The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-09-19 00:00:00

ius Znitirigenre.

lON, AND COLONIAL.

1

EximmoN.—The number Of
Loral Inventions Exhibition for
.2 waz 124,145. Total since tha
m.—Viarount Wolseley has just
ision of hi 3 "Soldier's Pocket.
FOR CAIRO.— Turkish operetta
season at the theatre of Cairo,
LER.—Aceording to the " Vol-
st picture-dealers of Berlin halt
losing upwards of 2,000,000 f. in
aris.
DN.—The Russian Geographical
3t. Petersburg journals to con-
Lntiffe expedition to the Amour
(dying the surrounding regioo
graphical, historical, and cora'
1 as its mineral resources.

Library at Monaco is being
ts contents have been found
m persons who have filled most
French political or literary his'
de Medicis, Richelieu, Mazarinr
:ontaigne.
ducatiomd Yellow Book" is la
ntain "What her Majesty's in.
3 three R's," "infant schools,'?
her matters relating to educe'
phed. and arranged from their
igland, Wales, and Scotland.
—The death is announced at
chief of the Trigonometrical
the Grand General Staff there.
born in 1794, and had therefore
ras the son of a peasant farmer,
ber as a private in tie various
'than war. Ho had a Euronean
various well-known works Oa

The female element constitutes
ntire " Studentschaft " of th 9
iring the present Semester. In
IT are 29 ladies, in the philo-
have inscribed themselves EIS
economical sciences. Of these'
are Swiss, and 10 are Russian.
plied the largest contingent of

Tbe King of Sweden has in•
f Sciences at Paris that upon
in January, 1889, he intends
f., in addition to a gold medal,
1 author of the most important
cal science. The judges, wiln
aated, consist of three gentle
-
rise, the second being a German,
mite, a member of the Paris

Y.—Profpasor Thor°ld Rogers,
important discovery while pur-
s at Cambridge for additional
the "History of Prices." This
A at King's College durina 120
of one year, beginning with the
Drmation accessible with regard
that the series of accounts is
the entire period. In addition
to prices, these accounts coa-
ls illustrative of social life ill
m.,,

>z:.—ln the Vienna Hofbiblio-
nt MS., written between the
he private prayer-book of the
bears the traces of long use.
:, the spot where the Emperor's
is clearly marked, and in other
>me of his near relatives are
largaret, the Elector Joachim
ers. It is adorned with beautiful
landish artist. The bock was
the dissolved Jesuit College in
> it had been kept since 1670.
INSTRUMENTAL CONCERTS.—""
I curiously illustrated by the
a.t Theodore Thomas's concerts
On the niithts when they plaY
re times as much Lager beer as
nights nobody wants any hani
'et 85 per cent, out of them I
. Mendebisohn. Strauss is the
ene go off. A man feels well
waltz of Strauss, and he orders
freely."
,Ps.—During the eight monthil
official statistics show, with
off in the trade returns of the
e coal shipments from Swansea
an in the corresponding period
)wed a falling off of 3 per cent., -
a have ben practically sta'
ed an increase of 10 per cent.
per cent. over the correspond:
e iron exports for the eight
31 this year were as follow:
ardiff, 47,645 tons; and Swaly

tTs.-oanon Trench, who sv.,ee
e of All Saints, Notting-hill,
eedel LGOO a year, has, with
,arishioners and pewholder.,
a lesser sum is guaranteed'
unicated the circumstance te
n, his lordship writes frail
entire approval, but adds:
it clearly understood that the'
be support of the clergy nin4
ival of seat rents. I do not
ents provided the free seat
:he church. Justice requirea
:ecure their seat should be con'
;. But it is best that all seat°
afford it."
[oNs. A correspondent RI
ys: "The wife of a Derbyshire
s a common notion among the
:onsumption is caused by the
and that shot is swallowed te`
their hormal place. The 1541
:la a constant visitor to the
nfirrary—l forget which it le
:stances of this strange foltf
tv-ledge. Another superstition,
at measles will be cured 11,
me hair from the node wher;
ross, sprinkled on bread 0,11,."
rear 1885! The schoolmasw'
Lccompli."
AND FRESH MEAT. ---
7ed at Liverpool during DO
Lad fresh meat on board frore
ports, bringing a collectl
/7 sheep, 6848 quarters of bee
utton, against the preceding
re
Ittle, 1287 sheep, 8707 quark
'of mutton, showings decrease
)ck and fresh meat. The nee.
68 follows: Missouri 464 cattle
; Helvetia, 408 cattle and 1679
I carcases of mutton ; Torontei
on, 236 cattle, 497 sheeP,
)ranmore' 520 cattle; Samaria,
British Prince, 1024 quarter.
' 920 quarters of beef, an-
.l
50
Adriatic, 700 quarters of bee
DII.
T.—Among the monumenl
I with the aboriginal historY,et
: inscription on the rocky J5l
of Maine. The rock warn
,cription lies within a sort 00
aich constitute the inscriPti°oo
tters V and X, or combinatio
has yet pretended to give ta
fication. Professor Stone
:xarnination of the rock, ...70
d inscription and other siT 01
hbourhood are not the wnr,,.- io
nooth surface of the roe*" ci
athering upon a fine plane oc
rent symbols are only OW°
:ide of iron.
0.
OR OF BALLOON PHOTOO.--100
of the Balloon Society ILA' it
duster, the President stow-cO
egret that he had to annonnof
Bentley Woodbury, al at
He had often been presen 00,
ad written a paper
.°' 00
phy to tallooning, whieocaro
eetings in 1880. M. Le_l7ooo
eived from the French Bn,ilel
ve photographs taken vvsj
ates, which rere quite eV od
the earth. Mr. WoodbulYntor
on photography, and inStaf
sses known as the l‘re°bilried'
ed at Margate, and wee ,111
, his funeral being attende
ciety. tbe
tDEINS.—The additions rade a
lug the past week ,inet rdr'
rom Oey_on, presented "400t1;
weeper capuchin frog' --tialeal
Irs. A. Sinclair; a ring 3, (1'
ca, presented by master c,etli
tAd rock kangaroo frora
Mr. 0. W. Holden; a! pfe
icate from South Africa,voo.
Able; four black vreltr;frigit
ted by Mr. W. Ar Soo'
I piping crow frerq. hover
Uiss A. OharsleY ; Po°olifte/:4
m!arl! tlppv:
, presented by
lagothrix from tu'o'sited;_7
Korth European, deP '-Oote-71
loog'ir
deposited; two
rds five common In'
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