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

THE LAND OF WONDERS

California has been a land of wonders from the first.
Its occupation by this country (says the Philadelphia
Worth American), at the instance when a British fleet
arrived to take possession was wonderfully fortunate;
the discovery and yield of gold, the rate of settlement,
the general good order, considering the population
attracted; the capacity shown for growing grain and
fruit; the great valley of the Yosemite ; the moun-
tains; the railway construction and steamship connec-
tions; the substantial nature of the rapid progress,
and the promise still given, are all as wonderful
as the mammoth bears that are not even yet
wholly destroyed. And the geysers, and the quick-
silver, and the lakes of beauty and of borax,
and the enormous trees, and the multitudinous
Chinese, and great reefs of gold and deposits of iron
ore far out at sea fail t make a full inventory. But
even while we strive to master these facts and forecast
their product, new wonders arise—" Ossa on Pelion
piled." The last marvel is a discovery near Pine
Grove, and is akin to a former, that suggested the '
possibility that the true gate to Tartarus might be
near the boiling springs. Three explorers penetrated
a cave two miles, through halls decorated with sta-
lactites and stalagmites; found a torrent pouring
into a bottomless pit, from which sulphurous puffs of
steam were emitted, and rocks so highly magnetic that
they whipped away the guns and hatchets of the
explorers and held them too stoutly for the com-
bined strength of the party. One of the party had
I nailes in the soles of his boots and was suddenly
and immovably anchored, and escaped only by
sacrificing the boots to the offended divinity of the
cave! The wonders beyond await exploration.
With such real and such imaginative wonders,
great in the nature and number already known—
greater in expectation— the State must continue to
attract. Science must explore Pine Grove as it has
explored Yosemite and the mountains; capital must
wrest profit from the magnets as it has done from the
gold and silver and borax and grain; labour must
enter the profitable co-partnership; population must
flock in greater volume; and when summer travel con-
siders all of the temptations presented anywhere,
whether it starts from this country or from any por-
tion of Europe, it cannot fail to make the very land
and home of marvel a way station, if not the resting-
point of its progress.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-09-05

BELMEOUGHION.

rro be LET, at Michaelmas Next, a Good
WARKIIOI7nE and S 11.13L1N 0 for Two Horse..
—Apply to W. Bryan, tirocer, Stourtaidge.

GEN ERAL SERVANT . —WAN TED, a
Respectable YOUNG WOMAN, used to!iier•ice,
sail able to do Plaiu Cooking. A Nurse Girl kept.—
Apply, Reties wages required, and giving reference, to
Yrs. Badger, Park Place, Moseley, near Bimini/haul.

LODGINGS.—Wanted, a SINGLE ROOM,
Untarnished preferred, within three•quarters of a
toile of the Town Closk, Stourbridge. Partial attend.
&ace may be wanted.—Addreee, " Observer
Office.

TO STONEWARE MANUFACTURERS.

AGENTLEMAN able to command a Large
Business in the London Market, principally in
01.10310. BOTTLItS, is desirous of represent-
ing • First-elass llonse.—Address. !hating prices, terms,
sad prtieulars, 0 "J. IL," 15, Triuity square, Loudon,

CASH ADVANCED ihITHOUT SURETIES

ONEY LENT PRIVATELY, at a Day'n
1 Notice to Gentlemen, Tradesmen, Farmer., end
ethers, residing in any part of England and Wales, from
5 per cent. in sums of .tl.O to £5OO, on person, nuts of
hand. Terms arranged from three months to five years.
—Apply personally, or by letter, stating the amount re.
gaired, and when, to Mr. A. Pradbury (private hones),
Walworth.road, Loudon, 9.E. Surplus Cash always
on band, no connexion with Loan offices.

MONEY to be lent in Town or Country, to
Gentlemen, Farmers, Tradesmen, or others, from
Fifty Pounds ad upwards, upon personal security. In-
terest five per cent, per auburn, from one to seven years.
No cow or ges made. Also sums from One
Thousand Pounds on Mortgage, at three and a half per
cent., on freehold or leasehold property, for any term not
Weeding twenty-one years—Apply to Mr. HINNY
SIOWAID, Civil Engineer and Surveyor, late Oirdlesions
sod lisrelay,ll, Enstos•squsre, Loadoa.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-09-05

TRADESMEN'S ADDRESSES.

28, COLMORE ROW, BIRMINGHAM.

DAILY ATTENDANCE 10 TILL 6.
PERFECTLY PAINLESS DENTISTRY.—NITROUS OXIDE GAS.
By the use of this, the most simple, speedy, and suecessful agent, after an experience:of upwards of 15,000 CMS,
MR. B. L. INIOSELY,
Ihe Dentist, Member of Ike College if Dentists, England, and Originul Introducer of this Gus.
Guarantees entire immunity from pain in every operation pertaining to Dental Surgery, and
successful painleas adaptation of Artificial Teeth. The daily experience of Hospitals sad extensive private
i practice dernonstrstee that, unlike every other amesthetie, the Nitrous Oxide Gas is inocuous and even pleasant,
while want of success or the least pain is simply impossible. For confirmation of this vies Lancet, British
Medical Anenal, of 15 Jan., and opinions of leading members of the faculty. in the use of Mr. B. L. Mosely's
Painless Artificial Teeth, the following results may be confidently relied on:—All loose teeth are permanently
fastened, and the Artificial Teeth as firm in the mouth as the natural. Such entire comfort, combined with a fit so
perfect, is seenred by this specialitC, that the wearer, so far from being inconvenienced by his Artificial Teeth, is
actually uncemfortable without them. In appearance and in use, both for eating and speaking, they are precisely
1 the same as one'e own natural Teeth—there is no difference whatever.
I" Noun en parlous par experience, &pant con& l'extraction de deux do 11013 dents aM. Mosely, le dentiste de
Regent street et n'ayant reseenti de cette operation aucune douleur. 11 feet dire quo nous 'stone eteprealablernent
rondo insensible u moyen do gas cmigene, agent dune inocuite parfait. Ce ne'est plus use operation; seat one
, simple formalite."—C'ourier tie l'Europs.
I " Painless and conservative to a degree."—Standard.
1 From the Lancet, April 2nd, 1870 (p. 480.)
"The reasons ashy we advecate the use of Nitrous Oxide of Gas are • Ito Safety.' 'The rapidity with which
anesthesia can be induced, viz , from 50 to 100 seconds ;' because it is actually pleasant to inhale, and therefore
fright and mental distress is av pitied:— Because recovery is usually bright, pleasant, and complete, after discomfort
being extremely rare."
AWell-bred Short.born BULL is kept at Teeth from .ss. • sets, sto 80 guineas. Leery information free.
6. Henley'', top of Churclretriset,lnowleidge. Attendance daily 4812, Regetd-street, London, and 21, Lela:ore Row, Birminglmo.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-12-12

