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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-03-24

THREAT TO BLOW UP THE KREMLIN

A Reuter's telegram from Vienna, says :—" The
Prase publishes intelligence stating that Prince Dol.
goroukoff, Governor General of Moscow, has received
a letter declaring that,. as the Emperor will not grant
a Constitution to Russia at the approaching corona-
tion, every endeavour will be made to prevent that
ceremony taking place, even to the extent of blowing
up the Kremlin with all the assembled guests."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-03-24

RCH 24, 1

INllllmtilllPr

a acres in the Punjab slime are now producing thia
cereal, and the total yield is asserted by our contem.
porary to equal that of the United Kingdom,—Globe.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-03-24

DEAFNESS, NOISES IN THE EARS, 840. DELLA It
ESSENCE FOR DEAFNESS should always be tried, as in
numbers el cases, seeming;y incurable, it _as h A
—eke
wonders. Slight Deafness, Obstructions in the Ears,
and the incessant humming sounds so frequent with
affected hearing, are removed after two or three nights'
applications. Dellar's Essence can be spoken of as sure
to give some relief in any case of Deafness witliout
causing the slightest injury to the delicate organisms cf
the ear ; and, however eurpriiing, persona for years
Deaf have heard sounds after a fair trial of Dellars
Essence. Bottles, Js. lid. and 2s. 9a. Sold by all
Chemists, Yost free for 18 Stamps sent to Bedford
Laboratory Bayley Otroot, Lawidozi,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-03-24

HELP- MYSELF SOCIETY.

The Southwark branch of this Society, formed to
show working men how to help themselves by temper-
ance and thrift, held a meeting at Exeter Hall, London,
on Monday night. Mr. Arther Pease, M.P., pre-
sided, ths large hall being filled to its utmost capacity
by the members and their friends.
The Chairman, in his opening address' said there
appeared to him to be at the present day too much re-
liance on legislation. Legislation could do a great deal
in keeping away temptation, but there was a great
deal more they could do for themselves. He feared
the complex organization of the times in whiph they
live tended to discourage self-help and tended to make
men rely on others. They had pensions annuities,
orphanages, &c., all of which did a great deal of good,
but at the same time tended to encourage improvi-
dence, and the poor law system had a great deal to
answer for in that respect. Men said their means
were small as an excuse for not saving, but
there were various ways in which every one could
practia thrift. There was rentl there was cloth-
ing, for he was sorry to say he often saw
working men and their families decked out in
materials that would not stand a shower, and
dressed in many ways in a very unwise manner.
There might be a wise or unwise expenditure in food,
but there was, above all, the question of expenditure
on drink and tobacco. He reminded them that two
6hillinge a week put by at compound interest for 20
years would amount to 000, and directing their
attention to the advantages of Government insurance,
urged them to practise thrift as well as total absti-
nenco.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-03-24

FLOATING DUST.

Everyone must have noticed that when a beam of
sunshine enters a darkened room it lights up and die-
closes to us a quantity of particles floating in the air.
If, instead of the sun's rays, we employ some very
powerful artificial light like that furnished by electricity
(under the name of the electric light), the same tsp.
pearancs is still presented. Indeed, the number of
floating objects thus revealed to us is so great that the
air through which the light passes appears almost semi-
solid. The objects with which the atmosphere is thus
loaded are particles of dust. If a glass tube is arranged
in such a manner that the beam of electric light must
pass along the inside of the tube through its entire
length, the particles of duet will be still plainly
visible, owing to the light reflected from their sur-
faces- but they may be made to disappear by making
the glass tube hot with the flame of a spirit lamp.
This is caused by their being burnt up by contact
with the heated tube, thus proving that they are
of an organic nature. The exact nature of the
dust thus present in the atmosphere may be as-
certained by agitating a small quantity of pure
distilled water in a vessel of atmospheric air.
If this be repeated for a number of times, con-
tinuing to employ the same portion of water with
fresh quantities of air, all the particles of dust
present in the air contained in the vessel will be re-
moved from it, and retained by the fluid. When a
drop of liquid is examined under a microscope, it will
bp found teeming with germs of organic matter.
These matters are found to be most abundant in the
atmosphere of large towns like London or Manchester,
but they may also be discovered in the air of the
country. It may give some idea of the immense
quantity present in the atmosphere of large towns
if we mention the results obtained by Dr. Smith
from the air at Manchester. For the purpose
of investigation, he shook up some water in
a bottle of atmospheric air, until all the duet
Was removed, this experiment being performed in the
open air, and at a time when the atmosphere ap
peered perfectly free from dust; and the same water
was employed to wash five hundred bottles full of air.
The fluid was then carefully examined under the
microscope, when it was found that as many as "two
hundred and fifty thousand spores and germs of
organic matter" were contained in each drop of
liquid. And it has been ascertained by careful
calculations founded on these results that any
person breathing that atmosphere—although in the
open air, and at a time when it was apparently free
from dust—would receive into his lungs no less a
vantity than thirty-seven and A half millions of these
organic germs alone, without counting other impuri-
ties contained in the dust, in the course of ten hours.
—From " Coseell',7 Household Guide '1 for March.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-03-24

