The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-09-10
The WORLDS MINOR NEWS
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS.
odds and Ends From the Four
Quarters of the GIobe-Business
Affairs and Mutters-Fucts and
Figures, Crimes and Accidents.

sumo 60,000,000 bushels of wheat.
Spain was originally formed from Ii
Kingdoms, and now has an area of 1885,
l7S square miles, and a population of H.,
10000
The officers of a leading London hospi-
tai believe the general increase of cancer
is due to excess in meat eating.
a large part of Cuba is occupied by
impenetrable forests, not more thar 10
per cent. of the island being under cult
walton.
More than 5000 species of plants arc
cultivated, and most of these have been
broken up into varied forms by the hand
of man.
The Matchmaker Lohoer, of Berlin, has
perfected mechanism capable of meas
uring and recording the thousandth part
of a second.
The healing of the Lee-Metford
wounds is, as rule, very rapid, and good
cases seem, under treatment, to heal in
from to IA days.
II is estimated that al the gold mined
in California since ls4S could be put into
a room II yards long, yards wide and
% yards high.
Official reports show Tat the rich gold
prospects found in Alaska cover an area
of 100000 square miles, being $50 miles
wide by 600 miles long.
The Colonial Danes of Boston have Of
fered prize of $3.50 for the picture that
best embodies the spirit of the colonial
or provincial periods.
Millions of men in India live, marry
and rear apparently healthy children
upon an income of 80 cents a week, and
sometimes it falls below that.
About one-half the bulk of wheat, rye,
oats, pease and beans is starch. Of pota-
toes about one-ffth is starch, and of rice
and corn about three-fourths.
DIR. Norman Kerr, all authority on in
ebriety, says that female drunkenness is
increasing, and that out of 5000 cases he
found heredity was the cause in hall
that number.
A foreign savant has declared that a
most prevalent cause of hysteria in wonI
en- is high-heeled shoes, and that if the
Objectionable boots are abandoned the
, hysteria will cease.
Mrs. b. A. Corthell of Milbridge, Me.
has made a wonderful patchwork quilt
the centerpiece of which is lot of blue
bunting from a signal flag saved from The
battleship Maine.
In the streets and suburbs of Londor
there are now not only 7l2 fountains fol
human beings, but 2S6 large troughs foI
horses and cattle and 40 small troughi
for sheep and dogs.
The Salvation army during its las
"self denial week" raised $l65.000 t,
carry on its work among the lowly anC
neglected This is an increase of $40,
600 over the amount of last year.
A London specialist says the most ex
pensive drug is called physostigmine, al
ounce of which would cost nearly 800,
900. 1t is prepared from the Calaba
bean and is used in diseases of the eye
The American national anthem, 'Ih
Star Spangled Banner" happens to b.
English. 1t is better known, as far a
its tune is concerned, under its origina
name, ITO Anacreon in Heaven"
Railways represent an enormous add
ton to public wealth. The value of tn
railways of all countries is something lik
5556 millions sterling.
To stop bleeding from the lungs tax
teaspoonful of table salt and swallow
it dry. Keep perfectly quiet, in re
cumbent position, until physician al
rives.
In this country last year the humble
of mich cows increased about 20 pc
cent. and the number of other cattle owe
30 per cent, while the number of shee
and swine slightly decreased.
The constitution of South Carolina pre-
vides that jurors must be between tn
ages of 81 and Go, and new trial wa
recently granted in a criminal case be
cause one of the jurors was 66 years ole
Gaust is the smallest republic in tn
world. 1t has an area of one mile an
population of l40. 1t has existe
since l64S, and is recognized by bot
Spain and France. 1t is situated on tn
fat top of mountain in the Pyrenee
1t has president, who is elected by tn
council of twelve.
Over 100000 acres of land are devote
to the cultivation of tobacco in the worlC
William Badenhop, farmer at Nicho
son, O., drank glass of carbolic acid &c
whisky and died
An order has been issued forbidden
visitors boarding war-ships at the Brool
Ign navy yard.
Gen. Blanco is doing all he can to SUI
press hostile feelings toward American