The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-08-28


The icecropbrlngs Into Maine abol
6,000,Ooo Cool way 70 make none,
They are now 300 miles Of submI
rlne telegraph In operation.
England, although no larger tina
Alabama, has 2o,oO0.00O more inhal
itants.
The brewers of the United State
have 4 capital Of $50,0OO,0O0, and az
taxed annually $Il 100000.
The annual product Of the bees !
the United States is S2,OOO,O0O. Eacl
hive is as lensely populated as larg'
city.
During last year nearly 5000 Cana
dams immigrated to the United States
1t took 367 vessels to carry the grain
across the ocean in June.
In California there are 500, 900 cattle
and 100000 sheep.
! Philadelphia is arresting a large
number Of persons for swindling IN
oleomargarine.
The supply Of cattle from Colorado
will be small this year, owing to the
pastures being dried up.
The fruit crop in California is con
sid red almost failure this year.
Grin Hickok's celebrated trotting
horse still holds out the challenge to
trot against any trotter in the world,
from five 10 ten thousand dollars pei
side.
Hog cholera has broken out in 4
most malignant form in Wisconsin
among the swine.
$1,000 has been appropriated by the
government for experimenting in the
manufacture of sugar from corn stalks.
Among the most assuring and en-
couraging signs of the return OF
national prosperity are the rapid
strides which Southern agriculture is
making. Every one of the Southern
States is increasing the area of Guilt
waited crops. The neglected planta-
tions are being brought under cultiva-
ton; the cattle interest is growing in
Importance; new settlers are taking
up land and raising it in value; the
lumber business is assuming prodig
ious proportions in wooded districts.
Georgia alone produced 100000, 900
feet of lumber during the past year,
worth more than S., 900, 000-handsome
proceeds from a single industry. The
cultivation of vegetables for northern
markets, especially in Florida and
Georgia, is developing in a highly
gratifying manner. Where a few
years ago the exports amounted to a
few hundred crates, the shipments
may now be numbered by as many
thousands.
When insects get into the crcvices
of bedsteads, pour boiling alum water
into them, then scatter pulverized
borax into all the cracks and crevices.
Rich evergreen trees will be planted
along the Union Pacific railroad for
the distance of 800 miles.
During a storm ut Columbus, Indi-
ana, a ball of fire fell in Sycamore
street, bounded through the window
Of carpenter shop, out again through
an opposite window, passed into the
window of dwelling house, knocked
a fan out Of the hand of lady lying
on bed, left by another window, and
its last act was knocking down little
boy standing at the door of another
house. The lady and the boy were
both insensible for a short time, but
soon recovered. 1t did not move very
fast.
Boston eats 1000 bushels of blue
berries every day-this, no doubts the
reason they are called blue-bellied
Yankees.
Arkansas fruit growers are shipping
IA great deal of fruit this year.
The young ladies of Holly Springs
have organized a cooking club, this is
a good club if they don't eat more
than they cook.
Sardis is to have big mattress
factory. This is a move in the right
direction. We need more of such
things.
The crops in Pike and Kinds counties
have been greatly damaged by inces-
SAINT rains.
A lightnining rod man was struck
by lightning the other day, and the
only reason given for such freak,
was that the lightning got tired of
being lied about.
Robert Blunt, the well known seeds
man of Philadelphia is dead.
Goldsmith's oldest colt attempted to
Jump a fence and broke his neck.
Only few days ago he refused
$4,000 for the same colt.
The quickest flight of young pigeons
was recently made at Troy, New
York, when the young pigeons made
over 50 miles per hour.
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