CUTTINGS FROM AMERICAN PAPERS.

A younz lady in Prattville is learning tile earpanter a
trade ; and it is said that every young man In that locality
Is anxious to become a carpenter and Join her.
The following is said to be theaforin of oath in some
western county courts : —"Sommy swathytestuy you Bhagat
netts nowntril shabby truth nothin. butty truth"

An American orator says experience shows that
when a etraight Demoerat once begins to crook firma curl
up quicker than any other sort of politican. There is, in his
case, but one step from the perpendicular to the vermicular,

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A Pennsylvania baby is said to have inherited the
eyes and nose ot his father, hut the cheek of his uncle, who
In a great barrister and goes the northern cirrus."

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When a man is engaged to the aunt of a liflo
boy In Washington, the little boy calla that man 1.:
uncle."

"Never so many marriageable girls aml co few rich
fathers," was the verdict of one of the fashionable watering-
places this autumn.
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It must be indeed dry in Kansas, if it could be
true, as a local paper sa)s, that " the suffering cattle lie
stranded on the blistering bottom of their loto lmppy home,
sraviug their tails in the crisp breezes as a si4usl of distress."
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A Mississipian says that a great deal of the land in
his state is so poor that not even a disturbance can be raised
on it. . .

A abort-tailed bear sitting on an iceberg—a one-eyed
owl reflectively blinking at the sun—a ring-tailed baboon
pensively munching Ills pea-nuts and scratching himself, are
respectively imperfect personations of dignity, Wisdom, and
decency. Vet compared with the human creatures who
fleet the same virtues in the American " style," the above-
noised animals are es arcieangela of light gleaming in the
glory of the Throne to • hump-hacked negro in a coal-cellar.
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A stranger in New York writes to the Herald :
" I same Into your great city yesterday an entire stranger. I
stopped at the corner of Broadway and Canal-street, as I
was lost. I asked of a policeman the shortest route to
South-street : his generous answer was, "Don't know; never
measured it."

A policeman gave five dollars to the Chicago Fund.
and in loss than an hour he found ten dollars in tio pocket
of a drunken malt whom he arrested. Another esu was
asked to contribute, but declined ; and within too hours a
dug bit him in the leg, and he heard that his mother-hi-law
had come to stay six months with him last not true that
virtue is its own reward?

A Pottsville man, who says he harm% attended
church for twenty years, boasts that he can remember per-
fectly the preacher's text* the last occasion of a visit to the
sanctuary. And this is the way he r. membored it when
asked shot it Va. it is easier for a camel to enter a
than for a man to eat a package of needles."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-12-12

THE LYE.

ASSAULT CASE.—At the Police Court at Stour-
bridge, yesterday, John Hodgkiss was charged a ith
assaulting Eliza Roberts, on the sth inst. Mr. Homer
defended. Complainant's evidence went to show that
she was related to the defendant, and they had a dis-
pute about some property. On the above date the
defendant's children beat one of her's. She remon-
strated with the mother, when she struck her several
times. The defendant came up and struck witness
several blows, one being a violent one on the chest,
which had injured her very much, and she had not
been well since. Ann Woodhouse and Harriet Bash-
ford gave corroborative eNidelleC. For the defence,
Mr. Homer denied that any assault was committed
by the defendant. The defendant was already bound
over to keep the peace, and it was not likely he would
do anything to forfeit that bond. He should call
witnesses, and after their evidence wilt; given should
ask the Bench to dismiss the Summons. Eliza Perry,
Elizabeth Willetts, and John Campbell were called,
and said they did not see the defendant strike the
complainant! The Bench did not considereithe as-
sault proved, but thought defendant had received
some provocation, and tined lefendant2os andlcosk.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-12-12

NEW WORK BY DR. SMITH.

