The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-08-15
FACTS AND FIGURES.

THIRrY-FIvE THOUSAND free tickets
to the dime concerts given in the Coop
er Institute, New York, were distrib-
uted during the past season.
WRITING was taught about the same
two thousand years ago as now. Phal-
lantus, a teacher of penmanship, is
said to have "fourished'' in Thebes
175 b. C.-Erchange.
In 1876 there was altogether 217,962
miles of telegraph line in Europe. The
aggregate length of wire was 647.O96
miles. and the number of offices was
1886. The number of messages for
warded during the year was 81, 697 1881.
The number in 1875 was 77,847,955.
THE Virginia City Enterprise gives
the yield of mines to July 2 as $780,
coo, 900 in gold and silver. This is the
product of the California and CONSOLE
dated Virginia. This enormous sum
has been taken from spot 800 feet
long, and from sixty to 800 feet wide.
LAST year 2,327,742 pounds of ar
senic were imported into the United
States. Every pound will, if rightly
(wrongly) applied, kill $500 persons.
So there was enough arsenic imported
to kill all the inhabitants of this coun-
try more than 12O times each.-G Graphic.
THE coins of the United States are
legal tender to the following amounts:
Copper. l and cent pieces. o.
cents, silver, l23s grains. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 80
cents, Nickel. ...................... ~
cents, silver. Observation-Disclosures. 90
Genus, NICKEL ................... w
Dimes, quarters and halves. ......... 5 20
Standard silver dollars and gold coin to any
amount.
The average age of the 3O8 members
of the Society of Friends who died in
Great Britain and Ireland last year was
over 50 years, and the average of
deaths to population was about 154
per 1000. The number of deaths of
children under year was only 10, and
the highest number in any decade of
life was in that which included those
whose ages were between 20 and 80.
The next highest number, 55, died be-
tween 80 and 80.
IT appears from the official report
that during the past year the people of
New York State have paid, in whole or
in part, for the keeping of 1905 per-
sons in the various public charitable
institutions. Of these 2,174 were in
sane, $50 blind, 922 deaf and dumb,
23O idiots, 81 inebriates. The House of
Refuge had 1,347 inmates; the County
Poor-Houses, 6,S41; the City Aims
Houses, 9,2O3; the Orphan Asylums
and Reformatories, 1890; the Homes
for the Aged, 1907; the Hospitals,
1904. In addition, outdoor relief was
given to a great number, the Overseers
of the Poor alone relieved Ia, 1893 per-
sons, while the dispensaries gave med
ical relief to 254, 497. The statistics
show an increase of insanity, which is
doubtless to be referred in part to the
hard times.
THE chances against holding seven
trumps are 100 to L; against six it is
26 to L; against five, 6 to and against.
four. nearly to l. 1t is to against
holding any two particular cards. The
chance is equal in dealing cards that
every hand will have seven trumps in
two deals, or seven trumps between
two parties, and also four court cards
in every deal. This is so certain on an
average of hands that nothing can be
more superstitious and absurd than the
prevailing notions about luck or ill-luck.
The chance of having particular card
out Of thirteen is 1852, or to 1, and
the chance of holding any two cards is
! of + or 1-l6. The chances of game
are generally inversely as the number
got by each or as the number to be got
to complete the games.-N. Y. Graphic.