall."

of Society of

in

ogy,
histol-

animal

Mineralogy,

PIANOS

7.30 p.

16.

History

Natural

Hall."

Meeting

of

Brewster

OrnithologicalClub,

7.30 p.m.
W.
Theatre."

Worcester

J.

Scanlan

in

"Myles

.\roon," 8 p.m.
History

Natural
2.30 p.m.
Worcester
Aroon"

W.

J.

Universalist

Dr. Gunnison

World,"

in

entomology,

Scanlan

in

to

Chapin

The
world

Chi

niiide and

Pianos

of the

Instruments

at

sold

and

not

dissatisfied

customer.
by Kev.

Lecture

"Getting

on

in the

HainesBrothers'
Upright
Superb
PIANOS.

7 p.m.

Next

Best

Pianos
Kranich" Bach Faultless

18.

rch."
on

Standard

the
pre-eminently

exportedto and sold in all art

centers
of the globe: preferredfor public and
privateuse i)ythe greatestlivingartists.

24,000

Club

recognized
;

present made

"Myles

and 8 p.m.

2.20

Sunday, Jan.
First

17.

Class

Hall."

Theatre.-

Monbars"

"

Addre.ss 91 Chandler
ham
F. C. Morse, 57 Chat-

Steinway

14.

Class

Saturday, Jan.

actingseen at the theatre

presented Wednesday and

of the best

Some
this

St.

m.

once.

J. Scanlan
and

and

own

m.

p.

Hall"

Friday, Jan.
"The

osteology

Drummer

Boston

Houses," 3

Ijeginntrs,
2.30

8 p.

to surrender

"The

Lincoln

History

anatomy

strike.
O'Brien

in

HAIR

homes.
Reference, Miss
St.

their

pal
meeting of the Episco-

Meeting of Women's

"

of Tenement

Natural

HEAD,
York,

LADIES'

of

p.m.

Hall.

of Lettuce

the verge

reportedon

up. General

Hurry

New

m.

Mrs.

Care

County
to be

Class

Hall."

Theatre."

Worcester

by

E.

of

Bruslies
and Cares for
Shampoos,

S p.

At

Annual

Horticultural

in

Italy.
All Europe seems
8" Many London

Boy,"
celebration

m.

7.30 p,m.
State
house."

Bay

Association

men,

Drummer

Anniversary

Wednesday,
trains

S.
Late

anatomy,

Colonial

Prince Ferdinand

MRS.

are

result in a general
Irish complicationsmay
Parlimentaryelection.
to retirefrom
asked
be
to
7" JustinMcCarthy
Rule Party.
the leadershipof the Home
of
Princess
Marie, daughter of the Duke
toria
Edinburg and grand-daughter of Queen Victo marry

cial
So-

13.

"The

Christ."

of

drowned.
6"

terly
quar-

S p. m.

Church

a
large
precipitates

and

the ice breaks

ST. PAUL,MINNESOTA.

Volapuk, 7.30
Club, 7.30 p m.

Recitaland songs by J. W il iani

buffo-basso,in Epworth League-

Church."

Worcester

Charles

cent,

?i,000.00;
We
loan

in

m.

buried in Athens.

can

we

S per

LambertBrothers,

dist
Metho-

Meeting of Methodist

E. Church."

humorist

course,

Prof Schleimann

so,

l^nion, 7 p.m.

Kent,

they

say

If
you

under
this amount,
on
time
Lumbermen's
on
R. (j. Dun
Refereneces;
" Co. Mercantile
Agency; Second National
Bank, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Correspondence
Solicited.
over

demand.

Boy," Sp.

Fourth

to net

as

conference of the church, 7p.m.

criticisms.

adverse
wife

fiftylaborers

and

business

Worcester

Class

Hall."

Tuesday,

Eight himdred

number

of

Monthly meeting
preachers.

America.

loot the bake

Drummer

lying idle ?
so

personal guarantee. Interest

or
semi-annually,
i|uarterly
monthly ;
payable,
for
principal
payable 60 days after demand
our

checks, chattels,etc.

12.

Annual

"The

"

MiLi.BiiRV."

irritated at

England,demand

gelical
evan-

p. m.

The.atre.

Grace

4"

Jan.

Church."

meeting of the church, 7.30

senator

W.

Kev.

Have you money

loan it for you

givingyou

sums

Meeting of Higginson Botanical

p.m.
Webster
.Square M. E. Church."

Haggard

H. Rider

meeting, address by

Monday.
First

of the -'Crimaen

the Historian

p.

m.

Kinglake, author

William

Kev.

by

Start," 7

Union meetinn of all the

of the city,7 30 p.m.

work.

to

author and

Alphonse Peyrat, French

dies,aged 78 years.

Good

IIali.."

churches

British railroad strike also ended.

North

Lecture

"A

on

Davis, 4 p.m.

Mechanics

cityrevealed

Roman

C. .A." .Afternoon

V. W.

excavations

By

"

11.

(,:hurch."
Club

Chapin

to

m.

WORLD.

8 percent.

(iov

Club,

evening.

Sunday, Jan.
First

Minne-sota's Legislativedead

Ells'er in "The

Effie

2.J0 p.m. ; in "Miss

Manning," 8 p.m.
BovNTON
Hai.l." Exhibition of Tech Camera

lawmakers

Nebraska

keep

to

stillrampant.

West

Indians in North

Theatre."

ble.)
possi-

10.

erness,

bill.

any

on

this column.
as

Week's

Excursions.

leaves
A party of thirteen
Tuesday for Florida and
Une
to
New
of Norwich
points south, going by way
steamer
Algonquin
York, thence by the magnificentnew
party will be
of the Clyde line, to Jacksonville. The
under the personaldirection of Ticket Agent Lancaster.
Other
peopledesiring to go, should purchase tickets at
day.
A party for the west starts on the same
once.

at a reasonable
Best Upright Piano
of
The
favorite Piano
pricein the market.
Adelina Patti and other noted artists.
Mme.

The

C.L. GORHAM " CO.

4S4 MAIN

ST., Worcester, Mass.

zz

Westboro
[Held

in'er

from

News.
last

week.']

Westboro,

Dec.

31,

1890.

ing,
Societywas out in force last Tuesday evenit being the occasion of the first ball of
the recentlyorganized "Sans
Souci
Club."
And as a society event
it eclipsedanything
before attempted in this vicinity.G. A.
ever
R. hall was
handsomly decorated,cut flowers,
tistically
arferns, potted plants and evergreen
were
arranged about the implements of

SI.

Fire
Insurance
warfare

that

form

Main

EDW. E

LincolnHouse Block.

numerous
and yards
flags,streamers
the always
bunting together,transformed
hall into a veritable paradise. The
handsome
words "Sans Souci" in silverware immediately

above

THE

BOSTON
HERALD

the

orchestra, which

was

H.

H.

LONGLEY,

St., Worcester.

We

make
and

Winchester,

nee

latest

specialty

Household

and

rpost

of

insuring

Furniture

approved

forms,

ings
Dwell-

under
at

the

lowest

rates.

almost

screened from view by ferns and pottedplants

The
in full bloom.
attired in
gentlemen were
of the gowns
evening dress and some
worn
by
the ladies were
"smart"
in the extreme
and
could be ascribed to the creative genius of a
Worth, Pingot. or Redfern.
those
Among
Hon.
Edward
present were
Burnett, W. B.
F.
H.
Robinson
of
Southboro,
Fay,
Maynard,
Brookfield and Mr. Suits, Philadelphia,
Pa.
Mrs.

Main

339

of

Street,

Insurance

part of the furniture,and

with the

368 1-2
Office,

Fire

W. A. ENGLAND,
DEALER

IN

FINE WATCHES,

Spaulding,

CLOCKS,

JEWELRY
looked the pictureof loveliness in a gray crepe
de chine trimmed
with silver fringe cut V
" OPTICALGOODS.
dent,
indepenshaped front and back with full skirt,demibright.
train ; between
the dancing a
REPAIRING
lovely opera
PKOMPTLT
DONE.
The
best newspaper
dia
wrap of gray broadcloth lined with yellow Infor the
silk and surmounted
by a high collar of
family.
ostrich tips was
thrown
the shoulders ;
over
50 cents a month, postagelaid.
diamonds
at the throat and
wrist.
Mrs.
Subscription
were
E. A. Lord was
handsomely attired in white
silk and old lace,set off by pink at the waist
Miss Blanche Richards
wore
a
lovely gown
of Steele gray silk under a cardinal net and
permanently eradicated by the
Established
in
1839.
broad
sash cut V shaped, and demi train ; an
ELECTRIC
NEEDLE
old heir loom, a cluster of diamonds, was
worn
at the throat.
No scarringor other injury, There
Process.
is now
no
Niss Nicker.son of Boston
wore
a
striking excuse for any lady to allow a gn'owth of hair to remain
of black silk under
costume
black
net
with
her face to mar
her personal beauty and
to
make
upon
broad pink ribbon
covering the front from
her friends
unhappy. Moles are also permanently removed.
the waist
bottom
to
of skirt. Miss Grace
Hours:
Represent
9 to 11 a. m., 2 to 4 p. m.
Morse looked charming in a pearl white Grecian
Chickering " Sons,
H.
NI
Nliss
costume
of silk,trimmed
with broad silk
PROCTOR,
Knabe,
cut low in the neck
and elbow sleeves,
fringe,
Mass.
Strbbt,
Worcksthr.
92 Summer
Behr
Bros.,
demi train, soltaire diamond
at the
throat.
Frank
Dr. A. A. Howland.
H
D. D. S.
Emerson,
Howland,
Miss Lottie Tucker was
tastefullyattired in a
Hallet, Davis " Co.,
handsome
suit of light green
with trimmings
Sterling,
of a darker shade which set off her wealth of
1 1 Pleasant
St.,
New
England
Alice Bates
golden hair to perfection.Miss
Worcester, Mass.
in yellow crepe-de-chine
was
lovely,and her
costume
a triumph of the mode.ste's art.
Miss
Residence, 6i West Street.
in blue silk with feather
Maud
Emery
wa.s
trimming. Miss Prince of Boston
wore
a
black net over
black silk, and a necklace of
valuable pearls. Miss L. H.
Clark of Sherburne
We
manufacture
the
wore
Miss LIpham of
pink cashmere.
Dress cutting and making patterns and Hnings cut to
Boston, white beaded
silk. Miss
Hitchings fit perfectlyby the Kellogg-French Tailor System.
"ECLIPSE"CORNETS-Trombones
and Violins.of Newton, black tulle. Miss Lena Brigham,
Lessons
in cutting,making and
draping. Teaching
and
muUe
cream
steel grey
silk. Miss May
when
desired.
at residence
Agents
Send
wanted.
Richards, blue surrah with feather trimming.
for Circular.
Room
17 Clark's
Block, 492 Main
Miss
Florence
Mass.
of
Street,
Worcester,
Omaha,
cream
Silloway
MRS.
E.
F.
B R Y S O N.
Mrs. G. H. Woodman
crepe and diamonds.
nee
Whitney, was
charming in black silk
and rare
Uce.
Mrs. L. R. Bates and Mrs. H.
**WORCESTER DRESS CUTTINGSCHOOL**
H. Spaulding were
the matrons.
Jaeger was
Every kind of
removed
to
Formerly at 527 Main
street, has
the caterer
and furnished an elaborate spread.
Pleasant
No.
Former
street.
l
45
pupils are
Miss Kate Manton
of Boylston street, Boston,
invited to call ; new
and solicited. We
welcome
ones
is visiting
her sister,
Mrs. J. T. Johnson
teach
to
you
cut, baste, fit and drape. Open day
at the Meadowbrook
farm.
and
evening. Dressmaking patterns and linings
Mr. and Mrs.
B.
W.
Frost entertained
a
cut.
MRS.
L. F. WALSH,
So^e Proprietorof the
party of friends at "The
Bush"
on
Tuesday
Improved Ta lor Rule System.
Agents wanted.
IIs clean,

ble,
relia-

394 MainStreet.

SUPERFLUOUS HAIR CAN BE

LARGEST
CIRCULATION

S.R.Leland"Son

Dentists.

PIANOS.

Worcester
DressCatting
Academy.

Sheet Music.

MnsicalMerclianiiise.

Rent,
Casli,
Instalments,

"

evening.

Largest Stock

446
Worcester

MAIN

in

the

STREET,

County.

446
Mass.

The cantata
of Esther, under the direction
of G. E. Blake, will be given in a few weeks
C.
Mrs. E.
Lowe
of Church
journing
street, is soin Fairfield,
Me.
Mr. Harlan Tucker left Tuesday to continue
his art studies in New
York.
Reed.

L.

J. ZAHONYI,

Confectioner
andcaterer,
348 Main Street,
Mass.
Worcester,

ly Id
cradle of the human

Work.

Woman's

and
History of the Worcester
its Tenth Anniversary

MARV

by

have
Stone

honorary member

an

Club.

Women's
in
a

unanimous

We

accordingthis
who

woman

wcck.^

of the

women.
May we note to
shiningexample, as, full of

she continues
she carries

so

to

near

have

been

in this

tenderlyin our
In due

which

cause

of

this

society,eight

by

they

death

ble
relia-

"

and

were

earnest

bear

tliem

memories.
of time
to

membership

our

increase,it became

largeraccommodations

afforded, and

house

purpose

and honors,

years

organization. We

course

continued
to lind

to

her heart.

removed

and efficientwomen
workers

some

to labor for that

Since the formation

members

respect

ing
hav-

necessary

than

private

into the centre

coming
citywe at firstheld our meetings in the
Unity parlors;afterwards in the Art Students
room
; and
; later on in the Y. M. C. A. parlors
today we are settled for the year in the new
on

of the

and beautiful Colonial

The

growth

Hall.

an

for

was

eral
sev-

gradual character;
been
more
rapid,

privilege

in his class,but the committee

reference to the
essay in

an

old

alphabet reminds
number

In this essay, wit and

each

of

Women

Learn

the

are

atilt with

for supremacy,
and
the
among
illustratrons of the subject is the

who

man

had

well earned

of "Philippa
readingthe name
it by the startling
ment,
announcethe Senior Wrangler I"
be added
the gratifying
story

F'aucett" followed
"Above
To

wisdom

young

it,and then, on

one

popular

other

amusing

awards, with

on

an
ingenuityworthy of a royalcourtier,and a
knowledge of generous
justicewhich knew no sex, solved the puzzle
trulyan unsought and willing by first bestowingthe titleof "Senior Wrangler"

to

own

"Shall
magazine,entitled,
Alphabet ?"

of

this may
young

in

woman

Annex, who

our

"Fair

own

carried off the

metrical translation of

Harvard"

pri^efor
ode

the best

from

an
Horace,
story of an eccentric Frenchman, who m the
winning it,accordingto Mr. Barrows of the
the heads of
year 1801,ignoringthe claims of lionapartist Christian Register,
"rightover
on
one
the collegeboys."
side,and Bourbon on the other, thrust

the

upon

publicnotice

famous

"Plan

Law, prohibitingthe Alphabet

to

for

have

proposed statute consisted of 82 clauses

and he brought 113 weighty reasons
to bear
on
the question. He quotes the encyclopedia
that the woman
to prove
who knows the alphabet
has lost some
portion of her innocence ;
he asserts that knowledge rarely makes
men
attractive and

females

that Ruth

Naomi

Boaz
if

and

would

they

never

he

never;

reminds

could not read and

have married

into the

possessedthat
did not
know
the
Spartan women
the
nor
Amazons, nor Penelope,nor
alphabet,
nor

Lucretia, nor

Joan

of Arc,

about

nevertheless

must

Phanician
women,

those
roam

of the

some

who

women

bless the time when

signswere

but which

no

at

benefits

are

far

to
now

their influence

of

all mankind

they
;

in

these

proportionas
see

reaching in

inestinia1)le in their value

involve the advancement

shall

to

became

will.
and

we

the old

longercabalistic

the open sesame

intellectual fields where they,can

These

us

the

Andromache,

much

improved their "chance with the alphaall be geniuses,

we
though we cannot

l"et" and

that

family
accomplishment;

had

So

Women."

"The

that

of this association

years of a steady but

recentlythe increase has

stole the

refuse to listen,choosing

days,she could not receive the titleof "Senior

Wrangler,"the highestin the gift of that institution,
for it was
alreadydisposedof by precedent
to the male student who stood
highest

upon

This

has spent her lifefor the sake of

other
her

ourselves

of love and

here,

gift.
of

Worcester

honored

have

mark

that it was

men,

the present year, we

vote
Mrs.
made
Lucy

rocks

will thank him

we
theless.
neverbe sure, the imp of credulity
pers,
whisAdam's
version
of the
(rememliering

apple story),"perhaps she

beginningof

which

To

after all,"but we
believe from our

HAKKIS.
last

race,

rocks there, but

at

Hall, I)e-

1S90,by
C.

[Coutiniu-dfrom
Since the

read

as

Association

cenilx;r lo.

MKS.

Club

Women's
in

HT

are
universal,
opportunities
in the high tide of
and woman

man

shall see
attainment ; we
like,
them, unspiritual
race
a
givingto the human
yet co-equal,
mighty impulsein the direction of that ever
moving, ever liftingideal, toward which the
best is ever
tending.

Petrarch's Laura, nor

the daughters of
nor
med!"
proof at present that we are
Charlemagne, nor the 365 wives of Mohamto be subjectedto the sharp test of prosperity.
W.
federated
The
writer
of
this
Now, with the largest
(a federation
essay. Col. Thomas
Magazene's Received.
of the Women's
Clubs
of the United
as
a
consistent
States
Higginson,being well known
to our
Ballou's Monthly Magpazinecomes
ble
tawas
cation
organizedin New York cityon April 23d, and enthusiastic advocate of the higher eduing
with the most familiar face possible.Savof women,
it goes without saying, that
1890. Sixtyfour clubs were
represented.)
called Ballou's Dollar
in the tournament
that it was
once
of wit and wisdom
above
membership in Massachusetts, numbering at
two
referred to, the latter wins and Mr. Higginson
chief officer,
hundred, with our
Monthly, it looks just as it did when Light
present over
stolen
L.
ot
it,
his
this
own
Mrs. Abby
January
glances
years
ago.
Stone, safelyreturned from
got
givesto
emphatic answer
;
query
of
are
"Soul before sex ; give an equal chance
with
beginsits 73d volume, and the contents
foreigntravel,and occupying the place with
which
have chosen to honor her, with our
the alphabetfor us all,and let genius and industrythe useful character that the reader likes when
we
wearied by business or study. If love stories
all met, and a snug surplus
do the rest."
moneyed obligations
have
into the second
cade
deThat
at our
order, we move
on
women
appreciatedthis giftis abound, it is only because love rules the world.
said "Love
Centuries since \'irgil
occasion of a
concjuers
of our existence as a Women's
Club. In
manifest to all,and on this rare
all yield to love." The
lowed all things. Let us
view of all the advantages resultingfrom intellectual
"Woman's
Banquet" we may
perhaps be almagazine is one to pick up, at odd hours, and
to speak with honest
association,in view also of the great
pride of a few
that lifelooks just
to lay down
with the feeling
notable proofsof it.
in schools
now
opportunities
open to women
for the reading.
a littlebrighter
In the scientific field we
find the honored
and colleges,
let us consider for a moment
the
of Caroline Herschel, Mary Somerville,
of all these benefits.
names
source
Table Talk, a magazine of thirty-eight
pages,
B. Edwards;
The "gentleseer of Concord"
once
quaintly Maria Mitchell,and Amjlia
It has
to the housewife.
is full of suggestions
Elizabeth
said:
thea
"Whatever
the
woman's
mind
is
philanthropists,
Fry, Doroamong
other thingsa bill of fare for every day
among
iately
Dix, Abby Kelly Foster, Lucy Stone,
prompted to desire,the man's mind is immednot be used entire,
in the month, which if it may
prompted to accomplish,"and the true
Mary A. Livermore and Frances Willard.
who
mother
in part the weary
save
may
and
in
Women
of letters are
more
this sentiment
knight who first embodied
numerous,
the questionof
is continuallydistressed, on
has a goodly share of
educational priviliges
in this field America
merits our
gratitude
;
articles concerning the
ters, what to eat. Many
them are the Carey sishow
and
his name,
gladly would we know
representation
; among
home are written,and questionsare answered,
Beecher
Harriet
forever green.
Stowe, Julia Ward
keep his memory
all topicsof interest to the housekeeper.
on
is
that the nineteenth
Victor Hugo asserts
Howe, Helen Hunt Jackson, Edith Thomas,
Celia
the woman's
the Murfree
sisters, Lucy Larcom,
century, but this century would
cle
The Ladies' Home
Journal has its firstartiplete
have been as blank of opportunity to woman
Thaxter, and the listis far from being comof Well Known
Wives
"The Unknown
on
and there is ample

as

not
was

far away
time she had
any other, if at some
been allowed to learn her a, b, c's ; this
the time when

to look up

from

the

the

cause

darkness

her, and every

be grateful to the first

baby daughter to
from

of his record

historywould

to

Z.

of

of
who

learn all these

We

cannot

had

which

woman
man

began

woman

us

shrouded
en-

should

allowed

his

mystic symbols,

find

probably,his placein the

be as difficult to fix,as

vestige
world's
is the

; woman

has also made

in the several
and

law.

professions

name

self
for her-

of medicine,

art

Men," and has

of
portrait

Mrs.

from
Year's greetings
page of New
answers
are
writers follows. There

Edison.

well known
to

spondent's
corre-

of the most
recentlydiscovered stars in
questions,fashions, fancy work,
is Miss
shininggalaxy of scholarlywomen
few subjectsthat
and in fact there are
very
PhilippaFaucett, who graduated within the
touched
not
by this paare
way
per.
upon in some
leges
colof the great English
last year from one
and
aims to provide the
It is large,
work
after
her
class
; on being assigned
best,for its many readers.
in
the Cambridge
University examination
no one.
"Ignorance of the law excuses
mathematics, which lasted eight consecutive
One

the

LIGHT

Zl

TH

CO.'S

WARE-PRATT

Sale
of Winter
Clothing
Closing
MARKED
DOWN
have
our
patrons that we
desirable bargains in ULSTERS,
shall offer the most
The
best bargains in

wish
to remind
of the season
we
SUITS.
and

We
balance
REEFERS

In the
our

city. The
closing out

stock
sale

be reduced
in progress.

must
now

during

the next

60

for the next 60

^" ^^^^ deparment

r'nn^ATYi r'oDmnfo

days, and

us.

The

Company,

of

in

on

or

Over
years.
of formation.

five

process

full

For
call

City of Worcester,
order, paying sick and

in the

fraternal

and
end

more

and
particulars,

address

The BAY

408

and

Main

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DEVENS,

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LIGHT
Vol.

WORCESTER,

II.

MASS.,

"Lifiht will repay

The

park by givingway

night."

of

wrongs

SATURDAY,

yet holds

Quar'es.

Francis

on

do the

ton
public buildings. Bos-

to

her

to

JANUARY

Common.

Let

The

cester
Wor-

same.

this quaint I'oet invokes

What
or
preparation is Worcester
I'liospor
Light liearer to dispel
makmg for
the World's
Fair?
dustry
What
the darkness as he bringsback the glad,joyous
distinguishinginis to represent us
there?
How
day. There have been but few poets of tlie
many
people will visit Chicago and find machinery
night. Young gave us his nightthoughts and
in their own
lightedin motion
of whose
I'oe deexistence
gloomy, for the most part, they are.
sad dark
Worcester, they had no notion ? Such a thing
to dwell on
thoughts. L'lais possible. At the World's
Cotton
Exhibition
and other words that partake
lume, nevermore
in New
and
Orleans, the writer found a Worcester
woe
were
of sadness
frequentlyon his
whose
man
home, so to
running a machine
lips; but generallythe verse maker prefersthe
in the Heart
wealth,
of the Commonspeak, was
or
though his thoughts may
noon,
glad morn
hour.
useful
and
successful
a
invention
have been e.\prt-ssed
at midnight's
very
but
it
its
to
to go
him.
We
have
was
in
the
new
will
quite
cheering rays
Light
repay
from home
to
deeds done when the King of Day was
Chicago
ing
gladdenaway
get the news.
has lots to do, between this and the opening.
other portionsof his domain.
Perpetual
build her tower.
Then, too, she must
glad delightfullight are the most
day, ever

Emblems,

his

In

the aid of

blessed

held

boons

the faithful when

to

out

the
And

thing

of this life is past.

Every
to the light.

fitfuldream

when

then ?
the

In

sentiment

of

quitelost through the absence

was

the end

at

of the second
"best"

the word

making

"st,"

preserve

old

Worcester's

And

Office !

Post

new

crawling into

about

saw

alternative

hole

the

were

and

and

the

the

Keep

monuments

that would

e.xcuse

same

Office and

vote

yes

the most, let nothing more

be found there.

At

clear.

Common

than fountains
The

the

Common

immediately mcreased.

be

can

for his risk and

new

the

locate
there

City Hall

Post
in

would,

and the playground

the whole area
time, cover
of childhood, the music hall of the poor, the

disappear.

parade ground of gala days would

if he

height

how

can,

will those

the

case,
a

rim

as

be

There

the center.

at

Spread

hub.

out ; extend

trate
Why should all business concenthe head of Front
a
point so near
anxious
should dwellers be so
Why

at

street?
have

their houses

within

the

the electric
and

stilldo business

be where

it may,

here.

it will

that ?

world

The

be

not

to

necessary

city building by its side.

fine City
Light hopes at some
a
day to see
Hall in a sightlyplace at Lincoln
Square or

plant

at

every

the head

other

of Pearl street

is,anywhere better than

the

public Common.

on

New

where

or
a

the

Rink

single inch of

York

for such
has

ings
build-

is her history

Chicago, her share, but where

that the Eiffel Tower

over

with

picturesand memories

before him

but the panorama

wealth

of association

for the hour

he

that

Hill admits
American

arch

and

column

and

is

will

never

and

us

the

view

own

history; thrills the soul of the

and

debate

triumph ; but Chicago's Tower," why

Chicago, that's all.

and

its

"

city gives the traveler

going up so high for it.
This cityby the lake wilfullydestroyed,years

The average western

all he wishes without

since, the first house

"She

had

no

erected
use

within

ders.
her bor-

for it." Wendall

to

regret the

beginningof using

up

her

than

more

and

not
can-

they are.
Here

is a

of which

shall

of childhood,
size.

enormous
on

men

and

women

fanciful shapes have

The

electric
have

who

creatures

babies

ate

terrors

no

for
now.

lightand the telephoneand other

driven such objects out of the

The
imagination even.
today, the Nineteenth

misshapen

pictured as

were

Polyphemus

and

Such

wonders

say of those who

In olden
of vice?

we

print this form

tea.

of childhood

enemy

Century fiend is

His feet

creature.

not

are

no

cloven,

in the
the eye ; he wears
a tall hat; dresses
heightof fashion ; nay, lives in a brown stone
front ; but he is a child killerall the same.
to

who
had acquired a
of blood and
quantities
thunder stuff,lived in the best of style,and
reared his familyentirely
ignorant of what the
of these

One

creatures

by writingvast

fortune

father did.

Said

world

my

allow

he,

"

would

childen

to

my

for the

not

read what

life in writing. I have

I have

laid up
work

now

doing any more

quit it entirely. In
better than the highway,
what way is this man
innocent
He has
man?
knowingly robbed
youth of a gloriousfuture. He would smirch
live without

to

of that kind, and

his

near

come

"

I shall

others, but he would

not

allow contamination
! You

Parents

own.

fully
care-

inspect the food placed upon your tables

shall be of certain
insist that garments worn

You

careful about

Are
texture.
you equally
and
food ? Police
children's mental
your
is a great
do it all. There
teachers cannot
rect
work for you to do and to do constantly. Di-

the

current

easily. Go
books
one

it with glass,gildit,do
said, "Cover
Phillips
day
anything you like,only keep it and some
its weight in gold for it.
take
not
will
you

at

envy

Historyshe

wait for it.

must

itself. What

to

ker
Bun-

that could

with

green

is a
forty,every one
Talk
about saloons!
pieceof literarydamnation.
They are not the first dangers that
menace
our
boys. Fathers, mothers ! Do you
know
what your children are
reading? Don't
flatter yourselves because
ence
John and Clarfond of reading that they are safe.
are
This very fondness
be the worst
thing
may
possible. Encourage a love for books; but
ing
Bathto it that the books
see
are
good ones.
is an excellent practicebut it should be in
clean
in
not
sewer
clear,
water,
products nor
forms of readingmay be viciousin ink. Some

lays hold

which

with thoughts of battle

beholder

full

is too

gives to it. Our

to

est
for-

and

river
scene

"

cea,se

listof

enough

is burdened

tion.
of half that dura-

for. Massachusetts

towns

Traps for boys; that's just what

Five cent novels, detective stories !

spent

out

history and all her

spread out as he never

Church

it elsewhere.

looks

beholder

time

wait

of their records.

buy, she

dined

bition
exhi-

an

many

giant

western

the mention

to

of small

score

If

Office

Let the Post

this

an

?
Her greatest curiosity,Libby Prison,
of place
out
imported and it is as much
as
an
elephant would be on an icecerg, and
will not aid in seeing it.
surelythe tower
of
Napoleon in Egypt, under the shadow
the Pyramids said,"Soldiers', forty centuries
that
It
is
not
look down
lengthof
you."
upon

on

City Hall ? The time is coming, when

ple
railway has its innings, when peowill live on the veriest confines of our
city

of

seek ?

she

walk

five minutes

make

times enemies
builders

captive balloons offer

much
cheaper method.

take his chances

one
as

saw

has

should

borders.

our

to

well

as

that she will have

Is it

should

and

write
?

tower, such as Chicago contemplates

than
promise something more
dicular
perpenLake and prairieand nothing
distance.
Some
houses in the foregroundbut
more.
remarkable.
not
Why
they certainly are

No,

"growing"
anything and away went the relic. Now
is imported from
a bit of history
the banks of
the James.
tory
Chicago has everythingbut his-

of

this be

"effete "east couldn't teach the

west

ness

boundaries

other borders

those of any
alone that tower

Paris with all her

Every thing cannot

is

in going

expense

Will
Tower?
he
top of the Columbia
be able to see the confines of the Prairie City?

differ from

in afterward, is suggestedin
drawing the same
beyond the Flatiron
passing the excavation
built there
Block.
Will it be
eventually?
What
haste to break
knows?
Who
ground
and then what patientwaiting! Is it the best
in
immediate
and
"No"
come
place?" "Yes"
If the
and probably equal volume.
response,

would

What

reward

equallysafe and

about

How

exceeds the height

by five hundred feet,what
Chicago offer the ascender

to the

idea

themselves.

The

as

their

Thomson's

who

to
be hoped that there are
readily effect this correction for

can

many,

two

it is

and

papers,

ters
let-

Add

line.

and

e.xpressed. Those

is

effect

last week, the

for

it is built and

of the Eiffel Tower

that hath life turns

No. 47

1891

17,

to

thought.

of
Mr.

Green

He

will only be

too

may

be read

with

of the

so-called

at

happy

can

Public

to

tellyou

profit.Don't

detective

do it

You

the

stones

allow
in your

Companion
Harper's Young People is
chance, and
equallygood weekly visitor.
house.

C;ive

the

brary.
Li-

what

Youth's

a
an

t I(i HT

Readers will

note

is in

Bigelo*

Mr.

following

earnest

he

whatever

over

of Light

."

Front

license be

no

Mechanic

or

refer

3rd.,you

January

asking that
petitions

the
on

That

the

Aldermen

e.\-

you

"just how

know

to

granted

and

streets

press a very natural desire

voted."
the petitioners

to

it.

from

good result might come

bound

are

rightto grant
admit.

to

them

grant

That

whoever

to

they pleaseis admitted also. That they have

the right to say where they shall grant them
has

been

never

If that section
should

Front

will dare

questioned. Who

say that the Aldermen

Main Street between

Without
attempting to tell how the other
signersvoted, I am neither afraid or ashamed
"yes" after several years
to say that I voted
casting my vote "no" in the hope that some

the

have

licenses this year we

they have a right to

issue of

In your

is

and

Mechanic

on

Exchange?

and

question why

of the

out

to

grant licenses

must

Front

be in it?

Streets

would

Aldermen

of

resent

as

Pinkham

turn
insult the proposition to
Willis' store into a rum
shop,because

an

"

it would

elected for life. I don't

the whole

mind

my

that

of real estate

ure,
fail-

and Aldermen
the Mayor
propose to petition
all licenses
oT the City of Worcester
to refuse

men

say

for years
the least

on

that

other

becoming insane from the

stuff they found there. I saw
enough

of this to make

feel that it was

me

time

to

stop

playingat Prohibition was

than talk,everlasting
until something more

until this farce of

ended,

or

done

talk,was
I voted
and

had

If the

who

men

say that their

feet of a
many

matter.

could

"yes" until we

what

see

in the

turn

"yes" have

"yes"

or

of

taxable

''

to the

property

owners

If the law

can

The

question

owners

that the Board

grant licenses

on

of
any

object

section where

this

behind

of voting

citywhere

presentedbearingthe
more

"

to
true.

so
accomplish what
The whole question

the

under

"

locate

within

in

stands

book

and

women

feet

establish

children

They

contact.

unto

of licenses

hundred

one

hell-

might be safe
dodge behind

can't

for they
limitations,

Statute

themselves

are
on

whole

this

ute
Stat-

question,

to show
a chance
I propose to give them
justhow far they will regard the wishes of the

and

ing
willmen
pay taxes, and how far they are
of
to go in disregardof the property rights
others.
I have faith in the
Mayor and Aldermen,
such as will
and will not believe that petitions
and Front Streets
from Mechanic
be presented
who

will be

than half

names

the

disregardedby them,

am

coat

and go
H.

The

increased

the Upton Road. As

commodious

on

requiredmore

business

it

to

that have

larged
en-

the size of the

times

three

over

quarters,

in the fifties.

erected
the present factorywas
Additions have since been made

The average
for the past twenty years has been

structure.
original

manufacture
about

1000

requiringa force
completesleighsper annum
to thirty
of from twenty-five
experiencedmen.
All stylesof vehicles

exhibition hall of

turned

are

from the

out

home

of Mr.
in

Jerome

H.

at

it.

BUiF.LOW.

Marble

beside

establishment

the

Forbes

Forrest W.

Mr.

the management

assume

on

vard
Har-

Wednesday
blaze of light,
being the marriage of his
W.

daughter, Olive, to the Kev. Frederick

in
Church
regular petition Bailey, rector of the Episcopal
Natick, but formerly in charge of All Souls
of men
senting
reprein
this
city.
Universalist Church
taxable property

the youngest
this day.

Club

Sans-Souci

Burnett

Edward

Hon.

guests of

the

were

son

Southborough last

at

evening.(Friday,Jan. 16.)
twenty-fivegallons of whiskey were

About

taken from

house

on

evening by

Monday

last

Harrison

Avenue

Officers

Magner

and

of

Miss

Brigham.
The

is announced

engagement

Stella D.

Harringtonof West

to Mr.

Boston

George M.

Newton

Street,

of Staunton,

Warren

Virginia.
Mr.

the young student of Yale,

fined
Tuberculosis and is con-

Guy Wood,

is stillsufferingfrom

cent
out-of-the-way place,that de-

some

their

as

what

owners

citylimits,or they can

men,

the

they
theyplease.

do

please,where
They can decree that all

huddle

rests with

law,

they can
they please,and

Aldermen

and

street was
year
claringnight,the occasion
law de-

"yes" one

the next, there should be a

be granted on
license could
that no

any street in the

the law

for this year

than half

more

is

just
be ready to take off my

and "no"

is

Forbes

in the sleighindustryof the town for

spirit
periodcoveringalmost half a century. This
now
establishment is probably the oldest one
doing business in the United States having
been started in 1841,by Mr. Forbes in a small
factoryon South street. Later he removed to
where No. 4 school house
a small factory
near

high-backof early days vividlyportrays the

in sleigh manufacture.
made
petitions improvements
will

able
I am
not so well able to write as
I have written,
perhaps
to work, but from what
work out something that will be a real
you can
Aldermen
ought not to
any help
benefit to the people,and if you want
jection
streets where such oband where, and I will
tell me
how, when

to
More
than all that, I believe, and I want
call the attention of all opponents of the evils
of the presto the fact,that if instead
of rum
ent

" Son, Daniel

ing
after having been the leadretiring

The

manifestlyjustand

must

is filed againstthem.

senseless method

men
Alder-

that the law

raised

be

may

providefor refusal where

Mayor

the well

succeeds

Co.

.Forbes

D.

I want

that is in the law.

so

church

than half the taxable erty

proplief
object,and I am strong in my bemore

"

rightto

damage will not result.

I am
willingto furnish sufficient land for
of the eighty-five
licenses,if so
the owners
are
granted,free of charge. I want the
many
election to
last
at
voted
the
who
men
"yes"
declare their rightto say "no"
stand up and
to school
as
houses, churches, hospitalsor
streets where

W.

Sleigh

firm of

from

I'ST

the taxable property owners

object. I know
ing
not sneakthis as well as any lawyer,and I am

same

for it in

and

Mayor
not

"

they will do with square

against
majority of property owners
in placeof the "MAY"
"MUST"
this
putting
from

right to say that

valuable property shall not be destroyed by
with an
contact
unmitigated evil when room
be found

the

what

to see

of the

justthe

that

says

grant licenses

MAY

around

grantinga licens^.

I claim

two

street

refuse to grant
I suppose the Alderman
may
if they choose, or they can
a single license
refuse
it to another
and
to
man
it
one
grant
man.

Letter.

stylishspeeding cutter costing 5200 down to

the business sleigh for Jio. A large number
double seated Russian
family
of handsome
streets
named, and we hope every
son.
have been disposedof the present seasleighs,
in Worcerter
will file a like tion.
petithe
in
these
of
large
And one
standing

not

that pays no taxes, surely they have a rightto

increase the exception and declare that their
where
street
more
"no" on any
"yes" means
than half the

Streets

protects school houses and churches from the

of rum-sellers,but that it does
encroachments

within

"no"

means

school house

Mechanic

and

Front

fore
There-

better be done.
vote

on

never

city and

wretched

the

rum

sign of
disgraced
throut;hout

drink, but who, the past year have

themselves by going into low holes
the

say

more

this I do

showed

or

or

one

who

men

day's work,

to

dismal

drink, because

; but

handy

of several

1 know

lost

been

of

curse

not

want

thingwas

have

for there may

kept from the

shops were

Forbes

reason

of the "no" vote

to

The
known

now

Iftlie Hoard

the working out

interfere with valuable property rights,
then
to watch
jure
why should they listen to a propositionto induringthe past year, and have
shal
Marchanic
and Gity
other valuable property on
how
Front, Mea Mayor
seen
pretty near
this
with
than
which
to
other
more
or
elected for one
street
any
year got along
half the taxable property owners
and how they managed to carry out
object?
question,
hundred policeFor these reasons
stated, the owners
men
the will of the peoplewith one
briefly
had

1 have

Westboro

be driven

nication.
commu-

undertakes.

Editor

great step ahead would be

ually
against this traffic and it would eventout of the city limits.

taken

interest,the

with

that street, a

on

Licenses.

to

the house.

Social

Sans

under

Hop,

the

Souci orchestra will be

auspices of the
given on Friday

evening,Jan.23rd.
the
in charge announce
Committee
The
DeHistory of Westborough by Rev. H. P.
Forest and

ordered.

Edward
Lioht

C.

Bates

will mention

as

ready to be

further in next

week's number.
Bad

Like flakes
upon

the

of

Habits.

snow

earth, the
life succeed

that

fall unperceived

seeining unimportant

events

of

snow

gathers together,so

one

another.
are

our

As

the

habits

single flake that is added to the

single
sensible change; no
exhibit,a man's
it may
Make creates, however
lanche
avathe
hurls
character ; but as the tempest
the mountain, and overwhelms
down

formed.

No

pileproduces a

the inhabitant and his habitation,so passion,

which
acting upon the elements of mischief,

pernicioushabits have brought togetherby

imperceptibleaccumulation, may overwhelm
Benthe edifice of truth and virtue." Jeremy
tham.

HT

L I(i

General Charles Devens.

baptized,so to speak, he shared with it

a
prominent figure
hardship. His was
receivingthere a wound, and he
fight,
lost.
remained
until all hope of victory was
Then assisted by loving, loyal men, he was
made
In 1862, he was
the river.
helped across
manded
and in this capacitycoma BrigadierGeneral
a brigade in the Peninsula
Campaign,

was

every
in the

Since the death of this eminent

the

as

many

man,

written,longer or shorter
tice
might Ije,but no one has done jus-

have

sketches
case

been

hope to
subject. Nor does Lihht
the descriptions
already given. It is
surpass
to equal
not in the province of a
newspaper
the merits of so distinguisheda soldier and
pass
jurist.Only the completebiography can comthe

to

exalted

so

for him

Holmes

Bartlette and

for

Motley.

Devens

thirty-seven
years ago that Charles
to our
came
city from Greenfield and

became

he did

not

It

was

citizen of Worcester
to

cease

chieflyas

Worcester

him

consider

conferred

have

may

when

the

General

would
relations

his

native

Charles-

of

Richmond.

service,and
the

appointed him

the

in

In

vice
ser-

June 1866,

mustered

at

of the

out

Worcester,

to

sumed
re-

transferred him

1849

State Senate.
he had

to

officer of

an

Sims to slavery,a fact which

probably
prevented the then marshall becoming the
He
of his state.
simply performed
governor
the duties of his office with

as

the

man

rendering back

Afterward, he
the freedom
end

free

aided him

to
tried, diligently,
purchase
the war
; but
put an

and

man,

the

course

then

when

was

in

Hayes' Cabinet, he secured a place

in the department of
bondsman

for the former

yer

found

him

prosperous

law

sponded,
city. At the very first call he reof the Third
acceptingthe command

to

Worcester

and

came

home

of the

newly formed
positionaccepted by him
month

and

to

the colonelcy

assume

15th Regiment, a
the 25th of the
on

say

man

no

was

moment

when

he did

not

to
fill,

the

thoroughlythe judge.

was

turn

look

to

in Worcester

at

him

as

he

In 1875. a
into the Court

street.

went

hear the trial of Frost, the

and

murderer.

He

much

was

pressed
im-

know

at

that

once

heart

warm

that he was_a

lover

he

came

up

from

in

Boston

October,

speak of Willie Grout, when the bust

of the latter was
presentedto the High School,
tion
the young
people who heard him got a revelaof the character of the stately
judge. Can
they ever forgethis tender words as he told of
the boy lieutenant who
fought so bravely at
and
was
Ball's Bluff
shot in swimming
1886,

to

the river,and then

Thomas

Spurr
as

and

Evarts
On

the

he

was

at

in tellingof the death of

tors
Antietam, his youthfulaudi-

he told them

in

that

the peer

of

state in 1881, it was

returningto his own
privilegeof Gov. John D. Long to reappoint
him to his old position
in the Supreme

and

here he remained
Devens'

labor and

the end.
of the

death.

people, the

The

was

announcement

was

live.

to

all his

life

an

example of what

calls the Intellectual Life,he will

Hammerton

did he

tear

shed

he found

when

"

Here
is the secret of much
nice to do it well.
his desire to do
of General Devens'
success,
well what he did.
General
After all,those who
never
saw
at the reunion
of the Fifteenth RegiDevens
ment,
him at his best.
Sometimes,
saw
never
he had to leave court and, sometimes, he had
from the autumn
to stay away
meetings of the
American
AntiquarianSociety; but if it were
his boys when
he was
with
they
possible,
came
togetherto fightthe battles over again.
He
was
presidentfrom the organizationof
the Veteran
Association and no one
ever
saw
the
Old Colonel
a finer
sight than when
of the table when
took his place at the head
fell in. There was
the
not a grain of
boys
all pure
alloyin his composition. He was
knew
it.
If
and
his
men
gold
by any mishap
he were
not present at a meeting what a chorus
How
went
of inciuires
gracefullywould
up ?
how
and
of remarks
he direct the course
draw
out
the thoughts that
nicely would he
should be expressedon such an occasion !
Now, "He has fought his last battle" he has
the men
met
of the Fifteenth for the last time
this side of eternity. Grout, Spurr, Ward,
Devens
all, on the other side and thosrare,
af
and roar
who
followed them into the smoke
till
them no more
the death struggle will meet
they reunite in the great hereafter. Wor. ester
ders
her departedcitizen and almost wonmourns
when
the great
how affairs can
on
go
thus cease
from earth.
"

"

not

be

written.

remembered
Save

in Worcester
his laurels.

In

and

these

that have

Devens

could

how

reaping a rich harvest from his

the exercises of
boys. When
the General
the presentation
were
over
said,
I must
apologizefor reading what I had to
but I did not like to trust myself to talk
say;
I
extempore, for if I avi going to do any tiling,
was

"

near

In fact,

the very first intimation

ill. On the 7thinst.he ceased

passingaway

Though

to

littlenotion

very

of the

the most

of his

many

death

loved Fifteenth

approach of General

to

whit

Sherman.

great publichad
to

him

with

every

Boston

orations

been

used

he

added

he

uttered

over

and

to
pressions
ex-

over

on

all the requirements of his high

utmost
position.At Ball's Bluff,where the Regiment

he laid

donned

of his fellow mortals.

ever

the 28th he was

mustered as
by subsequent speakers on similar occasions.
of the regiment, an
and Grant
organization At the deaths of Generals Meade
that saw
hard service as any that went
vard
as
into
he gave memorable
addresses
and when Harthe Rebellion.
From this time onward, tnere
celebrated her 250thanniversarywho but
the

and

casually in the
see

when

and

war

beat within his breast and

When

commander

never

soldier

trappings of

"

by books that he has

opinions on pointsof law and
him
his
via
who followed
to Baltimore,
published addresses he did nothing in the
Annapolis.
his thoughts. As
of committing to paper
The sej-vicein this placewas
not particularly way
had few superiorsor
to
was
be done was
an
orator, the country
exciting
; but what there
well done.
United
and in polished
States Marshall Kane
of
equals. In grace of manner
Baltnnore came
into the keeping of the Battalner
ion
periods he was modeled much after the manAs
at
nial
it did garrison duty in Fort McHenry.
of Everett.
the orator
the centenas
of Bunker
fame
and
On the nth of July,Major Devens
Hill he won
look leave
enduring
of the men
him
who
ment
had
from
accompanied
again at the dedications of the Soldiers MonuBattalion of Rifles,serving thus three months.
still active in our
Thereare many
midst
men

Devens
Regiment. General
He
imposing appearance.

by the almost regal pose and dignity

of one
of the judges presiding. On
coming
is that judge who has
he asked, Who
away
of
It
the face* and bearing
Napoleon III?"
and cut of
was
Judge Devens, whose nose
beard not strangelyhad suggestedthe French
much
of grandeur there
Emperor. However
when
he spoke,the
might be in his manner,

Court.

Supreme

that

associated

men

but

cabinet

that he
1861

year

in this

to

came

of his

the duties of his

justice.
The

much

too

Court

Devens

start in civil

the e.x-Marshall

him

he

of Spurr'sdrawing
wept
formed
perplanting
to his and imthe face of !.is colonel down
high office with more
there a kiss to
be remembered
dignityand satisfaction to the publicthan did
tinguished
disThere were
Attorney General Devens.
throughoutlife. His was a tender heart and
is not

made

war

General

in getting
a
pecuniarily

life. Afterward
President

any

could have.

of the slave

negotiations.Of

to

Sims

as

littleheart in

most

stranger would

House

to

the ment
governdo with the returning
of Thomas
As

the

stranger

It was
here that President Hayes found him
in 1877 and
made
him his Attorney General.
United
1853, he was
citizen been
before had a Worcester
States IVfarshal,
Only once
receivinghis appointment
Cabinet
honored
a
thus
the
President
from
positionand that was in
by
indicating
Taylor,
Jefferson placed the elder
viously 1801 when Thomas
a
fact that in those days, he was
Whig. PreLevi Lincoln at the head of the department of
to coming to Worcester, he had practiced
Devens
in his administration.
was
a
law in Northfield and in Greenfield,from
justice
and it
to this distinguishedman
fitsuccessor
the latter place,going, for one
year, to the

1840. From

every

aside

B. Washburn

William
the

to

of

inch

listener would

Bullock, then governor,

Justiceof the Superior

and in 1873 Governor

Court

in

leston,
Char-

H.

1867, Alexander

graduated from
town, April4, 1820, he was
.School in
Harvard
in 1838 and from the Law

ter
Worces-

commander

war.

coming home
practiceof law.

man

Petersham

eral,
Major Gen-

remained

Devens

own

In

1864, he

In

headquartersnear

year after the

request, he was

for

Fifteenth

Worcester

to

his old associates

meet

was
was

and

war

he would

loved

met

24thCorps and

As

war.

.South Carolina, with

States

began.

war

again wounded.

highestrank attained by any

the

Senator, George
continuing until iS6i

and the present United

F. Hoar, the firm name

division of the

Chancellorsville

in the iSth and

officer during the

with the late J. Henry Hill

were

of
at

was

in

was

in the din of

when

he
Fredericksburg. robes of justice

and

the first to enter

his troops were
brevetted
For gallantry,he was

and

we

His earliest law

here.

in Worcester

that

man

thus

He

Oaks.

the head

at

was

held command

him, it is

upon

he

where

the end of his

to

up

honors. Commonwealth

life. Whatever
Nation

hold

In 1863, he was
nth Corps and

relation that

; a

Fair

at

the battles of Antietam

must

we

that some
competent friend may
what
Palfrey accomplished for

wait, hoping
do

that,

For

task.

receiving a wound

to
Worcester.
Here was
belongs exclusively
in the prime of his manhood.
To
his home
Worcester
linked the fame
he accjuired
was

presideand speak?

However
great his fame
there is a part of his name

in State and Nation,

and reputationthat

"

"

"

"

LI^MT
School and
It

looks

now

though it would be Superintendent

of Philadelphia instead
of

as

Balliet

will make

Springfield.He

excellent

an

efficient McAllister

the very

to

College.'
cessor
suc-

he

and

all the
to
out
be depended upon
carry
origiplansthat the late Superintendenthas nated.
may

It will be
too, for Mr.

B.

came

home

of going back

sort

from

Pennsylvania to

Don't

Always

Springfield.
Brains

and

Industry

with

Come
tenement,

back

at that.

room

books

poringat midnight over

and

papers?

; she pays her rent.

is she doing here ?

no

What

wealth ?

represent her concealed

all ; she is

at

lookingover the examples of her pupils and

the compositionsof the girlsunder
correcting
her charge.
at this time of night.?
What
and for an hour or two later.
Certainly,
Well

be astonished, then,
with which
the American

one

these

her

the very seal

civilization. Need

York

John

get
$5 to $y

schools.'

of

School

High

sends

Manual

Washington, D.
Light a compendium

to

C.
of

there.
Excellent outlines
the system in vogue
He writes
the descriptive
matter.
accompany
that the

Fred
now

in ironwork

courses

D.

Emory,
work
directing

also

due

are

Worcester

the Concord

at

to

Mr.

but

boy

tory.
Reforma-

Hutchins'

would
\'olapiik

on

do

valuable

well to

secure

articles
a

of Light,

It

will

(An abstract of
Advancement

all hope and pray

only under one

we
so

What
a

for

it will become

now

Hag, one

language,

system of public schools.

one

Graves

Mayor

former
"The

Worcester

has

of about

be

that

seen

of

intellectual

followed

of the committee
expectations
generally. He is beloved by the

the

and

been

its whole

friends of Mr. B. B. Holmes, for

The many
in our
three years a teacher
High School,
that he
has
will be
pleased to learn
been elected to a position in the Hillhouse
School

of New
it is

man,

will not

sound

Massachusetts

Haven, Conn.
Though
bling
probablethat Vale wartoo
discordantlyon his
him

wishes

Light

ear.

65"

with

college is Columbia,

of $9,000,000. Harvard
with about ^(7,000,000.Cornell

endowment

an

are

setts.
Massachuat

seen

ton
Clin-

scratched

almost

are

when

to

be three-fold

nourishes

which

over

nearly

The

The

first made.

as

as
cause

smooth
of this

today
seems

(i)a lightcovering of earth

and

mosses

low

shrubbery;

of rocks ;
(2)the great dip of the whole mass
and (3)the enormous
pressure of the moving
zontal
glacierwhich bent the mica scales to a horiand cemented
thus

On

or

together,making
imperviousto water.
lower ridge of the cityof
them

rock-roof almost

and

another

covered
The

central

rock strata, dip about

soft,and yet the
comparatively

surface.

W.,

N.

Worcester, the

richest American

has called the Mer-

in

rocks

polishedgrooves

bounded
un-

success.

very

of

best illu.strationsare

scored, planed or

thodical
me-

scholars and

annual

the Lancaster
littleway out on
road,
This hill has
Oak Hill at Worcester.
on

met

citizens

does effective work."

Harvard

Hitchcock

Prof.

group

The

seventy-eight.
Chapin,the present and

the

of what

number

Kittredge,has

the

at

As.sociation for the

of Science, Aug. 1890.)

weathering of rocks in all latitudes is
well known.
The weatheringin northern latitudes
often obliterates glacial
and
scratchings
groovings. The attention of the writer has
been called to the remarkably perfectpreservation
of glaciation
in the hydro-mica schists
rimac

some

read

a paper
American

the

The

and

hundred

two

was

dred
hun-

one

average attendance
and
The
thirty-nine.

an

hundred

and

Fitchburg thinks of
boy :
within a short time,

.School

attendance

average

now

two

of

High

High School, which

an

back

tains
Sept.6, No. 28, which coninterestingexercise on this very
Paul
C. Pigot translates a
subject. Thus
French poem
into Volapiikand Mr. Hutchins

number

carvings.

what

High
of Mr.

Readers

dian,
In-

Japanese jewelry,curios

the
part of
given need
money
be spent in the building; part may
be ted
devoto
the purchase of works of art.
The

meeting of

ing
Train-

the

and

large

East

only

with its blessed institutions is to

government,
the fathers designed it to be, and

I am
happy to say that Mr.
of the school,who
principal

of the

and

valuable

Has
he
buildingwill not be erected for at least a year,
and will certainly
costless than
by sure evidence, he shows us the
the full two
artisan so
hundred
thousand.
daughter of the humblest
The
location has not yet
them and the
been decided upon.
mentallyelevated that,between
of fortune,no difference of culture,
privileged
Glacial Groovings.
is to be disno
trace of intellectual inferiority
covered
The
followingfrom advance sheets of the
?
In sayingthis 1 do not
forgetthe
Annals
of the American
Association
for the
schools and
the fact that they are
grammar
Advancement
of Science is of specialinterest
the people's colleges. Indeed, I think, our
lovers of Geology.
to Worcester
publicschool system has well nigh reached
I'Kf.sekvation
of
glaciatf.d
rocks.
sustain it,for if this
perfection.Let us ever

last term

Press.

Chamberlain

Department

frank

pride
citizen speaks of
not
aright to be

"

A.

the

at

Chinese

us

bear

It contains

and

son

"grade ;" some

$250 a year, some

i?35o; that is from
a week, accordingto the grade. Joe Howard
in New

tell

be placed in the museum.

number
of interesting and

proud, when

had

is her pay ?
it depends on

classes, and

if these institutions do not

and impressof .Vmerican

school teacher, and she

is

What

for the well-to-do

miser, and the figures be what

Is it possibleshe is a

Not

Win.

four story
is this
Who
a

beggar ?

Is it a

Oh,

of

attic

the

to

me

and cultivating
their
adorning,strengthening,
minds by studies tliat everywhere else are reserved

more

same

with earth
feet.

to

rock is,for the most

the depth of two

Here, heavy forests have

part,
to

six

grown

decayed. The rock for eight or ten feet

that it
is at points so disintegrated
and hence
easilycrumbles between the fingers
translation of the originalFrench.
No better
the richest to
And yet every college,from
all glacial
scorings are effaced, yet on a slope
tribute to the value of the system can be found.
to develop the
the poorest is in great want
of this hill where
only a few inches of snow
schemes
they have afoot. The more
they have,
is distinctly
seen.
mantle the ledge,glaciation
G.
Clark University,
through its president,
iot,
Eland
need.
President
Low
the more
they
it clearlyevident
The comparison makes
StanleyHall, comes
again to the front with a
in possession
in spite of the millions now
derived
acids
that in these localities organic
nary.
new
publication. The
Pedagogical Semiof using many
could immediatelyname
ways
from the decay of vegetation and filtering
Inthi.s,we are to have a compendium
less a
or
millions more.
Every one is more
ural
through the soil beyond the pointof much natof educational matter, three times a year.
meritorious Oliver Twist.
evaporationare the chief agents in rock
decomposition. Shallow soil preserves rocks
11 comes
that certain Wellesleyproto Light
fessors
Crimson of January loth.
From
the Harvard
best; deep soil,unle.ss clay be a constituent,
are
anxiouslyawaitingthe day when
of the buildingsmost
"For
one
many
years
while bare crystalline
facilitates disintegration,
co-education may
be
inauguratedthere. No
hall for our
a
needed at Cambridge has been
By
rock weathers
slowly and superficially.
words
in this line ever
sounded stranger. What
and others
Professor Norton
art collections.
President H. T. Fuller,Worcester
Polytechnic
world an announcement
a furor in the educational
hav^ written elo"|uent appeals on the subject, Institute.
like
this would
make, "Hereafter,
but to no purpose until now.
By the will of
WellesleyCollegeis open to both sexes." Will
The speakersfor the Lester Prize exhibition
Perkins
Elizabeth
Fogg, the
the late Mrs.
Clark University be equally broad
in Oratory, class of '92,Amherst, have been
by that
of William
widow
Fogg, which was
Hayes
who

is not

French

scholar renders the \ola-

comes

apiik into English,making

most

excellent

second

"

and

below

Sun.

"

time ?

made

Mayor Graves
Jan.5th,pays
Schools
"1

of

Fitchburgin

this excellent

his

inaugural
High

tribute to

am

the

think,for
and

amine
ExHigh Schools.
study in these schools;

firm believer in
course

of

a moment,
workwomen

of the

children

passing

in

York

New

Fellows

of

Thursday, the

Harvard

ident
Pres-

University

ceive
re-

seum,
$200,000 for the erection of an art muWilliam
to be called "The
Hayes Fogg
of Harvard."
Art Museum
$20,000 additional
of the museum.
and maintenance
is left for the care

Moreover

of workmen

four years

publicin
and

Mrs.

Fogg

is

the

entire

presented

to

art

the

collection of

Universityto

announced,

them

Hildreth

is

Worcester.

and
among
C. I^. Burbmk

The

is Charles

E.

substitute,both of

speaking

takes

places

in

May.
in favor
is out
Professor James of Harvard
for the degree of A.
of shortening the course
with the general
B.
This is in accordance
as
as
soon
American
notion, "Get there ju.st
you can."

"

IvI
Ich

Bin

Dein.

This ingeniouspoem, written in five languages English,

of the
French, German, Greek, and Latin" is one
best specimens of Macaronic
in existence,
and worthy
verse
of preservation by all collectors. A good chance for
High School pupilsto exercise their ingenuity.
-

In tempus

old

hero

Qui loved puellas

He

lived.
duex

designed for

"Non

the firstman

as

matin,

of

avoir,
Sed si address Amanda
Ann.
Then Kate and I have war.
Amanda
habet argent coin,
curls
Sed Kate has aureas
Et botn sunt very agathse
Et

quiteformosje

Enfin

ad Kate,
proponere
cet evening'sshades.

Devant

Procedens

then

II trouve

to Kate's

domo,
there,

."Amanda

Kai quite forgothis late resolves.

Both sunt so goodly fair.

Dans

tell his love

un

At

Kate

London

poetique strain.

Mais, glancing ever

et

fair Amanda's

acter
Char-

Universal

understand

may

Conceptions,"which

In 1661,J. J. Becher issued

universal language by
a

also

was

the

the

stenography invented by him.

as

work

ing
propos-

of

means

addition in 1664,with some

changes
and was
translated into German
title,

second

and

new

and

English.

In the same
year(i66i) George Dalgono, an
of Aberdeen
published in
Englishphilologist
600
London
a work
with the then usual long Latin
some
entitled
pages
Hil"Das Leben und die Werke
which was
der heiligen
title,
thought worthy of republication
in 1834,by Mailland
Club of Glasgow.
nack Quelleudargestellt,
nebst einem
degardis,
In 1S63, Isaac Vossens, a Dutch
anhang Hildegardscher Lieder mit ihren Melscholar,
wrote
a work
in
lics
odien,"which aside from its interest to Cathoconcerning a hand-language
is of value to the student of universal language, "De peomatum
cantu
et viribus rhytmi."
because in chapters49 amd 50 is found
the time
We now
of that great
to
come
record of the first known
and itought to forever silence
thinker,
Leibnitz,
attempt to form an
artificiallanguage.
those scoffers at the idea of a universal language
This effort by Saint Hildegardis,
that this wonderful
man
who
to know
a nun
spent

lived

at

of

published in Freiburg

was

the time of the

Crusades

vent
con-

Kreugnack, was
alphabet of twenty-

new

three

letters represented by
curved lines. The
authoress
the

in the

Disibodenburgnear

the invention of

languageand

there

is now

songs

extant

in

small

book

and
givinga thousand words all nouns
adjectives.This work is evidentlyincomplete
because

many

to be found

not

W.

Grimm

studied and

words

found

are

opinionthat the author

simply

an

record

imitator of
of which

is

was
some

not

an

inventor

previous

tempt,
at-

and that ''t

was
lost,
too
crude and deficient to be worthy serious
consideration as a universal language.
About one
hundred
cords
later,we find reyears
of another attempt made by one Raimond
Lulle,born in Palma, Island Majorca, 1235,
of a rich and
baronial family. His
original
of religious
thought was to form a company

became

and

considered

much

so

attached

language. He

be

can

the father of the theme.

His firstpublication
upon

the

subject

was

in 1666 entitled "Dissertatis de

Latin essay
arte combinatoria."
In this little book
the
celebrated
of

philosopheroutlined his scheme

universal language by written signsarranged
in such

only knew
them

tongue, if they
the signs and the method
of uniting

could

to

Duke

all nations of the

their mother

understand

thought. His idea

and

that

order

earth, whatever

in his philological
rasearches
copied these writings,
givingit as

but

time

to the idea of such

in her songs

in the book.

his

much

.so

straight and
wrote

by many

prophetswould have
plus two are five or some

to

us

devoutly

words

the

believe that

was

and
a

express

mathematical

found
in
quote his words
Johann Friedrich in Hanofan

Stone, third
A

any

in

to
ability

Annie

M.

member

of

for

from

year

Adams,

the

Sophomore class at
scholarshipfor the
Home
Journal,
thousand
new
subscriptions

the The

obtainingone

Ladies

for that magazine for the year

Semi-annual

second

Baker, first year.

B.

Wellesleyis to receive

e.xaminations

1891.

begin Jan. i6th,

lastingten days.
Lord,

Miss
President

Professor

this year,

of

Latin, is Acting

in absence

of President

Shafer.

Holy

Cross

Notes.

Rev. E. I. Dewitt, S. J., Professor of Philosophy,

has been appointedto the Presidency
of Boston Collegeand has assumed
the duties
of the position. He has been for many years
of the facultyof Holy Cross, where his
one
appreciated and
scholarlyattainments were
valued by members
of the facultyand students.
He was
popular with the boys, and as
very
his compliment to them, a holidaywas
granted

Monday.

on

Rev. H.
J. Shandelle,S. J., Professor of
on
"The Priesthood,
Rhetoric, delivers a sermon
at the Church
of the Immaculate
ception,"
Conin this city,Sunday, Feb. ist.,when
the twenty-fifth
anniversaryof the ordination
will be celeof the pastor. Rev. Robert Walsh
brated
with imposing ceremonies.

one,
LIGHT

tember
Sep-

be

givesthe

year

Grace

year;

letter to

1671.
"The

'91,Lillian M. Crawford, Martha F. Goddard,

M. Henderson, Geraldine Longley,'92,
Mary W. Lincoln,Elizabeth Perry, '93,Ber
tha E. Longley, Alice S. Perry, Alice W.
Mabel
Norcross, '94. In special course,
J.

next

Volapuk.

1879,there
(Baden) a book of

to be

consumation

days when

false

had

This work

"Selected.

In

What
in these

wished

Annie

translated into the French.

demi-vow,
rough as wine,
And
each a milk-white
cff'ring
hand,
Both whispered,"Ich bin dein."
cheeks

entitled "The
all nations

anothers

one

eyes,

virgo heard

With

work

by which

anon

lite non possunt dicere

his sighs.
Pro which he meant
Each

any

lem
problanguage,although
that the cryptography or

universal

"

Sed smilingon the new

tapis.
Between puellas twain,

Coepitto

attempted, with

scientific solution,the

contend

may

who

arranged. He says "Analysis of ideas in an

ing
alphabet,as I propose, of human understandand
of universal
writing,better then
bered
Chinese,which is not only learned and remembut which also contains a sort of
easily,
so
that to reason
to write in
or
calculation,
this language,will be to calculate,
and all errors
of reason
culation."
would be simply errors
of cal-

terwards
af-

who
two
other impossible
stenography of Trithemius
of a universal result.
iSthcentury was deservingthe name
Leibnitz's writingsshow that he never, for a
language.
doubted his abilityto carry to completion
born in "Bruxelles,
moment,
Hermann
and
Hugo was
of detail this scheme
of a universal
in 1617,wrote a work
entitled De
prima scribut
other
of
bendi origineet universa reiliterariae antiqui- language
subjects
philosophyso
tants
occupied his time and the dearth of his assistate,"which was translated into French in 1774.
prevented his so doing, which has led
Descartes
the
celebrated
French
sopher
philosome
to imagine that the project had only a
the next known
was
who
savant
gave
and shadowryshape in his mind, or that
vague
serious attention to the problem and whose
he
was
adoptingthe system of Bishop Wilkins.
in a letter to a priestin
views are embodied
L. Hutchins.
F.
dated
Amsterdam
named
Messene,
September
20th,1629.
has fourteen representativesat
Worcester
In the year 1657, Cave
Beck
publishedin
Wellesley: Alice G. Arnold. Lucia F. Upham,

anthropos,
ma'd-=.

the dun

the author

lived in the

girls."

the youthful

Philoun

Resolved

some

to

forminga

both

possum

limited use,

universal

approached
beau

very

improved it,so that it had

character,yet fell far
short of what a universal language demands.
Hermann
ered
Hugo may, perhaps, be consid-

pouvait pas quite to say,

mieux.
Which one amabat
un

somewhat

of

more

no

Dit-il-lui-meme

(I HT

ing
subjectsand e.xpressionsarranged accordto certain
regular rules. Although first

ent

good

going

FOR

TRAVELERS.

Worcester
County people will
many
eral
Gento Europe this coming summer.

Steamship Ticket Agent Lancaster has

several choice excursions to offer such people
Main
if they will call at his oitice,
.Street,
434
opposite Front Street,and they will find prices
sal
(which would form the alphabetof the univerto suit them.
(ordilanguage)and to find constructively
Pacific
He is also Agent for the Canadian
nata
also
for ^600.
methodo) parts of this alphabet, which
Round
the World
Tour
He
and Whitcomb's
men
books partiesfor Raymond
to Christianize the Turks, and as
the human
of
one
understandingis able to do."
Excursions.
the means
to be to arrange all possible
he learned those lanto the end
His idea seemed
guages
and
Insurance
Accident
People who want
which were
related to the dwellers of
knowledge into regularlygraded classes,the
the best,will insure with the United
who want
the Orient and from them
of which were
to be the alphabet,
sought to make a
simplestprinciples
States Mutual Accident I nsurace
Company of
the complexitiesof which were
to be
aries.
languagefor the use of his projected missionThe
New
York.
largestand best in the
It was
completelyregular. The differ- shown by combinations
regularlyand simply World.
construct

means

to

all compound
ideas (notionesconipositae) of world into a few simple ideas,
condense

lylClHT

How

Could

of

Go

member

Post

months'

two

Play

the

JariusB. Lamb,
maiider

He

City,and stops

of Kansas

city.

were

entertained

The

Kansas

comon

by

went

Sunday

next

veterans,
last summer,

lo

of Post Commander

in

who

City

Post

by

past

Tuesday

California.

trip

way

On?

and

left

lo,
to

that

in 1777

Memories.

War

are

volunteers

were

this country. It stands

grim and determined men

againstthe

Lamb's

from

Vermont,

New

red

coats

the hill which

on

of

BY

"Snow

Bound.

JOHN

C. CRANE.

bound, snow

Well

! what

bound."

the

Behind

Bennington held
day in

life'sclouds

Kulcd

by Him,

Who

His

sees

Sin, death
The

the sun

who

the

Andersonville

at

no

who

Federal.

was

treated
mal-

one

attended

to

his

business and did not try to break the rules

of the
further that such a presentation

own

and

Some

be

ought to

prisonscene

prevented by law.
inceptionof Light,

before the

years

the writer heard

Ward

Artemas

in Alexandria.

It

give his

orama
Pan-

September,

in

was

1865. Tellingof his capture by the Indians'

he said, "Not having any female
wearing apparel
I could
in

at

escape."

not

Rebels

once.

hissed

JeffDavis's attempts
soldiers,and

Union

Pandimonium
at

his

there

were

yelledthemselves hoarse.
stood perfectly
composed

Ward

hubbub

ended

went

jokesthat
opinion.

All

the time,

and

when

the

; but he didn't try any

stir up differences of

on

would

more

ent,
pres-

Vermont.

On

the iSth of

February next,

celebrate the centennial

of

her

this state will

admission

to General
yielded his command
tle
only a few days before the batMonocacy in July of that year.
decision has been sent down
by the full

1864. He
Lew

Wallace

of
A
bench

decides

by

taxation

York.

The

"The

Empire
are

whose

Vermonters

ever,
State, how-

her smaller sister all

justlyhers.
great-grandsires

bration
foughtat Bennington are to have a great celeAugust 16, 1891. It will be a double
jubilee.The battle of Bennington was fought
Vermont

August 16, 1777.

the

Union

combined

in

and

1791.
on

the

was

admmitted

.So the celebrations

anniversaryof

to
are

tle,
the bat-

will
the great Bennington battle monument
A bill introduced
in the mont
Ver-

the statue

sum

of

of 1S86,

of Scituate

town

of
the

chapter
to

raise

succeeding S4200, for

carrying out the vote of the
not

town, passed in 1861,to pay soldiers credited

in addition
to the quota of the town
$10 a month
to their regularpay, is unconstitutional.
In last week's

thought,the followingabout the

Battle of Bennington is in place. It is not a
have
littleinteresting
that while Vermonters
the field is reallyin the
the gloryof the tijht,
New

the purpose

him

willinglygives to
tliecredit and glorythat

that

the
308, authorizing

Boys

state of

court, in the case

supreme
tlie town
of Scituate,in which

vs.

court

the

with this

of the

Marsh

to

Union, the very firstafter the Revolution,

In connection
making her the fourteenth state.

E.

division in the army

of the Potomac.
in that part of
General
Tyler commanded
of
Maryland, near Frederick, in the summer

to

while

hundreds

B.

more,
Tyler, ex-postmaster of Baltidied Friday night,Jan.9. He was
70
colonel
years old. During the late war he was
of the seventh
Ohio
regiment,subsequently
of a brigade serving in
beingin command
West
Virginia,and later on commanding a

set

allusion

getting away,

at

Gen.

described

was

Wilson.

H.

Every

true

was

Light,

save

of the

one

and

sorrow

earth

on

in the person

word

that

this,he

said about
mer,
the drum-

Eugene M., William

his
did play the dummy, one
night when
gene
brother's spirit
apparently went up ; but EuHe
the boy who pounded thedrum.
was
and is
also two years in the ?IighSchool
was
in
business
with
the telephone
ters
headquarnow
it was

at

In

his brother,

Mass.
Pittslield,

He

learned

the telephone

pretty thoroughly,here, in Worcester.

he was
of the organizersof
one
Pittsfield,

the local posts of Sons

The

father, Charles

play again this season,

of Veterans.
W.

and

Wilson,

ever

has

probablymore

nights to his credit than any other member

the Post.

Those

who

look on, have

of

are.

pall.

the old year's fall;

at

chancing

ever,

The

will of Him,

minds

mture

wlio

finds

ever

bring from seeming death.

New-born flowers with fragrantbreath.
Dec. 31st, 1890.
to

way

Express

Many

err

both sides
a

Addresses.

greatlyin writingthe
of an express package.

address

on

If you

use

tag, let that sufilce; if not, just the address

on

else
distinctly,

once,

have

to pay

well

as

the

one

receivingmay

yourself. Expressmen

as

always in a hurryand do not always write

is given.
"paid" as many times as the name
If they present it with the unpaid address they
where
innocentlycollect,
may
you prepaid.
Write once
tinctly.
only and that clearlyand disare

for

Stamp
Never

Return

the stamp
best plan is to ask

very

wet

buy, having the

to

Postage.
make

it adhere. The

for stamps

when

you

blank

what in
edge remaining,
selvedge. Upon this
there is mucilage enough to
adhere
and
the receiver may easily
detach the stamp, unsoiled. Failingthis edge,cut two slits in the

cloth, would

be called

the head, and put the stamp, or

near
paper
Either way will secure
stamps through them.
the stamp and spare the recipient
the thought
that you

have

saliva

sent

well

as

as

return

postage.
ABOUT

The

Block

the

photographicstudio

superb even

when

moment

Then

FOLKS.

outlook from

C. L. Blair is

the work

not

that Mr.

the closest
worth

in winter.

the Common,

fronts, is

scrutiny. No.
visiting.

which

of

There

is

the

lor
Taylooking at.
is doing invites

worth
Blair
44

Front

Street is

ReV. C. M. Southgate has preached every

the Hanover
Street
at
evening this week
Church, Manchester,N. H.
Mrs.

Harriet

local branch
has removed
Rev.

Calvin

Goodrich, president of

of the American

McAll

the

mission

Minneapolis,Minn.

to

Stebbins, of the Church

Unity, delivered

is in the

shine,

plantsfrom view.
springagain,fresh and new.

will

Thus

of William

was

not

was

doth

It hid the tender

They

no

Drummer

say.

is Divine

"

fiequentlyapplauded as
asserted that
Georgia man

you

away

children groping where

of winter like

snow

Rests

"

as

1 hear

of that ?" 'twill melt

Just like the cloud,that hidei the rays

Of the glorioussun
of coming days.

the memorable

on

plans,and
are
prepared to take care of him in royalstyle. 1777. The base of the shaft is 300 feet above
the Walloomsac
valley. Half a mile to the
Smith"
from
Lamb
the begin"Fatty
played
ning
south Mount
Anthony rears itself in grandeur
in "The
Drummer
Boy" till this year.
feet high. The
2000
site of the towering
Wont
those Missouri fellows have a good time
shaft has been admirably selected.
"Jerry !" The speech that he will
entertaining
The
monument
will
be
301 feet high,44 feet
will be worth
make
hearing. It makes us sad
at the base and 37 feet square
at the
square
the publicwill lose, through
to think of what
is of limestone,built
foundation
top. The
wit and wisdom
"Jerry's"
being shut up in a
into the solid rock which forms the hill. The
in Kansas City
Post room.
"Jim" Dennis was
almost
structure
proper, now
completed, will
for a while and what "Jim" and
not
"Jerry" canbe a simple shaft in the form of an obelisk ;
Worcester
tellabout Post lo and
is not
built
of
limestone.
There
will be
magnesian
worth telling.
a winding stairwayin the interior.
The monument
"Uncle
Joe" Nail has all .sorts of experiences
is erected by the three states which
are
in going up and down
the country with his
it and the generalgovernment,
to dedicate
"Drummer
Boy." In Washington, some
years
together with large privatecontributions."
had many
Rebel sympathizers
ago, his audience
News.
in it and the Confederate
Army was quite Chicago
aware

Snow

Hampshire and Massachusetts,and that is

why the three states will combine
to observe
the anniversary.
The Bennington"
battle monument
will soon
be completed and will be one
of the most
in.
structures
terestingmemorial
yet erected in

the

of the

charge to the pastor

Henry M. Green
pastor of the First CongregationalChurch
Bolton, last Wednesday.
the

installation of

Rev.

at
as

of

little notion

and
The friends of Capt. J. K. Churchill,
of the sacrifice necessary to successfully
at the
than ho, are rejoicing
has more
who
mer
out a week's performance of the Drumin
almost
honor done him in the State Senate
to invite all of New
Boy.
Vermont
Hampshire and
him
.Sergeant-at-arms. As between
electing
Massachusetts
to
over
Bennington to unite
in
The chatelaine which Mrs. Kendal wears
Adams, the
and his successful competitor,
him
bration. the first act of "The
with the citizens of V'ermont in the dual celeSquire"has on it five
With either,the country
choice is a close one.
Warner's
colonists
graved
Colonel
Seth
merry-soundinglittlesilver bells,each one enis safe.
of one of her children.
with the name
who
the British
the decisive
over
be dedicated.

Legislaturedirected

won

the

victory

Governor

of

carry

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10

Books

and

Bookmen.

the above

on

he should
Worcester

people will be pleased to know

that the Boston

York

New

letter for December

The

subjectthan this

New

to The

forward

come

York

this

at

interestingitem

about

11

the

tained
con-

dies
trage-

Book

written

was

literature,and

to

in

matters

taining Post
per-

Russian

he has won
an
translations,
excellent reputation. Arlo Bates is the regular
Boston
contributor and
a good one
; but
the letter for December
certainly suffered
nothing.
to

the many

Among

excellence

Rhode

reach

none

than

higher pitch
publicationsof the

the

Island Soldiers and

Some

Sailors

Historical

of those of the firstseries

exceedinglyscarce

are

for love

nor

in
made

and

hardly

There

money.

are

to

be had
tages
advan-

some

small

Little Rhody has

state, and
For instance,
of certain of them.

sure

this

body of lovers of Rebellion history is

in all parts of the state.
made up of d\yellers
It is what it purports to be, a genuine Rhode
Island

affair,not

alone.

Providence

Newport
organizations,
are
Commonwealth,
nor

Massachusetts

Many
nominallyfor the whole
Boston.
reallynearlyexclusively
stories in the
and

above

Some

have

series

in permanent
historyas
Leaders of the Civil War.

bookman,

veteran

been
in The

of the

lished
repubBattles

nale

Mr. Rider

has

and incessant
he knows

and

the

merit of fearlessness

industry. What
he

what

he knows

believes

he speaks.

For years he has been standing authorityin

all matters, pertaining
to the historyof Rhode
Island.
He
stands
ready
gauntletthat rash assailants
The

arena.

writer

Rhode

Island

facts.

Woe

after him

who

matters

be
and

to

him

he

is

one

"

ircular

pick up any
shy into the
to

essays

look well to his

slips. Rider is
Here is
rough one.

small

state.

be pretty

Its

tory
his-

thoroughly

lifetime.

156 of the
comes

to

Free

Public

Library

the office of Light, indicating

the

tion.
regularadditions to our valuable collecThis listbegins with S. G. Abbott with
his Historyof the First Regiment New
shire
HampVolunteers
and ends
with Zoe, by the
author of Miss Toosey's Missions.
Passing
comment

is made

on

T. F. Bevan's

old quarto
entitled 'Le

Santa

Chiesa

of

Creso,

in

The

and

'

II Medoro.

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addressed

was

'

This

Judge

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Whistler's Gentle
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meantime

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her refusal

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Gabrielle,and

to

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plan. He

in the

love her,and is really

believe in him.
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his titleto become

up

the

out

carry

has learned

to

one

finally
goes

of the
to

class

same

America

fortune,to replace the

as

make

to

spent

one

in

riotous

gined
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opened it was
Hale ; In Trinity Church,* Walter
Littlefield ; The
contain a linsey-woolsey
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Bells,* Edgar A. Poe; The
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cents, through the mails,the inside of the main
the Town,
H.
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Ballard ; The Story of a Wall-Flower,
portion of the old book had been cut away by
Dorothy PresHamlin
cott; Music
Land,
Garland; An American
some
sacreligioushand. The volume, thus
When

mutilated,formed
head-dress
the

tariffit was

new

duty. The

of box

sort

into which

the

packed. As the book was

language other than English,'

was

'printedin
under

old volume

admissable

free of

is

finelyprinted, and
contains an admirable
steel engraving at the
beginning,which was judged to be the portrait
of the Cardinal
author.
This plan of smuggling
is a very old one
and rarely,
if ever, succeeds.
It was
estimated that the duty on the
head-dress might be about ten
cents, and for
this a volume said to be possibly worth
$100
sacrificed."
The

Youth's

Companion for 1891 will give

helpfulSeries of Papers,

instructive and

an

each

of which

describes

the character

of

some

Landseer, * Frank T. Robinson

; Verestchagin. Annie
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Massasoit,* Walter
torical
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Emily Shaw Forman
; The
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John D. Long, George B. LorW.
Dike, Rev. George A. Jackson ;
ing, Kev. Samuel
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Editor's Table

Omnibus.

"Illustrated.

The
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What
can

name

very

is attractive

readers of Light.

there be

ries
memoEngland that does not arouse
pleasuresin the hearts and minds of
the sons
and daughters. And
here is a New
England Magazine, to be sure, all the matter
does not have to do with our
New
England
concerns,
yet there is enough to give it all a

in New

and

decided

Edwin

flavor.

D.

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and

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Ed-

leadingtrade for boys or occupation for girls.

to conjurewith
names
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They give information as to the apprenticeship
and their work is constantlyevident.
to
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each, the wages
In
will please many
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Trinity Church
expected,the qualities needed in order to enter,
reader, while the Historyof Historical writing
and

The

the

prospects

Youth's

of

Address

success.

will find

in America

Companion, Boston, Mass.

F.

writer,John

more

Jameson,

interest in that the

Ph.

Brown

D., of

formerly a teacher in the

University,
Rose Gertrude, the young
woman
he went
us
about whose work among
High School of this city. From
the lepersof Moloa specialty
kai so
much
has been
written, has been induced to John's Hopkins, where he made
England
to reply to the charges made
against of history. The Future of New
draws
out
those staunch
worthies, Ex-Gov.
her for renouncing her work.
Her article,
the
Geo.
B.
end
Reverand
with
firstfrom her pen, is to be publishedin "The
Long
Loring,along
Dike and Jackson. For or against,
able
favorLadies' Home
Journal" for February, and will
or
contain
unfavorable, our future is certainlyan
a full explanationof what
she has accomplished
Not
the least interesting
theme.
entertaining
the lepers,and why she
among
torial
portion of the book is at the end where ediwas
obligedto forsake her work.
had.
The lighter
communings are
parts
Sister

Said

was

certain prominent Worcester

I wish

"

profusely

publisher would

some

illustrated

Mast, Richard

H.

Two

Dana's

years

book,

tor,
educa-

bring out
before
you

"The

Marriage of Gabrielle"

the

translated

of the book

will have

many

interested readers.

know.

Now

Art of
more

not

she will not

hurt

of
She
discovers
money.
for her, and declares

is without

that he does

William

"

If any

who
title,

mances
ro-

'

they are puttingall sorts of picturesinto

and Discovery in British New
Guinea, G.
all sorts of writingsbut Dana's
book is given
A. Childs Church and State under the Tudor's,
the grand go by. There
is a neat
of
sum
Life and Letters of Adam
ials
Sedgwick, Memorin
money
waitingfor the firm that will undertake
of G. E. Corrie.
Other noteworthy books
this or I am
no
the
prophet. By
way
are
J. G. Fitch's Notes on American
Schools,
isn't the book nearly out of copyright.' It
Rudyard Kipling'sPlain Talk from the Hills,
will soon
be anybody's property. Then look
Macray's Annals from the Bodleian Library,
out !
Light will send a marked
of this
copy
Polluck's History of the Science of Politics,
item to the late Mr. Dana's
publishersand
Poulton's Colors of Animals, Tovey's Gray
await
development.
and his Friends and
Making Enemies.

Ltsueur, by Laura

in

old volume

discuss

if he
a

advantage in a
and biography may

Number

to

may

must

another

learned in

di

CICICCCXXXIIL'

Sidney Rider, of

Providence, is stillat the front with his Book

Notes.

an

printed in Italian and

Tragedie di Giovanni Delfino,Senatore VeneCardiziano, poi Partriarca, d'Aguieja, E

was

That

of

about once
a month
Society. These appear
and are, really,
what
they purport to be, the
record of personal adventure
by the parties
are
in a
now
narrating. These Narrations
fourth series.

It consisted

volume

contributions to Rebellion

literature,perhaps
of

Office.

of Daniel

As

of the French
many
the heroine is betrothed
to a man

Buyer, (Charles Scribner

of the Venetian poet and ecclesiastic Delby Nathan Haskell Dolei
fino,who died in 1699,aged about eighty:"An
in 1S75 and '76,a teacher in our
High School.
seizure was
made
interesting
yesterdayby
Since leaving us
he has devoted
himself exclusively customs
officials attached to the New
York
" Sons)

the French

E. Kendal.

of December

Times

from

Whistler,

same

once.

The

January Cosmopolitan is noticeable for

the varietyof subjects of which
its articles
treat.
In The LiteraryDevelopment of California,
Franklin
Gertrude
Atherton
gives an
sketch of the leading writers
of
interesting
that state, though one
is surprisedto find that
authors
some
generallybelieved to belong
elsewhere are
presented as Californians. It
that

seems

author
The

who

the

writer

has

included

done any
of his work
People's Palace in London is a

of the work
London

done

among

the

poor

by that institution. Among

attractions

every

has

are

two

stories, Don

there.
sketch
of East

the other

Gracias

and

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Rdseda,

Maciemoiselle

Evert
^

illustrations
in this

they generallyare

as

Australia

followed

Edward
lent
excel-

are

magazine.

There

room.

Buckley, of

Dr.

of the Turkish

command

chapterfrom

of
criminal

The

cases.

of the
had

an

story

pains to

asked

and

of this

copy

Two

rolls of

giving the

your

How

much

"

It is

"At
"

periences
ex-

working up noted
is so complicated

Two

and

The

A few

days

after

which
asked

here

One

home, and in
French
made.

far he

had

there

"

of the story. The author

of
that there was
plenty more

more

any

were

"

"

replied, Yes,

"

Very well, repliedthe

officer, 1 will call the day after tomorrow, and
"

material.

same

"

said the

Very well,

cient
manuscriptsuffiyou
another
to make
pamphlet of the same
have
this which
size as
printed. The
you
frightenedauthor protestedthat the time was

ready for

me

set

to

in

highofficialin

quiet

him
the officer gave
too
short,
to understand
which gave him clearly

"And

lieckon

God's

I received

the

fellow

was

"

at

stillhard

the

lucky

work

at

great literaryundertaking. No

his

was

to

business

meant

and

again

and, naming

his

allowed.

ger,
dan-

refusal meant

the hour

at

which

he

"

"

"

"

"

"

that he

had

ever

the book

seen

from

young

lad, not

more

than

12, I should

think,

Again the officer steppedlightlytoward me and offered me

translatitig.
"to
of one
appeared at the appointedtime, and receiving hand, and with all the gallantry
the other side and
born" assisted me
manor
without remark.
the roll of manuscript,went
away

which

he

the
up

to call. This
may
the steps where I wished
be an
not
exceptionalincident, but I am a
out
great lover of the boys when I meet one withbusy in his office,another officer made his pearance,
apin his mouth, who
the poisonouscigarette
and after asking, "Are you Mr. Soof
deeds
such
his
upward by
is paving
wanted ; you will
way
and-so ?
said :
You
are
kindness, I know that he is bound to win in
broker
The
come
immediately with me.
yond.
the battle of this life and I hope in the life beturned very pale,and
began to beg off; but
Year
to all the
With
a
happy New
You
the officer said:
have
nothing to fear,
I
am
with
hero,
my
but you must
boys who will keep step
come
immediately with me.
Em.
Aunt
trulytheir
The broker shut up his placeof business, and
or

three

"

days, as

the broker

"

"

"

thy pain,

blest;

most

her once
again,
too, shall rest.

thou

Owney" was in town

"Owney" is a dog and when
the All)anyPost Office. Hut

is at

la.st Monday.
at

home

he

spends

he

of his time travelling. Being known

by
he
where
he goes
all the postal officials,
wishes and is always well tre.ited. The collar
most

which
Office
a

has engraved upon

he wears
Owney, Albany, N. Y." When
to go on
a journeyhe goes

notion

it "Post
he takes
pot
the de-

to

the train,
he
He gets off where
to the post office
wishes, goes on the mail team
will
he
But
he
as
and
long as
pleases.
and gets

mail wagon
ridingin the mail car.
in the

on

stays

remain where there are no mail-bags;he

started
He
finds his w.-iy by following them.
his present tripfrom Albany, and stopped
on
London
New
to
at Palmer, then he went
over
never

there

from

and
until

staid

He

nightwhen he went west

his wanderings he

During

Orleans

New

placesthe other
parts
through many
many

years ago

there

side.

on

been

has

about

on

He

to

cago,
Chi-

everywhere
and

has also been

Canada.

of

another

killed

was

on

Mississippiriver

travelled

who

Jack"
does but he

was

noon

the post office

the "Modoc."

at

fact

in

and

of the

this side

Monday

here

came

road.

the Norwich

"There
1000

are

one

Several

road
dog called "Railjust as "Owney"
of his journeys.

in the world 3064

languagesand

religions.

Art lovers,and
are

was

"

mine_^"

his

was

After two

art

art
roll.

seems

Ofiice

"Post

"

"

bitter

lucky
un-

restrictions

communications
work

or

upon

thou

rds do

though
thou

divine,
soul,

weary

'i'lioushalt meet

the time

but the
His business, of course, was
suffering,
was
of a brilliant literarycareer
possibility
him.
would call for the work, he took his leave.
opening before
in
known
that
a
bewildered
and
well
an.xIt
is
hymnal
The
Turkey
literaryaspirant,
was
for the use of Protestants
expurgated,and
home, and in
ious, shut up his office,went
other thingsthe piece, Hold the fort,
continual
labor accomplished among
hours of almost
thirty-six
I should
stricken out.
was
for I am
coming,
the task assignedand returned to
for
the censor
be disposed to condemn
not
his office. At the appointedhour the mysterious
that it
the
demanded
that,but the ground he assigned was
visitor reappeared and
was
adapted to stir up an insurrection.
a
trembling hand it was
manuscript. With
ment,
passed over to him. He glanced at it a moPoliteness.
then saying, Yes, that will do, took
More
light! Nay Mr. Editor, it is coming,
his leave without offering
any explanation.
I have
the dawning of the
seen
it is hoe.
After two days he appeared again,and said :
morning that tellsof a higher culture among
of that story.
more
See here, there is some
and
our
of
more
that there was
boys, a culture of gentlemanners
The writer admitted
Shall
to the aged.
the reply; thoughtfulkindness, even
kind.
the same
"Very wfell, was
of
fir.st
term
the
?
I
tell
icy
fore,
During
hour as bethe same
"the day after tomorrow,
my story
the West
weeks ago, I had business on
some
I will come
again. Have ready the same
at the risk of my
footing,
Side and, somewhat
of manuscript;" and, waiting for
amount
Street. At
I attempted the descent of Walnut
the man
was
Again
no
remonstrances,
gone.
to the
I
to
wished
cross
down
and going home
the broker
shut up,
plied about half way
apfirst step, a
I took my
gretting other side,and justas
himself bravely to the task, secretlyre-

order

Soft the

And

earthlysight,
home.

love

thine and

am

When

information

were
placed upon
family,but no respitefrom

that the

"1

Yet

informant,

my

thee to come.
to thine

eternal

Messages ol
!"lood thy

"

wants.

so," said

his

look

dear f ice is smiling down.

the ether blue,
littlearms
a Heavenly crown.

Opening

ume
immediatelyand complete the volvants
serbefore leavingthe place. There are
orders
in attendance
who have
to supply

"

but

speak.

to

From
Two

lated.
trans-

work

all your

"

will have

worldlypain.

sweet

One

He

In the next
room
mitted tone, "you will beginthere.
admaterial ;
of writing
you will find an abundance
Turkish
also a French
dictionary.You will

He

called above,

Holding out to you.

Tiny fmgers frail and s'ight,

his hand,

the writer.

were

from

love,

again.

soul God's

lipsin silence meek.

Murmuring never more.

Two

work

been

had
how

companied
ac-

man,

the office of the author

publicationin

liray,

full of

brim

beat

to

pure

Freed

me.

The

bearing the

pointout

to

One littletongue has ceased

Words
of childish lore.

"

to

summoned.

was

tlieextracts
to

litrle heart

One

went
by the officer,

was

"

Never

fetch that book

officer

rest,
up

excellency.

your

''
servant's house, your excellency.
will go along with my officer to your

You

from

tired with play,

to

held

"

largevolume,
is it?"

guage
it in the lan-

procure

is there of that book

little hands

Drooped on the childish breast.

Two
brighteyes so blue and deep,
Mirrors of Heaven's
sky.
Softlyclosed in dreamless sleep.
Angels hovering nigh.

your

house

BCVDEN.

yrown

Quietlylay down

such

"

more

littleftet

script
manu-

"

Yes,

"

WESSON

W.
E.
(In deepest sympathy with my
sister, Mrs.
I dedicate
these verses
Atlierton, in lier bercivfrnent,
to
the memory
of our
loved one who lias gone to rest.)

writings?
excellency.

"

Rest.

CORNEIIA

official entered,

two

prepared under

been

At
IIV

the fact,adding that he hoped he had

officer asked
if
The
nothing wrong.

done

the

the

short time returned

if he

him

has

left alone for

was

high

Are these your

"Where

pied
occu-

Turkish

copiesprintedfor circulation

officer appeared at

with

sual
unu-

language,

work
in

of his friends.

some

among

an

narrator.

few

French

detective

that I took the

He

knowing

into
translating

in

leisure hours

"

having

to

years in Paris, and

well,has for the non-.Moslem

some

French

which

stock-broker

or

in addition

who,
Constantinople,

spent

where

pressingorders.

tellsthe following story:

'"A certain Christian banker
of

"

Advocate

Christian

"

the

the broker

minutes, when
bearing in his hand

some

pleasantletters from the Ea.st,

of his

one

Perforce.

Literarian

A
In

the officer to the street corner,

they entered a carriage which appeared to be

driven to the
waitingfor them, and they were
palace,received with honor by the guards,
and shown
through a side door to a private

by

Events

of Current

The

Halstead.

Murat

article on

problemsby

Review

and

Hale

an

Social

by Henry George,

11

there

are

learning that it pays

ter,
in Worcesmany
to look in at the

18
of the Davis Art Company, No.
ger
Mr. J. B. Crocker is the manaPearl Street.
tractions
work is not the least of the atand his own
there. Since coming to this cityMr.
from
than 150 portraits
more
C. has made
They have stood the test
pure crayon works.
of the severest critics. The pictureof Ralph
Emerson
that he retains is well worth a
Waldo
visit to inspect. Call and see it.

rooms

LKiHT
wait an hour longerbefore she let herself be
could she
Yet how
alarmed.
So she said.
her seat to
keep her promise ? She resumed
letter. She

write another

top of the page

and before the date could follow it, her mind

wandering through painful,misty

her ear was
listeningto
speculation,
in the
rollof wheels or ringof footsteps
was

of

stopped for
Worth's

York"

the "New

set

the

mechanicallyat

down

he
the

it was

"

of

every
street.

Grace.

For

and

looked

then

down

ward
to-

up

moment

down-town.

This

bump

of

bread, does he ?"

his

And

on

he felt

both he and the maid

of the stages which his papa patronized

around the corner
and took its way

one
came

strain

makes

in the direction of the former,

turn

the

toward

mightilylike a big granite chimney

uncouth
shop underground; but just

some

then

mazes

moment,

monument

steepleof

inclined to
;

settled him, and

"he

reverence,

simultaneously
broke into a loud laugh
Master
Augustus, and

very disagreeableto
uttered the words "Jones the baker,"
the richest joke of the season.
were

if it

as

"He
don't put no
alum
nor
sody into his
bread, does he, sonny ?" suggested the coalman,
pleasantly."He, he, he, he!" said the

he joined
to
the bottom
of the
Master
housemaid.
To all of which
tus
Augusing
"None
of your business !"
sturdylittleboy, and walkreplied,
sullenly,
did not easilytire him.
to the
After several
and continued on his unassisted journey down
alarms of voices
the street.
there ; and
For a long time his wounded
callingbehind him, which his
pride
the
sometimes
of which
rise before it, out
have
we
fancy,always assisted by the organ
preventedhim from asking any further questions.
for
a
child's image peered
moment,
kneading before mentioned, kept shaping into "AugusHe
tus,
passed the Parade Ground, and
then
and
at
ihe
batch
of
!"
back
of
the
;
come
or
same
was
pillows
quietly
something
University place no
away
Universityplace
of the child
in its place,the dreadful absence
distant
like
street, a thoroughfareunreproachfulimport; after numerous
more, but Wooster
s emed
takinga visible shape in the question, visions of black whiskers and big ulsters of
anything he had ever seen before, and
She shut
stand there again ?"
"Will he ever
the paternalcut, but sadly disappointing
him
growing stranger and stranger with every step.
the room,
across
waxed
her desk, walked
and his childish nose
as
restlessly
they drew nearer
; after sundry hustlings Smells intensified,
if
be
hidden
he
closet-door
and more
itgrew acquainted
as
as
from ill-humored urchins, hurryingmen,
?'"7/'0KJJt'
more
might
opened a
cious
spa!"
back
then
came
the
littleMischief
stables
and
and
workmen
with
///(;n',"
cabbage nearlyas
lounging ladies,
busy
adjacent
old as himself.
He had seen
whose
sightedly
white overalls suggested to him the
to the window, lifted the sash and peeredlongdirty littleboys
ful
the street, with a wistbefore, and played with them to the utter
up and down
supposed trade of his father and fired anew
horror of his sister and her renunciation of his
his young
ambition, he reached the lower end
hope of being surprisedby his far-off voice
scrubbed
and
new
natural
a
acquaintancetillhe was
orfigure. Then she sat down again,resolutely of Union Sc|uare. Here he made
alarmed
!"
"I
be
wished he could belike
will
not
clothed.
He had even
line, and thus
mistake, followed the straight
sayingto herself,
and
in
from
their
of the resolution alarmed
them
down
versity
Uniemancipation
The very earnestness
the
on
trail,
soap
losing
Broadway
kept
such dirty
little
seen
She left her room, mounted
combs ; but he had never
her all the more.
place. In the quiet of that street he
cured of all
its crannies,descended
to the garret,searched
first saw
boys as he met now, and he was
people disengaged enough, as he
In the country,
and
the cellar, with all the
to the basement
thought,to answer
quf stions. A rosy-cheeked piningafter their inheritance.
in summer,
he had loved pigs, had, on one
her knees at the door of
on
servants
servant-maid was
followingher, and carrying out their
dles
her labor at
occasion, capturedand brought a very little
of the houses, diversifying
one
peculiarideas of beinghelpfulby holdingcana
nd
into
of
the
where there was
with
occasional
one
the
freestone
parlor; but his heart went not out
plenty light,
ing,
saysteps
scrubbing
Wooster
soul!" like responses
to these pigs, the pigs of
and "liless my
street,
"0 dear
remarks of an animated character to a per.son
rels
in a service. She sought behind barfoul, dissipatedbeasts, with blear, besotted
who was
shootingcoal through the sidewalk
issued from yards
and anon
who
ever
and
bo.xes and bins for the boy who was
her
the dust scatter
"to counteract
and letting
eyes,
cated
to have
been gettingintoxiwhere they seem
ransacked,
Then the back-yardwas
not there.
soap.
mented
ferhours on
stead
inlast
the
for
twenty-four
if it had been a very Titantic labyrinth,
"Do
as
you know where Mr. Jones lives ?"
and staggered in a
out
of a small,frank-faced open space, withpotato-peelings,
maid
The
stopped scrubbing and leaned
her

Then

her

faithless

grew

eye

work

the

to

fore
be-

by a resistless magnetism
fixed
deserted breadtray ; it was
a cruel,motionless
fog appeared to

it was

drawn

the great tide that

island. He was
a

sets

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

hole where

and

tiie

hour

in which

invaded,

was

spent

alarmed

be

not

self; upon
it-

until Kate

lady
And

had

been

her.

with

back.

came

of

shopping.

was

that
presently,
her
and

so

calmed

She

Jones began

Mrs.

time,

distrust

to

composed

was

hopeful.

Let

us

what

see

that attitude for the

selected

coal-heaven

day, and

little estray from

surveyedthe

them

both of
head

to

has

befallen

do you

"What

And

wouldn't

call

boy, and

I want

me

to

where

you
"What

Jones,sonny

Growing

bread, this young

does

Jones; he's

Mister

aint sonny ;
it. I'm Mr.
find him.

wish

as

his littlefeet could

this direction

Jones'slittle

Say

now

do

do ?"

he

saw

the

paternalbroker

this gait,because,

joltthe

conscience

"Stop !""

at

as

it

He

took

that which

said

fixingher

the maid, in

black

keep

it from

crying

least in littleboys running away,

that organ bears the proportionto

ual
individthe specimens taken from the mature
with whom
of

When

lo:

Augustus

and
child with
somewhat
Master

heightof three and

a dignified
manner,
"He

mingled
curiosity,

increased

of respect.
Augustus drew

makes

himself

up

half feet,and

to

with

his full

repliedin

"

bread;

that's what

Mr.

Jones

came

to the

St.

Germain,

nab

his

at

with

torn

shirts

who

seemed

who

man,

snarl and
chance

plump
into
utterly

their

owners

the

boards
be

to

sat

behind

dirty,

there

were

pressingdirty

eyes
gin-reddened

on

then

of ting
getlittlecalves before
a

themselves

entries of

open

windows,

broken

consideringthe questionof
and a one-eyed
at him
;

irons

on

the rickety steps

of

"Oh,"

his

an

old

that
picture-books

Augustus

Master

of the
into the middle
him
around
hoarse
street, and when he cried after him in a
took to his
ye goin',bub?"
voice,"Where'er
heels and ran, with his heart beating like a
blocks
baby trip-hammer,for at least two
before he dared to stop and look around.
and the natural emptiness
with fright
What
periodica'lyattacks the
of interior which
and
speciesat an age when the afiinityfor pie
gustus
still
dominant. Master Auis
bread-and-butter
what
now
rea.sonablyenough in somewas
the
influences
to
these
low spirits.Add
now
doing the longest distance
fact that he was
had
ever
performed
in the shortest time that he
for feeling
him
excuse
and we can
in his life,
his feet as he went
tne bricks move
up to meet
"for wanting to sit down .somewhere and take

dodged

something solid.

Still he did

not

give way

tears.

does !"

I.

littleway with
if there wasn't

lutely
reso-

eyes

man,
is it he does do, then ?" said the coalboth he and the maid regarded the

"What

he

morning,
to
noticed,it seems

were
a

to see

the

Mr.

tenement
crow'snesty, mouldy, tumble-down
delike to ceive
if he would
house, smoking a black pipe,two inches short,
as
of
have
looked so remarkably like the ogre in one
her if he dared, but she wouldn't

and
brisk manner,
the child
on

the little

follow every

I have

and

him.

was

off

ran

throwingtheir

he is ?"

became

carry

because

that

women

you

dissatisfied with his

baker

There

boy.

the

Jones'slittle
truclent,cowardlylittledogs

the littlelegsof

between

finally

?"

pillow- any of it. "What does he do, now? does he

irresistiblytake in washing V
how
fascinated with the idea of going to see
"Washing !" ejaculatedAugustus, with a
We've
it. Watching his opportunity, smile of supreme
scorn.
his father made
got a girllike
in her
absorbed
most
who does our
when
his mother
was
washing; I guess he don't
you
stairs,
does something an awful lot
He
do that!
he slippedout of the sitting-room,downletter,
him
I'm going to see
all the way
better than that," and
out of the house.
Almost
and ask if I can't do it,too."
to the St. Germain
he ran or skipped as fast
brother.

way

they betook

he's

Jones!

father.

know

of

want

of coal.

man

aint

"He
my

toward
half-imbecile manner
half-vicious,
gutter,attemptingto force a passage on

turned

spoke the

her

be back

that he would

sure

fears,and, for

own

as

She

Augustus

course

mother, assured her that it was only another of

that boy'spranks,and, without manifestinga
heartless insouciance,stilltook his absence so
and
coolly,

the

self
shovel in rest, and propping himdeliberatelyon its handle as if he had

foot.

had been
not

brush ; likewise

her

puttinghis

its very

to

thus the mother

And

she would

got home.
At last that young

hide

the first

closet in

and

crevices.

wainscot

could

cat

errant

an

then every room

second
stories

said the coalman

relievedfrom
visibly

[To

I'C Conlinned

Next

Week:\

to

L I^HT

Mass., August 17th, iS^i. I

and
evening resolved to commence
I intend
continue a kind of journal,which
shall embrace
the most
occurrences
important
of each day, whetlier they interest me
ally,
personrelate to the interest of the civil,
or
religious,
I also proor intellectual world.
political
pose
record of my
to keep a summary
pal
princiand
feelings
thoughts,plans, prospects,
of
during each day,togetherwith the nature
employment, et cetera. With this brief inmy
Worcester,

Elihu Burritt.

have

from

Leaves

of

the

Learned

old

and

personal

Journal

the

Blacksmith.

over

an

I have

Burritt,which

friend of Mr.
brief but

of

the papers

Among

been

ing
look-

I have
discovered
several
recently,
letters in his own
interesting
hand,

earliest entries in his nal,

Jourthe first insertion,which he

and

made

datingfrom
in August, 1841.

copy

of the

iroduction

with

memoranda

cester, of common
interest.
then, for several years in Woraffected
Feel seriously
Mass., where he was first brought into

At

the time of his death,

"Memorial

gotten

was

1 will commence

had been

He

publicnotice.
Volume"
and

up,

Northend,

A.

in it I do

not

The

rather

find

soon

ter,
af-

interest

published by Charles

This volume

M.

I possess,

anything which

these papers.
historyof Mr.

among

or

of intense

and
have

Burritt's

earlylifeand
obtaining a classi
in
cal education, and his unequalleddiligence
masteringunaided so many foreignlanguages
in this respect,
making himself the peer of any man
determination
persistent

is of marvelous
to
especially

The

young

int;rest to

any one, but

difficultieshe overcame,
the actual physical
labor he underwent
plish
to accom-

what he had determined

upon doing,are
worthy of emulating.
It is a serious and painfullyforcible truth,

well

that many
age, have

of the young

here a poor, bashful,

years ago, I came
humbled
wright,with all that I possessed

Four

on
arm.

folded in a napkin under my

earth,carfully
At that time, I felt it a privilegeto

of

men

the

present

but littleappreciation
of the wonderin education
ously ricliprivileges
they enjoy,
and we cannot
check the feelingof veritable

pleasanteveningwith
a
friendshipnearly

feel

resemblingfraternal affection. She is a gentle,

affectionate and fatherless girl. I boarded
with her for

two

^ister,I could

years,

not

and

have

had

she

received

been

more

my
little

acts of kindness.

September 13th,1S41. E. B. in presenting

acknowledgments to Miss N. for
cept
Longfellow'spoems, begs her to ac"

liiskindest

the loan of

his

warmest

that her

wish

"Psalm

of

Life" may be one

unbroken
strain of melody,
until she shall make
richer music upon
the

God.
Greenland

discoveries.

i6th. We
Tuesday, Nov.
pleasantvisit in the evening
.Mrs. H.

is a

very
Nov.

noble

made
at

Gen.

a
very
Heard's.

woman.

Attended
Lyceum;
England. It
said
of
him
that
his
be
bodily
might
presence
of the humblest
he is scarcely four feet
as
is contemptible,
about a year and a half without friends or acquaintances,
intellectual giant; and he
high,but he is an
when an accident introduced me
poured out such a torrent of eloquenceas I
A
to the
world.
letter which
contained
a
heard
from
the
mouth of man.
It was
short sketch of my
life, historyand pursuits, never
on
Ireland, a prolificsubject indeed for the
fellinto the hands of Gov.
Everett, and was
the reformation
philanthropist.He touched upon
read by him in one
of his popular addresses.

slink

and mental

hour this

one

Miss N. for whom

of my
at the course
izolden harps above, that in the "Voices
of
detect the "Footsteps of
the Night" she may
thoughtsthis day ; I have been revolvingin
whisperingto her of brightbeatitudes
,'\ngels"
my mind the plan of going to Cambridge to
to the great
reside. I shall enjoy the access
beneath the trees of lifethat hang their undying
in intercourse with the
I shall be more
fell a tear; that when
library,
foliagewhere never
world, and be better able to acquire the "Reaper" with his flower nipping sickle
literary
tant,
he may
but transfer her to a
shall come,
a literaryreputation. I feel intenselyreluchowever, to leave this pleasantplace. It
brightersoil,to bloom forever on the banks of
is endeared to me
collections.
that river which makes
interestingreglad the city of our
by the most

in

men.

Walked

"

this

into the

shop, and

farther

corner

of

some

Thursday,

smith
black-

myself with the prospect

obscurity. I lived here

content

Since that time, r have been honored with

contempt which arises,when reports come
manifestations
of respect as a young
to
as
many
from various
us
could
have
quarters, of the disgraceful man
received, without injuryto
conduct of young
who
have started out
men
himself.
with so much promise. There
I can
seems
to exist
hardly bear the thought of leaving

heard

the

of

Rev.

iSth.

"

Mr.

Giles of

Ireland,with

vividness

that

tled
star-

the

imagination.
did anythingseem
half so
abhorrent
the attempt of the English to enforce Protestantism
at the pointof the sword.
Just as

Never
as

churchman.
if I was
a bonafide
an
unpardonable lack of that conscious
Worcester, everythingis dear to me, I feel an
The library
Monday, Nov. 22nd, New York.
realizing
to persons
here whom
I have never
sense, of the great obligations attachment
is one
of the most extensive in the country ;
are
they owe to their parents, wno
literally spoken to, I can hardly believe that I shall
invaluable
and
other
it
contains
works,
showering upon
among
these,their loved sons, the
find such friends anywhere else,nor is it pleasant
of "Audubon's
Birds" valued at $1000.
a copy
wherewith
means
they may become the wisest
abdicate
to
of
rights and privileges
my
Nov.
Received
invitation
an
and noblest of men.
Tuesday,
and
23.
character
take
the
and
citizenship,
tion
posiMr.
Is it not extreme
from a
when these faWinthrop to an evening party
vored
of a stranger in a strange place. I have
ingratitude
idolized boys,through some
at his residence on
Broadway, to meet a party
foolish unmanly
a pleasant
and
boarding place,a pleasantroom
of literati,
on
Wednesday
evening. I never
follyforfeit their honorable rights,and
not find either of them
a pleasantchum
; I may
are
treated
with
than by those
was
more
leave
to
in Cambridge, and I may
cordiality
ever
compelled
college,clouding forfind those more
ferable.
preI was
their future and bringing to the waiting
warm-hearted
also introduced to
men.
May the Lord direct me, for it is not
Dr. Cox of Brooklyn,who
sat with me
behind
in him
parents,nothing but disappointmentand a sorrowing
that walketh, to direct his steps.
with them

"

"

heartache.

the desk.
are
these
Sunday, August 22nd. Howsweet
The room
and crowded ;
was
warm
e.xcessivly
days of rest ? How genialto a tired laborer !
clear and
I felt peifectlyat
'Tis the poor man's jubilee! Yet it is a day of
strivingto
my voice was
work, much has been and can
and
better
than I expected.
be said. How
home,
acquitted
myself
trialto me ; it affords me
such an opportunity
When
the lecture closed,the audience
earnestlyand how widely spread was
terest for religious
the inand intectual reading, that generally
andenthusiam
seemed to remain for some
if I had
as
he aroused in the "Cause
reason,
Monday morning I arise with a headache.
of Peace" and "Universal Brotherhood."
not
pressed
got entirelythrough. They
The
Friday, August 17th. This day has been a
benefits he conferred
and
I
of
introduced
dozens
was
around
to
untold numbers,
I am
me,
lost one.
upon
swer
waitingimpatientlyfor an anat
almost
There
by bringing about "Ocean Penny Postage,"
them
once.
were
more
I
sent
to the
to the propositionswhich
many
should not soon
be forgotten. Of this, Mr.
ladies than at the Mercantile Association, and
New
York Observer and Harpers. If neither
Northend
I was
introduced to many of them also.
Burritt's labors for this
says, "Mr.
I shall apply for
succeeds I think
of them
cause
sufficient to entitle him to
alone,were
They insisted that I should ride home in the
districtschool in some
some
neighboringtown,
rank among
the greatest benefactors and philwith a profuse
cab, although I was drenched
and in the spring,hire or buy some
littlefarm,
anthropists
of the age."
home
somewhat
prespiration. I reached
whose
get married to some
poor
worthy girl,
The blacksmith by his own
chilled and with my nerves
a good deal excited.
indomitable will, situation would not
to be rendered
be likely
manly perseverance
and faithful use of the facI did not retire until about i a.m., and then I
ulties worse
by the union, and tryifitwould not afford
God had given him, rose
to a position, me
lay awake for two or three hours, owing to my
home.
a humble
which caused him to be cordiallyreceived
excitement.
by,
I might
Wednesday, Sept. loth. Whatever
and invited to sit down with such men
Next
{To h- Conthiiicd
IVWk.)
as
Lambe called to, I never
could suspend manual
Victor
artine,
Hugo, Sir Robert Peel,John
labor; I could not retain any degree of health
with a lead pencilare
Signaturesmade
Brightand many others of the worlds eminent
if 1 should attempt to study witha fortnight,
out
good in law.
men,
workingthe larger
part of the day.
Knittingis traced back to 1500 A. D.
Mr.

"

Burritt's experienceand

be well worth

example would
equal. Of his life

"

"

"

"

LldHT
approached them

WashingtonLetter.
D.

Washington,
thousand

Eleven

hundred

politely
raisinghis hat
inquired: Looking at our building,ladies?
He was
informed that they were
and he then

Some

say the wife and

home

requested permission

and

"

C, January S, 1S91.

five

15

and

dollars

for houseto pay

a
large sum
year seems
amount
the
that Mr.
rent, but that was
Leiter of Cleveland, Ohio, paid Secretary

"

show

to

them

around.

Supposing him to be one of the numerous

ed.
guidesto be found in Washington they assentThe
all over
the
gentleman took them
the working of each division
structure, explaining
as
they passed its doors, pointing out
the view of the cityfrom tlie highestwindows,
aud finally
took them into the Commissioner's
office,
placed chairs for them and asked them

All

homes, however,

mother

it is not

husband

in

their

and

her power.

wife have

home

hands

the
tied

arc

It is not

much

attractive.

make

must

paradise. Perhaps her

province of either head

nor

equallyhappy.

not

are

the part

to

do all. Both

to

do in

The

making

husband

may

supply the necessities,the wife must use and

Blaine for his house
on
Uupont Circle,which
all people know
to make
how
apply. When
Year's day. The house
burned on
New
was
home
that is now
pleasantand bright,much
the finest private residence in Washingwas
ton,
in
the
of
the
foughtagainst
saloon, will
way
of congratulation
that
and it is a matter
cause
disappear. The latter is frequentlyfilledbethe
furniture
and
while
the fire,
destroying
to rest
after their walk.
While
the ladies
of the poorly cooked
food and the dinhas left the exterior practiinterior generally,
cally
were
pensation
debating what would be a suitable comwhen the contrary
giness,not to say filthiness,
But
unharmed.
for a few broken windows
to offer their accommodating
guide, ought to be found.
of the surand the trampled appearance
rounding
a clerk approached and
addressed
their escort
There are societies enough now
to
; but one
lawn a passer-bywould hardly know
Raum.
General
Not
as
until then did they
from a
properly set forth what might come
there had been a fire.
realize that their obliging attendant was
the
brightand cheerful home circle would be worth
The
Washington papers, and notablythe
Commissioner
of Pensions himself.
than some
more
scores
of those already in
efforts to have
making strenuous
Star, are
For the firsttime in three years the property
existence ; a societyto tell people who don't
in
allowed
the
new
city
post-office
of this cityhave been confronted with
space
know, how to save, to do the most with the
owners
buildingfor a public library. It is strange
the alternative of cleaningthe snow
least outlay,
in a word to rival effectually
from the
the
number
of books stored in
that with the vast
sidewalks or being fined. Snow, in sufficientlyattractions of the street
and
the saloon.
partment
the National
Library and in the various DeLight
would like to be the medium
to make
for comit necessary to clean
municating
largequantities
libraries that the working people of
ters,
the words of such an organization
sidewalks, has not fallen for the last two winthe cityare without any free readingprivileges
but on Christmas
by them.
Day or rather evening, to those who might profit
National
but so
it is. The
Library is open
homes
fulness
cheera
are
storm
Already, however, many
began which, before it was
over,
to 4 p.m., but between
those hours
from 9 a.m.
in
and
such
the Bible lesson
with
it
make
itself,
snow
to
brought enough
sleighing
the average man
is working for his livingand
Not
a possibility.
being used to shovelling for the iSth, is a subject for consideration.
cannot
afford to take a few hours for reading.
Some
of the littleones, even, have become
miliar
famost
people did not take the trouble to
snow,
The libraries in the Departments
are
mainly learn,and the walks were
with the long names,
in a very unJeroboam and
soon
pleasant
technical in their character and are only open
to recall impressions
henceforth
As
of tlie
Rehoboam,
condition.
result many
a
tional names
to the government
the Nafor the next lesson
employees. When
of earlyJewish history
of prominent people are on
the records
; but
to
have
fine
are
a
Library is finallyhoused in its new
for
of the Police Court
a
as
they
part of the interesting
having paid
of the most
Capitol Hill arrangements
one
building on
entertaining
story of Elijah,
negligence. Some
very hard swearing has
made
it may
be
be
in the whole range of Scripturenarrative.
by which
been done in consequence.
may
in Washington arc
opened in the evening, but until th^, unless
The asphalt pavements
Sixtyyears have elapsedsince the mcidents
some
the opposite related in the last lesson. Succe.ssive kings
publicspiritedcitizen donates a library delightful
in dry weather but are
will have to depend
to the city, Washington
ruled over
both
All
have
ture
moisJudah and Israel.
in wet or when
covered
by snow.
for its reading upon
the privatecirculating
has to drain off into the basins in placeof
have heard all
Names
into use
that we
come
libraries. And
what
lives. Asa is a good king and subsequent
our
pricesthese circulating soaking into the ground, and the result after a
ous
treacheris
snow-fall
a thick,slippery
mixture,
libraries do charge !
generationshave named their boys after him ;
to walk
and unpleasantto behold.
upon
Last Friday and Saturday the school ma'am
but the ruler of Israel is Ahab, a name
mous
synonyBut what is the perfectpaving material anyway
was
and
with wrong
incidentallythe schoolmaster
doingthroughouttime. His
Win FIELD.
?
"

"

abroad.
New

500 of them
excursion
an

Some

York

on

everythingworth

came

from

over

wife is even

and

their heads

rebuke

from

dent
\'ice Presi-

the august
forgetting
dignityof the Senate as to laugh and applaud
in the gallery
the
invaded
departments;
; they
rode in the elevators ; peeped into the different
for

Morton

far

so

offices ; fed the fishes in the lake around

Building;and

fountain in the Pension

and furnished

enjoyed themselves
for other people.
of
reportedthat some
residences

vate

asked

be

to

them
But

I think

of

I have

reports
of

We

often

me

the

and
own

show
that

other

read

observation
that
one

to
to

not

par-

everywhere
deportment?

be

thing more
aspiresit is to be, par

such

paper,

language there
pleasantpicturesas this littleone of only
letters. Thrice unhappy he who has no
be homely;
of delight. It may
source

but if there
It is the
to

loved

are

thought

to

home

the

encounter

and

howl

in it,itstillis home.
that prompts the

ones

of

perilsof
the

the

vast

deep ;

waves

the

may

wreck
nay they may
is in his mind as he clings

floatingspar.

the

Under

palm

Arden looked
his desert waste, Enoch
of miles
the interveningthousands

tree, in

out

over

and

saw

partiesinterestedthem, I knew by my
true, which

home

are

not

goes

to

arrogant and

believe all he reads.

Three

ladies,unacquainted with the government

were
buildings,
walking around the hall of the
Pension Office,admiring its lofty
heightand
marble
columns.
A
rather short gentleman

his

fixed upon

In

them.

there
where, necessarily,
becomes
indoor life,home

northern

our

be

must

clime,

much

of

ways

Jezebel,a
since her

ever

does

that

name

has

day. Together,

Israelitish rulers were

devoted

aters.
idol-

the words and

They forsook, entirely,
their fathers. They were
bad, bad

not
and that constantly.Even then they were
forgottenby the Great Ruler and he sent his
and to direct. In
to counsel
prophet,Elijah,
the Old Testament
interesting
story no more
is depicted unless it be that of
character
not
i
s
His
Moses.
birth-place
given clearly

and,

befittingsuch

is

as

in

nointed

and

of Him

who

as

such

he

not

cares

he

him.

sent

that God
many

and
many

hour
sets
our

being, he
he

fullyworks
is a model

He
and

trust.

"

His

will

is

is God's

be done.

shrouded
enan-

the work
of fondness,

The

It is enough for him

for.

wills

But

mystery.

faith,obedience

engulfhim,

his vessel,but home

a

excel,

of
for in all the range
word that arouses
is no

unto
wounded
The soldier,
English home.
death, has clasped the picturesof his dear
had
his
and as
images of
ones
eyes glazed,

the

all oflScials

must

such

winds
may
ginatedthreaten to
ori-

of
the arrogance
told
little story was

about

day by

have

malicious

of their

officials. A

which, unknown

teachers

not

noted for the correctness

Washington

our

sailor
houses, regarding

must

infamous

pairof

the

than another

one

lence, the home

objectsof public interest.

that such

are

it

the pri

officialsand

the

to

has nothingto bestow

;
ownselves
our
our
joys must flow,
"
that dear hut, our home.

World

If there is any
which Light

four

ment
amuse-

to

the

through

in the fertile brain

agrapher for

went

of

the

ally
gener-

heard

even

them

some

shown
as

The
From
And

noted than he, for who

more

wicked

know

not

been
"

upon

NIGHT.

SATURDAY

they saw
seeing. They brought down

results,
to
"

know
How

the story of the ravens

their feeding the lone wanderer, and how
have found in it a solace for theafllicted
! No
lesson in the (Quartermore
happily
tion
forth the desirablentss of complete devoand reliance upon Him who heareth us in
have

dwelt upon

distresses.

of

be presented for
drafts must
or
unreasonable delay, and
without
be presented during business hours;
"An
of
lishman's
Engoffer all the protectionneeded.
but in this country, cxceept in the case
home is his castle," and his home
banks, the time extends through the day and
theme

where

than

he will defend

to

his

tree

ing
interest-

more

or

dying breath.

bush

will

"Checks

payment
should

evening.

LIQHT

16

Good

Transient
Trade

pint of
white flour,half a
Put

one

ful of salt and

into

In addition

to

efforts to

regular'
patrons with

our

test
the la-

and best in our line,we

also at all times pleased

are

for

fillorders
trade.

to

stant
con-

our
serve

sient
tran-

our

veniently
conyou cannot
elsewhere
find
choice
the late"t fad
or
table
delicacy for your
"

"

table,

party send
best

our

quiet tea

or

and the

on

milk

will do

we

sift them,
of

these

if

beat

it with half

amount

same

batter from

littlemore

griddle.
Oyster Salad. Chop

Bake

well drained, and

been

as

EZRA a A.day;

usua

three

four

or

the

To

"

to

serve

you

te"icup of yeast.

Don't

half

then roll out about

with

biscuit

mix

stir,but

nor

Mass.
Pleasant Street,
Worcester,

that

so

pan

to rise in

Set

and bake

DYE HOUSE,Soups
STARKIE'S
been

Mass,
251 Main St.,Worcester,
and

Ladies

Gents'

Garments

Djedand Cleansed
in

Superior

Manner.

in

much
S easonabl

ways.

The

away

is fast

Custom

serve,

been

have

dying

made
for any

goods

Ready-made

the

are

other.

325
Main

Worcester.

cooked

Milk

may

is

or

flavor, and

cream

is added

to

the soup

more

Model

from

When

They

tious.
nutri-

In

in want
would

MAIN

STREET.

of

Pare,
mix

at

J.

reasonable

Main

231

"

St.

T.

and

chop

with six

Restaurant.
Table

prices.
36 Shrewsbury

and

core

these

crumbs,

Nothing but first-classmaterial used.

board

CALDER,

St.

ounces

very

Geo.E.
Fairbanks,
Druggis

fine six
of

apples;
grated bread

six ounces
of currants
(washed and
of moist sugar, a little nutmeg
dried),five ounces
and
little grated lemon zest.
a
When
these ingredients
all thoroughlymixed add
are
six eggs, the yolks and whites beaten
rately
sepaand put in the mixture ;
; butter a mold
let it simmer
for three hours; serve
without

FRONT

Kendall,

Chocolate

IN

NO.
H.

W.

as

HOUSEKEEPING

GOODS.

Goods sold on instalments if desired. Prices

low as any house in New
England.

No. 319 Main

Mechanics

Mass.
St.,
Worcester,
Hall

Building.

ADAMS,
*

156 MAIN

Miller's

Old

Etc.

STREET,
Stand.

J. PLAMONDON,

-f FINE BOOT AND SHOE

4REPAIRING,

Caramels.

39S Main Street, Corner Pearl,up two flights.

pintof brown sugar, one
gillof sweet
ProBall
Orders,
milk, one-half pint of molasses, one-half cake
Cn, '-J- 1\AA'I?r'V
"'""""""t^*-'
I
WedAM"
GRAMMFS
of Baker's chocolate, grated, and a good teaspoonful
of butter. Boil over
a slow
ring
fire,stirPearl.
Main
st., cor
until the ingredients
are
dissolved,and
occasionallyafterwards,as it burns easily.
TOM
WALTERS,
Test it by dropping a littleinto cold water.
If
it hardens
at
from the
once
quickly remove
flavor with vanilla and pour into buttered
fire,
tins.
One should be careful in adding the extract,
the heat is likely
cohol,
as
to
set fire to the alHATTER
AND
FURNISHER,
if added while on
the stove.
especially
When
the caramels
in squares
cool, mark
Mass,
with a buttered knife.
175 Main
One

Furniture,
Carpets
Ranges,
AND

MANTELS,

Cherry, Oak,

SMITH "

"

DEALER

STREET.

WOOD

Birch,

Proprietors.
sauce.

Horace

of its kind.

Apple Pudding.

CRITERION

and
Bal(ery

find

to

establishment

Respectfully,

HARD

THE

anything

expect

metropolitan

10

254

Store

Drug

the

improve

'Worcester.

^5d

of Light
Readers
I most
cordially invite
call at my
To

water

make

St.,

The

takingthe vegetables
in which
they
and thicken it with the pulp
reserved
for
that
vegetable
the

Main

St.,

hour,

vegetable soup
learning that
made

measure.

00

vegetableshave

be

to

place or

occasion.

After

take

littleof the

purpose.
at almost
Rates.

Cus'om-Made

out, if a

lightsoups

Establislinient.
Tailoring
of

that

from water

delicious

to

shoes

suitable

goods

in may
be made
in numerous
habit of throwing such
water

vegetablewater.
out

edge with
Lay them in

they will not touch each

warm
place for half an
quick oven.

desired,as housewives
most

care.

cut

one

like rolls.

up

and

made

boiled

inch thick

an

Moisten

cutter.

butter,and double

47

and difficult

feet fittedwith

elties.
nov-

one

JohnA.Hartigan,
GROCERIES.

Tender

styles

newest

justas it is,set in a cool placeover night. In

the morning mix all togetherand knead fifteen
minutes.
Set in a cool place for si.x hours,

FINE

WORCESTER.

ST.,

00

a
teaspoonfulof salt. Make
and put into it
of the flour,
one
tablespoonfulof white sugar, butter the
size of an
pintof boiled milk, and
egg, one
one

Latest
and

cjuartsof

two

hole in the middle

promptly.

325 MAIN

in the salad.

pour

Rolls.

House

flour add

rugged

with lettuce leaves, and

Tremont

hard

work

specialty.

yolks of three hardcup

dressingof a small teayolks of three hard-boiled
smooth, two pinches of cayenne,
eggs rubbed
salt to taste, a teaspoonfulof dry mustard,
of celeryseed.
Heat this
and a tablespoonful
it over
the oyster,
to boiling
point and pour
dish
lettuce.
salad
and
Line
a
chopped
^gg

lettuce leaves, and

oysters, which

100

"

have

wear.

Heavy shoes for

ingredients,
adding a

thick.

too

made

Hand

shoes for

winter

great

variety.

of

Make

water.

Warm

one

pint

hot

telephoneto

or

and

store

our

milk

smooth

boiled eggs.
Make
of vinegar, the

When

lunch

til! light and

mix

in

teaspoon-

teaspoorfulsof baking

two

egg

half

sugar,

sieve and

Children's shoes

graham flour,half a pint of

pint of Indian meal, one

heaping teaspoonfulof
powder

Eat.

to

'

PRINTING.
ARTISTIC
rs-yrii^?.;-]?
JR.,

Custom

Shirt

Maker,

Street, Worcester,

I. i:a H T

Housekeeping.

Clark

The

says

and

Main

482

who

one

any

to

"About

ten

ingrowing nails on
the following
manner,

Co

Sawyer

the

correspondent of

ican

478

ir

Scientific Amer^
ago

my

big

toes

be

done

both
which

has the least

I cured

years
can

of

amount

in

by
ingenuity

Kirst, thoroughly clean

patience:

St.

remain

with comfort

for

three

four

or

RVfillii.

the

in front of the nail cotton

parts,and then p.-ick
This will
lint as hard as may
be borne.
or

days,

will be
then remove,
and in front of the pellet
found a hardened
of tlesh ; scrape this
mass

and
Furniture

til
away and repack,continuingthe operationunthe corner
of the nail has grown out, and is
beyond the soft tissues of the toe. Of course,

shoes
easy-fitting

LAMPS!

the

Remember

LAMPS!

allow ashes, burnt cinders,pie-juice

oven
; keep it clean.

not

pairsof

Two

shoes

.Small table

Central

LAMPS,

Draft

Wrought

"

for each

days,since
usually

alternate

the air is

to

finish,

Iron

WILTON

spreads are charming,fashioned

cloth,worked
or
grey momie
tional
with rope doss, white or
colored, in convenwith deep
floral patterns, and trimmed
either white

from

PIANO

desirable

are
on

worn

singlenight'sexposure
insufficient to free those articlesfrom moi.sture.

DESCRIPTIONS.

1000 YARDS

winter,because

etc.,in your

ALL

ing
dur-

worn

place.

damp

individual,to be
OF

be

after."

ever

lost during the

are

many
kept in a
Do

and

Worcester.
355 Main Street,

that dry,cool air suits pumpkins,

and

LAMPS!

boots should

or

treatment

heavy linen guipurelace.

blood
stains out
by saturating the
spots with kerosene, then wash out with slightly
warm
water.
Repeat the operation if stains
do not come
easily.
in size
extreme
The new
sofa pillowsare
in fashionable
divans now
to suit the huge Turkish
use.
pillowsare often
Square down
a yard square.
Chicago
Fifty families in the fashionable

CARPETS

and

Take

Silver Relief,
and

Oxydized Silver

Ivory Finish.
Central

LAMPS,

BANQUET
and

Draft

Relief,

in

Duplex

Wrought

Silver

Iron, Ivory

united in

have

of Evanston

suburb

and

Brass.

ver,
Silver Relief,OxydizedSil-

duringthe firstweek.
Most
of us
scarcely realize

and

health.

sound

Brass.

