The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1870-06-18 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

SUICID6 7110.1 Lova.—On the night of Sunday last a lad named Bird, in the employ of a confectioner at Spalding, in Lincolnshire, was observed to leave his master's house and go into an outbuilding. Al he did not return his mistress went in search of him, and found him suspended from a beam quite derk,cl. An inquest was held on Monday evening, when it was stated in evidence that the boy, who wag only 17 years old, had told a fellow-servant that a girl he had formerly courted had spoken to him coldly and had declined to walk with him or hold any communication with him. He was of an excitable temperament, and it is supposed that this led him to commit the rash act. A verdict was returned in accordance with the facts. A Naw Tale/C.—A gentleman stepped into a jeweller's shop in Berlin the other day, and pointing to his ring, said he wished to choose a stone for it. lie was fashionably dressed, had an sir of distinction, and while speaking German fluently, yet gave the impression that be was a foreigner. The Berlin Mr. Ruby, therefore, feeling sure that he had found a customer who was worth attending to, at once freely displayed his treasures. After long consideration the gentleman at last selected a stone, and leaving his name—a very high-sounding one—and address, went away. He had scarcely left when the most valuable 'Acne in the jeweller's collection was missed. Filled with alarm, that worthy at once sent the diAinguiehed-looking foreigner's purchase to his hotel. Alas ! to such person was there known. Too late the jeweller remembered that his customer, pretending to be very ahort-sighted, and k.pt hie face is 'Lire immituity to the v., a Ltaelayad to him, a-d Ite.l at ono wvaausat  been seized by • fit of coughing, when his handkerchief had been brought into great requisition. It was evident, therefore, that the point of his nese must have been previously rubbed with some sticky substance, and that the missing jewel had been thus abstracted! Had the jeweller been a student of the annals of Berlin police.courts, he would have become suspicious in pro. pori mas his visitor became short-sighted. As it is, he must be content with so much of consolation as he can find in the knowledge that his misfortune was a common occurrence to his fellow.townsmen some years ago, and that their tormentors wont by the name of "tippers."  A Win SuooraTtorr.—A department of the Social Science Association has adopted a series of resolutions respecting the employment of able-bodied paupers. The committee are of opinion that as far as practicable the work should be useful and profitable, and, while affording relief to the rate-payers, be such as the pauper has been accustomed to. As • motive to exertion, every pauper who earns more than his cost, or who performs more than a fair day's work his measured by that of ordinary workmen) should have the surplus for himself. That the wages to be given, whether in money or kind, for such work should always he so moderate as to induce the recipient to obtain, as soon as possible, work of an orclitary kind. That workhouses should be placed, not in the heart of towns, where land is scare and dear, but in the country, with receiving houses, however, in towns for temporary purposes. That arrangements should be made for the ready transfer of paupers likely to remain long chargeable from one workhouse to another, no that each pauper may be placed where his work can be rendered most productive. Novase