The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-11-29 00:00:00

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/ONE, FOREIGN, AND COLONIAL.

RAILWAY SECIJKITICIL -In the City, the
other day, "Railway Stocks opened with firmness."
It is to be wished that there were in existence Railway
Smelts which would stint as well as open, and could,
Living been opened out, be shut on the lege of certain
person. There me want. d on every hoe of Railway
as miday stocks as, in cam of accidents from mi,manage.
tromt, would enflice to MI I all the 1) rectors.—Punch

A LITrLE I sCoNT errIsSCS IN SPAttil.— A cor-
respondent writes There is a Mile inconvenience
connected with lit inn in Spanish inns. Bat one ki if ,
us on the table at ire tle; this rine knife is id
tended, I presume, lor ti.e gnat from • foreign
laud ; the natives always produce shining blades anti
strong Fittings and born hafts from unknown re..iesee
about their person. These knives are useful in mere
ways than one ; they are Dot re itricted to the carving
of deed meat. And it may be interesting to kw iw
that a Spaniard is never at • loss to oiscover a knife
wi en the provocation comes, either of hunger or
I anger."
AN ILLUSION DihP6LLND !—A Vienna paper
relates an amusing incident which occurred to a goat !
lady just recovered from • long and anions illness. !
Basted in her b“ndoir, she wan looking over the cards of
cohdolence that had been left for her while ill. Among
the names of counts, barons, and otheraristocrati t gym-
pathisers emblazoned with coronets and c late of arms,
she came across a simple card with the plain inecrip-
tion "Hermann Berger." In vain the lady asked who
Hennaon Berger was. None of her servants could give
her any other information than that the individual
was • remarkably handsome young man. The lady's
curl wity became excited, gird she gave orders to admit
the parson if he should call again. The ruder was
punctually obeyed, and on the next day ehe received.
rea ly charming young man, dressed in exquisite style,
who evidently ap;,eared greatly embarrassed at the
honour of a ate a ate with the still charming, though
somewhat faded beauty. "I can hardly find words,"
said the lady, with a blush, "to thank you for the
sympathy you have manifested for a stranger." "1
I,:ieg your pardon gracious lady," stammered the dandy,
' but I ant the agent for Messrs. A. 8., the under-
taken I"

tux lectissiau Act Last week was issued
a Pahamentary pap a u.mnius.l return of
the lioensiagdietrictd, i,w..ich ice ja.tioes, in masa.
anoe of the powers granted by section 24 of the Act 36
and 36 Victoria, cap. 54, hate Mt red the hours of
opening as filo,' by the el:tints. in Borland and Wales,
on Sonthy, aid xl Friday, there
were 42 aheratiots by "'Ailing at cue p.m., and 70
closing at nine p ci., and tw,, do, lag at eleven p.m.
On all other d.. 5 tL,,i w.re 65 opening at fiv- or 530
a.m., 55 opening at etven or 7.30 sem., 75 closing at
10.30 p.m., and 13 closing at 11 30 or twelve p.m.
Thine are, including bon-inch'', oboist 890 lictioning
trietricta, in about 204 ol which the jastices have made
alterations under the 24th section of the Act In the
hours of opening and clo.ing. The table shows th,it 114
alterations in the heurs ba,e 13-ext tmcio as regards
Sunday, Christmas-day, so d Good Fri lay, and 204
as regards ell other ds:,e. There is also oae c..se as
regaids Sunday, Chri.toncenay and Goof Friday in
which the first hour of dieing is extended to threeo clock
and another in which the second hour of opening
begins at half paid six o'clock.

THOUGHT ON HOBAZBACE.—WO none of us
like to loge the pr.-flail:ley to which wa may have at-
tained in any art, accomniisionent, pastime, or pursuit
least of ali to fall off in riding—Pooch,

TIDY NAM ES. —So far as names of places are
concerned the Singhalese language certaio4 stands in
the front rank of all spoken tongue.. In the Veyaloowa
Detrick there is a village termed " Galhappocondura-
cirrhacoconhera." And another hamlet close by is
styled " Keenlool agagollepo?dama.' A few more are
" Ousekellapoodamakanda; " Boodoogeykondega-
mows," "Kittoolanebaderangalle," Poodemartour•
neespella" " Gineeattoocapellaamblam," Poolgaha-
gederagamwa," "Kandettemankaddegamowa," " Ga-
lendacapejlak4oroowecoole," " Gallapudichellacaida-
watte," and so on!
MANY HAPPY RETURNS OF THR DAY. —Mr.
DI ,raell lately spoke at Glasgow of " the spirit of the
age." He need not mentic, th.t yet Awhile, an he
spoke with all the spirit of his youth. Brayeo. Cod-
lingsbv ! Yn will be young in your old age, as you
were Grey—Vivian Grey—in your youth.—Punch,