LAMPS,

Draft

with

Decorated

Central
Vase

to

Dresden

match.

maintenance

the

New

NEW PATTERNS

to

of

an

make

criminals do

time

NEW GOODS

they experience
Sold

looks

^'ork

Six

woman.

of

them

These

chaser.
portraitsof nieces of the purgirls are noted for their
things
the plateswere, of course,

It is said that from

only trustworthypreservers
prolongersof life,"and that he

the

doctrine

of the German

of health

CLARK-SAWYER

CO

and

478 TO 482 MAIN STRERT.

VELVET

CARPETS,

but

Wiltons

is careful

in his

day immediately

stops at four o'clock.

his habits.

He

diet,beginswork

after
is

and

the

for the

Best

Goods

ever

shown

in this

city

money.

At

is upright
Moltke
age. Von
lieutenlighton his feet as a young ant.
slight,
He

each

not

are

has made

Army.

ninety years of

THE

price.

the great Frederic, Von

believing with
took the rule of his life,
sobriety and hard work
Frederic that "thrift,
Moltke

this the

this

all six

$8.00.
$7,00,
$5.00,
and

at

regular

of beauty.

are

only

this week

the
As

good

NEW COLORINGS

of

old-fashioned

It is said that

are

of

contained

$4.50,
$4,00,
$3.50,

much

how

having your portraiton a dessert

of
a set
Yesterday the writer saw
plateswhich had been decorated to

order for

These

in number

great physicalsuffering.
Think

and

Regular price $2.00 per yard.

food, and also that it is

salt,and that after

without

plate1

shades

our

punishment was

Dutch

TABLE

to

in
necessity

absolule

an

Nickel

salt adds

savor

tive
co-operais meeting
the central

from
Orders
with great success.
kitchen
aggregatedfive thousand

per,
Royal Cop-

LAMPS"

TABLE

$1.35Per Yard.

which

housekeeping scheme,

Finish

Carpets

breakfast

temperate

PINKHAM " WILLIS,

and
in all

355

Main

Street.

h K(im

Lovers
of Good Teaand Coffee
Should

buy

tlieir goods

where

always getting a

on

they

(jive

trialand

that summer
land are among
the most
brilliant and popularin the Corso.
Astrakhan
to be the most
favorite perhaps because
the beloved
Queen Marguerite affects it in

be conviced.

combination
D.

GEO.

A.

HOWE.

The

N. MORSE.
TEACHER

of

heavilytrimmed

and

Harmony,

FREE

Second
p.

NORMAL,
p.

PUPILS.
Fourth

decorated
days
Satur-

First and

Third

Saturdays

bands

m.

STUDIO,

446 MAIN

sleeves

STREET.

0.

H.

and

Nickre
.

Plater,
Bronzing. Lacquering

and

I'shmg.
13

Mechanic

Oxidizing.

Also

Mo. 218 MaiQ Street,

force t^r, Mass.
'

with fur and

strands

of

The

collar

iob doI^

'

front

^^

and

Fine

wool
No

how

Hudson's

or

again introduced

of fur finish

C.

as

sable

cloaks and

until it

On

"

J.

BINDINGS-

EVERY

GREENE,

brocades

wine color
Gold

HAIR .. DRESSING^^ PARLORS.

of the

Cutting,
Whole

Making
Bangs
prices.
All

and

Bangs
of

Hair

hair

Work

Frizzes

Experienced

orders

cut

promptly

and

curled,
made

speciilt.v. All
for

the fore

as

with

curled, 25c.
all
^Hc., and

to

the

sale

at

Artists

order.

latest
the
in

Wig

styles

of

lowest
very
attendance.

filled.

387 Main Street,

GroutBlock,
Up One

out

rubies and
Gloves

black

design of
in gold set
sapphires.
a

with

is set with
beautiful new
ning
eve-

silk

Brussels

double
with

clover

large milliners'

tops are useful with the

capes, and beaver may
be worn
with
cloth capes, but with the fur
cape the cuff or
sleeve should match, of course.
than now,
and
chosen for this purpose.

worn

WEIXLER,JEWELER,

323 Main St.,

Mechanics
HallJewelry
Store.
Diamonds, Watches, Sterling Solid
Rogers' Brother's, 1847, Silver
and
Tableware, Gold
Silver-Headed
and

and
Fine

Canes,

Opera Glasses,
Eye-Glasses, Gold Pens

Watch

Promptly,
Reasonable

and

in

Jewelry

Thorough

ware,
SilverPlated
brellas
Um-

Gold

tacles
Spec-

and

cils.
Pen-

Repairing Done
Manner,

and

at

Prices.

net,

fur

Rings were
never
more
large,fine stones are

Prices.

leaves'

shoulder

very
Fliglit.

Reasonable

J. P.

"port

trimmings,and
gems.

fabric is of
carried

15c.

head
of

JEWELRY
At

promises to be much worn.

silver pointed lace, jewelled,
is

newest

all the imitation

strewn

kinds

"

and

CHILDREN'S
one

Hair

to

now

front,

KENNARD'S
AND

are

being in all the tender shades of color and

saffron and clear white.
Warm
shades of color for street dresses
are
stylishand look comfortable.
Many schemes
in brown
and red tones
be seen.
are to
For
tailor-made suits, invisible
and
green,
darme
genblue are
well to the
and

Cumraing's

LADIES'

which

Shoes,

DIAMONDS,
WATCHES,

are

plaids. These
much
styleto the
the small boy and the dainty
future societyqueens.
add

elegantof silken fabrics for this season.

These elegantwatered
silks are in mahogany,
gobelin and myrtle green, beside

Dealer in Stoves, Ranges and

Furnaces.
Steam
and Gas
Fitting.Jobbing in all its
branches
promptly attended to. Telephone
Connection.
51 Main Street,
block.

C.

children

the Scotch

the most

LUMBER.

MISS

and

and

Street, Worcester,
Mass.
W.

well-dressed

CO.,

229 Main Street,

Mass.
Worcester,

Elegant watered silks are for dinner gowns

receptiontoilets,
perhaps the most elegant
of all the heavier stuffs,
and will be worn
of taste in preference to the self colby women
ored

DESCRIPTION.

387 Main

the

very artistic,and

very short kilts of

white frocks of

-f BOOK *
OF

are

of

many

stockingsin

seen

SONS,

"

It

than either.

WESBY

BOWEN

Boots

was

costumes.

otter, and

J. S.

E.

the

was

has its turn in popular favor with the

seal,
astrakhan,and is reallymore
beautiful

now

Caterer,

^^

6 and 8 PleasantStreet,
Worcester,
W.

beautiful and fashionable

REBBOLI,

Confectioner
^v. and

the suit of "all

as

beautiful

Bay

here

trimming for

House,

365 Main St.,

Worcester.

imagined

one

Hat,

Furnishing,
Athletic

beads

"

American

ClAPP,

is embroidered

full-topped

bands

B.

Fashionable

are

handsome

drops and

as
stylishon the street
but the buttons.

Masa.

EDWARD

y^^M=^

the

to

basque body

is

St., WorceBter.

hem

Butter, Vegetables,

Etc., Etc.,

velvery small toque of blue vet

and black fur, with a small bird at
one
side,is worn
with this suit.
Winter
dresses for day wear
are
made of
wool
rather than
silk, althoughsometimes
there is a combination
of the two.
But nothing

TWICHELL,

)lci, Silver

the

of the

embroidered,and

are

the cuffs.

W.

fur.

trimmed

the front.

across

from

either side

and

ornaments

at

silk

nail heads

appliqud embroideryabout

distance

On

and

Practice,Thursdays

knotted

studded

lady is of light
young
front of the skirt is

The

of black

at

m.

for

for

with

half the

waist-line.

m.

QUARTETTES
3 P-

TO

and

black

round

Poultry, Sausages, Lard,

of black silk cord.

broadcloth.

one

HARVIONY,

with

with

dress
stylish

blue
CLASSES

mode
for '91 appears in the
black duchesse satin
walkingjacket,

BLANCHARD,

Beef,Pork,"
Veal,
Lamb,

with blue.

beaded
fringe,
formed

GAME,
CHICKENS,
DUCKS,

GEORGE C.

firstnew

form

OF

Piano, Organ

WILD

shops in

at

VENISON,
TURKEYS,
GEESE,

seems

STREET,

us

ALWAYS ON HAND!

TeaCo.,"
England

MAIN

273

Fashion.

pend
de-

can

Furs are
worn
even
in Rome, where there
fresh article,
has been as yet littlecold weather
patrons will
to render
them
comfortable,and the fur and feather

pure,

of the bpst quality. Our

many
that this is true of the
testify

"New

J.P.Weixler
323 Main Street,
MECHANICSHALL BUILDING.

i^idHt

Annual

19

Out
Closinsj;

FINE

LINEN

Sale of

FAMILY

GOODS

WHITNEYS
LINEN
Temple

STORE.

Place, Boston.

t I Q H T
zard in Vienna.
burned.
15

impede travel

strikers

Riotous
Scotland.

"

Justice in

of

Palace

Kouen

in

Church

Notes.

Pertli,
nAPTIST.

The

aded.
proclaim the ports of Clute block-

Rebels

week

Pleasant

of prayer will be observed

by the
HaptistChurch ne.xt week.

Street

becoming impatient
situation.
political

Liberals
l-".nglish
the

2_1

at
UNITARIAN.

At the annual

EVENTS.

COMING

umn.
for tliis col(Lif'-HT solicits notices of future events
ble.)
Th;y should be sent as eailyin the week as possi-

Saturday, Jan.

17.
in

Class

Hall."

History

N.\ti;ral
2.

miology,

ent

50

p.m.
Worcester

Theatre."

Aroon'' 2.30

in "The

W.

Minstrel

J. Scanlan
Boy" S p.m.

in

ian
meeting of the First Unitarparish Monday nightNelson C. Keyes was
elected clerk and
treasurer
and Dwight A.

Davis, Thomas

B.

Eaton, William F. Abbott,

K. 1). Buffington,
Waldo
Lincoln, Francis H.
P. Kinnicutt, Dr. John F.
Dewey, Leonard
Adams, Stephen Salisbury,James P. Hamilton,

J.St"-wartBrown

"Myles

elected

and

E.

P. Brown

were

World,"

Rev.

by

'the

Church."

tHc first time

occupied for

improving.

new

ces
Servi-

today.

The

\'. M. C.

meeting, address by

Afternoon

A."

Sanderson,

Alonzo

History

Natural

of

Meeting
p.m.
Worcester

is well

to

should

for

was

of

Washing

Jan.

have

idea that LuiliT

M.

Training," S

by Prof.
p.m.
Class

Hall."

in

C. M.

ward,
Wood-

all items

wished

^orks, 8

Women's

to

readings

Mad," 8

""Money

the

Monthly meetingof

M. C. A."

careful

theme

from

anniversary

of admission

\*ermonters

invited.

p.m.

association
reunion
of

Celebration

of Vermont

the

to

of

of

Jan.

.All

Union.

and

Central

Monday

it a very successful
Raymond of Wtsley-

valuable

the

talk

on

such

a
cityfor many
devoted
thouijhtful,

his

institution under

elected secretary

meeting

The

Centenni,!

21.

Worcester

of

Union

care

County

to

fill a

The

vacancy.

in March.

will be

fourth

quarterly conference

Webster

held

was
Square Church
Monday evening. Rev.
Chadbourne,
presiding. Rev.

read his report which

was

Grange.

in

showed

the

at

the

and

he

y.

Natural

Bay

State

Clasi
in comparative
Class in mineralogy for

Hall."

History

for b ginneis,3
beginners,2.30 p. m.

p.m.

Half

house."

through

way

of

supper

Jacob

Stone

and

Tlioma.s, Henry W.
Guy, A. D.
W.
H
Conger; recording steward,

district steward,Daniel
trustees.
Fred E. Bariows, John
McCallum;
N. Albee, H.
L.
Gregson,
Jenks, Thomas
James Hunt, Charles E. Morse, Daniel E. Tutendent
son,
John Jat ques, Alon/.o W. Cole; superinH.
Stearns.
of Sunday School, A.
also appointed.
were
The various committees

Jacob

L.

Dr.

McCullagh,

on

A party of business men

from Hartford
spected
inthe buildingThursday.
The leaders' class gave an exhibi tion at the
Clinton association
rooms
Thursday evening.

You!
HereiswhatWe Offer
We

give

will
We

will
'We

"

anatomy

Rev.

will preach a series of

the book of Job. beginninga week
from tomorrow.
The
subject for tomorrow
evening is The Inspirationof the Scriptures.
sermons

also

of Worcester

.Til IRC"

Socie

H.

that the church

condition

prosperous

of

George S.
Dorr
Henry

Dr.

Institute
for re-election
County .Agricultural
stated that he declined a nomination
chosen
lows:
folPapers b/ J. B. Bowker, Worcester, on
as
as
pastor. Officers were
Bowd
on
ch, Framingham,
F. Stearns, F. A.
"Poultry" and E. E.
Steward, George
"Sheep
Barnes, Geo. A. (jregson,W. H. Young, TarChurch."
St. Cong.
Salem
Adjourned business
W.
bell P. Haskell, Walter
Dennis, Daniel
meeting of the church. 7. 45 p.m.
Wm.
C. Barnard, John Delano,
McCallvim,
We

made

is

p.

Sons

7 p.m.

Meeting

called

make

church

Wednesday,
M I i.LBURY."

rect.
cor-

impress

to
was

Mr. Charles
making long strides in progress.
H. Carpenter of the linn of J. H. Clark " Co.

next
.Annual

of Vermont.

Daughters

than

has been given in this

and

m.

Hall."

to

day. lie is,obviously,a

was

Horticultural

Social

only numbers
affair. President

man

p.m.
Theatre

WoKitsTER

obtained

was

Methodist

lacked

more

osteology and

Illustrated

Church."

E.

more

made

Hutchins,

an
address repletewith suggestions,
an
gave
Plymouth Church,
of education.
No
lookingto the advancement
pastor. The
pastor

20.

7.30 p.m.

Grace
Burns'

8 p.uL

Mad,"

"Money

Lecture

History

anatomy,

Volapuk, 7.30
Club, 7.30 p.m.

University, .St.Louis,

on

"Manual

on

Natural

in

Botanical

Higginson

Hall."

The

19.

Class

Hall."

Tuesday,

Club,

that

was

have

repairsand

for.

Jan.

Theatri:."

.Association

Rev.

p.m.

Monday.

and

raised

usual.

as

\.

It

of last week

note

stated the money

Bai'Tlst

Street

will be

Trinity. The

in the

on

7 p.m.

Pleasant
church

Lecture

"Getting

on

the committee
on
music.
C.
B. Lincoln and E. T. Marble
lowing
committee
on
supply. The folmade:
appropriations were
Pastor's
salary,$4,000; janitor'ssalary,S700 ; treasurer's
$200 ; for pulpitsupply, J250 ; incidentals,
salary,
Deacon
Smog;
Lyman Drury,
I"..Bigelow, A. G. Eslabrook
Amos
and
H. B.
Lincoln were
to look
appointed a committee
for a site for a parsonage.
A resolution in relation
to the death of Mr.
Charles
E. Brooks
also adopted.
was
The meetings held at the Old .South Church
last week excited so much
interest that they
have been continued through this week.
H.

MKTIIODI.ST.

Chapin Club

to

Stone; clerk,Charles Marble; auditor,C M.

Dyer; assessors,
Benaiah
Fitts,A. G. Estabrook, and H. B. Lincoln. The standingcommittee

were

Church."

Universalist

First

Dr. Gunnison

CONGREGATIONAL.

At the annual meeting of the parishof Piedmont

Church
the following officers were
elected:
and
Treasurer
collector,A. H.

was

assessors.

18.

Sunday, Jan.

The
elected are : For one
trustees
and J. W.
year, E. I. Comins
Plaisted, for
twoyears W. A. Lytle and J. P. Jones, for
three years, H. B. Wellington and Caleb Colvin. Daniel Seagrave, E. I. Comins.
Wm.
Mecorney, Caleb Colvin and Thomas
Talbot
were
appointed a committee to have charge of
the celebration next June of the fiftiethanniversary
of the parish.
years.

will

the

you

give

give

Best
the

you

you

Goods,

Lowest
the

Prices,

Best

Treatment

FOR RELIABLE FOOTWEAR,

Thomas;

"

Class

of

'9!,W.

P.

Worckster

L,8p.m.

Theatre."

Mad,"

"Money

2.30 and

p.m.

Thursday,
Reform

Club

of Reform

Club, S

Jan.

of

19th

sary
anniver-

23.

Hall."

History

Cong.

St.

.-ALEM

"Foods,

on

7.45 p m.
Worcester
to

Son,"

p.m.
CiiURtH.

what

to

"Lecture

of

by

eat and what

The

Theatre."

to

Rev.
avoid

Nobles in "From

Saturday, Jan.
History

J,

ing."
eat-

Sire

Osgood;

Frances
24.

Class

Hall."

At the fiftiethaanual meeting of the Ladies

Social Circle of the First Universalist Church.
read and
Monday afternoon the reports were
Mrs.
the followingofficers elected ; I'rcsidcnt,
B.
first
vice
H.
president,Mrs.
Wellington:
Miss
Sarah J. Keith; second vice prtsident.

in

entomology,

Brooks;

Son,"

The

Theatre."

2.30 and

First

Universalist
to

in "From

Sire

8 p.m.

Sunday,
Dr. Gunnison

Nobles

Jan.
Church.

Chapin

Club

on

25.
"

Lecture

"Helps

and

by

Rev.

ces
Hindran-

to Suc.ess," 7 p.m.

Some

books

swallowed,and

are
some

Bacon,
digested."

to

tasted, others to be
few to be chewed and
be

FRONT SHOE STORE,

383 Main

St
,

SignoftheGoldenBoot.

E.
L.
secretary, Mrs.
rectresses,
diH. H. Houghton;
E.
Mrs.
S.
Talbot,
Anna
Allen
S. Ball, Mrs.

Mrs
treasurer,
Mrs. Thomas
"

2.30 p.nL
Worcbster
to

J.Stone,

Brewster

8 p.m.

Natubal

WHITE

UNIVER.SALIST.

Meeting

OrnithologicalClub, 7.30
Lansing

Albert

p.m.

Friday, Jan,
Natural

22.

Celebration

Hall."

Lawrence,

Mrs.

S.

and Mrs. J. B. Parker.

The parishof the First Universalist Church
met
Monday evening. O. T. Crawford was
re-elected clerk and A. E. Newton, treasurer
the
voted to increase
and collector. It was

Ladies'

pastor'ssalaryfrom J3,ooo to 4,ck)0. A change

ing
made
in the by-lawswas
by which the stand-

Ladies'

of
called the board
is now
committee
trustees
and consists of si.x members, two
term
of
for
a
Jhree
beingelected every year

50c.

Rubbers

Gossamer

for 35c.
"Colchester"

Adhesive
never

Counters

slipoff

Rubbers,
"

the feet.

"

Will

Zl

HT

LI(i

Just

mi

Funny Enough.

A reminiscence.
The West Newbury Messenger
the square pews were
says, when
taken
from the church
many years ago, and the high,
old-fashioned pulpitremoved to give
place to
one
of more
modern style,Mr. Joseph Carle-

i 111,

Fire

Insurance !
EDW. E LONGLEY,

that time landlord of the

RisingSun
hotel,purchased the pulpit,
and placeditas an
ton,

at

Fire
Insurance
ornament

the front

over

Several newspapers
made
long or short notices,

in

and

D. D., appeared in the

Newburyport Herald:
"This
before tfis
pulpitnow
tavern door
Attracts

crowd

drew

it never

before

MISS SAR4H E.

LAUGHTON,

IN

ALL

ITS

BRANCHES.

To

Society
and Delsarte
Gymnastics
Movements.
Small

Classes and
The
Ho.me
Worcester,Mass.

School,

Dr.

Frank

A.

.\. Howland.

Private

Lessons.

"Hi!
asked

dress,
Ad-

be

May Street,

23

Pleasant

D.

D.

St.,

too

year

did

Irishman

under

forms,

at

the

lowesi

its sacred wood"

is feltand understood

upon

pair of

ENGLAND,

DEALER

get them
trousers.?"
man
who happened to

you

of

W. A.

IN

FINE WATCHES,

JEWELRY
CLOCKS,

remarkablyshort

"I got them

on.
where
they grew
indignantreply."Then, be me conscience,"
said Paddy, "you've
pulledthem a

" OPTICALGOODS.
KEPAIKING

!"

soon

ings
insuring Dwell-

'

advertisement contains the following

"If the gentleman who
keeps the shoe
the red head will return
the umbrella
of a young ladywith whalebone
ribs and
an
iron handle
to the slate roofed
grocer's
shop, he will hear of something to his advantage,
as
the same
is the gift of a

Mass.

of

Furniture

approved

"

the

S.

Dentists.'Worcester,

most

rates.

West
you,
Newbury, you alone 't is given
find the gate of hell the porch of heaven."

passing with

was

Rowland,

pulpitthey can tell ;

form, they love its very smell

influence now

an

Household

and

the

see

where

trousers
H

to

They
They love to lean
The
To

St., Worcester.

specialty

and

"

now
beneath that pulpit
strange devotion and abundant zeal.

love its

^BLOCTJTION*

make

kneel,'

Yes, sinners
With

We

latest

Its power
is now
increased an hundred foldIt has that spirit's
power
which here is sold ;

It's sweet

Main

339

verse.
Among others,
the following,
by the late Rev. Leonard Withington,

written

LincolnHouse Block.

in prose

some

in

some

368 i-2 Main Street,

Office,

door of the tavern.

mention of the fart

PROMPTLY

DONE.

394 MainStreet.

recent

Residence,61 West

Street.

store with

Steinway

deceased

mother

now

no

with the

more

engraved

name

it."

upon

Norwich

youngster of five years

having
been found playing
in various private stables
in the neighborhood where
he lived,
on
being
remonstrated thereupon
by his mother

replied
'noughfor
"

"Well, I dess if a barn was

Jesus to be born in,it'sdood
boys to play in."

PIANOS
JiH^
Z?^l

the

n"?^^
f^-^'^^^
'

sold

and

not

dood

'nough for

dissatisfied

customer.

'ittle

for

and

out

him."

Mr.

John

Smith's

(brisklv)-"All

leg.

Chinaman's

off Mrs.

PIANOS.
Best

Upright Piano

at

reasonable

ST., Worcester,
Mass.

no

followingas

Chinaman
handed to
filled for cancer:

permanently

Hours:

IVIiss
92

9 to

ii

H.
Summer

a. m.,

NI

to 4 p. m.

PROCTOR,

Strhet.

Worcester.

Mass.

"Worcester
Dress
Cntting
Academy.
Dress

cuttingand making patterns and liningscut to

perfectly
by the Kellogg-French Tailor System.
Lessons in cutting,making and
draping. Teaching
at residence when
desired. Agents
wanted
Send
for Circular.
Room
17 Clark's
ht

Block,

MRS.

E.

F.

RElttOYAL
!

S O

492

Main

N.

REMOVAL !

Mrs. Walch's Dress

from 720 Main
Street.

Days.

Cutting School
Street

to

45

has removed
Pleasant

druggistof that city,

to
"Pickled lizards,
two
ginsing root, one-half ouncewillow cricket skins,half a
dozen; rattlesnake
a

be

Corea

sweet
ounce;
potato vine, one
ounce; black dates, two
ounces:
red bark
one
and one-half ounces;
devil-fish suckers'
three ounces;
reindeer's horn (ground),
onehalt ounce;
bird's claws, one-fourth
ouncelotus leaves,one-half
ounce; white nuts, one
dried ginger,one-fourth
ounce;
ounce; coffin
nails (old ones), five
ounces.
Boil the whole
in two
quarts of water, drink two
spoonfuls a
day, and make
paste with the solution and
powdered rat s flesh,
and apply to the sore
"

'i"

for the next

Thirty
free to test the system.
out-of-town pupils.

linings cut

Blast, publishes Special Rates

prescription which a

C.L. GORHAM " CO.,

454 MAIN

now

Special inducements

Prescription.

Haines
Brothers'
tail,one-fourth
Superb
Upright
The

is

ribs in

I^^the
(Alabama) Hot
u^"r"!?'""

pairs;

scarringor other injury, There

Street,Worcester, Mass.

I've sawed
a'/'k"'.'"'"^'"*^^"""="^

Kranich
" Bach Faultless
Pianos
and

chops

basket

Murphy

1-

No

for any lady to allow a

growth of hair to remain
her face to mar
her personal beauty and
to make
her friends
unhappy. Moles are also
moved.
re-

in

Williams'
Standard
Pianos
of the
\ ?""" .e""ent'ythe Best Instruments at
^"d sold in all art
\"
centers
centers of the globe:
preferred for public and
private use Dy the greatest living
artists

made

Process.

the

NEEDLE

excuse

Scene, a butcher's stand:" Butcher"

"Come
John, be livelynow
Mr'
; break the bones

recognized

24,000

permanently eradicated by

ELECTRIC
upon

A Western
girlvisited a music store and
asked for "The heart boiled down
with grease
and care," and
"When
I swallowed made
homepies." The
clerk at once
recognized
what she desired.
A

SUPERFLUOUSHAIR CAN* BE

to

Mrs.L. F. Waich,
*
Sole

Proprietorof the

TailorRule System,
Improved
AGENTS

L.

WANTED.

J. ZAHONYI,

confectioDer
andcaterer,
348 Main Street,
Mass.
Worcester,

I (J HT

ElginMarbles.

Give Back the

that at last even

to know
a
It is gratifying
singlevoice is raised in favor of the tardy act
called for as above
of justice

is

writers, and

modern

most

Byron

Even

of those words

the views

in
"Oh, lo;itlied
May hate pursue

Linked

well

gin
El-

for

life" nor pardoned in the dust

liissacriligious
lust I

Surely

it

be

cannot

dream

vain

Byron about
shipped to London

their

they were
exhibited
by this man
Shop"; in 1816 they were

his

at

sold

moval,
re-

and there

own

"Stone

the

British

to

in all that

these sacred

treasures

and

rightful
owners,
"sublime

thus

General

traveled

rock" where

Pericles and

placed them "in

more
history,"

Apteros

these

"

last

two

being replaced

Harrison

Mr.

for

think how

to

us

will

they

the

more

90 years which have passed since

have
left Athens
entirelychanged the

they

conditions

them, have

justifyLord

tell in favor

protectionof

which

reasons

Elgin

in

removing
All those
stored
being re-

their

of

natural home.

their national and

to

"The

The

all vanished.

and

one

now

reasons

the facts.

and

held to

were

rest, and the

it is done, the
gracefully

The

better.

unique monuments,
tional
of art, pride in a na"
*
*
"
all call

"
possession *
that immortal steep the
to placeon
us
sacred
fragments where Pericles and Phidias
than
2000
years ago.
placedthem more

to

um
say, that in the British Museworks are
safe,whilst they
these priceless
would be exposed to danger in Athens ; that
"It is usual

to

in Athens

they would

but these

and

and
"It may

out

statements

the contrary
precisely
be taken for certain

of
are

sight;
isms,
soph-

is true.

conceivable

the

Marquis

was

of elocution.

He

and

was

of lofty

lively
powers

stillfree from

clctier

"

accusation

an

as

by

means

of

in France,

word
often,and he kindly sent me
every
distinguished
time he received the visitof some
should
I
like to
he
of whom
thought
person
at his house
make
the acquaintance. It was
Price
Mr.
that 1 met
Hastings, and Doctors
cy
also I formed an intimaand Priestley.There
with Mr. Canning. Mr.
Romilly, Robert
and Lord
Mr.
Benthani,
Smith, M. Dumont,
Henry Petty, the son of Lord Lansdowne, who
at that time was
already looked upon as one of
the hopes of England. All the friends of Mr.
Fox, with which gentleman I had, on several
terms, did their
occasions, been on intimate
as
best to render my stay in London
pleasant

possible.
McKay

Mrs.

half
have

owns

flawless

ly
sapphire near-

inch in diameter, which

an

is said to

jii8s,ooo.

cost

injury,

who

rians
Tripolitan Barba-

passed through

This

consider

"to

the

and expediency of
probability,
between

Bos.-

to

1S57.

Convention.

called

was

convention

practicability,
a
separation

the free and slave states."

ABOUT

Rev.

V.

M.

FOLKS.

Simons

delivered his lecture

on

at the Pleasant
Wives," Tuesday evening,

Church

Street

in Leicester.

Leander

Bigelow died of heart failure at the

con
JulianF. Bigelow, 142 BeaHe was
the son
street, Sunday morning.
Levi Bigelowof Marlboro and was
seventy-

home
of

of his son,

eight years old

at

living.The

now

of his death.

the time

of fifteen children of whom

one

He

nine

are

Bigelow

H.

Horace

are

nine

of this city,Lambert
Bigelow who lives at the
M. Bigelow,a lawyer in Boston,
Lake, Edwin
Arthur
old

the

on
J. Bigelow,who lives in Marlboro
homestead, Mrs. Cordelia Hastings,

Electra

Mrs.

and

Whitney

Abel
of Berlin, Mrs.
Lawrence
of Marlboro.
his
the

Solon

Mrs.

Rice

and

Mrs.

farming while

and

he
of

manufacture

the

finallyticket agent

the

of

railroad. .He

his first wife

being Lucy
Maria

Worcester

Mrs.

of this

Elbert

of East

cityand

ing
com-

Felton
Ann

and

married,
of Marlboro,

twice

was

of the

Howe

same
place. By his firstwife there
children, five daughters and two

L. Mock

after

superintendentof
at
the jail and

was

shoes

Shrewsbury

his second, Mrs.

and

in Marlboro

Worcester

to

are

Wood

Henry

Mr. Bigelowchanged
occupationseveral times,being engaged in
marketing business, shoe manufacturing

whom

um
that the Muse-

of

on
Monday last,on his way
Spy, Wedneslay, Jan. 15, 1806.

firmities
the in-

people
whose
ity
superiorkeep at a distance all the men
son
givesthem umbrage. That is the only reain office again. I saw
was
why he never
well

as

hero

town

was

which, in England

nation

his presence,

at

15"

of old age.
Some
people brought
againsthim the commonplace accusation of

being too

the whole

"

of

whom

nobleman

views, giftedwith abundant

the summit

risk of tire,accidental

whole

of Lansdowne,

Eaton, "The

tremble

"Cross

knort-n in Paris; he

had

as

of the olis
Acropstanding
from
spot ideallyprotectedby nature

is a
any

be buried

kindred

on

now

by

was

Worcester

1806.

the

Disunion

azine.
Mag-

him

these

the interest of students

aloud

William
over

of

riots
compat-

Century

England during the

ultimatelyto

have

and

sooner

when

and

to be restored to the

are

surelyhigh time
bles
the Elgin MarThere
Acropolis.

this
ton.

moment
of the
supreme
than 2300 years ago.
H.
H. ClIAMHKRIIN.

in The

made

"

year 1793, and a portionof i 794.

kindness
welcomed
with the utmost

the dreadful
There

"It is

says:

its

the

on

his

this town."

"

Lybian Desert with his litth:

undisciplinedarmy ; conquered Derne, ai d

to their

replacethem

peopleof
13

"

them

to restore

to Bloomsbury, where
Museum, and removed
of figures
are.Theyconsist principally
they now
from the east pediment, 15 metopes, and part
Talleyrand's Memoirs
the
of
a
Parthenon,
of the frieze
caryatid
from the Erectheion, and part of the frieze of
I resided in

Nike

1778.

12,

records.

town

interest

to

world's

by plastercasts.

Calendar.

J.-\Nl'AKY

minds of the

that the

greatest of livingEnglishmen, whose

is so

with Lord

with the fool that fired the

Greece
great
pertains
in the British Diplomatic
(a Scottish nobleman
past gloryand its present hopeful progress
maining
Service) in the year 1800, and after remake
of
use
his
as
may
position, trustee
boxed up in the Pyraeus duringa long
controversy

Worcester

much.

too

.Mike reserved for aye to stand accursed.

Perchance
the second blacker than the first."

known,
Lord

one

word

one

there is only space

Ephesian dome
Shall vengeance
follow far lieyondthe tomb,
And
Eratostiatoi and Elgin shine
In many
and burning line,
a branding page

of

for

paper

not

Erostra-

pertinentto express ened

enlight"Voted unanimously that the confederation
when
publicsentiment today than even
agreed upon by the L'nited States in general
written So years ago."
they were
conference
assembled, is agreeable to the

right-minded public so

in your
that I ask space
forcibly
few (luotations
:
is
as
"The
Marbles,"
Elgin
torn
from the Acropolisby
were

said

23
and

Elgin

few lines,more

caption
)mplishedof

ace

both of

names

tos.

above

he expresses

intelligent and

the

the

with

of the ablest and

one

Nineteenth

of the article in the

author

The

Century of December

outlive the

were

seven

of
sons,
Mrs.
James

Leighton and
JulianF. Bigelow
Pepperell,

Mrs.

Albert Russell of Revere

stillliving.

Canon
Liddon, who died recentlyin P2ng******
Mr. Alfred S. Roe will read a paper, "GleanAnd
foreignwar.
toria
Vicaddressed
Oueen
in a sermon
land, once
land
safe spot for preings after the"Surrender" before the Rhode Isserving
happens that the ideally
a
lost
and thereby
ric.
bishop"Madam,"
as
Soldiers' and Sailors' Historical Society
relics is the very spot where
priceless
next Tuesday evening, January 20th.
a
people
glorious genius and a wonderful
is
The back yard of Lord Tennyson's home
placed them 2000 years ago.
Those in search of a photographerwill do
has
he
that
with
be
strewn
to
clay
pipes
said
In
is now
"Greece
quitefull of museums.
interview Uuderwood, 326 Main street,
is a prodigious well to
The
discarded.
and
used
poet
or
there are seven
Athens
alone
eight,of
George P. Critchto the old favorite,
successor
ble
the humhe
and
like
prefers
Carlyle,
smoker,
national
and distinct
which three are principal
erson.
claypipe,rarelysmoking a cigar. He is
excellent judgment the
With
collections.
like
Sarah IC. Laughton of Miss E. A.
Miss
now
over
eightyyears old, and looks more
um
Greeks have resolved to form a specialmusecivil or
it so

in

not

the

is placed every

situ, from

Acropolisitself.

it is,is already to
most

*
*
*
Acropolis *
fragment recovered,
building raised on
any

the rock of the

on

in which

the

This
art

small

Museum,

farmer

than

Queen
opera, but
audiences.

man

in existence.
indispensable

one

of the

Kimball's

of letters.

Spain is fond of the

dislikes appearing before public
this difiuulty
by
She overcomes
connected
chamber
by telephone

Christina

of

having her
she
with the opera house and in this way
to the performance without having to
has
cleared itself
before the public.
protest which will

student

"Happily the English name

of offense by a noble

as

tens
lispear
ap-

School

Home

references,such

as

has

Professor

most

Brown

e.xcellent
of Tufts

of
College,Superintendentof Schools Tash,
Portland, Me, Principalof State Normal
School

intendent
Corthell,Gorham, Me., School Superernor
of Augusta, Me., and GovLuce
mony
Every one bears testiRobie of Maine.
to her attainments

and

worth.

plains

Barre

iAass

Zl

TH

CO.'S

WARE-PRATT

Sale
ofWinter
Closing
Clotling
MARKED
DOWN
have
our
patrons that we
desirable bargains in ULSTERS,
shall offer the most
The
best bargainsin

wish
to remind
of the season
we
and SUITS.

We
balance
REEFERS

Clothingfor Men, Youths, Boys and

city. The
closingout

In the
to

our

stock
sale

during the

be reduced
in progress.

must
now

PoTunnnfo

r^11 of Am

60

next

for the next 60

^^ ^^^^deparment

days, and

The

are

and
end

in the

fraternal
five years.
Over
of formation.

of

full

For
or

and
particulars,

address

J.

(".

H.

forallwho
object

wear

Our s'ockof CLOTHS is unusnally

us.

Sept.

the plan and

carefully
e.xplaining

documents
"n'")OD.TIAN,

Secy., 339

Main

Mass.

rapidlygrowing fraternity,
Burnside
Building.

BBST

D, Lynch
Proprietor.
26 Pleasant
Worcester,
Street,

BRAMAN,DOW

CARRY

NO

HAVE
A

CHANDELIERS,

EQUAL.

LARGE

LINE
TABLE

OF

GAS

AND
AND

LAMPS,

KEROSENE

A.

PENTECOST,

Agent.

1 Wasliington
Mass.
Sq.,
lorcester,

FIRE-PLACE

GOODS.
GOOD

WHENEVER

466 Main

St.

COMPANY,

SteamandHot
WaterHeatin

W.

ALSO

"

GLENWOOD Rangeand ParlorStoves.

The BAY STATE or

THEY

of this

scope

St., Worcester,

THE

GKT

WE

early visit

an

*Troy
Laundry

ORDER.

tion
great co-operative institu17, i88g. A
of $500 at
accident
benefits
and
endowment
an
two
local assemblies,
and
in Worcester;
two
400 members
in sick benefits.
$5000 already distributed
$6500 reserve.

City of Worcester,
order, paying sick and

in process

callon

invite

forceofjourneymen
tailors
to make thePRICESREASONABLEin orderto keep
our entire
employed.
prepared
and
Main
Worcester.
First Nat. Bank
Street,
Company, 408
Bldg.
412

ENDOWMENT

Incorporated

more

Children

^A^are-Pratt

NON=SECRET

the

we

for the

OVERCOATS,

shallmake it an

we
days,

llUSlOIII
Udl lllolllo.
theirorderswith
CUSTOM CLOTHING to place
and we
large,

stock, and

our

O.

S. Kendall

"

Co.

Eatables
are

desired

they will always

be found at

EbenW.

Hoxie'

305 and 816-818 MaiD Street,

A.

'

9^

it,
Totter

^/mm%%M

m^%

S. NEWCOMB,

and Oyster
Market
House,
Fish ot all kinds. Planter and Shipper
of Oysters. Telephone conn;
Choice Grade
tion 2o6-2.
IVIass.
St., Worcester,
223 Main

REV.

Late

[ENGRAVED

EXPRESSLY

FOR

LIGHT.;

GRIER

EDWARD

Pastor,

Park

FULLERTON.

Congregational Church.

LIGHT

PDTNAM " SPRAGDE CO,

CHOLLAR,

GOODS,
FDRNITUREAND UPHOLSTERY
to all
process of manufacture, we of"er SpecialInducements
articles. Suffice it to
to enumerate
sufficient space in this column
FURNITURE
have a well
COMMON
and
COST
MEDIUM
we
say that in FINE,
in the state. Large Stock
selected Stock of such goods as are to be found in the best warerooms
Satisfaction guaranteed.
Polite attention.
Elevator to all floors above.
the street floor.
on

make

To

for

room

purchasers. We

have

Chollar,
and

247

-^"ARTNEEDLEWORK AND STAMPING^2:To.

and Restaurant.
Bakery
Mexican

Nothing but first-classmaterial used.

board

at

"

J.

reasonable

Main

231

.St.

T.

and

Table
on

prices.
36 Shrewsbury

^^TCTalrLVLt

Fine

Embroidery,

Work,

Done

Instruction
commission.

Street,

to

given and

S. M.

MRS.

IE i JOLLY i FRENCH * DYEING

AND i CLEANSING * HOUSE.
Reference

furnished.

Goods

Work

Firgt-ClasB

Needle^vork,

Order,

material

sold

for Laces

and

at

KEYES.

" Strauss.

MEIiVIN

T.

out

WALNUT

PKOPKIJSTOK,

J.B. Woodworth,
*

Notice.

Short

Curtains, Gross

Lace

from
this coupon
it with
and
bring
I,IGHT,
count
disand
get 10 per cent
you
from
regular prices.
Cut

St.

Proprietors.

CALDER,

CENTRAL.

CORNER

CRITERION

THE

Sprague Company,

"

Putnam

STREET,

MAIN

249

goods in

not

ST.

PHOTOGRAPHER

ARCHITECT*
Children's
Portraits

-^--^^fc^^^ssi;

E. W.
310

this

COFFIN,

Main

J. ZAHONYI,

Mass.
348 Main Street,
Worcester,

ImportingGrocer,
Fire

Insurance

PLEASANT

liMrs.Dr.Wm.
339

ST.

Hall

Mechanics

andcaterer
Confectioner

Street, Worcester.

Paper.

JOHN A. HARTIGAN,

47

Specialty

326 Main,op.

L.

Kixttires

Store
Name

Worcester

Main

Burnside
Room

REMOVAL !

St.,
Building
5.

Office hours:

EDW. E

Mrs

LONGLEY,

Walch's

Cutting School
removed

339
We

make
and

latest

and

St., Worcester.

Main
a

specialty

Household
rr"ost

of

insuring

Furniture

approved

forms,

Main
ings
Dwell-

under
at

the

lowest

Dress
has

from
Street

Pleasant St.
inducements

2.30;

2 to 5.
10.30 to

9 to
Sundays,
2.

720
to

45

Special
for the

Thirty Days.
Linings cut free to

next

test
rates.

town

^Vi^t

GOOOS

the system. Special

Rates
to out-of-

soRTMENT

pupils.

Mrs. L. F. WALGH,
Sole
Proprietorof
the Improved Tail
Rule System.
or
Agents wanted, g

"^"^E
I"
CITY
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LIGHT
Vol.

WORCESTER,

u.

Genesis

Light is wanted

on

Commonwealth

away
Let

hitherto,has
the

let the world

and

behind

windows.
kind.

of every

screens

kind.

with
the

been

out for

and

to go

advanced.'

as

one

as
a
Electricity
place of horsts
and cables.
The
most
brilliant imagination
cannot
forecast the possibilities
of electricity.

Mr.

H.

exhibition

H.

several

the

The

report of the 17th Annual

of the Ma.ssachusetts

W.

Worcester

last is

October

on

excellent resumd

C.

Convention

T.

of the work

held in

U.

and

out

it gives

done

by this
indtfatigable most excellent
The
work
l"ody of women.
public weal.
accomplished by the.se zealous ladies can
Bigelow opened his electric
be
never
fullyappreciated tillthe grand summing

citizen of Worcester

in his efforts to advance

When

come.

take

to

tell ; but

can

promoted.

One

to

sure

is bound

motor

to

publicwelfare is not looked

other places is studied
some

tains
cur-

the lives behind

No

48

lying

business
the

; our

that of

is

towns

No.

1891.

24.

an

closed

Down

L^p with

know

have

question that

every

considered

shuttered

and

doors

this is certain

of every

for the

out

from

away
city,
of ter
Worcesdegree miijht the prosperity

barred to
places now
vivifying,thus driving

light on
been

JANUARY

Suppose it had looked

city. Suppose no

allowed

what

and disease germs

have

us

been

tion,
of Na(juestions
many
and City.

and

miasma

lived.

had

all

into

light,drying

had

SATURDAY.

interests of the

of the article ordered.

is need

Let it shine

I," 3.

enough

Reason

There

MASS.,

is

the

since, he

years

struck

the end

at

comes

up

of time.

Constant

did more
to
popular key. No one thing ever
in works, indefatigable
in spirit,
they know
advertise our citythan that brilliant display.
such
no
word
discouragement,no
"fail."
as
And now
he is going to do it again. Already
hide.
She
has
to
invites
Worcester
nothing
Says a young man
spending his firstwinter in
is space called for in the rink and the display
is
.She
and
not
comparisons.
"1
inspection
find my .New England lessons
Washington,
of 1 891 will be as
much
greater than that of
afraid of the full blaze of a noon
day sun and
and trainingstand me
well in hand.
They
the former day as that exceeded
the days of
her streets;
at night electric lights illumine
enabled me
to decline the wine
fered
profcup when
and
has
horse
Electricity
lamplight
power.
but there is justa littlelacking of Worcester
by the fair hand of a beautiful daughter
Mr.
advanced
since
and
Bigelow
1887
poses
purhad about one
half the
self assertion.
If we
of a certain Congressman on New Year's Day."
the progress.
to let Worcester
He
see
boastfulness that constitutes so large a part of
and on his training
Blessingson that young man
is a sort of electr'c motor
himself.
certain western
cities,it would be well for us.
! May those early lessons ever
have force
ward
to
off temptations I Parents,
enough
And again he has a new
notion on the license
Nor need we
to the west for e.vamples.
go
and teachers
and
preachers,you littleknow
question. In fact,Mr. B. bubbles over
There
find a good instance in .Springfield.
We
where your word or example will prove efficacious.
with new
notions.
He asks why property that
of a Springis a certain pride in every page
field
New
May this same
England influence
is taxed may
not be protectedagainstthe Kum
irrespective of politicsor creed
paper,
spread and widen tillit includes all the land.
that which
bears no burdens?
Traffic as
well as
them.

would

that Light

like

to

emulated

see

in the

of the Commonwealth.

Heart
Our

is excellent.

name

be

that could

cityhave

wished

but

location is all

the

merits

extolled

been

never

Our

of the

Can
advance
one
a
good reason
any
ing
againsthis position. Is it not the logicalendof Local Option? The cityordinances
say
fere
that swine may
not be kept where
they inter-

with the health

their full desserts.

to

How

made

efforts should
be
to
Suppose
boom
Worcester, there would be something to
extol,not a barren waste, too often the only
of

background
the south

and

much

some

vaunted

place of

pig pen

to

the

saloon.
Of

growth

but

prefersteady and substantial

we

course,

determination

the best

in Worcester

make

to

thing
every-

be found

to

where
any-

it

no

for a neighbor? There

danger of fires nor perilsof

loudest noises from

The

person.
torture

west.

of the ple.
peothe veriest

not choose

saloon

will be from

comfort

and

would

many

as

ear

Says

it would

not

do those eminaling from the

gentleman, himself a red hot

cle
"I think Mr.
Bigelow'sartithoughts worthy of the deepest
consideration."
Suppose his petitionto the

temperance
has

man,

many

citizen's
to be
Board of Alderman
heeded, will it not
qualityin every
allows
taching
atof us, P'itchburg,
the odium, for years
do much
to remove
to
her
interests
Mechanic
street?.
to
slip.
Ought not his
opportunity
is
Public
them.
And she does advance
spirit
tected
property and that of other holders to be proto be driven
She sets forth her advantages as a
as they ask and the business
rampant.
where
he suggests,to a Hell of its own? There
place of business and she gets the business.
is

desirable

heart. That

city north
to

no

forward

few

are

Springfieldhas a Board of Trade and every

called
fine pamphlet is sent out
a
Springfield."That of January
"l^rogressive
the cityis
tells an
admirable
story of what
month

It is filled with
what it expects to be.
pictures of leading business men, of business
blocks, and of elegantinteriors. In a word it
and

is

an

excellent

showing of that

the

of the

cityon

letter press

banks

had

Worcester

killed it.' Did

What
Its old

most

are

rooms

now

Board
it die

of
a

divided

It

was

the

property

what

become

must

for Light

not

vote

to

state.

of

w'U not,

owners

keep the

to

Without

them.

from

away

curse

no

Trade

once.

death.'

between

tists
den-

talk

on

Manual

address

the

pronounce

the

best yet

on

the

not, in all cases,

may

crs

If this

cityever

have been convinced.

Training she
voted
buildingdethis legend.
"Adopted through the persistentcoming of
Club."
The
the Women's
unjust judge may
have
his counterpart in municipalitiesand
LitiHT
in this case
will not
hopes that woman,
of zeal nor
of persistency,
till
abate an atom
those in power, though they regard not man,
be driven to
keep boys and girlsfrom
may
must

put
to

adopts Manual

the

over

this

to

entrance

laudable

make

them

of the future,not educated

to

the

end

competent laborers

need

of

loafers.

this a good way

at all and is not
gated
last and always, an unmitiproving it,first,

gentleman,this week, advertised for boys

learn

the

machinists

trade.

He

wanted

to

of

good competent boys, those from the High

it is one
of the most
School preferred and
promising signs of the times that his office

nuisance?
No

The

natural

her

It is

the business?
is

had

subject. They were

thoroughly confirmed in
their thoughts and principles
while the oppos-

idleness and

tion
visible habita-

There

has

itsexistence

enterpriseof

recent

date

is looked

for

proposed electric
that is completed
railway to Spencer. When
out
the
stage industry,it
though it will drive
the pleasure
to
will add a very great amount

in the illustrations.more

er.
shop of a ladies' hair dresslong time ago, too, that it
existed.
Almost
a
generationof people has
and gone since its demise.
come
Suppose it
office and

where

streets

majorityof them,

sprightly

Connecticut.

tellsthe story indicated

Worcester

ward
Training by its chief apostle. Prof. Woodof St. Louis.
The gentlemanthoroughly
knows
what he is talkingabout.
He has given
labor and thought to the subjectand is
much
recognizedas an authority. He had a good
hearing and those who believe in his doctrine,

and

To

anxiously than

the

interest in this Worcester

the dwellers

county of

ours.

along this route, it will be like

bringingthe city to their very doors. The

from itare beyond
come
benefits eventually/to,
the ken of the most far seeing; but electric
connection between

Worcester

and

many

out-

with lads of fifteen and

there-a
crowded
wished
to learn this branch
bouts years who
It was
office work that was
not
of handicraft.
Does
called for; but
Ijlack,oily,iron work.
is
doubt that instruction of the hand
any one
of street idlersmight
demanded?
Many scores
There are
be otherwise if properly directed.
machine
vacant
shops in the city. Let
many
men
be hired, proper
of them
placed in
one
the work
begun. It is not so
charge and
need as the inside.
the outside that we
much
Give the boys a chance.
was

LI(i
At

Notes.

Church

Salem
were

AKMK.VIAN.

cnurch
in the country
The only Armenian
is of
dedicated last Sunday. The building,
has a
and
Laurel
street
situated
is
on
wood,
priestis Rev.
seatingcapacity of 250. The
was

H. v.

Sarajian.

The Pleasant Street Baptists are now

fairly
home.
settled in their new
Only the vestry is
will be completed
yet finished but the remainder

rapidly as

as

too

many

First Church.

running
Alderman
consider

expenses.

the

found
there
of the
much

to reduce
Active movement
of sixteen with
Committee

C.eorge C. Whitney

appointed to

matter.

CONGREGATIONAL.

Christian Endeavor
Society of I'nion
Church has elected otiicers as follows ; I'resThe

ident,Geo. S. Blakely; vice-president.Kdward

Whiting, Jr.;recording secretary, Oliver S.
Kendall, Jr.; corresponding secretary, Mi.ss
W.
Edward
Aldrich ; treasurer,
lookout
of committees
Vaill,Jr.; chairmen
committee, Miss Nellie Reed; prayer meeting
tee.
committee, Herbert D. Foster ; social commitmittee,
Stevens;
Miss Kate C.
missionary comSchool
.\. Clark ; Sunday
Roscoe
Etta
and callingcommittee. Miss
A.Fogg;
W. Vaill,Jr.
finance committee, Edward

JosephineC.

"

ciety
SoChristian Endeavor
Fark Church
has adopted the uniform topicsand their
United
topiccards recentlyreceived from the
have seen.
the prettiest
we
Societyare among

The

made
of Central Church
Several members
of $27,000
that the mortgage
up their minds
longer.
ought to remain on their church no
the other
Accordinglythey set to work among
well
so
of the church and succeeded
members
that alreadyover
520,000 has been pkdged.
will probably be
The
remainder of the money
raised.
soon
Mr. H. L. Gale, General
Secretary
Union.
of the Y. M. C. A., is conducting for the present,
Mr. Edward
Whitney's class in the Union
in
mtets
class
The
School.
Church
Sunday
of the church
immediately
the audience room
school.
of
the
exercises
after the opening
Worcester
CongregationalClub held
The
ing
its seventeenth annual meeting Monday evenserved
Hall.
in Association
Supper was
I. J. Lansing, the first
at 6 30 o'clock and Rev.
called the
meeting to order.
vice-president
P. Rowell,
The
report of the secretary, W.
of 172
a
memberseip
that there was
residents of Worcester, the
of whom
109 are
ing
of the surroundremainder being from sixty-one
elected :
towns.
The following officers were
showed

President, Rev.

Dr.

George

H.

the adjourned annual

meeting of the
Street Church the following
committees
chosen:
Standing committee. Miss M.

O.

Whitmore,
(iray,J.
BigeII. Hartlett; committee
low, Wm.
home
on
charities,Mrs. Grace A. Whiting, Mrs. Eliza
W.
Evans, Mrs. W. W.Scott, Mr.s. J. 11. Bigelow, Mrs. Mary E. Whitmore.
It was
voted
Chas.

Gould;

first

A. Denny.
Leicester;
Charles
vice-president,
Rev. C. M. Southgate,
second
vice-president.
Edgar
P.
treasurer,
W.
Rowell;
secretary,
Dr.
Bond ; executive
committee, Rev.
Daniel Merriman, Prof. E. D. Smith, and Rev.
Brookfield ; auditor, E. H.
C. S. Mills,North
M.

Baker, Ware; nominating committee, (jeorge

William
L. Newton, Richard
Buck, Millbur)',
to raise the limit
H. Inman.
The proposition
erable
of membership from 175 to 200 caused considcarried.
discussion but it was
finally
the
take
to
A new
Salem Street.
society
ted.
placeof the Christian ICndeavar is contemplawas
the matter
to consider
A committee

appointedWednesday night.
ning
Plymouth. At parishmeeting Thursday evemade
amounting to
were
appropriations
$10,500 including pastor's salary, $6000 ;
music, $2,500; ringingchimes, $100.

W.

H.

Entertainments.
Mad"

"Money

drew

houses

good

Steele

Mackaye's playsand

results which

one

illustratesthe

from

come

at

1 1 is

theater the firsthalf of the week.

an

the
of
rible
ter-

inordinate

desire for money.

Louis N. Glover as Cary
that in the future the Sunday School will be
Haskins
his part being a
w,as
a gre.it
success,
supported by the church and an appropriation
in the last scene
very difficultone, particularly
of $.(00 was
made
for that purpose.
The
that
his unhe
has
murdered
cle,
when, thinking
which
the Sunday .School raises will
money
he
works
himself into a
be devoted to charitable work.
Murray,
John
state
EPIStlH'Al,

feature,

possible. One

churches have, will be

That
missing here. It is" a mortgage.
is due to the untiring labors
is not one
pastor, Rev. H. J.White, who has raised
of the money
by personalsolicitation.
which

HT

of

Hanford

Last

confirmation
day in the
account
in the city. On
of the illness of Kt. Rev.
B. H.
Paddock
who
Rev. Thomas
M.
should have officiated,
Rt.
Clark, D. D., 1..L. I).,Bishop of Rhode Island,
took his place. In the forenoon
at St. Johns
confirmed, two from
Church twenty-throewere
and
Church
Rochdale, ten from St. Matthews
eleven from St. Johns. In the evening at All
dates,
candithere were
Saints Church
thirty-three
and
twelve from St. Marks
twenty-one
from
All Saints.
The
EpiscopalClub held its second annual
meeting and banquet at ihe Bay State House,
first
business
was
Monday evening. The
lows:
disposed of, officers being elected as folident,
President,Stephen C. llarle; vice-presHon.
Henry L. Parker; clerk,Alfred

Sunday was
EpiscopalChurches

; treasurer, Joseph Jackson; council

members, the officers,ex-ofticio,Charles M.
Bent, Dr. Charles L. Nichols, George W.
A banciuet
and James Cunningham.
Mirick
lowed
folwas
served in the dining hall, and
was
M, Clark,
by remarks by Rev. Thomas
Island, Rev.
D. D. LL. D., Bishop of Rhode
J. B. Wicks of Milford, President Charles M.
of Gardner.
Bent
and Rev. Dr. J. S. Lemon

Thomas

GENERAL.

frenzy
as

and

Chas. B.
frightful.
cessful
equallysucsympathiesof the audience

that

is

John Murray, Jr.,was

the

won

dricks
Henwith his frankness and generosity. Ben
all that could be desired,
Slink was
as
drolleries being very amusing.
his German
of the
The
one
part of Kate O'Ncil is really
who assumed
but Margaret Bradford
leading,
successful as the other
not
that role was
as
failing
Her
leaders of the company.
principal
seemed to be her lack of facial expression
for it remained about the same
throughoutthe
what the words she
whole
play, no matter
well taken,
spoke. Tlic minor
parts were
well
effects
were
The
arrangedand original,
stage
the Clark street drawbridge.
particularly
Mr.

Stoddard

gave

his

only lecture

here this

Hall.
winter,Tuesday evening in Mechanics
i'rom
the subject announced, "The Passion
the
o
f
the
lecturer,
and
from
reputation
Play,"

expectationswere
perhaps this accounts
my

the fact that

was

raised very high,and

for
to a
certain extent
somewhat
disappointed.

The lecture was

good, the speaker at
very
ing.
feelconsiderable
dramatic
times
showing
were
While the views
good, yet they
spects.
fulfillmy expectationsin several redid not
of the actors
were
The portraits
very
creditable productions but the other views
turers
in no way
superiorto those of many lecwere
have not the reputation which Mr.
who
lecturer
also stopped at
The
has.
Stoddard

have
ladies
who
charge of the
and
Home
Day Nursery are to
Temporary
on
leaving the impression
the crucifixion scene
that
of co-operative
experiment,
try a new
been said
that more
might have
the audience
for working girls. The
upper
Mr.
hou.sekeeping
finished.
not
the
was
and that
story
floor of the house, 176 Southbridgestreet, will
do him.self justice,
did not
Stoddard certainly
be used for the purpose.
the lecture not being equal to what he is capable
of
doing.
I N1T.\RIAN.
the attraction
was
Scanlan's company
W.
J.
At the
monthly meeting of the League of
day.
Friday and Saturat the the theater last week
held
in Pilgrim Hall
Women
Unitarian
most
of
has probablywon
Mr. Scanlan
read on
afternoon
Wednesday
papers were
his
by
his fame
particularly his
songs,
by
What
social pleasures
:
the following subjects
and
in "Myles Aroon"
But
"Peek-a-Boo."
cliurch ?
are
as
proper within the walls of the
ability
'"The Minstrel Boy" he also showed
land
Just how far docs the social activity of the
Both the plays are placed in Ireactor.
an
church
growth? Why do
help its spiritual
to
the
but they offer a pleasingvariety
towards fellow
fail in cordiality
Unitarians
deserves
Irish play. Robert McNair
average
worshippersand what is the remedy? How
much credit for his acting and his makeup as
churched?"
reach the people called "the great uncan
we
guson's
Pat Phelan was
good. Mattie Ferespecially
the duties of laymen
What
are
also very creditable.
work was
lowed
folto their pastor?Interestingdiscussions
week
next
of
The
attr,actionthe first half
the reading of each paper.
in MerTheater Company
will be the Boston
of alterations made
have been a number
There
The company
ritt and
Conquest's "Mankind."
old
The
week.
the
in the reading room
past
Athenaum,
has
been at the Howard
the south
rack has been divided and put on
ithas draw^
the past week, where
Boston,
after
herewill
The newspapers
side of the room.
effects are
mechanical
The
large houses.
which will be hung
be kept in holders
is
fine. The
said to be especially
company
side of the room,
built on the west
frames
on
where
it has
the
also highlypraisedby
press
Rev.
afternoon
meeting tomorrow
./^t the
been.
will speak.
of Central Church
Dr. Merriman
day
Thursfor next
A notable event announced
The morning meeting will be held at the Old
tion
evening in Colonial Hall is the subscripSouth Church.
Ashton
Edward
which
Lewis,
at
concert
ist;
violinist; Miss Gertrude Franklin, vocal soloThe Art Student's Club offers to the public
will
Dietrich
Strong, pianist
and Madame
free,all of next week, an exhibition of twenty
of the recital is
o
bject
The
principal
appear.
collected by Ross Turner.
Boston
artists,
Worcester
Mr. Lewis to
people.
introduce
to
It was
arranged by a friend of the violinist
Church
on
that
people of Grace
The
lives in this city. It is understood
young
who
dering
renTuesday evening gave a very entertaining
listis already nearly full.
the subscription
read
Night,
Cotter's Saturday
of The
mated
and illustrated by aniThe recent fire in the old established Burby Henry F. Stedman
vertised
calls for the auction adexcellent singing
There was
bank Jawelry Store
The

pictures.

and recitations by Misses

Culbert
Peter
Mr.
and
Argyle in true Scotch manner.

Minor
sang

and

White

Mary

on

page

17.

Read

it.

of
Ida W.

Johnson is now

at

Lakewood,

N.

J.

I^ICiHT
Grier Fullerton.

Edward
The

last two

numbers

distinction

won

of

soldiers

as

have

of Light

leading articles sketches

had

as

gentlemen who
and

this

in

one

departure from that line for our

is an example of the soldier in
representative
the church
militant. Though he fightsnot

there is

no

effectual

his blows
are
with carnal weapons
in shatteringthe bulwarks
of sin.
the

soldiers,though

Society

be

to

were

principlesof

there will be need

Of such
the Peace

completely vindicated,

until the dawn

of the millennium.

seen
As yet no specialindications are
approach of that much
longed for period.

of the

closed his short pastorate of

day
Congregationalchurch, the firstSun-

Fullerton

Mr.

the Park

in January

but he

had

been

in Worcester

a
deep and lasting
long enough to make
impression. Coming here in May, 1889,as
Mr.
Wadsworth's
assistant
at
Plymouth

justone

two

the

years,

Fullerton

Mr.

to

cause

the

to

it in

serve

charge of the transit

and during the absence
Waldo

Dr. Leonard
took his

for

instrument

his

to
willingness

born

under

for

Observatory,he

"India's

was

made

Coral

the

he spent his childhood

three years old. Had
and youth in that far away land of junglesand
knows
but that, by this
heat, who
tropical

time, he might be a rival to Rudyard Kipling

instead of a careful, zealous minister of the

Gospel,

steady going Connecticut.

in

Fullerton's middle

name

suggests

Mr.

the famous

Justiceof the Supreme Court of the

United States, though he assures
the writer
must
that the relationship,
if e.xisting,
be very
Three

decades

have

passed since

not

the

from

theological
seminary and

have his third church.

half years

old

when

He
the

was

family returned

America, landing in Boston

location

was

two

now,

and

to
one

to

but the nent

permawhere he had
Philadelphia,
;

cherished
progress

was

gregationalism
voice, Conhe

uted,
contrib-

of

and

sermon

"And

so

once

these

more,

his

were

in the tender

apostle,those words that

lingeringover the past and
of helpful,
regrets, and so much
reaching

breathe

the

littleof

so

into the future,with the resolution

it for the

to

use

well.'
best, I say, 'Finallybrethren, fare-

"

OVER

ON

OUR

STREET.

said
to be
characteristic of old
appearance,
in i885.
school Presbyterianism. This was

Very quietover our way ! Too much snow

for coasting or perhaps the boys are kept clearing
called to cester,
WorAt
the sidewalks.
any rate, they are
in the latter's
not
half so numerous
usual.
as
By the way,

the

when

Voorhers

Mr.

Rev.

erratic

Parry

pulpit
previously,

quite fifteen years

was

had

succeeded

the

in the Old

South

would

been

have

when

been

an

the

terian
Presby-

name

effectual barrier to

coming: but

Fullerton's

Mr.

all that

had

in a
himself was
changed.
from a
Congregationalpulpitthough he came
Methods
of church governPresbyterianone.
ing
as
are
as
not deemed
importantnow
they
to our
once
were.
Accordingly,Mr. F. came
his duties. After Mr.
cityand entered upon
Wadsworth's
departure,he filledhis place till
Mr.

he

Wadsworth

called to the Park

was

drew

on

our

about

him

church.

Here

he

admiring and sympathetic

ing.
regretteddeeply his eventual leav-

people who

would

inch

liar.
pecu-

bly
possi-

two, the door bell is in constant

motion, there are whole legions of boys who
an

like

or

do five cents

to

worth

of work

for

that the average

quarter. It is understood
American, large or small, doesn't undertake
for
less
than
this
mite of value,
job
handy
any

an

but when
the

From

Worcester's

Church,

Mr.

Fullerton

Park
has

Congregational
gone

to

their ranks
and

large

and

of Christian workers

of this

He

has, there, a

influential church.

the

energeticman.

cohort

combined

to

and

Pluvius

of

weather

the

cover

and

Nixius

breeders

sidewalk

and

and
have

fillthe

door

yard and pile the door steps high with

coldness, then where is the boy ? He is not to
be

He

seen.

has

business

buckle

must

on

at

home.

His

pater fainilias himself

health is delicate,so

his armor,

i.e. his old overcoat

i. e. shovel,ice pick and

and take his weapons
and sallyforth to the fray. His back
broom

ache

may

and

his

spirits
may

go

away

down

zero, but he must

clear away the ice and

is the ugly alternative.
for the policecourt

the snow,

the Park

CongregationalChurch to Bridgeport,
The people of the latter church and
Conn.
sion
city are to be congratulatedon the accesyoung

Boreas

whole

below

to

street, the sidewalk cleaners are

If there is a lightflurry
of snow,

time had

The

Street

birth in India,yet this clergyman has had time

to pursue
to
be gradua full college course,
ated

to whose

hear his farewell

vain

associate

remote.

his

final words:

out

that the pulpitand the parishrather than

his
telescopeand the azure
depths were
ton,
specialmission ; so he went down to Princegy
that stronghold of old fashioned theoloa
and
entered
thorough training
upon
where the atmosphere has all that cerulean

but his friendships

associations,
not for a day only. His
are

which he aided in advancing,

Christianity
all bear testimonyto his work.
It was
a
largeaudience that gathered January 4th to

the

sionary
mis-

Strand"

his

up

Church.

church
firstsaw
the
late pastor of the Park
two
or
lightand there he lived until he was

our

C. A. where

mind

somewhat

Board, and away

part of

here

form a
years of life in Worcester
ecclesiastical history. The Y. M.

nearlytwo

words

this, however, he had

and

formed

place.

Before

Mr. F. is not

his father

the American
on

seas,

to the core,

time

of his brother-in-law.

of the

friends

new

scientific

principallyin meteorologicalobservaway,
tions.Then in Yale CollegeObservatoryhe had

and that

many

and in every way

advance
to
which his life is devoted.

manor

across

of

made

all times

at

Though American
to

the government

at

friends,
convincingthem
labor

from

Three years afterward he was

Wadsworth
to assist Mr.
lowing
that post until the folbefore
arduous
duties.
Only once
January,so his settled pastorate was
to a
Worcester
Princeton
man
come
in duration.
In this time, less
year

church, he remained

than

if necessary, or set drunken

rowdies, "to
fight,
the rightabout."
both the
Followingcollege,where he won
three
degree of A. B. and that of A. M. came
a
of
life
in
commission
Montana,
having
years

Among

cident
boy recentlyrelieved the gloom ina
funeral, near
by, in this way.
in
he
interested
the
was
Naturally,
gathering
A

small
to

of vehicles
he
shouted

to

as

the other children.

were

denly
Sud-

stairway door and

his sister "Mamie
come
rightup

rushed

to

the

other

Congregational pastors of the city is

In spite of
here, the rehearse has come."
of him who wrote
son
Ray Palmer
sympathy for the afflicted this malapropism
"My faith
was
greetedwith a smile.
looks up toThee," himself a man
of exceptional
in disguise.
Some
come
Blessings frequently
blames
No one
in the

ability.
Bridgeport
advantages of the Universityof Pennsylvania
years ago, a fire destroyeda couple of barns
whence, in due time, he was
possiblefor her
graduated. least,for getting the best man
the West
Side.
The
insurance
over
on
At graduation,he was
but
her
is
Worcester's
loss.
class poet.
He had
pulpit;
gain
covered
the nominal
damages, but had the
been editor of the college paper, contributing
While at Yale, Mr.
Fullerton made
the acquaintance
in
his
ness
sadknown
that
one
boy's
case,
owner,
struction
not occasioned
much
so
was
of Flora, a daughter of Professor
to it many
of his own
by the deand also some
verses
losses
of
certain
the
as
building by
Brown
of that institution and in 1889, they
in drawing. Of athletic
specimens of his ability
of the
his appreciation
of his own,
perhaps
married and now
have one
were
build,it was
child,a boy.
very natural that he should
lad's sympathy had been lessened.
It seemed
e.\cel in physicalpowers
Of Mr. Fullerton's immediate
relatives it is
and no
reader need
the hiding place of the
that the hay loft was
note
to
Rev.
be surprised
that
his
the
that he was
factor
an
brother,
interesting
books
and
that,stowed
important
boy's questionable
ten
and fifty
in the foot ball team.
hundred
Geo. S. Fullerton,A. M., is professorof philone
The
time has happily
osophy away here, were
of worthless novels.
cent, nickel and other sorts
in the Universityof Pennsylvania.He
be attenuated
passed when the minister must
He
not
them in the house.
dared
keep
has publishedsome
in face.
in form
and cadaverous
which his
It is a good
books, among
At one
fell swoop
the fire had taken them all.
Plain Argument for God, a popular work on
chapter in muscular
Christianityto see Mr.
His
sad.
He
was
tradingmaterial was in
has
A firm step, an erect
His sisFullerton in the street.
been
successful.
ter,
Theism,
quite
in. He
ashes ; but here the blessingcame
Anna
M.
Fullerton, M. D., who studied
saved time for his studies and managed to get
bearing,a brighteye, all indicate good digestion
seldom
terminus
into the High School, a
in Vienna, Austria, is physicianin
and a spirit
better his fellow men.
medicine
to make
reached
by the readers of such trash. Their
He looks as though he might have
emulated
phia.
charge of the Woman's
Hospital in Philadelroute
rather leads to that bourne indicated by
the hero of Moses
of the
Coit Tyler's Brawnville
Thus
three members
we
see
tery
cemean
epitaph said to exist in a Montana
Papers. This hero could not only preach and
same
terment
family,all working zealouslyfor the bet:
ball
of mankind.
pray but he could lead the boys in skating,
he was
"He
fair.
was
young,
In his new
playing and walking; he could stop a dog
home, Mr. Fullerton, will make
raised his hair."
But the Indians

the

lylCl HT

School and
had

to

this

his earliest childhood

from

seemed

never

go

College.

college!" How many a boy has

before his fancy
expressionflitting

"Going

to

and

open

yet the

Dont

wait for it to

! Be yourself
the opener.
Where
open
is a will there's a way.
Not a hundred

here is

gentleman who
through a collegecourse.

from
to

go

but he did have

money;

to

way

there
miles

determined

was

He

health

had

and

little

rance
perseve-

large capacity for self denial.

He taught school
just one-third of the time
to
devoted
the college course
; he did every
kind of work in collegethat was
honest and
In college,
yet kept up with his class work.
he lightedthe gas in the halls,took care
of
the reading rooms,
copied work for professors,
with

acted
schools

did

He

hire

substitute

as

in

not

very nearly paid his way.

class e.xcursions,nor
did he

on

he

He

could

meanness

What

has

I'nited

States

was

been

done,

Dartmouth.

He

The

at his

door.

be done.

can

when

after

was

laid

Ex-

of

education

an

in
arid

he got it. This working one's way through is

not the ideal process
for comfort ; but in many
it pays.
Look

cases

Dont

people.
The

New

York

be

and

up
Board

of

tfie opening of tfie.^cfiooldoors

In

inorning.
work

well

as

hour

the

as

at

is

The

men.

urged

women

go

result is that at

earners

to

scuoul

ones

wander

about

is fair,but when

the ^treets

Hence

so.

often

the

an

In the

working

mothers

they

are

cents

The
based

cared

to

in

take them
without

earlier

This

then

to
so

at

service

extra

give extra pay

objection,not

under

today

expense,

present

the teachers

thus

frequentlymade,

look

to

will force

The

not

have

after the

it

go

little
to

.Another

less strong, is
solely,and

grammatical

might

mand
Education fears that if the present deis granted they will,next
Ije asked to assume
plete
comfor
children
all
to
even
responsibility
day long,
viding
prodioner for them, and that the adoption of the suggestion
not

be

tnd

transformed

Nothing

the

into

of

beginning

until the Board

board

of

of charities."

exasperates
than such notions

an

which

movenent

Education

had

deriviations and

suffice

to

as

inflections this

great tnd of

one

When

real

remember

we

years

that

that the work

ago

it was
was

dred
hun-

two

written and

character, namely, the expressionof our

ceptions
conthat it was
mainly the product of one
hand,
by marks, which shall signifythings, we will not wonder that the cla.ssificationand
not
If these marks
words.
notes
or
could be
of what to Bishop Wilkins was
limitation,
the
contrived
and

upon,

suitable
which

the

to

have

to

as

relation

to

one

of

nature

such a dependence
another,as might be
things and notions

they represented; and so, likewise, if

of things could
be so ordered as
such a kind of affinity
or opposition

names

contain

to

in their letters and

answerable

way

to

Ijeen

To-Day.

experienced teacher

and

sounds,

might

as

the nature

the

likewise

of

lie

of the known

sum

and

knowable,

was

very

imperfect,and that the language which was

supposed to be fixed and unchangeable,was
in fact subject to great and important
changes;
for instance if a substance classified by Bishop
Wilkins, and placed in its own
class according
the

to

some

things which

The

of

name

things, be

owing

system,

to advance

were

be

to

reclassified,

in

knowledge, it
complete change of

structed
insalts,while that

in their natures, the knowledge

of both of which

bishop then

would

cessitate
ne-

ought

to

be congenial."

the

substance, which

the whole

to

name

first

genus,

species

has given its

and which

under

would

be

Bishop Wilkins,
been decided by

classifies all that

was
then
salt, has
namely common
could be
chemical analysis,
not to be salt at all,and excluded
from
his
basis, makes
that genus.
of Chinese like signs. He first divides
dictionary
Likewise, in Bishop Wilkins time, acid was
all possibleknowledge into six general
of those substances
adopted as the generic name
classes,A, Transcendental
stances
which
had
Notions; B, Suba sour
Yet it was
taste.
afterwards found that acidity
;
C, Quantities, D, Qualities
E,
was
cidental
;
only an acThese he subdivides
not
Actions; F, Relations.
fundamental
a
but the
quality,

known

and

all

known, and

with

until he has
it

as

were,

that

supposed

fortyclasses

some

of

he

this for

ideas

to

each

pigeon-holes,
of

whicli he

had

name

sign representingeach of
arbitrary
the generalclasses. The differences of genus
representedby littlelines,attached to the left
end of the

character,at

different angles,above

below, while speciesis indicated

marks

differences

at

the

right end.

by

lar
simi-

Grammatical

of

sourness

in

Whales,
This

about

now

rock-

covers
no

picion
sus-

them.

Bishop Wilkins

illustrates the
exact

an

fixed,and

other substances, with

time,

were

fish.

of forming
impossibility

language unless it has within itself

of adaptibility
to the growth of

the elements
science

and

humanities.

"

F. L. Hutchins.

indicated

by dots, little
crooked lines,circular figures,
attached to the
main
sign; to show whether a noun, adjective,
verb, adverb,passive,active, plural or singular,
were

become

crystalflint and

affixes an

and

of

would
would

ten

early is

es

employed.
but not

age.

where

for fiveor

the commissioners

for educational purposes

are
be converted
into nurs*-ries.

Board

sickness

school

nurseries,
or

that the schools

should

and

wet.

or

day.
objection to opening the sehoolhou
chiertyupon the fact that teachers will

school

to
ones.

for

get cold
of children

case

God; Dur;, divine ; De,

signifies
due, elementary; Do, stone; duo,

plication,stony.
plus,minus, multidivision,equal; or astronomical
Opposition by prefix: Da signifies
God;
idrt,
opposed to god or idol ; dab, spirit
; odab,
Mars, \'enus, which are intelligible
body ; Dad, heaven : odod, hell.
the world
over.
I mention
thus fullysome
of Bishop Wilkins
To quote the bishop "Now
if to everything
plan,so that we can
them with
compare
and
notion, there were
a
distinct
similar artifices in Volapuk when we come
assigned
to
work, together with some
provision to express
examine
that successful project.

early

it isinclement

children

ensues.

their

Drt

the character

t"rder

play when the

they hurry to the
schoolhouse, in the hope of getting in. The janitor
does not admit them, tiecause he has no authorityto do
weather

as

element;

als,
numer-

in the

the young
morning
children who attend
packed off. and the last one of the wageleave locks the doors of the home.
Tbe
little

a'e

culture,

out

to

earlier hour

an

families the

many

of

have the

signsfortheSun,
Moon, Earth, Jupiter,
Saturn,

the

in

school

very

forward.

Education

men

the arithmetic signs for

vantage
theysignified
the
; this would
yet be a farther adture
nomenclaof the substance and its relations. Take
superadded, by which, besides the
best way of helping the memory
for instance, salt ; chemists
by natural
class substances
method, the understandinglikewise would be
of which
dows
junk-bottles,
French-mirrors,winhighlyimproved : and we should, by learning
and opera glassesare
the
made, among

discouraged,young

press

universally
intelligible
among
the same
upon
planas we now

the

New

student

fire: Deba,
first specie or
flame; Det,
I5ishopJohn Wilkins,one of the founders
fifth difference or
meteor;
Detrt, first
of the Koyal Society of London
invented a
specie of difference or rainbow ; Deta, second
perfected system for a universal philosophical specie of difference or halo ; Ti
sible
sensignifies
language which was published in 1668 by the
quality;Tid, second difference or colors;
society. The primaryobjectwas not to invent
Tida, second species or red.
a spoken but a written
Grammatical
distinctions indicated by endlanguage which is to be
ings

so

was

works.

Patterson

sifted ashes

Hampshire,

and

taxes

good

never

Senator

afford luxuries;

not

paid all class

abreast of his fellows in all

charge of

city

short

go

liveryhorses.
but

in the

teacher

Volapuk.

etc.

Wesleyan

University.

perhaps, to collegetradition,and
the fact that muchspat;eis given by our

Owing,
also

to

papers

to

the secular

colleges, few

interests of the various

of
people are probably aware
interest which
the abrethe great religious
the same
as
prevailsin
represent the thingitself,
of people would
selves
gladly relieve themused to do, and
of these institutions. Wesleyan University
viated pictures
some
(hieroglyphics)
of all responsibility
and turn their children
in proportionto its size,
has more
ing
which would be understood by all those knowmen,
over, body, mind and soul to the teacher.
of
who
members
some
church
are
the signs, and having the requisiteculture.
evangelical
However
this may
structor,
be for the inflattering
In the spoken language the bishop again
than any other college,
fullythree-fourths of
few are equal to such responsibility.
in good and
her students being members
followed the Chinese in having a different repular
regresentative
The child must
come
up through the combined
this number
Of
there are
for the same
standing.
idea, taking such
influence of home
must
and school.
Each
do
who
are
sounds as ba, be, bi,do, de, di,ga, ge, gi,etc.,
preparing for the ministry
many
its part.
We
are
not ready yet to adopt the
and who
of his fortyclasses. The
to represent each one
supply the pulpits of the various
Spartan rule and claim that the child belongs
and
the city. In
indicateii
addition
of
the
churches
chapels near
by the
genus being
Far
better
to the state.
would
it
exclusively
have
ing
flourisha
addition
to this we
as
best sounding consonants
b, d, g, p, t, etc.,
very
be to revive the old Kentucky law of the days
Y.
M.
C. A. connected
with the college
to be shown
while specieswere
by a following
of the infancy of Abraham
Lincoln, when
dents.
the stuwhich is doing a grand work
vowel.
among
peopleon marriage were
obligedto givebonds
But its influence extends
farther than
ment
eleAs
for example : De
signifiesan
that they could properlymaintain and rear the
to
this for we
send men
be
would
first element
or
chapels,
products of such union.
every Sunday
; Deb
more

as

the above.

ands
Thous-

Thus

these Chinese

like characters

would

ly I (iHT
two

or

classes

three miles into the country, who teach

in the Sabbath
School
or
assist in

other lines of work.

the churches

For this the members

gratefulto the Y. M. C. A.,

we
are
doing a good work.
There are also quite a number
of men
who
are
preparing for foreign missionary work,
in
and who are at the same
time engaged
the
missionarywork of the city.
and

we

can

are

feel that

Mr. Edson speaks in Petersham

evening and Saturday forenoon.

school.

of

day
Fri-

fits

At the request of Mrs. Stanley,Major Pond

to the facultyand students of Wellesley

sent

four

hundred

tickets

to

Mr.

has
enabled
her
England to maintain
Mr. Bancroft,
grand array of scholarlymen.
himself,has said that his long life arose
lowed
or fol-

Stanley'slecture

from

certain

facts

for which

he

was

born about
responsible.Thus he was
midway in the list of quite a familyof children.

not

has outlived the younger

members
as
well
those older,claimingthat Nature
givesto
thus
born
to
a
than
the
greater
vitality
receptionwas given to Mrs. Stanleyin the
firstand last. Again, he was
so
provided for
Art Buildingat Wellesley,
Farnsworth
Jan 19,
in the matter
of property
that wage
earning
which
attended
was
by many
distinguished has had littleinterest for him ; in other words
The meetings of the collegeare
conducted
others Major Jephson who
companied there has been
acguests, among
after the plan of the Methodist
Church
and
no
strugglefor existence. Fret
Stanley in so many of his journeys. and worry have had no place in his dailylife.
be surprisedto see the interest
would
many
Had he been more
pressed for time, had he
which the students take in the prayer and class
felt the demands
of every hour and minute, it
Alumni
of Worcester
The Amherst
will be
It is indeed gratifying
that
to see
meetings.
is quiteprobable that he had
accomplished
glad to learn that Professor Frink, who was
religionand athletics may be carried on side
more
than he has done.
even
recentlycalled to the newly established chair
At the same
time we
remember
that
must
by side,and that this can be done is so from
of English in Dartmouth
cided his name
College,has deis attached to the history
which must
the fact that those men
who
with all
engage
to
at Amherst
remain
as
professorof
long be the standard in this country. Whether
their might in foot ball and other sports are
Logic and Oratory. Enthusiastic applause he labored long or short in accomplishingit ;
re"idyto go into a prayer
meeting and tell
it is his monument.
Future
generations will
of his decision in
greetedthe announcement
of their faith and
love for the Master.
visit our
Rural
Americans
Cemetery as we
chapellast Wednesday.
Such
of things is praiseworthy in
a
state
seek out the graves of Macauley and Gibbon.
in
conduct
President Gates will next
In
year
the
life
closed
for this
and
conducive
to
just
many
respects
very
prosperity
any college
and Theory
an
a class in Political Ethics
world, was
exceedingly enviable one.
person
and success, so we hope that as Wesleyan continues
Doubtless
had
it
its
but
sorrows
as
saw
it
we
of State.
;
to advance
in all other lines she may
there was
lightful.
an
a
rhythm that was deevenness,
show an ever
deepening interest in the spiritual
horse
back
On
and
his
roses
ABOUT
FOLKS.
among
welfare of her students and in the formation
in Washington and
then just the same
at
in them
of that character which is to
there were
a little
Newport, only the roses
George Bancroft.
later ! Keen, intellectual to the end ! The
make them true and useful citizens.
have elapsed since the great
Many
years
long life was a lesson to all, something that
The new
boiler house
has reached
such a
his home, but
historian claimed Worcester
as
should respect and emulate.
we
is in operstate of completionthat the steam
ation
His Washington home
contains many
umes,
volcitizens of this goodly place love to think that
in all the buildings,making
the recitation
his earlier years were
spent here and that the
through which the historian read. It is
since
first heard in
of the best private libraries in the counone
so
try.
famous, was
and especiallythe librarymuch
name,
rooms
What
a
fittingsequel to his life and
sportivechildhood along the roads and streets
more
pleasant.
of our
first memorials
work if this collection could be transferred to
One
of Worcester.
Professor Atwater has been absent from the
set up by the Society of Antiquity should be
the shelves of our
own
new
librarybuilding!
that the writer wrote
the Salisbury Street
birth place,thus
much
gotten,
time, attendingto duties in
Were
to be forone
on
college for some
croft,
Ban"Here
lived
most
marked;
the
Rev.
Aaron
he
would
stilllive
in
this
choice
Washington.
Parish and
which he, some
firstpastor of the Second
sentence
years since,sent to a
One
of Wesleyan's greatest needs, as the
born his still more
mous young
fahere Oct. 3, 1800, was
enquirer,"There may be hard workers
students look at it,is that of a good gymnasium,
a
who are not geniuses; but there never
was
son, George Bancroft, the historian."
aud so it was
with a great deal of pleasFrom
and
to
ure
Worcester, he went
college
genius who was not a hard worker."
and
here at least,vacation seasons
were
that we learned that ground is to be broken
Hereafter, the 3d of October will come
spent. His
and
no
congratulationswill go from
family was linked with that of the Davisesand
which
pass
in the spring for the erection of one
Worcester
the two
to Newport; but many
a
made a very largepart of social Worcester
lover of
will compare
with any of those of the other
and more
of his country
will remark, "This
literature,
fifty
years since. There never
colleges.
of George Bancroft's birth."
when our citizens did not point
is the anniversary
was
a moment
tellectual
for
with prideto his record in the political
Those
who
have lived in Middletown
and inMr. CharlesAL
first entered the
Roe, who
world.
Recently in visitingSouth
seen
so
many
years say that they have never
in 1881,though
" McKay
Amherst, a distant prominence was
pointed employ oi Denholm
disastrous a storm
that which visited us
as
Hill and at once
the interval was
three years in Fall
the whole history
out as Round
during
on
Saturday last. The rain freezingupon the
of the young
of that earlyschool venture
River, has justaccepted a situation with Mr.
a beautiful sight,and
trees made
Z. F. Little in the New
York Store.
We
every now
to mind.
Bancroft came
however,
are,
break and
and then an immense
limb would
in which
his
chieflyinterested in the ways
advertiser in
W.
E.
an
Bowen,
recently
hold
on
Worcester..
down with a crash.
Our
lays
come
memory
sents
precampus
with Albert J.
be found
Light
now
be those in our city
may
To be sure, there may
time it seems
but at the same
a fine view
All
Main
street.
him
Stone,
the
383
partiesare to be
whom
who have no
knowledge of
As
beautiful trees.
too bad to lose so many
the
Mr.
B's
to
accession
Several
few.
congratulatedon
but they are
country mourns
and
the streets
lined with large trees
are
store.
in
this
of
salesmen
croft's
corps
years since,in fact at the time of Mr. Banhave
been breaking incessantly
the branches
as
he sat in the south galleryat
last visit,
E. Johnson of West 28th street,
Mechanics'
Miss Mabel
for two
of the streets are
Hall, at the time of the Festival
days, some
The presidentof the association,
son,
of Music.
New
York, a daughter of Dr. Laurence Johnof the limbs
rendered impassableon account
ical
Edward
L. Davis, called the attention
York County Medthe Hon.
President of the New
thiown across
them.
her uncle, Mr. Alfred
of the audience to the dist.nguislied
ence,
presSociety,is visiting
The
midyear examinations will commence
and was
S. Roe at No. 5 Dix street.
whereupon the historian arose
Feb. 9th and continue tillthe fourteenth.
of applause. In the
greeten with a storm
this
conversation
was
chorus
overheard,
Never
there a better opportunity to
was
know!
Bancroft
"Who's
C. L. Blair, photoAt a meeting of the Polytechnic Institute
of Mr.
anyway?" "Dont
utilizethe ability
grapher.
But
in the war."
he was
a
Guess
No. 44 Front
general
street, in takingsnow
it
voted
that
last
was
Corporation
Saturday,
instances
such
are
rare.
No
artist in our cityhas made more
pictures.
the
on
preliminary examinations
grammar
In the High school is an
admirable portrait or better out-of-doors views than Mr.
B.
A
should be held six months
school branches
of Boston, a copy of
paintedby E. T. Billings
snow
picturewill be pleasant to look at next
This is
previous to the final examinations.
that made
by Richter while Mr. Bancroft was
Julylike
lifeUnited States Minister in Berlin. This
the plan followed in most colleges. Of course
iS Pearl Street,
The Davis Art. Co. at No.
semblance
was
presented by the Hon.
be
this does not requirethat the examination
tist's
vindicated the necessityof an arhas clearly
L. Davis, at that time
Edward
presidentof
divided but it givesthe applicantthe privilege
It is the very
the High School Association.
headquartersin this city. One of its
if he wishes it.
includes
which
is
best place in the city for the presence of such
specialties decorative work,
Easter
hand
made
B.'s gift of a collegescholarcalendars, china ware,
ship
a picture. Mr.
G. H.
Martin
and A. W. Edson,
Messrs.
dollars worth
to the cityis also a very pleasingmemory
goods, etc. Several hundred
agents of the State Board of Education, met
sold during the holidays and local artists
were
The
income
of $10,000 yearlyto be
of him.
the teachers of Grafton
this week
to
in which
Thursday
excellent one
find the place an
deservingperson, in quest of an
given to some
Mr. Crocker knows
afternoon and the people in the evening for a
than passdispose of their work.
education is a matter meriting more
ing
how to value and to sell.
of such benenotice. The multiplication
discussion of the condition and needs of the

in Music
A

Hall, Itoston,Jan.

17.

He
as

those

I.I(iHT
Memories.

War

lady whom

Northern

circumstances

had

one
Atlanta, Georgia, was
day
large photograph of a gentleman, with
who
the remark, "I presume
you do not know

located
shown

near

his
saw
that represents. Probably you never
photographbefore. That is President Uavis.

Did you

ever

his

see

littlevexed

picture?"

The

her assumed

at

gated,
interro-

days, the late Gen. F. E. Spinner said:

opened for him ; beyond the cannon's roar
and the whistling
minie ball he has clasped
"Teaching,in those earlydays, was principally
hands with the comrades
who have preceded
induced
by induction,and it was
by rod
us, but deep down
in the hearts of those left
and ferule from behind.
'Spare not the rod'
behind is a feelingof loneliness as we "close
the edict at the home
was
and in the school.
ranks" and
Dear
old
wonder, who
next ?
'Spare the rod and spoilthe child,'came
from
colonel,we bid you "good night"in the wintry
the pulpit,
the school-room
land of earth and wait to hear your cheery
and the nursery.
land of the
Perhaps this is the reason
why I did not spoil "good morning" in the sunny
soul.
Frki"
L. Hildreth,
and that I am
at the age
now
of eighty-eight
A, 15th Massachusetts.
Company
well
The
so
rod
preserved.

ignorance, years
Mr.
Davis's
spared on

"I am
not
familiar with
replied,
picturein that shape. I think 1 should

with

home

at

me

was

in school

nor

never

and

"

Many

now

grandchildren,I can
him, were
never, in all my long life,
zonian
struck a child a single blow.
I was
licked
The shot went so directlyhome, that an Amawar
was
imminent, only a very ladylike enough to last through the whole four generations
of self and my posterity.1 have founcl
venting.
apology on the Northern woman's
part preitsafe through life to practicethe reverse
of
what was
taughtme to do."
1 to

hut

.SecretaryWelles

terfered and had

into the

Mr.

place.

from

man

A.

went

his own
Mr.

to

do

"I

not

inter-

state

put

Hamlin

in

antagonize Secretary

to

care

I guess

President, "so

I should

"Yes,

like

and then

said

.Staff. One

Mr. Hamlin's
"All right,call a hack," was
then nine o'clock
It was
energeticresponse.
to
the residence
at night,
but they drove at once

Blair, who

of Montgomery

Blair

Mr.

General.

Gen.

Kimball's election

master
Post-

was

home

at

was

Regiment.

and

Bank's
before

Port

without

in iS88.

in
and

war

home

the
a

campaign

his
in

to

went

the

Teche
The

Gen.

New

through

owner

Hudson.

scratch,and

and

colonel of the

as

Prince

carried

my
Rear-

rived
day the Franklin (Hag ship)arFrench port, dropped her anchor,-

53d
leans
Or-

Gen.

country and

horse
Kimball

escaped
took him

has

given him the best care, prolonging

his lifefar beyond the average age of
horse.
Prince was
probablythe best known

horse in the city and his death seems

loss of a friend to many soldiers who
behind

him

in the

Louisiana

like the
marched

campaign. He

time to get out her acwas

commodation
has been rode in every presidential
campaign
ladder, a French Captain,Chief
and at many musters.
since the war
He enjoyed
the resident Port Admiral, came
on
and
disturbed
not
was
parade
military

before there

of Staff
to

to

his

pay

respects

Admiral

to

him

Captain Leroy received

him

escorted
he made

at

Farra-

the gangway,

caljin,

Admiral's

the

to

the usual
brief visit,offering

civilities,
etc.,then returned

specialagent." quarter-deck and

as

as

will be interested
vicinity

W.

horse, of nearly thirty-three

He was
years.
pre.sentedto Gen. Kimball in December, 1862,
citizens of Fitchburg,just after
by forty-three

"The

European Scjuadron,justafter the war, Rearhis Chief of

Admiral, then Captain, Leroy was

board

K.

Admiral

When

the

Leroy, who died

Karragut commanded

William

Admiral

where

place

on

Oflicers.

Navy said:
true Chesterfield of the Navy, so
far
was
estimate
goes,
experience and

and get you another place. gut.

partment
positionin the Post Office De-

there any
that you want .'"
Mr. A. considered a moment

Naval

retired officer of

I will let this go

Is

died

John

that "Prince," the

Kimball, of Fitchburg,
Saturday,loth,at the great age for a

and

great trouble.
Welles," said the Vice

Polite

in this

horse of Gen.

Mass.

the last moment

at

I have

veterans

in the statement

great

up

Two

been out of the United

good many
years, but there
stillmany
are
people aliout Washington who
like to tell a good story of him. An old Maine
of these stories the other day.
told one
man
in the days of the war
It was
and Mr. Hamlin
was
ment
backing Mr. A. for a place in the governall listed,
service. The appointment was
Senate

States

grown

Hamlin.

Hannibal

Hamlinhas

Hannibal

nize
recog-

petticoats." truthfully
say

in

him

see

with

him

to

the

accompanied him to the

bowing and scraping like

both
gangway,
French dancing-masters.
the French Captain stepped up to
Finally,
his
and, facing about, made
the gangway,
farewell bow;

then, forgettingthere

was

no

by the rattle of drums or the dischargeof

mu-sketry. Athol Transcript.
"

many years after the Custer

the Seventh Cavalry was
whenever
For

or

there

any

was

mounted

massacre,

paraded,

formation, there

presentedthe pathethicsight of an old

cavalrycharger,saddled and equipped,and
dle
led by a trooper on each side,the empty sadfulness.
the story of the old horse's faithtelling
was

He

the field of

was

the

the

sole survivor

Custer

massacre.

found
He

on

longed
be-

what

back

on
the Vice President.
see
outside ladder shipped,stepped
to
officer in the regiment, and
an
stated briefly
that Mr. A.
be the upper
landing, and
he thought would
Hamlin
watched
body, although
by his master's
overboard
like a shot
went
of course
lettes,
epauplace as special agent. Mr. Blair
in
dozen
wounded
a
places,for days and
mediately
and all. Leroy imwould be highlypleasedto
cocked hat, sword
was
there he
the
rescuers
came
very gracious,
a
nd
when
nights,
buoy;
the order to lower the lifedo anythinghe could for Mr. Hamlin's friend,
gave
stood, gaunt, starving,wounded, but faithful
in
his
the
station
then taking
and he thought he could do something ; but
gangway
late General
The
Sturgis.
to the dead man.
of the
for the
there were
no
he watched
vacancies, and if Mr. A. would
reappearance
then colonel of the regiment,and
who was
bobbed
next
and
he
his
around
as
the
serenely,
in
the
day
they
up
Frenchman,
son
bring
fight,
who lost a splendid young
papers
The
would be put on fileand when there should be
him a most
profound salaam.
made
issued an order that the horse should be cared
saved from drowning,
Mr.
A.
would
to the
a
probably be appointed.French
Captain was
for to the end of his days, as attached
vacancy
but it is said he died only a few days laterof a
formations
regiment,and that at all mounted
his gratitude, broken heart." Globe Democrat.
Mr, A. was
about to express
he should be in line. He lived to a good old

seemed

highlypleasedto

Mr.

wanted

"

had been listening

the Vice President, who
an
expression as black as a thunder

when

with

"I

cloud, broke in:

will

tomorrow

and he

"Why,

He

do.

not

A'.s papers, and

the posiwants
tion

Mr.

am

it now."

wants

Hamlin, you talk

Mr.

in earnest," stammered

if you were
as
astonished
Postmaster

the

Genera!.
"Of

course

I would

time of

nightif I

"Well, let Mr.

Do

in earnest.

am

here with

come

not

were

A.

around

come

you

A.

Mr.

at

pose
sup-

this

.''"
the

to

Post

morning and I
plied
ready for him," rethoroughly
General, now

Office Department tomorrow

will have his commission
the Postmaster
convinced
an

office for

Portland

Hannibal

that when
a

man

he

was

Hamlin

going

to

wanted

have

it.
"

Press.

Worcester,

an

year

ago

of his school

age.

Light

engravingand

once

"his

received

Devens.

Spinner.

Roe:

gloriousregiment assembled,
to
call them,
wont
boys,"as he was
I
gathered at roll call, he was "present."
and
a
many
have seen
an
eye brighten
many
his
hand
a
s
bent form straighten theygrasped
his

and
General

In writing about

Ma.ss.,Jan. 19, 1S91.

tains
for January 17 con-

of the Society of the Sons of the

A member
bership
Revolution based his claim to memAmerican
sketch of the life of
his father's side,
his descent, on
on
quent,
The
learned, the eloGen.
Charles Devens.
faithful
dier
sola
Nathaniel
Gilbert,
Private
from
the leaders have all paid their tribute
er's
and, on the mothin Washington's army,
and judge, but
statesman
a soldier,
to him
as
who,
Deborah
Pr'vate
Gannett,
from
side,
to
he was
yearly wont
with whom
us
among
moved
thereto by "zeal for the good of her
congregate on the ;ist of October, General
of "Robert
country."enlisted under the name
like a
father. The nation
may
Devens
was
Shurtleff,"and served for nearly three years,
her son,
a
him
gratefulpeople
claim
as
may
having
discharged,
honorably
when she was
but no
his name,
heap honors
upon
may
been present at the capture of Cornwallis. and
the brightness
associations dimmed
no
praise,
ing
havand
subsequently
at
wounded
what
Tarrytown,
the
No
matter
of his grand old nature.
been paid a pensionby the United States,
pressing the duties, when
distance,nor how
the
therefor
supported
by
her petition
being
of
and battle scarred remnants
the bronzed
age.
highest testimonialsas to character and courwhen
Comrade

He

Death; the

has

word

cheery

from

General

passed the picket line of

gates of

fairer clime

have

Egyptian
oldest medical work, an
before
dating from 1500 years or more
then old
prescriptions
Christ,and containing
has beentranslated by George Ebers, the Ger
"The

papyrus

man

novelist.

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Books
Walden,
to

the

"

see

gentleman who

same

illustrated "Two

an

is

ious
anx-

before

Years

the Mast," also suggests a sumptuous edition

fieldfor
of Thoreau's
a
masterpiece. What
the

sketcher

photographer,the

the

and

graver
en-

called Thoreau,
be sure, Emerson
member
from the blackberrypatch,"but
! To

"The
that

berry fieldwould show

pond, hard by old

same

up

bids

fair

to

become

people who
delight.

suggest the
the Concord
and

on

I n fact

rivers."

as

an

has Thoreau

what
life,

same

usage

Merrimack

befit the illustrator's art.''

By

littlestretch of

made

be

can

to

the

terms, calendars
under
this heading.

come

They certainlyare

included

in

of

the hands

in former

have been.

years

Co., booksellers,have

representingthe
Uncle

"

White

Squadron

or

of

some

The
view is grand
gun boats.
wish to be a sailor at
make
one

Sam's

enough

to

Mutual

The

once.

F. S. Blanchard
sent

out

by

figurescan be read across

is that of
original
On
a
pieceof heavy

of the most

"

Sons.

red

It well
viz. that of

the business of the givers

typifies
bury
bindingbooks.
Kyes and Wood-

remind

of their business, that

us

of

graving,
en-

by monthly visits. Their card is a

outline sketch.
When
beautiful profile
the
or
ear
is done, these cards
pasted on a long
of paper
make
K-trip
interestingsouvenirs.
to
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our
Nothing finer has come
calendar sent out by the Yarmouth
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Boston.
of
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steamshipBoston and of "Bound to Annapolis,
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next

Holland

summer.

and

vener
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compliments in the shape of

record,headed by a fine landscapein
which bicyclesand tricycles
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are
The impending history
of the town
of Westborough promises to be a most useful as well
Mrs.
as
volume.
Forbes'
"The
entertaining
a

time

Hundreth

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readers

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taste of what

legendsafforded
whole
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and

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the
now

great

we

many

records and

town
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to have

of the

EvangelicalCongregational church
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the

from

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are

times

the present.
biographicalsketches
to

prominent Westborough citizens,

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the

the

authors are
the Rev. Hestory. The
P. De Forest of Detroit, formerlypastor

events

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in the most

Mass.,

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two
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is the

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principalcharacter
constant
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who

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and ways,

used to cover
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traces of it,has finally
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upon
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him.

on

tried before him

that he himself

is

and

Chicago

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in

the

wolf
a
firstarticle,
of

the eyes

the

story, will doubtless

reader

young

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their

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old

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sent

the

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week,

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the whole
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old rhyme :

forming a "Book
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1856 and 1857.

in

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world.
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Light
neat,
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Insurance
this form
use
companies, especially,
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of advertising
the Prison Scene
a fine heading representing
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picture may
King Richard
be from

adds value to the book.

history,
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this

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exponent of out-of-doors
written that would not

gravure
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both portraits
Headly, the historian, on
for
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A
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birthday.
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picture. That

illustrations,mostly by the

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important

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of

bard.

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of letters

copiesmade
to

written
him

by
and

newspapers
which
seem

other

have

by

there

the

quite

are

There

poet.
which

of poems

publicationsof

his

taken his fancy. Most

written

large

aUo

are

appeared

in the

time
of the

and
uscripts
man-

in
paper, and all are
with
the script
splendid preservation. In connection
manucollection Mr. Kennedy has presentedthe library
are

with

beautiful

exercise

upon

copy

of

first edition

the

of

Bums's

of the rarest
of British books
one
nowadays.
Beugo's portrait of the poet (which was the
to the second
edition of the "Poems") has
frontispiece
been inserted before the title-page,
thus giving additional

"Poems,"
A

copy

of

interest and
to

have

famous

value

To

ts

the volume.

of the

and

Burnes

portrait

"

This

is the

to

and

his native land.

Atlantic

Nasmyth,

the

other items not found

some

on

the outside.

est
George B. Cheever was one of the grandthat a troublous era
in our
figures
history
word
fear
such
as
no
produced. He knew
From
when a principle
of rightwas
at stake.
and
that moment
when he aroused rum
selling
rum
making New
England by his Deacon
Gile's Distillery
to the layingdown
the armor
Dr.

after many
stormy years at the Church
not
Puritans in New
York, there was
when

is believed
cause

he

that

quently
picture has been fremankind
of all the popular

of the
a

ment
mo-

ready to espouse any

promised some
improvement to
was

not

advancement

some

of the

cause

of

basis

bard.

be read with all the more

since
interest,
is the
131st anniversaryof Burns'

tomorrow

birth.

to

for
only once
Edinburgh artist.
sat

engraved
portra

of

The

sightof

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Monthly for Eebruary, iSgi. Contents
Unpublished Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb,
all interested
which we know the children are
William
Carew
Hazlitt ; Two
adoxical,
Philosophers of the Parin. Poems, short talks,etc.,make up the number.
Second
Paper : Schopenhauer, Jo^iah Royce;
The
Ride tothe Lady, Helen
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of Japan, VI.-XL,
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of Martha, ,\VIII.-X.\I, Frank
R. Stockton;
That
book was
volume.
description
a listand
The
Next
Stage in the Development of Public Parks,
of the Cruikshanks
collection made
R. Tomson
Alpheus Hyatt ; Hebterna- Rosa-, Graham
;
by the late John B. Gough. The compilation
John Rutledge, Frank
Gaylord Cook ; Felicia, XIV.,
made
was
by Prof. George E Gladwin.
XV., Fanny N. D. Marfree ; An Object Lesson in Civil
Service Reform, Theodore Roosev"
It ; A
Long-Unpaid
Relics
of the Scottish
Bard.
ter
Debt, William Everett ; Richard Henry Dana ; Sir WalThe
Lenox
York city has just become
Library of New
Scott bv his own
Hand
New
on
; Comment
Books;
of the largestand most
the possessor
valuable collection
The Contributors'
Club.
of manuscript rehcs of Robert
Burns, the Scottish poet,
Mrs
Memorabillia
of Rev. Dr. Cheeverand
in the world.
The
collection was
purcliasedby Mr John
E. W. Cheever.
This is the title upon the
S. Kennedy, the presidentoi the hbrary,while in Scotland
last summer.
back of an elegant volume
from the press of
Among the manuscriptsare those of
such famouslpiecesas "Mary Morrison," "Willie Brew'd
York.
John Wiley " Sons of New
Turning
o' Maut," "Scots
Wha
a Peck
Hae," "Whistle an' I'll
find the subject still further
to the titlepage we
Come
to Ye,"
"Carle, an' and the King Come," and
elaborated by the supplying of initials
others
equally prominent in the writingsof the
many

In

listof

within
Some

in

of

for solvingsome
problems in Horology.
portionof "Five little Peppers grown
up,"

Christianity.
This

volume

the Rev.

of

Henry
brother,contains

Memorabillia,preparedby
his
of this city,
Cheever
introduction by the latter
an

T.

IvKiHT
sermon
preached at Dr. Cheever's funeral
by his pastor, Dr. Booth of Englewood, New
nous
Jersey,and a wise selection from the volumi-

SATURDAY

the

manuscripts of

and

notes

his wife

each

on

that he

are

inclusive
was

all. As

forty-onein

or

successful

most

and

Cheever

himself, and it seems

her husband

years before on
She was
a most
battles that he
very

valuable

suddenly in

Another
natural in

to

The

Charlotte B. Cheever.

dutiful

book.

value,it

was

to omit.

His

son

means

the least
In this

we

the

H.

difficult task

is

tues
the vir-

boyhood.
Cheever, has

T.

the material
there

to

As

he dwells upon

Where

own

in

chapteris that devoted

compiler,the Rev.
selected
judiciously

memorial

several

.She died

wage.

of that dearest friend of his

very

through

him

to

by

i8S6.

valuable

his mother, Mrs.

aid

called

was

for this
much

was

so

to

decide

of

what

introductoryletter is by no
ume.
chapterin the volinteresting
learn

father,Nathaniel, learned

that
the

Dr.

Cheever's

thereby a firstcousin of the late George

Bancroft, the historian.
of the Puritans
As the pastor of the Church
divided
with
Dr.
Cheever
in New
York,
Beecher, the honor of being the
Henry Ward

Evangel

the

Anti-Slaverycause,

and

as

of temperance
bold and outspoken advocate
and abolition,he will form
a very
prominent
period. He
portionof the history of the war
in Bowdoin
College of Longfellow
a classmate
was
and a friend of Charles
and Hawthorne
Nor
will his fame rest entirelyhere.
Sumner.
gant
elefew writers of a purer or more
There were
Englishthan his. Thirty years ago the
abounded
in selections
school readingbooks
from his volumes of travels and miscellaneous

writings.
This volume of selections has a good portrait
of his wife.
of Dr. Cheever and also one
Besides, there are views of the Church of the
Puritans in New
York, and of the study in the
Englewood home, all of these being Bierstad's
artotypes. The book contains 680 pages and
book store.
be had at Sanford's
Price,
may
$2.00.
Richard

liam
The
Hon. WilHenry Mather.
Whiting, A. M., has performed a labor of
admirable
form
into
the
fook
love in putting
address of Prof. Henry
Allyn Frink at the
This
death of Amherst's
Professor of Greek.
ceedingly
address, delivered June 14th, 1890, is an exguished
appreciativepicture of the distinto his
Mather
services of Professor
is associated
of Mather
college. The name
with
much
that is revered in the history
and
in church
both
of our
commonwealth,
of the
Professor's lineagewas
our
state, and
his labors
rest on
must
very best. His reputation
ty-one
at Amherst
extendingover a term of thiris the
His
lasting monument
years.
To whatever
Art Museum
which he founded.
the credit will
dimensions
this may
grow,
shall
room
ever
belong to the founder. When
tion,
have been given to properlydisplaythis collecthen the proper value of Prof. Mather's
work will appear.
The tribute to his memory
William
sent
out
by his friend, the Hon.
Axtell
is
from
the
Whitney
press of Griffith,
and Cady, Holyoke, and i" a finespecimenof
the printer's
art.

who
for that right no matter
how
nor
many
He is a true
hero. One, with God,
oppose.
is a majority. Elijah was
and the
that one

gentle
piness place
hap-

of

numl)er

of

and the deed

for all time.

impressedupon history

are

lesson of

The

tion,
unfalteringdevo-

will
of confidence
publishedon the day preceding the
in the Divine Word
"The Cotter's
be lost.
never
who wrote
birthdayof the man
Saturday Night,"a selection that will have
Gunnison
Rev. Dr.
Almon
preached the
This .Saturday
readers tomorrow.
night, sermon
many
Universalist
at
the Ma.ssachnsetts
be sacred to Robert
if no other, surelymust
convention, held at FitchburgWednesday.
and

Burns

the

Americans

of

best

could

his

onlyget
that

If

verses.

we

steady

littleof the

THE

mother, bring my tiveralls and lay 'em on the bed ;

get a leetle timothy and sprinkleon my head ;
tallerod my boots, for all the neighbors
put some

for that
Scotland in Burns's day, and now,
matter, we should have made a great advance
in growing better.
A spiritof attending
church should be fostered.
Sunday School is
ence
grand,but along with that should be the presin the pew to gain the lessons that the
in
eariy
preachergives. This habit if gained
life will ever
cling. If not acquiredthus early,
it is seldom
gained at all. Children should

\'nu re-koUect

be reared with the notion that the minister

There
amuse.
tellstories and constantly

not
must

is

higherand grander impressionto be had

of God.
It is the holy placeand

CONGRESS.

FIFTY-SECOND

characteristic of

was

^irod
And
And

say

I told you

how

their holes ;
mind
them

"No.

and

the

at

made

hunt

'em

in the

things,jestlay 'em

other

never

'em

met

we

scattered 'em

'em and

.\nd routed

day.
polls.

afore another

start for Washin'ton

Tliat 1 must

box.
For

is

name

my

and 1 don't

JerrySimpson

socks.

wear

mighty tussel that the people gave the ring.

thickest you could see old Jerry
And where the fightwas
spring ;
varre.
no
1le didn't wear
plume ; he weren't no Henry of NaIt

was

in the house

ends

of the home

one

the child.

to

trade
printer's

and

In

Lh;iit is

it is

and that he
with Isaiah Thomas
in Worcester
was
a
Bancroft,
nephew of the Rev. Aaron

of

times.

at

but if there is a

squaled;

Distillery.go-to-meeting way

Giles's

Deacon

lections
se-

little

is home

will be

esting.
inter-

are

not

strange that his firstmeeting her was

the pamphlet,that he had
put forth

no

indeed

be

examples. Elijah,alone,amidst the multitude

of the idolatrous peopleis a magnificent
ple
examof the man,
conscious of his right,
standing

so humble,
place likehome."

heart in it,there a measure

found also. This

womanly

Dr. Cheever

valuable
particularly

are

There's

fact it may

1886,

to

writer these

hymn

recollections of Mrs.

The

1846

NIGHT.

it ever

humble

Very

gave

their marriage

anniversary. They extend from

"Be

deceased.

the

the poems
of
recurrence

Following these

II

make

to

this ent
apparbefore the

this evening

On

He

the parent can

implantthoughtsthat
will foster and nourish.
the morrow
Nothing
from the
one
excuse
but illness should
any
in the sanctuary.
esting
interthat particularly
was

last lesson

Our

portionof Kings wherein, is told,the

that fed Elijahand of the
ravens

story of the
widow's

childhood,

upon

scarcelytellwhen

early,that

so

us

The

of Mount

often reproduced in our

name
topography and there we find Elijah
The story is told in
of Baal.
and the priests
narrations of Scriptural
I Kings 18,25-jy. Few
days make a deeperimpressionupon the
where
the
this
mind
than
one
prophet
youthful
into a
contest with
to enter
of God is willing
ship.
of idolatrous worthe priestsand devotees

Carmel,

The

details

and

with all the zeal

medicine

know.

we

of the ways of
selves
and lacerate them-

many

howl

men,

The
descend.
; but the fire will not
raven
fed,
poor old hermit from the desert,the
and then
firstdrenches his offeringwith water
his God

calls upon

forked

The

him.

hear

to

shoots out from its hiding place and

lightning
the altar,
not only the matter
consumes
upon
but

the altar itself. Stricken

of their

own

faces and
We

with

people fall
acknowledge Jehovah as
guiltthe
such

think that

manifestations

the

sense

upon their
their God.
of

God's

one

should

Those

be sent

unto

prevalentthan

is more

dead

dwellers in Palestine were

since their fathers

when
What
away

their hearts

hardened

and

Moses

in the
were

of

us

the

think.

only types of
before them

How

which

his tellin'

see

Simpson,

he don't

socks."

wear

on

their

kings ;
boys and

the

jesttwixt

silver,and"

I stood on

Jesthow

llow
me-

back in '63,
hustled, as they never

I fit agin the rebel hordes

And the boys got

and

up

way

did

afore.

Kelley, he

the last I heered of

And

feeUn' mighty

was

sore.

down

fasten

tight,and

So, mother, pack the boxes

the

locks.
mark

And

socks."

P. S., no

"Simpson, Washin'ton,

'em

I get down

When

Washin'ton, and ketch the Speaker's

to

eye.

Just watch

the fur's

opposition,for

the

committee

what

know

I don't

agoin'to fly:
for my

will clamor

room

jeans.
I su'pose I'llhave
and Means.

But

And

Kansas

That

when

be

to

content

mighty proud

will be

Ways

start on

to

mornin' that she

the

learns

While
To

up

journs.
ad-

eager publicflocks
socks.
Cicero, who don't wear

the
galleries

the Kansas

the d ly is

when

house

the other

floor

I rise to take the

into the

hear

And

over

and the

boys

all got

have

through,
state on
Harrison

I represent my
And Blaine or

Pennsylvany
or

other

any

avenoo

of note

nun

his coat.
glad to stop and get a littlehayseed on
Philadelphydude whopolkad with the queen.

Will

be

And

ifthat

And

dresses

legs in silk,appears upon the scene,

the diff'rence between

his

up

high aristocrats

them

I'llshow

yet with them.

Jerry Simpson,

Andbluntold

So, mother, get

move,

and

socks.

if he don't wear

re-koUect

your

country

callsthat

It's time
As

I was

down

once

"Mary,

come

to
up,

halls ;
thundering in legislative
the Ihe-ayter I heered an actor say ;
and eager for the
soul's in arms
my

fray !"
There

go the

They've

Wilderness

they should have fallen

kings set such wretched
profligate

wonder
when

Aaron

from

them
many

all mankind
had

they

as

heat.
naked

in with

waded

Vaux

suflTicedto
have
power and oversightought to
devout believer
make every Israelite a most
day
thereafter; but we forget that in our own
are
we
equally careless. The Dives notion
that

shouted

scar.

its whitest

at

was

and

about
the stump
contemparan'us things;
the tariffrobbed the farmers, and the railroads was

1 told 'em

idolaters

The

contest

for Jerry

"Hooray

American

Indian

knocks

can

we

them.

summit

the

to

And

lick he alius Itfl

his boots

feet ;
farmers
all the

pressed
im-

themes

not;

first heard

we

lesson takes

next

failed

that

cruse

hit

he

the doubtful

justdrawedoff

Sabbath

regularservice

time

But every
.\nd when

They
Which

boys a-marchin'

come

to sec

and

hollenn'

their Congressman

in

,
,
the
lane.

and take him

to

the train ;
the value of a man

know

his name

with hayseed in his locks.

is Jerry Simpson, and he don't wear

that

"Rose

Field in the Kansas

City Star,

LICiHT
He

week.

got

on

Railroad.

River

son
train going up the Hudwent
Mother
nearly

to live from
day to day ;
crazy," not e.xpected
but we found the littleyoungster, and brought
recovered
Mother
sound.
and
safe
home
him

in about

came

be out,
dred
take a hun-

to

me

to

rather

"

obliged,but

Much

dollars.

able

was

here, and wanted

up

nearlydied again

then

minutes,

ten

joy. Virst day she

for

machine,

"

went

York

multipliedenergiesto the work

its

was

finding

him.
Mr. Jones made
an
arrangement with the
that any
telegraphoperator that the moment

the station of the child, or the

iately
of the child, it should be immedto

came

news

likelihood
sent

No.

to

and then went

! for

man

word

wife and

broken-hearted

his

only

daughter.
dragged on, and still no

after hour

The

from the station.

came

he could,poor

do what

to

less broken-hearted
Hour

Twenty-thirdstreet

West

"

home

poor

they remained

minutes

Let

suspense.

us

go

to

the station

again."

yer bill be, docthor

may

me

it is

hope
drunk

likelyto

ordered

was

to

hurry
speed.

house

his

at

"

teething."
l)lessye, but ye'rea dacent

"Houly Mother
gintleman; and may

a friend in
ye niver want
I wont, and that's thrue
No more
an' if I does it,may
the divil"

disthress!
for

me

"

you'vehad enough
already,Mrs. Murtagh; only
the devil,

mind

"Never

"

to do with him

remember

the station-

to

"

again tillit'sover

to drink."

not

called a carriage.
more
John.son once
"Good-night,thin
Father, mother, and daughter got into it; the
honey !"
driver

?"

"except to
baby lives, which I
do now,
you wont
get
man,

young

that if that

angels bliss

yer

sleep,

the

tal,
hospi-

"Good-night!"
He

there

turning up toward

about

was

stone
the strange littleobjecton the curbattracted him, and he stopped, bent

when

refreshed feet. As
the strongest, most
at Master Augustus.
down, and looked intently
no
couragement
enmight have been expected, there was
in Thomas
even
street,"
"It can't be possible,
peated
there for them, except the rethe young
doctor, "that a boy of
soliloquized
to despair,
of the operator not
injunction
this
time of the
that age is lyinghere drunk at
of

Augustus Jones, and bent

of

all

there in silence,each thinking the continuation

of this piayer which they had no voice to
several

what

"Nothing,"said the
promise

away

it thou wilt !"

wordly prosperity
Claspingeach other's hands the three bowed

For

"An'

this

When
utmost
they
stairs to
they ran up the narrow
with a lightnesslike that
the telegraphroom
troduced
in-

"

Master

to

prayer of agony,
God ! save
our
child,and take

in

"

"O
our

click-click-clickclick-click-clickreached
assiduous
minutes, and
a few

in New
police-station

lo ! every

soul

his

"

policeman who brought the boy

And the operaback," actuallykissed w^.'"
tor
his lips as
if the taste of the
smacked
to
fell
then
still
lingered;
gratefultribute
click-click for

their knees, and

dropped on

poured forth

man

there,and then the mother arose.

"My husband," she said, "I shall die of this

kis.sed the

work,"

one

speak.

not.

s/w fell to

Then
reward.
its own
Duty was
kissing everything, kissed the

and the wife both

the strong

i%

mother

and

mother

his recital to the

and

sister

evening." He shook the little fellow gently

by the shoulder,and roused him from his sleep
which he had given to the father three
against the friendlyhydrant,which had been
before.
hours
gustus
his pillow for the hour and a half past. Auhave news
of several boys and one girl,
"We
and looked at him dreamily,
awaked
alreadythis afternoon,"said the operator ; the
The
man
he was.
not realizingwhere
young
girlwas lost last night,the boys this morning. immediatelysaw that he hailed from none
of
It takes a good deal longer to find girlsthan
houses.
street
the Tnomas
a
it does boys, because
helple.ss "What
girl is more
are
you doing here, my littlefellow ?
and often
when she's astray, so's more
pitied,
You'll be lost if
stay out so late ; you had
of the statisticsin favor of

dren,
finding lost chil-

"

wandering about

began
to

room

wherever

room,

strayed with
mistypain. When

her

she

fren/.y.From
Augustus had played,
in

eyes

she

full of

came

dreamy,

little

some

upon

it
toy with which he had played,she snatched
and her tears
came
up, kissed it passionately,
little
before
a
torrents.
in
Standing
pouring
in his fourth

pastelpictureof the child,taken

remained

and
transfi.xed,

year, she grew

gazinj;at it

in

such

tionless,
mo-

agonized

an

beat of her
silence that she could hear every
And
then she knelt at the little
heart.
own
bureau
drew

for him,
she

saw

had

feet

"

fearful

and

more;

any

restless
his little,
needle into play,asked

her

she should

whether

his small

placeswhere

called

herself, with

suits which

proudly embroidered
stocking,and,

had

examined
the

kept,^

were

the manikin

one,

motherly care

her

as

by

one

tiny clothes

his

where

out,

sinking of the heart,

mend

ever

for him

them

again the passionate tears

gets taken in somewhere

and sheltered,instead

being leftfor the policeman to bring to the

station.
That makes it a harder
job to find
about
feel bad enough, mum,
her. You
your

of

but it's a great deal better than

for you any
if it was
a girl. We'll find him
as
Lord bless me ! there aint a chance
way.
1 know

boy,

and

the operator filliped

away
been toyingwith

that he had

represent the

very

he

the mother

three

indeed.
returned

home

and then,from sheer exhaustion,

were
and sister of the wanderer
;

father sat and

The
compelled to lie down.
watched
by their bedside, or paced the dreary
whose
emptiness of the one absent
rooms,

pressed

and with the

other

ceaselesslypushed

of the selfishness which

told her had

now

so

she

if it

plice
accom-

her bitttr mentor

often done

little lost brother

poor

street, just behind

away

as

to

wrong

might

never

the
see

again.
father

The

paced

wife wandered, with

his

once

able

to

when

all the
a

stern

rooms

where

wretchedness

his
in

cheerful, buoyant face, hardly ever

speak a word, and chiding himself

it had

been

spoken; for it always

his burthened

so
cold, so hard to
heart,that it seemed a cruelty rather than a
he
whom
consolation to the sufferingwoman

sounded

loved.
At last they all
the bed where

came

Kate

was

togetherat the side of

lying. The husband

him,

young

man,

whose

strangelyat variance
with the surrounding.sof the place. He wore
Kossuth
hat, neat dark pantaloons,
a black
well-polishedboots, and a lightsurtout ; for

generalappearance

he

seemed

accurate,

to

the rotten

threshold, with a
candle, that
ruins, like

half-pennytallow
dripped in its own

malodorous,
stewed

and abundant ; and

curling,
twenty-sixyears old. A
draggled and torn,
very much
perhaps smoked him would be

strong,
about

squalidwoman,
lightedhim, or
more

?"

mother

boy."

don't,my

I've got one, then ?"

do you know
in spiteof his
Augustus, triumphantly,
to his

native fondness

for

clincher."

look

"I think you

if you

as

had

She

one.

pantaloons which
you've been getting dirtyon the pavement
stead
by sittingdown and going to sleep here, inof sayingyour prayers and climbinginto
that little pair of

made

and

street.
everythingelse in Thomas
Milesian
brogue she asked him,
passing out,
"

crib."
your pretty little
muttered Augustus,
"Crib!"

scornfully
; "I
baby ; \ s\eep \m ^cd/ fii^
are
how
you, anyfcr/,"all alone by myself. Who

In a
as

strong
he was

guess

aint

?"

My

Morris; and I'm

is Doctor

name

good

for I'm going

you and your mother,
do you live,
Where
help you to get home.

friend
to

to

Augustus.'"
Jones, and
"I live at my papa's,"he's Mr.
he lives up in Twenty-thirdstreet."
is
?"
what the number
"Do
you know
"No, sir."

was

cool,though toward the end

the evening was
refined,manly, and
His face was
of May.
resolute; his eyes and hair black as jet,and
his beard

"No

surprise.

in

my

so

blinded her poor eyes.

them echo to his tread,"Lost !
to make
seemed
She
Kate had thrown herself upon her bed.
lost !"
left
too
were
to
the c urbstone where we
To
return
could not cry, for her self-reprovings
ten o'clock
She buried her hot face in her pillow, Master
stern.
Augustus sitting. About
in Thomas
hand
one
against her aching heart, there issued from the tenement
her long dark hair from her forehead,
hated evidence o{ the pride and
were

you know

"How

talked,

again. Six o'clock and dinner-time came, but

Bearing the
nobody touched a mouthful.
able,
as theywere
of suspense as strongly
agony
they passed the hours of growing darkness till
nine o'clock

"Do

asked

ened
fright-

now,

permamently ;"
and true
sleepiness,
pieceof string
always "puttingin
to

as

small chance

distressed

the

Then

your mother ; she's

I've no doubt."

to

Augustus stared

of his being lost

that

big as

you

better go home
about you

does your papa do ?"

makes bread."
Are
then.
! we'll find him very easily,
be if you've
You
must
too tired to walk ?
from
the
way
with those little legs all

"What
"He
"Oh
you
come

today.

home

"No,

can

Let

me

carry

you."

walk."

We II go and gel
where your
the number
see
all rightin a
will
be
it
then
and
papa lives,
very short time."
Next
Week.^
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a

along, then.

"Well,
Directory,and
come

to attain
antipodesseems
trate
vigorousgrowth. Its roots peneto twenty feet,
to a depth of from twelve
when
cut into small pieces,
and this root, even
each piece producing anew
retains vitality,
plant.

"The
a

thistle at the

most

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the young men
I
and
force: when

Elihu Burritt.
Leaves

from

the

of

Journal

the

crowded

Learned

Blacksmith.

week."]

Wednesday Nov. 24th. Arose so hoarse,I

word, having
scarcely articulate a
pected.
caught a terrible cold last evening,as I ex-

grasp.
thankful

"

could

so

well of

mountain.

to
I had

task that had

I retired

lecture, which

my

couple of

They are an appeal which

to young
particularly
men,
York

New

am

yet I must
the great

the

to

of

men

young

reference to native
any
situation I am
in ! Here
I

and

that I

can

Griscom

Dr.

thousands

in

took his stand

like
load

There

this
God

receptionby

for all the events

describe.

like a dream

to

passed four such days,so

emotions.
Never
thrilling
warm-hearted

respect,
been

physicalpowers
was

in

now

pated
antici-

mind

my

coming

teem
es-

and

excited and exercised.

so

of

state

had

mental

and

physical

"

letters. I gave

her

out

West

to

has

"

was

"

the guest of Mr. Corbit in Walnut.

Jan. 8th. Dined with Mr. Corbit,when
about

into her

without

ible
vis-

return

mine, but

me

reluctance

We

she

as

requested them

to

prepare

I met

her

to

part
them if

regret. Ten years ago, or

her fathers,at a time when

at

and

bashful

from

lemon

some

expressed some

young

boy

the firstan

as

it were.

more,

I
I

was
ceived
con-

ardent attachment

for

I tried to express
feeble
by some
she
filled all my
expedient. For years
received in return
thoughts,stillI never
any
with
encouraging token of reciprocationor even
ardent friendship.Years rolled on and I put
I was
at
a cab, and
the Tabernacle
in a few
minutes.
a man
; my
away childish things and became
I viewed the assembled
multitude with emotions
tastes, objects,pursuitsand affections were
I shall never
forget. It was an awful
changed.
for me.
moment
The responsibility
of disapand had suppointing I had given her up entirely,
posed
such a vast audience
weighed upon
she had long before forgotten
Soon
me.
like a millstone.
me
introduced to the publicand while
after I was
The organ played to the audience
tillthe
the newspapers
were
lauding me and my
moment
introduced upon
arrived,and I was
efforts,I received to my surprisea letter from
the stand.
I was
received with many
tokens
E.
could
be
delicate than the
more
Nothing

water,

acid

as

as

it could

be

made

without

being sweetened at all.

I bought a paper
of Peas
candy and
most freely. Mr. Smith
called at seven

I rose
of respect.
moment!
When

down

sat

three

voice

My
around
he
and

them.

to the

invited

was

What

to

gone.

requestedthe

be seated
audience

they might
minutes

arose

to

arose

me,

so

that

easily. In about five

beginning on a
unnatural key. I succeeded
in

more

again, and

and
particular
with
articulating

tolerable distinctness. Never

did I feel such emotions.
The
vast audience

listeningwith

deathlike stillness,
with
full of the sincerest expressions of
sympathy and interest in my unfortunate situation.
I lost all fear and embarrassment,and

were

remembered

confidence

their kindness

with which

with that kind

the

she assured

that she still

me

acquaintance, and intimated

a correspondencewould
pleaseher much.
gladlyaccepted her offer and a correspondence

ready

those
to

who

are

as

American

an

ensued

which

continued

year,

when

it

to

We

hours,while course
and a splendor
mind

served
A

gentleman

sat

the

at

after

course

exhibited

the

another

myself and

It is

glassof

table, and

wine

such

at

host has almost

who

put
Wine

all the

filledtheir

man

to

had
seen

three

removed

was

trialto refuse

as

never

table

which

of Oriental magnificence.

freelyabout

such

the table of

at

up

said that he had

Europe

dinner.

entertainment

an
see

citizen.

in

me

passed
but

men

peatedly.
glassesre-

take

small

as
time,especially

your

al
rightto construe
your refusinto a disapprovalof one
of the expressions
of his hospitality,
but I never
to
concede
mean
anythingto this fashionable custom.
Mr.
Corbit
and myself
Sunday, Jan. gth.
set out
for church.
I was
surprisedto find
audience in their steepleless
such an immense
I expected,I found
house of worship. As
it
difficultto retain my gravityduring the dumb
show which was
the workings of
a preludeto
the .Spirit.
of a board
There was
fence running
a sort
through the centre of the house, which might
well be said to divide the sheep from the
a

"

goats.

