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s5,752 British taken prisoners.

a5,752 British taken prisoners.
g. CONTINENTAL MONEY!
Amount issued in ITS ) 1000 900
l777 = 10000, 900
" in all to July, 1899 358,OO0,O0O
The whole expenses of the war, estimated in
specie, amounted to $l35, l93,7O3.
COTTON STATISTICS.
We compile from the New York Shipping List
and Price Current, of the 18th September, the fol-
lowing statement, showing the crop of Cotton in
the aeveral States for the year ending 31st August
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Oct. l4-3taw3m.
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10 New Jersey, and the southern part Of Mich.
gan, The quanGiIy exported w 1880 was IO6 S&x
bu,hs''. The quah,ly raised sas $3.50. and
of potatoes Of all kints. shefe were l04.OSS..
$50. Whi n was four mdiilus lrss lhau Ihe
umoonI reported in 1910.
The quantity of Hine produced 20 the Ual.
sed Ssa1rs was repou IN IG40. 81 lg4 600 snl.
Ions; in 1850. il had risen 10 S2l s4s. iuclu.
dirg 60 7I8 rsissd 10 Csll'ornia sad New Meai.
co, Which ~ere not included 10 The 9th.
~ estimate. The consumption Of Wine 10
he llnied States is given a. 6.I60, 900 gallons.
yaln, al 2 $40 OOO.-average 10 quantity hal
sboul one quarter Of gallon for ench person,
and 10 yalus only ten cents This is almoSI
precisely The rnIs Of consumption Of imported
Winc among the people Of Gtesl Britain. But
10 FraBce, according 80 niii-isl returns. there is
produced and retained Tor consumption 900 .OO0..
900 of Wine. allowing twenty-five and three
quarters gsllons 70 each person in the pOpula.
lion. Il appears frm other tables in our eens
sus returns, that the quantity Of Ale and oGhas
spiiIurus liquors produced in the uniied SIalsa,
in 1850, exceeded &c 0O0 O0U gallons. The
consumption Of mslI and spirluous liqaors Zoe
manufacturing purposes bnd as beverage, %.
pears to have been al the rave Of four gslIoas
per head.
10 HIPS the increase has been nearly 200 per
cent. and almost the whole OF il in the SIale Of
New. York, which, from less than half mil.
lion Of pound 10 1870. now produces more IhaH
Two and a half millions. which exceeds hve-
seven,hs OF The whole crop Of the United s1aIes.
New York also stands foremost 10 The produc.
lioo Of ale. beer. and porter, 10 The manulac.
Of which the larger psn OF the hops raised 10
consumed. The brewers of this State produs
ced six hundred and inrIY five Thousand barrels
Of ale. &C., in 1880. bring more Ihsn third
Of lhe quanIily rtIurned for The whole Un.
on.
The returns Of Flor and Hemp are no, suf.
Gciently clear TO warrant any general statement
Of The result. The quantity raised does not
seem TO have materially changed since 1910.
The culture Of Six has decreased from 81 ,763
pounds. in ! $40, to l4,763 pounds, in 1850.
The amount OF Sugar made, both from the
cane and the maple. according to the census Of
$40. was l55. 5.l0U.8C9 Bs. OF which lIe, ,941..
72O bs we're raised in louisiana. by The cen.
sus Of 1850. the cane sugar raised in Ihe Uni.
Ted States, was 977 ,58I 900 Bs, besides I9..
700 6O6 gallons Of Molassrs maple sngar 81.
eI9 $50 Bs., amounting 10 28l.830 6G6 u.s.,
showing an increase, 10 TN years, Of l26, ,T30.s
OIL lbs.
