The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-05-16
FACTS AND FIGURES.

Six of the leading railroads in the
Northwest disposed of ], 137, 1877 acres of
land last year.
The Post-ofice Department uses
$4,000 worth of wrapping Irvine a.
year. T. Sun.
About two million sheep are at
present in Colorado. The clip this year
viii be 100000 pounds Chicago
Inter Ocean,
More than one-half of the int. nal
revenue receipts of the Government
comes from She four States of Illinois.
New York, Ohio and Kentucky.-M 7.
Sun.
"A recent ericket-match between she
eIeveDs of South Australia and Victoria
took five days to play, and 1907 rims
had been scored before the match Vas
decided in favor of Victoria by four
wickets.
1t appears from census reports that
on the 4th of April 1881. the people of
Canada were divided CIV elasses) into
agricultural class, COZ, $50; commercial
class, 1916; domestic class, 1880;
industrial class, 287, 1886; professional
class, 1894, and not classified, 205,-
22S.
1t requires three skins to make q
$500 seal-skin sacque The natives of
Alaska, who capture the seals, get forty
cents apiece for each skin, and the
United States gets two dollars ROYALTY.
The company which has the exclusive
monopoly of the business sells them at
the uniform price of twenty-four dollars.
The Admiral of the Navy has a SAL
airy of $13, 900 year, whether at sea or
on shore. Other officers have less when
on shore Vice-Admirals at sea get
$4,000 year; Rear Admirals, $4,000;
Commodores, $1,000; Commanders,
$500; lieutenants, senior grade, 3d.
400; ensigns, $1,000 or $l,400, and
cadets $3.50.
The statistician, Mulhall, shows
that the average factory operative in the
United States produces 81, $50 per an
mum of value in manufactured products.
In England the average is $1,120, and
consequently the American average of
production per capita is forty per cent.
more. The average in France is ST.
100; in Germany, $515; in Austria,
5000; in Spain and Portugal, $685., and
in Italy, $500.
The design for the centennial mon
ument at Newburgh has been approved.
1t will be eighty feet high, with pyra-
midal gothic base, surrounded by a
round shaft, and on the top a bronze
figure of liberty. At the foot of the
monument, and upon blue stone plat
form surrounding it, will be q repre-
sentation of Washington addressing his
army. 1t will be completed in year
and will cost $50, 000.-Troy Times.
More than 100 tons of human haif
are annually bought and sold. -Four
ounces is an average clipping from =
human head; so that 100 tons represents
the product of from 800, 900 to 1000, 600
heads. In Europe the heads of female
criminals are shorn, and they supply
large market, but the greater part is
bought by travelling peddlers. Between
the ages of fifteen and forty woman
can grow about seven crops of hair
N. Y. Herald.
"A copy of the Savannah Herald
comes to light, bearing date of Novem-
Der 10, 1854, in which the prices of sta
pies are quoted: Flour per barrel, 500;
cooking soda per pound, $2j; tea per
POUND, $l75; sperm candles per pound,
500; brandy per quart, S175; perd drink,
$40; corn whisky per drink, So; apple
brandy per drink, So; eggs per dozen,
$40 to $12; ten-cent box of blacking,
500; Confederate-made lager beer per
drink, So; ham and eggs, $40; meal of
bacon and rice, $40. For clothing, a
coat cost $1,000, pantaloons, 5000;
vest, 5000, and boots $500.