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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1912-08-23, Page 7WEALTH OF GREAT BRITAIN Colt pAItED WIPIT THAT OF . A CENTURY AGO. The Nation Increases Its Wealth Annually by Two Per' y Cent. Within the last twenty years over a hundred and twenty millionaireC have died in the United Kingdom. Between them they have left over £230,000,000, or an average of near- ly two millions sterling each, says London Answers. These are huge sums, but the in- come of even the most but of millionaires is a trifle compared with the income of the nation as 'a whole. Among us, official figures show, we inhabitants of the United Kingdom are making ,some two thousand millions sterling a year. Our national capital works out at the useful sum of eleven and a. half thousand millions. The eleven thousand millions represents pr. vote property; the half, five hun- dred millions is the estimated val- ue of public property, sueh`as Gov- ernment and municipal buildings, warships, public parks, ete., down to :the post -office public inkpots. How does Britain's wealth com- pare with that of the Britain of a century ago ?- The answer is simple. The Britain of 1912 is worth just six times as much as the Britain of 1812. The official estimate of that year made the nation's wealth rath- er less than TWO THOUSAND MILLIONS.. Like a prudent nation we are adding to our riches every year; the national wealth increases an- nually by two per cent. How much does the kingdom pos- sess in hard cash? . Very little in comparison. If an Englishman as rich as Rockefeller decided to turn all his wealth into golden sover- eigns and half -sovereigns, nobody else in the kingdom would have one, There, is only a hundred and thir- teen millions in sovereigns and half - sovereigns in circulation, only twenty-four millions in silver, and only three in copper—a, total in all of a hundred and fifty millions, which is a trifle in comparison with the nation's capital and annual in - ,t planation is that paper — n w pro of cheques; •drafts, bonds-,-etc.,—plays a very ` great part in our national finance. Its importance is shown by the fact that though Britain possesses only hundred millions' worth of gold, some thirteen thousand millions' orth of cheques go annually hrough the London Clearing Ouse. As for the wealth possessed by ritons individually. there are, ccording to the official estimate, early three hundred people who are receiving over £40,000 a year; some eight hundred people are the lucky possessors of incomes of be- rtween twenty and forty thousand; nearly three thousand people have incomes of from ten to . twenty thousand, while those who get from five to ten thousand a year number ABOUT SEVEN THOUSAND. In ail, between eleven and twelve thousand people are in enjoyment of incomes of over £5,000 a year. To deal with less fortunate peo- ple, there are some 1,260,000 in- come-tax payers -1,200,000 people, that is, are in receipt of incomes or salaries of over £160 a year. For every person in reeeipt of .an in- come . of. over £5,000 a .year there are twenty-nine who are making be- tween £700 and £5,000, and eighty whose incomes lieisetween £160 and 700. The great majority of people, 'of urse, have to earn their own liv- gs. The lucky few who live on heir private means amount to some 00,000, In a word, those who do not need to work for a livelihood could easily- bo put into the city of Leeds. A curious fact shows the differ- ence between the Britain of to -day and the Britain of 1812. In 1812 the era of manufaeture had scarce 1y' begun; the rich class was practi- cally «confined : to the`. great land- owners, Hicks—"How do you happen to be going fishing on Friday ? I hought you believed Friday was n unlucky day?" .. Wicks—"Well, always have, but it occurred to e this morning that perhaps it ould be unlucky for the fish." Nothing jolts ,a• , married. man ore than to have his wife • spring ne of his ,old love letters on him. The - ehild who is afraid of the ark may become a. politician when e gro•twwt; "AR Paid fears the light. When you want to clear your house of flies, see that you get WILSON'S FLY PADS • Imitations are always unsatisfactory:' BRIDGE OVER THE GANGES. Sacred River to Be Spanned— Changes in River Bed. The task of bridging the Ganges, the great river of northern India which issues from an ice cave at the foot of the Himalayan snow bed, has been assigned to a group of English engineers, says the Pall Mall Gazette. This bridge, which is over a mile in length, is to carry the Eastern Bengal State Railway over the Ganges from Damukelia to Sara Ghat, the place, of pilgrimage, to which hundreds of thousands of de- vout Hindus repair once a year to wash away their sins in the sacret river. Spanning the river, the bridge will be carried on steel trestles, which in turn will be supported on massive steel grilles in granite piers. The contract consists of fif- teen main spans, each 359 feet long and fifty-two feet high, and weigh- ing 1,300 .tons. The Ganges is essentially a river of great cities ; Calcutta, Patna, Benares, AIlahabad, all lie on its course, and the ancient capitals of Agra and Delhi are on the Jumna, higher up..,,• Great changes take place from, time to time in the river bed of the Ganges; which consider- ably alter the face of the country. Extensive islands are then thrown up, and many decayed and ruined cities that are then discovered at- test the changes in the