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hall naked children that might be clothed with
what you often waste. Your fingers canno. be
better employed Than in working for ihem.-
They will remember you for il even after YOU
have lei' the world. DO not forget the case Of
thai good Christian named Dorcas. who lived
and died at JoPpa. She was full of good
works and aIms.deeds which she did" And
when the Apostle Peter approached her lreless
body. laid out 10 an upper chamber. il was sur
ronnded by widows, who stood by weeping and
showing The garments and coats which Dorcas
mode while she was with them. Be ready to
Join in every charitable work Of this kind which
NAV be goIng on in your neighborhood
Print It on your mind. to be always remem.
berrd. that one child may make home wretch
ed, md that one child NAV d. wonders towards
making home happy. Every thing you do 10
make your fathers house house Of order and
peace, and comion. is so much done for your
parents, your brothers and sisters. aud friends.
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Facls from lhe Censns.

The Report from The Superintendent Of the
Census which accompanies The Presidents Mes
sage. is a very long document. full Of interest,"
Jog facts and figures. The repor is too long
iot our columns en,ire. and sc give in a con.
densed form. al the important facts which il
contains. compiled By the New York times:
The Population Of the Uni,ed States has in
creased during The last sky years. al the rate
OF about 3 per cent. per unnum. The popus.
ton Of Greal Britain, amounting TO 1853 866.
has increased during hlv years AT the ra,e OF
81 per cent per annum. Ia Ireland from
1891 10 lsIl tho population increased al the
rate Of Rboni one per celI.. while from ls4l IN
1851 IL decreased al the rate Of fICo per cent
The number Of Houses occupied bv free per.
sons in the United States is 3363 42T; The
whole number of houses 10 Great Britain is g..
$50 437. 10 BtlRium, with population Of T..
337 ass. the numbrr Of houses is 799.843. 10
Prussia. with population Of Is 33l.l87 there
are l.9I5.I74 houses. The incre-se Of p1pu
laIion in France. Tor City years, hss been 0 81
per cent The comparative heaithinss Of dir.
lerent sections Of the United States, is Sc, forth
By The following table:
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Temperance and HenItI,.

Two Of the most robust, healthy old men TO
be seen 10 Washington. are Lewis Cass snd
Thomas u. BenIon. Bolh are and have been
remarkably temperate from boyhood. Gen.
Cass has ever been a cold water man, and looks
as u he would last score Of wears yet. Ben.
ton appears fresh and energetic as ever. and an
exchange relates the following Of Old Bullion
lie said recently in conversation with a gen.
'leman who spoke cf his being the last Of The
group, "Yes," said he, CLAY. Webster and
Calhoun are gone. Years sgo Dr.. - told
me. when these men are dead you viii be flesh
and vigorous as ever NV habls Of living do
IL until ! was thirty. drank nothing but VA.
ter, sir Since Ihen have drank only what
circumstances made il FL should driok. TEN.
Perance and moderation keep me 10 health and
strength. Besides, adopt the Roman regime
-ba'he with cold water and rub dry. That's
exercise. None Of your common Aesh brush.
es, but such as they rub horses l-gi with. sir 4"
What volume OF essays on healIh is con.
Iained n these few lines and what practical
example Of the efficacy of the treatment, does
that hale and robust statesman present.
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There are 909l white mHiSs in the United
States, and 632 colored, of whom 489 are
slaves. Among Ihe white population, there is
one deaf mute 10 each 8 81; OF the free color.
ed, one to each 3OC5 and among the slaves.
one TO each 6552. There are s, 9,70a bind per.
sons. Of whom 1897 are white. 1911 slaves,
and 494 free coIored persons. Am"ng The
whites. IheIe is one blind person 10 each 94l5;
among The free colored. one to each $40; among
The slaves, one to each 2645. or insane per.
sons, the whole number is l5.765. Of whom
lb,t56 are whites. 32l free coorrd, and 20
slaves. or IDIOTS. there ore whites. IA $50;
free colored, 436 F; slaves, l.040. With the
white pop laIion in the United States. there ex.
lists one insane person for each 800 individu.
ais; among the free cJlOred, one TO each, 1888;
aud among the slaves, one 10 each lI,Ol0
With respect 10 idiocy, the white population
presents one to each 1874, persons; The freq
coIored, one to each 995; aud among the slaves.
one 10 each 8 060
The whole number Of p1upers in The several
States is returned at l3l 972. of whom 68 538
were OF fmeign birh and 66 434 natives the
entire cost Of supporting them during the year
was SO 0548O6. Tne number Of pauners in
England aud Wales lrom 1910 to l848. was
$40 .178 per annum. and lhs total expenditure
i0r the poor in England and Ireland during the
year 1913. amounted TO $I2 $50 900. The
whole number o. persons convicted of crime in
Ihe United States 'or the year ending June 1.