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OATS BY AOCTION.—A Bombay paper reports
the recent sale by auction in that city of the cat& be-
longing to the late Mr. Anstey. They con-
sisted when brought to the hammer, of fourteen
cats and kittens. Since Mr. Anstey's death, ten of
hie feline favourites died at the bmigalow ; one escaped
on the road to the auction rooms, leaving an empty
basket behind it and fouttrc, only nubcni4erd to etc
Ignominy of being brenglit to the auctioneer's hammer.
The tr isted Shack Rooetum was in attendance upon
them at the Pate; a, d be could scarcely help heaving
a elgis at the thought of the comparative povelty and
neglect to which they must sunrait in future years.
They )tad been di vid- d into ten lots, and accommodated
in ten bsmboo ba-lrete. Fhe fame of their late master
had filled Sheik Roostum's mind with expectations
which ramified in the *added disappointment. The
sale fetched rupees 20.8-0. The result mortified no one
more than the trended old butler Sheik Romitum.
A CLEVER Tuouonr.—At the recent New
York election there was an additional glen box at
every polling-place, for the purpo,e of receiving con-
tribu Jone for the Memphis sufferers. A voter who
bags back might in Yuen a case yield to • request to
go and put in five sovereigns for " friend."

THE BIBLE V+ AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS.—The
overland despatches of the Ale,bourne Arris of Oct. 9,
state that the second reading of tie E ,ucation Bill
was carriei after a lengthy debate by twenty-two
votes egainstareven. The bill is now being considered
in committee. The secular clause has been amended
so as to provide for the reading of the Bible half an
hour before school hours, unless a majority of the
parents of the children attending shall sigoily their
objection, the attendance of children at such reading
not to be compulsory. Secularists intend petitioning
against this clause. The compulsory principle has
been unanimously approved, and a very large majority
have pronounced in favour of free elementary edu-
cation in the State schools.

EMIGRATION TO NEW YORK.— Official returns
made to the Bureau of Statistic/is...ow that during the
quarter ended Septemher 30, 1873 there arriv,cl at the
port of New Yoik 68 588 em granter, of whom 38,613
were males, and 29,973 females. There died during
the voyage 40 males and 37 femalea. Of the total ar-
rival. there were—Dom England, 15 399; Ireland,
13,190; Seotlutd, 2,791; Wale. 237; Germany
24,381; Austria, 926; Sweden, 2 139 ; Norway. 2,024;
Denmark, 596; France, 1 540 ; Swi reiland. 610;
Spain, 92; Italy, 1 029 ; Holland. 851; Praiser*, 1 208,
Poland, 581; Hungary, 313; born at sea 29. Ages—
Under 15 years cf age, 10,423; 15 years and under 40,
43 693; 4) yeara bf age and upwards, 8 472.

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DEATH OF • CEL EBRATED CRICK VEER.
James Grundy, of Nottingham, and who for twenty
consecutive years waa engaged at Lord's Ground, was
found dead in his bed at N.Atingbam, on Monday
morning. Death had resulted from eappressed Rout.
"LORD GLADSTOP E." The Constifutionnet
image that the Prime Minister is Lord Giscletone,
because he is First Lord of the Treasury, while the
Claeette de France declares he is no L Td, not having a
seat in the Hones of Peer& 'l'he F•garo now joins in
the controversy, and says that the First Minister of
the Crown is neither Lord Gladstone, Sir Gladstone,
nor even Gladstone, Esq , but simply Mr. Gladstone,
and none the less contented with thin modest title.
The French find it very difficult to understand our
conventional designation,. They cannot in the lend
see why a gentleman should be talked "-• ro•
insiance.—yart Mall Gazette.

Tee. P,• PY.'S Spec. —The Hour lest us
from gocd ~u ,rters tat by the pilvately expressed
wish at Pius IX the College of Cardinals have for
emus time consulted as to who would be the lust person
to elect as successor of the Holy Father, in the event
of anytting happening, sucl•lenly or otherwise, to the
latter. by a very considerable maim ity their selection
has fallen upon Cardinal Peed. Archbishopof Perugia,
and there is little or no doubt but that he will be the
next ?doe. Tnis prelate was ban in 1810, and was
m a Cardinal in 1853. He has resided hut little at
llme, basing thrnugh.,ut all the period ,if his anises,
patt —slime 1848—been a hardworking bishop. He is
a man of very decided views, being what is call d an
Uitranioni ane, but hoof a very conciliatory spirit, and
wou'd no doubt live on terms of amity with the Italian
Government. lie is of unblemished char. 'ter, very
req.:lons and pions in his life, and greatly reopscted
even by the freethinkers of It sly.