Now Reedy, 96 pagee, Free by Poet for Two Stamps,
CLI UWE TO CURE OF DEBILITY, OR
Health Lost ind Regained. By HENRY SMITH.
B. D., of the Royal Univesity of Jena, Author of' The
%ruing Voice," doi. "GUIDE TO CURE OF DE-
givesßules for the Cure of Neivous Exhaus-
tion, Indigestion, Rheumatism, Diremnees of bight,
Weakness. Low Spirits, Nervoui Debility, Piinful
Dreams, Mental and Physical Depression, Indecision,
Impaired Memory, Loss of Energy, Pains in the Back,
Timusidity, Dizziness, Love of Solitude, Groundless
Fears, Addressed to Sufferer' from Debility, end
other Diseases resulting from Extinction of
power, the the effect of Indiscretion. Gives PRESCHIP.
'LIONS and INSTRUCTIONS by which Thousands
have been restoted to health and vigour. Illustrated
with lestimounle from grateful patients who have been
cured by Dr. Smith after all other means bed failed.
" Dr, Smith has published some excellent advice and
instruction for the Cure of Nervous Debility."—"Naval
and Military Gazette," April 6, 1873.
NOTI CE.—A copy of "GUIDE 'lO CURE OF DE.
BILLITY" will be sent post free to any address, Fine
OF CHARON, on receipt of stamped directed envelope.
Dr. EL SMITH, 8, Burton Crescent, London, W.. 0
IMPORTANT TO COUNTRY PATIENTS.
CONSULTATION BY LETTER WITHOUT FEE
DR. H. SMITH, the Eminent Specialist for
the Cure of all Debilitating Diseases, will, for the
benefit of Country Patients who cannot consult him per
tonally, on receiving descriptions of their case, send his
opinion, with advice and directions fir the most success-
ful restoration to health and vigour.

IMPORTANT.—A form of correspondence containing
questions. &c., to assist the Patient in Describing his
ease, trill be sent post-free on receiving a directed
envelope.
Address, Dr. H. SMITH, 8, Burton-crescent,Lodo
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-12-12

FOR PICTURE FRAMES,

GO to the Practical Maker, where every des-
cription of PICTURE FRAMES, WINDOW
CORNICES, dze., are manufactured oa the Premises,
Wholesale and Retail, by
D. LAMBERT,
House Decorator,
Gilder and
Picture Frame,
Manufacturer,
OLDSWINIORD, Near STOURBRIDGA.

OLD PICTURE FRAMES, CORNICES,
AND MOULDINGS,
Of every description,
CLEANED, REPAIRED, or RE-GILT.
OLD PICTURES, Carefully Cleaned, Lined, and
Restored.

L. having had 20 years' practical
. experience in all the above different Branches,
begs to inform the Gentry and Public generally that he
has now evdry facility for executing any order that may
be entrusted to his care, which will meet with his perso-
nal and prompt attention.
Orders by Letter will meet with strict attention.
Estimates given and Men of each Branch sent to any
part of the country.
Gentlemen may have their Ptctore Frames re-gilt on
their owa Premises, if ,ksired.
-
The Use of
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THE GLENFIELD STALCII
Always Secures
The Delight of the Laundress,
The Admiration of the Beholder,
And the Comfort of the Went?.

FUNERAL CARRIAGES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.

5,000 PIANOFORTES & HARMONI.
;UMS have been TUNED by G. F. GREEN
Profession•lTaner, 260, C•srit x•writELT ,and 168, 111.30
STILr, DUDLEY. Pianofortes Ite•silked, Re-strung,
he If iimniete Re-coy-eyed with Patent Felt,as used by
he moat ealuteut

GENERAL SERVANT WANTED.—AppIy
to Mi,S Lewis, 16, liugloy-strect, Stourbridgv.

WANTED, a thoroughly Practical MAN, as
MA NAG of a 1-rli1• YAM, r. or hit 11,, ..
One used 10 the l',:ahtlf..etort. ft t. Itt, .1 ',i11:p.c.,: ~
Terra Cotta Work. Terms 40,1.11 v././•1:.
sign .—A ddre ss, erkiii News 001.. i10.,1 Ml' I

NOTICE.—If the CARPET BAG left at It
Pratt's Refreshment Rooms and Tripe Hon,,
Lower High-street, Stourbridgo, is not FFTCH ED :1
Fourteen Days, it will be sold.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-12-12

(From Puneh.]
SALMO AND OSTREA.

An Eclogue in an Estuary.
A mann• Salmon, on his upstream way,
Paused where in bed a pensive Oyster lay
'lump in her shell, and, ere he onward flew
Said, " hivalve Maiden howl envy you!"

OSTREA.
Wherefore, V) knightly, wanderer of the Sea,
Lord of all rivers, should you envy me?
here as (lie, each day I lonelier grow,
My slaters taken by the liumau foe,
And well I guess, their fate must soon be mine,
To whet tte appetite of men who dine.

SALMO.
Even so our race have suffered : every river
Had dangers dire that made our boldest quiver.
To reach the stream, how cautious must we move
To 'scrape the perils of stake-net, and cruive
Once in the stream, there were fair rods to fear,
Resides the poacher's pocket-purse and spear:
While, if the lelster we escaped, we met,
A little farther on, the casting net.
Now we 're prevrved —a care we did not crave,
Since peril is a pleasure to the brave.

()UREA.
Ah, yours I know to be a daring race :
I like my bed, a pleasant resting-place.
Things will be altered soon ; the flying mews
Drop, as they pass, some scraps of earthly news.
We shan't be taulerspatted, 'tie alleged,
And, even better, shan't be overdredged.
They'll try to give me, in this still retreat,
Two things I love—tranquility and heat.

SALMO.
Man means you mischief, Lady of the Shell !
lie would reduce the price at which you sell.
lam degraded—Ms a sad come down ;
Sold at a shilling through the greedy town.
You and your sisters, cheap enough of old,
Will soon be worth almost your weight in gold.
Have you no proper pride, and arc you willing
To be hawked about, two dozen for a shilling?
Perish the notion ! In her happiest mood,
Nature made oysters for a regal food
Sold for halfpenny ! If you feel with me,
You 'II say, "No : rather let us cease to be !"
Up through the bright stream silver Salmovsped,
While pensive Ostrea turned upon her hod.
Doubtful between two evils, which the worst,
To be dredged out, or by preserving curet.
" Self-preservation," she at length began,
"lathe first law of oyster, as of man ;
But what man calls prrserring fish or game,
Is but destruction by another name.
Unravel of the delight to us he owes,
As our soft caper o'er his palate flows;
Thanks us, because, when other viands bore,
We whet the edge of appetite once m ore:
In short, &dares, of all months In the year,
We make the months with R. 's in them most dear.
Then, an-preserved, their beds let natives keep—
If we're so dear—why would man have us cheap "
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-12-12

WHAT WILL THE LADIES DO?