1850, was about $1,000. or these, l3 O00
were native and $4,000 foreign born. The
whole nnmbar in prison on the first day Of June
was about 600. Of whom 1 800 were natives
aud 2.460 foreign
The valuation OF Real and Personal Estate
in the Unhed States for the year 1850 amount.
ed TO over spUPn thousand millions Of dOiiars,
distributed as (nllnwS:-
Maine $l92 III Sc. New Hampshire l03..
652 865. Vermont 99,eO5 Ul9. Massachusetts
573 3I2 1856 Rho1e Island &c, ,508 794, Con.
neclicu, I55 707 $50. New York I.URO 800 sl6,
New Jersey goo 900 600 Pennsylvania 722..
486 1870. Delaware I8 652 053. MARYLAND 2I9..
.2l7 38l. Dist. Columbia l4Ol8.874, Virginia
43O, 70l ,682, Nnrsh Carolina 226 800 472 =
Snuh Carolina 285 257 698. Georgia 335 l25..
7I4 Florida % 862 go. Alabama 226 ,aO4 332.
Mississippi 228 95lI3O. Louisiana 233 $685..
764, Texas So 74O 473. Arkansas 80 8ll.Os5.
Tennessee 20l .2i6 686, Kentucky 3Ol 638 456,
Ohio 3UI 628 456, Michigan 5a787 255 lndi.
ana cog G5U 26l, Illinois $50, 595 O06. Missouri
1927 7O7, Iowa 90 7l4,638. Wisconse AZ.
O56 500 California 22,l6I8 872. TOTAL S7,.
l22, 1861
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Interesllng Dl.eoveries In PersIa.

We have had the pIeasure OF listening TO d
Ieuer wriuen in Persia TO gentleman in Bos.
ton. which gives an accnunl Of some receuI and
interesting discoveries in that country. The
writer is a scientific gentleman OF the highest
standing, an American. and one whose position
IN Persia is pledge Of the correctness Of his
details.
The line between Persia and Turkey has nos
heen defined with that exacIness which peace
and security demand; and soldiers have, by bo:h
governments. been placed upon The disputed Ter.
rIory to defend the rights Of Turkey and Fer.
sia, and Tor many yeurs the soldiers have been
in the Practloe Of coming into collision. To
avoid this bloodshed, and suite d-hnitely Ihe
boundary line between the nations, England
and Russia have induced Persia Io consent 10 =
mixed commission. which should embrace Eaa.
land, Russia and Persia. Thai commission is
now engaged 10 establishing the line between
Persia and Turkey. Col. Williams, well
known to many Americans. aud man Of char.
acer and talent, is the English commissioner.
10 the prosecui on Of this work, the commits!
soners have come upon the remains of the an
cienI palace, Shusan. mentioned in the sacred
books of Esther and Daniel, together with the
tomb Of Daniel the prophet. The locality an.
swers to the received usdiIion OF its position,
and the Internal evidence. arising from its cor.
respondence with the description OF the palaces
recorded IN the sacred history, amount sImoat
10 demonstration. The reader can lurn to Es.
Iher, ch. j. v. g. There he will read of
+" pavement Of rel, and blue, and white, and
black marble. in that pRlace." That pavement
sill exists. aud, as described by Col. Williams.
corresponds IN the description given thus in the
sacred history. And IN the marble columns,
dOpidated ruins, the sculp,ure. an the remain.
ing marks OF greatness aod glory thai are seas.
tered around. the commissioners read the exacS
truth of the record made by the sacred penmsb.
