Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-03-17
FACTS OF INTEREST.

The largest insurance upon the life
of any one person in the United
States is held by resident of Titus
vile. Pa, and amounts to S3l5,OO0
Among the goods distributed as
annuities to the Cheyennes and ARA
pahoes by Lieutenant FELTON, were
200 pairs of shoes made in the In
dian Institute at Hampton, Va, and
pronounced equal to those bought
from other factories
During the past thirty years the
number of insane persons in the De-
partment of the Seine has multiplied
skiold, while the population has
barely increased threefold. The esti-
mated expenditure for the Paris asy
lum for 1883 is 100000.
Wooden shipbuilding is not yet an
extinct industry down East. During
the last year, in Maine alone, 62,567
tons were launched, which is about
fifty per cent. in excess of the ton
mage built in Maine during the fiscal
year ended June Both, 1881
Madagascar is rather larger than
France. A belt of almost virgin for
est runs around the island. The pop
ulation is about four millions. India
rubber is principal export. The
mineral wealth is enormous.
Smoking has become so prevalent
in South Australia that measure has
been introduced in the Legislature to
check the practice among youth. 1t
imposes a fine of IS, to IS on any
person under eighteen who shall
smoke pipe, cigar or cigarette.
What is called the largest and
richest copper mine in the world has
been discovered in Nevada, one hun
dred miles northeast of Bodie. Near
ly two thousand feet up the noun
tain above Soda Springs Valley the
ore-bed shows width of one hun
bred feet, and in many shafts the ore
assays eighteen per cent. copper.
A we'll on the Northern Pacific
Railroad in Washington Territory
presents singular phenomenon. At
depth of ninety feet the gravel is
frozen solid, while forty feet above
water is dripping. Ice forms so
rapidly that the contractor has been
forced to throw up the contract. A
draft of air at the bottom indicates a
subterranean passage.
The Mexican city of chihuahua is
rapidly becoming Americanized
through its situation on the line OF
the Mexican Central railroad, which
has attracted many citizens from the
United States. Flour mills, brewer
les, sugar refneries. street railroads,
numerous stores, and all the hotels
are in the hands of Americans.
The Rugby Colony, in Tennessee,
has taken a new lease of life. A
great deal of land has been sold re-
Gently for fruit raising purposes. a
large canning factory is being built,
new settlers are constantly coming
in, the schools are flourishing, new
business houses are being erected,
and everything points toward the flu
ture success of the colony.
An Italian vessel has just returned
from a scientific expedition to the
South Pacific. and the voyagers have
settled the question of the former ex-
istence of race of giants in Patago-
MIA, reported by Magellan. In wan
dering over Terra del Fuego the trav-
elers found human craniums and
bones of such an enormous size as to
prove the existence of q race which
has now disappeared, and thus attest
the veracity of Magellan.
An old Mormon Temple near Kirt-
land, Ohio, has been opened after a
number of years of disuse. 1t origin
ally cost $4,000 There are forty
Mormon families in the new congre-
CATION. They do not practice poly
gamy. their creed declaring that the
law of God forbids more than one
companion in wedlock They hold
that the doctrine of the plurality of
wives was heresy introduced by
Joe Smith.
The maguey plant, which abounds
in Mexico. is said to produce fibre
equal to the best Yucatan jute, and
an excellent quality of paper pulp.
Mills for utilizing the plant in this
direction are to be started immedi-
ately. The Mexican government en-
courages the new industry by the
offer of a premium of $4,000 for
every such mill established, condi
toned on certain stipulations for
rendering the enterprise effective.
A locomotive boiler.it is calculated,
will last until the engine has Travelled
over $4,000 miles. On some lines,
however. the boiler, under favorable
circumstances. particularly when
pure water is used, may travel some
400 600 or 500,000miles before becom
ing unserviceable. Assuming that
the life of the engine is determined
by the endurance of the boiler, and
that if,under favorable circumstances,
it will last the 100000 miles, then
during that time it is estimated that
the fire-hox will probably require to
be renewed at least three times, the
tires of the wheels five, or perhaps
six times, the crank axles three or
four times, and the tubes from seven
to ten times.
A prominent clergyman of this
city recently denounced all Sunday
laws as relics of Puritan intolerance
and bigotry, and declared in favor Of
permitting every one to spend the
Sabbath just as he pleases. He
would open places of amusement, let
the boys play ball or other games,
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