Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-03-05
FACTS AND FIGURES.
-Denver,s latest count. 14,197.

-Denver's latest count, IA, 1877.
Michigan has II ,229 Odd Fellows.
Illinois spent $119,933, 945 for liquors
last year.
Vermont has sol clergymen and $50
physicians. "
An official census of Japan shows a
population of 100000.
st. Louis has 100000 children, of
whom $4,000 never go to school.
Philadelphia receives by rail $4,000
quarts of country milk per day.
The Registrar General of London re-
ported the death of 780 persons on account
of the last great fog.
There were $29,000,000 expended last
year in passage money between this coun-
try and Great Britain.
The population Of Richmond, Va,
has increased Is per cent. in three years,
and at present numbers 10000.
The whole production of the precious
metals throughout the world during 1878
is estimated to have been worth $219, 000,-
600. ..
j. II. Clement, of Barnett, Vt, has
shipped to Boston over three tons of
base ball bats for the trade next ball sea-
son.
1t is estimated that the clergy of the
United States costs annually $12000000;
the lawyers, criminals, prisons, etc., $780,
100000, and Intoxicating liquors, ST.
474, 100000.
The annual production of the United
States is probably at least $780, 100000
A war of any magnitude would decrease
that production one-fifth, or 100000, 900.
This in addition to the direct cost of the
war and the property destroyed.
Nevada, State of mines and desola-
ton, whose only hope alter its mineral
wealth shall have been worked out is the
agriculture Of one or two valleys, is hav-
ing its woods leveled by 5000 sturdy ak
men, In few years twill be common
wealth of sage brush.
The city of Philadelphia had 4,160
drinking places in 1873, and spent for
intoxicating drinks $30,000000 in one
year. Chicago had 1890 liquor saloons,
and spent for intoxicating liquors $14,-
100000. Newark had 864 drinking sa-
looms, and spent for strong drinks 81
100000. ..-. s.....t
Over 100000 men are employed as
soldiers in Europe. If each man could
earn on an average one dollar daily, here
would be a total loss to the world of s.,
OOO, 900 day. And the cost of support
and wages of the men alone, including
officers. will make S5,000000 more, or
s1O,0OOO00 a day, exclusive of the cost
of arsenals, forts, ships, wagons, tents,
hospitals, etc.
in 1873 there were 400, 900 more per-
sons engaged in the liquor business in the
United States than in preaching the Cos
pel and school teaching. From the
effects of intoxicating drinks 100000 are
annually sent to prisons, 10000 to
drunkards' graves, and 100000 children
are reduced to want The total number
of persons engaged in the business is
100000, of whom Sc, 663 are employed in
making and selling annually $685., 633 bar
rels of beer.
The waste of property by war is
dreadful. The track of our army is worse
than the track of tornado. Before it are
fruitful fields, thriving villages and happy
homes; behind it are devastated farms,
forsaken dwellings and smoldering
ruins. Armies seize not only what is
necessary for their own support, but de-
stroy whatever may be of use to the peo-
pie whose country they are ravishing.
Splendid mirrors and costly pianos are
dashed to pieces with the ak, and the fiery
brand ignites the comfortable farmhouse
or costly mansion and leaves nothing be-
hind but heap of ashes.