The Washington times., 1903-10-18

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and that just about two-thirds of al
the matter mailed in all the postoflces
OF the civilized world Is written or print
ed in English
That we estimate the worlds popula-
ton at 1,64S. 5000. That there is an
average Of one death and one and one
quarter births per second. and that less
than one-half Of the children born live
to the age OF seventeen years.
That since the time Of Christ 5000
10000 human beings have inhabited the
/ That there are 1co men to every 100
women the world over. and that out Of
every nine sudden deaths. eight are
/ among the men.
/ That In this country there are three
! times as many widows as there are Wild
/ overs That ZS.oCo0O0 OF our people are
engaged in occupations for wages. and
! that of that number IS I-3 per cent are
women. and that 81 per cent of the
/ iaboring men are married.
| That competent authorities estimate
the wealth OF the world at 500 900. COO 600.
/ Of which amount this country has nearly
one-fourth and leads all the others.
That Great Britain comes next. then
| France, Germany. and Russia That we
| spend more money than any other coun-
/ try. but not in maintaining great armies.
That with all our wealth over % per
/ cent OF US cannot read nor write. that
| one out Of every 612 is in prison, that
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over $1,000 girls are virtually starved into
| dishOnor in the same period. that less
/ than 10 per cent Of US who live in cities
| can afford to own our own homes.
That at least 100000 was spent in
| midas recent great festival. the durbar.
/ and that probably a quarter Of that
amount viii have to be squeezed out OF
/ the rest Of the world this year to feed
that cOuntry's starving natives
That some 5000 buildings are damaged
/ every year by fire caused by lightning.
I and these fires, Of course. orten damage
/ adjoining buildings, perhaps 1000 or
more. all valued at 100000 OF more
That in the city Of Chicago alone dur
/ ing the past ten years 3170 fires origi-
mated from gasOlene accidents in which
! 10 people were killed and AT most seri-
ously injured
| That people OF the District OF Column
| bia got S1.909.O0O from the insurance
/ companies for fire losses during the past
year; yet they paid the companies So
10000 during the same period.
papers spends over 500. eco year for
I editorial and literary work: $4,000 for
Illustrations. $4,000 for telegraphs.
S64e.oOO for paper ana some $4,000 for
| other incidentals-
That cIergymen and farmers live long
er than other people, and that butchers
and railroad men keep close together
in their death rate.
That there are $500 -four mills in this
country. some grinding out 200 barrels
OF -four a day. others 5000 barrels a day.
/ That the wheat supply OF the world is
not always up 10 the consumption, that
! we have to draw upon our reserve
wheat. for there are 540.O00,O 900 bread
eaters in the world today. requiring p
$40, 00O, 900 bushels Of wheat TO supply
their needs That two years ago there
were not 2, OOO, 0O0, 600 harvested; that this
year If all goes well. there viii be p
$40. 600. 900 bushels. That our own crop
will be about 60 900. 600 bushels. raised
from 100000 acres That the mills OF
the world grind about S6O,0oo.OOo barrels
Of -four year.
That the Red River Valley spring
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world That four and one-half bushels
make a barrel Of flour. and a barrel or
flour makes s25 pounds Of bread-the
finest on earth.
That coal was used by the Romans in
the time Of the Caesars, and that in l2S4
Henry III granted a license TO dig coal
in Newcastle, but II was not commonly
used in London until 1900. That anthra-
cite coal was first used py an American.
blacksmith named Gore, in Connecti-
cut in 176s.
That the world over. it is expected
there will be mined this year some
500 90. 900 tons of coal: that this coun-
try is depended upon TO produce 30 per
cent of that total
That Illinois 100000 tons OF soft
coal per year makes her rank second in
the coal producing States, Pennsylva-
MIA taking first place with over 1O0OOo.OO0
tons of both hard and soft cOSL
That we ought not 20 growl at Presi-
Dental or monarChiCai expenses these
days; that the PharaOhs counted upon
and spent royal revenues OF over $1,000
.O0) annually; that David accumu-
lated a private fortune of S5,Ooo.OOO,OOO
and Alexander turned to his own ac-
count some s. 500 10000 his armies loot
ed from other nations
That a medical authority tells US that
last years Fourth or July cost US 475
lives and 1000 people more or less seri-
ously injured.
That England's drink bill amounts 70
| S2O.S2 a year for every man, woman and
child on that tight little island
Compound Interest Gifts