The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-09-25
PARAGRAPHS OF ALL SORTS.

farmers from Canada to The Unite,
States.
The people in Horton county, Kan
sas, are starving, and the citizens o
st Louis are contributing to thei
relief.
Lemon juice Is said 10y the French
Physicians to be specific against
diptheria when used as gargle.
The largest orchard in the world is
that of Robert McKinstry, of Hudson,
New York, 1t contains of apple trees
alone, "A, 900 trees, from which in 1875
he shipped 10000 barrels.
A widownear Macon ships annually
$500 worth of vegetables from halt
an acre. Its a wonder she remains II
widow.
John b. Bush, OF Kentucky realized
$500 from one and onc-furth acres in
water-melons this year and has sold
1000 melons at an average of only
five cents apiece. He should give us
his mode of raising SO many melons
to the acre We are not satisfied with
less than 20 cents apiece.
Large fields of army worms in Penn
sylvania have been completely eXter-
minated by immense flocks Of black
birds, and spurrows. We have always
taken up for the birds.
Chicago is the greatest corn market
in the world. The receipts for 1880, it
is estimated will not fall far short of
100000, 900 bushels.
The United States consumes more
raisins than any country in the world.
They are supplied to us by Spain.
The destruction to Russian grain
crops have been enormous for the last
two years-50, 100000 will not cover
the Iosess of 1879.
Richmond Indiana has an eyeless
and tailless calf, which frisks about
as if il could see.
While corn crops have been destroy
ed by the drought at the West, the
sorghum crops have withstoOd the
terrible heat.
\ fish bait has recently been dis
covered which will attract shoal of
fish 50 yards distant. 1t is called the
"Chincse bait Ching" and made from
gladwin.
The ten crops of cotton raised by
slave labor from 1850 to 1860 inclusive,
81, 905, 440 bales while the
same number of crops from 1870 to
1880, and raised largely by white labor,
A., 454, 074-a gain Of nearly
1000, 600 of bales. The worlds supply
is 525, 900 bales less than 1870.
Americans consume more coffee than
any other people on the globe; SOC, O00,-
900 pounds, valued at S25, 100000, are
imported annually; and is increasing
in Il greater ratio than any where on
the globe.
The longest bridge in the world is
now being built by the Russians across
the VOlga, which will be about four
miles in length.
DR.. Galippe, of Paris, has recently
been experimenting to prove that
there are no poisonous qualities about
copper. For many months past he
has made it a habit to eat food pre-
pared in vinegar and left for "a hours
in copper vessels.
The United States exported 25, l2l,-
900 pounds Of cheese during June, or
50 per cent. more than last year for
the same month.
Nitrate of soda is getting to be one of
the leading industries of the country
100000 tons of this fertilizer is being
exported every year.
The corn crop of Illinois for the
year of 1879, amounted to 305,S13,377
bushels, and is estimated to be worth
S97, 4S3, O52, at 314 cents per bushel.
Loading this corn on wagons allowing
0rty bushels to the load, and 100
wagons to the mile, they would reach
8, 900 miles, or three times around the
arth. Loading up a train with it, it
would stretch $3.50 miles.
The oatmeal industry is becoming
very important feature VI Iowa trade,
nd the demand for the products of
he new mills recently erected there
very large. Some of the mills have
capacity of 100000 bushels. The {
lrmerS are increasing the acreage of !
ats sown, as the crop is in every re-
Dect a more sure and remunerative
ne than wheat.