The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-02-22 00:00:00

CHEAP !—Landlady. "How shall I make oM
bill for this artis' in the parlour, John? Shall I
him • Mr,' or 'Esquire' ? "—Landlord. " Oti, you
write him Esquire,' and charge him 'ail a so'
extry ! "—Punch.

PAUPERISM IN SCOTLAND.—TnA steady de
pauperism in Scotland between 1870 and 1877
been continued. From a comparative statemel
the number of paupers on the first days of 187
1879, just issued by the Board of Sui.ervisr
Edinburgh. it appears that on the former date
were 101,136 registered and casual Poor, and
latter 103,817. The population in 1878 was esi
at 3,568,422 and in 1879 at 3,598,194.
A PUBLISHING FEAT.— General Sir
Cunynghame's book. "My Command in
Africa, 1874-1878," a demy Bvo. of 400 pageS,
three illustrations, has been printed and publis—
Messrs. Macmillan with unusual rapidity.
manuscript reached the publishers on NV- -
Feb. 12, and the printers and engravers bsgan
work on Thursday, Feb. 13. The first 30
unbound, were despatched for the use of the
of the first three battalions leaving England
Cape on Tuesday, Feb. 18, at 11 30 a.m., from
Clowes's printing office. The preface arriN
Friday, and the book was carefully read and r
in passingi,..agh the press. General Olin'
was Lord Chelmsford's immediate py
Wednesday's Times.
"WHAT'S SAUCE FOR TEE GOOSE," &C.
senger (in Second Class). "I think I've got -;
wrong carriage." —Ticket Inspector (sternly).
difference must be paid !"—Passenger (triumpi
"Oh, just so! Then I'll trouble you for
shillings—l've a first-class ticket ! "—Punch.

FINDING A TREASURE.—A treasure up a .
seen in the watches of the night by a peddler wi.
sleeping in a farmhouse in the Shenandoah Nr
He told his dream to the farmer next morning,
three successive nights he had the same vision.
he prevailed on the farmer to accompany him
forest, where he pointed out a large oak tree
one he had seen in his dream. It was api.
sound at the butt, but about twenty feet up a
had been broken off. The farmer did not feel
humouring what he supposed t‘i be a auk
whim, but the old fellow seemed to
confidence in his vision, and offered him one
the spoil if he would help to cut down the
When the tree fell there was a rattle of coin
where the limb had been broken off, and a
hollow was found there. By a little chop,
larger cavity was found, and within was a
silver. Both seemed wild with delight, and on
ing up found that the pile amounted to 5,000
The peddler expressed his unwillingness to ,
around so much silver in his pocket, and big'
where he would be likely to get greenbacks '
share. The farmer, having considerable money
house, immediately transferred to the peddler
dole. in paper money and took charge of the en.
of silver. The peddler disappeared, and when
partner attempted to pass some of the silver! lo it
counterfeit. He was the victim of a gang of

AN AMERICAN BICYCLE TOURNAMENT.—.
ments have been completed for a grand bicycle
to take place in the American Institute bui
Third-avenue, New York, some time in April. It
be open to the world, and 500 dollars will be gi
prizes: 250 dollars and champion cup, first pri
dollars for second, and 100 dollars for third.
prizes will be awarded to the competitors co
most miles in seventy-two hours and twenty'
hours, and the one making the quickest hundred
Any bicycle with a wheel of any diameter can be
The track will be 12 feet wide, with eight laps to
mile. Entries, whirl' close April 1, should be
together with 20 dollars entrance fee, to NV;.-
Noille, at the Institute building.
LIVING JEWELRY. - The World says : "
Parisiennes are wild about what they call the.
fashion of wearing living jewelry. The fashion
fact, not English, but American; it was set by
American, once an ornament of the court
Petersburg, whose Mexican beetle caused some
tion in London lately. Her beetle, however,
rare a creature ever to become a fashion. The.
Museum possesses a dead specimen, but there
far as I know, only this one alive in England; so
iffthe mode became established, I suppose that
members of the family will be pressed into sei
The glossy black of the common cockroach, rel,
with gold harness of exquisite workmanship,
really be more effective than the dull brown and
of the Mexican beetle. I strongly recommend
plentiful and unpretentious cockroach to the bl
beauty, while the brunette might make some'
the cricket of the hearth."

NEVER SPEAK IN A HIIRRY.—The hospitable J
—" Yes, we're in the same old place, where you
with us last year. By the bye, old man, I wish
and your wife would come and take pot-luck wil
again on the—" The impulsive Brown (in
eagerness of his determination never again to
pot-luck with the Joneses).—"My dear fellow !
sorry! But we're engaged on the—a----on the--1
th-th-that evening!" Poor Jones (pathetically'
"Well, old man, you might have given me time
to name the day."—Punch.