It

was

half

solemn, half ludicrous

suspended from a mutual conviction that

spectacle. On one side of tne fence sat about
male Quakers, in a kind of a
five hundred
proceeded far enough for a common
tellectual
meditation.
the other side apOn
friendship.She was a good, amiable and inpeared
snoozy
itgave me much regret that 1
the sisters with their gravitypleasantly
girl,and
could not love a girlfor all these qualities.
and
sweetness
tempered with
simplicity.
I could
The fact was
not divest myself of
a
There was
variety on this
interesting
very
the idea that she was
to
take
with
side
of
the
house.
In
the
the
front rank were
willing
up
when
she found
herself not chosen by
of a hundred
me,
regular continentals consisting
others. She confessed that my suit in former
"the
of the really confirmed
sisters with
years

of

and

cluded
very distasteful to her, and I conthat the change of my
circumstances

was

not

my

merit

her sentiments.

had

produced

I could

and

do

change

in

cherish the

highestrespect for her, but I could not bring

feelingsto that ardent attachment,
up my
which she so
gard
richlydeserves. Still with reto the estimable qualities
of the mind and

poses
helplessbeing reas
willing,
they
to
help. Everything seemed
conspire to heightenthe interest. My subject heart I never
her like
expect to look upon
was
somewhat
novel and striking,
my situation
again.
was
less so, and their feelingswere
no
more
December
and my31st." Brother Harlow
self
so.
I was
interruptedseveral times with expressions
visited Mr.
Miller at
Gen.
Heard's,
of approbation,especiallyat the
where we passed a very pleasantevening. No
close. When
I wound
in Worcester
man
has my
interest at heart
up with an
appeal to

upon

are

me.

it had

their eyes

reposed upon

my

that
I

meet

was

while
moment,
come
forward,

behind

seats

some

hear

in which

manner

I turned

president in despair. He

me

occupy

clear

her, which

never

ate it

forget it? Three

I tried to announce
subject,and
my
times I failed to articulate a singlesentence.

times

and

to address

shall

I afterward

to

highly accomplisnedlady,
extensivelyin Europe with

expected to

such

invited

her husband.
to

traveled in

was

is

been

traveled

of relief and

There

gentlemen,whom

had

Corbit

Mrs.

having

with them, I told her she might keep

I left her with
she chose.
mingled emotions

way
realize my unfortunate
dilemma.
alternative but to try to go on.
no

dozen

learned

hoarse

scarcely be heard half

amphitheatre. I now began to

on, prepare me
laid up for me the
all the incommit
terests

"

had

the

year, may

me

are

Friday, Jan. 7th. Philadelphia.Lectured

a vast
audience, aisles and doorways
most
of whom
to see
probably came
a learned
other prodigy. I
or
some
pig

met

emotion.
She offered

that I could

which

Unto him I
year.
of my soul and body.

corner

across

thus far led

before

in order

T.

them

hand, and she received them

once

of her

that

"

Tuesday, Nov. 30th. Went

Elizabeth
Hartford today,to see
own

imen
spec-

crowded,

exhaustion.

to return

who

new

expressions of
had

never

consideration

highlycultivated family.
Saturday,Jan. ist 1842. Another

Never

me.

filledwith

me

gave

"

My

woman

any

H.

has
acted upon my mind so powerfully
Jo keep me
in W, as the pleasureI feel in the societyof

and emotions

such

is hardly any

nights.
citywith sentiments

cannot

nor

H.

respect.

preventedmy

and

in the remotest

of the house, and I tried to repeat a few

sentences, but found
myself so alarmingly

with

to rest

soon

scarcely.speak aloud,

this evening address

most
Broadway Tabernacle, which is alas
largeas one of the Roman tres.
amphitheaI now
see
in engaging to lecture
my error
before other institutions before discharging
to the Lyceum.
The
engagements
my
and I have now
abled
disLyceum engaged me first,
to its rivals.
myself in lecturing

down

me

Miller,

Miss

wrought pin-cushionas a
ingenuity and as a token

had

its citizens seemed

had

to

borne

Mr.

H.

of her

ly
kind-

lodgingswith
acquittedmyself

Rev.

Mrs.

beautiful

my

mind, which

my

I left the

which

address

with

than

more

than

rest for several

to-night.

without

What

hoarse

so

I intend

to

pages

perseveringself

them

to urge

cultivation

genius.

deliver

to

am

introduced

was

hand

I returned

heart, that

taken from
After breakfast,added

squeezed my

who

to scores,

last

[Continued from

mence
vehe-

concluded, they

the stage and

upon

unusual

an

bonnets

so

seemed

brown.

"

The

rest

were

class

the
on
lingeringwistfully
confines of the world.
mostly coy
They were
maidens
with
bright laughing eyes
young
which they could not fix as steadily
tedly
and devowho

on

to

vacancy

be

as

their mothers.

could

them

see

like
aware

about
by their own
lightfrolicking
dancing diamonds, and before I was
I found my own
like decoy lights
tempting

them

to

some

dalliances

amorous

across

the fence.

Wednesday, Jan. 19th. I met Prof. G. who

of a man
of learning
personification
knowledge. He is a walking lump
"

is the very
but not of

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radical heat enough to thaw out
place within him large enough for a heart.
Commenced
Monday, Jan.24th. Newark.

of ice without
a

"

lecture

my

feel that all that

Patriotism.

Roman

on

is necessary

begin to
give young

to

impulse is to
that desponding
their minds
from
which rests like
intellectual
inability,
direction, and

men

souls

the

l)us upon

of

sense

incu-

an

thousands, and which

of

weight from

every example
genius which is offered to the world
image of Nebuchadnezzar.
a
On my
way to Albany, I failed to secure
berth in time and found myself obligedto lie
I
moments
caught a few
upon a settee, where
and, quite a cold.
of unrefreshing repose,
receives additional
of native
like the

evening

the

During
which

There

me.

four of

were

Worcester,

occurred

us

began
\'irginia

from
"Learned

ing
mention-

upon

of the company,

one

"

Blacksmith.

that he

inquireabout

to

Determined

to

the

pump

some

what

not

was

he

cracked

was

out

e.\pre.ss the

third

fellow, while

rate

worked

for their

give his views

proceeding
he began
from
the heartiness
something
wrong
suspect
in which
I was
of my laughter,
joinedby
the other two
gentlemen,who had ascertained
marks.
rethe subjectof the Virginian's
that I was
firm.

He

to

was

on

character, and attainments, when

my
to

He

was

brimful of wit and

fellow

him

all his

ready change to
when
he learned that 1
surprise,
the very chap he was
was
speaking of. It
the foundation of an
was
acquaintancewhich
on
count
acwill always be of specialvalue to me
of its singularintroduction.
Mr.
of
the
Met
New
Greeley
Jan.30th.
ing
York Tribune, who is the most
singularlookhumor, but it cost

he

settle down

still

single?

Did

Is he married

or

1 spent

years

did indeed

last time I
then

on

N.

saw

under

constitute

roof.

your

Mr.

the

I could

may

time

find

ever

will

glance

to

give

you

looks

He

saw.

ever

Dear

Mrs.

II.

January
I long to

.see

him in
of old age had suddenly set in upon
youth,and preservedall his puerilefeatures
in icyrigidity,
or
perhaps it would be a better
him to a petrified
boy.
figureto compare
Welch
of Albany. He is
to hear Mr.
Went
and eloquent to the highestdegree.
original
His text

"God

was;

In

him."

upon

while attending

quoted
had

is rich

the
to

of his sermon,
he

course

the

all that call

unto

omnipotence of God,

figure,which the eccentric Knapp

pulpitin illustratingthe same

used in his

point.
dipped

"God"

worlds

from

hand

his

the words

that

said

an

"

fingers!

"God

man,

shook

and

Chaos

in

his

with

strange

otf

Accompanying
gesture.

expressive

Aggressive

you

with

night, next,

should be convenient
will probato leave by the 5 p.m. train,which
bly
at 6 : 30
and
will leave
reach Worcester
and
walk
at
station
the
portmanteau
up to
my
I wish you
Hill" once
more.
dear "Primrose
line on
would kindly drop me
a
Monday to
say if you will be at home on that evening. 1
shall be obliged to leave Worcester
by the
firsttrain on Wednesday
morning.

affpctionately,

Yours

Elihu

"The Citizen" a weekly

in the interests of peace and
by Mr. Burritt.
*

LITTLE

Founded

Burkitt.

published

paper

universal

erhood
broth-

the
harm

It is broken

in the

The

wires

The

most

The

The

It

York.
The

New

House,

is

January
Mrs.

Dear

time since
you

few

of the

with N. and
I

saw

along

would

H.

no

your
you

are

be
at

me

glad

very

least

few

also
you
or
bereavement

it is with

hope

has fallen upon

you ; but that

I should

send

say how

and

familycircle since
all comfortabty

trash

brightestEditorial

hnd

no

place

in New

page

Sunday

Eimtion

is a splendidtwenty
topicof interest.
all the good

the

Daily and Sunday

who

contains

editions.

afford the

cannot

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are

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or

by distance from early receivingit.The

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invisible to sight,
So very, very small;
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Yet
Of

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Press

superiorin

New

York.

Its beauty fades

'Tis but
What

rust.

of

ear

do,
infancy

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purity.

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year,

four

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word.

Obscene, perhaps, may

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publishedin

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fresh and

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one

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in the

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apace.

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PRESS.

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the polishedface
brightsteel grows dim

soon

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words, justto
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send
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you
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animosities

no

in sound.

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fall,

the surface

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is the

Press

pulls no

things of

all around

scattered

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ist, 1887.

paper, covering every current

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'Ihe Pri"s

THING.

It tails upon
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of

DAILY.

little thing ;

December

page

little drop C't water,

'Tis but

Journal

Circulation
over 100,000
Copies

For
A

2C.

pages,

much

if it
you,
and agreeable.I propose

spend Tuesday

Republican
Metropolis.

the

account

on

10

but

disinclined to visit
of the death of *"The
Worcester,
under which
Citizen,"and the circumstances
like going to the
it ceased to exist. It seems
to see
of my
only child. But I want
grave
1 think I may
and now
stop and
you dearly,
felt very

or

28, 1856.

been prevented thus far enjoying that

pleasureby several unfortunate circumstances.
have

4 cents.

pages,

Burritt.

have
I

20

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A NEWSPAPER FOR THE MASSES.

Boston,

if the winter

as

The

yours,

Elihu

My

SUNDAY.

cent.

I.

at

.some

"

6 pages,

8 9

DAILY.

movements
John Brown's
put a stop to the
of Burritt's almost successful efforts
progress
for "Compensated Emancipation."

disposeof his

man

FOR

the movement.
1
aim and ob
its spirit,
I
remain
from you soon,

approve
to hear

j--ct.Hoping
and
faithfully

YORK)

the

the enclosed circular,

which
information
in reference to
you

(NEW

They

only period of my
lifethat 1 have enjoyed a congenial home,
1
since
left that of my childhood.
1 hope you
sometimes
connect
with pleasantmemories
me
of the past. I am
now
for a while nominally
located in New
York, though I expect to be
here but littlethis winter, as I am
generally
the wing of steam
on
flying from town to
for "Compensated Emancipatown, agitating
tion."
I wish

THE PRESS.

his way to
in the West.'

I suppose
I often dwell upon

H. is still in Boston.

to be.

up

by degrees until he was

same
about to
opinion. 1 had got
far along as to say that when Mr. Ruggles,
so
m
Richmond, he
former
employer, was
my
had
inquired of the gentleman about the
and was
told that 1 wa.s
"Blacksmith"
only a
him

I thus led

Minnesota.

The

man
gentle-

ing
interesting opinionconcernthat individual, I dropped an insinuation

out of him

was

a^ireeableto
hope
conversing together

when
subjects,

various

upon

incident

an

and
trulyinteresting,

was

well and prosperous.

in Illinois. He
was

happy

remove

I*)

R.

THE
N.

Meriam.

Potter

PRESS,

Building,

3S Park

Row,

New

York

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JOHN A. HARTIGAN,

PLEASANT

47

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Stretch

forth

many
All over

stand

in need

To

8 percent.

Rub

flour,and

so

to

as

net

milk,

If so,
you

we

which

into

it with

wet

quart of

one

pint of

one

have

you

8 per

cent,

this amount,
on
Ji,ooo.oo; under
time
Lumbermen's
We
loan on
R. G. Dun
checks, chattels,etc. Refereneces:
National
" Co. Mercantile
Agency; Second
Bank, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Correspondence
Solicited.

water,
much

stirred

you

Rye

dissolved

in

tea-

flour,either eatmeal

more

roll out, to about

to

in

and

bake

and

Wheat

little hot

Use

325 MAIN

as

white,

or

quick oven.

Griddle

wheat

flour. To

and

USE

WITH

for

Rates

copying

upon

KKANCES

M.

Miss

E.

I.

Copying,
work.

Also

Building.

St.

for any

Cake

Float.

and

one

one-half

boiler.

double

pints of
four

Separate

milk

into

Add

eggs.

Main

to

uls of sugar and beat

yolks five tablespoonf
until light. Then
stir in the well beaten

STENOGRAPHER.

whites of the eggs and

boilingmilk. Stir over
minute.

Take

from

of

vanilla.

add

tlie whole

elevator

Mass.
254 Main St..Ylforcester,
Gents'

Take

Superior

fire,add

the

Stand

Worcester.

Manner.

half

to

in

Model

serve

cups of boiled rice and mix

milk while the rice is warm.

two

with

pint of

must

at

almost

Ready-made

well-beaten

Rates.
254

MAIN

very

smooth

Spiced

STREET.

Stir in

ImportingGrocer,
Horace

ST.

Kendall,

pound of flour,put into a

of butter;
a half-pound

milk

and

butter

into the flour and

of good
wineglassful
mix

the batter till it is

baking.

one

pan
warm

stir the milk

these

place,but

PLEASANT

of
half-pint

well

yeast and
together,and set

not

hour, then

too

warm

add

would

find

to

expect

establishment

warm

of its kind.

Respectfully,

Geo.E.
Fairbanks,
Druggis
10

STREET.

FRONT

Worcester
CoalCompany,
Wholesale

and

Retail

COAL.

Dealers

in

COAL.

little salt;
in

Store

anything

metropolitan

General
a

rise;let it rise a
pound of sugar, a
mon
half-grated
nutmeg, a largespoonful of cinnaand
a
wineglassfulof rose water; mix

full

In

of

pint of

one

Light

Drug

in want

They

If

Bread.

Sift into

JOHN A. HARTIGAN,

Beat

egg.

before

of

be taken that

Hour, into which one

heaping teaspoonfulof
baking powder has been thoroughlymi.xed,
one
teaspoonfulof sugar and one of salt and
one

goods

Readers

I most
cordially invite
To
call at my

cool.

When

cold rice is u.sed great care

the lumps are well broken.

Worcester.

The

spoonful
tea-

one

aside

Establishment.
Tailoring
Custom-Made

St.,

one

Cakes.

Rice

Garments

Djedand Cleansed
in

Main

St.,

to the

the firefor about

at once.

and

measure.

place or

teacher
Take

to

stale sponge
cake into slices,then into
piecesabout two and one-half inches square.

When
cold put the piecesof sponge cake
dish and pour the custard over
it, then

47

made

not

shoes

suitable

occasion.

DYE HOUSE,
STARKIE'S
Ladies

Custom

goods

the

other
Reporting, and
stenograpliic
of Stenography. Room
2i5 Walker
Street.
to 3d floor.
405 Main

Law

should

care.

C/^
.Seasonable

Cut

Put
Pleasant

TYLKK,

AND

TYPEWRITER

49

kind

and difficult

feet fittedwith

elties.
nov-

much

long after baking.

Sponge
tion.
instruc-

DYER,

Brunswick,

The

(Elevator).

stand

lessons.
Thorough
given eacli student.
application.

attention

cakes of any

Griddle

once.

TYPEWRITER,

OF

PRIVATE

or

Personal

newest

salt,two

LambertBrothers,
JTENOQRflPHT,

Tender

styles

Latest

Cakes.

equal parts of rye and

teacupfulsof this add

Mi.x
two

WORCESTER.

ST.,

as

inch in thickness,

an

a teaspoonfulof
of baking powder, one
teaspoonsful
and one-half teacupfulssweet
milk, two tablespoonfulseach of butter and sugar and two
well
Beat
well-beaten
together and
eggs.
ST. PAUL,MINK.SOTA.
at
bake on a hot greased griddle and serve

CLASS

rugged

specialty.

EZRA S" A.DAY

meal
oat-

sour

one

salt.

teaspoonfulof

one-half

need

over

soda,

of

spoonful

demand.

In

hard

can

givingyou our personal guarantee. Interest

quarterlyor monthly ;
payable, semi-annually,
for
prmcipalpayable 6o days after demand
sums

Heavy

work

wear.

shoes for

Biscuit.

littleshorteninginto

great

made

Hand

shoes for

winter

the angels

Flour

Oatmeal

Warm

variety.

to-diy,to-morrjw
sing;
one
may
go straightfrom our earthlytable
banquet w th the King."

Some

lyingidle ?

loving comfort

sou! you

some

with

May

Have you money

loan it for you

of

in

land ;
aid

this wide

Perchance

ST.

Children's shoes

household duties reaching,

helping hand ;

still beyond your

"And

Importing Grocer,

Eat.

to

office,i8

Building;Yards,
SouthbridgeSt.

23

Pearl St., Y. M. C. A.
Manchester
St. and 319

to

HARD

half

these well into a sponge,

pour into a pan, and
to rise again; let it rise a
half hour, and
bake in a slow oven.

WOOD

MANTELS,
Etc.

Birch, Cherry, Oak,

SMITH "

ADAMS,

set
DEALER

IN

Furniture,
Carpets
Ranges,
Cold

AND

as

HOU.SEKEEPING

GOODS.

Goods
sold on instalments if desired. Prices
low as any house in New
England.

No. 319 Main

Mechanics

Mass.
St.,
Ylforcester,
Hall

Building.

Boiled

NO.
H.

W.

156 MAIN

Miller's

Old

STREET,
Stand.

Ham.

Cold boiled ham is much

more
appetizingif
treated in this way.
Boil until within about
fifteen minutes
of being done, then skin and
the fat and the cut end with brown
rub all over
sugar, into which you have put a few drops of
it and bake
vingar,then stick cloves all over
in the oven
for fifteen minutes.
Very good
for a picnic.

J. PLAMONDON,

FINE BOOT AND SHOE

39S Main

Cr\
"

*-f'

Street,Curner
A/TA'PPV
"^""^'^*^'

^
REPAIRI^G,

Pearl, up
B.^LL
'

GR.^MMPS

two

flights.

Orders,
AND

ProWED-

ARTISTIC
PRINTING.
r^^^ii^i-^
Main

st., cor.Pearl.

t7

The

GRAND

Clark
Co.

Sawyer

AUCTION SALE
OF

478

Main

482

to

St.

Entire

Our stock of Silver Plated ware

been
replenishedsince the
in condition
and we
are
holidays

anything in that
Nutpick to a Soup

furnish

from

We

mention

line
reen.
Tu-

THE

"

Burbank WILTON

OUR SILVERWARE.
has

355 Main Street,

Worcester.

Stock

OF

"

to

K vriiiu.

THE

Store,CARPETS
Jewelry

few novelties:

$1.35Per Yard.

COR.MAINandlXCHANGESTS.,

Dishes.
Combination
Vegetable
in bothSolid and Silver
Orange
Spoons

COMMENCING

Regular price $2.00 per yard.

Plated
wares.
Toast

Racks.

These

Jan.24,
at 2.30P. M.
Saturday,

Candlesticks.

are

NEW GOODS

Candlebrum,
Cracker
Salad

Jars.

NEW PATTERNS

id
SolClocks,
Watches,
Jewelry,
NEW
and Silver-Plated
Silver
Ware,
lery,
CutBric-a-Brac,
Japanese
Goods,
OperaGlasses,
Umbrellas,goods

Dishes.
Bowls.

Nut

Ice Tubs.

shall

We

Bottle
Fern

Holders.
Dishes.

Bread

and

etc.
etc.,

Milk

Sets.

Sale

will

2.30 and

Bowls

Pap

and

Eidam

Cheese

Bread

Plates.

Tete-a-Tete

at

10.30

CARD.

S ts.

FRIENDS

OUR
On

account

sale

of

gant
ele-

these

is sold.

LEFT,

m.,

These

TO

the
Stock

the

m.

Plates.
Holdeis.

continue

until

SIX PATTERNS
Daily

Continue

7.30 p.

COLORINGS

of the

are

not

Carpets,

Velvet

but

regular

WILTONS
PATRONS:

AND

Fire

at

our

Store,

and

to
contemplated improvements in the
buildmg which will require considerable time,

owing

Covered

Cheese

Plates.

avoid moving the .Stock and

Fixtures, we
Entire Stock at
have decided to Close Out our
Auction, and invite your attendance at the sale.
The
high character of the Stock in every
department is well known, and the .Sale will
be bona fide in every particular.
to

Solid

Silver

in

all its vari-

ties.

THE

CLARK-SAWYER

478 TO 482 MAIN STREET.

CO.

A. F. BURBANK.
H,

B.

SWART,

Manager.

and

the

for the

Best

Goods

money.

ever

We

shown

guarantee

in this
them

city
to

be

perfect goods.

PIMHAM
355

Main

" WILLIS,
Street.

LICiHT

IS

Fashion.

Loversof Good Teaand Coffee

pend
degoods where they can
on
always gettinga pure, fresh article,
best
Our
will
of the
patrons
quality.
many
that this is true of the
testify

Should

buy

their

The
brain

is

besides

MAIN

Give

of her grasp.
This
leaves the hands free to cope
obstacles,for the umbrella slipsm

STRKET.

us

be conviced.

trialand

A.

D.

GEO.

HOWE.

to slide out

few

the

just

OF

the umbrella

Piano, Organ
CLASSES

p. m.
First

and

hook

Fourth

Third

days
Satur-

Saturdays

at

for Practice, Thursdays at

to

bit of

446

TWICHELL,
Nicke.

and

Oxidizing.

Also

St., Worce"ter,

job polishing.

When

this

and

that

hooks

Poultry, Sausages,

aRR.

"

S. WESBY

SONS,

are'darker

there

taste

effects is also

colors.

The

noteworthy

use

feature

goods.
of the most striking
innovations for early
Spring in street gowns is the introduction
of the long waisted Elizabethan coat, which is
fitted closely
to the figure,
extended below the
in
natural waistline in a sharp point,as seen
the pictureof the Virgin Queen, and has long
The
skirts added.
prevailingsleeve is the
sleeve,fitting
long leg-o'-mutton
closelyto the
tending
forearm, but puffed,at the shoulder and exthe

over

high,but the
turned

now

hand.

The

collar

collar,with
fiaring
be

to

seems

away,
collar

Medici

late whim

387

who

DESCRIPTION.

EVERY

OF

Mass.
Street, Worcester,

Main

tables,
Vege-

Nq. 218 Main Street,

Mass.
Worcester,
EDWARD
y^^^jp^Lj^
"

^^

^"^

11^

B.

Fashionable
Fine

CLAPP,

Hat,

Furnishing,
Athletic

House,

Worcester.
365 MainSt.,
C.

REBBOLI,

points
the

preferredto

which

worn,

is too

mains
re-

Confectioner
"v. and

of swelldom

is to

the door into

opens

that of the

servant.

man

put
of

dress

braided,and the waist

plainly
trimmed
with liverybands
of

green
are

Neck

ruches

have

the

Her

been

Dancing

Class

and chenille knitted

Second
Class in all the Fashionable
The
ruary
will begin, Monday, FebBall Room
Dances
Building,
2d, in Unity Hall, Chase
Front Street.

Prof.

W.

GREENE.

W.

DIAMONDS,
WATCHES,
JEWELRY

maid

like
livery,
is dark

At

Reasonable

Prices.

and sleeves
red

braid.

abandoned

to

J. P.

WEIXLER,JEWELER,

the

vulgar millions and their place is filled among

the select and favored few by collars of gold

gimp

Caterer,

for

warm

sort

^^

Worcester.
6 and 8 PleasantStreet,

Summer.

Butter,

twisted in

are

One

-^BOOK* BINDINGS-

Lard,

Etc., Etc.,

can

of these

down

J.

elaine
chat-

zephercloths and French cambrics

are
imported in soft delicate colors for Spring
with a great deal of white, though for conserv-'
of chene

Mechanic

and

handel
has

IX

Beef,
Pork,
Veal,
Lamb,

new

ative

Plater,
BroDzing, Lacquering and
13

bundle

BLANCHARD,

DEALER

American.

Silver

Gold,

usually
safety

GAME,

"

STREET.

The

H.

W.

the chain

GEORGE C.

easilydrop into a
pocket,or they may be left suspended
trated
the belt,ready for further duty. Illus-

from

STUDIO,

the

to fasten to the waist.

trice,while
coat

3 p.m.
MAIN

around

DUCKS,

nickel
sheath

hung to the dress-belt,far back, it gives no

more
weight or discomfort than that indespensIn
able side bag which every woman
wears.
in a
of rain,the umbrella is whipped out
case

m.

p.

QUARTETTES

the

chain, which

CHICKENS,

GEESE,

sheath

button

cover;

WILD

TURKEYS,

with the

is

PUPILS.

and

Second

at

NORMAL,

passed

into the main

hooked

Harmony,

TO

FREE

HARMONY,

chain is then

and

elastic and

VENISON,

vention
simple in-

deep, attached to a steel or

springhooks. The top of the

reaches

carried around
TEACHER

This
must

inches

chain with

MORSE,

N.

fertile

muff, a purse, and numberless etceteras,

ency
a slim, slippery
umbrella, with a tend-

carry

273

is intended

TeaCo^^^
^i^New
England

ALWAYS ON HAND!

production of woman's
pedestrianumbrella-holder.
for the woman
who
especially

latest

323 Main St.,

HallJewelry
Mechanics

Store.

togetherwith bright

ribbons.

AGENCYinr

IOTEN1S]
of

information
laws, show m^

y A pamphlet
btraol of the
Patents,
"^Obtain

and
ablii'W

MUNN
^Address
s361

sent

A.

Trade/
fret:./

CO.^

Biondway.
New

lace and

toy^

CaveMis,

"

SvMarks, Copyrmhts,

are
coming in again,but to be quite
approved mode they must be in black
Chantillylace adorned with tiny velvet bowsWhite ones
ciennes
are
rarelyused, and are of Valen-

Aprons

^ ""rl..

Yellow
young

and

LUMBER.

Dealer in Stoves, Ranges and

Furnaces.
and
Gas
Steam
Fitting.Jobbing in all its
branches
promptly attended to. Telephone
Connection.
51 Main Street,Cumming's block.

in

insertion

who

around

at

over

inside the

gold

bodice

in front,one

snowdrops
are

half

and ribbons

other half of chiffon

that

shows

an

hem

seau
trous-

the

and

amber

skirt
bons.
rib-

unique arrangement
being of velvet with

on

and

Silver-Headed

Opera Glasses,
Eye-Glasses, Gold Pens
Canes,

Plated
brellas
Um-

Gold
and

tacles
Speccils.
Pen-

Fine

\A^atch

Promptly,
Reasonable

in

Jewelry Repairing Done

at
and
Manner,
Thorough

and
a

Prices.

edge

embroidered

caught half way down

with knots of snow
dops tied with

Gold

ware,
Silver-

bride. A

velvet with

and

The

the world, carries in her

ostrich feathers

and

and

spent her Christmas on the

the outset of a honeymoon

front of white chiffon

roses

Tableware,

silk.

color for

happy sunny

littlefrock of amber

of white

GREENE,

Atlantic

stormy

W.

is

woman

voyage

J.

Watches,
Sterling Solid
Rogers' Brother's, 1847, Silver

Diamonds,

of the

J.P. Weixle

the

shoulder, the

caught in placewith clasps

twists of gold. "News.

"

323 Main

Street,

MECHANICS HALL BUILDISG.

LldiHT

Annual

19

Sale of

ClosingOut

FAMILY

FINE

GOODS

LINEN
-H-:

WHITNEY'S
LINEN
Temple

Place,

STORE.
Boston.

LICiHT

N.
22"

Masonic
H.

body

Kalakaua's
Francisco.

King
from

San

sent

ImportingGrocer,

Coinage

defeating Free

Some
hope of
bill in the House.

retires from the wheat deal.

"Old Hutch"
Said to have lost 519,000,000in twenty years.
Gains not given.

and

permanently

France

to

have

Druggiststo
Leo

her friends

Koch's

lymph

g2

Africa sufferingfrom
Europe and even
unprecedentedfall of snow.
Prof. John Tyndal, the distinguished
lish
Eng-

"

scientist,is ill.
Pope objectsto Russian
Catholics.

nial
againstColo-

Foundland
very bitter
policyof Great Britain.

18" New

settlement,

Irish troubles stillfar from

ig"

plotdiscovered

Anarchist

in

Revolt
20

21

been

hundred
miners killed in mine
in Russia.
The Pope has a chill.
22

"

Forty miners

sion
explo-

by explosion near

killed

Charkov.

on

thousand
Russian miners strike.
Two
Sir John Hennessy Pope greetedby cheers
of Parliament.
re-assembling
More

Light

Travelers.

For

should
be seand
Staterooms
cured
Chair Cars
Main.
at Lancaster's, 434
KecHning
free,inside route.
next
leaves
Excursion
West
Class
A (iood
ISecond
Ticketat Lancaster's
Kates.
Tuesday. Lowest
St.
office 434 Main
Boston
and Maine
City Passeneer
Tickets North, East. Sruth and West.
St. for the United States
General
office,434 Main
Policies in force tuis year.
Accident
.\ssociation
Mutual
Norwich

Line

Tickets

269,000,000dollars insure in it.

Lancaster's Weekly Flo ida party

Tuesday and Thursday.

leaves Worcester

fact that

Gentlemen's

ENGLAND,

it contains

Oils or
Mineral
delicate

no
or

most

Get

use

after

out
shavingitis with-

BOTTLE

PROMPTI.T

lilSH

"

FOOT COVERING
as

COMFORT
will give you
for we
well as style,

Ladies
are

in
can

PLEASANT

ST.

Have

been

your

RUBBER
for
STORM
the new
justthe thing for the kind of weather

have
"

having this

winter.

Rubber

35

Rubber, made
for
Company

WHITE

J.Stone,

exchange
City

Piano

at

the

the

for

CHER
FIS-

alone.

House.

White

I
ExhXUTIVE
M.ANSIO.N,
Dec. i6th,1889. (
Washinoton.
much
pleasure
(,V"//fwt'"." It affords me
to inform you that the
piano which I ordered
for a Christmas
from
present to my
you
has been received.
My mother
joins
mother

expressingto you our great satisfaction

pathetic
piano,its tone being very sweet, symtion
and powerful,and the touch and ac-

in

with the

is
The
case
all that could be desired.
finish. I thank
beautiful in design and
you
this
for the careful attention you have given
order. Yours
truly,
n. Harrison.
KussKi.i.
Messrs.
To
J. " C. Fischer,
York City.
Fifth .'Vvtnue, New
no
the

States

Albert

in
York

taken

Fischer

The

What

CENTS.

16

^h

in New

give'you

FIT.

PERFECT

1890

STEINWAY PIANOS

me

and we
.Shoes,

Year

the

16

sale
Whole-

CO.,

Has
been received so favorablybyourfriends
satisfied that people
are
patrons that we
appreciatebeing able to buy their shoes where
is
everything representedat its true worth,
to
find full value for
and where they are sure
in all the
and a good assortment
their money
are
latest styles. F'or we
fullyprepared to
in the shape of
meet
all demands

has

Vice

President

to

about

say

the

of

the

Fischer

United
Piano.

(
Ellerslie,
NoV. Ilth,1888. (
KiMNECI.IKF-ON-HUDSON,
.S/"-." The
piano made by Messrs. J.
in
X: C. Fischer has given entire satisraction
every respect. N'ours faithfully,
/Uar

Levi

FRONT SHOE STORE,

383 Main
Grocer,
Importing
47

Piano.

Within

and

we

NEW

Fischer

OUR NEW ENTERPRISE

394 Main Street.

JOHN A. HARTIGAN,

IN USE.

POPULAR

Sole Proprietors,
PERKINS" COMPANY,

the COLCHESTER
have
will never
slipoff.
have
the GOSSAMER
We
Shoe
Kublier
Boston
the
by

DONK.

THE

FREE.

" OPTICALGOODS.
REPAIRING

1840.

IN

87,000NOW

in all firstclass

which

FINE WATCHES,
JEWELRY
CLOCKS,

ESTABLI.SIIKI

We

IN

rilANoln

Mass.

equal.
it.

Worcester, Mass.
Agents.

We

PEALEK

Worchstbr.

Found
Large bottles,;5c.
Drug stores.
Prepared by

next

W. A.

moved.
re-

PROCTOR,

NI
Strhbt,

SAMPLE

in

Hartlepool,England.
One

permanently

be applied at any
time; quickly
Ladies troubled with catchy fingers,
working on silk and satin,will find it an
excellent remedy. It will not leave the hands

Try

re-elected

also

to 4 p. m.

skin. Can
absorbed.

For

earthquake felt in Geneva,

candidate

are

m.,

no

make

of
superiority

an

now

Gladstonian

H.

a.

(Creasy Substances, no Chemical

I'oisons,and will not injurethe

Harbors

the
snow
plows have
under, in Austria.

And
snowed
"

Moles
ii

now

to

*ROSECREAM LOTION*

in Chili stillin progress.

Shock
of an
Switzerland.

"

9 to

is

to remain

personal beauty and

sticky.

Leghorn.

Severe cold continues in Europe.

frozen over, railroads impeded.

SuMMBR

lies in the

persecution

her

mar

unhappy.

M:iss

for sale.

The

The

scarringor other injury, There

lady to allow a growth of hair

Hours

dies in Paris

Delibre, the composer,

of Roman

for any

her face to

upon

fifty-four
years.
r;

No

Process.
excuse

Ireland prevents many

largessto

NEEDLE

New

renew

off.

broken

Kessala

by the

eradicated

ELECTRIC

negotiations.
Flnglishand Italian negotiationsover

Balfour's
deaths.

ST.

SUPERFLUOUS HAIR CAN BE

WORLD.

16" England
Foundland

PLEASANT

47

Hawaii

to

21

JOHN A. HARTIGAN,

Squiresof Washington.
ua,
Temple dedicated in Nash-

Ditto, Senator
New

of Indiana.

Voorhees

Also for Senator

I*. Miirton.

in Worcester,
SoleRepresentatives

St.,
SignoftheGoldenBoot.

S. R. LELAND "
446

MAIN

STREET.

SON,

LIQHT
A Worcester Album.
Not

only

album

an

with

the

POULTRYSHOW.

pictures; but

there is also the

of each
description
the ordinaryplush

ter
bet-

one;

thus than
sided container
of the photographer's
triumphs.
firstnumber
of Light was
issued March
ist, 1S90. The portraitwas
a good likeness of
.Mayor trancis A. Harrington,
and
the introduction
to Worcester
was
a very
happy one.

The AnnualExhibition
ofthe

The

Fire
Insurance
No.

The Lake Tower.

3, The State Normal
School.
Mary Howe, the singer.
4, Miss
5, Kev. M. H. Harris,late Paslor
of the
Universahst Church.
6, Major E. C. Shumway,
2d
Regiment Massa2,

"

368 1-2 Muin Street,

Office,

chusetti Militia.
Josiah Pickett,ex-Postmaster.
S. George B. Buckingham, a 33" Worcester

BayState
Poultry

7, Gen"ral

LincolnHouse Block.

John

9.

D.

Washburn,

U.

S. Minister to

Associati

Ma-

Switrer-

land.

MISS SARSH E.

LAUGHTON,

^^K LOCUTION
IN

ALL

ITS

BRANCHES.

Classes
and
Home
Worcester, Mass.

School,

Dr.

Frank

The

A.

A.

Howland.

14,

Private

The

Interior of Worcester Theatre.

Hon.
Joseph H. Walker,

Lessons.

Howland,

Pleasant

Dentists.",

D.

D.

Armory,

will be held in

Representative

Congress.
Wellington, Commander

W.

Hon.

Alfred

New

AGRICULTURALHALL,FairGronnds,

in

mory.
Ar-

S.

Hinkerton.State Senator
RepresentativeOdd Fellow.
Joseph F. Lovering, late Pastor of

li, Rev.

Jan.27,28,29 and 30,1891.

and

Old

South
Church.
16, Sargeint Thomas
Plunkett,the Armless H-ro.
W. Treadway, Class of '90
17. francis
Polytecnic.
iS, Alfred S. Roe, late Pri cipal of
High School.
T. Marble's new
19, Edwin
house.
20, Col. A.
George Bullock, Member
of World's
Fair Commission.
Clara Barton, the Prisoner's
21, Miss
Friend.

dress,
Ad-

May Street,

33

New

13, Fred

^^

Society
and Delsarte
Gymnastics
Movements.
Small

10,
11,
12,

S.

St.,

Worcester, Mass.

22,

Hon.

Henry

M.

Parker,

late

Senator

from

1st

Worce,ster District.

Residence,

61 West

23. Arthur M. Stones new

house.
24, The late Francis B. Knowles.

Street.

Hon.

Stein way

Geo. F. Hoar, United

26, Gen

Robert

Sta

Senator.

es

H.Chambe-lain, Master

of

House

of Correction.

J.

Lewis

Ellsworth, President of Worcester

AgriculturalSociety.
28, SalisburyStreet --chool House.
29, James Draper, a member
of ,he Parks
mission.
Com27,

30, Webster

Thayer, A'derman
from
Ward
Two
Edward
L. Davis, and
A. C. Monroe,
President and Secretary of the Worcster County
Musical
.Association.
32, Hon. George Bancroft.
33. Mrs. Ehzabeth
S. Tob.;y,Presid-ntof Mass. W
31, Hon

C. T. U.
34, A. Frank Gates, Alderman
25, Hon.
Charles 8.

36, W.

from Ward

Pratt,Ex-Mayor.
Gile,Ex-Representative in

A.

Three.

the

General

Court.
37, Hon.

John

R.

Thayer, Senator

from

cester
Wor-

ist

District.

58, Samuel

D.

N"e, Sheriff.
Winslow
Lincoln, Chairman

39. Edward

PIANOS
The

40,

recognized

Standard
Pianos
of the
the Best Instruments
; pre-eminently
at
present made : exported to and sold in all art
centers of the globe: preferred for
public and
private use by the greatest livingartists.
world

42,

Kev.

A. Z.

43. Samuel

Kranich
" Bach Faultless
Pianos

of

Park

Commission.
Almon
Gunnison, Pastor of Universalist
Church.
Rev. Archibald Mc Cullagh, Pastor of
Plymouth
Church.
Rev.

S.

Conrad, Pas'or of
Green, Librarian

44.

Charles C. Woodman,
School.

42,

Henry

W.

Old

South Church.

of Free Pubhc

This will be the best show ever

exhibition will be a largenumber

IMPORTED

BIRDS,
BIRDS

Incubators

brary.
Li-

held

in

this

city. On

of

BEAUTIFUL

from

the

MAGE
PLU-

'Wilds

of India,

Hatching Chickens.

late Master of Ledge St.

Admission,
25c.;
15c.
Children,

Miller,Worcester's oldest business

man.

24,000

made

and

sold

and

not

46, Charles H

dissatisfied

PIANOS.
Best Upright Piano
at a
reasonable
price in the market.
The
favorite Piano
of
Mme.
Adelina Patti and other noted
artists

of Post

10

A. R.

customer.

HainesBrothers'
Superb
Upright
The

Pinkham, Commander

47, General Chares

Devens,
Court.

late Judge of

ST., Worcester,
Mass.

includes

There they are.

The most
of them excellent
likenesses of those depicted. There
are
numbers
to supply all wants.
Call or
send in your orders.
Five cents per copy
or
if ordered in numbers
of ten or more, four cents

free ride
and

Tickets

from

on

the

the

horse

cars

to

Hall.

for sale

by all the

C.

BALLOU,

Conductors.

back

Many people are making complete files.More

will regret not having done
it is too
so, when
late.
With a self binder,the volumes
are in
excellent shape for preservation and
for reference.

C.L. GORHAM " CO.,

454 MAIN

This

preme
the Su-

The

index

will

come

ere

many

weeks

H.
H.

S.

Chairman

A.
A.

JONES,

President.

Secretary.

SEELEY,
of

the

Committee

on

Local

rangements.
Ar-

LIO

HT

23

OVER 100 MAGNIFICENTBARGAINS!

Four
TURNING

Each

Department.

TOPSY-TURVY
all preconceived ideas of pricesand
the purchasing
increasing
dollars almost indefinitely.
This is a sale surpassing
every event in the annals of local
wonderful twentieth anniversary
sale,which had but one
from
each

of your
possibility
even
our
retailing,
It

From

bargain

began Wednesday

and

ment.
depart-

continues.
The
quantitybehind each offer is sufiRcient to last a week. But the moment
hausted
any line is exof equal dimensions
a substitute bargain
will step into the ranks.
This will keep the attractions
undiminished.
All who are conversant
with our
methods
of advertising
will recognize
this as a very great occasion.
We
do our best to deserve the confidence reposedin us, and to make this sale a success, by
stating
each
the plaintruth about
To enliven trade is the objectof this great
offeringwithout exaggeration.
It will continue to Februaryist.
movement.
profit-sharing
For the itemized list of the one
hundred
the daily
see
offerings
papers, or visit the store.
Every
departmentin the store contributes a bargainof unusual merit. Crowds, of course.
and come
in.
Be sure
now

DENHOLM
Probably there never
theory,that

in the

business

is,"To

That

by
seemed

rule of

his head.

"Take

to

no

"

there

the rudiments

learned

he

of

business.

him

asked

what

and

him

an

old gent
that

to

not

sizes

too

He
came

large,but

one

excused
back

with

that he had

with

gone.

tearing down
and

inquiredof

Faith and

his shoulders.

and

of paper
caubeen.
Give
a

peck

and

the

me

I wants

boy

be afther

to

not

I took out

bedads

nearly
sich

no

till I tache him

foolin'

an

ould

not

take
would

hat four

generously

Afier much

the likes of me."

a

littlelyinghe

doubt

was

hat

with

when

he

the

away

without

ment
mo-

since

that

Adam

the

was

price was
boy. If she

only purchase he would throw in a nice

of (ieorge Washington. She took the
Some
time after on
cover.
enteringanother
store
she was
behind
the
surprised to see
this same
counter
Larry, he having made a
change in the meantime.
Walking up to him,
she said,"Faith and I'llniver buy anythingof
the likes of ye, agin." "Why, madam, what's
chromo

foine table kiver that ye -sould me niver kept

the color at all,at all,but turned all colors in

and

hat

boilingand

low

as

would

satisfactory
replyhe proceeded to paintthe
atmosphere a shade of blue with his oaths.
no

man

persuasion
prevailedupon to

the

that

assurance

called

again Larry

be in.
to America

Coming

"

carefully
placed the hat on his head, but
only for a second, as he explainedto the man
he must
needs hurry as he (Larry) must not be
the hat for any such price.The
caught selling
thinkinghe had secured a great bargain,
man,
went
quicklyaway, bearingalonghis purchase
nicelydone up in a box. Larry, according to
to rean
agreement with his employer, was
he

had

man

came

never

the matter

manners

he had

himself

of

manner

is that little
he met, "Where
sphalpeen that sold me this hat." Receiving

band.
the sweat
under
20
years
paper
marching the old gent up to a 6x8 gla.ss Worcester

stuffed
Then

soon

that

gent

towering rage

answer.

told the

(the pricereally
shillings,

10

being only two).

and

word

say

worth

was

the old
in

store

the first person

to

"Faith

the

manner,

rise until the

to

not

Meanwhile
the

door

store

he'd hav the lifeof the young

the powers,
had sold him a hat that wint down
divil who

politely

for him.

hat," was

new

confidential

very

he

customer

he could do

I be's after

Larry,in

easy

the

"Be

While
employed in a general store, on the
one
other side of the great pond, he saw
day
entering the store one of his countrymen.

Thinking

The

next
by
day
his customer
of the
opened and Larry saw
the
day before entering and under his arm
box.
Passing word to a clerk standing near
that he had gone away,
Larry sunk behind the
counter

followed

He

row,"
thought for the morcaring that he only managed
implicitly
to sell today
being willingto let the morrow
of itself. Born in Erin, he possessed
take care
the
wit
of that country, and it was
all
ready

the order

so
price,
shillings

ceive

firmer believer

fundamental

a lasting
tomer
cusmight secure
representationof his wares

to enter

never

this sale.

get rid of goods," than Larry

he

fair

lived
the

McKAY.

the marked
over
any amount
he thus made
himself richer by four

Salesman.

Good

"

and
in

this

Larry has

same

for

upon the ladies of

their selection of dry goods.
waited

more

no

time

"Oh

now?"

nothing but

old

an

and

the

! I knows

cheat,

foine

so

be.

you

croino

\e

ye.
ye

was

are

That

cute

not
George
enough to put in me bundle was
Washington at all,but an ould advertising
it." "Oh,
card with the picterof a baby on
the ready answer,
came
"you are
madam,"

It

mistaken!

cover.

and

And

my

was

cousin

you

must

have

you any table

is the exact
He
counterpart of me
his account.
I often get into trouble on
for the chromo, probably he forgotto
as

traded

with,

as

never

sold

George Washington
say that the picturewas
when
he was
a
baby." The old lady was
and once
more
bound to take this explanation
our

breathed

salesman

freer.

Of

the queer

sayingsand doings of this originalperson a

Keen, always ready with a joke,he has proven
book could be written,and after a long experience
himself a great favorite with the trade, and
I can
with him behind the counter
say
employed by him to disposeof
yet the means
fix
what
but
bad
into
him
a
I never
saw
get
goods will not always stand investigation.
his ready wit would always help him out, and
of our
While employed in one
large stores he
the
how
might be on
matter
to

sell

red

table

red.
turicey

He

to

cover

told her that he would

an

old

guarantee

also told her itwould

it

stand all

person
article bought on
tation,
misrepresenwould
be sure
to go away
of his drolleries.

angry

no

managed
lady. He

returningsome
he

or

laughingat

she
some

LIQHT

Zl

TH

WARE-PRATT

CO.'S

ofWinter
Sale
Clothing
Closing
have
MARKED
DOWN
our
patrons that we
desirable bargains in ULSTERS,
shall offer the most
The
best bargains in

wish
to remind
of the season
we
and
SUITS.

W^e
balance
REEFERS

Clothingfor Men, Youths, Boys

In the
to

city. The
closingout

our

stock
sale

stock, and for the

OVERCOATS,

our

during the

be reduced
in progress.

must
now

60

next

^" ^^'^ deparment

for thenext 60

PiinlAYYi Ponmnnfo

IjUSlOIIl
udl lllulllb.
COSTOM

and Children

days, and

invite

we

early

an

visit

we shallmake it an object
forallwho wear
days,

CLOTHING to place
their
orderswithus.

Onr stockof CLOTHS is nnusnaiiy

force
ofjourneymen
to make the PRICESREASONSBLE in orderto keep
tailors
and we are prepared
onr entire
employed,
large,
The

Ware-Pratt

Company,

in the

Incorporated
and
the

City of Worcester,
order, paying sick and

fraternal
of

end

five years.
Over
of formation.

600

For

full
or

and
particulars,

address

Street,Worcester.

O.

J.

H.

members

Secy., 339

Bank

Bldg.

*Troy
Laundry,

ORDER.

Sept.

distributed

in

carefully
explainingthe plan and

documents

AVOODMAN,

First Nat.

tion
A great co-operative institu17, 1889.
and
endowment
of $500 at
accident
benefits
an
local assemblies,
in Worcester;
three
and
two

$8760 already

in process

call on

Main

412

ENDOWNIKNT

NON=SBCRKT

more

and

408

Slain

sick

benefits.
of

scope

this
.Mass.

St., Worcester,

$14,331.63reserve.

rapidlygrowing fraternity,
Burnside
Building.

D. Lynch,
Proprietor.
26 Pleasant
Worcester.
Street,
WORCESTER

BBST!

THB

GET

Illuminated
Advertising
Company,
General

The BAY

STATE

HAVE

THEV

Rangeand

GLENWOOD

or

NO

C.
ParlorStOYes.

E.

Office, 311 Main

St., Room

SQUIER.

F.

H.

13,

ig

BEALS.

Advertisements
Artistically
Displayed by a
600
powerful Electric Light upon
Square
feet of Canvas.

EQUAL.

DISPLAY:
Worcester,

WE

ALSO

CARRY

CHANDELIERS,

LINE

LARGE

TABLE

OF

GAS

LAMPS,

AND
AND

KEROSENE
FIRE-PLACE

oppositeMechanics

Main

St.

O.

S. Kendall

"

Head

GOODS.
WHENEVER

466

Hall.

Springfield,
oppositeOpera House.
Providence,Turk's

Co.

GOOD

Eatables
desired

are

they will always

be found

EbenW.

at

Hoxie'

305 and 816-818 Main Street.

A.

S. NEWCOMB,

Marketand Oyster
House,
Fish of all kinds.
Planter and Shipper
Choice Grade of Oysters. Telephone conne
tion 206-2.
223

Main

St., Worcester,

Mass.

l^^'

Vol.

II.

No. 49.

Worcester,

Mass., Saturday,

January

31,

1891. Five

tm

?'^

GEORGE

Late

[ENGRAVEP

EXPRESSLY

FOR

Clerk

LIGHT.]

of

the

GALE,

WINSLOW

Board

of

Overseers

of

the

Poor.

Cents.

T (J HT

PUTNAM " SPRAGUE CO,

CHOLLAR,
in FURNITURE!

BARGAINS

stock
to all purchasersat this time of the year, that our
offer specialinducements
of Furniture and
and best selected assortment
for the largest
reduced as to give room
UpholsteryGoods ever exhibited in Worcester.
TOP
ROLL
DESKS
and
We
Sole Agents for the sale of the DERBY
are
STANDARD
FOLDING
the very best made, and THE
OFFICE
FURNITURE,
liberal. Call
which has no equal. Our pricesshall be the lowest,our
terqis the most
BED,
We

be

may

and

see

so

us

before you

and

247
THE

buy, at

Main

249

-4ART NEEDLEWORK AMD STAMPING^-

CRITERION

ISTo.

and Restaurant.
Bakery
Mexican

Nothing but first-classmaterial used.

board at reasonable prices.
Main

231

J.

"

St.

T.

and

36

"'C'sT-alri.-a.tStreet,
Dune

First-Clagg

Needlework,

Order.

to

given and

material

for Laces

Reference

Goods

furnished.

sold

S. M.

MRS.

KEYES.

3
5

St.

Proprietors.

C.

T.

^Vork
and

Lace

at

Short

Notice.

Curtains, Gross

" Strauss.

this coupon
from
it with
and
bring
LIGHT,
cent
disand
get 10 per
you
count
from
regular prices.
Cut

I,I

Seasonable
Styles

CALDER,

LE i JOLLY i FRENCH i DYEING

AND i CLEANSING i HOUSE.

commission.

on

Shrewsbury

Fine

Kiubroidery,

Work,

Instruction

Table

Central.

Street, Corner

MEL,VIN,

out

I C^

^
"^
"

ST.

WALNUT

PROPBLETOK,

PHOTOGRAPHER

!
andFairFigures
Seasonable

Styles,

Bright, New,
That's

what

Fair

Square,
what

Clean,

Figures mean
Uniformly

stock

Stylish

We

want.

you

have

Honest,
Low

Children's

of

Portraits

Goods.

them.

Close,

Prices.

will give them.

inspection of our

Stock

326 Main,

FOOTWEAR ^^
:

"

FOR

op.

Hall

Mechanics

of

L.

Specialty

Fair,
That's

We

you want.
invite your

We

means

Fresh

J. ZAHONYI,

andcaterer,
Confectioner

"

Gentsand Children.
Ladies,

Mass.
348 Main Street,
Worcester,

Mrs.Dr.Wm.Lee,

Fire

Insurance

Ladies,

try the

the

Hygienic

try
try the
All

NOX
kinds

LOWEST

Storm

Rubber.

Innersole

Shoes.

new

ALL

'EM

of

Reliable

Gents,
339

Boys,

Shoes.
Footwear

at

the

339
make
and
latest

and

Main
a

Household
a"ost

of

insuring

Furniture

Albert

approved

forms,

ings
Dwell-

under
at

5.

Office hours : 9 to
Sundays,
2 to 5.
10.30 to 2.

12.30;

St., Worcester.

specialty

St.,
Building

PRICES,

EDW. E LONGLEY,
We

Main

Burnside
Room

J.Stone,

the

lowest

^\iHt-

WHITE

GOO^S

FRONT SHOE STORE,

rates.

ASSORTMENT

383 Main

St.,

m%

"^HECITY

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Signof theGoldenBoot.

LIGHT
Vol.

WORCESTER,

II

His lightis r n all below, above

The
Hght of gladness,and life,and

MASS.,

'*

of the smiles of God

one

good of
e.\pansion. No

Worcester

Nothing in my experienceor
at
home
nothing in my observations

has handsomer

suburbs

himself.

demands
the

city in

territorial

Commonwealth

and

e.xcusable when

Grafton

It is up

is finer than
reached

and

street

there

or

suit,who

to

beauties of New

Continue
and

make

pleasant the

Hill,valleyand watercourse
! Within
running stream

walk

is

done

of

few

all the material

for poem
make
home

are

or

deal

moments
romance.

happy

of North-

ward,
the norththat will
the

and

out.

interests of this and

personal

own

stored.

That

but

the

cost

the

is
space
it be covered

open

green

in

grass

The

city a

offered

sum

in

have

it re

beautiful

and

temptation to

no

useful, whether
or

expressed?

South

Old

money
be
would

with

in

snow

When

summer.

City Hall goes and the eye can get a clean

it is interrupted
of the space, save
as
by
sweep
battle
what

monuments

better idea

be had

can

of

yet there's

in that direction.

own.

natural

more

of

consideration

pleasureto the eye,

and pleasurefor the
in

item

turn

on

be wasted
and

is made

placed in the
reading matter

of

matter

there

all the

it seems

will

call
re-

decrying the
hands

of

for children.

has the good of the littleones

kindly sends in an article,which

When

read.

Light,

of

of comfort

Readers

the

source

that is

over

she furnishes

in that

that it would

of books

be

are

well
so

for

many

that
more
pitiable
harmful
positively
given.

if not

Horticultural.

by

children

to

good books,
time

should
Read

ones.

The

Agriculturalis
of

amount

city admits

of

most

at

surface

least
ered
cov-

decidedly

hear of the meetings

we
bucolic flavor and, anon,
Chamberlain's
of farmers in latnuckand
and are a
with us
farmers
are
District. The
valualile part of us
They are doing much to
tell in their work
can
that .Science
prove
arts.
Mechanic
They have
well as in the
as
in their labors on
them
to
much
encourage
their doors.
at
of the ready market
account
be said of agriculturehere,
Whatever
may
zens'
be no possiblequestion of our citithere can
fruit and
to
reference
attitude with

new

perform.

part of

shall hear

our

much

acknowledges
gratefully
from

one

of Worcester's
''I wish

to

less about

loved

thank

the
most

you

more

slicingoff

Common.

LifiiiT

following words
zens:
respectedcitiwith all my

heart

kindlywords in regard to placingthe

City Hall or any other buildingon the

flowers.
Potter

is

advice

in this

list

follow the advice

the

tists,
still. To be sure, to the individual arin the shape of
compensation may come
the less credit
orders ; but the observers none
It is a good
the club with a great favor done.
thing to get art loving people in a way of visrecting
and they too will aid in di"tingthese rooms
and fancies of others, tillat
the minds
and
obtain much
last,our citv will demand
of artistic study
better facilities in the wav
will
than it has
today. Youthful Worcester
ter
and
middle
aged Worceshave to lead agecl

followingpage, givinga practical

this

to

mind

from

pass

the matter

to

recent

to

Common,

who

One

heart, very

appears

than

the

for your

tendency

we

The constantly recurring severe

storms
snow
have given President Pratt of the Street Railway
excellent opportunity to tell how
an
many
miles
he has
to
supervis-*. Twenty-three
miles is the sum
total at present.
This
is a
the status
ten
great advance
on
years
ago.
in a discouragedspirit,the road
Then
rested
one
end, half way up Lincoln Street Hill, and
the other was
laid up againsta tree
at VVehster .Square. There
to Union
was
a short spur
and energy,
.Station;but as for convenience
they hardly had any existence. One day a
rival line was
proposed, and presto ! what a
In
the spiritof the dreams.
over
change came
ceased
fact, dreams
altogether.Hills that
deemed
had
been
insurmountable
were
climbed.
crossed, back streets
Valleyswere
It was
threaded.
were
a complete,thorough,
Each
witnesses
waking, shaking up.
year
what
and
the future has in
great advances
Lk;ht
but the back
store
not
can
even
see;
is broken.
In
of conversatism
one
or
way
another, the almost ( Insed hii^hways are to be
opened and people are to be helped in and
It frequently
does
out.
happens that a man
of his power
and usefulness
reach the climax
not
the mayor
of his city.
when he becomes
had several notable illustrations.
has lately
Worcester

means.

The admirable
essay
by Mrs. B. W.
worthy of most careful reading. Her
ing
towards makif followed, will do much
beautiful
pleasingsurroundingsstillmore
have
careful hands
and those places where
and
som.
bloslie m.ide to bud
directed, may
not
HorticulUiral Hall and the smaller halls
to
in and about the city have happy missions

this

When

prominent,

49

breathing place in the midst of the city

Worcester

Have

outward

any

most

doorbell
only one
house.
Have
a
on
garden and a lawn
your
be in
and then see what pleasuresthere may
living. Build smaller houses; just large
enough for your growing family and not so
largeas to suggest another family with your
up

the

of

hand

her

is growing in the way

ville.Barber's Crossing, etc., but
Worcester

for indefinite extension

than

get in
imdividuals

people
few

words

truer

ever

of

removal

men.

as

Move

s;icrificethe great

sacrifice?

succeeding generations for their

to

Everythingtending to
Go
be !
to
on
can
only home
there is hardly a rod of land
afford more
not
enjoyment than
sumptuously appointedcity flat.
as

room

would

an

Cascade, pond,
a

the

would

for the

qualityof much
youth in the way

Go

has

and

fathers

our

Better

space.

What

return

at

to

that

of

building!

cover

abodes

Nature

find how

Tatnuck

time

Pond.

Coes

the

over

will

homes

around

on

best

the value

What

the campus
be

the

and

handsome
coming when
I'acachoag Hill.

by

be preserved. It will take

a
great
deal of education
to
the public realize
mske

No.

1891.

look
out-

would

exult

did not

Worcester

whit, my
integrity of our

us

31,

Those
who think as does the gentleman,
ter
Again that meritorious body, the WorcesArt
Student's
Club
quoted, must keep these ideas before the
lays the community
in
the
in
Walker
in
lie
instant
under
must
must
obligations
them,
presenting
express
by the hills, people,
admirable collection of
a most
Buildingrooms
of their convictions. Build justas
the statement
work
artists. That the doors
done by Boston
off the
high as you like around it;but "Hands
for the peopleto
should be thrown wide open
from Joseph
Common."
more
erous
gengo in and out as they choose seems
the beauties

He

Academy.

of the Worcester

and

the

was

What

eyes with
take them in from

fillyour

of Worcester

hard

afforded

that

Vernon

Go
along
ferry'sestate

man,

Street!

ing,
train-

one

should

winter
was

lessen

to

me

strong conviction th.it the

Common,
beciuealhed to

Were

only one line of street railwayin the city;but

improved facilities must draw to the outskirts.
It is impossibleto look in any direction aljout
locations for
our
cityand not find admirable

when

has caused

cities have

few

Corner.

homes.

abroad

convenience."

improved their opportunitiesless. The old

to
tacks
notion, dating back
days of Indian ator
possiblybrought with our ancestors
from crowded
Europe have thus far prevailed
rington
Hararound
to keep the population huddled

I'ossiblythis

JANUARY

Common.
love. "
"Ware.

"Voices of the Night," from

Longfellow's
in our
nature,
inspiredpen, suit certain moods
We
turn
from
but not our happiestmoments.
this part of his writings to gladder, brighter
portions.
the thought in
Mrs.
Ware
only expresses
of Divinity,
every heart that lightis an attribute

The

SATURDAY,

In

our

particular.

demand

for the

news

of

the

day,

we

deed
ignore the interest in the past. Inin living comes
from
of our zest
here
what
near
of
or
knowledge
happened
our
in possessingorganizations
here.
Our city is fortunate

should not
much

whose
peculiarprovinceit is to
but beyond
look after the ancient landmarks;
individuals
whose
memories,
the
are
them
a
linked with those departedyears ago, make
beginning
to the
chain leading us back
very
and women
These
men
of our city and town.
local
that
the true
mines
of information
are
an
Whenever
historians would
gladly work.
ing
leavhis grave
to
down
goes
aged person
as
wTitten record, it seems
though just
no
much
knowledge had been taken out of the
of
LlfiHT
are
columns
constantly
The
world.
iscence.
reminof any proper
open for the insertion
of history and
It is a pity that much
be printed. It is too
sonal,
perbiography cannot
theory that everyit conflicts with our
one
have
when dead must
only good spoken
of him ; but aside from that there is much that
Look through
the publicwould like to know.
the real and the mental attics and rake nut the
interested public would like to
facts that an
Our
read.
reading circle may be a large one ;
but we start with the intention of securing the
so

mo.st

good, possible,for

people.

LloHT

having tales

wishes

to relate.

Worcester
to

hear

and

from

her

t'.

s;

LICiHT

School and
At

the recent

examinations

entrance

examined
number
this

at

the

candidates
seventy-five

Institute
Polytechnic
were

this

College.
fifty-nine admitted.

and

from
were
A.
E.
Bickford,
A.
L.
O.
VV.
Bradt,
Bye, A.
D.
Eastman, G. M. Eaton, J. M.
Clark, C. W.
Gallagher,G. C. Cordon, N. B. Hale, E. C.
F.
B. Hill,E. H.
H.
C. Hammond,
Ham,
Keith, H. J. Knight, F. H. Leland, H. P. I.inOf

the

city

as

twenty-four

follows

E.
K. Lovell, F.
Norcross, F. O.
U.
A. H. Putnam, O.
Rice, H. N.
Plummer,
H.
A.
U.
Wheeler, K. B.
Temple,
Smith, H.

nell, H.

Whipple.
Worcester
is a
from
admissions
marked advance on the state of affairs,ten
the High school sent up
years since. Then
twelve times the number.
candidates ; now
two
in our
midst it
Then, though the institute was
seemed to be a realization of a prophet'snot
in his own
country.
being without honor save
all tributaries.
far outnumbers
Today, Worcester
May all the boys admitted remain to
the end.
Apprenticeclass will report at 7 a.m.
Morgen Stund hat gold in mund.
The
morning hour has gold in its mouth.
to be the firstlesson set the new
This seems
apprenticeclass at the Polytechnic.
chanical
there such a large cl.issof meNever
was
engineersin the history of the school,
the list of graduwill look over
ates
but whoever
as
given in the institute catalogue,with
a
good
their present occupations,will see
for taking this course.
reason
The Polytechnicstartingout as it did,into a
of its own, has made
with methods
fresh field,
and we
as
a
city are
proud
a great success,
senior class of the Polytecliof it. The
follows:
nic Institute has elected officers as
President, Fred A. Higelow ; vice president,
ers;
Fred C. Hodgman;
secretary, John E. RogSo

many

means
the languajje
will be kept uniform
professorif he thought he could sell an engine,
throughout the world, and yet progressive
if he could make one, for as much as he
of^a growing could earn by teachingin the vacation.
enough to meet
any demands
The
civilization,
an
professor thoughthe could, he had made the
increasing
knowledge, and the
larger needs of international exchange of
screw
so
perfectly.So he went to Portland
thought.
and went
to work
in a clock-makingestablishment.
I hope and
of the large
trust that many
At the end of ten
weeks'
vacation
the

number

of readers of LifiH r will take

up this
of les.sons,
and by a thorough learning
of what is here given, they will be able, in a
few weeks, to correspond with people in every
quarter of the globe.
Lesson
first. Si/jr,-;'
lialid. The
X'olapiik
lafab (alphabet)has tonabs
(letters)
twentycourse

seven.

Kosonats
p,

nineteen

d, t, V, f,h.

Tonab

as

"

(as for example) b,

s.

n,

m,

which

x,

have

"

"

"

"

c
"

"

Vokals
Tonab
a
"

ts

as

"

in

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

five a.

"

in (e)et,never
in (G)eor(g)e
as
.sometimes as in board(s)
(s)ip,
sh in sheep (jip)
ch
chief (cif)

"

"

see

that LuiHT

Light.

very

sensiblynotices to-day

Bigclow's sagaciousplan of driving"to a

hell of its own", the accursed
liquortraffic
that is just about asking our
city fathers for
another year's lease to its sale of distilled
death and liquid damnation.
Luinr
logically

s.

f(a)ther,
(a)rm
th(e)y
niach(i)ne
g(o)-n(c))te.

r(u)de,
tr(u)th.

"

"

For
I
Mr.

ca(ts).

three.
Vokads
ii as in f(a)re,
Tonab
c(a)re,m(a)re
o
w(o)rd.or as i in s(i)r
ii a German
i.i.
in position
to whistle then
Form
your mouth
sounk is ii.
attempt to say ee. the resulting
There are no silent tonabs and no dipthongs.
The vokals all have long sound and when two
come
togetherthey have separate sepiik a. s.
Neit
nay-eet night
Neif
nay-eef, knife
"

was
completed and sold to Bowdoin
Collegefor $175. He could have earned but
S40 teaching. I'he price of the engine was
sufficient to pay a year's expenses
at Bowdoin
then.
This item has special interest to us
in that
A. D. F. Hamlin, a son
of the doctor was
in
1875 and 6 a teacher in our
High school and
sub.sequently
taught drawing. After a very
at home
and
thorough course
came
abroad, he beinstructor in Columbia
an
College,New
is.
York, where he now

"

"

"

"

"

a.

k, 1, r,

y.

Englishsepuk (pronunciation.)

engine

asks what must

become
of the atrocious business
"without a visible habitation."
Now
it
is to promptly refuse that visible habitation,
and to smoke out
and smother
the invisible
underground habitation of darkness by every
expedientin our power, that the City Fathers
about being addressed by petition
and reare
monstrances
from the people "without distinction
of sex, party or creea
",and we invoice
the invaluable help of Mr. Bigelow and Lkjht
in that hopefulundertaking.
T. Cheevek.
Hknrv

Jan. 24, 1891.

.Saturday,

is
Mr. Cheever, with characteristic energy,
perspiration.
vokal or vo'"ad indicates a silab (syllable) circulatingtwo petitions,
addressed to the
one
sounded
the preceeding kosonat
and Aldermen,
being
Mayor, the other to the .'Vlayor
the
with it,and the accent is invariablyupon
asking that saloons or other places for thesale
last silab. a. s.
licensed.
of liquor
a beverage be not
as
C. Tracy.
Homer
treasurer.
Vo-la-piik world speech
of securing amuseThere are many
ment;
teacher.
del 'X'olapiik
ways
Vo-la-pii-ka-ti
Volapuk.
but when you have nothingelse to do,
of any vtid (word)
Do
not jump to the sepiik
into
Horace
Kendall's
Auction
Store,
that the objectof these
admonished
justgo
but analize it a. s.
I am
Hall Block, and see
in the Mechanics
all the many
goods
Last vokal
e
attempts
(a)te
papers is not to review
exchange hands, especiallyWednesday and
de
form
a universal
to
language,but to explain Its kosonat
day
Saturday afternoons. You will be surprised
dale
Last kosonat
del
the grammaticalconstruction of the one which
of business done ; but above all
at the amount
of all international Next
the medium
vokal
i
ee
bids fair to become
tendants,
with
those
tea
ti
even
Its kosonat
communications,
you will enjoy the anxiety of the regular atmiss a sale. It's
those who never
ah
Next
Vokal
are
a
countries we
apt to term uncivilized. I
the
sellers.
well
for
as
as
for
them
business
of
task
ka
car
Its kosonat
therefore forego the interesting
must
Suet

soo-ate

Each

outliningsomething of the more

projectselaborated by such men

as

than
fifty
Ampi-rein

in 1842 ; James Bradshaw's

1793 ; S. G. Howe
for making the English the universal
scheme
in
1847; Letellier in 1852; Abb^
language
monds
Satos
Ochando, and
(Jcorge EdBonifacio
respondence
in 1856; C. Stewart's internatianal corderfully
of nunibers,and the wonby means
of Cesare
exhaustive theme
Meriggi,
and
Dr.
Sevartha, in
in 1884; Dr. Zamenhof
1887 ; Alex. Melville Bell, with his world's
English,and Juraj Bouer. with his spelin,
of which
in 1S88; none
based on
\'olapiik,
of them
following, most
have secured
any
the
far above
too
because too philosophical,
made
to
Besides
a
heads.
language
peoples'
element of
have within itself some
order must
which
undefinable
that
something
popularity,
attracts
and holds people,and of all attempts
thus far Volapuk is the only one
giving any
within itself.
evidence of this peculiar
power
fected
Again, the attempts have been to form a perto remain
was
and exact language which
be had in this
unchanged. This cannot
In Volapuk this is provided
mutable
world.
guage,
completed,dea"l lanfor,it is not a perfected,
in which growth and change
but
one
ness
are
arranged for,while regularityand exactretained by an international congare
composed of delegates from all over
gress
thorize
the world, who meet, compare
views, and aubest to this
such changes which seem

denationalized,and

cosmopolitan body. By

vokal
Its kosonat
vokal
Next
Its kosonat
Ne.xt vokal
Its kosonat
There

are

whistlingee

li

Next

pii

ah

do, re, mi, sol,(la)

n(o)
(vo)te.
in X'olapiik.
articles as a, the, an

la
o

vo
no

roots, which

All

vokiid

between

(nouns) a.
Man

two

hand
,

Mot
Fat

Gil
Be

from

usually a

kosonats,

pul

man
,

\'om

are

are

existing
vokal or
subsats

s.

Nam

taken

are

languages, and wliich

(wom)an
(mot)'ipr
(fat)her

(chil)d
careful

to

dog
buk

boy

dog

lab

giv

book

possessions
gift

existence.
bin
the vokals long and
sound
,

correctly.
all vods as they are given
Please memorize
lish
Enginc orporate them into our
that we can
write and
can
after another until we
one
HuTCHlNS.
F.
L.
in
read wholly
Volapuk.
so

Cyrus Hamlin, presidentof

Middleburg College, \t.. recentlysaid that
the making
tnrned upon
in
lifehad
his career
Bowdoin
College, in
at
When
of a screw.
The

Rev.

Dr.

for Prof. Smith's

brass screw
that led to his making a steam
had
He
Maine.
in
engine,the firstone built
but he asked the
in all his life,
one
seen
never

1S32,he made
theodolite,and

The old friends of Captain Charles T. Pratt

rejoice in knowing that the Saturday
e.xcellent picture
Globe of Utica, Jan. 24, has an
of the gentleman, accompanied by a very
reproducethe
pleasantsketch. Light cannot
ure.
printthe sketch with pleas; but it does
picture

will

of the Paoer City

men
.\mong the bi ight newspaiier
wi leW known
or universally
popular than
more
are
of the HolyoWe
manager
Capt. Lharles Pratt, business
of those
Charles
is one
g. nerousDaily Democrat
hearted. wjiolesouledfellows who form the life of social
gatherings,whle in li s capacity of advertising manager
Pratt is
all
New
Capt.
in
few
England.
has
he
equals
none

1! Pratt, of Wcrces
er.
itary
Milfrom the Highland
time he was
For some
nected
conof ihat ci y.
and came
t
with
the Worcester
Da-ly Times
of the Morning News
soon
this city as business manager
of popthe wave
launched
on
ularity.
after that spicv she t was
edito
lal
before
its
left the
News
He
just
his present position on
to accept
change of management
rAs a story teller Charles has few sup
rat.
the Demo
after dinner speaker at a
as
an
iors and is in his element
higher public
publicbanquet. Few journalits command Caul.
Charles
worthy of it than
respect or are more
dupois.
hundred and tliirtypounds of avoirPratt with his two

the
He

of ex-Mayor Charles
graduatedwith high honors
son

Acidemy

"

of
Mr. F. E. Kennedy, formerly proprietor
LuiHT, has just returned from Tunkhannock,
and
wife
his
Pa., where he has been to place
in Mrs. K's old home, before enteringupon
son
duties in Boston.
his new
Worcester
(;range, P. of H., gave a
The
and social at Grange
musical entertainment

Hall,Tuesday

evening.

LICJHT

GeorgeWinslow

Gale.

of consecutive
service in
office is a very good record, especially
had
in
if that official
never,
any way
traded or truckled to keep his place. Just
the books of the City
such a record is what
of
bear with reference
Worcester
Government
VV.
to George
Gale, the late clerk of her
Board of Overseers of the Poor.
Living he
and father,a faithful
fond husband
was
a
friend and officer; dead, he leaves to all,who
knew and honored him, a priceless legacy of
and sterling
worth.
integrity
There
was
only one officer at the City Hall
of
one
who had been there longer. His was
familiar figuresin that brick structure
the most
the Common, and to the needy poor of
on
to be almost a personiour
fication
city he had grown
of relief.
his previous history,Mr. Gale's
Whatever
the work
rest upon
must
reputation,hereafter,
with the Poor Department
done in connection
His record here is a very good
of Worcester.
that one's success
illustration of the statement
not so much
rests
on
what as on how well
:t is done.
He would have given dignityand
order to any office. Events placed him in this
particularpositionand in every aspect he was
of the situation.
master
born in Salem, Mass.,April
Mr. Gale was
to
While quiteyoung, he removed
the trade of
he learned
Middleton
where
ton
making,continuingthe business in Newpaper
in the state
and elsewhere
until 1S48
when
of
he went
to Me.xico for the purpose
the establishment there of a largepaper manufactory
m
charge of which he remained some
ten years.
located
The factoryin question was
about
twelve miles from the city of Mexico
and just across
the site of the
a ravine from
Mr. Gale had many
battlefieldof Contreras.
from,
interestingrelics which he had collected therethe time of his going abroad having
wa?
been
the year
followingthe Mexican
bhortly after his return to the United States
and
he came
to Worcester
settled. He was
not engaged in any regularbusiness for some
little time after coming here.
of the rebellion
During this time, the war
had broken out.
Having considerable leisure
Mr.
at his command,
Gale turned his attention
to the employment of it in recruiting- in
which
work he was
successful, and his
very
of material assistance in collectwere
ing
services
the necessary quota of men
for Worcester
He took much
interest in public affairs,
and
was
of
always an active worker in the cause
advancement.
Many of the improvements in
certain
.sections of the city were
directlydue
to his influence.
of years, from 1863 to
He was
for a number
187s,a member of the School Board: and it
was
that
largely
through his instrumentality
first
were
f 1 r\ eveningdrawing schools the
H^^^salsooneof
tors
projecof "The Worcester TrainingSchool for
which
teachers
the nucleus of, and
was
'"'"' "^-^Pi^^ent State Nor-

Twenty-sixyears

the

same

""'^'-i^,''''

of Overseers
The firstreport of the- Board
after Mr. Gale's appointment, viz. that for
1S65 has these words "The duties of the clerk
inferred from the foregointr
as
may be fairly
are
of the business of his office,
statement
both
arduous.
For
and
the past
delicate
believe have been performed
year, these services we
An
with singularfidelity.
ment
improvein the Records
of his office has been
which
the
the entire
made
year,
by
during
transactions there are shown in minute detail,
feel assured, are of vast
which
Records
we
A hope is
importance to itsfuture business."
these
tinued
records will be conalso e.\pressedthat
our
and the hope has been verified,
full
most
the
and
city having,today,probably
of this particular department
complete statement
of any city in the Commonwealth."
"Mr.
Gale's family relations were
ularly
partichappy. His wife being, in girlhood.
of KennybunkMiss Susan
Grafton Goodwin
Miss
Susie
Their children are
port, Maine.
time Mr. Gale's assistant at the
G,, for some
mont
City Hall, Miss Mary T., a teacher in the Beltenant
Street School,George Henrv, a ist LieuStates Cavalry The
in the 4th United
from the Belmont Street Grammar
latter went
School, in Mr. Comin's day, to the High
School whence he was graduated in 1875. He
was
graduated at the United States Military
Academy iniS79.In the pipingtimes of peace
the death
rate also is
is slow, but
promotion
He
low which to friends is quitecompensating
ver,
married
Miss Martha
Wilson a native of DenCol., and they have two littlegirls. His
Barracks,state
present station is Vancouver

through. In October last he

of the party that gathered at the
for the annual inspection
; but from
the firstweek in November, he was
confined
his house.
The end came
Nov. 27, 1890,
in
at
the age of 73 years, 7 months and 7
his late residence,
His funeral was
attended from
15 Elizabeth street, the services being
conducted
by the Rev. B. D. Marshall,whS
over
uttered touchingand appropriate words
his remains.
The
bearers,the Hon. C B
D.
Alzirus
Rev.
E.
J
Pratt,
Jones,
Benj. F. Parkhurst,Enoch H. Town and John
!". Howell, represented
the different departments
of the citygovernment
with
and the men
whom
he had been closelyassociated.
seers,
At a special meeting of the Board of Overcarried
formed

him

one

City Farm

days!

Brown,"

presided over
by
Honor, Francis

His

the
1

latter

Spanish lady.

no

man

of Massachusetts
with reference to the
the pauper laws of the state or
settlement under these laws, I
say that Mr. Gale has been true
The

Hon.

Charles

B.

in the Commonwealth
better informed
intracacies of
the question of
in brief,
can,
to every trust.''
was

Pratt,

of the
present, a member
have lost a very valuable
Board, said, "We
to me
clerk. It seems
cult
that we shall have a diffi*
"
task to fillhis place *
I believe
a true
that he had a true heart and that he was
man
and as such we should honor him."
Mr. Gale's appointment as clerk was
made
during the Mayoraltyof the
an

e.x-Mayorand

Hon.

portion of George W. Gale's boyhood

spent in Plymouth with his grandmother
and for that place he ever
manifested a great
father dying in his childHis own
hood
regard
his mother married
a
second
time, an
Ashby, and a half brother joined Mr. Gale in
his Mexican
and, on the latter's
venture
paper
departure, continued there,having married a
A

was

A. Harrington,
pleased to say, "I think

safelysay that

can

Washington.

of

was

and

at

Phinehas

Ball

the

latter is pleased to
say, "Mr
seers
very efficient as clerk of the overand
the year, 1S65, I was
seemed
Mayor,
rule in the performance of his
to have but one
to
duties
and that was
apply himself with
to
thoughtful care
presented and
every case
to hnd, if possible where
the middle line
ran
of justice to the cityand the applicantin his
Gale

was

answer.

fact connected
There is a very interesting
Hon.
Clark Jillson,
with an uncle, Dr. Stephen Gale of Portland,
Eleven years
Clerk of the Central District
Me.
He had been a surgeon in the Navy and
to
Court and three years
of 1812.
as
such served in the war
Mayor, "If I were
Early in
be that
Mr. Gale's chief trait it would
life he had been in Plymouth,Mass.,and tiiere name
of
mation.
with inforHe overflowed
had learned the sad fate of the crew
conversation.
of the
In his line,
he had no equal. He was
Arnold.
British Vessel, General
The storv
laws that ever
the best posted man
on
poor
16-17,seventy-two
goes that in 177S, December
lived in Massachusetts
He not onlyfollowed
in
men
perished from
Plymouth
exposure
ing
out
but he studied all interesthis own
cases
Harbor
Sixty-oneare buried in one grave
No
instances.
more
and twelve others elsewhere
in the old Hill
thoroughlyhonest
lived.
ever
man
Again and again, I have
Cemetery of Plymouth. This circumstance
so
made
gone with people who have complained of the
deep an impressionon his mind that
he resolved,
at some
to erect
they had received from him, and I
usage
time, if possible,
failed to find him right."
never
a monument
to their memory.
He
fortv
was
The
Hon.
L. Davis.
Edward
ings
years a druggistin Portland and from his savhe finally
took the money
and carried out
"I would be glad to add anythingif I could to
his plan; but so quietly
did he carry out
this
will be given you about the late George
what
his familyknew it,tillall
scheme that not even
W
Gale by Mr. Pratt, Mr. Brown
and others,
was
done.
Today this tribute to British valor
i always liked him and regarded him as a most
of the finest monuments
and heroism is one
in
ethcient officer and
one
peculiarlywell fitted
the old cemetery.
It is well over
towards the
foj his position."
north-west
Some years ago, in 1S86
corner.
the Hon.
E. B. Stoddard.
From
on
returning from an excursion to Plymouth,'
"I have known
George W. Gale during his
Mr.
G. W. Gale told the writer the above cirIn 1S63,he became
whole
term
of office as Clerk of the Overseers
a member
of the Board
not
cumstainces
little
and, obviouslywas
a
of the Poor
of Overseers of the Poor, and two years later
of the
At the annual inspection
*'
relative's
and sympersistency
when by a revision
of the pauper
organization
buildingsof the farm last October, Mr. Gale
laws, a reshowed
allthe arrangements
and explained
me
of the affairs of the department
Mr
Samuel
C. Gale of Minneapolis
for a
became necessary. Mr. Gale was
selected as
short time a teacher incur High School and
i u^ conditions and improvements,
'"i,-had
u
been made
since my
term as Maywhich
or
being possessed of especialqualificationsfor
the giver of the Damon
Memorial
to
building
then met
and
approbaof a distant branch
everj'thing
my
Holden is a member
Charge and fillthe posi
of
'a"
""""^
"""'
happy to hear testimony to the
the family.
""^'^^ "P '" '^^ '"^ "f
in which
able and faithful manner
his
he always
In politics,
Mr. Gale was
a Republican and
edge
performed the duties of his office. His knowlThrough all these years, extending over
tor more
the Clerk of the
twenty years was
of
and
his
and
shrewdness
fied
pauper law,
Caucuses of his party in Ward
Two
^q^aner of a century, he identi''V.
himself thoroughly
with
tact in investigating
settlement claims made
the
During these many years of service it must
him
an
its
interests
invaluable
of
the
servant
business continually
a study whUe
making
city's
not
be supposed that he did not
have his
and secured him a reputation in his business,
shares of the illsto which human
flesh is heir
the city the poor
and distressedever
found in
Seven
easilyplaced him at the head of all the
ness which
years ago he suffered severely from illhim a friend, and as many
almoners
in the state."
have expressed
which
finallydeveloyedthe disease
"when
he
lost a
From
themselves,
from which he
the Hon.
E. Hildreth.
Samuel
they
Two years
Bright's,
he was
a
sufferer but his nerve
and
"I think.Mr. Gale was
a kind
and sympa-

for,^^f'"?^-

marschoor^""^

^ath^

t'

V"
'J"'""^^
inn''"K

d^alh

^.HK-

d^partmen

^'''
intefesTsof

tef tlr'^'"".^^-^*^^

died! toof

died!

ago!

ener^

LIOHT
thetic man, he
than
of more

social man,

and one
needing aid; all letterswritten and recrivedielating
was
seldom drawn away from it
to the case,
and an accurate
of all help given,
e.xceptby the
account
habits
bo complete is this system, that all facts
exaction of officialduties. To the wife in her
bearing on the
kind that are apt
at hand
case
are
and
advanced
The same
easily referred to
is
with
years, his death comes
in grooves
ing
blightand I think
true
01 the
that was
to run
relation of this department ot the city service
one
force,and to her and to his son and daughto other
and citie.s,
towns
in his position as almoner
and
ters
to the commonwealth
element of success
in
it entails an irreparableloss. To
rtspect to the insane,
lo all this mass
of information
these
and as Clerk for the Overseers
for the city,
of
r. ference
is had
i.f a complete index.
afflictedonts
by means
""^il^lV
we
tender our deepestsympathy.
the Poor he commenced
a
loan
this system
of doing the work. Mr
system of liisown
Gale
has
Resolved,That this memorial
to the worth
added
a zeal ai.d an
interestseldom seen
and followed it to the letter. Vou
Tlie duties of
could go
of our
his office posses-ed him as if
friend and associate be
his alone.
1 he
they were
spread upon
into his office at any time for information
in
with which
thoroughness
he invesligatedall matters
the records and that an attested
copy be sent
been brought
this depaitnientoften mad;
regardto any one who had ever
concerning
his explanations
to his widow.
Respectfully,
dilluse that they sunietines
so
in any
wearisome
seemed
to
to his notice for assistance
way and
those with
less interest
(Signed)
Ja.mks H. Lewis,
; but this WiS
a
fault,if fault it
he would give it to you at once
and then substantiate
lie.that leaned to virtue's side.
David
P. Muz/v,
We
have witnessed Mr. tide's
his statements
from
his books as he
faithfulness,many
of
Committee.
for
and
us
all
of
us
long enough to know that he
It w;)s hard
years,
kept a record of all those cases.
did his whole duty ; that his life w
bound
s
up in it
him.
to improve upon
When
lie knew
a
that
ABOUT
he has cared
FOLKS.
fjr the ci-.y's
interest in not giving
It was
when
not
and
thinghe was positiveabout it. For this reason
for the interest of the
necessary,
The senior class of the High School celebrapoor
ted
he made a good many
by keeping them from lloatin?in o a kind of easy
enemies, and those who
the city'scharity.
dependence upon
Monday the I32d anniversaryof the birth
afraid of him, but
went to him for help were
His task was not an easy one, and in its performance
of Robert Burns, by specialexercises in the
I don't think he ever
turned
lie
did
not
a
escape
censure
little
away
was
worthy,
; but that censure
as
hall duringthe third hour.
deserved
'
well could
be.
as
Hi'* long service added
and never
to
hurt the
needy case
was

very

ordinary ability.His

methodical,

were

one

of the

son

"

'"

intentionally
He
high or low.
one,
integrity."

feelingsof any
of strict

man

The
Gale

Charles
follows ;

Hon.
as

"As

man,

duty and

every

G.

Keed

clean, honest
to
himself;

was

describes

Mr.

his usefulness ; but for that added

usefulness
his chief
reward
the conscioust.ess
was
of duty w
11 done.
We, his associates,desire to place on record this tribute
to his memory,
as
a mark
of an
appreciation of the
great value of his service, and as
testimonial
for his
a
bereaved
family. In thei loss they have olir sympathy
belialf of this department of the
on
city,which has also
suttered great loss.
-

and
a

rare

faithful,to
tionalist,
conversa-

Stenography.
that the young
man
of success
sure

There
who

is

no

question

but

wishes
to make
self
himwill learn this most
valuable
art.
Call at Becker's,Clark's Block, Main
street and talk with
the I'roprietor.
He can
give you names, if necessary of many
firms

This was
adopted by the Overseers present,
enthusiast on
Mexico
that have needed for some
can
and Mexitime just such services
viz, Messrs. Harrington,Marble, Wiishburn,
of convictions, ready to
mines; a man
as
he can
to render.
You
prepare
you
Leonard, Brown, Pratt and H. A. Harrington.
will have to take Longfellow'sadvice
to
maintain them
the last breath ; interested
The
followingcorrespondence is self explanatory.
in the affairs of the cityand
politicalparty to
"Learn
to labor and to wait,"
which he belonged; in his officialcapacity,
but your reaping time will surelycome.
a
The
harder you work, the more
perfectencyclopedia of the poor laws; the
ClIliLSEA. Ja.n.17, iScji.
diligentyou are, the
Mrs. Geo. IV. Gale, Bereaved
citys'interest carefullyprotected ; very watchful
Friend
sooner
:
you can
get employment.
that no city or town, imposed
It becomes
the
to
my duty to forward
upon
you, a
At the annua! meeting of the proprietors
of
ment
memorial, presented at the last meeting of the
cityof VVorcestei, paupers that had no settleRural Cemetery held Monday at the officeof
here ; never
allowed
a
cent
of the city's Massachusetts
Association of Relief Officers
to be p.iid
out
the death of our
on
late friend and associate, the secretary, (;eorge E Smith, 10 Pearl Street
except to her own
money
poor
the following
officers were
elected : Trustees
and those clearly
entitled to it; kind to the deserving,
George W. Gale.
for four years, Agustus N. Currier. William K,
terror
to the impostor;in all the
Yours in sympathy,
a
Rice
L. Davis ; secreffon.
Edward
had
if
president
;
few
Otis Merkiam,
tary
foregoinghe
any equals. He has
Secretary.
and treasurer, George E. Smith ; superinsaved the city thousands
of dollars that an
tendent
Vour committee
at the last meeting
appointed
S.
Clark
Joseph
; executive committee
equallygood but less personallyinstructed,or
of this association to draft an appropriate
of trustees, John D. Lovell, Hon.
Edward
well informed officialmight have allowed the
L.
of loss sustained
expressionof the sense
by it Davis and Agustus N Currier; finance comState or other cities or
towns
to
have drawn
in the recent
death of our
esteemed
member
miteeof trustets, Nathaniel Paine, William
E.
from the treasury, by saddling their paupers
Gale of Worcester, respectfully Rice and Thomas
crieorgeW.
B
Eaton.
He always made
a distinction
upon Worcester.
submit the following
:
between a pauper and the deservingpoor."
The
Longfellow Chautauciua circle met
tary
George W. Gale, for twenty-six
years secreThe
Hon.
Samuel
Winslow,
Tuesday eveningwith Miss Minnie L. Burrageof the Hoard of Overseers
of the Poor of
The roll was
answered with
who duringhis four years of officehad come
9 .Vuburn Street.
Worcester, died of liright's
disease, Nov. 27,
to
and
quotations from Wordsworth
Mr.
know
Gale well,says, "Probably, he was
papers on
1S90. Born in .Salem,April 20, 1S17, he early
were
read
different
menv
by
the best clerk in the state because of his knowlearned tne trade of
lowed Englishhistory
ledge
making and folan

paper

it until i860,when
of pauper law.
He was
he took up his residence
an
on
authority
that subject. He looked out for the welfare of
in the city of Worcester.
In
18G4,he
Board
the city and for the poor equally well and
elected
to
the
of
Overseers
of
the
was
in that cityand from then to the date of
Poor
justly. An impostor fared hard with him.
his death served as
His
of discrimination
Clerk of the Board.
His
was
plete.
power
very comretentive memory,
to
added
his zeal,at once
He had a listof all parties ever applying
and could at once
those engaged
placed him in tne front rank among
pick out the cheat.
in similar
work
Those
throughout the state.
serving,
applyingfor relief and yet were not deHe
he readilyrecognized.
him as an
was
regarded by all who knew
He
would
with his
connected
take insults and then ask the insulter if he had
authorityin legalmatters
his chosen work, as a safe and wise counsellor
finished and if so bid him leave the room,
dom
selin
the
intricate
incident
himself.
There
legal problems
becoming angry
were
many
of his otHce, and
those who thought-him
work
to the administrative
discourteous
but my
his advice was
with him led me
seers
to believe him
far
eagerly sought by the overe.xperience
in his vicinity.He
towns
of many
was
courteous
more
than it would
have been possible
of many
excellent qualities
of mind
for me
to be.
His most
a man
acteristics
noticeable charcordial alike to
were
and justice and heart,always genialand
thorough efficiency
his friends, his supporters, and to his oppoto all parties."
nents
His marked
In board of overseers
for he had
enemies.
no
of the poor, special
not
were
the
meeting, Friday,Nov. 28, 1890.the following conversational i|ualities
among
traits.
least of his valuable and
was
interesting
adoped as their sentiment :
His nature
and cement
to make
was
lasting
George \V. Gale, clerk of this board, died at his hon e
EHzabeth
on
street
the 27th inst.
He wa-i on duty at
on
was
generous-hearted and
friendships.He
hi office on the iSth of October, and
he acted official y
ings
honorable to a marked
degree in all his dealwith us for the last time at the annual
in-pectionon ihe
of
liis
and
the
city whose friend and
poor
23d ult but he consulted
dailywit^ the clerk pro lem
until within a week
of h's death.
On
for so many
he was
-Satu'daylast he
helper
years alwaysfound
th'" house ; and
a"iOut
he went
to
the d or
was
to say
in him
ready symp.ithyin their real distress.
good-by to a friend. He took h s bed on Sund ly. and
He was
of the founders of this association
one
Ln
Tuesday he became
seriouslyill and died Thursday
the
of
months.
afternoon, at
active
and interested
and from the first took an
age
73 years,
7
From
1S64to 1SS3,both "ears inclusive,he was a member
in
its proceedings. At the last annual
p.irt
of t lis board from
Ward
from January, 1S65,
2, and
elected to the office of
to his death, he was
meeting he was
its clerk and
almoner" thus completing
c'erk of almost
a ser\ice as
twenty-six years.
treasurer
which office he held at the time of
in populaDuring this period the city has increased
tion
traits as an
his death.
With all his valuable
by about ';o.ooo ; and with this accession the duties
home
at his best in the
which
he was
and responsibilities
ofiicial,
of his offic- have
corresponding!/
increased. But owing to the excellent s" stem
which
he
where
he was
surrounded
he loved and
by
after taking the office this work
has
inauguratedsoon
and
dearest.
found his
nearest
He
those
been done econom
and easily.
cally,justly,satisfactorily
He has prepared and kept on file a history of e ch
greatest happinessthere and for many years he
.

bers.
Maria

Caroline Merrifield,wife of William

Merrifield,died -Wednesday morning, aged

T.

Mrs.
Merrifield
70 years.
Capt. Charles Brigham of

Merrifield's second
is the wife of Judge W.
Mr.

was

Oafton
wife. Her
T. Forbes.

daughterof
and

was

only child

Post 10 Band held the firstof a series of so

cials at (irand Army Hall Monday night.
Mr. Arthur W. Eldred, W.
H.
S., '88, and
recentlygraduated from the dental school has

opened

an

office in Knowles

15uilding.

Music committees
looking for a contralto
F.
with Mrs. M.
singer should communicate
in an
Tenney whose advertisement
appears
other column.
A. H. Hinman
of Hinman's
Business
lege,
ColI. Knowlton, daughter
and Mrs. Annie
married
of T. C. Rice
of Shrewsbury, were
Tuesday afternoon by Rev. W. V. W. Davis
at "The
Manse," 15 Ashland Street.

per-

The

Worcester

Branch

of the

Buchannan

Society held its firstmeeting

Anthropological
the residence of Mr. Jos.E. Stearns,No. Sj
Austin
Street, adopting a constitution and
at

Mrs. A.
N.
Abott, Corresponding
electing officer.s,
Secretary of the Buchannan
ological
.Anthropman
Societyof Boston acting as chairing
and organizingthe Society. The followofficers were
chosen;
President, Mr.
Wm.
F. Tucker;
Corresponding Secretary,
Miss
Carrie
A.
-Stearns; Treasurer, Mrs.
Carrie M. Fairbanks.,

ivl (I HT

School and

College.

break

ever,
away from old practices. Here, howhave been flungto
tradition and custom
from
an
institution differing
is the
'" projected. Here
^'"^"'""
omline
the

winds, and

^y. ""ack of any kind and

Inil'ViT^'u^'^
looked like he typical
country road. It
the value of compul
"PO"
'^^^""
^'I'Jy'"^
^"
three hundred
attendance,
^

was

to see
He is in collegenow, that boy who made up
than
six years
afld fiftystudents,plodding to church this
his mind
more
ago that he
give
in rubber
would have all that the schools could
morning throughthe drifts
ble
boots and rubber coats.
It looked ideal, but
i-or a boy in his teens, it was
highly creditato foregoalmost
not quite so edifyingwhen
that he should be willing
the effect was
they
1 he university proper will include
work.
did
of his associates.
He
had melted
a littleand
all the sports
returned for the snow
will
J he first academy of the universitv
Academies:
,
for snow
balls. About
1
with tern s of "he
gi
just
right
enough work to keep up a good circulation,
^\\^!^""i^''ce
^R'n^'i'Pn"''
n
at Morgan Park, 111. Others wfllb"
orU
Rockfeller,
then he set about findinga way to earn
fellows turned in and had a great old time
money
^^
'='"^^'""^ opp.rtunTtier
lege. fentel '"P""^
which constituted an equallyinstructivelesson
against the day when he would need it in colrnlA.,*
In a public body, he secured a place as
be
will
the
T.
on
these there
organized
ColWes-Of
compulsorychurch attendance.
t^e
"'
of ife^r
This made a very good yearlyaggre"^'^'"'^
'V^"-^"^'
gate.
page.
ture'th/^',',"'"
a
arts, affiliated co leges
"i
Pf-'^t'fal
Then he obtained a situation to work
"n''^''
is
Srh'ook fhe graduate school,the divinityschoo llnrl
paper
followingfrom a Brockton
Schools-li'shed 1
a store
in
"^ '^' ^^-^g^
Saturday nightsand there was just as soon as the funds will permit there w 11 belstab
"'^
"''''""
en^i
the law school the medical
school, the school of
All this time he was
added.
much
so
more
School
'^^
doing excellent work in the school and when
resignationis regretted not onlv l"v
'^''pniPson's
th^''
goine
and his friends were
the vacation
came
the parents, but by the citizens generally He is a man
and
of great executive
a
ability,a thorough teacher
here and there for their good times,he staved
cou.sellnlol
hav"
of VVorcester
the committee
have
"ofcester
good citizen, and
university subjects;(3)correspondence
in the Post
and did substitute work
at home
him.
made
(4)special course
no
mistake in selecting
'e?esand university subjects;
Bitle
While he has not
earned enough to
Office
scienfhc
;
study ot tfie
' "-'''"^"sion.
dent
Twice, within a few weeks Harvard's presiI he university publication work.
he has lessened materially
pay all his bills,
tion
detailed explanation as to the way the instituhas visited Worcester and each time has
the amount
that he will have to borrow as he
f^
the
i
t,-"n H
Prof. Harper enumerates
to be governed,
""
educational themes
is
he
is
and
No.
,
a
it
This
is
to
that
about
boy
expected
fl?
along.
points
goes
foMowing
all his hearers agree with President
Whether
Concentrationon the part of the student permit the
one
number
boy too.
at severaTimes
to the university
admission of students
Eliot or not, they will all unite in saying that
white' his
'i"*^of 'students
to the presidency
of the oldest
"]",''?"
accession
'"''T''^''"'
come'sick'
The naming of an institutionof learning is
be
to
lor
months
fS,^? J- "ke it possible*''^ summer methSd
in college
an
era
marked
of
collegein America
Many men
^/=''"i''P'-,"5""t
reallya very important matter.
me^^'h"*
fng'^U
the good and
all men,
a ike,
through the same
in
this country.
school
and
life,
poor
ing
generally,
but
it
to Amherst
have given money
College:
to Z
t men
; perm
raise the stand. rd of work
cour^e;
With
now
and
then an exception, like the
to be called for an
of the year
Englishman who
continues
absent from the university
during portions
of Virginia all our
collegeswere
the evil of the present mithodof examinations'
University
took the
heard of it. Vale and Harvard
never
miti^rate
it poss^bi;on
h
and incentive ; make
stimulus
stilted model.
the same
President Eliot
so
of benefactors,
long ago, that all furni greater
names
for any custom
a
manifested
eariy
contempt
them
since
with
or
long
a
Identity connection
greater degree of intimarO
stenography,etc. ; secure
agai"tYn or system that could not endure the test of
and
tetween instructors
students; provide =,5?
disappearedand very few realize that thev
subierV/aV
tho
structors teach ng ti o many
highestusefulness. Reformation and progress
Elihu Yale and John Harvard
commemorate
avo"d
^^"ke it possible t^o
words
the country over have been the watch
With
later collegesthe case is different. For
selves
shown themstructors in the institution when theyhave
tions
Excepto u"e
1S69, the year of his accession.
since
it possible for the university
make
in
little
be
the
unfit
;
can
years
expected
very many
fo?
usi
of
other
his
been
of
the
he,t
to
men
;
proWde
have
taken
institutions
strictures
some
very
er
of giftsto a college,bearingthe foundtitht as
way
the entire year; secure
''"'"'"S
chusetts
\'Lr^
i'"'"'"'J""'
expressed in his words before the Massaaside from what he himself gives
s name,
fVom the al Pt on
institution advantages which accrue
Teachers Association in November
of the correspondence system as an organic part of he
People do not care to be tails to other folks'
he
an
in talkingto the students at
independent feeling on
and more
universi'y;
eccourage
recently
have
been
Boston
kites
might
University
advantages of the university
of those
the Academy ; but to the great mass
inn'."f^""f''"",''^''^-""^
led after Isaac Rich, its chief
the
ca
'" 'he choice of
subjects;pW
nf,f ^'^"r'^"'".
wn?l
and reading,the President is nearer
work of tfie
listening
but ifshe had been thus named, she would
university on a level with that of any insti
'^^ ^dmini^t'raUon than those who
^""^^
he can
him.
If
criticise
right
'?"".
er,
not have received the giftsfrom
;,""'P/
Jacob Sleep"'""
of the institution
'^ "-"'^ ^'"-'-"
by his addresses stir up abetter state of "dand others. In iSyc it
Joseph B. Thomas
lower
the
and
in
tn'en
schools,
vancement
secondary
to look over
the writer's privilege
the
was
Schools
God
he should be bidden
Speed.
of colleges
where the
One item in the career
unopened Welles ey Collegewith its founder,
too often
are
our
cities and larger towns
in
does not obtain should
old four years' course
Before the exceedingly
pleasant
Mr. Durant.
for their own
sakes rather than for
managed
to
lost
of
stimulus
it
t
he
undue
this
not
was
be
wa.s
that
viz.,
natural
sight
over,
exploration
those attending. Schools were
I don't understand
inclined to work too
remark should be made.
children for the
not
for the children,
made
than has been
hard.
They wish to do more
why you did not name
your college Durant'
in direct line
are
words
disaster follows.
done
rather than
and, too frequently,
"WellesleV- "That is
Walker
with those of General
Francis
some
Worcester has just such examplesof boys who
answered, is the wise rejoinder. However
wherein he
the
schools
Boston
in
time
have
ago
what
I give to start this institution it is only
wished to do in four years
people
much
in the
consumers
inveighed against time
to give five or
six years to.
the collegemust
have here
been accustomed
a fraction of what
in that very
In the University
of Virginia,
will give to Wellesleycollege
way of interminable arithmetical puzzles etc
after. Men
of President Eliot.
Let us have more
hard bv the
round
were
who would not think of it if the

^fl/fif^"'?

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Irrayed

"

fif"?

7o7
wa^
are'p?^

"

college

^^^^
l^e^f^t
-hl^o^"o'f

Street

a"rd"thl's^'h^o^f^o?"riu1ic''^''^^"^^'
l.xtensYon
(5)T.brSry
brfng

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pas^

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rt^necS'
y^'o^remTnlnrm:

benefactor"

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spid-t"'"^'
and\""ly'uni;nsit"y

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f" "1
m.^H?
f"uw^ H'^/ecent

WH^"^u^"''^'"?"*'y

'

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eas"ly

"

"

"

in

!^,V'f7^u

re"nalnfT'"""^'l^"''y

cago
plan for the Chiunfolded
by the coming
is
the
Prof.
most
Harper,
president.
It seems
to
university scheme yet produced.
of the features of the very popuinclude some
lar
Chautauqua course, alongwith home study
and summer
institutes.
ially
Collegesare proverband ittakes them long to
conservative
The

libraryroom,

peculiar

name

has been
Durant's wisdom
Mrs
the intervening
years
Horsford
could not have
Stone and Professor
manifested
'hey subsequently
K
had
they felt themselves mere shadows of the
He sank his own
identitythat the
founder.
collegemight flourish. Colby Univerityof
Maine, has received littleif any
Waterville,
since the gift on
to her endowment
addition
was
of which the name
account
changed from
le to Colby. It will be a sorry day
Wa
ervi
lor Wesleyan when she gives up her old cog
no
for that of any benefactor,
matter
nomen
if it be
Call her Middletown
how generous.
de.-med desirable but nothing less. In our
^^""^
P''"?'^^'^
who gave the institutea
of the man
the name
morials
meare
start and the Salisbury
Laboratories,
of a generous
giver,but they are onlv
Worcester
parts of a grand whole. The
and sometimes
Polytechnic Institute. A name
value.
of it have a money
a want

Durant"; Mr.

lullysustained

is the picture of a
of Thomas
Jefferson,
who crowded five years work into
man
three.
work in
The guide says, "He did more
versity
in the unitime than any other man
a given
tound
Is he alive.? is naturallyasked.
$2,000
No, he survived the gettingof his degree
to
old
If
the
are
few
a
wavs
months.
only
I he
be ended, let us hope that every college will
entire
to regulatespeed.
have a governor

statue

young

u"f
\^)^'
f^,?n-H scholarship,
and

"

"

"

this

new

to

bring

the remaining
she previously

which
scholarship

up to the required amount.

study of Bible is required through the
collegecourse, and in connection with
gave

certain

sum

is

appropriated yeariy to

cure
se-

lecturers from the Bible students of the

The
New
school journalism,
England
lent
country. This year Prof. Harper of Yale has
Journalof Education still maintains an exceloften
a
course
very
interesting
of
this
The
and
make
character
lead.
up
peengiving
on
Old Testament
ectures
Prophecy, similar
Its
paper leaves very little to be desired.
in the Institutes
him
the
to
given
by
courses
alive
and
fully
are
editorials
correspondence
of Sacred Literature in Boston and other parts
of the educational field The
to the \vants
of the country.
u" "* "'""'^'^''^"'growth from the old
it succeeded
Wellesleyhas been beautiful during the
which
Massachusetts Teacher
few weeks, and coasting,
skating and
past
^'""st
^''^^*"
somnolent
^"^^''
\l'^
ony
have helped to break up the monotvelopedsleighing
demonthly this active, vigilant weekly was
of examinations.
a
grand tribute to its founder, Mr
for
of
was
Prayer
Day
Thursday,Jan,29,
''"'''''' ''""^ "^^ ^'-'' ^as
^
collegesand Friday regular term work began
been marked
In

I?""

iZ^'Xf

recentlyannounced

as
University

Wellesley.

received recentlyfrom
r^^T^'^P"
M^'^F^'JT
^- "'"
^9,000. 17,000 is to

again.

novel25

From

an

Amherst

letter dated

Sunday, Jan.

"I wish that you could be in Amherst today.

been thinkingall day long of WhitBound.
full of
air seems
t.ers Snow
The
to
church this
When
that poem
we
went
abso
morning, the broad villagestreet was
I have

tional
Howard, who has had excepthe study of art has
^o"" tirawingand paintingin
n
w
Her hours are
206,
Walker
Building,Room
^om 9 to 12 a.m. and from 2 to 5 p.m. Mondays,
Tuesdaysand Thursdays.

Miss Janet L.

advantagesin

^^"^}?

ly IClHT
holiday, furnishes example enough without
glorifying
disloyalty
by honoring the memory

WashingtonLetter.

Curious Corner.

of a rebel general in the same

manner
as
that
of the Father of his Country.
The
First
Banjo." An obser\'ant actor
in a clean face. The
Shad are beginning to make
Washington is rejoicing
their appearwho
ance
recentlytravelled through Appomattox
in the Center market.
rain of the past two
days has washed off the
are
caught
They
County,\'irginia,
marked
spent a few hours at the unin
in the lower Potomac
much earlier than in the
pavements, rinsed the dust off the statues
grave of the inventor of the modern
and parks, and
the squares
Hudson
brightened up
or
Connecticut but their price is on a
talks
and
and accurately
of placesfarther
banjo,
intelligently
for the pre.sent they
thingsgenerally. The snow
par with their rarity,
so
who
about the man
north is usually rain here, for which, where
did so much
for minstrelsy.
are
only enjoyed by the people with long
carried to e.itremes, our
not
people,especially purses.
is very plentyat this season
Game
of
"Old
Joe" Sweeney, or Joel Walker
the colored portion,are
the year. Kvery provision store
devoutly thankful.
has bunches
born at
christened, was
Sweeney, as he was
and
brings of squirrels
rabl)itshanging in front,with
Speaking about wet weather naturally
Appomattox Court House in 1813 and died in
the coming "wet" sea.son, or
to di.scussing
one
of wild birds. Deer is very plenty
any amount
i860.
"He
"a
the
was,"
good
says
actor,
in other words, the license ([uestion. As the
and at the Center market a black bear is occasionally
this cityhas
musician from his boyhood, and once, travelling
well aware
are
readers of LifiHT
cut up.
Opossums, the delightof
with a wagon
is
through the South
circus,
the negro's heart are plentyand cheap
no
municipal elections. Its government
large,
ment
he learned to play on
the rude gourd instruof three members
entrusted to a commission
I tried
fat ones
cents.
bringingseventy-five
It is evident that Sweeney
of the negro.
to eat a piece of 'possum a while ago and
appomted by the I'resident who perform,with
the
inventor
and
o
f
minor
was
the
real
jo.
banall
the
duties
of
ofificial.s,
perfector
assistance
if
the
well, the colored brother may eat them
he
Several old farmers in Appomattox
lated
rea
wants
city government.
usuallydevolving upon
me.
to, but excuse
the
to
to
how
slaves
used
me
take
Commissioner's
fioard
of
on
negro
The present
May
We are lookingforward to seeing the Sioux
large gourds and put on four strings made of
14th last,issued an ordinance that the number
delegationshortly. They will probably go
horsehair,using a crooked handle gourd and
to four hundred
of licenses should be reduced
that former delegathrough the same
tions
course
puttingin a stick for a staff;and how Joe,
hereafter not e.xceed that number.
and should
tainment
have experienced. Have
fine entera
then a mere
lad, would 'hang around' with the
enforce
taken
the
to
at once
were
Measures
shown
them, plenty of talking with
at
all times, learningsome
of their
negroes
June nth last, the interested ofticials,
order with the result that from
stop at the best hotel at
and
rude
in
playingan accompaniment on
saloons
songs
there have been only four hundred
and then go back to Pine
government
expense,
this he was
led to try
a gourd banjo. From
that
That
and be cheated until they
Washington city and suburbs.
Ridge to starve
to make
rough instruments out of old sheepskin
break
is amply sufficient for the needs of
number
out
into rebellion again. Well, they
and leather,one of his first being made
can
the city, no fair-minded person
have certainly
endured enough to entitle them
deny, but
sifter.
out
meal
He
made
of
common
a
finally
rescinded
of two to one
the Board by a vote
to their good time so
not
let us
grudge it to
strings,he put
one, and, getting hold of some
WiNi-iKi.i).
the order last Friday and hereafter the only
them.
called
and
he
'thumb'
on
a
it),
string(as
very
fitto do so, openbarrier to any one, who sees
ing
it.
learned to play most
tune
on
soon
any
will be the ability
in Washington
a saloon
PLAYS
AND
PLAYERS.
This banjo was
soon
destroyed,however, and
dollars for a license and
hundred
to pay
one
he then turned out another real banjo,making
furnish testimonials of good (?) character.
will be a grand
event
The
of next season
of improvements, of which the fifth
a number
The patronage of the saloons is largelymade
Kirke" with as nearly as
revival of "Hazel
his
the most
essential. This was
stringwas
resident population,
up of visitors to the city. The
the original
cast, Effie IHlsler will of
possible
ber
first
reallyperfectbanjo. He used it a numto judge by reports and
observation, is
will
be the Hazel; and C. W.Couldock
course
imitators.
of years, and it found many
selves
themthe
one.
a very
police
Perhaps
orderly
play Durstan.
Meanwhile
he made up his mind to go to England,
it
entitled to a largeshare of the credare
of
and there he was
John H. Mack, the well known
manager
encouragedso heartily
I believe
for the general good behavior.
and
this
other
set
Robert
all
that
he
minstrel
McCuUough,
Downing
he
time.)
was
John
(for
on
any police
they are the finest set of men
famous
lies in Bloomingdale Asylum,
about to stillfurther improve the banjo. He
stars, now
force in the country. A large part of the
that
and
end
and
in
the
he
to
incurable
disease,
worked
a prey
paresis.
long,
carefully
force,a majorityI have been told, are e.x-solhas
proved especiallyfatal to
produced a fine banjo. More than that, he
and fine-looking, This trouble
diers of the regular army
and
its
instruments
for
his
brain
brothers,
numljering
theatrical
made other
workers,
among
ments
stalwart fellows they are.
They are embodivictims McCullough, BartleyCampbell, Tony
they,too, became clever players. On several
of courtesy,and of courage
also,as they
occasions Old Joe Sweeney performed before
Hart, George S. Knight, Fred Mar.sden and
the
and again. Of course
have proved time
Gillette
Booth
and William
others. Edwin
Queen Victoria,to her admiration and delight.
maintamed
by the
largeforce of watchmen
will
of banjoists
and thousands
Thousands
narrowlyescaped it.
government in the departments, capitoland
doubtless
be interested to knowthat the father
at the
Thomson
their task somewhat
The long run of Denman
publicgrounds, make
in
instrument
modest
a
this
of
sleeps
grave at
easier but they perform their duty well.
Academy of Music, New York, is about to be
Appomattox, with only a small stone at his
The
base balls cranks are happy yet at the
closed.
weeds
and
nearlyobscuring
head, and grasses
showman,
prospect of having a club in the citythe coming
It is probablethat the venerable
that."
It is to be hoped the club will occupy
season.
is undergoing his last illne.ss,
P. T. Barnum,
dle
Iron Crown, the great relicof the Midthan a Washington
club has
The
a better position
Heart
his physicianshaving given him
up.
of the
Ages, which worked
ous
up the minds
occupied heretofore ; being usuallyconspicufailure is the trouble.
that it became
an
list.
extent
to
such
an
of
the
tail-end
the
people
bringing
by
up
turn
Mary Anderson's decision is final not to reat
not an
iron crown
ter
this letter is being read in WorcesWhen
object of adoration, was
to the stage.
rim of iron
with a narrow
Bancroft will
but a gold one
all,
all that is mortal of George
the author of "A Straight
J.
McNally,
John
The
iron
the centre.
running around it near
have been laid to rest in your beautiful Rural
editor of the Boston
and the dramatic
band, that being the principalobject of
a
painfulsurprise Tip," is said never
cemetery. His death was
failure
to have
made
a
Herald,
was
popularlybelieved
mediava!
superstition,
to Washingtonians as
only three days before
is
a
His latest work
in anything he has done.
been forged from nails used at the
able
to have
His venerhe had been out upon the streets.
Lizzie Derions, the
farce comedy in which
in the Royal
crucifixion of Christ. It is now
figureand kindly face will be sorely
popular soubrette, is to star.
Museum
at Naples.
he made his home
missed in this city where
There is a good story going the rounds at
so
for many years, and which he was
proud
Mr.
of
Mansfield.
Richard
the
FLASHES.
expense
of and loved so fondly.
bued
.Mansfield,as is well known, is thoroughlyimbe
must
Affairs in the Navy Department
and
of his own
importance,
with
a sen.se
asketh love attain,
understand
the
I
that
T
ove
rather quiet at present as
but pain ;
Finds the barter noucht
is none
the more
popular with the profession
clerks are passing the time in mquiring of each
I.ove that Biveth in full sto-e.
the
walks out
actor
When
account.
that
on
other: "Is
.SecretaryTracy Keiter wrong?"
Aye receives as much, and more.
throws
behind
his
hands
him,
he usuallyfolds
"Did
or
Secretary Tracy Reiter letter?"
astutely
I.ove, exacting nothing back,
his shoulders forward, bends his eye
A rather startling
fact was
brought to my
lack ;
knowetn
Never
any
along oblivious
the sidewalk, and swaggers
on
attention
last Monday
which, although not
Love
CdmpeUing love to pay,
him.
The other
about
is
that
to
all
passing
to
him bankrupt every day.
.Sees
at all according
Washington news, or news
Mr.
met
day a tall stranger from the west,
be of interest to
the Century dictionary,may
viously
Mansfield
suddenly, and, evidentlynot preAs I walked by myself,
sary
the anniverWorcester
people. Monday was
posing
I talked with myself.
acquaintedwith that gentleman'simRobert E. Lee
of the birth of General
And myself said this unto me :
started
back,
eja":ulating.
presence,
law, is a
and, according to a recent
X'irginia
".Make
friends with thyself,
Mansfield
Mr.
straightened
"(ireat
God!"
Be true to thyself.
The public schools
holiday in that state.
off his hat, bowed
slightly,
And
thyselfthy best angel shall be.'
closed and some
were
speech-makingindulged up. smiled, took
the
that
He
had realized
and passed on.
to hold
be a wise course
in. Perhaps it may
heirt moving on
The soul to Gal's
stranger recognizedhim.
Lee as an example for the present
up General
but the infinite forborne;
Owns
northern
to
a
with the past is gone
but
Whatever
to
follow,
generation
youthful
mated
estiworld
is
of
the
is
bist
railroad
The
capital
always yet to come.
The
that Washington, equallya son
mind, it seems
"Lucy Larcom.
at 529,000,000,000.
of V'irginia
and whose
birthday is a national

Washington,

Jan.

23,

1S91

"

"

I, T (I H T

10

with some
number
unpublished letters of
representedas told in good faith by
and
Charles
Lamb, a dish that is in
Mary
let into
their narrators, the reader is sometimes
place on any table and at any time.
gives
a hint of realistic explanation which
nouncements
the preliminaryanhave
week
we
This
makes its weekly
satire characteristic
The Scientific American
the touch of good-natured
Last
week
of the magazines.
in
advance
in humorous
The book abounds
a
running commentary on
of the author.
visits,
and
this
the Atlantic table of contents
came
In Jan.
all departments of arts and science.
illustrations.
He
would be an
time nearlyall the others.
lyn
Brookthe
article
is
on
illustrated
and
there
an
Mechanic
Electrician,
published
The
Practical
3
them
could read
all,and yet
who
omnivor
monthly by F. S. Blanchard " Co., 154 Front street,
Aqueduct; Jan. 10 we go to Chili to see a
land
would he like to overlook ? Engwhat ones
Worcester, Mass, B. F. Kobinson, Editor.
fine instance of Bridge Building, the Mallico
has her reviews, important valuable, but
should have
tography
for December
Ball PhoThis publication
Viaduct;
Jan. 17, pictures Cannon
can
with the Amerishe has nothing to compare
in removing the Iron
received earlier notice. It is an
exceedingly
and the work
magazine. She has to import Harper's, valuable monthly visitor,giving as it does a
interesting,
of the Danube;
Gates
Jan. 24 is especially
Century and Scribners' and queer they look
It is fairly
of scientific matter.
vast amount
picturingand describing the railroad
the London
news
in their foreigngarb. On
in Colorado.
in its proportionsand unless it
to the top of Pike's Peak
cosmopolitan
leading
stands the pilesof Harper'sand Centuries are
his
be the Scientific American, there is nothing
from
selections
Burritt The
Elihu
higher than all others, Mr. Stead's Review of
call forth
equallingit as a paper for the mechanic and
recentlyprinted in Light
journ;il
Reviews
excepted.
notes
pecially
esThe
are
Worcester
scientist.
manufacturing
recollections from
people
many
St Nicholas for February. Contents:
valuable.
I was
the youngest apprenhim.
who knew
tice
An Old-time Valentine, Drawn
and
Frontispiece,
in his old Citizen's Office says one
Statutes
of the Commonwealth
Public
to the
Supplement
Edwards; An Old-Time
of Massachusetts,
containing the general laws
by George Wharton
the Citizen itself was
published in the same
of the PiibUc Statutes to iSSS inclusive,
the
from the passage
Valentine, verse, Helen Gray Cone; How
of today. You
with the Gazette
building
to
the
decisions
references
the
o;
with marginal notes,
Bennet
Family
Mails are
Carried, Max
;A
Another
stairs.
the same
man
gentlewent
tical
up
Supreme JudicialCourt concerning them and an analyDrum
Douglas; The
and
to the
constitution
the
Corps, verse, Malcolm
index, the amendment
recalls Mr. Burritt's zeal in the universal
tliereto,by C. A. Menill, together
of Toby Trafford, J. T. Trowbridge;
Fortunes
proposed amendments
Indeed it would be
mankind.
brotherhood
of
Statutes and
in
with a table of changes in the Public
Going to the Head, verse, Mary E. Wilkins;
Blacksmith
and
difficultto recall the Learned
the laws
prepared by Charles U.
subsequent tliereto,
Lang; Picture,
The Golden
Fleece, Andrew
incarnated.
1882-1S8S. Published by the Commonwealth
Bell, Esq
not have zeal and determination
in 1791," 1S90.
Predicament
Weather
"A
Cold
ble
The foregoingis the full titleof the valuaDrawn
by Dan Beard; To Prince Oric, verse,
A Favorite
Paper.
Chandler
Moulton; Elfie's Visit to
Louise
compilationjusteffected by Mr. Merrill.
The publishersof Youth's Companion have
The
too
the
reinark
We
are
Frances
V.
does
Boy
Never
governed
Austen;
Cloudland,
for 1S91,unique
beautiful calendar
issued a
Lamb,
much"
Settlers, Noah
so
Brooks; Mehitable
aptlyapply as when we examine the
nouncements
contains also the anand convenient, which
umes
E.
annual Blue Book, or turn to those great volFamily
Picture, "A
Wilkins;
Mary
the new
for next year.
Among
and
in order, (ieneral, Revised
named
Group," from a photograph by James Notmodel
this
will
which
names
young
grace
is a book
ture,
Here
Artful Ant, Oliver Herford ; PicPublic Statutes.
largerthan
man;The
folks' weekly paper are the Lord Chief-Justice
ner,'" any predecessorand it is only a Supplement;
"In the Park
Playing 'Puss in the CorSeth Low, the
of England
Coleridge, Hon.
Mrs.
and
to the diligence
drawn by A Brenon ; Lady Jane,
but it is a monument
perHannibal
venerable
Hamlin, Camille Flamof the compiler. His commission
severence
C. V.Jamison; A Little Girl's Diary in the
ard,
marion, Sir Norman
Lockyer,Gen. O. O. Howissued Sept. 28,
was
the work
East, Lucy Morris Ellsworth; Jack-in-the-Pul-to undertake
Rev. Lyman
Abbott, Jules \'erne,Max
have set to work at once
1S88.
That he must
pit; The Letter-box ; The Riddle-box.
Besant,
Howe, Walter
O'Rell, Julia Ward
is evident in the result,for the selectingand
pleasingarticles this
St. Nicholas has many
Benson J. Lossing,the eminent historian,and
There
"How
the Mails are Carried" is first, arranging was
are
a stupendous task.
month.
in
Carl Lumholtz.
Truly a host of names
"A
in interest and instruction.
Family Drum
fifteen hundred
pages in the book which, in no
the success
themselves, sufficient to warrant
idea that father and
supersedesthe last or Public Statutes.
Corps" carries out our
way
of a paper.
who would be his own
The
mother should
man
lawyer needs
join in all the fun with the
for Children.
of
Literature
Four
children.
both volumes. He will need a deal of patience
chapters of "The Fortunes
for
maid
"Will you go and gossip with your househowever, to search these ponderous tomes
Toby Trafford" will pleasethose of its readers
his
"The
varied
fortune.
one
talk with
himself and he had better employ some
who are following
and stable-boywhen
you may
The
and
Ruskin
asks
us.
whose business it is to deal with law.
liar
Story of the Golden Fleece," will have a pecukings.'"'
queens
your
like legends,for it
interest for those who
index makes
the vast collection How
"No,
sad to hear the answer
complete analytical
incredibly
that the young
available.
Mr.
is told in so pleasinga manner,
Merrill has
of matter
children to do so."
I do not, but I allow my
fail to enjoy it. In "Elfie's
to view
this result of his industrywith
reason
tells us so gravelythat we cannot
Yet Light
people cannot
and the Moon," she takes
must
from
Visit to Cloudland
littlepride and also with satisfaction that
come
doubt it,that this answer
no
! not
the famous
broomstick, and has
ter
he will not have to do it over
The
stable and the drawing room
a ride on
again. Worcesmany.
Goose's
of her lawis pleasedthat the name
yers
Then
let
them
not
other wonderful adventures in Mother
one
do
is
it?
a pleasingfigure
Boy Settlers,"
is in so meritorious a place.
in the passage, but bring
stand longer,even
country. Several pages of "The
Lamb," the girl
a short
The Atlantic Monthly for February has a
story of "Mehitable
the children into the drawing-room; into the
the good
not
Tell," are
Readers of all
who "Could
fine array of attractive matter.
of our
among
great-hearted,
puregloriouscompany
things. Many will be sorry that "Lady Jane" kinds may be satisfied. If like Light, you
thoughted,noble-minded writers.
ber.
from the circle with this numwill withdraw
parents
Thinking that there may be some
preferthe Contributor's Club you will open to
"A Little Girl's Diary in the East," "A
has been
first. Any
who
the last pages
one
their children with the
who would gladly see
of
the usual number
True
Cat Story," and
abroad and on his return, had his protection best reading,but who
have not the time, nor
fillup the last pages.
he saw
his garas
puzzles,and letters,
principles
terribly
wrung
ments
possiblythe inclination to go to the Library
vice
able
The
and avail themselves of our kindlibrarian's adtippedtopsy turvey by a super serviceBabyland for February is before us.
officer will appreciate the description
of
I send the following listof books, hoping
its forehead,
on
baby face with a stamp
is
in
how
It
one
it
the
American
offer
the
them
some
is
the
be
girlproved fully
suggestions.
Mailed,"
prettiest
"Ready to
young
may
and gave the official that I gave to a little ten-year-oldfriend of
again" a frolic of the toys, equal to the emergency
magazine. "Out
To
he wanted.
innocent
as
mine, who has thoroughly appreciatedit. All
a
quite as much
cat
story, and "At Dot's House," make
The
and the reading
name
people,the searchingthey are subjectedto is the books I think, are in the Library.
up the number.
abominable.
of the babies in this
Tales from Shakespeare by C. and M. Lamb,
do not agree, for who
They are made to sujferthrough
and by A. Angler ; Canterbury
such words as "frightfully" the
land could manage
attempted smuggling of others. Of
by M. Seamer
Chimes
the officers do not know
and the good
course
from Chaucer, by Storr ; Hawthorne's
"tremendous."
or
and
to submit
Told
tents
the bad nave
Wonder
Tales, Tales and
Book, Twice
together. Dr.
Magazine for February. ConLippincott's
Everett's article on
William
The
True
paid
Stories from
history and biography;
:
Long UnDebt ought to have many
readers. iVlost
A Wave
chanan
BuDickens'
Stories for Children, Christmas
of Life,Clyde Fitch ; Thomas
ple
people have heard of the F"rench Spoliation Stories and History; Kingsley's Heroes and
Read, R. H. Stoddard; The ExamSir Gibbie and
Claims and know that they are
fore
Water
Babies ; MacDonald's
Francis
of Portia, Maurice
coming up beEgan; The
Mulock's
Miss
Back of the North
Wind;
Mountain-Mirage, Joaquin Miller; Has Been,
every session of Congress,but very few
Noble
the
of
Life, Little
Men's
the
claims.
Under
this
Ella Wheeler
Wilcox:
can
Book,
give
history
Brownie,
Women,
Julien
Fairy
Lame
man;
head. Dr. Everett has given a clear account
Gordon; A Love-Song, Frank
Dempster SherPrince,John Halifax, Gent, and others;
An
of the case.
It is a pity that the article was
The New
American
Kew, Julian Hawthorne;
England Story Book, a collection of
The
what
it describes rather than the
England
of it, Edward
Worst
not named
the best stories from the best New
Jay; West of the
.Scudder's Stories and
A
for
it
Charles
Howard
Poet's
titleit
now
be
overlooked
bears,
Sierras,
Shinn;
by
story tellers; Horace
may
Alcott's (the
Histories for children; Louisa
Apology, Charles
Washington Coleman ; the very people who should read it. A good
childrens' friend) stories; L. C. Moulton's
Julian (iordon, Robert Timsol ; A New Theory
chapterof Revolutionaryhistory is afforded
in John
of the Universe, Charles Morris; Copyright ;
Carolinian.
Stories; H. C. Wright's Children's
Routledge, the South
Firelight
ries
for
With the Wits, illustrated by leadingartists.
Theodore
Roosvelt
Stories of American
Progress, Children's Stogives cogent reasons
Told after Supper, a series of brief burlesque
the furtherance of Civil Service
A
of Great Scientists ; Mrs.
Reform.
J. H. Ewing's
of others,
readable account
of the New
ing
ghost-stories
England Meetby Jerome K. Jerome, will
Story of a Short Life and a score
be issued by Henry
Holt " Co.
Alclose the
soon
House finds place here and we
alldelightful
; Mrs. J. H. Ewing and her books;

Books

and Letters.

though

"

"

"

"

"

HT

LI(i
Mrs. Burnett's Stories; Zigzag Journeys, lo
volumes, a libraryin themselves; Boyhood of
for \'oung
Living Authors, History of London
Folks, History of Boston for ^"oung folks, H.
Chivalric days and
Scudder
; K. S- Brooks,
them ;
the boys aud girlswho helped to make

Historic Boys; Historic (iirls ; Stories of the

ican
Nations Series; S. K. Bolton's I'anious AmerFamous
American
Authors;
Statesman;
became
Lives of (lirls who
Famous; Lives
Child's
became
Famous;
ol Poor Boys who
Histories of Magellan. Marco
Polo, Pi/arro
Raleigh and V'asco da Gama
; Miss
(George's
History of France, of ('lermany and Greece.
If the children think these stories too childish
at once
to
for them, let them
commence
the
wealth
in
Scott
found
and
ens.
Dickcoin
beautiful
tributes
In
of his
one
"All
dren
chilto the latter
Thackeray,
says,
I know
to
love
him.
ought
one
reads
NicJiolas
who
when
she is happy
Nicklebv;
when she is unhappy reads Nicholas
las
Nickleby; when she is tired re.ads Nichoshe has
nothing to do
Nickleby; when
reads Nicholas
Nickleby; and when she has
finished the book, reads
Nicholas
Nickleby
at ten
over
again." This candid young critic,
"I
Mr.
of
like
Dickens's books
age, said,
years
better than yours, papa, and frequently
much
expressedher desire that the latter author
of Mr. Dicken's
should write a book
like one
Who
? I should like to see the
books."
can
school-child who would
not be fascinated Iiy
the tale of Squeers'Queer School, who would
not laugh and
cry together at the picture of
the poor
boys taking their brimstone and
which
treacle,
"motherly" Mrs. Squeers gave
their appetite for breakfast.
to take
away
Then
David
Coppertieldand Oliver Twist !
My littlefriend's devotion to Oliver Twi.st is
nearlyas loyalas that of the littleMiss ThackNickleby.
erary to Nicholas
Amrican
author say recently,
I heard
an
read Scott's
"Every boy and girlshould have
novels by the time they are fifteen." Edward
I read any
Hale
before
Everett
says' "Long
all about
book on ICnglishHistory, I knew
Lion-hearted
and
the
Crusades;
the
Richard,
Elizabeth ; about
James the First,
Queen
about the Great Rebellion; the risings of '15
than I should
have
and '45,or at least more
learned, from any text-book.
have not read
"There can
he but few who
If there
these delightfulhistorical novels.
should be any, we must
ure
envy them the pleasof reading "Ivanhoe," "Redt'auntlet."
for the first
"Old Mortality"or "Kenilworth"
time."
I wish I could tell you of the mental growth
of my littlefriend, during the time she has
spent with her books; of her keen interest in
the grand old (Greeks, after reading the wonderful
Wonder
Book, and Tanglewood
Tales;
In the times of Chaucerand
Shakespeare and
in the lives of the authors; of her appreciation
of the figures of speech, the plot, the
characters and even
the language used. "How
she says everyday things" she said
beautifully
of Mrs. Ewing
in her charming ".Story of a
Short Life,"and is not this a bit of human
ture
na?
"I like Sara
better than Little
Crewe
she
not
is
Lord Fauntleroy because
quiteso
is
good as he." The benefit of such books
all the authors given
incalculable.
You see
masters.
of the best, four indeed of our
are
till
such company
Let your child live among
will
he
all are his friends, and
be assured
relish the blood and thunder tales of the
never
fiend Light
justlycondemns.
Then
life at the longest is too short to
as
read all the good things that are written, give
them
read and
the children the
best. Let
forth
than
Elihu
Burritt may
more
one
go
from Worcester.
Miriam

W.

NE\vcoMii.

tallest schoolgirlin the world" lives at

Riednaun, near
Sterzing. in the Tyrol. She is
in her eleventh year and is about six feet high.
"The

11

Science and Invention.

"Benton

Halstead, brother of Edward

ral
.MuHalstead, claims that he made the original
type-writerin 1870. He riggedup a machine,
using types borrowed from his brother's office;

keys whittled out of pine.,and connections

between type and key of hemp twine that were
forever stretching,
breaking, and otherwise
causing trouble. He used this rough affair in
his own
law office for many
months,
and
the admiration
pleadingsprepared thereon were
of the entire Cincinnati bar.
A
patent
was
of the machine,
secured, and a model
hemp twine, pinekeys,and newspaper
type is
in the possession
now
of Uncle Sam
at Washington.
"

Tlie Worcester
Society of Antiquityhas a
much older model, the product of the skill of
Charles Thurber, once
a teacher
us.
among
Of the woods that are chieflyused in fancy
cabinet work, ebony comes
mostly from Ceylon
and Madagascar, and is sold by importers
at
cents
wood
is
eight
per pound. Satin
the island of San
and in
on
Domingo
grown
It is one
of the beautiful woods
Porto Rico.
and is described
as
a
"canary yellow." In
the log it sells at seventy-five
cents
foot.
per
Tulip wood is but littleused. It is imported
for turningand inlayingthan anything
more
in Central
else. It is found
America, and
sells for eight
York
when
brought to New
cents

per

pound.
Washing

Out

the

Stomach.

