The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-07-31 00:00:00

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AN ALPINE MEMORIAL.—In commemoration of the
silver wedding of the Emperor of Austria, the Austrian
Alpine Club is about to erect on the summit 011ie
Gross Glockner a cross 3i metres (nearly lift. Gin.)
high. For facility of transport, the pieces of which
the cross is composed were not allowed to exceed 25
kilogrammes in weight (551 b. The weight of the
whole cross is 300 kilogrammes (6601 b. On two oppo-
site sides of the pedestal, facing north and south,
there will be two large reflectors, very solidly gilt, so
that, it is expected, they will reflect the sun's rays to
a great distance. A thermometer will also be attached
to the cross.

PUZZLE FOR WOOD ENGRAVERS.—To engrave a
stumbling-block.—Funny Folks.
AN ELEPHANT IN THE SEY !—Under this heading
the Standard of Friday last gave the following :
"One of the most remarkable Phenomena ever seen in
the metropolis was witnessed yesterday evening by the
passengers on the George Pea&edY
point of he t striking
str o
as Big Ben of Westminster was on river steamer,. just
'
seven. This was the appearapce of huge white
elephant in the sky making straight, as it seemed, for
the Houses of Parliament. There was some little doubt
at first as to the precise character of the beast as it
charged through the air head first in a direct line fo--e,
the centre of Westminster Palace, as though its purpose
was to sweep away the halls and passages which
connect the Commons House with the House of
Lords. The apparition rapidly descended through
the air, and speculations were hazarded as to
what it was. Men looked up and trembled, while
timid women screamed "The end of the world is
come; and we are all lost!" The captain of the G. P.
kindly moored his boat to the pier to give those who
desired it the chance of escaping by way of Lambeth
Palace. In an instant the monster was close upon
the boat, and a chorus of startled voiees atioldvd, "
white elephant!" There was no longer any doubt
about the fact. It was an elephant whose trunk was
rapidly moving from side to side. With furious speed
it passed over the stern of the G. P.. and dashed into
the Thames. The spectators breathed more freely.
hts soon as the elephant touched the water half a dozen
boats duhad frcn4 the pier to investigate the phe-
nomenon. One oarsman was far in advance of the
others. He was seen to thrust a hand towai,da gia
struggling monster, and in an instant it collapsed—it
was a gigantic elephant made of laths and paper._

_
Mamma: INDUCTIVE RATIOCINATION'. l'irlamma- • "When. .
grandpapa was your age, "And 's
pound- and bread a shilling a foaf ! "TEPunCh. 1
that why poor grandpapa is so thin?
Effie tea was teen shillings a
Czrincq- USED TO 1
IT.—There is one instance on
repenting during his
exhortations ii
record, and only one, of a liflurer
his
last illness, and, • hig to moved by the
restore the immense
priestly confessor, prom's
unjustly acquired. His
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him to do nothing of the
old pleaded that in case
sums of money which he 11
daughters, however, begg9.
man
P(gtrutioneternal orments awaited
said the young ladies ; '
kimi. In vain the
of his not making Fes
paanpalloi hour will be painful, no
him. "Never
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"the first qua
0.0 have plenty_of character, and after
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adoliiitbttle time ;
tbute Y
will
get used to it.
SEA.—There were nineteen British
yrecks reported during the past week,
total of 746 for the present year, or a
making a
f 117 as compared with the corresponding
decrease o
d of last year. The approximate value of
and ISf
oArseliEgßnB AT
perio
property lost was £780,000, including British
.2670,000.
Ma. AND Mils. GAnvium.—General J. A. Gar-
field, the Democratic candidate for the Presidency of
the "United States, was once a canal boat driver, and
his former employer, a Mr. Jonathan Myers, writes
to a Transatlantic contemporary; "If I live until
November I expect to enjoy the greatest pleasure in
casting my vote for him for President of the United
States. I have never seen him since he left my boat,
but have watched his career with great interest." -Mrs.
Garfield is stated to be a woman of exceptional intel-
lect, in addition to possessing a sweet and winning
disposition. She has studied with her husband,
read the same books, taken up languages with him,
and has so trained herself as to fit her boys for college
in the most thorough manner. She is an excellent
Latin scholar, and is also proficient in several modern
languages. She is a little lady, graceful in carriage,
and having most frank and charming manners. Both
she and the general are members of the Campbellite
Church.