The Osceola times., 1879-02-22
FACTS AND FIGURES.

Peruvian axes were m ,de OF an alloy
of copper and Tin.
There wa III strikes in England last
year, as against lSl in 1877.
Last year there died in Virginia lS,-
$50 per.ons, and S0,5l4 were born.
There are only 143 daily newspapers
in Great Britain, and nearly half OF them
are liberal in politics. fc7 4
Sealing-wsx was frat made in Europe
by the Portuguese, who learned the
eastern method in their Bngsl settle
ments.
The sun being SO 100000 Of miles
from the ear b, ray OF light is estimated
to travel from that body to the earth in
eight and one-third minutes.
The Messenger de Paris puts French
Oyster beds al $4,000, distributed over
II, 900 acres, and which last season pro.
duced 65l, 100000 oysters, valued at
20 100000 francs.
A surveyors chain, called Gunter's,
after the name of the person who adopted
II, il four rods, or sixty-six feet, long
made OF No. TO No. 8 wire, and has l00
links. Ten of these square chains are
equal to one acre. +.t..g II ~
In the state of New York there are
about 5000 canal boats, and in addition
to The adults that float in them in sum
mer and live on board all the year round,
there are from 5000 to 10000 children,
who attend no school except for por-
tion of the time in the winter season.
England has 100,00 people living in
this way on canal boats, and in an un.
healthiul condition.
The statement of the bureau of statis-
tics for the last calendar year, in regard
to the imports and exports of the United
States, submitted TO the secretary of the
treasury by Joseph Nimms, jr., says
"The excess of exports over imports of
merchandise appears 10 have been as
follows The month ended December
81, 1878, S35, l2S 527 month ended
December 81, 1877, $39,S5l,l 1872; six
months ended December 81, 1878, $l4S,-
S8S ,036; six months ended December 81 d,
1877, $l02, 1853, 500; twelve months ended
December 81, 1878, 1904, ,542, ,57l; twelve
months ended December 81, 1877, $14O,.
056, ,ll2." A comparison of the exports
and imports of gold and silver coin and
bullion shows that for twelve months
ended December 81, 1878. the excess of
imports was 81, ,974, l73 For the twelve
months ended December 81. 1877, the
excess of exports was f24 .54S, 1852.
It appears from the French population
t.1N . tl.1
C nsus of December, 1876, that the for.
eigners resident in France number S01,>
700 persons, thus forming 2l7 per cent.
of the total population. In 1851 the
proportion was LOG per cent, and in
1861, 1873 per cent. OF these sol, 200
foreigners, 374 500 we're Belgisns, 66, 500
Italians, 62 500 Spaniards, $4,000 Swiss,
and $4,000 English. The most striking
fact shown by the tsbles Il the relatively
great number of adults in France, and
the small number of children. Whereas
in England children under Is years OF
age form about 36 per cent of the popu-
lation, and persons of above IS years So
per cent, In France the former numbev
only 29 per cent, and the latter II per
cent. The figures are as follows; Under
15 years, 10,00S, 900; from 10 to 60, o.
527, 900; and over 60 4 36l 900. As re-
CARDS the occupations of the French peo.
pie, lS,96S, 900, or SO per cent, are en>
gagged in agriculture; 9,.74, 900, or 26 per
cent, In manufacturing and similar in
dustries; S37 900, or ii per cent, in
trades, and |, ,23l 900, or per cent, in
liberal professions 2,l50,00 being of no
occupation, OF the agricultural popu.
lstion, I0,620,00 cultivate their own
property; 5, 70S 600 are farmers (meta-
yeTsl; and 2,639,000 are lsborers and
gardeners. Oi those engaged in other
industries, 3, 1873 900 are devoted to man
ufscturing. The number of those engsg
ed in the liberal professions, are as iol.
lows: Religion, 229, 500; police, 567, 800;
public instruction, 222, 600; law, las, 900;
art and science, $4,000.