river bed in aneient times. The bridge will oost about £1,250,000 to build. QUAKER HOMES. The charm of English Quaker homes has often been appreciated by sensitive men, and the Quakers have considerable influenee in pub- lic Iife, controlling a number of London newspapers and operating them simply and solely in the inter- ests of the Liberal party and the- cause of Social Reform. Toronto Man Cured of Intolerable Itch Mr. J. E. Hooper, Toronto. By Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment "I just want to say a good word for Cut curs Soap and Ointment. Four or five years ago I was in Port Arthur, and I had an attack of the Itch. It certainly was an intolerable nuisance. The itching was prineipaffy at nights before I wentto bed. Tho thighs were especially affected. • "I went to two doctors about it, and tried more than one remedy.. I was beginning to think the complaint was incurable, when I was •telling my trouble to a barber, and he said that ]ie would guarantee to cure me. Be told me to take a hot bath, use Outicura It000 and advice,Aapnd. sure Cuticura Ointment. vanished, I had probably been troubled with the itch for two ar three months before I tried Cuticura Soap and Ointment and they completely cured me of that intolerable nuisance. After one warm bath with Cuti- cura Soap and use of the Cuticura Ointment I was never troubled with the itching again. Anything in this. "testimonial I would be pre- pared to swear to Ina court of law.", iSigned)' J. E. Hooper, 288 Parliament Street, Toronto. Jan, 10, 1911. For more than a generation Cntleura Soap and Ointment have afforded the speediest. simplest and most economical treatment for skin and scalp humors. Sold by druggists and dealers everywhere. A liberal sample of each, with 2 -rag book, sett free, to any address, by the Potter Drug & Chem. Corp.. 52 Columbus Ave., BoStell, U. as, A. NEW NAVAL DIl(t Mr. E. H. Tennyson d' who has just been appoin high and responsible post tor of Naval Construction" British Admiralty, in suece Sir Philip Watts on his reti now enters Government ser' the hast time. He has been wick, with Messrs, Ar Whitworth, and Ca., in th Construction Department great firm for the past t e rs a e x ce t for r tem. ra � • p po v of one year with the Faiz c r li pany on the Clyde. Sect Sir Andrew Noble's retireict, it he, S' SERVICE. af`,rarers who have been of one employer or farm for the longest in connection with 'cultural Show, have e "wonderful records, eighty-three, named. has a record of sev- rs' service, and an - f' stony years has a re - ,three 'years. In the p rearing one steep- ro m .104 ewes, a?,t,1a, ,sewer• 118 lam ens, q. tND OUTDOOR LIFE• tennis or ball player, every r, every canoeist, every man n who loves outdoor life else, should keep a box of handy. r is a purely herbal pre - "Thick, as soon as applied o aises, burns, sprains, tc., sets uphighly benefi tions. First, its antisep- erties render the wound all danger from blood ening; Next, its soothing pro - ties` relieve and ease the pain. n its rich, herbal balms pene- te•'the tissue, and set up the won- derful process of healing. Barbed `vire •scratches, insect stings, skin diseases—all are quickly cured by Gam-Buk. All druggists and stores. Use Zam-Buk Soap also; 25e. per tablet. 7y�m fi r� sf Mr. E. IEC. T. d'Eyncourt. was made a member of head works board of local directors. In selecting Mr. E. H. Tennyson d'Eyncourt for the office of Chief Constructor of the navy from out- side the Admiralty, Mr. Winston Churchill and his board have fol- lowed the precedent set by two for- mer Admiralty Boards. .Sir Wil- liam White wasbrought from Els wick to Whitehallin1885, and in 1902 the Admiralty again looked to the great northern shipbuilding es- tablishment for Sir W, White's successor, Sir Philip Watts, •whom Mr. Tennyson d'Eyncourt replaces. BABY'S GREAT DANGER- DURING HOT WEATHER: More little ones • die during th W oftrieea year. Diarrhoea, dyseui�,ery, weather than at any other, cholera infantum and stomach dis- orders ceme without warning and when a medicine is not at hand to give promptly the short delay too frequently means that the child has passed beyond aid.. :Baby's: Own Tablets should always be kept in the home where there are young children. An occasional dose of the Tablets will prevent stomach and bowel' troubles, or if the trou- ble comes suddenly the prompt use of the Tablets will cure the bab?. Mrs. Adelore Ouillette, St. Bruno, Que., writes : "My baby was trou- bled with his bowels, but Baby's Own Tablets soon set him right again." The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. DOMESTIC PROBLEM. He asked "How much did Romeo ? I always do forget!" She answered, "That depends, you know, On what fair Juliet." No person should go from home without a bottle of Dr. J. D. 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Minard's Liniment Cures Distemper. • When a man feels like making a fool of himself it's a sign he's in love. VALUE OF THUNDER SHOWERS The thunder shower does incom- parably more good than is possible in the case j of ordinary rain. For not only does it soften the hardened soil and ,slake . the thirsty plan (says a writer), but it brings dowr to these the nitrogenous food, with out which they would surely pens being then unable to foam th seeds and fruits -without which, deed, the life of animals as dep ent upon plants could not" "Vs. taine,d on earth. 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