SALES BY AUCTION

dge, every Tuesday I
Bywater. CL apel

he
Vt° the
FACE is redeemed by
at pe:i 1"elY skin and colour ; the most beautiful is
thura eet without it. Paints, powdere., and washes are
Eill
eyes of beholders, and deceive none but
' the t,' ,w,'erers of these ruinous applications, LALOS
itek ;1)0414Y known remedy for pimples. tan, freckles,
4 p
ti 4., small-pox marks, redness, roughness, and
iliedulurements, and is ths only cosmetic that can be
repl,.Y3n for producting a pure, briliiautand radiant
(eve and natural loveliness to the skin, which is
otd, t'xiPs, by D
.413.ri bloom
of health. Sent free on receipt of 18
r. THOMSON,
itk t entiBll 55, Bartholomew
Town, London: "My free was covered
irey:t4,,al,34 freckles ; your Halos removed them." Ms!'
‘l,O u4O-11,n scores ot cases of eruptions of the face 1
" jalas With success." Dr. Ilaints.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-03-24

FISH.

Pickle cod, LS 15a 6d to £.4 Bs ; pickle herrings, SS 9s to
£2 lOs ; roused ditto, £1 18a to £2 25; fresh ditto, £117164
to £2 5s 6d; red ditto, 15s to 18a 6d; smoked haddock,
£.l 108 to £2 8s 6d per barrel; trout and salmon, Ss to Sta 64
per lb.; soles, Si to 5s per pair ; oysters, is to Mer dozen;
mullet, 12s to 15s per score; and turbot, Si 9d to 41 each.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-03-24

SATURDAY, MARCIT 24, 1883.

In the same time there Lad been 44 deaths, or
22-530 in the thou&a,nd, against 37 or 19-200 in the
thous ni in the cot responding month. The other
reports were also read and passed.—A. motion of
which Mr. Holdswcrth had given notice, to the
effect that the Corporation should no longer main'
tam n Turkish baths, and that it be an instruction
from the Council 'o the Baths Committee to let or
lease them on the best posiib:e terms. caused eon"
siderable d'scu,sion. It was at length withdrawn.
and it was re4c,lvEd that the matter should be re-
ferred to the Baths Committee—Another motion.
by Mr. Holloway, respecting the provision of
further bathing accommodation for the town, WO
also discussed, and a resolution carried affirming
that the accommodation for b ;C:ing was not ad"
equate for the requirments of the inhabitants. It
was understood that steps would be taken for
remedying the exikting state of things.

THE IRON TRADE.
BIRMINGHAM Thursday.
A healthier. to:.e charactelises the local heti
trade, operations at the ironworks h•tving boo, 4
steadier during the past week than of late, and 'IW
fair number of new 3rderB having been received,
though Principally for current consumption. Cow
sumers are only buying to satisfy immediate wants,
and merchants keep themselves within their en'
gagements to their customers. Still the aggregate
amount c:f the business transacted shows an sin-
provement as compared with previous weeks since
the pres.mt year commenced. Plates and angles
s-e in good inquiry for bridge work, and tanks aid
amnion bars snot with a moderate inquiry. Pe
feet department is a little more active, and prices
are firmer, thou,2ll they are not adequately
remunerative, Leing from 10s. to Ll a ton lower
than last summer. Corrugated roofing sheets are
;in growinz request for Russia and India, but the
• Australian demand continues quiet. it the
market this afternoon business was a
quieter, owing to the Easter holidays, which com-
mence to-morrow, and will probably unsettle
, industrial operations till the middls of next week:
Tnere was no quotable change in prices for finished
or crude ir;n, though the tendency was towards
increased strength. The coal market was more
buoyant, and several large contracts were placed
for Wel.

CIIVRCHILL.
PRICE OF SHEEP.—At Mr. John Birch's sale
ou Tuesday last, the ewes and lambs avedged 100 F.
per couple. The highest figure ohtaioed was 11.6 F.
The fat sheep and tegs averaged 655. per head.
Beef made fully Old. per lb. Mr. 11, King
officiated as Auctioneer.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-03-24

r r. • -
THE FIXING OF FAIR RENTS.

A return up to the end of February shows that
92,781 applications to have fair rents fixed hi court
were made under the Irish Land Act. Of these
32,549 were disposed of. The agreements out of court
fixing fair rent numbered 30,137. The number of
appeals lodged was 6,372, of which 2,276 were disposed
of. 1,500 applications were made to have leases de-
clared void; 104 were declared void; 678 were die-
missed; and 403 were withdrawn making 1,185 dis-
posed of.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-03-24

TRADESMENS ADDRESSES

THE LARGEST

WEDDING AND FUNERAL CARRIAGE ESTABLISHILENT

IN THE MIDLAND COUNTIES

SAG'S HEAD INN,

KING STREET (Latt o Stone Stgvet), AND BAIT AND LIVERY BTABLEIS, DUDLEY

DUDLEY.

DANK& St. Thonavatreet.Netlierton.
GOULD, Undertaker, Cradley li. ..h.:
MOORE and FERRER, Undeitakert ,llingawinford
Ammo:— G. WOODALL. Market-atroot, do.
WHITFIELD,' do. Brierley MI
DORREL, do. do.
EMERY do. To
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A Large and Well-selected Stock or

GEORGE 11101?RIS, PROPRIETOR,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-03-24

THE OPEN FIREPLACE.

