The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-10-13 00:00:00

Misteltanrans `lttetligence.

HOME, FOREIGN, AND COLONIk..,

A USEFUL SUGGESTIOL—The Empress of Germany
has recently suggested that in future all policemen
should be put through a course of what is here called
Samaritan duty—that is to say, that they should be
taught the use of those simple appliances which are of
Invaluable service in case of accidents attended with
personal injuries. Her Majesty likewise desires that
every policeman should be represented with a copy of
Professor Esmarch's work on the subject, which, by
the way, is the same that was recently translated into
English by Princess Christian.
DEATH FROM THE SCRATCH OF A CAT.--In London,
on Tuesday, Sir John Humphreys held an inquest at
Mile-end Old Town, on the body of Louisa Cain, aged
seventy three.—John Cain said the deceased, who was
his wife, about three weeks ago went to put the cat in
the back house, when the animal stretched her on the
hand. The deceased afterwards became poorly, and
went and saw a doctor, who prescribed for her, but she
got gradually worse and died on Thursday morning.
Praviously the deceased was in good health, and he
bad no doubt her death was caused through the
scratch.—Mr. Joseph Francis Porter, surgeon, said
when he saw the deceased she was suffering from an
injury between the thumb and first finger, and ery•
sipelas supervened. Death was consequent on the
scratch.—The jury returned a verdict of accidental
death.

BURNING or A STEAMER.—The other night the
steamer Jane Cochrane, belonging to Dundee, while
going up the Tay to Newburgh with a cargo of straw,
took fire when near the old Tay Bridge. Owing to
the combustible nature of the cargo the flames spread
rapidly, and almost immediately after the outbreak
the crew were forced to leave in the boats. Steamers
were sent from Dundee, and hose was taken from the
Mars training ship to assist in extinguishing the fire;
but the vessel was burned to the water's edge, and the
cargo completely destroyed. The conflagration was
witnessed by large crowds on both sides of the river.

LECTURES ON AGRICeLTURE.— The first of a course
of forty lectures on the science and practice of agri-
culture was given at King's College, London, on
Monday evening by Mr. Frederiek James Lloyd,
F. 0.5., late assistant chemist to the Royal Agri
cultural Society. The lecturer drew a brief sketch
of Cie ground which ,rmll i he core r,,1 I.y 11- e c • ,=,
of lectures, and pointed out how modem h ricLLuLd
was a science as well as an art, and that only by com-
bining a knowledge of the scientific principles with
the practice could the farmer of the future hope to
make his business profitable.
CLAIMS FOR DAMAGE IN MADAGASCAR.—A Mauri-
tius merchant has sent to Lord Granville an estimate
of the damage done to his sugar plantation near Tama-
tave by the attack of the French on that place. He
estimates the damage to this year's and the two suc-
ceeding crops at £60,000, and if his mill has been des-
troyed £40,000 additional. Shippers of goods to Mada-
gascar by the Tamar Castle are also forwarding to the
Foreign Office clams for damages on account of their
goods not being allowed to be landed, Further claims
by British subjects at other points, such as at
Temoarifo and Majunga, will also be forwarded so soon
as their extent can be ascertained.
A PARISIAN ANEODOTE,—A certain gentleman was
wont regularly every worning on his way to his
place of business to give a halfpenny to a blind beggar
stationed at a corner of the Paris Bourse. One day,
whether in a fit of abstraction or otherwise, he gave
him a napoleon by mistake. Some hours later he dis-
covered his error, and, not being a rich man, resolved
to seek out the beggar, explain matters, and request
that the twenty-franc piece might be returned.
The beggar was gone when he again passed by the
Bourse, but a neighbouring beggar was enabled to
furnish his caleague's address. Arrived at the ad-
dress indicated, the gentleman had some hesitation
about speaking to the concierge, so respectable did
the house look, but he was speedily reassured. The
beggar did live there—not on the fifth floor—no, the
third. A tidy-looking female opened the door of a
comfortably-furnished suite of apartments, Monsieur
was requested to take a seat, and in a minute or two
tbe beggar made his appearance, neatly dressed, and
with faultless shirt front, The object of the stranger's
visit was stated. "My clerk is just making up the
day's accounts, "observed the beggar; "if a napoleon
has been found in the box, if shall be restored to you."
The piece of gold WWI found, and the beggar banded it
back to his visitor. As the latter was retiring, the
beggar called out to him—" I beg your pardon, my
dear air; but you have forgotten to give me the half-
penny out of It."

PAPIIR GAS PI2ES. —These are made by passing an
endless strip of hemp paper, the width of which equals
the length of the tube, through a belt of melted
asphalt, and then rolling It tightly and smoothly on a
core, to give the required diameter. When the num.
ber of layers thus rolled is sufficient to afford the
desired thickness, the tube is strongly compressed, the
outside sprinkled with fine sand, and the whole cooled
in water. When cold the core is drawn out, and the
inside served with a waterproofing composition. In
addition to being absolutely tight and smooth, and
much chemper than iron, these pipes have great
strength ; for when the sides are scarcely three•tifthe
of an inch thick they will withstand a pressure of
more than fifteen atmospheres. If buried underground
they will not be broken by settlement, nor when
violently shaken or jarresl. The material being a bad
conductor of heat, the pipes do not readily freeze.

THE SMITHFIELD CATTLE SIIONY.—In consequence
of the prevalence of footeand.mouth ,disease through-
out the country, a, special meeting of the Council of
the Smithfield Cluh has been held at the Agricultural
Hall, Islington, tor the purpose of determining what'
steps ehonld be ,taken with, a view; to prevent an
outbreak at the forptooming show... The Marquis of
Exeter presided, and atter. -,considerable .discussion ; it.
..was resolved that no animal exhibited at any other
ehow..after the let of November .abould, be allowed 'to
be exhihitediai the Smithfield Club-abow,.this year.
The Secretary watt requested to obtain from each ex-
hibitor a certificate that this rule ha been and will be
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tow: Five ofrthesreweave&Oiptain droAed."-AlatVi
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-with its little tattered and torn dress thrown over its
head; while close beside the sleeping child was the
warm bed of what must have been a very large bear
Which had abandoned its captive on approach of the
men in search. Wonderful to relate, yet the fact is
vouched for by truthful men who have seen the child,
that not a bruise or injury did it receive except a slight
scratch on its little bare foot, although the child had
been carried by the bear three or four miles into the
mountains over rough places and through brush.—
Detroit Free Press.

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