During the past year several physiciansin

New
York
have tried, with a gratifying
success,
for dyspepsiaand cancer
a novel treatment
of the stomach
by washing out that organ.
is very simple and not dangerous.
The process
the
A
long flexible pipe is pa,ssed down

corn

or

tillas.
wheat, a soapstone griddle for the torDishes, tableware, and furniture came

slowly,and

of the most simpledescription.

were
For years a raw
hide stretched on the floorwith
blanket spread over
it formed
the usual bed
in earlyCalifornia.
ICverylhingwas
clean,and
kept excjuisitely
though the Spanish families learned to spend
more
on
their houses and belongings,
they seem
to look
such things as only affording
upon
for
a
more
opportunities
hospitality.
generous
Charles Howard
Shinn, in January Century.
a

"

How
The

Girls

Should

Skate.

modern

scription
girlskater better merits the deold
given her ance.stress
by an
chronicler,who writes that she went "as swiftly
as
a bird flyethin the air,or an
out of
arrow
"

a cros.s-bow.
The best skate is one
that clamps firmlyon
it becomes
the heel and fitsthe edges so tightly
foot itself. It should
be accua part of the
rately
if
and perfectly
steady properlystrapped
to the foot.
Laced boots for skating are to be
preferedto buttoned, as they permit the freer
The beginner might
circulation of the blood.
advantageously carry a stick or lightpole in
is a friend
in need
tilehand, but never
one
indeed
when
her trusty hand
as
and one
and unforms the mainstay on the treacherous
known
But
make a trial,
slipperysurface.
learn to balance the body properly,and with
will come
confidence
sucess
soon.
a little
very
It is wonderful
how
soon
children learn to
bits of womanly
skate. Tiny littlebodies,wee
ly
humanity dart by their elder sistersso cautiousfeelingtheir way, bright fishes of gold and
silver as it were, flitting
by some
unwieldy
body of the deep.
"

"

The

look

at

to
girl skater in learningought never
adher feet,should keep the head up vancing
the body, her face in the direction she

ward,
is going, and the body
slightlyinclined forof gravitaaccording to the firstprinciple
tion,
The
end is in the stomach.
throat until one
which in scientific language says
keep
end has a funnel attached, into which
upper
the base. In skating,
of gravityover
is poured until the stomach
is filled. the centre
hot water
should be smooth and graceful,
all movements
in the pipe and funnel
The weight of the water
to keep quite free from
effort made
and an
to
sufficient
distend
gives a hydraulicpressure
awkward
and
jestures.The art of
The
the stomach.
pipe has an aperture big jerking is
learned.
soon
Slightlybend the
stopping
ach
enough to hold a lead pencil. After the stomheels
the
togetherand bear upon
knees, bring
the funnel end of the pipe
has been filled,
ing
also be accomplishedby turnIt
them.
may
tom
is turned down until it is lower than the bot.shortto the rightor left,and as you and I
is empof the stomach, and the stomach
tied
tact
contoo often happens to us by sudden
know,
through the siphon. The process may be
with what acts in placeof "terra firma"
repeatedseveral times. The result is that the
so
to reach
from
desire on
our
and
no
i)art
washed
are
out,
undigestedfood and mucus
ing
decided a halt. The best skaters avoid swingcloses the blood vessels and
and the hot water
also careful to wear
are
their
arms.
They
mediate.
relief is iminflammation.
The
and reduces
dress, as full and loose clothes
a close-fitting
ach
have his stomThe dyspepticmay
A .sensible
catch the wind and retard progress.
washed out before a meal, so that he can
less
ventures
thin ice, and unon
skater never
of
cient
suffithe
a
After
take a fresh start.
lapse
will
rink
that
the
sure
glassy
perfectly
time for ordinarydigestion,the stomach
her weight,does not dream of putting on
bear
This
has
out
be washed
again.
process
may
Le Gakde, in T/ic Ladies'
her skates."ELLF.N
York Hospital,we are
been in use at the New
Hotnc Journal.
time.
informed, for .some
"

Pioneer

Spanish

A multitude

Families

in

California.

of stories of the social lifeof the

Spanish periodmight be told.

Everybody, large or small, wishes to have

tor
picturetaken. Should you take the eleva-

his

would find beautiful

and prices
excellent treatment
reasonable
as
as
ariywhere in the city. Mr.
vantage
reared to his art and has taken adBlair was
vancement.
of every form of progress in its adat 44

Front

waiting

rooms,

street you

the center of the

the coast was
Each town
on
miles or
hide and tallow trade for a hundred
there held piles
The low adobe stores
more.
of costly and beautiful goods in the days of
wrote
the days
and Dana
which Farnliam
gaged
Two
of Worcester's singers have been enfrom their
when the great cattle princescame
soloists in the Creation to be given at
as
cavaliers
ranches to hold festival. The young
East Bridgewater, Mass., Feb. 23, James H.
Imt well trained and gailycaprode in on fiery
arisoned Cafferty as bass and Miss EvangelineHoughton
horses, and all the wonderful feats of
as
soprano.
horsemanship of as fine a race of riders as the
ington
to WashFrank Roe Batchelder, who went
performed daily on
world has ever
seen, were
in December
as private
secretary to the
and sea-beach and plaza.
mesa
so
long
and
who
was
H.
Walker
Hon.
families
was
Jos.
these
home
lifeof
But the
great
connected with this paper, is said to be finding
a
Spanish house
simplicityitself. In many
attractive.
exceedingly
Nation's
the
Capital
or
chimney.
window,
no
there was
fireplace,
day
in the holibuilt on a clay floor, He had a very pretty bit of verse
fire for cooking was
The
of Life. It would not be stramie
number
partlyroofed, outside of the main buildmg.
if Washington
Journalism should
a
few
utensils were
The household
copper
absorb him.
or
iron kettle,a slab of rock on which to pound
"

"

eventually^

I.I(iHT
it's a divilish sarious
added
defender
of

1 1

matter!" corroboratorily hopes

identity.Come down directly.
in the cot-room.
joinedthe party
liULKOt K, TcUgrafIt Oftralor."
our
American
interests
"Here he is !' exclaimed Augustus,
No. 2.
antly.
triumphWithin thirtyminutes
longer, as may well
"That's
the man
that knows what a
"You
be supposed, Mr. and Mrs.
of dat mit all yer kid
may
pe sure
jones and Kate
I am, and gave
good
boy
me
a
big
piece of
colt
kloves and de
vatch-cliain !" still further
were
at
the door of the station-house where
oyster-pie! Come
here, old fellow !
You
their terrible
assisted defender
of our
.Uiicrican interests
to be
suspense was
removed, or
found
didn't you ?
me,
T/iat's
my mother,
Kft to grow
No.3to linger forever.
worse,
So
and ///rt/'j^
my father,and //;rt/'.f
Kate ! Isn't
"I only ask a few moments'
ued
delay,"continstronglydid they realize this fact, that they she an
awfii/ pretty girl,"justas I said she
faltered on the threshold,
the gtntlemanlyprisoner,
with his former
to go
in.
hesitating
was?"
"I have sent for one
"The
of
gracefulcomposure.
boy is asleep now," said one of the
"D
exclaimed the young
Augustus!"
lady,
will not hesitate to go with
fwends, who
policemen ; "he seemed so fagged out that we
my
and holdingup her finger.
blu.shing
before the magistwate and become
laid him on a cot, and he was
me
off in no
time."
my
'This is a proud and gratefulmoment
of
amount
He
led the way
for appeahance
to
as
su-wety to any
he spoke, into a room
life. I'm honored
by seeing you, sir !"
answah
to this most
furnished with comfortable but plain cot-beds, my
widuculous cha-a-ge ; and
.said the Ulster,with the warm
heart
inside
of
I shall then
all the sleepingtook
be able to keep my imp-aw-tant "where
place that was
it, shaking the doctor's hand warmly inside
ever
performed in that centre
appointment !"
of public vigilance,"the privacyof a giant sleeve.
"What's
the nature
of the prisoner's
and turned on the gas more
sation
accut
o
brightly
The
mother
clasped the other hand, and
let them see the stray. Like a little
?" said the doctor, in an
undertone,to
cat, with
looked the eloquentthanks that mothers know,
his legscurled up against his stomach, and his
the Hibernian defender of American
interests.
but on such occasions can
seldom speak.
head on his soft paws, lay the child
"Shure and he's an embezling; rascal, that's
sleeping.
"I might have
had a less eccentric introduction,
what he is,"answered
the defender ; "and he's
Yes, his hair was
the true curlycorn-silk !
but certainlynot
a more
favorable
Turn the gas up a littlehigher ! All the three
arristed for swindlinga poor divil of a bootmaker
one," said the doctor, returning all his salutations
rush
out
to
of a hundred
around
and
the
dollars.
side
of
and
the bed
fifty
turn
with a frank smile,
"You, who are .so
down
the corner
of the quilt
He's got about
tin or a dozen names,
from his face. It
now
be in the
happy, can feel how happy 1 must
he's 'Lord
Uivil-knows-who,' with
a
darling,
large is //"".' It'sthat darling,
naughty little accident which connects
with
this little
me
brother ?
property in Ireland,"bad look to the black
fellow's recovery.
Indeed, I wish all my pa
Had
mouth
that says he ivir saw
Augustus died from the effect of that
the lighto' that
tients were
recovered as quickly."
blissed island!
he's 'Mr.
now
rapturous meeting, the policeman would have
Pennyroyal
The doctor's manner
was
very
manly, selfbeen able to testify
Pike,'a rich Amirican
from
the inquestthat it was
on
the South, and
possessed, and polished; his smile showed
a
then agin he's 'EnglishJimmy the Gintleman
;' murder, for the boy'slittleribs cracked audibly. beautiful set of white, regular teeth, and the
He
was
in the L'ister like a
but Hivin knows
smothered
one
is plintygood
name
formance impression he made
perMiss
Jones was
upon
of "the Babes in the Tower," with
enough for the likes o' him, an' that's Andrew
favorable.
She looked at him with
altogether
babe scant ; his nose
one
Redding, an' bad
was
flattened against
enough it is, toq, the
considerable interest while he spoke; and the
the bones of Miss Kate's corsage; last of all
skoonk !"
f|uickeye of Master Jones did not letthis fact
his mother
All this time Augustus, hid behind half a
He
got him, not to let him go.
go by unobserved.
was
dozen blue coats, the opacity of whose
hugged, he was deluged with kisses and
tails
old fellow,I want
to
'Look-a-here,
whisper
called several
caused
him
the most
tears, he was
dozen epithets to you !"
livelyindignation, was
tugging to get a look at the object of interest, which the wildest system of moral philosophy
"No whisperingin company
gustus."
know, Auyou
would
have failed to make
but with signal unsuccess.
consistent : an
Unable to contain
angel, and a little monkey; a darling, a
himself any longer,he pulledthe doctor's linger
"But I w".f/, justthis flwcc.'"
naughty wretch, a beauty, a dear little dirty
savagely, and exclaimed,
his
"Well," said
mamma,
considerately,
"Lift me
pig ; a wicked, wicked boy to break their heart
Don't you think a
up, wont
you ?
"justthis once, then. I guess we must excuse
fellow wants
a
rascal.
to get a squint at him, too. hey ?"
All of which
-so; a cherub, and
doctor."
him,
The doctor bent his ear, and
were
ter
"Doctor
Morris
equallyravishingto Masgood-humoredly obeyed, blandishments
Augustus uttered eagerly:
Augustus," aroused as he was
out of a
and elevated the enfant teiyibU by the waistband
"You
can
do it; she's a going to like you ;
sleep,of utter exhaustion, onlyenough awake
to a positionhighlyeligible
for the squint
mayn't I justpitchinto her about old Spindleto feel a general sentiment
of vindictiveness
desired.
shanks justone
littlewee
time ?"
toward the human
and wondering, like
race,
"Jiminy !" exclaimed the youth, all sympbe
"No, my dear boy ; if you do, you wont
toms
Mr.
Pickwick
the occasion
on
of his celeof ten o'clock and sleepleavinghis eyebrated keeping your
And
word, you know.
lids,
good
one-horse act, whether it was
not all "a
"if that isn't the nasty old thinghimself !
boys always do that. Wait tillI tell you you
horrid dream."
When
he came
to sufficiently
It's Spindle-shanks that's what
it is. How
and then you
I'll tell you why
can.
may,
realize his position,his first remark
rected.sometime, and tillthen be a littleman
dide do, Mr. Lilykid?"
was
; stand
to
the
largeUlster and Whiskers, who
The gentlemanlyprisonerturned round with
by your promise. You wil/, wont you ?"
stood alternately
laughing and crying at the
a
with
start, but, quick as
a
"Yes," said Master
deep
thought, the doctor
Augustus,
foot of the bed.
dropped the bad boy to his native level ; and
gratifications
sigh, feelingthat one of the principal
"How
i/("you make bread, anyhow ? Say ."'
Mr. Lilykidfailed to discover that member
him.
d
enied
of
of life was
inscrutably
liut as
the
realityof things still further
the detective service who had played this venshall hope to see
house
"We
triloquist
you at our
broke upon
all the
him, -as he remembered
trick on him.
from your prowhenever
run
away
fessional
you can
!" said the doctor, whisperingsternly mortification and the pain of his weary
"Hush
day's
duties,"uttered the Ulster, ardently,
wandering, and felt what a heavenly thing it
into Master
"You
"If you don't
will always be most
welcome," said
Augustus's ear.
for a poor
litlle lost boy
was
to
have
a
Kate
! Is that the
the mother.
keep still I wont
marry
tation,
Lilvkid you were
And
the daughter smiled a bewitching invitalkingabout? Speak softly!" mother's and father's and sister'slovinghearts
when
to
to
the dread and the danger
come
which
full as cordial as if it had
was
"Yes, it is," said Augustus, half-offended
at their highest, he softened like a little
were
and half-awed by the peremptory manner
not been silent.
of
tough snow-ball in April thaws.
He wept on
then lifted
his friend.
The restored little brother was
one
bosom, and laughed on
another ; he
and
into the carriage, enthusiastic thanks
don't you open your mouth to any"Then
body
hugged them all passionatelyas far as liis good-bysrepeatedto all who had been engaged
about
it till I tell you, or he will run
small arms
could reach around ; he asked forgiveness
in the good office of finding the lost sheep,
and
can't kill him, don't you see?
we
away,
in choked, inarticulate sobbings, and
and the wheels rattled away.
Will you promise me ?"
made innumer.d)le
and
promises, which, if kept,
Between
the station-house
Twenty"Yes, it you wont let him get my sister."
him in the category of those
would
have
.Master Augustus had his inciuisiput
street
third
'Well, keep your
promise, and he shan't
angel and
tiveness
the subjectof the parentalbreadhave
on
her.
Good
boys, who like oyster-pie, boys who 'want, at least,to be an
with the angels stand.
ment,
making relieved ; but, to his bitter disappointalways keep their word ; and I know you will."
with
so
Everything having become ordinarily
placid
only by finding as is the case
"Yes, sir,"answered
the little brother, in a
all
looked
him
once
around
Aui;ustus
alas!
visions
earlier roseate
of our
more,
low whisper,feelingconfidence restored.
many,
find what
he
that it was
not literal,
but figurative,
Just at this juncture Mr. Lilykid's
friend, anxiously,and not seeming to
wanted, called out in a loud tone,
in personal appearance,
like him
very much
WWk.]
[To he Continued Next
"Doctor!
Doctor!
Where
are
you, you
and answering to the name
of liuckingham,
It is a fraud to conceal a fraud.
appeared, signifiedhis readiness to go bail, good old fellow ?"
The
cacy,
gentleman sought, with a proper deliand went
with Miss Jones'sadmirer and
away
at
is still erect
when
had taken himself out of the way
John (Jreenleaf Whittier
the groomsmen
in blue, to visit the m,igistrate.
white as
the carriagearrived,and was
now
eichty-threc; his hair and beard are
talkingwith
A quarter of an
hour afterward
the frantic
his
dark
but
set
of
slaked
character
he
eye is
lime,
deep
interesting specimen
lowing .some
family in Twenty-thirdstreet received the folHe does not affect the regdimmed.
ulation
had found among
the policemen in the outer
.scarcely
despatch :
of
much
a poet
loo
and
He
liked to be idle;
he
room.
never
Quaker garb, being
"To Att^ttsttts
Jones, Esq.,
heres
but he adcolors
that
not cover
to banish
knew
blue
uniforms
do
uniform
bright
altogether,
"A
has
been
this
and
is
at
station,
now
found,
boy
and thou"
of this p.m. 'stelegrapmtrom you.
to the quaint"thee
answerinfj description
nature
that
human
religiously
natures,
being the same,
is Augustus Jones: but as he (irmlyasserts,
Says his name
and there is a
in no two
both in speaking and
is to say, the same
writing,
wherever
cases,
with
apparently
perfect inteUigence, tliat his
Hearing Augustus's voice, he
quietgentlesympathyin all he does.
father is a baker, we do not wish to hold out any strong
you find it.
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14.

neglected,they soon
get out
dilapidated.
hot and dry summer
mate
cliour
flowers are apt to dry up on these

and, if they are

might mention, indeed, there

that
are
so
many
to make
hard work
a
for only a few.
way
MidTheir
Use
in Home
Grounds.
between
the ornamental
the
tree and
the
mounds
and often assume
an
attitude of mute
blossomingplantis the floweringshrub. On
[Essay read before the Chamberlain District Farmers'
for a refreshing
account
to heaven
of their beauty and the abundance
shower.
of
supplication
ton
Club, Thursday evening,January 22, 1891,by Mrs. Burbetter
to
their flowers,shrubs are
our
is
and
attention
It
care
give
W.
prime favorites with
Potter.]
than to scatter
be found
to a few choice flowers
and e.\in the
nearly everybody and can
The use of flowers in the home grounds is a
pend our energieson a multitude of imperfectly home grounds of almost every residence of
subjectof large dimensions, as all vegetables developedand undt sirable ones.
moderate
size. Every flowering
the most
from the mosses
productions,
clingingto the
real pleasureand enjoyIn life we
shrub has a
get more
beauty peculiar to itself and
ment
to
the most
rocks
statelyforest trees are
of the close friendshipof a few
out
standing alone is an objectworthy of attention,
strictly
speakingflowering;
plants; but in this
but for pleasingand picturesque
and congenial friends than out of a multitude
effect it
I shall confine
short essay
remarks to
my
should be grouped with other shrubs.
of casual acquaintances.
They
trees, shrubs and bedding plants which prohave
.So with flowers, we
watched
and
duce
manner
may properlybe grouped in the same
flowers sufficiently
showy to attract poptended a lovely rose, a delicate pansy, a goras
more
ular
trees, the fine and
fragrantspecies
geous
attention.
the house, and the larger
geranium or a graceful lily,until we
being placednear
then can
flowers be best used in the
How
familiar with its every bud, stem
and leaf, and more
mote
are
hardy along the walks and the rehome
the flowers
grounds in order to make
we
parts of the grounds. They can
appreciateits heauty and cherish and love
usually
and the grounds appear
to best advantage?
akin to human
it with a feeling
affection. By
be used to the best advantagein givingfulness
In their arrangement
let it ever
be remembered
and arrangement
to
of trees and effecting
union between
use
a
the proper
of flowers,
groups
that the basis of beautiful home grounds
the grounds and the buildings.
the home
grounds can be made beautiful and
is trees and green grass.
fair to see.
They are a signof good taste and
They do not like trees shut out the view,
No lawn can
be made
beautiful and attractive
when
we
see
the outward
and therefore they can
roundings
surculture, and
frequentlybe used
to the eye of taste by any combination
of
ers,
of a home
made
be an obstruction.
attractive by flowwith good effect where trees would
trellises,
pagodas,plaster or cast iron images,
know
that
When
its inmates
arranged with good taste
grass and trees, we
if arranged among
even
mounds
and hillocks
crease
refined and given to orderlyhabits. .Some
are
along the margins of a walk or road they incovered with flowers and floweringshrubs.
in the country, are too busy,
the picturesque
beauty of the grounds.
people,especially
These
at
times have a place in the
may
different
think they are, to spend any time in the culture
so
or
Fortunately there are
many
home
lawn
seen
a
grounds,but I have never
the early blooming
of flowers, and
kinds
of shrubs, from
consequently we often
which, in my opinion,was
made
more
ful
beautifind the most beautiful home grounds in cities
forsythiato the late blooming althea, that
I
therefore
think
by them;
theyought genful
there is no trouble in having rich and beautiIn
erally, and villages. This ought not
to be so.
if not
always, to be dispensed with.
and
for the
the country there is abundant
room
shrubbery during the whole summer
Grass and trees then are firstto be sought as
of the home
in the selection,
embellishment
autumn.
With
littlecare
a
grounds by the
the ground work of the lawn, and flowers and
natural productsof the soil.
clusters of bright and
perpetual blooming
shrubs are its proper imbellishments.
to
It is not so much
a question of
it
shrubs may
be made
the home
ornament
as
money
in the ornamentation
The first requisite
of
and desire coupled with good
is a disposition
grounds with a varigatedbeauty from spring
the home
grounds is simplicity.Crowded
found
in a country
to winter.
taste, and when these are
flower beds and over
ornamentation
is one
dence home, however
evihumble
it may
ing
be, they result
Flowering plantsare not so loftyas flowerof crudity ot taste.
ways
Simplicityis alshrubs and trees, but they produce larger
in making it beautiful without as well as
the adjunctof real refinement and thorough
beautiful flowers. They come
within.
and more
to
culture in every phase of life. In trying
and are
Fruit trees are closelyallied to flowers, as,
more
maturity sooner,
manageable.
to
ornament
our
and
our
homes
our
person,
by a kind dispensation of nature, flowers preThey furnished bouquets for our use on divers
cede
grounds,we are apt to display some
form of
fruits and a fruit tree in full bloom is
times and occasions, and consequentlyseem
self consciousness
or
vanity by over
intimate
doing it. frequentlyas beautiful as a flower bed and
to be more
friends and acquaintances
It is difficultto be natural and simple,but yet
double
a
Their
than the flowers on trees and shrubs.
moreover
for
the
server
obpleasure
gives
the greatest and most
beautiful things in the
the home
taste the luscious and
pend
can
on
grounds must delife-giving arrangement
world are always simple.
of
the
fruit and enjoy the lovelysight at the same
size
and
situations
largelyupon
in the arrangement
Then
of the home
Therefore
fruit trees can
the grounds are extensive
time.
be used to
the grounds. When
grounds,we should cultivatea simplicity
that
and
be
of
French,
ornamental
well as useand park-like
as
advantage
ful.
flower,gardens
will give no suggestionof limited space or of a
The mulberry tree is one
Italian or English designmay
which makes
be plantedand
a
of plantsand flowers.
superfluity
varieties bear delicious
with symmetricalpatterns and figmaintained
fine foliage and some
ures
There should be no
crowded
flower beds
But
and outlined with fanciful borders.
fruit. Our apple tree is a fine tree, both in
and no cluttered up yards. Every plantshould
flower and fruit,and
flower gardens of this kind are
regard to shape,foliage,
generallyout
to spread its branches, to absorb
have room
of placearound
the dwellings in this part of
after the tree has been growing from
twenty
freelylightand air,and to displayto the best
to forty years it assumes
a
most
our
country.
pleasinge.xVery few of our lawns are large
advantage the beautv of its flowers.
All
to
warrant
such a display of artistic
noted
for
their
a
re
crab-apples
pression.
enough
If the yard is small, let the flowers be few.
decoration, and few of our
are
beauty and the e.xquisitefragrance of their
long
purses
A singleplant or bed of flowers looks better
and can
to
be used to advantage on
t
he
incident to their
blossoms
enough
justify expense
ih a small yard than a large number
when too
suitable maintenance.
The
the home
gant
grounds. The pear also is so elegreater part of
much
crowded.
It would
be regarded as a
if it bore no fruit,it would
lawns are small and poorlykept and therefore
a tree, even
our
sign of vulgarityfor a house-wife to fill a
with
do is to adorn them
can
rank high for decorative purposes.
the most
we
There are
small room
full to over
flowing with pictures many other beautiful floweringtrees such as
simple and modest flower beds in harmony
and brie a brae, and a cluttered up door yard
well kept bed of
the locust with its long hanging clusters of
with their surroundings. A
signifies
equallypoor taste.
scented white flowers. This tree attains
sweet
dahlias,zinnias,asters, nasturtiums is
tulips,
In the culture of flowers,discrimination
There are some
noble specimens
a great size.
always a beautiful sight,and when properly
should be used in the selection of the varieties
Green
Hill farm
in this city, located is sure
to be an
of this tree on
addition to the beauty
best adapted to the situation in which they are
which are over
hundred
As a rule each bed should conone
of any lawn.
tain
to
years old, fifty
placed. When
plantsand seeds of every variety
feet
wide
one
seventy
high, with
speciesonly,but sometiines a border
spreading
are
clustered together indiscriminately branches covered
leaves
harmonious
of
flowers
of
of
fresh
or
and
a
light
foliage plants
in the same
bed, they produce a varigatedand
color may
be used with good effect. An enthusiast
pleasinggreen color interspersedwith white
wild disorder of beauty which
is bewildering flowers. When
in full bloom
is quiteapt to have a passionfor novelty
they scent the
and inharmonius
the
to
tasteful eye.
and varietyin the pursuitof his favorite
atmosphere in their neighborhood with sweet
For the best effect,the perpetual
blooming
fragrance, and stand like majestic sentinels
object,and a passionatelover of flowers is
plants should be chosen, rather than those
around the beautiful estate.
usuallypossessedwith a desire to raise all the
which bloom
unfrequently.Bare stalks and
The chief objections
to the florist, in
kinds known
times past I
to the locust are
that
bare soil in a flower garden make
it look unsightly
out sparselyand late in the
comes
the foliage
have been badly affected with this disease,
and detract from
rather than add to
and
falls
off earlyin the autumn.
know
Its
but luckilyI have recovered, and I now
spring
the attractivenessof the home grounds. Each
branches are
brittle and liable to be broken
that there is more
pleasureto be had from a
kind, or those harmonizing in color,should be
bv wind and ice storms, and the falling
few beds of favorite flowers arrangedin masses
p
ods
clustered togetherin masses,
thick enough to
of some
the appearance
of the same
species disfigure
of
species than from any number
conceal the ground, as thereby,
an
harmonious
the lawn.
Notwithstanding these defects it of intermixed flower beds constitutingcrazy
combination
of colors is produced, and unpleasant
be used to advantage with other trees
can
combinations
of thingswithout form and voia
contrasts
avoided.
If they appear to
when a variety is sought for and should find a
of beauty. It is said that a true painter employs
springout of the green turf of the lawn, they
place in the home grounds more
only a few colors in his masterpieces,
frequently
are
all the more
beautiful and attractive in
than it does.
The laburnum
will cultivate
with its rich yeland so the tasteful housewife
low
When
every way.
planted this wav
the beds
flowers hanging in pendant
ers,
only a few speciesof the most beautiful flowrecemes,
should not be raised up into mounds.
If the
which blossoms in May, is the prideand glory
and will mass
each kind by itselfin such
mounds
are well cared for they look artificial
of the lawn.
There
combinaharmonious
;
are
a way
as to make
more
which I
up an
many

Flowers.

of

shape and

Then, too,

look

in

'

lover of flowers

choice, if he has

has

room

LlCiHT
wants
tion. If one
to
from which

bed

of

intermixed flowers
gather bouquets, let it l)e
nook
in the remote
oK corner
placed in some
it can
part of the lawn where
only be seen
from a distance by the passersby. The
tance
dislend
enchantment
to
the view, but
may
rest assured that its nearness
we
will not
may
add any beauty to the scene.
sweet
Hollyliocks,
peas, and sunflowers look
best in rows
clusters againsta background
or
of shrubbery or a structure of some
kind.
There
beautiful lloweringvines
are
many
and creepers
which are
ornamental
and
very
picturesque when rightlylocated. A brick or
stone
house can
almost
always be decorated
to advantage with
vines and creepers, and
sometimes
when
the porch or piazza of a
wooden
house
is overhung
with
climbing
plantsan air of comfort and happine.ssis given
to the dwellingwhich
it would
not otherwise
have.
Sometimes
a stone
wall, a dt-ad tree, or
other objectis just the thing to displ
some
ly
with e.xcellent effect the beauty and graceful
of some
ness
climbing vines. A place for one
or
more
climbingplants can
always be found
around
A
cluster of
every
country house.
scented honey suckle or of a fragrant
sweet
and blooming clematis on a trellis near
the
house
added
gives an
beauty to the home
and
increases
the
grounds
fragrance of the
The
atmosphere around the same.
wisteria,
the climbing rose,
the trumpet creeper, the
woodbine, the English and Japanese ivy are
all lovely and graceful vines, every
of
one
which in its full growth and
beauty is almost
a garden in itself.
Thus far I have
treated the use
of flowers
in the home
grounds as valuable chieflyfor
ornamentation
but they are no
less valuable
in other ways.
for use
They are very useful
as
a source
of pleasure. Their
fragrance is
delicious to the smell, and their beauty gives
comfort
and satisfaction to the eye.
This
a

pleasureis enjoyedby

every passingobserver,
and no doubt it is a real pleasureto thousands
of people who have never
raised
flower or
a
learned the names
of a half dozen
of them.
But this pleasure to the mere
observer is
small when compared to that which the living
cultivator of flowers feels when he watches the
growth from day to day and realizes that he
has been instrumental
in producing so much
beauty and sweetness.
The cultivation of flowers is also a source
of
health and strength to those who
in
engage
the work at reasonable times and in a proper
A
reasonable
amount
manual
of
lalior
way.
and exercise is absolutelynecessary for the
of
enjoyment of life and the maintenance
health.
children
Digging in the soil makes
with it by
strong and healthy,and contact
cultivation is beneficial to men
and women
as
well.
Again the proper use of flowers in the home
of education and improvegrounds is a source
ment
of mind and heart. The
love of nature
and the taste for the beautiful are
an
tion
acquisidesirable if not indispensable
to any
well
developed character.
Most children seem
to have a natural desire
to cultivate flowers
and
have some
of their
and if this propensity was
aged
own,
duly encourit would
become
trait of
a
permanent
It would make
their characters.
them observing
and familiar with the laws of nature.
To know
the names
of the different flowers
and plantsof one's country and the wondrous
of their growth is almost equivalent
processes
to a liberal education.
Such
larges
knowledge enthe mind
and softens and
refines the
should
allow
our
nature, and therefore we
children,girlsand boys alike, to have their
littleflower beds in pleasantand well prepared
placesinstead of out of the way spots, as is
If our
taught to
usuallythe case.
boys were
love and
not
cultivate flowers, they would
when
they become
husbands, as husbands
now
their
sometimes
sufViwives
do, begrudge
cient land for a decent flower garden.

I")

I'Mowcrs also teach us the method

of transniission in nature from
lower to a higher
a
life. When
we
watch
the growth and develof a seed springing into life in the
opement
soil and expanding in the air until its branches
are
covered
with leaves and
adorned
with
smilingflowers,we realize the possibility
of
the transition of ourselves
through the death
portal into
the life elysian." The flowers
awaking into life and beauty which every
morning verify the miracle of resurrection
beforeour eyes.
"

"

*"
'J,

Plac" tlion and in all sc-as-ns.

Flowers expand tli-irlightand soul like wings
J eacliii (J us. by nuist persuasive
reasons,
1low akin they are to human
things,

Koch's Discoverv
Nobilissima
In a

those
When

The

Inventione.
where

mem'ries

days
joyful,happy, bright,in

youth
rays

I can
lies

de

quaint old country farmhouse

all its

was

of

golden

that frier d of other times in sickness now

travelled
l.if,,'s own
battle, and, he's
Death's
dark way.

sec

decay,
verging

sunrise brightbedecks his brow and mantles it with

t'"ars
the sunrise of his lifeis left to bygone
:
years

A las !
The
Alas!

And
with childlike credulous affection.
We
behold their teni.er buds expand :
I'.lnblems of our
own
great 'esurrecti n,
of a higher and better land.
Kmblems

noonday sun
b ight

shines warmly

the noonday

his tresses fair and

on

of his life,has

left his viiion's

sigh

"

The
It

"

twilightspreads itself now on through hi Isidc ana

through glen.
brings to mind those other days of joyful moments,
when

This

Oxford

twilight gave
solitude
It gives him now,

Memories.

him
so

peace
and

grave

and

rest, and

worn,

the

gave

grace

him
titude.
of for-

writer in "Temple liar" tells some

good
storits of the Oxford
of his own
time dating
lie thinks of de.th, of life,
of friends,
those honest noble
from the departure of Gaisford
from
Christ
friends.
It cleaves the chordstrings of his heart, his
Church, and the accession of Dr. Liddell.
it
memory
rends ;
We reproduce some
of them.
Those
touching word', "Farewell, mine own," he ne'er
At Christ Church, when
a man
came
Oh I ne er can siy
up, he
He longs for life,"
was
he's hast'ningon
that happened to be
to death's sad endput into any rooms
ing
day.
until he had an opportunityof changemptv,
ing
them
by and by. There was
one
man
What
! hope, a sing'ehope, while yet there're burnmg
who was
sparks of strength.
greatlydisgusted with his rooms, and
His praises shall I chant
fore'er throughout this broad
who took to the senseless amusement
of hurling
land's length
loaves and platesat a lamp close by. He
His glories shall fsingso true, who's saved those lives
from
intimated
to
death
Mr.
his
(lordon
intention of
Who
would
e'er now
have laiiibelow and breathed that
until there were
decent
some
going home
finalbreath.
obtainalile. (lordon heard him ([uietly,
rooms
Let mankind
and made
no
s'ng the honors of the martyrs of the past ;
objection."I am glad to find
f-et children chant the praises of those who
died the
there will be no difficulty
in my going down,
last
said the undergraduate. "There
will be no
I speak the joys of him
who
saved
this nob'e friend to
home
about your going down, Mr. D
dfficulty
From
chambers
of cold
from fields of
death to tread,but very
considerable
about
difficulty
"

your

coming

up

death

again."

to

roam.

I. A. K.

When
he was
proctor, or pro-proctor, the
The
Bewitched
Bell.
authorities were
much
extrcistd on the
very
An aged lady of acknowledged probity
of
which
ing
becomwas
subject tandem-driving,
says
that several years
The misfortune
she secured as a serexcessive.
that the
vant
was
ago
a
of the tandem
team
with such
newlj arrived from the old country,
generallywent
who singulai to relate, was
not
familiar with
speed and force that they were unable to effect
the working ( f a door bell. The
Then Gordon
a capture.
devised a plan,but
day of her
a
arrival,there came
answer.
he made
that the
a bargainwith his colleagues
ring but no
bel.
the
was
whole management
Again
should be left to himself.
pulledbut Bridgetdid not
The
along the road in a fly respond. The lady sought the basement to
proctors came
a.scertain the .ause
of the delinquencyand
and
ditch.
and
By
put the fly in a
there was
hei "ervant, on
her knees, telling
two
in
came
men
a
tandem.
by up
her beads
mojl
The
natured
Gordon
vigorously,apparently in a
good
boys, as
of feat
"Ah," says she, "The evil
had fullyexpected,immediately stopped and
p.iroxysm
has
went
tress. one
got into that bell, for shure its jist
up to offer assistance to travelers in disdivil a hand
to it."
on
ringing and
When
gone
they opened the carriagethere
too
sat the two
Though assured ry the lady,she was
proctors in their black velvet sleeves
remained
anri
few
a
and
who raised their caps
demanded
days longer.
only
men,
Gentlegreen
and colleges." They were
your names
Leianu
S. R.
" Son.
ing.
requestedto call at Christ Church next mornhis coadjutor,
to
"Now," said Gordon
If you were
asked to name
the representative
I told you I would catch one
the firsttime
retail and jobbinghouses of New
Kngland
I tried ."
when
the men
Of course
called on
to your
wouldn't one
of the firstto occur
mind
the dreaded proctor they were
ceived,' be the one
rementioned
above?
'courteously
had
for Gordon
made
a
it would
else you
would
show
stipulation Of course
that the young gentlemen should in no way be
that you didn't know
what
talking
you were
of his stratagem.
about.
punished in conse(|uence
He
was
S. R. Leiand " Son have
been established
taking stock of the intellectual
half a century started in 1839 and they
attainments of an undergraduate who "vaunted
over
"What
himself to be somebody.
.Sophocles have worked themselves up to their present
do you
know .'"'
"Oh, I
inquiredthe Dean.
proud positionby hard work, fair dealing,
know
the ready answer.
all Sophocles,"was
affairs and good
strict attention to their own
How
I
the Dean's
the goods to handle.
reply.
Really," was
judgment in .selecting
!" The
Mr.
K. Leiand, the founder of the
wish I could say the same
.Samuel
youth then
ary
house, died on Jan. 14. 1885, and since th^t
proceeded to translate,and gave an extraordintime the business has
rendering to one of the phrases. Where
been run
by his son,
"Oh,
cannot
did you get that from ?" asked the Dean.
A. Leiand. than whom
.Mr. Frank
one
the answer.
Liddell and Scotf," was
"Then,
courteous
and
find a more
capable gentleman
said the Dean, with much
in all the trade.
gravity, I am sure
it must
have been Dr. Scott, and not I.
Their line at present includes Knabe, Behr
Kngland, Hallet S: Davis,
Brothers, New
Emerson, Chickeringand Fischer pianos and
Nothing can supply the place of books.
Newman
Brothers organs,
the Story it Clark and
They are cheering or soothing companions in
stock which
beside the miscellaneous
affliction. The wealth of both
solitude,illness,
of
music
the
outfit
a
make
to
continents
would not compensate for the good
great
goes
up
Musical Courier, December
house.
24, 1889.
they impart. Channing.
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"

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LKiHT
Good

75 SLEIGHS
YOUR

AT

OWN

Cold

Weather

of

Tea.
One
pound of lean beef cut into small
witli every particle
of fat removed.
Put

in

Warm

winter

great

variety.
made

Hand

shoes for

Snow.

bits,

work

hard

rugged

specialty.

into

wide-mouthed
and set in
bottle,cork tightly,
kettle of cold water.
Boil three
hours.
son
There will be a small cupful of the juice;seaof salt,and givea few
with a salt-spoonful

wear.

shoes for

Heavy

Beef

sleighing ah=*ad

and

Children's shoes

One-half pound beef suet, one-half pound

currants, one-half pound raisins,three eggs,
half a nutmeg,
bread and flour to mix.
Boil
for the usual time, and serve
hot.

PRICE.

Now
is the time to buy. Plenty
Indicitions
for the next
bix weeks.

Eat.

to

Pudding.

Plum

Family

buying now, if they wish, I will store

free of charge. With
eiijhsthrough the bummer
Parties

S
who

have

store, this

to

com

no

Buyers should buy

of^er

an

and

now,

save

their
son

ering.
considworth
at least 20 per

spoonfulsat

cent.

Geo. C. Dewliurst,
17 ParkSt,, One
OPP.

can

we

so
as
you 8 per cent,
personal guarantee. Interest

to

net

givingyou our
payable, semi-annually,
quarterlyor monthly ;
for
prmcipalpayable 60 clays after demand
this amount,
on
$1,000.00; under
loan on
Lumbermen's
time
VVe
References : R. G. Dun
" Co. Mercantile
Agency; .Second National
Bank, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Correspondence
Solicited.
over

sums

demand.

checks, chattels,etc.

egg

EZRA g^ A.DAY

molasses,

Cream

325 MAIN ST.,

milk, four tablespoons melted

and yolk of two
(save the

whites of two for frosting),

one
teaspoon soda,
and one-half cups of flour,one
one
tablespoon
Use
cloves
of
if desired.
cinnamon, the same
until
brown sugar, for the
frosting,stirring
quitewhite.
Chicken

If so,

lyingidle ?

Have you money

loan it for you

sugar, one-half cup

sour

butter,one

8 percent

tsme.

brown

cup

one-half cup

COMMON.

THE

Buns.

Spanish

Latest
and

WORCESTER.

Tender

styles

newest

Soup.

Three pints of the water m which a chicken

has been boiled,with all fat removed, one
pint
of rich cream, four eggs, one
cupfulof bread
and celerysalt. Heat
crumbs, salt, pepper
to the boiling point. Boil the eggs
the water
minutes and
mash
the yolkswith
twenty-five
the bread crumbs, which should
be softened
in a littlemilk.
Heat
the cream
to near
ing,
boilstir it gradually
into the eggs and crumbs,
water
and
pour the mi.xture into the chicken
boil five minutes.

LambertBrothers,

Pudding.
Steep six bitter almonds, bruised, and

much

care.

CO
Seasonable

JTENOQRflPMT,
WITH
CLASS

In

made
for any

to

for

lessons.

attention

Miss

The

(Elevator).

E.

I.

TYPEWRITER
Copying,
work.

Also

Building.

given

Thorough

each

tion.
instruc-

student.

upon application.
M.
FKANCKS
DYEK,

copying

Law

Brunswick,

49 Pleasant

St.

TYLER,
AND STENOGRAPHER.

other
Reporting, and
stenographic
of Stenography. Room
216 Walker
elevator to 3d floor.
Street.
405 Main

teacher
Take

STARKIE'SDYE
and

Gents'

Garments

Djedand Cleansed
in

Superior

Let

pint of

it all

place or

occasion.

C/3

cream

Manner.

goods

at

almost

Ready-made

Rates.
254

MAIN

STREET.

Horace

Kendall,
DEALER

IN

until they are

the skins and mash
justtender, then remove
the potatoes through a colander
or
a
ble
vegetaof butter,a teapress, add a tablespoonful
Mix
spoonfulof sugar.
thoroughly,form into
and then in bread
croquettes, dip firstin egg
crumbs
and fry in smoking hot fat.

Celery

Toast.
used in soup,

on

If not

and
well
into
and
with

celerymay be creamed
The followingreceipt is

served on toast.
worth trying: Cut the stalks of celery
inch pieces, cover
them
with
milk
let them boil tilltender.
Season to taste
salt and
with butand liberally
ter,
pepper,
of hot toast
and serve
pour over
squares
at once.
The milk may
be omitted and the
vegetable stewed in water tilltender, seasoned
to taste with
salt,pepper
and butter. In this
receiptit is not to be served on toast. A pinch
of soda should be added while it is cooking.
Snow
Beat
cream,
in snow

as

HOUSEKEEPING

GOODS.

Goods
sold on instalments if desired. Prices
low as any house in New
England.

No. 319 Main St.,

Mass.
Worcester,
Mechanics

Hall

Building.

Worcester.

1-^:1

Ice

one

cup

of clear sweet,
fresh egg ; set

and one
cup
sugar
until cold,then stir in lightsnow
Put in the flavoring
before the

one

Very largeoranges

Worcester.

of Light
Readers
I most
cordially invite
To
call at my

Model
When

in

would

They
In

Store

Drug
of

want

anything
find

to

expect

metropolitan

establishment

of its kind.

Respectfully,

Geo.E.
Fairbanks,
Druggis
10

FRONT

STREET.

Worcester
CoalCompany,
Wholesale

and

Retail Dealers

COAL.

General
ofiice,i8 Pearl St., Y.
St.
Building;Yards, 23 Manchester
St.
"Southbridge
HARD

WOOD

SMITH "
NO.

H.

W.

Old

and

C. A.
319

Etc.

ADAMS,
*

156 MAIN

Miller's

M.

MANTELS,

Birch, Cherry, Oak,

in

COAL.

Cream.

well together

thick.
is added.

St.,

The

Sweet
Potato
Croquettes.
Boil six largesweet
potatoes

Furniture,
Ranges,
Carpets
AND

Main

St.,

and

Establislinient.
Tailoring
Custom-Made

Main

justboil.

HOUi;

Mass.
254 Main St.,
Worcester,
Ladies

half

five ounces
Stir in the well
beaten yolks of six eggs, and
set the saucepan
in boilingwater
and stir till thick. Be
careful not to letthe eggs curdle.
Pour
it out
and stir tillnearly cold. Then
mix two-and-a
half ounces
of preserved cherries,and two
of dried citron
ounces
Pour the
cut small.
oiled mould, and pack the
pudding into an
in
Mix
mould
ice.
the syrup from the cherries
with half a cup
of water
and a cup of sugar,
boiled,for using with the pudding.

of sugar.

measure.

325
the
the
of

thin rind of one

lemon
in a pintof milk on
almost
stove, to
boiling. Add
one
ounce
gelatine,a pinchof salt. .Stir till the gelatine
is dissolved. Strain,and return
it to the saucepan.

Add

TYPEWRITER,

PRIVATE

or

Personal
Rates

OF

USE

shoes

Custom
suitable

goods

Frozen

ST. PAUL,MINNESOTA.

and difficult

feet fittedwith

elties.
nov-

STREET,
Stand.

til
un-

J. PLAMONDON,

snow

FINE BOOT AND SHOE

best served in halves,

cut
A
crosswise.
is often dewhole orange
clined
where a half one
would
be very acceptable.
And for the person
who
two
prefers
halves to his orange there is alwaysthe chance
of a second helping.

^
REPAIRIhG,

are

398 Main

CrV
"

^-J-

Street,Corner
1\/rAT?PV
"l"'^-'^*^

Pearl,np
B.\LL

Jt

'

GR.\MMRS

two

flights.

Orders,
AND

ProWED-

PRINTING.
ARTISTIC
p.i^i!i^q
Main

st., cor.Pearl.

L T (I H'T

The

17

Housekeeping.

Clark
Put

Co

Sawyer

old rubber ringsof cans

into weak ammonia
their ticity.
water, and they will recover
elas-

Flood

the

waste

water

pipesevery

with
boiling:
water, and occasionally

week with
hot solution

jkvrinii.

of sal soda.

478

to

482

Main

Mildewed
linen may
be restored by soaping
the spots, and while wet
with
covering them
powdered chalk.

St.

Whole
and

cloves will exterminate the industrious

merciless moth
tual
effecThey are more
destroyingagent than either tobacco,
camphor, or cedar shavings.
as

For

keepingflowers

charcoal, in which

We

are

sliow

preparedto

nice assortment

bottom

at the

you

and

obnoxious

of

FURNITURE

When

int;worn

in water,
the stalks

CARPETS,

ed
finely-powder-

be stuck
can
them
of the vase, preserves
prisingly,
surfree from any
renders the water

qualities.
cut

AND

355 Main Street,

Worcester.

flowers have faded, either by bewhole evening in one's dre.ss,

or
as

SPECIAL

ANNUAL

Clearance
* Sale
!

cuttinghalf an inch from the stem

bou(:iuet,by
in the morning, and putting the freshlytrimmed
end instantly
into quiteboiling water, the
([uitesmooth,
petalsmay be seen to become
and to resume
their beauty, often a m
few
a

Decorated
Baltimore

minutes.

TOILET* SETS!
as

follows

AlCastillian
Toilet
Sets,12 pieces,
and $16
hambradecoration, $14.50
flhamFawn ToiletSets,
12 pieces,
bra decoration,

17.50

Colored flowers (carnations, azaleas, roses

and g'-raniums) may
be treated in this way.
White flowers turn yellow. The
thickes'-te.\tured flowi rs amend
the most,
although az.alehave seen
revive wonderfully. We
flowers
as
the table,
that have lain the whole
night on
which
after having been
for
hours,
at
worn
breakfast next morning were
ted
renovaperft,-ctly
of
hot
water.
a cupfulof
by means
All griddle cakes are better if eaten
hot and
crisp as when fir.sttaken from the griddle. A
of salt pork is the v.-ry best griddle
square
The griddleshould be lightly
greased
greaser.
and
accumulation
of grease
or
no
scraps
"should be allowed to collect in itwhile b.aking.
It is better to scour
the griddle with salt,
If
and wipe carefullybefore putting away.
with water it is likelyto
the griddle is washed
stick. Country C.entleman.
Sprinkleplaces infested by ants with borax,
be rid of them.
and you will soon
A fine furniture polishis made
by the use of
the following recipe: Alcohol, half pint;resin,
half an ounce
shellac,half an ounce;
a
: gum
Let stand
over
few drops of analine brown.
night and add three gillsof linseed oil and
of turpentine..Shake
half a pint of spirits
flannel
well before using. Put on with cotton
with
another
cloth.
and rub dry
A skewer used under the edges of carpets
will
and a slightdampened cloth or sponge
much dust and labor if occa.sionallyused
save
mat
a
or
in placeof a broom.
Never shake
Remove
them to the yard, hang them
rug.
beat well;afterward lay them on
a line and
on
and brush thoroughly
the grass or clean walk

SolidAntique
Oak Box Seat

-f DININGCHAIRS.
46 Arm

Chairs,

$4,
Reduced

from

$6.00

Dining Chairs, $2.50,

22

Reduced

3 Tea

Chairs,

from

Reduced

3 Arm

Chairs,

$3 oo

$2.25,
from S3.00

$4,
Reduced

from

$$ ""

Dining Chairs, $2.50,

35

Reduced

from

$3.00

from

S3

Chairs, $2.50.

3 Tea

"

oration,
StrawToilet
Rosedec12 pieces.
Sets,
28,00
12 pieces,
IvoryTintedToiletSets,
18.00
gold
block,
12 pieces,
Celeste
TintedToiletSets,

goldblock,

18.00

MedlsAlsatian
Toilet
12 pieces,
Sets,
valdecoration,

21.00

BretonPink ToiletSets,12 pieces.

Cashmeredecoration,

31.50

BretonBlue ToiletSets,
12 pieces.
Cashmeredecoration,

13.50

Alsatian
ToiletSets,
12 pieces,
Peony

decoration,

17.00

with the broom.

They will last as long again
ment.
and fresher after this treatand look brighter

Reduced

4 Arm

Chairs,

Reduced
.A
Oak.

large
with
Room

line iif ODD

Cane
""eats,
Hal).
or

ARM
suitable

from Jio.oo

CHAIRS
in Antique
for Sitting Room,
ing
Din-

SIDEBOARDS.^

Several lots rcducefi in price to closi*.

5

Sidt'b

Finish,

Mil
at

aids, in Imitation
fiom
""0, Ked'tCfd
H'duccd
pr ces

.f CHAMBER
')

from

.Natural

from

5i6

^^

I'inished Chamber

Antique Oak

reduced

Mahogany
Others

478 TO 482 MAIN STREET.

CO.

Cherry

more

pensiveex-

SETS. ^^
Sets, 8 pieces,fty,

$22
Ash

Chamber

Sets. 8 pieces.#jo, reduced

J27.

Finished
Chamber
Sets, with long
3 .-Xntiuue Oak
Cheval
Glass, and very finelyfinished.f35. reduced ^40.
6 Solid Oak
Chamber
Sets. S pieces,U^, reduced
from
f;o.
Chamb"r
Finished
Set, S pieces, ^4;,
I AntiijueOak

Warner
received from Dr. Emerson
erpool, reduced from $bo.
wife, chronicles their safe arrival in Livfrom
ChamlxT
S.-:. ^ pieces. "6!.reduced
Oak
I Solid
Adriatic,
Star Steamer,
by the White
JS;.
'I'he
Around
their
and that they will continue
the jist
World
Trip, leaving Liverpoolto-day,
was
the ocean
of January. The trip across
PRICE
IN
REDUCED
her
Mrs.
usual,
as
W.,
proving
very enjoyable,
CLOSE.
TO
as
a sailor,
being the only lady in the
ability
table
time.
at
the
to
every
in
reduction
appear
ONIM'RICE
house,
company
a
News

Suites
andParlor
Chairs
Odd Easy
lieine strictlya
SO.MEIHING.
MEANS
CRICKS
R
of from
above are a reduction
from our
regular prices

(II

CLARK-SAWYER

and

and

for some
time resident
S. E. Penniman.
man,
of Frank Penniat No. 3 Dix street,the mother
has
broken
deceased,
recently
up housekeepirg, and with her daughter Jennie has
ingly
Mrs. P.'s health is exceedto Sutton.
gone
and
wonderful
poor: but great vitality
disease.
withstood
far
thus
will power have
hearts
beat warmly for
Worcester
Many

Mrs.

THE

50

$7.50,

them.

prices named

and
the
15 to 30 per

cent

PINKHAM " WILLIS,

355

Main

Street.

LoversofGoodTea and Coffee

Should

buy their goods where

always getting a

on

they

Not Too

Funny.

ALWAYS ON HAND!

pend
de-

can

Smith
saw
Jimson
yesterday,he don't
fresh article,
look as ifhe could survive his wife's death very
patrons will
"I

"

pure,

of the best quality. Our

many
that this is true of the
testify

long."

Jackson

"Probably

"

^^NewEngland
TeaCo.,^^

not, she

supported

VENISON,

"WILD

TURKEYS,

CHICKENS,

GEESE,

DUCKS,

GAME,

him."

Tommy
373

MAIN

Give

STREET.

us

trialand

A.

D.

GEO.

"Say,

"

pa, when

dew fall?"
Father
(hands full of
January, my son."

be conviced.
HOWE.

She

N. MORSE,

"Miss

"

does

GEORGE C. BLANCHARD.
DEALER

"The
bills)

dresses

Jones

the heaviest

very

first of

e.xtrava-

gantly; her clothes cost a mine of money."

"I thought she dressed
He
like a pauper
at the ball,
last night."

IN

Beef,
Pork,
Veal,
Lamb,
Poultry, Sausages,

Lard,

Butter,

tables,
Vege-

Etc., Etc.,

"

TEACHER

OF

and

Piano, Organ
CLASSES

FREE

Second

HARMONY,

Harmony,

TO

Doctor

PUPILS.

and

Fourth

days
Satur-

Ho. 218 Main

"What
it the poor man
was
took,
some
he'll come
poison? Don't be frightened,
out
all right."
Wife (sobbing)""Oh, no, he only ate some
of my angel cake."
Doctor
can't save
we
(gloomily) "Then
"

Worcebf,
Street,

aA.

B.

EDWARD

^^J^U^
"y^\

T^ Fashionable

^^

Fine

Mass.

CLAPP,

Hat,

Furnishing,

"

at

p.

m.

First and

NORMAL,

Third

Saturdays

at

him."

m.

p.

for Practice, Thursdays at

QUARTETTES
3 pm-

446 MAIN

STUDIO,

Athletic

is proof that

Here

to Vassar
Vassar
no

H.

An
ever

Chicago girlever went

e.xchange says "that
figuredin a divorce

TWICHELL,

C.
yesterday,says he is going

Brown

Nlctce

and

"Well,

asked

Plater,
Bronzing, Lacquering

and

Oxidizing.

Also

job polishing.

me

I don't

know

about that ; he
for anything less than a five."

St., Worce8t"r,

Mafta.

^^

Caterer,

Worcester.
6 and 8 PleasantStreet,

"

"

Mechanic

13

"vc and
Confectioner

never

Solus
"You act as if you were
crazy."
Solus
"All my friends said I was, once."
Mrs. Solus" "When
?"
I married you."
Solus
"When
Mrs.

REBBOLI,

to

Africa; nothing but continual change will suit

him."

Silver

Gold,

House,

Worcester.
365 Main St.,

court."

STREET.

".Saw

W.

College.
girlhas

no

"

"You
Ancient
Admirer
might not think
Edith, that I was
famous bo-xer."
once
a
Miss Edith
"Oh, I could believe that easily,
have
so
much
left
staying
power
you
"

Miss

Dancing

Class

Second
Class in all the Fashionable
ruary
Ball Room
Dances
will begin, Monday, Feb2d, in Unity Hall, Chase
Building,
Front Street.
The

"

"

Lackbrains was
succesful every
Julia
time in pinningon the donkey's tail."
"That's
not
Mary
surprising,they are so
closelyrelated."
"Mr.

"

"

J.

S. WESBY

"

SONS,

Old

Gent

"

"Don't

yer

let

me

find you

W.

Prof.

GREENE.

W.

DIAMONDS,
WATCHES,

darter,agin."
my
Chappie (feebly)"You shouldn't use slang."
Old Gent
(openingdoor and throwing him
is the proper term."
out) "No, I guess 'slung'

smacking

^^BOOK BIKDING4*

JEWELRY

"

OF

387

DESCRIPTION.

EVERY

Main

"

Mass.
Street, Worcester,

An
e.xcellentold deacon
who having won
a
fine turkey at a charityraffle,
didn't like to tell
his severelyOrthodox
wife how he came
by it
he handed her the turkey,
as
quietly remarked
that the "Shakers
it to him."
gave

"So
one

mum
and
ab-.
information
the laws.flhowuitj Huw
'\atractuf
Obtain
Patents. Caveuta, Trade/
\,,
^Tef./
se-nt
Copyrights,
\Marlts,
CO.
"
^AddreBS MUNN

\A

pamphlet

of

tuy^

;JS61 Broadway,
New

J.

W.

York.

GREENE.

LUMBER.

Dealer in Stoves, Ranges

and
Furnaces.
and
Gas
Steam
Fitting.Jobbing in all its
branches
attended
to.
Telephone
promptly
Connection.
Street,Cumming's block.
51 Main

you went

young

man

to the theater last

to another.

At

J. P.

WEIXLER,JEWELER,
Store.

Watches,
Sterling Solid
Rogers' Brother's, 1847, Silver

Diamonds,

Gold

Tableware,
and
and

Fine

class in wood
carving taught by Mr.
Rydingsvartof Boston at Mrs. Fitch's studio
on
Wednesdays, is having great success.
"So many
wish to join that it is necessary to
R.
make three divisions. Mr.
does not like
than eightat a time.
There
more
both
are
and
in
ladies
the
class.
gentlemen
They work
at high wooden
tables and one
lady is already
to
ambitious
so
as
wish to begin to carve
a
table. The work is very fascinating.Look
of the Davis Art Store on Pearl
in the window
for some
street
specimens of pupilwork. This
has much
work
of this and other variestore
ties
exhibition and for sale.
on

Prices.

MechanicsHallJewelry
323 Main St.,

night,"said

"Yes, but I didn't stay long."

"How
did you like what you saw
.'"'
"First rate."
"What
it like?"
was
"Well, it was
a
felt with a beaver
gray
dead loads of plumes and clusters of
crown,
of the loveliest moire
ribbons you ever
some
beheld."
The

Reasonable

Canes, Opera
Eye-Glasses,

Reasonable

Gold

Pens

Plated
brellas
Um-

Glasses, Gold
and

tacles
Speccils.
Pen-

Jewelry Repairing Done

and
at
Manner,
Thorough

and

Watch

Promptly,

and

ware,
Silver-

Silver-Headed

in

Prices.

J.P.Weixle
323 Main

Street,

MECHANICS HALL BUILDING.

LI(i

Annual

HT

10

Closins Out

FINE

Sale of

FAMILY

GOODS

LINEN
:-M-

WHITNEY'S
LINEN
Temple

Place,

STORE.
Boston.

LTCiHT
Church
The firstsocial of the
in their new
church

Pleasant Street Baptists

held in the vestry

was

tainment
enterevening. An interestingwas
givenwhich included singingby
of
Mr.
Fred
Simester,
quartet composed

Monday
male
Albert H.
Smith
zo
a

Z\

Wheeler, Albert

Straw
and Alphon;
reading by Miss Carrie L. H.
Thompson; solos by Miss Foskett and H. A.
Davi.s ;
Kimball ; recitation by Miss
Rebecca
duet by Mr. and
Mrs. Simester : reading by
Amanda
Maynard and instrumental music by
and
Miss Edith Lamoine
Charles
Edgerton.
During the evening the pastor, Rev H. J.
White was
presentedwith $ioo by Mr. J. 1'.
Cheney, Jr in behalf of the congregation.
that
The occasion for the gift was
^Ionday
the twenty-fifth
was
anniversary of Mr. and
Mrs. White's wedding.
a

Blake, Worcester, Nathaniel N. Davis,

Leomister,Dr. W. F. Sanford, Webster, H.
Volney Piper, Templeton, Howard
G. Kin^',
North
Brookfield;
secretary and treasurer, J.
P. Kennedy, Shrewsbury : musical
director,
George N. Morse. Worcester ; executive committee, Rev. Dr. I. W. Lindsey.presidim^ elder, North Boston district ; Rev. Dr. George
S."hadbourne, presiding elder, Boston district; Rev. 'TTr. W. H. Thomas,
Worcester;
Charles Oliver, f itchburg; Hon. L. F. lefts.
Hudson:
Rev.
Mr.
Walker,
Southbridge:
L. Harrington, Lunenburg; H.
James
E.
Spaulding,Ayer ; F. A. Rich, Barre: Rev. J.
O. Knowles, D. I).','
Worcester.

The Christian Endeavor

Society of Salem
Street Church has voted to devote the money
work
of the Womens

in the treasury to the

solicits notices

(Light

should

They

of future

be sent as

for

events

earlyin

But

St. Cecilia Club of All Saints Church

the church
at
short entertainment
of solos by James
Tuesday eveningconsisting
a paA. Brennan
and Mrs. C. A. Merrill and
per
".Music in the English Churches"
on
by
held after
A reception
was
G. Arthur Smith.
the entertainment.
The

METHODIST.

M.
E. Church
of
The
Second
Swedish
street
Thomas
are
making arrangements for a
fair in Mechanics
Hall, March
15, 16, 17 iS.
A paper will be published in connection with
the fair.

School Convention
The tenth annual
Sunday
M. E. Sunday
of the Central Massachusetts
held in the Methodist
School Union was
at Gardner,
Church
Wednesday. Questions
pertaining to the welfare of the Sunday
School were
discussed and these officers were
fred
elected for the ensuing year ; President,AlTra
S. Roe, Worcester
; vice-presidents,

men

There
Our

Historv

Kan
sought on
the binding chain.

With

conceived

Freedom's
strife was

the

mighty plan.

battle-song.
long,but slavery

who

had

far,

ble.)
possi-

as

entomology,

not

laid

Our

Worcfster

Theatre."
Gilmore's "Twelve
tations,"
Temp2.30 and 8 p.mCemetery."
Dedication of Curtis Chapel, 2

forgot the coward's deed.

Sumner, low
the brighter is,

memory

.\s onward

2.30 p.m.

Hoi'E

met

come,

and
sound forever near
Oppressions knell of doom.

Whose
in

soil,

."

stay the tide of wrong,

Kans.as plainsdid i|uick
resound

And

31.
Class

Hall."

taunts.

your

of M.issachusetts birth.
broke its links in twain.

Thayer

To

That

do flow.

years

Burlingame,

lesson taught

To

Slavery'schampion's then
To-day a Lodge is well prepared
Our

honor

to defend.

30 p.m.
The
No
school

Sunday,
First

Umvers.m.ist

service,7

many
Well done

Feb.

i.

Church."

The

Vesper

and

praise

m.

ces
Endeavor.
Sjwcial serviCongregational Church, 7 p.m. and

churches.

Feb.

Wednesday,
Colonial
8 p.m.
Natural
anatomy

Second

Hall."

Hall.

History
for b ginners,

beginners,2.30 p.
Association
by Mme. D. Le

"

3 p.m.

4.

Subscriptionassemblies

of

Clas^
in comparative
Class in mineralogy for

m.

before Women's

Lecture

Hall"

Club

Ponge, 3 p.m.
Feb.

"

Trinity

Recital

Church."

Natural

Rooms

History

"

animal

Classin

in Freedom's

And

future

The

work

days
of his

name.

is bright among

of

our

land.

shall well present

hand.

own

Jan. 24th 1S91.

Suggested by late proceedings in Congress.

Gertrude
Franklin, vocal soloist,and
announced
were
Dietrich-Strong,pianist

Miss

Mme.

patch
recital. At the last minute
a desreceived
from
Miss
Franklin,
cold that
That
come.
the audience might not be whollydisappointed,
the
on
Mr. Lewis
played the third number
"Andante
et Scherzo
Cappricioso
program,
to
and in response
his own
a composition of
he gave "The Last Rose
an
imperativeencore
bly
The audience was
of Summer."
very favoraimpressed with what it heard and will
It
await with interest his next
appearance.
that the recital will take place
announced
was
ed
returnTuesday, F'eb 10 and the tickets were
the peoplepassed out.
as

give

to

was

stating that she had such a severe

it would be impossible for her to

"

.Association
W.

it tells of deeds

of Hoar

Statesmen

Bay State.

defame,

page

A largeaudience gatheredin Colonial Hall

Edward
Ashton
Thursday evening, when
Boston
Lewis, a young
violinist,assisted by

5.

by pupilsof George
Editn
^mith, 8.m.

Morse, assisted by pupilsof Miss

the Old

can

name

The

of Cliristian
Anniversary
at Salem
Street
also at other

historyof
Slander

On

invited,

Thursday,

gave

CRANE.

^'our OuantrelK
'I'oclank

EPISCOPAL

The All Saints Temperance

Societyelected
dent,
officers Monday
evening as follows : Presiex
officio.Rev. A. H. Vinton, D. D ;
and
J. W.
Young;
secretary
vice-president,
executive committee,
treasurer, James Cunningham;
Charles F. Washburne,
Geo. A. Lane,
Geo. L. Webster.

resents

ruffians cfuailedtx-foreher sons

Freedom
took her stand.

Where

this column.

the week

"

3rd., Pilgrim
Pilgrim. Tuesday, Feb.
afternoon and evening
Ladies' Aid Societymeet
with Mrs. Brason, No. 5 Charlott
street.
Annual
opening of barrels in the evening.

Whose

We've

Saturday, Jan.

try
ves-

already

C.

State

To

"

have

JOHN

Bay

of txtrderland.

men

."\foeman

Foreign MissionarySociety.
Monday. Feb. 2.
The Christian Endeavor
Society of Salem
Natural
History
Class
in Volapuk, 7.30
Hall."
CongregationalChurch have elected the
Meeting ot Higginson Botanical Club, 7.30 p m.
p.m.
followingofficers for the ensuing si.\ months ;
Worcester
Theatre."
William
H. Crane
in "The
President, A. H. Rock wood; vice-president,Senator," 8 p.m.
E. A. Printiss; treasurer. Miss F. S. Whitney.
Tuesday, Feb. 3.
The societywill observe the tenth anniversary
Webster
M. E.Church."
Lecture
Square
by C.
and Women
for
of the Christian Endeavor
Pitbla'^oof Hartford, Conn., on "Men
Movement, Sunday
the Times," 7 45 p.m.
evening,Feb. ist, at 7 o'clock.
Hall."
Cass
in osteology,and
Natural
History
Sunday preaching by
Plymouth Church.
Meeting of Ridgway Ornithological
anatomy, 7.30 p.m.
Club. 7 p.m.
ing.
pastor. Dr. A. Mc CuUagh morning and evenY. M. C. A.
Reception to dry-goods and clothing
the firstof a series on
Evening sermon
clerks,8 p.m.
the Book of Jonah.
Diversion"
Church.
Universalist
a
"Meg's
of
Benevolent
The
Ladies
mouth farce presented by Classes 26 and 27. 7.45 p.m.
PlySociety
the

old

Ve

EVENTS.

street

reseat

BY

The

The

COMING

Natural

CONGREG.^TIONAL.

the annual meeting of the Lake

View
lowing
Church, held last Saturday evening the folelected ; Deacons, F. E.
officers were
A.
Goddard
and
Charles
Coit; clerk, W.
W.
Scott; treasurer, Wm.
Knight ; auditor,
School
F. E. Goddard
dent,
superinten; Sunday
E. R. Latham.
These officers with Mrs.
Hamilton
and Mrs. Barker form the standing
committee.
At

Church
have
voted to
with chairs and 400 of them
been subscribed for.

Old Alassachusetts.*

G.

Notes.

Hall

was

when

filled to
Marshall

Thursday

evening,

and

r"angeline Houghton
Mr. Wilder's
funny

Miss

histol

were

doors

the

P. Wilder

the

tertainers.
en-

stories kept
ing of Society of Mireralogy 7.30 p.m.
the audience in a continual fitof laughter and
of
Worcester
Hall."
Meeting
of insecticides
furnished
use
a
Miss
very
County Horticuhural Society; paper on "The
Houghton's songs
in fruit orchards," by Prof. S. T.
Maynard of
pleasingvariety. *rhe next entertainment will
Amherst, 7.30 p m.
the Eichberg String Q\i3rlei
be Feb. 5, when
Associa
ion
t
in
Hall."
course
.A.ssociATiON
Conce
will
Allen, soprano,
and Mrs. E. Humphrey
by tlie Eichoerg (Ladies) String Quartette, assisted
by Mrs. E. Humphrey Allen, soprano soloist,8 p.m.
8 p.m.
Mee
ogy
Horticultural

appear.

Worcester

"SilxTia,"S

Theatre."

p.m.

of the most
interesting
one
was
have been at the theatre for some
well repreThe realisticfeatures were
sented,
symmetry,
Lansing
with one
exception, that of the rescue
7.45 p.m.
The
water.
from
the
Maitland
of
Alice
story
of Brewster
Hall."
Meeting
History
Natural
itselfis interesting,
introducing many amusiiig
OrnithologicalClub 8p.m.
in a will
Fireman's
sociation.
AsFirst annual
sociiland ball of Veteran
situations. The chief interest centers
and disappearsin a ludicrous
which appears
say
Hall"
GRANf.E
Grange, esMeeting of Worcester
of the actors
No
one
and exciting manner.
by Geo. H. Rice on "Is the present legalst.and.ird
their
could be called the star, all sustaining
of the farmers of
of milk too high fo' the best interests
H. A.
manner.
Massachusetts?"
7.30 p.m.
parts in a highlysatisfactory
Entertainment
and dance by
Hall."
Army
the part of Daniel
Grand
acted to perfection
Weaver
Gen. A. A. Goodell Camp
2, Sons of Veterans, S p m.
Groodge an old, broken rascal, who had been
Theatbr."
"Siberia," S p.m.
Worcester
Frank Lander as
"with Nelson on the Nile."
Saturday, Feb. 7.
Philip Warren, George Heath as Edmund
History
Natural
Hall." Class in entomology,
Sharpley,John T. Craven as Bamaby Bright,
S p.m.
Alice Maitland, little Gertie
as
Lizzie Goode
Theater."
"Siberia." 2.30 and S p.m.
Worcester
Boswell as Jessieand Tillie .\ntonio Barnum,

Friday, Feb.

Salem

playswhich

Lecture
St. Co.\(i. Church."
"Dress"
on
as related to health and

Sunday,
First

pin Club

"Mankind"

6.

Universalist
"The
use

on

Feb.

I. I.
"

time.

8.

Church."
and

I)y Rev.

Lecture

to

abuse of money," 7 P-"-

Cha-

as

Arabella
work.

good

Brightall

deserve

mention

for

Zl

Lig

HT

Fashion.

he was
with a vote in his hand
going up to
the cabin where the
polls were
A lane
open.
formed through the crowd of men
who
ged
lounabout the cabin,so
that a man
going up
to the door
to vote
was
obliged to run
the
gauntlet as it were, of one
hundred
men, or
more, before he reached the door,the lower
ha f of which was
boarded up and the
upper
half left open
for the election officers to take
and deposit the uallots.
"I don't believe that
man
has any
right to
to eighty-five
vote
si.\ty-five
cents.
here, said Charlie, with an expression
of disguston his face.
Black stockingsare not worn
at all,except
"Why, he came
into
the Territory
with street
with us, only the other
dresses. Mourning
day, and
stockingsfor
he said he was
the house are
fine white silk or lisle,
going on the Big Blue to settle
ered
embroidin
whitp, black or purple. Heliotrope and here he is tryingto vote !
368 1-2 Main
"VVell," said uncle Charlie,
,
hosiery are displayedin the windows, decoraI allow he
ted
has just as good a rightto vote
with pansies, violets and
as
palesnowdrops.
any of these
LincolnHouse Block. Occasional pairs of black
men
who
are
running the election.
I saw
stockings are permissible,
of these
some
but they must
be heavilydecorated
ridingin from Missouvery men
ri,
with whatever garniture
when
we
were
one
ornaments
day out of Quindaro
the gown
As he spoke, John Clark had reached
whether it be jets,
beads, embroidery
or fea'her
the
trimming. The last is pretty as a trimming
voting place,pursued by many rough epithets
around
after him.
the top of a slipper,
flung
ifone
can
rid one's
MISS SARAH E.
self
of
He paused before the half-barricaded
the
feeling that one's
door
feet
and presented his ballot.
and
ankles
are
"Let 's see yer tickbearing a resemblance
to
et
^^
those of feather-legged
.'"shouted one of two men
^
fowl.
who stood guard
one
on
either side of the cabin-door.
IN
Have you worked
ALL
ITS
HKANCHE^.
He
on
your monogram
the
snatched
it from
Clark's hand, looked at it
instep of
stockings? If you have not be
and Delsarte
Movements. sure to doyour
and
simply
said, "H 'ist!
It is dreadfully
so.
The man
on
the
chic. If your
other side of the would-be
should be low enough to show this
voter
Small Classes and
Private Lessons.
grinned;then
dress, slippers
Adso
both men
seized the Woburn
The
man
Home
by his arms
School, 33 May Street, much the better.
and waist
before he could realize what
and,
Worcester,Mass.
Nowadays every girl is her own
veil-maker
was
happening,he was flung up to the roof
a yard
of
Buy
tissue
net,
or
Dr. A. A. Howland.
transparency
that [projected
Frank
H
over
the low door.
Rowland, D. D. S.
Two other
silk,cut It to suit your hat; buttonhole stitch
there grabbed the
men, sitting
one
edge and paste disks of court
by
plaster the shoulders and passed him new-comer
Pleasant St.,
wherever you wish to have a
up the roof to
beautyspot.
two others,who straddling
the ridge-polewere
Crepe de Chine remains firstchoice for evenWorcester, Mass.
ing
waitingfor him.
toilets. Pink is of all tints the
prettiest
Then
the unfortunate
Clark
Residence, 61 West Street.
disappeared
since
nearlyevery ladycan wear it,for did not
over
the top of the cabin, slidingdown
out of
nature
it as a finish for mortal
use
sight on the farther side. The
eyes, lips
mob
set up a
cheeks and
palms.? Quite a sensation was
wild cheer and
some
of them
shouted,
"We
produced at a recent opera when a bo.\ beauty
don't want
any Yankee
voters in this yer 'lection
appeared in a rose-pinkDirectoire,
trimmed
!''"Noali Brooks, in January St. Xickoabout the neck, arms
and feet with black cocks
las.
feathers.
Turkish slippers
for boudoir use have somewhat
taken the placeof the toilet
as
slippers,
being cooler to the feet and more prone to keep
their shace.
The
Turkish
slipperscome
in
red, blue, bronze
and
black.
They are worn
much
longerthan the foot and turn up to a
long point at the toe in true Turkish picturesque
The instep is heavilyembroidsty e.
ered
in silver or
gold. And
all this for from

Fire
Insurance

"

"

Street,

"

"

LAUGHTON,

ELOCUTION

Society
Gymnastics

"

'

Dentists. ".

Steinway

A
ness

good idea which gives varietyand prettito house

costumes, is to make
several

fancy

REMOVAL!

of surrah and Cnina silk

To
wear
over
these have a
black velvet zouave
jacket. With old silk or lace .skirtsthese will
always look well,and it will prove an
sive
inexpenof getting up
a
way
of house

Mrs

waists

Walch's Dress
Cutting School has
removed
from
720
Main
Street to 45
Pleasant St. Special

variety

inducements for the

gowns.

Ladies and gentlemen are

beginningto
cards printed in the style of

next
Thirty Days.
Linings cut free to

use

engraving, with
the center
sunk
and
the edges left slightly
rough. Names
are
printedin black and sometimes
in gray,
borderingon the palest green

Invitation cards for weddings and

have smooth centers and
jagged

at

test

PIANOS

Kansas

County Election

In

Pioneer

pupils.

Mrs. L. F.WALCH,

homes

edges.

the system. Special

Rates to out-of-

town

Sole
Proprietorof
the Improved Tailor
Rule System.
Agents wanted.

Days.

The ne.xt day to their

great dLscomfiture,
settlers blundered upon a
county election.
into
Libertyville,
one
of the new
The
recogniz-d Standard
Pianos
of the
mushroom
towns
springingup along the miliworld ; pre-eminently
tary
the Best Instruments at
road that leads from
Fort
Leavenworth
present made : e.xportedto and sold in all art
to Fort
Riley, they found a great crowd of
centers of the globe: preferred for
public and
people gathered around a log-house,
in which
private use by the greatest living
artists.
the pollswere
open.
County officers were
to
be chosen, and
the pro-slaverymen, as the
Borderers
were
now
called in this part of the
and sold and not
24,000 made
a
dissatisfied country, had rallied in great numbers to carry
the election for their men.
customer.
All was
confusion
and tumult.
Rough-looking
well armed
men,
and generally
loud voiced,with slouched hats
and long beards,were
gallopingabout,shouting
PIANOS.
and making all the noise
possible,for no
that could be discovered.
purpose
The Best Upright Piano
"Hooray
at a
reasonable
for Cap n Pate !''was
the only intelligible
price in the market.
The
favorite Piano
cry
of
that the new
comers-could hear;but who
Mme.
Adelina Patti and other noted artists.
tain
CapPate was
and why he should be hurrahed
for nobody seemed
to know.
He was
not
a
candidate
for anything.
"Hullo!
there's our
Woburn
friend,
John
454 MAIN
ST., Worcester,Mass.
.Mr.
Clark, said
Howell.
Sure
there
Name
our

Trudging

W. A. ENGLAND,

DEALER

JEWELRY
CLOCKS,

Kranich
" Bach Faultless
Pianos

" OPTICALGOODS.
REPAIRING

Haines
Brothers'
Superb
Upright

C.L. GORHAM "

enough,

PROMPTLY

DONE.

394 MaiDStreet.

E. W.

Store

CO.,

IN

FINEWATCHES,

310

this

COFFIN,

Kixtures
Main

Paper.

Street, Worcester.

LTCiHT

SaturdayNight.
*'

'Tis home
where the heart is,
Where
ere its loved ones
dwell,
In cities or in cottages
In nooks
dells.**
or mossy

23

God may reveal himself to us

in ways
quite
tlieopposite from the terrible exhibitions of
his power
and might. In obedienceto
Divine
direction,he is to anoint Hazel
King of
Israel,also Elisha to be his successor
; all of
these are names
used for centuries as types of
character and as illustrations of some
phase
of historicworth.

Home
is a movable
ilies
place. There are famwherein the word may indicate any one of
several locations. For instance, the father
WORCESTER
CALENDAR.
home.
meaning the placewhere he
says "our
his parents now
reared and where
was
live.
1S82.
JAM'ARV
17,
The wife may
"down
home"
meaning
say,
the house where her girlhood was
Death of Hon. Alexander
H. liuUock.
spent and
He
in
born
both may
was
by the word indicate the very spot
Koyalston,March 2, 1S16; graduated
at
in which they now
find themselves.
Amherst
Again,
of
College 1836; member
both branches of the legislature; and
in the writer's case, a youth passed in the
as
governor
familyof a Methodist minister must have necessitated of Mi'ssachusctts 1S66-69. He
was
of
mayor
the use
Worcester
of the word as appliedto
in 1859.
towns
dozen
and
a
After
possibly
villages.
18-1838.
all with him there was
only one home, all the
Lecture by James G. Hirney,the noted antitime.
Perhaps after he enlisted and left liis
advocate.
.slavery
in one
James (i. Birney was born
loved ones
calling it home,
parsonage,
in Kentucky in 1792,
He was
for some
to a town
his parents moved
that he had never
years
a slave owner
; but in 1834 he emancipated his
heard of,yet that new
seen, possiblyhad never
"servants
and
entered
with
greatest enthusiasm
self
location was
home to him and he found himinto the anti-slavery
He was
cause.
the candidate
saying, I am going home,
justas often
of the Libertyparty in 184 |. He
died
and justas fervently
if the building
ing
shelteras
in 1857.
the dear ones
the very one
in which
were
ancestor's had been born for generations:
1S65.
19

NEW YORK

DRY* GOODS

"

STORE.
Don't

forget the

the

North

At

name.

End,

but

hunters

gain
bar-

from

parts of the

all

city

"

"

"

"The
heart's a rover
ever,
And
thus on wave
and wild
The
maiden
with her lover walks
The
mother
with her child. "

Funeral
bells were

honors to Edward
Everett.
tolled by order of the mayor.
21"

have
suffered prolonged
Only those who
separationfrom loved friends can fullyappreciate
of tliese lines. Somethe tenderness
thing
in our nature
row
beyond the nargoes out
confines of vision and we
with the
are
solicitude and affection. The
objectsof our
diameter of the earth may
separate us ; but it
dred
matters
and night, kinAt morn,
noon
not.
natures
are
responsivelyattracted and
home
is the burden of all their thoughts.
tiful
beauHome
on
Sunday last was particularly
in Worcester.
.Such snow
have
as
we
in many
not seen
the comforts of
a day made
lifeall the more
modern
apparent. The outer
world brought to mind
the words
of Lowell's
"First Snow
Fall" where
Every pine and fir and hemlock.
Wore
ermine
too deep fur an
earl,
And
the poorest twipon the elm tree,
Was
ridged inch deep with pearl."

Worcester

Fire

and

'793-

"

the

23"1853-

the

Block,

many

Poor

deacon
years

and

The

of

the

24-1875.
tuted.
instiSociety of .Antiquity

cester.
Wor-

Affable

and

ready

are

sell

courteous

they
C. M.

not.

or

of

late

Roe,

show

to

whether

goods

Store, Superintendent.

the Boston

this space

Consult

for the

hereafter
ia 1

New

spe-

ment
announce-

of
for

the

the

city of

clerks

most

ed
arrang-

in

Stores

Unitarian
Church
for
of the
; secretary of Overseers
citizen.
prominent

Worcester

Chadwick

conveniently

of the

at

of

the

one

can

you

doors
in

Store

tance
dis-

what

shod

dry

the

Alpheus Merrifield died,aged seventy three.

was

abolish

matter

no

weather

land

1787.

General
Lincoln and
his troops reached
Worcester
to suppress
Shay's Rebellion. The
commanded
General
coln,
by
army
Benjamin Linwhich numbered
left Koxbury on
4,400,
On
the
the 2ist.
their arrival in Worcester
quarteredon the inhabitants, and
troops were
remained
three days.
They departed for
the 25th.
on
Springfield

He

place.

railways

The

went
the wind was
broken, the snow
26" 17S6.
on
pilingitselfup tillthe apple and pear trees
At what
House of Samuel
Flagg burned.
and were
of trees
lost all semblance
simply is
the corner
of Main
and Park Streets.
now
Few
people got out to
great stacks of snow.
It was
formerlythe residence of Hon. James
In
less to Sunday School.
church and even
Putnam, the refugee.
homes the No School signalwas listened
.some
27-1832.
for and why wouldn't it be a good notion for
Cold Friday. 10 to 30"below zero.
and decide on
the church authorities to meet
er
some
plan for the future,providedsuch weath28"1867.
is to continue.'
Post Office,on
Pearl Street opened.
New
son
Properlywe ought to take last Sunday's les29"1854.
over
again. Such a day as we had in
the site of the
block
burned,
on
Flagg's
Burn's
Worcester
on
birthday would have
The fire broke
present buildingof that name.
been an excellent one
for Elijah'stest with
when
the
out
at
midnight,
temperature was
would
have been
of liaal. There
the priests
In
the upper
below
zero.
Loss,
^50,000.
Nature
ed
affordwater.
need of throwing on
no
u.sed as a
Flagg Hall, which was
story was
moisture in abundance.
erected by F^lisha
The
was
theater.
building
The
calamitous ending of the contest, so
Flagg,who died in 1853.
told to
concerned, was
far as the idolaters was
sult
Jezebel. Ahab was inclined to accept the reAt the meeting of the New
England Alumni
D
ivine
Mi.ssion;
as con
Elijah's
firmatory.of
Association of Williams
College held at the
Her
blood
minded.
not
but his wife was
so
W.
Hon.
S.
last
House.
week,
Parker
Boston,
Sends
She
heathen
from
the
was
beginning.
chosen vice president
B. Hopkins of this citywas
word to the prophet that he shall fare as did
Mr.
was
the
association.
of
Hopkins
after
all
the priests.We should expect him,
graduated from Williams in '55.
fully
his singular escapes and adventures to manhe tiees
stand the coming storm
; but
Andenried
Florence
The wedding of Miss
ness
from before this woman.
Again to the wilderaculouslyto the Count
Divoirne, the topic of general
he betakes himself and again he is mirrecalls to mind the
interest in Washington,
fed. He encounters
earthquatesand
fact that her portraithas been painted by
than all is the
to him
whirlwinds ; but more
attracted
Walter
of
Gilman Page, who.se pictures
the nearness
the stillsmall voice indicating
at
the exhibition
much favorable comment
so
The story is told in I Kings 19,
his Lord.
the Art
of
at
the
rooms
weeks
held
some
est
bravthe
In
find
that
ago,
i-iS.
the lesson we
very
The portrait
was
painted in
Student's Club.
of weakness
have moments
; that a wicked
1888.
of
salon
the
and
exhibited
at
and
that
evil
for
Paris,
is a
woman

powerful agent

Street

Societyorganized.
22

"

Where

seek the

they

are

York

gains,
bar-

coming
Store

at

of

" Co,
I F.Little
234 and 238 MAIN ST.

Zl

TH

CO.'S

WARE-PRATT

Sale
of Winter
Ming.
Closing
DOWN
MARKED
have
our
patrons that we
desirable bargains in ULSTERS,
shall offer the most
The
best bargains in

wish
to remind
of the season
we
SUITS.
and

We
balance
REEFERS

city. The
closing out

In the
our

stock
sale

be reduced
in progress.

fnust
now

Udl lllijlilb.
L/USIOIII
CUSTOM
and
large,

we are

and

in

on

five

Over

and
particulars,
.1. "".

H.

accident
in

members

600

of formation.

address

or

Sept.

the

years.

process

full

For
call

City of Worcester,
order, paying sick and

fraternal
of

in

visit

forallwho wear
object

Oar stockof CLOTHS is unusnally

$8760 already

A
tion
great co-operative institu17, i88g.
endowment
of $500 at
benefits
and
an

3.39

Secy.,

MmIii

local

three

Worcester;
distributed

in

cnefully explainingthe plan and

documents
WoOUMAN,

*Troy
Laundry,

ORDKR.

ENDOWNIKNT

Incorporated
end

shallmake It an

we
days,

theirorderswith us.
CLOTHING to place

early

an

forceof journeymen
tailors
to make the PRICESREASONABLE in orderto keep
our entire
employed.
prepared
First Nat. Bank
Street, Worcester.
Bldg.
Company, 408 and 412 Main

NON=SKCRKT

the

invite

we

Ware-Pratt

The

more

days, and

60

for the next 60

^^^^ dcparinent

(^n\)mf\nici '"

r'linfAm

the next

during

OVERCOATS,

and Children

Clothingfor Men, Youths, Boys

to

for the

stock, and

our

of

scope

assemblies,

benefits.

sick

this
Mass.

St., Worcester,

and

$14,331 6j

D, LynchProprietor.

two

reserve.

rapidlygrowing (raternity,
Burnside
Building.

Worcester.
26 Pleasant
Street,
WORCESTER

The BAY

STATE

ALSO

466 Main

NO
LINE

LARGE

TABLE

CHANDELIERS,

St.

Mrs.

F.

will interest
that
something
M.
TENNEY,
CONTRALTO,

position in a Church
particulars,address,

the

For

GAS

AND
AND

LAMPS,

The

MUSIC COMMITTEES,
Here's

OF

EQUAL.

:
you
sires
de-

coming

E.

MASS.

SUPERFLUOUS HAIR CAN BE

DISPLAY

GOODS.

"

Wore

by the

Co.

*ROSE CREAM LOTION*

it contains no
Oils or
or
Mineral
(ireasy Substances, no Chemical
Poisons, and will not injurethe most delicate
skin. Can be applied at any
time ; quickly
absorbed.
Ladies troubled with catchy fingers,
working on silk and satin,will find it an
excellent remedy. It will not leave the hands

an

Try

No scarringor other injury. There

is now
no
for any
lady to allow a growth of hair to remain
her face to mar
her personal beauty and
upon
to make
her friends unhappy.
Moles
also permanently
are
moved.
re-

Gentlemen's

Nliss
92 Summer

9 to

H.

ii

a. m.,

IVI
Street,

to

4 p.

use

after

WHENEVER

desired

are

it.

Get

they will always

EbenW.

at

Hoxie'

305 and 816--818Main Street.

A.

SAMPLE

BOTTLE

FREE.

Found
Large bottles,
25c.
Drug stores.
Prepared by

in all first-class

S.

NEWCOMB,

Marketand Oyster
House,
Fish of all kinds.
Planter and Shipper
Grade of Oysters. Telephone conne

PERKINS " COMPANY,

Sole Proprietors,
Choice
Worcester, Mass.
Mass.

Head

GOOD

be found

out
shaving itis with-

m.

PROCTOR,
Worcester,

13,
SEALS.

equal.

excuse

Hours:

H.

Eatables

of
superiority

For

NEEDLE

Process.

Room

flail.
ster, opposite Mechanics
opposite Opera House.
."^pringfield,
Providence, Turk's

sticky.
permanently eradicated

F.

KEROSENE

lies in the fact that

LOWELL,

St.,

year.

Mrs. M. F, Tenney,
104 JewettStreet,

ELECTRIC

Office, 311 Main

SQUIER.

Advertisements
Artistically
Displayed by a
600
powerful Electric Light upon
Square
feet of Canvas.

FIRE-PLACE

S. Kendall

O.

General

C.

HAVE

CARRY

Illuminated
Advertising
Company,

Rangeand Parlor Stoves.

GLENWOOD

or

THEV
WE

BEST!

THE

GKT

Agents.

BUSH

"

sale
CO., Whole-

tion 206

2.

223 Main

St., Worcester,

Mass.

WILLIAM

The

[ENGRAVED

EXPRESSLY

FOR

Oldest

LIGHT.]

Surviving

STARR,

ELI

High

School

Teacher.

Davis, Photographer, Corner

Main

and

Park

Strce's.

L laHT

PUTNAM " SPRAGUE CO,

CHOLLAR,

BARGAINS

in FURNITURE!

We

offer specialinducements
to all purchasersat this time of the
year, that our stock
reduced as to give room
for the largest
and best selected assortment
of Furniture and
UpholsteryGoods ever exhibited in Worcester.
We
Sole Agents for the sale of the DERBY
ROLL
TOP
DESKS
are
and
OFFICE
the very best made, and
THE
STANDARD
FOLDING
FURNITURE,
which has no equal. Our pricesshall be the lowest,our
the most
liberal. Call
terms
BED,
and see us before you buy, at
be

may

so

and

247

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it

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with

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idends.
div-

Monthly

stallment
in-

that

to you

prove

we

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save

you

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fullyprepared

at
and
the same
time furnish you with the BEST
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fact will be very apparent when
ing
footyou are
the bills of such purchases of elegantand
RELIABLE
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at
store.
make
our
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know
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will always trade with
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LIGHT
Vol.

WORCESTER,

II.

Fond

brings

memory

Of other days around

the

lif^ht

blessing is memory

Tom.

what
!

be best

worst.

or

Legion ."" We
take

whate'er

remember

the

They

would

they

1891.

7,

and

pray

from
I let them

And

FEF^RUARY

lines,

Moore.

again,
if the recollections are not pleasa curse,
ant
Like .Ksop'sdish of tongues, they may
a

SATURDAY,

soldier of the

me.
"

What

MASS.,

No.

they labor to keep

They seek

the drink

curse.

men

in

50

away
all ways

improve men.
Among other interests,
they
kept my father'ssword,
are
tryingto make the observance of the Sabbath
Ard
with boyish love I hunt; it
Where the brightlightused to shine
more
general and thorough,a most
able
laudOn the cottage wall at Bingen
end ; for laxityin the keeping of any one
Fair Bingen
the Rhine.
law is sure
to
be accompanied by a letting
The rattleof the drum, the dash of the cannon
down
of respect for all. The day of triumph
as
they are disposed in drill,the presence frequently
seems
long deferred but it will surelycome.
of uniformed
will so
fill boyish
men
Theory and practice were
never
more
fancies,that Elihu liurritt'sdream
nently
pertiof the advent
to

But

on

If

lives,our

thoughts have
Rogers we
good
sing,
may
"The
Pleasures of Memory."
It may
shine
actuallybring back to us the sunof long vanished moments,
the cloudless
sky of childhood, the undimmed
lightof youth,
the mid-day splendor of manhood.
our

been

Whatever
as

reading,our

then

the

to

with

doubt

exist in historic circles

may

place where

in

contrasted than in the courses

of universal peace
will be indefinitely
many
in collegeand afterwards.
men
young
pursue
deferred,at least as far as this part of the
Recently a gentleman,engaged in a largebusiness
Statistics ten years
cityis concerned.
hence,
had occasion
to
mention
the stringency
if carefullycollected,will show a greater proportion
of Worcester

Belgium's capital.

militia

from

men

of the money

those

market

in

letter

to

young

who had only a year or two

man
before left
Salisbury street
than from
That
single school of e(|ual his Alma .Mater with her honors thick upon
spake again.
any other
him.
Imagine the gentleman'sastonishmment
size in our city.
there will never
be any questioning as
to the
not
to say disgust,at receivinga letter from
the Heart
of the Commonwealth
exact spot where
that in this
Carefullyarranged data prove
the young
man
informing him that all the
gathered her beauty and her chivalry. winter, that portionof the time which is not
trouble arose
from theMcKinley Bill. After
Instead of lamps shiningo'er fair women
and
wholly given up to storming is employed in
dissertation on
Free Trade in
some
rambling
brave men
thousand
candle powerelectric
two
gettingready for it. Some
people are actually
general,he clinches all his statements
by the
the charms
of beauty and
lightsenhanced
looking forward to the time when Looking
words that every collegeprofessor in the land
More
unconfined.
deepened the joy that was
Backward
will be realized and, at home, we
would agree with him.
Cerebral enlargement,
than a thousand
hearts beat happily and youth
hear the sermon
read by the clergyman
may
in plain English, Big Head,
to
be
or
seems
and
beauty chased the glowing hours with
not
who
of his study to
go out
may or may
the trouble with that youngster; but his complaint
flyingfeet.
the clerk of the weather
give it. Certainly,
is not
sporadic. It is epidemic. Let
has appeared to be in collusion with some
him drop his books and his eyeglasses for a
They do say that though the Governor
attendance
for the
power hostile to church
and
and
the Mayor
other notables, beyond
in practical
business,
year or two and engage
of this season.
There
is a certain
greater
part
that
it was
mention, were
then ask him his opinions. Involvingcamels
impo.'sible
present
in the storms
that weather observers
periodicity
that
fair
hands
not
sets
so
to make
do
for
German
from
inner
consciousness
might
up
may
cannot
help noting, yet after all,the
touch
those of sons
of toil and
savants
and for college dons but that breed of
frequently
Soft

wealth
labor
It

found
both

as

looked

eyes

who

love to eyes

itself in the

same

category with

windings of

tiod the

the

mazy.

impossibleto avoid the situation.

was

have

confined

To

the ball to the officers and

friends would

have

and when

given quite too

thrown

to

open

their

file

of the militia, well all

privatesoldiers are not

Taylor Coleridges
their sweethearts
graduates of the
"

Dick
nor

Steeles
are

and

highestschools
would

had

turn

an

customs

social

it

clusive.
ex-

change places before

the

of the wheel.

Will

of

the

last year

or

classes

weather

certain

summed

paper

mind

First

it blew, then

Then

it thew

Economy

managed

writer

verse

whether

measure;

to

not

be

bad

picture of

Whitman

town

Electrical

Rink

tion
exhibi-

in the scheme.

all parts of New

city many
ple
peoEngland. There is

fitted
citythat will not be benepart of our
is
by the showing. A quaint structure
rink. A stranger visiting us might
that same
readilyask what is it for ; yet it has covered a
last
excellent enterprises. The
great many
deemed
Electrical exhibition was
worthy of
a

in all

note

parts of the country

bids fair to

The

W.

hard

C. T.
to

Williams
how

my
in his

College, said,

"I

don't

friend Judge
positiona man

keep
teachingis contrary
to

can

whose
the most

to

what

tire
en-

popularity attending the lectures of

Street Church
I. J. Lansing, at the Salem
Health and Hygiene is an excellent indication of the publicsentiment on the subject. A
The

Worcester

will call into the

scheme

years, the

Kev.

prominent

New

York

physician

is out

in

dicates
Space already called for instatement

praiseworthy interest
from

"

"

and

"

progresses.

the Boston

her

Traders, forty.
mented,
Journal com-

on

projectof the

The

Free

life.

out

of
will have to practice. Money,
who have profited
by Protection,
given by men
ginning.
has paid Professor Perry'ssalaryfrom the be-

days this week.

some

active
send

his students

the
phonetic or volapiikic,
pretty correctlyindicate

in his part of the

affairs stood

it would

Walt

or

at

understand

thus.

it snew.
then it friz hard.

and

in blank

Whether

one

thus

in
to

proportionswill be
facturer
manuwealthy Worcester
remarking on the teachingof Politicals
ten

justreversed.

the

vote

not

marked

"In

condition
where

college

matters

up

the
town

pected
crazy and only the unexThe
poet of the college

went

vanes

happened.

The

materialize

College used

ten
Protectionists,

affairs in

of

Williams

When

interminable

mud,

does'nt

animals

grumbler

worst

and the coming

cessor.
completely eclipse its prede-

the

Armory
proximity
tend
to
rear
Salisbury Street Schoolhouse
"The
of
like those
boys with proclivities
to

for

snow

situation calls to

The

then, having been

the

that

very

mud.

how

properly dedicated
by devotion to Terpsichore and having been
danced
into reputationit may be safelygiven
ernous
Cavinto the keeping of Mars.
over
entirely
minding,
and
cannons
rifles,organ
pipes reGatling guns and all the trappingsof
charge
in place. May
death dealing war
they disto learn
their full duty in enabling men
Kar
to
better
be done.
how
fightingmay
dance to the joyous music of mirth and gladness
dance
of death.
than to joinin the troubled
well stored,
With grated windows, with armory
Famine,
long distant may that day be when
shall cry
form
Rapine, or Misery in any
war."
"Havoc
and let slipthe dogs of
Now

The

trade

represented
it

position

at

deal better than

before.

than

effort to make
of

extremes

represented,may
next

all,the ball better

life and

there been
The

the year
wouldn't

Samuel

After

American

is

season

sults
re-

meagre

the rank and

Grammarians

were

U.

are

advance

ing
stillin the field,laborthe

cause

of

humanity.

he prothat di.sease is a crime and

poses
abolish it by more
stringent laws as
but
tillthat
and
sanitation
:
to
practitioners
ing
time, what ? Mr. Lansing,while not pretenda
to be a doctor nor
gymnast does claim
to know
something about fundamental
ples.
princiTo hear these well stated,his vestry has
tillnow,
been crowded
on
a stormy night,
even
from the
take his addresses
he will have
to
It is the
audience
room.
vestry to the main
I do to be saved?
not
must
old story,"What
easier
and itis much
but physically
spiritually
to
lead a Christian life in a sound
body than
of this pastor,
The course
in a broken one.
is
of his hearers
in looking after the bodies
The day is passed,along
worthy of emulation.
passed, when Religion and Dypepsia
ways
considered synonymous.
were
to

"

LldHT
School and

College.

spect are
knew

not

always

friend and knew

our

these sentiments
Faithful

Nor

Teacher.

that all. There

was

she undertook

was

placethat

no

she

fillthat

to

did

not

prove

.'' Look

to

whole

the

over

and pick
anywhere,

would

trust

way.

Whether

out
at

find any or not, Ella

carried from her brother's

Spencer and in 1872 or 3 she

brother, J. Chauncey, one

South

what

about
items

miles
to

education

an

of

dailywalk
throughrain and
was

One

with

writes

follows

as

who
her

and

of the

quarter
wind

and

shine, snow

the Center.

B.

class,John

was

H.

S.

Spell-

and William

Cunningham

all W.

F.

I.

Freshman

'90;

P. O'Brien.

Kev.

in her

Henry J.Shandelle, S. J., delivered a

Priesthood"
"The
on
impressivesermon
Sunday at the Church of the Immaculate
Conception.

most

last

than

seen

full

vocation
simple duties of her chosen
are
not, indeed, such as the trumpet-tongues
of boisterous fame delight
to sound, and yet it
much
her in
to record,as all who knew
means

our

Thomas

McLoughlin,

would
shrink
publicmention, none
Klla J. Lyford,living
it can
; but
it
to
even
unseemly,
though
appear
take advantage of the uncomplaining lipsof
death,to puljlicly
speak the lesson of such a

having the
something

cost, for one

two
and a

man,

ded
ad-

High

be

not

her

of

Riordan; Sophomore class,John

for

"From

more

graduated

Principals,were
from the town
High School, she
both
knew
valedictory.They
School

Grammar

determination.

intimatelyassociated

school work

A.

her well found both

constantlygrowing,and
a
thorough admiration

was

list of your acquaintanceslife as

that she is no more
to be
hers, now
whom
of mortal eyes.
That lesson, brief but
you
time, in any
like
her
rounded,
life,was
duty.

J. Ly ford- who was

swered
Cemetery anhome, Sunday last, to Hope
in every particular.
this description
the
second
was
born,
Miss Lyford
Spencer
All lived in
in a large family of children.
elder

but those who

those
any

can

you

her zeal, and

most

fused.
rehelp she never
thing
She needed no urging. Seeing someto be accomplished,she was
ready to do
such are
her part in performing. How
many
there?
How
people do you happen to
many
ance
can
know upon whom
place perfectreliyou

asked

When

equal to.

them

to

blended

The

School

Pupils.

Until 1861,there were

no
regulargraduating
exercises in the High School.
VVhen
pared,
prepupil entered and staid a longer or
shorter time, accordingto their needs.
Up to
that date there were
the rollsof the school
on
of boys and 830 of girls: a total of
35 1 names
iiSi.

Then began a regularcourse

with a graduating
exercise. To 1880, inclusive,there were
1881
to
Erom
639 graduates.
1890,bothdates
It would
be a
inclusive,the number was 775.
mands largeestimate to state that these represented
her work will testify,
that to the countless deof fourteen years
of school-teaching
fortyper cent of all who entered. At that rate
in the last thirty
than
3,700 young
years more
and courage
and constancy
upon conscience
people have been connected with the school.
and self-control,
her response
was
always as
If a lower rate were
named, and the time was
and as self-sacrificing
ready, as uncjuestioning,
a
when twenty-five
large ratio,
per cent was
the field of battle.
a soldier's on
as
the total would be much greater.
ten
last
or
the
quite
frank
a
nearly
Possessed of an
During
years,
even
disposition,
of the graduateshave entered
fifty
per cent
adand a straightforward
and open manner,
a
institutions,
remarkably
large
higher
portion
prothe simpledirectness of her mind made
dre.ss,
where collegepreparationis not the
itself most
agreeablymanifest through these
distinctive feature of the school.
To
talk with her meant
outward
avenues.

College.

Amherst

the
mental
the very
alone mental pleasure
not
among
They were
; it meant
herst.
Wednesday nightwas a galanightin Amin this city, vigor it was
School
like facinga fresh and invigorating
newly opened Normal
of a
The
the scene
gymnasium was
their
home
to
and
from
breeze.
however
going
again
promenade given by the Juniorclass. .Several
to the
Her
mental tendencies inclined more
Worce.ster peoplewere
each day, doing a large part of their studying
present,including Mrs.
Hildreth and
Miss
Hiidreth, Miss Hopkins
in 1876,
of fact and science than
useful stubbornness
Their graduationcame
in the cars.
Smith College.
Miss
Taft
from
Annie
and
ic,
to the gentledalliances of literature or rhetorand then, for several years, she taught in the
that some
President Gates has announced
and yet she found time not only for I'^ngProvidence
Street School, but never
abating
is withheld
w
hose
name
friend of the college,
into which she
literature,
lish,but for (German
at all her zest and ardor in study,keeping up,
has offered to give5100,000 as soon
asSi50,ooo
far and rapidly.
had advanced
is pledged.
nearlyall this time, her recitations with one or
more
claim
to be a genius,but
She might not
of her former teachers.
more
Harvard.
which is said to
with that capacityfor work
At the opening of the MillburyStreet School
a
Herbert C. Lakin, W. H. S. 90, has won
most
the
generously
be akin to genius,she was
made
Principal'sassistant and
she was
Freshman
in the
schoUarship
year,
Bright
firstto

enter

"

here for the

Ever
even

next
seven
years
her post, she remained
she had to grant that she

further endure

Thanksgiving,and
bed, the
Her

the

before

one

took

ne.xt, she
she was

no
intimate friends heard
Firm
and determined

most

end, she had

teachmg, she

In her

beyond

enough

nerve

the

to

lead

confines of

narrow

rise.

murmur

the

to

endowed.

valued

Of lives like hers, lived

has gained because

they have been and
wrought and finallyhave gone away only to
more
powerful
live a spiritualized
memory
than
it possible,
beneficient,
more
useful,more
attach

that could

to

living

their

presence."
-^"

out

church,

worker

any

ilence and

Sunday

energy.

lingeron,
good.

on

she

knew

an

was

School

will be

who

remain

pass
must

where

League, she

Christian

long as

the

and
missed

active
in

away,

her

Facultygave

eveningby
Hopekirk.

the

temporaries
con-

influence

of Feb.

2,

piano recital by

followed
Mme.

to

James

Thursday
Reid, on

short wedding trip.

recital arrangedby

Mr.

mons,
Albert F. Sim-

postponedfrom January 29,

of the singerto be
of the inability
account
on
present will take placenext Tuesday evening.
nounced
anas
will be the same
The participants
which

at

in

Helen

of Mr.
witness

the marriage of
his daughterJeanie to Mr. Thomas
Crowley,
Rev.
Daniel
Merriman, D. D., officiated.
served,and
After the marriage a collation was
for
then
the company
enjoyed themselves
Mrs.
Mr. and
time in a social way.
.some
for
for
this
Springfield
start
morning
Crowley

the senior

receptionto

Mr.
Mme.

was

Franklin

Gertrude

Miss
first.

Edwin

Ashton

calist,
vo-

Lewis, violinistand

piano-forte.The program
Dietrich-Strong,
nounced.
as
at firstanneariy the same

will be

Holy

in grade
her care
children last under
her at Christmas
by a token
and
over
of their affection and when all was
to be said, they,
only the parting words were
The

mark

re-

in the

mentions

over

Freshman

class.

also in English

Each

ceived
re-

composition.

ter
of Worcesmonthly marks, the names
or
per. cent
boys averaging ninety-five
follows: Junior class, Jeremiah
as
were

In the

roses

and

Cross.

standing in the middle examinations

anounced
last Tuesday.
at
Holy Cross was
Jeremiah A. Riordan, W. H. S. '90,had the
highestmark in the Junior class,and John P.
of the present
O'Brien
formerly a member
ing
senior class in the High School, had the leadThe

L\, remembered

of

the afternoon

justas

mitted
illustrationof transpractical

in all,sent justthat number

thirty-si.x
Love
to deck her body for the tomb.

30.

The

class,on

house

the

her tireless vig-

There, though her

or

Jan.

the

at

Merrifield street,

The

It appears
that she had
planned to
spend a periodof her time abroad, going in
her knowledge of the German
1 891, to perfect
language.
in

pleasantgathering assembled

night

herself profiof
had made
and in this way
cient
i;.\-Governor Long, an honorary member
mates
of studies, including the class ol '91,gave
lecture to his classin a wide
a
range
on
and
man.
GerLatin
School
mathamathics,
and
the
"Congress"
college,
upon
High

In Grace

5200. The scholar and the scholarbe well adapted to each other.

at

to

seem

Wellesley.

ings
surround-

her

for themselves

not

for others,the uppermost thought

at the end should
be, not how much the world
it
much
has lost by their departure,but how

chiertybut

any

army.

an

reaching

ever

was

her

to

to

not

complaint.

nor

to

walked

she

day, the

one

which

from

one

unable

was

trial. Then

the

the school

from

away

find her.

we

steadfast,till

at

of the MillburyBicycleClub
The members
the
under
will appear in refined minstrelsy
.Minstrels,"on the
of "(;reat Southern
name

evening of Tuesday, Feb. loth,1S91. Tom

Walters
Jr., Prof. L. C. Havener, Homer
of this city
Whiting and "Bobby" Simmons
will assist the Club

in

entertainment.

making
large

very

number

ble
enjoyafrom

have
Worcester
bought tickets and have exexpressedtheir intentions of being present.
Also 'bus loads.
Trains run to accommodate.

L'l (i H T
Webster

William Eli Starr.

We

Factory boy, teacher, accountant, farmer,

treasurer, actuary,
again,citymarshal!,
is about
but always a mathematician.
That
E.
the way the long and useful lifeof William
Starr,probably the oldest survivingWorcester
ized.
teacher,stillin active life,
might be summarThough a varied career, it has been a
teacher

and few of those who

quiet one
street, suspect
Starr,along Main

meet

placeshe has filledin the history

city.
Thompson, Connecticut, a town twenty-two
miles directly
south of Worcester, bordering
Mr.
in which
Starr
on
Webster, is the one
of
was
born, March i, 1S12. The family was
Starr, the first
Englishorigin,Dr. Comfort
settlingin Boston in 1635. Another
comer,
Comfort
of our
ject
subStarr,great-grandfather
moved
from Dedham, to Killingly,
Conn.,

years
of our

or

the

as

find him

next

in Seneca

for four years,

manufacturing. Thence

Connecticut, he
1846, a vacancy
School

of

also

was

charge of
decided

He

back

to

in Tolland,

and teaching. In
recentlyformed
Hasbrouck

English
study for the

C. Bacon, who
died in
brother-in-law of Mr. Starr and he
Peter

member

of the School

Committee.

called upon
family,and

suggestionthat our friend came

appliedfor the place. The two
Judge Green, of the Green Hill
the lawyer introduced his relative,

and

in Worcester

It

was

ance
Assur-

recall the exact

cannot

back

in the forties,when

date of the

with

associated

that the latter

the

ning
beginaway

intimately
Harris,
in all intricate
facility
was

late Clarendon

knowing

mathematical

he

his

matters

secured

his assistance

of the calculations necessary for

Ever
since, either feed or
company.
salaried,he has had to do with this company.
in

some

partment,
dethe

the
to

Life

of his labors in this capacity. It was

engaged

coming
years

Mutual

State

Company.

Falls, New
was

city, Mr.

had

a
a

this

the

having

Davis, who

ministry. Mr.
1886, was

in

arose

he

seven

his father's farm

working on
High

for

was

actuary of the

as

manufacturer.

York, where
in

for

accountant

an

Slater,the famous

Mr.

either his

employed

were

Samuel

at his

numbers

The

of columns

arranged in

has

make
recent

those

of figuresthat he
forty,odd, years, would

brain swim.
A
any but a mathematical
call finds him
covering,good white

interminable numbers;
culation
a caltold,necessitating
which introduces highermathematics;
his
said the
who
will
making known
quest, "Well
pretty good evening work for a man
E. Starr who
Mr.
soon
Judge, if you are the William
pass the seventy-ninthmile-stone.
used to answer
mathematical
Starr has always had a great fondness for this
questionsin the
teach
branch
of study and when onlyeighteenyears
Palladium, I'll risk but that you can
and in the western
school."
old secured a copy
of Ryan's Calculus,but,
mathematics
in our
Mr.
S. very
part of that state the name
Darius
is particularlycommon.
"I suppose
I am
Starr, a
the man."
he said, "I could make
as
nothing of it." It
modestly replied,
that along in the early thirties,
that
It seems
was
some
grandson,married SallyWilson, a native of
years afterward that,in the cityof
farmer
in Thompson
a
Coventry. He was
earlyWorcester paper had a very interesting Buffalo,N. Y., compelled to wait for a time,
and they had seven
he found in lookingover
books in search
children,four boys and
some
Notes and Query department and that many
three girls. Of this family,William
E. was
of something to read, a bit of reallysolid
puzzlingquestionsin numbers were introduced.
bom
orates
commemMr.
in
Starr's
matter
the
of
those
name
a
justmidway His middle name
shape
Among
answering,
Cambridge Calculus.
peared
apan
bering
posed This he took to his room
disand the way opened,
uncle,his father's brother. Rememfrequently.At one time, he was
the theory of the late George Bancroft
to giveup the work or
play and so told
immediately. All the puzzles of Ryan were
that longevityis peculiarto those occupying
his employer sayinghe had no time for it ; but
solved and he soon
mastered the Differential
dren,
a middle
the latter said, "You keep at it, and
I'llfurnish
placein a long line of chilHe states that he has
portionsof the book.
to note that Mr.
it is interesting
Starr's
in
time."
our
found,
city,only one sympathetic consecured as the head of the English
He was
his favorite theme and that was
father,neither oldest nor youngest, lived to be
on
verser
the
late Edward
Hamilton.
ninety,while his uncle, Ebenezer, the fifth in
department and in that new
elegantedifice on
a familyof ten, died at
Walnut
moved
across
a
Here
in brief is an
outline of the public
ninety-three.
to form
street, now
In the Connecticut
littleof
home, there was
he began his school
school building,
grammar
portionof this long life ; but there has been
but
rather
abundance
of opportuan
labors in Worcester, the principalbeing Mr.
another and even
luxury;
nity
happierone to those living
and to strengthen Elbridge Smith, now
to developinnate ability
A large
of Dorchester.
Mrs. Starr, in earlylife
it,viz.,that of home.
mind and body by earlyand vigorousexercise.
volume might be filled,
if all the good things was
Pamelia
Porter Batcheller of Warren.
Mr. Starr says, "1 recall that at the age of
to be written
said of Mr. Starr's teachingwere
The
Porter part of her name
from a
arose
out.
There are very many
middle
local family with which hers was
eightyears, the country school had given me
connected.
aged men
about

all that it could

and

asked

and

cured
se-

up

here and

women

and

elsewhere, who

paper with what

but every one, we

sister

was

seems

are

the

wife

of the

late Peter

C.

the

in which they
privilegeof working in the mill. recall the quietyet firm manner
Bacon.
As evenlyand smoothly as a gently
held to their tasks. Says one
My evenings, I spent by my mother's side, were
prominent flowingriver,the lives of these excellent people
both profiting
tallow candle. She
by the same
citizen,"Some teachers would fret and fume,
passed along till the 7th of May, 1886,
sought storm
and scold around,but Mr. Starr would
when she passed to the other side.
working,I studying. Many a time she beThe succeeding
me
to go to
to lay aside my book and
to Mr.
five years have been long ones
just tap his desk with the end of his pencil,
bed ; but I could not yield,
till I had
plished
accomand there would be a stillness that could be
Starr but employed constantlyin his duties
seventeen
felt. He was
never
that
and ever
the subject of loving care
stern ; but there was
years old,I
to those
my task. When
had the benefit of one and a half term's studyat
in his eye which
disarmed
all opposition. about him, they have not been altogetherjoyless.
Monson
Academy and in six weeks began and
Then, too, he knew how to teach and he was
Since
a
1885,
grand daughter,Mary
meon a poor specimen who could not acquire under
completed the Algebra,as taught there. SiLouise, daughterof his eldest son, William,
Colton was
his direction."
From
has been
tireless minister at his side. In
principal.There you have
a
one, learn all.
Many
the sum
total of the teachingthat 1 received."
have spoken and always to the same
that year, she accompanied her grandfather
purport.
Would
that every word of this sketch might
leans,
OrResigning in 1S56,he assumed, January ist, home, from a visit made by him to New
be read by those,both parents and children, 1857, the management
of the Lyman
School
one
seeminglyprovidential
might think,
who
ascribe all failures to lack of proper
for Boys, otherwise the State Reform
School
since the companion of his life was
to
so
soon
who
led himself
teaching. Here is a man
in Westboro.
Here he discharged his duties
be removed.
with no thanks
throughadvanced mathematics
Mr. and Mrs. Starr had three children.
The
thoroughlyfor four years, findingin the care
to the schools.
He was
of the erringboys intrusted to his care
only seventeen
eldest,William,enlisted and served for three
years
ample
old when
he taughthis first school, then the
at
the outbreak
of the Rebellion in
perience months
opportunityfor the applicationof all his exFifteenth District in Dudley, now
in Webster,
and talent.
the Third Battalion and afterward,
during the
a township formed
in 1832 from
ford
civilian clerk.
parts of Oxwar
was
a
not
Returning to our city in 1861, he was
Subsequently,he
and Dudley.
settled in New
actively
employed until 1S62, when he became
Orleans, where he married and
His father moving to Slatersville,
now
ster,
Webin government
for many
City Marshall during the mayoralty of P.
employ.
years was
care
for a largefarm there, Mr. Starr
to
The
second
better known
Emory Aldrich. From 1864 to 1869, he was
Darius, was
son,
became
a clerk in a store
in the East Village. Assistant Assessor of Internal Revenue,though
his associates
as
"Dry" Starr. He
among
In 1834, he was
town
clerk of Webster
and
member
of the 57th Regiment, was
was
a
during this time he served in the Common
was
Council two years, 1865-6,both years as presiagain elected in 1835, but he declined
taken
died
and
in Andersonville,
prisoner
dent
serving as he purposed leaving the town.
of the Board.
From
the organization
of
September 2d, 1864. Clara Barton, the
a
member
of the School
Moreover, he was
the Boston, Barre and Gardner
R.
Prisoner's Friend, and a cousin of Mrs. Starr,
R., to the
Committee
he

from

left.

the time

The

he

was

twenty-one

later years of his stay in

sale of the road he

all these

years

was

he had

the treasurer.

During

dischargedhis

duties

when

she numbered

sought out

the graves

in Andersonville

that of her relative and

today

LlCiHT
it stands

as
called
7606, a number only too readilyreby the sorrowingfather. The youngest

son, Daniel

B., has been

for several years the

H.
Jourdan " Co., and

accountant

of

Wm.

with his father.

stillat home

Mr. Starr has

been
politics,
Whig and Republican. Somewhat

there

long as

as

ted

with
it

when

the

was

voted

the

Republicans.

tive
conserva-

ticket

Whig

Save

convenient

more

life long

one, and since has

was

near

College.

approach of the Annual

Reunion

of former

pupilsof the High School admits of

words than usual about that interesting
institution. Started in 1845, it has had its
share of ups and
umphs.
downs, of trials and of triThe firstPrincipal,Klbridge Smith
is stillliving
happy and hearty in Dorchester,
more

In

in his nature, he

School and
The

afhlia-

one

Osgood Johnson, died in Cambridge while

of the High School
in that city;
principal
B. Sprague is President of the UniverHomer
sity
of North

Dakota;

Harris

K.

Green

is

teacher

in
Claflin is in

Brooklyn, New York ; James F.

Chicago; Ellis Peterson is one of
the School Supervisorsin Boston ; JoseptiW.
Fairbanks
is Principal of the Preparatory
School at the Washington Universityof St.

year,

for him

to

tend
at-

the Main

Street Baptist, he has, in his

attendant
the
at
life,been an

Worcester

Church.

Union

His recollection goes back to

ler
Cutby Kbenezer

Smalley,succeeded

Elam

and others.
with many of its
Today, in the winter of life,
pleasures far in the past, he finds loving
friends and the good that comes
from correct
habits earlyformed.
Like many
cians
mathematihe likes fiction and Dickens, Cooper and
Sir

Walter

where

Scott

of

sanctum

favorites.

are

his home

is

doors

standard

are

inner
room,

works

in fiction,history
hand, most easily
books in mathematics,
Calculus, while he has an ancient

and poetry ; but nearest

reached, are advanced
Todhunter's

as

The

pleasant

he arranges
Insurance tables, surrounded
Behind
by books of all kinds.
glass
at

Pike's arithmetic

relic of the long

as
a
the visitor a
show
Here, too, he may
which most
very interesting adding machine
if desired.
accuratelysums
up lists,
ago.

is life entirely
one

Nor

of work.

There

are

have
actuary must
diversions. Accordingly four friends,Messrs.
A.
Francis
Strong, and
Starr, Henry
Denny,
James A. Rand have for several years been
to
several evenings a week
accustomed
pass
when

moments

at

even

an

of their houses

one

cards.

Their

three hundred

years

the senior

years

his

to

making

combined

so

home.

quartette

is

age

at

than

more

Denny is several

but Mr.

the 'younger men" usually

If there only could be a

go
child among
them taking notes, what material
for annals could be obtained, for the game
must

be accompanied
the

On
School

formation

by

Association,

Mr.

reminiscences.

many

of the
Starr

was

1890,

made
in

of the earliest vice

was

High

Worcester

one

ary
Febru-

presidentsand
presidencyand
the loth inst,he will preside at
elected to the

Tuesdav,
on
the annual meeting. Before him, will be not
only former pupilsbut their children and their
of
children's children.
Nothing in the career
credit upon
the Association has reflected more
it nor has given its members
more
pleasure
than the honor
thus paid to this veteran
ofiicial and,
teacher, this tried and proven
above all,this worthy and respectedcitizen.

They're

After

Me.

are
comins for
Scores of good people who
the instrumental and vocal sheet music they
to
sheet
have always paid 25
for, but
see a
tisement.
adverat loc
on
which I am
a sheet as
selling
"Moonlight Sonats", "Invitation to
the Lights
the Dance," "Afterwards," "When
others as popularand
Low" and very many
are
beautiful. I am
sole local agent for the I vers
" Pond, Newby " Evans, and Prescott Pianos
Crown
where till1889 he had been, for twenty years,
and the self playing
organs, all
organs
of which are too well fi.xedand favored in the
of the High School in that Suburban
principal
from
word
of
praise
publicmind to need any
second
The
Boston.
Principal, Nelson
me.

All instrument

strings,music

C. E. Steere,
492 Main

street,Second

years since and is buried

in our
Rural cemetery. George
Capron who
the next,
is
Bostonian
succeeded
him
a
now;

Wheeler, died

folios,etc.
Floor.

some

!\5c^6pi
Louis,Mo.; Samuel
(;irrs

Thurber

Is a master

in the

High School of Boston; Alfred S. Roe

is the editor of Light.

The
follows

is John G. Wight
present Principal
other teachers are
in 1890. The
:

pointed
apas

I.I (i HT
William
F. Abbott, appointed in
Joseph H. Perry,

Mr.
"
"

Edward

"

Miss

Woodward,

M.

P.

Mary

Jefts,

Mrs.

Jennie I. Ware,

Miss

L. Moore,
Brigham,
S. Mellen,
Frank
Nellie M. White,
SallyH. Delano,
Carrie A. Townsend,

Mrs.
Mr.
Miss
"

"

Mr.
"

Miss
Mr.
Miss
"

"

"

"

"

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"

"

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"'

J887
18S5
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Constantine,

"

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1885
,885
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"

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1888

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i888

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246th

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ne.xtto

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age.

"

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"

"

L.

M.

to

1876

Brigham
Lewisson,served in
Bridgman
Whipple from 18S5to
1878, Miss

was

stood

in the central

present
portionsof the

new

tribute to the genius of

he had

Massachusetts
that
building

they
house

It may

clumsey as

Richardson

laugh was on
long Richardson

of the
the
As

plan their
him, when
had

the old school house is the time

Latin

Latin

alogue
cat-

stand

in point of

second

to

none.

W.

Atherton,W.

1879, whose

1875, Harvard

H. S.

parents are Wor

six classes in the

people. There are

hundred
and
School,having a total of one
fifty-six
pupils. The most of them are preparing
cester

for Harvard.

winter

College.

has

and

Egypt
Last
given

of the

now

the usual

begun.

Prof.

fairlyset

in and

of entertainments

course

Goodyear

of four lectures

course

Modern

but

them

has

term

Scripture and

gave

of

vard
Har-

two

of

called away to
unfortunately
finishing.
fine
a
was
concert
Wednesday
very
in
Assembly Hall,under the auspices
was

Analysis

class.

Orchestra

Part

were

of

the

Boston

present.

been

fine condition
selections

at

Miss
of

was

len
Al-

Worcester

now

and

college choir
it has

vespers and
Curtis is the
in the choir.

in very
several

given
other public

only

subject is

It,(when

(feminine)
expreviously

not

is pronounced

and

make,

means

pronounced
leaf,meaning life.
lif,
sale,
sel,pronounced and means
and

smok, pronounced

smoke,

means

and means
sleep. Also vods
pronounced
slip,
givob in sugiv balid;lab,bin,sepuk,suet.
Subsatsare declined
by adding vokals 3

in

a.

e.

i.

simplesubsat, without
kimfal

the

ending,is

case

and
(nominative)

the

answers

question who.

Subsats, indicating
possession,answering
the question whose,shown in Englishby preposition
of, or 's,are

put

in the kimafal

tive)
(geni-

the

ending a. Subsats representing

objects,
answering the question to
in the
kimefal
put
(dative)
whom, are
by the ending e. Subsats representingthe
direct object,answering the question whom,
ing
are
by the endput in the kimifal (accusative),
i.

Kimfal, man, pul, mon, giv.

Kimafal,mana, (of man.
man's.)
Kimefal,pule,(to boy.)
moni
(money)
Kimifal,
Givob moni mana
pule.
I give money
of man
to boy.
The

numerals,
the vokals

with the

the

students.

Blodgetthas the

givobs,we give,
givols,
you give
givoms,they give
givofs,theygive.

have

Monday night Mrs. E. Humphey

to
gave a vocal recital,
complimentary

Last

Dr.

Plural

gives,
pressed,)
givon, the peoplegive,they give.
Conjugate according to above fom, mek,

cient
An-

on

before

Symphony

tion)
konyug (conjuga-

one

the indirect

Jan. 28, 1891.

The

besides the work

gender,person
is always regular

s.

by

Smith

show

of which

allowingof but

a.

C
balid
structorsThe
in-

very scholarlygentleman, William

Collar is still at the head.
the
Among
is Edward

which
fom

Singular
givob,I give,
givol,thou givest,
givom, he or it gives,
givof,she gives,
givos,

for the

must

School

merit, it stands

the

School

its existence. It

Boston

to

number, the
and

which

Roxbury

of

year

and

uated
grad-

ship.
member-

That

events.

current

been

to
eligible

tain
cer-

that that professor

Homely and

be presumed

profess

not

cityas they looked over

Superintendentdeclared

The

also.

told how

was

the

have

must

of

renown.

the visitors from

pleasedwere

So much

acquired

is

sats these ponops,

"

Worcester

has

who

or

date

the

acknowledgesthe receiptof

Light

began

It doubtless

of

to the roll.

names

across

Richardson,one

his efforts before

dead.

city.

"

All teachers may join. It has,thus far

and
served an excellent purpose.
Nearly a thouslast have
added their
persons, firstand

ing
build-

in better setting
purpose
contrast, the excellent proportions
structure
opposite. The latter is

forth,by
of the

the

on

good

serves

since that

ugliest edifice

the

became

this school before 1861

Street

the new
of the street ; but when
contemplated,this was moved

corner

and

Walnut

Chase

A.

that the aggregate

is large.

the
building,now
School building once

Grammar

had

Sarah

Miss

1885 and Miss

old

,889
,890

Mrs.

be stated that

of labor in the school

The

did

Charles

,887

1887. It will be observed

he

County Institute for Savings and last Wm. E.

of the earliestteachers in the school.
one
Starr,
a
of the Boy's
member
Any one who was
Latin School,the Girl's High School
of
or

Library the
Davis,who presented

L.

Edward

to the school the fine portrait of Bancroft

,s8o

years

new

then

,887

to

that

,8$.

""

It should

the

,870

"'

"

the school from

"

"

as
previously,

1882

"

"

the Hon.

"

Hodges,
Parkhurst,
Mary E. Whipple,
Sarah M. Averill,
Charles S. Merrick,
George E. Gardner,
Mary L. Bridgman,
George B. Churchill,
Mary Jillson,
Harriet L. Cook,
A. Dodge,
Maud
Mary Trumbull,
May Eleanor Baldwin,

"

next

"

Helen

S.

Green, Librarian

,S86

"

Archie

Miss

Samuel

,S8,

Sarah

L.

first president was

of the Public

officers. The

"

"

Rachel

Harriet
Mr.

1880

"

"

with 1,and
regular order,

all end

which

in

vokads

exceptionof 7, you

will memorize.

'-3456789

bal, tel, kil, fol,lul, mal, vel, jol,

The decimals are made
by adding s.
'"

20

30

40

50

bals, tels, kils, fols, luls,

cises.
exer-

representative

ziil

60

mals.

and
units
composed of decimals
indicated by joining together by e (and)

Numbers
are

25, mal12, telselul,

Prayer for Colleges a. s. balsebal,
11, balsetel,
the usual
was
by two services,
sejol,68.
state and there are
Please be careful and always givecarefully
with addresses by some
of
to
who have scrubbed
morning exercises,
keep their
diligently
shown
as
the sepuk of the vokals and vokads
the Professors,followed by a brief students'
desks brightand smooth.
They had to wear
in sugivbalid.
in the aftenoon
their desks
slippersand to wax
regularly. prayer meeting,and a sermon
HUTCHINS.
F.
L.
by Dr. William Taylor of New York
the apple in the eye of the
This building
was

it

when

the very finest in the

in Worcester
solid men

counted

was

town; for in

yet three
1845,Worcester was
years away from her citystature.
the school outgrew
the old house the
When
how some
city built the present edifice and
scolded.

citizens

for

etc."
used

dozen
These

The

last class

just the
business

105

structure.

and that

"unless you know."

old
To
preserve
ahve

Folly;" "A place

of 1887 was
Prophesyingis not safe

concerningthe

numbered
same.

"Blake's

school girlsto be graduated from

of the expressions
were
a few

and
friendship

to

keep

mer
school memories
an
Association of forganized
High School pupilsand teachers was orin

From

June, i886.

present, there have been two

One at graduation time
year.
of the Class and

one

that date to the

meetings

each

for the tion

recepin February to elect

Thursday,the day
observed

for

here

choked to death by
A largemale tigerwas
Volapuk.
a bone
stickingin his throat while eatinghis
Sugiv telid. (2nd.)
winter quarters,
breakfast here at the show
The
are in the singular
simple foms (form.s)
Bridgeport,Conn., Thursday. His carcass
by
number, the pluralbeingshown invariably
at Tufts
Museum
has been sent to the Barnum
handsthe ending s, as
mans, men;
nams,
lishment,
taxidermist's estabCollege,via ProL Ward's
doms
mice
puis,
boys
voms,
;
; mugs,
women;
Rochester,N. Y.
The personal ponops
houses.
(pronouns)are
If Barnum
keep up this sort of thing will
Plural,
Singular.
ite
not an irreverent public beginto call his favorob,
ist person
I,
obs, us, we.
me,
College"Stufts .?"
2nd person
ol, thou,
ols, you.
tending
who is atA. A. Stagg,the famous
he or it, oms,
athlete,
3rd person
they,
om,
in
of.
the School for Christian Workers
she,
ofs, they.
dent
(feminine,
has accepted an offer from PresiSpringfield,
director of the physical
it,(when no subjecthas
Harper to become
OS,
of Chicago
been previously
department of the University
expressed.)
under
will
The
Stagg's
new
3rd person, on (collective),
surely
they.
College
one,
Velibs (verbs)
direction get the proper Steer.
are
made
by adding to sub-

I.I(iHT
Westboro

Letter.

the close of the feast.

at

consisted of
[Held

last

from

ffvcr

28th, 1891.

well known

George
Hrigham,
highlyrespectedcitizen of this town
a

his residence

at

evening of

day
Tues-

Mr.

connected

fifty
years.
of this

Brigham

B.

He

was

and

town

son

Nellie

started

out

At

the age of nine years

battle with life on
the farm

to

ElijahForbes

owned

now

weeks

ten

or

of Thomas

in

Stone.