THE PROFITS ON' FARMING.—The cheapu
American cattle and the cheapness of At_ to
grain are matters which at the present time are grol
exercising the mind of the English farmer. Mr. 11°'-irs
Chaplin, M.P., seems to think that the outlook iota
bad for the stock-keeping farmer as for the cultiOnt,
of arable land, but this view is not generally curto
and the number of agriculturists passing froye
course to the other is increasing daily. A farmerl
goes to the practical part of the question
directness worthy of very general imitation 5a37841e,
"Let us return to the old practice of rearing CP
It is wonderful how easily calves can be brought&
A fair cow can suckle three calves at once for tbe roar
four months after calving, then two for the next
months. She may then be milked for two moon,
which would keep the farmhouse in butter and 1021/
By adopting this plan ten cows would thus rear
calves and supply the dairy. A very good cow
take four at first and then three calves, but m11°,4
very well fed. This plan, combined with lo
rents, might enable farmers to pull through."
hter
A YOUNG HUNTRESS.—Miss Susie Jones, daug-,t
of Captain Jones, a pioneer settler of the county,, i""4
week noticing that the dogs had " treed " some rbelrafo.
near the house, armed herself with a gun, and Po
ceecled to investigate the matter. No sooner had g
approached the tree than a gigantic catamount KO uit
to the ground. The dogs followed in close ph° se
through the dense willows and forests of the Tu01002.0
for near a mile, when the animal again took to a lib
for protection. The brave girl trudged on alone,,litbe
her gun on her shoulder, and on coming up witnve
dogs soon discovered his catship in unusually 6'03
proximity, but not daunted by his glaring eyes a.,a
ferocious appearance, took deliberate aim s'a
fired. The cat made a spring, but fell to the gT°ll3ibe
dead. Swinging the monster over her shoulders
carried him home in triumph as a trophy of in
prowess. A friend sent us the animal, and we f°11.j3.4
it to be one of the largest of his species. The you:
lady hunter has only seen some fourteen or fi f teB
summers, and is a native of our county.—Mod
(Cal.) News.
AN ANNIVERSARY.—In a leader, on Tneada:?„%
Daily Telegraph observes :—" It is a recollec,‘lon
of interest to note that this day five years ago
present Prime Minister received her Mr..iesty's
mends to form a Government. We way also ow
the fifth birthday of the existing Zouse of CoL
for it was a general election which put an end to
Liberal Administration tmder Mr. Gladstone; s/J
the declaration of its startling result—the rei
of the once popular Liberal leader—and the f,
of Mr. Disraeli's Cabinet, were events which
almost at the same time."

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LENTILS, AND HOW TO COOK THEIL—A good
mand continues for both descriptions of lentils,
although the stocks have considerably decrel
quotations have not further advaneed. Lentil
will also, doubtless, come largely into use as an
of regular consumption, but of course the process
powdering and preparing would materially add to
price; still in this form it has the advantago.
being more easily and readily adapted to nasiTe,
soups, &c., and it may also be used for porrily
in place of oatmeal, to which it would Pcsßi‘ss
be preferred by many. The following descrix;,-,
the treatment of lentils in Germany, W 324
they are a common article of food :—To cook se
vegetable, let them soak over night, and put in '
water to boil slowly till quite soft, when the '
must be strained off. Fry a little finely-L.
onion in butter, together with a tablespoonful
flour, till the whole is the colour of the lentils;
add gravy, or water strained from the lentils,
boil to a thick sauco, which put to the lentils,
boil all up again, adding salt to flavour, and a ii
vinegar, if liked. Lentil soup is made in the se
way except that the water is not strained off.
slather sauce is used to thicken the soup. About 2i,w;
of lentils to five pints of water. N.B.—Lentils_
discoloured by contact with iron.—Produce MarW,
Review.
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A DAMPER —FitzAcme. "Hallos, Smlff-s, &alit
know you went in for skating."---Smiffs (e,-,;ho has j.ellt
had a ducking, determinedly). 'ai Wtl,l, 'its the tire 4
time I've been in, and I'll take gors'a care it's the las
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CHINESE FLOWER UAKERS. Chinese artifiaelf.a
flower fairs are amonget the most interesting sights:,
the Celestial Empire. In a certain street of Pekie,"" ;
exhibition of pith, paper, and silk flowers is held seell' e;
the stalls of the flower-makers extending for csire
half-a-mile. Each maker is provided with glue,
pincers, awl come varicoloured paper, and in a Ivo,
moments he will manufacture any given flower frf„s
a real model, his skill in shaping the blossoms bel"
rice
only equalled by his eye for accurate colouring.
their neighbours in the Mikado's empire the Celestiss:
are wonderful flower-lovers, and the women, wearl?,l,
no hats or bonnets, generally ornament their hair Or,
flowers. Indeed in some parts of China it is alviAlt
shown whether the ladies are single, married,
widowed by the colour of their floral adornments. „
CONSEQUENTIAL DAISIAGE.—In London on
Mr. Undec-Sheriff Burchell presided over a speel
jury at the Middlesex Sheriffs' Court in the case,,
" Fitswilliam and Hall v. the London School Boar',,
in which a peculiar question arose as to " consequentias
damage" to the Hall-park Estate, Paddington, by the
London School Board taking two houses in Campbells ,
street for a school. Mr. Grantham, Q.C., and Dar!'
Anderson were for the claimants ; Mr. Marriott, Q.,„,•v"
and Mr. Freeman for the School Board. luse
sum of 1.)462 78. was agreed upon as so the
hoases, and the principal question was the damage
to the rest cf t 4 estate by the severance.
The evidence on the point waa most conflicting.
The survss-ora for the claimants estimated the
datos,se at £l,OOO, and described all schools as a
sexisance to property, except of the lowest description.
On the part of to School Board, several surveyors
stated that o far from damage being done to the pro-
Rerty by the school a benefit would be conferred on it.
-eau neighbourhood was inhabited by artisans, and
Eichoola in such places did not injure property. one
of the witnesses, however, admitted that to take two
houses from an estate and thereby introduce s
" foreign owner" was an injury. The jury, after es
brief consultation, gave £421 for the severance, which.
with the value of the houses, made the verdict of
£BB6 Vs.

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