Remarking on the increasing scarcity of seals, the Daily
News says :

Ladies, whose requirements constitute the chief
demand for whalebone and for seal skins, will have
imagined, from the constantly increasing prices of
those commodities, that the supply is diminishing;
but they may hardly be prepared to hear that both
seals and whales are becoming alarmingly scarce.
Whalebone is now worth £4OO a ten, and the hardy
fishers undergo great hardships and put forth extra
ordinary exertions in the pursuit of the rich prize
which a whale—when it is caught—affords. These
great cetacea in fact, are gradually being extermi-
nated ; and elm little certain knowledge we have of
their habits prevents any systematic efforts being
made to protect them. It is not so, however, with
seals. They are also rapidly diminishing in numbers,
and every year the sealing vessels which sail from
Dundee and Peterhead have to go further and further
North in order to " fill up" properly before they turn
their heads homewards. The seals breed about April,
and at that time are to be build packed closely te-
gether on the ice floes. The sealers choose this period
as best suited for their purposes, as the mother seals,
being very affectionate, will not leave their young, and
the latter are not able to escape the rapid blows of
the sealers' axes, and old and young are killed in
countless numbers. A parent seal may be fright-
ened off the ice for a minute by the presence of
danger, but its natural instincts prompt it to
return again almost immediately to its young,
when it becomes a certain prey to the deadly hatchet.
The men who carry on this work do not stay a me-
roent to see if their blows take full effect, and many
' stunned or wounded seals are left to crawl away
end perish miserably. For days this slaughter con-
tinues, and then the work of skinning and taking
the oil commences. Before this is accomplished,
a change of wind or a storm may disperse the ice
floes, and they are often carried away with their
ghastly cargo of dead and dying seals, to disap-
pear finally in some warmer latitudes. The young
seals, many thousands of which are thus merci-
lessly butchered every year, are not worth more
tan a few pence; their "pelts" are worthless,
and their yield of oil is very small. If they were left
to live for only a month longer they would vastly in-
crease in size and value, and a larger supply of breed-
ing stock would be left for another year. To ensare
such a result a very simple remedy is suggested, viz.,
that no sealing vessels shall be allowed to leave port
till after a specified date, to be agreed upon by
the Governments of all the countries in,erested
in the sealing trade. Besides England, Germany,
Denmark, Norway, Sweden and America are all en-
gaged in the pursuit, and an international con-
vention ought to be easily arranged with this object.
The Government has already adopted a law prohibiting
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-12-12

THE WAGES QUESTION.

Bells' Weekly Messenger says :—"The necessity of
regulating workmen's wages by masters' profits is
beginning to be keenly felt by all classes of masters,
and by none snore than the agriculturalist, who is
realising the ugly fact that a bountiiul harvest is not
always a boon to him, however grateful it may be to the
consumer. The bountiful harvest of England for this
year is only one of the many great harvests of the
world; and whilst the grain produced in England has
been enough to keep prices down, the rush of groin
from abroad has conspired to send them lower and lower.
There is but one way to meet such a crises possibln
the profits of the coming year must be made at less
outlay than those of the past. The wages paid
already, and the cost of production generally, cannot
be recouped by the sale of the produce in hand.
We must look to the profit of next year to turn
the scale, and that profit cannot be calculated on
to pay, unless it is realised at a less cost than the
present. The importation of grain this year will be
largely in excess, and probably double, that required
by the actual needs of the country ' • and no farmer
can hope to do more than recoup his outlay under
such circumstances. For his profit he must look to
next year; and, with his bitter experience ef the pre-
sent, he will deserve no pity if he dues not set out
with the determination of rearing that profit by such
a diminished outlay as may bring him right in the
end. Under these circumstance., it is madness to
dream of a rise in wages, or even a maintenance of
existing ones. In every class or kind of work they
must come down, or the goose that lays the golden
eggs will be killed by the greediness of those who have
to live on its produce.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-12-12

THE TEA TRADE,

COMPTON HOUSE, BARNETT STREET,
LIVERPOOL, Dec. IS%
TN our Circular for November we drew atten-
tion to the large supplies of TEA available
this Season. We have now to report an addi-
tional Extensive Import, making our Stocks un-
usually heavy, and tbus affording us ouch an
opportunity as rarely occurs for the selection
of suitable quantities for our business.
We have availed ourselves of the opening
afforded by the large accumulation of Stock—
now amounting to Twenty Million Pounds ix
excess of last year—to further our aim by bring-
ing before the public thoroughly satisfactory
Teas, which we can confidently recoinmend as
giving full value at our quotations.
The qualities selling by us at 2/.. 2,43, 31-. &
3,6 are those best adapted for our customers'
requirements. In our recent purchases we have
been exceptionally fortunate in securing TEAS
to meet this public tie te, and we 110 W beg to
invite the attention of consumers to the special
advantages we are enabled to offer therein
censequent upon the large gale we find for these
descriptions in particular.
Our new Premises, part of the well-known
COMPTON HOUSE. in immediate proximity
to the leading thoroughfares of the town, and to
the LTME•STREET and CENTRAL STATION., are
conveniently situated ; and as it will be my study
to give to all orders my personal attention, I
hope to enjoy a continuance of the public favour
soling accorded to the late Firm.
The following list is framed more as a guide to the selec-
tion of suit title qualities, feeling confident that superi-
ority of quality will alweys he app,ciated as the true
test of cheapness:—
BLACK TEAS.
Good useful CONGOU le 9tl
Strong Cowoor, Snuehong kind . .2n per pound.
The Fine CONGOU. Souchorig flacour2s dd & is 6d
Fine KAIROW CONOOO .. • • • • tts 8,1
„ First-class CoNhou,fine and full flarortr Sis
~ Finest Custom:beery rich th.uchong fluroter3:.3,l
„ Finest SOUCUONO, rely choece .. •• Ss Gil
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-12-12

CRADLEY HEATII, HALESOWEN, & PISTE-4'T ofITIONTris4'

j REGISTERED FOR 1
I TRANSMISSION ABROAD.f

TRADESMEN'S

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12,1874.

