Show FACTS BY FIGURES THERE are head of sheep w goats in now mexico the population of the united states is in excess ot that of great britain the british railways last year carried passengers as against in america FORESTS occupy 39 per cent of tho total area ot sweden 36 per cent of russia 32 of austria 28 ol 01 hungary sa of germany 24 of norway 19 of belgium 17 of france 18 of switzerland 17 of spain 12 of italy 4 of great britain and ireland and 19 of the united states ACCORDING to statistics recently published there is more salt consumed in england than in any other country in europe in franco tho 15 kilo grammes a head in italy in russia 9 in austria 8 in prussia 7 in spain G in switzerland 4 in england 20 kilo grammes LAST years floods sent about feet of lumber down the na and a bermans lum exchange wae organized at columbia to reap some benefit from logs caught today to day they have feet ot lumber in stock in the yards of their sawmill saw mill and to date tho exchange has divided among its members it is estimated the profits will reach ane present economical condition of franco is considered unusually favorable by her statesmen the harvest this year was about liters quarts of grain the largest of tho last decade the export of manufactures has increased as well as the import of raw materials almost lie in the savings banks tho railway profits have also increased EXTENSIVE testa have recently been undertaken in russia as to color blind ness among the various railway servants the result was that of points men ca were color blind of sta tion masters 17 were color blind of machinists 21 were color blind and of watchmen on the railways were color blind the various color blind officials have now been either transferred to occupations choro this defect is ot no importance or dismissed ane emigration from china in the ten years was persons of whom have returned home emigrants went to the straits settlements on the islands auch as sumatra borneo java of the returning chinese camo from north america and from the straits settlements according to tho per record at conff kong amoy and tho increase of chinese emigrant population for the decade was in north america in the straits settlements in siam in australia |