WARM WORK- —There is a project—American
—for keeping the Erie Caual open all winter by means
of artificial heat. Should the enterprising proprietor
so ceed in converting the Canal into a magnificent
warm bath—tiokets to residents on the banks and their
friends at reduced rates—he hopes efterw.rds to do
something to maks the North Pole a little more corn.
tortable ; and in time, perhape, to raise the temperature
of some of our highest mountsins, so as to put an end
to glaciers, avid mchee, perpetual snow, and other try.
log accompaniments of an elevated position. He has
oar warinf.t wi his for his mimeos, and we shall be
glad to hear that he has managed to keep oot of hot
water himself.—Punch.

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PERSUAAL EXPICMB6III OF LEGIBL4TOB.B.—The
estimate* for the Legislative branch of the United
States' Government liiave been prepared, and show an
increme over those oftoy previous year. Thin is ac-
counted for by the fa t that the pay of members and
a nature now it Dior, than heretofore. In lieu of the
mileage accounts totmarly considered are estimates for
the actual bavellitig nx.wieesof senators and members
to and from the Nati.mal 1.1.0 tub The estimatees fdr
salaries of Senators for next ince' year are 5.55,000
dole. aud ter pay of iffi era and employe" of the Senate,
141 000 dole. ; for contingent expenses, 190000 dola ;
for salaries of members of the Honse the estimates are
2,400 000 dole ; salaries of officers and employe,
218,000 doh.. ; contiogtiat expenses, 267,000 apts.
Another cause of increase is that the number of
members of the Hove is now 292, instead of 212.
Under the old apportionment the mileage was reckoned
on the basis of 10c, per mile each way, but under the
new law, limiting mileage to actual travelling ex.
peones, it is thought 3a. per mile each way will embrace
*AL .

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APPROPRIATE PHRIBEFL The business of
Idler is called the Profession of A mk, and th 4 of •
Dancer might be ktyled the Profeeeion of Legs; only
the latter description, if applicable to the Ballet, con-
sidered as an employment might onrhape, with equal
justice, be applied to the Turf.— Punch.
GENTLE COMPCIAION.— (From the Gardener's
Mae:i.r) —ln the mild autumn many rosetede
e•icapn the destruction that manse up An • bora Swat;
and, as we go about among the 1N3.0., We see many
half-expanded buds that needs just a little warmth
and • little lees rain to be enabled to open fairly into
second-rate flowers It need not be said that a bunch
of see Ind rate roses in November lain its way a trea-
sure, and many would prise it more highly than a
bunch of first-rate roses in July. Y.. 0 may Snd,
EA I have done, many of thefts hard, damp, arrested
buds, and would be glad of • hint on the possibility
of persuading them to open. I will tell you of a
method that yell may practice with a certainty of re-
ward for your trouble, but it needs practick to make the
best of it and no one must expect to be thoroughly
successful at the first start. I will suppone that on a
tree of Souvenir de Is Idalanaison you can now find •
nice lot of half-expanded buds that will rot without
growing if lef, . alone. We will first pet a iug full of
hot water—ray to dispense with inntruments, as hot as
the hand can bear. We nil next cut one of the in-
ci,,ient roses with as much stem as possible. The next
thing to be done is to pull off the on aide dirty petals,
then gently Eine. Zi it between the finger and the
thumb, and finally to put it into the hot water, but so
that the stalk only is in the water, fr the flower must
not touch it. If it does not open nicely in five mini'. ea;
you have operated clumthy or you dkl not out a suit-
able sample, or the water was not hot enough, or some-
thg elin has happened, and you intuit try again.

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AN A MEnICAN WeOZ9.-- An actor in America
named Jisrph Cloud has come to an untim•ily end,
under rather circular circumstances (aye the Pall
Mall Gazette). Mr. Cloud, it series, lately it ads •
wager for a large um of money that be would perform
a voyage by water in an open boat from Pailauelphia
to New Orleans within • awed number of days. He
was not to eat or sleep sehore during the trip. He
almost accomplished ha task, but in the end unfortm
' newly lost tvdh he wager and his life. Hie arrival at
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Evans wills, Cairo, Memphis,
and Vickaburg—which place he paired on the Lit tilt
was dul noted, ani be 11.0 expected to arrive at New
°dean., early lest month. The New Orleans Republican
of the 17th tilt., however, reports that on ha 93rd day
out his boat was discovered runniog in an eddy
opposito • plantation five mites above Piagnenune, over
104 miles from New Orleans. Inside the boat was
found lying the unfortunate actor still alive, but in
such a state of exhaustion that it wat at once seen his
recovery was hopeless. He was taken to the honor of
a planter, mid every attention paid to him, but in
twenty-four boor., he breathed his last. A Onto+ was
found in the boa, towhich it was etated that fur four
or five days be had iniffered fri in excrociating pain. in
the back and " heavy shaken" These entries were
the last be made, and his mental condition was so im-
paired when be was found th 4 he was unabie to give
any account of his voyage, anll sufferings. It is im-
possible not to ploy his ate, but at the canto if time
people will make twos foolish beta they inuet take the
oonseques we, which, when they back their own powers
of endurance, are often serious.

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