The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-09-05 00:00:00

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ports, loaded with corn for our population, awl British
imports tobe value of a million sterling are taken by
thtspeople of the principality. Prince Charles is a
brothel of Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern, whose
nonfillitiah he a candidate for the throne of Spain, four
years ago; wee tie immediate cause of the war between
FranseeknelArrtuany.
I 'give just seen a return giving some interesting
infMnationrspecting the remuneration of certificated
teigbera—ts meritorious class of public servants with
important duties to perform towards the rising genera-
tion. I find that the a, erage annual income of a master
in iiitland awl Wales is £103; of a mistress, £62;
and of a mistress in an infant school, £6O. In Scot-
land masters receive on the average about £7 more per
beb,cl, butthere is scarcely any difference in the pay of
thwotiacr views. Out of 9,178 masters in England,
Wales, and Scotland, 4,956 were provided with
residences rent free, and out of 8,473 mistresses in
both classes, 3,167 enjoyed the same advantage. In
Irelitfia the average income of head male teachers is
£56, end of head female teachers £45. The most rigid
economist will scarcely complain that the instructors
of the young are over-paid at the prices which I have
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in the metropolis is often the subject of very great
abuse, but it must be remembered that the bulk of it
comes up from a distance, and is consigned to whole.
sale,dealers. sorne idea ~f the quantity sent to U 9 by
our friends in the country may be gathered any day by
a visit to either of our railway termini--more particu-
larly Waterloo or Paddington. But you naturally
ask why that portion of the supply which is provided
by the London dairies should be regarded as richer and
more wholesome than that furnished by our rural
friends. Well, one reason is that country cows are
not so well protected from the weather. Go into a
grazing farm in the neighbourhood of London, and you
will see that the animals have every comfort and
attention. Then again the cows enjoy a change of
diet, which turns out to be highly beneficial to their
constitutions. Grains, with an addition of meal, is an
agreeable change from the natural food of the fields,
and accounts for the milk being proportionately
better.

read over to him ; nut he made no reply. Witness asked him
on fsoing to the station if he had any family, and he replied,
"No, or this would not have occurred' The prisoner, in
the station-house, said he was sleepy, and asked to lie down.
He got fat a short time.
Or, Rimier stated that he was called by the witness
Peacock, and on going to the house he was directed by the
prisoner, who was in the front shop, to the first Hour The
deceased was lying on a couch bleeding from a wound
in the side beneath the left breast. The wound was an
incised one about an inch broad, and it was so deep that
his probe did not reach the depth of it. He sewed up the
wound, and finding the poor woman was sinking he directed
the policeman there to fetch his sergeant, and when one
came witness told him that the woman was dying. The
1 dying woman turned to her husband and said she was sorry
' for him, and told the sergeant that she had exasperated or
aggravated him "to do It.' The man made no answer
whatever that witness heard. The woman died in half an
hour from the time of witness being called. Witness made
the post-mortem examination, and found all the orgasm of
the body perfectly healthy. The knife had entered the body
on the left side, and had penetrated fully six inches across
the body, about four inches below the apex of the heart, and
transfixing the liver. The wound was Just on the verge of
the fifth and sixth ribs, and the direction was diagonal and
upwards. The left lobe of the liver was completely per-
forated. The woman must have been standing when the
wound was inflicted, and it could only have been inflicted by
the blow of a very strong man.
The Coroner then summed up the evidence, and the
jury at once returned a verdict of " Wilful murder"
against the prisoner, and a warrant for his committal
to that at the next Sessions of the Central Criminal
Court was at once made out.

Every autumn, by order of the First Commissioner :
of Works, there is a distribution of plants and cuttings
from our public parks and gardens, and these go into
the hands of a large number of the working classes
who have a taste for the cultivation of flowers. It is
satisfactory to note that this has lately developed in
London to a remarkable extent. Where, a few years
ago, one window or little front garden might be seen
adorned with these natural ornaments, there are
twenty to be found now, and the kiwis of flowers
which are reared are of a much better class. For no
inconsiderable share in this result we are indebted to
the exertions of those philanthropists who have en-
deavoured to render the homes of the poor more
attractive by developing sources of interest and amuse-
ment of a high and a pure nature. For this nothing
can be better than the culture of flowers, inasmuch as
it affords a wider scope for the exercise of intelligence,
and has a wholesome and refining influence upon the
minds of those who pursue it. It is satisfactory to
note that in the improved dwellings for the w 4 'eking
classes which are so constantly rising in the suburbs of
the metropolis, little plots of ground are attached to
thwhouses, HO as to give the occupants every oppor-
tunity of employing their leisure time in a rational
and innocent manner if they think proper to do so.
