Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1878-12-12
PLEASANT FIGURES TO READ.

imported for use anu consumption
here.n was the statement only three
or four years ago. and the actual
amount of idebt edness was even
greater. At least sixty million dol
lars had to be sent abroad each year,
70 nav the interest on this sum.
What more pleasant reading, than
TO learn that, while supporting our
selves. and even reducing the aEgre-
gate of home Indebtedness, individ-
ual, municipal, ard pational, our
people are rapidly wiping out this
foreign deot by economy in lnXu-
ries and in the expenses or loving.
and By producing more aud more 10
SeEd to other lands-hy increased
effort, by developing the agricultur-
al resources of our great cOuntyr and
by the blessing Of Providence in
giving us magnificent crops. .
IN the American A9ricW|tUrtSt for
September. we showed that duling
the year ending July lSt, our Cnm
try exported Of its products S26l ,7i4-
579 more than we imported in Two
yeyfs, an excess of S42S. .2Si ,5S6 and
in five years. S657 ,2lS, ,495. In our
October number. We presented the
figures showing that from Aug. 1878
we had reduced our national inter
est bearing debt. S57l, S52, Ss1 tor
from S2,3Sl .5S0.27l, TO 81, ,SG9, ST.
9Ool. and our annual interest pay
ment in the same time, from Sl5O,-
977. .O95 to S95. Isl .OO7. an annual
saving of nearly $50 600, 900; and
our annual taxation from SfSS. .2T4,-
ASS. 10 $240 .755, So5, or more than
half.
The good work still goes on our
former figures were made up tnJune
80. We now have the official statis-
tics to Oct. /. Exclusive af specie,
the exports during September were
S57. .924. sos. and the imports only
$50. S99, sal, gain during the
month of over Twenty Million Dol
lars 1920. .525. .26T). The total ex-
ports from January lat 10 October
lst, 1873. were 1913 729, lis: the
imports during the Sime time, were
only SS24, sos 6}l. a gain in 9 months
of sos, sos 81. At the same time.
the large products Of our gold ard
silver lrines are being retained in
the country by sn much lot only
Increasing our solid wealth, but adj
dinS to the reserve for resumption
Of specie payments. The yield of
the mines Tor our last fiscal wear
was about $4,000 goo or SAC. .226 105
Of Gold, and Si6.726,2'4, Of Silver.
iAhoui s.. 100000 Of Gold andS3.-
600. Zoo of silver are consumed in the
arts ard manufactures. The total
stock Of gold and silver in the rOWn-
try July WAS estimated AZ $SS2,-
s43 9t3, an increase Of about SEQ
600 .0o0 during the year, to which
S26 100000 WAS added from the
mines from July Isl to October 1st].
TIE un-oficial reports SHOW that
the gain is still going on, thoagl
tempe rarilv leSSenrd little in Oc-
tober by the Scotch Bank failure
and consequent Glancial disturh4n-
ces in Great Britain, which, for the
time being, checked orders tor
The business is reviy
inS again now. Great britain has
still large reQuirem 5ntS fot bread
stuft3, with extraordinary SIN all
supplies TO come from Hungary,
India, and Australia. From Jan.
! to Sept. 27, British India export
ed only l.19} .708 bushels of wheat
10.485, l58 bushels in the
same time last year. France is also
= large buyer this year, her imports
OF wheat during September alone
being 1885 $50 bHsaels this year.
against 633 ,S24 bushels last vear.-I
The cotton crop is the largest ever
produced in this country. and de
spite the retardAtiOu by yellow few
er. which has now happily q d.sap-
peared, the exports IN ten weeks
from Sept. We're this year 493 8S7
bales against 941 75l balrs during
the same period in ST.
Surely there is hopeful outlook
for all Glasses. While very high
prices for corn and wheat can not
be expected, it is satisfactory TO
learn that there viii he 4 demand,
at some price, for all the immense
products of the past two harvpstS,
SO that the country will he cleared
AMI demand exist for the next
years harvest. Our agricultural
readers can with hope and conf
dence lay out their plans. during
these leisure winter. days. for putt
ing in good area of spring crops.
Let them not forget that the best
paying crops are those in which the
largest yield is obtained from the
smallest area. We will do our share
in showing now tEis is to be accom-
plished. ed.-Americdn AgricUlturiSt for
December.
The following is the report OF the
November Term Grand Jury, by
which it will be seen that I'm port-
ant repoils both to Court house and
Jail are again necessary
To the Hon. Jwlgcs Of the Court
Of Quarter Session. held nt
BelLefonte, Nor. T., 1873:
In accordauee with your Instruct
ions, we, the Grand Jurors, have ex
amined the public buildings and re-
port as follows:
1st. The Jail-We find the build
ing very much out of repair, and re-
commend that all necessary repairs
be done under the directions of the
Commissioners. W0nid call your
particularly to the spout
ing AID drainage, and roof OF p!ivy.
End. Prothonotdry'5 i:e-We
find the vaults very inper feet, and
would recommend that they be re-
under the direction 0f some
person.
[. 5. FRAN, Foreman.
t,ACQUIrTE0."-Dr. T. Roth
rock VINO was on trial last week be-
fore our court for the Infamous
crime of procuring abortion, has
been acquitted. 1t has cost Centre
and Clinton county much time and
money to establish legally that this
man is innocent and pure. He has
had three trials already for sabsti,n.