Two

in the manufactureof

Newton

which

continued

boots and shoes

four years

when

lived in Sherborn.

From

1849

superintendentof the boot

of Daniel

and

lumber

E.

are

and

tensive
ex-

John
his

on

up to the
L.
and

with

him.

factory at

F.

is

Bertram

a practicing
is elling
trav-

F.

P. resides at home.

Earnest

leaves three

He

Henry O.

daughters, Carrie G., wife

H.
Harr, Lillie J, and Marion

In 1844 he married Caroline

who died in rS58
In

six children.

of

P. Homer

Mary

of

Jones Leland

Sherborn

by whom

he had

January 1859 he married

he
Hopkinton by whom

had five children.

has held

He
the

of

in
Representatives
to

the

he became

seventeen

church

and

18S7. His
At

core.

member

giftof

Massachusetts

to

sent

was

Republican

were

offices in the

numerous

and

town

House

politics

the age

of the

of

Baptist

in the faith up

continued

to

the

day of his death.

zens,
Roundy, one of our well known citimorning, of
Wednesday
passed away
paralysis,
aged sixtyyears, after a prolonged
and painfulillness. Mr. R. was
formerlyof
the widely known
millineryhouse of Davis,
Christian
devout
He was
a
Roundy " Co.
and has [labored long and
earnestly in the
faith and was
for ten years superintendentof
W.

H.

the Sabbath

school

of the
He

Baptistchurch, Boston.
and

Alice C, wife of
Avenue.
The

John

held

leaves

widow

N.

and

Jewett of Columbus

Society of the Unitarian

Benevolent

Church

Avenue

Warren

A. of Dorchester

children, Wm.

two

Griddle

cake

supper

at

the

cessful
Tuesday evening which was a sucUnity Club entertained
those attendingwith an
interesting program

chapel on

affair. The

the

DELL

More

Reeii.

ye

with

FRANCES

Mineral

Wealth

of The

State

of

I would
That
But

head

unccasinc

and

heart, than

For

hand,

cause

heart is heavf

Your
Good

children

will

sown

them
when

heed

to

not

and

commands,
day ripen.
lovinghands.

some

with

on

they

wasted

as

unawares.
seem

wise counsels
seed

Often

day

blossom

may

Though the

useless

true.

of petty cares,

the

count

and

grand and

so

its load

not

message

help thes too,

weak

seem

night your

With

cheer and

words

If at

Do

f.iin bring thee

would

my

Guide

ington.
Wash-

rUTNAM.

that toil

SeekinR dailyfor new wisdom

Safe to guide your
little
band.

Legislature visited

Lyman School for Boys Tuesday. They

the institution a close inspection.

The

so
careless,
play.
they feel re|ientance

In their hearts

It is claimed

by a recent writer that the coal

Washington equals the coal area of
has yet to be
I^ennsylvania.That proposition
demonstrated,but of the existence of immense
of

area

tracts

of bitumnious

coal lands

there is

seem

also

on

the

I have

eastern.

Let

them

see

days are
keep peace,

To

it

the

When

Or

with

Tired

chastens
the song.

long battle.
and do the right.
strife is all forgotten
the daylightfades from sight.

'J'hen with
seen

'tis love that

by patience"says

Oft the

But

yesterday.

young
eyes see very keenly.
their faith in thee is strong.

And

*'RuIe

than a dozen mines have

Indeed,more
been developed already,and with most
factory
satisresults. Nearly all of these are on the
western
slopeof the Cascade range, but there
some

h'or the faults of

Their

no

doubt.

are

was

an

shoes

John

sons,

physicianin Lynn.

of

on

interested

now

son, Geo. Bickford has

Mass.
and another Frank

from

factory stated that the output of Washington mines last

with

continued

Another

and

57
shoe

carried

of boots

in 185S and
Two
of his death.

Ayer,

he

to

business

account

Horace

entered

Retiringfrom this he commenced

H. Pierce.

the manufacture

day

and

and

F. Newton

wood

he

produce business with Silas

He afterward
ElijahMorse.

the grocery
and
O. Brigham and

own

later he

years

committee

with the late Moses

co-partnership

BY

Mothers

Power.

'I'hinking
only of their

tory
appointedsuperintendent of the shoe fac-

formed

the

Mother's

Buds

gave

of

ual
Manyears; later he attended the Worcester
Labor School and at the age of nineteen
was

violin obligate

May Clark and Mr. Morrill.

Bells of Scotland
was
rendered
finely
the Nairation
(hiartette
as
was

Blue

by
by the Sea by Miss Clark and Mr,
Cobb.
A banjo duet by Mrs. Forbes and Mr.
Cobb
was
charming.

he

ing
by the town, attend-

publicschools nine

the

with

by Miss
The

Fairies

He
born here and
was
Fay of Southhoro.
with the exceptionof one
year has lived here
was
a
man
of great
during his life. He
strengthof character, sterlingintegrityand

great ambition.

entertainment

"Trouble in the Family."

entitled,
Kennedy, Smalley and Taylor,

solo,the (;olden Threshold,

years

for about

farce

by Messrs.

Brigham

of age
and has been
with the boot and shoe industryof

the town
of Geo.

and

died suddenly

street

heart trouble.

seventy-two

was

Church

on

Tlie

selection

by a mixed
quartette composed of Miss Fales, Mrs. Bradley,
Messrs. Cobb
" Rice, a banjo duet by
Mrs. Forest Forbes
and Mrs.
ginal
Cobb, an ori-

weei.}

January
Ball

vocal

one

littlehands
head

on

close

mother's

voice murmurs,

folded,
breast.

1 lay mc
Only angels know the rest.
tons, valued at $4 600,000.
900, 000
year was
The depositsof iron-ore are very large.
Mothers
do
know
?
;
vou
your
power
They consist of bog ore. brown ore, hemitite
Strength is thine,je will endure.
and magnetic-ore. Dr. Ruffner reports
For the hand that rocks the cradle,
ore,
beds of the Cascade
that the magnetic ore
Rules the world and keeps it pure.
Mountains
found one
are
thou.sand to fifteen
A
hundred feet above the chief water-courses
Worcester
on
Lady in St. Petersburg.
the high ridges and peaks which make up the
I have been two months
in the land of SaThe Snoqualimie ores are said to stand
range.
and am
morars
delightedwith everything. I
in the front rank of steel ores.
Arrangements
in Haus
have a beautiful largeroom
L'schanow
are
making for the establishment of steel
kow, which is a large apartment house.
It
works at Kirkland, suburb of .Seattle,
Lake
on
and
has
hundred
one
twenty apartments
Washington, and on the outskirts of Tacoma.
and a large inner court.
The
littleRussian
At Kirkland will he located the plant of the
maid
makes
rolls and
coffee, gets my
my
Steel
(ireat
Iron and
Western
Company,
her other good qualities
reports that I
among
with an authorized
capital of $5.000, 000, of
in learningRussian.
make rapid progress
I
has been
which $1,000. 000
paid in. Among
a pronounciacan
say but little and that with
General
the stockholders of that company
are
I
too trulya daughter
tion of my own,
but
am
Russel A. Alger,of Michigan, L. .S. J. Hunt,
in a land, and
of Eve to remain for months
of .Seattle.J. Montgomery
Sears, of Boston,
Da
I have
met
and"Niet.
a
only
say
and J. S. I'assett, of Elmira.
Controlling, as
at Fraulein Schlepleasant
people
great
many
they claim, the most extensive body of ore on
I dine.
It seems
where
usners
impossibleto
the Pacific coast, they propose to erect at once
live and
find a Russian
familywhere I can
which
will emblast-furnaces and rolling-mills
ploy
and
study character. They
study customs
The existanceof deposits
three tliousad men.
I
would
comfortable
not
be
among
poor
say
of gold and silver in paying quantities Russians and well-to-do families will not take
been
in four or five counties, has
proved and
had
I have
one
boarders.
delightful
sleigh
said
of
lead
and
the same
be
copper.
may
Reaumer.
ride the temperature 20^ below zero
fly
The development of these mines is slow, chieIt is fixed by law that the walls of the houses
because of lack of transportation facilities. shall be one
archin thick,that is twenty-seven
of low-gradesilver ore
There is an abundance
account
of the climate. It is a
inches, on
The building
running fortydollars to the ton.
how
to
the Russians
can
wonder
me
carry
of a smelter at Spokane Falls,to which the
such loads of fur and such heavy boots and
tary,
famously rich Cour d' Aldne country is tribushoes.
for
venture
be a profitable
will no doubt
I greatly
desire to go from here to Moscow.
to mining in
the builders and a great stimulus
lated
which transYear's greeting
1 send you a New
in
There
is
fine
granite
many
Washington.
reads.
parts of the State, and no lack of limestone,
Year
Write the New
Write new
marble, sandstone, and fine clay suitable for
happi.ess.
E. A.P.
fire-bricksand pottery. Apropos of minerals.
( Formerly a pupiland teacher in our city and well
Chamber
Secretary .Snowden, of the Tacoma
kn"wn
here,) Ed.
of Commerce, quotes Senator Jones of Nevada,
there is no
higher authority,as
than whom
has
The famous .Mudie Library of London
Lode
holding that the historyof the Comstock
of
now
25, 0O3 subscribers and annual receipts
and of Virginia City will be repeated in the
It has a staff of 125 persons.
" 100,000.
Cascades; and I might add the testimony to
alfect of an old miner almost equally
the same
Millais, the famous
portraitpainter,who
and sucessful,whose
prediction has been much troubled about his eyesight,is
distinguished
exhaustive personale.xis the result of a most
time
which at one
nearlyrid of that difficulty,
"The State
"

"

"Now

"

"

"

'

'

ploration.From
by Moses P. Handy,

of Washington^

"

in

January

Lippincott's.threatened

suspensionof his

labors.

L T Ci H T

10

Opening of the Johns Hopkins Medical School

Putnam
Gibbons, Mary
James, Card.
Osier, M D.,
Jacobi,M. D., Josephine Lowell, WilUam
The
tist
ArCharles
F. Folsom, M. D., M. Carey Thomas;

who

man

need

good books

loves

have

Age will only

years.
opportunity for conference

fears of advancing

no

give him

more

the

On

Women.

to

The

LETTERS.

OPEN

Books and Bookmen.

not

course

men

Dowe

A Snow

Fancy,

of

selves,
know, them-

never

of the

good they do.

be strange if this were

there are a limited few
of

purpose

who
Rice

appreciate
to his

multiplyingthe copies

so

of the original

records that the destruction

our

1.
Anglomaniac, Edward
King; An
Engine House, Rose H. Lathrop ; The
Trial,John Kendrick Bangs ; To a Lady in
from
Back
Town,
James Whitcomb

Bionson

It

instance.

an

of Mr.

the life long devotion

of Ireland, Jennie E. T.

Songs

Of

cherished

BRIC-A-BRAC.

objects of his affection. Whatever

changes life will have, these will alter not.
of Melancholy will be ever
Burton's Anatomy

would

A. Coffin.

Bunker, WilUam

with the

Some
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the full extent

completely efface all trace of

a
our
Many
frothy novel
early
The
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Boswell
to tell the
the same.
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ten
times
receives
London
tor
DocGrand
Old
of
the
same
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story
to Mr.
times the compensation that will come
Riley.
and the rhythm and rhyme of his poets
are
Rice for his labor here and in similar places.
by
The wood-engravingsin this number
If he
will run on just as smoothly as ever.
derbill,Fortunately,
the gentleman has learned the
Heard, A. Gamm,
J. UnT. Johnson, T. H.
with
has cared for his eyes, the winter of life,
B. Closson, J. H. E.
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P. Aitken, W.
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K.
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on
portraitof Talleyrand engraved from a
There is anothor book, the result of Mr.
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Rice's industrythat ought to be in the hands
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The History Publishing Company
The
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Annie

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Francisco

out

beautiful

H. Bancroft's labor

H.

and

is

America

of

try
tribute to the indus-

admirable

an

and labors of that

has

indefatigablecompiler.
to

reasons

not

only him

name

is upon

of

history

earlyperiodbut also H. H. who has done

our

for the story of the

portionof the continent.
much

so

Atlantic Coast,

monumental

the

has
periodical
superiors. Out of the customary
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and
line are
Norwegian
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lected
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For the idle hour the

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facetiae close the number.

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to

in one's

This

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half day in the cars

satchel

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full,from

others

when
or

Century

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February.

and

pecting
ex-

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a

Contents.

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thingknown at the north as

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In fact

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can

is

has

to

Fremont

in the

of California

Conquest

valuable

and

pictureof

There
is
days of the Pathfinder.
charm to the stories of pioneer
everlasting

the earlier

State

that few

when
we
The thirst for gold is imparted even
only read of the discoveryof the yellow metal,
of Old
articles fittingcontinuations
both
Spanish Families in the January number.
ler
of Joel Chandand his master
is one
Balaam

of

Cracker in the

Kemble;
Discovery,
and his Master,
Doctor, I, Edward
Eggleston ; Balaam
Harris, picturesby Helmick
; Theodore

Joel Chandler

Landscape School,Charles de
and
after
Kay,
paintings by Rousseau
of Wendell
photographs ; A Monody on the Death
Philhps,1 hjmas
Bailey Aldrich ; Sister Dolorosa,lIII.
(Conclusion), James Lane
Allen; In London
Town,
WaUer
Learned; Colonel Carter of Cartersville. IV.
F. Hopkinson
Smith.
Pictures
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Rousseau

and

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pictures and

Northern

Thibet

and

the

Yellow

River, W.

Woodville

It is an account
study as the magazine possesses.
quiteout of the way of us Americans,
but away off in the Antipodes a race, the same
and for similar
as
our
just as ours
own, is toiling
Aside from
Africa the whole
purposes.
world is laid under contributions for this number

and, remembering that we

in America, we may say that

have
even

Africa

an

the

Dark

Rockhill, pictures by E. L. Major, O. H. Bacher,

Continent has not been neglected. Open letters
ern
by Jacob Wells ; The Anglo-Saxon in the Southand odds and ends are as usual entertaining.
in Australia,
Man
Hemisphere, The Working
The
illustrations
of
the
are
course
very
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George R. Parkin ; The Memoirs
best possible.
Relations
with Napoleon Bonaparte, Talleyrand.
map

TOPICS

One

Means

Problem.

of

OF

THE

Regulating

Early Education

the

JVIr.Frankliii

TIME.

Lobby.

in Literature.

The

Salary

Women,

third number
Town

P. Rice

of

has

just finished the

his invaluable

Records, bringing the

same

further away
from
year is bearing us
that time, and, by so much, lesseningits value
cester
of reference. Light refers to the Woras a book
Rice

Mr.

Dictionarythat

compiled

at

" Co. of Front

the instance of F. S. Blanchard
after the model of Charles
Somewhat
street.

city than

about

our

between

two

covers

induce

line of seekers

its way

If Light

could

call upon the printers

induced to publishit,this

tillthe latter are

been

item will not have

found

ever

before.
to

in

written

vain.

phabetically
Al-

arranged,there is hardly a fact

of today or yesterday that is
about Worcester
in

not

accessible.

moment

ard
Blanch-

Messrs.

the book.

have

Co. let us

"

resist.

can

Harris's excellent character sketches of

Talleyrand, Frontispiece; The Georgia
Cotton
pictures
Mills,Clare de .Graffenried,
B. Aldrich
is
life. T.
Negro and Southern
Dead World, Edgar Fawby E. \V. Kemble
; A
welcomed
again in printin a Monody on WenHalMary E. Wilkins, pictureby Mary
cett; Emmy.
Mr.
retired
Aldrich
has
Since
dall
Phillips.
lock Foote; The
a
Mirror, from
painting by D. M.
he will
the editorshipof the Atlantic,
from
Bunker; Penelope'sSwains, Mrs. Burton Harrison ; To
George B. Butler, Richard
Henry Stoddard; Fremont
often. Northern
probably be heard from more
in the Conquest of California,Gen. John Bidwell, portraits
able
Thibet and the Yellow River is an admirfrom photographs and picturesby HarryFenn;
The
in California,John S. Hittell,
descriptionof this portion of the Asiatic
Discovery of Gold
tures,
caricaW.
Taber,
Fenn,
to
valuable
portraits,
lesson
him who tries
picturesby Harry
Continent, a
count
Acetc., map
by Jacob Wells; Marshall's own
to keep up with geography. The
on
Anglo-SaxConfirming
of the Gold
Discovery, Charles B. Gillispie;
in
Southern
is as useful a
the
Hemisphere
Faith
E. C.
The
the Gold
Portrait

what.

1889 and

of

every

poor white

degradation humanity

realize what
readable

the

among

go

knows

one

date

Dicken's Dictionaryof London, Mr. Rice has

Mill introduces
mation
inforin reasonable
compressed more
compass

in the Cotton

class of

no

the

bears

title page

had

he

given in
by Talleyrand at the

Georgia Cracker

printerwaiting,for

the

in

The
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with Talentirely

conversation

Wieland

times in the Golden

like it when

tory.
Direc-

"Memoirs

times.

an

book

watertripis contemplated.
The

related,and

are

with Gcethe

any

short

the

February Century deal

personal relations with Napoleon
leon
Bonaparte. A number of anecdotes of Napo-

us

February
of
excellent

Monthly Magazine
presents its usual array

of the

costume

from

extracts

the

The

for

Ballou's

clad in the

The

western

extreme

seated and

crofts,
her Ban-

revere

the

existence.

of

sons
Par-

Slope. It is by George Frederic

Pacific

whose

souvenir

History of the

his

on

shall not

Our

Worcester
down

This

and

sumptuously
Bankers,

Public

in the

scheme

es
BiographicalSketch-

Officers of the

best effort

prospectus indicates the very

in
in a publishing way

The

Foremost

England. "

in New

Banking Houses

jecting
pro-

shape

called "Banks

printedbook

Series of

printersare

Street

ambitious

very

of the Executive

Worcester.

yet made

it worthy
spared
piler
publishers. The comber
and arranger is Harrison
EUery, a memof the New
cal
England Historic GenealogiSociety. As itwill not be issued tillnext

No

expense
scheme

the

will be

to

make

the

and

year there is yet

deal of time for its further

development.
Companion.

Youth's

are
promised by Molly
Harding Davis, Julie M.
Lippman, H. H. Boyesen and Elizabeth W.
Bellamy. The popular series on the latest

Five serial stories

E. Seawell, Rebecca

discoveries in science will treat

the

the moon,
the Gulf Stream.
sun,

the

Bindings

of the stars,
and
ocean

earth, the

of

Books,

Librarian,
puzzled and
annoyed by the fact that the leather bindings
to decay and
of their books seem
disintegrate
H. S.

says

so

to

firm of Front
a

of

Kephart, the

Book

that after

bindingsmay

owners

few
be

Mercantile

are

years

picked

often

on

to

the

shelves

pieces with

the
the

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fingers.One
and
and

potent

is the fumes

reason

fatal

are

John

mer
sum-

in winter ; another

libraryroom

coal, which

and

of this is the heat in

cause

of the

more

several

to

of gas
kinds of

II

Wentworth

\'el5in ;
; My
Schooldays, A. F.. Van
Struggles Urge, J. A. A.; A Winter Lullaby,
Chase;
To
Old Valentine, Olivia Lowell
My
Wilson
Gion
; A
Valentine, Martha
Sperbeck ; Fugitive
Verse,etc. etc.

binding. Leaving out of the question

The Light That Failed," by Rudyard Kipling,
the flimsycloth bindingswhich are turned out
is one
of the latest books from Kand, Mcby the hundred thousand, the poorest bindings Nally " Co. it was first
publishedin America
calf and sheep,for not only are
the skins
are
in Lippincott'smagazine as
the
complete
tanned in a hurry and the work thus carelessly
novel of the month.
The Light that failed was
done, but the mateial is not so well adapted
the sightof one man's eyes,the
hero of the story.
"

other kinds of leather.

the purpose as some
Russia leather is far superiorto either,and

by its peculiarsmell, which

be known

may

by oil of birch, used

caused

after Russia

Ne.xt

in the

tanning.
which

morocco,

comes

is

is

goatskinprt pared by a peculiarsecret

cess.
proThe
English are
beginning to bind
largebooks in pigskin, but it has a thick,
which has deterred its use,
heavy appearance,
to some
e.xtent
at least,by American
binders.
V'ellum is the best binding ever
made, and
also the most
expensive,and the best grades
hard to obtain, since they are
of vellum are
made

the skins

from

The

ot

stillborn calves.

article,made

common

from

skins of

calves is expensive enough to

very young
handsome
suit the most
extravagant and

enough

to

satisfythe
pigskinor

moiocco,

heat, and

or

gas

either

well made

fastidious.

most

er
Neith-

are

sabre thrust,received while in the Soudan,

the

rallyof his friends around

all the love of the

love,who
has until

him

to

comes

giving

considered

now

his

her

old

up

"

Globe-Democrat.

Food,

II, M. DL'terary Camera.

tical
Cole; PracSterling; A Valentine, Pamela McArthur
Helena

Rowe

With

Table
Things. L. Eugenia Eldridge ; Household
if Huma"
Strength and
Drinks, II. Tea, .\ Student
Mrs.
V.
for Evening Hours,
Amusement
Weakness;
Fare, Leslie Stone ; The
; Lenten
Eugenia Beckwith
in the Use of Eggs,
Lost Will, F. H. Curtiss ; Economy
A. M. P. ; The
Family Medicine Chest. A Mother .it
the Heart"
Home
Sedgor
Pocketbook, Hannah
; From

Thou

canst

forgetthe

Or

smooth

Or

hold erect

What

pure

rocks

along the slope.

the scars of battle from thy brow.

the head that time doth bow?

sway

who
wrote
Ludlow, the man
sketch for sevLittle Brother, the interesting
eral
of
weeks
running through the pages

Fitzhugh

born in

The
The
The

is success.^

world's
hoard

While

of riches

crown,

the

thy goal ?

Is this

call

Men

?cepter

in one's hand.

word.
people with thy slightest
and sea thy voice is heard ?

land

over

fair and beauteous

That
?

success

dost thou

And

feel

He

admitted

the

to

Do

Bar

in

[859,but he

made

the

that distant

shore
more

understood?
star.

'luring gleam yet beckons thee afar ?

Til! all that thou hast gained seems
poor indeed
For

with

thy greater

Oh,

man

Thou

art

and

greater need.

comes

power

fame

Though richer,honor,

but human,

the power

be thine.

div

ne

but small,
Before the silent mystery of Death's cold pall.
.And if thy page in life's great history te
But filled with noble deeds, from.blemi'hfree.
to bless.
If one true heart prays God
thy name
of success.
thou hast reached the haven
Then
lVori:fsfcr,Mass.

thy pride,thy knowledge

make

Dost

preferredto devote himself to an exclusively

He
connected
with sevwas
eral
career.
literary
New
York papers.
In college he wrote
He

still see

thine eyes

not

no

good.

Whose

York

New

Sept. 11, i8;,"5.

was
graduated from LTnion College in
i,S56 and he died in (leneva, .Switzerland,
Sept. 12, tSyo. His father was a I'resbyterian
Li(;HTwas

seem

FOLKS.

ABOUT

pupilsof Miss Kimball's Home School

last week
Friday evening. About
friends
and fifty
of their young
hundred
pleasantlyentertained with games and

The

received
one
were

dancing

until

Rebboli

late hour.

served

refreshments.
H.

W.

Hudson,
Mac

in
at

of the
manager
I nnes' store, was

cloak

partment
de-

presented

day
the social of the clerks of the store, Tuesevenfng, with an oak desk and chair.

address

The

Bros., whose

of Lambert

vertisement
ad-

appeared in the Light for

past,is Pine City, Minnesota,

has
several weeks

instead of St. Paul.

Mexico
to
late George W. Gale went
with this country and as his
war
Contreras,
a ravine from
across
paper mill was
of the engagements, he had
of the severest
one
The

justafter the

The

Fashions
Myra C. Durfee ; Decirative
for Home
Decoration, Mrs.
and Fancies, VII," Hints
Picked
M. M. Kenney;
Up, Ida A. Mills; HousekpeoIdt-al Nest
of
is it ? Mary
J. Lincoln; An
ing" What
Dishes, H. I.
Eggs, Lucia M. Harvey ; Some Canadian
and
11.
Illustrated,
Fashions
Fancies.
Brooks; Family
Sea

such
fet'lest

wear

become
indicated in
housekeeping,which has now
new
the route
afterward followed
his letters practically
form, abundantly sustains
its previous bright record, in the February
by the Pacific Railroad. There are
number.
This journal has always pursued
and all are
short stories from his hand
many
and helpful, good. He went
that which was
to Europe in June, 1S70,hopelevating,
refining
ing
but too
while it has been attractive and readable,from
from
to recover
a
lung difficulty
It has never
resorted to sento
sational
contributed to Vanity Fair and,
cover.
cover
late. Ludlow
methods
for advancing its circulation, in his day, was
fellow with p'itz
a jollygood
Ward
and the rest of
or
bringing itself before the people,and its
James O'Brien, Artemas
based upon
of the
the Bohemians
continued and growing popularity,
the set who made
up
chosen
the wiser
that it has
fifties. His writings betray a deep insight
merit, shows
kindest
of
hearts.
and
the
nature
is
a
or
into
The
human
course.
new
price
52.40
year,
lished His fun of nearly thirtyyears ago is funny
twenty cents a singlenumber, and it is pubbe said of much of the
by Clark W. Bryan " Co., Springfield, today. That cannot
Mass.
so-calledwit. It is exceedinglyephemeral.

Shell

thy goal ;

time-stained
soul.
joy at thy fair gain.
That
jjays for all thy struggles, fears and pain ;
If having reached the height of thy fond hope.
Thou

To

settled in its

in the Kitchen, II, Maria

Morning
Parloa; Mrs.
Jerome's Sideboard. H. M. H. ; That
Daughter'of Mine. Mrs. Harriet A. Chute; Fin and

Bt"VI"EN.

success,

yearning for some

greater
weary
Which
tillthou gained thy height none

excellent student's songs.

overland tripto California and

Bill of Fare."

And

won

That

many

Good

WESSON

To

life work, her

the reader.

was

tell us, ye who've

if within thy weary

To

and pleasant
art.
There are brightdialogues,
all taken as a whole will please
descriptions,

He

EL'

she

what

minister.
from
The young
man
was
literary
is affected by
early published "The
tructible.the beginning and
indespractically
weird
novel.
Hasheesh
Eater"
a
particularly
ever,
cloth binding,how-

not

Come

CORN

child

him, and above

woman,

one

BY

The thing that men

call fame,
applause,and clamor o'er a nam*?
gained through yean of strife.
statelyhonors of a great man's life?
rule, perchance,this fair and noble land.

is

and if
as
good as morocco,
or
regarded a binding of canvas
St. Louis
duck will last as long as the book.

looks

after years bringson this trouble and the story

tells of the sufferinghe undergoes,
course

of

vellum

is almost

is Success?

Helen

common

to

What

Life's

Cosmopolitan for February. Contents.

Palkin by Count

Nikolai
aine
and

by

by George
*

Barnes

by

H.

Gild-'r; Mademoisel'e

United

and

States

Daughter, by
Poem
York

by JeannetteL.
ling
Reseda
by Julien(iordin ; GambTools by Champion Bissell ; Old

American

.An Early

Sharps
Age, a poem

in Tour-

Tolstoy ; Chateaux

Frince
DeWole;
Talleyr.ind
Mansion
Weitern
DeBury
; A
Co'
by Almont
Bossie,
\'enowine;
poem
.Anderson

Elsie

his Memoirs

Their

by

Thomas
t

in the
The Welsh
Professo.'s
James ; The
Crosby; A Journey, A

Cheney

by John Vance
Erne

Princess

L.

Howard

Burrou;hs ; Women
by Ellen
; A Remarkable
by Clara Lauza

Clerks

in

Musical

New

llitory

of Current
Events
Pole ; Review
by Murat
by William
Everett
Hale;
by F.dwatd
Ilalstead; Social Problems
Matthews.
Humorists
by Brander
Latterday
Some
ber.
There
ninety superb illustrations in this numare over

ter
PotWanted
Mary Sweet
a Gun,
boy Who
; That
dren
Kitchen
Table, Library Leaflets, The Chil; The
of the Household, The Cosy Corner, Quiet Hours

wick

The

to collect souvenirs.
ample opportunities

foundations
and

war

of this mill

after the
This

the

same
at

was

laid before

were

structure

Santa

was

Theresa.

the
pleted.
com-

Mr.

in the
ball,now
brought home a cannon
possessionof the Antiquarian Society, and

Gale

other

many

Lying on Light's desk

old musket, long before
balls, and a much larger

relics.

bullet from

some

are

the

days of minie
missile,perhaps a drop from

leaden

bear
of canister. Both
been used and both may

part towards

the end of

evidence
have

that

of

bucket

having

contributed

sanguinary but

Portraiture in Photography by Clarence B.

"Amat-ur
quiteuseless war for the extension of slavery.
Moore
by Lee Woodward.
; Daisy, a poem
The wonder arises whether stories of the war
Quick Witted, Editor's Portfolio, Publisher's
not
have
relics may
at Home.
and the presence of war
Desk. Evening Hours
made
a
de Paris is said to have
The Comte
Mortimer
C.
Brown;
for
A
Recipe
Poetry."
Sleighing,
given the younger Gale his desire to enter
book on America.
to write a new
contract
frequently
Housed Tonight W. B. Cossitt;
Are all the Little Ones
Point.
West
Very little causes
Hartwick
Rose
mainder,
Thorpe, author of Curfew
The
Skater,Mrs. J. T. Greenleaf ; The Wail of the Regive a lifelong bent to character.
N. Bagg; The Song of Victory, CUrk
Ernest
Not
Must
Ring To-night," is compiling a
ruary
Columbts
W.
of Christopher
Bryan ; Her White Apron, Lulu W. Mitchell ; Febtion.
A veritable portrait
completecollection of her poems for publicaof the
Song
Fourteenth, Josephine Canning
; A
is said to have been discovered in Genoa.
of th: Journey,
Sea, Harvey H. Moor; At the End

with

the

"

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sale,and the still smaller boy that spends his
cent with him, is poured upon
the long wharf
in

compact, surging

one

of human

mass

cocoa-

him

to go

quietlyto tea, while

up

valise to the Pavilion

next
had said, looked around

he took his

door, and,

as

he

Highland Lights. Here, everybody

is always expecting, or
in spasms
of
York
four-cent daily
anxietyto buy a New

during the evening.

eighto'clock the broad full moon
rose
out of the far border of the
sea, and began to
with the rear
compete
guard of the sunset in
making that whole American coast heaven as

for

beautiful as
gloriously

arrival of

at

nuts

every
other is

The

ten

the Thomas

Powel.

cents.

But while the doctor is elbowing his way

trunks and
through tne crowd, climbing over
gettinginvolved in the legsof the black porters
who carry them, a littlehand pullshim by
the finger,
he is looka littleface, the very
one
ing
for,peers up into his, and Master Augustus
exclaims, with frantic pleasure,
"You dear, dear old fellow ! I'm so glad to
"

see

1 don't know

you,

they emerged

As

"
to do !

what

from

more

the

crowd, it

apparent how much interest the child

has reallytaken in the arrival. He had been

became

engaged in his favorite pursuit when he saw

the boat coming up the river; and just as he
moment's
a
was, without
compromise with
the social amenities, had

to

run

it

meet

from confused bubbasket, evidently,

blingsand scratchingsheard within, full of the
spoilsof crabdom, hungat his waist suspended
by a strap ; his pantaloons, rolled as far as
sunburned
possible,displayed a pairof fiery-red,
littlesnipelegs; and
he directed his
covered

and the doctor's steps

he had thrown his net down

the spot where

for greater ease

to

own

At

Dr.

sky of Italy.

any

M'Gregor Morris
and

in his wicker

sat

agreed with Nature

beautiful. His

that

wandered

eye
the

something within him made the

doctor particularly
willingto believe lhiit\she
was
only measuring the depth of her heart,
and, striking
on
a
big slimy sea-snake thai
lay basking a little way down, thought her
yet,"

lead had

touched

assured

was

the

was

other

actor

bottom.

The

doctor

of this,and, in

corroboration, he
gentleman was
the chit f

perceived that the

chair,
arm-

she
the

to

loved

in the /"-/f-"i-AV(across

the

way.

gestured, he talked, he bent down

beautiful victim, and altogetherseem

He

over

his

putting
presently there
forth his utmost
live a travellingmag
power,
sauntered forth upon
the porch two
figures netizer exerting his will to get and keep his
that he knew," a littlegirl'sform, a tall whiskered
subject"("" rapport." Kale listened to him,
and the minute-hand
of Descavalier,"
tiny
looked at him motionltssly
as
a snake-charmed
seemed
to run
suddenly to striking- bird ; she was under a spell,which the doctor
up
point. It was
time to "look-around."
also willing to believe could be
was
ken
broThe doctor cast one
lingeringglance on the
resolute third person
with a
by some
beaming earth, ocean,
and heaven; sighed, will as
strong as the fascinator and moral force
threw away
his cigar,and repeatedthe words
a triflegreater.
of the Missionary Hymn,
Having "looked around" to his satisfaction,
house

across

ravine

"

"

and
'Every ]"rospcct ple.ises.

Moon,

I'd like

only man

is vile !'

to

pay my respects to you

longer,but reallyI haven't time. Au
voir for the present !"

Only

ravine, wide

parrow

the passage
the

of

enough

the doctor retired

tle
lit"c-

to

mit
ad-

steep cart-road down

to

river-beach,
separates the terraced

his

to

room

refresh himself

to

l)ysleepfor the exigencyof the morrow.

Immediately after breakfast the next morning
of the waiters,the following
he despatched,by one
littlenote

to

Mrs.

Jones:

"Mv
I am
DKAK
Mad.amr,
stayingat the
taken
Pavilion for a few days,and would nave
this to pay my
a stillearlier opportunitythan
I
to
for
the
fact
that
am
ranging
arbut
respects
you,
for one
of my friends,
a littlesurprise
ger,
and accordingly wish, for a few houis lon"

lawns

of the

two
houses.
It is customary, of course,
for gentlemen at the Pavilion to stroll as near
the boundary fence of that re.sort as theyplease.

Dr. Morris availed himself of this fact,and,

to
trust
incognito. May I enpreserve
my
claimed
running. This being secured, Augustus exother
puttingup his collar for an incognito,lit anuntil I
the secret of being here with you
that he was
time
able to call in person, and at the same
ready to go to the house,
am
cigar,to appear as nonchalant as possible,
ask that my littlefriend Augustus may
be perand proposed the followingprogamme
mitted
;
and began pacing up and down
the grassy
and, if it is
to spend the day with me,
border of the lawn that looked
"Now," said he, "we'll walk right into the
toward
the
take a sail up the river with me this
pleasant,
I
old
a
nd
and
that
Kate
of
the
next
house.
There
Lilykid porch
was
parlor,
guess
nothing afternoon ?
alone together. I'llgo straight
are
in this act to awake
up to him
suspicionin the two who
obedient servant,
"Very trulyyour most
and say, 'Old Spindle-shanks,
Morris."
sat there side by side,half in moonlight,half
"M'Gregor
you sha'n't have
Nrxl
close up behind
sister !'and then you come
in shadow
[To he Continued
Wrek.^
ever,
what; they paid no attention to him
my
and say, 'No thai you
because the sightof unknown
sha'n't,you wicked
me
as
much
Our
Largest Bell.
!' And
then we'll call him all the names
man
usual
because
as
gentlemen next door was
is that of Notre
The largest bell in America
in
and
tell
what
he
think
him
is,
can
were
of,
we
just
they
publicity Dame
preoccupied. Privacy
Cathedral, Montreal, which hangs in the
1 1 is six feet high,eightfeet,seven
is one
and if he tries to run away, you can knock him
of the many
attainments easilyacquired south tower.
inches in dijmetcr, and weighs twenty-four
down ; and if Kate
to say nothing of more
faints, why, you can bring
est
earnby the flirtations,
and eighty pounds
hundred
thousand
seven
her to, can't you?"
life.
affairs,of watering-place
with images of the Blessed
It is ornamented
Before the doctor's cigar was
smoked
dear
"Not quiteso
fast, my
boy ! everyout,
thing
Virgin and St. John the Baptist,togetherwith
I
he had
to look
around
to
in time.
the following conclusions :
want
a little
come
dustry.
Inand
of Agriculture,Commerce
emblems
in London, and bears this
That the beautiful young girlon the porch was
cast
this evening, and"
It was
I was
cast in the year of
inscriptionin Latin:
! Why, old Lily- in the toils of the neighlioring
around ! Thunder
"Look
rascal,by force
ond
the Christian era 1847,the two hundred and secof one
of those strange delusions which affect
kid's going to try and run away
with my sister
since the foundation of Montreal, the first
lieved
! I heard him telling
her that they'd the simpleand the high-mindedalike. She betomorrow
and
of
tenth
the
of Pius the Ninth's pontificate,
that she
she loved because
she heard
take a sail up to Red Bank and do it,and then
the reign of Victoria, Queen of Kngland. I
in

"

"

back

come

and

ask

feel all rightabout

wouldn't!
and

They were
they didn't

the steps and

do you
want

to

believe

There

around

ine

down

look

aint

puts

been

he

papa to
didn't say she
in the grape-arbor,

was

I had

gone

to

Kate

to

did !

What

Don't

for?

any

me

top of

on

up

liut I

time
bed

tomorrow

Augustus, my
ready for him.

wont,
gettingall

letter came

I
;

around

o'clock,and he'll have

"No

she

know

it all

heard

; mamma

to ask

mamma

it; and

to

you
look

eight

at

!"

boy!

"

the giftof the merchants, the farmers, and

In the opposite
the mechanics of 'V'illeMarie.'"
est
tower
hangs a chime of ten bells,the smalland
hundred
ninety-seven
eight
weighing
pounds, the largest six thousand and eleven
and
six hundred
total twenty-one thousand
am

pounds.
ninety-six

largest bell in the United Stales is the

York, which
Citv Hall, New
bell on
It is 6 feet
cast
was
by Blake' of Boston.
weighs 23,000
8 feet in diameter, and
high,
ceptive
deand innumerable
tailor-skill,
manners,
E.
H.
Goss, in
From
by
Bells,
pounds."
conventional
circumstances, that it is
New
England Magazine for January.

I've

The
alarm

"

.,

your
the station, where

"

in its firstardor of

nature,

world
womanhood, feelingout into the new
for that necessary
something to expend its
to
of growth upon,
cling around, to
powers
lain.
climb up to, had unfortunatelytouched
a vilnot
to
blame : in society,a
She was
tum,
man's true self is such a deep down substrastitutional
overlain by successive
so
layersof congant
handsome
physique,elereserve,

Before

heard
found you, and
enough
they're here, in
enough papers
denly
all
that
to
breast-pocket
stop
very sudmy
! Be patient,
now
; don't say a word to
of my being here, till I say
anybody, not even
the matter just
you may ; and we'L attend to
it ought to be done.
You shall be with me
as
don't
when
it
spoileverything
too,
happens; only
by being in too much of a hurry."
Thus he pacifiedAugustus, and pursuaded

your mamma
said and got

Her

loved.

was

hard for any

to

penetrate the

the human
a

one,

young

unread

who,

world-sharpened,

however

and get

crust

at

the basis of

The

cross

of Christ

was

discovered

in A. D.

and
Macarius,
326 by the Empress Helena
less for
geological
system. Much
which
vulsed
conevent
an
girl,utterlyinnocent, pure-hearted, Patriarch of Jerusalem,

in the book

nrioreover,

of man's

had

hidden

father

unsuspiciousof evil

frank and

could be and

live in

and
as

handsome

Christendom,

badnesses,
mother
two

as

people

free-stone

orated

and which is stillcommem

May
Invention of the Cross ,"

by the Christian

the feast of "The

it is called in the

calendar

church
of

our

on

Book

3,
as

of

Common
Prayer.
ily
citystreet, a lot necessareligible
Parsons
and George
A.
Edison
ure
Thomas
slightmeasattained, as times go, by some
a scientificnovel
had not
She
really Lathropare said to be writing
of worldlykeenness.

house

in

an

L I"iHT

Tale

of

Worcester

Early

of the state of

Experience.

breast.
When

the Rev.

of the

Old

Rodney A. Miller

South

Church

in

was

Miller sat

said that he

in

one

feelinghe had

been

; he

trance

the firstintimation

was

she had been

While

he had

tor
pas-

Worcester

as

distressed,for this

was

Mr.

Poor

A Sad Mistake.

aroused

in her

ment,
making her statein reply,he

thinking,and

deeply grieved that he had

was

again and again; but finallyhe yields to the

of the teacher sufficiently
to say,
incredulity
"Well

so

small

amusing incident took place, which is

him
worthy of being related. I remember

unwittinglybeen

mistake, for nothing had been farther from his

He

was

well in the last two

or

thoughts than marriage,and he could explain

he

tore

he

was

an

died

he

when

three years

and he was
then
age
I have been told that

of his life
"

seventy-nineyears of
fine lookingman.
large,

it in

no

the

than

other way

preaching,
most
prominent

to

of

cause

that

fix his gaze

object that

serious

so

his habit

when

the tallest or

toads

then."

The

book

read "Dense

fogs." The passingglance,with not

of thought made the answer
he
as
with the

it and

boy

rushed

into the house,

contribution

given

not

from

the

mer
glimit.

day
Office.

reading; but this time

from a journalopened

to

off the wrapper

Rooster's
read, "The

Conversation.

good. I guess I'll

appliedhimself
Worcester
he was
a
remarkably handsome
of his vision,his thoughtsbeing wholly
range
diligently.It was for a moment
only,for he
then about twenty-seven
or
man,
twenty eight absorbed in his sermon, which he was
through the paper away saying,"It ain't
striving soon
after
all."
The
of an older
old.
When
he
firstmade
his
anything
curiosity
clear to his hearers, and if he had
appearance
years
to make
been
brother, all this time, had
growing
in the Old South pulpit,
he made
a
pression.
deep imto
seemed
be looking at her, he was
wholly
he
anxious
know
about
too
to
being
warmer,
in a rich black surplice,
Robed
his
!n
of it, and finally
succeeded
unconscious
As
No.
that peculiar conversation.
i
puer
form being majestic and well proportioned,
convincingher of his innocency and sincerity. departed,No. 2 took the sheet and there
crowned
with a fine Byronic head, itis not surprising
found material for an oft repeatedstory. His
The story got out in several ways, and created
that more
than one
maiden
heart was
blundering brother had glanced at, "The
married.
some
merriment, but Mr. Miller never
Rochester
Convention."
Hence this tale.
smitten.
seriously
During the last visit he made to Worcester,
The
little girl meant
well ; but Toplady
Mr. Miller was
of singularly
childlike
a man
old
friend
met
him
the
and
while
an
on
street,
would
his beautiful
have
recognized
hardly
mind, that is, in its innocency. He never
with him, said, "Well
Mr.
in conversation
ously
hymn in the words of the child as she vociferof his own
nor
thought of himself,
happiness. Miller,how old are you, anyhow?"
In reply
sang
his over-ruling
motive in life,and
Duty was
Mr. M. straightened
himself up and said,"A
"Rock
of Eggs cleft for me."
was
made
stances.
markedly so, by force of circumunmarrjed man."
In a court room,
some
pretty questionto ask an
man
years since,a gentleHis
father had
with severe
met
A. Spurck Heard.
picked up a small greasy book, tied with
losses and misfortunes,
and his son
old string. Untying it,he remarked, "who
an
Rodney,
much
of Thaddeus
of
is here that thinks so
Odd
Blunders.
after graduating from Princeton Theological
exclaimed
"Thaddeus
of Warsaw"
Warsaw.'
Seminary, took for his life-work the support of
of the most
Some
peculiar blunders ever
the new
the judge,"I thought it was
ment.
Testahis father,mother and sisters. It is easy to
the result of a passingglance. A
made were
which
on
At any rate it is the book
that marriage,or a home of his own,
see
was
full moment's
for
inspection would have told a
every witness in this court has been sworn
a subjectthat his
keen
of duty would
sense
the
last
not
different story ; but that moment
was
twenty years.
in
that grandest of hymns was
Coronation,
not allow to take root in his heart.
that
ideal
Years
The
given.
ago,
story paper.
thought it
part mutilated thus by a girl who
It so happened that a certain damsel of uncertain
Waverly Magazine of Boston had a heading
was
right.
of the congregation,
age, a member
Idle Talk."
It was
kept up for a long time.
"Bring forth the royaldying dem
and I suppose
of the Old South
And
him Lord
of all."
Church, had
in Old
crown
It was
positor
comEnglish ; the intelligent
a
but a short distance from the pulpit,
seat
gave his passing glance and set up a
"

when

he

first came

to

was

on

within

came

the

Gracious!

Post

gave
one

I'llbet that's

read it."

So

down

he

sat

and

"

"

"

"

and

in

direct line with

the

minister's eyes.

instead of

an

I and

so

it stood

for months.

of scholarly attainments, and

Though a man
at
it again and the proof
looked
He never
possessinga breadth of theological
knowledge
reader never
thought of it ; but every reader
and reasoningunusual to men,
he kept himself
was
wondering how long such an unintelligible
pretty closelyconfined to his notes, and
heading could stand. Kdle Talk was
when
he looked
the
to
up
congregation,he
than Welsh.
worse
seemed
to be lookingrightipto Miss Blank's
The best tenor singerin
Collegewas
It was
too much
for her susceptible
eyes.
L.
He was
in love with his own
ever
voice
heart to bear unmoved, and having learned
and he was
often called
to sing in public.
that Mr.
did

Miller

was

anything he did

who

man

not

that his intentions toward

said

never

or

she felt assured

mean,

her

serious.

were

accepted this idea, she

it,lookingforward to
the time when
he would
speak the decisive
words.
But he did not speak them.
Still the
lady watched him attentively,
and finally
began
and

to prepare

cherished

her wardrobe

to

the

end

that

he

would
certainlysoon
Weeks
speak.
passed,and yet he spoke not ; growing desperate,
she sent him a note requestinghim to call
a

certain

hour

her.

upon

Innocent

Mr.

Miller,thinking that she needed

or
wished
spiritualconsolation or advice,called at the
appointed hour and was shown into the presence

sing that again."I said, and L was

only too
as
pleased to repeat and very distinctly
given
above.
Nothing but the book would convince
that he

him

was

marked

liked American
lad

felt

he

sure

too true

was

very
sermons,
man

to

continue,

Sunday after Sunday, to look so constantlyat

her unless he felt a special interest in her, and
that she had waited for him to speak, but as
he had

not

yet done

bear the suspense

"*
him.

no

so, she felt that she could

longer,and

so

had

sent

he

grined
cha-

was

through saying, Why,

in parlorsmore
"

When
a boy, I thought I had
a long word
justrightand boldlypronounced it primyard

that she

were

Then

wrong.

through and

I've sung it that in publicand

than twenty times."

attentions

her

in the air."

"There's
music
in the air
When
the infant murn
is nigh."

and it took

toward

upon
"Music

Imagine my surprise when, one day, I heard

L caroling through the hall,the closing words
"When
the infant form
is nigh." "Please

of Miss Blank.
With
some
hesitation
she opened the conversation.
She
told him
that she had noticed for a long time, that his

throughout the whole of his

was

Everybody recalls the opening words

having

Once

nourished

at

A favorite song

ESTEY

me

the

teacher

that that

was

some

not

minutes
the

way

to

vince
con-

to pronounce

pyramid.
boyish acquaintance
History but he was
quitea
he discovered
that his Etwap
Springswas reallyEutaw.
A

before

small boy had his geography lesson

er,
supposed well learned. Says the teachWhat
land."
prevailoff the coast of Newfound"
is
the
Frogs"
ready and confident
answer.
Nothing can shake the lad's belief
in the carelessness of his reply. He affirms it
A

as

very

he
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pound

one

bringto boilingpoint and

STREET.

IN

AND

HOUSEKEEPING

turn

out

as

low

as

on

GOODS.

of sugar,
to cool.

any house

in New

England.

No. 319 MainSt.,

Mass.
Worcester,

Mechanics

Hall

Building.

work.

cool

were

the

STREET.

TYLER,

Reporting, and

teacher
Take

of

to

3d floor.

liar was

and

COAL.

HARD

porous

some

If

politicians

plaster.

Street.

Retail Dealers

in

COAL.

WOOD

SMITH "

legally
punished by
now,

216 Walker

General
office,18 Pearl St., Y. M C
Building; Yards,23 Manchester
St and
SouthbridgeSt.

place, let it stand

through his tongue.

custom

resemble

stenographic

405 Main

Worcester
CoalCompany,

NO.

H.

W.

A
iiq

MANTELS,

Birch, Cherry, Oak,

a

other

Stenography.Room

elevator

Wholesale

having a hole bored

tongues,would

I.

Law

Also

Building.

night.

In old times
this

Copying,

Jelly.

congeal. Put it in

instalments if desired. Prices

FRONT

pintof

Soak one
hour,in a pint of cold water, one
box of gelatine; take the
juice of five lemons,
the rind of one
and one pound of
sugar ; mix
these together, turn on
a
quart of boiling
water; strain througha cloth,
set in a mould
to

over

sold

10

TYPEWRITER AND STENOGRAPHER.

one

Furniture,
Ranges,
Carpets
Goods

Respectfully,

E.

boilingwater into a granite kettle. Boil the

berri s rapidlyfor five minutes.
Press them
through a colander and return them to the
kettle.

of its kind.

Geo.E.
Fairbanks,
Druggist

Cranberry Sauce.
Put

Store

in want
of anything
would
expect to find

inch.

an

DAY.

Readers

most

To

stir

the thickness of half

to

buy such less

confess.

will

you

A.
The

STARKIE'S
DYE HOUSE,
25* Main St..Worcester,
Mass.

can't

Mechanics
HallShoe Store,

EZRA

way.

ARTISTIC
PRINTING.

white

a
candy frolic is
A celebrated French confectioner
whose name
is almost a household word
gave
the recipeto the writer. Here it
is : Boil together
a
half pint of water
and a pound of
brown
for ten
minutes" blanch
sugar
and
slice through the middle
one
and
one-half

under

wear

325 Main Street,

Mass.
Worcester,

in

you

long while;
Hand-made, nice and easy, for tired,
tender feet ;
Or the dainty high-heeled
latest in style
ones-very
Each
kind just what's
wanted-they look nice and

Bight, in styleand

butter;pepper and salt to taste.

Almond
taffy is the latest sweet

petted maids
of fashion
tongues of an evening when

ProWfDWFD-

them

cut

pour

of

cup

until thick with two

of

DYEK,

Brunswick. 49 Pleasant

""""'"""
"

vegetable dish and

sauce

lessons. Thorough instruction.

given each student.
appUcation.

PRANCES

(Elevator).

Soft shoes that fit

nicelyand

Each

slices,
after spreadingeach slice with
butter,
lay

and

in

TYPEWRITER,

peel parsnips;

stuff

will,but "look 'fore

leap."

Parsnips.

Boil and

hand."
those buy such, who

on

I et

skim'At

Creamed

rTENOQRAlPHT,
WITH

Large

cored and quartered.

Cook
until clear,
out, boil down the syrup and pour it over.

PERKINS" COMPANY,
SoleProprietors,

Worcester, Mass.
Agents.

'

pounds of sugar and let boil five minutes

Add
two
pounds of apples, pared,

two

"bargainsout-bargained"and bargains still

more.

Some styles quite exclusive,

made just for our trade.
Those low shoes and slippersfor comfort
and dress
'
Or for misses and children,
the best that are made.

Ginger Apples.

neat.

raisins.

Gentlemen's

"

it is,we don't quite

ever
understand ;
thing we don't want, no price can make
cheap
stocks,old and bankrupt." "Too much

"

to receive

shades

as

thingswere

How

grain of salt.

amused

read what they

we
say
heard of before."
Indeed, it is strange, goods 'most given
away.
"Come
and deliver them
rightat your door ; "
such

folks'

some

assertions,
are best
They are apt
to form a
very hard indigestible
mass
in the
stomach, which the salt tends to dissolve,
therebymuch aiding the digestion. Do not
eat them between
meals, nor before retiring
at night. In the latter
case
are
you
apt
taken

all are

we

"Never

Such

The

and

Many

Etc.

ADAMS,

156 MAIN
STREET,
Miller's Old Stand.

LlCiHT
About

17
Folks.

The

Clark

An

expert in Stenography givesthis advice.

"The brightestman
who
woman
or
essays

acquire the art must resolve to go througha

rigidand painstakingdrill. First, the signs
must
all be learned, and then, through laborious
practicespeed ac ([uired
; but not until one

to

vriHii.

"

is able to think

AND

478

CARPETS,

355 Main Street,

Worcester.

forms (for we

thought need

unite the vowels), that

be given to the hard

but the entire attention devoted to the
a

ONE-PRICE

We

not

work,

to

subject

being reported. You can imagine the

to reach this
indefatigablepractice necessary
point. One might learn to run at dictation in

to

have

three months

for one's

family as

own

private

Dinner, Breakfast

Dinner

Plates,

Breakfast

Plates,

Soup Plates,

expert sign-writer.

Sauce
Should

SPECIALBARGAINS FOR THiS WEEK.

desire

you

ready
elegantechingsal-

to see

framed, justcall at the

of the

Store

them.

Davis

been

these beauties in black and

the

Art

Street

and

Company

great has

So

Pearl

white

Butter

inspect

demand

Consistingof
Patent

Large Sofa,

Platform

Rocker,

Divan,

i
i

Platters,

for

Covered

that it has

dies'
La-

supply the orders. For thirty

days there will be a specialsale of these. A
lot
of
new
moldings has been opened including
and other novelties, liy the way do
rococo

Easy Chair, 2 Reception Chairs. This Suite,

upholsteredin Sultan Plush, with Solid Black
ished
Walnut
Frames, finelycarved, and nicelyfinin every
prices for this
respect. Our
week only.

Soup Turetns,
Sauce

means?

lococo

S. Liscomb

N.

Goodell
firm

has

Liscomb,

Tureens,

the

in

sail for

Eider

steamer

wife and

His

line.

man

Pickles,

Mr.

^c Son.

North

daughter are

C-er-

Comports,

alrea^

Salads,

Europe.

Sugar Bowls,

spite
John P. Leary is enjoying a brief refrom his studies at Brighton Seminary,

at

Elegant

Parlor

Suites

for

$65, $75. $85, $90,

AND FOR $115
Will show
you

would

you an
in Silk
say

He

was

Dickinson; librarian,Frances

E.

clerk,Mabel
Knowlton

trustees, JennieLea Southwick,

Eben Harrington, George E. Gladwin, F. J.

shall open a new
ment
departBallard
first-class Darrah, Eugene A. O'Connor, Anna
line of
spection
inand invite an
Dickinson.
and Mabel
Prices will be low and

consisting of a
and RANGES,
STOVES

of the same.
satisfaction guaranteed.

RANGES.

CRAWFORD

This first-classrange will be our leader, and

it is admitted by all to have no
superior. It
in this
has been long and
favorably known
fect
city,and without an exception has given perof economy
satisfaction,both on account
of fuel and its superiorbaking qualities.

ing
Page, criticisA letterfrom Walter Gilman
was
lished
pubthe art criticsof the newspapers
Transcript of Jan. 31.
in the Boston
young

and

logicalmanner,
He

the

Main

WILLIS,

Boston

and

Saucers.

of

remnants

pieces are

stock patterns and

discontinued carhave
rying
at
and will be closed out
is the time
Now
less "thancost.

some

"match

to

The

our

up"

your

sale will

crockery.

commence

TUESDAY,FEBRUARY 10th.

clear

conviccarry tion.
of

incompetency
to

Cups

judge of

Do

not

forgetit for

will

there

bargains.

be

ary
Remember,
Tuesday, Februloth, is the day.

several occasions.

on

Mr.

Street.

points in

must

critic

newspaper

average

Edward
who

evening

355

mentions

his

which

the utter

picturesand gives several of their ".stock

phrases." Mr. Page is quitewell known here,
having been an exhibitor at the Art Students'
Club

PINKHAM "

artist makes

The

Coffee

These
of
which we

Saucers,

and

Cups

High School and is a graduate of Holy Cross

College. He completes his studies for the
priesthoodthis spring.

A.

February 15th,we

Pitchers,
Tea

Students'
The annual meeting of the Art
held last Saturday eveningwhen the
All Stuffed Over Suite, upClub was
holstered
think
we
elected :
President,
Tapestry, which
following officers were
cheap if sold for $140.
Eben Harrington; treasurer, i:. A. O'Connor;

DEPARTMENT.

NEW

of his parents, 41 North Ashland

formerlyattended the Worcester

the home

street.

Dishes,

Butter

Europe, February
of the

Rev.

These .Suites can't be beat for the money.

Call and see them, and if you want
something
better,we show some

Boats,

Albert

son,

partnershipand the

will be N. S. Liscomb

name

Liscomb, Sr.,will
on

his

taken

into

Dishes,

Vegetable Dishes,

Sauce

14,

$42.50.

what

you know

Large Gents'

Plates,

Pads,

been difficultto

PLUSH PARLORSUITES!

and

of
consisting

"

an

St.

taken stock and find

of odd piecesof

Uecorared

Teaware,

and places would be

secretary,where names
befamiliar,but that is all too short a time to come

HOUSE.

482 Main

largenumber

matter

Furniture
I Carpet

Co.

one

a
new
language until one's
thoughts and expressions
fiow naturally
in the
language,can one claim to be a stenographer.
One
must
become
familiar with the consoso
nant

masters

never

FURNITURE

stenographically,
just as

Sawyer

in

Lewis, the young

Ashton

will

give

recital

next

linist,THE
vio-

CLARK-SAWYER

CO.

Tuesday

Colonial Hall, played before the

Art Club last Saturday evening.

478 TO 482 MAIN STREF.T.

I.I(iHT

t"

Fashion.

Loversof GoodTea and Coffee

pend
degoods where they can
on
always gettinga pure, fresh article,
of the best quality. Our
patrons will
many
that this is true of the
testify

Should

buy

their

ALWAYS ON HAND!

Of all thingsin liair decorations

ment
get this ornain shell,silver,
gold,ivory,wood or bone,

is the most
of any

You

beautiful.

can

design preferred
;

weight and

TeaCo.,^^^
^i^New
England

get a hat or bonnet on.

averages nine inches,the idea

MAIN

Give

STREET.

us

the
be conviced.

trialand

A.

HOWE.

MORSE,

N.

GEO.

dagger of
reallyvery
providerone

some

if you

D.

of the

stature

have

You

wearer.

They

sort.

OF

Piano, Organ

Harmony,

at

p. m.
First and

NORMAL,
p.

and

Fourth

days
Satur-

fur.

Saturdays

Third

will tempt the

with

Poultry, Sausages,

at

both

to

for Practice, Thursdays at

has

pretty and

is astrakhan.

so

Butter,

tables,
Vege-

No. 218 Main Street,

Mass.
Worcester,
B.

Fashionable

modating
accom-

CLAPP,

Hat,

latter

The

Fine

stylish

more

becomtoques are very ing

and brunettes,for the fur

Furnishing,

astrakhan
blondes

glossthat

Athletic

STUDIO,

W.

446

H.

MAIN

Plater,

13

and

Oxidizing.

St., 'Woreestor,

Mechanic

does

House,

upon

the

of

resources

and shaved

Also

job

depend

contents

the

Worcester.
365 Main St.,

in which

complete

float. The

not

borax

Nicke.

and

Bronzing, Lacquering

bag

bather.

meal, bran,orris root, crushed

TWICHELL,

Silver

Gold,

STREET.

off locks of any color.

sets

bath is considered

No

3 p.m.

castile soap

ers,
flow-

are

some

approved by fashion.
The powder-puff par e.xcellence is a huge
as
bally affair,
large around as your
ishing.snow
polgrandmother'ssugar bowl, the handle repre-

Mass.

AIN

bust

in

miniature

of

Mme.

in ivoryor silver. Ten

regularpriceof these immense
bo.x it requiresis tliesize of a
considerablymore
costly.

Reca-

")

silver match

box

S. WESBY

SONS,

"

Grecian

squares,

shield

which

on

Corselet

EVERY

in small

owner's

name,

much

bodices,
in vogue,

bodices

over

proper,

are

and

they can be adapted

to almost
figureby cuttingthe corselet
any
higheror lower. By varying the shape, the
be suited.
most oppositetypes may

*
BIHDING4-4*B00K
DESCRIPTION.

Mass.
Street, Worcester,

Main

out

antique polished

an

to inscribe the

is new.

very

OF

with

is the

puffs and the

cracker jarand

stamped

WORCESTER.

J.

dollars

carved

IS

The

hosiers

are

taking advantage

is

BOSTON
HERALD
IIs

clean,

relia-

fixed
adroitly

in the

sufficientfor the

palm

reception of

five piecesof silver. The

will watch
Silk wristlets
shades.

Hand

of

bright.
The

best

paper
news-

for

the

famiy.
50 cents
Snb'!criptioii

mciti, postagelaid.

LARGEST
GIRCULA
HON

cost from

and Restaurant
Bakery

bank

bill or

professionalpickpocket

the innovation

at

J.

W.

GREENE,

LUMBER.

Dealer in Stoves, Ranges

and Furnaces.
Steam
and Gas
Fitting.Jobbing in all its
branches
promptly attended to. Telephone
Connection.
Street,Cumming's block.
51 Main

to three dollars per

exchange tellsof a farmer who had kept

fourteen years, and has
a flock of sheep for
not had
them
attacked
by dogs even
once,
though flocks on adjoiningfarms have been
The flock always wears
ruined.
between
five
to eightbells of different sizes and tones
and
there is not a Hog in the world with sufficient
to attack a flock of sheep well supcourage
plied
with bells.

Table

Main

231

J.

"

St.

St.

36 Shrewsbury

anu

Proprietors.

CALDER,

T.

DIAMONDS,
WATCHES,
JEWELRY
At

Reasonable

J. P.

Prices.

WEIXLER,JEWELER,

HallJewelry
Mechanics
323 Main St.,
Store.

with interest.

in vogue,
in all the pretty
knit,in a ribbed pattern, they
are

An

but first-classmaterial used.

reasonable prices.

Nothing
board

the left hand

pair. They
imitate the old-fashioned "pulse-warmer."
Gloves, in many
leading makes, are found
much shorter than formerly for street wear.
This is on account
of the present fancy for
with which the long wristed
very long sleeves,
would
be
inconvenient.
glove
two

CRITERION

THE

Watches,
Sterling Solid
Rogers' Brother's, 1847, Silver

Diamonds,

'

b!e, independent,

Caterer,

^^

Worcester.
6 and 8 PleasantStreet,

of the

present styleof big gloves,adopted by the

ladies,to sell the pocket glove. A small purse

THE

Confectioner
""^ and

of the accessories

sentmg

ST

REBBOLI,

C.

Almond

lavender

mier. Empress Josephine, Queen Louisa of

de Barry, or an
ideal beauty
Prussia, Mme.

Lard,

Etc., Etc.,

fur this winter.

cheaper,is reallythe

Small

IN

m.

QUARTETTES

387

DEALER

Beef,
Pork,
Yeal,
Lamb,

EDWARD

trim your hat

Persian lamb is very

while the

GAME,

GEORGE G. BLANCHARD,

and

thirtydollars

dollars which

and
Second

HARMONY,

DUCKS,

have

must

If you are
your own
dollar will purchasea pretty one
;
bank account
there are jewelled

must

PUPILS.

TO

FREE

CHICKENS,

GEESE,

lover of gems.
You

CLASSES

WILD

TURKEYS,

beautiful.

to three hundred

and

ten
heigh-

to

the rage

are

daggersranging in pricesfrom
TEACHER

weapon

being

VENISON,

but you

The

cannot

373

dagger

the

and

and

Fine

Reasonable

Silver-Headed

Opera Glasses,
Eye-GIasses, Gold Pens
Canes,

Plated
brellas
Um-

Gold
and

tacles
Speccils.
Pen-

Jewelry Repairing Done

at
and
Manner,
Thorough

and

Watch

Promptly,

and

Gold

Tableware,

ware,
Silver-

in

Prices.

J.P. Weixle
323 Main Street,
HECHANICS HALL BUILDING.

LIOHT

^*

19

WHITNEY'S
* LINEN*
.

*"""

HANDKERCHIEFS

Ladies'
Colored,

For FEBRUARY

Bordered,

SALE.

Hemstitched,

Handkerchiefs

'A-

marked

per dozen

to

12

sV

vt^

sly

'A-

Vr

vr

down
1-2

from

$3

each.

Whitney's Linen Store

Temple

Place,

Boston.

Zf
.

didn't

Kansas

want

in

"

L'Egatite,a revolutionary
paper.
31

Serious revolt in

"

The

Christian

Society of

Endeavor

the

lesson and offered

the world

W.
E. Frost read
fayette Endeavor
of Lamovement

over.

Joseph Pulitzer presents statutes

and
Washington to Paris.
Meissonier, the artist,dies

in

Paris.

78

Rev.

Christian
he
Prof. Koch
says
all of his lymph secret.

"

away

did

not

an

II.

Rev. Geo. G.
prayer;
of welcome; President

essay

The

B.

spoke

J. White
Idea."

CO.\GRK(;ATIONAI,.

Crisis in Italian ministry.

be used to reduce

of 120,000
Very Reverend

Plumtre,Dean

E. H.

of

at
an

of

Italy,re

Cardinal
French
Lavigerie recommends
the formation of a distinct Catholic
party in
national

politics.
ful
JustinMcCarthy proclaims himself hope-

an

gave

Paris, from

buried
in
Meissonier
Church
of the Madaleine.

the

Horatio
a

the

Mrs.

relieved
command

as

chief of
of 9th

S.

and

D.,

met

Rev.

of

H.

dress
adand

of

Piedmont

at
were

George

L. Wilcox

gregational
Con-

Church

Rev. A. E. P.

Gould,

D.

D.,

Shrewsbury, Rev.

Cutler, D.

Rev. W.

V. W.

Rev. W.

T.

U., Rev. H. E. Hosmer,

Davis, Rev. I. J. Lansing,
D. Tutlle, Rev

Sleeper,Rev. W.
Dodge of Boylston,J. E.
Kev. George

Dodge

S.

Dodge of

ling,
Ster-

of Rutland, Rev.

of Princeton,
Tingsley,Jr.,Rev.
Rev. David
ShurlKff, Kev. F. Sherff ol
Clinton, Rev. A. H. Coolidge of Leicester,
Rev. A. 7.. Conrad, Rev. M. H. Hitchcock and
Rev. D. O. Mears, D. D. Rev. J. E. Dodge of
Dr.
moderator
and
Sterling was
Perkins,
.\Ir. White

scribe.

Rev. Inman
L. Wilcoxof
Shrewsbury,
occupied Park Church pulpitlast Sunday,
At noon
the ladies of
preached the sermon.
Piedmont
Church served a banquet. At the afternoon

Miss Cora

Horatio

Eaton

L. Miller read

Eaton, for the look-out committee,

Orr, for the literature committee. Dr.
W.

paper

Eldred
"Chosen

concluded

were

; Mr.

Leo

C. Farnsworth

of Christ" and
with

remarks

been

of that
back

and

to

Rev.

The
and

"

W.
thur
Ar-

read

the exercises

by the pastor.

Mears.

act

whom

and

town

who

asked

Trinitarianism,
to

to

preach under

S. (i. McDaniel

be

ceived
re-

examined

was

gave

the Association.
an

dress
ad-

the needs of the South.

gational
young people of Salem Street Congremet
Church
Tuesday evening,to hear

per
pa-

of

of Ware,

Pennock

preaching in the Unitarian

given leave

was

on

sang
a

for the prayer meeting committee, Theodore

E. Brayton, for the social committee. Miss
W.

Church

Mrs.

and

B. W.

session Rev.
has

who

quartet

Mr.

Putnam,

read on the work

Movement
;" papers were
each committee
by the respectivechairmen

Dr.

Corps.,Germany.

welcome

"Historyof the Christian Endeavor

earth.
Waldersee
Count Von
Staff and
assigned to

of

L. Miller and

selection

Cora

Republicansgainingin Spain. Speed the

good day when kings may vanish from the

address

composed of Elmer

on

Irish claimants for the estate of the

More
Talk about
the ghosts
late A. T. Stewart.
! The
line was
that Macbeth
saw
nothing.
"

debt.

Church
their
people of Belmont
gave
pastor, Rev. Albert Bryant,a house-warming
last week Thursday evening.
The
Christian Endeavor
mont
Societyof PiedChurch
celebrated the tenth anniversary
the
Endeavor
of
last Sunday with
movement
De
Mark
specialexercises. President Van

in Irish affairs.

address,

who

70.

minister

2^Sig. Crispi,Prime
signs.

the church

The

men.

Wells, England, dies,aged

Education

Smith

Central Association

present

E. S.

"True

on

D.

Rev. Inman

gress;"
Pro-

give

act in riotous manner'

Belgium drafted men
No wonder.
They ought to be at home
work.
Less than 5,000,000 people and

Perkins,
Ebenerer

Haskell
and

Over
last
raised by subscription
J3000 was
Portugal rebellion at Oporto quieted,
Rebels rebelled againsteach other.
will
The
Sunday at PilgrimChurch.
money

army

Worcester

Tuesday. Those

A.

E.

"Endeavor

on

Endeavor

the Christian

on

Rev.

address

an

gave

years.
Feb.

address

an

gave

West

Maria

ministers

The Christian Endeavor

Societyof the First
BaptistChurch held its celebration Monday
Rev.
Wheeler
read the scripevening.
ture
Guy

Craft
publicanism
Oporto, Portugal. Re-

rampant

paper, "The
Miss

Response to the Call" A. F. Smith

D.
Bliss ; prayer
by Rev. Leon
Dr. Merriman.
benediction,

ial exercises.

mons
Dr. Tanner
in the House
of Comcalls lialfour a cantingsnob.
students
storm
the office of
French

Jan. 30

New

Commission,"

Endeavor
WORLD.

Fisk

"Our

KAl'TIST.

Dewey Street Church celebrated the Christian

Anniversarylast Sunday with spec"

executors.

to

E.

Church Notes.

sures
startlingdiscloat the will investigation.Her husband
the pointof death when he gave $3000,000,

Fayerweather makes

Mrs.
at

the Senate, but

him, all the same.

Ingallsexplains

Mr.

the report of the committee, to

referred the question whether the

upon
was

placed
Society should be disorganizationin which there
mended
pledge. The committee recomshould
that a separate organization
which would hold meetings at 5.30
be formed
Endeavor
The
o'clock Sunday afternoon.
Monday evening. A social
Society meets
will be held F'ebruary
society
24, when the new
will be organized.
Christian

by

should

be

Endeavor
an

no

served
Society obOF
CHKKST.
DISCII'I.ES
Followingis the program:
Endeavor
Christian
The
Society of the
Fatal explosionof dynamite in Montpelier,
Scripturereadingby G. C. Brown, the
Church of Christ had special exercises at the
France.
president;reading,"Forward," by Miss A. L.
the usual
was
last Sunday. There
church
E.
Arthur
Trask ; prayer,
ings
Portuguese revolutionists in league with
Gray; reading, singing,Bible reading and prayers and readthose of Spain.
F.
and
(irowth
of
Lizzie
follows:
Miss
'Greatest
Pierce;
as
Gift,"
"History
R. W.
ICndeavor Societies," Mrs.
Christian
M.
Rev.
C.
remarks
the
Southgate;
by
pastor.
becoming socialistic.
5 Belgium army
Mrs.
hath
"What
God
.=,"
wrought
Robinson;
of
O. Bement, superintendent
Irish
prayer, William
It is said that Dillon will be the new
F.H. Simpson.
C. E. Burnham; "Duty," Mrs.
musical
School.
There were
leader.
interesting
Sunday
and
made
Remarks
were
by C. E. Burnham
selections introduced at different times
Walter
Hadley.
number
of the dry goods
A considerable
during the exercises.
tions,
and clothing clerks re.spondedto the invitaEI-ISCOI'AI,
At the celebration at the Old South Church
sent
out by the Association, to ,a reception
The Ladies Parish Aid Society of the St.
were
Tuesday evening. Refreshments
of the Christian Endeavor
Society,papers were
tainment
Matthew's
Church,
gave a very pleasantenterserved at nine o'clock.
During the repast the
read by Frank
Knight, H. L. Houghton,
Hall, Tuesday
St. Marthew's
at
4

Lieut. Gen.

"

Vial

to

form

Italian cabinet.

new

Pilgrim's Christian

Endeavor

the anniversary.

"

music.
Orchestral
Club
furnished
Klberon
Beulah
Lewis; H. L. Gale, secretary
Miss
evening.
Lottie E.
Piano solos were
given by Miss
Men's
Christian Association,
of the Young
vocal
solos
and
and
William
Lamson
Jones,
L. Smith
and W. F. Little.
gave an address.
by Miss Annie
sociation,
deavor
Remarks, explanatoryof the work of the AsChristian EnChurch
Street
The Salem
made
were
liy President C. F.
exercises
Societyheld very interesting
Rugg, Secretary H. L. Gale and W. H. Bartversary.
annithe
Endeavor
in
of
observance
Sunday
lett.

'

FOR

RELIABLESHOES

EVENTS.

COMING

Feb.

Saturday,
Natural

History

7.

Class in entomology,

Hail."

2.30 p.m.

Sunday,
First

pin Club

"The

use

Feb.

8.

Church."

Universalist
on

and

abuse

Sunday School of Central Church

special service last Sunday evening,
Country." The pro
the subjectbeing "Our
follows : Prayer,Rev. Dr. Meras
gram was
riman ; report of school, Chas. S. Knight,Jr.;
I'roresponsive reading; paper, "Material
and
Heard;
paper, "Needs
gress,"Nathan
ican
AmerFred E. Hammond; paper "The
Perils,"
Mabel
Miss
Home
MissionarySociety,"

atFairPrices

The

for this column.

solicitsnotices of futuiij events
ble.)
Th"y should be sent as eatlyin the week as possi-

(Light

Lecture

to

of money," 7 p.m.

Cha-

held

Go

to

16 FRONT

STREET,

J. K.

BROWN,

W. L. BROWN, Manager.

HT

Lia

Zl

The

Housekeeping.
Housewives

often

come
griefby trying
gravies with browned flour.
settles in the bottom,
thickening,
the starchypart is lost in the browning.

to

to

as

The
to

most

fry the

soup is
poultryused in them a rich

savory

meat

or

brown, and also by the

Insurance
Fire

darken

to

way

of

use

dark

catsups.

The

citizens of Richmond

keep the

rebel

Scott

decided

to

intact,

Gladstone,in replyingto a Scotchman

his opinion that Sir Walter
Robert Burns,
a greater geniusthan

Mr.
who

have

presidentialmansion

of its historic interest.

account

on

"

"

of

thicken soups or
This, instead of

^')

who lightedthe fire with the manuscript

died
Carlyle's French Revolution
in England recently.
cook

contested
was
"

I rest
said ;
contention
on
the
burnt sugar is best.
my
great
bouillon,
of Scott, which, in my opinion,
raise
making veal or chicken mince a little romances
to
him by their grandeur and power
such an
lemon peel boiled in the broth used for the
elevation
as
to
leave
no
for
adverse
an
thick gravy,
is considered
room
a great
by many
claim."
improvement.
For lovers of condiments
and highlyspiced
The latest fad in the science of beauty is
dishes it is a simplethingto work up a French
The professional
not to eat.
of
reconstructor
feminine charms prescribes
dressing into an entirelydifferent article by
fast for
a
strictly
the firstthree days of each month, and very
adding a pinch of celerysauce, a dash of curry
or
cestershire
horse-radish,a lew drops of caper or Worcine
lightfood for general living. A liquid mediand a spoonfulof French
sauce
is prepared which takes off the edge of

For

In

368 1-2 Main Street,

Office,
LincolnHouse Block.

MISS SARftHE. LAUGHTON,

mustard.

^^KLOCTJTION^^
IN

ALL

ITS

hunger.

It is to be

kind friends
Never
hoped that all our
fond of the odor of peppermint, for peppermint leaves

are

is the

BRANCHES.

that

essence

is

lie used for

to

A
slice
perfuming the water in fingerbowls.
or
sprig of geranium is not at all
Lessons.
Address,
Small Classes and
Private
fashionable.
Enough of the peppermint must
The
Home
School, ^3 May Street,
be put in the water to make it all milky. One
Worcester, Mass.
is supposed to not only dip the fingertipsin

Movements.
and Delsarte
Gymnastics
Society

Dr.

A.

A.

Frank

Howland.

D.

Howland,

Pleasant

Dentists.".
6i West

S,

St.,

of lemon

this fluid,but also

a

few

Mass.

to

food

off the mouth

mop

drops of it. The

bath is that

Worcester,

Residence,

D.

no

The

proper

with

touch

the

When
sides
A

nice

way

is to

frame

to

put

outside

an

mount

or

and

copy
ends

the
in

idea

use

sketches, sub-

knives
Pianos
of the
recognized Standard
at
the Best Instruments
pre-eminently
present made : exported to and sold in all art
centers of the globe: preferredfor public and
privateuse by the greatest livingartists.
;

" Bach Faultless

Pianos
Kranicli
not

dissatisfied

customer.

and

the like.

Thirty Days.
Linings cut free to

next

test the system. Special

Rates
to out-of-

PIANOS.
at
Best Upright Piano
reasonable
a
The
of
favorite Piano
pricein the market.
Mme.
Adelina Patti and other noted artists.

C. L. GORHAM "
454

MAIN

ST., Worcester, Mass.

pupils.

town

Mrs. L.

F.WALCH,

Sole
Proprietorof
or
the Improved TailRule System.
wanted.
Agents

W. A. ENGLAND,
DEALER

FINE

IN

WATCHES,
JEWELRY
CLOCKS,
" OPTICALGOODS.

KEFAIRINO

PROMPTLTr

DONE.

394 MainStreet.
SUPERFLUOUS HAIR CAN BE

The

VolapiikClub, which is an outgrowth

permanently eradicated by the
from the Volapuk class of the Natural History
ELECTRIC
NEEDLE
Society,organizedon Thursday evening, Jan.
28, by the choice of officers. Meetings will be
is now
No scarringor other injury, There
Process.
no
held on every Thursday eveningat the Natural
for any lady to allow a growth of hair to remain
excuse
her personal beauty and
her face to mar
to make
upon
Foster street.
All interested
History rooms,
her friends
moved.
unhappy. Moles are also permanently reinvited to be present at these meetings.
are
Hours:
9 to ii a. m., 2 to 4 p. m.
The business of these meetingswill be carried
H.
NI
Nliss
PROCTOR,
day
Monon, and records kept,in Volapiik. On
evening,Feb. 9, a beginnersclass will be
Woecbster,
Mass.
Street,
92 Summer
Mr.
started at which
Hutchins, the teacher,
would be glad to see
who
is interested-fART NEEDLEWORK AND STAMPIMG^
every one
in language study. The
lessons are
2
iTo.
"Vv7"a,ln.\a.t Street,
entirelyfree. Volapiik merits adoption for
Fine
Needlework,
Work,
Embroidery,
its great value
of logical Mexican
?s
a
promoter
Done
to
Order.
in short as a
thought,as an enricher of style,
Instruction
given and material furnished. Goods sold
means
of a largerculture,
if for no other reason.
commission.
on

HainesBrothers'
Superb
Upright
The

Walch's

Dress
has
from
720
Main
Street to 45
Pleasant St. Special
inducements
for the

of Japanese

and

REMOVAL !
Cutting School

plements to illustrated papers and the like in

this way.
undertake
Any nimble fingerscan
this work, for it needs no artistic skill nor any
T
of
tools.
to
A
insure all
knowledge
square
beyond
anglesbeing correct, is the only requisite
things in everybody'spossession,pen

PIANOS

and

to

three

removed

of this

water-color

ivy has

Mrs.

the
pound cake cover
icing,and it will

as

finds friends eager

of odds
up a score

sold

with

the glass,
gold leather paper right over
it replace the paper
for binding the
letting
itself bind glassand
edges,and turningover
back firmly together. Only those who have
tried it can
realize how
effective this simple
framing is. Everyone who has adopted it

and

safety Poison

the top with

fresh for three weeks.

chromo

made

with

tirely
enthing is to eat the course
fork, utterly eschewing the

make

you

well

as

fingered

fingers.

knife.

keep

24,000

that show

handled

of this mint
pepperclinging association of
after

three

into three parts.

five fingered leaves may
be

reason

possiblyremain

can

Vines

vine that has

absorbent.

Street.

Stein way

The
world

touch

that is leaves divided

"

CO.,

MRS.

S. M.

KEYES.

LICJHT

SaturdayNight.
**

Do

Do

Many
and

thev miss me
they miss me?

wanderer

many

"

this

upon

has

; but he feels

without

sightof

the

of

the

pangs

of

laugh at
may
could not live

he

though

as

thought
his early

thanked

Others

his firsthomesickness.

the old home

and the dear

in it. Whether

ones

they miss him or not he

nearlydying for justa glance at
certain hoy had gone
away from

feels himself
A

them.

home, for the first time

winter at school, a

in his

life,to

from

long

way
with

town.

His home

missed

the faces of father, mother

There
studied

the

not

was

that he had
He

was

seen

every

hard

and

of

barn

familiar

the

meadow

Grammar

to

put

horses

in

keep

not

the

and
unable

was

pictures
English

swamp.

images of the
did

He

"

be worth

had
in

an

than all the

more

of the

rest

"that's justhow
"Yes," he replied,
"Then," says his cousin, "I think you

I feel."

A hack
better go home."
hour he was
going as

could carry him toward

reached and
latter was
Then

wrought.
again; but

he

it was

immediate

ready

was

and

rapidly as cars
native place. The

his
an

cure

to

was

back

go

school

His

late.

too

ordered

was

days

over.

were

be an assurance
that this moment
To know
Was
saying I wish he were
"

'T'would

some

are

words

that

must

as

this earth is,love

the

",At

at noon,

morn,

or

in

In all lands

and

been

solace

God
we

face

familiar

in all seasons,
to

Then

and

song

the troubled

over

we

what

have

these words
Thank
much

expression

own

to

recourse

verse

of satisfaction rolls

wave

and

own

case

Albert

Gate

Park.

It

was

of

one

the

entrances

proposed by
of

member
distinguished
Sloane

His home

in London.

street

so

as

to

Lord

was

near

to

Hyde

Russell,a

Parliament,
make

an

to

Rum
.'"

anyway

was

novelist

Spoliations.

claims

are

RevolutionaryWar

They

and

the

are
render
sur-

stale; if the repacityand

corruption of the Convention, repeatedon the

clerk

Perry,

in

Putnam

Thurston's

day
presented,Tuesrestaurant, was
evening,with a gold watch and charm

and

autograph

an

album

containing the

of the donors.

names

from
the number
of people who
celebrating their eightieth or
must
be
Worcester
birthdayslately,
the banner cityfor longevity. Deacon
stant
ConShepard,a member of Plymouth Church,
celebrated his ninetieth birthdayat his home,
Harvard
street, Tuesday. A largenumber
42
of friends called and the old gentleman.was
of several gifts.
the recipient

Judging
been

ninetieth

But what

will Frank

Just think of it !

say ?

is a young
of pleasingaddress who
man
has been doing Springfield,
giving himself out
Here

the founder

of

River, New

stale.

Folks.

places.
Argus.
Frank

He

says

Fancy,

School

High

he started the
if

and

other

High

.School

possible,the feelingsof

Batchelder

Roe

Fall

in

papers

Worcester

Haven,

the credit of Argus

Wont
he
another.

he learns that

when

paternityis
to

want

claimed

by

that fellow ?

see

he wish to "lay"for him with a brick,

Wont
when he finds that said fellow has
of French
are
privateers,
particularly
the spirit,
the patriotism, disappearedfrom his boarding place and at
dignity,
of Pinckney and Ellsworth, replying to the
time a large quantityof personal
the same
tricks and blusters of Talleyrandand Rewbell,
belongings in the house disappeared also ?
to be
all Prank
has reason
stale elementsof our earlynational history. After
proud,
are
The evidence in the claims is as fair and fresh
for did not this fellow gain a cordial hearing
the
school
on
The
old
the
it
in
1800.
from
was
documents,
to-day as
Springfield
powers
taken from the .sleep
of three generations, and
strengthof his connection with the Argus, a
the Academe
laid before the Court of Claims, as indicating paper that suspended when
have been
into being ? This chap must
the rightful
children came
property of the great-great grandof the original
claimants, are marked
antiquarianrooms.
mousing around some
with a clearness and a precision,amounting
the twentyLast week
Friday evening was
of New
^"ork
to elegance,
which no merchant
fifthanniversary of the marriage of Mr. and
in
last
his
exceed
or
can
year's
ledger.
Chicago
K.
W.
Mrs.
Lindsey, of 2 Har\'ard Place.
The
chargesof suppressionor destruction of
Their friends takingadvantage of the occasion
fore
contrary evidence, not remotelyhinted at bethem and
called upon
their good-will,
to show
deck

hundreds

of

stale if the

of

of the House

commitee

tives,
Representa-

baseless and cruel.

are

claimants

These

again the
their lipsand

have
of

long. Again

waited

justicehas

been

held

left several valuable

presents.
which

rapiditywith

The

public men

move

off the stage is evidenced when we reflectthat

ter
afis the only
snatched away.
Statesman
Eli Thayer of Worcester
the Hon.
and
Lands
Public
statesman
has .studied their case
on
nounced survivor of the Committee
proOne
house after another,
in their favor.
were
in the 36th Congress
1S59-61.There
cup

in united

action,have

dischargethe debt; Congress

referred them,

as

Court of Claims,

every

was

they

have

way

to

having

to the
fitting,

expended large

in pleadingat its bar, in full reliance on

to complete their work.
the national legislators
Their case
That court has decreed for them.

sums

notable

many

among

names

the

men

who

the listand the late Secretary of the

The
one.
was
Windom
Treasury, William
made

up

a name
Owen
were
Lovejoy of Illinois,
that recalls all the spiritof the Anti-Slavery
another
period; John Covode of Pennsylvania,
man
conspicuousin those days; Frank P.

others

ever-shifting
grounds. Blair of Missouri, a Union
general and a
by every dilatory Democratic candidate for vice presidentin
to our
R. W.
ped
device known
Congress, so well equipWilliamson
Besides these were
1S68.
slow to execute
so
for party legislation,
Cobb of Alabama, John G. Davis of Indiana,
They are
right when party is not concerned.
Vanand William
for justice. Carey A. Trimble of Ohio
more
addressing Congress once
In a vigorous old
age, Mr.
devere of Iowa.
Shall they not have it? Shall not the property
ingly
exceedand
in
the
a
the
back
over
nation,
long
taken ninety years ago by
Thayer looks
has

been

attacked
has

been

upon

evaded

weakness, receive its

the
constitutionalcompensation,and, to use

time of its poverty and

words of one
of the cause,
to

of the most
eloquent champions
"
tracted
the last item in the debt con-

secure

our

be paid"?" William
Atlantic.

national
Everett

independence
in February

life. His

active

earlysettlement of
second
reputation,
committee.
makes
more

The
Mr.

connection

Kansas

has

with

given him

the
a

in that remarkable
dom
death of Mr. WinThayer's positionall the

to

none

sudden

conspicuous.

tend
ex-

entrance

Park, therebygoing through the house

The latter
of Reade, compellingits removal.
to the

is Ahab

Who

Lafayetteare

Payment

soul !

carrying us
studies with Elijah are
Our
rative.
along through the wonderfullyinterestingnartold how
are
In I Kings 2i; i,i6 we
The
Ahab
coveted the vineyard of Naboth.
application of .Scriptureincident to later
of the
the case
events
is very noteworthy in
late Charles
Reade's, applying this story to
his

twice both houses

However

upon
Is there

up.

of Saratoga are
stale;if the alliance
with France and the friendshipof \'ergennes

voted to

hearts.

many

for poetry and for song.

think, we fail in our
may

oftentimes.
and

stale if the

and
a

That
is sacred to song,
ever
Does
over,
someone
repeat my name
"
And
sigh that I tarry so long.

have

Reade

the

public house there?

"

have

London

Fred

George

as

evening,

at

what's

wonder
new

tavern

that
name

in later years.

form.

and

I
a

said
new

About

and

by profession
;
but he could most
effectually
quote and apply
the words of his I'.ible
whole
reading. The
of literature has nothing so effectual as
range
an
appropriaterendering from Scripture. A
mind well stored in youth will be a convenience

condition.

or

Charles

loving

no

girdle it

can

fancy picturesthe

and

moment

his fate

what

is

"

be

for

name

indeed

Poor

there

be, when

one

heart, wondering
Great

uttered.

often

not

are

one

in which

homes

few

very

' "

here.

'

There

dear
loved

most

post said,

going to

It is said the

it. United

his mind.

paint pot

saw

would

Bible matters, it may

be
cab driver noticingthe

French

he

could not.

world.-"'

.^s

in

come

himself; but he
grand effort to cure
Finally his relative said, E. do
of that stretch of
you feel as though a view
father's
road leadingfrom grandpa'sto your
make

Kussell

into print,stigmatizing
of the Ninethe Ahab
teenth

brush,he wrote upon the gatepost, "Naboth's

his home
Vineyard" and by this name
was
secured
He
sufficient
subsequently known.
public .sympathy to prevent the passage of
the act, and the old house Is intact to this day.
To illustrate how
in
are
poorly versed some

the

away

the

out

crowd

to

woodpile from

well and the

er.
broth-

landscape

day of his life before.

the

and

historycould

States

but he

and

thoughtsof home; but they would

Instead of arithmetic
spiteof him.
the old

try a

his native

relatives

tried

23

rushed

Century. Securing

rearingfor teaching him the words

Perhaps he is suffering the
song.
him

Lord

home,

at

heart has mused

indignant. Me

was

of a fireflyhas been found sufficient

The light
ary
for the making ot a photograph from an ordinnegativeby L. Farini, Bridgeport,Conn.

The

movement

for

purchasingDove

Grasmere, and making it a permanent

of Wordsworth
proves sucessful

Cottage
ial
memor-

CiHT

LI

Zl

TH

CO.'S

WARE-PRATT

Sale
of Winter
Closing
Clotliin
wish

We
balance
REEFERS

remind

to

of the

season

MARKED
DOWN
have
our
patrons that we
shall offer the most
desirable bargains in ULSTERS,
The
best bargains in

SUITS.

and

Clothingfor Men, Youths, Boys

city. The
closing out

In the
to

our

stock
sale

be reduced
in progress.

must
now

r'nofATYl PoTiTnnnfo

Udl
\J liolUlli

and we are
large,
The

the

60

days, and

on

full
or

withns.
CLOTHING to place
their
orders

Company,

and

408

Main

412

in

City of Worcester,
order, paying sick and

J.

early

an

visit

Oar stockof CLOTHS is unusnally

the

O.

documents

H.

E. W.

ORDKR.

Sept.

17, 1889.

carefully
explainingthe plan and

WoOnMAN,

Secy., 339

First Nat.

Street, V^orcester.

BNDOWMENT

and
particulars,

address

invite

we

make it an object
forallwho wear
we sliall
days,

great co-operative

tion
institu-

and
fraternal
accident
endowment
of $500 at
benefits
and
an
600
end
of five years.
Over
members
in Worcester
local assemblies,
and
two
; three
in process
of formation.
in sick benefits. $14,331.63reserve.
$8760 already distributed
For

call

the next

^" ^^^^deparmeiit
for the next 60

llltjillb.
CUSTOM

NON=SECRKT

more

during

and Children

to make thePRICESREASONABLE in ord"rto keep

forceofjourneymen
tailors
our entire
prepared
employed,

Ware-Pratt

Incorporated

stock, and for the

OVERCOATS,

our

we

Main

of

scope

this
Mass.

St., Worcester,

rapidlygrowing fraternity,
Burnside Building.

Store
310

Name

this

Bank

Bldg.

COFFIN,

Kixtuires
Main

Street, Worcester.

Paper.

WORCESTER

GBT
The BAY

THE

STATE

GLENWOOD

or

THEY

BEST

Illuminated
Advertising
Company,

Rangeand ParlorStoves.

General

C.

HAVE

NO

Office, 311 Main

St., Room

SQUIER.

E.

F.

H.

13,
BEALS.

Advertisements
Artistically
Displayed by a
powerful Electric Light upon 600 Square
feet of Canvas.

EQUAL.

DISPLAY:

WE

ALSO

CARRY

LARGE

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466

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TABLE

L.

GAS

OF

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AND
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ster,opposite Mechanics
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desired

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SIDE
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not
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"Wright
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applied to

other

28

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they will always

be found

tures
fea-

EbenW.

at

Hoxie'

drills.

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ested
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Every one interis cordially
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Universal
By simply pressing
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either side of the door, it causes
a button on
the door to swing open.
be quickly and
Can
cheaplyapplied to any
door.
Must
be seen
to be appreciated. A Carpenter's
for
Doors
Guage
Hanging
accurately and very quickly.
No carpenter can
afford to be without
it. "The
Crotch
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Swivel
broken
ing.
drills by work catchHundreds of dollars saved. "A Cuff Holder."
The cheapestand best ever
We
seen.
are
prepared to make
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terms for all kinds of special machinery. Repairs promptly done and
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than
two minutes' walk from Pleasant-street cars.
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A.

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Planter and Shipper
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tion 206-2.
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Mass.

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[ENGRAVED

EXPRESSLY

FOR

LIGHT.]

ESTABROOK,

EDWARD

of

the

City

of

Worcester.

LIGHT

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good chairs and table. The former price
We
of this suit was
are
$.so.oo.
closingthem out at
Solid Oak
We
have seven
Suits, neat designs,handsomely finished and well
for $68.00.
Suits we have been selling
made.
These
They go for
A rare
Bargain. The above are onlytwo patternsof the many we have reduced in priceto close before
A few odd Parlor Suits will be offered at a reduction from 15 to
the arrival of our
largeSpring Stock.
Come
There are but few of them.
quickif you want a bargain.
25 per cent.

$50

$40

and

247

Main

249

W. A. ENGLAND,

J. PLAMONDON,

FINEBOOT AND SHOE REPAIRING,

4-

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398 Main

Pearl,up

two

Central.

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IE t JOLLY a FRENCH iiDYEING

AND i CLEANSING i HODSS.

IN

First-Clags

flights.

FINE WATCHES,

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for Laces
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the

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no
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for any
lady to allow a growth of hair to remain
her personal beauty and
to make
her face to mar

No

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excuse

upon
her friends

unhappy.

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NIlss

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are

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Mexican

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S. M.

ST.

.'

PHOTOGRAPHER

Children's

A
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A Satisfied
Customer.
hearty
andcaterer,
Confectioner
fullyprepared

Needlew^ork,

given and material furnished.

Goods

sold

commission.
MRS.

WALNUT

Portraits

Order.

to

prices.

PROPKIETOK,

Street,
Flue

Smbroidery,
Done

Instruction
on

REFLECTION.'

It needs no
tomer
perception to see that a cuswho goes away satisfied is the best possible
advertisement
have.
That is the
can
we
MAKE
reason
we
every customer

Mass.

^"ART NEEDLEWORK AND STAMPING^

2^^o.

and
get 10 per
from
regular

" Strauss.

from
it with
cent
count
dis-

1 [ 1 I I 1 I I I I I I I I 1 t I 1 I r

moved.
re-

Worcester.

Street,

Notice.

Short

Curtains,Gross

PROCTOR,

NI

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at

Lace

this coupon
and
bring

DONE.

394 MainStreet.

9 to 11 a. m., 2 to 4 p. m.

H.

PBOMPTL,T

T.

Work
and
out

extend

We
let us

KEYE5.

to

invitation to call and

that we
are
and at the same
time furnish
with the best

prove

save

you

you

to

you

money

Mass.
348 Main Street,
Worcester,

Fire

Insurance

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339

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make
and

latest

and

Main

GoodShoes
atLow Prices.

LONGLEY,

tpost

of

insuring

Furniture

approved

forms,

ings
Dwellthe

Albert

lowest

J.Stone,
^sa^z-Qooz^s.

rates.

WHITE

FRONT SHOE STORE,

383 Main

St.,
SignoftheGoldenBoot.

5.
:

2105.
10.30 to

under
at

Building

Office hours

St., Worcester.

specialty

Household

St..
.

12.30;

339

Main

Burnside
Room

2.

9 to
Sundays,

LIGHT
Vol.

WORCESTER,

ii.

O
in thy light,
Li,q;ht

greatest of hymn

The

1 set-.
"Charles

may

writers

MASS.,

\\'clhey.

always

was

singularlyfelicitous in his words.

He, too, in the opposite of darkness,sees
of divine love and
wisdom.
the representative
and
That which produces light, lightitself,
all worthy themes o
the results of lightare
and

prose

Could

all that

say

have

must

stranger

What
an
say
The
right chord

"

people
They claim
judging for

Worcester

the

recruits

The

older

There

man

finely. He

Every public man

chilliness."

quite

there is

another

make.

to

way

one

If

year.

one
were

many

It

those

the

later

"girls" say,
I

whom

perfect. The

became

not

for

care

that

the

long addresses,

of

Excellent

requested to talk,some

no

about

was

the

mally,
forin

same

being ruled out, what

Speeches

case.

were

some
informally,

but the effect

each

men

and

find

if you
can.
societies. Their name

societies and
Churches
that many
social.

or

What

church

stove

pastor

taken
back

to

he

olden

.Maccarthy,the Old
in some
come
night

beans, oysters

that make

or

grace?

to

on

times and

such

of

any

the

the

on

All this

nothing. People then had their day

customs

all fitted to

have

we

ours,

their respective times.

ning
pleasant sight, Tuesday eveof the recent
pupils
many
of the High school greeting the presidentof

It

was

last

very

to

see

so

of the

the association,one

very

that

passing from
successor,

Mr.

all

of

his

bers.
mem-

the school

others, belonging.

presidency

Francis

oldest

with

In fact his connection

antedates

P.

to

that

McKeon,

has

of the

passed. "What

winters
an

through
excellent

enough

? About

the

ever.
meeting there is no questionwhatThen
the class graduates. Everybody
in
is anxious to see
their
the girlsand boys
graduation garb. They need no
urging to
is crowded.
Ice
The dancing space
come.

does

cream
one

of the

not

go

The

begging.

crowning
ought to

of

events

occasion

is

The

the year.

just what it wishes.

Does
it wish to have the mid-year meeting?
At the gathering in July,it ought to come
up

association

for consideration.

of

there

which

Peterson,this fund
There

has

good start.
digent
doing good. Ingraduates might be helped
a

other channels

are

very

of

high
along,in lime, by the income
from
such a
provided it were
judiciouslyinvested.
So much
for the Worcester
sociation.
High School AsThere will be no
further meeting

source,

Tor five months.

Some

things grow

as
Topsy thought she
to
spring,fully armed,
appear
originas did the Grecian god. A
notable illustration of this thought is had in
the new
educational
montVily of New
York.
Educational
Review, edited by Nicholas Murray
Butler of Columbia
assisted
College,
by

did.

Others

from

their

H.

E.Cook

Maxwell

of .\ew

N.

Brunswick,

J. ; Wm.

H.

of

B.
Brooklyn, N. Y., and Addison
Poland ol Jersey City,N. J.,whose first issue
is
that of January 1891
was
certain to have a

have

Think

about

it and

press
ex-

In
his

is

he

presiding

firm place in educational

literature if merit
for anything. It bears the imprint of

passes

Henry Holt " Co., and

never
perched more

the owl, their trade

mark,
when

he adorned

I n fact,one

the

than
appropriately
of this periodical.

cover

might think that the editors looked

about

tillthey found

would

suit their needs.

is in his proper
Daniel C.
on

the

S.

Draper,

place.
(Oilman

publisher whose
bird of

The
To

the

mark

wisdom

January

contributes

an

ber
num-

article

Shortening of the College Curriculum,

T. Harris
Wm.
one
on
Psychology, Josiah
Royce, on the Science of Education, Andrew

follow

Limits of State

on

and

Charles

School

bartian
on

of

Control

DeClarmo,

on

cation
in Eduthe Her-

Pedagogics. Discussions

live educational

New

torially
matters, while ediof
notions in the way

England

teachingare handled without gloves. We are

called provincialand probably with
reason.
has too long been
How
we
apples do swim
A
an
gentleshaking
aphorism in our minds.
out,
Throughup in this way, will do us no harm.
is suggestiveand inspiring.
the number
"

"

yourself.
There

is another

item.

Some

plan should
the

tary.
secresimplifythe duties of
it is no slight
task to send
receipts. Here again,the
be useful in suggestingchanges.
members
may
Obviously, the life membership fee cannot

be devised
At

out

to

present,

invitations and

less than

well be

what

it is, viz.,S500:

but

possibly the payment, at the door, by those

At any
trouble.
some
who attend might save
Those
much.
rate, it would simplify matters
tickets could present
having life membership
All others could pay

them.
this is
to

lapse of thirty years from the date of Mr.

Starr's
Mccoming to the school and Mr.
Keon's graduation. Yet Mr. Starr shows very
littletrace

interest

continuance

summer

going

however,

ways,

Is there

its

warrant

this

means

to

and

in it to

whether

naturally arises

query

meeting is desired.

bill of fare?

the

up

reflections

any

help us

arfiounts
and

could

say

he have
to

ifthey
parish
their day

today where

was

and sniff baked

other viands
Would

of

Thaddeus

would

South

be

must

is in progress ? In
tolerated in the edifice.

supper
a

even

give. We

to

the fathers think it strange

Wouldn't
could enter
dinner

take all the time

that

afford

can

social

The

are

is legion.

organizationsof

maintain

pet

your

There

one

literarycharacter

and

not

night

passing. Try
arrange
nothing to conflict with

there is

when

body. Would it not be well to add a

certain portion of this each year to the fund
for decoratingand embellishingthe H. S. edifice?
Owing to the generosity of Mr. Ellis

them.

gave

then?
There seemed
to be an
that
agreement
the truth of this statement, justlook up the announcements
time was
what was
a good visiting
wanted, but
for the next ten days. Then
add
out
of a possible membership
of nearly a
of which no mento those given twice as many
tion
thousand
hundred
hardly two
gather at a
is made
be had of
and a slightidea may
mid-winter
meeting.
for a
to
what is

scheme

51

of the

"

association

evident

No.

knew

homesick.

me

1891.

14.

school

thing when it made itsadvent

knew justwhat was
wanted,
certain that something was

soon

did
who

matter

convinced

not

of

is

new

No

though
members

way or
in Worcester

deal of amusement

during the

needed.

spite of all detractions, in

In

would

though they do not meet many

they enjoy seeing the pleasure
Joy is sometimes contagious.

nothing

But

in iSS6.

equally well everywhere.

will not take

He

set

own

called

are

of

traces
any
has his own

see

and

go

here

came

from

come

"boys" and

few

so

of others.

listening and

certain Ohio

are

of their

was

"

in

of

"

Others

seldom

treated
was
ago and
I can't see
why people here

said,
cold, I don't

that of the High

as
ing
fosteringa loyal feelthe school.
With
a
largeunited

do much

there, that it positively

makes

"

years

some

organization

classes.

most

ment.
assort-

others' words.

on

privilegeof

themselves.

Starr's

to be very
to
disturb it. Quite
severe
thousand
names
have been
written in the
books
froin the beginning. Naturally,the

Worcester

strange

Others

audience.

be touched.

the

about

people
should

of experience.

take

an
can

Mr.

have

lecturers and

enthusiastic

Such
School

towards

singers claim the

be the least responsive in their whole

round

officer" says a lady,pleased with

dignityand precision.

one

be collected,we

cityto

FEBRUARY

body of graduates behind it,the shock

verse.

Some

SATURDAY,

not

make

an

the

as

indicated.

improvement, what can

duties less?
secretary's

If

be done

In the February issue,matters

of interest to
found in that the last Massachusetts
are
us
ter
Teachers' Association, held here in WorcesWhile not entirely
is discussed.
agreeing
with President Eliot,much of value is found
book on
in his remarks.
C. AI. Woodward's
and not altogether
Manual
Training is reviewed
to its credit.
Again Light's readers
of Prof. W.'s
account
will appreciatethis on
viewed
relecture here. Whether
visit and
recent
favorablyor unfavorablythe professor
to
in earnest
and such men
are
sure
is a man
And I will be heard,"
later.
win sooner
or
There is
know
the rest.
said tiarrison. We
who
Teachers
in the book.
not
a dull word
educational matters
wish to keep up with current
writes of
N. Patten
should see it. Simon
the educational value of collegestudies ; JosiIs there a science of education
ah Royce continues
courses
disof Brown
; I'resident Andrews
in relation to the
Time
and age
on
college curriculum", and Amory H. Bradford
discusses Heredity and Education.
"

"

Were

the association
to

usefulness
on

hand

powered
incorporatedand emnot its sphere of
Already the money

hold funds, might

be widened

is in

e.xcess

of the

immediate

wants

"

"

p.

Mice

The fifth annual meeting of the Worcester

High School Association was held in the High
dance,
School building,
Tuesday evening. The attenings
compared with that of the winter meet-

Eddy, Miss Mary J. Hally, Miss Alice J.

Heaphy, Miss Adelena
Dean, Miss Hannah
Cooney, Mrs. Chas. H. Rice.
"89" Chas. O. Rogers, Phillip O'Connell,

Chas.

Et

of other years, was

ing
meetvery large. The
called to
order
WKS
shortly after eight
E. Starr and the
o'clock by President William
The
result was
election of officers followed.
P.
Mc
follows : President, Francis
Keon,
as
F. G.
Latin
Mai.
Stiles,
'76; vice-presidents,
Tnibert
('".
M.
Barton, '56,
School, Kdmund
Davis, 'Si,Mrs. J. Russell Marble, '74, Mrs.
G. Taft, Mrs.
Kate
Kmily K. Ward
; secretary,

Poore, MTss~MaiKr A. Parker, Miss N. Grace

Larkin, Miss Florence Holbrook, Miss
beth
ElizaA. Hagerty, Miss Clara
H.
Clunderson,
Miss
Ellen G. Fairbanks, Miss Alice Day,
Miss
Efhe B. Draper, Miss Jennie B. Brown,
Miss
Clara L. Brown, Miss Grace M. Bigelow,
Miss
M. Bigelow, Miss
Grace
Helen M. Banfield, Miss Mabel
C. Streeter, Miss
Abbie

School

and

College.

School.

High

Principal John^Gu Wight; assistant secretary,

Mary Jillson,'S3;treasurer, Joseph H. Perry,
of
directors. Miss
Mary E.
"77; board
Whipple, '74,Miss Garrie_P. Townsencj, '66,
business
ing
meetCharles F. i\Iarble7^3. The
followed by a
consisted of the

was

which

musical

entertainment

following selections

OVERTl'Ki;,
Orcliestra.
Swallow
Song,
A. Goring Thomas
Mrs. C. E.
Minckler, 'So
SOLO"
\'on Wiln
Frolics
a
de Lac, Waltz
brilliante.
b Souvenir
Composed, and dedicated to W. H. S. A., by J. J. Heron,
The

SONG"

PUNO

J. J. Heron, 'S7.
SONG"

King

SONG"

Sing

of the

Forrest,
Eugene A. O'Connor, 'Si.
Heigh Ho!
George
Mrs. F. \V. Kuggles. 'S2.

l^arker
Henschel.

the accompanist. From

was
descended
to the second
the hall the company
The
ser\'ed supper.
corridor where Kebboli
eleven
remainder
of the time
until about
and
Babo'clock was
spent dancing, Putnam
Classes
cock's orchestra furnishingthe music.
in different
'Si, '87,'89 and '90 held reunions
of those presThe names
recitation rooms.
ent,
far as Licht
could ascertain,are given
as
Ijelow.
Latin School^XajJiaStiles.
Paine
Class of '49. Nathaniel
M. Barton.
Class of '56. Edmund
Class of '57. JTljtewart
Brown.
and
Class of '73. Mrs.
E. F. Estabrook
Mrs. T. W. Johnson.
R.
Mrs.
Marble.
J.
'74."
'75. Mrs. Charles Perry and Mrs. Thomas

J. J. Heron

Mr.

"

"

"

"

"

McGourty.
'76. Owen
"

H.

Conlin.

'77. Eben Francis Thompson.

'78" Arthur Perry.
'79. Miss Ida Mc Cambridge and
"

"

"

Minckler. and

'81.
E. A. 0'Conn"r, John E. Lynch, Dr.
H. P. Cooke. Walter^.
Overend, Miss Flora
and Mrs. K. B. Crook.
Mrs.
F. W.
T.
B.
'82."
Lawler,
Ruggles,
Carrie A. Hildreth,
Mrs. E. H. Legg, Miss
Miss W. A. Gibson and Miss L. 13. Johnson.
Miss
L. J. Warren,
Mary A.
'83 Mrs.
Carney and Miss Annie B. Leland.
E.
Miss
Annie
Robert
S.
Baldwin,
'85.
Welch, Miss Pranc Healey and Miss Virginia

Stark, Harry Sinclair, A. E.

Richardson, J. A. Riordan, C. C. Milton, E.
W.
Kinsley,Everett I'..Kent, W. H. Fuller,
Louis Friedman, W.
H.
ICIlinwood, Andrew
B. CunningJ. Dolan, Thos. J. Dowd, Thos.
ham,
G.
E.
Burr, Charles
Baker, Louis C.
S. Bliss,Wm.
1. McLoughlin,
Chase, Walter
D.
Alfred O. Bye, JudsonB. Witherby, Wm.
Thompson, J. F. Spellman, A. 1". Clark, Miss
Alice E. "VVelch, Miss
Margaret B. Toole,
Miss

E.

Miss

WhitteHenry J. Gross. Miss Emma

Cora
Margaret H. Griggs, Miss
more.
M. Earle, Miss
M.
Nettie
Estabrook, Miss
Miss

Catherine

D. Carney.
'87."J.J. Heron, Arthur

M.

Thayer,

E.

Miss

M. Reed. Miss
E. F. Rolston, Miss M.
Miss
Nourse, Miss
Mary F. McGrath,
M. Lawrence, Miss
B. Jenni.son,
Mabel
Miss
ilton,
Florence A. Hendrick, Mi.-^s M. R. HamMiss Maggie Flynn, Miss A. E. Denny,
A. Churchill,
MissL.M.
Draper, Miss Florence
Miss Delia L. Clarke, Miss. M. E. Cody, Miss
10. Bullard, iMiss I'..A. Jordan, Miss
A.
Sarah
Emma
C. Harford, Miss
Carroll, Miss C. \^
Davis, Miss Florence -Scott.
E.
Teachers
Starr, Mrs, C^
present : Wm.
H.
Metcalf, n^e6HenshaWj Alfred S. Roe,
Wm.
F. Abbott, Miss
Came
I'ownsencl,06,
"i_^L_Wjaadward, '84,Charles S. Merrick and

Bertha
S.

Annie

Archie L. Hodges.
There were
also present Dr. A. P. Marble,
Chas. H. Rice, L. J. Warren, Mr.s. A. S. Roe^
E.
Chas.
Minckler, A. J. Marble, Tliomas

McGourty, J. R. Marble,

W.
Eldred, Chas.
A. Gage, Fred A. Bigelow,
Davis, Edward
Fred
A. J. Reinbold, Jr.,
Harry L. Dadmun,
C.
E.
A.
S.
Kinsley, .Mi.ss M.
Wheeler,
Alice
L. Sullivan, Miss
Pierce, Miss Annie
C.
Hunt, Miss Mary
Henry, Miss Alice G.
Miss
Flora
L. Crawford,
Draper, Miss Grace
B. Chamberlain,
Lillian Barber, Miss
Miss
Miss
W.
Lillian Atwood, Miss
Killjorn,
Mary
Stella Plummer, Miss Elizabeth Dennis.
M.
F.
I'aige,A.
'88." John
Rogers, Harry
C. Peterson, Eugene
McGillicudy,T. J.Foley,
W. E. C. Fairbanks,George H. Day, Harrison

them,
from

limb,

omni
mice be shy,
praebe mihi,
Benigne;
Si hoc fuges,verbum
sat,
Avoid
a huge and
hungry cat,

W.

T.

John.son,E.

aurem

Studio^e.

Library

benefactions
the

at

of

Harvard

University.

historyof the Library of Harvard University

is the record of a long series of private
devoted

public ends.

to

ed
Found-

time with the

Collegeby John
bequest of his ownprivate collecttion of two
hundred
and sixtyvolumes, it was
increased
giftsfrom patrons of
by generous
in
the
learning
Colony and its well-wishers
same

Harvard's

abroad, until
thousand

in

it numbered

1764

volumts.

five

some

In that year the firewhich

Hall, in which the library

destroyed Harvard
was
kept,swept away

the

accumulations

of

century and a quarter. The loss was in

some
respects irreparable,but the magnitude
of the disaster,the most
serious of its kind
a

occurred

that had

the hearts

and

persons,

many

in

interested in the

of the College,and
prosperity

giftsboth of books
sides,so

all

about

England, touched

New

tjuickened the generosity of

both in England and America,
and

money

Howed

in

from

by 1780 the librarycontained

thousand
than
volumes, more

that

eleven

destroyed. Since that

libraryhave been
and open-handed. Some
have given
many
books; others,especially
during tlie last fifty

double

the

number

time the benefactors

of the

A.
M.
The preRamsdell, Chas.
Estabrook, Mrs.
sent
years, have left bequests of money.
Perry, Mrs. Arthur Perry.Mr. Harrison, Mrs.
from the gifts, of twentfunds, rerulting
penter,
Sarah
B. Estabrook, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Cardifferent persons
(besides the numerous
seven
F. Coffin,
Edward
Harry A. Billings,
to
subscribers
special subscriptionfunds),
D.
W.
Mrs.
C. Munger,
Chas.
F. Fitzgerald,
The
over
to
collection,
amount
$378000.
J. Kelley and Miss M. M. Lawler, Mrs. F. G.
it stands today,the growth of a
as
therefore,
Stiles_.
the
I'he ne.xt meeting will be in July when
second century and a half,numbering in Gore
graduating class will be given the customary
(half of which
Hall alone 280.000 volumes
F.

Equal

the

to

thing, equal

same

years),as

35.
to

each

Pessimos

for

Conjuges.

Lfxor

Miror,

convenire

bene

non

and equal in life.

you are alike
husband, and very worst
very worst
other
dont suit each
1 wonder
you
Original for Lie. T
"

wife.
L.

dav

Mihi.

Praebe

third and si.\thlines,loquiter.]

a

hole.

cum

omni

VeVis sedit by

Pendere

Obliti

the floor.

tresor

more.

ever

made

may

ba.se his

the

Pingues

sunt

before.

I"

and

far closer

more

lege
dailylifeof the Col-

Its administration

possible their

different
own

ing
durthe
and
"

opinions

judgements
reason.

on

It is

of such methods
application

so

that he

grounds of
essential

that

for

ent
the stud-

books
easily at hand,
many
them freely.
encouraged to use
The
day when a singletext book was sufficient
settled
by the dog
when
or
questions were
of an instructor,has gone by.
matic statements
and should

them

development
and
which endeavor to strengthen
methods, that i.s,
ment
of independent discernthe student's power
has

should

cats.

oculis,
'I'll have
them," inquit she, "I guess.
ludunt."
Dum
ilia crept toward the group,
Tunc
dixit, "good rat soup !
"Habeam,"
Felis saw

sidered
con-

the last fifteen years has been at once

of instruction
methods
result of modern

observation and

over

duo.

than

in

with the

between
soul,

rats

cucurrunt

it stands

J.

in No. 47 excited
the Macaronic
verse
remark that Light, this week, tries another.
much
so
used to
"Old Coll- ge Boys" will recognize it. Th^y
the
sing it solemnly to the tune of Pleyl'sH ymn, giving

In numero,

to preserve
of the past.
has been
the beginning the library

vital connection
by

["Ich bin dein."

Mice

ed
unit-

necessary
for posterity

important part of the Collegeas an

institution of higher learning; but at the present

The

she

have

material

an

Since

Intenta

the

records

From

vobis.

many

differnt hands

thorough study,and
the

vita,
pessima, pessimus maritus,

sitis similes, paresque

duringthe last sixteen

of private generosity,

monument

bring together

to

In

great

in which

other.

Cum

added

been

has

number
VIII., EPIGRAM

BOOK

Aurem

"

F.

Thayer,

R.

Henry.
'86.

limb

omnes

Murrs,

M.

"

"

them

tore

Et

The

'90."W.

J. Guild

"

vere,

the felis unto

Violenter.

Smith.

A.

Miss

rushed

Sear.s^

MARTIAL,
E.

Tunc

Eddy,

reception.
Mrs.

all ludere,

in ludum

Gaudenter.

E. Munroe, Wm.
H.
Larkin, Jr., Geo.
F. W. Cheney, Calvin H. Andrews,
Richard
Hammond,
Miss
Katherine
Sayle,
Miss
Aclele
M.
Miss
FlqrenceM.

W.

J. Marble.
'80. Mrs. Charles
Nellie S. Richardson.

continued

Intent!

G.

have

be

(To be Concluded

Next

Week.)

VI
Worcester's Postmaster.

them

and

knew

his

(I H

of those who

the standing wonder

is
Where
proclivities
"

does

Read

of Rutland

which

the

was

residence

of

the father also

cester.
previousto his moving to Worin Holden.
asked how many
His birthplace
When
was
Like
Though not St. Valentine himself there is them all?
I
he has,he may reply,"Oh,
don't know
distinguishedAmerican
many
families,the
not
thing
anyno
one
exceptingthe very Saint, who
man,
all
line
in
this
with
about
that.
a
are
around,
to do
the
has so
with Valentines
as
They
clergymen,
up
country begins
much
and in all sorts
of places." the Rev. Joseph Estabrook
who
stairs and down
from
came
This is the firsttime that Light
Postmaster.
England to Concord, Mass., in 1660, and was
this auspihad the chance to appear
on
Fancy pictureshis book depositoryas a sort
ever
cious
in 1664. He
was
a
graduated from Harvard
day and according to the calendar,it of book lover's paradise. After this littlefour
in his Post
of
long time pastor of the church in that scene
will be several years before this coincidence
year'sdevotion to public wants
is
will
the
that
the
it
Ofl!ice,
subsequent Revolutionary uprising.A
probable
catalogues
will occur
again. Accordingly,always ready
closer scanning than theyhave
receive a much
descendent, Ebenezer,and the grandfatherof
out
sends
to seize an
opportunity,Light
E. moved
from
James
withal.
recently.
Lexington to Holden
and
a
nd
sketch
a
a
greetings
picture,
toward the latter part of the last century and
Last week you had
and his
Everybody must love something and not
the schoolmaster
from him come
our
Worcester
bers
county membeing married, it is perfectlynatural that our
of his boys,and a brief
story,this week, one
of the family.
genial friend should select as his dearest
recital.
the
of
that
which
is
to
next
in
humanity,viz.,
During
governorship
treasure,
born
George S.
Estabrook
was
James Edward
It is in direct keeping with this
Boutwell the firstcolonel was
iff
a good book.
appointed sherold Estabrook
Worcester, October 29, 1829. The
in all time
of the county but when
the Whigs came
" Worthought that the greatest bookmen
home
where the Norwich
cester
was
either bachelors, widowers or men
having into power he went out. His son, our colonel
His
father, were
freightstation is now.
has been a member
of the school board. Presa wife only. Had
nature
ident
colonel before him,
given to Dr. Samuel
a
James Estabrook, was
had
of the Common
left us
Council
and for two
Johnson a family of children, he
holdingthat positionin the state militia and
literature
and
and
such
on
as
was
no
we
have,
a
in
1874
1875,
thoughts
years,
representative
as
such led his Worcester
County Regiment
Parker
tages
hosthe General Court.
tor
had Theodore
He has also been a direcpossessed many
of Cavalry at the receptionaccorded
General
in the Public Libraryas congeniala place,
to fortune, he would not have collected
Lafayette,
September 2, 1S24. The titleborne
ton
to go, at his death,to the Bosprobably,as he ever filled.
to have been inherited by
13,000 volumes
by the father seems
So then, here is the record of a lifeof more
Public Library.
the son.
At any rate, it appears
to clingin
than sixtyyears.
Well filled and rounded, it
the end of General
When
Josiah Pickett's
spiteof the office that he has held for very
is
there
much
that Worcester
of
office
was
one
term
approached
people appreciateand
master, long
nearlyfour years. To write P. M. or Postin Democratic
ranks
when he leaves the office he has graced so
as
to who
is an
after his name,
honor
that Petroleumcommotion
well people will say, "He
Of
there
was
course
our
ter."
PostmasV. Nasby was
not
alone in seeking. should be his successor.
candidates many;
but the appointment
were
In many
cases, the possessor would preferthe
seemed
gone
of James E. Estabrook
to be a foreto that of reversingthe order and
privilege
Henry L. Shumway, formerlyon the staffof
conclusion for some
time before it was
making them M. P. for there is more
money
the Gazette, afterward in Boylston, but now
made.
That
it
wise
was
a
in
in
actually
in some
such offices than
one, no
a
membership
with the Boston Herald, has a pleasanthome
who
knows
one
ought of the place and its on Thornton
Parliament.
street, Roxbury. His
daughter,
moment.
will question for a
Our Postmaster
was
educated, as already management
Marion, W. H. S. '87,is thinking of takinga
Under his predecessor the city and itsmail
schools and went
stated, in the Worcester
in Manual
a course
Training.
no
demands
had more
than doubled.
It was
hence toYale college
where he took his diploma
childish task that Colonel E. undertook; but
in 1851. He read law with Judge Benjamin F.
Mrs. Sarah Brigham of the High School, for
his stock and rearingwere
in the Harvard
Hotel
time
resioent
at
for a long time
equal to the place. some
Adams, has
Thomas, was
transferred her address to 72 West street, corner
The publicwas
conscious of no raspingas the
admitted to pracLaw School and in 1853 was
tice
"

he put
volumes

"

"

in the Courts.

Rebellion

The

volunteered

He
to

him

yer.
law-

Worcester

earlyand

the staff of the late

duty on

assigned

was

Judge

evens.

Butler in
Afterwards, he served with General
the Gulf Department.
Illness compelled his
to
in 1S62 and he came
back
his
resignation
native city,where
he has
been for nearly
of the most prominent citizens.
thirty
years one

Rather

under

inclined

order succeeded

new

found

the average

stature, somewhat
is well known

to stoutness, his form

received

to the old.

its due attention.

EvangelistRufus N. Taft has justreturned

had no place in the awarding of positions. from an eightdays series of meetings in Peaa
dent
his
whole
his
assistant
has
interestinginciservice,
body. He recounts
very
During
in having a meeting Friday Feb. 6, at the
in his
been a Republican. Call upon
him
office in the second

story of the Chapin block

and you will get a cheerygreeting,

whether
in
his outer or inner office. Here he is the public

loving characteristics
have no placehere.
They are reserved for a
and
more
quieter
privatecircle.
His

servant.

book

And now
to
he is about
leave
brook,
and, "There goes Colonel Estaand exacting,
to another.
the Postmaster," is a remark frequently honorous

his duties,

in Worcester

Nominally
claim

so

lawyer,

much

of his time

the
as

did

courts

did

the

care

not

of

his estate, his interest in politics

and
his love
for literature. Having all these years
been a
Democrat

Republican city,he held

prominent publicoffice tillthe advent of
Cleveland

in

Administration

could honor

him

sending him

; but when

it uniformly did
a

delegate to

his party
edly
repeatNational

so,

the

his duties

are
peoplein this citywho will
many
highlyappreciate the Colonel's love for a
good book and by "good" is meant any book
on
any
subject provided it has Ihe halo of
nam,
years about it. Should you happen in at PutDavis
" Company's some
day and there
should be exposed
a
particularlyfine lot
of freshly
imported English books, you need
not
ask
trouble yourself
to
whom
theyare for.
ordered
Beyond a doubt,Colonel Estabrook

faithfully.
Taking the office after
cupancy,
twenty-five
years of Republican octhere

shown
class

that executive talent is not

these

sends

out

much

most

to properly

result has

confined

to

creed.

nor

In

sketches, which

lifewhich

weekly.

the citizens of Worcester

stress

is laid

Light

and vicinity

that part of a man's

before the public,that part

is not

on

which

belongs to the home ; but where the

subjectis not mated it is difficultto do this.
Colonel
Arthur

Estabrook

Edgar, a

and
city,
were

are

two

not

with him

has

well

he makes

other brothers

livingnow.

only

known

The

and

one

brother,

resident

of

his home.
a

was

our

There

sister but

mother

home

of Mrs.

Rebecca

She
99thbirth-day.

was

E.

Richardson

on

her

born, Clark, in Center

Harbor,
H., but for thirtyyears has lived
in .South Peabody. She remembers
the death
of Washington. She
reads
without
glasses
and would pass
for a woman
twenty years
She is active about the house and
younger.
Her
likes to wipe the dishes.
hands are seldom
asked
idle. When
how
long she had
"1 gave my heart
been a Christian,she replied,
I was
nineteen years old."
to the Lord when
She has many
and interestingfamily relics.
The
in accordance
meeting held Friday was
prayer
with a custom
obtainingfor several
The
of the aged and venerable
years.
presence
N.

is

constant

blessing.

that many

little wonder

was

thought it impossiblefor a Democrat

perform his duties there. The

Conventions.
There

than

more

no

the

It matters

the party or publicmay

have in store
for him, he can
leave his four years
holding
with the thought that he has dischargedall
what

not

overheard.

of William.

Civil service

all intents,politics

To

'they

Almira

ENTERPRISE

AND

ACTIVITY.

friends and patrons

the spirited
well congratulate him
may
upon
his
of
Piano, Organ and
growth and success
so
sheet music business, which
has advanced
rapidlysince his appointment by Messrs. Ivers
" Pond, as sole Worcester
ceedingly
agent for their expopularand beautiful pianos. The
e.xclusive agency
for these
pianos is a
which
any
prizein the business world over
feel
elated
tradesman
securing.
might
upon
and necessary
These pianosboast a very new
quiets
possession in the "Soft Stop," which
at ones
fingertouch the volume of tone as
and
Mr.
wished.
Steere's
soft
as
roomy
light
Mr.

C. E. Steere's many

pleasant quarters

are

Clark's

flight
up.

Block,one

at

492

Main

Street,

lylClHT
School and

College.

Worcester
of

more

Williams

College.

the students

When

fall they found

the

and

changed

returned

several

is the

Wesleyan
much

professors. The

new

in

the

of

amount

science

required

Beginning last week Wednesday and

Monday, the annual convention
New
England Young Men's Christian As.sociations is being held at Williams.
Most of the
collegesand preparatory schools throughout
the section will be represented
by one hundred
and ten
delegates,Worcester
Academy and
the
Tech
number.
being among
until

present: Col. W.

were

men

Hopkins '55,Rev. Daniel

{;. .Stanley
Hall'ey,F. H.
'7S,and C.

Dewey

and
former

Pres.

the

D.

made

collegeorchestra
the
are

S. B.

addresses.

of
vice-president

Wheeler

organized under
Arrangements

elected

was

The

the

of fifteen pieceshas been

leadershipof Safford 'gz.
being made for the presentation

of a
during the firstweek in March
is a
opera, the generalplan of which
Romeo
and
of
The
music
Juliet.
burlesque
which is brightand catchy has been writteijby
Edwards
to thirtynew
'91. From twenty-tive
will be introduced.
songs
Three
members
of the
of

number

authors.

recent

publishedhis third book

Prof. Morris

omy.
work

upon

favorable

Plautus
received

is editinga German

publishedby
Interest in

Holt

has

faculty are in the

Prof. Perry has just
econ.
political
upon

embodied

in book

form

his
and

Holy

Two

weeks

Professor

ago

held in the
"The

was

the faculty

Bowne

is the result. Prof.

historical work
and

now

recent

collegechapel.

On

to

His

School
'The

proved

New

Williams
e.xpects
games
her old stand-by
very little. With
rial
mateout of collegeand almost no new

the Worcester

be

expectedto

stand

off and

struggle
do

more

It is Dartmouth's
past.
still has the whole
of

see

while

sion."
Mis-

retreat

ball team

New

have

the

of

making his
lege.
Georgetown Col-

at

h;is got into active

training.

is carried

on

than she has in the

Amherst
turn, but
her champion team.

tableaux

L.

suspended
examinations

H.

secretary,

treasurer, V.

for this

follows

as

Whipple
of

Conn.

of this
of

Cushman

dent,
Presi-

city;
city;

this

R.

Newport,

I.

Wellesley.
of

Those

who

us

they might
they started has
Mr.

had

Durant

enjoying the results of

help wishing that

are

labors

men's

cannot

how

see

the
There

grown.

fillthe Main

be

years

work

which

is

doubt

no

great hopes for the future of

it is hardly probable that he

Wellesley,but
which
imagined that the college,
not

obliged

to

six cottages
students, while

Hall, would
build

its infancy

within fifteen

second

largeh.all,
regular

its

accommodate

to

seat

impressive.

ottered for sale

was
was

taken

sembly
in As-

have
received
a
Highland Cadets
ton,
pictureof Lieut. W. J.Wright of Bosclass of '65 and
also the sword of a

framed

in

are

of Wauregan,

Hammond

C.

N.

very

every

fish as

The

memento.

decorated

and

the

sword

ishandsomely

letters "H.

C."

are

center.

Not

Fancies,
Careful

B.

was

of tickets

Hall.

years.

Burdick

and

to out-siders and

Commended

to

Your

Consideration.

That

times as liable
you are twenty-four
killed as your house is to burn.
accident
for
an
2.
policy
$5,000 for a
a day only.
year costs four cents
of
That a second one
be had
$5,000 can
3.
cent
a day.
for $3 00 a year, less than one
do better than insure in
That you cannot
4.
Accident
the United States Mutual
tion,
AssociaIt is the best and
safest
York.
of New
earth.
its
kind
of
on
company
In one
hundred
one
day it paid over
5.
in "safe" occupations.
claims to men
and
That
in six weeks
it paid $79,839.61,
6.
over
$2,000,000 since its organization.
as
an7. That it has $100,000.00 deposited
pany,
fund with the Atlantic Trust Comemcrgency
of New
York, besides its other assets.
in
That
it has $269,000,000 insurance
8.
force this year.
of business
That
it has over 55,000 men

stitute
apprentice class of the PolytechnicInto be hurt

E.

or

That

9.

for members.
Admission
10.

month's
fee, covering one
special students are
insurance, $5 00.
Benefits : For death, loss of limbs or sight,
ber
village,and the numcreased$5,000; right hand or foot, $2,500; left hand,
has inof applicationsyearly refused
indemnity,
eye, $650. Weekly
$1,250; one
greatly. During all this growth the
$25 per week for 52 weeks.
ing,
buildonly chapel has been that in the main
cester
tleorge Y. Lancaster, sole agent for Wor-

obliged

the

board

to

in the

l)uilt to accommodate

but
has
a

at

last reached

has

its

hundred

three

by

pils,
pu-

limit,and

we

have

must

been

Three

help they could.

of S2500
a gift

started by
of
member

one

increased

year.

If it is

expect

to

have

buildingin

of
at

Chapel

from

the classes.
the

annually so

rate

Fund

This

of about

434

.Main

Street,Worcester.

may
for the

we

Works

Russell of Knowles'

talk

length Wednesday at
Collegeon matters pertinent
future of the young
[leoplein the
vice
adHe
gave these pupils excellent
to what
they should do if they would

the

school.
as

Loom

John

of

This

-succeed.
the

advice

was

success
distinguished

himself
reason

gave

hour's

an

Business

Becker's

sum

S730

the Sioo.ooo necessary

a
hope howcentury. We

about

to

ary
honor-

an

increased,

County,

It

hundred.

seven

the students
years ago
to
and determined
realize the need

began to
give what
was

crowded

now

chapel.

new

Amherst
Worcester

and

The

been

E.
vice-president,

College.

nighta fine lecture on the OberammerPlay w.is given by Dr. Blodgett.

