The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-24
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of Russia is $l2, 100000.
North Carolina dries 100000 worth
drying and canning establishments, but
we don't suppose they will ever be cs-
| tablished.
The sparks from an unoled reaping
machine, in Illinois, set fire to farm
ers whole wheat field and burned it
up. That farmer will carry his oil can
with him in future.
They say most persons have ceased
to wear paper collars still there are
POO, 000,0 600 annually manufactured in
the United States.
Mr.. Andrew Webster, of Sudbury,
VT, recently sold to wool dealer 90
600 pounds of wool, for which he re-
fused to take 50 cents. There is money
in wool.
England paid Germany, last year,
$l5, 900, 600 for potatoes; we expect she
paid the United States $30,0O0O0O for
other food supplies.
The revenue derived from honey
amounts to S, 100000 annually.
Hundreds of tons of bacon and pork
are now sent from this country to Eng
land, and costs that country $50, 0OO,-
900. England always believed in
Bacon.
The Germantown Telegraph says II
pinch of cayenne pepper will destroy
cabbage worms.
The following is said to be an excel
lent recipe to clear room of flies :
One-half tcaspOonful of black pepper,
one teaspOonful of brown sugar, and a
tablespoonful of cream. Mix in II
saucer and place in the room.
Beefsteak chopped up fine and bak
ed with flour and yeast, in the form of
meat bread, is a late sensation.
Mr.. Potvin, of Michigan, has in
vented a New horse shoe, which isput
Oh with calks and screws, and is as
easily removed as it is fitted on; it will
save work at the blacksmith shop.
Wood ashes, scattered over tomato
plants, is said to destroy worms which
are generally so destructive every year.
A great many of the first tomatoes
We're destroyed this year by worms.
The Dutch are now endcavoring to
stock their waters with American
oysters. A company has been formed
to plant $1,000, 600 in the land of lager
beer England has made the attempt
and failed. Oysters don't love Eng
land and her waters, though the Eng
lish love oysters.
The first bale of cotton was shipped
by widow lady, from Texas this year,
who received the premium of $3.50,
offered for the first bale of cotton. An
other bale reached Galveston one hour
and forty minutes later.
There is Il peach tree near Cayuga,
Kinds county, which is 81 years old,
and still bears peaches. Such tree
should be well fed.
The completed census OF Chicago
shows Il population of SOP, 940-nearly
half Us large as New York.
During 1879 Bremen received 3, $780,
900 bales of cottOn-mOre than was re-
ceived any previous year,
The Suy levee, near Hannibal, Mo-,
broke recently, and destroyed about
$500 900 worth of grain and fences, and
overlooked 100000 acres Of land.
Three hundred families have emil
grated from Manitoba to the United
States this spring.
Destructive fires are still raging i'll
some portions of the North.
The new elevator on the Pennsylva
MIA railroad will hold 500, 600 bushels
of grain.
Barnum has recently brought to
New York the biggest horse on this
continent. He weighs 2,450 pounds,
is six feet nine inches high, and was
raised in Ohio.
In some portions of New Hamp-
shire the army worms are getting to be |
~, loat,1oIiyo flat Iorora irnn rnllnpS
drawn by oxen, are used to crush them
out.
The French Minister of Commerce |
has just published the statistics of the |
imports of hogs and cattle into France. |
During four months $1,000 head of cat
tie, $4,000 sheep, and 81, 900 hogs were
imported
A correspondent writes TO the New
Orleans Times from Carroll Parish La,
hat the cotton worms have appeared
here in force, and that the planters
ire very uneasy.
The first bale of new cotton was sold
n New Orleans on the 18th inst, and
brought 10 cents.
Foreign dispatches say that the
now are that the crops will
lgain he short in England ireland,
iermany and Russia. The weather
n England and Ireland is very wet.
1t is said that George Washington
lad 100 cows, and yet had to buy but
er. Either the cows were very poor,
II the General was very fond of butter.
DIR. Phares, of Woodville, wites that
t is not dog fennel that causes the Bit
er taste in milk, but the effect of the
litter weed, heleniitm tcaHJOiiUn. |