Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1882-12-23
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Crittenden, was robbed of eloo in
sleeping car III Colorado rseently.
The exports o. rails from Germany
amounted in 1851 to $50. 7u9 tons. the
heaviest export OF any one year.
1T fs estimated that tine numbered
slaves IN ancient Greece was, three or
tour times the number OF freemea.
Seventeen thousand i've hupdr.i
and forty-five stray dogs were taken
into custody In London during 1Ssl.
-The highest range of mountains Is
the dlmsiays. the mcan elevation being
estimated from III. OoU TO X. ooo Foot
The Georgia Railroad aud Banking
Company has paid in dividends since
the war the immense snin Of 81. 626, SD.
Next year several acres ia the
Ihames valley are to be planted with
sunflowers FOR rhe use Of the e,thetes.
Edward Autiran. the COMPOSER. is
building an elegant new house in Paris,
whicn WILL be called tho villa Mascotte.
There was marriage in Giles
county, Va, recently, IN which the
groom was Sc and the bride Sc years OF
age.
Ohio last year made about 400. 600
| gallons of maple syrup aud 5000. 900
pounds OF sugar, and will have as much
more this year.
-Viscountess Stringford established
hospital for the Egyptian wounded,
and tie Khedive gave her 80 beds from
Arabi's house.
Congressman Russell Errett had lis
right shoulder dislocated by being
thrown out of buggy in H.tsburg,
Pa. the other day.
| -Melssonier has lately been in Ven
ice. painting large picture in one OF
the chapels in St. Marks.
The late green peas of this season
have been more plentiful aud OF better
flavor than gourmets nave known them
to be IL, many years.
AT the beginning OF the year 1861
the United States army consisted OF A.
600 regular troops, garrisoned chiefly IN
the Southern States.
Two hundred youths belonging TO
the best families IL Paris and the north
, of France have left Calais for the Jesuit
College at Canterbury.
"A large part OF the Bahama Islands
Ii devoted 20 pineapple culture. Anil
hon and halt OF fruit have been coll
lected from single acre.
England has thirty electric light
companies, with capital of over $50
600, COO. Nearly as much money is
similarly sunk In France
The ancient Pucblos were the only
:. aboriginal people within the limits of
the United States vino possessed the
art of glazing their pottery.
c "A simpler instrument than til. jews
= harp 1t would be hard IL conceive. but
t the process OF manufacture comprises
i. no fewer than thirty separate operations.
The factory of Mr. Smyth at Balb-
= riogan, in Ireland. famous for IA century
past as producing the finest hosiery In
/, the world. has been destroyed by iise.
l. la landscape gardening. says an
}, English writer. the English have more
,c to learn than to teach, but in cottage
II and villa gardening they are especially
/ strong.
d In order TO encourage the manu-
re facture Of wall papers OF foreign type.
y the Japan Government Office have I'm
IL ported eight sets Of the necessary ma
- chinery from Germany.
j. M. Chevrenl, the French scientist
.e is now in his 96th year, and yet speld-
Of eight hours daily III his laboratory, be
q, sides doing nuch literary work
!. In their general bearing toward 80
&c ciety aid III the nature aud ninutens.ss
ig of their scruples, the early ChrlAtian.
ut bore n greater resemblance 10 Quake r,
than TO nay other existing sect.
u FOR nearly 100 years after its esiab
be hshrnent III Europe, the Christian com
- munlty exhibited a moral purity, which
n II it has been eauailei, has never, iol
u any long period. been SURPASSED.
Il II acre was question among tL.
re early ChriatiAns as 10 the propriety o
ev wearing, III military festivals, iauYe
el, wrcaths, becatIse laurel Was called ate
.-- Daphne, the lover oi Apollo, heather
iy god.
:!a Prince Henry. second soa of ,h
~ Crown Prince Of Prussia. has embzrke,
70 m the Imperial frigaie Olga for a lonI
c'- VOYAGE, during which he Will call ~ tn
principal ports II the American csjasi
res The English Channel tunnel i. I.
er. be - miles long. Is by - fee. IN diana
,es e.er with t@o railroad tracks. and sh'
'aS income is exi~1ctcsi To Dc *b,Dp,UD AT
,cc nuAIIy, from which, II the eggs Al
ger hatch, there will BIC % $50. 900 IL div
,ca dends.
-" The Co.orei nlau os Coiuubsa
-. Ga lave organized literary aasocis
~ ton, aud by one day y canvassing arnon
-. the whites secured the gift ol 80 vol
=, uraes aid the promise os q number c
So, daily papers.
Ing The Official return. regarding I'll
't.- army show ,hA. the education oi Ge
acy man recruits I,as been yearly on the il
C.. exease s,..>e fs-, La tia, wear =
aay .ar cent ~ III. recruits could usiths
the ,..t r,~ ~pt. In 1.-f the prrce n.ao
wa Of iliitsra:es had sunk TO l.oi
The Socie.- 1t California Pioneel
the low has l l,Usl nembess. DooeAs<