The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-02-17 00:00:00

()FFEB..3 WANTED for a 501 u. Club Bicycle,
with Arab Cradle ipring. and Belot Bearings.
—G. F. Mathews, Hungary Hill, Stourbridga,

totttiribge Obertrer.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17th, 1883.

TEM EXTINCTION OF FIRE

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thioughout India to all the Rajahs and Princes,
inviting them to contribute to the Indian display,
Time out of mind tho preservation of our which is to be on a very grand scale. The machinery
towns from outbreaks of fire has occupied the department is expected to attract much interest.
serious atteLtiou vi civiiized comumnitics. I Wrecked Munhood.
_Victims of exces,ivo_ in.

Fire has been described as an excellent servant,
bat a relentless master, and the history of the
rise and progress of many great cities is an
ample testimony to the truth of this dictum.
Occasions have ari.ion in which a huge fire ia
a large town has been the rCtitnate cause of
great benefit, but this Is of curse irrespectiVe
of the devasiatioh eaused at the tioie. For in-
stance, when so considerable a proportion of
the city of Loudon was destroyed by fire in the
reign of Charles 11., no one then living could
have forseen the advantages which would follow
the reconstruction of the City. The plague had
swept over it only a few inentlis before ; and
then, when tee great waves of fire roiled through
the streets day after day, consumiug houses by
the thousand, curches by the score, and re-
ducing to ashes old St. Paul's itseif,4the citizens
arrived at the conclusion that the coufligration,
no less than tee pestiience, was a judgment
from Heaven ueon the nation for its manifold
sins nod iniquities, a mighty proportien of which
were concentrated in the city of London. Yet
the fire turned out to be u blessing in disguise.
It cleared out the plague-stricken rookeries of
the City, and the hour had collie for its recon-
struction. Happily also there was an architect

dulgenee or youthful indiscretions and pernicious
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or old age, Nervous Debility. Lack of Self-confi-
dence, Impaired Memory, Loss of Manly Powers, and
kindred symptoms, should send three stamps for
large illustrated treatise. giving means of certtin
cure, with numerous testimonials. i!idtress World's
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Loudon, W.C.
The Dyspeptic, Bilious, or Constipated, should
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treatise giving unfailing means of self-cure. World's
Dispensary Medical Association, NJ. 3 N,Tv Oxford
Street, London W.C.
A recnit writer in our local papers has wisely
, observed that "one of the follies of the ago is to
buy dear Wines and Spirits." Another folly is to
suppose that buying from th)se who make the
1 largest return of duty is buying them in th
cheapest market. The Merchant who pays duty
upon thousands of gallons, pays in exact propor-
. tion to the retailer clearing a single cask. A great
profit must be gained to cover enormous expenses
of Large tmsiuess premises, cost of ad.reztiailig, and
an allowance of profit to the Agent, greater in
, amany instances than taken by the respect
; able Merchant. To buy che4p is to buy where but
one profit is made, ant we cannot better illu -trate
I our argument than by pointing out the way in

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ready ti seize tA:o opportunity given. The
graceful domd of St. Rail's to day towers high
above the huiy thoroughfare, testifing to the
genius of Sir Christopher Wren, NV,i I 0 had not
only a cathedval on hand, but churches to re•
built, abd literally a new town to iay out. More
fortuulte thin Mr. Street, the architect of the
new Palace of Justice in L nlou, -Wren lived to
see the coh;p:etion of his .;-feat wotk.
In a place so vast lu size as the metropolis of
the preseut. time, a single day raro-y passes
without several fires occupying the attention of
the helfneted brigade which has various stations
in the heart and centre Pi the city. The little
army of fireffloc has to he cottststitly on hie ;vett
to do suoce;sslui ba:tie against a common enemy.

which-our townsmen, Messrs J. ißutland and So, of
63, High-st, have opened up the tr:tde. We hive
no hesitation in sayiog that 25 per cent, is no,/
Paved by their bringing the producer al the con-
sumer together, ov,v the pr7e....s naid a few yezrs
ago, anj a trial will fully bear out our ass,ntions
Dudley Herald, December 21th, 1881..
" ROUGH ON It.t.Ts.''—The Thing desired found at
last. Ask chern'sis, grocers or oilmen, for Rough
on Rats It clears out rats, mice, beetles, roaches,
flies, bedbugs, insects, ground moles, &c. 70. and
is. boxes.
" liuent.a.A.nil."—A. new, quick, complete cure
for all urinary affections, (smarting frequent or diffi-
cult) and kidney dis-aies, 4s. At Druggist. London
Agency No 1. Kin,: Edw.trd's Street.
DRUNKENNESS —At the Police Court yesterday,

