The Seattle Republican., 1900-12-14
ITEMS Of
INTEREST
Culled and Collected From the
World of Science.
A General Observation of Men and
Things-Facts and Figures About
Nations and Their Customs
Uncle Sans Great Commercial
Increase.

Recently an African native visited
England, and on seeing snow he de-
scribed it as ''rain gone to Sleep"
Coal throughout the entire world
brings the highest price in South
Africa and the lowest in China.
The apple orchards in the state of
Illinois are estimated to cover 5OO,-
600 acres Of the best land in the
state.
Lactraid is a substitute that is
rapidly taking the place Of celluloid
1t is cheaper, and is produced from
skinned milk.
Cincinnati is enjoying a street
car line boom. There are no less
than eight lines being built and ex-
tended in that city at present.
American oysters are coming more
and more in use in Germany. This
is caused from the increasing cost Of
Holland oysters.
The late census says that there are
one million four hundred more far
mers in the United States than there
were in 1890.
1t is said that Andrew Carnegie's
manager on his Scotch estate is the
self-same man who taught Mr.. Car
negie to operate telegraph instru-
ment.
The coinage Of the mints of the
United States for the month of No
vember was 14,272,O0O pieces,
valued at $16,545,12O. The output
Of silver dollars was $2,462 900.
The surplus accumulated in the
United States treasury since the be-
ginning Of the present fiscal year is
$21, ,105,819. The receipts in No
vember amounted to $48,344,514,
and the expenditures $41, ,278,66O.
The Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
cifc Railway Co. for the month Of
October, 1900, showed a gross earn
ing of $2,6O8,215.2O, which was an
increase of 1855, 5,2O1.88 over the
gross earnings of October, 1899.
At the Paris exposition there was
little showcase, wherein were dis
played the more important Indian
corn products of this country, They
made an amazing display, including
the following articles:
John L. Sullivan, the famous fs-
tic champion, has just recently been
discharged from a hospital, where
he has been very i'll for the past few
months. During his illness he lost
about thirty pounds, but he now tips
the beam at 280 pounds.
The Associated Press dispatches
report that 10000 persons passed
through the capital Of Minnesota
and viewed the remains of the late
Cushman X. Davis. The tribute
paid to the distinguished dead was
greater than that ever before paid to
any other public man in Minnesota.
At present there are 30,935 ma
tional banks in operation in the Uni
of $632, ,592,395. The total circula-
ton was $331,613,268, Of which
$32, ,204 was secured by lawful
money and in process of retirement.
The total bonds securing the circula-
ted States, with a combined capital
ton was $98,829,O64.
The United States now has the
largest stock Of gold coin and bullion
that it ever before held. During the
present year it has been raising
steadily, until the whole now
amounts to $47S, ,1O8, 800, about
$76, 900 greater than at the close
of 1889.
Krupp's works at Essen employs
more men than Ony other works in
the whole of Germany. It has a
force Of 44,O87 workmen in all. The
Hamburg American line at Ham
burg, has IA, ,643; the North German
Lloyds, at Bremen, 1920 hands;
the Vulcan ship yards at Settin
7,208 workmen.
The entire number of pupils in all
schools public and private, last
year in this country was 1861, ,643
There are 1O1,O5S young men and
women in the universities and col
leges, 54,231 in schools Of law, med
icine and theology, 67,538 in norma
schools, 70,950 in business schools
23,501 in reform schools, 97,737 il
kindergartens.
H. c. Baddington, with a numbe.
Of explorers, who are now in Mexico