.4AZA.

PRICE ONE PE

poE THE BLOOD IS THE LIVE."-
mi See neat( `110136y. chap VI verse 2

CLA ~ESI
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-12-12

V
'tTTDG

wnin gran, 4bei the preceding covenant to be;
it down in grim within the first five years of the tern.
had not been pernrmed by the origin's] lease,. Ile did
not think there :id been our heart of covenant on
the part of the iifenifints ; Lilt if there had been, how
could th. Courtinterfere by way of mandatory in-
junction ? The Court could not enjoin a tenant to
cultivate bid lent in accordance with the covenants
of his lease, 14{, could the Court possibly take on
itself the Pruperigendenue of farming throughout the
country! lusted of bringing ejectuients, landlords,
would be filing Ails for mandatory injunctions, and
the Court would be inundated with suits to oompel
farmers to cultiwte according to their leaser, followed
by motions to cromit them for so doing. As he was
not sati-fied thagthe acts of the lefendant amounted
to acts of waste br were productive of real injury, be
should Ili,rnisg tie bill ; and as the suit was not in his
opinion ben it /141 brought for the protection of pro-
perty but for mtotallT different power!, be should
dismiss it.witlr
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-12-12

BOPS.

The demand for hops Is not active, but it is larger Ulan
usual at this period ,f the year, and prices continue very
firm, some descriptions of the last growth showing a alight
advance on the fortnight. Trade on the Continent is re-
ported healthy, with an upward movement In the quota-
tions. The imports into Loudon last week consisted of
1,051 bales from Antwerp, 154 from Hamburg, 24 from
Roston, 155 from Bremen, 50 from Rotterdam, and CO from
Cabala.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-12-12

The AUTHORESS of "LITTLE WOMEN."

Louisa Alcott is something of an invalid (says an
American correspondent). She is amiable and interest-
ing, and, like her younger sister May, sociable.
" Little Women" is drawn chiefly from Miss Alcott's
own home life. Amy, the golden-haired, is her sister
May; Hemrnie and Demniie are her two little
nephews; Mr. and Mrs. Marsh her father and mother;
herself is•Jo, of course. When the book was first pub-
lished children used to come by the dozens from all
parte of the country to see "Jo." To the calls of these
little pilgrims she always presented herself cheerfully,
though she used to be infinitely amused at the unmis-
takable disappointment of her young admirers, when
they saw this delicate, practical-looking lady, slightly
stooped, for their rollicking, romping, nimble Jo. Mite
Alcott struck a rich vein of popularity in her juvenile
books. Some four or five years ago she went into a
Boston bookstore to leave an order, which the clerk
told her could not be aitended to, "because," said he,
not knowing CI whom he spike, "We shall be busy
all slay packing books for a Western firm. Two weeks
ago we sent 10.000 copies of' Little Women ' out there,
and to day conies an order for 20,000 more." As soon
as they got out of the store her companion turned to
her with some congratulatory expression. "Ah !"
said Miss Alcott, drawing a long breath, "I have
waited fifteen years for this day." The other day in
Boston a young man courteously helped her over a
muddy gutter, then, though an entire stranger, he
took off his hat and said, "Miss Alcott, does the fire of
genius burn ?" She thanked him for his attention,
and walked on in serene indifference to his inquiry.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-12-12

KINVEIt.

SCHOOL SeAlle.—A meeting Of this Board WB4 held on
Tuesday last. at the (dies Board School. The Bev. John
Hodgson presided. —Mr. Thomas Smith, architect, sub.
mitt"d plans for the boys now school, which, on the
molion id Mr. Jordan, seconded by Mr. Bolton, were
approved, and instructions were given to Mr. Smith to
prepare specifications and give an estiniate of the cost of
the bui!diago. owing to the increase of scsrlet fever in
the district, Mr. Jordan moved that the Board school be
closed at the end of the present week until the 11th of
January next. This was seconded by Mr. Itunii.and
carried—lt was resolved that the thanks of the Board be
given to Mr. Bennett, master of Emilie National School,
fir an offer to furnish lists if children residing in this
district and attending his school—The 11211.-rk reported
that at the audit of the Board's account on Saturday. the
auditor had called attention ro the large amount of
arrears of school fees. The returns from she teachers of
the Board school showed that in the mouth of November,
16 children had been admitted, and 17 had left. Number
remaining 339, or a decrease of 1. The average attend-
ance was 214 ; correapondieg month last year 2267; de
crease 121.

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Ptles, Fulitlas Inienvil !Inflammations.

Persons afflicted with these distres.ingeomplaints s ill
find in this wonderful Ointment instant means of relief,
and all can effect, their own care without explaining their
infirmity to anyone. Holloway's Pills, if taken in small
doses, greatly assist the Ointment, as they purify the
blood and regul.ste the stomach in au titraordinaly
manner.

