Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-05-09
TOPICS OF TIE DAY.

the income OF the world is Sl3, 520, 000,-
600; debt, $40 926 600 600; taxes,
$4,000. OOO.OC0; capital, sS5. 6l2. O0O, OO0
Sweden has the smallest debt, or $780,
100000; France the largest, or 81, l40,-
10000. The United States has the
largest income and England the most
capital. Italy is the heaviest taxed,
paying thirty five per cent. OF its in-
come for taxes, to the average fifteen
per cent. Of other nations.
Dennie Dunlap was o thee card
monte man attsched to circus. A
ereenhorn whom he had swindled out
ofS200, at Assumption, La, complained
to o justice, who not only issued war.
rant but went to the tent to serve it.
Dennie was operating another victim,
and he quietly offered the justice $50
not to interrupt him for ten minutes.
This proposition was declined. Then
the gambler angrily d CIV revolver,
but the Justice fred quickest, killing
him instantly and coolly recovered the
5000 from his pockets. The gambling
privilege Of that circus is now for sale.
One OF the strangest incidents OF the
Vienna theater fire came to light in the
rescue OF young artillery private after
three days and nights OF peculiar SUI
fering. He endesvored to escape from
the burning building by stage door.
but owing to some mishap fell through
broken trap into deep cellar. Here
the poor fellow remained for seventy.
two hours without sleep or food, and
from the constant curing Of water into
the cellar from the engines came near
being drowned. His cries were at las.
heard by an inspecting fireman, who
took him out Of the water, which was
up around his chest.
United States Consul Baker, OF
Buenos Ayres, thinks that the ostrich
can be domesticated in the United
States and made profitable. He de.
scribes an ostrich farm situated Gbou,
fifteen miles from Buenos Ayres, and
gives many instructions for the benefit
OF those in this country who may desire
to 90 into the business. Full grown
birds cost from $1,000 to 81, 200 de
livered at Buenos Ayres. and 5000
birds can be kept on 5000 ceres O.
land. The gross income derived from
chicks produced by one pair OF birds j,
from $1,000 to So, 600 per annum. Al
Cape Colony SAC. 100000 are invested
in the business, and the business, and
the value OF the feathers annually pro
duced is 81, 100000.
A committee of Presbyterians vel
known in philanthropic work, with Mr..
William E. Dodge at their head, have
presented memorial to Congress ask.
ing for ample appropriations for the
education of Indian children, and 70,
the passage OF q law providing for the
settlement Of Indians in severalty, their
lands to be held by them in fee simple.
The committee say I" II the city oi
Philadelphia, with its 800, ZOO people,
can easily educate its l05, 900 children,
how much more easily can the nation,
with its so 900, 600 of people, undertake
to educate It's 50,0O0 Indian children p
The memorial further points ont what
has heretofore been accomplished in
this direction, and refers particularly |
to the training schools at Hampton,
Carlisle and Forest Grove, in which The |
education OF Indian children has al.
ready shown gratifying results. The
committee suggest to Congress "the
authorization OF the establishment oil |
other similar schools at military posts
which have been or may be vacated il
different parts Of the country"
At meeting Of the National Asso
cia ion for the Protection OF the Insane
and the Prevention OF Ins anity, held il
New York, DR.. @. F. Dana, in p pei
read by him, gave the following inter
esting facts: There are at present in
the United States about $1,000 insane
people, or one to III OF the popula
ton. Twenty years ago the ratio was
one to 1910; in 1875, one to 953. The
ratio in England is one to $50. By
sections the ratio is: In New England,
one to SIS; Middle States, one to 600;
Western States, one to $50; Southern
States, one to 100. The ratio to
which We may look forward in the fu
ture is, in New England, ono 20 600;
West, one to 600; South, one to 500.
In 1881 there were seventy-four State
and thirty.four private asylums. The
cost OF maintaining them was $4,000.
600 q year. The needs Of the insane
are want of room in asylums, separa
ton OF acute and chronic patients and
epileptics, improvement in the laws Of
commitment, more amusement and
work for patients and separation Of
State asylums from political influence.