The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-07-31 00:00:00

A LITTLE BOY'S FORETHOUGHT.

the mayor, in a passion, had him thrust from the door,
and in 1874 Nicholas was again in the hands of the
Russian police. The St. Petersburg Gazette, from which
the above particulars are taken has not patience to
follow up the further peregrinations of the unfortunate
young man, hut says they comprise two more involun-
tary visits to the Mayor of Memel. "Is it not
strame," the Gazette continues, "that this poor fellovi•
who is charged with no crime or offence should be
more severely punished than a criminal for the solo
reason that no one will give himself the trouble to get
to the bottom of his unfortunate position, or to under-
stand that these perpetual journeys from St. Petels.
burg to Memel, and from Memel to St. Petersburi;
will in no way contribute to provide a remedy for it ?
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RUSSIA.
A newspaper correspondent, writing from °dealt Ott
the 19th, says :—" The result of the harvest in Southern
Russia can be pretty accurately estimated. In thl
immediate neighbourhood of Odessa, say a circuit 01
about fifty miles, where most fear was entertained, the
frequent showers during the past month have secured
an abundant harvest, and the rye is now bein4
cut. On the Dnieper, about .Alexandrovka enu
Nuopel, from which districts we receive the beet i
ghircas, the crop has been much injured 1/ 4
the drought, and will be considerably under
an average. In Podolia the rains have been ,
very partial, and in some parts the crop is ve,rt.
luxuriant, whilst in others it is a total failure. T'au'
may be also said of Bessarabia, but to a less extent en,
regards the failure. In the north the reports all tene
to show that rains have been wanted in many pleeeL
Altogether the returns will show under an average, but to
what percentage it is impossible to say, as year after ye
the breadth of land under cultivation is increasing, 1,
the statistics are by no means authentic. However,
taking into account the large stock of last year's er°P'
still in the country, and that the yield of this seasoo
will leave greatly more than is required for home CO
sumption and money much wanted, there 19
be a large exportation from this country.
news of the inundation in France, with some ordere
from Marseilles, as well as speculation telegrams '
London, have given an impetus to our market, .
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prices have risen li to 2 roubles per tchetwert, at vancdli
advance large parcels have changed hands. On eciFe/i."
paring these prices with the London and _
rates a heavy loss is shown, so that speculators
are holding on the spot to a great extent. This
vance is now• bringing forward supplies from the
prietors, who for a long time have not been able '
purchasers, so that warehouseroom is becoming - -
and there is every chance of the market being over',
i
stocked. Unless advices from abroad should sho*
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decided advance, prices here must again recede col',
siderably to admit of legitimate business. Every ono
, looks forward to September and October US themonthe
hfor heavy shipments, and a good many transactions r
'three months' paper for delivery in these months h?'
' already taken place. The demand for shipping i
land we have large arrivals of steamers. Weather '
,with occasional showers; the country looking
.everywhere." ,

Is better, but patients may say
"How happy
.could I be with Ether,
Were Chloroform out of the way."—Punch.