Commenting on the open fireplace, the Engineer
.says :—" We do not pretend for a moment that it is
the most economical method of heating; but it is
possible to be penny-wise and pound-foolish, and so
long as we have an adequate return from the coal
burned, it is not necessary that all that return
should be made in the shape of heat. Surely the
admirable ventilation caused by the open fire is
worth paying a little for? But even on the score of
economy the open fire is by no means so wasteful as
some persons would have us believe. Mr. D. B.
Clarke carried out a very elaborate and ably managed
series of experiments at the instance of the Smoke
Abatement Committee. His experiments show that
instead of nine-tenths of the heat going up the
chimney, which we have often been assured is the
case, about 43 per cent, of the heat from an open
fire is disposed of in this way, while in the case of
close stoves about 24 per cent. gees up the chimney.
Taking the value of coal at one-tenth of a penny per
pound, and assuming that 100111 are burned in a
close stove, the whole value of the fuel will be 10d.,
and that of the heat wasted will be 2'4d., while in
the case of the open grate it will be 4'3d. Thus, the
difference in favour of the close stove will be 143 d.,
or, say, 2d.; and assuming that 331 b. are burned per
day, the loss would be '66 of a penny, or leas than
three farthings per day; per week it amounts to 40.
Now, we ask, is it really worth while to give up the
cheerful healthy open tire and substitute for it the
close and unhealthy and cheerless stove for the sake
of saving 4id. a week? Three good fires could be
kept going with the waste of say, is. a week, or for
the winter six months 255, It will be seen the
advocates of the close stove system for this country
have, to say the least, a very small foundation
on which to base their estimates of economical ad.
vantage. We may, however, go further than this.
It is quite possible to construct open fireplaces which
shall heat air directly by contact with metal surfaces
and direct that heated air into the room. The com-
parison between such stoves and the open grate will
be even less favourable to the latter. Concerning
the prevention of smoke, it does not appear that
there is a great deal to choose between them. At
least, it seems to be proved by Mr. Clark that it is
possible to so make and work an open grate that little
or no dark smoke will be produced in it. Whether it
is worth while to go to •the trouble and expense en-
tailed is quite an open question.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-03-24

MEERSCHAUM PIPES

HOLDERS

CIGAR

BRIAR AND OTIIER PIPES
ELEGANT CIGAR CASES,
Wills's, Cope's, Hignett's,
IND OTHER

Archer's,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-03-24

LAUNCH OF THE 'ITALIAN IRONCLAD

" LEPANTO."

The fourth of Italy's colossal fronclads, the Lepanto,
sister-ship of the Italia, was successfully launched at
Leghorn on Saturday morning, in presence of the King
at d Qicen, the Prince of Naplep, the 1),1,.4-: of Aosta,
and the Prince of Carignan°. Tt Las been a great
event for Leghorn; for the Lepanto is only the first
man-of-war of any size that has been built in that port,
but also the first constructed in Italy in the Ehipyard
of a private firm—that of Messrs. Orlando Brothers.
The royal party, accompanied by the English Am-
bassador, Sir Augustus Paget, and attended by
Admiral Acton, Minister of Marine, drove into the
shipyard at midday, and were greeted with prolonged
acclamations. The benediction, according to the
established ;itual having first been given by the Bishop
of Leghorn, in full vestments, attended by his clergy,
their Majesties, with their suite, and the English Am-
bassador and the Minister of Marine, next ascended
the platform erected at the prow of the vessel. queen
Margherita then named the ship in the usual way,
by breaking a bottle qf champagne over the bow.
The operation of removing the shores then com-
menced ; and in less than three minutes the silence
was broken by shouts of "She moves! she moves!"
which became deafening cheers, as she went down the
slips and took the water splendidly,
In the evening Leghorn was brilliantly illuminated
and the festiviLies given by the Municipality of Leg-
horn in honour of the eyent will continue for several
days.
The keel of the Lepanto was laid in August, 1877.
She measures 122 metres in length and 22i in breadth,
with a displacement of 14,500 tons. She is to have
engines of 18,00 horse-power, giving a speed of seven-
' teen knots, and will carry four of the 100-ton guns.
She is to be taken to Spezia to receive her engines and
armament,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-03-24

FREEDOM FROM Coran IN TEN MINUTES is given, and
CONSUMPTION and ASTHMA in all stages are instantly
relieved, by Dr. Locock's Pulmonic Wafers, which taste
pleasantly, and effect a rapid cure. In Bronchitis
Cougbs, Colds, Whooping Cough, Wheezing, Phlegm
and all Disorders of the Breath, Throat, and Lungs
Hysterical, Nervous, and Heart Complaints, Rhea
atism , and Nervous Pains, "they act like a charm.
To ningers and Speakers they are invaluable, in a fes
hours they ruoV all lioar,eu,s3, • 11.1 wonderfulll
increase the power and fiexibility of the voice. Ful
directior a with every box. Small books of many
thousand cures may be had from every agent. Sold by
all Druggistg, price is. lid., 2s. 91., 43. and lle. 6d
or box.
TOWLE'S PENNYROYAL AND STEZL PILLS
FOR FEMALES quickly correct all irregularities and
relieve the distressing symptoms a prevalent with the
doses is. lid. and 2s. 9d., of all Chemists. Bent
anywhere on receipt of 15 or 84 stamps by th.: umw
T. TOWAB, Glogist. Etitiaskas
_ _
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-03-24