No' far from the palace stands a tomb on
it is sculpIured the figure Of a man bound nand
and foot, with huge lion 10 the act Of spring.
ing upon him TO devnUr him. No history could
speak more graphically the Story Of Daniel IL
the Lions den.
The commissioners have with them an able
corps of engineers and scientific men, and most
Interesting discoveries may be expected. Fhe
Persian arrow heads are found upon the palace
ao1 the tomb. Glass bottles. elegant as those
placed upon The toilet liable Of ihe ladies OF our
day, have been discovered, with other indca.
lions of art and refinement, which bear out the
statements Of our Bible. Thus twenty-five
hundred years after the historians Of Esther and
Daniel made their record, their histories are
verified by the pesceful movements Of the ns.
Iuns of our day.--B0sion ChyoH.
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RELIGIouS lIUMBUG. -I.aql Sunday, Rev. DE-.
Young, al his church in Summer street, Boston
bapuzed seven children with what was said 10
be River OF Jordan Water" This botlle OF
water was sen, to the Reverend gentleman by
the late bieulenaI Dale Of the lTnued States
Exploring Expedition. and the seal was taken
off lhs boIlle ln the presence Of the congrega.
doa, with great pomp. Il is useless for Ihp
Proleslanls TO sneer at the Catholics 4" hoIy
waier." " sainted Shirts" and all such things
so long as they tolerate such miserable, puerilu
acts, as bollIng up Jordan water" and import
ing il thousands Of miles, for bapisma purpo.
ses. This is the beginning Of new business,
and in few years we shall expect to see ''Jor'
dan wafer" hauled through our streets 10 wag.
ons, like roo. beer, ginger.pop, mineral aud
Bueck waters.
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I have something sweet TO tell you.
BY MRS F. S. osGooD.

have something sweet TO tell you,
But The secret you must keep;
And remember il il isn't right,
I'm " talking in my sleep"
For | know ! am but dreaming,
When think your love is mine
And ! know they are but seeming,
All The hopes that round me shine.
So remember, when | tell you,
What can no longer keep,
We are none OF US responsible
For what we say in sleep.
My preuy secrets coming,
Oh, listen with your heart,
And you shall hear il humming
So close, twill make you starr.
Oh, shut your eyes so earnest.
Or mine will wildly weep;
love you ! | I'D re you'll but
I'm talking in my sleep"
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0 NJ e.

q how sweet a word is HOME Children who
love home and seek their pleasures there. very
seldom go astray. II is christianity that has
made home what ii Is aud without religion
half lis charms are absent. -
No mater how dark and cold il is without.
oil is light and warmth within. The storm may
rage, aud the see, raule against The walls, bu.
Providence shelters you in The bosom q! your
best earthly friends. What cause lor thankful.
ness is here As you enjoy each favor. .hIak
OF The blessed Saviour, through whose grace
they ara continued 10 you.
Before was as old as you now are had be.
gun 10 look at books OF poetry. Well DO | re-.
member the old volume of Cnwpers Task. and
the pictures OF the lace knil,ers. aud Of poor
Kate. Even then enjoyed. as YOU now may.
what this Christina poet says Of winter evening
pleasures. thousand times have lptl those
Pleasures increased by the recollection OF his
lines:
Now stir the fire, and cl ,se The shutters fast,
Let fall the cuu0lns; wheel Ih' sofa round;
And while The buhbing snd loud kissing urn
Throws up a sleamy column, and the cups.
That cheer but not IneabriaIe. wait on each,
SO let Us welcome peaceful evening in.
II you learn 10 love such evenings, and 10
think The company 0I parents, brothers aud sis.
sers, The best company ia The world you will
have every day an amount Of real pleasure
which is unknuwn tn those who gp 10 operas,
piayhOuseS, aud crowded parties. You viii not,
indeed become fashionable young lady. but
you will be wiser aud happier than anv one was
ever made by fashion. The study Of good
books, and especially Of Co.'s inspired word
will lay foundation for joy which will last all
your lifeline. and will not grow less when
weath, and youth and beauty, and friends have
departed.
