Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-08-18
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Entire Force of Clerks In the
Health once Discharged.

WASHINGTON, d. G., Aug 10 Congress
having failed to make provision for clerical
force of the National board of health, all the
clerks Ia that office have been discharged,
with the exception of the secretary and chief
clerk.
The Country's Crop.
The August crops return Of the Depart
partment Of Agriculture give estimates Gov
cring the entire producing area of over fifteen
hundred Of the principal agricultural counties
of the United States upon the condition of
most Of the growing crops. The condition
Of cotton has improved. During the past
month the general average advanced from
92 to "a per cent This is higher by three
points than in August, 1870, and lower by
eight than in August, 1873. The caterpillar
has appeared IN all the States of the Gulf
coast, unl though no injury has resulted,
many apprchcnsions of future loss are cx-
| pressed A large number of returns
arc highly favorable, prophcsying a
crop as large as the land can pro-
ducc, or better than for many years.
The wheat rclurps OF August relative to
the Spring variety are that its condition is
higher than for several years. The average
is 81, against 100 last month. There are some
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nesota. In Northern Iowa
The Crop Is the Best Since 1877.
Returns from Dakota and Nebraska are
extremely favorable. 1t is quite probable
that the product of Winter and Spring wheat,
without loss by sprouling after harvest, will
slightly exceed COO, 900, 600 bushels, but ex-
travagant estimates, which assume Is to 20
per cent more, are wild assumptions needless
ly tending to reduce the price of wheat in the
hands of farmers. The special agent mt Lon.
don cables to-day that wheat in England
promises an average crop OF good
quality. In France, n medium crop
slightly damaged by rain. In Germany
the recent heavy rains have deteriorated the
quality of fairly abundant product. In
Russia and Austria, an average crop will be
harvested, while in Hungary it will be 10 per
cent above the average. The European out
some reduction of quality. The condition of
the corn crop is represented by SO against a
last year. The averages OF the Southern
States are above 100. New York's average
is IS. The general average and condition oil
other crops is, oats 1902, Spring rye 100. bar
ley 95, buckwhcat o., potatoes lOl, tobacco
Postal statistics.
| 1 ne lollOWlUB Sthleulcnt, SHOWlHR tuc w
velopment Of the postal arrangements of the
various civilized nations, was to-day obtain
cd at the Postofflcc Department, from thu
statistics Of 1880 Of the postal service in thu
countries belonging to the Universal Posta
Union. The number of letters and posta
cards despatched aud received in domestic
aud international services per capita of thu
population of the various countries was a
follows: Great Britain 81, United States 90
: Switzerland 90, the Netherlands II, Belgi
UNI 49, Germany 10, France IA. Estmatin!
the population OF the whole globe at l.40O,
900, 900 individuals, the number of letter
and postal cards per individual averages 81
, The larger countries according to the mum
Der of newspapers despatched By
them, are ranged as follows: Unit
ed States IS, $40 900, Great Britain 1G, COS, 900
France Is, 1914 900, Germany S,760, 900, ltal.
1880, 600, Belgium 4,0O1 200. Spain 3,11S,
900, the Netherlands 1,252, 900. In com
parison between the length of the railroad
, lines, high roads and water routes used il
1880 for the conveyance Of mails in thu
various countries, it is shown that this coun
try occupies the first place, the length o
such routes in the United States being $50,
600 kilometres, France 227 900, Russia III
900, Germany l0l ,0O0 No information
G relative to Great Britain and British lndi,
was furnished on this point.