THE INDIAN WHEAT TRADE:

a long and exnative article on the wheat trade
of 'Julia the Civil end ip,fl:ilarY Gazette of Lahore
the prodigious leaps aud bounds by which this
nesw great industry has advanced, since 1077-78 the
exPortation has grown from 317,000 tans to nearly a
1211.11i0n, and yet there still remain vast tracts of
alitable land to be placed under cultivation. Owing to
the recent completion of some important canals in
a UPper Provinces, this additional acreage will
i rill begin to afford large wheat supplies, and
C improvement in means of transports keepsl3Zreil with the growth of production, the American
the r stands a good chance of being undersold in
urcpean market by the Indian zemindar.
10,121.1881.82 the Punjab sent to France six million cwts.,
t.? Antwerp about two-thirds of that quantity by
F°inde route alone, a pretty sure sign that the
;Zit! ent is beginning to recognise the excellent
‘`'w4ll3? of Indian wheat. No fewer than gem mil-
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-03-24

FATAL IIAILWAY ACCIDENT.

About a quarter past Biz o'clock on Monday even-
ing a terrible collision occurred near the Eglinton-street
apation of the Caledonian Railway in Glasgow, re
-
Milting in the death of three persons, and the injury
c'f between 20 and SO others. The train from Edin-
burgh, due it -the 'central gtation about that hour,
had reached the Eglinton-isirae' station, tickets
had been collected, and the train had again started on
ittits spy. At 6.15 a train for Busby and East
IUrPR had been despatched from the central
t4tion and just ac the Edinburgh train emerged from
the Egliiiton-Strea isc,atiop the former approached
!Fora Bridge-street. 'About Ole point the Busby
line branches off from the main line; but to reach
it the up line has to be crossed, and the BusbY
train was taking the crossing when the Edinburgh
tFain came up, and the two engines came into colli-
Rion. The engine of the Edinburgh train was over-
thrown and completely destroyed. The first third-
glasa earriage of the pusby train was telescoped
.t? and half through the carriage following it,
wt hi:`.: 'ii turn ?as telescoped through the cam-
Paitruent of a firs-C115401 carriage behind it. The
brake van 4 the Busby train PM 13190 greatly damaged.
14°1-18, however pi the carriages in connexion with the
szlinb„gh trai'n were dan440.1. The injured passen-
gers were removed from the wreck WWI 4:f Poee,,ble ex-
pedition, and oonveyod to convenient places viliftet-neir
Injuries were attended to by a lgge staff of medical Mem
Three persons were found to have bon 10.11e1—William
Russell, 15, residing in Pollokehaws ; :Tohn B.
Palbert, 16, living in Shawians ; and a man abeut
V, baying the appearance of a eaiitractor or farmer.
zeept in one or two cases, the injuries a- not of a
serious nature. James Warnock, East Kilbride had
both his legs brOken ; the Rev. J. W. King, 'Nevi?
laiWatrick, was bruised about the head, with severe
'3 nek to the nervous system; the Re. Mr. Fleming,
Ift.churcli, was hurt internally; and James Miller,
s.st, Kilbrida, had hie leg bruised and suffered from
Pligitic to the system. . ~

LTLier pexticulars Bay that Mr. Jam as Warnock,
tictioneer, who sustained a compound fracture of both
died early on Tuesday morning in the infirmary,
."413 making the number of deaths four,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-03-24

EMiGiJ

The emigration statistics of Irelanciffcr 1882 just
published show that 89,136 natives oi"lreland emi-
grated during the year, an increase over 1881 of
,10,847. From Leinster there-were 16,057; Munster,
28848; Ulster,' 26,081; and Connaught, 18,150;
From the Ist of May, 1851, when the collection of
the returns commenced, the total number of natives
of Ireland who left the Irish ports Wm 2,804,740.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-03-24

KIDDERMINSTER TOWN COUNCIL,

At a monthly meeting of this Council, held on
Wednesday, under the presidency of the Mayor (Mr.
G W. Grtos‘•enot), a letter was read from Mr. J.
Brinton, M.P., cxpre sing regret that any difficulty
shoul I intervene between the Town Council and the
Post Office authorities which should prevent the
former from urging the latter "not only to do so
without further delay." The difficulty referred to
by Mr. I.lrinton is with reference to a strip of land
on the proposed Post Office site for which the Post
Office authorities want £l5O, an for which the
Corporation have rtselved to give only £125. Mr.
Brinton stated that with the object of getting rid of
the difficulty he would make such arrangements
with the vendor as should enable the Post Office
authorities to accept the offer of ths Council.—A
discussion followed, in the course of which it was
stated that tbe Council had nothing ti do wiih any
arrangements Mr. Brinton might make with the
vendors of the land, but it was dccided that his
letter should be courteously acknowlel3t2d.--'.tfr. D.
Corbet, medical officer of health, reported that there
had been 72 births during the past month. as
against 67 for the corroopoading puled lad yoar,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-03-24

iiiiT:,44ls4'444D.

COMPARATIVE STRENGTH OF MEN

AND WOMEN.

