Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-04-23

houses, but no the savings bank depOsI-
tor. At the most, only one-third said to
be due these people will be paid them.
The great trouble with France is that her
expenses are much greater than her in
come, aud of course this sinks her deeper
in dirt. The occupation of TOnkin alone
il to cost $G,OOO,OOO per annum, although
the nation can not pay its way. This
year is expected To show a deficit of over
$5O,OO0,O0O. In n word, the creation of II
new debt goes on while part of the old
one IL being funded.
The sea occupies three iifths of the sur
face of the earth. At the depth of about
$500 feet waves are not felt. The tenn
peraturo il the same, varying only triile
from the ice of the pole to the burning
sun of the equator. mile down the
water has n pressure of over a ton to the
squire inch. If box six feet deep were
filled with sea water and allowed to evap-
crate under the sun there would be two
inches of salt left ON the bottom. Taking
the average depth of the ocean to be three
miles, there would bc layer of pure salt
2:!o feet thick ON the bed of the Atlantic.
The water is colder nt the bottom than at
the surface.
Some points of interest are disclosed by
recent statistics of the British revenue.
II was shown by Chancellor of the Ex
chcqucr in introducing the budget n day
or two ago, that the revenue derived from
npirits showed II persistent decline i'll
comparison with the estimates for the
preceding year Within the decade the
decrease III revenue from alchohol has
amounted in round numbers to nearly
ST., 10000. This decline has been con
CURED with an increase i'll the revenue de
rived from the comforts of life. Taken
together the facts seems 10 reflect a
change in popular habits. The most
satisfactory feature of the lately issued
revenue returns il the gain III the
revenue derived from the post Office and
and telegraph services, the returns from
which have exceeded the estimates of the
eXchequer authorities.
As AN offset to the immense fortunes in
this country, there are some famous ones
in Europe. The Barring Bros. are nearly
IL rich and IA powerful rs the Roths
childs. II is a hnlf-American house, and
keeps $30,OOOO0O ready for instantan-
euus use The dead Duke of Portland
left montaicd property worth 81 1000, 600,
and his cntailcd estates are worth n great
dead more The Gear of Russia has an
income of $lO,ooo,00 and Queen Victoria
is very rich outside her enormous pen
-ions. The Dukes of Norfolk Beccleugh
and Drvoushire, and Marquis of Butte have
rent rolls valued at $2,OOO,oOO n year, and
the Duke of Westminster is probably the
richest man in the world. Rumor puts
his income ut $50 minute, or over $36,
oooOoo n year, an cNtravagNnt estimate of
course. But he is very rich, the bulk of
his property being in the thickly popu-
lated districts of London.
Tun Department of Agriculture ut
Washington report that the Official statis-
tical investigation for April makes the
reduction of the winter wheat area five
per cent. from the area seeded II year
ago The general average condition is
- against 10 last year, the lowest ever re
ported, and - two years ago. In New
York il is 9S; in Pennsylvania, 10 i'll Ohio,
~; i'll Michigan, ~; III Indiana 96; in
Illinois, So il Missouri, "a; i'll Kansas, IS
III California, 100 In the Ohio valley
and in the middle States the seed bed is
in good condition III mue-tenths of the
area. In Missouri and Kansas there was
a large proportion of dry area, and one
fifth of the reports are unfavorable. The
returns of the condition and diseases of
farm animals show an increased prevalence
of hog cholera and the loss of Is, o0O,Oo0
of wine from all causes, or fourteen per
cent. The losses of sheep are reported
at seven per cent and of cattle four per
cent. The losses of cattle are heaviest in
the southern States and ON the ranges,
from four To eight per cent, while in the
farm regions where shelter is provided
the loss is only two per cent.
Tux debate in the house of commons
on MIR. Gladstoue's home rule proposals
was not very skillfully managed by his
opponents, who missed the opportunity
of presenting anything like tolerahle
alternative scheme. This leaves the ques-
tion at issue, to all appearances, one be
tween the concessions of home rule and
the employment on more extensive
scale of the coercive policy which has for
so long failed to solve the Irish difficulty,
The premier's opponents also neglected
an opportunity in allowing the vote on
the leave tn introduce the bill 10 go by
default. The second reading Of the bill
is fixed for the 10th of May. The inter.
val will he employed by both parties in
endeavoring To incline the minds of the
wavering to their respective views. Al
ready the conservatives and the anti-hom,