Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-08-18
BUSINESS BREvITIEs.

The Terre Haute distilery, the largest
in the world, will soon resume opera
tions.
The export of American hay to Eu'
rope creates much comment across the
water"
India ink is made in japan from the
SCOT obtained by burning the shell Of an
oily nut.
Jerusalem has taken new start in
the line of progress and established a
brewery.
Liberia exports 1000, 900 pounds Of
coffee annually. One-half of 1t goes to
Germany.
Skunks are bred on New York farms.
Their skins are deodorized, and become
valuable in the fur markets.
One OF the most curious farms in the
United States and one of the most prof
liable is a frog farm in Illinois.
The Iron Moulders' Union of North
America entered upon the thirty-ffth
year of its existence July 5 last.
In Japanese saws the teeth point to-
ward the handle, and both saws and
planes cut toward the workman.
From the American aloe tree is made
thread, needles, ropes, cables, paper,
clothing, soap, sugar and brandy.
Ventilated boots are an improvement
welcomed by many who think their feet
need little fresh air all the time.
A cloth Of very fine texture is made
from the bark of the paper tree, a null
berry growing in the South Sea Islands.
The maize crop of the United States
covers an area greater than England,
Scotland, Wales, Ireland and Denmark.
The Mexican Land and improvement
Company of Kansas will experiment
with coffee-raising on large scale in
Mexico.
The city OF London drinks every year
45, 000, 900 gallons Of malt liquor, S,000,-
900 gallons OF wine and 800, 900 gallons
of spirits.
The linen industry in Ireland gives
to upward OF 100, 900 per-
sons, and has an estimated capital in
vested Of $75, OO0, 900.
The worlds agriculture occupies the
attention OF 280, 00O,0O0 men, represents
a capital of 1924 ,0O0, 900, 900, and has an
annual product of over s2O, 900, 0OO, 900.
We have stored in the Federal Treas
ury 362, 900, 900 silver dollars; we have
58, 100000 silver dollars in circulation
and about $50, 000,0 900 in smaller silver
coin.
Wall paper is made to initiate cretonne
closely, and in these designs is enjoying
= wide sale among artistic folk, who find
it beautiful background to the orna-
OF the room.
Some idea of the slaughter OF ele-
plants can be secured from the fact that
N Zanzibar alone some $1,000 pounds
of ivory are marketed every season from
he tusks of 10000 elephants,
Statistics of new mill construction,
compiled by the Textile World, show
hat l02 new mills were erected in the
Xix months ended June 30, 1898, as
tgainst 1876 for the corresponding period |
n 1892.
The human hair is absolutely the most |
profitable crop that grows. Five tons of it |
IRE annually imported by the merchants
II London. The Parisians harvest up
ward OF 100000 pounds, equal in value
o ESQ, 900 per annum.
The development of the lace industry
n Ireland has been great boon to the
people. In embroidery
lone $4,000 girls are employed, and
,O65, 900 dozen handkerchiefs were sent
asst year to the American market.
BY irrigation $4,000, 900 acres are made
fruitful in India alone. In Egypt there
re about 5000, 900 acres and in Europe
bout 5,00O,0 900. The United States have
lst begun the work OF improving waste
rea, and have already about 1000 900
ores of irrigated lands.