The rival though essentially divergent merits of the
two sexes have been discussed so often and so dif-
ferently that a few new facts will not be unwelcome
(says the Standard), We will not pretend to say what
use may be made of these facts in argument, but they
will at least help to define the muscular superiority
which even the most advanced women acknowledge
men, at all events for the present, still possess. From
Paris we receive the report of experiments conducted
with an instrument on which the palm of the hand is
placed, and a downward pressure exercised. Sixty-
four men, aged from twenty-five to forty-five years,
belonging to the middle classes, and whose ordinary
occupation did not necessitate any sort of manual work,
were prevailed upon to try their strength. The
strongest man was able to produce a pressure
equivalent to 85 kilogrammes, the weakest to 40 kilo.
grammes; and the average was 56 kilogrammes. There
Wes also an average difference of 10 kilogrammes
between the strength of the right and left hand; but
the shorter men were nearly as strong as the tall men,
as an average difference of only three kilogrammes was
noted. The number of women whose services were
secured for exactly the same trial of strength was un-
fortunately not the same. There were only fifty-two
women, but these were taken from the same class of
society, The force of the strongest woman amounted
only to 44 kilogrammes, and that of the weakest to 16
kilogrammes; while the average was 33 kilogrammes.
Thus it may be said that, in this particular form of
exercise, women only possess thFee•fifths the strength
of men. The difference of the right hand over the left
in women amounted to 5 kilogrammes 500 grammes,
while the smaller women proved to be a little stronger
than their taller sisters.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-03-24

MR. BARNUM AND !HE WHITE
ELEPHANT.

The Pall Mall Gazette says :—lt has for a long time
been Mr. Barnum's ardent wish, so he says, to obtain
a sacred white elephant. To accomplish this result
Mr. Gaylord, an agent in the employ of Mr. Barnum
and his partners, in company with Mr. Haldeman,
the United States Minister at Siam, recently visited
the King and asked him whether he would sell or
lease one of these animals. The King shrugged his
shoulders and asked ii they knew that the spirit of
Buddha was supposed to dwell in a white elephant.
If was suggested by Mr. Gaylord that Buddhist
priests should accompany the elephant to the United
States, and the King was assured that they would be
treated in royal style. The King has deferred his de-
cision in the matter, to hold a consultation with the
Court officials and the priests. The hesitation of the
King is considered propitious, and Mr. Barnum has
sent £20,000 to his agent, assuring him that money is
no object, if the elephant can be procured.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-03-24

COLD DRINKS.

Sufferers from certain common forms of indigestion
forget the immediate effect of loading the stomach
with cold drinks. If hot drinks are sometimes
debilitating to the organ of digestion, cold drinks are
certainly not always bracing, but,. on the contrary,
are often depressing. It is especially desirable to
remember this fact at .the present season, when the
weather is even more than commonly lowering to the
nervous tone of the organism. Even though the fluid
taken may be what is called stimulating, the conse-
sequence of its being cold is to chill the gastric organ
and depress the nerve centres, whence it derives its
supply of nervous force. The peculiar fnrm of in-
digestion just now very prevalent, in which food is
retained an unreasonable time in the stomach, with
the result of flatulence, and it may be of irritative
reaction on the part of the nerves of the viscus, and
neuralgic pain as a consequence, is in a large proportion
of instances the direct effect of persistent chilling of
the gastric organ by copious draughts of cold drink.
It is recognised that cold drinks are dangerous in very
hot weather, acting as irritants, but it is not, ap-
parently, understood that the mischief they do as
depressants may be even greater, and that this effect
is to be especially dreaded when the weather is itself
depressing by cheerless or unseasonable cold. ---The
Lancet.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-03-24

THE MARKETS.

MARS LANE.—MoRDAT.

At lituk-lane to-day the trade was quiet, without any
special feature. The accounts from the agricultural districts
are favourable, rapid progress having been made with spring
sowing. The New York market continues weak. Fresh
supplies of English produce were short, and those of foreign
were moderate. English wheat sold slowly, at barely late
rates. Foreign wheat was in quiet request, and prices were
weak. Barley inactive. Malting produce was steady, but
grinding rather weak than otherwise, especially for arrival.
Oats changed hands quietly, and were rather fiat. In maice
not much was passing, and fiat corn continued weak. Beans
and peas were quiet on former terms. Flour was dull and
drooping in value. •
METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKEL—MoND

The cattle trade is in a quiet state, and prices have a weak
tendency. Fresh arrivals were short, but were sufficient.
The number of beasts offering from our own grazing dis-
tricts was only moderate, and there was not much of a slow
from Scotland or Ireland. The demand was slow, and
prices were with difficulty maintained. The best Scots
and crosses sold at 5s 104 to 64 per 81b. From
the Midland and Home Counties were received about 600,
from Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex 600, from Scotland 70, and
from Ireland 86 head. On the foreign side of the market
the supply was large, and the trade dull at weak prices.
The sheep pens were not over well supplied. There
was a dragging trade, and prices had a drooping ten.
dency. The best Downs and half-breds sold at 78 84 to
78 10d per 81b. A few lambs offering were quoted at 9A
to lOs per 81b. Calves and pigs sold at late rates. At
Deptford there were about 140 beasts and. 9,000 sheep. Prices
are as follows :—Coarse and inferior beasts, 4s 4d to bs ;
second quality ditto, 6s to fla 6d; prime large oxen, bs 84
to 55 10d; ditto Scots, &c., is 10d to 6s ; coarse and inferior
sheep, 65 6d to 7s ; second quality ditto, 7s to 7s 6d; prime
coarse woolled, 78 6d to 78 8d; prime Southdown, 7s 8d to
7s ; large coarse calves, bs 10d to 65 4d; prime small
ditto, 68 tld to es 10d ; large hop, 45 2d to 45 6d ; neat small
porkers, 45 8d to is per 81b. to sink the offal. Total Supply :
Beasts, 2,410; sheep and lambs, 7,210; calves, 60. Foreign
Beasts, 990; sheep, 120; calves, 40.

