The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-04-18
FACTS AND FIGURES.

In a word, 1t is by no means certain
that the world is ripe yet, and there is
still reason to indulge in Franklin's
wish that he might be embalmed alive
and restored to life few thousand
years hence, to see how things will be
done then.-N. Y. Eveaing Post.
The First National Bank, of Helena,
NJ. T., did not lose single dollar dur
ing the year through the failure of any
of its patrons, and there was only
$4, 500 charged to profit and loss, of
which $500 was the result of re.
duced premiums on $780, 900 of United
States bonds. The net profit of the
Helena Bank for 1877 was $38, $50. This
is a pretty good showing for a capital
of 800. 900, indicating profit of 384
per cent.
THERE have been fifty-six Atlantic
steamers lost during the past thirty
seven years, in which 4, 43O persons
have persisted. Nine vessels were never
heard from after leaving port, four
were burned, thirty wrecked, five lost
through collision with other vessels, and
two by collision with iccbcrgs, two
fOundered and two were lost in fog. OF
nationalities, forty-two were British.
five American, four French; four Ger
man; one Belgian.
PHILADELPHIA has forty-five news
paper offices whose annual business
equals $4,3OO,0 600; l05 job printing Of
fees who, each year, turn out work
amounting to $2,176.OOO. The book
making interest in 1876 came to $4,-
5000. The annual sales of the paper
mills average $4,O49.OO0. The prod
ucts of electrotyping, stereotyping,
steel and wood engraving each year
equal 81 100000. Four million dollars
worth of web paper is sold annually by
its manufacturers.
DIR. FoOTE, in his Health Monthly,
says outhouses in the country should be
nearly surrounded by double row of
trees, which send out large spreading
roots (such for instance as the locust)
closely around the building, for those
trees will take up any quantity of mate
rial aud gases which are deadly to the
ANNA: organism; plenty of shrubbery
planted closely around and between the
trees will add additional aids to this
end, ard both shrubbery and trees
should be kept well trimmed.
BERLIN and the City of New York are
about equal in population, but Berlin
spends on municipal government but
SO, OOO, 900 to New York's $4,000, 900.
The New York World says of this:
"The administration of the Berlin City
debt figures in the budget at 6,517, 600
marks. If we subtract this from the
total of the Berlin budget, we have in
round numbers little more than 3d.
600, 900 of marks, or S7,76O, 900, to be
raised for local administration in Ber-
lin, rs against about SIG, O0O,O 600 raised
for similar purposes in New York, after
deducting the city's share of State ex.
penses, the interest on the city debt,
and the provision made for redemption
and the sinking fund. In other words,
it costs a million of people in the CAPT
tai of the greatest military Empire in
Europe less than half rs much to GET
their capital administered for twelve
month, as it costs Il million of people in
the metropolis of the greatest Republic
in America.
THE disclosures that have been made
on one or two occasions lately at in.
quests on the bodies of children whose
lives have been insured go to justify
the prevalent suspicion of close con.
ncction between infant mortality and
life insurance. At an inquest held a
few days ago rs to the death of two
children at Low Spennymoor, Durham
which was adjourned for evidence rs to
the results Of al analytical examina
ton, startling statement was made by
DR.. O'Hanlon, medical officer to the
local board. lin the last few years. >
he said, " ever since there had beer
| such an enormous canyassing going OF
amongst insurance companies, there
had been wonderful increase in the
mortality among children" AS arule
he found that the children were always
insured. The temptation to get rio
of child rather than maintain it is, t.
many parents, very great at all times
and when, in addition to being relieved
of the burden of its maintenance the,
can actually gain hard cash by it
death, the temptation may become ir
resistible.-RaUM Mall Gazettc.