The Indianopolis Sentinei of the 3rd inst: has this inter°.
ing story :
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left Connersville on time, and wail flying onits wel s
the rate of twenty-five miles an hour, when appresll,7..
jug a bridge over a river a few miles from ConnersiTs.
the engineer noticed a small boy in the middle of tea
track motioning wildly with his arms. The heag,
rain for several days before had caused the man 1/.;
the throttle no little anxiety, and in a moment •1
flashed over his mind the bridge, but a very short alo.
tance ahead, was at least damaged by the freshets
With one hand he reached for the whistle, and vat'
the other he reversed the engine. The train
ployes heard no ordinary stopping signs'
the keen, short whistle and, in a morsiell„,
conductor, baggage man, and all the tow-
employ& were helping the regular brakesree,„li' '
wind the chains that were perhaps the en!ls
hopes of saving the lives oi all on board. The Val;
was stopped within but a tew steps of where th
bridge once rested on the abutment. The structure
had been washed entirely away, and had it not beel/
for the boy the entire train would have gone into t, o'l
river, as the bride was just at the end of a curve ellt
so hidden by trees that its disappearance would n°
have been noticed until too late. As soon as the Os'
sengers had gotten over the shock the full realization
of their danger had caused, a search was made fo,r
the boy. He was found sitting down off to one gee
of the track, shaking as if he had a chill, so hal ,
was he frightened. Everyone on the train flock,
around the brave little fellow, who said he vir
*yen years old, and almost crushed him in the
joyful anxiety to even touch his body, He innocentr
, said he did not begin shaking until he sat down, therr,
by showing that not until he had seen the treL"
stop in safety did his nerves give way. He said
name was Davis and that he lived near by, point,
to a farmhouse. He was on his way home frerassi
neighbour's when he discovered that the bridge I'ls
been washed away since passing an hour previous.
sremembered the down passenger train, and knovsiet
fit was alfout time it came along, hurried up the tral
to give warning. He had only arrived at the ells .
where he was noticed by the engineer when the Oen;
came along. One of the passengers, an elderly Quake
lady, gave him five dollars, which he was reluctant tg
accept, although the conductor informed her that thie,
officers of the road would reward the boy. The f°,B
lowing day Superintendent Williams arrived at tmi
scene, and hunting out the hero gave him what ractul„f
he had about him, some twenty dollars, with the Pro'
that whenever he wanted anything at all that 0'
should apply to him.
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; xstellantans Alnittligtncti
HOME, FOREIGN, AND COLONIAL.
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JUST LIKE 'Eli !—St. SWithill'S day was s
fully selected this year for the last grand fete at
Royal Botanical Gardens! The band played
to rain over us I " with enthusiasm.—Punch.
MEM. TO THOSE CONTEMPLATING MATRIAIOO
—Keep on contemplating it, and ;you won't Wt..'
Judy. •
CHURCH SINGING.—Some twenty or tin'',
it?
years ago the inhabitants of A
_ a parish in the Lake -ss,
trict engaged a singing master to teach the churl
singers some new tunes. He found his pupils „nut
inapt, most of them being able to read music. -lcnio
when the music came to be wedded to Tate and BradY,,,
"immortal verse," certain old gentlemen who eft%
bass were detected in substituting for the sacred WI";
the inapproKiate and monotonous syllables " bcr,b
boom." One of them, on being remonstrated
thus replied, " Yer ways may a' be verra weel, 131/
they dunnut suit me. A' always (hulling bum be°.
an' -a' always will sing bum bum."—Concordiss.
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TRUE DISTINCTION.—Mamma (improving - ,
occasion). "I like your new suit immensely, Gerak's
But you must recollect that it's not the Coat tboi
makes the gentleman ! "—Gerald. "No, Mamma I
know it's the Hat / "—PUNCH.
THE WEATHER AND VEGETATION.—AIth.OIIO
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the weather has for some time been dull, cold, all
sit% ,
with much rain, as regards vegetables very
damage has accrued from it (says the National
and Fuel Reformer). Peas are well spoken of, althoug'
in some parts they do not promise so well as last reeri;
As regards beans and carrots, while in some Plan 0
only an average crop is expected, in others they are
reported as looking exceedingly promising, and °—
well corned. Cabbages occupying the ground froes
which early potatoes have been cleared are grovil
vigorously, while swede; turnips, kohl Tabbi,
winter potatoes give promise of an average crop. Pti
unless a more favourable change soon takes place con'
siderable damage will be done to vegetables, and eePc
cially to the harvest crop and cereals in general.
and vegetables are at present plentiful, and the
ports from the Continent and the Channel Dian"'
especially are above the average of last year.
DENTAL MEM.— CircUMStalleeS alter Ca--
AO,
There are times when things are not themselves ellte
more than men are. A tooth is not a tooth when it •
.ecl
Two MEN BURNED TO DEATH.----A suppo—
fienaish attempt was made upon the lives of seventr
four labourers on the waterworka, Lawrence, Masse:
chusetts, by the burning of the long shanty, used 10,,,4 ,
boardingslionse, on the, paorning of the 14th met. 1-'0
building,lwhict; was a mere shell, was in a few minsirt
levelled to the ground. The lower floor was used
cooking aud eating purposes, and on the floor abn'il
under the eaves, the labourere slept. Access to tbA,
latter place was only gained by means of a ladder leeis
ing through an opening of the floor, and it was throo6
this small space, and in a very short time that tn.;
crowd of labourers had to descend. In this time, that
is thought all but two succeeded. The bodies of Jen'
an
Welch, forty years old, and Andy Giloruns,
Englishman, sixteen years old, have been found, bisil,l,l
burned. Nearly all the labourers had to escape viD"'
out their clothes. •
CURATIVE EFFECTS OF SEA WEED.—FrODI 811,
early period human ingenuity has employed one of tir„
product-sof the sea for curative purposes (says the SeeWs
tare Record). Pliny tells of a man who fell from a treut
and broke many of his bones. He was merely k„q),,
enveloped in sea weed, and eventually recovered.
people of Province apply sea weed to contusione'
Following these hints the great reviver of sea-bathing
in Europe, Russell, satisfied himself that' nature Vt.
self supplies us with the beat medicine for dissolvieg
tumeurs in the Quercus marina, or sea-wrack, at olr
season of the year, for in July this plant bears eerte,""'
vesicles or pods that contain a slippery and soapy inic;
These vesicles are to be squeezed in the hands, and se
tumour rubbed with them till it imbibes this 00aPJ
liquor; and lastly, it must be washed with sea-vretea;
and dried i perfectly clean. This disperses all bar
nesses." This is a curious anticipation of the saore
recent emPloyment of iodine. Acting on thisprinciPll
Foubert has found poultices and such applications o
Fucus vesieulosus useful in scrofulous Bores ; and bathe
have of late years been prepared containing more er
less of the muscus or slime of seaweed, and are to be
had at both French and English bathing establish'
meats. cat
CUT AND DEAL.—We know a party—in d
several parties—who deal first (with their tailor) ell
cut afterwards !—Judy.
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ABSIT OMEN ! Mr. Punch was rayA,
startled the other day by reading an announcement t
a certain Railway Terminus that during August, els
September, Excursion Trains will run asunder.' et
was a relief to be informed by the Traffic Menbo
that "as under" was intended to be the reading Of
latter portion of the announcement,--Punch.