The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-06-07 00:00:00

THE HELIOGRAPH,
A correspondent writes to us (Daily Yews) from Glanda-
maek, May 4 :

The English papers received by the last mail have
long notices of the heliograph in South Africa.'the
Zulu has for the moment eclipsed the Afghan, but it
should not be overlooked that the heliograph has been
in constant use here ever since this war began, and it
has done most valuable service. Lieutenant Whistler
Smith, RE., has charge of this department at
General Sir Sam Browee's headquarters, and he not
only keeps up communication with the rear at times
when the telegraph is cut, but also with troops out on
a reconnaissance, or making an expedition. No party
of any consequence leaves the camp without taking
some of the Heliograph staff with them, so as to keep
headquarters informed of their movements. The
value of this instrumont would be very much
diminished in a country where the sun is not often
seen, still its value has been so amply demonstrated
in this war that no army is likely in the future to
go on any kind of service without the Heliograph.
To give an example, on the day we came first to
Gandamack. I telegraphed our arrival to the Daily
News. but the wire had not at the time come up;
even the tents were not pitched. Major Smith signed
my telegram standing in the sun, and not many yarris
off the small tripod of the Heliograph was stretched
out and in working order. By its means my telegram
was sent on to the nearest point where the telegraph
Was working, and it was not many minutes till a re-
turn flash came back, and the man said, All right,
air, he has it all.'"

The que&tion of marriage with a deceased wife's
sister we before the general assemhlies of h )th the Scutch
Churches on itonday. In the Established Church Assembly
it was agreed, in pursuance of an "overture" signed by
certain members of Assembly, that *committee be appointed
to talus ell prudent and coustitu'ional means to p•event a
I,ll:l'itive (quail:rent which would manctior marrag-4 con-
temned at unlawful by the Confosslou of Faith In tbe Free
As.embly the ~p-,rt 01 a con:11)21qt- wAs adopted, dating
that the Prci.ov-n c)'ic,ge in the law would lead to other auci
"NOWaiteraUon g;4 the PligliblgOti degree&

M. LONGFE

of an Ameti,:an Paper q,
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that city, and the ,Vb'.
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store of the entertalome+
of which the young la,
following is a copy
Cambridge, Aprile,
Dear Miss Tullis,—lf I had time I would
a long letter in reply to yours, which has „
Wrested me. But alas! I have not time; for
as the Indian said, "I have all the time there
is ei.ough for the many claims made upon it.
only send you, and the boya and girls under yt.
a friendly salutation. To those who ask how
write "so many things that sound as if
as happy as a boy," please say that there
this neighbourhood, or neighbouring town,
tree planted by Governor Endicott 200 years -
that it still bears fruit not to be distingnieli,
the young tree in flavour. I suppose the tree
new wood every year, so that some part of it is.
young. Perhaps that is the way with some men
they grow old I hope it is so with me. I am'
hear that your boye and girls take so much ;-
poetry. That is a good sign, for poetry is the
and perfume of thought, anti a perpetual
clothing the commonplace of lie with golden
lations of the dawn.' Give them all my or.
and my good wishes, and believe me. yours veil'
"WIRY W. LONG7r

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