People who see the shop windows dressed out with
gloves of all tints--white, French, grey, lavender,
primrose, and lemon—would find it difficult to believe
in the existence of a time, far back in our national
annals, when gloves were a great luxury. I have
said far back, but as times go, not more than three
centuries have elapsed since the Marquis of Oxford,
who had travelled through Europe and resided sonic
time in Italy, brought home to Queen Elizabeth a pair
of perfumed gloves ornamented with four rosettes of
coloured silk. These gives, the historian of the time
gravely informs us, were the pride and envy of the
ladies of If er Majesty's court, awl the Queen herself
eras so gratified that she had a portrait taken in which
she appeared with both bands gloved.. But when we
endeavour to trace the period wherein gloves were neces-
saries we have to search the records of very remote times.
In one of the wars between the Greeks and the Persians,
Xenophon inveighed against the effeminacy of his
foes by declaring that they not only put a thick cover-
ing over their feet, but protected their hands with some
kind of over-all—a description which might apply to
thigloves of our own day. Gloves are certainly mentioned
as being in use in the time of Pliny the Elder, who
teat his life in that memorable eruption of Mount
Vesuvius which overwhelmed Hereulanteum and
Pompeii eighteen hundred years ago. Time was when
the delivery of a glove was a formality needful to the
effective conveyance of land. At other periods of
history gloves were essentially an episcopal emblem—
quite as much as the mitre is now. So much im-
portance was attached to this matter that when some
of the French able ts adopted gloves, the Council of
Poictiers took the affaie in hand, and positively forbade
the use of gloves by the inferior dignitaries of the
Church. When the old kings of France were crowned,
part of the coronation ceremony consisted in the
blessing of the gloves, and for a long time investiture
by these articles remained a practice in Eastern
eountries. In our own times, however, the possession
of gloves brings with it less distinction, and their
manufacture constitutes an extensive branch of in-
dustry.

The death of Mr. Foley, the eminent sculptor, has
recalled attention to his masterpiece amongst the
statuary of the Albert Memorial in Hyde-park. This
magnificent structure is one of the sights of London.
bee the beautiful blending of gold and colour lit up by
the evening Run, and the spectacle is one not easily
forgotten. The memorial, which has been raised to
the late Prince Consort, was built from the designs of
Sir Gilbert Scott; £12,000 was raised by subscription;
and on the 22nd April, 1863, upon the motim of Lord
Palmerston, then Prime Minister, a sum of £50,000
was granted by the House of Commons towards the
monument. Sir Gilbert Scott's idea was a colossal
statue of the Prince, placed beneath a vast shrine or
tabernacle, surrounded by works of sculpture illustra-
ting those arts and sciences which he fostered,
and the great undertakings which he originated.
The monument is elevated upon a lofty and
wide-spreading pyramid of steps. From the upper
platform rises a continuous pedestal surrounded by
sculptures representing historical groups or series of
the most eminent artists who have lived in all ages of
the world, the four sides being decorated severally to
painting, architecture, poetry, and music. These
figures are about six feet high, and from the founda-
tion of the monument upon which is placed the shrine
or tabernacle already mentioned. Ishii, is supported, at
each of its angles, by groups of four pillars of polished
granite, bearing the four main arches of the shrine.
Here are mosaics, and mouldings, and richly decorated
carvings, interspersed with enamel and polished gem-
like stones. The whole structure is surmounted by a
lofty spire of elaborate workmanship, in partially gilt
and enamelled metal, terminating in a cross which
reaches to a height of ltso feet above the ground. The
sculptural and pictorial enrichments of the monu-
ment, from its base to its roof, are emblematical of
art and science in all their branches, and Mr. Foley's
contribution to the groups of statuary has been much
and deservedly admired.
The new floating bath on the Thames, which by the
sanction of the Conservatore of the river, and the
Metropolitan Board of Works, is to he moored in
the place now occupied by one of the landing stages at
Hungerford Bridge, is on the point of completion.
