Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-30
Neutrality-suspicious..

During the poet Bryants recent visit to Mex
leo, he met an American lady who, after the in
PRODUCTION. said to a friend: Everybody il
New York knows Mr. Bryant, and they all 90 II
hear his Ministries sing"
The Denver papers are attempting to account
for the climatic changes that are taking place
in that region. Colorado used to be called "thC
rainless REGION" but for the past two years
rains have been frequent and abundant. 1t il
thought that irrigation will soon be unneces.
Sary.
Little Switzerland is said to be the only
| country in Europe where more money is spent
on education than on the army. The education
| al budget is two millions of francs, while the
military expenses remain below that sum; yet
when needed, the little republic can raise an
army of 200, 900 men.
Burglars in Memphis a few nights ago Gear
ried the war into Africa" by breaking into the
office of the chief of police, obtaining therefrom
a quantity of counterfeit money, the pictures OF
the rogues gallery, fine assortment of the tools
of their trade, and other portable articles.
The annual cat show has become regular
London institution, and the third, held at the
crystal palace few days ago, brought together
a large lot of rare grimalkins. The list includ-
ed, besides the domestic varieties, Persians, An
gOraS, Russians and the only genuine tortoise
shell Tom in England.
A Buffalo pastor in the course of his sermon,
Sunday evening, stated that the fact had come
to his knowledge of a child but three years old
being received into the orphan asylum in that
city, who was afterward found to be suffering
from nothing less than delirium tremens. The
mother of the child was a most Incorporate
woman, and had actually fed her offspring from
the Whiskey bottle
During a class meeting held several years
since by the Methodist brethren of southern
village, Brother Jones went among the colored
portion of the congregation. Finding there an
old man notorious for his endeavor to serve
God on the Sabbath and Satan the rest of the
week, he said, "Well, Brother Dick, Pm glad to
see you here. Haven't stole my turkey since /
saw you last, Brother Dick p "No, no Brudder
Jones, no turkeys" "Nor any chickens, Broth
er Dckp "No, no, Brudder Jones, no chick
ems" "Thank the Lord, Brother Dickl That's
doing well, my brOtherp said Brother Jones,
his overburdened conscience by saying to near
neghbor, with an immense sigh of relief, EFF
he'd a said ducks, he'd had me-"
The area of the Auburn IN. " state prison
is so great that often convicts escape from their
regular places and hide about the premises for a
week or two before recapture or escape, being
able to hide in some such improbable retreat as
sewers, chimneys, old barrels, and the like.
few years ago one prisoner escaped from his
keepers, locked himself steathily into drawer
in large bureau, and was taken out with the
next removal of goods to the stores He then
unlocked himself and escaped. Last Sunday
not from prison but from control, and he has
not yet been retaken or recovered his liberty.
He was seen skulking in the prison premises
last Saturday, and vigorous search for him was
to be renewed. Meanwhile, he, from his retreat
was watching for few moments relaxation of
watchfuness to make good his half accomplished
escape.