Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-11-17
MATTERS AND THINGS,

North River, from New York to jersey less
than third Of the distance between the two
vertical shafts.
Census Bulletin No. 299 gives the sratis
tics Of the petroleum industry during the
census year ended May 81, 1880. There were
reported tighty-six establishments with
capital OF s27, 1885, TAG, employing 1850
hands at an annual expense of 81 ,3S1 ,512. |
una converting, in one year, 131 533, 1877 gal |
Ions OF crude oil, valued at SIG, $40, 5sl, into
various products valued at SAB, 7O5,2lS.
In the production of gold for 1881, Dakota
stands second, with S4, 600, 900; and in silver
Arizona stands second, with $1,000 900,
heading Nevada by only S24OO0O Utah
takes fourth place in silver production, with |
SO, 100000. 1t looks as if Utah and Arizona
were destined, within a decade, to rival Col |
oralo as silver producers.
-Four thousand European recruits of Nor
monism have reached New York within
year.
In continuance of custom which date S
back $50 years, a sermon is preached annual
ly In the church of st. katherine Cree, and
escape from a lion of Sir John Mayer, at one
time Lord Mayor of London.
Three hundred dollars year gives a spa
cious end elegant residence in the Azores.
Servant wages are two to five dollars IA
month one cent a pound buys the finest
grapes; meat and chickens cost about fifty
per cent, less than here fish Is excellent
and abundant, and vegetables are plenty and
cheap.
In the recent international debate on alco-
holism, at Geneva, the number of litres of
alcohol consumed yearly per head of popula-
ton was stated for the principal European
counties and the United States as follows
France 3, Austria 4, England g. America
Omitted States y, Switzerland =, Belgium
D, Sweden 10, Germany 10, Russia Is, Den
mark %. In Spain and Italy the proportion
was much less.
Nebraska is a paradise for hunters. Tie
number of geese on the Platte can only be
estimated By ''land or square measure :" by
the acre or by the mile; millions and mil
lions aud millions. At daylight they take a
sally out 10 the adjoining cornfi.ld after
food; tn Y 30 out in all sized ilDcks from
tblN' W Il uultI, anu WllISL SOME 1teu
near the river Others go further until an area
of twenty or thirty miles on either side of
the Platte is covered with them.
In 1868 two Bayham, Ont, farmers quar-
re,ed about \ boundary line between their
lands, and since then, have had many per-
suit in broken bones. Time and again the
fence has been removed at night by one par
ty and replaced during another night Ivy the
other. Three lawsuits have started from the
quarrel, grown up, blossomed, seeded and
died. Assassination has been imminent at
times, but last week, Il third party under
took reconciliation, aud brought in "A survey
or who found that one man encroachei one
inch upon his neighbours soil. Tie fence
was moved that inch, and the conflict of 10
years was at an end.
The most remarkable Of recent sales of
land is the transfer of 10000 acres in North
Carolina to colony of Memnonies from
Russia. 1t is remarkable both because of its
indication OF the increase Of immigration
IN the South and because of its cx-
hibitiOn of the inclination Of the Memno-
mites to establish themselves in the United
States. Although their conscientious scruples
against bearing arms have been respected to
some extent by the Car, they evidently re-.
gard the United States as the country where
war is least probable and IN coming here
that they may may live in peace they also
increase their prospects of pecuuiary pros
perty. They are among the most indus
tiious and frugal Of immigrants, and North
Carolina is fortunate in securing large colo
ny of them.
There was celebrated fortnight ago at
Avila des los Reyes, town on the high table
land OF CASTLE, the third centenary OF Santa
Theresa dc Jesus, tie famous Carmelitc nun
of the sixteenth century. In the Church his
tory of Spain Santa Theresa is a conspicuous
favoritc. Splendid religious ceremonies were
organized in her memory at the recent celc-
bration. Many prelatcs, hundreds of priests,
and thirty thousand pilgrims, including n
large number of families of the aristocracy,
are said To have attended them. Avlla
Stands in the midst of wild and picturesque
scenery Of rocky wastes, studded with boul-
ders of gray granite rock like Druid stones Il
medieval walled, battlemented city, with
narrow streets full of old churches, converts
and monasterieS."
1t is stated that since the proclamation of
gradual cmanci patton in Brazil in 1871, over
60, Coz slaves have Ecen set free by their mas
terc wiLout compensation, and over II 600
by the State. During the period 0,000
children Of slaves have been born free. Bra
I'll has already expended in emancipation
nearly $4,000 600
The Northern Pacific railroad has planted
a row Of trees on each side of its track to
protect ii from storms aud snow drifts. In
a few years the Summer traveller over this
road will ride through an avenue of shade
hundreds of miles in length.
Patience, industry and perseverance al
ways bear fruit aud n Miledgevlle, Ca, APP
tues, has just delivered its third crop of APP
pies for this year
The official figures about the doinss and needs
of the postoillce department are even more
encouraging than the advance abstract recent
ly published was. 1t appears that the ap-
preparation of 81, l50,0 for deficiencies in
the service last year has not been touched (;
that, probably, no part of the deficiency ap-
proirlalion OF Sl,0OO,O0O for the current year
will be needed but that, on the other hand,
the revenues are likely to amount to $50, 800
900 aud the expenses to only S46, IO0, 900,
which will leave surplus OF $500, 900,
According to all accounts that mysterious
parsonage who is darkly described in trans
atlantic dispatches as the False Prophet is
having everything his own way in the terri
tory where his operations are being carried on
1t is sad that his supporters are steadily
upon the increase, and that they are inspired
with fanatical fury which has hitherto been
irresistible. AS he is marching in the di-
reclion of Cairo, and is subjugating the
country through which he passes, it is just
possible that the English will have to do
some more fighting before their position in