The Northern Pacific farmer., 1881-05-26
Miscellaneous Natter.

From 1904 to 18O7inclusive 2O2 cargoes
of negro slaves we're brought into Charles
ton, s. G. Of these slaves 1914 we're sold
for account of persons residing in Bristol,
r. l.; 3488 for Newport r. l.; 556 for
Providence, r. L.; $50 for Warren, r. l.;
200 for Boston, Mass; and 250 for Hart
ford, CT.
. "A lovers pun: MAGGIE, dear, if should
beyong the first syflable?" Maggie gave it
up; ~hereupen William said, Because
when come to u, of course cannot go
further Maggie said she thought that
was the incest ,eonundrum she had ever
heard.-Bu0Ulo Express.
An Indiana girl last year cultivated, har-
vested, threshed and sold $50 bushels OF
wheat. She has just bought sulky plow
and will extend her work. That's the kind
of girl for you to marry, young man.
There's no foolishness or. anmmery there.
The various railroads running into Jer-
sey City are said to own about $50. O.OOO, 900
to $50 200, 900 worth of property there which
is exempt from municipal taxation, and the
anti monopoly leagues are devising means
to make them pay their share of such taxa
ton.
The Engineering Neus thinks that the
great railroad crash in England, under
Hudson, styled the railway king, is re-
called by existing speculation. Hudson
used to make $500, 900 day by the rise of
shares in the lines he controlled. In 1845
more than $50, ,OOO, 900 were subscribed in
England by all classes Of people for rail-
road shares: but the famine swiftly fol-
lowed, and after 100000, 900 had been ac-
tually expended on railroads, a commercial
psnic set in, followed by the Chartist riots
in lS4S.
Kentucky has remarkable evangelist in
the Rev. Geo. o. Barnes. He was educated
at Priceton, and for twenty years was
Presbyterian pastor in the western cities,
making u reputation particularly in Chica-
go. In 1871 ho vas accused by his pres
bytery Of depal ting from the orthodox doc.
trine of eternal punishment, and as con-
sequence he withdrew from the church.
He began work in the mountain regions of
Kentucky several years ago, going from
place to place, holding camp meetings in
the summer, and everywhere making con-
verts with wonderful facility. He breaches
his daughter as singer, accepts no gifts ex-
cept food and lodging aud draws great
crowds. Strange stories are told Of the
power of his exhortations. But the novel
feature of his ministrations is the annoint.
ing of sick persons with oil. This is said
to bring about miraculous cures.
The total number Of daily journals in the
country during the census year is reported
by the Census Office at 962, which includes
50 dailies which are suspended and III
which we're established in that year. The
aggregate daily circulation is placed at g.
581 .187 and the aggregate annual circula-
ton at 1,l27 1897 1885. With an aggregate
daily circulation of 1851, 1877 1t an average
price of S733, it appears the people of the
United States pay out annually 1926, ,250,-
100 for their daily newspapers. New York
state takes the lead in publishing the larg-
est number of dailies- lis: Pennsylvania
next with So; Illinois with 70; Ohio and
California each 81; Missouri. AZ; Indiana
40; Massachusetts, IS: Michigan, SO; Iowa
and Texas, 80 each; New Jersey, 81; Vir-
ginia ana Wisconsin. 81 each; Colombo,
20; Kansas, 19; Connecticut, II; Georgia,
18; Maryland, Nevada and Nebraska, IA
each; North Carolina, IL; Tennessee, IL;
Kentucky, Louisiana and Maine, IL each;
Minnesota, 10.