Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-10-07

The Knoxville Chronicle says: "Milton Shin
liver, aged sixteen years, and living two miles
| northwest of Clinton, has only one arm, aud
| can make a good spinning wheel, irons and all.
| He has made clock almost eniire-taking some
of the wheels of an old clock-whch keeps good
! time. lie has also made threshing machine
| TO thresh beans, and made II small printing
press, cutting the type out of wood with peck
| ct knife.
| One Blocker, who owns field near Gettys-
burg, in which two confederate soldiers were
| buried, according to the Savannah (Ga } News,
| recently refused to allow their bodies to be eX-
humed unless he received payment for allowing
| them to remain so long, and when this was pos
| itively refused, took set of teeth attached to
gold plate from the mouth of one of the dead
men and kept it.
NJ. Theirs is riding around in Louis Napole-
on'S old carriages, whereupOn a cync says that
is always the way with the republic in France,
that it struts about in the caSt-off clothes of
monarchy. This opinion receives confirmation
from the fact that NJ Theirs has recently prose-
Cuted Paris journal which contained some in
significant caricature of himself, according to
the custom which prevailed under the empire.
The Rochester Democrat says: ga good
many people who knew next 10 nothing OF the
Bloomfield we'll, and the large supply of gas
that is furnished, have sneered at the idea that
the gas could be made available much less con-
veytd to this city in tubes. Such persons will
be surprised to hear that the company who have
laid the tubing TO within half a mile southeast
of Rush. distance of less than twelve miles
from Rochester. The gas flows freely through
the pipes as far as these have been extended.
Eighty men are employed in laying the tubing,
and rapid progress is being made II the well
continues to yield as it has done, our city may
yet be lighted with the natural gas"
An interesting description of the salt lakes of
Australia is given by writer in the Sydney
Empire, who, speaking of the salt lakes and
mineral springs on the Paroo, says:-"These
wells are 4 real curiosity to many, il not to all.
Mounds of earth rise about ten or fifteen feet
over the surface, no doubt thrown up by the
force of the water; they form kind of oasis in
the Wilderness and have saved the lives of many
weary wanderers. These mounds can be seen
for miles. The water is very clear and soft 1t
is impregnatcd with magnesia, soda and alum.
1t is very palatable to drink, and | think very
wholesome. The water does not flow after
touching the surface; but as soon as it over
flows the fort-hke basin sinks into the earth.
The alum and soda crack under your feet as you
walk around these wells like frozen snow"
PROF. GILBERT WALKER, who has been so long
and favorably known the leading tonsoral artist
and hair dresser of this part of the state, has been
obliged to close his branch shop at I'll Main street.
near the corner OF Thomas, owing to the fact that
changes and improvements to be made in the
building. His customers many of whom are of ff-
teen or twenty years standing, will, however, find
Professor Walker at his headquarters, under the
Bay State house, with a strong force OF assistants
and every accommodation, ready TO carry on his
large business in his usual prompt and satisfactory
manner.
Gross, Strauss Co., 3l2 Main street. call partic-
ular attention to the trade that their new Lubin
kid gloves, which they are offering at So cents
pair, are equally as good as any kid gloves sold at
SIPS per pair.
WEINBERG BROS, 857 Main street. have received
this day full line of colored velvet ribbons for
ladies dress trimmings.
Mr.. Skinner has removed from Rogers block to
No II Pleasant street VIII sell books and station
cry cheap as ever Special attention called to
WoOdruf7s yioline ink.
One hundred dozen best quality new Lubin's
embroidered kid gloves at S. cents pair. Long
wrists two buttons at 80 cents pair; and Perinot
Alexanders, Gourvoisier, in one, two three and
four buttons, at greatly reduced prices, Gross,
Strauss s Co., 80 Main street.
Lamson, Gazier & Co, will sell horses, carriages
and harnesses, at their salesrooms to-day, at 12h