METROPOLITAN MEAT M &BRET. -MONDAY.

A larger supply and very slow trade. Prices Inferior
beef, 8s 6d to 4s; middling ditto, 45 4d to 45 8d; prime
large ditto, 6s to 58 4d; prime small ditto, Ea to es 6d ;•
veal,
es to es Sd ; inferior mutton, 4s 4d to ss' middling ditto,
fis to es f3d ; prime ditto, es 8d to 6a 4d ; large pork, as 8d to
4s; small ditto, 48 4d to 4a 8d ; iamb, 81 8d to 10a per 81b
by the carcase.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-03-24

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CREMATION IN JAPAN.

In the Insular Empire the practice of cremation is
held in especial honour, more particularly among the
Moritan sect of Buddhists; and something like 9,000
dead bodies are treated in this way every year.

The chief place of cremation is described in detail
by the Journal des Debais, which gives a graphic
account of the scene and the proceedings. The build.
ing, which looks somewhat like a factory, is built of
clay and cement, and surmounted by a very tall
chimney. The ante.chamber is a sort of temple, with
funeral urns ranged round it, which are soli to the
mourners to be used for collecting and preserving the
ashes of the deceased. Inside is a large chamber—
used for the meaner sort of victims, who ara burnt
together at the comparatively low price of one yen or
about Bs. 6d.—and some smaller chambers, in which
the private cremations take place on a more elaborate
scale.
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The peculiarity of the process employed is the ex-
ceedingly small quantity of fuel required to reduce
the bodies to cinders, a few faggots being found suffi-
cient for this purpose, though the time needed is not
considerable. The bodies are placed in their position
at eight o'clock in the evening, and at six a.m. the
relatives are allowed to enter and take away the
cinders, which are all that then remain. These are then
placed in the urns and buried—often with considerable
ceremony—in a neighbouring cemetery. The richer
people sometimes engage a priest to accompany the
corpse to the place of cremation, and to remain with
it, uttering the last prayers, until the pile of faggots
Is lighted.
In order that some element of the picturesque so
dear to the nation, may not be wanting, the cremation-
house, with its ugly chimney, is half hidden in a
dense grove of bushy bamboos, among which is to be
seen an abundance of red camelias, whose bright
colours harmonise little with the Western idea of
funeral associations.—Globe.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-03-24

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AND QIITNINE LIVER PILLS.—Those famous Pills do
not contain even a trace of Mer •ury, or any of the many
dangerous ingredients frequently found in advertised
Pills. This fact continues to keep Dr. King's renowned
discovery in front of all Pills whatsoever, ac the safest
best, speedies, ruestt certain. and effectual remedy for
disorders of the Liver and Stomach, whether in the form
of Biliousness, Constipation, Indigestion, Flatulence,
Acidity, Headache, shoulder Pains, Feverish Restless-
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Dyspeptic syroptons generally .
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Nervous Debility, Lost Manhood, etc., having tried in
vain every known remedy has discovered a simple self
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THE

honours and emoluments of his rank. But if he is an
impostor his hide only becomes blacker than ever.
This teat seems to have been unknown to the learned
author of the " Tamra Xang." But if he is silent on
this point he has a great deal to say about the multi-
tudinous varieties of such elephants as are undoubtedly
Xang Pralat, but do not rise to the excellence of the
Xatthan. Of these there are ten superior kinds, in-
cluding gold, silver, yellow, blue, green, and grey
elephants.
It will be conceded by all naturalists, as well as by
the general public, that these animals fully merit the
title of "wonderful elephants," and the only regret
will be that they are so exceedingly rare. Our author
confines himself to describing them, and gives no clue
as to where they should be looked for; nor does he
even refer to discovered specimens which might sub-
stantiate the belief in the species. As far as can be
ascertained from his pages, these creatures figure
principally in the stud of the Mahah Chakra-
vartti Rajah, " the great wheel-turning king,"
the holy and universal sovereign, who appears
once in a cycle, at the time when the waxing
and waning term of mortal life has reached its
maximum duration. The mighty ruler does not, as
the vulgar suppose, ride always on the Xatthan, the
celestial white elephant, but mounts these less dis-
tinguished animals, according to the direction in which
he is travelling. He especially affects the golden and
yellow varieties when he moves about at night, and
the blue when he goes West. Wheel-turning kings
do not, unhappily, appear during the dispensation of
a Buddha; and, as there are two thousand years of
the cycle of Gautama yet to come, the present
generation stands but a poor chance of seeing golden
elephants. Red and spotted elephants are, however,
highly worthy beasts, and may be gazed on by the
pious in the royal cities of most of the sovereigns of
Indo-Ohina.-Baturday Review.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-03-24

CARRYING FIREARMS.