The
for the
music, procured from Munich
was
rendered on the organ
purpose,
by Prof.
Gow.
The lecture was
illustrated by stereopticon views, portrayingmany
of the scenes
Passion

1.

The

Worcester, ill.

England."

midyear

some

in

Last

gau

sword

for

home

Smith

for the celebration

Preparationsare being made
of Washington's birthday,
and in addition on the
to
the customary exercises a college
Facts,
banquet will be held, a thing which has not
occured

at

limited number

mar
of the Hopkins GramHaven, will lecture upon

progress.

being

Hampshire boys
hard training.Amherst
are
doing some
very
and
has her successful captain Sullivan
her
Spaulding will pitch for the
pitcherHare.
Williams team.
Hotchkiss
will play first base
None
of the other
and captain the team.
playershave yet been determined upon, though
has been begun.
active training

to

and

other

ball is

The
phenoijis

master

Schools

Recitations

and

of February, Mr.
twenty-sixth

of

Public

week

and

she expects
Dartmouth

is at present

practisein the gymnasium

dents,
stu-

subject

Life,"which

Its Influence

Actual;

the

G. L. Fox, head

Kendal

Co.

in base

three cornered

Crook

The

present,

of Boston

of lectures

course

Moralizationof

the Ideal and

of stillhunt, but it is known

that
old game
of last
she has obtained a pitcherwho was
one

do

The

fraternity

very

did

At

weeks

two

given

was

of the

of

some

the

Universityopened

ing
very interestis at her
fight.Dartmouth

se.isons

able

one

Feb. 9,

Cross.

.M. A. O'Kane

annual

volume

athletics is

present out-look

some

Monday,
given by

the students,the proceeds about flioo

going to
the Chapel Fund.

Rev.

George W.
Alpha Delta

the members,

has elected officers

running very high

the college. The loss of the base
tliroughout
ball championship last spring has aroused
the
fellows to efforts which resulted in winningback
the foot ball championship in the fall. The

may

assembled

were

of

ciation.
asso-

treasurer.

comic

and

the 20th inst.

eveningof Jan. 26, Mr.

of

ever,

cation
spending a short vaWisconsin,expecting

elegantchapterhouse

where

Merriman

'6},Pres.
Dewey '76,Geo. T.
Wheeler
'88. Col. Hopkins

Hall

elected

was

Mr.

to

willingto help us.

"JapaneseWedding," was

interesting.The second lecture will occur

F.
Mr. W.
Tuesday, February 17, when
England alumni
Whitcher, managing editor of the Boston
the
since,
following Traveller, will speak upon, "The
Newspaper,

sometime

Boston

Worcester

is
in

the sympaths

to arouse

and

Cable gave the last lecture of the

Phi course, after which a reception
at

will be

the meeting of the New

At
at

Raymond

the

Fish

University.

his old home

about

to return

and

before.

under
the direction of Captain O'Neil
ladies and
college,and many
'92.
gentlemen of the city. The house was prettily This year, it is expected, the team
will cope
decorated and the evening was
with
Harvard
and
^"ale.
all
successfully
enjoyed by
For some
the fraternity
present.
has
years
Amherst
lasting held a series of lectures,
College.
but never
were
they
of the
Hoskis.son
Gates, specialstudent
is, at
more
successful than the present.

cliooses.

he

at

struction On
of in-

course

during the second year. Courses are pursued

in physics,chemistry,and
biology,including
zoology.This allows the student,after a start
in the various branches, to pursue
during his
juniorand senior years elective work in language,
literature,
or
science,
history,
philosophy
as

President

college last

to

of instruction

course

important change

most

with Dadmun
factor than ever

won.

to

be

Mr.

Becker

pleased.

all the better from

that Mr. Russell has
and his

pupilshave

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Fkhruaky,
old

The
no

saying "Its

ill wind

an

good" has been

one

this cityduringthe last month.

magazine
the

Analostan
Robert

in

literary

new

Magazine, by
B. Cramer.

peror.

blows
true

started here last December,

was

named

man

that

again proved

He

titled
en-

young

to

reason

believe

that

trustworthyof

most

Cramer

men

and

along

estate

the

city

engaged

local newspaper
Mr.
Willis 15. Hawkins,
man,
editor. Mr.
as
Hawkins, it seems, had

Senher
Almente
has
been
recalled
Warren
of Pleasant street and here, for a
successor
having arrived,he is dispo.s- time, Mrs. Gird made her home.
The most
of
ing his furnitureand effects preparatory to
of the years, however,since that terrible
year
going home.
were
spent with her sister and here she died
The
real estate
men
are
at
the age of 48 years, 4 months and
congratulating
15 days.
themselves over
the anticipatedboom
in real
(Jnly those who
passed
the

and, his

1891.

the

not

was

made

of

the

eightyacres

tract
con-

of

the

that

received

land

Glen

at

period of the

ment
establish-

branch

permanent
in

Chautauqua Society
local as.sociation has

above

Potomac,

of

account

on

of

the

locality.The
a
free giftof

Echo, and

poses
pro-

suitable

buildingsimmediately.
It has seemed
a pityto me
that the citywas
Cramer's
the magazine should
not located higher
management
the river. Where
the
up
not
prove to be a business succes.s, he, Mr.
Chautauquans are to build, the river-banks
to receive
the plantand goodHawkins, was
are
will
(lows
high and picturesque.The current
in payment for his services. The
in a deep channel and does not spread out inzine
magato
far as
became
an
success
as
it does
unqualified
in
as
malaria-breedingswamps
circulation and merit went
but the advertising front of Wa.shington. The
only remedy for
not
to
did
be
seem
this
state
of
affairs
will
satisfactory.
be to treat the swamps
patronage
Mr. Hawkins
could not understand
the reason
in the same
manner
as
Boston
disposedof its
for this until last week
when
Cramer
shook
back
in.
The
work
would
bay fillthem
the dust of Washington from his feet and lied
be a
much
difficult and
more
expensive
to Chicago to escape
tors.
an
the engineers would
as
to
one
have
contend
angry crowd of crediHe
arrested
there and brought
was
with the swift current
of the Potomac, but the
trict
Disf
rom
back here under
a
the
value
land
of
the
would
doubtless reimburse
new
requisition
criminal
the government for the outlay,besides
authorities,charged with many
in sole possesacts.
is now
So Mr. Hawkins
laying the ghost of that bugbear of Washingsion
of a flourishing
ceeding
tonians,malaria.
publicationthat is sucWlNKIEI.l).
much better than he had ever
hoped.
The
has caused
death of SecretaryWindom
Mrs.
Adaline
(Alden) Gird.
and
of
sense
a generalmourning
bereavement.
Tlie Gazette of Friday had this notice :
On
Monday, the day of the funeral, all the
niKD.
closed by order of the Presdepartments were
In this city,Feb. 5, Adaline
of the late
A,, widow
with him

to

so

the effect that, in

to

erect

under

case

"

dent.

It seemed

the ernment,
govCapt. Joseph
Seth Alden.
though willingto lose something like
Doubtless
hundred
thousand
dollars in salaries by
strange

to

that

me

closing the departments, should

in draping the Treasury.

be

gardlyby
nig-

so

Not

toon
fes-

with

VV.

(jird,and daughter

From

the

only

passed the
glance that

at 2.40

ended

years

would
the

the

stranger receives.

Not

but
and

they were
fitted out

faces do not
l"ut

are

appear

grave
to

soon

with

startling to
taken

to

say

the least,

clothing store

ready-made suits. Their

ferocityby any means
thoughtful. They do not
gulliblecreatures
savage,
represented to be ; on the

indicate
and

be such

they have been

who
may be
contrary they look like men
wronged but can not be fooled.
to the
Last Saturday an
interesting scene
student of historytook place in front of an
It
auctioneer's
on
Pennsylvania Avenue.
as

was

the sale of the carriage and

the last Brazilian minister

who

will receive his credentials

horses

ing
belong-

this

country

to

from

an

em-

Wm.

of

Hackett

H.

so,

but

not

from

one

Two
in

which

Joseph

time, the

other

in

Regiment,

one

And

And

battle.
course

The
never

Nature

child
saw

186.} and

was

born

I never
I never

her father; but .she lived

to

the wife

of Everett

H.

what

own.

thou

hast done

work

to

in the world."

a sea

I how

the heather looks,

be.

must

wave

with

God,

vi-ited in heaven

Vet

certain

1 of the spot

am

if the chart

given.
Emily

weie

Dickinson.

"

The
The

but the roses

optimistsees
thorns

meet

the sensible

But

Notes

and

man

"Out

knows

how

handle

to

the unheard
the

Following towards

Our

deep,
sound.
sleep.
"

the silent west

to the islands

Still to ourselves

two.

b )und.

curved

the horizon's

On

the

oceans

islands

unseen

(-)utward

O'er

life,

Philad Iphia Piess.

the unknown

upon

Where
Where

of

the pessimist's view,

with an eye to thefacts

"

of

rim

the blest."

in every place consigned,

Hnd.
make
or

we
felicity

own

"Goldsmith."

signs is bad

The

A-findin'

At

every

No

man

when

fault with

balkin'

And

'cause

folks commence

Providence,
the earth d."n't shake

praiicin'
step they

take.

is great tillhe can

see
littleht would
lie

less than

How

strippedto self,and stark and bar"

hung his sign out anywhere.
"James Whitcomb

RiUy.

play house in New York City is

erected by Harry C. .Miner,the lessee

be

moore,

spoke

never

As

22d.

of

saw

know

And

Nor

25th

unveil the tablet in the High School corridor,

She
the tablet bearing her father's name.

subsequentlybecame

deed

saw

Vet

.sons

soon,

thy

in stone,
the s"a.

swim

the

who

made

rive the hillsand

exerts,

winged feet,

Un

And, likethy shadow, follow thee.

"Emerson.

He

in

with

power

thee to meet

all that

Will

Ef

married
off

to

deserts,

to

Iiim who

to

Floating in air,or pent

the husband

were

went

one

thinks.

thy share

not

I.o ! it rushes

57th Regiment, to
perishthe 6th of May in that terrible fightof
A
tery
the Wilderness.
cenotaph in Rural Cemethe field of
states that his body lies on

They

face

Cheerful

meet.

cleave

crowns

power

Hast

Gird

the

to

FLASHES.

the

the

in

served

for

Gird.

W.

Worcester,

the

cheerful

more

the littleone

as

Laural

street, and

George

10

Joseph

Mrs.

Adaline,
enlisted

go far

good example for those who

easilyyield despondency. Her littlegranddaughter
"1
says,
pay ev'yday that my gramma
will come
back to me."
.She will surelydime

friends who had known

her for years.
device was
to be seen, and
emblematic
They
or
the pillars, could not help reviewing the long time that
only evidences of mourning were
the incidents
she has been in our midst, and
half-wayof their
draped or rather wound
in her lifethat have made
it interesting.
Her
lengthwith crape, and the coveringof the gas
Rev.
Seth
lineal descendant
the
was
a
father,
Alden,
lightposts along the sides of the entrances
famous
married
of
the
who
But
John
material.
the
with the same
huge
against
tarian
Uniand he was
a clergyman of the
Priscilla,
decorations
bulk of the building these
were
denomination.
Adaline
born in
was
ridiculous than impressive.
more
1 have
interview (?) Brook field,while her father was
had the pleasureof an
preaching
to Lincoln
conversation
with the Sioux delegation. Our
there.
Subsequently he moved
of
her
consisted of my
a
He
the
most
was
to
where
Dog
girlhood
offering cigar
spent.
bow
Mr.
Alden
died in the pulpitin Westboro,
a grave
and his acceptance of it with
The other
and the brilliant remark, "How."
where he had gone on an
exchange. He was
six in the party, looked at
Indians, there were
readingthe second hymn, in the afternoon,the
Nature's
with
one
me
as
beginning,"F'ather of spirits.
though expectingI would converse
fit
but I had only two
them in the same
God," and had just read the words "And
manner,
his
realms
of
when
the other one
for those
God,"
us
spirit
cigarsand preferredto smoke
afterin
for
widowed
mother
The
to
"how"
took
its
a
exchange
flight.
myself receiving
to Worcester
and here her daughw.trd came
it. The Indians presenteda very civilized apters
pearance.
robe
E., becoming Mrs.
When
married, one, Susan
they arrived here their wardsomewhat

yet
to

Uies,revives,
goes

however,

urday
Sat-

to

announcemeni

of

buried

sorrow

of man,
have

end !

soon.

was

very short,but into it had been

than
of more
the allotted

seems

crowded

she

Her pastor, the Rev. A. S.

the services. The lifethus

p.m.

Garver, conducted

of the late Kev.

the death

trying

idea of the

any

all to

came

her sister'shome

"Each

many

have

can

silvered hair which

the

was

through

war

anxietythat was hers when her husband

was
reported missing. Hours were
like days, and
finallydread settled into certainty that his
body was one of the many left to burn in that
holocaust which succeeded
the fighting.To
the strain of those days may be traced the

new

to

of

Theatre.
Fifth Avenue
this season
success
The biggest metropolitan
I)e Mill's
and
Helasco
is .Men and Women,
its
dred
hunis
one
nearing
new
society play,which
and fiftiethnightat Procter's theatre.

the burned

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Books and Bookmen.

A

call

the

at

headquarters of Houghton,

Mifflin " Co., Boston, is likelyto introduce

to noted people. Should
you call on Mr.

to

its correspondentswishing for information.

It

gives prices, and

one

Table

for

Talk

February contains a dainty

A regular reader
list of contents.
of this
him the pictureof his noted
father, William
would
that each
practical
m
agazine
suppose
Loyd, and back of him are John G. Whittier,
number
would
exhaust
the practicaltopics
Daniel Webster
and W. E. Gladstone.
The
Garrison, you would

elder Garrison

named
and

men

find

his

this

to

of Francis

names

walk
be

doubt

no

the

little

says, "Good
rightin and have a
as

to who

no

but if

will

see

enter,

man

"

There

to

the visitor is.

can

fills

He

descriptionsexactly. It is
Dr. O. W. Holmes, who
is a frequent caller
his
on
tion
publishers. He givesvery littleindica-

that Light

it

he

is living.
wonder

not

to meet
privilege
autocrat, the professor,the poet, all in

This

esteems

is the

and

what

who

man

school

it? This

"Old-

wrote

boy does
small

man,

the

not

one.

Ironsides"

bless him

in

for

"The

stature, wrote
not a descendant

of the
Pilgrim Fathers" and
Pilgrimsbut what loves the writer.
It was
that hand that penned
The Boys
and
Bill
and Joe and every collegeman
would like to
him
for
the
deed.
Genial and livelyin
greet
his writings,
he is justthe same
in his manner.
So sad,to think that there are
limitations to
"

"

Not

however, for the

tains
conFebruary number
than any preceding issue, of questions
perplexedhousewives,and answers
by the editor,Mrs. S. T. Rorer, who gives a
Menu
for an
Menu
Evening Wedding,
for a Six O'Clock
Bouillon for
Dinner,
Teas, Receptions,etc. "A list of necessary
Straws."
These
Cooking Utensils,""Cheese
scarcelygive a hint of the practical
topicsyou

so,

"

"

"

"

"

will find in this excellent number.

A

unprecedented
classical learn'ng

whole

history of

which

the authorities of the

have made

the

among

rolls acquired

the

For

"

Women

children.
from

Boston, is

on

Our

"

the house

Little

of D.

table,and

our

Men

and

collection

of

on

papyrus
It is the

"

Wide

is

"

Awake

the Constitution

Many writers of antiquityquoted

it,but the originalhas not been found.
The firstchapter is wanting, the last mutilated,
otherwise
the manuscript is in perfect

nounced
doubt

The
the

London

which

Times

tradition of

Pauncefote
Robbers
from

set

"is

"

Forts
"

even

the

family of Sir Julian

in rhyme. "Auni
Dolly's
thrillingstory, all the nicer

the fact that it is true.

A
pages.
the mullet.

with

Its first article

has

Fish

Army

deal

"

of
"

Life

at

instruction

gives the

of the

discovery says there

genuinenessof it,as the

contents

rolls were
not
known
when
they
purchased. Who knows but the book of
Jasherand the Prophecy of Iddo the Seer
yet be discovered?

may

From

the

Century Company.

"

of suitable pictures with

in its

Diamonds
and Toads
a fairy
story that is not all a fairytale but very real in
houses of today.
A Giant
many
Preacher",
"

"

a strange tropical
plant. "The Story of
Hungry Boy" is very entertaining,
and will
win the sympathy of every boy, and perhaps

the mothers
"

Desks
who

is

of the boys too.

bit of history.

"

"

Three

home

little nobody

made

games,

and

"

There

short stories

The

are

all that

of magazine
"

Modern

one
could desire in
literature for the young.

Priscilla

"

is, we
think,the
entirelyto fancy work
and what pertains to it. Page after page of
advice,and directions concerning it are given

only paper given

up

get up

the

entertainment.

request.

on

Companion.

to wed

book
The

by a

bear his

book

another
popular series on
Albani, Emma
Juch, Mme.

Van
da,
NevaZandt, and Emma
A.
E. Barr, Mary
Liv^rwill
Jennie June and Marion
Harland
tellwhat a girlof sixteen can
do when thrown

her

own

and

his entrance

One

"Doc"

coach,

to

save

vehicle.

sent

libraryof Clark University is

one.
more
Already it numbers

The

volumes,
of

not

the opening

all

try

joke

to

apparent
disability.
his seat in the
up

Shelby gives
John a climb

This

to the top of the

falls a victim to the hazing

man

of the students

and

in his last

John, asking of him what

day

and

The

littleexercise

In fact

night.

he

days clingsto
strength

takes allhis

John is his sole nurse.

takes

is in the way of
the teachers hear of

as

that he is absent

from

tions,
recita-

they fear that he is purposely negligent.

So John goes on misunderstood
and misjudged,
and when he saves
the day for the ball team
by taking the place of an injuredman, he becomes
the hero of the hour, but stillthe principal
does

to

know

not

driven him

to

aid him

in

missed

and

away

starts

and

have

the

principalrefuses
vard
gettingthe scholarshipfor Har-

he rushes

ride, he

that circumstances

it. When

with

walk

to

no

money
Then
he

home.

to

is

after another

to
they come
ask the principal
of John Strong,and all is explained
and he is brought back
to be made
much
of by all who knew
him.
The
tion
descripof the match game
is excitingin the extreme,
one

one

almost

can

hear

the

"Rahs"

the throats

already hoarse with

shouting. John Strong is a giant morally
There
lessons
though physicallyweak.
are
to be learned ; lessons of trust
and straightforwardness,
be
drawn
to
from
this boy of
today. Each character is worthy of study.
The principal
is one
of many
and each boy
who

reads the book, will find his

to some

of his

one

and

ing
turn-

the

as

to

be similar.

The

different types of students are

the coach
Grooge and even

there, and

Mrs.

ways

draws

put it in
true

methods

mind

instructors

own

the
few

appear

attention of

driver
the

each

reader.

in
To

words, this book is clean, and a

a
boarding school. It is

study of life in

to be recommended

It will

Rugby "; it may

all who

to

fine, and

are

number.

never

not

prove

be

so

The

come.

they

are

"Tom

lustrations
il-

many

in

Brown

at

popular as Canon
please so
"Boys of
excellent,

healthystory. Sunday School libraries would

a

ing
grow-

Best of all,every

one

do well to include it.

than

mention

sands
thoumany
logued
Everything is well cata-

to

pamphlets.
and it is emphatically a

the

forms

boys

and

"

Jfi./Sayear.

12,000

as

the titlepage.
Its hero, John
for one
year,

on

to her.

school

his lameness

upon

Ward,

fortunate

Phelps,this isthe first

the town

to

chapter. The

D.

Co., Boston.

so

Farrar's Story of Eric ; nor

Full prospectus
and
yet
free on
folks as
Mills'
De
young
application. many
Grand
Pr^ School
but stillit is an

resources.

specimen copies

"

was

alone

name

is dedicated

Herbert

by

Lothrop

who

man

Elizabeth Stuart

to

while Amelia

on

Andover"

at

Strong,is in PhillipsAcademy

turn

Maria

Nordica,

Senior

tiie liouse of D.

Written

suggestions for any

more,

long chapter of the

of the best things for

"

the way

will be

by Mme.

music

Pepper story. One

the young
student is the article about "Men
and Things.
The puzzles, the poems,
and

by

that rise from

Notable

a great somebody" is a sketch

of
Lenoir.
The singleline figures,
the

"

to

it free

Youth's

became

Richard

will send

They

about
a

wishes

who

one

collection

miser's treasures,

but buried.

New

and
Note

tier
Fron-

habits of

issued

an

is little

of papyrus

Lothrop " Co.

in looking it

this month

comes

than usual of interest.

The

from

A very successful tableaux

entertainment
find that the illustrations erathrough, we
brace dogs,cats, horses,birds and
recentlygiven in New York, the subjects
sides was
bugs, bebeing taken from illustrations in the current
children,trees and fruit. Surely all may
be suited when such a varietyis given. The
magazines. The idea is a simple one, and if
the subjectsare
is
well chosen it can
be made
less
and
both prose
varied,
reading no
and
interesting.
dollar a year.
very
poetry will please. Only one
The Century Company has prepared a list
more

"

this,and know

were

lives.

valuable

like

was

is that

of Athens.

condition.

long ago when

so

throwing the ball,and

British Museum

recently in Egypt.

of Aristotle's Treatise

text

not

was

collegebooks

in the

discovery almost

"

human

of

from

"

picturesand

of his 82d year which we know

There are
who
will
many

progressive housewife.

"

morning doctor
seat.

that interest the

more

is

wait

you

G.

Mr.

There

Light, you

was

tian
Chris-

the

gave

as

quick motioned

very

whom

in

may come
fortunate as

are

son

upon

after distinguished

sons

Jackson.

who
telling
you

looking down

It

ial.

addresses,and in fact
It is
everythingpertainingto fancy work.
in
published Lynn.

Life of Dorothea

Boston, and

New

Lynde

Dix

lection. It is possiblethat there

working col-

connected

with

by

Frances

York, Houghton, Mifflin

inhabitants

of

are

"

Tiffany,
Co.. 1S91.

formed
usuallywell in-

Worcester

who

do not

know that one

of the chief claims of the city
to the books.
Universityhas access
They
are
with the lady whose
to repute is its connection
arranged,primarily,by department and
then
are
subdivided
by subject. Besides, life has just been written by Dr. Tiffany.
readers have the benefit of loans from
vard,
HarThere can be very few such, however.
Only
our
own
that of the Amerfrom Main street were
cut
ican
publiclibrary,
recently,
away the
Antiquarian Society and other institutrees
tions.
which her grandfather.Dr.
Elijah Dix,
is working out and solvThe university
ing
will long commemorate
set out and Dix street
of materthe family name.
The
old family mansion
problems in the utilizing
many

Ivl(i HT
faced

School

street and

later years, stood

In
resides.
now

yellow buildingin

where

H.

Francis

labored

Uewey

in

her herculean
wounded

tillthe breaking

And

Oh

labors in behalf of the sick and

about
that

ever

her

event

he found

almost

had

one,

and

any

death.

When

newspaper

para-

tion,
Cyclop;Ediafor informathat given
in Congress for
representative
With

even.

commendable

patience,the biographer pursued

his quest over
a periodof many
months,
tillthis book is produced.
in Worcester, there are
Here
still people
remember

who

Miss

Gird of

Mrs.

Summer

the late Gen.

reminiscence
and

and

State

Dix

where

by

was

could

in

the

of

town

be induced

Her

genius

passing
searches

she
enters

more

mother

had

"

than that of

hood.
child-

no

had

one

mention
ously,
Obvi-

she

but

does

than

no

the

Mill into that wonderful

of J. Stewart
the reader begins to
where

Autobiography

Mill

Dr.

both

was

father and

earlylife of his subject

than
a
ter
chapTiffanygivesscarcelymore

mother

also.

To

is

ended,

we

find her

in the
at the age of twenty-five,
a
governess
familyof the famous Divine, Dr. William ElleryChanning.
When
thirty-three
years of age she suffered
severelyfrom overwork and she was compelled
abroad.
For
a
to go
period of eighteen
months, she had to abstain absolutelyfrom

To

traced the
and
was

well

the

lesson, thus

subsequent

learned, may
of

economy

the long life that

herself

to

what

her

followed.

along toward fortyyears

she devoted

Thou

run

exhaust

soon

bill. Dry

she

be
sources
re-

She

of age when
deemed
hei

of the condition
life work, viz., amelioration
and for such she
With such
of the insane.

its w.ives

seemeth

that grave

should

mysterious
unto

ever

No.

work.
off

by

of Vol.

11

Four
pages
themselves.

York

New

"

Too
Of

of

"

forevermore to

what

For

Drear

yearn

it stillresolves to j-purn.

waste, afar o'crthei

.And thy wild waves.
"at! mins'relsy
ocean

How
To

send

many

Move

the

softlyo'er

And
For

their

in death)

one

stretch their hands

their lost

How

many
sails

And

Thinks

in

cues

across

a heart

when

th-i main.
howls
masts

below

wring their hands

heart, oh

his

And

their

of matter, set up and run

able.
The work is highlycredit-

l'"ddie Johnson and

his partner, Faulkner,

be printerswhen
they are men,

not

may

be

they will
now.
printers

The

numbers

seven

sketch

givenis the

order

as

"there's no

of the

Fleeing

while

and

arouse

recollections in every

and

will

I
Brace

and

is after

to Tarshish

Little Brother

awake

quite as
keep you

then

ease

your

book

of Boys will
heart.

N.

FOLKS.

alwaysglad

folks you are

the door opens

in,somehow

comes

and

the

William

room

to
E.

and

see

Warren

brighter.

seems

made

when
he
you recall the times
Front
street.
down
business hum
on
At

once

should

sit down

and persons he
lifethen is the

If he

sights
has met in his journey through
half hour all the more
ant.
pleasand

tellof

Monday afternoon, Mrs.

Ladies'

at the Old

S.

of the

some

Alfred S. Roe

sang

ment
for the entertain-

Home

of the occupants.
The

held

Festival Chorus

its firstrehearsal

evening, in Association Hall,

F"riday
and
hundred
Carl Zerrahn
leading. Three
seventy-five
present.
last week

mother's

book
and
A
your dypepsia as you read.
should
and
would
do
good
you
good laugh
be the better
will
read
it
children
they
your
for the reading.

Just ask

when

li.st.

"

sea."

more

2.-*.

ABOUT

Some

Shepherd's
longest; but every other

funnjVLittle Briggs
merry

Story for

Light's

taken is one

was

Lee

entertaining on

throughbeing

men

from which

Little Brother
the past

better

read

dread,

Harriet
March
Springfield,

dren's
Chil-

is

fro.

shall yet compel

loved so well ;
we
and bend the knee.

God

ble^.s our

and

vast

so

gone,

and

have

we

weepers,

e'en the sea,

mightierpower
'To yieldthe forms
Oh claspthe hands

to

in w Id despair
perishedthere,

who

the storms,
are

"

rocked

waves,

ones

ask in vain

and

and

rent

are

suddenly of

the dear

That

anguished thought

lone grave (perchance a spot

tropic flowers with odo'ous
breath.

some

Whose

goods

The

moans

proud and high to ask th* need

pityingword or gentle deed,

\'ct doomed

City have

Everything

si^h.

sea,

me

1 ike some
heatt, that
great restles'v
.And writhes in anguish all alote ;

will

He

seller for the

up

the

for before the second

work.

out

in

boys

is excellent.

death.

that will

him

Companion.

her

further
her

into this narrative

suspect that James

sent
ju.st

grandpar- one
ents
f the sLme
parents completely.
from

came

have

small

Two

most

sometimes

speak,

in vain for any

must

founded

childhood, she

friend above

For

approached this. Just think

of "I'roud
Mc
Bride," illustrations and
all for twenty-five
cents.

of

corner

Dixmont
her

to

her

over

of her mother

No

Oh, solemn and

And

drop

"

buy

to

make

but

vehemently exclaiming,

One

the

and

Thy heaving

Miss

house,

biography,Dorothy Lynde
Hampden, Me., April4, 1802.

grandfather. Of

"

stern

as

streets.

near

never

full of

was
was

school

near

and

weep
lost,thnt 'ne.ith it sleep,

bargains never

while

well

to our

born

was

her

who

Her

Spartan.

According
This

Lincoln

her

in

street

1 her

reca

William

probably some

Main

teacher

of the teacher

strict as

was

as

(ireen of Catharine

Mrs.

girlhood.

Dix

find chances
and

bargains should
Company's.

Davis

Putnam,

at

I.

who

find .ifar a stranKcr's ^jrave ;

.-\nd feel as closed their f"dinK eye.

"Take

lover of book

The

severance
perpurse

and

loved

for those

pupilsdescribe.

her former

Sea.
XXI.

To

the uppermost Hoor of the Boston Athenaum.

and handsome
There she is the young
woman

less than
little,

More

no

have crossed
Or, sadder still,

her

his

to

very

singleterm

the

ten
littlewrit-

so

her

previous to

came

grapher turned
to

was

blessed words

The

was
an
tion
avocaonly an episode,
regularwork, to which she made
all haste to return
Dr.
when possible. When
ring.
Samuel
Woodward
in charge of the Insane
was
Dix
All her life Miss
was
e.xceedingly Hospitalof Worcester, she was
a
regular
and
all reference
to any
to
averse
her early visitor and Dr.
George Chandler of Chestnut
lite and, at times, very curtly repelledefforts
street has very pleasantmemories
of her in
to prepare
sketches
of her long, useful and
her prime.
varied career.
At last,however, in
singularly
She died July 17, 1S87, in Trenton, N.
J.,
old age, when
extreme
the
passing
closing and soon
afterward
her body was
brought
days of her life at Trenton, N. J., a guest in
back to Massachusetts
.Mount
to sleepin
burn
Authe Asylum for the Insane, which she had assisted
and
Agassiz and
along with Sumner
in founding years before, she consented
have
Longfellowand the many others who
that her lifeshould be written. To
compass
to
the good of humanity.
given themselves
this,she gave all her papers, a great mass, all
of the book
The frontispiece
is an
engraving
into
the
hands
of
executor.
unassorted,
an
of Miss Dix at the age of forty-eight.
She is,
The work of assorting,
ami
arranging
writing, apparently,
and resolua woman
of courage
tion
was
assignedto Dr. Tiffany and this book,
can't
that
the
but
we
;
help wishing
rapher
biogin its fifth edition is the result.
now
had found a place for the engraving of
It is safe to state that no
equal worker and
in a crayon
her face as it appears
hanging in

doer, if there

was

Rlv.

soldier

from

There

enlisted her ies

sympathTo
her, however,

salutarymanner.

tl

foreignlands

of the Civil War

out

Revolutionary days it was

the home of members
of the Warren
familyof
Boston and people livingyet recall traces
of
scratched upon window
names
glass in those
a finger
days by a diamond, probably upon

in this and

The Rev. W. T. Sleeper will not

the evening of Monday, the

soon

get
for-

The

Veteran

Association

Firemen's

Mr.

Fred

Howard,

H.

Howar37and

son

of

known

the well

is winning merited

held its

Friday evening in

ball,last week
Horticultural Hall.

firstannual

Samuel

baritone

in the West

success

H.

singer
where

9th. For
he is travellingwith the opera troup of Agnes
to
him, his people Huntington. Dr.
of Worcester,
inexplicable
Caldicolt
have
to
wished
street
Summer
of the
chapel
director of the
Old England, is the musical
vance.
night in adtheir regular social gatheringone
They were recentlyin Minneapolis,
company.
He, quite unsuspecting,consented,
Howard
Mr.
some

reason,

It was
thinking of the trap set for him.
the 72d milestone in his life's journey. His
in upit though and they crowded
on
folks knew
not

in an
envelope,a
him, givinghim money
birth-daycake silvered with half dollars and a
was
by Chaplain Beaudry. Dr. Mears
poem

present and added

interest

the

occasion.

and this week

does

not

in

are

expect

to

Chicago.

reach

home

before

April

next.

The

who

of Mrs. Sylvia
sympathizedwith her

friends

neighbors and

E. Penniman

have

of her son
in her long illness and
Mrs. Ruggles. sang,
Frank, learned last week that she had entered
Morrill.
Miss
and
Mrs.
Knapp
did also
as
held on
into rest, Thursday. Her funeral was
Smith
recited and Mr. A. H.
Mi.ss Temire
of her sister,Mrs. Holtogether,
Sunday at the home
read the Telegram lifeof Mr. Sleeper. Alwill
circle
Dix
street
The
brook, in Sutton.
it wasan
evening to be remembered
a day.
miss the familyfor many
by this faithful pastor and energeticworker.
Mr.

daughter,
Sleeper's

to

in the death

LIC^HT
of you

wouldn't

sink

object,my dear
tlie Shanghai's having anything to do

sir,to

us

with your transportation; this is not a convict

ship,and / am not a poIice-olTicer.
Though 1
have
were

had

the pleasureof knowing some

who
intimately
acquaintedwith you, and recollect
being present on one occasion at

station,where

street

little party, but

in

of the

going, let

detained

were

you

found

from

bail it seems.

Highlands,as

there may
lie gentlemen here too see
by
you
this evening's boat.
I just drop the hint.
the doctor concluded

this

longspeech,

that

ashore, she spoke

reallyall

man

you

told

him

and

Feb.

?"

was

The doctor bowed, and

put into her hand a
littlepackage of
papers containing the data
of the poIice-ofrKe.
"Then

God

bless you !" said she, pressing

with a look of unutterable gratitude.
saved
Augustus; and now,"
will

his hand
"\ou

earth what

on

good

you have done

Feb.
First separate
the

liElNC;
MKK

OF

Feb.
Union

KKAGMKNTS
BOV

FROM

AND

HIS

meeting held
to form

an

Association

he

uttered

guage
lan-

/dTV

mc

:'

i\fi;whose

astray,and

heart

once

went

formed.

At

Worcester.

so

Nov.
was
taken
;i, 1841, action
association of the Mechanics
of
The
names
of those prominent

in the

movement
were
:
nam
Anthony Chase, PutW-. Taft, William
Leggate, Henry W.
Miller,William M. Bickford, Levi A. Dowley,
Kufus I). Dunbar, John P. Kettell,James S.
Wood
worth, Hiram ( '.orham,Jos.Pratt,Henry

(foldingand

Edward

B. Kice.

Ichabod
vice-president,
Albert

March

9,

A.

Washburn

first officers

Wheeler;
;

tary
.Secre-

Tolman

; treasurer, ElbridgeC.
Association was
incorporated

Partridge. The

terly
bit-

The

President,William

were:

"

emotions

3"1836.

TIIK

FRIENIJS.

"

same

( luir. h cf

Church formed.

Mechanics

VV.W
THK

loo

the

form

to

Unity.

Feb. S-18.12.

remarkable

of

I'astor of

2"1845.

meeting

.'"

"

Calendar.
-1786.

I-

Rev.
.Aaron
Bancroft ordained
the Second
Unitarian church.

you

know

never
inc

liut the doctor ilid know, and on

the terse
long to be put among
earth, too
(thoughhis feet did not seem
to
be exactly
sayings which have become
the good he had done,
immortal, but not too long for his object, touchingit at the time),
and was
to do, for the littlebrother's sister.
which was
to enlightenMiss
delicately
Jones
the
same
During
to the character of the man
toward
its close,
as
her innocence
summer,
a littlebird,
had trusted, he shoved off the .Shanghaiand
swinging on the twig of one of
those trees which,at the upper
to
the helm
point of (ioat
just in time, for,as the
sprang
the Niagara Rapids,
littlecraft swung
around on to the wind again, Island, look toward
caught this littlel)itof a talk and brought it
a puffcame
which nearlybrought the water
up
to me.
to her lee combings. Just then
ti.e mute
tonishment
as"And
can
and rage of the devotee of society
j(f// really,with all the jealous,
unsharing,rival-hating
heart of a man,
still
undisguised expresgave way to a fierce and
sion
somewhat

Worcester

he

As

lifted Kate
for the firsttime,"

"Is

IV.

Good-day."

the doctor

almost

ever,
How-

advise you to keep clear

the tide rises,
soon
as
for

me

As

1850.
Feb. 6"1842.

nearlywrecked forever ?"

Charles Dichens
(Boz) the celebrated author,
"Not
/tear/,Kate ; your /uim/ only !
your
with
his wife, arrived in town
on
the
You
were
merely trying your strength to
evening of the 5th,and leftfor Hartford, via
mount.
If you thought you had reached
your
the morning of the 7th. While
on
Springfield,
full height,is not
that what
do, and
many
here many
of our
inhabitants called on
the
sit sadlyon the lower stairs,
unsatisfied,
feet short, and as Kate cried out in terror
pining,
not
at the mansion
of Gov. Davis, where they
man
with despair through a
to let him drown, took that trouble for himself, miserable ; lo'oking
stayedduringtheir tarry in town."
Spy Feb.
whole life on
the bright blessed
height,far
wading back to the stranded vessel, a very
9, 1845.
over
them, to which they have scaled ; knowing
wet but by no means
a
cool gentleman. To
Feb. 7
1821.
that not their heart at all,but their
conclude
forever this fragment of the Lilyyoung,
Major Jedfediah
Healydied February 7,18:1,
untaught head, has brought this spellbound
kiddian biography,let me
say that as the tide
them ? And
aged 63 years. Sally,his wife,died F"eb. 1,
shall 1 love
upon
the Mary Ann
rose
floated again, and, putting wretchedness
a noted wag,
1 82 1, aged 65 years.
Healy was
her before the wind, her unfortunate captain you less for remembering the ladder on which
famous
for his wit. "Who's
dead," in(|uired
ing
soul, believyou climbed
up to a true man's
sped for the coast that is nigh unto
Keyport,
he
of
his
as
was
driving the
in my heart of hearts that you
one
neighbors,
have now
and
there running her ashore, departed for
hearse to the funeral. "Peter Smith." "What's
reached your height.'"'
to
those gentlemen of the
quarters unknown
heard any
the complaint.'" "Haven't
plaint,"
com"Yes I ha'i'ereached it."
detached service who came
up to visit him on
"God bless my darling!"
repliedHealy, "I think it gives very
the evening boat.
And the rest of the acts of
Isaiah
Thomas
erected
*
"
*
"
*
generalsatisfaction."
Lilykid,are they not recorded in the unwritten
in the Mechanic
street
tomb
a largestone
There was
a wedding in Twenty-third
street.
the craft's
imprecations of Jem Conkrite
Little
Brother
sit up to it, without
ground,and on its completion,contemplated
doing the
of "hallowed
who, with much e.xpense
owner,
with some
pride. He
most
deed, the imposing structure
trillingthingthat was
disagreeable.Insweat" and unhallowed
breath, reclaimed the
to
remarked
Healy that it had cost a large
the littleMisses Hlummerie
said he was
of Raritan IJay,
Mary Ann from the waters
"I hope you won't lie long
who replied
:
charming! And he did both look and act as
sum,
with a broken
board,
centregaff and a splintered
!"
handsomely as any youth who longed to put
out of the interest of your money
and after repairing
the same
got out a
the enfant terrible part of boy character
away
Feb. 8" 1S34
writ with
innumerable
aliases for his abscondedpossiblycould.
His chief amusement
when
First Methodist Societyformed.
not bringingup littlegirlsby the hour together
remaineth
unserved
debtor, which
kiss the bride,consisted in poking with his
to
Feb. II"
1823.
this day ?
unto
small fingerthe side of the groom's white satin
In ten minutes from the shoving off of the
Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Worcester
amiable
waistcoat, and whispering,with most
ion
moored
Shanghai she was
again at the Pavilincorporated.
inaudibleness,
Feb. 12
1677.
wharf.
dish him, old fellow .' say .'"
Didn't
we
During that short tripthe doctor,
when
About
the
little
one
o'clock,
in
their
did
all
that
a.m.,
girls
even
Indian Deed signed. "The rightof
Second
Augustus,
lay
yea,
had gone and the big ones
were
going,Master
had not sub
who
to arouse
Kate from the terrible dream
Pannasunet, a sagamore
power
Augustus yielded to Nature's kind restorer,
instrument
of conveyance,
in which she seemed
immured
almost from all
subscribed to the former
which

it is

be

hoped he had never

practisedin the depth of his elegant solitude,
and wrenching out an awning-pinwhich stood
at the bow of the Mary
for the
Ann, sprang
deck of his foe. Sprang, but fell about three
to

was

"

"

"

^'^

"

"

the most
assiduous,
attention, by speaking,without
apparent intention,of other thingsthan those
just present, attempted to make her feel that
outer

help. Morris, by

unobtrusive

"

"

possessionof her
And
if not
secret.
Augustus
yet quite fit
to
be an
angel, and with the angelsstand
proved himself worthy of belonging to quite
for our earthlypuras
good a class of spirits;,
poses
about
at least ; namely, those who
run
sinners
human
instead of standingamong
our
comfortable
them
as
and sufferers,
and make
as
possiblewith all sorts of faithful kindness.
he could not

possiblybe

in

"

"

surrendered to her in a state of most

and was
unreserved capitulation.
turned off for the
Just before the lightswere
bride and bridegroom stole into
night,the new
where the littlebrother
the littlebed-chamber
to
he was
as
wont
was
brag, "all
sleeping,
alone by himself."
kissed
the rosy
and
They both bent down
its curly corn-silk,
was
which, under
cheek
lyingon the littleopen palm ; looked tenderly
and then at each other.
at him
1 think he is a littleangel."
"And
now
what
And
they both thought was, that it
not
such a bad
was
thing to have a little
brother after all.
[the

b.nu.)

was

purchasedof his
History.

heirs

and

tives.""
rela-

Lincoln's

Feb.
"When

the

13"1815.
reached

of PEACE

news

this

by all
high
utmost
joy.
was
immediately
of
degree publicgratification
demonstrated by a salute of eighteenguns in
and the ringing of
each quarter of the town,
town, on
witli the

last

Monday

it

was

received

The

transports of

bells."" Spy.
can
If a quorum
strike out the word

be

counted,

we

"temporary."

move

to

lyl^HT

might take the road again next season.

This week Rose
Coughlan is at the Globe
in a new
play written by her brother, "Lady

Boston Letter.

St. Valentine's Day.

In

Baily's Dictionary,the one that forms

rather conventional,but with
the basis of Dr. Johnson'smonumental
work,
brightlines in it. She is a favorite here, occurs
this definition,
"About
this time of the
during her stay will appear as "Peg Wofthe birds choose their mates, and probfrom
the
Madison
year
ably
Square
Theater, fington" which she always does splendidly.
company
thence came
the custom
of the young
of their strongest plays,
New
York, in two
"The CityDirectory"at the Tremont
seems
and maidens
men
choosing valentines or specand "Capt. Swift."
In
"Jim, the Penman"
ial
to draw
well,as such varietyshows do usually.
lovingfriends on that Day." Again (Saint)
the former they appear
better advantage
to
They are the only new attractions.
Valentine was
a Roman
w
ho
befriended
than in any piece in their repertoire. It is a
priest
Next
week the Kendall's return
and
are
the martyrs in the reignof Claudius
II.
He
and always draws
great favorite here
a full
of a great reception,and they deserve
sure
was
arrested, beaten with clubs and finally
house, as it is full of strong scenes, great situations,
their
it too, for they thoroughly understand
beheaded.
He was
made a saint.
The
and enough charming comedy to relieve
15th
art.
Watson.
of February was
the old Roman
festival of
the strain. Agnes Booth in her original
role of
Februta
the
Juno,
(Juno
Nina Ralston easilyleads, and gives as fine
Fructifyer)so the
PLAYS
AND
PLAYERS.
Last week

was

of that

one
extremelyinteresting

an

in the dramatic

most

the last appearline,it was

ance
excellent, finelybalanced

acting as can be
stage today. She is a splendid
dresses to the admiration of
lookingwoman,
all the ladies,has an excellent carriage,
and is
seen

on

the

and

artistic actresses in
intelligent
profession. Holland, who playsthe detective,
is
Redwood
CapL
deliciously
amusing
most

carries the audience

last.

the

cast.

It would
Of

be

with

hard

to

him

first

fillhis place in

Robinson

course

from

as

"Jim the

Penman"
was
as
earnest
as
at his
ever, and
very best,for the matter of that there is not a
stick in the whole
crowd.
Maurice
Barrymore
played Louis Percival in an admirable
manner;

No

our

of the

one

death in the

recent

such

widespread
Abbott.

Emma

professionhas caused

sorrow

that

as

of

Miss

American

No

wider circle of friends

singer had a
admirers, and in

and

idolized.
parts of the country she was
Abbott's death blots out the oldest and

many
Miss

operaticoganizationin America,
and also puts a damper on
the prospects of
grand English opera in this country, as of the
most

famous

other

similar

two

organizations the
succumbed

Opera Company
and the Emma

Owing

in

Capt.Swift he has the leading

What
a
manly vigorous looking
he is to be sure, none
of your namby

The

to the

M.

little better off.

chicaneryof one

A.

Scanlan

who

National

time since,

some

is but

Juch

of its managers.
is advertised

was

hard for the

man

now

in the role to

Mrs.

Mr. and

as

Richard

Golden

as

(Miss. Dora

thoroughly please,for Salvini's accent

and
Wiley) have not been the best of friends for
conception of the character were
time past, owing to Mr.
Golden's
name
just right. some
The other leading
card was
the well advertised,
being prominentlystarred in Old Jed Prouty,
much
discussed "Cleopatra"with
of
the
Mrs.
Golden.
nally
Fipractical
ignoring
Fanny to
Davenport in the title role, and Melbourne
in
Miss. Wiley accepted an engagement
Mc Dowell as Antouy, at the Hollis street
a Southern
citywhere the sound of her sweet
theater. Whatever
be thought of Sarmay
voice could not be curtailed and for four weeks
dou's version of this interesting
Old Jed Prouty knew her no more.
plot,and of
Manager
the work as a piece of dramatic
Charles Mac. Geachy, fearingthat the rupture
art, there is
no
gainsaying the fact that for realistic would seriously,
his
injure combination,posted
beautiful costumes, and
scenery,
after her and succeeded
in winning her back,
gorgeous
it is ahead of anything
stage effect'generally,
but be it said,at a largersalary and share of
in that line seen
here for some
time.
than before, besides bigger type,
The effect the profits
produced

is

very

and vivid,
picturesque

stage centres, curtain calls and

is stated
evening'.

and

fixins,when

largelaudiences
appeared every
Miss Davenport makes
a
beautiful Cleopatra
physicallyand artistically,
admirably set off
by Mc Dowell, a very sturdilybuilt fellow

Wiley,
added, becomes
Jed'sbig profits

who

Lillian Russell.

looks and

the part capitally.Taken

togetherin theirjrespective
parts they do good
even"ork, as well as the piecewill permit and
at its best,as now
produced it is really but a
two
character play. However,
every way it is
ever

so

acts

far ahead

of the

piece of the

same

produced.here some
two
years ago by
Mrs. Potter as Cleopetra
only an amateur
as
the best,supported by the
only Kyrle Bellew,
who, though a very good man
to
please the
matinee girls,
was
hardlyadapted for Antony,

of American

too

This production was

way.
and splendidly
staged. The

spectacular

great trouble
with all pieces of this kind is that most
thing
everyis sacrificed to scenic
ism,
display,and realanything to strike the eye, that the intelligent
actor
is put subordinate
to this effect,
as
a
rule. Miss Davenport's real live
asp

duced
pro-

quite a sensation,
a pretty good
star, it

salaryis to be $250

new

with' her

cantatrices, not

of the

One

A.

Oaks"

other

fame.

The

fellow actor,

asked

"Jimmy

be

consented, and

to

it
per

"

Hearts

friend

be

of

married
Heme

man.
was

goddess. In earlier
days, in France, England, Scotland and some
other countries,on the eve
of St. Valentine,
wont
to assemble
and to
young people were
throw into a common
of
receptaclethe names
those present. Afterwards
these were
drawn
from a lottery,
as
that the names
takingcare
drawn

should

be

those

soul
yet did
however

the

"Owre

the contents

However

distant when

it will fail of recognition.As to

mating of birds at this time of the year,
the theory will do for warmer
climes ; but in
this particularlocalitythe only ones
visible
that apparentlynever
are
chatteringsparrows,
cease
fighting
long enough for St. Valentine

the

mating.
CUPID'S

ARROWS.

St. Valentine's

at last,
day has come
And
fast ;
Cupid is speeding his arrows
With
niischevious
glee he aims each dart,
.As straightas a die through somebody's heart.

Old
youths and maidens hurrying on,
murmuring gailysnatches of song,
of pain ;
a touch
suddenly comes
They never are so hght hearted again.
Fair
.Are

Till

Vet

of

Dear

his

Till
Is

and

reckless

commissioned,

of all this havoc

With
Vet

know

you

arrows

be

his home

envelopethe
of white

that

actor

some
to

drear

aim

and

shouldst abandon

woe,

dealingbow,
elderlybreast,

weary

what

not

keen and

so

life would

If thou

and

stilllaends his love

Cupid

whizzing past youth,

aroused
by his wounds

ligingly Ah, Cupid!

ob-

Heme
investigation.
of the envelopeto be a $50

exorbitant price for such

taught as he walked away, when
had

service, he
the

minister

night,he opened

the

handed

slip

him.

never

originatingor

continued, the time is probably far

so

unrest.

mischief
true

In last week

do,

you

decidedlyslow.
thine

CorneUa

arrow

and

Wesson

bow.

Boyden.

On

bill an

reached

tale" which

true

smooth.

run

"

found

sex.

to each other
parties were
quently
Naturally,marriages frefollowed this year'sintimacy.Latterly
abroad, as well as in America, the sending of
dauby cartoons has taken the place of poetic
effusions and daintilywrought designs. In
Worcester, however, the making of Valentines
has been an importantindustryfor some
years,
the factory of Geo.
C. Whitney on
Front
street, giving employment to many
people
Talent of a high order
throughoutthe year.
is required to
make
these delicate,hand
dred
kinpainted missives,intended to tell to some

others at the close of the

to
among
ceremony
hand the officiating
clergyman the envelope

containinghis fee.

of the opposite

For a year, the

their Valentines.

jokers in the
of

day, a

best

of

the best paid

excepting even

Heme,

going

was

to

share

inveterate

most

professionis James

name

any

that her

Miss

week.

substituted the Christian

saint for the heathen

playingat the Front St. Theatre this week died

fellow
York
in New
Jan. 12, of consumption. He
dudes
about
of the more
famous
pamby
him at all, and he imW. J.Scanlan,
a brother
presseswas
with
his
virile
and
said
to be the better singer
was
of the
you
power.
is
After having seen
two.
His
mother
for
the
Salvini
$20
paid
weekly
as
the
eral
Genyoung
Baron in this piece a few
of her son's name.
use
years
ago, it
part.

Catbolic Church

Roman

exhibition of emotional

an

to

Barter," a drama

many
and

sketch of Mr. William

E.

Starr

changes might be made as follows: In

his father's family there was
three sons
and
four daughters,justthe reverse
of the statement.

some

His

Darius

son

was

in the

2d

United

his eye
"Ah, a check,"
murmured
the gratified
divine. He took it out,
opened it,and was confronted by the legend

mouth
Sharp-shootersand enlisted from DartCollege. Finally,instead of several
times, the meeting of the old friends is not

"

oftener than

Pass

paper

Two."

met

States

once

week.

LIC^HT
in presentinga
Prophet'sdeparture.

cious

SaturdayNight.

Elisha
exile from

"An

home

da/zles

Pleasure

rule of contraries

The

pleasuresof
by

riches

for debt, and

Lewis wrote out the scheme for living

cents a day, while
paying five
twenty-five
at
toga.
Saradollars for each day'sentertainment
Dr. Dio

on

walked

who

man

Home,"

of

wrote

himself

was

him.

Moses

Nebo

and

to

this

wrote

life.

He

only fourteen years of

weekly paper, while yet a

when

much, even
conducting

was

this

now

God

in

Born

He

he

1792,

which

from

of Milan."

stillplayed and

productionis

play,

the character

of the best of Edwin

role is one

personation.
Though born

Elisha, to

finishes his
making power,
wind.
is caught up in a whirlthat
of
wonderful
privilegewas
his preceptor thus carried up
Heaven, but what loneliness

see

from

earth

must

have

to

his when

been

East
went

in

at

spent

his father

John

the

in which

house
From

hood.
child-

Howard's

family lived

the words

out," were

FOR

CORSETS!

finds himself

he

of Latimer

suffered death

worthies

sake, just outside

as

two

firefor conscience

by

gate in old,

Bocardo

the

these

beautiful tower, today,tells

wondering and admiring train
A

classic O.xford.
the story to a
of travelers.

the

story

II

told in

as

Kmgs,

will

Extra

J 1.00

WARNER'S

L'AMOUK,

1.00
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103,

1.00

100,

125
'2S

los,

BALL'S
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H.

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125

Child's Waists,

Misses',
Nursing,
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Health,

"5"
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I

25

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in the city for

the best Corset
white and drab.

CENTS,

we

childish

captivatingto the
firmly fixed in
depart.
that

never

KABO

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of the most

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fancy,one

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FIFTY

Of the translation of this Biblical hero,

have

where

HEADQUARTERS

alone

Booth's

York, Payne's early

Hampton, Long Island,

New

in

life was

still shown.

publicin

the

French, called "Clari, or

matic
"Brutus," his best dra-

the

adapted
the Maid

The

he wrote

given to

was

twenty and
his deathless

between

was

STORE.

and

in Union

two

of age when

thirtyyears
song

store.

DRY * GOODS

heightsof
place
mighty displayerof

by Jordan's side !
Many a martyr has made the start on his
years
spent
Heavenly pilgrimageby way of the stake and
writer
more
a
College; but there too he was
"Be of good
the burning fagotsabout him.
than a student in his books.
for the press
comfort. Master
Ridley, and play the man :
Taking to the professionof acting, he won
shall this day lightsuch a candle, by God's
we
therein and wrote several plays.
success
some
be put
grace, in England as I trust shall never
age,

clerk in

YORK

took

burial

his

knoweth

one

and

NEW

wonder

earthlycareer

good parentage
came
Payne early be-

in literature and

Bohemian

the

his Elder,

to

not, for
into the solemn

went

"No

day"

the face

on

of

Though born
York, John Howard

of the earth.
in New

Sweet

"Home,

wanderer

himself

attached

with (}od and

God's
The

picture of

the sacred river

Elijah,and with him crosses
The
waters
dry shod.
receding under the
applies. The
magic touch of that mantle which is to be the
scribed
glowingly deProphets legacy to his disciple. Enoch

most

were

vivid

vain."

ia
ever

imprisoned

man,

has

I")

memory

once

" Co.,
Z.F.Little

is

its
Long Island, with
York,
sand, to New
the
to
Africa,
Tunis,
finally
eled
Hut all of it Payne trav-

234 and 238 MAIN ST.

FOLKS.

ABOUT

stretches of interminable
Paris and

London,
way

is

long

consul

one.

in the latter place

and

died

he

in

as

United

Till

1852.

States

18S3, when

ran
through the generosityof William W. Corcobrought
of Washington, his remains were
of the
shores
the
on
back to America, he slept
He

Mediterranean.

was

not

reburied

was
spent but in Washington, in
Cemetery, in the Capital of the

Hill

country he loved
had

so

well but from

cruellyseparatedhim.
body of a sister is buried

so

The

School

the Girls Reform

near

It is one

of the

which

genuine boom

at the Davis
street

fate

tery
ceme-

in Lancaster.

lovers is the fact that

Company's

Art

store

Washington
work

of

art

Agency
of 338

Scarcelya noted
street, Boston.
that has not here a
be named

can

reproductionthrough
It is not

heard

many

so

inquiriesas

be found

close

at

thousands.

treasury worth

having.

certain

where

to

graphy.
photoLi(;ht

since

long

hand.

high

of

science

the

very

might be found.
to

They
The

The

are

list

runs

productions
re-

now

up

catalogueis a

Call for it and look it

over.

pointed
objectsinvariably

John A. Hartigan who learned his business

H.
Ilackett at the old
with the late William
interestingtown.
Main street stand, and who, for the last two
abThe careful Bible reader must note the sence
a very successful grocery
years, has conducted
rative.
allusions in the Scripture narof home
just purchased the
at 47 Pleasant street, has
outan
more
is
of
It
a people living
Co.'s business atsi
Milk
VVachusett Branch
ing
less of that drawof-door life,hence there was
This place has had a mo.st
Pleasant street.
and under Mr. Hartigan's
togetheraround the cheerful fireside. The
excellent reputation

out

to

visitor who

the

ESTEY

Pearl

on

Worcester
may be found the sole
Soule
{'holograph Company

into the
in the

to art

for the

where

his childhood
Oak

goes

to

that ancient and

not
had
accomplished its
will stillfurther advance.
Anglo-Saxon race
efficientmanagement
in this portionof the
girdlingfeat without the inspiration A well stocked creamery
ing.
readBible
Mr. H. will
and
from home
study and
that comes
a
necessity,
city has become
is
Bible
home
the
about
running this
Though not
surely satisfyall expectations,
is
where
oh
and
"Where,
the
his
other
home,
place.
good for
in connection with
good old Elijah?" is the beginningof a hymn
in the
has quitea representation
the rafters in the country
Worcester
that has often made
our
in Boston.
Among
Art School
Normal
ringchurch and schoolhouse
fairly
girlsthere learning the Art beautiful are
"He
went up in a chariot of fire
Carrie Smith, Carrie Dodge and JessieMorse
Safe in the promised land."

ESTEY

world

the

answer,

of

tones

the

our

scene

on

words

were

church

music

in the sincere and earnest

sung
fathers brought vividlyto mind
the
To be sure
Jordan'shanks.
written

Alice Watson

year,

in their first. Of

rattle-ty-bang Misses Watson

School girls.
eflicathey were

before the

of today ; but

Lilian Hildreth, in her

and
Rolston, Alice Walker

in their second
third, Eusebia

and

Dodge

were

PIANO
Critical:
SafefieslheJte

Piano
Richardson
Comp'j,

these all save

former

High

Worcester.
42 PleasantStreet,

tlCiHT

75 SLEIGHS
Vou

YOUR

OWN

Now
is the time to buy.
Indications
for trie next
six

Cold

PRICE.
of

Plenty
weeks,

Weather

buying now, if tlieywish, I will store

free of charge. With
through the bummer
fe^i'hs
who

have

no

to

'oom

Buyers

store, this

should

buy

offer

an

and

now,

But

save

cent.

their
son

Candy

Mechanics
Hall
Shoe Store.

o' them

none

is ekal to

old candy

good

pull.

h"ur ther' isn't

any perfume like the 'lasseson the fire,
A bubblin' an' a dancin' as it
keeps a risin' higher,
While the spoon goes stirrin',
stirrin' tillthe kittle'seven
full:

Snow.

Parties

Eat.
Pull.

y'rop'r..s,
y'r germans,
an' all sich,
afternoon receptionsan' them
pleasures o' the rich,
kin feast
upon
y'r chocolates,an' y'r creams, an
ices full,

Vou

sleigliingaliead

and

to

The

kiu talk about

Vr

AT

Good

(ACROSTIC.)
and

Many
Ere

No,

reallythink
pull.

ther's nothin' like a

good

old

Cute

candv

and

It's true we

17 ParkSt,
Dewhurst,

mi-s

the

music,an'

the ball-rooms' crush an'

GPP.

THE

If

full.
only had

we

*ROSE CREAM LOTION*

lies in the fact that

it contains no
Oils or
Greasy Substances,no Chemical
Mineral
or
Poisons, and will not injurethe most delicate
skin. Can be applied at
any time; quickly
absorbed.
Ladies troubled with catchy fingers,
working on silk and satin,will find it an
excellent remedy. It will not leave the hands

sticky.
Gentlemen's

after

use

out
shaving itis with-

equal.

an

it.

Try

pleasureslike the good

more

old

candv

A
'

"A.

well

as

tea should

B. Luce.

be

pitcher and

in

FREE.

Large bottles,
Found
25c.
Drug stores. Prepared by

it with

serve

HUSH

in all first-class

CO.,

sale
Whole-

Agents.

should

Mince

rTENOQR/qPHT,
USE

In CLASS

for

OF

copying upon
Miss

M.

FKANCES

(Elevator).

C.

G.

The

Brunswick,

MARCY,

INVITATIONS

melted

49

Pleasant

St.

aad

Djedand Cleansed
in

Superior

Manner.

and coffee.

.Made

goods

at

almost

and

ham

fine, and

littlesalt.

it

moist.

Add

254

brown

Each

Kendall,
DEALER

Some

to

GOODS.
if desired. Prices

England.

No. 319 Main St.,

Mass.
Worcester,
Building.

bankrupt."

cheap.

"Too

who

much

will,but "look

stuff

'fore you

nice and

wear

long while;

for tired, tender

easy,

feet ;
in

style.

nice and

shoes

in

time

and

and

At MechanicsHallShoe Store,

EZRA

A.
The

at

one

drop

Model
When

in

They

ounces

of
Light
cordially invite
at

Drug
of

want

would

quick

oven

about

thirtyminutes.
you take
been baked

If

them

Respectfully,

FRONT

10

E.

I.

TYPEWRITER
Copying,

STREET.

TYLER,
AND

STENOGRAPHER.

Law

other
Reporting, and
stenographic
work.
Also teacher of Ste ography. Koom
216 Walker
Building. Take elevator to 3d floor. 405 Main Stret-t.

Worcester
CoalCompanj,

until

Wholesale

and

Retail Dealers

COAL.

Crisps.
oatmeal, nearly one-half teaspoon-

together dry,

let it stand half

an

cover

hour.

with

Drain

cold
off

newspaper

is the grandest

blessingthat tiod has given to the

of this country." [Talmage.
"

in

COAL.

General
oflSce,18 Pearl St., Y. M. C. A.
Building;Yards, 23 Manchester
St. and
319

St.
Southbridge
HARD

WOOD

MANTELS,

Birch, Cherry, Oak,

*
Good

of its kind.

Geo.E.
Fairbanks,
Druggist

any water
remaining;drop by spoonfuls on a
tin, spreadingas thick as possible. Bake until
brown and
in the
crisp,but not scorched
least.
''A

find

in quickly

whole

puffs should fall when

from the oven, they have not
thoroughlydone.
cup

to

expect

of

is winter-wheat
use
flour,three
eggs will probablyanswer, as four would make
the batter too liquid. Drop the mixture
by
spoonfuls on greased pans, and bake in a moderately

and

Store

anything

metropolitan establishment

the flour you

Oatmeal

my

time and

one

DAY.

Readers

I most
To
call

In

porary
Hall

no

and

justfor our trade.

slippersfor comfort and dress.
children,the best that are made.
styleand in price,you can't buy such less,
will pleaseyou, as you will
we
confess.

low

JTach

the

of flour.

ounces

Fnrnilure,
Ranges,
Carpets
Mechanics

quite understand
price can
make

want,

that fitnicelyand

for misses

Bight,

ply
unbeaten,that is,simegg into the dough, beat
until mixed, then add another,and so on.
If

eggs,

water

Goods sold on instalments

slow as any house in New

styles quite exclusive,

made

Those
Or

son
sea-

smooth

One

IN

HOUSEKEEPING

don't

dainty high-heeledones-very
latest
kind just what's wanted"
they look

little,

before

pint of water and two

boil,when boiling,
throw

ful salt,mixed

AND

neat.

range.

the

STREET.

Horace

go

ol before."

enough

Add

Stir until cooked and

dough is formed.
Take it from the
and when cooled or lukewarm, take four
fire,
a

Ready-made

Rates.
MAIN

dea'ers make.

they say

325 Main Street,

Mass.
Worcester,

Establislinient.
Tailoring
Cus'om

heard

buy such,

made,

the

Or

Puffs.

four

Garments

tea

each, and

on

in front of

or

Ijutteron

Gents'

those

bit of butter

STARKIE'S
DYE HOUSE,
and

we

leap."

in a covered
well there is no

thyme. Mix all well, fillscallop shells with

the chicken,cover
with bread
crumbs
and a

Cream

25* Main St.,Worcester,

Mass.

so

a tablespoonful.Mince
small onion very fine, and add
couple of pinches of sifted,dried,

Put half

Ladies

as

their wares
read what

hand."

butter" about

this and

"'''"''''-^''"^^IC,'-'Wed-

and
make

to

slice of

one

ARTISTIC
PRINTING.fire

mSH'.sws'

cold chicken

DYEK,

^AMMPs

DING

tion.
instruc-

served

the heat

covering it like

milk

sweet

lessons. Thorough
given each student.
appUcation.

attention

make

Chicken.

with pepper

TYPEWRITER,

PRIVATE

or

Personal
Kates

for

excuse

be

not

It retains

Scalloped

WITH

ever

Hand-

whipped cream.
Do not
be tempted by a
to buy
a
so-called chocolate
pitcher.
They are good for coffee, or even
tea, but

chocolate

"

it is,we

Soft shoes

bowl

they can

name

PERKINS" COMPANY,
Sole Proprietors,
pitcher.
Worcester, Mass.

how

thing we don't
stocks,old

I et

of

BOTTLE

some

large
on

made
an
best utensil for making
pot. The
chocolate is in a wide-mouthed
porcelain pot,
where the chocolate can
be cooked
very rapidly
and where a largesurface is exposed.
By
this method the oil does not
separate from the
chocolate as itdots in a covered dish,or when
the chocolate is cooked at a low
temperature.
Pour the chocolate in an
uncovered
china or
as

earthen

earthen-ware

Get

SAMPLE

know

all are amused

such things were

take

we

to

"

How

pull.

Coffee

For

which

the devices which

Indeed, it is strange, goods 'most given away.

"Come
and deliver them
rightat your door ;
Such "bargainsout-bargained"and
liargnhisstillmore.

ther' isn't any bitter that stays behind the

sweet,
An' 1 think the world'd be be.ter. an' its
cup o' joy more

COMMON.

we

"Never

heat.

of
superiority

shrewd

Hunting

But

The

the ways
'tis wisdom

are

worth
ering.
considat least 20 per

And

Geo. C.

hard

learn what

we

SMITH "

tern

NO.

ple
peoH.

W.

155 MAIN

Miller's

Old

Etc.

*
ADAMS,
STREET,

Stand.

CiHT

LI
COMING

17

EVENTS.

(I.IGHT solicitsnotices

of future events
for this column.
be sent as eailyin the week as possible.)

should

They

Saturday,
Natural

History

30 p.m.
Massasoit
Men, 8 p.m.

Hall."

Clark

14.

HALL.-Class

in

entomology,

"vrini4.

Leicester

.Social of

Hotel."

Wairen, 7 p.m.
Mechanics

FURNITURE

Feb.

The

Massasoit

Folatre

HALL.-Kair

of

Sawyer

tribe of Red
Ida

Party given by
Worcester

Co

F.

Brigade

liand.

AND

CARPETS,

City

Hotel."

First annual

dinner of

the

478

bakers of

Worcester,evening.
Y. M.

355 Main Street,

Worcester.

C. A.

Club, 7.30

BuiLuiNG."

St.

C'^Nu.

Feb.

482 Main

St.

15.

Church."
First meeting of
thethurch.
5.30 p.m.

Monday,

Feb.

new

16.

Trinity
Church."
Kxhibition
and explanation of
Edison's
phonoi^raph and readingsby Mrs, M. Fannie
Davis of Dorchester, Mass., 7.45 p.m.
Natural

History

Volapuk,

HALL.-Class

Meeting

7.30 p.m.

Club, 7.30 pm.

Horticultural

THE

to

Camera

peoples'societyof

young

SOLE AGENT FOR

Tech

p.m.

Sunday,
Salem

of

Meeting

Kennedy's pupils

Hall."
8 p.m.

01

beginners in
Higginson Botanical

Concert
Feb.

Tuesday,

Those

in
bargains

the odds and

for

ends of

by WalterVScott

17.

Natural

History
Hall."
Cass
in osteology,and
7.30 p.m.
Meeting of KiJgway Urnithological
p.m.
Hall."
Meeting of Worcester Grange, exof degree wura,
empiltication
7 45 p.m.
Hall."
First i f a series of socials of
Continental
the Continentals, 8 p.m.

anatomy,

CIut",7.30

Decorated
Ware

Grange

First

drama

Universalist
"Our
Folks"
by

UPRIGHT

Art

Students

Meeting of Worcester
on
by Mrs. Merrimaa
8 p.m.
Pil-;rlm

Bed!
Folding

Hall.

Presentation

of

justwhat

are

peoplearc

"

Art .Society,
will be read
paper
"Portraits and Portrait Painting,"

to

the

briskly theyare

served by Christian
deavor
Enfollowed
7.30 p.m.
by "sugaring

."Supper

"

Society, 6

Church."

Chapin Club. 7.45 p.m.

forthebenRecital of "Manfred''
Hospital Cottages, S p.m.
Walker
Building."
Koo.ms,

Coio.MAL
Hall."
efit of the Baldwinville

there is a great
These

are

some

cheap

ing
takand

variety.
of the

:
prices

off."

Wednesday,

Natural

anatomy

for

botany, 3

p.m.

SuT

The

perfect Folding

most

Bed

tured
manufac-

ION. "Farmers'
societies.

18.

Class

in

Class

comparaiive
elementary

in

by Worcester

Institute

and

ford
Ox-

of All .Souls Univer.Annual sleigh-ride

salist
Club
to Spencer. The
will produce
Stone
the Milkman's
Bride" at the ULiversalist
S
Church,
p.m.
of Iroquoistrilieof
Horticultural
Hall."
Dance
Red
Men, 8p.m.
SrsNCER."
Parish

the present time.

at

Feb.

History
Hall."
b. ginners, 3 p.m.

"Penelope, or

The

work

case

has

superiorfinish toother

makes.

FiRsr

child

to open

It

Church."
Women.

Unitarian
of Unitaiian

Tatnuck

Talk
Hall."
Beminiscences," 8 p.m.

other Folding

than many
in front and

Beds,

other

many

Call and

use.

League

ertion
ex-

be

turned

examine

CONTiNENT.AL

H^

Ridgelcy Fraternal
not

and

when

all others,

in addition

to the

largeoven

them

in all sizes.

and

dance

of

by Joseph Jackson,

"Native
Plants and Flowers, 2.30 p.m.
Illustrated
lecture by
Association
Hall."
Horseback
from
Ewellof
Millbury, subject,"On
to Damascus
and Beyrout," 8 p.m.

Class in animal histol

Rooms"
Natural
History
8 p.m. Meeting of Society of Mineralogy, 7.30 p.m.
Meeting of Volapuk Club, 7.30 p m.

Feb,

20.

PASTRY
for roasting

J. L.
salem
Jeru-

ogy

Army
Hall."
Grand
Family reunion
Mass, regiment of volunteers
3.30 p.m.

of Co. C,

36th

Church."
Episcopal
Preaching by
H. \inton, D. D., 7.30 p.m.
Lecture by Rev. I. J.
Church."
St. Cong.
on
"Gymnastics." A correct
system explained

St.
John's
Rev. Alexander
Salem

have

19.

on

meats.

We

the

Lecture
M. E. Church."
by A.
Passion
Play," 8 p. m.
Meeting of Worcester

County Horticultural Society,paper

them.

having a

of

"Rebell.on

on

Hall."

Horticultural

Friday,
OVEN

Feb.

Entertainment
LL."
.Associates.

7.30 p.m.
Webster
Souare
S. Roe, subject,"The

therefore

around

Meeting

A. S. Roe

All
Church."
Saints
Preaching by Rev. George
dence,
McClellan
Fiske, D. D., of St. Stephen'sChurch, Provi-

from the

The Crawford
Range
is superiorto

by

Thursday,

require to

not

requiresno

close it.
room

it opens

as

back, like
does
in

and

requiresless

Beds,

it

operate it,as

can

Plates
allsizes,
Cupsand Saucers,

5c.each.
50c.set.
Platters, from 25c.to 79c.each.
45c.each.
Covered
Dishes,
18c.each.
Vegetable
Dishes,
SauceTureens,
30c.each.
15c.each.
PicSles,
ButterDishes,
38c,each.
30c.each,
SoupBowls,
3c.each.
Odd Saucers,
3c.each,
SaucePlates,
3c.each.
individual
Butters,
each.
$2.98
SoupTureens,
35c.each.
SaladBowls,
7 and 9c.each.
SideDishes,
Pitchers, 20,25 and 35c.each,
BoneDishes,
8c.each.
10c.each.
Bowls,
Tea
1 lotEnglish
ChinaDecorated
56 pieces,
$6,87,
Sets,
regular

price,

$9.00.

Lansing
illustrated"

and

Natural

7.45 p.m.
Hall."
History

Meeting

of

Brewster

OrnithologicalClub
Horticultural
of Miss Stella M.

7.30 p.m.
Entertainment
Hall."
Haynes, 8 p.m.

Sunday,

PINKHAM " WILLIS,

First

Clubby

by pupils

THE

Feb.'aa.

CLARK-SAWYER

to Chapin
-Lecture
Church.
Universalist
ington,"
Dr. Aluion
Gunnison, subject,".George Wash-

7 p.m.

doctor
enterprising
amputated at cut rates."
An

355

Main

Street.

advertises:

"Fingers

478 TO 482 MAIN STREET.

CO.

I. KCi'H T

Loversof GoodTea and Coffee

pend
degoods where they can
on
always gettinga pure, frtsh article,
of the best quality. Our
patrons will
many
that this is true of the
testify

Should

their

buy

[Allvolapiikwords used have been given in

of Light.]
former numbers
veliba keli (which)egivob oles (to you
Fom
tive
jenabid (indicaplural)in sugiv telid. binom

Tea Co.,^;^
^i^New
England
by ending

Subsatabid

is formed
(infinitive)
(um) Binon, to be; labon, to possess;
mekon, to make;stud6n, to study.
are
Tima
foms (time forms-tenses)
indicated

mode)

STREET.

MAIN

273

Give

us

trial and be conviced.

A.

D.

GEO.

on

the
by prefixing

HOWE.

MORSE,

N.

and

STUDIO,

MAIN

446

and
Private
Scbool
C.

M.

A.

Building,

H.

W.

10

Elm

Street.

TWICHELL,
Nicke

and

Silver

Plater,

13

Mechanic

Oxidizing.

St., 'Worcester,

Imperfecttense

Perfect

Also

tense
tense

perfecttense

all the vods

egivob oles
in all these timafoms.
I study. (Note, the "a" is usually
(a)studob,
omitted in the active present.)
I .studied,
iistudob,
I have studied,
estudob,
I had studied
istudob,
I shall (or will)
ostudob,
study
I shall (will)
have studied.
ustodob
be translated into Englisheither
Studob can
I study or I am
studying
A careful going through of this one
simple
konyug in the different timafoms with each of
the suDsats
of
egivob will give you command
the language in its timafoms.
To further fi.\
this in your minds you will learn the following
adverbs of tim derived from del (day.)

today,
yesterday,
day before yesterday,
three days ago.

vig (week), yet (year) vendel

ative
godel (morning)and express the rel(evening),
timafoms.
Do
not
try memon
(to
the
but
let
rc(mem)3er)
English equivalents

^^

"

take

indicated without
to intervene.
We
mekon
Labob
can
now
some
sentences.
bukis tel mota.
Man
lapiik
givom neifi pule. Volabom tonabis telsevel,ko.sonatis balsevokalis lul e vokadis
kil. Estudob sugivis
jtil,
balid,telid a kilid a sepLikob vokalis a. s.
Vokadis a. s.
tr(u)th.
(a)rm th(e)ymach(i)neg(o)

SONS,

thoughtjump to the time

allowingthe English foms

Volapuk
s.

387

Main

DESCRIPTION.

Mass.
Street, Worcester,

labom

konugi

bal

RELIABLESHOES

at, this,
et, that,

that, referring

ut,

of subsat

which,

or

FRONT

STREET,

a.

som,

J. K. BROWN,

of the

J. W.

GREENE,

LUMBER.

Dealer in Stoves, Ranges

and
Furnaces.
Steam
and Gas
Fitting.Jobbing in all its
branches
promptly attended to. Telephone
Connection.
51 Main Street,Cumming's block.

not

and

pul ot, the

som
; such
I ask all who
lessons to send

BRQlilfN,
Manager.

tables,
Vege-

Fashionable
Fine

CLAPP,

Hat,

Furnishing,
Athletic

House,

365 Main St.,

Worce-.ter.

REBBOLI,

C.

^^ and
Confectioner

Caterer,

Worcester.
6 and 8 PleasantStreet,
CRITERION

but first-classmaterial used.

reasonable prices.

Table

Nothing
board

at

Main

231

J.

"

St.

a.nd

St.

36 Shrew.sbury

Proprietors.

CALDER,

T.

DIAMONDS,
WATCHES,
JEWELRY

ponops

place

to

but

taking

followeclby relative

boy

same

who

elry
MechanicsHallJew323 Main St.,
Store.
Watches,
Sterling Solid
Rogers' Brother's, 1847, Silver

Diamonds,

studied

course

of

Fine

to

hear from

Canes,

Plated
brellas
Um-

Gold
and

tacles
Speccils.
Pen-

Jewelry Repairing Done

at
and
Manner,
Thorough

and

Watch
in

Prices.

pronounciation

me.

hope

ware,
Silver-

Silver-Headed

Opera Glasses,
and Eye-Glasses, Gold Pens
and

of the
consonants, vowels and modified vowels which
(kimifal)in you have given to us in the first
I have^remembered
lesson.
the pronouns
and the conjugationof verbs in the indicative
form
and 1 have conjugated all the words you
have given us in the second lesson and have
declined (declin)the nouns
you have given to
the

and

Gold

Tableware,

boy.
dogs.
followingthis

are

Prices.

Reasonable

J. P. WEIXLER, JEWELER,

the translation in Volapiik

me
Promptly,
on
a postalcard, without
nature Reasonable
sigfollowing,
if you
prefer.

I have

At

s.

dogs

W. L.

B.

EDWARD

mouse
ot; the same
;
such ; pul, some
; such

mug
16

Butter,

No. 218 Main Street,

force t^r,Mass.

a.

that,which I make,
ut, kel, mekob.
volauts, kelsstudoms
sugivis at omekones
piikans. Those who study these lessons they
will make
volapiikans.
it,emphatic self ; on it,he himself ;
himself.
ol It,you yourself;
man
it,man
ot, same

to

velid

pul at, this (not thai)boy

pul et, that (not this)boy.

atFairPrices
Go

Lard,

Etc., Etc.,

foms
plo (for)

(all)velibas. Sepiikobkosonati
(sh) eep (jip).
Learn
tne following demonstrative

place
FOR

IN'

f(a)irw(6)rds(ii)t.

-^BOOK* BINDINGSEVERY

DEALER

Beef,Pork,
Veal,
Lanib,

and Restaurant
Bakery

after tomorrow.

day

GAME,

GEORGE C. BLANCHARD,

THE

tomorrow,

valik

OF

DUCKS,

Poultry, Sausages,

i'

Putiip

Now

18

S. WESBY

CHICKENS,

GEESE,

Pluperfecttense

adelo,
adelo,
edelo,
idelo,
ishing. odelo,
job poludelo,

JMaee.

WORCESTER.

J.

tense

Potiip

your

WILD

TURKEYS,

s.

Present

Bronzing, Lacquering and

VENISON,

Kindergarten,

tPENS APRIL 6, 1891.

SPRING TERM

Oold,

STREET.

MORGAN'S

MRS.

Y.

Harmony,

bal,a.

Patiip
Petiip

Future
Future
Now
you will put
through the konvun

OF

Organ

Piano,

vokals lul e vokiid

Patiip

Pitiip
TEACHER

ALWAYS ON HAND

VOLAPUK.

all.
F.

L. HUTCHINS.

J.P. Weixle
323 Main

Street,

MEGHAIiIGSHALL BDILDING.

IvIdHT

4"*

19

WHITNEY'S
* LINEN*
STORE,

HANDKERCHIEFS

Ladies'
Colored,

For FEBRUARY

Bordered,

SALE.

Hemstitched,

Handkerchiefs

marked

per dozen

to

12

vV
"vr

down
1-2

\f^

vt^

vr

from

$3

each.

Whitney's Linen Store

Temple

Place,

Boston.

21

"

record

as

pronounced Anti-Free

Coinage

Slierman's

not

Entertainments.

man.

12

His

General

"

condition

"Andante

proved.
im-

Gen.

A. A. Goodell

gave

in Congress
Cleveland's letter.

Democrats
at

liighlyincensed

anniversary of Abraham

Sist

Lincoln's

birth.
WORLD.

Chilian

Feb. 6"

insurgentsabout

to

bombard

crop

in Australia

R.

Dunn

card

Hirsch has given $2,500,000 to assist

Hebrew
"Shust
emigration tc America.
to think of it."

R.

Simmonds,

and

W.

and J. L. Sullivan

reported.

in a
mixed
The Prince of Wales
up
He should have more
to do.
scandal.

"

entertainment

an

of Veterans,

Sons

dance

last

Friday evening,in Grand

Army Hall.
The entertainment
included readingsby Miss
Effie Adams, a sabre drill by ten members
of
BatteryB, a flagdrill by ten young
ladies,a
piano solo by Master Willie Dyer and a farce
M.

wheat

Great

Camp,

week

in which

Iquique.

which
aliility

Classes

twenty-six and

First Universalist

F.

Darney,
the

pants.
partici-

twenty-seven of the

Church

Karon

E.

were

the

gave

comedy, "Meg's Diversion"

two

in the church

act
try
ves-

last week

Friday evening. The cast was

: Jeremy Crow,
a
farmer,
Wm.
L. Robinson,Jr.;Ashley Merton, Esq.,
Crispiwill return to power.
Patti arrested in Berlin,on the 5th,
Mnie.
of the Hall, Herbert
P. Linnell ; Jasper Pidfor failure to keep a St. Petersburg engagement.
a carpenter, Arthur
S. Longley ; Roland
geon,
Had to deposit $2000 or go to jail.
his brother, David
T.
Pidgeon,
Jenkins;
Just imagine the Diva in limbo!
Eytem, an Exeter lawyer,Harry C. Rol)inson ;
lost by the sinkingof steamer
Eleven men
8
Cornelia, daughter of Crow, Mi.ss Grace
L.
Cheswick, off the ScillyIsles,yesterday.
L.
Geer; Margaret, diversifier.Miss
Mary
that I'nited .States
Reported in London
Mrs.
Ruddy;
Netwell, widow, of the Grange,
is called home
to become
Consul John C. New
Miss
Arthur
Mary
and
Phillips.
Longley
successor.
Secretary Windom's
Miss Ruddy won
the principalhonors of the
evening. The make-up of Harry Robinson
g" King Leopold of Belgium favors universal
suffrage.
excellent and his acting was
was
equal to that
volt.
reNegroes on the Island of St. Thomas
of any of the cast, though his part was
of
one
The
Thinks

writes

Pope

to

Cardinal

Gibbons.

made

up

follows

as

"

don
the LonRussia returns, without comment,
citizens' memorial
against misusage of
the Jews.
JO

"

to be negotiaNew
ted
Treaty of Commerce
between
Spain and the United States.
confers
LL.
an
TrinityCollege, Dublin,
D., on Secretary Balfour.
lot of Russian
British sympathy makes

all the

Jews

the minor

ones.

work

done

was

Lord

the best

Geer.

The

O'Brien

return

to

England and

up.

Woodford,
Rice,

Ikadlaugh

to

succeed

the

in Parliament.

"Manfred,"

poem,

be

to

and

by Mrs.

the
C.

A.

vocal

will
parts
Merrill, Mrs.
J.

of New

Daughters

excellent

An

menu

speecheshad been prepared and

Hampshire.

of

was

after-dinner
as follows:

J. 1'. Rand,
ing
M. I). ; Song, (;ranite State Quartette consistand
Kenyon
of Messrs. Walters, Hood,
His
Excellency,
Hampshire,
Sanborn; New
of
or
Mayour
Gov.
Tuttle ; The
Adoption,
City
Phyiician,Dr. J.
F. A. Harrington; The

Address

K.

Warren

Marlboro;
Mrs.

E.

of

Welcome,

President

of
The
Clergy, A. F. Newton
Reading, The Debating Society,
Music
M. Walker;
by Orchestra;
;

Country Newspaper, B. F. Robinson, A.

IVI.;The Country School-house, Prof. E. H.
Hills,by N. W.
Russell : Poem, The Granite
Rand, M. D., read by Mrs. J. P. Rand; New
A.
Gile ;
W.
Patriotism,
Capt.
Hampshire
New
Hampshire Statesmanship, Hon. J. H.
New
of
Hampshire.
senator-elect
Gallinger,
til
enjoyed unthe speeches,dancing was
After

The

The
o'clock.
furnished music.

two

Fadette

Ladies

tra
Orches-

Gallup.Miss Hanson,
Misst-r Shalfer, Miss
Syvret,
Richardson,
Miss Kelly,
Smith, Miss
Miss
Hoosear,
Milliken, Miss \'an
coln,
Stocking, Miss Howe. Mis"! Driano. Mi.ss LinMiss Morgan, Miss Tripp. Miss
White,
Miss Bates, Miss (ioulding, .Miss Thompson,
Miss
Barton. Miss Cooper, Mi.ss Lawrence,
Miss
\'. A. Goulding, the Misses
Potter, Mrs.
L. Cheney
D. W.
Taft. Uxbridge; Capt. W.
and Lieut. R. J. Clapp, both graduates of last
S. Berry, Mr.
Mr. F. A. Balch, .Mr. G.
year;
and Mrs. B. W. Potter. Mrs. Kichard.son,Mrs.
L. G. White, Mr. and Mrs.
E. B. Clapp, Mrs.
E. M. Barton. Mr.
Blake
Barton, Mrs. E.
MYs.
C. Baker,
Whitman.
Miss
Whitman,
coln,
Miss
Bessie Bak^r, Miss
Manley, Mrs. LinMrs.
Miss L. E. Knowlton.
J. A. Shaw,
Miss

\'alentine,Miss

Miss

Phelps,the

Miss
Miss

M.
S. ICames. Mr.
L. Clark, Mrs.
Mrs. Geo.
Mrs.
and Mrs. Gildersleeves,Portland. Conn.
.Marble,
Curtis. Mrs. Lytle,Mrs. Grev, Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs. Hanson,
Jenkins,
Phelps.
Stocking, Mrs.
Smith, Mrs.
Kelley, Mrs.

Shaffer.

painstakingwork

of Mrs.

Woodford

in

dering
ren-

classical

program
with the

was

the

same

as

at

first announced

exceptionof the third number.

Max

tertained
Lodge, Knights of Pythias,enning.
lodge. Tuesday eve-

Damascus

the Marlboro
A

The
School

banquet

and

A.

English,is deservingof popular

recognition.The effort to aid the Cottage
shire
HampThe Sons and
Daughters of New
should
be eminentlysuccessful. Tickets
ticulturalFund
held their twelfth annual reunion at Hor" Company.
sale at Putnam, Davis
arc
on
the
Hall Thursday evening. It was
the
held
successful
organization.
ever
most
by
six and seven,
Jan. 29, was
held between
'I'he recital postponed from
A receptionwas
quet.
the guests proceeded to the banafter which
given in Colonial Hall, Tuessdayevening. The
and

Sons

of

to hear her
credit for the
again. The
labor of arranging the recil.ilbelongs to Mr.
Albert F. Simmons.
The
students
of the Highland Military
in
.Academy gave the firstsoiree of the season
the large drill hall Tuesday
evening. The
grand march was led by Capt. W. K. Briggs
and Miss Florence Shaffer,after which Bic-knell's Orchestra furnished excellent music
for
order of twelve dances, which
an
thor
was
ladies of Mrs.
oughly enjoyed. The young
Jennie Abbott- Mat toon's afternoon dancing
school,of which about twenty of the cadets
Matare
members, were
present with Mrs.
toon, by special invitation.
Those
.Miss Curtis, Miss
were:
present
Woods, Mi.ss Lytle,the Misses Gray, Miss
ICsther Barnard, Miss Jenkins, Miss Marble,

Hall

J. H. Howell, T. B. Hamilton, B.
Carrie
J. H. Caflerty. Mrs.
King Hunt will assist with the piano. The

those

glad

speeches.

and

better than

was

made
Tuesday evening. Miss
Franklin
a
favorable impre.ssion
with
her singing,
very
with
the last .selection which
especially
she
sang splendidly.Worcester
people would be

be

Mrs.

A. Barber

Mansfield, liberal,elected

Byron's

here

appearance

given in Colonial Hall, Feb. 17, in aid of the

will be read by Mrs.
Cottages. The poem
taken

Dillon and

give themselves
late Charles

Grace

of the Baldwinville Hospital

arranged for the presentation

managers

Cottages have
of

in Scotland.

storm

snow

ported
re-

to marry
his deceased
Bill to allow a man
of
wife's sister has second readingin House
The world moves.
Commons.

12"

remainder

bert
L. Robin.son,Jr.,Her-

Miss

worse.

"Liverpool cattle steamer, Thanemore,

souls.
of forty-six
lost. Crew
Heavy

the

Wm.

creditable as a whole,
pioductionwas
very
faults which must
be
though there were some
expected in amateur
plays. Mr. F. E. Frost,
F.
and Mrs.
violinist,
E. Frost, accompanist,
furnished music during the evening.
The

1 1

Of

by

P. Linnell and

et

gives promise of future excellence.

performance of his own
work,
Scheizo Cappricioso" at his first

was

there

pupils of

served

in St. George's
after dinner

were

many

Miss

Stella

M.

Haynes'

E. H.
assisted by Mrs
of I'.locution,
tra,
OrchesPlai.sted,
.soprano, and the Elberon
in
tural
Horticulentertainment
will give an
Hall, Friday evening, Feb. 20th. There
will also be tableaux and posings (incostume)
Admi.ssion
ladies of the school.
by young
Tickets
with reserved seat.
cents
twenty-five
and
at the
of
the
obtained
pupils
be
may

school, 492

Main

street, also at

the door.

ompanied
street, accof .^6May
A. Green
by her room-mate, Mi.ss Bertha Shaw
house
of the
One
of .Minneapolis,is at home.
School of Northampton is closed on
Burnham
of the prevalence there of Ivphoid
account
cases
liavmg
three
less than
fevor, no
day, at the
appeared in three day.s. In one
received
telegrams wire
.school two hundred
for
cau.se
find no
Loc.tI " xperts can
sent.
or
from atiroad have been
the disease and others
fair
afThe
matter.
the
to look into
summoned
of the serious time m the
reminds one
fifties.
in
the
Maplewood School of Pittsfield

Miss Mamie

Nedrei"
being substituted for
"Kol
Bruch's
et
Scherzo
CappricioMr. Lewis's "Andante
Ashton
Edward
were
The participants
so."
no
Lewis, violin; Miss Gertrude Franklin, sopraThe
program
and Miss Byrnes, pianist.
for violin, (two
follows : Concerto
as
was
"Old
Cowen's
movements), Paginini; songs,
and Somervel's "Cradle
Marie"
and Young
"Kol
Bruch's
Max
Song;" solo for violin,
District Farmers' Club
Chamberlain
The
"l-.n
Thomd's
of songs,
Xedrei;"
group
Thursday evening at the residence of
met
a
nd
"Balero;"
Arinl,'and Delibes' ,'Regrets"
Salisbury street, and
on
George T. Foster,
solo for violin, Bach-Wilhelny's"Aria" and a
receive
farmers
discussed the question "Do
aux
duet for voice and violin, Abt's "Prd
of city e.vpenbenefits
their justshares of the
All things being considered, Mr.
Clercs."
Wall read a paper supporting
Caleb
?"
diture
satisfactorv performance.
Lewis gave a very
for the
one
affirmative and Pliny Moore
He
not
pretend to be a great artist. the
does
negative. A discussion followed,the majority
few faults in his work which
a
were
There
and
supportingthe affirmative.
a
power
need remedying but he showed

LICiHT

%%

School and

I Ail,

m\

"

Lives of great

his younger
all remind us,

men

and

courage

"

The

etc.

deep

that he

cf

all.

to

concern

lessons

decides

when

Bill

The

Hon.

Wm.

L.

Marcy

and Secretary

S. Senator

York, U.

New

of War

was

of little u e unless
of patriotismare
they appeal have the strengthto cope
and
when
with events
physical bravery are
patriotism
but
required. We want our children not only patrio.s,
of the future as
and women
well,able to do their
men
the necessityof
part in all the exigenciesof life. Hence
physicalexercise, and plentyof it,properlydirected. In
this city children have not the opportunity for fresh air
breathingand outdoor exercise that e-xists in a village."
emblems

But

KLOCUTION^^

him

It

out.

the

was

in the teacher's

University and

Brown

Movements, York
and Delsarte
Gymnastics
Society

A.

A.

Frank

Rowland.

Dentists.

such

Pleasant

D.

D.

S.

St.,

Worcester,

Mass.

61 West

and

teacher

thus become

can

Howland,

II

Street,

May

33

law

and

where

also

happy

for him.

They

the

who

man

liam
producer. Wilof the gloriesof New

able

are

The

others.

his

indirect

an

L. Marcy was
one
of his native
York; the chief wonder
and college did
School, schoolmaster

many

Residence,

boy went to
Sandy Hill, New

of the Board

do

to

town.

much
for

says:
much
Superintendent of City Schools
Jasper was
pleasedthat the subjectof physicalexercise with schools
"

be taken

would

Ball

Snow

were

interviewed

on

in their

desire to

have

physicalculture
that those

Now

Steinway

shape

of

account

an

serves

the

Sophomore's of Smith College,

these
Jan. 27. According to the description
ting
quite emulagirlsacquittedthemselves finely,
Freshmen

and

their brothers
It

The

Amherst

at

and

Williams.

prearrangedaffair,
properlygeneraled
the teacher of gymnastics as
umpire.

was

children

physicalculture

to

see

of the tussle will

outcome

settled,for there
that both sides

to

As

see.

hands, it is said,
armis, to find who was
the fightbeen announced,

it was,

spectators looked
were

used.

marked

of her

an

in

era

city had been

goodly array of

President

class,Miss Wilcox,
shoulders

and Kodaks, itis claimed,

of the Freshman

on

The

claim

et

the stronger. Had

it is safe to say that the whole
there

who

Fair

won.

engaged, vi

at times

carried

was

off upon
the
The event

loyal followers.
collegelife.

who

sold

and

not

dissatisfied

customer.

teacher is trying to impress

Worcester
beauty and applicationof the Beatitudes
her First Grade
pupils. She reads
upon
"Blessed
are
the peacemakers, etc.
"Now,

who

"Well, who
makes

HainesBrothers'
Superb
Upright
know.
The

Best

state

Piano
at
reasonable
a
of
favorite Piano
The
Patti and other noted artists.

Upright

price in the market.

Mme.

Adelina

C. L. GORHAM "
454 MAIN

ST., Worcester,

Mass.

have

imous
unan-

were

of Education

charge of the
department

immediate
trial to

of The
the

are

the
Press

first to

will

watcd

avail

selves
them-

possessionof the Board i f

jects
applications.The proyour
of the
no
longer. The
eyes
and
those
the girls,
are
on
boys

is

tne

to secure

out

gone

this boon."

proud of her
from

people
young
her schools to sible
responW.
Spierswho went

places. Mr. Fred

the High School to the Polytechnicand
was
graduated thence in iSSS is holdinga position
in the Universityof South
Dakota, at
of January,
Vermillion.
During the months
February and March, he is giving lectures on
these the
social topicsin the university.To
publicis invited,thus widening the influences

from

of the institution
his

wife, Anna

follow him

and

and

the

with him

away
L.

his with

As

man.
a

Prof.

girl

Worcester

citizens will

Bonnell, our

deal of interest.

REMOVAL !

"

littlefolks what

is

"

maker

peace

?"

for she

and

all

who

Johnnie?" 'One
reply.
"

is the confident

and

cue

.So

those,who
than

is he,

houses

givesthe

PIANOS.

mothers,

the power

Worcester

Board

the

much feared that they hardlyappreciated

Pianos very
" Bach Faultless
Kranich
the language. One hand goes up cautiously.
and

and

have

the

in the
make

Spierscarried

made

years I
able to apply

subjectand

the

giving a

lie dormant

must

fathers

have

of

trustees

Now

Eaucation.

as

of the
Pianos
The
recogniz-d Standard
at
the Best Instruments
world ; pre-eminently
present made : exportedto and sold in all art
centers
of the globe: preferredfor public and
private use by the greatest livingartists.

several

been

never

part of their regularstudies.

the readers

of the funds

be definitely

never

those

are

of the

who

who

in favor

are

of

with

PIANOS

in fine

up

between

contest

For

Press.

it will prove a success,

If it is once
tried I am
sure
and the publicwill be satisfied that the money
expended
of principals
and
A number
it is not thrown
on
away.

make

Fight.

Northampton Herald

The

The

by

up

this idea, but have

favored

have

teachers

is open.

way

dent
Presi-

in the New

favor of

unqualifiedlyin

is

it.

much

as

Education

of

physical
per
trainingand here is what SuperintendentJasYork

Street.
A

24,000

whonci

Development
citythe child is handicapped. The

the

Happy the boy who has

thereafter.

was

event

dull

to

studied

he

where

dress, home
Ad-

Lessons.

senator

remarkable

most

life. This

BRANCHE'i.

Classes and Private

The
Home
School,
Mass.
Worcester,

cle
specta-

boy, the future

was

to

noted for
and governor
by no means,
was,
the dull boy of the
in fact,he was
brilliancy,
In the country where there is every
facility
machine
covered
not
made, disschool, till a man,
sary.
for work and play,a gymnasium is not neceslad
and
drew
talent
in
the
the latent
comes
naturallybut in

MISS SARSH E. LAUGHTON,

Small

he

thy
notewor-

the

aside from

objectin the town

factory. When

Dr.

Southbridge boy, early

house
in which
The
in the century.
boin is stillpointed out as the most

of this city.

scliool house

every

those

ITS

the

tion
emula-

"

Marcy."

Governorof

ALL

minds

their

to incite in them

Insurance
Fire

IN

before

and
life,

of Am'^rican
that surfeits the pages
flagte
suggested that the American

he had
first intended.
history. The Press
stop where
school. The
tion
suggesgiven the place o' honor in every
spiration.
faithful teacher may have been the inand today, the tlig, whose
was
eagerly embraced
it
such of whom
said
was
It was
one
and
cheered
to victory and
on
stars
stripe^
gave
bright
the man
who discovered
he died, He was
in
renewed courage under defeat, is a revered emblem

Again

LincolnHouse Block.

has

commendable

with

keep

To

national

our

of the heroism

will not

368 J.2 Main Street,

Office,

Press

York

New

"

tellof

youth plucks up

The

matter

:
comes
queerly. vigorand now reports progress.
tinguished The welfare of the children of the publicschools, indistellectually
hearingsome
of
is a matter
and physicallyand
morally,
and
days

it is the result of
man

entered into the

It says

prompting coUegeward

Sometimes

schools.

Grammar

College.

confident

are

This

that

they

little girl is given a chance to

To
she says,
A dressmaker.

"

"

get

sight,the

their ideas
answers

were

by

sound

rather

correct.

York City is alert on

the subjectof
New
physical training for the boys and girls.
have alreadybeen taken, lookingto
Measures
in
of gymnasiums
the
the establishment

CO.,

.Mrs. Walch's

Dress

Cutting School

has

removed

from
720
Main
Street to 45
Pleasant St. Special
inducements
for the
next

Thirty

Linings
test

Rates
town

cut

Days.
free

to

the system. Special

to

out-of-

pupils.

Mrs. L.

F.WALCH,

Sole
Proprietorof
or
the Improved TailRule System.
wanted.
Agents

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The GreatFamily
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easy
ones.
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m
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small
a
neuralgia,
bag, fill
it with salt,heat it very hot and
lay it against
the aching place. It will prove a great relief,
salt retains the heat a long time.
as
Salt as a tooth-powderis better than almost

THE

meats

of

For

Mailand Express.
Weekly
Mail
press
Exof Thk
and
re-hash of the dailyof the
a mere
out
the matter
thrown
together withof things;
regard to the order or sequence

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weekly issue

other dentifrice.

any

is not

same

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be served

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only

newspaper

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in

Express
which
America
week of all matters

arable and

water, and stir into

of Paris until the mixture becomes
gum

POINTS.
is the

and

thick solution of

very

The

several of the

or

one

followingvegetables: Potatoes, white and

sweet, cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts
or
spinach,tomatoes, turnips,vegetables,
oysters,
boiled rice or hominy.

Newspaper.

these

CONSIDER

gives

very

the breath

of

dish

addition may

be-

Model

rosy, and

and

fresh.

it is a live,independent,fearless,progressive
and a being of
journal,with an individuality
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and
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carefullyedited
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careful review every
in the Financial, Legal, Religious and
ly
place. The whiteness of this renders it doubits specialThese are among
ties.
CollegeWorlds.
valuable.
is one
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of its
of Foreign News
if it is done, never
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most
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features.
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unless the broom
a broom
a twig from
Mail
publicanuse
Express
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not
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good plan is to keep on hand
partisansheet, entirely
paper,
but a strong and fearless exponent of true Republican
several splintsof pine wood, shaving them
the
principles. It stands among
thin.
very
of Temperance and
lot
Balfirstas an advocate
Chimneys often take fire from carelessness
Reform.
other causes, and cause
or
great panic. The
Mail
Express
The

Weekly

simple way
fuls of

discourage the

to

and windows, and

all doors

salt

common

are

now

so

much

in vogue

with

sweet

oil and

polishwith
A

rotten

stone,

and

ward
after-

chamois.

pickingpoultry.
will keep the
bright.
fresh for a fortnightif

the feathers when

Save

with chamois

frequentrub

nickel part of the

Flowers

stove

will remain

of soda

littlecarbonate

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with

mixed

the

panes

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seocliug

tered
Money Order, Post Office Order, RegisDraft, payable to the
Letter,or Bank

to Agents stating commission

application.

COPIES

GOTTSCHALKwrote:
"I

FREE.

sent

on

guitarstrings.A
after being cleaned, can
of fine paint,decorated
and

Address

keep

To

will

not

with

the

become

keeping of banjo
blackingbox,
be givenseveral coats
with violets or forget-

round

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Mar'andExpress.
Weekly

then rub

water, and
vaseline.

or

tacks

the broken

utilitarian age.

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are

are

on

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tle
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for clean-

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DE

PACHMANN:
"The

Chickering Piano

for
alone
this earth it is not only
unsurpassedbut unequal*
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and have
ed,
in securingthe
succeeded
nearest
approach to the
is
to what
of nature
tone
voice.
known
as the human
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Chickering Piano
singslike a lovelyvoice."
stands
rightfully

"

on

keep

fresh

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receptacle.

CARL ZERRAHN:

tin

lips liardy in winter,so they

chapped, bathe occasionally

littlealum

cold cream,

THE

consider them superior

any in the world."

to

of rather large size

for the

excellent boxes

make

final coat of enamel,

me-nots, and after a
for tnem.
When
makes
also a pretty receptacle
Express.
Mail
and
order of The
thus made
they will be at our risk.
work
woodvarnished
To clean flyspecks from
We
want
an
WANTED.
AGENTS
agent
or
furniture,wipe it carefully with a soft
States
at
Post Office in the United
every
milk. It not
skimmed
from warm
cloth wrung
now
engaged.
where we have not one
the
but makes
the d'rt readily,
CO.MMISSIONS
CASH
LIBERAL
given only removes
culars varnish look fresh.
SpecialCirto Agents for making
up Clubs.

SPECIMEN
all letters to

perfect."

"

from
dow
winsplashesmay be removed
soda, using
by a veryhotsolutionof

Paint

"

ONE
SIX

press

them

water.

flannel

water.

REMITTANCES

any
ica.
in Europe and Amerbe just,I call
To

easily

usually lacquered, and are then

kept clean by a flannel rag and warm
a
But if they have not the finish, use

the Chicker-

made

few hand-

are

YEAK,
ONE
MONTH.S,
COPY',
MONTHS,
ONE
COP
J, THREE
YEAK,
TEN
ONE
COPIES,
Free
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a
Copy to the person
PEK
YEAK,
DAILY,

"I consider

ing Piano superiorto

fire is to close

throw

the fire.

over

articles that

Brass

RATES.

SUBSCRIPTION
COPY,

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LISZT said:

gives

and

tic,
Domesall the news
of the day. Foreign and
attractive and
and presents it in the most
readable shape.
has
Weekly
and
Express
The
Mail
of the
some
its regular contributors
among
America.
Its
and
ablest writers of Europe
and
short stories for young
old, poems,
the best
are
sketches of travel and adventure
In these and all features
of a
of their kind.
it is not surpassed.
progressivenewspaper
press
ExWeekly
Mail
and
The tone of The
and bracing.
is pure, elevated, wholesome
avoids
which
It is a paper
carefully
der.
everythingof the cheap and sensational orIt can
always be trusted.

ONE

^r

viscous

the fractured

to

" Sons'
Chickering
CELEBRATED
pTAMAQ|

if

for weeks

glassjar

is

ered
cov-

venient
con-

them
rior
supeness,
for sweeticacy
of tone, delbrilliancy

"I consider
to any

other

of touch, desirability."

FirstMedals
One Handredand Twenty-Eight
to Messrs.
beengiven
and Awardsliave

" Sons.
Chickering

MADE and SOLD.

OVER 80,000
Local Representatives,

S.R.Leland"S

J Met calf

Sarrs

Plains uass

LIGHT

Zl

TH

CO.'S

WARE-PRATT

ofWinter
Sale
Closing
Clothing
DOWN
have MARKED
our
patrons that we
shall offer the most
desirable bargains in ULSTERS,
The
best bargainsin

wish
to remind
of the season
we
and
SUITS.

W^e
balance
REEFERS

Clothingfor Men, Youths, Boys and

In the
to

our

city. The
closingout

during the

be reduced
stock must
in progress.
sale now

60

next

^" ^^'^ deparment

for the next 60

r^iinlATH fnnmnnfo

days, and

ENDOWNIENT
in the

City

of

Worcester,

For
on

full
or

and
particulars,

address

O.

J.

H.

documents

tion
A great co-operative instituand
endowment
of $500 at
an

Sept. 17, i88g.

carefully
explainingthe plan and

WOODMAN,

339

Secy.,

Main

E. W.

ORDER.

and
fraternal
benefits
order, paying sick and accident
600
end
of five years.
Over
in Worcester;
three
members
in process
of formation.
in sick
$8760 already distributed

call

forallwho wear
object

Oar stockof CLOTHS isnnnsnally

forceofjourneymen
tailors
to make thePRICESREASONABLEin orderto keep
onr entire
employed.
prepared
First Nat. Bank
Street,Worcester.
Company, 408 and 412 Main
Bldg.

are

Incorporated

more

it an

early visit

an

Ware-Pratt

NON=SBCRKT

the

invite

make
we shall
days,
us.

The

Children

we

l/USlOinUdl lllljlllo.
with
their
orders
COSTOM CLOTHING to place
and we
large,

stock, and for the

OVERCOATS,

our

of

scope

this
Mass.

St., Worcester,

Store

two
local assemblies,
and
benefits. $14,331.63reserve.

Kixtuires
Main

310

rapidlygrowing fraternity, Name

Burnside
Building.

COFFIN,

this

Street, Worcester.

Paper.

WORCESTER

GKT

BBST

THE

The BAY STATE

Illuminated
Advertising
Company,

GLENWOOD Rangeand ParlorStoves.

C.

or

THEY

HAVE

E.

Office, 311 Main

F.

DISPLAY
WE

AL.SO

CARRY

LARGE

CHANDELIERS,

466 Main
Where

St.

put the Stamp on

It has become
which
a custom
to

LINE
TABLE

O.
a

Letter.

OF

LAMPS,

GAS

AND
AND

S. Kendall
where

KEROSENE
FIRE-PLACE

"

he is stamping many

Wore

H.

13,
BEALS.

oppositeMechanics Hall.
"pnngfield,opposite Opera

ster,

GOODS.
WHExMEVER

Co.
thousand

House.

Providence, Turk's Head

GOOD

Eatables
pieces

all thoughtThere has been

everyday,is no small matter.
ful
in use
for some
time, in the Post-Office in
always observe,to placethe stamp
the upper righthand corner
on
of the envelope, Boston, a number of cancelingmachines,into
but few people have ever
which the letters,all faced upward, are fed.
stopped to think
what was
the reason
for this choice of position. These machines, if the stamps
are
correctly
The
cancelingstamp and the postmarking placed,do the work quitewell,leavmg on the
stamp are fastened side by side upon the same
envelopethe row of longblack lines which we
handle, and if the stamp is correctly
placed all have noticed on Boston letters.
blow makes
I am
not able to learn,
one
both impressions. If however,
however, that there
the stamp is on the lower righthand coris any other officein the country,as yet,which
ner
the postmark fallson the address,
these. The Boston officehas also,quite
uses
and both
are
while ifthe stamp is on
illegible,
the left- recently,
put in operation a most
ingenious
hand side,the post mark, which is always at
machine for canceling
and postmarkingpostal
the leftof the canceler,
cards, which differs from the other in the
does not strike the envelope
at all,
greater rapidityof its work.
hundred
Two
and a second blow is necessary
cards can
be placedin itat once, a crank
is
to secure
it. So, ifthe stamp is anywhere except
and click,
click ! they fallinto a basket
turned,
in the upper righthand corner, it makes
all stamped
Ma.x Bennett,
in February St.
iust twice as much work for the clerk,and this, Nicholas.

desired

are

persons

."

St., Room

SQUIER.

Advertisements
Artistically
Displayed by a
powerful Electric Light upon 600 Square
feet of Canvas.

EQUAL.

NO

General

they will always

be found at

EbenI.

Hoxie'

305 and 816-818 Main Street.

A.

S. NEWCOMB,

Market
and Oyster
Honse,
Fish of all kinds. 7^
Choice Grade of Oyt*.
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223

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Mass.

Vol.

II.

No. 52.

Worcester,

Ma.ss.,Saturday,

^C
One

of

the

Men

"^"

who

February

21,

1891.

^^j^^.^^^-^^^
Have

Helped

to

Make

Worcester.

Five

Cents.

LIGHT

PUTNAM " SPRAGDE CO,

CHOLLAR,
of them
be found
DESKS
have no superior. One or more
ROLL
TOP
Our
may
We
sell
have Roll Top Desks to suit our customers.
office in Worcester.
We
can
modern
well made and nicely
finished,for $40.
6 Roll Desk, in all Woods,
for $25. A good 4-ft.

FOLDING BEDS!

vV

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vr

vr

in every

grade

one

FOLDING BEDS !

of order,the best ventilated,the easiest to

Ours
is the handsomest, the least liable to get out
the most
comfortable, and in all respects the best.
the most
the cheapest,
handle, the lightest,
practical,
of chamber
may be found

and

247

piece,with

furniture in one
in our warerooms

complete suit

in Furniture

Main

249

IE ^ JOUY * FRENCH * DYEIBG

m
i CLEANSING * HOUSE.

W. A. ENGLAND.
4REPAIRISG,
DEALER

Pearl,

Street, Corner

39S Main

IN

FINE WATCHES,

SUPERFLUOUS HAIR CAN BE

Reference

for Laces
Cnt

JEWELRY
CLOCKS,

eradicated

ELECTRIC
No

Process.

" OPTICALGOODS.

the

by

scarringor

other

injury,

REPAIRING

There

is now

Hours

9 to 11

H.

a.

m.,

92 Summer

to

4 p.

Worcester.

Street,

who

ITo.
Mexican

"V^Ta.lra.-u.t
Embroidery,

Work,

Done
on

Instruction
given and
commission.
MRS.

to

reason

Street,

Fine

S. M.

furnished.

Goods

we

WALNUT

We

KEYES.

to

MAKE

PHOTOGRAPHER

Children's

see

that

satisfied isthe
we

can

have.

best

That

omer
cust-

possible
is the

every customer

extend
prove

Specialty
op. Mechanics

326 Main,

hearty invitation to call and

that we are fullyprepared

to you

and
you money
you with the best

save

^^

Insurance

L.

at

the

same

time

Confectioner
andcaterer,

nish
fur-

348 Main Street,

Mass.
Worcester,

FOOTWEAR *

Mrs.Dr.Wm.Lee,

EDW. E LONGLEY,
339
We

make
and

latest

and

339

most

GoodShoes
atLow Prices.

Main

of

insuring

Furniture

approved

forms,

5.

9 to
Sundays,
2 to 5.
10.30 to 2.

ings
Dwell-

under
at

St.,

Building

Office hours;
12.30;

St., Worcester.

specialty

Household

Hal!

J. ZAHONYI,

Burnside
Room

Main

ST.

sold

let us

Fire

prices.

PROPRIETOR,

DOVE.

A Satisfied
customer.

Needlew^ork,

Order.

material

perceptionto

no

goes

away
advertisement

^ART NEEDLEWORK AND STAMPING^-

Notice.

from
it with
cent
die-

Portraits

It needs
Mass.

Short

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and
get 10 per
from
regular

MEI.VIN,

REFLECTION.

m.

PROCTOR,

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PROMPTLY

T.

at

Lace

this coupon
and
bring

394 MainStreet.

no

for any lady to allow a growth of hair to remain

make
her face to mar
her personal beauty and
to
upon
also permanently reher friends
are
moved.
unhappy. Moles
excuse

Nllss

count

C.

NEEDLE

and
oat

LIGHT,
you

permanently

T^ork

Fir8t-ClaB8

flights,rt^

two

up

Central.

Street, Corner

J. PLAMONDON,

FINE BOOT AND SHOE

Everythingdesirable

luxurious bed combined.

at

the

lowest

Albert

J.Stone,

rates.

WHITE

FROUT SHOE STORE,

383 Main

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Vol.

WORCESTER,

II.

MASS.,

Newman.

"

much

Newman,

words

which

in the

hymns

deserves

theological sympathizers

of the best
begin one
language. In all hymnology, it

firstrank.

throes of doubt

Some

clouded

Newman's

all will reecho

which

long

the prayer

which

intervened

bade

since he
is

adieu

earth, but

to

less

no

first lispedby the school

There

are

Sherman

to

question naturally arises

national
be thus
birthdays can
The

south

adds

that of Robert

equal proprietythe north

Lincoln

lecture

The

Grant.

or

the annual

Born
the

only

how

the young cadets

words
from
Sherman

debate.

or

often,the

of

and

As

with

of

make

evening

Sherman

stop,
such

just one

of

day

Those
now

"

very
train

whole

to be in and

and

Porter

that

of

man

other mortals.

known

almost

it seems

Sherman,

they should

we

sible
impos-

be

Yet

subject to like laws

both
had
passed the

Both had contributed

period allotted to man.
land than many
more
to the history of our
of other men
scores
livingas long or longer.
They have gone the way of all the earth and
the ranks

close up

David

behind

in

"

he became
rise to

midshipman nor
An
the highestplace in the navy.
with him.
the office e.xpires
Only

ragut held it before

him

and

lower

now

The

an

It

1881.

day,

day

as

eyes

voices

Then,

A.

it

moment

E.

Denny

Hall

R.

Tecumseh

titles

Commander

arm.

of

with

shook

who

the General's
when

hand, "We

started

we

had

with

he

took

as

says
older

are

littlethin

"

"

pleasure.

No

seems

foster the desirable

in

much

too
city,

half

after

mind, the
a

the

laid

be

cannot

loud talk

but

that

will

bluster.

or

many

be

not

Mechanics
well

triumph as

Of

city'sjudgement

our

as

It might not
people that they

be

the

to

discredit

of

any

and that they recritical,

serve
they are convinced,
less danger of a reversal later.
are

their decision
there will be

till

Sometimes

speakersforget the courtesy due

imagine obligationsall on one
side. For instance, when
M. Stanley
Henry
in
this
was
city,the gentlemen on the platform
not
at fault because
his high prices
were
He
kept away an audience.
might have left
from

them

and

the stage less like

partieswould have
would

have

The

missile from

sounded
I.

Rev.

thought better

These

gun.

of him

and

his praises louder.

J. Lansing in

effort

his

as
physically

well

as

prove
im-

to

morally

is deservingof encouragement.
Many a man
would
be stronger; but he is not willingto
"Like
give the time and attention necessary.
the poor
make

in the

cat

dare

upon

the effort.
not

adage, he

not,"

The

long

too

lets I would

wait

the best, he will

at

or

not

for better living

rules

difficult. It is not, altogether

seek ; but rather
we

nor

that
long living,

livingfree from
do the

may

This
to

we

with the least consumption

of vital energy.

Lansing seeks

Mr.

Living,wherein

pain.
work

most

is the

impart.

lesson

Hear

that

him, heed

him.
The

giftof

Mr.

our

is

Worcester,
attention.
comes

H.
to

an

H.

event

In whatever

before

us,

Bigelow to the Polytechnic

by the cityof
worthy of prolonged

be utilized

we

form, manual
are

bound

to

training
note

the

Trades
progress of the idea. This prospective
not
be the notion of Prof. Woodward
.School may
of

St.

Louis.

It may

on

not

vanced
be that ad-

Brooklyn'sPratt Institute,but it is
of the
a
phase of the subject. Advocates
schemes
of Manual
Trainingsas well as those
the
of
the
development
plan
opposed will note
in

and

manners

at

that

morals.

all hazards.

no

He

citylimits.
his

T.

Henry

Rev.

petitionto

Aldermen

of

building up

stress

fault

was

listens
amount

difference.

any

times when

at

Institute

ones.

fair

the wind

failures.

some

caress

greetings
bright
they are

only; but

Memories

here.

make

are

Hall has witnessed

ing
grow-

cheerful

more

how

hair is

the

No
Patrick's head.
bald spot on
from a king could have
given that man

the

Yes

"

"Your

he rubbed

and

than

now

Atlanta.

indeed," is the ready response,

gettinga

men

were

campaigned

from

out

there

changed by

ton
Reming-

There

jollyHibernian

one

not

all filed around

we

with them.

company

and

him

him, and then

hands

knows

pulfing. Worcester
No
necessarily
approve.

scolding will

course,

are

received

miral,
AdFar-

his

on

and

one

his hearers

came

"

Sea.

D.

G.

to

and does

women

that

they like

raised that did the

with them.
and

proud

Comrade

with

event

childish
the

to

through
through

down

every

March

in

iSj^.f/Of looked

that
strange
that he should

was

when

our

13,

It

walked

afternoon, what

the

To

in
Philadelphia,

1813, died in Wa,shington,Feb.

not
stock, it was

the best naval

in

They sang" Marching

General's

was,

them.

D. Porter, born

more

it was
a lifelong
memory
men
boys and girls are
and they can
recall the tears

chanted

and

of itself. So long have

he

of all

September, seventh

the hero

as

the

to

of

frequently starts
recollections.
They appear
a

knew

like him.

tice
no-

that,February 22d.

name

S2

recommendations.

this city. No

to

few

foe

him, but

in the

The

as

Hill.

Court

on

marched

nation, we

in

an

Point

the hottest of the year.

The
school children
in front of the new
massed
House
Court
were

too

subjects

he

had

Worcester

to

came

make

having

What

clearly

At West
on

the world

the firstweek

was

reputations

soul of frankness,

deception,would

in
to

The

merit.

or

With

to

of

do

not

commerce.

ourselves

content

this kind

is

least of all desire

would

of their worth
should

observed

take that

might

It will

wheels

themselves

The

of life

there

could

doted

many

E. Lee.

best way
theme

Who
him?

like what

others'

loved

much

marred,

speech with

drop

ing
remain-

soldiers

seen

are

the

those

Whatever

or

Sherman.

one

after dinner

believed.

the

How

made

his

first rank

highestof

began.

war

indicate

ot'ticers left but

the

in 1818, he had

their ranks.

how

the

recurrence

No.

1891.

21,

they refuse to take on

Surely they are
of age and can
A
judge for themselves.
much
heralded reader,speaker or singercomcs
preciation
ap-

departure of Daniel
be expressedwhen our

All of the

is noticeable.
!

Georgia

The

can

is taken.

from

"

"

final

less

gone.

was

age
has

D. Prentice

the

No

the Rebellion

The

bright. It is almost the

ing
boy when with shinface he seeks
from the
knowledge away
home
circle. Though wars
have rent us sore
since the generation that knew
him, yet all
unite in revering his name.
Regardless of
voice
race, creed or sex, as a nation, only one
is heard.
Great is the name
of Washington.
name

of

before

is

George

Sherman

him

so

did

Webster.

life;but
his for

was

Washington's birthday.
of years is bearing us away from the
produced him.
Nearly a century

flood

the

some

period.

Tomorrow

his

have

not

may
beset and

which

portionsof John Henry

a

Atlas
has gone
forth to the Hesiieride^,
.And there is no one
left to bear the burden
to the skies.
Ulvsses has started out unon
his wjndetinRS
.And there i* none
lefi in Ithaca strong enough to bend
his bow."

the name
and memory
of Cardinal
the great World, outside of his denomination,
Thus
will remember
him
for the inspired

revere

may

FEBRUARY

"

Lead, kindly light.

However

SATURDAY,

the

These
With

must

this

Mayor

thought

is circulating

Cheever
and

be

Hoard

of

at

licenses be

granted

has many
Men
paper.

most

the "Tech"

with

no

littleinterest.

within

excellent

representing

opportunityfor
triumph alreadywon
an

Worcester

to

in the school

Here

is

repeat the
founded

by

upon
at
and others.
The men
Boynton, Whitcomb
with this petition
property will appear
the head of this instution are capable of pushmands
ing
unusual e.xhibitions of skill,and
bravery deNothing has
to help it along when
presented.
Mr.
"With
As
it to success.
of the
Bigelow says,
its recognition. The passage
been heard, as yet,of the petitionsof H. H.
labor gratis,
I should like to know
not
why it canOrleans and the subjection
Forts below New
ing
Bigelow and others as to the request concernthat element
free and
succeed.
Give me
must

of

satisfytillother emergencies

his

V'icksburggave

In all that
of the American

name

call forth

much

nown.
reimperishalile
the glory
to

he has borne

erable
consid-

of land

and

sea,

he

There

are

on

where

was

many

The

part. At Arlington,with Sheridan and

the last sleep.

licenses

contributes

navy,

his other associates

names

Front

who

citymay
not

and

Mechanics

anxiouslyawait
have

voted

streets.

the

come.
out-

licences,but

indicated.

sleeps
Again

as

to

Worcester

audiences.

They

it go." His past record is a warrant

in
that he expresses
for the confidence
afoot"
and
the
his plan. "The games
public
Worcester
is agog
the race.
boys
to watch
have another advantage in life'sbattle. May
I will make

they realize.

L I Ci H T

Entertainments.
of
The
Cantata
will be given at the

Ruth, by J. Astor Broad,

Old
South
Church
next
a
The
large chorus.
solo parts will be taken by Mrs.
Mitchell and
Miss
Nellie Broadbent
of the church quartet,
and Miss Maude
Lillian Alton
Davis, Miss

Tuesday evening by

W.
Briggs,Mr. J. H. Cafferty,

F.

Daughters
rendered by Miss
Jennie Hatch
of Boston,Miss Alice R. Wolf of Providence
and Miss Grace Ann
Munroe
of Boston, Mrs.
Carrie King-Hunt, accompanist.
The
affair
"

Little,J. VV.

W.
H.
Mitchell and
Mrs.
Merriam.
A. Z.
will be pianist;A. V. Hill, organist;
Conrad
A
T. B. Hamilton, director.
good perform
ance
may be e.xpected.

venture.some
undertaking but the singers
succeeded
admirably. Mr. iCdwin M.
Snow
of Spencer sang Roeckel's"
Under Blue
Skies;" Miss Munroe
Caranti
from
sang
Rossin's
1 1 liarbiere
and three lullabies,
De
Raven's "Japanese
Norse LuULuUabye
Danish
abye and
Mrs.
Helen
LuUabye ;
Pevey (lould sang Kobyn's "Answer";
erick
FredBartlett of this citysangColyn's "Thou
Art Not
Near Me;"
Miss Wolf sang
a trioof
Ich
s
wunder
nicht,
song-s, Schumann
Lassen's
"All Souls'
and
(Juonod's
Day
Au
She
also
Saint
Printemps.
sang
Saens'
Mon
coeur
s'ouvre a ta voix.
This

was

"

"

"

Chapin Club presented t"ur Folks"

successfulyat the church vestry Tuesday
follows:
as
Capt.
evening. The cast was
Thomson, a retired ship-master, R. B. Dodge,
Jr.; Harry Thomson, his son, Geo. W. Burnett;
a returned
Californian,Chas. F.
Capt. .Sleeper
Davis; Teddy Sleeper, his son, M. \V. Brigham ; Hiram
a
Small, mill-owner,T. Heywood
Blood ; Phil., Capt. Thompson's man-of-allE.
F. Whitten; Mrs.
Thompson,
work,
good
as
ing
gold,Alice H. Belding; Mrs. Sleeper,hopagainst hope, Nettie E. Gates; Becky
W.
Dennis ;
Sleeper, the tomboy, Elizabeth
Ada M. Hill ;
Hulda Prime, fullof complaints,
Silly York, slip-shodbut willing,Clara L.

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

lady'ssinging was
particularly
good
highlyappreciated by the audience.
Miss
Hatch sang a polonaise from
Thomas'
Mignon": Miss Mary Convery of this city
Habanera
from
Bizet's "Carmen"';
gave
young
and was
"

"

"

J. Charles

Mr.

"Ahnon

I'lynnof

creda

Alma

"

Boston

Thomas'

"

an

sang

from
Mignon
Miss Munroe
Noontide
heat is
"

"

L. Collins and

aria

and

Miss

sang

ing
Gor-

long passed

"

over.

very

Miss
Minnie
Rice rendered
Matthews.
the acts.
excellent piano solos between
attendance
was
very laige.

WESTBORO

York,"

in New
will be

charming

The

drama,
melo-

week.

"

read in

Woodford

an

admirable

manner,

showing perfectcomprehension of her work.

The

remarkable
being lost

readingwas
not

word

ness,
for its distinctby the audience.

not
music
The
was
ciuiteas perfectas it
belong to
should be, but the fault does not
ial
the singers. As has been said befo-e. Colonments
entertainmusical
to
hall is not adapted
kind.
This
was
of any
particularly
the music
noticeable Tuesday evening when
it left the lipsof
soon
as
to fall flat as
seemed
given for
the singers. The entertainment was
Cottages, and,
the benefit of the Baldwinville
judging from the attendance, the receipts
must

The
Scott

have

been

first

very

of

the

Kennedy's

in Horticultural
opening number

satisfactory.
recitals

pupils

was

Walter
by
given in

Hall, Tuesday evening.

was

Wagner's

"

The

The
Rhine

VOCAL.

INSTRUMKNTAL.

Star of the Sea

Fifth Nocturne, Leyback.
Moss
Rose ; Idyl;
Barnerfelder
Bohemian
Girl
Playmates,Waltz
Lous du Bal ; i;illet

mon.

Sallyin

Our

Alley

Thursday
Last

Night
DailyQuestion
Dont
Take
de
Left
Hand
Road.
The Toy Bell
Sweet
Katie Connor
The
Mother's
Young
Lullaby; Gilbert.
Love's Golden
Dream
Comrades; Glennon
Cricket on the Hearth ;

Bergerette;

seeking

health

"Sans

written by
lightsis being set to music
literary
be published.
soon
"We

Forget," a

poem

of our
and
will

one

wait for

Katie,waltz,Kessen
Tam
O'Shanter,
Warren.
Old Black Joe; Turner.

Chic

Polka ;Wheeler
Bella ; Roeder

Mia

Aroon ; Abt
Playmates; Dacu
Mullen
Afterwards;
That is Love; (Wennon
Ferryman John; Rod-

Moonlight

Sonata:

Beethoven.

SilveryWaves

Wy-

man.

Schottische

Jess

Jewell.

ney.

When

Sidney

Smith.
I whistle and

Molley.

Souci Club" have admitted three

new
memljers, .Messrs. F. K. Babbidge, W.
W.
Goddard
A
and Curtis Tucker.
mittee
comhas been chosen to make arrangements
for another grand "opticaldelusion"
ing,
gatherto take placeat an
earlydate.

some

The

is

instrumental

compositions,which have
few days,been sold for

50c

until within

Sunshine
After
Rain,
Dinsmore.
The Red Hussar, Solo-

announced
of Miss
C. Bates.
Edward

Farnsworth
recreation at Bermuda.

and

B. Hamilton, Benj. A.
J. H. Howell, Thomas
Barber, J. H. Caffertyand Frank W. Chaffin.
Mrs.

is

and

less.

Judge

D.

George

in attendance
a large audience
There was
at Colonial Hall, Tuesday evening, to enjoy
the presentationof Lord
Byron's dramatic
read by
Manfred.
The
was
poem
poem,
and the musical part
Mrs. Geo. M. Woodford
Mrs.
Carrie
sustained
King-Hunt,
was
by
Mrs. Charles A. Merrill,Mrs. J. A. Rice, Mrs.
"

and

25c
never,

LETTER.

The
engagement
(irace B. Winch
to

presented at the Worcester

Theater, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
of next

few sheets of vocal

music, as samples out of 3.300 pieces in my

stock, all of which are the most prized and
popular of the day. I speciallyoffer you
choice of all for 10c a sheet. Regular, standard,

Kathleen

dian,
This evening that bright and clever comecester
Louis Harrison, will appear at the WorTheater, in Rice and Dixey's charming
Pearl of Pekin,"
Oriental comic opera, "The
with largecompany,
chorus, elegant costumes,
This
handsome
and
scenery.
costlymusic
in
run
has had a large and prosperous
opera
all
the
and
New
principal
York, Chicago
cities,and is one of the best that will be seen
in this cityduring the season.

"Lost

Hereby

"

"

"

The

name

"

"

Rev. J. L. Ewell
of Washington gave his
illustrated lecture in Association
day
Hall, Thursevening, the subject being -'On Horseback
and
from Jerusalem to Damascus
Beyrout."
next
entertainment
The
Thursday
evening
tion
attractine. The
promises to be particularly
which
is the BoylstonCompany
consists
of Sara H. Peaks, contralto soloist ; Klla M.
Chamberlin, whistlingsoloist; Lucia Mead
Priest,reader ; Frank
May, baritone .soloist
and Frank
Littlefi^ld,
pianist.

the

Skirt

Lights are

Low.

up

Dance
to

Faust

date.

False Love of Long Ago

of the
Earth ;
Pinsuti.
Zion, Sacred
Song,

Halst
Cochuco;
Tont
Paris, waltz,

Rodney.
Ahoy ! ahoy I

Sweet

Queen

Waldteu-

Raptures;

Wohanka.
Matten'sGrand\'alse
have a flagon our
ing
We
de Leonent.
Poor Jonathan
High School buildthat is,we
have the pole on which the Mag
Still Awakening
of the
Woulds't
Thou
should be. Owing to a disconnection of thehal
Millocker
SkonDream?
Lion; De
and
stars
liards the
stski.
stripesare consignedto a
They're After Me.
been
Last
Idea
box within the building. They have
of \'on
there long enough is vox populi.
Weber.
Stream
Mountain
;
Judge ICdward C. Bates has been spending
S. Smith.
week in Washington, D. C.
a
Waltz
Dramatic
;
The Board of Trade are to hold a banquet
Rosenfeld.
after Easter
to which
will be invited repsoon
resentatives
else published,
also loc. New
Boards
of adjoining And everything
from Local
at loc
issued. The
as
are
they
productions
in
The
is
the
towns.
matter
and
now
cities
and
new
sheets are
perfect.
hands of a committee.
" Evans
and Newby
Sole agencies for Ivers " Pond
the
Frank H. Martin will probably assume
Wonderful self plajnng organ
Pianos and
i. rown
Organs.
exhibition.
on
on
Try it.
reins of government atthe Whitney House
etc.
Instrument
Strings.pianotuning,
about April ist.
or
C. E. Stere,
Reici).