The Ointment and Pills are sold at Professor ROLLO.
WATa Establishment, 533, Oxford.strvi.t, London; Rise
by nearly every re,pectable Vendor of Medicine through.
out the Civilised World, in Pots and Boxes, at in lid,
2s 9d, 4s 6d, 111,225, and 33s each. The smalleet Pot of
Ointment contains one ounce; and the smallest Box
of putt, boar dozen.

Full printed directions are MB:a to each Pot and Box,
and can be had in any language, even in Tazkisb, Arabic,
Anireuitui, Persian, or Chinos.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-12-12

LOSS OF AN AUSTRIAN WAR VESSEL.

The Austrian sailing ship Saida perished in a violent
storm off Messina on the night of the 30th ult. A
private letter describing the civasizophe speaks in the
highest terms of the conduct of the commander and his
crew tal the occasion. After the chip had struggled in
rain agaftst the storm for several hours it became
evident that she could not hold out mu,ll longer,
and the commander, Lieutenant Trapo' oriered
her about five p.m. to be turned t iwai clsthe ,hore
in the hope of Unclip); a buitable place for a and.
ing. t half-past. nine the ship strnek, and tee
crew,ftiho were as calm throughiint as if they
were engaged in a "naval inanieuvre.- went up into
the rigging to await further orirra The command< r
then directed them to take off all their elothiug, and at
a given signal to jump into the sea, lie was the last
man who left the ship, and shortly after she heeled
over and sank. When all hope of saving the ship was
lost, all her officers went to the commander to thank
him in the name of the crew for the masterly way in
which he had performed his duty, and to &wire him of
their implicit obedience. There is no doubt that it was
chiefly owing to the exemplary discipline maintained
on board the ship that the crew were saved; one luau
oily was drowned, and he jumped into the sea with
his clothes on, contrary to the captain's instructions.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-12-12

Gout, Rheumatism, and Glandular Su ellinys.

Every one autit•ring from these excruciating Coeopkiotp
should have recourse to these purifying remedies, as they
have rescued thousands from a life of torture, after all
other means hail failed to give them relief. The Oint-
ment and Pills used conjointly will act so iwarrh.ogly
and certainly, as to effect cures in the most Lupien]
cases.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-12-12

RARE BOOKS.

The following volumes formed part of a library sold
In London one day last week by Messrs. Sotheby,
Wilkinson, and Hodge, at their house, Wellington-
street, Strand. Lot 40. "J. Casa de Potentium ac
'Fermium inter se Officils," manuscript on vellum, in a
beautiful Italian handwriting, 1543 ; Diana of Bic-
tiers' copy, in old perforated morocco, over red silk, a
beautiful specimen of N. Eve's binding, small 4to—
E 37. Lot 67. Diane de Poietiers' (Duchesse de Valen-
tinois) " Depense Extraordinaire du Mop; d'Aoust,
Mil Ve Soixante.cinq," a very curious manweript, con-
taining the account for disbursements "pour souppers."
signed by her steward, with the autograph signature of
" Diane De Poytiers " (Mistress id Henry 1I.) on last
leaf; folio, 1505—#"20. The beautiful Diane was born in
1499, and died in 1566. Her autograph is of excessive
rarity. "Heures a hump de Rome avec le Calendier et
l'Almanach 1488.1508," printed on vellum, with xylo-
graphic borders, composed of sacred and grotesque sith-
! jects (including "Dance of Death "), with autograph
of Charles de Croix Chanoine de St. Quentin, 1652,
who has drawn a view of his cathedral on last leaf;
morocco, with silver clasps, a fine specimen of Gruel's
binding, Syn.. Paris, 1396-175. Lot 121, N. Jarry.
" Petits Offices de Is Sainte Trinite et de la Vierge
Marie ;" escrits par M. Jarry, Paris, MDCLIII. ;
beautiful manuscript on vellum, within gold lines; an
exquisite specimen of this celebrated caligaapher,
with his signature ornalbented with four miniatures
and several floral decorations in colours, sealskin
32m0. 1653-175. Lot 181. "Otticiullll Beatm
Marim Virginia Secundum Ordinem Ilumiliatornm,"
manuscript on vellum, by an Italian artist, with 14
large and 16 small miniatures with borders, and
numerous capital letters, illuminated in gold and
colours, blue 11101,14,c0, square limo, Kee.
£142. Lot Lot 208. " PriNve Salutes et Chretiennes pour
Monseigneur," C. Gitbert, scripsit, 1103; manuscript
on vellum, written within lines of gold by the cele
bristed ralig,apher Gilbert, Professor of Writing to
Louis XV., with capitals and ornamentation in gold
and colours, for the use of the Due de Bourgoyne,
bound by Demme, in morocco case by Thouvenin,
12in0., 1703-182. This manuscript was the Prayer
Book which Louis XVI. used during his captivity,
being the only book he WWI permitted to retain. On
going to execution he presented it to Vincent, his
gaoler, with his necktie— a fatal gift, as Vincent was
soon smith dined as suspected of loyalty to the Royal
family. This relic remained in the family of thei
gaolir till it was acquired by the vendor.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-12-12

"MUSGRAVE v. HORNER."

