The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-03-14
FACTS AND FIGURES.

FACTS AND FIGURES.
MEXICO has 5000 miles of sea and
gulf coast.
A FAT calf is 62.3 per cent. water and
Of 37.7 dry substance.
THE amount of trade-dOllars shipped
from San Francisco to China during the
year 1877 was SS,6l9,OOO.
THE agricultural population of Gcor-
gia is 100000 souls, and the number of
acres in cultivation is trifle over
600. 900.
DURING the year 1877 ~. 26O paupers
in Indiana We're cared for at the eX-
pcnse of the various counties in the
State at 4 cost of $600,626.
A NICE point has to be settled by the
Canadian customs otficers-whether
ice from the United States is to be adj
mitted free as water, or to pay III per
cent. duty.
INSIDE of twenty-five years all of the
10000 600 acres of the free land in Iowa,
with the exception of 100000 acres,
have been taken up and converted into
farms and villages.
THE Liberian Exodus Association of
South Carolina report that 100000 col
ored persons have signitied a desire to
emigrate to Liberia.
THE negroes of Georgia, according
to official statistics, poll SLIGO votes.
They own 457, $3.50 acres of land and
Sl,199,725 worth of city property. Al
together their wealth amounts to So
$3.50, 276.
THE shrinkage of bank capital in
New York City, according to the SIN,
since the panic of 1873 amounts to over
Sl6,OOO,OOO. Part of this has been lost
outright, and part withdrawn and re-
turned to the shareholders.
THE mint shipped over the country
in 1876 about $5OO,OO0 in small coins,
consisting of one, three and tive-cent
pieces. They went chiefly West and
East. In 1877 only about 1886, OGO in
these small coins were shipped.
THE vital statistics of New York City
show that the Germans are the most
healthy class in the community. The
rate of mortality among them is nearly
IS per cent. below the general average,
while their increase by births is larger
than that of any other race.
DURING the past two years there
have been over $4,000 emigrants from
Canada to the United States. This in
cludes all classes Of laboring men and
their families. Of these, in one year,
there were over 5000 skilled mechan-
ics-or about 5000 in the two years.
THE number of National Banks that
failed up to the 10th of December, 1877,
was 50, covering capital to the amount
of $13,62O, 100. The amount of claims
proved against them aggregated $780,
O15,922. To the same time 200 have
gone into voluntary liquidation, COW
ering $50, 1883, 100 of capital and $4,-
176,785 of circulation.
BORROWING was done on grand
scale in 1877. A list of the issues made
in various countries of the world has
been made by a Belgian statistician,
and set down as 81, $50, 975, 900, against
1925. 100000 in 1876, and $3.50, OOO, OOC
in 1875. Of this enormous amount ST.
154, $50, 900 was borrowed by Govern.
ments, National, State and municipal
and the balance by railway and indus
trial companies and institutions OF
credit.
KANSAS became State on the 29tl
of January, 1861. On her seventeenth
birthday she had 100000 people; 1929,
$4,000 in property; S66,0OO,O0O il
farm products last year; 2,311 mile:
of railroad; $4,000 school children
and 4,OOS school houses; an interest
bearing school fund of 1927, 1881: +:
land-endowment fund of nearly 81,
600, 900 acres; u college, seminary, Oh
high school in nearly every count,
seat.
THE first official batch of statistic!
born of the Moffct register, in Virginia
shows that from the middle of Septenl
Der last to the LIST of February the PEG
pie of Richmond took 783,66S alcoholic
and 1876 malt drinks. Leaving OF,
the liquids purchased in large quaint
ties for exclusive home consumption
the register would chronicle an averag,
of i, 200, 900 drinks per annum. Addin,
the registered and estimated unregis
tered (one-third more) drinks, the al
lowancc will be 4OS drinks per voter, o
ID uFInkS per innun lOf every man
woman and child in the city.
"A few days ago, in one of the mos
careful households in this city, wher
tenders guard the fireplaces and safet,
matches aggravate the strange visitor
smoke was discovered in a room al
joining the one where the family wer,
at breakfast. Investigation shove,
that Il chair in the room was burning
How it could have taken fire was mys
terry, until it was noticed that the sun
rays falling on a large magnify ing lens
Used to study photographs with, ha'
been concentrated through it upon tn
chair, and had set it burning. If tn
family had not fortunately selected TO
breakfasting an hour when the sun j
pretty near the zenith, and so prudent
ly fixed it to have some one in the room
at that dangerous time, the whole hous
might have been mysteriously dc
stroyed.-Hartford (Conn.J Coura,,t.
"A correspondent asks, what is til
best method Of feeding cattle in winter
We don't exactly know. One ma
might prefer to take the OK in his la
and feed him with spoon. Other
would bring his into the dining-rool
; and let him sit al the table with the oil,
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