American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-02-19
FACTS AND FIGURES.

| most widely distributed of all the cle-
mcnts. =
The vineyardists in Napa County,
California, produced last year over
| LOO. 900 gallons of wine.
| DIR Muller, of Geneva, has made o
calculation in which he estimates the
number of plant species existing on the
globe to reach minimum total of $780,
| 900.
Mr.. c: C. coffin has figured out
that New Hampshire produces bread
enough to feed her Population twenty
eight days. Massachusetts, furnishes
enough for one day, and Rhode Island
did not raise enough to give all her
people a breakfasts. s.s p szy
The industry of planting and cult,
waiting Eastern oysters in Puget Sound
is growing steadily and Governor
Newell Of Washington IerTitory. Are,
tory will become the Sfeat soyster-pro-
! ducing region of the Pacific coast. The
| large. ai&s6 ~ 3-i.1 Rs ss,.'-u :.
-,Rhe Louisiana tdhd Redemption
| Company has drained IL, 900 Of its, POO, :
this year, The, company makes Tic
COME Of $50, OF, 60o' when It gesss its
whole trae6reclaimeai . 1rkssland III "A
blae hoan from TIVE TO six feet deep.
| and it's. ,estinateds that it will, Yield
four hogsheads Of Sugar or forty bar
rels of rice to the ARE s@% b. sIi.i.a
"A varnish of cement, which goes
fby the- name OF Chinese trarnish, and
renders card board OF sthick paper as
hard'ian horny as iipgpier psaehs.i,is
easily prepared, from blood, lime and
alum. Three parts of fresh blood,
well beaten up to prevent the forrna-
ton of fiber, is mixed with four parts
of Stacked lime and "a little alum, the
thick-i1owing mixture hat results be-
ing at once ready fer application to Pr !,
per or card ~. -. -. 4
The railway in. japan has pro-
crossed rapidly during the past year
and is now completed TO. 'Sapporo.. the
capital of Yesso.t The Japanese track
gangs are led by American oremen and
lay about a mile and = half of track
per day. Trial trips over the newly
constructed roads are very satisfactory.
The low cost of building and the rapid
ity of construction bids fair TO encour-i
age additional attempts in this direc-
tion.f Z 0<5sa,i az -;ss,s mt, -
!, "A number of English coal mines
are being worked under the ocean. In
Northumberland the net. available guam
tity of coal under the sea is estimated at
403, 900. 600 tons, and on the Durham
coast under the sea, includinga breadth
of three and a half milos' With an area
of seventy one square miles. z34 ,500,-
900 tons. The. latter mine, is in a vein
of an aggregate thickness Of thirty feet
distributed in six seams Engineers are
considering how It can be worked sue
cessfully in the future.
The largest limp Of ambergris ever
known was in the possession of the
King of Tidore, and purchased -ofs his.
Majesty by the Dutch East India Com
pany.s. It weighed 1S2 pounds, Another
enormous piece of $50 pounds weight
ward Islands. and sold for $500; The
true ambergris; which isea motbid SEE
erection of the spernraeeti' whale gives
out fragrant smell when a. hot needle
is thrust into it, andit also melts like
fat, but thee counterfeit, often sold in
stead Of the real thing dees not present
these features Men engaged in whale
fishing are on the lookout for ainbefgris,s
and usually find most of it in the torpid
sick or very. lean fish; consequently it
would appear to be, what NIL medical
practitioners say it issthc product o., a
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- " Fashion Notes. Is.'cs
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1t ms saa khe oeeteater nat IS re-
vived.
Plain black silks. have gone out of
fashion.
bThers isaigreat ragefor feather, trim
minss. !isEaa .a.sa..
j. swan SHOWN u USED rs trimming ior
evening dresses
The, demand Tor EngllsYn seaf-oro"n
plush exceeds tne Supply ,,,
W ne s.. IN snn N yneps,' a'A''o
reHpeT ~ S,ys ~ Ia, sSr
StSA 8sss1' APpsl eIhIS .psf-iS>s1t
EefNet, %lSn c.te-sssei Y9lA!c s,sssS.
Long kia gl1ves are WIN IN $780, .
I've pars Oh eulpIoIaery "it .s at.
fur plIsI; - io erinih, .ng
cloaks' Is a. cosRly u ~ sH4soiiie DIS iur
llseu. -s,,asI1sL XII .r,,S ,,.,,,s.
Il "a - 10, ,,,,,,,
Ias h,oia p' sn'''ss ~ %,
ofeSsess III; III, -.
,'51ne'1OhS giotesIh arg ~ o,n TasiouS
buttons haNs croWueq Inc prafeieiS up
apSVej t1ae eioowe fs,, ~, y..l.,.
.Sos a e NAY WI f i;nb
eHects;i Corus ano .asseis iooP up rioh
procaues over laoe houhces
lanes wear cosC,tAies u ~
veiVet dresses. req Ians: Ieu' ponnetS,
req Dopss anu Isu eHs1 cJ sr,.ii ~
AZ ovosans IsyN 49,, III.
siiH. s'PS ia s,JaI;c.te
tisiipiiet =, rs. aii"uo ase"s,
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