Winter pleasures are not however. confined
10 the evening. They belong TO morning, noor
ond night. 10 warmer seasons we 60 out and
learn more of nature and things abroad; in win
scr we converse with dear friends, with 6Uoks
and with ourselves. Winter is the time fol
study. Try to make il your entertainment
Qeiermne to improve your mind, and 10 BE-
constantly learning something that you neve
knew before. Study with alacrily and cheer
fplness, and you will find il less injurious II
your health than 10 fret over your books. Yot
will learn faster, and be more agreeable TO al
about you,
Your brothers will teach-yo many health
lnl. innocent play. which will give you exercise
ir bad weather. wishou. going out. But you
must not be so delicate as TO house yoursel
merely because il is cold. There is nothing
better for young lady than rapid walk OF
the frozen ground when the air is cold and bra
cling. When she returns, she feels brighter al
she res! Of The day.
Make il one Of your pleasures lo remembe
lAe poor in this cold season. |. is the zine o
their grsasess van. and suffering. Think Of III,
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CHAMPAGNE. annually produce. says
the Scientific American, over Iiliv millions Of
bottles Of genuine mpagne--besldes any
quantity OF fermened cider snId as such. Il is
stated rom good authority. that one establish.
ment alone annually manufactures, aud sells as
the genuine stuff, over 500 000 bottles, made
principally from The stalks of rhubarb.
Well, perhaps these do about as well, and
possibly some dock roots would do beuer-buI
think Of it, ye fashionable wine-bbers. who sup.
pose you are slipping the pure juice of The grape.
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poetrp
KaIy and Jerry.

Twas biuer cold night without and within,
And the winds were gloomiy sghing,
Yet chcerfully singing 10 yOO village inn
Sat Kaley, swecI dOughnus frying
LfWnirg of for step lhs. she knew.
The ladle with which she was stirring,
Would fnr moment have nothing to do,
And then ny round with a whiTing.
Wha, cared she FOR the whisIliog gale,
Or the rain, with is noisy paIIer,
As dipped she Up from the bright Tin pail
And dropped in the lard her bauer.
That li,de white hand spun round like a top,
Add on went the singing 50 merry
So busy is Kate she can't even stop,
To bid good evening to Jerry.
All KaIey, how naughty. for Jerry is cold,
Aud stopped in your kitchen to warm him,
And you, Iiule torment, so ssucy and bold,
Have no business thus 10 alarm him.
See how he shivers, way there by the door,
But KaIey can't hear his teeth chatter,
And singing and frying keeps on as before,
As il there was nothing The mater.
Jerry bad laughed al the cold from without,
But The chill from within was too trying;
So, sIill as mouse. he had turn'd him sbou,
And LEFT Katey alone, with her frying.
The last cake Was done, and fun. LOVING Kate,
TWn'd TO welcome and laugh al her Jerry,
But bitterly weeping, found when too late.
tie too was sometimes in hurry. s..
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The Rochester Union gives the following re-
cipe for the manufacture Of fire kindIers:
Take quart of tar and three pounds of ro.
sin, melt them. bring to cooling temperature,
mix with as much saw dust. with lille char.
coal added, as can be worked in; spread ouI
while hot upon board; when cold, break up
into Jumps Of the size Of large hickory nut ;
and you have, at small expense, kindling ina.
terial enough for household one year. They
will easily ignite from match, and burn with
strong blaze. long enough to start any wood
THAI is &, 10 burn. 4-s
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TERRITORIES
TERRITORIES
New Mexico S5I7447 Utah 1896 0S3
Oregon 5,O63,474
S7.I33 500 1875

L ulhi Ct.tOO OuJ
There pre 360li churches in the several
States. and 2l0 in The District of Columbia and
The Territories. The nlaI valuation nf church
properly in The Unlon is S86 4I6 $50 Of which
one half is owned in New York. Fenusy yIvania
aud Massachusetts. There is one church for
every 557 iiee iuhaniIanis; the average MEMBER
the churches will accommodate is 38I and their
average value. S2, 400.
