Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-08-17
BUSINESS BREvITIEs.

The Terre Haute distillery, 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
brewery.
Liberia exports 100000 pounds of
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-hfth
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 fine texture ia 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 cofiee-raising on a large scale in
Mexico.
The city of London drinks every yeal
As, 900, 900 gallons of malt liquor, 8,000,-
900 gallons OF wine and 800, 900 gallons
Of spirits.
The linen industry in Ireland givel
employment to upward OF 100,00 per
sons, and has an estimated capital in
vested Of s75,000,00O.
The worlds agriculture occupies tn,
attention OF 2S0 100000 men, represents
a capital OF 1924, ,0O0, 900 900, and has al
annual product of over $1,000, 900, 900
We have stored in the Federal Treas
ury 1862, 100000 silver dollars; we hay,
5S,00O,0 silver dollars in circulation
and about iS0,000,0O0 in smaller silve
coin.
Wall paper is made to initiate cretonn
closely, and in these designs is enjoying
! Nrt,l Ia On Ia ri OF fnllr ,t.hn
it beautiful background to the orna
mentation of the room.
Some idea of the slaughter OF ele
plants can be secured from the fact tina
in Zanzibar alone some 100000 pound
of ivory are marketed every season iron
the tusks OF 10000 elephants.
Statistics OF new mill construction
compiled by the Textile World, shoy
that lO2 new mills were erected in tn,
six months ended June 80, 1898, a
against 1876 for the corresponding perio,
in 1892.
The human hair is absolutely the mos
profitable crop that grows. Five tons OF i
are annually imported by the merchant
of London. The Parisians harvest up
ward OF 1000 pounds, equal in valu,
TO ESO,UUU per annum.
The development of the lace industr,
in Ireland has been n great boon to tn
impoverished people. In embroider.
alone $1,000 girls are employed, an,
| ,065, 900 dozen handkerchieis were sen
last year to the American market.
BY irrigation %, 100000 acres are mad
fruitful in India alone. In Egypt ther
are about 6,0O0, 900 acres and in Europ
about 5, 100000. The United States hav
just begun the work OF improving vast
area, and have already about 1900, 90
acres of irrigated lands. -