There will be a staff of male and female professional
swiinmers always at hand to give lessons; while, to
those unable to pay, members of the London Swim-
ming Club will be there each evening to give lessons
gratuitously. During the winter months a stream of
Lot water will be pa-sect through the bath for the pur-
pose of regulating the temperature. A second bath
for Pimlico, 200 feet long by 47 wide, will shortly be
commenced. The art f swimming has lately been
taken up with great spirit in the metropolis. There
have been swimming fittro at the Crystal Palace and in
Victoria Park, which have attracted thousands of
spectators. At one of the contests in the Park, which
came pH a few evenings ago, Lord Henry Lennox,
M.P., the First Commissioner of Works, was amongst
those who were present.
As it has become evident that the price of coal
will not be permanently reduced, until it can be cut
snore cheaply than at present, some interest has lately
attached to a series of experiments demonstrating the
capacities of coal cutting machines. So far, no machine
has been produced, capable of superseding manual
labour under all circumstances and in every situation.
In some cases, where seams are thick, the machines
have been worked with advantage, but the same re-
sults have 'not, followed in the case of thin seams.
Now, a large proportion of the inferior descriptions of
household coal lies in the latter; consequently the
adaptation of machinery, thereby dispensing with
manual labour, is a matter which may be regarded as
of general im porta nce. since the prit e of these c oals is not
likely to be materially reduced until they can be ob-
tained at considerably less u.,st.

The importation of vast numbers of eggs from other
countries has induced many persons in our own to con-
sider the possibility of lowering the prices of poultry
and vilaa in London, by the establishment of fowl
farms in the immediate vicinity. Consul H.tham.
the Britisla pret,lat.tiN oat Calakh.is bevn
directing his attention to the system of poultry-
searing pursued in France in order to soh-. the
• problem of how it happens that they can be raised
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. -house, stated that the pri- tl d in New York
..43 Charles of Roumania who has been spending
4 on English poultry ;farms with French stock may be one, asking If that would do. The prisoner replied that it notice:— • Wanted, a nurse to take cu.-._., of a .
time in this country for the benefit of the health - •
is attrilmtabk to the fact that the soil contains a large , s.;ner came in twice on Thursday morning--the first time to
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nitutity4 eiles,4jad he bslieves that the invariable i; buy some meat, and the second to borrow a
.knife. , The , haL
h:dPoPtmjefeorilgeitnl-'ietrh ;
,f, .nd tion," as seen over_tkir line 'Chsahipe7:l'ihreen balls'!.
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-failure wlaaiii has attC7lokerrageaTattsliirenn'y 'Llitinl,thaere tnet3 "nalilit'lietit-d iii-a, r, A MilvaUkie s,Mwspaper as 1 •
traced to change of soiL Here, then, is a problem for
50i1...10n bz otfi• geologists : where is- the reuiol2 within would. end asked that it should have a "touch up.- mean- children left at this office a short time since.-
' Princess, rules over a nation which is of mach ing
breunteult'e'elvda7; tte.:telw Le.T.hg.w,'Ll'a'enneit:g IhekErfie- , If you vvis,h tu jiear all your faults freely canvassed,
Aalice in the European system. In ace e la Alieopeursman-va the pullemsergeaut as the one he hal44 rioWryolultoltel.'et 4".....4 i.e4,4/I.nd. .7.7
4 easy- access ortdria.X. pgasellsigg r solt abeurniing in
.41 of the Continent, and a portion of the debateabl .
! Bile'? Or f, i lino such hall q lan d for the rearing, of laefitetrt,b,
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ground ass elated with memories of " the Easternl An Ala! milstipilluis to its rival Ife
~; chickens is in existence, might not the difficulty be :Clarendon, and he heard that the woman was stabbed. II °' reservoir 41.1alseboodiend an alined of mendacity."
clailiff4l/2" it"e?"'"e 414--"ea,°"-le"-°444"agliaal;-Frierceme, th- these—darrof eheap -transport; b eon.. ~ .Xplirelsergeut ts.,3p.n v. then called, and repeatecLl ' A scientisealmounce, that a hriman being has seven ;
square miles. Copsplueritly, it is ltsger than they lithe evidence which .he gave in The Polkeeeert, addllhr t" Si illionent Vita- Wescreltit poreTeeaserea- •••- --- -;1
nit ;'Fi - three kingdoms avana, axony, add W'urten burg .