Occision nir the destruction of a public build-
ing or of a tiifatr::, or a conflagralion upon a
more than u:su-dly lai-ge scale draws attention !o
the peril against whico large towns have con-
stant:y to guard What wood, for instance, be
the itupression orottiv!ed if it fire laid io ie;nes I
the Houses of P.,:rlifinient ? This has
for. Faaines
.close band, from
wok!) ony qatntity of water col:ild ha obi,iioed.
Or the saint: rethorsetess Inc might attack the
Britlsh 'Marteuin or the Nit'io,i4l Gallery, weose
contents twver CUH la It..:direa. ufeourse
every puolia builaiog is fitted with evers
appliance sel-Uee eau Suggest su
as to guarl agaiost so inapiactihe assainin:, ;
out so also was tho1111;111)ra Th,at.re, which
perished utterly in Oeeenib:ir. A theatr, is an
excepiiimal piaec charge,a wirn inflawab,e
materials which laugh at the puny•etf Tts oF. elan
to extinguish Wein whoa once fairly ignited,
mon especially whet) the progress of the flames
is favoured by a high uind, such as is often
passing over these islind ; and therefore any
failure to put out a fire in SUCLI a structure is no
matter for astonishment. But in dealing with
the possibitity of fires arising iu populous com-
munities, the wonder is that they are not more
numerous than they actually proVe T,ke
London for extianple. Here are four minions
of iuhabitank.s, in:envying tens of thous:suds-of
housca, in every one of which there are firs and
lights for don Sc parposes. Ai the persons
la charge of these fits and lights do not realise
the amount of care which in necessary in deal-
ing with so clang( rot n agent. At a recent
meeting of the Metropolitan Board of Works.
it is stated that stored withiu the London area
are from a million and a bllf to two million gal-
lons of petroleum, a quantity stlicient to set
the Thames itself co fire. In view of such facts
it is obvious that no precaution what even
should be neglected in dealing with a never-
resting antagonism.. Indeed, it is 'lnv, Ire.
quently in the silent watches of the night that he
springs upon his prey.
The natural r.-ource brought to bear against
fire has in all ages been water ; yet the total
destruction of ships upoa the sea SLOWS Lbs.
even whore the two opposing elements are so
aAogether oat of proportion, fire upon the waste
of waters is enabled to hold its own. Science
has endeavoured to come to the assistance of
nature in putting down the ravages of an in-
vincible ass iilant. In may large establish-
ments cheolicti fire engines are kept in rim ii-
ness, awl at times these have accomplished
their work with remarkaba) BileeeSS. This is a
pra3tical direetion ill which science might well
make more dfortS than have yet been put forth.
Success wmild Ime w:)rtli quite eiti ninon as the
discovery of t;•e North 1-1,P14:7--;10 01,F•xt,
poBsessed a inysterions Lasetniitivn fur tile
scientific in all ages and in every country. Not
tiliey years have &apse,' since tat ciestrue,io;
of a great o,lrt tf ile city of Chicago by fire,
althoui;ll it at ends upon tl-e shores of .alto
Michigan, where of course th4re could be no
lack of water. Chicago, it may be adinittei, is
bunt in a large degree of wood ; but if we came
to our timea"ttod to our Owe capitti, there are
the memories of the Wood-street fire in Decein-
where pro-ierty value I at a aftili,la B)arli3g WIM
destroyed bekre the fi:e Lau d fe Enlidued. The
genius of 11111 l which has overcome 8.) many
obstacle, in he material w,rflti ought to be equal
to thadiug with an agency so usetul in subinis-
siou and 60 terrible in it; strength as fire

