Show FACTS BY FIGURES THERE are head of and goats in now mexico the population of tho united states is in excess of that oi great britain tho british railways last year carried passengers as against in america forests occupy 39 per cent of tho total area of sweden ag per cent of russia 33 of austria as of 35 of germany 34 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 to statistics recently published there is moro salt consumed in england than in any other country in europe in franco abo consumption is 15 kilo grammes a head in italy 10 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 feoff lumber down the susquehanna and a lum bermans exchange was organized at columbia to reap some benefit from logs caught today to day they havo feet of lumber in stock in tho yards of their saw milliand to dato the exchange has divided among its members it is estimated the profits will reach tun present economical condition of franco is considered unusually favorable by her statesmen tho harvest this year was about liters quarts of grain the largest of tho last the export of manufactures has increased as well las the import of raw materials almost lie in the savings banks the railway profits leavo also increased EXTENSIVE tests havo recently been undertaken in russia as to color blind ness among tho various railway servants tho result was that of man ga were color blind of sta tion masters 17 were color blind of machinists 21 were color blind and of watchmen on tho railways were color blind tho various color blind officials have now been either transferred to occupations where this defect is of no importance or dismissed tun emigration from china in tho ton years 1880 89 was person whom havo returned home emigrants went to tho straits settlements on tho islands such as sumatra borneo java of the returning chinese camo from north america and from tho straits settlements according to tho passenger record at hong kong amoy and the increase of chinese emigrant population for tho decade was in north america in tho straits settlements in siam in australia |