The Bill prepared and brought into the House of
Commons by Mr. Morgan Lloyd and Mr. Inderwick
to regulate the possession of revolvers and other fire-
arms, and to amend the Gun License Act, 1870, has
been printed. The following are its provisions :-
1. This Act shall be called the Firearms Act, 1883.
2. Every person who shall, after the passing of this
Act, carry any gun, revolver, or other firearm loaded
with gunpowder or other explosive substance, in any
street or other public place within the limits of any
city, town, or village, shall be guilty of a misde-
meanour, and shall, upon conviction thereof before
one or more of her Majesty's justices of the peace, be
liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding
three months, or to a fine not exceeding £10; pro-
vided always, that if such person shall prove to the
satisfaction of such justice or justices that he had
reasonable grounds for believing that the carrying of
a loaded fire-arm was under the circumstances neces-
sary for self-defence, it shall be lawful for such justice
or justices to dismiss the charge.
3, It shall be lawful fop any officer of inland
revenue, or for any officer of constabulary or any con-
stable, in addition to the exercise of the powers given
to them respectively by the Gun Licence Act, 1870,
to require any person whom he or they may reasonably
suspect of carrying any gun, revolver, or other fire-
arm loaded as aforesaid contrary to the provisions of
this Act, to deliver up such gun, revolver, or other
firearm to him or them for examination, and if uch
persons shall refuse to deliver up the same, it shall be
lawful for such officer or constable to arrest such per-
son so refusing, and to convey him before any justice
of the peace having jurisdiction at the place where the
offence shall be committed, who may, upon due proof
of such demand and refusal, commit the offender to
prison for any period not exceeding one month.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-03-24

WRECK OF A WHALER-RESCUE OF
THE CREW.

On Saturday night the Dundee whaler Mazinthien
stranded at Peterhead. The vessel was riding with
two anchors, when a terrific gale broke out, with
blinding snow showers. One sea struck the vessel,
mashing the hatchways and filling the men's berths
with water. Tremendous seas continued to roll into
the bay, and the steamer was driven ashore. Signals
of distress were shown, and the coastguard turned out.
Five rockets were fired without success, and two coast-
guardsmen narrowly escaped being drowned, a huge
wave almost sweeping them away. The-ecene at this
time was most exciting, as it was feared the ship would
break up, and all her men be lost. The sixth rocket,
however, reached the ship, and a line was made fast
to the mixenmast. The shore end was fastened on the
cliffs, but the lines got entangled amongst the ropes of
the ship, and a fisherman who tried to disentangle thorn
nearly lost his life. Another attempt proved fruit-
less, and several rockets were then fired, but they
missed owing to the fury of the gale. The crew
were meanwhile sheltering themselves on the
quarterdeck, every moment expecting the ship
would be dashed to pieces. Seeing that their lives
depended on the ropes which had got entangled being
()hared, one of the seamen, named Hay, volunteered
to warp ashore. He succeeded in getting within fifty
yards of the shore when he stuck, owing to the cold
and immersion in the water. The men on the shore
immediately rushed into the water, and threw ropes
to Ilay, who was dragged ashore greatly exhausted. 13y
means of the line which Hay brought ashore commu-
nication was established with the ship and the crew,
thirty in all were rescued, the captain and the first
mate being the last brought ashore. The vessel soon
afterwards began to break up.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-03-24

A REMARKABLE ADVENTUREi,

Advicee received ibt Plymouth on Tuesday from
Brisbane state that a report had been received there
from Woody Island, Hervey's Bay, to the effect that
the Alfred Victory had arrived there and reported
having picked up a boat containing a man named
Gellays. This man says he left San Francisco on the
12th of August for Australia, and had been 162 days
out whirr-Picked-tip: The boat, which was only 181 t.
in length, was twice capsized, and Galas% who is an
American, aged thirty years, was nearly starved, the
provisions, etc, being washed away.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-03-24

*out an Pistrict Pius.

COUNTY COURi

THOMPeON 11. SMITH. —At the County Court,
on Monday, before Sir Rupert kettle, judge. This
was an actin hr ught by Joseph Thomas, flail
dealer, of the Ly ,to recover from Jos. ph Sm
fish dealer, ot Birintinghatn, the sum of £1,50
damag, s, for false imprisoement of Mary Ann
Thom s, plaintiff's wife.—Mr. Haden
structed by Mr. Waldron, appeared for plaintiff,
and Mr. Hugo Young defended.— Plain•jLl,-; wife
sail on Monday, Uri 15th of May, she attended de-
fendant's fish sale in Birmingham market. De—
fendant was selling &It by auct.oa an 1 she lon, ht
a box of mackerel for ..t.l is 6d. and 2s. for a box,
bin pad defendant's son 3s. Gd. and he gave
her a cheque with 2a stamped on it. They got the
money for *he cheque when the box wa3 returned
'the fish was taken away by a porter named Stout.
The next day she went into the market and took
the box back. Defendant sent for her and said sh,
had;hot paid for the fish. She told him s:-.e had
when he said she Was aljgr, She again said
she i had paid for t and a policeman standing by
told :her she had better pay for it or else
she night get three months. She said she had I aid
for it and itshe got six months she would not pay
again. The cilieer said if she did not pay Sin
rat lth get Sessions and she said she did not care if
she got Assizes. Defendant then gave h r into
tuetay and she was taken to Moor Stre&• PJolicsa.
Station, followed by a large numl!er of e,,tsn
At that time she had the cheque iii her pocket.
The oftic3r asked Smith how she came by the
cheque if she had not pail for the fish. StniVi
swore and said anyone could
.get a cheque.. The
Sergeant of police refused to lock her up as the
charge was not clear. Smith insisted that she
should be locked up. on his own responsibility, to
make an example of her. She was locked up from
a quarter past eight until a quarter pat eleven at
night. She was taken before the magistrates, and
the case was heard and she was diicharged. The
consequence was that she had lost her credit, that
she had bcen shouted "thief," for which they
claimed 30s per week. Witresses were called to
suiTort plaintiff's case. Mr. Young addressed his
Honour for the defence, and caled a number of
witnesses, after which his Honour gave a verdict
wr plaintiff for GA aud Quota.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-03-24

CLAY PIGEONS v. BLUE ROCKS.

