Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1885-01-10
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

AT Ki5ierminster, England. the sew
erage outlet was made within five feet
Of the town well, and yet after 500 eases
Of typhoid fever they Lad to get a doctor
down from London to tell en- what the
trouble was.
IT Is said that The Astors, OF New York
city, alone own 8, GOO houses, oil of stene
and iron. The lowest rental they get
is 81 800 per annum and the highest
$50. COO, which some of their enormcna
down town houses bring.
AMEE,cAS canned fruits once Ind
ready sale over all Europe. Some manu-
facturers began TO play snide with their
goods and now some countries won bny
the goods at all. How mucn better il
would have been TO pe satisfied with a
good thing.
AT the session of the Masonic Grand
lodge OF Ohio o resolution WAS adopted
declaring it to, be the opinion of the
body that the selling OF Aatoxicaiing
drinks IS Masonic offence, and should
dislualiiy any one from initiation into
or afiiliation with any Masonic lodge.
Az Italian Admiral has invented
shrapnel shell for the 100-ton guns; at
thirty yards from the cannon's mouth it
bursts, throwing forward seventy-tivo
smaller projectiles, which in turn burst,
strewing in fan-shape thick shower of
balls ard fragments with terribly de-
structive effect.
TIE t,auiojs undertakes to pay a sum
of 5000 francs at the decease of any
| subscriber who may meet with his
| death on railway or tramway, or by
| being run over by vehicle in the street.
| A propdrtionate sum is paid for injuries,
All that is necessary to do is to produce
the last receipt for subscription. 1t pays
a compensation to any purchaser Of q
single copy should he be injured or
killed tie. day the paper is paid for.
TIE Lawrence Mass. American re-
lates that lady from that city while in
Ireland last summer was asked by an
elderly reverend gentleman whom she
met in Dublin why it was that she was
not married You Wouldn't ask that
question:" said the lady, 'if yon knew
the state Of affairs in the city where I
live. Why, there are seven ladies to one
gentleman in that place" "And why
didn't you set the one gentleman 2"
slyly asked the questioner.
A REI,orBrAELE brigand known as
Camilla has for some time been tho
terror of the country around Ak, a town
in the department Of Ariege, France.
The gen.iarmes are no match for this
modern Rob Roy, who is a frst-rate
shot, dead hand at poaching, and AZ
bold as lion. Oae evening he posted
on the letter box in Ak notice: II
langh at law The whole Of AK shall
perish by fire." Al the same time fire
broke out in the market place. :
THEY ase telling this story in Wash
ington about youthful German tliplo-
mat and a bright young American wo-
man with whom he was conversing at a
reception, in the tongue of his native
land why" said she, "don't you
speak Enelish'?' "Oh, said he, with
much li guity, Il cannot think Of. speak.
ing If here ] learned tie accent II
London." There was q moments silence,
broken 10y the T.u:onic declaration
"Bu. | 4pcak French also. Do you 2
"Oh, y,a,' said the young lady, "but
couldn't think Of using 1t to German.
learned the accent III Paris.
A LET rER purpor:ins TO give dc
scr,ptio9 bysan eye witness ofthc e1ccu
ton Of Mary. Queen Of Scots, will b
publishal.at the cnd ofthe present year
1t has ) ZEN found IL u manuscript bool
among tie papers Of Lord Eliock, IT,
Judge, pLo lied in l79; Tie book i
al wr.tden in one hand. apparently il
the frs: haif o tie eighteenth century
and the faecou4t o. the execution Is
. copy q % |!etter sent by special desire
: Lori E5i14h' = father managed tho adair
) of the Ul4. e Perth AL ot other fam
lies dertte 10 the S5:7l..r: cause, and
: il COZ; a3.iral that the docHnec: ia
copy ot !. -e:.cr written hy 1-e1scF
cae of :Aeae families