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cog s p aces where it is plentiful to the tl at it was at a quarter past ten in the morning when
0A bachelorf 1,1 litublished 1::i the plapers„; o.f...Peopolii:
suggested farms? As the matter stands now, a valu- i ho'x was called, and that when he went to the house
respectivelyrand -more than twice the size of the two '
I able .bractelkekee .e. . and an important aOurce of ' risoner was in the room with the deceased, as , Ipirbilitairelst er:rr, abnfgat li'e rneltinskees7o Pinai., because
kingdoms of . Holland awl ;t4dxf
- - ;1"6""6 a ; food. suiqdy is virtually a monopoly in the liands of I skeeton thee wall'il ess 'Ade aid'e'antale. henliN .norwaatir% ' washed Eli the white out ~f this shirts.
population of more than four millione, which in round ,_ ... Dyspepsia, my dear Mrs. Jonee •itis a trifle. Why
the trench farmers, and. this is a atate of things which 1 escape. Witness asked deceased if she wanted to make any
numbers may be eatimated at about .1.00 -per apusre. L. , • - -•-. statement Sito the cause of' the wound, which prisoner was it:was so high the ?out my mubrellavancl
ioht to be grapided with by British skill and enter.
mile. This proportion is the same as in Scotland and .n ' endeawuring to stanch She replied, "I aggravated afterwards blew My hasbein inside . " '. , .
' Portugal. 'were are twenty million sof acres under Vise- .. _ i waster to do it. I pray the Lord to reeeive. my soul." The The wife of Judge Gin 0, of St. Andrews, U.S.,
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, prisoner said nothing at that time. The inju a
re- ....an has been, cV.c., of hcr seventieth crab' Is there any printer's
What will 111 ers aav when I tell them
culticatirm, awl the export of Itounianianprothuhs to ; . y. country read. -- . . ,• . d'ett in about a e ;iif. at h.litir,rdil-..opie. pen
ibe- error here, eh, Judge 6 irvo ?if not gee-whoa.
Greif Britain far exceeds that to arty other country. , that London milk is looked upon by competent lodges ?atlitre.e.xited,..dash g
dead, and liii'm Ins
her m'u'ril'eurer. forehead ...I.l' ,!'L,I:f t;eg,', . A man who has been travelling in the ' far West "
Last year 300 British stetuners nailed from Roumanian as being of better quality than .that ~produced in .the
'to his sister, pat on his clothes, and went In scab with I says—but he probably misrepresents the matter—that when
1 agricultural diatricts! I know that the milk consumed
- witness to Camberwell -green station, where the charge was I ?.,.n LI exclaims "ow put
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A cremation-inclined correspondent wanta to know
our opinion concerning the disposition of the dead. As far
an we are acquainted with them, the dead appear to be of a
quiet disposition.
When a judge passed sentence of death upon a con-
victed prisoner, the incorrigible criminal nonchalantly re-
marked, "AU right, old fellow. Nature's done the same
thing for you. It's merely a question of time. Goodbye. I
shall expect you soon !"
A lady of New York had a lover whom she had only
known ate respectful distance. When, one day he ventured
on men's will anti woman's rights, she exclaimed,
chews'" lie replied, "You chose." She climaxed.
to Chewrusalem "
A jeweller in New York advertises that he has some
precious stones for disposal, adding that "they sparkle like
the tears of a young widow."
In Florida a new pet has been discovered. The
extent to which the new favourite haa already established
Itself in the affection of the South may be inferred from the
sort of advertisement to be now seen in the corridors of
Southern hotels:—" Lost a pet alligator from one of the
rooms on the first floor. Finder please return to office."
The most beautiful girl in the United States must
live near Lincoln, 'IL The following is her picture, given
bps local paper Her hair is of that particular hue that a
field of ripe wheat throws towards the setting sun. Her eyes
send forth light so effulgent anti magnetic that strangers
become spell-bound antler its influence. Her cheeks bear a
bloom like the sunny side of an early peach. A pearl would
seem almost black beside her teeth, lier hands suggest the
Idea of waxen fingers tipped with vermillion. Her smiles
seem actually to illuminate her presence, and when she
laughs the listener fancies he hears sweet music in the
distance.
How To KEEP Coor..—The following directions are
for "keeping cool "---'Never go in the sun , it heats the
blood. Food is fuel, and furnishes heat: eat no food.
Clothes prevent the escape of heat from the body ; wear
none, or only a loose shirt and drawers. Work heats the
system .do nothing. Sit in a draught. Reading, talking,
and thinking generates heat : do none of these things.
Bathe every hour of the day, and takes shower bath between.
Wear a cap with ice in it. Sit with your feet in a tub of Ice.
water. Call your wife or daughters when you want any-
thing ; it is a cool operation. Drink iced tea, lemonade,
plain soda, vicc. ; have a cool stream running in all the while.
By observing these simple directions one can get along with-
out going away. unless the effect sends him off."