Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-04-23
FACTS AND FIGURES.

Not less than 100 women have en-
tered the medical profession this year.
The batteries of Boston's fire depart
ment use up 10000 pounds of sulphate OF
copper and $4,000 pounds of zinc years
A few years ago not a single cargo of
wheat was exported from Oregon. The
Commercial ReDorter estimates the exports
of wheat and flour from the Columbia
River, from July I, 1878, to July l, 1874,
at 10000 tons, and other produce at $780,
900 tons. Here are no less than 1000 car
goes of produce sent out of the Columbia
River in single year. The imports are
not less than %, 900 tons.
The aggregate of gifts by individuals
for educational purposes in this country
for 1878 was II, 226,977. OF this sum
universities and colleges got $6,23S, al;
schools of science, $780, 5S; schools OF
theology, $619, sol; medical colleges, ETC.,
$4,000; superior instruction of women,
$685., 005; secondary instruction, 1870 41
libraries, $379,011; museums of natural
history, $131 $50; deaf and dumb, $4,000
blind, $4,000; Peabody fund, 1876, $40
miscellaneous, $4,000. In 1871 the
amount given was S0,OO0,OOO, and IN 1872
it was $9,950, 900.
The six largest steamers in the world
are the Great Eastern, owned by the In.
ternational Telegraph Construction and
| Maintenance Company, CTS feet long, u
feet broad; the City of Pekin Pacific
Mail Steamship Company 5000 tons,
| 1923 feet long, As feet broad the Liguira
| Pacific Steam Navigation Company
1920 tons, 400 feet long, 40 broad; the
Britannia white Starr, 4,700 tons, 400 feet
long, 45 broad; the City OF Richmond
Qnman), 1900 tons, 4531a feet long, AZ
beam; and the Bothnia (Cunard), 4,50C
tons, 425 feet long, 4211a broad.
The first postal card was issued on
the 18th Of May, last year, or ten months
| and half ago, and up to the 1st of April
exactly 100,000,000, or the whole amount
estimated for the first year, were delivered
to the Government. Of this number the
| fifteen largest cities in the country took
100000, New York city alone taking
| 100000, or nearly s per cent. of the
whole. Next to New York came Boston
which took about 100000, while Wash
ington required for her use considerably
over 100000. 1t is estimated that about
| 10000, 600 more will be required to NEE
the demand for the first year since thei1
| introduction.
| In the forthcoming report of the Ma
! tional Commissioner of Education it viii
appear that during the past year the mum
Der of high schools and academies ha.
| increased from 800 to 1900, or whole
third, in 1878, while the benefactions re
corded in the several States for schoo
purposes show, by their magnitude, tht
| interest taken in educational matters. NJ
less than $252,000 has been donated fol
the superior education of women alone
The total amount of donations expended
in the single State of New York during
1878 was 81, 293, 235, of which universitie
and colleges received SIG, 073; schools
of science, $4,000; schools of theology
$451, III; superior instruction of women
$31, 1876; secondary instruction, $70,512
libraries, SIS, 248, etc. Next to New Yorl
in aggregate amount comes Massachu
sets, which has total Of 81, 057,612, di
vided into $250,160 for universities anC
colleges; $442, 500 for schools of science
$33,625 for schools of theology; $4,000
for schools of medicine; $4,000 for su
periOr instruction of women; $102 so
for secondary instruction; $70,372 70
| public libraries, etc.