ln regard 10 Agriculture, ii Is asreHained that
the average qnaurtv Of improved la d is about
u arres 10 each inhablauI. la the Nv Eng.
land States, the average Cnr the whole poPuia-
ZION is ule more Than acres TO each person;
10 New York and Pennsy lvsna 3 8 10 acres;
N the other Middle States The same. ln Vir-
ginia The proportion is about acres; in South
CaIollna 6 acres; in Kentucky. l2 acres; aud
in Tennessee. acres. The cash value of The
farms in the UuiGed States is set down at $S..
270,733093. The whnle number Of acres of
improved land is ll8 456 629; of unlmproved
1874 62I,3i8; total 3O3 U78 go; average cash
value per acre SOTO. The aggregate value Of
farming Implements is sci down al $l50O00.'
900, of which New York has Ss9 084 9a6;
Pennsylvania. $I4,722.53l; louisiana, Sll,'
576 .938 (perhaps TO great extent 10 machi'
merry for crushing sugar cane); Ohio, SI9,75O.'
$685. Kentucky, IS, 5,l6a,937; Virginia, $7.O2I,'
722.
OF horses, there are 4s50Oo0 in The United
States. an increase If 100000 since 1910. Ia
New York the numbpr has decreased 26 ,566;
in Pennsylvania l2 900; in New England IL
O0,-owiug, probably TO the extension Of rail.
roads. ln Ohio aud The new Slasrs Of The
Northwest, The increase Of horses has kept pace
with lhs, of the population. There is in the
United States one horse to five Of the inhablI
anIs. New York has one horse TO seven per
sons. Peuns, Ivania one 10 six and six'1enihs
OHIO one 10 four; Kentucky one to three free
lnhabilanls. The number Of horses 10 the Uni
ted States is more than three times as large az
that 10 Grea. Britain. Of asses and mules
there are 5I9,970, of which all but $4,000 ar
are 10 the Southern States. or cattle there ar
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G5- The Journal Of Commerce has the fol-
lowing on Cigar manufacturing in New York /:
Millions of Cigars are manufactured ia this
city mostly by Germans, in obscure and out.ol.'
the.way places, and Afterwards passed through
different hands to the consumer. aud sold as the
Smon pure Havana. Recently we happened
in al one of these places for moment, TO see
how the thing was done. In contracted, din.
gv looking apartment several men were indus.
Tiously engaged preparing the article. Before
them, on small tables. were piles Of the weed
principally grown in Connecticut. The leaves
after being sufficiently moistene 10 become phi.
able, we're drawn through and rolled in the
palm Of the hand, then wound round with per.
feet good colored leaf, called tho "binder."
One end of this is twisted aud the other cut off
square the cigar is then complete. Men are
at hand TO pack the same 10 boxes, proper
branded. Oue individual will make 800 or $50
IN day, and about 22 pounds of leaf make a
thousand cigars. Ten years ago the business
of cigar making, conducted in this style. was
quite profitable but of late, large number of
Germans have squaIied 10 various parts Of our
city ull there are probably between three and
four hundred different places of manufacture,
and competition has had tendency to reduce
prices. More cigars, too, are imported from
Hamburger, Bremen and elsewhere, than form.
ery. This year, partially in consequences of
The large California demand, the business has
been better Than last.
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BIC SPECULATION. .-My David White, Of Ma.
olson, Ind, "Oid Enterprise, has made haLd.
some thing by the extraordinary rise in hogs
lie cleared $50 900 on Friday by one sale. and
it is thought that his profits viii reach $500 900
heioye the season closes, The price Of hog1
mas risen TO SO per hulidred. and siubb,rnly DE-.
mandod Mr.. White is he proprietor Of the
largest slaughcr!ng and packing establishment
IN me West. known as the Mammoth Cavs."
-CiA Courier.