Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-14

St. Louis has direct trade with 10000 miles
of navigable livers. Her capital invested in
river interests is S6,000000.
The revised edition of the Bible in Chinese
which has for some time been preparing at Pc
kim is now nearly ready, and will soon be issued
from the American Mission press, within the
walls of the capital.
Four hundred and ify-one, out of the three
thousand one hundred and tweuty,one Congrc.
gatiqn9l churches in the land, have contributed
toward the nome OF the denomination in ROs-
ton.
The national lilebOat association of England
has lleetof two hundred and thirty llfebohs,
and reSeues every year about eight hundred
shipwrecked persons. Altogether, since its es-
Enlistment, it has contributed to rescuing from
death upwards of twenty thousand people,
Her majesty, the empress of Russia will pass
the winter at Kew, in southern Russia, for
which purpose she has Just had the winter pail
ace there entirely refurShed, and to complete
its refttngs size has ordered the purchase of one
OF Steinway y Sons richly carved concert grand
pianos for the music room, and one of their new
patent uprights for her private boudoir.
Humboldt and Lamartine first met on the
top of NesuYiuS. 1t was on the eve of an erupv
ton; but Lamartine descended the crater. For
this hazardous exploit Humboldt considered
| him fool. And because Humboldt remained
on the surface, Lamartine always pronounced
| him to be superficial.
'lndian Joe" Piute medicine man. well
| known among the whites, was stoned to death
by his tribe for having failed to restore to health
two sick Indians, The practice Of medicine
among Indians evidently has its response
| bllities.
The spread Of small pox in PHILADELPHIA and
| other cities Is attributed to the sale of buffalo
| robes, taken from the Alackfeet and Piegan
| camps, where the disease prevailed two years
| ago. AT that time they were forbidden 10 be
| sold to traders, but several months ago they
disappeared, and were probably thrown ON the
market.
Rev. Henry r. Waite recent graduate of
| Hamilton college, and editor of the well known
| "Carmina COllegensa," has sailed for Eurone
| on several comm ssions, one of which is to put
| into practical operation Elihu Burritt's plan for
| an international pulpit exchange II is pro
| posed TO arrange in both countries a system bv
| which the cergymen Of either country NAV
travel to and about the other at reduced rates
| stopping at specified place each Sunday to ill
pulpit made vacant on the same plan.
Mr. Brown, you said the defendant was
honest and intelligent. What makes You think
sof Are you acquainted with him2' "No,
sir, have never seen him" "Why then, do
you come to such a conclusion" Because he
takes ten newspapers, and pays for them in al
vance" Verdict for defendant.
A LONDON gent, walking in Dublin for the
hrst time, got into easy conversation with A
up with this smart observation: "Now, tell me
Pat, where you would be if the devil had cot his
due" Pat replied, with feigned SIMPLICITY
"Shure, then I'd be alone, yer honnorD
The Vassar college girls, by their persistent
appreciation of SLAP jacks" have worn Out one
griddle, and the other day inaugurated new
one, ten feet by eight in dimensions, and cana.
bic Of frying five hundred cakes at a sinpe
fry. "Ihe king is dead; long live the king, .
shouted the five hundred Vassar students, as
this useful il not ornamental piece of furniture
was brought to the kitchen door
Rev. Mr.. - had Travelled far to preach TO a
congregation at -. After the sermon he
waited very patiently, evidently expecting some
of his brethren to invite him to dinner In this
hewas disappointed. One after another departed
until the church was almost as empty as the
ministers stomach. Summoning resolution
however, he walked up TO an elderly looking
gentleman, and grayely said: evil you 20
home to dinner with me to-day, brother?'
Where do you livc2' about twenty miles
from this, sir" "No," said the man, coloring,
but you must go with me-" "rhank you-i
will, cheerfully," After that time the minister
! was no more troubled about his dinner,