The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-08-12
BUSINESS BREyITIES.

The Terre Haute distillery, the larges,
in the world. viii soon resume opera
tons.
| The export OF American hay to Eu'
rope creates much comment across the
water"
| India ink Is made in Japan from tn,
SCOT obtained by burning the shell OF AL
oily nut.
Jerusalem has taken a new start in
the line Of progress and established u
brewery.
Liberia exports 1000, 100 pounds ol
coffee annually. one-half Of it 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 fifth
year OF its existence July 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 tine texture is made
from the bark OF the paper tree, 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
Is, 10000 gallons OF malt liquor, S, 900, =
oOo gallons OF wine and 500, 900 gallons
OF spirits.
The linen industry in Ireland gives
employment to upward OF l00, zoo per
sons, and has an estimated capital in
vested OF 1900, 900.
The worlds agriculture occupies the
attention OF 2SO, 200, 900 men, represents
capital OF s224 OF, 0OO, 900, and has an
annual product OF over ~, 900, 0OO, 100.
We have stored in the Federal Treas
ury b2 900, OOo silver dollars; we have
5s 900, 600 silver dollars in circulation
and about $50, 900 900 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
1t beautiful background 10 the orna-
OF the room.
Some idea OF the slaughter OF ele-
pnants can De secured from tht. fact that
III Zanzibar alone some 5OO, 90 pounds
d IVORY arr marketed every season from
The tusks OF 10000 elephants.
Statistics OF new mill construction.
compiled By the Textile World. show
hat lO2 new mills were erected in the
Xix months ended June 30, 1898, A.
against l35 for the CORES pondiny period
n lS92
The human hair is absolutely the mos,
profitable crop that grows. Five tons of i,
IRE annually imported by the merchant.
II London. The ParisiAns harvest up-
ward of 10000 pounds, equal in value |
o ESQ, 900 per annum.
The development vi the lace industry
n Ireland has been great boon 10 the |
impoverished people. In embroidery |
lone l2,uO girls are employed, and /
100 900 dozen handkerchiels were sent /
ast year to the American market.
BY irrigation -, go, 600 acre. are mad. |
fruitful IN India alone. In Egypt there |
re about 100000 acres AMI in Europ,
bout 3,OU),uU. The United states have
l-t begun the work OF improving waste
rea, and have already about ! 1000 oOO
cree ot irrigated lands.