Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-13
miscellaneous Items.

Napoleon Ill. has become white headed during
his sojourn at Wilhelmshohe.
Queen Victoria has twice visited the KIM
press Eugene at Chiselhurst. The prince or
Wales has been more frequent visitor to the
eXiled sovereign.
In newspaper published in Hong Kong, it is
stated, without note or comment, but simply as
an ordinary news item, that the annual license
to Keep public gambling house in that colony
had been put to auction by the British, colonial
government, that "Heathen Chinee,' who re-
joices in the name Ho Ask, had purchasdit Tor
the year 1871 for S15,800 per month, which
makes a total of S1S9, 900 per annum. This is
considerably more than was paid last year, ana
the clear inference is that gambling Is on the ln-
crease.
The following is said to be an efficacious
method of cleaning a rusty pillow: Take quart
of water and pour slowly into it half a pint OF
sulphuric acid. (The mixture will become
quite warm from chemical action, and this IS
the reason why the acid should be poured Slow
ly into the water rather than the water into the
acid.) Wash the mould board Tor any other
iron that is rusty) with this weak acid, and let
it remain on the iron until it evaporates Then
wash il again. The object is TO give time for
the acid to dissolve the rust. Then wash with
water and you see where the worst rusty spots
are. Apply some more acid and rub those spots
with brick. The acid and the securing will re-
move most of the rust. Then wash the mould
board thoroughly with water to remove all the
acid and rub ii dry. Brush ii over with petro-
leum or other oil, and let 1t be until spring.
When you go blowing take bottle of acid wa
ter to the field and apply 1t every bout to any
spots of rust that may remain. The acid and
the securing of the earth will soon make 1t per-
fecty bright and smooth. If all iron work be
washed over with petroleum as soon as we put
our tools, implements and machines aside for
winter it will keep them from rustng, and save
a great deal of trouble and annoyance, to say
nothing of depreciation and loss.
The Germans, in reviewing the achievements
of the late war, rightly place among the fore
most the equipment and mobilization of force
Of 500, 900 to 100000 men in the space of seven
days, and their marching into strategic position
on the line Treves Landau in six more. Sub
tracing this interval preceding actual HOSTILE
ties, together with the period of inactivity
caused by the armistce, from the 210 days of
war (from July 10, 1870, to Feb, Is, 1871, there
remain 1870 days, which were signalzed by 1856
engagements of more or less importance, II
great battles the reduction of 26 fortified places
and the capture of II $50 officers, $4,000 pri-
Yates, over $500 cannon, and 100 eagles or flags.
Distributing these statistics, it appears that
nearly every day there was an engagement, ev-
cry ninth day battle, every sixth day a fortress
taken; while the daily average of prisoners of
war was s. officers and 900 men, and of cap
tured cannon 3S-two flags being captured ey-
cry three days. These figures are not to be ac-
cepted implicitly, as it is impossible to ensure
their correctness; but they probably fall short
Of the truth.