Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-06-15
OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE Is, 1894.
Boston is called the modern Athens,

the literary emporium, the city OF ma
tons and the hub OF the universe.
Washington is the city of magnifi
cent distances, on account of the
liberal plan on which it was laid out.
One mile OF wire such as is used in
the manufacture of hair-springs for
watches, would weigh less than half a
pound.
The largest needle factory OF the
world is at Redditch. Worcestershire.
Over 100000 needles are made
weekly.
The Mohawk Indians will not
allow so much as blade OF grass to
grow upon the graves of their COM
panions.
The silver mines OF Potosi in Bo.
livia have produced oyer 5000, ,OOO, 600
ounces of precious metal since their
discovery.
A Frenchman has invented an
electric mosquito bar which electro
cutes insect pests which come in con-
tact with it.
1t is estimated that throughout the
world from $G5, 100000 to $S5OOO,OOO
in gold is annually used in the arts
and dentistry.
Honolulu has the most ex tensive
and complete telephone service, in
proportion to its population, OF any
place in the world.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive en-
gineers has paid 4,721 1863 to widows
and orphans OF its members since its
organization in 1867.
1t is estimated that the annual con-
sumption of wheat for food in the
United States averages about four and
half bushels per capita.
The frock coat is an English idea,
and known to have made its first ap-
pearance in that country in 1540, in
the reign of Henry VIII.
Statisticians say that the increase
of wealth in the United States during
the last thirty years is without parallel
in the history of the world.
Asparagus, deservedly a favorite
vegetable, was extensively cultivated
by the ancient Romans, but was
not introduced into England before
1860.
1t is estimated by the Canadian au.
thorities that at least 100000 pounds
Of opium, refined in British Columbia,
are annually smuggled into the United
States.
The beer production of Europe,
amounts to about lbs, 900 900 hecolitres
a year. Germany leads with 47,O0O,-
600, followed by Austria, Bohemia and
France.
The amount of wire in the under.
ground conduits of New York city is
estimated at $4,000 miles, of which
$4,000 miles are telephone and tele-
graph wires.
A railway train travelling night and
day fifty miles an hour would reach
the sun in 200 years, and Alpha
Centauri, the nearest OF the fixed stars
in 10000 years.
A gigantic uatursl-gas scheme has
been organized at Lafayette, Ind.
under the laws of New Jersey, to
supply Indiana and Ohio cities. The
capital is 100000.
If all the oceans OF the globe should
be suddenly taken from their beds
leaving them perfectly dry, it would
take all the rivers of the world 35,OO(
years to fill them again.
| As evidence OF the enormous growth
of the worlds production of wool the
statistics show that it has increased
from 955, 900 900 pounds in 1860 to 2,
459,773,OOO in 1891.
There are 100000 farms in the
United States, without counting many
Iprivate estates on the Pacific coast anC
elsewhere that from their immense
size are called ranches.
The aggregate rents collected ir
New York City amount to $3.50, 900,
900 year, or about $5O0O,OOO weel
land a large number OF rents are pait
by the week-ior if rent were not col
lected then it would not be collected
at all