The above cause has been heard in the Rolls' Court,
and was a bill filed by the Venerable Archdeacon
Musgrave, to restrain the oc upiers of the ground
belonging to him as Vicar of Halifax from using it as
a place for holding races and shooting snatches, and
otherwise as a place of public amusement. The ground
in question was demised by the plaintiff in 1835 for a
term of years which has not yet expired, subject to a
covenant on the part of the lessee to break up and
cultivate the ground within five years from the date
of the lease, and thenceforward to keep and cultivate
the same according to the best and most improved
method of husbandry pursued in the neighbour-
hood, and keep the same and every part thereof
alum and ill good farming and husbandry-like
condition during the term. It was agreed that
the proper mode of cultivation was as pasture.
About ten years ago a portion of the ground, which
had never been laid down in grass, but is unim.
proved moorland, covered with a coarse herbage, was
converted by the defendant Horner into a course for
foot races, by removing the surface, and forming a hard
track; and it appears that the people of Halifax are in
the habit of assembling there on Mondays, Wednes-
days. and Fridays, and indulging in rabbit coursing,
foot races, knur and spell, and other local pastimes,
paying to the defendant Collinson 3d. each for admis-
Dion. The plaintiff alleged that by these proceedings
of the defendants the grass pasture had been for the
most part destroyed and a breach of the covenant cm-
witted, complaining, moreover, of the nuisance to his
other tenants in the neighbourhood. The defendants
submitted that there had been no breach of the
covenant and that the plaintiff was barred by acquies-
cence, these amusements having been going on, more
or less, for many years.

_
Mr. Southgate, Q.C. and Mr. Whateley appeared
for the plaintiff; Mr. Roxburgh, Q C., and Sir.
Jolliffe for the defendants, were not called upon.

The Master of the Rolle did not ate how there could
be any breach of the covenant to keep the ground laid
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-12-12

BRIERLEY HILL.

Tnatcsgens.—At the Public Office, on Monday, before
Messrs L. Freer, and 11. Smith, Esq. the following
tiansfers took place :—The Horse Shoe. Brierley Hi
from Plant, to lease Newton ; The Spotted Cow
from Lucy Fraser, to Charles Batharn ; The Eagle Inn,
from David Skelding, to David Slav Wing, join., The
White Hart, Harts Ilill, from Truey Pope, to William
Henry Pope.
Assevcx Case.—Edward Coruyedn was charged with
assaulting George Price on the lit inst. Complainant
said that he lived next door to the defendant who keops
fowls. He complained to him of the damage they bad
done when the di fendaut struck him several times,
knocked Min down aud kicked himwhilst down. De-
fendant kicked one of his teeth out. The defence was
that complainant struck him first, got him down sad
threatened to strangle him, and bit his ear. Poliee-ser
geant Hudson, was called and sold he found both parties
bleeding. Price was lying down, very much exhausted,
and the defendant was standing in his own house.
Fined 30a and costs; in default one 111011111.
DRUNK AND 1)18011DID1M—Ann BrAIDO3II was charged
with being drunk and riotous on the 2:ird ult., at Muhl.
cote. Police.couatable Freeman proved the case. Fined
ha and costs; in default 7 days.—Jane Needham was
also fined iii sad Costa for being drunk at Amblecote, on
the :ISth Mt, ales, Maria Sutton ha and costs, for • similar
offence at Amblecote. Poliee•constable Freeman, proved
the case.

CHARGE OF APBAULT..—Willialll Hale, of Brettle Little,
was charged with assaulting Elizsbeth Jones on the 2Sth
ult. Complainant said that she went into defeudant's
house to see if her young man was there, when the de-
fendant struck her and knocked her down in Vie gutter.
Alter other ev,dence miss given, Mr Addown who ap-
peared for the defendant denied the charge, and said, if
asses:ivy should cad several witnesses to prove that
comphunant was drunk. The Bench a/missed the nuns
112048.

Belts' QUARRELS.—SamueI Jones was charged with
assaulting William Poles on the tinth ult. From the
evidence, it &VIM/IFS that both the boys work in a glass
works together. A dispute arose, when defendant struck
him and threw a piece of coal at him and cut his Mad
open. There was a cross summons charging Poles with.
assaulting Jones. Several witnesses gave evidence
The Bench thought it a very trivial offence, of boy's
quarrels, and ordered them to pay the costs between
them, 7s each.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-12-12

TO.

his prey. Their prayers for help were answered 1
by the mocking shrieks of the blast ; their
agonized inquiries "what was to be done ? "
were drowned amid the roaring of the cauldron
which was yawnifig to receive them. A3cl then
at last it is the recital of the last scene of the
Louden over again—the stern of the ship slow-
ly but surely settling down ; the living cargo,
still clinging to life, though that life is now
numbered by minutes, gathered at the bows ; at
length within the ship the struggle for mastery
between air and water is decided in favour of
the latter; the sea rushes in with such velocity
that as the air is driven out there is a loud ex-
plosion; the decks burst up; the masts fall; and
the ship goes down like a log of wood ; there is
a whizzing and a bubbling in the ears, and then
all is over! The cultivated intellect of an hour
before is lying a lump of clay at the bottom of
the sea, no more to make its impress upon the
minds of men, but to he the sport of sea mon-
sters as long as the poor distorted limbs may
keep together.
Now, we have no hesitation in saying that
there must be something radically wrong in the
construction, loading, or management of a ship
when she founders in a gale. Vessels are built
not for fair weather, but for all weathers ; and
as storms are, and always have been, mingled
with sunshine, the tempest as well as the sun-
light ought to be provided against. The Cunard
steamers cross the Atlantic all the year round ;
they encounter hurricanes of fearful violence ;
yet not one of these magnificent vessels has ever
been lost. A Cunard steamer rises upon the
crested hills of water like a cork, and dips into
the rolling valleys with impunity. We can un-
derstand a steamer being battered to pieces up-
on a rock, or being cut in two by another, but
she never ought to go down in a gale, and the
Board of Trade inquiry into the loss ol the Let
Pluto should tell us the reason why that ill.fated
vessel is now in the depths of the sea instead of
executing her peaceful errand.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-12-12

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Is given to Copying and Enlarging (even to Life Sin,
any Portrait, and finishing the same ratter in Oil an,.
Water-colour, or plain black-and-white.
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OIL PA iNriko, Miniatures, Cartes de Visite, Ghees
and other Pictures of self or deceased friends, Copied for
the Album.
Cartes de Visite front 5s per dozen, Olen daily.
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71, HIGH STREET, SIOURBRIDGE

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JANSMERE,
ORGANIST AND CHOIRMASTER OF ST

JOHN'S CHURCH, DUDLEY,

Late of the Exeter. St. James, and Bt. George's Hal
Concerts, London, &c., &c., and
Late Organist at Rochester Cathedral; also
PRINCIPAL BARITONE OF THE ENGLISH
LONDON OPERA COMPANY.
HAS the honour to announce to the Nobility,
Clergy, and Gentry of Dudley end its Vicinity
that he is open to receive PUPILS for

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HARMONY, THOROUGH BASS. &c., kc.

