The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-01-03
FACTS AND FIGURES.

At Yreka, Caf, a crazy man had to
be lassoed on the top of house.
John Swim, of jefferson, o., has
made 500, 600 picking rags and sticks
TO it. CleUelapd Leader.
During the past year the streetcars
of New York have carried Tho, QOO,OOO
passengers. Y. Tribune.
The returns of whisky for taxation
in Kentucky foot up 44,931, 500 gallons.
Louisville COttTicT-slOurndt
There are now sixty nine Bricklay-
er's Unions throughout the United
States, with total membership OF over
y, coo. ~ Chicago Journal
There are about Ct, 900 locomotive
engines in the world, and 100000 pas
senper and 500, 900 freight cars. There
are 200, 600 miles of track, and the cap
ital invested is $4,000, 600, 000.-N j.
Herald.
Postal cards were introduced by
Prof. Emanuel Herman, of Vienna.
They were first used in England, Ger
many and Switzerland in 1870, in Bel
gium and Denmark in 1871, and in n or
way, Russia and the United States In
IS72-73. Boston Post.
The Public Printer of the United
States is at the head of the biggest
printing establishments in the world,
employing over 1920 men, and turning
out annually about 200, 100000
blanks, envelopes, ETC., 325, goo blank
books, and $4,000, 600 pamphlets and
books He uses mp every year about
81, 500, 600. philadelphia Press.
After a prolonged exercise with
figures, it is announced that the total
amount of fire insurance written in this
n0n nnn
that the average premium rate was 80
cents, and that the ratio of loss to
this was so per cent. and the im-
portant thing about il is the fact that
the premium rate was cents above
that of 1881, while the loss ratio was
per cent. lower. - Chicago Times.
From 1910 TO 1880, horses increased
in the United States 800 per cent in
the latter year they numbered 10000
600, value S740, 600, 900. Mules in the
same period increased 400 per cent,
numbering 100000 in 1880, at n value
of $40, 600, 900. Mich cows the same
year numbered 100000, while other
cattle footed mp 10 23.g82, 500, value
S4Sl, CSC, 0Sl. 1r Sheep value $4,000
600, and swine 1924, ia, SOC. Detroit
Post
The biennial report of the Kansas
Estate BOARD OF agriculture Ior 1901 ~
recalls attention to the remarkable
growth Of this new State. In the ten
years from 1872 to 1882 there was an
increase in population from 364, 800 TO
995, 966; in cultivated acreage from
2,47G, 862 to 11!O43, 379 acres; in value of
live stock from, $3O,Ol 3, 1873 10 $S3, S74,-
539l In 1882 there were 39S, 67S horses,
l,404, 1877 cattle, .9TS, III sheep and
], 229. 6S3 head of swine. Nearly 1900
600 acres were in corn, and more than
100000 in wheat. - hicago Journal
Senator John r. Jones, who Is said
ID have lost 1925. 900, 600 within the past
ten years, is trying 10 get another fort
une He has leased the Bonanza
mines from the o. $50 level upward
The Bonanza, which has turned out
over S1OO,OOO,O0O of gold and silver,
was found at depth of 1850 feet, and
Jones expects to find valuable ore de-
posts above that level. His lease ex-
tends three years, and he viii explore
the ground for all it is worth. lie is
to account for seventy per cent Of tho
assay values of the ores found; all over
that is to be his Chicago Inter ocean.