The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-12-25
PARAGRAPHS OF ALL SORTS.

There are 40 railroads In Illinois
with an income Of $l4S, $50, l52.
The mint at New Orleans ships from
AZ, 900 to $4,000 silver dollars per day.
A large English capitalist has re
Gently purchased $4,000 acres of lan'
ut the foot of the Rocky Mountains
through which the new projected Can
ada Pacific Railway expects to run.
In one county in Kansas out of 2,
$50 farms 1900 are under mortgage
Not ms good as Mississippi.
An Alfalfa county farmer made Al.
gallons of good syrup this year, which
he sold at 2Ocents per gallon.
An immense amount of cotton ut all
the stations along the Nashville 4 De-
catur Railroad. Where does so much
cotton come from? If there had been
no disaster to the crop, prices would
have ranged 50 low ms not to pay for
planting.
Indiana has 1877 coal mines, employ
ing $3.50 men.
Apples are rotting badly in central
Illinois.
In some portions of central Illinois
the fuel famine is giving much dis
tress.
Four Chicago gentlemen have re-
Gently bought lands in West Tennes-
see, for which they paid 100000. They
will coIonize the tract with North
western people.
Over 100, 100000 cords of wood are
annually consumed in the United
States.
In Colorado and Texas the epizootic
takes a most malignant form.
New York exported during one
week 1000 tubs of oleomargarine to
Germany. She ought to be induced
to export it all there.
Agrarian disturbances in Ireland are
steadily ON the increase. Land league
terrorism is spreading into districts
heretofore peaceable.
The.bank deposits for the last twelve
months show the great prosperity Of
the country. An increase of 1926, 1885,
S15 over those for the previous twelve
months.
To take out tea stains put the linen
in a kettle of cold water and rub the
stains we'll with CASTLE soap.
The skin of a boiled egg is said to be
an efficacious remedy for il boil.
Gen. VIM. B. Hugen has been APP
pointed Chief Signal officer to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Gen.
Meyer.
Black walnut timber is in much de-
mand both at home and abroad.
Broad-leaved clover, turnips and
abstract from the air a large
portion of their growth, while the mar
,ow-leaved grains and grapes partake
more largely of mineral food. So says
he Prairie Farmer, which is good au-
,hority.
The wool clip of the world has in
creased five times in amount since
$50. In 1878 the total supply amount
ID to $50, 100000 pounds.
The $4,000 square miles which lie
lround Shanghai, China, are called
he garden of China, and has been
cultivated from time immemorial.
Three crops are. gathered annually,
md it is said wherever you look the
warming population are like bees.
Although the Cinnamon are more
bused than any poor creatures on
arth, they have some redeeming quail
ties. They are very industrious, and
10 what they do well.
The value of hogs received at Chi
ago during the past month was ST.
$4,000.
The quality of tobacco grown this
ear is inferior to that of last year.
There are now about 800, 900 miles of
alegraph in the United States.
A Kentucky firm has contracted to
lrnish 100000 turkeys for the Eastern
larket.
New Jersey is full of leafless apple
,ees, which are still tnll of fruit.
Mr.. j. S. Barnett, of Iuka, Miss,
as very interesting article for the
lst Southern Live Stock Journal OH
lie beneficial results of Gypsum for
,ttOn. We will notice his article
Iore fully. ;