Mr. Lansmere is also open to receive engagements tor
Concerto, Oratorios, ite., am.

Mr. Lansmere has bin] the high honour of appearing
at Concerts in conjuneti•oa with Mr. Sims Peeves. Mt.
Smiley, Mesdames Sherrington and Sainton•Polby, Mies
Edith Wynne, 6.-e., and ban everywhere ref, iced moot
flattering encomiums from tLe Preen and the Public.
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DUDLEY.
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MR. A. H. BROADHURST
BEGS respectfully to announce to thc
Inhabitants of Stourbridge and ita vicinity, that
he may be Consulted every FRIDAY, from 10 p.m. to 5
p.m., at Mr. PAGETT'S, 138, BIGH-STREET (Next
to the Talbot Hotel), upon all points appirtaining to
Dentistry, both in the Surgical and Mechanical Depart-
ments, and trusts that by strict adherence to Moderate
Charges end the employment of best Material, and
Workmanship to merit a share of their kiud patronage
and support.

SCALE OF CHARGES.
Single Teeth, 5/, Sets, E 2 10g.,

Stopping, Sealing, and k.stracting. and the regulating
of Children'a Teeth, at Moderate Charges.
NB.—Patients can be waited upon by Appointment
made at the Above Address,:or by Letter.to-
-17 , BENNETT'S HILL, 17
_First door from New-street, and opposite the Theatre
Royal.]
Consultations Free.

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CURE FOR ALL.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-12-12

The EDUCATION of FARM LABOURERS

CHILDREN.

. A. waseekag el She &fogey Okiweber-el-
wee held the other day at the Town HallVitirTel,
when a paper was read on this subject by Mr.
W. Baker. The chair was taken by Mr. culdtt,
Ml'. 1,, advocated snore of a practl • hau
technical education being given to v.ose who were
destined to the position of farm labourers, and Mr.
Baker considered that Mr. C. S. Read's Act had gone
quite far enough, and that under it the child would be
kept quite sufficiently long from becoming acquainted
with the routine of the duties from the discharge uf
which he woubi have hereafter to obtain his susted
ance. He thought that after the time pro, bled by
the Act the child's school should by in the tlelds, io
farm yards, ant among the cattle, lie also alluded
to the desirability of having a better system of educa-
tion for servant Firls, through whose a .ut cf knoa. -
ledge in the practical duties of life he had been mu. h
misery amongst the wrieulturallabourers, whom they
bevtaule nives of.

Several speakers expressed themselves in favour of
giving the Act a fair trial, and in closing the discussion
the chairman said that if he could gather anything
from the opinions expressed, it was that they should
give as simple and plain an education, with as little
comptilst el as possible. The original Education Act
was mainly doe to the frightful statistics presented
from some of the large towns. In those great towns
the poor were living huddled together, and the edu-
cational machinery was quite insufficient for their
wants. The Act was passed perhaps somewhat in a
hurry. When the question of the education of children
in agricultural districts was raised, it was felt by agri-
culturists themselves that they ought not to be below
the manufacturing districts, and that in elementary edu-
cation in their districts they should put themselves
upon a level with towns. He, however, did not
think there would be any nece, ity tc put this Act into
operation in this district, as against owners or occu-
piers of land; nor fii4 he aetieipate that here they
would require much looking after. As for education
between eight and twelve years of age, much technical
knowledge could not be crammed into children, and
I thus if they were taught the three " " and habit
of order and regularity, more could not be expeetrol.
If they desired to learn anything after they left school,
they had an opportunity m the night schools of ini
proving themselves. It was to the night schools they
must look as the great means of improving the agri-
eeltural labourer, and if there were higher abilities in
, them they would there have opportunities of one kind
or another of developing them. But he believed that
in this neighbourhood no man need be an agricultural
labourer at all, except from his own choice.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-12-12

STRIKES AND STARVATION IN NEW

YORK.

The New York Tri;drne says :—"The strikes in this
city are virtual failures. For every man who quits
work there are ten idle ones eager to take his place at
any sort of wages. It may be some days yet before
the strikers see the mistakes into which they have been
led by blind leaders. But then it may be found that
the vacant places are permanently tilled. We have a
hard winter beforeus, with less to encourage employers
than in any season for the past 10 or 12 years. Every
trade is full of unemployed workmen. There are two
idle men standing ready and anxious to take evevy
place that shall be made vacant, and the question with
thousands is, not just how high wages they can get,
but wlsether they can get any wages at all. Employers
are often in an equally hard case, and the question
with them is not whether they can afford to pay the
present wages, but whether they can afford to pay any
wages. To refuse offered work and inaugurate strikes
in such a season is madness. The estimates of the
actual number out of work inthe cityare various, some
placing it as high as 90,000, Mit the more moderate cut-
ting these figures down to 50,000 or fio.ooo. Ihe lower
estimates are sufficient to give warning of the ap-
proaching destitution. Besides thousands who are
absolutely without work, thousands now engaged upon
jobs are,working upon short time or will soon be left
without anything to do."