before Colonel Fletcher, Messrs: T. D. Timmas arid
A. Freer, John Packwood was charaed with being
drunk and disorderly at Oldiwinfor.l, on the 10th
inst. P.C. E Ives proved ,he case. Fined 2s 6d
and costs.—Jaeves Thorne was ehareed with being,
ls drue and disorderly on the 10th Ist. P.C. Cart-
wright proved the case. Fine tss au:t costs.
REFUSING To Qerr. ---. Sarah Brett an i Bridget
Welch were chaiged wilt refusieg ts quit the
Queen.- Head Inn, on the 12th inst. George Pear-
son, the landlord, proved the case. Fined 6s mai
costs each.
OBSCENE LANGUAGE—Richard Mills was charged
with using obscene leuguage in the public street,
on the 10th inst. Defendaet pleaded guilty and
was fined 2s 6cl snd eosts. .
tinsT 'De rsoN. David Skelding wis charged
with obstructing the footpath at Baldwin's Lane, on
the 10th -inst. P.C. Jones provee the case. Finest
6s 6d to include costs.
PERMITTING DRUNKENNESS. --. William John
Rhodes, landlord of the Rose and Crown Lin, Lye,
was charged with permit,ing drunkenness. --On the
1011 inst. P.C's. Davies and Jones visited the de-
fendants premises and found a man named
• Kendrick drunk —Defendant was fined 20s. and
co-ts.—Mr Perry defended.
A COWKEEPER FlNED.—Phillip Farmer, cow
keeper, Gig MRS, Ssourbridge, was fined 20s. and
costs for not keeping his cowshe.l in a proper cee-
dition. Superintend -n, Wnesler preyed the case.
- OFFENCE BY THE HOLDER OF AN OFP LICENBE.—
Ilezekiah Southall, the bolder of an off license at the
Lee, was eutimoned for sellisig ale on a Sun.•ay.—
On Sunday morning lest, at 9.25, P.C's. Davies and
Jones, who were in plain clothes, saw a woman
leave the defendant's house with a bottle of ale in
bar possession. The defence was that the ale was
given to the woman.—A fine of 20s and costs was
imposed.
PITCH AND Toss.--;William Skeiding, of the Lye,
for playing at pitch and toss on the highway at the
i Lye, was fined 2s 6d and costs. P.C's. Jones had
Luker proved the case.
COAL STEALING—Sarah Dovey and Elizabeth
Dovey, mother and daughter, of Cradiey, were
charged with stealing coal the property of Messrs.
J. King and Co..'' The mother was fined 103 6.1 ; in
default 14 days
ASSAULT.—WiIIiam Hill, foreman at Mr. Pear-
son's brickyard at the Lye, was charged with
assaulting Eliza Robins, who was in his employ.—
Lie was fined lOs area costs.
CHARGE OF OBSTRUCTING THE PUBLIC HIGHWAY.
—Thomas Perry, David Perry, Joseph Priest, S.
Priest, and George Herrin were charged with ob-
structing the public street, at Cradiey, on the 12th
ult. After hearing the evidence the case was dis-
missed,
FURIOUS DRIVING.—Thomas Richardson, baker,
of Birmingham, was charged with furious driving
in the publ;c street at CI alley, on the 4th inst.
P.C. Brazener proved the case. Fmed 12s. t) in-
clude costs
PITCH AND TOSS.—William Lidavy was charged
with playing at pitch and toss on the highway at
Cradley, on the 11th inst. P.C. Jones proved the
case, which was corroborated by P.C, Davies
Fined ss. to include costs.
RIDING WITHOUT REINS. -- James Bowen, of
Clent, was fined 24. 6..1. and costs for riding on the
shaft on his cart without reins. - -
ANOTHER DRUNK. Herbert Wete,house was
fined.2s. 6d. and cests for being drunk. P.C.
Davies proved the case,
OBSTRUCTION —William Hill was fined ' 2s. 6d.
and costs for causing an obstruction in the public
street. P.C. Tranter proved the ease,
BOARD Or G-PABDIANS.—Mr J. Rayboulci pre-
sided at the usual weekly meeting of thir _ Board
yesterday. The number of persons admi tei in the
house was 14 ; born 1 ; discnareed 11; dead 2 ; re-
maining in the nouse 543 against 502 last year. Out-
door relief, Kingswinford district £33 13s 11d ;
Stoarbridge distrct, £23 18s 4d ; Hadeso.ven
district, £3l. Os 6,1 ; total £9l 11 s 5d aeainst
£95 Hs 0.1 last year.
INQUESTS. —All inquest was h&c.l yeerdey, at
the Vine Hotel, klieh Street. before It. Docker, Esq.,
coroner. touching the death of Enward Gething
(43), who committed saic-de by hanging himself on
Wednesday last. After hearing the evidence the
jury returned a verdict • that deceased committed
suicide whi:st in a state of temporary insanity" .—A
second inquest was held by the same jury I °aching
the death of Richard Foxliall, aged twelve weeks.
It appears from the evidence that tee child tied been
unwell for a day or two and on Wedassclay it. was
found dead. The jury returned a verdict of" Died
from natural causes.'
NEW ALHAMBRA TFIEATRE.—This week Mr. A.
Creamer's famous Hibirnia Company have been
performing here to fair h mses. As will be seen on
our front page the Kemble Dramatic Club (assisted
by members of the Dudley (la:Tiek Club) will give
izive three amateur drametic performances on Mon-
day, Wedneqlay, and S tturday, The proce .ds will
he devoted to paying off the libiiities of the Kemble
Club incurred when playing for charitable objects
in 1879 and 1880 Ml surplus money will be given
to th. Smr.h Stafford.seire Miniug A..cid tit Fund.
AS it is far a good caese we .rust he effirts of tea
perfcrmErs will be will be witnessed by large
audiences. .
itaretield Grove, near itiekmansweisle—l gave a
notice of the wardens here some time last summer,
and then stated that it was the . scat of George
Webster, Esq , and that the gardens were under the
,;harge of Mr. John Gough,
.for.nerly ineuager oi
the Crystal Palace, Sutton Coldfield. I was engaged
te go to Ifirefield recently to I Ask., over the stock,
wita a view to getting an idea of -its value, and I !
was surprised at time result. lu addition to the
great lot of glass structure already exisiting there
—over thirty and some of to in of great a ze—Mr.
J. Clark the.well-known hertieniturai builder, of
St •urbritige, has uow a contract in hand for twenty-
six n_.w glass structures of various sizes, one an
immense house, and the cost for woodwoik and
I glass alone will be clsse upon £2,000, S) that, a con-
Isiderable additional sum will be needed for brick-
• work, hot waterpipes, and other matters. Fruit
growing on a most extensive scale has ben carried
on during the past year but it will be much more
considerasle in the future. Harefield is truly a
w ,nderful place. Just one inst :nee of the way in
which thing e are done there. There is a new fruit
garden of several acres in which 35,000 fruit bear-
ing trees have been planted. Also a peach house
nearly a mile long,—Froni IValsall Obserrer, .Jan.
27th, 1883.