In the first place the "clay pigeon" is not a pigeon
at all, but simply a very light terra-cotta saucer of a
dull red colour, and tolerably easily broken. This
saucer is sent spinning away from. a very ingeniously
constructed so-called trap, which " trap " is a
strongly-made piece of iron mechanism provided
with a powerful spring and a pair of elide, which
act like a thumb and finger, and hold the
saucer by a small cardboard tongue, which is
attached to it. The trap being universally joint, by
a slight alteration of either joint can be made to throw
the pigeon in any direction at the will of the trapper;
thus they fly to the right, to the left, perpendi-
cularly, straight away from the shooter, or back
over his head, the limit of flight being, I should
Imagine, about fifty or sixty yards.; and although
the pace at first is pretty fast, still a cool shot
has plenty of time to put in both barrels while
the object is within killing distance. The articles
themselves, being of a dull red colour, are not
too conspicuous on first leaving the trap, and the
difficulty is increased by a screen some two or three
feet high, which is placeJ in front of each trap, thus
effectually doing away with the practice of smashing
up the bird before ;"gee- yard from the trap, as is
too often the case when shooting at the live birds. It
was particularly observable, too, that the dis-
tances at which the shooters stood were con-
-1 siderably shorter than in pigeon matches, for
whereas at the live birds the ranges vary
from twenty-four to thirty-one yards, here
the ranges were from twelve yards to twenty.

five; but, in fact, no one on Saturday shot at a greater
distance than tWenty-three yards, and that not success-
fully. One great advantage these "clay pigeons"
have over their live rivals is their cheapness: and this
fact is not lost on the gentlemen who participate in
the sport, as I heard one gentleman say, "If I had
shot at as many pigeons as I have these my bill for
birds alone would be £3 or £4, whereas I have only
had to pay as many shillings."—Live Stock Journal.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-03-24

THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM.

The Berlin *respondent of the Daily Telegraph
says :

The reappearance of the Star of Bethlehem is pre-
dicted by astronomers for this year or the next. On
Nov. 11, 1572, Tycho de Brahe discovered a star in
Cassiopeia which equalled Sirius, and even Venus, in
brightness for -a month, and then fell back into its
,former insignificance, Conjenture has sought to
establish a connection between this ephemeral pheno-
menon aptwsk similar, apparitions- in, Mt 'and 945.
A:not nil:nit-Ural inference was that the,,aoMe increase
in volume of this remarkable: star neenwd before
945, which wonidliineuitnlibbotit'63644tl 310 and
to the date of the Nativity. This star tilAagain due.
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-03-24

SENSE- CULTURE.

The Luncet remarks :—The special culture of the
senses is too much neglected by us in this modern busy
life. Probably at no previous periud 0 human
histou' has the nbrviitis systein 'generally, and, more
particularly, have the sense organs been so severely
taxed as they now are, but never have they been
less carefully cultivated. This is, in part, if not
wholly, the cause of the progressive degeneracy
of the faculties of special-sense which is evidenced
by the increasing frequency of the recourse to
spectacles, ear-trumpet, and the lihe apparatus,
designed to aid the sense-organs. The mere
use of' faculties will not develop strength—it is more
likely to exhaust energy. Special training is required,
and this essential element of education is wholly
negiec.:44 n on:i echogisi with thO result we 'duly
ritnesi—nitately, early weaknesa or defect in the
organs by which the consciousness is brought into
relation with the outer world. It is not necessary to
adduce proofs of the position we take up, or
to argue it at length or in detail. The truth of
the proposition laid down is self-evident. On
the on braid wo see the neglect oi training, and
on the other the increasing defect of sense-
power. The matter is well worthy of the atten-
tion of the professional educators of youth.
Muscular exercise wisely regulated and appor-
tioned to the bodily .strength is felt to be a part of
ethicatiOn. 'l3ense•cultnro,:by prqopriate ezercinies in
seeing, hearing, • tetiehingt snelling wonldi if coin-
g4=;
menced snfOctenti7 early in life; mit rperely preYelit
wohuass or sight, deaf4ess, loss 01 thein, and imp4irment of the ii f
ola aud - o smell, long ?re
,uy its reflected influence on the nutrition
of the brain and upper portion of the spinal cord,
would do much to re4tice the growing tendency to
paralytic diseases, which are very decidedly on the
incrop3o.

A SWEET DlTTO.—Sandy was it country gardener,
and like many other country lads, he had a sweetheart.
One night Sandy told hcr that.. he ."likit " her "awl&
weel." She simply responded "Ditto.' Sandy was not
very sure what that meant,but thought he would ask his
father; so next day while at work, he said, "Father.
can ye tell me what ' ditto 'is?" " Ou, ay, Sandy 1"
replied his father. " Dae ye see that cabbage ?"
"Yes." "And dae ye see that ither and, that it's jist
the same?" "Yes." " Weel, that's ditto."
"Gracious guidness 1" exclaimed Sandy. " Ditl she
go, me a cabbage?"