492 Main

colors
the water
should fail to see
one
of S. P. Rolt Triscott,which are on exhibition
in
the
of
the
Students
Club
Art
at the rooms
Walker
building. There are
fiftyp lintings,
fine productions. They
of them
most
very
The
exhibition is free and
all for sale.
are
will continue today,and Monday and Tuesday
next

the

Opera.

No

of

from

op. 240
fel.

; one

Next

Hight up.

door

to

Boston

of modest
mein,
Washington, a man
gentlestsoldierthat was ever seen.
such a soul as poets do equip
noble form, and perfecteen'ralship.
indeed, the true nobilitv.
wa".
all alloy of meanness
wholly free.
native land, his family and friends.
trend i
I'otomac
he p'anted where
trees
colored toilers welfare, well he loved
And for the nation sought what it behooved;
him great
that
made
"'God's gentlen ss" it was
A father fitfor family or state
to south,
Today,from east to west, from northmouth!
May his praisel)e in every patriot's
I.ovett.
"Alex.

George
The
Yet
With
His
From
His
The
Hii

week.

"

Paris and London:

The
is crooked.
London
Paris is straight,
in
sits
front, the London
Parisian cabman
The
Parisian coachman
cabtian sits behind.
the left.
on
drives on the right,the London
In
is scattered.
London
Paris is compact,
like doors, in London
Paris the windows
open
In Paris the \'enelike
fall
guillotines.
they
they
tian blinds are on the outside,in London
has his ioninside. In Paris every one
are
ciergc,in London every one has his latch-key.
Paris
In
the soldier has a blue jacketand
he has a red jacket
red trousers, in London
is
Paris is gay, London
and blue trousers.
Some

one

thus

compares

"

grave.

Paris

dines, London

walks, London
"

consumes.

runs.

Paris

Store.

"

February Twenty Second, iSgi.

Central

Italy and

Europe.

party sails April8, supplementaltrips

in charge of E. C.
Norway, Spain.Algeria,

Small
to

Kimball.
Room

Third
Call at

I,

Tuesday

Summer

and

Boston

best

season;

54

ences.
refer-

Street, Boston,
to
3. Send

Friday,10

for itineraries.
with platinumpromise to be
Electroplating
the accomplished things in the near

among

future.

L ICiHT
other irons in the fire at the same
time,
many
for we learn that a broken
fork tine,an old
at
terial
maonce
file,
any cast off utensile became
for use
in youthful manufacturing.
time
had
Mr.
to
Bigelow, himself, never
knife blades to be
sold to
made
were
in full,as above.
The initials, Here
write his name
of the most
their mates
and one
all that
H. H., with the surname
interesting
are, usually,
at the Electric Exhibition
of 1887 was
cases
how imporhe affixes to documents, no matter
tant.
the one
tisan,
is indicated here,
His nervous
containing tools made by this boy arenergy
when from twelve to fourteen years old.
time for e.xtenuation ; all
elsewhere.
No
as
cutcheon
ject. An engravingof these would be a prouder espossiblestrengthfor the attainment of an obtitled
than the arms
borne by many
Christian names
those of a
The
are
nobles.
The
public hopes that these same
prominent Universalist minister,once resident
tools will be shown
hibition.
Mr. Bigelow'smother was
in Boston.
a member
again in the coming exIn the case, were
dirk and butcher
The old saw
"The
of that denomination.
mallets, planes, saws,
knives, a bow
had a better
child is parent to the man
never
gun,
boxes, awls, shaves, hammers, and a revolving
for the childhood
in the old
illustration,
town
pistolmade of lead.
of Marlborough was
only a miniature
vised
When
fifteen years old, Mr.
Bigelow, delife of that which he has led since leavingit.
skewers.
a way
of making meat
He
They
was
active,indu"trious,inventive then ; he
till
he
drove
had
been
whittled
then;
has
since. The
,out
been just the same
family
them through a steel die and whittled only
included
not
have
the Hosea,
or
may
may
the ends.
able to glut the market.
was
He
in Lowell's verse, for the loss of
immortalized
much
He says, himself, that he would
would not have
of his name
very
an
e in the middle
like to see one
of the violins that he made
in the least. Our
effected the relationship
in
one
back
those
He
sold
for
in
but
monotonou.s
days.
were
ancestors
away
anything
33cts. to a tramp and with the money
and the firstBigelow,John, who
bought
their spelling
stringsfor another. He does not claim for
rendered
settled in Watertown, had his name
of a Cremothis article any of the reputation
na
in all sorts of ways,
as
Biglo, Bigulah, and
nor
Stradivarius,but ithad the shape. He
as
that, there
Biggalough. With such liberty
is no reason
earlybegan to speculatein wood lots and till
or
why any person of the name
in all
1S47, he was
earning an honest penny
near
it,might not claim kin. John Bigelow,a
sorts
of ways.
At that time he began to make
member
of the third generation in America,
in
his
native
town.
had
shoes
he
to
Previously
from Watertown
moved
Marlborough and
done more
less of the work at home, as was
or
there June 2, 1827, the subject of this sketch
hundred
On
farm
of
one
then.
a
of the eighth genwas
born, a representative
eration customary
in this country. The
John, above. seventy five acres, between twenty and thirty
head of cattle were
kept and beside caring for
these,six pairsof boots would be worked ofE

Horace

Holly Bigelow.

"

shaping and

compressing heels in 1869 was

the result of study and calculation.
This machine
revolutionized boot making. It made
a
better heel than the old one, from whole pieces,
and through the compression,actually
saved
material.
Then
a lift in
came
a
long legal
with the McKay patent, ending in 1875 by
war
the consolidation of the two companies. Only
be had of the machines
a bare notion can
as
they are pictured here ; but to those people
who have never
visited a boot factoryit may
be interesting
to know
trivances
justwhat kind of conare
used in cutting up and putting
togethermaterial for our use and comfort. As
indication of what the heel maker
an
can
do,
be stated that one
it may
of Mr.
Bigelow's
first ventures
the working up thus, of
was
tons
of waste, that otherwise would
thirty-two
have been fuel only.
The firstcut represents the Heel Compressing
bits of leather were
machine, wherein
placed,pressed and nailed at one stroke. In
the second cut, is the AttachingMachine, the
for drivingthe heel into its place. The
one
third shows the machine
for shaping rands or
the fixtures for the boots before the heel is
The
next
is the heel as
it leaves the
put on.
The
cuts
ready for the market.
compresser,
of the medals explainthemselves.
At the time of the Vienna
Expositionin
1873, Mr. Bigelow made a very full exhibition
of boot and shoe machinery and so nearlywas
the work done that in five minutes a team
was
of six men
from the rough material could make
a pairof shoes
ready for the feet. This was
done in the presence
of the Emperor, Francis

daily.
he starts in with the employment of
in his manufacturing. In other words,
division of labor in its most
practical
form.
In 1850, he left Worcester, via the
Norwich
line for New
York, taking the cars
from the very spot where his rink property is
At 279 Pearl street, in that citywith his
now.
backed by William
uncle, Charles D. Bigelow*,
Smith
Claflin and
Alanson
Brown, Aaron
Trask, he manufactured
brogans. Returning
to Marlborough in 1854,he was
ing,
busy in buildfarming and speculatingtill1S57 when he
V.
went
to Albany, N.
There
he employed
convicts
in the Penitentiary,
soon
fifty
taking
the whole lot,making russet shoes ; thence
on
he went in 1858 to Providence, R. I., where
Joseph,and when Bismark stood by and saw
he used prison labor in a similar manner.
He
of the machithe wonderful skill and power
nery,
in
went
1861
I in the boot
N.
to Trenton,
and again, an
he said, Were
J.,
and shoe
employer of prison labor, he made army shoes
petitor.
business, I should hate to have you for a comIn 1863, he came
ter,
A medal of progress
to Worcesfrom the
came
during the war.
a factor
in the famous
set up
exhibition and machinery was
in EngBay State Shoe
land,
In 1S69,
Shop, started by Bigelow " Trask.
France, Spain, Belgium, Switzerland
the Bay State
Mr. Bigelow also has diplomas
and Austria.
Company bought out all the
Convict labor in Providence, R. I., Trenton,
the American
and medals from
Institute of
N. J.,and that of the Kings County Penitentiary
New
Yoik, 1S73, and from the Massachusetts
of N. Y.
In this way
the firm was
rectingCharitable Mechanics
diAssociation, 1874.
the labor of more
than one
thousand
On coming to Worcester, the Bigelow house
men.
was
on
High street, where is, at present, the
all
these
there
few
in
were
residence of the Rev. John Power.
During
years
ing
Exchangwhich he did not find some
in 1872, for property in Pine
to improve
with him
way
the existingmethods
of making
boots and
Meadows
and at the L,ake,we find the beginning
shoes.
One of the first innovations
was
an
of the extensive improvements that he
addition of a knife instead of a saw, in separahas made
in that part of Worcester.
ting
Having
the pegs, in the Sturtevant
chine.
interest in the Worcester
and
a controlling
pegging maBefore
the rule,
that, clogging was
Shrewsbury Railroad, he has developedit to
afterwards never.
This was
in 185S, while in
usefulness.
The
a high pitch of
villageof
Providence.
In Trenton
he made
a machine
Lake View at the Lake is largelythe result of
for channelling
the soles of shoes preparatory
his calculations and foresight.His own
mer
sumto sewing. The onlypossiblereason
that can
residence is on
the Shrewsbury side of
be assignedfor his not having these improvethe water.
ments
Purchasing from various parties
extensive tracts of land about the Lake, he
patentedis that he didn't have time.
There
few processes
are
in the manufacturing
able to present to the cityabout sixty
was
acres
that has given New
lakeside park. Here, at some
a part of our
as
England such a reputation
that he did not improve ; but his chief
time, we hope to see erected the figureof the
his heeling
credit,as an inventor, rests upon
ing
O'Connor, and markPioneer, cut by Andrew
True
machine.
to
his instincts of tryingto
the site of an Indian Massacre.
utilize time, labor and material; to realize on
When
the changes incident to the clearing
what is thrown
he determined
of the railroad tracks were
to save
made and the
away,
away
the waste
of leather occasioned
in the cutting Mechanic
Street Burial Ground
ceased to be,
by irregulardies. His machine for cutting. a largetract of land was left in the very cenNow

teams
it was

married JerushaGarfield,
ber
presumably a memof the familythat later gave us the President.
This Bigelow was
the one
capturedby
the Indians in now
Boylston,1705, and carried
to Canada.
his release he built a
To secure
saw
In all patriotic
mill,the firstin Canada.
the
was
ever
measures,
family
conspicuous
and, in the Revolution, Ivory,H. H. Bigelow's
a lieutenant servingas
great grandfather, was
such through the war.
Levi Bigelow, Mr. H.
H. B.'s father was
borough,
a life long resident of Marla school teacher winters, and
a
tice
jusof the peace, for thirtyyears.
His
wife
was
Nancy Ames, of another old Marlborough
born fourteen children.
familyand to them were
Of this number, Leander
died very
cently
rein this city; Lambert
lives at the lake
in Shrewsbury; Edwin
M. was
graduated at
in 1846, a
Harvard
class mate
of Senator
F.
Hoar
and
is
a
George
lawyer in Boston ;
Horace
H. was
the ninth child and on the
theory,before recorded here,has the prospect
of a very long life.
In his earlier days, he received
from the
publicschools what they could give him up to
the age of fifteen,
but all the time, he had
been gainingfrom his free country life more
practical lessons than those of the schoolmaster.
Had, those days possessed the Kodak,
the amateur
or
photographer, perhaps we
might,today,have picturesof the improvised
fiatiron ; the
shop ; the anvil, a handleless
forge,the cooking stove.
stock
What
of
a
patience that mother must have had to enable
her to cook for such a familyand to allow so

"

"

LI(iHT
tre

of the

Bigelow
18S2, thus

city. This Mr.

purchased in
effectingthe

largestdeal
made

ever

this

Upon
had
so

in real estate

in Worcester.
space

in

187S,

been erected the rink

in Worcester
famous
into
This came

annals.
Mr.

Bigelow'spossession

before the landon which

it stands.
Here he popularized
roller skating,
giving the sport a boom
wHeh
made
the fortune
in
of many
a man
-New
England and
elsewhere.
IniS82,he
here a pleasure
had
picture of the place as it

garden and the

then may be seen.
was
In March, i8S7thefourteenth

day, Governor

the Script
fullfilling
public,therebyliterally
ural injunction.
The Natural History Park at the Lake owes
much to him financiallyand also to his fertile
of plans. His latest propobrain in the way
sition,
ter
viz,that to give to the City of Worceschinery
and to the PolytechnicInstitute the mafor the
Company
of the Bullard Arms
fair
school
bids
trade's
of
startinga
purpose
Accepted and
to outrank all his other acts.
instruction
revolutionize
set in motion, it may
of
did the making
his heeling machine
as
boots and shoes.

Ames

touched the button which set in motion

most
successful mechanical
exhibition up to that time held in this city.
On
Monday ne.vt,a showing of even
greater
merits
will be set
in progress.
The Rink,
peculiar in form, has answered most salutary
It has kept vacant
a most
valuable
purposes.
site in the very heart of the city. On its location
will eventually
arise structures
which will
be the pride of the Heart of the Commonwealth.

the

machinery for the

though
for the most
he has been

penden

The
In

man

Norwich

Railroad

expansive surface
rink

of the old Worcester"

Station left unoccupied an

to

that

suggested

the fertilegenius of the

Lalime

skating
ers,
Broth-

gentlemen who had received their earliest

took
At first they underimpressionsin Canada.
have
to
genuine ice skating as in the
colder northern realms ; but the weather was
to put up the
too variable and they determined
It was
structure.
pleted
compresent well known
in
whether
and
they made any money
it or not, an impetus was
given to the use of
it
sent
Skate
that
over
RolUr
the Plympton
and
nearlyall the world. For year.s, summer
winter,the roll and rumble of the thousands
could be
trundling about on the littlewago"s
the
heard.
large buildingsall over
Many
another
country are awaiting the day when
generationwill call for the skate again.
edifice,coming into Mr.
1\\i Worcester
Bigelow'shands he has utilized it in every
Roller Skating, Poultry
available manner
Hall of Pomona
and Dog Kxhibitions,The
ning
the
New
for
I'.nglandFair, walking and RunMatches, Mass Meetings of all Political
the
most
of
p.irties.
Temperance gatherings
enthusiastic nature, tillin iS87Came the lUecited
Before this,Edison had vistric Exhibition.
and the city was
ready to be
Worcester

on

principle. In
he
the
kind of

ligion,
re-

stands

broadest
a

being

platform,
hampered

littleby creed
form.
In supor
port
of all meritorious
he
measures,
has few rivals.The
in the High
picture of Wendell
I'hillips
school was
of his giving; also many
of the
faces in Mechanic's
Hall ; but far the greater
of
is
his
not
known
to the
portion
generosity
very

-"

and from
It ran for six weeks
visited the place. They rode
examined
the
electric car,
displaysof
on
with an
all kinds and went
in-proved
away
in
mechanical
utilized
notion
of the power
combinations.
ture
is to have the old strucAgain, Worcester
resounding with the whir of wheels and

touched

Rink.

1878,the removal

publican
Re-

strong admiration
for General
ler.
ButHe
is a temperance

on

Mr. liigelow's
Kim
home is on
street, just
opposite the new
building, lie married
library
in 1852 Lucy Ann
of Marlborough who
Howe
died in 1857. His
second
marriage was in
Conn,
1859 to Adelaide K. liuck of I'ortland,
and they have three children,Adelaide
F.,the
wife of George A.
.Stevens
of Worcester:
IrvingK., who married Lillian A. Urennan
and is interested with his,father in business,
and Frank, a boy in the High school.
In Politics,
Mr. Bigelow is exceedinglyinde-

part

with

65,000 to
the

off.

70,000

ly I (l HT

"

the hum of machinery. More

than two hundred
lecture was
of great interest. The last lecture
all comers
to
show
exhibitors propose
in the series will be given next
ning.
Sunday evegenuity.
do with the results of their inwhat they can
Subject,"Africa."
The people of Millbury are
sure
hundred
exhibitors inbeginning to
Quite two
Rev.
Mr.
Palmer
of
North
Weymouth
bestir themselves in regard to having a public
will interest and
instruct
a displaythat
the
.Second
preached at
Congregational
who are bound to visit,inspect,
supplyof water for domestic and fire purposes.
the thousands
Church
last Sunday, as a candidate.
An order was
introduced into the Legislature
and possibly,
buy. The utmost
pains will be
last week for the incorporationof a Water
in the
made
taken to show all the advances
COMING
EVENTS.
Good
water
for this town.
be
can
Science of Electricity.
company
had, in some
parts of the town, only by a system
umn.
(Light solicits notices of future events for this colworks.
There
of water
are
places in
They should be sent as eai ly in the week as possible.)
ABOUT
FOLKS.
be
tained
obgood wells can
Millbury where
to be an
places this seems
; in other
Saturday, Feb. 21.
Mr.
William
Stick to it. When
E. Stanimpossibility. Millbury has a good Fire
History
Hall."
Class
in entomology,
Natural
was
employed
younger than he is now, he was
2.30 p.m.
Department as country Fire Departments
B. D. Allen's Studio, 173 Main
Street. Recital by Mr.
who
blundered.
"He
is
was,"
Fire
never
but
what
worth
a
by a man
out
withDepartment
go,
Allen's pupi s, 3 p.m.
When
the people of Milibury
water
?
at accounts
says Mr. S. "the quickest man
Sunday, Feb. 22.
wake from sleep some
morning to find that
I began he wanted
that I ever
When
saw.
First
L'niversalist
Church.
Lecture
to Chapin
of the town
has
during the night,the center
Club by Dr. Almon
ington,"
some
to weigh out
some
Gunnison, subject,"George Washme
tea, to measure
been swept by fire and that,fed by the lines
7 p.m.
do
to
molasses and I seemed
it correctly. of wooden
stroyed Association
buildings,the fire fiend has defor
Hall."
boys,
Meeting
3
p.m.
make
Then he said 1 must never
the value of which
Men's
would
any mistakes.
meeting 4 p.m.
property
than pay the whole cost of a system of
about that. I would
more
I told him I didn't know
Monday, Feb. 23.
will
then
believe
works,
that
the
water
they
do the best I could.
do;
'Ah, but that wont
Horticultural
Hall."
of
Anniversary dance
needs better protection
from fire.
town
Triumph Social Circle,8 p.m.
not
make any, I don't.' The best I
you must
Rink."
Opening of Electrical exhibition.
Would
it not be a good idea for the town
to
In about
could promise was
to do my best.
Natural
History
Hall."
Class
for tjeginnersin
purchase a stone crusher and, a littleat a time,
in his books.
Volapuk, 7.30 p.m.
three weeks, I found an
error
Meeting ot Higginson botanical
the streets? Millbury is not well
macadamize
Club, 7.30 p.m.
from the jourHe had transcribed an account
nal
suppliedwith good gravel, but its roads are
B. D. Allen's
Studio.
Musical
entertainment
in
of Handel's
coQimemoralion
to the ledgerand had
test every springby the heavy
birthday,8 p.m.
just transposedthe
put to a severe
them.
teaming passingover
in I
Tuesday, Feb. 24.
he came
numerals in cents places. When

MillburyLetter.

"

"

told him

Business

it. 'No,' says he, 'impossible!'

back where I was
and
came

of

in

while he

"

taken from

the

of her

measure

"That

there
in

Thomas

is

York

New

the

always room at
pleasantway
the

at

Leno.x

the top has been demonstrated

the patrons of the
to

Lyceum,

who

have

the

four Sunday evenmgs

or
packed the building
sions
overfiowing. The attraction on these occateautiful
voice
a
singer, whose
young
for her a place
and charming presence
have already won
Howe's
voice is
in the hearts of a critical pub'ic. Miss
and is particularly
clear and
in its
sweet
pure soprano,
KroU's
den
Garat
upper register. During her engagement
in Berlin the late musical
director,
Engel, said that
she
showed
coming
at nineteen
more
signs of Inyears of age
Patti than
in the world,
a second
woman
any
and this prophecy was
doubt
the result of the ease
no
to

has

been

with which

she takes

thee.\treme

about

higher than

Sheis

notes.

upper

said

vocaUst
Uving, taking
purityof tone absolutely
phenomenal. Her best effects were
gainel in those
brilliant compositionswhich
demand
great vocal display,
and in simple songs which
can
never
please unless the
singeris giftedwith an intel'igentlv
sympathetic nature.
This
Miss Howe
to possess
to a marked
seems
degree,
all who
know
her cannot
as
of her,beauty of
say enough
mind
well as person.
She
is a tall,rather largegirl,
as
with a reallybeautiful face, her large brown
ing
ey s forma striking
contrast to her fair skin and hght almost
in New
York she lives quietlyat
golden,hair. When
the Everett
House, going very little into society. Her
brother, who is said to be a fine organist,goes with her

to sing one note

high F with an

the country,

singing with
panioa."
not

Miss

89, has

and

ease

an

and

is her accompanist

Lillian M.

Ashland.

She

Metcalf, W.

her position
resigned
returned

when

has also

H. S.

she is

lady com-

class of

in the Baldwinto her

home

in

Salem

St.

Cong.

The treasury of the Bicycle Club will be

benefited to the extent
of thirtydollars by the
minstrel entertainment
given under the Club's
The money
will be used
auspices,last week.
in furnishingtheir new
rooms.
seventieth birthdayof Mrs John Shaw,
old and respected resident of this town,
celebrated
was
by the gathering of a large
of friends at her home
number
Burbank
on
of Kilburn's
street, last Friday night. One
A
barges brought a party from Worcester.
generalgood time was enjoyed by those present.
The company
presentedMrs. Shaw with
several useful gifts.
The

an

social of the Worcester

Church."
First meeting of new
the thurch. 7.30 p.m.

peoples'societyof

youpg
Natural

History

anatomy,

Hall."
of

Meeting

7.30 p.m.

Club, 7.30

Class in osteology,and
Ridgway Ornithological

p.m.

Grange
Sixth
annual
Hall.
reunion of the
State Society, supper
at
7 p.m.
Horticultural
Hall."
Concert by Walter
Kennedy's pupils 8 p.m.

Empire

"

Mechanics
Glynn of New

Hall.
York
on

Mcecture
by Dr. Edward
"Public
Schools
their mies,"
and
Ene-

p.m.

Church.

P.\RK

"

Annual

Commonwealth

of the

supper

Hall,

Martha
of

"

\'iew

Church."

church, 7p.m.

Washington

ty
parp.m.
for benefit of

Liberty,S

by FidelityCouncil, Daughters
Lake
church

Scott

"

Entertainment

lund, 8 p.m.

Old

South

Church."

Performance

of Cantata

of

Ruth, S p.m.
.Association
Singers,8 p.m.

Hall."

B. D. Allen's

Allen,3

by

Concert

Studio."

Fiske

Jubilee

by pupils

Recital

of

Mr.

p.m.

Feb.

Wednesday,
Natural

History
for

anatomy

Hall."

beginners, 3

p.m.

25.

Class
in comparative
Class
in elementary

botany, 3

p.m.
Association
Hall.
of S. N. Harrington, by
8
Honor, p.m.

Ente-tainment
for the benefit
State Lodge, Knights of

"

Miss Beth F. Walker, teacher in the Park

has left her school here and acHill district,
cepted
in the Adams
a position
Square build
Worcester.
Miss
Walker
is
a
ing,
graduate
of the Worcester
Normal
School,class of '86.
Miss Ida F. Livermore
succeeds her.

any

orchestra.

ville Cottages, and

Taft " Aldrich are building a store house

The
replace the one
recently burned.
building is to be entirelyof iron and steel.
Mr. Fred Chace has the contract.
This firm
evidently,is composed of the kind of men
Millbury desires to welcome as citizens.

to

most

concerts

shows

Press

success.

past three
almost

Hall."
Continental
Second
MilitaryAssociation, 8 p m.

Millburyis good.

Stonemetz
The
Company are running to
their fullest capacityon printing presses
and
it to him.
asked about the error
and I showed
folders. Previous to this time they have procured
stead
As he had entered the item it stood "1.38 intheir castingsin Worcester
and other
'It's
Si 83, thus being against himself.
to make
places. In the future they propose
he said, 'but d
m
and are fitting
a fact,'
it, I won't correct
their own
up a foundry for this
knew him to boast
it,and he did'nt but I never
purpose.
The old blacksmith
afterward of his infallibility."
shop will be used as a
foundry for the present and the blacksmith
provided with quarters at the east end of the
is having great success
in
Miss Mary Howe
in the boiler house.
building,
One
of Light's exher singingthis season.
changes
The mill of the Crane " Waters
uring
Manufactremarks that it is as fashionable now
Company, which has been shut down a
in the western
part of the state to hear Miss
number
of weeks for repairs is again running.
Howe
to hear Jenny
sing as it formerlywas
The idleness of this factoryis always severely
Lind, Patti and other great singers. She has
felt,as it givesemployment to a large number
recentlybeen in New York and the following, of people.

After

bay

Thursday,
Webster
Rev. Henry

Square
Dorr

on

Church.
Saints
of the Emanuel

All
Parks

Tatnuck
views will be

Hall."

Feb.

26.

M.
E. Church
"Lecture
".A Dish of Tongues,"
7.45 p.m.
"

Preaching by

Rev.

by

Leighton

Church, Boston, 7 30 p.m.

lantern
Entertainment,
magic

given by Prof. Lyford, 7 45 p.m.

ty
CounHorticultural
Hall.
Meeting of Worcester
"Orchard
Fruits'' by
ticultural Society, paper
Ho
on
discussion
will follow, 2 30 p.
of Newton,
E. W. Wood

m.

Natural
8 p.m.

History

Rooms"

Class in animal

histol

ogy

Meeting

of

Volapuk Club.

7.30 p m.
social
Second

Continental
H.\ll."
Columbia
Cycle Club, 8 p.m.

Friday,
St.
Rev

John's
Langdon

Feb,

and

dance

of

27.

Episcopal
Church."
C. Stewardson, 7 30 p.m.
Lecture

Preaching by

by Rev. I. J.
Lansing
gymnastic and as related
to voice,"7 45 p.m.
The
Young
Peoples' Christian Endeavor
Hall."
Natural
History
Meeting of Brewster
Societies connected with the First and Second
OrnithologicalClub 7.30 p.m.
CongregationalChurches have been admitted
ball of WaConcert
and
Horticultural
Hall."
to membership in the Worcester
Local Union.
of Odd
chusett
Fellows,8 p.m.
encampment
Rev. Geo. A. Putnam, pastor of the First
Saturday, Feb. 28.
Class
in entomology
History
Hall."
Natural
Congregational Church, lectured to a large
for beginners,2 30 p.m.
audience
Sunday evening on "Wide
Open
a plea for the self
Eyes." The lecture was
well for
education
of people of limited means
Aluminum
is said to answer
and
very
of their senses
time, by the constant use
plied sextants, mining instruments,and other similar
apand lightto the phenomena of nature, in the end
ness
accuracy
purposes where strength,
desirable qualities.
The
are
learning of God through His works.
Salem

Church."
St. Cong.
"B eathing" as a
on

I.I(iHT
Music

in

Washington

hardlyprintenough tickets for subscribOn the nightof the concert, I tried to

can
er.s.

buy orchestra
Writing

personalletter from Washington,

with
of Licht, formerly connected
"I had almost
a hint of our
Festival,

friend

it,says:
last week,

the

at

of the

concert

Choral

ciety,
So-

My reminder
however, not through the chorus, which,
came,
with all due regard for my Washington friends,
Lincoln

at

Hall.

Music

in the house.

back

not

was

The

best

in the orchestra

is the
way

Just look

the

arrivals in

new
a

to

two-dollar
had

be

seat

was

away

it comes

to

always have a previous

Choral
The
.Societyis

public appreciation,we

students

of proper

satisfywith

to

sources
re-

any

their command."

at

now

The

circle,for $1.50. That

music, but when

quite unable

are

left

Society makes it go.

Gounod, in comparison. We
on

88, it is

our

Choral

at our

beat them

can

for

seats

party, and there

stated in the President's Report for 1887which the President and

a need
lows
Fel-

was

are

equallyalive

accommodation

and

the

to

to the

lack

ment
abridge-

of their

opportunitiesthus caused, and

two
years ago they presented to the
Coporation a petition,
signedby nearlyevery member
of the

College,askingto have Gore Hall lighted

But the Corporation were
by electricity.
Festival chorus, but through
able to introduce first class artists at its concerts,
obligedto replythat the introduction of any
and
Mr. William
Howe
the evening.Miss Mary
has been seen.
For the next concert,
artificiallightinto the present reading room
as
Mr. Lavin will not be as well
J. Lavin.
could not be considered entirely
safe,and that
April 25, it has engaged Mile. De V'ere and
Miss
remembered
as
Howe, but he sang at
friends
of
William
old
ours."
either tomake to it fireproof
two
Ludwig,
they had not the means
when Miss
the Festival two years ago last fall,
to build another.
sist
or
Unwilling to deUniversity.
Library of Harvard
Howe
appeared there for the firsttime. 1 was
without a futher effort,
after some
inary
prelim1
him
here
last
heard
although
when
amazed
week.\
sing,
\Continuedfrom
now
agitation last spring,they have
that
the possibilities
I should haveremembered
In scientific subjects the
student
must
undertaken to canvas
the College for what
Mr.
I.avin sang at
When
with years.
himself use microscope,dissectingknife, test
come
be
raised
can
themselves,
subscriptions
among
from Europe (1
he had justcome
the festival,
tube or hammer, in the laboratoryor the field. and then to appeal to the alumni
and friends
"discovered"
him
In literary
believe Mr. Ben Hammond
historical,
economic, and phical
philoso- of the Universityto supplythe rest. The canvas
his studies.
from
raw
was
make
the libraryhis
over
of the Collegeresulted in a subscription
of
studies,he must
there),and
is
fine
His
voice
a
is
artist.
and must
pare,
Now
he
an
strong
collect,examine, comwith promise of future
laboratory,
$3,530 from 789 men,
tion,
discriminathe
nicest
he
with
work
for
himself.
That
this
and
and
sift
additional
contributions.
have
now
sang
tenor,
They
the advanced
the aria of Braga, "Bella del tuo
be pursued sucessfully,
in an
mirable
adlaid their needs before the alumni
first,
may
to all
to the generosity
students must be allowed direct access
Sorriso," from "Reginnella,"and, afterward,
circular,and trusting
while for those whose
of their elder brothers, ask
the riches of the library,
and publicspirit
some
simplersongs. He deserved the recall
of great
evidence
a narrower
work is more
with confidence for $150,000,that the library
which
he got, and gave
elementary,or covers
for
to
thousand
to perform
critical
audience.
five
collection
of
from
six
I,
be provided with the means
range, a
may
power to please a
all of
Mr.
Lavin sing at our
ganism
volumes is kept in the reading room,
itsproper functions as a part of the liv/ngorone, would like to hear
time.
of the University.
these being freelyaccessble, and only to be
Festival again some
immense
faction taken from
satisthe buildingovernight. These
As for Miss Howe, it is an
May the friends of learning and the alumni
selectd from the general of the Universitybe ready to respond to this
reserved books
ari
to those who
recognizeher wonderful
in
ion
connectways
collection by the instructors for use
to hear her sing outside of Worcester,
appeal in behalf of an institution which has alability
of study,and are changed
fidence.
been
so
been favored by their support and conwith their courses
unjustly
where, sad to say, she has
I say
W.
C. L.
fromtime to time at their desire and as occasion
and
so
mercilesslyjumped upon.
in
enornous
All this implies an
demands.
"jumped upon," for criticised isn't the word.
AND
PLAYERS.
PLAYS
the part
in the use
of the libraryon
being
crease
She sang
magnificently,her numbers
I would

not

in the

mention

day with the

same

engagement.

soloists of

the

"

"

Dieu"

Brama, Gran

the aria of Bizea, "O

from

Perles," Grieg's"Sunshine
de
Song," and, with the chorus, Kevin's music
Field's pretty poem,
"Wynken,
for Eugene
Pecheurs

"Le

She

Nod."

BIynken and

too, in

sang,

sponse
re-

repeated several times, the

Eckert "Echo
Song" and "The Last Rose of
Summer," whereat that frosty swell audience
fairlywent wild. It is pleasantto see a New
Miss
as
England girl meeting with success
itan
is having everywhere at the MetropolHowe
to

calls

week

or

students, which,

in

connection

with

the
upon
College, has produced a demand
able
librarywhich the present buildingis quiteuncent,
of
to satisfy. In 1875 only 57 per
and there
the undergraduatesused the library,
thousand
students
were
altogetherabout one
over
1,870
in Cambridge. To-day there are
students resident in the town, and 89 per cent,
of the undergraduates use the library. When
the

new

morning after the concert, and

is

she

as

Hood, the Bostonian's great operatic

Robin

reading

room,

and

the

books

moved

shortly.

Sonata" fame
Tolstoi, of "Kreutzer
Fruits of
written a play entitled,"The

Count
has

Science."
lace

The

of Ada

one

on

$1000.
Richard

gowns in
be worth

Reham's

for Scandal," is said

the "School

to

over

kicking
An

is

to

his

become

own

celebrated

he has

innovation

by

his valet.

effort is
W.

from

Mansfield

an

manager,

was

thusiastic,a
en-

produced in London

will be

success,

wing for storage of books

fire-proof

floor of the old

built in 1S76,the whole
logues
cumbered
had been
which
by cataYork, for instance^ library,
House, in New
as
cleared for use
and show cases, was
I talked
with her the
two
ago.
"

Opera

of the

being made

Crane,

H.

have

Nat

win,
Good-

Wilson

and

Henry

to

Francis

the Broadway Theatre, New

Dixey occupy
for the
of the old alcoves to make room
in a sketch
York, for a week in the summer
accommodation
the
but
collections,
special
womanly woman,
has written to suit
which Sydney Rozenfeld
been quite
thus afforded has for some
years
is necessarily
to admire.
them all.
is not largeenough to
attempted inadequate. The room
The ladies voices of the chorus
York
Opera in New
The reignof German
into it at busy
crowd
Mr. Anderson's
give the readers who
our
own
arrangement of Sul
It will be succeeded by Italian opera,
is over.
for study they require;
times the conveinences
livan's "Lost
Chord," but they did not do .so
of
its
prophet,
great
of all, under the management
rus,
it is wretchedlyventilated;and worse
well with it as they ought. Indeed, the choHenry E. Abbey.
sequently,
and
hundred
sixty-eight there is no way of lightingitafter dark. Conhaving one
revival of "Josh Whitcomb"
by DenThe
the libraryhas to close at half past
voices,is not nearlyas efficientas the Gounod
a flatfail
in New
York, was
man
Thompson
earlier,
during the busiest months
four,or even
Club has been, and, I hope, will be again. A
restored.
and

ever

"

as

modest

and

charming

as

whom

Burns's

setting of Robert

musical

Saturday Night," by Mackenzie,

most

part, a

who
This

on

Richmond,

and

was

the

first time

music, and the music

was

for the

time

The

there

persistedin singinga

"Cotter's

was,

was

McClellan's ad

resembled

ragged, the attack

vance

failure.

dismal

as

one

was

tenor

solo, all through.

in America
in hard

for the

luck.

pattern after
people might
sic.
Washington, though, in supporting home mutake

Worcester

Here

Society, similar in
Club, and it
the Gounod

is this Choral

plan and purpose

to

many

well

know

to

of the year, and is never

open in the evening.
uable
valFive and a half to six hours of the most
part of the day are thus lost. The need

ure.

week

Old

The

at

the Boston

of better facilitieshas been repeatedlypointed

out by the Librarian,by the President and by
In his last annual
others.
report President

strike there,and

it exists
need is a serious one;
Eliot says: "The
sidered
of the Universityconcenter
at the very
research, and
as
a place of study and

six handsome

run

out

the

had to be

Homestead

which
Solicitor,"

"The

is

in

now

its

.Museum, has made

Field thinks

Manager

eight
a

big

it will

season.

Manager
Boston.

John Stetson
houses
The

on

is now
building
enue,
AvCommonwealth

corner

one

is to

be the

son,
residence of himself and the lovely Mrs. Stetand is to be built exactly to suit Mrs.
is very
Mr.
Stetson
proud of his
Stetson.

the very fact that it is so keenly felt signifies

though under
that the Library is fulfilling,
wife and
its all importantfunction ; but as
ditifictilties,

indulgesher

in every

luxury,

L T (I H T

10

James Redpath,who died Feb. ii, had been

a
before and many
reporteddead once
scrap
book

contains

of his
premature statement
time, however, the aim was

This

passing.

and

biographer of John Brown

the historian of Harpers Ferry is no more.
and to him
active career
was
a singularly
and the

sure

His
more

be ascribed
than to any other man
may
establishment
of lecture bureaus.
He

the
was

his very youth.

eminently literary
noted for his sympathy with Ireland
He was
from

man

and, for that matter, with oppressed humanity

all times and

at

in all

golden days,no one works

region of Kennett .Square. Then he stood
under Taylor's favorite tree and allowed a
pleasure,doing what he
is driven by fear
never
photograph to be made of himself and tree.
want.
are
The propelling
or
electricity He loved the place almost as well as did the
powers
who
named
man
it. May
it in its transfer
and compressed air.
Hydrogen instead of
!
find as excellent an owner
coal is used as fuel. Air ships go hither and
no
horses, everything
thither, and there are
Anne
Bradstreet,by Helen Campbell, 12 mo., $1.25,
The houses are
cal
conibeing driven by power.
Boston, D. Lothrop Company.
in shape, and one
pyramid is shown him
Mrs.
is familiar to thousands
Campbell'sname
having 22,000 people within its walls, and
of Americans, principally
for her efforts
is
which
is forty-fourstories high. There
in behalf of the uplifting
of working women
for only fire proof materials are
a fire,
never
and for the practical
study of such economic
used.
They have three kinds of hospitals.
she handles in her "Prisoners
as

the book.

Books and Bookmen.

for weakminded,

One

sick,and

places.

like that characteristic.

those who

Light

one

The
San

Vice

disease,and everythingis done

Laws

crime.

evening

prevent

All this wonderful

Isthmus.

ton,
Bos-

emblem

whose

the

is due

progress

John Costor, a great reformer, whose

is Truth, and

in

lands its passengers

express

Francisco, twenty-fourhours out of

and the largest American
city is on

direct

ancestress

of

era

our

of such

famous

Oliver Wendell

as

was

the

Americans

Holmes, Wendell

the Danas, the Channings, and others

Phillips,
of equal energy if of lesser note and has been
called by some
"the grandmother of American
literature." And yet one
can't help thinking
that tastes
differ as
read the prefaceto
we
this excellent book.

We

told that

are

ica
Amer-

motto

has

Crystal

is The

Bradstreet

Poverty." Mistress Anne

is treated
to

of

or
as

with that end in view.

made

are

questions

for the wounded

morally deranged, or

Button.

to

writer comparable
produced no woman
There
are
George Eliot or George Sand.
thousands

many

is,consequently,happy.

likes it and

as

to

for the

one

call that class,criminals.

we

Probably no town regrets the establishment

of its publiclibrary,
still,
many of them would
be glad of the Jioo to be given by the state
not
to those towns
possessing books, on the
In the
condition that a librarybe founded.
matter
of libraries for public purposes, big
leads.
is a
Massachusetts
There
and little,
about the East that is delightful
bookishness
to

In these

for money, but for

likes to do best, and

of readers

in

land

our

who

.Stowe
Harriet Beecher
would, at once, name
with all the
Pansy for February comes
good thingsthat are usuallyspread before its as the peer of either. But Miss Campbell is
entitled to her own
opinions and she writes
It is one
of the Lothrop pubreaders.
lications
many
her own
prefaces. The readers of Prof. Moses
and is edited by L M.
and G. R.
Coil Tyler'sHistory of American
Literature
of H. VV.
Alden.
It has this month
a sketch
street
alreadyknow
something of Mistress BradLongfellow,fine poems, good illustrations and
the
deal
for
devotes
of space
a
compiler
another chapterof the continued
story. We
to
her
and
her
and
are
They
quaint
writings.
recommend
wish
it to all who
can
cheerfully
have a great likingfor
to put before their children a clean, pleasant, curious ; but he must
instructive as well as entertaining
magazine. the antiqueand venerable to find them really
interesting. In Professor Tyler's tabulation
the
What
does
Ladies
Home
tain
for the firstperiodin our
Journal conliteraryhistory,her
this month ? Everything that could be
closes the listas the poetess for the age
name
in which she lived.
asked for,and the editor says he shouid
like
Miss Campbell h"is done
from
who wishes to know
to hear
literature a great service.
The
early life in
any one
about anything not now
in the magazine and
England, childhood, sickness and marriageall
What
set
more
can
forth graphically. Then
follow the
are
promises to supply the want.

The

"

ton

Co.

Tra^p-mark.

which

device

has

Placed upon

of

Story

The
curious

The

the books

above the imprint on

as
appears
of Messrs.

fan^iliar to the

long been

of the works

the title pages

trade-marlc

Carle-

G. W.

reading public.
of

of

some

our

known
to
popular writers, it has become
distinctly
often heard excircle of readers, and
I have
pressed
interest as to its originand significance.It has
the title page
of
curious story. It appeared first upon
Persian puem
Bailey Aldrich entitled,
by Mr. Thomas

more

a
a

wide

"The

Course

which

was

It

ton.

one

occa""ion

one

Love

of True

edition

and

devices

It is the Arabic

appropriatenessfor
it forthwith, and

used

Bok

E. W.

"

Run

Smooth,"

in

to

decoiate

twisted

white ribbon

Aldrich's

Mr.

for "books," and,recognizingits

trade-mark,Mr. Carleton adopted
all his publicationsthereit upon
after.
SpringfieldHoniestead.

shade of olive for the

Did

pubHcations of Mr. Carleby Mr. Aldrich and Mr. Carleton on

trated
when
they were looking tlirough the illus"Atabian
of Lane's
Nights" for appropriate

emblems
book.

Never

of the earhest

found

was

across

binding, a silver
the front,a small

pendant, and on the ribbon in black letters

It
this peculiartitle,The
Crystal Button.
from the house of Houghton, Mifflin "
comes
Its author is Chauncey Thomas
Co., Boston.
;
If as many say
its editor,George Houghton.
an

titlesells the book, then I think the

is assured.
of this one
Its manuscript

odd

success

ready several years before Looking

was
put before the public,but, for
good reasons, was not publishedat that time.
was

Backward

Its author, a coach builder of Boston, was

an
inventor,as well as writer,and has put many

of
thoughts concerningthe possibilities
machinery of the future into its various
ning
chapters. There is a thread of narrative runto
hold
through the whole, which serves
new

the

the attention,and also to connect

the several
ter
parts. Paul Prognosis,the principalcharacof
which

the

book,

his mind

meets

is

with

lost to

an

some

accident
extent.

by
He

be asked?
such

than their own, and for

he continues in this condition.
His
names

leapsforward
these
built

ten

years

to

ten

years
intellect

the

are

forty-ninthcentury, and
spent in the city of Tone,

the site of ancient Boston.

His talks
with learned professors
of that city,and the
on

strange sightsand

sounds

constantlysurprised,form

with
the

which
main

he

is

part of

Mrs.

as

its corps

of writers

Edward

Whitney,

lamy,
Bel-

voyage to America, the vicissitudes incident

to lifein a new
world and her experiencesin

of names
George W. Cable and a score
well known
It has
to the literaryworld.

the

troublous

Her

husband

stories,hints for the mothers, all about

of the voice, fashion, flowers, and
care

the

least

or

last "Unknown

men," this number

wives

the

Mrs.

not

P. T.

of

career

and father

Anne

and Simon
in

life was

Bradstreet
our

annals.

Thomas

children.

men

in

Dudley
worthy
note-

are

names

The

latter part of her

passed in Andover

three of her

Hutchinson.
famous

were

Colony, both governors.

of well known

dealing with

Barnum.

She

ever

where
lived

born

were

to

see

her

children prosperingin life. One of her books

D.
Hall
a translation by Arthur
Criquette,
the proas
was
printedand sold in London
duction
of one
of Ludovic
Haldvy's novels. Rand
of the Tenth Muse.
This life makes
York, are
McNally " Co., Chicago and New
her
to
no
reproduce
writings,simply
attempt
the publishers. It is a story of intrigue,unfaithfulness,
to call attention to them and to give the prinand want, where
the innocent
favors her
facts in her career.
pal
Tyler
left unpunished at
suffer,and the guilty are
the selections
and, surely,
prose rather than her verse
the close of the book.
It bringsinto view the
Her
givenhere, are more
entertaining.
life of actors
and actresses, so
mixing the
is
to
too
be made
rigidand all seems
poetry
good and bad, that one knows not whether to
It is mainly,too,
machine
scale.
on
some
blame or pitymost.
is given
Half the book
writers
and only excellent hymn
religious
up to Criquette and Pascal as children,and if
should
touch that theme.
Miss Campbell
it could be closed then, before the years
have
congratulate herself on having done her
may
to them of sadness, it
brought all that come
would

recognizeshis family,but calls his friends by

other

It has among

names

work

be well.

Cedarcroft, Bayard Taylors'sold home, and

in

possessionof

Dr.

Levis

of

Philadelphia,is

recently
again in

the market.

Light

recalls

hour at Cedarcroft,
interesting
of the Universityof
of the place and
showed
the house
dear to Taylor ; that
so
study in which he delighted and the cupola,
commanding a wide view of the beautiful
when

Dr.

very

Levis

Pennsylvania did the honors

well.

Scientific American.
and

As

usual

the

tects
Archi-

Supplement for February

is filled with suggestive matter.
There
are
plans and picturesof houses adapted to the
The one
very long and to the short purse.
who

Builders

can't

build

at

himself with
satisfy
comes

be in

to

him

who

coming ?

look, read and

all,may

If everything
longwill a house

air castles.

waits, how

ly IClHT
The

Weekly contains, Jan.

illustrated article

canal

Feb.

Puritan, of the

Steamer

Feb.
of

has

14

oil

an

esting
inter-

very

Sound

motor

for

famous
and

in

The

Old

Masters
W

Turned

f Boston,

"

in Science,

(fic

.Samuel

Sara
*

t^ut in the Street. Fred

of

Historical

L.

Gerry

Underwood;

A.

Kngland \'illafce,Edwin

Her

.A. Start

Gifts

Kindge

'

Dc

Vine

The

excellent

portrait. The

by addressingH.

at

cost

H.

Schools

in

book

Bigelow,Worcester,

This
Fundamentals
Shull

Willard

R.

Earle; Colored

Morse

of

of

being
portrait
I). ;

L. Capen, M.

by John

Ethics

and

Koch

Proved
The

William

Illustrated.

his Treatment

monthly is fully maintaining

of
up by the present corps
New
editors. A Model
England Villageis St.
Prof. Jameson continues his
Johnsbury,Vt.
valuable inquiryinto the historyof American
Historical Writing. The
Experience of a
tion
New
England Clergyman During the Revoluthe
recounts
experiences of the Rev.
Ezra Stiles. The Rindge Ciiftto Cambridge,
in these days of Manual
Training discussion
excellent

the standard

is

Colored

Colored

Schools

of
presentation
New
England
wide reading.

the

in

much

for

Churches

South

With

Sketch
of J. Vimont
of
Dean;
Idyl, Edna
by Charlotte M.Wells; three articles
ture,
Culon
practicalphrenology Social Mind
Reginald Birchall, A Bit of Human

Could

is

very

February

should

fluence
Nature; several articles on child culture; Inof Imitation,E. P. Meredith; articles

As

Mr.

strove

How

much

in

worked

for years
idea of the labor

have

have

any
was

never

is

Of

finished.

when

the

H. and

H.

Mr.

near,

Editorial

The

That

well stored

mind

againgivenpleasureand
of listeners.

involved.

family
the

most

reunions

venture

There

of Caleb

were

Bigelowsin Worcester
his brother, Lambert,

Several
liberal promoters.
were
held, contributions to
made

the book

and

here.

is

164J.

him

F"om

posterityhas
5013 names,

and

aside from

wife

his

descended,
the

the

numerous

bearing

book

Appendix.

hour

of

has

the home

Hill.

In

that the

sob and

past.
the last.

word"

sigh.

only offer

"

Far

"

Are these

from

stones

Thy sheep"

"

Forgive my

"

From

sin!

way.

pray

p.irt unfed

children

Thy

fold and

Thy

my

humbly

we

lost upon
O Saviour

cry for bread

the wild,

mild

spiritfree

My

all but childlike faith and

love

for Thee.

"

words with holy purpose rife,

Such broken earnest
Toubled every heart, inspiredeach soul with life ;
The stranger with the rest on bended knee.

ard
of Leon-

fact,it

there.

were

worship almost

to say

arose

then

blessing,bles: ing 'ere

"

crowd

to a

immorlah'y.

of old. to prove.
love.

A faithless she -herd, yet 1

"For

Wall

instruction

This time, at

called Rice's

was-

Clara

the

has

Barton

National

new

"

fervently
I'r"*yed
He

felt his cares

The

Holy Dove

was

Shone

th "The

Lord

like
came

glory filled the

first white

remember

"

me.

morning mist depart.

brooding o'er his heart
the faces he could

room,

lightthat

never

on

was

see

land

or

sea."

reverend steps he leftthat sacred spot.

be forgot.
the lesson learned might never
Truth
That
and Light and Peace will ever be
Revived by that soft dew d op" true Humility.
Worcester, A /ass, Oct, iSr"o.
With

born.
the

accepted
of

Chautauqua

dency
presi-

committee

executive

of

Echo

Glen

mentioned
was
Washington, which
Washington Letter,last week.

at

in

Lioht's
Miss

Mary
changed

has

Mrs.

street.

Jeftshas
moved

task for

alreadyin
worthy addition to the many
existence, recounting family history in this
ary
country. Of course, there are the usual legendof history beyond the Atlantic;
accounts
this side, begins with
but the story on
in
in Watertown
John Biglo, who
appears
It is

and

of prayer,

Spirit's
power

soul in deepestagony I
I-ord, for 1 have lost
trercy

Have

address

No. 6 William

to

with

Harriet Howe,

lived for

from

School,

J.fts of the High

P.
her

Miss

whom

than eight years has

No
to
Laurel
29

more

Hammond

street.

studio

whose
J. L.Howard,
mentioned
Building was

Miss

ker
in Wal-

in LlfiiiT

In

Jan.

In the

street. Rooms
7
County Music

to 379
Main
has moved
3i.st,
the Worcester
and 8, over

School.

Studio

open

every

week

day except

Saturday.

A bud

clasp

To

the

Frank

Roe

in

Weekly,

finds time

print occasionally.Frank
7, has

for Feb.

fine bit

to appear

Leslie's
of

fellah

can

find out."

May.

What

saw

win'ry day

her, I'llbear her in her sleep,

of the

Wake

"

Henveoly keep.
dear, "

and tell me

sleeping, that you

you

made

no

sign

"
Of love, responsiveto this heart of mine ;
"
"Were
the angelsnear
"Saw
you a vision .'
chose
to
that
the
go.
What
was
you
rapture,
"
mourn
To leave us desolate, who
you so.

i"

"

What

was

the

melody

that far height,

angelicwing.
to sing."
sweet song
loved one. out of sight.

from

could not stay. bit. on

Mounted for joy.that same

Vou

h?r

Oh

heart that yearns

May

sweet
way
I not follow by that same
find that we were parted,but a day.

M.W.

his
Batchelder, notwithstanding

WBATHEBnEI.

February, 1801.

HEADQUARTERS

FOR

TRAVELERS.

verse

Lord
is Love ?"
from him, entitled,'-What
of the
Dundreary would say, "That's one

things no

ng

brightthreshold

paleand breathless,

So
"

for such

swtet

too

So

To

immurement,
Congressional

Ethel

Memoriam,

wake
the child,death seemed to say ;
Perchance the mother heart m'ght breik for piin.
To kiss the last farewell might only stain,
I will not

"

the

were

like Pharisee

minister

of

"

Cheney, 57 Houghton street, February

Sagatabscot Hill and
13th. His theme was
he told of the early settlers there, a locality

complishing
ac-

those
record

the mantle-tree

forms

nothing rrelt this proud se'.f-righteousthrong.'

David
with his t"enitential
I
song

silebce"

Items.

any one ;
deal of satisfaction in the book

money

but there

or

in such

such

on

and

time

he did excel in charity and

length,the

At

FOLKS.

of the women's

this
who

ABOUT

Miss

wrought a good work

compilation. Only

has

for

words

worship here.

upon

that lacked the

songs

Each

barrier to his

Praying

of this
the press of Charles Hamilton
of 5i7piges.
have this largeoctavo

Howe

Industryand

fair

from
of the Bigelow Family of America
the marriage in 1642 of.John Biglo and Mary Warren
to
the year 1S90 by Gilman
Bigelow Howe.

city,we

and

in this part of the town

child,Adonijah Rice was

Genealogy

From

Science

on

which

have

alone

"

and

question. The

vexed

but

only idle

of Tuberculosis, portraitand sketch; I'aying

Board
a
H. Hough ; A Floral
Bill, I'.mily

set

apropos.

very

soul refreshment there ;

with
thirsting,

found

tlunuhts of waning

But

'*

This

find some

clock that ticked

Woke

Caen

the

to

waters

Like

of Phrenology.

include

contents

John

Prof. Robert

its own,

the science

month's

sketch

for

field of
to

SIMI'HEKll.

a
longing great.
at heaven's
gate ;
Esau, weary of all earthlygood.
His soul an hungered for his father's word.
But hard and bitter thoughts to his heart oppressed.
He reasoned, criticised,
grew
more
depressed.
Each
word that fell upon
his heavy ear.

For

February,Fowler
Nork, publishers.This

magazine occupiesa
only one devoted

Dew.

A Stranger, weary of this worldly stri("

When
and disappointment tilled his life.
care
Entered
mid-week a holy house of prayer.
I-ike David,

the

JACK

IIV

appears
be
may

Hoping

Co., New

and

Drop of

record

of J5.

Wells

tory
His-

South, I.ilia B. Chace

2d;
Wynrian; .\ -Storyof (.)ldCharlestown, J' hnCodman,
The Family Feud. George Ethelbert Walsh
: Impossible,
Editor's Table ; The Omnibus.
H. P. KimbiU;
*

ani

Ashton

Camljridge,
Spinet,Alice

to

Poet, and
hes

Chur

ernor
Ex-Gov-

.\

They

"

Ghost.

Timothy Bigelow, whose

to the days of 1776.
Bigelow of Connecticut

had

"

Writing in America, J. F. James n,

I.arremorc
William
Disillusioned, Wilbur
;
Ea-.tman
Morris.* AlUn
Cross; Experience of a New
Mrs.
During the
Revolution,*
England Clergyman
Old Ch.air * Mary
Amelia
I.eavilt Hill; The
I.. Cobb;
Williim
hood.
Morris, William
Clarke; ^Hss Xisby's WidowFriends, .S. W. Foss ; '1he
J. W. M. ; My Two
Ph.

School

PhrenologicalJournal

Women's
Model

Medical

back

us

an

II

Harvard

February,1S91.

Contents.

Colonel

carries

H. B.

sketch

of

surgeon

and

Line;

interesting
picture and
tricycle..

an

England Magazine

New

on
the Nicaragua
descriptionof the

full

7,

31,

Lancaster's Union Ticket Oflice 344 Main

Mass.
Street, oppositeFront, Worcester,
tained,
be obTravellers'Suppliesof all kinks can
including Railroad and Steamship

and
Tickets to all points. Best of Staterooms
ter
in 1876, the WorcesSince its organization
Drafts sold
Accommodations.
Car
Pullman
covered.
be disat any rate
whose connection cannot
or
Club has stuck pretty close to one
Reform
Ireland, Scotland, ICngland and Europe.
on
As with all American
families,the
Foreign Money Bought, Sold and Exchaned.
place,but earlylast year, it was rented out of
Sold by the Day, Week,
side of the continent
Insurance
scattered from one
are
Accident
names
and so
its old quarters opposite the common
American
Year.
Express Money
Month
or
to the other, the face of Lucy Bigelow
not
a good
Front street. It was
01
went down
Travellers in Exchange for Cash.
Orders
given
Young, one of Brigham's wives, appearing on
the members
Distance
placefor the Club, and, accordingly,
Telephone.
City Office of the Long
sixteen illustrations in
There are
one
cation.
graph.
page.
for a better lothan the Telehave had their eyes open
Better and Quicker Service
rons,
Pathalf tones, some
heliotypes, others
all,soine
is to pleaseour
now
Our great object
posite
opThey have found it and are
Best Service for their
fair to excellent.
the
them
steel plate; but all from
and
Main
street
give
;
the Flat-iron block on
to fame,
here known
Money in our Line of Business.
There are many
names
they are ready to greet their friends and to
Mrs. G. Y.
of rescuing George Y. Lancaster, Manager,
favored work
Hon.
as
John Bigelow, minister to France
carry on their God
Lancaster, Assistant.
lift.
them
a
Give
the
the
perishing.
during the war, Dr. Henry Jacob Bigelow,
latter

are

names

not

connected

with

the

tree

I. I(i H T
Searle,of

Alfred

Newry,
County, Maine.
Searle's familyconsisted of two sons
and
daughter. About five years ago Mr. and

Tis

Mr.

maintain

to

thousand and Leicester hill

It was, so quiet and still,
as
["or there'scrowds of
people hurrying along,

one

Mrs.

ancient
I.jke
1 lie

been know
by that
Marshall would be

name

so

stranger

.May, Mrs. K. A. l.yon.Mr. and Mrs.

Holman, Mr. and Mrs. David Bemis,
Mrs. Ck-orce H. Waite. Mr. and Mrs!
J. L. Jordan, Mr. Wi.se. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin
Wat.son, .Mrs. J. J. Knight, Miss Susan E.
Knight, Mr. and Mrs John W. Snow, Mr. and
.Mrs. Frank
K. Snow,
Mr.s. H. L. Cleveland
Lyman

charges herv and strong.

has seen
changes great

Mr.

bmcc
Worcester moved
at such
rate.
a
The
Academy lioastsof high chairs red.
With
bibs ;.nd
tr.xyswhere the children are fed ;
I he electric cars
all the streets
are
on
And
are
i)eo|)le
ridingon comfortable seals :
1 hat IS, when
the weather
is really
line ;
When
stormy, the staees monopolize the line.
And
though William
has left the stage for lile
His wife keeiis on in a poetical strife.
I'ure water
flows from Paxtorian
springs,
A lieautiful fountain such comfort
brings
."\nd the luxuries seen
hand
on
every
Are something superl)and verily grand,
."\nd all that is needed
the p)ace.
to crown
Is a coat of varnish, tliespots to eflace.

her friends."

to

Adeline

littletown

identity.I have
long that Mary

my

two

Is not

Searlesboth
died,and Kllen married the eldest
She now
son.
resides with him at the homestead.
Her parents by adoption treated her
with great kindness,
regarding her as one of
their own
children."
of Prentice.^"
"Why do you retain the name

"Simply

the year

ENTERTAINMENTS.

.Mrs. Kred A. Biscoe. Mr.

and .Mrs. Willi.im
K. Whittemore.
C. A.
I'age,.Mr. Smith, Mr.

and

To every
his wa'ks did find.
one
His days were
full of deeds
That
lessened woe, distress and needs;
His feet would
dart
ever
To heal the worn
and broken
heart ;
His hands
with ready skill
Would
help the surteringand ill;
His voice spoke words
that soothed
And
rutHed spiritssmoothed.
many
And
others thougiithis smile
A true example ; hence the style,
A certain day each year,
V\ ith Cupid carryingthe cheer,
Of laying bare the heart.
In p ose
and
rhyme with cunning art.
Would
not
this worthy saint
Deservedly make some
complaint
If he should catch a glimpse
Of valentines
witti little imps.
Too dreadful
too define,
With
versei
wounding and unkind.
His spirit
have lost,
we
i^ince every day at priceless
cost
We
play this comedy ;
"Of all my father's family
I love myself the best."
Big I we love,and shuu the rest.
No doubt 'twould pleasehim well,
If he should enter
this hotel.
And
see the honor
rare.
We give to him, in all this glare.

A. L. Fuller of Cherry Valley.

to
the toast
"Hatchelors," Mr.
response
Albert E. Booth of Leicester read an original
for
that species of
very
appropriate
poem,
whom
he represented. Miss Jennie E.
man,
Mann
E.
and
Warren
made brief reJulius
sponses.
Miss Marion O. Mids:ley
of Worcester
responded to the toast "Old Maids," and
Miss Addie W. Harrington read the following
wittysketch.
In

Upon receivingan invitation to contribute to the celebration

of this day, sacred to good old St. Va'entine, I
at once
sorrowfullyimpressed with the fact that I
had not a singleidea, neither did any
of my acquaintances
with which
to help. As a last reto have any,
seem
sort
I appealed to my
own
brain, but 'twas all of no

was

avail.

ideas

No

would

and

come

after a
giving up in despair,when
experiments, I made a dis :overy.
science of manufacturing ideas.
long labored but failed to discover
that has
idea

is

been

produced,

made
the

was

the

on

series
I have
Men

point of

of wearisome

discovered the
of science have

the secret.

The

take
mis-

all these

whole

an
ages is that when
brain must
be called into

action.
Now
the

use

why

shouldn't

of the brain, that

Why shouldn't
special lines

apply

we
we

do

the

principlein

same

in various

lines of work.

of the brain for

use
specialorgans
But how
be
can
one
thought?
organ
called into action without disturbingthe others?
the
The
is
that
of
ideas
pends
deevolution
specialist
theory
entirelyon changing the positionof the body.
For instance if I wish to produce an idea from a certain
of the brain I must
put myself through various
organ
contortions

of

was

this I must

contortions

close.

I shall
one

issue

till that

becomes
organ
giving the result of one
the chin

arms,
my
called into action and the

excited.

Let

me

of my

experiments.
high back
soliloquizing
following idea was

Ida, dear Ida what will you do next ;

and often jjerplexed
Don't
you
get weary
Thinking of fun 'tis your duty to make
all the people do laughingly shake?
brain tire,does ni^ht bring relief,
your
the rest be but brief?
in sweet
Drowned
thouj^Ii
sl-'ep,
'tis a picnic,
then tithingfor pouts,
Now
'tis a strawride, niia laughter and
Now
shout,
'tis a party remaining lilllate
Now
HelpingOld Time to adjust t e new date ;
'tis a dog very cunning and small,
Now
Then
'tis a l:)eautyooth gracefuland tall,
'tistheir pedigreetaking your
Now
time,
'tis your
lawn which
Then
must
sureW Ix-urime;
But of your
pranks 1 will kindlykeep dark.
disturb the rare
lieart.
Since 'twould
^"ize of your
Plan us a tripto the regitm that's cold,
Pole,
Give us a picnicaround the North
Something that's novel, 'tis all we demand,
Something unheard
of,on sea or on land.
Ah well ! for us all there's a place on this earth,
Ida has hers with her laughterand mirth.
While
Don't

I called into action

by violently
My propheticorgan
knocking my head against the wall, all the time winking
the future more
clearly. This is

very fast,so as to see

the idea I produced.

"will be limited

secpiently
youmust

to

call the

one

rememlxjr

do

various

hundredandthirty, conit is the early bir"l

thit

larg; and

small, which

majorityof

The

in l)ridal costume
St. Valentine's.

I have

stock

1 will sell for cash

this
of
or

theory, I
ideas,both
on

A.
Denny, George Brown, Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas
Snow, Miss
Birtha E. Snow, Miss
Alia V. Chapin, Miss
I'.lanche Jordan, liverett
White, .Mrs. Davis. Mrs. Walter Watson,
Miss
Bertha Denny, Herbert
O.White,
Fred Grout, Arthur A. Sibley,W.Tltrr J. Denny.
L. Waitc, L. B.
George Denny, Charles
.Murdock, Misses Carrie and Mary Thurston.
From
Cherry \alley: Mr. and Mrs. Albert
E. Smith, Mr. and .Mrs. Edward
D. Bigelow,
William T. Brown, Mrs. A. L. Fuller,George
H. Olney, Miss
lulith K. Smith, Mrs. Barley
Holman, Miss Carrie C. Brown, Miss Carrie
L. Fuller.
From
Manville; Miss Jennie Mann,
Miss
Emma
Mrs.
Mann,
Thomas
than
NaSouthwick,
M. Southwick, Miss
Nellie Mann, Miss
Mabel
Mann, George Mann.
From
Worcester ; Louis E. Booth, Orra L.
H.
Stone, Mr. and .Mrs. W.
Leathers, T. E.
Woodcock, Miss Alice M. Davis. .Miss Mary
A. Midgley, C. E. Steere, Mrs. John Woodcock,
Miss Belle E.
Marion
Whittier, Miss
O. Midgley.
From
Bo.ston ; Dr. F. H. Woodcock
and
Miss Annie M. Wentworth.
From
Rutland; Dr. and Mrs. Chamberlin,
Mrs. Miles
Mr. and Mrs. Converse, Mr. and
Holden.
From
North
0.\ford ; Edwin
Bartlett, and
Miss JosephineBartlett. South Framingham,
Miss Florence Bullard.

City,Mo.,

ladies

dressed
the ladygue.stswere
in observance
of the day,
of the dresses
were

Some

Leicester

; Dr.

and

Mrs. Stearns, Mrs.

E.
Bigelow, Mandana
E. Knight, Julia A. Wheelock,
Snow, Susan
Mrs. J. E. Warren,
and
C. (;. Stearns, Mr.

Midgley, Mabel

E.

Miss
Bertha J.JorA. Warren,
dan,
L. Grout, .Mr. and
K. Smith, George
Chas. H. Daland, George A. Davidson,
Lelia B. Jordan,Mrs. L. J.
Walter C. Watson,
Willard, Mr. and Mrs. John S. Smith, Mr. and
Mrs.
Walter Warren, Miss N. Olive Knight,
Dexter
Mr. and Mrs.
Knight, Mr. and Mrs.
Wm.
Stone,Mr. and Mrs.Arthur K. Smith, Miss
Miss Mabel
P. Browning,
Lulu Stone, Geo.
Mrs.
Herbert
A. Warner, Mr. and
Midgley,
Mrs.
A. M.
Midgley, Miss Annie Midgley,
Mrs. Lyman Thurston, D. H.
Whipple, Miss
Mrs.

Sarah

W.

Mrs.

Burns"

(Starkie ) Abercrombie
in so thrillinga
of Lucknow
rendered

that

"Hmph

Mph
and

Water

Annie

not

return

from

that

vouched

Mixter,

an

encore

an

for.)
Afton

sang

Mrs.
till the

the west

Relief

complienceshe
Scotch
pieces

(Spellingnot

to
in response
Nannie.
Bonnie

Nicholson's
will

"

the

manner

of

Mrs.

honors.

read

in

Scotch

most

sister,Mrs.

Her

and

demanded

was

encore

Birthday,two

deserved

won

May

of

P'rom
S.

1'.

gave
Mixter

coming

ments.
instal-

old. The
evening's pleasures were
very
concluded
with dancing, Steere's orchestra of
Worcester
furnishingmusic. Those present
were

and .Mrs. Benj.

Joslyn,Mrs. II. Ro.sie
Ashey, Mi.ss Addie
and Mrs. Joseph Gibbs,
E.

J.

Miss Cora B. Knight, Mi.ss Cora Gibb.s, Mrs.

I.eander Warren, Albert I'.. Booth, End
A.
Holton, Mrs. Wijjijm
E. Whittemore.
Arthur
W. Marsh, George Marsh, George S. Whittemore.
Miss Lottie M. Gould, Mr. and Mrs. C.

explanatio.iof

Culler. Mr.

gans
or-

that these

and if you
the worm,
too
late please
come
When
hausted
my
unkindly criticise."
supply is exfew circulars
1 Will issue for the late comers
a

not

T.

In Kansa.s

experiments are
giving the various

I regret to say

A.

Worcester

that catches

my

produced.

my
circular

of the Ijrain into action.

circulars

further
at half price. Any
lustrate
ilwill give at my office,where

the

over

When
a

experienceto

must

we

of

by
By suspending myself by
chair and
dangling
a

organ

With

completed,

Mrs.

Mar.sden, Miss Mary

Si ott, .Mr. and .Mrs.
W.
Harrington,.Mr.

The
Folatre party given by Miss Ida F.
Just here a breakdown
occurred at the electric light
station and as total darkness is not conducive to
Warren
of Leicester,at the Leicester
Hotel,
seeing
into
the future, this prophecy was
last Saturday evening was
the largestand
suddenly interrupted.
This dis'orting
the body is the same
most
in that town.
principleupon
enjoyable of the season
which
work, when we cut with a dull pair of shears.
we
o'clock
the company
Shortly after seven
Or if we are
having a tooth extracte
I, we
lessen the
marched
to the supper
table where Landlords
pain by si|uirming,
catching hold of the dentist's arm,
Hopson and Giddings had spread one of their
and yellingas our
lungs and th? dentist will permit.
best feasts. After the eatibles had been disposed
But now
I will give an illustration produced by that
of Miss Warren
began the post-prandial
of the brain which
organ
called int j action upon rewas
ceiving
exercises with an
address of welcome.
an
invitation to this gathering. 1 have made so
She then introduced
Mrs. William
U.
Stone
experiments that 1 find I have foigottenthe conmany
tortions
who read an originalpoem,
excellent proan
I employed, but this was
the idea.
duction,
abounding in wittyallusions to local
Tis said by legend quaint
That
topics. Mr. C. A. Page, principalof the
Valentine, a worthy saint.
Was
always good and kind
Leicester Academy, made
a few
remarks,
as
did also Mrs.

and

weather.

warm

Rev.

Rodney

A.

Miller.

Society formed In
of
organizedby the members
Worcester, was
made presihe
and
w.as
Miller's
church,
dent
Mr.
in 1S30. He was
largelyinstrumental in
bringingabout the construction of Hoosac
first Temperance

The

Tunnel.
of the
member
a
was
For nine years he
of Harvard
College and
Board of Overseers
the
to
do
with
.scope of
broadening
had much
the College'susefulness.
convictions
of
strong
verv
He was
a man
ficult
difand did not hesitate to fightagainst most
that
he was
obstacles, if convinced

right.
He
a

was

fine Hebrew

scholar and

day pa.ss without reading

one

or

more

never

let

ters
chap-

bible. I have often heard

in his Hebrew
with
him
speak of holding conversations
whom
learned Jews in Troy, -X. Y., among
friends.
had
he
many

L I Ci HT

School and

College.

Universityis being paid in installments of $100,000 each

thirtydays. I am told on nearly direct authoritythat
said recent'yto President
Harper of
that institut on. who
has spoken of his gift as
cent
munifi:
Oh, it is nothing compared with what I intend
to do, as
1 have only jut begun to make
As
money."

California Letter.

the oil millionaire

Time

when

was

boasted

Worcester

of her

San

"

like those
vantage ground of justseven
hills,
of Rome, from which she sent out educational
forces. The Normal
School, Highland Cadet
School, Polytechnic,
High, (^read,Holy Cross

he is rated
has

a^

hundred

llionaire,his remark

ni

make

that

he

will sound
queerly
Chicagoans are anxious
richly endowed
already
and Worcester
Academy. To this number
shall not be termed
the Baptist University, or even
a
must
be added Clark University; but as
now
Baptist university,because
they declare its disasters
heretofore have been largelydue to its rigidsectarianism.
the Oread is not actively
engaged at present,
I fancy that Mr. R ckfeller,
who
is a c ose
communion
perhaps the number is just holding its own.
sity
Baptist,will do as he pleasesabout having the univerFrom
spiring
any sightlyoutlook, the view is an inadvertised
with or
without
cation
identifias
a university,
Whether
one.
old fashioned,
new
or
with his church.

only justbegun

to

money

ears.
By tlie way,
many
that the in titution he has so
on

the

buildingscontain a deal of vital energy

subjectiveand objective,but all tendingto
the improvement of men.
Discc ant Doce.
the

Chicago

Lake

Erie

in

of

one

able
laughpublic

our

"

President

will

convince

can

of the above
line

of

himself

prove

he

Lake

at

Michigan University
a
good Angell if
the
truth
people of

need

nor

he

Krie.

the Atlantic and

draw

Run

the eastern

it clear

shall

we

to

up

complain.

not

of fortunes who

amassers

return.
your due
better still,
see
to

wish to immortalize

made

Extend

the

it that

better.

Look

borders

secondary
into

the

Louie

head

E. Ware

merits

of the Junior year,

York
the

SCIENCE
DOES

PRESIDENT
THE

LITERATURE.

OK

CORNELL

EXALT

THE

THE

and

ADAMS

AND

FACULTY

SAY

SCHOOLS

FORMER

OTHER

RECEIVE

MEMBERS

RUT

NOT,

THE

THE

OF
CAL
TECHNI-

MOST

After very fullydiscussingthe

concludes with this item :
"

When

CollegeJoke.

Prof. Fiske

After

poet.

words
introductory

some

innocentlysaid,

"

Now

you

may

he very

give

for

to account

dawned

much

I heard

Irishman

till the
him.

upon

as

staid today the literaiydepartment of

Universityis working against considerable odds
The
f rces
clude
opposing it inthe high tuition,
the lack of advertisement, and
a
tendency on the part of faculty and students
to give
attention
to the better known
more
departments and
not to appreciate to their full value
the other
ments.
departTo attain a symmetrical
development of the

as

seem

courses

at

he

Vassar

the

on

coll ge

girland

collegegrounds.
a prize of a
large

boys

veitty

It was
proposed
bo.x of bou

time ago that

be awarded
for the best stanza
of poetry, of
four lines,
which might be written by any
of the students. One pret
y girl with
go'den hair and
hazel eyes dete mined
t) win
the prize. Having supplied
herselfwitlva pocketfulof chewing gum
she
some

than

more

ceeded
pro-

to

fine,and
began as

collegesin

carry
advisable

doubts

that

tlie wish

out
to

point where

placethe
Co-nell

respect and

of the literiry

his pun

let the

they liked.

story about

employed

atrocityof

Then

ty and

tention
atwould

bons should

and

thit Cornell's

of

compete

ad I to the

scientific

technicil

founder

the

tuition for the

can

it

literary

with

miterial

ment
equip-

departments. Nobody
will always contain

schools

but there is no
a majority of its students,
reason
be sacrificed. The
waytheothe- departments should
of Philosophy,the prospect of a buildnew
Department
ing
for the rapidlygr jwing Law
School,the new library
appro.achingcompletion, and the appointment of such
Prof. J. M. Hart all point to a growing interest
men
as
in tho.e departm nts.
On the whole, there need be little
fear that Cornell's
will lose ground
literarycourses
if thjse most d eply concerned
will only interest themselves
as

secluded place on the grounds, the day

being
sat
down to put I.er ideas on
She
paper.
follows :
I've hair of gold
And
a hazel
eye.

in their welfare and

the technical courses

present their claims

are

as

ly
strong-

presented.

one

any

two

Ines her

in 1 would

nut

give

She

I've hair of

can.

of doors.

out

And

a hazel
eye,
ache in my heart
And another near by.
the
bon bons.
got
Ben

to question the
Today, few would presume
of the child's school,
utility
yet ittook our city
a long time to
awaken
to its value if indeed,
it is entirely
aroused now.
It is the individual
rather than the publicthat appreciates. We
are
so
apathetic,so inclined to allow things

are

Miss

If these littleones
think
A nou.

themselves

Call and
D.

directed

graduateof

An

Rockfeller's giftof $1,600,000to the

Chicago

wish

give me a
forget.

never

fellows

and

tlemen
gen-

in Worcester.

I had

have

visited

Hundreds

of

some

and

under

it is a

San

such

delightto

of tourists

are

be

ing
com-

see

the

yourselves.

by

Miss

Simond's
can

be

E. M.

Campbell, a

School

of Boston.

taught

while

playing,so much
kindergartenand

saw

That

they

the better.
learn for

narrative

that I

boys

reread

I had
my

San

to

the

of my

turn

bay

Francisco

book.
I

as

it

saw

on

in

head

look off

can

ship with

sailed away
loved Dana

where

hides

Dana

and

from

for far off Boston.

for

writingthat

the old
known

helped

to

where

he

As

book

city

over

spot where stood

justinside the point now

Ballast Point and

load his

and
How

to the vary

hide houses
as

China

impressedon

the

June, '51,from his descrip

1834-5,and as I sit here writing,

tion of it in
a

and

California

by reading

changed was San

Sunday morning

and

the generation

to

Francisco

of

coast

memory

by

dear

so

belonged to and which I read

my old home, before,in 1851,

in

I sailed away

boy

and that love

merged into honor arid respect for his sterling

qualitiesand generosityof later years.
By
all

is

Two

perpetuate

means

Mast.

Years

Before

the

I visited the Old

founded

this

on

coast

little more

now

memories
made

Mission, the firstone

in 1769 and although it
than a ruin,stillthe old

connected

with it and

of it by Dana

to
interesting

adobe

an

ones

gold

did
can

good

same

firstmet

we

Diego'spoints of interest
blue sky and brightsun

in his book
I will

me.

brick which

hundred

one

Kindergarten.

puzzled her bram for several

minutes
and was
about to give
she
up in despair,when
espied a handsome
Irishman named
young
Pat, who
assistant gardener, and,
was
remembering that the sons
of the Emerald
Isle are noted for their cleverness in
guage, " To
langait " that we do not often
gang there ane
she called to him
and
explair.cd her dilemma.
"
What
is it you've written?"
enough, seek to know whether we may not do
asked
Pat.
"Read
it
to
over
me
slowly." She read it over
better. You
who are
to him.
inclined to
look into
Pat
scratched his head and pondered a moment
in thought
visit Mrs. Morgan's school in the Y.
matters
when
he excl limed : " Be
me
sowl, I have it ! " and repeated
M. C. A. buildingand see
how
the very little
this stanza :

John

the

one

enjoyabletripall the way

across, forming
pleasantacquaintances en route and was sorry
when, at Los Angeles, our
pleasant party
broke up.
I am
about as pleasantlylocated
here as one
need be, with my
daughter and
am
gettingas much pleasureout of the tripas

other

beyond these
single idea.

She

and

them
that

thanks.

Veterans

an

and

he
situation,

y.'tis holding its own.

univers

your

the latest lay of the Danish

Henn."
noise that followed he was
quite unable
to

royal welcome

of

TION.
ATTEN-

.^s matters

and

was
teaching the North
European languagesat Cornell,he was, one
on
Prof. Henn
day, discoursing
the Danish

her

City

me
a copy
of Light,
obituarynotice of myself

prominent Worcester
educator
said" so and
in regard to Richard
so
H. Dana's book, Two
Years
Before
the Mast, and
I endorse
his

OVER

LATTER.

Cornell

But

Kansas

I found

1S91.

i,

day,
going and at the Colonnade Hotel,FriregisteredMr. and Mrs. Edward
\\.
a W.
The
winter here has
Whitney, Worcester.
Times
a
been
but one
dry and warm
rainyday last
following week freshened everythingand
today rain is
and it is needed.
In LifiHT I read : "A
falling

of

training.You will find salutaryways

placingyour gains without founding a college.

no

The

boy of '87 sends to the New

interestingletter,under
very
S.

schools

manual

crow

Diego, Cal., Feb.

and

Cornell.

Ye

Build halls in e.xisting

colleges;
your names!
endow
chairs and departmentstherein and get

The

Roe

kind friend sent

Jan. 17, and I read your
for which accept my
Some

"

The

of

occurred

"

strong.

are

incident

School.

and to the scholars

he says
and the

What

years.

Clinton

amusing

very

schools
the other day. A woman
walked
precates
Angell,of the University i,f Michigan, dein without ceremony,
and
after gazing about
founding of mo- e colleges. In an address
that none
will be ne ded Ijetween
her until her eyes rested upon
the object of
for th? ne.xt fifty
Rocky Mountains
her search, she said in a loud voice, Pete,
is needed
is to make
e.xistingcolleges
where is the key to the shed.'
Courant.

President

at

In
A

Comrade

the mention
make

bring you

it very

piece of

has withstood

the

storms

and

twenty years.
Oldtown, the
here with its old tumble
down
houses, and which is the San Diego of

first settlement
adobe
Dana's

days,

Juna down
where

is

so
interesting;

si.xteen miles
gets into

one

new

at

also

Mexican
and

scenes

is San

line and
among

people.

new

Hoping

you

may

of this I am.

Mr.

Ezra

Hall

by

A.

be able to

make

Yours

L.,
J. B. Lamr.

Day,

boot and

the well known

shoe

to

of several weeks.
visit a

ics
Mechan-

dealer,accompanied

his wife, left last week

vacation

English

in F. C. and

for
He

thence
brother,

well-earned

goes

to

falo,
Buf-

to Chicago,and
will finally
reach
home
via Washington and
Philadelphia.Doubtless he will have reflections,
by that time,of a Day well spent.

LICiHT

Loversof Good Tea and Coffee

where

goods
on
always gettinga
of the best quality. Our
that this is true of
testify

Should

buy their

they

fresh article,
patrons will

pure,

many
the

SNOW

The

pend
de-

can

words

have

"

In

STREET.
trial and

be conviced.

occurred

some

train

the

on

HOWE.

The

Worcester

were
was

Li(;ht

under

event

which

an

for

so

ten

was

large number

arose

as

of

matter

but
10

Eim

and

of

in her

TWICHELL,

snow

to

Plater,
Lacquering

Bronzing,
13

.She

and

Oxidizing.

St., Worcester,

Mechanic

Also

husband's

Lard,

Butter,

tables,
Vege-

No. 218 Main Street,

Mass.
Worce.tfr,
B.

Fashionable

CLAPP,

Fine

combined
was

now

won

all

embodiment

of

Happy
"

We

freed.

and

Food

yet days
snow

was

went

fuel had

men

on

CRITERION

THE

and Restaurant.
Bakery

removed, and the wearied

expectantlywatched
passengers
of the cars
as
the firstmovements
they started

Table

Nothing but first-cbissmaterial used.

at

re.isonable

snow

last the tinal

At

on.

Caterer,

Worcester.
6 and 8 PleasantStreet,

board

them, carried by

to

shoes, and
shovel of

not

was

sent

Confectioner
^v. and

are

"

train

REBBOLI,

C.

unbroken

of

one

the message,

comes

and

refinement.

life was

House,

365 Main St.,

Worcester.

seen,

ty
with beau-

that

Furnishing,
Athletic

of

one

sweetness

manner

attractions and

and

was

Hat,

turn
re-

bound, keep up your courage, we expect

dug out soon.
ded
Day after day went by and yet the imbed-

to be

IN

Etc., Etc.,

San

tripto
seldom

so

in truth the

was

be

job polishing.

Mass.

face,

choice, her

peace,

Nlcke.

and

Silver

Gold,

and

and
disposition

hearts.

H.

Poultry, Sausages,

and

anxietyin

IK

EDWARD

her

lovelywomen,

always remembered,

of form

Street.

grace

W.

so

Al

of the Iteautifulcities in the Missouri

one

(PENS APRIL 6, 1891. womanly

SPRING TERM

!"!

Beef,Pork,Veal,
Lamb,

are

In

GAME,

at

one

We

rare

Building,

DUCKS,

GEORGE C. BLANCHARD,

of passengers,

course,

\'alley
eagerlylookingfor

A.

CHICKENS,

GEESE,

least,of the passengers the words

went
which
forth
snow-bound,"
send a thrill of
through the train, will ever
deepestanguish.
"

and Kindergarten,
School
Private
those
C.

WILD

TURKEYS,

fuel.

this imperative business

Francisco, awaited a lady, who

M.

and

immense,

so

from

Y.

VENISON,

twelve

or

packed in
literally

and
regard to provisions

MORGAN'S

MRS.

remained
slides

To

St.,

to

a
passenger
ago when
I'acific became
"snow

years

Union

snow

there

Main

in

reverted

mind

solid that the train

as

ARCHITECT"

"'-'^'*^'^^

to

special

days.

J.B. Woodworth,
there

"0^-Aij^s5Jj
la.^ 492

have

they

the little poem

bound", and
A.

D.

themselves

of fascination, and

degree

love Whittier

that title,
my

ALWAYS ON HAND!
in

Bound"

interest.

reading
Tea Co.,^^^
^^NewEngland
273 MAIN
Giv'C us

BOUND.

Snow

certain

those who

I")

Mai.n

231

J.

"

St.

prices.
36

and

St.

Shrewsbury

Proprietors.

CALDER,

T.

overstrained

from

their

place of imprisonment.
full of anxietyand
was

B.'s face

Mr.

the train rolled

as

and

on

tancy
expec-

in due time he

city. Taking his carriage he

went
with all possiblespeed to his home
saddest of all sad greetings
and" Oh"
and cheeriest
to him brightest
in the once
There
his gaze.
of parlors what
a
sight met
In a beautiful
casket, almost enveloped in
either side
(lowers lay his lovelywife, and on
ing
a darlof her, encircled by the mother's arm,
Three
little cherub.
precious souls had
left only these marlile forms, chiseled by the
in
looked down
who
for him
Great Sculptor,
speechlessagony on the angelic group before
his

reached

own

DIAMONDS,
WATCHES,

"

J.

"

S. WESBY

SONS,

JEWELRY

"

-f BOOK * BINDINGSOF

387

DESCRIPTION.

EVERY

Main

Mass.
Street, Vlforcester,
FOR

RELIABLE SHOES

Is it any wonder
should send
crushed

16

STREET,

FRONT

left the

J. R, BROWN,

heard

TYPEWRITER

AND

work.

Also

Building.

STENOGRAPHER,

otlier stenographic
Reporting,
216 Walker
teacher of Stenography. Room

Take

elevator

to

3d Hoor.

Father,
everlasting

to
his stricken soul.
peace
he closed up his business and
of so much sorrow, returningto

scene

in

the

peace and
be found." Amelia

south.

have

End

was

405 Main

Street.

ought

to

Jcnow

Fine

Gold

Pens

Plated
brellas
Um-

Glasses, Gold
and

tacles
Speccils.
Pen-

Jewelry Repairing Done

at
and
Manner,
Thorough

and

Watch

Promptly,
Reasonable

never

B, but I trust he
comfort, where alone it
S. Heard.

Joseph Lovell, one of our oldest

most
respectedcitizens called on Liciit
corrects; stating that the SalisburyBlock
He
it.

Canes,
Opera
Eye-Glasses,

Silver-Headed

in

Prices.

of Mr.

anythingsince

the North
Copying,

the

and

and

Gold

Tableware,

ware,
Silver-

send

and

Law

to his

Mr.

I. TYLER,

Watches,
Sterling Solid
Rogers" Brother's, 1847, Silver

bound"
Snow-

and

has found

E.

"

dread

and

terror

Mighty God,

the

their old home

can

words

the

that

afterward

Soon

W. L. BROISH,
Manager.

HallJewelry
323 Main St.,Mechanics
Store,

heart?

could
to

J. P. WEIXLER,JEWELER,

Diamonds,

him.

atFairPricesOnly
Go

Prices.

Reasonable

At

"

erected in
for

he

1832

helped

not
to

and

J.R Weixle

and
at

'29.
build

323 Main Street,

MECHANICS HALL BUILDING.

16

lylCiHT
Fashion.

78 SLEIGHS

OLD SAWS PUT TO USE.

For

YOUR

AT

OWN

Now
is the time to buy.
Indications
for the next
six

PRICE.

Plenty
weeks,

Weather

Cold

girls
growing away from their childhood,
but good
quite pretty garments are necessary,
them simple in form, gracetaste should make
ful,
and loose enough to permit of growth as

of

sleighing ahead.

Snow.

should

buy

and

now,

free

as

when

if they wish, I will store their

Parties buying now,
free of charge. With
sorre
Sleisihsthrough tlie Summer
offer worth
ering.
considwho have no room
to store, this an

Buyers

well

Those

movement.

who

growing children should remember

and

at

save

least

20

per

cent.

child is between

THE

OPP.

The

*ROSE CREAM LOTION*

it contains

lies in the fact that

Greasy Substances, no Chemical

Poisons, and will not injurethe

Oils or
Mineral
delicate

no
or

most

be applied at any
time ; quickly
gers,
Ladies troubled with catchy finworking on silk and satin,will find it an
e.xcellent remedy. It will not leave the hand.s
sticky.
after shaving itis without
use
For Gentlemen's
an
equal.
Try it. Get a

skin.

Can
absorbed.

BOTTLE

SAMPLE

FREE.

Found
Large bottles,25c.
Drug stores.
Prepared by

in all first-class

checked, but

red

"

Whole-

CO.,

WITH

USE

CLASS
for

OF

TYPEWRITER,

PRIVATE

or

Personal
Rates

lessons.

attention

Thorough

each

given

tion.
instruc-

student.

Miss

The

(Elevator).

IBrunswick,49

GKAMMPS

st,,

cor.

Pleasant

Orders,

St.

y^ND

ProWeI"

Pearl,

STARKIE'SDYE

Fine

to measure.

safe to swap horses while crossing

a stream," but see
that you have a good one
before startingin.
not

Hall
ShoeStore,
Meclianics
Mass.
325 Main Street,
Worcester,

Flannels, serge, cheviot, and

same.

durable

are

materials

for

everyday

froiks in

plain,plaidand stripedpatterns. At
remnants
of such goods can
be
many
less than they will cost
picked up for much
all.dry goods itis supposed will
ne.xt fall when
have increased in price. Plaid is cut
the
on
bias and the waist gathered to a velvet yoke,
the waist-line in the back.

fronts

DAY.

A.

KZRA

and

Gents'

round

the neck, and

Superior

Manner.

rosettes

are

with

worn,

three

times

needs

half

are

back.

used.

half

yard wider

breadths

two

has

wide.

of

Pale

the waist

at

almost

Ready-made

Rates.
254

MAIN

shir-

girlof ten
yards wide;

of two

one

black

yellow or

for nice

shirred around

house

the

brightsatin.

Inside

and

the

high and

the

collar is

No. 319 Main St.,

Mass.
Worcester,
Mechanics

Hall

Building.

10

J.

of its kind.

FRONT

VJ.

STREET.

GREENE,

LUMBER.

or

down.

art
jiweler's

was

dross occasion, but

when

ample pockets,

are

cape

be turned

may
falls to the

never

taxed

so

Bangles are

and it is not
variety,
five or thirtyworn

worn.

Dealer in Stoves, Ranges and Furnaces.

Steam
and Gas
Fitting.Jobbing in all its
branches
promptly attended to. Telephone
Main
Connection.
Street,Cumming's block.
51

almost

waist.

upon

to produce

each
a

arm

number

on

and

Retail Dealers

in

COAL.

General
office,18 Pearl St., Y. M. C. A.
St. and 319
Building; Yards, 23 Manchester
Southbridge St.
HARD

twenty-

WOOD

MANTELS,

Birch, Cherry, Oak,

Etc.

full

is permissible

large
only for silver ; gold bangles, even
more
sparingly
so

Wholesale

COAL.

legion in

to see

uncommon

Worcester
CoalCompany,

lined

are

jewelrycontinues high in favor, and

novelties.

Goods sold on instalments if desired. Prices

s low as
England.
any house in New

cloaks

These

wear.

with

Silver

GOODS.

find

Respectfully,

mere
cash-

under
long ends and loops. The
gathered.
Plain homtspun cloaks are made
for fashionable

Carpets
Furniture,
Ranges,
HOUSEKEEl'ING

to

establishment

back

either up
IN

anything

Geo.E.
Fairbanks,
Druggist

cashmere, and
yards

skirt is

street

Kendall,
DEALER

of

expect

Crochet,

neck,
back, and the point in
front,with high leg-of-muttonsleeves, collar,
cuffs and bretelles,
back and front,of black
velvet,ending in front under rosettes, and in

STREET.

Horace

would

metropolitan

at the waist-line in the

the

goods

They

Store

Drug

in want

When

my-

gathered skirts two

bengaline frocks

have

wear

at

skirts three

wear

call

Model

the

Establishment.
Tailoring
Custom-Made

To

around

point,with

in the

of Light
cordially invite

Readers

I most

pointed
Slightly

plaitedto the

of si.xyears

one

and

in

shirred

ringsat the waist-line

bone, and giltbuttons

and

Garments

backs

material

two

The

In

HOUSE,

Djedand Cleansed

AND

shoes made

custom

'Tis

"

"

years should
fourteen years

Mass.
251 Main St.,
Worcester,
and

at

two-dollar

bengaline. Full skirts sewed

to
waists with a cord ; full,slightly
pointed
bodices
and very large full sleeves are
seen
with many
main
modifications,though the ideas reor

years

Ladies

only

invisible green.
All over
the surface
An e.xtra pair of good shoes onihand, is never
a' poor
least e.xpects it come
these bright
investment.
knots, which are, at the same
time, so skillfully
best
who
and
"He
last,"
laughs
laughs
they
interwoven that no violent contrasts
lack of
or
whose feet are
nicely and comfortably shod
harmony ever occur.
will be sure
to laugh at the righttime.
The chief features of children's clothes are
Good
goods and lowest prices,are sure to plea.se.
their practical
design and attractive appearance
whether made of a fifty-cent
"All's well that ends well," buy shoes at
homespun

at

PRINTING.
rs4ARTISTIC

SPECIALTY

Main

Ball

MARCY

INVITAT

found

feet,are

Store.

one

outside
DING

are

with velvet cuffs and collar and

upon application.
M.
KKANCl;S
DYKR.

copying

C. G.

now

for tender

soft shoes
Hall Shoe

bird in the hand is worth

in the
two
of
bush," and a place where you may be sure
shoes
which
fit
and
wear
gettinggood
nicely
well,is not to be forgotten.
"One

this time

rTENOQRflPHT,
In

of tweed

Grover's
Mechanics

or

where

the

BUSH

Mass.

Worcester,

kinds

beautifullyflecked
and knotted with unexpected bits of bright
color. The groundwork of these cloths must
a dull brown, plain
be neutral,
gray, subdued

Sole Proprietors,
PERKINS " COMPANY,
tricot
sale Agents.

fashionable

most

not

occasions.

"Handsome
is that handsome
does," and
that which makes
tired feet comfortable
does
lowance handsomest
Alof all.

growth in length,and in the length of the

sleeve particularly,
for it looks much
better to
have them rather too long at first than to see
five or si.\ inches of bare wrist showing later.
are

for dress

that often

in three months.
will outgrow a garment
be
should
made
for that sudden

COMMON.

of
superiority

.Artistic shoes

have

twelve and fifteen she

17 ParkSt.,
Geo.C. Dewliurst,
The

"A thingof beauty is a joy forever,"and

shoe maketh
the foot fine.
well-fitting

SMITH " ADAMS,*

the purse will permit, are

NO.
H.

W.

156 MAIN

Miller's

Old

STREET,
Stand.

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LI

17

ENTERTAINMENTS.
The

Friday Night Club

of the South
tarian
Uniheld an
enjoyable party in
(Irand Army Hall, last week
Friday evening.
A farce,
"A
I'rettyPiece of liusiness,"was
given, the cast b.ingas follows : Captain Felix
Dr. Launcelot
.Merrywealher,
J. .A. .Morse;
Shee, M. L Kldridgf; Mrs. Fanny (Jrantley,
.Miss A. \V. Day; Miss Charlotte Shee, Miss
M. !":..Norcross;
Nora, the maid, Miss A. K.
Welch.
Dancing followed the entertainment.

The

Clark

Church

mmmi.
FURNITURE

Sawyer

Co.

Mr.

AND

B. D. Allen has arrangedfor three musithis afternoon,

one
Monday evening
Tuesday afternoon. That of Monday
evening will be in commemoration
of the
birthdayof Ceorge Frederick H.^ndel.
The
promise a great treat for those who
programs
fortunate as to attend.
are
so
Those who will
take part this afternoon are
Miss
Alice Fernald. Miss K. G. Whittemore, Miss Minnie
Alexander, Miss Kthel Bartlett, Miss M. I..
Miss
H.
Starr, Mrs. \V. N. lierry.
I., lirown,
Mrs. A
J. Harrington,Miss Hattie Hart, Miss
M. A. Cowie, Miss
Cora
Morrill, Miss Kvn
Finnerty,Mr. F. VV. Shumway, Mr. F. K.
Muzzy and Mr. Allen. Monday evening the
includes a .Monograph of Handel,
program

CARPETS,cale,s,

one

and

355 Main Street,

Worcester.

Furniture,
Carpels,

one

andStoves.
Crockery
Sleeper-Ruggles harpsichord
.\Ir.

Allen;

operatic selections, Mrs.

May
selections,Mr.
;

478

482 Main

St.

For the comins; week

shall

we

offer for sale all of the

Allen ; organ concerto, .Miss J. S. Newcomb

and
.Mr. Allen ; oratorio
selections, from
.Miss M. L. Starr and
"Judas Maccabaeus"
Misses
Fanny and Helen Goulding; from
Carl Page; from "The
"Theodora," Master
Miss
E. (;. Whittemore
Messiah."
and Mr.
Allen ; "O Thou That Tcllest,"Mrs. Ruggles;

ONE PRICE TO ALL.

to

ODDS AND

ENDS

"Hallelujah Chorus," (two pianos,eighthands)

Whittemore, Starr and lirown, and

Liberal
termsof CREDIT at CASH PRICES,.Misses

Mr. Allen.
Those who will take pirt Tuesday
afternoon are Miss
i; A. Putnam, .Miss F. A.
Miss
(lertLarned, Miss (iertrude Inez Bu.s.s,
rude Stevens, Miss Florence
Miss
Putnam,
Ada Knowlton, Miss M. L. Starr, Miss Lottie

wliendesired.

Knowlton,

Mr.

and

Mr.

Truda

Grand
TheCrawford
Ranges

Irving Bigelow,
Knapp.

Mr.

J.

DECORATED TOILET SETS

N.

Walter

that have
collected
the
Club
Hiawatha
of Salem
gregational
.Street ConChurch
celebrated its firstyear's
last Friday
with
entertainment
an
include
These
past year.
parts
evening. The Club consists of girlsfrom ten
of age, who devote Wednesto eighteenyears
day
of many nice Toilet Sets and will
to
.nfternoon of each week
sewing for
During the past two
missionary purposes.
be sold at low
to close
weeks they arranged for an evening of amusement.
and a "Post
Office"
An "Art (;allcry"
out.
caused much
fun and the "Japanese Drill" by
was
a
sixteen girlsin costume
pleasing sight.
of our
the success
A solo by Bessie Parmalee, a piano solo by
Miss Coughlan,singing by a quartet composed
of Edith
Larkin, Flossie
Brierly. Ella M.
sale \vhich
Dinner and Teaware
ence
Stone and May Robhins, recitations by FlorHarrington, Lillian Harrington and
concluded we
have
we
oft"an evening of enrounded
joyment
Abbie
Patch
to all. The
Club voted the receipts
these
sale,both to clean
on
toward
the church interest.
of the entertainment

during

The

work

Combine

all tlie latest

improvements
perfectbaker, very

Ranges, largeovens,
flues,baking
the

in the

in the lower.

heavy

handsome

and

mammoth

any

use

Iron

dings
pud-

Castings,

naments;
simple but elegant or-

pan

; more

end

hearth

conveniently

simplestshaking
tinuous
damper keeps a con-

best and

grate ; the patent check

you

of

at

ovens

and

upper

solid
fittings,

ash

arranged than

Best
;

accurate

and

in both

be done

can

time, meats

same

in
eral
lib-

fire; your coal bills will be smaller

this Range than any other.

if

figures

Appreciating

goods

course

by

Call

and

our

Dinner

has

been

ranged
ar-

.Set,price

up

Congregational

our

stock and
to

the

money

DEPARTM'T.
examine

of entertainments
Street
the Salem

ing
obj-ctsought being that of raisfor the improvement of the lecture
The first of the series will be a hygienic
room.
and will take
place March 3. The
supper
health
will exemplifythe lectures on
supper

Church,

CROCKERY

place

just

Toilet Set at

giveall

"match
a

up" or

an

portunity
op-

get

bargain.

and food which the pastor. Rev. I. J.Lansing

has been giving. March
17 there will be a
March 27,
instrumental
vocal and
concert,
Rev. T. F. Clark of Brooklyn, will give his
Japan Across the Pacific,"
lecture "Through
Knapsack tour of
the third of his series "A

$10.

World.
April3, Rev. I. J. Lansing " ill
Fire of
the
lecture entitled "Around
a
H.
Bartlett
Hunter's Camp
a
April10. Wm.
the
on
will give his lecture
Campaigning
wiM
B. D. Allen
21, Mr.
Mississippi. .'\pril
Beethoven
liveningwith
give a lecture "An
which will be illustrated with selections from
the

"

give

PINKHAM " WILLIS,

THE

CLARK-SAWYER

"

"

"

355

Main

Street.

the author's works.

478 TO 482 MAIN STREET.

CO.

tS

ESTEY

Household.
The

choice of a spring-bedis one

of the
perplexingthingsa housekeeperhas to
undertake.
There are a multitude of styles
of
beds in the bedding stores.
.spring
The
most
luxurious springare probably those boxed in
mattress
form, though there are
who
many
prefer the woven-wire
spring, every part of
most

which

is visible

to

the eye and open

Fire
Insuran

to the air.

It is

always a mistake to buy any spring

is not properlyventilated. The newest
boxed-in mattress
springsare open at the side,
with lacingat the top and bottom.
To keep hanging baskets from drying out is
the chief point of importance in their care.
A
very
good method is to hang the basket
where
it can
be sprinkled every day, either
with a wateringpot, usinga generous
supply
of water, or with a whisk
broom.
Dip the
broom in water
slightlywarmed, shake it a
little,
to remove
the greater weight of water,
then,by whiskingit quicklyover the plants,a
which

fine spray

can

the spray from

'"Smothered

LincolnHonse Block.

MISS SARAH E.
^=

be thrown, which is better than

the wateringpot.
chicken"

is another

have
in hot

water, to which a littlesoda has been added.

Then
ammonia
put some
into hot water, to
a littlesoda
has been added.
Then

put

42 PleasantStreet,
Worcester.

NEW YORK

some

ammonia

into hot

water,

enter

Dr.

Much

is said
Here

Monday,

February

23, of

A.

Howland.

Private

School,
Frank

-""-"""-"""^

Lessons.
33

dress,
Ad-

May Street,

Howland,

D.

D.

S.

""^^^^"''*'

LO.

Residence,61 West

concerning impure baking

a
recipe for making your
was
given me by a professor of
chemistryin a State University,and which
has been tried and found highly
:
satisfactory

Worcester, Mass.

Street.

is

It is best to pass it several times

through
in order to mix well.
patent flour sifter,
A

OPENING

A.

-'--'

Half a pound of cream

tartar, a quarter of a
pound of bicarbonate of soda, and a quarter
of a pound of cornstarch.
Mix
thoroughly.

SPECIAL

Classes and
The
Home

which

own

DryGoodsStore,
234 and 238 MainSt.

^^

BRANCHES.

Dentists

the

globes,and scrub brisklywith a stiff brush.

Rinse thoroughlyand wipe dry.
powder.

ITS

Worcester,Mass.

which

Richardson
Piano
Comp'y,

ALL

Society
and Delsarte
Gymnastics
Movements.
Small

glassglobesof chandeliers
and grimy,soak them
smoked

LAUGHTOH,

ELOCUTION
IN

for

name

pot pie.
When
the
become

368 1-2 Main Street,

Office,

Steinway
PIANOS

of

house-cleaning
syndicateor trust,
development in domestic economy, has
been started in New
York.
Two
bright
The
recognized Standard
Pianos
of the
women
employ a littlearmy of scrub women,
world ; pre-eminently
the Best Instruments at
down
on
a
pounce
house,and clean it from
present made : exported to and sold in all art
roof to cellar in an incrediblybrief time, recenters of the globe: preferred for public and
storing
the establishment to the owner
spick private use by the greatest livingartists.
and span in the evening. There is
in
money
a

sort

new

Novelties
inDress
Imported
Goods.

We have justreceived an
elegant line of
IMPORTED
NOVELTIES
in Dress Goods
and beginning
Monday morning, Feb. 23rd, it for those firstin the field in any town.
we
shall displaythem on our Extensive Middle
Linen may be glazedby adding a
teaspoonCounter on the Dress Goods Side. We
shall
ful of salt and one
of finely
scraped soap to a
take great pleasure in showing
these
you
of
starch.
pint
goods as we are confident that they will meet
with your favor. The prices are within the
reach of all, as we
have endeavored to get
!
styleand qualityfor a fair price,and we think
Mrs. Walch's Dress
we
have succeeded.
To give you
fair dea
scription
of these goods we have not the
Cutting School has
space.
But we have the space
in our
removed
from
store to show
720
them and will gladlydo so if
Main
Street to 45
you will give us
a call.
Pleasant St. Special
inducements for the

REMOVAL

Remember the Dateand Place

Thirty Days.
Linings cut free to
test the system.
cial
Spe-

234 and 238 MAIN ST.

24,000

made

and

sold

and

not

dissatisfied

customer.

Haines
Brothers'
Superb
Upright
PIANOS.

next

Rates

Z.F.Little
" Co,

Kranich
" Bach Faultless
Pianos

town

to out-of-

pupils.

Mrs. L. F.WALCH,
Sole
Proprietorof
the Improved Tailor
Rule System.
Agents wanted.

The

Best

Upright Piano

at a
reasonable
The
favorite Piano
of
Patti and other noted artists.

price in the market.

Mme.

Adelina

C.L. GORHAM k
454 MAIN

ST., Worcester,Mass.

CO.,

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t9

WHITNEY'S
*

.'H^

HANDKERCHIEFS

Ladies'
Colored,

For FEBRUARY
SALE.

Bordered,
Hemstitched,

Handkerchiefs

7V

marked

per dozen

to

12

vV

\f^

v{^

Vr

vr

*"""*

down
1-2

from

$3

each.

Whitney's Linen Store

Temple

Place,

Boston.

LIGHT

Zl

ELECTRICITY
compared

the many changesI have

should favor me
with a call

to

if you

and

YOU

IS
recentlymade

the

in all the

magnificentStock
new

fair dealing
and

By

when

of

once

and

The

held

States

of the

men

Far

pricesI hope to

only men

South.

Now,

broader

on

learned to think of the

of the

of

the

as

the

lines, we
East,

of the

men

tains,
MississppiValley,of the Rocky Moun-

and of the Pacific Coast, as

East of the
characteristic groups.

four

is

chain of young

remarkable

contrast

to

of

; west

States ing
presentrest of the

the

California,Oregon, and

Union.

merit

Washington

slopesand piain-Iike
valleys
occupy mountain
of a more
extensive regionthan the whole seaboard

one

rule,and

must

Since

in the United

in the end

States

life,the hope of the Republicmight

the

upon

of the

men

Alleghanies,the

Rockies, the Sierras, and the Cascades.

of their fastnesses they might carry a new
to
a

the

The

cities and

out,

worn

miner's

the

Out

pel
goslevels of

dead

over-cultivated

social

order.

the settler'scabin, the

camp

orchard, the

of

union
is steadilyat work, pro.
great groups
ducing types, all American, and yet all charac.
differentfrom each other,the under,
teristically
is the typ.
lyingproblem is,what sort of a man
In
ical man
of the larger group?
the long
run,

numbers

mighty West
Minnesota

to

Louisiana

swift steps to his dominion.

man
of the foot-hills,
of the

is

of American
mountain

planted

orange

acre,

to

of any

mean

other.

far

MASS.

side
hill-

But

there is

more

Under

to

civilizationthan that

certain

conditions

of

it,but the minister began to preach,so we

not walk about to see
things. The ne.\t
the Zoo, where we saw
was
Lions,Tigers,
Leopards,Monkeys, Cats, Parrots, and O so
I could not count
many other animals, so many
see

could

place

them.

We

fed the

monkey, her

cultural showed
horti-

life. California leads the list of

States, because

of

always

sea-coast

of tlie land

man

that he holds
From

"

it is the oldest such

"

our

the Sierras

knows

"

Liitle

Girl's
at

We

much, and the

means

of

west

of the gateways into America.

West
of the Sierras, by Charles
one

Shinn, in February Lipi"i.n'cott's.

Howard

coming by

uplands, of the
and
champaign country, of the mountain-valley
the high wilderness,
whose power
this conon
tinent,
more
slowlyrecognized,may some
day
come

patronage.

name

was

elephants. There was a

Sally,and the keeper
He gave her an
apple

her tricks.

us

"

"

of
count, of course, and the man
of broad, descending levels

the

description.

hidden, semi-tropic to come

colony in some
out of her house.
Then he cut another
valleyof California,each and all strengthen apple into a littlepiece and a big piece,and he
the power
of the great group of States, whose
said :
Take
the smallest piece, Sally. and
of the uplands,and
men
people are essentially
she took the smallest pieceand ate it, Then
add immeasurably to the breadth and dignity he told her to take some
soup, and she took up

it is the

proce.ss

in

from

of every

WORCESTER,

State west
ot the Mississippi,
ington
and, like Washand Oregon, it borders on
the Pacific
lishing
Valley,the American
pioneeris estabOcean.
That
will
less
than
means
now
it
and
immensely prosperous
powerful
to America
communities, bound closelytogether by innumerable when the wealth of the Orient comes
instead of going to Europe, but the possessbonds of sympathy and interest.
ion

Some

and

share of your

States,and here,no less than in the Mississippi

man.

HOUSE FURNISHINGS

WALKER,

STREET,

rest

great

Alleghanies

the oldest of the commonwealths

the Sierras

MAIN

national

West.

time, happily long past

country has developed

have

227

carry of

now

in 1S69.

Man

the United

North

are

honest

and

225
Established

terns

HENRY

was

SALESROOMS

Carpets

finishes.

The

and

^^^.

designsand

There

STOCK

my

WILL BE SURPRISED
at

"

in

now

did not

Account

the

corae

Luncheon, but

London

of

Sally,the

to the Hotel
we

ate

key
Mon-

"Zoo."

the spoon

three

he said

Then
and

"Take

master.

and

three

again:

she counted

he

took

now

go on."
him.

it to

gave

"

Take

"

up

five, Sally,

five straws, and gave

and
straw
up one

it to her

stick it

"

through the keyhole, he said,and she did.

and she
"Stick itthroughthe loophole,.Sally,"
Now
did.
stick it through my button-hole,
"

"

said he, and she did. Then

we
other monkey, who had his cage
we
Sally's.And when he saw
to him

Throne

littlebit,then

Sally,there is one,

"'

straws.

she counted

And

he

Oct,;9'.h. back to
and put
yesterdayfor

it in the

and drank

it and fed her; then she took up the cup

and
drank it all down.
told her to take up
He

for

some

down

came

us

and

the

rightne.xt

to

coming

were

the bars turned his

from

down.

sat

his hand

to

went

Then

he

sat

around

through the bars and begged

biscuits.

We

gave

him

some

but

he

went
place, would beg over and over again until we
of all
to
the snakes
went
Then we
where the music playerssat, when they played. away.
were
And
the
Zoo
kinds.
big.
to
the
and
ster
Westminalligators
very
To-day we are going
half long and
a
a turtle a foot and
We saw
Abbey, so I think I can write a good deal.
three quarters of a foot wide.
to
write all I
February St.
Here I am
again at my journal,
Nicholas.
to
saw
today. First we went to Westminster

Room

of Richard

II.

The

room

had

"

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Z2

Mass., April i. 1890.

Worcester,
The

Gentlemen:

Co

Heater

Steam

Royal

of

it keeps the house

as

the temperature is very

I would rather
manage.
than

attached

The

trouble with coal and

to

heat

by

Barnard

take

of

care

the

is very

carry
little

Anyone intending
the workings of
note

and

Royal

I have

ever

I will

seen.

intendingpurchasers.
Respectfullyyours,

to

Manufacturers,

494

F.

E. BARNARD.

Main

Street.

Mass., April12, 1890.

Worcester,
Heater,

Steam

Royal

and

dust.

no

of any

I think is far ahead

Bros.,Trunk

is

radiators

13

bring coal

to

in the cellar,there

being

examine

with

Heater

our

I had

where

Heater

gladlygive information

in

now

can

ashes, and there

should

steam

the Grate, which

one

safely say we could hardly

satisfied with its workings
perfectly
moderate
temperature night and day, and
the Heater
is easy to
and
easilyregulated

parlorstove

one

the ashes.

away

of your Heaters,

Having purchased two

"

three years, the other 2 years,

We
are
keep house without one.

use

of your Heaters for two

it will do
to any one, as

Geutlemen:
Having used one
recommend
with satisfaction,I can
claim.
"

seasons

all

they

Respectfully,
E.

JOHN

FOUNDRY

HEYIOOD

917 Main

ALLEN,

Street.

COMPANY,

MANDFACTDRtRS OF THE

ROYAL STEAM

ST., Worcester.

PLEASANT

39

Works

VOLAPUK.

[Allvolapiikwords used have

numbers
of Light.]

been

given in

former

Foms

veliba

Sugiv folid.
egivob oles

kelio

in

binoms

subsatabidik.

lof,

affection

Idfon,

to love

lof,
lou,

offering,

lofon,
louon,

to offer

lou,
lob,

property,
praise

lob, willingness
lohon,
logon,
log, eye,
lilon,
lil,
ear,
Volapiiklabom transitive
velibs.

The

to

enact

belong to
to praise
to be ready

louon,
lobon,

to

to
to

badik,
jonik,

see

hear

obik
olik

ofik
the

of

the

meaning
dub
posilabs

it is obtained

oba

lik,nik, u sik.
(suffixes)

ola

gudlik,kind.
yun, youth ; yunik,young;

oma

yunlik,youthful,

boad, wood ; boadik, wooden,

boadlik, woody ; boadnik, wooded,

St

id

balid

2nd

2id

telid

3rd
4th
32nd

3id

kilid

4id

folid

3-id

hundred

Mil

binom

thousand

Balion

binom

million

Telion

binom

billion

(comparisons)

Liienams

posilabsum,
and

fom.
take the sufa-

can

for
be

obik

buk

cils ofsik

book

cils ofas

)children.

their (the womens

last sugiv; on
our
pasepiikom,urn, konyug binom conjugation;
yel binom year ; e, not a, binom and ; omekoms,
it, he himself;
they will make om ; it,not on
Some

errors

crept into

deklin, not declin,declension.

Labob
vodas

kilsetelid

binom

Turn

oba

Buk
my

yearly.
yel,year ; yelik,
year old ; yelsik,
als)
.Spelob(I hope) das estudols niimis (numerthe ordinals you
malon (to indicate)
e nu
will add posilabid a. s
I

Mass.

Gardner,

at

omik

root is desired

but upon

Ladyeks (adjectives)
pafomoms vodas valik
dub (by,through)silab ik e as the determinant
always follows the determined, ladyeks
follow subsats which they qualify,
goodness.
gudik,
good
gud,

bad
beautiful

manik, masculine

intransitive

and

intransitive cannot

evil.

beauty.

pulik,boyish.
to
When
a similarity

Sutafom
dunafom
(active voice)
(passive
voice)is indicated by prefixkosonata P. always
using a in the present passive,
it is studied
pastudom,
studied
it was
pastudom,
has been studied
it
pestudom,
ithad been studied
pistudom,
it will be studied
postudom,
it will have been studied.
pustudom,
valik both
Nu ogivol konyugi in timafoms
dunafom
of the followingvelibs
sufafom
c

law,

bad,

jon,

HEATER,

in

potakadis ko lovepolot(translation)
Light
ovigike ogivob ovigolove"

"

polotigivon menodis

(corrections.)
L. Hutchins.

F.

Pearl street,
Company
continues to maintain the
the post office,
high standard established when the business
The

Davis

Art

on

near

are

shown

dub

tive
comparative; iin, for superlaused not only upon
ladyeks

subsats

good.
gudik
gudikum better.
gudikiim best.
He is our best boy.
Binom
puliinolas.
Ponops labedik (Possessive)are shown
two ways dub ladyekafom a. s.

are
acquisitions
high-pricedetchings,
s
aid
by
good things,
about this variety of art. They
Hammerton
in three grades, upon
Parchment, Japan
are
and India paper.
Worcester
people who have

was

begun.

The

most

recent

more

than

which

fullysustain allthe

seven-five

interest in black and white should

in

Mr.

them

whether

Crocker

will

purchases

are

be

call and

glad to

made

or

amine.
ex-

show

not.

IvlCiHT

THE

2^

SECOND

GRAND

Electrical,
Mechanical,
Education
Industrial,
EXHIBITION
WILL

BE

HELD

AT

THE

8"""i"siUonday.
Worcester
M. 23,
Rink,
Skating
1891,
CONTINUING UNTIL ABOUT APRIL I, 1891.
of this exhibition

It is the purpose
progress

that has been

Industrial Science
For

the

the

same

Engraving,

Electric
Carriage,
Corn

agency.

Knitting and

Screw
Wire

operationevery day.

run

of the

citizens of Worcester

the

years in

the

will

be

in these

run.

Organ

will

more

be

and

departments.
will be in the Rink

played and

Sewing

tric
Elec-

an

done

will be

Machines,

Looms,

of Novel

and

Useful

Machines

will be

in full

by electricity.

General
25c,
Admission,
exhibition

remarkable

Saws, PrintingPresses, Emery wheels. Glass

Band

Rink.
Rooms wKhin llie
Dining

TheRinkwillbe Illimlnateil
Every
Evening.

This

the

operated by electricity.
Tricycle
Cooking

hundreds

and

County

Mechanical
departments of Electrical,

of Electricity
there
possibilities

popped, the

will be

Machines

All

to

of Practical Education

Boat, and

Machines

Nail

show

duringthe past four

for the advancement

demonstration
practical

Car, Electric

by

made

to

will be the

15c.
SixTickets,
$1. Children,
most

-^

attractive

ift

and

ii'c

instructive

":{:

4*"

ever

held

Ten for$1.

in Worcester.

Z4"

TH

WARE-PRATT

CO.'S

Sale
of Winter
Closing
Clotliin
We

wish
to remind
of the season
we
and
SUITS.

balance
REEFERS

DOWN
have
MARKED
our
patrons that we
shall offer the most
desirable bargains in ULSTERS,
The
best bargains in

Clothingfor Men, Youths, Boys

In the
to

city. The
closing out

our

stock
sale

be reduced
in progress.

must
now

during

VJ UolUlIlUdl lllBlllo.
CUSTOM
The

For

full
or

CLOTHING to place
their
orderswithus.

ENDOWMENT

visit

wear

Our stockof CLOTHS is unusually

in the

City of Worcester,
order, paying sick and

and
particulars,

address

J.

O.

H.

documents

A
tion
great co-operative institu17, 1889.
of $500 at
benefits
and
endowment
an

Sept.

Secy.,

339

Main

local

; three

in

carefully
explainingthe plan and

WOODMAN,

E. W.

ORDER.

fraternal
and
accident
end
of five years.
Over
600 members
in Worcester
in process
of formation.
$8760 already distributed

call on

early

an

to make the PRICESREASONABLE in orderto keep

forceof journeymen
tailors
our entire
prepared
employed.
Ware-Pratt
First Nat. Bank
Street,W^orcester.
Company, 408 and 412 Main
Bldg.

Incorporated

more

invite

we

we are

NON=SECRKT

the

and Children

days, and

60

OVERCOATS,

forallwho
^^^^d^parment
for tlienext 60 days,
we shallmake it an object

^^
r'llofATTIr'QDTYinn'fo

and
large,

the next

for the

stock, and

our

sick

benefits.
of

scope

St., Worcester,

this
Mass.

and

assemblies,

$14,331 63

Store

COFFIN,

Kixtiares

two

reserve.

rapidlygrowing fraternity,
Burnside
Building.

310
this

Name

Main

Street, Worcester.

Paper.

WORCESTER

Illuminated
Advertising
Company,
The BAY STATE

GLENWOOD

or

THEY

HAVE

Rangeand
NO

Parlor Stoves.C.

General
E.

Office, 311 Main

F.

ALSO

CARRY

LARGE

CHANDELIERS,

466

Main

LINE

OF

TABLE

O.

St.

GAS

AND
AND

LAMPS,

KEROSENE

LATHROP

Wore

FIRE-PLACE

S. Kendall

"

Co.

Providence, Turk's
WHENEVER

Men's
Ladies',

KiNE

Eatables
desired

are

they will always

at

(FranklinSquare.)

EbenW. Hoxie'

and Children's

Shoes

Medium

AND

Head

GOOD

be found

STREET,

13,
BEALS.

Mechanics
Hall.
ster,opposite
Springfield,
opposite Opera House.

GOODS.

BROTHERS,

MAIN

564

H.

Advertisements
Artistically
Displayed by a
powerful Electric Light upon 600 Square
feet of Canvas.

EQUAL.

DISPLAY

WE

St., Room

SQUIER.

305 and 816--818Main Street.

of

most

We

are

approved
offeringa

process

of manufacture, meeting every

and style.

line of LADIES'

BOOTS

OF

comfort
requirementof quality,

ACTUAL

A.
FOUR

DOLLAR

ITY,
QUAL-

high grade and perfectat

~

$2.85
Equal inducements

$2.85
are

offered in

some

of

our

lines of Men's

S. NEWCOMB,

Marketand Ojster
House,
Fish of all kinds.
Planter and Shipper
Choice Grade of Oysters. Telephone conn:
tion 2o6-2.

Shoes.

223

Main

St., Worcester,

Mass.

WHEELOCK,

JEROME
Inventor

[ENGRAVED

EXPRESSLY

FOR

LIGHT.]

of

the

Wheelock

Engine.

LIGHT

PUTNAM " SPRAGUE CO,

CHOLLAR,
ROLL
TOP
DESKS
have no superior.One or more
of them
be found
Our
may
office in Worcester.
We
have Roll Top Desks to suit our customers.
We
sell
can
well made and nicelyfinished,
6 Roll Desk, in all Woods,
for $25. A good 4-ft.
for $40.

in

modern

FOLDING BEDS!

sf^

vf^

every

grade

one

FOLDINGBEDS!

*J^

^^

of order,the best ventilated,the easiest to

Ours is the handsomest, the least liable to get out
the most
the most
handle, the lightest,
the cheapest,
comfortable, and in all respects the best.
practical,
furniture in one
A complete suit of chamber
piece,with a luxurious bed combined.
Everythingdesirable
in Furniture may be found in our warerooms
at

and

247

Main

249

MME.

J. PLAMONDON,

-4 FINE BOOT AKD SHOE REPAIRI

39S Main

Street, C^

Pear!, up

rner

G,^

^^

SUPERFLUOUS HAIR CAN BE

permanently eradicated by

ELECTRIC
Process.

No

GARCEAU,

N.

Ball Dresses, Wedding

and
Gowns
of the
Dresses
latest Parisian stylea '-pecialty.
Patterns
Call and examine
and Styles.

Room No, 1, 245 Main Street.

the

NEEDLE

Fine Groceries
and

scarringor other injury, There is now

no
lady to allow a growth of hair to remain
her personal beauty and
mar
to make
also permanently reunhappy. Moles
are
moved.

G.

TUCKER.

W.

N. G. TUCKER "

ARTISTICDRESS MAKING, ^v.

flight-i.

two

Central.

Street, Corner

PLUMBING

SANTiRY

Dealers
56

in

Materials.

Worcester,

Maes.

PHOTOGRAPHER

Provisions,

Children's

for any

excuse

AMD VENTILATION.

Plumbing

Street,

Pleasant

F. TUCKER.

SON,

her face to

upon
her friends

Hours:

Miss

9 to

11

H.

a.

m.,

92 Summer

Street,

Home

Morgan's

and
every afternoon
take orders and deliver it on

PROCTOR,

VI

Mrs.

fresh

to 4 p. m.

I obtain

Worcester.

I also have
Mass.

fresh every

Home

Made

Made

prepared

am

Portraits

Bread
to

short notice.
Cake

and

326 Main, op.Mechanics

day.

-f ART NEEDLEWORK AND STAMPING^Room

1, Burngide

Mexican

Work,

Building,

Embroidery,
Done

on

Instruction
commission.

given and

Main

L.
C.

St.,

E.

S. M.

Goods

sold

i6

Woodland

J. ZAHONYI,

Confectioner
andcaterer

Needlework,

furnished.

Hall

MINCKLER,

Order.

to

material

MRS.

339

Fine

Specialty

Cream

Street,

Worcester.

KEYES.

Telephone

No.

348 Main Street,

Mass.
Worcester,

iSi 4.

GOODNEWSI
Fire

Insurance

EDW. E

SHORT-HAND!

LONGLEY,
Students

339

Main

St., Worcester.

at

study
We

make
and

latest
rates.

and

specialty

Household
K"ost

of

insuring

Furniture

approved

ings
Dwell-

under

forms,

at

the

lowest

ten

masteringthe

art and

dollars per week

after

months'

HINMAN'S BUSINESSCOLLEGE.
Since securingthe
teach the wonderful

right for

SALEM STREET CHURCH

takingpositions
two

at

Worcester

Course^^ of

to

March
"New Rapid"
ofShortliand
System

students are learningto write forty to sixty

words per minute in four weeks, and eightyto
hundred
words
in eight weeks.
one
By this
in three
do better work
system pupils can
months
at a cost of $30 than by other systems
to a year at ;JSoto jfioo.
requiringeightmonths

^^

Entertainments

TicketsfortheSix Evenings,
$1,
3--HYGIENIC
By Mrs. A. E.
Young Ladies.
The

objectof

SUPPER,

Stearns, assist

this supper

lectures

of the pastor upon

followed

by

instrumental

is to

by

exemplify

the

corps

and
Health, Food
entertainment, consisting of vocal

an

music

includingsupper,

and

readings.

25 cents.

Price

of

of

popular
Drinks,
and

admission,

LIGHT
Vol.

WORCESTER,

II.

"The

noblest

two

Whicli

things
and

sweetness

are

MASS.,

light."
"Swift.

The
famous
in hi.s Battle of the
Dean,
Hooks, is prone to note the characteristics most
Poor man!
wanting in himself.
Perhaps his
him
admire
acerbitymade
qualityin others. Certainlyno
were
qualities
given to mortals
possessedby .Stellaand Vanessa,
own

would

whom
Then

than

those

either

one

mental

darkness

quenched,

the

lightof reason
closingdays in a
that coming events

he

mad-house.

Is

prompted

the

?
The

is

Hydraheaded.
followed
by death.

not

tierce and

are

new

ones

buy

the

the

to

that

store

way
be no

But

contain

parents had

think of chocolate

Brandy

in

tastes

not

and

with

violation

the

of the law

liquid form. Were

enforcing the law, he
could see in the chocolate
drop a receptacle
amount
held
for an
into.xicant though the
a
were
drop only.
of

but it contains
stuff
and
be

to

create

their
man,

red

Look

These

to

see

candy

that

May they succeed.

the children

much

as

as

you

good

do

easy

sowed

and

came

evil

papers !
the corner

to

from

curse

hand

of y(
them

righthas

of the

children

to

read?

him.

your

smile,

hand,

your

best

chairman

as

others

for licensing.
Only a limited
granted. Apparently each

look

mine

to

for

out

Children's
stand

put

what

He
from

Art Students'

Our

this winter.
welcome

to

oil and

Mr.

this

needs

them

his

all

upon

into
do

the
not

your

to

cure
se-

in

experiments

taste

and

Club

what

see

Rice

is speciallyactive
and
publicmay come

the

Again

Mr.

in

activitymark
? We
hope

As

hereafter

is

have

outbid

the older seaboard.

The

buying

art

be

sale of

York

strated
demon-

willingto

are

quarters of

for

pay

million is

fined
con-

parts
able to

recent

in New

that Americans
Three

the

themselves

proven

collection

prove
agencies im-

buying to
Already some

States.

west

Seney

be

to

is the

nor

the Eastern

all

Worcester

will lessen and

ones

of the

Art.

such

in

Does

in

era

increase,base

done

colors.

new

so.

has

Stone

water

disappear. America

were

arose.

purse.

results

Give

electricity.

cense the
li-

no

benefit

large

the

let the

town

as

dry

go

for another

result

they

and

it was

free

So

of

some

themselves

year.

"Of

threw

voted

the

course

people arose

such

out

board

decidedly."

yes

that

the next

Not

big majority. People like

how
times.

much

voted

City Government

Our

that those who

say

ter
bone, no matagainst them at

has

chance

have, in word

reproach shall

no

have

The

men.

chance

saloon

to

to

spirit,

or

violated law in the past, shall be barred

the future,and only those againstwhom
their fellow

and

elected
They reno
by a

back

bear

it may

might

year

all.

at

and

chairman

same

in their

out

in

there

need

of

and

more

evident

is so

Unity of
lookingout

men

effort is what
for individual

advance

Worcester's

will

push
runs

and

later.
The

energy-.

swiftest.

Let

be suppressed.

Bring in

all

Board

that

afford

can

we

is

an

The

Electrical

open and the

has been done

Exhibition

at

publicis rushing in
and

what

be

can

the Kink
to

are
carrying hosts
there are
possibilities

and the boat

showing what
of

utilizingpower.
with his lamp
Aladdin

What
saw

salute the

a
no

see

done.

altogetherwill
will

what

gain in

The

Trade

effect much.

not
a

save

be

to

is

the

ignore.
Varieties

us, unless

desire to promote

we

front.

city.

our
no

honest
A

pull
dustries
of in-

sink individual
fare.
public wel-

of riders,
in the way

school
such

is

of

who

determined

leave

to

but

age

him

to

of

There

can.

we

Some

be made,

is

business

desirable

no

whit.

to

forthcoming,with a body of men

interests
to push Worcester's

Too

gain will not

This

race

that

Let

need.

we

interests

will have

come

tillthe

will
organization

much

the returns

of Trade.

aroused

that the

personalsacrifices

arousing

are

Board

more

follow.

imbrute

should

business

our

to the need

are

women

to

man

and

street

ur

mike

of

May they get

suppressed.

called

the vile trash

What

or

had

fluid be

we

Burgess the

means

is

Meanwhile,

sowing.

our

The

too.

careful,

not

themselves.

more

Two

three years since,

Yes.
voted
The

Framingham
The

resolved

car

Once

do

the

Mr.

compell

reputablecitizens

with either faction and

vote

is

the

is

street

any
the law

shall

of money
to thus employ ; but largeas it
sum
could be
number
is it does
not
equal what the picturescost.
vorites.
selectman, except the chairman, had his faWill he collect again? This
is the second
They could not grant all ; they could
collection that he has sold.
would
not agree
not
any; the chairman
upon

dren's
chil-

your

"While,

are
tares, if we
all the
plantsof

will outgrow
Look out for the

moving

wish

you may

after

purchases of sweets
clothing or food.
he slept, an
enemy

tares."

as

It has enough of the

an
appetite
craving,to arouse
Eternal
ever
vigilancemust

word.

watch

our

on

Alcohol.
a

then ?

what

looking

innocent

very
or

of

of Selectmen
man.

and

Then, too, here is

No.

says,

town

Board

piece of candy, white

who

How

intense, he will be what

centre

But here the trouble

school

our

the sale is not in

equallydesirous

give what

to

those

want

Light

be formed

may

see

to

confronted

when

legalDogberry,

situation, does

offered

are

of the property
granting,does

the

Board

not

license

those
illegalselling,
breakers?
.Supposea

law

as

districts

certain

to

to

of

convicted

to

are

of the

vote

known

Efforts

year,
ing
mak-

keep the law. Suppose

apply for permissionto
city in December

will

should

it necessary

are

during the

better

drops that
appreciable quantity? Yet

children, that their

because

who

men

will be

important

most

begin with.

to

to

do you

confections

the

the traffic

story papers

ban.

