The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-07-04 00:00:00

thc Ettitue of the " Obsernr."

Sin,—My attention bas been called to a letter in your
last issue, written by some person signing himself •' J.
tietking," attempting to cast some 'diet:lion on my con-
duct at Mr. Maginnis's lecture, in assisting to turn out •
cl7naberi Irishman who was inieconducting himself and
interfering with the lecturer. Allow use to say that!
attended Mr. Sherrard's lectnre, and I should have been
quits as willing if called upon to assist in expelling any
one who may have misconducted himself there; and it
does seem strange that this tit:thing who has been so
recently enlisted into the " forlorn hope" of Toryism% a•
a touter, could tied nothing more valuable to scribble
about than the wild Iri,lirnau. But they do say that
"drowning men catch at straws." It appears very plain
that the poor Irishman was merely a "cat's paw" for the
cunning monkey to got the nuts out of the fire with.
There is no doubt whatever but what the Irishman was
, beniuddled and brought there on purpose to create a
disturbance, for that is only one of the little mean tricks
the Tories are both able and willing to perform; but it
won't di, for in spite sf all the obstacles they throw in
the way the mighty tide of Reform will roll over thaw,
and they will bp seen no more.

Yours truly,
It. MILES.
Wheeler-street, Stourbtidge, July 2nd, InGS.

TIIE COMING ELECTION.
7b the Editor of the.' Observer.'

Sin,—A general election will take place in the autumn
of the present year, when an immense number of elee•
tors will exercise the franchise for the first time ; conse-
quently their votes and indolence will be eagerly solicited
by candidates. Now is the time, therefore, for voters.
old and new, calmly to choose a luting principle for
their guidance, in order to esempe political misdirection
or betrayal. The election will be unprecedented for the
earnestness of the conflict and the importance of the
objects contested. One of the foremost of the questions
to be considered is the Licensing System, and the duty
of the people to claim a prohibitive power over that can
ker of their country—the liquor traffic Social refor-
mers are agreed that something must be done to remedy
the present anomalies and mischiefs of liquor-selling.
not only upon Sunday but throughout the week. Whet
! scheme can be more constitutional than that which would
enable the people—in the words of Sir Robert Peel—to
I 'take their own atteirs into their own bands Y " With
the advent of the new Parliament. the people of Eng-
land will fif they use their eleetoral power wisely) enter
upon It new lease and career of national life ; and it will
largely rest with the new voters whether the most potent
cause of uauperistu and crime shall be legally protected
and perpetuated. A great responsibility reit' upon every
enfranchised person to vote in the iuterits of humanity ;
1 and this can best be done by electing so our lawmakers
, men who not only have no connectiou with taverns, bed
no interest in their continuance, hut who will pledge
i themselves to vote for a measure giving retepeyere an
absolute veto power over old end new licensee, such 55
the Permissive Bill. Political parties in their selection
of candidates will do well to see that this cardinal point
—so essential to tree social reform—it not ignored; they
will then commend the active and earnest support of the
tens of thousands of new voters who are pledged to
promote anti-liquor traffic legislation. There is no rea-
son why candidates of political party should not put
themselves right upon this great issue, which invelves
the sobriety, the education, and the moral advancemeut
of the nation more than any other question or issue be-
fore the country. I beg leave to renew my offer of ex-
planatory papers upon this important question. Ad-
dress :

HENRY PITMAN,
Manchester.

A eUCCBiSFUL EXPERIMENT.—TheCioi! Screicc Gawtte
has the following There are very few simple articles
of food which cot boast SO many valuable and important
dietary properties as cocoa. While acting on the nerve.
as a gentle stimulant, it provides the body with some of
tho purest elements of nutrition, end at the saute time
corrects and invigorates the action of the digestive or.
gans. These benefieial effects depend in a great mea-
sure upon the manner of its preparation, but of late years
such close attention has been given to the growth and
treatment of cocoa that there is no difficulty in securing
it with every useful gliality fully developed. The simp-
ler success which Hr. Epps attained by his hoiniemathie
preparation of cocoa has never been surpassed by any ex-
perimentalist. Var and wide the reputation of Eppe's
Cocoa has spread by the simple force of its own swam -
dinary merits. Medical men of all shades of opinion
have agreed in recommending it as the safest and roost
beneficial article of dii t for persons of weak crocodile-
tions. This superiority of a particular mode of prepara-
tion over all others is a remarkable proof of the great
results to be obtained front little cause.. By • thorough
knowledge of the natural laws which govern the opera-
tions if digestion and nutrition, and by a careful applies.
ton of the tine properties of well-selected cocoa, M.
Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicately
flavoured beverage which may save 11i many heavy doc-
tors bills. It is hy the judicious use if such articles id
diet that a constitution may be gradually built up until
strong enough to resist every tendency to decease. Hun-
dreds of subtle maladies tire floating around us ready to
attack whereever there is a weak point. We may es•
cape many a fatal shaft by keeping ourselves well forti-
fied with, pure blood and • properly nourished frame.

Prinbsd find Published by the Solo Proprietor. SIVEON
FIELD, at hie Offices, ID,liatreet, Stoorbridse,
the County of WorreAer : to which place all lettere bad
other communiestioos most be addrasiod.
esturday, July 4,