Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-29

during the past two years 5O,OOOU UU sneetS OIL
official paper for the government printing de-
partment at Washington, have been manuiac-
featured. So careful q record has been kept
that pieces as small as the half Of a ten cent
note have been made specialities of account.
A Missouri husband whose wife has applied
for divorce, writes u protest to the Judge, in
which he SAYS, "this thing called divorce has,
in my opinion, parted many man and his
wife"
Douai, France, has just sold its guillotne. A
large crowd was present mt the singular auction,
aud the instrument of terror was knocked down
to a captain in the national guards, for the Lon
don museum, the knife bringing 9s Cd, and the
woodwork 24s.
Jay Cooks father was named EleutherOs.
When people wrote their ballots he lost an office
because not one in five could spell his name cor
rectly. Dissatisfied, as is supposed, with this
occurrence, he went to the extreme of mono
syllabsm, and named Pitt and Jay, relaxing
little on the third, whom he called Harry
The Rev. John Milton Holmes, Yale, '56, who
died recently of consumption, was one of the
most prominent of the younger graduates OF
that college. He was a successful clergymen in
jersey City, and his songs, written when in col
lege, are still sung by the students of Yale.
Mr., Pendleton having said, in one of his
sophomore speeches, that it was an appalling
fact that there wasn't money enough in the
country, by S150,00O,000, to pay the taxes of
the nation and the states if the people were re-
Morton replies as follows in his Cincinnati
speech: "Well, now, that is a tremendous
thought; and it is also an appalling fact that if
the people were required to eat in one day all
they now eat in the course Of year, they
would inevitably burst"
Lord Shaltesbury told at Glasgow of his hay
ing whitewasbed and painted one OF the dirty
houses occupied by a family in the foul district
of London, and short time aterward returning
TO find it worse than ever He said, "What on
earth is this !" and the reply was, "Plaze your
honor the house looked so cold and uncomlOrt-
able that | sent for the sweep, and aXed him to
give us few warm touches"
The Bromberg Gazette announces from
DantSic that three torpedo boats" for bring
ing torpedoes to an enemy's ship, al &C now being
built there for the German fleet. The boats are
built almost entirely OF iron; there is hardly
cubic inch of wool about them. They are in
the shape of a fish, sixty feet long, and from
six to seven feet wide. The deck is convex, so
as TO ward of hostile prCiectiles. During the
operation no human being is of course to be
seen on board. They are steered, not at the
stern, bat in the forepart OF the vessel, and
above the rudder there is a slight elevation on
the deck to enable the steersman to stand up, in
which there is an opening an inch wide for him
to look through. The iron plates used for these
boats are very thick. They are propelled by
screw, and their engines are heated by petroleum,
which Is kept in bunkerS at the back oil the
boiler. In the middle of the boat is a sort of
cabin, where the men who are to place them in
position remain concealed.
"NOT THE WAY OF THE WoRLD."-The
Springfield (Ill) Journal mentions praise
worthy instance of honest dealing which re-
Gently occurred in that city. An old gentleman
named Joseph G. Baldwin was the creditor of
another Old gentleman named Joseph Ledlie.
By legal process he took possession of large
amount OF Ledle'S property and secured per-
feet title to it. Ledlie naturally supposed the
property had passed away from him forever,
and dismissed the disagreeable affair from his
mind. few days since, however, he was sum-
mOned to a settlement by his creditor, who
stated to him that he sold the properly upon
which the loan was made; that he had CaCu-
lated the interest on the loan, and had added the
expenses, and that balance of $4,000 remained,
which in Justice belonged to him. A bystander
then made the remark that the transaction was
honorable, but that it was not "the way of the
world" The answer of the old man was: "The
way of the world is not the way to heaven" A
few of the prominent citizens of Springfield,
hearing of this honorable transaction, procured
handsome cane, having inscribed upon it the
Words "The way of the world is not the way to
heaven" and sent it to Mr.. Baldwin, accompa-
MED by written expression of their admiration
of his conduct.
HUMAN VANITY.-In the "Memoirs of Charles
of the influence of vanity as an element in hui
man motive. During the first French revolu-
ton Lafayette, desiring to disperse mob COM
posed of the most brutal Tabble in Paris, or
dered a young officer of artillery to load and
train on them two guns. Before the command
to fire was given the officer begged to be al
lowed to try milder remedy. He was told it
was useless TO attempt TO reason with such
brutes. "But do not mean TO appeal TO their
reason" he replied, ''but to their vanity" Per-
mission then being reluctantly given, he APP
preached the crowd and briefly addressed them !:
Respectable persons will have the goodness to
withdraw; have orders to fire ouy on the Ca
naille.'" And, Immediately, as nobody wished
to be considered as one of the "canaille," the
entire crowd proved its claim to be ranked
among respectable persons by scampering off as
fast as possible.
Elder j. II. Jones of Ohio is preaching in the
chapel on Thomas street every evening this week.
Best German worsted at buttons at 121s cents
per ounce for one week.
Attention is called to the extensive sale of real
estate and machinery, at the Wheeler foundry and
machine works, which commences at precisely 10
O'Clock this morning, and will continue throughout
the day.
They are selling one lady's plain cotton stocking
at buttons for two cents pair for four cents.
Good opportunity for wooden legs
Lamson, Glazier & 60. will Isen this day at II NJ.
one four-tenement house on Hill street, to be re-
moved.
AT 2 and O'Clock P. NJ, the stock of fancy goods
and fixtures in store Parkers block; sold by order
ofmortgagee.
We would recommend the ladies to secure some