Aldermen

of

consider

Will the

been

the

there

Board

our

to

men

such

no

sell?

the

justsuch

he

and

adverse

by

criminal

under
effectually

before them
subjectto come
viz.the grantingof licenses.

themselves.

sweets

What

candy

formidable

so

soon

other

or

be

largeshare

grow.

an

danger lurking in
is and

Very

have
capitation
Dewho
The

is

attack upon our

children
of the confectioners.
Surely there can
it is

should

last make
of Drink

Demon

survivingheads
Now

of Detective

to confine

spends his
it possible
pression
poeticex-

53

applied? That is the question. No more

impressive sight can be found
startlingnor
than that afforded by the upturned faces of two
hundred
boys. No wonder that the English
judge felt like takingoff his hat when he met
He is the man
a boy.
of tomorrow.
Active,

his when,

was

No.

solved

away ; liui that is not the highest and

position. It should be subjected to like
authorityas the offeringfor sale of Alcohol or
ing
any (juestionablecommodity and the distribut-

called upon

of

28. 1891.

best

angelic

more

FEBRUARY

thrown

contrary

died for him.

have

what

the

SATURDAY,

it is !

wonders

of visitors

After the licenses

2d W.

C. T.

scheme

out

ran

U. undertook
and

went

down

last Spring, the

thoroughly practical
to
Washington

in the
Square, locatingthere a restaurant
most
this more
conspicuous situation in that famous
ful
been
alcoholic drinks had
sometimes, made
guilty. A hitherto spotless The vision makers who wrought those wonderlocality.Where
soul is soiled. These
furnish food and
cases,
out
to
tales will have to give up their old propapers, in some
ductions dispensed,they set
It
and try again. Vive electricity.
such accompanying drink as might be necessary.
are
put into the pocket,carried to the school,
teachers,
ory.
and there, despitethe eyes of vigilant
The result has been
is the latest wonder.
highly satisfactCan
in
like
the
has
Do
been
had
the place.
read.
Not
thought?
are
a row
you
! Have
Human
electricity
fers
drill our
children to refuse all these profyou any notion
The policehave had a rest and the record is
we
at the
If not, call some
is?
evening
it
what
is
of
on
with
the
return
but
? We
excellent.
license,
can
every
temptation
Now,
try
to put this
made
been
and they will go to Marshall's
Efforts have
Boys' Club under Mr. Burgess' direction and
hand.
they must move
rect.
diis
of the Viaduct.
old place, just west
the pent up forces that he
trying to
see
May
distribution under direction, on the
universal
attend their good works.
success
The problem of the storage batteryis
ground that the earth is covered by papers

wish

or

Innocent

minds

we

are

thus,

as

those which

than

Arabian

gaze

at

Nights entertainment.

L I Ci H T

Church

"

Notes.

Rest
and
the program
subdivided
wa.s
into two parts headed
Unrest
and
Rest
The morning prayer meeting will be held at
Charles H.
Grout
opened the service with
the rooms
at
tomorrow
915, Secretary Gale
Bach's preludein B minor
and
was
followed
At the meeting for boys at 3 p. m.
leading.
by an anthem of Huntington Woodman
sung
the speakerwill be Arthur .Swift and
his subject
by the chorus. Mrs. John A. Rice sang Mendelssohn's
.\'ails. The 4 o'clock meeting will be
Hear my Prayer
assisted by the
addressed by H. H. Merriam.
of Knowle.i
chorus. After a prayei by Rev. Leon D. Bliss
Works
Loom
and I'resident C. F. Kugg.
the chorus sang Mohring's response,
Tell
At a meeting of the board
of directors held
Mr. Anderson
winds."
and
me,
ye winged
Monday evening, it was voted to ask Mr. Otis
Mrs. Rice sang
Stainer's Love
Divine, All
R. Parker to become
second
assistant secretary.
Love Excelling and Miss
Alice Hammond
Mr. Parker
was
cretary
formerlyassistant seGuonod's
The King of Love my
sang
herd
Shephere and for the past year and a half
is ".
The
chorus also sang
another of
has been secretary of the Ilion,N. V. A.ssocianthem.
Huntington Woodman's
Through
ation. He has decided to accept the invitation
the program were
singing by the Congregation,
of the directors and will commence
his
scripture
reading,prayer, responsive reading work next week.
He will have
of the
charge
and an address by Rev. Mr. Bliss on the verses
work, a positionfor which he is
membership
unto
beginning"Come
me, all ye that labour
well hlted on account
of hiscxten
particularly
and are heavy laden.
sive acquamtance with the young
of this
men
A noveltyin the shape of a
hygienicsupper
city.
will be served at Salem
Street
Church
Next Monday evening the religious
ings
meetnext Tuesday evening. Look
for the advertisement
committee will meet at 9 o'clock to plan
in another column.
work for the
month.
"

"

CONGREGATIONAL.

its annual reunion and

in accordance
with a
the church
established when
custom
was
ganized,
orfour years ago.
This, the fourth of
the largestand most sucthese reunions, was
cessful.
At
sat
eight o'clock, the company
down to an excellent supper,
prepared during
of
a
the afternoon
committee,
consisting
by
and deaconesses. The supper was
the deacons
followed by the calling of the roll,the members
with
a passage
answering to their names
As
the church has
of Scriptureor remarks.
no
pastor at present, Rev. Geo. H. Gould, D.
D., who suppliedthe pulpitfor several months
of honor
about a year ago, occupied the seat
at the head of the table and read the roll. He
made
short address, congratulatingthe
a
the past year and wishing
church
its success
on
them God
speed for the future. Remarks
made by Uea. Henry Chase, A. L. Kneewere
man,
land, Dea. D. li. Goddard, Uea. J. A. .SherTo some
of those
and J. G. Alexander.
who joinedduring the past year the reunion
much
was
a new
thing, and they were
very
of the
pleasedwith it. Beside the members
of
the
members
some
church,
congregation
Those
invitation.
attended, by
present
included the following: Rev. Geo. H. Gould,
Lovell \V. Putnam,
and Mrs.
D.U., Deacon
Deacon
and Mrs. John A. Sherman,
Deacon
Mrs.
D.
and
and Mrs. Henry Chase, Deacon
P.
Brooks.
Anna
Mrs.
B. Goddard, Mrs.
P. Carmen, Mr.
and Mrs. K. F. Parker,
Emma
BurMrs. L. K. Burnette, Miss Nellie E.
Rosalie
nette, Miss Ella E. Goddard, MissM.
Mabel
Goddard, Miss Hattie M. Ball, Miss
E.
Emma
Palmer, Miss
J. Goddard, Miss
KneeClara L. Kneeland, Miss S. Elizabeth
Park

.supper

land,

Church

held

Tuesday evening,

Mr.

and

Mrs.

Florence VV. Adams,

Mr. and Mrs. C. W.

Asa

Kneeland,

L.

Annie

Miss

Bowker,

F.

Mr.

Miss

Smith,

and

Mrs.

Gould, Mrs. R.
Byron
ence
FlorW.
Gould, Miss Edith M. Gould, Miss
L.
E. Parker, Miss Ella J. Parker, Miss
ard
Gertrude Colburn, Charles R. Peacock, RichMr.
Mrs.
and
T.
Irvin,
Yazijian,Robert
Edwin Sagendorph, Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Spauld(i. F.
ing, Miss H. Knight, .Mr. and Mrs.
Douglas,Walter W. Arnold, Henry B. Jenks,
E.

Corey, Mrs.

L.

M.

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

Plymouth Church, Rev. Dr. McCuUagh

morning service at 10.30 a.m. ; 4 p.m.
service with

admission

of

new

coming

tor,
pas-

Tuesday evening the as.sociation will give a

receptionto the clerks of the city. There will

munion
combers
mem-

be orchestral music, solo singing, a gymnasium

class drilland short addresses.
ments
Refreshwill be served in A.ssociation Hall at 8
will be by special
o'clock. Admission
ticket.
are
also making for a reception
Arrangements
to the business men
of the city.
Plans are
under consideration for special
.METHODIST.
for the juniordepartment. It has been
rooms
Grace.
ist, the
Sunday evening, March
day before the Centennial of John Wesley's proposed to make the correspondence,toilet
on
the ofliceHoor into one
rooms
services.
dressesand janitor's
Addeath, there will be memorial
fear if the partitions
but, as some
longinglargeroom,
will be given by various partiesbetaken out the support for the hall above
are
to the church.
removed
has been rewill
be
the
ferred
question
;
W.
Dr.
Hamilton
J.
Thursday eveninglast
to an
architect.
of Boston gave his interesting and valuable
March
the
o'clock
Sunday,
S,
meeting
4
Paris to Pompeii."
lecture entitled "From
will be in charge of a delegationof Harvard
During the month of February, Mrs. James
students.
ments
G. Arnold has had
charge of the entertainThe Women's
Auxiliary will be soon organday,
MonLast
ized.
at the Old Ladies' Home.
time since
At the meeting held some
Charles E.
the music given was
by Mrs.
intention of joining
ladies
their
signified
Mrs.
109
and
Miss
Anna
John
Wiley
Squire,
and since then a number have written expressing
Galbraith.
their desire to do so.
of the church
the
On
; V.

P. S. C. E. at 5.45.

and supper
entertainment
was
Mission, .New
given at the Endeavor
was
a
Worcester, Thursday evening. There
large attendance.
A

miscellaneous

Monday evening

vestry

of a very pleasantgathering.
the scene
Seventeen years ago, Mr. Charles H. Carpenter
of Grace, began the teaching of Chinamen
in Worcester
and the work has been kept up
er
the teachsince. Mrs. George Holden is now
Mrs.
and
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Pierce, Mr.
in charge ; but Mr.
Carpenter retains his
A.
Geo. A. Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
SlayCelestials
fifteen
At
this
interest.
meeting
Fred
ton, Mrs. C. S. Slayton,Mr. and Mrs.
present. They played three selections
lingham,were
DilJohnson, Mrs. S. L. Dillingham, Frank
who
and John Keon
native instruments
on
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Alexander, Miss
to Wilbraham
Academy next Fall read
goes
Mr.
S.
Elizabeth
Scott,
Ella Alexander, Miss
school
account
of
in excellent English an
Alice Gates, D.
and Mrs. F. L. Gates, Miss
of Trinityand
Mrs. Harrison
days in China.
T.
Fletcher, Donald
Bedigian, Stephen D.
taught them
her mission band sang two songs
Waite, J. H. Richardson, Mrs. A. L. F. I'rouCushman.
Mrs.
returned
the
Missionary,
by
Philbrook, Mr. and
ty, Mrs. L. C. Lary, Wm.
Mrs. Edward
W.
Mrs.
C. H. Brown, Mr. and
UNIVERSALIST.
Cole, Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Beane, Mr. and Mrs.
The Ladies Social Circle of the First UniAlbert H. Ayer, Miss Carrie M. Wheeler, Mr.
in the church parlorson
met
Church
versalist
Brigand Mrs. E. F. Brigham, Elliott W.
per
Tuesday afternoon and evening. After supF. Brigham, Jennie T. Brigham, Edmond
Miss
Mrs.
King, and
served
Harris,
was
Eastman,
ham, C. H. Colburn, Clarence W.
accompanist,
White,
Mr. Stoughton,with Mr.
Miss Elva M. Sawin, Mrs. H. C. Weatherbee,
gave a musical entertainment.
Miss Caroline J. Carroll,Miss S. E. Wheeler,
The sixth of the ten district conferences of
Sagendorph, Mrs.
Miss M. F. Wheeler, Vera
LIniversalist churches will
the Massachusetts
L. Ball, Miss Lottie L.
M. C. Ball, Miss Ada
next
held at the First Universalist Church
be
A. GidBall, Mrs. A. L. Bellows, Miss Laura
is as
follows : 10
The program
Wednesday.
dings.Miss Hattie M. Hapgood, Mr. and
"The
Rev. J. S. Gledhill on
address
a. m.,
by
A.
White, Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Mrs. Charles
What
it Signifies;"
People's Movement,
Young
Elvira ^L Johnson, Miss
Miss
A. Morton,
ham
address by Rev. F. A. DillingII
a.m.,
Abbie A. Whittaker, Mrs. A. E. Karle, Miss
"The People and the MinistO' ;" i-30
on
Sarah T. Ranger, Miss Lucy Ranger, GustaC. Start on
Philena
address by Mrs.
p.m.,
vus
Elliott,Mrs. Mary J. Kendall, Mrs. Lucy
;"
State Society and its Work
"The Woman's
Miss
Hattie A. Allen, Mrs.
M. Yearnshaw,
on
E.
Rev.
M.
Whitney
2.^0 p.m., address by
zie
Jane N. Marsh, Mrs. Orra J. Sweet, Mrs. LizRev.
sermon
by
Mission Work;"
"Our
p.m.,
7
J.Eddy, Mary S. Elliott,Lucy A. Smith,
Each of the addresses
J. M. Pullman, D. D.
R. Lufkin.
Mr. and Mrs. Simon
will be followed by a discussion.
last
The evening service at Central Church

Sunday

was

interestingon
especially

service
The
of the music rendered.
by the musical director, Mr.
The general subject was
Anderson.

was

BAPTIST.

account
was

ranged
ar-

E. N.
"True

"

"

"

"

The
meet,

Church

Dewey

Street

annual

dinner, supper

Thursday.

teenth
held its nineand entertain-

jured
so
Miss Nettie Athy, who was
severelyinseveral days since, is improving, though
confined
to
her
bed.
still
She
is
slowly.

ENTERTAINMENTS.

given under the auspices

Lodge, No. 184, Knights of
sonic
good attendance. The MaHamilton,
Quartet composed of Thomas

The

entertainment

of Bay State
drew
Honor,

Morse, George L. Sanborn and D.

Prof.
E. Spencer sang several selections and
well received
George W. Blish of Boston was
Milton M.

in his

readings.

Henry

E.

Theater

ter
Dixey'sappearance at the Worcesthe last two evenings has furnished

for the best class of theater-goers

amusement
is a
of his name
in this city. The mention

increased
at
a full house, even
the
was
attraction and last evening "The Seven Ages"
imitations
His
audience.
delighteda large
wonderful and he is undoubtedlythe most
are
the American
on
clever artist in burle.'que
"The
and
this afternoon
stage. "Adonis"
sell
will
every seat
Seven Ages" this evening

guarantee of

prices. Thursday evening "Adonis"

It will be best

in the theater.
as

to secure

earlyas possible. Mr. Dixey most

seats

ically
emphat-

recently published
denies the statement
to the effectthat he
in dramatic contemporary
sell.
to quit starringand support Lillian Ruswas
He
further said he is to produce a new
in the
not as yet been named
has
;
which
play,
in the ever
popular
meantime
coining money
Ages."
"Adonis" and "The Seven
A

musical

and

given in Reform

literaryentertainment was
Thursday evening.

Club Hall

LIciHT
of Corliss.

Wheelock.

Jerome

taken out in all the

were

said about
who

made

only

one

by somebody, something was

that man
being a publicbenefactor,
two

blades

grew

before.

where

of

grass grow
shall be
What

said of

idea,
who
man
develops a wholly new
and furthers tion
producplantsa great industry,
the

fold ?

many

The

of her
citysome
our
subjectis a

our

and
to

true

record is behind
sends

to

came

when

only
the

and
there received,
pure air of that elevated town
tion
in his earlyboyhood, all the instructhat the schools

ever

his
generations,
township and as

gave
was

name

him.

For

connected

eral
sev-

with

and

taken

was

this

had

he

to

sult
re-

be

himself

relieve

To

from home.
away
the labor of constant

he set
supervision,
organizinga jointstock company, and
"Wheelock
Engine Company" resulted in

the

Januarj',
business
under

is

the

Increased

1888.

engine have

necessitated
now

Edward

secretary and
made

the

by

engine has been

triumphs. In
York

Institute of New

ward
Hill,Ed-

K.

The

almost

unbroken
American

to

gave

the

him

gold

of progress, said to be the only one ever

given for an
engine. The Centenial Year,
and diploma
1S76, brought to him a medal
medal

frgm

the fair in

"

"

with Charles

A. Wheeler

1867, Mr. Wheeler

whole

business upon

it and

develop

to

In

for this purpose.

died, thus devolving the

Mr. Wheelock,
who proceeded
to

further several

other improvements.
In
No.

some

ten

years

ideas
chief

were

of his greatest triumphs. Here were

of experiment and hard work. Many
developed; but all the time the

idea

the

was

Wheelock

1873, at the American

he introduced

to

Engine.

Exhibition

the

public a

in New

four

In

York

valved

gine.
en-

He employed a rotary, tapered valve,

a
new
suspended on hardened steel spindles,
since
and used.
In
type
extensivelyknown
fine,there are few details in the steam
engine
that he has not
in someway
improved. His
business gradually grew
to
the two
occupy

floors of the Union

of from

fiftyto
From

very

Street edifice and

seventy-fivemen

a
was

force
ployed.
em-

18S4 the business was

of five hundred
horse

the listswith the

tend
best and strongest.
does not inLight
to
discuss machinery technically.We

interested in the exhibit

in the exhibitor

and

takingthe boy by the hand he said,"Your

and a
father has given you
a
prouder name
richer heritagethan any
king could give his
Another
son.
prominent writer,overhearing
Col. Forney's remark said, There is no doubt
that Mr. Wheelock
has placed his name
high
mechanics
whose
the roll of distinguished
on
works adorn their country and their age."
who
is a man
Personally,Mr. Wheelock
creates
he
excellent impression wherever
an
and

is,himself, the

He

appears.
describe

his

engineand

its

very

best

to

man

workings.

He

is

his valves, are

he says, but his words, like

justfittedto their places.When

he calls

you,

wordy

not

idea of
seldom
time

to

see

doubts.

beset

nor

you will,at
knows
his

who

man

get the

once,

and

wants

is

neither

He
by
speech. There is,in his face, a suggestion
of Brooklyn'sfamous
ry
preacher,Hen-

Ward
have

in what

wastes

and, further

Beecher

facial

than

semblance,
re-

both
there is this point in common,
in their respectivesituations.
masters

been

1858, Mr. Wheelock

Lydia Ann Robinson, a
Mass., a
daughter of
In

married

was

native

to

Miss

of Concord,

Henry and Myra

Of their five children
(Haynes) Robinson.
two
H
erbert
and
are
only
living,
Harvey, the
school. Their
a pupilin the High
latter now
home
Mr.

been

is

at

25 Elizabeth

Wheelock

is

initiated in

Mason, having
Lodge in 1S55.

has

cessive
passed through suclongs
He bethirtysecond.
Worcester
County Mechanical

degreesto
the

Free

Franklin

Since that time, he

to

street.

the

Charitable
chanics
MeAssociation, Massachusetts
Association, American
Society of

Engineers,American
Mining Engineers and to the Iron
Mechanical

Institute of Great

Society of
and

Steel

Britain.

Mr.
Wheelock
is through and
Politically,
through a Republican and in 1884, he had
littlesympathy with the dissatisfaction
Mechanic
take up such a subject very
can
tion
which, in certain circles followed the nominaand handle it scientifically
but of the triumphs
of James G. Blaine.
of the individual and of his handiwork
are
we
in Europe, on
At present, Mr. Wheelock
is
ever
glad to sound the praises.
another of the tripsthat he is obligedto make
As an indication of the popularityof the
in looking after the interests of
periodically
engine it may be said that the Long Island

are

more

interested

than in the

1S69,the well known shop in Union Street

taken and from this place went
189,was

out

the Continent, he entered

on

had been, and putting the whole

equipment in perfectshape.
In his Paris Exhibition he left the enginein
charge of his older son, a youth in his teens,
of his business.
but he was
thoroughlymaster
Colonel John W. Forney,so long connected
with Philadelphia
was
journalism,
very much

than it ever

"

's exhibitions

where
his engine
Philadelphia,
Building.
the machinery in the Agricultural
ran
married
and
Paul
again. Daniel Wheelock
Again, in 1S7S, in Paris he received the
P. Prentice and their son, Jerome,
Susannah
grand prize,the only one given for an engine
to Americans.
of six
and one
awarded
born June 20,
of eight,
was
1834, the youngest
The
Miller's International
are
children,whose names
Exposition at
given in Pierce's
in
1880
ottered
a
of
Grafton.
Cincinnati
large award for
History
Mr.
Wheelock
a
of
mechanical
of
he
thh
best
was
a
turn
steam
mind,
engine.
Clearly
earlyturned his attention to machinery and
competitorand the prizethat he bore away is
of the choicest objects in his possession.
one
through the influence of the Hon. Abraham
in
but
The
M. Bigelow, he secured
a
situation in the
money
prize as offered was
Locomotive
said
he much
Works
where
he served
the
winner
Taunton
preferredit in
hundred
lars'
dolmedal
five
full and
The
a
thorough apprenticeship.
shape. Accordingly,
made into one
circular
steam
worth of gold was
ommendation,
engine was his study,and with the recA
tory.
and stamped with the terms of his vicgood mechanic, steady, mass
he set out
honest, and of industrious habits
Only the next year, he took another
to make
trial
his way in the world.
medal from the same
cityat the Ninth IndusIn fine,it would
After tryinghis fortune in various places,
that
Exhibition.
seem
in
in
in
he settled down
of
defeat
exhibitions
to
Worcester
the
living
competitive
spur
has never
Iron
been an incentive in his Hie work.
J858. While employed at the Washburn
There
but
famous
have been set backs and reverses;
Works, he invented his,subsequently,
Steam
in the shop,in the tests and trialson
came
Cylinder Packing which soon
they were
that he was
into such demand
his way to eventual
This competisuccess.
obligedto set
tion
about its manufacture
cordingly,
has been, not only with fellow inventors
and, acextensively,
in 1S65, he formed
in
but
abroad
Britain
a
in
America
Great
and,
partnership
;

find in direct
ancestors, we
of Daniel, Paul,
line the Christian names

that

shaft, making it better

the main

"

uring
Manufact-

1875, the

an

series of

street

treasurer.

Dixon

Co. of Scranton, Penn.

The record of Mr. Wheelock
of his

for the

quarters and the

Southgate

on

presidencyof

engine is also

demands

new

located

F. Tolman

ton
Taun-

lad, in his teens, but he first breathed

time

facturing
manu-

about

It is
of

by

us

much

from

zens
citi-

contribution of Grafton

the way
and that he left his native town
that he

sent

most

of the Commonwealth.

the Heart

the

today.

out

county have
valuable

of Worcester

hill towns

into

picture Light

whose

man

Such

much

great

accomplish

To

countries.

Somewhere

returningof

superintendedthe

Wheelock

Mr.

in which

protect his invention,

To

vention
ner
patents

in

the

thing made.

man

who

Worcester's

makes

tical
"Prac-

"

Sound
of his
steamer, Connecticut, has one
pattern of six thousand horse power and one of
his thousand
horse power
engines has been
tolndia to run
a
100,000
spindlemill, for
At present three largeblast
Englishowners.
iron regions of
for
the
are
building
engines
Pennsylvania.

sent

In Tholhausen's
at

account

of the

steam

the Paris

letter press

and

Exposition,four pages
diagrams are devoted to

of the famous
description

gines
en-

of
the

his inventions.

from

one

We

close the

of Mr.

sketch with

W.'s recent

tracts
ex-

customer's

letter,
bearingdate, Chicago, May 16, 1S90.
In
1S81, the Chicago City Raihvay Co.
purchased five engines of your make, of 250
After operating them
for some
h. p. each.
time, wt' K'tVt' so pU'ased luith their performance,
ordered four more
we
e"iginesof ^00 h.
cable
p. each. After that, in extending our
lines,-ive bought two
engines of 1,000 h. p.
have
Wheelock
a
each, and in our shop we
one
Engine of 125 h.p. * * * * Every single
"

lanta has operatedthrough all these years

At1873
to our
tire
enj'/ic Wheelock
Constitution of Feb. 3, 188S, says "The
large,many
satisfaction. * * * *
engines
valve, is,by long odds, the simplest and most
In 'S3 and
beingturned out.
power
'84,Mr.
magnificentpair of engines which furnish
*
*
*
*
If any
have
ever
seen.
we
efficient
Wheelock
was
from
for the Atlanta
Mills are
Cotton
givingmuch time and thought
power
of your customers
have questionsthey would
to the de-el( pment
of his most
vention,
in
the celebrated works of Jerome Wheelock
importantinlike to ask, we should be pleased to answer
viz.,his new
After describingthe envalves,the most
Worcester, Mass.
gines,
system
C. B. Holmes,
the same.
and valuable
advance
since the inoriginal
President.
the paper mentions
the masterly manto

invention.

The

"

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"

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PJ

ft

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3
s;

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crq

a
5.

I.I
Entertainments.

Mrs.
Miss

An

tion
was
concert
interesting
given in AssociaHall, Tuesday evening,by the Fisk Jubilee
The company
singersof Nashville,Tennesee.

consists of Miss Alice Vassor and Miss

Lincolnia Haynes, sopranos; Miss Antionette
Crump and Miss Fannie E. Snow, altos; Mr.
J.VV. Holloway and P. L. La Cour, tenors,
and Mr. T. W. Talley,bass.
The selections
to Jesus," "Wasn't
"Steal Away
were
sung
That
Wide
a
River,"."Go
Down,
Moses,"
Black
"Reign, Massa
Jessus," "Old
Joe,"

"Gospel Train," "My Way is Cloudy," "My

a
Lord, What
morning," Jubilee Medley,
"Bright Sparkles,""Little David," "I'm A'
River," "Going Up," "Old
Rolling,""Swanee
ley,
Ark," "Keep Me From Sinking Down," MedI'llMake
Soldier.?"
You Think
a
to raise money
The objectof the concert
was
to build a Bible
at
School
Fisk University.
The attendance was
small, owing no doubt to
the great number
of events
which
happened
on
that evening.
"Don't

The

commemoration

George Frederick
B. D.

Allen took

of

Handel,

place at

the birthday of
arranged by Mr.

Mr.

last Monday evening. The

well filledwith an audience

Allen's
rooms

studio,

were

very

Margart Holohan, Mrs. W.

R. Irwin and
Collins. Mr. Frederic Bartlett was
signed
asfor the next selection, but as
he was
not present. Miss Alma
L. Collins sang
bert's
SchuHark, hark, the lark;" Miss
Nellie
and
Layng followed with Arditti's "lima"
the
was
recipient of two large bouquets ;
Miss Collins sang Gluck's "Vieni che poi Seand Mr. Edwin
N. Snow
reno
Hadyn's
gave
In Native North
in an admirable
manner.
The
Rose
trio,Pevschel's
a very
Waltz,
pretty piece was
very
nicely rendered by
Misses Layng, Campbell and
Miner.
Mrs.
Irwin sang Halevy's
Le
and
Juif Errant"
followed by Miss
was
Campbell, who gave
Arditti's air
This
L'Ardita.
number
had
been awaited with interest by the audience, as
the young
lady had shown
by her singingin
the trio that she possesseda soprano
voice of
than ordinaryability. In her rendering
more
of the air she showed
great precisionand a
ness,
good range of voice, but her tone lacks sweetbeing a littletoo sharp. Mrs. Adelaide
L. Wood
Schira's
reverie
sang
Sognai.
The next number
was
cult
probably the most diffiundertaking of the evening, it being
Beethoven's
aria "Ah
Perfido,''
sang by Mrs.
Holohan.
It was
very creditablyperformed.
The
last two
numbers
Rubenstein's
were
Good night, sung by Miss Collins and Lacorae's
Estudiantina
by Miss
bell,
Campsung
Mrs. Holohan, Miss
Convery and Miss
Collins.
"

"

"

"

"

to

paid close

interesting
program.
exceedinglyentertaining

very

Mr.

"

"

"

"

"

"

which

"

Allen read an
paper
the life and work
of the celebrated comon
poser,
in illustration
introducingthe musical numbers
The Choral Societyof Salem Street Church
of the reading. Mrs. May Sleeperare
to be given about
arrangingfor a concert
Ruggles sang two operaticselections,"Lascia
March
The Ladies' Glee Club
20.
will sing,
and
"Verdi
ch'io Pianga" from
"Rinaldo"
Mrs. May Sleeper-Rugglesand Mr.
Benj. A.
Mr. Allen played three
Prati" from "Alcina."
Miss
Barber
will
be
a
nd
soloists,
J. S. Newand Passeharpsichordselections,Sarabande
comb
and
Miss
E. G. Whittemore
will be
caille,in G minor and Air a la Bourr^e in G
and Mr.
Allen
major. Miss J. S. Newcomb
in B
flat,arranged
played an organ concerto
for two
pianos. The remainingnumbers were
oratorio

selections.

Misses

M.

L.

Starr,

Fanny and Helen Goulding played a march

from "Judas Maccabaeus
;" Master Carl Page
"Angels Ever Bright and Fair" from
sang
Mr.
"Theodora;" Miss E. G. Whittemoreand
Allen played the pastoral symphony
from
"The Messiah ;" Mrs. Ruggles sang "O Thou
That

Tellest"

from

"The

Messiah"

and the

"HallelujahChorus" arranged for two pianos,

eighthands, was
played by Misses Whitteand Brown, and Mr. Allen.
The
sketch was
both instructive and entertaining,
amusing incidents being introduced.
many
The remark, made
by several,that "Mr. Allen
is always nice in arranging such things" is
eloquentin showing that Mr. Allen's work is
day
appreciated. Besides the entertainment Monevening,Mr. Allen has had two recitals
by his pupils at his studio, one
Saturday
afternoon
and
afternoon.
one
Tuesday
The
one
Saturday consisted of songs and
piano solos and duets. The
participants
Miss Alice Fernald, Miss E. G. Whittewere
Miss
Minnie
Alexander, Miss Ethel
more,
L.
N.
W.
Bartlett,Miss M.
Starr, Mrs.
H.
L.
A.
Mrs.
Brown,
J.
Berry, Miss
Miss
Miss
Hattie
M.
Hart,
Harrington,
A.
Cora
Eva
Cowie, Miss
Morrill, Miss
Finnerty,Mr. F. W. Shumway, Mr. F. E.
day
Muzzy and Mr. Allen. At the recital Tuesafternoon the participants
E.
Miss
were
A. Putnam,
Miss
F. A. Earned, Miss Gertrude
Inez Buss, Miss Gertrude
Stevens, Miss
Florence Putnam, Miss Ada Knowlton, Miss
M. L. Starr, Miss Lottie Knowlton, Mr. J. N.
Truda
and Mrs. Ruggles,who sang
in place
of two
of her pupils,Irving Bigelow and
Walter Knapp, who were
unable
to
be present.
more,

Starr

The

second of Walter
Scott Kennedy's recitals
was
held in Horticultural Hall Tuesday
excellent music was
evening,when some
formed
perbefore a very
large and enthusiastic
audience.
The
first number
was
a
trio,
"
Hummel's
Springtime Symphony
by
sung
"

Know

Ye All

People

That I am
now
sellingall sheets of vocal and
instrumental music
in my
collection of 3,300

popular pieces at

ten

cents

Regular

copy.

sheet music
in every p irticular with
uniform
what you have paid other people 25 to 50c a
sheet
for. 3251
other choice compositions
besides the following,
all loc each :

"

"

"

attention

(I HT

pianists.
The
pupils of Miss Stella M. Haynes,
teacher of elocution, gave
a very enjoyable
entertainment
last week
Friday evening in
Horticultural Hall.
The
Elberon
Orchestra
with Millocker's overture,
began the program
read
"Gasparonne," Miss Edith M. Gould
"Mrs.
Middlerib's Letter" and
M.
Miss Ada
White followed
with "Buzzard's
Point."
It
announced
E.
was
the program
on
that Mrs.
H. Plaisted was
to sing but she was
unable to,
and Mrs. J. H. Howell took her place,singing
"He was
Prince."
a
Miss
very acceptably,
Ella H. Plaisted read "Country Sleighing;"
Mrs. Hattie E. Price read "How
Tom
Sawyer
Got His Fence Whitewashed"
and in response
to an
encore
chestra
Interview;" the orgave "The
rendered another selection,the cornet
"Golden
Shore."
Then
followed
of
one
song,
the most
ment,
interestingparts of the entertainthe marching,posing and tableaux by
the dramatic action class, consistingof Miss
Ida
E.
Fitch, Miss Ella H. Plaisted,Miss
M.
Effie C. Walch, Miss Edith
Gould, Miss
Ada
M. White, Mrs. Hattie E. Price and Mrs.
W. A. Nugent.
Miss Olive A. Hewitt, a little
read "The Elf Child" and in response
to
girl,
"Lulu's Complaint." Mr. J.
an
encore
gave
in a
effective manner
J. Shea
gave
very
"In
Swore
Off;" Mrs. Howells
Old
sang
and the dramatic
Madrid"
action class again
appeared in posings,tableaux, floral drill and
fan drill. The entertainment
concluded
was
with
a
concert
galop by the orchestra. The
whole
entertainment
reflected great credit
both on the pupilsand their teacher.
While
the class has appeared before in this city and
also out of town, this was
first
its
appearance
in a recital. The attendance
was
large
very
nearlyevery seat being filled.
F. Barton
City Treasurer, Wm.
improved
exceptionalholidayMonday in attending
the meeting of the State Association
of City

his

Treasurers in Boston.
He
If all these
time.
to business as ours
strictly
their respite.

joyable
reports a most enofficers attend as
does,they deserve

VOC.-\L.

Sunshine

After

Rain

Dins-

Kathleen

Afterwards;
That

Thursday.

is Love

Ferryman

Ni"ht.

Last

When
False

Daily Question.
Don't

Take

de

Left

Hand

John

Rodney.

the Lights are

of Long
Love
of the Earth

Queen

Road,
The Fog Bell.
Sweet
Katie Connor.
The
Mother's
Young

Abt.
Dacu.
Mullen.
; Glennon.

Aroon;

P.aymates;

more.

The
Red Hussar; Solomon.
.Sal y in Our
Alley.

Low.

Ago.
;

Pin-

suti.

Zion, Sacred

Song,

Rod-

ney.

Lullaby ; Gilbert.
Love's
Golden
Dream.
Comrades
; Glennon.
Cricket
the
on
Hearth;

Ahoy

ahoy
Poor

opera

Woulds't
Dream?

! from

the

Jonathan.
Thou

Still

Miltocker.

They'ie

Alter

Me.

Molloy.
INSTRUMENTAL.

Star of the Sea.

Skirt Dance
; Faust
up to
Fifth
Nocturne
date.
; Leyback.
Moss
Rose; Idyl; Earner- Cachucha; Hoist.
felder.
Tout
Paris, waltz, op. 240 ;
Bohemian
Girl.
Waldteufel.
Waltz.
Playmtes;
Sweet Raptures;Wohanka.
Gillet.
Mattie's
Grand
Valse
de
LoinduBal;
Concert.
Bergerctte; Sidney Smith.
I WTiistle and
Wait
for Ka- Awakening
of the Lion ;
Skontski.
De
tie.waltz ; Kessen.
Tam
O'Shanter
Last Idea of Von
Weber.
; Warren.
Old Black Joe ; Turner.
Mountain
Stream
S
;
Chie Polka ; Wheeler.
Smith.
Mia
Dramatic
Bella; Rodeer.
Waltz; Rosenfeld.
MoonliRht
Sonata; BeeInvitation
the Dance
to
thoven.
;
Weber.
Von
SilveryWaves ; Wyman.
Life
Wa'tzes ;
Jess Schottische ; Jewell. Artist
Strauss.

The listincludes the newest

piecesand the
best of the old. Catalogue of the 3,300 sent
All music ordered therefree to any address.
from,
sent

paid.

postage

self-playingorgan
exhibition ia very entertaining.
now
on
I invite all to trv it.playersor not.
Sole agencies for Ivers " Pond, Newby "
Evans
and
Prescott
Pianos
organs.
; also Crown
Piano
tuning and moving. All instrument
Strings.
Steere's orchestra
for entertainments, etc.
C. E. Steere.
Next door to Boston
Store.
492 Main
; one
flightup.

My

The

Author

of "Home,

Sweet

Home."

In the article "Saturday Night" in Light,

Feb. 14, mention was
made
of John Howard
Payne and whose heart has not been touched
by the sentiment e.xpressedin his sweet song,
is reason
?" There
to
"Home, Sweet Home
believe that in addition to the version as
ally
usugiven, the sweet
singer later gave two
set
to
music
and
verses.
more
They were
lady in London, in
presentedto an American
the winter of 1833 or
'34. The evidence in
ested
intersupport of this I have, which
any one
to examine.
is at liberty
"

"To

us,

How

in

despiteof

allurements
unsatished

The

the absence

turns, and

heart

But

exile is blest with

mine

has been

says, with

home!

sweet

years.
still appears,

butiliatterthe

abroad, which

Home, home,
"Vour

of

of home

the remembrance

sweet

From

eye,

sigh."

etc.

all fate can

bestow.
with many
a
woe

checkered

Vet, tho' different our fortune, our thoughts are

And
both, as we tnink of Columbia, exclaim."

John

C.

!
the same,
Crane.

February 16,1891.
Can
A correspondentasks :
you inform me
how common
people can obtain the reports of
the United States Consuls
published by the
A. A. P.
State Department?
Address
the Hon.
Joseph H. Walker, M.
will give all
District.
He
C. for the Tenth
information.
necessary
Mrs.

Col.

Buffalo,
while on
Pleasant

N.
a

J.

H.

Y.,

brief visit

street.

and daughter of
being well entertained

Horton

are

to

E.

C. Newcombe.

331

lyldHT
Indian

rocks

Territory.

The

giving a
houses

cabin
Feb.

Tahlkqiah.
the

"Does

uprisingof

the

1S91.

12,

Sioux

are

"bo.vhouse" appears.

or

six miles the "hack"

affect

always pleasing variety. the.se much

"diluted"
few, only an occasional log- adopted citizen.

not

At
to

comes

the end of
halt

the

at

Licenses
states to

Indians

granted

are

an

from

many

business

on

carry

to

becomes

here, and

the
many

junctionof the Arkansas

and Grand
Rivers.
more
largelythe poor whites, rent farms of
While awaitingthe return
of the ferry-boat, the Cherokees.
A
nation with such a large
which is transportinga party of movers,
white element will hardlybe likelyto particiyou
pate
can
enjoy the beautiful view down and across
in the "Messiah
craze" or
turn
against
the river. As bridgesare an almost unknown
our
F. H. L.
government.
"

the

Indians

in

Indian

Territory?" Such
questionrepeatedlyasked us by eastern

is the

friends.
All

know

we

of the

"craze"

through

come

Their
own
(for
papers.
newspapers
they can boast of a number) say littleof the
trouble.
A full-blood livingnear
when
us,
eastern

questionedon
that he
To

the

subject,revealed

heard

never

east

Indian

an

is an

be he Cherokee, Commanche
he is supposed

live in

to

and

is onlyawaitingan
pale-face;while the

saws

far

as

as

with

an

the

opportunityto scalpa
five so-called

decorate

boys

occasional

the tomahawk
awkward

as

;
a

civilized

Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, Chickaand Semimoles, wear

citizen's dress (as
it goes) with no blankets, nor
feathers,

save

to

wear

tomahawk,

carry

jun,"
"In-

Sioux

or

wigwam,

blanket, painthis face, and

races,

the fact

of the Sioux.

in the

many

their "sombreros"

ring or ostrich tip; and

they would

as

find it

Take a hastyglance at this country and its

society; coming from St. Louis or Chicago
to
without change of cars
Muskogee, in the
"I
Creek nation a friend wrote
of our
arrival,
by the dusky faces
imagine you surrounded
of the savages as
is no doubt what

leave

you

the train."

shallow

This

ford the

must

you

enough, or

be

of ferrynecessity
ing,
the pleasureof
waitingby a stream, perhaps in a pouring
rain,making the air ringfor an
hour or more
with wild and
man
desperate shouts for the boatto row
o'er
the
you
ferry. But today
you

are

aboard

soon

pole into deep

an

water

the

tiat-boat.

where

oar, and

enormous

the way
more
of

ere

they row
long you

P'ort Gibson.

to

and

night's lodging. This

perhaps accommodate

sizeable

will

tiows

you sallyforth to find "Lo,

commodious
Indian."
Here
are

In the morning
the

poor
brick blocks,
a

modern

and

new

United

begin to
cityin the

houses, and you

in

small western

ing,
build-

bank

house

Court

States

and

fortable
com-

think self
yourstates, not

country after all.

in the Indian

the

But the "mail-hack"

Tahlequah,

is

about

only take

you can
of this little western

so

The

to inquire of a welllengthyou venture

of the stores,
dressed gentlemanly clerk in one
he
live. "Oh, all 'round,"
where the Indians
replies."I am a Creek myself" and enjoying
he adds, pointingto two or three
your surprise
retire
companion clerks,"so're they." You

Where

abashed.

is your

now

"dead

satisfaction

some

to

see

to

Tahlequah

is

but

horses have

plunged

with
all

seated

three

white

spring wagons
by the name
the

this

in

of

off for the Cherokee

across

spring wagon
wagon-sheet,
country
We

"hack."

country, taking

ered
cov-

vehicle you are

pretentious than the

white-covered

hack,

but

are

hills,and

winding

river.

Soon

we

pass

from

largebrick building, the BaptistSeminary,

in
which stands out
imposing and desolate
solitude.
By and by we enter the woodlands,
the road

becomes

more

varied, mud

and

we

reason

people,and

have

Tahlequah
givingin

so

of

few Indians

so

in the

towns

past

hundred,

one

coln.""
Lin-

Brooklield

than

more

the

kind

in

the

oped
develas
Thom-

city. Hewjsthe

of the Mechanics'AsscKiation.

church
Union

burned.

the

On
This

streets.

of

comer

Ex.

dist
the firstMetho-

was

delivered the first lecture

Mechanics'

fore
given be-

ever

Association.
22"1800.

Funeral

honors

to
seven

liftyschool
House

Washington. At 11 a.m.
hundred, includingtwo
from

boys

S to

marched

and

to

the Old

draped

sion
proceshundred

formed

was

was

impressiveoration

.An

iS.

South
with

at

the

Meeting

black broadcloth.

delivered by the Rev.

was

Bancroft.

.Aaron

23" 1S18.

County AgriculturalSociety incorporated.

Worcester

27-1849.
Methodist

Laurel Street

Episcopal

dedicated.

church

2S-1746.
of

Day

fasting and

for

prayer

minister.

experiencedin procuring a

was

Rev.

considerable time
; and
made.
A day of fasting and

Burr

Mr.
was

implore the
of

the choice

leadingin

devine
a

was

prayer

the
a

served
ob-

in' the church's

to be ordained."

Co., iS Pearl street, last week

Art

to

elapsed before

direction

person

ficulty
dif-

Great

successor

at the Davis
exhibitions of fine etchings

The

generallypatronizedand

was

very

in

resulted

large

fore
beof sales of the finest etchingsever
exhibit
The
brought into Worcester.

number

given by Mr.
Keppel " Co.

of

the numbers

Among

by Fleming

Frederick
representing

Noe

was

the

was

of

and

York

New

Paris.

etching
magnificent
of
portrait

Chandos

the

Interior of Westminster
Shakespeare, The
field
Abbey, interior of St. Mark's at Rome, LitchAlso figure
piecesby the
Cathedral, etc.
as
Teyschief artists reproducedby such men
and others.

sonieres,Faunez
on

took

places

"

color

"

Meeting"
the prizeat
and

become

\'oice from

The

after
the

several other

the

fine

etching
famous

Homer's

Winslow

after

Vellum

"The

The

the

21"1842.
the

water

many

he was

his vote for Abraham

from

benefactor

F.lihu Burritt

clusion
con-

full-bloods shrink away

will
we
into the woods, where

visited.

the

is reached,

leave you, only

for the presence

must

we
a

white

and

About

way
tant
dis-

our

three o'clock

than
of

erected in Worcester.

her fair-haired mother.

soon

prairies,catching glimpsesof

and

church

your fellow-passengers.
The ubi(iuitoustravelling-manis ted
represenhere ; several are
evidentlyCherokees,

dig- where
nified

are

Meth:dist

change

"to
no

Old

little more

marchinK

19-1IU4.

occupying is more

now

red stage with

seats
on
top, and
In the five hours
fore
bedrawn by four horses.
is
to nothere
is
time
tice
gained,
Tahlequah
less than

street, the first of

and
l)resident

in

very

the

began a business which

foundry and machine shops on

House, the pulpitof which

are

ber
remem-

died, aged seventy.four.Mr.

Worcester

to

Court

branches

to

before, and

tlte extensive

choice

The

few unmistakable

Wheeler

A.
came

like your

dangerous.

Indian"

William
Wheeler

fortyyears

or

the streams, these

but

was

four

years,

man

raising of the

15"1873.

three you have learned to brace yourself

for the shock.
When
heavy rains have

two

he

when

its monotony

their haunches

to

up

the

recollected

meeting and cast

Hersey's History.

again

hills to climb and descend,

larger rocks to bounce over,
and a succession of mud4ioles, or branches,
which
look very
small, but by the time the
and

lie

numbering

much

1763,wlien

before his death, and

and

long,and

as

in

old.

he attended

which, has
town,
with "iuitea shady

joggingalong on their ponies, though not full-bloods, while the remainder

to be white, though your
the very
seem
but
ience
past experprosaicdress of the
they wear
of questioning.
make
white man, or more
you wary
properly,of the cow-boy.
little
But
the
a
f
air-haired,
girl,
blue-eyed
to
As you are on the way
bright,
Tahlequah,
attention, and you at
Cherokee
quite engages
your
capital,where the United States
lengthventure to ask her how long she has
commissioners
have justbeen treating for the
okee,
Cherokees.
lived among
in the
seat
"Why, I'm a Chera
Cherokee
strip,you secure
is one," she replies,
mamma
This
pointingto
"hack" about to leave for Fort Gibson.
a

Church

hundred

onu

reni.irkable

recollect

under Capt. Biuelow in 1775, and his de.ath

in 1790. .As his father was
he never
a loyalist,
engaKMl
in the struggle of the
Revolution, although it was his
wish to do so.
In the election of I'rt'sident the November

vey
hasty sur-

was

could

for

to start

Indians

vehicle is

South

died, ayed

Mower

he

tliree years
minu
e-nen

by more

deeper mud

theory!.'
It is

ride

firstride,though twice

swollen

At

on

four miles

bridge,while, from
white
building of
tlie Fort, abandoned
during the past year.
Would
time permit, it would be interesting
to
visit the post, if only to see the oldest government
west
of
the
once
building
;
Mississippi
the headquarters of the commandant,
now
fallen into a picturesque
state
of decay.
gleam

CALENDAR.

MowiT

Mr.

events

railroad

hillside

varied

guests.

well

are

a
upon
pleasing
eyes rest
beside you,
but far below,
(Irand
river, and yonder it is

the

the

wam"
"wig-

hundred

two

with each

riding the

quarter, occupied by the negroes,

you ask, where are the Indians ?

supper

men

"Etx-nc/er
months.

picture. Close

alight. It resembles
you as you
seaside hotel,and affords you a

eastern

Two

After

plentyof white inhabitants

an

WORCESTER

have

e.xpect instead of the

you
brightlylightedmodern hotel which confronts

good

when

streams

the

at

and will sometimes

.spannedby
as

I.

or

you

doubt

no

convenience

the Cliffs

"

Kidgway Knight
Paris

Salon

valuable

property of

Worcester

"

La

and
that
nez
Fau-

pieceshave
seurs.
connois-

visit them.

Anyone
Cherokee

who
blood

property and

can
can

white

prove
claim
man

one

who

sixteenth

rights and
marries

one

Dealer"

of
hold
of

"I want

keep good fish."

but why don't you
I

you to understand, sir,that

That may be;
Customer""
of it?"
sell some

10

!
to figures
writers run
naturallysome
boyhood, did not rhyme more
naturallyand easilythan Dr. Oliver Wendell
makes
Holmes
figuresof speech. Recentlya

How

him, "Well

to

is writing

how

Doctor

that

It appears
books

and

in

published

there

were

imported

4.559
the

mto

against 4,014 in 1889,

4.631 in 1888,4,437 in 1887 and 4,676 in 1886.
works
new
Of these 4,559 books
3,180 were
manufactured
in this country, the rest being
United

States in 1890, as

as
easily
composition come
editions and importations.
new
the genial old genever?"
"Well" replies
as
tleman,
The greatest activity
was
shown, as usual,
be
little
anchor
a
to
"the
seems
deeper
fewer than
no
in fiction,
of which there were
in the mud
and so starts with difficulty
; but
week
three
for every
books
published
935
it is up and safely hung at the bows,
when
tions
edialso 105 new
day in the year. There were
I don't see
then the wind fillsthe sails and
of novels printed,and 78 were
imported*
but we glidealong justas smoothly and happily
making a total of 1,118 works of fiction in all.
How
ever."
as
pleasantlysaid by a man
In 1889 the total number
published was
942,
is fast nearing the eighty-secondmile
who
the other
and in 18S8,874. In England, on
Dr.
to
read
and
to
It pays
stone.
laugh
hand, the flood of fiction is growing less in
doesn't care
The Doctor
membered
Holmes.
to be revolume.
Last year there were
only 881 new
by his funny poems ; but if he only novels
published,against 1,040 in 1S89, and
knew
how
lives they have prolonged !
many
New
York Press.
959 in 1 888.
did one half
His practiceas a physiciannever
the good that his writingshave, in sendingdull
In a Library.

now?

Does

"

"

care

away.

Monthly for March

To

tents.
1S91. Con-

Felicia,XVI., XVII., Fanny N. D. Mutfree

meet

venerable hand

His

P. Church
White, Francis
; Capture of LouisI.,Francis Parkman
;
bourg by the New England Militia,
an
Autobiographical
My Schooling, Pas"ages from
Clarke ; The
-State University
Fragment, James Freeman
The
of
House
in .America, George E. Howard;
Problem

Frank

R.

The

Stockton;

.'Vnd
A

His

ent
Pres-

Fairfield
Osborn;
Heredity, Henry
of Japan, XII. -XVI.,
An
Unexplored Corner
Lowell
Speaker as Premier, Albert Bush; The

Noto:
Percival

Railroad

nell Hart;

Problems

of the Immediate

On

And
When

E. T.

of this

Dowe

continuation
the

city. These

the

of

filledtwo

in the

pages

in

firm

of Walter

Scott

"

Co.,

London, England.
A

Marriage for Love is before

of the daintiest of love

and

charm

There

is

lies in

plotto tire

no

e.xcitement.
find

some

is absorbed

He

goes

us

and is one

stories.

Its beauty
perfect simplicity.

its
one

nor

his

to

rouse

undue

privatejournalto

statement, and she looks in while he

in reading some
of the old love

of past

days. She confesses that she

too kept a journalduring that happy time, and
together they read each other's thoughts as
passages

written in the littlebooks.

As

short story,

a
nothing better in many
day.
author, is Ludovic Halevy, also the writer
reviewed here. The translator
Criquette,
lately
is A. D. Hall, and the publishers,
Rand,
McNally " Co.,Chicago and New York.

The

Books

of the

figuresare

Past

sometimes

; but those which

dry and

Soundof

is
him

to

come

advance

print information

to

If there be

faults in the book. Light

is not bright
enough to discover them.
The preface,even, is full of facts and should
not be omitted
by the teacher and older reader.
Then

the table of contents

comes

and

every

The story
chapter is thoroughlysummarized.
From
begins with the subjectof Taxation.

the

Next

states.

city and

the Federal
government,
words about politicsand
an

Judiciary,
pendix.
Ap-

Voice

were

true

go ;
their vellum

Some

the

Song

Familiar

Greeley,I,edited by Joel Benton ;

Anna
Katharine
Green; "The
"Fear
Not," Clara Jessup Moore
;
IV., J. M.Stoddart; .A Lost
Art,
Charles
Creation.
Henry Luders
Some
old
personal and
age
"Walt

Whitman

Rights; The

sown.

to

; or

of

heads

Dickinson.

tents.
Con-

of the

Debardeur,
Let'ersby Horace
Mysteri^aisCase,

Refiner

of

Silver,"
Talks.
Anne
H. Wharton;
;
Old-Age Echoes,
Walt
memoranda,
Round-Robin

Poet

Constitution

and

Charta,

of

the

of the

Part

Order

Fundamental

Classification of the

of

States

two
tables of
accordingto origin,
interesting
data pertaining
to the United
States ; sets of
in
used
Civil
some
Service e.vamiquestions

town

enchantment,
not

shake

S. Cozzens

nations;

New

1890 and

York

Corrupt Practices

Act

of

lian
good settingforth of the AustraBallot System.
lent
Following all is an excelindex.
In arranging the text, there is
of the
constantlya side, inserted summary
paragraph,servingto quicklycatch and hold
There
the eye.
are
many
of Civil Government.

do with

large number

but there is

the subject

on

Light

has had

pupiland

as

doubt

no

books

that

to

teacher;

this book

is far

better than any predecessor. The boy or girl

who
studies Prof. Fiske's book under
tent
compeinstruction should
he

how

pher
Philoso-

is

his book.

own

have

governed.
The

He

free

good idea of

should, however,
book

text

will not

and

L. Trautjell ; The
Man," Horace
Lighthouse
Three
H. Hayce;
Famous
Oil
Birds,William
Maids, Agnes Repplier ; A Michigan Man, Ella W.
Peattie ; A
F^rench
vasion
InFanatic, Henry Collins;The
of Ireland,"Julian Hawthorne;
Reading Bores,
Richard
Malcolm
Johnston ; .Agricultural
Education,
James Knapp Reeve; Cosmopolitanism and Culture,
W. W.
of .-Vrt;"
Crane; "Little Jarvis;" "Treasures
With
the Wits, (Illustratedby leadingartists).

and

the

Civil
with

Government

New

There
of

in

the United

.States

considered

reference

some

and

to its Origins,by John Fiske ; Boston

York, Houghton, MitHin " Co., iSgi. $1.

few schools books

are

beauty nor

that

are

things

joys for even a short time.

boy and girlthey are sources
of the flesh and

To
of

vexation

the mind.

Though designed,primarily,

te.xt book

for schools, Prof.

interesting
un-

givethe statistics

this subject.

on

what

shows

in

any

Connecticut

just so.
tantalize,

the average
much
weariness

Year.

before.

Lippincott's
magazine for March, 1891.

of

Facts and

made

trying
form.
pleasantand profitable

Hill

deified.

Dante

"Emily

there has been

Its

beg

volumes

And

Whitman

latest book

been

Confederation, The
United States, Magna

livinggirl.

familiar.

presence

Uld

Frederic

in

of information

sources

Our
has

this

to

same

most.

tell you all your

dreams
lived where dreams
were

Vou

The

of

States

Following each chapter are questionson the

ceedingly
prepared by a practical teacher; exhappy suggestive questions and
queriesand a bibliographical
note, containing
of books that treat
of the subject,?'"
names
extenso.
The Appendix has The
Articles of

mind.

wore

should

one

His

Century for October, 1888. The Century will

soon
publisha similar series entitled Spanish
A biographical
Songs by Mrs. Dowe.
notice,
selections from Mrs.
togetherwith numerous
Dowe's publishedpoems,
will be included in
edition of the Canterbury Poets, entitled
an
American
to be publishedby
Humorists, soon
the well known

was

that

traverses

As
And

of Ireland,from

Songs

author, which

same

nuitual

scholars

Beatrice
gown

He

are

books

two

some

competitionsran
was
a certainty.
Sophocles a man;

Facts, centuries

poems

The

of the United

knowledge, it is a long way.

tremes
representingabout the ex-

of

of the Federal

to make

unfold

our

Sappho

The

tion
collec-

house

treasure

young.

was

Plato

And

February Century,there is

two,

to

concerns

interested

What
When

of fine poems,
under the general title of
Songs of Ireland from the pen of Mrs. Jennie

ard's Constitution

in the several

literature of old ;

What

Future,

Club.

In the

knowledge

what
The

Arthur
T. Hadlcy ; Pleasure-.
.\ Heresy, Agnes RepInternational
Volume; The
plier;Mr. Aldrich's New
Novels
French
New
Silva
of
; A
Dictionary ; The
North
tributors'
New
on
B.oks; The ConAmerica; Comment

writingswill be sure, at the onset,

will be ample and apsubjectmatter
propriate.
But the making of a text book for
the pupilin school ! Can he do it?
He has
done it and done it admirably. From
Shep-

that the

own,

our

he

historical

quaint opinions to inspect.

His

of

when

are

close

then the state, and written constitutions. The

Federal Union, with the different departments

to take,

warming in
back, or

passage
To times

There

profitby

reading of the book, themselves.

Any one who knows ought of Prof. Fiske's

Richard

Grant

Martha. -XXII.-XXV.,

wore

audience.
cannot

taxes

antique book.

an

justthe dress his century

A privilege,
1 think.

In

wider

much

to towns, the recital goes.

Then
comes
differencounties with a clear statement
of the ces

preciousmouldering pleasure'tis

Atlantic

The

merits

nificance.
sigvery few parents who

country and

Isaac Watts, in

friend said

in this

for the past year

publications
in England are of uncommon

of the

Books and Bookmen.

Ci H

of

as

Fiske's

book

suffice.

He

will need

it for reference

and again. The price is such that

self denial will enable a boy or man
to become
small re.sources
an
owner.
A

New

Atlas

of the

again
justa little
with very

World,

Just publishedby Rand, McNally " Co., of

Chicago, contains 304 pages, iiyixi^J/iinches,
bound in best English embossed
cloth, in good
style,for an extremely low price,$3.75 per
copy.

152 pages

of maps.

152

pages

of

grams,
dia-

and an
illustrations,
history,statistics,
and
index of the 89,827 cities, towns
villages
in the United States, with
the population in
each by the census
of 1S90. Any one wishing
have opportunityto
the work, may
to examine
do
to

so

by addressinga postalcard with request

Charles

Wilder, agent,

So

Lincoln

street.

IvKiHT

Boston
The

warm

weather

muggy

days has melted the

so

away,

in

arrives.

some

small

However,

favors here

administration

do its best
know

it used

in the

our

good

thankful

are

the

Hub,

for

and

the

disposed to
ing
hop-

clean, ever

streets

allthe

success

time.

were

country, and
between

contrast

at

until

appear
the next

Vou
be the boast of Bostonians
the cleanest of any city

to

that their streets

we

is apparently

keep

to

it will have

the

past few
driven it entirely

streets

our

and the

they pointed proudly to

their well swept streets,
York.
But such a

of New

ones
filthy
comparison would

not
have been truthfully
in
order for several years past, and the condition
at
of the streets
different times has been a

I am
not saydisgraceto the modern Athens.
ing
exactlywhose fault it has been (that'sa
puzzleranyway) but there has been so much
and .so littlegood effective
red tape l)usiness,
work in that line,
because of conflict between
different departments, that any reform will
the sincere approbation of all citizens
meet
of party.
irrespective
The death of General
Sherman
brings to
mind his hale and hearty appearance here last
August, when he appeared to enjoy himself so
much with his old Grand
He
Army veterans.
the picture of rugged health as
he rewas
viewed

the troops from the grand

evident pleasure,and his manner

stand
was

Sherman's

name

the average
of the other two.
of

American

to

near

stillmore

heart

march,

as

Kendalls

Squire,"and
from

very

always turns

the

as

the .second

there died
Diana

in

thing
any-

She

hundred

one

born

was

Jones county.
sold

While

Mr.

took the

White

public.

audience.

they

ciety
So-

and

come,

White, who
from

New

of her
remembered

in

of

many

the

In fact she firstbrought out

ways,

English
the

pression
ex-

in

this country of being "a well

woman."
Of course
it is English,
so

groomed
'"itgoes." Mr. Kendall is a fine specimen of
a man,
something after the late Charles R.
Thorne
Jr.'sstyle,a manly vigorous actor,
drama.
meloexcellent either in comedy or
romantic
In this week's piece "All for Her," he
at
and is seen
carries off the honors capitally,
his best.
The
plot is taken from Dicken's
"Tale of Two
Cities,"andis very good indeed.
Dixey is at the Globe this week in his old
Last
play, "Adonis," drawing big houses.
week he appeared in "The Seven Ages." He
is justthe same
as
gracefully
ever, dances as
and in his inimitable way,
acts as spiritedly,
justas pleasing. His imitation of Irving is
wonderfully true and vivid, the best of its
kind on the stage. He is extremely popular
for dinners and banhere, always in demand

he

spoke.

he bistowed

would

be

treason

fimncially
pros|"erity.
in strength and

rose

wrath

lightthe torch of civil strife.

patriotic
i"ath

trod the
Intent

to

the nation's

savi

highestcounsels

In

His

work

and

life:

of the Slate

influence

gre^t.

were

When

pla-ed in Garfield's Cabinet,

unsurpassed,peculiar "kill.
He engineeredthe nation's debt.
And
good results are flowing still;
With

he

So

called

was

Chief

again

Financier

stand

to

for all the land.

of the earth
guarding treasures
That
oft take wings and flyaway.
He went
to prove the higher worth

she

was

she

army

Mumford's
used

to

and
plantation,

send

with

her

for the soldiers, and

provisions

later when

the British

her

way,

master

and

cane

on

they did, the older

their knees, and asking the

She remembered
very

"

could travel through Europe

parte
the founder
of the Bonaincog." He was
familyin America through his marriage

faces, Jerome

Miss

to

to
Lord
keep
looking
distinctly

She

said that
the

at

than

more

forty

for Master

loom

White, weaving cloth for the plantationhands.

Mrs.

asked

Mero

her if she

as

"Oh

no,

in the

said, "I have plenty of

angelsvisit me and I talk with
have plenty to do looking after

them, and I
the house while the folks
field." She
would

said her
number

are

at

work

children and
a

in the

dren
grandchil-

hundred.

"What

"Poor

in all earth's

possessions,

I plod;
In the lowly ways
to the things Eternal,

But

Heir

by

the grace

of God."

R.

left Baltimore

embark

to

seated in great gloryin his chariot.

road, and in fact,there was
ni^lit in Brookfield, Drapers'
valet called for
In the morning, his head
Tavern.
made
out
the bill and it was
Draper, the
by Landlord
The
looked at the bill
whole amountiug
to ^o.
man
horses, and himself
He

went

on

other.

V\

hy,

says he,
landlord

"

poor

Jerome's man,
think
an
as

stopped over

landlord.

at the

and

the old Boston

He

"

of something,

idea and
he could

go

make

can't you
dumb

this

with

was

larger?

it $100

anyway,"

the Landiord. He

behind

"

Says

amazement.

.ashamed of this httle bill

ma*e

it struck
not

"

am

the returns

took
at one

; come,

This

was

and

the pen,
bold

d^h

making a dam fuss generally,f"i. this

bill was
with the original
paid.
Jioo. The
$40 made
The old settler who
Jerome's dust, never forgot
saw
P. Curtis.
Tyler
Jerome's wild ride.
put down, "To

is

Mrs.
Mero.
"What
religion"asked
do you
Ijelong to ?" She replied:
break
what
never
i
ronsides,
"Baptist,Baptist,
through." Who can say that this old colored
of things
did not
more
woman
reallyknow
pertainingto the kingdom than do many of
the highlyeducated of the present day ?

your
church

kinglyqualities.

States, 1804.

Eastern

Jerome Bonaparte

When

The

the

few

very

for France, he had to go to Boston

by land, and h- went
riders on the
with si.\ horses on the full run,
that ma;h

""

child,"she

company;

he
Baltimore, whom
er's
a king by his brothA.S.

try
coun-

poverty).

Though

of the

Tour

lonesome

not

was

livingaway back
she did, (a region of extreme

in her old age,

of

Patterson

creation,he had

falling

of the soldiers and the tassels

worked

she had

Gould.

BONAPARTE.

JEROME

no

their hats.

crown.

/;.

baselydeserted.

came

through the chinks of the house and seeing

on

decay ;
fadeless

Of this brother, the great Napoleon said,

If the nobility
of kings is written on
their

shouting

ones

wear

M.

or

her mistress

that

he might
Feb.

MWccsler.

said that she

child, five

baskets of

coming that

troops were

riches that will ne'er

laid his lower office down.

That

members
re-

years old, the soldiers of Washington's

in camp
the edge of her master
were
on

seven

Of
He

in

aunt

what

earlylife. She

years

woman.

visited her

woman

when

reminds

of Agnes Booth
robust health

wise the council

they

He

N.

1885,and during the visit,asked

the fine uniforms

the

stroke.

word

his latest deed.

In undisturbed

livingabout twenty miles

C, and eight miles from
Mrs. Jane Mero
of this city,
a

who
understands
herself
actress,
thoroughly,and always acts charmingly. She
one

fell;
well.

His countrymen
should ever heed
The
final words that from him flowed,
If

was

Berne,

them.

has

sjieakingw;is

,\nd

old age she came

back to Jones county, and
uel
spent her last days with her eldest son, Eman-

attention both on and off the

pays them much
stage. Mrs. Kendall is a very intelligent
taking
pains-

and

Yet

farewell

long and

In her

master.

fashionable
when

his country
felt a suddden

Like Adams
And not one

was

passed,which

out

served

From

into the field swinging his

the Hollis in "The

And

ter
years afcounty. Slaves

of Onslow

of their last

name

she

quite young
Waples, and some

Nathaniel

to

to

tree
st.itely
suddenly.

levelled

the rude

.assassin came
The stroke, as when great Lincoln
But he who bore an Imnured nime

fifteen years.
Mumford
of

Ned

falls the

By tempest

last,
(iSgo)

and

slave to Mr.

came;

die,

of hist.irv.%nJ f.ime!

man

by

sky

azure

the statesman

inst.int Windum

an

lie fell as

Not

the

death-'.trokeon

The

day of December

Windom.
Secretary

from
lightning

The

Negress.

with their usual cordial welcome

at

Like
.Set in

Jones county. North Carolina,

of great age, probably
a negress

White,

le.ssthan

not

Aged

for all the colored folks to go into their quarters

till the soldiers had
and bar the doors

opened

met

song

much

An
On

Pollocksville.

either

as

Tribute to

When

niece of this old

fullyas

Perhaps the famous

famous

else,had this effect upon

The

be

to

seems

he must
years
but I doubt ifhe

that the time engaged for other companies has

been cancelled,and this nautical opera,
some;
thinglike "Pinafore" intends to hold the fort
for several weeks to come.
Charles Hoyt's new
town,"
play,"A Trip to Chinaat the Boston Theater, is ever
so
much
like all his other plays,considerable funny
business, pretty music and girls,and a little
plot,but amusing of course.
Annie
Pixley,of "M'liss" fame is at the
Tremont
Theater, in "Twenty-two, Second
Eloor," and seems
to keep her hold
the
upon
public as well as ever, but in nothing does she
seem
quiteas good as in her old favorite part.
Watso.v.

most

great trio.Grant, Sheridan, and Sherman, has

his last call, and somehow
answered
or
other,
an-

ten

have made a mint of

money,
has laid away a dollar.
At the I'ark,"Ship Ahoy" stillremains, and
continues to keep good houses, so
much
so

with

officer
an
unpretentious, probably many
thought himself of more
importance than did
this great generalthere. Well the last of the

1 I

During the past

quels.

of the
and

snow,

again

once

fair condition, to continue

snow

new

Letter.

the i8th inst.at the home

On

of William

F.

Miller,a 15th Kegt. veteran, at 3 Grand Street

married to
Place, his daughter Stella was
Geo. A.
of Grace

Hayward by the
Church.

Mr.

John Galbraith

Kev.

H.

is

D., produce dealer in Trumbull

people made

young
have

settled down

street.

time

an

to

son

of Francis
street.

The

wedding tour and

livingon Mt. Pleasant
brief

Mrs.
Hayward has been for some
church
excellent teacher in Grace

Sunday School.

I.I"iHT
his

privatefortune

the

Bulgarian Treasury
to hasten the completionof her
railways,thus
one
provinceof European Turkey has a railway
friend" $200,000" justabout the assessed
valuation of a railwaytrain composed of the
latest Pullman
design. Kgypt deals out to
her 5,000,000 I'.gyptians,
fifteen hundred
miles
a

few hundred

the

of

state

to

than the number

more

Maryland.

(Ireat

allowed

Britain has less

mileage than the six middle states.

Italy
with a populationof 27,000,000
about equals
England States with a population

that of the N'ew

of
ranks

about

with

one

Alabama

seventh.
;

Switzerland

Denmark

with

miles less than Colorado

; Sweden

and

Norway with Wisconsin, Japan with Rhode

Islanil ; Java with New
Hampshire ; and Ceylon
with Delaware.
In no period of recorded
time, has the unfoldingof national life been so
marked
as
during the brief sixty years that
has justpassed, in unlocking the vast storehouses
of iron and coal, and making the West

London

while

year,

to

stand

to

on

machinery of American
activity.The
periods of the country have
ist
that early
classified,as follows:
periodpriorto the introduction of machinery,
and the factory system which
closed about
the year 1S15. 2nd
the period of transition
ern
marking the change from the old to the modindustrial system, and includingthe years
the
and
and
between
1S30,
lastly
1815
present
industrial period from
1830 to the present
time.
The
railway system falls within the
its experimental stage is
latter period, as
three industrial
been

"

"

included
With

between
the years 1S28 and
1835.
pike
its advent, the old stage coach and turnall
the
wealth
with
disappeared,

only one

In

person.

those

it was
about as much
work
to get
the material together,write a letter,
and get it
into the postman's saddle bag, as
it was
to

of

clearing. Aside from

railway has
laid,perhaps,the greatest blessingat the door
of home.
Man
is inherentlya social being;
his sociability
is coeval with his existence,
for very earlyon
the morning of creation it
discovered that it was
was
not
good for man
open

an

up

commercial

acre

considerations, the

and

plete
com-

think

earlydays

growth, and

the

ever

for five years preaverage

vious
and one
tenth letters

an

1800

the credit of each

to be alone.

in perpetual motion

you

So Eve

invited into the den

garthingssocial and home like,

justto make
from that day

spot

on

earth

is

with all its sacred

to this
an

the

world

Edenless

Eve.

attachments,

.socialbuttress of human

Home,

rests

on

the

It is man's

nature.

still. This

is

truthfully

so

beautiful pa.ssage
in Allan
'Juartermain, that we here give it.
This system
of ours
allows no room
for standingstill,
ing
nothloiter on the road, and check
can
the progress
a

"

of thingsupward toward life,

or the rush
toward
death.
The stern
thingsdownward

of

and them on, on,

policeman, fate, moves
us
the level ;
uphilland down
hill,and across
there is no resting place for the weary
feet,
tillat last the
shore of the

abyss follows us, and from the

hurled into the
we
are
transitory

of the eternal.

sea

"

Plea

for

The

Evening

Free

Armenians

Thomas

on

School

For

Street.

like to do some
would
men
Many young
Christian work, if they only knew
practical
to
where
and how
find something suited to
their abilities and taste.
All kinds of gifts

strongest side for good, and his weakest side

for evil,for it measures
needed in Christian work, as well as in all
the heightand depth
are
of moral
it not
turpitude. Was
Bonaparte other fieldsof labor. The work I speak of in
dinary
who said "that he found vices very good patriots, this short article calls for a few teachers of orfor he

got five million from

of brandy, and
liility
know

Ijut with steadiness of purpose

ability,
of attendance.
regularity

the socia

should

be

glad to

that will ensure

In the autumn
of the year, 1889, Rev. M. H.
in this
Hitchcok, missionaryto the Armenians
Man
breeds at the mouth
city,started a free evening school designed to
and
to
Armenians
read,write,
of sociability
in human
is perspeak
nature
manent, teach the
friends, I
the English language. Through
quite unlike the old farmers' idea of

which

much?"
"

he

of the virtues

would

pay

Burke

it in

mind

Even

had

"

him

as

in ing
sayThe
ment
ele-

"

romance

"

with freedom 'for conversation, and a

chair and tallow dip,as an added gratuity.
rapidself distribution takes place into sets
Popular judgment has not always been
to say
be more
true
It would
and pairs.
justin placingthe seal of its approval upon
ference
mistake in
individual merit, but it made
no
they separate as oil from water, and any interstraint.
with the affinitieswould
produce concallinginto the Congressionalcouncils of the
Assort
invite none.
ginia,
Viryour party, or
country, Hon. Henry G. Davis of West
Stubbs
timore Put
and Coleridge, Quintilianand
of the Balbrakeman
the distinguished
Aunt
Miriam, into pairs,and you make them
" Ohio, and
Hon.
Genery Twitchell
wretched; 'tisan extempore Sing Sing built
of the most noted stage
of Massachusetts, one
their
seek
them
in a
to
parlor. Leave
This is the mental and
drivers of olden time.
as
rows.
sparown
mates, and they will be as merry
moral worth that we find at the very root of
in
of
its
the severity
When
a state,
the stage coach and railway system. Among
of
the
which
penal code, seeks to inflictits full measure
traits of national character
many
confinement;
railway has developed beyond anticipated punishment,it resorts to solitary
of complete
it thus recognizesin its St. Helena
boundaries, is that of letter writing. Some
ing
its keenest
rebuke, in the takisolation,
a day to
mills produce twenty tons of paper
life,
out of human
simply,companionship.
keep up with this desire and ransack the ragin
of
isolation
home;
out
the
In
forting
blotting
bags of Europe for stock. It is not a comties
social amenithought to dwell upon, that possibly broadening and developing the
of home, and in the possiblefrequency of
of the latest design,
our
prettiest
monogram
companionship of
fashionable paper, so
interchange of the sweet
that takinglysets off our
home, the railway has plucked the fairest
daintilyencased in perfumed plush, is after
gratitude,and placed it on
flower of human
all,but decorating a friendless rag, that a
at
What
a railwaywill be
the altar of home.
its untidy
coaxed from
London
bottom

Christian

if I knew

asked

any

would

who

men

young

be

I offered my
willingto assist in this work.
be
to
at once, glad of the opportunity

service
of

some

young
has since

man

teacher

three

man

procured another helper. Hut

helpers,

suffers from the lack of

stillthe work
one

often has

very

or

more

There

are

him, and I also induced

to
enlist,which young

to

purpose

another

"

"

it were
as
by chance to this
He
gentleman atx)ut this time.

introduced

was

"

picker

century,is

next

stand

can

stated in

lonesome

most

but closelyresembling his idea of

balloting,
his gun's fixed purpose
; he said, it's no use
out
of travel,and it might be regarded as jusgoing to town meeting,it'sno use ballotingfor
tifiable
larcenyin this case, when the putting it will not stay, but what you do with the gun
not
All persons
are
back exceeded the taking. A I'uUman
equally
dining will stay so.
Emerson
sociable.
conclusively said, "Our
with its palatial
car
accessories,softened with
the electric cheerfulness of a refined taste, is, temperaments differ in capacity of heat, and
also
It has
boil at different degrees.
we
after all,a pretty generous
exchange, for the
gether
of people tobeen said,"put any
in its best estate, with its wooden
old tavern
company

rag

the

01

was

tavern

of their fabled coloring. It took the

the close

beyond human
which the annual proupon
duction forecast of today. In the mar\'ellous unfolding
of paper in the United
States rests.'
of God's plans,we fillbut a littleniche of
Here it is" i8S,oootons of
infinitespace in the great work shop of nature.
rags; 88,000tons of
old paper; 13,000 tons of cotton
waste
; 85,000
Our tools are crude, our hands have but little
tons
of Manilla stock ; 250,000 tons
of straw ;
cunning,and in the confusion of our haste,to
tons of corn
1,000
stock ; 300 tons
of Esparto
the boundaries
of human
remove
limitation,
grass, and an invested capitalof 547,000,000, we
have not clearly
seen
the bridleless possibilities
which is but littlemore
than the value of the
of tomorrow.
The great forces of material
materials,that enter
into an annual product.
will continue on in their divinely
progress
Today the postal service places to the credit
appointed path, till their convergence
leads
of each person
in the country thirty
letters per
up to the perfectunfolding. Nothing in this

way
railthe granary
of the world, the American
touched the hidden
springs of material
set

M
Did

sewer.

of the foundation

Utah

Territory;Belgium with Kansas; Spain with|a

populationof 17,000,000, with Missouri with a
of about
poiiulation
Portugal has
3,000,000.
1,000

home"

classes

in this citywho,

men

young

many

charge of

take

to

duringthe]sameevening.

gladly help us if they knew

and I
be appreciated,
that their aid would
their attention
of calling
take
means
this
now
I

think,would

the

to

information

Further

matter.

be obtaind

can

by writing to the

Rev.

can

be

M.

H.

Glen
Street; and I should be
21
than pleasedto have a call or a letterfrom
bull
interested.
My address is 24 Trumanyone
afternoon
at liberty
any
Street, and I am

Hitchcock,

more

to

meet

anyone

who

say in conclusion

wish

may

that

to

call.

ladies could

I may
in

engage

very quite
this work also,as the Armenians
and well behaved class of peopleand are much
are

above

the average

in many

immigrant

ways.

anxious to learn
them.
and itis a real pleasure work among
Geo.
C. Creelman.
Feb.
1891.
..
17
Worcester, Mass,

They

are

and
apt pupils,

seem

to

Electricityis
is claimed

that

to their

now

by

used
its

use

to

and
clean files,

they

condition.
original

are

it

most
restored al-

LICiHT

14

John
Eccentricities

His

BY

REV

R.

of

H.

to
(good) men; in other
loving obedience
words, in true domestication,and in happy

Wesley.
Opinion

serviceableness

Belief.

and

coming centenniaL of John Wesley's

death, March 2, will naturallydirect all eyes
once
again to this illustrious evangelistof a
hundred years ago; and in the white light of
of history,the character, life and
a century
of the immortal

will be read
and the

anew.

Meantime,

in this connection

have

reached

their millennial estate,

as

race,

the learned doctors

will discuss

brute in the

of

graver aspects of this wonderful

and career.
I propose,

this,I should look forward and not backward.

The inferior creatures
will,in my judgement,

only when wholly domesticated, and wisely

utilized. We
have symbols
and beneficently
of this general millennial condition for the

founder

religiouspress

fer
of mankind.
1 should difwell-being
Wesley only as to the direction
in which we are to look for this golden age,
or
paradisialcondition of the brute. For

Methodism

man's

to

the

creed

call attention

present estate
for instance,of the domestic

and

College.

attainments,

dog, the playful

teach the young

idea how toshoot" has
immemorial
l^een the object of

"To

and

The

work

School and

ests
inter-

with Mr.

PH.D.

HOWARD,

subservience,to the

or

from

time

the

but

schoolmaster;

is to be

taughthow

the

now

idea

same

make

shootingirons, at
least that is what the acceptance of the Bigelow offer looks like.
Elevators and drawing
desks
have been
prominent items at the
"Tech"

hitherto.

but

no

the

only

one

Now

something much

but exceedinglyuseful
kitten,the humdrum,
the
handsome,
thorough-bred and
cow,
thoroughlytrained horse. Meantime, the day
the lion and the
is doubtless
coming when

making will be
lads

The

broader

Industrial

The

be added;

to

are

guns

believes that gun

occupation of the

this trades school.

enter

be

to

who

are

outcome

to

must

than that.

School

System.

The recent annual

achusetts
report of thepre^identof the Masssimply to certain eccentricities of opinion,
Charitable
iMechanics
has the following
Association
the part of the great evangelist,
which may
on
the
of
manual
ia
question
training
passage
or
of belief.
shall lie down
be classed as oddities,
lamb literally
curiosities,
together,and
the publics:hools.
The subjectof manual
tance.
them forever. If
trainingis of growing importhere shall be peace between
John Wesley was a thinker ; not a broad, nor
In March, iSSg, the superintendent of public
and
or
the lion shall not thus consent
to lie down
perhaps, in the philosophic,
original
one,
schools recommended
"that there be added
to
lic
pubof the term; yet a bright
sense
speculative,
sweetlyaffiliatewith the lamb, then he "must
manual
school s'ystem
trainingschool,thoroughly
and
He
had a very active
vigorous one.
go." Those beasts of the jungleand of the
equipped for its work."
Early in iSgo the school
asked for
He
did a good deal of thinkingabout,
appropriationfor this purpose, but
that shall finally
mind.
continue voracious,
mountain
has been granted.
yet none
and had opinionsof his own, on a wide variety mutuallydevouring each other, invincibly
hostile
While
is appropriatedfrom time to time
for
money
of subjects not
to civilization and domestication
immediately connected with
denying great variety of purposes,
all of which
maybe of pubHc
his
These
profession and work.
men,
opinions man's supremacy, and maglignantlydisputing utility,
yet prjc^ical
realizingthe great need that
conceive of
ex'sts,
public interest which should
tian
were
this planet,and
ultimate
his progress
across
generallyclear,consistent with the Christake precedenceof that which
contemplates the making
system, and, for the most
part, creditable
tion
complete empire over, and triumphant subjecschools
of
and
of
public
greater value to the
and his judgment.
to
both to his feelings
himself
of the same
these will vanish,
daughters of the citizens of Boston.
Mr. Wesley believed in the original
All school work should
tality
immorinclude industrial education.
This is
will be eventuallyexterminated.
essential in the earning of
hood
liveliSkilled hands
of the brute creation.
This
doctrine
manifest destiny. The lamb is yet to have the
the entire drift of
At present
educated brain.
creditable to his heart,
was
these continents,
entirely
certainly
undisputed right of way across
pubHc school instru.tion is in the di ection of professional
if not to his reason.
He believed that,for all
and round the world.
Only the fittest
and mercantile callings.
is theovercro-^dingofthose purThe result of all th
dumb
animals, as well as for human
suits,
beings, can survive, and the gentlest is the fittest.
while the important and
extending fieldsof
in their original
estate, there was
Meanwhile, how
provided a
beautifully
symbolicalthis
the mechanics
aits are entirely
ignored.
dream as to the future earthlydestiny
physical immortality. This, however, was
plausible
Early instruction in the Industrial arts would in many
because
of any
fault of their
forfeited,not
of the brute creation, of the infinitely
solve the problem of occupationand the earning of
higher,
livelihood. We should not be content
always to
own, but because of the disorder introduced into
grander,truth that those qualitiesor forces,
at present, largelydependent On
foreign
the natural world by the fall of man.
When
which, in human
societyand in human governments,
skilled artisans.
who
for
men
Bright young
sin entered into the world, death
t
o
are
physical
yet ultimately prevailhere, are
have graduated from our schools are continuallyseeking
on

our

one

mittee
com-

an

as

"

can

no

sons

our

"

are

as

as

an

our

ever

cases

main
re-

tries
coun-

as

our

"

death, also entered, and this,as it relates to the

brutes,not less than to rational beings. This
but think, Mr. Wesley
opinion, I cannot
would

not

those allied

destructive

to

brute force

; but

ones

kindlier,moral

"

the warlike, or

ones,

so

amiable,
gentle,
fittingly
ted
represen-

with

employment
they

rather those

been within

do

can

narrow

work, and

have

ill success.

And

nothing. Their
limits; they are

in this

department

why
school

only

of labor

cause
Simply betraininghas

fifed
the

for clerical

supply

is

materiallymodified,had geological
by, incarnate in Jesus Christ,the Prince of
of the demand.
far in excess
in his day as in ours.
discoveries advanced
situations
Peace.
Thoe
who
fortunate
And when
^o secure
this higher,more
glorious
with but small prosusuallyobligedto accept low wages
pects
shall be actually realized, then
Meantime, he entertained some
discriminating, millennium
with
wider range of instruction,
of advancement, whereas
not to say
volved
shall have come
beautiful,views concerning these
to pass the prophetictruth inwhich
includes the tiaining of the hands
as
"next door neighbors."He writes: "vVhat
in that
our
most
tudes:
charming of the beatithe head, profitableemployment
in many
well
suits
purwould
Practical education is the'great
is the barrier between
man
be assured.
and brutes
the
"Blessed are the meek, for they shall
need of today.
line which
inherit the earth."
they cannot
pass? Is itreason?
of those who
tend
atThe future welfare of
largenumber
Set aside that ambiguous term; exchange it
to win.
Love and not hate, is finally
broader
our
pub ic schoo!s is only to be found in
for the plain word
understanding,who can
well
development,which shall include manual
Frank Roe Batchelder, will saiJ from
timore
Balinstruction.
The fact should
not be overlooked that
deny that brutes have this ? We
may as well
of tools may,
in many
cases,
does not
for the North, March
knowledge of the
deny that they have sightor hearing. No, it
5. He
essential to
factor quite
in life
prove to be
stand
the
order
of
his
after
on
the
is not reason.
But it is this;man
going
is capable
The best results
the knowledge of books.
only be
end of Congress.
of God; the inferior creatures
are
This
not.
and mental traininggo hand
in
attained where manual
hand.
is the specificdifference between
and
man
During the past week, Mr. John L. Chamhave
mechanics
arts high school ;
Let
by all means
brute ; the great gulfwhich the latter may not
ends with the grambut as education with
berlin, cashier of the Quinsigamond Bank,
great many
mar
And, as a lovingobedience to God was
pass.
school, h
important it is that this large class
has been taking a much needed rest in Washington.
the primitive
perfection of men;
so
a
in
should receive the benefits of industrial instruction
loving
The latter place has become
quite order that the? may bitlie better prepared to meet the
obedience
to man
the primitiveperfection
was
the placefor the tourist. Of course
all visit
them.
duties of life thus early put upon
May the day
of brutes,and as long as they continued in
industrial trainingwill be taught
when
at hand
the Capitoland, when
Congress is in session, be
this,theywere
happy after their kind ; happy in
schools !
grammar
notables can
be seen.
Said an
elderly throughout
many
the rightstate, and rightuse
of their respective
she rode for the first time into the
as
lady
faculties. Yea, and so long,they had at
Wm.
of policesergeant
A. Hickey, a son
Is that
cityand seeing the Capitol'sdome,
least some
shadowy resemblance to even moral
Wm.
Smith, both High
Mickey, and Thomas
the gas house ?
for
Yes, repliesa wag,
goodness:"gratitude to men
for benefits
later
of '90at the Holy
School boys of 'Sy and
the nation."
received;reverence
well as
also
for, as
both now
in the Seminary of St.
Cross, are
obedience to him."
at
Goddard's
Blotter's can
be had
Davis'
ber
Sulpice,Paris. They leftAmerica in Septemf think that,in these admirably-expressed
to enter
of study;
of Foster, or at
SportingGoods store, corner
upon a five years course
sentiments of Mr. Wesley, we have the germ of
Brainard Hall's No. S, G. A. R. Hall.
but so excellent had been their work
L. D.
before,
a great scientifictruth
that the inferior
; itis this,
cut off a year
and a half to
Goddard
at this business
has been
nineteen
that examinations
animals do find their highest perfection
in
with.
Well
for
Worcester
done,
boys.
begin
years.
are

as

so

are

as

"

as

as

as

success

can

us

'W

near

our

"

"

"

"

"

tal
men-

use

as

Vi:(iHT

of Good Tea and Coffee

Lovers
Should

buy
on

their

goods

where

Fashion/

they

can
pend
depure, fresh article,
many
patrons will

always getting a

of the best quality. Our

that this is true of the
testify

IT

Boudoir

slippers
are
stores.
They

fine shoe

ALWAYS ON HAND!
in many

seen

of

the

are
of heels,
guiltless
soft,quilted silk insole, and a "fetching"
peaked toe. All are in leather, black,

have

brown, blue,
^^^New
Tea Co.,^^
England

red,
and a daintylight
gray; the
ornament
is a pair of tinysilk balls which
dangle upon the instep.
A noveltyin misses'
ringsis set with a pink
sole

MAIN

273

Give

us

STREET.
trial and

be conviced.
D.

A.

HOWE.

heart-shaped
pearl

within

Paris fashion papers

that

announce

ASSORTMENT

r^EciTY
MRS.

MORGAN'S

br.iceletof East

BLANCHARD,

DKALKK

will

Poultry, Sausages,

in yellow
gold,is formed of a number of very fine chains,
the clasp being elaboratelychased and
namented
or-

10

Elm

EDWARD

365 MainSt.,
Worcester.

Street.

OPENS APRIL 6, 1891.

Fine

or opaque,
plain,transparent

are

is the

H.

Silver

Gold,

who

jackets, and

has

treasured

enters

job polishing.

foitunate
old

up

Mechanic

St., Worcester,

Confectioner
^v. and

pense;
ex-

THE

of

dangerous

with its

frequentand extreme

ought

be

to

changes,nothing
which
employed for children's wear

easily be replacedby
fabric,as necessity may

cloaks

can

be

never

thicker

or

ner
thin-

require. Fur
changed with safety,and

fur trimming about the

renders throats

necks

of

cloth

ments
gar-

e.\tremelysensitive ;
become
separated
to the mucous
irritating
in through the
drawn

S. WESBY

"

SONS,

from

-f BOOK * BINDINGS-

the skin, are

very
when
membrane,
and

mouth

J.

at

first-classmaterial used.
reasonable prices.

Main

"

St.

T.

36

and

CALDER,

OF

387

EVERY

DESCRIPTION.

Mass.
Street, Worcester,

Main

FOR

RELIABLE SHOES

will have the

we

fashionable

way

of

dressingthe

bring it up from the neck

head, keeping it quite to

to

dre.ss it in

extreme

at FairPrices

this

thick coil like

ends

sort

of

the

hair

the

the

top of the

back.

bird's
are

hair is to

nest.

then

Mechanics
HallJewelry
323 Main St.,
Store.

Then
The

Watches,
Sterling Solid
Rogers' Brother's, 1847, Silver

Diamonds,

drawn

ming
coil,frizzed and combed
out, forof tuft,and a dagger or jewel-

pin is thrust in by way of finish. This

method of dressing the hair resembles
that
in engravingsof ancient
(Ireek statues.
.seen
in
beautiful
Spring flowers
varietyare
every
the favored
on
headgear
prominentlyfiguring
of the moment,
more
particularthe damaskviolets of the ordinarysort, as well
red tulips,
and Parma
as the pinkish
blossoms,
iJeopolitan
ing
these deeply shaded and mixed or not, accordto fancy. Daffodils,crocus
flowers,primroses
and hyacinthsare in greit use, following
the taste for violet and pale yellow shades.
of some
of the
The hems and foot-plaitings
long street skirts that drag the cityrefuse after
them are a sickeningsight.

16

FRONT

STREET,

J. K. BROWN,
W. L. BROVi'N,
Manager.
K.

I.

TYPEWRITER

TVJ.KK,

AND STENOGRAPHER.

other
stenographic
Reporting, and
work.
Also teacher of Stenography. Koom
216 Walker
Building. Take elevator to 3d floor. 405 Main Street.

Copyinpr, Law

Gold

Tableware,
and

headed

to

Prices.

J. P. WEiXLER,JEWELER,

Spring.

through the

Go

Reasonable

narrow

hats and bonnets

stringson

St.

Proprietors.

JEWELRY
At

that

Table

Siikicwsbi'hv

DIAMONDS,
WATCHES,

nostrils.

Milliners claim

velvet ribbon

Restaurant.

Nothing but

while the fine hairs,which

J.

Caterer,

CRITERION

and
Bakery

so
much
warmer
than any other material
board
that any change from it to another
is almost
231
certain to result in colds.
In our
climate,

Blasfi.

^v.

6 and 8 PleasantStreet,
Worcester.

account

on

and
imperviousnessto ventilation,

cannot

REBBOLI,

use

consider

not

House,

and

because
13

C.

It is attractive and

need

but also unwholesome

Also

assert

protest against the

those who

tempting to

Plater,
Bronzing, Lacquering and Oxidizing.

to

of them.

sets

of furs for littlechildren.

Nicke.

and

well

come

beginning

more

outdoor

on

woman

Babyhood

TWICHELL,

once

Hat,
Furnishing,

Athletic

the wrist.

Buttons

rare

W.

B. CLAPP,

diamonds.

the elbow, where

themselves

SPRING TERM

tables,
Vege-

Ho. 218 MalQ Street,

Mass.
Worcester,

Fashionable

or

Building,

A.

Butter,

Sleeves are stillset high on

the shoulder,
though without e.xaggeration.Two
distinct
o
ne
cut
wide at the top only and
stylesprevail,
fitting
closelyabout the elbow and forearm ;
the other a divided sleeve of equal width to

over

C.

Lard,

Etc., Etc.,

Private
and Kindergarten,
School
M.

I.V

Beef,
Pork,Veal,
Lamb,

it is gathered into a gauntlet.

All longsleeves,
whether tightor puffed,trimmed

Y.

GAME.

CHICKENS,
DUCKS,

in the

hair

India make,

with rubies and

WILD

GEORGE G.

small horse-shoe.

Spring the styleof arranging the

undergo a pronounced change.
A

VENISON,
TURKEYS.
GEESE,

and

Fine

Reasonable

Silver-Headed

Opera Glasses,
Eye-Glasses, Gold Pens
Canes,

Watch

Promptly,

and

ware,
SilverPlated
brellas
Um-

Gold
and

tacles
Speccils.
Pen-

Jewelry Repairing Done

and
at
Manner,
Thorough

and

in

Prices.

J.P. Weixle
323 Main Street,
MECHANICS HALL BUILDING.

1^

Good

75 SLEIGHS

to Eat.

SUNDAY,

FEB.

OLD SAWS PUT TO USE,

22

BREAKFAST
Baked

YOUR

AT

OWN

PRICE.

Sugar

Hamburg
is the time to buy. Plenty of
Now
Indications
for the next
^ix weeks,

sleighing ahead.

Weather

Snow.

Cold

and

should

buy

and

now,

at least

save

and

Cream

Brown

Sauce
Coffee

Clear Soup
Mushroom

Turkey

Stuffing
Grover's
Mechanics

Cranberry Sauce

per

Boiled

Rice
Brussels

Sprouts
Mayonnaise of Celery

Geo.C. Dewhurst,
17 Park St.,
THE

Pudding, Foamy

Sauce

Oils or
Mineral
delicate

no
or

most

skin. Can
absorbed.

be applied at any
time ; quickly
gers,
Ladies troubled with
catchy finworking on silk and satin,will find it an
excellent remedy. It will not leave the hands

Terrapin Style (coldliver)

Saratoga Chips, Cold

after

use

equal.
Get

it.

Try

Put
halt

reduced

FREE.

Prepared by

stores.

"

BUSH

sale
Whole-

CO.,

rTENOQRflPHT,
WITH

USE

CLASS
for

lessons.

attention

copying
Miss

M.

given

each

tion.
instruc-

student.

upon application.
FRANCES
DYEK,
The

(Elevator).

Brunswick,

49 Pleasant

Orders,

Ball

TV/TATPPV

Cn.

Thorough

about

st.,

cor.

St.
Pro-

them

turn

and

pound

Gents'

Garments

Djedand Cleansed
Superior

Manner.

goods

almost

Ready-made

MAIN

Horace

roll out.

half pintof
of
teaspoonfuls

in

stirringoatmeal

the meal

oatmeal, and

coarse

each

salt to

and salt into

pail,set

in

on

the water, hot

which; when

kettle of

it thickens
three
water

no

give it one

hours.

except

Goods
sold on instalments
slow as any house in New

if desired. Prices

cup of

one

sweet

Building.

at

Mass.
325 Main Street,
Worcester,

a.

e::zra
The
I

Readers

cordially invite

most

call at

Model
They
In

my

Store

Drug

in want

When

day.
Light

of

would

of

anything

expect

metropolitan

to

find

establishment

of its kind.

Geo.E.
Fairbanks,
Druggis

No
in

10

J.

FRONT

W.

STREET.

GREENE,

even

LUMBER.

water.

pour
difference

good

need

the

and
Dealer in Stoves, Ranges
Furnaces.
and Gas
Fitting.Jobbing in all its
to.
attended
branches
Telephone
promptly
Connection.
Street,Cumming's block.
51 Main
.Steam

to

under

last of

the

all, except
must

be

been
Add

added

in

which

half

and
(dissolved,
the lemon
juice

flour and

CoalCompany,
Worcester
Retail

Dealers

in

COAL.
ofiice,iS

General

Building;Yards,
SouthbridgeSt.
HARD

Peari

St., Y.

23 Manchester

St.

M.

and

C. A.
319

MANTELS,

WOOD

Birch, Cherry,

is

in.

*
It is reportedthat Emma
Baker
secured as prima donna
of the
Emma
Abbott Opera Company.

and

Wholesale

COAL.

cocoanut,

alternatelytill all

England.

Mass.
St.,
Worcester,
Hall

cream

has

mixed

please.

"

Cake.

teaspoonfulof soda
one
gratedcocoanut.
which

to

sure

well," buv shoes

kettle ( or

boilingwater)

cold, it makes

or

cook

watch, stir or add

two

of

quart
farina

One pound of sugar, half pound of butter,

of a pound of flour, the juice
three-quarters
and a littleof the grated peelof a lemon, six

GOODS.

poor

Respectfully,

tin

eggs,

bake

Kendall,
IN

never

Hall
Mechanics
ShoeStore,

just

Cocoanut

HOUSEKEEPING

Mechanics

Roll thin and

mistake

Furniture,
Carpets
Ranges,
No. 319 Main

and

STREET.

DEALER

AND

littlesalt

kettle.

Rates.
254

add

much

and
stirring,

at

lowest prices,
are

oven.

make

Establishment.
Tailoring
Custom-Made

put
beat the

while cooking; it is apt to make

it
and pasty; some
may prefer it cooked
I
think it is much
better and
more
so, but
Allow
palatablecooked in this manner
;

Put

is

on;hand,

oughly
thor-

and

half of

one

in

and

dish

mushy

251 Main St.,Worcester,

Mass.
and

and

goods

"All's well that ends

To

and
together,

Many

I^adies

clear

into

Good

Snaps.

all well

too

shoes

laughs best who laughslast,"and they

whose feet are
nicely and comfortably shod
will be sure
to laugh at the righttime.
"He

lasess tillit foams, pour it into the flour and

add gingerand cinnamon
to the taste.
Mold

HOUSE,

pair of good

extra

investment.

frequently

flour,a half pound

of butter worked
in as for pie crust.
Stir two
of soda into a pintof good moteaspoonfuls

Pearl.

STARKIE'SDYE

Stir

scorching. When

flour to
PRINTING. enough
ARTISTIC
p^.^ISi-^
in
quick
Main

half.

one

the apples,
dry. Pour this over
dust quicklywith chopped almond.
Sprinkle
with powdered sugar.
Wrap a pieceof brown
around
the
in
and
dish,
until
place oven
paper
it is a golden brown.
Serve cold with cream.

measure.

and

Ginger

TYPEWRITER,

PRIVATE

or

Personal
Rates

OF

one

until very cold.

Then
away
whites of six eggs to a stiff froth.
Add
four
of powdered sugar.
ounces
Beat again, until

white
PERKINS" COMPANY,
SoleProprietors,

Worcester, Mass.
Agents.

the grated rind of

of sugar, cover
the kettle
until the apples
continually,

them

in all first-class

P'ound

and

ounces

simmer

done,

BOTTLE

An

water

and six

to prevent

Large bottles,25c.

In

pintof

orange

are

to

not

SAMPLE
Drug

out
shavingitis with-

Talk.

six tart apples.

quarter, and core
in a porcelain-lined
them
kettle. Add

Pare

made

safe to swap
horses while crossing
a stream," but see
that you have a good one
before starting
m.

Coffee
-Table

and

Gentlemen's

an

Biscuit

shoes

custom

"'Tis

Pudding.

Apple

sticky.
For

Fine

Calf's Liver

Milk

it contains

Greasy Substances, no Chemical

Poisons, and will not injurethe

at

bird in the hand is worth

in the
two
a place where
be sure
of
you may
shoes which fit nicely and wear
well,is not to be forgotten.

TEA

lies in the fact that

only

gettinggood

Coffee

of
superiority

*ROSE CREAM LOTION*

found

feet,are

Store.

"One

Cheese
Wafer

COMMON.

for tender

bush," and

Wafers

OPP.

soft shoes
Hall Shoe

Peas

cent.

The

the foot fine.

is that handsome
"Handsome
does," and
that which makes
tired feet comfortable
does
handsomest
of all.

DINNER.

20

and
joy forever,"

Artistic shoes for dress occasions.

Chips

Saratoga

Parties buying now,

if they wish, I will store their
free of charge. With
sorre
Sleighs through the Summer
who have no room
to store, this an
offer worth
ering.
consid-

Buyers

Steaks,

Muffins

Rye

"A thingof beauty is

shoe maketh
well-fitting

Bananas

Oatmeal

has

Oak,

Etc.

SMITH " ADAMS,

been
NO.

reorganized
H.

W.

156 MAIN

Miller's

Old

STREET,
Stand.

1.1 (JHT

17

Millburv Letter.
The

Clark

to be
questionseems
uppermost
the minds of Millburypeople at the
present

in

K vfillii.

The

school

time, and it is predicted that this question will

overshadow
all others at the coming town

meeting. Prof. Edson

of the State

Hoard

Sawyer

of

Education, lectured before the citizens of this

the needs
Tuesday, March 17th, upon
of the public schools, and made
a
able
very favor-

Co.

town

FURNITURE

AND

CARPETS,

impression. He

urged the need

superintendence than

be

can

of better

given by

478

School Hoard
composed of citizens engaged
in other business, however
competent
they
be
and
recommended
the forming of a
may
districtwith another town
and the employment

355 Main Street,

Worcester.

of

Superintendent.

People

great interest in the question and

St.

taking

are

public

Liberal
HouseFurnishers.

482 Main

to

timent
sen-

thoroughlyaroused.
good work go on ! Our schools
mind capable of a wise sucontrolling
pervision

seems

Let the
need

their

to

advantage to examine

if they desire CREDIT,

to

stock, and

our

terms

get our

fore
be-

purchasing elsewhere.
The
and

only strictlyONE-PRICE

Carpet

House

four months'

on

submit

We
a

of the

housekeepers and others will find it

Young

time

the

modest

Furniture

in this
at

SPOT

goods

CASH

sold

with

forming

well-made, reliable

Carpets:

every
A
whole.

new

method

The

hit or

time he faces

every

miss method

in school matters,
Rev. Geo.

A.

is a

well

as

Putnam

series of lectures last

the last of his

gave

ject
Sunday evening,his sub-

Continent.

The

lecturer

called attention

next

$187.05

includes

Range and Dinner Set.

six

in first-class

rooms

Brussels

Carpet for

shape,includingTapestry
Parlor,and all wool Ingrain Carpets for the
balance

of the rooms,

CRAWFORD
SET

of 130

ing
except kitchen, includand

RANGE

DINNER

pieces,as follows;

Parlor,

Room,
Sitting
Room,
Dining
2 Chambers,

had

buried

been

by

can

but the

furnish six
above

class.

these great

casks

of

in

earnest

good

his work.

appeal

work

so

The
to his

well

lecture
hearers

Decorated
FrenchChina

Dinner
i TeaSets

inaugurated

men.

temperance

Church

last

choir of this church

The

Mrs.

for

next

Jennie Goddard,

year

will

SingleterryCreamery Association

lose

for less money,

its very

$10.

$35.
$45.

soprano;

Miss Nellie Lovell, alto; Mr. H. M. Goddard,

Miss Elsie
tenor; Mr. Charles Lovell, basso.
organist.
Walling will continue to act as
The

rooms

several

just opened

service appropriateto Washington's

Beautiful
Decorations.
held in the Unitarian
birthday was
Sunday evening. The exercises
dress
adconsisted of singing,recitations and
an
by the pastor.
Tea Sets, 56 pieces, only
Rev. Mr. Cobb, librarian of the Congregational
Dinner
Sets, 131 pieces,
Library,Boston, occupied the pulpitof
last Sunday.
the 2nd Congregationalchurch
Dinner
Sets. 131 pieces,
A

to

We

an

the

help on

to

comprise

Kitchen,

have

the

closed with
furnish

We

which
missionaryspirit
pervaded these
earnest
mentioning .Stanley's
explorers,
appeal
be
that missionaries might
sent to the heart of
He thoughtit most
the continent.
fitting
that,
after death, the heart of Livingtonewas
buried
in the center
of Africa, where, during life,it

Kitchen,
can

China

ploring
being Africa. He touched upon the exexpeditionsof Livingstone,Stanley,
and Speke, to show the great effort
and suffering
necessary to open up the Dark

to

Room,
Dining
Chamber,

We

Decorated

teacher.

new

thingof the past

manufacturing.

in

as

Benton

ParlorSuite,

This

New

teachers, supplementing
other,thus
pupil tlien,

by

harmonious

an

the

of

may pass his school days under one method of

instruction and not be obliged to submit to a

prices.

ing
followingprice for furnish-

home

and

Furniture

city,and

work

that of each

is

These

are

landed

for

will not

last

best

the
the

goods

money.

long

at

these

See

have

we

them.

ever

They

prices.

Mr.

efficient butter-maker.

here to go into the

Grant resigns his position
cut.
price is for everything first- grocery busine.ss with his brother in Connectiing
is in a nourishThe Singleterry
creamery
condition and comes
making
pretty near
Much
the
best butter in Massachusetts.
credit is due Mr. Grant for his faithful service
here.

PIMHAM

Prof. A. S. Roe, editor of Light, will give

Passion
"The
Play,"Tuesday
on
evening, March 3rd,at the ist Congregational
ples'
of
the
the
Young Peochurch, under
auspices

THE

CLARK-SAWYER

CO.

" WILLIS,

his lecture

Society.
Town

355

Main

Street.

Meeting, Monday, March

Republicancaucus

i6th.

Thursday, March

5th.

478 TO 482 MAIN STREF.T.

I "i Mt

TS

In Memoriam.

ESTEY

In this

city,Feb. 23, Brooksey M irsh, widow

of Sutto", aged S4 yrs.
Benjamin Woodbury

late

Relatives
"

H.

and

from

friends

the residen:e

Putnam,

invi-ed

a-e

of

of

tlie

g mos.
id funeral service

atte

d lighter,

ner

S tiverett street,

to

Mr-;.

Wednesday

at

Samuel

p.m.

paragraph like this givesvery littlenotion

long lifewhose end, oaly,it chronicles.
devoted mother, the lovinggrandmother,
feature of the household,
so
long a constant
has taken her departure and her place is vacant.
The
great public,the hurrying city
she
knew her not; but
was
a cherished
object

'""

Pianos

Organs
of the
The

in the home

circle.

must

well back

go

firstsettlers m

Sutton,for in

;;! Benjamin

ESTEY

368 1-2 Main Street,

Office,

find there

we

17 19,

Insuranc
Fire

in

the century to find the date of her birth,June

The Marshes
the very
were
2, 1S06.
among

THE

We

LincolDHouse Block.

and the line descended

through
Benjamin 2nd, Stephen, Stephen to the girl
whom
her parents called Brooksey, why, no
tell. There was
another
one
can
ton,
girl in Sutborn three
before, who bore the
years
a

first

same

and

it was

they grew
Benjamin

Her

name.

surname

up, both

of them

Cole

was

singularcoincidence

that when

married, each

Sutton,

MW..

cousins.
The
old
Woodbury
farm, a very large one, stillin the possession
of a Stephen Marsh, is located in West

Marsh

LE t JOLLY * FRENCH * DYEING

AND i CLEANSING t
First-Clase

Work

at

Short

Notice.

"

0.vford, in what

near

is known

Reference

for Laces

and

Lace

Curtains, Gross

" Straus*.

out
this coupon
from
Cut
and
it
LIGHT,
with
bring
10 per
dlscent
and
^et

you
count

as

from

regular

I C^

-o

the fifthof that

was

from
town

in

The

widow

Richardson
Piano
Comp'y,
to

lived

Worcester.
42 PleasantStreet,

and

live in
ever

1734.

who

farmer, he

her

daughter came

T.

C3

WALNUT

PROVKIETOR,

MELVIN,

ST.

the

older

Dr.

A.

A.

Frank

Howland.

D.

Howland,

D.

S.

died in 1S46.
ter
Worces-

to

and in this city she has

Her

sister,Mrs.

her home

to

came

April 1S54

C.

in Sutton, descended

name

Benjamin

since.

childhood.
made

bury,
husband, Benj.imin Wood-

Her

'

S
I

Eight Lots.

|g

prices.

child

Marble

Dentists.

Pleasant

ti

St.,

Worcester,

Mass.

died in

Putnam,

Re.sidence,6i West

Street.

with Mrs.

Woodbury, tillher
ident
J.,stillresin Worcester.
After the marriage of
Mrs. W.'s daughter,Sally,
Samuel
H.
to Mr.
Putnam, the two families were
merged and
from that time to her death she was
lovingly
cared for by her sole survivingchild. Though
never
bust,
rolivingto an advanced age, she was
the hard work in a New
England farm
house having a tendency to break down
the
death, leavinga daughter Adaline

WORCESTER

Illuminated
Advertising
Company,
Office, 311 Main

General
C.

St., Room
F.

SQUIER.

E.

H.

13,
BEALS.

Advertisements
Artistically
Displayed by a
600
Square
powerful Electric Light upon
feet of Canvas.
DISPLAY

She was
next
to the
est
youngof nine children,the last survivor and the

oldest in years,
at

WHENEVER

GOOD

Eatables
desired

are

they will always

her death.

ot all kinds.

Choice
tion 206
223

Grade

of

Planter

and

Shipper
Oysters. Telephone connj

2.

Main

St., VVokce.ster, Mass.

The
Pianos
of the
recogniz'^dStandard
at
world ; pre-eminently
the Best Instruments
present made : exportedto and sold in all art
centers
of the globe: preferredfor public and
privateuse by the greatest livingartists.

Pianos
" BactiFaultless
Kraiiicli

of

24,000

REMOVAL

made

and

sold

and

not

dissatisfied

customer.

Mrs,

Walch's Dress
Cutting School has
removed
from
720
Main

Street

to

HainesBrothers'
Superb
Upriglit

45

Pleasant St. Special

i.iducements for the
ne.xt
Thirty
Days.
Linings cut free to

the system. .Special

Rates

Fish

tombment
en-

later,her

others into the realm

with the many, many
Another
life story told.

test

Marketand Ojster
House

the

shadows.

S. NE^VCOMB,

Though

is in Worcester,
first,

EbenW. Hoxie's,
A.

at

to rest
body will be borne to her native town
from
whom
she
by the side of her husband
almost
A
was
separated
forty-five
years ago.
kind, gentleheart, a pleasantface has passed

be found at

305 and 816-818 Main Street.

PIANOS

Carefulness, however,
strongest constitution.
did much
for native feebleness and
to atone

subsequenttrials.

Hall.
Worcester,opposite Mechanics
.^.priDgfield,
oppositeOpera House.
Providence, Turk's Head

Steinway

town

to

out-of-

pupils.

Mrs. L.

F.WALCH,

Sole
Proprietorof
or
the Improved TailRule System.
Agents wanted.

PIANOS.
The

Best

price in
Mme.

Upright

the market.

Adeline

Piano
The

Patti and

at

n-ason.ihle

fav "rite Piano

of
noted artist^.

other

C. L. GORHAM " CO.,

454

MAIN

ST., Worcester, Mass.

IvICiHt

-f

19

WHITNEY'S
* LINEN*
STORE,
"}H^

HANDKERCHIEFS

Ladies'
Colored,

For FEBRUARY

Bordered,

SALE.

Hemstitched,

Handkerchiefs

marked

per dozen

to

12

sV

vV

v'^

""\-

"iV

"VV

down
1-2

from

$3

each.

Whitney's Linen Store

Temple

Place,

Boston.

LIGHT

Sumner" Co.
Barnard,

(Light

hey should

of the

for

season

dressed

History

of course.
suitably,
her

look

you

do, and spend a greatmany

to

nice

as

happy hours in working over the

prettythings.
We
told you
recentlyabout
for them.
flouncings
Embroidered
ches
flouncings,
27 inCambric,

what

are

Nainsock

fine

deep, on

for the daintiest of

and

have

must

you

Feb.

Hall."

a8.
Class

es.
dress-

summer

7 p.

in

entoinoloKy,

Monthly

meeting

of

Art

m.

Sunday,

Mar.

i.

F'RST
Universalist
Church."
Club by Dr. Almon
Gunnison, on

want

TheRink.

for this column.

events
the week .is possible.)

earlyin

as

Electrical e.xhibition.

A KT STurjENTs'
ROOMS."
Students'
Club at 7.30 p.

little daughter

your

You
as

Natural
2.30 p.m.
Kink."

want

be sent

Saturday,

them.
You

EVENTS.

solicitsnotices o( future

All for the children.

It'sthe chance

2!

COMING

Lecture
to Chapin
"
The Art of I-ivinc

"

m.

Communion
of the churches.
Sunday in most
Church.Services in commemoration

Grack

John Wesley,
V.

M.

7 p.

C. A."

Boys' meeting 3

p.m.,

meeting,
prayer
Mens'
meeting, 4 p.m.

Monday,

Mar.

9.15

.a.m.

2.

Trinity
Church."
Lecture by Prof. Chas.
of
luffs
College,subject, Mountaineering
Crests of the Contment, " 7.45 p.m.
Kink."
Electrical e.xhibition.

K.

Fay

on

the

"

Natural

History

Volapuk,

7.30

Hall."

Meeting

p.m.

Club, 7.30 p.m.

Art
Club
Students'
by J. M. Stone and
and

MoreGlorious
thanEver.

of

m.

MorninK

No

for beginners in
Class
of Higginson Botanical

Rooms."
Exhibition
of paintings
H. W.
Rice of Boston, 10 to 1

Krom

Meeting of those desiring to join a

sketchingclass,7.30 p.m.
\'. M. C. A." Meeting of religiousmeetings committee,

Tuesday,

We

have

had

the

nicest

very

We

largelot

bought a

them

very
takingall that the

"

had
that

at

"

we

such

take

entire stock

our

what
And

for

have

we

Seventy-five

with

Rink."

pattens that you

among
There
is

about
and

the

none

have

We
these

of

these

we

are

M.

C. A."

Reception to

Rink."

Electrical

Natural

the exit,you

to

set
be-

are

Whether

of wonders.
ride

you

the electric car,

on

or

the

"

ciiy.

the

dynamos

what

at

whether

light,or

arc

or

study the

you

the

or

inspect

you

motors,

everywhere you

the

Science

new

cent
incandes-

tled
star-

are

is doing.

7.45 p.m.

struction
opportunityfor supplementary in-

such

No

for children

offered in this

ever

was

city.

of

satisfaction

among

of
till

clerks of the city,7.30

the

Mar.

for

anatomy

4.

Class

Hall."

btrginiiers,
3 p.m.

in

Honor
Lodge, followed
oi--

7.45 p.m.
Students'
.\r'

yard

this collection of

chance

to

under

roof

one

First
a.m.

Club

Hall."

Class

Entertainment
in Curtis'

by banquet

togetherin

Exhibition
Rooms."
H. M. Rice, 10 to i,

of
till

State
Church."
Universalist
conference,
and 1.30 and 7 p.m.
Hall." Business
meeting of the Women's

March

Great

for

them.

Sumner" Co.
Barnard,

is an
ders
won-

more

has

area

same

brought

ever

England.

New

exhibition

the

as

four

was

years

since,this is far greater.

Here
too, to

is a chance
see

what

for the

the motive

boys and

the

girls,

of the

power

ture
fu-

is to be.

5.

7 45 p.m.
Horticultural

One
You

of
Worcester
Hall."
Meeting
Horticultural Society. Paper by F. J. Kinney
Vegetables," followed by discussion, 2.30

visit will not

will have

to

For the time

come

do

justiceto

the exhibit.

again and yet again.

being,the

Rink

is the

biggest

"Garden

on

it
at

p.m.

Saints
Church."
Ail
Preaching by Rev. Percy
Browne, of St. James Church, Roxbury.7.30 p.m.
Old Folk's Concert
Webster
i^Q. M. E. Church."

County

to

in

by

Hall,

Colonial

Club, 3

see

look
Here

object lessons.

see

the

than

comparative
in elementary

p.m.

child has

that every

opportunityto

m.

Electrical exhibition.
Rink."
Concert
Hall."
Association
by the Norwegian
Concert
Company, 8 p.m.
animal
histol
Classin
Rooms"
History
Natural
7.30 p.m.
ogySp.m. Meeting of Societyof Mineralogy,
KooMS."Exhibitionoi
Club
Art Students'
ings
painttill
dark.
W.
to
2
and
H.
10
Stone
Rice,
M.
i,
of

school house

in Worcester.

J.

Friday,

Mar.

6.

Church."
Preaching by
St.
John's Ep scoial
Rev. Henry Hague, 7.30 p.m.
Lecture
by Rev. I. J.
Salem
St. Cong.
Church."
S.ience
Voice
Essentials"
"The
vs. Empiricism,"
Lansing on
,

"

25c.
General
Admission,

7.45 p.m.
I'-lectricaleqhibition.
Rink."
of paintExhibition
Rooms."
Club
ings
Art
Students'
and H. W.
of J. M. Stone
Rice, 10 to i, 2 till dark.
Hall."
History
Meeting of Brewster
Natural

OrnithologicalClub 7.30 p.m.

Armory.Inspection of Light Infantry

"

cents
Seventy-five

should

and schoolmasters

Schools
Exhibitions
10 to i,

"

Rice,

exhibition.

History

fident
con-

of your
with them.
These
Flouncingswill make
the loveliest dresses for children.

your choice from

near

"

Thursday,

yard.

guarantee the excellence

Flouncings,and

the cost;

man

Grange,
offers the
juststar.ingin life,

p.m.

seen

of their beauty.

entire

And

can

paper

eUctrical Kxhibition.

dark.

choice

for 75c

great value
whatever

world

electric boat, whether

exhibition.

by J. M. Steneand
p.aintings

ladies,
question,

no

Worcester
location

7.30 p.m.
Stuuenis'
Cluu
Rooms.
Stone and II. W.

Art

and

new

absolute

them

the young
situated
one

to

Electrical

Knights
Worcest

here.

from

"

tals,
Continen-

Hygienic Supper,

if
What

Meeting
Sibleyon

of

History
Hall."
Class in osteology,and
Natural
anatomy, 7.30 p.m.
Meeting of Ridgway Ornithological
Club, 7.30 p.m.
Society
H.
H. Chamberlin
.\ntiquitv Hall
of
will speak to the societyoa " Pericles and the Acropolis

botany, 3

yard.

in this lot 25

have

by

Hall."
Willis E.

best inducements
a country farm
or

10

can

Church."

paper

of these

gant
lovely
patterns,besides all the ele-

You

Cong.

Street

Wednesday,

bought.
cents

are

Salem

V.

sell the entire beautiful lot

There

the entrance

other

any

3.
social

dark.

able

and add them

splendid
flouncings
to

Second

paintingsby J. M.

Not
to

Hall."

7.30 p.m.
Grange

at

low price.
astonishingly
but we
that,
are
only

an

or

seeingthe

"

sell them

to

Mar.

Continental
8 p.m.

importer
figures of .Athens,

low

very

able

are

of

miss

to

tin dark.

9 p.m.

for which
ingly
qualities
you have willpaid us i"i.25,1^1.37,and
They are worth it.
;fi.5oayard.

reader of this

afford

and

(iuards, 7.30 p.m.

Grand

Hall."
Army
of Women's

Annual
bean supper and
Relief Corps, 6.45p.m.

Saturday,

Mar.

for$1.
SixTicitets

City
tertainment
en-

15c.
Children,

7.

Rink."
Electricalexhibition.
in entomology
Class
Hall."
History
Natural
for beginners,2 30 p.m.
Meeting of Volapuk Club, 7 30
p.m.

Ten for$1.

LKiHT

zz

Worcester,
The

Royal

Steam

Gentlemen

Heater

Co

of your

Having purchased two

"

Mass., April i. 1890.

Heaters, one

in

now

three years, the other 2 years, I can

safely say we could hardly
We
are
keep house without one.
perfectlysatisfied with its workings
use

as

it keeps the house

of

moderate

easilyregulated and

attached

stove

than

The

trouble with coal and

to heat

by

examine

Bros.,Trunk

Steam

with

13

is easy to
radiators

coal and

the

to

dust.

no

Royal and
of any

Anyone
the

note

I have

ever

carry
little

very

intending
workings of
I will

seen.

intendingpurchasers.
Respectfullyyours,
Manufacturers,

494

Worcester,
Royal

Heater

Heater

our

I had

I think is far ahead

to

the

bring
being in the cellar,there is

Heater

gladlygive information

Barnard

care

ashes, and there is

should

steam

the Grate, which

of

where

parlor

one

the ashes.

away

take

night and day, and

temperature

the temperature is very

I would rather
manage.

F.

E. BARNARD.

Main

Street.

Mass., April 12, 1890.

Heater,

Gentlemen:

Having used one

recommend
with satisfaction,I can
claim.

of your
Heaters for two
it will do
to any one, as

"

Respectfully,
E. ALLEN,
JOHN

HEyWOOD FOUNDRY

seasons

all

917 Main

they

Street

COMPANY,

MANUFACTUR RS OF THE

ROYAL STEAM HEATER,

39

PEARL

Worcester.

ST,
Works

We

(All Volapiikwords
in former numbers

used

have

been

given

of the Light.)

Sugiv lulid.
of paragraph in
Lovepolot(translation)

giv
su-

kilid.

sepiikikosonatas,vokalas, e vokadas,kelis egivolobes in surgiv balid. Ememob ponopis e konyugi velibas in fom jenabidik
e ekonyugob vodis
valik kelis egivol obes in
subsatis kelis egivol
sugiv telid e edeklinob
much

pleased to

of the translations
with

the

see

received

three short lessons

even

not

must

correctness

it proves
one

may

that
learn

enough Volapiikto write and read quitecom'

I note the following errorsplex sentences.
for your
future guidance. Never
the
put
adjectivebefore the word it qualifies.Vods
ber
Rememvalik,not valik vods, for all words.
that every noun
which is the direct object
of the verb

must

end in i.

One

translator put the pronouns

in the kimefal before the verb, as
"kelis obes egivol."
This should

be "kelis egivolobes."
bas.
ogivob fomis lemanik (remaining)veliAl, binom plapod, to, e pagebom ven
idea of motion is intended a. s. golob al jul,I
Plapod al is used before subsago to school.
Nu

Pastimolsol,you who are

Pematofol, she having been married.

Ladyekabid is not used in sets sukol.

Having seen
Elogon yelopi binos daduk.
Europe is an education.
Fidon zesiidos al lifon. Eating is necessary
in order

to

Plapods sometimes used in English before

ladyekabids are not used in Volapiik,a. s.
After reading the book he wrote the author.
Eliladol buki

binom

no

coalescent

pagebom

to

(only)in patiip e pitup.

Aelobom-6v

he would

be

praised.
been praised.
Ven gebobs stipabidie mogabidi together,
must
in
both
be
ot
timafom
a. s.
Ibinomthey
6v givik,if ibinom-la liegik.
Ilobom

he would

6v

have

If ibinom-la
If he had

liegik,ibinomov

been

generous.
Commands

he

in

the

are

and
(biidabid)
harsh

rich

have

been

imperative

mood

indicated

are

command

givik.

would

by ending 6d; a
jussive (lebiidabid)
by

called

a request optative
(vipabid)
by 6s, a. s.
nemi
Penolod
olik is,Write your name
here.

6z ;

G0I0I6Z

isa !

Get out of here !

Ostudol

vodis sukol

you-

will

see

meaning

velibas.

nemas

lautele.

apenom

By running he arrived in time.

timo.
Egonol ekomom
Mdgabidik (subjunctive)
pafomom dub posilab
la kel no binom
(negativeform) coale-

scent, a. s.
If abinob-Ia
If I

were

liegik.

rich.
I may

study.

lub -6v kel

tion.
Ogivolos seniti. You will pleasegive atten-

live.

Julal studon.

indicate persons

esteemed.

Pamekom-la

al

can

I16fob-la

I go to school in order to

to

and
root
posodik between
by puttingponop
ending ol a. s.
Man
having gone.
egolol,man
Nun pagivol,information being given.

L6fob-la

Golob

eat

pafomon dub
Ladyekabid (participle)
in
as
used as a noun
posilab,61. It is never
e
English It can be used both in dunafom
in
timafoms
sukol (following)
sufafom e
patiip,

of

to express, in order to, for the purpose

the fom is called deseinabid, a s.

fidon al lifon

live.

tabids
;e

fidon, ab

live to (inorder to) eat but

petiip,potiip,putiip and

Estudob

obe.
I was

lifon al

mutobs

No

VOLAPUK.

Mass.

Gardner,

at

love.

might have loved.

May be made.
Pimekom-la
Might have been made.
Stipabidik(conditional)
pafomom dub posi-

dime
on

woman

advertises

museum

foot
walks

"
.

This

around

is
.

"

great

probably when

ment
move-

the fat

LIQBT

2)
.

How Often
You Feelthe
need of
safe cure
trouble

reliable remedy for the

easy and
of Headache, caused by bilious

or

Garden.

North, south and

wilderness

v.-ist

half way

glad

to

house
with

rest

fireand

warm

signalis givento
climb, the

we

changed

for mules, and

one

last the
are

very
Inside the

tables laden

After

start

and

horses

seen

at

we

and refresh ourselves.

wagons

Frothingham's
Aperient

but

and

substantial lunch.

hour the

dyspepsia.

is reached

found

we

is

west

of mountains

house

hurried half
into the

have

again we

are

been
on

our

way,

"On

and

Beats

is what

up, where

strong amid

Nature's heart
the hills."

wild, weird

lookingplaceswhere huge
felled to the ground by the

past

It comes
in a fine white
you need.
trees
have been
violent storms
which visit the
and
you take tw.i tcaspoonfuls,
have left behind
we
littlewater, and drink while foaming.

powder,and
add

shrubs

ITS VERY PLEASANT TO TAKE.

and

and

denly
Sud-

the

and

us

trees

the open, barren

on
mountain-side with here and there a flower or
few blades of gra,ss in the midst of rocks.
a

All

send

mountain.

find ourselves

Druggistsshould have it. If not, The air is lightthat for many, breathing
very difficult thing,but
Fifty Cents for a largetrial bottle, becomes
fortunate in having strong lungs and
ienced
experreceive it by Express,prepaid. Address,
discomfort.
Persons
have been
so

we

were

no

known

become

to

delirious in

this

climbingto

height.

S. C.

BASSETT,

Sole

Agent

HAVERHILL,
FIFTY

To
In

Top of Pike's Peak

imaginationlet my

readers go with me to
of this best known
peak of the

the summit

Mountain

most

accessible.

thing

to

be,

may
so

the

because

best known
vivid

However
I consider

write of the

it

one's

very

ception
con-

difficult

of Colorado;

wonders

than
and more
caverns,
glory and grandeur, as

heightof these toweringpeaks of

to
Rockies, as
truthfullyimpress the

as

of the

reader's mind
of

range

of its great canyons,

all,perhaps, of the
well

nature.

U.

It is a remarkable

beside

S.,

MASS.

with these wonderful

It is much

easier

to

creations

fornia
present Cali-

in all of its attractions; the beauties of

Washington.

pink,pleasethe eye, and one may say, without

exaggeration,that they equal in delicacyand
beauty of form the most
carefullynurtured
hot-house blossom.
Sometimes
the driver would
we

would

very

had
an

not

alightfor

the purpose
of gathering
beautiful flowers, but we

of these

some

did

know

their

few minutes

tendency, for, alas ! in a

after they were
picked,they

Here indeed might

completelywithered.
artist find a subjectfor a picture,
and it

seemed

as

if

we

had

never

the

picturesquescenery

the top we turned to look down

a
great
dred
chasm, half a mile in width and twelve hunfeet deep. They say there is an
thingsand after a five hours ride we
end
of our journey.
the

end

banks

two

melted for years,

of Pike's Peak,
Alas for
and

our

clouds

almost

touch

to

with

highestpoint

they
braces
em-

quite level, covered

command

circuit. Here

until
summit

The

us.

fifty
acres,
blocks of granite. There
On a
signal-station.

realized before how

view

again

and comfortable
to

the

on

descended

about

can

that had lain un-

snow

sea-level.
14,300 feet above
was
view ! for the snow
falling

thick

the

seemed

of

stood

we

to

reach

all

Passing
stop his horses

ural
powerlesswere words for description. Natthe sublime
to
the Sierra Nevada, for these are
bridgesformed of the rocks,under which
what
the gently brooks came
beauties of Colorado
rushingdown formingwater-falls
of snow-white
of
to the wild, rushing
foam ; irregularmasses
are
flowingvalleystreams
rise
here
and there one hundred feet or
torrents.
mountain
granite
in
either
bank
the
waters
and
more
on
started from Colorado
o
ne
We
height,
July
.Springs
shaded
are
o'clock ; (remember a
by the tall trees, their dark
morning about seven
July morning in Colorado is quite unlike a July branches standingout in bold relief against
morning in Massachusetts) the air was
crisp, the wonderfullyclear blue sky which belongs
to Colorado.
and after
and clear,though pleasantlywarm
Suddenly the weather changes,
arrived
the bright sunshine is dispelled
cars
we
a half hour's ride in the steam
by clouds, and
does
have time to put on the
not
and
the
driver
mountains
at a littlestation surrounded
by
in waiting to
sides to our
carriage and to don his rubber
hills. Here
found wagons
we
before the rain falls in a drenching
These
coat
destination.
wagons
convey us to our
The
shower ; but only for a few moments.
were
comfortable, seating nine persons
very
the sun shines forth
rain ceases
and once
more
drawn
by four
includingthe driver,and were
with
its
mountain
the
old
man
At the starting
bright rays
horses.
gilding
tops
pointlives an
with almost heavenly
and
and lighting
who is the owner
of these conveyances,
up the valley
Behind
us
It
is
scene.
the
a matchless
round
beauty.
fare
for
the
our
to him we
trip
paid
here and
banks
of fleecyclouds with
are
All beingready,the
of five dollars each.
sum
there mountain
driver givesthe word, and with a flourish of
tops dotting their surfaces
like islands in the midst of the ocean
; before
Until recentlythe
his long whip off we go !
towers
the
us
could be reached only by mules over
giganticpeak. Colorado Springs
summit
and a fine view is given of
be easilyseen
road
can
the wagon
a winding trail;but in i88S
To the latter
of the Gods."
the "Garden
constructed.
It will, perhaps, assist a
was
"Distance lends enchantment," for I think one
idea of the height to
to gain a correct
person
in a near
view of the
is apt to be disappointed
know
that the starting
point is higher above
the Yosemite, and

of

of Mt.

along the

way are tall pine trees as well as

and fir. Clustering
spruce
purpleberries and
the loveliest wild flowers, purple,yellow and

and

the

"

sea-level than the summit

All

to see
sight,at this point,
yellowand purpleblossoms nestling
have
fallen
We
snow.
freshly
passed the last livingthing" a little bird
perched on a rock and we are indeed nearOur fingers
almost frozen
are
ing the summit.
under the heavy buffalo robe, and we
are
The
shiveringwith cold from head to toot.
ascent
is very abrupt now.
ing
Just before reach-

the faint

CENTS.

the

Rocky

for the

we

two

hundred

found

fires awaiting

pick our

way among
for the most

is here
clear

ernment
gov-

day

one

miles in

hot coffee,food
We

us.

the rocks;

tried

but the cold

us
part inside the house.
limited, and after a
Our time, however, was
and
around
us
half hour we drew our wraps
preparedto make the descent which is usually
accomplishedin two hours.
I assure
the reader if he has within him a
in
be fullygratified
love of excitement it can
whirled
are
ride,for often we
this downward
at breakneck
speed around the brink of yawning
one
where
misstep of the mules
chasms
would
plunge us into eternity. We almost
held our breath ; but this being safelypa.ssed
nificent
we
gathered much enjoyment from the maglittle
A
before us.
views spread out
hotel at
reached
our
liefore six o'clock we
Colorado
Springsfullyrealizingthat we had
of which
justcompleted a trip,the memory
would remain with us a lifetime.
Party.
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