Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-01-29
Nuggets and Pebbles.
PICKED UP ON THE SHORES OF THE
WORLDS OCEAN OF NEWS.

A member Of the North Carolina
Legislature was in tears recently. This
is very unusual for the average MEM
Der Of any Legislature. This man was
dining at a hotel in Raleigh. and see
ing pod Of red pepper on a plate in
the middle Of the table for ornament,
he thought it was new kind of fruit,
and took bite. Then he wept, and
put the pod down, exclaiming, "Durn
you, lay there and COOL
A police captain Of Bath, Me-, is
agreat believer III enforcing city ordi
nahces against fast driving and run
ming of fast trains within the city
limits. AS he stood by railroad
crossing the other day train came
tearing by at what seemed to him an
unlawful speed. He asked small boy
who lived right there, docs the train
always go that way?" "No it some
times goes the other way" The guar
dian of the peace walked away in a
spirit Of reflection, as it were.
A Vermont pig ate Paris green in
some vegetable waste and was taken
sick. He was doctored to save his life.
The animal, naturally white, began
to turn black at the tip Of his nose.
Gradually the blackness spread until
its back and sides were as black as ink.
He remained in this condition for
about three days, then began TO recover,
and commencing at the pof his nose IA
T before, the pig turned white again.
| He was sick about a week altogether
A Michigan bridegroom was Bap-
| tist and the bride a Methodist. They
agreed that just after the ceremony
| they should decide by chance which
| should adopt the others religion and
up a cent. He declined for two reas-
| ons. First, because he thought it q
! wrong way Of deciding a somewhat
| serious question, and second, because
| if the cent fell Methodist wise, he, be-
ing a Methodist, would be accused Of
| fraud. Then the bride threw the coin
| and lost, but when she went with her
husband to join the baptist church, she
| was refused admission because she
didn't believe in close communion.
This made her husband mad, and he
resigned from the Baptist and Joined
her in the Methodist church.
/ There is a curious case of filial dcvo-
ton in Kansas. An old Topeka grocer
was murdered in 1874, and a fast young
man named Fred Olds was suspected
and arrested He pleaded guilty, was
convicted of murder in the first degree,
and was sentenced to imprisonment
| for life, as the law never hangs a man
in Kansas. Ever since then Olds has
been faithfully serving i'll prison, with
| exemplary behavior. His father re-
| Gently committed suicide. nobody
knew why. and now Olds publishes a
statement saying that his father Wa.
the real murderer, and ayerring III.
own innocence. The confession give
the minutest particulars Of the murder
many minor points agreeing with tns
facts developed in the evidence "a, ,hs
trial. He says his father did the fnur
der while drunk, and that he convicted
himself TO shield his parent He say
| his father said, III we stood trial. both
would be found guilty and sen, To tbs
peniien,iary for life He then said i
would plead guilty and swear that
killed the man in quarrel. and thef
no one knew anything about II, thet
| he could get me out Of prison Iii Ia
or three years on account Of my Age
Nv mother afterwards made effort. Il
secure pardon for me. and "her
wrote to my father of her failure, h
! committed suicide in one month from
| that time The statement EXPLAIN
! many discrepancies that were "iiAou
weight at the trial because of the pie.
: Of guilty, and il il generally believe
: To he true The Governor of Kansas i
: considering what he can do for Olds-