THE IRON 'MADE.-

WOLVERIIAMPrON, WeAnesday.

Continous rain caused the attindanee on
this afternoon to I.i.t ratter limited. The market
was quiet, with little disposition either on the part
of merchants or consu.ners to buy, :,nd at, the close
the business recorded was of a very tame character.
the sales that had been made being mosty for
immediate consumption. It was, however,
merniontd that within the last few dlys a number
of good contracts had reached the works for second
class iron, and the majority of the manufacturers
were reported to be in possession of orders which
will carry them through tire present quarter.
Alarked -ars were only bought in very small
quantities t,y merchants, from .E 6 is. Gil to £7.
There was le,s demand tor galvanisers' she:As, but
tins had no influence on the market inasmuch as
manufacturers have sold a great deal of iron iuc
th uommencemeut of th • year, and their customers
are taking ,upplies as fast as the matHial is rolled.
Quotations this afternoon were .E 8 for singles, with
otly,r cg,ity:.t.es in proportion The, manufacturers of
girder plates. angles and trees continued to report
a satis actoty inquiry, owing to large contracts
being held by the constructive finis aunt makers of
rai.way r.ling itock, Hoops were chiefly wanted
by shipping houses, he specification given out
b ing chiefly for baing descriptions. Naii.rods
ein fairly active demand at the principal mills.
Pig., were in little rtlnest, an t only small parcels
were di posod of, there are, however, on the
1, a ist./let,lrrs' books contracts that c nnot bo got
through in th, qu-r er, the sellers to day were
enabied to secure Ide rates, ,:ffers to purchase
on easier terlas being deciined in several instances.
Cokes and L, ustone maintain their average sale,
and the chief basi ess done in the coal tr ide was
for manufacturing fuel. Prices remain stationary.

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Stourbii ige.
THE SKIN.—The Glary of Woman, the Pride of
Man.—lt contains the delicaito lines of beauty, and cu,.
stitutes all that we term "Loveliness," yit how many
have their skins bleinished by irritant soaps, Carbine
Coal Tar, Glycerine, made of putrid fate. " alb;
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the whi7e..t., and inost purifyi.:g all s >ups It r•
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