Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-22

TourguenieG, the recently deceased Russian
novelist tlmidlv asserts that he is not dead.
Every Saturday says the majority of Ameri-
can juvenile works offer no internal evidence
that their authors ever saw live, or even a
Stuffed boy, much less attempted TO make a
study of his 'manncrS and customs"
A Welsh farmer, residing near Utica while
being run away with by pair of frightened
horses. shouted, leave my wife S10,O00 no
time to make will" He is still alive, but bad
ly bruised.
The girls in the state agricultural coege in
Iowa, not only Keep up in their studies with the
young men, but do all the housewOrk under the
snpeintcndence OF matron and a general
houSekeeper
The London John Ball says: "Among the
things not generally known, is the fact that the
periodical literature of America is assuming
higher tone, and is even now, at its best, fit to
stand side by side with the best which is being
done in England to-day" That is kind of John.
Robert Westgate and Laura Moore became
husband and wife at Adrian, Mich by formally
announcing IN the presence fitheir friends and
before legal magistrate, that 'the true mar
rage element was present with them" The mag
istrate made record OF it and the ceremony
was finished.
The coming champion shooter Of the world is
undoubtedly an infant of Paris, Kentucky, who
at the tender age OF five years, has fatally shot
his grandmother, Elizabeth DOugherty by name,
who was at the time inStructing the precociOuS
youth in that Indispensable Kentucky accom-
plishment-the use of the pistol. He was an
apt scholar, and she is one Of the martyrs of
education.
From China we hear that the cold has been
unusually severe at nearly every port, and the
phenomenon OF ice had appeared at Canton and
Hong Kong. IelcgraphS were engaging in
creased attention in the north, and the Russian
Japan line was expected to he q strong cpmpet-
itor with the southern lines. Tsenr kwe.f3n
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TO and inspection of the telegraph Offices After
examining the instruments, and receiving and
sending several messages, the vceroy pronounced
the telegraph and IFS results to be good, very
good, and superatIyely cool"
A lady sophomore, at Michigan university,
saws her own wood, quite to the chagrin of her
brother sophomores. 1t is even reported that
when certain ones Of the aforesaid did assail her
wood pile and reduce it to length suitable for
burning, she disdained to touch a stick of it and
conunued to use none lut what had been sawed
by her own hands.
The celebrated New YORK advocate, John Ora
ham, suffers under the influence of pecuniary
stmulant, no doubt, from occasional lapseS into
really sensible and honorable line of remark
In one case, the other day, be spoke scomfully
Of Certain legal bubbles, which could not
emanate from legal brain and would not be
endorsed by legal mind" His experience
gives great weight TO his opinions on such mat.
tiers, and they are certainly deserving of atten-
tion. rs Saul also among the prophets?'
Sixteen saloon keepers of Ironton, Ohio, have
formed protective association, agreeing 20 sell
nothing but lager beer and wine, nor even those
beverages TO an intoxicated person or 10 habit
ua drunkaIdS, a list of whom is furnished each
member of the society. Should member who
has obeyed the constitution and bylaws of the
society be mulcted in damages by the courts,
each member will bear an equal share in the
payment OF them.
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