The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-10-13

The emigration for the present year is
estimated at $4,000, one-half what it
was last year and year before.
Delaware County, Pa, has venerable
cat % years old, and a sheep over whose
wool 20 winters have passed.
You can buy out California this year if
you happen to have the trifing sum of
5000, 900, 900 about you that's the valua-
ton.
The London Metropolitan Railway,
since its opening in 1863 has carried 305-
100000 persons without killing or injur-
ing a single one of them.
The total receipts Of the sale Of TO-
bacco and cigars in Austria were in the
first quarter of 1874, f.l3, ,266, ,365, de-
crease of f.470,366 against 1873.
Four fifths of all the writing paper
used in the United States is manufactured
in the western part OF Massachusetts,
within a radius of 40 miles.
Mr. Grafton, of Kenosia, can lift bar
rel Of -four with his teeth, while it's hard
for some college professors to raise one
in whole week with their salaries.
America owes Europe S3OO,O0O,OOO
for defaulted interest on American secu-
rites, and yet some people complain that
the balance of trade is against US.
A hundred million tons of sulphur, in
an almost pure state, are lying on White
Island, marine volcano near Auckland,
Australia, ready for shipments land the de-
posits are now TO be worked.
The coal field of Indiana covers nearly
1000 square miles of tue southwestern
section, capable of yielding 100000
tons, and is traversed by five Western
railways diverging from the city.
A shaft, 500 yards deep and Is feet in
diameter, is to be sunk at the Malaga col.
liery, Bedminster, near Bristol, England
Another-l4 feet-shaitis is to be sunk to
depth of 45O yards.
"Vell, mine shon," said wealthy Isra-
elite to his hopeful, who had asked him
for nickel, 81 don't mind the value of
de fife shents but shust dink vot de in
terest on dot sum would be in Won hun
dred years"
The total exports Of wheat and -four
from the United States during the fiscal
year ended June 30, 1874, were about 81,
100000 bushels, of which about two
thirds were cleared Ito or through" ports
in the United Kingdom.
When a Kentuckian can shoot a %
pound turkey alta distance of 40 rods,
with Colts revolver, and the turkey is
up high tree, what's the use Of the rest
of US practicing on oyster cans at thirty
feet?
The city of Rome is said to be honey.
combed with about 900 miles Of subter-
ranean passage ways cut through the sol
id rock, and that these contain the bodies
of from 6.000, 900 TO 1000, 900 of human
beings entomhed there since the city was
built
The annual supply of copper from the
whole Of the civilized world is estimated
at between l27 900 and 10000 tons =
The annual tin supply is stated at from
%. 900 to $4,000 tons. These estimates
are made by a leading English house en-
gagged in the tin and copper trades
The total area of the 81 United States
without the territories, is 1,950,17(
square miles; the area Of coal, l,produ
cling sections is $4,000 square miles
which is about one square mile in ten
The area of the ten territories is 995,
032 square miles, making an aggregate
of 2,915,203 square miles.
Among the towns of New York State
where taxes are high are Florida, where
the rate is S26 80; Windsor, s25
Rowe, $50; Hudson, 1926; Marlborough
$22 so; Gardner, S22 80; and Temple
ton, S22 20. Among those with tht
lowest rates are Dalton, Sc 81; Girls
wold, So 70; Milton,S7 so; Mortified
sc so.
A barber on the Rhine has recently
celebrated his sixtieth year of servict
with the razor. He had during tina
time shaved 200,012 persons, and earned
$500 thalers, from which it may b'
easily computed that the average price
of a shave in Germany for the past six
ty years has been less than one cent.
The income of the Suez Canal during
the past year was nearly one milior
sterling, and the expenses were less
than 100000. The number of vessel.
which passed was LIS, and their ca
pacity upwards of 100000 tons. Th'
increase in the size of the vessels is
striking; in 1870 the tonnage averaged
1888 tons, it now reaches 1,S47 tons
or an increase of 3S per cent.
"How much is yer stick candy ?" en-
quired boy of candy dealer, OF
Tuesday. "SiX sticks for five cents.
Six sticks fer five cents, eh2 Nov
lem'me see, six sticks fer five cents, fiv,
fer four cents, four fer three cents, ,thre
fer two cents. two fer one cent, and on,
, fer nothin'. Ill take one,' and he walk
ed out, leaving the candy man in a stat
of bewilderment, which lasted thre
days.
!, The largest mine ventilator in tn
, world is Guibal fan, As feet diameter
, IL feet face, at the Usworth coliery
near New Castle on Tyne. This fal
i runs about 45 revolutions per minut,
! and is said to circulate 100000 to 25O,
600 cubic feet of air per minute 1t il
driven by two first motion engines, Sc
, inch diameter cylinders, 3 feet stroke
/ The upcast shaft is 10 feet in diamete
: and GOO feet deep. The workings il
. three seams are ventilated through it
The output of the Usworth colliery il
about 1900 tons per day.