The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-06-03
BUSINESS BREvITIES.

About SOC, zoe, 900 bushels Of wheat are
needed to supply the wants OF consumers
in this country.
The rice crop OF the United States is
reported to be 90 per cent greater than
any previous one.
The value OF tropical and semi-tropical
nearly $50, 100000.
A cabinet making genius has just de-
vised an article of furniture which COM
bines bed and an organia.
| Great Britain. supposed to be free
trade country, collects 500, 600, 900 Of her
revenues from taxes on imports.
The combined length OF the worlds
telegraph lines is ISL 900 miles, necessi-
tating the use OF 2,260, 900 miles OF wire.
| During the complicated process Of
manufacturing stamps they are counted
eleven times in order to guard against
ptlfering,
The profits from the manufacture and
sale OF chewing gum enabled :nan to
buy s50O,OO0 property in Chicago the
other day.
Japan is so crowded that land enough
cannot be afforded for roads. One rich
man who owns eight acres is looked on
as monopolist.
More than one-half OF all the oil of
peppermint. spearmint and tansy used
in the world is said to DO produced and
distilled in Michigan.
The climate and grass OF Montana are
said to make the best OF mutton, and
the wool clip OF the State now runs close
to II, 900 900 pounds wear
While the value OF our manufactured
products in 1890 WIS SS,6l0, Oo0, 900, the
total value OF our agricultural products
in that year was only about 50, 800, 00O,-
900.
This country exported 10 ,675, 900 wards
OF cotton goods to Brazil during the eight
months To March |, an increase OF over
30 per cent over the same period year
ago.
The Carnegies have closed deal for
4Oo, 900 tons OF Norrie Mich ores to be
delivered this season. The price was
1888. The same ores sold for $3.50 last
season.
Railway travelling is cheapest in Hun
gary. IL il possible 10 20 from Bula-
Pesth to kronstadt, distance OF 800
miles, for $3.50, being az the rate OF three
miles for cent.
Hon. Redfeld Proctor OF Vermont,
late Secretary OF War, and number OF
other wealthy gentlemen will erect at
Knoxville, Tenn, the largest marble
mills in the world.
\ French medical journal saws that
there Is one doctor in every 800 inhab-
ltants OF Germany, one To 500 in
France, one 10 1000 in England and one
to 900 in the United States.
Two boys about Is wears OF age are
running dairy in South Atchi son, Kan.
They started two years ago with one COW
and a milk can. Now they have four or
five cows and 4 horse and wagon.
4 syndicate has been formed in New
York with $4,000, 900 capital 10 construct
an electric line from Niagara Fall. To
Albany for the transmission Of the Nj.
agara Falls electric power to cities Of the
State.
Cardinal Vaughn has ordered PRAYER
Tor RAIN inserted into all masses cee-
orated IN England until rain falls. Then
q Ie Deuin i 70 be sung without waitin,
Tor another official notice.
The daughter OF the celebrated Field
Marshal Mantcu!Tel, who was reduced 10
poverty through the prodigality Of her
brothers, has obtained through the En-
press OF Germany a pension of 5000
marks.
Lord Monkswell has succeeded in get.
ting the approval OF the British House
d Lords for return that il to set forth |
what each Peer draws from the govern. /
ment in the way Of salary, pension pay |
or other allowance.
An inquiry directed to twentv.nine /
small cities from Maine 10 Texas, having |
their electric street lamps provided and |
by private corporations /
SHOWS tIat the averaI" annual cost per /
lamp % the cities Is slOGOl.
William .. Garrison oil Brid,eton. Y
j., IS making fortune supplying the
inarEe; with a fine quality Ut gravel Tor
,Anary birds. He owns piece OF land
n salem county. from which the gravel
= procured, and he ships it to Philadel-
ohia by the boatloai.