The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-03-30 00:00:00

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THE WARWICKSHIRE MINERS.—The repreeell:,„ o$
of the employers and employed met at Nuneew-„eo.
6aturday evening and settled the question of the i's'oe
posed reduction. The demand of the empleYer. es.
for a drop of sixpence per day, but the worktae.% of
pressed their willingness to accede to a reductlysiod,
half that amount. The matter was fully disc% tbe
and eventually a reduction of fourpence per dill ',-..,,,e1t
wages of pickmen was agreed to, the other etrori
0 berreduced in proportion.
M THE MEASURE MEASURE OF PATRIOTIC SPIHIT AT T—Fe
liall.s.—A Gin "go,"—Punch. et
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A LOFTY SHEEP PASTURE.—Probably the
and highest rock in the known world is the
St°ll
Dome of the Yosemite (says a Virginia paper).
in at the fork of the upper valley, it rears Twit
solid rocky loaf, 6,000 feet above the ground. •4',„ the
powerful hand than that of Titan has cut one in,
eastern half, leaving a sheer precipice over a
height. No man ever trod the top of this d°92;it tbl
last year. Former visitors gazea in wonder ii-c, hs°
spikes driven into the rock by hardy spirits, w /rope
repeatedly endeavoured to scale it. The shreds ciao,
dangling in the wind told the story of their fiii:reee
Last year, however, after thousands of do11311„f the,
spent, several persons found theirway to the toll s'verea
dome, and this summer two sheep were disc° ,
browsing on the hitherto inaccessible peak-, , DIM'
TIIE ISLAND OF MITYLENE.—The island col
lene, or Lesbos, which has been so much talkea evost i
discussions on the Eastern Question, lies off the outh•
of Anatolia, about forty miles due south of .the et the
ern entrance of the Dardanelles. The length °d ite
island from east to west is thirty-eight miles, tal os
breadth from north to south twenty-four railet,o2Bl9
interior is mountainous, but the valleys are
fertile, are watered by many streams, and if prOroo
cultivated would be exceedingly productive. 00 0
chief town, Mitylene, is on the south•east coast' are
peninsula which forms two small harbours Theteeasil
only fit for the accomodation of coasting craft
vessels. Larger ships must anchor in the l'ar„,,etb'
side, where they are exposed to south-east anu
e v'oie
east winds, which in winter blow with mac." 1
—Pall Mall Gazette.
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ENOUGH IS AS GOOD AS A FBAST.—Sui.„,i°
DIN
Lady. "Did you ever read all about that greitt Po
in London, dearie ?"—Affectionate Husband 'aye 0
nor I doant want tew • baint it enough to
plague in my own house f"—Fan. y fed
AUTOMATIC SEWING MACHINES.—We, ws: of the
soon expect a revised edition of the `' o°ll' Aecoeil.
Shirt," set to a lively air with an elaborate eaol,e_ 1
paniment (remarks the Globe). An Austrain.sl whirn,
has just taken out a patent for an inventojusgost
entirely obviates the objection so often argeufeteale°'
the prolonged use of the sewing machine bY, ,he les!
ri
on the ground that the incessant action ot .:re doe°,
in one fixed position is injurious to health.. 0600! '
away with pedal action altogether, and in in i„,aer
substitutes a small system of clock lir ng. ris% 1
the table of the machine. A powerful sl) „;08 ,
be wound up by a small handle, and the rase' 100,
re or bleb J
continue to go for some hours, laa eat ve , 1
according to its construction and the spee.urouea
it is drilen, this being easily c°l'/.,„t
mad.a
the operator. Of course the innovation
the cost, and perhaps still more eeriouslY to, ,itbbili Y,.
plications of the machine and its conseonenl:Bibie tho
to get out of order. Still, it seems very 131;echanieloi
this new feature in these popular piece° °Lilo, foud lit
°so widow, ]
will be largely adopted by people Who
being busy if they can only manage t° i robLiblY et '''
setting themselves to real work, it wil P_ine pow_ -
adopted in many private families just as ebitcorfes ,_4.;
has been extensively employed in large irden, eievAil
relieve the muscles of operatives.
beg ttectLewor '
capable of development. By co tof o,° 00
maehine and the musical box one se •g ou
might be made to do thesfamily dreasrnalE,l3,.si 0
a ecleotion of airs "from Ow hot 0111P01"'

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