The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-07-01 00:00:00

EPITOME OF NEWS,

BiIITISH AND FOREIGN,

On Frielay night, in It week, there was a alight fall
of .no to the LLlglihvehood of North

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The leading uhampione of "woman's rights" are
generally found to be "mini late," or douppoloted and
plod old tualdb.
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By Royal conemiuul Mane. Chrt,tine Millie, the
1'..0-hoed ligotrugalo." visited BaGkinghary releft lasi
Saturday morning.

The operative boot and shoe makers of Falkirk having
used an advance of wages, tine vropioyera dive agreed to the
inquest, giving a Hee of into to per cent.

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In the hist six months of the new rates, upwards of
68,000,000 postear,dt and ab,at 114,00(0,000 haul...wit, labels
Sod gawp wrappers were issued

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Meeting a Pat in deep mourning on the road, a tra-
veller said, " You have lost some of your frien•le, I Ste r
your honour." "Was It a near or. distant relative
o Well, platy distant-1x IA twenty -lour mile, " was the
reply.
A correspondent at Leipsic writes—" It is quite a
mistake to suppose that the larger Gonna. towns are free
from smallpox as has &sea averred:. What lea larger lowa
We presume one where lager beer Is sold

There edema a great probability of emigration on a
very extensive scale to the United !gates tailing place this
year. Workmen are anxiously inquiring the cost of the
voyage they might ask also II there Is work when they get
thtro.

A door lock, it is said, has been inventad which rings
a bell and lights a taper on tbe Latent that any one attempta
to pick ; or it may be no arranged as to produce the
light only should any one let himself In late at night.

They make butter in Ravenna, Ohio, by putting the
nr,inn In a cloth 1,4 and buriig It about two feet neap In the
earth, letting it remain three dila tit hen it le .11rinte
It Is foubd to be ttimeformed Into pure, sweet, yellow , utter,
with not one drop of butter-milk to be seen. lie butter
maker. say that Cream will yield sb.ut one-third more buitar
by Ws process than by the old-laahloood way of clitinang.
The engineers' strike in Newcabtle and Gatealrewl
continues from week to week with very Mile auparent
cttai,ge. Neither employees nor weak mon make sty appro-ch
towards a settlement. the men ',Ott ft I,g-mpeo-4r demon.
stralOn lest week, and their proceedthas were cordincred to
an orderly sort it manner. Of course the speakers deolax ed
that they would hold out twill they got the ulLe hours' day's
work conceded to them.

The Queen gave • State ball on Tuesday evening at
Bockingtam Palace. Waldo, the at cobas of the RAW
Faintly and Royal and alatinaulthed t feigner., the lawns.
Lions included 16 Dukes, 13 Duchesses, 19 Marquise, 15
Marchione.sea, 70 Rubs, 6 , Countess., 40 VleCOUllik 30
Vlscono, eines 60 Lords, 211 Lacier, 33 Right llow.nrablef.
40 liow-urables, 113 II pourable 11.1-amlatots owl Woke., 1.,
Sire, 6 Dactore, 162 Mat/deur*, 117 11. ialoca, 181 Wasps. LS
Admirals, 10 C.euatni , R N.) 6 Comma,. len, 11 lAcuten ant,
(R N 2 flolo If.nhal• 45 Gentral., 66 Cok,oelo, 4 1114 ,re,
16 Captains, 4 Ispatananta, and tin lbAten td Ileum and
Miens. Total, 1,646.