Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-22
Miscellaneous.

Between four and five thousands ton of ice
are consumed in New York every twepty-four
hours. There are but four wholesale companies
in the business, and their stock in store IN the
river is estimated at 100000 tons.
The daughter of resident of Syracuse
snapped cherry stone at her father, the other
day, which lodged in his ear in such a manner
as 10 cause great difficulty in extracting it, The
operation was finally accomplished by boring A
mole IN the PIT with small drill and then in.
sorting a hooked wire in the cavity.
There was considerable fun at n representa tion
of Romeo and Juliet in a little French theatre
Madame Decharme, the Juliet of the occasion,
was lying dead on tomb. 1t was raining tor.
rents; drop came through the roof and fell ON
'Juliets nose; she made a face. Another drop
iell on her eyellds; she wnked. 1t was facial
expression not taught by Delsarte. Finally,
stie aooE no 10 Watching the drops, and lodging
tnein Inc audience caught the idea, and SYM
PatIlzed with her. Look out, Mrs. Juliet, /"
said one fellow; there's a whOpper a-cominO-
sec it!' 'Mind your eyc" said another
Madame, said third, twill you accept the
use of my umbrella" OF course the tragedy
ended.
Beau Brummel had one friend who was
clergyman, and when the latter was a puest nj
MS table he was accustomed TO say grace. n for.
nua generally dispensed with on other occa-
SONS. You may always know whether we ara
gong 10 have champagne" said Brummel, "by
the way in which Plymby asks the blessing. il
nc ony secs common glasses, betokening claret
ana sherry, he will content himself with For
what we are about TO receive etc; but If his
sight Z gladdened by the tall glasses that promise
sparkling wine, he will shut his ewes and COM
mence with 'Bountilul jehovah"
queer story comes from one of the fan.
nourgs OF Paris, The wife of retired eupsmith
.laNlng neen nlttcn Oy her lap dog, tho husband
ran 10 ms collection Of antique arms selected a
casque once worn by a knight, clapped II over
lhe Suhering woman's head and clasped it--nlI
lor protection, lest, getting hydrophobjo. she
might try TO bite. The wife became hungry
Hrlcd Tor food, and her husband discovered 10
~ norroI thdt nc could not find the spring of
the casqne. Finally IL became necessary IN sn,v
Tie helmet in two, and the woman, released hnt
NOT mad went for that husband I'm .hc mnst
energetic manner. '''' ''o''
:, There IS place in Oregon called the Smoky
valley, where the people have very cnrions
WY VI eooh'ng. lhey do not have the trouble
OF making Il fire every morning when thew wish
70 get breakfast. They just walk ont viii thoi.
ketllesi coilce pots and whatever else thev mead
ana COOK At the boiling spring. The wotes
seems great deal better than common hoiiino
water, anu all they need to do is to hang their
h .i. ~ u lor snort time. and their food il
nicely cooked. They are able even m boI, ~ II, 20
The bread is put into a tight sanccna,, ~ a y;
lowered mo inc boiling food for an honr or
TWO, anu then drawn up most eXouisiteIv haLaJ
WIN put q thn rim on the crust over NJ Mcai
y cooked mere, and beans, which arc the miners,
Ihe san Francisco Chronicle saws. "There is
n na o'u sal' neIeabouts known as Captain East.
Inali, VINO makes regular business of co,ehino
sea lions alive. There Is d large and ronstaniiyy
increasing demand for these bets from eastern
snowlnen, and Captain Eastman now has A
schooner out on hunt for n whopper for a
man named Barnum, who runs small side
s SNOW IN New York. The animals arc usually
lassoedl though sometimes chloroiorm Is used,