The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-22
TRADE ITEMS.

GLASS windows were first introduced into
England In the eighth century
The celery crop OF Kalamazoo Is estimated at
one million dozen lunches for this season
Asuryoying party reports the discovery OF n
remarkably rich mineral district in the unex.
plorcd county seventy miles west OF Tuscon
Arizona.
The first almanac was printed by George Van
Purbach In 1i6O.
During january $40 letters were dropped into
the indianapolis p0stoillcc without stamps, and
lSl during February.
The city of Boston contains Al, 926 dwelling
houses, valued ut 81 Oh, 900.
Great Britain has 10000 vessels about ~ COZ Of
these are steamers and 30, 90 sail vessels.
Mr. Jerry Doyle. OF 81. Augustine Flovida
shipped In one day from his garden, b0a cab
bages' 6 barrels of new Irish potatoes, $50 beet,
$40 onions and $40 carrots
Reports are very discouraging In regard TO the
peach crop IN the counties along the Hudson
river. Az Kingston not Il live peach blossom has
boon found.
The first iron steamship was built In 1867.
A clock IL shown In Burlington, Vermont the
framework OF which Is composed of thirty.iye
different specimens of minerals from Colorado
Among them are gold aud silver ore. quartz
crystals and pclrifled wood.
SILK culture IL receiving much attention now,
Mr.. Croxler Of Cornth, who Is familiar with
that industry has received ns many AS thirty
letters IN one day, inquiring about the process
One hundred thousand elephants arc every
year slaughtered to supply the ivory Of the
world The l,2OlOOO pounds OF ivory used by
England In year require the sacrifice of 5000
OF the beasts
A steam pillow from England Is now being set
up In Minneapolis. IL weighs six thousand
pounds, and Is operated by two engines and u
cable. II will be tested somewhere In the vIcin.
ity OF Minneapolis.
A dispatch from Laredo, to-day, confirms tho
reported discovery of coal oil II was struck
while digging well through several strata Of ilno
bituminus coal Persons arriving from Laredo
on the evening train say tho excitement over
tho discovery Is intense and everybody who has
money enough 10 buy an acre of ground near
the locality Is doing SO.
An experiment has been mado between Mel
bourne and .Albury, which shows that ordinary
telegraph wires will, for n distance OF 30 miles,
serve TO convey telephone messages
New York handled elghty-ive tons Of mail
matter every day during the year past In 1877
the amount was sixiy.one tons,
During the monthsef January and February
tho state immigration agency ut Jackson, lille,
received and answered l72 letters anu postal
cards, distributed l,676 pamphlets and 4Oj state
papers. ,,,, ,,,, ,.o,,,, J.,
horse paid some gypsles s20O for u nag that
handled herself beautifully. Two days later she
blew couple OF hpongos ont other nosirils into
which they had been crammed To disguise her
defective breathing she being wind broken,
The Alma Independent says The prospects
orirut this year arc very good so far. II We
have no late frosts the yield will he abundant
The wheat crop Of our county never looked so
well ut this season OF the year. A much larger
acreage would have been sown had our planters
been able TO secure tho seed The prospects
are splendid for good yield.
When you go toa town always seek out the
men who advertise. They are the ones who
know how to do business, and II is they who can
give you the worth OF your money. Farmers
and others please take notice
Candy manufacturers In Buffalo are alarmed
at the demand OF the National Confectionery
A IN Ia
glucose and royalty In future. Henry lIcarnc,
leading coniectioncr, declares himself able To
prove tho use glucose In American candles
prior TO tho issue OF the patent
The business Of the New York canals for 1881
shows less over the year before In tolls of s52s
wy, or over u per cent, and n loss In tonnage of
i,2lSi0i, or nearly 70 per cent The aggregate
tonnage OF tho New York Central and Eric rail.
ways amounted 10 22,67S202 tons, being u gain
over the previous year of BAN, 272 tons or over
IL per cent The combined tonnage OF the canals
and The Central and Erie railways amounted 10
. hSLSyi tons, the highest aggregate yet
the previous year. and gain of nearly e. per
cent over the tonnage of 1876 when tho nrrrr.
gate was i6,9lS627 tons.
There are four great industries on the southern
shores OF Lake Superior, They are the mining
Of Iron and copper tho Quarrying of slate. aud
the manufacturing of lumber. The iron mines
give support and employment 10 about 30, zoe
rsopio, ne copper mines sustain population OF
about l0OOo the lumber Interests OF this whole
northern region give employment and support Il
about COY In tho winter months the rc,naiuic,
OF inc year the force employed being materially
less IN number, Tho slate quarrics ut LAns,
were opened last season, and at present ely,
employment 70 u limited number OF persons
These four Industries not only give employment
10 about 100000 people, hut require the trans
portaton facilities OF four lines Of railways
threc steamship lines, and q host OF sail anC
The receipts and exports of butter at New